TUB OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY , IEOE\D5EIl \ 5. 1891 *
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE
C. nOSBWATCH. Editor.
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presence this 3d day of December , 1894.
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Never fenr ! Senator Hill will get to
Washington In time to unburden him
self before the present congress.
Aillal Is on deck , ready anil anxious
to cast the deciding vote the first time
the senate roll call discloses a tie.
Of course Yilli * resents the Imputa
tion that Its foot ball tcnm Is afraid to
meet the kickers from the University of
Pennsylvania.
The transcontinental lines do not
Boom to be crowtlfng over one another
In their haste to organize a new passen
ger association.
The Exposition building was n hoodoo
to everybody connected with the project
excepting the owner of the ground. It
served n very excellent purpose hi Its
day.
The Sugar trust Is actually becoming
uneasy. Perhaps it fears that a repetition
of the sugar lobby of last session might
not effect the same results In tills ses
sion. . '
The fireproof market house and audi
torium project which lias been slumber
ing for the past six months should now
be revived and made a live Issue In the
campaign for the revival of progress
nnd prosperity.
It Is to bo feared that the Board of
Education , like most of the other public
fliodlos Imvlivg control of the taxpayers'
'moneywill ' } ; see tfie ieccsslty of re
trenchment only after the funds have
been exhausted. ' -
Congress usually devotes a day to
eulogies of each deceased member of
cither house. If it were to follow this
custom now with reference to the polit
ically dead it would have to have Its
session extended for several mouths.
The rain falls upon the good nnd the
bad alike , and lire will consume a
church Just as readily as It will a
theater. In such instances the Lord
docs not take care of Ills own , but lets
the lire Insurance adjusters settle the
damage.
The people of Omaha arc sending at
least pOO.OOO annually out of this state
to pay for Hour consumed by them.
There are mills enough In Nebraska to
supply all the Hour consumed by the
people of this state. Eat Nebraska
tuadc Hour.
Omaha will now afford an excellent
opening for another theater of the
modern class , which moans a fireproof
structure with Iron curtains nnd all the
appurtenances that make life and limb
secure for the public as well as the play
ers and stage hands.
The coal operators have promptly rati
fied the agreement of their agents to
limit the coal output nnd the price of
anthracite may be expected to show a
tendency to rise as the supply gradually
diminishes. But then the profits of
the coal combine will not be Injuriously
affected.
The general passenger agents of the
Klkhorii and Burlington roads are nego
tiating an agreement to exchange pas
senger traliic at points of Intersection ,
which If consummated will , they say ,
mean much for both roads. The trans
fer switch law enacted by tjio last legis
lature Is substantially a sjinllar arrange
ment with respect to freight tratllc. It
requires railroads operating within Ne
braska , to maintain transfer switches at
Intersecting points , In order that freight ,
may bo transported by the shortest
route from the place of shipment to the
place of desiluation. This law ought by
analogy also to mean much to all roads.
Vet it Is hung up In the courts unen.
forced. Is not the position of the rail
road managers a trifle Inconsistent with
that of the railroad passenger agents ?
There may bo merit In the suggestion
of. Major Fumy that Uio contractors on
public work bo compelled to pay the
wages of the city Inspectors employed
on the same. A stipulation In the con
tract to tills effect would doubtless be >
in Incentive for expeditious work , ami
tvould do away with the abuse that now
prevails whenever the city finds Itsell
required to maintain an Inspector foi
months to look after the work of some
tour or flvo laborers. It Is unlikely
however , that such a course would
really throw the burden of the eost ol
Inspectors upon the contractors becausi
Uio latter would make their bids upoi :
the basis of a computation that wouh
Include this addition of expense. In sc
far as the cost of Inspection would b (
decreased , the city and the taxpayer !
would bo the gainers , but It would no
take long for the contractors to readjns
their bids to the altered conditions.
AVD1TOH MOORE'S
For the first time In many years Ne
braska has an honest anil fearless au
ditor , endowed with sufllclcnt backbone
to bravo the displeasure of reckless as
sociates and corrupt rlngstcrs. It has
been the custom at the state house to
keep exhibits of the state's finances ,
and particularly the showing of receipts
nnd expenditures , back until the middle
of the legislative session , when members
cannot find time to grasp the figures
and the press cannot suggest necessary
reforms or point out the holes that have
to be plugged up. Auditor Moore has
taken the bull by the horns this year
by breaking away from the pernicious
custom by which crooked deals and
leaks have escaped detection. Ills re
port to Governor Crounsc , which wo
print elsewhere , is a public document
that cannot full to attract the attention
of taxpayers nnd legislators. The facts
and figures presented should , constitute
tlie groundwork for legislative retrench
ment nnd the purging of the capital of
taxeaters and bogus claimants.
Tlie startling exhibit made by Au
ditor Moore relative to the extravagance
and lawless expenditure of public funds
by the Board of Purchase and Supplies
under pretense of furnishing the legis
lature with tlie necessary stationery nnd
Incidentals affords convincing proof of
gross neglf'ct nnd manifest dishonesty
on the part of olilclnls and contractors.
