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THE OMAHA DAILY BKKmlfUlPAY. FKBIllTARY 10 , 180,1 , B _ P liX ! 3 BIfl R. II09i\VATKII : , Kdllnr "I'tJIlUSMBl ) EVKUY MOltNINO. T1-.IMH ( Ol' SITllHt'lMI'TION. H\lly ( IlpriwIllioiitHiindnylOno Year. . I 8 00 linllvnndHiindny , One Year inn" Hlx Monilis. . P9 < ? Thrro Months Hiindny Her , Ono Yonr * Haturday Hi1. One Yrar J Weekly lice , Ono Year x Omnhn.The lire lliilldlnu. Hnnth Oiniilni , corner N and 20th Streets. fennel ! HlulTs , 12 IVnrl Htreot. Chlcnpo onice , 317 Cliamlicrof Cotnmnrco. New York , Itoom.s 13 , 14 nnd to , Trlbnno Iliilldlng. WuHlilnglon , S13 I-'oiirtrenth Street. COUKESl'ONnENUE. All rnmnimilunlloni relating to news nnd rdltorlil mutter should uo uddrossod to tlio Editorial Department. WJPINESS LETTEU9. AlUmslncsilctters and rptnlttancri should lienddrcsocd to The Iloo I'ulillshlnpr Company , Onmlm. Drafln , checks nnd postolllco orders to bo made payable lo the order of the com pany. THK BRU PUBMSHINO COMPANY. BWOHN STATEMENT OP 01UOULATION Htatoaf Nebrnskn , ) County of Dougtai. f Oeorco II. T/schiick , secretary nf Tnn HER rubllHhliig company , does solemnly swear that tlio actual circulation of TIIK DAILY HEK for llinwcek ending 1'cbruary 4 , 1H93 , was as follows : Sunday , .TanimrySO 20,040 Miimlny.Jnnil.iry 30 S'HJS TuoRdny. January 31 J'S22 WcdnRMlny. IVIirunry 1 M8 ? Thnrsdiiy , l-'chrnnry'J 3 , ' § ? I'rldny , Kelinmry II rJ'SnS Baturday , I'utirunry 4 24,203 GEOIHJE II. T7.SOIIUOK. Pworn tn before mo nn.l subscribed In my presence this 4th day of February , 1H03. ( Honll N. I' . I'EII * . Notnry I'nlillc , AvrniRO Clrmliillmi for Jtiiiunry , 24,247 ST. Louis 1ms the only olootric rail way mall line In thocountry , and It is claimed to bo iv great miccess. WHAT about the anti-puss resolutions that were introduced in the early part of the sos.sion in the state sonata. SKNATOH HILL'S first important effort in tlio semite docs not seem to have brought him u great deal of glory. LITTLK King Alphonso of Spain has nn attack of scarletina. The public health iiiHpcctors7 it would seem , have not properly looked after the sanitary condition of the royal abode. THE notion that wo ought to annex the Sandwich islands in order to Christian ize their people would have more force If wo did not have such an abundance of raw material to work on at homo. TUB inlluenco of Tammany in the present congress is strong , but it will bo stronger in the next congress. If the Now York City bosses see anything that they want they will help them selves. THE warship Atlanta has been re called from her special mission to Port- au-Prince , nnd we are not to have a war with Ilayti after all. It is the opinion of good judges of the situation that wo could have whipped her. IN KKMOVINO ox-Governor George T , Anthony from the position of railway commissioner the Kansas populists have committed a grave blunder. Governor Anthony was the most elHciont railway commissioner west of the Mississippi , and nobody will feel moro pleased over his removal than the railway managers THE coming warden of the peniten tiary is liable to bo something moro than a moro supervisor of convicts and ac countant between the state and the con tractor. It is possible if not probable tha the Investigations into the managoinon of the penitentiary may terminate in th ( resumption of full control of the peni tentiary. In that case the post of warden will not bo a sinecure. , IT IS very singular to Bay the leas that the council did not confer with th < mayor concerning the extravagant tas levy which it has embodied into an ordi nance. It has been customary heretofore for councilmcn to take the mayor into their confidence before completing .the annual levy , and their failure to do so naturally arouses the suspicion that there is some scheme on foot to loot the treasury and raid the taxpayers. AMONG the bills introduced yesterday in the lower house of the legislature is ono to exempt from taxation the property of old soldiers to the amount of $1,000. The veterans of the union are doubtless entitled - titled to all the privileges that can bo consistently extended , but the proposi tion to exempt the property of old soldiers from taxation is manifestly un constitutional. It is class legislation and does not eomo within the scope of exemptions contemplated by the framers of the constitution. THK condition of the treasury gold supply , if correctly reported , is likely to cause some uneasiness in financial circles. It is said that there is now only about $3,000,000 of free gold in the treasury that is , gold that can bo used for current demands , and this will bo largely reduced by the shipments abroad next Saturday. It is stated that for last week's shipments the treasury borrowed from the banks. The Euro pean demand for gold shows no abate ment and so far as can bo judged by the present indications the export move ment may continue for months. As it is there appears to bo danger that the treasury will have exhausted its supply of free gold within a fuw weeks , and in that case wo might expect the yellow metal to go to a premium. THKRIJ are indications that the man agers of the whisky trust have less nerve than the manipulators of some other trusts with which the country Is burdened. The recent booming of prices upon fictitious reports as to an Impend ing Increase of tax and an abnormal de mand for whisky was accompanied by an extensive unloading of stock by the largo holders who were on the Inside of the deal , and the assumption is that a wholo- Domp fear of the law was the cause un derlying this movement. The man agers seem to have come to the con clusion that the operations of trusts uro not without risk to the operators. Nothing has yet happened to any of the great trusts to justify