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And tlio exports arc still at work on
the city treasurer's
nntl Immigration are two
watchwords in Nebraska's onward
march.
The C'ubnn revolutionists appear Just
now to be long on sympathy and shorten
on rations and ammunition.
The ( iiti'stlon now arises , Could City
Treasurer-elect Kdwards legally take
the oath of olllce without being In pos
session of his election certificate ?
If delay meant Improvement , Secre
tary Carlisle's report would have been
pretty near perfection Itself.
Had Mr. MeKelghan succeeded of re
election last fall , Nebraska would jnsl
now have a special congressional elec
tion staring It In the face.
A few more free silver parties and the
advocates of the white metal will be so
bewildered that they will find their only
safety in clinging closer to their po
litical first loves.
We shall soon see whether the re
trenchment Idea prevails in the new
Board of Education to the extent of
abolishing the useless olllce of paid at
torney for the school board.
Nebraska wants to stimulate immigra
tion Into Its borders. Any and every
] organization designed to assist In ac
complishing this object deserves popu
lar support and general co-operation.
Political etiquette will require Mis
souri to lie satislled witli the location of
the republican national convention and
to refrain from insisting on one of the
nominations going to a Missouri candi
date.
If Speaker Heed's committee appoint
ments do not disappoint the greater
number of the republican members of
congress they certainly will disappoint
the greater number of bis competitors
for presidential honors. .
Senator Allen's resolution for prohibit
ing American citizens from purchasing
foreign-made titles Is only an extension
of the Idea of encouraging the patronage
of home Industry. If Americans can't
have home-nude titles the senator thinks
they ought not to be allowed to have
them at all.
A Transmlsslsslppl exposition will not
come unaided. A vast amount of pre
liminary work must be done before
Omaha can look with any degree of con
fidence upon tlio succe.ss of the enter
prise. This work cannot be accom
plished without organization upon a
broad and liberal basis. It remains for
Omaha and 'the state to say when and
how such organization will be effected.
Without It nothing can be done.
It look Senatfir Cameron a long time
to come to the conclusion that he was
not cut out for a presidential candidate ,
but he deserves credit Just the same
for finally recognizing llm fact. The
trouble Is that too-many of the men who
ret the presidential bee In their bonnets
never get It out , and spend all the
remainder of their lives laboring under
the delusion that the people are depriv
ing themselves of great benefits by not
putting them In the executive chair.
The Iowa state legislature will soon
meet In the magnificent capltol building
at DCS Molnes In regular session.
Should Its members be Inclined to pass
a concurrent resolution memorializing
the congressional delegation from that
state to endorse the proposed Trans-
inlsslsslppl congress at Omaha the effect
of such action would be of great ad-
rantage to this city. Hut the Iowa legis
lators will not do so of their own motion.
The neceshily of organization must be
manifest to all.
An opinion by .lames C. Carter , the
leader of the New York bar , Is being
quoted In the press advising that the
government proceed slowly In asserting
the Monroe doctrine , because It Is Im
possible for any ono nation to create a
right which did not exist before , or to
affect the International law of the
world. This Is applying to International
law the old but now discarded theory
of the common law that that body of
Jurisprudence covered every possible
fciibjeer , and was even unchanged , waitIng -
Ing only to be applied to new conditions.
Internatlonul law has changed , and
changes from time to time , Just as lias
the common law. The Monroe doctrjne
can only be accepted as a part of the
International law by the tnslstance by
the United Slatcy government upou Ita
observance.
THK rtiKAsrnr
Tlio nnnunl report of Secretary Car-
Hull' , which might to have been sent to
roncress two weeks ago , coirnIn * lltllo as
to fact" of recommendations wltn wlbch
Hie country Is not already faialllf.i1. The
secretary Is satislled with the existing
revenue laws , professing to believe that
when normal business conditions haye
returned and with greater economy In
expenditures they will yield ample
means for the support of the public
service. Hut what reason Is there to
believe that under n fiscal policy which
Is steadily Increasing our foreign In
debtedness normal business conditions
will return ? Certainly our mills and
factories cannot be kept In full opera
tion If the flood of Importations stlmu-
la teil by the democratic tariff continues ,
lu order to have normal business condi
tions the Industries of the country must
be active and the labor of the country
well employed. It Is also essential that
we shall sell abroad at least as much
as we buy. and there Is no prospect of
our being able to do this In the near
future. The fact must be squarely faced
that the T'nlled States Is losing ground
In the European markets , owing to the
growing competition of other countries ,
and It Is very doubtful whether we shall
ever regain our former position. At any
rate a return to normal business condi
tions cannot reasonably be expected
during the continuance of the policy
which Is responsible for the existing
state of affairs. It Is certainly desirable
that there shall be , Jhe utmost economy
In public expenditures consistent with
an efllclent public service , but It will
be a very dllllcnlt task to economize
sufficiently to bring expenditures within
Income If there Is no provision made
for additional revenue , except at the
cost of impairing the elllclency of the
public service.
