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torl/il mailer should UP aildipmo'l ! To the IMItur.
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All business Ictlem nml irmlttnncta Mxtultl lx )
ililresM.il to The HNS I'libllnhlnK Omi'finy ,
Omaha. Inatt * . chfokn nml putlniHc * onlcrs to
bo mill * pn > n1 > li ) to tlii" order of tineomtwiny. .
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llslilns cuinpnny , belnts duly VAIMII , nyi thnt the
nctuiil ntunlirr of full ninl cvmiplMo coyk'.i of Ins
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during the inuiith of Januniy , IS JO , waJ as fol-
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Sivorn lo lu'foro me nml nulccrlbcj In my
priwnc * tlil.t SJ ilny of Kthmnry , 18PC.
( Srnl. ) N. P. mill. . Notnry Public.
Oinalm loiluy Imrliors nt least two ex-
governors mid no oiii1 known how niiuiy
embryo jovt ; < rnorn.
It must bo confessed tlnit the
spicli ! ! IIHH the : ulvantage of brevity
over ( lit ! president's
Was It accident or di'sl n that the
f miners of the constitution made each
presidential campaign fall In leap year ?
Even ( he Nebraska prohibitionists arc
willing lo sacrllk-u one of their number
on tliu altar of the presidential nomina
tion.
The snow arrived just In time to
Btnmp the Grand Army of the Itepnbllu
mooting in progress In this city ns the
winter encampment.
The first delegates selected from Texas
arc Instructed for IJeed. The big man
and the big stale apparently have an
afllnlty for one another.
Another explanation of the raise In
the price of wire nails is that the trust
Is anticipating an increased demand for
the purpose of nailing campaign HCH.
We have been waiting Impatiently for
the letter that proclaims that Mr.
Cleveland prefers domestic quietude tea
a continuation of presidential publicity.
The Coxcy Idea of a living petition
Bccins to be the latest fad with the
local unemployed. In Omaha the coun
cil takes the place of congress as the
objective point.
Good for Iowa. It Is the flrst state
to olllclally endorse the Transmisslsslppl
exposition. Iowa deserves credit for Its
prompt support of this project and it
will be accorded full credit
Lincoln's birthday Is a legal holiday
In Illinois. So far as we know this Is
the only state In which the day has been
thus designated. It Is a hint , how
ever , at the possibilities of the legal
holiday.
The men who are already preparing
tables of the vote on the first ballot at
the St. Louis convention have about ns
much political horse sense as they have
talent for mathematics and that Is not
saying iniioli for tlielr attainments In
either direction.
Now that the new anpply agent for
the penitentiary appointed by the State
Board of Public Lands and Buildings
has accepted the position let us see
whether we cannot have a strictly busi
ness management of the state's prison
and an end to all contention and
scandal.
The World-Herald Is calling on the
governor to enforce the state law
against prize fighting , lint no one has
heard the World-Herald calling on the
governor or on any one else to enforce
the btate law requiring the city boiler
Inspector to be a duly licensed steam
engineer or bollermaker.
It Is proposed by certain councllmen
to pass an ordinance prescribing a line
for any person caught walking a rail
road track. If this prove a success we
uiny expect to see it extended to cover
street railway tracks , with a proviso re
quiring every pedestrian to get a permit
to walk tlii ! streets of the city.
The Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals has secured n con
viction In u case where a teamster mis
used a disabled mule. Members of
this society have a thankless task In
tliu work they have undertaken and
deserve every encouragement. Cruelty
to animals can bo prevented 1C the laws
are rigidly enforced.
There Is no good reason why the
Hoard of Public Works should sublet
tliu task of selecting men for street
work to members of the council. The
moment that Is done ward hustlers will
Jump In and deprive honest working ,
men of employment. There Is no occa
sion for making a political recruiting
ofllce out of the Hoard of Public Works.
While diphtheria this winter In Omaha
Is not as malignant as 1ms been the
case In former years , the general use of
nntl-toxlno has produced most grallfy-
Ing results. High medical authority
JJIIB It that no distinguished physician
in the cast will risk n case.of diphtheria
without using the wonderful serum
which has reduced the mortality In
diphtheria cases from CO per cent to 15.
