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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 12, 1893)
THE OMAHA DAILY RKE : TUKSDAY , DEOKMlJRR 12. 1803 , TflK OMAHA DAILY BISK. lillOSMWATKll. 111 tor _ ' 1'fllUHllKI ) KVn'lV MOUMNU. TEIIM8 OP SUnSMUPTIOX. DBlljrllM ) ( without SiimUj ) Olio Y ir. . . . T R > 10 ' 0 Unllv urn ! Sumlnjr , One Year lx Month * f { VJ ! mtvn MontH ' . - ; : Sunday Ht'.OiH' Vrar - VJ ! siMinfiiy tcAOni-Yrar ' r. Wiftt'y luv Ono Year 0 % > - : . f n nm r. " , J"rk UmiaiB.Trlbnni-bnlMIn * Niw room * IS. . uiihMi aioii , r.ii : Fotittwniii vft COIUIKSPOXDKNCE. , \n i-rtmminlcallonft rcl.itlnjr 1o nnwi a j il In iimlur luniMlK nililrpsp < li To llio Ulltoil IWSINKWt I'KTTKIH. / il biiHliiP < ifi loltorH .1111 ! rrmllt.iutrslionM he n-ilrrfwil loTlin Ilo riibll8hliitcoiinny.nnialia. Tmiflc elirckfi and poMoffloo onlore to w maao HatitlilnlnthijonlerofthPC'Oiiinaiiv. , . 1'artliM leaving thedlv for tlio Hiumiirrcan have TUB lUBBi-nttn their ad < ln.9 byIcavliiR an order WOKS' STATKMKNT OK CIKCULATIOS . Stain o ( Ni-brn Kn. I County of Ooiul.ia. t , Oi > orito II. Tf Rcliuck , noerctary ot TIIK In r Pub- MMilnL' poinpiny. < ! < " BOloiiiiiljr Hwrar Hint tlm iietn.ilolrciilntloiinrTiiK DAii.v IlrK forllicwoek i-nilIiiUccpniborli , iHIU.was mfollowii Htimlitr. nocoiiibrr il . . . . . . . . . ' 'i' fl Mondny. IXx-oinbor 4 t . ! " _ ' I Tiii-Hitay , Dwnibcr fl t Wcxlni-wtay , IHt-ombcr It * ! Tlinrndar , Dconmlior 7 > . , . Frltl.iy , Ui-ermlior H t HH'-S,5 . . sainritiy , December U J.i.u.j ( Uniinc 11. Tzsi HITK. . . Swoni to liofonmoamtBiibicrlbrtlln IniynrusoncotlilH 1Mb < Iay of lli-ci'inbrr. I imi.1. N. I1. KK.H. , Nolan' Public. Avcr so Clrcnlntlmi tor Novoliibor , ! JJ1IO. IP TiiKiir. is any more money in the city hull fund somebody should coino forward and cliiiin it. CHRISTMAS comes two woolcs from to day and people who inland to make Christmas presents have very little time loft for doing tlusl'shopping. . Tun railroad democracy of Nebraska their right-of-way with Tobo Castor as mail have a clear track bofifro thorn and will soon bo in posbossdon of nil the spoils. ClULtAN claims are to Iw prcisod before - fore the "claims commission , now sitting at Washington. The claimttiits evi dently want to got their money before the passage of the Wilson bill assures a deficit in the national treasury. KKIIUASICA fulled to got the next journeymen harbors' convention , but It secured representation iu the list of vice presidents. Another swing of the pon- . dtilum will bring the annual barber polo dance to this side of the MUsourl. WITH a deficit in the national treas ury staring them in the facn and an all- powerful caucus threatening them with a complete overthrow of their plans In the rear , the lot of the members of the ways and means committee is not a happy one. n is one consolation ( or repub licans in this neck o' woods. If the Wil- BOII bill becomes' law the olllce of sur veyor of customs will not pay for the gas burned or the ink shed in the public service. So the unseemly scramble for "tho otHco will prove to bo of no purpose. Tun mayor should by all moans veto the resolution to squander $500 on one of the Thomson-Houston company o- perts , and it is to bo hoped the council will sustain the veto. If the council has $500 to throw away there are u fjood many places In Omaha whuro it could bo bpont more profitably. A nitOPHNiNU of the Lohigh strike fs Homothinpf to bo deplored , more cbpo- olally at this time when the strikers have not yet recovered from the effects of their previous enforced idleness. I Good times can only ho restored by the extension of the field of profitable em ployment , not by its commotion. WE HEAU a crroat deal of the misery of the unemployed In Chicago but the eanio thing is going on in greater or lesser degree all around us. The com ing winter will test thc.rosourcos of the charitably inclined as nuvor before. The distribution of charity funds ) nutat bo regulated with a view to continued calls for help all through the winter. MACLEOD in setting up tlm o.ld timeworn - worn defense of overwork. Prom a man who npent weeks of titno paid for by' the Board of Education in laying wlros to promote tlio political ambitions of indi vidual members of that board the plea * that he did not have time to kocp the books required by the rules and regula tions governing his ollici > is a little far fetched , to any nothing tnoro. WllATBVW may bo the outcome of the Mnelood investigation ihe hchool board cannot justify the retention of an * 1,800 , building Inspector during the next four months , when all the repairing of bdiool housns can bo donu by the foreman ( if repairs. Thu next year will require homo decisive pruning of the pay roll in order to iniiko ends meet. All suportm- morarlcH and figure houds should bo lopped on" . ADVICES from Washington are to the pfleot that charges have b on preferred ngaliibt Postmaster Clai-ltnon alleging offensive partibanshlp and nondelivery of demooratio campaign thunder. Mujoi Chirkrion'ri term does not expire iinti ! next October and that Is a long time to wait. Under nil the circumstances however , it Is hardly worth while foi the major to pay any attention to trumped up charges. i operations at Fort Orook linvo proceeded during the