Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY , DECEMBER 6 , 1893.
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
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AvrniRn Circulation for Oelolmr , 3t,3lfl.
SKr.MNO the Bsiino oil ns "win-ranted
17f > lost" at 1(1 ( cents a gallon and "war
ranted 150 test'1 at 12 cents a gallon
Buvorirn Rroat deal of obtaining money
by false representations.
A CIOAKICTTK crusade is the latest.
Iloro Is an opportunity for the third
party to gain additions to Its inomhor-
uhlp by inserting a plank in its platform
calling for a prohibitory cifjarotto law.
WE AUH tolJ that the Wilson tariff
bill pleases Canada ; that it is fairly
Hatisfuutory to Great Britain ; that its
features are not objeotionablo to Ger
many. But the question just now is ,
will it suit the United States ?
OVRlt $ . " ) ,000 has already been laid out
for services rendered by people em
ployed to watch the site of the new fed
eral building at Omaha. The site is
jtill at the old stand. This seems to bo
the chief result of the money so far ex
pended. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
OUR oil inspection laws were enacted
by" the legislature for the protection of
oil consumers throughout the state. As
enforced by the present inspectors , that
legislation is little bettor than no legis
lation at all. There Is no excuse for
not enforcing to the letter the low stand
ard proscribed by the law.
NEW Yoiuc has put a stop to the
danso du ventro at its World's ' fair
prize winners' exposition just to show
that it can draw the lines of morality as
' itrictly as can Chicago. As a consequence
quence of this action the metropolis
will soon bo overrun with oriental
dancers. Now York will not permit
itself to bo eclipsed by Chicago.
T CLEVELAND still has
hopes that the Chinese residents of the
United States intend to comply with the
requirements of the extended exclusion
law. The president's faith is boundless.
Equally competent observers are not
quite so sanguine in this matter. Unless
registration begins very soon the people
must conclude that their patience wns
Umpiy trifled with by the extension act ,
Which delayed the problem but did not
solve it.
Tun statement of receipts at the
various land ofllcos in Nebraska during
the last fiscal year brings out moro
sharply than over the inconsistency of
the Interior department in its recent
orders abolishing and consolidating
certain of the cilice's. The receipts al
Ltnoiln were not $1,500 , , and'yet the
Lincoln ofllco was retained while others
doing twice the business were closed.
"Political interest"
evidently outweighs
revenue us a factor bearing upon this
for revenue only administration.
ONK by ono the bogus bond investment
swindles located in different cities ol
the west are suspending in fear of pros
ecution by federal authorities. The
poor durcs who have been holding on In
the hope that there might bo some
Blight chance of coining out ahead ol
the coinrnny are thus being deprived o :
oven the privilege of keeping up tholi
nxpcctations. When the whole stoi-j
ccnios to bo written it will bo found
that the bond Investment craze hns
proven cue of the most Ruccossfu !
schemes of fraud that has been prac
ticed upon a credulous public in many a
year.
TUB prosldjnt's message makes a
strung plea for supplementing oui
already numerous extradition treaties
by other treaties of u similar nature
with all powers that liuvu not yet maclo
arrangements with us to hand over
fugitives from justice upon a roiisoimblo
showing of tholr guilt. Recent events
have demonstrated the importance n
this recommendation. The treaty power
IB by the const itution conferred upon the
executive with the ratification of the
Boimto. The president's power of Inltla
tton hero phiuos upon him the responsi
bility of scouring tlo ( desired treaties
The Donate may bo rolled upon to co
operate in | > os footing the agreements.
WHEN the market house ocmd propc
Itloti wns Hubmlttol to the people it
xvas clearly understood 'hut the bulk o
the $200,000 nil > uld bo expended for the
building- ana not for the ground , If wo
are to snond 8150,000 or oven half Urn
sum for the ground wo could just aa wol
have got along with a 810,000 market shed
* * " * * on Capitol avenue or some other ctroot
Bijt our cltizons desired to see a inonu
mental btnieturo erected to which the ;
could point with prldo as ono of the
features of Omaha , A second rate
building Is not wanted and no real cstuto
job should bo countenanced because the
people in voting the bonds failed to BUJ
now much Is to bo paid out for a alto
and how much for the market house am
public hall.
OUH A'ORTHER.Y KK n 111)01(3 t'lr.ASKD.
There has boon no expression of tils-
attraction on the part of our Canadian
neighbors with the proposed change of
arlff policy In the United States. On
bo contrary , they appear to bo very
fonorallj well pleased with the Wilson
jlll , and this is especially true of the
government , which Is said to regard the
ncasuro as a means to its salvation.
? ho tory government of the Dominion
s in bad odor. Its administration of
affairs has been unwise and moro or less
orrupt. It is contro\lcd \ by capital and
monopolies , and the people are 'op
pressed by enormous taxation. The
country has made no progress under
t , while poverty and popular dis
content have steadily increased , partlcu-
arly among the agricultural class.
The party of opposition to tlto govern-
nent was rapidly growing and there
was reason to believe that at the next
general election the lories would be
swept from power.
