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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 29, 1895)
1 DAILY F1UDAT , T OVIOMTUSU 3ff , 180. . TUB OMAHA DAILY BEE THUMB OP Daily II ( Without Sunday ) , On Y ir I < W Dally llff anJ Sunday , Ona Year It 09 HI * Months . . . > ; 22 Three Months f "J Hnnday IIMOn > Yonr J J2 Saturday He * . On * T > ar ' jj % \ ' kljr Ilc , On Y > r " OFFlCr.3 , Omnha. Th * ! ! IlulMlng. . _ . Bnuth Omnhn , Sinner Illk. , Corner N nnJ Jltn all Council Illuffn , U I'cnrl Ftr : . i OIT1M. ill Chnmbtr nf CommTC" . Xew rotk , Ilooms 13 , 14 and 15. Tribune \Vithinicton. 1IT7 V Slrf't. N W. All communications relating to n w 'J' ' ' , . ' ' torlal matter should IK aildrpMwli To tlie nuiior. HUSINKSS I.KTTKHS. All burlnex Iclttra nnJ rfmltmncca MiouliJ lie rldrMncd to The lice 1'ul.llihlne Company. Omaha. Drarts. chi-rha an.l t tiiltlce orJcra t be made tnrynble to III ordr of Jheom ? ! n.X- . ' TIIK IIKB PUIIMSIUNHJ OMI'ANY. STATKMKNT OP CIIICUI.ATIOM. Oforne It. 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Thu limitation atfnliiHt the bru tality of foot ball can now have a free Held. If the head of the federal weather ' bureau persists In sIvliiK us these period ical storms he oncht at once to stop forecasts Moore. Kniporor William of Orinany nlake a conscientious arbitrator In the Great llrltnln-Vcnezuela dlsjmte , but It Is doubtful If ho will appreciate the full force of the American objections on the score of the Monroe doctrine. Mr. .Tacobsen sees an area of non- employment before him. That explains the credulity with which lie has allowed himself to be persuaded that his own judges and clerks of election neglected to count all the votes cast for him. Salt Lake City Rets the next conven tion of the Transmlsslsslppl congress. All the people of Salt Lake had to promIse - Ise In order to secure the location was that they would try to entertain the del egates as well as they were entertained In Omaha. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .liten and women who made Thanks giving day occasion for little works of charity must not forget that while Thanksgiving day comes once each year the poor we have always with us. The benevolent man or woman need not con fine his deeds of generosity to any one day. Let Ilusslu gel additional war vessels through the Dardanelles and it will be as hard to get them out as to get the porte to protect the Armenians. Russia has been waiting for an opportunity ti. strengthen Its naval force on the Hlack sea and may bo relied on to utilize the opportunity tlmt has just presented Itself. Mr. Benedict says that Mr. Morton does not know what he is talking about when ho Intimates that President Cleve land would accept a third term of the presidency. Mr. Hcnedlct says Mr. Cleveland is eager to retire to private life. Mr. Morton can't , understand how any one occupying the white house can possibly feel that way. The Central Labor union proposes to establish a reading room for the benefit of members of till labor organizations In tlTo city. A mechanics club room is doubtless what is ultimately aimed at. There are many good reasons In sup port of botli these objects , and It Is presumed the labor unions will en counter no great dltllculty In perfecting their plans. Omaha will cheerfully condone the free silver resolutions passed by the Transmlsslsslppl congress for the honor conferred In designating this city as the place for holding u transmississlppl ex position lu 1SOS. Tile Nebraska delega tion at Washington should take this matter up with delegations from other western states and keep It moving until It shall be an accomplished fact. The majority of Mr. Klerstead Is sixty-one In his commissioner district , which Is equivalent to a majority of 200 for the whole city. Hut It Is not a ques tion of the sl/.e of a majority. Mr. Klerstead was elected In the face of great odds. , with all the election ma chinery against him. If his majority were one Instead of sixty-one ho would be entitled to the place for which ho had been chosen. The promotion of William U. Kelly to the olllce of general solicitor of the Union Pn el lie road Is in recognition of long nnd faithful professional services with one of the greatest railway sys tems In the world. Since the road passed Into the hands of receiver * the legal department has withstood the brunt of the additional Jabur Incident thereto. Mr. Kelly and his associates have no ulnccnrcs. The opposition registered to the adop tion of a free silver resolution In the Transmltisltt.slppl congress showed that the talk about the west being solid for free coinage Is entirely without founda tion. Hail a full representation of the bodies entitled to Bend delegates been present Itvild hare been open to dis pute whether the cause of free silver Pl ot sound currency would have had the majority lu Its support. .iv f'vMf'f'r ; / / i vr r/rn ? iv r | ThoTransmlsslsslppI congress was ex pected t < t pronounce lu favor of llie free and unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio of HI to I. so that ll. utterance In this i-o-pocl probnbly will not militate against the lutliieiict' of Its wl er action In regard to oilier matters of national Interest. The pis ; ngi' of the free silver resolution , chlelly by the voles of men who rcpres 'iited tin- sliver stales and were selected us delegates to the con gress partly for the reason tlmt they are advocates of free silver coinage , was really of no Importance. It will not revive - vivo or stimulate popular interest any where In the free silver cause , It will not make a single new