Men who have given the subject close
study say that not n single f-im < In
which the bcnun was appllod la time
In this city bus proved futuL
rin : si.xTi.vr.w nut
The cxprcfsloiia o ( the leaders of the
cousi-rvntlvo nml liberal pnrtle.In Ktijr-
land , favorable to the principle of ar
bitration , cannot fall to greatly pio-
inott ! the pUA > rlft that nre making to
establish arbitration In some permanent
form , while recourse to It for Ihc set
tlement of existing controv.-T.-le.s Is ren-
dured probable. In Ills speech In the
House of Lords the ninniuls of Sails
bury , while stating that no agreement
had been arrived nt between Great
Britain and the United .Slates regaidlng
the settlement of the Venezuelan IMSI- ,
saltl : "I think wo nre rightly relying
upon the question of nibllratloii , " mid
expressed the belief that means may be
found by a combination of negotia
tions with arbitration to brim , ' the mat
ters which are not tlllllcult to a settle
nu'iit. While this Implies a reservation ,
It Is still reassuring. Lord Kosebi-ry ,
tltu liberal leader , saltl welcomed the
movement on both sltlerf of the Atlantic
lu favor of permanent arbitration. The
utterances of Sir Vernon Hnrcourt , the
liberal leader in the House of Com
mons , and of Mr. P.alfour , first lord of
the treasury , were tin the saint4 Hue , the
latter declaring that he should rejolee
In the attainment of some general sys
tem of arbitration.
Certainly the g' ' > vernment and people
of the United States , who have been
foremost In urging the principle of ar
bitration In international eontw\-orHli's
will heartily welcome the- < evidence : !
of the growing sentiment favorable to
this principle and will be found pie-
pared to do their part In obtaining fu
ll the widest recognition. Tile very
conciliatory tone of all the speeches
mudo at the opening of Parliament
and the decision of the British government -
ment to supply the Venezuelan commis
sion with all the Information It has
regarding the British case ought to be
and we believe will bo accepted by the
American people as conclusively show
ing that the feeling In Kngland toward
the United States is that of hearty and
sincere friendship , the maintenance of
which Is most earnestly desired.
CiVfi OF27//J U'JW..Brt CASH.
The offer of the Kronen government
-release ex-Consul Waller from im
prisonment upon the condition that no
indemnity will be demanded and Ity
acceptance by our government termi
nates an Incident which for a time
threatened to seriously disturb the
friendly relations between France and
the United States. In view of the facts
set forth In the report of Secretary
Olnoy it will have to be admitted that
the French government has acted In
this matter with notable consideration
and magnanimity , for it Is clearly
shown that there was ) i well-founded
case against Waller and that his con
viction was Justifiable , though perhaps
the punishment prescribed was exces
sive. ' Secretary Olnoy says that on all
the evidence and In view particularly
of his own evidence , Waller was un
questionably guilty of an offense against
the French government of a serious
character and fully justifying severe
punishment It is impossible after
reading the statement of the secretary
of state to avoid the feeling that Waller
Is really entitled to very little sym
pathy , for it is apparent that he not
only gravely abused his privileges in
Madagascar , relying for immunity ,
doubtless , upon the fact of his being
an American citizen , but that ho at
tempted to mislead this government ,
thereby seeking to Involve It in a com
plication which might easily have be
come serious. The representations
made by Waller and those who ap
pealed to our government in his behalf
declared him to be the Innocent victim
of French persecution , a martyr to the
greed of France for the possession of
the Island of Madagascar , In which
Waller had secured from the Ilova
government valuable privileges. The
evidence , according to Secretary
Oyncy , shows the utter falsity of these
representations and condemns all con
nected with them to the charge of de
liberate deception.
In securing the release of Waller our
government has done all that can rea
sonably be asked or expected of It. It
is obvious , as the secretary of state
says , that there Is no ground for de.-
mantling indemnity. If Waller is not
satisfied with regaining his liberty and
wants damages he has recourse to the
courts of France , but It is quite safe
to say that ho will not take advantage
of this privilege. The opportunity to
return to the. United States he will un
doubtedly accept without hesitation or
delay.
AN KXAMl'LK MOM SAW LAKE CJ2T.
While the council Is taking so much
credit , to Itself for the first step It has
made'in the direction of economy and
declaring that retrenchment can be
carried no further , an example cornea
from Salt Lake City showing what can
be done when the pruning knife Is used
with energy ami determination. Salt
Lake City , it Is true , Is smaller than
Omaha. According to the census of
181)0 ) it had a population ofllISt : , but
It has been growing steadily during the
last five years. It is not the size of the
city , however , but the extent to which
retrenchment has been effected that la
of Importance Just now to property
owners ami taxpayers ,
At lust week's meeting of the council
of Salt Lake City ordinances wore
enacted calculated to cut the expenses
of the city by nearly I0 ! per cent. The
changes reduce the monthly expendi
tures for snlaiies from $ in,07i.U2 : to
§ 10,81 ( i.r 0 , a saving of ? l- 57.0t. ( The
mutual expenditures , which last year
were JjUSO.SS'J.riO , are expected this year
to be not more than $120,708.7.1 , a difference -
once of $ r > lOSi.7i. ! The whole plan of
economy rests upon a general reduction
of salaries of city employes , the aboil-
tlon of all needless offices and the con
solidation of otllees whose functions can
bo readily combined. The deputy
recorder , for example , nnmt henceforth
serve alao as cleric of the council com
mittees. The assistant city attorney Is
to do the work of clerk of the police
court. The mayor's clerk Is to servo
at the same tlmo as clerk to the Board
of Public Works. The secretary of. the
llro department Is to bo clerk of the
Board of Flro ami Police Commls
sloners. A dozen or more ofllcos are
abolished altogether.