Minimer and fall. It Is iuld that by the middle of next summer the iruiufer of troops maybe bo miulo and old Fort Omaha disman tled. It is noim too boon for representa tives incoirgross to move for the doJlca- tiou of the old fart site for the purpose ofa military training school , or for an educational ir.stittuion with a fully equipped military department. WE OKSIUU to eny to tie | farmers who voted for the Weaver-Cleveland ticket in thin state last year that the demo cratic party is seeking to destroy thu protection now enjoyed by thu American IIDII. Ejfgs will 1)3 million the frcu list , and when that U done the Nebraska pullet \vlll bo degraded to tlio level of pauper hens of Canada and Europe. They"ouii thank GDO , however , thai the law won't touch the roodtonj. THR 8TATI H.lbR TAX ytvK. JWO.V. The Inlost Information roparillng the ) Uotinn of toDoatlng the 10 per cent tax > n stain bnnk Issues Indicates that a bill n-ovldlng for repeal will bj reported to ho house from the committee on bank- ng and currency. A majority of tho- comjnittcOj , It is stated , are opposed to opoal , but bno ot them , representative Tohnson of Ohio , Is In favor of reporting t measure BO that the question can bo ircsetitcd to the house and there re ceive thorough discussion. The fact that the president made no reference to this subject in his message and the un derstanding that he is not favorable to repeal has had the ofTeot to strengthen thu purpose of the opponents of that iropositltm and to somewhat weaken the runl of its supporters , but there is still a considerable faction among the demo crats which Insists that the recommen dation of the national platform of the [ tarty , while not a mnmlatory declara tion , should bo respected. But this faction , which ii almost entirely com- [ Hist'd of southern representatives , does not baio Its demand for the restoration of stntc bank currency wholly upon t io platform. Prejudices against the im- Uotml hanking system and 'the old state rights iilua has a great deal to do with it , as will undoubtedly bo .developed whenever Oils question comes up for discussion in congress. The dllllciilty that confronts the advo cates of repeal is to devise some plan that will prevent a state currency from becoming debased and at thu .same time let It bo distinctively and entirely in the control of the states. Numerous schemes Imvc been prestMilcd , but as yet none lias been formulated that Is free from vital objections. The outline ot a bill which was presented to the bunking and currency committee last week by a subcommittee embraces , it is pre sumed , the best features of the various plans that ho.va been ottered , but the opinion is ventured that a practical hanker would have no trouble In pointing out several fatal objections to it. Ono that will bo obvious to almost everybody is that it proposes a system so compli cated that its operation would certainly cause a great deal of popular dissatisfac tion , tt provides for two kinds ot notes , one kind to be used exclusively within the stoics where issued and the other for general circulation , a penalty being attached to the use of note- , outside of a state intended to bo circulated only within the state. Such nu arrangement would Inevitably result in a great deal of confusion and it is impossible to sco what advantage thnro would bo in it to the public. Other features of the pro posed plan , if not absolutely imprac ticable , would render its operation clumsy and troublesome. It is probably desirable tnat this ques tion shall go before congress and bo thoroughly considered and discussed , as * only In that way can the publicsenti ment of the country be fully expressed. . It is to bo noted that the advocates of the unconditional repeal of the tax are not o numerous as they were and the theory lhat the government has no power to tax except for the purpose of raising revenue has few supporters. There is hardly a possibility that any mnasuro for repealing the tax on state bank issues fan got through congress , because it will hayo the solid opposition of the republicans and undoubtedly there arc democrats enough opposed to the proposition to defeat it in conjunction with the republicans. But the best way to stop llio agitation is to bring tiio question to a tcstofbtrength in congress. AA' IX&UltaENI'ji t'.lVOll JIOA- Aitcm . The most important intelligence of an authoritative character that-has como from Brazil since the announcement of the revolution is the state ment of the American minister at Rio that Admiral da Gama , who re cently identified himself with' the cause of the revolutionists , ia in favor of re storing the government as it was con stituted before the establishment of the republic. So much was to have boon in ferred from the manifesto ( if the ad miral , in which he said "that it is only just to restore by force of arms the gov ernment overthrown in a moment of national stupefaction and surprise by a military sedition of which the present government is the out come , " but what followed thist expres sion gave reason for assuming that Gama had not joined the insurgents with the definite purpose of restoring tlio empire , but was willing to lot the people determine for themselves what form of government they would have. The statement of our minister , how ever , shows that this new accession to the revolutionary cause Is distinctly in the interest ! of u Brazilian monarchy and it carries with it a significance that cannot bo misunderstood. It moans not merely that Admiral Gama and his personal adherents are In favor of tlio restoration of the old form of govern ment , but that this is the "aim and pur pose of the revolutionary movement. Gama hold himself aloof from the revolt while bitterly hostile to the existing government , as his manifesto shows , because the revolutionists had no llxed policy hoyond tlio overthrow of Poixoto. However earnestly ho may have desired that result ho did not care to help its attainment if it was not to bring about the downfall of the repub lican form of government , Obviously the whole governmental system of lira- /.11 is obnoxious to Gama and his adher ents and ho wants it destroyed root and branch. Having jolnod the in- Mirgonls and accompanied that action by a declaration in favor of restoring the former government must bo ac cented as conclusive evidence that ho lias been satisfied that such is the design of the revolution ary movement. It also suggests the probability that the Insurgents have ro- .colved some sort of encouragement from European sources. Thu interest which thin situation of affairs possesses for the American poD- plo is found in thu question as to what this government may or should do in the event of It ? bo.eoin.lnjr fuiy | satisfied that the aim of the Brazilian revolu tionists is ID re-establish the empire and that they are receiving European aid to this end. Mr. Cleveland said In his an nual mcssago that "thus far the position of our government lias been that of nil attentive but Imparliul observer of the unfortunate conflict. " Would this ojn- tintio to bo the position in casn our gov ernment wore convinced that there was serious danger of the overthrow of the republic in Hra/.il , or in the event that the government of that country should appeal to the United States for support and assistance on the ground that the revolutionists wore receiving European aid ? Would the Monroe doctrine apply in a case of this kind ? Those questions are pertinent for publlo consideration because the situation in Braxll makes it not improbable that our government may In the near future bo called upon to decide whether It shall continue to bo simply an attentive but impartial ob server or- shall actively interpose to prevent the introduction of European political systems in Brazil and to main tain republican institutions there. " PENALTIES POll r\KUIXl. ! When the peoploof Now Orleans come to pay for the fun which they enjoyed two winters ago in lynching a number of Italian citizens who had been acquitted of the charge ot killing their chief of po lice they will bo strongly tempted to ask whether they really received the worth of their money. Immedi ately after the unfortunate out break of mob violence the rel atives of seven of the victims began civil actions against the city government for damages accruing from Its failure to protect the lives of the lynched men. In each case the sum do- manllcd was SUO.OOO upon different speci fications of injury. The verdict in the first suit , rendered after the court had excluded specifications claiming $20- 000 , gives the plaintiff a judgment for $5- 000. The peculiar elements of this case , namely the fact that the victim was an Italian citizen , that ho had boon acquit ted by a jury from a criminal charge , that the authorities refused to afford the necessary protection when demanded , are present in each of the other cases , all of which are to ho submitted to the same jury. It is fair to conclude then that tlio judgment In each of the seven suits will bo the same , making the cost to Now Orleans of hoc little lynching bee $ ; ) o,000 , not to speak of the expenses incurred In defending the suits. A lynching party may afford valuable amusement to the populace , but few communities would want to pro vide victims for the sacrifice at the rate of $5,000 , each. Of course the Now Orleans incident cannot bo drawn upon to furnish an indisputable precedent for solving tlio question of the responsibility of a local government for the failure of its officials to perform , their duties because of the peculiar cir cumstances of the case. But such re sponsibility might easily bo established by legislative enactment did it give promise of operating as a successful re straint upon mob violence. The diffi culty with legislation of this character would bo that it would inllict a pecuni ary penalty upon the very persons who in moit instances are in no way at fault. Wo hear a great deal of "tho best people" iu the community and "tho leading citizens" participating in the work of lynching parties , but as a matter of fact the mobs are generally composed of an irresponsible and lawless element , who contribute but little to the support of the public burdens. Judg ments against local governments have to bo paid out of the money raised by taxes and if allowed to those dependent upon the victims of mob violence would constitute a penalty upon the taxpayers alone , whllo the people directly involved would for the most part go free. The lesson of the Now Orleans lynch- ings will no doubt have a good effect for