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SO 1.OXQ nt Tol-e Castor remains in
Washington thuro is atlll room torSO
tlumocrntlo holies.
Tin : i-ocelvorililp just now
prmniso of boitiir the most popular cull-
inn for tlio&o who tire nboiit to cheese
their occupation in life.
Tom : OASTOK hns iiroviiled a fill } jov-
ornniont job for his son-in-law. ITiinjjry
ilomuurnta may rcjoico , however , that
Tobu's available family is not very
Inrjre.
A I IHMANIJJT : : mlnl ti-y capable of
ooniluctitiK the government to tlio satls-
fnction of n majority in the Italian Par-
'inmont would bo an ngri-eabloChi'lst-
iiresent for Ivinu Ilnnibort.
ALTHOUGH the dcniocrntic candidate ,
Mayor Matthews , was re-elected in 13iw-
ton the other day , it was with a plural
ity reduced by 7,000 from what ho re
ceived lust year. This is decidedly a
republican year.
ANTAGONISM of the agricultural in-
I crests of the empire is not making
Chancellor von Cnprivl anymore popu
lar with the German farmer than is
Secretary Morton at present with his
professional American granger.
WHAT'S that ? No funds available
for the payment of congressional mile
age ! \Vc presume that this moans that
nuinoroiii momber.s of congress will remain - ,
main in Washington rather than utili/o
their railroad passes for a homeward
jonrnoy during the holidays.
TP'wnaro to believe the remarks made
by the mayors and police ollleials of the
most enterprising Nebraska cities
durln < r their recent visit to Omaha , our
police force and fire department by no
meaiib make the poor allowing that many
disgruntled eritics hiivc been too anxious
lo establish.
Tin : Lincoln organ of the saline land
jobbers establishes a complete defense
of the proposed land grab by boldly
pointing to one man who holds a piece of
mursh near the oity and who declines
to buy at the price fixed by the couaty
commissioner ; ) on the adjoining tract.
Wo sympathi/o sincerely with that man.
"Wo wonder what ho has done that pre
cludes him from standing in with the
ring.
THK professors are rapidly coining to
the front , politically speaking. Only a
short time ago one of the civil service
commissionor.s was removed to make
way fora Kentucky professor of geology.
Now Secretary Morton has selected a
Tennessee professor of chemistry as bib
first assistant. A professor of English
to rovibo the president's messages would
cnnio in handy for the present adminis
tration.
Sioux CITY'S entire street cur system
is to bo consolidated under one owner
ship and management. This I < j but an
other illustration of the futility of com
petition between franuhKod corpora-
. tlons. Omaha tried competition in
street railway i-crvices nnd failed to se
cure any lasting benefits from the ex
periment. Similar illustrations in every
city of the country are daily enforcing
the inevitable conclusion that BOIIIU foroe
Other than competition must bo resorted
to to obtain adeqna'.o facilities and rca-
sonablo prices for the public from the
frunehibod corporations.
VIHOINIA is not to bo behindhand in
Its preparation for the resumption ol
wildcat bank issues so soon as the pro
gram for the repeal of the 10 per cent
lax on stuto bunk notoa is carried out.
An energetic mninber of the losnluturo !
is already pushing a bill ta authori/.i )
and tvgulato bunkh of issue in Virginia ,
and nt thu bunic time to provide an out-
lot for Virginia state bonds. It require- ,
the banks to bo prepared at all times to
pay out 5 per cent of their deposits in
lawful money of thu I'tilted States nnd
this IB relied upon to maintain the value
of the chocks drawn BO high that they
will pass ruiTPiit everywhere. All of
which gres to admonish congress to look
before it leaps ,
IT is a very borlotm thing for one sur
geon to accuse n fellow surgeon of being
the direct cause of the death of u patient
attended bv the latter. If the defend
ant in the MoKunnu murder trial t > uc-
ceoda in escaping conviction by showing
that his victim would have recovered
- wore it net for the unskillful treatment
given him , ho will merely shift the re-
uponslbillty from his own thonldurrt tj
Ihobocf the attending surgeons. A pro
fessional man Is sup ; ) be.l at all times to
employ the ordinary skill of Ma calliu < ;
and a jury should ha mint-taut to believe
that ahuiKin life hiu benn trilled with
by llioso who uro ucuustomuJ to do r.ll
h\ their power ti eu\e It , unless the evidence
denceon the point is overwliolmiu .
7B STATK t.Mllbh.Ul IIRS
Within a few weeks many of the stnte
legislatures will bo In session nnd popu
lar interest will bo divided between
these "local congresses" of the people
and thn national legislature. The Im
portance of the former cannot easily l > o
overrated. A state legislature has to
consider nnd to deal Atrectly with some
of the most vital interests of the people
it represents and the scope of its power
is broad. Local taxation , the regula
tion of corporations doing business
within the state , provision for maintain
ing tlio system of public education , po
lice regulations covering a wide field ,
the proper maintenance of various
public institutions , legislation for
conceiving tlio public peace and semiring
the proper administration of justice-
such , in part , are the duties that de
volve upon a stale legislature and touch
most closely tlio Interests and wolf arc of
the people. The meeting of the legisla
tive bodies which represent most fully
the popular thought und aspiration of
sovereign commonwealths must , there
fore , always bo of Interest.
