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    TITK OMAHA DAILY BEEtnSrVTURDAY. FfilJRUAUY 11 , 1893 ,
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IT APPHAUS tlmt Sioux City draws the
line nt prize lights in hoi- opera house.
IP TUB United Stuto.s soiiiito oontlnuos
to nmoml tincm1 vnttploi * bill it will soon
bo unrccnrrnl/.nblo.
IK JUOCJK liitKSHAM ( jots into the cabInet -
Inot Goneriil Woiivor will probably bo
'intido governor { funeral of the Snndwlch
inlunds.
LOUISIANA 1ms gone extensively into
the business of raising t'iuo and finds it
, .hl'hly ( prolltublo. In the meantime
Texas continues to mlbo the Old Harry ,
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or another word to that olToet.
IT IS believed that by putting soft coal
on the frt'o list the soft ooal trust could
bo destroyed and this would seriously in-
f jure the anthracite combine. It is an
experiment worth trying under the cu1-
uumstunces.
OMAHA cluarings for the second week
in February show the steady increase in
business for which the Gate City is
noted. The figures for the week ending
Thursday give an increase of 20.5 per
oent , a total volume of more than a
million a day.
AND now .1. Shmt Fas&ott has joined
J. S. Clarkson in denouncing President
Harrison for appointing Judge Jnckson
to the supreme court. As the president
lias not yet withdrawn the nomination
it is to bo presumed that ho has not
hoard of these criticisms.
NKHUASKA was only slightly touched
] ) y the terrible blizzard that swept over
Colorado on Thursday , and there wore no
avalanches within our borders. Upon
.the whole the people of this state have
reason to bo pretty well satisfied with
the way the winter has dealt with them
thus far.
A CHICAGO newspaper olTors to investi
gate any case 'in which any person lias
heon "swindled , defrauded or wronged
by any person , firm , corporation or
law , " etc. , without charging a cent for
the service. Well , what is the matter
with destroying a few trusts and com
bines to begin with ?
TIIK Chicago Tribune declares that
John Bull is not afraid of our navy.
'Perhaps ho is not afraid of it , for it
must bo acknowledged that ho is not
easily frightened , but it is strong enough
to command his respect , and perhaps
might servo to restrain him from becom
ing unnecessarily offensive.
THE output of the northwestern flour
mills was again increased last week : and
amounted to 102,525 barrels , against
10H,055 , barrels for the corresponding
week of 181)2. ) The flour men are now
encouraged by improved sales , but the
stockj are nevertheless increasing and
the foreign demand continues to bo
light. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
IT is nbw evident that the effort to
keep the Douglas county contest before
tHe senate is designed to block legisla
tion. The populists in the senate have
evidently fallen into a corporation trap
when .thoy voted to keep the contest
going. The fact that the casting vote
of the lieutenant governor was against
dropping the contest affords abundant
proof that the corporations are not
ready to drop it.
Now THAT the presidential campaign
is ontirelj over and forever done away
with It may bo admitted by a few candid
democrats that the tariff had nothing to
do with the dlllloulty at Homestead.
Nearly all of the members of the house
judiciary committee who took part in
the Investigation of the affair are of that
opinion. It is easy to convict a demo
cratic campaigner of misrepresentation ,
hut in this case ho is convicted out of
the mouths of members of his own party.
THE burning of a county insane asylum
in Now Hampshire and the loss of the
lives of forty-four initiate. * was a shock
ing tragedy , and it will probably bo
shown by investigation that it was a
needless one. The confinement of about
fifty unfortunate human beings in cells
in a wooden lire trap , with no equipment
A for fighting lire , must ha sot down us
little short of criminal. How could it
bo expected that the miserable
wretches would escape bolng
roasted alive sooner or later ?
It was only a question of time
when such a building would take fire ,
and of course the inmates of the cells
could not bo rescued. It is a singular
fact that prisons in which criminals arc
confined are very rarely ourned , while
the incineration of insane asylum in
mates is not an uncommon occurrence
Thiaslokenlng holocaust should cause In
creased precautions against llro to betaken
taken iu all asylums for the iusauo.
OOVKItXMKNT KXI
All Influential part of the democratic
capital In thu last presidential campaign
was tin1 charge of extravagance against
tinFiftyfirst congri'HH. In Its liberal
policy for Improving the postal service ,
for extending the uscfultuHs of the Ag
ricultural department , for building up
the navy , and for enlarging the pension
bounty of the government , that congress
carried appropriations up to very near
the billion dollar point. A considerable
sum , it is iirojHM' to note , it wne'iiV
poll od to provide to moot defi
ciencies which the preceding con
gress did not make provision
for , but apart from this its appropria
tions wore so largely increased in the
aggregate as to give weight In the minds
of many people to the charge of extrav
agance , and the billion-dollar congress
was denounced in the detn 'cratlc pros.- )
and by democratic speakers throughout
the campaign. Tlmt It had an influence
to divert many voters from the repub
lican party is not to bo doubted.
