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TH OML DAY JD 'rUJ SDAY , DEOE rER 21 1804.
. TIlE OMAHA DAILY DE : .
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- TImME 01" Et'ISCJI'ION.
I DII J ' e ( Without Sun4tiy One Year . . . . $ 8 0 '
- ' , .i , . ( M untay . One YCLt . . . . . 10 (
I. Hx . Months r"'l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 (
. ! ' 1"nlls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 ro
Sundny nee , On YNlr . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
1/lurdn ) ' flee. Onl Yeut . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 & O
Weekly Dpi' . One Ytr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . &
OFL'IC1S.
Omnhn , ' 1" . flpn fluilcUng. ,
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Soulh Ornnlit. Corner N nnc Twenty.fourth StL
Counel lurs , I : Imrl ( rct.
Chicago ome" 317 Chnm"er of ( ThmmnrC.
New York. Ho"e 13. I nlHI 9. Trilune nI1 !
, 'Vahlnllon07 ? I , ' Sle t , N.V. .
con3tEsI'OilLNCC.
I fHIONI LNCI
MI cnmmunlcntIoni telnflng to news nn.1 e1I. .
Al eommunlentonl telnlnl e.l-
tOlal malor should ho , nddl . eMNI To Ihe 1dttor.
IIU8IES i.ii-rmts.
' JUBINES J.I ; TIS.
Al "uelnoRR Ipters Rn,1 remltnneel 8hol1 ' he
iddrtsed 10 The flee pub1Ihtug cfflflpflfly . ,
IddMBled lee l'bl hlnl cmpnny. .
Omnha. , Jrnts. checks an.1 I'oeloleo order to
0 made pnYAhl" 10 tu' o"ler or the Cnm"Any.
Till ; mm l'UJ.hHING COMPANY.
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bTATCMflNT 01" ClItCUt.ATIO.
George II. Tzsehuek. Ateretnry of The tN' l'uh.
J.lln comlilny . helnl , tlly PWOtfl , 11. ' . that
the RetlAI number of Cul ( anti complete cO\los
of the /.ly Matning , I'\'cnlng nn.t . Hunlay flee
rlntcd during the monh or November. 1S94 . was
lS f"lnws ! :
1 . . . . ' 2).C : ) 10. J . 2)tlt )
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2. . . . . . . . . . . . 2I7 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21C 21.51
3. . . . . . . . . 27,5 1. . . . . . . . . . . 2l.li.
4 . . . : I . b2 : 19 , . . .
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. i 4..21.2 ; . . . . . . . . . 21. ) . . . . . . . . . . 21.41 21.51
C. ; . . . . . . . . 21.li3 21. . . . . . . . . 2'1.1.0 '
. ' . . . . . . . . . . 31,2. ; 22. . . . . . . . . 21.1
R. . . . . . . . . . 2.9 ; : 2. . . . . . . . . . 2".2.t "
0 . . . . . . . . . 21,036 24 . . . . . . . . . . . .
' ' 10. . . . . . . . . . 21.408 2 . . . . . . . . . 21iI )
\ 1. . . . . . . . . . 22.1' ' ) 2G . . . . . . . . . . 2).12t
. 32 . . . . . . . . . . . 2,4SI . 2. . . . . . . . . . . 2).06 )
; , 13. . . . . . . . . 2JOt 9 28. . . . . . . . . 19.f18
' fi . . . . . . . . . . . 20,62 % . . . . . . . . . 2.020 ' )
25 . . . . . . . . . . 2,5iO 30. . . . . . . . . 1 . 82
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . " O.9C.t
JCRS dcductlon for unM"llI and returned
, de.uelons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . relUrlel . . . . . 1.282 :
. Total 101.1. . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , C41,3i2
' nAly n\crge net creuInIIrn . . . . . . . . . . . 21.G12
, u:0\01' : : I TZSCIUCr
Iworn to herore and subscribed In '
Swor me II 0) "res-
I' ' crce this 3t day uf December. 1 & 91 ,
i _ ( Heal , ) N.J. ) 'llIb. Notary Putdte. u _
I We Will II't'Seltr ) Imow mOI ( Iholt
At'IWIIIIS titan wu do nho\t ) Anicrl .
t CIIS ,
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I IH t ( ; Ilhlc 10 t he II. I wnl of lcef down
II M I hHIHSlppl ; ) tlless 1tts and order Il
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resioreti
reRIO'cl 1)'omlI )
t
i Another weck wi wlll11 1S ! ) 111 I
I . most vcolllc ) wi hIl thIs hurtl tmcs 3
I . yel l' n chcel'fll good u 'e.
! . I 11 10 1c hOI1ll that thc shavll of
I ClllloreH' ) \\'lnts wi go out or datc
frotH ntnl after the first ' ' It
frol utl afcl' Il'st Thl'stll II
Jiiitutti ' y. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The Iowa mlh'olul commissIon hal 1
r bettor c'oIH\lt the taX1)tYIS Itl RhIV'
1 . Ilers of thlt siltu ( hefol they cousunt
to mlHu tw ( freIght r tcs.
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'oflgressflluht Sll el' Is } CeIJlll
. ; f or n Icall Into the court of clulms. I
Is / life voslton with $ 1OO n yen : I.
snln' ' . Why etn't : : \ . Bryan get such ]
, n ser SIUII ?
, The IetrOICtltfl ) 1)VOdtlCt or " ' '
- . 'oleul Il'olluct o W7yorntn. g
' ' If growIng to 1\'e ) roportIout3. Tim C
. 'wl Ronn cOle when the whole we it
. will look to that state for its coal 01
. and lubrIcator. .
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. , The 1101 ) tax hus hccole ) Ilnost ol ) .
, _ . Bolete In this stnte , hut If every I an ,
j ' between 18 and no hat to , jtay that do 1-
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. .lnr toward mnlntnlnlng government 'i'
.i woull let n rO\lHl $20,000 n rcar. :
Tue : nps l nibll ; : nuothet' victory
bit Chlnele territory. 'rite Son of
ileaveit , It nIJ\'S. : . Ils . not I single
conlnnnl1ng eC.t ' vorUiy the' I nne.
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: No wonder he Is hot after a treaty of
Ilcnee. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
, George Francis 'frln has sent / pos-
tnl cal'l leslnge ) In red and blue to
. the luulo , wnrulng hIm Igalnst en-
tniiglliig nillatices. A l'cSOUse Jl'OI
the Mikado will be looked for wih 1m.
t patience. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
' [ 'he 1lmllo b. Inclined to look Ullon
the Chilese pcnco offerings and over-
tmes for a I treaty of peace with n good
. 'dCII or , suHlclon. ) 'l'he l.ndo has
cwhlent.r read Bret ilarte's version
. of' the heathcn Chlnee whose ways
are dark nli tricks are vnln !
: irs. PhIL ) Sheridan Is said to he
t . 1110st the only wIdow or n great warfl
' chief who has absolutely declined
dcclned
to nCCQI1t 1I\'HCH ) nnl gifts o all soils
, slnco the general's dealh. For this
? Irs. Sh'hlnl Ii tltlel to thc respect
nut ! esteem or ' all 1)atrlotic citizens. I
Is I .good cxnllle , ,
We are glad that the remains of Sit .
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John 'l'holpson am now safely on shill'
' ; bOI'1 of In occult slenmer. For lt
least sIx tbtys , while the vessel Ii Hont. :
tug on the ocean wave , we ! hul UO
; . tal'cd } ) the diurnal rot about the tcnd
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t prviiiiet"s Iogi ' ' to\vnrl the
II'omlor's II0gl'I'SS 10wnrl Canadluii
Cnnnllnn
; i. b\'lnl gl'ulnill , , Sir . uhn hits hlll inert I
: notoriety SIICO ho died HUl ho hnl I
. during hIs \\'holo life tinie.
