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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 13, 1894)
UiUAllA IMIJUI JUliMJAT , i ? It. Mil LAKE 1.5 , HIKOMAHA DAILY IJKR. . ' ' I' 'iVJUKVi AT Kit. WMnr l' ( M.tMIttttt KVKKr UOMtlH'l. TKRM 01' HOW.'HIITIOK. Itaily iwvt ftn-lt , OM Tour t iiMut > l V. * ) > f orrinat , Omnliir Tt < * r < * fUMUtlM ! . Hi'iih 'HnoiiB , i * > rM < r K wvl i 'iuii'41 liluffiL If I'mrl Hfw i \\i \ t > , innnf iff Owniwrr f QMmwrj * . } . . . v-Kk , r-mi > , II tn4 Hy TrHMm Mi \t hliiK''ti , Ht J'aurt'vttth Mrr * * . All wm HUnl ilt < Mi r * ttn * to T-J ItrMINKIMI I.KTWIW. All 1 1fix - fix4i * k rtl l" wir M * In Iffortir * f l fiin mm { 'vniMHitm rTTATKilBNT Ol' CIIICUI.ATIOX. fti'irrK" It. Txvchuok , secretary of Tll - li'e I'liblltiiiliiK fompsny , belnK duly nworn , B < iy thill Hi" iirtiml iiuinic-r of full nii < ] complete rojilcn of Tbc I ) lly M'inilrii ; . Kvwilnis nnd Hutidwy ! prlntrsrt during tbe month of . ( iitiimry , ) * * ( , WHH nn folow : 1 , , , . , . , . , 22.2W ) 17. 2 , ZS.OJ * IS , z , 2Z , ! t 19 , 'O.TIt 5H 21 r 1K 9 JO a / . II 12 . ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' n a . / . . , . . . . . . . . . . ' . nn , , 22,73 $ n , - * , , Stt is 2.K ! ! SI 22,717 jij , . . . . Total for til" month. . , . . . 722,323 > /"mt twluctloriH for unxold and r - liirnil ropkft , . . . . . . . . . . . . . J..47 ' ( Totnl n/il | . ,702K/ ) Dully nvornRrt not circulation. , . . , . 22.C7J Htnidiiy , nnonon n. TSCHCHUCMC. Hwom lo lK > forc mo und ulwcrlbfJ In my jiriwncn tliln Cth Ony nt Kolirunry. JWI. ( HIIAL. ) N. J' . J'nrlNotary 'ubllo. , Keen your i-yo upon Iho free lUt. fin- fore tlio Rctiatu eel * llirouglifwllli the Wll- nou tariff bill you may need a tnlcroncopo to discover It. Tlio adoption of the now commercial treaty Itotwccn K'.leiilu arid Gcnnany will add n lar is numlicr of unihltlmiH war corra- KI > oiiil < iiiU lo tint army of Iho uncmployod. While ProKldurit Cluvuland IK In the arbi tration buxIniiXH why not prowd lo arbl- Iratu HID ilirfuronec-H lictwrcn lilmn lf and Ills frk-iulii , th' ) dvmocrutlc Keimtont from Nuvv York ? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Tlio printing of thn xoldlcrit' rooter In Win- coimln ruiiultc'd In n. nteal of ? 2.r,000 , The padding In thx Nbbrnnkn roil or ronl : thn tttatd only ( ihoul j00V : ! ilo tlicHo thliiKH more rnodi.'ully In lliln utatc. Mr. Bryan ulionlil not despair. Ho lum en- domed OMO applicant for olllc < i and failed lo Ki'Ciiro hlH iiiipolnliiKiiit. Henalor Vi-sl miyn Hint ha IIIIH ciidorxcd forty-two candldutuH and nocurud tlio appointmunt of but onu uf them , It < x ) tx $10 to IcIftK a prutty woman In Koutli Omaha , and Iho pica that the on- i.'liiiMtriiKM NO poHitd her head nn to Invllo the < : arn H , will not hit ror.'olvccl in oxti'iiuatlon of tlm offeiiKO. People Hi'Hklng burgalnH In IdnnoH will henceforth flulit shy of the Hoiith Omaha market , Thn ( iloctlnn to fill thn vacanclnn In I'onn- Hylvnnla'ii coiiKnixHlonal dulcgatlon occurx n wenH from today , Tlm domorrutH ncknowl- cilgu thai It will bo only a quuallon of how near thn 100,000 mark tlio rupubllcan ma jority will roach. Now Yortc republicans not a good example. Puiinaylvanla will go Nu\v York a few bolter. Jt jookn nx If Iho Inmirancn lobby at DOH MoliiMi wait Ruttlni ; In Its line work In do- fnatlni ; all moiiHiiroH pcndlnK In that body to protect Iho policy Imldnrii. Pooplo1 who Hiirvtiy thn H/.O ) nid | oxtnnt of thin lobby will not bo at n IOHH to account for Iho n cft Hlty nt nilBliu ; the Innuraiico rate to Imliincn tha nxpuiiHO Involved , Brooklyn In undergoing the HtlmuliiH of lining tlm ticmt of tha ir ; < mtunt rollloiiH r < i- vtviil In rucont yonrs. Mo t people would ImiiKlnn tlmt the City ot Clmrctum ortorod a pnoror fluid for uvanicolliEatlun than nlinorit I1 any otliur city In the country , Evldontly the liumbur of ahurchoH la no ndcquuto Indlca- tlun of tlm uxtunl of rullKlun among the mambprH of tliu community , Thn National Kannorx nlllnncn lit not nt all in m I tin I In UN doinnndH tor reform. It wiintu frco and imllmltod colnngu of ullvor , iiiitliinnl iMirroncy , a Krnduutod Incoinn tax , poxtal imvliiKu liiinliN- < ilamntlon of landH huld by nillronil companion and ullenn nnd cnvonimnnt control of all telegraph , tnlo- pliDiici and railroad linen , nnd they want , iilmvo nil thliiKH , thn retlriimnnt of Huorotary Morton from the uablnot , MlnlHtor TliiirHtim WIIH hpplntidod for hl on Hawaii at WaHliliiKton fliindiiy , wlilln tlm oppuiiliu vlow of the H . wnllun Hltuatlon WIIH nppliuidnd In the uamo itlty wlion the MuCroiiry rimulutlnn puuuod thn IIOUHO a fnw dayii lioforo. Whnthur the IN on inn ) uUlu or nnotlior do > on whiitlinr the untlmont In axiiriumud In it cliurvh KittliiirliiK or | u COIIKI-OHH , I'roH ) . ilout ( } | AV land Bllll riiluit tlm roimt In tha hoinin of rupriiNuntiitlvuH. Ainiitnur dumocnUN Innlnl that tlm rcpoal of tlm HiifOHimriU thrown nrnnml the fodunil idi < llonn iiiuonnl lo a dovlaratliin Hint mioh lniiM nro pnrtootly Biifu In tlio Imiulh of ) oIllclnlH , How miitili prottictlon will bo tu frauilH In Now York Olty when Taminnnj' cnntrnlH the oxccutlvo power of the lnlo ? Tu what lunutli may the wtato iiullmrlllim of MI | H linl | Ko | 0 protuot the ilKht uf colori'd IUDII who arc dunlod tliu ot vutliiK fur trlm | to Wrtnl- | I | iiHl' ' 'i ' mo now oxplalnnd by ( ha minuuncii- I innnt that liu IIIIM boon rutalncd to represent f ] l'i ' Aruwnllno roimhllo In UH boundary dU- j , , | I'Uto ' , whloh Pronldont Cleveland In to nrbl- j ( Irate , Thin work dee not provunt Mr. { , Qiiluoy from Klvlnu Urn ndmlnUtrutton tlm 1 i lionolU of hU itdvlco upon liilrlriitu points i of pntroiiHKO illii | < m liiir. liu would liuvo i found nn Dxcimo ( o bo near the president If tliu Argentina cnno hnd not coiuo Major I'rtddock wants bin brother county conunU loiicn to cul down tliolr own * al- rU > H 20 per cunt. Thin l only nnnthor num. jilo of thn lunjor'n frcipj nt wrforts to R ln olicau populnrlty by posing an n reformer. It tliu tunjor li lu dead uuniont , lot ) ilm not tliu oxrtmi'lo nnd turn Into the county Iron * . ury thu 20 per cent of hi * own salary , There li nutlihiK ( a hinder him from ucullug bin o\v salary , whatever the other commU- nloiu > rn inlfiht do. In fact , It would b ml > iiontly proper tor htm to hand bark SO ) u < r f nt for tliu lust your In vlow ot the fact that ho hna dovotvd a good ulrnro uf his tliuo to JunkuU and drawn ptty u Rovtrumcnt dl rector ct the Union PnclCo road. In tbe count ol Iho dc.