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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 22, 1896)
TUB OMAHA DAILY BlfEj TTRSDAY , T > ECI iiIi3l : ) ? 2'J , ISOfi. Tim OMAHA DAILY K , iMitor. 1' IIMS1UD : KVKIIY MOUNINO. TKIIMH OI' HtiMCltll ; > TION. Dally Her ( Wltlinut Sunday ) One Year . $ C Dslly ! > * nnd Sumlny , One Year . S C HU Monttii . C Tlirrn Montlm . Sf Hun.lny H * , Onf Yenr . 80 BMiircl.iy UNOn ? Ynr . 1 " Weekly Ilee , Ono Yerir . 0 Om lm : Tli IV fimilh Omiilin : Hlnncr lllk. . Cor. N nml 2ltli Bin Council llltiir.i : 11 Nnrlh Main Hired. ClilciiKO Onice : 317 Chftmlwr < > f Commerce. New York : Itoonn 1.1. H nml IS. Tribune IllJs Washington : 1107 F .Hlmst , N'V. . All cfltnmunlmtl'mft feinting In news nml nil lorlfll matter nlinuM mMrnmMl : To t lie Billtor llfSINKPS I.KTTKUS. All lrti ln"nB teller * nml ri-mltlBnees MiouM I * ml irenwil to The Ilee rulillrhlni ? CNuntmny Omnlia. Draft * . checks nnil iionlnilicc onlera ti ! muds tmynlile to Hie nnler of the pnninnny. * T11I3 liKi : I'UIIMSIIINO COMPANY. UTATftMRNT OP C1IICUI.ATION. Rime n ( N'thrarka , I Houglnii County. I ilooi-Rfl II. TrhUPK , rerrctnry of The Ilec Pub IMilng company. IHR | duly nworn , cnys Hint tin iic'tual number of full nnd rntniilete copies of Tin I > nlly Mornlnir , Ivi > nlnR nml Hunilay Heriirlnlci iliirin ? tin- month of Kavcinber. ISM , wns ns fol 1 . 2I.MO If 20.M 2 . 21,114 17 20.6H 3 . 21. ) M 1 * 20.421 Ifl 20,231 f. . 31.117 K 2fl.2 H . 27.057 21 30,41 7 . 21 , KH K 21.001 . ! I.MO 23 20,071 9 . 20.D3G 21 20.01V 1" . ! 0,03t 2f 20,13 11 . 21. Ml 2' ! 1SS ! ) 12 . S0.7TC 27 20.1B . 20.5SO M 20,01 : H . M.Ml 20.-12 ; 15 . 21.019 30 20,02 : I n doilucllnits for unsold nnil returned copies 12.7S ! , Tolnl net snlcs. . . . CI7.r/ ( r < et ilolly avpraga 21 5s : anoiicin n. TZSOIIUCK. Sulifcrlbeil In my presence nml nworn to bcfor me this l t dny of December. ISO'S. ' N . P. mil * Notary Public. TininircliMiil \vlio advertises catches tlio Iiollilny tmih1. Oninliiivtinls the Indian supply ilopol ns well us the union pnssi'iipT depot. Omnlm Is nlwiiys n part of Xi-ltraskn when It conns to Ki'ttitiK NlKiinUiri'H on tin ; ntnlo tronmiror'.s bunil. It may In- better to lit ? right than In lo ) president , but l < > bo both should IID the nwnc of AiiUM-k-an cllly.fiishlp. Then1 are sovornl phu-es where the city treasury shortage may be Invested to better advantage than In a new city Jail. It should bo borne In mind that those who wrllo It Xinas probably have no reference to that X of gold which was 8poke.ii of dnrlnj ; the recent campaign , Ilpfore clpctlon , It was the candldutu who reco 'iilxud all his friends ; .since , It Is the army of friends who tumble over caeh other to recognize the successful candidate. No cessation of activity should be permitted In the work of the Transmls- slsslppl Imposition iliirliiB the holidays. This Is the one enterprise which should take precedence over all others. Instead of brooding over your own fancied misfortunes , give a thought now and then to ( ho actual misery of others and try to do a little toward milking the holiday week a happy one for all. Governor Ilolcomb will , It is said , fuse his Inaugural address and biennial inessa e Into one literary production , llo has gotten .so accustomed to the fusion process that he. cannot get out of the habit. The spectacle of Spain , which for eon- turiiw has been a monument ; of Igno rance , superstition and degradation among nations , posing as a divine in- Htrument for the bumbling of the upstart Yankee race , Is one. of the most laugh- nblo exhibitions of the day. Spain may have recognl/.ed the con federacy before the- battle of Hull linn , but that doo.s not alter the position of the United Slates In the pending Unban crisis. What Spain did thirty-live years ngo Is ancient history. AVhat the United States will do now Is of momentous liresunt Importance. Nebraska supports "homes" galore for dependents of various varieties , but it has not yet established a homo for dis appointed olllceseekors. A "home" of tliln kind. Including populist , democratic nnd republican wards , with free board and lodgings , would be able to do a Iuu1 : olllce business year In and year out. The Spanish army Is .said to In- al ready studying the geography of the United States , In preparation for an Invasion of this country. It Is not Korhmsly feared , however , that a hos tile force' lauding on the Atlantic coast will ever penetrate so far Inland as to make It necessary to call out the Ne braska Home ( iuards. It Is stated on what Is considered ex cellent authority that the special HCS- ulon of the lowu legislature will not be marked by the passage of a manufactur ing bill to relax the prohibitory law In favor of breweries and distilleries. It certainly seems Inconsistent to refuse this privilege after the sale of Intoxicat ing liquors In Iowa has been legalized. So far as Nebraska , Is concerned It will wtor no objections to the maintenance of the profiont order In Its sister state nnd It will continue , as heretofore , to mtpply all Iowa customers with the best products of Nebraska distilleries and breweries. Local authorities do