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Tina OMAHA DAILY 15JJI1 : KHIDAV , T > 13n JMnEH , 1800. THE OMAHA DAILY BEK , K. nrwiWATRH. I-Mllor. PUIU.1SHKD KVKIIY MOItNlNO. TNIIMS OF 8b'I Cllll > TIO.V. ( \Vllhout mindny ) On Vmr J6 91 lnllr llw ami Sunday , One Yenr J ? M KU Month * X 00 Three Menthe K Humlny live. One Year Hnnirtlny ll e , One Y r U * > Weekly ttc. One Your OKl'in : . " ) ! Orrnhn : The Il'-e llullillnif. . Boutli Utnnli.t : HltiKcr Illk. , G.r. N nnil ! Uh BH. Council IlhilTii : 1C North Main 8tr et. < : iil < fiffn OIllcc : > I7 c.'ImmbT of Cntmnorre. N w York : Unom * u. II ami 1 * . Trlbun Wnshlnnton : ll 7 ! ' atrrct. N. W. COIIHKBl'ONnnNCR. All commiinlcdtlnnii rdntlnit lo new * nnd edl- torlnj nmtUr fhniiltl lc mlilr > nril : To the Eilltor. nrsi.VKSH I.KTTKHS. All lmnlnM letters and remlltiinri-s MiouM I" ! iMrewnl lo The lleo I'ul.llHhlni . * Company , Omnlin. Prnfta , checks anil tiomotllre ordcrn to be made i > nv liln lo the uriJrr of the company. T1IR lini : I't'llMaillNO COMPANY. BTATHMKNT OP CIHCUI.ATIO.V. Blnte of Xelirafkn , I n County. I II. TKiictiurk. fwrclnry of The 71cc Pub- company , brlns duly iwoni. nuyi Hint the nrtiinl number of full and complete copies of The Dally Morning , livening and Sunday llro printed ilurltiff Ihc inonlli of November , J W , was as lot- Sown : 1 2I.CM 1C SOWO 2 SI.HI IT 2" IO 3 2I.IH IS MM 4 , MS 15 20233 C . 7 20 m.m 6 S7.S37 21 M.lll 7 2I.8M M H.WO X J1.380 S3 M.072 9 Sn.ffiB 21 MOT.1 10 M.OJI Hi M 131 11 21.001 X 130' ! 1 ! S0.77S 27 aUSl 1.1 SO.BW ) ! 1 20.013 II SO.Ml 13 . ! > 2' > 15 11.010 SO M.IW Totnls C6MI2 IX > M deductions for untold and returned copies 12.7S2 Totnl net rales G47.SW Net dally iwerngo 21.5S.1 anonnij 11. Tssscmin : . Subscribed In my prcfenop nnil fworn to before me this 1st dny of December , 1WG. N. p. run , , ( Seal. ) Notary Public. Christmas c'nnit's In fliroo weeks , Itti tlic plums will not lie rendy for illstrlhn tlon for at least tin-re inniiths. South Dakotii politics will soon 1) ) warm enoiujli in save the fosl of coal fo South Dakota stoves anil furnaces till winter. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Congress lipfilns Its session lieToro tli various stnto legislatures inei't , lint tli ttlnto le lslatnre.s will not take Ion ; ; t catch up with the national legislature. Tht ! Hilton oast1 tried nt Lincoli lias shown up sonic of the. ahnses tlm oxlsfoil when the ollico of statu oil In Rpeetor was run on a purely rovenn tinsls. So we may have a cabinet olllcor fron Neliraska afler all in the person o Major ( .leneral Clarkson , who has jns math1 a lour of the ciiciny's country will his staff. It helii.s ? to look as If the burglars will have to loot the safe at the pollc * court before the police will learn tha burglaries arc more than ordinarily common. KoIlowliiK Secretary Morton's free ex presslon of his views on Hie currency this opinions of Secretary Carlisle on tlu nation's agricultural interests will In awaited with anxiety. After the people of Omaha shall bi Klven u revised charter It will bo In cnmhcnt upon them to secure city olll clals who will not violate the charter on every possible occasion. The Irrigation congress to be held a riioenlx. Arlx. , this month will be of more than usual interest to Nchrask : people , notwithstanding the fact that the ditches In this state are already froy.ei over. It was to be expected that the Kakerj would endeavor to make capital out of the grist which its own wheels ground out In the shape of faked denunciations of Thelleo by Tom Patterson's Denvci organ. You will have to keep your ear to the ground a long time before you hear om word of protest from the olllclal organ of the council combine against the Jobs that are being railroaded through the expiring nnntli of the present council. The two watchdogs of the city treasury who are now trying to revise the charter In the direction of economy are both registered In favor of the electric ligntlng Job. They are very anxious lo lop off . l. OO or Slr > 00 from the oily pay roll , but they do not haggle over a contract Involving thousands , uopn thoii.ximls of dollars. Some surprise wa.s felt at the action of the council In sustaining the mayor's veto of an Iniquitous attempt on the part of certain local contractors to evade the city building ordinance , until that action was explained by the fact mat tlie contractors had already aban doned tlu > lr nefarious scheme and put In foundation walls of the required strength. Senator 1'efTer has had himself Inter viewed nt length. The senator Is so full of rare Information and peculiar ideas which he wants to communicate to the public tluit he cannot wait until the senate reconvenes next week. In fact lie expels to rehash all he ever said once more In the Congressional Record without depending on or asking for a leave lo print. The distribution of the conmy poor relief Is one of the most Important parts of the county business. It requires the exercise of sound Judgment to ills * criminate between worthy applicants and worthless Impostors. The methods employed have been vastly Improved In recent years , but constant watchfulness Is needed to Insure the public that the public charity reaches the deserving public for whom It Is Intended. Testimony In the Hilton case Is to the effect that Ihc .Standard Oil company's only excuse for paying what the law required was Its fear Hint The llee would expose ( hiomission. . The oil company - pany sl/c'd It up accurately so far as The lleo Is concerned. It Is a pretty com mentary on the slate press , however , that not one metropolitan dally except The ] tee Is held to be sulllclently Independent to voice the teal si'iitlmi'iits of the JA7) TIIK T.l / / ' / ' . Those who deprecate agitation for a revision of the tariff , on the ground that business requires ro.st ami an oppor tunity to recuperate , do not relied the dominant wnllmcnt In the Industrial Interests of the country. Kvery organ- Ixatlon representing the manufacturers of the counliy that has made a dcehira- ttoii on the subject has pronounced In favor of revising the present tariff law. In the Interest of both protection and more revenue. There Is no demand from fhls source for extreme legislation , such as might possibly have the effect .to unsettle business. The general senti ment appeals to be that tariff changes should bf made on conservative line. . . so that the adjustment of business lo them would be simple and easy , but It in certainly t.