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\ OMAHA DATLY UKE : TUESDAY , l > EBUlrAUY 7 , 1R03. THE DAILY BEJU R. HOSUWATKU , Kdllnr. PUBLISHED KVK11Y MORNING. TKUMS OP StnifC'ltllTION. Dnllf Hen ( without Hunilny ) Ono Year. . IB Dnllr nml Sunday , Olio Year It' ' ' HU Months. . . . . " f' I ? " Tlirro Montin . . . . , * ft' Hutidny Ileo , Ono Yi-nr f "X Rnliinlny Ilco. One Year \ ' * ! { Weekly face , Ono Ycnr. . . l w OI-TK'ES. Oinnlin.TlioneoIliilldliisf. " South Oinnlin , corner N nml 20th PtrecH. Council UlufTn , 12 I'eiirl Htrei't. t-hlcazn onieo. nj ? ClinmlMTof Commerce. Now York , Uooms 13 , 14 and 10. Tribune. Ilnlldlntf. Washington , 613 Konrlronth Street. COItUESl'ONnKNOE. All communication * relating to now * nnn editorial matter Miniild bo uddtesscd to tlio Editorial Department. HPHINE.H9 LETTEUS. All Inmlncss letters nml remittances should lionildrcMwd toTlin llee Publishing Coiiiimny. Otnnlia. DrurtH , checks and postofllro orders to bo niiido payublu to thu order of the com pany , THE HKK PUBLISHING COMPANY. BWOUN STATEMENT 01' OIKOULATION Htalo of Nebraska , I County of Douglas , f OoorKoll.Tzsehuek , secretary of Tnr. nrr. riibllshln K company , does solemnly swear tliut tliniictuarelrnulalfonof TIIK DAILY UKK for tin- week endlm ? l-'ubruary 4 , Ib03 , was us follows : ( "middy. JiiiiunrySO . ? S'2if' Mimdiiy. Jnmmry . S--Z Tuesdiiy. January ni . ? ij'32n Wednesday , February 1 . , 'Zn- Tlinrsdiiv , February U . So'2H ; ' , Friday. February a . 2J'H,11 : ! > Kntuulay , February 4 . L'l.'JUJ ' oEoimn n. T/.HCIUJCIC. Sworn to before mo mi. I Hiiliscrlbcd In my itrtcnco thl.s4tb day of IVbrimry. 1H93. N. 1' . FEIL , Notary I'u1 > ! l < - . AvernRn Clrnilntlim lor iliimmry , a I-47 Tin : whlHky trust invcstlfiation that was begun in conjjrcHS on Saturday last promised to bo interesting whether It results In any good or not. PKIUIAPS the oxccllont condition to which the United Status navy has been brought may have had some influence in restraining foreign powers from claim ing the Hawaiian Inlands. THE constitution of Kansas limits the HCHslons of the legislature to fifty days , hut recent history proves that a Kansas logislatnro can do a great many foolish things in less time than that. AN EASTEUN journal refers to Omaha HS a western center of culture. There is no mistake about that , but this oity is nlso a center of buslnos.s and is not wholly given over to literature and art. A CONTKMI'CWAKY declares that it is mire political death to bo appointed to a place in the cabinet. It this Ls true there are some statesmen in Kansas who ought to bo given cabinet places immedi ately. NKAUIYV every prominent democrat in the country has now been reported as having refused to enter the cabinet. It may yet become necessary for Mr. Cleveland to advertise in our want col umns. N THE Reading Coal company has just Bent a cargo of anthracite to Italy , ' whore nn effort will bo made to establish a market for that precious American pro- duet. If the Italians can afford to buy our anthracite they miist bo pretty well fixed financially. IT IS reported that the pool in the Rtock of the National Cordage company lias made a profit of over $2,000,000 in a few months. That kind of money grab bing at the public expense ought to bo Htiinnmrily stopped , and the time is not far distant when it will bo. \VHATKVKU doubt there may bo as to iho action that will bo taken by the democratic congress in relation to the tariff , it may bo taken for granted that the federal election laws will bo re pealed. Such laws are not in harmony with democratic ideas and methods. THE fire loss for January in the United States and Canada was $17,958,400 , which Is a larger aggregate than for that month in any previous year. The prin cipal losses were upon risks that were well Insured and the insurance compa nies have therefore been subjected to a heavy pressure. SENATOR TIn.L is generally regarded as more of a politician than anything else , but ho shows solid sense in advo cating a ship canal to connect the great lakes with the Atlantic ocean. The time is not far distant when every states man who does not wish to drop into ob livion will advocate that great enter prise. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ THE Canadian idea that the United States Is In danger of being misled by Goldwln Smith in relation to the annex ation question is not sound. The situa tion Is fully understood In this country , and no mistake will bo made in the mat- tor. The American people care very little about the annexation ot Canada , and will go right on quietly attending to their own atTairs. THE passage of the Cherokee Strip bill by tlio senate has created great en thusiasm In Oklahoma. There are thousands of people along the border of the territory that Is to bo opened , eagerly awaftlng the day when they may lawfully enter it. Tfio railroad companies are making extensive prepar ations to handle the enormous business that will bo provided for them when the opening takes place. It is thought that the rush for homos In thu strip will equal or exceed that which took place on the occasion of the Oklahoma opon- ing. "GKNKKAL".Tames S. Clarkson , by the aid .of the Western Union and the Asso ciated Press , manages to keep his name over fresh In the minds of readers of the leading newspapers. Ills latest effort uomo.4 In the imapo of a bitter denunciation