1 . San 1.'t'nnclsco hits ! ulprIHCl herlet r
. and gl'nll"ll thu , tire IISUIICO coin
Ilnles 1)3' the )11'fm'nllnCeS of ni 11'
r ' Ilt'cd lire extiiitiishiIiig appittattit t ,
; 'thnt Is Inll to thmw ) .1,000 gallons of
wntel' pel' 111110 Inlo a hU'lllg build
jng. I the tlevlcl Ii what Is &llncil
I for It this city anti nit oilier cities
tIIH cl nltl 11 olhel cites wi I
S1)Ct'I1IY ( htitroditee nt ht'ttst ono of thits
tpelt111'olluco 1II1t thtHo
( ' mnchl\8 ) Into Is tiLe t'xlnlulthlnl up
I 1'/\'n / tUH. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ,
: Mnl ' county treasurers or this Rluto
. . W'U ollct'll on the IdtltfOt'ifl which ox
$ 1III'IIy II'olIHell ) thnt thc Illm'est In .
. , : Cl'llcnt UIIOI ) C'er ' dollar of Ilhlc
fmulH should he hn'ncil .
. Ihol\l back Into the
treasury for th ' IH'lelt of tnxpayor .
] Tlo Illu.cleetol ) hedges have not II I
o\el' ' Ilstllt'e bt'll kept , hut whelhur
such Ilrollcs . . . have huol mutlo 01' tin i
. hy O\'I.t. ' ' ' ' '
cvt'ry county t'I'Uturt'I' It cannot ho I )
; , RnllRlhl that the people nro I entitle ti
to every ccitt or Iuiteiest earned
COlt hll't'elt UllCll nl'on '
' , lJule ( thuds dOe ) ( lct II lII,8 h , y
trt'IIl'IJr . . . .
' .l'iw tlllct'II'llO . of our local conl'm-
fOlll' ' In WI.1111 i ) the tleNI't'ted
e , , . . _ _ t1'onth.sh'll.OI districts of weNI'I'n Ni i-
- 'JI'lllm . II cOllenlluhll' . hut the Rtlto
; could hlvo ulolllll better to t1Xlllil
5O , OOO (01' tito '
rooo or 11 relief or such settler 8
, 91 rl'luhl II tlut 1Ctol thul to 1110
* liid the ' '
bet highly colol'ed Itl'\'nton-
clnll ' COI'I'I'RlloIHlelCo reproduced In I
; Lending custm'l journals. 'J'lc intl 0-
lel.l ) given wi relieve everybody 1 hut
1 I prejudice 1 great t lastly Ileolllo not Ii u. i
mllwih the cause of tlostlulou , nnlll
J1n1 ; the ftnto I Ititich ) ( \ which I
It will \uko \ years to recover. I
tJ. , t1l " , . . " ' . " t .r . . . _ . . . '
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ciznrsr.rts.
1.'let wih n love that Is eternal , nntl
which nt thlR tune Ol\ls its hIghest and
hnltRt ! eXllrcsslon , the great hearl of
(11'lstlnlom w lcolcs the return or
( t iurIstuuIns. For weeks Itast I , In every
In UtI , .hcl'o the story of the mnn oC
N nznrclh Is ImQ\\'n and Ills ch\'ch
Is 'Ct'b'll , II'Pllat'atols I have hcel )
la"ll to celebrate thIs Iln"'el'RO' '
of His I birth. Affection nll ft'Iclll11111
hU"e h /ntwrell their olelluJs , the
hlmhlcst not less than the grandest ,
( ' Xh)10581V0 or the Hllllllt8 whkh the
occasIon 118111rcs ( , utiitl 11 mllolf or
hOleN there wi mllglo this 10r
wih the CII'lsllas dilutes the ( 1\\'ecter
volccs ot hallll chllh'CI , whlo those
of lulmer 'I'S wilt feel the thrill
of pleasure that cnn collie to them halt
Olce n Cit . Who can adequately tijtl
Ilreclnio time 1110)011011 of the wnve
or hallllllcss . thnt ( will sveep over the
CI1'1st11 wOI.11 toll ' Ot' estllnte its
hllhtclco for good ? Who cnl mcaSI'C
thu helclcclt efeelsllon mll01s or
1\'ts h ! lint ( will COIIQ front the nlec-
tolnle 111 Idlily olces of this day of
tll ( l 'H , the RI'lt or which , to nil who
II t ightly Iltlot'slnltl ( It , Is whol ' elu-
\'all ! multi clnohll ? There will he
sccil SIWI 01 thIs ( OII'IHtIIS , ns there
IUIH h hccn ) on every Cht'lslllS for cciit
tl'le t , thnt wi In the years to come
11'llg t forth the ( choicest fruit oC hUlnn
f aith , loVe amI ' ' . 'I'lie '
fllh : chnl'I 'I'II young
hem.tR h Ilule glint 10ln ' will not forget .
I i I Is I IH'culm.lr ) of the IUlness
whIch collies to us at thIs time lint (
we ehiet'ishi It wih an especal feud
u tess. Forgot other sources or unit
Illncss j wo Inr , but time joy that the (
CII'IHIIIS gift brings Is Inellcen hIe.
llfolllnatel ' thieve Is n serlouR Ride
10 t this (1113' ( . All cannot have I mel'I' _ '
Clmrlstumuas. In our own fair ald I
flvolml haiti there arc hlulreds of
Ihousluls t who will he fortunate I UI '
hlvo h enough h to eat todny to 1111lelse i
hun h cl' , timid lucre ( 110 IUl ' little hc'ts
( bitt will Ynlll ' crave something , how
.
ever I tilling . to assure thel that It Is
Indcell ChrIstmas. I Is pitful thut ( :
such Is the fact but It Is one that we
h/we / n1vtmys I , though not often In sea
itggravatcl n fot'l as nos' I allleals ,
to om' Ilhlalilroll ' , amI IC all who cal
110 so would heed the 11111enl ) the vomits . !
or Cht'lslllS hnlness ) would he
) ) vllr
greatly Ilcl'casell I unity ue said thin I
there Is also a prctcal ) "Iw to he
tit1cti or thIs season ; that too 111 '
eople ) ) carry thol' expendItures beyonu :1 :
the limit whIch their means should ) re.
Rcrlbe. ThIs Is doubtless true , but It I
Is I 11l'el ' Indl"llual affair , and so
far us It Is . nit expression of broad ant (
generous s .npathy [ ) wll the spirit of
the occasion II to be commended rther
thou condemned.
Thcl'O Is notiihtig . however , to be
JalneU by considering too closely the
somber aspects of this scasol. ) Titer
.
Is opPol.lmly und time enough durIng
all the rest of the year to look on the
dark side of human life. ThIl shoult ed
he n day of giadtnss , and so I'cgardlng
It The lIce extends to all its readers
the ! l'eotng that ne\'cr grows old or
hlcl.ered ; : "A lel ' Chrhtmas. "
THAT DSOlIINolTllW . DUTr.
