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TRIUIS 01' SmiSCllll'TION.
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Dally me id Hiinlay , On * Vmr . " 2 J"
RIX Monllm . . . . t . ' 2 52
Thf o Montln . . ! . , . ' * .fl
Sunday ll c. One Ywr . . . . . . > . > . ;
fifitunl.it1 II , One Yfnr . . * fi
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omens.
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fi , ulh OmnliB , Winter Illk. , Corner N and Ilt.i 8
rouncll Hinds. 12 I'fiul Htrci-t ,
CMcnKO Oilier 311 rimmhtr of Com mure
Now York. Noornn 11 II mid 15. Tribute llullillng.
Wellington. i)07 r Street , N. W.
All coinniuiiltatlrim retnllnf ? to nc - rd edi
torial mnllcr nhoul.l ! nilJrfn-eJ : To the Mltor.
remittances ylv-uM l > e
All business letter * nnd
luMrMneri to The llee rubllBhlni : lompanjv
Omalm. Ilrnfln. checks nml p-.stfjllco | orilerii . to
onltr of " 'c coiminnv.
be made tm Hlip | to the
THU IH3G 1'UIll.lSHINO COMl'AN\ .
8TATi.MiNT : : OK CIllCIJI.ATlON.
Qmritc II. Tzichuch. eocrolnry of The lice 1 ii -
llihlne romnnny , liclng .lul > nwotn , * ny tlmt i
actunl numlicr of full nml iwiutiletc coplta of Ihf
Hally MornlnK , Hxenlnn nlut Sunday HOP prl
niirlnR III * month of November , IsOj , wna ns
lows 1 ! . . . . . . . . 20.5S2 IS . . . . . ,
2 i. . . > . , . 19.131 i " . . . . . 20.1CO
3 , . . ID W
4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.SO-I 9 . ll.flH
C 19.407 V.I.OM
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I. . , . . . . . . . . . . . SUMS
8 19.212
9 ! 19.2(1 54 '
10 20.07S 1'tOIO
D . is.1 *
11 19.139
IS. . . , 19l4 i 27 ' . . . . . .I. . . . . > 9. ° - 3P
13 190 8
14 190CS
K 19.034
Total . , ES7-233
deiliictloni for unsold nml retuino.1
copied
Net
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< Snl. ) N. 1' . Knilj. Nulnry Public.
TIII : IIKSTnvsPAiM3it. .
Keimey New Irn.
There \i \ but one dally newspaper
printed In the tnte like The Hoc. I'or
news It lin.i no competitor. ,
To St. Louis Shake !
Shinies of the short president Inl cnm-
pnign ! What IIUH happened to you ?
may console Itself with the
knowhulpo tluit Now York illiln't not It.
Xo\v for the doflslon of the snpronio
court In the ponitontlary coutrnct cnson.
St. Louis may ho rolled upon to do the
proper Ihliu : when the time for the con
vention arrives.
The next president of the United
States will ho selected at St. Louis on or
nhout Juno 1 ( > next.
The wheels of justice niny now re
volve In the supreme court with a bench
once more complete.
When1 It comes to n K'lme. of bluff on
the matter Of commercial reprisals Oer-
inuny can play Its part with us bold a
front as any.
The normnn Rovornincnt says it 1ms
not discriminated against cattle iin-
ported from tho'Unlted Slates. What do
our German friends call discrimination ,
anyway ?
If tlic frauchlsed corporations do not
own the new rouitcll. body , soul and
brceclfes , before oven It has boon organIzed -
Izod , pray whose bidding are Its mem
bers
If signing an ofllclal bond N slmjily a
tnoaningloss formality in Nebraska , the
next state treasurer ought to have no
( lllllcnlty in procuring the necessary
document properly authenticated. .
The resolutions adopted by the Cuban
sympathy mooting in Omaha are ex
pressive of the best sentiment of the
people of this commnnfty. They are
moderate In tone and plain in language.
Rome people actually believed n little
while ago that Senator Don Cameron
would be a formidable candidate for the
presidency In 18J. ! ) ( Those people are not
milking themselves hoard very loud Just
now.
The hole In the. bottom of the state
treasury is measured by the dimensions
of i2(5OMThe : ! ( question is , How Is
this hole to bo filled and how in the in
terval Is the state treasury to be tided
over without impaired credit ?
Nobody seems to have stopped a mo
ment to consider tlic question whether-
the second Mr. Pockham would accept
a proffered position on the supreme
bench. That part of the procedure has
boon taken as self-assured from the tlrst.
Tlioso who may have had some doubt
as to the success of the society circus
may now rest their fears. No local so
ciety affair of recent years has enlisted
so much enthusiastic support. The su
perabundance of local talent Is a guar
anty that the show will be all that is
promised In the bills. '
Disappointed competitors In the con
test for the location of the republican
national convention will yet have time
to outer the lists for designation as the
meeting place of the democratic national
convention and of the populist national
convention , to say nothing of the pro
hibition national convention.
Congress need not worry nhont the ex
tinction of the national hanks with the
payment of the honds on which their clr-
I * filiation Is Imscd so long us the national
doht Is steadily liim > n liig rather than
, 'decreasing , A few more hond Issues
would malic tlie present national hank
system good for a decade longer.
Local retail merchants aro.displaying
originality In methods of attracting
trade ami in show window adornment
for thi ) holiday season , It Is Interesting
to nod ) the ever-varying attractions
fc which shopkeepers offer. Trade this
: t week Is much Improved , and the chances
for u heavy holiday business nru re
garded good.
