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B'tflured by her last spring' . .Sioux City's
enterprise will not down.
IT IB to bo noticed Unit the iitoiil
nioni'tiiry system of Mexico did not
) iro\o MUllldontly uttriiutivo to Soiuitor
'JVlloilo ontiu'o him away from his
liermtiiiciit ahmlo uinitl the fiM'o ailvor
cnlluisiasts of Colorado.
Tlir roiiicoi'oratioti | of Iho Kearney
collou mills ought to put at rest the
various rumors that those works wore
to be closed up or devoted to otlior pur-
] tosus. The pi'oinoters of the cotton mill
uro not yet ready to confess their ex
periment a f nil urc.
Tom : C'ASTOK disclaims Iho credit of
having forced the summnr.v resignations
itf Iho burvoyors of the ports of Omaha
ami Lincoln , but ho would plory in an
achievement of that kind with rolereticc
to the postmasters in those cities , as well
as -evcral other Nobrnska towns.
Nimtvsi\A : democrats will bo cha-
princd to learn that President Cleveland -
land has come to the conclusion that
.Nebraska trot all the patronage to which
it is entitled when ho called Secretary
Morton into the cabinet. Most of them
would rather have many little plums
than a single big plum. Not that they
love Morton les * , but that they love
themselves moro.
lix-CJovKHNOU Bovn has interviewed
the president , presumably in an effort to
la-oak the Mortcn-Cabtor ttlato for fed-
" "oral apitointments in thcso parlH. Jt is
not at all likely that the governor can
Hticce.ssfully attack the combination noiv
_ in "iitrol of Nebraska lh"bh pots , but
that he lias succeeded in incroiihiiiff the
nnxiely of a number of aspirants in this
city is Miscoptiblo of proof.
IT NOW appnar- that the chief results
of the .separation of the Denver , Texas
& Gull railroad from the Union Pacific
Hystem will bo to throw out of work a
largo number of clerks previously em
ployed at this point and to give places to
u greater number of men to lie employed
nt Denver. This is supposed to be in the
interests of the stockholders of the road.
The intorobtH of the employes are evi
dently not taken into Iho slightest con
sideration. >
TIIK olllcers of the white lead works
located in Omaha take exception to the
lead schedules in the proposed Wilson
tariff bill and have forwarded a protest
against its enactment to Washington.
Tlio extent and diversity of Omaha's
manufacturing interests are well
brought to light in the many complaints
against obnoxious provisions of the now
tariff bill. No legislation that wierillces
their welfare will deVelop much popu
larity or support among the men de
pendent upon them for employment.
ATTIJNTION of the ntuto oil inspeutui s
is called to the account of a llro which
occurred Sunday morning in the -aloon
of Fred Fuller at Twelfth and Capitol
avenue in this city , published in yester
day's Uii : : . Tlio proprietor explains the
origin of the llro as duo to tlio explosion
of nn oil lamp and all the circumstances
of the case go t ) minport his position.
M'lio Htato oil inspector insists that the
test proscribed by the i-tato law and up-
piled by bin asjistants is amply high to
prevent lamp explosion * . The case cited
( Icsorvos a thorough investigation.
TliK Homo for tlio Friendless squabble
at Lincoln has dually reached the courts ,
which will bo oxiioetod to pass upon the
question whether its managers or tlu >
Htatutcs are lo control in the expendi
tures of public imneys. The misfortune
is that even though the court should de
cide against the e intention of the mini-
ngor.s of the home the luttor may bo
rolled upon to orgnnl/.o a lobby ami
carry their contest to the logislaturn.
In that event we shall have another
illustrution of the domorali/.lng results
< tf any pulley which vests the conduct of
what are properly state institutions in
privutp hands.
X thousand dollars per
.vein1 appearn to bo gaining rapidly in
favor as thu proper sum which should
ho sot aside by federal court * m the
Miluriuj of railway receivers appointed
under their orders. Following Iho
precedent of the application ol the
Union I'acillo receivers , the receivers for
the Northern Paoillo modojily intlmuto
that their services uro worth n J lo than
the amount claimed by the former am )
nsk that their salaries bj flxo.l at that
figure. Judge JoukliH , llko Judge
Untidy , hai wisely hold the petition for
further consideration. The average
railroad receive. " acts on thu principle
that reuolvershipi are established prin
cipally U supply sift boHhd f jr some of
the receivers whllo the others do the
work.
Till ! T.I It IFF
The report of the majority of the ways
and mentis committee , submitted to the
house of representatives jostorday ,
makes as plausible a dcfonao of the pro
posed cliaugo in the tariff policy of the
country aa is perhaps possible. The
arguments presented , however , will
carry conviction to tlio minds of no class
of tlio people and least of all to the
hundreds of thousands of worklngmon
in the manufacturing centers who are
idle because ot the radical assault which
the democrats are making upon
a policy that for moro than thirty
yours has given the United States
nnuxamplcd progress and prosperity.
