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TllB number of democrats recently
brought to light who tvro too poor to
enter the cabinet IH mirpriHingly large.
THK St. l/juis filobc-Democrat Is of the
opinion that the opposition of Clarkson
Is a HUllli'iont reason for the confirmation
of Judge Jackson.
JUDGING by tbo attitude of Mr. Cleve
land on the Hiibjcct , a special session of
congress will bo the inevitable result of
the failure of the attempt to repeal the
silver bill.
TllK Omaha police authorities are
proving that they are entirely in earnest
in tholr determination to rid the city of
suspicious clmrai'tortt and put a check
upon crime.
THK contribution of Russia to Great
Britain's imports of wheat and Hour
during the past year was only 18 per
cent , while that of the United States was
45 per cent , and Russia is a wheat coun
try , too. _ _ _ _ _
THK city treasurer lias sold $185,000
worth of , r > per cent school bonds at a
premium of $10-1(57. ( This is only another
straw that indicates the financial stand
ing of Omaha at homo and abroad. It
i&eans that this city is abundantly able
to pay her debts.
THK stcckgrowers of Douglas county
meet at Valley next week. They have
prepared n program which will attract
many of the stock breeders of the state
who are deeply interested in the work of
breeding the best grades of stock. Such
meetings are helpful and should bo en
couraged. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A HILL is bsforo the Illinois legisla
ture providing for the reduction of
street car fares to 3 Cents In Chicago.
Considering1 the big dividends paid by
the street railway companies in that
city on stock that has boon watered with
the greatest prodigality this rate would
not bankrupt them.
THERE is no longer any doubt as to
the attitude of the Pennsylvania legis
lature in relation to cigarettes. The
I'/Wor / house has just passad a bill , by
n vote of 150 to 28 , prohibiting1 the manufacture
ufacturo and sale of cigarettes in that
HtiUo. If the measure becomes a law it
will create a sensation.
TIIBV are having lively times in the
Wyoming legislature trying to olcct a
eonator. It is now charged that u repub
lican senator has been abducted and a
democratic senator drugged to prevent
them from voting , and vigorous investi
gations have been started. Ilavo they
another Taylor in Wyoming ?
A HILL has been Introduced in the
legislature of this state providing that
nil bulls within the borders of Nebraska
shall bo dehorned after they are two
years old. The purpose is to render the
linlmal harmless , but stockmen who are
familiar with hornless cattle , such as
the Polled Angus or the Galloway , will
csmile at this idea. The hornless bulls
Ore territlo lighters and would make
Short work of u man if they attacked
him.
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A COIUtKSl'ONDKNT of THK BKE in
BeottH BlulT county expresses opposition
to Senator Darner's irrigation bill , and
Bays the people of that county do not ap
prove its provisions. Ho represents that
the Bottlers on our western border do not
want to IK ) taxed to help support a board
of irrigation olllcors. The legislature
In considering the irrigation question can
veil afford to listen to the advice
of the people of western counties where
Irrigation enterprises have been success
ful and whoso experience and actual
needs will enable them to determine
what is best for the state. Above all
things , the legislature should not lifltoi
to any professional irrigators who have
poroonal axes to grind and care nothing
for the interests of the general public.
THK prediction of Thomas A. Kdlsor
that Chicago will bo the London and
Now York the Liverpool of this country
within half a century may not bo real-
} /otl , but there can bo no question that
the coutor of population and business
nctlvlty is rapidly moving westward , and
tlmt the cities which have within a few
ycai'a sprung up midway between the
oceans will ho densely peaplod when
tnost of the old cities of the east which
nro Qf corresponding size at present will
bo but little larger than they are today.
There are great centers of commerce
nnd population along the Atlantic coast
which must boootno vastly greater than
they are , but their number In compari
son with the number that will bo found
in the west half a century hence will be
email. Kvon now the heart of the conti
nent has ceased to bo regarded as either
remote or now by ciwturu poop loot In.
III tlinos past republicans alwayrt
banked on the Httiplility of the demo
cratic party and UN llinltlofm capacity
for blundering' Kor the twenty years
from Lincoln to Garllcld the democratic
party made it lt ttolo aim nnd ob
ject to oppose anything the republicans -
publicans proposed , whether it
was right or wrong. During that
historic period republicans wore nggrea-
lvely right nine timesoutof ten and the
boitrbaiiH were ainuwt always on the
wrong side of every vital issuo. Will
republican.1) profit by the lessons of the
past or will they in turn play the bour
bon and Idiotically oppose every measure
of reform and every ellort to redress
existing abiiHcs whenever they are advo
cated by populist * or democrats ?
Thin win the course of republicans in
the Kansas legislature two years ago ,
when every bill and measure passed by
the populist house , good , bad and indif
ferent , was voted down indiscriminately
by the republican Hcnatc. The outcome
was the loss of the state to Harrison , the
defeat of the republican state ticket and
the election of a democrat to the United
e tales senate.
Will Nebraska republicans in the
legislature emulate the example of the
Kansas republican bjurbans ? Tlio
action of the republicans in the nenato
on the labor trouble resolutions seems to
indicate that they will. The republican
party always has proclaimed its
sympathy for labor. Its platforms
from 1854 to 1802 have been outspoken
in favor of protecting the working man
and bettering his condition.
