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IT is to bo hoped Unit David H. 11111
nnd tbo rest of tlio Tammany cohorts
will not forgot that n president is to bo
inaugurated on March .
MoHsuuhuBctts legislature has
rejected tlio bill granting inunlcliml
sulTrago to women. This is a severe
blow to tlio Htrong-mlndcd fcnmlcs of tlio
old Buy Ktuto.
IT is paid that four of the members of
Mr. Clovoland'H cabinet will weigh over
1,000 pounds. Thin proves that tlio pres
ident-elect proposed to surround hiiuaolf
with men of his own kind.
TllOSK expectant statesmen who have
been disappointed in the distribution of
cabinet honors need not bo altogether dis
couraged. The postolllccs and the con
sular places are yet to bo disposed of.
Mil. GLADSTONK'S homo rule bill
seems to meet with the approval of the
English peoplo. Tlio liberals have made
decided gains in all of the elections fol
lowing the introduction of tlio measure
in Parliament.
THKUK are some surface indication
that Ilokc Smith is very highly de
lighted with h is appointment to a cab
inet position. His newspaper bubbles
over with references to the fact that ho
Is to bo secretary of the interior.
Tun legislature of Now Jersey has
shown by its action upon the race track
bills that it has no regard whatever for
public sentiment. Ilorso racing as it is
carried on upon the tracks in Now Jer
sey near the city of Now York is a dls-
grace to civilization.
TllR latest thing in the line of trusts
is the combination of ninety iirms of
leather manufacturers , representing
$45,000,000 of capital. It is easy enough
for the people to keep leather under foot ,
but it may not bo HO easy to walk on the
men who control the price of the article.
THE price of land in Great Britain i
advancing , notwithstanding that the
profits of the farmers arc not increasing.
The statistics of sales show that in Eng
land Gi,2.l ; acres wore sold last year ,
realizing an average price of 48 per
aero , an increase of 5 over the sales of
1891.
1891.THE
THE Philadelphia newspapers are so
loyal to local interests that they defend
the Reading Railroad company against
the attacks of of the press of the coun
try. It is a good plan to stand up for
homo interests , but in this case the in
terests of the . whole country are in
volved.
SOME idea of the cost of maintaining
pur navy may bo derived from the fact
that the recent voyage of our war ves
sels from San Francisco to Washington
entailed an expense of $120,000 for fuel
alone. The movements of such navies
as those maintained by England , Prance
and Germany cost the taxpayers of
those countries a vast amount of money.
A nni-OKT submitted to the Treasury
department by Special Agnnt Ayer shows
that during the quarter ending with
December last thirty-two firms in this
country produced 19,75U-I91 pounds of
tin and torno plates. The same number of
firms produced during the previous quar
ter I0)2.7i ( ) > pounds , pf the total num
ber of firms who submitted sworn re
turns for the quarter nlno firms made
and uspd tholr own black plates ex
clusively , llvo others used only Ameri
can plates , eight used both American and
foreign plates , and ton used only foreign
plates. The American plates are gener
ally preferred by manufacturers to the
foreign onoa.
PHESIDBNT Annum was one of the
most courteous and elegant gentlemen
who over occupied the white house , and
It is interesting to know that to him is
duo a custom which has boon observed
by his successors , and ought to bo con
tinued by all future presidents. Arthur
made Cleveland the guest of honor at
a dinner the day before inauguration ,
and ho accompanied the prosidont-oleot
to the oapitol , sitting on the right
on the way to the inauguration ,
nnd on the loft on the return. Cleveland -
land extended the same courtesies
to Harrison , who was entertained at the
whlto house by the Defeated president ,
nnd on Saturday like courtesies will bo
extended by the retiring to the incom
ing president. Such amenities were not
exchanged In the "good old days. " when
political antagonisms scorn to have been
more bitter than now , more than one
president-elect in the earlier years of
the republic having received no consid
eration whatever from the president.
The last exhibition of churlishness was
in 1809.vhon Grant succeeded Johnson.
. They had an intense dislike of each
other.
ON TO 1IMSMI.VWTO.V. .
Mr. Cleveland will go to the neat of
government today , wht ri < at high noon
on Saturday next ho will take the oath
as president of the I'nlted State * ami be
Inducted Intoofllco with u domonxtratkm
which promises to bo one of the most im
posing ever ceen at the national capita1 ! .
The president-elect hiu arranged to
niako the journey as swiftly us steam
will carry him , accompanied only by a
small number of personal friends. Kven
newspaper men will bo excluded from
his train and no encouragement Is to
bo given to popular manifestations
of interest or curiosity. Thuro Is to bo
no fl ] > ceohmnklng and no handshaking
on the trip , but quietly , as any private
citizen , the coming chief executive of
the tuition will go from his homo In Now
Jorooy to the capital of the republic. It
is only fair to Mr. Cleveland to believe
that it is no affectation of IndllTorotico
to popular attention that induced him
to make those arrangements. IIo prob
ably appreciates as fully as most public
men the Interest of the people In those
whom they have elovak'd to place and
power , but there are occasions when
the manifestation of such interest
is inappropriate and untimely , and
in the present case Mr. Cleveland Is un
doubtedly prompted by n judicious seno
of the proprieties. Tlio dignity of nis
position requires that ho shall not place
liinibelf on exhibition to gratify a curi
ous populace while on his way to as
sume the duties of the exalted oillco to
which ho has been chosen. Tlio public
men of today cannot follow strictly the
example of simplicity so much com
mended in borne of the fathers of the re
public. It would bo utterly ridicu
lous , for instance , for Mr. Cleve
land to ride to the eapitol on
horseback as Thomas Jefferson did
when ho took the oath of oillco as presi
dent. Such on exhibition of sim
plicity now , however commendable
ninety-two years ago , would not at all
comport with the character and position
of 'tho United States among the nations
of the earth , and would bo a reproach
rather than a credit to the country.
