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! .IJ : TIlE Ol\r.AlIA DAILY Bln : ItHIDAY , JANUARY 4. , J805. ! ,
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TEIMS OF sUUSCnPION
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Jnlr leo tWlhout ( nr..S 0
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Unly UtI y ytnr. . . . . 0
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Three Mnnths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
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'mnh/ , Th" flc fluldlng. $
futh Omaha , Iln Hlnptr 111k. . Core N onll 21h StL
Conci Ilrs ) 1 % I'"orl Su"et.
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Ir1re.r to The leo l'ul18hlng compnny.
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( , STATmmNT Ol CIRCULATION.
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the aelln number or run end compl.to copies
of tim 131y Morning . henIng 1 and Hun.lny lice
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l.rlnt"1 during the month of Novembcr Isl , was
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JoRS "c.lucUons for uneold and relurned
coptl . . . . . . . . . . unsoll . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,2
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IDol ) ' average nH circulation . . . . . . . . . . 21.61
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Bwor to Leroro ml anti subscribed In my prcs.
, - enee this 3t day of J.crh r. 1891.
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( SMI. ) N.J. 1.1'1. . Notnry PUu -II c
I t Is fl , ' ' ' I 1O1'tlll'E nwl
I 11 GO'e'101' Ioolb ( \
' \o 10m 101th oC the Flfr.thh.t
CIIIgVS4Ve ! Ilr 1f wel bear It nK
mllul ' nI 110881hll' )
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\ \ ( ' hp ) ( to lllul ( ) to Iw I hlHtnlnton of
Jnt e Holcomh I ) In the O"Illl"B ' chnh'
lS comlll'te ( yct'lla tel or ' 1he Hce'K :
; election rctm'nH.
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'l'he ut'w chll'f of the lire 11cJaltlcnt
Is IJIIaloltcII ( dully OII)01'tllliIty ) to I
ot ' k IJIIO the ( Iinriiess or the nctual
, wO'k Ilto hlllCSS : opel-
itt Ion oC the leistrtiilellt. ! I
: it the Board or Elt1'aI)1I ( Is ,
' t noalll IIlueatol com-
} . 'mltcll , to the Ilolc - ot lalltalnllg Is I I
' owu IIBll:1ec : Cnlt , whnt excuse cn It
o le I' for cOltlUII/ wnHte \'llunhll
: time wih the lu'ollosllolH oC Imllrlu- I
Intc hlHI'alce l elts ? ,
; " -hel : tilyor [ Blmls ! , II his nlllul I
Icssa I' , dccla'pll : that the 'renth sh'cet :
: ( ( 'llot shelh ! should Iw cO11elUCll ulllel
r tilt ? ollla ( ICCS Iu'ohlhlll Iulsanccs he :
gave utcrlce to a conclusion thnt has I ,
. torccll Itself llO1I ) the mind oC every citi - '
- UIOI C\'cr cll-
! .zen oC 0t1111111
t ' SOIC CIiICflg o pcople ) ) lire of thc 01)111 ) ,
Ion tha t .Tohl Bunts talks too much. In I
this thlY ? are n trifle IlIISttlkell. I Is I
not that he tals too much , hut that
h fl'OI thc Clik'ngo Ilolnt o vicw he sars
' the V1't)11g tililIgH. I he praised nut
; _ fatm'pl Chicago nil would be cheer
ful ) forgtven.
; , I Is cCl.taill ' n had : practice to In '
. troduce Into the ImhUc ) schools of so I
; Iclll the chllh'el II utenlnuce ( to I
i contribute to ( nails 01' collections of fn '
1 ; ni. But If there Is any dcser\ll oh
Sect which wi Wflalt I dcvlaton from
. the rigid . mIl . It II lie aid temantlet h '
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- the 1)ovcrtY-strlckeIl Ih'olth sufferers of
t wester Nebrtslcn. : An appeal to the
school chltlrll for their unIte In ire ) I-
vlslols and : clothing wi do so . fluid Em
k. thorn good thou hnrm that It wi be [
: " readily ncqulesccd In even hy those who
would object to such I proceeding for
- lIlly other lJ1lloSe In thc least tegree '
t- less lau lble.
: 'ritere nlIIWIr ) to Il concord of seuti .
melt nmong IcglslatO'S iS well ns In the
lIklfldt4 of the outgoing ulll Incomllg i
governors that mcasules for the relief of
i dluth sufferers lusl be eXledltcd. ( ]
Whatm'el' nuny he done In this rcnll
' . , should of l'ourse 11 done wlhout 11ln % - ,
; _ but every safegtuii'd mlst he floptell
to IJ'otcct the l'I'IIr ) funtl n/nlnst peollle .
who are nhle to cure for themselves IC I
so dtsposetl.Vlieit 'I'Iie lIce can\assell
this mnlcl' clu'lr In the full. Informl\ .
UOI WIS glcII Cram cotIllty olclnl
L 11 wcstel coultl ! ! to the effect tutu
Ilcollle ) ) who lllm tw ( most noise abolt )
thel' dIstressIng cOlllton nre those who
i . Icpl nSHlstllce : the I'aHt , 'rhe honcst
old ) mlt ) Il's'II.nh'n : 's hcsluto to t
ask 111 nl\l insist he sought out by the
nuthol'IUcs.
, 'l'he 11nliuoul l'cnomnll 101 of Seni 5-
I tO'olcot t 1.\ ) ' the rCIHhlcllS ) ) of the
i Colorado hg1shittn'n 1 to succeed himself
: s , In thl lnll'l ( States semte Is a comllU-
. ; mont lot . to hI' ( I'll'ccatcl ( ) , hnwn\'l'
r. . confllclt It was : ( 'X1)eCte(1 ) ( hy the rl ! '
r < Illiult. SPlntol' Wolcotl hnl 11111111e1 4-
tolnhly vnl'l11 ( the sl'ltmults of his
constituents II tl 111111' house of the
. latolal ) cOI/I'esR , 1111 * * h { lUll . c01l so
wih 1lll'shtl'ICU ) ! ) III Ihlt ) . Alhough
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onu oC the itit1ers ' ,
' - ) 1':11N'S : oC the frco sliver fIll L'
:4 : tel , 11 hUH seclcll a vide IlfuI'ncl
; ! fet I first tll'l Ilmhll ) IHl Is I olCI
, : lVtlUtt'Ctl 11111)1 ) 005 ' to net t1it '
IJ'IIU\'CII tlnl e'C' ne 11 thl FOlIO L -
ROltnth'o of the CeltClnll1 stltu lit tl
Rlnlt { HI Is sound 01 tw IIWI11
II'hwllllrl ) n ' 1'lllhllnl dncl'llO nnl
; wi ho fOlll Ilstnllll ; lellhlCII ) ) 1101-
: Icy milel' thIs 1I'ISI1'lt ! 1\1 the itxt.
. , . 'I'lio lI'llhlenll lit the Htlto Rtmnto
; ( .xlllnil ) their Iclon Iu refusing theh' LI S.