It , IB paid that they have taken fresh
lope from the proposed now tariff policy
'or this country , which makes about all
the concessions to the farmers of Canada
which they sought to obtain through
reciprocity and in return for which the
Canadian government will not bo called
upon to make any ooncosslons. The
Wilson bill contemplates opening the
American market to Canadian products ,
the effect of which would bo to infuse
now life and activity into every branch
of Canadian trade. The prolonged
period of depression would come
to an end and all classes of
the population would share In a re
newed prosperity. The people would
forgot their grievances and the demand
for a change of government becoming
less urgent the torlcs would have a
bettor chance to retain their hold on
power. Hence it is not surprising that
the tory politicians of the Dominion
should exult at the prospect of obtaining
all they have ever asked from this gov
ernment in the Interest of Canadian
trade without having to give anything
in return. As the organ of the Cana
dian ministry puts it : "Thoro is no obli
gation on the part of the Canadian gov
ernment to adjust our own tariff to the
scale of duties proposed in the "Wilson
bill and wo arc at full liberty to impose
all along the line whatever rates are
deemed desirable for either revenue or
protective purposes without incurring
the risk of any retaliation on the part
of our neighbors. " It would ncjt bo at
all surprising if the Canadian govern
ment should take advantage of tills
liberty in the event of the Wilson bill
becoming a law and increase the duty
on American manufactures. It is not
to bo doubted that the Canadian manu
facturers , who have been having a hard
struggle for existence , would demand
greater protection ogaiust American
competition as soon as they dared to dose
so without risk of retaliation upon any
other Canadian interest , and as they
have a potential intluonr.o in the
government they would bo pretty
sure to have their demand complied
with. There is every probability , there
fore , that the adoption of the democratic
tariff policy , while opening our markets
to the natural products of Canada , would
result inlontiroly closing the Canadian
market to nil of our manufactured pro
ducts which conic into competition with
those of Canada.
Several attempts have been made by
the Canadian government during the
past few years to eiTcct a reciprocity
agreement with the -United States , but
as it could offer no better 'inducement
thantho , exchange upon equal terms
of natural nroducts their proposal was
rejected by our government. If
the Wilson bill becomes law there
will bo no necessity for Canada to seek
reciprocity. That measure accords her
people all they could secure under reci
procity and leaves them free to dis
criminate at pleasure against American
products.
TIIK A'EH'OaS FHANOlllSG UltUlffANOB.
The revised eras franchise as embodied
in the ordinaco which was introduced
at the council meeting last night is
shorn of nearly every feature that made
the franchise that was enjoined by the
courts so offensive and objectionable to
our citizens.
As compared with the fifty-year gas
franchise ordinance , whoso railroading
through the council was attempted a
few weeks ago , the now ordinance In
volves great concessions hi every dlr'ee-
tlon. It is a victory of the first magni
tude for the citizens who have boon
opposing the earlier ordinance and for
TinBEK , whi.ch has made the fight for
the people almost alouo and unaided.
The concessions of the now ordinance
to the city are noteworthy and mark the
beginning of on era when privileges to
use the streets of Omaha are to bo paid
for by the favored corporations. The
gas company agrees to give the city 0
cents upon every 1,000 cubic feet of gas
consumed and paid for by private
patrons , a sum which , according to com
putations mudo upon a basis of present
sales , will amount to between $0COO and
$7,000 for the next year , and this
royalty on its franchise will ihorouso
from year to year. In addition to this
iho gas consumed in public buildings o !
the city will Lo furnished at $1 per
thousand cubic foot , a reduction of over
10 per cent from the. price now charged.
The o ncossi-jns to the people are ol
nolesa importance. The franchise in
stead of running-fifty years Is to con
tinue only twenty-live years This
brings the term down to the limits ol
the present generation and loaves the
next generation the right to legislate
for itself. The city retains the right to
purchase the gas works at an appraised
valuation at any time before the expira
tion of the tweuty-flve years. When
ever it Is In a condition to undertake the
management of Ita own gas plant and
the po'oplo think such a course advisable ,
it can acquire the property and supply
gas at a price governed by the cost of
production nt that timo. The people b >
the now ordinance acquire the right to
secure an extension of tha mains when
ever there are six consumers in a block
desiring to burn gas.
