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l'cnlo | ) In tlie oust look upon Iowa
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tion of conunlttcu cliiilnnnnslilps by
Speaker Ueeil.
fJoorge Francis Train comes once
more to the front with his psychic so
lution for this problem of the day. Ko
loin ; as Train and his psyche are at
hand ( treat Britain will do well to
lieotl the sijn "Keep off the
No one has even been mentioned In
connection with the Venezuela coin-
mission who has not seen distinguished
Borvieo in some branch of the govern
ment. If any political nonenltles have
aspired to this delicate diplomatic mis
sion they have kept themselves well
under cover.
South Dakota has a little dellclt of
SI O.IHKJ In Its state treasury as the re
sult of a defaulting treasurer , which
will have to bo met by taxation. Ne
braska is even worse off. The hole in
Its treasury approximates a quarter of
a million. The worst feature of the
situation Is. that in both states the men
responsible for these deficits are either
unpunished or serving mere nominal
sentences for their offenses.
The bent way to float a popular loan
Is by Hie establishment of postal snv-
iujr.s banks. If thu national debt must
be enlarged lot it be enlarged by tdv-
inn people of small means an oppor
tunity for safe Investments that will
stimulate economy and saving. When
we are ready to pay off some of the
debt tin ; outstanding bonds can be
called In first and the postal savings
syr.tcm made n permanent Institution.
South Dakota's state auditor com
plains that the assessed valuation of
the state is reduced far below what. It
oiiKlit to be by each county striving
to jet ahead of its neighbor In under
valuing Its property. This abuse Is
not peculiar to South Dakota. It pre
vails In all the western states and par
ticularly In Nebraska. If Nebraska
state finances are ever to be com
pletely straightened out a thorough re
vision of the revenue laws must be the
first step In the reform.
AVlmtover may be said of Senator
11111 , It must be conceded that he Is
n clever politician. Although for the
lirescnt he appears to be overshadowed
by Cleveland , ho hasmanated shrewdly
to wcdgo his bill Into the A'eneznelan
pot-pie by getting the senate to re
peal the restrictions on the enlistment
of ex-confederates In the United State.- *
army. This outfit to make Hill stock
take nn upward shoot In the south , nnd
'may Improve his chances of dividing
with Cleveland or Olney the southern
delegations that KO to the next demo
cratic national convention.
The south will have no excuse for
rcmainliiK solid In the democratic
column In the next national election.
The bloody shirt has not only been laid
away as a relic of sectional strife , but
republicans have given snbstnntlal proof
of their disposition to bury prejudices
founded on the war by joining with
the democrats In removing from the
statute books the last vestigeof re
striction that deprives ox-confederates
of perfect equality In civil and mili
tary service of the nation. There Is
no doubt whatever that the bill which
the senate passed with such unanimity
will also pass the house without op
position. _ _ _ _ _ _
Attorney General Churchill went to Wash
ington to present his motion and he feels
gratified at U outcome cf the petition for
advanced hearing1 of the maximum rate
cafes , Ilu now feels certain that he need
not leave tha maximum rate cases as u
heritage to future generations who may
succeed him In olllco. Tha Indications ar ;
that ho will get the matter through the
court during his lint term of offlcj..State
Journal.
What has John L. Webster to nay to
this ? After ho has carried the light
In the maximum freight rate cases *
through the United States circuit court
and Into the highest court In the land ,
Is ho to abdicate the conduct of the liti
gation to n briefless lawyer who never
liad occasion to go even before the
state supreme court until election to
the attorney generalship forced a case
upon his hands ? Mr. Webster must
feel gratified to bo compelled to be
associated before the rutted Stated supreme
premo court with a man who was
iicvor nblo by himself to procure any
law practice worth mcuUoulug.
II'/MV WILI , THl'Y 1)1) ) WITH IT )
Whnt will coiiKirsM do with the Union
IVu'lllu rnllroad ? Thl.i In the tmesllon
that liilercsl tlio west , ami pnrlk'tilarly '
the people of Nt'bniskn , Wyoming , Col
orado , Utah , Idaho , Montana , Nevada ,
Oregon , and California , as much as any
other ( iiiesllon that this congress will be
called upon to deal with.
The makeup of the 1'aclllc railroad
commlltcca of the house nnd senate does
not Inspire much hopp fur legislation
In the Interonts of the producers and
shippers who arc dependent upon the
Union 1'aclllc as their main channel of
commerce. The general Impression at
Washington Is that both committees will
be dominated by Southern 1'aclllc In-
llnences , which are adverse to any
scheme that would free the Union
I'aclllu from subordination to the Hunt-
Inglon syndicate.
Congressman Powers of Vermont ,
chairman of the house committee on
Pacific railroads , was an active sup
porter of the Hellly funding bill In the
last congress and Is supposed to be
committed to some kind of funding leg
islation that will legitimize the entire
enormously Inflated Pacllic railroad
debt and leave this colossal InlcriMt
burden as an Incubus upon the road for
several generations. That , of course ,
means that no material relief will be
afforded either to the Union Pacllic or
its patrons , excepting so far as it staves
off debt payment and puts an end to
the management by receivers. A majority
of the house committee Is believed to bi >
In accord with the views of the chair
man , and If any serious difference
shoiild arise between the house and
senate- the representatives of the house
In nny conference committee will doubt
less be chosen from this committee.