Regarding the currency Secretary Car
lisle repeats , with some additions , what
lie had said In public addresses. Ills
advocacy of the retirement of green
backs and treasury notes Is doubtless
as strong as can be made , but It has
thus far failed to command the support
of the country , and It Is very safe to say
that It will not grow In favor. In the
first place the people do not want the
Interest-bearing debt of the nation In
creased to the extent of .friOO.OOO.tXM ) and
In the second place they are not willing
to have the currency contracted to this
extent , with the alternative of having
it replaced by an Inferior currency that
would "be a tax on the people. Secre
tary Carlisle asserts that the demand
for gold has been wholly due to dis
trust of the currency , the condition of
the treasury having nothing to do with
it , but II was not until the gold reserve
was used for the payment of current
obligations that the demand for gold
became so great as to deplete the reserve -
servo more than one-half. It was the
apprehension that because of Inadequate
revenue the gold reserve would be used
up lu meeting current obligations that
led to the withdrawal of ? -W)00,000 ( ) of
gold from the treasury to be hoarded
by people who had never for a. moment
distrusted the currency during the four
teen years following resumption when
the revenues of the government were
all the time in excess of the expendi
tures. Nothing was more natural than
that holders of government paper money
redeemable In gold should want It re
deemed as soon as the metal was in
danger of going out of the treasury for
ordinary expenses and there was no
prospect of it being replaced in the
ordinary way. No surplus revenue , how
ever large , says the secretary of the
treasury , could extricate us from our
present dllllcultles , unless under a sys
tem which lie describes and declares to
be Impossible while the legal tender
notes are kept in circulation , but there
were no such dllllcultles under repub
lican policy , and It Is manifestly rea
sonable to assume that a restoration of
that policy would remedy the dlllicul-
ties. The advocates of greenback re
tirement cannot got around the fact that
for fourteen years , during which the
revenue of the government was ample ,
these notes never caused the least
tumble to the treasury.
Secretary Carlisle suggests that If the
legal tender notes were retired gold
would freely come Into the country.
There Is no valid reason for believing
that anything of the kind would take
place. Korelgn gold was coming Into
the country In largo volume during the
two or three yeirs | before the advent
of the democratic party to power , find
ing Investment In various Industries and
enterprises. We had the same currency
system then as now. As to the state
ment that the currency system has un
dermined the national credit , It Is mani
festly untenable. The national credit
was never higher than under the last
republican administration.
Why should not the street railway be
utilized for the transportation of freight ?
Why should not regular delivery cars
be run upon our street railway systems ,
superseding to a large degree the costly
and cumbersome delivery systems main
tained by merchants , large and small ?
These are some of the questions street
railway men all over the country are
commencing to ask themselves , and they
will have to be answered in all the large
cities of the fulled States.
The loss and waste Incurred by the
existing methods of delivering goods to
householders In crowded population cen
ters Is almost Incalculable. Kvcry shop
keeper who provides a 'delivery wagon
for the benefit of his customers could
serve several times the number of pa
trons that he does. A dozen nearly
empty wagons make thu same rounds
when one could do the work of all. The
entire system Is dupllcatel over and over
and the necessary labor Involved need
lessly multiplied every day.
The success of the mall cars on the
electric lines of different cities has sug
gested the extension of the Idea to other
branches of carrier work. A few ex *
press and freight cars are already run
by certain street railways. The ele
vated roads In New York have provided
freight cars with moderate success , not
withstanding the dllllcultles under which
they labor. The experiment would
doubtless have by ( his time been much
more common were It not that the char
ters and franchises of most street rail
way companies coutlue Uiuui to the
trniifporlatlon of passengers , and pas-
| scngers only. In order to enable them
' to embark In the freighting business ad-
dltlonal legislation will bo Heeded. A
number of slates have enacted laws glv-
i Ing all street railways the right to operate -
; ate mall cars , and this will be the en
tering wedge for the demand for freight-
j lug privileges. When the time comes
I for the gi-neral Introduction of the new
system the local street railway company
and the people of Omaha will have to
give It serious consideration.
TO TK.ST rnn ST.ITI : HAXK ? M.V.