of President Harrison for appointing Judge Jackson to the supreme bench , The average republican will bo Inclined not only to challenge the motives of Claukbon , butte to conclude that President Harrison will bo able to fully justify his action hi the jtremlhos. Anything that Clarkson may pay or do will not cut much of u tlguro ono way or the other. Ho Is something of a reiuluiscenee , just now. THE CASK 01' Mil. The frauds porpotnitcd hy the ox- nrctildont of the Cn | > ltnl National bunk upon the depositor * in tlmt Institution wore not merely n , violation of IIIWB of the United Status , but they nro crimes pmilshublo undur the laws of the stuto of Nebraska. Mr. Moshor has confessed Ills tfullt to the United States grand Jury and lias given bull for hla appearance before the United States court when his ca.so Is readied. The question now IH , will the stuto of 'Nebraska allow Mr. Mosher to remain at largo and take no stops to recover the embezzled state funds or to ascertain to what extent If any Mr. Moshor'u criminal acts were committed In collusion with other parties occupying positions of honor and trust. Assuming that the state will not lose a dollar because the deficit can bo recovered from the bonds men of the ox-Btato treasurer , would that fact relieve the oflleoi'fl charged with the execution of the laws and the Investigation Into state crimes from the duty devolving upon them In the premises ? Tills la not a simple case of grand larceny coupled with forgery and per jury , but a criminal use of state funds for purposes of wholesale corrup tion reaching to all but the judicial branch of stale government. It Is not merely a question whether Mr. Moshor shall bo Imprisoned live or ten years , but whether ho shall bo allowed to become - como a voluntary scapegoat and reposi tory of criminal state secrets for all his associates , accessories as well u- > for the band of blackmailers and vultures that have plucked and bled him since he se cured the penitentiary contract. A thorough practical test of profit- sharing has been made by the Nelson Manufacturing company of Leolairo , 111..and the results after seven years of trial have boon found in every respect satisfactory. The idea is by no means a new one and has been put into practice elsewhere , but in this instance it seems to Inivo been unusually successful. The plant employs -100 men and was put into operation uihler the prollt-sharing system in 1880. After paying regular wages and C per cent interest on capital the company sots aside 10 per cent of the profits for a reserve fund to meet losses , 5 per cent of the profits for a provident fund to care for the sick and the families of deceased employes , and then divides the remainder at the rate of 2 per cent on wages to 1 pur cent on capital. The dividends on wages have in seven years amounted to . " > 4 pur cent. The working day has been reduced to nine hours at regular ten hours pay without any ap parent diminution of product. The com pany owns 125 acres of land , on which the factory buildings and the homes of the workmen have boon erected , to gether with a co-operative store , schools and places of amusement and recreation. The following extract from the annual report of the head of the company shows the spirit that controls its operations : You liuvo given the company faithful ser vice , ami it may well bo assumed that to pi-oHt-sharlng is dud in iiirt : the comparative steadiness of the company's business and its immunity from loss in any year during so long a period. Those of yon who have in vested your dividends or savings in the stock of the company will receive thereon a divi dend of 8 per cent for the year Just passed. The necessary reserve and the provident fund are provided for. The same terms will hold peed for the coming year the lowest commercial rate of interest being charged for capital , anil then " par cent on wages to t on capital. After enough money has boon earned to pay you your wages and pay capi tal its wages , then you como in for a double share. It rests with all of us together whether the wages dividends shall bo nothing or 4 per cent , or 10 or 13 per cent. It Ls a point of honor , as well as self-interest , for each of us to do his host ; ttio man who docs loss cheats hlmsolf as well as his fellows. Whore proflt-sharl 'sr can bring labor and capital together upon such terms the value of the system cannot bo ques tioned. It is a pleasure to men to work' under such oauditions. They accom plish more than they would if the rela tion existing between them and their employers wore ono of antagonism , as is too often the case. To what extent this system could bo made generally prac ticable it is not easy to determine , but it probably would bo loss successful in cities than amid rural surroundings , Htieh a * exist in the little community hero referred to. It is possible , how ever , for employer and emp loyo to culti vate the spirit which underlies the prollt-sharing system and maintain re lations toward each other which would bo mutually pleasant and advantageous. Capital must concede something to labor in order that such relations may ba es tablished , and when this is done both sides will bo gainers. TI1K aJV.VKXaJ'/OA' KBt'BK. Politicians in both of the great politi cal parties have bee3ino seriously afllic- ted with the annexation fever , and if the malady continues to spread it