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.SI'MHIAI , cmilSTMAR MJMIJKK.
The Knlr pi'iit-II will IIMM liccn di-cldcd
by exports not. to lie n fair ik-al at all.
The agitation for a union depot Is
neither ( load nor slci-pliij , ' . Some in-
tere.Htliih' nnd iiniiurtnnt dovi-lopinonts
may be expeeted. soon.
The f n > at. now state of Montana Is
onthuylastlcally In line for the exposi
tion. All the inlneral-prodiiclnp .slates
will he found In their places at the
proper ( line.
Warm weather at this season of the
year may not exactly suit the eoal deal
ers , but it Is a blessing without dls-
KiilHe for the poor people who ordinarily
have to burn eoal to keep warm.
Senator Allen will oppose the present
repeal of the sugar bounty. .Senator
Allen Is a far-seeing anil exceedingly
politic statesman , bound to advance his
own Interests and those of hl.s party.
The populist , parly llnds Itself In the
position which all political parties have
occupied at some period of their his
tory , where It can best serve its own
ends by advocating wise and moderate
legislation for the good of the people at
large.
Councilman Wheeler's charter com
mittee wants to reduce the salaries of
members of the police commission by
$ : tX ( ) u year. Koine people , including
Mr. Wheeler , would doubtless be will
ing to serve without pay , but they
might , be dear at half the price.
The unanimity with which the out
going state olllclals and clerks announce
their intention of devoting themselves
to the making of money on their exit
from olllce would lead the uninitiated to
believe that they had been serving the
public for nothing but glory all these
years.
There are several members of the com
ing legislature who deny that they are
anxious to be elected speaker , but In
no case Is It because they feel that they
are not capable of tilling the position.
Nebraska never elects a man to the legis
lature unless he Is qualiticd to preside
over the body.
Gorman newspapers profess to be
lieve that ( icrnmny Is oppressed by
the re-Imposition of the American
tonnage duties on Centum vessels.
When ( iormuny learns , however , that
the United States Is not to be trilled
with , It will be more careful about
discriminating against American trade.
Any contemplated reform In the
method of keeping the county treas
urer's tax books should embrace a
provision for keeping them accurately.
There Is less ground for complaint on
the score of clerical cnors at present
than formerly , but any one who has
had occasion to look up old taxes and
tax sales will know that under other
treasurers the records have been very
loosely kept.
The free nnd unlimited coinage of
cabinet gossip seems to be the order of
the day. A week without two or three
new cabinet possibilities would be a
dreary waste In the political hemi
sphere. Su p roll Me are the Hclf-appolntcd
cabinet makers that they could easily
produce material enough to form a
do/en cabinets and have odds and ends
left over to till all the vacancies that
might occur for four years to come.
U'he dllllculty which I'resdent-cleet Me-
Klnley must encounter Is not wliuni to
HeJeet , but whom to reject
/ % / . / ; . , s ; or xnut INi i
1 l\i i'i tii. ii of NiitirusKn iin | " ' " 'ilvi
, of poll i .it iltll1Utli.li. Mill hull-lily wel
c din- and i Kiiiiiii'inl the timely speech oi
Senator Allen , hi which he gives niwir
aiici ) to the country that no Injury 01
wrong or Injustice to nny Interest Is the t <
ho fenred finm the success of the popu
list pnrly In this state. It Is needless b
sny that Senator Allen Is authorlxed to
Rlvo mteh nn nssiirnnne. Ho U a leiulei
who enjoys the highest respect and con-
lldonce of his pnrly. who Is in close touch
with Its vntilJ nnd lllo nml who exerts
aii'ltilhionro In the councils of the pnrly
Mi'cnm ! to none.Vhetl. . therefore , he do-
clnrcg from his place In the national sen
ate thnt the populist party of Nebraska
contemplates no legislation that can be
hurtful to nny Interest , thnt It proposes
no action that will destroy , but thnt on
the contrnry It Intends "to build up ami
make more secure the rights of nil nti'l
to give to all that full measure of Justice
their position ns members of society en
titles them to. " he speaks na one with
authority and Ida assurance Is entitled
to confidence.
It would be Idle to deny that thorp \vns
warrant for the npprehenslon created
by populist success. Some of the doc
trines of that party tire n mennce to pri
vate rights ami to the public welfare.
As a political organlxntlnii It Is largely
composed of men whose tendencies are
reactionary and even revolntioiriry. Its
success In other states than Nebraska
has been productive of Injury to the
credit and welfare of such stales. With
those examples It was only natural that
the triumph of the populist party In
Nebraska should cause those toward
whose Interests populism h.is assumed
tin altitude of hostility to fear adverse
legislation and to take precautions to
protect themselves , as far ns possible ,
against such legislation.
Hut after \\hnl Senator Allen has said
none can reasonably doubt that the pop
ulist party In Nebraska will be found
ready to deal fairly and justly with all
Interests and that Its administration of
the n ( Talcs of the state will have reference -
ence to the development of Its resources
and to Its material upbuilding. Our people
ple already know that Governor Hoi-
comb Is n conservative chief executive
who win be confidently depended upon
to conserve to the extent of his authority
and influence the best Interests of the
state. No man could be mo > v solicitous
than he to maintain Nebraska's charac
ter and credit. Senator Allen vouches
for the ability and the loyalty to Ne
braska of the populist membiM's of the
legislature and says they will be entity
of nothing that will impair the standing
of the state , nothing that will destroy
Its credit or detract from its glory , "but
they will , on the contrary , build up and
make better and more secure and inspire
confidence in all. " More than this could
not be desired.