RepresentatIve 'VIKon , chnl'llL or
the l \ vutyS Inll menns commllec , has Introduced -
troduced a resolution for tim l'eIO\"al
or the ole.tenth of I cent duty on
sugm' fl'om countries Latyltig an export
bount ) I Is to be ' hoped this Inter
w ihi be taken In
wi up Il' congress ImmedIately -
ately ufter the llltay recess anti ticIf
tQn taken which will leave no further
excuse 01 the part or foreIgn countries
, nfcctt.tl to nuintaln the embargo on
Amerlcnn mcats ThIs Is n business
and trot 1 political mnUm' , and tire duty
of congress toward I great American
Interest i , the welfare of whIch Is nt
take , Is perfccty 11luln.
neelll to this subject In hIs annual
message the pt'esllent saId : OIn the Interests -
terests t of the commerce or both coutiti
trIeR and to avoId even the accusation
of treaty violation , I recommend the ccd
Ileal or so luch of the statute ns Im-
poscs thnt t1tit , ' . " lie In the sale eonz
ne'ctim dl'eclell ( utentol to the referB
once to the mntm' In time report ! or the i
Recretnl'r of state , In whIch It Is ad-
mttet that the treaty has been ,10-
Inted. h " 'JI these ndmlsslOls or the
chIef executive and ( lie head or the i
State department on record , fully coti
eCll time cOltentol of thin Gel'lnl gO\-
erllclt , It Is hlposslhlo ) to see but ole i
honot'nhlo l ( and sb'nlghtforwlrd cOlse
fO' tubs Jore'ument to liurstue. The mis .
tithe commited should 10 rectified. nut I
thnt wih us little delay lS posslhlc
I I ; tirgeti by some that because the
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11Hcrlmlnltlg ( duty was IlsN.tet In thc
sugar schlthllo In SPite of the fact thin
It wnR Imown to ho In violation of
treaty oblIgations It Is lusm'd.lIeI L
the , el'cllstnnccs. ) ) to come to congresi 4
10W nlt Isk for relief wlwl thlt Ielef
could have been ohtmiinetl nt the ' '
cOlld leln ohtllnlt Iu'ollel' L
tme If Cleveland . and Ot'eshnm h lund imo t _
het'l immure IIXloUI to helll the StIgut I.
trust thin ii to IU'otcct ) thit hOloI of the
Unlcll States In Its tlelt ' oltilgatlouis .
'i'lmls Ii VO' ' 11'1'0111 shllow reits .
olll , too clcall ' II'oIIIICI ity 111'llln : :
fet'lng nloil' . 'l'hn fnct It IL Is hlghl '
Iu'ohahle ) ) the treaty ' Wil never though I
or , hut wholhO' the ' \ 011'U8 coat
imtltted w'Ihlluigiy or Imiadvt'iteuttly It '
mltell wtll 0' Ilul\'lent cm'-
tllul ' Is 10t Ils\'t to correct It t
It II Illnl'll ( out U ) thl ( IIJI'Cll Ilnl'I ) : ir
111 111mltlll by ourselves. 01 the
C'OII'II' ) ' , It WOlll ho t1sglct'f\1 to \I I ,
ns I IIt0n II'otIHRIIg 10 deal fll'l '
wih all other IItons mind to solic ] I.
tolIslY regard 0\1 t'eat ; ) ' obligations , note it
to rectify It.
l1ut Ir thlH consideration WC'e not slut I. .
It'lelt to liovo ICOIJ1'IS to II'olel' lit , .
ton ( II this I mntcr , thin tlcmnli of a
great IllISh' ' to ue 110WI'd to 1'llln
\'llulhlo Ild IIWIIJ mnl'lwll ought to
have weIght. 'l'ho c1Jtte'1110111CIII ii m-
( crest of the United States , whIch our I-
hittce' ; hllllrets of thollniis ot
fl'mol' , has 11111cnieil ) to congress to
ahlllon . thl t1scl'lllnltng RUgll' dlt ) '
In orult'i ( lint Amm'l l vat tie mlr
Iglln he nll11tcc1 10 1m 1't'ollelu : mal
Iwts ( remit which they have heeu c C.
eluded. I I ito ( 11'1H11 II hot hectic
thIs ( great Interest wi stuffer severe Im 0-
jury , ( or whIch there wi he tie sort of
t 011Jllntol ) , Not only wi our eatti Itt
! o I.t'llt out ot GI'I'111) ( 1'lmal'l. Ild
other Counh'les , but tht'I'o Is \ 'ery /I'eat I t
Iu'olmhlty thnt the IIOII' ' of retllntun
I wi UO extended to other products. or
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w hat value Is this one.tenlh or a. ccitt
' n cet
dllerentnl' duty on 8ugmr In conlparl-
son wih the posslhle loss to he RIS'
talncl l fl'OI lie ( exclusIon ot our moats ,
OIlOllr/alllc unc other 1)'OlhICtR fl'm
. Glrmnnr . and other Elopen countries
wlt which we lire In'lllg a tr/Ile / war ? .
Besllcs , If lint ( duty was InllORCl at.
the ( s\ggestol oC tile tllst there Is all
the ( liore l'cnson why It should be re
lltnl ) ( ' ( l. .
I Is salt ) thrtthe rClu'cst'nllt cs. of
the cattle growers who were Sdnt to
WIHhlllon to Iu'eselt ) their case anti
work for the desired relief are sonic-
! eshctl rclet 110 sOle.
whit discouraged nt the olUool" . They
1 i lst l'Clew their efforts 10'0 vigor-
olsl ' thal ever when COIgl'ess rels-
! c1hleR , ant In the Iluntme ( lucre
olght to be ) I strong expression oC huh-
le l sentiment on this ( subject , cspeclll )
f remit the section or the country most
tll'cet ' all ( deepl cOlcC'nCII ( In mire
t eethmig the ' ' .
tCCtl great . ment'lu'Ollcllg hitter-
CRt ( coma further Injury ' and IORS. I
lucre arc 11 ' inca In conJl'css disposed
to gIve this matter 1 IHlllcll bearing
( lucy should bo mnrkcd for future itt-
( catIon. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
1'ti 1XG tWit SeIZlI ) : . .
l'ot1I..O . I.'OI Sf:7fm m.l.lS.
tl1let. the decision of the Paris I
tllhlnll or Irhlmton lit the Bering
Hln controversy the ( Ulltmi Slates IR
hOllll to PflY l something for the seizure
of Ih'ltsh seahiiig vessels oullhle the
O'lllnr ' thl'ce.mlo lIutIt. 'l'iie CleH'
HOI ( or the amount to he multi wns not
i utssed U\OI ) IW the trlhlnnl ( , but WIS
left l to further nlgotl Unn hotweemi UI ( '
two goteiuimiieflH. ( In his anllal ieR' :
' .
sage the Il'csllNI ) t hI fo'mcll cOlgt.css I
thlt nn IItct'Hlnlllng had heen renchell I
for Ihe ( paymneilt by the 1nlt'll State a
or $ -l.ZOOO ! , In full SllsflllOI or al i
clnlls which may be mlllc hy GI'eat
Bt'llln for t1tlllgeR gl'owlll out or
tIm controversy ' ns to fur seals In nelln . , ,
sea , or the selzule or British ; vessels
elgael II tlldlg sells II thosc wlters ( ,
nml ho expressed his ; convlclon thnt
I settemcut ul10n the tells ( meltoncd I
would bo nn equllulo Ind Ith'nn.
tnJlous ( ! ono. 'l'hc II'eshlent ( theloO'e
t'ecomlelulcll ( lit provisIon he mnde
for the II'Olllt ) 1fl1Y11)011t or the statcd i
SUI.