On tills point The Bee proposes to bo
more explicit and pointed. It proposes
to supplement the work of the hist legis
lature and clear the track for the In
coming legislature for effective work on
behalf of the taxpayers by a revision of
tlie revenue laws and the enforced adop
tion of business methods on the part of
every olllcer , high or low.
Auditor Moore Is entitled to the high
est credit for his courageous exposure
of the waste of public funds and over
drafts of appropriations by contracts
that are Illegal In their inception and
contrary to the spirit and letter of the
constitution and laws.
LUST , STHAYKD OH STUM3X.
Every one who followed closely The
Bee's amily.- of the total vote of Ne
braska at the election last month must
have been struck with the remarkable
discrepancy In the number of ballots
cast for democratic candidates. In
other states where there lias been any
noticeable falling off in the vote polled
by the democratic party the natural and
plausible explanation has been speedily
forthcoming that the loss is to be
traced to the stay-at-home voters. In
Nebraska this explanation falls alto
gether to explain. Here there was no
falling off In the total vote of the state.
In spite of the notorious fact that
thousands of inhabitants in the drouth-
stricken area had left Nebraska during
the summer and autumn months , the
toUil vote on governor was 203,852 ,
whereas the total vote for the same olilee
two years previous had been only 197-
474. Instead of decreasing In tlie ratio
of the decrease of population In the two
years just past the total vote actually
increased by 0$78. ; $ To accomplish such
a result every vote In the state must
have been brought out and thousands
of illegal votes added besides. The face
of the returns precludes the very Idea
o'f any extraordinary number of stay-
nt-homes of any political party.
"While It Is well known that the demo
cratlc ranks In Nebraska have been re
peatedly decimated It is safe to put
the minimum strength of the demo
crats In this state nt 40,000. In 1802 J.
Sterling Morton as democratic caudl
date for governor secured 41,103 votes.
In 1893 , with a comparatively- vote ,
Frank Irvine , democratic nominee for
justice of the supreme court , received
37,515 votes. But at the election this
year , combining the vote of 'the demo
crnts and so-called straight ; democrats
on the two state olllces upon which
there was no fusion , we find the total
democratic vote to be less than 30,000.
On secretary of state It Is 29,008 and on
state treasurer 29,850 , an average on the
two of 29,402. The returns are therefore
short 10,000 democratic votes. Where
did those votes go to ?
A largo number of the lost 10,000
democrats were unquestionably men
with corporation proclivities who voted
the whole republican state ticket We
have shown that while the average
erago number of votes cast for
the so-called straight democratic
candidates was 14,359 Sturdevant
nt the bond of tlie ticket , polled
only 0,985 votes , 7,374 straight demo
crats having as It were scratched
Sturdevant for Majors. If , as Is quite
reasonable to assume , for every demo
crat who scratched Sturdevant for
Majors another cast his ballot for all
the republican candidates , wo have al
ready accounted for over 7,000 of the
missing voters. Of the remaining 3,000
n few hundred doubtless voted for gov
ernor , but not for secretary of state and
treasurer , while tlie rest ranged tffem-
selvcs with the populist candidates all
along the line. The question most Im
portant Is , will these 10,000 lost dem
ocrats again be found ? Nothing but
the returns of the next general election
will provide tlie complete answer.
AS TO FIHH VIWTKCTIOft.
The mixed commission of counclltncn
and Commercial club men who liavo
had the question of better fire protection
nnd Insurnnco rates In hand hava
readied conclusions that nro In the main
based upon representations made by the
underwriters. These conclusions may
be eminently sound for all wo know or
they may bo largely warped by the lu-
terest which the Insurance companies
have In keeping up rates and reducing
risks. The policy of tuo underwriters ,
like that of the railroad managers , has
been to got nil the tratllc will bear. To
bring their patrons to time they have
two clubs always In readiness. One Is
the threat of higher rates nnd the other
the threat of absolute withdrawal from
business. This has been very effective
In Omaha during the past two years and
Is playing its part again with the com
mission.
The complaint of the underwriters
about defective flro protection doubU
less has sotua basis and the
council nnd police commission
should comply with such de
mands us nro reasonable. But there Is
no reason why they should overtax the
property owners because of the periodic
threat of higher rates and withdrawals.
The Insurance companies , nnd particu
larly their agents , who llvo from com
missions , nro not likely to Imitate the
man who cut off his nose to spite his
ugly face. They will not quit business
nt the old stand Just because the muni
cipal authorities do not carry out every
whim that may suggest Itself to them
as a remedy against lire losses.
The council nnd the fire nnd police commission -
mission nre limited In their scope , first ,
by existing conditions , nnd , second , by
the tax levy and Inconje. The hydrant
rental and cost of maintenance of the
department consumes the entire levy
and there Is no legal method of taking
money out of other funds to supply the
deficiency. The temper of tlie tax
payers will not permit an Increase of
the levy for police and fire protection.
