THE OMAHA DAILY HER : MONDAS , NOVEMBER 20 , 1893.
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RildrpMrO to Tlic llw I'ubllslilnircoiiipniiy.Oiiinlin.
Urafln clirPkH nnil poMofflpn onlt-rH to bomndu
liiivnblf to tlic onlcrof tincompany. .
I'nrtlon lonvlnit tlio city for tlio mimmor cnn hnvo
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flWOIljfsTATH.MnNT OF C1HCUI.ATION.
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1 HEAL V iifH.-iH'0 thin Iftlli dayof Novi'inln-r. 1WU.
I , I N. V. FhlU NotarjPublic. .
Arrrnc" Olrruliitlun Tor Octobrr , 'Jl.Illfi.
Tim country can now BoUlo down to
another week of Biispcnso in cxpeotntion
of further news from lliiwull.
p trial trip of our now wnr vessel
hns once more ealtiblishcd the title of
Columbia tus the iem of the ocean.
A Lf > the jtrcat ICnropcnn purlitimciitjiry
bodies nro now in sosston.Vlion con-
jjross rccouvonus the galaxy will bo
SKCHUTAIIY GUUSHAM'S loiter to the
president and his instructions to the
minister tolliiwftii do not seem to have
been entirely consistent.
A n\v nioro mysterious journeys by
the prcbidcnt would como in hundy to
furnish topics of gossip for the multitude
of 'Washington correspondents.
JUDGING from the tone of some of the
dispatches from Washington to No-
.Vnbka newspapers , the administration
\5 solely occupied with the Hawaiian
.incident and the Aurora postolllco flpht ,
to the exclusion of till other affairs of
slate.
AN IWCTHIC : : trolley canal boat would
have been placed nmonR the miracles
twenty years ago. Now it is an assured
Bticccbs. People are no longer aston
ished at any of the most remarkable
achievements of this wonderful ago of
electricity.
No AMERICAN republic has over re
lapsed into monarchy after establishing
capability of its citizens to rule them-
-bolvos. Tlio people of Bray.il are not
yet ready to resign their powers of self-
government into the hands of another
emperor. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Now if tlio injunction cases against
the maximum rate law will only de
velop a rate of speed something like the
now warHhip Columbia , the people of
Nebraska will have nothing left to mar
the enjoyment of their coming Thanks
giving repast.
AND now comes the Virginia demo
crats with a frantic in-otcst against the
proposition to place potatoes on the free
list. The utter luck of patriotism of
those southern democrats is ono of the
most 'discouraging things to the free
trade propaganda.
A 3IOVUMKNT is on foot at Lincoln to
secure the pardon of Gorhum Betts , the
only ono of the asylum boodlera who
failed to escape conviction. The Lin
coln people would bo in bettor business
nnd bo doing the state a better service
if they would rather encourage a senti
ment in favor of convicting the bocdlors
who are yet to bo tried.
AN AMALGAMATION of all the labor
organizations of tlio country is the latest
project of the labor leaders. Tlio choice
lies between a loosely connected largo
organization and a number of well co-
montcd smaller bodios. Lack of cohesion
has frustrated former attempts of this
kind and it remains to bo seen whether
present circumstances nro moro favor
able to another attempt in this direction.
IT IS worthy of notice that the re-
pucUutlon of the alleged woman sulfrago
appeal for the support of the notorious
-Muymml in the recent New York cam
paign wan not brought out until after the
election had passed and the appeal had
exerted the little inlluouco which the
woman snlTrago party possessed. Tlio
leaders \voinnnsulTragobrlgndoniight
have spoken as well before as after elec
tion. Tliolr delay in this matter cer
tainly does not call for commendation.
CHICAGO newspapers tro protesting
vigorously against two ordinances that
wore recently passed by their city coun
cil granting franchises to private eloo-
trio lighting corporations without stipu
lating for any returns or concessions to
the city whatever. Attention is called
to the editorial comment of the Chicago
'J'ime.1 on this subject , which wo repro
duce in another column of thin page for
the Donolltof the councllmen who helped
to pass the llfty-yonr gas frnnohiso ordi
nance. The remarks are equally perti
nent to Chicago and Omahu.
THK democrats of Alabama are up in
arras at the proposition of tlio ways nnd
fuoans committee to place coal and iron
on the free list. The opposition of the
Alabama people will be bettor under
stood when the public realize ! ) that over
125,000,000 , is invested in the coal nnd
iron industry in that state and that one-
fifth nf the entire population is dopciul-
, ent upon the prosperity of those inter-
cats. The 70,000 operative * of Alabama
are democrats and their unfriendly uttl-
tudo may well create a feeling of appre
hension in the minds of the free trudu
theorists who have always looked to the
democratic purty for their greatest
ttrongtu.
A T/M
The acquittal of the men Indlctetl by
the grand jury of Lancaster county for
frauds connected with the sale and de
livery of supplies to the State Hospital
for the Insane forms one of the most dls-
ginccfnl chapters in the legal annals of
Nebraska. Men doubly indicted escape
the penalty for their crimes In the face
of overwhelming evidence of their guilt.
