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presence thin 2J day of December. 1S93.
( Seal. ) , N. P. Fntl. . Notnry Public.
Ilnppy Now Your !
It Is now 1S)0. ! ) Komember tlmt when
you tlnte your letters.
Them Is still time for tlun work on
tlm new tariff bill In tlu minute.
Mny 1S(1 ! ) ( livlii } , ' all of yon more of joj
nml hiss of sorrow than did 1803 !
How mudi license money lius Hit
school board In Its Now Year's slocking ?
It oiiRht to have $ . " . ,000 , but .
Chief Ileilell and the tire department
of Omaha hnvn reason to be proud of
the record it has made In 1S ! > . " > .
your New Year's resolutions
be sure to Include one to live within
your income and pay all honest debts
promptly as you can.
President Cleveland mlfilH appro
priately make n New Year's resolution
never a ain to seek u nomination foi
the presidency. Hut will lie ? .lust wait
nud sue.
Senator Hill finds Unit speaking to
the free galleries of the senate chambei
la more satisfactory than lecturing be
fore empty benches at a stipulated
price of admission.
The Missouri I'aclllc still declines to
pay the taxes assessed against the licit
line during the years IS ! ) . ' ! and 1S ! > J.
As a tax shirker the Missouri Pacific
still holds the belt.
President Cleveland's anxiety for
* " * > prompt action lu the Vcnczuala matter
iJBonis to have stopped short of the ap
pointment of the members of the pro
posed , boundary commission.
IE/ The Westminster Gazette makes the
suggestion that the commission to set
tle the Venezuelan controversy be made
up of the chief justices of the two
Countries. IJut suppose the two .should
disagree , what then ?
If the Imperative necessity of nomi
nating lroatch for governor In 1SSH5
docs not strike some republican paper
soon the late penitentiary appraiser
may be forced to establish a paper of
his own to endorse Ills own candidacy.
Don Cameron , who was once secre
tary of war , has been made the head of
the senate committee on naval affairs.
Senator Cameron Is bound to be within
hailing distance of the War department
even if ho has to wear a cork life pre
server.
. Governor .Tackson's , experience In findIng -
Ing the proper .person for appointment
ns state railroad commissioner of Iowa
lias been almost as trying as that of
President Cleveland in securing avail
able men for the Venezuela boundary
commission.
Them are several presents Omaha
would be pleased lo receive from the
year 189(5. ( Among them the new metro
politan union depot , a congressional ap
propriation for the Transmisslssippi
congress , a million dollar hotel jmd
other improvements too numerous to
mention.
The latest achievement of the modern
woman is the discovery of a new star
through the telescope In the Harvard
observatory. And lids discovery was
made In Massachusetts , which last year
rejected a proposition for woman suf
frage. Is It possible that woman's
progress in the arts and sciences can be
demonstrated without ( lie aid of the
right to vote ?
Though the state tax'rate In Nebraska
lias steadily Increased of late years the
proceeds have decreased If anything.
Tills conies from the absurd system of
tax valuation which prevails In every
county In the state. If the grand assessment -
' * sessment were accurately and impar
tially compiled on ( lie basis of actual
value or a close approximation to ae-
* tiial value the state tax rate could be
divided by live and the proceeds at the
same time increased by a handsome
per cent. '
Senator Allen's interview In The lice
before he left for Washington to be
present a the opening of congress out
lined the attitude of the populists on
the reorganization of the senate. He
then hjald that he would advise his fel
low populists to take no part In the
reorganization and to refuse alliance
with either of the parties. This Is Just
what the populists In the senate have
done.- Their action , or rather Inaction ,
must be taken ns an evidence of the
inlluenco which Senator Allen exerts In
popultat councils lu c
THV ABU' l'Af <
Today WP write 18JM1. I.ot us wclconio
the new yrnr In tlio hope Hint It will
bring bolter conditions , political , inn-
terlal and In all other respectn , to our
country'nnd our slate ; Hint with lt
pi-ogress there will come a full return
of llnanrlnl contldence , n grcnler revival
of Industrial activity nml a more gen
eral prosperity ; that the seasons shall
bo favorable to abundant harvests , ami
that this great republic shall experience
no domestic disorder and slmll remain
at peace with all the world. Increasing
Its Inllncnce In behalf of republican
Institutions and an advancing clvlli/.a-
lion.
lion.There
There are some tilings , It must be ad
mitted , which render the Immediate
outlook somewhat gloomy. A divided
political control In national affairs
threatens the failure of needed legisla
tion to provide the government with
ademiate revenue and so protect the
national treasury as lo inspire finan
cial confidence. The foreign demand
for our products Is unsatisfactory , while
excessive Imports steadily swell our
foreign Indebtedness. The sharp com
petition of KnropiMtn manufacturers pre
vents tin ! full revival of activity In some
of our more Important Industries , Keep
ing much labor unemployed and wages
at a lower standard than is compatible
with a desirable state of prosperity.
The staple products of tlio farm do not
command prices which are profitable
to tlio producer and there Is no apparent
promise of Improvement. There is
rather more than ordinary distrust
abroad of American securities , likely at
any time to manifest Itself to our dis
advantage. These unfavorable condi
tions rather darken file prospect , but
some of till-ill , there Is reason 10 bellovo ,
will disappear nnd perhaps tile consequences
quences of none of them will prove to
be so serious as now seems to threaten.
At any rate , no one should lose faith
in the energy and the recuperative
power of the American people , which
have always been found equal to every
demand upon them. Kven the un
fortunate change In economic policy
which brought with It industrial
depression and other Ills could not
wholly stay our progress and the na
tion Is richer today than it was ono
year ago.