The way for a test of the constitu
tionality of the 10 per cent tK : on state
bank notes has been opened by the
Georgia legislature. A banking act
passed at a former session lias been
amended so that within a short time
some citizens of Ceorgia will establish
a bank and Issue Holes for the express
puriwsp of trying the state bank tax
Issue In the courts. If we are not mis-
fakeii , the supreme court of the I'nltcd
States has already decided that congress
has the constitutional power to tax the
Issues of state banks , but the people of
the south have never acc"pled tliN de
cision a.s conclusive. When the question
of repealing the tax was before the last
congress every southern representative
\vho spoke on the subject took the view
that the tax Is unconstitutional. That
sentiment Is practically universal In
the south and the movement to test the
constitutionality of the tax therefore
properly comes from that section. The
Georgia banking law was passed In an
ticipation of legislation by the last con
gress repealing the tax and Its charac
ter Illustrates what might be expected
If the country should return to a state
bank currency , ruder Its operation
the state of Georgia could be Hooded
with bank notes of the most approved
wildcat order. However , it is well that
the constitutionality of the tax Is to be
tested and it Is to be hoped that a de
cision from the highest tribunal will be
reached as soon as possible after the
Georgia bank shall have put out Its
notes. The matter Is one that ought to
be finally disposed of.
The postmaster general recently Is
sued an order forbidding oIllclaN In th- :
postal service going to Washington for
the purpose of influencing legislation
and it is said the heads of oilier exec
utive departments are likely to issue
a similar order. It appears that a great
deal of lobbying is done by public olll-
Hals during the session of congress and
that the practice has grown into some
thing of an abuse. The statement is
made that under the practice which has
obtained of persons employed in the
executive departments organizing to pro
mote or opp.ise pending measures in con
gress It lias frequently nappem-d that
measures carefully considered and pre
pared by the heads of departments and
submitted to congress have' been de
feated by the active exertions of per
sons employed in ( lie depaitment so king
the legislation and upon purely personal
grounds. It appears that army and
navy oflicers are among the most active
lobbyists. Whenever any measure Is
proposed affecting the military or naval
service the representatives of either Im
portune members of congress for or
against the measure ? regardless of
whether or not it Is in line with depart
ment recommendations. It Is said that
this lobbying is a source of great an
noyance to senators and representatives ,
who would doubtless welcome action by
all the departments forbidding it.
So far an the civil employes of the
government are concerned the question
arises whether such an order as that
of the postmaster general Is not an In
terference with the constitutional right
of the citizen. The order does not , of
course , forbid employes In the postal
service petitioning congress , but they
are not to go to Washington for the pur
pose of personally Influencing legislation.
Has not a citizen , however , although in
the public service , the right to choose
Ills own way of petitioning , so long as
lie does not take up any of the lime
properly belonging to the government ?
Is it not an unjustifiable Intel ference ,
for example , to refuse to allow a postal
clerk who Is off duty to visit Washing
ton , even though his mission Is to
endeavor to Influence legislation ? Un
questionably all lobbying , by whom
soever practiced. Is objectionable ami
congress should find a way to
put a stop to If , but BO long
as It is tolerated It Is a question whether
a rule forbidding civil employes of the
government to exert their efforts in this
way for or against proposed legislation
can be Justified. A different view may
reasonably be taken In regard to oflicers
In the army and navy , who do not hold
the same relation to-the public that those
In the civil service do. A resolution re
garding the order of the postmaster gen
eral has been presented in the seimte.
The live stock commission men arc
today discussing the question of cur
tailing the number of holidays. The
question was raised some time ago upon
complaint of shippers , who allege that
a holiday results In an overstocked mar
ket the next day and consequent low
prices. They , of course , favor the minimum -
mum number of holidays. In view of
the fact that the one purpose of the
commission men Is to attract the great
est possible number of shipments , it
ought not to require much time to de
termine that the Interests of shippers
are In this matter Identical with those
oC the brokers.
A number of Omniums nave gone to
Crlpplo Creek to gain fortune In a day.
They will soon return , wiser , If poorer ,
men. Heports from the great gold dis
trict are to the effect that people are
flocking In from all parts of the country
and that want and distress already stare
many In the face. An Omaha business
man has just returned from the diggings.
Ho predicts great hardships and suffer
ing for the ninety and nine who rush In
blindly without the requisite means of
subsistence. Omaha Is not booming , but
destitute people hero are not permitted
to starve.
Thursday the State Sheriffs' associa
tion will meet In annual convention In
this city. Apart from the profitable so
cial features of these meetings there are
benefits alike to the law oUlccru and the
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public at lafgo. The cipher code , for
Instance , Kin the Interest of economy
and posspt ( is the virtue of secrecy In
the pursulrjf criminals. The conven
tion al-o affords an opportunity for the
sugge-stlon of uniform laws affecting the
ofllce of sheriff and a more economical
conduct thereof. The convention will
doubtle.xs result In good to all parties
J concerned , nnl assuming this to be true ,
, Omaha .shonjjl again attest her hospi
tality to alliwelcoine visitors.
