THE OMATTA DAILY FRIDAY , MARCH 16 , 1894.
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
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Who wants to bo United States district
attorney ? Don't all speak at once.
That rule against the appointment of ed
itors to federal olllces must have relapsed
Into a slate of Innocuous desuetude.
If there Is to bo any tree planting and
similar embellishment of the streets this
year the process cannot be begun any too
soon.
Tobo Castor ought to have the expenses of
his frequertt Washington trips refunded by
the appreciative constituency for which he
has accomplished so much.
No sooner had the Brazilian revolution
petered out than war was declared In Den
ver. In one case dynamite guns did It ,
while In the other it was the dynamite
mouth.
If circumstantial evidence Is at all con
clusive Colonel Urccklnrldge must soon find
himself In very close quarters. There ap
pears to have been a great many circum
stances in his case.
Wo have finally discovered what Is the
exact significance of Con Gallagher's front
name. "Con" Is the Incipient germ of the
appellation "congressman. " Just give It time
nnd watch Us wings sprout.
The Irrigation convention called for next
week In this city promises to be largely at
tended. Its deliberations will well be worth
the attention of every man who recognizes
the vast Importance of the subject to Ne
braska.
Coining the vacuum seems to be moro pop
ular In the senate than In the house. The
senate , at any rate , managed to muster a
quorum In favor of the seigniorage bill with
out supplying Us sorgeant-at-arms with a
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general warrant of arrest to brjng In the
absentees.
The Lincoln republicans nro fighting their
municipal campaign on a platform which
protests against an extension of the street
lighting contract held by the Lincoln Gas
company. If the Lincoln councils are bulk
on the Omaha model the platform promises
will easily be forgotten.
The creditors of the Capital National bank
will receive another 6 per cent dividend.
The money belonging to the depositors which
Moshcr has squandered since ho made his
"confession" to the grand Jury would be
sufficient to pay several more dividends If
the receiver could only get hold of It.
There Is Just the faintest suspicion of sar
casm In Secretary Morton's recommendation
that the farmers turn their sheep Into the
fields threatened by the Canada thistle. If
the Wilson bill becomes a law It Is to bo
feared that free wool will kill off the sheep
faster than the latter can kill off the thistle.
The Missouri river commission has been
heard from In the halls of congress , although
not In a way that Its members are seeking.
It Is something , however , for the work of
the commission to bo attacked by a member
of the house. No one outside of the house
has heard of any work being done by them
that might lay them open to accusations of
any kind , except perhaps of regularly draw
ing on the treasury for their salaries.
Wo wonder If the memories of some of the
most noisy opponents of the granting of any
electric lighting franchise In order to relieve
the city from paying a forced tribute to
Wiley extend back so far as the time when
the fifty-year gas franchise was under dis
cussion. It may be painful for some of them
to recollect how they stood upon that Issue.
To square their attitude toward the ques
tion of franchises then nnd their attitude now
might bo a rather difficult task.
All Americans may feel proud of the cred
itable niannor In which the American fleet
acquitted Itself while stationed at Rio Janeiro
to protect American Interests during the hos
tilities In that harbor. With the exception
of the Stanton episode , the navy has upheld
Its reputation for promptness ami ofllclcncy
In performing the duties assigned to It by the
authorities In Washington. The command ,
especially during the lust few months , has
required a delicacy of Judgment which has
never failed at the tlmo when needed , The
men who have been attached to the service
at Rio have earned a transfer to stations
where the work Is for the present less ardu
ous.
Seventy-five doctors of medlclno are In
convention In this city. The state lumber
men have completed the work that called
them hither. The representatives of the
Union Pacific employes are hero In largo
numbers working for an nmlcablo adjustment
of dirforencea. The Irrigation convention is
booked for next week , while 300 Hibernians
will gather hero within a short tlmo. Omaha
hotels will have no cause for complaint ,
while wholesale and retail merchants will de
rive some comfort from the unusual number
of visitors , u Is also to bo hoped that the
city's guests have been well entertained and
that tholr sojourn here has been both pleas
ant and profitable.
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That some Improvement tins tal6n place
In business throughout the country during
the last few week * Is the testimony from
all quarters. First of all there has been
an Improvement In the export trade , which
has given a more favorable aspect to the
trade balance. Consequently tlicro has
been comparatively little gold going out of
the country for some time past and the
Immediate outlook Is for a continuance of
this state of affairs. In the domestic In
dustries there Is generally noted an In
creased activity. The output of Iron and
steel has Improved , there U more activity
In the boot and shoo Industry and the
manufacturers of textile goods have en
larged their operations. In none of tlicao
Industries , of course , hnj full resumption
token place. All of them are working on
a very conservative basis , limiting pro
duction as closely as possible to the demand.
As yet they are In possession of the Ameri
can market and can safely count upon being
BO for several months nt least , Stocks
throughout the country have been pretty
well cleared up nnd there Is room for a
considerable supply. The sagacious manu
facturer Is figuring closely as to the possible
demand during the period until ho will
have to meet nn expected formidable com
petition from abroad , which will como ns
soon at ' the new tariff goea Into effect.