The beginning of a new year Is n time
of settlements and liquidations in the
business world and it is also a time
when many people In every walk of
life resolve to put their affairs or shape
Ihelt condnct on new lines , with a view
to Improvement. Undoubtedly ihe crop
of good resolutions will be as large to
day as usual , and It , Is safe to say that
no more of them will be adhered to
than usual. Again we say. let the Ncw ,
Year be given hearty welcome-in the
hope that in all things which make for
national progress and prosperity and
for the happiness of the American people
ple it will far excel the year that was
rung out last night.
KESVOXSWlhl'PY.
The question of responsibility for
legislation , now that the republicans
have taken control of the senate com
mittees , was a matter of somewhat
heated controversy in- that body on Mon
day. The democrats seemed anxious
to have it understood that from their
point of view the responsibility for iegis-
ation was entirely with the republicans ,
Willie' the latter insisted that In taking
control of the committees they assumed
no responsibility whatever so long as
they continued to be the plurality party.
The question does not seem to be partic
ularly important. It is perfectly ob
vious that measures reported from the
committees the-republican members of
such committees , being In the majority ,
will be responsible for , so far as the
character of such measures is con
cerned , but manifestly the/e the
renubliean responsibility must cease ,
since the party has only a plural-
ty of the senate , unless In the
case of a combination with m.embers
) f either of the other parties. The truth
s , however , that this matter was pretty
horoughly discussed In the caucus of
epublican senators when the matter of
eorgani/.atlon was under consideration
mil the prevailing sentiment then was
hat the republicans would lie- held re
sponsible , as the plurality party , for
egislatlon and they.might as well as
sume II , with the prerogatives belong-
o it. The balance of power In the sen-
ite Is in tlie hands of tlio populists and
hey appear to be disposed to use it.
I'lio people of the country can be
rusted to intelligently and fairly locate
he responsibility for legislation.
A VUl'llliAH IMAN.
The bond bill passed by the house of
epre.sentatlves provides that bonds is-
ued under It shall be offered to the
Vmerican people. It says : "Whenever
lie secretary of the treasury shall offer
ny of the bonds authorized for sale
y tills act. or by the resumption act of
ST. , ho shall advertise the same and
uthorl/.e subscriptions therefor to bi >
made at the Treasury department and
at the subtreastiries and designated de
positories of the United States. ' " Speak
ing In advocacy of tills feature of th"
bill , which Secretary Carlisle In an In
terview pronounced Impracticable , de
claring that ! ! per cent bonds cannot be
Ihmted among the. people of this coun
try , Mr. I'ayno of Now York said : " \Vo
want the opportunity given for tlie people
ple to subscribe. We believe there Is a
spirit of patriotism among the people
of this country and that notwithstand
ing the blight that has come upon busi
ness In tlie last few years , so that their
savings have in many cases been with
drawn from tlie savings banks , we
believe they still have money enough
to take care of these loans of the gov
ernment. " Mr. Hopkins of Illinois said
that In his judgment the bill proposed
something that would meet the ap
proval of every republican In the coun
try. "If this bill becomes law and tlie
presldent Issues any bonds for the pur
pose of maintaining the gold reserve ,
he must take tlie American people Into
his confidence , he must give to Ameri
can capitalists an opportunity to bid
for these bond ! ) . There will bo no more
secret sales. "
It appears to bo absolutely certain
that tlie bill will not become law and It
Is understood that negotiations for an
other tJulu of bonds to u syndicate are
lit proffrr'A * , If nrrntigementfl hare not
been nlready fffccled , but nonp the lexa
the republican proposition Hint our own
people should bo given nn opportunity
to subscribe for this bonds of the gov
ernment Is sound and ought to be put
In the form of law. The last bond salt- ,
secretly negotiated wjth a syndicate of
foreign nnd American capitalists , while
made to meet a most pressing emer
gency and undeniably vliavlng good re
sults , was very generally felt to be a
method which only the most extraor
dinary condition of affairs could justify
nnd one not to bo encouraged. Per
haps It cost the government no more
than If the bonds had been sold pub
licly by subscription and under the
then existing circumstances mii.V have
been necessary to prevent the suspen
sion of gold payments and avert n
financial panic , but such a combination
between the national treasury and a
few capitalists , by which the former
was practically placed at the mercy of
the latter , was repugnant to the pride
and patriotism of tlio American people
and In a way a reflection upon their
ability and willingness to give lluancla'l
support t ( ) the government In a time of
distress.
It Is possible , Indeed , that a popular
loan might not succeed , or that it might
not have that prompt success which
such an exigency as that of last
February demanded , but there can be
no doubt , as the republicans In- con
gress have contended , that secret syndi
cate negotiations for tlie sale of the
bonds of the government should cease
and the American peopio lie given an
opportunity to show whether , having
the ability , they are willing to sub
scribe to the nation's securities.
J'UHUCITY TllK 1IKST SAFEdUAllD.
With the beginning of each year every
Well conducted business firm takes
an Inventory of Its assets and
liabilities and strikes a balance
in its accounts. The same prac
tice should prevail in all public
olllcos that receive ami disburse pub
lic funds. Tills applies more partic
ularly to all treasurers , whether state ,
county or city.
AVIiat is tlie present financial condi
tion of the state of Nebraska ? This
question of vital concern to all the people
ple of the state can be answered in
telligently only by a complete ex
hibit of the balances on the books of tin-
state treasurer. While the constitution
does not expressly require reports from
the treasurer of toner than once every
two years , tlie governor is empowered
at any time to require a statement of
the condition of the treasury. Treasurer
Hartley has recently furnished the pub
lic , through Tlie flee , with a partial
exhibit of the state's finances , which is
fairly good so far as It goes. Mr. Hart
ley would have ns believe that the state
treasury Is HOW In a much better con
dition than it was when he assumed
IIW flii-po vonrs aca. Wi > slncerelv
trust this is true , but we have as yet
no sufficient means of verifying the
assertion. AVe have no means of know
ing what the state's assets consist of ,
how much in cash , how much in deposits
positsin state depositories , how
much In banks not depositories and
how much in securities. AVe have no
means of knowing the character and
value of these securities , and whether
they represent debts due to tlie state
or debts due from the state. In other
words , we do not know what proportion
of these securities represent national ,
county and school district bonds , which
from time to time have been acquired
by purchase for the permanent school
fund , and what proportion represent
state bonds and state warrants carried
by the treasurer as so much money.
