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ppprever publMieil liiOmntm. both ni
toncvrs mid advcrtWi' ? .
Tito InM of Hie nniiuiil ici > ottn for H o
Informntlon of COHBII > VJ will soon listvo
been nindc public.
Who wits It Hint fultl tlimc would , bo
republican opposition to tlic ru-flection
of Mr. Kocil to tliu xpe.iki-islilp of the
new congress ?
Missouri ( lemnci.itfl nrc cvclniminj ; in
one accord , "It looks like Inn niony. "
Pcrimp * . Hut Wisdom 1 dcinocmts
should ri'iiit'iiibpitlml things are not
always uhat they seem. f
Will th ( > Ti.uismlssisslppi contnoss be
able to withstand Hie temptation to dip
Into ArniPiila , Hawaii and Cub.i ? Or
are the pioblems peiplexiiiK tlie p tlncc
countiics mcicly waiting for the advic.0
of thp delegates coinptiMlns tills august
body ?
A Western States exposition would be
quite as feasible as 11 Cotton States ex
position and Omaha is fjeo iaphlcally
nnd commciclally the plare for it.
Omaha is to the central \vebt what At
lanta Is to the south.
Thp RrowliiR demand for move favor
able ralhond rates In the tiansmlssouri
region wllh respect to Omaha shippers
resulted hi the oranl/utlon of tin * Coui-
meiclni club. The task of seeming
reasonable lates Is a heavy one and
calls for the best ability at the com
mand of the club.
An Inquisitive Chicago newspaper has
been soliciting ansveis to the question ,
"How can a woman with a capital of
FIDO best embark in business ? " As if
there wcio any tionbli' about embark
ing in business ! The ioal ptoblem is
how to inaKo the business successful
after the embarkation has been made.
If Ncbiasku contained factoiies
enough to convcit her raw materials
into finished piodncls and the people
would resolve to buy only home-made
goods a revolution could thus be
wrought in the trade ot this state. The
doctrine of home pationage has alieady
worked wondpis , but it has only
scratched the suiface.
A Kansas man with a military title
says that he has a letter of lepilmand
from Gemini U. S. Giant of which any
veteran might feel pioud. Why a vet
eran should be piond to ho lepilmandcd
by his commanding geneial Is more
than most people will compiohend. Had
the letter ii'ferrod to boon one of com
mendation we are sine Its leclplont
would feel much prouder.
Under the existing conditions a Kiin-
uas City or St. .Toe shipper may consign
dressed beef to Minneapolis or inter
mediate points In Omaha's tenltory
nnd Is rcqnliod to pay but 2 cents per
hundred more than the Omaha packer
must pay to same destinations. Hut If
an Omaha pucker ships south he must
pay 7 to 10 cents moie than the St.
Joe and Kansas City shippers. It Is
ngalnat such rank discrimination as
tills that Iho Commeiclal club makes
its protest before the Intel state Com
merce commission.
The brief of the Commercial club filed
with the Interstate Commerce commis
sion inaKos a staitllng exhibit of the
discriminations against Omaha by the
rallioads of the west. Under such con
ditions no city can make tapld piogfess
toward commercial supiemacy no mat
ter how great the natmal advantages
inity be , If the Commercial club can
In Ing about a modification of rate
schedules whereby Omaha can get n
fair show for the business of ti Unitary
territory It will have porfoimed u
service of Incalculable benefit to the
city.
All plans of leorganlzlng the Union
Piicltlc contemplate a vlitual loss of the
money advanced toward the construc
tion of the road by the federal govern
ment. The difference in the plans Is as
to who Hlmll get the benefit of the gov-
rnmont'H contiibutlou. Only by sale
In foivt'lomno and the opctatlon of the
road as part of one continuous loud
from the Missouri river to the Pacific
on u basin of actual value , with all the
water of the present fictitious capital
ization wrung out , will the people bo
nblo to gain any relief In the way of
Improved horvlco and reduced trans
portation charges. t
TIIK JOfAT 77MFT/0 AnnKKMKXT.
Tlmt the agreement entered Into by
the eastern tiunk line lallroads , to be
followi > il doubtless by a Ilko ngrwnietit
between western lines Is a matter of
great public Impoitancp theiecan beno
nitration. It coiiti'iniilnlcs higher tians-
portatlon rates nffnMIng pveiy Inleiest
in thp conntiy and boailtig most heavily ,
it Is probable , upon the productions of
agilcullme. The wheat and corn and
cattle of the west , theie Is good rc.ison
to apprehend , will be made to bear .the
laigcst part of the burden of higher
latcs that will be established by the
board of managers chat god with icgu-
latlng and maintaining charges under
this agreement , and whether those tales
.shall be 'reasonable" Is likely to be de-
tut mined entliely by the rallioads , since
nothing Is to be expected of ihe Interstate
state- Pommel re commission hostile to
the views of ( hi ! em potations with
which that body seems to be In full
sympathy , so far as this agieement Is
concerned. There has never been a
time when the ngilcultut.il ptodmots
of Iho Hilled States wore in a le s
favorable condition to stand high rates
of tiansportatlon than they mo at pies-
out , and If the lalhoad combination
cariles out Its obvious purposu the day
of piospeilty for the Ameiic\n fanner ,
now facing a fotmldable and gtowlng
competition In the foiolgn markets
competition which has the advantages
of thu che.ipest labor and low tales of
transposition will be Indefinitely post
poned.