But there la no need 'to go to the other
extreme in requiring a president-elect
to bo gazed at and pulled about by all
sorts of people to his personal discom
fort and annoyance. Mr. Cleveland
has , therefore , done wisely in determin
ing that on his way to Washington ho
will enjoy the privilege of a private
citizen to bo let alone.
Tlio national capital is at all times
the Mecca of the American politician ,
but it is at the inauguration of n presi
dent that the faithful partisans , willing
to servo the country in a public ollico ,
move upon Washington in the greatest
number. They have been gathering
there for days , arid every train into
that city between now and Saturday
will augment the crowd of expectant
place hunters. For the very largo
majority of them there is disappoint
ment ahnad , for Mr. Cleveland has al
ready lot It bo understood that good
mon in ollico will bo permitted to servo
out their tcjrms , that party service will
bo no recommendation foi : appointment
to ofllco in the absence of unquestionable
ability and character , and that the dis
tribution of the spoils will not bo the
chief pnrposc of his administration.
IlI3liTAMlSM IK
The discussion in the British House of
Commons on the motion that the gov
ernment should use its influence in favor
of the reassembling of the international
monetary conference , and the rejection
of the motion by an overwhelming ma
jority , leave no doubt as to the attitude
of the British government on the silver
question. The friends of bimetallism
will perhaps bo able to derive some sat
isfaction from the fact , as shown by the
vote , that that policy has as many as US
supporters In the House o' Commons ,
This is undoubtedly a larger support than
Jt could have received at any previous
time since the policy has been agitated ,
and proves that an Impression Mas been
made upon the minds of public men by
the discussions and demands of the agri
cultural and laboring classes. It is ap
parent , however , that the adoption of
bimetallism by England is yet a very
remote possibility , oven if the outlook
bo not regarded as altogether discour
aging.
The remarks of Mr. Gladstone on the
motion furnish a conclusive assurance
that nothing whatever is to bo expected
from the present British government in
the slightest degree favorable to bimetal
lism. IIo said that no plan yet proposed
showed how it was possible to change
the standard of value in Great Britain ,
that that country has nothing to recom
mend for discussion , that England was
determined to adhere to her present
money system , and concluded his re
marks with a defense of monometallism.
The chancellor of the exchequer took an.
equally pronounced position against any
action on the part of the British govern
ment looking to the reassembling of the
conference , and said that it could not bo
expected to provide a scheme for the
more extensive use of silver. The gov
ernment would , however , send back its
delegates If the conference should recon
vene. The cITectof these utterances upon
other European countries which are ac
cumulating gold France , Germany and
Austria especially it la easy to foresee.
They will join with England in expect
ing the United States to retain the ini
tiative and in looking to this country to
propose ooino plan for their considera
tion. They are likely to bo less disposed
than when the confidence was Invited to
seriously consider any plan for a change
from existing conditions , in view of the
declaration that the British government
Is determined to adhere to it present
policy. It is obviously useless to waste
time in further discussion after the gov
ernment that holds the key to the situa
tion has announced in effect that it will
not agree to anything that may bo of
fered.
This announcement Is timely for the
incoming administration , which will
soon have to determine ' whether the
monetary conference shall reconvene. It
was stated a few days ago , on the au
thority of a delegate who gave Mr.
Cleveland an account of the proceedings
of the conference , that the president
elect has no llxed policy on the subject.
When president Mr. Cleveland mani
fested very little interest in the question
of an international ratio for silver and a
moro oxtondotl two of that meta ) , but It
Is possible that In the four year * since ho
may have comt to regard It with more
o Jiii-ern. There IH manifestly , however ,
very little t ) hope for from another
meeting of the conforoiu'o , and It will bo
no surprise if the next administration
shall decide to abandon It.
K.IthttUAlMK.V.VHS. / .