The popuiists of the houto passed res
olutions proposing an inquiry into tlio
labor troubles at Lincoln with a view to
bringing about a peaceful settlement by
arbitration. It was manifestly impolitic
for republicans to oppose those resolu
tions and place the party in antagonism
with organized labor.
The resolutions wore harmless , nnd
certainly did not encourage anarchy or
disorder. If the republican senators did
not approve tlio wording they should
have offered such amendments as might
have suggested themselves. But be
cause the resolutions came from the pop
ulists tlio republicans thought it their
duty to oppose and defeat them. By so
doing they have only placed another
club in the hands of their political op
ponents , and lessened the chances of
future success. Why can't republicans
waken to the fact that opposition to
everything that is proposed by the popu
lists is nothing more nor loss than play
ing the role of the democratic bourban
over again.
JVO MORi ; ItKCUUNT JUUOLKttY.
A bill to recount the ballots cast for
and against the amendments to the con-
titutioti relating to an elective railroad
lommisston and the investment of the
lonnunont school fund lias passed both
louses of the legislature. Under the
u'ovisions of this bill all the ballots and
mil books now in custody of the clerk
jf each of the respective counties
; ire to bo forwarded to the secretary of
state on or before the 15th day of Fob-
I'liary. The secretary , auditor of state
rind a committee of live members rcpro-
iting the two houses of tlio legislature
are constituted a beard to inspect , com-
mro and recount the vote on the consti-
, utk > nal amendments submitted of. the
ate general election nnd report their
hiding to the governor. If , upon the
return of the report of said committee ,
t shall appear that either or both of the
said amendments received a majority of
all the votes cast , the governor shall
ssuo his proclamation to that oflect and
the amendments are to become part of
the constitution.
Wo trust that Governor Crounso will
not approve this bill. The votes for and
against the constitutional amendments
, voro counted and canvassed by the duly
appointed election olllcors of the various
counties. The returns were properly
certified to the secretary of state and by
lim transmitted to the legislature.
That body in joint convention canvassed
the vote of the entire state and pro
mulgated the result as certified to by
the only olllcors authorized to count and
cast up the returns. No protest or ro-
nonstranco was raised and nobody
claimed that any fraud had been per
petrated or miscount made in uny way.
The proposition to recount the vote is
in attempt to follow the dangerous pre
cedent of 1883 , when the amendment
increasing the pay of the members of the
legislature from $3 to $ , " > u day and extending
tending their session from forty to sixty
days , was declared carried after u
recount of ballots from one or two con
ties in which a miscount had been
alleged. It is notorious and historic
that the returned ballots had been doc
tored purposely , and the recount wu :
juggled by clerks employed to give the
necessary majority to tlio legislative pay
amendment.
The bill just passed by the legislature
invites a repetition of the high-handed
Imposture ot 188.1 on a larger scale. In
1883 the recount only included a couple
of counties and the shortage in votes
was only a few hundred. Now it is pro
posed to recount every precinct in the
whole state , and more than 20,000 votes
will have to be conjured up somewhere
or somehow to give the amendments
the necessary majority. Two years
ago when the proposition was made to
recount the vote on prohibition the
proposition was voted down by a largo
majority. There is no more reason for
recounting the constitutional amendment
mont vote this year than there was two
years ago. It would involve a needless
expense and a waste of tlmo.
The proiwr remedy is the revision o
the constitution and a resubmisslon o
all amendments on a separate ballot at
the election of 1801. The recounting of
amendments that fulled to receive a
majority is manifestly improper and
Ill-advised.
THK question that nnst concerns the
democratic whcolhorsos in Nebraska
just now is who among , them will have
the longest pull in the house of Clove-
land. It is amusing to witness the antics
of these would-be federal pap-dlsponsors
in their efforts to claim the credit for the
election o'f a populist to the United States
Honato. With infinite gall they assume
proprietary control of the senator-elect
and Hood the wires with assurances that
ho will vote with the administration on
all party measures. This does not mean
that Judge Allen will become tlio moro
puppet of democratic ) acrobat * . People
who know him best will bo deposed to
think that ho will have a mind of hln
own nnd will not soon forgot that ho was
brought forward and elected by the votes
of the popullst'incmbcrs ' of the legislature ;
that tlio democrats came to the populists
not tlio popullsto to tlio democrats.
While it is probable that Judge Allen
appreciates tlio votes of the democratic
members it is fair to predict that ho will
insist upon being senator ,
MEASVllK foil S.tFWrr AI'PLtAfiCKS.
The debate in the United States senate
on Tuesday upon tlio bill to promote the
safety of employes and travelers on rail
roads by compelling the latter to equip
their cars with automatic couplers and
continuous brakoJ , and their locomotives
with driving wheel brakes , was some
what disappointing to the friends of the
measure. After u desultory discussion ,
in which there was rather more of polit
ical bwlinago than any thing else , the bill
went over without action.
'Congress should not make the mistake
of supposing that there is no general
popular interest in this measure.