The house or rCII'esl'nlntves havllg
. . .
cnlcd UIOI the secretary of state fol
full Infollnton touching the 11010sed 1
uuyuile1it , lie secretary translllcd the t
Ilallel'H to that hotly ' with an expinun -
thou. lie said 11 the plan of settle -
1 cut rccollentlet by the Ilrlshlelt ,
Is not acceptable to congress the it , .
mnllluJ conh'o\'ertcl questions lust be
dctcrmlned either by the or lnlzlton :
or n Joint cotnnuis.slou ' u '
comllHslou 0' by negotiation S
between the two goverifincnts. lie stig :
gestell ( lint Int011tonnl commissIon S '
mire slow nll expensive , ant that su h ]
I course would consume n great Ienl
or thorn In collectIng evidence. lIe Ilso
saId that the amount proposed to ! e
Illtl Is considerably below the tlnmagcs
cnlmed uy Great Britain , exclusIve or
Interest for a number or ye's. ; In
view of these considerations , Secretary
GI'cshum eXIH'csst'd ) the opinion that yi
Iromnt amI Innl RIlll'nlnt ff tIl' 1 v"vn.
. . uumnm , _ _ _ . . . . . _ . .
ti otiscoiitroversy . , , Is ( leSillille. .
TIm secretary or Htnte ( hits ' been a
good deal crltcsell for his position In
his matcl amid It Is somewhnt ques-
tonnule whethc' congress wi accept
the I l 111n ) or settlement recotitmeuded.
I would seem tmt the feeling Is hugely
e tttet'tluiiiel that ( the sum II'0110sed. ) ) to
be paId Is too large , nntl It Is excessive
If the stntement ( made by hlopreseitta-
th"e Iltt Is corrcct But there Is rons-on
10 t doubt Its beIng cOl'rect. for It Is t
hardlS' conceivable thnt such facts as
: r. II states could have been overle
looked l uy Secretary Greshum anti the
olcluls or the State department I they
wcrc In evIdence , 01 that liitvitig know- !
OI ! ( of them the ( secretary Called to
gl'e them 11'011er eoiishderatlon. I
mlst ue assumed that the presIdents
and the secretary or state have no dot .
sire to 1)8Y n single Iolar more for
dumlgos than Is Justly dime , and that
In l the ncgotllons they constantly and .
z ealously enlcl'orel to reduce the' '
BI'ltsh caim , 'j'hm'c Is not time slight -
est 1'ealon t.o SU\1)08e lint ( the agree
ment to pay $42.00 was made with .
out fail conviction that It was the best
hat could ue done Ind that the amoult
Is i I fair ; one. Calling the Igt'cement
I t bargtthn . therefole , ns some or the i
cl'Hlcs of the Icton 1110 done , IR UI-
wl'l'anted and unfair. I IR doubtess ;
well thaC
wcl congress InvestIgate uefore
authorizIng IblYliteilt . hut 11 the mean
tmo It Is shnllle jlstce to give Secre
lu'y t Gl'eshnm credit for huYlug Iole
what ho believed to be to the nlvnntlge
of the gove'nment.
SEI.F.IWLI 11.1. DO SO.1N ; OOOD.
'rho Nntonal Bducutolll Issoclatol ,
whIch Is to hold its Innual meellg ft t
Ce\'cllnil fl'om the Olh to the 21st of
1"chrll'Y next , hns exlellled an itivlta .
t hou to Clmimneehior Caumlield to
ton ChulcellH CUllell detail Li
lomo 1111'enlath'o of the Sllte tuti .
vt'rshty to atemitl lila ( ' .
vlt'sl ) ltcld lllll'lllt ) edtucn
thmll guttimerluug. COlnwntlg on thll :
h mtvltuit lout n Lincoln cnll'mllut'I' ' the
chn'ls thnt IlhnuJh It II1'Y elenl'lr .
.
( 'hlclt ( thlt this uuiictImmg woull he of
great Im\Ol'lunco to the tnh.e'sl ' , ulll 1
Ilhough m the Insliuton l'nl.ought to I
ho rell'cHlntetl nt evety lotlhlo educrm . .
tonll ( gathcl'll In time Cllt.10t only :
for Its own sake , hut hecluHe of the
t'ccognilon cpllant ' cxtellell to It h ) ;
requmest for l't'llrIHOllnth'll t I , the I urer
11'0 ot slulclt IUmhcl's upon the fan , , .
Ily hi 80 great thlt Ito 010 can be
slul'et ) and time 1'11181'0 ' UIII ) flnts Is I
such thut If tutty OUO could ho spurts ii
It would be quite 1IIIosslhle to lIar :
hIs eximemnmes.
eXllelseH.
Now , WC cal1ot for the lIfe of 18 RI\
whut Is to hllll I { C I in mmccl hoc Cii mm lieu ii
flol tlcslgnutlg I COlllelllt ) rtiprt i'
leltuth'e to Itcml this Ict'll/ 11
IH commvliicotl thiuit hue " '
couvllcet thlt 111"et'Hlr w0111 [ I
110 I t hy it. 'l'hem ( 1.tI'lllul ' can he
10 hlutt'all'o ft'ol the II'U8SI'1 of uow
stUllllls U\"CI If their muumnutuer RhuI !
exceed time cnllcl ' or thin IlstUtou ,
Otto IwulotUS hot Illw stummummier ,
ulll hut Ihst'UCI' of 010 st miler C' t'VII
U lemhI' of time fatII ' wi hot vriitt (
nil uchllg void I. ho l'l'lllS wlhlu I
wecl Such \'lt'lll aught hu CIC'
Ilell II tIme tmumlvu.'rshty at u uuy 1111' Ir
In IUncl , of 111'algla 01' thc 1111' :
01' ' ' I ! ol 01 tht I brick ot 1 mal'l : Ilek ,
'J'hu 11'e8HI'1 I10n funds , " 01' rim III'
the ( want of (
uimds . should trot 1'10\0 u
. - ' - . . - - - - - ' . .
bntrllr to time .n etnnce oC the hnIn-
tl ott. ' ! 'hl coSt if n trip to Cle\'elnlul
1111 ( the IncldQI\Al \ exlt'misesvhlI trot
excect 8. ' ! rf & . round trip ticket .
wih IUlllnnlJ berth , eon hi' ) locuret
f or $ : : mural $ : lj } tY for six doys ought
to bc IlpC ) 10 'Im : $ - the hotel bills , Itootw
;
hlat'k ! timid stmctcnr fuore. 'lCI cOlts
nlllce cimlppeml ' ' 'imi'tus' , SO stldents wi
"
'
tll'ft'nr thIs oicn'mue withmoumt I t I himitoshmtg I I
g I'cnl hll.tshI11i\lin , amtyhody or thrnv-
)
l ag a dollar ftmmi. : the ' .
hlJ 1 tlolnr mtl Ilh'crsl 1111'10-
riatmoim.
prla tll. _
4\ccorll to UiTAssocbmitcd I ; ' IllCSR tts-
p tches , Sn luel' d. , Seely , who ) I'udet
Jlllr to tho"ll'III'ge ( oC utbtruicthmtg
flnts 1\1 imitetltug the books or th\
Nn toln ) Shoe amid Leather hUlk , hums
bcen lnlenclll by .TII \ Bcncdlct of
the .Umthted States circuit court to eight
y ears In the iperuitt'mitimui. ' Abstrauetlmug
I'CIIlIIII'o' Ah811ctn
fl\ls Is /l'llcel immune for J1'11t lur-
cel ' 1\1 eimiin'zzhemmteutt , nnll alterIng
hooks h Is the high toned triune for for-
gel'J' . I thIs Ilnl Seehy , who nb-
sh'lcted $3 1,00 from I New \ York
1)11'1 humid hccn cOlvlctcd of bl'elldn/
Ilto b 1 stOl truth stealing tilt ovel'coat
worth $ : : u ; ho would have been scnt to I
Ihe t . l'cnltenUI' ' ' for ! burglary ' for 1 tel L
'
y ears lena. hard he forgeul a $ ; 0 ( note
01' a $10 hnuilc drnfl to ' his tI
I hnlk tI'ur inty remit ul11 ] I
RU\'e his faultily fl'OI hellg evIcted he
WoUld have heel scnlenccil for about
the Rnlu lelgth of tlO for forgery .