There scelRJ. to be little doubt that
the propdsi'd/IIve ' slock loan and trust
company will open up In South Omaha
In time for next season's business. This
company will be backed by unlimited
capital , Any farmer having an abund
ance of corn and forage , but no money
with which to buy feeders , can borrow
of the new company , mortgage his herd
nnd derive the profit to accrue from
feeding the grain he has produced , and
for which there may be little demand.
The highest profits of the farm are de
rived from fat stock. The proposed
company will find a vast Held for opera
tion , and must prove of great benefit to
the state at large.
Tlir CoiiurcMHloiial AViiltp.
Inillniiaimlh .IniitTml ,
Ssrmtor I'efTor'g effort to abolish coriRres-
Rlniinl funer.il Junketing excursions oiifiht to
lie siicc-gsfnl , hut It will fall , ns would nn
effort to cut off mileage , stationery allowance
or nny other coiiKrcsslonnl abuse. Congress
never reforms Itself.
Ttill < N from r.\irrli'iHM' | .
Clilo.iRo Chronic-Id.
Io\vn under onam prohibition and black
mail mulct laws has moiv tilaccs
liquor nml beer nro sold than Kentucky.
This statement Is based on statistics col
lected while- Kentucky was a democratic
stntp. And Kentucky leRal whisky Is tit
very best , while Iowa Illicit whisky Is the
very worst.
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Ilonili-r CriK-rosIt y.
Detroit I'rce Pies. * .
If Indiana encounlerp no serious opposition
In carrying out her presmt plans she. will
furnish th- next president of the United
States. With Harrison and Matthews both
In the field , the election of either would af
ford coiiRolal Ion to the Hooslor supporters
r.f tha other. I3nt this Is a cas'j where It
la wise to k'cp constantly In mind the fact
that there arc others.
Di-nioi-rni'V mill CnokiKilsiii.
New Yoilt Sun.
The time has not yet come when a disposi
tion to defenl the people of this country
against for Ign-mnde denunciations by per
sons who do not think well of It can be called
distinctly rcpiibl'can. ' To abuse us for our
faults , to whlno at our shortcomings , and
to snarl nt nny defense of our Infrests Is
cuckoo and Clevclandosrme , but It Is not
d'li.ocratlc. It Is still democratic to stand
up for the United States.
'of tlio OIil SfiuiU * .
Globe-Democrat.
Thurman nnd Edmunds wereth ? great
lawyers of 'theienato during their t-arvlco In
that body , but there was a marked difference -
once In their characteristics. As one of their
associates on the Judiciary committee ob
served , "Edmunds can pick to pieces a bill , a
charter or a proposition , but Thurman cm
amend It so as 'to remove I to evils , and give
vltnllty anil ur fulncss to what was before
noxious nnd Injurious. " That Is to say , the
latter had the constructive ability In which
the > ferniEr \\as not so well equipped.
'I'lllM ' MlMlllN IlllMlllCHM.
I'lillnilolplila I.eilRer.
It Is reported from Washington that Secre
tary Olney has advised or will advlr ; Presi
dent Crespo of 'Venezuela to refuse to pay
tlie Indemnity domandfd by Lord Salisbury
for the"Uriiah Incident" until -the question
of territory lo settled. This is the common
position to take ; but If Crespo ncte
on Olney's advice , as It la expected that h
would , the- United States will bo Involved I
the controversy nt once , and will have t
participate In It ns on ? of the principals
This attitude may have n deterrent effect 01
England , but It may nls necessitate prepara
lions for war on the part of the Unltet
States.
ICnlllr Crnzr In Colorado.
Chicago Tribune.
It now looks as If the Kafllr game whlcl
haa besn played with Immense tmccess In
London and other European cities Is to bp
played over again In the United States , will
all the greater returns to the projectors as
the American Is superior In reckless-ness to
the average European. The fact that scores
and perhaps hundredu of these alleged mines
In the Cripple Cresk region are absolute ! }
worthless , many of them being outside o
producing limits , will not deter the mans
from falling Into the net. It may be set down
as a foregone conclusion that any man who
buys this class of stuff at one-tenth of a
cent pr share cr upward Is a "sucker. " Hut
It equally Is true that he may be expected to
demonstrate by his fojllsli conduct that he
has a right to be so designated , actually be
longing to the class of people said by Carlyl ?
to bo "mostly fools. "
I'EUSO.VAI , AXO OTHttltWISK.
Mr. Edison says : "Our present patent laws ,
which , ns Interpreted by the c&urts , en
courage perjury and put a premium on
fraud , are worse than a farce. "
In place of "Sockless" Jerry Simpson Kan-
taa has In congress Judge Martin of Atchfson ,
of whom It Is Bald he never wor ? a necktie
but once In his life , and that vaa when he
was married.