The chairman of the Pacllle railroad
committee of the senate. Senator Gear
of Iowa , may be considered fair and
Impartial , although his leaning is doubt
less lu the direction of the Hnrllngton
Interests. Should he take position
with the government directors of
the Union Paelllc. wht.se chief conten
tion Is for a union of the Central and
Union Pacllle Into a great transconti
nental road between the Missouri river
and the Pacllic coast , operated under one
management , he would In all probability
Hud most of his associates unalterably
opposed. Should the Hurllngton nnd
Southern Pacllic interests combine the
funding si-heme that meets the approval
of Ilr.ntlngton & Co. will be the one
that the committee will be likely to
endorse.
The only thing that can balk thu
Southern Pacllic octopus will be public
sentiment , expressed through commer
cial bodies and political organizations
lu the various states directly affected by
the Pacillc debt settlement. If popular
sentiment makes Itself heard congress
will have to heed Its demands. The
people along the lines of the Union and
Central Pacillc have been impoverished
by excessive burdens and deprived of
the benefits of untrammeled competi
tion. For years the Union Pacific has
been bottled up at its western terminus
and the through tralllc which legitimately
belonged to It has been arbitrarily
diverted to the Southern Pacific. This
policy Is not only responsible for the
high local rates , but also for the failure
of the Union Pacillc and Central Pacific
to make such Improvements in equip
ment nnd facilities as their patrons bad
a right to expect. The gravity of fhe
situation has been grasped by the people
of San Francisco and the Pacllle coast.
They are making an organized effort
to prevent the consummation of any
scheme that would remand them to the
tender mercies of ( lie IJuntinglon syn
dicate. If this movement is promptly
seconded by the people all along tha line
( ift'eeted by the proposed legislation con
gress may be induced to seek n solution
of the Pacific debt problem that will
Insure for these roads and the region
tributary to them a revival of pros
perity. * "
COMMISSION CASXOr ACT.
The United States senate last week
adopted a resolution calling upon the
Interstate Commercw commission for
certain Information regarding the re
ported tralllc association formed by this
eastern railroads. The commission was
directed to state whether the agree
ment said to have been entered Into
"constitutes a combination In restraint
of trade and commerce under the exist
ing laws of congress , or Is a violation
of the Interstate commerce law , " also
whether the commission has the power ,
of their own motion , to Investigate such
agreement , and whether or not the
same , If unlawful , Is subject to arrest
by process for temporary Injunction
and what action , If any , has been taken
by the commission or any other tri
bunal or oillcer of the government
with respect to said agreement.
Chairman Morrison of tha commission
has responded with the statement that
the agreement of the trallle association
being yet Incomplete It cannot be de
termined whether the contract which
may be dually perfected will be In
conflict with the provisions of the
Interstate commerce Jaw , and goes on
to say that while the commission may
proceed by Injunction "In. case of any
obstruction to Interstate commerce
caused by such a combination as Is
contemplated In this case , " there are
obstacles to the enforcement of the
law which have led the committee to
postpone Instituting proceedings until
thu comblnntlon has put Its agreement
Into effect. There will be no.surprise
at this characteristic decision of the
commission , which Is only another evi
dence of Its Indifference to the public
Interests. The terms of the Kastorn
Tralllc association agreement have been
made public and the commission must
bo entirely familiar with them. The
agreement was signed weeks ago nnd
the board provided for to establish
rates was appointed. Thu Incompleteness -
ness consists simply In thu fact that
the rates have not yet been announced ,
but It certainly cannot be necessary
to wait for this In order to determine
whether the combination Is of a char
acter that makes It amenable to law , or
against which It may be Justifiable to
Institute proceedings with a view to
preventing the carrying out of Us
scheme.
It remains to bo Been whether the
senate wilt be sntlslled with the com
mission'.1 * reply to Its Inquiries , but til
any event the public Is fully warranted
In concluding that It has very little
security In that body against the de
vices of the railroad1 * . The commis
sion has with marked uniformity con-
stiued the law and Its duly favorable
to the corporations.
J M .17mV 7.V AKH11.1SKA.
It developed at the Irrigation con
vention held at Sidney last week that
Nebraska would have a million acres
under Irrigation next year. U appears
from the government reports that this
will Increase the value of these lauds
more than ? . " ( ) nu acre , thus adding more
than ? r)0.KKM)0 ) ( ) ) to , the sum total of
Nebraska's wealth. It Is i-onservatlvc'.y
estimated that the nnnual Increase of
thu value of the products of lands Ir
rigated Is $10 per acre. This means
an Increase for western Nebraska of
$10.X)0.000 ( ) a year more than has been
realized by that portion of the state ,
and Irrigation In Nebraska Is still In
Us Infancy , It was also stated at the
Sidney convention that In one Instance
two Irrigated acres produced enough
to comfortably feed two families , which
suggests n population that has hardly
been dreamed of for Nebraska when
all the land requiring Irrigation has
been reclaimed. Such facts carry
their own argument and point un
erringly to the great Importance of
pushing the work of Irrigation as rapIdly -
Idly as possible. This work offers op
portunity for the profitable Investment
of capital and Is one In which Omaha
night to take an active Interest. With
the spread of Irrigation will come
growth of population nnd from thu In
crease of production and consumption
Omaha will derive the greatest bene-
llt. The progress that has been made
In Irrigation In this state during the
hist few years is highly gratifying and
this most Important work for thu up
building of Nebraska must not be al
lowed to halt.
run IIKVKNUI : AXD noxn JJII.LS.