All we do know It that Interest to the
amount of some ) ? l."i,000 on bonds has
boon defaulted , and some of them may
never be paid at all.
Information on these points should by
all means be made public through a
comprehensive report that would tell
the people of Nebraska , as well as the
governor , exactly where they are at and
whither they are drifting. Only through
publicity and careful crutiny of securi
ties and depositories can the state lie
protected from financial embarrassment
and costly litigation. An ounce of pre
vention it worth a pound of cure. The
people of Nebraska cannot afford to
rely exclusively upon official bonds for
security against possible deficits , bank
failures , or losses of every description.
' JiKt'oiiK YUIIU OH'JV nuoit.
Some people always want to use their
brooms In front of other people H doors
when there are heaps of rubbish and
filth In front of their own. A fair
sample of this kind of neighborly Im
pertinence is furnished by the council
committee on buildings , which , through
its chairman , Councilman Kennard , has
asked tlie county commissioners to cut
down expenses after 1S)7 ! ) by relocating
the equity court rooms in the city hall
at a reduced rental. As an extra In
ducement. Mr. Kennard offers rent free
tlie use of the rooms for the year 3Si ! ) ( ,
with light , heat , water and Janitor serv
ice paid for by the city , although the
county Is under contract to pay rental
for present quarters , including those
services , for the same period.
This action of tins council committee
on Its face bears tlie earmarks of con
temptible spite work. In the first place
It Is a piece of Impertinence for the
council to Intermeddle with the conduct
of county business , and the present
council of all others should be the last
to read a lesson In economy to any
public body , In view of tlie reckless
waste' and dlsre'gard of businer.s
methods with which its record Is
blotti'd. In those respects comparisons
hctwcVn the council i\ml \ tlie commis
sioners would bo odious. Tlio commis
sioners began retrenchment two years
ago when hard times set In , while the
present council has talked loudly of
retrenchment , but postponed. Its In
auguration until after Its own death ,
The county board revolutionized the
system of accounting lu tlie court house
years ago and Is constantly endeavoring
to Improve upon existing methods. The
council has virtually endorsed the loose
methods by which the -treasury has
been looted and public funds have been
dissipated ,
lu'tlio next place , Mr , Kcnuard's court
\
mom rclocntlnii S.INU | < ' tnniilfpfltly
makes tin ni'ciuiivp of wiving tin- comity
or llu city liny inonoy. .On tlm con
trary It Involve 'Hit1 ' city In llio expense
of rcllttlng /furnishing \ ) the rooms ,
and not conntlaghent , , light nml Janitor
service for Ifnvllilng , It Involves the
city In ( lie rjijty of elevator accidents
ns well as lic < wy wear nml tear on the
elevator macFilnory. Hut If really there
were any grejjjj saving to lie effected by
the proposed.Change It cnn only come
after 1S ! > . Whyjthi-n , should a council
In the last tl'y.V | ; , of Its existence seek
to Intrude In | i. matter which the com-
.mlssloners . have still n year to dis
pose of ? , „ ,
If theconncll.lH'SO . anxious to save the
county $1XK ( ) In 1S)7 ! ) , why does It not
save the city .flXHl In ! ) ( by lopping
oft Its useless serjeant-at-arms , and
why does It not save the city thousands
upon thousands of dollar * liy weeding
out the taxeaters whom It has persist
ently kept on the city pay roll ?
Tennessee Is having trouble with
Its convict labor leasing system , being
unable to secure bidders for the short
time prison leases. All of which reminds
us that the Nebraska penitentiary con
troversy Is still In statu quo , with a
liuw portion of ( lie convicts maintained
In idleness at the state expensv. A
decision In the pending Nebraska peni
tentiary contract cases ought to be due
before many more weeks elapse.
A piano license upon the owners or
users of those melodious Instruments
Is proposed lu CMdcnso as a means for
raising ( lie wind. That might be
well enough as a new source of
municipal revenue , but the neighbors
Wlio suiter from their operation ought
to be considered in the djstribution of
the proceeds.
It Is suggested that the fact that only
one important house committee chair
manship was awarded to Ohio Indi
cates that Speaker Heed concedes that
slate to Governor McICInley. Perhaps
so but what of Iowa and its live chair
manships , without reference to its choice
of Allison for presidential candidate ?
MvilMilrliiK llio 1'iiiilc.
Imllann | < oll3 Journnl.
Ths number of business failures In the
United States during 1835 Is 13,013 , aH against
12,721 In 1S94. This record never was equaled
except In 1893. when the total number of
failures was 15,5CO. These figures give an ap-
proximatu lilea oC the results of th ? pmlc. :
lllliuled trltli SlmlliMV I'rlclf.
Glnljc-Dcmocrat.
The Cuban revolution wao started la April
Ia3t by less than a hundred men. The in
surgents now number over 00,000 , while
Campos lias tifed up 118,000 Spanish troops ,
rml lu calling frantically for more. Spain Is
purblind with fqo'lsl ) pride , or she would see
that Cuba Is los' 'to licr , unless large conces
sions are made without delay.
Silver In UKAH * .
CtilttiRO triines-Hcralil.
Another decade , unless trade depression
below Its present level shall supervene , will
undoubtedly flntf thc'Unlted States nrot of all
countries In tht' employment of pllvcr for
decoratlvo ends ! , . THt place gold 1.5 to have Is
not yet within ' snfo conjecture. The decora
tive use of thcs'6 metals marks the progress
of refined artisriiiahlp and advancing national
' ' '
taste. , ,
A Vf'rjSlmilj ' - Tiile.
pliilntlc\plla \ Press.