While , therefore , there Is a good deal moro
Industrial activity than there was two
months ago , and this appears llkelv to
continue for a time and even Increase , It Is
not entirely certain that It marks a perma
nent revival , for the Industries of the
country have hardly yet been readjusted
to a permanent basis and will not bo until
the tariff question Is settled and something
near an nccurato measure can bo had of
the competition which our manufacturers
are to encounter In the homo market from
foreign rivals. In every branch of In
dustry wages have been reduced , but It Is
by no means assured that there will not
have to bo further reduction In order to
enable American manufacturers to main
tain themselves In the home market. But
at any rate It Is gratifying to know that
the situation Is not so bad ns It was and
that the probability is It will not again be
no bad before It Is still better. The openIng -
Ing of spring has furnished employment to
mechanics and laborers who vero Idle dur
ing the winter and the good effects of this
will speedily bo seen In the Increased pur
chasing power of the people.
What the consequences of the passage of
the silver seigniorage bill will be. In case
the president allows It to become a law ,
cannotybe clearly foreseen. There Is some
reason to' apprehend that Its effect abroad
would bo to revive the feeling of appre
hension as to the stability of American
currency and American securities and lead
to a return of the latter In such amounts
as to again make a serious drain upon our
stock of gold. Such a result Would bo most
unfortunate , for It could not fall to again
unsettle financial confidence , not yet fully re
stored , and without which a full revival
of business cannot bo attained.
T///7 AGKWULTUUAlj SITUATION.
The geheral agricultural depression pre
sents ono of the most Interesting problems
of the tlmo and the Importance of the ques
tion as to the future of agriculture cannot
easily be exaggerated. In the report re
cently submitted by the subcommittee of the
senate committee on agriculture , the result
of a careful and prolonged Investigation , a
number of causes were cited In explanation
of the depression , but the report was par
ticular to say that overproduction had
nothing to do with It. It would seem from
the latest statistics regarding wheat that In
this respect the conclusion of the committee
Is questionable. It appears from the last
estimate of the Department of Agriculture
that previous estimates were much too small ,
and accepting the latest estimate as more
nearly coirect than those preceding It , no
difficulty will bo found In accounting for the
low price of wheat.
A writer In the Now York Tribune gives
Instructive figures regarding the wheat sup
ply. The quantity of wheat officially re
ported In farmers' hands March 1 was 114-
000,000 bushels , only 22,000,000 bushels less
than a year ago. The quantity In visible
supply March 3 was 75,569,000 bushels , only
4,000,000 bushels less than a year ago. Thus
the quantity In sight was 189,569,000 bushels ,
against 215,564,000 bushels last year , a de
crease of only 26,000,000 bushels. The stock
In visible supply and farmers' hands n
year ago , with the crop according to the
government report , would make the year's
supply only 011,695,725 bushels. Dill the
quantity required for consumption , taking
the average of treasury statements of popu
lation for the year ending March 1 , was
313,544,000 bushels , and 54,000,000 bushels are
required for seed , while 174,671,130 bushels
have been exported In the twelve months
to March 1. These figures show where-
542,218,430 bushels have gone within the
twelve months , provided the consumption has
"not decreased , leaving only 09,477,295 bush
els for the visible supply and farmers' hands
March 1 , If the government report of yield
was correct. I3ut the quantity actually In
visible supply and farmers' hands was 120-
000,000 bushels greater. This writer further
says that IU Is not a difficult matter to
demonstrate that If the consumption has
continued as largo as It was for fifteen
years prior to 1891 the department estimates
of yield for the past three years have been
In error by 191,000,000 bushels. According
to treasury estimates of population the con
sumption at the rate for previous years was
301,000,000 bushels In 1891 , 306,870.000 In
1892 , and 313,544,000 In the year to March I ,
1891 In all , 921,414,000 , to which 102,508,000
bushels must bo added for three years' seed.
To this must be added the quantity of wheat
and flour officially returned as exported In
excess of Imports during three years ending
March 1 namely , 576,405,013 bushels , The
quantity In visible supply nml farmers'
hands March 1 , 1891 , was 135,250,093 bushels ,
and March 1 , 1894 , It was greater by 51,318-
907 bushels , so that there Is actually ac
counted for no less than 1,714,016,525 bushels
of wheat In three years , Uut according to
the government reports the yield for those
years was only 123SCO,725 , Of course the
difference of 191,000,000 cannot reasonably
bo accounted for as representing Invisible
stocks , the probability being. In vlow-of the
heavy fall In price and the Increase In visi
ble stocks , that the Invisible stocks also were
larger Mach 1 of this year than at the same
date In 1891.
Taking as a guldo the stocks of wheat In
farmers' hands and visible supply each year ,
and assuming that wheat In other supplies
was practically uncliaiiKcd , It Is estimated
that the yield must have been at least C3S.-
000,000 bushels In 1891 , about 500,000,000
bushels In 1892 , and 516,000,000 bushels'in
1893. If It was as low as 456,000,000 bushels
last year tbo consumption must have been
reduced about 00,000,000 bushels. This de
crease In the demand , together with the
conviction that the department's report ot
yield waa greatly In error , would naturally
account for the unprecedented fall In price.
