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THE OMAITADAITr KEF ; MONDAY , NOV73MBE1 ? 2rt , 1800.
TIIE OMAHA DAILY BEB ,
K. HOHi\VATln : , IMIlor.
MOHNINO.
TKtlMS 0V 8UI1SCIUITION.
Dally lice ( Without Sunday ) One Yrar . .16 M
Dally Hoc and Humlny , one Ycnr . SS 00
HU Months . 1400
Tlirco Mnmhii . , . W
Bunilny Ilc , One Vrar . * M
Halunlay lire , One Ycnr . > ! M
Weekly lice , One Your . * * >
oi-Ticira :
Omnlm : The Ili-e Itullillni ; .
Bnuth Omaha : Hlnccr Illk. , CT. N nnd JUh Bli.
Council mutts : Id North Mnln Klrrct.
Ohlcnirii Olllce ! 317 Chnmtwr of Commerce.
Now York : Hooms 13 , 14 nnil IS. Tribune Hlilg.
Wnshlntrlom 1407 V Street , N. * A' .
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All commtinleutlons rpliitlni ? to news and edi
torial matter thntiM le nililr < * * rd : To the Kditor.
IlfSlNKSS MCTTKnS.
All tunlne-Ht letters nnd remittances should te
nrtilresceil to Th Ileo I'nMIMilmt Compnny.
Orn.iha. Dinfln. cht-oks nml imstnlllcn orders to
Lo made imynlilc to the onlcr of tlio company.
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STATKMKNT OK CIUCULATION.
Blnto of Nelirnnka , I
DouKlns County. I
Clew-Re It. TseGhurk , Mcrctnry of The fife rub-
llslilng company , lielntr duly sworn , * nys that the
actual number of full and complete coiiloH uf Tlio
Bally Morning , I'vonliiR and Sunday llee printed
during the nionlli of October , KM. was na fol-
'
1. . . . 20.C97 IT 81.1M
t 20.MU 18 ZI.2M
* SO.C7J ID M. >
4 21.2M 50 2" " ) . ! > 7a
C : O.S4l SI S0.9W
6 SUM a M.9- }
t 2 < l.C5t 13 20.81
8 20.M.- 21 20.SM
9 20.7SJ 23 21,400
10 20.7fO 20 20.RC.1
11 21,400 27 M.M *
12 SO.M3 28 21.03J
13 IO.SK3 23 20.051
II 20.RS4 30 21.103
IS SO.EM 31 21,212
16 2U.001
Total
Less deductions for unsold nnd returned
copies
Total net sales
Net dally iiveraco 20,631
ai'OItOI * H. T7.SCIIUCIC.
Sworn to before me nnd subscribed In my
presence thli 3lst day ot October , " ' 'v.j
( Penl. ) Notary 1'ubllc.
Marl ; llnnna Is still wrestling wltli
tlic f uk Irs.
General Clnrkson nnil Cnptnln I'nlmcr
nro now mnruhliiK throiiHli tinenemy's
country.
The clmrter milkers nro still nt work ,
but BO far they have failed to take the
public Into their coiilUli-ncc.
The now date for tlio State fair Is bet
ter than the old , but one. a week later
would have been better still.
It Is better to clean the streets than
to pay larjje sums of money to paving
contractors Avbo have never earned It.
General Cowln lias no aspirations for
n. seat In the cabhitft , but his law part
ner has no objection to a seat on the
bench.
The key to the union depot building
Is the exposition. There can be no
exposition without commodious depot
facilities.
An elective police commission means
a return to the good old days when , the
dives and dens were the dominant
power In police appointments and con
trolled the entire license board.
The McOulre case calls for a very
searching Inquiry by the 1'ollce com
mission Into the circumstances under
which a prisoner was allowed to die
without medical atlcnduicc : in the city
Jail.
' ' France and Germany are reported as
,1 being reconciled through the czar. The
Itusslan bear seems to have a most con
ciliatory effect on Saerebleu Johnny
Crapaud and lUItzdoiHU'rwctter Hilly
-Potsdam. .
Now that the defeated popocralle can
didates for the house from Douglas
county have decided to contest the seats
of their .successful rivals there is an
other chance for Judge Ambrose to get
Another warrant on the state treasury.
When Ilryim goes out gunning after
plutocrats for a thousand dishonest
200-cent dollars a night he will furnish
American tellers with an object lesson
that must convince them of his tin-
Bullish devotion to the cause of suffering
Immunity.
All who desire to have a voice In the
choice of the reorganized management
of the Transmisslsslppl Exposition are
expected to make their subscription
this week. The election of the new
board of directors will take place on
the 1st of December.
Unless Chicago makes haste to annex
Indianapolis , Milwaukee , St. Paul and
Minneapolis between now and the llrst
day of January , Its glory of distancing
Now York In the November race for
votes will be of brief duration. The
Greater New York will celebrate New
Year's day as u city of over 11,000,000. ,
Senator Thurston's views about the
Dundy succession recall to us the
highly polished and profound editorials
that appeared In the Omaha mammoth
consolidated Tribune and Republican
In the early 70s. These elaborate
essays from the gifted pen of the la
inented Dr. Thomas invariably con
eluded "and we desire it distinctly un
derstood that we do not wish to be un
del-stood. "
If Corbett would only join the In-
mirgcnts In Cuba , and Pltzslmmons the
imperialists , their "light" could take
place simultaneously with that of
Weyler and 'Macoo , and with equal
safety to the combatants. Huch an
arrangement would also have the happy
effect of removing two pestilential
nuisances from u country which can
well spare them.
In appointing W. 1) . Mel high to the
vacancy on the United States district
bench President Cleveland has made a
most creditable choice. Mr. McIIugh
Js a man of unimpeachable Integrity
nnil spotless reputation , lie ranks with
tlio ablest lawyers at the bar and Is
in every respect tiualllled for tlio Im
partial nnil fearless discharge of Ju
dicial duties. Illy elevation to the federal -
oral bench will commend Itself to the
people of this state. While the late
Judge Dundy was a republican It wan
not to be expected that tlio president
iwould make his selection from among
i-epubllcaiiH In view of the fact that so
many competent and deserving demo-
crntH aspired to the position nnd bud
rightful claim to preferment
TIIK t'o.vr/rr Ail/ton i > noniKM.
