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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 1894)
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Corer N Rnd Tweflt.tOUtth BII. ( Council JUtIfTI . 1 IMr' ' Rtreet. ( Chlca thfle' . 3n Chamher at 'mm'rce. Nf' York loms U. 1 and IS. Tribune fl1g. Washington . 101 F Htreet N. W. CO1tItls1'ONDINC1. . All communlcAlons rein lng tn nfwa nn ' el- . toral mAier shouhl be RI1rCMlJ To the gltor. 13t'ilNIS3 1TI IS. . . Alt hualn'M 1fler. nnc mtaflCc' % ( sholl,1 , b 4 chressc 10 Thc 110 PUblshing , ' ) ' . 1 Umaha < ttatt. checks anl , loslolre c'mIAn , 10 I 4 tie I nat1e taynIt' to Ihf ord.r or Ihe cnmp4lflY. - < THI m F IUDLISlNO COI'ANY. . - - - - - - - - - - - --r-- fTATI.I'NT ; : O - CICUIATION. George II. TzcIUek. , slcrclnry or Thc ICD lul. IshlnK company being duly pworfl . "ys thai the nctAI number or tl An,1 , cOlllflo copies at the Ihly Morning . I vcnlnl nnll HUlday lce : printed durIng tim month or Novcmher , 111. was 8S tolows : I . . . . 2 ) . $ f 1 . . . . 2t.l1 1. . . . . . . . . . . . r Ir. 2151 2 . . . . . . . . . . 21j'51 1. . . . . . . . . . 21. r'J 3. . . . . . . . . 21.2\ : I ! . . . . . . . . . U.I. ; , 4. . . . . . . . . . 21.6 ; U. . . . . . . . . 2J,4\ ; G..21.r.:1 : 2' ' . . . . . . . . . 21.r,1 ) 1 C. . . . . . . . . . 21.lj 21 . . . . . . . . . 21,1 , J 7. . . . . . . . . . 31 241) 22. . . . . . . . . 21.431 R. . . . . . . . . 23.trt 21. . . . . . . . . 20,2.1 . ! . . . . . . . . . 21.53 : 21 . . . . . . . . . 2I,3 3 10. . . . . . . . . . 21.40 2. . . . . . . . . . . 21.91 II . . . . . . . . . . 22.4'O 2r. . . . . . . . . 2'JU ' 12. . . . . . . . . 20\9 21. . . . . . . . J.OG ; 13. . . . . . . . . 2i.t ( ) 2 . . . . . . . . . 19.M. ! I. . l . . . . . . . 20,5r2 2i . . . . . . . . . 20.020 , 15. . . . . . . . 21.6U 3'1. ' ) . . . . . . . . 1 . S2 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . 9.G" I , . Iea i1eitictiofl for un.old antI rturnt.I . . dcductons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lurcd . . . 1,233 P01(1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total ( . . . ' sll. . . . . . . .C .3i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dnl ' average net clrrnlnlol. . . . . . . 21.61 UiOItUI2 I. ' 'ZSCHUC ( 0:0lO Sworn 10 before too all SUISClhc,1 II my prc - t rnce thla 3d day or Ieeemlvr. 14491. . ( Seal ) , lay N. P. F'IIL. , Notary lullc . a 'I'Iwre nre stl thirteen tlnrH wihin I which .1tI e Scott may tollL' ! his I reSIgl111li44fl nUI let GovelnO' Ulunse : 11 the Illnce. What IR to hleole ) of JovIal old Snlta ChlR will : hlH shaggy helltl , nUI ( fur : 44 I we . 110 lint Jl't n snow storlltween I now 111 next ' l'iiesilny ? _ When the secl'ell' ' of nll'lculhl'e Is sued tht t I hulltil ) 1 ! I to t nlllJ'lse ) thl I I llcople ( that ther : : 'e eatn : too much It was : hot IIitClilCIl to . clltnl the eOliStIIIiIt Iui 1 of Nehrslm : City cl'nrwII ( wheat : mil : ( oat menIntronlze llle IinltistrIe4. 'rhe . Renlchllht of l'wHlmllel ) Ilhlc- . I hns : not yet penetltell lilahly . tlI'11 : u reCl'SHeH qf state InstnttJs at : Jllcoln. \Vitlt . unt the RhlloWH : l'e 1 ltl lon t. I'wn , whln the tIXla 'el'H wi I 11cth'u ! : the In forum ( bit to which thl I' are entItiel. enttel. \ ih' . Utt ! had hllel' talw charge of . nllngton Beach full let the Olaha . COllel'cal cluh ) trnsact its IlslnesH : through Homeholl who Is cocked I , 1I'IUmi ) 111 10lietl to tlo UII Omaha e\el y time Hhu works 'at ' cross 111'loSeH with the Biirllngtoii. . A l'uO' deale'H' : propaglUtll : : hi act- h'ely . el aJCl In , IJ Unll/ i campaign for the Itlleal ! ) of certalit objectonahle reatm'cs of the Sloclnh law. 'rhhi ' would hllclte ' that the legislative oil , 1001 w1 le\'er : lack u full anti " "Ilrct S\III ) ' of " red 11.1)1. I Two'yenrH ago the legislature paid l 81 clnts IJII' folio for priltn house rolls E Iml senate Illc. This 'ell the 1llnUI : . board has contracted for . like service It the rate of $1MT ier folIo. Does not that smnck of jobhery ) ? How much of , this cOltlact lilOliey Is to go to the B. & : . Jonrnnl its U slelt 11ItnO' ? 'rll Slate P'lnln , board hits con- trnctcd for the printing of the State . Board of Agriculture \ It the rate of ; $ : ' Ilel' folio. , Two . years ago the IJrlce pnlt for the same class of work : , vas : aIU. On the face of this showing I Is nillmlelt ) ) that somebody w1 get 1 rake . off. Who that lucky plrty mnr bo w1 bo Ilule ( mnnlfest later on. . The wonder Is that the State Board of 'l'I'nlslorla , tOI has hot asked for . nil 1II'oIJ'lato ) for mom otce hell ) . The last entry In tint btiavcl's docl.ot f WIS nlllu on .Inne I I ) host , tilce which time the board has hoen busy asilsthiig Judge llewtI' ! 111 the Iowa railroads : to prove that freight laCes are too low , nni whenever the secretarIes conlt get . n ( lily oI tlU'II thin clmlll they Peru. 'elot for the biiie.shiirted slatesman or : 'rile Bt'II lon ( J ollal his Long bcen the Slllclal apologist of the State BOI.t : ; of 'l't'IIHIrtatlnn. ) 1'hnt lll1r : has just . . secured the contract for doing tile ' - . cOltmct fo. toll print- . lug . of the hOI'tl nt the rate of $2.2 : 1e. folio. . 'j'wo years ago It dt tint work for . . ' ' 1.48. fu. . $108. This atlvlll1 , of nClll ' 100 itet' Cl'nt In lrlcU ) will toubtess be exlallll by ) the . flct that the Ilegetl ' . Boartl of 'JI'anRllol.tlton : his tlemlmttll double ! the amount of toubll Il0un Ipolo otc brain : ' tissue itt the 1IIIIs of the IIIImcldl , print shop. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , 4 - , 'j'hm'l' ' 8l'O SOII ) good features ! II the . II'ollosell urhit titt iou bill just luh.tHlucull In euligresS. 