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THE OMAHA DAILY B12.E : SATTJBDAY , JANUARY 4 , 1890.
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Dally nxvrnRO 19.705
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Sworn to Irforp me nml union Hied In my
Jinr live this 3d dnv nf Jiimmry , 1WO.
( Sonl. ) N. 1' . l-'iil , , Notary Public.
llntl Ihe Venezuelan bill npproprlnteil
$200.000 in.stcml of $100,000 the presl-
clout might linvc appointed tun bound
ary commissioners Insli-nd of flvo.
An usual , the nstuti ) AViiKlitngton cor
respondents made about twice ns many
won ; ? jnit'jiMCH as right guesses iis to
the composition of the Vcnczuolnn
boundary commission.
Gold has boon asaln quoted at a pre
mium on the Wall street market. Now
lot the theorists commence to speculate
nijalii whether It Is gold that has goue
lo a premium or currency that has de
preciated by a discount.
A Missouri congressman ventures the
prediction that the new tariff bill will
bo killed In the senate with amend
ments favorable to- free silver. lie might
have added that If It survives the sen
ate the chances of its being killed by
the president will still be good.
The farseeliiK Mr. Mori-ill apparently
thinks a six years' university regency
hi the hand Is worth several contingent
two years' governorships In the bush ,
'lie docs If he means what he says when
ho disclaims being in the race for the
republican gubernatorial nomination.
The republicans of the council seem
to imagine that they must always vote
Bolld whpthcr It Is for a job or a rascal
or'against n } ob or'a rascal. On-no
other theory is the solid republican vote
In favor of allowing Meat Inspector
Frank's unearned back pay to be ex
plained. Is this republicanism ?
If it takes the president two weeks to
select the members of the Venezuelan
boundary commission , how long will it
take the boundary commission to make
up Its report ? And after the commis
sion's report' Is In , how long will II be
before actual hostilities break out be
tween the United States and Great
Britain ?
Iowa has a new state railroad com
missioner. The new commissioner will
have an opportunity to show the people
.where he stands when the first case of
conflict between the interests of the
public and the railroads comes up for
determination. He will not be able long
to hide his identity either as a pro
tector of the people or a friend of the
railroads.
The plucky business men of South
Omaha are not to be outdone by the
supporters of the Thirteenth street
boulevard. They propose to go right
ahead and establish a thoroughfare be
tween South Omaha and Fort Crook
.along Twenty-fourth street at their own
expense. Thus It will soon come lo
pass that our people may choose be
tween two highways to the new fort.
thanks to the enterprise of the property
owners of the Magic City.
Kdward Everett Halo lias long hold
that the town meeting after the fashion
of the Puritan fathers would be the
most effective means of compelling pub
lic servants to do their duty. Kx-
President Harrison has recently ex
pressed a similar view. The town meet
ing used to have about the same effect
upon crooked or designing local olllcers
as the whipping post had upon petty
offenders against police regulations.
Both measures have become obsolete.
It might be well to revive one of them.
The Idea that the location of the pro
posed union depot at Ninth and Fiiriinin
streets would benefit only property
lu the Immediate vicinity Is only ex
pressed by those who take a superficial
.view of things , The proposed location
Jf made will enhance the value of
every foot of property within the central
business district. The new building ,
when constructed , will be of Inestimable
value to the city at large. In fact , ad
joining property will not be enhanced
In value to the extent generally sup
posed. A little distance lends enchant
ment to a large depot.
There Is some justification for the pro
test of the Central Labor unloif against
the practice of putting city prisoners to
repairing washouts and other street
. .workyhlch deprives honest laborers of
employment. There Is , however , every
reason why oily prisoners should be
compelled to work at something. The
city may provide a rock pile or the
police judge might reijulro tramps and
.vagrants to chop wood for thu county or
for the Associated Charities or do any
class of manual labor which would give
vagabonds to understand that upon
reaching Omaha they must work. This
can bo done without transurcsslut ; the
of orfc'aulzcd labor.
-JL.
STlllhT
The Philadelphia street railway motormen -
men and conductors have begun an
other strike. The prime cause of this
renewed conflict between the operatives
nml the roads la the arbitrary demand
of the managers that their employes
shall disband their unions and pledge
themselves not to join or form another
labor organization. The men who Imvo
gene out on n strike Insist that this
action Is In violation of the agreement
under which their former strike was
arbitrated and declared off.
The struggle , therefore , Involves the
paramount Issue of the right of labor
to unite for self-protection and the pro
motion of mutual Interests. In such
a struggle It Is almost certain that the
striking street railway men will have
the active sympathy and support of all
labor organizations , ns well as of the
great middle class , which constitutes
the grand army of bread-winners. Why
any corporation or corporation man
agers should at this late day deny the
right of employes to act together for the
betterment of their condition or to re
sist oppressive and tyrannical exactions
passes comprehension. So long as capi
tal claims the right to associate and
combine for mutual gain" , the right of
labor to associate for similar purposes
must be conceded. This principle has
time and time again been laid down
and alllrmed by the courts , and Its jus
tice Is recognized by all fair-minded
people. It Is only when labor under
takes to enforce Its claims by violence
and In defiance of law that the power
of the government , may be Invoked to
preserve order and protect life and
property.
As reported by the press , the arbitra
tion compact made between the Phila
delphia street railway companies and
their striking employes a few weeks ago
contemplated the re-employment of nil
the old men at the old terms. The at
tempt of the managers to Impose other
conditions upon the men who resumed
work Is manifestly part of a plan to
break up their organization. While
the renewal of the strike Is to bo de
plored , It Is but the natural result of
such a short-sighted policy on the part
of the companies. Whatever be the
outcome , It must Intensify popular sen
timent against private corporations
operated under municipal franchises
and in favor of stringent regulation , if
not absolute public ownership.