The democratic party promised In Its
platform to Institute economy In the ex
penditures oft ho government , and this
promise was constantly reiterated from
the stump. How has the present Imuo of
ropriWiitatlviMgono ulnut the redump
tion of this pledge to the people ? At the
first session of the present eJiigress the
appropriations amounted to $507,000,000 ,
a sum considerably greater than was ap
propriated at the first session of the
Fifty-first congress. The democrats
found excuses for this and gave assur
ances that they would make a very dif
ferent showing at the second session.
They would demonstrate wherein the
last republican congress had been un-
pardonubly extravagant and would keep
the appropriations far below the billion
) oint. How Is it at this stage of the
bccond session and within three
veeks of the expiration of the present
congress ? The statement was made
on the floor of the house a few days ago
that the appropriations made at this
se.ssion for the next fiscal year would
'each ' the sum of .95111,000,000. In that
aho the appropriations of the Fifty-
second congress , including the estimates
'or the sinking fund , postal expenses
> aid by postal revenue , and the pernia-
icnt and indefinite appropriations , will
each the sum of Sl,0iS,000,000 ; , as against
81183,000,000 made by the Fifty-first con
gress. It is true that this increase of
ibout $50,000,000 is duo almost entirely
, o pension appropriations , but the pres
ent hou o is responsible for nppro-
iriating the largest sum at one
time in the history of congress
'or river and har.b3r improvements
; i,500,000 : ! one-half of which would
doubtless bo Hiilllclunt for every urgently
needed improvement in the rivers and
linrbors of the country.
In the course of a discussion in the
iiouse ot the appropriations and the
[ H'obablo revenues to moot them it was
laid tlmt "tho conclusions are irresist
ible that public expenditures must bo
materially reduced , taxation increased
or a new issue of bonds made to moot
impending liabilities. " In view of the
fact that there seems so little disposi
tion in congress to reduce oxpodituros
the people are confronted with
the prospect of higher taxation
or an increase of the public
debt , either of which would be
regarded with general popular disfavor.
That some retrenchment is practicable ,
without harm to the public service , will
hardly bo questioned , but it is evident
that the country must begin to realize
that a proper administration of its af
fairs cannot bo had at an expenditure
much less than that represented by the
appropriations of the Fifty-first congress ,
even when the pension demand has been
materially reduced , as it must bo in
time. Meanwhile a democratic house of
representatives has failed to keep the
party promise to reduce the expendi
tures of the government.
Mil. CIKVKlA.tlD'S DISCOMFITURE.
The political history of this country
does not furnish a parallel to the posi
tion which Mr. Cleveland now occupies
in relation , to a majority of the repre
sentatives of ills party In congress.
There has been no other instance of a
president-elect suffering such discom
fiture at the hands of his political par
tisans In tfio national legislature as Mr.
Cleveland has experienced during the
present week , and it is likely to consti
tute for a long time an exceptional and
memorable chapter in our political his
tory.
tory.Mr.
Mr. Cleveland invited such a result.
Wholly apart from the question whether
his views regarding silver are wise or
unwise , the extraordinary method he
adopted to bring democratic senators
and representatives to the support of
his demand for the repeal of the silver
purchase law was certainly not judicious
or proper. His dictatorial course could
have no other effect than to gtvo offense
to self-respecting members of congress
gross who have convictions of tlioir
own and a conscientious sense of
duty to their constituencies. The
twenty democratic senators and the
107 democratic representatives whr
voted against the wisho.s of Mr.
Cleveland are probably mt all of them
in favor of the existing law. Sjino of
thorn , It is not to be doubted , would
prefer different legislation. IJut they
were not willing to abandon the law at
the arrogant demand of the president
elect , and their refusal to do sa Is In the
nature of a rebuke to his extraordinary
interference in the attempt to direct the
action of the people's representatives
Had lie been content with simply ex
pressing his opinion as to the com
maiulintr importance of the silver
quest-ion and of what ought to bo done
regarding it , there would have boon n-
ground for resentment , but lie was no
satisfied to do this. Ho sent men tt
Washington to urge his demand , am'
when persuasion was found not ID bo effective
foctivo , ho sought to coorca assent
threatening an extra session of the Fifty-
third C3iigro3.s tu soon as it oaultl prac
ticably bo called after March 4. His ar
rogant aim-so made certain the defeat of
his demand and gave lilo onemle.s In the
party a substantial advantage.
The evidences of donucratlc dissen
sion have boon made very plain within
the past few days , The di.-tinctly mani
fested dissatisfaction Senator Hill of
Now'York loaves no doubt that the in
coming administration will llnd in him
a vigilant and rolontlo. critic Thcro
in reason to bi'llovn that ho will tut bo
without sympathiser * among his demo
cratic colleague * of the Hcnato. The
very blunt speech of Mr. Hland In
the homo , In which ho de
clared that the donncratlo party
had betrayed thotr promise made
to the American people on the
hirllT and silver , "and up t. ) the momsnt
the people had boon deceived In the last
election , " showed the determination of a
largo element of thu party a ? now ap
pears a majority not to permit Mr.