The assembling of the legislatures
that moot next month will perhaps be
regarded with more than ordinary in
terest , at least locally , by reason of the
unfortunate state of affairs affecting the
economic condition of the people. In
every state whore these bodies will soon
assemble there is a multitude of
idle people who are clamoring
for the means of Mibslstonco and
who cannot bo allowed to starve. The
outlook for most of these is a gloomy
and unpromising as it well ciuldbc , so
far as employment is concerned , and the
drain which has already bcdn vot'i gon-
i-rallj made upon municipal and county
charity renders it almost curtain that
witlT the severest of the winter yet to
como far greater provision than usual
will liuvn to Iw made for the enro of the
destitute in order toiivortoxtriiordlnury
siilVoring , Uudoub odly the legislatures
generally will be appealed to for such
assistance as they may properly give to
communities unable to adequately care
for their Indigent and they will have no
moro iniDcrati ve duty to moot than
this. In the great manufacturing htatcs
the amount of distrer-s now preva
lent is unprecedented , and ill these the
legislatures will bo called upon' to do all
in their power to afford relief to the un
employed who are destitute.
With regard to legislation of general
interest it is to bo hoped thatovory state
that has not an anti-trtibt law already on
ts statute books will enact ono before
ts legislature of 1SU ! adjourns. The
ittitude of the present national ndmin-
stration , us defined in the report of tlio
attorney general , toward the federal
anti-triHt law , appears to fully warrant
the conclusion that no serious , effort is
to bo made to enforce the law. The
opinion of the legal advisor of the ad-
ninistration is that the federal
act prohibiting trusts nnd combinations
is inadequate , and he evidently be
lieves , also , that not congress , but the
legislatures of the states are the proper
power to deal with combinations in re
straint of trade. If this correctly rep
resents his position the monopolies are
assured of nearly four years m6.ro of
toleration and oncouragment unless the
states exert their power to suppress
them. In any event , however , judicious
btato laws against trusts and combina
tion ; , can only serve a good purpose and
the sooner they are generally adopted
the bettor. In some of the states whoso
legislatures moot next month there are
questions of great local importance
to bo passed upon , not the least among
theao being the prohibition question in
Iowa.
A KKItAXKIXtt \ \ SL'llUMK.
Out of the multitude of plans for a
new banking system that will bo pre
sented to the attention of congress it
will , perhaps , be possible to formulate a
scheme which will bo acceptable to the
intelligent financial judgment of the
country , and which will meat the de
mand for an elastic currency. Ono of
the most determined advocates of finan
cial reform is Representative Walker of
Massachusetts , who takes the position
that the federal government should not
be burdened with maintaining a paper
currency , but should bo merely the cus
todian of the metallic issues of the coun
try. Mr. Walker lias recently submitted
to the hou-to conmiittco on banking and
currency a plan embodying his ideas ,
and which , it is presumed , the commit
tee will consider , together with other
plans submitted to it.
The llrtit proposition of this plan Is
that tlio United States government shall
bo completely relieved from any re
sponsibility for the current redemption
of any circulating government or bank
currency notes whatever , and thereby
relieved of all expense and risk of
maintaining any coin redemption fund
or coin measure of value , the risk and
c.\pcn-o of hath to be dovolvoJ upon the
hanks. This would bo done by requir
ing each and every bank to assume pro
portionately lho current redemption of a
new greenback and practical destruction
of the legal teador note In its prcbont
form.tho banks to accept a now greenback
in place of the present ono and ba re-
spyiiilblo only for its current redemption
an I tho. I'nltcd Status government to
bu ro.spjiislblo for UH dual redemption.