Blt MI. Seely did 10t Illcl guilty to t
slch i cOIIOUJlacC crlmcs 10 enl '
abstracted $ 0,000 flom his emnployert I
antI m depositors . like our own Chl\le '
1oslmei , who was also nn expert ) nt at ) .
st1CUI ald alterations , and Ilcch'ctl I
1 llve.ycaur sentencc , whie other mel
Ile m RC''IIten' 'cll seltcnces for
wulklng aiway wRit 1 hOl'SC.
Time 'UI'chlslng delrtmenb or the
DOlglls cOlnt ' COlllsslolc'H liars he-
come n very ImIlol'lant l\lJlnct to the
hlslncss of f 'stcmntc ImhUe CIII.I .
IUI poor I'elef , The taxparm's : , as
wcl lS the blnelcallcs of lie ( cOlnt ' ,
Irc l vlul ' concC'lell In the honest titan
ngemtnt ! of the supply lepal'llcnt nld
II tire tQI\'Cl' . ' of all cOIJntltcs of
.
the tl\llt multi quality the couluuty Is I
ptyhiug : fot. ' )
TIni business
1) ' llslnss of the bu'ca n
wi be 101'e extensive thIs wInter than
eVe bcfore
More Ih..ls Inovitnble. I
Globe-Democrat.
Since the secollI loan ot 50OOO,0O0
wa s ;
fWOO.O
negotmateil WI
'
negotated the treasury has been lo '
I'CIRury losing d
gold'
got
soy. at tile In rte oC two $ i,550,00o wcelts per dn ) ' . That Is to
nearly one-lanif oC
time whole one-hal
amount ot the loan has .
, ' tIIai )
Ileared Title signifies . of 11sap.
,
slgntle : course that
an-
other loan
be Is inevitable . and tact It cannot
Ilstponed beyond next month.
.
HUl 1hvn the Fire hug.
PilJadelphma PresH.
Irtss.
dolJhll
I Is estmateJI\hat 2 : per cent of fires In I
coutnry nro1tuue result of .
nrclthe incentiarl5n
this Is
I nnythlng like .
a. correct estimat .
and the experlen of'insurers estmate.
tl t Insurer annuaiiy cot r-
mborates It . some ! mtore annual
means to I
decsive
rre o
put end
an to thIs Idrlme than now
exIsts
must be put labrorep. l tha
[ Corel. ) millions ot
000.000 dollars of per Amnerican5squander year is , tqo great a sum for Gi t , -
0.0
ot criminals. ' 1 . 'l squander on one elaSB
' .
Lot Casdai lrol sl.
iinoeipoIIs Journnl. I
Senator Galiinnr hM Introduced .
Uon Galngr a resoli '
looking to tiiepoiitica1
United States aid , Olnado and union inviting ot oi the . '
' . ! \flOr \ : I } 1 . . , . e _ _ . ! ! our'l
" . . - - - - . W } " " " talte. the
'u"uumns
' ' " .
In thIs.
Inllnth'c maUer. Thcy '
Ui tlniateiy , but wi 'do so
Ultmately they will not come In
wi on
\hc spur ot 8uai resolutlonsas I
lcrcsoluUons. . :
; as GalIln.gez '
Introduced. 'WtS muM leave them GaIUne'
take
the first ncUon. I't. '
.
Government Operation of Lao UnIon Pacific.
1enver itepubtlcan.
cpullenn.
I Is reported thatl the five UnIon Piiciflc
receIver who mare now receIving $ Pacifc
a
ye 'ea cacti for theIr trivial servIces and ! are
e xpecting to receIve $18,000 when
expeclng $18.0 a final set-
tement with them ' Is had , are In favor of I'e-
funding the debt owed by that corporatIon
to the government a\ 2 per cent per nnnum.
lIeI
The ) ' are very kind to the corporations upon
whose ruIn they are cOllratons , rlgftti
at the eople should be considered In thl1 j
matter. Time best thing 10 do with thl
UnIon Pacific and the Canadian Paciflo Is
to t let them be sold under foreclosure and
lethe government buy them In and run
them as the postomce department 15 now
run , for the benefit - ot . the public. -
Roar of the Ilt.16ctlll ,
Detroit Free Press.
I 15 I Interesting fact that the most
serious complaints about the Australian ballot -
lot l system come front the New ngland
s states whIch arc supposed-by the dwellers :
therein-to be peculiarly the dweleIl
t elligence. First came Massachusetts with I
the complaInt that the MassachuRets wa so In-
trlcate that a majorIty at the voters lost
their voles from Inability to comprehend the ;
method. Then Vermont and Maine Joined
In i wailIng over I similar loss ; and now
crel New Hampshire to swelm the mourn .
swel mour.
fA choruB. The Manchester Mirror and '
American , one ot the leadIng itapers at the a
state , calls tor a bill to ' Imper amend i
, ,
lhe law , and ' at It that "
says I "ot II the ?
cumbersome. cruel corrupting. hateful and I
Ibomlnable contrivances whIch cranks and
cowards have put Into our states that Is the
worsl. " The trouble seems to be that u
man who buys a vole cannot be sure that
he I gets the goods. Ie
.
izr' ! iii / .
LIT'J
.J J1lll.
Detroit Free Press : \Vhat Is the trouble .
'Vadlelgh , between you and Ztiisa Hopson.1 a
"I called her Sweet Alce' . and she ordered
me to Dolt. "
-
PhIladelphia Record : Dutcher's Clerk-
' 'hat chiropodist ordered some meat sent
U p . but 1 have forgotten what kind. Butcher
-Send hIm corned beef
Phladelphln Times : That girl who Is say
InI i up for I sealskin sacque may not be
tar'sllhted. but she aecs fur ahead.
Judge : She hook him oncoshe shoolt him
twIce. yet ho was not forsaken ; third ask
Inl l she ucccptedtwas'eil ) shalen betore
t akeim . "
Chicago Tribune : "What arc you doini r
hEI'e l ? " demanded . the peak ioiiceutiun. ) doinG ra
are you ? .
"Im the noblelt rum 'un at the Mall . "
replied the red.nosed lounger , wih 1al. lory :
dlgnl . ) ' ,
Brooklyn Ute : Mr. Delawanna-Are yet Li
a regular number ? ZtIcCarIIiy-W'ell yetI
guess I can 11 ( thl bill , boss , Mr. Uela-
vaiitmua-IIumnpItl You're . IOt much ot I one
'
It you can't.
JIHlannpols Jounm"Oh. ' \ : . at course , "
said the ohl moan . "I' don't blame you for
taking the boY'1 part-it Is Just lit IL bOy'a
mother to do so. But I'd think I heap more
ot him It there were less 1)Ints ( 10 his shoes
unlJ moro to his ctrlVcrButiotm. "
c\'CsaUon.
Cincinnati Trlhune : " 'he tel me that
HlH lute left the church since hea tS
elected coroner. " ! ret' . tie sall he couldn't
conHstlnlY HUppo ! t that part or the Ilrayer
that asks J1rotectl , "FalISl sudden death. "
TIm JRjNAhit ,
SI. 1-11' ' . ltei'ubllc.