It seems probable that the department re
port of yield was at least 60,000,000 bushel
too small , and that the consumption has
also dccrciued nliotit ns much. lit any
case the quantity actually In sight'
will culTIco for four months' con
sumption at the full rale , 101,000,000
bushels , nnd for spring seed , 13,000,000
bushels , nnd leave about 07,000,000 for ex
port. The last dct > ai Uncut .estimate as to
corn gives a somewhat larger percentage of
last year's crop as still In farmers' hands ,
but the amount Is smaller than at the cor
responding date In any recent year , except
1S91. With these facts before him the
Intelligent farmer Will have little difficulty
In determining why the price of grain has
declined to unprecedented/ ! figures and
ho ought to have no trouble In reaching a
conclusion as to the remedy. The late
Secretary Rusk said that American farmers ,
In order to obtain n profitable price for their
wheat , must restrict Its production.
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The 9 bill recently Introduced Into the senate -
ate by Senator Wilson ot Iowa to so amend
the Interstate commerce law as to effectually
provide against the practice of ticket scalpIng -
Ing Is , as might have been expected , meeting
with considerable approval from leading rail
way officials throughout the country , as well
as encountering the general opposition of
those who are engaged In the business of sellIng -
Ing cut rate railway tickets. The bill , of
course , derives Its Inspiration from the rail
roads , or , at least , from a part of them ,
and Is being urged In the Interests of the
railroads , which complain that they suffer
from the abuses of ticket scalping. It Is
claimed that their patrons are only In
directly affected , because what they would
lose In the way of opportunities to buy cut
rate tickets would bo gained by stable rates
on a lower basis than Is now possible. The
railway officials maintain that the scalper
stands between the public and lower lates ,
and that were his business suppressed , the
public as well as the railroads would share
In the common benefit.
The scalper's side of the argument Is , of
course , that he serves a useful and legitimate
purpose. He makes money by dealing In
unusticd railway tickets , but ho al&o saves
money to his patrons , or otherwise ho would
have no patrons at all. The railroads have
themselves encouraged him and stimulated
his business. They have used him whenever
they have wished to secretly cut under the
rates of rival companies and have made him
a convenient scapegoat for their misbehavior
when their actions have been uncovered.
The scalper cannot bo led to believe that
the railroads really want to suppress such
n handy pleco of machinery as his business
affords. Ho furthermore announces that ho
does not Intend to bo suppressed without
making a struggle for existence , and that
ho will fight Senator Wilson's bill to the
bitter end.
More potent against this bill than the
opposition of the scalper should bo the atti
tude of the railroads themselves to the law
which they seek to amend. In the first
place , they have the business of ticket scalpIng -
Ing entirely at their mercy and can , if they
so desire , choke It off without the aid of
additional legislation. All they need do
Is to offer to buy unused portions of tickets
at the prices originally paid for them nnd
the patron will prefer to sell to them rather
than to the scalper. Some few roads have
attempted to do this. The remaining roads
could easily enter an agreement to pursue
the same policy , but'they know that even In-
that Instance they could not rely upon ono
another to live up to their mutual obliga
tions. They have lost among themselves
all claim to open and upright dealing.
Again , It may bo asked , can we expect rail
roads which have defiantly disregarded every
other provision of the Interstate law to obey
this provision were It Incorporatpd into that
statute ? The railroads have obeyed the law
nnd disobeyed the law Just as tholr fancy has
directed. They , for the present , think that
ItIs , to their Interest to have a legislative
enactment for the suppression of ticket scalpIng -
Ing and might possibly live up to Us pro
visions for a brief period ot time. But no
sooner should It appear that ono road could
secure a slight advantage over another by
issuing cut rate tickets through unauthorized
agents than they would without hesitation
throw the legal prohibition to the winds and
Jump at the opportunity. So long as the
railroads hold themselves above faw , they
are foolishly Inconsistent In asking for legis
lation to assist them to hold their faithless
competitors to their agreements. Let them
first show a willingness to obey the laws
already on our statute books. It will then
bo time for them to ask congress to legis
late In their behalf.
am : OF IIASCALUS FIIKAKS.
The HoscaHx ordinance to sidetrack Pardee
& Co.'s bid contains among other extra
ordinary things n provision that all poles
erected for electric lighting wires shall beef
of Iron and not less than thirty feet high.
Now , why didn't Ilascall make It 100 feet
and the metal pure gold ? That would bo
no more Impractical than a thirty-foot Iron
pole , Any competent electrician must admit
that Iron poles are totally unsutted for arc
light wires. They are not In use In any city
so far as we know and never will be. Iron
poles are all right for Incandescent lighting
or motor wires. The voltage on these wires
Is moderate and seldom exceeds 500 volts.
There Is no more danger from a shock fiom
a motor wlro than there Is from the Incan
descent lamp current. On the contrary , the
current of an arc light wire Is Intense , gen
erally up to 2,500 volts , which Is sufficient
to kill either a man or horso. If these wires
when suspended from Iron poles were
to got loose from the Insulator the current
Is liable to go down the pole Into the earth ,
thus Impairing Its lighting power or groundIng -
Ing the circuit. Or If the pole stood In a bed
of dry earth orstono there would bo great
danger to any person that might come In
contact with It during a rain storm.