All of the most objectionable features
of the fifty-year franchise ordinance
have been modified in the now ordi
nance. With perhaps a few changes li
Verblago so as to make the lights of the
city and consumers under the contract
moro specific , the now ordinance will
probably pass the city council nnd bo-
coma n law. It must bo regarded ns a
most substantial gain for the cause of
good government and tbo protection of
the city's ' rights , of which no small part
of the credit Is to bo given the vigorous
efforts of THE ORE In bobnlf of the citi
zens and taxpayers. The company is
also entitled to credit for the liberal
manner in which It hns met the demands
of the opponents of the fifty-year fran
chise nnd the spirit of fairness it dis
played In conceding tbo most of their
demands. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A. OAVTWN TO DllVnalSTS AXD LIQUOR
The laws of this state require each
applicant for license to neil liquor ,
whether ns a beverage or for medicinal
purposes , to publish a notice of applica
tion for two weeks before the license is
granted In the newspaper that has the
largest circulation in the county. Under
the decision of the supreme court these
notices , to bo legal , must be published
six days each week , excluding : Sunday ,
for two weeks. The law fixes the rate
of publication at $1 per square of
ten lines for the first insertion and
50 cents per square for each subsequent
insertion. The space occupied by these
notices as formulated under the
direction of the police commis
sion is two squares , which makes
the legal rate for the first issue
32 and SI per day for the eleven subse
quent issues , making a total of $13 for
twelve publications. Each notice must
bo certified to by a notary , and for this
a charge of 2T > cents Is added. That makes
a total of $13.25 for publication and cer
tificate. This rate for legal advertising
was fixed by statute in 18G9 and has re-
mainoil the Baino over since. It applies
to all legal advertising alike , and there
fore Is not , as has been charged , an ex
tortionate rate established for THE Bun.
Under the decision rendered by the
district court of Douglas county , and
which the police commission unani
mously recognize as In full force and ap
plicable to the publication of license
notices , every edition of a newspaper
issued to regular subscribers is a dis
tinct newspaper. In other words , THE
OMAHA MOUSING BEE is ono paper and
THE OMAHA EVENING BKE is another
paper , because each has a separate list
of subscribers as much as has THE
WMEKLY BEE. The same is true as re
gards the World-JIerald. The morn
ing World-Herald is ono paper
and the evening World-Herald is another
paper. To pool these editions means
simply to pool two different papers , and
such combined circulation is not hold
legal for the purpose of establishing a
valid claim as publishing in a paper
having the largest circulation.
It was established before the po
lice commission last year and
again before the license b3ard at
South Omaha this year that THE
OMAHA EVENING BEE has a larger cir
culation in Douglas county than any
other newspaper. Inasmuch as the po
lice commission , by reason of certain in
fluences brought upon it , has refused to
ask the papers to submit sworn state
ments of circulation , wo now caution all
whom it may concern against a repeti
tion of the imposture by which
many 'applicants for license last
year were drawn into a damaging con
test that involved a loss of time and
money. The publishers of THE BEE
have no disposition to interfere in any
man's business , but they will enforce
their rightsas proprietors of the paper
of largest circulation in the county
and will not permit a fraudulent claim
to bo maintained by any competitor.
The fact that the World-Herald re
fuses to submit a sworn statement of
circulation to the police commission , as
it did in South Omaha last springwhore
it abandoned the Hold entirely , affords
abundant proof that its pretended claim
of largest circulation is a piece of the
rankest Imposture. If the World-Herald
had the largest circulation for any of
its editions it would certainly not offer
to do this advertising for $3.25 when by
law it would bo entitled to $13.25. Its
propositions to cut under are a give
away on their face.
Wo certainly shall protest'every ao-
plicant who does not comply with the
law.
MALIGNING OMAHA.
A Mr. Watts , who signs hlmsolf as
grand secretary of the Independent Ordot
of Good Templars and who claims to bo
employed in the auditor's department ol
the Union Pacific railroad , is quoted In
the Toronto ( Ont. ) Qlobc as having writ
ten a letter In which ho assorts that
quite a number of rum shops are now
and have boon running In this.elty with
out paying a license. He also repeats
the oft-exploded falsehood that tno
social evil is running riot in this city
and the public morals of the community
are so depraved as to tolerate crime and
vice in tholr most flagrant form because
the school fund is enriched thereby.
This snrao man Watts. was guilty o :
'circulating the most outrageous llbols
concerning this city during the memor
able campaign of 1890 and ho has re
iterated those falsehoods so often that
ho probably actually believes thorn.
This would bo his only excuse for dis
seminating such falsehoods among the
Canadians.
If Mr. Watts knows whore any saloon
or rum shop Is running in this olty with
out paying license it is his duty , if ho is
u good citizen , to inform the pollco am
the places will bo closed up mighty
quick. And ho cuunot numo a olty o :
equal population eait or west , north or
south , where the social evil Is under
more rigid surveillance and kept in
narrower bounds than It Is In O.Tuha.
As far in the social evil is oanournod ,
everybody that wants to Inform hirmolf
on the subject knows that the syoUmi of
imposing porloJic flues on koupnra and
inmates was In vogue In Omaha moro
than ten years buforo high lloanso wai
talked of. No rational person will pre
tend to eay that thU vice would ba sup
pressed , or in the least repressed , If the
fines were abolished or arrosta made at
irregular periods.