-bt in the houw o r f > ret n' tlve a few d y ago on th itub l * < ! t of coining Jie ullver nelgnlsrase Mr JJIaiKi ( JooUrwI that tb ( rouble with th < ctmniry It lhre l not currency enough Thi * | a to k nri iment irlih tha men win champion tli OVUM of nllver nnd they cm ploy It regardlexi of clroumitancM or con dltloru. HveryTJody known that there bti bwn for nioutlm a heavy accumulation o , otirrcney at * ll thi mopcy center * of tin country and that tlio bank * of Sew York Philadelphia , Hoxton and Chicago are sup tilled with currency largely In PXCCII ol OIR legitimate demand. While business hai Ix > en greatly d rprtiiwd for a year past and the Mil for money restricted the circulation lum Keno on It.'creasltiK , having reached at Ihc Ix-Klntilng ot tlio current month the lanjr it amount per capita In our history. According to the last monthly treasury rloterrmrit there was a net Increase In the circulation during January of JIO,7C5,2 < r , the total clroutRtloti on February 1 being placed nt | I,729,783,611 , a per caplln of ; 25.CC , or 1131 , 21,072 more than on February 1 a year ago. This wnx a large Increase for a yr-ar of great | IIIKIICH | depression , iulte | t-nougb , lti < lec'J , for fl period of actlvo pros- iwrlty , and In view of UIPJ-.O flKurcn It In manifestly ntuurd to amort that there li not money enough In the country. It In not more currency that Is wanted , bul more confidence , and the financial plans of Mr. Itland and Iilx ndhorcnts are not hvlplng to createth' ; latter. The tendency of thf-lr Mchcmcx Ix ratlinr to delay tha restoration of corindvnce. When congress rfipcalcd tno clauno ot the acl of 1830 re quiring purchaxex of silver by Hie treasury It wax reasonably hoped that there would not bo another serious alletnpl for name yenrn lo thrutt more silver upon the coun try In any form. Such an attempt , how ever , Ix already being made In the proposi tion to coin thu no-called ullvcr seigniorage , flrxt funning ccrtltlcatoH upon It In Rtich amoiinlx from tlmu to tlmn ax the necrctary ot thu iroanury xhall conxidcr advlxablo. In other wordx. It Ix proponed to give authority to the financial ofllccr of thu gov ernment , In his dlxcretloM , to add to the currcMicy what would bo practically flat money , no special provUlon being maJu for maintaining the purity of this money , which would bo Juttt an much an obligation agalnxl tha gold reserve nx nny other form of cur rency which the government Ix pledged to maintain nl n parity , nnd which public policy n-qulrcx ahall be maintained. It IH not NurprlHlng lo find Uiat In vlnw of Iho pojHllillHy of tHa proposition becoming law financial clrcleu are UKuln > dlnturbed , and that thcro In danger of n rolapno Into the fooling of dlstniHl from which llioy had nearly recovered. Thuro In a belief thai HID president would not approve a 1)11) ) to coin tha unlgnlorago If panned by congrcHS , lml ihoru In uncertainty about this. II KCUIIIH that Hccrctiiry Carlln'o Is not unfavor- ulilo to thu proposition , and this fad war- rnnlx thu Inference that the president may liu willing to aiincnt to It an n means of ro- llcvliu ; the treasury. It In expected that n vol will lie taken on the Bland Rnlgnlorago lilll llilfi week nnd Hit pasxago by the IIOUHO would not bo mirprlHlng. If that uhould liappon It would bo almost certain to pasn Iho nunato , Thcro can bo no doubt that inch n result would bo damaging , for It would go far to defeat the good effects of [ irovloiiH legislation In the Intercut of a Kiiiiid and xtablo currency. Thu country hus an nrnplo supply of cur rency for the demand ot business and all that can bo maintained on a sound baidx with thu proHont gold resources of the gov- urnmnnl. Inflating It by the addition of (5i,000,000 ( ! of flat money would bo a most unwise and dungeroun expedient. 'J'O MAKK IT A KlKJN'lHILT. . , An thaVll on bill Htands It contem plates a doflclt In the rovonuox. Thin the Kiippnrtoni of the inoaiuiro do not pretend lo duny , though they profonn lo bollovo that ufter Iho proposed law shall huvo becm In oporntlnn for a tlmo , how long n tlmo they do not venture lo nay , It will produce more ravonuo from customs than ban boon ob tained under the present law. In order to do thin either the consuming capacity ot the country would have to bo largely Increased or thori ) would have to bo a considerable re duction In thn amount ot ilomcxtlc-inado goods. No rational purHon oxpuctu an In- eroaBo ot coiiniitnptlon when the wage earn- urn In all dopartmnntH receive reduced In- coinca , no that thoio who talk about larger rnvumto from ciintonm under the tariff policy ropnmontud by thn Wlliion bill an It passed the IIOUHO munt bollovo , If they do not talk at random , that American Industries will bu forced to yield lo fortilgn competition. There In no nthur explanation of tliolr position. 