-tte that the practically uni versal Judgment of the Interests affected by the tariff Is that the country must have a tariff act more favorable lo Its Industries than the existing law and which will furnish the government , with more revenue. It. Is manifestly absurd to talk of con tinuing a. tariff policy which has oper ated so disastrously to American In dustries and labor ami has utterly failed to produce needed revenue. The ver dict of the people at the polls In Novem ber was to a very large extent a pro test airninst thlu policy , of the mor- than 7.)00.0 ( ) < 1 < ) voters who supported the republican ticket It Is not an exagger ation to say that at least two- thirds of them did so ; In the ex pectation that If the republican imrt.v was successful it would give the country a tariff eipbndylng re publican principles. They voted for protection as well as for iouiid money , very many of them , undoubtedly , being inilneneed more by the former considera tion than the latter. Hence the repub lican parly is bound , as well by its pledge to tlm country as by the popular verdict , to frame a new tariff law. Fail ure to do this would be a flagrant be trayal of the conlldence which the people ple reposed In the party and would Justly condemn It to distrust and to de feat In the future. There Is no sound reason why busi ness should be in the least disturbed or unsettled by Hie prospect of republican tariff revision. It does not threaten to tear down and destroy , as did demo cratic success four years ago. A re publican tariff contemplates now. as It always has , the fostering and develop ment of home industries and the Im provement of the condition of American labor. It means more opportunities for the profitable investment of capital and more work for the people. .Such a pol icy cannot disturb or unsettle anything , but operates rather as a stimulus to enterprise. No mill or factory will be closed because there Is promise of bet ter protection for its products against foreign competition. It Is only when there Is danger of such a safeguard be ing withdrawn thai Industries suspend and distress and depression fall upon business. Hut there need bo'no apprehension that ( he republican party will fail to do its whole duty In this matter , imUvs Its efforts are thwarted by those whose sup port U ought to receive. It may not be able to accomplish anything in the pres ent congress , though there Is reason to believe that till earnest endeavor will be made to provide the government with more revenue , bill it will spare no effort when a republican administration comes Into power to give the country a judi cious , equitable and satisfactory tariff law. TllR ll ( > iSK Xl'H.lKKHSlIll' . A report having gone out lliat Repre sentative Cirosvenor of Ohio was an as pirant for speaker of the next house of representatives , In opposition to Mr. Heed , that gentleman has denied the statement , with the accompanying dec laration that "Ueed will be the speaker of Hie next house of representatives. " That Mr. Heed has some enemies who are disposed to organize opposition to him In the next house there appears to be no doubt. According to one of the most trustworthy of Washington cor respondents this hostility Is largely among western members , for what they claim to be an Ignoring by the speaker of western republicanism and his atti tude toward1 the representatives from the east , who. It Is claimed , were given positions of preference on the com- nlttees. Other teporls are to the effect that the friends of Major McKInley will intagonl/e Mr. Ueed , because the rela tions between the president-elect and the speaker are not altogether cordial. The best opinion In , however , that no serious attempt will be made to organ- /.o the opposition to Heed and that If te desires to continue in the .speaker- ship he will have no dllllculty in doing "o. Certainly If the republican senti- nent of the country shall be consulted Thomas II , Heed will have no opposition for speaker of the Kfly-llflh congress , t Is entirely safe lo say that the great najorily of the rank and Hie of the > aity regard him as the only man for hat position and feel that the demand 'or his pre-eminent qualifications as the residing ollicer of the house has never leen more urgent than It will be In the lext congress. Mr. Heed will retain the pcaUcrshlp If he desires to do so and le will be In complete harmony , there an be no donbl , wllh the republican idminlstratlon. UOXOHIXd Mil , lU The movement that has been started > y a London newspaper for a tcsti- nonlal to Ambassador I'.ayard will lonbtless be highly Miuivsoful , asuum- ng It lo be agreeable to Mr. l-iiyard , ml In that case It will be u notable ttestallon of the strong hold which he American ambassador has pen the friendship and good vlll of the Hiltlsh public , for t Is proposed lo make the tes- Inionlal national In character. That ur repiesentative at the court of St. ames has been most successful In com * lending himself lo the favor of Kn- ; slitnen everybody Is aware , but In olng this he has lo some extent lust nvor with his own countrymen. It vonhl be unfair , perhaps , to say Unit here has been any toadyism on tlu > art of Mr. Haynru1 , but he has availed himself of opportunities to crltlcls * Anita-lean policies In a way pectillail.