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( nunclt IlliifT * , It t'rnrl SlrMt.
rhlrnirn Ollirc. 81 ? ChnmliiT nf Commerce.
New Voik , H.wtm 1.1. II nnd 15 , Tribune llulldlng.
Wimhlnston , H07 P Hlreet. N. W.
All communication * relntlni ? lo ncw nml i-JI-
toilal mutter ulioiil.l be mlclrfvieil ! To the Ixlltor.
iii'siNKPM Mrrrnns.
All liualni-M letlPU and r inlltnncc i-hfulil be
mldrf il to The Il e lubllihln Com | > nny ,
Omnlm , Drntti , checks ( \iulpo tolllcc otu > ri to
li miiii < - Kiyalil" to the onlcr nf tlie company.
TIH : niu : i'ini.iaiii.\a COMPANV.
STATI'.MBNT Of CIItCtll.ATIOX.
O iii ( > It. TzdchiifU. tccrctnry of The HOP l'ul -
llfhliiK cumpany , lielnK rttily n nin , ny tint the
nclunl iinniifr nf full nml compete copies of the
Dally Mornlns. IXmlnR nml Kumtny Itee prlntM
ilurlnu lln > in'inth of Novrmljer , 1833. VIM as fol-
T" . .203 16 19.107
Z 19.331 17 50,160
3 W.1I3 H 19,003
19 19.0' > 7
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Sl.liGB 21 19.0W
7 J1.591 22 1'i.H.Vl
8 19,243
9 19,2lt 21 2H.12.1
M 20,07 ? IS 19.010
11 19.139 20 19.000
12 19,141 ! rr i9.ow
ia it.oss 2) 19.0W
II 19.0M 23 I9.1H
} j , , , , 19,034 w'j. . . . . . iy."iIo
Total ; i7.M
7rfs UoiliiPtlons for unsoM nnJ reluriu-il
cuiilcs 9.3- *
Net n\r \ "
1)My nvcmK"
Sworn In lieforc in nnd milwrllied In tny
preK-nrn this 2J duy of Decembpr. 189S.
( Seal. ) N. P. KR1U Notary Public.
Clcvulunil lias Rot Ills int'S-
his inliul only to Hntl it congress
on his li.'iiulH.
ThnL rnlti'il States siipri'ino court
jHilKi'shlp inny wet Into tlio IVcklmni
fninlly aftur all.
Wonder if New York Is the only state
that contains material lit for United
States supreme court Judges ?
.Speaker Heed's speech of acceptance
should lie framed by aspirins presiding
olllccrs as a model of businesslike
brevity. _ _ _
A little while longer and we ought to
kno.v the successful competllor for the
location of the republican national con
vention.
If any one has missed the departure
of the allowed newspaper that came to
Omaha from Council Bluffs to stay , he
Is still undiscovered.
Nebraska was In the front at the or
ganization of the house after all.
Didn't Congressman Kcin put Mr. Hell
hi nomination as the choice of the popu
list party for speaker ?
There Is only one reason why Mr.
Bryan thinks more than half the free
silver democrats bolted the free silver
candidate for supreme judge , and that
Is that Mr. Bryan's organ told them not
la do so.
Another conundrum of the late elec
tion In Nebraska Is , Why did 200 more
prolilbltlonlsts vote for the prohibition
candidate for university regent than
voted for the prohibition candidate for
judge of the supreme court ?
Only half as many populists In the
now lieu e of representatives as there
were in the last one. But that does not
necessarily mean that there are only
half as many populists In the country
now as there were two years ago.
It Is the last few meetings of an out
going council that require watching.
All the Jobs and steals and taxeating
He-homes that have been hold off before
election are bound to reappear just be
fore the old council extinguishes Itself.
The suggestion comes from Washing
ton that ex-Congressman Bryan will be
missed In his absence from the present
house of representatives. Of course he
will bo missed by his former associates
In congress If not by his former con
stituents.
In 1SOU li.suranco amounting to $100-
000 was placed on the city hall , the
policies running live years. The pre
mium money was of course , paid In ad
vance through a combine of Insurance
agents who were members of the coun
cil. A more flagrant job was never rail
roaded through the council.
Several of the predictions of Wash
ington correspondents about sensational
nnnouncements In the president's mes
sage have been effectually punctured.
But , then , they will only brag about the
parts which they guessed aright , while
Impenetrable silence will entomb the
forecasts that failed to materialize.
Some men might go to n surety com
pany for an otllclal bond to avoid em
barrassing their friends or putting
themselves under obligations to HILMII.
The city treasurer-elect , however , would
not resort to a surety company bond
unless all his friends had refused to
repose the necessary confidence. In him.
Mr. Bryan's paper tries to explain
the collapse of the free silver democracy
In Nebraska by saying that 15,000 free
silver democrats declined point blank to
accept Its advice and vote for 1'helps ,
the free silver democratic candidate.
This would bo a humiliating admission
for the apostle of free silver democracy
If the statement were true. But It Is
not true. 1'helps polled 10,1111 votes and
that Is approximately the voting
strength of the frets silver democrats In
this state ,
Ono of the provisions of tnu new
agreement arrived at by roads In the
Western Passenger association Is that
no free transportation shall bo given to
Influence business ; that is , a shipper
cannot bo given a pass to Induce him to
patronize any 0110 of the roads In the
pool. There probably Is not a railroad
between the Itockles and the lakes that
does not glvo secret favors In Bitch
eases. About the only effect the now
agreement will have will bo a cessation
of the uructlco for u few short , weoku.