Bre"ad .
Al ieoVaauing.
FIlls l' he. lent nIght .
"Strlns ot Alden !
1.lst. fair maiden !
List and Jut let ' ihy hel lielrlI JhU" '
' 'hln)1 he'll rather
Much prefer to bnooze
"Jo , you jay . there 1
Gel 1\\0) ' there !
Or Il turn time bulldog loosel"
.
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,
rotoR uz' TIm 'ri nit 1'ItRs.
Western Wave : The Omaha flee ha turne
the t new paporlat sCrchlghl on some ot the
tate home entry , and the act canscs * thel
to t squirm like an tel I out or water
I"alrbury Enterprise : State Auditor Eugene '
MOore Is getting after those Insurance ugne
who are doing business without a certificate
! certfcate
f rom the state auditor. Eugene ' Moore all-
p car 10 be the right man In the rIght
p iece.
Hell Cloult Gallen Det : Time State hoard
oC f Transportation recommends ( list , ns the
tate grain Inaptctor's reports are ni mache
10 and his dutes under the sUllen'lslon oC
the board , he OUh to bo nppolnted by the
boarl. ! The aplolnlment Is now In the hanls
or the go'ernor . Deter have It where It I.
the ( railroads wilt not bo so apt to own both
boult and Inspector.
West Point Progress : Hosewnter , In a. .
speech at 1eatrlce , erectualy answers the (
rlngsters who have been hounding him on
account oC his alegelt treachery the reo
IJlcan parly. lie conclusively proves I , by : .
the record . that ( he has nlways been 1.
straight oul.anll.oul repuhlcan , but was ai-
wcys opposed to the ( Ilsrepulnble gang oC
'bolers thnt have repeatedly looted the ( L
tate treneury. Ail honor to hIm for it.
l nlrbuy Enterprhe : This Is a gel ( lute i
tor Nebraska peOlllo to malto a resolve that ,
commenelng with the nec' Year , they wi I
use only Nebraska flour mlle rrom Nebraska L
wheat and In that wny assist In retaIning :
the t $300,000 that Is sent out or this state I
for flour alone every 'ear. Dy doing so I
you \1 not only keep that much mODey
nt 110me , but \1 nt the same ( into be tin
means ot Curnlshlng just that ninny more
Nebraska laboring men with steady employ-
ment. all encourage the farmers In raising
more wheat. '
Wisner Chronicle : Mr. Hoewater's speech
nt 1eatrlce was n convincin refutation oC
the baseless lies which the corporatiom m
henchmen oC the state have corpraton tred f
repeating against him. J reviewed n number -
her or cvents In Ito ( political history at the
state , and showed the vents played In heat
by prominent Nebrankaits lving and dead .
I shoull be read by everyone deflrous of
being Informed concering men and things :
Crequenty ( mentoncl ! In every camopaigmi Mr .
Hoowater owed It
to hlmselt to malte such
a reply to his lefaimiers ali he nCllultell
hhnsel In his usual mlsterful mnnner.
Grant Sentinel : Audlor ( Moore has turell
the light on the doings oC tIm State Hoard
ot Purchase and Supplies lu a way which ]
must make Secretary ot State Allen ant :1 :
those associated with him on the board nnl 1
uncomfortable to say the least. Among the
artIcles purchnsd for the leglslaturo ( the cc .
tUtor finds sates step ladders , hammers ; ,
bolts , leather , 'alses. rope , chains hinges I ,
thermometers , plate glass mirrors $20 gavels -
els all $18 inkstands besides Immense tuan -
titles oC drugs . dry .
tiles queensware goods , Itmiti
her anti grocerIes. 1 may be that the legis LI I
lature tmeedtd and used ' all these
laure neeled ni things , bul
to and outsider It bolts
I mightily hike there
. was something wrong.
DavId City Press : Two years ago when
Rosewater nnl the demo'llopS got after the (
treasury looters the gang ' had an Iem
started In the Assoclaated press reports to
the effect that Mr Hosewater was a trifle o ft
In the upper story. Mr. Hosewater's mind
appears to bo working along the olll lint ' 5
recently. In a speech at BeatrIce last wee it
he Indulged In a little comparat\.o won C.
The Stale Journal
has been more than ot -
dinariy solicitous since the election to Imow t
I Mr. Hose\ater Is a republican. Mr lost i
water gave satisfactory evidence that ho
was : ho vent further and showed why the
State Journal was repubhican-of a iuartict 1-
tar brand. le showed that during I that pu .
nod between 187 and the present the State
Journal has drawn out ot the ( state ( rca : I-
airy the magnificent sum ot $446,466. BesIdes -
sIdes , Mr Gore , the editor , drew $4,000 as
secretary at the State Board ot Transport :
ton , and also $16,000 as IlosLmnster at Lin-
coln. Outside ot the $15,000 which It received -
ceived last lath . Mr. Hosewater thInk lIe I
would have no trouble to show that Ihe
State Journal's republcanIsm has brought a
hal million dollars to its corers In the past
twenty years J certainly look as it the
I
Jolrnals well known affinity for corporaton
politics was founded onhe principle oC
I Hosewalcr multiplication . . sa v. , division Ih" U4 ! Oat and , lp . sience. _ , lit . r _ .
.U - - . - . . P.vvv " . " " . U" . " . .
staLe treasury docs not represent a tithe
oC f the stealngs lhat have been going the
at the stale caplbl. Wo have already been
fevered with doggerel from flbthy but un-
less l another report Is circulated ' to the effect
that Hosey Is crazy we shall Inist elect his.
republcanIsm Is better than the Journal's-
Journal's
his loyalty not bearinG the taint ot whole-
ale boodle.
p
rEoJ'LII 4NJ . ) T1I.GS ,
Editor Whlelnw ( ntls 11eaIh lies _ been
much Improved by his trip to the Mcditer-
ranean. Medier-
I The Connecticut automatic gallows Is
gaIows
doomed to 0 a unpopular as electrocu-
( Ion. There Is no "dull lhud , "
Senator Allen of Nebraska has Introduced
a resolution to Investigate the senate rca-
t aurant . on the ground that the pIe rates
are too high
That procession ot eminent New York demo
ocrats retiring ! from politics 15
poltcs steadIly
growing. Dave Hi should apply cloture to
the movement.
A Chicago jUdge has decided that a pIck.
pocket Is not guilty ot any crime It caught
with hIs hand In another man's pocket If
there was nothing to steal. I
John E. flielby . the defaulting cashier ot
the ( Central National bank oC Itome N. y" ,
"
t yas . It Is almost unnecessary to ,
" say a
man "at the most exemplary life , "
The year 1887 was the banner year In
ralroal construction . 13,000 mIles ot tracl
being laid This
Til year only 1.919 mIles were
mies
built . the lowest
bui. credited to any previous
year sInce 1875.
Edwin N. Curtis . tim mayor.clect ot Dos-
ton , Is 33 years oC age has held no previous -
vious office except that ot ciy clerk , Is a
lan ot great abilIty . and Inherited
abity. Inheried a Cor-
tune a few years ago from an uncle
I the lon , John J , Ingals has a senatorial
boom concealed on his person he Is mighty
careless ot the consequences Ht Is bolted
for an eastern lecture tour extending front
the first ot the year to the middle ot March.