The latter provision is somewhat ofo-
scuro , but probably moans worn , soiled
and mutilated. The plan als : > contem
plates tlio proportionate assumption by
each and every bank of the current re
demption and practical dojti'iiotbn of
the excels of silver cortftlcatoj , and to
ciiuso silver dollars to an oiual irniunt
to bo covered IntT the troaviry t
bullion , but f ) louva In circulation , as
now , every toluol silver dollar wo iuw
have that the nnplo ; can ha inJuood
to use , Other pi-jvlslons of the plan
are that the federal govornnnnt shull
continue to exorcise supervision over
all banks an.l make public tholr con-
dltbn ; that the voluma of circulating
notca shall ha Hutlbicntly oltutlo to ex
pand to moot the oxtrraio-it demands of
the people mil ciutraol automatically ,
sj us never t > cxcusd in volume the
amount noaJod ; that etry.itatlng cnr
tcncy notes shall na s ) UaueJ a ? mt t'j
Inm-uso the inlercdt paid on loans of
i-apltal , shall be nnlfjrru , and shall bj so
Issued and reUaued us to hj fjrcud back
to the hank issuing them and whuro
uoodod ; ( hub there ahull
from loss of noteholders ; that
the United States government shall on
Hpcclnl occasions provide temporary
safeguards over deposits to dispel fear ,
nnd that the' government shall act
simply as custodian of coin and issue
certificates of deposit thereon , as is now
done ,
A measure of this kind would divorce
the government from the banking busi
ness , which in the opinion ot nblo
financiers is most desirable , nnd it would
load to the country having In duo time
but ono kind of paper currency , which
would also doubtless bo a good thing ,
although it cann > t fairly bo said of the
four kinds of paper currency wo now
have that they cause any serious trouble
or confusion. In these two respects the
plan of Mr. Walker would perhaps operate -
orate advantatfoously , but it Is not ap
parent how such elasticity of the cur
rency is to ha attained under this
Hchoinu as w.iuld nlway.s moot the ox-
tromcst demands of the people and
never exceed in volume the amount
needed , or how circulating uotoj
oould bo so issued nnd reissued
as to bo forced to points whore must
needed. But the plan of Mr Walker
shows that ho has given this subject
very careful consideration and it is
certainly worthy the attention of all who
are Interested in the problem of llnanulal
reform. Thu most serious complaint
against tlio existing system is that it is
not stilllelently elastic , and whoever
.shall suggest a practicable remedy tor
tills defect without danger to the sound
ness nnd stability of tlio currency will
furnish the solution to the whole
problem.
O.lM/f.1 .liVD SOUTH DAKOTA.
Omaha has rail communication with
nearly every county in western Iowa ,
witli northern Kansas , with tlio onth\J
habitable portion of Colorado , with
southern and northern Wyoming , with
the Black Tlills country , Utah , Idaho
and Montana , but this city is practically
cut off Irani the trade of that vast area of
South Dakota cast of the Missouri river
adjoining Nebraska's northern border.
No other country naturally tributary to
Omaha is richer in resources and prom
ises moro remunerative trade for Omaha
jobbers , grain dealers , manufacturers
and stock buyers.
Tlio map shows two stub lines reaching -
ing from the main lines of the North
western system in Nebraska almost to
the boundary line of South Dakota. The
ma ) ) also shows that great trunk lines
lead out of tlio stock ranges and wheat
fields of South Dakota direct to Chicago
and Minneapolis. It is apparent on the
face of things that the Northwestern
managers have for years been parties tea
a pool with all roads leading eastward ,
by the terms of which Omaha is fenced
out of South Dakota. This is done not
through antipathy for Oinuhu , but be
cause such an agreement insures to the
eastern roads the long haul on all South
Dakota products to markets less advan
tageous in many respects than those of
Uinaha and Kansas City.
Fcoblo efforts have been made from
time to time by Omaha to break the
pool. Jt is not an easy tusk. The line
just completed from Sioux Falls to
Vankton is heading for Norfolk. It is
partially graded. .Tim Hill , that great
St. Paul railroad magnate , is understood
to be back of this enterprise and may
ultimately make it a part of the Great
Northern sy&toin. At any rate , the com
pletion of this line would give Omaha
through trains to Vankton and Sioux
Falls , the result of which would be to
force the Northwestern to close the
twenty-four milo gap between Ilarting-
ton and Vankton. Thus Omaha would
secure two direct lines into South
Dakota.
Tito completion of those lines is of the
utmost importance to Omaha. Every
business man familiar with the situation
will concede that. It should be th'j
policy of the Board of Trade and the
Commercial club to urge the early com
pletion of the Norfolk lino. It will
serve as the opening wedge. Other
roads will certainly follow. Omaha has
been deprived of lier share of South
Dakota trade long enough. It is there ,
waiting the time when our business men
will go and got it.
THK rkLKl'HOXK IIOYALTT.
Omaha pays about $80,000 , a year for
telephone rental and exclusive of charges
for loug distance transmission. Ono-half
of this sum , or about $ -10,000 , , is paid fis
a royalty to the Bell telephone monopoly
for patent rights that should have ex
pired last spring. In other words ,
Omaha's contribution to the Boll telephone -
phone monopoly is10,000 , a year. On a
fair estimate tlio towns outside of thl.s
state in Omaha must pay fully $00,000
more for one-half of the rental on the
Bull instruments. Ono hundred thou
sand dollars is taken out of Ne
braska every year and dropped into tlio
slot of telephone stouk jobbers , who for
moro than fourteen yoar.s have extorted
millions upon millions from the people
of tliis country for an invention that
should have been bought by the govern
ment at a fair price for the use of tlio
people. But by the collusion of patent
oflluo olllcials nnd pliant judges this
tribute is still levied beyond the expira
tion of the patent , and will probably
continue to bo lovlod for ten or twelve
years longer. Meantime the helpless
patrons of the telephone must submit to
bolng tleoced und thousands of people
who could afford to pay a reasonable
price are deprived of the bonctltH of the
invention.
The telephone royalty is very suggfts-
tivo of forced contributions which wore
exacted by monurnhs of old from their
Bubjeuth and vusialH us u tribute to
royalty. There IH just this difference ,
however : The royal robbers guvo in re
turn for the tribute they levied pro-
teat It n to tholr subjeciw us ugainsl ordi
nary robbers und rapacious neighbors.
