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OEonciE it. TV.HCIIUCK.
Sirorn to liefnri" roe nml Riihrarlhix ] In my jires-
tnre this 3d day nf Niivemlirr. IM ) .
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This liiiulsllile oiik'Iit HOOU to give wny
to the Biunvullik1.
Tom Itccil knows from exporlcnce tlmt
tlio speiikur's chair Is just his size.
Mr. Coxcy got off the RHISS , but he
seems to litive unbilled on cobble stones.
cnRO ought to bo sntlHllcil to pet ri
Unlteil Slates senator by annexing the
rest of the state.
The question of the hour : Which col
lege has the host claims to the foot ball
championship for the ycnr ?
This Is the zenith of the college foot
ball season. In two weeks more the
foot ball star will have suffered a total
eclipse.
George M. Pullman didn't furnish
quite enough passes to secure substan
tial results In the report of the strike
commission.
Those who can't travel on passes or
half-fare permits may yet be forced to
save tla > lr money by the threatened cut
In passenger rates.
The prohibitionists might contest the
election of governor were It not for the
fear that cold water would be thrown
on them at the outset.
If Don Cameron really wants n. presi
dentlal nomination the first thing for
him to do Is to secure ft residence some
place outside of the state of Peiuisyl
vnnln.
Be patient. The Washington corre
Kpondcnts have only one week left to
speculate on the contents of the coming
annual message of the president to con
grcss.
Atllal's hope has not yet vanished.
Is still possible tlmt the deciding vote of
the vice president may be necessary to
carry some parly measure through the
senate.
Chairman Wilson might make another
visit to Kngland now and partake of al
the London dinners that may be offeree
him without running any risks as to lit :
political future.
At the hour of going to press the mini
ber of republican aspirants for the gu
bcnmtorlal chair of Iowa was still In
creasing , with no Immediate prospect o
closing the lists.
What If the law were such as to re
qulro n verllled and Itemized public nc
counting of the money expended by the
republican state committee In behalf o
the corporation candidate ?
Thi ! followers of Sturdcvant nnd th.
straight democratic ticket will not be
doing their duty unless they Inaugurati
n little talk of a contest on behalf o
their chosen standard bearer.
Now that Port Arthur has passed Into
the hands of the .lapancse , we suppose
tlmt some Chinese worthies In high oill-
cial life will prepare to lose some' moro
peacock feather's and other plumage.
Can any one blame Japan for refusing
to entrust the settlement of her griev
ance with China to a president who Is
sakl to be suffering from n combination
of sprained ankle , rheumatism and gout ?
It Is safe to deny In advance any
rumor to the effect that Secretary Car-
| lslo will be Invited to take charge of n
prominent Wall street Institution us
soon as he gets ready to retire from the
cabinet
The story that the tails of the white
house horses had been docked proves to
be nn Invention of the most airy sort. It
Is the political party represented In the
white house which has suffered vivisec
tion of a very painful kind.
The republican congressmen-elect
would remove one great source of vexa
tious uncertainty among the people if
they would get together right away and
agree upon mi amicable division of the
commlttueshlps of the next house.
"Wo must have n general rate war to
commemorate the dem'su of Iho Western
Passenger association , otherwise the
nu'inbera of the defunct organlmtlon
might not be considered to have shown
uiilllcleut energy In tlio obsequies.
Wo haven't heard what lion. Frank
Lawlpr wants since his defeat OH nn In
dependent candidate for congress , but
wo shall not bo surprised to see n new
nnd longer petition than ever nsklng his
appointment to some minor otllco under
the Illinois legislature.
UfTEOnlTT IN VU11LIC 1'OSITIONS.
The animal dinner of the New York
Chamber of Commerce the past week
was made the occasion for congratula
tions upon ttic success of the reform
movement In Xew York City , to which
the chamber ns nn organization had very
largely contributed. This was not done
In n partisan spirit , because men of
both tlio great parties nre members of
the chamber nnd the discussion of po
litical questions Is not permitted at Its
dinners , but was nn expression of the
feeling that a great moral victory had
been achieved for which every good cit
izen ought to be glad nnd gratified.
Many excellent observations nnd sug
gestions were made by the speakers ,
and nmong them the president of the
Chamber of Commerce presented some
thoughts thai are worthy the consider
ation of nil communities , and especially
of business num.
After remarking that the financial nnd
commercial skies are clearing , though
some dark clouds arc still to be seen
here nnd there on the horizon , President
Orr said ho could not "help believing
hat n thoughtful consideration of the
vhole question of national peril must
cad to the conviction that the para-
uiunt menace of the present day to the
.owth , prosperity and happiness of this
'air land of our comes not from strikes ,
r social disorder , or financial embar-
assmcnt , or tariff complications jwtl as
hey all are In their way but from n
rowing tendency to venal and Incompe-
ent legislation , both national , state and
luniclpal , which tends to paralyze with
Is withering touch the moral forces of
he nation. " lie thought that sooner or
ater the force of circumstances would
Irlve the people to understand that the
nly sure method of warding off these
eafons of distress Is for men to hold In-
llvldnnl Interests far enough off so ns to
inable them to enlarge the range of
heir moral vision nnd see to It that only
.nen of tried Integrity , capacity and pa-
rlotlsm ure sent as our representatives
o legislative halls or appointed to mil-
ilclpal olllce.
