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r. of Canada's worst drawbacks at
present Is her foolish and hot-headed
tory pro.ss.
Tun San Juan placer diggings proved
to bo only a ftiko after all , as many
wretched gold-hunters have found out
ill the cost of great suffering.
A I'Ol'Ur.AU charity fad of the day Is
the distribution of coal to the poor ,
Such a fad deserves to bo adopted wher
ever there are poor in need , and that
would introduce it in every community
Tin : members of the Polish nobility
liavo been ordered to attend the Russian
celebration of : the 100th anniversary of
the second partition of Poland. Kussiu
doca not care a straw for anybody's feel
ings. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Tlin clearing returns for the whole
country last week showed an increase of
14 per cent as compared with the same
week last year. This does not indicate
that the severe weather lias had a seri
ously depressing effort upon business.
Tun treasurer of South Omaha has
been instructed to make a written de
mand upon the county treasurer for the
full amount of the road fund duo for
1892. This matter has been up so long
that it is about time for some disposi
tion to bo made of it.
r"A MILL is pending in the North Carolina
lina legislature to make iUeost a man
S500 to bo present at a lynching unless
ho is there to stop it. This is the most
remarkable stop in the direction of gon-
ulno progress that lias been proposed in
the bouth in a long time.
j i Tan articles ot incorporation of two
more manufacturing concerns , each with
\ a capital of ? 50,000 , have just boon filed
with the county clerk , which proves
that the predictions that this year is to
bo one of growth in Omaha tire already
beginning to bo realized.
THOUSANDS of Nobrnskans will visit
the World's fair this year. The question
la are they destined to bo disappointed
and chagrined at the Nebraska exhibit
or will they bo proud of the fact that our
great resources and products show up in
favorable comparison with those of other
states ? It is for the legislature to say.
THE general grievance committee
representing Union Pacitlo employes
has at last had its conference with the
ollleialfl and has gone homo perfectly
satisfied. There serious *
wore no ques
tions to bo settled , but the slight differ
ences existing wore ad justed in a manner
gratifying to both sides. This is the way
such thingii should bo done.
Mliw of mild manners and gentle dis
positions ai o sometimes great lighters
upon occasion. The late ox-President
Hayes was wounded four times during
the war , once almost fatally , and had
three horses killed under him. Some
men who never binelled powder at all
make themselves more conspicuous as
ox-soldiers than ho over did.
TllK labor unions of Omaha have de
clared war upon irresponsible wood' '
ImtohorH who peso in the community as
building contractors. Omaha has long
boon infested with alleged contractors
who have not only cheated the owners of
buildings erected , but have underpaid
the mechanics employed by them. But
the labjr unions must not get the mis
taken notion in their heads that all this
can be remedied by law. It is chiefly a
question of business integrity.
Tlin democratic newspapers that are
talking ubtut Mr. Cleveland's "mug-
namity" in attending the obsequies of
ox-President Hayes are talking mm
sense. It was a graceful and kindly act ,
but It could not involve the slightest
magnanimity. If Mr. Hayes had not
been seated as president it is altogether
probable that the coin-so of political
events would have been entirely changed
and that Grover Cleveland never would
have emerged from obscurity.
FKESIDKXT HAKUISOX has appointed
more Judicial oflleors than any of his
predecessors , and now thorn is anothoi
vacancy on tlio supreme touch which it
is his privilege to 1111 if he is disposed to
do so. It Is possible , however , that ho
may leave tlio appointment of a biicce.ssoi
to the late Justice Lamar to the nox' '
administiation , since to do this wouh
make no change in the political divisioi
of the court. There will probably oo
some pressure on the pi evident to 111
the vacancy , but it is altogether likely
that ho will decide to lot Mr. Cleveland
have that privilege , and it would bo a
proper eourto.sy from a retiring 1C an in
coming piobldout.
iin ntnvTst-F i sin\
There may bo great xiunl ( < i of hortn-
Immled railroad lobbyists at Lincoln , but In
several daV attendance there we failed to
find one or to hear n single word spoken upon
the subjwt of railroad lo lsl.itlon. While a
great howl and n heartrending tno in U
going up to henvon from n few dcmnRO'tiiM
nlwut the great corrupt railroad lobby , u
man will soarc.li Lincoln throtuh nnd
through without discovering any signs of It.
The mon who nro there , nn I there arc a
good many from all parts of the state , are
there to witness the sonitorlnl contest.
Many of them have a friend who U a candi
date , and they nro there to siy n good word
for him ami to help him If they can. Thoio is
no talk of rallroul legist itlon yet , nnd no
more need of a railroad lobby than there h
of a lobby to keep the members from suicid
ing. } ' < > rk
There H ro none so blind ui those who
will not soo. Whut brought the rullroud
nnd striker ! * down to Lint1 > ln
whun the lejjlsliituro uonvoncd ? How
doc.s it como tliut the fi-londs of
the Honutorinl cutidtdiitua that hull from
tlio ts'Jimtry uro very much the
mori'cnnt'y gi\ng thsit msomblm ut Lin
coln at every bosslon to do the dirty
work of corporutlons for pay ? So the
rullroud inumttforti uro looking oti from
afar with supreme InditToronuo , and pay
ing thousands of dollar * a day fot'whi.sky ,
boor , olgat'H , bard and lodging of a
Htnull army of "friends" who tulto u deep
Intorott In the s-onatoi-ial contest whllo
plugging up all the avomios and chan
nels to railroad legislation !