Senator Allen firmly believes In tht ?
Importance of the beet sugar and chicory
Industries of Nebraska and consequently
Is In favor of promoting the develop
ment of those industries by bounties.
Accepting ids views as voicing ( he senti
ment of his party it is safe to expect
legislation favoiable to the beet sugar
and chicory interests , the value of which
to the state has already been demon
strated , while their future liiip'irtunee. '
if their growth shall be properly encour
aged , cannot easily be overestimated.
rnquestlonably Senator Allen lias d in-
a great service to Nebraska In giving to
tile countiy a statement of the senti
ments and purposes of his party in ibis
state. It will serve to remove apprehen
sion and to put Nebraska la a better
light before the country. It is a service
no other man is bettor qualified than he
to effectively render and all NebraskaiM
will heartily thank him for it.
.UM/S , IA'0 KXhISTMRX'rS J'Olt I'l'IM.
Uoported preparations for shipping
arms and ammunition to Hie Cuban In
surgents and of the enlistment of men
at various .points to join the Insurgent
forces are the Indications of a marked
revival of popular Interest in the cause
of Culmn liberty. Sympathy with that
cause has , Indeed , never abated , but
since the utterances of the president
and secretary of state the public Inter
est regarding Cuba has undoubtedly
been intensified , while a stimulus has
also been found In the spirit manifested
In congress and In the death ot' the
ablu1 Cuban leader , Antonio Macco. who
Is believed , despite Spanish assertions
to tlu > contrary , to have been betrayed
to Ids death. There can be no doubt
that this circumstance lias made a
strong Impression upon the American
people and persuaded many that the
time is ripe for some decisive action
on the part of tills government. The
feeling of resentment toward the Span
ish for the killing of Macco may not
In1 quite reasonable , but none the less
It Is natural and it Is taking expres
sion in more vigorous etVorts to aid
the Cuban cause.
This manifestation will necessitate
Increased vigilance on the part of the
federal authorities to prevent viola
tions of our neutrality laws , the scope
of which should be now well under
stood by everybody. This government
is hound to put a stop to expeditions
with hostile purpose toward the Span
ish government. Its duty Is to prevent
organized bodies of armed men from
leaving tills country to Join the Insur
gents. Hut according to the attor
ney general's Ii > terprctatlon of the
law , the government Is not
called upon to Interfere with the
sale and delivery of arms and
ammunition to Hie insurgents , as an
ordinary commercial transaction. It has
always been held that our citizens have
the right to sell such articles and Milp
them wherever they please , .lefferson
stated this in ITii.'l ami the right has
been reasserted many times since. The
fact , therefore , that a ship loads with
arms and ammunition for the Insurgents
Is In Itself no olVense to our laws or to
International law. It Is only when In
connection with such shipment of muni
tions of war there Is taken on an organ
ized force , otllcered and equipped for a
warlike purpose , that the government
can properly detain such vessel.
With regard to enlisting men to Join
the Insurgents , the law makes It a crim
inal offense "for any person within the
United States to begin or aut on foot or
provide means for any military expedi
or C'liti ipi'K , ' to be uirrlcd on from
tin ni' < n .i'u.st ' any foreign slate wIMi
\\hMi the I ult.'d Stales Is at p. . ace , "
but It Is a qiioillon whether this would
apply to the simple act of men enrolling
themselves to go to Cuba , even with the
nvowed Intention of enlisting when they
got there , provided that.there was no
military orginlzatlon among them. The
departure from our shores for Cuba of
a body of unarmed and iiuorgniilx.ed
men could not fairly be regnrded as a
military expedition , though It should be
well known to be the Intention of the
men to enlist with the Insurgents when
they got there. The courts have delltied
a military expedition ns n force equipped
with arms , otlhvrod nnd orgnnlx.pd. It
would seem , therefore , that the simple
net of an Individual enrolling himself to
go to Cuba nnd Join the lusiirgonln
would be no' offense against the law.
On the other hand those who set on footer
or provide means for such enlistments
inny he amenable to the Inw.
These fresh demonstrations In hohnlf
of the Cubans run hardly fall to npgra-
vnto popular feeling In Spain ngalnst
the Tnlted States , but they ought not to
disturb the friendly relations between
the governments. It Is undoubtedly safe
to say thnt they will not affect the at
titude of the present administration.
a wnf.ir ; > ; ; ; . ' A'
County Commissioner ICIerstend sug
gests nniong other reforms In the direc
tion of economy the creation of nn
olllce to be known as the public de
fender. The public defender would
stand to the Indigent prisoners neciiscd
of crime in the same relation ns the
public prosecutor to public olfendcrs.
Instead of as now permitting the
judge of I he criminal court to assign
one or more attorneys for the defense
of each prisoner who makes nUldavlt
that he has no means with which ii >
employ one , the otlhe of public defender
wor.ld be filled either by appointment
or election , and the duty Imposed upon
Its incumbent to defend without charge
In all s"ch cases.
That tills would allow the public de
fender a fair salary and at the same
time effect a considerable saving to
the taxpayers admits of no doubt. That
It Is perfectly feasible has been shown
both by experiment elsewhere and by
a practice nearly akin In this county.