is im possible to sny what complications and entanglements it may not lead the coun try into. Ilaprosontativo U a mm in gs , a democratic politician of Now York , has introduced a bill In the house looking to the admission of Canada into the union. ITis idea is to absorb the country by provinces and admit each ono of them as a state upon their own application and up-jn the agreement of Great Brit ain. In the mcantlmo ho would estab lish free trade with the Dominion. Of course there Is not the slightest probability that this bill will puss con gress , but , none the less , It denotes a purpose and spirit in this country , a knowledge of the existence of which will not operate to Improve friendly re lations between the United State * and Great Hritnin. Only a few days ago an ox-miMnhor of the cabinet of the last democratic administration , and who is known to stand very clo. o to the presi dent-elect , publicly declared that ho know It to bo a fact that events wore rapidly mov ing toward revolution in Canada , and tlmt ho would not bo surprised at any time to see a revolutionary out break there. Ho said further , and what was more signlllennt , tlmt the movement was receiving oo-oporatlon from this country. The gentleman who made thlM&tatomcnt Is likely to bo a monitor of the Incoming administration , and cou- ncctlng what lie said with the bill Intro duced In the house by Ilopronontatlvo I'ummlngs , who also enjoys close , If not CJiilldontlal relations with the president elect , the fair inference Is that It will Ira the policy of the next administration to extend the territory of the United States by acquiring'portions of Canada and per haps reaching out for Cuba. If ciieh should bo the case the American people are warranted In anticipating serious International complications within the next four years. It Is a perfectly safe proposition that a majority of the people of the United States who have an Intelligent opinion on the subject do not desire the annex ation of Canada. There Is a largo pro portion of the imputation of that country which It would bo extremely dllllcult If not Impossible to assimilate. The ad mission of tlreso people Into the union , with the rights and privi leges of American citizenship , would Inevitably bo a source of trouble and po litical disturbance for perhaps genera tions. Then Canada has an enormous debt which would have to be provided for in any e.iiomo of annexation , and while it is true that she has vast unde veloped resources worth , doubtless , many times what she owes , still this debt would be felt ns a burden by the American people for years. Hut what rational basis is there for a hope that Great Britain will over agree to part with the dominion ? If not a profitable it Is a most important part of hoV imperial possessions.ncccssary to the maintenance of her power in this continent. She will not give it up , nor will she allow it to pass out of her hands without a most de termined struggle to retain it. A suc cessful Canadian revolution might enable - able the United States to annex Canada without a war with Great Britain , but there is hardly a possibility that a revo lution there could succeed. So far us appears a majority of the people of the Dominion are not in favor of annexation , and until they are a revolt against the government would bo futllo. The Ameri can people should have no part In coun tenancing or encouraging any tendency In this direction. It is to bo hoped that the outbreak of annexation fever caused by the Ha waiian appeal for an American connec tion will speedily run its course and sub side , for it is plain that Its growth may lead to troublesome consequences. Ter ritorial greed is a dangerous malady , particularly for a republic. TO AltOrISll TllV DHATll I'RXALTr. House roll 111 is a bill to provide for the punishment of murder in the first degree and to abolish the death penalty. It provides that in all convictions under the statutes of Nebraska for the crime of murder in the first degree , the penalty shall bo imprisonment in the state prison during the life of the person so con victed , and the punishment of death for such offense is abolished. It Ls interest ing to note that opposition to capital punishment has been shown elsewhere - where , the state senate of Penn sylvania having a few days ago passed a bill substituting imprisonment for life as the penalty for murder In the first dogreo. Several of the states have In the past adopted such legislation. t The fact is to bo recognized that there has always been a sincere and earnest eliiss of people opposed to the death penalty , for the most part from humani tarian considerations , but many of them also from the belief that it does not operate as a deterrent from the commis sion of murder. These people maintain that the fact of a man being put to death by duo process of law does not relieve the act of barbarity , and they assort also that experience has shown that capital punishment 1ms no effect in lessening the number of capital crimes. Of gourso they advance cer tain theories as to the abstract right of society to provide such a punishment for its protection , none of which can bo said to bo very impressive. There have boon times when the agitation of this subject was very active , and the opponents of the death penalty have been able to carry their point In localities , but gen erally those who adhere