There may be nothing essentially new
n this. Other men have uttered him-
Jar thoughts and doubtless all Intelli
gent nnd patriotic citizens have ctiter-
nlned such sentiments. The trouble Is
1ml so few give them practical nppllca
Ion nnd effect. It Is only rarely that
he business and professional men of
any community are aroused to that
souse of duty and responsibility which
ends them to actively exert their Influ
ence to secure the election uud nppolut
.nent to public positions of men of
Icnmvn Integrity nnd capacity. They
ivlll deprecate nnd denounce the venal-
ty nnd Incompetcncy of public olllclals ,
> ut go on from year to year permitting
iheso olllclals to run politics nnd fatten
at the public expense upon the oppor-
unities It affords them. The most dere
let In this respect nre business men ,
who have valuable Interests to be affect
ed for good or 111 by legislation and by
he administration of olllclal trusts. The
great majority of these give little per
sonal attention to politics , nnd very few
nre found willing , If called upon , to
serve the public. The mayor-elect of
New York , himself a business man ,
stnted nt the Chamber of Commerce din
ncr that ho had received much Intelll
; eut nnd valuable advice from business
men regarding the reconstruction nnd
reform of departments of the city gov
jrnment , but In every case where he
liad proposed to any of these men to
[ tut him nt the head of n department he
lind declared that It would be Impossible
for him to accept the position. They
wnnt good , clean , honest government ,
but they nre unwilling to make any per
sonal sacrifice to secure It , nnd what Is
true of the business men of New York
: ipplles generally. Everywhere they
know that the professional , self-seeking
politicians cannot be trusted , yet they
surrender to them the whole business
of making the laws nnd administering
them , ut anj- rate until things become
so bad nnd corrupt ns to be Intolerable ,
Vennllty and corruption In the public
service will cense whenever the more In
tclllgcnt , substantial nnd patriotic mci
of the country take n practical Interest
In political affairs and work and vote
for men who have established a char-
nctcr for Integrity nnd capacity. The
remedy for the evils In government Is
simple nnd cnsy If all good citizens wll
do their duty.
TllK QUESTION OK I'OOLINQ.
There Is to be n strong effort made
nt the coming session of congress to
pass tlio bill repealing the anti-pooling
clause of the Interstate commerce act
The subject of railway pooling will be
discussed by the commission In Its an
mini report and the menaiires repartee'
by Representative Patterson of Ton HUH-
see will be substantially approved. This
bill provides for pooling arrangenu-nts
between competing lines of rallroac
subject to the supervision of the Inter
state Commerce commission , whhh Is
given authority to pass upon the reason
nbleness of rates and may annul any ar
rangement that Is not carried out In
strict conformity to the law. It Is
understood that the author of this meas
ure will make an appeal to Speaker
Crisp Immediately after the assembling
of congress to permit Its consideration
In the house , nnd It Is thought the re
quest will be granted , so that action on
the bill may be taken before the holi
days.
The supporters of the measure nre
said to be quite confident tlmt It will be
passed. It would seem that they have
been doing some missionary work since
the close of the last sess'on ' nnd the secre-
tnry of the Interstate Commerce commis
sion Is authority for the statement that
the pressure from the railroads in l > e-
half of the bill has been very constant.
That official expressed the opinion tlmt
the bill would pass. The subject was
recently considered by tha Philadelphia
Hoard of Trade , nnd while no action
was taken the sentiment of the board
seemed favorable to pooling under
proper restrictions. Doubtless other
commercial bodies will express them-
splvos on the question at nn early day ,
though It Is already known tlmt very
generally these bodies are friendly to
the proposed chnngi ! In the law.
The arguments for nnd against poolIng -
Ing 1mro bepn BO often presented that U
must be presumed the public Is per
fectly familiar with them. Pooling Is
advocated on the ground that only by
that means can ruinous and demoraliz
ing rate wnra bo stoppcil and the rail
roads bo enabled to do a reasonably
profitable business. It Is contended
tlmt U would be better for nil Interests
to have freight rates stable on n basis
that would give the carriers a fnlr re
turn for their service while Insuring
exnct equality to nil shippers. The op
position to pooling Is founded chiefly
upon the assumption that whatever the
conditions the railroads would be en
abled to exact unreasonable rates ,
while under existing circumstances the
public gets the benefit of the competi
tion In rates. But as the question of
the reasonableness of rates would be de
termined by the Intcrstnte Commerce
commission , representing the people and
presumed to give their Interests first
consideration , there ought not to be
any serious apprehension tlmt the roads
would make unreasonable rates. There
would nlwnys be nu appeal to the com
mission to correct them If not reasona
ble. It Is the small shippers who con
stitute the principal factor In the oppo
sition to pooling , and as there are much
more numerous among the .constitu
encies of congressmen than the large
shippers , who are generally favorable to
pooling , they have a decided Influence
which must be considered In estimating
the chances of passing the pooling bill.