11 nppoara that the democrats of tlio'Hcn- atu finance committee do not accept the theory that the government may In tlmo ilnrlvo thi ) ciistomH revenue It needs from thu opnnttlon ot the Wilson bill nnd they pro- poao , It lu Dialed upon what ticninn to bo" good authority , to make mire of UK bulng u revenue muiuurp. In urJar to do lultiHomo tliliiKS iiiunt Iw taken ftmrn the frco Hut , wlifro the war * niul mean * commlttoo put thorn , nnd made dutiable. . Tliu U la ix > - Kiirdcd uu prohabla that Iron ore , coal and wool will contlnuo to pay duty , though ot n lower amount than tliono arllelos now pay , It U also Htntnd tlmt the Honato la likely to place u duty on raw Hiigur , porhups retaining thi ) present duty ou reIInod. A duty of hnlt n cent a pound on raw miftar as well an on refined U la ( intimated would yield n rnvoniio of $20,000,000 n your without thu coat ut uuRnr to consumers. A duty of one cent would yield a revenue of $10,000,000 to thn treasury , afford nome pro tection to dnmuHtla producers and do away with nil I'xoiiBn tor nn Incoiuo tax. At thn name tlmu It IB uraod that a uniform duty nn Imports ot niiKur , whnthor ot ono cent or halt a Dent , would completely hrealt thi ) power uf tlio triiHt , It In undoratood , also , to bo the Intention of tire ilomocralu of ( ho uonnto Ilimncu ooiumlttco tu Increimo some ot the dullvn In the WlUon bill , Tlieao promises ImllciUi ) that the bill will bo modified In n mi mini r at Important respects , nnd whllo the prediction ot a democratic eoimtor HOIIIO tlmu ago that whim the nu > nnuru canto from the Hoimlo Uu author would not bo iiblo to rocuKiiUu U may not bo fully true , there Is reason to expect , It prcxont report B have any subttiuitlal foundation , that It will bo very materially changed. This In A pros- pool which thOKo whq nro concerned for the Inloreatu ut tliu treasury will regard with nut Infliction , but It mimt bo viewed with any- tlilnir but complacency by Iho houito demo crats who voted for tlm "Wilson bill , U Involves u uerloim reduction upon the wisdom and Judgment ot the tramora nnd Niipportorax 'of tlmt meniiiro In tint IIOURO , However , no coimldorntlon ot thin kind ought to tutor * fore with the enato mnklne the now tariff lAw ono for ruvenuo ln tead of for a doflclt , and the chairman ot the sonata llnnnco com- mlttoo IIBB very plainly aald that this li what the dontocrata of Iho uuimto expect to do. It does not appear likely that th bill will b ready lo report to the senate at u early a day ax wu prrdJcted when It was ent to that body. A delsy of a few day * or oren week * will , however , make no Im portant difference , for the work of Indus trial readjustment l now In Kogress and will donbtlcs * go forward regardless of what may txj done with tbe tariff bill. This re adjustment la taking place with reference to the effects of the Wilson bill a * It parsed tim IIOUM. If the senate removes isomo of tbe more dangerou * and mltchler * ou feature * of the measure It can do no barm to Industries that have len adjualed to meet the new conditions. nnuax AND nn r c/oon.s If we are to believe tbe numerous adver tisement * which hold up to the public par ticular patent medlclnex ax the only and ex clusive remedy that will relieve mankind ot the Ills that flesh Is heir to , the health ot the country U on the point of being con- nlgned to the tender mercies of a newly formed medicine monopoly. Tor many years the druggist * Imagined IhemRclrex secure In tlio trade In cureall nostrums , scented xoaps and delightful dentifrices which they took xo much care to cultivate. The prices of these specialties were fixed on a plane suf ficiently high to richly remunerate all con cerned In the manufacture and sale , while tbe Innocent purchaser remained In dense Ignorance as to thu real value of tbe In- grcdlenli ) . How much of the price wax set over agalnsl patent , how much to manufacturer , how much lo Jobber , how much lo retailer and how much to plain everyday water were points with which he did not attempt to rack his brain. Thin golden age of the druggist Is no more. Since the advent of cut-rate drug tihopx , cheap dry goods houses und depart ment stores the prices of patent medicines have been In a most demoralized condition , fioap for which the corner druggist asks 15 cents can be had In the baxement of the dry goods palace for 9 cents. One-dollar bottles of Harsapnrllla xelt on the bargain counlcr for CM c'onlK , The cul-ratc patent medicine dealer Ix not required to keep an experienced pharmacist an Ills clerk and naves expenses In u dozen different ways. At the Hume time he lakes ono of Die moat lucrative branches of the retail drug trade Into bin own hands , while the so-called "reputable" druggist wultHfor physicians' prencrlpllonx. This , at any rate , Ix the ntory told by the Interstate Retail DrugglHtN association al Itn recent meellng In Now York , at which It wan de cided to rcslxl the encroachments of the common enemy. The plan adopted Is simply to secure the co-operation of the munufae- turcru and lo prevent any ono who cutn rates from renewing bin Block In Irado when It lie- corn OH exhausted. Eighty per cent of the druggloln In any ono place are to bo uuthor- l/.ed lo agree upon a schedule of prices lo bo maintained for nil standard commodities. Any ono who dares to sell below the cstub- llxliod tariff ratcn will have his name en tered upon the blacklist , and when ho Becks to purchase goods will find himself practi cally boycotted. Jobbern who break the rule are lo bo blackllslcd by the manufacturers , and If prices don't rise lo their former fig ures It will be because there la a leak some where. Thin now ficlieme to throttle competition may promise very well for the rolall drug- glnls , but It bodes no good for the consumers at patent modlclnvH and will run up against