That story aboiit Russia's offering to lend'
Uncle Sam $400,000,000 In sold will hardly
wash , even when its grotesque appendage
that the. loan Is tendered , without Interest
lias been left off. Russia's total stock of
gold amounts to only about 000,000,000 rubles ,
or a little over $460,000,000. When the
United States Is ready to lend $500,000,000 In
gold Russia will ba ready to make this
offer.
A Mixture oC Mrdiplioi-M.
llrnoklyn EAR ! " .
Mr. Henderson of Iowa said In the house
of representatives the other day that this
nation was oscillating between chills and
fever , but that when his party got In it
would take hold of the ship of state and
make it gracefully mount and rldo the
waves. Mr. Henderson of Iowa ought to be
an Adonis , or an Apollo , for a striking per
sonal figure Is nesded by him to atone for
his woeful mixture of figures of speech.
IVo Third IVrm ill Hlu'li.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
In these transactions ! wet have b&en movsd
by an eye solely to the public Interest. Mr.
Cleveland lu simply president of the United
States for .the time b3lng. He Is , personally ,
nothing to us one way or the other.V > are
with him when wo agree with him and against
him when we disagree with him. Regarding
third term speculation as a sperlcs of treason
to the republican principle of government ,
we have been disposed to acquit him of medi
tating a purpose under any circumstances
enually treasonable and absurd. Yt , as Mr.
Clevelan.l'o behavior toward a third term Is
an exact duplicate of hla behavior toward a
third nomination , we are bound to season our
approval of his message with the proviso that
If thtire bo therein any ulterior motive , or
underlying purpose , personal to himself , "that
don't go ! " _
A jVofnlilc C iitt > iiitt | CIINL .
Atlanta Constitution.
In North Carolina there Is much gratlfl
cation over the decision of tha supreme
court overruling Judge Ewart in his sen
tence of Editor Robinson to thirty days In
jail for criticising the action of the- court
In removing a trial from Dtincnmbe county ,
Tha supreme court holds that the judge
has the right to punish persons for con
tempt when they say and do things in the
presence of the court which embarrass Us
proceedings or hinder It in the discharge
of Its duties , but when the contempt Is com
mitted out of the presence of the court It
cannot he punished unless the legislature
BO provides , The North Carolina law la
that when an editor criticises a court and
answers under oath that he did not Intend
to brlyg It Into disrepute , tie shall not ba
punished , and In the case under discussion
Keillor Robinson made such an answer.
The Raleigh News and Observer thinks
( hat judges should talto their share of naws-
pupcr criticism like other men. If they are
unjustly assulloJ public opinion will be on
their side , and If they deserve the censure
of the press they chculd bear It as other
public officials do. Our contemporary wants
the legislature to pans a law providing that
no judge shall puulrti for- contempt except
when It Is committed In hla presence while
court IB In session , I |
It Is , of courjsej fight and proper Jhat
courts should hav Avery necessary protec
tion , but wo feel disposed to agree with our
North Carolina friends that It It ) oppressive
and unjust for a jucfee to punish1 an editor
for contempt wbeti'ino latter honestly crlt-
Iclasn the action of * the court. The press
should be free.
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TUB WAH IS'OVKH. .
Indianapolis Journal : The action of the
senate In removing the political disabilities
of ex-ciiftderatet > accords with the sentl.
ments of the Christmas season and perhaps
19 altc-gether wise. The paoslons of thi > war
have 10 completely subsided that It teems out
of place to contlnue < disabilities which are no
longer dimanded either by considerations of
public tafuly or by public opinion.
Cincinnati Commercial ; The "rebel yell"
that went up Christmas day was net In an
tagonism to the union , but a hearty ehout of
acclaim over disabilities removed ami com
plete clttzenuhlp restored to tho& ? who are
willing to atand thouldr to shoulder In de
fense of one country , one Hag' and one pesple ,
If the echo of that yell reached London , Lord
Salisbury may know that the Monroe doctrine
is 'endorsed from Maluo to Texas , and from
t'ortMml In OrtRon , to 1'ensncoln , In uinnr
Florliln , Hhero Iho or.inpos nd lemons grow
I'hllAdflphln Tlmpi' Mn t tlRnlflcAnt I * the
unanimous vote of the ron.ilo tor the rrmov *
of wh.it In nliuo.it the lost rtmnnnt of the
prescriptive IpRlilstlon following the wnr
the exclusion from military c-mmlloni ol
officers who served the confederate stAte .
Tlio repeal would be of no practical im
portance except In event of war , and probably
Its passage now la only n piece of hurrah :
but It Is a significant sort of hurrah for nil
that , for It showa how completely have
beeomo n reunite 1 people. It Is notable also
tlmt the most Influential ndvcc.ita of the re
moval of the proscription wn ? one ot the
most Rillnnt union soldiers who has ever
sarvcd In the ssnalc ,
Springfield Republican ! There In no great
nmoiint of enthusiasm manifested down south
over the removal of the last disability from
ex-con federates by , the senat ? on Tuesday ,
but therela n good deal ot quiet satisfaction
that at last It Is accomplished , Tha feeling
seems to be general that this law shutting
confedcrato veterans out of the army and
navy ought to liavo been repealed years ago ,
and there Is justification for the occasional
expression of belief that had It not been for
an ovcrzealous northern patriot or two In
congress , this Implication that southern vet
er.in.4 could not ba trusted In Uncle Sam's
Uniterm would long ngo have disappeared
from the statute books. The great mass of
the northern people , Including the majority
of union veterans , would have bocn pleased at
tbls repeal years ago.
IHI.VKAVH.VS FIASCO.
Kansas City Times : Lord Dunravcn has
left us. ami Arthur Olennlo Bays It was every
very sail ending , Another Englishman has
learned a lesson ,
Chicago Tribune : Lord Dunravon should
endeavor to rid himself of any Impression
hi ) may have formed that ho Is the occasion
of all this rumnus.