AIIMY
The recent report of Adjutant General
Uuggles shows that the desertions from
the army have fnllen from 1,082 during
he fiscal year ending .Tune , 1803 , to
,073 during the fiscal year ending .Tune ,
891. The latter point has been the
owest It has ever reached since the
rmy was placed upon Its peace footing.
The gain to the army from the reduc-
lon In the number of annual desertions
s nlmost Inestimable. In the matter of
Isclpllne alone Its Importance cannot
) e represented In .figures. On the other
mud , every desertion from the ranks
osts the government n special outlay to
cplaco the man lost. General Kelton ,
, -lion ndjutnnt general , estimated In one
f his reports that the 88,475 des'ortlons
hat took place between January 1,1807 ,
ml June 30 , 1S91 , averaged n loss to
he government of $ iJGO per man , or n
grand total of $23,003,500 , which he
haractcrlzcd as being "without the
.east . compensating advantage. "
The present extraordinary decrease In
irmy desertions is attributed to several
lo-operatlng causes. Ilecent congres-
ilonnl legislation has enabled the men
o buy their way out of the service after
; ervlng one year , and this has furnished
in outlet for some who might othei1-
iVlso have taken "French lenvc , " to use
: i slang expression. Other laws huv
ntroduced a better system of ndmlnls
erlug justice by summary courts nnd
> y establishing a definite penal code ,
and the chnnces for the recruit to rise
'roin ' the ranks have been materially Im
proved. Some of the officers are In
clined to lay some stress on the more
uttrnctlvo life nt the army posts due to
Better rations and new and commodious
innrters. Finally , there Is the tempo
i-nry deterrent of hard times , which
cannot but have exerted n powerful In-
flncnco to Induce men to hold the posl-
lens which they have In the absence of
any outlook for other equally good post
Ions. It Is to be sincerely hoped that
the desertions can be kept nt the low
point which they have now reached.
VfflFUltM UAH KXASIIXATIOKS.
In view of the almost general dlssatls-
'nctlon nmong prnc'Iclng a tor.it y.- with
the system of bar examinations In vogue
n Nebraska It Is reasonably certain
that nn effort will be made before the
new legislature to secure such modifica
tions in the law governing admissions
to the bnr us will remedy the most ob-
jcctlonnble fenturcs. As examinations
lire nt present conducted there nre few
jurisdictions In which n renlly thor
ough test Is npplled to the different np-
pllcants , and In none of them Is any
minimum amount of study or appren
ticeship In a law office exacted. Worse
still , the standard of examinations va
ries greatly from district to district ant ]
In the same district from one examining
board to another. It Is not to be con
tended that there has been no Improve
ment In this direction of recent years ,
The newly admitted members of the bar
are undoubtedly more competent ant
better qualified on the whole than were
their predecessors a few years back , but
there la yet room for Improvement Ne
braska Is still far behind many of her
more progressive sister states , which
have taken precautions to give the pub
He. better protection against the Impost
tlons of legal pretenders.
Perhaps the most recent and porfcctcc
law on this subject Is that which was
enncted by the last New York leglsla
turn nnd which Is to go Into effect It
January next New York has beei
rather stringent In her examination of
expectant practitioners , requiring as a
preliminary two years' service In a law
office or one year's service- and nt
equivalent for the other year In attend
a n co upon a reputable law school. I
some time ago abolished nil special prlv
lieges to graduates of particular schools
the college graduate nnd the self-edu
catcd clerk being subjected to the same ,
tests. The old plan , however , lackei
the one essential of uniformity , and It Is
to supply this that the new law alms
A state bonrd of law examiners Is ere
ated , to consist of three members np
pointed by the judges of the hlghcs
court of appeals , for terms of three
years , one to retire each year. The ex
nmlncrs must bo members of the bar o
nt least ten years' standing nnd shnl
act under rules prescribed by the oour
fixing their duties nnd compensation
There shall be examination of all per
sons applying for permission to practlc
as attorneys and counselors nt law a
least twice In each year In ench judlcln
department In the state , ns well ns a
such other times and places as In th
opinion of the court of appeals may b
necessary. Every person applying fo
examination must pay a fee not exceetl
Ing : ? lfi , as may be fixed by the court n
necessnry to cover the cost , nnd sue
payment pntlles him , should ho fall , t
two additional examinations. The boari
Is to certify to the general term of th
department In which each candldatu ha
resided for the preceding six month
every person who shall have passed th
examination and who shall have I
other respects compiled with the rule
regulating admission to the bar. Of till
compliance the bonrd Is made the judgt
Upon such certificate , 1C Iho general
erm shall esteem tlio person to be of
oed mornl.x'liitVacter ' , U shall enter nn
rdcr licencing nnd admitting him to
met Ice ns attorney or counsel In nil the
ourts of th ( 't lte. ) No discrimination Is
o be madonoi } account of race or sex ,
ut any fraudulent act or reprosenta-
on by the 'i'p'jlflcnnt In connection with
ils examliia.fJou' ' Is to be sufficient cause
or the revocation of his license by the
pncrnl tcr.ni'by which It wns granted.
