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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 24, 1893)
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE > [ VRTDAY , FEBRUAUt 2J. 1893. THE DAILY BID B PUBLISHED KVEUY MOUNING. TEltMB OK HltllHCKlPTlON. pftllylloo ( without Hmiilnyl Ono year. , t B 00 hallY nnil Sunday , On Year 1000 fllx Montln. . 5 ° [ ! Thrco Month * ; . ' ! ! : Hundnv Hoc. Ono Yrar f * ' Hnlnnlny llco. Ono riir { " > Weekly lice , Ono Year lm OI'TK'RS. Oninhn.ThMIooIIiilldlmf. ' Poiltli Oninlm , cornrf N mid 201)1 ) Street * Council muffs 12 I'rtirl Micct. f'hlnniro onirn. 317 Chamber of CmnmPrro. New York. Kooms 13 , 14 nntl 15 , Tribune \VushlnRton.513 Fourteenth Street. ( 'OUUKSl'ONtENOK. ) All communication ? rplattmr to news ijnd to tlio editorial nmttrr Mionld bo addressed Kdltorlnl Department. WTHINESS'LETTEtlS. All buslnoss letters nnd romltlnncM Mioiild bomldrcs-r.l . loTljo Ileo I'"bllshnrUnmim \ ly. Omaha. DrnfIs , chocks find nostofllcn orders to bo made imyitblo to tbo order of tlio com- BRE PUBLISHING COMPANY. BWOUN "BTATE.MENT OF UIUOULATION Htato of Nebraska , I County of DoiixliM. f Oporen It. Tzsdnick , secretary of Tnr. nr.r. riibllshlnKroinpaiiy , ( lotHoloiimlyHwrar that the actual circulation of Tnr. lUii.Y llr.R for tlio wruk cndhiB February 18. 1803 , was ns follows : Humlay. February 12 Srar Monday. I'nliriiary in , , ' - , -u Tnosdav. I'eliruary 14. . . Jr-i'44 ? - AVodnoMlny , I'obriiarv 1C Ss'JZV ThursdayFobriinry 10 nJi'nii Friday , February 17 ' Saturday , February 18 24.48-1 OEOItHE . TZSOHUOK. Bwom to before mo nn.l subscribed In my prrscnco this IHth day of lobriiiiry. 1H03. ( Seal ) K. N. ItovKi.i. . Notary 1'iibllc. AvcrnRO Clrrulntlmi tor January , B4.B47 SPAIN need not worry about the plans of this country in regard to San Domingo. Tlio annexation craze is abating a llttlo now. . MAJORS' indecent language ( it the Morton rccoptlou is only on a par with ether bad breaks repeatedly charged against him. IIo ought to bo muzzled. Tun railroad managers still insist that the people do not want any freight reduction. Who arc those people the rcbato men , the pass men , the railroad lobby and the secretaries of the State Board of Transportation. CLEOPATHA : No , wo arc not at lib erty to print what Lieutenant Governor Majors said at the Morton reception. But when wo toll you that it shocked the galvanized sensibilities of the old-school democrats present you will conclude that it must have bpcn unspeakably bad. THE republican party has pledged It- Bolf to give the people of Nebraska re duced freight rates and the republican party stands pledged to abolish the rail road pass iniquity. Will the republican members of the legislature redeem those pledges ? If they do not the party may as well disband in Nebraska. THE complaint is made in San Fran cisco that organized charity has encour aged a largo and worthless class of idlers nnd tramps to i'.uck into the city , and that there are 'more hungry people there than there would bo if less effort had been made to provide for the hungry. The work organized by the Associated charities of Omaha , through which the city has been divided into a largo uum- bor of districts , each under a suporin- tandent , who takes the utmost pains to lack Into'tho merits of each case pre sented , is the only one by which the schemes of the impostors can bo de feated. WE HAVE waited patiently for four days in expectation that Mr. A. J. Gus- iin would publicly instruct the -Kansas supreme court what to do in the legis lative case now ponding. Mr. Gustin has also omitted to express his views upon Hawaiian annexation and the pen sioning of Queen Llll , nor has ho opened his mouth in condemnation or approval of the bribery investigation at Lincoln and the appointment of Julius Sterling Morton. Wo suggest that Mr. Gustin como homo at once and attend to those matters. Nebraska in , particular cannot spare any of her statesmen at this critical timo. THERE are many unaccountable things In this world and ono of them is that hundreds of clerks and mechanics will go out into the suburbs of Omaha for miles and buy homes , pay high taxes and street carfare faro , when within a milo of the business center there are hundreds of cheap lots to bo had across the river upon which homes may bo built accessible to the city and whore taxes do not amount to con fiscation. Possibly the 10-cont bridge toll is responsible for the fact that so few people in business in Omaha care to live across the river. But it is only a matter of time when the toll will bo re duced to 5 cents. THE state now has a railroad commis sion , a fish commission , a World's fair commission , and there are bills betoro the legislature for a boiler commission and a labor commission. But the latest freak Is n "puro food commission. " The next thing wo may expect is a pure water commission or a pure beer commission. There seems to bo a mania among leg islators in this and other western states to create commissions and enact laws to roguluto everything. It must puzzle iho rising generation to figure out how people can liye and breathe and their country grow and prosper where there Is no legislature every two years to pass laws for the creation of commissions whoso chief function is to draw salaries and do nothing well. THE manner In which the mnnufao turors of Omaha and Lincoln are "getting together" upon u footing of common inter est in the promotion of trade is ono of the favorable signs of the timo. What ever coolness may have existed between them in the past , they now appear to 1x3 thoroughly united in behalf of a vigor ous prosecution'of the