the lime , but the possibility of being compelled to pay for the amusement Is too remote to deter tlio average mob from carrying out its lawless purpose. An efficient police , a prompt administra tion of justice , aud above all a public opinion resting upon sound morals , are the best preventives of mob violence. THK labor interests of the country will regard with more than ordinary In terest the proceedings of the annual convention of the American Federation of Labor , now in session in Chicago. The convention represents a vast army of organized labor extending throughout "the union , and the report of the secre tary of the federation shows that it is steadily growing , over 200 charters hav ing been granted to state federations , central DDdlcs , local and federal labor unions in twenty-eight states for the year ending October SI , 1893. The reports do not state the full membership of the federation , but considerably more than half a million workingmen are iu alle giance to It , the great majority of thuni of tliq moro intelligent class. At this time , wlien labor is so largely unemployed the skilled as well as the unskilled it is natural that the working classes should feel a moro than ordinary concern in the deliberations and the recommendations of such a representative body as the con vention ot the American Federal ion of Labor , and it is to bo hoped that its councils will bo directed oy a dispassion ate desire to wisely and practically con- faurvo the interests and welfare of labor. Tin : Janksonian club will celebrate the anniversary of thu great buttle won by Old Hickory at Now Orleans by a banquet. Among the distinguished domnoruts who to dyed-in-the-wool are dilute upon the glorious auhioveinontH'ol the warriors and htatesmon of the demo cratic creed Colonul G. M. Hltuhcock will bo most conspicuous , With him democracy Is inured from childhood's happy hours anil its traditions are in terwoven with every ilbroof his makeup , Such old democratic stags as Dr. Miller , Andrew .T. Popploton and Andrew J , Hanscom must keep in the rear when the dashing champion of Jackjonlan do- moor-any , who led the van of Its do fcatod hosts , comes to the front. 1'HCSIDKNT CLEVELAND has endorsed the proposition to cut down the supply of pardon suss which members of congress gross have lavishly distributed auiyng their horny-Hated oonstltuoncio ) . The appropriation of $140,000 will bo rodttcct to $ . ' 15,000 , This is a blow at , a vor > nourishing Industry. Members of con grcss have always been lavish in giving away packages of flower seeds , from vhlcli our yoomnnry have ornamented heir front yat'n'awth dabbngo heads , quashes and dog fonnol. Cut short of his national po'lltica ) Jorillixor it will to a sad day for the congressional ricnds of the farmer who , hold down r > ,000 seals ntiTajfffl"l ( 1 > V proxy 'through 1,200 clerks , who mall out tholr garden ass compltniontarlcs and undelivered orations. It is bad enough that the ranking privilege has boon restricted o that a congressman can no longer rank his washing homo to bo laundered , > nt when on topt'f thiscdmos a stoppage of the annual free distribution of bean > ags and seed 6ii3bpd3 thing * are in- loot ! coming to odiuporato pass. Tlio only way congressmen can reinitiate low Is to close the Department of Agri culture and abolish the ornamental upornumcrarics , whoso principal func- ion is to supply tuberoses and cut lowers for cabinet officers , M. C.'s , U. S. S.'s and opera bouffo soubrettos. Sl'KCULATiON' now rife in many quar- ors as to the right of women to vote in edoral elections hold in Colorado alnuo the adoption of constitutional female suffrage ought not , to discomfit the vomon who hope to make oi % unmake irosiaents with tholrj votes. The fed eral constitution fixes the qualifications for congressional olofltovs as the same as these of the electors of the members of the state legislature. It further al- ows the state legislature to designate the manner in which presidential electors shall bo chosen. If they are .o be selected at a tronoral election ; ho laws applying to general state elec tions will of course hold gbod. Women lave boon voting in Wyoming at nil elections for some years post , The In novation iu Colorado must lift the bar riers all at onno , so that the women voters will bo able to express their pref erences for all candidates on the ticket. [ t remains to bo soon , howoycr , how many of them will value their privileges suiliciontly to exercise them regularly. H are moro Nebraska democrats in Washington just-now than at any time since the close of the extra session. They are exasperated at the delay in filling the more Important places , and are nursing the men who are supposed to bo able to secure commissions for them. This explains why some Wash ington correspondents reiterate and ro- Interject the statement that Secretary Morton has nothing to do with federal appointments. It is quite evident , how. over , that no appointment is made with out Morton's approval or in defiance of his objection. ri Tin : specific charge has boon preferred that Maclood ha'1 } made repairs at vari ous schools , involving hundreds of dollars lars , without authority of the Board of Education and in violation of long estab lished rules and , usage. Mncloud may