This freak of Mr. Ilascall Is , however , not
Intended for anything except to divert the
current of public opinion. It would not have
been even suggested ns applying to Mr.
Wiley's company If that concern had not
boon knocked out by the competing bid.
The executive committee of the people's
party ought at once to apply for an Injunc
tion to restrain the latest natlotfal party
from flying under the name of the people's
progressive party , under which It has
chosen to bo launched upon the world. This
ls plagiarism of the worst kind and cannot
but tend to confuse voters as to the candl.
dates of the several parties. It further
more Insinuates that the people' * party la
not progressive something which the latter
should bo quick to resent. The new party
should bo forced either to Join the original
and only people's party , or at least to adopt
a name that U less contusing and mislead-
Ing. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The conference between the Union Pacific
receivers and representatives of the em
ployes of that road begins today. The
final result Is frelehted with great Import
ance to the road and to the men , Each
* ldo will present strong arguments In sup
port of Its contention ! There may bo good
-reasons for the prUnMcd reduction , and
there may be good gfiunds for the claim ot
the men that their wasps' should not bo re
duced , The road Is bankrupt through no
fault of the men employed by It , who would
suffer far moro from a wholesale "reduction
of the force than from a graded reduction ot
the wage scale. Sf'iVho Is to determine
whether or not inCJiitcn.inco of the present
scale will compel liio receivers to take off
trains nnd lay off ! largo numbers of the
men ? AVho knoWs whether' Iho volume
of trade Is to IIICEWAO ox diminish during
the year ? If the books of the company
show that business Is picking up , the fact
may have some bearing on the decision of
the arbiters. Hut no matter what showing
the employes may be nblo to make , It Is
highly probable lh.it n settlement of the
Issue can only be reached through com
promise. They will doubtless be require ; !
to give and take.
By a majority of 13 In a vote of 75 the sen
ate yesterday passed the silver seigniorage
bill Just as It was sent to that body from
the house , all efforts to amend the measure
having been defeated. This result was ex
pected , though the majbrlty for the measure
was somewhat larger than was looked for.
As many democrats voted against the meas
ure ns there were republicans who voted
for It. The bill Is probably already In the
hands of the president and what Its fate will
bo with him Is still n matter of conjecture ,
though the opinion nt Washington seems
to bo that he \ \ III allow It to become n law.
According to the statement of Senator Stew
art Mr. Cleveland has promised to do this ,
In consideration of which the Nevada sena
tor has agreed to vote for the tariff bill.
The eastern newspaper supporters of the
president Insist that he will veto the bill
and that It Is absurd to suggest the possi
bility of his doing anything else. If ho In
tends to be consistent the newspaper opinion
will bo verified , but there Is reabon to bo-
llevo that Mr. Cleveland has been persuaded
that there Is no danger financially In this
measure and that It will have good results
politically If It shall become a law. Ono
thing Is clear , namely , that the president
did not make any effort to prevent the
passage of the measure through congress.
There Is an adage that figures do not lie.
But that Is not true as regards the figures
which the Omaha Fake Mill has voluuteerd
to publish as proof that It enjoys no favors
at the hands of the Thomson-Houston mo
nopoly. Nobody pretends to dispute the cor
rectness of the bills. On the face they are
doubtless the same as the bills made out
against all other consumers. But what Is
the rebate ? How much' has been actually
paid and how much knocked off. Why has
that concern been dumb as an oyster during
all these years concerning the 2,000-candle
power swindle ? WJyrvhas ) It never opened Its
mouth about electrical Inspection and the
brazen , attempt to 'abolish the olllce of elec
trician ? On what grounds can It explain Its
endorsement of Hascall's performances and
Its silence about Mr. Wheeler's mutilation of
the electric Inspection ! ordinance ? Surely all
this cannot bo explained awaynon the plea :
"We must help to down Rosewater. " That
might do In a political fight , or In the police
commission controversies , but It will not
wash with taxpayers oven If they were over
so stupid. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A c'orrEct defmHIlfti' * o'f the word "pull"
bids fair to figure conspicuously In the
Jurisprudence of'thlstountylbeforo the week
Is over. Webster gives It a number of
meanings : (1) ) To idraw or try to draw
toward one. (2) ( ) To tear. (3) ( ) To gather by
'
drawing toward one. (4) ( ) Act of pulling
or drawing with force. (5) ( ) A contest ; a
struggle. When the police raid a gambling
or disorderly house they are said to "pull"
It by force. In fact the element of force
enters Into every definition given the word
by common usage or by the dictionaries.
What construction the courts have put upon
the word Is altogether another matter.
At last accounts the courts had declared
the ten-year exclusive garbage collection
contract null and void. When that contract
was railroaded through the council over the
mayor's veto the chief argument of Its sup
porters was that something had to be done ,
and to bo done immediately , to settle the
question of disposing of the city's refuse.
That problem Is again open and demands
the serious attention of the council. Other
cities take care of the garbage In various
ways , some ono of which must bo adapted
to Omaha's needs. It Is urgent upon the
council to carefully consider this matter as
early as possible.