The measures which will be reported
to the house of representatives pro
viding for more revenue , for protecting
the gold reserve , and for nny temporary
deficiency now existing or that may here
after occur , ought to become law , but
It Is by no means certain that they will
do so. As indicated in the dispatches ,
the democrats are expected to oppose ,
with practical unanimity , thu revenue
measure , notwithstanding the fact that
It Is Intended 'only as a temporary ex
pedient , to continue in operation no
longer than August 1. 18)8. ! ) The dem
ocratic party having brought the coun
try to the present unfortunate dilemma ,
It might reasonably be assumed that
they would be disposed to join with the
rep'ubllcaus in affording the needed re
lief , especially when the latter are not
proposing a general revision" the
tariff , but It appears that they have no
such Intention and perhaps with a few
exceptions will insist that the tariff
law shall remain intact , professing to
believe that' ' ultimately It will supply
sutltclent revenue to balance expendi
tures. For this attitude of the dem
ocrats In congress President Cleveland
nnd Secretary Carlisle are In no small
degree responsible , both having urged
that It Is not revenue that Is required ,
but a change In the currency system. If
the revenue measure agreed upon by the
house ways and means committee should
become law It would probably increase
thu Income of the treasury from ? : ! 0-
000,000 to if-10,000,000 a year , which
would be suflicicnt , If expenditures are
not increased , and it Is understood to
be the policy of this congress to reduce
expenditures as far as practicable.
With regard to the bond bill , It changes
the existing law authorizing Issues of
bonds by providing that thu Interest
shall not exceed ; j per cent per annum
and that bonds Issued under It shall
be redeemable lit thu pleasure of the
United States after five years. It also
explicitly provides that the proceeds of
such bonds shall be used for no other
purpose than the redumption of United
States legal tender notes. The bonds
thus authorized must be advertised nnd
sold by subscription , thereby preventing
secret arrangements with syndicates.
It was n measure of this kind that Mr.
C'luveland suggested in his message to
congress on the condition of the treas
ury , but the promise Is that it will meet
with strenuous opposition. As to the pro
posed certificates of Indebtedness there
can be no very serious objection to them ,
since they Avonld be required only In
the event of the failure of the revenue
1)111. ) If that should become law there
will be no dellclency calling for an Is
sue of certificates.
Thu republicans have shown a prompt
appreciation of their duty In this mat
ter of giving relief to the treasury
which the Intelligent and candid judg
ment of the country cannot fall to com
mend. Thu president concluded his an
nual message by assuring congress that
he was prepared to co-operate In per
fecting any othur measure than the one
ho had proposed which should promise
thorough and practical relief. It re
mains to bu seen whether ho and the
democrats of the senate will regard the
measures formulated by thu republi
cans as sulllclent to give the relief
which the situation urgently calls for.
Wo may as well rest assured now
that there will bo no final report on the
city treasury defalcation until after the
term of the present treasurer shall
have expired.
The UrnI-'H KmMvlnur Wink.
Kaniu * City Journal.
Th9 Russian bear la winking In a way
which plainly dhows that Uncle Sam will
not lack for a dancing partner If the ball
opens.
Wliune Afraid f
I ul vllle-Courier Journal ,
War ! Who U thtro In Ibo United Statcj
afraid of war ? Didn't we have months and
months of tbo Board of Li4y Managers of
the World's fair.
The 1'oimloii Itnll.
I'lilladeliilila Itecord.
Death cuts great invaths In the ranks cf
the Eoldlera on the pension list , but the grant
cf new pensions keeps up the aggregate.
There are nearly 1,000,000 penulonera , and tlu
pension outlay for the current fiscal year will
be $140,000,000 , This Is a form of public ex
penditure In which tha inont powerful , popu
lous and warlike nations of the- earth fall
far behind the greatwt of republic * It
wipes out .forever the point cf the jiiMrtng
expreiilon thilt "Utpuhlics are ungrateful , "
r1tn | > rovliin Trolley.
n " { Jew Tutk Tribune.
Is there Abljn in limit to the developmtnl
of th * troil jrb.ir ? There are trolley postal
cars , trolle . , uarty cars ami trolley theattr
cars ro prrimtstd. And nsw comes forward
a genius wTjo.jvcrlout'ly ' proprces to run trolley
lunch or iJWUiK car. , enabling busy men to
take their nipale while on thdr way to or
from '
IU' l | > m for I. anil Ornlii.
\VniMn < tl n Slnr.
