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Till- : OMAHA DAILY BKEiaWEDNESDAY , ' JANUARY 18 , 1803. THE DAILY BRIfl. E. K03KWATKU , Editor. PUnUHHBU KVKHY MORNINO. TK11M8 01' BWISCKIPTION. Pally Urn ( without Hiimlny ) Ono Ycnr. . IB 00 Dally nndHiinday , Ono Your 10 00 HUMontlm . . & ' * Three Month * 2 f' < ] Hitndnr lire , Ono Year ? < K > Hiilurdny HIM- . Ono Ycnr J w } Weekly Her , Ono Vcnr * ° ° OITN'KS. Onmhn.The tlen llulldlng. Houlli Otniilui , corner N nnd 20th Streets. Council Illurrx , 12 I'eiirl Htruot. rhlonpiiOfnYe. 317 Clmmbcrof Commerce. Now York , Uooins 13 , 14 nnd ID , Trlliun * nulMlnc. Washington , Gin fourteenth Htroot , COilliKHl'ONnnNOK. All comnimilrntloin minting to news and rdltorlnlnmttur should bo addressed to the liclltorlal Department. IIL'HINKSS IjTHTEIta. All buslnoii letters nnd rrmlttnncM should Tw nddressi'd to The lleo I'nlillslilnjr Company , Omnhn. Druftfl , checks nnd postodlcn orders to bo nnulo payable to thu order of the com pany. THE HKK PUBLISHING COMPANY. HWOUN STATEMENT OK 01U UI VTION Ulntnof Nebraska , I County of Douglas , f Oeorgo 11. T/.schiiok , secretary of Tltr. HER 1'ubllshlnicompany , doesHolomnlyuwpar thnt tlioncliinlulriiulntronofTiiK DAII.V HKB for tlin uok undlng January 14 , 1B03 , was us follows ! .Hiindny , Jiimmry 8 2C 2S9 Monday , JiuiiiiiryO 23,005 Tuesday. Jamiury 10 23-7i2 Wednesday.Innitiiry Jl 23'ST'1 Thursday , .iniiiniry 12 M,84'J Krldny , January 1.1 23.H71 . Hnturduy , January 14 24,305 OEOKOE It. T/.SOIIUOK. Sworn to before me nn.l Hiibscrlbod In my i > rcM > iiio lids 14th dity of .liimmry , 1H03. IBonlJ N. V. KEIU Notary I'ubllc. AVITHRD C'lnmlutlim for Ilprpiiibnr , 2 hibor in Nobriwltn ia u lively Intercut In legislation this winter. "PllOCItASTINATION is tlio tlllof of tiino , " ns the yoiui senator of Douglas discovered when the Huimto coinmittcos were unnouiK'cil. TIIK misuolhiiioous corporations com- inittco of tlio sonuto forcibly illustrates llio eternal fitiiens of Ibingd in general nnd the operations of tlio corporation coinbino in particular. IT is believed by tbivt Htrong Cleve land organ , tlio HulTnlo Courier , that the next twelve months will bo " .i your of turbulence" in the democratic politics of Now York. It is a good guess. TllEUK are indications that the repub licans of Iowa are breaking ivwuy from prohibition nnd leaning toward high license. The prohibition farce has be come wciirirtomo and might us well bo abandoned first as last for something that is practicable. TIIK deadly grade crossing continues to got in its work in Chicago. Rail road trains crash into street cars in that city with uncomfortable frequency. Considering the opportunities for fatal accidents tlio number of people killed is not us largo ns might reasonably bo ex pected. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ IT COSTS money to build war ships , but the government of the United States goes right on with the work of construct ing ono of the finest navies in the world. Contracts have just been lot to the Cramps for the building of the Brooklyn nt $2,080,000 and the Iowa at $ ; i,185,000. They will bo magnificent vessels. \ AT TIIK present rate of fur seal de struction the seals will have become ex tinct by the time the Boring sou contro versy is ended , so it will not bo u matter of much concern to them or anybody else what the result is. Tlio agitation was commenced several years too lato. Our government is doing the best it can , however , and perhaps a few of the noble animals may bo loft to claim protection if wo win. THE fuel famine in Cincinnati has be come Bulllciontly serious to eot the people thinking of ways and means to got through it , and it is worthy of note that appeals nro being nuulo for funds with which to provide fuel for the poor. ( There are other cities in which no special scarcity exists thnt might follow this example without doing any harm. In Omaha , for instance , with coal Belling nt$11 n ton , there is Hiiro to bo a fuel famine in sonio homos. THE directors oftho Board of Trndo having selected the various committees for the ensuing year , the active work of the organization may now bo expected to begin in earnest. Ono important stop has already been taken in deciding to co-oporato with the people in the west ern part of the state in behalf of such legislation as may bo needed to promote the irrigation of arid lands.Vhilothis does not directly concern Omaha it docs indirectly , for every step toward the development of the state has an influence upon the business of the metropolis. IS THE Indian censing to bo a sav age ? On all the reservations in the country unusual quiet has prevailed this winter and there nro not now any rod men who show outward signs of discon tent. It has always been maintained by many who liavo hud u great deal of ox- porloncoo with Indians thnt they are incapable - capable of civilization and that their Buvuga instincts cannot bo uprooted ; but It cannot bo denied thnt their out breaks are becoming less frequent nnd that they submit moro readily to re straint than they did a fo\v years ago. THE report of the special investigatIng - ' Ing oommittco of congress on the Road- 'ing coal combine states thnt the aim of the ooaKbarons is to drive out independ ent minors nnd gnin complete control of the anthracite industry by fixing the freight rnto on coal so high that pro ducers llml it profitable to let the com bine handle their product. The oommlt- too will favor thajiu.Hsngo of n bill to' give the Interstate Commerce commis sion power to rogulnto freight rates , and if this is done nnd the law is enforced it will cut the ground from under the combine. It la gratifying