THE OMAHA PAIL ? BEE ; TUESDAY. M-AftOH 7 , 1893.
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IT is public1 ! utatud , by Henry Ocorfjo
that ho wants nothing from tlio Cleve
land administration. Ilurc IH one man
that Is not tfoing to bo disappointed.
AND now a luminous pugilist has
arisen in Denver , punished his man and
Hlgncd a contract to pose as an actor.
Denver Is yottlng to l-o a great town.
U number of the state legisla
tures have refused the additional appro
priations asked for their World's fair
exhibits. In most eases , however , the
original appropriation was fairly lib
eral.
KX-SKCIIKTAKY FAiucmt-.n . , who was a
loader in Now York in behalf of the
nomination of his former chief , did not
attend the inauguration. . It is under
stood that Mr. Fairchild is a deeply
grieved and disappointed man.
ft is no general public demand
for the establishment of a federal de
partment of roads. There are depart
ments enough already and the machin
ery of the government need not bo
further complicated by adding another.
IT is interesting to know that the to
bacco manufacturers of Omaha pro-
Dounco tlio Nebraska leaf superior to
that of Pennsylvania. It is believed
that tobacco culture may yet become ono
of the most profitable Industries of this
-tnte.
Till ! Now York Sun has an attack of
Hokophobla that would bo dangerous If
It wore a contagious disease. It pub
lishes from one to two columns a day in
ridicule of Iloke Smith , and yet the now
secretary of the interior lives and is
TilK now attorney general has been
the recipient of a salary of $50,000 a
year , but as a member of the cabinet ho
will receive only $8,000. But If ho is a
shrewd and thrifty man ho may manage
to draw both salaries and enjoy the
honors of his now job besides.
IT IS delightful to read that snow has
boon accumulating in western Now York
all winter and that it is now twenty-six
inches deep in the lake region of that
state. Nebraska has had a Pacific coast
winter in comparison with that which
has been experienced in some of the
eastern states.
Tins now Presbyterian emergency hos
pital , which will soon bo completed , will
alTord relief from the crowded condition
of the various hospitals of the city and
will help to meet a demand that has of
late boon severely felt. As the city
grows its hospital accommodations must
bo Increased.
As THIS paper predicted after the
burning of the Dover , N. II. , insane asy
lum , an investigation has shown that
the wholesale destruction of life caused
thereby was duo to gross carelessness
and Indifference on the part of those in
charge. No punishment could bo too
severe for the men whose negligence
caused that awful destruction of human
livas.
TWO YKAltS ago the Nebraska rail
road managers were willing to have a
commodity rate bill passed by the legis
lature. This year they have become so
delimit that they will not oven consider
a commodity bill. Two years hence
they will bo bogging for mercy at the
hands of a legislature elected by an ex
asperated people and made up of men
with whom nobody can tamper.
THE 'national prldo of the patriotic
citi/.ensof this country is gratified by the
fact that the American line steamship
City of Paris has just beaten that famous
record breaker , the Teutonic , In a race
from Liverpool to Now York. The Teu
tonic loft Quconstown half an hour before -
fore the City of Paris and was beaten by
two hours and seven minutes. This is
the only way In which the comparative
Speed of ships can bo fairly tested , for
when two racers are constantly In sight
of each other they must both encounter
tlio saino weather.
TUB commission merchants of Omaha
ore opposed to that feature of the antl-but-
te ino bill before the legislature which
.prohibits the manufacture of the article
In this state unless it bo colored pink.
Tlifiy believe that the sala of buttorlno
In this state should bo prohibited for the
protection and encouragement of the
producoi'H of genuine butter , but regard
the prohibition of Its manufacture , ex
cept under conditions that would render
It of no market value , us an unnecessary
atop. It Is oxpcotod that the bill will
bo amended so aa to correspond with this
vlow ,
VNHKTTLKD QUESTIONS.
The Flfty-ficcond congress loft unset
tled a number of Important questions
which the succeeding congress will bo
expected to act upon. The determined
effort to secure the passage of a uniform
bankruptcy law , backed as It was by the
almost unanimous volcoof the business
Interests of the country , as represented
in commercial organizations , failed. No
measure before the last congress was
more urgently pressed than this by those
outside of congress desiring such legis
lation , but filibustering and apathy stood
in the way of Its success. Another
Important measure that failed was the
bill proposing certain amendments to
the national banking law designed to
promote the greater safety of national
banks. Those proposed changes In the
law were recommended by the comp
troller of the currency with the approval
of the secretary of the treasury and also
by the committee which Investigated
the failure of certain eastern banks
whose collapse was duo to the misuse of
funds by tlio olllcors of the banks , but
great as the necessity appeared for the
amendments they did not pass and the
old order of things must continue for at
least a year longer.
