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4 * "a > * W v THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : THURSDAY DECEMBER 7. 1893. THE OMAHA DAILY BEB. , K 1Hor. TKKMS or StlllSCnil'TtON. Hallylifo ( without SiimKv ) Ono Year . f R Oj > linllv anil Snwlny , On Year . J" ' " ' HI * Months . Of ) riiri-o Miinlli * . f , { ' ' " hnnrtny lUv.Unn Vrar . ; . WUnrtay Ilw. OMIJ Vnr . * { \\Vpltlyllcc.Um Vi-.ir . " omcis. foundl IllnlTH , 12 1'rarl Mn-et. s \ViM.tliEloiiOll ( ; Koiirtconlli ttlrrot COUUESl'ONDKXCE.1 All comminilriitloin r < ; tilliiT : to " y < anil > tc.Vinl mailer hlimiMl inMr wH To llio hdllo E Ht'SlXKSS I.KTTKUS. nnil rrmltnncpi RhoilM bo MlYln AllliimlnmHlcttrrH - I tn Till. . Urn I'ublUhlliceoinp.uiy.Omahn. lirnftK.elifckH unit pOHtofllco orders to buinndo v.iv.ili1 > 1 in HIP onlirof llio romptiny. 1'nrllrs loavhiK Jlip cliv for the mmnm-r can have TiiElliKRonllothi-lriuiitn'RHbyU'iivlii * nil onlcr "SWOUN STATEMENT Ot' CIRCULATION. of NobrnnVn. I . lIVr 'hucV.'B'-'crciary of.TIIK Ijrn ri.l- . ( UM I * /m IIMVIV n--Li - > of. * - " , _ , , , .rt Hint inn llflilnu conipmy , ilons Holfiniilv nwi-ar h uclnal clrcnlnllon of Tim luil.v IIKR for tha week i Tlmmlnv. No\niiNTiU : . , . , Krlilnv. Uwi-inbjr I f'iftn tnliiul.iy , Duccinbor'J " ' Hro , II. Tcni't K. . . Sworn to Ix-foro mo nn < l uubsprllxnl In my \ M : [ presence 1I.I.M. . ' . S. ( 'Irrnlntlon Tnr ( li-tnlinr , a4niB. Tin : president's mosaiijjii hcoms to Imvo fallen like n damp cloth upon the llrcs that kindled the breasts of the btuto bank issue enthusiasts. "Wr. Ann likely to learn what was cnn- | ? -L | tainud in the Instructions clvon to Min- | f Istor WilliH on his dopurturu for Hawaii as noon a ? congress is able to put Its iln- Rurs-in tlio diploirintie jilo. TiiBoHycouncil is asked to rent space In the city hall for n citfar stand. The next thing in order will bo an applica tion to use a room in the city buildIny for a barber shop or a pic stand. DO NOT expect conur'oss to accomplish anything in the way of legislation until after their holiday recess. Congress men are constitutionally averse to labor during tlio last month of the year. ACCORDING to tlio Chicago Ifcmhl the democratic nominee for mayor of llmt city is a democrat after Mr. Clove- land's own heart. This is nmplo justifi cation for the Times to bolt the ticket. Tun rapidity with which the transfer switch law is being put into operation is only excelled by the liasto of the State Board of Transportation to move for a dissolution of the maximum freight rate law injunction. Two MIX have just been convicted in llio police court of violating the provi- ilons of the liquor law of this state. But the prohibition agitators go right on saying tjmt thcro is not a semblance of an olTort made to enforce thcso laws in Omaha. THE BEE con tends that the coal deal ers of Omaha puglittto bo satisfied with a fair margin of profit. Some of them Boniest the figures presented by this paper showing' their profits to bo ox- oossivo. The burden of proof is upon the dealers to show .whore Tun Bun's figures are in error. , Nnws of the umlcablo settlement of the Lohigh strike must bo welcome ti dings everywhere. The strike has in volved all parties concerned in losses which cannot bo reimbursed. Tlio winter - tor will bo hard enough without a longer continuance of unnecessary idlone3s on- forend by the strike. No SMALL part of the credit for bring ing the gas company to a reasonable re cognition of the rights of the city and gas consumers in the mutter of an exten sion of their franchise is to bo given Mr. W. S. Popploton and Mr. John L. Ken nedy , who secured the temporary in junction to restrain the city authorities from approving the fifty-year contract. THK Pennsylvania Statu Board of Arbitratum , which succeeded in bring ing the strikers and the Lohlgh railroad to a satisfactory adjustment , of their differences , is entitled to a great deal of credit. The success of voluntary Inter vention of government olllcials hero and in England may do much to bring that method of scttllnir labor dilllculties into general favor. WAS the president trying to force the ways and means mmmittcc into accept ing his plan for tlio internal revenue Hohcdulo when ho assorted in his mes sage that the committee had already agreed upon a corporation income tux ? If the committee dually decides yprrn un entirely different revenue measure the president will ibid himself in u rather delicate position should the bill como before him for lifs signature. IN n.VSTKUN cities parents compote with ouoh other for the privilege of Bonding their children tn thu school used as u model for the instruction of studimts in the toaohur.V training departments and its work usually stands nuur the top us oainpitred with other public sohoolb. Thin may not bo the case in Omuha , but parents might give the subject a per sonal Investigation before blindly sign ing protests against the continuance of thu ays to in. THK Commercial club very properly dUcusscd lira insurance and monitors manifested deoldeded opposition to an advance of rates This is a subject which ufloots the poolcot tmks of the nbaviest property ownora of this city , and la u legitimate subject