to the principle of a life for a lifo and believe that society has the indisputable right to rid itself of the murderer have in all enlightened countries con tinued to bo largely in the majority , and there seems very little probability that they will not remain in the majority for generations to como. What the humane sentiment of the time now asks is not the abandonment of the death penalty , but a less barbarous method of administering it than hang ing. This is attainable , it has boon dem onstrated , by the use of electricity , which , when properly applied'produces ' instant and painless death. But intelli gent public opinion , uninfluenced by any more sentimental considerations or fanciful theories of right and wrong , de mands that ho who takes the lifo of a fol low being , under conditions which make Jils not murder In the first degree , shall forfeit his own lifo , and It is a just and righteous demand. There is no sound reason why society should hike upon it self the duty of caring for the criminal who has committed the greatest ofTonso known to human law. Imprisonment for lifo may have terrors for some greater than the infliction of death , but not so for mist of those who uro capable of committing murder. Wo have but recently had a local illustration of this in the case of the wife murderer , Fox. As to ' the deterrent influence of the death penalty , it would undoubtedly ba much greater If the law wore more generally enforced , but It Is obviously absurd to assume that it is not moro effective In this respect than would bo Hfo imprison ment , and there is no trustworthy ovl- donco that it is not , though the advo cates of abolishing capital punishment profess to have such ovlnonco. Some of the Htntos that substituted lifo Imprison ment for the death penalty restored the latter , having found tlmt with the former capital offenses multiplied. Wo do not believe that the intelligent pop ular sentiment of Nebraska desires the abandonment of the death penalty and would approve of legislation for that pur pose. If humane considerations are con sulted hi this matter it should bo onlj to the extent of providing a better method of inflicting the death penalty than that of hanging. It is at once the dutj mi'l the right of Hocloly to wholly rid llnotf of the ituirdoror. Tun uucasIncHt- that Is felt In Kuropo In consequence Of the warllko prepara tions by the varKms'powerH IH expressed by the London AV/i/fiw / , which says : "Not only do mllltnryj'ro'pni"itlonson | the con tinent threaten us with the most terrible war the world has overseen , with the greatest waste of ) ifo and wealth and with a complete break.up of the political systems of the cftht'lncnt , but they actu ally put a prolilbtion ) upon now enter prises , whoroby'ilobody can bo sure a week together'"ftf ' ] what may hap pen ; of howj the money mar kets of the vrqrhl may bo thrown into confusion , 'li'iul how disastrous , therefore , every undertaking may bo made , and the Injurious effect will con tinue oven If war Itself Is postponed. " It Is impossible to account for this feeling by pointing to any specific features of the relations existing between Kuropcnn nations , but there can bo no doubt that much apprehension exists , and the exist ence of this feeling has a tendency to precipitate the event that Is dreaded. The extensive military preparations constantly In progress cause the powers to watch each other narrowly , and jealous ies are thus engendered and intensified. Meanwhile the United States looks on in quiet unconcern. Whatever may happen in Kuropo , this country is secure. We have no entangling alliances , and our perfect peace is not menaced by any Upwor upon earth. It is a happy country that possesses grout fighting strength but docs not have to use it. IT IS yet nearly four weeks before the advent of" the now administration , but Washington is oven now rapidly filling up with democrats who are anxious to servo the country in almost any capacity that is open to thorn. Before March 4 the national capital will bo a very hive of place hunters , the largo majority of whom will bo doomed to return home disappointed and a great deal poorer than when they went. If Mr. Cleveland has been correctly reported ho does not in tend to make u sweeping change in the public olllces , and he cannot do so if ho proposes to give the preference "to men who can show a good business record. The now administration , however , will lot bo able to quite escape the usual experience with the importunities of ningry spoilsmen. Don't .11 on key with tlio Ilurz. /Viliic/"ift ( ( / ) ) Times. The latest is a saw trust. When its vic tims grind their teeth over Its impositions t would bo Just like a trust to say they hi their turn had a grinding monopoly. A ConlriiHt. Glclit-Dcmocrat. The appointment of < Judge Jackson by President Harrison-will remind the country ; hat Cleveland never promoted a republican ludgc to a scat on the supreme bench. A Corporation dime. lla.llimnrtAmtrlcan. . They are still voting' ' for United States senator In Wyomtng--and Washington. It ! ms ono good effect. It Keeps the legislatures from boihoring their constituents with un necessary legislation. ' ' Hope Slips n Coupling- . Chicago ni i > atcli. The Nebraska leglslHturo recalled to Mr. Thurston the old adage "which holds that : There's 'ii'mny a slip ' In a Mjn'atorjjulp , Or * rords to that effect. Imitation Impracticable , St. I'tnil I'l neer-l'i-ens. The statement that Mr. Cleveland pro- roses to imitate Lincoln in his coming admin istration is all bosh. It will bo remembered that Lincoln suppressed the democrats in New York City when they got a trifle too gay in efforts to demonstrate that the war was a failure. Sir. Cloveluml'rt Hcxpuuitllilllty. 