Whether a base ball player practices a
profession or a trade Is likely to become an
Important question when the Issue is raised
against the Importation of Canadian ball
players under contract as contrary to the
contract labor law. Most people would
Insist upon making a distinction between
the players themselves. If some practice a
profession , the work of others Is not en.
titled even to the dignity of a trade.
IIo I'Inyml I.oulxlanu.
Cleveland Leader.
Mr. Justice White Is now on the bench ,
lie has quit the senate. As a grower and
refiner of sugar he has looked with great
fidelity after his own Interests. He Is u
genuine democrat of the modern school.
The 1'uiullng Oiii'stlon.
Now York World.
Will Mr. Onley deny that he has been
In the pay of corporations while drawing
salary from the treasury ns attorney gen
eral' . ' And will .Mr.-nCluvelnnd wiy that a
man who does this. Is lit to hold an olllce
In trust for the AmeJ-Jcan people ?
How lilliii Old .lay.
Now tITk World.
George Gould Is allied as saying that the
best thing that e&iftd bu done to promote
a revival of hiiHlncws would be to repeal
the Interstate conlr.ierco act. As the Inter
state commerce ttati Is u dead letter to
which the railroadshardly pretend to pay
any attention , thlHifcUggfstlon must bo re
garded ns ono of Sir. Gould's experiments
In " "
"sarkasum.
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Look Out fdVutlui ntgltt'n Hill.
Chlcrtfco ItecoiU ,
If President Cleveland llrmly maintains
that Great llrltalirtAiall keep her hands off
the Mosquito coast 1m will have the support
of the citizens of this republic , at least ,
and probnblv of all the others. The con
tinued Independence1' and homogeneity of
the nations ot North and South America
are dally becoming matters of more vital
Importance to the various republics con
cerned.
nit. Mtr.r.KH'tt rr.t'M.
Saline County Democrat' Dr. Miller Is
one ot the most nblo nnd universally re
spectcd democrats in the west and his np
polntnicnt will give general satisfaction.
Norfolk News : The nomination . of Ir
George L. Miller for the post of surveyor o
customs of Omaha gives universal satis
faction to the people of Nebraska. Of courio
there arc a few disgruntled politicians In the
democratic party who are disappointed , but
who cares for that ?
Nebraska City Npws : The appointment of
Dr. George It. Miller as surveyor of customs
at Omaha was ono of Cleveland's surprises ,
ns Dr. Miller was not an applicant for the
position nor had his name ever been sug
gested In connection ulth It. The selection
Will give , the bcst-of satisfaction to the dem
ocrats of. the \ > c t.
Lincoln News : "Dr. Miller Accepts" Is
the headlines In an Omaha paper telling oi
the submission ot the good doctor to the
decree of the president that he must take
nn { 3,000 a year situation. Of course ho
accepts ; no one supposed for a moment that
a lifelong , consistent democrat like Dr.
Miller would violate the traditions of his
party by declining to take on a snap.
Blair Courier : The president has seen fit
on his own motion to nominate Dr. George
L. Miller to become surveyor of customs nt
the port of Omaha and In this selection we
believe ho baa made u very happy and satis
factory choice. The doctor had made no
application for the position and It therefore
comes miROitght. The selection will give gen
eral satisfaction to the party In the west.
Kearney Hub : The selection of Dr. George
Li. Miller for collector for the port of Omah.i
Is another surprise party. It's a good , fat
Job , nnd for that reason the doctor's friends
are glad that he got It. Just the same ho
should have got on the Interstate Cojmnerco
commission. But Cleveland doubtless had a
pet for the Litter position , and , not caring to
slap Dr. Miller In the face , ns ho did eight
years ago , shoved him Into the collcctorshlp.
Grand Island Independent : Dr. Miller
did not receive the coveted appointment as
member of the Interstate Commerce com
mission , but has been appointed surveyor
of customs for the port of Omaha. This Is
said to be the president's own arrangement
In order to get out of the fight made against
Mr. Shane's appointment for the place
and the simultaneous canvass for Miller's
appointment to the Interstate Commerce
commission. For surveyor of customs Dr.
Miller may be better fitted than for the
other place his friends were recommending
him for. Now everything is lovely except
for McShano and his friends.
SKllll I.SAM AXnXKHK.lSK.lXS.
Tom Majors Is tripping through the state.
Saline county farmers predict a very large
crop of fall wheat.
Captain J. II. Stlckel of Hebron has been
secured for tl'e Memorial day ovation at
Superior.
An Iron bridge Is being built across Swan
creek at DeWItt to connect the town with
the Rock Island depot.
Lincoln grocers have agreed to close their
stores at 8 p. m. , except on Saturdays and
from December 4 to January 1.
Lincoln saloon keepers \vlth wine room
attachments have little hope of securing a
renewal of their licenses this spring.
The Battle Creek Sugar Beet company has
been organized , \\lth Howard Miller as presi
dent , and sixty acres of beets will bo planted
by It in Madison county this season.