The o people , the great majority of
whom nro experiencing for the Ilrst tlmo
in their lives the privations and hard-
sh'ps ' incident to idleness will , not bo in
duced by the theories of the democratic
majority of the ways and means commit
tee to believe that the proposed new
policy promises them advantages nnd
benellts superior to any they have enjoyed -
joyed under the system of protection In-
htituted by thu republican party thirty-
two years ago. Those hosts of labor are
not theorists or doctrinaires. They rea
son from their own practical experience ,
and whim they contrast their present
position with their past they nro not
likely to Hud any comfort or con
solation in the assurance of the
democratic InritT reformers that they
have nothing lo fear from the policy
which tlieni reformers propose to in
augurate. They are having a bitter
realization \\hatthis policy moans for
them , mid they can no moro bo per
suaded that it is wise and sound than
they can bj induced to believe that it Is
a good thing for the physical systems of
themselves and their families to subsist
on one-half or one-third of what they
formerly had.
Tlio tariff measure for whioh the re
port of the democratic majority of the
ways and means offers a labored explana
tion and defense , with a plentiful in
fusion of platitude , is unique in the fact
that it does not entirely satisfy any olass
of the people. Indeed , it is not altogether
satisfactory to its trainers , who wore re-
nit allied from doing certain things by
the condition of the revenues. The
obvious meaning of this is that they
would have liked to have gene further
in the direction of free trade. There is
a great deal of democratic opposition to
the measure , some because it is too rad
ical and some because it is not radical
enough , and the objection to it from the
former is sure to bo manifested when its
discussion is entered uuon. It will bo
hhown in the house with considerable
vigor , according to present indications ,
and probably with still greater vigor in
the senate. The democrats of the
ways and means committee have
shown some deference to this
opposition lneo the bill was first
given to the public by making
numerous changes in the schedule-- , but
tlio measure will undoubtedly have to
undergo a great many moro modifica
tions before it reaehoi the president.
There still remain in the bill numerous
incongruilici and inconsistencies which
will be pointed out as its consideration
proceeds.
The discussion of the bill will not begin -
gin until nf tor the holiday recess and it
is to be expected that the majority will
fix a limit upon the time to be devoted
to its disuu-sion in the houo. . It is very
likely , also , that this time will ba shorter
than the republicans desire. When the
measure reaches the senate the republi
cans will have more latitude for its con
sideration , and it is very probable thut
the discussion will bo much moro pro
longed in the upper than in the lower
brunch of congress ) . The date at which
it is proposed the 1)111 ) shall go into olTect
is .lime I , but it is by no meads certain
that it can bo disposed of before that
time. However , it is understood that
the republicans will not have recourse
to any filibustering tactics for the pur
pose of delaying action on the bill , but
will simply ask a fair opportunity for its
thorough dihoussion. There appears to
bo no doubt that a tariff bill will bo
passed , but tlio opinion is that it will
( lifter materially from the measure just
reported.
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Fully 17. " ) men , women ami children
are housed and fed at Rescue hall every
night. The uuinbor of hungry and des
titute is iucrodsing until the capacity of
the hall is taxed beyond the limit.
Most of thO'O unfortunate men have
made every effort tolind work and failed.
As a lat resort they sock the slmlUr
provided by the hand of charity. But
the resources of Rescue hall are almost
oxntiusted. There Is not coal enough on
hand to heat the rooms forty-eight hours.
There is not food enough in store to feed
the helpless women and children who
gather there for protection. Something
must bo done to alleviate the suffering
of thcso imfortiiiinta imonln.
C'lark , who has charge of the work , la
making heroic efforts to find work or
food for all. T3at he linds the task too
great. He appeals to the people of this
city for assistance of any kind provi
sions , clothing and fuel , or employment
for the mon who come to him ,
o.uaha . U not the only city In which
the number of unemployed and destitute
nooms tt be larger than In former years.
A great popular movement lias been
started by the g.iod citrons of Chicago ,
the object of whinh is to systematically
provide for the helpless and deserving
poor. Much haw already been ace nn-
plbhed. The , well-to-do are contribut
ing t. ) the fund and store i and iiuuiy
wretched b lng3 have boon succored
from starvation } n that great city. The
Inter Own In treating of the subject
said yesterday :
Hut the women anil the ulrls ? They are
less demonstrative than tlio men , but they
suffer. Certainly there nro not so many
needy women nnd'fjlrls aa tlioro are men ,
but therefore heir wants moro easily can be
relieved , ana therefore will it bo moro
hh.iinofnl to tin ) churches uiul the city If
they are not relieved. The rcllaf uitut coino
In more ilcltcato form than for Iho mou , for
women are more dcllcato than men. You can
not open dormitories , withmattrcsfo * upon
the tlooriiiid the usual rouph concomitants
of gratuitous food and nholtiu' for inon , for
none Out the duller , If not tno worse , uliiss
of women will coino to such placet , A
woman iu syniiulhutio ; you cannot relieve
her unless you ayiniulnUu with her , Whui'o
ara the symiuthotlu women who are ready
woman' * rtllof a > n > j !
are thousands of thorn , but whcro are they ?
In their homes. Who will draw thorn outt
They are ready to como when called. Ono
call will bo suftlcicnt. Two or thrco women
possessed of peed organising power can en
roll hundreds of helpers In a short time.
Wo believe that the readers of Tun
Bin will appreciate the necessity
for immediate action in this matter.
They are not asked to feed and warm a
horde ot worthless tramps. A majority
of the men at Rescue hall clamor for
work to buy bread. They nro deserving
of assistance now. Wo appeal to the
liberality of the people. There is ur
gent need of prompt and generous re
sponses to the call for help.