It Is repotted that congress \vill lie
asked to Investigate this combination ,
nnd this ought to be done In view of
the I act that the nttotney geneial of the
United States mid the Interstate Coin-
nun uo commission have declined to take
any notion regarding the agioomenr. nt
least In advance of il.s going Into ofloct.
Thu lope.ited lopicsontatlons made to
the piosldenr , the allotnoy goneial and
the chad man of the commission rogaid-
lug the illegal char.ictcr of this rail
way combination has failed to elicit any
assitiance that the aulhoilty of the gov
ernment will bo oxoioisod with a view-
to deteimining whether the combina
tion and agreement violate the law , so
that there Is no reason to e\poct nnj
Intelfoicnci * on the pair of those wnose
duly It is to execute the laws. Sena
tor Chandler , in his lust letter to the
president , points out tlneo ways in
which the agieoment of the tiunk lines
can bo prevented fiom going Into effect ,
but it is entieily safe losay that none of
those will bo adopted. It Is possible
that Mr. Chandler is wiong In his con
struction of the laws which ho as-erts
are applicable to Jhls combination , but
that Is a matter which t he courLs should
bo given au opportunity to determine.
As the New Hnmpshho senator said
in a letter to Ptesldenl Cleveland last
August , "If tills tremendous combina
tion Is not illegal no aggiegation and
association of unlimited capital for one
commercial put pose can bo prevented
by law. "
Senator Chandler docs not In the least
cxaggeiate the poweifnl pioporlions of
this * combination. The coipoiallons
ropiosentod in It con t ml a raliio.td
mileage of'nearly 31,000 miles , with a
capital stock of ? 1,511,000,000 and a
bonded debt of $1,035,000,000 , alto
gether over ? ; i,000,000,000. , lie is tor-
icer , tlieiefore , in saying that It is by
far the most poweifnl association of
capital ever made In this"or any other
country , capable , if poimilled , of exeil-
Ing an influence which will lie practi
cally decisive in icgulaling the rates of
lianspoitallon in the United States. It
would baldly lie possible to oveicstl-
mate the Impoitanco of this movement
to all our people and especially to the
agricultural pioduceis , and the demand
of Senator Chandler that something be
done to arrest it will have very geneial
approval.
i\iron s/vw/c DOTIKS.
Thote Is n movement on foot among
eastern Importers looking to the sub
stitution or paitlal substitution of spe
cific for ad valoiem duties on many
lines of meichandlse , the object being
to check the growtli of the consignment
business , as now largely pi act Iced by
foioign inoi chants , and to pi event mi-
deiralimtlons. One Impoitlng mer
chant said that the majoiiiy of fotelgn
mannf.iolutors will not sell outright ,
simply because they couldn't defraud
this government. They will sell only
tlnongli their agents in this country.
This enables the making of prices by
the manufacluier that will save him
something In the matter of duties , his
gain In this lespoct being nt the ex
pense of the tieasniy.
The indications ate that this question
of substituting specific for ad valoiom
duties will be very Hetlonsly considered
by the coming congiess and undoubt
edly some changes will be made ,
though It IK not piolmhlo tlmt there will
be a geneial revision , as the eastoin
Importers appear to doslie. It is. per-
Imps , not possible to ascertain with ac
curacy how much the government has
lost through undeivaluations since the
piesent taillf law went Into operation ,
but unquestionably the amount inns
n ; ) Into the millions. Such a system Is
utteily Indefensible nnd ought not to lie
toleiatod longer than Is necessary to
get lid of It , It Is to bo apprehended ,
how ever , that Mr. Cleveland will not
tnku this view of the matter.
T11K WISTAIj SKHVICK.
The cost of the postal service of the
United Slates for the last ll.scal year
exceeded the revenue by something
over $10,000,000 , n larger deficiency
than usual. The receipts fiom this
service very accurately rellect the con
dition of business generally In the conn-
try , when there are no extraoidliiary
expenditures , nnd the postmaster gen
eral notes that the gieater pait of the
deficiency for the last fiscal year was
created dining the first quarter , since
which time the Improved condition of
business has appeared In Incieased re
ceipts. IIu estimates that for the cur
rent fiscal year the difference between
expenditures and receipts will not be
moro than half of last > ear's amount.