Hero nro the facts : Over a year ngo
charges of the most serious nature wore
made at a public meeting charges BO
serious that the members of the Board
of Public Lands and Buildings were
compelled , much against their Inclina
tion , to Institute "an Investigation. It is
well known that that Investigation was
a prejudiced one. The members of the
board started out with the deliberate
purpose of discrediting the testimony of
the man who brought the charges. In
stead of making an earnest effort to find
out whether or not the alleged frauds
had been committed , the board sought
by browbeating and attempted Intimi
dation to turn the investigation into a
farce. And , yet , unfair and one-sided as
that investigation was , the Board of
Public Lauds and Buildings was com
pelled by the completeness of the proof
to refer the matter to the grand jury.
The Brand jury was convened and , after
several weeks of careful investigation ,
indictments wore returned against six
men who had been connected with the
frauds. Subsequently , the legislature
convened and n committee composed of
men of unquestioned personal integrity ,
and representing the three political par
ties , made another investigation , the re
sult of which only-confirmed the discov
eries of the grand jury.
The report of the legislative commit
tee was complete ami exhaustive , nnd It
left no doubts in the minds of honest men
of all parties that the frauds had been
porpotralcd and that the proof against
the contractors was almost conclusive.
Here wore three indictments , ono by
the Board of Public Lauds and Build
ings , ono by the grand jury ami one by
a legislative committee. And yBt , in
the hope and expectation that another
grand jury might possibly fail to indict
' 'Haw" discovered in
the culprits , a was
the lirat indictment , and a second grand
jury called. But even this barefaced
attempt to ovadn n trial was a lailurc ,
for the second grand jury , composed of
some of the most prominent and suc
cessful business men of Lincoln , again
indicted the men charged with the
perpetration of the frauds. After four
successive indictments and nearly a
year's delay the men charged with gross
frauds against the state have boon
brought to trial and acquitted.
No one will presume to assert that the
frauds wore not committed. No ono de
nies that the state paid for largo quan
tities of coal , beef and flour which wore
never delivered. No one denies that the
dishonest contractors received the
money : These facts are matters of record
and have not been disputed. Somebody
perpetrated these frauds. They did not
perpetrate themselves. Some ono is
guilty of looting the state treasury. And
yet the supreme court of the state has
decided that the members of the Board
of Public Lands and Buildings wore not
responsible , and tlio Lancaster county
juries , not to be outdone in magnanimity
by the highest legal tribunal of the
state , have declared that the contractors
wore not guilty. Travesty on justice can
go to no farther extremes.
What protection have the people
against the rapaciousncss of dishonest
contractors when state oilicurs evade
responsibility by asserting that there is
no way in which frauds can bu detected
and prevented when the supreme court
decides that gross carelessness and der
eliction of duty upon the part of state
officers shall bo condoned and when
lower courts declare that men , notori
ously guilty of frauds , shall cro un
punished ? The only remedy remaining
to the citizens of Nebraska lies in the
fearless exorcise of their political suf
frages. State officers and men who as
pire to fill state olflces should bo made
to understand that the rights of the
people are to bo carefully guarded.
They should bo taught that they will
not bo permitted to sit idly by and per
mit the state treasury to bo plundered
without raising a voice in protest. Tlioy
should bo made to realize that a public
office is a public trust and not a mere
privilege to line their pockets nnd the
pockets of their friends at the expense
of the taxpayers. ,
O.1S COMPANY COKGKSSIOKS ,
The promoters of the fifty-year gas
franchise ordinance justify the gift of
valuable privileges to the gas company
on the ground that the now ordinance
calls for equivalent concessions to the
public. They claim that the gas com
pany proposes to give a full return for
the free use of the streets for fifty years
which triat ordinance contemplates.
They do not refer to tlio obligation to
restore streets and pavements that have
been cut into nor to the agreement to
change the location of the mains at Its
own expense In case the grade of the
street Is altered. All those duties de
volve upon the company as a matter of
course. The company Is bound to do
that now oven without u franchise and
it makes no concessions In promising to
perform its duties In the future.
When the advocates of the gas fran
chise ordinance speak of the concessions
of the gas company they mean the now
scale of price * which the company offers
to put Into force. This Is a sliding scale
varying with the total consumption of
gas from $ U7 ; " > per thousand cubic feet
when loss than 200,000,000 cubic f t are
used niriually _ to 81.2,1 per thousand
when annual "sales exceed 800,000,000 ,
ctiblo feet. The reduction in price for
the present when sales are less than
200,000,000 cubic feet per annum Is ap
parent only. Gas bills aa now rendered
call for $2 per thousand , with u rebate
of 2o cents if paid within the first ton
days of the month. The proposed scale
permits bllU to bo rondoroa at 81.85 per
thousand , with a rebate of 10 cents If paid
within the llrst ton days of the month , in
other words , the not price h to remain
the same , 81.7" in both instances. The
only reduction is that of If ) cents to the
comparatively few patrons who neglect
to pay their bills before the 10th day of
tliO'inontn.