convert to that' policy , and It will not lessen In the east the fatal nature of the blows recently strijek lit free silver by the voters who have hud nn opportunity to render a verdict on the init'stlon. That effort to keep up agitation of the subject will continue to be made It to be expected. The silver mine owners will not permit this to cease and there arc some really sincere advocates of free silver who will avail themselves - selves of every opportunity to project the question upon public attention , but no Intelligent man can reasonably doubt that an overwhelming majority of the American people are hostile to the piop- osltlon tlmt the Tnlled Slates shall In dependently adopt the policy of free and unlimited silver coinage at the ratio of II ! to 1 , nnd the advocates of tlmt policy , who have been steadly losing ground , will not be able to change this condition. The cause of sound and stable currency never had a tinner hold upon the people limn now. The free silver men long since ex hausted their arguments ami both their assumption of facts and their theories have hpcn demonstrated in be fallacious. Industrial revival. Increase In the wages of labor and the course of prices have been Independent of silver , demonstrat ing unmistakably that there Is no neces sary connection between the value of the white metal and that of other commodi ties. People who view the situation without prejudice cannot be influenced by assertions which are refuted by facts within their personal experience. cr.osv OF run ruxmtnss. The Transmlssissippl congress has completed the work mapped out fojIt and closed Its sessions. In point of business transacted and interest mani fested in the discussions , if not In point of attendance , the convention just closed will compare favorably with those that have gone before it. Among the resolutions adopted by the Transfltlssissippl congress , tlmt endorsing ing the project for a grand Transmis- slssippi exposition to be held in Omaha In the your 185)8 ) Is by far the most im portant to Omaha and Nebraska. Should the proposed exposition receive the sanction of the national congress and be properly supported by the other west ern states , we believe tills resolution will prove to be the most Important that has ever been adopted by the congress and that It will take a just pride in having given the lirst formal Impetus to tha great undertaking. Naturally the most interesting session of the congress was that in which the question of free silver coinage was de bated. It was interesting , not because of the importance of the subject , but because It was the only point upon which n decided difference of opinion was developed , and the delegates who took Issue upon it really worked them selves up to the lighting point. While the declaration In favor of the Immedi ate reopening of our mints to the free coinage of both gold and silver carried by a decided majority , yet the vote , compared with the vote on the same proposition at previous congresses , showed tlmt relatively the cause of free silver has been steadily losing ground oven among the representatives of the transmlsslssippl states. On the whole the suggestion of The Ree that the congress avoid committing Itself to visionary schemes and wasting its strength upon projects which have no possible hopes of realisation , was heeded. In the endorsement of numer ous plans for deep water harbors and river Improvemcntti it probably tie- parted furthest from this advice. Its discussions of Irrigation , forestry and railway transportation on the other hand "were eminently practical In their nature , and the action of the congress on these subjects ought to terminate in material results of benefit to the people of the whole country. Ilepresontativo Dingley of Maine Is probably as good authority as any re publican In congress as to what the policy of the majority in the house of representatives will be , Mr. Dingley is u close friend of Mr. Heed ami It Is safe to assume Is familiar with the views of the latter , which It is hardly necessary to say will be very Influential in shaping republican pulley in the incoming con gress. In u recent speech Mr. Dingley said It was neither frank nor just for Secretary Carlisle to ascribe the perils of our finan cial situation to the endless chain of redumption created by the greenback In our currency and to expend his energies In recommendations for the withdrawal of greenbacks as the only proper remedy. Tim Maine representative said that while few would regard It wlsu to In crease the volume of greenbacks , yet thedllllcnltics of withdrawing those now In circulation are so great that Mr. Car lisle would do better to drop tlmt propo sition. In regard to revenue , Mr. Ding- Icy said that If called upon by the presi dent to provide more revenue he had no doubt tlmt the republican majority In the hou.