When the levy ordinance was under
dlflcussloii before the Omaha city coun
cil our polke commission , through Its
chairman , Insisted not only that the
police force could not be reduced with
safety , but that under existing strait
ened circumstances of the people
j the number of patrolmen ought to be
Increased to prevent thieves from steal
ing the little that people had loft. Thin
theory doc.s not seem to have prevailed
hi Salt Lake City. Under thy new
roglui' ' ! there the chief of police , who
formerly received ? L'-IOO , Is to get $1SH ( ) ;
the one police captain who formerly re
colvod 51-MO Is to get $1.tL : 0 ; sergeants
who formerly received ? 1.L'00 are cut to
? 1OSO ; mounted police are reduced to
the pay of patrolmen and the pay of
patrolmen , detectives and alarm oper
ator generously cut. Not only this , but
the force Is reduced from forty-one
patrolmen to thirty-one patrolmen , and
from three desk sergeants to two desk
sergeants. And the people of Salt Lake
City hope to maintain their police force
In nearly the sumo eillclency as before.
The Omaha council must awaken to
the fact that Its duty to economize and
retrench In the management of the
city's finances has not been exhausted
with the fixing of the tax levy.Vltii a
legacy of dolleits In many departments
the revenue of the coming year can be
made to hold out only by atldltloinl
pruning of the cumbersome municipal
machine and constant watching for
leaks. If a city like Salt Lake City can
Ion olt almost a third of its salary list
Omaha can go much further than it
has already gone.
TO Till : ( I. A. Jt.
Omaha extends Its best greeting to
the veterans of the Grand Army of the
Uepublie who have assembled In this
city for their annual winter encamp
ment. The Invitation to have the meet
ing take place hero this year was offered
with a full realization of the responsi
bility involved nml the acceptance wa ?
balled with joy as promising another
opportunity for the display of Omaha's
proverbial hospitality. None of our
visiting friends must bo permitted to go
away disappointed for lack of cordial
welcome and proper entertainment.
The present encampment is In reality
the annual business meeting of the
Grand Army of the Republic organiza
tion anil the proceedings of Its sessions
will give the best insight into the praise
worthy work which it Is doing. In the
main founded upon comradeship In the
union armies during the war , the
benevolent and charitable features of
the organization are becoming year by
year more important and would in
themselves commend It to the esteem
and respect of the younger generation.
The encampment illustrates nothing
more vividly than the permanence of
the ties formed during the war period.
THE AMOUA'T UP 1DLI1 CAPITAL.
One of the most Impressive facts dis
closed by the enormous subscriptions
to the new Issue of government bonds
Is the vast amount of , idle. ' capi
tal In the country seeking permanent
Investment Although perhaps a major
ity of those wbojmt In bids did so with
the Intention of making an immediate
profit through the sale of bonds , yet it
is evident that they must have been
aware that there would be a market
for the bonds at a price which would
bring the Interest payments only a little
above a % per cent. The aggregate
shows that there was about ? < iOO,000,000
of capital ready for such Investment ,
either speculative or permanent , and
making every allowance for bogus or
duplicate bids there were more than
: ? 400,000,000 in offerings for these bonds.
That there should bo such an enor
mous amount of idle capital seeking In
vestment was a revelation in itself and
Is looked upon as an unhappy com
mentary on the business condition for
the past three years , ami tnat it siioniu
have been offered in such vast amounts
for government bonds Is regarded as
a favorable augury for the future.
This surplus capital , it was developed ,
has not all concentrated nt the great
financial centers , but was distributed
over the whole country , a considerable
quantity of It appearing in localities
where it would not have been looked for.
Of this capital the treasury will absorb
about $111,000,000 , leaving more than
three-fourths of it still unemployed.
Practical men can understand what It
would moan for the prosperity of the
country If this Idle capital were in
vested In now enterprises and In on-
l.iglng the scope of existing industries.
It would give a most decided Impetus
to the material progress of the nation.
Some Improvement In financial confi
dence has boon shown as the effect of
the extraordinary bond subscriptions.