I'XOTGCTIXII TIIK
In applying for the appointment of re
ceivers for the various railroads that
have recently resorted to this method ot
tiding over practical bankruptcy the
principal allegation in each ot the nu
merous petitions has boon that such
action is rendered necessary in order to
protect the interests of the stockholders.
It has been shown to the court that the
railroad In question was operating at a
loss , that it was unable to continue to
pay the running expenses and the Interest
duo upon its obligations , and that unless
something were done to put the manage
ment in the hands of friendly receivers
the bondholders might institute pro
ceedings to secure possession of the linos.
The theory , then , upon which the courts
have noted in acceding to such petitions
has been that by so doing they would
be best serving the interests , not only of
stockholders and bondholders , but also
of s'llppors , the public and the railway
employes.
Hut It is coming to bo n serious
question whether tin Intel osts of
the stockholders are identical with
the interests of the other parties
concerned in the transaction. In
the case of the Union Pacific re
ceivership the federal authorities
promptly protested and claimed that the
United States government , to which the
company was largely indebted , should
have representation on the board of
receivers and representation insulHcIont
numbers to control any policy which
might bo inaugurated in the conduct of
the road. Whether or not we agree
that the government should have a pre
ponderance of voices in the deliberations
of the receivers , the principle that the
interests of the government were such
as to demand some sort of representa
tion was acnnitsced in bv the court
which appointed the additional receivers
and has been agreed to by the public in
general.
If in one case the interests of other
parties than the stockholders have a
just clatin to protection from the courts ,
why not all the various parties con
cerned ? Perhaps it would be unwise to
let every one who could show a direct
interest in the management of tlio road
exercise a voice in the selection of re
ceivers , but in appointing raiL-oad re
ceivers the coart should not confine its
consideration exclusively to the stock
holders. The assumption that they
alone are to bo protected is one that is
as untenable from every point of view as
the assumption that their interests being
protected , the intoreats of all arc equally
well protected. Look for example at
the probable outcome of the Denver
Texas & Gulf railroad receivership by
which that line has been withdrawn
from the control of the Union Pacific.
The separate organixation of that road
may bo in the interests of the stock
holders despite the costly duplication of
administrative olliees and the unneces
sary removal of the headquarters from
one city to another. It may possibly be
accomplished without positive harm to
the patrons of the road. But to the
employes who wore previously at work
in the accounting and other clerical de
partments it comes as a crushing blow ,
ft deprives them of their places without
any fault of theirs. Their interests in
the road have quite plainly been loft by
the court entirely unprotected.
Protecting the stockholders must not
bo the only point kept in view in the ap
pointment of railroad receivers , al
though their attorneys are at the court's
elbows to press their petition while the
nmployos and public are usually unrep
resented. Tno interests of the latter ,
however , are none the less real. Re
ceiverships should bo so constituted and
regulated by the court as to protect all
Interested parties alike.
nous 11 xn inn
The frienuly interest manifested by
the president in the Nicaragua canal
project has had a reassuring effect upon
the friends of that enterprise in con
gress. It will bo remembered that in
his annual message the president , re
forrlng to the financial embarrassment
of the canal company , said that the
United States are especially interested
in the successful achievement of the
vast undertaking this company has
in charge. ' 'That it should bo
accomplished under distinctively Amer
ican auspices , " said the presi
dent ' 'and its
, enjoyment assured ,
not only to the vessels of this country as
u channel of communication between our
Atlantic and Pacific seaboards , but to
the ships of the world in the interests of
civilization , Is a proposition which ,
in my judgment , does not admit of ques
tion. " This attitude of the president
toward the project was unexpected and
It has given these who are directly concerned - '
corned In the undertaking and all who
feel that it ought to succeed renewed
hope that thu government may yet be
come more fully identified with it.
A joint resolution was introduced in
the senate on Monday providing for the
creation of a committee of three sen
ators and three representatives to ox-
tunliio into and report on the condition
of the Nicaragua canal. Tito house
commerce committee last week hoard
addresses from Senator Frye of Majno
and Senator Morgan of Alabama on the
dutioi of the government toward the
canal , Mr. Fryo said that while it would
cost the company fcJOO.OOO.OOO to build
the canal and bonds could not be lloated
for less than 0 per cent , the government
LMiild build it for $7. 000,000 and that
the bonds would sell readily for 4 per
cent interest. Ho also claimed that with
governmental control u charge of $1 per
ton for toll would yield u profit , while
the compativ would bo compelled to
charge a toll of $1.50 per ton , and thut
rale would exclude nil commerce of the
coarser grades , sudll' as lumbar nnd
cereals , which woujjot , ' ( bo the case If
the government guaranteed the bonds.
Senator Morgan snM It was Important
now to decide whol'hoiithU ' ( canal should
bo built by private-subscription from all
over the world , or .Bother the United
States should at once ibogln to exorcise
a supervisory power ! nmi guarantee the
money to complete' ' ) , ! . h It Is understood
that thu house c minorco committee
unanimously favor $ the proposition of
governmental control of the work , nnd
it is probable that ( holmpportors of this
view are stronger Lu the present than in
the preceding couirrass.
