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THE OMAHA DAILY KEE. iflrEDNESAY. ? FEBRUARY 1. 1893. THE BEE n. UOSKWTKII , Kdllor. PUUUSHKL ) KVK11Y MORN1NO. TKUMH Ol' HIMIJTUUTION. Dnlty Urn fwllliontfitnitnyi Ono Year. B 00 Jlnllv nml Sunday , Onu Yunr . 1000 WxMmillm . . g Thron Month . . . 200 Huwltiy lire , OutYiar . ? J Hntiinfay llco. Om < Year . } gJJ AU-cklyllcc , Uno Your . l ° ° OITH-F.H. Omnlin.TlicMIoolliilldlms. Hoillh Ouiiilin , rnrni-r N uml 2rlli Btrcots. ( nuncll II1UIT.S , 12 IVnrl Ktrcnt. Clilcat'o Onion. 317 ClnimlMTOf Cormiiereo. New York , HUOIIIS 19 , 14 mid ID. Tribune Ilulldlng. Washington. 013 rotlHrrnth StrooU C'OKUKSI'ONnKNOK. All communications rohitlns to news ami rdllorhil mutter should bu addressed to the IMItorlal DepartinrnL 1IUSINKSH MTTTEIW. A 11 business loiters and remittances should 1m nddrctt'od to The Itro 1'iiblIshlnB Company , Oiniilm. Diuflti , rhi-ck.H and postotllcp ordori to bo made payablu to thu ordur of the com pany. U'HB BEK PUBMSHINO COMPANY. HWOUN 8TATKMKXT OI < ' OIKOULATION ftato of Nobrnska , ( County of Douglas , f Oporuo II. T/tcliuok , secrntary of Tun HER J'lihl ( shine rniiipnny , dors solemnly iiwrar that ThciirHiarrliruhitfonof Tin : DAII.V llix for thowee-k ending January U8 , 1B33 , was as follows : Humlay. .Tnnunry 22 V5-2S2 Monday , .tnnuary 23 23'7JT Tuesday. January'Jl 23,921 Wednesday. January 2S 23HH , ' Thursday , .fmiimrv-JO 23,009 J'rlday , January--1 ! ? 2.1,097 Kaiurday. January UH 24,300 UKOUOK II. T/.HOIIUOK. Sworn to lioforo in" an,1 Buliscrllipd In niy presence llil.s 28th day of January , 1893. IHcall N.f. \ KEtl , . Notary Public. AvrniRn Clrrtiliitlon for lloceniWr , S4.5MO , A oooi ) iwny ) of the statesmen who enter the United Sttitcs wonuto tliia year will bo iiniiblo to Bay that the ofllco nought the man. The Kcruinblo has boon pretty ( rciiurul. Tins senate 1ms postponed the dis- rusaion of tlio anti-pass resolution to February 2 > , but tliat fact should not bo in the way of the speedy passage of a 1)111 prohibiting the use of free railroad transportation by public ollloials , state , county or immifipal. SOUTH OMAHA'S charter amendments wo expected to go through all right , Init it takes n good many conferences vrith representatives of other cities to prevent opposition to them. If the citi zens of South Omaha are satisfied wjth the amendments they should escape opposition from other quarters. IT IS to bo hoped that the effort that is being made to Induce the railroad companies to issue Omaha stop-overs to liaHsoiigurs going to the World's fail- will moot with success. It would bo u good thing for this city and a conveni ence to many who might wish to trans act business hero on their way to or from Chicago. DESPITE the tremendous eastward movement of wheat that prevails during the fall months there is still plenty of It left In the west. The aggregate Btock at Minneapolis , Duluth and Su perior Is now placed at.0,1)14,422bushels { ) ns ngajnst 17,51,1,000 , bushels a year agent nt the same points , and the elevator stocks are still growing. IT is understood that a largo amount of spurious coin is now in circulation in this city , much of it sufficiently well made to deceive those who are not accustomed to handling money , or these who are so careless as never to examine the change that is given them. Such "inonoy will pass out of circulation when public suspicion is aroused. THE opinion of the state superintend ent of schools as to the use of school funds for the maintenance of training classes will probably dispose of that .question for the present. If the school funds cannot legally bo used for that purpose the teachers training institute- cannot bo maintained in tills city unless u special fund is provided from some other source. STATISTICS compiled by the Railway Ago show that the railroad foreclosure eales during 1892 wore loss important in the amount of securities involved than these of any previous year for eight years , with the exception of 1888. The amount involved in the foreclosures of last year was $95,893,000 , while these of 1891 involved $189,000,000 , . and 328- , 181,000 in 1887. PHILADELPHIA'S attitude toward the World's fair is much more friendly than that of Now York. The Philadelphia Press is generous and patriotic enough to say : "If the World's fair people want the old liberty bell to grace and dignify their exposition there will probably bo no serious objections to its going , under proper safeguard. It certainly did nor , take an act of congress to got it down to Now Orleans on n much loss important occasion. " TIIEUK irt.to bo another chapter in the long drawn out dispute between the Pullman Palace Car company and the city of Omaha in relation to the pay ment of that tax account. The refusal of the court ti ) reinstate the old injunc tion does not prevent the company from starting a now CIIMJ , and it has accord ingly scoured an order restraining the city treasurer from selling the palace cars upon which ho had levied. No doubt these taxes will bo paid some time , but It is evidently the purpose of the company to delay the day of settlement ns long us possible. IT is the opinion of the exports who have examined the stones submitted to them from the Idaho diamond fields that the mines must have boon "salted. " Most of the stones sent