Such a manifestation of public faith in
the stability -of the national credit
would Inevitably produce a better feel-
Ing. It Is predicted by intelligent
students of tin * situation that this im
provement will continue ami ( hero are
certainly valid reasons why it should do
so. But that complete restoration of
confidence , which Is necessary to Induce
Idle capital to embark In enterprises
the success of which Is to a greater or
loss degree dependent upon economic
policy Is not to bo expected under pres
ent conditions , or until there Is a chnngo
In the political administration of the
government , which will nv.-niro for
some years , through a policy of Judicious
protection to American industries , se
curity to capital Invested In such Indus
tries , and at the same time provide the
government with a revenue that will
obviate the necessity of periodical bor
rowing. There Is no Immediate danger
of the American people permitting any
debasement of their currency. Strongly
Intrenched ns the free silver element Is
In the national senate Its power Is lim
ited to obstruction. It can do nothing
for the mlTivsuvr.ionl of Its cause. The
monetary inridinl will not be changed'
or lowered1) ) ' si that as to this there Is
no gootl HIM > i ( > n for apprehension. The
only thlngt'therefore , that Is required to
fully restoriontltleuco ( ami Inaugurate
an era of Industrial uclMty and genera
prosperity Is flio return to an economic
policy thaf'WIll ' give greater security t (
our lndusr.les' [ against foreign compel !
tlon , and .furnish ample revenue foi
meeting thf t'xpe'.iilltures ' of the govern
ment. With tjds attained there will lit
profitable employment for all the capl
tal In tho'Viitihtry and more , and ( hot
there may bo. considered at leisure wha (
changes in our financial system new con
dltlolis demand or render expedient.
The extent to which the railroads got
their lingers Into the Iowa code com
mission pin Is shown by the discovery
that under the revised code all the
bridges crossing the Mississippi am'
Missouri in that state would bo taxed
as part of the mileage Instead of sop
anilely , as now requlicd. If there was
any other obscure point In the code
which could bo twisted to their favoi
the railroads may be relied upon to
have nt least attempted to have It so
modified. It Is furthermore safe to say
that there are doubtless many changes
In the now Iowa code for the benellt of
the railroads that will not come to llghl
until after It is enacted Into law ami
put Into force.
It Is to be noticed that while the
mtoen's speech to Parliament is full of
assurances of the most friendly fooling
for all nations it nevertheless asks foi
increased appropriations on the grouml
that they are demanded by the ex
igencies of the times. What these ex
igencies are Is Indicated by the explana
tion that the extension and Improve
ment of the naval defenses of the empire
Is the most important subject to which
the efforts of the two houses can be
directed. In other words , the Knglish
policy is to bo to continue to preserve
peace by preparing for war.
Secretary Morton need not apologize
for having sent an extra quota of free
seeds to Nebraska a year ago for dis
tribution among the farmers who had
been severely taxed by the drouth.
That was one of the few Instances
whore the free seeds did some good.
Had the distribution been prompted by
political motives or had discrimination
been practiced between equally worthy
applicants there might have been some
color of cause1 for complaint.
The efforts ofithe local Grand Army
of the Itepubllc reception committees
should bo directed toward making the
visitors foci perfectly at home In
Omaha. They should know that they
are free to eiijiiy themselves precisely
as they thinkbest , , and that all kinds
of entertainment have been provided
for their benefit ; If there is anything
the visitors waril that they do not see
they must be encouraged to make their
wants known.
If Lord Salisbury Relieves the suitan'a rcp-
rcl'ontatlons ' lie probably believes also that
measures ehoulil bo taUeu to prevent the
cruel and bloodthirsty sheep from preying en
the Innocent and helpless vy-olvea.
ItlllHti'rlii Tlir i-ii Is.
Duffalq Hxpiess. .
The clilefs o the A. P. A. In Connecticut
out word that Senator Hnwley's days In
the senate are numbered beoxuso he voted
for the confirmation of Colonel Coppinger as
a brigadier general. Tlie A. P. A.It will be
remembered , decreed that Senator Hoar of
Massachus-etts should not go to tue republican
ytato convention last ( all. Threats and tlioir
execution sometimes do not connect.
Tin- Cuban 1-cailerH.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Generals Gomez and Maceo will go down In
history as > not only great gcneraU' , but as pa
triots. They head an army that Is poorly
paid , half fe.l , badly clothcJ , and halt way
armed , and which confronts the army of one
of the oldest nations of Kurope. Its greatest
tvdtinp'il line hpnn rnHrjtil no ttnnnnnl tn tlio
taok and a butcher substituted. The change
may Inaugurate great changes possibly re
verses to tlio patriot cause.
A Tlji f ° ' ° loivn
Globe-Democrat.
Conceding that , prohibition Is Impossible
and this fact has been demonstrated to the
satisfaction of all Intelligent and unpreju
diced people the next best thing , unques
tionably , Is the high license plan which pre
vails In many of the states. That plan not
only urovldes revenue , but It also places
salutary restrictions upon the tralllc , and Is
moro conducive than any other to the pro
tection of society against the evils of in
temperance.
"WorkliiK" the fi. O. M.
Chicago Ncwa.
It la discouraging to consider that a gold
brick will always catch some men , no mattci
how old and JearneJ thc'y may bo. There's
Gladstone , for Instance. A magazine pub
lisher wrote him an offer of $1 a word for an
nrtlalo purely for advertising purposes. Mr.