For a while In assigning the defense
of indigent prisoners the work was
thrown all to one person , and aside
from the complaints of favoritism no
particularly had results were noticed.
The judges lo whom the assignment
of these favors falls ought to b , glad
io get out of the unpleasant duty , and ,
as for the prisoner , the character and
ability of his attorney would on the
average be bettered rather than
chaiiL'cd for the worst.
A great deal would , of course , depend
upon the person who happened to be
appointed or elected to till the new
position. A conscientious and pains
taking ollicial would give these prison
ers the same service ns if lie bail been
specially retained at nn attractive fee.
If the place Is , to be used , however ,
simply as a political reward for attor
neys who cannot make a living In nny
other way nnd who would regard the
salary simply as a stipend for con
tinuing political-activity to the neglect
of the duties , the change would be a
detriment rather than u tieneflt to tlu
pub'ic.
The proposition , however , has every
appearance f merit nnd deserves the
careful consideration of the legislature.
When It comes to the .game of bluff
and hold-up the publishers of Hie World-
Herald stand unexcelled. After the
public has lii'en fooled and defrauded
so many times by Its successive fakes
It Is strange If any one now will walk
Into Its trap once more. The law gov
erning the Issuance of liquor license : *
requires notices of applications for
licenses to be published In 'the paper
having the largest circulation In the
county. That paper Is The Omtilni
lOvening I'.iv. Druggists nnd saloon
keepers who want to obey the law and
make sure of securing their licenses
will advertise their notices In The
Omnhn Kvcnlng I > ee.
Senator 1'cffer Is not having things
nil his own way down In Kansas not
withstanding the fact that the stale
went for the populist , ticket at the last
election. The senator Is very much
exercised over the possibility that the
new legislature may forget to re-pleet
him ns Us representative at Washing
ton. It would be a pity to d"prlve th1
senate of those picturesque I'offcrhin
whiskers Just when the public is be
ginning to get accustomed t ; > them.
I5y basing his plea for re-election on
these grounds the senator ought lo be
able lo tovch the heart-strings of the
most obdurate Kansas populist.
Governor Stone of Missouri publicly
expresses the opinion that the best way
to put nn end to train robbery Is to
execute a few of the highwaymen who
ih\ays richly deserve such n punish
ment. In ottering rewaids for the ar
rest and conviction of the perpetrators
of the recent train hold-up In Hint slaL *
.10 . therefore ni'.ikes the stun 'JK.'O ' for
u'restnnd lonvlctlon , with a further sum
) f $ atiO if conviction is followed by the
sentence of death. The bandits who
selected Missouri as the scene of their
ip'U'iitlons evidently wore Ignorant of
the ferocious governor with whom they
would have to deal.
The latest turn In the maximum freight
rain case , by which the motion for ad
vancing the rehearing In Hie 1'nitcd
States supreme courl has been headed
off almost Indefinitely , calls for nn ex-
ilauatlon that will explain why the
Mate's Interests have been made sub
sidiary to the Intere.fts of the railroads
ill through the conduct of the case.
Omaha wants n beet sugar factory.
If Its citizens had the free capital they
would build It at once themselves. As
It Is they will require the assistance of
foreign capital.J'he profitableness of
the beet sugar industry In Nebraska
lias already hi'cn demonstrated and
foreign capital should have no hesita
tion In venturing Into this ; field.
The council charter committee IIIIB
sliced down a number of city hull
mil.Him t\n \ I nholl.-dit'd f' cril of the
ollli'i s , Ituliiilfiig the street eoimnls
sioiii r. holler inspector , se\-er commls
slotier anil n - lstaiit city engineer. Hu
ns yet It has not proposed n cut In tin
pay of coiinellmcn or the salary of tin.
city attorney.t
ninur.-itn < if ( InIMV TilrlIT.
'OlifrhVn Tlmcu-tlfrnld ,
The tnrKT Inw of tS7 ! * will be ft protection
measure conservatively nilaptoil to present
lmliiHtrl.il eortimlons nml revenue noeils ,
with n reciprocity provision calculated to
widen and uxtml the markets for the
products of 'husbandry.
\IMV Watch the IloMiter. .
IniUnnai'olls Jnurnnl.
TIP ! Individual who Ims undertaken to
inanaKo W. J. Ilryan's prospective lecture
tour has fixed the terms at " 75 per cent of
the ercss receipts with ix guaranty thnt oui
share will not be IMS than $3.003. " There
Is not n city In the United States whore
IJryan can draw a J3.0CO audience.
lti'KlN ( < Ml.clter ImlcniiiKy.
Globe-Democrat.
It Is likely that the nroat majority of
people bpllevo that the registration of a
letter olsiilllrs a guaranty Of Indomiiltj
by the government In case of IOPS , while as
n matter of fact the guaranty does not RO
beyond that o ? reasonable care In handling
end due efforts to trace tlio letter If stolen
en rente. Thnro should be nu Indemnity for
such losses , however , as there Is In other
countries , and n bill providing for It Is now
pending In congress.
A l'i | ilN ( SlUer Ill-Id ; .
New Yofli World.
In the present senate there are thlrty-
ntno drmacrnts and HX ! populists. In the
next senate there will bo thirty-two demo
crats and nine populists. This Is slnjply
the fare ot the ( Inures , and docs not take
Into account the division of the thirty-two
democrats on the money question.