After alt . royaly docs not differ from the
common herd In one particular. Death costs
more titan living . One hundrel lives Were
lost through exposure during the planting oC
the Husslan czar ; $2.000,000 were spent In
ers decorating and wreaths buildings and I like sum In flow-
Mackenzie Dowel , who Is to be prime min'
later at Canada , Is 71 years ot age , He Is
a native ot England , but has Ieel In Canada
since he was 10 years old , lie Is
wal year le an extreme -
( rome Prollstant , and has been grand master
oC the OranJemen In OntarIo and presl.
dent ot lie ( Triennial council of the ( world
or the many reform schemes rooIng ( In this
broad slar-spangled land , roolng surpass
wi
In popular favor that incubating In the mInd
or Congressman Goldzler. After a patient ,
Ilalltalllng and comprehensive Investgaton
In Washington ( lit ) gentleman from Chicago
reached the conclusion that the beer jerkers
ot Ihe capital are long on collar and shorten
on heer. lie proposes to Introluce a bill
on the Davarlan 1mb . compelng them to
doff the ( collar and fill the glasses within
halt nn Inch or the britim 'fhe lendency
toward high collars demands heroic reme.
dies and Julius Caesar Goldzler Is of the
right mold to lead the ( crusade .
_ _ _ crusadt. _
0' CIIICL'iTJIIld . SUNG , .
St . Ntcholns
While stars ot Chrlstral shilume
Lighting the aides
Let only loving loolt
Htm from your eyes : .
w'luimis Joyons belle and of ChrIstma , rlc
Spenlt only happy wordl.
' -All mirth nnd chacir .
Give only loving gifts .
And In love nice :
Gladden the pour and sad I
For love'l dear sake.
.
Highest of all in Leavening Power.-Latest U. S. Gov't Report
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, W Powder
.BSOIITE Y ( PIRE _
TiE .mnI.ll'/m l'oITI..T.
Detroll Free Press : The decision Is not
fnnl , a the parties still item : recourse to
the court or appeals . and 08slbly 1 to the
supreme courl. lInt . for all that . Il1
! eII' encourage lao owners cC rival toc" :
phones.
Chicago Post : The lIeU eollle I Ire on the
gronnl. They have lie ( poles , the wires ,
the l hello machines end the patronage. ( In
Iho ( I natnrc or things. two independent telephone -
phone systems In one cIty wouhl seem 1m-
posslblo ,
New York Times : We think this decision
shows clearly that the patent office should
ofco shoul
bo ' :
thoroughly o\'erhauNI hy means oC n
searching official ittvesigatien. ( This Is not
the only patent the Issue oC which was lIe-
Inye(1 h for many years for the benefit oC lie
Del i company .
st. Louis Iel'ublc : The monopol days or
the lel Telephone cOIllan ) ' arc over. I
controls other liatents but ( lucy are nol
essental to a good telephone service. The
palent on the swItch on the mngnets for
ringing tap the cenlrnl otce has nol ox-
plrel I yet . but the same result can bo ob-
talnN % ! wIth an extra switch ,
NeW York Worll : The Ieclslon or the
Unlell States court In the Berliner Ilalent
tilt Is fault or prom Iso or good for the conn-
t ry. I Is i to be hoped In the pnblo Interest -
crest ( thaI the decision will be ntrml1 by ,
the I supreme cottrt amid that there wi bo
no such delay itS thaI which was Ilermllell (
by federal Ilrocolure'blo the case was I
ending before the ( lower court.
. Phlndolllhia Press : Twenty ( ) years mor-
hnls h ) ten years , hence a telephone will be i
al a common IS n Curnnee , I will revolutiont
revoluton.
Izo i le , For women In particular , over
worked within the hou8e , n cheap tehephuoaie I .
would mean health . leisure and trcelom I I
tram the daily Iressuro ) of going out oC the i
house h to buy all that Is needed wIthin I
when the cares within the home ore qulle ( t
enough to tax amimy woman's energy.
Courier-Journal : The decision oC the Boston -
ton court Is no doubt In accord wIth the a
very right ot the cnse. I Is the interest I
or the people that the decision 10 sustahned
But ito Hell COIIIny has enormous re-
sources. I will first taInt lie ( case to the
cIrcuit court ot appeals and then ( 10 the
supreme court This will Involve a great I
dcal or delay at all events. anal every 'er't !
delay Is worth millions to the hell Tele
phone compnny.
Chicago Tribune : I may be 110nhtel , however .
over , whether the drclslon wIll make such
a difference as Is anicipatel. ( Time Amerlcnn II
Del Telephone cOII > any wIll still have itt 5
Immcnse nggregaton oc callial nlt thereat
advantage or Its plant In working operation .
I will thus have all the power and Innuencc
which lie mosl money and lie ( occupation t
ot the field will bring to the corporation .
just as In the case ot the Wester Union
Telegraph company , the Standard Oil coin '
pany , or the sugar triaL where they C
had contests with compettors ,
Philadelphia Ledger : The Bel company
eVen without Cuudnmental patents , Is forti -
fed with specific patents on Inuumerahle Ins
proveumients but its greatest securley lies In
its already established , exchanges . In the
large cities especially it would bo ,
larJe cites especlnly I woull extremely : I
difficult for a rival to gel permissIon to oc .
cupy the ( s'reets , or , It successful thus Car : ,
to establish an cxchango rivaling thaI oC
the one long established In the number ot
Is subscribers. The Bell company has oit
Immeasurable advantage . over all competi -
( era , Ihough strippcd ot its patent ( rIghts.
. St. Paul Globe : We remain ot the opinion
we have oren expressed that lie ( metropolis at
feature ot our patent laws that which
"nkes them so odIous , might be remove d
and subslantal justice to the Inventor pre
served by permitting any person wishing
to use or make a patenl device to bring
his suIt In a federal court , making 'the
patentee a party to esLablsh the value ot
the use ot the device or at the right to
make and sell It. and that upon securlnJ
the payment ot the royalty fixed by the de i .
cree , the petitioner might be licensed by the t
court to use or make the article. Cerlalnly (
something should be done to prevent the
robbery being daily perpetrated under the
t
sheler or a law daly . . , , , , ntln fR n can. ) nn. )
Iroicr ) one , ' but whose abuse -I is - astaking "nno the ;
whole patent system Intolerable. .
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Minneapolis Journal : The American Fed-
eraton ot Labor , In 'electng John JlcDrlde
to the ( prefldency , hiss put Iselt-nder tar
less safe leadership than Gompers has given
1t. j Gompers saved the federation a great
dcal or trouble and loss by declining \0 yield
to the Importunity ot Debs last Bummer at
hicago and keepIng out ot that I./tarred
s trlke. McBride Is not only a less prudent
leuler : , but he Is more inclined 10 favor the
socialstc clement than Gonmpera whose In'
fuence has kept I under restraint durIng Ito
p resent meeting at Deuver.
Rocty Mountain News : Mr. McBrIde Is
a populist . tIme chief ot the coal miners oC
Ohio , and the man to whose exertions arc
mainly to be ascribed the 68,00 votes cast
tor the people's party In OhIo lt the November -
ber election. He wi be a valiant chieftain
ror the federation. Under his direction the
ruth In the silver controversy wi be driven
home to everY member ot the unIons atl-
Intel i with the organization , and It Is not
to much to hope that his electon means
the addition oc many hundreds ot thousands I
ot votes to the silver column. The leader I
ot nil the great labor organizatons are now
genulno silver men , and there Is no reason
tb o fear that education on thIs vital issue will
be neglected.
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iti'rs nm - i.uui.strozis.
Norfolk Journal : The next legislature
can earn the thanks or the eoplG or ? 'e.
barska very easily by cutting down .
ensly cuttng aIspro-
prlatons to the lowesl possible limit.
