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THE "OMAHA DAILY BEE ; WEDNESDAY , FEBRUARY 15 , THE DAILY K. ItOSKWATKK , Editor. KVKUY MOHNINC5. TKUMS or Jlnlly IlrofwIlli'MitHinutnyJOno Yonr. . f 8 00 jinllvniidHiiiiiluy , One Yunr . If ? yf > Hlx ttonthi . ' . Si.1 ; ' Thi-ro Month * . . . . . . . 2 GO Hundny llrr. Onn Yonr . ? 00 ftitiirilay Hrr. dni > Year . J & " Meekly llct > , Ono Year . l ° ° orru-EH. Otiinhii.TliP Jli'cllnllillna. . South Oiiiiilin , roriuT N find Sfilli StrcoU Council IllufT * 1'J IVnrl Slreiif. Clili'iimUfllrp. 317 Clmnibrrof Cormnrree. Now York , lloonm 13 , 14 mil ) 15 , Tribune i. Washington. (113 ( fourteenth Street. - ' . -C'OKHKSPOXDKNCB. All rotmiitinleullons lolallnz to news ntid rdltorlnl matter should bo addressed to Hit ) Kdltorlnl Department. JiCSINESS IiKTTEKS. All business lot tors and remit Inner * should ! > < ndclro.Mcl ( to The Urn I'lihllslilnsf Company. Oinnlin. DinltH. chock * nnd postonico orders to 1m iiindo payable to Iho order of the com- Tiii3 'nun inniMsniNG COMPANY. SWOIIN STATEMENT OV OIUOUI-ATION Ktnto of Ni'lir.'iskn. I County of Dnuglns. f N Clpoi-Kn II. T/solinrk , secretary of TllF. nr.r. I'nlillslilni ! company , doe * solemnly swnnr tlml thoiictiitilclioiilntlonofTiiK DAILY HUB for the wool : onillng 1'ubriiuvy 11 , 1B03 , was us follows : Fluidity. I'ohriinry ft . 20,110 Monday. I'Vbrn.iryfi . 20,044 Tm-Mliiv. IVIiriiitry 7 . 23,84(1 ( Wednesday. Kulirimry H . 23,002 Thiirsdiiv. IVliruiiry 0 . 23oHJ I'rldny , I'Vhrunry 10 . 23,005 Bittuidiiy , I'Ybi-uury 11 . 23,810 UEOUUE II. T/SUHUOK. Sworn to before mo nn.1 subscribed In uiy jmwiiro thli lltli day of Kobruury , 1893. ISeal ] Av iriio Clri-nliitloii for Jnnmiry , 34447 IT IS said Unit there Is n nmrkcd cool ing oil in the relations between Russia und CJortnnny. but tlio relations between Germany iind I'raiico lire as hot as usual. IT IS apparent Dial .Tudyo Grcshnm is not overwhelmingly popular with the democratic party. Ills democracy is not yet Btillleielitly seasoned to bo accept able. IT is di ! > appointinr ( to learn thatPcnn- Bylvaniu's exhibit at the World's fair will not contain a coal baron. There is 11 fjood deal of curiosity to see how those poor follow * look. Pui/K-KiC'.HTlNV. under the guise of athletic sport has at last been Blip- pressed uy our police oflicials. Prize fighting is a brutal sport. Wo might as well have periodic bull lights carried on tinder the name of equestrian exhibi tions. ONK Oinuha manufacturer states that his orders for goods exceed those of last year , at this season , by more than 100 per cent. The orders are largely from this state , and ho attributes the in crease chiolly to the homo patronage movement. TITK report of the cattle sanitary board of Now Mexico shows that 178,585 head of cattle were shipped out of the 'territory ' last year , and that 50,4154 head were driven out. A largo number of them found their way to the South Omaha market. IT IS said that less than 40 per cent of the world's supply ol sugar comes from sugar cano , the remainder being tlio product of the sugar beet. At the pros- cut rate of increase in bcot culture in the west it will not bo many years before fore BtigarTcnno will cut a small figure. TilK 4th of March and the disappear ance of Adlai E. Stevenson from public view will cccnr simultaneously. As a candidate for vice president it is possi ble for a man to bo conspicuous , and ho may oven attract some notice until he gets fairly into the olllce , but after that ho sinks into oblivion. A NUMBKit of the leading manufac tories of this city will have exhibits at the Lincoln exposition of the Manufac turers association , and about all of the manufacturing linns in the state will bo represented at the annual exposition in Omaha next Juno. Such exhibits are of great valno as a means of showing the people what the manufacturers of Ne braska are doing. DuillNO the period between the open Ing and the close of lake navigation last year Buffalo handled 175,028,000 bushels of grain and 0,305,470 barrels of Hour , exclusive of the receipts by rail. Those large figures afford some idea of the magnitude of the commerce of the great lakes. Nearly all of this grain is fihippcd from the western states and is taken to the Atlantic coast by the Erie canal und the railroads. There is no need of argument to show the im- - portunco of the proposed improve ment of the canal in order that it may bo made an olTectivo competitor against the railroads for this enormous volume of freight. ONK of the most important industries of Arizona is that of wool producing and in this respect the territory is rapidly ntt iding to the front. This year the clip will average from seven to ten pounds per head and the aggregate yield is much greater than over boforo. The money that eiinos from that source is fast approaching the sum paid in dividends by the mines. There are about 2,000,0(10 ( whoop in the territory und their yield of wool averages About $1 per head. The number of men em ployed in caring for the sheep is about 11,000 and their wages foot up about $1,000,000 bo-sldes 910,000 paid to Hhearers. Arizona Is both wild und 'woolly. THK fact that the surgeon general of the marine hospital service has already begun active operations to comply with the quarantine law passed by congress indicates that ho has the uuuranco that the provident will approve the not. In deed there Inn never boon any doubt on this point , for the president has given