the laws against trusts In almost all of our ntalon. The reason why patent medicines and drugglnts' sundries Imvo been sold at cut ratox IB tlmt experience has shown thai they can bo profitably manufactured and sold at these prices. It the drugglsl cannot compote pete with the dry goods utoro he might re linquish this part ot his business and con- line himself to thn legitimate compounding at mcdlclncH. A retail medicine monopoly will not bo tolerated at this late day. r yon OIKIANIXKIJ cw.twrr. The spasmodic relict bureau has closed Its doors and remanded the destitute and needy people to the tomlor mercies of charity as- Hoclatlonn and Individual bcnovolonco on the eve of the heaviest snow fall ot Iho sea son and the severest winter weather. This Is JUKI what might have boon expected. While some good has doubtless been done by the bureau , Us organization was mani festly Huporlluous. The task of systematic relief ot the destitute unemployed that wore not balng cared for by tlio , county bad boon assumed by the Associated Charltlca. The columns of the dally press wore at the dis posal of every charily organization , and ap peals for aid could and should have been made Ihrough Iho prcaa whenever It was deemed necessary. Instead of promoting nyatcmntlo worlc the bureau has hindered , dlstrnclcd nnd dlnorganlzcd. Instead of promiscuously piling up nnd scattering edi bles , provisions and clothing , there should Imvo been a Judicious distribution ot 'Ihoso things to avoid having a feast for ono week and a famine the next week. No outnldo agency or bureau should have boon permitted to Intrude Itself upon the community for work that devolves upon regular charity organizations. This Is not said because the defunct bureau wan estab lished by another newspaper. The Boo had warned charity associations against Hpasmodlo outbursts before the bureau had boon thought of. Now that wo nro confronted by the reac tion that follows all such efforts wo deem It our duty to appeal to the charity organiza tions to redouble their offqrts. The rigors of winter nro only 'halt spent , Wo arc liable lo Imvo nix weeks of severe cold weather nnd hundreds ot families that have hold out up to this time will bo added to the number that have b'eon dependent upon charity this winter. To meet the pressing want for fuel and food In the grave problem. The funds ot the associations , which are nearly exhausted , should bo replenished and arrangements made tor storing , handling and delivery of the articles needed moat. The distribution should bo based upon actual wunta und no wastage permitted. This Is no child's piny. All the energies ot organ ized benevolence will bo taxed to cope with the manifold wants ot the Impoverished for the next six weeks. The flcuren presented by the statistician ot the Interstate Commerce commission to II- luatrato the effects ot the business depres sion which nwopt over the entire country during the vummur ot 1803 are almost startling when considered ns a whole , The coinmlmilon showa tlmt during the year there were 15,6150 commercial nnd mercantile failures , with an aggregate liability of | I02- 427,1SS. Those figures do not Include the bank failures. The aggregate liabilities ot the banks that wore compelled to suspend , evuu with tliolr nssota oxcoeodlng their lia bilities , wua $ SO,000,00. And yet , In spite ot the Immensity ot the flRuros the country la In a pomparltlvoly favorable condition. The twnlta Bcvm to Imvo recovered entirely from the effects ot the utrlngrncy , and there Is hopeful , , bouyant fooling which augurs well for the near future , The eastern banks hold largo sums In excess ot legal requlrementa , and the western and southern banks hare fortified tbemsclre * against a possible rep tltion ot the df.Jttcr * of last year The In duttrlal elrclet'aline seem to be feeling th effects of the general stagnation and th number ot mill * and factories that are Idle I greater at the frHen't time than for man ; year * . The reagjusirornt to meet the nc\ conditions Is golng.on rapidly , however , am before many mot.tlis most ot the Idle fac torlcs will be Winning at least on reduce- time and lower wag ? * . The worklngmcn o the country wl ) ) , ! the result * ot the en of depression the tyor.t keenly , and It ma ] be several years , , borc wage * are restored Mr. Cleveland' * opposition to a persona Income tax Is undoubtedly nlncore , but hi xeemx to have loot the opportunity to make hla manifestation of 'It of any practlca value. He should Iiav6 brought his Influcnci lo bear on the democrats of the house , foi the Income tax proposition having been In corporatcd with the tariff bill It must remalt there unless removed by the bouse , the sen ate having no authority to take It out ot lh < bill , though that body may practlcWy cs < * xtroy It by amendment. It Is true that li was known to the bouse democrats that Mr Cleveland wan not In favor of a personal ln < comn .tax , the nuggestlon In his message r - latlng only to n tax on Incomes from the stock arid securities of corporations , butthe extent of bis Influence with the democratic representatives In the lower branch of con gress Is xhown In the fact that only seven teen voted against the tax on the final test of loyalty to the party decree. That his In fluence In not greater with the democratic Rcnators has been demonstrated. The Indi cations arc that the Income tax proposition will bo retained In Iho tariff bill without ma terial change , and that Mr. Cleveland will have lo give It his approval with the rest of the measure. The long-promised blow which the Hallway Ago proposed to give lo Iho Interstate Com- ncrco commission has fallen at last nnd the : ommtsxlon tttlll turvlvcs. The editor ot the Railway Age has