: RocltCK of dln'crelt 110111'11 ( Iih nl '
FOjIPOiItittItit : Oil the coiniiilttec '
- lolJ'eHltntol 01 ommltl'o l'IIIW-
clctl to Inlw 111 ) the 8t1111 coittuil t-
tll'8 Il 11 net of Il'tnlotol for Hlmlhl'
t- : t'eltlClt ) it'COt'IOl ( ( thol 1)3' the 1101)1 ii.
- lists tlli ) democl'lti two 'I'I'H ilgo. 'l'he !
Ii ; flct that the 1'l'llhlcllH ) WCIO thnhhl ) ly
' , : h'l'ntpil II tIle Inst le hltlro Is ito vail lit
ex ( ' use ( ( IF the RIl : OI1'IRI'o II'OCrl'l- )
L
lug 10W , Xo OUO oXllelt the leIJlhlc- )
11H to h'\ ill tint Ud\ltl u whlll
t ; - their lumhcl ) COII'I" 11101 ) titelIl. 'l'ht' '
I ( 'olld . , howcn'I' , Iiit'o jln'l the IhIO'- )
: I ouu Illnce 01 the ( 'ittUlnIttOl ) wlholt
lu tilt ieltt. eiuiniigct'liig theIr ' .
ICIII OIVU
( lullllel'hlthoh' OWI l'OI.
I trol. SII'h I iiIttt'OII1t1 lu\\ hoc lit
e- UO fllOl't ) thnu ( 'Ollllulltar ; ' , but I
wOlll gIve thl ) 1'jtIlIlctLliS ) ) good lolulI
- fet rllOlst I0 If lt some tuhl'o
: tmo t ) lie t ta hit's aholh 10 I urneti. 'l'hl y
lu\u 1'llr let 11 IU'I'cllcut ) ) &igztlii st
tWISI'1'S wIthout . I1N'h'ug ! ttuy beiti lit
trol J ; worth having. !
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GnnmlWn lOI.o'lrs 1.'AUGURAl"
At the threshold oC nssnDln ! the 10
f\ol lllo dltes of chief executIve Gov'
trlor Io\olh delIvered nn Inaugural
nddl'css whIch 0)t'C8i0S In tlrsc , plaIn
111 mWlllvocnl language e his deterre
mllntou to nlhllllster thc affaIrs or
Rtnto nllol ) the hload Cllllnloltni prlu.
clplPIC oC 110)llu1' ! cI- o\'rlllt.
Ile cognizing the oxlgllclls under which
ho has Iecn Placed nt the hent or the
stnto OVerlcnto he declared his 111.
llose ) to mil { IUltsIIRhlll ) 1'COlllol . ' to
ctI'IShll old to enl'INt 1'lllc\or :
to ho the ' ' ' fo ' nhl .
tl governor fOl' ni the Iollle.
II this sllllt ) he 11111eals for hearty coco
ollC'utol to the 11 lslahl'e . , and eIiorts
thom to make It ( heir fh.t II1lneRI to
en act llIetsIiFe4 : for nle\'lltt Ilstrlsi
In the 1101Ih.ttlIc\'n ( ) scctons ( ) or the
v est nnll devise the wnrs and ( Icms :
that wIll " 11111 : the t 11citltc set tiers to
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1111gl over the HenSOI 111 ProvIde
thclslh'l ! wIth seed griulti. As ole oC
the HI'I'St lreVQtitlVeS ) of It reclirreluce
II'l'ent\e : I ICC\'l'llCe
oC CI'oll falules * hI the anti region ( IOV-
11'10' Holcolh rccolmelllf legIslttlon I :
thi itt w1 estuhlh a Rrtcm of Iri'lgniic
tel by which the wutel' front the
10lntnil ) hh'PUIf : ; 111 rIvers cln he
utt lllzed for ' ' .
Itlell fU' hIHhtllh' )
1'he rnllo:11 : Illn/cl's nnd corporaA
ton nhIIet . who have hcel nntcllmUng
' a rll 1(01 llhlc lll'lels , wi he
'lgl'ecahl : ' IlsUllllolll'll : 01 the COIHel'\'U.
U"eIcws cXllrl'ssell ( ( 1)3' ) GO\'e'I0' I lotre
comh 01 the lenten ! oC thc \1\n 'H
iuii tl hit' pcolc , nini epeclthIy the '
nltl tl' ( ontlc/llcialr : itsstlrdi
all ot , that there I : lit ) desIre 01 the lllt
or the IICOIIwho ) htH'e blen ) Illdclcd .
hr l OIIIH'lss'l ) luf ! : of h'IIRIIO.tnUol
fOl' any legIslation that 'would teml to' '
cl'lllle the ( great iiIgltlVLtyS of coilt.
lil urce .
'hc O\'cl'nor'R conclusions ) regarding
th e mnxllll rte CURe UII , T\l/e
Ble\\"s . ( xlror(1Inl ( ' dcclllon are II ,
accIJl wih the \ll'WS oC nil classes of
ctzens outside oC ralirotul : hculllunr-
tel's , 111 hIs recolll'lllnton to hl\e I
the case nlllcd Is II hallolj wih I
lhn ( t or his pretiecessor.
'I'he 111'lle1018 ) 1IIIcnce of the 11.
to ad ls ) UIIOI ) lubll' ) mOlul1 If Ilollted
out lit UICful'ocul tell . nlll hiI rICOI-
Ill CiillittIIl ( ( ) that the legIslature abolsh
the Imss i4ysteiti l)3 ' 'law enl ' reItct'tte : I
demallsll(111Icll ( ( ( s mHle : t hue lull
ag ain 1)y the \allou : palt ) ( . platforms.
The Iiitltust rIot classes wi dOlhtl'H ) : I
he ) Illpascll ) with the \Iews eXIIlesscl ( h l '
nOYCI'IO' lolcomh II favor oC : : 'h11- )
tOI le lslutol , 1111(1 : Inw ( lint wi 110-
tcct voters against coercIon nnd Ilsure
(01euch Amcllcul cItizen of Xelmslm :
tib me privilege of castIng un ull'ullelel ( I
b allot IUll have that ballot hOlet .
coun tcd.
'FLlklig GOYCl01' Ilolconub's Innu/url 1
'Ul the outlIne of his polc ) - , all nipre -
helslon that thel'o Is , any damuger of
rccl.lcss 0' Ilrlhlstc uCton while he (
I'emulns nt the helm has been dispelled .
Tug GUVBIUWl'S iISSStGlL
The exhaustIve anti carefully IJ'eluret
yuledlctory lflessag of GO\'ernor 1
I
Crounse to the newly cOI'enCl stute :
le lslutur conluends Itself to the con
sllc\ton not only of the members of i :
'the l body to which It Is Hltlressc ( , but
to l'eT citizen of Nebraska Interested
In I the welfare IU good government of
the Rtute. Time document Is clear cut
In language anti dl nllcl In tonc. I
w ill be classed among the longest . If I
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not the longest , state paper of Its lnl : i ,
tl mitt iius from the '
his : come executive ofce :
since the foundatIon of the state , but Is
length . Is to be explained Iy the mUlti i-
11cl and the ImlJltancc of the topIc S
tl lscussecl. ' ' '
'rIm '
t1scussed. governor Cm'nlshes I
blef sum maT of the most salent
Ilolnts j found In the reports of the \ ' ] [ -
ous stte OtCC'S , nnd mnl.eR hIs recoIn
1111a tons UpOI the several lIve stat
Issucs I plnlnl Iud without equlyocn-
t loti.