to Now York to Iw tested turned out to bo quartz crys tals. The real diamonds in the lot arc declared to bo from the Klmborlv mines In Africa and are of an inferior qual ity known as bortz , worth only $1.50 per carat. So it scorns that Idaho not only 1ms no din < mends , but oven the stones used tc dccoltyo prospectors are almost value less. These developments show how easy it is to start a great mining exclto- 019 mont on very small capital. Idaho has plenty of mineral wealth hidden nwnj y beneath hgiMtpil , but so far as is know n It Is not in the form of precious stouos. t.KT XO ai'WTY MAN KM Al'K. Tlu indictment of Charles W , Moshor by a federal grand jury on his voluntary confession of guilt as the chief perpetra tor of the stupendous frauds , forgeries and embezzlements by which the Capital National bank and the state treasury have been looted ban created a profound conviction that his lawless operations have extended over a period of many years , by and with the co-operation of men who hold official positions In the capital. It is now known beyond u doubt that Moshcr has for years been uti Individual borrower of and speculator In state fnnds. The amounts thus held by him as personal loans are said to have ranged all the way from $ , -)0,000 ) to $150,000 at divers times. How wcro these vast sums expended ? How much of the $300,000 which wcro chiefly drawn out of the state treasury and mink have been invested in specu lative enterprises , and how much of this enormous deficit was paid out to political sharks and legislative boodlcrs ? How much of the hundreds of thousands of dollars was "borrowed" by state , county and city officials and editorial blackmailers who wore never expected to repay their loans ? Moshor is not n natural born embezzler and forger. His downward career only dates back to the time when ho assumed Stout's penitentiary contract , which plunged him into the political vortex and made him the head and front of the boodle lobby , that has for four succes sive sessions of the legislature carried on systematic raids upon the treasury. When the whisky ring disclosures , which involved many very prominent men In high life , were made , General Grant issued the historic order to the secre tary of tbo treasury : "Let no guilty man escape. ' ' The revelations made through the collapse of the Capital National bank make it the duty of the legislature to break up the ring of political mercena ries that clustered around Moshor and recover for the state every dollar that has boon lawlessly .pilfered from the treasury. They must go to the bottom of all the crooked work , reclaim what be longs to the state , no matter in whoso hands the stolen property may be , and expose and punish dishonesty wherever it may bo found. In this work honest men of all parties should join , not to make political capital for themselves or their party , but to redeem tno state and sot an example that will have a salutary olTect upon men who hold positions of honor , profit or trust. IIA H'AIIAN The United States has had suddenly thrust upon it the opportunity to ac quire additional territory by annexa tion. The figment of native monarchy- in Hawaii has baou overthrown and a provisional government is in control thoro. Representatives of that govern ment have been sent to "Washington to present the situation to the government of the United 'States and to ask that this country take steps to annex the Hawaiian islands. The people who have taken the reins of power in Hawaii do not want a re public or a protectorate. They desire that the islands bo made a part of this republic. Their reasons for this are bnth political and commercial , but chiefly tlib latter. As territory of the United States Hawaii would enjoy material advantages which she does not now have , and her principal industry , the production of sugar , which is languishing , would bo restored to its former prosperity. The men who are seeking annexation arc chiefly speculators anil planters whoso primary aim is their own a rr- grandizeihont. In their anxiety to pro mote then1 selfish purpjse they are wholly indifferent as to what might bo the consequences to the international relations of the United States of acuopt- ing their proposal. The reports from Washingtoryndieato a considerable sentiment there favorable to thlo project. Men prominent in pub lic life are quoted as approving ; the pro posal that the government shall make this radical departure from its established policy. Members of congress who advocate the exclusion of European immigrants are wil ling to admit to the privileges of American citizenship a population in which the representatives of the Cau casian raoo constitute only about 15 per cent. According to a census taken in 1890 the population of the Hawaiian islands was a fraction in excess of 90,000. It may now bo 100,000. One-half of these are natives and half-castoj , while 30,000 , are ChinoaO and Japanese. There are about 9,000 Portuguese , who caunt in little as the coolies. The planta tions , the banking , the trade and the professions are in the hands of a 'colony of white. ) numbering about 0,000 , or say 2,500 Americans , 2.0JO English and 1,500 Germans. Is it dcuirablo or expedient for the United States to absorb serb a population of this character , dis tant from our boundaries upward