abundant evidence of his do3lro for a law of this natnro , although if ho could huvo had his way in the matter he would doubtless have framed nn act for a Btrlctly national quarantine , Ignoring Btato regulations altogether. However , Hticli a mou-itiro could not have passed and the oompromLso pot-Imp. * gives the general government nil the authority necotwary to establish a thorough sys tem of protection. The country will oimmmd the zeal of the surgeon gen eral. iroilKHOUSK AXi ) There are mon prominent in labor circles in this city who protest against a workhonso for city prisoners because the work to bo required of thorn would deprive industrious men of just that much work. Tiioy oppose the work house for the sntno reason that they op pose the contract labor system In vogue in the state ponltentmry. There Is a wldo difference botwcon making tramps , vagrants nnd potty thieves work out tholr board and lodging in a workhonso and the soiling of con vict labor to contractors that outer into ruinous competition with manufacturers who employ free labor. In the one case the city simply does for the tramp and vagrant what the board of charities docs' for the idle workman whoso family is in distress. In the other case the state lets out the labor of mon sentenced to invol untary servitude for a term of years to capitalists who train the convict to do skilled labor at a nominal cost and enters the lists to supply certain commodities at lower priced than they can bo produced in factories. The city workhouse does not differ in : iny essential feature from the charity ivo .d yard where poor men are given u jhanco to earn a pittance in times when abor Is superabundant and employment carco. The only difference between the nen laboring in the workhouse rock ) ilc and in the charity wood yard is that ivork in one is voluntary and in the other s crmpilsory. The objection to the ihurity wood yard is just as rational as .ho . objection to the workhouse rock > lle. if the wood yard didn't exist some body would have to saw the wood soino- ivhere. If the workhonso did not exist the rock might have to bo crushed by somebody , s miewhorc , and hat s .mob xly would not bo the tramp > r vagrant. But the tramp and vagrant exists and honest labor should not bo axed to keep him in food and raiment , lo ought to bo made self-sustaining , and since ho will not labjr voluntarily , wcioty for its own protection must make lim work or let him starve. The province of the workhouse , un- iko that of the penitentiary , is not to teach criminals to learn a trade , but 'athor ' to force habitual idlers and work hirkcrs to contribute some of their time and muscle toward paying for their su.s- tcnuncR. No reputable labor reformer ivill contend that work shirking and vagabondage are commendable and no abor reformer can raise any rational objection to a system of municipal con- rol that has for its object the weeding > ut of the habitual idlers and lazybones from the honest , industrial army. .V.t/v/ ; OJ/.1//.1 .1 GHAIX MARKKT. The resumption of grain calls at the Board of Trade yesterday created a rent deal of interest among the local rain mon and members of the board generally. The belief is entertained by the grain dealers that it is possible to nako Omaha a grain market , and a de- lorminution to push the movement for ward until it becomes a thoroughly cs- ablislied institution of the city is ex pressed on all sides. Before the calls ivero abandoned a year ago the daily sales of grain frequently ran ip to 150,000 bushels , but va rious inlluences combined to cause ho undertaking to bo given up. There is now a feeling of confidence among the jraiu dealers that this city can be made in Important market by properly directed effort. There is no reason why Omaha should not enjoy the advantages that would accrue from handling a largo grain business that is now distributed to other markets. The milling-in-transit rate granted by the railroads to other cities which deal in. grain extensively can bo secured by Omaha as soon as a market of any considerable impor tance is established. Nebraska is a rcat grain producing state and it is en tirely proper that this city should be a rain market. It cannot bo made so in a day , but if the local dealers keep up their interest in iho undertaking and business mon generally lend it such en couragement as thoys may it will not belong long before Omaha grain quotations Vill bo looked for just as those of other mar kets are looked for now , and when the rate concessions are secured from the railroads the grain will come fast enough. Tho-o is nothing visionary about this idea. It is practicable enough to com mend itself to the judgment of our best business men. They "can easily see that the establishment of a grain market in this cily would tend to improve business in other linos. Its inlluonco upon gen eral trade would bo somewhat like that of the local live stock market , though it could not bo expected to ba so great for some years to come. The banker , the merchant and manufacturer would bo benefited by it because it would increase the importance of Omaha as a center of commercial activity , It is , to bo hoped that the local grain mon receive onojur- iigMinont from all members of the Board of Trade to persevere in their efforts to establish a ma-ket hero. NO MKnOMXllriTII \ IMMIGRATION. It now seems practically assured that there will bo no now legislation by the present congress relating to immlgra