TV/A ; voi'ULAii LOAN mr.A.
It was shown in the United States
senate yesterday that a large majority
of that body are favorable to the propo
sition that the American people shall
bo given , an opportunity to subscribe to
future bond Issues by the government
aiul that the making of secret contracts
with syndicates of bankers for the sale
of bonds , first practiced by the present
administration , should cease. Senator
Hlklns urged the prompt consideration
of his resolution requiring that when
the treasury proposes to sell bonds It
shall advertise for subscriptions and his
motion to that effect received alllrma-
live votes against 0 In the negative.
This ought"to "convince the president
and the secretary of the treasury that
the plan they have adopted for dispos
ing of the bonds of the government Is
not hi favor with congress , for there
can be no doubt that the house of repre
sentatives would bo no less emphatic
than the senate In condemning secret
contracts for bond sales. It is the opin
ion of those whose judgment Is entitled
to high consideration that exigency
can Justify this practice or warrant an
administration In thus discrediting the
ability and willingness of our own people
ple to supply the government with what
ever money It needs to meet Its obliga
tions and maintain its credit. It Is quite
possible that the president wjll give no
heed to this unmistakable disapproval
by the senate of secret syndicate bond
contracts and will repeat the plan
adopted last February , but there can be
no question that it will receive prac
tically unanimous popular endorsement.
.M.lf ON VIKANClATj .
. . , SITUATION.
Senator John Sherman has attained
the ripe age of nearly 71 ! years , but
his mental powers appear to be as clear
and vigorous as ever and ho Is still
Justly regarded as the foremost author
ity on financial questions In this coun
try. Ills speech in the senate yesterday
will command attention as a conclusive
reply to the position of the president in
regard to the tlnancial situation and as
a statement of.the attitude of the. re
publican party regarding the currency
and what Is necessary to be done to re
lieve the difllcultles of the situation.
More revenue Is the remedial require
ment urged by Senator Sherman. He
pointedly remarks that the president
places the effect before the cause In at
tributing our financial condition to the
demand for gold"Instead of the defi
ciency of revenue. The whole financial
trouble , so far as the national treasury
Is concerned , Is due to the fact that the
Income of the government , under the
operation of the democratic tariff , has
been less than the outgo , the deficiency
being supplied by burrowing. Under
such circumstances nothing else than
what has been experienced was to have
been expected. As has been repeatedly
pointed out in the discussion of this
subject , there was never any pressure
for the redemption of legal tender notes
until deficits made- their appearance
and the gold rusorvo was invaded to
meet current obligations. For thirteen
years following the resumption of
specie payments the total redemptions
of legal tender notes did not equal the
amount redeemed In the one month of
January , 1S ! > 5. According to the report
of Treasurer Morgan , such gold exports
as occurred up to the summer of 18 ! > -
produced little Impie.ssion upon the
treasury in the form of redemptions ,
and Senator Sherman shows that there
Is no ground for the assumption that
the act of ISfH ) , under which treasury
notes were Issued In payment for sil
ver , was responsible for the drain on
the gold reserve. Gold accumulated In
the treasury while the Itlaud-Alllson
act was In force and the great body of
gold was withdrawn after the act of
181)0 ) was repealed.
Senator Sherman Is opposed to the
retirement and cancellation of green
backs ami treasury notes , because
It la unnecessary , would materially
Incrcnso the Interest demand on
the treasury nnd would cause n contrac
tlon of the currency. Itut ho wouli
provide that notes once redeemed shonlt
only be reissued for gold coin and sucl
reissue should be mandatory when coin
la deposited In the treasury. He urges
that If this were done "the scarcity o
currency would create such a domain
for It that gold will be freely deposltct
In exchange for the more portable ant
convenient notes of the United States. '
Ho would also provide that the rcsump
tlon fund should be used only for the
redemption of United States notes , do
llclonclcs to bo provided for by bonds
or certificates of Indebtedness. Another
suggestion is that the banks be requlrct
to keep their reserve of lawful monej
In greenbacks or treasury notes , the
effect of which would be to release n
largo amount of gold now employee
for such reserve.
Senator Sherman has given congress
nml the country n timely , clear anil
logical exposition of the financial situa
tion nnd a remedy for Its dllllcultlos.
Ho speaks with an authority that
should command the respectful con
sideration of men of all parties. Anil
the keynote of his utterance Is that the
llrst ami most Important thing to be
provided Is more revenue.
THEY TltOTA HIS CLASS.
When the Hoard of Health reinstated
Meat Inspector Frank and voted to cer
tify his back pay for allowance by the-
council City Attorney Council appeared
to bo very indignant. He denounced
the nctlon of the board as a great
outrage and declared that the council
would never pass the claim. When the
matter came up before the council a
written opinion from City Attorney Cou
ncil was produced in which ho took pos
itive grounds that the suspension of
li'rnuk was not imulo wltn tnc approval
of the mayor and council and , therefore ,
unless as a matter ' of fact
Independent of the record nnd
court proceeding ? Frank had neg
lected his duties as meat Inspector
specter , the city Is legally liable for the
imount of his unearned salary. This
opinion was Interpreted by the domi
nant majority of thu council as a clear-
nice for the meat inspector with a pull ,
mil the full amount of the claim was
nserted In the appropriation ordinance.