It has happened In only a few yeais
since the Postofilce depaitment ! m
been established that It lias been self-
sustaining and It Is the general Idea
that It Is not expected to be , because It
la the one department of the govern
ment ! In which It Is most difficult to re
trench without Impairing the cllldoncy
of the service. When iccelptu decline
by reason of business depression It Is
still necessary to maintain the facilities
of the sen-Ice. The people , however , do
not complain at the annual deficiency
so long ns the standard of the sen-Ice
Is kept high and impiovetl ns circum
stances loqulre. It Is only when It is
allowed to deteriorate , ns was the case
liming the last two years of Mr. Clove-
land's first admlnlstintloii , when the
lallway mall service was made to serve
a political purpose , Hint there is pop
ular complaint at a discrepancy be
tween receipts nnd expendltuies. At
present the seivlce appears to be gen-
ciall.v good and It is simple truth to say
tlmt this Is in no small degiee due to
the observance by Postmaster Generals
Ulssell and Wilson of the excellent bus
iness methods Instituted by .their icpuli-
llcan piedecessor , Postmaster General
Waiiamnker. The name of the latter
will always be Identified with practical
lefoims mid Impioveinents In the SPIV-
lee the wisdom of which have been
lnll > justified by icsttlK Postmaster
Geneial Wilson times a fuither appli
cation of civil service rules to the de-
piutmont nnd he is undoubtedly cor-
icct In the opinion tlmt the effect of
doing tills would bo good. No fact In
connection with the public service is
better established than that civil serv
ice icfoim lias Improved the elllclency
of eveiy branch of. it.
O.U.UM MUST MRKT THU mOUI.KM.
Omaha Is confronted with n problem
tlmt must be dealt with In the veiy
near fntuie. It calls for heroic treat
ment on the part of the local authoil-
ties and no halt-way measures will
snlllee.
Tlio Citizens association of Chicago
has just published a repoit of Its woik
dm ing the past year and calls public
attention to the leforms needed lo
abate the most flagrant abuses In the
municipal goveinment of that city. The
association declares that Chicago , like
other cities. Is governed too much. It
has too much local government and too
many petty olllces to bo supported by
public taxation. Instead of concentiat-
iug the management of Its corporate
nffalis under one geueial head , it is
encumbered with the expenses of main
taining a city goveinment , county gov
ernment , school , board government ,
town goveinment nisd n park govein-
ment. Consolidation of these vnilous
goveinments under one or two head , *
uould do away with a gieat deal of
waste and result in immense saving
nnd advantage to the community. The
methods of assessment and taxation
come In also for comment nnd reproba
tion.
tion.What
What Is true of Chicago applies with
equal If not greater force to Omaha.
We are governed too much. We have
too many supernumeraries on the pub
lic payioll supported , by general taxa
tion. Our assessments are Iniquitous.
The burdens of "taxation are -shifted
from the shoulders of the fianchlsed
corporations upon those of tlu > , home
owner and homebuilder. There is a
lamentable dlsiega'id Of business meth
ods In the transaction of public busi
ness and a moie lamentable Indiffer
ence among our best citizenship to in-
competency , extravagance and dis
honesty in public olllce. In Chicago
there Is such n vast amount of taxable
piopoity and so large a revenue fiom
vnilous sources that the stealing and
wastage of a few hundred thousand
dollais a year , or of a million a year
oven , entails no very seiious conso-
imenccs. In Omaha it Is quite differ
ent. The metropolitan system of gov
ernment with its complicated and costly
machinery lias become a crushing bur-
don. The city must either sectiic ic-
lief by consolidating depaitmeiits and
abolishing sinecuies or default upon its
municipal debt
The sum nnd substance of Council
man IIowoll's plan of municipal 10-
trenchment Is the annexation of South
Omaha and the consolidation of county
and city goveinments. These proposi
tions me by no means original. The
Hoe opposed the ci cation of sepiiuitc
government for South Omaha when
Hint scheme was before the leitlslatmc
back in 1SS7. It advocated annexa
tion In IS'.K ' ) when the question was sub
mitted to the voters of the two towns.
It still believes that the creation of a
separate town adjacent to the city of
Omaha was a costly blunder , which
will In the end be most regretted by its
promoteis.
The proposed merging of city and
county govoinments under one sot of
officials has also been stendilynnd con
sistently advocated by The Hee for
years. It has labored to accomplish
this result thiough the submission of
constitutional amendments and the
enactment of necessary legislation. As
a result of its labors In this direction
an amendment to the constitution of
Nebraska with this object In view was
appioved by the necessary tin co-fifths
of the late IcglMatmo and will be sub
mitted to the people for ratification nt
the election to be hold in November ,
INK ! . That amendment reads us fol
lows :
The government of any city of the metro
politan clas and the government of the
county In which it Is located may b3 msrgul
wholly or In part when a proposition aa to
do has been Eubml ted by cutborlty of law
to the voters of such city and county and re
ceived the assent of a majority of the votes
cast In s'ich city and alto a majority of the
votes capt In the county exclusive of thoas
cast In such metropolitan city at such elec
tion.
tion.This
This Is not exactly what was desired
by The lice , but It was the best that
could be secuicd at the hands of the
late legislative delegation from this
county. It will doubtless require a
gicnt deal of exeitlon on the part of
our ( 'Ill/.ena to secuio .the ratification
of tills amendment by Hie state at large
and It will take a still gi eater cxcitlon
after its adoption to secure the requited
majorities to put It Into effect. It will
bo observed that the constitutional
amendment will permit the consolida
tion of part of the city and county gov
einment without affecting other parts.