tion. Of the several bills which have been introduced at this s.ilon , not any one has buon acted upon. The mouiuro introduced In the senate early in lo- comber , which provided for putting a slop to all Immigration for a year , re ceived very little support , and a later bill for restricting immigration has not boon heard of since it was introduced. In the short time that remains of this congrow there Is very btnall probability that any of those measures will bo brought forward for consideration and action , so that the only now legislation wo shall got regarding Immigration Is contained in the provision of the quar antine law which empowers the presi dent , nt his discretion , to shut off all Immigration for such time as ho may doom necessary for the protection of the public health. If Mr..Cleveland should find It to bo expedient to oxorclso this authority , as po.islbly he will , ho may bo expected to do so judiciously and with reference to the least possible In terference with the foreign cjinmorco of the country. The failure of the agitation for a total suspension of immigration Is a matter tor on which the country is to bo con gratualatcd. The fear of an Invasion of cholera gave the advocates of this policy a strong argument for the promotion of heir cause , but it is gratifying to find hat it has not proved potent enough to ndtico the representatives of the people o adopt so radical a departure from the radltlonal policy of the government Inco Us foundation. Legislation put- Ing a stop to immigration would novltably have given a severe ) low to the foreign commerce of ho country , and wo should invo received little compensatory ben efit unless Canada could have been per- uaded to adopt n Hko policy. There is mrdly n possibility that this could bo .one , because obviously the Dominion fovornment would have scon in such leg slution on our part the opportunity to tioeuro- the immigration which they vant , and at the same time to improve holt1 commercial Interests. Our policy ulverso to the welfare of the steamship Inos would have resulted to the benefit of the Canadian ports. The failure of the proposed leglsln- lon , and it soonm entirely safe o assume that it has failed , Is 0 bo credited to the opposition > f members of both branches of congress rein the south and west , where there is till a demand for immigrants , such us are permitted to come in under existing aws. The people of tho.so sections are lot disturbed , as those of the cast up- ) oar to bo , at the promise of steady ad- lltions to the population from abroad of ndustriousund thrifty people , who come vith the intention of becoming Ameri can clti/.cns. On the contrary , they are eady to give all such a cordial welcome. With a thorough enforcement of the quarantine law the danger of the ntroduotion of contagious diseases vlll bo reduced to the mini- num. A complete consular inspection of ships and passengers at foreign ports ind a thorough inspection on arrival at our ports , together with an olllclent sys- om of border quarantine , will give implo protection , while in the event of 1 very serious outbreak of cholera in jiiropoour ports can bo closed against mmigration as long as the danger lasts. : t is manifest , therefore , that there Is 10 necessity for such legislation m has won proposed in congress. GTADSTOXK'S EFFORT. The great event in the present session of the British Parliament , for which the jcoplo of the United Kingdom waited ivith unusual interest , has taken place. Mr. Gladstone has presented the homo . ule bill of the now government , and ho las mtido a great speech in support of it. Perhaps it cannot bo fairly said of .his effort that it is the greatest of the jininent statesman's life. So volumi nous are the contributions which this extraordinary man has madetothopolit- cal literature of Great Britlan that it would bo dilllcult to get any jury of com- > otcnt judges to agree as to what is the greatest production of his H'olifio and masterful intellect. But when it is considered that this last ud- drc. s was delivered by a man in the 84th year of his ago , it must bo regarded as u very great effort , easily maintuin- .ng the prc-ominonce of Its author as an orator. It ha * reosntly bjon said by a not altogether friendly critic of Mr. Gladstone , a well known American cor respondent in London , that if ho lids shown any sign of failing power it is in liis irritubilit/ the house. There is no indication in the portion of Ills address telegraphed to this country of the slightest impair ment or weakening of his intellec tual powers , and certainly there is no evidence of irritability. It is a clear , strong , culm and earnest presentation of the cause of which Mr. Gladstone is the foremost champion , appealing to the rea son and not to the passions of mon. No other man in Great Britain , it need hard ly bo said , could have spoken so well in the same cause. Mr. Gladstone defended the constitu tionality of Ireland's demand for au tonomy und declared that if she were united the opposition to her demand would vanish. Division was the re sult of n successful plot and had been brought about mainly through the medium of Orange societies and religious animosity. Protes tants had in the past bben zealous sup porters of Irish nationality and it is not through their own fault they are not now ready to unite with their own blood and people to form a "noble , glorious unity. " Mr. Gladstone showed that homo rnlo had made a rapid