Our amiable York contemporary re
minds us forcibly of the prohibitionist
who went to Sioux City to sco the I'orn
palace and on his return told his friends
that prohibition was n great success in
Iowa. Ilo hud not seen a single sign of
u saloon , and that proved conclusively
that no liquor could bo hud there for
love or money. The York editor 1ms
been at Lincoln and has returned with
out discovering any sign of a railroad
lobby ! Dues every railroad lobbyist
carry a card on hLs back like the sug
gestive caul over u Sioux City proscrip
tion cu > o : "If yon don't see what you
want , ask for it' . ' "
The idea that the railroad gang will
not appear until the railroad committees
begin grinding is enough to make u
horse laugh.
Tlio present legislature should enact
a law prohibiting the importation into
tlio state by private persons or corpor
ations of armed bodies of men to do
police service under any pretext. A bill
for this purpose hus been introduced ,
which provided that any and all persons
not aiithori/ed by the state or federal
government shull ba prohibited from
exorcising special or private police
powers. No person , corporation or us-
Hcciution is permitted by the terms of
this measure to employ special or private
police , and adequate penalties are pre
scribed for violation of these provisions.
Th' ' matter has been so frequently
discussed in the press that the public
ought to bo entirely familiar with it ,
while its importance must bo appre
ciated by all citi/.ons who arc solicitous
for the security of the people in their
ights , for u proper recognition of and
submission to lawfully constituted au
thority and for the safety of our in-
Btitntions. The employment of such
irresponsible armed forces as the Pink-
ertons is hostile to the spirit of our sys-
: em of government. The existence of
these bodies , recruited and armed at pri
vate expense , noting under privatedirec-
: ion , and recognizing no direct responsi
bility to any other authority than their
mployers , constitutes a dangerous men
ace to the rights nnd liberties of the
people. Even were these forces to sub
ject themselves fully to the control of
the lawful authorities wherever they
are Kent to perform police service it
would bo unwise and unsafe to tolerate
and encourage them. There never luu
iirisen and there is never likely to nrltio
a necessity for appeal to such a force.
The ln\vfl of every state for the protec
tion of person and property make
ample provision for enabling state ,
county und municipal authori
ties . to maintain pouco und
order , und in an extraordinary exi
gency there is an appeal to the federal
power. This is a government of law ,
and the laws of no other nation of the
earth provide stronger and moro effect
ive means for the protection of its citi
zens in all respects. It is the duty of
all to submit to thcso legal provisions
for the general security , and whenever
individuals or corporations go outside of
them and introduce a power unknown to
the laws their act is in effect revolution
ary and ought to subject thorn to severe
and nummary punishment.
The employment of armed bodies of
Pinkortons in various parts of tlio coun
try during the past 11 vo or six years h as
been mot by a steadily increasing volume
of popular protest. This is justified by
the general conduct of those foicos ,
which has demonstrated their reckless
and irresponsible character , but it is
particularly duo to an intuitive public
sense of the danger inherent in mioh a
system. Its toleration would inevitably
result in the building up in
this country of an army of
mercenaries , living upon the subsidies
of corporations und aggregated capital ,
*
and always readyto do their bidding ,
which might become so formidable in
numbers and so despotic in its opera
tion j that nothing short of armed resist
ance on the part of the people could sup-
it. Siino of the states have
adopted legislation hostile to this sys
tem and Nebraska should fall into line.
There will bo no time moro auspicious
than the present for doing this.
SlU'llKMK CUU vT ItKtJKF.
The interests of justice require that
Homo plan bo adopted to give relief to
the supreme court of the state. The
accumulation of cases before that
tribunal has been largo during the past
two years , the number increasing from
a7 ! at the September term , I8W , to 052
at the present term , the number of
opinions filed during 1892 being Ml. It
appears that this la about the limit Itof
the ability of the court to hear and do-
termlno cases in any one year , and QIt
will doubtless bo conceded by all
whoso judgment in tlio mutter is
of any value that it is all that can rea
sonably be expected. This being the
case it is obvious that the business toof
the court , under existing conditions ,
must continue to accumulate , with the
lnc-\ liable result of j renter delay In de
termining most of the cases going to the
c jiirt. "
A bill has been Introduced in the
legislature providing for the appoint
ment of three judicial eommlsstonorH , to
b named by the court Itsolf.to whom shall
bo referred Hitch cases as the supreme
court may deem proper and the pat
ties lutercMtod may request to have so
submitted. Tlio judgment of the com
missioners is not to 1 > 5 fliml , but must bo
filed with the court , which may adopt
the report or make such changes or
modifications as may seem proper.