1'lttlaileliilila Ttleuraith , Mr. Cleveland will have a great opportu nlty , and ho may well devote his few leisure hours at this time to miscellaneous discussion of the questions which ho must ttioot. Great things are expected of him. Ho must bo master of the house , ruler of his political household , or there will bo endless confusion. Ho cannot fro through his administration as lie did .1 former one , free of constructive responsibility as to statesmanship , because his party will control all departments of the federal government. Ouurillng- Municipal Itlghti. Kaimat Cttii Star. The movement to put telephone wires underground is all right. The proposition of the company to compensate the city for ex tending its privileges is all right , as far as It coes. Hut there are two conditions which should bo made u part of this and every other franchise granted by the council in the future , viz : (1) ( ) The city should reserve the right of readjusting the terms of the contract at stated Intervals say every flvo years ; and (3) ( ) the city should reserve the right to purchase the plant at its actual value at any time It may elect to do so. It is only under these restrictions that the pub lie can bo protected from extortion and im position at the hands of companies controll ing monopolies. XKItllASKA . \Ktilt.ltK.lXS. . The Quiz is sure that Ord will have a beet sugar factory this year. Falrlield has a now ledge of Knights ol Pythias with over fifty charter members. Students at the Fremont Normal school have organized a now band of twenty pieces E. A. Brown , editor of the Nebraska City Press , is ono of the numerous candidates for state oil inspector. Ono of the Petersburg churches is short Its Sunday contributions , which a sneak thief appropriated from the hat of the deacon. The Sarpy county teachers hold an Inter esting Institute at Bcllovuo Saturday. The next meeting will bo held at Grotna April 1. Farmers in the vicinity of Wallace , JAn coin county , will ptltin twenty acres 01 sugar beets to ship to Grand Island as an ox perlment. The Bohemians of Madison county have built a society hall ifuven miles west o" Madison , and dedicated the building wltli appropriate oxcrcisofl Saturday. Hobert Adams of .Mqrcick county crosset the Ixup on the loo'and ' * loaded his wagon with willows. On atte'trfpting to return the fragile bridge gave S-aj ; and the team was drowned. , s ( I While oiling o corn sliplior Albert Bragg of Phelps Center hart Ills arm caught In the gearing and crushed'hulf ' way to the elbow Holdrego doctors ahunifeatod his arm on the following Uiiy. Schuylcr Coddam lias suddenly loft Hub bell , and the wife of a well known resident Is said to have departed shortly afterward to return to her father's house , her husband having requested her to leave. E l A. Fry , editor of the Niobrara Pioneer took a very active part in sending Blalno delegates from Nebraska In 18SO , mid his services were acknowledged by Mr. Blalno in a very neat note , all written by himself while ho was In the senate. The autograpl is retained by Mr. Fry as a valuable memento mento , . jiKuniKi thn WliUky'Fruit. NBW ORI.KAX : * , ! / . , Feb. 0. Joseph Wolf , i whisky dealer , scoured a judgment forS-l.lKK against the whisky trust today , lie iigreei to buy his whisky exclusively from tlio trus and was to receive a rebate of 7 cents a gal Ion. Holiouglit of other purtlon , however and the trust declined to pay the rebates. I was decided that Wolf was not compelled t contlno his trade to tlio trust. iniri. I tpptilillcinn lit tint lr > Kltniir ( < * .Mini He. ilrelu 'I'lielr I'nrty I'li'ilcm. Hoinihllcan munition * of the * uro must make nn effort to rcuVout the ilodnc.H mndo by the party to the nhorurrt and producers of this state In Is Bcvornl | )1ntforiiH ) or become re- qnmslhlo for Inovltuhlo disaster. Party ilutforms either mean something or hey nietin nothing. They nro either an lonest declaration of party principle * ind a true enunciation of pledge * In nvor of reforms dotnandcd by the poole - ) le or they nro n delusion anil a snare. The republican platforms of 1891) , 18111 md 1892 pledge the party to Hpcclflc legislation In the Interest of the laborer ind producer. The platform of 18110 ontalns the following plank in favor of allwuy regulation and the abolition of allroad PUSH bribery. Wo demand tlio reduction of freight and lasseiigor rates on railroads to correspond with rates now prevailing In the adjacent states to thu Mississippi , and wo further Icmand that the legislature shall abolish ail lassos and free transportation on railroads excepting for employes of railroad com panies. The platform of 1S90 also pledges the L > arty to enact laws for the regulation of elevators aiK the prohibition of ilia- irimlnatlon ngnlnst any class of ship- > ors. The plank on this subject reads ; is follows : Owners of public elevators that receive and handle grain for storage should bo de clared public warehousemen and compelled nider penalty to receive , store , ship and landle