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Tun BKE Is tlio only paper In Omaha
t and Nebraska that prints the telegraphic
reports of the Associated press and
[ 5 ehurcs nil the facilities of the Associated
press with the great dallies of the coun-
trv. Compare the tolujrraph columns of
Tin : Bin : with these of other papers
published in tills section and you will
BCO at n tfllinco the marked superiority
If of dispatches published by this paper ,
both til to quality and quantity. The
dilTorcnco Is especially- striking who'll
you compare the commercial news and
cable dispatches of the Associated press
with the market report and cable news
of other press associations.
The Asssociatcd press has recently ac
quired the exclusive use of the European
dispatches of the Router Telegram com
pany of London , the Agonco Ilavas of
Franco and Belgium and the Cor re-
epondonz Bureau of Wolf in Germany
and Austro-IIungiiry. Tlio so-called
cable letters that have from tirno to
time appeared in papers publishing the
United press reports are for the most
part what may bo called buttorino cable
grams , manufactured in Now York"
from clippings of foreign papers and
latest foreign no\vs \ letters.
THE BII : now us over excels all com
petitors In its facilities for collecting
the news of its own territory , which
embraces Kansas , Missouri , Iowa , Ne
braska , South Dakota , Wyoming ,
Utah , Montana and Idaho. In
its local field , covering everything
that pertains to Omaha and her suburbs ,
Tin- : Bun lias for years been recognized
j.a-i peerless. The same is true regarding
the original contributions and correspond
spend once from all parts of the globe.
The editorial page of Tun Buu will
stand favorable comparison with that of
any of the metropolitan dailies.
A newspaper is a commodity whoso
value is gauged by tlio cost of produc
tion. Tins BUG pays more for tele
graphic news than do all the other dailies
of Iowa' and Nebraska combined. Uni
versal experience teaches that the best
is invariably the cheapest.
WHKN a street railway company goes
into the hands of a receiver , as has one
in Denver , it must bo a sign that street
railway passes have come to exceed the
number of fares collected from the pas
sengers. _ _ _ _ _ _
MERCANTILE agencies report a notice
able improvement in business through
out the country immediately after elec
tion. It Is safe to add that a different
political result would have given the op
posite effect.
Mus. LHASU has ventured an explana
tion of the populist defeat in Kansas.
She blames almost every ono in the
populist ranks , hut inadvertently omits
to mention herself. A correction of her
Btatoment is in order.
NOTHINO so exemplifies the disorganiz
ing force of anarchy as the recent dis
orders traced to it in Spain. The
anarchists make no discrimination in
favor of the innocent. They are them
selves inviting the severe treatment
that is bound to bo meted out to them
before
ONI : of the important results of the
republican avalanche in Now York
Btato is to put trio republicans in control
of the convention that ban boon sum
moned to rovlso the state constitution
this winter. Tills is particularly grati
fying to the peopla in Now York inas
much as the republicans put up a ticket
Incomparably superior in the characters
of the men named to that of their demo
cratic opponents. Tliu constitutional
convention , as a consequence , will bo
comprised of representative men.
Tim latest dispatches intimate that
the Britbh government Is soon to con
sider the question of Interfering in the
miners' otrlkc , for settling which so
many attempts at negotiation have
failed. This In not very consistent in
the champions of free trade. If govern
mental interference la indefensible-
the case of trade and industry , where is
its justification in the case of labor con-
trovornlod ? The foot is that govern
mental interference is called for when
ever the best iniorests of the people de
mand It , _ _ _
OrFlt'lALS are alroaily clamoring for
an invojtlgutlon , f the leak in the State
department by which the proposed pol
icy of the administration in rotation to
.ho Hawaiian provisional government.
was given to the public baforo intended
for public information. Tlio leak must
have boon through mine ono of the
Bubardjwitoa in the dopurtmont. The
BonaU ) only last your Indignantly dis
missed pno of , its executive clerks for a
similar t ffonso. If the party guilty in
this latent Instance of divulging otlioiul
information LJ dUo -veroJ ho will prob
ably buffer the same penalty that was
indicted by the scuutu.
/i.v nwcpjfcss/Hivn CONFLICT.
No contort is over settled until it is
pcttlod right. The triumph of the con
federated corporations In the recent
campaign is only the forerunner of a
greater struggle by the people of this
state for the recovery of their
right to govern themselves. Europe
must either become all Russian-
l/.od or all civilized , said the
great Napoleon. This country cannot
long continue halt frco and half slave
states , said the prophetic Helper in his
historic book on the "Impending Crisis. "
In the anti-slavery struggle there wore
many reverses , hut right finally van
quished might and wrong.