Mrs. Kceley , the English actress , who but
recently celebrated elghty-.nlnth anniver
sary of her birthday , once said : "Modern
theatrical art la like a spring chicken It
Is all legs and wings. "
Samuel M. Robertson of Louisiana , Harry
St. George Tucker of Virginia and David
F. Wllbor of New York , members of the
new congrcs's , have succeeded their fathers
It Is an Interesting fact that Maine waa tlio
birthplace of ' Ihree noted singers Annie
Louisa Gary Raymond waa born In Durham ,
Me. , Lillian Norlon Gower ( Nordlca ) was born
In Farmlngham , Mo. , and Emma Eames Story
was born In Oath , Me.
To a board I up school miss who met Joseph
Jefferson at a/ tea lable and began lo talk
to him abqiiabbatli breaking , Iho aclor
said : "If Inwqre ! a fisherman I ahould never
nsh on Sunday , but being an aclor I can rest
both bojy dna"a > ul by fishing. "
Some ono having asked Speaker need Ihe
other day what he considered Ihe most Im
portant problem now before the. public , life
Is reported to'have answered : "How to doilge
a bicycle ; at least I Judge BO from my own
experience sln o I came to Washington. "
William ( Foster , the Inventor of the
Foster glovsytmSk , Is dead. Ho was a mer
chant In qwqRo at the lime of the big
fire , and that nflagrallon > nol only fmpov-
erlihsd blmJJ > ift left him J30.000 In debt.
His Invenllod , ,4110 of Uio simplest little
Ihlngs In llic. iforld was devised nineteen
years ago , ante since then has made him a
rich man ,
As an Indication of what the all around
woman of UytftUure may be like. It Is noted
thai Mlw TOMiyHarcolow./LL. II. , president
of Ihe Socleljr rt > r 1'ollllcal Study , Is on& of
the best dres&d women lu Now York and
v.-ry fond ot .home life. Law , fashion and
domestic dulle * what a mind she must have
to keep well up In them all I Hut then uhc
ban no husbautl to support , and that makes
a great difference.
APPEAL TO THE AMERICANS
Cuba's ' Eojireseiitntivo Reviews the History
of the Present Struggle ,
FIGHTING FOR THE RIGHT TO EXIST
Kcroliiiliiitnry I'nrly Imuri n Manifesto
festo Srttliiir I'orlh tinInliiulllc *
of Siiinl | li .Mlni-ulo , Tyranny
and OiircNNliii. |
WASHINGTON' , Dec. 1C. The manifesto
of the Cuban revolutionary party to the
people of the United Stntes was mad ? public
today. It is n long document , prepared by
Knrlqtio Jose. Varona , cv-dcputy In the Span
ish Corlcs , and reviews the history of revo
lutionary agitation In Cuba , and present con
ditions on * the Island. The manifesto sum-
marlzts Cuban needs thus :
"Tho peopleof Cuba require only liberty
nnd Independence to bJcomo a factor of
prosperity nnd progress nmo-ng .civilized na
tions , Instead of Intranqiillll'y , disturbance
nnd niln. The fault lies entirely \\tth Spain.
Cuba Is not the offender ; It Is the- defender
of Its rights. Let America , let the world
decide where rest justice and right. "
It Is sot out that no people could bear the
wrongs endured by the Cubans without pro
test , without degrading and condemning It-
lf to annihilation.
The manifesto concludes : Spain denies
Cubans all effective powers In their own
country ; condemns them to political Infe
riority In their native land , confiscates prod
uct of their labor without giving In return
jltlter safety , prosperity or education. Spain
has shown Itself utterly Incapable of gov
erning Cuba , which It exploits , Impoverishes
nnu uemorniizcs. TIIO uuuans not in anger ,
uut In despair , hnvo appealed to arms to
defend their rights and vindicate nn eternal
irlnclple , without which every community In
n danger the principle of Justice. Nobody
'ias ' the right of oppression. Spain op-
> res es us. In rebelling ag.ilnst oppression
we defend n right. In serving our own cause
wo servo the cause of mankind.
"Wo have not counted the number of our
enemies , 'nor ' measured their strength. We
nay find ruin nnd death a few steps ahead.
3o bo it. We do our duly. If the world Is
ndlffcrcnt to our caura , so much the worse
for all. A new Iniquity shall have been con
summated. Tl-e principle of human solidarity
shall have suffered a defeat. "
THUIJATH.VS THIS COTTON IMII'STIIA' .