of 2,000 miles ? Is it not reasonable to assume that to maintain an orderly and peace ful government there would involve an amount of trouble and expanse which the bonofiits to bo had from possession would not repay ? It is true that the islands are fertile and that under favorable conditions for their develop ment they might boo 31110 greatly more valuable than at present. It is also true that there are commercial and strategic reasons for the United States insisting , as it has done for half a century , that nc other power shall occupy or dominate the Hawaiian islands , but mno of these considerations justify the ubaniinmont of an established policy , and whenever that uolicy shall bo abandoned this government will have taken u departure upon dangerous ground. The annexation spirit has boon growing - ' - ing during the last few years , stimu lated by what some may regard as a patriotic aspiration to extend the powei and influence ofthe republic Publh men have advocated the annexation o : Canada and of .Cuba , and there hru been n inoro or ICSH considerable popular re sponse favorable to these BUffge.stlons. It is a dangerous sentiment , the cultiva tion of which ought to bo discouraged. The boundaries of the republic are wide enough for safety. We do not need for our protec tion jyiy outposts that wo cannot obtain with the ODiu'urroiico of other nations , and all that wo may demand with a just regard for the fair requirements and rights of other nations wo shall have little difficulty In obtaining. If over wo * adopt a different policy and aggressively reach out for increase of territory and dominion then will begin the career that must inevitably end in disruption and decadence. The question of regulating the charges of express companies Is engaging atten tion in several legislatures now in ses sion. It Is u mutter that ought to bo acted upon by the legislature of Ne braska , for in no other state , HO far as wo are aware , are the express companies more exacting than hero. A suggestive measure for regulating express charges is before the Missouri legislature. It declares all express companies to ba public carriers , and provides that within ninety days after the act goes into efTeet the companies doing business in. the state shall file with the board of railroad commissioners u sched ule of classification of matter carried by them and rate charged thereon , and a copy of their rules and regulations shall accompany such schedule ; also any joint rules where two or more companies exchange business. The board of commissioners are em powered to alter the classification and establish rates , and the establishment of such rates by the commissioners shall be prlinu facie evidence that they are reasonable and just. The commissioners are also required to fix maximum rates and enforce the same. Discrim inations , rebates , drawbacks and favor itism of all kinds arc prohibited both in classification and transportation. The commissioners , on their own motion oren on complaint , may investigate any com plaint of discrimination or overcharges , and they are empowered to send for per sons and papers , and to compel the attendance - tendance of witnesses. The attorney general is authorized to institute pro ceedings for violations of the law , and the penalty is a fine of not less than 8200 nor exceeding $1,000 for each offense. If it bcj admitted that the express com panies are as much pub'.io carriers as railroads the authority of the legislature to provide for the regulation of their charges is unquestionable. We do not know thatanyof the states have adopted legislation for this purpose , but there is evidently a widespread popular demand for it which sooner or later will have to bo generally respected. The express busi ness is highly profitable. The com panies are under no restraint in the matter of charges for the service they , parform , except from the limited competition of the postal service. When not subject to this competition the charges for express carriage are very generally unreasona bly high , making the most liberal allow ance for the cost of this sorvico. Wo bolicvo there can bo no reasonable doubt regarding the power of the legislature to regulate express charges , and a proper consideration for the interests of the public demands that this be done , and also that the express companies bo pro hibited from practicing discrimination of any kind. THE TRADE SITUA1IOX IX OHKAT Reports of British commerce for 1892 show that as respects materials imported for manufactures there was a decrease of 8.3 per cent , 40 per cent in raw silk , 21 per cent in hemp , 18 per cent in cot ton , 17 per cent in zinc , 14 } per cent in hides , 11 per cent in rubber and 7 } per cent in lead. It is rare that the supply of materials is so greatly curtailed in a single year , and the natural expla nation is that there has boon a great de pression In the manufacturing in dustries of G-cat Britain during the past year. Imports of iron are increased nearly 11 per cent and imports of tin increased 7 per cent , There was also an increase of 10 per cent in wood. An evidence of the depression in the manufacturing industries of Great Britain is shown by the fact that the nmnufaoturb"d products continue to in crease in the aggregate. The increase last year was especially great in silk