Gladstone writes a courteous note declining
the offer and the publMier thereupon gives
the note to the newspapers and getH more ad
vertising out of the Incident gratis than ho
could have got for ? 10,000 If his offer had
been accepted.
Ccncriil ( illilifin'H Hrt'iiril.
Sl > rInenM ( Mass , ) lU'publlcan.
Drlgndier General John Gibbon , who died
Thursday at Baltimore , was a soldier of
distinction w'ho served both In the Mexican
and civil wars. Ho was graduated from
West Point In 1817 , and served In the ar
tillery , Ifo was brovcttod major In the
regular army fdr services at Antlotam , lieu
tenant colonel nt. I/Vederlcksburg / and colonel
at Gettysburg.1 where he was severely
wounded whllo comi/iandlng the Second army
ccrps. In Juntii 1S04 , ho rejolncil the army
as major general ot volunteers , and served
during the 'Wilderness campaign and the
subsequent battlra' . He was ono of the
commissioners appointed to carry Into effect
the conditions for LOB'S xurrciider. He was
retired April 20 , < 1S9I , at the ago of Gl.
A .Vc-liriiHliii
itvf york Sun.
The flro near i Jlutto , Nob. , lo probably
In one of the boilmof llgnlto In that sec
tion. Philadelphia - Ledger.
This Is the -usual materialistic attempt
to II n d a matter1 of fact explanation for a
( surprising psychical and mental phenomenon.
On Wwlnealay Htnfi'WIlllani Jennings Hryan ,
the Hey Orator of the 1'latto , made Ills
usual slxtocn-hour speech on sliver at Unite.
On Thursday morning all northeastern Ne
braska , not merely the llgnlto bed ? , but the
snow on the surface and the Immemorial
bowels of the earth , was burning with a
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
, fierce though Mlvor-ol red flame. There li
| ' no way of petting tint flro out. It will
i burn donn to llio antipodes , And Hon. \ VIIi -
| i Ham Jennings Hryan will folbw his own
j I poriuaiQ | . "olco through the fiery tunnel
sn created to the other f.ico of the oartli.
Ho will bo ta'.UIiiK 1 < ! to 1 to tlio unhappy
Hottentots \ < y : sn ; . If his lurk sinks , 'tis
to another EOT , and Ma \ \ silver cue.
I'llUSIUK.VI'IAtj TIM 1)1 IK.
Chicago ilccord : Mr. Shelby M. Cullom
arise * to r mar ! < that , however successful
he may be , ho la his own candidate and not
the ndv.uico nRont of some other boom.
Gloho-Uomocrat : Governor Morton Is a
Roovl man \\lio has outlived his nv.illablllty
for proi'ldontlal purpnsn.'j hut 1C ho wnnts
n complimentary vote from his own state ,
no harm will bo done by- giving It to him.
ChlMco News : Anytli'tig , of citirse , may
happen between this and ocnvontlun time.
The nominee may ho snmo man cf wham
no man Is thinking at all just now. Hut at
the present stage of proceedings It must Iw
admitted that MeKlnlfy'a boom Is traveling
considerably In front of Its competitors nml
getting over grouud at a very respectable
rate of speed , too ,
Hoston Glebe : Several of the more prob
able -prei'ldentlnl candidates nro mon who
loolt like other men. The ndmlrors of Me-
Klnlcy have long flittered h'm ' by telling him
of his renomblance tu Napoleon ; Senator
Uullom looks like Lincoln , -and Tom Uecil
very much resembles the Stratford bust of
Slnketpcare. Senator Allison dues not par
ticularly resemble any past notability , but
still ho Is , perhaps , the handsomest of all
the candidates yet brought forward.
Sioux City Journal : Iowa thus will have a
delegation ot twonty-iCx delegates In the
national convention. A powerful delegation ,
composed of the plcUed men of tlio mpubll-
can party ot Iowa In all the districts , rep
resenting Its highest character , Its best pur-
poeo and Its political sagacity .and skill , as
well as Its enthusiasm and devotion to Wil
liam I ) . Allison such u delegation will bo a
tower of strength la the national convention
at St. Lou It1. The Journal hopes that such
a delegation will be chooen.
Denver NewsVo : hardly think Tom
Heed Is seriously thinking of trying to secure
the nomination for the presidency. If he
was , It would be. a simple matter for him
to work up a boom among the wheelmen of
this land and that ho would hardly neglect thn
grand opportunity. There are thousands and
thousands of wheelmen , and whenever you
find a man who wheels , you have an In
dividual who Is rabid on the subject of good
roads. Ily promising a few fine national
thoroughfares , to be built by the government
at day labor , Mr. Ueod could mnho lilmtulf
polld with the cycler , tlio farmer and the
worklngmaii. Of course he would do It If
ho had presidential aspirations.
IOWA 1'llKSS COM.MHXT.