Ono thing is patent , If Omaha is
n faocond Sodom in the byes of Mr. Watta
ho should fioo from It llko Lot , and got
himself and his family , If ho has one ,
out of its sulphurous atmosphere. That
would show at Isast that he bullovoa In
getting salvation before ho becomes
contaminated and his precious soul is
dragged down to' pTJdltlon with the un-
regenerate. Tharo'its nn old Gorman
ndago : "It Is aft 'ill-favorod ' bird that
wfouls Its own nest)1 ! )
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IT WAS In accoVdahcd with the eter
nal fitness of ll/r/igg / / that the United
States grand juryehould before adjourn *
ing present the United States attorney
and United Statcfl marshal each with a
handsome turtle ijtcnrf pin , the logs of
which nro rf gbld1 and the eyes of
diamonds. And , 'll ' , was equally appro
priate for the recipients of those favors
to present a gel J-hcWlcd * cnno to the
foreman. It would , however , have boon
much moro In ke'ep'lhg with the order of
things to have presented him with a
jlldect brush and bucket on which the
legend , "U. S. Whitewash , " should
liavo boon engraved artistically. Oh ,
If that dlumond-oyed golden turtle could
articulate and glvo the true Inwardness
of the roaring farce of which it has
been the fitting end , the Department of
Justice might have to stuff Its capacious
oars with cotton and call for smelling
salts.
THE demand for the World's Fair Art
Portfolio has boon enormously In excess
of expectations and orders cannot bo
filled as rapidly as received. Within
the last twenty-four hours more than
1,000 , orders have boon filed In the countIng -
Ing room of THE BEE and the supply on
hand is exhausted. The publishing
n'ouso ' at Chicago wires that orders are
baing filled as rapidly as possible , but
as they run into the hundreds of thou
sands they are not able to keep In ad
vance of orders , but are shipping the
portfolios as rapidly as they can bo
tuned out and boxed. Our patrons can
bo assured , however , that all orders will
bo filled as promptly as possible under
the circumstances , and wo simply com
mend forbearance.
NOTHING is said In the president's
message Indicating what might bo the
position of the executive with reference
to the repeal of the 10 per cent tax upon
state bank issues. Chairman Springer
interprets this to mean tliat President
Cleveland is opposed to state banks of
issuo. Others infer that silence gives
consent. The whole tenor of the mes
sage , counseling delay in all matters re
lating to the currency , goes to confirm
the belief that the president does not
know whore he stands upon that plank
of the platform upon which ho was
elected. It is to bo hoped that he will
treat that plank as ruthlessly us ho has
some other sections of that document.
Agrooubla to Monroe.
Phf/a-ldp/iYa Tunes.
The Sovereign just enthroned at the head
of ttio Knights of Uixtxir does not como under
the prohibitions of the Monroe doctrine.
Homln'Must Come.
Glnlic-Dtihocrat.
Ono reason why those rumors of bond
sales by our government in Europe gain
credence is that nearly everybody thinks
bonds will have to' bo , sold. Receipts fall
below expenditures , and the tariff bill which
has just been framed will reduce the receipts
still futthcr if it passes. '
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Kotoriu In I.lttlo JthoJy.
Sprlnofitfd liepttblican.
There will bo no ) moro minority stnto prov-
ernmonts in Hhode Island , for the plurality
amendment totho 'Constitution has boon
carried by a largo'majority. Connecticut
will soon follow suiti so the Couruni says ,
and then New England politics as a whole
will bo much sightlior than for several years
past.
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A rrmnlum .oi | Fraud.
Cli\caon Tribune.
On ono point the heads of the largo dry
goods and Importing houses of this ciDy are
agreed. That is in their opposition to the pol
icy of the f rumors of the Wilson hill in replac
ing specific by ud valorem duties in so many
instances. Tnoy have enough trouble with
the latter under the present law , and they
want no moro.Vnilu some of the Chicago
merchants approve of the lower duties levied
by the bill on the articles they Import , yet
Mr. Wilson's claim'that there is loss fraud
under ad valorem than under spocilio duties
does not meet with their approval. They ,
like all merchants , have learnea bettor b >
long experience.
Tariff I.lulits mill Sliadowg.
n'cuMnotan I'ott.
Mr. Wilson's new tariff will bring gladness -
ness to many hearts. The news that cab
bages , acorns , catgut and bladders have
boon put upon tbo free list comes to the
humble homos of millions of American freemen -
men as a message of purest joy sorene.
Then there is Balm of Gllead. That is an
article which humanity must have at any
pnco , and which heretofore the masses have
been taxed for. Mr. Wilson makes it freo.
Ho brings it within the reach of the poorest
citizen. Arrowroot also , that favorite fodder -
dor of the beardless but gilded youth that
nourishment on which our chappies thrive ;
arrowroot uow takes Its stand with the ex
empt. And teazles ! liow often and how
fervently have wo longed for free teazles.
How wo have aroamcd of a millennium in
which free teazleswould occupy the fore
ground and where man could at last imd
perfect happiness ! And hero it is at last.
Surely Mr. Wilson is a clairvoyant and an
nngulall in one.