Whether the terms of its provisions
are the best that could have been devised
or not , its spirit and purpose are too
serious and important to bo lightly
treated , and the people are very much
alive to the necessity of legislation that
will diminish the present appalling
death fate among railroad employes and
insure greater security to the traveling
public. The objections interposed by
certain senators seem too frivolous to
have been seriously intended. The
claim that the railroad companies are
complying with the demand for safety
appliances as fast as they can has no
foundation whatever in fact. A great
variety of patent couplers have boon in
troduced , and perhaps at considerable
expense , but these various devices have
aggravated rather than corrected the
evil. What is wanted is a uniform
system of brakes and couplers , and the
measure under consideration provides
for this. A diversity of contrivances for
coupling curs is a fruitful source of
danger , nnd perhaps Senator Wolcott is
right when ho says that the railroad
employes prefer the old link and pin to
such a mixed assortment of devices.
Members of congress who are afraid
of inflicting an unjust burden upon the
railroad corporations by enacting a law
that will cost the latter a largo aggre
gate sum of money Senator Harris
says $100,000,000 to $150,000,000 should
not lose sight of the fact that it will also
save them a vast sum. It is very ex
pensive to the railroad companies
to destroy lives and property at
the present rate. It is idle to
place the cost of this reform athundreds
of millions , but lot it oost what it may it
is imperatively necessary and must not
be sidetracked by corporate influence or
any other considerations. As Senator
Cullom truly says , the railway employes
would bo safer if they wore in the army
in a time of war than they now are. The
frightful slaughter now constantly going
on was shown by the figures presented in
the lastunnual message of President Harrison
risen , who recommended with the great
est earnestness the enactment of such a
aw as is now proposed.
As the bill under consideration allows
several years for full compliance with
ts provisions , in order that the burden
of expense may not bo too severely felt ,
it is desirable that the law should bo
mt into operation as soon as possible.
There ought to bo no unnecessary
delay. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
PU11LIC HEALTH AXU I'OIjlTlCS.
Partisan bias may have somo'whut ex
aggerated the inoflicioncy of the Tam
many quarantine system in Now York ,
but the fact that the Now York Acad
emy of Medicine has without a single
dissenting voice condemned that system
as managed last fall by Hoaltlr Officer
Jenkins and his lieutenants affords suf
ficient proof that it does not commend
itself to the boat medical authorities
and emphasizes the necessity of national
quarantine. The protection of the
country from cholera should bo absolutely
divorced from politics. Neither Tammany
nor any other political organization
should bo permitted to control the ma-
ihinory of quarantine at the port of Now
York , whore the chief danger lies. A
committee of the academy of medicine
referred to made a careful investigation
of the system enforced by Dr. Jenkins ,
and in its report it said : "Wo found the
quarantine system established at this
port utterly insufficient for dealing with
any emergency in which moro than a
single largo immigrant passenger ship
infected with cholera should present it
self. Wo found fJmt the facilities which
did exist or wore extemporized wore not
administered in such a way as to inspire
conlldcnco. " ' '
The opposition to Tammany manage
ment of the important business of keep
ing out the cholera does not amo from
political jealousy or rivalry. It springs
from a profound sense of the peril to
which the country may be exposed
through the prostitution of ofllciul
functions to selfish ends. With an army
of Now York politicians in control of the
quarantine machinery of the principal
port of the United States the security of
the people would certainly bo endan
gered. National control alone will
satisfy the country. The best that can
bo given in the way of protection will
prove none to good , and loss than that
would bo criminal.
THK mayor of Detroit is engaged in a
vigorous and determined fight against
the street railway corporations and the
electric light and gas companies of that
city. He has hauled the street railway
companies into the courts and they are
struggling for their very existence ; tlio
three gas companies are in danger ol
losing tholr franchises , and the electric
light company is lobbying in the legis
lature to save itself. Mayor PIngreo of
the City of the Straits Is evidently pos
sessed of u spinal column.
SENATOR LOHKCIC protested in the
senate yesterday against the slanderous
statements made by the democratic log
islutlvo contestants , who charge tha
gross election frauds wore porpotratec
in tills city last November. It is indeei
unfortunate that after every genera
election of'recent ' years u few dUgruntlo <
and defeated candidates find it possible
o go la'foro the jwoplo of thin
tale with fiJWyand defamatory Btorlos
bout the oliVUons In Omaha. The
> ouglns doli'gattion in the legislature
vns put there by the votes of the people
uid the diMntHlMttH on the delegation
wo tholr oleelliTn to tlio republicans of
his county. There is no foundation hi
act for the con.tj.yt made and Mr. Lobeck
'
vants the scna'to to count the ballots and
unvass the vofuln order that the libels
nay bo refuted'It is doubtful , however ,
vhothor a moVinialn of proof could allay
ho bitter prejudice against Omaha
vhlch provails'Uniong most of the coun-
ry members.
'A I'liKss dispatch now going the
ounds is freighted with great import to
omocratio patriots who have been tot-
ng water and sawing wood for the party
or the past generation. Mr. Cleveland
s quoted as saying that ho will not up-
wint democrats to office who drew sal-
irles under his first administration. Wo
lolato no confidence when wo say this
innouncoment strikes several of the
nlthful amidships and bus already pro :
.need a pap-suckers' panic in local
omocratic circles. For what is loft of
omoernoy with all hope of spoils
dusted ?
Anil Control * Sli'rlvnA Them.
.1/fmirnxj | ) | [ Trttninc.