'I'hl chanccs lure , how- c ovel' , that the enl features wIll ho 1 , knocked out 1111 the bad fl'lhHlH I'f ' iii.Vhint Is Wlul'll ( hi HOt 1 111'11' , , lent l'OlllsHIII 1IIIIoll\1 ) ( hr ) the 1I'I'sl- ) , . dent : , which IUlnH luothC' Inlm'statl 4 , l'mIWI'CI , olmissiol 1\'lt'll Iltl ( ' 011 : trollti 1)y CO'llllthls : , hut nlhllton ) : by ) ' , i'hioseii fresh for 'Itch ' , jU'Y Ilst'n fol t'lIh case fl'om : . , , amonl tIHIII'I'I'SI.tl experts , ltll't'/lt- big both sites of the controversy ' In : : clllnl ( 11IbN' ) . . .44 1'ho ' easiest thhtig earth Is : tHll'St thll on to ge : U Inl to sign 1 15t1ti011. If lie t hush . ' licKs men who lut'it 1 ' ( 'l1utt'stilIg the that , and Ilolco cOlllsslol to 1(1101lt ) 11 I ; Ollhn 111 its liVe chief hind Ilrorlwt I tl.Hnslh'ts fully lS to the dllclllos : . , wih which thin lire Iltl polco cOlnuls- ' "IOUU'1 lire beset II relation to the so . k lectol or n 10)\ ' lire chief wo dOlbt t , - . - - - vel.y 1\Ih wheUll'l' they WOIM haye signed slwh I pothtioii. AH n iiuuttta ref of ( act , tht ) ' I11'C Inl'rcltod ( 11 Ilch lS : un'bol ( ) ' II In securing tile 10lt ox . 111't'II'nCl'tl ) 111 that can bo bid to sui I lIC'\'lso ) the } uttug out or l1re. Al I . . . things being equal , In Ollhl Luau 1 should I I\ thu preference , hut the : cOllullslon ) Ihoull not bo hnllJurcl1 11 making its choice where 1110Ul Ilwn millions or ProPerty aLit ! the 1\0 : of , CIIIUH are at stake. _ Th . . DEF/MT op . A .ifONUIOLi A short time before l the close ot the Harrison nl\nlulRtrntou Attorney Gen. coat Miller instituted n stilt In the Unied States circuit court nt BORton COlrt against the AmerIcan n(1 Telephone cOllln [ ) praying that what Is known ns the nerller ntents for n cOlblned tele- ' Ilholo nUll telegraph system , a slgnel 10 that COIIIU ) ' , he declared , 'ohl. . The gl\'l'lment presented n very strong case , 1 chIef point In which was that the llhmts wC'e IUlu'lllerl ) Issuel , the l1OI1I missioner hm'lng exceeded his power , , nll there wer charges oC mis- l'ehIrta4CuutfltIOui . 111 ( questoulble meth : otis on the 111.t : of the clllln ) ' In procuring ' curing the Issue of the lJteuts. As re cO'tlell Iii the tlHllllchl'S ) Ir t yesterday . 1 decision hits just betm ) ? reullet'et 11 the cnse , nlll I IH adverse to the cOllln % ' , the first defelt ( , we believe , . the great ttll'llllne luonOIIOI ) hlR ever met vltii. lu reutlC'lu the decision the court sall : that the COI'He 111'suetl by the " It'l'lcln Bel ! 'i'elephone Clml'aU ' 11ev- Ilh'll Ihe lufe'elce of tlsholesl ) III I lOut , therefore , there shIouIi(1 ( he I tie- cl't'e thlt ( till llhlt ! II Iuestol ( wnH \'ollllntl shll : he lel\'m'cll ( ill alli cult- veiled. Of COI'HU the lonoIJol _ " wi not rest wih ( hula , hut wi carry the r\le : to the higher courts , Hlee the value of lie I Imleut 1I'I1'ltl ( Is said to be $ ; , - 000,000 , lulI that IIOUUt 11 IlouhtesH \H'I'lslhulte ( , for wih ( lie Imtent secured to It the company wull 10' Illn I the t I . \ ii istut theti Ijiblich ally of the t lIeu for tl next Ireel ( ) 'enl' . 'Phie decision agahuist It In the circuit court , howt\'m' ! . Wa\'IIIH the hOlle tha I It wi leet dtfelt In the hIgher courts , Intl although It 11 > ' he several years befm'e this IH realzed : the II'ollsc of I Is encol'nlln , lt Uur vale to those who lre : ayitig ni exCessive aunlll : tribute (0 ( the 10101101 ' . It IH also 1 leaHSI' : . hug fact tu t lt host 1 court has heun fOlnt with the coullge to decide ad. \lrsel ' to this powerful eOIII ' , which his : hl'l'elofore bath C'el'rthllg ls own ) WI ) ' 111 hns : seeiiietl. by reason of his vast weaUh 111 Inl . diCe , to bo hInpregIIIthhe. ) No 10' uOIol , has beln 10l'e Ielcllss than this In laying the Alm'lcln PeoPle uiuuilet' t rlhl tc ( , so that t e\'ul' lneuluher of It has : becole Yelr rich In 1 few ycu5. : I I iuily : he quite natural ( that tlse men shonlll tlslre ! to contnue ltalll : , the Hillentlil ( harvest ) which their tnotibiioly l gives thel , hut they should not be ) ll'I'lltet (0 ( tl this I > ' any snch le- 1IIIIte means IH they nm clem'ly : showl to hl\e uset In connectou wih the Bet'hiuittr 1)ateltts.Vo ) believe that the decIsion rcntlerell ( hy .Iutl e Car - IIltcr ) Is rul ' jnstlet h ' the facts IH set forth ly Attorney Genuml : llel lnt atsoluitely sount , and It IH to be . lell'etet that such Is the law's delay that It Ility : he several 'eat'l before the case Is lual ) ' disposed of. oun GO.iIiI1flCl.1f. CONFLICTS. cO.l nOt GU.FMCTS. Amen tint unfol'h1ute fruits of tile ' telocl'ate tu'll IJo1c ) ' not the least 's lloUH mc the cOlme'cal conflicts In which It. has hl'ol\ell us with other c outtitries. 11 'c nsetuelce of Imposln a.o tlsel'lmllltn duty on Ge'lau sugnr , our cattle lia\e been exclllet from that mal'ket , anti we are tht'eltenCl wlh I mOI'e extentetl IJolc > ' of retlla- ton ( If thut duty Is not abandoned. .Iolnetl With GelllU II the retaliation Is i Denml'I" Int how soon , other coun- trleH 01 the couit mont will fail Into lute 10 ole call tel , II Itl1tol to thIs we tS : te Invo1'od 11 n controversy with pain , growing out of the imposition of excessIve dutes UI)91 Jmllrt from hat Ulltei States Into 'S i l. Accordh l ug tq ItlvlceH froiuiVaithihngton this t1lculy has reached 1 point justf'lng 01' Jo\C'nment In Inforilihiug that Spano Ih i Q\'ernmelt that iueusjstence : In oxd actng the tlHcl'lllnatng' ' duties would lu' h regarded IH hlltng the exercise by "the t II'esldeut ) of the IIOWC' of retaliation conCerl'et ulln him br l\w : I IPIIUIU'S that SI1ln haH two tariff schedules and hat ( she has beel collecting the maxi- . l1m 1 dutIes on Im1101.tS Into Cuba from this ( cOlnh'y whie Ilpl'IIg the uuiiul- mum 1 tuteH to CItliadiutli products In COUIJctton With OU5. Thins American f lour has been shut out of the Cuban u iutrket : . of which It hind Practically I 10nolJoly for several 'earl under the Ierlprocl ) ' l roement 111 11 01 her thlnJH our OXllolt tlto with that Islant hll h largely hubs off. Appeal nut ue- moustlance u Ilvhll failed to accomplsh a uiythiiiig It II now II'OIIOHOI to atelpt 10 t bring tlQ , SlanlHh JO\C'umclt to tcrUs t by entering UIHJ I cOUmercal contct , the effect of whlc . uuulgiut be 1 u4.lLuuuagiug : to our Interests its to those of Spahtu. . CII It be possIble ( list the i lliFtY In power hopes to extend the ' markets for Ale'lcan II'Olllctl ) hy this lells i ? IH It the hurt : of WIHllo11 to oilm 1 ) ) 1 trade war wlh that rest of that worll whel 01' 1 I'llu1uI1 IHollll's ' 1'0 u 810\111" fl'OI the 10st serious tle- ( II'eHslol theY ha\e ovel' eXIWI'lelcell , 'rIl whole tlolhlo II'Olt'I1 ) ! f\ol he ( IIHlllollelt I ( of the t'I'elll'oel ) ' ) ell ' . i tint thlt jltlcous 1)lln of ( ' 01 1 II'c 1 I t'XIIuRlou : hell Illht'ltl 10 them wUIII ho 1 Iii ) cOlh'o\'CI'S ' wlh Spain , 0cat - to woull ' 101 ) bl ex chiI ell fl'ol ( ' , mlu ' tutu DIUUUI'I" , lul WI wOIII not stllli lu tnugll' of I Illt ) ! > of \etlll- lou f\ol othll' couuurk's. ( At the ( be- IIIII 'of luXt 'CI' Ilzl wi leuI\ thin fm'ull' tm'll ( tllll's 01 our II'otllchi ) 1 1111(1 ( 011L ' t'Xhtts ) to that ' ' 111 01' tXIII.tS thlt country > wi deehhtue. ' 110 ( 'Ol'so or these ( UUlt\I.S Is : entirely latl11. I WIH ; to hlvo 1101 ( 'XLCCtt'I. In the case of SIII , sIn 4 111111 11 lie \O\'t'IUO that cnn ho oh. 1IhwII rll' . CIIHI hUIIOl'ls , wihnlt : too greatly oppressing thl II'ollle. altl I while It unity allJem' Ilflh' Iu tlsc\llll. : ute uiguuiuiiut the Unletl States II the le\- lug of duties I Is not Ilexlklblo ulter that circuutitstuuuices. " ' 0 1:1 11 iugree - . melt wih that country which wus muu . tunly ( atl\ltngl'OUI to 'tho IIOII or r Cubit Intl to our OWI lIOIlo. ) Under I t OUI 'I'XIIOt'tS ) to hu Ishltl weru II'gel ) ' i11Ci'uusel ( 1111 Its pCUllc ! obtained oui 1. II'otllcls ( 01) } 10r favorable I'I'11 that brfore. Whotlr ) Iatsfactor ( > ' or not to 81111ut nutl ( there WIS n good tleul or lllJIar OIosIUol . to If there , that go- CI'nlCut hush uiovou Indicated ni ) ' deslro ( to hu\'o It terminated. I was Ih:1- : toled by this gO\'crllcnt , nld wih thnt action wo lt least lI1J11lcd our : claim to further consideration. I SI\'O lie SpnllRb o"ernltmt good reason for n loss of confidence In \ , for when ni ngrcelclt or this klnt II contingent . ulml l the teuure oC 1 political 1111) ' In control of the government . nlli may ho tuthll'ssIJ' overturned by its succcssor thieve can ho little cotufitlence II the stability , or any arratugeineut. I Can- nell has been able 10 effect al atl " iuntageouus cOUmercnl arrangement I Is I tlouhtesR becluse 8111u has t'I'nIC' faith ' 11 that . cotntr ) ' mnllllllll" It PClhnps we have 1 good JlotUtl oC cotu- Ilia l lit , hut our . owu inhstnlu'tu policy Is t'esllolslble ) for shifting the advauutIugc we eljo'ed 10 our lel hboIH. I Is to be nlIHthelletl that iuohihuug ( wilt be dOle by the parts li IJower to t'elell ) tlls I cOltllol ( of Illh's and 1 ( lout before . that IIII ' cln : hu drh'll f\(1 ll\t. we slnl be Iii cOmll'lll coullcts wih hlif the yothil. : I is In : tlfolltlale sluntul ( Intl the OUtlook : fO' our still tlelllelsctl ( liahuisti'iat 1111 [ ngt'lctlulnl interests Is Incle less II\om. Istug hr It. Yet the ( ' ' . 1111 cotll' was nl' H\'t'll that the Ilellcl'nte PolicY wOlld I iii Lgeh3 Ilcl'enRe our fm'plgn triaie. GI'IXG 2H1 ( JSJ " 1 1. r. Whiuui Mr. \\T ? . ' . 'hel :1' Y. Morse jogged Coin uiulsshuiier . Ut ( for his IURte'I ) ' Ilnclh' . I II COl lce lon with thc stale full 10\lent ! hit the COllelclnl club fleet . hug last wcek he tOlchcd the ( helcol'tl I ( hIlt shoull ( hl\e bl'en IJle11 Iwntls I iigo. I IH wel Imuwn II Ilshle cl'cleR II I of the Ctllelclll cluh thnt : ht. Ut Is I 1 BUllhlJton hush ( rout thc ( soles of huh ; feet 10 the Ct'OWI of his hend. lie stat I hiiouigTit to Oinitiia nntl annie ' hl'tIITlt 01lhl1 lutle fl'elght L coiuuiuiisshoiuer . for the hllho/7lltl ) joh. ) hm's l by Burhiuugon ( . Inllelce I ld It lust I he said to his l.t'Cll thlt ho hns been I 1(1Slut to the Inlel'eHt to which he owes lug posithoti. ' 1hlt fact \\'U8 clem'I ) ' shown In the hearing of the IUx1n\1 : i rate contest In which : Ir. [ hits ( pliltI1 ) I te8tlln ' anti lettols elllllltons : hiity been ( luloteil b ' .1 ' ' hi 1110 by .1uIIJe BI't'wel' In 1 IUIIIol'L , of the 111011 side of the coil teuithoii. And It Is 10t 10 be expected ) I lint ( . the n. . : r leollltl wOllt ehlnge : hiI HilotH ) ( hy 11 1)IJlluton ) of Olaha Commercial chub lauiutt. I may as wel 1 be ) Raid uow lS lItter that :1' . ut has heen closely hdeuutitled vhthi the Ileltled wih Bllng- ton hench jtntl ! , which Is 111n ; C'I'I' ' sl'ln within t'each : to have the stati t fair IHl'lwllnl ( ' locatcd at r.lncoln. In \Iew of : the fnet that ( Burlington ofhiclaL Sat ut heldqlUlll'lS In Omuha mi well as 4 ; B\lngon ( olclalH It Llucoln : tie cc : lulnm's and co-workers In ho I 1huithhui - BlrllJ- ton beach Hllnu luau gobble It should : be 1IIIfest oven to I hl11 mn thnt : the ( 11'/loteIH ) oC the state fitly locuton lt Oluhl ale 11'ln their CaRl Iwn : ' when they place their proposItion lilt : the hands of Mr. UU. At Lincoln the : ' are IJllg laughed It lS a : set of 1)100111 . . tug idiots. The Bee regrets exceetihuighy I that I Is I COIIJelet to } ul the bell l'Ol ate 1 sountl the signal of ibhstrcsf. I mry do - no good lit this late juncture , hut wi [ I s ave U gOod 1011 : of useless exertiou : i . If ( lucre Is any show for Omaha In this p reject I mlst ulthcl lncu I lan lt the held who has no BUllntol strings to iihiui or mlko ' Its tm'ls with : . . H oidrege. That 'Is' , ( ctl ' Iolh'lge. ' rt "cx ctly the she oC thu SitlilItiOn ' lllthuert . .Is . , Sltlltol' lult'Jher.Q ( .uo use 0 Pt foolng .away hLeCtcLI5. ' " tiulit _ that co ll l bo le\oteil to solute other llojcet So f : ns : h' . Utt Is concerned , hu Is lt- ! oily 'mellhiu when any cheme Is I tle\lslt for the commercial mllntage . of Omaha unless the Burlington Is h I f aver of It and expects to II'olt ) by It. IS 1' A CONSI'lflAtJl't The ; treasury Iold ( reserve Is stendly ( 1Uinln ( Iowa . being now several nih 1- lon h ! below the amount which should be mi In tlllet for lie l't'ose of 10' " tellJto"n ' fluid 'l.uelln good the ct'etl of the goveritiutent. This . lopleton Is tue to the easter bnuuks. : : TheRe Ii 1- HUutons , having parted with U 111'gU : I10un t of