TIIH
The tnessnRC of I'ri'flldcnt Cleveland
will bo disappointing to thorn- , who ex *
peeled of him somn fresh nnd forceful
recomnicndatlotii ! for Improving the
llmmdnl condition of the government
nnd remedying the embarrassments to
which the national treasuty has been
subjeclod since the ndvent of the pres
ent administration. " The larger portion
of the nicssngo Is devoted to a historical
statement of financial legislation , goIng -
Ing back to the war period , which Is
preparatory to n declaration , fore
stalled by several public addresses of
the secretary of the treasury , tliut the
"only thorough ami practical remedy
for our troubles Is found In the retire
ment nnd cancellation of our United
States notes , commonly called green
backs , and the outstanding treasury
notes Issued by the government In pay
ment of silver purchases under the act
of 1800. " In order to accomplish this
the president would Issue long-time
bonds , thus milling nearly $ . " > 00-
000,000 to the bonded Indebtedness -
ness of the nation , Involving an
annual Interest charge nf not
less than .fl7HXK ( ( > 0 , and he professes
to believe that this would be com
pensated for "by renewed activity ant
enterprise In a'll business circles , the
restored confidence at home , the rein
stated faith in our monelary strengtl
abroad , nnd the stimulation of every
Interest and Industry that would follo\\
the cancellation of the gold domain
obligations now alllicting us. " How In
creasing the nubile debt and the iiuniia
demand upon the treasury , nl ready It
excess of the resources of the govern
menr , could result in restoring conII
deuce may be plain to the tlnanctnl un
derstnndlng of Mr. Cleveland , but I
wilt not bo to most people.
The president says that In the presen
stage of our dllllculty It is not easy u
understand how the amount of our revenue
nue receipts directly affects It , and ye' '
ho shows that during the period whoi
the revenues of the government ex
ceeded the expenditures the legal tcndei
notes were at no time a source of trouble
to the treasury , the total amount of such
notes presented for redemption in ovei
eleven years following resumption In
187 ! ) being only about S2S.MK,000 ( )
whereas since 1811or the period In
which the receipts of the government
have been falling steadily below ex
penditures , the withdrawals of gold
from the treasury through redemption
of legal tender notes have amounted to
about ! f00.0f)0,000. ; ! ) It Is true that other
conditions besides that of Inadequate
revenue have doubtless contributed to
the withdrawals of gold , as the declin
ing exports and the swelling imports of
merchandise since the democratic tariff
went Into effect , but none the less the
chief cause of the drain upon the treas
ury gold reserve has been the fact that
the income of tlio govenment was less
than the outgo and it was consequently
compelled to Increase Its Interest-bear
ing debt. It Is not a sulliclent answer
to this to say that "tho question
whether or not our current receipts mot
our current expenses has not entered
into the estimate of our solvency , " for
as soon as it became ; evident that there
was danger of having to draw upon
tlio gold reserve to pay current obliga
tions every holder of legal tender notes
would naturally desire lo obtain gold for
them. This explains whatever domestic
hoarding of the yellow metal has taken
place.
Of course Mr. Cleveland , entertain
ing the views lie does , makes no recom
mendation regaining an increase in the
revenue. Indeed , he makes no refer
ence whatever to this subject , very gen
erally regarded as of supreme Im
portance , and It Is not easy to divine his
purpose in Ignoring It. It was expected
that he would make some practical sug
gestions , It having been given out that
ho would recommend some measures of
Internal taxation , among them an addi
tional tax on beer. A reasonable Infer
ence from his failure to say anything
on the subject may bo that ho Intended
to convey to congress the Intimation that
he is salihliod with the present revenue
legislation and will not approve any
change In it. How congress will regard
the mutter remains to bo scon , but In
the absence of any recommendation
from the president regarding the reve
nue tl e branch of congress In which
revenue measures must originate may
very properly and reasonably decide < o
let the subject rest. If It should deter
mine to do tills congress will have lit-
tie to do beyond passing the appropria
tion bills , for It is absolutely certain
not to give any extended consideration
to the president's currency policy. It
is safe to say that not one-fourth of the
men in congress favor that policy.
It has been reported that Mr. Cleve
land would surprise the country by pro
claiming an aggressive foreign policy.
There is nothing of the kind In the
message , but on the contrary an ex
ceedingly calm and conservative state
ment of our International relations , the
only suggestion of an aggressive nature
made relating to the possibility of com
mercial retaliation In the case of coun
tries which discriminate against our
products. The Monroe doctrine Is not
mentioned in the message , I hero being
only a vague reference to It In the state
ment regarding tlio Venexiiolan con
troversy. This portion of llio message
will undoubtedly be very disappointing
to a great many members of the presi
dent's partisans and It will bo cited as
vindicating the charge that Mr.
Cleveland has no sympathy with
the American spirit , but It will
piolmbly bo received with favor
by the more thoughtful ami
conseivatlvo element of the people.
There was opportunity for the president
to have won some applause and a ) lttlo
passing glory by catering to the Jingo
UtliiH'iil and It Is to Ids credit that ho
has not done so , though his course may
have no effect In suppressing that senti
ment , which , Indeed , has already mani
fested Itself In congress.
This third annual message of Presi
dent Cleveland will not rank among
great state papers. It Is not , Indeed , up
to his own best standard and It will
exert little Inlluenco upon public opin
ion. It conveys the Impression of the
perfunctory work of a man who did
uot like the tusk , not because there IH
lack nf quantity , bill for the reason that
the quality Is not of a very high order.