Broken Bow Beacon : Three secretaries
ot the Board or Transpartation cost tle ( state
GOOO per anmitint aol ID nothing hut drAw
Ihelr salaries The coming legislature can
Ilerhals do no mor commuendable service
conunentablo 801'leo
than to dispense wlh ; the whole gang.
Seols 1ur County 10meslea1 : The state
lehlature ( will Ialn ; the everlasting pratt.
! !
tUlle ot the whole incas or honesl II olllo' by
reducing Ito ( ammimmnt consiuthl rnll hr.
Ir-
!
c ony Crom 35 to $ G or $ 20. anti placing
c attle stealing or killing upcn the ale tootIng -
Ing i as horse stealiiig.
W'ayne leralThe \ leRlsllluro RheuM
pan a law ordering the luble3ton ot the
lelslauve h ( poceClhls In two paper In each
county or the state having the largest bone
nde cIrculation . This would be 1 great ben-
cfl to the people , who nosy become beter
InCormCI i on the .Iaws or the ( stale.
Ionrne Hub : The lIce /nkes sensible
sU ! estons In favor oC Ilelln the sato (
constuton anti IlereJ that "the nnierutl.
lent m or Ito constitution In essential harticlt-
Ilartcu-
lars h has become an imperative neeessit . "
' Fhis Is true , yet mao immure ( rime thin It was
t eat years ago. The cotmallttition ima aiways
b ecat a misfit cml has never been large
e iionmght for ( ito state ,
liarnestort Stan : The next legishatture of -
Nebraska vIil , probably , take souse action
O tt thte uestlon of roitmctng freight rates , a
q tication in which ever' Nebraska merclmatmmt
a mid shipper is deeply iuileresteth , IL reinniama
t o be seen It ( ho iegiahattmre hans sufilcient
n ieaiuhers wimo favor stmcim at reIticioim ( , The
i itisiitess interests of ( lila state dentamud soatto
c lmnaiga front ( lao hiresent impparemit exorbi-
( ant rates. natal for omuce time bimsiamess moan
s huotmitl be recognized amid be given a little
r ight.
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lull ii'iiti c.l1' cLL.II'S1d.
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Ibuffalo Express : No attemnptetl cent.
rrwmmise betiseen soumimi and timusoumttl lnlncl. "
I sles wIll ale , Tue currency , like ( Ito tariff.
u msiust b slaced on a consistemmt basis before
( lie lireselit evils is'iil disappear.
Chicago Tunes'imlr : ( lie able assistammee
of Secretary Carlisle congress secimis to have
succeeded in so mnutldiing thia currency hegis-
lation that few of ( Ito repreienatives ( kmmow
what mmreasure they mire mstlvanviuug or 01)1)05.
log. Time host thing for ( lila congress to do
suit-li thmo ctirrcrscy is to let it abase.
Gicbe-1)mntocrat : Tue democracy has onee
m ooro Proven its Iiicapacity in the larger ques-
tioiia of legislation. The tariff bill ltaase is
few months ago by this parm' was so bath
that the liresitleuit which thto party ciecteet
refused to sigim it , amid ( lie currency bitt
which time secretary of the treasury framed
and the rresitIeamt eaitlorsed is so bath that. a
house of represeuttatives s'iticii had over
nInety deitsocratic plurality refused to pass
it.
New York Advertiser : Our present banking - '
ing system has its fatilts , but it certainly
served Its ptmrposo lit a ( line of great need ;
and not tlio least of its ad'aiitagos vern
( lie invariable 'ahtie of its notes , and ( lie tact
that any bank wouid accept ( lie notes of
any other haitlt , To say that ( lila will ho the
case ummtler the proposed ctirrency scheme of
Mr. Carlisle is to reject all our experiences
of vast state banking. A better systeirt
than ( tie present can no doubt be devised.
and it is certainly desirable ( hint It hioultl
be done as speeiliiy as is consistent. with
perfect safety. But tIme Carlisle currency
bill does not fill ( lie want , aitat so we Ocean
better for the present to ontluro the ills
we have than fly to those we lumen' not of.
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XE1n1t.1S1'.i . .i'l ) XJ1ltItSJC.INS.
A citizens' reltef couunltteo has been or
ganized at Arapahmoe. .
Flooth's grocery store at Osborn has been , . . .
closed on a chattel mortgage.
'v. it. Neetliiam , hate of time Bloomfield
Monitor , hma piurchosed ( lie Ntobrara TrIbune
from ILL 5 Miller ,
WithIn a week abotmt 400 volumes have
neert conerioutcu Li ) LiiO aeiiuvi siurary iw
Arapahoc by citizens of that place.
Editor J. S. Poradis of ( lie hierninglord
Guide is nirout to remove to Alliance , inking 's' .
with han his jiaper and lila olilco and every-
( hung pertainIng thereto.
Charles Cutlialiaam , vito formerly published
( Ito SIdney Tehegrmmpii and has recently been
uhlishing tue Herald at llot Springs , S. It. ,
is about to eatablishm the Cheyenne CountZ
Times at Sidney.
ii. C. lull is moving ( tao Chadron Citizen
and a tlnzt'class job office to Monterey , Moe. ,
where lie thinks there are excelient pros-
pects. Ho has already secured the prIntIng
contracts for several important companies
in ( lie town.
A wonraut at Arcadia gave birth to a
child , but , having no food or clothing itt
the house , site died wIthin a few days. The
neighbors made an effort to save lice iife ,
but the aid came too late , The woman
heaves six young children ,
\'iiL a Itist , I'iiyVortriugiueat'I
Detroit Free i'res.
A rise in prices would tiiidoubtedly be one
of the ilnsit results of senditig gold to ma
premium and gettIng the country on a silver
hiisls : nnd a. rise in prices wotild certaInly ,
give bmtsincss a boom. fiut befome assuming
that this wouhd be nn unmnixemi blessing to
the coumitry It. Is well to reflect ( hint wages
( nice a long tIme lii following tirices nit tIme
iii ) grade amid that a sudden and ccnltlerabie
rise iii vrices menus just the annie to the
worlcingntnfl as a sudden and considerable
reduction in wages ,
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Yotmr Money's "uVortit or Your Money Bnarlc ,
A Turk Without Turkey
Some people don't have any ChrisLrnas ; don't know
what it is to fool the a"-
1 III ? ( ] mellowing influetioo that
i ho vers around the Gi'eat
t
, I't ' " Day ; are strangers to
I
, our old friend Santa
- , ' : //j / ; > - II' Claus. Look at those feet
45' ' i/ / /
, jox-Santa stands
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no show there , Look at
. - . I , ) imt e ' )
>
l , \ the rig hehas on. Can
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_ : ; : ; ; : : \ " 4 : : - - - ou contemplate any-
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- : : - : ; _ _ ' ' thing more harrowing
- - - - - - - : : : ; than the thought that
- - - - > Browning King & Co.
. . 'V. , $ . . -
' - i-nust ever be a stranger
to that fellow with hishorse , blanket of a suit. You can
toll a Proi'es3ivo people by their o1ohss , Where styles
change there is progress.
Full soon the year of ' 94 will pass through time's
, wide open door. 'Twill be no loss , but rather gain ,
for ' 95 may bring us rain. And that's a change we
ought to get , from dried up orops to fields all wet.
BROWNING , KING & C01 ,
Ic'Inb1u ] CIotIulpts , S. ' , ' . ' . Coi'jmem' VlIttruzutlt attil 1)ougitts ) Sta.
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