\ pleasing1 to Hrltlsh ears ami he has no generally shown that spirit of stalwar AnuTlcanlsm which our people exi > w and admire In Ihelr representatives abroad. The memorable nddre.is of Mr llayard nt Kdlnburgh , In which he look oee.isloii to air his hostility to the policy of protection , was the most conspicuous Indication of his willingness to court llrltish commendation , but U Is not tin only on- . Very naturally what seemed to be dlslln-t bids for the favor of the KnglNh public was resented here and no testimonial of Hrltlsh admiration which Mr. llayanl may receive will re move the feeling extensively enter tained among his countrymen that his sympathies have been too largely 13us- lish. Regarding the performance of Ids diplomatic duties. ImwovtM1. It will have lo ] > . ' admitted that he has made a creditable record. It Is Impossible to wiy how much Is due to Mr. Hayard foi the amicable arrangement of the Vene zuelan contioversy , but his name will always be honorably identified with that Incident , which has strengthened the bonds of friendship between the United States and Hngland. O.Yf'B AiI'OJt . ] / , / , 77.UB. There arc twenty slates ai : ' four ter ritories in the iransndssissipi ) ! region and of the "i.ooo newspapers published this side of the Mississippi the Denver Xews Is the only one besides the Omaha \Vorld-IIerad ! that Is unking an exhibition of Itself In trying to force the Trausmisslsslppl Imposition into the arena of politics. Without impugning tjie motives of our Denver contemporary , which appnr- > ntly prefers to have no exposition in Omaha , let It be known once and for all lime that The Omaha I > oe will not disown Its honest convictions or clmnge its views on any great question of na tional moment because of any threat against the Transmlsilsslppl Exposi tion. The P.eo was au outspoken advo cate of sound money long before Mr. Ilryan was known In Nebraska. It lists dealt with Mr. llryan Just as It would have dealt with any other cnmlldat nominated to champion the same caus" . It has dlseus-sed' the Issues of the late campaign without virulence or personal abuse. It will not be distracted or de terred from pursuing the course which It believes to be for the best Interests of tlic country by any epithets of traitor or any rot about , ruining the Industries of ( lie mountain states. It will continue also to discuss Mr. llryan the same as it would any other man who had al ready announced himself as a candidate for presidential honors in 1)00. ! ) It will not only discuss ISryan. but also the fallacies and false doctrines for which he stands. Let It bo understood , furthermore , that no explanation or apology will be made by The llee for Its course as a condition precedent to insure the participation of the silver states In the exposition. Those states have as much interest in that enter prise as have the people of Omaha and Nebraska. The people of those states are actuated by higher motives than petty spile work and small-bore rivalry. It Is questionable even whether Hie Denver News has any right lo speak for Denver , much less for Colorado. At any rate the success of the Transmlssis- sippi Kxpositlon Is assured. When the chief proprietor of the Kake- Mlll went Into the sliver mining states In quest of campaign boodle last fall his advent was Immediately followed by threats In Colorado papers thai unless Omaha turned In for Itryan and free silver the silver states would take no part In the Transinl.ssissippi Kxposllion. This bold attempt to coerce the sound money men of this city to support the free silver candidate for president was promptly resented and denounced by The llee. In expressing the conviction that the defeat of McKInley would be followed by financial convulsion that would paralyze commerce and industry and make an exposition in 16' > S impos sible The llee only voiced the view of every rational business man. It was not Tlie Hee that dragged the exposition Into politics , but the marplot who in stigated tlie threats In the Denver papers. The attempt to rekindle a sec tional opposition to the exposition under pretense of political antagonism comes from tlio same source and is prompted by tlie same motives as was the .louali clamor of IS'.ii ) . The jealousy of mediocrity will assert Itself at every turn. The announcement Is made that the newly elected governor of Illinois will recommend lo the legislature at his earliest opportunity the creation of a state board of pardons. Such boards exist In a number of slates. They sit upon applications for pardon just as do Judge and Jury and their findings are substantially conclusive. They re lieve the governor of a disagreeable duty and take out the personal sym pathy element and political pressure from the applications for executive clemency. The state board of pardons , wherever It has been created , lias given general satisfaction. Something similar for this stale would be welcomed by a great many who are familiar wllh the present cumbersome pardoning ma chinery. Governor Johnston of Alabama has pronounced In favor of abolishing the Australian ballot system In that slate. Whether a state that has taken this great r.tep . In the direction of electoral reform will want to recede from Its position Is n question that the people of Alalmmn will want In ponder over before they permit the law to be tam pered with. Thu Australian ballot sys tem Is here to slay. If Alabama goes buck to old habits and discarded meth ods It will achieve a very unenviable reputation. Nebraska's only woman county attor ney Is receiving no