Ono of the most Important bills In
troduced In the Fifty-second congress ,
in its relation to the Interests and wel
fare of a very largo portion of the
people was the ono to extend
the free delivery of mall to small
towns. The Institution of frco rural de
livery , on a restricted scale , under the
last administration , a small appropria
tion having been made for this purpose
by the Fifty-first congress , proved to bo
11 most gratifying success. Instead of
being an expense to the department , as
was expected , the revenue moro than
mot the outlay , and this being the case
It was reasonably expected that the last
congress would make liberal provision
Tor' its extension. It refused to dose
so , however , and the people of rural
communities must bo content with ex
isting conditions for at least a year or
two moro. This measure , it should bo
observed , passed the senate , and Its fail
ure was duo to the house an Instance of
democratic economy. Another of the
bills that failed for which there Is a
wide popular demand was the ono to
establish postal savings banks. There
are the most eogont arguments in favor
of banks of this kind , particularly in the
smaller towns where there are no sav
ings banks , and where their establish
ment would enable millions of the people
plo t'o put away a part of their earnings
in a place of absolute security. The ten
dency of such institutions would be to
encourage prudence and thrift among
the people , and their demonstrated suc
cess in other countries amply attests
their value. But congress failed to bo
impressed by these considerations and
the bill failed.
All these measures , had they become
laws , would have contributed to the
general welfare and none of them would
have added anything to the cost of
government. Their failure is a part of
the evidence of the incompoteney of the
last congress. They will all doubtless
be brought forward in the next congress ,
and there is reason , to hope with' bet
tor chance of success.
Tin : OAffAniAX HAILU'AI'S.
The new congress and the new admin
istration will bo culled upon to deal
with several Important subjects which
occupied much of the attention of the
old in their closing days. Not the least
interesting of those is the proposed
legislation for the regulation of com
merce by rail between this country and
Canada. The message sent to congress
by President Harrison a' short
time since upon this subject and the
measures that have boon introduced in
congress looking to the same end have
commanded general Interest and ap
proval among senators and representa
tives , and there Is every reason to be
lieve that President Cleveland will have
an opportunity to sign a bill imposing
such restrictions upon the railroad in
tercourse between the United States and
Canada as will remove all cause
of complaint on the part of
the American competitors of tlio
Canadian Pacific. The latter cor
poration has enjoyed privileges which
have given it unjust advantages over its
competitors operated under the pro
visions of our interstate commerce law ,
and there Is now a general fooling that
the justice and fair play which cannot
otherwise bo secured must bo enforced
by the application of a stringent remedy.
The bill Introduced by Representative
Illtt of Illinois last week was exactly in
line with the views expressed by Presi
dent Harrison , and as it moots with gen
eral favor it is pretty sure to be the ono
that will finally bo crystalizcd Into law
by the action of the now congress and
the approval of the now president. It
was prepared after frequent conferences
with President Harrison , the treasury
officials and the Interstate Commerce
commission , und is believed to bo com
prehensive enough to cover the cnso
fully. The author of this bill proposes
to obviate the danger of the substitution
of dutiable goods for free goods In transit
across Canada by having United States
inspectors accompany ouch train to see
that the souls remain unbroken and that
no fraud Is attempted upon the revenue.
The bill authorizes the Interstate Com
merce commission to require Informa
tion In bills of lading "that would tend
to reveal any violation of the Interstate
commence law if such transportation had
been wholly within the United States. "
Ono section requires that any foreign
road doing business in the United States
shall possess a license from the Inter
state. Commerce commission , and by the
terms of this license it will bo necessary
for such corporation to "keep on file
with the commission a power of attor
ney , niuiiliiir some person resident of
the United States upon whom sorvieo of
any order or notice of the commissioner
or any process of any circuit court of the
United States may bo served. " The
commission is authorized to suspend
such a license for a period not to exceed
three months , but If the law is rigulu
violated the license may bo suspended
for six months. Another provision of
the bill confers upon the president the
power to "suspend the operation of any
portion of the Interstate commerce law
that may hamper , Impede or interfere
with , or in any way place at a disad
vantage any domestic common car
rier In competition with any
foreign common carrier for traffic to or
from any point In the United States , and
any part of any law providing for the
admission free of duty or giving any
special privileges by way of arrange
ments for scaling or transit In bond or
otherwise of any merchandise or prop
erty In or through the territorial-limits
of the United States. "
There Is little doubt that this bill will
become law , and under Its provisions ,
which are thorough and comprehensive ,
it will bo impossible for Canadian rail
ways to escape the restrictions that are
placed by law upon the railways of the
United States.
A11SUHD 1'OLITWAL THKOllIKS.