tlio grain of all persons alike , without - out discrimination , the state regulating barges for storage and inspection. All railroad companies should uo required to switch , haul , handle and receive and ship the grain of all persons , without discrimi nation. The platform of 1891 embodies the following plunk : Wo are heartily in favor of the general iirovisions of the interstate commerce act , mil we demand tlio regulation of all railway tiid transportation lines in such a manner as to Insure fair and reasonable rates to the producers and consumers of the country. The platform of 1892upon which every republican member of the legislature was elected , reiterates the pledges made in the two preceding platforms in the following language : The republican narty is the friend of labor In the factory , mill , mine and on the farm. It will at 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 clement of our productive wealth creating population , arc entitled to the cheap est and best facilities for storing , shipping and marketing their products , and to this end we favor such laws as will give them cheap" ) safe and easily obtained elevator and wares. house facilities , and will furnish them promptly and without discrimination Just and equitable rates , and proper transporta- lion facilities for all accessible markets. We demand the enactment of laws regu lating the charges of express companies in this state to the end that such rates may bo made reasonable. Wo favor the adoption of the amendment to the constitution providing for an elective railroad commission , empowered to fix local passenger and freight rates. 'On the question of labor and the pro hibition of Pinkcrton police the party stands pledged in the following planks : Wo deplore the occurrence of any conflict bntwc6ir labor and capital. Wo 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 ollleers Is ample to protect property and preserve - servo the peace , and favor the establishment in .some form of boards or tribunals of con ciliation and arbitration for the peaceful settlement of disputes between capital and labor touching wages , hours of labor and such questions as nppert-iln 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 this end we favor the enactment of suitable laws to protect health , lifo and limb of all the employes of the transportation , mining and manufacturing companies while engaged In the service of such companies. Will the republican members of the legislature stand up for Nebraska and the republican party , and redeem the solemn plcdgo made to the people , or will they heed the appeals of corporation mercenaries and become recreant to their trust ? This is the last chance the republican party has for regaining popular confi dence. It must either keep faith with the people or disband and lot some other party assume the reins of power. 8OJIK Jf/S.V OH1 XOTK. Paul du Chatllu , the famous author and traveler , Is In New York. Charles A. Dana will bo invited by the Boston common council to deliver the eulogy upon General Butler. The late Justice Lamar , with his dreary eyes , ileshless face , long black-gray hair , and ragged tuft of beard , looked to the writer of a current magazine article "like a poet or au anarchist , " Russell Sago began his business career as a clerk In a grocery store at Troy , N. Y.and when ho fancies That there Is a dynamiter around he wishes ho was back at his old counter weighing out pounds of sugar and , handling long dip candles. Don Cameron is besieged with letters urg ing him to insist upon tlio Sunday closing of the Chicago exposition , and ho bears them with stoical llrmness , but when bo got one calling uiKn him to "back up Quay In bis light for God , " the combination was too strong for him and ho leaned back in his chair ana bad a hearty laugh. Rubinstein says that ho would become an American citizen It It were not for the ob jections of his wife. "I am a Russian of Russians , " ho told Miss Kate Field , ' -but I am also a republican , and America Is the land for those who love liberty. " John Martin of Topeka , United States sen ator-elect from Kansas , Is a native of 1 en- ncssoo , CO years of age , and has resided In Kansas since 18.V . Ho has been three times n democratic candidate for goqernor p.nd twice a candidate for congress. From 183J to 18SO ho was on the district bench. In the Hon. William Lindsay , who wilt succeed Mr , Carlisle In tlio united States senate , tlio Hluo Grass state will present a representative of whom any commonwealth In tlio union might IH ) Justly-proud. Judge Lindsay is a typical Kentucklan of the old school , of massive and herolo aspect , broad shouldered , big brained and the recognized head of the bar of his stato. The death of James Campbell of Philadel phia , at tlio ago of 80 , Is notable cbiolly be cause ho was the last surviving member of President Plcrco's cabinet , In which ho was itostmastcr-gcnoral. His moro eminent col- loagties-Marey , Gutbrle , Gushing , Jeff Davis and Robert McClellandpassed from the stage long before him. There Is no ono living who held a cabinet ofilco under unj president who preceded Pierce , mid the onli man now living who bold such au ofllcininder Uuehanan is Horatio King , who was post- master-general for a short time at the close of his administration. Says the Philadelphia Record : "No moro Interesting ix personnel ) ran bo found In all Philadelphia than old John Sartaln. Born out eight years later than the century Itself the father of niftr.ivlnR In America nml cod- father of nrt and loiters In thin city , ho links n lilitHPlf thi past tuul present , mid yet , lostllt | ! his Viyearn , Is still young In heart , In- It-fatlgabli ! In work mid study , charmIIIR In ndlvldtmllty. No dice In more familiar than ils at clnbor nwptlon. and everywhere ho s wi-li'oino its a fiivorlto. He 1ms complotfly mistered llu < art of ttrmvlng old gracefully. And to thlnlc that this is John Sartnln. ' di-- hired gray-haired Kdinund Clareni'O Stod- nan t the Peiui club , ono evening. 