made Iho last annual re- lort of Ihc commission the object of bis special displeasure.He finds fault with It locality It draus favorable conclusions from .ho statlxllcx. The commlfinlon seems o have fallen Into disfavor be- : auso It declined lo make an un- 'avorublc comment upon a favorable show- ng for the period embraced In the report , jut even conservative business men will note > o misled by Ihc specious reasoning of Iho taper referred lo. But Iho fulmlnallons of .ho Hallway Age have called attention tone > no necessity , and thai Is for some syslem if report that will bring the statistics up to late Instead of permitting them to lag a ear behind the report. Tin-horn charity having blown Itself out , low Is the time for prosecuting real relief vorlc. The unemployed must bo assisted to ecuro employment and to become once more mtlroly gclf-supportjng. No ono should be lotnpollod to suffer tor want of necessities > f life while the' victims of misfortune. Sys- j- i cmatlc charily ; U as much In demand ns Tor. A Touching Scune Clevti < fntlt\'lntn liealrr. Tlmt was n peculiarly touching scene at ho tabernacle Iri Nashville , Tenti. , when In iiHwer to the call'for repentant winners ex- leimtor Ingalln .went forward and received be blessing of Sntn Jones. The xpectacle ( Hum Jonen playing for Ingnlls HUKKPHIS ho Idea of. Houtelle. pronouncing a benc- Icllon upon Tom Hepd. Jk'ouotny In 1'oNBlblo. 't /OII < 1011 lt ) iat h. Detroit , which. Isnbnut to establish a municipal electric lighting plant , gets It or letm tlmn thu > cutlmute of the commlu- lon appointed to carry out the project. Ivory electrical concern In the country bid nr tlio Job except , the trust. This goes to how that economy Is possible In municipal rork when really public-spirited citizens re In charge. It nlno shows that compe- Itlon may be relied upon to Insure the best eaulta. Tronperlty on the Purm. " /mlfu'icipolte / Journal- In twenty-two of the stales nnd terri tories sixty-eight out of every 100 farmers own the farms they cultivate nnd seventy ot every 100 of these farms nro free from Incumbrnnce. Of the 30 per cent mort gaged the average mortgage IH for 35 pel- cent of tbe vnlue. Of the total mortgages , 75 per cent represent deferred payments on money borrowed to make Improvements , lint IhoHe figures will never be seen.In a calamity paper. VA1131 Kit I'EHKIXS OH rAT Hariw' Hiuar. I tell ye limes lias changed a pile senco I was In my tcuns. Younpr fellern bad a way them days of livln' 'thin their means. They didn't squander all their Htuff while courtln' of u girl , , But niivcd n bit for Hturtln' In the matrimonial menial whirl. These days a man with Imrdly 'nougli for lodgln an' for boaul Paya out tliu minilin cash he has the cash he'il might to hoard A-tnkln' glrla a-drlvln' , and a-buyln' thecler peats. And Hcndln' ( lowers to 'em 'long with .spooney books und sweets. Hut wust of nil the strnvnganeo I sees In these hero ilayn IH In the valentines they Homl , got up In Bplendld wnys Hugo boxes made n' colored plush , with real lace for a frill , That must o' ro.st ten dollars If they Bland 'urn In a mill , 'Nil ono girl that I hcerd on got Hllvcr bun- buncer That must liu' cost her feller half his wages for a your. Ho sent It In anonymous , In rcg'lar old time Btyle I'd laugh 'fBome _ other feller got the credit nut wlmt'H the lisa o' them there kinds ? Tbut'H what I'll like to know. A ten-cent paper luca onu used to mnko our pulses glow , An' , for 11 fuel , tlio way I got my Helsy for u mute , Awuy , 'way back In years gone by I think twnM fifty-eight Wtirn't by no gaudy cliromo thing with po'try on the back , A-nliowIn * Cupids Illttln' round In olothln' ruther silicic. , , i Hut by n commpii gpinla one , of personal My "rival' , old Illll ' .Wllklns of CnnnrBle , went 'ml acnt.1" ' ' Ho thought BhoM 'think I cent It , but that's where old Illll ! wns downed , For he forgot to , mall It , an' his brother brought It 'roiuid , , And said ho hnd u.tnoVsago from httt brother for Miss Bessl' And did U knock old milllo out ? Well , I nhould And tlmt In why I .frowns upon tlio gaudy valentine. There ain't no llfq.s been happier tlmn thin too Mhort BPUI > of , inliioj An' when I tlilnlc tlmt comlo won n wife that time for inc. ' I'm goln * to Htiinil by tlmt there kind as long us I cull , ! jf q. j TltK CUr UTS , I.Vtt TllK TO11.RK3 , St Louis Itepubllc Congrwut cannot at too quickly In this matter , action being cot Klstent with a proper Investigation of the la ana facts , to serve the ends of Justice. 1 ( he Jenkins ruling li authorized under an Interpretation of the present law when tb bill Introduced by Senator Allen of N'ebMiki or Rome similar measure , should be passe < defining nnd limiting the powers of Unite State * courts In ouch caes. The emergent la ono to be promptly met. Milwaukee Sentinel : It Is fortunate fc Judge Jenkins , In view of the uproar ov his order , that he has always , under alt cli cumMances , voted the straight democrat ! ticket , nnd that he wax appointed by democratic president. It he had happcnc to have been a republican , and appointed b a republican president , his chances of escai Ing Impeachment by the present congress t cranks and dcnfagogucs would be small Ir deed. The opportunity of holding up a re publican as the enemy of labor and the to < of corporations would be too tempting t be resisted. Denver News : If the Associated pre correctly reported the opinion of Clrcul Judge Ca I dwell on Judge Jenkins' order 1 the Northern Pacific case , that Jurist Is cei tain to maintain the ruling of Judges Hal lett and Itlner on the petition ot the Unlo Pacific receivers to reduce wa'gesi. If h docs KO. then the principles enunciated b the Colorado and Wyoming judges will