not seem to bo nwako to I ho .seriousness for the tax payers of Omaha nnd Douglas comity of the ruling of the attorney general that the law permitting guaranty company bonds to bo given In lieu of personal bonds by public olllcials Is unconstitu tional and void. If the opinion of the attorney general Is sound' ' , then the people - plo are practically without security for tla > safekeeping of a large part of their public funds because It is safe to at.sumo that no guaranty company would pay any hms with such tin Inviting loophole open for escape. .Something certainly ought to bo done to protect the rights of city and county and to secure at HID earliest possible date a coucluMve dc- clulou on the legality of the law. qrK.sr/o.v or Tin ? resolution Introduced In the sen nto by Senator" Bncon of Georgia , do daring "that the rccoRiiltlon ot gov ernnienta Is u sovereign power wlilcl lines not appertain to the executive except as the right of veto makes bin a part of the law-making power , " wll produce discussion of thn question ate to the exclusive power of the prosl dent to recognize the so-called republli of Cuba. Wo belluvo the authority o the executive In this respect has neve : before been questioned and there li high authority for the position tukci by Secretary Olnoy , undoubtedly will the full concurrence , If not at the dl rectlon , of President Cleveland. Throughout our history the exclusive prerogative now asserted by the ex ecntlvo has been recognized whenovei the question of recognizing the hide pciidence of a slate has been presented It was acknowledged In conneetloi with the recognition of the rovoltot colonies of Spain In North and Soutl America and later In regard to llu recognition of Texas. Hespectliig llu latter a report made from the souati committee on foreign relations by Mi- Clay said that "the senate nlone , with out the co-operation of some otbei branch of the government , Is not coui' ' potent to recognize the existence of nn.v power. The president of the United States , by the constitution , has ( hi charge of their foreign Intercourse. Itegularly he ought to take the Inltlu tlve In the acknowledgement of tin Independence of any new power. " ScC' rotary Seward said that "tho question of recognition of foreign revolutionary or reactionary governments Is one ex clusively for the executive and cannot be determined Internationally by con gressional action. " .Midge Thomas M , Cooley , the distinguished constitutional lawyer , says In effect tjio same thing , though he observes Unit the president' * power Is not complete and linal ; that "the sovereign legislative' power must provide for llnal Intercourse and pas ? laws for the purpose , " which laws tin ; president must respect. In nil the dis cussion of Cuban affairs during the last Insurrection , which covered the entire period of Crant's administrations and when there was nearly or quite as strong a sentiment for the Cubans as there is now. It was never questioned that the power to accord belligerent rights or to recognize the Independence of the Cubans belonged exclusively to the executive. In view of all this It will bo dllllcnlt for the advocates of the authority of to declare the so-called congress - repub lic of Cuba Independent and compel tlir president to respect It to sustain their position. The uniform policy since the beginning of the government Is against them and it Is hardly to bo doubted that if an Issue Is made on this ques tion between the legislative and execu tive branches of the government the weight of public opinion will be with the latter. WvVKM.'SS .l.\/v O/'T/i.'M/.X. The failure of the National bank of Illinois Is another Illustration of reck less bank management , of which the examples are numerous. The bank had been in operation twenty-live years and had a strong place In public confidence , but the men who should have carefully guarded the Institution the directors recklessly allowed the olllcials to do business In their own way and the re sult Is failure. The comptroller of the currency unqualllicdly states that the responsibility rests with the directors. He says that their attention had been Individually called to the reckless am Imprudent methods followed by the of llcers. but they disregarded the ad monition , though promising over theli signatures to remedy the weak points In the bank's condition. Possibly Ilia con'dltlon had grown to be so bad that they found they could not remedy It but the statement of comptroller im piles that they made no effort to. In that case they were guilty of culpabli negligence and It Is to be regret toil that there Is no adequate legal punish ment for them no lawful means by which they can be made an example of. This failure will serve to cmphasizi the demand for legislation Hiich as has been recommended by every comptrollei of the currency for the last twenty years , relative to the duties of bank directors , but It is hardly probable that tin-re will be any practical result. At any rate congress has In the past shown no disposition to heed recom mendations of this.kind. -is TO .t T.I ; . / / ; There appears to be a considerable sentiment in New Kngland favoiablo to Iho