apprehension of this kind , hut something is going to happen to them ono of these days , and tlioao that stand from under before the bait of pcpular wrath falls will bo lucky A I'llOTBOTOUATK OVKIl IMII'.lf/ At the urgent roqucnt of the provisional - visional government of Hawaii nnd with the acquiescence of Uio representatives j of ether foreign governments at Honolulu lulu , the United Status mlnlfltor has es tablished an American protectorate over the laland.i. The stars and stripes wave from the staff on the government building , nnd while the provisional au thorities continue In control they are backed by the power of the United States , whoso naval ofllcors and marines have been placed at their dis posal. A protectorate , it should bu understood , is not possession. All that the American minister has done Is simply to provide for maintaining peace and order and to guarantee the security of the provisional government. Web ster defines a protectorate to bo : ' 'The authority assumed by a superior power over an Inferior or a dependent ono , whereby the former protects the hitter from invasion and shares in the manage ment of its affairs. " It will thus bo Been that a protectorate docs not in any sense imply possession. It may , however , become the first stop toward possession , and it is not at al improbable that it will be found to bo so in this cise. The unqualified 'acquies cence in the United States protectorate the British and German ropresental Ivcs in Hawaii not only testifies to the : ict that such an arrangement was felt o bo absolutely necessary , probably by 'cuson ' of known or suspected plans on he part of the deposed queen nnd her 'ollowors ' to restore the monarchy , but It Iso takes the nature of an assurance hat it is not proposed by ether govern ments to offer any interference with any lourso whioh this country may decide to ake regarding the Hawaiian islands. Thic , it now appears ) , has comq , o bo well understood. The stato- nent made in parliament by a member of the British government , that it was not the intention to send a war vessel to lonolulu , nnd that no doubt was felt : is to the security of British interests indor American protection , seems to mvo been meant to convey to this gov ernment the assurance that no obstacle would bo put in the way by Great Britain to whatever the United States should , in its own interest , find it ex- icdiont to do in the Hawaiian matter. So far as Germany is concerned that government has shown com plete indifference , and is not expected to assume any other attitude. There is nothing in the way of opposition to lx > apprehended from any other source , so that if the United States should decide to absorb the islands the indications are that it would bo permitted to do so with out any question from other govern ments. It is apparently the opinion abroad that this Hawaiian matter is entirely tiroly an American affair , to bo settled in accord with American policy and in terests. If such is the case , the deposed queen and her followers will appeal in vain to European governments. It is probable that KOIIIO definite action by this government will bo taken at nn early day. The bill introduced in the United States scnato by Senator Morgan which is understood to have the ap proval of the secretary of state , may be brought to a vote at any time , and fron the spirit that is being manifested in congress its passage is highly probable It simply provides a form of government for any foreign country which may bo hereafter acquired by the United States and would bo merely a forerunner of the acquisition of Hawaii , the question of how those Islands should bo governed in the event of their annexation having been a somewhat perplexing one. With this disposed of the noxLmovo , that of action by congress to annex the islands , might speedily follow. The annexation fever appears to have somewhat abated at Washington , but it is believed that a majority in congress still have it and that it would not bo difficult to pass the necessary legislation for annexing the Hawaiian islands. TRXAN MOlt LA IP : The remarkable message of Governor Hogg to the legislature of Texas in re lation to the .recent shocking tragedy at Paris , in that state , is attracting much attention everywhere. It proposes the enactment of laws of the most stringent kind to prevent and punish the crime of lynching. In effect it is a confession on the part of the Texan governor that under existing conditions he is unable to cope with armed lawlessness. "A mob execution , ' ' nays Governor Hogg , "Is no less than a murder execution. No man or sot of men with murder upon their hands uro capable of justly enforcing the laws. As a rule the riffraff , loung ing , indolent , lawless element of a com munity inspire and lead the mob , while the law abiding , " industrious citixen is terrorized by the spectacle. " As a rem edy for the defiance of law in this re spect the governor proposes to make the county where any lynching takes plaeo liable to the family of the victim in heavy damages , and also to make each person or corporation liable for damages who takes part or aids , by act , word or gesture or in any way abets the mobbing of any person. Ho appeals to the legis lature to "strengthen the laws , supply the means , and if the executive fails to perform his duties under all circum stances , lot him stand condemned as a criminal himself before the civilized world. The tone of this message Indicates that the situation in Texas in respect to exe cutions by mobs Is rather desperate. Tlmt was well known .before , but it has not previously appeared that the author ities ot the state hud a very keen appre ciation of the fact. Governor Hogg says that within twelve months three men have been hanged in a single