TI1JS OMAHA I > AI ir BJMSt TUESDAY , DEUJflMHJBR 11 , 185)1.
TIIE OMAHA DAILY
OF HUUSr-rUPTION ,
nee ( Without fiumlny ) , One Year S 8 00
Dally Dee and Sunday , Ono Year 10 W
Klx Months r , W
Three Monthn 2W
Bundny Hoc. One Year . . . . . 200
Hatunliiy llee , One Year 1M
Weekly Uec. One Year
OFI'ICKH.
Omaha , The Ileo llullillnir. .
Huuth Omaha , Comer N anil Twenty-fourth Bt .
Council ItlufM , U l'i > arl atroet.
Chltnm Office , 317 Chamber nf Commerce.
New York , Hooinn 1J. II anil 15. Tribune llldff.
Washington , 1407 F itreet , N. W. '
coiuiigroNniNCt ! .
All communications rclatlnc to n wn and edi
torial matter rhoulcl lw nddreived : To the 1,4.tor.
UUSINi.S9 LUTTERfl.
AH builncM letters and remittances nhould be
oildremicd to The ICQ ) 1'uMlslilnR company ,
Omaha. Drafts , checks and pmtofllco orders to
bo made nayablo to the order of the company.
Tin : mi : rt'nuHiiiNO COMI-ANY.
BTATKMHNT OF CIHCULATION.
OeorBe IJ , Tzschuck , secretary otThe Uee Pub-
HahlnR company , bulns iluly sworn , miys that
the actual numlvr tit full nnd complete copies
of the Dally Mornln * , Hvcnlmt and Sunday liee
printed during the month of November , 1S94 , was
as follows :
1 2.1,86.1 10 . 20,511
2 21.SW 17 . ' , . . . . 2lrO )
3 27.2Sr , H . 22.175
4 21.01' 13 . 2 < ) ,4SI
C 21M7 W . 20,512
8 21,173 21 . 2),150
7 31,21V ) 2J . > , !
8 , M,9.Vt 2.1 . 20,231
9 si.Mi 2 ! . in.VM
19 81,108 23 . 21,79)
11 22.4S4
12 21,837 27 20,070
13 < . . 21,0)1 2.1- . 19,9 '
14 20.M3 29. . . ; 2i,02)
K 20.C70 30 19.932
Total 6 .6o4
Lens deductions for unsold and rctunied
coplci 11.M3
Total sold C4S.372
Pally average net circulation 21.Ml !
oconai : n. TZHCHUCK.
Sworn to before me nnd subscribed In my
presence this 3d day of December. 1894.
( Heal. ) N. I' . PHIL. Notary Public.
Western KulmiRku Is Just now more
IntercHtcd In the Irrigation problem
tlmn In the N'lcnrnKim cniml or Well-
nuin'H nlnn to reach the north polo.
What Omaha business men neetl
nbove nil things Is to get together and
work together for nil tangible projects
that will promote the material welfare
of the city.
St. Johns , Newfoundland , has been
Btruclc by n bank panic. Newfound
land Is evidently In want of a moro
elastic currency on the half-shell Haiti-
more plan.
If the Commercial club would con
centrate Us tnllnencc and efforts upon
one Important project at n time the
chances of accomplishing something
would be very much Improved.
If something Is not done this week
by Santa Clans Hlssell to put a new
postmaster In Omaha's stocking Major
Clarkson will eat his Christmas turkey
anil drink his New Year's punch under
the shadow of the federal building.
The Incoming legislature must stand
up for Nebraska by stopping all the
leaks In the state house nnd In state
Institutions nnd sitting down on Job
bers who want to lllch money from the
taxpayers and loot the state treasury.
The $1500,000 which the people of
Omalm nro sending out of this state an
nually to buy Hour which they consume
would , If Invested In Nebraska Hour ,
cause the employment of 100 men In Ne
braska mills where but llfty are now
employed.
While the Omaha Jobbers are junket
ing In northern Wyoming let them pause
long enough to ascertain why the rate
on a car load of crude petroleum from
Casper to Omaha Is more than double
the rate on a car of stock between
those points.
The real estate market In Omaha Is
not booming , but every week shows a
disposition upon the part of long-headed
Investors to gather In large blocks of
ground to be held for the Inevitable ad
vance In prices. There Is no mow
profitable Held for Investment In the
west.
The Iowa railroad organs' nro still
hammering for a raise of railroad rates
under pretense that the Iowa lines do
not earn reasonable interest on their
Investment Why not ask Judge Ilrewor
to suspend the rates ? The railroads
have their lawyers hired by the year
nnd It will l > i > no hardship for them to
Invoke the aid of the federal courts.
There are still several people who
Imagine1 that they have been created
to till the gap In Omaha Journalism
which was left wide open when the de
funct Omaha Republican turned up Its
toes. There has been a great yearning
for a yellow dog organ ever since
ninpng a class of tattooed aspirants for
olllce , but up to this tlmo they have
not been able to Induce- some ambitions
individual who possesses moro money
than brains to come to their rescue.