Ono by ono all the organizations of
local business men are giving formal ap
proval to the Trausmlsfclsslppl exposition
project. Omaha and Nebraska were
unanimous for it from the moment It
was suggested. What Is wanted now
is not only roaojutlons of endorsement
but active , vigorous work In pushing
the enterprise. Start u-iuovlnj.
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if/// , m ; ; ; ; ? / , /.VST. .
TIio next roHi1illcnn | iiatlonnl
linn will be In-Ill In St. IxinK ttio ditto of
meet Int. lK-ln .limn 1(1 ( , 181111. Tlu-ro win
be no serious objection lo ttiln sek-riloii ,
except , | > crliiiH : | , tin tlic grotnnl ( but lite
wp.illier Is llkuly to be iineoint'ortiibly
warm In tlie Missouri metropolis In tbe
middle of .lime. So far as candidates
are concerned , St. I.onlrf Is probably as
neaily neutral pi-omul as could bave
been chosen and tbls consideration un
doubtedly entered Into the qnostlon of
selection. I-'or obvious reasons there
was no chanee of San Frnndsco netting
the convention , ritt.sbnr lacks ne.com-
nuidntiond , and 'lilcan . as the voting
shows , never had any sliow. It Is ex-
peeled that the greatest crowd that ever
attended a political convention will ho
present at the national republican con
vention of nevt year and the facilltlM
of SI. T.ntiN for accommodation and en
tertainment will be fully tested.
The date Ilxed for the mei'tlng of the
coiui-ntlon Is earlier than it ttral many
republicans who hud expressed an opin
ion on the question deemed advisable ,
but there weru cogent reasons urged
against a later meeting and It was ar-
gni-d that In any event the campaign
would not be actively cnteied upon be
fore Spetember. so Hint theio would lie
no greater danger of 111 effects to the
busbies' * Interests of the country from
an early than from a late convention.
It Is of eoni'M ! to no purpost ; to discuss
this question now and the action of tlic
national committee will be accepted as
the result of Intelligent and careful con-
slduratlon.
St. Louis Is not unfamiliar with na
tional political conventions , the most
memorable one held there being the
democratic convention of 187(1 ( , which
nominated Samuel .1. Tllden.
, /.tTJ/KAr. / .
Thu statement made by the Oerman
minister of foreign afl'alix In the Hulchs-
tag , regarding the readiness of Germany
lo discuss politico-commercial questions
with the Tnlted Stales on a treaty basis
and with si view lo reciprocal treatment.
Is a plain Intimation of what ve might
expect to follow the removal of the dif
ferential duty on Oerman sugar. The
minister said that In spile of the
fact that ( iermany bus a most
favored treaty the Tutted States
dNciimlnates against thu sugar of
that country and while implying that
this was not responsible for the exclu
sion of American cattle there is not a
reasonable doubt that but for the objec
tionable sugar duty the order of exclu
sion would never have been Issued. It
appears tlmt according to the Oerman
view that duty is vlolatlve of a treaty
obligation and therefore especially offen
sive.
sive.The Oerman minister unequivocally
declared that the government will not bo
Intimidated or Induced to change Its
measures by threats of reprisals. It
evidently Is not alarmed by the possi
bility of tills country adopting a policy
of retaliation. The American market Is
a large and profitable one for many Oer
man products and commercial retalia
tion would he damaging to numerous in
terests there , but 'such a 'policy ' would
not be altogether one-sided In Us opera
tion. Hundreds of merchants hi tbls
country who are engaged In the marketIng -
Ing of Oerman products would be in-
lured by a policy of. retaliation , while it
would encounter the vigorous protest of
nearly the entire German-American pop
ulation. Mr. C'leveland well said Unit
such a course should not be lightly en
tered upon , because It naturally and
logically might lead to consequences of
the gravest character. If this matter he
considered solely from the point of view
of our self-Interest it must appear per
fectly clear that the wise and proper
policy is to remove the differential duty
on sugar , which is the real cause of the
commercial trouble with Germany , and
having done this we can reasonably ask
the removal of the restrictions upon the
importation of American cattle into Ger
many. Then If onr request should be
refused we would be fully Justified in
resorting to retaliation. As It is the ease
ls not hi our favor.
nun issvKS trim
The adoption by the United States
senate , without u dissenting vote , of a
resolution referring to the foreign rela
tions committee the portions of the presi
dent's messages relating to the Bering
sea claims , with Instructions to report
as to the liability of the I'liiteil States ,
and also whether' there Is any liability
on the part of Great Britain arising out
of the controversy , is significant. In
his message of I-Vhruary last on this
subject and again in his message to the
present congress Mr. Cleveland ex
pressed thu opinion tlmt the arrange
ment made between the late Secretary
Grcsham and the British ambassador for
the payment -by the United States of
jjU'-iri.OOO-r-a considerably less mini than
thu original claims was a Judicious and
advantageous one for the government
uid recommended that it be sanctioned.
1'ho last congicss refused to ratify the
irraiigement and now the senate votes
for an Investigation , thereby In effect
utterly discrediting the action of the ad-
nlnlstratlon , and not even a single mem
ber of the president's party voted lo
sustain ills view. The fact may be
tnUen as evidencing how general the
feeling Is against making any concession
10 Great Britain and how ready the
politicians of all parties are to manifest
heir sympathy with this feeling.