A free convict labor penitentiary Is
to be the new fad In Nebraska. As yet
we do not cHirly understand the way
the new departure Is to operate. If by
free convict labor It Is contemplated to
give convicts nothing to do , It will bo
the worst punishment that men could
possibly be subjected to. H will also
mean an enormous Increase of taxes
by the loss of whatever Is now received
from the proceeds of convict labor , be
sides the necessary Increase In expenses
for maintenance of extra guards. Con
victs who have nothing to do will be
more obstreperous and unmanagc > able
than criminals who are compelled to
labor and have no time for limitation
nnd plotting. If , on the other band ,
free convict labor means that the state
proposes to abolish the contract system
and work the convli-ts under supcrvi
slou of the warden and other otllcevn ,
several problems will present them
selves for solution. First and foremost
will come the question , What ar
ticles the state shall fabricate
In the pi-nltentlaryV The ob
joctlon to the convict labor sys
tem Is not so much because It Is done
by contractors for gain , but because
the product of convict labor comes Into
ruinous competition with the product
of free labor. The penitentiary being
a mechanical training school In which
most men begin their apprenticeship
after they are of age , and therefore
never become very prollcient , . .the
amount which contractors can afford to
pay for convict labor In the aggregate
Is way below the ordinary wage paid
for skilled free labor. Another
consideration that weighs with
bidders for contract convict labor
Is that some of the bi'.st work
men keep dropping out by reason of
pardons , reprieves * and expiration of
sentences. This naturally bears down
this price of convict labor , but the
cheapening of penitentiary made goods
is due also to the fact that they would
not be salable unless they were sold
under the market price of articles maile
by honest labor.
If the state assumes the direct opera
tlon of the penitentiary , there will bo
no cheapening of the price of labor , be
cause there will be no price put upon
the time of individual convicts , but
the product of convict labor when
thrown upon the market will be just
as much In competition with
free , honest labor as It would be
under the contract system. That would
be true , even If the articles manufac
tured In the penitentiary were to bo
used exclusively by the state In Its own
Institutions. Hy substituting convict
made articles for factory-made com
modities wo would deprive free labor ,
which now enjoys the patronage of the
state , of the opportunity for earning
a livelihood. Assume , however , that
the scheme of free convict labor con
templates the sale of convict-made
wares through jobbers or commission
men , under the regulation that each
article shall be labeled or branded "Ne
braska penitentiary , " the state will
either be compelled to sell these wares
below the standard market price for
similar articles , or have these wares
remain unsold on Its hands.
From these conclusions there can be
no escape. This brings up the stubborn
fact that the penitentiary at Lincoln ,
where there is no quarry or coal mine
to operate and no forest to fell or lum
ber to mill , will never bo made to pay
its way without bringing convict labor
into ruinous competition with free
labor. The only employment In which
convict labor could be made remunera
tive without competing with free labor
is farming and cattle raising. The
prices of grain and cattle are not af
fected by the cost of production. They
are regulated and llxed In the world's
markets. Penitentiary raised corn ,
wheat , sugar beets , or cattle , would not
go out with a convict label or brand.
The bulk of penitentiary farm products
would be consumed 'by the convicts
and nobody would be the loser. The
only drawback would be the expense
of enclosing the grounds and guarding
the prisoners. The solution which we
look for eventually will be the reloca
tion of the penitentiary and a division
of convicts that would place the most
tractable criminals at work In tilling
the soil and herding and feeding cattle ,
while dangerous and hardened crimi
nals would be kept at bard labor in
breaking rock at some point whore a
limited number of convicts could bo
worked In quarrying stone.
II'JIBKA' PIIUTKCTIUK COUNTKD.
Although California giiyo Its electoral
vole to the republican ticket by a very
small margin , when all tilings are con
sidered the victory there for sound
money and protection was as notable
as any achieved In any other state , If
Indeed It was not the prl/.o victory.of
the year. The California republicans
were confronted at the beginning of
the campaign by conditions which In
the opinion of many shrewd politicians
seemed to assure their defeat. Repub
licans generally felt that the state was
moro than doubtful. Two years before-
tile democrats elected their governor
and the populists polled 50,000 and that
was the year of the republican land
slide. The fusion of democrats and
populists this year and the well known
fact that many republicans were In
fected with tlie free silver heresy , pre
sented a situation to the sound money
forces which It appeared hardly possi
ble to overcome , but they went to work
fearlessly and their courage and Inde
fatigable zeal won.
Hut It may well bo doubted whether
this victory would have boon achieved
If the free silver Issno hud been Hie
only one presented to the voters of Cal
ifornia. According to Senator Perkins
of that state the tariff was tin ; main
Issue and It was the cause of protec
tion that carried Callfo.-nla for the re
publican ticket. The people of iluit
state have had a severe expi-i-'ence
under the operation of the present ini Iff
law. Wool growing was n most Imi'or- '
taut Industry there and It has sufl'wd
greatly , the losses In this In'oivst. alone
amounting to many millions of del
lars. The people of California linvo
suen foreign wool drlvo their product
out of tlio market or no depress Its price
that Its production became unprofitable.
Then the fruit growers nml tin1 vono
makers of the state have nl.'o lost heav
ily under the operation ( if the dt'un '
cial le tariff , while other Interests had
similar cause of complaint. Th is while
( . 'allfornlans hud n lively Interest In t.'iis '
cause of the silver minim , ' stales , most
of them felt a much deeper Interest In
the policy of protection , undei * which
they had realized progress and pros
perity.