to know that the toils nro slowly closing around the manipulators of the anthra cite deal. Their remnrktiblo success 1111 [ managing to go on HO long in violation of law and in dcflnnco of public senti ment commands a certain admiration , hut the public will now willingly forego r a continuance of the sublime spectacle. itstntr tinint.iTioy. Kvory political party in Nebraska lias clwlural in favor of loglslultnn to pro hibit nnd punish usury. Lawn for tills purpiMo ivro In the Hlatuto books of most of the Htatos of the union , If not tilt of tlioni , showing a prtiuticully untvuifml popular demand for lolHlattvo protec tion against the oxactlons of tlio un scrupulous usurer tuul money nlmi'k. It is true that those laws arc1 not gener ally enforced , but thin fuotdoo.s not mili tate in the least agaltut the principles which they embody. Tlio trouble with many of them Is that they are so loor-oly framed as to bo easily evaded , while it Is too commonly the ease that the victims of tlio usurer will not avail themselves of the legal redress'provided. That this is BO furnishes no argument , however , against such legislation , whieh ought to be made so strong as to protect the people without impairing their op portunity to obtain what money they need. The people of Nebraska have per haps not had a harder experience witli usurers than the people of most other western states , but thu rapacious money lomlor has found hero a fruit ful Held and Is still reaping a rich harvest. It would be an interesting subject of inquiry , if there were any us- suranco that the facts could bu reached , as to the annunt of imnoy that is annu ally loaned In this Htato at rates of in terest several times greater than the law allows. Such an Investigation , however - over , would hardly produce satisfactory results , for the obvious reason that few persons who are paying usurious inter est would make it known and no informa tion could bo secured from the money lenders. I5ut it is not to bo doubted that millions of dollars are today drawing unlawful interest and that thousands of our people are being heavily oppressed by the usurious exactions of the money sharks. To many farmers this is a much more serious burden than thu land mort gage. 15111s have boon introduced in the leg islature to prohibit and punish usury , and the subject should not bo permitted to drop out of consideration. Of course the money lenders will in duo time bo on hand to work against such legislation , and they will bo well supplied with the means to defeat it , but if the friends of the people a > 'o vigilant and in earnest they will succeed in securing the desired legislntion. Nebraska ought to have a stringent law against usury , and there is no reason why it should not bo pro vided by the present legislature , since all the parties represented in-that body are pledged to such legislation. There never was a meaner exhibition of hypocrisy than that whieh the alleged civil service reformers of the democratic party make in their assaults upon Presi dent Harrison. The pretense that Mr. Cleveland is profoundly in love with civil service reform is ridiculous in view of the record of his administration. Tlio people who make this claim in behalf of the president-elect seem to forgot that Stevenson , , the vice president-elect , who was first assistant post master general in the Cleveland administration , turned moro men out of ollico because they wore republicans than wore over turned out under any other administration for partisan rea sons , and this was the principal'fact in his career that commended htm to the Chicago convention. In the last year of the Cleveland administration the postal service was utterly demoralized by throwing out ollicient nnd capable re publicans , wholly for a political purpose , and there wore moro scandals during that administration , duo to a disregard of the civil service law , than have been known under any other ad ministration since the law was enacted. The flagrant violations of the aot at Baltimore , Indianapolis and elsewhere are well remembered. President Harrison risen has done more to sustain and ad vance the cause of civil service reform than any other president , and his latest action extending the classified service , by which some 8,003 postolllco em ployes will bo protected in their positions , HO far as any danger from their politics is concerned , is a source of unconcealed annoyance to the democratic spoilsmen. They luvvo boon casting about for some sort of plan for undoing this , if possible , ami are propos ing an investigation of what has baon done under the present administration in extending civil service rules in the hope of finding some irregularities that would justify the next congress or ad ministration in overturning much that has been done and making more places in the government service for demo crats. Doubtless thu great majority of' the democratic party would support the proposition nmdo by a representative in congress of that party to suspend the operation of the civil borvico law during the first year of every npw administra tion , KO that it should ba able to ( ill the entire public service with its partisans The eoun ry will soon have an opportunIty - Ity to loan : 'hat the democratic party really thinks of civil service reform , and it is pretty safe to predict that the les son will not bo altogether favorable to tlmt policy. OF IXTKHKST TO L\iTVlK J/U.V. The latest phase of thu disagreement between the federal department of agri culture and the Illinois live stock com missioners is the report of li\ Salmon , chief of the bureau of animal Industry , to Secretary Husk. D.