The sliding scale ifl equally . illusory.
It nroccodH upon the assumption that the
prices which would bo justified now
under present methods of gas manufac
ture and with present prices for fuel nnd
materials will bo equally justified fifty
years ho.ico. Omaha In 1830 , wUh a
consumption of 10,000,000 cubic feet of
gas , tmld $ 'J.t"0 per thousand , The price
hns fallen 50 per cent In less than ton
years. But wo are told that when
Oninlm attains the statin nf Ht. T.nuK
which now has a population of15170
and consumes about 800,000,000 cubic feet
of ga ? at the rate of 31.2T ) per thousand ,
it will also have secured the St. Louis
price. Omaha in fifty years Is to bo
wlioro St. L'juls Is .now , without refer
ence to the lapse of tlmo. The whole
ordinance proceeds upon the assumption
thatllfty years will bring no elinngo- *
whatever in Industrial processes nml
conditions. The city ot Omaha will bo
able to demand no reduction in the price
of gns until it practically guarantees to
the gas company increased profits from
increased consumption.
The price schedule In the proposed or
dinance Is simply si device to prevent the
city from Interfering with the charge
levied by the gas company for a period
of fifty years. Section 50 of the city
charter gives the mayor ati.l city council
power ' 'to regulate the stile mid use of
gas" and ' 'to ' fix and determine the price
of gas. " The now ordinance aims to
bargain away without a duo considera
tion the right of the city to use this
power for fifty years. The council now
has authority to establish the proposed
sliding si'olo as a reasonable.schedule of
prices for gas. Why attempt to bind Its
own hands and the hands of its suc
cessors for fifty years to como ?
XO 3tlHE I
It is not probable that the United
States navy will bo increased by the
present congress. The house committee
on naval affairs expects soon to begin
work on the naval bill , and according tea
a reported remark of the chairman of
the committee , Mr. Ctunmings of New
York , the question as to whether con
gress would authorize the construction
of now ships would depend much upon
the recommendations of the president
and the secretary of the navy. Ho expressed - -
pressed the opinion that congress would
not feel in the mood ( to appropriate
money for moro ships until it was
demonstrated whether the cruisers al
ready built would float or sink. Th is
sounds very 'much like a slur upon the
preceding administration of the Navy
department , and , if so intended , was
wholly gratuitous. Every warship con
structed during the last administration ,
with but a single exception , has met all
requirements. Ono vessel has been
found to bo top heavy , a fault that can
bo easily remedied , while as to all the
others not a single defect has been dis
covered. As ox-Secrotary Tracy said in
a recent address , the most Important
enterprise the United States govern
ment over undertook was the rebuilding
of the navy. Ton years ago not ono man
in one thousand could bo induced to be
lieve that the United States could build a
modern warship. Wo have now satis
fied the nations of the world that not
ono of them can produce bettor ships
bettor monofvar than this country. No
nation m the world , said the ox-secre
tary , Ima three such ships in its navy as
the Now York , Columbia or Olympia , in
- regard to speed and other qualities.
Nothing can approach them. Moreover ,
wo have taught the world how to make
an armor plate that can beat the gun ,
and wo have also taught the world that
the triple screw is as much In advance
of the double screw as two screws are
in advance of one. What has been ac
complished warrants confidence in what
is to como.
Although Secretary of the Navy Her
bert is understood to bo friendly to the
policy of building up the navy , it is
hardly to bo expected , in view of the
condition of the treasury and the un
certainty regarding the revenues of the
near future , that ho will recommend
any additions to the navy by the present
congress. When the warships now in
course of construction arc completed
and in commission the United States
will occupy fifth place among the naval
powers and there does not appear to be
any pressing reason why wo should be
In a hurry to take a higher rank than
this. It is true that recent events have
abundantly demonstrated the necessity
of our maintaining a good naval force.
There has been a demand for our war
ships to protect the interests of
the United States in Central and South
America , in the West Indies , and in
moro remote quarters ot the globe , the
government finding it expedient to ill
out some old vessels for reinforcing the
most needy stations. This demand
shows what may bo expected at any
time and it is obviously wise to keep in
mind the fact that as our Interests in
foreign lands are extended and enlarged
wo should increase our means of pro
tecting and defending them. The
policy of building up the navy cannot ,
therefore bo abandoned , but it would
seem that u suspension of it for u year or
two may safely bo done. At any rate it
appears that such a course will bo im
peratively necessary unless the revenues
of the ! government greatly improve or
expenditures in other directions are re
duced so as to permit further appropria
tions for the construction of moro war
ships. The outlook at present Is not
favorable for an increase in the receipts
of the government and it is not easy to
BOO how the general expenses can bo
materially cut down without impair
ment of the public service.