GO\'l'nol Crounse's posItIon with rc ! .
Sllcct to the queston oC relief for the
Ih'outh sufferers has not cintiugeti sine C
he dcclned last fall to summon the lop -
Islature I In extra scsslon to devise mcans
for mcetn the cmm'gcnc lie Is of
the opinion that In view of the Ilcculhl'
fnancial lImitatIons at present ICHtl g
UpOI the state , the state should 1eClln
fl'om "Plu'Oll'lltllh'ect ) ) ( multi to the um I-
fortull tr ( . lrml's 11(1 ( should ( confne
Its I activity town Ill ellhlug ) the dlffei ' -
ent cottntlos to imei ' .
countcs help ( thcmslh'es. II
outnes furthm' how his plm : mn ) : ' he )
cl'lel ( Into execiitlomi. There wi quilt C
natl'II ' he Home ( lR8cnt Imolg the
melhl'I'S or the legIslature to this pro1 ) -
si Ion , hut I ccrtllnl ' Icrls the moo it
cm'eful consideration.
conAllel tol.
Next to the ( dellntls ( of thc dl'outh sir r.
fel'l's the most IJessll ) topIc lIscnssPd
hy GoVelnOl' Ol'ounse Is that of tim il
state's fltinmmces. As Is wcl ] mown the ;
condltol of the stlte treasury hits fOI'
fomo . time becu far ( rein satsuctor - .
By a series of dcclslons rendered hy the
sUII'eme court the halds of the state (
OIClI'H secm to 1111 been Ilectualy
tll t ( iugnliist itmiy effort to protect the
Ileolll" I ) ( tout Wl'l'al t shavm's and hOld
tOkQiS l Wih n lllf millIon of doll1s
J 'llg Idle II the Ilcl'mnlwnt school flnl (
the t Rtlto stIll tllls Iself comlleled to I :
IH ' hIgh Ites or Interest on litim 1 .
th'cds of thousands of dollars : of on t-
slllln state w'ltrrants. Some of the
go1'1 ( 0"1 I'CCmmllll tons wi con LIe
uwnl i thmnslh'es ni wel calculated to I
I h I Igiuto I these nhlses , niutneiy , u
decrease In the Ito of lute F.
lst paid on Ic lsterel state wit ri
IltR , 111 the tcmllOl'l'y , In-
n'slmelt of Idle school ( lnls In Unied '
States hOllls , to bo later converted Into
1 ) LtteF mayIiig Iiivestiimoiits. Ills .
hetcr 11)'lng In\'cstlpnts. Ils pr 0-
POSi j ] to abandon the Rt1o doposltor .y
Inw I bu' _ l'I'lllnlng It Inste:11 : of sh'enJth-
cuIng It , on the otlmer hand , vould
olhlj I thl othll' hlnd wOlll bl I
a rotrogresslomm , 011111 ) thu way to old
nhnHcs ) itgitliistvhiIclm tue ' '
agailst
tll taxII 'el'H : 1
hn\e i long Ve1)Clled. )
Time filet Ii that the fnnlccl of the
state can ell ' ha ] satIsfactorIly l'efll'lll
after several npclsslu' ) ' cOlsttutonal
nmelllmcntl i Hhnl have Ilen euncte ti.
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'l'hls ! ' '
gives suprelute force to tIm '
IUIJ'eme gO\-
l'I'nol"H eUllorseml'lt of TInt lico's ir 0-
.
grant ( or consttltonal 1elon ; 1)3' ) thu
HlhmllHlon i to thu voters It the mic , xt
ol'clol of seplrate ImCldnlnts ( on the
( oll\ln tlJC . : First , enlargIng the
luII'emo ( 'OtiFt ; sCl'onll ? , nlel'll ; the 11'
strletlomis . .
sh'lctols on thu Investment of the 111.
manent school fun ; thIrd , creating In
clccth'o rirad l'011u18810n i fourth ,
llking cItizenshIp 1 requisite for .the
fr anchIse , and fifth , empowerIng the
lc/Islaturo to create mInor o :
cCltvo oflices. Once give No-
brnska nu tll.to'llnt\ coutotitutlon
tll.to'llntcoustuton
und the doors to other nccllcd
reforms wIll 10 sllccI1r ( opeiteti. An
electve railway commIssion , responsi-
ble to time llcoplc , \11ouhtclly situ-
111r time ( IUc tel of railroad mtcR. As
to the mnxll\n freight. l'lte dClbllon ,
Go'I'nor . Vl'ounse Ilh'lses mutt 111111nl ) to
th e court oC laRt resort , Iclnlldl quite
tti ily that the le ' ' .
trlir legislative power to enact
1Iwn ' rate schclhlules ' can he oC no
11"1lcnl value so' long IS the federal
lourts Rtond Iclllr to iuiiillfy state law.
A Ilel'lsal , or this message wIll dIsclose
the t \itst extent of the wOl'l to he ) Icr- )
fOl'lled ly the II'I'sent IclsIlhl'l.
lInING 7'11 ; 011T'1- JtSTICI.
'Ihl Bnnet Scot trngeiy \ll In Hol
cOlnl ' sccms to become iiituttj \ 'stf ' .
In g time \01'\ fIlets bearIng \llon It are
11e"llollell. ) llI to the II'eSIItomelt
ito tliittg his heen ) mhllced ( to O'crthrow
Ihc first COIChlRlol 1l'cRented to the 111-
iic , Inmelr , that he WIS assaulted : Inl
talwn captive ly I01 oC hWelRcll tics -
I)0 ) rltdOt8 , canlcll to '
IIC1'lllo t sOle secret Shot , I
ly 1 iiciied tumid his body 11l'eful ' secreted ,
At the Rnme tIme there tire \ar1018 fcnt-
\rCH Iholt the ease lint ( are RlRlllclolS I
In the exh'cmc. The storIes of the par
ticI i\ho WC'IJ In comIUlI ' wIth Bnr-
rctt Scott nt tle ( tme of the assault tlo I
lot ngl'ee II ni latrtIctlliuro4 . hut tic '
l1fer IlorhullS 10 ) I01'e thnu Is natural ,
conRllel'll . Unit they elunate fl'om I
WOlen who wel'e frl/htelel ( half out of
thel' scnscs.
I the tragedy Is nn luustanci' or moh I
\loll'nce It It to he cOlll1'IIC(1 ( by ni
luw rcsllcctnJ citizens In tl lost sc-
\cre tl'rms , amid every clOt should he i
mUlle to hl'llthc ) guIlty 11l'rHons to the
hnr oC Justice. Xoath'r what the
l'rlme oC HI1ett Scott ml ' have : heen ) ,
nor , 'hnl the II'o\ocalon ) oC 11111rcutr
mlscarrlell : Justc , there can he ) no ex-
l'use for the cOlmlsslon oC Il0ther
cl'lmore terrible thnn his. The Bce (
Is KIJrll neither trouble 111' cXllelsp
10 get lt every detul oC the 10llhle
( iis0tI. Fnl 1110012 . hO\I'\'II' , Is
knowl , oIl ' partial Jul ( melt can te
Cm'mCI ] . In the Intm'\11 II Iehoo\c !
the luthO.lles to exert themHcl\es to
lhe I utmost to trace the cl'lmc to lt 4
. IH
/ult autliora.