'Why , ny mother was emi of the contributors to Vour magazine , and I learned my first lessons if art front It. And here you nro n younger mm than It' Gifted with a marvelous mom- ) ry , ho Is a treasury of rare reminiscences , he most valuable of which ho Is now , hap- illy , committing to paper. " o.vr.r .1 TKX.IS I.\CII > KXT. \rrlvnl of n SlierlfVn I'OMO Prevent * n Mnn friini lleltiK Itimnleil. STArroiiD's POINT , Tox. , Feb. 0. Yester day Dr. Cochran chastised a negro boy for nn Insult to Mrs. Coehran. Uist night the ) oy's father , Clint ICdwords , attacked Dr. Cochran at the railway station. Cochran , who Is a one-armed man , shot and killed lidwards. Station Agent Watts disarmed 2oehran. The negroes got a notion that Watts : ook part In the attack on Kdwards and at tempted to kill him. Watts barricaded him self In the station and with the assistance of the telegraph operator stood off the mob until the arrival ot the sheriff's posse from a : ielghlx > ring town , for whom he telegraphed. I'ho posse succeeded In restoring order. When the sheriff arrived the mob was on the point of setting tire to the station. jn'tnui ) trximit A intrcif. Three .Men Killed unit Several Serlomly In- Jnreil In u 11. , VI. I. CoIIMon. PiTTsiifua , Pa. , Fob. 0. A disastrous wreck occurred this morning at Williams station on the Baltimore & Ohio railroad. , Two ! men are under the wreck and are no doubt dead. Another Is fatally Injured and several others are badly hurt. The dead are : OKOHOK WAI.I.ACK. inmlnuor. JOHN NICconductor. . Badly Injured : \Vu.t.iAM Nit.AND , flu-limn. t'OMMICTOIl Dir.M.Al' . I'l.AOMAN ( JllIMl- : ) . The names of the other members of the ITOWS hurt have not been learned. The col lision was between freight trains , duo to Icy , rails . , rendering the trains unmanageable. Twenty-four ears were demolished. F.lT.ll , t > TAIIIIt.\ .Il-Trt.ir. ( /'liurleft llollliiKor , : m Ainerlean Mill WorKcr , Knlvoil hyn ItiiHftlnn. PiTTsnnia. Pa. , Feb. ( > . Charles Bollinger , an American mill worker , was fatally stabbed in the abdomen rm Thirtieth street last night by a Russian , believed to bo Alex Ivick. Bollinper was walking on the pave ment , when a party of drunken Russians and Polamters came along and attempted to push him into the gutter. Ho resisted and in the fight which followed he was stabbed. Ivick and n companion named PotrofT were arrested and are now in Jail. AM > x I.lvi-rymiin nml Ills Son Killed by n C'lierolieo KlMllllOI-t Toi'KKA , Kan. , Feb. 0 , A member of a band I of Cherokee boomers , which , has been camping ; hero for several days , was caught stealing . hay from Liveryman Powers' stable. Powers and his son arrested the boomer and were taking film to Jail , when , the thief drew a knife and stabbed Powers and sou fatally. The murderer escaped. Acceplml tlm Monterey. SAX FUANCISCO , Gal. , Fob. C. The coast defense vessel Monterey was today ofiicially accepted by the secretary of the navy on be half of the United Stotcs _ government. The Moutorey is at the Mare Island navy yard. LIFM.Y JtlTU OF Lll'K. Cub , gcntlo sprig , vthorual mildness cubl Washington News : It Is not always the man with the largest noio that wins thu prize at u sneezing party. Philadelphia liecnrd : "Promotions In Uio army are not so slow. " said a WiiKKlsli captain : "the major part of It soon boeoino colonels. " llrnoktyn Life : Kiln What makes you think ho loves you ? Did lie say so ? Ida No , but ho InnAMI ( me. That Is a roundabout way of lulling mo know It. Now Orleans IMenynno : Nails should bo sold at auction. They go well under the hammer. Philadelphia Lodger : Ex-Queen J.llloiiku- liml finds Undo Sam really Irresistible. It'x Hawaii has. Washington News : Tlio champion boxerlhls year seems to bo the undertaker. Smith. Gray & Co.Vi Monthly : Dust Rhodes Whntl got your whiskers cropped : what style do you call 'einV I'rtz William Tlioso are chinchillas ; no wind can got through 'em. Hiirpor's Raznr : Mrs. Mosey Wh.it a musical plionoiuenou tiklpp the forger must have been. Mr. Mosey How so ? Mrs. Mosey Why , the morning paper -says that ever slnco hu lost his vnlco In tlio inan- nKomontot thu Dongood bank his whole tenor lias been basu. A THAHIO ii-itoi : ( > K. HrttiMtiH Haul' . Ho ran for a moving trolley car , This man whom niuuht could scare. Ho madu a Jump to roach thu stop slalrl golden thu climbed And CLIiVliLAND'S ' CABINET SLATK Very Generally Understood That All Placoa Are Now Promised , SOUTHERN DEMOCRATS PROVIDED FOR Attorney ( ImicriiUhlp to do toSomn of the \ Vent nil l-iilllitnl , imVIII IhrSeo- rrlnrjalilp of the In terior. WASIIIXOTON UritKAtr or Tun HKR , I MM ITontTKCNTn STIIKKT > WASIIIMITON , D. C. , fob. 0. I Several democratic senators who liava either recently visited Lnltowood or who are credited with Intimate knowledge of the plans of tlio president-elect , today approved the following as the latest eablnut slate known In Washington : Seeretary of state , lames U. Carter of New York set-rotary of tlio treasury , John O. Carlisle of Kentucky ; secretary of war , Daniel S. linumt of Now York ; attorney general , an unknown demo crat from the west ; postmaster goncrnl , James II. Htount of ( icai-gln ; seerctary of tlio navy , Hilary A. Herbert of Alabama ; secre tary of the interior , a western democrat ; secretary of agriculture , still tinscloetcil The announcement U made uimftlclall.