This Is n fair sample of the methods
> y which the outgoing council has given
lid and comfort to every species of
fraud upon the city. In this case
there Is no question that no service was
rendered and there is abundant proof
to show that there was Inexcusable
neglect of duty , If not absolute con
nivance with a swindle. If we had
lonest government the council would
lave Itself suspended Frank and made
in investigation in which technical
julbbles could not bo interposed to
shield malfeasance in office. The Idea
that a man must be convicted and
sentenced to the penitentiary before he
ins shown himself unfit to hold a public
olllce seems to be the theory upon which
our councils and municipal oflicors have
been acting. This is tantamount
to a declarafi6ti" < thftt officers mhy do
anything or leave any duty undone , so
long as they can manage to crawl out
mulcr a defective indictment or through
a hung jury.
The action of the council In the Frank
case Is just what might have been ex
pected from men who trot in his clasn.
Tin : SUGAK IWTI- .
The statement comes from Washing
ton that the Sugar trust is preparing to
resist any effort that may be made In
congress to increase the duty on sugar
and that already the monopoly has an
aggressive lobby on hand. No proposi
tion has yet been submitted providing
for a change in the sugar duly , the rev
enue bill that passed the house exclud
ing that schedule , but It is expected
that when the measure comes up In the
senate It. will be proposed to do some
thing with the duties on sugar. If the
Sugar trust is opposed to increasing the
duties on sugar it Is because doing so
would have thu effect to stimulate Its
production In this country , as the pay
ment of a bounty did , and this would
make It more ditllcnlt for the monopoly
to maintain Its grasp upon the market.
As is well kiiown the present duties
were dictated by the tiuM and of course
are satisfactory to It , the ad valorem
duty of10 per cent on raw sugar being
especially favorable to the monopoly.
The last republican tariff made raw
sugar free and placed a small duty on
refined. This was a declaration of re
publican policy at that time which It
seems hardly probable the party will
now reverse by Increasing the duty on
raw sugar. It cannot no'w propose to
reduce the duty , because the revenue Is
needed nnd a general revision of the
tat'ltr , In order to make up from other
sources for the loss of the sugar revu-
utio , Is Impracticable. Hut what the re
publicans may consistently propose Is
to change the1 ad valorem duty of JO
| ) i r cent on raw sugar to an equivalent
specific duty , say one cent per pound ,
which would give the treasury an addi
tional revenue from this source esti
mated at from $1 .000,000 to .fir.,000.000
i year anil without Increasing the price
of sugar to the consumers. It Is well
ittested that the raw sugar coming Into
the country under the present law Is
indervalned and the loss thus sustained
by the treasury goes lo the benefit of
ho trust. Moreover the existing system
requires a number of customs olllclals
whoso services could bo dispensed with
f the duty was made specific , thus sav-
ng a cousldeiable Item of expense. It
s probably the apprehension that this
nay be done which has Induced the
Sugar trust to send a lobby to Washing
ton.
Without disparaging thu ability of
Tustlco Urewcr or questioning his fit-
> .ess for the place to which ho has been
ippolnted on thu Venezuelan boundary
commission , we may yet seriously doubt
thu advisability and the propriety of
taking a Justice of the supreme court
iff the bench to undertake a work that
will require months of his time when
ho business of the court demands the
attention of ovury Judge presiding over
t It Is possible that the task of the
mundary commission Is more Important
to thu country than any or all of the
cases pending In the supreme court , but
with such nn abundance of available
statesmen to choose as commissioners
the necessity or'lihmporlng ' the supreme
court by tnkfjigimrn } ' one of the Justices
Is by no means obvious. The same ob
jectionable hrnctlco lias prevailed before -
fore , but that In.ltsclf Is no good reason
for continuing'it. '
Whom is jnu , Nebraska Silver league
trying to swing into line for the prom
ised free silver l arty ? Are not the pop
ulists already pquaruly planted on the
free silver platform ? Is there any dan
ger that the' frcb , silver democrats will
slide back from their patron saint
Bryan ? Can the prohibitionists be per
suaded after all these years to abandon
cold water for silver bricks ? Is not the
new Nonpartlsau Silver league merely
a bait for republicans with free silver
leanings ? If not , what Is It ?
Why should the city council appoint
a commit too to Induct the newly elected
city olllclals Into olllce ? Do any of
these olllclals require coaxing ? Can't
they Induct themselves without the aid
of three guides , philosophers nnd
friends ? Such a thing ns a council
committee to Induct olllclals who are
duly elected Into olllco has never been
heard of before In this or any other
city so far as we can learn.
The New York Chamber of Commerce
peace pronunclamento Is the natural
protest of the commercial interests
against Jeopardizing their business by
an unnecessary resort to war. The
greatest sufferers outside of actual com
Imtants In a war between two great
commercial nations are Inevitably these
Interests. Under all ordinary circum
stances they can bu counted on the side
of peace.
There is no good reason why n man
or any set of men should quarter them
selves upon the city for an Indefinite
engtli of time. The lawmakers found
t expedient to limit the terms of charter
officers to two years , nnd the reasons
which prompted such , limitation are
julte as applicable to the tenure of sub-
mllnntcs. The barnacle is the bane
of ollicial life.
The IViir Loril ' 1'nIks MoiiroL-I.-mi.
Kunsns City Slnr.
Umpcror William hns promised Ms moral
'Upport to theUocn , nml Intimates that lie
nay take moro aggressive measures If Eng-
aml persists In Its nRKresslons In the Trans
vaal. It Is not a pleasant tiling for a man
to quarrel with his grandmother , but busl-
15E3 la business. ' ,
Activity/ All 'Itotniil.
Cincinnati Commercial.