Kansas City Journal : Uunraven's chirgos
seem to have been made without foundation
of fact , judging from the manner In which
his lordship quietly sneaked out of New
York Saturday nttornoon. Thus emlcth an
other International dispute without cretllt to
the Kngllsh.
Kansas City Star : Dunraven proved him
self far short ot a sportsman when ho made
such charges against gentlemen who arc
above suspicion , and It he Is punished by
ostracism for a time on both sides ot the
ocean It will bs a just result of a blunder
that can't bo adequately treated In any other
way.
way.Chicago
Chicago Chronicle : The carl of Dunraven
has departed again for England , sulkily re
fusing to say a word about his case b'fore
the New York Yacht club. He doesn't seem
to have proved his charge of cheating by the
owners of the Defender , but his escape from
the hostile camp of Gotham must caus3 the
Urltlsh foreign ciliceto breathe more freely.
Chicago Post : It Is now In order for the
carl to makd the atnendo honorable or to
shut up. No exculpating letters to the Lon
don Times ! No essays on navigation In the
Nineteenth Century ! Silence Is the only
passlbld alternative to apology for the ex
tinguished sporting nobleman. In the lan-
guaga of the music-ball artiste , let him bo
"dun-ravin1 evermore. "
1M3IISOXAI. AM ) OT1IHHAVISE.
Write It 1S9G.
Take a fall out of the new leaf.
M. Bourgeois Is presumed to be a typo o
French statesmen.
If you have resolved , stick to It. Toda
doesn't count , however.
Reports from Cuba leave no doubt that th
Insurgents are razing cane.
The sudden retreat of Hunraven strengthen
the current belief that he Is an accompllshe
tale-twister.
The Chicago Iroejuols club Is not cheerln
for modern Monroeism. Very little fa
lubricated the vocal chords of the club dur
Ing the past year.
Captain Thomas Morley , a survivor of th
charge of the Light Hrlgado , Llbby prison
and the Ford theater disaster , Is living In
Washington and In good health.
After the Phlladelphlans had flnlnshei
buying their Christmas presents they found
tney nau a nttie cnange icit , so uiey jus
stepped round to City Treasurer Oeller'
ofllco and took up that $1,000,000 3V- per csn
loan.
If General Campos could reach the Insur
gents with one of his speeches , the revolu
tiort would doubtless come to a sudden close
Whllo the former Is conquering the loyal
Ists with his mouth , the latter arc conquering
the country.
A preposition for a franchise recently
submitted to the Chicago city councl
was promptly pigeon-holed. The company
has only $10,000 In available cash , and found
it could not do business with $3 statesmen
on that basis.
Mrs. Elizabeth Anderson , widow of Gen
era ! Anderson iof Fort Sumter fame , has the
flag which her husband planted' over tha
fortification locked In a fireproof vault In
her hoiue In Washington. She expects event
ually to present it to the government.
Henry Vlllard , the railroad magnate , has
given a large fund for' the State universltj
of Oregon , made liberal donations to the
University of Washington , endowed a hospl
tal in his native town , and spent a great
deal of money on industrial art schools In
Rhenish , Havarla.
A proud rc-publlcan pap and his IS-yoar-
old boy called on the speaker , and this
youngster , for want ot something better
to say , piped out : "Mr. Maine Reed , wo
have all of your books In our library , and
I think your 'Scalp Hunters' Is flue. " Mr
Refd explained that he was not the cslebrated
Captain Mayne Reed , and the boy looked ver >
much disappointed.
A Milwaukee Judge holds that a master
plumber who offers'to do a Job for reasonable
compenratlon cannot bo ostracised by the
Master Plumbers' association. The case grew
out of the fact that he cut the combine
price on the high plumbing , and was expelleJ
from the association for "conduct unbecom
ing a gentleman and a plumber. "
Prof. Glibschln lias concluded to give
the "old woman" a chance to grab the dash
board of the procession. Heretofore ho has
usurped the right to > start the kitchen fire
every morning. Owing .to the persistent
nlenillnrrs nf hln belter half for some recog
nition of woman's enlarged sphere , the professor
ser has registered a. resolve to divide honors ,
and do the fire act on alternate mornings.
Great Is the joy In the Glibschln household
In consequence ,
Since the war fever became epidemics Prof ,
Glibschln has doffed the sedate toga of the
teacher and donned raiment heQttlng the
captain of ths Saddle Creek Fuslleers. The
Intellectual hump has disappeared from hid
shoulders and the pale cast .of thought tlit.t
whadowcd his brow Is succeeded by doc. ; )
furrows of /fearlessness. Whllo Captain
Gllbschln Is hopeful of plucking "glory from
tht ) cannon's mouth , " ho occasionally relapses
Into peaceful moods and permits mirth to
play In tht ) gulches of his brow. "Tho mes
sages of comfort and condoicnco with which
W3 are deluged by cable , " Bald the captain
the other day , "remind me of an experience.
A friend of my youth , nn na.so-
cluto In later years , departed this
life. Great was my grief over the loss ,
and I hastened to condole with the wlfo of
the deceased. This Is a sad occasion fnr
you , sister , ' I remarked , tearfully. 'I allow
it Is , ' assented the widow sorrowfully , 'but
It is a heap sadder for 1)111. ) ' "
HO MUCH TO I.IIAH.V.
Itlclmnl llurton In Hnrprr'a Wrrldy.
So much to learnt Old Nature'H waj'H
Of tflen and Bloom with rapt nmazo
To study , probe , and paint brown earth ,
Salt sea. blue heaven ! ! , their tilth and
dearth.
IllrdH , Krapses , trees the natural thlngu
That throb or grope or poise on wings ,
Bo much to lenrn about the world
Of men and women I Wo are hurled
Through Interstellar fpucc u whllo
Together , then tlm rob , the pmllo
IH Hllenced , and the HOlemn sphere : *
Whirl loncsomely along the years.