This Is why the gap has not been filled
years ago. The field Is doubtless very
Inviting for Just such a man , and the
newspaper graveyard will bo kept
yawning for another victim of overconfidence -
confidence until ho does appear.
Tlu anxiety manifested abroad regard
ing the Interest taken by this govern
ment In the eastern conflict and in the
Armenian atrocities , lest It In some
way contravenes the Monroe doctrine ,
Is ( julto unnecessary. The famous doc
trine enunciated by President Monroe
nnd since accepted ns nn established
part of the policy of the United States
Is not affected In the least by the proffer -
fer of mediation between China and
Japan and by the appointment of a
commissioner to inquire Into the Turk
ish outrages In Armenia. That doctrine
simply proposes that no Knropean gov
ernment shall project Its political insti
tutions upon countries In this hemis
phere which do not desire them or In
any way Interfere in the political af
fairs of Independent American nations.
This government has done nothing In
connection with the eastern conflict or
the Armenian question Inconsistent
with its established International pol
icy , nor does Its action in either case
contravene to the slightest extent the
Monroe doctrine. Wo have proposed no
Interference , but have simply Indicated
a willingness to act In the one. case In
the interest of peace and In the other
In bclmlf of humanity. There Is noth
ing In this hostile to any doctrine or
policy this country has ever declared
regarding Its International relations.
JVDOB SCOTT SUOVKD IIKSION ,
Cunningham R. Scott has decided to
tnko a vacation for two months to rest
from the arduous labors which devolved
on Jilin as Judge of the criminal branch
of the court of this district. Judge Scott
should make this vacation permanent , by
tenth-ring his resignation to Governor
Cronnse , so that he may appoint a suc
cessor before the beginning of the Janu
ary term. Judge Scott may regard this
suggestion as impertinent. The bench ,
bar and citizens of this district regard it
ns Imperative. Judge Scott may be ob
livious to the fact that ho Is wholly tils-
qimllfletl from filling any Judicial posi
tion , but It is nevertheless absolutely
true. Cunningham R. Scott Is either
mentally deranged or he Is a judicial an
archist. The moro charitable view of
his conduct Is that he Is not responsible
for his acts because his mind Is de
ranged. If this diagnosis fits his case he
certainly is disqualified from acting In
my Judicial capacity. The very founda
tions of our Judicial system rest upon
equity , and no man can administer
Justice between man nnd man unless ho
lias a well-balanced mind and nn even
temper. Judge Scott has shown him
self to be utterly devoid of those ele
ments. Ho has exhibited nn ungovern
able temper , bordering at times on
mania , and his explosions of wrath and
mtbursts of passion have given him the
sobriquet of the crazy Omaha judge all
over the land.
That such a man has for three years
boon allowed to retain bis place upon
the bench of the metropolis of Nebraska
shows a degree of forbearance on the
mrt of the bar and citizens generally
.hat is perhaps without a parallel In this
country. Nowhere else would members
of a self-respecting bar have subjected
themselves to the humiliation of nppoar-
ng In a court presided over by a jud clal
lespot who exhibits no respect for their
feelings nnd tramples under foot the
nalicnablo rights of men brought for
trial at bar. In no other state In the
union has the bench been so scandalized
intl disgraced as it has by the conduct
of this man Scott.
On the other hand , if Cunningham R.
Scott Is responsible for his otliclal acts
10 should bo Impeached. There Is suf-
Iclent cause for Impeachment In his out-
Hirsts of vludlctlvcness and his brow-
jcating and Insulting manner toward
awycra who practice in this district , nnd
Jiero certainly Is good ground for his
mpeachmcnt for his Insolent conduct
; ownrd his colleagues on the district
bench and his defiance of supreme court
orders. I5ut even If this demeanor
toward the bar and bench was entirely
Ignored there are half a dozen specific
cases In which Cunningham It. Scott
laid himself liable to Impeachment nnd
removal from otllce for violating the
express provisions of the statute and
usurping powers that were not vested In
lilm ns Judge.
The only course left open for Judge
Scott Is to retire voluntarily and save
he state the expense of an Impaachmcut
trial In which conviction nnd removal
ire bound to follow. The bar has been
derelict of Its duty In falling to take
action on this matter months ago. It
will bo compelled to act unless Judge
Scott relieves it from a disagreeable
duty.
27/B QVKSI'lON OF 1'HEB SHIPS.
The endorsement by the president of
the policy of free ships and of a bill
granting an American register to ves
sels owned by Americans , without re
gard to their place of construction , has
given encouragement to the friends of
that policy In congress , nnd an effort
will bo made to bring forward for con
sideration In the house , at the earliest
date practicable , what Is known ns the
Flthlan bill. The supporters of this
measure express confidence In their
ability to pass it In the Hpu.se , but they
are not so hopeful regarding Its chances
In the senate. Of course It will encoun
ter the united opposition of the repub
licans , and they would very likely have
with them several of the conservative
democratic senators , who are said to
bo Indifferent regarding the question of
free ships.
