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THAT pinto ghws trust crash Is said td
have knocked prices to splinters.
Tltosr. lonks in tlio Stnto department
it Wiishlnjrton have evidently uot yet
been stopped.
WiiKN Iloko Smith nntl Sotmtor Voor-
hces collide watch for an outburst of
true southern ire.
WHY didn't the pas company apply
for an extension of its frmiohlso before
Its old franchise expired ulx nidnths
hgo ? _ o _ _ '
HIT ono frnuehiscd vorporatiun and
you hit them nil. Touch the gas company -
pany and the street railway magnates
Bquoal. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
ONK nuNnuno THOUSAND people
nlroady in the Cherokee Strip. No smell
voluntary movement of population could
'mvo been possible in any country other
khan the United States.
SBXATOR VOOKHKES' rccoption hy his
[ ndiana friends may have glvan rise to
"the proudest moment in his life , " hut
It will afford poor consolation for his re
tirement from the senate when the leg
islature moots to bolcct his successor.
Tun invasion of the United States by
lhat insidious footo agriculture , the
Russian thistle , has aroused tlio warlike
spirit of Secretary Morton. It may yet
be necessary to order out the marines
to resist the approach of this enemy
from the north.
TUK great storm off the coasts ol
vJTranco and England Saturday night is
reported to have occasioned immense
loss of life. Our people , who have but
recently suffered fro.ni similar calami
ties on the Atlantic and the Gulf , ar.o in
a position to appreciate the resulting
i ; damage and to sympathize with the
II victims. '
Tim State Banking Board seems to
have entirely recovered from its spasm
of zeal ever the prosecution of the al
leged bond investment companies.
IIuvo the companies boon frightened
away by the belligerent attitude of the
members of the board , or has the board
fallen back upon a pel fey of masterly in
activity ?
IIONDUKAS is putting on its fighting
clothes. But it is very careful to search
out an opponent loss powerful than the
United States. Nicaragua cannot ex
pect ao easy a settlement of its difficul
ties with Honduras as was forthcoming
when Honduras bo promptly apologized
to our government for firing upon the
Costa Rica.
MKXICAN complaints against the in
action of the United States In reference
to the border bandits are to all appear
ances made with some justification. If
the United States desires Mexico to
assist in the enforcement of its criminal
laws it ought not to harbor Mexican
criminals within its borders to the detri
ment of the Mexican government.
BuiLpr.iiS In eastern cities are not
permitted to block the whole sidewalk
whore they are operating at ono time.
They are required to keep open an ample
passage way for pedestrians. Builders in
Omaha imagine that they own half the
street to the entire exultuiou of the pub
lic. Thoii- ideas in this connection
should ho subjected tea radical revision.
CH.UHMAN WILSON of the ways and
moans ) committee is said to view the
Income tax as sound in theory but bad
In practice. In o'hoi1 words , ho is
afraid to stand the consequences of its
introduction as a measure of the democratic
craticparty. . Chairman \ViUori must
I bo given the credit for more far-slghtod-
WP ness than is possessed by thn other mom-
V bors of. bin committee.
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THK BIB 1ms for months bcou agitat
ing a suppression of the muoko nuisance
pvll. It wasamonjj the very llrst to
comply with the spirit nml letter of tlio
city ordinance upon this subject and it
haa not ccasotl u > insist that otlior buildIngs -
Ings Unit are pouring forth clouds of
black soot mul 111 th bhuuhl bo proviilod
with binolto consumers of ono kind or
another. The sinoko miixanco must go
and the sooner It gees the butter.
Tun colcbiution of the silver annl-
vemiry of the founding of tno Nebraska
State university ought to bo , and doubt
less will bo , a notable event In the hls-
'lory of that Institution , Nebraska's
-unlvoi'bity IB now recognUod as ono of
tlio leading cducattniul insti'utions ' of
its class In the country , It 1ms made
rapid stildes In the past few yearn. It
has at last reached that point in the his
tory cf Its dcvolt ] ment whore it Is enti
tled to moro consideration at the hands
nf the r.ooplo. . It Is no longer a question
of what the university wants at the
hands ( f the people , hut what the pcoulo
loniauJ at the hands of the university.
j ? nnrorm
What la presumed to bo the moro Im
portant part of the report of Commis
sioner Ulount to the Stale department ,
setting forth the testimony obtained by
him regarding the events which cul
minated In the overthrow of the mon
archy in Hawaii and the establishment
of the provisional government , Is mndo
public. Accepting the evidence fur-
nlshud In this report ua trustworthy it
fully justifies tlio letter of Secretary
Gresham to the president , ao far as the
statements of fact thoroln contained nro
concerned. Tlio testimony given In the
Ulount report w not all obtained from
ono sldo. H was furnished by supporters
of the provisional government as well
as by the friends oi the deposed
queen , nnd the evidence of both
sides agrees in nil essential
particulars. It shows that the Ameri
can minister , Stevens , was most willing
to recognize the provisional government
as soon as it could offer the least claim
to recognition , and that the knowledge
of this was largely Instrumental in
spurring the revolutionary party to
action and In inducing the legitimate
government to abandon all purpose of
routing the movement for its over
throw. It shows that the minister or
dered Iho landing of the American ma
rines Eovornl hours before the provi
sional government w w proclaimed , It
may bo claimed as n precautionary meas
ure for the protection of the Interests of
the United Stales , but it is moro prob
able with the object of overawing the
qucon and her ministers , which was the
effect produced.