\ . presumably based upon the authority of Mr Carlisle , tlmt neither Cray of Indiana , nor Morrison of Illinois , will bo In the i-ihuiot ; Mr. ( .ray will bo Riven either a sivomi class foreign mission or one of the assistant secre taryships of a department. Mr Morrison's friends bave not yet abandoned all hope that ho may be made secretary of tlio inferior , but It Is believed that the vast natronatfo of that department will be distributed by a democrat either from tlio northwest or from tlio I'aclllc eoast. It Is said that Mr. Cleveland felt the neces sity of oflfcrlm ? the secretarjsblp of state to Mr. liayurd. but that ho caused tlio informa tion to bo convoyed to Mr. Hayard through another channel that tills offer wus merely In tlio natuio of a compliment to bis former premier and that If It should be accepted Mr. Hayard's bands would practu-alh bo tied. Disputing- South Duliolu l.nnds. From the public land committee Senator Pottlgrow today reported favorably his amendment to the sundry civil appropriation bill providing as follows : 'I'luit till t lint per lion of the Fort Hamlall militarv reservation which lies within the stntcot South Dakota may bo selected , at any time \\lthin ono year after passage of Ibis act or the approval of the survey of said reservation by the seeretnry of the Interior , by the state of South Dakota as a part of the lauds granted to the state under the iirovisions of an act to provide for the admission of South Dakota into the union , ipproved February ± i , 18S5I , and when said lands are selected as herein provided , the secretary of tlio 'Interior shall cause patents to be issued to tlio state of South Dakota , provided that if the state of South Dakota shall select said lands siieh selection shall embrace the lands In said reservation not exceeding the amount of land granted by the enabling act. Declileil it Ni < l > rmlm : Case. In the supreme court today Justice IJrewer delivered the decision in tlio case of IJ. A Schunk , plaintiff in error , against the Mo- line. Mllburn & Stoddard company , de fendant in error , from the circuit court of Nebraska. The court afllrmed the decision below , with cost and Interest , Justice Field dissenting. The decision of the court holds that the circuit court of Nebraska had Juris diction and tlmt if the defendant sought to have any matter of error considered it should have sent the case to the circuit court of appeals. The question was , at least In the opinion of the supreme court , worthy of the circuit court and for whoso determination , even though erroneous , was not sufficient to oust tlio court of jurisdic tion. The suit was begun below on Novem ber M , 18111 , and was upon notes for some thing over fO.OOO and interest. .MIscelllllieotlH Kx-fovcrnor ! A. C. lellotto of Watcrtown , S. D. , is in tlio city fora few days on lmi > or- tant law business before the interior depart ment. Since retiring from the governorship last month Governor Molletto lias resumed the active practice of law. Hills were today Introduced to pension Or lando Vtiimcss and to equalize the bounty of William K Hlddlson , both of Iowa. Iowa farmers are petitioning congress to amend tlio oleomargarine law so as to re- qulro the article to bo colored pink Oleo margarine as now manufactured can bo and often Is sold as butter , as there Is nothing to distinguish It from butter when on the re tailors'counters. P. S. II.D 1IO1' WANTKD. S. , G. A-Ca.'i .VctilWl/ . A Krocor tacked upon his door A bit of paper ; this U bora : "Hoy wanted I At the desk npnly. I'uy Hiiro at llrst not very hlgu. " Within two days , at early morn , A grocur'H baby boy was born. Ills llttlii brollior , wild with Joy , Kald to Ills father : "lloro's your boyl "T.-ikn down the nollco on ( lie door , 1'or you won't need It any more. " Then milled this : "We've got a prlzof Now , don't It pay to advertiser CO. Lurcost MnnufHCturoM : itvl llatillori uruioihinz la tunVorlX Speaking of Fires , I'm right in line on that question and the weather doesn't bother me a little bit. My establishment is run regardless of expense. Cost cuts no figure. " Same way with B. K. & Co. in the great remodeling sale. No attention is paid to cost. The one desire is to get rid of as much of the stock as possible before the workmen take possession of the store. Our own make , all wool men's suits are now $8-50 ; other gradesat same relative prices. Uoys' suits , $2.00 and up. Pants , $1.50 , all fine , modern , this season's goods. Look us over this week ' Overcoats and ulsters that are built for just this sort of low mercury weather. The prices are way down same as the mercury. BROWNING , KING & CO. , Store Saturday open ( ivory till ovonlii 10 j till 0.31 S.W , Cor , 16th and Douglas St