This Issue regarding thu payment of a
Yw hundred thousand dollars will prob-
ilily be eventually settled by arbitration ,
nit It Is quite possible that In the meanwhile -
while other complications may grow out
if it. Tlie resolution and tbe speech of
Senator Morgan suggest liability on tlie
part of Great Britain , the senator de
claring that a thorough Investigation
uid adjudication of the claims would
result In large allowances of damages to
thu lessees of thu seal Islands and con
sequently an Increased revenue to the
United Slates. Tills Is "a new point In
the controversy and otfo that may make
t more dilllcult of settlement. But the
graver Issue relates to the Venoiiiielan
natter , respecting which there Is reason
to hi'llevo the greatly preponderating
mblle sentiment Is In favor of thu
'iilli'd States firmly maintaining the at-
tltndu It bus ttiUeu , us stated in the
president's message. If Iho British gov-
, eminent has refused lo admit the right
, of this government to Interfere In that
controversy It Is to be expected that n
strong assertion will come from congress
t
i of our right lo Interfcrt , with authoilty
j to the president , perhaps lo tender to
i Venezuela the support of this country
' In the event of aggressive action on the
'part ' of Great Britain. The feeling that
evidently dominates congress warrants
the belief that something of this kini
Will be done , the effect of which wouh
bo to seriously disturb our relations will
Great Britain , oven If It should have IK
graver result. The Vene/.uolans are sail
to be In a warlike mood , which would
1m inllamed by the as urair e of sup
port from this country , so that a single
overt act on the part of the British gov-
! ornniont might precipitate a conflict , to
which the United Stales would be bound
, to become a party or recede wholly from
the position It has assumed.
To serlonsly contemplate the possi
bility of a war between the I'lilteil
j States and Great Britain must Inspire
In every thoughtful nnd patriotic citizen
| the earnest hope that tlie Issues between
the two nations will be settled by peace
able methods and that In their con
sideration wise , conservative and
prudent counsels will prevail. A win
between the two great Kngllsh speaking
nations of the world would be most
calamitous to both and it Is Impossible
to foresee which would bo the greatoi
sniVerer from such a conflict. Ho Is not
a wise nor a prudent counsellor who ad
vises that this country shall adopt a
course likely to rupture the friendly re
lations with Kngland. We can malntajn
onr dignity and our rights without that.
FlllKLOSSKS IlKHU'ANn AUHOAl ) .
A most interesting comparison Is made
by a writer In the current Harper's
Weekly of the number of fires and tlie
amount of lire losses in the two cities
of New York and Paris. The compari
son Is made more graphic and striking
by the publication of lire maps of the
two cities respectively , showing by dots
the location of tires in each during the
year under consideration.
I'nris , with a population of 2,447,1)57. )
suffered from 1,101 fires In 1S)4 ! ) , while
Now York , with 1,801,7 ; ! ! ) Inhabitants ,
was allllcted by 4,075 fires during tlie
same period. The Parisian ( lies caused
a loss of ! ? lOSli71i.iO ! ! ( , while New York's
loss was not less than $4'J08r > 5" . Dur
ing the same year there wore eight lives
lost through tires in Paris , against about
twenty In New York. The total cost
of the Parisian lire brigade for ISO ! was
$521,7li ! > , while New York's lire depart
ment cost tile taxpayers the tremendous
sum of $2,2 ( > S,742.40 , notwithstanding
tlie fact that tills branch of tlie munici
pal government of the metropolis is ad
mitted to have been conducted with less
extravagance than most of tlie other
city departments.
The explanation of this terrific show
ing is that building construction in Euro
pean cities is far ahead of that on this
side of the Atlantic. The figures I'or ' a
comparison of Omaha with some con
tinental city of approximately the same
wealth and population are not tit hand ,
hut it is reasonable to assume that the
result would be no more favorable to
Omaha than this comparison is to New
York. In Europe , while the buildings
are not fireproof In the sense In which
we use the term , they are so solidly and
substantially erected tlmt they seldom
take lire , and when ignited are slow to
burn. Almost every American city , on
the other band , to quote the authority
just referred to , "Is built so lllmsily that
( ires start easily and find inflammable
matter so reatiy to feed upon tlmt they
spread with rapidity that Is sometimes
inconceivable. " The task of American
lire departments is so much greater than
Unit of their counterparts abroad tlmt
they must be maintained on a much
more extensive scale and at an ex
penditure that Is n * frightful tax upon
the various communities.
Sifted down to bedrock , the facts are
that Omaha , and every other city in
the United States , is annually paying
out for Insurance , for the maintenance
of expensive lire departments , for the
supply of water hydrants and for actual-
losses in life and property many times
Iho sums that would be requlicd If ra
tional precautions and less niggardliness
were employed in tlie original construc
tion of their stores , oliices and dwellings.
The billions squandered In this way , it
is safe to assert , would reconstruct com
pletely half of the cities of the country.
Just as nn ounce of prevention Is worth
a pound of cure , a reorganization of our
bnlldlng'iiTethods would work a revolu
tion in lire departments and Insurance
business and give us at once handsomer
impressive and safe structures and i\ \
saving in lire losses that in the end
would be untold ecAnoiny. *
T'io ' dlfllcnlty If not utter Impossi
bility of fixing tlie responsibility for a
fatal railroad accident clearly due to
some one's criminal carelessness Is again
illustrated by the verdict reached
by thu coroner In the case of
the frightful Cleveland viaduct dis
aster of a few weeks ago. No
sullicleiit evidence was found to hold
any one criminally liablu for the. wreck
that carried seventeen street railway
[ xisseiigers to untimely deaths. And un
til another similar disaster occurs some
where the lesson of the Cleveland honor
will be guarded with silence.
Judges presiding over courts holding
sessions In this clly are respectfully re
quested to give attention to the recent
Now York decision that contempt of
court consists only In violating court
orders , or such conduct In ( lie presence
of the- court as tends to interfere with
the performance of its duties , Ciltlclsni
of Judicial action outside of court Is de
clared not to be the basis for contempt
proceedings , It Is to be hoped judges
in these parts will sooner or later reach
thu New York Idea.