Cleveland to dictate the e-ntrao and
policy of the party. All the indications
are that the inclining administration
will haven troubled experienca if It
undertakes to dominate the party , and
this in probably what Mr. Cleveland
will do.
,1 COMMKKCt.lt.
A bill now pending before the Now
York legislature proposes the appropria
tion of S2.53.0J3 f ji- the improvement of
the canals of that state. This amount
Is divided up int'i a great numbjr of
Items , and the money that * will be
actually available for the deepening of
the canals and the enlargement of their
locks will not bo sufficient to accomplish
much in that direction. Thus it will bo
seen that oven if the measure passes and
is approved by Governor Flower ami
this is by no means certain the real
benefit to that large portion of the commerce -
morco of the country which depends
upon the Erie canal will not bo very im
portant.
So far as the interests of the western
grain producing states are concerned
the only canal in Now York that is of
any consoquonco-is the Krio canal. It
lias been hoped that the agitation in be
half of radical improvements In that
waterway would produce some effect
upon the legislature of the Empire state ,
but it does not appear to have had much
influence. The amount named in the
bill to which wo have reference can very
easily bo spent , after the usual manner
of spending canal funds , without produc
ing any results of appreciable value to
the commerce of the country.
What is the influence to which this
reluctance to sustain the Erie canal is
to bo ascribed ? The democratic party is
n full control In the state of New York
iind would have the handling of the
nonoy appropriated for canal improve-
nents , so there can bo no political
obstacle in the way. The influence
hat is working so powerfully against the
canal is ono that does not confine itself
to any party nor hentato to employ any
igency than may enable it to compass its
end. In previous articles upon this sub-
cct THE BEE has shown what the policy
of the railroads is toward the canal and
low great the gain would bo to them if
they would force the abandonment of that
x'gulator of transportation rates to the
fate which is now rapidly overtaking it.
Upon this point the Now York COJH-
incrciul Jhtllctin says :
The opposition of the railroads , although
short-sighted and mistaken , is singularly
affective , and must bo vigorously combated.
As a matter of fact , the canal , by attracting
tiafllc to Nnw-York contributing to the
commercial supremacy of this port , serves to
iromoto the interests of the railroads that
center hero , and they must bo losnrs by a
policy of neglect and false economy by which
, hc canals are rendered ine.flle.iont. The
railroads , however , recognising in the canal
Lhoir only competitor , and a power that com-
: ) uls low rates during the season of naviga
tion , appear to bo Incapable of taking any
other view than that the canals should be
deprived of their efficiency and crippled and
discriminated againt in every possible man
ner. The railroads apparently nrguo that
the canal system , having been superseded
in many respects by ono of greater ctllcicncy ,
is to bo no longer tolerated where it so hap
pens to still afford the cheapest means of
transportation.
It is needless to point out the various
methods by whichtho , railroad corpora
tions may bring their power to bear to
prevent effective legislation in the in
terest of the Erie canal. Nobody doubts
tlioir power nor their fixed purpose to
use It for their own advantage without
regard to the injury inflicted upon com
merce. The sure and permanent remedy
of the people lies in the ship canal pro
ject'recommended by President Harri
son and approved by many men
of sound judgment , but until the
time Is fully ripe for that the Erie canal
must be maintained in a condition much
hotter than it is in now , or else a vast
volume of western products must go to
the Atlantic coait at such rates of trans
portation as may bo imposed by the rail
roads. The present prospect of relief
certainly is not flattering. It looks as if
the railroads would succeed In tlioir
efforts to destroy canal competition.
DEATHS from cholera continue to bo
reported from Europe , showing that the
conditions which produce this disease
are still prevalent there. If they mani
fest themselves at this season of the
year , what may bo expected when the
hot weather comes ? Something very
much like cholera has appearo'd at Mar
seilles , Franco , though the authorities
give it another name. A few years ago
that city was the center of a cholera epi
demic that carried off hundreds , so that
it is by no means improbable that there
will be another outbreak there.
The obvious fact is that the predictions -
dictions of a cholera epidemic in Europe
this year seem to ba much too certain of
being realized , and if the pestilence is
to bo kept out of the United States the
most complete precautions will have to
bo taken by the general government
and the states. Preparations ought to
ho already Iwgnn , so that the means
necc.-isary for keeping out the disease
will bo fully in hand when the time of
danger comoi. The representatives of
the iwaplo at Washington have not
shown themselves to bo fully alive to the
grave importance of this matter
THE debt of Cairnla is about $2t5,000- ;
000. The annoxationhts in the Domin
ion urge that this would nit bo a very
borlous burden for 0"i,000,000 of people to
njjttmo , though it U an oxcoadlngly op -
prosslvo ono ti the 5,000,003 of Canada.