PRESIDENT CUSVKLAND undertook to
pardon a woman convict a few days ago
upon the express condition that she im
mediately leave the United States and
remain forever after outside the borders
of this country. This condition , if ful
filled , practically amounts to commuting
the sentence to ono of llfo banishment ,
and it is needless to say that no such
sentence is known to the courts ot the
United States. Tlio federal constitution
explicitly forbids the Infliction of any
cruel or unusual penalties upon
offenders convicted In federal cpnrts.
Banishment hns never boon a com
mon penalty in this country and it
Is greatly to bo doubted whether
the condition imposed by the president
has any binding effect whatever. If the
woman who has lu > on pnrdonod should
violate the n.eruolrtsiit there would bo
no legal power foiling In the president
to enforce the dqp p.p of banishment , It
Is conceded thnt/tha president can re-
-Hiiro any toriHV'tjnsmwit with pub
lic policy to be ejnjrctl , out before a par
don becomes effective , but to lay down n
condition to tuklPoffbct aftct the opora-
tlon of the pardo l4 clearly beyond the
power vested in li'inu by the conMltution
and the statutes' '
ft > ' j
TIIH
The anxiety tit1 th\s American people
to learn the policy of the administration
regarding Hawaii has not been relieved
by the advices from Honolulu brought
by the steamship Australia last Satur
day. On the contrary It has boon In
tensified. The country is really no wiser
as to tlio highly important question of
Minister Willis1 instructions than it was
before the eagerly awaited steamer ar
rived nnd the mystery of this whole busi
ness Is as Impenetrable as over. The au
thorities at Washington will vouchsafe
nothing , oven BO much as a hint , OB to
what our minister was instructed to do
in Hawaii , though the manner of the
secretary of state has suggested the In
ference that something different from
what the news convoyed was expected.
The situation affords boundless oppor
tunity for conjecture , but this Is not
satisfying it docs not remove the
mystery.
Reading the remarks of the American
minister on presenting his credentials to
the president of the provisional govern
ment nnd the reply of the latter , it is
difficult to arrive at any other conclusion
than that the diplomatic representative
of the United States was authorized to
give the fullest recognition to the pro
visional government nnd that President
Dole had no reason to suppose that the
assurances of goodwill 'and friendship
wore given by the minister with the
slightest reservation. The language IB
so unequivocal as to admit of ono inter
pretation. The same is to bo said of the
letter of President Cleveland to Pres
ident Dole apprising him of the
choice of Mr. Willis "to reside near
the government of your excellency in
the quality of envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiary of the United
States of America. " The president of
the United States , in the usual form of
such communications , requests for our
minister a favorable reception and full
credence , expressing confidence that
"ho will constantly endeavor to ud-
vance the interests and prosperity of
both governments and so render himself
acceptable to your excellency. ' " The
organs of the provisional government
quito naturally * concluded that this
meant that the Un'lte'd States govern
ment did not prpposp to interfere with
tlio provisional government of Hawaii.
Nevertheless the prevalent opinion is
that it is the intention of the Washing
ton administration to do what it can ,
within the limits'oiits ' authority , to re
store the former g9vernmont of the
Hawaiian islands.and that the instruc
tions given to Minister Willis contem
plated this re3iilt. This view is doubtless
(
less correct , for it. will bo remembered
that Mr. Cleveland- stated in an inter
view immediately afteV the publication
of Secretary Grosham's letter that ho
was in full accord with the position of
the secretary of state. Of course
that letter , which was dated Oc-
'tobor 18 and given to the
public nearly three weeks later ,
had received the approval of the presi
dent before being sent out , and undoubt
edly both the president and secretary
wore fully prepared for the adverse
criticism it aroused. Perhaps the fair
est criticism of the administration has
been in relation to the secrecy and mys
tery with which it has enveloped this
matter. The American people , irre
spective of party , are profoundly inter
ested in the settlement of the Hawaiian
question , and there docs not scorn to bo
any valid reason why they should be do-
nlcd accurate information us to the in
tention of their government.
CONGRESS is to bo importuned by the
railroad nnd express companies to enact
a law making attempts at train robbery
an indictable ofTonso under the federal
laws. There may bo little objection to
this except from those sticklers for state
rights who want the states to retain
jurisdiction over such cases. But while
congress is engaged upon railway legis
lation , why not pass a law compelling
the railroads to equip their cars with
automatic couplers and other llfosaving
devices. While legislating for the rail
roads , congress should not overlook the
demands of tlio employes , the shippers
and the traveling public.
Josni'ii CHASIUKKLAIN saya that ho
still thinks that the adoption of free
trade by he United States would not bo
good for British trade. Congress is in
no imminent danger of adopting free
trade oven to spite the British mer
chants. It is supposed to legislate in
the interests of the American people
Tariff revision by either political party
proceeds upon the principle of improv
ing tlio industrial situation at homo
The United States.jis not to be cajolet
into free trade by nny intimation that it
might injure Britisluitrado.
THERE is rdom for the suspicion that
a great many politicians in Nebraska
have already spro jii j tholr next year's
boomlets , only to huvoo them nipped by
the rigors of an
fnron < ! ii'V } ! ' Wwn.