In the meantime congress will hear
something on the subject from the ship
building Interest of the country. The
shipbuilders of Bath , Mo. , which Is the
leading place In the world for wooden
shipbuilding , propose holding a mass
meeting to condemn the policy outlined
by President Cleveland In his message ,
and undoubtedly protests will come
from this Interest elsewhere. The great
est of American shipbuilders , the
Cramps , have declared in the most un
qualified terms that If the policy con
templated in the Fithlan free ship bill
should be carried out It would destroy
the shipbuilding industry in this coun
try unless the cost of the labor em
ployed In it was reduced below a living
standard. A well known writer on the
subject of restoring the American mer
chant marine has said that this meas
ure should le ) termed one to close
American shipyards , take the bread
from the mouths of American labor nnd
feed it to foreigners in foreign lands.
There Is a great deal to bo said on
both sides of this question , the great
Importance of which Is being every
year moro fully realized nnd appreci
ated by the American people. That a
great commercial nation like the United
States should have a merchant marine
Is a proposition which all who have
given the subject intelligent considera
tion will agree on. The enormous for
eign commerce of the country Is now
carried almost wholly In ships of for
eign construction nnd chiefly of foreign
ownerhhlp. For this the country is an
nually drained of a vast sum of money.
Moreover , our trade Is to some extent
at the mercy of alien ship owners , nnd
wo suffer In the competition for foreign
markets from the fact that our goods
are transported under foreign flags.
This has been going on for a third of a
century , the conditions growing worse
every year , so that last year only about
12 per cent of our exports nnd imports
was carried in American bottoms. It Is
an expensive and a humiliating situa
tion.
tion.What
What Is the remedy ? Our facilities
for shipbuilding nro unexcelled. No
other country has any advantage over
us except In the cost of labor. Shall wo
sacrifice lab.or , ns would be necessary
under the free ship policy , In order to
save the shipbuilding interest from
destruction , or adopt what seems to bo
the only alternative , some form of sub
sidy , aa Is done by most other coun
tries having a merchant marine ? The
problem presents difficulties not to be
easily overcome If nil Interests be given
fair consideration , nnd yet Its solution
must be found In that policy that will
nsuro the greatest good to the
greatest number. That which Is
beyond dispute Is that no Improve
ment or advance Is to be expected from
continuing present conditions. Under
hcse we have steadily lost ground , and
: here Is no reason to hope that the fu
ture will bring n change for the better.
A different policy Is needed , nnd It
would seem that the choice will ulti-
nateiy have to bo made between free
ships nnd n system of subsidies , for no
one has yet proposed a practicable or
satisfactory compromise.
STUIA
Notwithstanding the cry of distress
recently made by the sugar refining
Monopoly , It would seem from the dlvl-
lend just declared that It Is still n
ilghly profitable Industry. The com-
non capital stock of the trust Is ? ! { " , -
500,000 and there Is an equal amount of
preferred stock , making the total stock
capital ! ? 7r.,0X,000 ( ) , which Is at least
three times more tlmn the actual- value
of the trust's property. On this the
quarterly dividend Is 2.\ ( \ per cent ,
which Is over 7 per cent on the real
capital , or at the lowest estimate 28 per
cent a year. According to some , however -
over , the real value of the property of
the sugar monopoly does not exceed
me-flfth of the amount of Its capitali
sation , so that It Is perhaps safe to say
that the monopoly Is able to divide fully
10 per cent of Its genuine capital aunu-
illy , besides maintaining un undivided
surplus which is understood to now
uuouiit to a largo sum. If there is a
combination in the United States or any
other country that Is making a greater
H-ollt out of Its Investment than this
he fact Is carefully concealed from the
uibllc. It would seem safe to say that
he sugar-reflnlng trust Is making more
noncy on the actual capital Invested
linn any other combination In exist
ence , nnd yet It has recently had the
audacity to claim that It has been op-
crating at a loss and that In order to
n'otect Itself from further loss It was
iccessary to close down some of its ro-
Inorlcs.
It Is nn Interesting fact that as soon
ns It was announced that the caucus of
lomocratlc senators had decided not to
ake up for consideration any of the
supplemental tariff bills passed by the
louse at the last session , among them
> elng the free sugar bill , amended by
the senate finance committee so as to
mike a straight duty of 40 per cent ad
valorem on all sugar , tlic stock of the
trust realized an advance. Nothing
could butter Indicate the hollowness
> f the pretense of the officials of the
; rust that they have been carrying on
: he business at a loss. All they desire
Is to bo let alone and they will go on
making the American consumers of
sugar pay them from 0 to 10 per cent
annually on from $50,000,000 to ? (50- (
000,000 of watered stock. It appears
probable , In view of the action of the
senate democratic caucus , that the mo
nopoly will not bo Interfered with by
the present congress , but there Is prom
ise that the democratic senators will
be forced to put themselves on
record upon a proposition to re
peal the duty of one-eighth of a
cent a pound on refined sugar , which
is the principal protection afforded the
trust under the present tariff law. Sen
ator Quay has submitted n proposition
to abolish- this duty , and the under
standing Is that It will bo supported by
the senate republicans. If all the dem
ocratic senators are obedient to the
order of the caucus It will of course get
no support from that side of the senate ,
Imt they cannot very well escape fac
ing the Issue. There Is a very strong
popular sentiment In favor of legisla
tion that will curtail the trust's power
of extortion , but It Is likely that the
ilemocrntlc senatorial cabal which made
the bargain with the trust at the last
session will Insist upon the agreement
being adhered to.
