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to TraiwmlHMi.sslpiil COIIUR-HS for
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closed. Thu limitation atfnliiHt the bru
tality of foot ball can now have a free
Held.
If the head of the federal weather
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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
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In accord with republican policy. It Is
Implied In wlutt Mr. Dingley said tlmt
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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
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! , 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.
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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
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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.
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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\ .