With Senator Allison growing a mous-
ncheSpeaker , newl riding a bicycle and ex-
'rcsldent Harrison' opening headquarters In
St. Louis , the minor presidential booms
arc not Interfering with the great Ohio
> oem for McKlrilcy , which Is feeling quite
veil , tbank yoAi , tHls morning.
I'rolHML'iif , < lie llonil Deal.
iBprlngllclil He-public.
A .bond syndicate. " has been organized and
t only remains f for th ? government to say
he word whloliols to let go $100,000,000 ere
o more of public 'debt. If the reports are
rue as to thp terms on which the bonds
vlll be sold ( theri should not have been
nuch difficulty' In getting up a syndicate.
Tlo | recent las'uo.or ' per cent bonds Is even
now quoted at about 116 , and' ' way only a
ovf days-tagolvquotfd at above 120. if the
new bonds of this description nre to bo sold
it tlis rate of ' 101 obtained for the last Issue ,
\o cannot wonder that a syndicate Is ready
o go ahead bsfor ? the government Is.
Out n Mnxliu.
Minneapolis Times.
A jingo exchange says : "To be prepared
or war Itl tno of the. most effectual ways of
ire.iervlns peace. " There- are two tides
o this proposition. To stand armed to ths
esth for war Is a very good way to cn-
curjge and Invite It. If to bs prepared fcr
tilling Is the best way to prevent It , why not
> ermlt all men to load themselves 0wn with
iiilvcs and pli'tols and fiercely defy each
thur as a means of peace ? I ? It not true
nd aa true of natlona as Individuals that
ho mere pope ! do to cultivate the spirit of
vnr , tha more they do to cultivate an np-
etlto for military display nnd for blcod ?
I'hll.iilelphla Ledger.
It is a little t < lngular that Russia , should
emaln tiuch a steadfast friendto the United
tales , notwithstanding the freedom with
vhlch her method of government is criticised
n this country a freedom most vigorously
eproi'sed at home ; but the acts and ex-
rosDlons of bth the government and the
C-F RliR lii nri > pnnstnnt pvlilpnotn flint
the friendship Is genuine. Diplomatic re
lations may have something to do with this
peculiar attitude of the most despotic gov
ernment touarj the most democratic one , nu
England la. In some ssnse , the natural enemy
of both ; but Is tint enough to qulto accunt
for ft , or must wu admit that In this c.io , as
In so many cthori , "extremes mc't ? " What
ever the explanation , It is gratifying to know
that. In case of trouble , Hussla's moral Influence
fluenceat least , will be oxertej on our
ami He veil lie.
New York Sun.
It Is a plain fact of our history during the
past seventeen years , or since redemption
bfgan , that , to long 39 thst federal revenues
were ample ami trails was not sucli as to
require a stream of gold to flow from this
country to Europe , our Greenbacks were
without fault. They provided a ratlsfactory
currency , anil bnu'con them and bonds In
rulllclent amount to redeem them perma
nently thcro has been already In their favor
a difference in cost of nearly $200,000,000
In Interest , or more than tha 5102,000,000
by which Mr. Cleveland has Increased the
natlonil debt for the purpose of "maintaining
the gold reserve. "
Fcr the fiscal year' ending In 1894 , the first
of Mr. Clevleand'i' present term , the deficit
In the federal revenue was $70,000,000. For
the year 1895 Die deficit was 113,000,000.
The first six mprtlis cf the yfar to end In
tSSO show a deficit of 317,000,000. Yet ,
armed with the triple-brass statement by
the adnilnlstrattbV.tfiat no revenue IB neUeJ ,
a number of financiers nre crying for th *
abolition of the greenbacks , regardless of the
consequences Uiat.iioulil follow their elimi
nation frcm cUfcurroncy.
, This Is lll < e > ? aV.recommendatlon that a
burning house iDu ld b : built of \ ° ta In
flammable material , Instead of promptly
throwing waterjmdjuttlng out the fire.
llonil S > nillcntc * .
rk W'orlJ ,
In February | tiV ame plxty-odd millions of
thirty-year 4 ucJiSfnt bondo of the United
States were prtMty ! s ld to a syndicate of
bankers at 10jjBiTh ) < ! > ' were worth tn the
open marlut aljiwUlZO.
Shortly aU rVrti the syndicate banker ?
divided those H7nc . among tliemualvos at
the nominal prlO.'ofr.-lli1/ , .
Thu moment the * securities wjre placed
upon the market the prlqi ) rose to 11 avion 8.
A llttlo later It * ' * 120. On December 21
they were worth " 119. After the Jingo men-
cage wan sent to pongreis they declined to
11C and llCVSi. Now -that the war craze Is
over they have recovered to 117V& .
At th fame time lirltlsh consols , bearing
2i per cent Interest , are worth 10G' ' , and
French rentes lQl < / & .
The resources of Uil country are far
greater and Its debt per capita far lesj than
HIM * of any foreign nation.
The difference lo the people ( the taxpayers )
between a 3 per cent and a 4 per cent net
rat ) on $100,000,000 thirty-year bonds IB Jl-
000,000 a year , The total extra cost of the
forced high rate will bo 130,000,000. De
ducting the premium of 4.7G , the robbery of
the people by the proposed second squeeze
wculd be 125,250.000.
This la not necessary , In the way In which
ft la proposed to be- done It U not dt-ct-uU
SinnillitK of PnrrlRn CrcilUnt-ft
of Anierlcnii llon r * .
ChlcnRO Chronicle.