From the verdict of last Tuesday there
will be another appeal , and another and
still another. However fierce the torrent
of abuse and defamation may rage wo
shall not bo deterred from opposing
with every legitimate moans at our
command the attempted subjugation
of the people of Nebraska and'tho
overthrow of constitutional govern
ment. However deep the people may
have fallen into dangerous error and
Hatter themselves that ours is a re
publican state wo still maintain that
it is a state governed by a despotism
more absolute and autocratic than any
constitutional monarchy.
The Issue of the late campaign In
volved principles dearest to American
freemen. The issue involved something
more vital than the financial well being
of our people. It was broader and
deeper than the material interest
of any individual. The contest In
volved the right of the commonwealth
to preserve its own existence and to por-
potualo the beneficent institutions in so
far as their existence depends upon the
free exercise of the sacred right to
choose their own lawmakers , their own
executive and their own judiciary. Cora-
pared with this issue all others arc in
significant.
Judge Harrison's character and ca
pacity wore not called In question
'
tion , but the method by which
Maxwell was defeated , coupled with
the fact that Harrison owes his
election to the railroad power , exorcised
in the most shameless way , forever
bars him from that confidence and
respect which every American citizen
should entertain for the men who
sit in the highest judicial tri
bunal created by the constitution.
Can any citizen have implicit confidence
in the impartiality of courts whoso
members get their credentials from rail
road headquarters ? "Will such a court
ever do justice when the rights of a citi
zen , or the state itself , clash with the
interests of giant corporations ? Will
the creature dare rebel against its cre
ator ? It cannot bo possible that the
people of Nebraska are so craven as
to submit to such a subversion of their
rights for any considerable length of
time.
THE AM 1-lOXA.b LlBHAttY.
It was noted in a Washington dispatch
a short time ago that tlio process of
gilding the now dome of the congres
sional library building had progressed
far enough to indicate that when com
pleted , this golden dome will bo ono of
the most conspicuous and beautiful ob
jects at the seat of government. There
are not many gilded domes in the world ,
and this one will bo the largest of them
all , and will surmount the most exten
sive library building in the world. Ac
cording to the calculations of Librarian
Spofford the structure will have a capac
ity to accommodate all the books of the
world for 100 years to come and still
leave seven-eighths of its available space
for other purposes.
It is full time that this great nation
had a building whore could bo properly
stored the great mivs of literature
that goes into a national library. The
congressional library is stored in very
cramped quarters in the capital build
ing , occupying a pace altogether in
adequate to its importance and size.
The existence of this library begun with
the opening of the present century
some 33,000 being appropriated for the
purchase of books of reference for con
gress. The collection was destroyed in
1814 by the British , and soon
afterwards congress purchased the
library of Thomas JelTor.ion , compris
ing some 7,000 , books. Additions wore
made from year to year and in 1831 the
number of volumes had reached 53,000 ,
.13,000 of which wore do-troyed by fire
in that year. In the emergency congress -
gross made an appropriation for the
purchase of books and another for the
construction of fireproof rooms. The li
brary was moved to the capital before
1870 , and in that year the copyright law
wan amended so a ? to require that two
copies of all copyrighted publications
wore to bo presented to the government.
By that provision alone over 650,000
publications have been placed in the library
'
brary of congross'and i n lor the inter
national copyright law this number will
undoubtedly bo largely increased with
every year. The library now holds
about C50,000 , volumes , besides 230,000
English , American and continental
pamphlets. The now library building
will allow space 'for some 5,000,000 ,
volumes , and as even the largest public
library of the world at present , that of
Paris , holds less than 2,500,000 volumes ,
It may bo taken for granted that the
now building will not bo pushed to its
utmost capacity for many years to come.
The national library is Indispensable
to the work of congress and Is con
stantly being drawn upon during the
sessions of that body for Information.
When debates -
of-much Importance are
in progress the page * of the uotiato or
house uro kept running between the
library and the loglslativa halls , loaded
with formidable tomes and Important
looking flloj of pamphlets. The
library's oollcotbnson law , International
jurisprudence , histjry and political
economy are admirable when Its con-
trautod redaurco * are considered , and In
addition to these classes of works' there *
is to bo found a most oxtonslvo collec
tion of hll kinds of literature. The
library Is now allowed only $8,000 ti year
for Us purchases qutsldo of continued
serial publications , an amount insignif
icant In comparison with the allow
ances of the great European libraries.
It Is to bo expected that when the now
building is completed congress will
make moro liberal provision for the
purchase of book ? , for then there will
bo no excuse , as now , that there Is not
room for them.