ho ) good not only In these two states , bul I all the Eighth judicial circuit , which com prises the states of Arkansas , Missouri Iowa , Minnesota , Kansas , Nebraska , Colorado rado and Wyoming , and , we believe , the tw Dakotas. Denver Republican : Judges Hallctl an Illner of the United States district courts o Colorado and Wyoming evidently do not pro pose lo let the "friendly receivers" of Hi Union Pacific construe Ihe law lo sull them selves ellher In their trcatrnenl of Ihe Gul system or the employes of the Union Pa cine , and the course of the judges In tlies mattcril will bo hc'artlly sustained by Intel llgcnt public opinion. The "friendly re Celver" abuse ought to be stopped ns BOOI as possible. It Is a modern Innovation no based upon Btalulory enactments , but patchei up from odds and ends ot court decisions arid the time Jios come when direct leglsla tlon 1 $ needed to define Its limitations , and also , we think , to lessen the frequency of ill occurrence. Chlcaga Posl : H Is becoming Increasing ! ) evident that nothing short of 4 United Statei Bupreme court decision will setllo finally tin law and the equity of Ihe railway wagef schedule controversy. Judge Jenkins hat taken one view ot the question. Judge Dund > holds nn opinion which Is not on all-fourc with that of Judge Jenkins and has em bodied It In the Omaha Injunction relative tc striking employes. Judge Woolson of Iowa sustained Judge Dundy. Judges Hallctl ami Illner of the Colorado and Wyoming dis tricts distinctly condemn the Dundy decision as Inequitable , Inferentlally repudiate much ot the reasoning that led Judge Jenkins up to his Injunction , and laid down Ihe broad proposition that the employes of the Union Pacific railroad nro entitled to "ample nollco" of nny proposed change affecting wages and lo "full nnd fair hearing by Die receivers of Iho road before any change Is made. " Boyd county property will hereafter bo as sessed at Its full valuation. Sarpy county's twelfth annual fair will be held at Papllllon September 4 , 5 and C. The twelfth annual fair of Otoo county will be held at Syracuse September 25 , 2G , 27 nnd 28. The proprietor ot the Chadron opera house tins offered the use of the building free for : hnrltablo purposes. P. A. Wostcrbcrg of Oakland has been irrcsted nnd held In $300 bonds for selling Ijccr In his pool room. A. Trimble , n prominent stockman of Boyd : ounty , has been arrcslcd on the charge of lelllng mortgaged cattle. Twelve Burt county farmers expect to leave for northern Texas In a few days , K-hcro they will purchase land. It Is probable that Andrew Sorensen of Dakland , aged 75 , was fatally Injured by 'ailing down stairs at his son-in-law's osldonce. The contest for the trcasurorshlp of Boyd : ounty hasn't ended ns yet. Although ruled ) Ut by the court. Contestant Chambers has lied a new petition and will keep up the Ight. irlght and handsome young 'lady. Ho do- latcd the fco to ono follow to glvo him a itart In flfe , and the other grooms were axed according to Btalules In such cases nado and provided. John Dee nnd Richard Rod will nol play in extensive part in pollco court at Grand stand , for the mayor has Issued an order hat where a prisoner's real name Is known o the olllcers. It must bo properly entered n the records. The rumor that Judge Rhoades ot Custer iounty married a couple peconlly nnd hade o wall for hla fees reminds the editor of ho Mason City Transcript that while ho was ervlng his country as justice of. the peace 10 married eight couples. Of the eight lairs whoso hearts were made to vl- iralo with the same motion , ono fellow teed him oft for several months for Iho oo , but ho was man enough lo pay It ; nether chap had only $2 to pay for ho $3 Job , but the magistrate kissed the irldo and called the account square ; ono unofagun skipped out and never oven hanked the squlro tpr splicing him lo a T.KNIKJf unitltl.KS. Texas Sittings : It Is supposed that a ben lays an egg because she can't stand II on end. Cleveland Plain Dealer : Woman may be tlio weaker vessel , but It's always the husband - band that'a broke. Dolrolt Tribune : The fact thai a woman Is flighty by no means Indicates Hint she IE growing wings. Klmlrn Gazette : Speak gently to the err ing or yon won'l gel nn Invitation to the killing of the fatted calf. Atlanta Constitution : "How do you manage to live. In tbla dead town ? " "Fine : I'm Uio undertaker. " Blnghnmton Republican : Generally Uic more aimless a boy la the better he likes tc run around with a Bhotgun. Philadelphia Times : Ono successful ex hibitor at the New York poultry show Is n negro. This Is Important , as contradicting the tradition that chickens Imvo no show when n darkey's around. Puck : Mrn. BHnkH Why do you Htny nt the club until Z o'clock In the mornlngV Just tell me that , will you ? Mr. HHnks So you'll bo too Bleepy to talk \ory Icng about It , my dear. Judge : The Now Salesman ( on trlal- ) Say , lady , I've only been nt din Job for free iluj-H. I'm used to drlvln' a car. I've showed you all do stuff In my department , an' I nlu't said notliln * . I'd llko to Htuy till der woek'h up , but I'm afraid If you keeps on nuUIn' qucRtlona I'll have to tulle a little Job or no Job I CONGRESS AND ART. Kiw York .Mm. When St. Gnuduns' medallion figure met hlH piercing pyo , Clad only In a pleasant smile , "Content" to t vnlf v lie called n consultation of bin colleagues In distress , And all agreed the artist was dead wrong to Bcunt tlio dress. For ut least a pnlr of trouser legs Itu beauty would enhance , So they passed a resolution that Must WearPants Pants ! Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U.S. Gov't Report ; ABSOUJTELY PURE < tr ivrji > . Wahoo Wap The Wasp to glad to not that a number of republican papers In th state arc of the am opltilmi it Is In resar to dropping off all the old oGle > ei > k rs Iron the KUt ticket this fall and taking up nc\ and younger men. With the exemption o Dirtier and Moore , vrho deserve anil are en titled to ronotnlnstlonn , ttio Wasp would Ilk to RCO the xtnte ticket composed of new tlm bcr. * llloonilnRton Echo : Already In this tat < arc the old heads bchemlng on fixing up i slate for the state campaign. This Is noth Injc new ; It ha been done since the organ Izatlon of the state. Year nflor year tin politicians In the old gang have selected tin fellows totf npmlnatcd , and then called thi convention and let tlio delegates from thi country come In and endorse their llttli schema. Times , however , have changed , nm this year It logins to look as If the do ; would wag thti tall Instead of tlio tall wag King the dog. An entirely now set of mci will have to be delected this year In order l < secure Ihc full party vote. The Kcho wll not support any old politician for offlco thli fall , nd matter who he may be. Give us i new deal. Lincoln News : The bane of the rp | > ubll < can party of Nebraska Is the horde of offlct Beckers who arc no sooner out of one olflcc than they arc nfter another. If they gel dls. appointed In that ambition , they wall for the next opportunity to get In under the of ficial canvas. To serve the public Is an honorable ambition to which nny man In Justified In aspiring , but when men make public offlco their principal support In life are In It merely for the money there la In It It Is time for the rank and fllo of the party to turn them down for nil time. Tu acceptably fill the position of governor , sena tor or other high office requires a training , or nt least n thorough knowledge of public affairs and the administration of govern mental functions , nnd men who can (111 these requirements arc wanted. Hut this does not mean that public oinco should bo n private pursuit with them. Too many of them pur sue olOces and nominations until they be come eye-sores , and the News hopes to sco this sort of revenue republicans turned down effectually this fall. . e er r Tiii.iTint , OMAHA , Feb. 12. To the Editor of The Bee : Wo hear much nowadays regarding gambling vices , the social evil and the dan gers of a continental Snbbath , etc. , but as yet no one has raised his voice , publicly nt least , against the vicious tendencies of the Sunday theater. In my humble opinion the Sunday theater Is n very seductive school of vice , and , because It wears a garb of hornl- respectablllty , It becomes a powerful factor In promoting a growing disregard and disre spect for the Christian Sabbath. Are not Six days Hiifllclcnt for theaters and theater goer ? ? Why should It bo necessary to of > en nny theater on Sunday wliero theft arc so many ably filled pulpits ? Tlio Sunday the ater Is growing In popularity with actors and managers because It Is the best patronized of any In the entire week. This Is certainly humiliating to Christian feelings. COMMON DECENCY. AViiAlilngtoii'ft lllrtlulny. The American Institute of Civics Is a na tional Institution devoted to the promotion of good government through good citizen ship. In accordance with Its annual custom , It seeks to secure the widest possible observ ance of patriotic holidays , with addresses and exercises promottvo of Its objects. Wo toke pleasure In presenting the Insti tution's plans for the observance of Wash ington's birthday. As the subject for ad dresses on the 162nd anniversary of the day , It suggests the following words from Washington's farewell address : "Virtue or morality * * * a necessary spring of pop ular government. " It Is proposed that the children of the public schools bo assembled ( preferably at about 10 n. m. , so as to Interfere as llttlo as possible with holiday plans ) in large audience rooms , where brief addresses shall be de livered by popular speakers , with suitable recitations by the children , patriotic music nnd the salutation of the flag In accordance with the manual provided by Colonel George T. Dalch of the Now York City Board of Education , Presidents of colleges and academies are isked to Interest students in a special ob servance of the day and pastors of churches ire urged to set apart Sunday evening , February 18 or 25 , for a popular patriotic service calculated to awaken among church ittcndants , young and old , a deeper sense of ibllgatlons resting on citizens who profess .o bo guided by the exalted moral teachings if the man of Nazareth. The Institution solicits Information as to the observance of the day , nndMvlll award i suitable prlzo for the public school pro * ? ram which la deemed best calculated to jffcctlvoly promote good citizenship. Tro- jrams , accompanied by reports of meetings , nay bo sent to Henry Randall Walte , pros , ident of the Institution , 38 "Park now , New tfork. The manual for the salutation ot ' .ho flag will bo at onCe sent to any teacher ipon receipt ot 5 cents In stamps , the cost > f printing and mailing. Dr. Uldpath , the ilstorlan , speaks ot the cause represented jy the Institute of Civics as "ono of the worthiest for the support of which men mve over put themselves side by sldo ; " and 3r. John Lo Conto expresses the conviction .hat "tho time has conio when an In- itttutlon llko this Is absolutely necessary. " riioso who share In the conviction that the vay to good government Is through good iltlzcnshlp , will bo Interested In reports as o the objects and plans ot this Institution vhlcli can bo obtained by writing to IU resident. TO > 7.v nir. x CnmpnrUoii llctnrni IV | wr 1'rlnlnl < Uy by The lire nrnl WonM-llr Klral * . The dally comparison between the amount ot reading matter , < > xcl < ulve of commercial news and advertisements , printed In The Bee , World-Herald and Lincoln Journal , gives the following figures for yesterday Morning Bee , long , wldo column * . Morning W.