Certainly those friends of Mr. Cleve
land who think he ought to be iioml-
lulled next year as the only nvallablo
democrat In the country will find little
| In the message to Inspire their Interest
or enthusiasm In his behalf.
77/7 ; Mvw.v7j rtjrnr r.ir.i.vr r.
The president has nominated iv Now
York man , .Judge HufusV. . Veokhnm ,
as a Justice of the supreme court of the
United States to succeed the late .Ins-
j tlce Jackson , nnd It Is expected that ho
will bo confirmed without unnecessary
delay by the senate , It being understood
that there will bo no opposition to him
on the part of the New York senators.
The selection Is unquestionably n good
one , .ludgo I'eckham having long been
i recognized as one of the ablest Jurists of
j the Umpire state , while ho Is n man of
the highest character. New York was
really entitled to the appointment , If any
state or section can be said to have a
claim to representation In the supreme
court of the nation , so that In this re
gard the president acted Judiciously.
With so ninny able lawyers and jurists
to select from , the choice of Judge Peck-
ham Is n high compliment to that gen
tleman.
It need hardly bo said that .ludgo
Peckham Is u democrat , but this will
make no change In the political division
of the court , If there can bo said to bo
any , as his predecessor was a democrat ,
though appointed by President Harrison.
Politics , however , It Is agreeable to be
lieve , does not exert much Intliieiice
with the members of our highest judi
cial tribunal. In that place of eminence
most men put away from them narrow
political views and prejudices nnd
hearken only to the commands of duty
ami patriotism. At any rate this Is
the Idea that ought to prevail regarding
the members of the federal supreme
court and undoubtedly there Is good
ground for it. If Judge Peckham is
continued the bench , consisting of nine
members , will bo full.
777r ainwi.n ni : I'AW.
Notwithstanding the decision of Judge
Dulllo adverse to the claims of the
special policemen who served the city
during August , those men should be
paid. The service which they rendered
was honestly rendered and rendered In
good faith. The city has had the bone-
lit of the protection they afforded in the
preservation of the peace at a time
when disturbances and disorderly out
breaks were imminent. The people
have had value received nnd the council
should not hesitate to appropriate the
money necessary to satisfy the claims
of these men.
It is not necessary to go Into the
anomalies of this unjust decision. It
is not necessary to allude to the fact
that what Judge Dutllo now says was
an act unauthorized by law namely , the
appointment of special policemen on
August 2 was what Judge Ilopowell
had laid down as the duty of the old
commissioners when he said they should
continue to exercise the functions of
their offices until the case In dispute
had been adjusted in a competent court
of justice. It Is not necessary to point
out the decision of the supreme court
in the McGinn case , which practically
says that the police commission law
went into effect on July ( i Inste.id of
on August 1 , and to Intimate that the
same logic which declares the appoint
ment of those special policemen to have
been illegal would declare every olllclal
act of the old police board after July 0
to have boon illegal. The special po
licemen who wore appointed by this
same board In September to serve dur
ing the state fair have received their
pay , although their employment was
precisely similar to that of the special
lollcemen appointed In August. If one
sot of specials was entitled to pay so
was the other sot. The laborer is
worthy of his hire , and the city is under
i moral if not a legal obligation to
pay those men.
tflAJK TIJK CITY THKASUHKirS HOXD
If anything were needed to prove the
folly of choosing such n man as A. ( > .
Kdwards to bo custodian of the munlci-
> al funds , the repeated attempts of the
city treasurer-elect nnd his friends first
n the city council ami then In the
school board to reduce his ofllclal bond
0 a mere nominal sum * should bo con
clusive.
When The Bee criticised the action of
he council In reducing the bond of the
city treasurer from JjiSOO.OOO to $400,000
mil illegally changing the basis
if computing the sum from
twice the amount of money
Ikoly to come into his hands ns ex-
iressly provided by the city charter to
wlco the average monthly balances
luring the past year , It showed that on
1 condition of affairs not dissimilar to
vhat might be expected in tlio school
ward llnances , the bond required might
10 Instead of twice the amount
> f money In the treasurer's pos
session only n few thousand
lollnrs less than that amount.
Mr. Udwnrds' friends on the Board of
Muontlon have actually attempted to
nit that Illustration into effect by fixing
lie city treasurer's bond as custodian
of the school funds at ? 100,00 ( ) , whllo
ulmltling that ho would have not less
han $ ! ) r > ,000 of school money in his
muds in January next. Only because
ho combine was not strong enough In
lie present board to carry out this
scheme has the bond to the school dls-
rlet boon fixed at Jfaoo.OOO. still less by
100,000 than that required a year ago.