creation by congress of a permanent tariff commission , to bo composed of ex perts and business men and ns far as possible non-partisan in character. Some nanufaclurers in that section are said to favor this and a few commercial bodleu liave expressed themselves In support of the proposition. Hut the most conspicu ous advocate of a tariff commission hi the assistant sicretar.v of the treasury. Mr. Hamlln. who It is needless to say N ipposod to the prlnelplo-of protection , If lie be not an ab-iolute free trader. A letter of Mr. Hamlln Is published In ivhleh ho says : "If we could have a ion-partIsan commission of experts con sisting of men of the highest character mil reputation. Its reports would afford i ground for honest compromise upon ivhleh free traders anil protectionists ould stand together ; the people of thin ounlry would then he left free to army hiMiiselves , on purely political questions , iVltli that party In whose hands they telleve the government to be safest. " I'hls sounds well as a theory , but there s reason to think that the commission Ian would not work so well In practice. Asked what he thought of the policy of Touting a tariff commission , Mr. IHng- ey , chairman of the house committee in ways and means , said that the work if such a commission would be of very itlle practical value unless the comml.s- ; lon contained members of congress. The bill Itself , " said Mr. Dlngley , 'must ' be enacted by men representing arioim districts and local luteivsts. They will Insist on having such a bill , s they want , whether It Is rcenm- nended by a commission or not. This van the- case with the tariff commission if ISSU. it was nut a question of the. value nnd high character of Its wort hut of the adoption of the recoinmendii tlons made by members with dlffereu views and who were themselves re sponslblo for the enactment of a tarll law. The report of the eoiumls 8lnn was not the Imsls of the ac of 1SSII and no such report I likely , to exert a controlling In lluence on congress. " This Is a practl cal view of. the matter by one who ha had a long legislative experience ant knows how tenacious members of congress gross are of their own views and hov uncompromising they are In supportlni the wishes of their constituents In tin matter of tariff legislation. No recom mendatlons of a commission , as Mr Ulngley says , are likely ti > exert a con trolling Influence on congress , for tin obvious reason that most congressmei not only believe themselves to bo full ; qualified to decide for themselves who. tariff legislation Is best for the conn try , but they have also local Interest ! to look after that they would never hi willing to surrender to the care of i commission. Such being the case , the work of : tariff commission would be of very lit tie If any value and the cost to the pee pie of such a body would be practical ! ) a waste. A commission of nine mem hers , as has boon proposed , with tin necessary clerical force , would Involvi an expenditure of probably not lost than $100.000 per annum and It is 1m possible to see how the people wonh get an adequate return for this outlay Moreover , the idea of an absolute ! ) non-partisan eouiinlssion Is Impractical From the view taken of this propesl lion by Chairman Dlngley It Is verj safe to conclude that It will receive m consideration from the present congrcw and as the next congress will , It Is presumed sumed , pass a tariff law which wll continue In effect at least four years there will be no demand after that \ > accomplished for a commission , at an > rale not during the term of the repub llcan administration. Should the dem ocrats succeed to power the commlsslor Idea will certainly not prevail. Tin outlook , therefore , for this method ol taking the tariff out of politics is alto gether unpromising. JSO.VMISTAKKA' IDIMS The legislature should make a sultnl > lo op proprlatlon to aid tlio Transmlfslsslppt Kx liciiltfon. XelirafUa ilocs not do things bj lialvrs. Kor tlio credit of the ntato the ex- liCHltion should bo a hummer. Central Cltj Nonpareil. The above \vas probably written for the consumption of the Omaha papers. Hut really , Mr. Nonpareil , what do you thlnJ would bo a "suitable appropriation ? " nboul $200,000 ? nnil which do you think would be most to the credit of the state , to try and pay fiomo of our debts or to make more debtsl lo save the taxpayers Romi'thlng or to In crease their burdens ? \Vo don't know how It la In Central City , but In Silver Crceli our teachers have not been paid for twc months. Are such things to the credit of Hit state ? What would be thought of n man who would Imv hla wife a silk dreas when le was unable to pay his honest debts ? Wo love Omaha , but arc- too hard tip to buy hoi a silk dress for 1S9S. Lot her wear her old calico dress or go without. Silver Creek Tlines. The editor of the Silver Crook Times of the members-elect of the Is one - com ing legislature and ought not to be laboring under such a mistaken Idea of the scope and purpose of the Traus- mlsslsslppl Imposition. The exposition Is to be not an Omaha exposition , but an interstate and International exposi tion. In it will be gathered together not