The moveinciVt for uniform bar exam-
nations Is not ; confined to nny one state ,
llnnesotn liana law on the subject very
Imllar to tliijt df New York. In Illinois
nly a few 'nionjths ago a memorial was
H'escnted to the supreme court by the
ending attorneys praying for the np-
ointment of a commission to control or
upcrvlsc examinations throughout the
tatu nnd to proscribe uniform condl-
Ions theiefor. There Is no reason why
Nebraska should not Join In the reform.
CONOHESSIOXtir , KLKCTlnb COSTESTS
Every new congress has a number of
lection contests to decide , thi constltu-
Ion making the house of representat
ives the sole Judge of the elections , re-
urns and qualifications of Its own
lembers. It Is a notorious fact that
iitny of these contests nre not decided
vlth n strict regard for justice and
qulty , and both parties nre subject to
lie charge of unfairness In this respect ,
artisan Interest nnd partisan feeling
inve generally more influence In shnp-
ng the decisions In these cases than
nythlng else , and so It not Infrequently
iiippcns that a wrong Is done that casts
eproach upon congress. A notable In-
tance of this was the O'Neill-Joy eon-
est , from Missouri , In the present con
gress. The election of Joy , republican ,
vas so clearly established by the re-
urns that n number of democratic rep-
escntallves. Including three from Mis-
lourl , voted against the report of the
Committee unseating Joy , but the report
vas adopted and O'Neill given the scat
o which he was not elected. There
night have been some palliation for so
lagrant nn Injustice If the democrats
iiul only n small majority In the house ,
Hit as It Is the wrong can only be cx-
> lnlncd as duo to partisan feeling. It
s not questionable that republican
louses have In the past been equally
mfalr In deciding these contests.
It Is already assured that there will
) e an extraordinary number of contests
n the house of the Fifty-fourth con-
TOSS. Notices of twenty-six have been
given nnd there are more to come. Of
course congress Is bound to Investigate
and adjudicate nil contests that nro
> rotight That Is n duty Imposed by the
constitution Uintjlt must.pcrform. What
s expected nndi should always be ob
served Is aWsoh/te / fairness nnd Impar-
lallty In tliqtdlf4liiirgo of this duty. It
s grntifylngMo learn that this Is the
feeling amorii1 republicans. The report
from Wnshht'gtfln Is that Chairman Babcock -
cock and his associates of the republi
can national congressional committee
are stronglyo'pjosod ( ) to unseating demo
crats on technicalities. They say that
.uibllc sentlmerit never fails to rebuke
.hat sort of'Uilng ' at subsequent elee-
Ions. If these , gentlpmeu represent the
general fueling-nmong republicans , and
t may sa'fel. 'bejassumed that they do ,
the intent oiifio , voter will determine
contests In tlio next house. While fla
grant fraud on the ballot box will be
mulshed , technical claims to seats will
jc disregarded.
This Is the wise nnd the right policy
and nny other cannot fall to operate to
the Injury of the party practicing it No
matter what the majority of the party
In control of congress , whether smaller
or large , partisan interest should never
be permitted to Influence the decision of
nn election contest If the principle Is
firmly adhered to by the next house of
unseating democrats only In cases where
fraud Is clearly established , and It Is
not to be doubted that there Is a num
L > er of such cases , the republican party
will profit by It
RESTRICTION LEAOUK.
Some time ago there wa organized In
Boston an Immigration Uestrlctlon
league , the object of which Is to secure
national legislation looking to the fur
ther Judicious restriction or to strlctei
regulation of immigration. It was sup
posed that the organization was to be
merely local , representing certain
persons who arc fearful tlmt the popu
lation of the country may Increase too
rapidly from foreign accessions , to om
damage nnd demoralization politically ,
socially nnd morally. It appears , how
ever , that the Boston league was but the
nucleus of n national organization , an
extension of the plan having recently
developed which contemplates giving Ii
national scope. It Is announced tlmt
local leagues will be established soou Ii
Neiv York City , In Philadelphia , In Ohio
Michigan , California , West Virginia , am
In two or three other states where
friends of the movement nre alreadj
active. A league has been organized h
Brooklyn , N. Y. , nnd the promoters o
the movement expect It to make raplt
progress , so tlmt when the first annua
meeting of the council of the leagues
appointed to bo held In New York nex
March , Is compiled It Is anticipated tlm
a large part of the country will be rep
resented. Political affiliation Is no
made n test'o membership In tin
. .