stnlYs , paper and glass , while imports of iron and woolen manufactures , of miscel laneous silks and of manufactures of leather show some decrease. The decrease In British exports during the year was significant. In metals alone the dooreaso was 0,152,233 in value- ; yarns and textile fabrics , 5,030,509 ; in machinery and mill work , 1,018,701) ) ; in apparel , 912,323 , and in miscellaneous manufactures , 3,52(5,933. , ( The decrease in iron products was 1 ! ) per cent , in hard ware and cutlery nearly 13 per cent and in machinery 0 per cont. The decrease in cotton goods was 7 par cent , in thread nearly 12 , in woolen fabrics 5.3 , in cur- pots 12.4 and in silk manufactures 6.1 per cent. These statistics show a condition of British Industries that has awakened much apprehension. A recent issue of the London JUcnnomint gave a discour aging account of the iron business in England , and the same journal shows in a review of the cotton business that dur ing the past year ninety-nine spinning companies sustained a not loss of 9t,800 , whereas in 1891 and 1893 the same com panies made fair profits. The shipments of goods to most of the countries which Great Britain supplies wore much smaller last year than usual. The de pression In the manufacturing interests of that country , which has caused serious financial difficulties and has thrown thousands of wage earners out of employ ment , may prove to bo only temporary , but it is significant that such u depres sion should have existed during a year that witnessed the greatest business prosperity in the United States that hai over boon recorded. TiiKREare two Sioux Indiana from the Pine Ridge agency who are decidedly ofl their reservation. At last account ! they wore hi the hund.s of the police at Sydney , Australia. Those two omlnonl Americans had baan with tha Wilt West showbuk , not tired of their business and took to vfaf/rnncy. The State de partment at Xj hlngton has been naked to propose Honu1 * Way by which they maybe bo got homolMJt they never will bo missed if thofy turn from Australia is indefinitely purfponed. WK LAKHS ir/r/f The iinmiaVroAslon of the Now York State Board o/JlVade / , which will begin at Albany 011,1. tlio 15th inst. , promises to be a very important gathering. The board comprises thirty-one commercial organizations , and seven additional organizations are to bo admitted at the coming meeting. Any action taken by u body of men representing commercial interests so numerous and so great. can not fall to exert a potential influence. The most important subject to be con sidered at the mooting In Albany is one that concerns the whole country and is of particular interest in the west , as it directly touches the great question of transportation that is now pressing for attention. The Albany Chamber of Commerce will urge the adoption of a resolution , which was laid over from the last annual meeting , requesting repre sentative's in congress to procure as soon as possible the enactment of a law di recting the appointment of a com mission whoso duty it shall bo to survey the different available routes from Lake Eric to the ocean and recommend that which shall bo found the most feasible , with its estimate of the cost of a channel twenty feet in depth and of suitable width , and making an appropriation to provide for the nec essary expenses of said commission. Another important resolution will be olTerod by the Albany chamber propos ing that the national government so deepen the Hudson river that ocean going vessels may receive cargo directly from canal boats upon their arrival at tidewater. The I'oi'hester Chamber of Commerce will ask the adoption of a resolution favoring the construction of a ship canal , along tlie line of the present Erie canal , from Luke Erie to the Hudson river. These resolutions will occasion a great deal of discussion , in which many prac tical and able men will participate , and by this means it will be possible to as certain the sentiment of the business men of Now York in respect to the ship canal project. Tlio plan proposed by the Albany Chamber of Commerce is eminently practical ' tical and sensible. There may bo insep arable obstacles in the way of the con struction of a successful deep waterway from the lakes to the Atlantic , and in any event the appointment of a commis sion composed Qf competent engineers to study routes and prepare estimates must bo the first step. This work need not cost a great sum qf money , and it would determine whether or not the ship canal solution of the transportation problem is a feasible one. i . . THK anti-option bill passed the United States senate by , tlio vote of 40 to 20 , which may /airly bQ regarded as a very decisive victory1 for the advocates of that measure. The contest .thus ended , so far as the senate is concerned , in the triumph of the demand of tho'agrlcul- tural producers of the country for pro tection from what they believe to bo a damaging system of speculation , has been one of the most interesting in the recent experience of congress. The op ponents of this legislation have fought it earnestly and stubbornly and marked ability has been shown in the discussion of the subject on both sides , the opposi tion making its strongest stand on con stitutional grounds. Tlio impression is that there will be little