The most Interesting feature to the
uxpayers In the action of thu school
man ! is that it has ostensibly fixed the
unount of the treasurer's bond upon ox-
ictly the opposite basis to that adopted
> y the council. The sclntol board fixed
ho amount of the bond ostensibly on
ho basis of twice the amount of money
Ikely to bo In the treasurer's hands at
my one time. The attorney for the
chool board , who has boon elected as
no of the district judges and Is toile
: ilo his scut on the district bench next
nonth , asserted that ho could not speak
n any plainer language than that of
ho stntntu and that the law plainly tlc-
lared the bond must be at least double
he amount of money likely to be In
the Imndfl.of ( ho treasurer nt any ono
time. ThlM Is the same provision of the
charter tnufy.r/'jvhleh the nniount of the
treasurcr'sivbtmd to the clly Ims been
fixed. Wo' ' heroforo have the two
mdles thufpass npon the two bonds
1 given by tlin treasurer Interpreting the
same law } i\r diametrically opposite
ways. , ,
But the st'IlMl board has only osteiisU
bly followed' ( lie plain wording of the
charter. The bond which It Is to ap
prove Is tofruitful1 two years and It Is a
reckless underestimate to say that the
treasurer ( ytyruot have over $ ir(0,000
of school money in his possession during
his term of olllco. Unless there Is to bo
u permanent deficit In the school
finances the balances must run up over
the ? i.00,000 mark. With the combine
In conttol , however , the people must
expect to see the laws overridden rough
shod. It would not even bo surprising
to find Air. Kdwards delaying the pres
entation of Ids school bond until after
the now members of the Board of
h'ducatlon assume their duties In order
to have Its amount again reduced.
The mathematical genius who pre
sides over the controversial sessions of
the Board of Health has promulgated a
set of figures which ho says represents
the death rate In Omaha nnd which es
tablishes the death rate of this city us
the lowest in the United States. This
would bo extremely gratifying If true.
The Bee rejoices as much as any out
In the healthftilnoss of Omaha , but I
does not believe that the condition o
Its Inhabitants can be Improved bj
spreading misleading statistics. Tin.
health commissioner's death rate Is
computed upon a population aitogethei
too largo and this accounts In a word
for Its being so remarkably low
Omaha will compare favorably in nat
ural conditions with any other city h
this part of the country and should be
content to rest its reputation ns a
health resort on the actual facts.
It might not bo out of place to sug
gest that there are bonds and bonds.
When olllclal bonds arc presented foi
approval It Is the duty of the regularly
constituted authorities to investigate
the standing of the sureties and insist
that they arc good for the sums in
which they qualify. This duty is the
same whether the sureties are indi
viduals or guaranty companies. Sure
ties that n good business man would
not accept in f hp course of his business
'
transaction should also be rejected
when offered onLolIiclal bonds.
We may expect to hear that one of
the Nebraska congressmen has
pu-
sonted the memorial of the Transmlssis-
sippi congress urging Uncle Sam to set
aside a few 'thousand ' dollars for the
proposed Transjiilssissippi exposition at
Omaha. The'opportunity ' thus afforded
to western' members to Immortalize
themselves -jvlll .certainly not bo over
looked. *
Subjuvt 1t > Common IiifliinicoH.
' ' \ViMlilnRlon Post.
"I am only Human , " says Senator CtiN
rfC but hejsays It with powerful fervor ,
ntid the other candidates will do well to keep
their eyes on him.
Tin * Pullman lilvn.
Kansas City Star.
The Pullman company objects to mnlc-
Ing a lower priro for an upper bsrth , but
It the public Insists on the Inequality belus
remedied It will perhaps agree to make a
higher price for a lower berth.
Thi ? Triniiijilinitl Hood.
Globc-Dumocrat.
These are great days for Thomas n. Reed.
With the 140 plurality which his party will
have In the house and the Draconian code
'of rules which ho will devise for Its regu
lation , the Maine statesman will have a
power which no other speaker ever dreamed
of.
lIltliMl lijTI | . KoniullliiB-x. .
( Jlobe-Dcmocrat.
Th ? tumble In Kafnr stocks between August
and November amounted to $390,000,000. If
our English friends had dropped this Im
mense ojin speculating In the United States
their comments would be loud us well as
deep. Uut South Africa Is their own crea
tion , nnd they will make little' noise about
bad Investments in that quarter.
A Striking ; Tar I ft I.I-HHUII ,
MlnnenjmllH Tilbune.
In the first five months after the demo
cratic tariff law went Into operation Franco
purchased about ? 8,000,000 less of the
products or ino united States and sold to
our peoplu $12,000,000 more of her products ,
as compared wl'h the corresponding months
under the republican tariff. Is this what
our democratic friends call "expanding
American markets ? "
\allouul I'nrk 1'riitcctlnn.
Denver Ilejiubllcnn.
The Yellowstone park , which Is touched
upon In Secretary Lament's report , Is a
place of such great natural beauty that con
gress should not hesitate to appropriate
whatever money may be needed to carry
forward the Improvements which have been
designed and that are deemed necestury.
It is to bo regretted that reportH Indicate1
that there has been great destruction of
game , and that the niimhcr of buffaloes in
the park Is BO small that the species threatens
to become extinct , at least In that locality.
Bonn provision should be made for the ade
quate protection of game In the park , moro
especially the rare
'I'll u rsl ft n mi Uroiiml
I'hllnileliihU llcronl.
Senator Thureton of Nebraska Is for Mc-
Klnley , and he therefore tnlnks It necessary
to discredit the -Harrison boom. Ho tells
the New York ( newspapers : "I have put my
ears to the groimd nd I havs- not heard any
aivell for Mr. Harrison , Wo are not for him
In Nebraska , and I have not seen any ono
who lu for bis rnomlnation , " Ground swells
aio not , as a rule --xpected to b ? audible
except these of the McKlnley sort but Mr ,
Thurston offers the testimony of both hla
eyes and pars tbPt the Harrison boom Is a
mcrs figment of Jiiefancy. . Such testimony
to be concluslY 7should be accompanied by
the neceicary r > cfy. ) Uut Inasmuch as Sen
ator Sberman , M. .given similar testimony
and everybody touV that ho keeps his eyea
and ears open-t5juay ] as well be admitted
that Thurston'B Jl < 'jr voice of authority.