They nro already bearing nil the burdens
that can bo submitted to without abso
lute confiscation. What , then , can be
done ? There Is no doubt that the en
largement of the water mains is one of
the essentials for adequate fire protec
tion , but the only way to secure this
enlargement must bo through applica
tion to the federal court , which controls
the works. The recommendation to re
organize the fire-lighting force to make
It more , efficient commends Itself ns
reasonable. How this is to bo done
must necessarily be left to the Judgment
f the fire and police ! commission. 'l'nu
emand for three additional fire
toamers and 0,000 ftjot of hose cannot
u complied wllfi under existing state
f finances.
If there was'niiy .assurance . of the
irly enlargement of the water mains
'o would need no additional fire
nglno'i. In n'ny event , we must cut
ur garment according to our cloth ,
lirce additional fire lenglnes means an
nmedlate outlay of from $15,000 to
24,000 , nnd an Increased force of fire-
iien that will Involve inn addition to tlie
ay roll of $10,000 aj year. The 5,000
cot of additional ho e seems decidedly
xtrnvngnnt If sucli a purchase Is reHired -
Hired by the present conditions there
as been Inexcusable neglect or poor
'are ' of the hose In use. If It Is not
equlred It would be Improvident If not
vastefnl to lay In such a largo supply
t the present time.
The Bee will always encourage any
ffort to Increase fire protection through
ic extension of the fire limit , the cou-
.omnntlou of lire traps and rigid en-
orcement of existing ordinances. But
t will not countenance the imposition
f needless burdens upon taxpayers or
he diversion of funds contrary to law
ndcr cover of fire pro
JIIK 3WM.suflIlKl'OltT ,
As officially stated in the report of
ho secretary of the treasury , the rev-
ies of the government for the last
iscal year were nearly $89,000,000 less
him for tlie preceding fiscal year , and
lie excess of expenditures over receipts
> vas nearly $111,000,000. 1C these facts
nil not been long familiar to the , public
hey would , perhaps , be regarded as
tartling. But this statement does not
'over ' the whole record of financial op
'rations ' under the present ndministra
ion. The last fiscal year closed June
JO , and since that time thejjecelpts hayo
' "
3very month rim'Velilml "rapeTiTtftur
ncrcnsing by many millions tlie above
lellclt , and this condition of affairs con
.innes. An addition of $100,000,000 to
he public debt lias been made during
he past ten months , and as the sltua-
iou now looks a further increase maybe
bo necessary before the end of the cur
rent fiscal year In order tr > maintain
lie credit of the government
Secretary Carlisle estimates that for
tlie fiscal year ending June 30. 1S95 , the
total deficit will bo $20,000,000 , but the
probability Is that It will be a much
argcr amount. For the first five mouths
of the year It has exceeded $21,000,000 ,
and while It Is to be expected that there
will be Improvement in tlie receipts'
the treasury during the remaining
nonths of the year there Is no good
reason to believe that for any part of
that period they will considerably ex
ceed the expenditures. There will be
an Increased revenue from sugar , un
less congress puts that article on the
free list , but It Is by no means certain
that tills will bo as large as tlie secrc
tary of the treasury evidently expectS (
while it may be regarded as practically
assured that the hoped-for returns from
the Income tax before July 1 next wll
not be realized. The Indications are
that a very vigorous fight will be made
against an appropriation to put Into
operation the machinery for the collec
tion of tills tax , and while an appro
prlntlon may not be defeated It is quite
possible that It will be so delayed thane
no returns will become available wlthlr
the specified time. As to receipts froir
general customs duties they cannot b
expected to materially Improve tmti
there Is a restoration of prosperity , ani
this Is hardly to bo looked for wltliii
tlie next six mouths. Secretary Carllsl
may be right in fife opinion that thert
will be nn ample revenue for the flsca
year 1890 , but this possibility does no
help the present situation , nor will 1
prevent another Issue of bonds 1
within the current fiscal year the gov
eminent credit should again be threat
ened.
ened.With
With regard to the currency Secre
tary Carlisle discusses elaborately th
present system , claiming that Its do
fectM and the evils threatened by then
have done more than anything else t
Impair the credit of the governmcn
and the people of tlie United States a
home and abroad and to check indus
trial and commercial progress. Ho
points out these defects , having done
which ho presents the schema of cur
rency reform the outlines of which , as
given In the president's message , have
already bceu commented on In thcsa
columns. There Is one feature of the
plan , however , which the president
seems to have overlooked , and that ( s a.
provision for the redemption and retire
ment of United States legal tender notes
to nn amount not exceeding 70 per cent
of the orlglnr.l circulation taken out by
banks. This is a very Important and
essential part of the plan , the purpose
of which It at once to provide a sound
and clastic currency and to relieve the
gold reserve of the treasury from the
ncnaco involved In the existence as
part of the currency of a vast volume
of paper.