-o will meet such request In n way which seems wisest and best to that liotly. "They would be false to themselves , " he declared , "and recreant to their country If , so far as revenue liiglslutlim Is Inaugurated by them , it tdiould not be on lines -which tend to build up already suffering Industries of the country. " These statements of one of the leading republican * In congress , -who is almost certain to occupy a commanding position the floor of-the house on as represent ing the views of , Mr. Hewl , make two things clear. One of these is tlmt there will be no legislation by the Fifty-fourth congress affecllng the status of the legal tender notes. Thp probability Is that there will be no attempt made at any wort of currency legislation , but In Any event It can be predicted with absolute certainly that the republicans In coii- i gross will not seriously consider any 1 proposition coming- from the administra tion for the retirement of the green- 1 backs. The other thing made clear Is that whatever legislation may pass the house of representatives will be framed ( In accord with republican policy. It Is Implied In wlutt Mr. Dingley said tlmt ' lli-re will be no revenue legislation un less the president calls for It , and It Is ! ' reported to be the opinion lu Washing- | ' Ion that he will not ask for any. 1UK lu any event the country need expect notli- | i lug from the republicans that Is not ] distinctly In Hue with the economic pol- j Icy of the party. It Is not to bo doubted ' ! , that Mr. Dingley voices the general sen timent among republicans whcn > he de clares tlmt they would be false to them selves and recreant to the country If any revenue legislation they should j adopt did not tend to build up already ( suffering Industries. The republicans In congress will bi > prepared to meet the exigencies forced on them , but they will do so strictly on republican lines. So far as the currency question Is concerned - corned it can wait and certainly the ropubllejins will lose nothing by refusIng - Ing to consider a recommendation to retire - tire the legal tender notes. The ques tion of more revenue , however , Is ur- gout and of the highest Importance , ami It. would MUMii to be the duty of the re publicans In congress to make provision for increasing the Income of the govern ment , regardless of what the president may or may not recommend. It Is the business of the legislative branch of the government , made so by constitutional authority and mandate , to provide for the support of the government , and this obligation cannot be neglected or evaded by any party without danger to Its pop ularity. The republicans In congress should pass such a revenue measure as they believe will supply the treasury with more money tint ! which will not bo Inconsistent with the policy of the party , leaving with the democrats of the senate and the president the responsi bility of deciding whether or not such legislation shall become effective. TJII ; A'.r.ut.irt.vi c/ixi/ , . The adoption by the Transmlssissippl congress without a dlssentlug vote of the resolution favoring the completion of the Nicaragua canal tinder the con trol of the I'lilted States government , "with provisions which slmll secure to American commerce , as well as to the commerce of all nations , as low tolls as practicable and freedom from dis crimination of any kind , " may be ac cepted as voicing the general sentiment of the people of the transmississlppl country. The preponderance of opinion in this region unquestionably Is that the construction of this canal is essential to secure to the Tidied States Its proper proportion of the trade of the Pacific. Especially are the people of the Pacific coast states profoundly interested In tills matter , for they believe , as was said by one of the advocates of the canal in the congress , that "It had come to that point where the completion of tlds canal meant life or death lo the Pacific coast. " It is to be expected , therefore , that the representatives of the twenty-four transinisslsslppi states will bo practically unanimous In sup port of any measure which may be In troduced in the national congress pro viding for the construction of the pro jected waterway and its control by the United States. There will also be a large support from the south and some from the east for such a proposition. The report of the commission of 011- glnoers created by the last congress to inspect the route of the canal , the work already accomplished and estimate the cost of construction is understood to be in the hands of the president and will probably be sent to congress with his annual message. It is believed tlmt the report will bo favorable to the construc tion of the canal , with some changes In plans , but will estimate the cost of con struction at a considerably higher amount than the figures of the Mari time Construction company. In the last congress a bill passed the semite to buy the shares of that company and to guarantee $70,000,000 of bonds , the gov ernment to thus become responsible for $100,000,000 to be used in constructing the canal. This measure did not pass the house , so that the matter must come up afresh in the incoming con gress. What effect the report of the commission of engineers will have , if Its estimate of cost materially increases the sum heretofore estimated , is uncer tain , but It is probably safe to say that It will strengthen the opposition to the government having anything lo do financially with the project , and this op position Is already of considerable strength and influence. There Is another consideration which many of Hie advocates of control of the Nicaragua canal by the United States seem not to give sulliclent atten tion lo. That Is , how far lids country may go In the exercise of control con sistently with treaty obligations and without the consent of Nicaragua , Costa Hlca and Croat Hrltaln. The Clayton- Hulwor treaty , negotiated In ISTiO , was concluded to secure the construction of a canal under tin ; grant of JSI ! ) from Nicaragua , Croat Hrltaln to have equal rights In the enterprise with the United States. The concession failed owing to delays and the canal was never begun. Thirty-two years later our government assorted tlmt this treaty could not bo made applicable to any future conces sion , and this contention 1ms since been maintained. Great