Whether or not this is the best plan that
can bo devised is a question for careful
consideration , but it is said to have buon
satisfactorily employed in several of the
tutes. It would bo wholly optional with
parties tosuits whether their cusos wore
Htibmltted to the commissioners or not ,
b'lt it is to be presumed that a
great many would prefer that their
cases should take this course rather
than take the ehancea of a long delay in
having them heard by the supreme
court. If such should be the case it
would bo possible in the two years pro
scribed for the life of the commission to
catch up with the business of the supreme
premo court , or very nearly do so , and it
is certainly most desirable and impor
tant that this b.3 done. Tardy justice is
ulso in most cases costly justice und the
law's delay is a source of many hard
ships , leading not infrequently to the
compromise of right and justice and
even their defeat. To obviate thoio
conditions is one of the highest duties
of those who are charged with provid
ing for tlio public interests and welfare.
XOT IX T1IK VITIKS AbOXK.
The agitation in behalf of strict sani
tary measures has boon in progress for
months in all of the largo centers of
population , und it may reasonably bo ex
pected that in all of the principal citioj
of the United States the work of prepar
ation for a possible visitation of cholera
will be thoroughly attended to by the
health authorities charged with that
responsibility. There may bo dangerous -
ous procrastination in some cases , as
wo regret to say there is now in Omaha ,
but as the time of peril draws near the
duties of those who a"e the chosen
guardians of public health will doubtless
be conscientiously performed.
But the protection of the cities against
an invasion of cholera , assuming that
they can be protected , will not be suffi
cient. Along the great lines of travel
are thousands of villages and hamlets
which will invite the destroyer no
less than the great cities if
the conditions upon which the disease
thrives are found in thorn. It
is well known that cholera does
not confine itself to the great centers of
population , but claims its victims
wherever the sanitary conditions are
such as to afford it encouragement. Bad
water , faulty drainage and the various
sources of disease which are so much
fought against in cities are often found
in small towns , where their p.-cscnco is
hardly thought of and never provided
against.
There is sanitary WQik to bo done in
many u village whoao inhabitants , fool
ing secure in their remoteness from pop
ulous cities , have no apprehension of
danger. This is especially true of the
small towns along the important lines
of railroad. Perhaps the peril of these
villagers is oven greater than that of
those who live in the great cities , for
they will bo lucking in organization und
equipment and will bo at a disadvantage
in attempting to cope with the scourge
when they find that it has como. The
cleansing of wells , the repairing of
drains , the purifying of cellars and the
removal of every form of filth and
unoleanness tire the precautions which
domnnd their attention. Then if the
cholera does not como at all nothing will
have been lost , but on the contrary some
thing will have been gained , for there
are other diseases that lurk in impure
water and foul air.
run H'IIKA
The available stocks of wheat in the
hands of farmers at thoboginning of the
present month were estimated at 111-
030,785 bushels. This is , ' 10,000,000
bushels moro than the aggregate stocks
of the name date last year and ,14,000,000
bushels moro than those of two years
ago. These figures refer to what is
known us the "visible" supply , or the
wheat that is stored In elevators or elsewhere -
where by the farmers und ready for
shipment. How great the quantity of
"invisible" wheat is it is impossible to
determine , and practically nothing will
bo known upon this point until the gov
ernment report is made in March , when
figures based upon an investigation will
bo presented.
During the six months ending with
December the total not Increase of uvull-
able stocks of wheat amounted to 78-
; i7t,000 ! bushels , which was 2:1,000,000 :
bushels greater than the next largest
tl
gain during a similar period. This gain :
wus over and above the demand for homo
flour mills und the heavy demand for
export. JSnid it net's says that in the
first half of 1892 theaggrogato decreases
of available stocks of wheat amounted
only to 12,521,000 bushels , as contrasted
with the enormous increase of 787(5,000 ; ! (
bushels during the pujt six months. In
the llr.st half of the year IS'.H the falling
olT was , ' 17,158,000 , and was followed in
the ensuing six months by a
total net increase of 55,101,000
bushels. Statistics show thut , while
tlio United States and Canada gained
during December 8,1)50,000 ) bushels of
available wheat , the stocks in Europe
and afloat on the sea foil away 2)2,000 : ! ! )
bushels during that month , thus show
ing a net increase of American wheat
allout for Europe nnd European avail
ublo wheat in December amounting to
0,558,527 bushels. Comparison with
other years shows that the December
European supply of wheat available nnd
American wheat ullout for Europe wus
the greatest over recorded.
Considering that the o figures show
the available wheat stX'kj ti bo the
greatest on record the prospect of an
Improvement in the market is not very
bright , but some authorities still main ,
tain that the European supply will fall
short of the present estimates and that
a strengthening of the foreign market
will soon bo manlfobted.
Tnu late Justice Lamar was a man of
varied nnd oxtTfjljxe acquirements and
of marked ublwj. Ho wns ono of the
most earnest jpJLoetitiM of seee.s.slon
and gave the einfo'lwuey his loyal
service as a Ho1Ht7 > r. After the war ho
wus ono of thJ lA wt persistent in his
hostility to thu.cc instruction policy.