According to the FiiuiHcM Chronicle
the not earnings of 210 American rail
roads In 181)2 ) aggregated $ fl 15,810,027 , as
against ! WSmr > 7r. In 1891 , again of 2.28
per cent. Influences unfnvoraolo to
largo earnings prevailed in various portions
tions of the country during the year , but
It was upon the whole a year of fair
prosperity for the railroads. Tlio great
"triko in Buffalo , which was felt to some
extent nil over the country , and the
low price of cotton in the south ,
had an appreciable effect upon
the general business of the rail
roads , but the general business of the
country was more than ordinarily active
and the vast crops of the preceding year
had to bo moved to market , which made
a strong demand upon the freight facili
ties of the vat ions Hues. The gross
earnings of the roads increased very
largely , showing a gain of & )0WU,782 : , or
5.-19 percent. The small Increase in the
net earnings as compared wltli the gross
earnings is attributed to an increase in
the operating expense. ? , which Is al
leged to .bo duo to bad manage
ment , the opportunities for money mak
ing having been far bolter last year
than in most previous years. The Penn
sylvania system increased its gross earn
ings by ! MiOO,000 ( , but tlio not earnings
show a decrease of $1,041,1175 , and tlio
New York Central shows a decrease of
$1,221,011 in not earnings in spile of an
increase in gross earnings of 81,32(5,827. (
Several other prominent roads make a
similar showing of largely increased
gross earnings and small net earnings ,
which proves that the cost of operating
the roads was much increased last year.
Doubtless the Now York Central lost a
great deal by the Buffalo strike , and all
of the rondi have been put to considera
ble expense by the preparations which
they have made for the World's fair
traffic. A number of the leading rail
roads have been experimenting with
locomotivoa with the view of improving
their passenger service for the exposi
tion year , and this has cost a largo
amount of monoy.
"
The present year ought to bo 0110 of
great profit in the passenger depart
ments of the chief railroads of the
United States , and there is no reason to
suppose that the total volume of freight
business will bo less this year than it
was last , notwithstanding that an enor
mous quantity of grain was moved dur
ing 181)2. ) The Columbian exposition
will require the movement of a great
volume of freight in addition to the
ordinary business of the country , and
the passenger traffic will bo tremen
dous. If the railroads do not make
money this year they never will.
THE bill introduced in congress relat
ing to the consular seal privileges en
joyed by the Canadian railroads , and de
signed to correct the faults in the exist
ing system pointed out by the president
in his special message a short time ago ,
of course cannot bo acted upon by the
present congress , so that no change can
bo made for at least a year and perhaps
longer. The delay will make no im
portant difference to any interest , and
meanwhile there will bo opportunity
for a careful public discussion of
the matter , which as the presi
dent showed in his message is
one oi very material importance. The
purpose of the measure is to secure
better protection to the enormous traffic
in bonded merchandise passing through
Canadian territory between points in the
United States and to subject the foreign
corporations to some responsibility to
our laws. For the latter purpose the
bill provides that every foreign road
doing business across the border must
have a license or permit from the Inter
state Commerce commission , the road
stipulating that it will obey the into r-
state commerce act and the revenue laws
ns if the traffic wore within tho. United
States , which license may bo suspended
by the commission upon a willful violation
of the act. There can bo no reasonable
objection to a regulation of thls'kind and
it is only fair to American roads that it
should be mado.
FJIOM every point of the compass
como reports of disaffection among lead
ing democrats. Mr. Fairchild , who was
secretary of the treasury in the Cleve
land administration , and one of the most
active workers for the nomination and
election of Mr. Cleveland , Is said to bo
very much dissatisfied with the treat
ment ho has received from the presi
dent-elect. From Indiana comes the re
port that Mr. Isaac Pusoy Gray
is In a decidedly disgruntled
state of mind , duo to what he re
gards as Mr. Cleveland's neglect to
accord him proper consideration. Mr.
Gray believes ho was something of an
inllueneo in Indiana , and the manner in
which ho has been ignored , after having
been talked of as a cabinet possibility ,
has displeased him greatly. Mr. Mor
risen of Illinois is not saying much for
the public , but hois understood to bo in
the list of the disappointed and dissatis
fied. There are many others who have
various reasons for their disaffection ,
making altogether a considerable body
of mon who are not without inlluone in
the party. It is possible that Mr. Cleveland -
land may have good intentions toward
some of these gentlemen and will bo
able to placate them , though the proba
bility is that ho Is not giving himself
much concern about their condition of
mind.
THE action of the house of representa
tives on the anti-option bill doubtless
kills that measure for the present con-
gross. This result was not expected
after the bill had passed the senate , but
the opponents of the measure have boon
Indefatigable , and while in the minority ,
as shown by the vote , they were humor
ous enough to prevent the bill being
brought to a vote under a suspension of
the rules. The outcome of the long
struggle over this measure , which hiw
boon fought with great earnestness and
persistence on both sides , will
greatly disappoint the largo number
of agricultural producers throughout
the country who { Mod for this legisla
tion-not 10 per wont of thorn , ns was
iwwrleil by one o.f Jhe opponents of the
bill , but fully 7"i pur cent of those who
are oonneotetl ' Svlth organizations
through which 'they ' are able to make
tholr wishes known. These producers
will doubtless rptuMv the light In the
next congress , bill with what ehaneo of
success It Is not "now worth while to con
jecture. i"i '
THE nomltmtlou0f | Hon. G. M. Lam-
bcrtson to roprcs.put the United States
on the claims commission provided for
by treaty between this country and Chill
Is a complimentary recognition by the
president of the ability and fitness of
Mr. Lambcrtson for that duty , and ho
could have chosen no more capable man.