The same Is true of On.-go'i. 'I'lio ' 4"n-
ators from that state ngivo that It
could not have been cari'ilor ! Me-
Klnley excepting on the protoctlvf
tariff platform. They say unit It wns
the Injury done to the stul - by ( he dem
ocratic tariff law that gavi the lep-.ib-
Henna a majority. Oregon Having boon
a large producer of wool and that in
terest having suffered there as else
where from a damaging fo'Vign iom-
petition.
Protection , according to trustworthy
authority , counted more for ilu ; tepiib-
llcan party In thvj stares than did
sound money and it , Is tinri'ore but
natural thnt they should expect from
the party , as soon as possible after It
shall have assumed control of tlu legis
lative and executive hniMciu-s of tlio
government , legislation that will Im
prove the condition of thosi < industiiis
that have suffered fimi iie ! present
tariff. There Is no do-ibt - of the Inten
tion of the party to provide sin-h legis
lation , the only question bflng ns to
how long It may be doforvod. The
party cannot unduly postpone iho r.'Slef
which the people of the ' 'ar west , In
common with other sections uf the
country , anxiously desire without the
danger of being discredited l-y many
who supported It in the lale election.
XATlUX.lr. MJM'BA'CV.
Addressing the Duluth Hoard of Trade
a few days ago , .Speaker Keed said that
"with the revenues of this nation run
ning from $ ; iO,00 ( > ,0)0 ( ) to JJMO.000,000 be
low Its expenses , we can never expect
to hold up our heads among solvent na
tions , " and he appealed to his bearorn
as business men to create a sentiment
that will result In the passage of such a
revenue bill as will enable us to estab
lish ourselves as a solvent nation. Tills
and other utterances of Mr. Heed Indi
cate that he is In favor of revenue legis
lation at the coming session of congreiss
and in this he unquestionably voices
the sentlniPiit of the Industrial inter
ests of the country. All organizations
of manufacturers and business men
which have expressed themselves on
this subject urge that some such meas
ure as the Dlngley bill should be passed
by the present congress , so that the
treasury delicits may be stopped and
more protection be given to industries
that require it.
Hut there Is diversity of opinion
among senate republicans as to the ex
pediency of doing this. Several promi
nent senators are reported to favor post
poning action until the uoxt congrcs ,
which it Is understood would in that
case be called In extra session yory
soon after the Induction of the new ad
ministration. There Is an unconllriiied
report that Major McKinley Is against
the Dlngley bill or any tariff or revenue
legislation at the short session , on the
ground that the republican Idea of pro
tection must prevail in whatever .Is dom
ain ! that a satisfactory tariff bill could
not be passed this winter. It is cer
tainly true that the present coTlgrcM
could not pass a bill that would satisfy
the expectation of the Industrial Inter
ests of the country or carry out the re
publican pledge , and If it could do so
such a measure would fall at the bunds
of President Cleveland. Hut does tliU
situation absolve the republicans from
making a united and earnest effort for
legislation that will provide the govern
ment with needed revenue until there
can be a careful revision of the tariff ?
Is there not danger , If the party repre
sentatives in congress shall fail to do
this , that the party will suffer some
discredit In consequence ? It clearly
seems to bi the dictate of sound policy
that republican senators should stand by
the action of the house in this matter
and if they are unsuccessful the re
sponsibility for the failure of revenue
legislation cannot be charged to the
republican party.
It Is very doubtful whether Major
McKinley has expressed himself on this
subject or that he will do so , though It
Is quite probable that his opinion will
bo sought by the republican leaders in
congress. It is safe to say that he will
leave the decision of the course to be
pursued to the judgment of the repub
lican senators , to be ascertained in cau
cus when congress assembles. This
chances of securing revenue legislation
at the approaching session appear to lu
small , but this should not deter repub
licans from making an effort to obtain
it.
Tiie oft exploded scheme to establish
a line of barges between Omaha and the
gulf has been revived. * hike all other
visionary projects the barge line prom
ises great tilings for Omaha and
Nebraska In theory. In practice It
would prove a costly experiment fore
doomed to failure. It would cost mil
lions to clear the Missouri river of snags
and other millions would be wasted In
dredging the Hlg Muddy , which at-best
would be open to navigation only part
of the year. The promoters < jf the barge
line would also llml an insurmountable
obstacle In the want of a return cargo
from the south anil the dilllculty of
towing the barges up the river. A more
feasible scheme would be a ship railway
down the Missouri valley built on the
model prepared by Captain Kails for
the Panama canal. I Surges propelled
by electric power from stationary
motors could bo operated all the year
around. It Is doubtful , however ,
whether the construction of a ship rail
way down the Missouri valley would
bo a paying Investment or whether It
would create a great grain market In
Omaha. The mere handling of grain
does not make a market.
According to the last royal edict of
our "Sovereign" no bonds or Interest-
bearing credit notes shall ever again
bo Issued by the government of the
United States. The great and mighty
Sovereign has evidently forgotten his
former royal edict by wlilch the govern
ment Is prmTniaiidod to purchase , own
and operate all the railroads In the
1'nlted States. How the government Is
to buy orft the railroads wlilch repre
sent a bonded debt of over live thou
sand million dollars without issuing
another bend or Interest-bearing note
his 'cceiitrie and concentric majesty ,
our gracious Sovereign , has not yet di
vulged. i l's a royal secret.
'A Hint In the llnnil , " 12lo.
Minneapolis Times.
Hon. Ktcluril Parks Illnnd now sees how
much moro comfortable It U to bo a live
congressman than a dead presidential can
didate.
I'nwitrrntittMt Stir print- .
Philadelphia Times ,
Why bo surprised that Niagara's power
pulls cars from street to street In Huffalu
when It has drawn people from all parts oj
the earth ?
I' < < < ! Inn tinWorlil ,
lluffnlo i\press. :
Shipments of wheat to Australia nnd to
South Africa have been made from San
Francisco this. week. Tlio Russian wheat
crop Is also abort. U looks as If the United
States would bo furnishing the wheat for
the rest of the world before the winter Is
over.