gain of ad herents in England , and having ox- plaijiod the features of the bill giving homo rule to Ireland , ho said that while the plan may bo imperfect , he hoped it would receive impartial consideration. The closing portion of Mr. Gladstone's speech was eloquent. lie declared that ho oould never be a party "to baquoath- ing to my country the contin uance of this heritage of discord which has boon bunded down from generation to generation , with hardly momentary interruption , through seven centuries this heritage of discord with all the evils that follow in its train. " lie be lieved the cause for which ho was con tending to bo the cause not of ono party and ono nation , but of all parties and all nations. "To those nations , " said Mr. Gladstone , "viewing them us I do , with their vast opportunltiej under u living union for power and happiness , to these nations I say , lot mo entreat yon if it were my last breath I would entreat you let the doud bury the dead , and casting behind you former recollections of bygone evils , cherish , love asul siutuln ono another - ether through all the vicissitudes of human affairs In times that uro to come. " That the now bill will rooolvo the Im partial consideration which Mr. Glad stone askoJ for It Is not to bo oxpoctod. As to Its fate , the inference to ba drawn from the expressions of the several par ties in the IIouso of Commons is not favorable - vorablo to Its passage. Indeed the ob vious indication ? are that the cause of homo rule is doomed to suffer anothoi defeat and Mr. Gladstone to witness a continuance of the discord ho so eai- nestly deplores. IT NOW transpires that over $20,000 will have to bo expended for founda tions of the new library building. This Is exactly what TilKBKK predicted whoi It was proposed to accept the donatloi of a lot that was located near a creek l > cd for a fireproof public building The hole in the ground which the peo- ilo of Omaha agreed to fill with costly nusonry will | | | fie and prove more ex- lonslvo than j\vjuld ; | have IK-CII a lot on ilgh ground 1111 tile rear of the city hall , vhlch could : | J/n-o / ( boon supplied with lent from tho-icLty hall plant , thus t av- ng $3,000 a yHir at lowest estimate , vhlch Is equatq \ 5 per cent Interest on 00,000. But tlmt would have put the Ibrnry on Eighteenth nnd Douglas and Eighteenth au.a Douglas Is back of eighteenth nnd'b'arnnm ' , and within ono ilook of THK fliSj building. In the eyes ) f certain individuals , with souls no ) iggcr than a pMnhotid , Tin : Bur. build- ng is moro obnoxious limn Tom Mur- ay'a conglomeration of lire traps back ) f the court house. It Is too late now , of course , to undo what has been done in connection with the library building n-oject , but it is not out of place to take i look backward once in a while. TUB United States senate , in ratify- ng the extradition treaty with Russia , nado a departure from the traditional Milicy of the country by adopting nn imendment to the effect tlmt attempts to fill the e/.ur or any member of the royal umily should be considered as non-po- Itlcal offenses , regardless of what the notlvo of the person making the attempt night bo , and that being non-political ) ffoii ! os they should bo extraditable. It ms since been stated that this conces- lon to the Russian government was mule in consideration of an undorstand- ng that in the event of the United States wcoming involved in a war with Great J itain or Germany , Russia and Franco vould aid this country. Tills somewhat ncredlblo action f-ecms not to have been entirely without foundation , for a Rus- iun paper says that while there was no igrccment that Russia and Franco would issist this country in the event of its wing attacked by any other power , 'they doubtless undertook not to assist my opponent of the United States. " low much such an arrangement would imount to if anything occurred to put it to the test it is impossible to nay , but a lucstion suggested by the circumstance s whether the statesmen of today are lot too much disposed to disregard the idmonition of Washington regarding entangling alliances with ether nations. THK reports published in this paper rom week to week in regard to the development of the resources of the lorthwost afford a great deal of enoour- igement for Omaha business mon. The act that the now territory which is bo ng made productive is tributary to this city and must' ( Jvontually exert an im > orlaiit intluencq.jipon its growth and n-osperity is navr generally rocognuo.l. L'ho minerals , the lumber nnd the ag- icultural products of the northwest vill make that -region rich and popu- ons bjforo nmuj ; years have mused , ind this city C'i'1110'1 ' ' fu'l to receive mportunt commercial advantages in consequence. The manufacturers and obbors of Omaha perceive this and are nalcing * preparations to extend then1 .rudo . into the new field and to enlarge .heii . * facilities in'order ' that they may ) o able to in'jot the increasing demand. .t is b2gnning | t'qlta ' realized tluvt this city has bahind it an almost limitless erritory in which a vast wealth of re sources is to bo developed. Those who estimate the future of Omaha by what -hoy see within its boundaries can have but a very inadequate conception of its yossibilities. THE farmers of Sarpy county complain that they cannot got into South Omaha with their produce during the wet sea son because the roads are impassable , and the council of the Magic City has