A NATIONAL ItAXKRUl'TCr LAW.
One of the subjects which the senate
steering committee was Instructed by
the caucus of democratic senators to
present for consideration Is that of a
national bankrupt law. A bill has been
framed and It Is reported from Wash
ington that It will soon bo presented to
the senate. At the last session of con
gress a measure , framed by Representa
tive Bailey of Texas , was passed by the
house nnd sent to the senate , but the
bill to bo considered by the latter body
Is very different , it Is said , from the one
passed by the house , though It probably
retains the essential provision of the lat
ter regarding voluntary bankruptcy.
The house measure Is admitted by
nearly everybody who has given the
subject Intelligent consideration to be
Inadequate , its only merit , If that be a
merit , being the provision against forc
ing n debtor Into bankruptcy. The most
serious objection to the Torrey bill was
that It provided for Involuntary bank
ruptcy. It was urged "that this would
enable creditors to take an unjust ad
vantage , the argument being especially
directed against the banks and having
the desired effect with the largo number
of democratic representatives who are
unfriendly to the national banks. No
measure providing for involuntary bank
ruptcy , It Is entirely safe to say , could
pass the house , and therefore wo as
sume that the senate bill will not con
tain such a provision. The report re
garding it is that In Its general features
it will bo a very much more comprehen
sive measure tlmn the one which passed
the house.
It Is generally conceded that national
legislation regarding bankruptcy Is de
sirable. The state laws , which are not
uniform , do not operate satisfactorily.
It Is next to Impossible to secure exact
Justlco under them and a great many
creditors do not , tlierefore , avail them
selves of these laws. It Is not at all
probable that In the absence of a na
tional bankruptcy law the state statutes
would bo Improved. Doubtless every
body will concede that creditors should
bo given every proper opportunity to
secure what belongs to them , but It ic
not creditors alone that a bankruptcy
law Is intended to benefit Thcro arc
thousands of nicn throughout the coun
try who wnnlinjfcli a law In order that
they may l > o silijt.scil from the constant
espionage of tfcjltors nnd given nn op
portunity to "wfiSlme business without
the danger of being pounced down on at
nny time nnd their business closed up.
It Is true that experience with bank
ruptcy lawnrtyfjlil * country has hot
ijccn entirely satisfactory , but It Is cer
tainly posslbltiltf/ frame n law that will
operate Justlymml equitably. The de
mand for IcglflVitlmi on this subject has
come from eviiryjmportnnt and Influen
tial coinmercjaj ihody In the country
ind has not Ijpeij confined to any sec
tion , the scntluicnt li | the west In favor
of It being quite ns general as In the
east. A judicious national bankruptcy
law would undoubtedly be regarded
with equal favor by both creditors and
.loiiest debtors.
iV decree of foreclosure has been
granted by the United States circuit
court for the sale of the Sioux City ,
O'Neill & AVestern railroad. That means
that the water Is to bo wrung out nnd
tlu > road sold to the highest bidder for
whatever Its roadbpd and rolling stock
are actually worth , Now If the road
was recapitalized on the honest basis
of actual cost It could be operated with
n-oilt even If the maximum rate law
, vas put Into effect , but the chances nro
that the road will either be reorganized
i.v the purchasers on double or treble
ts capital or annexed by one of the ex-
sting systems and rebonded and re
stocked for three or four times Its cost.
In due tlmo its owners and managers
ivlll go through the foreclosure process
ifter playing a confidence game on in
vestors nnd the public , Just ns the orlgl-
.ml . promoters and constructors have
lone. It Is this systematic overcapi
talization and fraudulent manipulation
of railroads that Is at the bottom of nil
the receiverships , bankruptcies nnd In
solvencies of railroad corporations.
Railroads honestly built nnd honestly
operated would experience no difficulty
n earning fair interest upon the money
nvestcd.
The American Federation of Labor ,
which Is now In session at Denver , rep
resents the most Intelligent and pro
gressive clement of American wage
workers , and Its recommendations
ihould have great weight with national
ind state legislatures. The dllllculty
with labor leaders Is that the reforms
they advocate are In many cases be
yond reach of law-making bodies under
present conditions. The failure to
ichlove greater results In the past has
jcen chiefly due to the lack of concen-
ration upon the most vital reforms and
the failure toiyool Issues when the light
Is on. If thoj American Federation of
Labor would unter all its energies upon
one or two ; npprtaiit measures and
hammer awayj at ] those nnd only those
measures the.jj , wjuild succeed In having
them engrafted Sipon our system. In
other words , if they would pursue the
policy of Dennis1 Kearney when ho
started the jjntl-Ghlnese movement on
'
the Pacific c'oafetV political leaders and
parties woufd Ms foreoil to take up
their reforms' ' . But when they scatter
their lire byndorslng itiany promiscu
ous propositions they waste their cnor-
glos and distract their followers.