The original Intention of the congress
that voted the subsidies for thu con
struction of tlie Union and Cen
tral Pacific roads was to ere-
itu a slnglu transcontinental rail
way under one management nnd
conducted In thu interest of the wholu
public. The diversion of trallic by the
lluntiiiftou syndicate from the Central
JMJS.
1 t'aclllc to "Southern Pacific Is a viola
' tlon of the conditions under which gov
' eminent id was extended , Now thn
tlie govorHfnf'iit has an opportunity U
Insist on fle "consolidation of the 1'nlot
Paclllc aijd 'onirai Pacific propertle
through fyniftlnmu-i * of Its mortgages oi
them. It should not hesitate to enforce
these condltfilus.
_
The bllP'gViihllug a pension of $100 i
month h ' 'Ui ' ? widow of the late Sccro
tary GiesJianJJ will doublless pass with
out opposftlntis General Gresham servot
with ( llstlfu-lldii In the war and althougl
entitled to a pension under a liberal con
stritcllon of ( the law steadfastly refuse !
to accept one. A pension to his widow
will be bill a small testimonial of ap
preclatlon by tin * American people of the
great public1 services of General tires
ham , on the Hold and In olllclal life.
The first tinoillclal act of the new conn
ell Is nn agreement to roappolnt Hit
present $7" > -a-nionth sergeant-at-arms
This looks like economy and retreneh
meiit with a vengeance. A police olllcei
detailed for that duty one-half day i
week can perform all the necessary work
pertaining to the position of sergeant-at
arms. There Is no more need of a pah
sorgcant-at-arms for thu council thai
there is for a paid drum major.
The business nun of Omaha do not
roall/.e the Importance to this city am
state of such a settlement of the Paclllt
railroad debt as will result In the iniloi
of thu Central and I'lilon Pacific roads
under a single management , free from
dependence Ou or tribute to the Southern
Paclllt : magnates. It Is high tlmo that
they give tlie matter their serious con
sideration. <
A Nebraska clergyman has secured a
verdict for daumgcs against a , telegrapl
company for the mental anguish In
Illcted uponhim by failure to deliver n
message announcing the death of his
mother. A few cases of this kind will
doubtless work wonders In the Improve
ment of the telegraph service In all parts
of the country.
If Don Cameron does not want to be
re-elected senator from Pensylvania he
may rest assured that there will be
plenty of peed republicans ready to sac-
rillce themselves sis his successor.
Taking the caucus proceedings as a
sample of the work of the next council ,
tile people wllUdo well not to build their
hopes vorj * high.
Iiitriiilcx.
_ City Jouinnl.
The Journal , tspeaklng Its profoundest
conviction , oU ves that , If the opportunity
bo fairly appealed , the nomination of Wil
liam D. Allison can be made absolutely cer
tain.
> >
u m
.Speaker llrcd'n Oniiorliinitlcn.
, , Ijlobe-Democrat.
Thomas jjrlleed , has n Una opportunity to
help or hurf. , himself as a presidential
aspirant In the next few months. The
chances arc that he will not _ do the Jatter.
Ho has thssdlirewdnesd a'h'u'tho Influence
needed In a' party leader In this crisis.
The republicans- the hous&of repressnta-
ttves will iliake-iio blunders.
' "It.vfi > r,1 oI l. '
Mlnnp-ipollg Trlbunej ,
Active prospecting for gold . Is reported
all over Wyoming , and some pplendld plac
ers have been struck. In fact , the whole
Interior of the continent la now being
ridged with the shafts of gold seekers , and
If the output of the yellow metal In the
next flvo years Isn't something phenom
enal , all calculations \\lll bo at fault.
The O writ n nliMt i > il Suiiri-iiiv Court.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Attorney General Harmon In his report
recommends that steps t-houlil be taken to
prevent the scandalous abuse of the right of
appeal to the fed6ral supreme court In capital
cases. As the law stands , repeated appeals
can bo taken ; as Mr. Harmon a\ys : "There
Is no limit to this process so long as prisoners
are able to employ counsel. " The suggestion
la that of a wise lawyer and plainly In the
Interests of Justice. It will relieve the su
preme court of a mass ot petty appeals whose
sale purpose Is to delay. The attorney gen
eral suggests that If such appeals were con-
flnod to cases'- which there Is danger that
any Important rights will bo Infrlngyd the
supreme court would have no trouble In keepIng -
Ing up with Its work. Thlr Is genuine re
form , and If carried out the complaint about
tedious delays In the higher courts would bo
heard less often.
Jlirlt'N ItltllclllK JllHtlt'L .
New York Times.
Twice , now , within a few weeks , a Now
York Jury has rendered a verdict directly
contrary to the decision which a calm , fair
and unprcjudlced'examlnatlon and consldera-
; lon of the evidence before the Jurors would
we forced them to leach. The first In
stance was In the Hannlgan case , when a
man w.-ra acquitted wljo liad killed another
nan under circumstances which , as law and
reason alike declare , constitute premeditated
lomlcldo without' provocation , or , In other
words , murder. In the second Instance a
man MBS condemned , so far us the Jurors
could do so , to what amounted to llfo Im
prisonment on evidence almost obviously and
necessarily false , and which a sllcht amount
of Investigation has since proved sufficient tr-
overthrow. These are momentous and alarm-
ng outcomes of our civilization and of our
udlclal * system. It la a truly frightful thing
: hat either of them , may be duplicated today ,
.omorrow , next \\eek at any time.
