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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
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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
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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
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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 * * " *
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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.
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