57/K PEXlTENTlAll * COSTttAQT.
Who Is the legal contractor of the
penitentiary at this time ? Is it Moshcr ?
Is it Dorgan ? The contract for the
lease of the penitentiary buildings and
the convict labor was made with W. II.
B. Stout as y\o lowest competing bidder ,
The legislature of 1837 , without rcsub-
milting tlio contract to competition , ex
tended the time and transferred the lease
to Charles W. Moshor. That lease is
regarded as illegal by the ablest con
stitutional lawyers. In any event it has
never been cancelled. Moshor made a
pretended transfer to Dorgan last year
after the national bank oxamlnor di
rected his bank to cut loose from outside
investments. Moshor's transfer of the
penitentiary lease to Dorgan had
not boon recognized as valid by the
State Board of Public Lands and BuildIngs -
Ings , up to within a few "weeks. Dorgan
has simply been recognized as Moshor's
agent and all payments under the con
tract have been made in the name of
Mosher , notwithstanding the fact that
Moshor had been convicted of a felony
and sentenced to the penitentiary. If
the Moshor contract is not valid the
transfer to Dorgan certainly is not legal.
If the transfer is legal why has Dorgan
boon drawing the money out of the state
treasury in the name of Moshor ?
Wo realize that the election of Judge
Harrison will bo interpreted by the
Lincoln -boodlors and the state board as
n vindication for all they have done in
connection with Dorgan and absolution
for all they may do , whether it bo lawful
or criminal.
THE VOMIKO MUSICAL SEASON.
An increasing patronage of the liberal
arts is ono of the surest signs of progress
toward cosmopolitan culture. To culti
vate in the community a taste for the
drama , for painting and for music is
always worthy of the best endeavors of
these who are interested in raising the
people of our city to the desired standard
of refinement in these different fields.
Most particularly in the field of music ,
to brine its patrons up to a point whore
they can have a duo appreciation of the
skill of the best artists , requires that
there bo no interruption in the constant
efforts at musical education.
Much has already been done to ac
quaint the people of Omaha with the
best music that is afforded in this coun
try , but much also still remains to bo
accomplished. The work of the Apollo
club during the last few years in secur
ing artists of the first rank to give con
certs in this city has been of no little
service to our musical circles and bos
obtained merited recognition. The
Apollo club has no thought of
relaxing its efforts in this direc
tion. It has been organized solely
with a view to the promotion
of musical interests in our midst and has
mapped out a continuation of its excel
lent work for. the coming winter. In
this it deserves the hearty support , both
moral and financial , of every citizen of
Omaha. The concerts given under its
auspices have attained a reputation for
artistic excellence that Is to bo main
tained in the future. It has neither
subsidy nor endowment to assist the
financial aspects of the enterprise , but
is dependent entirely upon popular sub
scription to its entertainments. Everyone
ono who has the slightest regard for
music or who hopes to see Omaha become
a musical center in the west should not
fail to respond to the invitation to sub
scribe to the proposed concerts.
TJKATII ( JF F/JAAOI.S
The death of Francis Parkman takes
from us an historian and an author
whose works have shed luster upon the
scholarship of American stud'onts.
Parkman was essentially an American
historian , confining his investigations
to the early records of his own country
and rrriting primarily for the instruc
tion of his own countrymen. Ho has
hold the attention of students of-history
in every part of the world and has boon
ranked by competent authorities at
least along siao of Bancroft , if not above
him.
him.A
A graduate of Harvard university of
1844 , when a college education meant
much moro than it does now , ho began
his career us un historian almost before
ho had emerged from the college walls.
Ills "Oregon Trail , " which was the first
production from his pen , described the
territory which ho intended to work over
Inter and was based upon a journey
of observation through what was
then the untro ( ' den prairies and the
wilds of the Rocky mountains. From
this sketch of western life , through his
studies of early French colonization and
down to his final workontitlcd"Montealm
and Wolfo" and published in 1831 , ho
showed the same attraotlvonow of style
and the same penetration into import
ant details which combined raako his
books so readable.
Mr. Parkman's achievements nro all
the more remarkable from tlio foot that
ho was during the greater part of his
life physically weak and compelled by
his impaired eyesight to make use of
others in the preparation of his ma
terials. Tlioso materials wore the re-
portsi in French that had been sent to the
homo government by the early French
colonial otncersand In them was found a
mine of historic wealth. What Mr.