But , of course , there is another sldo , and
while in ono picture wo have a great and
grateful people , hailing free touzlos , free
Hal in of Qiluad , and untaxcd bladders as the
summum bonum long sought and just newfound
found , there is a second ono vvhero tears und
disappointment dwell. Mr. Hit-hard Minis-
flold , in particular , is dissatisfied and
grieved. He wanted protection in the form
of u high tariff on uctors , and Mr. Wilson
has disregarded his petition. Actors can
still como In free just us Mr. ManslleUI him
self did onto. The cheap , paupor-mado
article from Europe can still flood our mar
kets and make lifo hard for those already on
the ground.Vo feel for Mr. Mansfield. Ho
needs protection and should receive it , The
committed hns clearly blundered. There is
dissatisfaction also in respect of mannadried
lizards , bones and horse hair , upon which
thousands of good citizens demanded heavy
impost. And there it u feeling little short of
dospalr concerning Uvo bugs , especially the
Italian ( lea , for htTlibsoluto prohibition of
which an anxious nation had boon praying.
It has been hopefully U'SSertod that a specific )
duty on Jloas and 5U"bu s of similar char-
uotorund habits it really stiff ono , of course
would havq theof/ftc pf keeping them out
altogether , and thnt-'wuv a consummation to
whlun citizens of altclaases had looked for
ward with the vcry.jqslfl3t ; anticipation ,
Wo cannot have everything , however , and
it were idle tolososlftUDGf happiness In hand
while \vo abandon ourselves ia vain lamen
tation over what we nave not. Let us for
get the shattered dreAms of prohibited
lloas , actors , horsoliUlvinddried lizards , and
float our souls in tbo blissful contemplation
of free bladders , free ( tarlos , soap and cat
gut. If J
PEOPt.E AHIl IHDUIS.
The king of Matnbclolnnd U the Simpson
of South Africa. Ho is truly sockles * .
DemocnUlo defense of Billy Wilson's bill
> i an Interesting exhibition of raw material.
A strange feature of recent convulsions Is
the u.ystcrlou3 eclipse of the plivnot ITor-
akcr.
akcr.Mr.
Mr. Cleveland's opposition to the income
tax is In iho nature of a strike against a re
duced salary.
When the searchlight of criticism Is
turned on the tarilT , buucomb will bo found
on the free list.
As an expeditious means of shuflllng off ,
electricity can loam n profitable lesion from
the greased guillotine.
To quote Morton against Morton , the now
tariff bill "offera opulent opportunities for
the most pronounced" British paternalism ,
Unless the rivals for Brazilian supremacy
can show a record surpassing a foot hall
match , U Is absurd to claim a state of war
exists.
There nro substantial reasons for the belief -
lief that Queen Lll has Caucasian blood In
tier veins. Didn't her great great grand
father feast on Captain Cook ?
A resident of Ban Francisco , claiming to bo
a roynl blue blood , carved the main artery
to prove the claim. The spilled Huld dlu not
differ from the plebeian article , nor did iho
funeral.
If the Philadelphia Ledger persists In
opposing- the administration tariff polloy
its commission us a personal organ will have
to be revoked. Treason cannot bo tolerated
in the household.
Sir Benjamin Richardson , an eminent
London physician , gives it as his opinion
tha't bicycling , long persisted in , will inev
itably Injure the r.plno , the lungs and the
circulation of the rider.
William Walter Phelps , having discerned
"a distinct decline in American Jouralism , "
nrocoeds to reform It by purchasing the
Now York Malt and Express. Wllllo puts
tha ax at the root of the ovll. <
ThlodoroD. Weld , ono of the most prom
inent of the early abolitionists , a chum of
Garrison , Philips , Mrs. Chtlds and the
Gritnkcs , is still living at his homo in Hyde
Park , near Boston , where ho recently cele
brated hla 00th birthday.
John Leo Carroll , ex-governor of Mary
land , is a most aristocratlo looking old gen
tleman , and belongs to ono of the llnest of
the Maryland families. Ho is the grandnephew -
nephew of the first governor of Maryland
nhd the great grandncphcxv of the first
Catholic archbishop of Baltimore.
Paul Bcnnevuo is a physical wreck in aNew
Now Hampshire poorhouse. Ho has been a
diplomat , editor , publisher , politician , orator
tor and banker. Ho began tils public life m
Franco ns secretary of Alexander Dumas ,
the older , and In that capacity edited the
copy of many of the famous novelist's books.
Fortune was averse to him finally , and now ,
past 70 years of age , ho calmly waits his
end , a pauper in a strange land.
Should municipal reform slip r.nd slide
along in the present grooves in Chicago it Is
not unlikely that the alleged sovereigns of
the fair city will soon bo obliuod , In saluting
tho. alleged guardluns of the peace , to
scratch their olfactories on the curb. A
youngster of 17 , who , in a moment of mental
strabismus , shocked police cult with a profane -
fane expletive , was promptly jugged and
sentenced to fifteen days in the Bridewell.
o
A'tHKASltl A tilt * iillt.1.iIC.LNH.
Revival services nro In progress at Tobias
and many people attend.
The Sous of Vermont ; will hold a mid
winter mooting at Lincoln January 23.
James McVicker of North Bend has
started for the gold mining region of British
Guiana.
Sitting Boar and three other Pine Ridge
Indians have started for the Shoshoao
agency on a hunt and visit.
While his wife was at church B. F. Brown
of Fremont loft for parts unknown , taking
with him his pension papers.
The first annual show of the Southeastern
Nearaslta Poultry association will bo hold
at Beatiios December 26 to 29.