VfNtlluifrriijj ; Hlrrcl Cut-it.
fitytlfa Express.
\ \ ' < i sincerely $ ii > p.9. tuat eomo able and In-
Iluenclnl mcmbcrA lj } Introduce a bill In the
New York legls/it'ure ' curly In the coming
session to rcqul/Aifrtl'Street cars to be vestl-
buled. Tins sefm 'to bo the only way of
compelling tht > pfQclali of street car com
panies to provide proper protection for their
men during the inclement season , it Is an
outrage on liunnui nature to force a man to
stand exposed to the full fury of wind and
elect and snow ( or ten , twelve or more liouru
a day. Common humanity demands that
motormeii and conductors should be accorded
( his protection. Hut the vestibules are
needed not only for the protection
of the men who run ttio car , but
for the protection of the traveling public. It
stands to reason that a motormau who has
been exposed to the lilting blasts of winter
lor'tuvi ral hours U not Jn proper condition
to act quickly in case of emergency. He Is
chilled , tils arms and hands are benumbed
and he Is naturally more engaged In trying
to thaw himself out , to alleviate his own
sufferings , than he Is In running his car.
This U a condition which ought not to be
permitted , on the ground of public safety.
DEFAULTERS WILL CO FREE
Ono Has Pnitl Back His Stealings nml the
Other Cannot.
DOTH HAD BEEN IMPLICITLY TRUSTED
Aiui-rlvim .MlNMlmmrx Soolrty Meet *
nml l.lolrii * l i tinllriiort of ltc
llrliiir Olllrorx > < MV llnnril
fur ( lie IIINIIIIH | : Ycnr.
NHW YOIIK , Dc. 3. The nnnual meeting
of the American Church Missionary society
for the- election of officers and the transac
tion of other business was held at the Mis
sion lionso 'today. General Wagner Swayno ,
president of the society , presided. The tlrst
business WAS the reading of the annual re
port , In which the alleged defalcation of Sec
retary William A. Newliold and Treasurer
Henry A. Oakley were commented upon.
The report speaks of the defalcation an fol
lows : "The rnst year has Involved the tx > -
clety In severe humiliation and loss. An
overhauling of the society's finances disclosed
that the treasurer and the Kenernl secretary
had each of them taken for Ills own use a
large sum from the society's funds , received
for a tucred trust. The misconduct of each
of them extended over a period of several
years , and , as Is so often the case , even with
Institutions organized expressly for handling
nnd taking c.iro of money , was brought to
llRht finally by an accident. The amount
taken by the treasurer Is computed by nn ex
pert accountant ai $21,823. The amount
taken by the general secretary Is computed
by the t-ame person at ? 19,034 , from Septem
ber 1 , 1SS7.
"The society's principal fund was put In
the treasurer's charge , while the general sec
retary was put In Immediate charge of the
soclEty'8 Immediate receipts. The books were
tleulgncil to be kept so each of those olilcers
would have- full knowledge of both funds.
The apparent result has been that each of
them relied for Immunity upon his knowledge
that the other was In no position to bring
ths situation to lljlit. The treasurer was
a person who enjoyed In the highest degree
the confidence of the community , while the
tjei'eral secretary had for twenty-six years
been the society's trusted superintendent.
The trojstirer found means with which to
make good the sum fcr which he was ace un'-
ablo. The general secretary had nothing nor
had he any one who was sufficiently Interested
In him to make good the amount.
rue question of proceeding against these
ptrsons as criminals was a serious one and
has been as seriously considered. The money
Phld back by the
treasurer came from an
other source. While no promise was made ,
It was found that the clrcunistanc.'s were
s.uch that , having accepted It , there could
rightly be no pros ° cution unless it were paid
back , If Indeed there could be then.
"The general secretary has been deposed
from the mlnlbtry and was old , penniless
and publicly disgraced. To proceed against
him and not against the treasurer would be
justly open to a charge that the prosecution
uas not because ho took the money , hut
bernut ho had not friends to pay It back.
Tlie executive committee was unanimous In
deciding that the society would not prose-
cutp.
cutp.Hev.
Hev. J. W. Morris , the society's mis
sionary at Porto Allegro , South Brazil , ad
dressed the meeting on the work that to being
done In that country. He said the people of
the country were looking to the United States
for guldanc ? In politics and religion , and that
since the church had been severed from
government rule , the church there. Intho
j'hort space of four years , has grown wonder
fully.
The officers elected are as follows : Presi
dent , General Wager Swnyne ; treasurer , An
drew Soabrlskle ; secretary , llev. J. Thomson
Cole ; executive committee. Rev. Vf. N Me-
Vlckar , Philadelphia ; Uev. J. S. Shlpman ,
Uev. H. L. Jones. Wllkesbarre , Pa. ; Rev. n.
P. AIsop , Brooklyn ; Uev. 13. W. Appieton ,
Cheltenham , Pa. ; nev. A. n. Kinsolvlng ,
Brooklyn ; llev. J. A. Asplnwall , Washington ,
IX C. ; Rev. L. S. Orborne , Newark ; Rev. I.
N. StangT , Philadelphia ; Rev. O. A. Glaze-
brook , Elizabeth , N. J. ; Rev. J. H. Darling
ton , Brooklyn ; Rev. L. Bradley , Philadelphia ;
George C. White , Brooklyn ; W. B. Whitney ,
Germantown , Pa. ; H. M. Oildle and L. M.