A. flUNG LINi 1lOC1WUIfl.
For the last two sesslol : there has
ill ICit nn InexcnHable bUlglc about thc 11e-
li very of the valedictory oC the outgoing
g overnO' and tlo Inaujurl oC the In-
comln/ go'crnO' 'i'lme consttuton } l-
\'ldeH that the governor shal at ( Ito . commencement -
mencement oC each session anti at the
cl ese of his tm'm of olce communicate
to the iegisiatumre Iy lesRnge the con-
11ton of thc state mind shall rcconllcnl
Imch mcas\'cs as he shall dCIm exve-
11ent
Now the cOlmenccment of each ses.
slon had always been interpreted , Ul
to :1SSO : , as begInning as soon
IS notice was ser\'cd upon the
[ g o\'IrnO' ! that the le lslltle was duly
or lnlzel ] This notIce always was
SIHTCd Immediately after each house
hnt chosen its ofccrs tHd notified the
c o-ordinate branch thnt It was ready
Cor business. Upon receivIng such no-
tco fmm thc two houses the governor
usuuly IJ'ocecded . to the house or repi
resentat\.cs : to deliver his mcssn o. Im-
ledlatel - following the delivery of the .
UC8Sa \ the two houses would 110' 'I '
cced with the cam'uss of the returns oC
the general electon , which Is time first
huslncss the legislature Is dlrectcd to
h'IIRact t On the ( lay folowllg the
cnm'ass and the publIcatIon of the ler-
Ronl who had received the plurality of
\'otes on the face of the returns the
ii ewly elected go\'erpor Is Inducted Into
omco ald gIven the opportunity to Ie-
l iver his Inaugural tuidress. Four ' '
Ivcr Innul1 Illdl'CSS. o\ years
ngo the Ilol1lst ) legIslature broke away
frol time regular procedure during the
melorblo l'owers-noy contest , and
the result was that Thayer , the outgoIng
go\cnlr , dd not deliver his message
u ntil after Boyd , the Incolln governor ,
had h delh'O'ed ( the Inaugural. In other
words , Timayer's tumessage was lcrmlted
to be read In the legislature after he
had i clusetl to Ie o\'erO' 111 IUll 10
moro 1 rIght to cOlmullcttc to the legis-
latur l than Inr other private cItIzen.
r ' ' .
'rhls stuilid Imreak In tile ollenllg pro- ,
ceduro established 11 Ilrcccdcl t , so that
two 'CI'S ago 111 again this year the
oltgoln O\'l'nor anti. the Incomllg
gO\'l'lor were almost telescoped , to Use
1111'onl slang , when In reality the message -
sage or GO'cl'nm' Crounso should have
heen 1 ) dell'el'ed at least one lilly before
tlo t Ilaugural oC Go\elor lolcomh , EO
hat t the lltel' might have In OlIOI'tU-
11 i - to sUlllllement ) such recommeuda-
tons its his IJ'uleccssol might have ] '
omltcd nnd ( endorse such lS coin -
IWlllcl i ( themselves to his Jnd lcnt. ?
Time 11rccedonl ) hcgun ? In ISI ] ) should I
ne\l' 1Jlln bo rcpcntcd. I Is conh'l'y
to t the sVh'lt of the cOlsttuton Ind I
conl'I'y to nil _ llarlllci _ tu' . usnge.
111IN'T. . , ' .lm LOW.
Olnha Is not time enl ' cIty In which
ito ( stress ot IUI'd tmes 111 hal n tie
IJ'esHllg j ) lutullcO UpOI the rentnl volues
of Imnprovett propertIes. Tim 1110st ever '
othcl larje city , both east 1111 welt ,
the cOlllulnt Is general that dcslmlo
bullllgs i ha\'u 1101 VICllt ( \ S0l0
10iths i past nld that those which lre
occupied by telants ere brIngIng n COl-
sllclhly 1IIIIe1 return thal fllnerl '
to time landlords nl owners.
A Now 1cnl"s revIew or time IJ'OI'CSS
of the rentnllh"mcy husiless In Oblcags o
t iuiring thin twelve mOlths Just eOllletcd ,
Ilblshml i ) II Otto of thc ( Jlmieiigo IHllt'S ,
gives voice to the Ilre\alclt dilsatifac-
tel emu this score II Hlt cl ' . I rlluc-
talU ) acmowlcll cs thnt the tout inns -
ImtII nccessarlr "Imilhuiencetl to 80mo
dcgree" by the general dCPI'CIIIol which
ulcctcd every lute of husllcss ) the preceding -
ceding 'eal alhou h I Is . of courle ,
careful to Point out the two or three
IIecll ) ] cascs which C011 exceptions to
the stile. II New York City iho sale
( onlllol of tIme remit 111'lwt exIsts , I
i immythilmmg. UIIOI I 10101' sonic. Ients for
bUMlnls 111110811 ) Iu1o falen all time
SVity ( rolls : O to .JO Ilel' clm ! h'rchnnts
"loso 1":11'1 for lofts 01 stores I'O Ibout
to cXlllre are able , becuulu of the i'edtimm-
11nnt sUllllly ) of Ivllahlo Illlllg8 , to
I'enew theIr agreements ou luch more
fl\ornIlc tlI'I . Iolw buildings cong
tnuc to he erected for the neconutuothu-
ti oti or Rlleclal'lntst8 lu
tOI ( ( or sllcrnly
dcslrnble IbjltC8 ; ( , butt even these do
no t ohtnll ) . , Ilmo . prices of a few years
ag o. Make 1\Ilnlrics all through the list
oC lllel' Ifts nltl thl OIRwers will ! I
ni l tell ( ( II Jlu16nme direction.
'rhl1 fall In touts Is IntulI ' to bo at-
trlhuted ) ttt , I life IHlush'lal depression '
which has c , t\lctll llrcssl'e lu se\'erl
w ays. 'J'ilo n * , \u"tton or Ih'ms and cor-
111'1 j tOIR tl't I . .fl0 A01 01 t of hlsl.