league. 3
It Is learned upon the authority of a
corrospondent"pftithe New York Evening
Post that thi ) . league has no definite
plans for legislation , but It will probably
have' something 'to ' urge nt the coming
session of congress. The objective poln
Is the embarkation of Immigrants on the
other side , and H'jls ' desired to secure th
'
passage of a'j\v , ; which will make It i
part of the duties of our consuls to over
see the character ! of tlio people who se
out for this cbim'try with the Intention
of becoming permanent citizens. It ap
pears that tlTe members of the leagu
are not agreed upon the proper place to
draw the line In shutting out undcslr
able people from our country. 80111
would ndiult nil who nro capable o
passing nn educational test , who wouh
be law-abiding and permanently able t
support themselves. Others would shu
out law-abiding , self-supporting peopl
on the ground that they live on a lowe
plane 1111(1 ( therefore are undesirable elc
mcuts of our population. Manifestly 1
thpao divergent vluwu are not reconcile !
and n definite policy agreed upon th
Influence of the league Is likely to b
erlotisly Impaired. It must know clearly
vhnt It wants If U expects to have
uy weight with congress. This move-
ncnt promises to renew nn agitation
vhlch there was reason to hope had
ecu ended. For severnf years the ills-
usslon of the question of restricting Im
migration linn been going on with more
r less vigor , with the result of demon-
tratlng that while the sentiment Is gen-
ral In favor of the most stringent legls-
iitUin for excluding the undesirable
lasses , such ns nro already described In
xlstlug laws , only n small minority of
lie people nre favorable to legislation
liat will operate to shut out Immigrants
vho are worthy and who come to the
ountry honestly Intending to better their
ondltlon by practicing industry and
lirlft For the most part the people
i'ho want such legislation nre actuated
urely by selfish motives or narrow pro-
udlce , which prevents them from con-
Idering the question In an Intelligent ,
andld and patriotic way. The laboring
leu who fear the competition of the
mmlgrniits can sec nothing but tlmt ,
vhlle a class of natives are governed
Intost wholly by their antipathy to the
orelgner who comes here ns nn lininl-
rant Neither of these classes Is quail-
led to counsel In a broad nnd patriotic
vny on this subject , because their Judg-
uent Is necessarily warped.
During the past year the population of
he United States 1ms not Increased to
ny appreciable extent from Immlgra-
Ion , the number of people who have
eturred to Kuroje Lelng almost as large
is the number arriving here. It Is not
robable that next year will witness any
naterlal Increase In the movement of
eople from Europe to this country , the
nducements offered to dissatisfied Euro-
leans to go to other lands being quite
is Inviting as are offered here. The
[ iws are now being well enforced nnd it
s conceded that the classes excluded
mder them are being kept out. In view
if these conditions , what necessity or
nstillcatlon is there for an Immigration
estrlctlon league ? The movement has
10 adequate excuse and ought not to be
ncouraged.
Some of the eastern papers think they
ire having lots of fun over Mr. J. Ed-
vard Addlcks , "the man from nowhere , "
vho Is setting his plus to capture the
Delaware scnatorshlp and enter the sen-
ite as the successor of Mr. Illgglns. J.
Idward is dcsciibcd as a man who j-nrts
its name nnd hair hi the middle , wears
i monocle and sports an English accent
hat the most expert cannot detect. lie
ms mountains of money and some little
nlluenco In Delaware , although It Is
: lalmed that he Is so migratory In his
lablts that he cannot establish a legal
esldonce In that or nny other stnte.
Should Mr. Addicks' ambition happen to
be fulfilled the jokers may conclude that
he Joke Is on them.
Mr. W. T. Walters , who died In Bal
timore last week , was generally ac-
cnowlcdged to bo the possessor of the
llnest private art collection In the
United Stntcs. His penchant for nrt ,
lowever , did not interfere with his nc-
tivity In n wider field of philanthropy ,
[ n fact , his art collection was employed
for philanthropic purposes , being open
o the public on designated days on pay-
upnt of a small admission fee , which Is
urred ever to particular Baltimore char-
ties. It was through the artistic taste
of Mr. Walters that many of America's
nest valued nrt treasures were brought
to this country. The world of art loses
in him a patron of whom It has long
.icon proud.
Prof. Iierron seems to have the un
fortunate faculty of constantly run-
ilng up against the wrong man.
It will be remembered that he
Jiad an unpleasant passage nt
words with Governor Crounse last year.