.SOHUOWH OK Till ; SKKni.KHU.
Off ( lit- SniipljI'rovoki'H
CoiiKrrHxIoiuil Wrnlli.
Chicago TImt'8-Hurnlcl.
Having cajoled their granger constituencies
with annual contributions of seeds of name-
ess and morfe'or less useless varieties at
Jncle Sam's expense for many years past ,
.ho congressiuaiK who represent agricultural
" '
communities "bgv'p put on their war paint and
threaten lion , Sterling Morton with sum-
nary extermination. Thy have already notl-
led the loquacious agriculturist that they will
challenge hit ? right to cut off their annual
allowance of/ciTpumber / and carrot seeds.
A jtidlcloyjPiillBtrlbutlon of congressional
seeds In aerliln rural constituencies has
iloulitleM yiwwl large crops of bucolic favor.
t Is naturaWtliat the statesman should re
gent the t'OTBfVy's Impertinence In Inter-
ering with , tjasaime-lioncred method of tickIng -
Ing the farrmn constituencies and making
ha glad hu&Audman smile as he 'draws from
he vlllagen-Qouonice a package of cold-
forage psae ufih'a new and Inscrutable name
as a tcFtlniQniAl of affectionate regard from
ho thousiti331..C ) ,
Mr , Tickler Tfj South Dakota Is ono of the
everest surfnrcro'from the seed famine. He
avers that 'i e fRext appropriation bill will
contain , a teed claute so Ironclad that there
will be no possible loopholes by which their
ced allotments oaii escape them , Hut even
f the eecd appropriation is restored there
lees not appear to ba any method by which
Secretary Morten can be compelled to re
sume the distribution.
Considering the fact that the seed privileges
ver either grossly abused or neglected by
congressmen ilnJ that a vast um ot money
was annually wasted in maintaining a bureau
or cultivating the rural constituencies , and
hat a great deal of Uncle Sam's bounty fell
upon fallow grpund , will Incline thepubllo lo
ndorie Mr , Morten's attitude In discouraging
his unconstitutional form of enervating
paternalUm , .
If the government U to be asked to furnish
seeds to tbe rural friends of congressmen
hero Is no re&ton why It ehould not provtd ;
he agricultural Implement * for cultivating
and harvtillug the crop * .
POLICY SHOULD BE DEFINED
Only Fair to Other Nations tlmt America's
Position Bo Understood ,
CULLOM UPHOLDS THE MONROE DOCTRINE
Our DoctrineIn tin * Prolot-tlon of
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WASHINGTON , Dec. 10. In the Sin.lto
today , after some preliminary liuslnesa had
been disposed of , Senator Culloin ot Illinois
dclhcrcJ his previously announced address
on the Monroe doctrine.
This government , he declared , Is not one
of conquest or ot usurpation. Ifve - still
keep up the march of the republic In this
world ot competition and strlfci" and maintain
cur national honor with our territorial unity
and Integrity , \vc must have some afllrmatlvc ,
distinctive Idea of policy of pitch slinplo nnd
unquestioned propriety that It sb.ill ucelve
the universal sanction of our pronto. This
much Is due to ourselves , continued the
senator , that hy no laches on our part can
It be truly said that wo are too long sleeping
upon our rights. And this , too , Is due
to Kurops that the governments o'f
the old wet Id may know that 75,000-
000 Americans , speaking through their repre
sentatives In congress , are a unit In mnlii-
tattling the American doctrine of Jamcu Mon
roe , and It Is aUxj duo to the Independent gov
ernments ot the other America lying to the
south of us , whose tenure of cxistonco prac
tically depends upon the honesty of the United
States In sustaining the doctrine of Iho mcs-
sago cf 1S23. This nation has played diplo
macy long dnough and without much effect.
Great Britain has boon disregarding polite
requests , protests and arguments , and It let
alone will finally dominate Venezuela.
In closing he declared emphatically that
"our pallcy Is the American policy ; our doc-
trlno Is the tirotcctlon nf Amnrlcnn tntnrpst.o.
nnd our motto Is America for Americans. "
At tlu conclusion of Mr. Cullom's speech
Mr. Squire addrsssed the senate In support
ot a bill Introduced by him concerning the
personnel of the nnvy. He advocated the ap
pointment of naval cadets by senators , and
made a plea for the thorough education of
nval engineers.
Mr. Call of Florida presented special me
morials from citizens of Florid * for the recog
nition ot the belligerency of the Cuban in-
furgcnts , Mr. Sherman ot Ohio , the me
morial of the National Wool Growers' asso
ciation , and Mr. Porter of Kansas' , from the
committee to cxamlnti the branches of the
civil service , favorably reported the hill In
troduced by him to prescribe the method of
conducting congressional funerals.
At 1:30 : p. m. the senate adjourned.
UHGIXG HKCOGMTION OF CD HA.
IiiNiirKci > ( * < Si-em to IIiivc Mniiy
l rlnulM 111 ConircHfl.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 10. There Is no
doubt that a movement to .recognize the
Cuban Insurgents as belligerents will bo
pressed upon the attention ot the house soon
after Its organization has been completed by
the appointment of committees. Possibly a
resolution may be reported from the com
mittee on foreign affairs of its own motion.
This Is talked of , but If the committee does
not care to take up the matter Itself there
are Influential members outside who are ready
to assume the Initiative.