So much to learn from wisdom's store
Of earthly art and ancient lore.
Bo many Ktorle.s treasured loni ;
On templPH , tombs , and columns ) strong.
The legend of old eld , fo large
And eloquent from marge to marge.
Bo much to learn about ono's self :
The lleklo HOII ! , the nimble elf
That masks as me ; the shifts : will.
The H'mlden valor and the thrill ;
The Khattcred chaft. the broken force
That Ei-ema supernal In Its source.
And yet the dayr. arc brief. The rky
Bhuta down before the waking eye
Has bid good-morrow to the sun ;
The Hi-lit drops low , nnd life IB done ,
fjoodlivigood'iilglit , tlie Blur-lumps burn ;
So brier the time , so much to learn I
JOHN HULL SEES A WAY OUT
Arbitration ty Any Otlior Natno Would
Answer ns Wul ! ,
HOARD OF CONCILIATION THE ROAD
Point * Out n A\'ny
In I'ont-i" ThriumliVlilMi JJrrnt
llrllnln Mny IMINNVllliiinl
IiitiN of Honor.
LONDON , Deo. 31. The Westminster Oft-
7/flte ttilo aftornon In a leading nrtlclo headed
"A Way Out , " saya : "While the question at
Isjuo Intrlnnlcally Is not Important , Incident
ally It Is of great Importance that Great
Urllaln cannot re-treat from th ? posrtllon she
has taken up , and that the United States will
not retreat from Its ? . The only method of
cscapa from this deadlock which shall Im-
POSM neither humiliation nor rctrcnt on clthe-r
side , la to find tumsthlng which Is not arbi
tration , but which Is as like it as possible. "
Continuing , the Westminster Gazette sug
gests that boMi countries agree upon n board
ot conciliation , nnt binding themselves , as In
the case of arbitration , to accept its decisions ,
but on the chance of the conciliators being
able to .suggest a compromise acceptable to
both countnea In conclusion the Wcatmln-
oler Ga-zetto remarks : " \Ve firmly believe
that a coupli ) of Imp.utlnl , sensible men , say
the chief justices of the two countries , could
caylly Kettle the matter by thl method. "
The Pnll Mall Gazette this afternoon pub
lishes an article frciu the ptn of M , Flourons.
formerly French minister for foreign affairs ,
upon the Venezuelan controversy. Comment
ing upon It , the Pall Mall Gazette eays : "Wo
wanted to hear what Frenchmen thought of
Secretary Olney's extension of the Monroe
doctrine- , but ho scarcely touches upon that
and Improves the occasion by giving us some
homo truths. He nccusey us of bullying and
breaking faith. "
PLAIN TRUTH FOR ENGLAND.
M. Flbiircns pays : "The French do not
bell've in the probability of war , as both
Gteat Drltaln and the' United States are prone
to weigh profit and loss. Moreover , we are
accustomed- the cool prudence of Knglaml ,
which will Increase In proportion as the
youthful Impetuosity of the Unit d States
; lvos Itself free course- . Franco Is far more
llcposed to accept the Monroe doctrine than
you In Kngland , but we reserve anterior
rights and do not agree with Pr sldent
Cleveland's conception of arbitration. Wo
Yc-ncli are great advocates of arbitration
and would gladly se it extended to all Intfr-
inttonnl disputes. Notably we believe that
dlincultl-s such as may arise between -the
Airerlcan republics and European states are
all of a nature to bo settled by arbitration
o the great advantage of the parties in-
crested. To this effect we should Ilko to
see n permanent tribunal of arbitration
elected. Urltlsh diplomacy still retains a
violent procedure which Is out of place In
our epoch , unl ss wie uentves sue is lace
o face with a stronger power than herself
icr weapons of discussion arc ultimatums.
This unbridled manner does enormous harm
to her reputation , whether It Imposes her
will on the peopl- > ' whoso weakness urges
thc-m to submit In humiliation or whether
.she gives way , aa she will have to do in the
quarrel with Venezuela , before unseen re
sistance. Her moral authority was s rlously
Impaired , for Instance , by Lord Salisbury's
menacing language to the sultan. An
European concert in regard to the east , far
east or America , does nnt exist , because no
one wishes to be associated with England's
diplomatic arrogance or exposed to the
dangers of her breaches of faith. "
The afternoon newspapers all comment on
the utterances of Senator Sherman on Prsl-
dent Cleveland's message to congress on the
Venezuelan question and regard them ns
being a plain warning that danger of further
trouble has not y-t passed.
The Stock exchange opened dull and in
active , but later the tone of the- market Im
proved and prices recovered tmmcwhat.
Spanish securities wer in demand on rumors
that Spain would recognize the Cuban re
public. Two firms Involved In American rail
way securities were declared defaulters today
on the Liverpool Stock exchange.
AHMISXIAXS AITI3AI. TO EXGLAMJ.
Send Money for ( lie Iti-llrf of Tlit-li-
Countrymen.
NKW YORK , Dec. 31. In view of the re
lations of the United States to the political
conditions in Europe , influencing the fate of
the Armenian people In Turkey , the Arme
nian Relief association today cabled the mes
sage , which follows , to the London Dally
News and Times : "Tho Armenian Relief as
sociation cables today GOO to the duke of
Westminster , making a total of 1,000 , hav
ing received urgent appeals from the London
committees. The association will send Its
funds for the relief of the sufferers from
the famine In Armenia through tha Red
Cross society , ns soon as It Is assured that
the society will reach the region of famine
to take the needed relief. "
"To the Editor of the London Times : Eu
rope pushed Armenia Into the mouth of hell ,
and turned to celebrate Christmas. If the
continental powers are lUail to honor and
conscience , can England forgot Justice ? Does
she belleva In Almighty GoJ , that she- waits
for help before stopping the wholesale as
sassination of Christian ministers and their
( locks and th assaults of maidens ? Wo
send 1,000 to the Grosvenor house committee.