for Cominor- oial club treatment. Only recently , however , it wna decided that the club hud no business ( a ako u positive stand on tlio question tf the ilfty-your gas franoliicu , a subject fur moro Important ta the taxpayers limn insurance rates. Fortunately the company ha * baan forced to make reasonable concessions without the Interposition of the Com mercial club. It U now an open qucs- tltn what the functions of the Cotmnor- plttl club arc , und on which subjects and Issued tlio club Is to bo NO irOUD AOAItrfT TllVSTS. Among the matters of Importance which President Cleveland did not refer to In his annual incssngo is the question of suppressing the trusts and combina tions which exist In violation of law. The president refers approvingly to several of the recommendations con tained In the report of the attorney general and as nothing Is said regarding the enforcement of the anti-trust law It Is to bo presumed that the head of the Department of Justice had nothing to say favorable to enforcing that statute. It would scorn that a matter which Mr. Cleveland deemed of sufllotont impor tance and public Interest to receive attention In his inaugural address should not have been entirely Ignored In his message to congress , oven if thcro was nothing more to bo said in relation to it than to give the people assurance that the administration was not unmindful of the implied promise of the president to exert the power of the federal government to relieve them from the Interference arid exactions of thn combinations. At the time of his inauguration Mr. Cleveland declared the "aggregations of kindred enter prises and combinations of business in terests" to bo conspiracies against the interests of the people and in all their phases unnatural and opposed to our American sense of fairness. It would have taken but a very few lines in the mosssagc to have reas sured llio people that the president still entertains this view of the trusts and still bjlluvoj that "to the extent that they can bo reauhod and restrained by federal power the general govern ment should relieve onr citizens , from their interference and exactions. " Such u statement would have boon received with moro general satisfaction than has any part of the message. There is an impression abroad that Attorney General Olnoy is not heartily in sympathy with the purpose of the anti-trust law. Ho has been , during a largo part of his profossiona' ' career , identified with carpomtlons and ho still retains an interest in them , so that there is apparently ground for tlio ballot that the attorney gen eral does not share largely in the general 'popular opinion regarding monopoly. Prom a published abstract of the attorney general's report it ap pears ho has found that the common impression that the aim and effect of the anti-trust law arc to prohibit and pre vent trusts and combinations is erroneous. This discovery will doubt less surprise the eminent lawyers in and out of congress who have given their opinions that this act was intended to accomplish this very result and was mo..t carefully framed with that very end in view. Ex-Sonator Edmunds was a member of the committee which reported this act and ho has said moro than once that every trust und trade combination in the country can bo reached through it. lie would bo good authority if ho stood alone in this opinion , but thero'aro a great many other distinguished lawyers who agree with him. It would seem that the attempt of At torney General Olnoy to discredit tlio anti-trust act , as ho plainly does in the remark that " 'it would not bo useful , even if it wore possible1 to ascertain the precise purpose of the framers of the statute,1' ' has not been without effect upon the mind of the president. The law was u republican measure , and this fact is sufficient to induce the present administration to discredit it , regardless of Us merits. That there will be no serious olTort made to en force the statute by this administration there is no risk in predicting , nor is it probable that congress will be asked to enact a law whoso aim and effect would bo to prohibit and prevent aggre gations of captal | , which Mr. Cleveland only a few months ago characterized as conspiracies against the interests of the people. Tlio indications are that the trusts have nothing to fear from this administration. TUB A'AllUZAl , HANKS. The ronortof the eomntrnllnr of t.hn currency , whoso office has relation ex clusively to the national banks , con tains facts and recommendations which are of interest to the general business public as well as to those engaged in banking. It Is to bo remarked at the outset that the report is friendly to the banks and offers no encouragement to the people who are prejudiced against those institutions. Comptroller Eckels has shown at all times that ho recog- nl/cd the merits of the national banking system , and while ho recommends nu merous amendments to the law deemed necessary for the Improvement of the system , there is nothing in these to sug gest that ho docs not regard the system as the boit the country has over had , Tlio recommendations of the comptrol ler that the national bunking associa tions be allowed to issue circulating notes to