Now he has been criticising ex-Postmas
ter General Wnnamakcr very severely
on account of his holdings In the BeadIng -
Ing railroad , and has been accused in
return of talking about things of which
lie Kuowa absolutely nothing. Prof.
Iierron may , -pc-Hmps , mean well , but
lie has made several deplorable mis-
lakes. If he should subside for a while
lie might pernaps be better appreciated
In the fuuiio.
Oh , Frnncm. How Coulil You I
New York Commercial.
Miss Wlllanl should not bo hard on the
newFpnppra. It la to them that nhe owes
nearly nil of her prominence. They have
been merciful , too , In the matter ot her
portraits.
Tim Artl tlo Hoss.
WaBhlngton Star.
Mr. Platt deprecates nny disposition on
the part of ambitious busy-bodies to boss
the Netv York lejflslature. If U Is to ue
bossed. Mr. I'latt naturally feels a certalr
pride In having It done artistically.
Got Theo tn Nnlt Itlvor.
Courler-Jaurnnl.
You chumps ! Can't a man ride a thin
wave to land , ami. having sunned hlmscll
and dried hid clothes , mount n horse an <
ride to the duvll If he be so minded ? Avast
ye lubbers ! The allegories on the banks 01
Salt river are all right !
Kronomlllnc t tlio Top.
Springfield Republican.
The I < ehlgh Valley railroad has taken n
novel way of reducing expenses. Instead
of cutting wages It slashes Into the Bal
arled list , from highest to lowest , to the
extent Of 10 per cent on all salaries above
Jl.OOO a year. If every cut In wages were
prefaced In this way there would be fewei
strikes.
Hour tlm Srrup llngnn.
Chicago Tribune.
The ante-war correspondence between
Japan and China l Interesting. China neil
lies Japan that there Is a rebellion In Coren
and that she Is going there to. protect "on
tributary state. " Japan replies that It doe
not recognize Corea as tributary to China
and that It will ncnd troops also. China
then expresses Its surprise nnd Insist
Japan must not send many troops am
must not send them Into the Interior , Japan
replies It will fend as many troops as 1
pleases , and offers to Join China In i
general readjustment cf Corea on modern
lines. China rejects the offer , whereupon
Japan declares she Is going to reforn
things In Corea on her own motion. Thet
they mixed , after waiting a week , an- *
subsequent events , show Japan , on top an
China howling for help.
An American IiiktUtitlun In 1'orll.
Philadelphia Itt-conl.
The Boston school board has- stirred u
sedition nmong the schoolboys of that city
by n sumptuary enactment forbidding them
to cat pie ivt lunch hereafter and prescrib
ing a new diet , which Is presumably some
thing in the hyglenlo brown bread line
The lx > ya In ft formal protest have warned
the honorable school board that It Is tres
passing on dangerous ground , and that un
less the nntl-ple edict shall be reverse (
within two weeks the signers will boycot
both their studies anil the new lunch.
It is strange that such a revolt shoul
occur In a city which the world has loni ,
recognized as the pie center of pan-Amer
lea. If not the pie hub of the universe ; an
stranger still that the autocratic author !
tics should have chosen such an unseason
able time as the verge of Thanksglvln
week , with Its savory pumpkin aroma , t
Btnrt a crusade against pies. Whether thi
attack be Inspired by sanitary zeal or b
the dyspepsia which sooner or later fasten
on all the banqueting public functionaries
it is predestined to prove a mere brutum
fulmen or , as they Bay In New England ,
flash in the pan.
JtS A. CONTHHT AltriH
Hayes County Republican' All this blab
bout n content should cease at once. Let
s accept tlio situation , go to work to uphold
lie business Interests of tha state , nnd net
lUo men nnd as republicans should. There
s plenty to do.
1'lallstiioutli News ; The gubernatorial con-
est seems to bo getting a pretty black eye *
rom the republican press of the stnte.
'hero ' Is no sentiment to speak of which
avers any such n proceeding. Mr. Itol-
omb will bo governor.
N'ellgli Lender : Considerable excitement
ins been caused by the rumor that contest
roceedtngs would be commenced Against
mlgc Holcomb. No definite source cnn bo
ound for the report , and It Is all doubtless
mncomb. Unless a strong case can bo
made contests do not pay.
Krcmonl Herald ; It will bo lather a dim-
: ult matter for the men who liavo been
lirentenlng to create n spirit of anarchy
hroughoiit the state by keeping the man
elected by the people for their chief execu-
Ivo from coming Into his honorable position ,
o dispose of a plurality BO large n the ofll-
: lal table shows to the credit ot Governor
lolcoml ) .