delay In passing the measure in the house , it being under stood that the opposition to it there and outside concedes that there is no chance of defeating it in the house. There has boon no intimation as to the views of the president regarding it , but it is doubtless - loss safe to assume that it will receive his approval. Of course it is not expected that the interests affected by it will submit without a struggle in the courts , and undoubtedly as soon us possible after the law goes into olTect assuming what now seems probable , that the measure will become a law a case will bo made to test its constitutionality. Meantime the agricultural producers of the country may congratulate themselves upon having won a victory whore they had least reason to expect it. AND now it is proposed that the gov ernor , secretary of state and attorney general shall constitute a state board of boiler supervisors with power to ap point a boiler inspector , who in turn shall have power to appoint six deputy boiler inspectors. What next ? How many inoro state boards are to bo created ? Have not the state officers got about enough to do and are they- not pestered sufficiently with office seekers ? Two MEMHEitSof the French Chamber of Deputies liuvuHhed , each other's blood in n duel with s\ypids. ; The amount of blood spilled was very small , but it com pletely satisfied ! t'hlo ' honou of the com batants. These iKrcnch duels are as absurd as they are1' harmless. PIJOUAHL.Y Paul ] Vandorvoort can see his dear old friend Kynor , and in duce him to withdraw or pigeonhole that telegraph bill" . Tlmufiir U (3MiiPtmocrat. The Nebraska republicans have had fun enough In the seiiitt-orlal matter , and should now jjot together ; aSid perform the sober work of clucllng sbmobodjr. i I'aril. Clneiinuttt Cnmmentnl. In presenting tils claims as United States senator from Kansas , Juda Martin will have little to re-coininend him besides lite record as n chronic democratto ofllco seeker , willliif ; ut length to bargain with the popu lists. His pretense of being a liberal party man will not hold iood. Three times ho ran as a domocr.Utc candidate for governor , and twice as a doaio ratlc candidate ) for con- Kress. Crouinc1 * Opportunity. ( Viifnil City Ittpultllctn , On Governor Crounso Iscautwoil tlio hopes of tlio rcpublii * ui p.irl.v in Nnhraskn today. His record has boon a Ions auJhonor.ibl 'ono and alons the lines of tint which Is most ad vanced In ropub'.l "in doatrlnu. In all situ ations wherein ho has boon triad his conduct has boon admirable. Ho lias now attained a position where the cousouoncos ( | of Ills ac tions will bo most momuiuous , not alone to himself , but to these who plat-oil him there. Lorenzo Crouuso's election was in answer to the great cry thnl went up from the throats of thi people for Ui'llvor.uifo from that vicious synlcrn of politic * which organltud for plunder alone , had its iK-rfevt organisa tion reaching to ovt'ijtown and village * In Nebraska.I11 be become Involved In Its folds , or will bo bo able to restore that ron- ( Tdcnco by whlrh republican supremacy Is assured ! It will soon become apparent. Titr.v .i//.i.v MJ.i/Krm.vu. Tlio IMeilcr * Muilo by tlio ItrpiihUli.iii I'nrty .11 tut Ho IlciliTUind. Republican inumbjr.i of the legisla ture must make an effort to redeem the pledges made by the party to the laborers and producers of this state in Its several platforms or become re sponsible for inevitable disaster. * Party platforms either mean something or they mean nothing. They are cither an honest declaration of party principles and a true enunciation of pledges In favor of reforms demanded by the people ple or they are a delusion and a snaro. " The republican plutfornH of 189. ) , 1891 and 181)2 ) pledge the party to specific legislation In the interest of the laborer and producer. The platform of 1890 contains the following plank in favor of railway regulation and the abolition of railroad puss bribery. \Vo demand tlio reduction of freight and p.isscngcr rates on railroads to correspond with rates now prevailim. ' in the adjacent states to the Mississippi , and wo furtrcr demand that tlio legislature shall abolish ail passes mid free transportation on railroads excepting for employes of railroad com panies. The platform of 1S90 also pledges the party to enact laws for the regulation of elevators and the prohibition of dis crimination against any class of ship pers. The plank on this subject roads as follows : Owners of public elevators thai receive anil handle grain for storage should bo de clared public warehousemen ami e-ouipolled under penalty to receive , store , ship and handle the grain of all persons alike , with out discrimination , the state regulating charges for storage and inspection. All railroad companies should be required to switch , haul , handle and receive and ship tlio grain of all persons , without discrimi nation. The platform of 1891 embodies the following plunk : Wo are heartily in favor of the general provisions of the interstate comiarrco act , and wo demand the regulation of all railway and transportation lines in such a manner as to insure fair and reasonable rates to the producers and e-onsumers of the country. The platform of lS)2upon ! ) which every republican member of the legislature was elected , reiterates the pledges