Parkman has worked over bos been to
thoroughly gleaned that thcra is little
necessity for others to do vote themselves
to the same field , but there is. still much
to ba done to supplement what ho has
thus far given us.
j'urknmu has been deservedly pop
ular in the west , because ho has
busied himself largely with themes
bearing on the history of Iho west. But
hitt reputation is by no moans local ,
nor ovoa national. Ho is rooognized
abroad as an historian of highest au
thority upon the subjects with which ho
has dealt. Llkin { Bancroft ho has not
boon cut off until | fii > fullness o ! his ca
reer was past. HiB'iworks must romaln
among the notowot hy contributions of
America to her d\v | pilstory , to bo read
by all with both Jantortalnmont and In
struction.
FED KKAL TAXATION UP LKOA 0/BS.
In hlsdlscussiofl of the coming tariff
legislation In the INror//i / / American lie-
view , Congressman McMIHln ac
knowledges that a democratic tariff will
most likely prove inadequate to the pur
pose of raising all the revenue required
for the maintenance of the government.
To prevent the possible deficit ho Inti
mates that the proper remedy is to bo
secured in the rolmposltion of a federal
legacy tax , and it is now practically
assured that the ways and means com
mittee of the present congress will devote -
vote some of its attention to a measure
of this kind. Its prospects for enact
ment into law , however , are not very
Haltering at Iho present moment.
The United States tried to impose a
legacy tax once before In its history , but
the attempt was scarcely regarded as a
brilliant success. It was introduced
into the bill of 1802 , by which the war
system of internal revenue taxation was
established and carried through ns a
supplement to the ordinary revenues of
the nation. As originally passed it pro
vided for a scale graduated according to
the degree of relationship between the
testator and the legatee , varying from
three-fourths of 1 per cent 'for these of
lineal issue to5 per cent for strangers in
blood and bodies corporate. The rates
wore increased by an atnontlalory act of
1864 , by which they varied from 1 per
cent to 0 per cent. The law was for
years practically a dead letter. For the
fiscal year of 1803 it yielded but a paltry
$500,000 , while so late as 1808 , after
five years trial , the commissioner of in
ternal revenue complained that the gov
ernment did not yet collect in legacy
taxes moro than half the amount to
which it was legally entitled. And
finally the legacy tax was ono of the first
taxes abolished , when in 1870 it was de
termined to gradually reduce the in
ternal revenue taxation. In the whole
eight years that it was supposed to have
been imposed it brought into the
treasury less than 38,000,000 and only
twice exceeded 81,500,000 , results that
have been equaled by the proceeds of
the Inheritance tax in the ono state of
Now York during the past eight years.
If wo are guided then by tbo experi
ence of the federal government -with its
former legacy tax t will bo difficult to
conjure up much enthusiasm for a repeti
tion of that experience. There is , how
ever , another rcpson , historical and
practical , why the federal government
should leave the legacy tax alone. So
long as the state governments are looked
to for the performance of many and
costly services they i must be allowed
certain lucrative jfeouroos for deriving
their revenue. This taxation of inherit
ances is peculiarlyadaptcd [ to state taxa
tion and the field .njis already 'b6en occu
pied in twelve of our principal common
wealths. The Upitcd States law is
necessarily paramount to state law and
federal tax on legacies would have to bo
fir&t satisfied before a state tax could bo
levied. As u matter of fact a federal
tax would exclude the state tax because
the exaction of two similar taxes from
the same property would amount to
practical confiscation and would never
bo tolerated by the people of the various
states. The federal legacy tax must
drive out the state inheritance taxes
and by so much impoverish the state
treasuries that are already pressed for
sources of revenue.
The tendency everywhere seems to bo
to relegate the taxation of inheritances
to the field of local flnancp. It is so in
Switzerland , which approaches our form
of federal government. It is so in the
German empire , whore the legacy tax is
ignored by the commonwealths. It is so
in Canada and it is so in Australia. It
is also the present stalus in the United
States and there is no reason to dnnnrt ,
from the existing conditions. The fed
eral government has established its
ability to maintain itself from the pro
ceeds of customs duties , supplemented
oy ono or two instances of internal rev
enue , a field of taxation lot-bidden the
states by the constitution. It is particu
larly surprising that such a proposal
should come from the democratic party ,
which has always been so careful in ab
staining from encroaching within the
line of the financial operations of the
stales. A federal legacy tax is as un
necessary at the present time as it is un
desirable.
TIIK IIAVAIIAN \
It has boon the general belief for some
tl'mo that the Cleveland administration
was opposed to annexing the Hawaiian.