Whether or not the revolutionary
movement would have succeeded had
the American minister maintained a po
sition of neutrality and made no armed
demonstration in the Hawaiian capital
it is Impossible to say , nor is the quos-
lon of any consequence in considering
what is the present duty of our govern-
ncnt in the matter. The obvious fact
s that the provisional government could
lot have been established without a
trugglo If it had not had the favor of
the American minister backed by force ,
and this is the vital point for tlio con
sideration of the government of the
United States nnd the American people.
The legitimate government did not sur-
'ondor ' to the revolutionists , whom it
hnd prepared to resist , but to the
ewer of the United States gov
ernment represented in its minis
ter and the armed force which
ho caused to bo quartered on Hawaiian
soil. It is possible and oven probable
that but for the course pursued by our
ninistor the revolutionists would not
iiavo attempted to carry out their plan ,
but at any rate there can bo no ques
tion that the quoou and bur supporters
, voro intimidated by the presence of
what they had reason to regard as a
hostile force and realizing the folly and
the danger of entering into a conflict
ivlth the United States surrendered
under protest.
It is not to be expected thp.t the report
of Commissioner Blount will bo allowed
to stand unchallenged. Undoubtedly
ox-Minister Stevens will have some
thing to say in rebuttal of the
testimony presented by the report ,
as will others who sustain the
cause of the revolutionists. But
they will find it no easy task to dispose
of some of the evidence supplied by sup
porters of the revolutionary movement ,
or to convince the intelligent judgment
of the American public that the conduct
of the American minister , was not hasty
and ill-advised. Admitting this to bo
so , the perplexing questions are : What
is now the duty of the United States
government to a friendly and helpless
people deprived of the government of
their choice by the arbitrary and un
warranted oxoroiso of its pow r ? What
is demanded of us in the interest of
justice and of national honor ? Those
questions must be answered in the near
future.
LAXD OFFICE CON.-OLWATJON.
The information relating to the con
solidation of land offices , which was sup
plied by Secretary Smith upon request
of the senate in September , has been pub
lished in pamphlet form. The resolu
tion of the senate called upon the secre
tary to inform it whether any United
States laud olllces had been abolished or
consolidated nnd which ones ; upon whoso
recommendation nnd upon what showing
of necessity or advisability ; the number
of acres of public land in each district
subject to settlement ; and copies of all
correspondence and other papers bear
ing upon the subject. The answer of
the secretary is In compliance with this
demand nnd alms to justify the con
solidation which luid taken place by his
order.
The reason for the recant abolition of
land olllces is found in the law making
appropriations for the expenses of the
land olnco department for the
present liscal year , which enjoins
It expressly upon the secretary
of the interior to consolidate the
district hind oillcoj BD a3 to bring their
total cost within the appropriation of
$520,030. Inasmuch as the expenses of
the previous year had amounted to
$500,000 , , nothing remained to bo done hilt
to lop otT salaries and olllco rents equal
to the dllToronce. This was the intent
and purpose of ttyi order ai finally con
firmed by the president on September 11
last. -
If tharo is any criticism to bo made
upon the action of the government in
consolidating the land offices in ques
tion it is the utter absence of consis
tency in tha selection of ofllcos to he aban
doned. Looking at the land olllcos In
Nebraska only wo llnd that but two in
stances of consolidation out of the four
wore made so ns to retain the olllco
which turned over to the treasury the
greatest amount of receipt ] , The union
of the Chadron olllco with the Allianoo
ofllco Is probably justified oa the ground
that the latter has a muoli larger acre
age of undisposed land at its com-uanl
and thus promises a better business in
the future ,
/i'hu abolition of the Grand Island
olllco In favor of the Lincoln olllce Is ,
however , almost inexplicable. The
entries at the former ofllco wore 571 , us
rtgalnst forty-boven at the latter. The
receipts nt Grund Island wore ever
twice those at Lincoln. There were
20,007,20 acres of. undisposed public iand
still open to entry ut Grand Island ,
while at Lincoln there was not ft single
acre subject to settlement. When
it WAS rumored that the Bloomington
ofllco was to bo removed to Grand
Island the register and receiver of
the la.id ofllco at Lincoln protested and
asked for the union with Lincoln because
their business was the smaller of the
twp. Tlio only explanation is to ho
found in the recommendation of Tobo
Castor that the Lincoln olllco bo retained
and the reference to Secretary Morton's
"political Interest , in the formation of the
districts. " In no other Instance , except
lhat of the abolition of the Salinn , Ivan. ,
office in favor of Topeka , has ao olllco
been given up which had boththolargcr
receipts nnd the larger acreage of un
disposed land. These exceptions to the
demands of expediency must have been
either altogether arbitrary or prompted
solely by political considerations.