Fifteen per cent ot the debts hanging
over the Baptlbt college at Grand Island
were paid off this week and the manage
ment proposes to liquidate the balance of
the claims aeatnst the Institution at the
rate of $1,000 per month until all are paid.
R. H. Stewart of Button , who was recently
found KUllty of two complaints for assault
and battery , being bound over to district
court , and also under bonds to keep the
peace , has left town. Ho was In custody
of one of his bondsmen. Stewart Is tha
man who attempted suicide a few days ago
by hanging , but was cut down In tlmo to
save his life.
The expert's report of the accounts of
treasurers of Valley county Is said to show
that A. Trout Is $6,700 short and Robinson
$6,000 short , and that this. In addition to
the shortage for which Judgment was re
covered against Robinson , makes n total
shortage of over $10,000. All the bonds are
good and the county attorney has been in
structed to commence suit against the above
named treaburers and their bondsmen.
The sixth annual encampment of the Inter
state Reunion association of Nebraska and
Kansas , comprising the counties of Webster ,
Franklin , Harbin , Phelps , Kearney , Adams ,
Clay and Flllmoro in Nebraska , and Wash
ington , Republic , Smith , Jewell , Osborne and
Cloud in Kansas , will bo held at Superior
Thursday , April 12 , for the purpose of locat
ing the next annual reunion and for the
election of oirtcers. Each post Is entitled to
four representatives.
The Gothenburg Water Power and Invest
ment company has gone Into the hands of a
receiver. Judge Holcomb has appointed S.
K. Wambold receiver. It Is Impossible to
get statements of assets and liabilities. A
very small portion of the stock of this com
pany Is held In Kansas City and principally
owned by the Milwaukee people , Receiver
Wambold bays there will be no change In
the management , of the company , and that
all local labor claims will be paid In full.
Wambold has formerly held the position of
superintendent of the company.
TJIK HVdAlt HEAL.
Washington Post : As we see the matter ,
the senate would sacrifice Its dignity nnd for
feit Its claim upon the respect and confidence
ot the country It It were to pay the very
smallest attention to the Impudent and noisy
mendacity of the Now York World.
Kansas City Journal : Gorman says that
Peffer's charges ot sugar speculation are
groundless. But the public could Judge of
that belter If the charges had been Investi
gated and the evidence brought out. It looks
very much as though a dirty senate scandal
had been covered up.
New York World : The tabling of the Pef-
fer resolution to Investigate the charges
made In connection with the sugar scandal
does not really unburden the senate of
odium. It shows that the senate does not
appreciate , the necessity which exists of
freeing Itself from the grave suspicion of a
close connection between the committee room
and Wall street speculation. Doubtless ,
however , some of the sonaors are vastly re
lieved by this disposition of the Inconvenient
resolution.
Rt. 1'nul Kevin.
Come , all ye lowly farmers ,
Come , all ye granger folk ,
Who In the cultivation
Of wheat have gone dead broke ;
Since In the rural precincts
You cannot find your luck ,
Come here and learn thu secret
Of making gaiden tincK.
High up above the pigmies
Who rush along the street ,
There tolls a gifted woiker
Upon a muriilng .sheet ;
All night he looks nt copy ;
All night he handles news ;
All day he sweats his thinker
Ami much of wisdom brews.
He grieves to think that farmers
Should play a losing band
At ploughing up the bosom
Of unresponsive land ;
And In bis grief ho murmurs :
"With crops dlversllled
The farmer would bo In It ,
With fortune for his bride. "
So come , ye lowly ploughmen.
'Who ' thirst for ooinethlnii good ,
And lenrn the golden nucrut ;
For bo It understood
That hero we have a writer ,
Who deftly does thn trick ,
Of making country butter
Uy the paragraph or stick.
Highest of all in Leavening Power'Latest U. S. Gov't Report ;
TOBE CASTOR COMING HOME
Ho Says Ho Hns Everything Fixed to Run
a Spell in Washington.
NEBRASKA PLUMS ARE TO FALL SOON
Within Ton Diiyn Tlioy Will All He
Out T\\o t.lttla Our * Secured Vet-
tl-rdny HnniH ' ( luxslp ( if
Wcntrru Interest.
WASHINGTON nUHHAU 0V THIS IJIJn ,
Mil Fourteenth Street.
WASHINGTON. March 15.
National Commlttccnmii Tobias Cnstor will
leave ( or his homo nt Lincoln tomorrow. Ho
believes Hint the lialanco of the Nchrnskn
offices will lie filled within ten days. Michael
Davoy wns today appointed postmaster at
Davey , Lancaster county , and Charles II.
Hash nt IJerllii , Otoo county.
Today W. 13. Peebles of Tender and To
bias Castor called on Indian Commissioner
Drowning and urged the allotment of the
Omaha tribal lands without delay. The
commissioner stated that as soon.as Assist
ant Commissioner Armstrong returns to
Washington , by the first of next week , the
question will bo given attention. Mr. Pee
bles says the Indian land tax encounter * no
particular opposition , and will certainly become -
como law at this session of congress.