The telephone froeluoters dni't pretend
to muko any return f jr the royalty thby
ox not from local companion and through
them from their patrons , except the use
of instrumentn that oauld ho duplicated
for ninety duy > ' rental. By rights and
by law hcncstly Interpreted the use of
the tolorhcuo should now ho as fix-o to
all the people as the use of the steel pen ,
thee al oil lamp , the rubber linger or
the sowing machine. If the efforts nnde :
h. ; exv\ttnnoy Ciennrul Miller we'o ) fol
lowed up h\ his success w the outrageous
Imposition of royalties on nn expired
patent sought t ( ill perpetuated by the
Boll telephone rirwFlwly would bo short
lived , and the now Imposed could
bo reduced oO pcf cnt.
inn ritoniibbs SILVKK niu. .
Probably nooodjJ Vjlll care to seriously
question the elafm 01 Senator Voorlices ,
chairman of thoKonato finance commit
tee , that the sliver1'bill ' Introduced by
him is entirely his own creation , nnd It
Is not easy to understand how anybody
could suppose that Mr. Cleveland , after
the long light for discontinuing silver
purchases , could uiio his approval now
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to n measure w'fiic'h proposes to renew
that policy on a reduced sculo ns soon as
the seigniorage in the treasury should
bo coined. There has bojn some difference -
once in the statements regarding the
amount of the seigniorage , but
with the present1 mint facilities
of tlio government It would "take
about two vcars to coin It , so that the
idea of Mr. Voorhcos is that the country
may safely resume the purchase ot sti'
vcr tit the end of that time. It Is quite
possible that tlio administration , or at
any rate thu secretary of the treasury , '
is favorable to utilizing the soiguioinge
as ono means of averting u treasury do-
ficlt , but it can bo regarded as abso
lutely certain that the president , will
not approve of any proposition to in
crease the government's stock of silver
during his administration. Never
friendly to that metal as a part of the
currency , except in a subsidiary ca
pacity , there is not the least
reason to believe that Mr. Cleveland -
land is less hostile to it now than in tlio
last and it is inconceivable that any
circumstances can uriso which would in-
ilnco him to change his attitude toward
silver. Referring to the stoppage of
silver purchases hy the government
the president said in his message- that
ho had doubt ' 'the
no ultimate result of
this , uotirn will bo most salutary and
far-reaching. " Obviously such legisla
tion us Mr. Voorhcos proposes , so far as
it provides for returning to the pur
chase of silver , could not fail to have
the otlcct to defeat this result.
AH to the question of an international
agreement regarding silver Mr. Cleve
land indicated a Memlly attitude to
ward it in the suggestion of his message
that the president might be given gen
eral authority to invite other nations tea
a conference nt any time when there
should be a fair prospect of accomplish
ing an international agreement on the
subject coinage , but there is nothing
to indicate that lie has over expected to
force European governments into nn
agreement of thisjdnd. If Mr. Cleveland -
land or anybody tilse entertains this
idea ho may disnbusoMiis mind of it by
reading the recent utterance of Chan
cellor von Capijivi regarding the
financial position of Germany ,
showing that the government is
entirely satisfied with -existing
conditions and dqes not contemplate nay
change. Indeed.rthero is not the least
indication that , any-'European- govern
ment is thinking of qny modification of
its financial system In the interest of
silver. ' Having 'U'ccmuulatcd ' gold re
serves tfhioh they Vlcom to bo sufficient
for their financial safety they propose to
maintain them and therefore to hold on
to the gold standard.
Coining from the chairman of tlio
senate finance committee the measure
introduced by Mr. Voorhecs will receive
more attention than would otherwise be
given it , but there is small probability
that "it will ever got beyond the com
mittee.
THK regularly recurring agitation for
a Greater Now York is again in prog
ress and the legislature of the statc , is'to
bo asked to pass a bill providing for a
vote at the next general election by
which tlio sentiment of the people in the
districts sought to bo annexed may bo
ascertained. If the inhabitants of
Brooklyn and the outlying suburbs show
themselves favorable to the plan of
giving up their local government and
subjecting themselves to the obligations
of metropolitan residence then the
remainder of the scheme for con
solidation is to bo taken up and
pushed. The talk of consolidation
lias been rife for some years , but up to
this time the Now Yorkers have boon
unable to make the people of the de
sired districts see the real not advan
tages which it is claimed would accrue
to them from a unified city government.
Greater New York will , no doubt , bo
realized in the not very distant future ,
but the first step should bo in the direc
tion of a moro honest und economical
administration of tlio Now York of
today. After that the time will como
when the suburban towns oannot ho
kept out. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A. Hepubllcnn Htiite.
I'MuMiiMa Hctoiil.