Farmers in the vicinity of Bennett have
leased tho'olcvator owned by G. VV. Eggles-
ton and will buy and soli gram.
While William Walsh of Violet was riding
a pony through the snow tlio horse fell and
Walsh's 1 egyyasbroken'in two places.
J. W. Richards of Juniata tried to get out
of the road of a lees ? colt und slipped and
fell. Ho is laid up with a broken hip bono.
The Table Rock Vitrified Brick company
is malting great preparations to handle nn
immense amount of business the coming
season.
A horse thief took advantage of the fact
that I. N. Berry of Fillmore county was at
tending church and escaped with his Sun-
day-go-to-meoting rig , leaving no trace.
It is reported at Goring that the capture
has been effected of a Inrge gang of cattle
rustlers who were depredating upon the
herds ranging on the border line between
Nebraska and Wyoming some twenty-fivo
miles northwest of hero. Sex-en men who
reside near Hemiugford , Box Butte county ,
were discovered in the act of slaughtering
a largo number of ocevcs , and a posse was
organized and followed thorn , capturing all
but ono. Ho escaped after a lively flro being
exchanged. The rest thou surrendered and
wont voluntarily back into Wyoming , and
they will bo taken to Cheyenne for trial.
Their names are not known. They had in
their wagons about fifteen * beoves. As this
sort of thing had boon gomcr on for some
time the men who apprehended them feel
rather jubilant :
sni.it3iKni.\a
Qnlvoston News : When a man falls his
friends say ho hus gone up. _
Washington Star : "ThU life. " sala the mnn
who stood on the cellar stair with ucoal bucket
in hl < ! hand , "would bo ono succession of sweet
sururlsc.s If coal only canio up as easily us tbo
price doos. "
Philadelphia Record : Jonx The proprietor
of that bono yard ought to bo urro.stod for
passing counterfeit money. Hoax Why , how
U that ? JOHN His place fs continually giving
out a bad scent.
Chicago Itccord : "I'nw , Is there any ditto
jtu'obetween ucold and nn InlhiuiizvV
. "If the doctor cnlls It n cold the bill Is about
$4. If ho calls It Influenza It's about $10. The
difference Is 114 , my HOII. "
Judge : Tommy 1'a , why do they nay "a
note matures" when 11 falls due ? I'a ( worry-
ini ? ever his debts ) HccuubO it's generally so
bliimo big , I Mipposo.
Chicago Tribune ; "I always -nail for a
snow slurm If I wunt to discover ibochuracteri
of my neighbors. "
"How'Htlmt ? "
"I notlct ) how closely onch ono observe * the
line dividing his sidewalk from his neighbor's
when ho Is shoveling snow. "
Indlnnnpolli JournMi Hnlosmixn Htovo
polish ? Certainly , What kind do you want ,
little girl ?
Juvonllo Customer ( nonplussed for a nio-
inonO I've heard nmmmii say elbow graabo
wns the only thing that would put a good
Hlilno on a Htovu , Got nny ?
Washington Blur : "Now , I happen to know
thut old Ounural Illoar was novitr In a battlu
In his Ufa , Bo , you sno , there Is no oxcuau for
culling him u diishliic warrior. "
"I Imvon't , oh ? Why , If his conversation
worn put In print thuro would bo utmost noth
ing oUo but dashes. "
I.U.Y AND nose ,
Eantai City Journal
To the Illy said the rose :
* "Why Is It , do you suppose.
That you never blush at allT
Is your modesty o smnll ? "
To thu rbyo the Illy bald :
"If my fnco isnovurrud ,
I I'M because my life Is pure ;
I'vo no cause u > blush , I'm sure. "
Kixlilor still the rnso now Krow ,
And her uycs tilled up with don-
Ixiw hnr haughty head Is bent ,
The Illy dldu't ulve a scent.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S , Gov't Report.
ABSOIJLTTELY PURE
11TTI t iTiffP Tlin I'VtTI ) PMP
WILL MARL Till ! , SlATh Suh
Capital Ncitionfd Receiver Wonts Nebraska's
Claim Estab'hncd in Court.
PROOF OF THE ACCOUNT VERY VAGUE
Mint Fix lrnnUoljr the Amount In Mother' *
llnniU nt thu Time of tha Col-
Inpio Itolorn the I'ltniln'
Are 1'Hld.
\VA5iiixn-rox Buniuu or TUB Ben , )
618 Foi'iirnitSTU STHBRT ,
WASHINGTON , Deo. M
Receiver Haydcn of the broken Capital
National bank at Lincoln wns found In the
oftlco of the comptroller of currency by
THE BBE correspondent today and asked
with respect to the payment of the state's
apportionment of the funds of the b.ink
which have been collected.