work to which the Nebraska Manufacturers association la devoted. The spirit that has prevailed nt .tho Lincoln exposition this week has teen just what it ought to have been , and the renewal of acquaintances and exchange of views , for which it has af- f jrdod an opportunity , will bo widely beneficial among the business.mou of the Btato. The annual exposition in this city next Juno will bo the more success ful on account of the interest created hi it by the Lincoln inootliiff. T11K OAlttNKT COMPt.KTKI ) . The course adopted by Mr. Cleveland of announcing the men selected for cab inet portfolios as saon a * they had ac cepted was a departure from the tradi tional custom which ha-i mot with very general commendation. Perhaps it is not a very Important matter any way , but as the prosldont-olcct very well said there Is no reason why there should bo any tnyatory about cabinet appoint ments , any more than about those of ether government olllclals. The an nouncement of the men selected t : > administer the several departments of the government In advance of the submission of their names ta the senate for confirmation has the mom of af fording the public an opportunity to discuss them , and the country can also form a judgment as to the character of the administration to be expected. Tlio course "of Mr. Cleveland IHH enabled this to bo done , and so fur as appears there is general popular approval of the innovation. That being tlio case it is to bo expected that future presidents- elect will follow the example. Mr. Cleveland announced some time ago that ho proposed to give the coun try a husino3s men's administration. Yet every member of his cabinet but ono is a lawyer , and that ono Cjlonel Lament , who has within a few years shpwn considerable ability In practical affairs , will , as secretary of war , lind little opportunity for the exorcise of his business talent. The Postolllco depart ment , which perhaps demands a greater amount of real businosj ability than any ether , wlll bo administered by Mri Bissell - sell , formerly the law partner of Mr. Cleveland , who is not known to have any especial knowledge of postal af fairs. The department of which Mr. Iloko Smith will bo the head palls for both legal nnd practical judg ment , nnd that gentleman may have both , though his reputation is altogether that of a good lawyer , who has been quito successful in fighting corporations and is expected to vigilantly guard the interests of the government in its relations to the land grant rail roads , which is to bo desired. Mr. Mor ton has some practical ideas regarding agriculture , and so far as he may have an opportunity to put them into effect will doubtless make a useful member of the now administration. Mr. Cleveland has shown some of his characteristic qualities in making up his cabinet. The selection of Judge Gresham for secretary of state was un doubtedly self-suggested and done with a full realization of the effect it would produce upon the democratic leaders. A few of these have boon outspoken in condemnation of the selection , and very likely this fooling is quite general among them , but Judge Gresham will bo confirmed and will creditably fill tlio position. The appointments of Lament and Bissell were largely on personal grounds , Mr. Cleveland having the heartiest friendship for both of them. One of the very best selections is that of Representative Herbert of Alabama for secretary of the navy. Ho is not only entirely familiar with the needs of the navy , but is'1 in sympathy with the sentiment in favor of building up a naval establish ment equal to the requirements for defense fonso and the adequate protection of our commerce. There is every reason to expect that he will bo a very efficient head of that department. As a whole the Cleveland cabinet , if not of excep tional strength , is composed of men ol ability and character ; and It.is safe to predict that it will bring no discredil upon the country. A VEIiY 1'ROl'KIt INQUIRY. The ways and means committee of the house of representatives should lose no time in reporting , and the house should promptly pass , the resolution of Mr. Springer calling upon the president for certain information regarding the fiscr , ' affairs of Hawaii. Tlio resolution re quests that the house bo informed as to the amount of postal deposits and the debt of Hawaii , the rate of interest the.\ may bear , when they will bo duo and where payable , and the market value of the bonded debt of that government prior to the establishment of the alleged pro visional government. The president is also asked for information as to the amount of sugar which is annually produced ducod In Hawaii and the amount o money which will bo required to pay the bounty upon Hawaiian sugar in case o the annexation of the islands to tlio United States. Further information Is asked as to the probable amount of othoi obligations which this government wil incur and assume as a necessary consequence quenco of such annexation. It is manifestly desirable that the country shall know all these facts in an authoritative and ofileia way , before the government takes the step prouosod in the treaty now before the senate. That convention provides that the United States shall assume the public debt of Hawaii and the amoun duo to depositors in the postal savings banks of tlfat country , the aggregate not to exceed _ $3,2. " > 0,000. The present government is required to pay the inter est on the debt so long as the existing conditions continue. It may bo said tha the government of the United States is sufficiently protected in fixing the maxi mum sum which It may be requlrec to assume , but