county of that state who had committed no crime at all. Upon such facts as this It is pos sible to found the hope that the legisla ture of Texas will do something ; but , after all , a few lives moro or less do not count for much In that state , and it would not bo surprising If the lawmakers to whom the governor has appealed should dccido that It is a necessary condition of swift and sure punishment of all guilty men that an innocent man should now and then be put to death. But Texas and several other southern states need civilization and the enforce ment of present laws moro than they need such legislation as Governor Hogg iamcnMt A uftucl0i proposes. | The prospwt of a suit for damages would not In the least dolor a Texan bent on shedding blood. Ho will have 1 to bo reached In nome other way. AMFUltCAX IXTRIIHSTS Iff lUA'.OM , The reported attitude of the Colom- jinn government regarding the relation of French capitalists to the Panama canal and railroad warrants the expec tation that a check is to bo put upon the growth of French domination in that litnrtor. The statement is that the Co lombian government regards the trans fer of stock from the canal company to the railway company as a violation of contract. The United States minister has laid before the Si ito department of Colombia the facts as to the amount of Panama railroad stock hold in Franco , and ho takes the position that the trans fer of this stock was in violation of tlio law , the charter and. the treaty. It would bcem that the Colombian govern ment Is in sympathy with this view. Meanwhile the congressional commit tee which is Investigating the American end of the Panama scandal Is getting at some Interesting facts the effect of which may soil , some American reputations. One of the objects of this inquiry is to ascertain to what extent the ownership of the Panama railroad by French stock holders is n violation of the Monroe doctrine. The railroad was con structed and Is managed under a charter obtained from the state of Now York. A largo amount of American capital was Invested In it. A large majority of the shares of the stock is now hold in Franco and the foreign Nhnroholdors manage the rail- read. The question has been raised whether this is in derogation of the rights of the United States on the isthmus. It Is not probable that an as sumption of this kind could bo main tained , for it would require a much broader application of the celebrated Monroe doctrine than other nations would submit to in order to make it fit this case. The meaning of that doctrine is so plain tliat no ono of ordinary intelligence can mis take it. It was intended to apply wholly to efforts of European gov ernments to interfere in the political affairs of American countries , with a vlow to shaping or controlling their des tiny. When tliat doctrine was enunci ated , nearly seventy years ago , there was imminent danger of such interfer ence on the part ot European powers , particularly Spain and Portugal , with the Spanish-American countries , and President Monroe declared that "we should consider any attempt on their part to extend their system to any portion tion of tliis hemisphere as danger ous to our peace and safety. " The "system" referred to was po litical , and therefore the famous doc trine cannot havo'tho remotest applica tion to a purely business affair on the Panama isthmus , any more than to any ether financial or commercial transac tion in this hemisphere in which foreign capital controls. . f t is undoubtedly a fact that the United States has certain rights .in Panama , se cured by treaty , which it is the duty of this government to protect : It is also doubtless true that the time may come when it will bo necessary to the com mercial interests of this country that it shall control the truffle and transporta tion across Central America by railroad and canal. But as to this Panama matter tor wo can do nothing more than insist upon our treaty rights. The Monroe doctrine docs not apply to the case. THE debate in the United States sen ate on the bill providing for safety ap pliances on railroads was resumed on Wednesday and Senator Gorman took occasion to make an argument against the measure. His speech was remark able for its admission that the power of the railroad corporations makes them moro than a match for the' government , and that such legislation as is proposed would prove futile. Ho is reported as saying that if congress did assume juris diction the -'would consequence'would bo that rich railroad corporations would employ the bust legal talent , not only to swarm around the halls of congress , butte to enter them in person , 'and if the matter wore placed in the hands of the government the great corporations would control It and the poor workingman - man would not bo heard in court. The senator from Maryland must bo pre sumed to know something about the power of corporations , but oven suppos ing that ho does not , overestimate that power , does ho propose that the rights of the people shall bo unconditionally surrendered without so much as an effort to maintain them ? The idea is repugnant to every honest man's sense of justice , and inconsistent with the spirit of American institutions. ' Ac quiescence in the demands of the cor porations would result in the ultimate subversion of all popular rights. If matters have come to such a pass that it is impossible to enact and enforce laws against which corporate power is ar rayed , then it is tirno to deliver over the government to the corporations nnd lot them run it to suit themselves. YESTEUDAY was the day fixed by the committee on rules of the house of rep resentatives for considering the bill to repeal the silver purchase not. When the measure was taken up the advocates of repeal made a motion that