Undoubtedly an additional obligation
up-on tiio Amj'-ican pcnplo of losi than
&i per capita could bo barno without cre
ating any distress but the question is
whether wo should got an equiv
alent in annexing Canada. There
are undeveloped resources there
tu\t ) \ are vo"y valuable , hat it Is
uot practicable for this country
o ( jot n sltnro of the iMtu'lUa t ) ro-iiill
nun tholr < $ ) & ) tlii-oiijjh J.ill
lotm ti'iitlo nmiiitfomiMitM without liav-
iitf to nswitino ilnj ? ' tf ) Hio tU-bt of the DJ-
nlnlon ? If thnro'wpro no political clllll-
ultlosor Lninyll wit Ions In the way It
voitltl Hllll I > r--tu'8tliiiab1o ] whotlicM-
'nnatliiui anno'ijftlon would ho tloHlralilo ,
jotuldoriiifr tlu ' > ruripuiitfiblllUtu thin
viuntry would , Jnc'tir. Tlio Htibjeet , It
nay bo roniacUvil , appears to bj of
jjrowliifj intortxMn the Djinlnlon.
WHAT appears f > bs a trustworthy re-
oort is ti the effibt that .Tudgo Cirariinm
ll bo secretary of stuto under the In-
jjmlng admlnlstratlhn. It has bjcn
stated for a month ptut that , Mr. Clove-
and desired to have the distinguished
urist In his cabinet , but until now there
las been no information that had a claim
to reliability. It lun Iwjn the un-.lor-
landing that Mr. Mayard would proba
bly rolurn to the State department , ho
laving boon much in consultation
.vlth . the pi'ojldont-olect , but the
uhancoa are that ho will gi
ihroad. If It ba a fact that Judge
jroshnm Is going Into the State dopart-
nent nobody will question the excellence
) f the selection , lie is ono of the ablest
urists in the country and is well
jqulpped for the duties of secretary r f
state. Assuming the correctness of this
report , three members of Mr. Clove-
ami's cabinet have been decided upon
.ho other two being Carlisle for the
Treasury and Lament for the War de-
lartmcnt.
THE sejslon of the semite immediately
'ollowing the inauguration of Grover
Cleveland promises to bo decidedly
Ivoly. A cabinet headed by Oroaham
s liable to meet with a good deal of very
ivarm opposition from -democratic
side of the American house of lords , and
the populists are liable to play a very
mportant role about that time.
oriIKit i.tM > s TIIAX ttvits.
Heading between the lines of Mr. Glad
stone's cautious statement in Parliament in
reference to Hngland's immediate or remote
withdrawal from Esypt , it Is plainly to bo
seen that ho does not tiollcvo that the time
ms como for the abandonment of tlmt coun
try. It may also bo noticed , that in all the
references to the subject by the English gov
ernment or the press no mention has over boon
nado of the interest which the sultan of
Turkey has in Egypt , the fooling apparently
> > clng that the settlement of the question
lies solely bctwoun England and Franco.
The sultan's hold upon Egypt before
the Hritish occupation was slight , and
since that time he has been almost com
pletely ignored. , Up has remained silent
luring all the protestations that have re
cently como from KVanco , and the dictation
ich England has assumed over the ac
tions of the klicdfyioj'lias not called forth any
expression whatever. That a conflict over
the possession of.Egypt would endanger
England's supremacy in the cast is un
doubted. It is u/iually apparent that thu
beginning of such a trtigglo would afford an
' '
opportunity for li'uas'ia to advance upon the
Balkan peninsula. No ono familiar with the
history or policy , of Russia can have any
.loubt that she isaimhig , at such a move
ment , although she has niadc no open declar
ation of such a purpose. If there had been
no such purposo'oii the n.irt of HusSia there
would have been no triple alliance nor
Franco-Husslan alliance ; France and Ger
many would have been luft to settle
their territorial questions as best they
might , and the rest of Europe would have
had no fear of war. Russia would have
nothing to fear from Germany and Austria
if stio did not contemplate further annexa
tion in Europe , and she would have no inter
est whatever in the question between France
and. Germany. The real , danger of the
Franco-Hussiaii alliance is that it is essen
tially aggressive. Neither power fears any
attack ; but Franco hopes to regain her lost
provinces , and Kussla wishes to acquire now
territory by Improving the first opportunity
to engage all Europe in war. No doubt the
British statesmen see this , and realize that
the solution of the Egyptian question is
fraught with grave issues ; and Mr. Glad
stone , the great champion of civil and relig
ious liberty , may bo depended upon to take
a llrm stand against French aspirations and
Kussian machinations.