Unfortunately there appears to bo
llttk\probnblUty of the senate holding
another executive session during the
term of the present administration , so
that there is reason to apprehend that
the excellent nomination will fall of
confirmation. The interests of the
United Stated would bo faithfully and
judiciously looked after by Mr. Lambert-
son.
THE legislature of Illinois has taken
action looking to the removal of the
dams in the Illinois river as a moans of
reducing the danger from Hoods. The
people living in the valley have for
years endeavored to have the danger
abated , and no doubt many lives will bo
saved if the legislation proposed is car
ried out. Greater precautions against
the perils which attend the spring Hoods
are needed along all of the great rivers.
Ovorluitdml Its Htuiiiurli ,
\'urlt Tlintt ,
This legislature will probably ho remem
bered us the ono which commenced the most
and finished the least of any. They have
undertaken too much.
I'cttlKrew rriu-Ui tlio Coronnut.
KllHMS dtII SI 1C ,
Senator PcttlRrow of South Dakota comes
mighty near pottlnp at the milk of the
Hawaiian i-ncoamit when ho attributes the
over anxiety to secure annexation to Ulaus
SpreoUles' deslro to douhlo hla millions at no
cost to himself. It will uot spoil while wait
ing for a microscopical examination by the
next administration.
A I'optllur Kcforlll.
Cincinnati Ciniiinciclal.
The result In North Dakota Is another
argument in favor ot the election of United
States senators by popular vote. The people
of that state did not send a republican
majority to the legislature because they
wanted a long wrangle and at the end of it
the election of a democrat to the United
States senate. Turn the rascals out I
Thu L Kl < < < > t Noted
Of course , the "logic of the situation" will
anchor Grcaham securely anil permanently
in the democratic1 lines. Key , the democrat
whom Hayes mailu "postmaster general , be
came a republican , and the blatant Uur-
chard , who hated 'tho democracy as Satnu is
currently supposed to hate holy water , be
came a democrat after he elected Cleveland.
lowiiVltitrul Decline.
Duliuqtic ( la. ) Time * .
A writer in the Beilevuo Herald calls at
tention to the singular fact that several
school districts in Jackson county have dc-
Crcased so much In population that they are
unable financially to support a good school.
There are at loasl 'twenty ' districts In the
county in this condition , and numy of them
pay a teacher oniy'SSi ' ) per month , with
school only six or seyeii monthsju the year.
At the sumo timii ' their school tax is ! i2
mills.
o
Hint Oiitlonlc lor the lioitrlions.
Cleveland Leader.
Clearly the reformers will have things
their own way in the Cleveland cabinet ,
aside from the naturally dominant inllueneo
and authority of the president. The Jack-
soniim spoils'grabbcrs are not to enjoy any
power or promincnco whatever , and their
idol nnd representative , Vice President
Stevenson , will bo helpless to aid them or
heal their wounds. This is the outlook
which hungry Bourbons must face , and they
might ns well prepare to make the most of It.
Definitions.
San Z-Vaiictoco Ktamincr.
Something less than $1,000,000 hns disap
peared in the bank failure at Lincoln , Nob.
The president of the institution is elmrpcd
with having ' sequestered" the amount. Hud
ho been a cashier his crime would have been
embezzlement. Had ho been a mere clerk it
would have been theft. Had it been a
stranger wearing a mask robbery would
have been the allegation , nut being a presi
dent ho only "sequestered" the cash. Thcro
seems to ho a practical and moral advantage
in being the president of a looted bank.
Gold .Storage
San Fmncttcn Chronicle.
An amusing story is telegraphed from
Denver to the effect that gold is being
hoarded In the west' the object being to
force the issuance of United States bonds.
The fabricator of the fake has a misty Idea
that theru would bo a tremendous prollt in
such a transaction , but ho fails to back up
Itis yarn with the necessary corroborative
detail. San Francisco Is ono of the money
centers where the hoarding process is sup
posed to bo in full operation , but careful
inquiry develops the fact that gold is paid
out as freely now as it was six mouths or u
year ago.
Hti'diiK Reason * Ak-ulnxt Annexation ,
To stimulate our greed wo are told that
unless wo take Hawaii England will take it.
Nothing could bo moro absurd. Our very re
fusal to take it would Immensely strengthen
our moral authority in objecting to anybody
clso taking it. Wo arc told that our iwsscssion
of Hawaii would give us great commercial
advantages. Granted. But can wo not so-
euro those commercial advantages by some
other arrangement than the annexation of a
distant land and a mongrel people , which ,
such as tlioy arc , nobody thinks of receiving
into the union as u self-governing state ,
ecjual to the other states ; which , as a
far away dependency , would have to bo
ruled uy a proeqnsul a strange and dan
gerous anomaly iivqur ixilitical system , an
Inexhaustible sourcoof tyranny , protiltraoy
and corruption , the beginning of radical
changes in our free Institutions ; Would not
this , bo paying too high a price for the pos
session of the islands I Cannot the commer
cial advantages hu-ihad cheaper ? Wo are
told that the Hawaiian Islands would bo a
splendid station f on i tour navy , and glvo It
great facilities in tlioso Important waters.