Ills appointment in the cabinet of
President Clovomnd was a concession
to the rndlcar-rloinent lu the south
and his apiH nttnunt to the supreme -
promo bench l aj regarded at the
tlmo as a i flintinet approval of
the extreme * Mnto rights views of
wnich Lamar wat-a leading apostle. lie
did not particularly distinguish himself
us seorotify of the interior , but In the
more congenlul labors of tlio supreme
court ho mude u very croditublo record.
If not u great jurist , measured by the
higher standard * of the tribunal of
which lie was a member , ho brought to
the performance of his duties an elevated
conception of the dignity and responsi
bilities of his position.
SiNUli the present seaslon of congress
begun in fewoi-than live adjournments
have boon taken out of respect to prom
inent public men who have died. Two
lie
lia these were United States senators ,
Oils'm of Louisiana and Kenna of West
Virginia , the others being Cionerul But
ler , ex-1'resident Hayes tiM Justice
Lamar. it is doubtless safe to say that
never before in the history of the coun
try was congress called upon within a
period ' of less than two months to so
1'o
often stop the cour.se of business at the
summons of death , and it is to bo hoped
ilI1 will bo n long time before such a
record is repented' The now year is
already memorable for the death of dlsl'
tinguished Americans.
to the Pacific coast steam
ship war and steam , hip and railroad
competition , the San L'Yaneisoo IfMinincr
suj.s : ' 'Paradoxical though it may
sound and seem , the most effective com
petitor of ii railroad is not a rullroud at
all but an opposition steamship line. "
This is a truth that has long been rec
ognized by those interested in the trans
portation of grain from tlio west to the
Atlantic seabjard. The water is free to
till who may wish to navigate it. The
competition of ships will bring railroads
to terms every time. Hence let us have
improved facilities for navigation to the
sea.
YKAHS ago the state of Nebraska put
upon the statute books a standing invita
tion and an oiler of a specific bonus to
the first enterprising concern that
would produce sugar on Nebraska soil.
In due time the .offer . was accepted and
vast sums of money wore expended in
preparation for the manufacture of boot
sugar. Then the'bonus ' or bounty was
hastily and pcbltrarily withdrawn.
Was it right ? Is lit right for any state ,
corporation , business firm or individual
to break faith witfli ; any enterprise. The
honor of the state-is involved and should
be redeemed.
IT is a cold legislative day when Lin
coln cannot invonfu demand for another
public building. The lutqst is a bill for
un appropriation * of 8155,000 "for a con
vention hall in the city of Lincoln to bo
used by the 'agricultural , horticultural
und live stock associations and for politi
cal conventions. " It is not at all prob-
, iblo ) that the legislature will squander
any money for a public building for
which there would bo practically no u o
whatever. Why can't Lincoln build and
pay for an exposition building if that is
what she wants ?
RCPUISIXTATIVK LociCNEit'S bill for
on act to muko it unlawful for any pub
lic official to use blanks or stationery
with liis name thereon printed at public
expense will strike many Omaha officials
right between the oyos. If the bill
should bjcomo a law bushels of "unlaw
ful stationery" will bo consigned to the
waste basket. It is presumable that any
official can have his name printed on all
letter heads if ho chooses to pay for
them. It would ba difficult to enforce
such a law , but there is some merit in
the idea. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
AND now the county treasurer has
been instructed by the county commis
sioners to collect $0,5tO ; for delinquent
personal taxes for 1880 , 1800 and 18l ! )
from the Pullman Palace Car company ,
and ? 2,5iO : from the Bolt Line Railway
company. Those are troublous times for
the delinquent corporations ; and yet the
Pullman Palace Car company does not
seem to bo worrying much about that
little matter of $10,000 in back tuxes de
manded by the city.
THK influence of northern capital and
enterprise in the south is best shown by
the output of pig iron in the nine south
ern states in which iron is produced.
The product of these states last year was
1,800,1(57 ( tons against 1,703,000 tons in
1801. Tills is one of the most promising
industries of the south nnd its develop
ment is destined to contribute vastly to
the wealth nnd pro = perity of that section
of tlio country. - '
GKOHOIA agriculturists are becoming
excited on the subject of fruit culture
because somobitly Is alleged to have
made ? ; i,000 u year on n fruit farm with
an investment ofonly , $ . ' 1,800. The expe i-
rience of mo-jt i fruit-growers in recent
years has boon altogether different from
that , though the business may undoubt
edly bo made profitable under skillful
miuiugoment and favorable conditions.
BUY Omaha made goods. Thus'homo
capital and homo enterprise will bo
strengthened , aul { , money will bo kept in
the community to pay salaries of citizens
who must patront/.o homo retail dealers.
It is n simple proposition and everybody
is beginning to understand it. It hus
paid to stand by Omaha and Nebraska
manufacturers and It will continue to
A Trllle
The scmtorial contest at Lincoln Is In the
position of tlio bo > who went after the rows
and then scattered , and has made no prog
ress.