Ono of them Is Representative Broderlck of
Kansas , who was a member of the Judiciary
committee In the last congress. Mr. Broder
lck hoprs that some member of the foreign
affairs committee will champion the cause ot
the Cubans , but he lias resolved to prepare a
resolution himself If no action Is taken by
members who are practically connected wltl
diplomatic matters. Ue believes the course
of th/s / government toward the republic of
Texas and toward Mexico , when Maximilian
was undertaking Its conquest , furnish pre
cedents for recognition of the Cubans , and
that the course of Spain In recognizing the
southern confederacy soon after Its formation
furnishes provocation , if any be necessary.
The fact that It Is a matter of common
knowledge that Cuba Is In a state of war
furnishes sufficient ground for this govern
ment to proceed , Mr. Hroderlck says , even If
Spain denies the existence ot war. An or
ganized army making an organized revolt
against the government , In his opinion , Is
sufficient to establish belligerency.
Speaking ot the cause of the. Cubans , Mr.
Broderlck says that they hnvo greater cause
to rebel against Spain than the American
colonists had for the revolution against Great
Britain , as every possible method of taxation
lias been resorted to to oppress them. Mr.
3roderlck thinks that congressional sentiment
s In favor of granting recognition to the
Cubans.
Will Touch Sclfiitlllc Temperance.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 10. The American
university has Just completed an agreement
vlth the boardi of council of the Tmperance
Educational association , by which the latter
agrees to secure and transfer to the uni
versity $25,000 on condition there shall be
nougurated as one of Its departments a
college of scientific temperance. The scheme
originated with Mrs. Mary II. Hunt of
Boston , the well known leader In scientific
omperanco Instruction , and Vice Chancellor
Beller. It Is the purpose that this depart
ment , like all others , shall be post-graduate
and devoted chiefly to original researches.
To Alii anil AHNlHt tlicavj - .
WASHINGTON , .Dec. 10. Senator Squlr ? of
Washington has Introduced a bill to increase
he > efficiency of the personnel of the navy ,
and particularly to strengthen the usefulness
and numbers of the engineer forces. It In
creases the number cf engineers , thereby
ireventlng further prostration of the corps
rom overwork and enabling proper care to bo
.aken of ths machinery of our vessels , It
urther confers actual rank on engineer of-
Icera and places tlieni In full command of
her | men , and In addition provides for filling
vacancies In thn corps from the great
clentlflo schools of the country.
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DOWN WITH AI < L OX JIO.UtD.
Seven IilveH I , out In the Cinle. oil I.ulii-
Superior.
DULUTH. Minn. , Dec. 10. Dy the sinking
of the tug Pearl B. Campbell off Huron Isle
n Lake Superior Saturday last eoven men , .all
of > vhom but ono lived In this city , were
Irowned , The names ot the dead are : Cnp-
aln William McGIvcyv ! master ; George Mc-
Cert , chief engineer ; Captain John Lloyd ,
mate ; I'Yed England , second engineer ; 1'Btcr
itcCallln , cook ; two firemen , names unknown ,
Th'e news of the disaster came today In a
elegram from the tug Castle at L'anse ,
illch. , saying that the Campbell liad bcc < n lost
with all hands and that particulars had been
ent by letter. The captain of the steamer
which came In this evening from Marquette ,
Mich. , says that on Saturday a terrible gale
vas blowing over the lake In the vicinity of
luron Isle , and It U probable the Campbell ,
vlilch was one of the staunchest tugs on the
tikes , was caught In the hurricane about
orty miles from Marquette , The tugs Camp.
iell and Castle had been at work there trying
o raise two sunken vessels. All th men
vho were lost were single
Will C.o Over tint KulU lit u llnrrrl.
SAN FRANCISCO , Dec. 10. Miss Millie
Viola , formerly an actress , but now an
eronaut , says she has traveled from Aus-
ralla to the United States for the purpose
f going over Niagara Kails In a barrel. To
mike the feat more difficult she says she will
lave the barrel dropped from a balloon.
itlsu Viola arrived on the last steamer , but
s she cannot go over the falls unll ) the Ice
melts , she will complete' her journey tl
Niagara by cany stages ,
Will HOOII llu a Stntc.
CHICAGO , D.'c. 10 , A dispatch from
Vashlngtou nay : The forty-fifth state of
he union will be an actuality within a few
ays. Two of the flvo Utah commissioners
elc-gated to bear the vote for statehood and
lie state constitution to the president ,
errold Listener and Hoyt Sherman , are due
o arrive here. AH soon aa President Clevc-
and returns to the city and he has examined
lie documents he will Issue bis proclamation
cclarlng Utah a sluta.
1111 .MOTiir.tt HOST. riuiM TIII : ni.M : >
Ocrnrrrnoi' nt tlii Kiinrrn1
of n Alli'lilHUti Wiiiiiitii ,
SANTA IMU155 , Cnl. . Doc. 10. Krcil Murk-
ham of this city received n Iftttr ten dnys
ngo stating that his mother had died It
Battle Crcfk , Mich. , nn the rotwlt of a mil
road accident and that the remains would he
Interred before he could Kfich Haiti ? Crook
where he formerly lived. A fw days later
he wxs astonished at receiving another letter
containing the Information that his mother
was allvo nnd would probably recover.
The letter further stated that his mother'B
death had apparently occurred when the firsl
letter W R written. Arrangements for her
burial wtre then under way. hut while the
luncral services were In progrras the min
ister , relatives and congregation were horri
fied by a sound from the coffin and were
almost pnraly/ed with surprise when n
moment later the coffin lid was broken ami
Mrs. Markham found alive. It appears that
she had suffered from concuss'on of the
brain and for two days was unconscious.
W1UTK MP.N TKUUOUI7.n MC
Tv\ < > Hundred Colored Men Herd oil
Mko Sheep.