In connection wttli this subject Secre
tary Carlisle presents arguments for a
sound nnd iBtnblo currency which can
be heartily rommondcd. Those who ntl-
vocate an lulopondeut financial policy
for the Utjted States will get no en
couragement from the views of the secretary -
rotary of the treasury. He urges
that In . .Jirder to preserve our
trade rrirrtTons with the best
customers for our surplus products
we must nmfrrtalu a monetary system
substantially In accord with theirs , and
"until ther jmuilfcst a disposition to
co-operate wltli ns In effecting n change
upon terms just and fair to all our In
terests we ought to continue our ad
hesion to t ii "pold standard of value ,
with as layi'c' ix use of silver as Is con
sistent wlfll , the strict maintenance of
that policy. " It Is thus apparent
that the financial views of Mr.
Carlisle have undergone a some
what radical change for tlie
better since lie cnmo to his present
position nnd ncqured | a practical knowl
edge of financial operations. lie may
expect to be sharply criticised for this
and to have .s emi of his utterances In
the past brought forward by way of re
buke , but he can feel satisfied In having
the approval of tile most Intelligent nnd
conservative financial sentiment of the
country. The secretary's discussion of
the propcsd plan for a new currency
system Is clear nnd forcible , and espe
cially his arguments In favor of relieving
tlie government of everything lu the
nature of a banking business nre cer
tain to make a strong Impression ,
Everybody who appreciates tlie para
mount Importance of the currency ques
tion nt this time should carefully read
the presentation of It made by Secretary
Carlisle.
As to what the treasury report says
regarding .revenue reform no extended
comment Is called for. It simply shows
that In respect to this subject Mr. Car
lisle stands whore he has always stood
and there is nothing in his present ut
terance to Indicate that he has acquired
wisdom with experience. He urges
steadfast adlicreute to tlie revenue pol
icy Inaugurated by the present con
gress , although the treasury figures
show that policy to have proveil thus
far a disastrous failure and , the people
have overwhelmingly repudiated It
Head in connection with treasury de
ficits growing from month to month and
with bond issues to meet tlie obligations
of the government , the revenue reform
nrguments of Spcrctnry Carlisle will
have no weight or influence with those
whose judgment Is Influenced by facts
rather than theories.
A. Council Bluffs Judge has granted a
emporny Injunction against tlie sale by
he city of "i | .pprccl of ground whose
> wnor decljijus , , tq. pay special paving
isscsnment tax. I The latter alleges that
lie improvement was railroaded
Jirough thocoiflicll without respect to
iVlshes of propb'rty'owners , who had no
olcc In tlie choice of material used.
tVnd now thnirthe pavement has de
cayed and BfTprlicJlcaliy worthless , the
n'operty ownv nn question declines to
.my the tax. fjjrhorenre men In Omaha
tfho decllnojtojpny special assessments
'or similar hfcnHons"under conditions a
good deal like those of the Council
HnCf3'.cnse 3SJhh > go.jJlso Is-faeiug ngli
: ated over a.raye abuses that have
grown out of the special assessment sys-
umr which seems to stand in need of
revision. The subject Is one which must
sooner or later claim serious considera
tion at the hands of our law makers.
Protection against unscrupulous con
tractors on the , one hand 'nnd sleepy
inossbacks on the other Is the line upon
which the new order of things must
sooner or later bp adjusted.
The new Reichstag building Is to be
formally opened by the German em-
jcror and the officials of the German
Parliament with notable ceremonies
today. The program , according to the
dispatches , Is to DC a very attractive
one , commencing1 with a reception to
Emperor William at the entrance by
the members of the federal council , the
cabinet ministers nnd the president nnd
vice president of the Reichstag and the
presentation of the keys by the ex
ecutive architect' There will be ad
dresses and responses and the conclu
sion will consist In toast drinking In
the banquet 'hall , where the emperor
will himself propose the toa&t to the
new building. In these quarters the
German Imperial legislators will find
themselves as comfortably established
as any similar body elsewhere. Up to
this time their- sessions have been held
In n very commonplace structure. This
has not affected the quality of the legis
lation enacted , but the improvements
made by the change cannot but be nn
incentive to continued good work.
Ctin't Fool the I'coplo.
Silver Crtek Times.
The B. & M. Journal would have the pub
lic believe thtit The Bee la loslnfr all Its
subscribers and that the Journal Is getting
them trying to build itself up on other pep-
pie's ruins. But people are not all tools.
Tht Bee has succeeded because It has de
served to succeed. We observe that on the
trains more people call for The Bee than for
any other paper. One has only to compiro
the news and editorial columns of Tlie Bee
with the B. & M. organ , or any other paper
In this part of the United States , to be con
vinced , If he ever had any doubts , of the
great superiority of the former. The pre
tensions of the Journal remind one of the
ass who UresH il himself In the skin ot a
lion. i t
A Healthy l.i'dooii.
Antelope Tribune.
A campaign conducted as the last one
was by the republicans ought to be crowned
with defeat. .Jiack of the Business Men's
organization wad the railroad bpodlertsm of
Majors. It is currently reported that every
man who would HWt out and work for him
could have a pass , over the road < i , and that
the number of passes thus distributed in
Nebraska thls" > "car is perfectly astonishing.
It may bo In luirmony with Nebraska re
publican Ideas , . , , for their Idol of checkered
character to cflrry a bottle with him In. a
prohibition town to treat his reunion friends.