The democrats lost savi-n senators and the
populists Rained Hiiro as n result of the
fusion adventure with free silver. And this
Is only ono small part of that extremely
good bargain for the populists mid extremely
bad bargain for the democrats.
The ( ioltl Stiiinlr.nl UoiniirrnlN.
Lmilnvllle Com lcr-lournal.
The silver democrats pretend to coT ( In
flue scorn nt the Insignificant number of
the sound money democrats , disdaining , they
assert , to take serious notice of a party
which cast leas than 5.000 votes for Palmer
In Kentucky and Ices than 150,000 for him
In the union. Hut are they willing to make
their future calculations on the br.sls ot
those llgnrre ? They know perfectly well
that the sound money democrats rast nearer
50.000 votra than 5,000 In Kentucky and
nearer 1.500.000 than 150,000 la the union ,
and any future program which they make
without taking Into account these votes
won't beorth the trouble of making.
'the Bltiinlluii In tinSoimtr. .
Now York Sun.
Last winter the democrats were allied
with the i'O u'.lr ii > . or rilver men. for the
prsvcntlrn of tariff legislation for the In-
creasa of t'lo n.vonuc. They ropm to bo al
lied I'tlllfor the. eamo pcllry , n-und mrney
dBinocrats ItfrtaOcd. Provident Cleveland U
also generally regarded us : i pjrt cf this
combination. Tfco populists In the senate
are agiln holding1 up the tovcnuo measure cf
the liotiFe of rfcrrcrentatlvcs , where all rev
enue blllp must' originate , for the oaUe of
nllvrr , and the dbmicrati nro with them fnr
the t-aks of jiane. Idea , no rno lno\vs : what.
touching the prlnclplo of nroUctlon.
In tha ! extraordinary check to the read
justment of the i national finances , and to
reparation for the criminal folly of their re-
rout management , the poor , belabored popu
lists make really but a small factor.
This Is wbcre , wo arc at.
MfXiril'AI. Kit.\\CIIISKS.
Sojno I-'lKiin'N .JiiiinvIiiHf 't'helr Money- ;
< i Milking V.'ilMi- .
N'i-\v' York % VorlJ.
The first annual' report of the street car
combination known an the Union Traction
Company of Philadelphia gives a striking
Illustration of the vuluo ot such municipal
franchises as are recklessly thrown awaj
In New Yoric.
President Wi'lih asserts that the combina
tion pays "d'rectly ' or indirectly" to the
city nmt state ta n , consideration for I !
fianchlsia $1G ! ,093 per r.runm , or about
10 per cjcnt of Us gross receipts. Yet nfte ?
all expenditures. Including 1ht > usual nccoa-
iury and unneceraiiry fixed charges , have
boon deducted. It reports net profits for tht
year cf $1,100.113.
Of coiirsp this sum. largo as It Is , doai not
represent tin- total profits of the promotern.
In every such enterprise as this , managed
by methods of spcculatlvo consolidation , a
large part of the profits generally goca for
what are practically "rake-offs. " though I-
may not ho pollio to term them so. But
leaving out of 'consideration stock watering
nnd other firaiiclerlng devices which make
U dlfllcult to toll \viat ! the face of an an
nual showlns really means. It apptar * heri
that these Philadelphia franchisee owuct :
by n slmrlt company , yield nearly a million
and a half net after over a million and a
half lira been paid "directly and Indirectly"
to the city and state.
How much longer will sane and responsible
communities allow such Immeiuely valuable
privileges to bo traded away for a hong ?
A ICICK KltUM C.tllAUAS.
Chicago Chronicle : There promises to be
a ncan-lal In the Venezuelan boundary bus- !
IHOS. All the dirty linen will bi- washed
anj hung upon thu Suhomburgk Hue.
New York Tribune : Venezuela can have
no Vv-orje cntiny than a man who would
Ktund In the way of her acceptance of tht
nrranrimcnt made with Great Drltaln In lu > i
behalf by the United States.
Gloue-UemocnU : Venezuela will inako n
it-ilora mistake If che refuses to abide hy
the boundary treaty that tlio United Statro
has lU'gotl.ited in her Interest. It Insurer
her a chance to prove that aho Is right , nnd
if bhe rejects It the Inference will ho that
she I ? afraid , after all , to put her claims
to a fair and srjuare trot.
Chicago Tribune : A dlipatch from Caracas
states that , owing lo the preasuro of public
icntlmcat. Venezuola. after already having
Given her consent to the arrangements bo-
twecn Secretary OIney and Lord Salisbury
for the settlement of ( he dispute between
tM country and Great IJrl'.lan , Ins with
drawn It. Thp ( internment does not i-ctm to
have been ablo.ti ) stem the tide of popular
opinion , or v/ati afraid of Us own exlstoncf if
It should oppose It. If the Venezuela hot
tica.ls have ually done what U charged ,
thus foicln ttitf United States to drop out.
.buy will IInil that their latter end Is wor ethan
than the first , /.nil that they will ccme on *
pvcn worse off than when they went Into the
struggle. (
Chicago Record : Hut should Venezuela
icfiwo Its aEWlit to the arrangement cf-
Tcctcd for It In a friendly spirit and by R
[ rlcndly pawnthia government will then
be In a DMillon 'to waah Its hands of thr
affair , leaving Engliind to bring Venezuela
to terms as liiy * lic may , always provided
that as a renul.m ( her content she shall not
onlnrgo her torrltury In South America or
cUcwhcro on thu American continent. If
England choencs.ln . that event , to overrun
Venezuela and 'forl'o ' ' the latter to pay her un
indemnity the ; latter country can have only
lierself to blame. That IH the caao in a
nutshell , and the fioonur Venezuela under-
stnmU ltd dlgnincanco thu better for all
concerned.