Sioux City Journal : The Journal prints the
cfilclal calls for the state convention and the
Klovonlh district convention , to be held In
Uoy Molnca March 11 , to select delegates to
the republican national convention , which
will bo held In St. Louis Juno 10 , ISOfl. The
HOle business of these conventions Is to select
delegates to the national convention. The
IHh of March Is an early date for holding n
state convention , but It Is not earlier than
the ftato conventions nre being called In some
of the states this year because the national
election Is held this year.
Uubuquo Telegraph : An opportunity to
learn what members of the legislature prefer
the Interests of the corporations to those cf
the publ e will soon be afforded , for the een-
ate committee Ino favorably reported the
Dlanclmrd bill declaring flro Insurance com
bines unlawful and tirovidlnu for tlio nunlsh-
ment of companies , officers and agents cdn-
vlcted of violating the act. The bill not only
prohibits agreements as to rates ; It also for
bids agreements as to the amount to be al
lowed agents for commissions , and ag to tbc
manner of conducting the fire Insurance busi
ness.
Sioux City Times : Iowa can furnish all the
presidential candidates this year and throw
In an emergency financier for full measure If
needed. Amos Steckcl of IJIoomfleld would
bo available for the latter. In a letter to the
president and pccrctnry of the treasury , he-
says : "If you cannot do It yourselves and
will let mo have . $105,000.000 of the green
backs now lying Idle In tlio United States
treasury , I will procure $100,000,000 of gold
to put in the place thereof by February 15 ,
ISOli , and save you borrowing $100,000,000 In
gold for thirty years at ! per cent Interest ,
payable quarterly. I will give tiecurlty to
perform this if I am notified that the offer Is
accepted by February 1 , 1890. "
Des Molnes Capital : Senator N. M. Puroy
of Council Bluffy made a discovery the othei
day which he revealed to the ways and means
committee yesterday. It was In regard to tlio
taxation of railway bridges over the Missis
sippi and Missouri rivers. The law provides
that these bridges shall be taxed sepirately
accord.ng to their value ; the code commis
sioners had changed the law so that these
bridges are simply counted In with thn regu
lar mllcago of the roads , thus relieving the
companies cf considerable taxation. The com
mittee restored the old law. Had the change
remained as the commissioners fixed It , the
cities of Slous City , Counc 1 Bluffs , Keokuk ,
Burlington , Clinton , Davenport and Dubuque
would have been deprived of a largo amount
of revenue.
mo DI\II iv STituivr it\n.\v.\vs.
All ( he llnailft In Cloolnnil Mn.v HP
tin I toil In One Sj.Hti.ni.
CI.KVRLANU , Feb. 12. An ovrn'ng Pft-
per siys : There Is a well defined belief In
flnancMl circles that n glpanttc deal I * brew
ing In local street railway c teles and thnt
within sl\ months the bigRest street rail-
wsy t'eal ever kno.vn In Ohio will have been
con < nimiti8tcd In Clovel.nul. The belief Is
tint tlio two competing companies , which
now control every street railway In this city ,
will bo consolidated before summer ends
and that Henry A. Cvcrett , who for several
months part has been fighting to obtain n
franchise for n system of electric ro/ids In
the flty on the : > cent basis ns against G
cents charged by the old companies , will be
ono of ( lie principal parties to the consolida
tion.
tion.Well
Well posted men say thnt U\erett has been
convinced that U will be a good tiling tor
his country roads to arbitrate the 3 cent
tire matter.
The talk of these men lias oven gone co
far as to declare with seemingly good au
thority that M. A. Hannn , president of the
Cleveland lllectrlc nnd Uablo Hallway com
pany , will bo nt the head cf the new cor
poration , nnd that Henry A. Kverctt will
lu the vice president , further than this
U Is alleged Hut tintu > nxd. i will , when
consolidated , give a 4 cent fare , or six tickets
for n quarter , and that universal tr.inr.fern
will bo a feature.
lj.VL7.THKI ) A llt > OM I'Oil I'ATTISOX.
I'oniiHj Ivatiln'N IX-Oovrrnor < > iicnl
In the l-rcnlilcllUlll ItltiM- .
HAIIUISUUIIG , I'a. . Feb. 12. The 1'attlsi-n
boom for the presidency wna launched with
much enthusiasm today at the meeting of the
y'.ato democratic committee to arrange for
the next state convention. The meeting was
largely attended and the sentiment was over
whelmingly In favor of the nomination of ex-
Governor Kobert 13. 1'attlson for president
bv HID liatlon.il convention nt fliln.iin. ! A
icwliitlon endorsing Ills candidacy was offered
by John M. Carman of Lurcrnu mid unani
mously adopted , as follows :
Resolved , That the democratic slate cen
tral committee recommends that the democ
racy of I'ennnylvanla present to the demo-
'cratlc national convention the name of ox-
Governor Hobcrt 13. 1'attlson as that of .1
strong and available candidate for the presi
dency. In character , In ability. In official
oxpcrlcnce , In tbo fearless discharge of pub-
lie duties , Mr. 1'attlson Is well equipped for
the high office for which wo recommend him ;
enjoying to the fullest extent the confidence
of the people because of H o steadfast adher
ence to the causj of good government , his
selection as the standard bearer of the demo
cratic party would bo mot by generous and
enthusiastic approval. Sound In principled ,
his leadership would bo such that at all times
democrats might safely follow.