S .lA'l ) TUK
Senator Voorhces of Indiana , in com
mon with several other democrats of
more or less prominence in their party ,
has been seriously investigating the
causes of the republican landslide two
weeks ago , and ho' has concluded that
iimonir them not the least influential
was the unfriendly policy of the ad
ministration in regard to pensions. The
Indiana senator did not have to go out
side ol his own state to learn this.
Indiana gave tons of thousands of her
bens to tlio union armies , nnd no stuto
furnished braver or moro loyal soldiers.
They mndaa record for splendid courage
on every great battle field of the wnrnnd
those who survive are justly proud of it ,
as are all in whoso veins runs the blood
of the heroes who met death in battle.
Those people believe that they are en
titled to the friendly interest of the na
tion. They will not contend that every
man on tlio pension rolls is honestly
there , but they will insist that any who
may bo suspected of not being there
honestly shall have a fair investigation
before being adjudged guilty , and that
punishment shall follow instead of pre
ceding the-ascertainment of guilt. They
ilomand that the veteran union soldier
shall have at least as fair a chance to
defend himself against the charge of
fraud as has the man who is charged
with burglary , arson , or any other
crime , and that lie shall bo hold to bo in
nocent until proven guilty. What is
true of the old soldiers of Indiana is
equally true of those of Massachusetts ,
Ohio , Iowa and every other state. They
resent , as they ought to do , the asper
sions cast upon them by a hostile admin
istration , nnd Senator Voorhees , Rep
resentative Holmau , Senator Brice of
Ohio and other democrats nro right in
the conclusion that their party suffered
in the late elections by reasons of its
unjust and unpatriotic policy regarding
pensions.
It is said that Mr. Voorhoes contem
plates making a speech in the senate ,
soon after the beginning of the regular
session , in which ho will espouse
the cause of the veterans and
sharply arraign and criticise Sec
retary Hoko Smith and Com
missioner Lochron on account of
their unfriendly action and hostile atti
tude toward pensioners and applicants
for pensions. According to report it
is expected that the Indiana senator will
create something of a sensation by this
speech , for it is said that ho does not in
tend to mince words but will put his
denunciation of the administration's
pension policy into the strongest
language ho can command , and Mr.
Voorhoes is well known to have a very
comprehensive vocabulary. Ho has two
incentives to this , 0110 political and the
other moro or less personal. Ho
knows that Indiana will bo a
sure republican state during the
continuance of the present administra
tion unless the policy regarding pen
sions is modified and made fair and just.
This would bo disastrous to his political
futuro. The personal consideration is
said to bo a dislike of Secretary Hoko
Smith , but this probably has little
weight with the senator.
A speech by Daniel W. Voorhoes , ad
vocating the cause of the union veterans
against the unfriendly policy of the
democratic administration , could not
fail to bo interesting. It would bo nota
ble as a remarkable example of eon-
version from prejudice , for the Indiana
senator has never until now , so
far as remembered , manifested the
least , friendly concern for the
veterans. If ho has ever said a kindly
word in their behalf , in congress or out
of it , the fact has been forgotten. There
is an ancient injunction ' 'Beware of the
Greeks bringing gifts. " It may not bo
applicable in this case , but of that the
veterans will bo bettor able to judge
when they have read the speech which
it Is announced Senator Voorhoos will
make.
Tin : 1'iiiGG or OAS.
The only argument the advocates of
the proposed fifty-year gas franchise or
dinance have put forward in its defense
has boon that the price charged for gas
in the city of Omaha is not exorbitant
and that the schedule of prices estab
lished in that ordinance is perfectly
proper and reasonable in itself. Tlio
Omaha Gas Manufacturing company , It
must bo .confessed , has up to this time
been the most liberal of all our fniu-
chlsed corporations in its treatment of
the public and it is entitled to fair con
sideration at the hands of the city coun >
oil. But it is entitled to nothing more
than fail * consideration ,
The average price of gas in the United
States is said by the best authorities to
bo $1.7ti per thousand cubic foot the
exact price asked in Omaha. But that
average takes into account hundreds of
cities , towns and villages smaller than
Omaha and with a much smaller annual
gas consumption than Omaha , while it
includes loss than twenty cities larger
than Omaha. The apologists for the gas
company have told us of St Louis with
an annual consumption of 1,200,000,000
oubio feet of gas paying 81.25 per thou
sand and Mlnncapalli with an annual
consumption of some 400,000,000 oublo
feet paying $1.00 per thousand , but they
have suppressed spin ? other statistic *
which they must have had at their com
mand.