For a man who is not yet president Mr.
31ovcland Is sending a great many messages
o congress.
Sllilliif-on UN Ilir.
Clttrian Matt.
Mr. Clarkson's remarks lay him open to a
tispicion that the "pavements have been
lippory In his neighborhood.
Twill Tajto 1'rolio.
atiiltc-Dcmiicrat.
It is to ho hoped that the Investigation of
! io whisky trust will not stop short of show-
tig what proportion of the profits of its
ofnrious business have lcc ) n contributed to
umocrntic campaign funds.
To r.limiiMi , Stitton , 15 1 Al.
St.unto ( Slube-Demnerit ,
Premier Gladstone savs that the suninmr-
os of the homo rule bill which have boon
u-lntcd in the ICnglish and American papers
ire chiefly guesswork. Tlio Irish patriots of
Omaha tincl Oshkosh who have been con-
Icmning the hill and Jumping on Gladstone
iavo been entirely too precipitate.
Hotv'to Cunvort tlio Houx.
Clileaim Dispatch.
At Pine Hldge the other day after flvo
ndianshnd been shot down tlio only one re-
nalning "throw up his hands , made the sign
of peace a nd declared ho was willing to bo
good. " This little incident proves quito con
clusively that it is possible to convert and
reform the Sioux if tlio work is done in tlio
ight way. _
The l'rlc < ! offlrovrr'H Favor.
St , l' < luf Flf.lc < T-lV H.
The gnntlo hint- * borne through the air by
> olltical Ariels who have been hovering
ibout Cleveland's ! pillow that the democrat
rho refuses to vet < ? . for repeal of the silver
lill must keep away * from the back door of
ho white house i wlien tlio crumbs are dis-
ributed will goa long way toward doing the
justness for thatbuucful , law.
Itnolt.
y < jk Ailrcrtittr.
Eight years ago the democrats pounced
upon the United , States treasury with n
vhoop and a howl of delight nt the antici-
> ation of finding -something crooked some-
vhere. After several months of investlgu-
lon they discovered that the accounts were
out of balance ] ust"ccnta , after twonty-threo
cars of republican administration. They
ire again today ima goirglo-oyed condition of
expectation as to whut , they will find this
time. All their efforts so far have only
elicited the comfortable fact that wo are in a
> erfectly sound condition financially , and
vould have been oven better oft if frco trade
nadncss had not injured our business affairs.
Tluit Irrigation HIM.
Gnnixo , Neb. ; Fob' . C. To the Editor of
? iiBBci : : In you issue of February 4 , un
der the head of "Irrigation in Nebraska , "
rou spoalc of the present bill pending in the
cgislaturc. enato file No. 19 , introduced by
Senator Darner. We of the irrigation dis
trict of Nebraska do not want that bill to
> rxss , and will do our utmost to prevent its
) assage. I have been unable to find one
man living in the irrigation district that ap-
) ro ves of that bill \vho has vead it. Wo have
told meetings and discussed same and are
now circulating petitions to send to the hon
orable body , the legislature , to prevent tlio
passage of that bill. We think the officers
iccessary under that bill are unnecessary ,
ind that the taxation to support same and
meet the expcnso would bo Unjust and uu-
lecessury. and that the development of irri
gation and building of irrigation ditches
would get a set back. In place of improving
the development of the arid part of Ne
braska it would prevent the sumo. The bill
is too long to discuss hero and state nil its
liad features , us it is about as long us the
present consolidated statutes of the state.
The irrigation area of this county nlono
( Scotts Bluffs county ) at the present time Is
80,000 acres. Wo have about 100 miles of
ditches constructed at a cost of about 800,000 ,
and surveys inado and ditches under con
struction amounting to00 miles in length
more and covering an area of 1W,000 ) acres
moro of land that will bo reclaimed when the
ditches under construction are completed.
This has been brought about under our pres
ent irrigation law , which gives good satis
faction here , except a few minor things in
the law which might bo corrected. Ono is the
measuring of water , which should be changed
from inches under four inch pressure to
cubic feet per second of time , to make easier
the measuring and distributing of water ;
another compelling filing of maps of
ditches with 111 csecretary of state and at
the county clerk's oftlco In the county where
the ditch Is located. The above as amend
ments to our present law would tnako as
good a law on irrigation as is necessary or
needed at the present time. Irrigation is
growing in western Nebraska as rapidly as
it ever dill In any state in the union with the
simo : length of time since the first ditch was
built in the stato. If tbo writer of that bill
had first taken u trip through this arid
country and made inquiries into tbo ncncls of
the people who have to Irrigate nnd depend
on irrigation for a crop ho would have found It
unnecessary to write1 that bill. Yours ,
most respectfully. > c
SCOTTS B/.UFP COU.VTV PEOPLE.
1'KOl'T.E.
Niklta , ruler of tbV" Montenegrins , Is snld
to drive a thrifty b Vgain with such of his
people as need Io. najwo Interest being any
where from 18 to 30 percent.
Dr. lloberts Bartholow , the eminent pro
fessor of JeffersoiL ipllegb. Philadelphia ,
who became insane fsomo two yo.irs ago from
hai'd study nnd overwork , has recovered his
mental balance.