plead that in hiBjfOpjnion such repairs wore needed , and ) < wili seek thereby to justify his course. His opinion in such cases is not eomp'otfent and wholly gratu itous. It is the duty1of a standing com mittee of the board'to dotoi'iniuo the question of necked repairs. Certainly Macleod was not.JjirGjl p do so. , L i i i > mail , ACCOKDIXQ to the call for the pee ple's party state conference , the object of the Hastings meeting is ' 'the re demption of this state and'nation. " This is a pretty big nation. There are plenty " of abuses in our slate government to"bo abolished as a means of redemption to engage the efforts of state reformers for a considerable time to come. Butter leave the redemption of the nation until after the state has boon rescued. The redeemer of the nation is not expected to emanate from Nebraska just at this moment. , Tun Union Stock Yards company is still forging ahead. Last year $150,000 was expended in enlarging and im proving the yards and now an appro priation of $100,000 has been made for contemplated extensions next year. It is indeed reassuring to see the rapid strides' being made by this enterprise in thn face of hard times and dull business in nearly every line of trade. IT MUST bo confessed that the Parisian police did u neat and 'expeditious job in apprehending the bombthrowor who did so much damngo in the Chamber of Deputies on Saturday. Their handling of the case would do credit to the metro politan police in any city of the world. lloke tlio Favorite. Secretary lloke Suilth has endeared him- sell lo tlio democratic heart by making moro removals In violation of the civil service rules than any other member of the cabinet. Olnry i nil the Trusts. Hnffalo Express. Mr. Oloey in his annual report flnds fault with the Shot-mint antl-trust law because it docsu't give him a cbuncu to got ut trusts which confine tholroporatlons wholly witliin tlio borders of a stato. The Sugar trust , An- tbracito Coal trust and standard Oil trust do not contlnu tholr operations to any one Htnto. Of courao it is a misfortune that the restrictions of the federal constitution have nmtlo it Impossible to enact an mill-trust law sufficiently sweeping to sitlsfy tliozealous attorney general , nut , in the clroumstancos ho illicit itccp h im sol r in training by taking a full or two out ot these trusts which Iu can got at , 10 A Cii'ithy'Htrlke. Clit&itff'i'rlbune. ' The statistics of'lolsos ' by the sixteen weeks caul strike In Rowland aru reported to have boon as follows tatcd in America ! inonoy : To mlnn aw/Aftrc , ironmasters am railroads , $ av-T ! > 0OfU ) ; to consumers ( In iu creased prices ) , $ vWJKQ ) ; to minors nm other artisan * , fWjJW.000. , Total loss in mpiioy mcro than | JJ.JpO,000. ! ) The norma output of uy,000,000ions , , of coal dropped to UU.OOO.OOO , mid the Uoiuc tlu consumption fell oft nearly one-half , j Jlflo workers rendered Mia numbered 1,09flr , > 0 , which meant that 11,511.425 pontons wqr/Mftaueod to a dustltuto condition , besides ttip | aunv others who suf foieu , but less so.vorv. Truly the laboi atriko la a costly tlitym von to those who are victors Iu the struggp0 | titmr/MrfM.v. Philadelphia Itoeonl ! Some of the poor follow * who went on strike on the t.otileli Valley railroad arc dumbfounded with the barrenness of tlio rc.iults oulnlnml. They cannot see wherein they have bettered tholr condition. It was a costly experiment. Indianapolis Journal ; If , at Iho outset , this dispute coultt have been referred to the Interstate Commerce commission , clothed with power to enforce Its decision , such In terruptions as that which has Just ended on the l.elilRh lines would practically como to , Now York Uecordor : Ono of the happiest events of the week Is the ending of the ho- high strike by arbitration. Kvery strike oucht to bo ended In that way ; hotter ntlll , f arbitration wororesortod to at the outset of every labor trouble before the striking stage Is readied. Now York V.'orld : State boards ot arbi tration hove not always succeeded In tbelr efforts , parhnps because they wcro not wisely constituted , but the cmllntr of such n strike as this otto was in n manner thitt gives promise of pormandiico Is a public service [ bat amply Justifies the maintenance of such boards , I'hlhulolphla I-edgcr : Arbitration wore off the friction between the disputants and urouRht thorn into substantial accord. Thus terminates what might have been a disas trous liidustilal war , In which not only the Interest of employe anil employer would suitor , but the interests of cotnn.otvo as well. Vow strikes or lockouts are ended so quickly or so satisfactorily. Minneapolis Tribune : Tlio boards of arbi tration have done a good work mm demon strate the future possibilities of arollralion as a means for the .settlement of Industrial wars. But arbitration cannot bring back lost wages , damaged property , tlio losses to business and the lives that wcro lost through the vlolcnco and nccltlontg Mowing out of tho.stnlco. The publlo should have n lien of some character upon both employes and employers , insuring it that its interests shall not bo thus Jeopardized and Its fran chises adttsotl. Now York Times : Wo admit that the labor leader is apt to bo a nuisance , and is , la many cases , an unmitigated nuisance. But