The estimates of thecostof this under
taking have varied widely. At the outset -
sot the maximum estimate was about
Jflri.OOO.OOO . , at which figure it was made
to appear that it would ba n highly
profitable Investment. The projectors ,
believing , It is presumed , that they
would have no ulfllculty In disposing of
bonds to this amount , proclaimed that
no financial aid would bo asked from the
government. All they required was
such recognition as would insure them
protection and give the enterprise a na
tional character , and this was accorded.
Hut when they found that American
capital did not eagerly seek this invest
ment and turned to congress for aid , It
was proposed to issue bonds to the
amount of $100,000,000 with the govern
ment as an indorsor. Now It appears ,
according to Senator Fryo. that the
company cannot construct the canal for
loss than $200,000,000 , though ho thinks
the government might do so for loss than
10 per cent of tiint amount. Those wide
differences in the estimates suggest that
nobody really knows anywhere near
what the cost of building the cinal
would be. The expenditure thus far has
been between $7,1)03,000 ) , and $8,000,000 ,
and It makes very little showing In the
work accomplished , although there
seems to have boon no extravagance or
dishonesty. The fact is that the cost of
comtilotlng this undertaking would
bo quite as likely to reach $300-
000,000 as any less sum , and
the idea that the government could
build the canal lor any considerable sum
loss than a private corporation is not
warranted by experience. Hut in any
event popular opinion , there can be no
doubt , is strongly against the govern
ment becoming financially involved in
this enterprise to any extent , and if
there is no other way in which it c.in ba
consummated a majority of the po'jplo
unquestionably will say , let it be aban
doned. It is certainly to bo desired that
the Nicaragua canal , if it is over com
pleted , shall bo under American man
agement and control , but the work of
constructing such nwaterway , in foreign
territory , is not the business of the gov
ernment , and the pojplo will not be in
duced to regard it as such by the threat
that if this government does not build it
England or Germany will.
TIIK BEE bus occasionally commented
upon the uniquo"'quauty of Lancaster
county justice only wherein men accused
of robbing state institutions figured. A
Lincoln paper , printed with new B. &M.
type , resents our strictures and hurls
back that timc-Cv'6rn''s ' ory of election
outrages at the close of the prohibition
campaign. It alleges , among other
things , that the Western Union Telo
jraph company divulged the contents of
telegrams filed at the Omaha office for
transmission to various points in tlio
state. Wo do not remember ever to
have heard this charge before. It is on a
par with kindred fakes gotten up to ar
ray the state against Omaha. This is the
first instance wherein the telegraph
company has been accused of aiding or
abetting nu anti-prohibition fight. The
tory is an outrageous fabticutioii , and
so are most of the charces made in the
same sheet alleging criminal interfer
ence with the United States mails , Sun
day prize fights , beastly habits of in
temperance and flagrant immorality.
IT NOW looks as if the income of the
Board of Education from liquor licenses
will bojctit down by from W5.000 to $40,000
for the coming year. The question Is ,
will the board try to make up the de
ficiency by increasing the school levy ,
or will it endeavor to make ends meet
by adopting a policy of retrenchment ?
Our city taxes are already as high as
they can bo without conliscatlng prop
erty or forcing people to submit t-t hav
ing their homes sold for taxes. The
limit has been reached , and unless a
more equitable assessment Is made and
the men who have money loaned out on
mortgages and men who have moveable
property are reached an Increase of
revenue cannot bo had. Tno school
board may as well understand that an
increased levy will meet with opposi
tion from taxpayers all along'the lino.
iN.iUXCTlo.s'S have been demanded of
the courts formally and varied purposes ,
but the order issued byono of the judges
on our district bench restraining a bus
band and father from whipping or nbus
Ing his wife nnd children pending pro
ceeiiings for a divorce is certainly a
novelty in injunctions in this vicinity.
Wives will soon bo asking injunctions to
prevent their husbands from becoming
drunk , and the toior [ , instead of being
hauled before the pollco judge on a
charge of drunkenness , will betaken before -
fore the district coid't to answer I'or con
tempt. The injunction gives promise of
so extending the jurisdiction of the dis
trict court as totliAu'c nothing to bo
paused upon by i > \ ( 'f tribunals ,
As A measure iplHoconomy the now
board of county cojiunJssIoners can , if BO
disposed , send all tn\ > Insane wards now
being fed bj this cpunty to state insti
tutions provlded ejjpeclally for their
keeping. .IjU ,
VTAII . .i.vST mc/ruon.
MlnneanolU Tribune ; After the admii-
slon of Utah , Now Mexico , Arlona and
Oklahoma lotus hive the Indian territory
and Alaska , and then the proposed division
of Texas Into four states. Lot us have the
a cony over with now , rather than have H
drajTRlnt ; along throughout thrco years of
administration.
Cleveland 1'laln Dealer ; The ladles who
arc lighting the Utah admission hill declare
that "polyp.unv Isn't dead U Is only
asleep. " Polygamy asleep 1 Can all the
energy ot n Lease , the eloquence of a ( Sou-
gar or the ability of a C.uiy Stanton explain
loan eager world how any poor fellow with
seventeen lectures belli ? ( Irod at him at
once Is going to do any sleeping I Polygamy
asleep 1 Nay , verily.