The selection of Judge Orcshara , who
has never said that ho is other than a
republican , for secretary of state , has
been Interpreted In some quarters as In
dicating a purpose on the part of Mr.
Cleveland to break up the democratic
party nnd form a now ono. These people
ple forgot , or do not know , that there
are numerous precedents for a president
taking a man outside his party Into his
cabinet. The first ono was furnished at
the very beginning of the government ,
when Washington made JolTorson his
secretary of state , without exciting any
suspicion that the first president had any
designs against the federalist party , of
which ho was ono of the recognized
leaders. It Is true that at that tlmo
JolTerson had not become actively Iden
tified with the anti-federalists , but It
was well known that ho strongly leaned
toward them. President Monroe , who
inaugurated the "era of good feeling , "
and whoso example Mr. Cleveland has
perhaps studied with admiration , made
John Qulncy Adams his secretary of
state , and following those precedents
Mr. Adams , when ho became president ,
put Ilenrv Clay at the head of his cabi
net , though It should bo remarked that
In connection with this appointment
it was charged there was
a "deal" a charge , however , of which
history has fully acquitted Adams and
Clay. The appointments of Key and
Sehurz by President Hayes and of
Wayne MiicVcagli by President Garfield
are other examples that may properly
bo cited as precedents for the action of
Mr. Cleveland , and nobody ever as'sumed
that these republican presidents had
any idea of breaking up their party and
forming a now one.
Mr. Cleveland's motive in appointing
Judge Grcsham was very likely to
strengthen his party , just as Monroe
aimed to do for the party in his time.It
is possible that this may bo the result , but
nobody can bo certain of It. The appoint
ment has caused a great deal of demo
cratic dissatisfaction which it will not
bo easy to allay. Then the alliance may
not bo permanent. Secretary Gresham
has very positive convictions , which ho
will not readily yield. If the democratic
party wants to retain him It must accept
his views , otherwise ho will bo very
likely to renounce such allegiance as ho
has given to it. Unless ho has been
greatly misunderstood ho is not the man
to surrender to personal ambition opin
ions and principles which ho has long
cherished. So far as the republican
party is concerned it has nothing to
fear from this action of a demo
cratic president , or from the fact
that some republicans are in official po
sition under a democratic administra
tion. The country will judge that ad
ministration by the results of its treat
ment of the practical questions which
will confront it , and when the time
comes for the people to render their ver
dict it will bo of small consequence to
them who is in the cabinet or any other
public station. They will bo guided by
what they believe to bo their interests.
Meanwhile the republican party will
find abundant opportunity for action upon
local issues constantly arising , the treat
ment of which will have its effect for
good or ill upon the future of the party.
Another absurd theory Is that the
hearty official and popular consideration
shown' to Mr. Cleveland is evidence that
party Hno9 are being obliterated. The
now president was not less pronounced
in his declaration of democratic doc
trines because ho was courteously enter
tained by the retiring republican presi
dent , and no ono will pretend that the
latter is less a republican today than ho
was four years ago. These courtesies ,
most becoming to the choiien rulers of an
enlightened people , denote a welcome
decadence of the bitter spirit of parti
sanship , but as to the division of parties
they aro' wholly without significance.
Party lines are as distinctly drawn
today as they have over boon.
ItKDUCK THAT HltWUE TOLL.
Mr. Spencer Smith , a prominent citi
zen of Council Bluffs , presents an un
answerable argument in favor of the
reduction of the bridge tolls between
Omaha and Council Bluffs from 10 to 5
cents per passenger. The facts and
figures cited by Mr. Smith concerning
the cost of the bridge and its fictitious
capitalization afford conclusive proof
that the promoters of the enterprise
have very little of their own money In
vested. The bonds sold abroad have
very nearly , if not fully , puld for the
bridge nnd the entire equipment of the
motor lino.
The 10-cont rnto and high wagon toll
have enabled tlio company not only to pay
the interest on bonds and operating ex
penses , but a dividend on $1,500,000 of
stock representing almost pure water.
The fact Is that Omaha und Council
Bluffs have already paid enough to build
the bridge. Pottuwuttamio and Douglas
counties should either join hands to buy
the structure and make it a free bridge
for all vehicles with a 5-cont faro for
street car passengers , or Omaha and
Council Bluffs should pool Issues and
force a reduction of tolls to meet the de
mands of their population.