Philadelphia Ledger : It would bo a great
mUfortuno If Venezuelan politicians who are
[ dotting to overthrow Crt'c-po should bo able
to crganlzo successful opposition to the
treaty on sentimental nnd unsubstantial
ground > . The clause In the proposed treaty
llxlng fifty years' umllt-turbed possession us
sufilclent to quiet the tltlo to lands claimed
by Great Drltaln or Venezuela Is furiously
asiallcd by Mlchclcna as "Inimical to
Venezuela ; " hut this has been regarded by
our State department as ciniltnblu. As
Secretary Olncy put It , the negotlallons
provide for a full iirbltratlrn of thu whole
controversy "upon bases allko just and hon
orable to both the countries. " Venezuela
should agree with her adversary quickly. If
she rejects thu treaty , thin govarnmi'nt will
bo nlow hi auxlutlug uucu a capricious
neighbor
iniucirs CASE HOLDS OVER
Scimto Committed on Jmlloinry Hangs Up
Nebraska's Federal Jtulpo.
PASSES MANY PRIVATE PLNSION BILLS
SovornloliriintiniiH llonioinliorril In
Sciiiitiirlnl niNlrllinlloii of ( iov-
crniiiciit I'npo fop Voloruim
unit Tlirlr l
WASHINGTON. Doc. 14. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The senate Judiciary committee nt n
sroslon this morning decided to postpone ac
tion on the nomination of W. I ) . Mel high
to bo jndgt > of the United States district
court for Nebraska until after the Christmas
holliUys.
The executive session of the senate today
was devoted almost entirely to the receipt
of reports on nominations made by commit
tees , a large share of these made coming
from the commutes on judiciary , which met
today. Among those on which favorable
reports were nmdo were those of Hon.
Charles G. Nott to be chief justice of the
court of claims ; of Hon. John
H. llodgera , to succeed the late
Judge Parker as Judge of the western
district of Arkanms , and of W. 1) ) . CMldoN
na district nttwncy for Now Mexico.
Chlldcrs' nomination U < among those which
failed of confirmation liu > t session bocaupo of
the opposition ot Ilelegito Catron. which has
now been withdrawn. Among the nomlni-
tior.s not reported today were those of Judge
Howry of Mississippi to n place on the court
of clulnui bench and George V. Moore to suc
ceed Henry P. Clayton ny district attorney
for the district of Alabama. There Is op-
r-rsltlcn to Moore on the j-art of friends of
Chyton. who was removed during the layt
cumiKilgti bec.ius'o ho accepted a congrw-
nlonil nomination na a silver democrat.
The scenp c-f legislation was sn'fted ' from
the houw to the senate today. That body
RH down to business and passed a whole
raft of tension bll' ' ? . Senator Thurston
stayed with the calendar until ovcrv bill ho
bad reported pisMod the penato. These were :
Peni'lon to Samuel A. Smith , $30 per month ;
to Mm Catherine H. O'Brien of Omaha ,
v. Idow cf the late General George M. O'llrlen ,
$ ? ( > per month ; to Franklin C. Plant ? of Hay
Springs. Neb. , SIC per month ; to Jamrs M.
Slmorat of Otinha. $30 per mouth ; to Mrs.
Cella A. Jotters of llafuutt , Neb. , $30 per
month. Senator Allen also passed a hill to
ppuplcn Ollvo W. Cook of St. Paul at $12 per
wont'1. '
SENATOR PBTTIGRK\\"S PROGRAM.
Senntcr Pc.ttlgrov- . gave notleo of the fol
lowing amendments to the f.indry civil bill
to be submitted by him : To establish an
iK'.ay cflico at Doadwood. $10,000 ; eoaMruc-
llon of the northern branch of the Soldiers'
Homo , $150,000 ; ti purchase site for public
building nt Deadwood. $20,000 ; authorizing
the Rccrotary tf the Irterlcr to appoint a
commission of thrco pern.ins to settle dlf-
torcnecs between lUsebild and Lower Brulo
Indlann ; thl. . ' commission to also nrgotlato
with the Uofcbud. Lower Bruit1 , Cheyenne
nnd Standing Rock Indian : . ' for cession of n
pcrtlen of their reservation , and nn amend
ment ito cxlftlng treaties which require the
consent of throe-fnurths cf tlie male ndultn
of the tribe to ratify treaties hereafter mado.
An zpproprlatlon of $10.000 for tlio expense
of the commission Is carried In this amend
ment.
II. M. Allen a paper on iicci sugar , rcaci LO-
'oro the resent convention at Grand Island
and published In full In The llee , wna , on
motion of Senator Allen , made a senate mis
cellaneous document , and will bo published.