For example , it will permit of merging
city nnd county treasurers' olllces under
one head , and It might also apply to the
auditing of city and county accounts.
This most desirable reform , however ,
j-r
will nt bom ne within our reach not
sooner thatiitwn yenis hence. Mean
time the rplrencliinent ax must be
rlgornusly upllod to the tinnk of ex
travagance nnd the taxeatlng branches
must be lopllet ) off ,
According ( < ] an ordinarily reliable
Washington 4 , corie.spono"iit , Sccielnry
Carlisle has-been nffeioiJ an appoint
ment to the vacancy on the supiomo
bench nnd hu < > < promptly and positively
declined tin ? ' tituler. 't his In the face
of the fact'Majt | nt the time Chief .Ins-
tlce Fuller' ' wa * nppolnled Mr. Cm lisle
was not only willing but cxtiemely
anxious to go upon the bench. The
change Is laid to thu deslie on the pait
of Mr. Cm lisle to emu more money nt
the piactlce of law than the salary at
taching to the supreme comt Jtldgoshlps
nnd theie to make up for the financial
sacilllcc entailed by service In the cabi
net for four yeais. This Is all wllliln
the icnlni of possibility nnd If veilfiod
later will form one of the inteiestlng
episodes In the Inner hlstoty of the
present national administration.
In taking Issue with The Hee as to
the relative Importance to Omaha of the
jobbing tiado , manufactuies and the
retail tiade the Woild-llerald conde
scends to welcome The lice Into the
ranks of those who me laboilng to up
build Omaha. In view of the fact that
The Hee has done moie dm Ing the past
twenty-five yeats and Is doing moie to
day for the upbuilding of Omaha than
any other concern In Omaha , its recog
nition at this time by the Woild-Ileiald
borders on the ludicrous. In acknowl
edging this compliment The Hoe will
not stop to dispute the point lalsed by
Its contemporary. It concedes cheer
fully that both the jobbing and retail
trade are ofltal Importance to the
city and hopes they will vie each with
the other to contribute most to the up
building of Omaha.
December 10 has been designated
Omaha day at the Atlanta exposition.
Those of our people who make the Jour
ney to the Gem gin metropolis should go
prepared to tell the people of the south
something about Omaha and Nebraska
that will conntcinct the damaging re-
poits of poienulnl dtouth chculated
throughout the country last jear. The
exclusion should not be permitted to
lapse Into n pleasure junket , nor should
the exhibit all run to talk.
An iMKlnuiitliiK SiiKKCHtlon.
, Chtqteo Tribune.
The populists will nominate a presidential
candidate next jear , according to Senator
Allen of Nebraska. , If that Is to they should
put their strfererd out Itnmidlately. Well-
to-do men whb don't know ths game are very
scarce.
AVImt ilio Coniitv IN Aiming ? Al.
" " OlQlSc-Democrnt.
If Mr. Carlisle "vv 111 "consult the election
returns ho wlir'fltscox.er ' that the people
are not so anxious for the retirement oj
the greenbacks as they ore for the retlre-
msnt of the deficit-making party to which
ho belongs. > "
I'cnxloiiM n nil Solrilcrn' IIoiucN.
IlulTilo nxprcsrf. j
An Iowa 'Judge ' has decld d that the man-
agtrEJof ixi soldiers' home cnrtliot compel the
Inmates to gjva any , part of , , their pension
money' to the support of the institution. If
that's the law , Justice to unpjnsloned veter
ans would require that penyloners should bs
excluded from soldiers' homes.
A KroNli Cnnililnntlon.
Imllnnapolls Journal.
If the combination which has doubled the
pries of rock pait Is a corporation under
the laws of any t'tato a law could be framed
by which It could bs punished. If the com
bination had advanced the price while there
was a duty on salt , ths putting up of the
figures would have been charged to the pro
tective duty. It la now on the free list.
A Iii'HMon from l'lilliiilelililii.
l > cnvcr New a.
Only three or four years ago Philadelphia
was one of the worst pivcd cities In the
United States and Its alleged rapid transit
facilities consisted largely of horse-car lines.
Though It has the reputation of being one of
the most ring-ilddcn cities In cxistcnco IU
municipal authorities vvero not so negligent
In tlulr duties as have been thosj of Dan-
ver. In return for the privilege of run
ning trolley lines the Philadelphia street
railways have been compelled to pave at a
cost of over $14,000,000 moro than 100 inllss
of streets and It Is difficult to find any
other city in the world with so many miles
of well-paved thoroughfares. Denver learns
nothing from experience and continues to
Klvo away valuabb franchises to corporation
bosses who own the council.