English "reefta for territorial extension :
Throw lirltf'lr colonists Into the coveted
tenltory , Ifi the Invaded country , being fee
ble , falls to resent the nRgresrlon claim the
territory Is IJrltlsh , beyond the possibility
of arbitration , on the ground ot occupation ,
nnd of unwillingness to trnhsfcr British col
onists to the'Jurlsdlctlon of * o weak a govern
ment ; If the Invaded country arrests the Urlt-
Ish colonists as trespassers declare that tlrlt-
Ish self-respect has been Insulted beyond the
possibility of arbitration , demand heavy dam
ages In reparation , retain the occupied land
and seize more as security for the payment
of the self-assessed damages ; In either and
any case , hoU fast to the stolen property.
Tin * IiVNtonx of JjX
Globe-Democrat.
There can bo no doubt that In these times
of dynamite and subnurged torpedo boats a
battle ship will have to use extraordinary
caution In the vicinity of a hostile port. In
tense vigilance must be exercised at night
to discover the approach of torpedcej , and ths
crjw will get very llttlo rcrt under such cir
cumstances. When Lieutenant Gushing sunk
ths confederate ram , Albemnrte , ho stole past
the river picket boat In the darkness and
drove his boat over tlu cordon cf logs with
which the Albemarle was surrounded. The
wire netting and rEarchllghts now used nre
by no means a csrtaln protection against
torpedo boatjj The latest expErlments In our
navy Indicate that they ore dangerous to a
startling degree.
XOTI3S ON VRM3/.UI3f < A.
Liberty of worship la guaranteed by law.
The standing nrmy consists of a llttlo over
3,000 men.
ThD republic clalma an nrea of C32.S07
square miles.
The emancipation of slaves took plac ? on
March 24 , 1854.
The constitution Is , modeled on that of
the United States.
The national mllttla consists of all males
between the agea of 18 anil 45.
Prom 1550 until early In this century the
country was under Spanish domination.
The coast of Venezuela was the first part
of the American mainland sighted by Colum
bus.
bus.It
It was nst until 1S45 that the Independence
of the republic was recognized by Spain In
the treaty of Madrid.
The monetary systsm of Venezuela is that
of the Latin convention , the franc being rep
resented by the bolivar.
Don Guzman Dlanco was dictator from
1S70 until February 20 , 1873 , whfn he was
elected constitutional president.
In 1S10 Venezuela roas against the Spanish
yoke , and In ihe following year the Independ
ence of the territory was proclaimed.
The pure white population Is less than
3 per cent. vT.hoivast majority of the peopl ?
are negroes , Indians , mulattoea and zambos ,
Elementary . .edjucitlon Is well provided for
under the taw. j There are two universities ,
nineteen federal colleges ) and various other
public andE p/fvate Institutions for higher
education. n.Jf _ _ _ _
JOIIXNl ? IIK'V YOtJIl GU.V.
< i' II
New York' nn : Leave the text books to
the prof sslr3''a'tid stand by the American
flag ! e I
St. Paul Plbnolr Press : Nothing short ot
f. plaster cast will restore the British lion's
tall to Us uorn al condition.
Chicago Inter.iOeean : , These fellows , that
talk about this country not being prepared
; Jor war forget.tlje story ot thirty years ago ,
n-.heii ( he largatj.armles ot history were put
*
New York Times : Venozuelwtoday Alaska
.tomorrow ; , .It"ls wsll to remembrr that an
Hngllsh boundary line always. , extends just
far enough ; lo include gold fields If there are
any gold fields to be Included. There are
gold fields In Alaska.
Chicago Uecord : "The war spirit. " as It
la called , may easily .g-o too far and lead to
hostilities which might have1 been avoided
with honor and with no hint of weakness
by people or government. The mission of
America lo not war , but ptace. However ,
a great and free pc-ople can endure no peace
except peace with honor.
Kansas City Times : The United Statey
may count to n certainty upon the offensive
and defensive friendship of Ru&ala , just as
when , during a certain crisis of th ? civil
war , she sent a fleet to New York harbor.
Strange , but true , that extremes thus meet ,
the absolutelsm of nuwla nnd the republlcan-
Irm of the United Statsii.
Chicago Times-Herald : A country that , by
declaring war upon the United States or
miking It necessary that we should make
war upon her , would run the double risk
of Industrial paralysis and 'starvation ' , would
bo committing suicide. As the London Times
Bald , "It wculd bs dissolution of the body
politic. " There will bo no war.
Chicago Post : The great Muscovite 'em
pire Is , on general principles , sympathetic
with us and always has been. It was the net
of a Ilusslan emperor In the days of the civil
war which restrained the Intervention of
England on bshalf of the south. Wo owe
Ilus'sla , the seml-barbarbn. more good will
than wo owe civilized and Christian Eng
land.
land.Now York . Sun : Hence the diplomatic
dlacusulon of the Venezuelan question should
b ? throughout pautlous and sagacious , with
a view to reaching a decision which will
command the respsct of the American people
by reason of Its fairness and justice. The
peaceof the world Is at Issue In thsse ne
gotiations concerning a strip of South Amer
ican territory ; and because the Isyua Is so
tremendous we assume that they will ter
minate peacefully. Beware of kindling Into
a consuming flame the passionate- American
animosity toward England !