-H. . short , narraw columns Lincoln Journal , short , narrow columns 27 X Hl.KCTltlC SHERIDAN , Wyo. , Feb. 12. To the EdItor - Itor of The Bee : The fact 'that tovcral large cities hare recently suffered n great number of costly flrcs. and n large per cent of such fires having had their origin from Improper wiring , It seems a suitable time to call attention to the defects In the present methods ot Installation and Inspection of electric light wires. The writer has been called on several oc casions to make a special Inspection of wir ing which had already been pronounced safe by the regular Inspectors , and In almost every case there has been found some very dangerous work which had never been looked Into by such Inspectors. One of the most common defects In wiring Is found In the connections or "splices" as they are called. The splicing of two wires together or the Insertion o ! a tap on the mains should always bo well done. In tapping jhc small wire should bo tightly wound around the main wlro nnd then thoroughly soldered , using as n flux a dilute solution ot muriatic acid and zinc and the remaining acid re moved from the wire. This Is for the reason that this solution still contains some free acid which It loft will eat the wlro down to such a small slzo that It will not carry the current "which the wire has been calculated for" without becoming so heated as to fuse the wlro , which on separation "would establish an arc which would very quickly burst Into flame and extend to any Inflammable inn- ? terl.il near It. It can be found that the acid has not been removed In nlno cases out of ten from soldered connections , nnd this very thing has caused many of the flrcs originat ing from Improper wiring. Any ono who will toke the pains to remove the tape from such connections will almost always find the wlro corroded and eaten. The use of rosin as n flux In soldering splices should not bo permitted , as very few wlromen know how to make a properly soldered spllco with" It. It will as a rule run In between the wires and Just allow enough contact to causa heating and consequent trouble. The use of rubber tape on unsoldered Joints Is also a cause ot many poor splices , as the free sulpher remnlnrtiR In the rubber corrodes the tape and causes poor contact. By first wrapping the spllco with paper this trouble will bo removed. But I want to call lUentlon to the fact that this Is n thing that very seldom receives the attention of the average wlreman or Inspector. Another matter to bo given some atten- ! on Is the fact that nil men engaged In this kind of work should bo familiar with clec- Irlcal calculations used In determining the proper slzo ot wires. But as a rule they enow nothing of such calculations and re- iort to the use of wiring tables , which are > nly gotten up to sell , nnd are very seldom ellablo which results In very unsafa york. Proper attention Is not given to safety levlces. The only desirable point Bcems to > e cheapness , which often proves very : ostly economy. Cut-outs , ( fuse ( blocks , osettcs and all safety appliances should be nado the subject ot most thorough Inspec- lon , and should bo so Installed as to Insure losltlvo action at the proper time , nnd so lonstructcd as to prevent the fused metal rom dropping on Inflammable matter. The use of cheap qualities of wires should ilso bo avoided. I have only called attention to some of the nest Important points bearing on this mat er. There are many others which deserve ho attention of the public , nnd the sooner ho bettor. The boards of underwriters In ilmost every city liavo found It imposslblo o depend upon the Inspection reports of pubIc - Ic olllcers nnd have employed , In addition o their regular staff , an electrical Inspector , i-ho makes n complete survey of each nnd very building Insured , as to the electrical ondltlons nnd wiring , and the result has cen a greatly decreased number of losses rom electrical causes. The olectrlo- lighting companies nro In a real measure responsible for the poor and efectlvo wiring done by employing Incompo- enl workmen. The only requlremonl Is the Isplay ot some knowledge of circuits nnd onncctlng lamps , etc. There should be omo way ot compelling the electric light ompanles to employ only men who are llior- ughly familiar with' the work nnd able to ass a rigid examination before the proper dicers. The electrical business has made such rapid regress that It Is fast losing the mysterious leas with which It has boon surrounded , and am happy to say Is being looked upon In s proper light nnd with Increased Intolll- enco. Electricity , with a properly Installed Astern , Is perfectly safe , but under certain Emdlltons can do great damage. P. J. PEARSON , [ anagor Sheridan Electric Light Company. Takes Ills Medicine Mlio n Mnn. j , D. ml/ioun / , There Is necessarily a good deal of dls- ipolntment among the friends of unsuc- issful candidates , but Mr. Ilarley will make first class official. & CO. Tholnnrost makers and sol lorn of Mno clothett on earth , Your mouoy'B worth or your money bnoc. It's so easy if Like everything1 else it took us some time to you learn it , but we know K now that if you want to do business it must bo N done with goods that are 0 in style ; that's the rea son why when the sea son's well over we out the life out of prices and let $20 suits go at $16.50 and $12 suits at $8.50 and so on. Wo don't carry over a thing , but let them out at any price to have always anew now this year's stock. Try it und see , BROWNING , KING & CO. , S. \ \ . Cor.l5th and Douglas Ste. H f