Granted. But is it not worth whllo to con
sider that if wo guU such outlying posts for
our navy , but must build a navy largo enough
to protect the outlying pontsf and that ,
whllo wo are uimssailubly strong in our con
tinental homo , ovi-ry faraway possession
will ho a Vulnerable point , an clement of
weakness } < . i-
1'KHSK.
Xcie York Tribune.
Miss Elvira Ljdtipr Miller of I/uls villa
has been writing a number of halcyon , not to
say vociferous , verses m honor of Colonel
Wuttorson's esteemed contemporary , the
Star-Eyed Goddeas. It scorns that the god
dess has bought her ticket for Mr. Cleve
land's Inauguration , and evidently it was
that circumstance whluh caused Miss iMlller
to bruak into song. Hero is a sample of her
Joyous strain :
Our Star-Kyed Goddess of Reform
Will taki ) all NYashlnuton by .storm ,
And wear tint ling to keep her warm i
Hurrah fnrold Kentucky !
The folks who pralxt'd her ( lay and nlyht ,
Hut nuvur know our ulrl hy hlht ,
Will tear tholr ( .him for slu-or dullght
Hurrah for old Kentucky !
And stern KG | > uhlIcntix.wiO4O ) fate-
\ViH : to May In tliu ring too late ,
Will cry : ' 'fho Is too fair to liuto"
Hurrah for old Kentucky !
Whllo Grc.thmn , as bho moots his view ,
Will ulnn hN liiiinK anil shout um-w :
"Thank Heaven I Nvrnpned that coonforyou
Hurrah for old Kentucky ! "
1'jntrr.r. U
1'orflorlo Uiax , Jr . nan of Prcitldcnt
has loft the City nf Mexico \VaMilnuton ,
an an attache of the Mexican legation there ,
Mr Olnoy makes tlio sixth attorney gnn-
oral selected from the Mtnto of Massavtiti-
Bolts silica the organization of the govern
ment.
A won known rosldeut of I'VedPrli-ksburg ,
Va.vhn ha * recently died , had a tmmotlmt
was odd enough to attract attention. It was
X. X. C'harlters ,
Senator I'offor's daughter Is his private
ay 'rotary utfflpor day. Ills son draws the
sfimo amount for alleged services , and his
nephew also has the same , priced Job.
I'rof. Boll , the telephone man. Is a merry
and light-hearted gentleman of largo build
nnd strong frame. If there is any fun In his
surroundings ho Is sure to got a share of it.
Charles do Ixisscps Htuls prison life a hnnl
one , nnd under Its disciplinary rules 1ms to
make up his own bed , wash his dishes and
scrub his cell. Inllueneo and wo.ilth do not
count at Mazas.
A. O. Bookwith , the now democratic
United States senator from Wyoming , is the
richest man in that state. His possessions
include n bank , great herds of cattle and
tracts of ranee , coal mines and coal and tim
ber lands. Ho breeds trotters on tljo finest
farm in the Kocky mountains.
The movement for a monument to Commo
dore M. P. Maury. the famous writer on
navigation nnd meteorology , meets with
much favor all through the south. Tlio sym
pathy of this eminent scientist with the con
federacy has no doubt done much to lessen
appreciation of his merits by the present
generation In the north.
Husscll Sago , the great financier , Is a tall-
built , gaunt-loouing , kecn-oyed man of nerv
ous manner , with a long , clean-shaven fare ,
formerly fringed hy a scraggy iron-gray chin-
beard. Ihi was torn thrifty. This accident
ol birth happened to him some seventy-odd
years ago. and ho has not since recovered
from it. Ho once kept a grocery store at
Troy , and Invested his surplus funds In a
bank , of which In the fullness of time ho be
came a director. It is said that ho has now
moro ready money than any individual In
Wall street , and that ho could draw his
check for feiO.000,000 and got It cashed. Ho
Is tlio soul of frugality.
Three of the iirst four presidents of tho-
Unlted States married widows. The wlfo of
John ( Julncy Adams , who received her edu
cation In England , created a great sensation
In the iiatlon'ti capital. The wife of Martin
Van Buren , Hannah Hoes , lived but a short
tlmo after her marriage , dying about seven
teen years before her husband's election to
the presidency. President Tyler's second
wlfo was an ardent Roman Catholic , and
Mrs. Polk calm-mannered
was a - Presby
terian. Mrs. Mlllard Fillmore had boon a
school teacher , and the courtship was car
ried on under difficulties , as tlio lover could
rarely afford the expense of a journey to see
his llaneco. Mrs. Franklin Pierce was the
devout daughter of a clergyman , and mndo
the white house a center for charitable and
religious enterprises.
fflHlt.U K.l A\l > Xlllllt.tSK.lXS.
George W. Combs , ono of tlio pioneers of
Ponder , is dead at the ago of 74 years.
Liberty is preparing to vote on a proposi
tion to issue bonds for tlio erection of a brick
school building.
A lodge of Hallway Track Foremen of
America has been organized at Grand Island
with seventeen charter members.
Newport's creamery has changed hands ,
an Iowa firm having bought the plant , which
will bo run to Its fullest capacity.