Colonel John M. Adams of the Portland
Argus suys ttiat MaJHtt has had at least two
public men who wecft/be superiors of Hlaino
Intellectually. Ho tmd in mind George
Evans and William Pitt Fcssendon.
James Whltcomb KllP.V derives his largest
profits from England. ( Ki'ho publishers there
have bought out olght'edltlons ' of his poems
and pay him by mere courtcay a larger roy
alty than ho gets at homo , where ho is pro
tected by copyright.
The venerable banker , Bleichroeder of
Berlin , bled himself to Dresden on his 70th
birthday in order to escape any demonstra
tion that his friends might arrange In his
honor. But ho loft a > , OW check for the de
serving poor of Berlin.
Zola is amiable to tbo newspaper inter
viewers , but he Is ciuito observant of their
shortcomings. Ho tolls with a smllo of the
mlstako of un Italian Journalist , Do Amlcis ,
who visited him in Paris.I received him
in my study , " said the novelist. ' 'In an ad
joining room were two puppies who were
playing and barking. Do Amicis mistook
the yelps of these dogs for children's cries
and ho Imparted to the world that I was the
happy father of two bouncing babies. "
In his vouth J. H. Boss , who now , an old
man of 70 * Is a resident of Baltimore , was a
IHistal messenger boy atU It was his duty to
SB. "
arr.v the mall from the pott iftlt'o In U'nsh
ngtott lo the whltn hoimo Andruw , liu-lis < m
vns | iitv lilt-lit nt the tlmo and Mr MOM su.vn
, hut "Old Hickory" frequently uitvl tocoini *
.o the door hlttiRi'lf tn nx-Mvo hU letter * .
Sometime * ho wits clud In a dlia.v nftlco unit
uul wore sllpsliod nllppoin. lie wii *
horouuhl.V domnrrulti1 and occasionally snld
o the boy : "Come In and warm your toes ,
for they immt be eolcl.1'
Oencral Kutwjilcr , military governor of
> arls , Is one of the three French officers
> vho , being taken I'uptlvo b.\ the Hermans In
80-71 , refused a parole ami own pod from
enemy's country. One of the lust ofilrlul
lets of M. Freyclnot neforo withdrawing
from the French cabinet was to slin an tmler
oxemplim ; him from the regulation that ro-
Ires military officers at a specified age.
General Snusslcr bus reached the prescribed
Imlt , U HCCIUS to bo understood that In
nso of a European war ho would bo com-
minder-In-chlef ot the French forces.
ili.l < I.VXKIIIUSKASS. .
A man from Wyoming is about to start a
Icmoeratk * paper at Sidney.
The Ilarrlsburg Early D.iy and tabor Wave
mvc consolidated nnd the result Is the Ikiu-
icr County News.
A Pawnee City man is to start a factory
'or the manufacture ) of a rubber roof paint of
iis own discovery.
The Norfolk News nominates Judge Powers
'or the position which will be inulo vacant
by the resignation of .ludgo Alien.
Hevival services are In progress at
Beatrice , Fremont , Superlorand other points
n the state and many conversions are re
ported.
The election contest over the county attor-
loyshlp of Hed Willow county , Instituted by
W. P. Hurr , republican , against Sidney
Dodge , independent , bus been dismissed.
Flvo hundred people participated in the
nass meeting at Hubbelt which declared in
favor of Dr. K 11. Dobbyn * for postmaster
under the coming administration. The doe.-
tor will give an oyster supper to the crowd.
Peter Shultz , a farmer's lad living a few
nlles south of McCook , who was recently
severely bitten on the leg by an enraged
log , is in a serious condition now and is lia-
jlo to lese the member , which is in a fright
ful state.
Lemuel I omen , the University Place boy
who was shot by his brother , died of his
njuries , or of a surgical operation which
was undertaken to sivo his life. The doctors
ilaecd the wounded boy on a table in a room
ioatcd to liW degrees. Ills abdomen was
aid open ami the entrails removed from the
ibdomlnal cavity and thoroughly drenched.
Sloven perforations of the Iwwels were
'ound and these wove sewed up. The ball
was removed. The entrails were then
eplneed and the abdomen sowed up. The
: > oy rallied , but It was only temporary , nnd
it 11 o'clock the next morning ho succumbed.
WKKVK OS THK 1IK1 l-'UVlt.
Ono Mmi Klllril unit Fourteen
Injnrril , Onii or T < > Prolmlily Fitfully.
ST. Lori * , Mo. , Fob , 8. The Big Four
castbound passenger train , which left hero
at 7:45 : last night , was wrecked and totally
lestroycd a mile east of Pana at a late hour.
J'ho wreck was caused by a broken rail ,
fire then destroyed the whole train , which
consisted of a mall car , combination car , ono
coach and three sleepers.
The baggageman was killed and fourteen
passengers were injured. They were taken
to a hotel in Pana and cared for.
The list of casualties includes :
HAGOAGKMAN' IlKSLKK. killed.
S. O. DOOMTTI.K , express muhsungcr , Mudlson
Ind. , badly Injured.
C. II. I'Aiiu , express inoHscngur , St. Louis ,
Mo. , badly burl.
MAIL AIIK.NT I'OSWAY. hurt about the bead.
I'OSTAI , ( 'I.IHK : DKWJTT. head bruised.