Gas matters were "arranged" ' in Chli
cage only two years ago , The olty re
ceives u rebate of JJ } per cent on all gas
consumed for public use's , amounting to
$163,000 per year. In 1893 the net nrlco
is not to exceed 'fcUSO per 1,000 ! in 1801 ,
$1.15 per 1,000 ; iW l8itt , $1.10 per 1.000 ;
in 180ft , $1.05 i > oi ri 1,000 ; after 1897 ,
$1 per 1,000. t ' ,
Gas matters weroVarranged' ' In Cleveland -
land loss than UfiN years ago. Cleveland
consumes about , | 00IK)0,000 , ) cubic feet of
gas per year. Tilio prlco to all con
sumers Is 80 cents per 1,000 , and in ad
dition to this the company annually
covers into the olty * treasury llj per cent
of the total gros $ receipts' .
Omaha , of coarsov is not to bo com
pared diioctly WlthChlcagonnd Cleve
land any more tlijui llj is with Minneapolis
and St , Louis. Lot us look at some
BinaUer places. Tlidro are nine cities in
the United States' ' which supply their
own giw. Only ono , Philadelphia , is
larger than Omaha , and in Philadelphia
the price of gas is 81. . " > 0 per 1,000. The
works aie , however , making largo
profits , and a reduction of prlco to $1
has been agitated for some time. Of
the others , the prices nnd outputs are as
follows :
Net
Output. Price , t'roflu.
Wheeling . 130,000.000 $ 75 .
Danvltlo , Va. . . . . 12,008.000 1 DO .
Hamilton , o . . co.oun.ouo lee .
Hrllcfontalnc , O. < 8,000,000 1 00 .
lUclunonil , Va . L 50 $53,300
Alexandria , YA . 160 379
llotiilorson , Ivy . , . . 1 02 2,700
C'liarlottcsvlllc.Ya . 160 2,000
While those place * are perhaps
slightly hotter situated than Omaha as
regards facilities for securing coal and
otlior materials , yet , they show that gas
at $1.75 in Omaha must bo a profitable
nvostmont for the company. The use of
our streets under such circumstances
mist bo worth some concessions to the
city oven for a much moro limited period
than fifty years.
IT MUST have been a severe trial to
some of the members of the executive
committee of the National Civil Service
Reform league to vote for a resolution ,
at their meeting a few days ago , which
was an implied condemnation of Mr.
Cleveland for the appointment of Van
( Men. The resolution remonstrated
against , the bestowal by the president of
high olllces of state in return for the
contribution of largo campaign funds ,
ind it was explained by the author that
the resolution was prompted by the Van
Alen appointment. Reference might
also have boon properly made to
the Roosevelt appointment , although
that was to repay only a $10,000 con
tribution. The president liad but ono
defender on the committee , thougli it is
to bo remarked that a majority , if not
all of the members of the committee ,
were Cleveland men a year ago. Ono of
them is reported' to have said that if
Mr. Cleveland was ! -a candidate now it
would not bo possible to urge the moral
principles upon' which the last cam
paign for him was 'conducted without
awakening a sinilo of ridiculo. Yet
only a little while .ago these very re
formers regarded Cleveland as above
all public men tliq embodiment and
bulwark of the policy they preach.
ONE of the most objectionable features
of the proposed fifty-year gas franchise ,
and ono that h'as up to this lime been
entirely overlookedjjs the section which
'
provides that ttio , city 'can insist upon
the extension of mains and pipes in the
suburbs only in case it procures for the
gas company a written guarantee that
ten consumers for every 400 foot of
mains will continue to use ga <
for the period of ono year.
With our blocks of 204 feet
this moans that the people in the out
skirts of the city will not bo able to secure
cure gas until the street is practically
built up solid , with ono consumer to
every fifty feet on each side of the
street. Should this provision become
law the gas company will bo loft at
liberty to keep suburban residents in
the dark until it pleases its fancy to ex
tend its lines of its own accord.
Taciin seems to bo a movement all
the way from North Dakota to Texas
looking to an increase in fire insurance
rates. From the point of view of insur
ance companies there is some justifica
tion for an advance of rates. Their besetting -
setting evil is the incendiary torch ,
which they have never boon able to
checkmate. Because of it insurance
companies and honest policy holders
must suffer. The latter must pay a
higher premium to cover the proportion
tion of losses through arson. Two pro
visions must sooner or later bo enacted
into the law of Nebraska relating to in
surance , The state must exact of such
companies moro care in placing riskj
and fix a positive responsibility upon the
agent in the field , who is too often inter
ested solely in securing commissions
without regard to the best interests of
the company.