Philadelphia Tlme : There U no party
advantage to bo gained or lost In the cao of
any of these , since no one can certainly pre
dict how tliclrolcctor.il votes will bo cast ,
and experience has shown that expectations
of this kind are very llltoly to bo disap
pointed. The great advantage to bo gained
from the admission of all these three states
at the present sesa'on of congress is that It
ulll end the whole business and rciuovo the
government of the territories and the organ-
l/atlonof states entirely from party contro *
versy.
Now York Sun : Should Nevada annex
Utah , the two would have a splendid aggro-
liato of population nnd Industrial strength.
The combined aro.x would by no moans form
the largest stnto In the union. The country
will do much for Utah in admitting her Into
ttio union , and slio would moro than repay
the obligation by helping to relievoour system
of one of its rotten borough states , Nevada
should , and presumably \\mild. bo delighted
nt such a mo.ins of escaping from the reproaches
preaches of her nolghbors , and becoming a
worthy companion for the stronaeat and
most promising of them. Lot the senate
think over thcso views.
IJoston Advertiser : Tlio power of the Mor
mon helrarohy has boon largely cut Into the
past few years ; the church has outwardly
assumed an attitude not so hostile to the
decencies and morals of the century. This
attitude the federal government has forced ,
but whether the progress will bo maintained
after the Mormon priesthood gains the abso
lute management of the now state and no be
comes Independent of federal Interfoieiicc Is
a debatable question. It the view of every
thmklii ! * man the putting off of the admis
sion of Utah for a still longer period of pro
bation would have been wise pollcv and a
proper support for the "gentllaa" who have
been making the light for public morals In
that community. Utah , however , is practi
cally now In the union ; u sovereign state , of
which the hlph priest of the Mormon church
will bo ruler , no matter who siens his nanio
as governor. The hope \a \ that an Inlliu of
population Into Utah will efface the power
of the Mormon church , but we are fearful
that the reaction will sot In as soon as the
territory is free from federal supervision.
VEOl'Iill . .IAlIH.MHt. .
The fight on nonunion beer in Boston is
mainly ono of moans to got around it.
The Parkhurst reform method In Now
York has all the odors of a tenderloin roast.
The common hotd is no longer permitted
to rub against the members of tno senate.
Oh , Lordl
It isn't tlio milk In the cocoanut , but the
ham in the Sandwich that provoke mi-
seemly noise and clamor.
AlbnrL Ht > nton Pullman , bro boi1 of Cicorzo
M. Pullman , and designer-in-chief of the
modern sleeping cur , is dead.
Prohibition continues to hold Ilrst p'aee '
ns a discoursivo tipple in Iowa. Naturally
thu discussion improves with age.
While the ant tvpilies industry in ininia-
tuto. the enterprising man goes to thocaniol
and borrows Inspiration from the hump.
Tiohanan kills anotncr man , " is tbo gUt
of a dispatch from Caddo , I. T. As a spell
ing reformer Bohanan tolerates no opposi
tion.
According to recent discoveries I" " > ow Jer
sey and Ohio are 'J"i,00l ( years old. It fol
lows that the Jersey skcptor serenaded I0vo
while Adam forged the Ohio pull.
Mrs. Daniel Lament has a music box con
cealed in a chair in her drawing room , which
is so arranged that when anv ono sits on the
chair a flood of melody Jills the room and
surprises the visitor.
A New York county paper speaks of a
departed citizen who was "struclc down b.\
the hand of movidcnco and not permitted
to llnish the French roof lie had commenced
on his house. " Providence moves in con-
snicuous waj3 to afllrm the policy ol protec
tion to homo Industries.
In withholding some of the [ lawaiian
correspondence , Mr. Cleveland had in mitm
the reply of the Hibernian who was up
braided for telling a weary traveler the dis
tance to n given point was but four instead
of eight miles , "fciuro , " says ho , "if 1 tould
'em all he'd be discouraged entoircly. "
Ocorgo C. Hunter of Oakland , C'.il. . has
Just como out of tncsurgeon's hands without
a memory. His skull was fractured by u
living bolt and the brain was Injured. Al
though ho is now otherwise perfectly well ,
ho cannot remember his wife or his mother.
Although he had a coed education , he can
now neither read nor write.
Dr. von Gneisl , the famous professor of
law at the University of Berlin , and ono of
the greatest living autnoritics on the Eng
lish constitution , has become president ot
the Gorman society to prevent the spread of
untl-Somltlsni. III ! delivered an eloquent
speech a few days ago , lamenting the in
fluence of the anti-Semites In Germany.
A Literary .star lluuilirni > | iotl.
Xcw i'nilt Cinnntcic al.
Miss Adolia Stowo of Omaha thirsts for
lUiiivivt. fnmn hnt. litiQ fnt.lt. Intn ! : ni' rrlftnd
head that slio will bo seriously handicapped
1 > V the n imo of Stowo. She seems to think
that Iho public will bo expecting an "tTnclo
Tom's Cabin" from her , and will bo disap
pointed if she dooBiiot supply it. I'Vom this
point of view she petitioned Iho court to
chungo her name to Kohnstamui , but tbo
court , not curing , apparently , whether the
world had another litorarv star or not , de
clined to interfere. Miss Stowo should re
fuse to bo crushed. She can afllx to I. or im
mortal work the name of Kotinstumm , or
oven Constantinople , 11 she wishes to. Tlioro
is no law against U outside of the editor's
oftlco.
f IrttHuiue h < | iimil9.