TII TIUI.VK MMJ POOL.
New York World : The new traffic agree
ment Is plainly an attempt to vlolite the
t-plrlt If not th ? letter of the law to accom
plish purposes -which the law In'cmlsd to
prevent. It Is In essence a gigantic trust.
It puts an absolute end to competition In the
transportation business. It pools and divides
all the competitive bua'noss. It violates the
anti-trust law. the Interstate commerce law
aiU other laws Intended to protect the people.
Philadelphia Ledgei : It Is Impossible to
say now vvha' the Joint Traffic association
will acconi'Il3h , < but It Id within Its power
to do all that the Interstate commerce act
aimed to do In the way of protecting shippers
from unjust discrimination , and to put the
railroad business of the country on a firm
basis of profit earning , without unduly taxIng -
Ing the people. Experlenc& has demonstrated
that this would bo better for th ? railroad
companies than the uncertainties of revenue
that have prevailed under unregulated com
petition. Co-operation , Juytly administered ,
with respect to the people as well as the
railroad companies , will beto the advantage
of both the people and the companies.
Chicago Tribune : The trunk lines between
New York and Uuu.vvest have made- public
thslr pooling or rate-regulating agreement ,
which is to go into force on the 1st of Janu
ary. Thereafter a board of managers will
recommend from-Uine to tlmo such changes
In freight and passenger rates as "It may
deem reasonable. " No company can make
any reductions / ofthe people without the
canssnt of the UlrdS ; It Is announced osten-
at pusly that tto.dfrpoge ! cf this agreement
Is to establish qud'Snalntaln reasonable anil
JutPt rateo" froijK IK Wall street standpoint ,
and "prevent urtjun discrimination , " and
thf "the power conferred upon the- man
agers shall not bfyconstrued In any way seas
as to permit a violation of the Interstate
commerce laws.K IMs the Intention of the
roads , as paoii M pongreaa meets , to apply
to It for power Wm lntaln the "pool rates. "
Thsy will relntrdduce the bill legalizing i > 30 | .
ng which was passed by the house In the
bat congress , but which did not come to a
vote In the senate for tome reason. The
lallroadj will prfw this measure with even
more mnestnes * than they did when It was
up In the last congress. They want higher
rate * than over , and they want the a.slstance
of congress In keeping them up on the people.
SENATORS ARE UNDECIDED
Question of Reorganization is Not Yo
Definitely Settled.
ABILITY AND EXPEDIENCY CONSIDERED
Itrpnlillcniis liny Con clinic > o ( lo
A sin me Control of Hip tlpppr
Iliinsc of Ciinuron i\cii If
Tlirj t'nn ( id lluo < vn.
WAS1HNOTON , Nov. 23 The arrival of a
number of senators and members last nigh
and today , IncludJtiK o\-Spcaker Heed , has
si ved to Increase dlscuwlon over the reorgan
ization of the two lionsvs of congress and the
prospect now Is that this will be the upper-
moot question in congrcislotml circles untl
tlio house contest Is settled and It Is decldci
whether the senate will reorganize.
The fact that the rprakcrhu ! Is universal ! }
conceded to Mr. Hood ha * had the effect ol
concentrating Interest In tha other elective
onice * . and it appears probable that the ellm
Inatlon of the speakcrshlp will not diminish
the general concern over the result.
General Henderson and Mr. McDowell are
still the only two cJtidldatei for the liousa
clerkship , and It Is not believed that any dalk
horse candidates will develop between thla
time and next Saturday , when the house
taiioua will bo held. Mr. McDowell's friends
are boldl } claiming that they are sure of a
majority , but the Henderson men Instead o
conceding till ? assert that McDowell's vote
will be llfteen or twenty short of snlllclcnt to
nominate.
There Is a possibility of n change lu the
contest for scrgeant-at-urnis , but the rumois
In tint connection are lee vague to base a
statement on. A Mr. Parker of Kentucky
has announced hlmrelf a candidate for this
office within the past day or two.
Thorc ale noxv three candidates for door
keeper Tlpton of Tennessee , Fortune of
North Carolina and Adims of Maryland
The names of Mr. Fnlrlcss of Virgin ! i am
Wllllim Cattlctt ofVe t Virginia h.ivo ale
been added to the list of candidates for post
master.
The southern republicans have announce *
their Intention of holding a caucus on
Wednesday for the purpo"of agreeing upot
candidates whom they can support us a body.
There are twenty-three republican members
fiom this section , not Including those from
Miscourl.