Islands and that it would probably not
favor extondlng-a protectorate over that
remote territory. The lotlor of Secre
tary Gresham to the 'president , which
may bo regarded as representing the
views of the executive , disposes of all
doubt and conjecture as to the present
attitude of the administration. It believes -
liovos that it is thoaduty of thit govern
ment to give no further consideration to
the proposal forunnoXui/011 / and to restore
the deposed government to power. It Is
not to bo doubted that-'this ' will bo the
view taken of the qp6stlon in the forth
coming message of Mr. Cleveland.
The letter of the Kocretury of state is
strongly condemnatory" ' of the Ameri
can minister , JohnL. Stevens , whoso
official intorvontioireimblod the revolu
tionary party comprjslng a small
minority of the poopjo rte sot up and
maintain the provisional government.
From the evidence 6bt'ajnod by Commis
sioner Blount the jecRrotary finds that
there was no general' ' demand on the
part of the Hawaiian people for u change
of government ; that the movement for
the overthrow of the legitimate gov
ernment was largely supported by
aliens ; that the unnoxationlsts wore
inspired and encouraged in their plans
by the assurance of the American minis
ter that if successful ! ! ! obtaining posses
sion of the public buildings they would
be recognized us the do facto govern
ment and supported by the armed forces
of the United States at his command ,
which was done ; that the provisional
government was established by the ac
tion of the American minister , the Ha
waiian government surrendering Its
authority under n throat of war. The
secretary also finds from the evidence
supplied by the commissioner that a
majority of the Hawaiian people
ple earnestly desire that the gov
ernment of their choice shall bo
restored and Us Independence respected.
In view of these facts Secretary
Grcshnm asks If the wrong done Hawaii
should not bo undone by restoring the
legitimate government , and submits the
opinion that , nothing short of this will
satisfy the demands of justice.
In an Interview ex-Mlnlstor Stevens
sharply criticizes the position and the
statements of Secretary Grcsham , but
it hardly need bo said that a very largo
majority of the American people will
accept ns trustworthy the evidence upon
which the letter o ( the secretary of
state Is based. The Intelligent public
opinion of this country , regardless of
any question ns to the desira
bility or the undosirablllty of annexing
the Hawaiian islands , long ago decided
that the course of Stevens as the repre
sentative of this government could not
bo justified. Indeed the last adminis
tration did not attempt to justify It.
Nothing that Mr. Stevens may now say
will change this judgment. As to the
proposition that this government should
restore the monarchy it is quite proba
ble that it will not command itself to
our people generally , and yet It is ob
vious that wo have a duty to discharge
in the interest of justice. The Ameri
can mind cannot bo expected to
receive with approbation a pro
posal to use the power of the
republic to establish monarchical gov
ernment anywhere , and yet , can we
justly do less when that power has been
Improperly and unwarrantably used in
overthrowing such government ? The
question is a dolicalo ono and must bo
settled on principles of strict justice. It
it said that it will bo impossible to re
store the monarchy without bloodshed ,
but this Is not a matter for the United
States government to consider in decid
ing what justice requires of it. That
can bo loft wholly to the determination
of the Hawaiian people themselves.
CALIFOUNIA democrats are protesting
against any tax on native wines , while
Now York brewers object to an increased
internal revenue duty on malt and beer.
This leaves the committee on ways and
means between two fires. How can they
enact their proposed tariff for revenue
only without devising other sources of
revenue besides the customs duties ? Tiie
tax on wines and liquors is the most
promising field in view , but it also prom
ises to alienate a great many democrats
both east and west. Their renewed con
trol of the leaoral government is not
bringing much joy to the members of
the democratic party.
THE Manchester ship canal , which is
soon to bo opened , is not only a feat of
modern engineering but also a wonder
ful example of what public pluck and
enterprise will accomplish.for a city. It
practically brings the sea up to an in
land city , enabling tbo largest ships to
make Manchester their port of destina
tion. It will bo interesting to watch
tho'results of this enterprise upon the
city's ' growth and prosperity , as also to
await a host of imitations in case it
proves as great a success as its promoters
meters have hoped for"
THE soleclion of General John C.
Cowin for the position of special counsel
for the Unitud States in connection with
its claims against the Union Pacific rail
way is highly crcditablo to the Depart
ment of Justice. General Cowin combines
with the highest capacity for the work
la hand the most unbending intotrrity.
If there is any possibility of recovering
any part of the debt duo the government
by process of law General Cowin maybe
bo depended on to protect the rights of
the United States to the best of his
ability.
KKNTUCKY citizens are appealing to
the congressional committee on rivers
and harbors for increased appropriations
for their waterways on the ground that
they contribute'the ' most to the internal
revenue on spirits. This plea must bo
accepted at a discount. So long as Ken-
tuckiiuis drink nothing but whisky there
is no need for an improvement of their
waterways.