A Iti-fiiril ( o IliuiNl Of.
Sprlnnlleld ( Mnss. ) Republican.
Secretary Morton will bo able to say In
his annual report tli.it during his four years
as head of th6 Agricultural department IIP
has covorpil Into the treasury some $2,000.-
000 of unexpended appropriations public
money duly appropriated , but saved to the
public by economy and clllclency In adminis
tration. That Is a record to boast of. Tlio
Morton wuy of meeting a deficit Is tlio beat
war.
war.A
A Chunk of .Soutlii'i-n Sentiment.
New Orleans 1'lcnyuno diem. )
The IMcayuno believes that while a few
of tlio democrats will remain with tbclr now
associates the great body of them will at
once return to the old organization. Hut
they must give up Hryau and Hryanlsm. He
Is a firebrand who will surely destroy every
thing ho can dominate , nnd , If lie Is to betaken
taken up as ( be leader In the next presi
dential campaign , then truly has the grand
old party como to Its end. Hut It will lie
Impossible to believe that the democrats
can again follow the wlll-o'-tho-wlsp of
Uryanlsm after having once been led by It
lute a dreadful slough of despond.
AnotliiT Ciiiiwolntlim Tulilo.
New York World.
If New York had declared for sound money
by 15,000 majoYlty , that would have been
secure and comfortable. Ilcnco there were
230,000 votes cast for sound money In Now
York that might have been used to advan
tage In wlplng-out free silver majorities In
states that went for Mr. Hryan.
His total majority lu seventeen of tlio
twenty-two states he carried was 243,000.
Therefore New York's surplus , judiciously
distributed , would have left Mr. llryau live
'
states MlsslBs'lppl , Texas , Colorado , Jits
sour ! and South Carolina.
And this u cs only about one-fourth or
the overwhelming national majority against
free silver. ? \ v
Worthy nt I'liiiiliitliin.
J Kansas City Slnr.
Th6 city of CJlasgow , Scotland , Is now
enjoying ttio rejvard of wise * Investments
In the past. ' One of the first cities In tin-
world to adortt" ] the scheme of municipal
ownership dfnAtural monopolies and fol
lowing this policy with business Intelli
gence to Ijs _ ' logical " conclusion , the city
now finds ftself able to perform all Its
functions of government on the proceeds
of Its business operations without taxing
the pcoplo a , slhgle cent. Ot cournc this
is an exceptional case and is the result of
the best directed effort and highest meas
ure of Integrity' The conveniences which
the city supplies , water , light , heat , etc. ,
are of the. Ijest finality and at the lowest
rates , but , nevertheless , the service Is
profitable to .the. city a d distinguishes
Glasgow na the only town of considerable
population in the'world where the people
are actually untaxed.
( lovvrnnr IIolconili'M 1'loilKf.
AiOilnncl Gazette.
In our opinion Governor Holcomb rendered
the state of Mcbraska a patriotic service
when ho gave It out to the public In an
authorized Interview that no radical legisla
tion may be expected from the Incoming
legislature touching itho relations of debtors
( Mid creditors , and In respect to the interests
of Investors of capital generally. Wo be-
llovo the pcsltlon of the governor Is sound
aitd will meet the approval of the sober
second thought of the people. It wan a
j''ic and pntriotlo thing for the governor to
aay , oven If It rendered Ineffective certain
campaign thunder for future use. When
the popocratic governor dees tbat which is
wise and Just , we will always endeavor to
1-avo tlie fa traced to glvo him credit for It.
Hot In this connection wo cannot repress
the thought , If tho. new regime travels right
along in the footsteps of their leptiblican
predeccMors , what will they have to eay to
the pecplo when a campaign Issue la to bo
Joined In the future ? If Governor Holcomb
! s to be accepted as reliable authority , the
populist regime In Nebraska Is going to be a
vastly different thing from what It wa in
Kansas.
Thf Kl-NDOIINllllllty Of SlICM'I'HH.
Kails City Journal.
Never before In the history of Nebraska
lias the populist party had full and com
plete control of the legislative and exec
utive branches of the state government. It
now has absolute control. Will It be equal
to the occasion and glvo us an administra
tion which will be economical , conserva
tive and honest ? If it does not populism will
bo a thins of the past In Nebraska. .U
has great burdens to assume. They must
bo borne to the credit of the state and with
out creating ! , internal disruption in the
party. If it comes out of power stronger
than it went In. Thcro must be no wild
fanatical legislation such as disgraced Kan
sas when populism was supreme there.
There are perhaps 500 good salaried appoint
ments to bo made. Will the positions be
given to those who by personal effort and
excellent management , botli in tlio demo
cratic and populist parties , nmdo success
possible , or will they be given to some rela
tives or favorites of the bosses ? Tlio chances
are that the bosses will rule and tlio plums
go to those who neither earned nor deserve
them , while the sturdy , Intelligent and
ay&tcnmtlc workers who made the success
of the party will have to bo xatlsdcd with
ft circular letter of thanks from the bosses.
1'iMiny AVlM < > nnil Pound I'dollxli.
"Ilagtlngs Tribune.
i Among the clit'eVprlscs that the next leg
islature la expeetlM to make a. vigorous at
tack upon iH.Uiy.jvUJlMK of sugar beets. It
IK pretty well understood that the sllvoritea
are opposed tb'tajjlng bounty to encourage
that inclustry- ] < l > so the expectation 1s that
they will repeal the bounty now allowed.
Many of the bestpcoplo in tlio state believe
that by paying a lxmnty the Industry can be
brought up to ( such conditions as to more
than compcrus to-- the public for the
amount paid tencjife a bounty. Wo can help
the ntato morfl.'ldirhls way than In any other.
and after awrijjij2t ! : It all back. The penny
\vlso and pound foolish opposers of the
bounty woulf ) ( rather BCO the Industry en
tirely fall tha-n to Klvo it this needful help.