IniporlnUoiiN of ( lie I'.irypf Init Product
Are Itiuililljlncr < MlHll r.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 10. United States
General Panflcld at Cairo , Egypt , has made
i report to the State department which will ,
from Its Importance , be made the subject of
a special publication , calling attention to the
rapid growth of Egypt as a competitor with
the United Stales for the cotton markets
of the world. Ho says that Ma fornrr rep
resentations appearing to have failed to
secure the attention which the subject de
mands , he Is Induced to one ; more strongly
urge the United States cotton producers to
make efforts to meet this competition. At
present Egyptian cotton Is sold at Alexandria
for 2 cents p r pound more than the price
of American cotton , and owing to the su
periority 01 mo jigyptmn product. It Is being
purchased In quantities for export to the
United States. The sales which ten yeare
ago amounted to but 3,815 bales , have In-
cie-ised until , from the best estimates. It Is
believed that during the year beginning Sep
tember 1. 1S35 , no less than 50,000 bales will
be shipped to the United States , and as these
Egyptian bales nre fifty per cent larger
than the American , the txports to this coun
try will really amount to 75,000 bales accord
ing to our own standard. Mr. I'anfleld urges
that effort be made by our planters to grow
the Egyptian long staple cotton In this coun
try , holding that there must certainly be
some portion adapted to itsi growth , prob
ably the Mississippi valley or the Brazes
river section in Texas.
JIOVI3 rOR A IMCIli-IC CAIIM3.
NoiuHor Carter IiilroiliiceN a 11111 forUM
UM- Payment of a Siilixlily.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 1G. S'nator Carter
of Montana today Introduced a bill authoriz
ing' the Pacific Cable company , a corporation
organized under the laws of New York , to
build a submarine cable from some point on
the Pacific coast to the Hawaiian Islands and
Japan. It is to touch at Pearl harbor In
Hawaii and such other points as are deenrd
advisable. No liability for constructions is
lo attach to the United States , but the United
States shall pay for a period of twenty years
a yearly sum of $23 per nautical mile , not
to exc'ed 7.2BO miles , and all messages of the
Unltod States Ere to be carried over the line
free for the psrlod and given preference in
transmission. In casj of war the United
Stntes may take possession of the line. Press
rotes over the line shall not exceed half the
rate paid for ordinary messages. The line
must be laid and In working order within
twenty years from the approval of the bill.
\eed New Revenue CnttorN.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 16. In his annual
report , submllted today , the secretary of the
treasury says that many of the vessels In the
revenue cutter service are very old and
nearly unseaworthy , and ho recommends that
four new ones be provided to take the places
of the McLane , tli5 Crawford , the Sewnrd and
ono for the port of New York. The secre
tary also says the government of Great
Utllaln has refused to renew the sealing regu
lations agreed upon for the season of 1894 ,
providing for the. sealing up of arms , which
leaves the question of the possession and uss
of arms to be determined wholly by the
Paris award. A careful count of all the seals
On the Islands last year makes the number
a little over 200,000 , a decrease of over one-
half since 1891.
Indian Killed liy SlierltT'H POHNI- .
WASHINGTON , Dec. 10. Commissioner of
Indian Affairs Drowning has received the
following dispatch from Acting Agent Mycr
at the San Carlos Indian agency , Arizona :
"Kljllng of Indian on Clbu creek was done
by ono of the party of deputy sheriffs , who
claim Interference with civil affairs In the
execution of their duty. The matter Is
) eing Investigated. No undue excitement yet.
No evidence shown BO far that Merrill and
daughter were killed by reservation Indians. "
Court ftrantN Him .No Ilullef.
WA.SIHNGT6N , Dec. 1C. In the United
States supreme court today the motion made
n behalf of Elverton R. Chapman for an
order staying the contempt proceedings
against him In the courts ot the District of
Columbia In connection with tlu innate
Sugar trust Inquiry of the Ust ejsulou was
denied ,
IndlaiiH Snlijcet to State I.HYVK
WASHINGTON , Dee. 1C. Senator Dubois
oday Introduced a bill to make the Indians
subject to the game laws of the several
states. This bill la designed to prevent uny
uch trouble as occurred with the Dan-
necks at Jackson's hole last summer ,
Ilolce Hinlth nt Atlanta.
ATLANTA , Ga. , Doc. 16. Secretary of the
nterlor Hoko Smltn arrived here this moni-
ng from Athens , where he had been to
ttend th ? funeral ot his relatlv ; , Captain
larry Jackson. He had expected to stop
ver , but was suddenly uummoned to Wash-
ngton by telegrams announcing the serious
llnesi of his llttio daughter , and left on
lie- noon train for tba capital.
Highest of all in Leaycning Power. Latest D.S. Uo/t j.
Baking :
Powder
4B&OLUTELY PURE.
VT.tll .IliL niJIDY KOH STATIMIUnl ) .
Crrtlllnl Copv of I lie C < m < illtittluii
Ililliitoil to ( lie Prrxlilrtit.
WASHINOTOX , Dec. lO.GovcfnorV st
of Utah today escorted to the white hnmv
and | ire cutcil to the Kt'ildcnt Me r. > . I. t
chcr and Sherman , the commlpilonnrs np-
pointed to deliver to him-a certified copy of
the constitution adopUd by the new states
and a statement of the vote by which the
constitution was adopted. The constitution
was a gold-bound volume encased In morocco.