only exhibits Illustrating the re sources and Industries of the entire transinlsslsslppl region , but also ex hibits of such of the eastern anil south ern states and foreign nations as may accept the invitation to participate. \Yhllo Omaha will reap Incidental bene- llts from the exposition , HIP greatest gain will accrue not. to the city which will be called upon to bear the largest part of the burden , but to the people of the state at large and of the western slates generally , lo which It will attract the attention of capital and labor just at the time when capital and labor are necessary for their development and progress. Neither Is the simile of tlio silk dress in any way applicable to the proposition. The question Is not , Can Nebraska af ford to make a suitable appropriation In aid of the exposition ? but rather. Can Nebraska afford not to make a suitable and liberal appropriationV If Nebraska does not do something to bring capital Into the state , encourage immigration and restore property valuts on which its revenue depends , how soon can it hope to pay its honest debts ? The exposition will add more to the taxable wealth of the state In two years than all the enterprises of the past decade. The money spent on the exposition will not lie in the nature of i gift , lint rather an Investment upon which Immediate returns will be had many times the original outlay. Instead 11' a luxury like a silk dress , it Is an Absolute necessity if we are to have an jarly revival of huslnr.ss activity and liold our own along with other western states against the east and south , which in sparing no effort to lead In th ndnslrlal race. If the financial condl- ilons of the state and communities In It ire not what ilii'y should be , that Is to .10 . regretted. Improvement , however , nust rome through the Infusion of new apUal and population Into the went mil the Trausmlssls.slpp ! Exposition mints the only sure way of achieving hat much-desired object without tin- locessary delay. The Interstate Commerce commission eport roads a scathing denunciation of Icket brokerage and ticket brokers. If alln the business an Illegitimate trallle mil a positive scandal , and demands , ; lslallon to put an end to Its alinsuM. t falls , however , to allude to the no- orlous fact Hint the ticket brokers have ii-i'ii encouraged and held 14) ) by the allroads and even at times provided vlth special low rate tickets for the cry purpose of evading restrictions mposed by the Interstate law. 1'ho iiokers could not possibly exist with- nit the sanction of the railroad com. lanles. If the companies really want Icket brokerage abolished they have t entirely within tholr power to no- ompllsh their purpose. Let tlnnn pro. hie putroiib the same accommodations for tin1 j nnir"iTprinoy ( that the broker do and the latter will no longer have ai excuse for existence. H looks as 1 the railroads are raising a cry again * the brokers simply to divert atteiitloi from some of their own misdoings. T'nder the Itilluonce of Its suddei spasm of pretended virtue and morality our amiable oiUtotnporary makes tin sweeping chnrgcHlmt all the leglslatlot that has threatened Injury to the ma terlal Interests otjJNobraska Is to lip lali at the door of tlfjj republican party am all the bonoflelajyiuvs are to be orodltet to the popullstj. Kvery man of ordl nary Intelligence knows that boodlon and corruptlonlsts are not conduct ! ti one party , although they are usuall ) more active In the party that happen ; to be for the time dominant. The vicious legislation of Nebraska , however , ha > seldom been enacted as party measures , Whenever there Is a boodle scheme In sight It attracts the tllilfty member with out regard to political atllllallon. As n rule the honest and conscientious men are In the majority and by acting to gether can direct and control the work of the legislature. When the line Is drawn between honest men and boodlers citizens and taxpayers need not fear tin result. The Tennessee Ccntinnlal exposition managers are to bo congratulated on llu < passage through the house of repre sentatives of their bill providing for n government building and exhibit al their great show. The success of tin Tennessee Centennial exposition ha.1- been assured for some time , but tlih adds to the attractions which It will hold out to visitors from all parts of Hit country. Hon. Samuel Allerton of Chicago In a public letter asserts bis belief that he could accomplish more for his farmei friends as senator than he could do as secretary of agriculture. Mr. Aller- ton ought , to explain whether lie Is ox- nggciatlug the possibilities of a senator- ship or belittling the powers of the head of the Agricultural department. Moilrrn ChlcnKo Tlmm-HcrnM. This Is n euphemistic age. A thief now adays Is called a "kleptomaniac. " a mur derer Is called a "psychic epileptic" and an alderman IH called "one of our best cltl- gens. " oiiN Ciiliiin PivllllolaiiN. Ploux t'lty Jouinal. Cuba Is but little heard In the United States. The news hero Is from the Spanish on the one slilo and from ox-Cubans on the other , who Inftst our seaboard cities hoping for an opportunity to go back under protec tion