The United States supreme court has de
cided the very Important cases relating to
the effect of a judgment tn foreign court
ngnlnst American citizens , whether It can
bo enforced agnlnst the judgment debtor In
this country. The cases In which the de
cisions nremiulo have been pending four or
flvo years. The amounts Involved In the
cases decided are not very large , but thcro
nre A great number of cases involving lm >
tncnso sums for which these- - decisions will
bo precedents.
A Now York firm kept n Inrge stock of
goods In Paris , purchased and stored there
for shipment ns the articles might bo wanted
from tlmo to timeIn this country. A dispute
putenroso between the New York firm anJ
French manufacturers , which was carried to
the French courts. Suit was brought there ,
where the New York defendants hnd prop
erty , but personal service was not procured ,
though an attorney appeared for the New
York party. The French creditors obtained
judgment , which they failed to satisfy out
of the property In Paris , and they brought
suit on the judgment In the United States
court In New York to collect the balance-
the claim.
In the French courts witnesses are per
mitted to appear whoso statements are not
made- under oath , and who are not subject to
cross-examination. Documents are admitted
with which the defendant had no connec
tion , and which , under the practice of the
United States courts , would not be com-
pctc-nt as evidence. U appcarn that In
French judicial proceedings such statements
and document * are taken at their value hnd
given such weight In determining the case
as they may deserve. A judgment In an
American court ncalnst a resident of Franco
Is not received In a French court as con
clusive in law or fact agatnpt the defendant.
U Is valuable only ns prhna facie proof of
the matters which It Involves.
On this state of facts and the construction
of French law the decision of the United
States supreme court Is that the French
judgment Is valid , notwithstanding the fact
that testimony was taken not verified by
catli , and of which the defendant had no
notice. The- point 'was rnlwd that as there
was no personal service of the complaint on
the defendant the French court had no Juris
diction. This was decided in favor of the
French plaintiffs , for the reason that the
American defendant appeared by attorney
nnd his property In Paris was under French
jurisdiction.
Hero the advantages of the French plaintiff
ceased. The Judgment In his favor Is prhna
facln nvldonen In recnrd to the matter In dis
pute. Hut It Is not conclusive , as French
practice gives to the judgments of American
courts only the value of prlma facie evidence.
U may be Impeached for prejudice or fraud ,
or rules cf International law or comity may
be produced to show that It is not entitled
to full credit and effect.
Another decision of ths supreme court
related to plaintiffs in Canada and a Judg
ment of n Canadian court. England and
dnada. recognize n Judgment In an American
court ns conclusive of the facts and the- law
In a cas > e where the court has jurisdiction of
the cause nnd of the parties. The United
States supreme court held that If the foreign
cOurt In such n case has Jurisdiction of the
cause and of the parties. If the proceedings
are regular , with ilua- - notice and appearance ,
nnd If there Is no fraud , the judgment Is
conclusive as to the law and the merits In all
the matters pleaded which might have been
tried In the foreign court.
In phort , a judgment In a French court
against a citizen cf the United States , If
ho appeared by attorney , Is valid as mere
prlma faclo evidence If suit Is brought In
this country against thtl defendants. A
Judgment procuied In England or Canada
against an American citizen , if the court
had jurisdiction of the cause and of the
parties , and If there is no fraud , is as con
clusive as a judgment In one of the United
Statea en which suit may be brought lu
another t'tato.
iiusi.\nss
TIIHU AVIiloli Sonic Culllriiteil
"Oi-ntlciiiiMi Hnvc tn Perform.
* "lie's the . .entertainer- a railroad com
pany , " said 'one man to another about n
third man who had saluted the speaker In
passing.
"And whom does ho entertain ? "
"Mostly men from the other side of the
Atlantic , whom the company wishes to In
terest In its schemes or securities. Other
persons , too , if need be. Daubtle-ss he has
work of other sorts on hand , but he is chosen
primarily because bo knows how to enter
tain. "
The entertainer of a railway company ,
says the New York Sun , fs a well tpoktfn
man who knows Just what to say and when
to say It. He takes the visiting capitalist in
hand , Introduces him to the right people and
se-au that ho doesi not fall in with the wrong
people. Perhaps ho ses that the stranger
In made comfortable at some good club or
even Invited to fashionable houses , although
the entertainer does not make Ube unneces
sarily of what Is known as society In fur
thering his ends. There are still some rich
Britons who liopj to be richer through Irani-
actions In American stock * , bonds and mort
gages. There are some amazingly green for
eigners who have visions of sudden wealth
to be had In such transitions. For
the most part , houcvcr , the visiting foreign
capitalist Is in search of Investments that
will pay higher dividends than Investments
at home. It Is the business of the enter
tainer to make such men see his road as the
managers wish It to bo seen. Th3 tisk Is a
delicate one , for the- visiting capitalist Is
often shy and suspicious. Doing a greit mnn
at homo ho would resent a palpable attempt
to manipulate him. If he Is to see th : tight.
people and bo kept away fiom the wrong
people the machinery that compasses all this
must bo kefjt out of view.
The entertainer conies out In great form
when he sends a party of capitalists on a
tour ef Inspection over the road , Some such
tours are historic , ami when their hlutnry
comes to 'be written It will ba found vastly
mcro entertaining than th ? list of distin
guished guests given to the pre s througli
the ag2ncy of the entertainer. That shrewd
person sees thai the trip Is embellished with
all the luxuries of the table , solid and liquid ,
that the right men encounter , the visitors at
the- right places , and that the proper Hi-
tlstlcs are thrown In the may cf the grangers.