Hut what avails food when ( Ire and sword
exterminate ? Shall wo advise Armenians to
ipostaclzo ? Surely the wrath of God and
the blessing of the Christ have still a elg-
ilflcanca for the men of England , Does
she no more expect them to do their duty ?
Cbriihlan America will support England.
"J. DLEEKER MILLER , Chairman ,
"HERANT KIRTCHJIAN ,
'General Secretary Armenian Relief Associa
tion. "
A copy of the foregoing was also sent to
the London Dallv News.
The Armenian Relief association today gave
out the following : "The direct Information
received from various parts of Armenia de
pict so appalling a condition of things that
words cannot possibly convey the Idea of it.
However great the sufferings of the peas
antry , the peopio of the west may possibly
approach an Imagination of what the suffering
must be of people who were living In com
parative peace In cities like Kharput , Dlar-
joklr , Slvas and Gtieruna and upon whom
oimo middi'iily the unheard of calamity of a
nas.'acro Initiated and consummated by the
; overnment that was to protect them. Their
uen are murdered or Imprisoned , their pos
sessions are robbed and their houses burned
and not only are they exposed to the terrors
of famine and the severe winter threatening
.0 exterminate them , but even a merciful
death Is denied them , and the relgp of ter
ror is still upon the land , nrrctt and tor-
ures vtlll continuing. That the powers of
Juropo are not moved by any feeling of
mmanlty In dealing with the Turkish quefl-
lon Is no more doubted , but It Is Impossible
or us to believe that the conscience of the
ngllsh peoplci will not ultimately bo shaken
rom Its unparalleled dullness and do honor
o the ancient name of 'England as a dc-
rnder of the right and the champion of the
ppresaed. '
"Recent letters , telling of the mausacres In
various cities , contain Items that help to ox-
ilaln many points In the awful outbreak of
o-called Mohammedan fanaticism , A letter
rom Treblzond , giving the testimony of an
ye-wltnt-89 states Ilahlrl I'aulia
, ; , gov-
rnor cf Van , started to come to Constantl-
cple and It was learned lie was bringing
with him four of the fairest young maidens
f Satsoun , who had been spared In the
natuacre to make on acceptable present of
hem to his sultan. This aroused the Ar-
nenlan people of Treblzond to a frenzy and
, ' was Impossible to restrain the young linen ,
no more daring of whom , as the newspaper
Ispatches have already Informed you , fired
pen Dalilrl Pasha when he was going about
ho city , with the result of wounding him.
After lie was cured , as I known , he car-
led out his Infernal mission to Constanll-
ople and was honored with the highest
ecoratlon and appointed governor of Adana
n iplte of the nerveless protest of the am-
> atsadora.
"Afterwards the paiha of Treblzond de
manded the offenders , but they could not be
ound. The path a had already begun to
ommunlcato with the sultan by telegraph ,
nd , calling to the commanders of the HO-
lers , ordered them to be ready at G o'clock ,
Vheu the maids had arrived and the people
ent toward th post , both the soldiers and
OKI inub nt'itdl upon thorn. It U Imt'cstlbtn
to ( Uftcutid the horror of the * c ne. Mon
tid women were lorn r.nd murdered nnd
Hi' ' gro ns of Iho dyiiR ; could lie he-nrd vcry-
\vi'iiv ! , ) t Is ( he ino.'t nuful ot all the
"News from Diiibr-klr report * itmittcrAbto
s.ifftrlns among those veil to do A short
time .igo. The Mtno Information COHIM
from ( lufrun , where not nn Armenian J.ottso
has brn left ( landing , where A large com
munity was to bo seen only n few weeks
ago. From every part uf Armenia comrs
the call to Armenians who nro out of the
country , bogging that mono' should be svut
In the survivor. * of their families without
delay , a * they have iiMiher food nor fuel ,
nor scarcely any clothing. No men are
nllowcil to travel from city or village. That
which bring ! " the grief of the Armenians
Is that number ! * cf young m.ililens of the
people nro known to lm-e been carried Into
the harems of the Turks and Kurds. "
AHMKMA.NS 1lltCAT DA.NCKH.
XVIioloniilf MiiNmicrr * of
Arc Hourly i\in-ctci1. :
SAN FRANCISCO , Dec. 31. A member of
the Armenian colony In this city Ima received
a letter from a friend In Adnna , telling of tlto
latest massacres In Sllrela. The writer
was an eye wltnctu to many of the scenes do-
pcrlbcd. The letter Is dated Novenilier 24.
"Tho iinwnt condition of our city , " ho says ,
"Is one of great danger. Wholesale massa
cres of Christiana are expected at any lime.
A company of lirlsmula numbering from 1,009
to 1,500 has already plundered nnd burned all
the Armenian villages between hero and I
Aleppo , a distance of 200 jnlles. No estimate
can be given of the number of youths who are
captured In these villages and outraged.
"Tho local olllclals who are supposed to pro
tect the people encourage these iledtructlve
and bloodthirsty marauders. The other day
a number of these marauders made an attack
dcred UKvlllaR ? , tore down the churches.
wMinded n srcat number nnd mercilessly beat
the defensolcps priest , who attempted to
rescue his wlfo from the grasp of thsse out-
raKooun villains.
"Many of our prominent men are thrown
Into dungeons without the pretense of an ac
cusation against them. They ar ? left to hun
ger nnd thirst , and are tortured In the most
Indescribable manner imaginable. Our vnll
( Iho governor ) always Insitlgales the miiRsul *
mam against the Christians. No one dares
venture out on the ptrost after 6 o'clock In
the evening. Kven In the daytime no Chris
tian female dar's to attend church or school ,
because of the binds of Turks who are about
the streets to capture these Christian women.