been asked to do something about it. Of course , the improvement of country roads will have to bo accomplished in a differ ent , way , but the time is coming when this cause of complaint will bo removed. Tlio farmers are waking up und that is an encouraging sign. linkup ItiiPiitlB 1'un. at. 1'iwi aio'ie. In appointing Juilpro Gresluim , did Mr. Cleveland take his "Q" from- the Howell raised by Harrison's appointment of Judge Jacksonf o Ills I'niiid Survives Defeat. Il'iis/i / ( Hi/Ion if ties. Mr. Paddock was ono of the Nebraska senators who voted against the McKiuloy bill. The Rood thiit men do occnsiomilly lives after them. Ilcpudlatiu ! : it Homo. ( llntie-nenuicntt. Clnrkson Is not allowed to monkey with Town politics any more. Ilia worlc in tills line gave that stito : to the democrats In 1SSSI and IS'Jl , but in 18'JJ , when ho was out of the state , the rupuhliuaus regained control of it. < . Tim Krjuveiritu.l Democracy. i\'cu ) rnrlt Ailvcrttucr. Judge Gresham is cert'iiuly as good n democrat ns (5 rover Cleveland. Ho recotf- nizos the fact that the Cleveland party has superseded the old democratic party , and in the new oirrnulzation ho ranks as a high priest. Isn't Ilokn Hmltli UnoURh ? Atlanta ConMllutlim , A correspondent asks us how ufany cabinet places the south will Rot. The question comes a month too BOOH , but au analysis of the electoral vote wi'l'show that the south has earned about half of 'cm by solid , old fashioned dcuiocraliu voting. Astonishing Vltullty. A'cic I'mfc Tribune. Up to the pres''lit'moment ' there is a total and highly Bratlfylntr lack of evidence that Mr. Gladstone is hVeakinj ? down. On tlio contrary , his adversaries are somewhat forcibly reminded 'livery ' day that they can't afford to waste their resources or take any liberties with the U.PM - AVhiMil IfOrncH to tint Hear. Jkitevt'.R-iiuliltcin. Democratic who t horses who want to got SUUR berths In thqjdlploinatlo nnd consular1 service of the Bovqrinnunt will have a hard road to travel If Judge Gresham becomes secretary of state iu'Mr. Cleveland's cabinet. No wonder there a&i broad hints In Wash ington of a lightfiver the confirmation of Gresham. i Tluiotit iy lt I'oiilliitf. Klnlmira I'tmiccr. The legislature can now got down to solid work and do something for Nebraska , the senatorial contest having been Rotten rid of. There is much needed legislation , and the republicans cannot afford to waste their time la bioUerin } ' , , but rather pick up what they have lost in fooling with the corpora tions of the state us against the best inter ests pf the people. \Vor < Tliiiu n Nielli mnro. Centiiil I'Uv Republican , There nro some calamities ttiat weigh down the mind and paralyze the energies lllto u nightmare. They inspire that hope lens terror that prowdos revolution. I ot us o-irni'stly hope that such may not ho oui fate And lot there Is ono over present over blmdnwlng presence supremely Intrenched which llito a caiK-orous growth has been cat- Ing out the heart of Nebraska over sliuo 1 became n stato. It la the legally orgaiilrei power of railroad corporations. It is no nlono bccnnso of oxtortlonnto rntos , which are nro n blight on all thrift , but Is n nionnoo o frco government ns well. In It not well mown that It Is the men with the pusaus vho control the conventions , select our dolo- KiUo.s mid dlctntu our nominees , In there my moro doubt from what class these men ire recruited t i TIIK STUCK rAiins nir.i * KnAnxnr , Neb. , Fob. M. To the Kdltnr of Tun lir.R ! As you have always advocated he cause of the people as against the op- > rcsslon of Incorporated capital , I have taken ho liberty of asking you to publish this nr- lelo on the South Oinalui Stock yards nud heir charges. They charge for corn $1.00 per bushel nnd for hay $1.00 per 100 iwuiids. And 15 ! cents > or head on cattle , 8 cents per head on hogs md B cents per head on sheep for ynrdngo hargcs. Tlio producers nnd shippers In Ne- > r.iski desire the legislature to pass a law owerlng the prices of corn nud liny nud yard charges , to about one-half of what .hey . now nre. The managers of the stock yards claim that they cannot ntTord to do so 'or the reason that they are mi Infant Indus- , i'y nud need protection. Tim people of the state of Nebraska an1 willing to permit them .0 charge twice as much as the grain and lay costs , or , In other words , if corn coats , hem ; c > cents per bushel , we nro willing that they shall charge- TO cents for it , or louble the price they paid for it ; nnd the same with hay. We pay 2,1 cents per head m cattle yardage charges , and we get the icxt thing to nothing for that money. In n rain load ofIUI ) steers wo pay them $10(1 ( for watering nnd weighing that many Mttlc , if they nre sold at their yards. Now 0 cents would be a bljr price for watering ind weigh ing ; as any just man can readily ii'i ? . The railroads , who are blamed for mnk- ng exorbitant charges , never charge any thing for watering nnd weighing rattle , and when wo ti.iss through South Omuha and do lot sjll there the railroad company has the stock in charge and they settle with the stock yard.s company for taking care of the stock while nt South Omnlin. Mr , Habcock , the manager of the South Dnmlm Sto--k yards , said bjforo tlio commit- , eo of the house at Lincoln , that we , ( the icoplo ) "shouldn't jump onto nn iufnnt In- lustry , but should encourage tins It added to , ho price uf every farm in iho state. " Now , Oditor , doesn't it look moro ns though Mr. , hc farms were building up the slock yards ! They started in a few years ago , worth about f5iH,0)0 ) ( ) , and now they are worth , I should should say , * I,000X)0 ( ) or $ . " > , OIl,000. ) And besides , they have no mercy on any one. Look at the cattle business. 