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Servia is reported to bo on the verge of
civil war owing to the attempt of the liberal
and anti-Hussian regency and cabinet to
convert the general election now in progress
into a radical defeat. The radicals , however -
over , possess an immense majority , both in
the urban and rural districts , and hence n
liberal victory could only bo achieved by
terrorism , force and fraud. The radical
party in Servia , at the head of which stands
the ex-premier , M. Patchisoh , is altogether
Kussian In Its sympathies , and the same maybe
bo said of the greater portion of the popula
tion , who see in the czar the supreme
spiritual head of their church. In view of
this state of things the reconciliation
between ex-King Milan and Queen
Isatalio acquires peculiar significance. It Is
reported to have beau brought abaut by the
Muscovite ambassador in Paris and to bo
preparatory to a return of both husband an d
wife to Bi'lvrrado at the summons of the rad
ical party for the purpose of assuming the
regency of Servia during the minority of
their son. Of course this would involve the
ousting of the anti-Husslan , M. Uistltch , the
only survivor of the three regents formerly
appointed by ox-h.lng Milan prior to his ab
dication. King Milan is reported to have
now become altogotjlftr Russian In his sym
pathies , resentingjii the strongest manner
possible the contnwptuaus traatnnnt to
which ho has b2c : < " 'subjected ' since his abdi
cation by Austria , for1 whoso sake ho com
promised his popularly .among his former
subjects. . n ! .
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Mr. Itobert GlffcnC. _ H. , the eminent sta
tistician , has been giving some interesting
testimony before the English Liabor commis
sion. Ho estimates that during the years
IS'JOand ' 1891 u sum < ji 2,593,030 was lost to
tlio wage earners 6Tlho country by strikes ,
without reckoning the loss caused by the di
version of trade into now channels. Ills
statements on the subject of trades unionism
are rather surprising. Ho says that thorn
are in England sogigJ .OOO.OOO workpeople
by which oxpressiaivhe apparently means
artisans of one kind or another and 7,01)0- ) ,
000 adult male laborers , "while the fullest
rcx | > rt of trades unions nhowit a mem
bership of 87I.OIU only ' According to
this , not ono worker in twenty In n
unlonUt. As for profit slnrlng , Mr. Olf-
ten "would not discourage it. " but declines
to regard the system as the admirable do-
vleo It Is often ivprtMi'nted , b oausn "thcro
U nlw.iys In owrjr trade a portion of capital
eu'iiiiu .small prollt or in profit , nml the
employer. * owning that capital must and do
give the anne romuni'r.ulon as other em
ployer * . " Hours of labir , ho thinks , have a
tendency to diminish , aivl something very
noirly npproiehtng to an eight-hour * day
will coaie , lu ucllovo ) , of Itslf. but re.luc-
tlou of production will in 3 in "rj.luotlon of
the w.igoj of lima proluultr * . " With re
gard to alien ImmUr.Ubii lu polnto.l out
tint Emlan I Ins an eiunnr.H Interest In
emigration , an I " .inythliK sin dll" with
reference to the prohibition of Imaitgr.mts-
"might bo turae.l a'lilust
A now I'arllam t.iry aisoclatbn has Just
b en forme 1 at Hurlin , which has adopted
tlio name of the natlmal p.irty , uti.l appears
to bj ompjsj.l of political milcoutents ro-
cruitoi from nil qu irters. Their nt.ilti ob-
Jee.t. so faraic.ui basoan , U to got rid of
the present chancellor , wh > Is to bo assailed
in connection with his commercial , his
colonial and his military policies. In the
ininlfcsto issued by the lo.iler.sof this now
pirty , they e.impHin that tlu present com
mercial policy of the government has Ind
the oToct ; of rem > vin. ? to Vionn i Germany's
economic center of stability , that the pres
ent colonial policy h.is opano.l acee.ss to
British influence and HrUUh capital in the
development of Germany's colonies , and
that the military policy is impjsini on the
country burdens whMi the prosunt dcpres.
sion of tr.ido and industry ren'lors abso
lutely intolerable. Antl-sumltlsm and bi
metallism likewise I ! ml a place In the pro
gram of this new party , whoso originator
and is believed
principal wire-puller generally
lieved to be Prince Dismarck.
Asplrul hum Switmpixl ,
< * > n ru',4 ,
The west Is now liberally supplied with
middle-of-tho-soup statesmen.
rho Poor Man'H I'Vliindi.
/iT'iiti'ii ( 'tin Jiurnnl.
In California , Wisconsin and Kansas the
populists have elected wealthy democrats to
the United States senate , with several other
close states to hear from. The plutocrats
must go to Washington.
Another Kiinsus ipl : < lmnlr.
A now religious sect out in Kansas claims
to cure all diseases by the layingonof hands.
If tboy ever attempt to euro the Kansas
political itch they will got along much better
If they will try laying on of clubs.
I
Why Thli ll
Denver A'ein.
The democratic national platform dc-
inandod protection for the llfo and limbs
of railroad employes. It is interesting to
notice where the opposition to the uniform
car coupler bill comes from in the somite.
It would seem that platforms have again
been used , like molasses , "to catch Hies. "
Iliiwull unit KiTlproelty.
A'ciu York Tiiliunc.
Lot it bo conceded that the reciprocity
convention with Hawaii has built up Amer
ican interests there and involved a necessity
for annexation after a transition period of
commercial dependence. What follows ?