"The other day the Turks made an attack
on the American mission school glrla on their
way from church to their school bouse. They
beat and wounded the superlntendent'a serv
ant because he tried to defend the poor , ter
ror-stricken girls. The danger became so
grfat that the superintendent sought refuge
In Moraine. H seems there Is no protection
from any source whatever , even the English
consul beiUK Indifferent to the atrocities com
mitted.
"Iluslness Is all stopped , for the Christian
business men do nol dare to open their stores
for fear of plunder. The farmers nro robbsil
of their stock and their homes are pillaged
and fired. It Is the season to sow , but there
Is no st-eil. no cattle ami no oxen to piow ,
consequently there will bo very little or no crop
next year. In addition to nil the adversities
described , a great famine Is expected. "
This news conies close to home for Ameri
cans , for near Adana U legated St. Paul's
mlEulon , under Superintendent Christie and a
corps of American missionaries. These Chris
tian workers have had to fly to Mcrslno and
place themselves under the protection of the
American naval squadron represented by the
cruiser San Francisco ami the gunboat Mar-
blohcad. * _
IU2CAM.S A 110MANTIO STOUV.
Important Doomm-iil Ho < oriMl After
Hx IOHM for Klfleii Yearn.
CHICAGO , Bee. 31. The death of Miss
Minnie Adams llrookc , whoso burial took
place at Oikwoods on Sunday , recalls the
romantic story of tlio Mandevlllo slstsrs ,
popular actresses before- the war , and a re
markable will made by one of them , which
Is probatcil In San Francisco , This document.
It Is claimed , was written as a. farewell
letter on th" steamer Pacific , which foundered
In November , 1875 , when 1S5 lives were lost.
The document was cast overboard In a
bottle , picked up and delivered' to the de
ceased anonymously and after slxtfen years
was discovered accidentally to have the force
of a holographic will. Depositions are now
being taken to enter final proofs of the
document. The estate Is valued at J20.000.
Minnie Adams Drools was the daughter of
Jennie MamHvllle Parsons , eldest of the
Mai'devlllo sisters , who were popular
actresses In N'ow York In the GOs.
CltlnoNu Kliulu ( In-
SAN FRANCISCO , Dec. 31. Through tha
treachery of nn officer In the custom house
two carloads of Chinese from the Atlanta
exposition have slipped through the fingers
of a score of United States Inspectors and
are now somewhere In Chinatown , Bate out
of the way of fedrol : control or Interference.
The Chinese were landed In this city before
daylight and were hurried In carriages Into
the Chinese quarter. How many there wora
In the party It Is not definitely known. Col
lector of the Port John II. Wise received
what Is considered to be reliable Information
that 101 wro : coming overland to the city ,
but the agents of the Chinese claim that onljr
forty-three were spirited Into the district.
In federal official circles the opinion pre
vails that over 100 Chinese escaped tha
officers.
I3x-fiiivornop CiimiilM-ll Slrlki'N It Hleli
CHICAGO , Dec. 31. A dispatch from Co
lumbus , O. , says : From reliable sources It
has been ascertained that ex-Governor Camp
bell lias recently struck It rich In California
gold mines. The llml was mado. It Is said ,
on a cattle ranch midway between San Fran
cisco and Los Angeles , and owned by Captain
Frank Darren. U Is the belief that this
stroke of fortune which has come to the
governor will put him on his feet again
financially , In a way that will make him a
prominent factor In democratic national poll-
tics In 1S9C.
OVKIl I''HO.1I ' IjAST YKAIt.
Philadelphia Record : Nell-Mr. BonWpppo
said I wns n perfect picture. Uelle Yes ;
lie asked mo where you bought your color.
fhlcago Tribune : "What n very remnrlc-
nblo head of linlr your boy linw , MrH. HugBle-
Hon ! " "Yen , but U'B all wiiHted. He just
won't learn to play the piano. "
Iloston Transcript : Tvarlirr What IH the
chief end of man. Pupil Tlm bnrber tlilnkH
It IH the luiud , but the bootblack thinks It
Is tins feet.
Detroit Free I'ross : Hoix I understand
you ran nwny to mi when you were a noy.
Joux No ; I started to , but my father
ciiiiKlit me , nnd 1 went on a "whallnu ' ex
pedition with him.
Indianapolis Journnl : "Heans ? "
"No bcana"
"Of courBo I do , "
"lo wlmt ? "
"Know beans , you Idiot. "
Hrooklyn Life : "Urovvn Is weak financially.
Isn't ho ? "
"Ho liiiHri't much money , but ho gives
'employment to n great many men. "
"Who nro they ? ' '
"Other people's lilll collectors , "
Pllngende IllnotlPnnoctor You liave some-
Hilng- wrong with your digestive orgups.
Patient Well. considering- tlm'B daugh
ters urn learning to cook , It la hardly to
bo wondered at ,
Chicago Tribune : "You probably think
you'ro a pretty line piece of furniture , "
olisrorveil thn cliulr mender , removing his
coat and gelling lo work , "but I am going
to take the cane-teat out of you , "
Philadelphia Hecord : Horse Oyp Are you
satlHlled tlmt the team I Hold you lu well
matched ?
Victim Yes , they're well matched. One l
willing In work , and the other Is
to let him.
Detroit Free Press : "During the late
war , " ho was saying , when Miss 1'usse In
terrupted him with :
"Tlmt was before my time. "
"Oh. I wan not Hieaklng of the revolu
tionary war. " ho added thoughtlessly , and
( buy now maintain an armed neutrality. '
RKACTJON.
Indianapolis Journal ,
There's never n Joy that wenry woo
Clogn at Its heels doc not hark ; .
Tlit-re's never a. day of glamorous glow
Hut gives room to ( lie night and dark ;
And the VJYU that glows In Us passionate
might
Is followed by coldness strange ;
' < > the < lrep delight of the bargain flghC
Succeed ! ) the dull wallinglor clmnae.