IViltaleljiWo. Lttlqtr ,
There Is considerable' warfare goliijr on
just now. Spain lij.tr.vlnh' to subdue the
insurgent Rinlans iufi Sirocco , the nritisl
South Africa company , is. attiicldiij ; Lobon
ijula and Ills Mutabolo'hi'xambezla ' , Adinlra
Mello and his rebels are aliening U'o , do
Jnnctro , n revolt Is reported from i'uba an
other tuppenny insurrection i agitating
Mexico niul , ror ntiRht wo knov , tuo most
Interesting belligerency of all may bo pre
vailing In Hawaii.
Cnmmrmliililo Cmirngr.
Kmi ii Cliv Star.
U Is cncournRliif * to notice Unit the Kmms
loarJ of Railroad Commissioner- com
idled n rallro.ul to replace one of Itsnbiu-
oncd tr.ilui , The people nlonp the Hue
voted the bonds mid the railroad company
iromlsed them a railroad wltti certain facill-
ICR : the rallro.ul now curtails the promised
acllltlcs , but receives the Interest on the
wnilt with great regularity. This la not
air , nnd It h the duty of railmul roiuniU-
loners to stand firm for ttic rights of the
axpiiycrs against nil who would attack
lieso rltflits. The Kanias board ts to bo
ougratulatcd on Its connive hi the matter
n hand ,
A Oniililn Coinplrnry ,
CMciiuo Jld It.
from Pennsylvania comes the news that
he now coil combine Is ul > to the pranks of
lie old. Ha vlnsr secured w lint It considers a
Ufltcleiil stock of coal te last it Rome time , It
s reducing the wages paid the minors.
They , as It expected , sire talUlnc strike , and
vlien they have strucit the combine will put
up the price of the mined coal It owns , under
ho pica that the strikes have lessened the
> roduetloii.
h la mi old and a heartless game. It Is
Hilng played in Digland Just now , where the
: o.il companies , ( hiding themselves with ; i
ot of contracts which tlicy could not 1111 ex
cept at a loss , Incited strikes unions their
nlncra HO as to evade their big con tracts and
at the same time sell coal to private con
sumers nt higher prices. It is an outrage ,
joth upon the miner , whom it starves , and
the puollc , which It robs.
Tlio Indtnn n * a Hotelier.
A'cit1 Yotlt Tribune.
General SchotiolU in his recent annual rc-
lort takes a more favorable view of the In-
llan as a soldier than hns been expressed by
some other observers. Ho savs that the en-
Istiuent of Indians "appears thus far to
mvo accomplished in a satisfactory manner
the principal objects contemplated in that
> ollcy. " Ho thinks that considerable luis
: iccu done In giving occupation to n number
of men likely at any time to become hostile ,
nnd likewise in educating Indians m the rules
ind customs of clvlli/.oU as contrasted with
savage vvarfiiru ; uud he adds this highly im
portant , sentiment : ' -There has ucen no
icrleus Indication of hostile disposition man
ifested by any of the Indian nlbcs since this
policy was Inaugurated. " This is valuable
and of course trustworthy testimony. Such
a result amply vindicates the policy and
lustillcs Its continuance us a desirable and
salutary thing.
An Optimistic Vlovv nt It.
When , during tbo present month , throe or
four times as tinny people ura killed in a
single explosion of dynamite as have been
killed on all the railroads of the United
States duilng the entire year , that may well
be spoken of as appalling. But , after all ,
with deaths from accidents by high explo
sives , by steam , by elociricity and by nil
other dangerous agencies of civilization , wo
have an always lessening risk. Of course
this cannot bo demonstrated by llgures , but ,
wo do nut need flcures to convince any one
who knows something of history that the
ordinary citi/en of America has ten chances
of living bis life out to the one chance en
joyed by.anv ono of his ancestors in Europe
live centuries ngo. Civilization has its dis
advantages , but its risks nro not appalling
at all when compared with the risks of iioc
becoming us civilized as possible.
Tlio Lesson of IU
Ml'incapollK Times.
The lesson to young men is that gambling
and "sporting" do not pay. The sum of the
world's experience proves that the forlorn-
est of all forlorn hopes Is for a mun to live
by his wits. Gamblers , speculative stock
Jobbers , confidence men , 'promoters" of
companies that are merely conspiracies to
steal the money of a confiding public , train
robbers , burglars and professional politi
cians all try It and fall. If men possessing
so great abilities as John Mornsscy , Daniel
Drew , Jim Fisk , Boss Tweed , I ouis F.
Menage and a hundred other men who
sought sudden riches or power through the
methods of the gamester are beaten at their
own game , what hope is there for the ordi
nary mortal , who would lind it hard enough
to earn an honest living ? Who can recall
the name of a single ono of the adventurers
of this class who has won fame , or power or
wealth ? Gambling in ono form or another
broke every ono of them. It doesn't pay.
CUVATilV JtHKKZKS.
\Vuko Up , John nnd Doc.
Slelnaver Pi ess. ,
Eh , John ! Catch on you and "Doe ? "
A Cngo of Necessity.
Buttc Gazette.