The legislature will no doubt look at It In
this light anil give the sugar beets and their
friends the gby ( merely to carry out a pre
conceived cpltilon on the subject of bounties.
With the ho ) | > , that should como from the
state and tlio encouragement wo may expect
from the government , the ftugar beet Indus
try may reasonably bo expected to reach
nratlfylng proportions in the near future
and bo a fcaturo'-of husbandry In' this state
that will command tlio attention of the
world , _ _
TIIAOU UMO.VH I.V 1'OUTIC.H.
iiM TON ! of Mt'iiiliiTMlilp Ito-
jeuti-tl l > > - tinKnlKlitN of Labor.
Chicago IteeorJ ( Inil. )
Many labor organizations Imvo been
wrecked by venturing too recklessly upon
the sea of politics. The Knlghta of Labor
organization was wlio when It rejected , re
cently , the ouggeattotm put forth by General
Master Workman Sovereign.
Mr. Sovereign wanted a declaration In
favor of the free and unlimited coinage of
silver pieced In the preamble to tbo consti
tution , to which every person would tiavu
to mibacrlbo before ho joined the order , TliUi
would bo nmltlug a political teat for mem
bership In tlio arfiiinlzatlon. In the end ,
therefore , If these MttRRfatlona were fol
lowed , the Knlghtti of Labor would become
a political rather than a labor body.
There Is no need for the participation of
worklnrtmen In politics , but there ought to
bo political organizations enough without
sacrificing for that purpose the labor organi
zations which were formed for other special
objects , As n general thing , the trade
unions have showed wisdom on this point.
While lu tunny eases a majority of the mem
bers of various unions have been earnestly
In favor of free silver , or other policies thnt
were political Issues , they have not sought
to commit their organizations to theao
policies In euch manner ns to drive from the
unions these who were In Bytnpathy with Its
trade objects , but wcro opposed to the politi
cal policy favored by the majority.
WorklngiHcn ns Individuals , or organized
Into political associations , should be In poli
tics , and tuny properly seek to accomplish
certain ends by political action. Hut the
union , which Is n trndo organization , largely
for economic purposes , should bo kept free
from politics.
I\\iiitOtJS I.MT1ATIOXS.
St. Paul Pioneer Press : Apparently secret
order "Initiations" must go the way ot col
lege hazlngs. A Des Molncs man has just
died of blood poisoning contracted In the
course of one of these facetious ccrcmonlnls.
Sioux City Jotnnal : It Is not necessary
Ir. expressing rcgrent for the death of Chair
man Curty of the Iowa democratic committee -
tee or In commenting on the unfortunate
circumstances causing It to condemn the
order of Hlks or secret societies In general.
Other accidents have happened In lodges of
other orders at.d will happen again , for
[ hero will bo carelessness In lodge work so
long ns careless men live ; but this does not
detract ono whit from the fraternal and
benevolent purposes of the secret societies.
The llcncvolent and Protective Order ot
1311(8 Is one of the growing orders In the
united States. It was founded by actors
and newspaper men for social , benevolent
and protective work. If the death of Mr.
Curry Is directly traceable to tbo lodge
room In DCS Molnes It at least cannot bo
traced to the society.
Detroit Free Press : It ought to bo snld
In justice to the order that such n foolhardy
Initiatory proceeding as that which caused
the death of a candidate in the lodge of
Elks at Ues Molues , la. . Is utterly foreign
to the ritual as prescribed by the grand
lodge , and almost universally followed. The
torture chair feature of the Initiation wna
an innovation peculiar to the Des Moines
organization , and was Introduced to satisfy
such an abnormal desire for merriment as
once found gratification in the violent and
senseless proceedings of the Knights of
Malta. It was commonly supposed that this
species of semi-savagery had disappeared
from secret society Initiations , but the DCS
Moines affair proves that there are these
who still nnd amusement In the infliction
of physical pain. To bo sure n fatal termi
nation of the ceremony wns never dreamed
of , but the experience ought to teach all
concerned In It to regard the human body
ns too sacred for the Infliction of torture
oven in fun.
IIIIYAX AS A I.KCTimHIt.
Washington Star : Mr. Bryan's determi
nation to go oil the lecture- platform will
claim the interest of Mr. Hill and a number
of others who have made a similar experi
ment.
Detroit Free Press : Mr. Bryan's lecture
engagement ecttles the question , what shall
wo do with our unsuccessful presidential
candidates ? It also takes care of the vice
presidential candidates. Tom Watson can go
ahead with the lithographs and small bills ,
and Mr. Sewall can act na business man
ager.
Philadelphia Times : If It Is true that the
late W. J. Dryan has contracted with a re-
sponslhlo party to deliver fifty lectures for
the sum of { 50,000 , he has struck his gait.
Delivering lectures Is ns easy as rolling off
a log to Mr. Bryan , but getting $1.000
apiece for them Is not so easy to most lec
turers , and If he can secure so good a bar
gain for himself ho will have achieved the
first real success of his life. A failure as
lawyer , editor and political leader , success
in a now field will doubtless bo very gratify
ing to the lale presidential candidate , and if
he will lecture on some subject beside poll-
tics , even the public may consent to bo
gratified.
I'UHSO.VAI. AXIJ OT1IUKWISI3.
This country has so many things to be
thankful for that every man can kenp
Thanksgiving to suit himself.
In one room of the Maine Central railroad
general unices are employed a eon of Joseph
H. Minlcy , a nephew of Arthur Sewall , and
a ncphow of Thomas 1) ) . Heed.
H is to be hoped that congressmen-elect
are pasting In their scrapbooks rhe good
advice so lavishly tendered them. There
Isn't room for it In their hats.
Few people are aware that the female
drummer is among the varieties of new
woman recently developed , but she is hero
and has a tight grip on the business.
The sultan of Turkey not only has a rigid
censorship ot the press , but he has ordered
that no newspapers bo published until the
afternoon , so that the censors will not have
to forego their morning nap In order to
supervise them.