The following democrats wore promoted
In the pension ofllco on the 12th of last
month : Kdward C. Wlggonhorn of Ne
braska , from $1,200 to $1,1100. as special
examiner ; Samuel G. Rogers of Iowa , from
$1.000 to $ tSOO ; Cyrus L. Hall of Idaho ,
$1,200 to $1,100 ; Isaac U. Thatcher , $900 to
$1,000. The following republicans were reduced -
duced : llobert P. Mlnshall of Iowa , from
$1,000 to $1,300 ; George Albertson , town ,
$1,800 to $1COO ; Kllas 1) . Godfrey , Iowa ,
and Walter I. nines , South Dakota , $1,000
to $1,400 ; William A. Harries , Idaho , $1,400
to $1,200 ; Orr W. Lee , Iowa , $1,200 to
$1,000 ; Victor L. Dodge. Iowa , $1,000 to $900.
UK. MILL13R CONFIRMHIJ.
The nomination of Dr. George L. Miller
to bo surveyor of customs at Omaha wns
confirmed by the senate this afternoon.
There was no opposition. Dr. Miller's
bond In blank will bo forwarded to him
Immediately , and as BOOH as It Is filled out.
returned and approved , his commission will
bo Issued. It Is believed hero that ho will
be able to take charge of the olllce on the
1st of next month.
From n special census bulletin Issued
this evening , giving statistics of manu
factures In 1SUO by states , It Is found that
Nebraska reported In operation that year
3,001 factories , with nn aggregate Invest
ment In land , buildings , machinery , tools
and Implements of $37,509.508. The total
average number of employes was 2.1,876 and
their yearly wages $12,381,571. . The cost
of material used annually was $07,334,535
and the value of their products $93,037,794.
SOUTH DAKOTA NOTES.
Judge Thomas of Deadwood , S. D. , Is mak
ing for himself a reputation In Washington.
He came hero some .time ago to get an ap
pointment for himself and falling had his
wife appointed postmaster at Deadwood. The
Judge still lingers In Washington , laboring
with the postmaster general for an Increase
of clerk hire for the Deadwood postofllca
and other allowances , which will make the
position which Mrs. Thomas Is to asstimo
moro profitable and comfortable.
Representative Lucas Intends to have two
young men from the Illack Hills , Messrs ,
IJaker and Kehoe , named as cadet and alter
nate cadet to the West.Point Military
academy. In place of Cadut Duncan , who was
dismissed for misconduct In Chicago during
the World's fair.
Major Anderson , formerly stationed at
Crow Greek , has left Washington for
Chamberlain , where he will remain several
weeks.
Charles Greene , the newly appointed post
master at Mitchell , S. D. , has loft Washington -
ton for his homo to secure his bond. He
expects to bo In his ofllco the first of next
month.
Senator Pettlgrew and Representative
Plckler , In commenting today upon the agi
tation about the date for holding the South
Dakota republican state convention , ex.
pressed a preference for a late convention
and a short campaign. They believe that
the Issues are well understood by the voters
of South Dakota and that the expense of a
long campaign will be unnecessary. Repre
sentative Lucas says ho Is indifferent
whether the campaign Is long or short , ns
the South Dakota republicans will sweep the
state next November by nn Immense
majority.
PERSONAL MATTERS.
G. W. Holdrege of Omaha nnd W. E. and
C. F. Duncombo of Fort Dodge , la. , are at
the Ebbltt.
Mrs. William V. Lucas , wlfo of the con
gressman from South Dakota , gave a lun
cheon of twelve courses yesterday after
noon to as many of the South Dakota ladles
In this city at her residence , 34 D street
S'ortheast. The rooms and table were hand
somely ornamented with palms , flowers and
blooming plants.
Mrs. Pattlo Miller Stocking ( nee Miss Mil
ler , daughter of the late Associate Justice
Miller of Iowawho ) was severely burned nt
her apartments at the Elsemero Monday
night by thi nccldentnt ovcrttirnlnR of n
large Innip , Is much Improved nnd her at
tending physician says she Is In u fnlr wny
to recovery.
The following niPinherx of pension ex * * -
amining boards In Nebraska were appointed
by the coimnlftHoner of pensions today :
Drs. Julhia SliiR-rnider , Charles Oxford nnd
Thomas It. Thompson nl West Tolnt , lr.
\ \ S. Morris nl York.
Stephen Hush was today appointed i st-
nmslor nt Hockervllle , Ponnlngtnn coifnty.
S , I ) . , vice J. S f nrllu , resigned ,
U Is believed th.lt the consideration of the
Wilson tariff bill will begin In the senate on
Monday"March at ! , ,
11 , V. IMInicr has applied for appointment
to the position of collector of customs nt
llnrllngton.
Hepresentatlve Sweet of Idaho believes the
entire northwest will bo swept by the repub
licans next November , and that nil of the
state legislatures there nnd the next congress
will be republican by a largo majority.