Wood wanted on subscription at this
ofllco. - . _
Kdlo Will Soon Ho Compnneil.
( jranil Inland Independent.
Miss Edith Schislorof the High school has
been disposed for over a week , but will bo
at her studios again soon.
I'lujr Up L'lutto Air Ilolos.
RolJieiibiiKStar. .
This Is the season of the year when the
small boy is searching the house from collar
to garret for a skate strap.
Didn't Vote MH They Drnulc.
A'aitcrvlllc I're&a.
Lots of beer and whisky was used on elec
tion day , but from the way the votes liao up
it didu't cut much of a figure.
Icc , Von'ro tin Apirlllon.
Alnswnith Star.
What wo first surmised to bo the new
moon and aurora boroalls Tuesday morning
proved to bo Lee Gould going down street
with two holes in a board.
Try tlio ItlRlit ind Nxt Time , IJert.
Itiixclnnil Gazette.
Bert Statler tried to harness the wrong
end of a mule one morning last week. The
mule proved to bo nn export high kicker ,
nnd poor Bert's face was nearly spoiled.
AVllllo In { ( cut Mint.
H'ahoo Kcw Era
Will Briico.who has bsoti elected assessor ,
says ho has not fully made up his mind
whether to tax the old maids for their ex
istence or treat them as n public nulsanco.
Kollclon la Wlml Knocks.
lliilld County I'reiss ,
The church Is an assured fact for Naper-
vlllo. The follows at Ilaslu , who are buck
ing this town , started a foundation for n
church , but were told by the priest that ho
would not hold services there , consequently
they did not build higher than tbo founda
tion. Live and learn , gentlemen.
fail's OvnrallH KmlmmiHsocI lltin.
Jiiufdfit Herald.
Ono of the most perfect surprises over had
In thin vicinity was perpetrated on our
friend , \V. E. C.idwulador. last evening. Ho
was enticed up town by Frank Hogg for a
short time and on his return homo found
nuout fifty of his best friends In possession.
C.ui wanted to change Ills overalls and after
witching his breath was ready for the fun ,
I'ull of llrnkun Ion.
The river is full of broken Ice which has
been coming downstream for the past two
days. There lias been no ice on the river ill
this point , and the "fioo" is evidently tlie
result of bonio cold weather further north.
Highest of afl in Leavening 3ower. Latest U. S. Gov't Report ,
Baking
Powder
ABSOLUTELY PURE
/.i : . .t.vrmxns. .
The national salutation : Hawaii today.
And \VIIIU didn't propose to Mill. The
moan thins )
New version of an oK song : "drover
Save-tho Queen. "
A vast iiiiatiUty of Indignation Ink appears
to have been shed i > rcnwtiiroly.
Folding beJiiie now constructed so a * to
facilitate the suicide of two persons at n
time.
They've oroxvn so suspicion * In Sp-iin that
tho.v nro omutlni ; anybody who 'iias a bom-
b.ntlc manner.
"T'ls nn 111liul that blows nobodv good. "
I'lio Hawaiian nffnlr Ima knocked several
democrats speechless.
Governor McKlnlov 'ft Tlmnlsgiing procla-
inatlon Is marKcd with thoraro fervor which
87,000 majority calls for.
The huiuanlxlrg clTect of civilization It all-
pervading. Kvou Jerry Simpson has yielded
and donned creased p.uiK
Hon. A. K. McCluru of the Philadelphia
Times Isstcailllv Improving nnd liU com
plete recovery H conlldentl.v looked for.
Anarchist Ncobc says t.lngivns not n
suicide , but wan killed by ti loniled clear.
Smokers who visited Clile.iijo this season
think hom.iy 1m right.
Two i-lirarottc smokers were asphyxiated
In a St , t/onis hold. A n solace for griov-
JIIR friends , their premature taking oft was
charged up to the deadly gas.
An apology is due the Philadelphia Times.
Investigation RlunvH th.u tlio Quaker City
girl who illed of laughter was m.ido the vie-
tun of n fresh joko. Uo.ith . 3 Instantane
ous.
ous.Tho
The discovery of four stomachs in a cow
docs not , Interest cxputcctani ofllco holilcrs.
If they get enough pie to satisfy the
cravings of one stoinnch , they will bo con
tent.
tent.That
That revolution in Mexico was genuine
after all. A jug of pulque was passed iiround
tlioelicloofgroisors. Ncccssarly the sub
sequent proceedings took on a lAjrrls mo
tion.
tion.Mr.
Mr. BeiiJ.unln T. Rhodes , a well known
Washington dctectivo , Uus been detailed as
a body guard for tlio president over slucothu
ti-agle dcnth of Carter Harrison. Mr.
Rhodes ROCS out every cabinet day to escort
his charge to the city and follows the car-
rlapo closely when business is finished for
the day. The detective wours plain clliron's
clothes , anil there Is nothing in his appear-
aueo to indicate the nature of his mission.