little notice In the eastern press. What the new woman ollicer of the law should do , however , lo Insure lasting fame , Is to show that she can perform the duties as well as or better than the man whom she defeated IM ht'r niipjii'tttnr. At/Is t'otiiil rather Hutu iinifci- iorfj ami tlu > attention of the pi'liHi1 wlll hfA ntlriu'toil ihroiiKh the prrss tiiniv liy siic'i'csHftil prosiHMitlon m' linlillc iirTYjl | , n tlian liy any ainonnt of I'liniiilliiiintnr.v lilncrnphlcal skiMi'lios1 , The deifl.tnd of City Kleclrlelan Schnrlg forfa thorough Investigation by the coiincllfof the charge of neglect of duty made against him should not he burled In a committee room. The public Is vitally Interested In knowing the facts In the The OiK-m-.l .MIIU. Qlobe'I > cnincrat. Xo lc8 than SOO inill.i have rcaumeil operatloas elnro the election. ThU Is a disappointment to tlio popocrnts , at COIITJO. but the worVlnttmon are well plea-.pt ! with It. and Jie moat of them voted for It , Hi-nr ThlH , from Colornilo. Denver llc'publlran. \Vo have n sufficient stock of money In the country now to make a considerable volume or prosperity possible , and tlio leas financial Inglalatloa we got In tlio near future the bolter for all our Interests nail ImliMtrlea. Sliii'MlitniiHil ( ! | > nnil Hi'V'Mitir. New Yotk World. Senator Flict-man Is n stateeinati. lie thorefoie declurfa lilmsclf la favor of pass ing a bill at once to provide adequate nn < ? - ntio. Unhappily there arc other men In high places who are not atatcsnien but "ehystor" politicians. \jilirtl ! llfvnl.slon. I'.ilcngo Cbronlcle. Even the f > ; awt ll r of Indiana liave re pudiated the silver del ! r. Kftoria to throw a coin down a well nt Anderson were unsuccessful - successful , so strong .was tlio pressure of Kas. And yet UBS and the silver cause wore closely all Ira lasu summer. ! ii-li-n.'cl ! Jiy SMvor Vlrn * . Knnjns City Plar. The fart that .Mr. Klchard Crolter , after a reVlfW Of tho. flnlil ilnr < Hnr Hi > ? ! , , _ the management of Tammany may bo construed as proof that Tammany Is r very sick User. Mr. "Cr'okcr has u POIIP- iratlng eye \vhcn It comes to slzinK ua the rod end nt a hot poker. Crolter probably thinks H'a n mcdlclno man ratlier than a war chief that Tammany ncods. mi :0\lri St'sslon. riiliMgu Tlmos-Hornlii , Tlio only vay to secure "retrenchment , revenue ar.d rtst" la to call an extra ses sion of the Fifty-fifth congress , which could frame a tariff bill along conservatively pro- trsttve llnw , with an .ide < iiiAte reciprocity claiiBP. anj would pass It before June 3a Tilts would give the business Interests of the country a permanent basts upoa which to project all investments and enterprises for at lecst four years. St. . ) iit-1.soi mid ChUngo Chronicle. Jackson day Is an appropriate time to consider the requirements of democrat ! ' duty. It Is nn anniversary Insplrrd bj glorious ilemqprallQ tradition. * . It calls for Ictnocratlc urlon on a platform of Jack- sonlan democipcyi " In democratic reunion there need bo nr apologies , nof IniTnlllatltm conccjslonu , no atonement for the psst. The only rcnuisltr is tbat reunion Jlinll be on a democratic basis , not on .n basis of populism and hcv- tlllty to Good government. < ; I'D iv th of tlic .11 1 ( I < lliWest. . Indianapolis Journal. Tlio middle west' is' made up of the state. " of Illinois , Indians , Iowa , Michigan. .Minne seta , Ohio and Wisconsin. This year they save McKlnliy 2.4B > ,819 and Bryan ! ,9GSm votes ; .McKlnlc-y's pluralityJ'lfi.TSS. , -J'lfi.TSS. Voui years aso th < r republican plurality was L'V " > Sl : In these states. .Tho vote of ISti ! ) wai S G'J2U morefthail that of 1S92. . The In creased voionu ticEo atalra Is" about Iwo- hlrds of the-int-rt'ascd vote of tlie country. : t Is. therefore , the portion of the country whlr-h Is Increasing most rapidly In popn- atlon. TIIR IIU.SJI F.AMKIMCA. . Will Tln.y Continue riropliitT Aiiiiiiin- I > ril > lTlr Tllllll > HlOItlH { .Tolm Ilrrnnnn , In NnrlhwuMcin Calhollp. The Irhh In America , like every other race ind luillvtdu.il , will rltv or fall In American lolltlcs to the lovcl that belongs to them. Thin nation slvea to i-vrry man a ladder ; and If the man Isi true to himself , true to conylenci > and to duty , ho will climb to the Itnli of Us strength. Irish-Americans have he blood and bono nnd brain necessary to entitle them to a place In the front rank In ho public life of America. They can grope imoiiR thu tombstones If they will , or they an If they will place thenu-elveu where : < uy properly belong , go rliotihlcr to uliouldcr vlth 'he forces of civilization In America or the bct't uood of humanity and the beat nds In government. Hut If they will baa.1 heir hopes on the success of this man or hat man or thlu party or jtliat party \r. \ poli tics , nnd will weep over their defeat from 0:10 : preoldnatlal flection to another , walling for enrichment by act of coimreso. they are a doomed and a hopeless race. If they will congregate around and listen to every Irre- Vomilhlo adventurer who teaches them that they can exalt themselves only by tearing down the liv.lnstr > and the wealth of oth.c-r people , that particular form of Insanity Is deplorable. If the people of thlu great na tion imiot bu divided Into two classes , and the Irlnh chose to can their lot with the so-called oppressed class , as agalnrt the Imaginary oppressor claw ; if their loftiest ambition Is to become the pariahs and out- caato of American political society. regard- Ins the possessor of a llttlo property as their natural enemy. It weio a thousand tlmeo belter for them to have lived In vir tuous poverty at home. IOWA IMtUSS C'O.MMHXT. Carroll Herald : In one respect at least the Improvement in times Is manifest In Carroll and vicinity. .Money Is to be had on