Opinion9 ar decidedly at vnrlanco among
the republican wmntor1 } In reference to the
rcoigaulzatlon of the senate and nothing
definite will be known on that score until the
convening of the senate. Senator Sherman
who Is chairman of the republican caucus , ex
pressed the opinion today that the republican"
would hold a conference early In the session
for the consideration of thN question. A ma
jority of the republican senators here appear
to advocate a complete organization on re
publican lines , but pome of the older ant !
more conservative of them oppqpa a move
ment In this direction , contending tint It
would be Impolitic to assume the affairs
and take charge of the committees without
having a working majority In tlie senate
Some republican senators who favor organlza-
t'on ' advance the Idea that the democraU
will not demand a division when the election
comes and allow the republican ? to take it
by default. Democratic senators here do not
confirm this view and the Indications nre that
they will hold the offices until the repub
licans show themselves able to take them
Tn opnnrA Mils ntrpnntli Mm will li.nvp in nli-
taln some of the populist votes Scnato.-
Peffer , who Is generally regarded as the
leader ot the third party , Is advocating the
maintenance of an Independent portion and
It is considered probable that this ndvice will
b ? followed to the extent of putting a ticket
In the field at the beginning of the contest
'f ' the republicans attempt reorganization.
The republicans are claiming , however , that
they will secure Senator Stewart's vote and
that Senator Jones also will probably stand
wlth them. .jTheso acquisitions would be suf-
flclcnt to enable the republicans to tike the
organization.
It appears altogether probable that the
question will bo postponed until after the
feeling of the Utah senators Is manifested ,
which cannot happen until some tlmo In
January or February , depending upon the
expedition dlsplajcd In their election by tlm
Utah legislature. It Is altogether probable
that by that tlma the republicans will lie In
condition to claim the organization and that
they will take It.
There will be In effort on the part of some of
the senators to compromise the clalmi of the
silver and anti-silver republicans In connec
tion with the committee on finance by en
larging the committee to eleven and giving
the silver men one of the new places and the
gold men the other.
SHALS ItAI'im.Y DIS VI'IMJAHJAO.
of ( he I'upN a Hail rVniurc
of the Situation.
WASHINGTON , Nov. ' , Infornntlon
leaches here that the revenue cutter Ueai.
the last government vessel to IOIVP Ilfrlng
sea , has just brought down sumo startling
evidence of the effect of pelagic healing upon
the Alaskan seal herd , which frequents the
Prlbyloff or Seal Islands. In accordance with
the finding of the Paris arbitration , nchoom-ri
aio now permitted to hunt seals In Heilng
sea with spears , In a sixty mile limit around
the Islandy , from August I. It was thought
that confining scaling schooners to yprare
and reducing the season to practically flve
or six weeks would stop the slaughtei In
Derlng sea , and allow the held to recuper
ate. This year not less than slxt > schooners
began hunting In Bering sea August 1 , and
captured nearly 40,000 pelts , about SO per
cent ot which were females This does not
phovv the full extent of the injurj done
The seal pups are dependent on their mothers'
milk for the four or live months of their
existence , and without It must suffer starva
tion.
tion.Acting
Acting under instructions of their respec
tive superiors , both resident treasury odlcers
and agents of the North American Com
mercial company made a count of the dead
pups found at the close of the season , vvhcn
the sealing schooners had left the sei. Iho
census was Just completed when the Dear
left , reaching 27,000 , and doa not Include
those In the last stages of starvation. The
same conditions prevailed last yeui , but the
count was made with less exactness on ac
count of snow. It Is said that the actual
pecuniary loss to the United Slates and the
commercial world by this needles waste of
animals will reach hundreds of thousands
of dollars.
TUU United States has never allowed the
molestation of breeding grounds 01 killing
of females on land , and made an effort last
year to stay the slaughter going on by
limiting the land killing to 15,000 Immature
males. It Is questionable , If , In the face
of existing conditions and the reports of
treasury officials , further restraint will be
exercised , especially as the request made last
January by the United States to Gloat
DrltUn for greater protection to the swaltf ,
has been practically Ignored.
It was attempted by the United States to
stop the barbarity practiced on the deals by
seizing the schooners , and that subjected the
government to cjalms for damage * on the
part of Canada. Tlieso claims , which were
rejected last year by congress , are again
receiving attention from the State depart
ment , and the articles of a convention pro
viding for a commission to sit at Victoria
are being considered , It Is believed In con
gressional circlet that unless a treaty which
must be ratified by a two-thirds vote ot the
senate , confines the assessment of damages
strictly to vessels passed upon by the Paris
tribunal and provides a penalty on the part
of all witnesses called by either government ,
It will suffer the name fate as did Secretary
Gresham's proposition to pay to Canada $125-
000 out ot hand , despite the fact that a num
ber of the schooners belonged to American
subjects and nearly three-fourths of the
claims are for prospective catches of seals.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U.S. Gov/t Report
Baking
Powder
.ABSOLUTELY PUBE.