Ktu * .
Undoubtedly the 1'ullman Palace Car com-
p.my Is perfectly Hs'lit in thinking tint the
Nebraska farmers , la legislating against the
tipping of pot-tors , are as so i many urchins
\\hUtliiiaaKaIusltliowlnd.
The practice of glvlas tfcu finds Its spring
In tin elemental vanity nnd puslllanlmltx of
mm Neither the Pullman comp.uiv nir Its
porters , , nor landlords , lur their , liters are
responsible for It and so no legislature can
legislate It away.
( li-l it Miinln in
IViffKt lj''i' ' ' < Tim .
Senator Stovvart of Nevada sivs ho Is pre
pared at n moment's notice to make a two
weeks' spooo'i on the silver iiuestiim. This
Is another proof that wh it this country most
needs U n comprehensive ir IK law.
A iti-v.o-a mo.
- il' 'ft , -
fVil-i.r ! l
New Orleans ns wc.l ns Tammany objects
to a imtlon.il ( luarantlne. Site , too. bus
health oilleers that tntike money out of It.
The ' -slates rights" fail at one tlmo en
dangered tlio life of the nitlon now It on-
dimgeis the lives of the people.
The imrr : < 'iil' } Nrnltit OMnfVrt lilt.
( Viii'/iiii'ld ro'iim-jvfd/ / .
The Knnsis populists should s'nd over to
Paris and borrow a red Hag from the anarch
ists. They will need It swn. Julglii' ' * from
the lurid reports ot their foolishness ut To-
poka. In an emeivreney thin might borrow
John James Iniralls' red neektle.
A Loud Cell for Hnli' < .
t
MlnncmmUi Tribune.
The state auditor of Iowa estimates that
about 7.1 per cent of the b ink deposits in
that state belong to farmers. Will Mr. Holes
klndlj explain how these men can honeUlj
accumulate so much money by raising corn
at a dead loss of 0 * cents per acre !
< 5riit ! Countrj , This , '
ir < i / iliim ! ( M i ) .
The far northwest is now having a little
fun with the southeastern section of the
United States. While folks in this locality
have been shivering for twenty-four hours
each day , the farmers of northern Montana
claim that for three weeks they have been
engaged at their spriii" plowing
Monutar } .MUclilrf Urt'iMlliiK.
All unusuilly heavy sold ship-nent is to bo
made today ( S.Uurd.ij ) , * l.i7fiUlX : ) going out
of tlio country tomorrow. This drain , If con
tinued ' , will surely bleed mischief , and it
will bo continued unless congress sh.ill re
store confidence in American securities by
repealing the Sherman act providing for
monthly purchases of silver.
Coiitlnsliin nl Wjti nlus'H f.m-o.
I'lileauu Iff it i ticniKl.
The district court at Cheyenne , Wvo. . has
just witnessed a scries of legal proceedings ,
whereby tbo twentv.-three cattlemen t.ip-
tuied last April by United States troops get
oft sc-ot free , w ithout the little formality of a
tiial The cattlemen are not without friends
in Wjoming , and the sheriT , after weeks of
unavailing effort , was tin iblo to secure the
i entitled number of itisfactory urots. Sat -
unlay he came into court and announced tb.it
unless some one profercil * SO ! ) to cover the
expense of seeming more vcniremen ho must
cc ise his efforts
The prosccutnijT attorney held a confer
ence with prominent citizens and then m.ido
a motion to dismiss the tii.ils Then the
c.ittlc men's attorneys objected , siyintf that
their clients wanted a trill and acqiiltt-il.
So , to meet the emurffeiii'y , tlio jury bo < c was
tilled from among the bystanders , ubllo the
indicted men were rapidly lrou''lit ) up in
blocks of four and discharged.
As it is slid that an acquittal would have
been returned in any event , popul ir scnti
incut beiiiK strong in the cattlemen's favor ,
it is perhaps just as well that tlio public's
time and money were not wasted on the
formalities of law "Winterer the men may
have deserved , they pot their decisions with
celerity and very little cost in jury fees.
Hut W\omm would do well to lay in a
new supply of citi/ens from which to re
plenish her juries A culprit who escapes
justice bo-MUso there are not enough people
In the community to furnish twelve im
partial jurors cannot bo expected to view tlio
law with uniform respect.
Kearney Hub : John II. Powers scored the
first point in the senatorial contest by Ret
ting the independent caucus ncmination
But now that bo has got it what is ho going
to do withit !
Wisner Chronicle' Tun HER sivs that
"Nebraska producers are entitled to a
material ieduction in local freight rates and
they will pet it if the legislature is reason
able and does not insist upon the Nowbew y
bill or nothing " It never before put more
sense Info tliirty-thrco words. ,
braska legislature can so rovisD the icvcnuo
laws of the st.ito as to insure a more cquit-
able distribution of the taxes , a more
honest , just andinipi.rti.il collection of tlio
s.inio and a less prodigal disbursement of
state and county revenues , it ill render tno
state a practical and permanent .service to
the extent tint all taxpayers will rise up
and call it blessed.