Allen 0. Tliurman. the old Roman of
OHIO , who was the candidate for Uco presi
dent with Cleveland In 1S8S , celebrated his
80tli birthday Monday at his homo In Colum
bus , O. Ilehassover.il lelatlvcs , including
a daughter , the wife of ox-Uovcrnor Dick
McCormlek , In New Yor.t. mid they teo- !
pr.iphed their congr.Uulatlons yesterday.
Barring a little rheumatism , which makes
htm wu.ik in the legs , the old tribune of the
people Is in excellent health.
Miss Carrie Lane Chapman says that
more than half tlio women who own prop
erty In Dakota are giaduaics ot eastern col
leges. There is , she says , a llttlo south of
the Crow Creole reservation a section or
women , every one of whom is a bouu fldo
farmer. She says : "The ilelds are plowed
and crops gathered by women. One of the
most intellectual and most rellned women of
the settlement is a breeder of line horses.
She has no hired men. All the help are
women. Among these women are graduates
of universities. Among them are old maids ,
young maids and widows. "
Gifts "to I'rundilnuil Corporations.
Clitcaua 'Ilinen.
If the acting mayor has made up his mind
with reference to the two valuable grant's
made by the common council at the mectliig
last week ho gave no indication at the regu
lar meeting of Monday evening.
Both ordinances sought to cover valuable
gifts to private corporations. One was to bo
operated for electric lighting in the north
western portion of the city , another In the
old town of Lake. Neither even affected to
make adequate return to the municipality
for the great bcncllt conferred upon the pri
vate corporations. These ordinances are as
bad in their way as any.more conspicuous
that have been condemned by public opinion ,
and yet have been placed upon the ordinance
book. The acting mayor may content him
self with allo'.vmg the ordinances to become
operative without his signature , but this
would bo wretched avoidance of the whole
question. If ho is simply to permit in this
passive way any ordinance that gets thiougb
the council to become operative notice will
be served upon every one in the council who
bus a scheme to further that no opposition
need bo expected tp como from the mayor's
ofiice.
.ix ijiroiibiiti.i ; UIIIL.
Tom Matimn ( it New Yoili Sun.
Once I adored a pretty git I
Ol most angelic inlun ; . -
llt-r liuir was nu\or out of curl ,
Her wit was over keen.
lloroyes "reflected heaven's blue , "
Her talk was never dull ,
And as 1 studied her , slio grow
Quito "btriineoly beautiful. "
Her "bosom heaved , " her heart n us stlrrod
WlionuVr her oar \viis lunt ,
And uhcn sncut vroidsof levi ) sliu hoard ,
liur color "came and went. "
Ilor form was "half divine , " her smllo
Was "limpid" as could bo :
Of money shu lind such a , pile ,
It bfcnicil Itithilty.
i
And ycl I could nnlhopo to win
Hoi , tliiuigli , as 1 ImvuMild ,
I loved hor. 1'or shu dwelt but In
A novel that 1 lead.
OUT or TIII : oiiinx.tiii : 1M
Ninety per cent of Uio crew of the United !
States cruiser Now York arc Americans , L
South Florida Is a great country for bee * ,
iliero is something In bloom for Vhcm to
feed on the entire jear.
Thirty old maids have secured throe ad
joining quarter se-'tlons In the Oklahoma
strip nnd have taken nn oath that no man
over shall net foot on the tract.
The highest pi Ice per pound over paid for
tea was at the Mincing lane tea auction , on ,
l-cbrunrvB , 1801 , when a lire-pound parcel I
of "Koldpn Tip , " from Ceylon , was knocked .
dow n ut ? 12,1.
The famous l.lon brewery nt Munich has a
"M ' . ' ' .I1 , win lloll ( | 'IKW > icits , placed
around little tables , where they can enlov -i
the celebrated brow ot the place while listen- I
lug to the bands , > I
(5liid\vii | county , Michigan , boasts of liav-
nit tbo largest frame b.un In the world. It
IsM \ feet long bM ) feet wide. Tlio struct
ure Is ttuee stories high and UTafeet from
the base to the apex of the roof ,
Orange culture In the United States 1m
outgrown consumption. It Is estimated that
the coming crop will exci-od the demand bv
at least I.UOO.OOO boxes , Of the whole pro
duction Hot Mil Is expected to furnish 4.MH ) , .
WX ) boxes and California Jr > 00,000 boxes.
The most extensive and celebrated salt
mine In the world Is ut Wlellczkl , tiluci miles
from Cracow , in ( Jallcla. n province of Alts-
tria-Ilunpary. U hns been worked con
tinuously for ( .00.voar * . The mass of salt In
calculated to bo MO miles long , twenty mile *
broad nml l.'OO feet thick.
A I'.u-ls paper recently offered a wlo for
the best speclmei.s of mlcroscoplo hand
writing. The winner wns a man who had
copied out In fiiM on a postal card the con
tents of the first two pages of a big news
paper. Another candidate , Iniretitouslv
alluding to the famous Incident , wrote on an
egg tin account or the career of Columbus.