\ Salmon tuktu issue squarely with the commissioners in respect to tlio ir.ituro of the dlsoaso culled lumpy jaw and the degree of dan ger attending it. The report says that over 180 head of cattle atTocted by the disca o have boon sub jected to the Iodide of pjtassium t oatmpnt and 100 of them have already b3cn slaughtered. The post mortem ex aminations made show that sixty-throe of the 100 slaughtered wore cured , from which It Is argued that the disease is far less serious than is generally supposed. It proves to bo in no IHUIHO a contagious malady1 , healthy cattle having been kept in the closest contact with those that wore diseased while the experiments were in progress without producing any bad results. The purpose of the bureau in under taking thtuo experiments 3 to demon strate that lumpy ju'.v . is not a dangor- otisdlHenso nnd that it can ho HUCCO. M * fully tiviitt-d. IV. Salmon In convinced thai farmers can profitably doctor their own cattle , and that the dangers of the disease have bo > n greatly magnified , Ho alleges that the llvo stock commls- sionei-H of Illinois have created unni'ces- cai-y alarm on this subject and in- lllctcd grievous IIMSUJ upon cattle raisers which might have been avoided , and the action of the commissioners is characterized In the report in nbitrary , arrogant and Inojiutstont to the last degree. It Is charged that when they have condemned cattle on account of lumpy jaw no appraisement was made for just compensation to owners , whoso cattle wore turned over to the Union Rendering company , which allowcJ them In many cases ta little as 82.50 a head. Tlio report states that the only authority of law under which the live stock commissioners of Illinois have acted clearly dolIniH their duties to ba for the prevention and suppression of dangerously contagious animal diseases , whereas they liavo in fact assumed to act as incut inspectors without authority of law. The dispute between the bureau and the commissioners as to questions of authority are not of general public inco torest , but anything that effects the Chibo cage cattle market concerns the cattle raisers of the whole western country , If the gravity of the disease under consideration - sideration had been unduly exaggerated , and if it can easily bo cured , it is time for the stockmen to learn how to deal with it. Dr. Salmon believes that every fanner can euro the lumpy jaw with iodide of potassium , and his use of this remedy has demonstrated that it does not cost to exco cced 7 cents n day for each animal treated. It may bet that a more general dissemination of knowledge concerning the true character of this much talked of disease will cause it to bo less dreaded and more successfully dealt with in future. HUl'UHLtCAN SKXATOHS JA'fl SlM'till. It having boon charged that the re publicans in the United States senate are disposed to embarrass the incoming administration by delaying the repeal of the law requiring the purchase of silver bullion by the government , Senator Sherman has written a letter declaring that thu imputation does a gross injury to the republicans of the senate. Ho says that a largo majority of those bona- tors arc decidedly in favor of the repeal or suspension of the purchase of silver bullion and arc ready at any moment to vote this way. lie asserts , on the other hand , that not moro than one-fourth or one-fifth of the demo cratic senators are in favor of such repeal - peal , and that they will resort to ex treme measures to prevent it. ' 'They are openly pronounced , " says Senator Sherman , "for the frer. coinage of silver or the continuance of the existing law , " and ho declares that ' 'if the democratic party will furnish a contingent of ten senators in mipport of the repeal of the silver act of 181)0 ) it will pass the senate within ton days. " Undoubtedly Senator Sherman states the situation correctly , and the question it suggests is , why should the republican senators particularly concern - corn themselves about this matter in view of the attitude of the democratic senators and ' the fuel that their party will in n few weeks come into control of the legislative and executive branches of the government. It is understood that Mr. Cleveland is extremely anxious to have the silver question disposed of before ho assumes the duties of the presidency. Ho doesn't want to bo troubled with it , and ho desiro-J to avoid the responsibility of having to aot regarding it. Ho has his emissaries in Washington endeavoring to whip in democrats to the sup port of the proposition ta repeal or sus pend the law. It would unquestionably ba a very great relief to him if this should bo accomplished. Now , the dem ocrats in congress fully understand the feeling and tlio wishes of Mr. Cleveland in this matter , and if they decline to re gard them why should republicans give themselves any concern about gratifying the democratic president-elect ? Why should they bo especially anxious to re lieve the incoming administration of any care or responsibility in connection with this very important question ? Manifestly there is no just demand in this matter upon republicans in congress except to bo consistent with the policy of the party in keeping the currency sound and maintaining the credit of the government. This they will not hesitate to do , there is every reason to believe , regardless of any considerations relating to the next administration. IT IS impossible to determine from the vote on amendments to the anti-option bill what the fate of that measure is likely to bo in the senate , but the im pression they convoy is that there is a majority favorable to the measure. This , however , does not insure its suc cess , for the