Crudlun iif limit Dreiuns.
\ ] ' < iiJitn'jton Post.
Stop softly , brother , us you pass depart
ment buildings for the next fo\v wcuks.
Tlptoo as piously as though you trod tlio
precincts of some mysterious and dim funo
within whoso walls the prophol ! . Icnool and
saints commune with destiny. Those uro
cradles of great dreams.
( iroror (1 mulled.
Yfans.xs CItiStsr. .
It Is doubtful wliothcr there U a repub
lican or a democrat in the country who feels
moro sincerely gritilled tlnui President
Clovolnnd over the rnbulco which anarchy
and onlclnl corruption linvo received in the
election of Judge Gary in Chicago and the
overthrow of Judge iWnymird in New York.
The Turin lliittli ) .
G'liicIiimKf Cinnmcictal.
Senator Sherman said in ono of his
speeches that Iho light ou the tariff would
ho the liveliest and most persistent that the
domounUlo majority in congress had experi
enced , or would bo likely to experience , dur
ing their ofllcial existence. There Is no
doubt about that. The republican minority
has the propondernnco of brains , and baofc
of it Is the sentiment , and the interest also ,
of the great industrial population of this
country. Ills likely that iho tariff will bo
modltlod bv our democratic opponents , but
this work will not bo done In a hurry.
fitalo anil Aluululiml DiihU.
Amtiiwn liivutintntt.
Illinois , Iowa , Michigan , Vermont and
Wisconsin have no interest-bearing debts ,
The southern states have a bonded Indebtedness -
ness of over $1M,00JXK ( ( ) . The indebtedness
of iho atiitea is about f' 5,000,000 , on which
the nnnual interest Is n'jou' , $10.003,000. The
municipal indebtedness of the United States
is fSJO.OOO.OOO. The county Indebtedness is
about $14-1,000,000 , New York loads in the
municipal indebtedness , amounting to (244-
000.000 , Masiachusotts comes next , being
rJ9.OCO.000 , Pcnnaylviuiia with f'Jl,000,000
and Ohio i > 9,000.000. California , Kentucky ,
ftobraska and Now Jersey bavo but small
Indebtedness ,
Very Sentllile Ailvleo.
Lincoln Journal ,
If the republicans of Omaha succeed in
starting- the new paper that they have been
talking about for tlio past .voar , it la inti
mated that they will invlto John J. IngaUs
of Kansas to become its editor. Any news
paper man of experience will ndvlao thorn
not to throw away a barrel of money in
starting a now paper vrhon there are publi
cations already in existence that can bo had
for much less than n new 030 would ulti
mately cost. A decent republican paper
ouRht to prosper In Omnhs , and perhaps to
put on frills in the form of nn ox > senator
from Knims In the odltorl.il chair , but the
cost of an entirely now enterprise would bo
cnormou * . The Journal advises the boys to
hold o private conference with Kdltor liltch-
cock before they commit themselves to the
task of founding a third metropolitan dally
In such a dull town ns Omaha ,
Tlio llorltou ut I'roinlic.
lVif/n / < lfIiifa | ! Itttonl.
Altogether It. Is plain that calamity croakIng -
Ing found Its occupation gene with the pas.
sago of the repeal bill. Hcmiporallon may
not como about Hue mnplo ; but this much Is
certain , that RO far as thn buMncsi outlook
can now bn discerned , there I * no longer the
shadow of menace upon the horizon , but
only rays of brightness , giving promuo of
the Oawn of bettor times.
J. i/curt ( j.v.i i. .
Mr Alex Montgomery , a California argo
naut , whoso death In San Francisco is announced -
nouncod , was the founder of iho 1'resby-
toriiin Theological seminary at San An-
selmo , C.iL , and endowed it with a liberal
slice of n fortune of $3,000,000.
Seven Princeton students who were re
cently expelled from college for participat
ing in hnzlng practices have been Indicted
by tha Mercer county grand Jury for assault
and battery.
Edward U. Clapp , assistant nrofciior of
Orcolc nt Yale , has resigned his position and
accepted the entile charcoot the ( Irook de
partment m the University of California ,
Uerkoloy , Cat. Several other Yale men are
ou the faculty of the University of Callfor-
nla , the others being President Martin
Kullogg , ' 51 ; Prof. Thomas Uncoil , TJ , In.
structor lu Kuropean history : L uls Dupont
syle , " 70 , instructor in Kngllsh , nnilV. . W.