Mr. llaydon said ; "Tho proof of Mio state's
account against the bank has been so irrele
vant ns to nuiko the amount Indefinite and
the technical proof of the claim unreliable ,
nlthoueh It Is conceded that the bank owes
the state. We have concluded to ask the
state to submit uroof of its claim and fix
definitely the amount by a proceeding
In court. 1 presume the attorney general
of the state will Institute proceedings in tlio
state court at Lincoln to set up beyond
dispute the exact claim of the state aimlnst
tno bank , and when thu amount is thus do-
tnrminrdaiid the proof m positive 1 will
pay to the slate its proportion of the assets
of the bank which have been collected.
Until that time wo have deemed It best to
withhold the state's money. The state of
Nebraska cannot lese anything in the end ,
ns Its funds are secure , and it will not bo
much longer without Its money , "
I'lnu * ot tlio Itccclvor.
Receiver Haydcn will le.ivo for Lincoln
tomorrow , having completed hla business in
the oftlco of the comptroller of currency. Ho
declined to talk for publication nbo'tit ttio
procedures which nro to bo taken to secure
for the assets ot the bank certain lia
bilities upon the ofllcial bonds of
the bank officers. Ho stated that
it would bo altogether improper for
him to disclose any methods proposed on the
part of the government to increase the assets
of the bank or to ferret out collections which
might bo forced ui > on the bonds of the offi
cers of the bank or those of city officials at
Lincoln or in any other direction. Ho said
also that ho did not know how long it would
bo until the affairs of the bank would ho
entirely closed ; that It would depend upon
the resistance offered by the bank's debtors
against whom it was proposed to proceed.
Crcillttirn' interest I'rrjmllrcil.
Beyond doubt the scandalous actions of
President Moshcr and the laxity of the offi
cials having him in charge have prejudiced
the interests of the creditors of ttio Capital
National bank and greatly delayed the
payment of dividends. No estimate
of what per cent of the claims of
depositors and creditors generally
of the bank will bo paid could bo
extracted from Receiver Haydeu or Comp
troller Eckels. Both declined to place oven
nn approximate estimate upon the per cent
of the claims which would ultimately bo
paid , probably because any sunh estimate
would disclose or suggest in a remote way
some of the proceedings which nro to bo in
stituted with a view to making collections
for the bank.
THE BKE correspondent ventures to sug
gest upon his own information thut the
creditors will in time receive approximately
30 per cent of their claims. The department
is well satisfied with the manner in which
Receiver Haydcn lias conducted the affairs
of the bank , and it is .safe to predict that
some sort of proceedings will be instituted
upon the return to Lincoln of the receiver ,
which will not only force some collections ,
but the liquidation of the bank's assets.
Another Uolny in Omaha's 1'ostotllcc.
Senator Mamlcrsoti called at the Treasury-
department today to see Supervising Archi
tect O'Hourko in rogarJ to the schedules
which were to bo signed by the contractors
for the granite work upon the new federal
btiildlng at Omaha. It seems that the super
vising architect had "affixed schedules upon
the basis of the Minnesota gnniito , whereas
Colorado granite is usod. While , of course ,
the schedules for Minnesota granite would
not have interfered in the use of the Colorado
rado material , they would have made a dif
ference in the payments which the govern
ment will make from time to time
to the contractors. Under the sched
ules offered to Drexel the payments
would have boon less than if th'e.v had
been diSawn upon the basis of Colorado
granite , as it costs less to work the Minnesota
seta than the Colorauo material. Supervis
ing Architect O'Rourko was absent from his
ofllco , but Senator Mnndorson was assured
that an extension of time for filing the bond
would be given in accordance with the re
quest of the contractors , so that the
schedules relating to payment muv be cor
rected. The Sixteenth street stone work is
now being gotten out , the contractors report ,
and the work at the Colorado quarries is to
bo pushed.
Secretary Carlisle has recommetulcd an
appropriation of $100,000 Instead of $75,000 ,
ns stated by a BEE special last night , to
continuo the work upon the federal buildintf
at Omaha during the fiscal yonr beginning
July 1 noxt.
N lir.i kininl limn 1'ntmiM.
1'atcnts were granted today to the follow
ing Nubrasna Inventors : Orrcn W.
ntut J. < V. Boston , David City ,
tea liottlo ; John II. Dundns ,
Auburn , swinging cato { linns H , Jensen ,
Omnlir. . dry closet ; "Carl F. Kuul , Madison ,
brick mould : Gottlieb Kcltor , Browstcr ,
spndo or digger ; Andrew Larson , taxlngton ,
sulky barrow.
lowans : David W. Coles , Gtithrln Cen
tre , wagon ! Sarah 13. Dysmgcr , Kldora ,
culinary device' Duvid S. Huitoti , M.irtuw
burg , car coupling ; , Constantine Ualblo ,
OsknloORa. vegetable cuttci'j Thomas 11.
Swan. Atlantic , drenching bit ; Joseph A ,
Treat , Stuart , cash register and Indicator )
Charles L. Young , Imogeno , portable grain
dump.
> w \Vontiirn r' > itinn tcr .
1'ostmnstcrs npiwlntcit today : Iowa
Collins , Story county , W. 11. Thompson ,
vIcoJ. B. Hntison. removed ; Lawn Hill ,
Hardln county , G. IV Strnyer , vlco 1-eonldni
Smith , removed : WoHonl , Uetilon county ,
\ \ . Harrington , vlco Frank Novak , removed.