There are a great many clover pertons urn-
ployed In managing n railway tiystem , ami
considerable- sums are e.\remlcd by every
company for lubricating oil to kop : engines
and other machinery In order , but thorn IK
no cloverei person and no more cHic-lcnt' lu
bricator than , the entertainer. It lus bc-en
said that ho couH not , ( .land the list for
moral color blindness , but doubtless this Is
an Invention. _
WANT NO HNCM.SII BIAP MAKIiVG.
Pcoiilu of AliiNkH .Sntlxllnl nltli Ilic
I'ri-Nriil lloiiiiilary.
SBATTLR , Wash , , Jan , 3. In lilgcusslng
the Alaskan boundary question lion , War-
rou Trultt , retiring United States judge of
Alaska , having turned over his office to his
successor , lion. A , K , Uelancy , said : "The
unanimous opinion on the boundary question
Is that the line should stay right where It Is.
I'eopb do not want Kngland'a contention
granted , for ft would talio onm nf the best
of southwestern Alaska utnl control the
Yukon trade.
"People are opposed to any of England's
map-making and they don't want arbitra
tion , for thiy consider there -nothing to
arbitrate. They have seen enough arbitra
tion In the Dcr.'ng 6 fa controversy , In which
England got all she desired. The line is where
It has been conceded for years , but they
recognize tha contention , The message of
President Cleveland on the Venezuelan ques
tion U taken to have some- bearing on the
Alaskan boundary dispute. It U received
with favor and there U no division with us
on either caso. The Alaskan Indians , who
are great lovers of the stars and stripes , It
being their custom to place the Hag at
half-mast over their dead , are much opposed
to the British gaining possession of any ter
ritory , "
Judge Trultt added ! "Liquor is the cause
of nearly all the law-broaklng In Alaska.
When I went to Alaeka four years ago the
grand juries would not Indict for liquor
selling , obeying public tranthnent , father
than the law , but at the last term every
saloon keeper In Alaska was Indicted. "
l'M KxporlN to UulltMl Stnten.
8fIBKKfKL.D , Eng. , Jan. 3. The exports
from thU city to the United Statea during
the year 189S show an increase of 150,000
ft7CO,000) ) over thwjo of 1634.
OTIIRH I.AM)3 THAN OUltS.
Tha relief of the prevailing agricultural
distress In England will be , It la MatoJ ,
ono of tha flrit measures to cngige the at
tention of Parliament when It meets In Feb
ruary , The extent end deplorable effect of
the prostration of English firming Inter
ests nro well known. Fanning has cc.ned to
pay , thanks to the competition of ngrlcul-
turlsti In other countries having cheaper
l.iml , virgin soil and lower taxes. The result
Is that farmers In many parts of England
pay llttl * or no rent. Farm laborers are dis
charged and flock to the cities , arable land
Is put Into grass and rural llfo Is Impover
ished. The depreciation of Iftiul values Is
counted by the hundreds of millions nnd still
continues , and there In no prospect of Im-
prove.nont. The prlcfs of wheat and other
grains , hops , moat , etc. , nro at such figures
that thcro Is no profit In them , and the out
look In Argentina , India , Canada anil the
United State * affords no Indication that prices
will bo restored. So'sroat Is the world's
area capable of producing competitive ce
reals and meat moro cheaply than England
ran , that there Is no hope under pros-ant
conditions for the English farmer. His non
payment of rent has for some years been
acquiesced In by the land holders , but L' ' > ey ,
lee , nro now beginning to be pinched be
yond endurance. Having much influence with
the present government , they will press for
legislation in their Interest.
There would seem to .Tw serious danger
lest the Indian forces In Abyssinia bo over
whelmed by sheer weight of numbers. It
It bo true that the dcrvMios are advancing
against them from the north , The problem
of defense against the hordes of the Abys-
slnlans Is serious enough , for King Menolek
and his generals arc said to have from 80,000
to 100.000 comnaratlvolv well nrmnl mnn In
the aunleg which nro marching toward Mas-
mwali , while there are not a fifth as many
Italian and natlvo troops to oppose , them.
General Uaratlerl , the Italian commander ,
seems to have abandoned aggressive action ,
and to be trying to make his position In
Adlgrat and Makalle , the two fortified towns
which command the roads from the provluco
of TIgre to the coast , as nearly Impregnable
a ? possible. If the dervlthes are coming
from the north , with hosts as numerous us
those of Mcnclok , and are as ferocious as
those \\hlch exterminated a British army
under Hicks at Tokar nnd put Gordon's
forces to the sword at Khartoum , It would
seem that the only way In which Daratlerl
can be saved Is by the pouring In of re
inforcements without vtlnt from Italy.
* *
There are prospects of many radical
chaiiKcs In the mereantllo nml omnnmin
life of China. In consequence' ' of the peace
of Shlmonosckl a number of new ports In
the Ynng-Tso valley have been opened to
the foreigner. New settlements nro being
planned In thosa neighborhoods now acces
sible to strangers for the first time , nnd at
the present moment a Japanese official Is at
Shanghai empowered to enter Into arrange
ments with regard to the construction of
landing stages , bridges , roads , etc. Com
panies have been formed both with European
and Japanese capital for the purpose of ex
ploiting the raw products of the country.
Cotton nnd silk-spinning mills have be-en
founded , together with other Industrial es
tablishments , and shares In these enterprises
find a ready market. The expedition fitted
out at considerable ! expense by the Lyons
Chamber of Commerce , and Intrusted with
the mission of thoroughly Investigating the
trade nnd commerce of eastern Asia , is now
In China. Ono part of It already has reached
the Interior of the country after a Journey
through Tongklng , while the second part in
tends to ascend the Yang-Tso river to
Szu-Chaun. where the two detachments will
effect a Junction. The expedition Is ex
clusively composed of experts , who have un
dertaken to study the means of developing
the trade with the Interior and of opening
up the wealth of the country to European
enterprise. Whatever measure of success
may attend their efforts , they will traverse
districts hitherto wholly unoxnlored. which
neither Englishmen nor Germans have over
visited.