this is not sat isfactory. In a matter of this character there ought to bo no contin goncles. Whatever Is done should bo only upon accurate knowledge of the ob ligatlons which the American people will lw called upon to assume and to pay , for nothing Is more certain than that they would have to pay them if the islands are annexed. The "shrewd schemers who plotted the overthrow of the monarchy and had themselves promptly recognized as successful revo lutionists , following this up by hurrying the negotiation of u treaty of an nexation before the representatives of the deposed queen could got an opportunity for a hearing , .will have no difficulty in arranging matters so that the debt of Hawaii will , every dollar , have to bo paid by the people of the United States if the island became u part of the territory of this country. It is important to know , therefore , in ad vance of the consummation of the pro posed action , just what the amount will bo. The other information called for by ho rosoluthn by Mr. Springer It Is quntly desirable tj kmw. The pro- ii'itoiM of the revolution and the men vho are now administering the alleged mn'lslonal government are all largely nncorned In the suga" Industry. For the ast two ycaty that Industry Inn not been o prosperous as before , owing largely f not wholly to the legislation of this MIIntry. If the sugar producers of the lawallan Islands oaitld participate In the nunty paid by the United States on the lomcstlc product the sugar Industry of lawall would receive a tremendous ttmulus and the men engaged hi It vould bo enriched to the extent of nilllons of dollars. It is most desirable hat the people of the United States hall be informed as to what amount nay bo drawn from the national .reasury for the exclusive benefit of the Hawaiian sugar producers , ilennwhilu there is hardly a probability , hat the senate will ratify the annexa- lon treaty at the present session. Oppo sition , founded largely on the hasty and 11-oonsidorcd action , appears to bo steadily Increasing , and those who sliould bo well Informed bollovo It is ilready strong enough to prevent action on the treaty at this session. oril HKltATlONS H'lI'll MEXICO. An Increasing lntoro.it is now felt In , ho manufacturing and trade circles of this country in the development that is joing on in the neighboring republic of Mexico , and the field that is thus being opened for tlio extension of our com- nerco by means of closer trade relations s attracting much attention. Dalega- , ions of business men from the United States have lately visited Me-xlco in the .nterojt of trade , and others are propar- , ng to do so. The policy of reciprocity , ) y which much lias boon gained .for our commerce in ether countries , has not yet been made effective as between this country and-our neighbor on the other side of the Rio Grande , but it is confi- lently baliovcd that tlio growing desire on both sides for more intimate relations will soon result in the building up of a trade that will bo mutually profitable. At present the United States has no commerce of any magnitude with Mexico. The latter imports annually $ ; )7,78. ) > ,840 worth of manufactured articles and food stuffs , but these importations are mainly from Europe. Practically all of this largo sum should como into this country in the form of products and money. Th'j leading exports of Mexico , exclusive of precious metals , are valued at $14,917,4-10 , and none of the articles which makeup this sum , except hides and tobacco , arc produced in the United States. This shows how valuable the Mexican trade could be made to this country by the application of the princi ple of reciprocity. It is stated by the Engineering 3fagci- zinc that the enormous increase of tenfold - fold in the imports of Mexico in fourteen years is largely duo to the fact that within that period that country has undergone her greatest era of industrial progress and railway construction. This epoch of railway building is now being followed by tlio introduction of iron ma chinery , agricultural implements and .the use of iron In numberless ways here tofore unknown in that country. This is duo in great measure to the enterprise of men from the United States , who hav'o built factories and established mining enterprises and public works. The influx of American capital and en terprise will continue in tlio future and will have an important influence upon the development of a country that is rich in resources and is destined to beef of 'great value to the commercial inter ests of the United States. UNITED STATES SENATOR CHANDLER , who seems to have despaired of getting any immigration legislation through the present congress , has proposed another investigation of the whole subject of im migration. What ho now wants done , as indicated in a joint resolution Intro duced by him in the senate , is to have five commissioners appointed who shall visit various portions of the country and learn the popular sentiment regarding immigration , whore it is wanted , and other facts relating to the subject. The industry and zeal of the Now Hampshire senator in this matter are to bo commended , but really it would seem that quito enough has boon done during the past two or three years in the way of Investigation , and to spend any more of the public money in this direction , for the present at least , would bo an inexcusable waste. The in formation already available is ample for the wlso guidance of congressmen if they are disposed to bo guided , and if they are not , additional investigation would not help the matter. The Intelligent nnd unprejudiced opinion of the country is not favorable