And now another stock-jobbing elec
trical anaconda Is to be set afloat The
Ktllson Illuminating company of Bos
ton , now capitalized at ? 425,000 , proposes
to Issue $3,000,000 additional stock , of
which It Is safe to predict nine-tenths
will be pure water. In duo tlmo this
electrified water will find Its way Into
bank vaults as collateral for big loans
and thus one of the foundation bricks
will bo laid for the next financial panic.
If American financiers would plug up
the receptacles for water and help to
wring the water out of overcapitalized
concerns they would have no need for
a larger volume of clastic currency.
A lU-form Loii ( ; < l 1'or.
Courier-Journal. *
The proposition to elect United States sen
ators by the people carries with It the
blessed corollary oi defeating United States
senators by the people. That Is what the
people are logins for Just now with a
grim , nineteenth-century longing.
luimovnblo llourbons.
aiobe-Democrat.
The senate declines again to adopt a. rule
for closing debate , because they see that
the next senate will not be democratic. "
has never struck the senators that the people
ple put them there to legislate now , and
not to prevent legislation now and hereafter.
A Kansas Oillclul Declines n TUB * .
Buffalo Kxpress.
One of the newly elected Judges of the
Kansas supreme court has refused nil rail
road passes , much to the surprise of people
out that way. It seems. This giving and re
ceiving of passes by state olllcers Is Jxmnd
to go , and especially should court officers rid
themselves of even so slight an obligation
to railroads.
Tirol of the Subject.
Buffalo Express.
In spite of the president's recommenda
tion for free coal and Iron ore. and the
abolition of the differential and discrim
inatory sugar duties , the democrats of the
senate finance committee agreed the very
first day they got together that they do not
want to hear a word even remotely refer
ring to the tariff this session. They heard
enough on that subject at the lust election.
Family SnrcnHra.
St. Ix > uls Itepubllc.
No bendlnff of the proud necks of sen
atorial obstructionists. Gorman and Jlrlce
can prevent tariff , reform. Teller and Stew
art can stop currency reform. The country
Is not admitted 'ttv legislative business. Two
or three coalmines and one Sugar trust
regulate the tanlff. Two or three silver
mines fix the , ta/us of the currency. As
the girl said about the farce comedy , ft la
too ridiculous to be funny.
John J. ' Irfcalls Is n factor.
'kanikd City Star.
In the dlscflsstdn of the senatorial ques
tion In Kansastfohn J. Ingalls looms up as
a conspicuous ; lUrure. He Is the prefer
ence of a largV'number of republicans who
have been Interviewed on this subject , al
though ho Is notofi avowed candidate. Kan
sas has always Veen proud of Inga Is. He
has some bitter bnemles , but lie also hat
many loyal and admiring friends who would
be glad to see hlin In the seat which was
occupied by E. B , Plumb. The republicans
who favor logoffs are prominent In the
councils of the party , and , as a rule , are
men of high standing and of wide Influence ,
The fact thali&tr. Ingalls Is not pushing
himself forward , but is rather Inclined tc
keep out of the fight , Is not diminishing his
popularity In the least degree ,
c.tnr.inrt.i
St Louis Ilepubllo : Hankers object to the
details of Carlisle's currency plan , If the
plan suits the uses of the Rencrnl public ,
Micro will bo plenty ot ban Its to like tlio
details , and use them. More small banks are
ono of tlic needs ot the financial situation.
New York World : This would afford ample
elasticity for years to coino and would
remedy tlio more aggravated currency evils.
Hut this multiplication of schemes In the
secretary's report suggests once moro that
the whole subject should be referred to a
monetary commission , It Mr. Carlisle can
Invent such a number how many more
can several hundred congressmen Invent , to
the confusion of mind and the prevention of
action ?
St. Louis aiobc-Democrat ! The bank cur
rency \\hlch will always "stay at home"
may suit Secretary Carlisle and a few other
people , but the country Is not asking for It.
Dank notes which can bo relied on to stick
to the town or county where they are Issued
won't do-for a people who , for thirty years
past , have been used to a currency which was
as good as gold In every foot of territory
over which the United States flag has
floated.
Denver Republican : If the plan ot cur
rency reform proposed by the present ad
ministration should be adopted It would be
possible for any IIvo men having $100,000 to
establish a bank nnyuliero and get $75,000
of bunk notes by depositing $22EOO In legal
tenders with the Treasury department. Then
the founders of the bank could borrow the
capital by discounting their own notes ,
pocket the circulation , let the bank break ,
and clear $52,500 by the transaction. Isn't
this a line banking scheme for the president
of the United States and Ills secretary of the
treasury to commend to the people of this
country ?
Detroit Free Press : The plan which the
secretary proposes as a substitute for the
national banking system merits close and
careful examination. In Its main features It Is
substantially like the plan presented at the
recent bankers' convention at Ualtlmore. By
no moans Its least merit Is that It contem
plates the retirement of the Government
from the national banking business and Its
confinement to the duty of seeing that all
currency Issued under Its authority Is sum-
clcntly secured to prevent Its depreciation or
loss In the hands Of the people who are com
pelled to recclvn and pay It out In the trans
action of their business.