Clltciiuo ltci > lil.
Young "Napoleon" Ives may bo a very
Napoleonic hllliard player , but unless ho
loams how to take defeat in a manly way
ho will find his admirers turning cold.
Whether or not the "anchor nurso" should
t o barred In the balk line game , It was , In
the recent contest , open to both players. If ,
as Ivos seems to think , ScliaofTor's ' phenomenal -
onal run was an easy tilck and not nn ex
ample of romarhiiblo nerve and endurance ,
why didn't Ives do the same tiling' ' It is
extremely tiresonio to hear a defeated man
try to bcllttlo his opponent's victory.
Au.trnliy.
. .
'Ihls now and drastic legislation in Franco
against the anarchists cannot bo completely
otTcetlvo unless other nations take the uainii
course. If those Kronen conspirators bo en
abled to transfer their Hold ofonoraMons to
Germany , Italy and Kngland , Franco b cm-
sudo against them will not be altogether
successful. Kvory nation In the world should
outlaw these mUcreants.
o
Hlvttr lliiliU II * Own.
It remains for extreme silver men to explain -
plain why it Is that the price of silver has
not declined below the price currant at the
tnno of the repeal of the purchasing act , and
thut a gieat deal of silver bullion has been
exported to Europo. Sliver bolng left to
take care of itself , as other commodities are ,
miners will probably discover that they do
not need forced protection.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Rcporfc
Baking
Powder
ABSOIJLTTELY PURE
twpi nvt 11 tiiMrpvnn i' * rvrn
INiKRNAl REVhMJh I1 ACTS
What tlio Oountry Consumes Annually in
the Wny of Liquor ami Tobacco.
BILL TO RELIEVE LIEUTENANT SMITH
Scimtur Miutder nn Introduce * n Mcnture
to Adiiat | n Doitil Mnn'n Accoiintl
Note * from Wn hlnctntt nf In *
tercit to Nohrntknni ,
moN Uunr.\uor TUB HR * , )
513 PofHTKCxni STHRRT , >
\VASIIIXUTOV , Deo. 10. 1
Internal Kcnenuo Commissioner Miller
figures that wo consumed i5OW,000,000 glares
of whisky last year , for which wo paido\or
thu bar the almost Incomprehensible nnm of
? 000KX,000 ( ) or K)0,000,000 moro thiiii nil the
annual appropriations of congress \Vo \ con
sumed over 8J.OOO.OOO gallons of whisky ,
brandy and distilled spirits , This toprcscnts
a consumption of 100 classes of whisky oaeh
year for every man , woman nnd child be
tween the rock-bound P.tciflo ami the storm-
tossed Atlantic , or counting only malcadult.i ,
SOO gallons for oacli. Of buer the llgut-us arc
oiu.ili.v astounding. 'I ' ho consumption was
: ilr.iuur ( ; > b.irrols.th.it is t'.1,7sr > , li'.V-VOthnscs ' ' ; ,
representing an expenditure for this mode of
hilarity of tfll7V > S , UW , or about ? 10 for each
inhabitant , in thu neighborhood ot 2.VI
glasses are charged up in this iMlculntloii
against o.ich of us as our annual allow.inuo.
If wo do not average our dally glass with our
dally bread , wo may bo Mire our neighbors
( jet the benefit of our abstinence.
MnoUtiiu mill dinning.
In the tnittcr of cigars , cigarettes , smok
ing tob.ieoo and ohowlng tobacco , wo are
equally prodigal. 1 ho blue incense of I.SH-
'Jii..UOO cigars and ohoroots , and the curling
wreaths of : i.l7 ,0'ii.lKX : ) cigarettes aid us
in our reveries uml sooth us In our work ,
For this luxury wo pay. Kor clg.irs and
cheroots , ? iMIT50OiH ) ; lor cigarettes , . ' , .
.UU.IWO. ThU is apportioned. For clears ,
eighty-three to o.nch inhnhltant , or 4 IS for
caeh inalo adult ; eiuMtcUes , llfty one to
each man. woman and child , or 'J.'iO to each
male adult. All this goes nit In smoke each
year , while people .11-0 hungering for broad
llut this docs not include the millions of
bowls of tobacco that are consumed in pipes
The llgnrcs for smoking tobacco cannot bi
separated from these for chewing tobacco.
C'oinlilncd , woconsnnio SHi.rjfi.O'.i.J pounds of
the fascinating weed , \\hieh costs us flUO-
iipr : < M < ed liMoney. .
Altogether , not tailing stock of the money
wo expend for champagne , whoso sp.xrkliiu'
bubbles burst about the brimming goblet ,
and the other Imported and native wines
which drive away care , the ( tropic of thu
United States spend annually for drink anil
tobacco the almost Incomprehensible sum of
* 1 , < UIWMGO. ! : The mind is Incapable nt
grasping the largeness of this total , but
when it is remembered th.it this is more
than the circulating medium of tlio Tinted
hiatos ; unit it is7 \ ! per bead moro than the
per capita circulation ; that It , prove- , that
the head of every family , supposing he
handles the purse strings , pajs out Sl'.i.'i an
nually for drink and tobacco , ami Hint oven
dollar in tbo United States goes each year
o\ccu bar or counter of some tobacconist ,
some iilca can be obtained of its magnitude.