South LHkotn Bradley , Clark county , II.
Adnlr. rvmovcil ; Tyiidull , Bonhommo county ,
H. A. I'lko , vlco .Murray Colbtirn , removed.
Utah Annnbclta , Sovler county. Mrs.
Bertha Gtiidntr , vlco E. B. ICeycs , removed.
AlMilllloii 1,1 Hut Mniir Itniintr OjipiiKOil.
Mr Burrows of Michigan , who Is ono of
the leading republican members of the ways
and means comniUteo ; told TUB BKE corre
spondent todaj that the republicans In urn-
gress would bitterly opitoso the proposition
to extinguish thu sugar bounty in eight
years , as provided lu the Wilson bill , bo-
cnuso the huv us It stands Is a solemn com
pact between the government und the sugar
nunufucturors and the producers of beets
and c.ino for a period of years.
"But , " said Mr. Burrows , "wo would
accept the extinguishment plan rather than
nothing. I bo'.tovo the sugar bounty ns
promised will bo curried out to the full
period lixod by law. "
Clr.vi'taml WIM > 'nt Accurate.
President Cleveland hns Incensed most of
the democratic members of the ways and
moans committee by announcing lu his message -
sago thut an Income tax upon corporation
shares and legacies had been nctvcu upon ,
which means that ho noes not hellevo that
private Incomes will bo taxed. The majority
of the committee , Indudlng Chairman Wll-
sou say the Income tax has not boon agreed
upon , und when it is it will provide a tax
upon private incomes , as well us corporation f
shares.
Just six of the nine democratic members \ \
of the committee nro determined that pri
vate incomes ahull pay a tax. They doeluro
that there Is more justice in t.ixing private
incomes than corporations , us private In-
con.es nro the only true index to aflluonco
and wealth ; that needy persons , the most
common classes , often hold a large majority
of the shares in corporations , und , in fact ,
constitute the bono and sinew of the orgun-
i/atloa of a largo majority of the milln and
factories of the country ; that the existence
of a great factory or null is uot true ovl-
denco of wealth or power , as many of our
greatest Institutions ara owned by the per
sons u ho operate them , the bulk of shares
being hold by the laborcis mid mechanics ,
ami often the greatest show covers the
greatest financial distress. On the olhor
hand an income on private property , they
contend , is direct evidence of wealth.
1'crsanll Mention.
Will R. Seism of Omaha , John C. Leper
und G. L. Myson of Des Momcs. la. , and
Will B. Dale of Columbus , Neb. , nro at the
Rijrgs.
Henry C. .Light of Iowa has been ap
pointed through the Civil Service commission
to a fT20 position in the Interior department.
PRIIUV S. HEATH.
The Wounils Are K\r.
Iniltanap'iltn ' Journal.
The Wilson committed has put balm of
gllcad upon the free list , but It will not avail.
There is no soothing lotion for the trriovous
wounds with which thut committee ha
scarified the democracy.
Sl'BJKItt II FltOM KXVKttlBJt VJS.
Constitution.
The man who wants to tell you how to run the
pnpcr , ho
Is 111 the olllcoiirory other days
'Twlxt tlio clicking of the scissors , still hit
Mulling fuco wo SPO ,
And he overtakes the measloon tlio way.
Ho Is hero.
Ho Is thovo ;
You wllltlnd him everywhere ;
Hocnn tell you moro about It
Thau you'd Und out In a year !
The man who wants to toll you how to run tha
pupar ; well , *
You recojjnlro his foot-stepson the stair ;
When ho lakes the elevator , ut the tupping of
the boll.
You know tlmt ho Is coming , or Is hero !
For ho lands
With both hands ,
And the olllco understands ,
He K coming , coming ; , coming ,
And Ifb under his commands !
The man who wants to toll you how to run tha
pnpcr ; yet ,
Tlowovcr ho may como up to the scratch ,
Will find another cllrnulo whcro the 111111101'ara
never wet ,
And btrlko a ton of coal and atrllco a match/ /
And he'll yearn ,
And he'll turn ,
Whcro I ho ( lay they don't ilUcorn ;
And he'll dm up thu boilers.
And hu'll bioil , und he will burn !
Tlio largest makora nml n-jllera of
line clofhoa on Kartli
Your nionoy'a wortli or your money buck.
The great run
On our suits and overcoats at half price has com
pletely cleaned us out
and in order to satisfy
'T
< a few of the disap
pointed ones wo have
marked down a small
-t
line of all wool over
coats and ulsters to $8 $10$12.50 $15 for the bal
ance of the week if they last that long. On account
of the rush in the men's goods our children's wear
was nearly overlooked but we wish to announce a
Boys' Sale Saturday
that will create as big a sensation as that of a week
. For the accommodation
I- ' ag-o. Full particulars Friday.
r tion of customers , commencing next Monday we
7 will keep open till 9 o'clock every evening and Sat
urdays till 10 , only till Christmas.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
/ . Cor.l5th and Douglas Sts ,
iy