their ell to pay ( for the lnst ISHle i of bonds by the OVellent , elthm' on theh' own account 01' that of their customers , now apIear to be en. g aed In restollng the gold to the I 1 . \UlIS , for what purpose , except the : g ratification of hoarding the specIe , Is not IV lent. There Is nothing II th : ie lullclnl s tulton to create anr Inxloty : which woull justify the hunks In iu C- ctlulntng old. No ( hunger exists of slh'C' iegIshtLtlon1 . ! lotwltlttlllnJ the 1II0110Hel efforts of sonic o the free si Li. vcr len to get sonic sort of U IWISt'e thlolll congress. In the first pine 0 , i hove Is hal I ' a Ilosslhlt ) . of the ( HIC' : , CUSH ; of such efforts , Int1 IC nnr RI\C' le h lsII tel should ( he 1 > ) ! sset ( ly COIl'eSH : : I I wouil be killed by the II'eslCl ) ( ! t. ' As I to lie nlw cl'l'cnc ' pIau now tind C' : eonHllelton lu tw ( house , It Is dent it- ful whether It w1 lu ItlOllted by that hotly , whie It Is lU'lctcl1y ) ISSUlcl ( that It cannot plRR ) thc seliate. Tint ci : iI. . site OIJlloRlton to I Is very sl'oll all stelll ) ' Irowll . , Intl If out house has : : II ' Icgnlt for puhlc sentlent the Carlisle bill still he Itjccttl ! ( by thlt bOtlr. .A solid l'uIJlhll'nn ( ! llwslion ) to It In the senate , /IIu11 I I.tlch ( lieu ' c , Is cel'tnll , nnt II'oI1hl ) ) ' 1 lumbel of tlelocl'ulc ( senllol's would Ilso OIJIIOSO It. As tlm'e ( Is , nothll to hI tthIl ) ) ' . luwlctl : fl'OI these sources , what othm' ( bluiger IH there Iltlucll" ( the banks to I I' " U 1111 to ell lt tIn : eXIMe of ti lie h'eas\ _ ' nail tl the olhIU'I'Utlelt of the' ( ( ivetiuutteult ? , 11'11 1'hel'0 Is no real tll/er , whitttttv ci' t/lel't CI\SlH for 11)I > thellhn ( the Itt hilly 1)0. 'j'hll . being the case , , thieve Is warrant ( or lie ( hdlof , whllh Is be- coining quite general . , ( hut the COII.tO oC he ( 1111.1 Is In 1)uirsuialice. of , 1 CO\ 11,1 ui iiders t a iu ii hug 1I0lg thel t I i , 111 tli the III'IIOSO ) Is cithior 'to force the " \'el'nlimt to ISHue 101 hOllls ( or to oIllln such le lslllon ( rout conga :55 lS these 1IIIIutoIH ( Islre. ? J nutty bl IlllOwhnt ) hll'lh 10 say thut the caste all IJnl.H l1e COlsJllrll iugnhnst hue ( h'ous. tlry , atid , therefore , n nllst , th ll ! ; oyt'i lii- Illt , hit this IH hel\g sahul , ' nipi ! If the t cqU'so that hIts hoen putrstieii Is per- )1'sletl Jor. Ihltct II I w1 Jlot be bug before the helef ) w1 hl'olo , ltncrl' ' Ulnt such h Is lie I case. N t hung 1010 tch'hlentnl to the banking Interest of the country t could hnllllen tul the Irowt of such 1 belief alOl1 tho. ( I co.llo . I would 011'10181) Sh'I'llthcl the opposItion to the nlUonnl 1anl's : , /ld Ilc1hulS ) to all bunks. I would seem to bo the Interest of these Ilsttutons , its wel as wise . : _ _ . . - ell sOllllJoler. to tic t\"t'J.thll ( Irc- lcnbte to rhivo I , , the h'clsur ) . front tlUrll ) IlhlolbarrSRlelt nUl to sustain thl ( \ or the ( goreruuuuicuit. I uhjeflLeitX ) ( ( ? they were t18118etl ) to i tlo this t when tlJ' l)01)uUhtlY ) Kuhscl'lhetl ) for thc bonils"i'ut IJUICR satisfactory to the O.t'llt1 \ ! but theIr SUIH1l'IUtlt cum' . ! lnlstR,1 .tloubt ns to Ito Integ- 11) oC theh' PuirPose. Pltll gold 1111 the IlenRlt ' 1oll ' to tl'nw I ell again ns sdon ns p'Mible does 10t show ni hUllst telh' t'IIII ) the ( goveriuuuielut. I I Intfn' : hllt'tes 1 tetelmllntol to tll.e ( the Cllbll' possible 11'lltn e of the ( I1t1iuticitf , ( tt1lctu1tkS oC ( lie ' 1 11 I chi thlhcllleR ( O\'er- I 1 l. I I Is 1 ' ldllol t\llt \ ouughit 10 l'UIIIlt : the : ( h'l ) nHl sm'lolR at tutu- 101 ( oC ciigt1,34s , 111 bit dealt with not ii' uuiitkt'shihfis , butt i)3 ' In'nclcal Ilgls- 111:01 : : lint ( wIII't'IIt I Rt'e nntl ) ntle- liuiate ' 1eltell ) 'rho II'otcctIUI ) or the lea81I' ' 1 IIISl tlt t l.oRslhll ) ) ' of 1 eOllllaton of banks to d'ihete ) I oC gold , 111 thlt such 1 thihiug IIht lint ) ' Ilcn'ls ) ) ell ' . too ol'lous , Is 1lllfesl ' or lie most \.lal hiuuhortnnce. The cloHII ( hol'H of the iiuhior . cciiru "entol nt 1)'I'o1'1'0 11111.etl by sOle t'lII'etlhlu IlcllluntR of IICIROIII feeling , hut slch outhn'al.s ) lire not uluHnnl In large Issellhll IS , 111 on the whole the coiiduct of thin ' cOlllct eoitveiuto lon COIIII'CI favorably wih that of the nalolal ) hotsu of representatives tutu slate legislatures t el'II ' . 't'intt this great mellll ) In behalf of orgauu- 17etl Inhol' still ( 'Xcii I fl1orhlu in. Ihlnee In the direction of drawing svorkliigiuieui Into trades uIIII nnll hhllll thel ( 10le closely together for lie ( cotiuitouu t'alse : of hnlllo\'ln ) ; the coiudlt lout of Ihu wOI'I.llg ( llsses It Is safe 10 i)1lIct. ) I would be UICIHltl to Ha ) Ihlt I all that WIS tole II the IUUel' of uleclarliig a loIhcy for lnhor tl'ell'ln I ) olc foInhO' was wise , hut on 10St questions the ( : wlon of the eon\cnton was JUt1cOUH iuutd HOUlt1 Pm'halls the ( most sellous loUII for cl'ltclsl Is the fact hint ( hue ( cOI'enlon conHlle1otl ( ( too many ' suhjeetH. ( 'I'he cause of lahol woull be 10'0 elect\j ' stl\'et I those \10 are cm'Jct wih Its IJ'onllon ( woull he cOllent to nccolllsh ) ) I few lefu'ls at n tIC , Instead of nttelHln ( ) to tiea COIIIIsh nil tllsll'et ( lelm'IS al olee ; The oidliituiice comivurtlug ItiVerSlI. , Ol'tllance cOIO.tnHh'elsll. Palk Ilto ( 'ulurruy : 1111. has llSHut ) tilL couuitcii. The halt thrown counci. .hu out for pm'- Ileluallg lie 11110 of ' 'Ol : hl'll\ : 1 donation of nine ICI"es' humid n ( ll- cent 10 the ( Iark . Inl ( this tlolaton haRa a strll tot ( 10 It br which Murray 01' ammybody ! else who succeels ( him as OWI ! oC tine . Murray tllCt ( will be flor- Iletualr ) rel \ ' ! . 1 ft'om sllecnl ) . taxes , Incl11n ptInsctserage . , . > , cui'h. side : : walks , ute. tqtiot1icrcs of mini Illo lcles It $00 I an acre are jr(1 ( IJ } $5,400. 