TAMI'A. Fla. . Dfc. 10. Nearly 200 half-
starved and tcnorlzod negroes wore brought
here on the stfamer from Lee county. The
negroes \veru hired litre last week to go lo
Leo county to pick oranges. When they
roachc > d Fort Myers they were ordered to
leave , bMrg told they could not work there.
The negroes showed resistance , when armed
whites sut rounded them nnd marchtd them
to the wharf , where they were- kept under
grnrd two days , until the steamer returned.
The Ufgrocs wer > given nothing to eat and
feared they would be massacred , as the
gtiatds kept up a constant fitsllado at night.
Twelve uf the negroes became so terrorized
that they leaped overboard , and. It Is thought ,
were drowned. Several others tried to run ,
but were shot. The negroes sny the bodies
ot those shot were thrown In the river.
AM > SC
St. Louis Republic : In case of war with
Rngland our dry docks will protect our coasts.
They worn to bo able to wreck every war
ship that gets near them.
Kansas City Journal : John Bull sacrifices
his rich American market for a little terri
tory In Venezuela ? Not much. There will
\ > no war , even If'the Cleveland administra
tion should fall to back down.
Indianapolis Journal ; "Somebody must
back donn , " said a well known Indlanlan
yesterday , "and It must not bo the United
States , " ho continued. And that Is the sen
timent of the country , barring a few anglo-
manlacs , who ar : not numerous enough to
demand the ayea. and nous. The United
States cannot back down regarding the
Venezuela affair without subjecting this na
tion to the contempt of the world.
Chicago Record ; With the millions ot
British money Invested In this country , with
the necessity of keeping up trade relations ,
and , above nil , with the great threat of-a very
serious International difficulty In the Orient ,
Lord Salisbury will not go too far In his
effort to test the slnceilty ot the support
of the Monroe doctrlno. It he thinks that
the Monroe doctrine Is now a campaign Ituus
and will be abandoned If the negotlatlpns are
but protracted beyond the time of the next
election , he Is a less acute observer than he
Is supposed to be.
Washington Star : If It be true , as sug
gested , that Lord Salisbury has rejected the
American propositions In the Venezuelan mat
ter , by replying negatively to the note of
July last , there Is a prospect that the Amer
icanism that Is fretting dally for a vent In
the congressmen now assembled hero will
find what it seeks. The president has al
ready outlined his course In any event ; he
will transmit the British reply to congress
at once upon Its receipt , delaying probably
only long enough to write a special message
to explain the case more thoroughly. There
Is llttlo question as to the outcome of a
presentation by the president to the houses
of England's refusal either to submit the
Venezuelan question to arbitration without
reserve to recognize the forceor
, or - or appli
cability of the Monroejlsctrlne. It Is to bs
apprehended that th" & repressntatlves of the
people will put themselves aE once on rtpord
In a fashion that may Instantly draw the
attention of tha world from Turkey , where
It now centers , and concentrate It sharply
on Washington.
Washington Post : "I get very weary , "
remarked Representative Livingston , "of
those gloomy souls who go about prating of
the helpless condition of this country. To
hear them ono might bo led to suppose that
wo were absolutely Incapable of defense and
at the mercy ot the first enemy who raw fit
to attack us. This Is In no sense trueTJje
country was never In better fettle for a fight ,
and the first outfit which tackled us would
soon find It out. I'm not at liberty , " went on
Representative Livingston , "to go Into the
details or the sources of my knowledge. But
as chairman of recent fcubcommjttecs of the
house on the subject of coast and harbor
defense , I am able to say that there Is not
an Important city on our coast Boston , New-
York , clear around to San Francisco that
Isn't perfectly defended from assault and
absolutely secure this moment from the best
attack the English navy Is capable of making.
Thej are out of reach of harm , you can put
that down In black and white. We are ready
to fight , If fight Is necessary , and we. can
win any war thjt may be proposed. More
over , It would do us good to have a war.
If that's Jingoism , let the lories who go
skulking about afraid of every foreign
shadow make the most of It. "
Ii AM ) OTIIKIIWISK ,
The ftuhllmo porlo l determined to secure
reform regardless of funeral expenses ,
It mny develop whc5 thn tender comes In
tlmt Mr. Cleveland wits hunting for the
Scliomherg line ,
A man dropped dead In ft fJutle church
during the ecrmon last Sunday. The Incident
checked the flood of oratory for n momint
only , but no other casualties occurred.
It is now Asserted that the. . sultan of Tur
key has lost his mind. There Is nothing In
his past record to show that he will bo se
riously Inconvenienced by this niKidvcnturo.
Prohibition Is on the threshold of a re
vival In the capital of Kansas. Public senti
ment In Topeka Is veering toward the pro
hibition of boer keg blockades on side-
walks.
In the midst uf n hot on I burst ot patriotic
Monroeism there are signs of pence In the
far east. Minuter Bayard has accepted an
Invitation to an afternoon tea , A crisis is
averted for the tlmo being.
The advanced woman has been called bAck
sharply In royal circles In Unrein. Ladles
of the court are forbidden to smoke In tlio
czarina's presence , nml should they hit tint
pipe In shady nooks they must fumlgaln
thomsolvea so tlmf the fragrant odor shall
not reach the queen's nostrils ,
A fellow by the name of Shaw breaks Into
pi Int In Stockton , Crtl. , to prove that Palmer
Cox's brownies wete plaglarlz'd from simi
lar freaks that appeared In the London Punch
In the MOs , If Shaw's Mliiplrs of the ancient
brownies are correct , Cox Is to be congratu
lated on the \ ltalltylvaclty and mirth dis
played by his trooping figures. Punch's freaks
original ? O , Shaw , go to.