dobafo tmould bo closed today and a vote taken on the bill. This made a test of strength between the supporters and the oppo nents of the meuburo and the latter were victorious. This was to have been ex pected after the failure to got the required number of signatures tea a petition asking the rules com mittee for nn order of cloture , so that the result is not surprising. After the decisive majority in the senate against repeal this action of the houso. will bo conclusive as to this questkm j > o far as the present congress is concerned. Fur ther agitation of It Is manifestly hope less , nnd It Is to bo presumed that oven Mr , Cleveland will sco this to bo the case and allow his friends in Washing ton to drop the subject. It is u signal defeat for the 'proiidont-oloct , but ho may avenge himself by calling the next congress in extra session as socn after the inauguration as it can practicably bo done , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ AIJOLISII the State Board of T.ans- portntlon , pass n mm.nonablo maximum freight law , prtfllMt | the IHSUIO of rail road patten , ciitiihwii all needles appro priations and disinfect the state house of corruption. ThlWl ubout all the people have a right touxtyot otthU legislature , AND now llltnflW'Woposcs ' to oloot her allroad and wav.v'JAOuso ' commissioners ty direct vote of'itho ' people. A bill to his effect has -hfl ijf Introduced In the egUluturo , but nttdoo3 not moot with nlvorsal approval ) * ' The Chicago iS'firs ? ec < ml makes flip ] ? , following comment pen the proposedreform ] : "This looks veil on the surface. But there nro con- ( derations that must not bo lost sight f. Irresponsible conventions would ume the candidates nnd the voters vould obediently vote for them. Po- itlcal conventions cannot bo rolled on to mme the right sort of nvjn for the minor : > lncos at any election. The real ques- Ion Involved In this matter is : Which s most likely to nnmo good men for allroud and warehouse commissioners ho governor or the nominating convcn- lonV Illinois has not been cursed with a positively bad railroad board. It has md some weak boards. In discussing this matter it would bo worth while to : ako a glance nt the State Board of Kquallzatlon elected by the people nnd generally by agricultural communities , but controlled by the corporations. " There is a good deal of truth In this. Elective officers have not always been wind the most oilicient , but here in No- > raska wo never have had a board of allroad commissioners that was not a nero appendage of the railroads. Within ten years wo have paid out about $75,000 , for railroad commissioners nnd they have not rondo'red 75 cents worth of service to the people so far as we can ascertain. EVEUY man with a touch of pity in his heart will bo pained at the announce- nent that the venerable Count Ford I- nmd do Lesseps has boon sentenced to ivo years in prison nnd to pay a largo inc. His son recuivcd a like sentence , while Eiffel , of tower fame , was sen tenced to an imprisonment of two years and to pay a fine. That the operations of these men in Panama affairs wcro most criminal is unquestionable , and therefore they deserve the punish ment inflicted upon them , yet ono cannot help feeling pity for the man who suffers such a downfall as that of Count do Lossepi , whoso tor- vice to the world has boon very great. It is a most wretcjiod ending of a career that commanded the admiration of the world and enabled its author to enjoy tlio homage of , hjs , own countrymen. There is a useful'loflson ' in the downfall of this old man which , will bo obvious to those who care to look for it. Those who practice corruption rarely escape the penalty , in soih form or ether , of their wrong doing. ; * And Still Tliuy Co Now Buritarl wanti to bo annexed. Unless care bo taken to prevent , goodness knows how many two-pelinv islets , scattered over tlio oceans , will be'-bec illg for admission to the United Stated. ' r 1 nm I.ontf Ithtifcn AY'iirrlctrs. I'liHa < Jefi > ! ilit Tlmt * . Withdrawing the sib'erand : , sword from modern warfare will make , no difference to the editorial fire-caters who want n war over Hawaii at all hazards. They'd enter into the cloriovs cause if they , had to tire fish balls from church canons. IIiinliH of ISciiirlion Harmony. Glulic-Dcmncrat. Governor Flower , In his distribution of the patronage of his ofllco , appears to take de light in Jumping on Cleveland. If any presi dent or president-elect was ever more unpop ular among his neighbors than Cleve land is , history has itopt very silent about him. o Just tin1'lnce. lor Itlalr. Chlciao Tribune. In the event of the annexation of Hawaii the training of the illiterate natives in the duties and privileges of American citizenship will become a paramount necessity nnd the appointment of a commissioner of education for Hawaii will suggest Itself as the first step in that direction. Need wo say how Kindly wo can spare Hon. Henry W. Blair of New Hampshire for such a position ? Well Done. Few presidents of the United States have had the privilege and the resronsibillty of appointing so many federal Judges as Presi dent Harrison , nnd no . other president has moro clearly testified by such appointments to his high appreciation of the value nnd im portance of the judicial oftico. for each and all of the nominations ho has made to the federal judiciary , President Harrison tias deserved nothing but the heartiest com mendation from republicans and democrats of wisest Judgment ; of all those who recog nize the supreme importance of maintaining the federal courts upon the highest piano of character nml ability. The nomination of Judge Howell 13 , Jack son of Tennessee , to the supreme bench , as the successor of Justice Lnmar , is the latest , and , all