to any further legisla tion to restrict immigration , and Mr. Chandler qught to understand this. THE farmers of the south seem llttlo disposed to accept the advice that has boon given them to diversify their crops and plant less cotton. Last year they put in the usual area of cotton , but gave loss care to Its cultivation , and the con sequences wore disastrous. Tlio crop was largely a failure , and although the prlco increased it brought them no more money than the heavy crop of the previ ous year , w.hloh had to bo sold at the low prices resulting from overproduction. They are experiencing the Inevita ble effect of their mistaken pol icy In a general scarcity of money. Still It Is said that cotton planting Is about as extensive as usual. In a few localities the southern farmers have followed the advice to diversify the crops and found it profita ble , but very generally they seem irre vocably wedded to the old course. Tlio Idea that "cotton Is king" still prevails with most of them. A strong Influx of agricultural immigrants is probably the only thing that will bring about a change. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ THE special United States agent for the protection of the salmon fisheries of Alaska makes some Interesting and sug gestive statements as to the extent an d value of the fishing Industry of that llttlo known region. Figaros collected by this official show that the quantity of salmon packed In the Alaska district during the year recently ended amounted to 457,009 cases , 15,252 barrels and -1,245 half barrels. The value of the entire cntoh of 8nttnoui cod , herring , etc. , foots up $2,2.'i7l)3lJ.r ) > r > . In addition to the mUmon , whlchlftt'Oio principal flHh ac counted for In liwo ) figured , the halibut resources of Hit i Alaskan coast are un limited nnd onlvjj'oqitlro development , while the oodllsuiubanks nro greater In area than thoso'ttr1 Now Foundland , and will produce aii niiiionao supply of fish when the niark't'HlcmandH thorn. The United States government U now taking effective ineastlrj to protect the valua ble fish supply In Vlaskan waters , and It will nltlmatolyjbpcomo one of the most Important resources of the northwest. The wisdom of this precaution will be abundantly vindicated a fowycara hence. NKUKASKA cannot lay claim to being n manufacturing state , yet the extent and rgrowth of her manufactures has been great the past few years. For the past two years remarkable progress has been made. The factories of the stnto and particularly of Omaha liavo In- eroased their output enormously and If the homo patronage senti ment continues to grow the factories will llourlsh nnd multiply. Tbo manu facturers themselves nro well nut tailed with the work already accomplished. They are deeply concerned , however , at the threatening attitude of labor or ganizations within the wttito whoso energies are just now being directed In behalf of nn eight-hour law. Tlio man ufacturers claim that should the supreme court declare the statute constitutional and the laboring men Insist upon its en forcement , which of course they would do , the manufacturers could not meet their demands and the competition of eastern factories. It is assorted by some of the loading manufacturers of Omaha that an eight hour schedule would com pel them to close their doors. TUB Chicago Herald says that the bus iness embarrassment of Governor Me- Kinloy "may well shako the confidence of men In the business sagacity and in fallibility of protectionists. " Such a conclusion from the mere fact that a con spicuous advocate of the protective policy has failed in business cannot bo taken very seriously ; but It is worth while to observe that McKinley has proven him self a man of the strictest integrity in a time of great trial , from which it may be assumed that ho has boon entirely honest in bis advocacy of protection. Can this bo said of those leading demo cratic statesmen who boisterously advo cated free trade during the recent cam paign and acknowledged after the battle was over that the cry was merely to "get in on ? " ' ' , ' rollticii ) Jlnirt IMI 11 nro. Glf'wjlcmacrat. The collapse of the populist revolution in Kansas is the worfet , case of political heart failure in recent history. 1'ocrluss Collection or UiiKnowng. t New ITirft Tribune. If the measure of S man's' illness for the cabinet offices is tho1 extent to which ho is unknown , Mr. Cleveland is going to have n peerless body of advisors. I lt Oiraiorohjlmii Ito ConUl Chow. Cli'lcaa'u llf-sald. Mr. McLeod's cllso Is by no means a now nor phenomenal ono.yuHo. has 'followed the example enterprising "gentlemen In all civilized ngcs whose ; failure was caused by possessing an ambition out of all proportion greater than their ability and means for gratifying it With his dental equipment ho excised from the impacted.mass of the nicotlo vegetable a quantity too great for his powers of mastication. Docs It Pay to ! ! < > Good ? Chicago Despatch. John C. Eno , who skipped to Canada in 1881) with 54,000,000 belonging to a Now York bank , came back under the Jurisdiction of the stars nnd stripes yesterday and was arrested nnd released on $20,000 bail. Lot's see how accounts balance. Eno stele $4.000- 000. If ho forfeits his bail ho will still bo SVJSO.OOO ahead of the game , and tnis sum divided by eight gives him nn annual salary equivalent to $407,500. Docs it really pay to bo good , after all ? Where Prohibition Doesn't Prohibit. Hostnn llcral'l. The indictment of 800 liquor dcalcrs down In Bangor is another interesting commen tary on the efficacy of the Maine law. "Is there anybody from Bangor on this train ? " inquired