A ( JURAT AmilMHTIlATlO.V ,
Tlinl of I rrli1 < > ii Hnrrlnon
n Triilrnlly llrpiililli-nn.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Kx-1'rctldtnt llirrlnon la reported to have
until to the Now York reporter who tried to
Interview him a to who would be tlic to-
publican presidential candidate next y nr ,
"All things come to him * ho waits" It
might not bs fair to areiimo that the ex-
president referred to himself , even If he
* nhl this , but It would come near r applying
to him than to any other Rttat political
iPider of today. Clcncrnl Harrison has
steadily rcfusid to discuss politics except
in It applied to the great election victories ,
lit- Ins attended to his own private buslncw
and his law practice , and as far ns known
has no bureaus atork for him or agents
hunting delegates. No one Is authotlzed to
speak for him and say tlmt he Is a candidate ,
or will bo next year ; and yet there l no
open f.indldato who Is so much feared by
thoov who want the nomination , and those
who drslre to control the convention , Thta
Is not because the ex-president Is popular
with the politicians , or because of his per
sonal popularity with those who are likely
to bo delegates In tlio contention. It Is
simply because of the record his adminis
tration made , and which elands out In such
marked contrast to the administrations of
( Inner Cleveland which preceded and fol
lowed It.
The administration of Harrison was a
typle.il republican administration. Its popu
larity rested upon the principles of the re
publican paity ; not upon one particular
Istue , but upon nil tint hire grown Into the
history of the country. There Is no one
Issue represented by McKlnley , Heed , Allt-
t on , Morton or any oilier republican tint
dors not find n parallel In the Harrison ad
ministration , It was the administration that
put the McKlnley tariff law In foies , kept a
surplus In the treasury , pild off bonds In-
Rtend of Issuing new ones , sought to secure
n free tnllot and a fair count , and main
tained tlir dignity of the government at
home and nbroad , upheld the Mcnroa doc-
ttlns , tecogulzcd the republic of Hawaii , and
was , In fact , a typical American administra
tion , And with Its close ended a period of
Rieatest prosperity the country had over
knoun.
President Harrison never claimed any
crullt for the success of his administration
as due to hlmsilf p rsonnlly. Ho was n
republican , and carried out the policy of the
republican party , which was responsible for
the government during bis administration.
It was a tjplral republican administration ,
and Its record a glorious one. Neverthe-
\t \ ° 3. General Harrison's head and hand havIng -
Ing directed It , on his name It must rolled
gloiy. He may not care for another term
an president , but there Is no other political
leader who can wall upon the futuie with
more serenity than he.
IUn ONAI < AMI OTIIUHWISC.
Pcalco Is an eminently appropriate name
for a minister to Swltrerland.
New York proposes to enter the lists for
all the national conventions In sight In the
futuie.
The trunk line agreement Is not a trust.
It will not trust even Us own members
without n $5,000 guaranty.
Kaiser AVIlhelm's ' latest exploit was to take
the baton from a bandmaster and ihovv him
how to conduct his orchestra.
The coming eclipse expedition of Amlierst
college will bo In charge of Prof. David P.
Todd. It will observe the ccllpso of 1S9G
from the Island of Gczo , Japan.
The full name of Chevalier , the London
music hall finger , Is Albert Oneslmo Diltan-
nlcus Gwathveojd Louis Chevalier. It
uould make a good yell foi a Welsh col
lege.
lege.Guy
Guy ravvKcs' day was but little celebrated
In England this year. In former years the
anniversary was as lively as an American
Fourth of July , but the observance of it Is
fast falling Into decay.
John Ruskln has so far regained his physi
cal strength that he frequently walks e'Rht
miles a day without serious fatigue. Ills
mind Is clearer than It was , but ho sayti he
can never do any more writing.
A Missouri editor offers a year's sub
scription to his paper to the young woman
who will wilte him the best proposal of
marriage. It will be noticed that the cun
ning fellow ilpes not offer hlmsslf.
Keely of "motor" fame Is not a rich man.
In fact , he Is In little more than the com
fortable circumstances that would bo en-
Joied by a man In receipt of $2,000 or
$3,000 a ycai. He Is not an acquisitive man.
Ho cares nothing about the accumulation of
money. Hia whole time Is spent in MB
workshop , and his whole thought is cen
tered upon the perfection of his Idea.
Additions to the. long list of victims at
Montu Cailo continue to be mode. The
other day the Countess Jomdcs , member of
a well Known noble family , and her IC-year-
old daughter , weie found dead In one of the
hotels of the city. They had taken poison.
It was found upon Investigation , after losing
$ CO,000 at the tables , practically becoming
penniless. They had been In Monte Carlo
only a week.
Colonel Benjamin Walt , a one-time celeb
rity , died lecently at Grand Itaplds , Mich.
He wao a colonel under Louis Hell In the
Canadian Invasion of 1835. He was captured
at the battle of Point au Pelee , tried for
treason , found guilty and sentenced to be
hanged and his body quartered. Through
the efforts of his devoted wlfo the sentence
wan commuted to transportation to a con
vict colony. Two years later Colonel Walt
escaped , but was wrecked on his way home.