things considered , that ono which confers the fullest measure of distinction upon the president. After the death of Justice Lamar , it was contended not only by democrats , but by republicans whoso opinions uiwi the subject were thought to bo valu able , that the president should not , in the closing days of his administration , appoint a federal otncer whoso tenure is for life ; that to do so would bo indelicate and Improper. Tills criticism would have been Justified it the president had nominated to the supreme bench a partisan , a citizen less esteemed , a Jurist less learned , comi > etcnt or pure than Judge Jackson. j - - ISTKX1)KI&TO TICKLE. Philadelphia Imiu rer : Hawaii and Canada -Ah. there , Jtirlo nil Undo Sniu-\Velll \ this Is flattering b'gosh ! j T _ Washington Star : * T always weigh my words , " stild tlif Itoston lady. "You must need hay scales for some of them , " replied her lytportlnont ncphuw. Oodeys : Miss Kilitorly You westerners , I understand , are vtiryHbclahlo. Mr. Kuhhol < sadlyVraiii't Ilko It muter be , Miss , when wo carrluduur gnm to functions. YonUors Stntesmari : In the stutterer's lexicon there Is no such animal as a coon ; ho generally makes a wmoon of him. Troy Press : The Hmmborniald knows how to put In a swcuplngiMutall when accused of smashing the bric-a-brac. PhlladolphlftTlniesri In case hoops do conio there wouldn't bo Itillppniprlatunusi In reviv ing the old bong , "Pui Hitting on the Style , Philadelphia Record : Overheard "Why dncssliu indi-ry him on two months acquaint ance ? " Ifhlic kiiiuv him longer , sliu would not marry him at ull/ | Illnghamton I.oadur : Thlovos dread the light , and sodo- * the man who falls out of a balloon , KliiilruOazntto : Tullt ischsap. If you don't believe It co how much you can gut for the price of Ubliave. _ _ UK TIIMIII.KU. Chtwu" Mail. Ho lliiKnrtMl a moment at tliii top of the stops , And Ids jrooilby soundud like u knoll. Tor tin btubbcd hU too as hu started to go , And fullto to totho thofoot foot footf10" mill KKXlTOlt .II.KMV , Superior .lotirtinl jreiiYl ) o election of llen a * 'd Ht.tte * senator from Nebrunkn , Is the selection of one of the best nen In the populist ranks t'laltamouth Journal fdem. ) : .Indgo Allen IIM BO mil n man as there is In the state. The personal ambition of two leading deino- rals an t the Interests of the railroads nro all that .stood In his way to prevent his elec tion on Saturday. D.Miver News ( pop. ) ! The re.sMiiso | of No- miska to the vote In the senate Is "a corker. " t approves senatorial notion bv promptly electing a slmon pure free silver ixipullst. Mr. Cleveland was unit" correct in his leclaratlon that the silver Issue la ' 'tho ' larainount question. " St. txnils Itcpubllc ( dem. ) : The action of the democrats of the Nebraska legislature ycstirday resulted In the defeat of the Pa cific railroad loboylst , Thuraton , nnd the election of Judge W. V. Allen , the populist candidate. This is only a fair return for tlio ictlon of the Kansas populists in voting for democrat. Kansas City Star ( hid. dem. ) : The now senator from Nebraska vas formerly n re publican. Hut as ho was driven out of the party of his choice because it persisted in ad vocating politics wliich ho looked upon as being wrong and subversive of the public weal , ho will doubtless enroll himself with the enemies of class legislation and monopoly in the upper house of congress. Nebraska City News ( dem. ) : The popu lists , with the aid of democratic votes , have elected the United States senator. The re sult Is not what the News trusted It would bo , as wo had every reason to believe that a doinocr.it would be selected for the position. At least wo hoped that a populist more In Hue with the democrats would be chosen. However , the die Is cast , the question set tled , and Judge Allen is our next senator. St. Paul Globe ( dem. ) : The long light in Nebraska over the election of a United States senator came to an end yesterday by the elec tion of Judge William Vincent Allen , the iwpullst candidate. His election was accom plished with democratic assistance. It be came apparent that the election of the dem ocratic candidate was out of thoqucstionand the democrats very properly defeated Thurs- ton , the republican and Union Pacific candi date , by voting for the iwpullst. Plattsmouth Journal ( dem. ) : Judge Allen Is universally recognized us a man of high character for ability and rectitude of char acter , who enjoys the confidence and respect of men of all parties to an unusual extent. Ho is a populist with democratic antecedent * . His election is to the masses of the people of Nebraska a most gratifying outcome of the long struggle , and will give men everywhere renewed hope and courage in their battle against monopoly and the money god. Kearney Telegram ( dem. ) : Judge Allen's former iwlltical affiliations are reported as Inving been democratic , and that ho is alive to the reduction of tlio tariff , favors a safe and solid currency , and is opposed to the force bill. If lie possesses these qualifica tions no good democrat can object to his selection to the scnatorshlp. Just where he stands in relation to legislation upon corpora tion encroachment is unknown to the writer , but the natural supposition would be that ho favors a policy that would hold them in check. Beatrice Times ( rep. ) : The Times re joices that the republican members of the legislature kept in the middle of the road throughout the entire senatorial struggle. The proiwsltion of the live democrats to vote for .Morton or Uoyd was received with the contempt it richly deserved , and likewise was every overture made by the Independ ents. The republican party stands for principles that are immortal , and the action of its representatives in refusing to