'fiat would not grade , Pfl % " ) ' ahil sewer 100 ' lte Im\O 'mlt yilrds I ' . - J" " . , 10 'I1tS o f' bouievltr(1.'pIiio I ( Is where Iitscai1'i ; little joker C LI , NII'n. ' . A 1'0"1110 COlolu lol. ' Ofnh { 'GfoljiDemocrnl. I Is prernatrofo talk about the r preraif tall aleut ( net ' . than to note t1e : foregone arul iflvtgoratini fact that ' . fOeone all Invloratn he Qa'.t'lbe : beaten , Jet him hat 1 from sXbere-lia ' . - hal fromYere . hl 9 ) - . - I . Ul tter . tie tnterr 010 ; In. - ' , ! { r&s flecor.er. t rk f , - ' OI,1 ourst. Uib'1at ni'trnnics 1avdr l' re- trcment tH ! Ib/11 tenders. They repre- sent 3I5,0OO.OO-1of ' 16.000.0':0c capItal on which the' naton pays no Interesl. _ The banks would' prefer to supply their place with currency : based on. _ bearing _ _ _ _ _ l per _ cent Interest wUoo the OOit , Cnn o.- in. Chicago lecord , Much douht has been eJ-ressed as to the fate or the new financial IJlan In Washing - . tn on. The senate and the' house oC represent atves tI have been party sounded but her ! Is I absolutely nothing to indicate how the Sugar tret and the railway lobby reao the measure. regr ' . . The II.urnncl , Lung ilutil. Olobe-Democi-at. The AmerIcan fire Insurance S h ave had a comparatIvely good year thus f ar. the losses footng up $105,769,600. against ha $32.817.400 for the same tme In 1893. I Is I a pity that we all satsled to call a good cal hewIng what In Europe would bo termed startlngly , bad. - . . Tone JO\VI Your Diet J.nn8a&'CI ' Stnr. The Alculurl department Issues a solemn - emn bulletin telling tS that we eat too much.Te various provident and benevo- lent l associations should have that buileti a frmed and posted conspicuously In their Iooms , Now that a cell wInter Is coming on peoI)1e cannot be too watchful of an abstemious - stemious diet. . Tribute \lorlcll skill. Jndlannpls Journal. An American Iron iompnny has captured a $13O4,0OO contract ( ruin the Russian goVernment . - ernment for supplying armor plate for sU/JPlYlns / arl0r two new battle hip against competIng ' bids from the armor plats manuructurers of ! F nland. France , anll G0Zfltifl Includlu KruIIII. The contract Is the largest Including ; I by any European government In recent years. and the fact that It comes to the : United States Is a tine advertisement Cor Amerlcaq enterprise and skill. The 101 fldultry Movement. Brooklyn EaGle. South Carolina. proposes to exempt Crom i taxaton for ten years the capital and pro - C.ty Invested In yeaII manufactures. pro\J- \ this once before and when taxation was resumed - sumed the "new manufactures' manufactlres" disap- peared. hancock said that the tariff Wi is a local Issue. To see the Charleston WIS \ ' 5 and Courier. which Is an extreme revenul reform journal supporting this scheme of state protection to local Industries nrov the triumph oC propinquity over 1)01 IJrves not oC eXIIdlenc ) ' oyer exoelence In goven mental affairs. . Out ot lie " ' 00118. Denver News. Whatever judges may thlnlc of theIr rIght to UIJPI' the law oC 1S0 to strlter on mn i - 111- wnrs. there Is not a schoolboy who ilo es nol Imow that congress In enacting It lees contemplated auch I result 'fhe clenr-cut purpose oC the Cramers. disclosed In thQ I speeches of senators and ntprcsentatlvc .13 , and In every word'lnd line ot preaentatve/ . to prohibit comhlnatons of capital from tvLi. . ItrlctnHnd Impairing the commerce oC the u'lry. Th3q1ae Iactcaly acknowl- edged this In hkt : I ecision but hangs his ; tllstoution oC thQ ( I\\ upon I thread IO Blender - der that at a glurc he proCession must see that ho violates eVe canon of constructt Dii familiar to It II dpi I i so. constructon Dhlllllh.f . U"nk fliflobsia. f44 , , tork Sun , ' or Most assuredly the responsIble officers ot banking Institutions are fully Justified In holding all thel ( erplo'el to the strIct ( st line ot rl h and proper pelonul condu cc. No man Ihoull tle 1 place In a bank who II not willing to submit to rigorous ills ci. 1)1mb U8 recnrd hI habits of life . I In. I dlvtlual liberty .1 t tW restricted , I Is nt e- eKsary Cor Ihe ( safe conduct oC the huslless that It Ihuld b.1 ' Ot course . the presldenll ; \ III other IitgitEtLOlftets . . ot the banks wi themselves obey such rules as they may lay I Ilown for the gtItJbiIlce oC their enbordinat Be. I a bank clerk 1anot drink In a publo place , 01 enter 1 pool room 01 play hokey or craps or give way 10 any otHer bud habit , neither may a Panic president. - - - 7 - - - - . rut : lU.1 Tllt R .1 IIItRS4. , - OMMIA . Dec. 19.-To the E,1or ot The n e 1 The thanks ot the republicans or Nt- br aska . lt hat those who are not replb , hic ans merely "ror revenue , " arc due to ) OUter ; tot the complete and candid manner In 1 whIch you ! 0 ably answered the query a to why you ! 11 continue to bl I republican . The qiutetion-tuncahled for and : ql ston-lncalll Ind impertinent- uggesl that It was left-over ! ! n lef.onr squib ot Ihe recent catripaign like thl otter celebratior Jourlh or July frecracker Ilscovered celebralon I boy In the lining ot his jacket Ot course II I had ( to be fred , whether appropriate or not ye ( ho dignifIed and unassailable reply cOles like the business boom of a hue : Krupp gun , Iho echoes of which will reverberate - berate through the his and valleys oC Ne- ! "aleys br aka and jar to fragments the glas I ho uses at some ot our would-be statesmen . I Is f be hoped lint ( time searcher tom knowledge who propottHled hat ( question has ! alned the Ilformalon he desIred . for . 