Senator Thumlon Introduced a bill today
authorizing every judge of a district court
of the United Sntrn to appo'nt ' a stenographic
reporter and fixing the duties and coinpem < a-
iloi : of such reporter , the salary to be fS.4GQ
per year , with stipulated rate. ? for transcrip
tion of evidence. . This bill has the oancttnn
fit district Judu.cn throughout the country ,
n ho will endeavor to have con resslr.nnl dclo-
pr.tlona support the same. lie also Intro
duce J a bill to pension Charles A. Ivia I - . I
well ot Alnsworth. Neb. , nt $72 per month , ' ]
on account of total disability. I .
Senator Gear presented the petition of HIP
Congregational chutvh of Danville , la. , and 1
the pc-tltlon of 30U citizen * of New London , 1
la. , praying for the t-nactment of legislation 1
"nrblddlng the sale of llquora In government
imlldinRj. i I
MONDEU/S OIL LAXI ) HIM. . ' j .
IteproEentatlve Mondcll of Wyoming Introi
.lured H bill relative to persona ImldlnK
under the minim ? laws of the United
.Uatt-s to enter and obtain patent to lamta 1
-ontalnlnj ; petroleum or other mineral olla. 1I I
ind chielly valuable therefor , by making one
bnnalldo discovery of ouch petroleum on any t
tract not exceeding 103 acrctj. ThU bill 1
out of the recent decision of the Inte-
t
. department ; , wherein It wrs decided
In a California case that landi chiefly valua-
' ) le for petroleum and mineral oils , rould
.10 longer bo patented under placet- mining
laws. There bclns no othi-r law utrler which
iamta containing petroleum or other mineral
olla could be patented , the oil Interesui of
the 'northwest were very Injuriously affected , '
Wyoming belnp particularly made to suf
fer. To remedy thlii decision of the Interior
.Upartmont , thlo bill wen introduced , that
patenting oil lamU might go on and the do-
\elcmcnt ! of the oil llclds continue.
Congressman Halncr was In his seat to-lay
'or the first tlmo since the session began.
lie arrived Sunday with his family from the
west.
Judge N. I ) . Jarki.'jii of Nellgh , Neb. , was
n capital visitor today and was received with
' ! > ' --n arma , afVr having nnnouuccd to the
republicans of the Nebraska delegation thnt
he had no favorn to nsk from the Incoming
administration. He has been In Boston look- ,
i > a after some old matters of the Globe In-
vestment company.
Tom WiilNim'N nici-tlou Content.
WASHINGTON. Doc. II. Hon. Thomas
Watson of Georgia will appear before the [ '
committee on elections on January 8. to
'
ont ? t the title to the seat now held by t
Judge Black In the houoo. To.lay the * com-
ulttro on elections decided to hoar the ca.-io
on that day.
\i-\v CniiNitl.H Ai > iiolnlril.
WASHINGTON. Dec. H. Tlio senate lu
-lecutlve session today confirmed the fol-
owlng nominations : To bo United States
conjiiln , AVnltrr I ) . Itni-Kor cf Mi . I- > pi i
nl SflRim la Grande , t'lihi1. . I'r.ink n Hill o
Minnesota , fit Santos l.raill. ( li- . i. . n
Kedzlo of Mexico , nt UIIIAHRII. Mrxi.-o ,
Samuel M. Simmons of Ti-w , nl Pi-dias
Negrng , Mexico ; Horace L. Wn hlniilim of
Texas , nt Alexandrcltn , S > rl ; I'.iul Wleslko
of Texas , nl WaiiBKim. Nicaragua.
O.N MXI2S Ol .ST. I.Ol'IS IM.A'ITOU.M
Committee of I ho Soimlo
I tit 01-11 it tin un I II I mo lit It ( tin ,
WASHINGTON , Doc. II.Thp committee
of the republican caucus to consider a bl
metallic proponltlon held n meeting todaj
and Informally dlaciiMcd the subject coming
to no definite conclusion.
Senator Hoar , n member of the eommltuo
gave the other members twmo pointer * from
his InvewtlKatlooe of bimetallism nbruad.
Senator Wolcotl , ehatrman ot the commit
tee , flaid : "The senate- republican caucus
committee to report legislation In further-
nil re ot an Intel national bimetallic confer
ence had iv full meeting today nud the quw-
tton was discussed at aomo length. The
subject was chit fly considered with .1 view to
si-ourltiK the widest ponstblo latitude to n
comoilmlon , and so framing legislation thai
the Incoming prealdent would lie nt llbt-rt )
to act Immediately upon hi * Innngnratlon nml
without waiting for further Icglalatlvo action.
There- were thousando of reiiuhlletin.i In the
west , who were In accord with so much ol
the Chicago platform as stood for the five
caliingf of silver , but who wei-o unableto ac
cept the other plankti of the plat
form. Therewere also In the
middle states hundreds of thousanda
of repnbltruua , earnest bimetallism , who
voted the republican ticket because they be
lieved the llnanclal plank in the St. Louts
platform to bo a sacred pledge * commlllng
the party to an earnest effort to accure In
ternational blmetnlllrm. Po far ns 1 cun
observe , theKcntlment Is practically unani
mous among republican senators In favor
of an earnest and steadfast effort toward
International agreement. I do not anticipate
any serious trouble In the way of bocilrlng
filch legislation as has been outlined , and
which will prepare , the way for this effort.
So far as I can learn , there Is no opposition
on tlio part f either democrats or populists
to some such legislation as has ho-n out
lined. for I think It may truthfully bu said
ilmt 9D per cent of the people- are bimetal-
lists. and even those who believe * Hint this
country can alone maintain the double
standard have no port of objection to the
same re'sult being accomplished by Interna
tional agreement If It shall be possible. "
si CAM ixmsTHY ; i.v
S.viHllcnlc llflnurinutit ( n
Hi-R-iilnlf rr-loox.