Blackford , Alexandria , Va.
AS TIIIIST IXJUIVCTIOW CASK.
rroiiiiMfil Coiithlnulloii Xnw IJndi-r the
IiiHliLM-lloii nl ( InCourts. .
CHICAGO , Dec. 3. The Gas Trust In
junction was taken up In Judg > Showalter's
United States court today. The issue Is ono
for an Injunction to prevent the proposed
consolidation of the Chicago gap companies
nto one trust. The bill is brought by Pitt
Jarrows of Wlllmantlc , Conn. , a bondholder
of several of the local companies. Last year
he trust was attacked by Attorney G"neral
llclonoy and Elnce that time It has ben sesk-
ng some moana of evading th& force of the
anti-trust laws of the state. A scheme , was
adopted calling for the consolidation of the
arlous companies and a general committee
appointed to take the mater In hand. It Is
hlu proposed consolidation that Pitt Barrows
attacks , on the ground that It Is a virtual
esumptlon of the old trust under another
name. He 'asserts ' that the act of the legls-
aturo of 18S9 prohibits the consolidation of
ntre titan two corporations In the stnte.
'his Is the principal Issue in the bill and
he argument will swing about It.
YM.irr.i > iiiniuiitv CASK I\DKD.
IllnulH I.fKJHlnlor Acqnltd-il ! > > ' Order
of tin : Court.
SPRINGFIELD , III. , Dec. 3. Mllroy H.
Gltion , a member of tha thirty-ninth gen-
ral assembly from Chicago , Indicted by tha
Sangamon couniy grand Jury for receiving
norey ; relating to a resolution calling fern
n Investigation of the Interstate Building
nd Lean association of Bloomlngton , was
cqultted ; In the circuit court today and dls-
harged. The Judge stated that unless the
ircsecutlon could prove that this resolution
iad been before the house or senate aer -
Ict for the defendant would Imvo to ho
endered. The etate's attorney said that lliH
ould not be proven. The Jury then returned
verdict for Gibson and lib was discharged.
May Hnvc lli-fii SnlL'lile.
DELAWARE , O. , Dec. 3. Agents of sev-
ral insurance companies are Investigating the
ause of the death of Goorgs Warren , near
'rospect. He died from the effects of a guti-
hot wound and now ft is hinted that it was
a case of filicide. Ho had 547,000 insurance
on his life , but $12,000 of which had been In
effect long enough to bo Incontestible. The
companies having the- Insurance are as fol
lows : Life Homo , New York. $2,000 ; Kqult-
abls. New York. $10,000 ; John Hunuock ,
$10,000 ; Aetna , $5,000 ; Accident New Ungland
company , $5,000 , and Interstate , $1COCO.
Mil til IT ScrlniiNly III.
CHICAGO , Dec. 3. Mrs. Gnetav I'abst , or
Margaret Mather , an she Is more widely
known , Is 111 at St. , Joseph's hospital. A
physician who Is attending her eald ; "Jusi
how fll she U I will not say without her
cofsent , But she Is far from being well.
Her Illnesa Is her own and her own private
business. " Mrs. Pabat U not p rmlttej to ro-
celvo any callers , nor Is she allowed to read
any of her correspondence. She reached Chicago
cage several dayo ago and was talun 111 from
nervous exhaustion , necessitating her removal
to the hospital.
Of tillItOVIlllltlOIl. .
CHICAGO , Dec. 3. The various chapters
In Illinois of the Daughters of the American
Revolution held their first state convention
at the Woman's club today. Among the
chapter * represented were these from llloom-
Ington , Decatur , Hvanston , Kreeport , Galena ,
Highland Park , Lincoln , Mollno , Oak Park ,
Ottawa. Qulncy , Rock Island , Rockford ,
Springfield and Streator , The cession will
last several days.
Woniiiii StviilloviM ( 'iirliollcrlil ,
CHICAGO , Dec. 3. A woman 25 years old
ami supposed to bo Rose Turner went to
Slegel & Cooper's department store at noon
today and drank two ounceu of carbolic acid
with Eulcldal Intent. It U thought tlio will
dlu. She left a note saying she wjs In love
with a inun who did not reciprocate and
consequently eho did not care to live.
1\VA ( l'lliSH UOM.Mt3.NT.
Sioux City Tribune : l < at'i RU alter a sugar
factory. Wo hA\e the stud.
Davenport Dnmocr.il : U congress were lo
dopl the rule rvcommniiletl to It uy the
Tr n. inl. > lplppl coTicresH nf last week , In lit
Omaha convention , and mike all appropria
tions for povernmnt \ ork continuous till the
completion of that work , ctich Important Im
provements ns the Htnnepln canal would not
nioxo by Jerks nnd go to pieces In the In
terim.
Dubtiquo Telegraph ( don. ) : At banquet
of the St. Andrew's society In Chicago Satur.
djy evening last Governor Allgeld was hissed
for saying that lie , had no commission to de
fend the foreign policy of the president , which
needed defense , or to make- the people be-
llevo that Cleveland Is a greater nun than
George Washlnnton or Thomas Jefferson. The
hlsws RUKgcst that there were a number of
federal place holder * among the fcasters. H
Is nn understood condition of his retention In
office tluit every postmaster , collector , etc. .
shall pander to Cleveland's colossal vanity.
