Nebraska Newspapers

    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