Hrltaln , on the other hand , has Insisted tlmt the treaty was to extend to any future canal or canals which might bo constructed. AH Iho Claylou-HiiUver treaty 1ms not been abrogated and Great Hrltaln may claim miller It a Joint protectorate of the canal , It obviously presents an obstacle tm , absolute control of the projected waterway by this country which might not bo removed without serious trouble. Not questioning that the ' Nicaragua canal would , bo of Immense service to commerce , the dllllculties In tint way of Its construction and control by the United Stated arc no great as to require that the question be considered with the greatest w ( } $ > iii and care. t . .11 : j In commemoration of the twenty-fifth annlvcrsan- Us founding , the West i Point HoptibUeau has Issued an Illus trated soiffM'l'r ' ' edition which reflects credit upomhls pioneer of journalism In north Nebraska. The Hopnbllcnn points with pride to the prominent part It has had In the upbuilding of West Point and Cumliig ciHuify and rejoices thai It has | always ( * ; unrelenting foe of [ rings , rottoji/iss ) / ; and Jobbery. " In the hands of Us present editor and proprle- tor. A. .1. Lunger , it Is weekly exerting ( a power for good and constantly adding | to the record of Its long career of useful ! ness. The railroads will , on December 1 , re quire the payment of n transportation charge on bicycles. There never was any very good reason for exempting wheels from the tariff. They are not toys , but useful articles of merchandise. j i i There Is n disposition on the part of , street railways and liverymen to require - ] I quire that owners of wheels shall bo | I compelled to pay personal lax thereon. jTlio I wheel has heretofore enjoyed special I privileges which must sooner 0V Intel i , lie withdrawn. | In the death of Alexander Dumas ! ' Prance loses one of Its foremost , If not Its foremost , novelist of the day. The popularity of the writings of the Dumas , | both father and son , extends far beyond the borders of their country. The con tribution of the younger Dumas to mod ern literature Is beyond question real and lasting , although It will remain foi the future to toll exactly what place he shall hold In the long list of famous French authors If neglect lo carry out the letter of the law takes 11 out of the power of the Iowa legislature lo decide on the ques tion of rosubnilsslon nothing of consequence quence will be lost. The legislature can devote the time It would have given to the enactment of that proposed resubmission - mission amendment to considering and passing an act permitting the manufac ture of Intoxicating beverages in the state. He Hot" * nml 1I < % Hot'Mii't. Oli'be-Democrit. The truth about Harrison appears to be that he wants ft If he can pot It. and ir ho can't get It he doesn't want It. Ii'oroioT . Ilnlill. New YcHk Mull nnd Expresfl. There arc' Intimations. ' that the dsmocratic party will hold 'a national convention next year , but the object ot the gathering is yet unknown. _ ' ' llriilllifiil nml lloiifftil. 1 New York Sun. It Is pleasing.to gat the apsurancc very often that e'aph-and every one ot the re publican statesman who might be Induced to run for tlie' presidency next year Is In th : best ol health : A man's presidential pros pects majbe' blighted at any time by the rumor that lily Ifealth Is bad. Yet only two of our presidents/ have died of disease while In olllce , anil Mhc death or both of them was due to fever. ' ' 'M Auction IMnn. ( Mass. ) Hopuhllcan. S5nator TJmrstnn of Nebraska , formerly an attorneys for .the Union Pacific railroad , would have the government figure up the amount of Ita claim apalmtr ; the Union and Central Pacific reads , and then sell It to the highest bidder , who Is to operate both road as 0112 line. He thlnlts the government will get as much as10 or 50 per cent of the face > value of Its claim In that way. That Is a pleasant prospect , particularly as the government's loan la yet to be EetMetl by the United States dollar for dollar. TriuiNmlNNlNHli > | il Congress. Chicago Chronicle. The eighth annual convention of the Trans mlsslsslppl Commercial congress promises to be an Improvement upon Us predrcessora. Heretofore these conventions have not com manded the respect or exerted the Influence luey might have done because they have Inclined to favcr ! i degradation of thu money standard anil lee tolerantly entertained various popullstlc schemes. 1'roni the pro gram given put Monday It appears that th ° present convention will devote Its attention mainly to questions of real importance noi only to the west , but to the whole country. mill The story of the motorman who ran hlx car Into an open draw at Cleveland Is the first Instance on record that appears to cor roborate the theory that It would not b ? safe to Micloso the niotornian's platform. lilt- platform was enclosed , the night was wet , the glass was misty and he waa unable to see the danger signals. There are two answers to this : First , It was the con ductor's business to go ahead of tlie car at this place unil give tlie motorman special ilg- iiala. as he did ; and second , If there was danger to bo apprehended the motoninn uhould have had his window open no that he could Be ? his way clearly. What would bo thought of n locomotive onglner who would tiliut , himself up In his cab and neglect to look out for signals because the glass was misty ? _ _ Morluii'H AHMrrdotiM mill I lie KiiclM. C'hlcatfD Tribune. Secretary Morton says In an interview that "the democratic party has taken Its Ptuml firmly on the side of sound money , " but thai "not