Thuro is no great comfort for the taxpayer
lit reaUuiK that tlio state treasury la bulging
with eash. All money In tlio treasury hi
oxL-ossof Uio amount needed for economical
administration represents an overdraft on
private resources. Tlio tax levied on per-
buniil property for state purposes Is no longer
needed. At tlio next session ef the legisla
ture the task of cutting down state taxation
wilt bn an agreeable .feature of legislative
labor. . , . , y
l Alarms.
rkSmi.
As wo hoar of nitn-li tallc in Kuropo about
the danger of tlio suilclcn outbreak of a grout
war thuro , it la woptJP'whllo to rcmombor
that tlioro has very of ten boon tallc of tlio
sanio kind avornlnbe the ulosu of the great
war of 1870 , whwin-FVanco foil under the
lilowsof CJorninnjVO'At least twenty times
during llioso yuarslthu prophets have given
warning tliat Kuropo was on the verge of a
great war and tlwt'rivnr was inevitable , or
could not bo avcrtud , ' .Or would bo began
wittini so many \vootirfor months. It has , in
deed , looked at uwtw as though those
prophets were In'atlio right , and yet wo
know that tlioy ItuvU been in the wrong all
nlonir. except In ln ; > It U | x > salble that
they uro in the wrontf ouco ugalu.
UTIIKK i. txn.t TII v or/r .
The llrltlsli admiralty has evidently been
deeply Imprcmod by the recent l-Vanco-Hm-
slrui n.tval demonstration , ami the KniHMi
naval authorities couttntio to nuke loud de
mands for a con ldcr.iblo lni-roa o of the
British licet. Great Urltain , It has been
assarted , must bo as strong In Ironclads and
twlco as strong In cruisers an any two
powers ( meaning probably Franco and
Uussla ) . The personnel of the English
navy must bo Increased from 70,000 to IK,000 )
ofllcersanU men In onler to bu lit cotult-
tlon to Imtncillatcly reinforce the Mediter
ranean llect. The cost of the program
In constructing the vessels tlcmatulcd
Im alone been estimated nt i7iVX- )
000. The weak soot U pointed out by Sir
0. T. H. Hornby , admiral of the Hoot , to bo
the Mediterranean. It Is true that Great
Urltain has no military harbor In that sea
on the hither aide of Malta ( Olbr.ilt.ir In Us
proient condition bahig useless as a naval
stttlorO. while Franco has two magnificent
fortified harbors in Toulon and U'sorta ' , la
'runts , which latter hns been strongly fortl-
Hod m violation of the pledges of Trance not
to strengthen It. Through this gauntlet the
Urttish licet would bo obliged to run on 111
way to Malta and the east ; and , considering
the great progress nuulo in recent yo.iw la
the cnlcloncy of the men and guns and ships
of the 1-Vencli fleet , ICngland would probably
bo haatcn out of the Mediterranean in the
event ot war.
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The real question of the day in Franco as
well as everywhere else in ISurope Is social
ism. Socialism h Itself divided into its
various camps , from mere extension of tlio
function of the state to thorough going col
lectivism with aii'irchtim at the end of the
procession , for while tow socialists are
anarchists all anarchists are socialists. Hut
all the varieties ot socialists agree at bottom
ia deprecating , decrying or denouncing
private initiative and private property
and in asking for a broad extension of
the work of the state and Its assumption
ot railroads , factories nnd the great
bulk of the work of manufacture ,
transportation and distribution. In Ger
many this parly has a fl'tti to a fourth
of the votes , and while it is wc.ilccr
in Franco , it elected sixty or seventy depu
ties , It carried the heart of Paris and its
load ers feel that In France , as In Germany ,
the future is their own. Under these cir
cumstances , the attitude of the liberal
party , which rules France , toward social
ism becomes most Important. Hitherto ,
liberal French leaders have tompomed.
The line between socialists and radicals was
not clearly drawn and the votes of the
former were counted as republican asiwcll as
the latter. The past election changed this.
In It the socialist party became clearly de
fined apart from the radicals. The liberal or
republican party , with the aid of the mon
archists , who sustain the republic , was
given a majority Independent of the radicals
and socialists.
Sig. Crispl has again proved himself the
foremost among Italian statesmen. Hecog-
nblng the fact that the present political sit
uation in Italy demands the suspension of
party politics and the patriotic co-operation
of her ablest and most representative men
no ha 3 called men of his stamp to his cabi
net. Iho financial condition of Italy dn-
niands the practice of more than small econ
omies by means of which perhaps throe or
four , millions annually could be lopped oil
from her exDcmhturcs. A retrenchment of at
least SJO.000.000 per annum would bo required
iu order to matte good the deficiency between
the state's income and her disbursements
In order to accomplish these financial re
forms It would bo necessary to reduce the
army by at least two corps. Now , notwith
standing the cuonuous sacrifices entailed ,
nothing has become so firmly ingrained in
the minds of a majority of the Italians as
the supposed necessity that the kingdom
should rank as a first-class military power.