It may be consistent with some men's Ideas
of Christian dvty tto vote for a representa
tive of the bopdiip element of a big party.
But wo are glad , to know that enough mem
bers of the party took a different view of
the matter to Insure- his defeat ; and we are
gratified that Antvlone county furnished Its
full.quota of Uwse. Jt was for the party to
know that not'even the power of a veteran's
league can always save them from merited
defeat.
TIIR SUaA11 T1IV.1T
Washington Star : The acfcuintlon tlmt
the Suftnr trutt Is trying to reap financial
benefit through sympathy with tha paupers
ot its own creation should make the ordinary
padrono feel like a philanthropic aristocrat.
I'lilInJclplila Ilccord : No matter what the
trust may do , or may threaten to do , con
gress should repeal the differential tax on
refined lugar and take the chancel on the
outcome. The revenue duty on raw sugar
should remain untouched , for the very ex
cellent reason that It Is needed to help pay
tlio expenses of the government.
Denver llcpubllcan : If that bill Is not
passed before congress adjourns on March
4 It Is absolutely certain that the price of
sugar to consumers In this country will bo
Increased fully 30 per cent before the 1st
ot April nnd nlll remain at that high figure
until the republicans again obtain power to
shapa legislation , when sugar will surely
be placed on the free list and the bounty
on American production will bo restored.
New York Herald : The simplest and
easiest thing for the trust to do Is to show
Its books and convince the senate that It
cannot go on paying 12 per cent regular
dividends and 10 per cent extras on Its three
fold or fourfold Inflated capital. Whcro Is
the statement withheld In defiance of law
and equity for the year before last ? What
did the trust tax the American people last
year on Its product ? Let us eeo the books.
Now York Times : The frank and bold
testimony of Mr. Havemeyer before the
Gray committee Is still fresh In the minds
of legislators and of a great many other
persons. Any attempt to show that the
change ID the duties has made the refining
industry unprofitable will surely direct at
tention to that testimony , and if .tho trust
managers are wise In their day and genera
tion they will not stir up that record , but
will permit It to become dusty and obscure.
New York World : There Is no truth In
the astertlon that the trust Is losing money.
It has glutted the market with sugar re
fined from raw material Imported In
enormous cfuanUtlcs under the McKlnlcy act
and can shut down for a tlmo without loss.
The prlco ot granulated sugar has advanced
from 3.SG cents last April to 4.35 cents a
pound a month ago , while the refiner's mar
gin of profit on a pound has Increased from
.709 cent in 1890 to 1.15 cents In 1834. Refining
Is done moro cheaply In the United States
than anywhere else In the world.
T7/u 1'usTtr smiriCK.
Washington gtar : A few ysars-ago the pol
iticians would have jeered and hooted at a
cabinet officer who would speak as plainly In
behalf of civil service reform as Postmaster
General Dlssell has done. The practical pol
itician unfortunately for the- public 'Is still
in existence. But where arc his Jeers today ?
Chicago Record : It Is not easy to see , In
view of the thriving character of the mall
service , as shown In Mr. Ulssell's statistics ,
why these annual deficiencies need occur.
The Postofflce department ought propstly to
be conducted on such business plans as wcufd
preserve a balance between expenditures and
receipts. That it can bo so conducted by
proper classifications of mall matter and by
doing away with needless officials and mis
use ot public moneys no ono need doubt.
Plttsburg Dispatch : The postmaster gen
eral's plea In his recently published report
for the relief of the postal service from the
worry and burden of making65,000 political
appointments of fourth-class postmasters has
much cogency. The heads of the Postofflce
department should bo permitted to give their
attention to developing and Improving the
mall service of the country. When- the
greater part of their first year In office Is
devoted to hearing and settling tbo Infinite
contests between thousands of local polltl *
clans over their respective bit of the spoils
the nation Is defrauded , not only by turning
the local postofllces into plunder , but by
preventing the postmaster general and his
assistants from attending to their proper bus
iness.
Minneapolis Tribune : Two notable features
of Postmaster General Blssell's report nre
his opposition to the postal telegraph scheme
and his recommendatlo'n for a revision of the
law relating to second-class matter. Under
this law newspapers and periodicals of gen
eral circulation register as second-class mat
ter and thereby secure a postage rate of 1
cent per pound. But the postmaster general
thinks that advantage Is taken of this pro
vision by many pretended publications , and
says'that If proper rules-were enforced and
the periodicals now improperly enjoying the
low postal rate cut off , tha receipts of the
department would equal the expenditures and
the legitimate newspapers and magazines
might bo transmitted through the malls
from the publishers Into the hands of sub
scribers free of cost.
Who I * u llupubllcan ?
Granil Island Independent.
The most essential principle of the repub
llcan party was from the beginning the
protection of the people's liberty against
iho arrogant domination of an oppressive
aristocracy. The only dangerous aristoc
racy of that time was the party of the
southern slaveholders , which , with their
northern allies , oppressed the whole people ,
nnd which nnally by their rebellion , caused
that terrible war. In the natural course ot
affairs the republican party hail to add to
this their main principle , the other princi
ples of protection to all our Industrial , com
mercial nnd agricultural Industries , and
that of protection to our national finances
liy favoring a sound system of honest
money free from swindles and wild imag
inary schemes ) .