good security and many arc taking ad vantage of It. A number of farmers and stock feeder * have bought cattle to which they nro going -to feed the cheap corn of tills .section. Sioux City Times : The first general as sembly of the state of Iowa met fifty yearn ago , December If 1S4G , and organized for business. Iowa was not then a alate , but the legislature was elected , the state olllclals wcro at Icwa City and the people were io anxious for the new state to begin business that they eotild not wait for congress to act and tlio president to do the proclaiming. There were tlilrtr'thrro countlra In Io\ui then and in tho-souato them wcro nineteen members , whlloMfr the house there were forty. , , . , ( Davenport Democrat : The annual meet ing of the lowajiflato Horticultural sor-lely will bo held at thooapltol In lira Molnes next Tuesday. In addition to the gathering of the members and the reading and dlscutslon of papers bearlnyou one of Iowa's drat In- diiHtrlcs. the cultivation of fruit , there will bo an exhibition .of the horticultural prod ucts of the ytar. Iowa U bt-at known aa a corn grnwlni ; state , but the orchards are winning i/oldeu opinions , not only for the variety and quantity of their proluct. but for the line quality of tlio fruit groiui. Sioux City Joarnjil : The Bound money democrats of Iowa iiavo hold a fonfrrrnco end decide 1 to maintain their organization and citabllsh hcattcriiartcrs for the dianemlnu- tlan of sound money literature. A commit tee was upMtilntod to formulate an addroa to the people of luwa. setting forth that the national democratic organization Is to bo con tinued In conformity with the Indianapolis platform and Inviting all citizen * In harmony with that object to unite In an effort to re deem Iowa domoaracy from populism. It lookj now aa If thU "Would bo about the line of action In"all the central western Davenport Hepublican ; The iilxlecnth an- ntiAl meeting of the Iowa Traveling Men's association will bo held In Oaa Molura on Krlday ( tcdny ) . This is a larstt orKanUatlon. with more than 1.000 members. The meet ing has been announced ai a purely Inuluenj one. without any banquet nr apet-ch-makliiK. but every travellnKi.man will carry In hlj heart nnd faeo the "Joy which the election of McKlnley has brought to him. And moie than thu. tbu tiuvelhiK men are lo a roat extent rcipotwlblo for the return of pro - pirlty. for no one cissa did more than they to further tlio Infcrcuta of McKluioy during the c.impalHn. MORTON'S ' VIEWS ON FINAXCI Secretary Says This is Not a Mnttor fo Politicians to Settle , BUSINESS MEN SHOULD GET TOGETHER Commercial llnilli-n of the Connlr > Should Aim-r I'pon n I'lnn ( or itoforiii mill Onlcr Con- to I'IIKH It. WASHINGTON , Dec. 3. Secretary Mor ton U very much Interested In the succcu of the movement Inaugurated by a pre llmtnary meeting of the representatives o nomd of tlio commercial organizations of tin country nt ImllanapollH Tuesday to secure a general convention of the representatives o commercial , banking and business associa tlona for the purpose of framing a practlca scheme of currency reform to bo urged 01 congrrss. lie has long been of the oplnlot that If the business Interests of the country would formulate their demands as to remedial llnanclal legislation , and were a unit In Ita support , they could bring enough pressure to brar on congress to compel ac tion In the line of their wishes. Almost a year ago Secretary Morton made this suggestion In a speech before the New York Hoard of Trade and Transportation On that occasion he said : "Why cannot the New York Hoard of Trade nnd Chambci of Commerce formulate such legislation have It approved by all the commrrclal organizations of the United States , and by p ; tit ion present it to congress and dpmanil Its enactment ? Why nhould wage-earners , banker * , traders , merchants , mannfactnrorn and railroad men , who use vast sums of currency In their practical everyday af fairs , le-ave the tlnanrcs of the country to bo attlltd by mere politicians , theorists and vmrnrlKLi whose nnlv Intt > rcdt Is In tranii- ferrlm ; public otllccs from one set of place- hunters to another ? Why leave nil , at this critical and crucial period , wherein In the Integrity , the honor and the glory of our common country arc Imperiled to the advo cates of a financial scheme that would dip- honestly piythese whom we honestly owe ? Did not that class enact the Illand-Allison law of February 2S. 1K7S ? " The Indianapolis preliminary convention. ut whl"h the boards of trade of but a few titles In the mlddlo west were represented ! ID believed , la In line witH IiU suggestion ind will be eagerly taken up by the busl- rcas and commercial bodies of the country. If they can agree upon n comprehensive I'lin of currency reform he la confident that congress will accept and enact It Into law. t-'OH , i'l > A JAfV.ST : l iNM-JVS ! 1111,1 , . tlonslirrs of the llntiNiDlvlllrcl ill Hi-jillmrnt Over tinSloiisiifc. . WASHINGTON. Doc. 3. Mr. Tawney of Minnesota , one of the republican members of the ways nnd means committee of the lions * ' , | -j ono of those who strongly opposes the passage of the Dlngloy bill at this PCMion of congress. "I fear the Greeks bearing gifts. " raid he to an Areoclated press reporter today. "If come of the democrats ) In tbo i-cnate who opposed the bill nt the last fes-'lon are now ready to yield to the treasury's demand for more levenuu they will do so becatu-e they rrnlfzo that In the end it will prove an embarrassment to the republicans by frustrating by delay the full conrniinmu- lion of. the republican policy. Kvcry one understands ) that the rcwilt of the election mrany a complete rcvMon of the tin-lit on protection lines. If the Dlngiey ' ) ill should become a law this sriviioii a special