sacrifice these principles on the cowardly altar effusion fusion will impart to them now life and luster. St. Louis Globe-Democrat ( rep. ) : The elec tion of Allen to the senatorship in Nebraska to succeed Paddock , republican , will give populists four members in the next senate Poffcr , Kyle , Stewart and Allen. Stewart has left the republicans and gone over to the populists , nnd must bo classed with the lat ter hereafter. If the republicans hold their own in the states yet to choose senators they will have forty-one votes in the next senate and the democrats forty-three. The chances arc , however , that the republicans will lose at least ono more vote. Just which of the other parties will gain this vote is a matter that is Involved in some doubt. Norfolk News ( rep. ) : The News congrat ulates Judge Allen on his magnificent vic tory. Madison county feels proud of the Judge and ho will bo met with an ovation when ho returns home. Ho has accomplished what no other man in the state could have ( tone won n seat in the United States scnato through his great ftbility nnd magnetic power. Senator Allen is undoubtedly the cleanest candidate the independents have put forth in this contest , and his election as senator is in truth a verification of the idea that "the office should seek the man , " as the nomination came to him unsolicited , but after becoming the choice of his party for the position he worked honestly and with his usual vigor for the position. Oakland Independent ( ind. ) : In the Judg ment of the writer it would bo hard to find a better man to represent the state of Ne braska and the interests of her people in the national congress than Judge Allen. Hois quiet and unassuming , but dignified and linn. As a presiding ofllccr and parliamentar ian he has few equals. As u Jndgo upon the bench ho commands the respect and admir ation of both lawyers and litigants ; while the "common people , " for whom ho ever has a good word and a pleasant smile , almost worship him. Our short acquaintance with Jndgo Allen has formed a very favorable im pression of his character , ability and worth , which wo trust time and experience will not efface or make us ashamed of. Lincoln News ( rep. ) : The successor to Algernon Sidney Paddock in the senate of the United States has been elected , and ho is- not n republican. Hut ho was a republi can less than two years ago , and it has been a great deal longer than that since Algernon Sidney Paddock was a republican. In fact Senator-elect William Vincent Allen has not yet separated himself from all the good qualities of republicanism a man who has once been a republican cannot bo altogether wrong and matters are not as bad as they might bo. Air. Allen is tin independent in name ; but ho is not a cracked brain calam ity howler. Ho Is nn independent ; but ho docs not subscribe to all of the populist vagaries. The News docs not bclievo Mr. Allen will bo in favor of making a raid on the United States treasury and distributing fci bills to every member of the independent party ; or that ho will advocate the loaning of money by the government on deposits of cabbages and watermelons. On the con trary the News Is of the opinion that the man who will succeed Algernon Sidney Pad dock is a man of more than ordinary intelli gence , and that ho will make an honest en deavor to discharge his duties. Chicago Inter Ocean : The long senatorial agony in Nebraska is over at last. The dem ocrats all went over to the populist side , and thus reinforced the populists elected their nominee , Judge Allen , by a good round voto. The ballot stood , A. S. Paddock , r/J ; W. V. Allen , 70. This result was foreshadowed by the Lincoln special in the Inter Ocean of yesterday. This was the logical outcome of the situation. The dem ocrats wanted the republicans to go over to them and help elect J. Sterling Morton , or some such dycd-in-thc-wool bour bon , and the republicans , on the other hand , tried to get the democrats 'to help them elect Mr. Thurston , but neither would have boon justified in accepting such overtures. and it Is a matter of congratulation tliat the republicans stood by their guns faith fully. Whllo the election of n populist was the logic of the situation , us we luvvo said , it would have been a mistake far the republicans to have taken the responsibility of such result. The state is naturally repub lican , and will swing back Into line when tlio present cyclone has passed by. The democrats have nothing to lose. They can afford to lower their colors and run up an other Hag. The senator-elect has a good record and promises to bo a conservative. lie is 47 years of ago , was born In Ohio , lived as a lad In his early teens in Iowa , enlisted nt the ago of 15 , carrying u musket for thrco years. Ho is a lawyer of good standing , and stands high In Grand Army circles. Ho will proba bly bo with the democrats on the tariff and with the free sllvorltos on the money ques tion , but ho will hardly bo a wild-cutter. ( Jruml Army KnciimpiiH'Mt. There is said to bo a strong sentiment among Grand Army men in favor of holding the next annual encampment In Onmlm. The matter will come up at the encampment nt fremont next w.cok , when the friends of the movement will do all they can to Invo the annual encampment at Omaha. 