I'ISIlSO.VAIj AND OTHHIIWISC.
Measured by the bond subscriptions , wo
are a trifle better than a half-a-bllllon-dolar !
country.
Dunravcn's apology appears to have en
countered a blockade of excursion stcamera
some distance from port.
British comment on the success of tlio bond
sale Is fringed with frost. This la duo to
the scant number that reached Britain's
pocket.
Now York secured more than half the
jomls and had a seventy-mile gale , all In one
week. This ought to settle the question of
fZnthnrn'n nbllltv tn raisn tlio win : ! .
Colonc-1 Charles F. Crocker of the San
Joaquln valley , California , has. secured from
Central America 1,000 yearling coffee plants ,
and will test the question whether the coast
can raise coffee.
Having concluded an Involuntary engage
ment with the national government for two
years , Mr. Joseph n. Dunlop has retired from
the Chicago Dispatch , which will beucotorth
bo conducted by a company.
As a testimonial of regard for the latei
Secretary Grcsham , tbe Jnpanesa emperor
sent to Mrs. Grcsham , through his minister
In Washington , a number of tapestries' and
vases of great value. The presentation was
made In Chicago last Monday.
Speaker Heed , who Is very fond of literary
work , has written an Introduction to the
wciks ot Henry Clay , a complete edltlou of
which Is soon to appear. Mr. Heed Is a
great admirer of Henry Clay , and spent much
tlmo on the famous Kentucklan's Kfo and
works before penning the Introduction re
ferred to. William McKinley , jr. , Is to write
the conclusion to the publication.
No matter what may bo accomplished In
other directions , It Is apparent from his re
marks that the new Spanish commander of
Cuba Is nn aggressive managing editor of
Cuban nows. A specimen of his work In
related by a corrcbponJent : "I submitted
the report of a skirmish the other dny in
which the Spanish had ten men kll'oJ , 'Make
it two and you may snd It , ' said the censor.
" 'Tis an 111 wind that blow. ? noboJy good. "
The enterprising barber struck a rich lead
In securing the passage of the Sunday clos
ing law In Now York state , which the su-
piumo court recently affirmed. In Buffalo
hundreds of journeymen take their kits un
der tliolr arms on Sunday morning1 and m k
n loir of HIP In.ii-tc of their patrons , who
receive tonsorlnl treatment at doubts and
triple rales.
Ono of the strangest sight * for nn off dnjr
was witnessed on the New York Stock ex-
t-imiiRO one day last week. Forty bald *
headed mumhcrs held tlidr flrst nnuuat
pftMde and punctured the pombro surround
ings with nude dcllflils. Yet the parader *
didn't crack n smllo or turn n lislr.
A young tclliw In the office ot a New York
company 1ms made $0,000 on an cxpendlturs
nf 2 cent ? . Tlio lad took advnutRgo of Secretary -
rotary Carlisle's bond Issue notice and now hs
Is wealthy , according lo the small buy's
standard. Ho put In n bid for $150,000 ot
the bonds nt A price which Insured An award
lo him. Ho Mlil his right to receive the
bonds for $5,000. The only expense he In
curred was 2 cent ! ) for a postage stamp to
send his bid to Washington.
Justice Morlce , ono of the jmlgo * ot Iho
Transvaal republic , who will try the cap-
lured raiders , IB a Scotchman. Ho wan edu
cated nt Iho University of Aberdeen nnd pub-
seiticntly | studied nt Oxford , He was called
lo the bar nt tlio Middle Temple In 1SS3 , and ,
proceeding to , Capo Colony , became n barris
ter In Iho supreme court , Ho wns drawn with
the tide of Immigration to the Transvaal nnd
In 1SS4 lie scttlud In Vrctorln , became nn nd-
vocalo lu Ihc republic and w.ip made judge In
1SOO.
SIMCKD UF.MAUIvS.
Argonaut : Thorp \vn- once n professor
\\lio , bolus nskcd wlmt IIP Uiu-w upon a
coitnln subject , leplled : "Nothing ; 1 buvo
not even lectured on It. "
New Yoik Hcrnld : Mrs. Vntkwust-DId
thr llshmnn cnll toilny , NornliV
Not nil Newcook Yls'm.
Mrs. I'nrUwcst Hnd lie frogs' less ?
Nornh Nowcook Sure , bow could Ol tell ,
iii'm ? Ho bud on pants nn' n long Hitter.