Finally he reached this country , and sub
sequently VSUL' pardoned by the Canadian
government.
TAHT AMI nKTOUT ,
Atlanta Constitution : Tn America 1h
Clirlftlann roast thrlr turkov : In Huropo tha
Turkey roasts the Christiana.
Texag fllftlnps ; A ilress doe < not make
\\omnn , but often broaki n man , -
Indianapolis Journal : Tommy I'aivvhftt
doei the paper mean by practical Chris-
Practical Christianity h the kind
that doc < ! not Interfere with n trmn'n lutsl-
noss.
Somprvllto Journal : \Vlug1ca--Say , Wan-
glex. go homo , quick ! Your homo Is on tiro.
Wngglo * ( Fxcltedly-lo ) home nothing !
Where's the nearest Insurance nlllcoT
Atchlion Globe : It takes n man half hl
life to l un that hela Just tin ordinary
plug1 , and not a genius.
Harper's llazar ! Miss Dauber That's n
picture I did myself. It's n basket of fruit.
Krlend-YesT Hut I don't ! > eo nny fruit.
MIPS Dauber I know. You * ce. I dldn t
think I could do the fruit so well tin th
basket , so I put these boys In , who rmvo
stolen It.
Washington Blur : "MikeBfild Plodding
Pete , "It jou had n $20 bill , would } ou blow
It In * "
"Nope , " replied Mcanderlnir Mlkoj "I
couldn't blow it In. llaxla' twenty 'ud tnko
mo breath nvvny. "
1'nck : llrlKBS What sort of n fellow !
Sandstone ?
Orlgga Well , he Is the kind of n man who
thinks his wheel Is better tliiin any other.
see ! Just an uveruco man ,
Kansas City Journal ,
Thev wore clonily built for each other
They remarked this ngnln nitd iwiln ;
If rule bad not Inoiiuht thi'in tocpther
What failures their Hvoi would hiuo bcenl
Hut after thPj'tl drifted asunder ,
When love's blissful moments had sped ,
They shuddered to think what n failure
Their lives would have been had they wca ,
TIIU IIANCR.
Norninn Hullo.
The work Is done , the Held nt rest ,
In decent sheaves the barley stands ;
The lads and lar es call the tune
Tlmt Htiirts their feet nnd joins their
Inndsl
And hero's the battered violin
Tlmt came from Irotaml nil the wny
To nil the green with Imppy round
And make a tripping- end of day.
Jo > , her cheeks ns n rose , Is nigh ,
Glass for the Hoot uml a celling of sky !
Stun for his state ,
licuutv for mate ,
T..OV e , with I.uvc at his breast , goes by I
The fiddler stops. And now n strain ,
As If regretting vanished June ,
Comes sweetly from the gliding bow
With heartbreak , hcartbienk In the tunol
At last the mood of merriment
Is yielding gladly to romance ,
And shaded by the quickset hi'clgo
Young Love Is speaking In the dunce !
Hope , her checks ns n rote. Is nigh ,
Grass for the Itoor nnd a celling of sky !
Stum 'for ' his Mine ,
Beauty for mate.
Lo\e , with Ijovo In his nrms , goes by !
Both the method and results whoq
Syrup of Figa is taken ; it is pleasant
-ind refresh ing , to the , tastoand acta
.pntly yet promptly on tlio KidnoysJ"
Liver and Bowels , cleanses the sys
tem effectually , dispels colds , head
aches and fevers and cures haMtual
constipation. Syrup of Figs it tha
only remedy of its kind over pro
duced , pleasing to the taste and ao-
oeptable to the etomach , prompt in
its action and truly bcnoiic'tJ. m its
effects , prepared only from the most
healthy and agiecablo substances , its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have uiado it the most
popular remedy known.
( Syrup of Figs is for Bale in 50
.cent bottles by all leading drug.
'gists. ' Ar.y reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro
cure it promptly for any ono who
wishes to try it Do not accept any
t'ubstitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
KY.
There's not a maninten
that the average well
'stocked clothing store
can't fit just as correctly
as the high grade mer
chant tailor but the
trouble's not with the fit It's the staying
quality of the fit that's hard to get. You
can only get that feature in the high
grade wools wools that have length and
strength of fibre , and that are built into
elastic , firm , resilient cloths. . Suits con
structed of these superior grades of ma
terials are the sort we've built our repu
tation on All prices from $8,50 to $ 5.
To take the rough edges off the
corners of business life we're having an amusing guess
ing contest this week
In the corner window we've placed a dressed pig.
The purchaser who guesses nearest the pig's weight
gets the pig , next nearest guess gets a large turkey
the next nearest a goose. Prizes awarded Wednes
day eve at 7:30 : , when pig will be weighed.
Browning , King & Co.
Soutiiwcut Comer Fifteenth oud Douglas , OMAHA.