of the etara and stripes and reassert thomselvcH la places they deserted and over patriots they left behind. Now is the time when Cubriiis ought to bo In Cuba. Sndllllji ( InrciiNloii Hull. ClilciiKo Tribune. It Is proposed seriously to put on the pen sion roll repentant Confederate soldiers who , being hungry anil ragged , deserted , enlisted In the union a/mY nnd fought the Induing In Minnesota or garrisoned posts on the Canadian frontier. H they are dead , their famlles arc to tic pensioned. Would not this be going a little too far at a time when the pension roll calls for a yearly appropriation of $1JO,000.000. ' thirty years after the war lias closed , and when the receipts ot the government , fall short .oL. covering Its ex penditures by about$60,000,000 annually ? Congress can put the llttlo time at Its dis posal to a better USD- than by considering measures ot tins Uliul Small Vole for Southern K New Yorlt Sun. The oflleial returns of the vote of No- brasUa at the late election show the aggre gate poll to have been 223,0'Jl. The vote of South Carolina , us given by the Augusta Chronicle , was GS.m only , and of .Mis sissippi 69.40)3 only. Yet both of these southern states have a greater population 'ban ' Nebraska , the present estimates being I.MTR.OOO for South Carolina , l.SjO.OOO for Mississippi and only 1,100,000 for Nebraska. Mississippi ami South Carolina have nine electoral votes each , and Nebraska only eight. As they were all Bryan states , wo > ut them together to allow how easy It was 'or a repudiation oligarchy to 'carry the .wo southern states and what a tussel Iryan had In the northwestern states. I'lirlllllOllIlt ( II HIlMfllllllMII. Chailron SlBiiul-lU-corder. The Omaha ilcu Jeserves credit for Its icrslstcnt and methodical agitation of olio of the cardinal doctrines of the populist > latform the establishment of postal nav- ngs hanks by the United States government. t Is common practice now In some populist circles to roast The lice. This paper is mikr no obligations , past or prospective , to Mr. Kosewater , but lu common fairness h ! continued and valuable1 educational work for one of the great reforms of the century ouKht to be acknowledged by those who have iledQoil themselves lo It In their national ilatform. The establishment of postal sav- ngs banks , already a proved biicccu In nany countrle.i of the world , Is the Hist onu fittp toward bringing the entire bank- ng system under public ownership. In ts ultlmalo bt-ncflts it Is therefore para- nount to bimetallism , for Its logical tie- juencc Is to tike the banking corporations out of the field of politics and make them \nat they ought to be , theservant - ? of the icople. With a sound government banking ystem furnlchlng the people money lit the OBI of conducting the business , the function f silver and gold would cut little figure In xchangcs , Senator Allen can do no more aluable service for his country than to ush the pcatal savings bank reform In con- rcaa. NOW BEFORE THE SECRETARY Aniorulod Articles of Incorporation of thi Exposition Association , FINAL MOVES TO NATIONAL RECOGNITION DIIVC .Mercer1 l'roinr | " < n lllll to Item- oily SIIIIKTcoliiilonl DolYoU In ( lie l.u\v nnil Snvi > tlio WASHINGTON' , Dec. 21. ( Special Tclo gram. ) At last the articles of Incorporation ot Iho Transmlsjlsslppl anil International Kxposltlon association have been received anil 'have been presented to the treasury olltclals by Iteitrescntailve Morecr. Assist ant Secretary Curtis received them and after examination stated that they appeared lo cover all points nml promised Mr. .Mercer that this Treasury department would act at once. Until action Is taken by this branch of government it has been Impossible to move toward scouring an appropriation , and this Is what hold up Senator Allen's reso lution , which has bfen referred to Senator Thnrston'a committee on International ex positions. Just ns soon , however , as the Treasury department passes upon the ar ticles ot Incorporation and certificated to stock subscription , tlio legislative branch of tha government will proceed to make certain appropriations. Mercer will tomor * low Introduce nn amended bill to cover the technical objections made by the Treasury department to the bill In Its present form , This is done that no possible slip may bu made In having the exposition avail itself of Iho appropriation as contemplated In tlio bill as now a law. The course ot recognition of thu articles of Incorporation will be very simple. Afler satisfying themselves of the validity of the name and passing upon the stock subscriptions , the same will be certified to the committee on appropriations nnd the sum made Imtncdlati'ly available. In the last forty-eight hours there lias been a good deal of discussion over the sub ject of a Cub'in republic , and the conserva tive element seems to have made remarkable strides. Theiu Is not MI much war talk as there war , and the Jingoism which was so prevalent last week has subsided very materially. Not every one In congress Is a bear In stocks , although those who were fortunate enough to be on the short side of tlio slock market on I'rlday and Saturday must have