\'S ! IR 011Y 1 IRlial part of It. More
Ilolcnt ( Is tiittii'ersa1 '
po thWlnh'lrlnl . tl'lllcIC to ecol'
omle o\cl.r ltg to hullce 1llchonts to
I'ethtee ( 'XIIII ' by stub-reittltug Rlmce )
IJ'I'\lousl ' u11licd , for themselves. Like-
\ Iso wih lu'ofussIomIill \Hm who more
then C\'C' ttt'e fOUHl to have "doubted
up , " several who once limit ! ae\nr te (
QII'lS now eOltlltlA thcISI1'l's wih
dcsk 1'1)01 ) In the olCl' of muttotia'r. Time
same Inlhlclcl" , too , Is felt lu residence
ch'c1' . Hclnlcl ( ( ImlcK are living to-
g 1'thl'I' IS enl ! hOlseho1l or , n family Is
ICIIIIIII h l ' tnldlA lodges's 01' liv-
In g In n slulel Inll cheaper house than
hlfO'e l ) the hnrd tiiiies . In this lies thc
\'el' , " J1'OIHl for lmuefuthness. lch con-
( ltols can Clntllc emily so bug ns cmi-
forccll b ) , ' cxtl'lull conl1lol . Ho SOOI
as clrcllKtnnccs IIC'mlt these tem-
IIO'ar ' Ilnnl'el lusl he 11ssoI\c(1 and
I he I dCIHl for stores , olee : nHI : resi-
tit 'mtces mlst eXllerll'lce n steady Imu-
Cl'paSI' . Time 10'emcnt Uust mallfcst
1 self In ni thc ( large cltls whl'o comut-
Illalntg are : 10W 11)8(10. ) Omaha hlwlnA
comllll'a t\'el ' Cew \1 C:1 : t ; buildIngs
lust he IIOnA the frst to 1111 the
hencft i ) ? of the revival.
'rhe Agriculture dCIJlltlclt , It IP'
IIH'f i ) froni the Htltllent ; of the duet
cl eric , Is 10t ll'l'luu'ell ) ) to assist the suC-
fl'rN's or the dtoutlm-iIddemi '
( h'outh-rI1cn district In
the Intcl' t oC SIIIIII ) 'II I seed for n new
11'011 ) to thc extl'nt thlt the exlgt'uuey do-
it tttitIS. I this Is h'le no tme ought
to bo lost I ' time XClISkl1 tielogmutlon
In congress In securing the jlssilgo ) : or
: l'esolutol or bill that wl gin ! thc
slll'III ' full \oweI itmul rcsoulCCS to
S SUllpl ) ) the Iwed. TIme federal govern-
lent can hastily refuse to assist the
helplRs ( : II1I'S In thIs ineasuure. I
it : titittiotitut legislatiotu Is ' ' '
l1ltonnl hlnlon uuccessuu' coti-
g ross ought not to hCHlnte II its enact-
uu it'm1t. Our coiigressmtmetu In \ VtSImIuug- :
tOi ( houll1 look thlH ( question up wihout (
( lcla ' Ill see to It that nil ohHtacles
to t the . sumiplyliug oC seed fl'OI the AgrI-
cull.c 11epaltmcnt hI 1'1'10\'cd II
alille tinte.
how . would It do for the Il' lslatUe
to IJ'O\.lle ( its the bill 1\II'ollllaUn
lole ' for the ' Rtate relict work that
Judlcs oC t'l distrIct court Iii western
coulte ! Rhnl tcsl late 0' Illllollt a
.
mal ) 01' I Jl\11 \ tee In each county
wlel'o relief Is to he ( lSlCI8(1 to hal-
die ntuy stat Ionc ' apJortonctl to such
c outuuty nllto i'cllort U101 the mert
or each applicant o . for aId ?
OurLoA . : ! , CflIH(19'S Jnln.
cimome.flemocrat. ,
Canada has secured from Spain conces-
ions simiar' to ; those possessed by the I
Unied Statesunder the McKinley law. and L
Is I now gatflln control of the Cuban market
for flour . which. up to the time of the pas :
sage of our new tariff law , tme I source of
large profIt tour , miers and farmers
history ; nI'nt Itself.
$ pringfteW , Mnas. ) .
Springfeld ( Mos. Hepu lc3n.
Altogether I has been much such a year
In i business as that which folowed the panic i
of 183a time of shrinking values. Iqulda-
lon of old accounts at home and with
a broad . and readjustments to a new level I
ao f prices. Nw , as then , too we face In-
< vlable changes In the monetary system
Then we had to choose between specie or
InOated i paper a the basis of the elrculat-
Ing l medium Now we must chose between L
Jh with a reorganized bank note system ,
or silver and government paper.
.
Iowa LIJhtlllll lhlcuo : ( bit ! Cure
Chicago Tlmcs
Ex-ConJessman W. H. Butler of West
Union In , who disappeared mysteriously
and who was believed to have been mur-
do ered . has dIscovered himself In IndIana -
o lOs tryIng to recoup his fortunes by workIng :
Ing i as a book ageat Mr. flutter cannot explain -
plain how or whY he went to Indiana or
upon what theory lie hoped 10 lay UI' wealh
canvassln . but he claims to be perfectly '
sane. Ills career was a blank until he got
some Chicago papers whereupon naturnly
he was at once clothed In his right mind
The Journalism ot this city Is as sanitary .
a s gd plumbing. .
Hoston' Sacred Codnsh.
New York Sun
A Massachusetts correspondent Informs us
that , If necessary , the state constItution wi )
be so amended n to protect the sacred cod
nah f In the hal of representatives \ \ the
I stale house , and male It treason and lese
majesty to ltep or attempt 10 keep him I
out of Ils place as the real ruler of the
state. A lady of ' 'eulum sends us this
curous prophecy from HOld Lilly , His eke
of Prophecies" ( Boston . 1783) ) :
"When the state . house codfsh shall wither
and .fal ,
Down will come state house , , Cuperlo and' I '
nil. "
Boston needs to walk . warily.
The . Embargo \m.rlll ncef.
Chicago Post.
Mr. Nelson Morrls ' .
10rris' grief over the em
barge against American cattle will be
share In a degree bY a geol many people
who ale not directly interested In the lrade
In i beet The Belgian embargo Is merely
another feature of 11 uppat"elt > . 1)'econ- )
certcd war of retaliation by the continenta i
nations or Europe agaInst American pro .
' ducts .
I would be folly to deny that there Is not
some Justice In this embnrgo. Through the
dlelerln ! a the senate wih - trusts antI
other 'iixfiiimt Industrlcn" we have lrotmglm ) t
IrouJht
retribution on our % heads. In 'protccting' ,
the few millions tetl up In southern plaitta -
. plalta-
tons or In the SUlrur trst.s ftock-on.hall i
we lave PUt In jc\ardy the meut trade of ,
of the dollars. country , In\ol' \ nS hUllreds oC million xi :
Whatever the cause of thIs dud of commercial -
mercial nations . the ( Unlerl States cannot
aford to tale I hlol without strlln buck ,
even If I his been lie orlglnul aggressor : ,
Sentimental eonshleratlnl Ihoul.1 . not prevent :
vent the I'reshlt from using Irmly the
stIll fl ) weapon or retaliatory nut ! prohlhltory
"uUet against the\eountrles at war with us.
' 'her I ! little dO'b that If he chooses t
act on the law he.\can bring aeriflanylid -
gIum anti Spuln W (11011' Imeps. Cerlnlnly :
the threat to Ale Ican \uluatrles implied In
these embargoes snrmitnts ' aetlomi .
- arnlt - ! - summur Iclon.
LOI'J'S OIS'f.ICI.E.S.
; c-
10ston Courier.
Fall as th peach her I"ounded ( cheek ,
And surupy brown her hair :
Dlue. drenly'IUnbelll be her eyes ,
With % vdCim4no sIdes compare ,
But on wlchno upper lip
Lurks there \ fuzzy mnat ; lp
Ant lho' I10vq her. oh. so luchl
I can' 'ct ' 0\11 timat. ,
i
Accornp1b7iedto the last degree
11 sime . and wealthy , too ;
And wlr - themlne 1 Imow there'd uo
No better half more true.