opponents of the bill liavo at their command almost unlimited moans of delaying action upon it , and as only a few weeks of the session remain and other matters are pressing for consideration the opposition may succeed in preventing the bill coming to a voto. Should they fall to do this , however , there is still the possibility of tlio bill being killed in conference committee. The outlook for the measure in this congress cannot , therefore , bo regarded as promising. IN MANY portions of the northwest there are streams which alTord ample water power for the propulsion of elec trical machinery and in some cases stops > are being taken to utilize them. In a region where the cost of coal must always bo an important considera tion in connection with manufacturing enterprises the possibility of making electricity serve as a motive power for machinery as well as for lighting and heating is full of interest. It may soon prove to bo a practical salvation of the fuel problem whomever water power is to be had. DOWN in Annist-n , Ala. , a town built up by iron mills through thu investment - vestment of n H tho.n cnpi'al Hon. Adlai E. Stevenson said the otho day in a p.ibllo address : "It was a matter of t'iu greatest Impof Inlil-c that the democracy should win. fllijf force bill hung over the Houth like Hcl/iiid , but I say to you that that cloud'fhnt ' hung over the no'itli no longer oxlsf . , ' Northern capital will no longer hesitiiUi to invest where dem ocracy linn tho"tvlns of government in her hands. " ' ' 5Fr. Stevenson ought to know thnti northern capital would go south0 much more freely than It does Ifj 'there ' wore loss democ racy there and more enterprise. Swlal conditions duo blr\ofly to the enforcement of democracy \\iwn \ the people are re sponsible for tin ! timidity of northern business men about attempting to de velop the resources of the south. If the vice president-elect would talk moro business nnd less politics to his southern friends it would bo a good thing for that section of the country. TIIK four anti-monopoly republicans have boon put ou senate committees whore they will do the least harm to the corporation coinbino. Senator Clarke is given a place on federal relations , i-ounty Iwundnrlcs , immigration , mines and min erals , fish culture , and homo for the foblo minded. Senator Kverett , who fares batter than Clarke , is chairman of the committee on public charities nud mem ber of the committees on agriculture , accounts and expenditures , public print ing , claims , and constitutional amend ments. < Senator L-jboek bus been made : chairman of the committee on medical legislation nud n mem ber of the committee , on muni cipal affairs , mines and minerals , and labor. Senator McDonald is chair man of the committee on county and county boundaries and member of the committee on agriculture , public lands and buildings , miscellaneous corpora tions , stnto prison , llvo stock , grazing and soldiers' home.Vliat Mr. Lobcck docs not know about medical legislation will ba made up by Mr. Ulurko when ho comes to discuss the hatch of pickerel , , codfish and sharks in the head waters of the : Big Pappio. BUT little moro than thirty years ago about 72 per cent of the touimgo engaged in the foreign commerce of the United , States was American. Lust year it was loss than 20 per cent. This decline rep resents an immense loss , but this is not all. It means further that during the progress of the decline this country has paid out hundreds of millions of dollars 1ii in : freight charges and passenger fares to foreign ship owners enough money , lin fact , to have cics established thoigrcntcst llcets of steam ships the world" has over scon , and to have ; liberally , ; ' ub3ldlzcd them , if necessary. It Is'gratifying to know that there is a tomfemiy to change in this important direction , and that within the next twenty yfcars the United -States may attain the position of the first nation of the world in jic'oan transportation. TIIK senate has undertaken a flank movement on iavestigationsby the house by starting out with 'one investigation before the lioudd Had fairly got ready to start its inquisition ? This ingenious effort ! to head oYf ca searching inquiry need not dotertho libilso from pursuing such a course ns-it may doom bast. The 81h house has a - right to 'investigate the management of any state institution or the conduct of any oillccr regardless of what the other" house may do. It may go further than merely investigating state olllcers and state institutions. It has ; n right to institute any investigation that may in its judgement lend to the discovery of frauds and conspiracies on the part of contractors , corporations and their agents in the lobby. And in mak ing such inquiries the house is supreme within its own sphere of activity. Diversion Tor the The story that Croker and Hill have quarreled is intcnddt ! for circulation among the marines of the Cleveland faction. A Ilcurilrd I'uril for 1'oITur. Olito State Journal. ' Senator Pofler Is to have a running mate. The new senator from Ijouisiaiia. Don CafC- roy , has a beard that would clinch the argu ment of his relationship to the Sutherland sisters. Wliero Reform H Ni'cdoil. Kansas City Journal. A populist member-elect of the Kansas legislature has a bill prepared to abolish all s'ito boards. He says the i state pays its olllcials good salaries and there is no good reason why it should board them too. Anntluir I'olut Sriirml. ! fcw York AilfcHlscr. Canada seems to liavo como to her senses at last. In tlio now tariff of canal tolls for 1S'J3 s'.io has abolished all discrimination against citizens of the United States. Presi dent