realized very handsome proflls as an outcome of the warlike resolution offered by Senator Caniemn. It Is just possible that thi senate may express Us deniro for the recognition of Iho Republic of Cuba , but It will surprise no one If the whole sub ject Is allowed to go over without llnal ac tion mil II the end of the present congress. IIKHT SUGAU INDUSTRY. Henry T. Oxnnrd , president of the beet Hiigar factories in Nebraska , Is In the city. Interested In llio coming sessions of the ways nnd means committee , called for the purpoao of revising the tariff schedules. Mr. Oxnard , after conversation with Messrs. Dalzell of Pennsylvania and Johnson of South Dakota , said that both of these repre sentatives had expressed firm faith In the future ot the beet sugar Industry , and were outspoken In favor of a protective duty upon that artlcln ot commerce. They gave as surances to Mr. Oxnard lhat they wanted to see the agrlcullural Interest of the west advanced , nnd that they had very ma terially changed their Ideas as to the pos sibilities of growing sugar beets In the west. They had como Into direct contact with grow ing of sugar beets In the corn area of the- United States , and saw many possibilities for 1C that they had never seen before , and that they were In favor of promoting the Industry to the extent of a good measure of protection. Mr. Dlngley , chairman of Iho ways ami means committee , on the con trary , Is not In favor of as high a duty as the other two members of the committee mentioned , and undoubtedly , ad Mr. Dlngley thinks , so will Mr. Payne. Mr. Oxnard , however , believes that the Industry will be taken care of In a much moro capable man ner limn heretofore. Mr. Curtis of Iowa Introduced a bill today donating two cannon and cannon balls to the citizens of Maringo , la. , for monumental purposes. Mr. Strode , by request. Introduced a bill today to promote the safety of employes and shippers upon the railroads by compell ing common carriers to ciitilp tholr freight cars with safety appliances to protect such persona from Injury resulting from falling between freight cars. Mr. MomU'II of Wyoming Introduced a bill providing that those who had commuted homesteads may avail themselves of the pro visions of the- homestead act. A bill waj passed to the senate pensioning Ooorgo Johnson of Lenox , la. , at $72 per month. Comptroller Kckels has approved the Chemical National bank of New York as a icservo agent for the National State bank of Mount Pleasant , la. , and National Hank of Commerce of Kansas City for the Kirs't National bunk of New Hampton , la. \V. II. Urady has been appointed postmas ter at Arcadia. Valley county. Neb. \ < MVN for tln > Army. WASHINGTON , Doc. 21. ( Special Tele gram. ) Captain Thomas Cruse , assistant quartermaster , lias been ordered to this city to superintend the construction of buildings at Fort Washington. Second Lieutenant Merlwcther L. AValker has been relieved from duty under Llou- lonnnt Colonel Mansfield nnd ordered , via this city , to Seattle , Wash. , for duty under Captain Taylor. Second Lieutenant Sawyer Dlanchard , First artillery , has been relieved from duty at Kort Sam Houston. Tex. , and ordered to join his battery at the completion of his present sick lenvo. First Lieutenant James L. Wilson , Fourth artillery , has been ordered to tills city for duty pertaining to the construction ot buildings at Fort Delaware. Leaves of absence : Second Llculcnint Sawyer Dlanchard. First artillery , extended five months ; First Lieutenant Maury Nich ols , Seventh infantry , extended sixty-live days. ' ( 'onilllliiii of tinTrcMNiiry. . WASHINGTON , Dec. 21. .Stati-mont . of the treasury : Available cash balance. | 22j,5C7- 188 ; gold rcsnve , $134,291,655. o > 0 The absolutely pure 0I BsAKINQ POWDER ROYAL the most celebrated of all .he baking powders in the world cel I ebrated for its great leavening strength and t purity. It makes your cakes , biscuit , bread , etc. , healthful , it assures you against alum and all forms of adulteration $ that go with the cheap brands , . , . ROYAL BAKINO POWOCR CO. NEW YORK. ill : SUNATH AM ) tM'IIA , Tribune ( rep. ) : Tlio Unite States Is not going to begin Imstlllllc ! ItrcognlMiiR tlio Inilopcndcnco of Culm I not declaring war. Hut It Spnln Is tb nggrc < uinr nnd begins n war thin ronntr ; will not be tlio Ural to cry "cnoiiRh. " Detroit I'roo Press ( ileni ) : Tlio poln wlileli Secretary Olnoy rnlsos ns to the poxvc ot coiiRrrfls to recoRiilzp Cuban Inilcpendenn Is n very Important one , nnd tlio result inn : be a serious elnsh between tlio loglstatlvi nnd executive departments of tlio govern tnont. Should the resolution at the sennti committee on forelRii nffalrs pass boll houses there will bo expectant eyes nil ovel Iho country watching to nee the fur begin t ( fly. Chicago Test ( rep. ) : Apart fiom all othci objections , however , aparl from the consltl iT.uton thnt "recognition" would lend te nothing nnd be of no utility whatever ti the Cubans , the Cameron resolution imisl bt > condemned ns pucrllo nnd ludlcrnimly Iticimgrunus. It recognizer the Independ ence cf Cuba and In the same brenlh proposes - poses the use of "friendly