a Kentucky'gentleman who was traveling across the continent. "I am from that city , sir , " was the response that came from the ether end of the car. "Ah , will you kindly lend mo your corkscrew ? " nskcd the gentleman from Kentucky. Ho was promptly nccommodatdd. Nebraska's Sterling J. New i'li'i-li Sun. Hon. J. Sterling Morton of Nebraska has never been lucky in getting office. This is true of his vnrlous worthy but unrewarded attempts to bo elected governor of that state , nnd is true now of his getting the job to preside over that miscellaneous collection of futilities known as the Department of Agriculture. This appointment breaks its traditions , if an upstart can bo said to have traditions. He has "farmed it" off and on for a generation , nnd knows a silo from n bag of shorts. Ho has been an intelligent and persistent advocate of forest preserva tion , and a tree planter and n teacher to others of the flno old art of tree planting. IIo Is the founder , wo believe , of Arbor day , and wo should think ho would prefer to sit under his own arbor nnd see his trees grow to being responsible for weather guesses and counting pumpkin seeds. Why They Downei ! McLooiI , I'ltttburg ntipatclt , It is instructive ns to the ethics of Wall street that McLeod's fall U not duo to his having formed a combination which was against public policy and Inimical to the pub lic welfare. So lorn * as MeLood confined himself to squeezing the consumers of an thracite coal ho IJTin the hero of the mouoy kings. But , while ho > vas willing to suppress competition In thdVoiU business , ho was am bitious enough to enter into competition with the trunk lines for-Now England business. In doing so ho troij uwon the toes of the Van- dorbllts ns well as or.the Pennsylvania rail road Interests. Cpuequently the trunk line magnates , headodiby the dictator , Piorpont Morgan , decreed , py t , MoLeod must bo wiped out. Ho miHi make tbo poor people who have to buy antnraclto coal pay an extra prlco and bo the iluYUiig of the multimillionaires aires , but when hoitrenched [ upon trunk line profits ho became ra'dangerous factor" and must go. " \-1 | Cleveland , i ij/CnlUnot / Maker. John Unwell Young in ft'ew York Herald , Mr.Cloveland removes the doubts expressed bv some democratic * newspapers us to tbo identity of Mr. HoKe Smith by appointing that gentleman to tire cabinet. This nlso answers the question of a loading western journal as to whether Hoko Smith was n nom do plume like Mark Twain or Uncla Uemus. The nomination , therefore , is a valuable con tribution to our literary history. This summoning of shapes out ofdnrk- ness ; this evolving of forms , out of nothing ; this. hurling of names , which wore sup posed to bo some forgotten fancy in u Dickens ons novel , nt an awestruck democracy as real , tangible , salary-drawing , self-evident ministers of stnto , is an Instructive phe nomenon. Uopubllcans in tholr attitude of observation und speculation nmj think so. And especially when wo scan the horizon und see Isano Pusoy Gray , ( jenernl Daniel E. Sickles , vnrlous members of the Adams family , ' ox-Minister Perry Belmont Leon Abbott , the forlorn lone Jorsoyman Colonel McClure of Philadelphia ; Henri Wntterson of Kentucky' Henry George , the Peter the Hernill of the canvass ; that Iowa governor with the curious name of Boies , no to speak of the sdrrknl array of tlmo-lionorcd tnd Imttlo-scnrrod heroes , all faithful , loyal , expectant , nnd vet not ono of them ever ummotiod to Lnkowood to share the conn * ol.i of Mr Ktrnu.i nml Mr Villnnl In hnp- tig the nvn'.ur of the now democracy. Ills- try docs not parallel the Incident not nt east slneo Noun wont Into the ark nnd loft its contemporary statesmen to nettle rising > roblems In their own way. AKir.s i\ni run , ut.tir. Major llnllnrd'n rirst Aljiiiiioiit [ An- nniuiceil Olhrr ClmiiKP * In tlin Survlro. WAsmxnTox , D. U. , Fob. 23. [ Special Telegram to'l'im DEI : . ] Army orders issued today wore ; Major Elijah W. Halford , paymaster , Is detailed ns disbursing ofllcor on the part of the United States to the fur seal arbitration tribunal. Ho will report for duty to Hon. , Ii W. Poster , agent for the United States , and wilt proceed to Paris , France , and such ether places as may bo necessary for the proper performance of his duties. Upon the completion of this duty ho will report In per- .son to the commanding general , Department of Dakota , for assignment to duty at St. Paul. The leave granted Second Lieutenant Ed mund M. Blake , Fifth artillery , January III , Is extended two months. Special orders February 2 which directs the transfer of Second Lieutenant William M. Wood , Twelfth Infantry , from company A to company I of that regiment , and which was suspended until further orders by special order February 10 , is revoked. The following named ofllcers nro detailed for duty pertaining to the World's Columbian exposition , and will report In person to the commanding general. Department of the Missouri - souri , for duty accordingly : Captain Charles .1. Crane , Twenty-fourth Infantry ; Captain John Pitcher , First cavalry ; First Liouton- nnt dormant L. Best , jr. , First artillery ; Second Lieutenant Golden L. H. Kuggles , Third artillery. Leave of absence for ono month Is granted Captain Otto Hcln , First cavalry. The following transfers in thn Twenty-first infantry are made : Captain Kbenezor W. Stono. from company 1C to company F ; Cap tain Willis WlUk'h , from company F to com pany 1C. On the expiration of his present sick leave Captain Stone will Join the com pany to which ho Is thus transferred under the operation of so much of special order , September ISU , as directs him to Join his regi ment. Special orders February 13 , detailing First Lieutenant J. Estcourt Sawyer , Fifth artil lery , for temporary duty as Instructor of National guard of the state of Washington , is , at his own request revoked. Second Lieutenant Wilson Chase , Twen tieth infantry will report In person to the commanding officer of the United States in fantry and cavalry school , Fort Leaven- worth , Kan. , on March 1 for preliminary in ; structlon , preparatory to his detail as a student officer of the school. First Lieutenant Edward II. Phimmcr. Tenth infantry , is designated to perform and execute the duties of Indian agent nt the Navajo agency , N. M. Lieutenant Plum- nior will bo relieved from his present duties , and will proceed to and take charge of said agency , receipting to the per son now In charge thereat for all public property In his charge. Lieutenant Plummor will perform these duties under the direc tion of the secretary of the interior , to whom ho will report by letter for instructions. Leave of absence for ono month , to take effect on or about Fein-wiry ! iO , is granted First Lieutenant Frederick von Schrador , Twelfth infantry. The extension of leave of absence granted Captain Constant Williams , Seventh in fantry , is further extended ono month. HIMSELF. Ono of St. Lotus' Wrultliy Citizens Grows Wonry of Living. ST. Louis , Mo. , Feb. 23. A most deliber ate suicide was committed hero this morn ing by Jophth II. Simpson , a wealthy citizen. The act was done with n dull razor , piled along the throat with shocking deliberation and persistence. Ho prepared for Ucath ns ho would retire to sleep. Ho undressed and donned his night robe. Ho put on his ni ht cap , then braced the blade of the razor as' rigid as a butcher knifo. A foot bath tub was drawn near to the bed and Simpson then lay down on his right side. From the position of the body when found . .tho suicide stretched his head out from the bed in order to have his throat above the tub. He used the razor with his loft hand and cut n series of gashes on the right sldo of his throat. The jugular vein nna the arteries wore severed and the old man's life blood poured In a stream into the receptacle placed below for the purpose. The dead man was a well known Insur ance man and was worth $ 'J. > 0,000 or moro , and had no known cause for the deed. IIo was do years old. Will ( < > to CllitK < > . SAN FRANCISCO , Gal. , Fob. 23. An evening paper says : B. E. Barnard , the noted astronomer of Lick observatory , who dis covered Jupiter's fifth satellite , will not re turn to California. Barnard is in the east , haviug been granted a six months leave of absence , and the paper says ho will probably accept a position with the Chicago univer sity , where ho will have charge of the big telescope to bo placed there. Got Awny with Seventy Thousand. ATLANTA , Ga. , Fob. 23. Bank Examiner Williams is hero and will nssumo charge of the Gate City Nntlonal bank. The latest developments put the defalcation of Cashier Baldwin nt ? 70,000. President Hall says the depositors will ho paid In full. The deposits amount to $800,000. Killed by Promitture lllant. Dnsvnn , Colo. , Fob. 23. Two Italians were killed and two slightly Injured in the coal mines at King , Colo. , by a premature blast today. These are the same mines in which twenty-three men wore killed about si month ago. The names of the men are not obtain able at this writing. X1HIH.18K.I AffH XMItlt.tSK.UfS. Tno now creamery at Albion will cost about $0,000. Another ton-foot Irrigating canal ten miles in length Is to bo constructed the coming' spring. There were no profits In the business and so the Hooper Creamery company has gone out of business. The Kearney Presbyterian church will celebrate its twentieth anniversary the first week in March. The Central Nebraska Oratorical associa tion will hold Its annual contest nt Grand Island March 31. Caleb Shrevo of Kearney foil from a scaf folding thirteen feet to the frozen ground nnd broke his right leg , but wan otherwise uninjured. Gothenburg's overall factory Is now put ting its goods on the market and the "pat ronize uomo industry" cry Is being heard in that vicinity. Hester Watts , "tho young lady who sud denly became Insuno nnd was prevented from jumping from the platform of the train near Wichita , Kim. , by the conductor , was on her way to visit relatives at Pawnee City She is related to Hon. W. B. Haper of the Santco Indian ngcncy , nnd Joe Haper , n farmer living west of town. A in-year-old Plattsmouth boy named Erb tried to commit suicide because his father lunl threatened him with punishment. The boy was found In an unconscious condition under cover of shrubbery , froth issuing from his mouth. It was soon ascertained that ho had taken nn overdose of laudanum with suicidal intent. Hestoratlve were promptly administered nnd ho is now in a fair way to recovery. Six weeks ago Mrs. Wlnfleld J. Holdon of Burr.Otoo county. < Hod. When she was buried her dog followed the remains to the grave and nothing moro was seen of him until thir- ty-ono days afterwards a neighbor Informed Mr. Holdoa that the dog was and had been lying on the grave of his wife over slnco the dav she was buried. The dog never loft the grave during nil that timo. nny or night , dosplto the fact that It was during the extreme - tromo cold weather , save for a few minutes at night to go to n neighbor's to got some food and water. It was only after the dog had watched the grave for over live weeks that oven Mr. Holden could Induce him to como homo and got something to eat. The dog Is well cared for by his master , but