Spe.iklng of the hard llmei prevailing In his
state and the scarcity of money , Uepreaonta-
tl\o Sweet says that It In impossible to bor
row n dollar on n government bond In Idaho ,
and adds : "A well equipped livery stable ,
ample to inert the necessities of n town of
5.000 people , and with homes , cutters , car
riages nnd wiiRnnft , recently sold under the
linmincr for $ lfiO. Good horses sold for $2 ! > 0
nplece. People In the east don't realize the
premium which money commands In some
sections ot the west. In my town some
finely bred horses were sold for $10 nnd $11
each , just because there was no money In
circulation. "
General Joseph Ilollmnn of Dakota county ,
Nebraska , who has been hero severnl week *
In the Interest of nn extension of the chnrter
for the Wagon llrldgo company across Ihn
Missouri nt Siouv City , left for homo this
afternoon , confident of success.
lion. Smith Mcl'lierson of Ucd Oak. In ,
left foe homo today.
Newton C. Uldenotir , "tho tall Sycamore
of the Nodawny , " of Clarlnda , la. , Is hero
looking nfter the ollli'e of pension ngcnt nt
Oes Molnes. IIo believes Judge Crawford
of West Point. Neb. , Is In the race In ear
nest. J\lr. \ Kidcnoiir saw the president today
with reference to the ofllco.
IM3KUY S. IIKATH.
llrMtiiM'ltiitloii of Itulhviiy 1'roprrtlpn.
Simon Stornc In Ihn March Torum.
Finally , for the piopcr ilnanclal resuscl-
tntlon of the railway system of the country
nfter tht1 calamitous evenlH of 1893 , nnd to
prevent Its n-i'iinence , I believe thnt n uni
form nml conservative system of rnllwuv
legislation tdrnultniipously enacted by tlu >
states of lhi union nnd strengthened by
federal legislation Is Imperatively nect'H-
siuy. The tmstoo relation of the majority
of the Htorkholders toward the minority
should be recognized and enfoiced. The
inlnoilty should. In propoitlon to thelf
strength , perpetually liuve n voice In the
management ; tin * crude conllscntory anil
communistic legislation < if the southern nnd
western states on these subjects should
give way to scientific nml conservative )
measures. Hnllwnys should be secured a
Held of operations until public necessities
requho the construction of additional lines ,
and In that Held hold to a strict public ui1-
countablllty o as to prevent oppression ;
reasonable facilities should be afforded for
the development of a fund to meet the pub
lic requirements for additional safety nnd
accommodation to rnllw.fy servants and
the public. The tnistiv' character of direr-
tors and administrators should be Insisted
upon nnd bronchos of such trust severely
punished. Pooling should be permitted
under the conliol and supervision of a pub
lic body like the National Hallway commis
sion , nnd th evils of receiverships nnd
their waste In reoignnlzatlons limited , It
not wholly prevented ; nn olllclnl accounting
should be provided for , nnd some snfe-
gtiards found ngnlnst the secret accumula
tion of floating debt. These reforms can
not be accomplished without work and sac-
ilflce , without which no good things in this
world arc accomplished.
COMIC A f , ll'IA'KS.
Grip : A host In himself : The cannibal , .
who devoured his entertainer.
Life : The theatrical manager Is known
by the company ho'kceps.
Slftlngs : It Is said that n. man from the
Pine Tree state can be told by the pitch of
Ills voice.
Truth : I fear I am going Into a decline ,
remarked the uoet as he entered the edi
torial sanctum.
New York Tribune : A naturalist ftayfl
that the nnt Is the most ptiEimclous of all
created beln s. This must be why the poet
remarked , "Go to the ant , thou sltiffKcr. "
Dallas News : some people Imagine that
they cannot have a walkover without
tramping their rivals under foot.
Klmlrn Gazette : Kvery singer In a quar
tet onn tell you throe peed reasons why the
organization Isn't absolutely perfect.
Buffalo Courier : Expressions of great
surprise are hardly In good form , yet when
bonie penniless fellow marries a rich
farmer's daughter people mav be pardoned
for saying , "For the land's sake ! "
Indianapolis Journal : Dismal Dawson
They's OIIP feller. If I ever meet him , I
m > nn to beat the face 6ft of him.
Hungry Illgglns Who's he ?
Dismal Dawson The doctor that dootorca
n our family when I was a kid , Ef It
ladn't of been for his fool Interferln' I
night be takln' In plenty of money everyr
day on them fits right now.
CURIOUS , ISN'T IT ?
Now Yorlc Press.
The man of fifty met and said to the mnn
of twenty-two :
'Hello , old man ; where have you been this
while , and how are you ? "
And the man of twenty-two replied , his
fact- lit up with Jov :
'Well ! well ! Is It true thnt this Is you ,
and how nro you , tnv boy ? "
Si ea
The largest milkers anil imlloiMof
IIno clothes on earth ,
Your inonoy'a worth or your money bao'c.
In the Springtime
Is when the small boy g. ts in his work on Lho poi
dog1 and it is also Lho
time when wo get in
our work on our
spring1 suits. Wo are
enabled to olTor extra
ordinary values as well as the most perfect gar
ments for men's and boys' wear. All the newest
ideas in the tailor's art are represented in our new
goods. The styles are elegant , the cloths are beau
tiful , while the designs for spring are far beyond
those of a year ago in point of comfort and general
usefulness. We would like to have you look at them ,
whether you wish to purchase or not just now. Our
spring overcoats have boon in for some timoand are
gems of style and beauty. All colors , all prices.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
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