Grctna Heporlcr : Talk of a contest might
s well be discontinued. Majors and Matt
Daugherty wcro honestly defeated nnd might
s well take their medicine , nnd what Is more
re should bo satisfied with five out nf the
Ix congressmen and all the state offices but
me. We have reason to bo proud of Ne
> raska even If two pops were elected. It
ho people want them why not let them have
heir way , and ring off on tills contest busl-
icss.
icss.Fremont
Fremont Leader : There Is considerable
bluster In some of the republican paper *
ibout a proposed contest on behalf of Tom
lajors against Judqe Ilolcomb. The returns
low In the ofllce of the secretary of state , show
> eyond controversy that Ilolcomb lias about
,200 plurality over Majors. The name re-
urns will bo presented to the legislature ,
f there Is nny room at nil for a contest
t Is on the populist side , as against some of
ho republican stale candidates on account of
colonization ot voters.
Papllllon Times : It Is now the general
icllef that Majors will contest the election of
lolcomb. Last week the Times expressed
he opinion that the contest talk would all
nd In tnlk , but so anxious are the railroad
and stock yard politicians to place their tool
n office tlmt they have practically forced the
epubllcan state committed to Inaugurate the
ontest. The republicans have the power to
inseat Ilolcomb , and the railroad people who
contributed the campaign funds will Insist
hat the proposed outrage bo porptrated.
lowever. we believe the scheme will fall.
Central City Democrat : What Infernal non-
cnse It Is to talk about Ilolcomb being
lectcd by fraud. Kvcry honest man In the
Into knows that Majors received fifty Illegal
otes where Ilolcomb received one. The rc-
mbllcans had oceans of money , the opposition
lad nonu. The former had all the shady
lolltlclana In the state with them. They
iad all the railroads to help them colonize
voters , and the voters were colonized all
right , and now after they were badly
vhlpped , they whine like school boys who are
icaten In a marble trade. Shame on them !
Seward Keporter : Holcomb's plurality
over Majors Is 3.192. In the face of this
fact , as shown by the ofllclal returns , the re-
mbhcan state central committee would do
veil to make very sure of Us position be-
'ore commencing nny contest proceedings.
t evidence can ba had to show fraudulent
voting and fraudulent counting enough to
overthrow the Ho'comb plurality , n contest
will bo In order and should be Instituted.
3ut the evidence should bo strong and con
clusive , or else more harm than good will
result. So far as nny published statements
go , wo have seen nothing that would In any
wise warrant a contest. Tha republican
party can better endure two years of Hol
comb than to bring on an unsuccessful con
test.
Howclls Journal : The talk of a contest
over the governorship. will probably not
amount to anything , as It Is only upheld by
the rule or ruin element of the republican
larty. The populists will not lose anything
> y a contest and it may be possible that
they would gain. Let them who wish to see
a contest go ahead , and we feel safe to say
that when the matter Is flnally settled Judge
[ lolcomb will be not only 3,000 ahead , but
his plurality will bo 10.000. No , a contest
cannot hurt Holcomb , but will surely hurt
: ho men and the party that Institute It.
Nothing will go further toward assuring pop
ulist success In 1836 than the defrauding of
Judge Holcomb of his seat ns governor. If
a contest Is started fraud will bo proven , but
it will hot bo on the side of the populists.
O'Neill Sun : Holcomb's plurality Is 3,192.
as certified by the county clerks to the secre
tary of state , also to The Omaha Bee. The
republican slate central committee has not
yet decided to contest his election , but a
deep laid plot to seat Majors Is now being
hatched , or trying to bo hatched. As each
county clerk of the slate has certlflrd tha
official figures to the state canvassing board ,
which gives Holcomb a plurality of 3,192 , U
will have to bo a bold , brazen , trumped up
charge to try to prevent Judge Holcomb's
Inaugural. If the republicans should at
tempt to count Holcomb out. In view of the
returns made by tha county clerks , the In
dependents would ba Justified In seating
their rightly elected governor by force If
need be. Let us have honesty of count and
honesty In elections , regardless of who thn
winners may be.
Chicago necord : Plcturoiqua ni was th
figure ho preicntcd among his contemporaries
there will bo an Interesting nnd t'ntlictlc chap *
ter of history to write when the story ot lili
life. Is told. The early triumphs , the later
unhapplness and the stormy coarse of lift
filled with passionate likes and dislikes murk
the career which seems to be typical of great
nrtlstj , particularly when tha artists art
musicians.
St. Louis Republic : His American tour
was made when his executive faculty was at
Us zenith , Wo havn not seen since that
senton such an effect as ho produced on
the musical public. Padcrcwskl had n sen-
Eatlonnl year , but the sensation was on A far
loner plane. Ilublnstcln's death removes
the last of the giants among music per
formers.
Chicago Tribune : His death leaves n great
vacancy In the musical world. He was ot
the heroic mold , physically and mentally. Ha
belonged among the great ones of his profes
sion , nearly all of whom nre now gone. Much
ns he did for Russia he has done moro for the
world. Ho had honors galore from nations ,
and decora t Urns from Icings nnd emperors ,
but ho cared little for them. Ho was of th
Hcetlioveu cast , whom lie singularly ro-
scmbled. Ills place must rcmnln vacant ,
as his successor has not yet appeared.