1'hoso of us who were engaged in it are on ; hc ragged edge of bankruptcy ; but it makes 10 difference to them ; they will still tufco their pound of llosh. There nre other industries building up in Nebraska that nro not a direct tax on any ono. The Kearney Cotton mill , which cost $ T > ! )9,000 ) or more , does not ask protection ; ilso the distilleries at Nebraska City nnd Dmaha. Did you aslc to tax the people In this state when you buill your splendid HER building ; The manager of the stock yards inserts that they do not charge more than ether stock yards do. The reason they charge so niuuli in Chicago is because they didn't , lane it up BOOH enough , but waited until the stock yard companies accumulated so much wealth that the people couldn't reach them. 1 have been nt Lincoln myself this Inst two weeks , doing all in my power to assist in ( 'citing tlij.s measure through. The bill to reduce their charges is n Just one , and all producers and shippers should come forward and do all they can to have it pass. The bill which is before the house and senate now provides that the governor shall appoint a weighmastcr , whose business will bo to woiah all feed that is ordered so that there will be no cheating in weights. And nearly all shippers believe wo do get short weights. The Stock Yards company shouldn't kick nt a publie woighmaster , if they are honest. It seems to mo that by lowering their charges they will surely have au increase in their business. It will bring business from the Mississippi , or from Hnriington , la. , to South Omaha. If wo should reduce the charges one half It will hurt Kansas City badly , and help South Omaha as much as it hurts Kansas City. But the managers of the South Omaha yards are bound that no bill shall piss : , if they , through Senator Babcock , can help it. The resolution to count the Douglas comity votes was put forward to knock out the "stock yards bill , " and It was rumored that there was au agreement between the stock yards crowd and the independents that they were to furnish democratic vqtcs enough to elect , Allen senator nnd the independents were to vote the stock yards bill down. I do not assort this to bo a fact , but ono hears it on all sides , and I know this much to bo true , that two weeks ago I talked with Senator Smith of Buffalo , independent , and ho was very willIng - Ing to assist in getting all senators and rep resentatives well posted on the bill. But when I next mot him , ono week after , ho began to talk for protection to infant indus tries , and used the same language Mr. Babcock - cock did before the house committee. Be tween the first and second times I saw him Mr. Allen was elected United States sena tor , and Senator Bnbeock led the democrats that were needed , nnd if the stock yards bill is defeated it will be the independent vote that will do it. A. J. SNOWDCN. L1TTLK WAItS Of WIT. Atchlson Olobo : You may not potohoavon when you die , but after you nro dead every onii on oirtli : will think you are there. Somorvlllo Journal : If all Imitation button has to bo colored pink , as tliu ( urniuis want that convruss should decide , tlio proverb abou tlio nlnlt of perfection -will have to bo ro vised. _ Washington Star : "I SPO , " h.ild ono real es tate-doulcr to another , "that you still liuvo n vacant lioitso In your now row. " "Yo. , " was the reply , "It Is last Ont not leased. " Hlnchaiuton Lenders 1'oUer players go through life hand In hand. Lowell Courlnr ! Sk'lglilns parlies nro In ordur now , nnd so cconoiiilc.il are some nf them that thov talto their lunch with them In the ihnpo of turnovers and I scream. Chicago Inter Ojenn : "I U-'H you , " said the plumbur's bookkeeper to his wlfo , "thoro Is no use In saying that. luck ilouiii't e.\Nt. I'vo Ju-,1 hud n great piece of fortune. I've hud my pay raised. " "Mow ? " "Ity a slip of tlio pan. I was making nut u bill for no and accidentally imiiio It 4100. I never tiw tlio bo > s t > o tickled buforo. " Puck : "Neat dodjjo that of Hawkins , wasn't "Llko ononeh ; but what did ho do ? " "Why , Ills Kruiitlniotliiir loft all Imr money to found a lioniii for Incurable * , and HawUlns took to drink ! " Philadelphia Uncord : "Wear my toothless dims and yuur font won't l > frost-bitten. " Is Ihosl nin a I'assyunk itvonuo shoo dealer's window. Somorvlllo Journal : It oimht not to hurt a ftiriniir'H foi'llncs much oven If ho c jous oc- c.i.sloimlly : hear hlnisolf called n blooming , | av. Kvury farmer known thntajny N u very pietty bird. . . . . _ I'l.A VINO TIMS I'OI'S. Kan ui ( ' ( ( ( / JiJtininf. And now tlio wliUkorod Thomas cat "Ve-O'.vU" nnd MUlrms | about , AH for iho dinning plutocrat , MIo nikes the chestnut out lloss nnrnrin talto.s ilu > Juicy nut With ninny sly guffaws. Whllo ponuilst gets nothing ; but A pair 'of rousted paws. / TOOK rnn Hi ; t'ranli htnniln. Olrls Nquour ! Icd I to think Kiniiiy didn't euro for mo. Tor wlienuvor I would try Any lovln' arts , to eo Huw sbo'd lake 'om sweet or sour Ahvuy * saucy-llko wiy > . slio : "y ult your Joollu' ! " Once , n-'oln' ; homo from church , .lUsllollml If It would work. Hound lior waist I slipped my nrm- My I you'd ouilit to seen lur