olllces" with Spain to end the wnr ! Sp.iln cnnneit lnol < upon this except as nn Intentional affront. as Insult added to Injury. Chicago Chronicle ( clem. ) : N'o American III hln senses , especially If ho knrnvo any thing of thf > horrors of a war , wants serious dllllculty with Spain or nny other nation. If thcro are Indlvlilunl flghlora who ihlnk that they can profitably give their services to Cuba there Is no law In the t'nlted States to rest rnln them from expatriating tlioni- fH'lves and enlisting under the bumieiw of the Insurgents. Neutrality required only that From our shores banded parti sbnll not In- vade. the Icirltorles of a nation with which we are nt peace. Any person who , not designing personally to encounter the perils of war. urges that misfortune upon other lieoplo Is n scoundrel and n sneak. Chicago Tlmcs-IIerald ( rep. ) : If we sock peace for Cuba now we must seek It with a nail. And It was the Hall thai Mr. Cleveland - land suggested In his message. Now he proposes , or his secretary of stale pro- lioses for him , lo absolutely disregard any thing congress may do , "whether by a two- thirds vote or not. " Nothing moro cynical than Mr. Olney's statement of executive absolutism published yesterday afternoon could be Imagined. It IN sure to stir the fury of congress and remove bolh bouses out of the .ontrol of conservative leaders. Perhaps this Is the purpose. If not , the president has added one more to his Hiring of "Cuban blunders. " Cincinnati Tribune ( rep. ) : H Is very ccr- laln from the tone of the president's message thnt he docs not favor the recognition of Cuba by the United States nt the present time , and If Secretary Olney's contention that the president alone can recognize the Independence of the Island Is correct. It may mean a clash between the executive and the legislative departments , for It Is clearly evi dent from e-.xprcsslons by senators anil repre sentative * thnt they believe that function pertains to congress alone. " The constitu tion doia not say anything on the milijort. President Cleveland may evade involving himself In a controversy with congress on this question , especially when ho knows that the people of the whole country would be on the side of congress on such nn Issue. Cincinnati Knqulrer ( dem. ) : Now. Mr. OlHey , usually reserved , Is out with , a rather inflammatory statement to the effect tliat this resolution could In any event be nothing moro than advloo to the president ; Hint Hie recognition of the Independence ot Cuba Itt a matter resting solely with the executive , nnd thnt oven the adoption of the Cameron resolution over the veto of the president would bo of no force or effect. The presi dent is out of Washington , but Mr Olney would probably not make this remarkable statement without being sure that the presi dent Is In sympathy with It. Wo shall nee how congress acts under this defiance. Per haps wo sbnll ascertain , before this matter Is fought out , whether the legislative branch of HiB government Is a cipher or not when l comes to n great International question. St. Paul Pioneer Press : Not that there I.i any danger ( hat a war with Spain will grow out of the recognition of the Cuban republic. Kor Spain Is too weak to make war on this country. Our navy Is small. It Is true , bill that of Spain , which , outside of a lot of obsolete hulks , consists of nlfout bnlf a < Io7.cn armored vessels of which only one Is up to date , Is no match nl all for our fleet of forty-two ships. Including five battleships , eighteen cruisers , nine gunboats , etc. With Insurrection In Cuza nnil th I'lilllpplno Islands to take care of , Spain has all tlio war business she can handle without coming to blows with tlio United Slates and Invltlni ; tlio swift catastrophe which would surely follow. And It is precisely because Spain Is so feeble that It does not become the United States to assume the attllude of n liully toward her. MMIIIASICA'.S sn.MOll SKVATOU. Chicago Tribune : It Is moved and seconded ended that Mr. Allen of Nebraska have leave lo print the remainder of his remarks. Are you ready for the question ? Globe-Democrat : Senator Allen does not ! ecm to iiii'JeriHaml that the reason why so many votes wore cast for McKlnloy was that i great many more people than usual felt It a duty to ataert their patriotism on iccount of the free silver conspiracy against oed government and the honest payment jf debts. Courier-Journal : Mr. Allen Is making Ions speeches In the senate protesting against the liargo that "his people" would Interftro ivltli the right of contract , and characicriz- ng such a charge ns "a reflection on a poor Hid siilTeri'ig but honest community. " Phi ? , by the way , Is the kame Allen who vas ehairman of one of the committees rep resenting the three pnrtle.i thnt tried to elect llrynn on n platform annulling ilio right of contract. Chicago Inter Orenn : Senator Allen necj the effect of Nebraska's vote upon the pubu. . nnd makes a vigorous denial that the sin-e will ever vote for repudiation. He in'sht ' Imve added , and will never aiwln vote- for a repudiation platform. It wa n sentiment that It wns duty to vote * one of her own