*
The political situation In. England presents
Lord Sallsbiify In1 the atlltndo'of a statesman
between two Ores. The masses of the Eng
lish people are as bitterly opposed to his
blustering aggressions against Venezuela as
they are to his cowardly desertion of the
Armenian Christians. There Is an increas
ing likelihood that his treacherous betrayal
of Armenia to the Turkish cut-throats will
become the foremost issue In the approach
ing session of Parliament , and If English
wrath over the disgraceful conduct of Great
Rritaln at Constantinople continues to In
crease , It Is highly probable that the Salis
bury ministry will be voted out of power.
Just why the British government should pur
sue a policy of betrayal toward Christian
civilization in Armenia , and at the sumo
tlmo proclaim n policy of aggression and ter
ritorial aggrandizement toward Venezuela , Is
something which the average English voter
cannot understand.
*
The French statistician , M. Dertlllon , has
complied some Interesting facts regarding the
population of Paris and other great capitals.
Only 3G per cent of Its present population
was bcrn In Paris , and this percentage has
remained practically the same for the las > t
thirty years. The native population In St.
Pcteri'burg In 32 per cent ; 41 in Herlln , 55
In. Vienna , and. contrary to the eeneral
opinion , C5 In London the highest of all
largo citlea Of all European capitals , Paris
has the greatest number of forolgnera , mora
than 181,000 , exclusive of 47,000 naturalized
forelgnery. Among these are 20,823 Germans ,
while in Berlin there ari cnly 397 French.
London has only 05,000 foreigners ; St.
Petersburg , 23,000 ; Vienna , 35,000 , and Iler-
lln , 18,000. In Paris the number of foreigners
Increai'Ml between 1833 and 1S91 from 47,000
to 181,000. In point of numbers there nro
more IJelglans (45,000) ( ) In Paris than people
of any other foreign nationality ; then come
the Germans , 2G,8C > : i ; Swiss 20,000 ; Italians ,
21,000 ; English , 13,000 Luxembourglans , 13-
000 , and Russians , 9,000.
* *
When Rnss'n , Franco and Germany de
manded that Japan should evacuate th ? Llao.
Tong peninsula , a god deal of surprise was
expressed at the readlnesD with which the
Is'aud Emplra agreed to the request. It Is
new asserted that when Japan ceded the
territory to China the latter agreed In re
turn that hc would not permit cither ono
of these three powers to acquire It , and be-
clilcu this , that she would open two new-
ports to the commerce of the world. In the
game cf diplomacy Japanese statesmen : > ? cm
an If they could Invo given points to Talley
rand. Nor are they wholly uway d by self-
Ishncs3 , The Interests of peace and prog-
icss are also factors In tholr pbllpy.
HII. Hit. Won- 1
Sioux City Tribune.
Theio small Hoer wars ore more In Eng
land's line ,
_
lT1IB IV AY 11 U .SI 1 01)1,1) ) 00.
. Home Juumnl ,
"Give me u klm , " Min pleadingly
Ifu hcnnl , uniiiovi'il , hoc \unni , gneut eu-
l"tv.
Although lo her ho. was not wed ,
Nor lud lie ewn come a-wouing ,
" ( Vvtmo n kiss " Her lliiH In shape
To tempt a aaliit , illd thus heifech him ,
Wlill he seumed planning an oecjpe
To some " .at-o ivneru Him could not roach
him.
"Olvo me a kiss , Just one I pray. "
Her fond InBUtBneQ III illd servo her.
Ha looked nskancp anil moved nwuy ,
Hi-nied. anil dlugU'iteil with lier fervor.
"Olva mo n kiss. " Each coaxing worif
lint lii-ed ! | anew to 'fright an < l pilri him ,
Hpoause lie was her bran new bird.
Anil MIC was Hlartlng In to Iruln him.
STIIAY SHOTS ,
Chicago Tribune : It must not bo forgot
ten that Mr. Cleveland would not have been
to cocky toward ntiglaml If n republican
congress h d not given birth to the new
navy.
Cincinnati Commercial : The llttlci war
flurry has demonstrated ono thing , nnd that
Is the American people nre practically a
unit In their determination to sin ml by the
Monroe doctrine , with nil the term Implies.
Cleveland World : "What 1ms KngMml to
f ar from Impartial arbitration ? " asks the
Chicago Dispatch. Several thousand sqimro
miles of territory slio has grabbed. Llko &
man In 'court , she's nfrnld she'll get Jus
tice.
Philadelphia Record : The Lotos club ,
Now York , nnd tire Savage club , Iondon , have
been exchanging peace missives. When the
Lotos eaters anil the- Savages can lie down
together outildo of each other the millennium
can't bo wholly deemed nn Iridescent dro.vm.
IJrooklyn Kagl : There will be no. war ,
but there will bo arbitration. There will b
no war. but thcro will be adequatecoa t de
fenses. There will be no war , but there
will bo an adequate navy. There will bo
no war , bill there will ho such an Increase i
of the regular army as will mnUe It sufllco
for an officers' school and for a nucleus for <
the national guard. \
Courier-Journal : To refuse arbitration
means uar. Those who desire peace must
Insist on arbitration. These who attack the.
stand taken by the president and congress
should know that they are giving nld nnd
comfort to the enemy , and thereby Increasing
the chances of n conflict. If they really
desire peace they Should at least bo silent ,
* o ns not to encourage. Great Hrltaln to per
sist In n courco of forcible spoliation. Mean-
time. If there \s \ to > be no resort to force , It
Is In order for Great Hrltaln to Inaugurate ) n
policy of pc ce.