the par value of the bonds de posited and that the tux on circulation be reduced are made , it Is to ha pre sumed , with the concurrence of the sec retary of the treasury , and If so must bo assumed to represent the view of the adminlstruti'-n , If this should prove to bo the ease there will bo some probabil ity of legislation to this end , though at present the outlook for it is not bright. The house committee on banking und currency has the 'proposition under consideration and thu finance committee of the teimto has devoted some attention to it , but there Is un opposition that will not bo easily overcame , If It bo not strong enough to defeat the proposition. Not withstanding the fuut that to allow the bunks to Issue circulation to the par value of their bonds deposited would enable them to iniiko a ooiibldorublo addition to the currency at once the op position oiubrui'cs most of thoao who clamor for more currency , and their solo reason for opposing it Is that It would benefit the buuUs. It Is , perhaps , need less t j say that a very largo part of this opposition comes from the section which demands the repeal of the 10 i > or cent tax on state bank issues and favors a tax ui Incomes nearly the whole revenue from which would bo paid by the people cf the north. The c.mptroljor of the currency roe- ( mmonds amendments to the law with a view to reudotlm ; ilu > eys'.om more bc- curor Ho would Imvo the coinplr6llor empowered , with the approval nf the secretary of the treasury , to remove officers and directors ol a bank for vlo- latlong of law ; would provide that no ox- ccutlvo officer or employe of n bank bo permitted to borrow of suoh bank , ex cept upon application to and approval by the directors , and would require bank examiners to take an oath of olllco and glvo a bond. There Is no apparent reason why these recommendations will not bo acceptable to all honest bankers who desire to have the national system made stronger in public confi dence. The comptroller Is of the opinion that there Is nn ample supply of currency for a time and that congress should not adopt any experimental legislation ou this subject. lie suggests that congress shall obtain , either through a special monetary commission or the proper committees , detailed information of the various systems of bank issue now in operation in order to enable It to formu late a complete and harmonious system. An obvious Inference from this is that the comptroller Is not In favor of restor ing to state banks the privilege of issu ing currency. FltKK ll.llti : u.ll ) I'ASSKS. Notwithstanding the express prohibi tion of the grunt of free railroad passes except to employes laid down in the in terstate commerce act , it 1ms long been notorious that that healthful provision of the law was baing utterly disre garded. If anything more were needed to confirm what has been generally ac cepted as true the agreement proposed at the mooting of the general managers of the various western roads at Chicago this week shows to what extent the pass evil has boon revived. So flagrant has become the ' 'violation of the federal law in this respect that the different railroads have boon comncllcd to call upon one another to protect themselves from cut-throat competition in the lav ish grant of frco transportation to one and all who have trumped up a claim to the generosity of the company. To restrict this almost unlimited dis tribution of free passes it is proposed to organize a committee consisting of the chairman of the Western Freight as sociation and two managing ofll cers at designated terminal points of the lines , who are to act upon all applications for passes "for other than political , charitable or per sonal purposes. " Leaving out of con sideration the administrative machinery to bo erected , the agreement proposed admits by these words that the railroads do issue passes for political , chari table and personal purposes pur poses expressly forbidden by law and that they intend to keep on issuing them. It further goes on to bind the roads not to give free or reduced trans portation to influence business , clearly implying that such has been the prac tice and would continue to be the prac tice unless the railroad managers agi'co among themselves to put an end to it at once. The railroads are coining to acknowledge that tlio game of granting free passes to shippers can bo played simultaneously by all of them and that it confers no apprecia ble benefits , but , on the contrary , de prives thorn of a revenue which ought to bo secured. The question of issuing free passes almost indiscriminately altects the pub lic in equal degree with the railroads. When certain persons are carried free these who buy their tickets must necessarily pay for these who are not required to pay. Worse than this , the pass system is used to demoralize the public officers of the government , to in- iluenco political conventions and to bribe the voters whenever possi ble to favor railroad candidates for public places. The interstate commerce law and the Interstate Com merce commission have proven quite powerless to abolish this abuse. While the railroads are asking congress for legislation to protect their property from train