stolen would not bo justifiable and the complete revision would bo postponed until the long session of the Fifty-linn con- gicsa. This would keep business unsettled ; ar eighteen months , perhaps longer , and would Eond us into the eongrtwilonal elec tions after a long and probably bitter light with a tentative measure , it would give our political adversaries an immense advantage. An extra session , on the other hand , would be adv.tntagtoua. both from a business and l.alltlcal standpoint. The business Interests will not be conttnt until the complete ro- vUlon I * accomplished. The hooner tlioy know exactly what echedulta are to be In force the sooner will the confidence that uomin from certainty as to future conditions lip iestorc.1. Politically considered , no one run calnsar the advantage which must acciiio to the republic ! I party from having n tariff law in force for fifteen months before tlie congrcssioml dec tlons. The law by that time would have demonstrated Its merlw , Indicated Ita abil ity to produce revenue , stimulate business and place It out of the power of Its op ponents to use speculative argument against It. The extra session would probably be- short. Kvcry member of the ways ant means committee of tlio house has been reelected - elected to the Fifty-fifth congress , and this winter wo can framu the new bill and have It ready when the now congress Is called in extra ecs.ilon. It could be passed In the house , allowing ample time for dlucusslon In two or three weeks , and I can see no reason why the bill should not be a law June I. " Representative Screno A. Payne of New York , another republican member of the waya and means committee , lakes the posi tion that the Dlngiey bill should be pabsed nt this session If possible or that some otlur measure to increase the revenue should bo adopted. Representative Kills of Oregon , who ar rived today , says that the I'aelflc coast will make a strong bid for a cabinet position. The names of Judge Waywlre and Michael H. Do Young of California , he says , are meat frequently mentioned. Mr. Kills says the sentiment among the republicans of the coast Is unanimous for the. passageof a tariff bill. There Is , however , lie says , n divided sentiment in regard to the Dlngloy bill. Many would Mho to EDO It passed at this session and wait for the regular session for a complete revision , while others would prefer an extra session. Representative Habeock of Wlsconnln ar rived today direct from Canton , lie ex pressed the opinion that there would bo an extra session of congrcwj next spring and . , nTr , nt I'll , nnm-njchlmr session to luss tlu > Dlngiey bill. "The time for the paFsago of the Dingley bill has pa&aed , " lie said. "I think tlie bill which congress will pasa will bo a revenue producer that will bo o adjusted as to afford ample protection to American Industries and American labor , but j framed upon conservative lines. " Ri'presentntlvo Aldrlch of Illinois ex pressed the opinion today that the Dlngloy bill with certain modifications , would IIESM the senate and bo allowed by President Cleveland to become a law. Ho thinks the bill should bo amended to secure Its pau- ago so as to increase tlio tax on migar. put a duty of 10 cents a pound on te-a and re tire the grpcnlui'ks. Senator Lodge today expressed ills deter mination , as , chairman of the committee on Immigration , to press the immigration bill to a speedy conduction In the siMiate. AJliitlOAI'OIMC : TV"CKItMA.VV. . SiMTt'tnry Morton Hlm-iiN cN tinlie - NlrlrlloiiN AKiiliiHl ImiiortiiMoii. WASHINGTON , Dec. 3. Secretary Morton In his annual report did not go Into the quotlon of Kuroi'fwn ' restrictions on the Im portation of American food products , es pecially thefennan and Krcnch requirements for the Inspection and certification by HIP United State * of our exports of pork. He hnd dUciiMud the matter In his previous re port. The question will not bo dealt with by tlio president In his message , except peu- Blbly by pausing reference. Nc\ortlick'si the whole qUBstlnn la receiving the carmvit attention of the admlnlstratl'm. Retaliation could not profit American trade , but prac- tlcpl retaliation has licun hinted at by Am- 'xusador Uhl in the case of ( lermany nnd by our consul general to Austria , Mr. Max Judd. Mr. Uhl has suggested In view of thu required Inapi'ctlnn of our pork Imported Into Germany that It would be reasonable to n-- qulie a cti-tlllcatlon by the German govern- taent of the i > iirlty of the beer anil wlno o. < - ported 'by ( lermany to the United Htatcti. Sc.retary Morton with coimlderablo dllll- culty IHIH obtained from our agents in ( Jer- many olllclal rcportM bearing on thu local In spection of pork In that country , which , It U claimed , roncliislvely prove that their own Inspection of pork dncn not effectively pre- trichinosis and that the real purpoHo of requiring Inspection by the I'nltod State * government Is to prevent American com petition. The large number of cajcw of trichinosis In Germany Is undoubtedly duo li > the fact that pork Id reeked underdone there. No Inspection can determine absolutely whether trichinae exists In the pork. A mlrrcvcoplo Investigation of ono muscle furnishes no guaranty that other muscles are free from trichinae and the reports now In possession of the Agricultural department tthow that largo numbers of eases of trichinosis re sulted from eating pork Inspected and eer- title I by the Oerman government. Last year II. 107.221 pounds of pork which had been microscopically Inspected by this gov ernment were exported to Germany and France , the only countries requiring this In spection. The cost nf this to tlie t'nlted States was $ i > MSS , or ovi-r u quarter of a cent per pound. If , after the faets to tie shown In thi reports at tlie