Philadelphia Krconl : " 1'rlde mnkcs fools
of us nil , " says the Mnnnyunk Philosopher :
"It makes many nn honest man descend
to politic * , nnd It keeps many n tramp
from working. "
Washington Stnr : "Yob knln't put no
'pendi'iico on ilc show folks make , " said
Uncle 13bpn. "De bufs-plnyor In do orclies-
tiu bab dc hlRgcs' llddle. but he nln * da
roller tint Ret.1 ; do i > tii > toll de res' ob do
liist'mcnts. "
Indlnnnpolla Journal : "It wns St. Paul
who ndvlsed Timothy to tnko u lltllo wlno
for his stomach's SIIKC , wasn't It ? " naked
tbo piohlblllonlst bontdcr.
"I think Itvns , " answered Mrs. lliish-
croft.
"H'ml No wonder It took the slonmshlp
nf that name so long to gut away from the
bar. "
Detroit Free 1'rps ? : "My bicycle has
been Injured In tbe windpipe , " said alldcr-
slcovc.
"Wlmt on earth Is n bicycle's windpipe ? "
nskod Tllllnglinst.
"The vciy part thai Is on earth , the
pneumatic tube. "
Somervllle Journal : Disappointed Guest
I thought you i-ald tbiro wns nn extensive
view from your hotel V
Dlsappolntlnj , ' Landlord Well , you can see
tlio moon , oan't you ? "
Chicago Record : "What kind of meat
did you hnve for breakfast ? "
"Don't know. "
"Do yon mean to Bay to the court thnt
you don't know what kind ot meat you had
for breakfast' . ' "
"I do It wns sausage ! "
Chicago Tribune : "I can tell by tbo wny
you talk , " observed the passenger who wna
eating peanuts , "that you're from the Pa
cific const. "
"My voice. , doubtless , " frigidly replied the
passenger who Was In bis stocking ; feet ,
"has a kind of Pugct sound about It.
WORTH A CRNTURY.
Hnrpor's Unznr.
He's but a yellow doe ,
And yet he snved me quite
A humlrpd dollars loss
The other night.
For while I Inv in sleep
A rufllnn finite rough
Into my house did creep
To steal my stuff ;
And ho , this yellow dog ,
Whilst I lay there In lied ,
Got up nnd bnrkcd nml lurked
Just like a thoroughbred.
Ami so I Bay to you
Wlio want to buy that imp ,
To get him yon will have
To put a hundred up ,
AVAR TIMB
I hear ngnln the fife nnd drum ,
As buck In 'sixty-two ;
I irucss tbu soldier boys have come
The soldier boys In blue.
I seem to hpnr the bugle notes.
That pierced the af at dawn ,
Tim cheering of A , triU."anit throats
As In tlio day3 lUng gone.
Thn soldier boys W3ro younger then.
Many have iwsfced away ,
And nil nre old , griiy-lieudod men
Who maich the streets today ;
They saved the flatr when treason tried
To rend its stripes In twain.
And many thousands full nnd died.
On southern battle plain.
The broken remnants of that host
Are with us let u rnlso
Kiiouyli to Klvo them quail on toast
As well na words of praise ,
SPECIAL SALE OP RUBBERS THIS WEEK.
O
Ladies'
$4.00
Shoe ,
Ladies' $4.00 Shoes $3.98.
Greatest Shoe SaHe of the Season.
Cost Not Considered ! Shoes at Your Own Price ?
If you want a genuine bargain in Shoes , Hayden's Shoe Department will be the place to
go , "Twice your money's worth or your money back" during this sale , Good , fine
shoes never were sold so cheap by us or anyone else , as we will sell them now.
Come and see. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1st LOT
240 pairs of the famous "Strootman Make" ladies' fine M.OO Vici Kid
Button Shoes at $1.98 , Latest razor and narrow square toes , C to
E widths , all sizes , These are a great bargain and the lady that
does not get a pair will regret it
2nd Lot 3d Lot- 4th Lot- 5th Iiot-
208 pairs Mlssea1 flno ISO pairs Ladles' and 238 pairs "Lud-
Dongaln , Button S p r 1 n u MI&H3H1 line Full and Bui- ; 102 pairs Woman's $1.35 ' " -
heoUl.no. $2.00 mid 82,23 vor Cloth 85o , 81,00 and and $1.CO Foil Lace Shoos low's" Ladies' fine
shoca nt OSo u pair. Plnln 81 25 Kllppcrs , all in ono . . .
nt 75o a pair ; eiv.ca 3 to 8. $2.50 and $3.00
too and patent leather t\\ \ \ > t > , lot at CUe u pair ; sizes 11 In
broken widths and slzea misses'up to 4' in ladies' . If you want a nioo warm shoes ; sixes 2- , 3
from 11 to 2 , all In ona lot. A bargain you cannot afford hotiso Bhoo you will bo and 3i at
(5ioo ( a
U daughter * needs ,
your a ford tu pleased with thoin ,
pair , bco thubo. pair.
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