'Jho veteran posts In Omaha are taking active measures to bring about such a result. END OF THE SILVER FIGHT Democrats of the llousa Rofttio to Assist OlovulmuVs Policy. NO DOUBT OP THE SENTIMENT NOW Not Only u Mivjorlty of tlin 1'ull Mouse , but it Majority of the Democrat la Mnm- liors Kaviiltcd Gruvor'n Dlctiitloii. WASIIINOTOX HUIIIUUOF TUP. Hr.r. , I Mil Komrr.nxTii STIII.T. > " > Vjk in\UTON. O. C. , l'"ob. I ) . J Special couriers Don M. DlrUliison and Honr.v Vlllard sat enthroned In tlio room of thciwayR.tnd moans committee this morning , dictating lo democratic members of tlio house tlio edict ot President-elect Cleveland on the silver question. The special couriers wcro dethroned mid the president-elect received iinothor slap in the face from n ma jority of the democratic members of the house before the day Brow old. By a vote of 1M to 142 the ho\iso today refused to give an opportunity for n vote upon the Andrew bill repealing the silver purchasing act. In other words , the Cleve land democrats In the house have been routed again , as they \voro In the senate and the Fifty-second congress in both branches bids defiance to the otTort of the incoming ad ministration to Influence legislation by prom ised patronage. Not only a majority of the full house , but as It happened In the senate last week , n majority of its members revolted against the dictation of Mr. Cleveland. A roll call showed 107 democrats against Mr. Clove- land's will and 102 on his side. To put it in parliamentary language , the decisive vote in the house today was UJKJH the ordering nf the previous question upon the report of the rules committee ( meaning Speaker Crisp , who may cease to no speaker , Mr. McMillan , who may cease to be a mem ber of the ways and means committee , and Mr. Catchings , of Mississippi , who has never succeeded in being a leader of the house ) in favor of setting aside today and tomorrow for the discussion of tlio stiver re peal bill. to llo Inlliicncuil. A threatened panic In Wall street with re ports of which every wire leading into Wash ington was burdened , the well known atti tude of President-elect Cleveland and the personal presence of Mr. Dickinson and Mr. Villard , not to speak of the almost frantic appeals of the next secretary orthe treasury , Mr. Carlisle , all failed to prevent this result. Outcast by a senate the now administra tion lias been disowned by its own house. Loading democrats of the house voted against Mr. Cleveland's policy of throwing upon the present administra tion the responsibility of the silver question. Among these democrats tire Ulount of Georgia , who hopes to bo postmas ter general under the next administration ; Hoiman of Indiana and Sayrcs of Texas , who hopes to succeed Hoiman as chairman of the appropriations committee ; Culberson of Texas , chairman of the Judiciary committee ; McMillan of Tennessee , of ttto ways and means committee and a member of the rules committee ; Mr. O'Ferrcll of Virginia , chair man of the committee on elections , and who hopes to be the next governor of his state , and a number of other democrats whose long sen-ice in the house has placed them among the leaders of that body. The debate which preceded the vote was exciting and bitter in its tone. It was opened by Mr. Bacon of Now York , chair man of the committee on banking and cur rency , who made a strong if not ineffective plea for the Cleveland program. Ho threatened cloture rule and pictured the financial condition of the country as on the verge of disaster. The silver men wcro led by Mr. Bland of Missouri , who , in a long speech , prophesied that Mr. Cleveland's present conduct would disrupt the demo cratic party , and taunted democratic leaders with having relegated the silver question to the rear during the recent campaign and having made the tariff the main issue , but with having abandoned the tariff issue after the election and taken up silver. Mr. Bryan of Nebraska made a conven tional farmers alliance speech , devoted prin cipally to "cold bugs and plutocrats , " and failed to elicit a flutter of approval. lilx-Speakcr Ilccd made the jirlnclp.il speech of the day on the republican side. Hosaid ho hoped the day would come when the financial policy of the government would cease to bo a jiarty Issue. But while it ro- mainted a jarty issue he regretted that the democratic side of tlio house occupied both sides of the question. lie wanted to see the Sherman net repealed for the moral effect the repeal would have in lessening the fear of financial distress , but ho know that Uio action of the house in passing the repeal would have no effect upon the senate. So overwhelming was the defeat of the Cleveland democrats that they Joined with Mr. Bland and his free silver associates in voting for a motion to recommit the rule set ting aside today and tomorrow for the dis cussion of the repeal bill and so the silver fight in the house came to an Inglorious end. Gi'cnt Kiigliio ofViir. . At the navy yard in Washington there will bo begun this week the construction of the most remarkable heavy gun vet made. An appropriation of $ .50,000 for its construc tion has oeeii granted by congress , and the government has contracted with the in ventor , General II. 1' . Hurst , for the pur chase of all rights to manufacture and use It in the United States , [ laying for it $150- 000. Ooncral Joseph U Hivwlcyof Connect tout Invented In connection with the inm : \ pmjectllo which oiiUlrlp.s nil others , and ho has an.t'giied ' It , free o : eot , to the KUVITII itient The pun Is to use what Is known s the ilurst 111,1 farced or inultrharge cart rldgo , llrinp about three times ns much | xm der ns Is burnt In any otlu r KM of equal dimensions. The nlnfuivid charge first burns a third of the pjwdcr , an I Just as the pro ( eel lie Is leaving the arm the remaining charge Is exploded , which guar antee.s safety , Insures the minimum rcioit and secures tlio greatest possible vo'.oiltv U has a velocity for the projectile of U Jil feet per second , while the government's gun.s jrlves the sumo projectile but U,150 feet per second. It penetrates twenty.ono lnche-1 of steel , while the government'a BUIIS have but sixteen Inches of penetration. It will throw nn Immense projectile with accuracy from four