made in the two preceding platforms in the following language : The reiiublii'nn uarty is tlio friend of labor in the factory , mill , mine and on tlio farm. It will ut all times stand ready to adopt any measure that may improve its condition or promote its prosperity. The farmers of our state who constitute the chiet element of our p'roductivo wealth creating population , are entitled to the cheap est and best facilities for storing , shipping and marketing their products , and to this end wo favor such laws as will give them cheap ! safe and easily obtained elevator and ware house /acilities , and will furnish them promotly and without discrimination just and equitable rates , and proper transporta tion facilities for all accessible markets. We demand the enactment of laws regu lating tlio charges of express companies in this state to the end that such rates may bo made reasonable. We favor the adoption of tlio amendment to the constitution providing ff > r an elective railroad commission , empowered to fix local passenger and freight rates. On the question of labor and the pro hibition of Pinkerton police the party stands pledged in tlio following planks : Wo deplore the occurrence of any conflict between labor and capital. We denounce the agitation of demagogues designed to foment and intensify these conflicts , and wo most earnestly disapprove the use of private armed forces in any attempt to settle them. We believe that an appeal to the law and its ofllcors is ample to protect property and pre serve tbo peace , and favor tlio establishment in some form of boards or tribunals of con ciliation and arbitration for the peaceful settlement of dispu'es between capital and labor touching wages , hours of labor and such questions as appertain to the safety and physical and moral well being of the laboring man. Wo believe in protecting the laboring men by all necessary and judicious legislation , and to tills end wo favor tbo enactment of suitable laws to protect health , life and limb of all the employes of the transportation , mining and manufacturing companies while engaged In tlic service of such companies. Will the republican members of the legislature stand up for Nebraska and the republican party , and redeem the solemn pledge made to the people , or will they heed the appeals of corporation mercenaries and bceomo recreant to their trust ? Tlria is the last chance the republican party has for regaining popular confi dence. It must either keep faith with the people or disband and let some other party assume the reins of power. cvnnaxT Troy Press : Dealers In lard ousht to have no dllllculty In rendering their accounts. Union County Standard : Panison was the first man on record to bring down tlio liousu. Chicago Times : Odd as It may seem , tbn professional lady-kllltTs seldom slulgli their girls. Chicago News : There Isono Ihlng which the modistes can tirgo In favor of the crinoline- , and that Is that It makes , the men keep their dl.staucc. Truth : Jack Would you elope with uny- Koiallo ( coylyi No. not with anybody , but I might wlthfcomobody. Life : llrobson Who was the greatest show- iiiun llarnuin ? C'ralk Oh , no , Noah. You KPP , when ho got his menagerie togetlierhit was the only man on earth who had any hhow at all. Somervlllo Journal : It Is pone-rally possible tc toll about bow olu a pretty girl l.s by notic ing about bow many valentines she gets. Washington Star : "I Imvo mistaken my call ing. " said a young man who hud deliberately provoked an antagonist to hhow four aces. Ill-owning , King it ( Vn. Monthly : Mrs. Cash- ineru Your husband writes very easily , does bt < not ? Mrs. names ( wife of lllerary person ) My husband wrllo easily ? You ought to see how bard It Is for him to write out a check ! Till' COMMON KATE. At tbu llrstof thu year Hu ctmst-d drinking Ix-er And abandoned thu rout and the revel ; Hut hu weakened , abick ! And again hu Is back To the world , thu lle-.li and the devil , TAI.KRIITIIIIOmill HIS OWN. .YJIII York Truth. I K.'ild , "How swi'Ot your bonnet Is , How well It Mills your style ! " I knuwhliti'd Hston unto this , And aiiswe-r with a smile. I'ur If I praised her to lior fnco , tihu'd stop mo fchor' 'liunmti And MI 1 movfd at > uu 'oils ' pnco And maUo love thiw.ii , ' ) ! hurhat. WASIIBORNE WON HIS FIGHT Dealings In "Futures" Will Bum Ba a Thing of the Past. ELEVEN MAJORITY FOR HIS MEASURE Over Its riti.il IUIIIKIOnn / of tlio .Mint Sptrltnil CunUviU tbn l'ro t nt i HIM U'lltu-inril Sura to lloi-uinoii l.ii\v. AVASIUS'OIOX IlUllKAU OF TUB Hm , i r > it ; Fot'HTr.K.xrii SniitBT. > WASIIIMITON. D. C. . .Ian. ill. ) The death knell to "futures" and "options" was struck atIi o'clock tb.li afternoon when the senate passed what was .known as the "anti-option bill" by the doclslvo vote of10 to 20. This in by far tlio moat Important letfl.slatlon that the Fifty-second coiiKress has e-nactt'd. liven shu-o the present si-sslon hegnu on December fi List , Mr. Wasliburno has Icopt the bill before * the senate and has withstood all efforts to tllilmstor and talk Ute to death. His laborious campaign met with success today and the majority of eleven that he se.