St. Louis Globe-Democrat : The blue rib
bon ass of the British prcks Is a man call
ing himself Thomas Power O'Connor , who
edits an obscure sheet named the- London
"Sun. " Ho tays : "The name of Jefferson
Davis Is a greater one to conjura with ( In
the wuth ) than Cleveland. There nro men
living In the south who dream that the
stars and bars will yet wave above the
stars and stripes. " This stolid Ignoranc- }
and Insoloncj Is ono of th& reasonr. why
the averaga Briton Is the most thoroughly
hated of all clvlllzo"3 beings on the globe.
Lculsvlllo Courier-Journal ; And If It Is
necsssary at jjUils late day to go'to war
to vindicate itioi4Monroe doctrina , by all
means let that war bo with Great Britain.
Such -a war K&ilf. settle more things than
the Monroe doctrine. It would i > , veep this
grasping power off this continent , as It Is
bound to b3 s.vtcpJ-Ji3oner or later. It would
administer a "Grubbing to the bully of the
wcrld , of whfqt > ' < he is tadly In need , and
It would glw 'oilier notions which have
suffered so inXth-at his brutal and cordld
hands a chauee to even up tha blackest
csores that lMt ) history's record of power
and lust. Y * f-'B
Sioux City Wournal : Her ? Is what tome
anonymous curio . signs himself "True
American" wrMH.'fn ' a communication which
the New YorKj'jn print * along with many
others of llkKTiacter > ( from day to d.ty ;
"We of theVSplrVil States should rather
sea the whoR xgfxSouth America engulfed
a thousand fa | y-mH than sea a single town
of our motheH nilisuffer ! from our cannon
ading. " And iTfttVaul Jones made hlu fame
cannonading eJB 'dopr motherland. And our
dear motherland ? has not been backward
to cannonade our towns and even to hire
Indian savage * to ply the scalping knife
and the torch among defenseless American
women and children.
ItrSHI.V I.S AVIM.IM ! TO HIM.I' OlrT.
Onvrn lo Ien it ( InI nlloil * tiilri I'nrt
of Itn Mlort > ( if ( Inlil.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 25.re. . t Interest
wail excited In official circles here today
by tlu puMlcatlrn In the Washington Post ,
under A New York date , ot a circumstan
tial statement to the effect that the llusslnn
government has offered to lend the United
State-s any Amount ot gold up to f 109.090.000
one-half of Its total poisfsslons of this
yp.'clu In order to ni.ilnt.Un Its rrcdlt against
rsruilts from the great money powers ( f
ether European nation. ! , nnd that learning of
this tender , the Hothschllds , through Mcutd.
Bclmont & Morgan , had made overtures to
let the United States hnvs any amount of
gold needed. The statement , It Is learned , l
accurate so far as concerns the fact that
llussla tendered the tlnltid Slates a part
of Its store of gold , but the natural Inference
that this offer was a recent one , maJc In consequence -
sequence of the Into Venezuelan mcssigc
nnd ti'ibmnuint panic , Is rjpt warranted , for
It may bo asserted positively and on ex
cellent authority , that the tender was In no
mnnner Influenced by the complications now
existing between the United States nnd
Great Britain , as the icsult of the negotia
tions over the Venezuelan boundary tiues-
tlon , and was In , fact mail a two years ago.
The history of the matter Is brief and
runs back only lo the beginning of the present
administration of President Cleveland. Soon
sftcr he came Into olllco for th ? second
Urn ? , the president was confronted with
a rapidly shrinking gold reserve In the
trcauury , nn-l a hoivy loss of revenue Incident
to radical changes In the tariff. This situa
tion resulted In4 the United States being aslud
larger rates than usual tor any bonds It
might wish to float.
The Russian government for ten yours had
been accumulating gold , In many cacos at
great disadvantage , owing to the hostility of
the money lenders of central and western
Huropo , and much of this gold wno purchased
In the opni market by secret agents ot the
Kmulan government. The purpose was not
only to provide a proper re.serve In the
Russian war chest , but alsj to provide against
a contemplated change In th ? Russian mone
tary system , by raising the silver rouble
to a parity with gold. Th ? procedure In
this case was similar to that of Secretary
Sherman when ho accumulated the $100,000-
000 reserve , na a preliminary to declaring
the treasury ready to redeem In gold the
greenbacks ) Issued during the last war.
Taking cognizance cf the situation of the
UnlteJ States government , with which It had
always been on teims of the cloasst friend
ship , and between which and Itself there
wcro no conflicting Interests likely to arlsj ,
Secretary Gresham , through Prince Cantacu-
zene , the Russian minister at Washington ,
wai notified that Russia stood ready to part
with halt her store of gold , 'If so much were
necessary , to thr > United States In order to
proUct her old-time friend In the family of
nations. This tcnJr was mada- about eight
numths after President Cleveland assumed
the presidential clfice for his second term.
At th ? tlmo the- offer was gratefully acknowl
edged , but as the capitalists of other nations
gained an Inkling of the fact that the tender
had been made. It WM found that the terms
upon which gold could b ? purchased In the
open market , as a ciiB > o.uence of Russia's
tender , were so favorable as to render It'
unnecessary to tax the friendship of Russia.
At present , so It la understood , the Russian
offer still holdu good , and about the only
now phase of the situation Is that this fact
liaa been made known freshly to the European
gsld brokers. _
SIMPLY FOR OUK OWX INFORMATION
No Thought thit tli < > ConiinlNslun'N
FlinlliiKTH Arc llliulliiK- Any One.