JAMKS N. Nicitou , Mattoon , 111 , , badly
bruised.
Mns. XUAU residence unknown , probably
fatally Injured.
Several others wore slightly hurt. The
corpse of Mr. Laughlin of Cleveland in the
baggage car was cremated. Mrs. taunhliu
and her children were slightly hurt.
JitHt Silt Down on Kllgnro.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Fob , 8. A story tele
graphed from the capltol relative to the na
tional quarantine bill this morning , which is
given as an Index to the feeling of tlio house
on the silver question , is so incorrect that
its denial is almost unnecessary. When the
conference report on the national duarantino
bill was presented to the house today Mr.
Anthony and Mr. Kllgoro of Texas began a
plan of filibustering against the report , but
the house took the matter In hand , sat
down upon the filibusters nnd agreed to the
senate amendment by a vote of 1'Jl
to 'J. This \vn& the result of almost
unanimous feeling in the house that
legislation Intended to keep out the cholera
was imperative and trifling with such an
important matter should not bo tolerated.
For this reason silver men and anti-silver
men and all others joined hands and stopped
filibustering. The silver question did not
appear in the contest , for advocates of free
coinage and the nntls stood side ! > > side nnd
choked off all efforts at filibustering. De-
splto this the statement was telegraphed
that the vote was indicative of the temper
of tbo house on the silver question. Both
sides deny that thcro is anything in the
story.
_ _
FASS1XO JUSTS.
Chicago Inter Ocean : Hecnusc a man clings
to ihn nld-fushloiii'd lamppost It Is no sign
that hu doesn't approve of tlio electric light.
Indianapolis Journal : "I never could under
stand whv Ilonry VIII. wiisenllccl MllutT King
Hal , ' " suld Watts. " 1 slioillil think a man
with sl.v queens hud no need to bluir. "
Glenn Knlls ItVpnhllc.in : A mute always
has n tacit
Itoston Transcript : "It Is bettor to give
than to receive. " This Is especially trim with
ruK'trd ' to bin castle remarks of a personal
nature.
Troy Press : Although iniinufiinturors of
spoons do not enjoy n very hl li rank as
writers , tbo majority nf them have produced u
great ninny stirring articles.
Philadelphia Keeonl : 'Tour aces In ennuirh ,
Isn't It ? " fie asked , , vs ho throw down his hand
ntu friendly pokir game. "Ves , " replied the
other , "I oncu saw u man shot for having live
of om. "
Philadelphia That's : The result oMii
at conclusions Is markedly shown In tliosn
women roiulors who tlrst turn to the back of
the novel to sou how the story turns out.
Somerville Journal : The man who can do
half un hour's work In Hvt ) minutes cenurally
t'liiploys n lot of people who can do Uvo min
utes' work In half an hour.
Washington Star : The suggestions as to
costumu tlmtcomo In articles on Hawaii Indi
cate that annexation would ha sninntliln of
an otr.sut to the crlnollno Invasion that Is Im
minent.
Chicago TrlbunoVhnn : It camos to reve
nue cuttnrs.said old Bullion , snipping otr an
other coupon , "there's nothing like a good
pair of shears. "
EVOLUTION OF A NAME.
S. (7. .tCo'd. Muntlilu.
riirlstem-d Mary.
Al 10 called Mutllo.
At IB called May.
At'JO called Moll.
At 2& culled Molly.
At 30 called Ma-rye-a.
When married , Mario.
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Favorite PrcFcrijTtlon.
Safely and certainly , ev
ery delicate weakness ,
derangement , nud dis
ease peculiar to the sex
is permanently cured.
Out of all the medi
cines for women , tlio
"Favorite Prescription"
is the only ono that's
guaranteed to do whnt is
claimed for it. In nil
"female complaints"
nnd irregularities , peri
odical pains , displace
ments , interim ! Inllnm-
mntion or ulceratlon , bearing-down
Ecnsntlona and kindred ailments , If it
ever fails to benefit or cure , you have
your money bnck.
Bo certain to cure erfry case of Catarrh is
Dr. Sago's Catarrh Remedy that its proprie
tors make you this offer : " If you can't bo
cured , pcnuanenUywo11 pcy you 500 casU. "
PENSION PAHERS PERPLEXED
OougroHnmn Pioklor Temporarily DofeaU
Dimocratlo Plans iu This Line.
THREATENED WITH ARREST BY CRISP
III * IVrnpvcriim-0 I'limlly Cuiuprl * tlio Op-
pofltlou lo Almiiilitn tlio ( iuiimlju |
Itnlon Vt'lrniin inulTliclr
I'limlllcit ( or tlio rrcniMit.
.siiiNiiiox IlriinAi ; OK TUB HUB , I
fllll FortlTKHNTII STIIHr.T , }
WASHINGTON. U. G. , Feb. 8. j
Representative Plekler of South Dakota
has during the past few days made the
democrats In the house wish a thousand
times that they had one of "Heed's rules"
with which to atop filibustering. In the
legislative , executive and judicial appropria
tion bills there was a democratic proposition
to create a commission to sit during the
recess of congress the coming mitnmcr and
"Investigate the operations of executive de
partments , " the ostensible object being to
revise the clerical forves , Improve the service
nnd save the government money. Major
Pickler , who Is an ardent republic-ail , siys :
It Is only a scheme to cut and slash
the pension rolls out of all resemblance and
eheeso pure the pension disbursement * . So ho
h nsfoughtltwkh vim , oven though It was In
the general appropriation bill. Kvery demo
cratic member stood by the proposed investi
gation' ' and the proixjsllion would have been
passed with a whirl had not the South
Dakotan exercised the prerogative left him
and shown the ono man power under the
Crisp rules. Ho simply stopped all progress
upon the bill for two days and declared that
this important measure should not become
law till the democratic stab at pensions was
stricken out.