The reciprocity policy is shown to ho a
powerful lever in dealing with foreign coun
tries which are brought within the commer
cial orbit of the United States. There is
Cuba , for example , which is oven moro neces
sary than Hawaii In order to perfect the mil
itary defenses of the American union. So
long as the reciprocity policy Is maintained
the United States will have complete control
of the future of the island. If the policy bo
abandoned the lover will bo broken and the
State department will no longer hold the
destiny of Cuba in the hollow 01 its hand.
Tlio Tarty of I'lntoerats.
I'httiulelplila I'l-ent.
The outcry of ( democrats made against
' plutocrats" in the last campaign and on the
strength of which they carried the country
was like a good many other things , a "good
enough Morgan until after election. " One
evidence of this is the choice of Mr. John U
Mitchell to the United States senate from
Wisconsin , a gentleman whoso chief qualifi
cation is his immense wealth and the liber
ality with which ho spends it for party pur
poses * Mr. Mitchell , like Calvin S. Drico of
Ohio , is a shining example of the campaign
hostility of the democrats to "plutocrats , " a
hostility that lasts long enough to capture
the votes of the unwary and then laughs in
its sleeves over the slick game it has played.
When the yelpers begin their cry about
plutocrats again it will bo Just ns well for
Mr. Mitchell to take a rear scat.
Defect In the Kluutontl .Machinery.
Globc-bcinocnit.
The Globe-Democrat has frequently alluded
to the very singular fact that the president
of the United States is the only ofllcer of the
government who receives neither n commis
sion nor nn ofllcial notillcation of his elec
tion. Tlio result of the election of last No
vember was ofllclally declared in Joint ses
sion at Washington yesterday , but there was
no legal provision for Informing Mr. Cleveland -
land of the , result. Nor is there any
provision by which the chief Justice Is in
formed that the man whom ho will swear
into the presidency next March is the right
ful incumbent of tlio ofllco. Suppose some
body should ask the chief justice on the -Ith
of March how hi ) knows that Grover Cleve
land Is the person to whom the o.ith should
bo administered , what would ho say ? Ho
would have to reply that ho read about it in
the newspapers.
A Conrcltoi ! Su-asliliucUler.
SI.'iiiit I'luneer-I'rem ,
Careful observers in the political Hold may
have noticed during the national campaign a
tendency on the part of Mr. J. S. Clarkson to
make himself too numerous. Ho appeared
prior to the Minneapolis convention ns the
invaluable mentor of the republican party ,
and In that body ns the ono person who
know better than all othow oombino.1 Just
what It ought to do. No sooner was the
convention adjourned , having nominated
Harrison in spite of the gloomy forebodings
of Mr. Clarkson , than the press dispatches
were simply burdened with daily specula
tions ns to whether Mr. Clarkson could or
could not 1)3 Induced to rotaln the chairman
ship of the republican national committee.
It was iiorfectly evident to every ono that
these conjectures originated with Mr. Clark-
son himself , and were Inspired by his fear of
being lost to the public eyo. No ono less
concentrated in self would have considered
the propriety or possibility of electing as
chairman of a committee that was to
conduct a national campaign a iren-
tloman who had been ono of the bit
terest opponents of the candidate's nomi
nation. Hut the advertising served Mr.
Clarkson's purpose , nml ho finally was
obliged to resign his place by n plain intima
tion from the president that some other per
son would bo more satisfactory in it.
Since that time there has been less effer
vescence of Clarkson , but ho has Just now
broken out in a now place. It has been re
served for him to lead an unnecessary , un
just and'undlgnllled attack ujwii the presi
dent of the United States , who has served
both his country nnd his party well. At this
time , when the battle Is over nnd the dead
are burled , nnd nobody who is either wise or
all iu Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report.
Konormn desires to rnlno the question of re-
| ionslbllltv of hint vrafft defeat. Init rulhcr
w forKct nlil UlfToremvs and nut nil faces
toward Uiu MIIIVOM of the future , Mr t'lnrk-
noiiotniTftiM OIHV more from his olwurlty
to make a umtU'iiant personal attack upon
President Harrison. Ho has lilmnolf Interviewed -
viewed to tin' ox tout of iu n fly " patfo of the
t hlenito 'I rlbuno , placlm ? nil rosponMblllty
for thn defeat of November U | > on Mr. Harrison
risen , iirofiMsliiK t.i aiiow how much wo.ihor
no is tluiii Ills party , ami Im-liullng llio
sapient remark tlmt tin- republicans would
have won o.islly not only with Mr. llhlne ,
but with Uusk or Al er us their candidate
Instead. This Is ns objectionable from the
jiarty as from the personal point of view ; Is
1ml taste nnd bad .