what did the r oliigh railroad gain by refusing to rci-oRnlzo men In its own employ orroproiontr.tlvosof other men In its employ when It finally came to forms with inon wbo were net in Its employ at all ? \Vhat it lost is plain enough. It lost all the time that the strike was in progress and the injury to its business brought about by a temporary par alysis of its operations , with llio manifold oxpcnses and Inconveniences occasioned by the suspension. K .i.Mt rituiaa. Seven of the ten new members of the PrcucltoCablnet are newspaper men. I ast.year about ! IT,009,000 pucks of playing cards wcru manufactured and old in this country.Vo are , indeed , a ganio nation. After this month the Columbian stamps will bo on salu ut only one postofllce In each state , and two years later they will 00 re tired altogether. An old Human pottery containing four ovens full of jugs lias been discovered at Troves. Tno Information is painfully dc- iiclcut about tl-o condition of the Jugs. Five residents of iho City of Mexico have established their claims as upscendnnts of Mont'czuma , and will hereafter bo paid an nual pensions by Iho Mexican government. The late Alfred W. Shield , of Htchmond , Vu. , hns loft his farm , with all its stock , im provements , etc : . , to his two colored servants , and stocks and bonds valued at $18,000 to the University of Virginia. Hufus Williams , whoso funeral occurred in nhrtde Island a few days ago. was a direct descendant of the upostlo of literature , Iloger Williams , and live generations of his family attended it. Ho was 95 years old at lii. death' Word comes from England that the hopes held out In som quarters about Mr. Rusitin resuming nis literary labors have no founda tion. Although in good health , Mr. Husldti is entirely unequal to any mental effort , and is allowed to converse only on subjects which do not agitate his mi ml. Millionaire II. O. Armour has purchased a tract of land near Tarrytown , N. Y. , upon which ho will erect a palatial summer man sion. In proximity to. .Mr. Armour's nur- chase are tho'homcsot' John D. Rockefeller , "WalterVebb and "W. H. I ow anil the prop erty of Mrs. Elliott R Shcpard and 'John H. Kocko roller. The youngest child of a. revolutionary soldier Is supposed to bo ex-Judge Jeremiah Smith , an instructor in the Harvard law school. Ho is fiO years old. His father was Judge Jeremiah Stnltti of Now Hampshire , who was 0110 of the most prominent llgurcs in the early history of that state , and who entered tbo revolutionary army at the u < io of 17. His sou was born when ho was 7S years old. The present Judge Smith has been a member of the Now Hampshire supreme premo court , but resigned on account of ill health In 1874. Tlio casuo ana pane 01 i > jonto urisio are advertised for sale at a Judiciary auction in the Palais do Justice of Paris. The castle was built by the older Alexander Dumas , In the village of Port Marly , alotift the road to St. Germain , and named after his famous novel. There is in the nark a miniature Chateau d'lf ' , in the middle of a little pena , and recalling to mind the Maditorranc-m prison in which lived Edtnond Dantes , the hero of the novel , who became Comto do Monte Cristo. The local advertisement states that the whole domain will bo offered at auction , upon a lit-st bid of $30,000. Docs Lyiirliiilc 1'u.i ? Mlnncnpnlis Tribune. The dependent relatives of the Italians who wcro lynched in Now Orleans have been awarded Judgments in the United States cir cuit court aeainst tlio city for $5,000 in each caso. The procadeut is a good ono. Com munities that Indulge In lynch law snoulu bo compelled to pay for their grisly sport. tl AXIt A'JSllU.lSK.l.VX. Wilson Hoxto , a pioneer of Holt county and a loading Odd Fellow , is dead. A Plattsmoulh dancing- club Is lo give a charity ball on the evening of December 2U. Editor Tom SodRwick of the York Times bos boon forced to take a"vacation. The grip. grip.Holt county will bo represented by at least six dologatcs in the state Irrigation convention. The O'Neill schools , which wore closed because of scarlet fever , will not reopen until January 'J. The third annual fair of the Plattsmouth turnverein will bo held hold December ! ) , 31 and -5 , and It will bo opened with a ball. Hoatrico is lo have n now factory employ ing about forty persons -tho Florence Pump and I-iUtnbor company. It was formerly located at Florence , Ala. Iloy Codding , tlio York young man who wont to Africa as a missionary , is reported to have been stricken with the black fever. His friends are anxiously awaiting news of his condition. While liny Calltlns of Fairmont was out huntlntr he placed rfio muzzle of his gun ou his foot. Only ono too was shot entirely away , but another only hung by a shred of llosli. The doctor hopes to save the rest , A little piece of pastry In the Liberty Journal resulted in a " crap" between the editor and the postmaster. As a consequence - quonco the nowspjpor man paid $3 and costs for iho privilege of throwing iho Nusby out of his ofllco. John H. Dundas , editor of the Auburn Granger , has been called buforn the bar of Juatlco on tlio el.arno of contumut of court. Ho had tuUen occasion to "ro.ist" courtsIu geiier.il unu certain fuaturos of the district court of his own county la particular. Highest