Cedar Rapids Republican : Tlio McCormlck-
Rockefeller wedding has been commented upon
mtist favorably by the American press. The
young people arc both rich almost beyond
the dreams of avarice , but they aru rmlnuntly
sensible. Young Mr. McCormlck Is not seek
ing a Ufa of elegant leisure. He Intends to
very roon take up lite residence In Council
BlufTs , and there look after the great western
Intercuts of the hottpu of McCormiok. His
wife has not only shoun her coed sense by
choosing this sensible young American Jius-
band , but Is reputed to be n practical , home-
lovltig young woman , who , Instead of schem
Ing fur a foreign title , busied linrsclf In good
works and kind acts.
Davenport Democrat : The Iowa Soldiers'
Homo Is the mibject of a recent report to
Governor Jackson , and by that report It ap
pears that the Institution U too email for the
demands that nro made upon It. What Is
more Interesting to 119 here In Davenport Is
the fact that the Iowa Soldiers' Orphan homo
Is likewise too email. An institution that
would comfortably contain 4,000 Instead of
400 children would b ? none too l.ugo. And
while the Soldiers' home dora well In afford
ing shelter to men who defended their coun
try , but who liavo not the moans of comforl-
tblo ubslstenc * In their old age , the Orphans'
home docs belter in affording not only home ,
but education and a real working capital of
energy and purpose and training , to the
youngsters who would , In most rates , grow
up without any of them , to be clogs to the
progress of the state and burdens to the
people , nnd In great numbers Inmate ? of Its
reformatory Institutions and pauper resorts.
The Institution In this city Is the greatest and
best of all the public Institutions In the state
In the matter of the work It does.
Pr.IISONAI , AM )
Abdul Hamld Is said to bo drinking heavily.
It's dollars to dimes that John Barleycorn
can do what John Bull dasn't lay out the
sultan.
If Speaker Reed enferces the rule prohibit-
In members from resting their feet on their
desks signs of mental exhaustion will mani
fest themselves before the holiday recess.
Silver Dollar Bland cancelled a lecture en
gagement In Savannah recently * The MIs-
sourlan's loyalty to 1C to 1 forbade him
talk to a ratio of 100 empty seats to one oc
cupied.
The rector of a rural parish In Kent , whllo
examining a class of boys In history , asked
them who was the patron saint of England.
With one voice the class responded , "Mr.
Gladstone. "
The sultan may snap bis fingers at the
threats of the powert" and play uon their
Jealousies , but let him beware how be flaunts
the green flag. By the beard of the prophet ,
there are some things that wlli not be toler
ated.
ated.One
One of the learned medics of Minnesota ,
after an exhausting Investigation , concludes
that Murderer Hay. < ard Is inrane because
Ills moral sense is defective. His Insane
greed for the Insurance on Catherine Glng's
life appears to have been overlooked by the
medical wjrc.
A parly of Russians lecently explored
Mount Ararat , the crest of which , covered
with snow and Ice , they found to bo 10,916
feet high. The discovery Is Important In
that It lends color to the report that Noah
put on his skates soon after landing. His
long distance 'sons emulate "his example on
le s provocation.
The French government has paid the Per
sian shah $10,000 for the right to dig up an
tiquities anywhere within the ancient em
pire , and the bargain Is regarded as an ex
cellent one for the western nation. Several
of the great cities of the blblo He buried
there , and archaeologists think that they con
tain better treasure trove than the world has
ever gained from the orient.
Truth is mighty and must prevail. An
eastern savant demonstrates that the chewIng -
Ing of cloves destroys the microbes that In
fest the mouth. This has been suspected
all along. Confirmation by reliable authority
will relieve mankind from the aspersion
which attached clovea to a seal-brown breath.
It doesn't follow that because a man goes
out between the. acts he Is troubled with
microbes.
Senator Hill has abandoned his lectures on
"Liberty" In the west and hastened home.
The senator ID level headed. The west needs
no enlightenment on the subject , but at the
senator's homo and beneath the shadows of
Bartholdl's giantess there is a vast field
wherein freedom thrleks In mortal agony.
Only the other day In Jersey City a man and
woman were arrested for kissing each other
on a public streeet. Where such tyranny is
possible , there Liberty's evangel should
camp.
M2IIIIA.SKA AM ) MIllllAHICA.VS.
The OrfHoy Herald li stifponded publics
( Ion.
Ion.Tho
The St. IMwnrds Sun h s been knsrxl
Its former proprietor. *
Ariipnhoo wilt noon liavo direct
tines to Denver City , Cambridge ! nnd
Henry Plielps linn ngaln assumed editorial
control of the Sclmyler Herald nnd U making
ninny Improvements upon the paper.
John Pflster had nn arm nearly torn from
Us socket In n machine shop nl Stelrwter.
Ho got ml.\cJ up with n circular tmv.
The Franklin County bank of Hlldrcth has
completed Its bank building In that place.
It Is the first brick building In that town.
The report la current that a Indy living
at Wayne , Neb. , Is suffering from ilcllrum
tremcns caused by drinking too much strong
f
The populists of Custi-r county celebrated , ' '
their local victory In the old-fnMiloiicd way.
An o.xas roasted and nil tlio people Invited
to cat their fill.
A petition hag been forwarded to Washing
ton asking the re-ostabllshmcnt of the post-
olllca at llcrtha. Dave Unu lilln IH back of
It and will net as postmaMer.