I > ate this afternoon Major Plekler won his
fight.i He forced the democrats to withdraw ,
but ho did not succeed without a stormy
scene in the houso. So persistent was ho In
his opposition that the speaker ordered the
mace , the emblem of authority , to bo brought
forth anil threatened Mr. Pickler with
arrest. The South Dakotan brushed aside ,
exclaiming ; "Take away that goose , " and
continued his fight. At last Mr. Doekery of
Missouri , who proposed the amendment
authorising the "investigation , " withdrew
Ills proposition , and consideration of the gen
eral appropriation bill was resumed and the
raid upon pensions was , for a time at least ,
deferred.
( 'lcvclaiil'H WMirs Nut Desired.
Don M. Dickinson , the special courier of
the autocratic president-elect , arrived in
Washington today to join the other confi
dential courier , Henry Villard , in a Joint
effort to induce the bouse to vote in favor of
the repeal of the Sherman silver purchasing
act , and if possible to take the edge oil of
the battle axe blow delivered to tbo Incom
ing administration by u majority of the
democratic senators.
Mr. Villard , after his rebuff of yesterday
by an angry democratic friend of Colonel
Morrison , who charges that Mr. Villard's
interest in the disputed land grants of the
Northern Pacific railroad is the basis of
opposition to Mr. Morrison's promotion to
the cabinet as secretary of the interior , kept
himself secluded today with Mr. Carlisle , the
next secretary of the treasury , and witli
anti-silver members of the house.
Tomorrow is the day fixed by the rules
committee for ttie consideration of the repeal
bill. It is an interesting question as to what
the Cleveland democrats in the house may
be able to accomplish toward securing what
Mr. Cleveland calls "a little Heed business"
unless they can induce a majority of the
house to adopt some modified form of cloturo.
The frco coinage members have it easily
within their power again to deliver a sting
ing blow against tbo declared finaneial pol
icy of tlioincomingndministration. Ic seems
that Mr. Cleveland is not to have congress
with him in any of bis reforms and that ho
is going to have trouble from tbo very start ,
which will dwarf his work upon the tariff
and prevent bis making good any party
' ' '
promises.
How Allen Will Train.
Members of the democratic steering com
mittee of the senate , coin ( rased of such bour
bon stalwarts as Morgan and Cookrell , say
Senator-elect Allen of Nebraska will act
with the democratic leaders when ho takes
his seat hero , and that ho will bo recognized
as a democrat. Barring his personal disap
pointment. Representative Bryan feels well
over Mr. Allen's election. Ho says Allen is
for free coinage , a low tariff and other dem
ocratic propositions. Bryan being a fred
trade advocate affects to believe that the
democratic party Is committed to that prin
ciple.
Western Pensions.
The following pensions granted are re
ported :
Nebraska : Original Henry M. Eby , John
A. Latta , Michael Kanonso , C. Fuller ,
Charles V. S. Caswell , James II. Cornell ,
Augustus Strcctcr , Louis C. Holloway.
Thompson Baker , Oliver Durby. Additional
George S. Mann. Increase Richard
Mooro. A. Atwood. Reissue Krnest Fer-
ber. Original widows , etc. Nancy J. Miller
( mother.Original ) JohnF. Case , Franklin F.
Joincs , Thomas O'Connor , Robert T. Satarts ,
Benjamin Henry , John Fairchilds , Jerry
Morrison , I'orry Greem , Thomas L. Patter
son , Stephen D. Newton , Jacob C. Filbert ,
James S. McICcan , Andrew J. MoNamara ,
Fred G. Thompson , Norvil Jones. Addi
tionalJohn H Llndon , Kdward
Original , widows etc Mary Holland
"mother '
Iowa Original -.lamos C Wright , Chnrles
Walker , Kidney Jones , Inane Bolts , ( u irgo
J. Itaungarlnor , Henry II. Sloven * , lainei S ,
( lulnon. tneivn c TliomiiH J. Klnnev , Wll
Ham P. Allgooil , Hiram farter , William
Ktr.ilt , William Warner. Jiune * L , C'oilln'
Rclsstw William L , Van Motor , Orlgl
nal widows , t'te ' , - Jane Browning ,
Sar.ih K. Mooro. Aurel Koolt
Original -John II. Moore , ( ioorco W
Foots. William H. Trump , William I1
1'oftlnbarger , Uuilel Cobb , Kugeno V Orlf
llth , Kgclton W. Holbrtxik , Alexander Mi
( lowaii , William Grimes , Daniel 0 Hook ,
William Miller , Harry Fastening , John De-
Iain. John Kedlntauglt , Christian Bobcrlch ,
Mason Mo D. Scott , ICdwnrd Clark. John S ,
Hoanlman. Additional -William H Mof.
felt. Original widows , etcXerrldn I Dillon ,
Katii Hoossll. Nancy Hitchcock , Hannah
Garrctt.