cue of the' men spoken of as passible republican candidates for the presidency has came out squarely tnd put himself on rrconl. " Does not Mr. Morton lay on his white und lilt- black paint a little too thickly ? lie should read the laat democratic Illinois plat form and study Altgold's position. He should study the tltnatlon In all the bouthern elites except Kentucky and Maryland. He should observe that of the four parties In his own state of Nebraska th ? honest money demo cratic faction has but u Email fraction of the total vote. The d inocrutlc parly Is sound In rpotH , such aa In Now KiiglanJ and Now York , but It Isj. also very rotten In many t'tatee. As tq'tl.'Qmen who have lien spoken of as republican presidential candidates , It Is not necssary"f ! < > r-them to put themselves on the record , for they arc already en the record for honest money. Everybody knows that thy nrp nnd h ve been always In favor of the maintenance the parity of the currency. They may Sifter. to the rxtont to which they think ully'fr.can b& kept at parity with sold , but the/'ar ? all tried airl true soutd money men. \ I.llcrnrjri > < Tlui < Mil , i NI'IJIV York Sun. Two or thrca writers of fiction arc making an cxpfirlineiju Ms year which Is ccrUIn to prove Interesting , , and Is likely to liav ? an Important bearing on the profession of letter * . These writers , ar < # , publishing their novels In the old-fashlaipd way ; that In tn say , they are bringing alifim out In book form without tilllni ; the * vfi/u / rights to any magazine. The experlmejgf U Importantbeciuto authors usually make > ijdirly all their pro lit a from their serial rights , and are ( satisfied with a Bile of 2,000 copies for the nutter In book form. Under' sueirclrcumtMnces , therefore , they have" aimed their work directly at the editor who was to buy It , and have been careful to tone ft down to that It might suit the requirements of the vehicle In which It was published. It IB this tonlng-down process that makes a serial as distinguished from a novel , and It Is a wc-11 known fact that the books \vlilchnro _ enjoying a largo sale in this country just 'now are for the most part written by foreign authors , who have been In the habit of wrjtlng for the public rather than for the editors , The men who are < bringing their stories out In hook form this year hare , of course , de liberately sacrificed the profits that might have been derived from the serial right ) . But at the same time they have known while writing that no editor stood between them and the public , and they have let themselves go to the very top of their bent accordingly. run iiAii'ii ir A Illcli .Mntt'n Ki rrlrnre irUli I'l-i-KtitiMttlnl Ili-r. Pp Insflrlil tMnmi ) nrptitillc.in. The experience of Opncrnt lUtsscll A. In pollilrs muni liave made him n "judder yet \\tott mnn. " UP had been brave and useful soldier and after the war had won n Rrent fortune' without earning , at the wnip time , the dlnpprolntlon ot his fpllow-cltl ns nnd neighbors of Michigan. He was hsppy nnd prosperous and In a position to Indulge with out stint his larto for benevolence and phi lanthropy. Hut ( ) ncr.U Alger , liintend of rrstlni ; easy with wlut a kind Providence had given him , wanted to bo more than a rich man , n happy husband and father nnd Detroit's leading pl.ll.intliroplst : ho aspired to be great. Ho had R war record and money , and upon these he btgati erecting the temple of his ambition. llo became governor of his state nnd then as- Icnlshcd flip country by announcing his can didacy for the presidency. We will not follow him In the detail nf his camtnlgnlng , l 't ' will simply call attention to the results he hns achieved up to dale. Kvcr slitcp 1SSS , when he reached the pin nacle of the ntlh ballot In HIP republican national convention , General Alger has bepn defending his honor. His war record was assailed l > y n dlstlngulshfd editor , who charged that the general tint ! left the army under disgraceful circumstance ? , and , although thlx ncctiftnUon was disproved , the fore ? of It was Mitllelent to destroy him as a candidate bpfore HIP convention of 1S92. Now comes the severest blow of all. In John Sherman's tncmolts Alger Is pilloried for all time as n political corruption ! ! ! who bought the votes of delegate * owned , and perhaps paid for , by another. Thp Michigan millionaire faces the prouppct that Jnhn Sherman's accusation will leach farther In history than his own denial and In hi * endeavor to make his protest speak as far down the agjs as Sherman's book , he offers such dubious testimony to his worth n the following letter from the celebrated gen eral. W. T. Sherman : "I assure you that I entertain for you the sumo sentiment of respect and affection as always. If anything ever shook my faith In you. It was tha1 you stooped to the level of a politician. A poldler of repute , a gentleman , and one who haa such a family and business as ( leneml Alger ought to hold hlmsolf above- that , level. Hut this Is eminently a free coun try , and you had us good n right to enter the race as had John Sherman. You made a good show of votes , and If you bought some , arvrnrdlng to universal usage , surely 1 don't llamo you. 1 laughed at John for trying to throw off on anybody. He was fairly beaten at thp convention , and I congratulated him on his escip ? . I frankly answer your Inquiry by saying that my friendship to you has not been shaken In the least ; that I wish you all honor and happiness , and that during my whorl remainder may often meet here oren on the I'dclfic. With grat respect , etc. " "If you bought come , according lo univer sal usage , surely 1 don'i blame you , " wrote the old warrior , caustically. To be sure , we aic an good friends ? as ever If you did buy votes--they all buy them Ftich is "old Tc- cnmseh'fi" vindication of the Mlc.ilgan brig adier. Al.tck ! the day when Itussell A. Alger de termined to be gre.it ! 