It will bo a strontr government , indeed ,
which snail overcome this almost universal
sentiment nnd obtain the popular consent
to the reduction of the army. What
is necessary , therefore , is to assure the
overwhelming ratification of any such
plan beforehand by uniting iu its sup
port ail of the leading men of the moderate
aud conservative elements. This , no doubt ,
is the explanation of Sig. Crispi's action
in calling such apparently hostile elements
to the support of his government as are rep
resented by the Marquis dl Hudlni and Sen
ator Saracco , the great Italiun financier.
There neea be no apprehension that the
other powers of the Triple Alliance would
not readily consent to a substantial reduc
tion of the Italian armv. It would bo mani
festly to their Interest to have a solvent
ally , oven though its war footing should have
been diminished by un army corps or two ,
rather than an ally whoso overgrown mili
tary establishment Is rapidly bringing it to
the verge of bankruptcy. In any view , the
Italian situation is ono which will tax the
utmost skill of the most accomplished finan
ciers aud statesmen.
# *
The crime committed by the man Vuillant
has not only welded together all the sound
and decent elements of the French commu
nity iu support of the ministry , headed by M ,
Casimlr-Perlor , out It has smoothed the
way foi1 an International coalition for the
extermination of professional anarchists ,
A proposal to that end made by Spain after
the Barcelona outrage was coldly received
by the French government , but public opin
ion in Franco has undergone a change since
It has become evident that eveu the people's
representatives assembled in parliament
have no safeguard agalnsl wholesale mas
sacre. Hitherto au anarchist detected or sus
pected in ono country could find rolugoln an
other , but henceforth it Is probable that no
asylum will bo open to him on the continent
of liurope. Ono wliolesomo consequence of
such a general combination against the
enemies of society will be u softening of
international enmities and a lessoning of the
chances of war. For what do the causes
of dislike and jealousy between Frenchmen
and Germans amount to , compared with the
momentous antagonism between the up
holders and the assailants of tlio existing
order ? There is not a nation on the conti
nent of Kuropo which would not willingly
suspend , for a long term of years , Its aspira
tions Jor aggrandizement if , meanwhile , U
could have assurance that tlio anarchists
would bo stumped out.
*
n *
Considered as a whole the cabinet headed
by M. Casiinlr-Porlor In rercsentutlvo of the
opportunist und moderate opinions , which
are supposed to have been sanctioned at the
last general election. It Is moro representa
tive of the ostensible majority of the Cham
ber than was its predecessor ; for the mem-
burs of thu latter held views h reconcilable
Highest of all in Leavening 3ower. Latest U. S. Gov't Report.
Baking
Powder
ABSOIJLfTGLY PURE
with tlioAOof iliPirt-hlef and roineo.ni n lv
M. Utipii.v had intended to dispense \vltli
their * ei vices after obtaining a vote of con
fldelico As it n acknowledged on nil hand *
tnnt tlio nroffram submitted to the Cham-
tier lM ) . Diipuy would have loimnamlc-d n
largo majority had It lici-n pressed to
n vote , It Is scarcely to bo ex-
pooled that the proposal * of his
successor will differ In any csssentinl fca-
turcs. 'Hint M. Caslmir-l'crlcr nnd his colleagues -
leagues will pursue n relatively ronscrvntho
nnd antt-soclnlUt policy may bo Inferred
from their own political nntpccd ° nts ns well
as from the composition of the Chamber.
The fncl that the now cabinet Is hailed
ironically by M. L'lcincucc.uiasa triumph for
the pope Iniilpjitcs u renoral belief that It
will so fur rccoitnbo the frlctulship evinced
by Leo XIII for thu French republic as todc-
servo the support of the so-called "rallied"
rcpnhlloins. The other fuels , that M.
Uiiynal is a .lew , ind that M. lUtrdc.iu has
hocu denounced by the anil-Somites as an
agent oftho Rothschilds , may DO regarded
as cvldo.ieo that the K0\cnunctit will have
the good will of ttillucinuU Hnanclurs.
*
f
Although the action of thoOermau 1'arlla-
mcnt In revolting the decree against the
Jesuits was a triumph of the party of the
center , aided b. many liberal nnd Inde
pendent members , It U of llttlo practical im-
norlaiieo. The separate states of the Gcr-
man omplro that Have laws against the
Jesuit establishments will not bo affected by
this legislation ; nor will It bo necessary for
the states that have no such laws , Ilcsides ,
the assent of the Federal council , or
Uundesrath , will bo necessary before the
resolve ol the Uolohstig on Friday can become -
como a law. The main Importance of the
action of the Parliament Is in Us moral influence -
fluenco as Indicative of the sentiment of the
Germans In regard to the Jesuits. It Is mute
evident from the vote that they ate no
longer held in so muuli dread and aversion
as in former generations There Is no doubt ,
at the same tune , that the modern methods
of the Jesuits have done much to lessen the
fooling of aversion in Germany , If not lo in
spire popular opinion In their favor.
o
Sonrotnry Morton' * Kcport.
A'cio I'm / . SUM ,
In his first annual report as secretary of
agriculture Hon. Julius Sterling Morton
shows n becoming deslro to minify rather
than magnify his olllco. He admits that ,
"as organbod , the Department of Agricul
ture offers opulent opportunities for the ex
ercise of the most pronounced paternalism. "
This is evident , and wo quote the secretary's
words merely to show how under the rays of
his poetic temperament alliteration blooms
in his report ilko pumpkins in u corn patch.