Norfolk News : The pastor of the Sheri
dan , Wyo. , Congregational church preichcs
on the topic of "Sin Traveling In a Circle. "
It doesn't travel that way in this part of the
world ; it goes criss-cross , diagonally , per
pendicularly , horizontally nnd across lots
usually , but has recently struck a bee line
for Lincoln , where , at last accounts , it was
having a high carnival with lejislators ( ,
poking bribes under their noses and per
forming other nefarious tricks upon tlio poor
innocents
Harrison Journal : The legislators are
not likely to got together on anything that
can possibly bo made political , but in the
name of all that is great and good they
ought to be able to | > ass an assessment law
that is more cquitablo than the one now on
the statute A law with a good , strong pen
alty for dishonesty on the part of the assessor
ser or assessed is what is demanded by all
but the shylocks and the misers who do not
want to pay their share of the expense of
protecting their property. It some of tlio
rich men Ind some of their property confis
cated or had to scno n term in the peniten
tiary for falsely listing their property for
assessment it would bo a lesson to all.
l'httmMi > Mt North Amu lean.
She was a maiden , tall and fair.
With ha/ul eyes and soft , hronn hair.
And a nrotty. Imperious sort of 1111 air
That tilled him with dullKht.
Down the street she tripped , anil ho
Turned thn ecrni'r In tlmo to SL-D
The maid , v\ho smiled eociuuttUhly.i
Oh , she was out of sight.
Ilo dotTrd his lint when ho saw the smllo
In tin ) ehiipplo's most enVcllv o HIV le ,
Asslio , with eyes east don n the while ,
Delayed her footsteps , ( [ iilto.
Ilo'd almost roa'-hed her sldu when , lo ,
From off the roof a mound of snow
Diopnod suddenly down on him below ,
And ho wus out of sight.
Inestimable
The discovery by Dr. Price
of a new process for extract
ing from the true fruits their
natural flavor will be of
inestimable value and benefit
to the consumers of flavoring
extracts. By this process the
flavoring principle of the fruit
employed is brought out so
perfectly that when used to
flavor cakes , creams , etc. , it
imparts the delicate and
delicious taste of the fruit
itself. Thousands of pounds
of the costly Mexican Vanilla
Bean arc annually consumed
in the manufacture of Dr.
Price's Delicious Extract of
Vanilla. Ladies , try Dr.
Price's flavors if you wish
nice desserts. You will never
be disappointed in their use.
How Prasldont Harrison Foeh About Making
tbo Appointment.
MAY POSSIBLY NOMINATE A DEMOCRAT
No PiirtUiin Itcmim Itrqulrltic the IiiuiitMllnto
thu Vnriiury Smimof The o
rniinlnriitly Mriithutml In
Till * Connection.
WASHINGTONHniKur or Tnr. UFA : , )
Mil FofllTKRNTII STItKUr . , >
WASIIISOTOX , l.U..Inn . JI. )
Public men ut the n.itlonnl cMnlttil were
not surprised ut the iinnouncomcnt of tlio
death of Assochte Justloo lamar of the
supreme court. Ills frequent Ine.ipac'lty on
uci'omit of physical Illness fully to meet the
duties of his high olllee , unit the fact Unit
his dep.irturo for Georgia \\.is niiulo with all
the dillleultles .surrounding an invalid , had
prep ire.il tlio minds of all who were familiar
with his condition for his demise. For
these reasons it was qulto natural that the
announcement of his death should bo almost
Immediately followed b.v speculation as to
his successor.
D'l'hls gossip is undoubtedly hastened by the
near expiration of the ptesent administra
tion and by the supposed desire of 1'icsidcnt
Harrison to elevate his lormcr law partmvr.
Attorney Cionci'.il Miller , to the supreme
bench. Theio U no doubt that President
Harrison will feel a certain dellcac.nbout .
conferring' upon any one , aside from political
considerations , an appointment of such a
dignified character and one lasting , either in
active service or with pension , for lifo , just
before his own retirement from the white
house. As at present constituted , the
political anlliutions of the Justices of the
supreme court are icpubllcan by a liberal
majority. There is , therefore , no partisan
leason or exigency whu'h would call for the
Immedlitc tilling of the Mii-ancy by Piesi-
dent llauison.
I'sthnitii of the Oi'CiMsml'H Alillltj.
Moreover , the piesident has always enter
tained and this statement Is made upon
the best possible authority the highest re-
fj.-ird for Justice l imar's ability and ac
quirements as a jurist President Harrison
did not , of couise , anrco with the extieme
doctrine of stito lights which w.is alu.us
rigidly maintlined by Justice Uiinir. but
there is nothing in this fact to indiiate a
speedy app ilntment of a new justice
President II irrison , tip to this moment ,
has not attempted to determine in bis mind
whether he will imikou nomination to Illl
thovaeincy. He has , however , already 10-
celved manv suggestions and much adueo
from senators and others who called at the
white house tod.u. Without exception , ho
has been advised to delay as little as possi
ble in m iking tlio nomination.