WITHOUT considering the merits of
the controversy between the employes
of the Lehigh system and the officers of
that road , it may bo regarded as singu
larly unfortunate that an extensive
strike should have been undertaken
at the present tlmo. But few laboring
men are in a position at present to re
main idle for any length of time in the
face of a long and rigorous winter sea
son. On the othet * hand , the long con
tinued period of u'oprossion in railway
circles has loft the railroad managers
in anything but it complacent frame of
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POPULIST loader \ \ oiyho \ \ rumor of a
proposed reorganization of their party
on the lines of fi'oef silver coinage , The
free silver men must swallow the whole
bait or none. > < "
Civilization' * ' ' " ' "I Ouurie.
/Mrifdimpolta Keia ,
The tlrst stage lii , uv Process of civilizing
the Matabolo seomi tyhava been pnsaod. The
next stf > p will bo the Introduction ot opium
nntl whisky to the few who hnvo been i > or-
ml I toil to escape.
Another I'.xplnmititin.
San J'rnrcfKfo I'hroiM * .
There secmi to be an Increasing belief in
democratic circles that It wis the extra
session that did it. Alt pcrsoni familiar
with iraltticAl history will admit that extra
sessions arc dangerous thlmrs am ! very apt
to bo loaded at both otuls.
Hnn-nlt Coma lo This ?
If there were no other question before the
public the Hawaiian business would present
features of consltlerablo Interest , but as
matters stand , the contention whether
those ex-cannibals anil half-broods Mi nil bo
governed i > y a ciuoan or a president Is hartllv
worthy of serious consideration ,
Dcmcr
Colorado men , by advertising the gold re
sources of their state , will not glvo UD the
flifht for slUorimd bimetallism. They will
merely take advantage of the situation to
show Iho world that thin state .cannot anil
will not bo crushed , for if It bo compelled to
turn away from ono industry it can Hud In
another employment for Its energies anil
profit for all the capital lhat may bo
invested.
A Nutc of WiirnliiC'
. /Itluim CiiioiljDemnciat
Republicans and ropublicaii papers are de
manding the removal of 10. Hosowatcr from
the republican national committee , because
ho fought Harrison. Air. llosewatcr's Hr.is ,
however , comes baclt at Iho penitentiary and
Hate house ring and republican politicians
In a way that will glvo him admirers all
over the state. Wo very much fc.ir that In
stead of ( jetting Mr. KosiHvntoi off the
national committee , the latter will have
scalps of the corrupt outfit dangling at his
belt before they know It. .
Vim \Vyck mill the I'opulUU.
/torfrt ; Jiuuiifalti AVira.
General Van \Vyck of Nebraska elves some
timely and valuable advlco to the populists.
Ho warns them that they car. never win
more victories whllo they permit bigotry ami
fanaticism lo control the party managoinout.
That the Impracticable theorists nnd un
scrupulous ofllco hunters must bo retired to
tha roar and tucii of broad and liberal idc.is
called to the front. What the people's party
icods Is recruits , and these cannot bo had
.mill the cranks and hobby riders are ro-
tlrcd from the party management.
Thn Kniguii. ill I. : " bur.
Clitcauo llcralil.
There is something surprising In the
vitality of the Knights of. Labor organiza
tion. Beaten In nearly every strike it has
undertaken , rent and disrupted by Internal
dissensions , mixed up in political schemes. It
has yet survived and been a power in labor
circles. Its membership has steadily de
creased , however , nnd the latest scandal in
the order thoexocutlvo board being charged
with diverting strike funds to Us own
ends will probably cuuso its dissolution.
'Iho order was founded on tlio principle that
' an injury to ono is the concern of all. " It
flourished so long as It was wisely and con' '
servatlvely conducted. It began to decay
when its loaders attempted to use it as a
means of dictating legislation.
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A 1'nrty ot lnctimhlcs. |
The truth Is that the democratic party has
in a conspicuous manner failed to justify the
confidence of many good citi/ens who last
.year , at the presidential election , gave it
their support. The business disturbance
would not have produced such swooping
political effects had the party in power that
is , the majority of the democrats in congress
shown themselves capable of dealinc with
the most pressing problem of the tlmo as
sagaciously , vigorously and promptly as the
crisis demanded. It is trua the final rcpoa !
of the bhcrman act satisfied the immediate
requirement of the day. But this result is
generally believed to bo duo to the unwaver
ing firmness of the president , and not to the
wisdom of the democratic majority. It pro
duccd much moro the impression of a lucky
escape than ot an act performed by the
party in power according to a well settled
policy. The public mind has conceived t
serious misgiving as to what the democratic
majority would do when unrestrained by a
very vigorous executive leadership.