-ui-cd was exactly the number he predicted tern days a-.ro. It only remains to reconcile same minor difference- * between the liouso and senate and to seouro president's si nature , aii'l it is conceded on all sides that both of these steps can bo secured without much delay. The simple over the llnnl PISVIRP of the bill w.is one of thu most spirited which the present session has seen. Thu opposition contested ovry Inch of the ( rround , although they had admitted that the bill was sure to pass. For three hours before the llnal vote was tuUen there were brief speeches and a deluge of amendments. The speech of Sen ator Vest was a notable one , as it brought forward the senator from Missouri in open rebellion to thu expressed wishes of tlio leg islature , which Instructed him to vote for , while ho worked and voted against the bill. ( inuT.ll Can-to Itu Kntlrml , The president has practically concluded to 1111 the existing vacancy in thelistof paymas ters In the army by promotion from the line. This is accordance with the disposition of congress with regard to such appointments. There have been about twelve civilian ap pointments to the pay corps and a measure is now pending in congress to confine future appointments of the kind to the line of the army. Humor has it that the president Iris de cided to place * Hrigadier General K. A. Can- , recently promoted from the rank of colonel , on the retired list over a year ahead of scheduled time. The reason given is thai General Canis not anxious to go to Van couver barracks as commander of the De partment of the Columbia ; besides polities is said to be somewhat involved , and the presi dent , it is said , is tr.\itiir to make a place for Colonel 13. S. Otis , who was not long ago ordered to duty as snponntcndimt of the re cruiting service at Now York. It is under stood that he was originally designed for thu place General Kuutz secured. To InxcitlKiitc tlio Whisky Trust. "We will probe the whisky trust to the very bottom. " said Representative B.uium of Indiana this afternoon. Mr. Hynuni was today designated as chairman of the subcom mittee of the Judiciary committee which is to investigate the whisky trust. His associ ates are Representatives Uoatnor of Louisi ana , Stockdalo of Mississippi , Buchanan of New .loisoy and Powers of Vermont. "Wo will have our lirst meeting on Fri day , " continued Mr. Uyiium , "ami at that time will receive Mr. liurrow's aflldavits on which the charges are based. The eutiro investigation can take place right hero in Washington. It should bo understood that tins will not bo an expert investigation. Woavant the trust to bring forward its side of the case and wo will prob.iblv summon the leading spirits of the organization. " "Will you limit the investigation to the question of adulteration of liquors ns pro scribed by Mr. Burrow's resolution ; " "By no moans ; the investigation will be general. It will take up not only adultera tion , but the monopoly mid trust feature. Wo also want to Inquire into the manipula tion of stocks , such as has recently agitated Wall street. ThCn wo want to know' about rebates , in fact I think the resolution is broad enough to allow us to go to the bottom of the whisky question. I think wo will have no trouble in pushing the investiga tion and preparing our report before tlio 4th of March. ' Senator Chandler has introduced a resolu tion in the senate for a senatorial investiga tion of the whisky trust. Air. Bynum says , however , that the two .investigations lias ono feature of superiority over that of the house , as the latter is terminated by the 4th of March , while the senate investiga tion , the senate being u continuous body , can carry on two investigations next summer. Western Tensions. The following pensions granted arc re ported : Nebraska : Original Wilber C. Meyer , Albert M. Parker , Alexander Kirio , William II. Porter. Additional William W. Cram. Original widows , etc. Anna Wiverly , Bctsov C. Prince ( mother. ) South Dakota : Original William M. Kaull , John McDonald. Additional John West. Increase Lewis W. Doty Iowa : Original Gooi-go W. Miller , John II. Roberts , Moses March , Joseph King , Jacob A. Swartz , Edward .1. Moxloy , Rccc-o G. Lewis , Amos Jj. Llirhtfoot. Increase Madison C. Staves , Grot-go Meyer. Samuel Phillips , Joseph Martin , Albert N. Bliss , Charles L. Bloomiield , Xeph Itecd , William II. II. Craiidall.-.Goorjjo M. Martin. Original widows , etc.John Reynolds ( father ) , minors ( if Marlon Sandnrs , minors of llcuboi , D , Barker , .Slnwnu A Wlnsnr. Sarah S ' Anderson , Klltaboth Brynit. Additional James ( ! Goodman , John II. Scholes , John P. Harnden. M l -lliiiirmiv Asitalaut Secretary Chandler has re versed the decision of the commission In thu contest of Thomas II. Brandon against Mir. tin I , . HUM , from Uluckfoot , Idaho , Includhu ; Bird's timber claim. llonnirmed tin- division of Richard M Civswell ag.ihul Wilson Waddlngliam and Kllzultoth D.inlols , from Denver , n case In which the Union Pacific Is Inrercsted The decision f.trora Orouwell. ' 1 he liouso bill extending the time to Do ecmbor'i ) , 1MM. within which tlio Big Horn Southern railroad can build through the Crow Greek reservation In Montana has passed the senate. A favorable report has been made to the senate upon thu bill directing HIP seerotnry of the Interior to Investigate the claim of Robert McGee and p.iy out of interest money duo to the Sioux r.ico of Indians from the gov ernment the sum of $10,000 for