Senator Proctor , who stands quite close to
the president personally , said this evening
that he believed the president would 1111 the
vacancy and th it ho saw no iood reason whv
a republican should not be luminated , just
UKs line as though there were jears instead
of weeks intervening before the retiiement
of this administration. Sen Uor Proctor
thought tlio nomination of any good m in
would bo confirmed , oven though It met with
obstinate opposition from the dimocrallo
side of tbo senate.
It is learned that the president intends , in
considering the propriety of tilling the p |
vacancy , to consider the question of con
tinuation by the sen ito anil th it ho will not
precipitate a conflict which will Jeopardize
favorable action at the hands of the con
firming power. The president is quoted as
having said that ho doubted very mm b
whether any republican outside of Jiidici il
lifo could be confirmed , as the democrats in
the senate w ould object strenuously to giving
the positbn to a mrtis in at this late day of
this administration.
Muy Nomlnatf ) Dnnt'icr.tt.
It is piobablc that the president ,
should ho conclude to fill tbo vacancy , will
promote one of the Judges from the bench
bouth. It n republican among them cannot
ho found whose- nomination would be reason
ably sure of confirmation , the president may
nominate a democrat by promotion. Tim
president would probibly prefer to fill the
vacancy with a democrat who is known to
be sound on all sectional and other public
questions , than run the risk of having a
repetition of the Cleveland nominations of
live or six j ears ago. The names ot Circuit
Judge Don A P.mlco of Now Orleans , a re
publican who has won the respect and con
fidence of southeinerb ot all political shades ;
his coll'.Mirue , Judge McIJimory , who bus
proven a success in ridding tbo country of
the lottery plague , and Judge Binary Spear
ot Georgia are mentioned. The last named ,
although an able and pure man , would
likely meet with serious opposition in the
senate , and can hardly bo considered a possi
bility.
Then there Is Ilowell Edmunds Jackson
of the Tennessee circuit court who has ,
although a democrat , earned tbo gratitude
and respect of tbo republicans and other
good citbens. It is thought that possibly
ho may bo named If it should bo deemed in
advisable to nominate a republican. Par-
dec ia probabiv tbo president's first ehoieo
then Judge MelCnnory.
President Han ison has taken more inter
est oin bis Judiiinl nominations than any
other. Ueing a superb lawyer himself and
a man of high sense of honor , It h is been his
aim to select men for the bench who should
honor the positions in every icspect. It is
not Ilkelj that whatever lili conclusions
may bo ho will err In this Instance ,
Nrlirmkn'n tnfrrrM * Not I'nitrrtril ,
At n meeting of the house committee 01
military nfTnlw today the Korl Hnnditll mil' '
turi reserxutluii bill whlih nventli pastei
the spiiato was taken up and defeated Tin
committee held that enough public lands hail
b'H'ii given away U ) the states and tint II
was tlmo to stop. Hy n decided vote the
committee refused to report the bill
The Kort Kamlall reservation was ti
have been tin-own o | > en to settlement nml
the proceeds from sties of the Ian Is riven to
the states of Nebraska and South Uakotn
There are nbout lOO.lHM acres In the reserva
tlou and the hind is worth $10 an acre , HUH
$ I. "XMHH " ) Is refused the coffers of the two
states. Keiroi Dilative Kern appears to
have had no Inliuenco with the military committee
mitteo of the house , or has fulled to oxerelso
It Mr , ICeni , in short , Is accomplishing
nothing whatever for his constituents , and
so far as Nebraska local legislation Is eon
cernea. the state might as well hive no
members in the lower house of congress
\VrHtrrn lYimliini ,
The following pensions granted are ro-
lK > rted :
Nebraska Original Joseph Hnkor. John
C Sawyer , George W. Sleigh , liottlob Vogel ,
John W Glick , Josiah W Sloan , Cebron O
Scott , George C Thompson Additional
John nigelow , William H. Harris , Daniel H
Mulhollan Kestoration and tirereaso Is me
1) . Christie. Increase -Uenjamln F I arne
llelsstie-Henry Homier Original widows
etc Sarah H Thompson , Man M Scolleld ,
Sarah J. ' 1'M-rell , Susan Saw.\er , mother
minor of William H. Heel.
Iowa : Original-Andrew .1 Hamline ,
Robert 1C Jo.vner , Jacob K Johnson Heiberi
Smith , John K StepheusonWilliam Si li.iles ,
George Watson , Henry 13. WaltI'ark A
Hicki'l. John Kerns , Oscar Steel Ad.litumal
-Horace Carpenter , Lev ! Orris , Leonard O
Hattleld , Aaron Wiseman , John W Jones
Kestoration and imrcaso Divid U Hobln
son Increase- John Harnos , John T Alex
ander. IMwIn H Di.xon , David P Kimball
Samuel Chambers , Faster Divls , John Carl
James Mijchlm. Helssuo Napoleon H
Knnls , JoseplfM Johnston Original widows ,
etc Frances I , White , Frances K Scott ,
IClIra Tracy ( mother ) , Sarah M Van Ilrunt
( mother )
South Dakota Original --John C Strain ,
Samuel W Webster Additional Joseph K
Ultchey , John Hressler. Increase John
Gregor.