CU31IC.ll , COCKT.llf.S.
Plain Dealer : Any minister may cot UD a
sensation , and the sensation may got down the
minister.
Galveston News : Credulity Is not alloRothor
bad. ItaldsRioutly In keeping money In cir
culation.
Yonkers Statesman : The woman who has
worn tight shoos for an afternoon can well un
derstand how a man can "dlo with his boots
on. "
I'l.llitdolpbla Record : It Is a noticeable fact
that Ihu in ul a tic holy Individual who says ho
doesn't care whothurhc llvusordlcs always
\\utns ; i chest protector nnd gum shoes.
Yonkers Statesman : No , Constance , It Is
not pro per to spank of the horses belonging to
the tliu department ax llru plugs.
Detroit Tribune : "I thought I was prepared
for tno wnrst , but I must say I wasn't expect
ing this , " .said the new boarder us ho sat down
to his seventh consecutive- breakfast of
sausage.
Chicago Record : Nod I hardly know how
I'm situated us regards this world's Roods.
Hob How's th.it ? Nod When I look ivt my
bank account t think I'm poor , and when I
look at my wife's clothes 1 think I must ha
rien.
Now York World : "So you didn't know I
hnd bought a nouHpapar and become a inouldur
of public opinion } "
" 1 wat , not awurn that you were In that busi
ness , but I had noticed that public opinion was
becoming somonhat moldy of late. "
Detroit Free Press : .Too Hello , Jim , your
overcoat Is away too filioi t for you ,
Jim Wall , It's been In souk since last Juno
and 1 guess It has shrunk.
Chicago Inter Orean : Mrs. Wlckloy I can't
for the life of mo see why you think sho'H a re-
inarknblo woman. I > \Vlokloy-Sho
cun remember the trump through an entire
game of curds.
Washington Star : "I toll you , Katlo , " said
her father , "tbutsloklns laa very level headed
young man. " "I suppose bo , father , " sha ro-
pllud. "Ho certainly makes a grout many Hat
remarks. "
Indlanapolla Journal : "You think yon nro
bright , " suld the window pane to the mirror ,
"but you only glvo out some ono olsu'b 10-
llocMloiis. "
"It Is easy enough to son through you , "
retorted the mirror. "You uro envlom of mo
bocmue I have a coat to my back and you
haven't. "
T1IR ClllKl' KVKNT ,
/KINK' ! * City Journal ,
Ono portion of the people
A mighty multitude
Care nothing for Hawaii ,
from any standpoint viewed ;
The tarlllN don't disturb thorn ,
Nor do Hit ) silver Juwt.
They'io chiefly Interested
Just now In fiantii Glaus.
3'IIK DKHliltTKlt
'tribune.
Swift Midway , liveliest vllliiito of the plain ,
Where Kllb-tonguutl fakirs llooced the trust-
hit ; swain ,
Whoru guileless youth Its longest visit paid
Anil ugud daudloH wont on ilrnsv parade ;
Dear , high-priced bowers of innocence and
ease ,
Whom bwurtliy donkey boys got fat on feos.
Haw oft the Kiddy throng , gay , free from euro ,
Htrolled b.-ee/lly along thy thoroughfare !
Doscrtod Midway ! Desolate , forlorn !
Thn winds go howling through theo now In
A few short nooks ago the homo ot mirth !
And now thou nrt thu deadest spot on earth !
Highest of td all * in Leavening 3ower. < Latest Ufc S. Gov't Report
Baking
Powder
ABSCHJLTTELY PURE
irm.v innttttii * VAMK tit.
Pioneer 1'rcss : Tlio brief gllmpso winch
the dispatches sivo us of the situation nt
Honolulu Is milling , Minister Willis ar
rives , rocotjnlros the provisional government
In n civil interchange of diplomatic compli
ments with Its president and the curtain
falls upon the scene. What happened then
Is n matter of conjecture.
Chicago Times. President Clovolnml
promptly dismissed n minister of the British
government who interfered oven slightly In
the domestic affairs nf this republic , and
President Clevclnnd Is not the man to tut-
thorlzon United States minister , or United
States mcu-of-wnr , or marines to Interfere
In any covet nmcnt under the sun.
Chloneo I'rlbmio : Poi' some reason Minister -
tor Willis has not made much ho.ulny In
the work of restoration. Has ho found the
"Illogltlmnto" government too strong to bo
unset by n word , or Is the task of restora
tion to bo carried on In a slow , diplomatic
manner very different from the vouch and
ready methods It was assumed thn minister"
was instructed to adopt ?