Antlyes"l'dlwect her even now ,
And bit herdefect "scati' ,
"lcat"
lut 8he'l "nother's wife , und r ,
1 can't get over that.
Tll T.I TJ : ; Is JJ1.00M78fl. .
Sioux City Tribune : Council Duts I.
mourning the death of good Amelia tiloonuer.
R,1 ln
nomer.
After a life of In llfshncss anti fulflment
of duty nR sliti saw it. peacefully from ohl
age , deaths came to her. Thus ( nlc(1 1
Woman whose name has been one of time joke
storm centers of the generation and who
hns : been pursued by ribaliry aM jest by
i tholSnds who never knew she existed
Chicago Times : Mrs. Uomer , the lady
who first gave conspicuity to the garments
which bear her nanue tins just Illsotl sway
at Council fluffs. ael iti. I can be Mid
In all sorlolsnes thnt frw women of the
century hue made n sleeper or moro ( \ .
dent mark Ipon their times. I required
I boll and original thlnklla sort of a
female COlumbus-to concede that her sex
hail legs and to put them oven la mitt- !
fled evidence. The reform la only beginning -
nln/ to take hell upon hnmanlty. I , Is
the complement or the bicycle. nnl1 It Is
growlnl Irs. Domer hns built out of
flannels I monument more enduring than
brass. thln
Brooklyn Englo : Mrs. Doemer I dealt.
but her trousers will live long and keep
wi 1\0 Ion/ Iod
her memory green . alhongh she did not
want to win .
fame I the wearer or a po.
cuhlnr costume. 'Cho women who rIle bicycles -
cycles doubtless will put tip 1 monument
In her memor > ' . They ought to do It any
wa ) ' . .for bloomers make I posslblo for I them
to rile In comfort. Now ( lint the 400 In
New York has set the seal of Its opproval
on bicycle rhln ! for women lS wel aa on
a convenient dress \\0 may expect to See
more bloomer In the Iluk next year than
over I they become fashionable and can
bo made becoming they wi be worn , Hitherto -
erto sporatiio cases of bloomers
aporallo have ap-
peared. Now the trouble IIY becom\ epidemic -
demic ,
ChIcago Herald : As the matron upon
whom greatness was thus thrust lived In
Ivel
the ohl style clothes to bo nearly four score
It may bo saul safely that she lived IIOWI
her own desert : bul she bimilded tetter than
she to reproach knew In subtumitting for o\en 1 beter years
as ridicUlous
as It was unex-
Inex-
pectcII anl ( undeserved. Today In thl most
fashlouable drl'owa's anti walks or the great
cIties of her country may be seen hr cos-
tome modified In many ways , lint alt the
wa's loyal to the Idea that she endeavored
to establish , the idea 10 wit , that woman
was mnde for
something better than a
clothes racl ( , and ( liSt It Is her privIlege
to dress. prlvleo
herself
Ires ! hcrsel according to her owmu Ideas
of modest ) ' . health , economy nun OWI cleatuli-
ness. Not only In the bicycle dress clelul-
cuts but In every so-ealcd reform of the
general attire of wornanhiootl . time .
womanhool. once stig-
matze.l . "Bloomer' ' principle Is established
and vindicateti. eslablshed
.
l'JWl'.B 4X1) 2'irrxr.
Sewer gas and booze gl'e the sIdewalks ot I
Chicago an elevating tenlene > ' .
Dufalo has In alderman nahlel Kick .
Taxpayers hope ho wil do lomclhlng to' t I '
justify their conlhlenco In his name.
A recent Political duel In Argentinc L
ended fatally for one or the combatnts Argentna ,
Argentina needs a good deal more reneh i
llohish.
As evidence of the popular district thc
fact Is cited that the Kentucky reminiscence t
Is i unable to transform his silver
tomigue Into
sl\er
\ tonlue
standard dolars ,
The Hon. DavId Bennett Hi was con
spicuous by his absence from the white
I mou're reception. Perhaps he witnessed Governor -
ernor Morton's installation Incog
Under ( lie new constitution of New York , i
the paths of the statesmen lead not to the ;
regulation pass nut there Is nothing 10 pre
vent the "eourlesof : a prepaid ticket.
Four or the sachems of Tammany are
worth In the aggregate 5000000. And yet
despite the Ight of e\enl Importhient fellows -
lows Insist on knowing how they got It. Some
people never learn.
The promoters or the big bridge over the
Hudson rIver at New York City are meetng
so many obstacles In behalf of nayigatiox
that they are convinced n rairad navigaton corpora
Uon Is hidIng In the woodpile.
Only sixteen names were needed last t
Wednesday evening to end the reign or
licensed saloons and reinstate the Joints In
Des 1oinea , The petition Jacked but that
numebr of names to rep esent thb majority
vote of the city.
Chicago cult Is shocked because an alder
man lugged Into the sacred council cbamuer
a beastly-no , a human jng The salooo
statesmen of Chicago may glean wisdom
from the doctors und respectfully declno
to take their own medicine.
The late Captain Stephenson of New York .
who was convicted oC taking pEnche as a x
brlbt finds comfort In the fact that other
distinguished men toyed with forbidden fruit ,
The parallel ends there. Adam was cst
out time captain was cast In. .
Iowa's liquor law Is a promoter or plsilan -
phian-
I thropy. A Clinton vender of corn Juice ,
fearing the proximity or a church to hIs Irri-
gating Joint would endanger the congrega -
ton , purchase the church and sent the elect
rejoicing to another part of town.
A friend of Senator Peler says the Kansa
statesman Is bitterly disappointed because
time country refuses to take him seriously .
UUfortunatoly for the senator he permitd
undue familiarity with hIs whlslers. It Is I
never too late to cut them off , however.
The late hotel dIsaster at Albany supple -
ments the experience of other cItes In dem-
onstratng the dangers of overhead wires I
The forest of poles and wires surrounding the
building not only dctayed the operations of
the Oremon but Interfered with rescue of
Inmates and endangered tIme lives or both.
.T.11S U1" 7'fll . .TU1UlS. .
Truth : Landlord-I'm . . afraid Il have to
raise your rent. 'enant-I wish you would :
Im sure I cant raIse It.
Philadelphia necord : The father of a
ftc ly Increasing family may not be proud I ,
even If he dOCK put on heirs .
Harper's Dazar : "There's a train of
thought passing throllh my head at this
moment . , ' RaId the leeturet'
"I thought YOU talked as If you hud
wheels ID your head , " murmured time dls-
saUsled Htener.
Judge : Hlsband ( wIth desire to say something -
Rome
thing pleaRnnt-Do yoU know kItten , I
could ? recognize you from your style anywhere -
Kitten-I Bhould think you could , seeing
that you have let me wear this lne old
style for two years.
Boston Courier : This bachelor gIrl. no
mater how pro/res l\o she may he , doesn'l
like you to refer to any new wrinkles of
her ! .