These last principles of protection have
during the last decades acquired the as
cendency , but never has the original main
principle , that of an honest fight against
the ruleof aristocracy been given up by
the republican party , and cannot be given
up without destroying the genuine nature
of republicanism. Those so-called republi
cans , who obey the orders of our railroad
aristocracy , betraying In caucuses , county
and state conventions the people's liberty ,
surrendering our rights and their own free
dom Into the hands of our present monopo
lies , give up the best part of the republican
creed and become railroad serfs Instead of
honest , free republicans.
These railroad republicans may do some
good services as defenders ot sound finan
cial and economic principles ns taught by
republicanism , but they are only one-third
republicans , hurting the interests of the
people as much by their subserviency to
railroad dictation as they favor them by
supporting the other good republican prin
ciples.
These railroad republicans cannot bo con
sidered as the true representatives of the
republican party , may they through frauds
and swindles of all kinds get the contro'
of so-called republican conventions or not
They are republican deserters , who have
run over Into the railroad camp , wearing
yet the republican ) uniform for the delusion
of unsuspecting voters.
The leading organr of these false repub
licans , the real railroad tools. Is the Lincoln
Journal , while the leading republican paper
the main organ of the true republicans. Is
The Omaha Bee , which. In the last elec
tion , has proven. Its true republican charac
ter by leading In the fight ngalnst Majors
in which it was supported by ull true re
publicans.
And the result of this fight , the defeat ol
Majors , shows that a good many true re
publicans arc left.
Capital on IVhqcl * .
Fapllllon Times.
It is rumored that politicians from the
western part of the state , backed up by the
Omaha wholesalers , are quietly working up
sentiment In faver of transferring the sea
of government from Lincoln to a point nea
the geographical center of the state , which
as a matter of course , means Kearney
Now that so many state buildings have been
erected at Lincoln It will be dlllloult to In
duce the people to locate the capital else
where. But there nre many excellent argu
nientH In favor of removal. Lincoln has be
come a hot-bed of corruption , where a
Mosher- more respected than are hones
men ; a city whoso society circles hold reaoy
hands outstretched to receive and eh owe
honors upon asylun thieves ; a city whos
population expects state support as a mat
ter of right. There are good and true men
and women In Lincoln , but for every man
who earns a living by the sweat of hi
brow there nre two fellows who draw BUS
tenance from the succulent sinecures pro
vlded by the state. Perhaps this state o
affairs exists in every capital city. I'erhnp
if the capital were removed to Kearney tn
citizens there would soon take on Lincoln
airs , but the change couldn't hurt anybody
outside of Kearney. The capital will neve
be moved from L iooln , but It ought to be.
Highest Of all in Leavening Power. Latest U.S. Gov't Report
Baking
Powder
PUKE
OKLAHOMA INDIANS UNTAMED
Hoblo Bed Man Has Made Ltttlo Progress
Toward Olvilizition In a Year ,
WHITE MAN'S WAYS ARE NOT LO'S ' WAYS
Allotment of I.nntl In Sovcrultjr HIM tint ,
imloil : Trlb > il lleliitloiii-l
Still Vrnctlccil Neither it I'olltl-
clan Not' n Crlinliinl.
WASHINGTON BUREAU OK TIIR BEG ,
1407 F Street. N. W. ,
WASHINGTON , Dec. 4.
The condition ot the Indians In
Oklahoma territory , which was for-
icrly a part of Indian territory , together
with their advancement or deterioration since
no frco admission of white men among them
nd the organization of the terrtlory under
overnmont control , will probably have con-
Iderablo to do with the admission ot Indian
crrltory as a state or the organization ol
ha territory directly under government con-
rol. ThU state of affairs makes the recent
cports from Indian agents In Oklahoma of
moro than ordinary Interest.
Oaptaln A. K. Woodson , Fifth cavalry , net-
ng agent at the Cheyenne and Arapahoe
gency , says the progress of those tribes
oward civilization has been tlow. "Though
eclared to be citizens , " he said , "they are
o only In name ; they were not at th ; tlmo
or have they become so slnco allotments
vorc taken. It Is questionable policy whether
llotmcnts should bo given to or the rights
f citizenship conferred on the fnd.an tribes
hat are not prepared for the mctamorpho.ls
hat must ensue before they become prcparcl
o exercise the same. They ar ? not ready
o cope with their more astute white' neigh
bors , nnd arc of necessity greatly dependent
n their agent for ndvlce and protection. To
ilm they bring all their grievances. Their
Imost dally talcs of the while man's oppres-
lon and injustice keep him busy In his ef-
orts to adjust such matters satisfactorily to
II concerned.
"Tho dally conflict of the white man's laws
vith Indian habits anJ customs Is puzzling to
hem In the extreme. They cannot umler-
tand why they may not have two wives , or
vhy they may not take the property ot a rel
ative and use It If they so desire , whether the
owner consents or not. "
NEITHER POLITICIANS NOR CRIMINALS.