10 laler what may have ben the motive whIch Insplrell tIme questloim / has resultell In eli citing many Items oC the political his lor ( ) ' ' oC our state which mutt b ; , Instructive to hi m . as well as ot great general inlercst. The result oC the Iatt election most clearly hulcated that to the ( majority oC the voters : of Nebraska the eolannlon : solcle,1 by the calow editor , In his effort 10 IngratIate him ' se lf into the ' " " sel good favor of "the bosses . was : I un necessary antI uncnled for ; Indeed , It I : t shoul begin to dawn upon the mlul of the ( rur,1 jourlalst that the course IHrwt1 ) ! ly ; The Dee and the consstenl : policy of its ebb editor has very recently been emphaticihit 41 cmphntcly vlulcalel ! Is Il nol about ( into that country icnlghit ) mlgls or the shear nail l'aslE pot who flaunt tie rllJlblcan bauner should devote their tme ; tent acquiring sOle knowledge ot the hlstoy , , and 'nchlc\ments ot lie ( part , that Ihey ce ate to hose as censor amid critics oC a i Journal of such wIdely recognized merit and repulo as The Bee. smith exercise Ihe.1 cner- gles In support ot the Ilrlnclplts lmromui ! atell In their party \laHorls Rul In sup 110rtn as Its candidates cean ren ot Iwown ahll ) ' , alt only such as are /001 len a 01 1 lrue ? J. M. IIIJTC11INS. . TUIC UJCIUH."U ( Jn lWUW'.I ; baton herald : As there Is nothing In the export movements to nccoint for such ait heavy reduction , the only inference from lhe ( conditions which we have described Is I thal ( a large amount or the yellow metal 1 yelow turned II by the syndicate was gold "with a citing. " , Dulalo Express : The loss ot gold Crom the treasury ) ' since a week ago Friday has been $ It,151,000. ) On slrarers sailing on : Saturduy there went $3,680.000 to Franc 4. The reserve Is hills ( . below the $100.000,000 lark. m and the rapidity or the fail Is Start 111 mg. I should lalle congress look semloush : I. at the probler before It. serlousl' Denver lepublcn : Let the yellow mete 1 go IC It ttlli. We fought the war oC the rebelon to a successful Issue without gold I and wo can fight any Industrial or lght 01 commercial - mercial or financIal war that may be force upon us by coining our own credit and ( I mailing the most of our own opportunltie S If every ounce or gold In the United Slates Is taken 10 come foreign land. New York Tribune : The gold-iuungr y leeches ot Europe arc again pumping goll-bungry the y ellow metal out oC the yelow treasury fesere so greed I ) ' that Mr. Carlisle lay soon have 10 sell another lot of bonds In order to keep thi vauls frol being totally eniptietl. The : s Peculative manipulators ' speulath'e ot time world's gold I supply never fail fal to have fun with a mnn lke Mr. Carlisle when they find him nt Ihe head oC a natton's financial affairs. Kansas City Journal : The nation Is bing mulcled In a gold-bEaring debt every Cew 4 m0 00this . or weeks by gold loans to keep up a fictItIous and dishonest reserve and then Irawn out again by the loaners 10 repay the t borrowings that covered tIme loan So long as thE pol C ) ' or this great nation Is dictated from the stock board In New York and by , the men who loon money . so loilg wi Ihls swindle last-tor. In plain honest words that Is what I Is. New York Times : I Is easy to say ns some oC' ' ' tild newspapers arc saying "Whlt Is the use oC ! loan to restore the resert 03 reserc when the gold slips away .vIiiIn a for tight - night ? " In one sense there Is.no use. Thnt Is i to say ) single loan of any praclcable a mount r would ' put s , much gold In the' treasury' that the resrve would surely not 'b3 lMphlrl' 'n I thb course ot time. So' long 4 as'the treasury Is the ona open reservoir oC. 4D am lable gold , and so long lS the demand , notes arc reissued with which to take It ou t . the h gold wilt few out whenever It Is wanted ' In I preference to greenbacks. geebncks. _ _ . . . J41IvJiie ; ! , : UiTH. : - Philadelphia Record : Charley ( bidding g ood-by-I ) haven't the ch'eel ' to kiss yet f AlceUse mine. Syracuse Post : McSwatters-I hear thi Lt Sklply Is going to settle In New heal , . that I SkJply's Tailor-I wish he ha settled here , . fl aiL. I Hartford Courant : "They tel me your Iervant Is a jewel ; said the caller . " " "Yes replied the hostess wrrly "sue 'ii so much more ornamental than use/uI. " - Boston DuUetn : 'Say Jack what Is the capllal oC Switzerland ? " Jack ( who has Just returned from abrad ) , - Why . the money they get from tr\\elers , ot course. Detroit Tribune : "She married below her wak 11 lfe . " "But she Is only n chorus singer " "Certainly. Her husband Is the trombone - bone . " , - Vogue : Conductor-How . old arc you lte ! Irl ? Buffalo Courier : Pennel LinoaIily-Tl ) flu unoolY-Tha edior ot the Hustling humorist may be fond or poking fun at others but there Is one thing sure. . Bogs-And what.s that ? Penner-lIe docn't . know how , to take a joke hlmselC. The infernal old duSter per- sists In returning all 1 send him. A 'rEIRDLE 'fnREAT. New York Pieas. Are you going homo to your mother ? " asked he The question came wIth a sneer- "No ; she I'm : not so foolish , sir , " answered "Pm going to bring mother here , " Then down on his knees the husband fell And sail he had treated her Ill . Cel AntI ) It she wouhln't do that h&tt-weii , She might step on . his neck he'll-wel atI. A 2lIUX01'ULJ.7"i lt'.L.'TS. - Sam Walter PAtiS . In Ynnkce Hnde. My wants are Cow , I sIt serene Ullon conlentmenl's llIghilIiiItlS . 111 1111s. I I can have earth's cOltnentl I curl 10t for Its Isiaiids . I would not climb upon a throne Through seas of bloody shitmghmter , ! I I can cal all lands my sluu/hler . Why you can have the water. Give me but these they mire enough 'fo suit my humble notion . AntI you can have for all YOUr own "fhe land beneath lhe ocean And 'Ua 1 generous slice DC earth And doubtless quite fJrollc , I vou can only drain It once : 'fhe bed oC the Pacllc. And nil I ask Is Just thus earth ' 1' t'/ulato and man . It . And I surrender all toy claims ' 10 every other planel. Anll 10 you see I cut my cloth On a I contracted paler : Give mo the earth I drop nit claim To Uranus and Saturn. . Little I need. m ) ' wants are few , Nor would J hav" Ih.m greater. I only walt the land between The Iiolls and the equator . Give mo the earth 'tilt all 1 ask 1"01 le and my wife Sarah. Then P11 give all fellow I'l al my relow men A house lot In Sahara , The earth Is very very small. AntI lot In ( geol repair ; Compare wllh Sirius It Is A Very small affair And I just want I whie I lve , And leath , J'I not resist him - For after ( 'th 1 hOllo 10 get TIm whole great solar system. Highest of al in Leavening Power.