robbers and train wreckers it would bo no moro than reasonable to couple with such legislation moro strin gent regulations concerning the Issuing of frco pusses than have been incorpor ated into the interstate commerce act. OS CULOIt. During the last presidential election the democratic organizers made no little ado over the formation of numerous colored democratic clubs , to which they pointed with pride as un in dication of wholesale desertion In the republican ranks. Those colored men were drawn Into the service by promises of various sorts , the most potent balng , of course , promises of appointment to oflleo in cuso the democratic presidential nomlnoo proved successful in the campaign. By thoao means it was made nominally to appaar that the democratic ticket was receiv ing support among the colored people both north and south. But tho.redemp tion of the promises has boon exceed ingly slow and unsatisfactory. The Houtljorn colored loaders who were won over to democracy by assur ances of olllco are said to ba particularly disgruntled at the distribution of the pluuis and are loud In their denuncia tions of the present administration. They confess that they have boon taken In und vehemently assort their intentions of not being caught a second time. One ot them , the editor of the Aiifionai Five- man , hung around Washington for nine months In vain , awaiting a consulship , which ho was led to expect In payment of campaign services duly rendered , but has finally loft for his homo in disgust , lie declares that while Van Alcn und Roosevelt and others who bought their offices for hard cash Imvo had their goods delivered the colored holders of political pledges have boon unable to have them redeemed , To be sure the administration has given a few sample offices to colored men , but they have all boon of minor Importance. Two presidential nomina tions of colored men have been sent to the benato only to ba quickly rejected , and in these instanced It is Intimated that they were Intentionally sacrificed. Offices that had formerly baon given to representatives of the colored race have been filled by white adherents of tao president's fortunes. These two uom- inatbus ju t mentioned were to posi tions usually hold by white appointees and this nffordbrt the souato an easy prc- text for refusing' confirm them. The administration however , seeks to claim the credit for ti6 nominations , although the offices havoinot'cr been delivered. Colored moil aroTslmply learning anew the lesson thatHhfJy have nothing to ex pect from the cVpn\oratlo \ ' { party. To the republicans they 'ovvo their emancipa tion from slavery ; to tlio republicans they ovvo tholr'-pblitlcal rights , and to the republican' . tfioy owe what little political proforjncnt they have already secured. They , must look to the repub licans for assistance Itv the future and their adherence"'U ' the democratic ad ministration promises to bring tlmm nothing but bitter disappointment. LAST spring , when the question of legal publication In the paper ot largest circulation was up in South Omaha and publishers were asked to file sworn state ments , Tun Br.r promptly responded , as it always does. The publishers of the II"orld-JIcntlil did not put in an appear- unco. Thoronmm the licensing board passed . n resolution declaring that Ttn : KVENIXO Br.E was the me dium for advertising applications for license. Although he made throats and talked loud about filing remon strances and protests , Mr. Hitchcock did not. protest a solitary application , lie did not dare to do so then and does not dare to carry out his threat * uo\v. If ho protests ho subjects himself to a searching inquiry that would at once explode his bogus claims ot largest circulation. The whole courho of the } \'orhl-Ifcmhl \ In regard to the license publication is too transparent. It is nothing tnoro nor loss , than an audacious olTort to hold up liquor dealers for $3.25 aplcco. If the paper had n valid claim for this adver tising it would not btTor to charge 9X23 for twelve insertions in three editions , morning , noon ami evening , when the legal rate for one edition twelve times is $13.25 and tlio commercial rate for the same space exceeds that amount. IT IS quite natural that insurance men feel constrained to denounce the valued' policy law of this state , the best measure of the kind ever placed upon our statute books. This law was designed to compel instiranco companies taking risks on a given piece of property to pay to the assured after a fire what they agreed to pay prior to a fire. It is a measure calculated to protect the assured against the traveling adjusters employed by insurance com panies to bring about a settlement. An adjuster who cap make a settlement in volving the least possible cost to his company , regardless of the amount named in the policy and regardless of the actual leas sustained is the man who receives the highest salary for his service. Tlio valued policy law stands between the adjuster and the assured. , Take the Wakcfiold lumber risk , for in stance. Tlio loss Uy fire was allbuD , com plete. The insurance companies , wo understand , refused' ' , to moot their obli gations , aud the assured brought suit. The