AIIIITII IN HIIVMi : . f
New York Herald. *
His wedding trip was very short , \
For lie was FUCH to fuller ,
He took It on her bridal train , .
Descending from thu altar. i
riillmlel.hln | Itpcord. . '
The youngster beats upon his drum , 'I
A ilc'inon , iroblln , elf ,
The old man says : " 1 must have hnd
A grudge against myself. "
\VnsliliiBton Slar.
A gentle pence with New Year day
Is gladly \\jiftcd In ;
That drum la hushed ; completely crushed ;
Likcwho ( lie horn of tin.
Detroit News.
The hnckman beats hla breast ns though
hard fate
Had crushed hla spirit bold ,
Hut that Is not the CIIP at all
His hands tire getting cold.
Chlcnuo llccoril.
Though I assert to friend and fee
To call you old's a vicious libel.
Yet , darling' , I Miould like to know
Just why you hide the family bible.
I'hllmleliililn Itcconl.
The Chicago tilde walked up the alslo
Got up In the mast gorgeous Htulslc
When the minister said :
"This man , \\lll you wed ? "
She promptly replied : "I should smalsle. "
Cincinnati Unqulrcr.
Now , little Johnny had dined well ,
And tbero upon his cot
He lay , tied up In a most
llo-coinpllcatcd knot.
"Oh. woe Is me ! Alas ! " yelled he ,
"Ow , wow ! " he wildly cried ,
"My liltle tummy In n bunch
Is by this Chrlstma tlcd. "
HAD A HIS I. A PS IS.
Chicago ItccDrJ.
MrCombor felt him growing 111.
For divers pnlns his joints did rack.
"I'll take no powder , draught or pill ,
Or subtle brew fiom any still
Prescribed by any quack ! "
But as be swore , he straight grew woraoj
They told him he was sinking fast
They urged that ho should ope his purse- *
uweit on tue danger or a nearso
So he gave In at last.
Old Dr. Swope quite brought him round.
And came and \\ent th co times a'day ;
McCotnbcr Ills pulses bound
With newer life , so newly found ,
And never thought of pay.
One day , again upon his back
Friends found McCombcr sadly 111 ;
He railed , "As well he'd been a quackl
What If he cures'I'm now sot back
From settling ; up the bill ! "
LEADING SI'KCFAL KKATUKES.
THE OMAHA SUNDAY BE&
HAGGARD'S N13W STORY :
With this wcclc will begin Hansard's
new story of love nnd lighting and ad
venture amoiiK tlie Zulus , "lllack Heart
and White Heart , " one of the most
tlnllllnff romances which this writer ban
evsr produced It will run four weeks and
will be Illustrated by Dan Heard.
STOIUKS OF MARK TWAIN :
A writer who signs himself "Kmilllo
ile Schellc , " and lives. In Hannibal , the
home of the prince of American humor
ists while a b > y , contributes a collec
tion of new and Interesting anecdotes
of the youth of Samuel L. Clemens ,
with a rare portrait of Mr. Clemens
nnd a picture from photograph of hla
' birthplace a It now appears.
JACK. THE POBT SCOUT :
Sketch of Captain Jack Crawford , the
pout scout Ueminlfccnces by Hanger , hla
old-time friend and companion , of his
brave deeds nnd daring exploits in
Omaha nearly a score of years ago
Itcmurkable career of a remarkable man.
A RETIRED STATESMAN :
Personal reminiscences of William B.
Gladstone , ] ) illilti'n retired statesman
Description of the ex-premier an ho ap
pears at SO Comparisons with other
eminent Hiltlsli gtutenmcn who have
KOIIO before him.
THIO COMING GKNKUATION :
Story of Thorvnldsen , Hie Danish boy
nrtl.st A hospital for mending- dolls and
icp'.aclni ; lo&t limbs Klcld animals nnd
their lives under Ihe snow Prattle of
the youngsteis ,
IN WOMAN'S DOMAIN :
Revival of tulle as the proper ma
terial for Hmnrt evening goivus for both
young and old-Sloiles of the waiting
mnldi who hcrvo Now York's nutnblo
women Iowa's loami-d women nnd their
plan of reciprocal diffusion of knowledge
Kaehlon notes Gossip about famous
women.
ASTRIDE THIS HICYCLI3 :
Now Invention. ' ) and adaptations for
thn convenience ) find comfort of the
wheelman hi ought out by recent cycle-
e.\hllilllonu Novi-llles In luxurious and
c.Mjem.lve wheels for people with fnt
PHI-BOS lo empty < m their fad Doings
of the bicyclers oil His world over-
Latent ntuH of the local wheelmen anil
wheel clubs.
SOCIKTY IN "TUB HOLIDAYS :
Review of the- holiday week among1
the f-oclety folk IHcliouH from the Ionic
looked for leap yi'itr dance that took
Place on New Yoar'w nlnlit Many out of
town visitors anJ Informal entertain
ments Movements nnd whereabout ! ) of
prominent Omaha people.
WINTI3R Wf'rii THE SPORTS :
The usual bitch -of bright , fresh , crisp ,
newsy gossip nliout l cal uporta and
sportsmen Reliospect of the notable
tportlm ; ev.nts oC tha week Jinso ball
cranks still on earth With the cuu
and rod.
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from Ni-lirasku , Iowa and the western
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