NEW YORK , Dec. 25. A special to the
World from Washington says : Senator Gray
of Delaware Is the mosi devoted friend and
champion of the president in the senate.
The World has submitted In writing several
questions , among them the following :
. "Did , the senate endorss the president's
statement as' to the Monroe doctrine and ac
cept his conclusions when Itf granted his re
quest for a commission ? "
Senator Gray's reply was : "I cannot an
swer , except by saying that I presume It In
tended to. " . ,
"Do you think that England Is bound to
accept a boundary In South America which
we dictate ? "
"As I understand the situation of this gov
ernment In regard to the appointment ot the
commission It Is tint the facts -may 1)3 as
certained for the Information of the govern
ment , by which I mean the executive and
congress , In regard to the disputed frontier
between Venezuela a'ml British Guiana. This
Information Is solely to Inform the conscience
of the government and the American people ,
and It could not have been expected that Its
conclusions were binding upon either of the
disputants. "
On the republican side Henry Teller re
plied : "It you mean did the senate endorse
the president's enunciation of the Monroe
doctrlna , I can say that In passing the com
mission bill we sought only to give him power
to ascertain the facts with regard to the
boundary line between British Guiana and
Venezuela.
"It Is not the purpose of this country to
dictate a boundary line to Great Britain.
After the proposed commission has found the
facts In the case we shall hope that Great
Britain will yield to the request for arbitra
tion , If those facts show that she has claimed
frontier unfairly. If she does not , and the
finding shows she Is violating the Monroe
doctrine , we shall maintain that doctrine.
"Of course we have never claimed to be a
disinterested arbltratlvo nor Judge. Nor
since the message can wo be considered ono. "
FI3ARS A AVOHI.mVlDIS CONFLICT.
GrorKo IConnnii Tnlct'H n Gloomy View
of the Situation.
CLEVELAND , Dec. 23. George Kennan ,
the well known traveler" and lecturer , speak
ing of the Venezuelan situation says : "I
am surprised , In fact dumbfounded , at the
rsadlness of the American people to bring
on a first-class war. Two months ago every
mouth In thin land was preaching peice
at the contemplation of war In the Orient
and Europe , and here today even the min
isters of the gospel are shouting for war.
"I regret the condition because I greatly
fear that a terrible war I ? Imminent. Eng
land will not back down from her posi
tion. This can be taken for a certainty.
If President Cleveland's Interpretation of
the Monroe doctrlna Is not altered and con
tinues to bo upheld , we shall have war ,
and the greatest war that ever transpired ,
It will not only take In the United Statfs
and Great Britain , but will Involve the en
tire world.
"A foreign war will be very dlinstrous
to us , and while I have no doubt that
wo shall ultimately win and add Canada
to our posseislons , It will be very close tu
ruination for us.
"Such a war Is bound to come nnlesn
th2 United States backs down , nnd I don't
think It will. It will l > 3 the greatest calam
ity to humnlty that has over occurred. "
HiMiilliiKNo War SIIH | | Over.
NEW YORK , Dec. 25. A special to the
Herald from London says : The English gov
ernment has hitherto refrained from adding
a single ship to the Atlantic station. U
Is understood that there lu no probability
of Its taking any such steps for the present.
Further , Sir Julian Pauncefote , at Wash
ington , has not communicated with the for
eign ofllca for same tlmo past. This may
ba taken ns an Indication of the essentially
passive and pacific attitude of Lord Salln-
tntry's cabinet.
William Ilflli-vi-H l < Will lie Heltle.1.
NEW YORK. De-c. 25. A special to the
Herald from Berlin says ; Emperor William
lau expressed the opinion that the Anglo-
American dispute will end In an understand-
ng between the two powers. The czar will
do nothing to encourage Preildent Cleve-
and In his present policy , as the United
Hates will then become too troublesome In
Je far east.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
Bakin
Powder
ABSOLUTELY PURE
Plilt.MO.V < AM ) OTIIHIIWI9K.
The American vccKotbook nt Iwist It on
A pc.ic tooting.
AmtJ the nc am of Ink now being MiM
one fict stick * out like a llghtlioiuc In n fog.
OoiiKrewi'ian Ilnrrelt li lost to llit. |
So ct Is ChlcBRO In her rmrpwe that | f a
UrIUsli licet ulioulil liivndp hike Michigan
Mi ? unlivesvonicln't Inks water \vlthcat lioll-
Ins It.
Mr , OMrRe M. Pullman hns not ventured
nn opinion on tlio crisis , but It Is t fc to
assume tli.it he agrc $ "Altli Sillfbury's aa-
sortlon thsre Is nnthtng to aibltrato.
Thn InrRpit sliiRls Hfo Insurance policy
ever Isiusil la the SOO.OOO jKillcy Just taken
out by Colonel Joim S. Carr of Durham ,
Jsr. C. The calonM Is known no the bull o
Dm ham.
Congresmnin Ko\lanil IHonncrliasscU Mn-
h.iny , llurfalo'.t tiloonilnK statesman , has
Riven | > the seat formerly occupied. b >
Speaker HcoO. The Jolly p.iraKMphcrs ptmc-
turcil his nerve \\lth Inveitcil tacks.