Ho also states that the Indians have taken
10 Interest In pollt.cs nor cared to exercise
he right of franchise. Although allotments
ro taken , tribal relations arc ttlll maintained ,
sven though the lands have been allotcd to
horn In severally. The same old customs
irevall , the same old superstitions and the
relief in the efficacy of medicine men , the
same marital relations , with plurality of
vlves , and the same Inclination to Idleness ,
with lack of thrift and Industiy.
However , they are agreed on ono point.
Captain Woodson says : "The freedom from
crlmo of the Indians Is remarkable. Although
entirely surrounded and Intermingled with
vhltcs , Instances are. rare wherein they have
been guilty of criminal violation of existing
statutes. "
At the Osage agency , wherein there ore
,056 Osages and 218 Kaws , Major H. B.
rccman. Sixteenth Infantry , do s not think
here Is much progress , although the Osages
regard themselves as a great nation. Ho
says : "It does not seem as If thcs ? Indians
md made much progress in civilization , If
civilization means work and all that goes
with ft , yet It la doubtful If any people
would make much more , If each Individual
wcro supplied with the means to supply thslr
wants without personal offoit on their part.
Still the Kaws do not seem to have done
nuch bettor than the Osages in this respect ,
as they have very little money , yet ono can
find a Kaw who will work ; an Osage never ,
voluntarily. "
He says that crime , with the exception of
polygamy , Is very rare , and adds that they
submit without resistance to Injustice from
their white neighbors.
PONCAS DOING FAIRLY TVBLL.
J. P. Woolsey , In charge of th Ponca ,
Pawnee , Otoo and Oklahoma agency , 1ms a
divided report * the different tribes varying.
The Poncas are making rapid progress , being
good workers and arc In a fair way to become -
como good citizens. The Pawnees do not dose
so well. The whites ore thick about them
and whisky is sold thorn.
The Otoes are a little better , though stub
born and given to "ghost dancing. " How
ever , the agent has prevailed upon them to
do considerable work. They arc opposed to
taking allotments. Ho reports very little
moral Improvement.
"It Is true , " ho said , "that some of the
: lvtllzed and educated Indians respect the
lioly ties , but a majority of them think no
moro of changing wives than they do of
swapping ponies , som ? of them living with
two or three different ones in ono year , "
Mr. Woolsey reports a better state of things
at the Oakland sub-agency , occupied by Tonk-
away Indians. They have taken allotments
and want their lands improved. They work
themselves and lenso their lands to whites.
There are only fifty-seven of them , all full
blood , not mixing with whites or other trlbos.
Ednard T. Thomas , agent of the Sac and
Fox agency , makes a favorable report of the
Indians under his care. lie sums them up In'
the following : "Thero has been a slow but
verr marked cluing ? for the better among all
the Indians of thin HRcncy. "
MnitCKH ALREADY AT WORK.
H has been learned that U Is the Intention
ot the MlMourl Hirer commlsilotv to dalajr
until next year the use ot the $75,000 appro *
printed during the lnt acsalon of congress
for the Improvement of the Missouri river
at Omalm and Council Dlutls. C'oiigiessman
Mercer has celled the attention ot the secretary -
rotary of war to the matter , and an Investi
gation will be had with the view ot chang
ing the Intention ot the commlsilon. Mr.
Mercer says that the Immediate use of the ap
propriation would result In the employment
of additional Omaha laborers who nro now
Idle and In need ot wotk. He also thinks It
this work Is prosecuted at once greater re
sults will be achieved than If It wore do- jv
Inyed until next spring , when much more i J
damage has been wrought. l\ * !
Congressman Mercer will call upon the !
postmaster general tomorrow and present a *
petition from Postmaster McMillan of South
Omaha , backed by n large number of prom
inent business and packing men , asking for 1
a general reorganization of the postofllco at
South Omaha and for the allowance ot In
creased facilities for the handling of mall
matter , Mr. Mercer will Impress upon the
minds of Postmaster General IlUscIl the Im
portance of immediate action < n this city , and
will urge favorable consideration on the part
ot the Postofllco department.
IN A GENERAL WAY.
P. A. Burdlck of Aberdeen , 8. D. , Is hero
as secretary to Congressman Lucas.
Congressman Dry mi was on the floor ot tha
house today.
The comptroller ot the currency lias been
advised of the failure of the North Platte
National bank ot North Platte. Examiner It.
J. Whltinoro has been placed In chargo.
Comptroller Koltels says that the ofllctals ot
the bank nro In hopes of having' matters nr-
rangtd satisfactorily , BO that the appointment
of a receiver will not bo necessary. Several
persons have applied for the appointment.
Postmaster ! ) have been appointed as fol
lows : Nebraska I'etch , Hock county , Charles
Llnko , vlco H. W. Cameron , removed. South
Dakota Monroe , Turner county , P. J. Drchor ,
vlcj O. W. Illenkklnk , removed ; Strouseton ,
Grant county , Mrs. Sarah Arnold , vice J. P.