Two Iliillpf ItllN.
_ .Senator Mandorson lias introduced a bill
directing the proper accounting olllcers of
the treasury to readjust and close the sub
sistence anil quartermaster's accounts upon
tlio books of the treasury of Charles H
Smith , deceased , late ilrst lieutenant in the
Fifth cavalry , and to pay to .Inlia A. Smith ,
his widow , thu pay and allowances due him
at the date of bis death , notwithstanding
the fact that the n.iv nnd nllouances have
heretofore been applied to the adjustment
of his subsistence and quartermaster lie-
i.ounts.
Senator Slioup has a bill before the senate
committee on territories which nuthorircs
Salt Lake City to become indebted to the
aggregate of 0 ( tor cent of the taxable
property values of that city.
Aiitdulinciitft to tlio I'ontlon mill.
In tlio house today , while the doliclency
bdl providing for an appropriation for the
work of special pension examiners in thu
field was under consideration , the repub
licans compelled the democrats to accept a
number of amendments which completely
nullify Hoke Smith's
anti-pension policies
and put the Cleveland anti-pension record to
shame. Nebraska's tnreo republican mem
bers were in their scats and did sonic lively
skirmishing and voting for the amendments
intended to preserve tlio interests of pen
sioners All of ttio opposition to the amend
ments came from democrats.
J'rotcctlnjr Cionluii.
Patents were Issued to Nebraska inventors
today as follows : .lake A I. Iloiidrlo and I.
McMunus Huio , steam shovel ; Samnol U
Hranton , Omaha , lime movement for loco
motives ; Lambert Ilcnnea.South Sioux City ,
combined bookcase ami washstand
Patents Issued to Iowa inventors today :
John S. Uraden , Charltonwashing machine ;
Samuel Ferguson , Cedar Kapias , hay loader ,
fiuorgo A. Hess , Maquouota , trough for
watering stock ; John S. Kidd. DCS Mollies ,
scotching device for dumping platforms ; Kd-
ward ,1. .Miles , Newton , pneumatic tire ;
Chester O Moore , K C and T 3
tnons , rrnltlnnd , inachlno for idling plants ;
KdwArd P. Plttnt.nn , Cantrll , dnvlao for up-
plying wires to fence posts ; WlllU t . hodg-
wirk ami II , M. F.rwin , Sioux City , overshoe.
I'rolflfl ( rout Ilia
The Cuflahy Packing company of Omaha
hns | written Congressman MoreciJ protestIng -
Ing agMnat the cut in the duty 'on extract of
beef and bioad albumen. The onl.\ blood
albumen nmniifacturod In this country is i
tnadb at Omaha , The protest stains thai
unless a duty of U3 pf > r cent is put oa thn
Imported article the factory at Onmli.t will
bo olillgod to suspend , us the foreign pro
ducers are nbio to place albumen In the
Hotion and New York mnrltcts far uelow
lha American prices. The Omnha factory
has a c.iiMoit } of IIW.OOO paundst a year
1'crsUtMl MiMltlOII ,
\Villls T UiclurtUon of David i'lt > 0110 of
the svbcintr.iciors .it Port Croolt U tn the
citv uii dcpartmont.il business
Mr. Idilner's voar old daugh'cr , who has
bciMi dangerously 111 for some turn * past. U
rapidly recorci IIIQ
Senator Maiidoi'soii introduced a bill today
to Increase the pension ol Ilcnjamin F
ChamboM of Nobr.tsUa
Colonel .loliu II Mrako of Abnrdoon IV ,
writes TIIK HKK ( Mvrositonilrnt that bo will
leave theconsuliite at Kohl , Cierman.v about
the 1st of .iatuur > and with his funtl.\ proceed
ceod dlrei'll.v lunni * Coiimel Drake was not
oficlall.nntlilcd ! of the appointment of his
successor until inioiii t\\u weeks ago Ho
has bi'i'ii tit his po-it of nut.\ but one uui-
Mark HiM\dhi < ad. brother-lu-law of ox-
Senator Van \V\ck , was scrlonsH Inj irod
thoothi'i d\i. being struck by > i c.xblo street
car hero
Kdward tnini\ ) | > was tmla > apttointod
postmaster at Davenport , Tha.xer county ,
Neb , vice I'aiocliVallccr , rcmnvod , and
.lames Clayton at Kiwlcy , lUichanan
counlv , la. , vice \V. II Smith , resigned
S. II. Coutstm of Yanl.ton , S D , has ,
through friends , applied at the Tivas < ir\ de
partment for the position of supprvlslni : inspector
specter of sle.i'ii vessels for that district
Pi't iS Ilium.
r H'V. .s t.Hiur .i .UK.
t.ourll Couilnr : lnmbiirninn are noi
nci'1'ss.ti lly l
( 'lili''iiro Tribunes Ho- This Is n hlrd'i-oyo
vlutt of my liinnc : it - SVLM | , , I nntlco It
IIJH a Kind of l.iy : ippint.Alice.
Kliiiliu ( iittn > - , la. ; < iin says you can't
bliiini' tlii > ; ilric.il company fioni lii'lng spirit-
ll'tS when till1 , : llll4t VMIIl't VN.llU.
llulT.ilii Courh'i : " \ onnir SiilfUIni tolls inn
hi1 Is a pr.n'iii'liiir | ili > slclin : now Is lui' "
" \\i-ll. finiii Iho liluli i.iti-iif ninitiillly iiiuniiK
liUpiiliMitt ' 1 slniiild sii ; hu Is , ju , t , pi.ictle-
liib' .