teen to eighteen miles. Orilnnr.ro officer * declare it the most wonderful Invention ol the age , and talk freely of It , now that all rights are owned by Iho government and no Individual Interest Is Involved. South Dakota AITlilrs. Senator Potttgrow today Introduced a bill to ratify the agreement Iwtween the Hose- bud and Ixwor Undo Indlr.ns in South l\ kota , which , if passed , will have Iho effect of making the lirules a pr.rt of the Kosobud agency. Senator Kyle of South Dakota Is flghlim ? the continuation of Mr. Forsha. recently appointed receiver of the Kapld City laud olllce. Forsha is an old soldier , but ICylo cays there Is no need of continuation , ns every federal office holder In South Dakota will be swept out of ofllco in thirty days after Cleveland Is inaugurated and dome- era Is appointed In their places , llo ac knowledges that he has not yet received Cleveland's promise to tills effect , but ex pects to see the wishes of the democrat * carried out. Senator Potttgrew was before the scnato committee on appropriations today loaklm ; after items in the bill which particularly pertain to South Dakota and the west lie secured the promise that his several re quests will bo granted. The most important was in striking out a provision which prac tically repealed the land law of isoi , by which so many land titles were settled The provision was put in at the request of ono iluttes , formerly of North Carolina , now of North Dakota , and the express intention was to upset the title of the site of Great Kails , wherein Unties was an attorney Ho has been trying to smirch everybody who assisted in passing the law of IS',11 , saying It was put through at the request of President Hill of the Great Northern road for the express purpose of getting possesssitm of the Great Falls town Mite The provision in the bill has been stricken out. Mr. Pottlgrew was also promised an increase for surveys and an appropriation f r the Sioux Falls building with a provision that it should be made fireproof , that the number of land offices should not bo dlmln Ishcd and the adoption of the Fort Kandall military bill as u part of the apprbpriatlon bill. Tiring tlin Committee. The members of the committee InvcstlR.it ing the whisky trust are becoming visibly weary of their task and it would bo no sur prise if they summarily dropped the subject. Revenue Agent Dewar gave some additional testimony today as to the indictment of Sec retary Gibson of the trust and the discovery in his apartments of quantities of the explo sive liquid which was to bo used in destroy ing rival distilleries. When the meeting ended Chairman Hyiinni said : "lam begin ning to think that this Investigation is u mistake. Wo are getting little new evi deuce , rihd I do nut intend to lot the investl gallon drag along. I will probably wind it up by next Wednesday , certainly by the end of next week. " Miscellaneous Today Assistant Secretary Chandler affirmed the decision of the ( commissioner in the timber culture ease of James V. Way against Emma M. Garrett , from Chadron , dismissing Way's contest. Ho also affirmed the decision In the homestead casn of Walter Buciclln against William McEacran , from Aberdeen , S. D. Senator Mandcrson has had placet1 UK | > II the deficiency appropriation bill an amend incut to pay to Henry T. Clarke of Nebraska , for rent of Hollcvuo ritlo range at Omaha , $1,200 , being the rent of the range for tint years Ib'.U and IS'.Kl ' at $000 per year C. V. Gallagher of Omaha has been np- pointed n cadet to the United States Mm tary academy at West Point. Senator Carey has proposed as nn amend ment to the sundry civil appropriation bill a measure appropriating $75,000 for the 1m- prbvcmciit of Yellowstone National park , , the same , together with the unexpended balance of appropriations already made , to bo expended under the direction of the sec retary of war for the repair , mainte nance , relocation and completion of roads and bridges. It provides further that § 85,000 of this appropriation shall bo ex pended for the construction of a road from the upper gciser basin to a point on Simko river , where it crosses the southern bound ary of life park , and that $12,500 bo expended for the laying out and surveying of a wagon road from the point on the Snake river south to Jackson lake , and that * 15,000 bo expended for laying out and opening a wairon road from Jackson lake In a southeasterly direction to n point on Wind river , near the ' mouth of the Uio du Noir creek , and connecting - . ing with the present Fremont county road , which runs from that point southeastward to , Fort Washakio. 1 * fc > . H. Tom llroiJ'K Hilled. Cliicttuu Xeiei , Time has vindicated ex-Speaker Heed and proved the necessity of his ru cs.01110 of his Ilorcest opixjnents now admit that ho was right * The conversion of Mr Crisp and ills colleagues to Mr. Kepd's sensible theory that the majority must bo allowed to transact business is late but none the IOH.S welcome. It gives ground for hope that the next congress will do less talking and moro legislating. ft ea Largest Manuf.iotiiror * : inl Il3t.illaA ufOioUUns lu tun Everybody Else Can See More than a dozen reasons why they should call at our store and find out if we are doing ing- the surprising1 thing's they hear of. The time is getting- short and when the workmen get possession the snap piest of snap sales will bo over. The hats will g-et the worst of it as we'll have to tear out all that part of the building- . For $1.50 you can got a splendid good style stiff hat. No old chestnut , but a genuine properly made hat that is warranted not to rust nor look dingy. Underwear shares in the general reduction. BROWNING , KING & CO. , Store open ovoryevonlnj till 0.31 I S , W. Cor. 16th and Douglas St Saturday till 10