McDonald , resigned.
flio secretary of the Interior has rendered
n decision afllrmlng the decision of the com
missioner of the general land ofllce In the .
case of OeorgB 1 * . Johnston against Llnnls . } ]
Lester , In the Mitchell district , South Da- * . I
kola , dismissing the contest nnd awarding the { |
land to Lester. _
Appropriation * for 181)0.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 4. Tlio clerics of '
tlie senate nnd house appropriations com- > |
mlttcc have prepared a Joint statement 1J
showing the estimate for appropriations by 'ij
bills for 1S % , which Is as follows :
Fund. . . Amount.
AKrlcultural 2.JS9S30
Army 21.C03.CS2
* rv * " °
Dlploinixlto nnd consulur
DlHtrlct of Columbia
KuitlMcatlons >
Indiana
Legislative , etc
Military academy
? elnv onS"v.v.v.\\v.\\\.v.v.r : : : : : : ; ; : : ; coiB7o ;
I'ottotnco , 'r-lr xS
Ulvers nnd harbors .yiS-VSJ
Fumlry civil 40,333.615
This Is a net Increase of JlG35 , ir over the
estimate ! for IS'JO nnd of $17GO.7C3 over the
actual appropriations for 1S35. The principal
Increase Is In the sundry civil bill , due to
the fact that the river and harbor appro
priation estimate to meet contracts is In
cluded. This estimate amounts to $11,387,116.
I'urdoiioil by the I'rimlilont.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 4. The president
has granted pardons In the following cases : 1
llbnce Moore , convicted In Texas of horse
stealing ; B. G. Williams , convicted In South
Dakota of selling liquor without license ;
Allen Cooksey. convicted In Illinois of passIng -
Ing counterfeit money ; James J. Walker ,
convicted in Georgia of Illicit distilling , and ,
W. , A. Maikloy , convicted In Arkansas of * ]
cutting open mail bags.
In the case of Charles B. Murray , con
victed In Georgia of counterfeiting , tha
thirty months' sentence has been commuted |
to eighteen months' Imprisonment , with
good tlmo allowances.
Applications for clemency were denied in
these cases : John U. Brooker of Georgia ,
counterfeiting ; W , A. Busby , Georgia , coun
terfeiting : K A. LocsslK , Nevada , Illegal
liquor selling.
Nntliluc ; .Moro Tlinu Talk on Finance.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 4-Ilepresentatlve
Cox of Tennessee nnd member of the bank
ing nnd currency committee , and Repreviv ii
sentatlvo Bland , chairman ot the commit- rf
tea on coinage , weights and measures , held iu
a conference and discussed financial meas
ures. Mr. Cox says his committee will re
port some kind of a measure during1 the
session , but he cannot say whether It will
over pass. Mr. Bland maintains that there
Is nothing to do bait to pass a free colnagn
bill. He voices the sentiment of the free
silver men In saying that they will .favor
no financial measure that docs not Include
free coinage. In every part of the lious
today there was a general expression that
nothing moro than talk would come of all
the linanclal propositions at this session of
congress.
Hlcln for Stur Ituuto Horvloo.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 4.-Tho opening of
bids for contracts for star and steamboat
mall service In Ohio , Indiana , Michigan ,
Illinois , Wisconsin , Minnesota. Iowa and
Missouri will be commenced at the Post-
olllce department tomorrow. The tlmo for
receiving bids expired yesterday. There
nre 6,000 routes In these states , covering
47,579 miles , and the number of bids sub
mitted Is estimated at 100,000.
Flvo Killed In an Explosion.
OTTAWA , Ont. , Dec. 4. A dynamite ex
plosion occurred In Hull , Quo. , near Ottawa ,
today. Four mon and a boy were killed
and several wounded.
" .Monoy's Worth , or Money Back. "
On the Skin-
That's where this underwear ought to bo ,
and will be as soon as
HOSGWithout the skin owners take
Without
TOGS. note of these special
That's our fix If you'll supply closing1 out prices.
the toes we'll do the icst.
A all wool red
An excellent quality of heavy pure
seamless tun hose , IS pal. for 25a flannel shirt or drawers ,
( the price of ono pair. )
A very line natural wool hose , regular price $1.25 , to
flno grade , 25o par pair ; $1.35 close for 75o.
per dozen.
A genuine Shaw knit Cotswold - A lot very fine French
weld Merino hose , extra
quality
ribbed wool shirts and
ty , regular prlco 40o , going to
oloso for 25o per pair. drawers , shirts silk fin
ished and pearl button
A ,1
trimmed drawers with satteen band , pearl buttons ,
French back , stayed in crotch , regular selling price
$1.50 , going to close for $1.00 the garment.
A very fine sanitary natural wool shirt or
drawer , self finish , extra quality , regular price $1.50 ,
to close for $1.25. This same quality sold elsewhere
for $2.00 ,
Those prices hold good till all are sold.
Browning , King & Co. ,
Reliable Clothiers , S. W , Cor. 15th and Douglas.