Harrison's administration receives ono more credit mark by this achievement. Sluiidliifir 'Tirlxt l.ovo nnil'Duty. n'asHtii'jton Pout. Colonel Wnttersou stands in the ante-room of statesmanship and greatness. Will ho bow to the mistaken iiloa that ho is wedded to Journalism , or will ho enter thu bro.id Hold and assist in the glorious work of detracting from the burdens of the oppressed people i They Komoinhur Itutlrr. A'to Orleans TlmeIemnemt. . In this section of country Duller was the most cordially ilcsniijod and hated man that over lived and with good reason , too. Wo are willing tolforcet some of the bitterness of the past , but wo cannot be expected to say anything favorable of General Uutlor. He docs not ucscrvo It , and the less said of Win , therefore , tlffifbcttcr. iximmllii&ult : lit Wyoming. I'lilltKlclitfitti Ledger , Ono of tlio senatorial candidates in Wyom ing promised a United States inurshalship to only six persons in oxcliantju for their sup port , and now bo's "out of thu nice. " They are getting fustldWvto out that way. Hero In the olToto east.tlffl plaeo mlKht bo offered to every inembeil W both houses without raising any particulnrfuss. Tito Oblpt rriinilcr. Gladstone has n'oSv attained a greater ago than any other prime minister of Knglaiid over reached. I wHPalnierston died in har ness , but ho died on the ovc of his b2d birth day. Chatham died at 71) ) , Fox at r > 7,1'ltt at 73 , Canning at 58 , arid when Sir Robert 1'eel mot with his fatal accident ho was G'J. Karl Uussell attained the good old ago of SO , but ilid not hold ollico after ho was 74. Ixird licaconstleld died at 77. Gladstone has com pleted nls 83d year. Itiivoliitloimry Ilrfonmirs. A'tio l"o//t / Tribune. The public has been taking n square nnd steady , though much disgusted IOOK , at the doings of those western reformers who style themselves | K > pultsts. It has seer them got votes anil ollk-cs by professing the most Intense - tense zeal for the pooplo's interests and the people's will , and yet In one state after an other it sees them resorting to ab3olutcly revolutionary overthrow and defeat of the people's will in order to so'.zo larger power. It has hear.l them "protestmost vociferously their devotion to reform , un 1 behold , not even the mojt corrupt and dcs.icrnto of the . _ - . _ - . old partloa has been guilty of moro lilsli. handed or nliumctes * thlnirs than the | KIIII- | lists liuvo done In HDIIIU of the western state * . Not tin Olllolul llrlulncr. When David Diulloy Field became Gould's lawyer , Gould sent Him SlO.OiH ) to obligate htm to tuku no cases against Gould per sonally. When the 1'ji'lc cases ciimo up Gould was Informed that the retainer did not hold In cases tiir.ilnst htm ofhVInlly. So Gould paid Field's linn to keep out of every suit In volving a Gould coriwratloii. In ono year Gould paid It more than & ! : WOtX ) . rorSptritorl.it Tog.i. IVillfitctji'iM ( littljir. The close contests for United States scna- torshlp.i In the legislatures of Nebraska , North D.iUota and Wyoming arc observed with Interest by all stuilents of contetiipora- neons iHilltk'a , since upon the results will ite- pond thu i > olltlcal complexion of the scnato. The'odds are thus far In favor of the doinoc- r.icy , who have llio prestige of success and the potency of prospective p.Uroiui ; < o Into the bargain. - TIIK TWO Jt Plattsmouth .lotinr.it ( dcm ) : Governor Hoyd's message mid Governor Crounso's In augural nro pajHsrs well worthy the men and the occasion. Kearney Hub frop ) : The message of Governor Hoyd was a voluminous document , replete with suggestions for the guidance of our nolens and not quite devoid of egotism In the use of the pronoun I. Nevertheless , It was In many respects both a painstaking and intelligent eiTort. Governor Urouuso's in augural is brief , dignified and has the flavor that only a ripe st.itosnum can impart. Suggestions are brief , but each ono touches directly the center of political gravity. York Times ( rep. ) : The state is to bo con gratulated upyii the Inauguration as gov ernor of nn honored fltl/.i'ii , who during a useful public career , commencing almost with the admission of Nebraska to the union , has never boon accused of a single dlshonora- able act , cither in public or private. Lorenzo Crouiisohas been Judge , congressman , and has Illled many other important positions , and the verdict of the public. Irrespective of party , has always boon ono of unqualified ap proval. The people of Nebraska- have reason to expect that the state government , under him , , will be progressive , pure , economical and Just. XKIHl.lSK.l .I.VM A7'f < fM.S/fiy.f. Robert ] Taylor , the Hall county sheep baron , now has 10.000 head on Ills ranch. A company has been organized at South Sioux ' City to build a lllJ-barrel llourlng mill. Aiisclmoclti/.cns want the town IncoriKir- ated , but the Lincoln Land company is light ing ; against the change. It is reported that the sheriff of Antelope county has been found short in his accounts and impeachment proceedings are expected. George Hrrnmn of Nickcrson , agent for the Nye & Schneider company , shot himself fatally with suicidal intent. The cause is not known. AVhilo burglars were trying to enter a store at Grant they were surprised by the proprietor , but they made their escape empty-handed. A cracker factory to bo owned by homo capital and operated by homo talent Is among the mw industries to bo established in Falls City this year. When Kouth Sioux City people began to walk across the river on the ice the pontoon bridge company ordered Its men to cut the ice and thus compel travelers to pay the toll. According to the I'rcss Nebraska City