If the Douglas street bridge people do
not come down to a 5-cont faro It may
bo necessary for citizens to apply for an
injunction to compel tlio Union Pacific
to operate its wagon bridge. If such a
suit is brought there will be another
Credit Mobllier bcnndul. Ono fact alone
will create a sensation. It is within the
knowledge of several very prominent
citizens of Omaha that a bonus of $10-
000 was paid to a party that had proposed
to operate the Union Paclllu wagon
bridge , and the transaction by which
that road was chiseled out of a thousand
dollars a montt Income was counte
nanced by certalni directors and officers
of the Union I'ailuo who have an inter
est In the Douglpfe street bridge. That
other parties who wore disposed to bid
for the right to tScj the Union Pacific
wagon bridge jfS n competitor of the
Douglas street bridge were "fixed" Is
almost certain. ' , } lese pointers show
conclusively that , itho Douglas street
concern Is paying liberal dividends on
an enormous uj'nount of fictitious stock
owned largely by on Inside ring con
nected with the1 Union Pacific. The
question.is lion } ' much longer will they
keep up the embargo on travel nnd
traffic between the' two cities ?
Tin : amendments to the Interstate
commerce law intended to overcome the
effects of the judicial decisions which
rendered the act practically inoperative
ought speedily to bo productive of re
sults in justification of the action. It
has scorned that over since the Counsel-
man and Grcsham decisions were ren
dered the Interstate Commerce commis
sion has boon totally Indifferent as to
what the railroads were doing , and has
not troubled Itself to Inquire whether
they were complying with the moro Im
portant requirements of the law or not.
It Is not questionable that violations of
the act nro common enough and are not
confined to any particular section of
the country , but are general. Nobody
doubts that discriminations are going
on all the tlmo , nnd that except as to
some of its minor requirements the in
terstate commerce act is being regularly
disregarded. Very likely the commis
sion Is not without information that such
is the case , but with the judicial deci
sions which tied its hands there was a
plausible excuse for doing nothing. This
no longer exists , the amendments to the
law passed by congress giving the com
mission , it is believed , all the power no-
ccssary to an effective enforcement of
the law. At any ruto It should lot pass
no opportunity to test its power under
the amended law , and it is not to bo
doubted ono can bo found if it is sought.
THE business conditions of the country
at present are on the whole very satis
factory , and it is gratifying to observe
that the change of administration seems
to have had a reassuring effect in finan
cial circles. There was an improved
feeling in the Now York stock market
at the close last Saturday and this
situation was maintained yesterday.
No valid reason can bo given why it
should bo otherwise. Certainly so far
as the conditions to prosperity are con
cerned they are everywhere present.
Lust year was ono of , ' prosperity for all
classes of interests , there is an ample
supply of currency for all
the legitimate uses of business ,
and the opportunities' ' for - in
vestment have nct ( decreased. The only
thing that creates distrust is the contin
ued outflow of gold , and how this can bo
checked , if it bo fjp'ss'iblo to check It , is
unquestionably a perplexing problem.
The greed of Europeali countries for the
yellow metal sqtjlns insatiable and of
course they all prey , upon the United
States. Meanwhile the now administra
tion Is pledged t'q.ulainta'in a sound and
stable currency and to protect the credit
of the government by the exorcise of all
the powers vested in it , and there can bo
no doubt that this pledge will bo faith
fully observed.
A uiLti is pending before the legisla
ture of Michigan which proposes to con
fer upon the city of Detroit the right to
establish a system of municipal electric
lighting as a means of escape from the
grasp of monopoly. But the monopoly
men are not idle , for an amendment is
proposed prohibiting the city from engaging -
gaging in commercial lighting that is ,
forbidding It to furnish light to private
consumers. Why should not a city have
the same right to supply private
consumers that it has to protect
the municipality , whoso expenses are paid
out of the pockets of private citizens ?
Private interests are concerned in both
cases as against the greed nnd rapacity
of monopolists. It is to bo hoped that
Detroit will win the fight nnd that the
power of electric lighting corporations
to make their own terms will bo so suc
cessfully disputed in this case that other
cities will bo encouraged to muko a
similar stand for their rights.
THE agitation in favor of an extension
of the suffrage In Belgium upon the
basis of a property qualification reminds
the Now York Commercial Advertiser
that it was shown last year that twenty
of the thirty-six councilmen of Now
Huvon paid absolutely no taxes , that
five out of twelve In Bridgeport were
similarly situated , and that the mayor
of the latter city was not a property
owner. Much the same condition of
affairs was found in some other Con
necticut towns , and doubtless it would bo
found upon investigation that the gov
ernment of many American cities is in
the hands of men who are not taxpayers
agd therefore have no personal Interest
In common with the masses of the people
for whom they muko and execute laws.
AN ESTKEMED democratic contempo
rary says : "The ; .republican party yes
terday blow out the gas and wont to
bod. " It Is the duty "of the republicans
In congress to prove that this is not true.