ChlcaRo Inter Ocean : It Is certainly ft
mnttor of public congratulation that up.to .
latest advices the United States has not
been disgraced by having Us navy used to
overthrow n friendly republic anil reinstate
a dob.uichcd monarchy. It Is humiliating to
national prldo to have Iho dlplomnov of our
president turn out n Imiturous llasco , the
butt of International ridicule , but that Is
Infinitely better than tohavo had that diplo
macy succeed in Its sinister purpose.
Cincinnati Commercial : It may bo per
fectly safe to predict that the monarchy
will not bo restored in Hawaii and upon that
fnlluia President Cleveland will luivo
much to explain. So far as the democratic
party is concerned , however , it seems likely
that It cannot properly bo hold responsible ,
except in so far as It is responsible for the
administration. Hut democr-us , as well as
republicans , enjoy the privilege In this
country of klclting. and In this c.iso it seems
likely that domoer.its will join republicans
In kicking vigorously against the Cleveland
policy.
I'HIK.lIHCT.l'HIA l\lllXlXl > T IT.
Hocord ! Thb proposition of nn income tax ,
If it should bo niado by the committee on
ways and means , would bo in the nature of a
feeler. It is more than doubtful whether
such n tax would bo sanctioned by a majority
In congress , or whether It would bo awirovod
by the people : and still more doubtful
whether It could bo collected with anv approach
preach to fairness or equity.
Ledger : It is well to recall that the shiRlo
income tax wo have over had was at the
Period of the country's greatest peril. It
was a temporary makeshift to lido over an
emergency which threatened the existence
of the nation. The income tax is thus asso
ciated in the public mind. To rnvlvo It now.
under such very dilTcrent circumstances.
would bo n confession of the failure of Amor-
lean statesmanship.
Times : The income tax was submitted to ,
as were a great many other uurdons , with
more or less cheerfulness during the war ;
when the war was over this was ono of the
very first taxes that public sentiment caused
to bo dropped. It was regarded as dis
tinctively n war tax , and to rulmposo a war
tax in time of pcaco is not a good way to
gain popularity. The ways and moans coia-
mittno had bettor lot the income tax alone.
Press : When civil war was desolating
the country this and other unpopular modes
of taxation had to bo rcsortod to , but thuro
is no excuse for it now. Sufllcient revenue
can bo obtained by customs duties and the
taxes on spirituous liquors and tobacco. For
twenty-eight years these taxes hnvo paid
the expenses of the government and extin
guished two-thirds of the national debt ,
while the customs duties huvo operated tc
build up , foster and multiply our homo in
dustries. But for democratic < ieal to rob the
latter of all protection there would bo no
talk'of a tax on incomes.
A ASM A'
A Thanksgiving dance will bo given by
the Utlca band.
Ouster countv teachers III meet in con'
vention at Mason City next Saturday.
Evangelists Billings and Byors arc con
ducting successful revival meetings at Har
vard.
A religious revival is in progress at Bost-
wick and already forty converts have united
with the church.
The Star has risen above the hori/on at
Madison. It is guidoTl in its course by Donovan
evan & Wright.
The Woman's Relief corps of Beaver Cii\
has erected a flag polo , whcro old glory will
bo displayed on state occasions.
The lied Cloud Chief has run up a ticket
forlSOO : "For president , William McKin
ley ; for vice president , Charles F. Maudor
son. "
After publishing the Utlca Sun for six
years , the Compton brothers have ictired
and the paper will hereafter bo under tlio di
rection of P. A. Drako.
John S. Slack , a well known citizen of
Kearney county , died recently while visiting
in Pennsylvania. Ho was a member of the
Grand Army and a prominent Odd Fellow.
Mr. TcrriH unit Ilia Wlit-ol.
NitW Yohir , Nov. 20. The owner and in
ventor of the Ferris wheel , named after him ,
which revolved at the World's fair , is now In
this city at the Everett house , lie said to a
reporter that ho had como for a rest. Ho
has made no definite arrangements for Iho
transfer of his wheel to any other city. In
deed ho wah not certain but that the Chicago
people would persuade him to allow the great
attraction to remain.
MUST ASSUME NO EXTRA RISK i
Railroad Men Warned by the Supreme
Court of the United States.
CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE IS DEFINED
ililnyp ) Are \Yitrrnntoil In llnznnllnff
Tlielr Ilvp to HIVP I'rnporlr < > r ' - > f
nntl Cntinot llnrotcr II Klllotl
< ir Injured.
WAMIIXOTOX Htmnxr OF TUB BBB , 1
GUI KOUUTKKNTII STIIRBT , >
WAHIIINIITOX , Nov. SO. |
In the supreme court toilav n decision wn
rendered , which is of general Interest to all
\\lio hnvo any thing to do \ > lth practical oper
ation of railroad property. It Is tmpottant ,
especially to train employes and ncction
workmen. The cnso comes from the supreme
court of South Ualtoth , and h known as
that of the widow of John Klliott ngalnit
tlio UhlcaRo , Milwaukee , & St. Paul Mill ,
way company. , lohn Klliott was a section
be E t Ho and hli men were at work In a little -
tlo town in South D.ikota. While a freight
crow was engaged in switching about Ilia ( ,
yards a running or Hying switch wnt being /
performed , which Is a violation of the law ,
in Unit state and many other states. Sec. hi
ing his hand car nntl two of his men wore In
danger by n flying section of the freight
train , Klliott tried to cross the switch In
tlmo to gho warning , but was caught by an
other section of the train engaged In the act
of making a running switch an.d was killed.