Alliaiico lias commenced tin agitation for
tha removal of the county sent of lox ) llutto
couniy from HcmliiKford to Alliance. Th
county commlst'iHiicrn have been petitioned to
call a special election upon the subject. 1
The thirtieth annual ineelliit ; of the Ne
braska Stflte Teachera' miynol.itlnti ulll tin
held In Lincoln , Deccmbct 31. IS'Jfi , and
January 1 and 2. 1SOC. An vitiuiually attrac
tive program will bn presented and 1,200
teachers are evpecled to be present.
The Craig Times , published by Ira Thomas ,
will be moved to Oakland. The material wilt
bo milled to ( he Oakland Independent , which
Mr. Thomas has purchased of William Brow-
stcr. Ira Tliomai Is a prominent lawyer aint
democrat of Hurt county nnd is recognized ns
an editor of Judgment and ability. The paper
under the new management will bo poptl-
llstlo In politics.
MlllTII It.VIMATOHS.
Detroit Kieo Pi ess : "Yes , 8lr , our town
tins turned out some great men In Its day. "
"Iiuleedl"
"Yes , sir , It turned me out. "
Indianapolis Join mil : "liver take your
rheumatism to that doctor who lieiila by
touch ? "
"Ye ? . He touched mo ami heeled himself
to the extent of } 15. "
Plttsburg Chtonlclc : airs. SnaggI un-
dt'rstnml that paper Is tnadu of wood now ,
Mr. Snatfgs Yes ; so Is stilug.
"StrliiB ? "
"Yes ; what pl < do you suppose cordwood -
wood Is used for ? "
Boston Transcript : Hurry Darling , I
love you with a love that IH boundless nml
undying.
Harriet Oh , you plaRlarlHt ! That's Jut
what Charley Swcetser said to me only lust
evening.
Plttsburg Chronicle : "You believe In
free silver , don't you ? " " 1 do , but really I
haven't n dollar about me that I can npnro
Just now. " , „
Toxa s Sittings : "I don't believe that yon
love me. " "Hut , Clara , I have given ynu
proof enough of my love. Didn't 1 offer to
hurl myself out of tinfoutth story wlmlow
Into tlie sticet ? " " \Vliy didn't you do It ? "
"Why didn't I do It ? I'll toll you why I
didn't do It. The weather was bad outside.
That's ) why. It looked as If ft was going1
to aln. "
Roxbury Gazette : Gozzlns How many
voices are there In that choir at your
church ?
Uazley About srven.
Gozzlns Why , I had an Impression that
It had forty or lifty members.
IJazley So It has , but you asked mo bow
many voices.
Detroit Free Press : "Thorp Is no plnco
llko home , " sighed the bachelor.
"That's a fact , " sighed the family man ,
"there Isn't. "
Chicago Tribune : "If It's a real 'Woman's
Bible , ' " observed Old Hunks , "It will never
need any commentators. It'll speak for It
self. "
riilliulcliilila Record.
We are taught by experience stprn ,
That thp uirl who doth manage to catch ,
A husband with money ti > burn
Is likely to make u good match.
IIOPIC.
Uy Klczur Wright.
Glad , hope , although they say
Thou Kindest lo deceive ,
Whatever creeds 1 may
Or may not disbelieve ,
Oh , never let me beAn
An Inlldel to thce.
Though all thy jlfts should provo
When grasped but empty air ,
I would not therefor love
Thy rival , srlm tlv pulr.
Hope , never let me beAn
An InllUel to thec ,
WliPii plans are wrecked and full
I'll brush mvny the tear.
Hoist up another sail.
And by thy lighthouse steer.
Oh , never let inu be
An Inlldel to thec.
If pleasures here too soon
Are hoped for , come and gone ,
I will cnlnrso thy boon
Uy hoping further on.
Hope , never let me bo
An InlUlul to thce.
To quell the ( lend that mars
Llfo's' ever opening nook ,
Among the cliatlKclops stars
I'll cast thy grappling hook.
Hope , never let me be
An Inlldel to thce.
A Lively Run
Is what we'll have this week on Underwear , .Hosiery
and Furnishings. We're
kf&yr5 not doing this to worry the
"other fellows1 but there's
a number of broken lines
that we are going to clean
out at once. That's the
reason for this
Price Cutting
: . Ll T
which is unusual with us ,
lor we always sell close
down to factory figures. Here's the story :
Underwear- Hosiery-
Odd lots of natural gray Merino Un A Hinnll ) ot of black all wool cashtncro
dershirts , regular price DOc , going , to Half Hobo , our regular price Ma , to
close , for 33c. close for 25c.
Odd lot natural gray Merino Under- A lot of genuine Bhawknlt Cotswold
hhlrts , broken sizes , were "Se , to close Merino Half Hobo , letular 40a grade ,
for We. to close for 25c ,
OJd lot heavy del by ribbed Under A lot of natural wool Merino Half
shirts , broken size * , were Jl.OJ utul HOHO , Ko per pair ; J1.33 per half dozen.
11.60 , to close for We.
Odd lot red all wool Undershirts , Miscellaneous-
broken slzea , were 11.25 , to close for -
We , An odd lot of duett's high grade
Fine natural wool Shirts and Draw regular " 5c Collars , wo are going to
ers , regular 11.00 grade , for TCc , close for 15c each , 2 for 23c.
A very heavy all wool derby ribbed A nice lot of Cashmeru Mulders ,
Shirts and Drawers , large nlzea only , regular price 75o , going to close for
regular 51.00 grade , for 11,00. 23c each.
Browning , King & Co ,
Southwest Corner Flftootitlt aud , OMAHA ,