Jurk. Ppuiiky ? Well , i.lio noted so And slio snapped mo up as pork "Quit your foolln ! Kvory tlmo 'twas Just the sriino. Till ono night 1 says , stiys 1 - Cliokln'Koino , I must udmll , Tremblln' somu , 1 don't deny "Kniniy , houln' ' us I don t milt , Uuosi I'd bettor say 'KooUby An' quit foolln' ! " Olrls Is queer ! Slio only laughed , lllioulc * all dlmplln' . "John. " nays slio , "Koolln' inuii , tliul never Kiln Itual In ournost , ain't for mo. Wasn't tlmt cute ? I took the hint An' a chair , an' fctuyud , au' wu Quit our foollu' . XltltttAKKA AND Banker , T P , Txjttn of Toknmnh Is to have a dcor park nonr town. The stock of II. M. Aylosworth of .lunlata. has boon aoltl on n mortgngo nud purohnsed by Omaha pantos. A Ued Cloud Infant took n bli ? drink of kerosene , but prompt action bv physicians saved the little one's hfo. A Chiulron iniin Is trying to save a blooded liorso which fell down In the street and broke Its right front log. Klovon foot of n tusk of a mnstmlon N thn find of n Howard county farmer , together with n few ether remains of the ptohlMorio mammal. The Intelligent printers of the Lincoln .Journal niiiko that paper refer to electing United States senators by a "district vote of the people. " The same highly educated compositor urges that the legislature "trans- act noodcd state laws. " I'Mwiml 'ellgh. an aged farmer living In Wyoming product , Otoo county , was found In his homo by neighbors in u very precari ous condition and w\s taken to n hospital nt Nebraska City. A search of his house showed that ho had ? ! , IOt ) in cash hidden nwny in various parts of the building. Ho has no relatives living in this part ol the country. W. N. Huso , publisher of the Norfolk News , and his family narrowly escaped suf focation from coal gas the ether night. l-'rcsh coal was fed to the lo lire , of the furnace , nud the nlpo becoming somewhat displaced | iourcil Its deadly fumes Into the houso. The vomiting of one of the children aroused Mr. Huso , who had stifllclotit strength to got to n window nnd lot in the air. All affected uro recovering. Tlio l.'itu l.tiiiN . ) . id-linings , Mr. IxMiis ,1. Jennings , whoso death Is an nounced from Ijondon , hail a political history hi two continents. As editor of the Now York Times ho did moro than any ono man , except perhaps Churlou O'Connor , to break up the Tweed ring , llo was an inlluential member of the torv party In parliament until ho Joined the Randolph Churchill coterie. Ho then Incurred i'io enmity of Iho Salisbury family circle , and was passed over , much to Ills own chagrin , when offices were given away. It is loss than n month since ho announced that ho would retire from Stockport and from parliament at the end of the present session. It was understood that ho was to asswnc the editorial management of the toryj/od Tall Mall Citizetto , but doatli Intervened. Ho hud boon in failing health for some time. His most remarkable literary achievement is not among the hooks mimed in Iho usual notices , but his biography of John Wilson Cmkor , the vitriolic tory editor of "Bos- well's Llfo of Johnson , " who was so terribly scored by Macnuley moro than half n coii- ttirv ago. This is n work which will live after the hack-work novels like the "Phlla- dolphltnis" and the "Millioimiro" ( of which , by the way , Jay ( Jould was the hero ) are forgotten. Mr. Jennings belonged to the tory democratic school , and his doatli will probably result in Iho loss of a seat bv his party. _ _ I'uldi l < 'iu'tnry ( lull. Kebratkn Cllii ACU-K ( lcm. ) The hybrid hyphenated concern in Omaha is developing an amount of chock that is simply nauseating to its readers. When Bortio Hitchcock got so pure that ho could no longer .illlliute with the republican party ho became an indopoddont with democratic inclinations , and since then ho has vneilatod from ono party to another and back again with a rapidity th.it is surprising. Lately he has been nn Independent and through his paper has been trying to dictate to the democrats - crats what they should or should not do. In his modest manner ho claims credit for nil that has been accomplished since 18811 , when the "World and Herald were united" and ho "began the struggle to redeem the state from republican railroad domination. " Vic tory is his. It was by his efforts that Boyd was elected , that Bryan , MoKelglian and [ Coin were successful , and now comes the election of Allen ns senator. The young man should take a "tumble to himself. " No more attention was paid by the members of the legislature to his hysterical howling than if ho had been uaying at the man in the moon , and to set up the claim that the result Is entirely due to his efforts is , to say the least , cheeky. A HIST VU031 I'.lltlS. Knroi > can Edition A'cii.1 Yorli Herald , rou VISITS. The above toilette do visile is of gray vel vet , trimmed with black and satin ribbons , The front of the corsage Is covered with a velvet coouillo , trimmed in the same way. IN NEBRASKA'S ' 1NTERKSF MoasuroJ in tlio Sonnto Tlmt Will Materially , Benefit This Stato. MONEY FOR OMAHA'S FEDERAL BUILDING Twit llmuliTit TliniiKiind Dullnr * to ltd Ap- pilutei ! for Ihe Citntlinmtlim ot tlio Work Nrw PnnMoti lor Conduct ing ( lenoii'd Indluii hcliool. \VASIII.S-CITOX BntiutJ op Tun nr.n , I Mil FoiJiirr.r.NTii STHKKT > WASHINGTON. I ) . C . Feb. 11 , j Acting Indian Commissioner Boll has en dorsed tlio bill of Senator Manilcrsiin an- ' thorl/.lng the siipiirhilcmlont of