The notion that because the democrat's
are in power thqyiuist ! } bo loft to their
own devices Is neither ; wlso nor patri
otic. They will need restraint , and it is
the business of the minority to make a
strong stand for what it believes to bo
right without regard , to the disadvan
tages under
Kiully Comforted.
iltfDhM Tlma.
It's a kind of coubldcration that Grovcr
goes through Pennsylvania on his way to
Washington. Ho passed It by In some other
respects'lately.
I.oiul ( 'all to A run.
Mlnnenp-tUt 'Minnie.
Down with the solo leather trust ! Anj
tiling tlmt tends to .rulso the price of the
maternal slipper and the paternal strap is
contrary to public policy nnd n menace to the
safety of tlio republic.
Ono of tint lUllrimiU' Tool * .
7/iiiif II * Journal ,
Tlio present legislature acted wisely when
It refused to make nu appropriation for the
nmhiU'iiam'o of the Ktnto Hoard of Transpor
tation. The board has always been u tool
in the hands of the eorikirations. The mem
bers of It have done llttlo olao usldo from
drawing their pay nnd ranking excuses for
tlio shortcomings of the rorirarntlnn * , Stop *
ping their pay is a pretty effective wny of
putting an end to the board ,
Htlll mi inrth. :
Crtlt Vlilttte.
The Icglslatoro Is yet In session , and Ne
braska still occupies n place on the earth's
surface.
, lu t nn the ItnllromU Intended.
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The railroad rate regulating hill has pasted
the hotisu nil right , but It Is not llkuly to faro
so well In the Bcnatc. Tlmt Is where the
railroad Influence Is always the strongest.
Ho ( liven Illumclr Axrny.
Iftliranki I'M i/ / / ' / < * .
Lieutenant Governor Majors certainly docs
not augment the mtolllgont estimate of his
mental callbor by parading his enmity to
Church Howe at every possible , opportunity.
Cnrrylnir ( Ircut IVclcht.
A'ew 1'tirn Ailvtrltscr.
It Is settled ofUclnllV that Mr. Cleveland
only weighs S47 pounds hi his winter cloth
ing. But Clovulanil and Uisscll and Hoko
Smith weigh combined 1,000 pounds , and
tlioy constitute the bulk of the admtiilstra
lion.
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nnd 1'ruetlco.
.
The trusts receive a platitudinous slap In
Cleveland's Inaugural , but they can stand It
In vlow of the fact that ho has selected u
man for attorney general whoso whole llfo
has been spent in the service of big corpor
ations.
Do Tliry Menu It ?
Sloujc Cltu Journal.
The republicans of the Nebraska legisla
ture In getting together on a bill , us a substi
tute for the Nowberry bill , nro showing n
desire to redeem the promises of their plat
form. It Is believed that the proposed bill
will reduce freight rates 20 per cent.
llolilnd the I'roccHilun.
Slmix Cltu Journal.
It Is high time that the Nebraska legisla
ture should take some steps for the regula
tion of railroad companies. Nothing radical
or sensational is required , but the state
ought to bo brought up to the standard of
surrounding slates in railroad legislation.
The I'ooplo lOxpvvt .Something.
I'oi-lt Democrat.
Will the members of the legislature kindly
como to their senses long enough to realize
that this session Is nearly over , and that
thcro is no railroad legislation enacted ! The
people want a maximum freight law , gentle
men ; please don't como homo until you bring
it with you.
I'rutoiMo ami ICcpiullnUoii.
Cincinnati Tribune.
The final outcome of the car coupler bill is
Its passage In congress , but eighty-seven
democrats voted against it , thus repudiating
that plank of the Chicago platform which
declared It. favor of the protection of rail
way employes. They will have repudiated
the entire platform before long at tlio pres
ent rate of progress in that direction. Only
seven republicans voted against the bill , so
that , after all , the republicans had a good
deal to say about it. Let the railway men
'take notice.
I.ot'n.Stop itml OoiiHldor.
Davtil Cltu 1'rtss.
Junn Campbell , the Independent senator
from Nanpo county , has Introduced a nionsiiro
which assesses every mortgage at Its full valu
ation. If u farmer owns a farm worth f 3,000 ,
wttli a inortKUKO of $2,000 on It , hu iiavs U.M'S
only on tlio pur cent that ho owns , $ iUOwhllo ( )
HID mortgagee pays to the amount of the
mortgage.V. . V. 1'orter has Introduced u sim
ilar measure In the house. Cedar Kaplds Ku-
imbllcan.
Ou the face of it this proposition would
seem to bo perfectly fair and Just the thing
that should bo done. But let's stop and con
sider the matter a little. Today farm loans
are being made in this county at 7 per cent
interest , no commission , optional payments.