damages sus tained by hlmbyivasin ; : of his Imvfnir been scalded and otherwise injured by the Brulu Sioux while- serving as a lo.imstor with n train eonvo.ing government supplies to Fort Union , N. M. , July IS , 1SJI , and If the secre- tar.v , after giving nn opixirluuily t.i bo heard to the Sioux natlviit of Indians , shad Ibid said claim to bo c-ijuitablo and just , ho shah cause to be paid the sum of f 10AM. or sach part 119 ho shall decide to bi ) Justly and equitably duo Mel.ee. W. W. Franklin of Jefferson , la , is at tha St. James. .1. .1. Richardson of Davenport Is at the Kbbltt. In the case of Leonard Vim-out , from Grand Island , Assistant Secretary Oiandlor today anirme.l the decision canci-iling the pre-emption cash entry. P H II KIIAIJ. in : 11.i if.ui .ixxuxr Chicago Tribune : Hawaii wants to bo an nexed to the United States , but England and Mr. Hotmail of Indiana may object Chicago Time's : Tlio islands are of both commercial and strategic Importance , n > l the suggestion of the now government ought to bo considered in the Ught of the interests of the L'nltod States in the Pacific ocean. Chicago Tribune : The Sandwich Islands would be highly valuable to us owing to tnclr commanding position. They are the sugar bowl of the Pat-lite1 states and a great coal ing station for our navy , now owned by American capital. Philadelphia Inquirer : If weoncglect this opportunity Grout Britain will find occasion to control the islands. Let us have them The.v constitute- line group. Sugar is an extensive industry and capable of mm U higher development under American pro lection. Chicago Herald : But the Sandwich iblands would not bo a desirable acijuisiitun Form- imr a pigmy state in the union it would bo ridiculous. Any sort of a popular govern mont. even such as these in our territories , would bo impracticable , owing to tin- character - actor of the masses of the p.-opio. New York Tribune : It must bo recognised , at least , that wo are close upon the tmio when the * traditional hostility in the United States toward an extension of authority , if not also of territory , among the islands near our coast must to sumo extent give" wato the necessities of our increasing rommtTci' Now York Sun : Wo don't suppose thro will bo any dilliculty in the way of arrnnir ing proper terms for the admission of tli. . > welcome applicants. The state of Hawaii may thus be * the Jiwt independent foreign country to bo annexed to the American union , and wo dint * say it will not bo the last. Chicago News : It behooves the government mont to deal with it with a keen eye to the advantages that may bo gained from an ac ceptance of the Hawaiians' request. The at titude which Great Britain and Germany will assume under the circumstances may well bo kept in view. Ono or both may oh Joct very strenuously to American annex ation. Now York Times : The thing absolutely certain for the moment Is that no Kuropann domination over Hawaii , oven in the form of iv Joint protectorate , will bo permitted Tim alternative ! is autonomy doubtless now ns a republic or annexation to the United States. Tlio first points to learn are how far the commissioners from Hawaii represent her people and what terms they propose. UXKQllA 1. AS < iKyS3JKXTS. JOHNSTOWNNob. . , Jan. : ) . To the Editor of Tin : Bcu : Recently you have made some well merited objections to tlio present method of making assessments for tbo purpose of taxation. I notice that the state legislature is floundering in its efforts to deal with the same subject. To tlio most common obser vation it is obvious that our present system Is iiionlcient and unequal and therefore unjust. All our legislators seem able to do Is to suggest lines and penalties in increas ing number and severity for assessors and taxpayers. JAMES Mourns. I'AIX Hit. , I1XKIXS. Atlanta C < iiifiitfnn. ( ( Jim Jlnklns was the vainest man a mortal over hocdj . , , The iieopln wondered at him fur an' nigh ; If he saw two womim talkln' on Iho grocery corner he'd . . , . . Jo-j1 swear they stopped to sec him passln by If .you ( old him that thu editor had made a llttlonoto . . . , Ilout bli bcln' Keen a-walkln' of the street , Ilo'd i-iiiiuniiBi' ' all tlio papers 'till ho found Jos what was wrote An' read the tlilm ; to every man hu d moot. Thorn warn't a follor Ilko him for a ImmlrJil miles itroiiii' , . . . , , , Koi-wliPiihooomulodluhP smiled an wild : "Tho iiiiKoN will bo jealous , for 1 always know " ' " Would""mightily bocomlii * of my hoaul" & CO. Largest Vnnuf.ioturorj an 1 KoUllarj of Uiothlnz la tan \YorU. Hoops for men Should bo invented in this style for men who have no pants. But if the bar rel should drop down as low as our prices on pants will be for the balance of this week , the excitement would bo about as great as it will be when men know what the prices are. Wo want to sell all our odd pants this week. To do this , we've put 'em all in three lots. Prices were cut to about value before. Now those cut prices are cut again. It's this way : All $2 and $2.50 pants , now $1.50. All $3 and $3.50 pants , now $2. All $4 , $4.50 , $5 and $6 pants are now $3.50. The last contains pants from $25 suits. This is the best thing we've offered this season. BROWNING , KING & CO. , Store open every ovonliij till H..il I S.W , Cor. 15th and Douglas St Saturday tllllU