of dU in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report tftkl B * * " * U7i\l , pomer , ABSOJJLfTELY PURE TUB 7lf..ll.V/ j IJoston Hernld : Speaking of the fntluro of the Dlauio monument movement down lit Maine , there U n popular lmpre nlon that a monument to him cnn watt for n long while yet without his bolng forgotten. Mlnncn | > ell Tribune ; Maine's failure to ralao n fund for n statue of .Tamos O Hlnlno Is n roiironch to the state VorglnR on dh- Brace. llns the state whoso favorite son win tlio favorite son of the natton no more than 1 115 worth of love and ravorcnco for his memory ! I'lilladolphla Record : The attempt to raise amontr the people of Mntno a fund of if 10.000 or fcM.OOO to defray the cost of a monument In memory of llio late James 0 > lilnlno has proven a signal failure. Thin far only tlio pltlablo total of $115 hns boon contrlbutcil. "Arc wo so soon forgotten when wo arc Ronol" Olobo-Dcmoerat : It Is not lo the credit of these who \voro the friend * and nelphhors of Mr. illalno while ho llvcil that It tins been found ilinicult to make oven a decant start for a fund to orcct a monument to Ills mom- or.v. Of all tlio men of Ids time Mr. niulno socmctt most HUoly to bo nffcctlonntoly remembered - membered after lili death by these \Uio v/cro Intlmatoly associated with him In life. Ono per cent of the money willingly ad vanced In tlio cause of Mr. lliatno In 1STC. In 18SO and 1S31 would pay for a magnificent monument. Minneapolis Times : Tito most supreme memorial monument mockery that has overcome como the public notice Is the collapse of the movement to oreut a shaft to .Tames O , Hlaloo of Augusta , Mo. Tnli man , who In his lifetime was so magnetic as to bo sur rounded by Idolaters , one might suppose would , after life's fltful fever , have such a legion of friends that there wo Jld Lo strife for the privilege of contributing to the fund. Iho pretentious memorial association which was formed to take subscriptions has Just submitted a report shonlni * that at the end of six months of effort the sum of $115 has boon subscribed. Tnmcil O ur Thrlr Monk. TOI-EKA , Dec. 11. Johnson Brother * , deal ers In dry eoods , today turned over , the stoclc to Hclos tj. Snydur , aijeut , who Is supposed to represent leading creditors whoso names are withhold. This concern failed for $ H.- 000 July 18'JJ ' , and afterwards rcorginlzcd. The slock is.now v.ilued at about one-half , or $3,000. T.owell Courier : It's thu coruulunl poison who has lut life gu toralst. . Now York Sun : Artist Miul.nno , It U not faces ntnnn Unit I | ; iilnt : It Is souls. Mnilanie O , you do Inti'i lors , Hum ? . Hoclicstcr Post : Xotultlisliindliik' tin- pro visions of thu tarltr hill the sURir : num will not along somehow If they only havu ononsli santl. Cliloasn UcconlVliy : did Itnllor ln-o all Ins inolii-y ? " "You M-U Ids wlfo KUVO him n diamond suarfnln on Ills birthday , anil he's been tryliiR to Itvo up to It. " N Truth : "How absurd to talk \\liWyas touchliiK tlio snot. Tliut linpllus that \\lnsky posse si-s tliu soiiso of touch. " Well , why shouldn't It ? I have Just swallowed three lliipot-i. Brooklyn r.icla : Rrconn Gates Is your son succeeding ell ul colloKe ? Silicon Mi'Dnn- otiKh hplundldly ; he lias iiail his enrehowed nil , his noMi Ijrokun and throe ribs ernckeil so far this fall. UhlcaKO Tilhuim : "If TheodoroTlionias Is a mu.slclaii , " saltl Il.inks. "why Is It that nobody ever suw him play u coriiot , for Instance ? " "llo doesn't have to , " said Klvors. "llo can always II nd .some subs to toot. " Life : "What tire your hopes tor tlm future ? " asked tlio solemn man. "I ha\o none just now , " lonllcd the joiith. "Tomorrow Is my best Klrl s birthday and t am worrylnj : about the piescnt. " Washington Slav : " \Vliy ilo you takn your laundry ton riilnuman ? " iibked tlio man who has piujudluos. "Ileoiiuso ho doesn't wear my kind of shirts. " Philadelphia Record : Dusty Rhoads ( the tramp ) IU liuro Income tax is not'ln more dan n burden to do general publlcU. Alter wlillo duy'Il bo taxln' us for air. Weary Wr.iuulos Ves , doy cviJCc' us lelsurp class to support ile worltlu people ; ( hit's do game , an' I'm ftcad on. RIJllE TO AHIIlVn. Ole Sauty Is a comln' , yoh kin wager all vpu'vo sot. * llolias orKlf'il.tt'ii mlshty fine , fur you , cz like oz not ; Ills rolndcor Is a prancln' undorncaf do north ern stars An' of du snow gits melted ho kin taki > do cable Icy ; u j. inai o.\f > TJtinu .v. . II aiIiit / ; ( > M Kow'doth the boiithron furinor I'U'Jc oranges from the tiees , And pack thu ton part of his box In layers just like theso. The northern farmer wottoth not And buyclh the fragrant fate , Ilul luin ho dolvuth dcopcr down Ho toiiioth at his hair. o o o o Then doth the northern farmer Seari'li orchards overywhi'io , And null his apple lut rol top On inollow fruit so laro. O O U U U U U O The Southron farmer wotlclh not And huyetli the apples fair , And this Is wliat hlsanvloiisgazo Dlsclosothdown In Iheio. EVERY IDEA WILL COUNT Fotllicoiiiiug Law on Oturonoy Will Bo R WelUDigcstctl Affair. C03ETS VIEWS ON THE STATE B\NK TAX C'ltrronry Ooinmlltcn Mti Uvrnly tli t r.vory .Mnir * niRicfillotilll llavo Seine ShoiTlni ; In llio t'lniit Itcsult Sluy llo MiveriU llpporli. Dec -Representative S. W. Cobb of MUsouri , a domocr.xtli' member of the banking and currency committee , U In favor of the rcpo.tl of the 10 per cent tax on state lunlc Usttos , but la not In favor of havi IIIR the statute roDo.tlcil unconditionally So close does the ooaunlttoe stand on this nnivsllou that thu vote of each member U considerable of a factor. 