11-it rich m n study his career and beware of hl fill ? . nil' : roit.v I'HOIII.KM. I.I-HMOIIN of I'rcMfiU l.oiv I'rlcc * ( 'mil- imriMl ivllh I'oriiu-r Viir. . * > . f-'t. Louis niulix-Dfirtdcrnl. The western farmers are confronted by the fact that while they lire bhbKi-d with u bountiful corn crop Its abundance Involves the- Irony of pric ? which leave them little erne no profit for their labor. This Is always the condition that Interferes with hearty rejoic ing over a phenomenal product of any kind. The market Is regulated by the supply and when the supply Is excessive the price de- cllt es accordingly. Jlut In the case of corn , at least , the producer Is not wholly at the mercy of such a condition. The price of that Important cereal never remains long at a low paint. It usually touches bottom to begin with and then there Is a gradual advance to a satisfactory figure. The farmer In the Mis sissippi or Missouri valley who looks today upon his larg ? yield of corn , for which Its Is offered only from 15 cents to 20 cents a bnshil , may bs pardoned for feeling that his ai.parent good luck Is a snare and u delusion , but there Is a way for him to make It prop erly advantagtoiis. He can defeat the fate that seems to lm\e emptied the horn of plenty on him only lo poke grim and bitter fun at him. It ly simply a question of pulling the corn Into cribs and waiting for It to acquire a higher valnu. A result of that sort Is sure lo ensn : before many months and he Is foolish If h ? sells It any sooner. This Is not a mere matter of conjecture , but of experience and precedent. When the great corn crop of 1889 matured It did not appear 'to be worth enough to pay for taking It to market. The price In November and December ranged from 12 ccntp to If ! cents In the- local marketH of the western states , but early In the following May the price went uji to 20 cents , In August It readied -10 csnts and In October It was f > 0 cents. In 1831 , when the aggregate crop was almost equal to that ot the prwiit year. It began selling at gathering time as low as ? 18 ccntb to 20 cents , but In the succsedlnir May It advanced to 3D C3iits , and In June It was -15 cents at all local points of the principal western ra'lroad lines. These figures Indicate such n ris ? as do-fs not often take place In any other kind of property , and there Is no reaton to doubt that It will be duplicated In the- present Instance. The discouraging price that now prevails will not continue very long. It will lake an up ward start just as soon as that portion of the pro'.lnct which terks an early market Is taken out of the way. _ lli-ltiiin'N < ; iun < - of < irnlt. riillnil-'lnlila rivss. John Hull has played the game of grab for centuries. If there be any excuse , however - over flimsy , for ninnl.v ? boundary lines In two wayH , tlut Is ulwa.vs the right way in liritleh eyerf thai will ; ; lve Great Hrltaln the blggei't slice of territory. The question of the exact boundary line between thp United States and Canada fills volumes of correspondence between our State depart ment and MrHrltlsh foreign office. In Hie various settlements Oreal Hrlliiln has sub stantial results to show fcr her btrenuous prrtOMence In claiming everything In right. The question of the boundary between Alaska and the domain of Canada Is of this char acter. The od ! boundary was good enough until It w-as dlccavfred that valuable gold mines were- located on the border , but within th ? American territory. A new line was at once located which , If allowed , would threw ( he mines Into Hrltlsh territory. IliifU III tinIliinkN. . \ViiililiiRtim I'o.'t. One of the Interesting facts In the- political Bltuatlon lu a ccssallon of activity on Ihe part ot xome of thu prominent free silver democrats. Certain democratic statesmen who were exeremely zealoim In pushing the free silver movement until th ? November election ! ) have maintained a clam-like Hllenco on ullver Hlnce thai dale. This does not prnva that they have changed their minds UK to the merits of the coinage question , but it does Indicate thai tlify are not pre pared to cut loose from their parly In the presidential campaign even If the national convention adoptti nn out-and-out anti-silver platform. _ Oni * PrlnoiK'1Nliootx A nilllirr. ST. JOSni'H , Nov. 2. ? . Another shoollng affray look plac ? In the Huchanan county jail at 10 o'clock this morning , In which James Anderson wax aho' ' and probably fatally wounded by Charles Harris. How the lat ter necured thewnpon Is a mystery. HarrlR wan also beaten over the head with an Iron lur and was -badly cut with a knife. After thu fight weapons cf various kinds were found In the | ossettlon of thf prisoners , but It is not kl'Qwn how they obtained pouscsulon of them. _ t'lilun I'lirlflo HiiMlnrKN In llcllrr. N13\V YOHIC , Nov. 28. S. H. II. Clark , president and co-receiver of the Union Pacific , is In New York City for a few days. A mce'lng ' of receivers will be held this week. Speaking of the general situation , Mr. Clark said : "The present buslnuM of til ? Union Pacific U slightly better than It wav at the same time last year. I bhould nay there will bo a still further Improvement , " OlixrrvntloiiN of TMI < ' uiel . OHNEVA , N. Y. , Nov. 28. The new comet discovered by Prof , lirooKa last week