A I'hllailelphh reporter who hail n tit
that a patient In a Now Jersey Insane nsyluu
hail died from punishment Inflicted by his
keepers secured admission to the nrylum as
a lunatic , anil gathered the evidence that
lias sent two of the keepers to the peniten
tiary for fourteen years.
The Duv'OM family claim against the state
of Nebraska suggests , among other things ,
that there Is no occasion for any of her ma-
jepty's subjects worrying about work. All
that Is necessary Is to strut around some
tllftanco from home , provoke a light , gel
thrashed and demand smart money. The
garni ? works In South America. Uut Ne-
braski Is north of the equator.
French papers announce the offer for sale
of the library of Kenan. The library Is
divided Into two parts , the first Including
the Oriental library , to whose collection
Hcnnn paid crcat attention , anil containing
bocks on the philology and history of the
Oriental languages. The second part con
tains books on general irtillology , classlcil
studies , the Middle Ages , etc , Kenan himself
expressed a deslro that the library , In case
It should be sold , should bo disposed ot In a
block , or at least that the books In thn
Oriental part , be kept together ; but unless an
offer Is received by January 1 , 1S9B , the
boks will bc < lold separately.
Truckcf , a little town on the Central Pa
cific , which U very near the Nevada line
and also very close to the summit ot the Si
erra Nevada range , proposes to open on Jan
uary 1 an Ice palac : which will have ejmo
novel features. There will be toboggan slides
and skating ponds , but what makes It unique
ID that only eighty miles away , at Newcas
tle , Cal. , orange groves will soon be In bloom
and the trees now bang heavy with the golden
fruit. The difference between the two places
is solely the difference of altitude , but It Is
doubtful It any part of the world , except
Hawaii , can afford such remarkable con
trasts of climate within the same distance.
The Hoston Glebe has rendered the country
an Invaluable- service by n series ot maps
and diagrams , which , If carefully studied In
England. , will take the starch out of Its spine.
T.io Globe shows that the great American
plo belt has gradually extended Its boundary
until now It wraps In Its loving embrace
three-fourths ot this broad land. In Boston
30,000 pies are devoured each day ; Chicago
gits outsldo ot 700,000 a week , and other
cities mastlcato In proportion. In the whole
country the estimate Is 2,250,000 pies a day ,
or 821,000,000 a year , costing $1C 1,000,000 per
annum , and weighing 803,000 tons. Surely
any sane country will hesitate long before
going to war with a fearless nation of pic
biters.
IOWA. I'll ESS COMMENT.
Sioux City Tribune ; The coldest deal
Omaha has bad yet Is the organization of
an Ice man's union.
Davenport Democrat : Just at this tlmo the
whole state of Iowa seems to be swept by
a wave of suicidal mania. Whether this Is
duo to the state of the markets , the state
cf the weather , or what , no ono pretends to
say.
Pioneer Press : Mrs. Welch of Iowa , who ,
by her own unaided efforts , broke up a
poker club , should advertise for scaled bide
from citizens' leagues and. civic federations.
Her services wqqld bo of Incalculable value
to their'purpose.
Sioux City Journal : The next governor of
Iowa will live In a hotel. Governor Doles
lived In a hotel during his two terms and
Governor Larrabeo during a part of his
terms. Governor Gear lived in a hotel. Iowa
has a plot of ground especially pet apart for
a horns for Its governors , but It Is used by
ths squirrels and other wild animals.
Sioux City Times : There Is altogether too
much talk.of the "mother country. " We got
only a fraction of our territory from the
mother country , and that fraction only by
fighting for It. Only a fraction ot our people
came from the mother country. We are !
Americans , whether our ancestors came from
England , Scotland , Ireland , Norway , Sweden ,
Germany , Franco , Spain , or wherever.
Heavy Snowfall nt IIIMrrUi.
HILiDRETH. Neb. , Dec. 25. ( Special. )
An Item In The Dally Bee of a late date , stated
tha tthe ! first brick building erected In HH-
dreth was Cho Franklin County bank ot Hll-
clrctli. This was not correct. Frank Neft'a
largo store building was the first , and Is a
credit to the town.
A heavy fall of snow came Monday night
without any wind ; this will help fall wheat.
There are upward of10,000 bushels of corn
cribbed at this place.
MOW Tilt : TIIIM ) IS IW.NK.
A Sniiiil | < of I'lu-lo Sniu'M
Dell.
St. l.mili ItepuMIr ,
It Is IntcrAMInR Just now to know how
declarations of war are made. They nre
all alllw lit matter and substance , with
the change of iiflmo nocesairy to let the
people know whom they nro to flfiht. The
Unltisl States have made but two declarations
of war. In t77i3 weuro declared rebels.
In 1S61 wo declared semebfdy else rebels.
There Is no dcclaintlon of war In declaring a
( tale of Insurrection. Hut In 1S12 and In
IStfl wo declared war , the first declaration
being against England and the second M
against M-xIco. As Kngl.ind Is uppermost
In the present warlike minds ot the people ,
the declaration of 1S12 Is of more Interest.