Now , if the law is changed so that the hold
ers of these mortgages have to pay taxes on
the same it must bo admitted that the rate
of interest on farm loans would advance in
Just the proportion sufllcicnt to cover these
taxes , so where would the farmer reap any
benefit ? Ho would foot the bill Just the
sumo and the morigagees would continue tenet
net 7 per cent on their investments. Besides ,
it is manifestly unfair to tax farm mortgages
at their full face when other property is
taxed at from ono-flfth to one-third of its
value.
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Senator Alton Declines to Medillu With
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WASHINGTON , D. C. , March ! . To the
Editor of THE OMAHA BCB : i am in receipt
of many letters regarding the patronage of
Ncbrasita moro than I can possibly answer
and discharge the duties devolving upon mo
as a member of the senate.
I desire to say through your valuable paper
to all persons that I have no patronage at
my disposal.
The administration will bo democratic nnd
the patronage will belong to the democratic
party , nnd , being an independent , I have
nothing to give. I hope our friends will un
derstand the situation.
Regarding the matter of pensions , permit
mo to say that the rule heretofore allowing
a senator and member of congress to call up
or advance a claim has been revoked and I
can do nothing in this respect.
I simply state the tacts as I find they exist ,
but , of course , hold myself ready at all
times to assist my comrades in any legiti
mate way I can. Respectfully ,
WIU.IAM V. AI.I.EN.
[ State exchanges are respectfully re
quested to copy. ]
I'KOl'LK Of XUTH.
Four members of the next cabinet are
directors of cither banks or railways , or
both , namely , Messrs. BIsscll , Onloy , Lament
and Smith.
The King family of Port Oram , N. J. , is a
remarkably heavy lot. There are eight per
sons In the family , and their Joint weight Is
1,587 pounds.
Robert Louis Stevenson is , on the author
ity of his wife , always in love with the
characters ho creates. Ho is excusable.
Some of them need somebody to love them.
Senator-elect Roach of North Dakota is a
Virginian by birth , Is Just over the half cen
tury mark and was educated in Washington.
Ho went to hvo In Dakota about fourteen
years ago.
William .1. Gaynorof Brooklyn , who fifteen
years ago was a newspaper reporter , is said
to bo tlic youngest man at the bar who over
received J100.0UO In a single caso. This was
In a baking powder suit two years ago.
Senator-elect Stephen M. White of Cali
fornia is described as of medium height ,
broad shouldered , and stoutly built , with a
largo and well shaped head , gray hair , and a
heavy heard sprinkled with gray. Ho looks
several years older than his forty years.
Ex-Congressman ( Jreonhalgo will deliver
the eulogy on General Butler In Tromont
Temple , Boston , March 15. James Jeffrey
Uoclio will deliver a poem , and the colored
clergyman , Rev. Robert F. Hurley , will
bo chaplain of the day.
General Boauregard left In his will direc
tions that his body should bo cronr.itod , on
the ground that for such a climate as
I oulslami cremation Is u moro sanitary pro
cess than Interment , but , ns there Is no ere-
NATURAL FRUIT FLWORS.
Vanilla Of perfect purity
Lemon Of great strength-
Grnnfro Economy In their use.
nose , te.
Flavor as delicately
and delicloutly AS the fresh fruit
miktory tit o | > oratlon In or near the place of
his death , the provision had to bo Ignored ,
Thomas O'Brien , who some years ago
swindled a man In Albany .put of several
thouMiid dollars and was afterward sen
tenced to Dnnnomora prison for ten years
but mysteriously escaped , has recently boon
discovered at Buenos Ayrcs , where ho Is
"moving hi the best society , "
Count do Lcsnops' pitiable mental con
dition is shown by the subterfuge to which
his family has had recourse to prevent him
from Icnriilng news of the Panan.a revolu
tions. Two wcck. < ago ho began to nsk for
the dally papers and there was a panic In
the family until his children hit ujxin the
happly thought of supplying him with the
Journals of the same dates last year , In
which of course , no reference Is made to
Panama affairs. Since then every day the
newspapers of the corresponding dnto a
twelve month agn are brought to him nnd
he peruses them without noticing the inno
cent trick that tins been played on him.
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There Is talk of building water works nt
Venango.
There are twenty bicycles In Grant , and
their riders talk of organizing n club.
J. 1C. Calkins of the Chadron Journal has
purchased the Casjior ( Wyo. ) Derrick.
Chadron voters talk of doing away with
registration In the future until tlio town
grows larger. It costs too much.
The Wlsner domocratli' duo has endorsed
Howard H. Howe for postmaster at that
place , nnd his appointment will probably
fqljow.
\V. \ II. Chappol of Randolph , who myste
riously disappeared last October , has returned -
turned to Ills homo after a lapse of live
months , nnd again begun the practice of
law. He says ho wandered away while out
of his head.