'I hero arc six re publican members , of the committee and with them are two democrats , Chairman SprliiRer antt Hoprcscittatlvo Spcrry , who are against reporting any bill , and Kepro scntnllvo Johnson of Ohio will vote lo report the bill , but will oppose it ou.tho lloor of the house. This barely given thu repealers a majority In the committee , and any one of this majority can dictate terms. Mr. Cobb has seine suggestions which ho will insist upon before ho consents to vote In favor of any bill which the majority may formulate. These include aafeeuatds which ho thinks will prevent a return to wildcat money. nilisnurl hut l.lttln Ciincornril , "It will make little difference In Missouri , " said Mr. Cobb , "because wo have a constitu tional provision against state banks and 1 presume none would bo slat tea until aftei this provision has been amended. There Is no tolling when it will bo amended. As a itoiuocr.it I am in favor of the roponl of the til per cent tax. as It Is a principle of do- mocraoy that the government has no pewit to use the taxing power for any other pur pose except to raise revenue , and It would bo a good thing if we wore to slid : closu to the utca that taxes should not bo laid upon any thing to build up or tear down any business or Industry. But In repealing llio 10 pur cent tax on bank circulation it is the duly of congress lo sue that ihe currency Is not allowed lo become debased , that every note must be protected and the noteholders pro- tcctcd whether the paper is issued in Mis. soiu-1 or Now York. In tno light of past ex periences it is believed that most states woulu sco to it themselves that stale b.tulc issues wore adequately secured and llio noteholders protected , but It is possible that In the Oakolas , in Nevada , and \V.\oming and in some oilier states where the desire lor more money and cheap money has taken such a hold on the people there would bo state bank issues of all kinds and the country Hooded with bad currency , which would have a tendency to discredit all state issues. If Iho repeal should pass nncondilionally tliuro would bo a great many institutions issuing money , started under present incorporation laws of the slates , and the uouatvy would bo Hooded wilh wildcat money before tlm state legis latures could act. It is plain to mo that la repealing this statute the government must take some such steps as will insure the stability of thu currency that would bo Issued In consequence. * ' lilllrroiiocft In the Committee. Mr. Cobb commented on the wide differ ence of opinion that existed In the commit * tee on this very subject of federal super vision instead of by states , so many mein- bcis claiming that thu national government Jiad no riilit whatever to interfere , whllo others holding the same views wetoyet will- Ins to stretch slightly to repeal the tax ami at the same time prntoot the currency , Mn Cobb thought it not improbable that there might bo two or three reports from the com- niltleo and that If possible a bill would bo reported back \vllhout recommendation and minority reports presenting the different views of the members at the same timo. There arc several members of the commit tee who arc willing to send almost any uind o ( a report into the house , trusting to sufllulent support to amend the bill to make the repeal unconditional upon a flual vote. Another phase ot the matter as discussed by Mr. Cobb is the report that is supposed to bo ready in the Treasury department showing the result of the wildcat banks la former years. Many memljors of thocom- mltieodo.not want this information aunt in. Others claim that it the question of ropo.il Is to bo considered this Information should be furnished to the house. It is fcarnd by some that the report is heavily loaded , as it was prepared by Assistant Register Henry 11. Smith , a republican , who was journal clerk of the house under Speaker Heed , If Bout to the homo it would become a publlo document and have the right of frcu transi povtation In the mails and in case of the re peal of the stale bank tax would become a republican campaign decuman t. The many sided quolion has been pulling the members o ? the banking and currency committee not a llttlo , and the ilnal rosulc can only bo guessed at. The anxiety of many members to have thu matter discussed in the house will probably result In a report of tlio same sort. Tlio liirgeHl maliijiM am ) H 'Hurt of ! lnuclollii" > ii Hat-Ill Your iiionoy'n worth or your lummy Illicit. % See our Useful Christmas Presents Co , riQ > l - 'SI' . - SAMTACLAUS ONTO _ _ Smoking Jackets-Bath Robas-Dresslng Gowns-Bath Slippers. Very latest designs in neckwear , such as English long scarfs Flowing end 4-in-hand Wide apron Teoks Dress kid gloves-Fleece-lined gloves-Plush and seal caps. Handkerohiofs-Sllk initialed White linen for embroidery- I High colored novelties , fancy and plain borders , eto. . ' BROWNING , KING & CO. , feud we'll pay | $ \ \ . Cor.l5tll and DOUglaS StS. .