MISS I'tKIM DKUtnt.lTRIt.
Chicago Post : The French republic hon
ored Itself yesterday by conferring on Kat
Field the dignity of o nicer of public Instruc
tion "tho highest distinction the depart
ment of public Instruction cnn bestow for
BerUcc rendered to literature and art. "
It could not ba too high for the plucky ,
amusing American woman. Wo are not
certain ns to Miss Field's ' contributions to
literature and nrt , but wo know she has
rcmlcied enormous survlco to common sense
nnd downright speaking In America. It
they gave medals for that she could have n
necklace made of 'em. Power to the elbow
of Mild. Field !
Washington Post : In conferring upon Miss
Kate Field the "Academic Palm , " the Tilghcst
distinction the department of public. Instruc
tion can bestow , the French republic formally
recognizes , In n manner ns rare ns It Is com
plimentary , ono of the foremost women ot
America. Essentially an American woman ,
she has not only rendered service to Illorn-
ture nnd art , but has been a leader of public
thought. To Miss Field's efforts , on the
platform and with her pen , wns duo In no
small degree the solution of tlio Mormon
problem , which made statehood for Utah
possible , and In other questions of moment
her Influence has been widely felt.
.tLn : Ftni i.oxasiitMO.\s.
Plain Denier : "This , " said the Imrhelor.
ns he paid for sewing on a button , "Is what
Is meant by single tax. "
Washington Star : " "Pinions , " said "Uncle
ISncn , "hcz nllus goiter be considered f'um
< lc atnn'p'lnt ob lo pussnn < 1nt 'spresscs 'cm.
Yah Unin't expect de ttih'Uey ter hnb no
nperlnl admiration for cr Thnnksglvln' bill
ob fare. "
Toxns Sittings : Friend You hnvo five
daimhters. Have you never wished for a
neil ?
Mother Often , even If It were only a son-
in-law.
Washington Star : "Lots ob times , " said
Undo Kben. "de man dat keep talkin' 'bout
wnltln' 'tell his ship comes In nln' nebber
Imd 'nouch hustle in 'Im ter sen' no ship
out. "
Truth : Kennard -wish I wore a rumor.
Lucle Why so7 Kennard So that I might
gain currency.
Texas Slftlngs : Ilecclpts for making res
taurant chicken salad should begin : "First
catch your calf. "
Indlnnapolls Journal : "That Joshua story
Is true , I supposp. " soliloquized Mr. Flgg.
who hnd to get Tommy ready for school ,
"but It was no 8-ycnr-old son ho tried the
trick on. "
Syracuse Post : Stnylalt I'm a man with
a good deal of go. She ( wearily ) I
shouldn't have believed It If you had not
told me.
iu.iXKsatnxa o.v THIS
*
New Yorl : Sun. k
Ye mny tnlk nboot yer spring time an' the
merry month o' May ,
Kr Christmas , cf ye like It best , an' I'll
not say ye nny ;
But ez fer me , no time o * year hez slch a
subtle charm
Ez Thanksglvln' In November , with the elf
folks on the farm.
Thnr's dad , he's eighty-five , come June , cr
mebby eighty-six ,
But chipper ez a two-year-old to nrgy poly-
ticks ;
13 1 nllus docs me oed an * gives an' nppe-
tlzln' charm
To the stullln * o' the turkey with the ol'
folks on the farm.
Then thnr's the dear ol1 mother , with her
sweet an' gentle face ;
She sez 'tnln't no Thanksglvln' less her boy
cz In his place ;
An' while she's thai- * why , bless ye , 'twon't
need no other charm
To call me hum Thanksslvln , ' with the ol *
folks on the farm.
An' when nt night we gather round the pine
log's ruddy glow ,
An' watch the tllckerln * shedders o' the fire
light come an' go ,
I dream 'at I'm a boy og'ln , an * life takes
on a charm ,
At lusts till next Thanksglvln' with the. ol *
folks on the farm.
"Monoy'a Worth or Money Back. "
Chinee Turkee
"Melioan man buy turkee , and oatee alleo up , But
Chinoe man know better and
likoe nioee pup" We're for
the " 'Melioan" kind , and in
our window you'll see a large
turkey that we're going to
give to the person who guesses nearest its weight.
Two more will ba given to the next nearest guesses.
These are this season's production } no old styles , and
we'll deliver them to your address all ready for the
pan Wednesday eve. You'll also notice that they
have the long tails that are popular this season in
turkeys as well as coats.
The turkey is the only thing in our store that
it's necessary to guess about. Any ono can see what
the goods are that's whore the turkey's weigh dif
fers from our way.
Any purchaser can guess ,
Browning , King & Co. ,
Uullublc Clotliicnj , S. W. Cur. 15th nnd Douglas ,