each day spends several hours and some times whole days at the gravo. } t Is not thought the dog can ever bo broken of this habit , as ho seems to think It his duty to thus visit the grave dally and see that no ono dis turbs U GROWING MORE SERIOUS Indications That the Gold Eosorvo Will Bo Intrenched Upon , ARRANGEMENTS MADE TO ISSUE BONDS Not llnllovod to IIo lN > ll > lo to Avoid That Courun Much Longer Vt'hmi tha Am l.lkol.V to IIo Sold. ixaioN nuiiKAO OP Tun HEU , i Mil KouiiTKKXTit STIIKKT , > WASHINGTON. D. C. , Feb. 2 ? . | Another shipment of nold brings tlio : reusury reserve still more dangerously nuar tlio point where notion will become neccs- iary. Suggestions are. being received every lour from prominent bankers nnil others who nro not prominent , giving ailvlco to the ulministnttlon on tills subject. The sale of sliver abroad , the Issue of gold oorttllcntcs .o bear Interest , the uxeluvnge of greenbacks for gold nnd a thousand and ono plans nro ofToroil. To none of these suggestions la a reply made. The administration 1ms de termined what to do. The president does lot want to sell bonds , nor doijs the secre tary of the treasury , but nbthlng else will prevent gold from going to a premium when the reserve is Intrenched upon , and there Is no use to further conceal that fact. In anticipation of what may happen , oven under tlio democratic administration after the ten days of tlio present administration elapse , leading banking Institutions in Now York have made negotiations nhro.id and formed syndicates for the delivery of gold to the government in exchange for bonds. No ono can tell who will get this contract , tmt as tiiero is such a wealth of commanding names at tlio call of the administration tnoro will bo no difficulty whatever In mak ing satisfactory arrangements for placing the additional issue , should It become neces- s.iry. Tlio proposed amendment to the sundry civil bill authorizing the secretary of the treasury to Issue i ) per cent bonds will not in the slightest degree enlarge the secretary's powers , hut will simply increase his facilities in creating another issue at a lower rate than that already llxcd by law. Sliould the amendment fail In congress the issue and sale of 4 per cent bonds may bo made at a premium , which will reduce the not interest to the holders to 3 per cent. Chairman Harrlty's attempt to canvass the next liouso upon the repeal of the Sher man silver purchasing act by means of a "conliucntlal" circular , as exposed by Phila delphia dispatches published this morning , caused a great deal of comment among both republicans ana democrats in congress today. Many democratic representatives who are members-elect of the next liouso are offended by Mr. Harrity's circular. They interpret it ns meaning that Mr. Cleveland , having failed to bring about the repeal of the Sherman act through the inlliienco of Mr. Dickinson nnd Mr. Yilliinl , has now called to his aid the chairman of the demo cratic national committee. In their opinion the head of the national party organization ought not to use his in- ilucnco in that position to interfere with the independent action of congress upon nonpartisan - partisan legislation. Of course it is the free silver wing of the democratic membership of the next , house that is most bitterly opposed by Chairman Harrity's circular. It is doubtful whether this attempt to influence legislation will not do more harm than good to the cause of repeal In the next houso. It will stir the free silver men into an aggres sive campaign in order to discount the effect of Mr. Harrity's circular. lrorcBlmilu\roil an Kxtrn Sc xloii. The circular was generally Interpreted as foreshadowing an extra session. It was nlso _ accepted ns evidence that Mr. Cleveland is preparing a black list of democratic mem bers of tlio next house who are not in accord with his policy , and Unit ho wishes this list at once for use at the very outset of his administration in the distribution of patronage. As Illustrating the bitterness' and resentment which Mr. Cleveland's pros pective distribution of patronage is exciting among democrats , there may bo cited an in stance which occurred on the lloor of the house today. Mr. Herbert of Alabama hud just entered and was receiving hearty cheers from his friends on both sides of the house , upon his selection ' for the next secretary of the navy. Mr.'Tlllman of South Carolina , a free silver democrat , who owes his election to the house to the supresslon of the colored republican vote In his district , cried to another demo crat who was applauding Mr. Herbert , to sit down and keep still , because Mr. Herbert had voted against the free silver men , there by securing the fnvor of the president-elect. Influenced the Appointment. The Bell Telephone monopoly is another corporation influence which saeras to have Joined the street railway syndicate and the Northern Pacific railroad in Influencing , doubtless without the consciousness of Mr. Cleveland , the formation of his cabinet. There are circumstances nnd coincidences which indicate that the selection of Hichard Olnoy of Massachusetts for attorney general will not bo offensive to the gentlemen who are interested in the Bell Telephony com pany , against which tha United States now lias a suit pending before the supreme court. Olnoy comes from a city which Is Iho seat of the parent company. His social and per sonal associations in Boston have been nnd nrp Intlmntp with lending capitalists Inter- < ostotl In the tolojihono company and es pecially with Mr Emlloott , who was 1'rwl. dent Clovolnml'ft ace rotary of wnr , nnd who is the counsel for the telephone company , It I * not of course Intimated or suRgi-stixl tl'iU Mr. Olnpy himself hna nny cotiiiPctlon with tlio ooinimtiy , hut certainly his friendly relations with Its officers nnd counsel nro not umU'slrnblo nt a ttmo when litigation dp- signed to prevent the telephone company from enjoying a monojwly of thlrty-ono years or longer Insteml of seventeen years , the legal limit of a patient. Is about to bo Drought to nn Issue in the supreme court wliero the government of course will bo represented - presented by the head of the Department of Just Ice. . It Is understood in Washington that ox-Ssecretnry Kndleott openly assumes the responsibility for having suggested Mr. pinny's nnnio to Mr. Cleveland and for hav ing Influenced the appointment. DotulU of thn The suit recently filed in the supreme court against the Hell Telephone compaiiv is entirely different from any of the otliors which have been brought against that cor poration. The other suits related to the original invention of the telophonu pr nelplcs. The suit now pending Is to set nsldo the patents issued lo the Bell company - pany In November , 1MH , nnd the grounds for setting the patents aside nro based upon alleged unlawful mid Irregular practices in the patent ofllco. Although the Bell company - pany has enjoyed the protection of the gov ernment In Its monopoly since 1878 , barring out nil competition , U did not take out , patents iiiwu the most Imiwrtant Invention in the telephone the transmitter till No- veinber , 1891. It delayed the issuance of patents with a view to prolonging the life of the nutioMly. | When In 1ST8 the Bell company got control of Berllnger's applications for patents it began Interfering suits with the determina tion of postponing final action. In 18 SO the company struck out everything but the title nnd the names of witnesses In the applica tions. substituting new matter , and entered now claims for Invention. Then it struck out the drawings nnd filed now ones. Yet it did not lese the government's protection. It oven failed to file properly executed nflldn- vlts with its new application papers , as re quired by law , and yet the patent olllci pro- tccted tlio company. There were many Ir regularities nnd violations of law before the final patents were Issued lit November , 18SM , nnd nil these nro pointed out so strongly In Attorney General Miller's bill now before the house as to make a decision favorable to the government almost certain If the case is only pressed to n decision. MUrnllitnoniiii. Hcpresentatlve-cleet Mercer was ninonir President Harrison's callers today. Mr. and Mrs. , T. 12. Jennings of Salt Lake Cits are nt Willard's. Morris Taylor of Huron is at thoSt Jnincs. Hon. Henry A. Coffee of Wyomimr is nt the National. p. S. H. - * - JUTS or aititit un inr. "Everybody else stopped my paper , so I con. eluded lo.slop It , too , " Is llui way n Texas ed Itor explained his suspension. Washington Star : "Oreiit Scott ! " wild thn man ( torn Knnsus who sat In tlio theater noiir the hl Imx parly , "thu IvKlshiluru must bo In Mission ! " It was to bo oviicotod the full of the Heading combine would Mclood llilnk. Now Orleans I'lcaynno : Thuri * Is moro In n clock than appuurs on thu fact ) of It. Yonkcrs Statesman : The nnrtloncor Is n man who likes lo have you InlU back. Detroit Tribune : "Did yon enjoy thn pink tunNot a bit. It was qnllu Insipid tuni colorless. " Indianapolis Journal : Mr. Wlclcwlrc What did yon say was tlio immo of thu now bonnuio In the choir ? Mrs. Wlekwlro I'oarl Gray. "I nuver would have thouuht It. " "Why not ? " "Shu deus not look HUe a uurson of color. " Sittings : Now and thun you lu-ar of n clmr- Itahlu coul duiilcr , but hn IsnolllUely to go very much out of his weigh to bu .so. Cleveland I'lnln Dealer : A man rnn 1 > oyoung but once and frequently his neighbors mm friends nro vury glad of It. WOMAN'S IIKASO.V. KaiuciH City Journal. "I know , " shu Kiibl , " ( lint woman Is As Ktrong In InluIlcuL As Minn , and reasons iiiiltn us well , And with us much ell cot. " Whim asked , "llnw do you know all this ? " Without u niomunt's puusO , ' Thu fair lojlel'in ! ' answered with Much emphasis : "Ilocnuso. " * FOUll OVA KlXlt. Cincinnati Gazelle. IIo asked thn policeman his No , Wlion ho wol < u from a much needed Slo. , Hut the copper Rot hot And clubbed him a lot. Than hid on a big pile of Lo. On pianos and organs she Ihs. , Making strmiKO and mysterious sbs. And tlio watchman calls out To sue what slio's about , As lu > goes on his cold nightly rbs. * * netrnl 2-Yre 1'i-ca. There was a young miin In Monroe Whoso nar.u was quito rapid to go Then no find from the place , At a moru rapid pace , And all of the people yelled "Owol" * * * /v'ansaji City Jnurnil. There was a Missouri-bred Col. Who swore that by the utol , IIo would drink u canteen Full of rawest benzine. And he's now In tlio region Infol. . * . Chlfaun Inter Ocean , Ho read of old Two Strikes , thn Sioux , And slslied for some bravo deed to dluuz , lint his mamma found out . What/ho was about , And now ho Is fueling quite b lloiix. LaroU.Manufacture" an I of UloMni la tlu WorU. The Yawn of Spring It's coming- earlier this year than ever before and we're readj for it , too. Our spring1 overcoats are in. Sensible men have found them of great utility for comfort and resting1 from the winter load. There's a distinctive 1 character about them , too , that lifts them above the ordinary coat ; fashion and flt are so ( nicely blended that the taste is correct to a dot. All the popular fabrics are represented and vary in price from $10 up. BROWNING , KING & CO. , SIS ! ° BaCWiuiJInJ u"8 > M ! sCor , 15th and Douglas St