WASHINGTON , Dec. II. Unleca r"llcf can
soon bo had from the Reichstag the entire
sugar Industry of Germany Is likely to lie
organized for liclf-protcetlon In a gigantic
syndlcato or trust , with the purpose of regu
lating production n"ml consulting prices.
This Is Hit' view of United States Consul
Mason at Frankfort , set out In nn elaborate
report to the Stale department on the present
&t.Ue of the sugar Industry In Germany.
Only lost May n Inw was cnactril to help
out the sugar growers and makers , as thin
Is now the only remaining Held of profit for
thc > German farmer. The act was passed
nt the demand of ibo agrarian party , yet
already the sugar makers are appealing to
Iho Reichstag "to rcsouo the nuiar-produclng
Interests from the consequences of the very
act passed for Its salvation. " und which have
presented thcmsclvt.a promptly nnd In a most
serious form.
Mr. Mason tells how Iho act has failed ,
and. Instead of limiting production , ha had
the very opposite effect. The Increase of the
exports bounty ha also reduced the price of
sugar In foreign markets and the German
runner receives no more than ho did before
the Increase , whllo the government loses
lioavlly. Then , too , Franco nnd other
European nntlena have responded by an In
crease of Ihclr export diltkn , which charge
In a measure nculrall/.en the benefits of the
licrman Increase , nnd altogether the rtlttrn-
tlon so far as the sugar Intoruita tire con-
honied la as bad ns It could be.
( JAItl.lSl.r. ( I.V < il.ll ) ClillTinCATK.S.
sreretnry Not Inellllecl in Order Thelf
INMIIO lit I'ri-st-nl.
WASHINGTON. Dec. II. Secretary Car-
Isle has written a letter In reply to ono on
) chalf of the Boston banks , csklng for the
ssuo of gold ccrtillcntc-j under the authority
; rantcd In section 12 of the act ot July 12 ,
1SS2. The secretary r.ays : "I am not yet prc-
> arcd to give thu necessary ordur. After the
ssuo of ouch uortiric.itc.i has been Ktoppcd ,
t Is not cortuln that the secretary of the
.rensury. and particularly In view of exlst-
ng conditions , would bo justified In resum-
nK their reissue. It has been the cxpcrl-
'nco of the department In tiin past that the
iorm.il Increase of the gold reserve caused
jy the exchange of paper currency for gelds
s checked by the Issue of gold certificates ,
mil. In fact.'upon various occasions consiU-
> rahlo amounts of gold have been withdrawn
ly the preetrtallon of nottn for redemption
tml Immediately redeposlted In exchange for
cold certificates. Moreover , the house of
opreacntntlvcs of the Fifty-third congrcEB ,
M Its third session , passed a bill dlseontlnu-
ng their IESUO entirely and It Is the Inten-
lon of the department to present the subject
igaln at n very early dale. AH the amount
if the gold reserve Is largely dolimin.itod
'rom time to time by the available amount
if paper In t-lrculatlon , It seems Inadvisable ,
it this time especially , to Increase the vol-
imo of that currency by the Issue of gold
rertillcates. " -
not Ki-To-nor.si : : STAIII" sii.ii.\c.
tiilli-il Iiii | > riivonieiil In I'oshil Sj-n-
Ic-in lo tie Tried.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 14. Postmaster Gcn-
ral WlUon has Issued an order extending
bo house-to-houao collection and delivery
ettcr syatem , KO ns to provide for the sale
if postage nnd special delivery stamps
hrough orders to loiter carriers nn
ontalncd In a iniiquo otllclal
itivelopo 16 bo funilslicd by ihe Postal Im
novcmenl company. The order provides foi
mo of Iho moat radical Improvements ye
rude In the recital system. It will be
rld In Washington nt once , nnd If found
iractk-able , extended Rent-rally. U afforda
he opportunity for the conduct of one'h
iittliifda with the postolllce at home , at lo.'s
D far as ordinary transactions are con
'rned. and It Is expected to largely Increase
tamp sales na soon as tlio system becomes
eneral. The botise-to-houso collection o :
iiail by means of Ingeniously contrived boxes
ias already been adopted and extended to
wenty-flvo free delivery cllleo.
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# The absolutely pure
BAKING POWDER t < >
0I I ROYAL the most celebrated of all I
the baking powders in the world cel
ebrated for its great
leavening strength and
purity. It makes your
cakes , biscuit , bread , t )
etc. , healthful , it assures I
you against alum and all
forms of adulteration
that go with the cheap \
$ brands.
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novAt BAKINO rowpcn co. new YORK.
TIIOSI ! MOlUHiHIIIIA.SK.V IMHMS.
' \MI Tlio Kfln \ ( if HIP
ton r id in i-suil'll.-'liini' "m < del fni ins" nlc. g
Its line In Kilixas and N''brnk.i Is ( o bo
ci intiietidcd. I'enelrntlng an It does n rich" " f "
nud productive nKrlmltur.il section , the
UiirllUKton I * VAdlly Intorcxted In 8ueee afu1
tarmlng , end such e tablUhmenls ns It tins
projected will proU n llvlnp demonatrntlim of
what Rood niJimxomcnt nnd good Judgment
can nci-Aini'lluli even In n penxm of drv-.Kh
nnd low prices.