HolTollltigor , 'S'J ' , Instructor In physical oul-
lure.
lure.Tho
The California State University is looking
fern professor to illl the Agasslz chair of
Oriental languages and literature. The pro-
fcssorshlp was founded twenty years ago by
Edward Tompklns , a wealthy lawyer , who
thought that trade with the Orient opened a
good career for young Callforaians to know
the languages of the far east. The property
which ho cave has Just boon sold for foO.OOO ,
which will yield a yearly rc'venOo of M.OOO.
For this sum It Is hoped to secure u young
man who is master of the Oriental tongues.
Hccognizlng the fact that Intelligent ad
vertising Is ono of tlio most important essen
tials to commercial success , the Wisconsin
Business University at LaCrossohas douidod
to establish a course of Instruction that will
familiarize * its students with the principles
of advertising , and the methods and me
diums In current use , The object of tins
course is not to graduate professional adver
tisement writers , but to enable our gradu
ates to use this powerful factor Judiciously
and advantageously : to solicit patronage In
an attractive and mtolliecnt manner , and to
avoid the catch-penny schemes and worth
less methods of the "fako" advertisement
solicitor.
o
rnoi'Lic < IA / jcnixas.
They have stopped counting in Ohio lost
the affair would provo unanimous.
The verdict of the jury was as prompt and
emphatic as tl o task was long and dreary.
Politics is full of surprises. Hero are
candidates Doefing because their crosses are
not numerous enough.
Mayor Pro Tern Swift of Chicago is a
manufacturer of axlo-Rrease. His political
futuio is thus assured.
The constitutional amendment , granting
women the right of suffrage , was approved
by the voters of Colorado.
Senator Vest denies that ho is about to
retire from public lifo. The senator is a sou
of Missouri. The hope of Missourians is to
die in olllco.
Ono of the grave results of the huge ma
jority in Pennsylvania is that Senator Cameron -
eron shows marked symptoms of the presi
dential itch.
The fellow vrho wrote "I'll cling to Thee
Forever" is suing for a divorce in Dakota.
Retribution is suail-paccd , but it occasionally -
ally gets there.
Tlio no\\s that Clarence King has become
insane < vill bu read with frontline regret in
tlie west. To him much credit is duo for
charuiiUK descriptions of the wonders of
the Sierra Xov da and Uocky mountains.
As a descriptive writer ho.had ft.v super
iors.
iors.Colonel
Colonel J. Hampton Hogo of Itoanokc , Va.
hoof the revoked consular exequatur to
Amoy has gene neither to China nor back
to his homo in the Old Dominion. His bag
gage is at n San Francisco hotel , but thu
colonel has auartments at the homo for the
care of the Inebriates , where tlio sizzle of the
accumulated transcontinental Jag is slowly
simmering down.
Unfortunately there are others besides
democrats to whom sorrow and disappoint-
mout como in copious doses. Thirty Hvo
prayerful maidens assembled in a suburb of
Chicago last Sunday. They expected to bo
translated from earth to heaven in a body ,
but the ascent aid not take place. That Joy
WBS reserved for the olcet , and tlio maidens
were obliged to linger amid blooming wick
edness in the Columbian burg.
The late Horace A. Moses of Philadelphia
was a nephew of Hobecca Gratz , the beauti
ful Jewess who was the admiration of the
Quaker City youth moro than half a century
ago , and who has popularly been reputed to
bo the or&lnul of the Hcbocca in Scott's
"Ivanhoe. " According to the legend , her
beauty made a great impression on Wash
ington Irvine , who by his description of her
personal charms made an equally strong im
pression on Scott. Hobecca lived to bo'JJ ,
and was greatly beloved , apart from her
beauty , for her charities ,
Itlt.lSTS FltUM llAfl'
How some shepherds do 1070 to welch their
sheep.
Oood notions , hlto sheep , are apt to follow
ono another. -
The cow has boon moro of a blessing to
man than the Hon.
Mahomet admitted boos to paradise , but
barred out the hornet.
It is hard to convince a dyspeptic tlmt th
world Is growing bettor.
The love that Is dumb until It speaks oa n
tombstone doesn't say much.
No man will over bo celebrated for his
Piety whoso religion Is all In his head.
Some men who mart out to ot the world
on tire glvo up at the first thunder clap.
'
for ! oxorclso ! ' m.cu T1'0 R ° to the Ri'innnslum
while their wives nro sawing tha
You can't toll wu.u n man wm j0 | n a
horse trade by the amount of nolso ho makoi
lu church.
r > f llrtlcr 1'nnei.
. .Yncaik Jotinuif.
Hold Is coming hither from Kuropo. The
strong bjxos may bo unlocked without risk.
, 'M" 9llvor mining In Colorado and Nevada
will bo able to tnko Its boarlncs and know
on what b.isls it can bo carried on at profit.