Such phrases of "didactic data , " "persistent
purpose. " "parallel period , " "rationally re
duce " ' -dimensions "
, of distribution , reveal
the artist in whoso hand the pen is mightier
than the plow. Yet. alter all this debauch
of o's and p's , Mr. Morton holds that "there
are many proper ways in which the federal
government may legitimately serve the
ciuso of agriculture. ' The moat proper way
in which the federal government can serve
agriculture is to let It alono.
Tlio WllUu.u Aluulil.
Chicago Tilbunc.
Why arc the southern democrats in
Georgia nnd other states of tlio south so
very anxious for a icissuo of state bank cur
rency. ' It must bo for the reason that they
wish to bring round again the reign of the
wildcat. Ttioy want to flood the land with
unconstitutional , unprotected , rotten bills
of credit to be circulated for n time among
the people as money and then dropped out
without icaemption , the loss to bo sustained
by the ultimata holders of the bills. Thcso
advocates of rcddog currency can have no
honest purpose in urging their vtildciit
U3 upon me country.
Tim Kciisi-d Title.
( il < > bc-Icinurnit. )
The Wilson tariff bill should bo called a
bill for the free coinage of panics.
Crnnn Iron Computy I'lillx.
Pmi.umu'iiu. Dec. ! . " > . The Crane Iron
company assigned to Robert F. Kennedy of
this city ncd Leonard Pcckitt of Catasn.ua ,
Pa. , today. The companv is capitalized at
? i,000,000. _ _
PLB.IS ixrnr AT THK voi.i : .
U'ix7ifii ( on tiar ,
In do season ob December , when do ( 'lulsmus
Is ilpp ,
An' do Miiuwllukes ortor scimpor film do slcr ,
When do cotton clouds urn cliiisln' CKI-.S do
nuro fur toria \
Ik- spocK ob fro- > ' rum out do moon-man's
eye ,
Ole Santy taUoj liN almanac an' scratches ol
hlslieail ,
Case ho's Hl.e.irt ubout do thaw , 'tween mo
and yon ,
An' de snow birds sit or laflln' on do runners
ob liKhk'd ,
Slngln' : " . anly , Is It hot enoiiah fur you ? "
Do reindeer am a haakei In' fur a bit ob exer
cise
Yer wauter wish fur snow you hyar mo
tallc.
L'aso , how'b bo Rulnetor usa Ills sled onloi-i do
snow storm Hies ,
An' you slio'ly dousn' want 'Im for ter walUI
Do pomr ball's a-winUIn' an' douihus hab a
srln ;
Hoy's pcitertn * him do inns' dat doy kin do ,
An' uo way dom unlmlies sings out In chorus
U n sin :
"Hollo , Santy , Is it hot onouxh fur you ? "
iii'itni.tnmu.t ! i.vr.i.
I linlra ttnrotlp No , MIIIPMH , Iliollethnt
blniU toKPthcr thn lipnrts o ( HIP lhcatrlci l
l > mfc < Moii l not it railroad Ho
ItrooKl.vn I.lfu : MIM Clintpr | Do you b
llcxo th.n cure < enn IIP olTrelPil by the tKVlnit
on ofnniM \ \ MM rintirr Most cprlafnly
I cured my boy of snmMne In that way
Chicago Inter Oceans ' 'l'i > or T"in didn't cut
lo tnk p-trl In tlio foot bull ( jame , illd ho > "
" .No , but ho foil down the back stairs , nnd
today you couldn't tell but what ho h.n l "
I'lilladeliihla tiecords You enn't toll the she
of a mnii's b ink account by the magnitude oC
his chrysanthemum ,
ItulTiilo fonrlei : Now lloirdor-Omi thine
1 II s y fur tbesccees. Thoro's imthlhn bolder
or liiinuili'iii about tin-in , l.ntidlndy Hold ot
ItnpndiMiU I iion't understand. > ,0w Hoarder-
\\hv.liot it till too fiesh , you Know ,
Huston 1'iniii.Tlpt . : " .lust my luck' ' " ov
eliilnipd Sowcitiy , as hn I'licoiilileied nnnii\nr
tUcniPtil htvulod "All illscaM-s healed flee"
"Look nt that for an offer ! And hctv am I
without so much as a slnclo solltai v dlina.su
about me' Hid any mini i-\cr h.l\o snoh
luckv
pial.e's Miiin > lni : "Httl , , uroly " nrged
lllnl.s , suulitK U believing. "
"Not nocessailly , " lesnondcd Jinks "lor
Instance , I ion von etery day. but as to hellnv
liiKymt He never llnlshfil that sentence
axmton at . "folonol tloio sa\s b
mt-iins losliool yon like u dog when Im nieeti
"t h. tint's all ilKhl The colonel Used to Im
he"t tlm pollen fot.-o and couldn't sbool a dog It
child lllofkiMl In a burn. "
1'innn :
l.lit
The snow InisdiKtcd to lior blow ,
Tlio holy hud has dyed her cheek ,
Her eyes , IlKcslais on Christmas eve ,
Mdno out with glances , coyly tnunk
rliBio s Clu Istinus raillaiico e\i-rywliiiij !