An attempt to colonize seventy-six Hebrew
families from Philadelphia and New York
in Logan county , Colo. , has pim-cd a fail
ure. The failure Is partly explained by the
atatcment that every vocation except farm
ing was represented in the colony.
The "Drummer Hey of Areola , " who saved
the day for Napoleon , la not a myth. At
least Franco docs not consider him a myth
and Is about to erect -a statue to hU mem
ory at Castanet , In Vaucluae , his birthplace ,
where he was known as Andre Ktlenne.
The first "Me" to sit in the white house is
a descendant of a family which In the old
Celtic days did not spell Its namci "McKln-
loy. " The original Gaelic nanic Is supposed
to have been. Mac-au-01lamh ! , "tho BOH of
the bard , " corrupted later Into Mclnally.
Alexander Stephens Clay , who will succeed
General Gordon of Georgia in the United
States senate , lo known all over Georgia aa
"Steve" Clay. Ho worked on a farm as a
boy , studied law , and went Into politics , serv
ing several terms in the .state legislature.
In 1S8D ho was elected speaker of tlio house.
Afterward he became a state senator , and was
elected president of the aenate. He became
chairman of the otato executive committee
of the democratic party in ISO I.
One day last week Hamilton Cox of Brook
lyn went hunting near Eldred. His guides
placed him back of a runway , and told him
to keep hl eyes well peeled If ho wanted
deer. Ho sat there till ho was tired , and
then moved back to the shelter of a bush.
A doer leaped over Mr. Cox's bush , knoclu-d
the gun out ot Ilia hands and discharged It ,
all In the Jump. The charge struck Iho
deer amidships and It fell dead within a
few feet of the frightened hunter.
President Brltlln of the New Orleans city
council has directed the commlttco on bud
get and assessment to transfer the amount
of his salary , 50,000 , to the contingent fund ,
BS ho does not intend to accept any tnonoy
consideration for his official services. The
Times-Democrat says of Mr. Dritlin that lie
"Is an able as well a a public spirited of
ficial , and ns his servlccw In the clty'n
Interest are not only to bo gratuitous , but
are likewise very valuable , he is laying it
under u double obligation. .May bla kind
Increase ! "
Stephen W. Dorsey , the man who once put
the state of Arkansas in his carpet bag ,
nml who posed In the senate cu ono who made
and unmadepresidents. . Is now In San Fran
cisco , trying to win from mining ventureo
a fortune to replace that which ho loat
when the etar routes along which ho gal
loped so swiftly ended In a slough of dla-
grace and disaster. Dorsoy has lnterc ted
some London capitalists In certain mlnca
north of Yuma and Is planning a big etamp
mill nt the end of a branch railroad six
miles long.
FOOT 1IAI.I , IlllIITAMTV.
Fremont Lender : W. H. Serf , a Ncb.-aalia
student , was the la&t foot ball victim. We
have a long list of foot bnll victims every
year , showing It a game fit only for bar-
barlann , Instead of a university game.
Shlckloy Herald : Last Saturday a young
man belonging to the Doane college foot ball
team was Injured In a sumo at Lawrence ,
Kan. , and died shortly after. There
ought to be a law against foot lull playing.
H amounts to nearly the eamo as prize fight-
Ing.
Fullerton Journal : At a foot ball game
at Lawrence , Kan. , last week a' member of
the Doario collrgu eleven -was killed. It
might bo remarked In paralng that ono of the
Incaii-aldtenclcu of lawmakers U that they
placet A Inn upon prize fighting nnd perml
foot ball to go uncheckrd. The latter I
n pnstlmc > compared with which prize fight
Ing Is n regular drawing room exercise.
Hint Olotld Argus ; A few moro tr.ml
deaths like that of Young llcrt Serf o
Huntings , who was killed In n foot 1ml
game at Liwrenco last Saturday , nnd th
game will rome Into utter disrepute , aa 1
should. It the present me I hods ot the gam
are continued. A bull fight Is n plr-nsnn
nnd Chrldtlanllko pastlmo lu comparison.
Nelson Hernld : W. H. Serf , the Doan
college foot bull plnyer , who was killed It
the Nebraskn-Knnaas game at Lawrence
Kan. , last Saturday , wns burled at Hastlngn
hl \ late homo , Tuesday. The death of this
young man la only nnothor strong nrgumcn
ngnlnst the rufllnnly features of n gamu
which has to ho won solely by brute strength
and where life or limb Is not considered for
a moment.
Button Advertiser : Another victim has
been nddod to the list ot foot ball homicides
In thei i > crson of Hi-rt Serf , the son ot n ( Jer-
mnn Congregational minister nt Hastlngfl
Serf was n student nt Dcatio college , nm !
was engaged In n contest at Lawrence , Kan.
when ho ivcolvrd his fatal Injury , Wo are
In favor of Bupprcasltig this class of crime
by legislation , nnd It should bo tabooed by
college authorities.
Ashland Gazette : Last Saturday one of
the players of the Dnnno college team waa
hilled nt Lawrence , Kan. The fatalities
rraultlng from foot ball nro mort > numerous
than these resulting from prlzo fighting.
H lias alwnyu seemed to us that when the
students of n college are organized Into
companies of traveling sports , going from
stnto lo fltato to engage In such a sport as
foot ball , they are n long , long way fitmi the
proper work of nn Institution ot Icnrnlnu.
roxpinisxcn iv I.AW.MAKHHS.
Cedar Bluffs Standard ( pop. ) : No fear need
bo entertained that the next state legisla
ture will i\i anything rashly detrimental to
the welfare of the state , even at the bidding
of n local fnklry which nnsumes to speak
with authority on the subject. The party
now dominant lu the stnto has a reputation
to malic nnd a prejudice lo overccmo , and It
will not allow itself to bo led astray by dis
appointed aspirants for political preferment.