Philadelphia Record : When there's snow
on the ground the vise girl never cuts the
felow who owns 1cUlet. . .
Montgomery Arlvrtser : Frlend-lere1 !
dent that drum and whistle dl"h'l yoU ai _
mot crazy ? Hostess-No. I rthel' like tile
noise ; you see WI are going to move Into
that tat above the lady who gave them to
Willie . !
Cincinnati 'rrihiuiue : "I heah they was a
good tenl 01 cut tn' Il ) al yo' lust dance ,
, " " '
Miss
Cindy "Dey wlzzn't tiulilim oh tie
nuln 01
sort ! All de ladle an' gummen lef' toy
razzer In do cloak room. "
" 'lhlngton Star : ' 'rlire Is a great deal
of sin In this world , " said ) the man who waa
doing religious worl , where\'et. ho could ;
"n great deal of siti "
'rhero IJlY 1st , " replied the New York
policeman . distantly , repled I beg to assure
) ' 01 t1 t 1 know nothing whatever about it. "
Life : She- " 'oulll you not like to go out
anti " 110 a Ian ? " Ie'Vhy , no ; I would not
think of It. 13he-liut. realiy . I shun't object
In the lea81. I1Iow absurd ! How nan
you say such \ thing ? Shc-WI , 10 tel thl
truth , I want to ; ' '
see
tee a man myself , and I
know ho won't come over whie you Ire here
TIm IIL,00M8fit tJIltL.
lxciiange :
As I saw her blomoer-clad , today Ipon her
hiyingwheel .
To lave my Ifc. alhough I tried , I couldn't
help but feel
I would have more appropriate been last
evening , when sue lull
That Ihe to me a SIster would be , If sho'd
mal : fa brother 1ntead. I
Higlest of all in Leavening Power.-Latest U. S. Gov't Report
I ? V' Baking
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2
4tBSOLVTELV PWE
.
' -
MANDERSON WILL \ RETIREc
Dtelnros Ito is Not a Oaniaat for the
Sccrotnryship ef the Scnnte.
- -
TWELVE YEARS' SI RVICE IS ENOUGH
. -
lie ta , Hern ilotitret hy his Slatn RIt ,
ly l ills I'arty In ' the rnnto 1\\1
reams Ih"t lie tiliotild Sot
. \sk fet lore.
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WASHNGTON lUREAU 01" TI mm.
H07 P Street , N.V. " .
W"SINGTON , , lan. 3.
Senator andHson today ) ' states lIst he Is
not Inll will not he I andilialo for the 11081-
ton ( of the secretary of the ( senate. The
rumor of his ( Rl11lacy atose from the fact
that seine of his republican friends In the
senate started a movement last week In his
behalf . wlholt ills ! desire or knowlclgo He
regards the OmC\ as OM or honor , bil haying .
Ing ben a senator twelve years nHI ; president
pro temorl he docs not desire to become
an etuiployt ,
Senator Mnnderon today pre3entell resolu-
tons ( of the Nebraska State Pharmaceltcal
association , urgln lie ( enforcement of the
pro\'lslol of the tariff law l\vIln/ n
rebate of lie ( tax on alcohol used In the arts
or In medical eomupotmmitls. Ho also lreseltell
resolltona or the \en\r Ciiiuuubcr . of Commerce -
marco , slgnel by ciizens of Nebraska , against
the Iassng\ or an ) his for thp reorganization
ways. of the Union Pacific anti Central Iacla rail-
In accordance with the Provision insertei
pro\lslon
In lie river atiti harbor act of last ' tmertt.
rl\er 1\1 let year , CtipI
sin ( Hodges has slbmltell his report , giving
results or prehimiiiiinr ' examination
Ilrelmlnar > examinaton of the I
Nebraska . side of the lssourl river opposite I
Sioux Clt ) . The report recmmolls lho np-
proprlaton of $100 for the ( constructon or a
ro\etment to protect lie bank of the river ,
which has for some time past been cutting :
away. Time reconunetlatons of Captain
Hodges are concurrell In uy the englnr I
!
departmelt ,
Plm hOMES FOIl SETTLEHS.
Congressman PickIer of Sooth Dakota today
Introduced a bill , which wi bo Imown as the
free homo bill . pro\llng ( limit settlers who
have made entries for honlstoll : u\ler the
law sloth not be retlulrl.1 heretofore to itar
for the land at the same rate lt which )
government bOlght time lrOpert but shall b
granted the lanl free aud that tile land
shah become theirs after theIr five years' res-
iIence thereom Mr. Plclier says that this
moaaure wi affect t time setters on the Sls-
seton and the ( Sioux reservations and on the
Yanlon resen'aton. which Is soon to bo
oponell. Those settlers who have already
taken homesteRls [ under the present ) law wi
ue exemDted by the provisions of the bill
bi
from paying the balance of the SUI dUe the
g overnment.
In compliance with the request ot Con-
gre3sman Mercer , the Navy department has
consented to detail a retired naval olcer to I
tu e Nebraska Slate university for Instruc-
ton In mechanical emigincering Provided ,
howe\'er. h that the university will pay the of-
neer for lila work. Mr. Mercer believes that
satsfactory arrangements will be brought
bout by which ito officer thus detailed will
be pomptl1a ted.
PERSONAL MENTION
Major Charles F. Humphrey of Omaha
chief Quartermaster of the ' Department of the I
l' latte. Is 'Vashlngton for a short visit.
'V. P. Gurley and wife of Omaha arc visi-
Ing the mother of Mrs. Gurley In George-
t own. D. C. . and will mayo for home abut
the first of the week.
LIeutenant Penn . Instructor of military ,
tctcs at the Omnha high school la In the i
city for a few days , cn his way home from I
a trip to West Point.
The claim or Peck Dros or Omaha ,
amcuntng to $11,175 , has been certfc
by the secretary of ito Interior to the Tre-
ury department , where It is now receivIng an
Investgntlol i
Congressman Mercer has presented a poti.
ton from tIme Carpenters and Joiners union
of Omaha nldng for the passage or the bi
Ilrovldlng for the appointment or a non-par. '
tan commission to .cohlect n'on-par-l
suggest a plan for lie arbitration of nit labor
q uestions.
POSTOFFIE APPOINTMENTS.
The appointment of a postmaster at
Aubur I ! a case which Is engrossing consld-
eraulo tmo of the postomce department
o tllciais. DavId Campbell. who was the
postmaster under Cleveland's former admln-
! traHon , seems to bo the fortunate candidate ,
Cngessman Bryan Is supporting , Edior
Darnhart. Roy Harman la a candidate , and
h o I said to have quite a large democratc
f ollowing . which he acquires through his
even democratic brothers.
Dessle Common was today commissIoned
postmistress at Angus , 10
Mar O'Donnel was today appointed post-
mistress at lavelocl" , Lancaster county ,
Neb. , vice G. G. Smith. removed.