A third RU'omlltcd the Hl.tKX ) words of
Francois Coppce's novel ot "Henrietta , "
written on the baclc of a cabinet photograph.
There Is for sale m a Chicago shop nn . '
undent suit of court carmcut * once worn by <
a mouilwr of tlio Irish Parliament about tlio
year 17W , ono ,1. .1. O'Kllc.v of County Cavan.
It Is deep maroon broadcloth , embroidered
with heavy solid gold bullion , with the
figure of a harp surrounded by a wreath of
shamrock , nnd a vine of the same extending
around the .skirl. Tlio breeches are of deep
iollow plush , and the thrce-cornrrod cocked
hat Is of hlack beaver , covered with gold
lace. This suit was brought for sale bv h
immcsako and direct descendant of tlio
former owner , who Is now a day laborer.
"
A lit v o i j.s //i . 11O.N s.
Illimlmmlon Urpubllc.in : "Time will tell"
on a thlity days note.
Oalvt-stoii News : An observant advertiser
declares that "uhat o\ovy woman wutits Is
something around her. "
I nwoll Courier : The udminlstratIon's policy
with the Sandwich Ul-imls Iswlrit thoslaiiiry
would cull iv "aoaa give Hawaii. "
Now York Jsews : She I vvuncler why pirrots
team tosneiirnoouslly ? Ho I RUCSS lipciinsu
they always have such uvv till bills before thoin. .
C'lnvolnnd I'HIn Dealue : A Texas doctor
grafted a rabbit's eye In u boy's lu > : ul. It
vvuiUs all right , but every time ho sees udog '
holllllb.
ClilcaRo Inter Ocean : Klrst Politician ( of
Mliuus Unlcli ) Don't you think Unit , ono of
our senators can K'VO ' us a little Uftoen-inlnuto
talk at the convention ?
Second 1'olltlclaii A Ilftccn-mlnuto talk ?
No , bo can't.
HulYnlo Courier : 1'oyor You say your am
bition Is tu bi-t-oiiie n llnNliud actor ? Vou
ought tu start for Ihu far west ul oneo , then.
Hanitolntto IlttsUluVliv the fur west ?
r ivi'r ( with eninliiislsl llceauso after one
dose nf Midi nctliiK ns you KUVO 113 tinilglit an
andli > ! icu out there would bu apt to lliiNIi you
In no time.
Indianapolis Journal : "Hay , " said the liusl-
ncss limn to tlio detective , "some fellow has
been running mound through tlio country
leprosL'iitlnK hlinsulf as a i-ollcctor of uurn.
He bus been Uikliii : In moru money than liny
twoof the men vvoh.ivo. and 1 want lilin col-
Inrcd usmilcktiis vim cnn. "
"Allilulit. I'll have lilin In Jiill In lussthnu
"tii-i-atScott , man ! T don't want him nut In
jutl. 1 wtmt to Idle him. "
Tld Hits : Pollen MnRlstrntP IInvoyoii ever
scon the prisoner at thoh.iiy Witness Novcr ,
your honor ; but I'vu soon him when I Htiongly
suspected he'd been at It.
Detroit Tribune : "It does scorn to mo ,
.Maila , us Ifou crow moro fooINh every year
of your llfo. ' ' "Oh. no , R'lward , I'm u great
( leal wiser now than I was whun I married
you. "
Philadelphia Itccoid : lla ss Vou must
have liiul u coiMiiK coed tltno last nlKhU
Jnsi's Well , If my ineiiieiy sui ves inn rlsht , I
bhuuld say it was an ilncorkliiK puod tlinu.
Now York Woild : "Tho law Is nn Incon
sistent and unjust tiling"
"Wbat's tb" inaltor now ? "
t
"Why , It allows tbuso dudrs In wear long
split-tail oveicbats In the si reels mid then
prohibits the rubt ot us from committing sui
cide. "
AN im\ .
H'aii ) ( iiufoii Star.
"Oh , what shall Idol" said the hungry young
mun ,
Whoso cnsh the chrysanthemum got ,
"My iipnotllo culls , but I can't lind u plan
Ity which I can bottur my lot.
I have Itl Some oil , and some pouyor and
halt
And vinegar inUed up In a cup
I'll borrow. The drossliis will btt without fnult ,
And I'll cut my chrysanthemum up. "
. Largest ManufaoturorJ in I .
of Ulotlitruiu tiu tVorU.
Pay to get in
And , as a usual thing , you won't have to pay
to get out. We won't charge
you a cent to get in our store ,
though it may cost you some
thing , but not very much , to got
out. We won't bleed you we
don't do that kind of business ;
The best suits made , for $10.
Tailors don't make any better
clothes than our $20 to $25 suits
or overcoats. They certainly
don't make them fit any better , and everybody
says they don't wear any longer. Saves from $15
to $25. What a whole lot of circuses you could go
to , or better still , what a lot of underwear you can
buy our $1 kind is 75o now , for a few days. Save
enough on underwear to get a pretty good hat of
us. We're the best hatters in town.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
8lor opoD.every ovoulnz tilltm J fl ( ( J