Two ministers at Liberty are about to
begin a public debate as to whether immer
sion or sprinkling will save a sinner. But
few sinners will listen to the argument.
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Watson , for four years
superintendent and matron of the Indian
school at Omaha ugeney , have been trans
ferred to Green Bay Agency , Wis. , at an in
crease in salary.
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Ilotv to KmniMly niiuilclpnl Corruption.
tn Annniimmin Writer In tlic March t'nrum.
The only romcdy for municipal corruption
Is to elect no man to oillco who is not frco
from debt. Moral reputation is a flimsy
security for conduct , financial competence is
a very good security indeed. A man out of
debt and with a bank account , oven a small
one , is not likely to bo corrupted. Corrup
tion involves slavery to the corrupter , and
all men love freedom. The most' venal man
living prefers at the last moment to bo able
to vote as ho pleases. The private circum
stances of nominees should therefore be a
matter of public discussion. When state
and municipal legislatures are composed en
tirely of men whoso incomes habitually
exceed their expenses the problem of cor
ruption will bo nearly solved.
Colonel Kobort G. Ingursoll was recently approached
preached by a Scotchman at tliu closu of his
lecture on Itobert nurns , who said : "Colonel ,
the title of your lecture .should bo the epitaph
on your tombstone. " "How Is that ? " nuked tlio
orator. "Hoburt burns , " replied the Scot.
I'hlladulphla llooord : The flgurohoad of a
college is usually the professor of mathe
matics.
Troy Press : Few men who go Into maplu
sirup manufacturing niako an unadulterated
success of It. '
Philadelphia Times ; When a doctor starts
about seeing whether a modern.prlzo fighter Is
In condition ono of the first things lie docs Is to
bid him let him heu his tongue.
Itoston Transcript : Miss Eldurbody I met
Mr. Illako at the reception last evening.
Miss Purl Yes , ho told mo ho saw you. IIo
sail ) It was .such a pleasure to moot an old
face. In such o crowd.
Klmlra Gnzuttn : It's queer about shops
thuy'ro never shut up unless they're shut
down.
Yonkers Statesman ; If you want to find out
what filters Into u boy's composition ask his
hchool tunchor.
Indianapolis Journal : Senior Partner
Iti'ownntt s hill has been running a llttlo too
loiiK , I think
Junior Partner Guess vru'll have to pot after
him. HrowmHt never hcttlcs except when ho
Is stirred up.
up.WHY
WHY BONGS Alii : HI'Ml.
Kew Kiiulan < i Mauuztne.
'Tl not for honors ho may win
Thu pool's Minus are hunKi
'TIs nut for the.su hu lots us hi
To worlds hu lives among.
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Detroit free
Nay , nay , It Is for nonu of these
Ho trills his roundelay ;
It Is for whutsoo'or It please
The editor to pay.
That every successful , meritor
ious article has its imitations.
This is a grave injustice , for
the genuine pure article will
often be judged by the imita
tion. No preparations require
for their manufacture more ,
care and skill , more costly
and purer materials , than
Plavoring Extracts.
In this instance cheap mater
ials mean inferior flavors.
Dr. Price's Delicious Flavor
ing Extracts have won their
way to public confidence by
the pure and costly materials
used , the new processes em
ployed for extracting from
the fruits .their natural flavoring -
ing principles. In using Dr.
Price's Orange , Lemon ,
Vanilla or other flavors the
housewife will never fail to
obtain t'.ie ' grateful
desired.-
TffO NEHRASKANS HONORED
LatnborUoti of Lincoln ami Oochran of
McOook Receive Recognition.
NO MORE EXECUTIVE SESSIONS
ItcmnrrnU ( llvo Notion Tlint No Opportu
nity Will Ho ( llvrn for tlio Coiillrnm-
tlou of Other Nonilimtloin of
llnrrUun , f
WASIIIXOTON Itour.in OK Tnr. Ilcn ,
Mil KOUIITKRN'TII STIlBBr.
WASIIIXOTOX. D. C. , March 1.
President Harrison today sent to thcsenato
the nomination of G. M. Lambertson of Ne
braska to bo.nrbltt-.itor on the part of the
United States under the treaty for u
claims commission concluded between tlio
United States and Chill , 'lids Is the place
to which ex-Congressman Findlny of Balti
more was nominated some weeks ago , but
the senate refused to confirm him.
The president also sent to the senate the
nomination of Truxtan Bealeof California as
minister to Kouinanla.Servhi and Greece.
There is not the least probability , however -
over , that the senate will act upon the
nomination of Mr. Lambertson. It was
with the distinct understanding that no
action would be taken upon nominations that
a short exeeutlvo session was held today and
: i prominent democratic senator aronuand
gave notlco that there would not ho another
executive session during the remainder of
this congress for any puri > ese whatsoever.
The nomination of Judge Lambortson is
ijulto a compliment In any ovcnt and it was
Intended as such. Ho would have been ten
dered the place sooner had the opK | > rtnnity
been offered. When the sonata rejected exI I
Congressman Findlay of Baltimore for this
position a week ago It did not oflleiully
notify the president of the fact until this I
week , and thus ho could not aet earlier in
milking the nomination of Mr. Lambcrtson.