has more homes , which are owned by their occupants , and fewer rented houses than any other city of its size in the state. Hut Just on this day it is very timely to add that it has the poorest and most ungainly church odiliecs of any city which aspires to its importance. .ixn r.onjir. SchuylcrQuill ( hid. ) : As was suspected James North , senator from this district , did as his cor ) > orutloii bosses told him. Silver Creek Times ( rep. ) : Paul Vandor- voort , who ns a Nebraska republican was a typical political intriguer and in bad odor In his own party , has become the great npostlo of the pops. Great is purity in politics ! Kearney Hub ( rep. ) : The trouble with some of our esteemed mombars of the legisla ture in keeping in the middle of the road is that the spoils and emoluments of ollico are not strewn along the middle of the political highway. Ucatrico Times ( rep. ) ; It is not likely that the present session of the legislature will enlarge the appropriation for the World's fair. Whatever surplus money may bo available will bo absorbed in giving em ployment to hungry ollico seekers. Beaver City i'rinuno ( rep. ) : It is said that our Slovens will introduce a bill in the legis lature to have ground hog day changed from February 3 to May 1. Ho believes that the present arrangement interferes with tiio weather at the wrong season of the year , and works a hardship upon farmers and others who have spring vork to perform. Stuart Lodger ( rep. ) : The Omaha BUB is making a lively war uixm the railroad lobby , wliieh'has taken up its abode at the capitol to guard the interests of the corporations. There is no doubt that such a lobby exists nt Lincoln. There isno doubt but what it will use all the wiles and artifices its wils can con jure to accomplish its ends , and may bo be fore spring another Taylor will bo found. It behooves our alliance brethren to bo on their guard. York Times ( rep. ) : Suppose the independ ents resort to shotguns , according to the ad- vlco of their leaders , then the republicans and democrats would bo driven to the use of shotguns. Then the shotgun method of de ciding matters would bo the rule and the Independent - dependent leaders would have it their way. It may be a hotter way than the constitu tional way adopted by the old parties , but it Is a little unpleasant for the old men and women and children. Sohuyler Herald ( dem. ) : Wo are pleased to notice that our old friend Casper of the Buller . County Press is taking n prominent part , in nil the deliberations In the lower house of the legislature. Casper has had the experience of several terms and is not so easily fooled into voting for any measure not to the Interest of the people. If some much needed legislation is not passed this winter it will not be the fault of such members ns ho. It looks as though a good railroad bill can bo passed by the lower house , but it is very doubtful whether such a measure would go through the senate. 1MOK OVT , THKY'l.r. TIUKT.K YOU. Somorvlllo Journal : A thorn In the hand at tracts moro attention than two In thu butlt. Atchlson Globe : A man who has lived an easy , happy life , never liux any sense. , Chicago News : Hohhs ( on the cable par ) You urn u civil engineer , I hollovo , sir ? I'oloi Yes. llolibs Tliuii why don't you got up and give that old lady u M-ntV Kopliestor Dpinoorat : When n young man goes homu from church with Ids sweetheart , ho Is only going from onu IIOUMJ of worship to another. Philadelphia Times : What makes the bl- nyclo popular with many , rich or poor , U thnt after trying to rldu on onu tlioy fuul thtty are bettor olT. Indianapolis Journal : "Paw , what U n Iny flltnruV" diked Tommy. "Tlio prlco of I'BKd , " answered Mr. 1'ljjg , nnd hl.s wlfo told him lie < miht. to bu nslminudof ineulins the child's efforts toward Informa tion In such u manner. .1 nJ e : "Von Inherited quite n nice llttlo fortune , " said tlio lawyer. "Vex , " replied HIM fortunate youth. " 1 Kiippo.su you will pay a lot of your debts now. " 'I ' had thouitht of It , but I concluded to iniiko no I'haiiKo In my munntir of living. ' don't want to bu iicciuod of vulgar display. ' IlnfTalo Quips : It was n Hulfaloglrl of vnry uncertain ago who Is tuportod to Imvosiild that "Whero singleness Is bliss 'tis folly to bu wlven. " Ijowoll Courier : Tlio riiBRPd trump hns ono advantage over n wealthy landlord ho bus no dllllculty In collecting hl.s rents. "And now , " suld the country cousin to the Klrl , "I bavu .shown you everything on thu farm. " "Oh , Uuorjie , you haven't doiit > any Hiiuh tlilnir , \\liy , I heard pupa Niiy before I started that you had a mortmain on It that covered nlnu-lenth.s of the ground. " CAMI : DOWN IIAIID. /uiiMax Cltu Journal. She tlmuxlit It fun to Klldu.upon Tlii ) crystal Icui Khe nmdo wllli hkutu a flxuro H Him did It tulco ; Tlitin trlud'ii U It Jiirred her splno , That wiisii't so nice ; Slio full confii-i'd , hlioijk up , contused , Lot thUaunicu. ( I SURPRISED THE DEMOCRATS Senator Sherman ItitroduoDi a Bill to Kepoal His Silver Act. PURCHASE OF BULLION TO BE STOPPED Nntlmml Itnuk Wilt Its I'oimilled to Is o ( 'lroiiliillnii tn tlin Kitll r ir Value of Thrlr Uond \ \ AS1H.XC1TOX IIUIIKAU OF TlllJ DnE , ) fil'J FoiwTiuiNTit STitr.r.r. V WASIIIMITO.V. U.C..Ii\n. 17. ) It was a surprise In tlio senate today . . . . . when Mr. Sliormiiu , on behalf of tlio Ilimuco committee , reported to that body a bill re pealing the Sherman net of 1S'.M ' , requiring the purchase oft.noo.OOO ounces of stiver every month by the United States treasury nml authorizing national banks to Issue cir culation to the full par value of the bonds deposited by them In the treasury , Instead of IK ) per cent as at present. TlioroM | > i'tl it f this bill \vns a surprise because many senators had believed that there w.is a tarlt understanding that the silver ( mention would bo loft to the demo- cr.itic house , and that the senate bill would bo allowed to remain In committee nt least till the house had taken some action. This belief was not duo to any determina tion by republican senators to oppose the repeal - peal of thoSlicrinmi act nor to uny conspiracy on their part to embarrass the Ineoniintr ad ministration. Senator Sherman has already explained the. attitude of the republicans as belli } ? distinctly in favor of stopping the purchase of silver bullion. Nevertheless It has been supposed by great majority of the senate that there was no chance of any bill affecting silver being brought upon the floor of the ftonnto until after tlio house had disposed of the question , nntl it was also be lieved that Mr. Hland and the other friends of the free coinage of silver could sttiru oft any iinal votu In the lower branch of con gress. It U n Coinpriiinhn Mi > : iHiiro. The bill as reported is a compromise. The provision allowing the national banks to in crease their circulation 10 per cent to the full par value of their deposit bonds , is de signed to allay the opposition to the con- tlticd purchase ! of silver by the llnaticiiil theorists whoclaim thata continued increase of the circulating medium is necessary. The frco silver men cannot conceal their chagrin at tlio inarch which Mr. Sherman has sto'cn ' on them. Senator Teller of Colorado rado said to Tin : 13nu correspondent tonight : "I regard the sudden and abrupt action of the Jinancc committee today as a breach of faith. It was an understanding some days ago among the ropulilicans that for political as well as other reasons they would not ! ! relieve Mr. Cleveland of tlio embarrassment , ment J which must come to him by tlio silver question. It was understood upon the part Of the free silver democrats that the ques tion would not bo brought up at this tlmo ou account of expediency in the business be fore the senate. "Tho ' bill reported today will not bo brought to a vote , and It is a waste of tlmo and harmony to agitate it at this late day. The opiKments of the proposition are largely in the majority on both sides of the chamber and will talk the measure to death If ncces- sary. " - Senator ! Voorhccs , who stands at the head of the democratic list of membership of the llnance committee , and who Is to bo chair man : of the committee when the senate reor ganizes ; in March , said today that not more than ten democratic senators would vote for the repeal of the bullion purchase act , and , furthermore , a vote upon the bill would not i be reached before the -4th of March. Ho was j l po in his mind that a decided majority , of tlio senate was opposed to the bill reported - ported today , and that any amount of discusf sioii would not help its chances of adoption. Cniiiiiit SITVO Two Musters. A resolution intended to bring before the public the Incompatible position of UrlgaI dler General John A. Newton , an ollicor on the retired list of our army , who Is acting as president of the Panama Hnilroad comp.iny , a corporation whieh is bolug managed In the Interest of the French government , is exI I peeled to be Introduced in the house tomor row. The purpose is to ascertain whether an o nicer in the United States army can servo two governments at 0110 and the same ' tlmo. Representative Outhwaito of Ohio , who is at present chairman of the house committee on military affairs and who has been referred to as President Cleveland's probable sccro- tary of war , was asked today what ho i thought of the action of General Newton in i attempting to servo this government ns an army ollicor and at the same time rendering service to the French government as presi dent of the Panama Railroad company. Mr. Outhwaito said : ' 'General Newton's dual t role is most astonishing. It appears to me i that ho is rendering decidedly the most important - t portant and active service to the French 1 government , which Is now managing the i Panama railroad and whoso oftleo is at 1 present receiver of the company. I do not ] see how General Newton can bo permitted i to draw pay as an ofllcer of our army upon s the retired list or ae'ivo list , for they are i both the same , nud servo as ho does t the French government. It Is the duty s of the secretary of war to i demand of General Newton his resignation t from ono or the other of his iMjsitlous , and If 1 ho porslsln In romnlnlng in our nrmy ho should bo court-martlnloU Ho lint no right to retain n commission under our gitveimnent nid : dorviMi foreign government Ills pir.1- cut nttttudo Is n tnoimro to the other govern incntti against which the Panama railroad is being ' ' oi emletl. The position of Gonernl New ton limy embarn.ss us with other nallons. General Newton's | > oslUon i.t certainly In compatible with the N'.il IntoresH of the United Stiilcs government , and if the quo * tlon comes beforeconxrnss It wilt no doubt become warm. It is nn outr.igeous nbuso of nu oath of allegiance. I should think the secretary of war would not wait for congress to take tholnltlatlvo , but if ho ( lees ho will likely not bo disappointed In seeing action taken. " OlHiincil hy CorpnrHtlmn. Unusiml attention has In Washington liocn attracted to the senatorial struggle In Wy oming by tin ) interest which William T. Whitney and Cnlvln S. Hrlco nro showing In the contest. Mr. Whitney , who was Presi dent Cleveland's secretary of the navv , It now nt tlio head of the streetcar svndlcnlo which controls New York City , and Is