Plillndolphln Hpcord : The IlurllnRtnn
Itnllroul company , which has pstnbllshed
flvo model farms , or nRrlrulturnl experiment
stations , In KansAs nnd Nebraslia , l.i about
to Mart a number of others In the nmo
Dtntc-4 in the hope tlmt the lncrnt < cd froiKiit-
KH from the larger crop will more than 10-
pay the outlay. Heretofore mieh worlc hn
boon lull to the state. In taking It In linnl
tlieinsolvcs the railway olllolaU have si ) < \ < n
n foresight which ehuiild bring generous re
turns.
Denver Hepublloan : The lUirltiigton it.iti-
road eompany lias ontcrrd upon a pomli '
venture In establishing experimental fi.n s
In Kunw and Kclirnyko. lint Ita \ a * > <
tnovo , and It may be oxpioted to rooult l > ri. < > -
llclally to the farming regions tlirotiulivhh > \
the Ilurllngtcn tuns. There nrc nnny i -
tereotlng problems retinocted with ngrlciiltu-0
tn the arid nnd soml-nrld region nnd th. v
have by no means nil been worked nut. T . . -
men In chnrRe of thedc experimental f.nr.i
may bo nblo to do much to incronno Uiui -
t-dge In ri-gmil to thr methoda which sli n .1
bo ndopted by the agriculturists In t'.u
country lylno ; between the inouiil.ilny nnd
the Mlyiourl river.
< ! PM M , .I.V1IS.
Chlcngo Tribune : "Sixteen yrnrs In tiio
employ of ihlH rnllroad companyl" BDIIICI-
qulzeil the inn n who watt walking up , in-l
down tn front of the passenger Rlntlon
"Sixteen yours ! And kicked outl Kli-K < - < l
outl" lie ntltlod bitterly , "And yet tiny
say corporations have no soles. "
net roll l-'roe Pr.'S' : "Votitwife's Just mr > t
with an accident , Wllklns , " snld u mm
who rushed Into llio grocery. "She nn
over u dog while riding her bicycle .in.I
thc-y'vo carried her to the hospital. "
Tlio mini sitting on the cracker burr. . 1
rose lo his feet excitedly nnd his f.i.
turned pale.
"Hid you notice. " ho nsked , In n tn-mii-
llnt ; voice , "vvhi-ther It was n Ilve-r-colm i .1
doir with two u-blto spots on Ills fou- .
shoiiUU-r or not ? "
Plnclnnntl Rnqnlrpr : "Oh. I don't o.itv. "
nlrlly remnrkrcl the drnmnllc lady \ \ } \ , < <
IIPRO ! Imtl tlown. "There's Just as MH..I .
Ilsb In Ibc se.i , you linov ; . "
"I didn't RO io sehool -whole lot , " i ; 1
the oilier ucti-LMH lady , "but It deems to n. , .
that tlie sucker Is a fresh water llsli iv
cluslvely.
.
Slip fat before mo nl the t lnv ,
Her Iml betwixt me nnd the RtnKO.
I s.-ild : "S'l'-'s ' of uncertain age ;
She wenm her hit ; becnuso .
Two hnndn wont up. two pins came down
Her hntviin clV ; her linlr was brown.
J H.\'T | tJ.V 'I'lJIJ ' "I" ' HO.V.
Jfcw Tork Sun. {
Pause , Plngree ,
" 'niise ;
'oluto-planllng patriot.
nusel
'leased with the
MlliiK ; baubles of the hour , you'd
'ay the prlec and get Into the
ush. Hut bold hard !
'ei-linps
'olnlo paths thnt lent ! to fntno
IIMS quite around the
'rt-eloiiii prize you seek.
'unse. Plnprco , I'anso ;
nil down the
'atltudc.s that plonno nnd
'lit vonr head In shrlnlr u-litr.li flnt.
ews to the earth nmbltlon's
Purpose , that would
'luce your popularity nloft as
'resldeiitl.il preferment I
'ooh , PliiKivo !
'resident * don't crow on
otuto vlnpH , nnd If you
ermlt ynursclf to be
'umpooKleil Into t-hinktiifr HO , you'll
ay for It with bunted hopctH.
UHli on to Klory by some other route :
a r ptT with soinrtbliiB ulso than Hint :
'oil down your vest ;
'ut Plncree on the Ice .1 whllo !
'erlsh the thought thnt oneHhould fe
MiiKreo rould not 1111 the bill BO
'erfeclly that
Menly and prosperity would
'err-h upon the. iiatlon'H rlilRo polo
' . ' . IJut '
rinniii'iitly. that's not It.
Mncree Is perfect , and the
'erfret president Is ns yet rather
'revious !
'assess vouti ?
As
Ducks ,
Take to water so arc parents
taking : advantage of our great
opportunity sale in the children's
department. Yesterday we had
a rush that tested our capacity to
its utmost , and still we failed to
sell all of the bargains adver
tised two piece Suits , Kilts ,
Overcoats , Ulsters , Shirt Waists
etc. , and all odd articles were
includcJ in this special sale.
We arc going ; to continue it as
long as an article remains , which
won't be long. So don't wait
till the last moment come early
before they arc all picked ever
S.V. . Cor.
JStlumU
Dousing Stu v