.liiilKu Cochrnn Tor Mill Salvador.
In executive session of the senate today
the nomination of Judge James K. Cochran
of McCook to bo consul to San Salvador was
taken up and confirmed. There was obsti
nate opposition to the consideration of any
nomination. Senator Paddock begged the
opposition to pass upon the only nomination
hu wonld have an opportunity to vote upon ,
and one In which ho was personally much In
terested. Ho asked consideration of the
nomination as a parting compliment to him
self. Under the circumstances the senate
could not resist and the nomination was con
tinued.
To Siirvuy Nolirnskn'H Northern lloiiiiilnry.
Senator Manderson Is in receipt of so many
inquiries touching the let tin'of ) the contract
for the survey of marking the northern
boundary of Nebraska that ho feels com
pelled to resort to the public press to roach
nil who may feel interested. In a communi
cation from the commissioner of tlio general
land ofllco to the senator it appears that bids
for survey of the boundary between Ne
braska and South Dakota were opened Jan
uary 'J3. 1S9I : , at 3 o'clock p. m. . by the secre
tary of the interior in the presence of the
commissioner of the general land ollleo and
the principal clerk of surveys as follows :
Uobcrt Harvey , St. 1'aul , Neb. , survey and
monuments , ? M,4c.fJ.50 ; U. G. Carter , Sioux
Falls , S. D. , survey and monuments , -i-14,700 ;
Andrews it Bun-ell. Fremont , Neb. , survey
and monuments , $2r , Ul.'J9 ) ; C. M. Pickett ,
Fail-Held , Nob. , survey only , $12,000 ; Abncr
Dobson , Lincoln , Nob. , survey and monuments
ments , ? 17 , ' . > JO ; Charles II. Bates ,
Ynnkton , S. D. , survey and monuments
ments , ? 14r > 00 ; Alley , HunUngton it
Alloy , Webster , S. D , , survey and
monuments , $14.5)00 ) ; Scott , Sclde.nhnmi { ' &
Edwards , Kearney , Nob. , survey only , $ lil- ,
500 ; G. S. Pcn-y , Sioux Falls , S. D. , monuments
ments only , 1.25 each ; Anderson & Peck ,
Dead wood , S. D. , survey and monuments ,
SHU'OO ' ; Samu.M . C. Shelton , Springfield , S.
IX , survey and monuments. $ ' . ) ,53Ti ; W. S.
Scott , Kearney , Neb. , monuments only. $1.40
each ; Fred Bond , Cheyenne , Wyo. , survey
and monuments , $10,7.10 ; Monroe Warner ,
Hot Springs. S. D. , survey aim monuments ,
$ liy75 ! ; George A. Fessenden , Huron , S. 1) . ,
survey and monuments , $10ti4 ( ; Holtmin ,
. .Clark Sullivan , Sioux ( Jity , la. , survey and
monuments , ? 17,787..r > 0.
Bids wuro also received from the following
named persons which , because of lateness of
arrival or absence of certified check's or
other informality , were not entitled to con
sideration , viz : W. W. Page , Page , Holt
county , Neb. ; Weir , Lewis & Sheridan ,
Wyoming ; George A. Latimor , Norfolk ,
Neb. ; Stratton & Alt , Wahoo , Neb.
John 1 * . Irish Slated.
DonJ M. Dickinson and his friends , who
scorn to bo running Mr. Cleveland's affairs
Just now , announce that John P. Irish of Cal
ifornia will bo the next commissioner of the
general hum ofllce. They say further that
Mr. Irish was ottered the place eight years
ago , but did not want it , being engaged in
other business. Not being engaged in other
business at present , ho docs want it. He
was a democratic newspaper tnnn in Iowa in
days long ago. If Mr. Irish is appointed ho
will succeed William Stnno , who was war
governor of Iowa at the time when Mr. Irish
was one of its segregated and warrior demo
crats.
Duatll of tlio Anti-Options Hill.
The anti-options bill was practically killed
in the house today. It met its death in the
refusal of the house to consider by a vote
of 171 to 122 , less than the necessary two-
thirds. Colonel Hatch , the chairman of the
committed on nnrlmiUuro nml tlio father of
this hill , has ( undo n long nnd earnest light
forlt i > asago , which has fulled of UCIMMI ,1
only at the last moment The vigor ofhU - '
battlu bus fomiimnded the admiring rospott > u
of lil.H opHnrntg | , "
Nrrvo of nit Imrn Dnnoernt.
U is not of ton that n mnn li found with tlio
nerve to ealmly walk into federal oflleo and
Inform the occupants that ho expects to sooU
take charge of the promises , but an lownn
measured up to Unit standard today This
morning n gentleman walked Into the oillco
of Superintendent Pollock of the free do
livery'division ' of the Postonlv'o department ,
bowed very amiably and presented a can'
to Major Pollock , which bore this Inscrip
tion : "Alexander Charles , editor Democrat ,
tedar Kaplds , la. , candidate for suporltf
tendent fn.'j delivery .ijstem. "
For n moment the superintendent was
somowlmttnlu'H aback , but he regained hi *
usual comppsmj and chatted verv freely
with his visitor concerning the errand.