tliu son-in-law of ex-Senator Payne , ono of the largest stockholders In the Simulant Oil company. Mr. Whitney has millions of dollars In street nionoixtlles and tha Standard OH octopus. Senator llrico owns one railroad and Is connected with others who own many railroads. The Paynes , the Flaglers , the Thomases , the Vnndcrbllts and the ( inulds are all associated together In railroad and other corixu-ation monopolies with Whitney and Hrlco. The last two named are doing everything In their i > ewer to defeat the re-election of Senatur Warren , who ha upon a number of occasions spoken and voted against monopolies Senator Warren has also voted and worked for the frco coinage of silver and for more inoiicn , while the 13rco-\Vhitnoy ! crowd are gold bugs , opposed to stiver and want money made scarce. The people In Washington are taking great interest In the contest In Wyoming and wondering how much Im invasion thoonponcnts of Senator Warren In Wall street can make. lt < > . | m'ti > < l tlio Claim. The celebrated MiCiio ; ! ( > haii claim , which has been before congix-ss for thirty odd years , mot another defeat today when the senate refused to pass the bill over the president's voto. A two-thirds vote was re quired , which means that thirty-six senators would linvo had to vote anirmatlvely. The vote was yeas ' . * , ) , nays IS , there being ninny absentees. This brief statement of fact carries with It ono of the tragedies of congressional history. The bill which met its fate today did not grant McUnrra ban's claim to the Paiioohe ( Irand r.mehe in southern California , but referred It to thi' court of claims for adjudication. Tlio veto of the president was based upon the ground that the interests of the government were not sulhciently protected In case of an adverse - verso decision by the courts. Poor old "Hilly1' Mcliarrahan , as ho Is called , burst into tears when he learned the result. I'Yk'mls tried to console him with the hope that Ills claim might meet with more success in the next congress , "i am not thinking about the next congress. " re .plied the wan , whito-iicuded Irishman , " ! am thinking now where I am going to get my supper tonight. I have lived for years on borrowed money and the hospitality of friends , and 1 am getting old , very old. " Wc.strrn I'onsliuiH , The following pensions granted are re ported : Nebraska : Original David McGugiu , Austin Cllcrest , Henry Holmes , Granvillo. ICnsign , Nelson W. Short , lleo. T * Hcrlun Smith A. Hougliton , John 10. Smith. Origl nal Widows Annette L , OrcndorIT , Rachel H. Uttlclleld. Iowa : Original Huury Paid , Harry Haul- man , James Manning , William' T. Smith , David I H. Shcheiu , Jacob Shade , Samuel J Fahnostock , Volnov Nagle , John Schicsor , Meander F. Mills , William J. McKlhaney Additional Hal ) h C. Spurrier. Increase JohmHolms. ; Reissue William R. Shriver , Alvin Clark. Original Widows , etc.-Minor of David R. MeCrnekin , Sarah J. Orange. MlxccUiiiiroui. A. M. Geycr was today appointed post master at Waruerville , Madison couutj. Neb. 1 , vice M. R. Morris , resigned. The friends of the "three battalion bill" are moro than ever jubilant , as it is under stood that the military committee of the house 1 is a unit in its support , and us it lias already passed the.senato there seems to be no good reason why this much desired and long waited for reorganization should not become a fact during the present adminis tration. lion. E. 1C. Vavcntino , thcsei'gcant-at-arms of the senate , left Washington tonight for Lincoln I to take a hand in the senatorial tight. ! j'Jx-Sonator C. H. Van Wyok of Nebraska arrived today from New York and will bo at the lillsmcro for two or three days with Mrs. Van Wyclc. It was reported hero today that Judge Walter Q. Grcsham's recent visit to New York was for the purpose of consultation with Mr. Cleveland , and that Judge Gresham would likely bo a member of the next cabi net. There is no way hero of denying or conllrmlng the report. P. S. H. " \ \ ' < i Are II ( irrtit 1'ruplo. lioslim MlecrttMr. The proposition to have through American territory a ship canal , by moans of which di rect communication may bo maintained be. tween the great lakes and tidewater , Is a bold ono , but it smacks too strongly of the impossible. Such a canal would ho. It is to Ixpsupposcd , over twenty feet deep , The Krlo canal is some six feet deep and has cost far moro than $ noOUOXJO. ( The proposed canal system would cost at least $150,000,000 , as It would probably embrace or parallel the route of tlio Krlu canal. At present the echomu seems out of the question , and while it may servo as a pleasing theme for speculation , as u possibility of the near future it is hardly to bo considered seriously. Largest Manufacturers nit'l Hotilloi of Ulottilns In tuoVorlJ. . . A Summer-Resort-Bath Js just about as much out of place at this time of year as a ' 'spscial sale of linen dusters. " That's why we arc giving gentlemen their choice of winter overcoats and suits , in our window , tor ten dollars. Critical good dressers say that as health preservers and comfort link ers our overcoats fill the bill ( a ten dollar one ) for de sirability and utility , to say nothing ol the luxurious taste in which all our garments are prepared for gen tlemen's wear. The suits now put on fir ten dollars command the respect of tlioso who are in tin hibit of wearing our $15 to $20 suits , or tailors' $35 and $ ' 10 out fits. The quality is just as goo.l and so's the suit , but the price-well.-that's ten dollars for any suit or over coat in the win low this week. BROWNING , KING & CO. , . , . Store op * every till 0.31 evpnjuj j fa. \ DflUJIlS St -