Agricultural de partment are olllclally submitted to the Ger man government. thM restriction Is not re moved Secretary Morton Is in favor of com pelling tlie owners of the- pork exported to pay for the Insrer-tlon. He dues not believe it is the province of a government lo pay the cost of a trade requirement of another country In order to sell projucts In a foreign market. XO\V ItHTAMATIO.V OX ( llillMA.NV. I'rcslili-nt Cleveland SiiNticiid * ( lip l > 'r < < t < TollllMKi' Dupn. WASHINGTON. Dee. 3. The president ha * Issued a proclamation suspending , after January next , the operations of the act which relieves German vessels entering United Slate * ) ports from the payment of tonnage dues and other shipping charges. This action was taken upon proof that American vessels are denied corresponding privileges in German ports. The shipping charges under our laws are based on a sliding scale. The president's action doubt less will arouse widespread Interest In shipping circles. Tins president mentions the fact that his proclamation of January 2S , 18SS , suspended he collection of the whole of the duty of ( ! cents per ton or not to exceed 30 cents per ton upon German vessels entering the ions of thu United States according to sec- flTl 11. II nf nf nnttcrrfRiO nnt\tn * < ni1 1mm in 1S'G. ! ThM suspension was proclaimed upon iroof then appearing satisfactory that no onnago or lighthouse dues or any cqutvu- cnt tax or taxes whatever were Imposed ipon American vessels entering German > orts and that American vessels and their eargo,8 ere not required In German porlu t' > pay any fiv or Import duty higher or jthcr than was payable by German vesiols or their cargoes in the United States aa an- lounced In the aforesaid proclamation of SsS. The suspension was to continue only M long as the reciprocal > xempion ! of American vessels continued in German ports. Continuing the prcwldcnt "ays It now appears on satisfactory proof h.it such dues , or an equivalent thereto , arc Imposed upon American vessels and their targors and other than those Imposed upon lerman vessels of their cargoes entered n ports of the United States. Therefore he president revokes his former suspension of the collection of the whole of the duty of 0 rentsi per ton and not to exceed ,10 cents ler ton per annum on German vossela enter- ng ports of the United States. This revo cation of the proclamation of 1SSS will take effect on January 2 , IS'JT. I'liiiilllloii of ( InTniiMiiry WASHINGTON , Dec. 3. Today's state- nent of the condition of the treasury shows : \vallable cash balance , $2il-l ! 10,036 : gold re- orve , $132,122,009. > ! . ! > \voitic IIIII.NS ; A ii.Mti : 1'itici : . Iriijiniilii I'rnnklln'.M I'rnjcr llnolc Soli ] nt Ailclliin. UOSTON , Dec. 3. A copy of the Hook of 'otnmon Prayer of the Church of England , bridged and edited by Ilenjamln Franklin t London In tlie year 1773 , was sold for 1.2"iO at auction last night. The Ilrm of ) odd. Mead & Co. of New York was tlie til-chaser. The firm bought the book , it Is aid , for a client. This famous Franklin prayer book Is sup- osod to be the only copy In America and Is i-rhaps the only copy In existence today , as no other has been found to date. Illhllonnnlac.i nnd experts set the price It ould bring at $300. The book was Included n the valuable collection in the library of rof. Henry Reed of the Unlvcraity of Vnnsylvanla. iiAix itomnits : i > i.Aci < : n ox TIII.VI. . Dentil Will lit * ( lie I'i'iiiiU.v If Coiivii-- tlou IN Si'iMircil. NBVA'DA. Mo. . Dec. II. In llm Irlnl nt tlm alleged Nassau train robbers here , the de fendants , William II. Morris , Harry Vaughn and William llogeru , were positively Identi fied by the trainmen. The holdup occurred on the Nevada & Mlnden road , two miles south of this place , on the night of January 15 , 1S36. Ono of the robbers shot Conductor Robert Trlckcl in the face , lait he wa not fatally hurt. The men are being tried under the law whuro the punishment Is the death penalty for train robbery. There arc seven Indict ments against each of the defendants. 'il A M.I In in IlnriiN. NKW YORK , Dee. 3. The administration building of the New Jersey state Institution for feeble-minded children at Vlncland took fire at midnight and was totally destroyed. Loss , $25,000. The teachers and Inmates lodging in the building , nnd who numbered only twenty-live , were aroused In tlmo to leave the building with most of their effects. Theio was no panic among the " 00 occupants of the other eight buildings of the Institu tion. \ inrljKllli'il a CoiiKri'MNiiinii. L.KXINGTON . , Ky. , Dee. 3. William Hniinctt of Hell county made an attempt to kill Congressman I ) . G. Colson. Kminctt was pursuing an eloping daughter , and finding her seated by Colson accused him of aiding the elopement and made his attack , lie was prevented from doing harm. AortlnvoHtiTii llcclnrt'H n Dlvlilrml. NUW YORK , Dec. 3. The directors of the Chicago & Northwestern railroad have de clared the regular quarterly dividend of Hi per cent on the preferred stork , and a semi annual dividend of 2l/j per cent on tlio common Mock. Till : \V.