Major Pollock , who Is one of the most
eniclent officers in thu government service ,
has been Imping to retain hit iwMtlon , and It
Is generally boliuvcd that ho will not bo dis
appointed.
Indian Affair * .
The senate today agreed to the house
amendments to the Otoo nnd Missouri ami
Fort Uamlall military reservation bills , and
they will bceotno law.
The Indian bill as passed , and as it will be-
eomo law. appropriates SIW.OOO for the pay
ment of damages to settler * upon the ( .Vow
Creek and Wlnncbago reservations in South
Dakota , a provision Inserted upon the rec
ommendation of Senator Pettlgrow The
hill also makes provision for buying the
Cherokee Strip , and it will now be tin-own
open to settlement. The provisions of the
measure respecting the rhirokeo : Strip and a ,
description of the country recently wore
given in a HKI : special.
Senator t'littlgrnw Indignant.
Chairman Holman of the house committee
on appropriation had stricken from the sun
dry civil bl'l ' the Pettlgrew amendment per
mitting the state of South Dakota to select
the lands she is entitled to under the state
hood act from lands upon the Fort Randall
| reservation which are to be opened to settle-
I tneiit , and also the Davis amendment pro
tecting Innocent purchasers of and settlers
I upon public lands. Mr. Ilolninn today sub-
tnltted to Senator Pottigrow a pro | > osltton to
trade olT these amendments for one which
the senator thought was of Interest to claim
ants and lobbyists , and the South D.ikotan
took occasion to tell the cheeseparing states
man from Indiana\vhalhothouglitofhliu. It
was a lively scene , from which the represen
tative , did not emerge with much credit.
Senator Pettigrew luis been working vorv
hard for the Fort Handall measure and la
greatly put out at its defeat.
The bill Incorporating the American uni
versity and naming Kev. John P. Kewmun
of Omaha as an incorporator , has become
law.
law.Major William S. Worth of the Second In
fantry and Mrs. Worth are in the city ; also
Captain 1C. H. Crowder , Judge advocate of
the Department of the Platte and Lieuten
ant Dean , Third infantry , aido-de-camp to
General Brooke. The latter are located with
General Brooke at the Richmond.
Nat Brown of Omaha is in the city.
HopresentnUve-olei't Lucas of South Da
kota Is In the city and Is taking right hold
of his duties outside of these In the house
which will not fall upon him until Saturday
Mr. Lucas has made n very good Impression
In Washington and promises to become 0110
of the most effective men in the house.
Senators Manderjon and Paddock have
packed all their personal effects in their
committee rooms ready for vacating tlio
latter as soon as the senate names the now
chairmen of their committees. Senator
Paddock will not remain long In Washington
after retiring to private life.
It Is thought Senator Gorman of Maryland
will become Senator Manderson's successor
as chairman of the printing committee.
William Groneweg of Conned Bluffs , J. II.
Duggun of Creston , and M. V. Gannon of
Omaha are in the city. P. S. II.
Itooiu Tor ( inorgc ,
Kcw 1'orfc Ailvcrttner.
Henry Georiro , who contributed nuu.li to
Cleveland's election through his years of
free trade missionary work in the north ,
should bo recognized. Mr. George would
make an excellent minister to Japan
No\v Ntimo Your W < > ntior )
I'lilcnao Tribune.
J. Sterling Morton , next secretary of agri
culture , will DO Nebraska's hrst representa
tive in a president's cabinet. Nebraska
may rightfully hope for complete immunity
from grasshoppers and funnel-shaped zephyrs
for the next four years.
Chest Pains
Palpitation , weak and sore
lungs , pleurisy , coughs
" * " \ colds , asthma and bron-
] chilis relieved in ON7
/ /MINUTE / by the CUTICURA
ANTI-PAIN PIJVSTKK , the
first and only instantaneous pain-killing ,
strengthening plaster. For weak , painful kid
neys , back ache , uterine pains and weakness
it is simply wonderful. It vitalizes the nervous
forces , and hence is unrivalled for nervous
pains , weakness , numbness , and paralysis.
IJeyonri question the surest , safest , sweetest and
best plaster in the world.
Trice : > ; c : five , $1.00. At all druggistor by moll
I'OTTEK UllUC AMU ClIEM , CoHl' . , Uoiion.
& GO.
.J. M-imifactiirrj an I Il'Jt illor ) I
of Olo.huu la tin WorU.
Every Boy's Delight
It's the same old kind , but gotten up in now
styles styles that suit the
kid Starwaists , we're talk
ing1 about. We never had
such a beautiful assortment.
Novelties in caps and hits for
boys are our latest produc
tion novelties. You know
what hat means when wo
say it. And do you realize
that our children's depart
ment covers asmuch floor space as does the men's
department. Doesn't it seem reasonable to suppose
that we oiler a larger variety than anybody else
who devote one or two counters to the boys. Every
thing that is rich and tasty is brought to us ; that's
why you see some styles somewhere , and others
styles otherwhere and every style in our children's
department.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
Etoroopen Saturday every tilt evonlnj 10 till 0.31 S , W , Cor , 15th and Douglas St
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