Now appears Mr. Clarkson euro more as
the self-apiwliitod censor of the president In
the matter of the appjtntment of .IHURO
.lackson to the supreme bonrh I Io has. ap
parently persuaded Senator Cullom to net an
tail to his kite , and again pursues Mr. Harrison
risen with his venom. The ground ho takes
Is the lowest jKisslblo and the least defensi
ble. The whole country lias approved the
appointment made Dy the proitldoiit. Ue-
publicans and democrats li.ivo Joined In ap
plauding the bro.id and patriotic Ideas of
duty that named for a vacancy In the high
est tribunal of the land a man of con
spicuous HttuHS. and estopped partlsin
objection. It is Mr. ( Ihirksou's umjrate-
ful part to take up the cudgels In behalf of
ap.irtisan supreme bench ; to censure the
president for what better party men than
he regard as a most creditable act ; and to
assume that the Issues of twentv years ago
should decide today the nomination of a
supreme judge. All this ii about the
caliber of Mr. Clarksim , and he hopes , no
doubt , that it will keep the country
from forgetting that such a person c.xUt.s ,
of which wo confess that there. Is no liltlo
danger. It would bo a distinct rellof to poo-
pie with a duo sense of proportion If Mr.
Uarkaon could bo conllned hereafter to the
shortest possible paragraphs , printed In the
smallest possible type.
, i.v
Now York Commercial : \Vo respectfully
ask for a suspension of Judgment In the cas'o
of Oonornl Clarkson until his tongue is frco
from coating and his pulsotcmporatelv keeps
time once inoro.
Washington News : It is the low-down ,
ward-politics , rule-or-ruln policy , persisted
In by ( Jeiioral Clarkson and men of his call-
Iwr , that has brought the ropubllean party
Into its present unfortunate plight.
St , Paul I'loneor 1'ivss : A very general
tendency to Invite Mr. Clarkson to sit down
and take a half-Nelson hitch In his jaw is
discernible with the naked eye by these who
casually read republican newspapers.
llaltlinore American : The man who thaws
ontdytiamllo U bi'liij ; hoard fiom. Thuro Is
Kunerully tint one ruport.
Itocbestor Dninourut : A violinist to 1 > r > mir-
coniful must keep up with Iho Hums. That Is ,
hi' sliould always bavu bomelliliig now on the
string.
_
Washington Slur : " 1 never play poker with
a di-ntlsl , " said Mr. ICorllng.
"Why not ? "
"Too easy for him lodraw and fill. "
Indianapolis Journal : "Who It that , fellow
leaning against thu bar ? ltn't : lie a pugilist'/ "
That Is what ho calls himself , hut , .strictly
npcaklng , ho N an oralNt. "
Ijlfo : I.acly ( at largo dry goods store to
lloorwalkur ) I wish too.Ncliaiuo M > iiiuthlng I
hough ! yesterday , roorwalker Ves , madam.
Do you remumher whuthur you were attended
to by the gentleman with the dark muitacho
or by the gentleman with tin * light , heard ?
Lady oh , nelthur ! H was the nobloniati with
thu bald head.
ICato Field's Washington : Dennis I. see doy
played base haw 1 In do time of unclunt Koine.
.Mlko llowso !
Dunnls 1 wii7. down at a book stan' ylster-
day an * I HI H a hook called do "Klso an' Pall ov
do lioamln' Umpire. "
Truth : "Doctor. " said the solicitor , "I wish
you would do somn advertising with mir
paper , " "Couldn't think of It , sir. The Idea
Is preposterous. It's against the ethics of our
profession. Ily the way , hero's an Item about
a man I attended this morning. Take It down
to the olllce , will you ? And bo sure to j > eo
that my 11:11110 : Is montlonud. "
Smith , Gray & Co.'s Monthly : "Why , the
parlor Is iiiltu | dark ! " Mild Mrs. Hunting as
she entered the room where her daughter and
young Mr. Sparks were silting.
"Vos , Diainmu , but 1 am lust going to play
some light imiHic , " replied Miss limiting as she
loft thu sofa and scurried toward the piano.
i.irr IIKUCOMK.
ir < i/ifiijt / ( n .Slue.
Como , gentle rain : thy Mifl caress ,
Thy many kisses warm
Will wako the wood to loveliness
And bring the curing time charm.
Como. pentlo rain ; we'll hall the sight
Of ov'ry tumbling rill.
Como thaw the plnos now frozen tight
And save the plumber's bill. * *
jititrn otf UKsrrK si'itixa. "
HU Mare.
The blizzard loved the south wind
And swore to make her his ,
Hut the Mmtli wind lied , because , she said ,
llo gave her the rheumaUz.
Hut fast on her heels ho followed
And pulTi'il like a whei'/y Moor ,
Till ho ran bur down In a valley brown ,
And whispered In her ear.
"Oo 'way ! you chilly hll/zard ,
1 fear your Icy breath :
Your hair Is white , your hug Is tight ,
You'd hug me unto death. "
Hut the blizzard lied and Haltered
And kissed anil called bur his ;
And ere the day had pnssoil away
She called him "dear old Ml/ . "
And out of this misalliance
Was born a monstrou < ! thing ,
A raw , wet air that nmdn men swear
And cur.so the "gentle spring. "
PAT POLITICAL FORECAST1
doming of the Populist Dark Horsi Tort-
shadowed Last November.