Mltrnlluitrniit.
In the desert laud case of Herbert A
Slado against Hiehard A Hurraston from
Salt Lake , Assistant Secretan Chaiullet
to laj affirmed the decision holding Hmias
ton's entry for cancellation.
Little Alarthena Han ison. the president s
grandchild had her ( list op"ii air experience
toda\ after amonth's impiisonment in an
Isolated room of the white house She went
out for a short stroll in the white house
grounds with her mother , who was
her nursL1 and sole coiupinlnn during
her entire illness Mis. Uussell Harrison
.said toJay that her fi lends need not u\old
her an.\ longer , as she is pirfectli fr o from
contagion ami the health olllcer has olllciallv
declared that the germs of the disease have
entirely disippeared from the house SIu <
nii.l bur daughter will le.ue for their homo
in Omaha \ > \ , the end of the week
Mrs Uliss , wife of Captain T II lUtss ,
aide de-camp to General Scholleld. has been
suddenly called to her father's place , Wli
lowdat , near Philadelphia , by the dangerous
Illness of her mother. P S H
cvitiu\r voMi < ; .tr.rrJit > ,
Yonluus Statesman : Thuio Is mnny ix joung
m in that Is able to cut Into a furlumhoc.in -
nol carve one. .
Itlnghainton Loader : The nichltec-t when
planning foundations doubtless Uriels hope of
i lollt In his basu designs.
Klmlra Oa/t'tte : The man who can toll
\\liat he hasMUMI Inhls travels Is Intelll' unt ,
Inittliumannlioctin'tls positively billlliuit
Atchlson Olobo : When a man does wrong
ho dos not fear thu IndUinitlon of the I/ord
iieai as much usho foais thu indignation of
his wife.
Iloston Trnnsci Ipt : When n wife counsels
her husband to come stuilitlit homo itftor an
iHCiilngbamiuotshi ; means It In inoiu bonsis
than onu.
Somer\lllnToiirmil : After n man has h.id
the ihiMiiiiatNin rack nnd twist his botirs fora
iiiontTf or I no , It would tuKu moil ) iifcxiuiincti
than lloli Ingoisoll oviir li.ul to pcrsuaciu film
that tliLie's no such place.
C'hlrago Inter Ocean : Mrs. Stiivnns-Jolm , I
do hulllnn I hen u man umliT thu I M |
John for hc.iM'n's sake keep still , Hosier ,
ami maybe 1 can gut him to make the lire In
thu moinlng ,
Philadelphia Times : Iron In thu blood Is n
common physical fact , but the reul man of
mettlu must , also have an lion will.
I'loneor-l'ross : The great ndvancn In the
pi lee of pork wilt unable the least llti-iury
of agriculturists to Increase the piollUof his
pon.
Washington Star : Conversation In thn fu
ture. I'ustoinet I don't see what makes leu
ciiit so much. It was a fool thick last winter.
Thu Dilvur Dat's just It. It was moro work
to cut ft.
I'uokPassenger ( arising ) lias any onu In
I HMO a plccuof court plaster.
All thu I'assiMigers No !
I'.issi'iiBor NoV Well , I have hoio the flnost
court plaster only ten roius a p'ukagonnd
you can't bay you : no fully supplied
A WAIIM WKI.COME.
Clitcivjn iYeirx.
They shrlekod for their hey ,
Thdlr prhlnnnd their joy ,
Did Ihu nrui and his sorrowing wife ;
Tlii'i thought lui wns lost
Ui liadglven iipthu ghest
At thu point of somu murderer's knlfo.
And Johnnie ? Why , ho
Turned up after tea ,
And was wlinlud in an Inch of hlsliful
& GO.
Largest Mnnuf ictiirori an 1 Kjtillorj
ot Ololhlaj lu taa vVorU.
I
Immovably tight
Up against the rear of our store is the room now
occupied by Mrs. Benson , who is to vacate
within a few weeks , when we will pro
ceed to tear out the dividing wall , thereby
giving us one of the largest anJ best ap
pointed business houses in this entire
western country. In the nmntime we
arc closing out as much as possible of our
present stock at reduced prices , so that
we canbe ready to start in nw agiin in
our new palace , Suits for $10 , $12.50 , $15 ,
$16.50 , and so on , have been reduced at
least a thirJ. While overcoats are cut down in the sani3
proportion , fioys' clothing has received a severe shock
in prices also. The pants that are odd in' size go at
$2.00 up to $5.00 and a little more , any pair.worth 2 and
sometimes 3 times as much , Damaged goods will not
now be sold cheaper than our perfect garments lor the
next few weeks.
BROWNING , KING & CO
lore 1"-5 u" 8 JA ! S.W , Cor , 15th and Douglass