Ponca Journal ( rep. ) : We need not appre
hend unwise legislation , dnngcrous to the
Interests of the state , merely because the
popc-crats will have control. H is only fair
to admit that the legislature will bo made
up of men of good judgment and business
ability , and men who cannot have other than
the welfare of the commonwealth at heart.
It la fair to assume thnt they will do what
they think Is right In remodeling and enact
ing state laws , notwithstanding their hallu
cinations on some of the natlcnnl Issues.
Atkinson Graphic ( rep. ) : H Is now pretty
well understood that the coming Nebraska
legislature has n majority of republicans
and free silver democrats who nre opposed
to any legislation which will bo detrimental
to the future prosperity of Nebraska. This
fact has had n tendency to revive the droop
ing spirits of all pcoplo who are Interested
In the rapid development of our state. There
Is no doubt but what Kansas will not get
n dollar of eastern capital , nnd the chance
oJ a lifetime for Nebrnskn lies In the bauds
of the legislature which meets on Tuesday ,
January C. Wo are not afraid of it.
Schuyler Sun ( rep. ) : While Nebraska Is
to bo guided for the next two years by the
democratic popullstlc leaders , wo feel as
sured that we will have nothing to fear. We
differ from these elected and did all in our
power legitimately to defeat them and would
repeat the same thing again , yet the ma
jority ot the people have declared for them ,
consequently wo shall gracefully yield ,
though It may make us Bad , and render what
support wo con for the good of the state.
Politics Is "not In it" now. Wo believe in
supporting whoever la In power , and shall
attempt to do so ; nevertheless we are repub
lican and when the contest comes on again
two years from this time wo shall bo found
supporting these principles found in the
platform of the republican party.
Broken Bow Beacon : Governor Holcomb
says that no laws will bo passed by the
coining legislature which will Justify capi
talists in withdrawing capital invested or
refusing to Invest In property In the
state. The governor Is right. Nothing
radical will bo done , but the people may
expect fair treatment from their law-mak
ers. No ono elected to the coming legisla
ture , so far as wo know , entertains any Idea
of confiscating the property of corporations ,
or doing them Injustice. The pcoplo , however -
over , have had a pretty hard struggle for
a footing , nnd If the legislature finds cor
porations abusing their franchises or deal
ing unjustly with the people the abuses
are mighty apt to bo corrected. Further
than thut , the pcoplo may expect economy
In all the departments of the state govern
ment , and that the expenses of running
the various state institutions will be cut
down to a minimum. Itntlroad corpora
tions have been In the saddle for years ; in
fact , dominated state politics. Tlio Ox-
nards have bail their share of attention nm
In our own opinion the pcoplo are about to
enjoy an inning. Appropriations of monc }
have been made from the treasury with n
reckless extravagance that will hardly be
repeated at the coming session. It may be
confidently stated that everything possible
will bo done consistent with honor am
sound policy to aid yio taxpayers of the
state in the development of its resources
As a rule , corporations can take care o
themselves. It is the people whoso inter
rats need protection , and which should bo
the chief concern of the legislator. At least
this Is our Idea of lawmaklng , and we shal
not be surprised to find others at the com
Ing session ot the same opinion.
MIIKASIC.\ ; .SUCAH STATIC.
Alma Record : To repeal the sugar bee
bounty will mean the removal of Nebraska' ) ,
sugar beet factories.
Grand Island Independent : Sugar beets
mixed with corn will be the salvation of
the farmers of Nebraska.
Wayne Herald : All men who feel that a
sugar beet factory would be a good thing
are requested to EO Inform their senator or
representative. This is a tlmo for building
up , not tearing down.
Emerson Enterprise : The sugar beet crop
13 said to be the best ever raised In Ne
braska , both as to quality , quantity and
amount of sugar contained. What the atntr
needs Is more sugar factories.
Stuart Ledger : There will bo a deter
mined effert made on the part of some of the
great financiers and. political economists to
thwart whatever prospect this state has for
the development of the sugar bcot Industry ,
especially In north Nebraska ,
Wayne Democrat : It is possible that the
next legislature will repeal the beet sugar
bounty bill and glvo the growers the direct
bcnnflt of a dollar per ton for raising them.
It Is a complex question and thcro la bound
to bo a bout In It somewhere.
Chappell Heglstcr : The tlmo Is not far
distant when every part of the state will
have a beet sugar plant , giving all a chance
to reap the benefit to bo derived by raising
sugar beets. Beet farming will be the main
Industry for our farmers and one that will
pay double the amount of any other crop.
Plntto Center Argus : Thcro are dozens of
towns in the state of Nebraska that will
put In beet sugar factorlco within n year
from this date , yet some people are In favor
of the legislature taking the bounty off
from such Industries. U Is tlmo to drop
such foollBhneas , and our people uhould com
mence to build up our state and towns with
factories of every kind ,
Chadron Signal : There Is a great deal of
senseless talk about the next legislature
"destroying the beet sugar Industry In Ne
braska. " The beet sugar Industry has come
to stay and grow In this state , It will lit
dealt with with all rightful confederation by
the next legislature , n largo majority of
whoso members are farmers and moro in-
tercoted than any class In the develop
ment of more farm resources.
Clay Center Sun : The Grand Island Ile-
publlcan says If the sugar bounty law h
tcpcalcd by the Nebraska legislature the
price paid for beets next season , if Indeed
the factory runx at all , will bo ft Instead o
(5 per ton. All proposed new enterprises
looking to the erection at new factories
will , bo held In abeyance. Factories at home ,
to convert our raw products Into arllcleu
of consumption , are the greatest need of Ne
braska , and now that the people are learn
ing how to profitably ralno sugar beets , and
a demand l.f being created for now factories ,
It would certainly seem to be against good
common eenso business principles to throw
the least Impediment In tholr way. For
tliu prosperity of the state It Is to bo hoped
that the body of our leglslatora are made
of better and sounder material than some
of their Icatlora.
!
roil TIIK u.vrosiTioiv.