In wreathes of i ioen and berrlof ivd :
lint , best or all , I ladly note
1 hero's mistletoe ahotc. her head
Special Features
or
mm 11
A Recant Visit to Fort Sumtor :
Mr. HoMi-wati-r will oVwilliii Purl Slimier is It In
toil.iy From il.il.i i ; itln-nsl ilurlun' bis irci'iit visit.
IllU 111 , tlsil lOllt-ll < IMII | till' III-W SVSll-lll ( if Hl.llll
conliol of llnuor li.illlo now InHKIM > In Soiilb
Carolln.i. OlliciIntunHtlnir f u-is.
A Oliiistinns Oaio' ;
TniSrsin\ : : will containUii > ulHnidniiislo
nf , i uuw anil orlslnal Chrlsiinns SDIII ; oomiHi-vMt
bytlipcelvbr.tleil iiitmli-l in. riiailcs Cio7.il Con-
\enie The cnollll b j HIIIIIT In St Tlioin.iV
elnnvh. Now Yorlculty on riirlHlin.mil.iy forlliu
UrNt time 11 u.is submitted to Mr. Max M.uel/eli ,
tin-xoil-Mil Inpi-i'Hs.nlo ot this cltOfltliu
fall It IH Bhuple. jiint .is a ( 'InlHtniasHoni ;
HhonUI lie llo.uiilfnllv h innonli-tl oiionlnt ; In
unison .mil tlinn jn.onreit for iin.iitot li Is woU
ilonu anil a H\\eel. prt tty mehnl.s. '
Ibo Swedes in Nebraska :
Mr Erie. JohiiHon'HHocoiid napii- will tre.it of Uio
piospi-rotm Sweilo sotlh-tiit-ntH \arlotiHionn- -
tlnsuf thu Htnie. Tholr n-w.uil fori-liai.ii'U-rlHila
ont-rtfy , thrift anil iiersover.tucc.
Kato Field's ' Letter :
Anapiioal to women lo pilroiilzo lioinn tniluslrli-i
and lo buy AmurkMii tniiilo Koinls. She. IHOIOHIH
.ifilnm the pnut ei-of linpoillnif eOHtlj artli'lun
.mil rilnmiil anil liolli > M > 4 that Anieilo.in inanii-
fnctnrpiH .iro KO > I | ononeli for an\binlj Her
forelblo . .iifc'iiinintsU11 be te.ul vltb Inter 'Hi
Jainos A. Garfiold'a ' Family :
Llfo at tlio ex-proslili-nt'S old home at Mentor
MrH. Gailleld a rich though unassiiiiilni ; lady.
IntereHllntf uliolclien of oilier mcuthoix ofllm
f.inilK'
Oiiuies of Early Days :
Aclironlcloot t-pli-liRtteil nitmlir tilalH oftHl > rn
Nibr.iHk.i In tlio 70 H The most atio.'loiu tli-odn
lli.it Iiloluiy teconls Only a few of them
live-Hired.
Rivah of Niagara Falls !
Wakeinan eontlnuuH his wandorhe * amid Iho
mairiillk-ent scenery of Nur .i > Oi.indenr mid
biibllniliy plutuied.
Christmas Gifts for Boys.
Tlmelj Snircehtloim to t'.ireiim-F.islilon'H I..Ui-Ht
I'.iil How an Anslo-Iudlan Ilrlde fooled lift
Intended , Deceived Her r.tther and WiotiKlit
Consleinallonln tlio Urid.il I'.nlj And HuNurer
Came I ! iclc.
Omaha's Deserving Poor :
A Bi.iphle Hkotch of the scenew : it tlio lieidiii : | n tern
oftlieloe.il charity attHoclulloim when ) the neisly
poor are dally elanioilnt- for work ai.d bit-mi
l l.m of tin ) Associated Cliailtleu for tliuwluUr
eanipilgn.
The Fellow Timt Looks Like Me :
Instant-PS of ludicrous and Boinetbnes ( inlirr.is-
Hlnir inlHt.ike'i Hi it have been made 111 Omali.i on
.it-count of the Htroiur pernon.il rettemblaucn of
well know n clII/eiiH ,
Stories of the Street :
An IntereHtbiirt'olUolloiior Htorli-Hln whleh loi-.i
Hfu In the city la rorlr.iyeillilts of color with
spicy slui
DOWNING ,
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& CO.
Thol necst malii'i-H mill nailer * of
nuuclutlu" < ( m Karlli
. .
Twlco your money's worth 01 your money li.ick.
,500 of Men's and Boys'
fr Suits , Overcoats and
,
Ulsters a.t
Half Price
r
1C
Today and Tonight.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
S. W. Cor.l5th and Douglas Sts.