Louisville Courier-Journal : The annual
report ot Secretary Carlisle Is an admirable
paper , showing the secretary's thorough
knowledge of the country's finances , his
comprehension of fiscal science and the won
derful clearness of his style , which so
faithfully reflects the clearness of his mind.
No one can read this report , whether agree
ing with Its conclusions or not , without con
viction of Its exceptional ability. There Is
not In America today a man who can write
a state paper which , having so llttlo preten
sion to literary graces , has moro ot the first
literary virtue simplicity and makes so
effectively the Impression of statesmanship.
T OICK OF TllI STATK VHESS.
Wayne Herald : The Herald has not heard
of a single republican In the county kicking
because there would be no governorship con
test.
test.Wahco
Wahco Era : Two long weeks passed away
Into oblivion and not a stnglo case of con
tempt up before the Illustrious Judge Scott
of Omaha. The citizens of Omaha can truly
give thanks.
Papllllon Times : The Russian thistle , the
railroad lobbyists and railroad courts are
three evils which do now most threaten .to
overwhelm the people of Nebraska , and the
most menacing of these Is the railroad tri
bunal.
Platte Center Signal : Quito a few ot the
sore-head republican editors who said that
The Bee In fighting Majors would make him
votes are now spreading the report that
Rosewater Is a candidate for United States
senator. Thcro Is no moro truth to the latter
statement than there was to the former.
Valley Enterprise : Looking upon the face
of the returns , Tom Majors has decided not
to contest the election of Governor-elect
Silas A. Ilolcomb. In this sad hour of de
feat Majors used better Judgment than the
men who placed him In nomination for the
governorship. Poor Majors ! He will forever
be a back number In the arena of Nebraska
politics.
Lincoln News : Colonel Walt Seely has re-
: urned to earth long enough to tell how "we"
are going to got a recount by the legislature
and seat "us , " which means Governor Majors
nnd Colonel Seoly , as governor. There Is one
thing about poor old Walt , he'll twine his
extremities about a hope and stick onto It
: lll the rope breaks or gets disgusted and
throws him off.
Fremont Herald : It seems remarkable how
complete has been the change In sentiment
on the part of the republican newspapers
regarding Governor Holcomb. They pictured
i largo pyramidal-shaped Nemesis , with up-
Ifted sword ready to strike down the busi
ness Interests of the state whose people even
dared suggest the possibility of electing a
populist governor , but now there is a strange
unanimity of opinion that ho Is really a good
man and not an extremist by any means.
iir HK3IAHKS.
Buffalo Courier : When a. man leans to
ward cremation he may safely be said to
have grave doubts.
Washington Star : "How does Brown's
wife manage to Impress him so deeply with
an Idea of her superiority ? "
"She takes him , shopping with her. "
Judge : Planklngton I understand that
you had to go to law about that property
that WES left you. Have you a smart law
yer ? Von Bloomer You bet I have. He
owns the property now.
New York Weekly : Mr. Hlghfit-Where Is
that "Book of Etiquette nnd Complete Let
ter Writer ? " Mrs. H. What do you want
of It ? Mr. H , I want to write to the gro
cer to tell him. I can't , pay him.
Philadelphia Record : Miss Peart Does
that young fellow that you have got on
the string kiss you when lie says good
night ? Miss Strlckter Never. Miss Peart
That's funny ; he told me he liked your
check.
Detroit Free Press : Farmer I bought
some stock In that western land company.
Uroker Wasn't It watered ?
Farmer That's what I understood , but
they've been assessing me like the mischief
for Irrigation purposes.
Harper's Bazar : "Here's another one of
millionaire-plumber Jokes In the
paper , " said Crltlcus. "Did you ever BCD a
rich plumber , Hicks ? " "Never , " said Hicks.
"All the plumbers I've seen have been very
poor plumbers. Still , a fellow may be a
poor plumber and yet be a rich man. "
CUT IT SHOUT ,
Chicago Inter Ocean ,
The foot ball player's shaggy head
Must come within the shearing yoke.
His days of triumph quickly sped.
When many funny bones he broke.
But now , Instead of lining up
'Gainst slugging teams much vexed ,
This animated college Krupp
Walts mildly for the call of Ncxtl
THIS QUKKK WOULD.
Atlanta Constitution.
There's folks that's complatnln'
Whenever It's ralnln' ,
An' likewise , whenever Its cold |
An' then when Its summer
The heat Is "a hummer ; "
It's "too hot fcr llvln' , " we're told.
They wern't born fer pleasln' ; ' .
They wouldn't dlej frcezln' ,
An' wouldn't feel hot when they go )
They Jest want to grumble ,
An * rumble on * stumble ,
Yet have a front seat at the show.
But what sets me doubtln' , S
An' keeps me from shoutln' ,
Is this ; These 'same folks git along , !