Illoomflclcl Mcnllor ( rep. ) ; Kvo-y person In
NVbrask.i should do nil In Ills or her power
to make the Trnnsmlsslsslppl Exposition * t
Omaha n great success ,
Schuyler Herald ( dom. ) : All of the- papers
ot this Mate could with profit devote n llttlo
epaco each wcol : to bonmlng the forthcom
ing great Transmlsslzttlppt Exposition.
Howells Journal ( pop. ) : The Transmlssls-
slppl Exposition thnt will be held In Omnha
during 1S9S Is'ot great Intere.'t ' to Nebraska
people. Let us all work to make It n suc
cess. "
N
Grand Island Independent ( rep. ) : Every
county In Nebraska should mnku n spcclnl
effort along some line to assist lu making
the Trnnsmlsalsslppl Exposition a grnnd suc
cess. H Is none too soon to be thinking up
some pnrtlculur novelty that will present
the resources of respective communities , to
gether with thegrnnd display thnt will bo
made by the state nt large when the proper
tlmo comes. Ilnll county nnd Grand Island
can In no wny better ndvertlse than to erect
n sugar beet palace , or something similar to
represent the homo of the sugar beet Indus
try In Nebraska ,
SMII.l.VCi I.INT.S.
tndlnnnpolls Journal : Ho Blood na If
carved from stone.
These who knew the circumstances man
ifested no surprise.
Ho hail just been chiseled out of his
rocks.
Up to Date : Mis * Slmrpo I celebrate my
twenty-fourth blrtbdny tomorrow. Miss
Oldniro liulcvill And Isn't It flnpulitr ? So
do 1 ! Miss Klinrpr Oh , but I celebrate
uiltic for the IIrat tlmo.
Cblc.iR-o Tribune"How did the vege
tarians' congress KO on * ? "
"All right until the lust day , when some
lilnd-henrtcil but thoughtless person lu-
vlti-il the delegates to go out nnd visit the
liogkllllug establishments , "
Washington Stnr : "Somo people seem to
liolleve thnt It Is witty to say 'I don't
think' every tlmo anybody voutmvs nn ob-
sci vntlon. "
"Yes , " replied Miss IVpperton. "and In
most cases It Isn't witty nt nil. It's merely
a commonplace utterance of truth. "
Philadelphia North American : "Yotinir
innn , " snld the- father , "you no doubt fool
Hint lu refusing you my daughter's blind
I nm doing you n wrong ? "
"I do , sir. "
"But I'm not , my boy. JInudo is the
exact counterpart of her mother. "
Chicago Herord. "Wlmt mnkes you sny
lint women Imvo more sense thnti men ? "
'Well , you hnven't seen any woiiu-n riding
nround town In wheelbarrows since the elec
tion , Imvo you ? "
Detroit Free Press : "Here , tnke my neat ,
ndy. " snld tbo llttlo boy on tin- ear na-Hin-s
sprang from his futher'n knee nnd doffoxl his
int.
int.Tho
The Intly looked like n lilush rose , the
women glgrlcil. HIP father signaled the eon-
luctor to stop and hnlf n dozen men stood
up while urging the Intly to sit down.
Cleveland Trader : "I understand thnt th
Dudleys Imvo parted. Wlmt's ihe. trouble ? "
"Sho elnlms that she abused her. "
"You ilon't say sol How ? "
"He nlwnys plugged Ills ours full of cotton
whenever ho entered the house. "
Indlnnnppllo.Touninl : "Why don't you got
v Job of work ? " naked the purso-proud plu-
tocrnt. "I don't care to contribute to such
a ( treat , husky , healthy fellow ns you nro.
Now. If you were paralyzed , for Insliiuoo-- "
"Mo friend. " Interrupted Dismal Dawson ,
'If you want to help a paralyzed man tliero
iln'-t a wllllner soul on earth than mo ly
git that wny. "
Til 13 FAD13D FLOWI'tt.
Cleveland I enJcr.
This faded llower I'll keep for nye.
And though Its spent may perish ,
The thoughts It conjures up today
I will forever cherish.
The lesson of It no'er shnll fndo
From memory's bitter pages :
For this nud 'h-ven more I paid
Almost my last month's wages.
A VAI.V I.OV1 * .
I know a maid that Is ns fair
As nuy artist's dream ;
The silky splendor of her hair
A golden web doth seoin. '
She pnlntH exquisitely on shells- ,
And tlnluty ehlmiwarc.
Shn ships like penllncr golden bolls
Thnt wako tlio ambient nlr.
Sim's nlso practical ; can bnko
The most delicious rolls ,
And her own dresses she can make.
From gore to buttonholes.
I love her fondly , nud I'm sure
Thnt dearly she loves me ;
Could I but innrry ono ! o pure-
Hut tlmt may never be.
I've often licit * her on my knee
Hepeatedlv I've kissed her.
Hut I can't wed her , for you see-
Confound It ! She's my sister.
LOUIS FKHDINAND OEIINIIARDT.
Omnlm , Neb.
A MAN'S CLOTHES MUST BE JUST KX-
\CTLY HIG1IT. IT IS NOT ENOUGH
THAT THEY AHE WELL MADE THEY
MUST HAVE A CERTAIN STYLE , A
PUOPEH" LOOK AND THAT IS WHERE
JROWNING , KING & GO'S. CLOTHING
AIIE SUPERIOR TO ALL OTHERS. OUR
LOTIHNG IS , IN FACT , PRACTICALLY
1ADI3 TO YOUR MEASURE.
WE MAKE ANY ALTERATIONS EX
ACTLY AS TIIE TAILOR DOES , AND WE
1UARANTEE A SATISFACTORY FIT , A3
VE GUARANTEE THE QUALITY OF MA
TERIALS USED. / '
LOOK INTO OUR FURNISHING GOODS
AND HAT DEPARTMENTS , BY THE
VAY , IF YOU WANT TO GIVE YOUU
3YES A TREAT.
Sts