The president b.is submitted th * documents
to the secretary of stnla for txnmttiatlon , nnd
If It Is found that the proceeding were In
nccordinee with the provisions of Ihe act
of coiRi-css | providing for the admission ot
the flate , and the mnv constitution also com
piles with the requirements , the president
will Issue hla proclamation declaring Utnh
to be n member of the family of states , lie-
sldo the commissioners thsro were In the
party Colonel Trumbo , HoUgate Oatmon nnd
John W. Burton of Salt Lake City.
Mr. Lelchcr In submitting the constitu
tion said : "In compliance \\lth law we nre
hero to present to you the constitution rati
fied by the people nt Utah under the enabling
net of congress , and to ask at your hands
the consideration which It demands. "
The president responded , coiifirntulntlng
the people of Utah upon the progtcaj they
had made , nnd fcald ho would examine the
documents nnd s < x > If all the requirements
of law had been compiled with , nnd that
ho would give the matter of Issuing the
proclamation bis Immediate attention. The
president remarked : "There has been n con
siderable chnngo nf sentiment In Utah during
the past few years. I am glad to see It nnd
congratulate the people of Utah. "
Secretary Thurber promised to Inform the
Utah citizens a few d.iys In odvnnco ot the
Issuance of the proclamation , so that the
Utah courts might not be Impeded In the
transaction of business , as there necessarily
will bo a change In the court proceduio when
Utah becomes n state. The territorial of
ficer * of Utnh also requested thnt ( he proc
lamation not bo Issued before the 1st of Jan
uary , so thnt they might sfttlo up their ac
counts and make reports for the full cal
endar year. Secretary Thurber especially
congratulated Colonel Trumbo upon the re
sult of efforts for statehood made by Utah
citizens. The delegation left the whlto house
with the belief that the proclamation would
be Issued about the first of tlio year. The
law provides that Utah shall become n state
on the first Monday after the Issuance of
tlio president's proclamation.
IOWA. IMinSS CO.MMHXT.
Sioux City Times : The supreme court of
Iowa holds thnt a doctor can advertise. The
supreme court Is 'way head of the code of
ethics adopted by the doctors hi the dark
ages.
Davenport Democrat : The Iowa state cnp-
Itol has been advertised for sulo In the de
linquent tax list ; also the federal building.
The default Is for street Improvements , but
when Intending purchasers call for these
pieces of property they are told that state
properly cannot bo sold for taxes. It Is n
llttio odd that It should ba advertised.
Des Molnes Leader : Within a few days
the republican state central committee nnd
the friends of the candidacy of Senator Wil
liam I ) . Allison will open headquarters In
Des Molnes , to take charge of the Iowa man's
boom for the presidency. It Is announced
that the headquarters will bo kept open
from time to time till the meeting of the St.
Louis convention. In taking this
step the republican managers , It Is
understood , feel that they nre doing
something which will very much In
crease the senator's strength. Iowa repub
licans are for Allison ; there Is no doubt of
that. They take his candidacy very seri
ously , and honestly believe he has a good
chance In case the contest Is a long ono. Dut
they have not made n brass band campaign ;
they have not made as much noise In their own
section as have the supporters of the other
candidates , and they feel that In order to
convlnca the rest of the country , nnd espec
ially the western states , that Iowa Is In
earnest , and hopeful of success , they must
awaken the state to the point of enthusiastic
Interest In the candidacy. In this way they
hope other western states may bo brouglit
to give Mr. Allison support.
Sioux City Journal : The year 1S9G will bo
a good year for anniversaries , especially re
lating to the midland and western portions
of the country. It will bo the fiftieth an
niversary of the statehood of Iowa and Texas ,
two of the great states of the midland re
gion. It will bo the fiftieth anniversary of
uvur
the admission of Texas , from which re
sulted the acquisition of California and valu
able portions of the southwest. It was fifty
years ago that the Oregon question , nt one
time so Important In the affairs of the na
tion , was finally settled. The year 1S90 will
bo a good year In which to recall historical
events. It has been proposed that Iowa cele
brate the fiftieth anniversary of Its admis
sion to the brotherhood of states , nnd this
ought to be done. It has been proposed that
there should be some formal celebration nt
the state capital , and this would bo appro
priate. IJut the propsr celebration of the an
niversary of statehood cannot be completed
with a few speeches by distinguished orators
Iho display of flags nnd the music of bands.
The celebration should be general. It should
be In n manner thnt would make every resi
dent of Iowa feel that ho had a part In It
and that It was something personal and Im
portant to him.
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TOt'Cltl.VO ' TAICK-OFFS.