South Dakota ; Original widows , etc -
Minor of HII Hoover. Original AlmomUl.
McLaughliu , Krastus Colo. Ocorgo Menzlo ,
ISrlumlrcl Hut Mmiry.
The senate today passed a bill to pay
Samuel J. Hancs of Kimball c-ountv flixi ,
the amount erroneously paltl by him on hi *
homestead entry. It seems that Hayncs In
January , I SIM. on making final proof on hU
homestead entry In Kltnlmll county before
the local land onleers nt Sldnev , was re-
Mulred by mistake to p.iv f.K | ( ) , which stun ,
less t H lawful fees for ills homestead entry ,
Ismi stly retained by the government
The bill 'iis not passed the house , and slnco
Nebraska -us no representative In that body
who gives Me least attention to her local
measures , t ils one will undoubtedly fail to
become a h.w.
Major S. M. Knthbone of Iowa
President Harrison's callers today
Alexander Charles , editor of the Cedar
Rapids ila ) Times , is at the St James
Captain Charles is a candidate for sui > erfii
tcndcnt of the free delivery service tinder the
incoming administration and will have the
support of the lowadcmocrats for that place
Assistant Secretary Chandler has ntllnned
the- decision of the desert land entry case of
Hugh G. Gilbert against Thomas G. Dcnahy
from Salt LakeCity. . Ho grants a with
drawal of nppe.al In the mineral on try case
of Hiram B. Clawson from Salt Lake City
In the case of the United States against
John V. Dr.iyton , Annie B. Sweet , inter
vcnor , from Niobrara , Secretary Chandler
today directed a dismissal In favor of the
latter.
Ilo overruled the motion for review in the
case of Terence Fee against Murdecnl H.
Sprague , from Choyenno. I' . S. II.
NOT ON TIM : IMI.I.S.
Si'iMirs nnd Iiirlilrnt * Purlin ; tlio ( 'minting nf
th lilt'ft rul Vol Yi > nti > r < l.iy.
WASHINGTON , U. C. , Feb. SThere were
some interesting nnd amusing incidents In
the electoral count not recorded intheolllrial
proceedings. The strict rules of the house
which govern admission to the floor were
suspended , and one member , evidently not a
friend of female suffrage , remarked 'Tin *
floor of the house looks as the senate would
look if the populists of the western states
eventually succeed in elcctii'g women sena
tors. "
The tlrst break in the decorum of the pro
ceedings ( not counting the merely incidental
ppplause which greeted the announcement
of the vato of Illinois ) occurred when .ludgo
Chlpman of Michigan , evidently more fa
millar with the names of the- democratic
candidates than with those of the repuhll
can ticket , proclaimed that California had
cast "ono vote for Wittylaw Reid for vlco
president. The ripple of laughter
which greeted this announcement was in
creased to a roar when the vice president
subsequently gave Judge Chipman another
republican state to handle and ho succeeded
in giving "Whltelaw" In two syllables iiv
stead of three. The curious vote ot North
Dakota distributed ono to each of all the
candidates was greeted with derisive
laughter. When the count was closed the
great audience dispersed quietly. One
enthusiastic individual in the gallery caused
some slight merriment by waving a largo
sombrero and shouting : "Hurrah for Graver
Cleveland. "
THK H'lXA'HHS.
Fmtih Marlon.
omo paddle their canoes along upon llfo's
troubled sea
In a Imppy , caruloss , don't-curo way , with
voices full of glee ,
With many u splash and many n dash they row
themselves nloni ; .
Hut their heats don't innko much headway , for
their strokes nro nuvor strong.
There are others still who row along thoconi'hU
from day Uxluy ,
Who novur splash and never dush nnd haven't
much to say.
You never hear them coming , but , they win the
race beciiusu
They save tliulr wind for business and pull
with uiullleaoars.
Mr. Michael Higgins , Belcher &
Taylor Agricultural
The
Tool Co. , Chicopee
Fa'h5 ' Mass. , writes :
"This company lias
used
ST. JACOBS OIL
for years fof their men for burns ,
cuts nnd bruises , and | Q
we know of nothing .
p
that compares with it. " fcclual"
, KING
ft CO.
. ManufnoturoM aivl UutUlori
of Olotlilus lu tuaVorll. .
We Might
Use dynamite to blow a hole through that
wall and get the two stores into
one in that way , but some of us
might go up through the roof ;
then 'twould kick up more dust
than the carpsntcrs will. They
' 11 kick up enough ; so to get all
the clothing possible out of the
way we've made the prices fully -
ly j < less than you can get same
quality for anywhere else : Our own make , all wool
men's suits are now $8.50 ; other grades at same rela
tive prices. Boys' suits , $2.00 and up. Pants , $1.50 , all
fine , modern , this season's goods. Look us over this
week. Overcoats and ulstes that arc built for just this
sort of low merciiry weather. The prices are way down
same as the mercury.
BROWNING , KINQ & CO. ,
Etoro Haturday open nvory till ovoninj 10 till 0.3) . S. W. Cor. 15th and Douglas St