When a feller contented
Is put down "demented , "
An' can't sell his soul fer a song !
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report ,
Baking
Powder
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n Attn
The least that mny bo said It that Secre
tary Carlisle has given currency to his Ideas.
The wise men are now discussing foot
ball ni n moral force. Hitherto physical
force has been the mainstay of the game ,
The BcarcHy of employment In Denver Is
accounted for on the score that the city
council Is monopolizing all tlio jobs In sight.
The publication of A Christmas paper by
the young women of San Francisco Is to bo
commended as an exhibition ot miss directed
zeal.
zeal.Tho
The erection of a sentry-box In front of
the white house Is doubtless Intended to pro
tect the administration against further ex
posure.
Theodore D. Weld , ore of the old-time
abolitionists of Boston , passed his ninety-
first milestone the other day , without "specs"
or bodily ailment.
The oldest lawsuit lit the courts of Chicago ,
begun In 1S73 , has been compromised for
$2,500 , The court costs amounted Into the
five figures , and the fees of the lawyers like
wise.
That little Jawbone corois which gave the
coroner of Syracuse a stiff Job has had a
soothing effect on the agitated Jaws of the
short-haired fraternity. U was a yrcat hit
all round.
The Indianapolis News celebrated Its twen
ty-fifth anniversary on the 7th lust , with a
thirty-two page number replete with pictorial
and historic reminiscences of the Hoosler
Rtato and Us capital. The News Is an old
reliable on all things except politics.
Not a few snorts ot Joy are heard through
out the land over the order placing the force
of the geological survey within the classified
service. The order Is regarded as a triumph
dl the "ins" over the plcblnders of the
palezolc , mesozolc , cenozolc and other periods.
Philadelphia papers will not be happy tin-
less the famous 1'enn statue on the city
hall tower Is faced to the south. There
appears to be valid objections to the change ,
however. The commission points to the Im
propriety of William gazing on Chestnut
street.
Provincialism will not down In New York.
Local Reubens affect surprise at the testi
mony of a city olllclal who acknowledged
having accumulated a competency by borrow
ing money and repudiating his debts. Tlio
self-complacency of Gotham would make the
Chicago river blush.
Owing to the scarcity of parks In Denver ,
Eoveral philanthropic owners of real estate
have , without much persuasion , consented
to unload on the city about 2,000 acres of
land sufficiently distant to be free from the
liutn and odors of urban life. The estimated1
cost to the taxpayers exceeds $1,000,000.
Although the press has pounced upon the
proposition furiously the benevolent city
dads are convinced that the ozone of 2,000
treeless acres where gophers sport and
coyotes sing to the stars Is ample com
pensation for the pittance Involved.
Miiro Itnllvrny Untidiness.
Springfield ( Mass. ) Republican.
There are other railroad corporations
which seem to have been practicing Atchl-
son book keeping methods. One ot them
made Its confession In the annual report
of the Eric road. This report , by the way ,
with Its showing of enormous losses In gross
earnings and Increase In operating expenses ,
knocks the wind out of the reorganization
scheme promulgated early In the year , which
was founded on the assumed ability of the
road to support a $70,000,000 5 per cent
mortgage , llut that Is not all. The report
announces the transfer to the wrong side
of the profit and loss account of an Item of
over $4 000 000 "hitherto carried as doubtful
assets and advances. " What the nature of
these assets and "advances" was , can very
likely best be determined by referring back
to the Atchlson exposures. The size of the
reported deficit Is therefore something wonderful
of developing rottenness
derful even In these days
tenness In railway affairs.
They have rccntly In Germany been
seml-omclal Investigation Into
making a -
American railway methods. H was not a
complimentary conclusion which was
reached. In fact , far greater reason ap
peared for Interdicting American railway
securities than American pork of the worst
kind. Consul General Mason , stationed at
Frankfort , has lately taken up the subject
and he sends word to the State department
that German Investors are thoroughly
aroused over the recent scandalous revela- _
tlons In American railway affairs. It ap
pears to these investors , he says that ac
counts have so far been falsified , nctltlous
and usurpations and evasions
earnings reported ,
sions of responsibility so generally practiced
by boards of directors , that nothing short i
bringing the roads and their books under t
more direct control and accounting of t'
Bovernment can suffice to restore the con
dence of foreign capital In American rail
way Investment.
And here wo have another conspicuous
case going to confirm the fears and con
victions of the foreigners. Wall street looks
to a government bond Issue to restore foreign
confidence In the situation hero and cat
back foreign capital. But with such rove
latlons becoming the order of the day , the
government can heap up a gold reserve
beyond all precedent without bringing
desired results. Speculative and dishonest
railway and trust management ts what I
keeping back foreign capital and throwing
cloud over every form of security Issued
throughout the country.o .
More Iltmlnesi , LPAH Tnlk.
Chicago llerlnJ.
If ilemocrntlc statesmanship can find no
way to kill unwise republican bills In the
senate except by talking them to death ft
had better go out of business.
PUCH'S ' SIMP TRICK FAILED
Flan of the Alabama Senator to Protect the
Administration Upset ,
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WASHINGTON HURKAU OF TUB BEE.