wux observed by him IhlH morning. Position , right ascension , nine , hour * , twenty-nine minutes and thirty seconds ; declination south , forty-seven mlnutu . The comet In moving rapidly northward und In three daya will be on the fore paw of Ieo. Per- rlnsT comet was also observed. It In mov- ini > toward the sun anU growing brighter. Sioux City Tlmpn : R n tor Allan's AMIIN niiro Mint there will IIP a | > opiilp | ! tlrkrt in thp field nexl year makf * It rcnmnnlily Mirr that th > > republican nnmlnep will hnvc omr fun during the campaign. Th-re Is some doubt as to the ability ot n dfinwrsMc nomtn > p to nmkp U tnt'irsllng. Sioux Oily TribuneThp governrnpnt Inspector specter at the Sioux C'lty stock yards wns pur.zled nnd troubled over thp departure of n porker by n rotilo unknown to him. He sent some Bamples of the hog's Interior to Wafh- Inftton and received the following diagnosis , "nccphalocystle tclilnococciis pnlymnrpluis. " Sioux City Journal : A nipmbcr of MIP com mission that had charge o * the building ot th ? lowi soldiers' and sailors' monument Is reported In the O's Molne * leader an say ing that there in n movement on foot to change the location of the now almost com pleted monument , and thai when the legis lature meets the commission will mil nttpn- llon lo the poor location selected and ask for a removal. It would CMt $23,000 to move the monument to another site. Ifs ) Molnes header : The rc-enlry of the lands In O'llrlen county which are tn be thrown open on February 27 will naturally bring about contests. Lnml jumpers ar ? already getting ready for an effort to get something for nothing. The settlers , many of them , have hired lawyers lo protect their Interests , and other ! ) may hire them. This Is entirely a needless expense. A lawyer can do no more than a private Individual. The HE-ttlerB on the forfeited lands who hold their lilies from the railroad company have the firsl right of entry. Any limp they may send notice to the land ofilre that they hold certain sections by virtue ot n title from the railroad company. If It be fhown that they have such title , they will be given preference In entering the land under the homestead law. Their rights will be fully respected , and within fourteen months they may get n government patent by the pay ment of $1.50 per acre. Kor the amount of money which thcsa settlers have paid the railroad company the settlers have recourse against the company. As to the 8.000 acres thrown open to settlement which have not been sold by the railroad company , and on which there are squattcri' , U seems a case of first como first served. The squatters , not having entered with color of title , have no greater right than unyono else. I'KIISOXAI. AXI > OTIII2IIWISI3. Dr. Palmer Klndlay. a young physician nf Atlantic , la. , has been appointed surgeon-ln- chlef of the Mexican army. The Spanish campaign against the Cubans In marked with masterly activity In the department of press censorship. Chicago does not care for expense when It comes to entertaining distinguished guests. The late blizzard was timed to greet the Nawnb of Hasoda. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde gave each other the- glad hand In a Kansas City hotel the other < lay. Jekyll halls from Wlchlln and Hyde from Now York. A democratic paper attributes democratic defeat to too many democratic "wings. " These have been clipped 00 close as lo confine the game In the future to pot hunters. It required the services of six policemen to guard a New York restaurant In which a be- bloomered waitress was employed from the prcisurs of an excited nnd appreciative crowd. The Philadelphia mint is turning out 1EO.- 000 1-cent pieces a day , but the demand exceeds the ptipply. At the present time there are 780,000.000 pieces available to copper the country. It Is loudly hinted In knowing circles that the third term movement for Cleveland Is Inspired by democrats who are averse to holding the procession from "the slaughter house to the grave. " Lord Dufferln Is fond of telling how he once accoyted Disraeli In Ihe lobby of the House of Commons and asked him to recom mend n novel. "When I want to read a novel , " said Dizzy , "I write one. " It's lucky for the astronomers that they are nbovo suspicion , else their announcement of two comets nt once , neither of them visible to the naked eye , would be suspected as the foundation for a telescopic trust. A juror was mildly rebuked by a Chicago court recently for Indulging In a peaceful snore. The fact that he was assailed and put to sleep by a lawyer's long-winded state ment was accepted by the court as Justifica tion for a nasal protest. The now census statistics of Uliode Island show that women predominate over the men In the state to the number of 10,000. In Providence alone , with a population of 142- 172 , women outnumber the men by fi.OOO. The entire population of the state Is 3S4.75S , an Increase of 80,000 over 1SS5. A San Francisco man was given by court the alternative of cawing wood to pay his wife's alimony or go to jail. He went to jail. The unfortunale fellow plead that he was constitutionally opposed to work , having been trained as an officeholder , but the jndgo winked the other eye and sent him up. Thtro are three negroes In the Ohio legis lature , which will meet on January 1 , 1890 Prof. W. II. Parham of Cincinnati , William It. Stewart of Yonngstown and H. C. Smith , editor of thc < Cleveland Gazette , Mr. Smith was re-elected by a plurality of 10,000 , or about 2,000 more than he received two years ago. ago.The The prohibitionists of Flint , Mich. , are about to try the fchenip of setting up a counter-attraction to the saloons on Saturday afternoon , when the farmers and traders come Into town. Fcr this purpose a church Is to be opened and music and hot coffee furnished. The p-oplo of the church will he present to welcome visitors. Smoking will he allowed. vniri : or run STATP. iMir. . . < t , Ord Journal- The sugar lieM Industry l.i all ruin , and Nebraska will be a sugar pr - diialnc statP yet tlmt will make marMiRar lh n I1 ponsnmrs , Hp ur City TribunIt It Interesting tint somp hal dlJtiuldlnB to note that much tnoro Identification is requlr-d to cash a cluck than Is required to bo lynched Kearney Sun : Of course the talk about a new union depot In Omaha Is only a rontmna- lion of the annual imMlmc to nlii.h N'o- braskani have been IMfnliiR for s.