companioa'adopted tactics to stave off the trial of Uio paso aud seem to bo afraid.to submi .lt < jbitho court. This is a great hardship to which no man or firm should boVlbjectcd. THE death of Professor Tyndall re moves the foremost physicist of the English-speaking world and one who has been most indofatlgablo.in his efforts to promote the cause of pure science. His contributions to the theories of light and electricity have been most valuable additions to our stock of knowledge on those important subjects , and their practical applications have resulted in material advancement in thef In dustrial arts. Not least among his gifts to science have been the fellowships which ho endowed in throe or four of the leading. American uni versities for the encouragement of original work in the realm of physical scionco. The institutions on this side of the Atlantic which Imvo been specially favored by this great scholar ought to unite in erecting some suitable memo rial in acknowledgment of his work as a scientist of the first rank. Tlio Guillen Denver Neu g. The gold product of the state , when footed up at the end. of the year , will astonisti even the friends ot Colorado who believe in the wonderful productive power of her varied resources. Iliey Are I.ooloo . Ijctrnlt Vrte I'rni. Postmaster Hosing , the now appointee at Chicago , is nn Ohio man. Whenever xou hoar of a purllcluarly good plum bolng civen out by the bountiful dispenser of govern ment patronage the chances are that you will bo right in declaring , oft hand , that he entered this vale of tours by the Buckeye route. Dollnlnir Licmoaraojr. New I'm I ; Sim , . Nolthor sectionalism nor socialism Is democracy. Tlio Income tax is intolerable to democratic ideas. It Is unconstitutional ; fur.whatever the supreme court may have decided to the contrary under pressure of war emergency , It is a direct tax. If a tax on an income is not a direct tux , there Is no suoti thing as direct taxation. Congress has no power to lay any alreot tux unless It is apportioned among the states according to population , . _ Tlio T c ol cHutluen Kovlval , So much has 'bccli ' aiilel lately by the calamity howler respecting the pulse of trade , tno closing mills and other items In the routine argument * of the alarmists that perhaps the 'otter' last weak of oalv 10,000 packages of cotton goods nt auction by aNew Now York nrm npMnat 4JOW ! ) last year will aurprlso even the howlers , if their hides can bo penetrated. U'hu irecelpts from the sale wcro over $1,000.000. , This la the beat in- illcatica yet ihatUhoeountry is bare of goods and that the winter season will bo actlvo with buyers. TUA annual auction of cotton goods tests the trade as no other commercial process can , and the temper or business In- ulcatos a rising ( 'tide ' prosperity. There Is nothing the matter * with the future with boards bare of go6d l every where. .S.V.If SltUTtl AT TIIK tCnnaat City Journal ( rop.l : On tba vrholo , the mcsi.ngots a disappointment aud betrays n consciousness of weakness. Chicago .lournnl ( rep. ) ; The .IJhrnal wishes lifts democracy Joj of this ponderous fuhnlnallou , which will bonbautM effectual to counteract the revulsion fiR.Unst domocrary ns n fog bank to it-slst the .tuly sun. sun.Chiciico llcconl ( Inil. ) : These who have road the stuto papers of 1'rosldent Cleveland from the beginning of his first administra tion will not fnll tn detect n now und Alt Ik- lug note In this lutc&t tncssigo. It Is tlmt ot economy. St.1 Pnul Ploncor I'ross ( rep. ) ! The most anloiit admirer of I'rcslilont Cleveland will Ilntl It ( llfllcult to suppress a y.-iwn over the Interminable platitudes ami trivialities that Iltl nearly ulna columns of his incss.vgo to congress. Gloha-Uomocrnt ( rep. ) : There are no In novations or surprises In the message. It Is , on the whole , n clear , well written and bnM- ncsMlka document , und , except on the Ha waiian nnd tariff questions , will prove fairly satisfactory to the country. Chicago Herald ( item. ) : The message sent yesterday by President Cleveland to emigres * Is n simple and straightforward document. It Is singularly free from rhe torical fmsages or platitudes. lOach para graph is a compact ticatmcnt of n thump or nu aspect of one. Minneapolis Times ( rtem. ) : Mr. Cleve land's message Is not a remarkable perform- mice In any respect. It Is written In good , vigorous English , is loss stilted nnd sopho- merleal In style than most of the president's ' public deliverances , but it is about what everybody expected it would bo. St. 1'aiil Globe ! Taken ns n whole , the mcssago shows a careful scrutiny of all questions of public concern , and an liUlmiitu knowledge of conditions political , economic and Industrial that botokeu the deep per sonal Interest of the executive In every thing that concerns the welfare of the people. Denver Republican : Not ono word of sympathy does Mr. Cleveland express in his incssacc for the unfortunate millions of American citizens who nro suffering all the evils of hard times ns a consequence of their folly in permitting hm ro-elootlon last year. Perhaps , after all , they deserve his contempt for thnir folly. Minneapolis Tribune ( rep. ) : The annual message ol the