Fairbury will this spring and summer wit
ness the largest building noom she has over
known according to the Enterprise , 'lliero
will bo no less than ono hundred buildings
put up within the corporate limits before
another crop is raised. '
William Mount of St. Ooroln , aged IS ,
while drunk struck Samuel HendrlcKs with
a slung shot and crushed hlu skull , rendering
him speechless until operated upon some ten
days after being hit. A surgeon removed
thocrtisned bones and clotted blood , and the
patient is now recovered.
The Peru Gazette says : Rov. He-Mi's
fortieth year in the ministry closes today.
Over onc-foiinth of this tlmo has been sport
hero In Pt-rn. During these forty the elder
has preached -1,071 sermons , made 10,778 pas
toral visits , married ItlHJ couples , attended
2 0 funerals ns olllciiiting minister , and has
bapti/cd 225 persons. Twelve hundred and
seven of the sermons were preached and
2.bM ! visits were made hero. Fifty-three
have been baptl/cd , thirty funerals and
eighty-live weddings wore attended hero.
C. C. Uluo of Lowell , In writing of the
cornstock disease , says ho has never yet lost
ovov a calf. Ho claims that the losses occur
during the commencement of the pasturing
of istalks , 'and that a sure preventive of the
trouble is to induce the cattle to 1111 up on.
water Just before they are turned into tho'
stalks , It doesn't make * any difference how
this is done , whether by giving salt or with
holding water for a day previous , or by any
other method. The presence of a largo
quantity of water in the stomach has a
physical tendency , and the impaction of the
food is prevented. Mr. Blue has had this
method in practical operation for several
years on his farm , and while his neighbors
have lost cuttle ho has yet to report his ilrst
loss.
JOKKKS' IS.lVdUltAI. ,
llhisliaintnu Lender : In most games of
cards n good deal depends upon a good deal.
Troy Press : A miller seldom complains ,
alllioutrli his Is the most grinding of all voca
tions.
Cleveland 1'laln Dealer : When n philan
thropist subscribes to thn fresh air fund ho
feels that ho Is supplying a luuj , ' felt want.
Inter Ocean : Madgci ( at the play ) "Is It
Ophelia that always KOOS mad ? I never can
remember. " "No ! half the tlmo It's the
audience. "
Post-Dispatch : Many men had n cabinet
boom , but only eight had a hoom-du-ay *
Union County Standard : With the ambi
tious cornet player practice makes him a por-
fcct nuUanco.
Boston Transcript : To Jinrrow ono's feel
ings I.s not the nio-.t prolltublo wny of culti
vating an acquaintance.
Chicago Tribune : ' -Dear charmer , " mur
mured young llanklnson , looking over his
monthly bills from the llorlst ami tlyi propri
etor or the llvory stable. "Awfully dour
charmer. "
Tidbits : "Tho pleasantest way to take cod
liver oil , " says an old gourmand , "Is to fallen
pigeons wllh It and Ihtiu cat the pigeons. "
I'ncU : Mr. Starboardor The Man with the
Iron .law from thu museum seems to bo u pur-
fect Kunllcinan.
Mrs. Ilashley Indeed ho Isj when nil Iho
other boarders are grumbling about tough
steak , hu never says a word.
Now York Pre- : ' 'I.saw a picture of Solo
mon today , and It represented him as belli ) ;
bald-headed. "
"Well , what of that ? "
"I thought that ho was a typo of manly
beauty. "
"Yea , but you must rommnbor that ho had
700 wives. "
HAWAIIAN I'OI.
Xew Yiirlt HUH.
Where breaks the sunlit southern sea
On Oiiliu'H coral caves.
And Its feather top tliti cocuanut treu
In the myrrhfiil bree/e.s wnvus ;
TU there the taslo of thu goodly paslo
I'rom llm laro's root 1 would ( nil :
Nluhl-oyod Hawaii , imtko lmst , O , haste
t'oryour t'neluSam wants poll
TIIORSTON COUNTY'S ' SUCCESS
Indian Lands in Tlmt Locality to Bo
Eogularly Taxod.
MOW THE MEASURE BECAME A LAW
ItrproM'ttlntlvn Krm Oppnly Opponoil lh
Hill , llrgnrdlrM of tlifi AdviuilnRp * It
rromlnml .MiniNchrnnkA ( Hllrcni
Other Wn 1ilnglon New * .
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WAsuiNnTOXBoiiBAOorTit8 BBS , I
MHKOUIITKKNTIISTIIRKT. V
WASHINGTON , D. C. , March 0. )
Despite the opposition of Representative
Kcrr and T. II. Tibbies , the bill to tas
Indian lands In Thurston county becumo law.