-v-ral years. Hut all loyal Nebraskans love Oman * just the same. Falrbury Knlcrprl . < : l ! will became r publicans to bo most Judicious In the power and opportunities which have come to them as a result of the recent elections. They must act at all times In the interests of the great mass of people. They must neither know or recognize any cla > or clawes , but act always tor the whole people. 1IAITV Philadelphia Iteconl : Friday will bo Thanksgiving dny for the turkeys Unit sur vive Thursday. Cincinnati ICnqulrer : Ferry Wherein Joes the en r i- differ from a common saloon , nuywny ? llnrgrinvesThe saloon Is more apt to have good whlfky. Chicago Tribune : "Luckiest thing In the world to have n glass eye. " "How do you malto Unit out7" "You've only one to got red after a ntght of It. " Philadelphia Ilccord : "There Is consider- nlile difference between n cull mid n rnlwo In linker , " observes the Mnniiyitnk I'lill- naoplier , "but with the cloigyman a call usually means n rnlse. " Youth's Companion : It ts said that when one of tlip soiiM of the emperor of Au trlii cnllpd his In-other the greatest fool in Vi enna the emperor , who was present and hlKhly offoiuled nt their quarrel , exclaimed : "You forget that 1 am present. " Detroit Frco Press : "Yonr bicycle Is very heavy , Allen. " "You ; my employer Is n very heavy man " "I don't see what thai linn lo do with II * \\plcht. " "lie hns n lien upon It. " New York Weekly : Proprietor-Well , what's the matter now ? New Clerk 1 am puzzled about some Koorts I Und In my department. "Well ? " "I wish to know whether HIP material la Intended for mosquito netting , bridal vcll.-i or boarding house blankets. " Indianapolis Journal : "Honestly now. " asked the Interviewer , "do you not thlnlc tlmt the mission of the populist party l ended ? " "I wish I knowed , I wish I knowed. " said the leader , thoughtfully. "I got a change tn marry a ten-thousand-dollar wldder If I ( have. " Chicago ttecord : Tailor Thought I'd met some nervy people. 1ml Shoemaker What now ? Tailor I've had to press these trousers four times nnd they are not even paid for. Shoemaker That M nothing. I went to col lect n bill for n pair of shoe.i yesterday , and the follow kicked me out with them. Adams Freeman : "Why do you smile ? " asked Jonah of the whale as the prophet wns cast upon the beach. "I was thinking of the journalistic prece dent wo established. " said the monster. "What's that ? " queried Joniih. "Of the worthy mini departed from our midst , " nnd , with n wave of his lull , Ui whale floated away. THAT OTIIKR STYU3. rinston ( Untie. I like lo see a gown that clings As If It loved the wearer , As If It followed every line And found each fair curve fnlror Than that It clasped before. I bate The Hklrt that's worn the llarer And sleeves tlmt bulge from lleaiity's arm As If they couldn't bear her ! A i.AMt OF iMionisn. New Yolk Bun. The G. O. P. Blrphnnt , KnulnR upon Kentucky , Oh. grand old nine Orass panlures where The herds wind o'er the lea , I Knze upon their richness and Rejoice tlmt they're for me. Through all the long nnd lingering years Their glorious gates have closed Apaltmt me , and I've merely seen Where BO much good reposed. I've stretched my trunk across the fence , And yearned with many a yearn To get Into those pastures , but I never called thu turn. To other fietds the burs were down , The gates stood open wide , Hut Old Kentucky would not let Me get a. foot Inulde. But now has come my glory lime ; Her fulness nnd her fat Are open to me. anil I know Where I will BOOH be nt. I'll pasture on her Hlue Grara land ? , I'll out her short-horn beef , And In her nectar of the gods t I'll tind a sweet relief. I'll plume myself upon my shape , And with my ears unfurled , I'll smile upon the falrent fair In all the wide , wide world. I'll herd myself with horses which A kliie would love to drive. And us I walk abroad I'll thank The Lord that I'm alive. I'm there nt last. And as I think What waits me on her shore , The past's forgot , and I nm glad I've not been theru before ! We intended lo print the picture of the man who guessed nearest the weight of the pig This is the nearest we could get to it , and if Mr. Kulett will .ac cept our apology , along with the pig and our good wishes , we'll call it even. The ply wolprhed 121J inuniK Mr. W. C. Ilulott of the Merchants hotel won It , guusslug' l'J2 pounds. Second I'rlzo A Turkey , Mru. A. G. Graham of EIIIUIMOII , lu. , guojt of Puxtoii jiotel , Third Prize A Gooio , J. T. WorU , 218 North Nlnotcoiith. These guessing contests are givan by us once a year because it's the only guessing that need be do ic at our store -We guarantee our qualities and will give the money back if you're not satisfied , Browning , King & Co. Soiithwuat Corner Plftosuth mid Dou lus , OM\II\ .