The ebony gentleman from Kentucky who
has been toted about the country by a syndi
cate as the oilglnal George Ilanls of
"Uncle Tom's Cabin , " has been given a
fall. The daughter of Mrs. Stowe writes
that her mother novcr saw or heard of the
Kcntucklnn until two years ago. All Is not
lost , however. The fellow claims to bo 103
years and may Jio hi-nrd ot again as the
long lost vnlet of G. Washington.
When Philadelphia revolts against local
monopoly there Is hope for the country.
Just now the Quaker City Is conducting n
hot Investigation Into municipal ciookedness ,
varying the monotonous tales of dishonesty
by hurling resolutions of wrath against the
abolition of street car transfer tickets.
While negotiations for the consolldntln.n nf
nil strict car lines were pending a few months
ngo , n Philadelphia paper commended the >
deal an n step In the direction of transit re-
'orm. Now It confesses the city grabbed thu
liot end of the poker.
KI.A.S11I3S 01 ? Kl'.V.
Philadelphia Record : The liopnnr who
displays nn empty sleeve should be cnrcful
he be arrested for currying concealed
rtoston Transcript : The fnootloim hoarder
called the mold on the plo citist an oaslM
a green spot on the dcs eit ,
New York Herald : "Hoy , nre there any
fish In tliN pond ? "
" 1 don't know , sir. " , ,
"Whv nre you ll.-blng In It , then ? "
"To llnd out. sir ? "
Detroit Free Pros : "What n cold girl
Ethel Icrbtin ; 1st How did Smlthett pvor
micceed In winning- her ? "
"Skated Into her affections last winter. "
Harper's nnwir : "Ocenn steamships nr
Ike promissory notes. " said Hicks. "You
lon't Ix-sln to 'cm '
worry over until they're )
three dnys overdue. "
Chicago Tribune : "For my part. " whla-
icred the young bridegroom , ns the lonp
tinln plunged Into tbe thick darkness. "I
lon't consider n long tunnel much of a
bore. Do you ? "
But the younp bride answered not. Her
Ips were scaled.
Indianapolis Journal : "No man , " said thn
Cheerful Idiot , "Is ever more than half
right. "
"Oh , como now1. " bcgnn the now boarder.
"The other half , " continued the Cheerful
Idiot , "In left. "
New York Mercurv : "You don't seem to
succeed In business , " said the friend of n.
man who had Just mode his fourth assign
ment. "Don't , eh ? " Haven't I made a big
success of my several failures ? " And ho
hurried to the bank to make another de
posit In his wife's name.
Cincinnati Enquirer : "You seem pad , my
redsltlnnpd brother , paid the missionary.
"Hedsklnned brother' : * heart heap bid , "
said the noble man of the prnlrlo. "Whlto
man shoot better , fight better , and now
Initin lienr college yell , ho Icnow Inlun
can't war-whoop for Hour apples. WauglU"
SI5VEN CENTS.
Wu < 0initnn ! Htnr.
Within the contribution box
She drops her offering Kiniill ;
It Isn't very much , 'tis true ,
nut then. It Is her all.
She's bought n lovely cape ; a hat
That's fashionably "stiaiige.
And various other things , nrd now
The heathen gets the chnnge.
COLIIKST OF AM , .
Somcrvllle Join mil ,
'TIs sad when the returns come in.
And you have done your part ,
To find that theninjoilty
Showed you the marine heart.
'TIs sad to love -winsome maid.
And have n rlvnl , Jim ,
And get Invited finally
To see her marry him. .
I3ut oh ! the saddest thing of nil
In winter .time , no doubt ,
Is to be told nt six a , m. :
"Tho furnace lire's out ! "
. .Free Photographs. .
Wo are giving an order on Ulno-
hiirt for ! 5 do/on ( lablmit I'hotos of
the puirhiiRur of $11 worth of goods In
our Ulillilrun's loouainmit. This
olVoronds li > c. ID , owing to the im
possibility of llnlslilii ! ; negativesuflor
that date In tlmo fur Uhrlstmus.
During the gaities of the circus we'd ask a half min
ute of attention while we suggest a few things in wear
ables.
We're cuttin' down the odd lots ot children's wear
Overcoats , Ulsters , Reefers , Knee Pant Suits , Long-
Pant Suits and Novelty Suits of every description.
Men's Suits and Overcoats , $8.50 to $25 Brown
ing-King make and factory prices.
Underwear and Furnishings
Clearing out odd lots of Underwear , Hosiery , Shirts ,
Collars and many lines of Men's Furnishings. Hero are
a few sample prices :
Very fine all wool Shirts and Drawers , Fine natural wool HhlrtH and Drawers ,
heavy derby ribbed ( In largo Hlzes excellent quality , regular $1 grade , for
only ) regular II.W grade , to clobo for
81.00 75o
* choice lot of Cuahmero Mulllein , A fine lot of odd Un < 1cr hlrts , all sizes ,
A regular OOo and 75u grade , to close from 31 to 41 , rexuUr $1.00 and 11.25
> Krade closing them all out at
2fo = ucli
them )
" , . 50o uauh
A lot of genuine Shaw Knit Cotswold t
Half Hose , regular 40c trade ChrlstmaH novelties In furnishings now
only 25o In , It'i ) wlae to make an early ue >
A very line 40-Kauge fast bluck Unit lection.
lleue , with while feet , regular Soc
grade gold ? to close them out See 15th , 8t show windows for display
at . . . , . . . , . . , , . , . , . . . . . . . . . , . . .1 ! 25o pair of big bargains.
Browning , King & Co.
Southwest Corner Fifteenth auct Douglas , O.MAHA.