Mr. Kcrr's opposition became open at the
last moment nnd ho sHko ) against It.
The bill was first introduced by Senator
Maiiderson , and was strongly recommended
by William K. Pebbles of Ponder , the county
seat of Thurston , which will bo greatly ben-
clltiHl by the law.
The bill providing that lands must bo ad
vertised and sold In the counties wherein
they nro located has bcconio law as an
amendment to ono of the appropriation bills.
This measure has been advertised for eight
years by Mr. Mnnderson.
Mlfti'rllitnnotiN ,
Secretary Noble today In the mineral
claim case of the State of South Dakota
against , I. A Coolo.v and O. H Smith from
Mltehi'll , 'reversed ' the commissioner's
decision and rejected the application of
Smith and Cooloy. in the mineral case of
South Dakota against tlio Vermont Stone
company from Mitchell. Assistant Secretary
Chandler rejected the application ot the
Mtone company reversing the Judgment of
the commissioner.
William Van Kpps of Sioux Falls , S. D. , Is
in Iho city. lie says ho seeks no ollico.
An artesian well for the Pine Ridge
agency is provided for by appropriation in
one of the appropriation bills.
Mr. C. K. Bergo of Crcsco. In. , ami his as
sociates have applied to the comptroller of
the currency for permission to urganlio the
First National bank of Crcsco with a capi
tal of $50,000.
A charier for the IIrst National bank of
Spcarllsh , S. D. . was Issued today ; capital.
$ . - > 0,0K ( > . President , ( .8. C. Favorite , and
cashier , W. M. Baird.
Hon. O. R. Humphrey of Lincoln , commis
sioner of public lands and buildings , called
at Tin : HUB bureau today.
Mr. .1. 1C. Cochrano of McCook , Xeb. , today
visited the State department and qualitlcd
as consul to Sail Salvador. Ho goes back to
hi.s homo In Nebraska at once and will
shortly sail from San Francisco for his post
of oftleial duty.
Miss Daisy Doane of Omaha Is visiting the
family of Colonel Gibson in Washington.
She goes this week to Annapolis , Mil. , to
visit Mrs. Nathan Sheltou.
Congressman-elect Henry A. CotTcen who
represents the entire great state of Wyo
ming and hailing from Sheridan in that
state is hero. Ho Is a loading man in his
community and was a member of the Wyo
ming constitutional convention.
Congressman Butler of Iowa will present
to the president one of the most remarkable
petitions that has over appeared before the
executive eye from the lloor of the house.
Ho wishes to step to the desk of the super
intendent of railway mail service. Ho has
secured the signatures of all the democrats
in congress except Hvo indorsing his appli
cation P. S. H.
I.llBt StllKi'X ol Olm-llplloil.
Grand K < ij > Ms IhraM.
If ono thing were needed to hasten the
total disruption and annihilation of the pop
ulists it has been supplied in the schcmo to
organize secret councils of the party. A
political party that cannot exist except by
signs and passwords ami other mystic forms
of recognition is already past hope of resusci
tation. _
l-VI.VtT. -
A'ew Kiiolonil Matiailiic.
I sit alone lonleht , and In the grate
1 natch tlio ( lying Maine Hash up and glenm
An Instant thi-uiigh the dark. It'n growing
late.
And still In silence do T sit and dream.
Thu fancies Hint I see wllhln ll llKht
Are sometimes llko Its ashes cold and
dark ;
Another moment Hashing up us bright
As If In keeping wllh Us brightest spark.
Hut why should I sit sadly hero tonight ?
Thoy'ro other girls , if onu hut thinks lher
am.
That last red coal will make n wplundld llfiht
And Ah , by Jove .but thut's u good cigar.
emedy
the equevl or
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forthe Prompt aajdo
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Manufacturers an 1 UpUlloM
of Ololhins la tlu WorlJ.
We're After Him.
Just waitanother winter till that season gets
around when that
blooming little ground
hog1 sticks his nose
above the ground , for
we've ' organized our
forces and we're sworn
to find him out , and
the man who comes
upon him will smash
, iim on the snout. Then nevermore hereafter will
he work his shadow trick , because when once we've
met him he'll be. very , very sick. Long will
live the recollection of the year of ' 94 , when the
death of Mr. Groundhog brought mild winters
evermore. To us will bo the glory of producing
early springs , and we'll sell the thankful people all
their clothes and furnish-ings. Ladies and gentle
men , our ambition is not to become wild-eyed
poets , but our spring suits and overcoats , which
have just arrived , are the very essence of poetry
that's why we became poetic.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
Btoro open Haturilay every till evening 10 till tt'H ! S.W , Cor , 16th and Do lasSt