1407 F Street. N. W. ,
WASHINGTON , Dec. 10.
Senator Allen was a conspicuous figure today
upon the floor of the United States senate.
Ho was dignified , determined and courteous ,
although manifestly Indignant , when ha
called up his resolution to cxpungo from the
congressional record a portion of the proceed
ings of July 27 last , which resulted In the
restoration of his resolution calling upon the
attorney general for Information concerning
the Pullman strike. Ho called the attention
of the senate to the fact that a great personal
wrong had been done to him by the unusual
action of Senator Push of Alabama In caus
ing the reconsideration ot his ( Allen's ) reso
lution at a tlmo when Mr. Allen was absent
from the senate chamber. Senator Pugh In
terrupted Mr. Allen with an explanation of
his conduct , which was In no scnso satis
factory to cither Senator Allen or his col
leagues upon the floor of Uio senate. It Is
generally conceded that senatorial courtesy
was violated by Senator Pugh at that tlmo
In a manner almost without precedent In the
records of the senate. Senator Allen , while
maintaining a courteous demeanor , plainly
and pointedly stated his belief that the senator -
tor from Alabama had acted under the Im
pression that because the senator from
Nebraska was not -a member of either of
the great parties of this country he could be
Imposed upon with Impunity. Ho declared
his determination , however , to secure the
Information desired concerning the action ot
the government during the Pullman strike
and asserted with boldness that his efforts In
this matter'are prompted , not by a personal
desire only , but by the undoubted deslro ot
the people , who were most affected by that
strike and Its results. At no tlmo since
his entrance upon the duties of his high olTlco
has Senator Allen appeared to so great
advantage or received so heartily the unani
mous commendation of his colleagues as upon
this occasion.
IN A GENERAL WAY.
The comptroller ot tlio currency has ap
proved the selection of the following reserve
agents for national banks : Nebraska
Columbia National of Lincoln , for the City
National of York. Iowa Valley National of
Dos Molnes , for the First National of Now
Hampton. South Dakota Flour City Na
tional of Minneapolis , for the Dakota
National of Sioux Falls ,
The comptroller has been notified of the
selection of M. A. Ruble as president of tlio
First National bank of Nelson , Neb. , In place
of R. M. Gourlay.
Congressman Plcklcr called at the Indian
fflco today to urgo. the early payment of
the money duo the Slsseton Indians of South
Dakota. Ho was Informed that an agent will
be sent out to pay $22,000 Immediately , anil
that $22,000 more will bo paid shortly alter
the 1st of January. It was the Intention to
delay the payment ot this money for some
time , but Mr. Plckler thinks that on account
of the condition of the people as a result of
the recent hard times and the terrible
drouth the money ought to bo paid as soon
as possible.
The secretary of the Interior today ren
dered decisions on appeals from decisions of
the commissioner of the general land ofllco :
Nebraska William P. Mellor against J.
Wood Smith , Grand Island district , decision
afllrmed and land awarded to Meltor ; Jacob
Unscr against John I ) . Uaccus and others ,
North Platte district , decision affirmed and
Ilaccus' entry to stand Intact. South "Dakota
Nikolai Marlenson , ex parto , Watertpwn - m
district , decision afllrmed and application to
amend entry denied.
KlUIOlt IN APrJlOI'IlIATlONS.
Surveying of Western States Suffered by a
Clerical MUtnkc.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 10. Hcpresentatlvs
Wilson ot Washington says his state Is most
seriously Injured by the clerical error In the
surveying provision of the sundry civil ap
propriation bill of the last session and has
obtained from Chairman Sayers a promise
that the error shall bo corrected In the next
bill. It has been the custom to allow In
creased rates for surveying In heavily tim
bered and mountainous states. This provision
was accidentally omitted and consequently
there have been few contracts let In Wash
ington , as the lands to be surveyed are
largely of that character. Mr. Wilson says
the next bill will contain a provision allow
ing the Increased rates and also providing
that the appropriation ot the last session
shall not lapse If contracts for surveys have
not been made at the close of the fiscal year.
Several western states are moro or less Inter
ested In the surveys affected by the error.
"Monoy's "Worth or Money Back. "
MaoNulty 1
bought a mackintosh , and the rain slid oiThis
back but that is what it ought to do
*
tobe a joy to Mac It should shed the
I/ " "
snows of winter , and the rains of
, j
early spring and that is what it's
*
bound to do if bought of Browning-
King But a mackintosh isn't poetical ,
it's practical It takes the plaeVof an
* * . ) ty"
Overcoat just at the time an Overcoat
would get the worst usage if you wore it Wo have
a very nice line of both the cape and the box styles
They're in tricots , serges , meltons , covert cloth , etc. ,
with seams sowed and cemented , All weights in
box and cape styles , blue , black and light colors , All
sorts of prices from $5.00 up. we waff ant/em all ,
Umbrellas from a few cents to a few dollars ,
Browning , King & Co. ,
Reliable Clothiers , S. W. Cor. 15th nnd Douglas.