Allanl'i CiinMlliiliii'i "Hid tin1 olllon seek
tin1 coltinrl' " ' Vi1- , but hit li.ul III | MI dnyi
slitlt nnd thiMp n i , it i \.ini nut for him "
I ) , ill isins \ \ In11 ! .N.II - . . ' . , In.iynuill
nhmit liouU IIMI-II n _ ' ihi- * ' ( I ij s bo ihliiKt you
1110 lu t In ft inn t'tf ' i ii' < II t' ' ' .
VuiiUiM4- , ' * ! ttiMiii'in ' ' " fiiundci' iniiv
1111 I I 114' ' | llilpllllllll'l | | 111,111. but III.1 Ill'MM'0t ,
In hU lmsImM4 , tfi-eileil In cistins u
sli.ulnu
t'lilcasiiTrllnini" "I'liollv Unlit pain soeint
to bo a Hindus ) fi-llnn M'e linn tbc blood
msliiM tn liU f.irn hou a yituiii ; l-idyspoiiki to
him. "
"I'li-it Isn't a sUn nf miiilt'sly Its only an
( ll'nrt nf 11,1(1110 ( tn till , i vacuum "
Inili.in-ipiilts .IniiiiKil : Toiiiiny I'.iw , \\liy
iloliiirrnts llvi > so loin-
Mr. ruTo glvo them time to rcpunt , I
Tiulli : Hiisbindlio was that man I saw
ynu M iiK nut on llui li'vlcony' '
\Vlte-\Miv , how daio yon viispprl mo1 It
\ > as my liiullii'r.
llnsbaim All , I lonicinlici no\v.\oii promised
to be : i sister to J.icl. Hashing befott1 you inur-
licit mi ) .
-t IN i. in :
fullKIH ClI'Oil ' / / Mil. ' .
At fonrsho nnntud bniibons ;
At ulirbt slio wanted gum :
At twcho slio yea i nod for iio\ololtos ,
At sixteen , lio.mv ynm-yiim :
At t > lgliteiMi she liciMinu engiiKod ,
l.lUe many other missus ,
Aril wanted spoony teto-a-toles
And scori1- . and scorosof Kisses.
At twenty she was nnrrird -
ItlK wodillng , rlrh : tml tunv ;
At i enly-two. ill , is , aliicl ; ,
alioMinted alimony.
r.iitii-r
rtitciin 'Jillume.
Thus say the prophets of free tradoi
"No tiiilll OMII should bo laid
'I'd beiuMlt a faxonMl f w.
Hut solely , sirs , for loxomie ,
i\copt : , mayhiip luc.isiis i.iro ,
To -olccti'd with irical cam. "
This U tholr mystifying elmi'su ,
Anil thus they louvo tlio point at largo.
I'acb follower I lion to cliooslngKnos
Tlii'si ! claim one Iliing , anothur thoso.
lly.omi ) 'tis said slioiMiiaKoiV wu\
r-hniild bu protcctoil by n tax.
Oilier- . , whatever yon miv say ,
\Vonlil Unep all fon-Uii J. < s aw.iy
OnolondU cilos : " 1'iotcct my twlno "
Ills iiulKbborsiiys : "Keep out nil wlno , "
\Vhllootbursal Unit doclrlno mil
And piously profni p.ilu alu.
homo howl for-15 percent
OniixIuguMMi , 01 liniment.
And snmu would ho contented ijiilto
\Vllh iliitlnliild on ilynamlto.
And so It KIHH , clear tliioimli thu list.
( In soinu piolectlon all Insist.
I/ii'li tnrllT suiiislier , great uml Niimll ,
\Nanls hi- own llltlo C'hlnusu tviili.
All otliur fdll.s must itand fiiim niiilor ,
Tliosii whoolijuet ' 'iin ' 'i to thimilor !
"Cut down thu I it III' " Is tlmlreiy ,
lint oarh unu grain for tarlll pic.
With coiihcleiii-o fieed from ovciyclo l
Thuy K the Hhnlii piotectlon hon' .
u U
& CO.
Tlio l.ugiMt ni.ild'i s nitil H < lU'pt jf
Ilui'Clullii'H mi llirlli
Vonr iiionov'1 * worth 01 your imiinjy li ink.
T :
f :
No gentleman
- Yei was known ever to get too great a supply
of nice hose. Should you got him
iv- a box of our elegant s oxhe might
in his gladness.propose . Nor was
I
there ever a gentleman who had
too many handkerchiefs or ties.
So you are always safe in giving
these articles for Christmas pres
: ents. We have taken special care
to select a line of men's and
boys' furnishings appropriate for
nexpensive , useful presents. Among them are § uu-
penders , gloves , sox , handkerchiefs , collars , cuffs ,
bathrobes , smoking jackets , boys' suits and over
coats , and men's suits and overcoats ; all at our re
nowned prices.
Open all this week till 9 o'clock at night
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
ruottn ? lVlTworffTSrmeonrlo | & W. COl'.ljtll HIlll DOUglclS StS.
, ; wgyA ttcroti