The South Dakota court held that Klliott
was guilty of contributory negligence , In
that It was not necessary for him to ondan-
gorhts lifo us ho did , ami therefore refused
to give his widow tlio dt\m.igc < i .sought.
'Lhoro were other grounds set up against thu
suit by the railroad company , but thu
supreme court of the United Stales. In
aflli'iuing the derision of the court below ,
stood upon the plea of contributory negli
gence. *
HUH No .Jurisdiction. ]
In the case of .T. I csllo Thompson and
others against the Sioux Falls National
Hnnk , from Sioux Fulls. S. 13. , thu supreme
court hero reverses the decision of the
court of Smith D.ikota nml ronmmK the cnso
'back for adjudication to the court of Moody
county. 'Ibis is also an Interesting case It
arose during the territorial days of Dakota
anil Is icaliy n contest between the First
National and the Sionx Falls National I ) inks
of Sioux Falls. It secmi that at a meeting
of the commissioners of Minnohuhn county
the county treasurer. Howard , was asked as
u matter of goou faith to product ) the funds
which were In his onicial hands , The com
missioners evidently did not bjlievo that
hu had the iiionoy. Treasurer Howard
went to the Sioux Falls National bank ,
and , as a personal favor , asked the
cashier to malto a cashier's check
for him for the sum of $500 , which covered
the dcllcit in the county funds. The treas
urer staled that ho simply wanted to borrow
the check for a few minutes for the pnrposo
of convincing the commissioner ! ) that ho bait
the money belonging to the county. To the
surprise of the treasurer the commissioners
retained the check -mcl cashed it at the First
National bank. Tlio Sioux Falls National
set up the claim that the check was not in
the hands of the Innocent parlies , and that
it had been swindled. The uauk which
cashed the check claimed to bo an innocent
holder of the property. The supreme court
hero remands the case back lor adjudica
tion , it having no Jurisdiction. Tlio court of
the county in which the transaction toolc
'
place has'tho Jurisdiction.
Alniklc'Joliu Arranging PostolIlccH.
Congressman Molklojohn today called on
the supervising architect of the treasury ,
Mr. O'Hourkc , ami will seouro nn early com
pletion of the plans and spcciileations for
the interior work on tlio public building at
Fremont , so that the proposals will be pub
lished within the next ten days. Tnrough
Ills effort in scouring tlio completion of the
plans ana specifications the building will
hnvo an early completion. Mr. Molklcjohn
also called on the fourth assistant postmas
ter general to seouro the establishment of a
postofflco at Ilaisin. Uoyd county. The
present postofllco is located some four miles
from the townsite , and the citizens of that
place are very anxious to secure the estab
lishment of on olllco on the now site. The
fourth assistant postmaster general said
that the matter would have his immcduto
attention nnd the ofllco would soon bo lo
cated as requested by the citizens. The
Baisln postolllco is situated in the Sixth con
gressional district.
Itcnorvo Acpntft OonlRnntoil.
The Omaha National bank has been ap
proved as reserve airont lor the First Na
tional bank of Tobias , Nob. ; the Hankers
National of Chicapo as reserve agent for the
Nebraska National of York , and the North
western National of Minneapolis for the
Cedar Itaplds National of Cedar Utinlus , la.
K. M. Nelson was today appointed post
master at Kdgorton , Charles Mix county ,
S. D. , vlco 1C. Wcstorshins , removed.
William Evans nnd wife of Council Bluffs
are at the Lincoln. J'cnuv S. HEATH.
About I'niir Werk * Mure.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 20.-Assistnnt Secretary
nf War Grant says that his resignation is to
take effect about the middle of December.
& COL
Largest MauufaoturaMvil
of ( llotulnjlu
Pay to get in
And , as a usual thing , you won't have to pay
to get out. * Wo 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 wo
don't do that kind of business.
The best suits made , for SIO1.
Tailors don't make any bettor
clothes than our $20 to $25 suits
or overcoats. They certainly
lon'tmake them fit any better , and everybody
says they don't wear any longer. Saves from $15
to $25 , What a w.hole lot of circuses you could go
to , or better still , what a lot of underwear you can
buy our $1 kind is 75c 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. ,
r" open Saturday every evening till 10. till OH | S , W , Cor. 15th and Doaglaj Sti