NEBRASKA'S ' SENATORIAL CONTEST TIPPED
rri'iltrllnii Mniln 111 WiMlilnKton Three
Montlit ARO Ciiiu'ernltiir thu Smvi'Mor
In Smi'itnr I'mldurk Now Amply
\Vrlllcd by thu li < nl .
Washington Post , Nov. il. ! ! W . Him 14
IJosowater , editor of TIIK O.MAIIV HKK , nml
the member of the republican tritlonnt itmi-
mitteo for Nebraska , Is at the Ebbltt house ,
on hi * way homo from Now York Mr Hose-
wnter has views on the recent ekvllon. and
Is not afraid to speak out in ineetin "I
think the result of this election. " said he ,
discussing the recent lamentable event , "In
duo moro than anything else to the
imbecility of the membori of iho
national committee who had the cam
palgn directly In hand. No attention wai
paid -anything that we of the
west suggested , wlien. If we know any
thing about the situation at all , we ought to
have known something about onr own
soctlon. Why , take the matter of
literature , nnd that will t'mw you
how they managed things \\e usliod
for literature to circulate among the f.nvlgn
population , amivo did not get u uiini two
weeks before the election , an 1 at tli.it time
you might as well have thrown it in tlio
gutters. If wo had nut gone U > \ \ rv ! and
prepared this ourselves we would n > < t have
dune as well as wo did.e hail little or no
advice nnd encouragement from th- commit
tee. nnd the suggestion : ! wo made were
ignored.e know , back In September , that
the democratii- candidate fur governor of
Illinois would bo elected , but we did not
believe they conld defeat our candidates
for electors. The committee was
warned of the .situation in time to
have ilonn something Did they' Wo
knew also the peculiar condition of af
fairs In those states where there was a
large preponderance of German votes and
especially the Lutherans , but n < > attempt
was made to placate them and bring them
b.iek Into the fold whence they had wandered
The only wonder is that wo did as wll asvo
did when ono considers the pnlto that actn
att'il the members of the national committee
We lost tlio country by Inattention to bust
ness and a total neglect of the vol. s of th 3i >
elements th't have always , up to ihiselee
lion , afllllated with us. The Hiillon.il com
mittee was told of the exact situation and
we insisted that the west would eli-i-t Harri
son without New York. The result shows
how the advice of the we.Htern members of
the committee was received. "
In Nebraska , Mr. Kosewator savs the
p.irty dlil about as well as it expected The
question of a successor to Mr. I'.uldock Is
now being discussed. One thing is certain ,
and that Is that the next senator will not bo
Mr. Paddock. The opjiosltioii , Mr Uose
water says , ban a majority of thw on Joint
ballot , nnd there is n possibility that a re
publican may bo selected , although it hardly
amounts to a probability. Ot the opposition ,
the populists have three-fourths and the
democrats the other fourth. The demoer.its
are divided , ami may not vote solidlj with
the populists In the senatorial contest.
Local matters would actuate a few of these
democrats and might lead to the selection of
a conservative republican. Mr. Kosowator
is inclined to think , however , that the end
will bo that u senator will be chosen In the
person of .some one not now mentioned , a
man who is favorable to some of tno views
of the populists , but who is not n pronounced
democrat.
An IC.xtru Si'HHlun Prolmlilo.
1 Ionian ( Jlnlie.
Hy n very decisive vote the United States
senate , which at present has a republican
majority , refused to adopt Mr. Hill n pro
posal to take up the measure for the repeal
of the Sherman silver act.
Tills action makes it more than probable
( unless , indeed , the senate should recede
from its attitude , which is scarcely llkoli i
that Mr. Cleveland will summon the next
congress in extra session.
All signs seem to indlc.ilo , however , that
this session will not bo called earlier than
tlio middle of September next , so that the
new administration will be well under way ,
and its linanclal and economic policy clearly
Indicated before Iho newly chosen law
makers of the nation lake up their Import
ant and most responsible duties.
( Tasteless Effectual. )
t rou AM.
jBSLBOUS and NERVOUS
S DISORDERS.
J Such as Sick Headache , Wind and Pain In Ilia
Stomach. Giddiness , fullness. Swelling alter J1
J Meals , Dizziness , Drowsiness , Chills , Flush. .
ings of Heat. Loss ol Appetite , Shortness ol ;
Drealh , Costiveness , Scurry , Blotches on the' '
Skin , Disturbed Sleep , Frightful Dreams , All ,
Nervous and Trembling Sensillons , anil Ir-j
regularities Incidental to Ladles. <
Covered with a Taetaless and Soluble Coatlns-
Of all druggists. Price 25 cents a Ilox. J
New York Depot , 165 Canal St. t
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CD.
Larsost Mnnufiioturorj an 1 Kitilldfi
- - - ia tuaVorli. .
Everybody Else Can See
More than a dozen reasons why they should call
at our store and find out if we are do
ing1 the surprising- things they hear of.
The time is getting1 short and when
the workmen get possession the snap
piest of snap sales will be over. The
hats will g-et the worst of it as well
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 Saturday open every till ovonln 10 j till 0.31 S , W , Cor , 15th and Douglas St