This declaration \uis drnnn by William
Plnkney ot Maryland , then attorney general
of the United States. As adopted by con
gress It read : *
"An net declaring war between the United
Kingdom of Great Britain nnd Ireland , and
the dependencies thereof , anj the United
Slates of America and their territories :
"Ho It enacted by the senate nnd nous ? of
representatives of the United States of
America In congress assembled ,
"That war be nnd the same Is hereby de
clared to exist between the United Kingdom
of Great llrltaln nnd Iielnml , and the de
pendencies thereof , nnd the United States
of America and their territories ; nnd that the
president of the United States Is hereby
authorised to u < * $ the whole land nnd naval
force ot the United States to carry the same
Into effect , nnd to Issue to private armed
vessels of the United States commissions ,
or letters ot mnrqtio nnd general reprisal , In
such form as' ho shall think proper , nnd
under the scnl of the United States , against
the vessels , goods and elTscts of the govern
ment of the United Kingdom of Great
Urltaln nnd Ireland and the subjects there
of. "
Under such a declaration now one ot the
most bloody developments ot a war might
bo the Titanic btruggde between the British
dependency of Canada and the United
States territory of Alaska.
.VrS 01CHHKR. .
New York Truth : Tired Husband I've hart
n terrible tiny nt the olllqe nnd I'm mail
clonr through.
Wife Now would bo a good time for you
to beat those rugs.
Brooklyn Life : Senator Pcffer 1ms discov
ered that the nvernge cost of burying a
United Slates senator Is something over
M.CKW. Tout's call It four thousand nplcce nnd
finish up the Job.
Chicago Tribune : "No , sir ! " exclaimed the
patriotic citizen who had been rending ex
tracts from Into Kngllsh papers , "Not any
roast beef for me this time , walterl Bring
mo a Hull frog rare ! "
Detroit Free Press : "Gusslo , why did . . .
refuse Smlthctt ? IJIU he .show the cloven
foot ? "
"No , but he showed the cloven breath. "
Washington Star : "But you suioly owe
KomethlnK' to your fi'llow man , " Kind the
genial citizen to the person who sneers at
holidays.
"I know It , " wna the reply. "But I won't
bo able to toll Juil how much till the blllH
for my wife's Christmas shopping como
In. "
Cincinnati Knqulrer : The hypnotist
smiled confidently. "Yes , " snld ho , "by
making a few passes I can cause n man
to no to nny part of the city I choose. "
"ll'm ! " snld the railroad magnate. "I
can do the same thing and semi a mnn
clear from here to San Francisco. "
TndlnnnpollH Journal : She I notice that
t Is the single men who ure the most anx-
ous to go to war.
He Yes. They don't know what war Is.
Chicago Tribune : "You can let them
out nnd make them n little larger , ciui't
you ? " asked the young woman , turning ;
iprscir around In front of the mirror nnd
ascertaining the effect from all possible
points of view.
"Yes'm , " replied the dressmaker. "Just
as sleeves do It as not. "
QUESTION AND ANSWER.
Phllnilelp'h.ln necoiil ,
"Oh , whv dirt Ben bolt ? " naked the funny
man'H child ,
"And what did ho bolt that they prata
on ? "
"He heard Trilby sing , " said the humorist.
mild.
"And straightway bolted a gait on. "
HOW TO 1113 l'01'UI..Vll AT WHIST.
nrooklyn
No matter what your partner does ,
Hemaln urbane and bland ;
Don't even say his game Is one
You cannot understand.
The more mlsplays that he may make.
The more you'll smKe , nnd suy ,
You often made n like mistake ; I
Did It but yesterday.
If ndvcrFary should revoke ,
Don't claim the pennltv.
"A little slip like that Is'one
That , ov'ry clay we nee , "
And , should he merit It or not ,
Pay compliments on skill ;
Don't miss this opportunity
Of gaining- his good will.
The others wll ! not like it
If you win the game each day ,
So. when galnlntr. prnlpo your partner.
TIs his scientific play. . -i.
Showing Joy or disappointment i
You must nmnuBo to resist ,
If you'd have the others love you
And be popular at whist.
It's a Great Pleasure
To do holiday shopping1 where the question of
quality doeson't have to be considered you can al
ways got your money back if there should happen
( o be any defects at ANY TIME. Those elegant ties
at 50 cents , are the sort that would ordinarily sell
for 75o to $1.00 The whole east window is filled
with them , and we have thousands inside.
Remember this is a special sale of high grade
neek.wearChoice for 50c Teoks , imperil flowing
ends , bows , imperial looks , club ends , de joinvilles ,
and every late fashionable tie.
Special holiday articles. Turkish bath robes ,
lounging robes , smoking jackets , studying1 gowns
and house coats of every description. Handsome hand
kerchiefs embroidered silk suspenders mufflers
gloves night shirts hosiery umbrellas and
many other holiday gift articles.
In children's departmant thora ara bigrad uo-
tjons to close out certain lines children's reefers
leggings ties hats caps and ohildran's furnish
ings of every sort all on 21(1 ( oor.
Browning , King & Co ,
So in a west Corner Fifteenth und Douulns , OMAHA.
f&'OPEN KVENINUH mi , CHRISTMAS.