president fully sustains President Cleveland's record for length ana volunuuousness of ofllclal Document. At the same time , it is less circumlocutory than many of the president's messages ami addresses - dresses , Is more simple and direct in state ment , while being loss ambitious In rhetoric. It is , ou the whole , n philuly-phrased and businesslike document , and lacks in form little moro than condensation. Donvcr News ( pop. ) : Cut from Mr. Cleveland's taessago the financial nart of It and it must bo regarded as a straightfor ward , common-sense , practical state paper. It Is not brilliant , neither is It dull. It Is comprehensive In its scope and turso In deal ing with each separate subject. Where sentiment crops out it Is of llio robust nnd ennobling kind. No American will have occasion to blush for It ; ttiosa who accord with , his views upon macy will have nmplo ground for enthusiastic praise. K AN It Slushy street crossings invariably produce marked symptoms of unkletuanltt. In the Chicago mayoralty contest It Is evi dent the race will go to the Swift. The t\RO of chivalry is not entirely nassod when loyal Knights troop about their Sov ereign. Nineteen million dollars worth of diamonds mends opened the opera season in Now York last week. Perhaps the Corwin takes an autograph copy of Cleveland's message to Queen Liil as evidence of good faith. A cargo ot ancient torturing Implements were recently lauded in Now York. A re vival of blue laws may bn looked for. George Francis Train has returned to Now York , mum , morose ana somewhat medita tive. Chicago exhausted his vocabulary. John Hogg claims to bo the oldest employe of the government , having served forty years. There is something in heredity after all. all.Tho The appointment of Washington Hosing to n fat federal office In Chicago is regarded as an endorsement of the Dickinson brand of sideburns. It is civcn out straight that Hess Croker is to retire from politics m NowYorlc. The story is gauzy. Several fat public contracts are abput to bo lot. Edward Barren , the San Francisco mining man who died a few days uiro , landed ! n Cali fornia at the atjo of 20 with 10 cents. Ho died worth $ .3,000,000. The appearance of the story of "Pudd'n- ' heiul Wilson" at this particular time is an amusing coincidence. It is not , however , a biography of a congressman. Dr. J. S. Griflln , who was assistant sur geon in General Kearney's command at the battle of San Pasqual , December 0 , 1810 , Is still living in Lus Angclos , Cal. After ono has road the message from sa lute to signature , the extraordinary efforts made to prevent premature publication seem an absurd waste of federal energy. New York police are to bo armed with new clubs fourteen Inches long , having a core of steel Incased in velvety rubber. As usual , ttiero Is much blow about the reform. Miss Faroedio Flutio of Bcyrout , Syria , has presented to President Cleveland a portrait trait of himself made of mosaic In Damas cus. It took four months to complete It and cost $ m. Murat Halstead , ruddy , portly , white- haired , blue-eyed , young as ho was twenty years ago , continues to glvo at least twelve hours out of every twenty-four to his Jour nalistic and literary work. Sir Thomas Esmond , M. P. . Is conduoting n crusade against the Kimtiili language In County Cork , Ireland , The effort is to muko the English language unpopular , and with this cadin view , Sir Thomas and u socrc of other patriots who own their own carts are having their names and addresses written in Irish only on thn vehicles. When A. B , Williams , at ono time famous ns an attorney for the defense In the strr route cases , was dying u few days ago ho sent this dispatch to Colonel Ingersoll : "I am dying and want i ou to know that I died as I lived , un Inlldol. " The characteristic reply was : "My heart Is with you. Cling to the willows and live. Glvo yourself my lovo. lovo.Tho secretary of war has awarded a bronze modal of honor to Colonel Guy V. Henry , Suventh cavalry , now commanding the post at Fort Meyer , "fur noteworthy aud con spicuous gallantry In leading the assault of his brigade on the enemy's works at Cold Harbor , Vu. , Juno 1 and a , 1801. " At this time Colonel Honr.v commanded the Fortieth Massachusetts volunteers. Smco the war ho has mudo an excellent record as an In dian lighter. Ono by ono the beauties nnd wonders of the World's fair fade und leave u stain. It has boon conclusively shown that the Ferris wheel was a borrowed idea. Now comes Ernst Fuchs , sculptor , claiming that the fa mous Macmonntcs fountain , in the court of honor , wus a reproduction of a plaster model and photographs exhibited by him in Munich and London , the latter being stolen In tran sit to Chicago. Macmonnlen lias not replied to the charge of plagiarism. Short Out to Notoriety. Jtotton ( llobe. Any man can make his name u household word , can bo the object of the fiercest de nunciation and the sweetest eulogy , got his name In all the papers ana his cartoons In all tha lunny print * , by simply becoming the author of u tariff bill. It is the short out to immortality. Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report Baking Powder ABSOLUTELY PURE TflBE CASTOR AND THE PLUMS NobrasWs Hungry Faithful Arc to Hava AH that Uaug Within Roach , OMAHA OFFICES TO BE GIVEN OUT SOON ,11 in 'McSliniir Snlil In Itn Crrtntn nf the Ahl ] ) ! nllh nil Itnkiuiuii Down fur tlio OfllrUl Mine * or lien .S. linker. \VA91UXOTON llt'HRAUOF TlIB Bnc , ; oUl lAintTKKMit STIIEKT , WASIIIXIJTOV , Uoo , ( Mr. and Mrs. Tobias Castor arrived in Washimjton hito this evening. Mi1. Castor arrived on schedule tlmo , much to the sur prise of some of his friends , who had been ndviscd by him that lie would stop cnroulo and not bo hero under a couilo | of days. When nskccl about his mission nnd tlio length of ht stay , Mr. Castor s.ild to TIIK UKI : correspondent tonight : " 1 imvo como to decapitate a few repub. Itcan oniolnls In Nebraska , nn'l will sliiy 113 long as 1 can find n lieatl iibovo the surface. Mrs. Castor and 1 will probably bo hero n uouplu of weeks. " "Will n customs surveyor for Omaha ho named soon ? " was uiiccd. ' ' 1 thlnlc so , " said Nebraska's democratic national eommlueeman and federal olllco dispenser. "Can ion name- him tonlghf ? " "No ; 1 havu only jusc arrived and don't know the sltu.illiiii , 1 mav know tomorrow. " "And also the United States district at torney f" ' ' 1 think so , but I can't mention any names tonight. " Will Muku a Stnto ToiUy. Mr. Castor 4ms not yet seen Secretary Morton , who has been out of the city snvoral days , and only returned tills evening. Thuro Is to bo a conference between Morton anil Castor tomorrow , and n nlato for Nebraska ofllcers. Inclmllnc n nunibnr of liir.il nniin.q. will bu made as rapidly as possible. It U stated nt the Treasury department that the customs survoyorshlp is sullied upon James MeShane , and that ho has re- cclyotl the endorsement of both Castor and Morton. It is possible that the protest of the American Protective association airainst AlcShano's ap | > ointincnt will defeat U , but treasury olllolals who know thu status , but refuse to talk much , do not bcllcvo that McShano's appointment can be iidetrackod. It is stated that the president has prom ised to appoint Father McGljnn of Now York to the lie in an mission , now that Van Alou has resigned. Looking ; for ArUrlci to Tav. Thn democratic mi'inbers of the ways ana means committee are in a sad plight. 'J'hey have been noldniK daily and nightly sessions for the purpose of finding objects of taxation , and they arc yet at it. Thoi have not only found playing cards , cigarettes and Incomes and taxed them , but now they are preparing to tax the transactions on boards of trade , Kink checks arm drafts , due bills and bills of merchandise , and to increase the in ternal taxation upon various articles which now pay tribute to Undo Sam The com mittee is divided up into factious , two or three men here and thcro advocating this and one or two that , and all being unable , as u body , to aireo upon anything. The tariff bill is acknowledged to be not a ruvenuo measure such us tlio party is pledged to make , ana the majority of the ways and moans committee docs not want it to como bcforo thu house for consideration until it has found articles of taxation sulllclent to raise revenue commensurate with the de mands of the government. It is afraid to let the house have its way , and if It dues not provide sufllcicnt revenue in the various measures which are to follow the tarif bill proper they are afraid the bent of the great and unwieldy mcmborshii of the house will run away with then and get beyond their control. Secretary Carlisle is still holding back his report foi the committee's decision on internal rove nue. Ho docs not know , nor docs the com mlttec , what will bo done with the whisky tax. Hie secretary hopes to know by Satin- day night and to publish his report on Moil day. The committee expects to report its tariff bill to thu house , accompanied by sop aratr measures on incomes and revenue next \Vednesilay. It is likely tnat the ways and moans committee mitteo will finally agree to an internal revo nuu tax of but5 cents per pack upon playing cards instead of 10 cents. Playing can makers now hero say th.it a lOcrnt taxiwouU destroy the industry except upon the higl grade articles. They have practically agreed that If there must bo a tax 5 cents shall bo thu limit. I'ontmiistors Appointed. C , M. Ammidowu was today appointci postmaster at Eustls , Frontier county , vice F. C. Sehroeder , removed , and , fj. A. Prlco "at L > oigh , Colfax county , Nob. , vice W. J Walling , removed ; also .1. H. Harrison a Pinto , Washington county , Utah , vice Mary A. Ilarilson , resigned. Today Luther C. Slavcns was awardci thu contract for carrying the mails bctweui the Omaha postofllco and the trains In tn city. The contract prlco Is $3,780 , which i * ' . ( K ) loss than the prlco paid under the KM- cnt contract. I'nriuiinl Mfnllon. Kv-SpcakorTliomas l\ . Heed hiu boon in- vltcd bvt luster pen No. "I , Grand Arm ) of the Ucpubllc , of Omahn , to deliver n spcooh on the tariff , on Oocombcr 23 , but on account of provioix oi MRomciits ho has been com- icllod to ili'dlno the Invitation. The comptroller of currency has received ppllratlon for the orgnnlr.itlon of the City siitioimt bank of York , Neb , by John It. MCI sou of York