-Lntcst U S. Gov't Report DVA1 Bakns L'V Powder BSOWTELY , PURE _ . - - - - " - - - - - - - - - - - I ON FEEDiNG WHEAT \ TO HOGS I Seoretr MOltn SpRtkS of the Value nn I I Methods of the Move , - rOUND I MAKlS SUPERIOR PORK I , IcAul8 ot UhAOrnlol ! nl lie South In- ) kotn I'rrhncntnl 8tnUnn-\rilntnl Whclt Crop : nt So 8ntht.lctnrr Nor , Icrchnntnblo n" 1.lnt ' car. WASINGTON mll AU 0 [ THE mm , . H07 ] Street N. W. . ' WASHNGTON , Dec. 19. The feeding of whea to animals ha : bcome so general throuRbclt this country that requests are nol constantly received at L lhe AgrIcultural department for Informaton ns 10 time best mtthots ot feeding that grain to cattle . hogs nli other animals In ills - cussing thc subject In nn interview tota ) , S Secrelor Morton sall : "Wheat value as : an animal food Is great. hit the wheat miami t bo used carlfuly nn,1 , wih duo regard to the hnblls amid envlronmenls oC the animals ami 3I I the l forage feed accompanying It. Growing U11 , fattening animals Were found 10 thrlvo u pen it. "The Profit In feeding ! wheat when that ceo rcal arid corn are talen at thc sale Price Is I greater thnn In Cetl" : the hitter. " 'hent weighs 7 cent heavier per cet than corn "Tho Soulh Dakota experiment slaton Its : I made a very cOlllrehenslvo anti rxhaust.o experiment In CeelUng ground whlat to hingi . 'fhe Pork froll that Ccctlng Is prolounced I sUerlor to any other "Tho feetlng should be begun b ) giving very smal quantIties to the anhna1. I Ahouhl ho mixed wIth chole,1 , II ) ' 01 wih other gratis. The department will urnlsh lenfels upon the subject to nil country itews pnpers. "Tho prospect Is that the Argentne wheat c rep . which Is harvested this mouth . wi I 10t be as satisfactory as It was last year , nor t heir wheat as Ilcrchantable , " HEHlEHT ON AmlH PLATE. The sclale committee on naval affairs hat , I the armor Illata resolution under conshilera . ton at its meeting today and postponed 1 fnal action on It until the next uneetitm , . meetng. The membera of the committee were loday fur n ished. prInted cOllies of the llstlon ) ' of , Secretary - retary Herbert taken bforo the commitee at Its last mneetiimg. In his testmony the secrelary explains why he did not diver i : the conlract. lie sold : "When the Cameo came up before the dellarlmelt there werc two courses open to me ; one was 10 abr- gale the contracts with Ito Carnegle3 ea- trely and refuse to allow them to make any more orator plate giving all. the urmor to the Belhlehem compan The objecton : ) to t this course was that ( the Dethlehem company - pany had II hands full lt this time cornii ' was behind with its contrcts , This Investi - gnlon by the cotmirnittee . you will remember . , t tool place more than a year ago. I wool I have i taken fully eighteen months for the l Belhlehem company to complete Its own : c ontracts. Not only would the goverment have ben delayed but there was nothing : to eompensalo for the delay. I could not get the work done any more cheaply else whcre. Any new eomlJny that might have bId for the work before undertaking It woulj : have 1 to extend its 111ant and put In a large amount of expenslvo machiney. "I sent for the president oC time Bethlehem company and Inquired oC him whether I I I could get more battleships ordered. his company could make armor more cheaply than It was then doing . the prics paid the two companies being the same. 01 course I did not let him know- of the Investgaton that was going on. His reply ] was that he could not 'lalle any lower rale. So I was clear tbat , first . If I abrogated the contract with the Carnegie company and gave It 'o the L Dethlehem l company thIs would be to deJa ) ' , the delivery ot armor , for which Ihe' ships were already waiting . for ol , .or. two year 01. else I must ( hid some other company to I : take t the contract . and there was no Qlher company equipped 10 male the armor thnt wa needed Under these conditions I determined - termined to let this company go on . provided I - vided I should pay IJamnges. "The department , know ! that some ot them plates were defective . but It was beleved they would stand the ballIstIc test ; ; that Is the lowest test. The company was bound to I make them as much better than this as IIt could 'and wAs liable In damages for \l i L tolurQ to do so I thought therefore , It was better to leave the plates on lie shIps and simply assess the damag " Mr. Herbert also said tIre Inspectng s. office : rs had h not been ns dIligent lS they'mlght have been and added : "Since the Ilscovcry oC I these frauds they have been more vlglnnt , not only thmcre but elscwhero. , and In two cases since that ( into Iwo other companies have been detected Lit Craud. Inspectors at i the Carnegie works were lnposc(1 01 Cor the reason that they were not present at i " night. "Now they inspect day and night " Iii the course oC his tttmony he sold : "Ono timing I wi say. IC all these plates could bo good and stand the ballistic tea t . then It ) \'ould glenUy benefit the rel1taton oC our ships. I would remove the suspicion that has bccn created by the publicatIon oC the evidence. I. on the other hand several oC them would prove to be more def ctve , - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - - - - - I t han the board has bele\'el ( them to be , If I would Inrgel ( hiscrethit the nnf. " I NImnASKA IN CONGRESS. Congressman Bryan tOn , appeared before hue ( ' 1IIcla ) tMllUIO on cllcton In advo. . cacy ot his rlsluton limiting the presidency nllo- to 1 single uemni Congressman JalOer will bo unable 10 return - turn t to NlbrASkn for the Christmas hmoli- dars on account of his committee work hol. Selllor MnOllron today offered n resolu. rlsoll- ton , which was adopted . providing thnt the Rlcrclory ot time interior shall report to the senalc the number oC acres of iniblic linus 11bic 11 i thin state oC Nebrka , exhibItIng In lmh Inll report the numher ot acres In lach county at f the state , anti In each Inml district thereof , , . anl showing the nUlber at acres In the ao tale havIng ben tkel under lImo land laws oC r the Unied States