An era of solid prosperity lias begun.
oi ;
I'hllailobhlii Uaconli The "blll-board"
rnaltiM un uctor gladi his board bill niiikvi him
tAiwoll Courier : H U the rnstaitrixnt kccnor
who conducts business on a luiml-to-inouth
biuls.
M Stito : imn : Around uloct Ion 't line
ID Mloators" consider thomsclvos In the po
litical swim.
AlchUon Gloho : Whni n noinnti Is lee busy
tOKliini'o ever nn old love story In upapur
when she Is cleaning house she Is terribly
llostop Ot70ttn ; ! "Vou call that man doc
tor/ " > ys. ' "llo doesn't look much Ilko a
physician. What's Ids specialty } " "llo's a
ward heeler. '
UiifTnlo Courier : " .No. Cimlolln , Iho ordinal
pull-back was not thu Invention
of a dro s-
nml.or. Us nthvni was coincident with tha
udvontot the lirst , porouiplmtor. "
Columbia Spectator ; HlhllcM Hess , I hoar
you uro golnc to marry a lawyer ; you lucky
cirl. Now you'll have every thins money can
buy. Maud \\hy so ? Hass-llocnuso , von
know , one Is nhtays hearing of thu Inn tuid
ilie profits.
Somorvlllo Journal : Tlio mm who declared
that. In his belief , the Unltod HttitJ-s suimto
couldn't repeal : i banana , hasn't modified his
opinion even yet ,
I.lfo : Hector's Wlfo-You oiuht to avoid
even the nppoar.inco of ovll. lj ) you , yourself -
self , think iho plrls who dunce uro rislil ?
Hello of tbo Parish They must bo. I know
the glrU who don't datico uro always left ,
Truth : Ho This U our last day tojollior.
lomoruw I go away , amlshin't son you till
no meet In tlmclty asuln. Hut I shalluot klsi
anybody until I sou you.
sue oh. OoorRo , for iiuavoa's sake don't cod
outof piactlco !
IK TIIK
Chicago /Vut.
I have a little iiulct homo
Afar from city stilfo ,
And there I liopti , In ptiaco , to pasi
The balance of my life.
I Biiond my evenings chasing cowi
'J hut ionn ; my small domains ;
And uliun the .summer inoinlngs coin *
1. spend them mUslug trains.
0sylvan Joys ! My little homo
Is un enchanting spot :
I s'poso you do not want to buy
A rural house and lot ?
JfUUJS I
Harpii't liazir.
Ho was a pnni philanthropist
L'hU hurt ) of my rhyme ,
Tim blasu soul ho would assist
To hsivrt a plnasaut time ,
And to tboucplng possImKt
this world HIOIII sublime.
Ho took no thought of starving wights ,
Itccuuse rluht well ho Nncw ,
So quick uru hours Itt their Hlghta ,
Nn single meil would doTe
To keep a starving soul to rights
Moro than a day or two.
Itiu uhen he mot a man of woo
Who thought of suicide ,
Unto thu drugglst'i ho would go
And thuro cnouidi hiomlilu
To l.iy the unhappy mortal IOVT
He'd gratlsly provide.
And If ho saw n person full
U lion the Icy street ,
With laughter In his volco hu'd bawl
"Yon'vo slippers on your fi-ot , "
Which so the ( ullon ono would call
llo would forget thu sleet.
And If again u person struck
A sung In somu ntnall spec-
Ill bhort , with worthless stok was stuckl
Ills pure a broken wro lc
Ho'd comfoi t liini with "Von'ro In luck ;
You did not break your neck. "
In ether people's sorrows ho
Would ulwiiys find t-omu fun ,
And try to llghton misery
As loon as 'twus begun.
Ilu'd oven chut most wittily
With his own tailor's dun ,
And yet when this philanthropist
With his forcdadillos sloiit ,
The many that ho did assist
Unto his fiitinial erupt ,
And each In grinning did persist ,
And not one mortal wept.
Largest Manufauturorj > ui I KHiltJrl
uf Ulolhlui In tliuVurU. .
Twoviews of it
Some said this knocks business today others
said this will make
business next week
that's what they
said when it snowed
Saturday. It will
make you come
down and buy that
winter suit or that
winter overcoat that
you have been putting
tingofTso long- . You
know where to g-et it. You know that you'll got
the best article in the world if you get it of us.
We never had a nicer assortment of suits and 'over
coats , just exactly as good as tailor made , wear
just as long- and look just as well while the cost
$10 , $15 , $20 , $25 'way below tailors' prices.
We will guarantee to fit you perfectly.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,