and hU associates S. 1C. Cooper of Council HlufTs and It II. Mcwro of Ottumwa are at Itio Klilltt , and Cuplcr llo.vt of 1/ir.imlo In at the Lincoln. ConsMTssman Morcoi1 has taken perma nent headquarters at thn Nornmndlc for thu vlntrr ami Is ( oca tint on the same lloor with Senator David I ) Hill. Mr Charles Ktoman of HroUon How is In lie cltv. Major . .1.V. . Paddock of Omaha left to- ilcht for homo. Pr.imv S. Hr.ATli , NKIIH tSK I . \ IK ISK1XH. Falls City Is mijo.vinjt a religious revival. Columbus has a social club with a mum * bcislnp of over Hfty. Thu now l-'iills City Hiijh sehoal has boon dodlc.iteil with approprhtoovorclscs. Hastings prox | se to boropivsonted at the stale lirluMUon cniii.'ix-ss at North Platto. I. It. Stiimcr. crocevymitti. and \Vobcr I A , drugcitis. of UuMiVKo liavo been closed It Is expected that thu Nebraska City lacking house will bo roopcncit for business n about U\o weeks. Tim barn of Goorco Iluist near Co/ad was destroyed by ilfo ami eight horses perished In tlio llames. The nftlco of the D.iwson County Herald , lubllslied at l < mlngton , has boon elo.scd by itscredlttirs and ICdltorTooloy has secured i Job teaching school. Lester Kvau , aged 11 , living three miles lorth of 10.\otrr. fell twenty foot from u windmill tower , striking on his head tin thn fiwun ground. Thu doctor cannot toll tlio extent of his injuries , but hopes lie will rocmer H'lrglars entered tlio store of DivlsvSc Cooper at Stamford mid several over coats ami a quantity of duals wcro taken. Hotli monov drawers worn torn from their fastenings , but as the c ish had been taken nut at closing time the midnight callers gov none. A dust explosion in the roller mills nt Lox- [ listen resulted In a lire in which thu miller and watchman weru so seriously burned about the face and hands that they will bo confined to their beds for sumo time This peculiar accident tumls to confirm the not generally known fact that Hour dust in an explosive and may bo Ignllnd by coming in contact with a light. In this case it was the lantern carried by the miller that is sup posed to hive caused the mischief. The mill was saved from destruction. TIII : * riu. , of I. Now York World : Tlia girl of the poiloil says sbo objects to II iltury , but she UUt-s to lmo hur sluuvos paired , Philadelphia Record : An IrKb chiropodist aniiouiiciH that tin tins "roniovi-d corns from all llm oiownud lieiulsof lUuoiio. " 'NViishlm.'lon Star : Oh , 1.111 , Kandnlch island qui'cn , excuse us Ifvi > stall ) oim thing which you , ui > llilnlc , should UIIIIHour . crown Is not on Ht IndliinnpolU Journal : "One of the dllTor- onccs botneun myself anil Mr. Yandeibllt , " rcinarkuil the phllnsopliur , "Is that ho Is a millionaire , whllo I lia\e nu'ora mill , scut" Chicago Record : "Did you know that poor Wlliors hud ROIIO liisanoV'1 "N'-uo. Only siirmltrd it. I calloil tbcro : i nuintli IIRII mid httw tlio t Issue pnpor shades Mrs , WIHers had been putting on all the lamps. " Detroit l"reo Press : "Tho wall dower , " ro- nmrlvcd thn philosopher. "Is often the only girl In thu ball room wiui can couk a U Inner. " "Yes , " responded Miss Worldling , "anil the girl who dances Is thu only one. who can digest It. " Chicago Trlhtinu : "I fear , sir , " salil the lihyslclnn , "vuiir nmliidy Is appuii'lli'ltts. " "I can'tauonl It.doclor , " leplled the patient , deciiluclly. "You ni-iv just tiu.it mu for plain , common , uvoryd.iy llvur coniplalnt. Knto Tleld's Waslilnglon : Clnni-Whiit imiUcs clninpamiQ so dllfcrentfroin clnritund port and sherry ? Jack Why , champiigno Is charged , don't yon know. Clara lint I thought you said you had nil your wlno charged. ALWAYS FASCINATING. Dttiint Trttitme. Tlio frills that dancoil In brouzcs soft when summer days oiu hero Glvu placu to llnlTy fms us now the autumn days appear , And nil tlio men llnd nil the mnlds tnoro charming with thu change , Hut that Is nelihor thuiunur hero ; the things that's oild mid strangu Is thai , uhen Bunimnr comes iigaln , we'll flnd , with llouncound frill , ThuHiiniinor gltl ill tin winter maid more fuscl- nullngsllll. I IT SlEtlfiS NJ MVUll , Cy ll'arnan in New f oik Sun. Don't think mo mercenary , pray , Ilfcatisu I fain would nail tliU rhyino , Or liny rhyme ; lint every day When I Hit down In wrltu eiich thiio , I've this ii8iunincu all the whllu , 'Twill niiiku ut leubt one woman Hiiillo.i E'en though It may ho hard Unliixa to dally with thu nuisu , Just why wo write , soinii will exoiiao And uonu ) will cull It iiiuiinliiKlc-ss ; Hut oh , It means so much to her , My guidon-haired stunoKraphur. I i Tr t - ca Tlio largoHl mnkern ami Hjllori of line clothcH on Uarlli Your inonoy'H worth or yiiur miinu'y Imclc. " \ v1 , * The great ran On our suits and overcoats at half price has com pletely cleaned us out and in order to satisfy a few of the disap pointed ones wo have marked down a small 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 ag-o. Full particulars Friday. For the accommoda tion of customers , commencing next Monday we * ) will keep open till 9 o'clock every evening and Sat u urdays till 10 , only till Christmas. BROWNING , KING & CO. , feud the the money uxjucss. and pay S. W. Cor.l5th and Douglas Sts. IM&&KI