Truth : Tlicro U n dlfTtroiii'o. between n . 'j
cold nml the grip , luit you will not ronllxrjjfl
It until jou receive tlio doctor's bill. "
Wellington Star : "too innn dnt nln't flj
niillln' icr "li " > , " "Aid I'nrlp tilicn , "fcpp < P.
tcr kill time gln'rally needs mo * help unit
lie boss of a facl'ry.
Tuck ; Ith Hluft Uullnl-He T wn *
In M k you to io Metalling with mo todny ,
but there's no tnow on the ground.
She Then 1 nm nfrnld you \\lll hn e to
get n ciurlnge.
C'lilenL-o Tilbune : "I ilon't know \\lint
notion t ouqht to take In thU onse , " mused
Untik . "Sny Hlvets , If you wont to POO j
n innn to collect n Mil nnd ho told you to go i
to the devil wlmt would you ilo" "
" 1M go nnd sec n lawyer , " ntisworoa
lltvcrs.
YonUcrs Stntesmnn : "Jfoxv Ocorge , denrT
Hint \\n're ongnKod , what' ? mine la jours. '
Thnt 13 why i lie nllowcd him to KO home
with n BonorotH supply of face powder on
his cent collar.
lirooklyn Life ; Jlr. Homier Cnn t POP thi
financial editor ? Olllco Hey Xopp ; lie ' i i
busy writing nn article lo showy } \ thi i
stocks he owns don' l > ay any Olvldends. " <
Somervlllo .lournnl lV : Mrs. WlitKloaWhlclV J
nuiko of tvpcurltcr docs Mr. WiiKRlon UilnM ) !
N host ? \ \ lilch ono iloi-a ho linvo In hU
Mi . WnRBlcs Well , I'm not qnlto snr < >
but 1 think 1 ovorlicnra him loll Mr. Win-
glos the oilier tiny that he I mil n Unlsy.
1IA1UJ ON "JOXISS.
Cincinnati 1'ost.
Iln walked through shuh with n Jnunty nlr ,
N'or E-ipptivd ho hlcli to escape the ooz" ,
Kor Jones had bought him n splendid jialt
Of Iho very Inlesl coik sole shoes.
"Vour feel will never bo wet In these , " *
The rlerk bad snld , nnd 'twiii even HO :
JonoH brokt ; Ihiougli the Ice just after tin
frepzo
And hist fsct swnm dry , with his head bo
low.
A MAHUIACn SO.VC ,
I.omliin Ac.Mlomy.
Love } \nt two choids , In Imrmony thcj
quiver ;
Oun tttnpil tn nnrthvlth itntnrn's imistf
swells ,
Joining with bird nnd flower nnd trco mid
river
Song nf tlio mountains , SOUR of shady
dells.
Piped on Ihe lute of shepherd Ind In hollow.
Wlmt lime the world with mirth nnd Joj
did ling ,
Hymn over new for nntiiro still we follnwj
Mother of nil Thou tnughtest 119 to sing ,
Love bns two chords. In Imrmony thcj
quiver ;
One tuned to henvon bronlhes melodj
divine ,
Slrnlns sweet nnd low , nnd Joyous to do'
liver
Hearts from sad cares ns llaincs tin
gold rellne.
Sung by the choir of seraphs In the cboruii
utui unity Ihiougb heaven's hlgl
Kchocil by mortals ; God's great love shed
o'er us
Wnkens the song that listening1 cars en
thrall. - _
Both the method and results -\vhcq
Syrup of Figs is taken ; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste , and acta
gently yet promptly on tlio Kidneys ,
'jivor and Bowels , cleanses tlio sys
tem effectually , dispels colds , headaches -
aches and fevers and cures haMlunl
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duecd , pleasing to the taste and ao-
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its action and truly beneficial in its
effects , prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable suhstances , its
many excellent qualities commend it
tc all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in CO
cent bottles by all leading drug
'
gists. Any re'liablo druggist who
may aot have it on hand will pro-
euro it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not acccptany
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO ,
. CM.
OPEN EVKNINOS
TILL CHRISTMAS
After a bath one of those Turkish bath robes is
the proper thing1 to put on it has a healthful , stimu
lating effect on the skin we've got a splendid line
Then there are lounging robes , smoking jackets ,
studying gowns and house coats of every descrip
tion. Excellent things for Christmas gifts wo got
'em for that purpose.
Then there are neat neck ties hanosome hand
kerchiefs embroidered silk suspenders mufflers
gloves night shirts hosiery umbrellas caries
and many other holiday gift articles.
In children's department there are big reduo-
lions to close out certain lines children's reefers
leggings ties hats- caps and children's furnish
ings of every sort all on 2d floor.
Men's suits and overo ts in tailored excellence
at our well known factory figures.
Browning , King & Co.
Southwest Corner Fiftoauth utid Dotiulns , OMAHA.