tlio Indian school nt Uonoa to apply thn proceeds from the sale of manufactured articles to current expenses of the school. lie also recommends an appropriation of $ i,00'J ) to pay fqr coal and other supplies. The sundry civil appropriation bill as r ported from the sonnto coinm ttoo on appro- prlatlons , contains au amendment appropri ating fAiO.OlX ) under the limit of the law for the continuation of work upon the Omaha federal building. Other anu-ndinonts re ported by the senate commlltoo imluilo ono for the survey of private laud claims in Wjomlng , Utah and some other Mates nnd territories , $40,000. The ninount pro vided by the house for surveying nnd improving the Missouri I-IMT un > l > r the Missouri river commission , Is deeroasoi ) from $7oO,000 to V10XX ( ) ami this proviso is added , ' * . " 0X)0 ( ) Of which may bo used for removal of snags and other like obstructions in the Mis souri Hvor above Sioux City , pnnMod that not morn than throe-fourths of the foregoing appropriations under bond of 'engineer dc > partmont' for rivers and harbors shall bo ex pended during the fiscal year ending Juno yi ) , 1MU. " In that portion of the bill relating to dcprcdnt Ions of public timber , etc . the senate ate committee has added this : ' 'To moot the expenses of protecting timber on the public lands and for the n.uro ofllefeiit execution of the law and ndos relating ing lo the cutting ttuuvof. of protecting public lands from illegal and fraudulent entry or appmpria lion mut of adjusting claims of swamp Km Is J80KK ( ) ; provided that agmts and others cm ployed under this appropriation shall be ul lowed per diem , subject to sm-li rules and regulations as the secretary of th" intoi-lor may prescribe , In lieu of subsisti-noo at n rate not exceeding 1 per dav for each indi vidual and necessary expenses fur transport ation. " I.iind Ollico Secretary Noble today , In the case of Isaao W. Trice against Charles W. hiunub from Grand Island , application f < > r certiorari , directed the commissioner of the general land oftice to transmit to the secrolary's oflleo all papers In the case that such action may bo had as seems right and proper in the premises. Assistant Secretary Chandler today reversed versed the commissioner's division In the tim ber culture case of Charles Faulkner against August Miller from Kvanston , W.\o , and ill roots that the answer bo stricken from the 111 cs and returned to its author being "scur rilous and impertinent. " The assistant secretary nfllnns the decis ion in the prc-oinption case of Kllsworth K , Seward against Harrison Allen from Wat- urtoti , S. U. , dismissing Howard's protest to the admission of Allen's llir.il proof. W. J. Morrison of Cedar Itapids , la , Is at the Kbbitt. Senator David B. Hill threatens to antago nize the confirmation of Walter ( J. Cii-csham's nomination for sec-rotary of state. The senate committee on appropriations has accented ns an amendment to tlio bill mnking appropriations for contingent ox-- pcnsos relating to Indians , the Miindurson bill regarding tho'nllottmfiiit of laniN' ' lliu ' Omaha'lndians in Nebraska , which mcasuro wr.s some ' .lays ago fully described by a Biu : Sc lia'tor Stewart of Nevada has introduced n bill which has nearly taken congressional breath and which will probably surprise many BII : readers. It provides that the sec retary of the treasury shall pay to George Q. Cannon of Utah SK.OOO , paid by said Can non on a forfeited ball bond given in Febru ary , 18Si ) for his appearance in the United States district court at Salt Lnko City , "tho payment of which sum having been recom mended by the secretary of the treasury " The Itnlh-oiul .I Fr. Hit lit l-'lutl. The railroad is said to grind nnd destroy j the common people , but it kills nine politl-j clans In Nebraska where it injures onol farmer. To IK ) n railroad tool In this state 1 once meant to soar to ambition's limit , but . today to bo oven n corporation doctor consigns - 1 signs a man to political oblivion. This ] would not bo so bad worn it not that the j railroads use our best timber The men ] usually elected to the olllccs in Nebraska j could 'hardly 11 ml employment as brakemen. I Well. John M. can hide his time When bo waxes fat nnd sleek at the crib of corporaJ J tlons , lot him resign his position in disgust ] and throw himself back on bis Imunchc.s * and howl ngalnst his former masters like n' coyote and ho can get there nil right. In the meantime ho must use such material ns God nnd nature have placed In his hands and watch and wait. ca oil M'ltmtaeturoM airl UotullOM of Ulo.hlns lu tlu World. He'll be surprised If he isn't scared plumb to death. Now we don't expect to frighten the life out of anybody , but just as surely as this gentleman is to be starth-J , just so surely will wo surprise all who call before we take out that dividing wall. We arc making the cut of our lives on our prices , preferring to give you _ the benefit of the damage that dust will do , before the damage is done. That's reason able , ain't it ? And isn't it fair ? Of courre we want to sell our goods and the sooner the better and what's the use of getting them damaged ? They wouldn't be any lower in price. Tailors can't fit you any better with overcoats or suits , and our hats and furnishings are guaianteed the best. We are first class clothiers of boys and men. Buy now bsfore we raise the dust. BROWNING , KING & CO. , store " 5 mi 0.31 i s. W. Cor , 16th and Douglas St