havllg been abandoned or relnqulshCl by time settlers thereon. < This resoluton was IltrOluee1 10 ollnil informs- ( bit which will 1101 wi Prove ! valuable Ullon the en' nctnllt ( of Senator Mnnllerson's bill . which Ilrovldes i that all Imblc Inllls belonging 10 Ihe United Stales situated lit the slate 01 Nebraska shall ho granted to the state for Ihe t InltlOSC ot nhlng In irrigation and reo . clHnalon thereof. CongresslOI Bryan wi SlllAlt tomorrow 01 lie ( Carlisle financial bill. Congresslol Pickier of South nakota to . u lay introduced 1 bill providing that n 1)en- ion c not IlsS than U2 per 10lth bl graiiteml that antount 10 nil wIdows now drawing less than amount.N IN A ( ] NBnAL WAY. The secretary oC the interior has reversed the decision oC time cOI\nlslonlr of lie ( geit' ' ' el- oral land olce In time case or , lAmes , I ) . ledllglon l , against Jeremiah E. I\el , In the Wallrloln district South Dakota , hold. Ing l that portion or lllhllgtoU's entry which conflicts with Kelly's for cancellation. A posloOco has been IstnhlahCI at Elni commissioned Springs . Sioux postmistress county . ha . . anti Katie Murphy Postmaster ( have ben nllpclntcll In South Dakota as follows : Corlnldt , llmunds ] eounl ) Ole Andersoim vice J. A. Westgate , resigned ; h.iuulcn Lincoln eounl ' . rCllgucll county . B. Jnltb- Boil . vice n. 111g1801. rest/nell ; Miner I , Miner cotmrity , C , II. Coy' , t'ico Mary I. Itob. mien , resigned ; Mac' , Lincoln coummty , Julia Mortensen , vIce Il. 11 , lIaison , resIgned. Al.l. t'ANI' ' 1'O'1'.tIl. 1ruittui t'iu , , % 'IsIi to .ttivicittu thin Carlisle v I i Il I ii mid 'Flit ny % gelnet. WASIIINOTON , Dec. 19.-Au , unexpectedly strong opposition to time CarlIsle eiurreucy bill is disclosed by ( lie list of those who imava asked for titmic to eneak on time mnensure. Two lists have be'nt macdc , one for inenubers of time banking eoiumrnitteo who svlsh : to bo heard , anti time other for miicmnbers not eu tue committee. Tue conmunittect list shows the muonibers liviiieti lit party lutes , except Representative EllIs of itcntticky. The other list shows fourteen immeumilrs tlmo will 51103k for thmq bill anti thirty ngaiumst It. Of ( Ito thirty agalmust. It , eighitecmi are theinocrats. 'flue list of speakers Is os follows : For ( lie bill : McCreary , h'euidieioi : of'est Virginia , Iiynum , Tahhert , Berry' , Lane , llrickner , Sales , Cartitim , Tracey , Llvimugstomte , Groshmamit , Coonibs , Stockdale , Against ( lie bill : Iiuugley ( rep. ) , SIbley ( Oem , ) , Ilemidrlcks ( deiti , ) , Cochran ( dciii. ) , Bowers ( rep. ) , Bland ( demut. ) , Ueltzlioovr ( Oem , ) , CeiTeen ( theta. ) , Mehaurin ( dciii. ) , Bryan ( Oem. ) , Daniels ( rep.Veadocic ) ( Oem , ) , Patters ( roIt , ) , C. VI' . Stone ( rep. ) , C. K , Bell ( Oem. ) , Lacey ( rep. ) , Magimlre ( dent. ) , Itichartisout of MIchigan ( demo , ) , Nowlands ( sllverlte ) , flolhiver ( rep. ) , Siunnsomt ( pop. ) , I'emice ( Itoh ) . ) , Ihoeui ( itop. ) , Cooper ( thorn. ) of Texas , ltawlins ( dem. ) , Ilohmnan ( Oem. ) , Nehil ( dom , ) , .1. C , Bell ( pop. ) , Little ( deiti , ) , Hatch ( Oem. ) . All of tlioe for the bill are democrats. Those against it are : Democrats , eighteen republicans , seven ; liopullsts , four , and New. lands , silver , omic. _ _ _ _ _ 5 /trbitriitiou iii Fra"co. . WAShINGTON' , Dec. 19.-Those ts'ho are - Interested In ( raining a code of arbitration laws to prevent or terminate strikes and hockouts nuay find suggestions In a report made to time State department by United States consul Whiiley at St. Ettlenne , em. bodyIng time dOtalls of ( lie Ftoncht law of hSO2. and a summary of its practical re- suIts , ! i'hue details are very clenr , and sta- ( liticS are gIven for time year 1893 , when there tvere rat strikes In France. In 109 cases recourse was had to time arbitratIon act , In thlirt-seveli of these cases tile em. Players autO in six cases the worktngmea refused to accept arbitratIon , In two cases both sides declined to accept the findings. I'ornvtan increasing Tobacco iutleS. WASHINGTON , Dec. 19.-Probably to meet the emergencies of tIme rebellIon , the Peruvian government Itmis already incresed the duties on cigars , cigarettes and tobacco from others titan South and Central Amer. lean countries , which Is now taxed at lO soles per kilogram ; ordinary cigarettes at O ttoies lCt 1,000 packages , and liavaima cig. arettes at 100 soles. Thu dutica on oIlier terms of tobacco are in ProportIon , and tttc government offers at public auction the duty on the consumptIon of tobacco for a period of tsvo years. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ tt'orliiuig for tue itnusrlcan Meat Trle. WASHINGTON , Dec. 19.-Ceorgo It. Do- via , director gemueral of tue World's fair. line arrived In WashIngton as a member of the Westera Iloard of Trade , endeavoring to secure the removal of time German era- barge on cattle anti meats. Mr. Davis is opiiosel ( to retaliation , antI Is devoting lits energies to securing congressIonal actIon on the presIdent's vlan of repealing that dis- crlmnlnatlng duty on German bounty paid sugars. = - Your Mouuny's rOi.tJi ot Your Miluy Btok : , . . S -.Bisnark- - , The Man wi/li the Hollow Read , , . , , . , Performs [ [ is . 0 Frceths of Nalurc , ' in Our Corner Wiudozc' ' - I'Vediiesdy and Thzersdty Ecning Dream Clothes. . - Hero are a couple of garments br night wear , We have most every sort , ; . at' night shire at all sorLs ' . . . of prioos , l'ron-i the plain . , . white up to the silk em- . : . ! or the latest striped silk , The suits and I , . ' ' . . ; ' overooats at $15 , $18 and 3 $20 are sjilendid values at those prices. Perhaps not the best in the great wide world , but oerainly the poor of any in this congressional district. - From now till Christmas the children's department - partmont will show somovery handsome boys' furnishings - ings and novelty suits and overcoats , BROWNING , IING & C01 , Reliable Chothilci's , S " , V. Conies' flfteciitii nmtd Douglas Sta. : . .