Bids for gas fixtures for the feQerl buid-
Ing i at Sioux Falls , S. D . were opened at
the t Treasury department today a follows : :
Horn & Drannon ManuCacturltg company ,
Phiadelphia , Pa , $905 : Morrhot Southern
EectrIc company Baltimore , $1,032 ; Simon
Manufacturing company Philadelphia . 10 , :
$ 1,000 ; Drooldyn Gas Fixture company ,
lrooldyn , N. Y. . $1.138 ; Schultz Ga Fix- ! :
ture and Art Metal works , $1.138 : n. lol-
Ins h & Co. , Iioston Mnss. . $1.29 ; Mitchell
Vance company , New York , $1,367 ; M. Vos-
-
burE Mnnufclurln company , Drookl10. N. . . , , -
Y. . $ t32' ; Cauhy & Son Idanufactuiring L
comlany , New York , $1.45 ; Manufacturlnr nlaco
No\'rUy . anti Plating works , San FrancIsco ,
U,701. _ _ _ _ _ _
1Tnl n U1" ? - NU l 't'INS
' \I'llolnhlrnt' 1orolln"d..1 by li" I'tell-
tent for \ 11Ulcr , !
WAShINGTON , Jan , 3.-Thl preslllent to
dny sent the following nomlnatoJS ( to the
snto :
SL11eUon. Pert W. Bowmln , to bl consul
! enral cr the United States : al Hnrolona ,
S pain : Alte\ . Paleron ot "Nln3see , can-
sui nt Delular , DrUhh Ottiulea.
JusleeT , Frank Clark ot Florida , alert -
t viy of the United States , southern district of
l onda
To be commisioner or l\mg"lon , WAier
1. Slr,111ey of California , at t the ( port of San
l rlcl o.
WalColonel U. Norman Lkber Qsslnt
jlllge j advocate oneNI , 10 be j\l/tl / al\oate :
! eneral , with lie ( rank or brlh'llor neal.
Navy-Llmmteiuuutt ,
Na\-I.leutenllt Commnnller ( Prttnleiln
i lanforil . to bo ommalller : PMSII Iorilllln 8lsllnt
I'/ineer Hobert W. ( halt , to bo chief en-
hler : Assistant l nllnler I D. Leopold , to
I.looh
bo Iasell assistant e1igiier. (
l'nllneer.
To lIe Julres or Probate , Territory of Utah e
-Joseph Judd of Utah for the county of San
I 'ete : I. M. Olson oC Utah , for [ the county of
Carbon.
Postmasters-Thomas J. Sties , Albany ,
Ore.V : . Fletcher hioriu , Grant.s h'tts . Ore ;
Iota F' . llrlgga Tifn , 0. : Daniel 1. 1ISS. .
nlos\le. 0 : Joseph II. Nlhn , Now BruI .
felA. 'rex : J. T. Galixes . 1luls , Tex. : Thomas ;
Stone , 1nomllee , \15 , : Carl ZllIler. She-
boygauu'Is. . : James V. I.ong. i1ctaiunla ,
Cal , , : 1'rnlk L.'Iggnrui . Loxig Beneh Icllluml , . :
!
1,0rcllerlcl M Mealp. 1aron/0. ? Ill. : T.a\lnus
/ lt
\
I. l , Stark , Whenton , 1. : Charles n. Axt ,
01(1. ill. : rnnk M. uierry , ? .iimskogee . I. ' ' :
Wiiam A. Simmons , 1alllolol , ha : Patrick
I Judge . \ewlt , lii. : 1" Mlrrum , B11ora ,
11. I ; llrtn 1) . Madden , I.'ou8 , Ia. 1 Joseph
ii. Utiammgst . MarIon , ia . : Oaston A. ' .
Dreliket. Jeanette . I.a ; Gore M. Taibott ,
Uoardstowim , 1\ ) ' . : Wiiam I" , flrwiiu , Talbot
u uuiuue , La. ; George W. Ilucicer , firimnswlchc.
Mo , : John l'reston , Shelbimia , Mo. ; Jolt11 C.
Kesterson , Falrbury , Nob.
NCWS FOts 'I'ltii AItMY.
Coioiiel I.itlbor lfltstlti.Iutlge Atvottto floii-
arni-tiat Iroisi'tsts tutu tronittIosi ,
\\'ASIIiNGTON' , Jnmu. 3.-Seeciah ( Tote-
grnin-1'hme utresklciut today scmmt to the scuu-
i tte the mmOiiillititiOtt of Colonel G. Norinruti
Lietier to lie jixtlgo ativoetito gPmerai , with the
milk of brigadier general. This action on
tIle pam-t of time pt'sltiemit was hOt tillOX-
POCted , as it has iteexi believed for some
time Past ( lint Colonel Lieber would be
miittde judge advocate gciueral fotthm rca-
soil that lie loss been acting in that cxi-
i iacit about eight 3-ears ntiil LheserVetI time
lrIl1otiotl , at4 U , 'esult of time umromnotlon
of Colonel Lieber I.letmteriisnt Colonel \\'li-
1 1amVituthirop witi be itixide colonel and
Senior t1njor Edward hunter will be ht0
muoted to tii lieutenant colonelcy. For thio
I lSitiOit of mmmajor , matte vacant by the Pro-
inotiomi of l'tlmjor : Hunter , there nrc iutmmner-
oils caniiilatcs , , otis of % VllOhll is lit'ntemittmit
Crowder , acting judge advocate or tile Do-
liartmnexmt of thm i'latte.
'l'hio foilovlmmg retirements oiu account of
disability were' today ordered : First Lieutenant -
tenant Jaliles 'r. Andrcsvs , Twenty-fIfth in-
faimtry ; Flrt Llemxtemirumt A. S. McNutt.
] ightli Immiantry ; Captain Edinonti Iuff ,
Eighth cavalry ; Captain Theosiore , 11. Edt-
ersoli , NIneteelItit imuamitt'y , and Captain
John Grant , Eighth cavalry.
First Lieutenant. Etlinunil SInitli 'wIll ha
PromnotOd to time captaincy in time Nineteentl
mtmralitry' made vacant by ( tie retirement of
Captain Ecleerson. In ( lie Eighth cavalry
settler First Lieutenants Johnston and Gaston - ' -
ton viii ho pronuottl to time vacant cap-
taincles , ( limits resulting itt the itrotnotion of
Ltoutenant Crowder to the rank of senior
llrt hleutenmit Lieutenant Crowder will
then tie the highest mIlking first lieutenant
e ligible for mrotnCtion at the next vacancy lm
t he grade of caitata In ( hue Eighth cavalry.
Quke .
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' 1 What a queer World this
I would be if Quakcr Oats '
\v were buried at the bottom
( f of the seal Millions of
ruined breakfasts !
Sold only in a lb. Packcges. ,
Your Money's Worth Os' lout- Money Btok ,
After the Yeai
Is Over--
Then comes January and with January comes just '
as regular as a clock the clearing out of' acids and
ends-a suit-only one like it in the soro-possi-
bly another- perhaps an overcoat-the last of a
line of' elegant salters-just such bargains are to ' '
be had now-The price is 'way below the usual
figure-To close them out
quick-the quicker the
better-we are full of
slylos-tho most complete
a2sortrnont in the west-But there are some broken
lots on which we will give you an interesting
price-A mighty good suit or overcoat for $7.50 '
now.
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EROWMNG , KING & C01 ,
Reliable Ciotitiurs , SV , Coriur Vfltaantli ai'i ) : * St.
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