\H OX TIU'STS. New York World : The Paper trust Is composed of men each nno of whom Is n de liberate lawbreaker , legally liable to a year , . In the penitentiary. Its proposal to put J- ' a monopoly tax on knowledge Is even \VOMP than the robberies of a hundred other trusts which are countenanced by nullltiers now In olllee. Imllannpolln News : If the financial ques tion were only taken out of politics what A great Ismtc could be mnde on trust nnd anil- trust ! Hut as long ns there exists an advo- C.IP.V of popullslle theorists of flnnneo unlawful - . lawful trade combinations can rest seruro f In the eontciotisness that the country has * other troublra more engrossing. Utlea Observer : The lesson from the Nail trust coll.ipso Is that the bout \\ay to deal with trusts Is to deprive them of the ehanco to extort high prices. Whenever a trust Is formed the duty on the particular product Involved should be removed. This will give all possible freedom of play to competition , the greatest enemy of trusts. High tariff rates tire principal props of trusts. Ho.iton Post : It does not require prophetic power to foretell trouble for this country from the causes which Secretary Francis points out. iinluM the re-mody shall be ap plied before the evil grows too great , The ividenco of the tendency of w lth to ac cumulate and rule , of corporations to IU.IKM themselves and dominate the people , nro lee clemto lie mistaken , and already w > liavo felt disturbances which the operation of these conditions has produced In the public mill ! . Hoston Advertiser : H seems to be the ease now , however , that the e who are at the head of the movement against trusts will ask first that sonio strenuous efforts bo inado by the government ( o enforce exist ing laws against those trusts. If the reply of the Department of Justice should be to the effect that the law as It now exists cannot bo enforced , a demand will then probably bo made that congress shall at oneo proee-xl to put Into effect a law so sweeping nnd so effectual that the great trusts will bo forced to dissolve. Chicago Tribune : Judging from pr-st rx- perlenco all that can bo oxpeeled from the inprr trust Is an advance In prlee. When me of Iheso organizations is about starling I t-ilfcn In llm , no4t frlnmltf nnil nfYm't Innntti way to Its customers. It promises them all manner of poixl things. Hut when once fairly at work , and when 11 feels that the j consumers are in Its power the trust alwa > n throws off the mask nnil Kays peremptorily , "Moro money. " Th.it Is what the Paper trust will be doing soon. Then what will alt these unguaranteed promises of mill managers be worth ? TIM : .101,1v rnuw. Chicago Trllmnp ; "Do you notice nny lest or i tlon of eonlldPiice slurp the election- "Well , no. I can't snv Hint my eri'ditortt seem to fi-el any easier than they did be fore. " New York Press : "You think Noah hnd a pair of every kind of animal nnd Insect In his nrk , do you ? Where did ho keep the bees , for Instance ? " "He kept them 111 his nrk hives. " Indianapolis Journnl : "Jinny n man's progress down the stream of llfp. " sil : < l tlio Cornfi'd Philosopher. "Is wofully delayed by bla gpttliiff stuck on n bar , " New York Weekly : Olirlntlnn Charity Clerk hndy nut there with n llnshv p.islo necklace wants to know whether ll'n pure diamond or not. Jeweli-r Lnolc llkp n married woman ? "Vps. " "Tell her It Is. Nn ii'o makln' trouble for poor husbands UIP.MO bard times. " Cleveland Lender : "How did your wlfo catch that tprrlblp cold ? " "Sh ! A new family moved Into the house next donr on one of the coldest days last week. If you or 1 had stood be.ildu an ope.n window all afternoon , we'd dimply be dead ! " Washington filar : "My next victory. " said ( Jenpral Woyler , with great cnthiiHlasm , "U to be the nrhlcveineiit of my life. " "Indeed ? " paid the ollicer. "Yes , sir. I have arranged wllh my pub lishers to maUe It an edition dc luxe. " Indianapolis Journal : She Wo linvo de cided to postpone our wedding until a. month or so after election. Her You don't nipnn to tell mo that he lie ? o Interested In polities that be has no tlmo to get marrlo'l ? She Ob , dear. no. H was my Idea. Wo \\ould hnve got so llttlo pace In the papirn you know. FRUITION. Cleveland Lender. "I seek to soar above the crowd , " HP bad begun to ny : "To leave my Impress here below When I have gene away. " Lo ! nn IIP npoke he stepped upon A fresh Imnitnn peel ; A juicy , slippery tiling. It Iny I lotiDM t li t It n Uf > i > ii'u liiiiil Therefore It rame to pass that ho Did soar nloft. and no LlkewNp It fortuned that ho left Ills Impress heio below. TIIK TAIJC Ol ' THIS TOW.V. ritt ! > liiiri ; Chronicle. Now the busy Dlllccspoker - , L * j 'Hound tin- town doth madly ehnso , _ ' -1 HPKKliiK < very friend nnd stranger * * To support him fur a place. And , to hear him tell his story. As petition IIP unrolls , One would think bo saved the party From a licking at the polls. Up anil down the street ho wanders Kvery hour of every dny. GetlliiK nanu'H unlit lie's thinking j. ThliiKB will surely come his way. IP lie Is eonlldent of winning , AH be si'CH bis list Increase , And tbpii proudly tells his neighbors Thul he's got It alle ) ; as H leant' . Hut when pvprytblnj ; looks rosy , Then tbi-rp comes n trouble wore , I'or he runs ajralnst more seekers Till ho finds ut least u scoie. Kvery outof them Is hopeful. All IndiilK" In sweeping elaims. Show their lints , and then illscovor ICach LOntaliiH the same ( 'ood nam3. It's ! too late for further effort , I'nr there's not an hour to wnate. So : lii'y rull up their petitions And all HIP them then In Imate. Then comes days of weary walthiB Hopes and fears Hint Iluctuate , And cuch visit of the postman Causes beam to palpitate. Hut at last Hiispensn Is ended , The appointment"Is announced , And the score of olllci'Hcohers nnd that they have all been bounced ; For tin- man who U'tn the olllco Tbat IMI li IhmiKlit would he his own In a ch.ip they never heard of. And ho played hli : game alone. -TERE is a chance that y may interest you. Satur day morning we place on sale a splendid assortment of boys' 2-piece suits 7 to 16 years brown , gray and tan mix- tures. Neat checks and fancy i i / - > i t -i plaicis in bcotch tweeds and cheviots. These are our high standard clothes and every one warranted to wears give perfect satisfaction or your money back. Bga Will be the Price 3 A SUIT A SUIT a eo. S.V. . Cor. IStli mill Douglas Sts