citizens Into the white house that wirrlrnl lovoMiofldod Nebraskans oil tholr ' , rom. Senator Allen U right ; there Is no danger of repudiation In Nebraska. Ilaltlniore Sun : An Invcfitlgntlon by llio senate of the alleged corrupt use of inoiu-y In the Inst election would Involve an Inquiiy Into the nllegnllons of fraud In the soutlii rn stales , nnd , Indeed , II Is Impowlble to ton - BOO where the Investigation would stop. Thnt any good cnn come of It Is not prolubli. If there rs fraud or corruption , the moral oi-.i of the people of the several states niu t l < o Invoked to put an end lo mioli practiced. Cougri''s cannot rrente political morality by legislation or Investigation. As to bribery nnd cho.ulng , the stntes Imve laws ilitdgtu > l to meet the most aggravated cases , aril these laws must bo enforced If the evils complained .of exist. Mr. Allen , therefore. cannot , nnd probably does not. expect ID accomplish anything by his proposed Invest t- Ration except lo ngltnto n subject whl < h docs not require ngllallon. 'Ho may acquire moro notoriety Ihnn he now possesses , but thnt Is nil he cnn hope to gain by his In quiry. _ _ ir/.v II.MS. IndlniinpoMx Journal : "KecplntJ up your bicycle riding tills rotd weather ? " "Nup .lu.it keeping up thu payments ; that Is all. " Harlem Life : Oldboy-Say , plumber , you are a very Improvlde-m titan , leaving Ihoso pieces of lead , mils and screws lying about. They'll surely be lost , " l.eiully Oh , 110 , sir. You'll llnil 'em all In the bill ! lloxlmry Onzelto : George IM It true Hint your cousin Is lu love \\lth Jack Kltsibooby ? Fred. You ean Judge for yourself. Blio oatH dinner before she opens his loiters. lloslon Traveler ; llenedlot That adage , "Marry In linsto and lepe'ut at leisure , " Is oil bosh ! Singleton Why ? Hendlct Hecause married men have no leisure. Chicago Tribune : "I'm afraid. " said tlio pugilist In alarm , "I'm glllln' what they eatl the clergyman's wore tliroatl" Chicago Keeord : "They nay n newspaper makes an excellent elicjjt protector fer wheelmen In winter. " "llo you button It Inside your coat ? " "No ; you stay at home and read It. " Detroit Kroo Press : Professor No oilier man ever essayed such lasks as wore nt - slmieil lo Hercules. Student How about Moody trying to coil. ve rt New York' . ' Judge : Professor Ilypnlt Now , young lady , you will greatly assist the lent by tvtiKiIntn passive. So or eonccntratu your mind on noth'.iiK. Ktlicl-Oh. riiolly , how fortinialo you came with me ! Proceed , professor. CblenKO Tribune : "How do you IlkiJ Ibis style of cnIT ? " asked the iloteellve , aniip- pliiK a pair of slender steel bracelels on thu wrists of the eonlldenec man , "I am a good deal taken with It , " re sponded the other , surprised , but retaining to a. certain extent his self-possession. TIIIC TI113ATI5U HAT. I went to the theater , I heard Iho play , A hlgh-prlceil seal I bought. "The star Is lovely ! " I heard them say , Hut. alas ! 1 saw her not. "The villain Is cruel ! " the comments ran , And my neighbors all grieving sat , 1 was spared the sorrow I'm a thankful mini , Kor that modern sleeve and hat..M. . .M. II. U. I1KU OI.OVKS. Honicrvllle Journal. A year ngo 1 asked my love To give to me the dainty glove I'd snatched from her. I knew that she wan fond of mo. And thought it vi ry strange that slio Should make demur. \\Vre married now. Almost a year Has sped sluco people came to hear Our wedding vow. And now 1 realize why ilay Was slow to give her cloven away I buy them now ! HIIV.MICS OK TIIH TIMKS. A r < iiulniKvll. | . O MIstletoe ! You're an ovll I know , And your presence In ball room nml hall. Is a signal a-'mlss. It's meaning hi "kiss , " For the young , for the old , nnd us all. Kor under your spell , I know very well , There's an ovll , awaiting us there , Kor which wo are pining- , There's no use denying. You're an enemy of trouhlu and care. Ttv < > llolilnpN lii n Milit.i 'Twas the nlKlil liefuri ) ChrlslmrH , When all through mo went , A couple of footpads , Who look my lusl cent. And now you will wonder , How I lake it so cool , WlK'ii my last cent Is gone. You will think me a fool. I had Just ten dollars And iiltir-tilnoty had blessed , The till of the town toy man Tho. footpads thu rest. f J. fUSYU SCOTT. Central City , Neb. TI Articles to make the lic.irt hul Christmas. \\'c oiler a few timely suggestions to help von , if imiiccideil First see our windows for an idea of what a superb assortment of men's , boys' and children's wearing apparel we have. Our Douglas street window contains the very latest novelty dainties for boys and children pretty suits reefers overcoats waists blouses Icgfgin neckwear muTiers ( hats caps we have a selection of all fix ings that arc made for the little folks Douglas street win dow contained. You will there see represented our men's clothing made and sold by us alone our own clothes our own make our own styles which for durability , quality , honesty of make and elegance , lead the whole world. A su t a coat a vest a pair of trousers an overcoat an ulster would be a gift that would be ap preciated and a lasting remembrance. Now look clown Fifteenth street and sec the magnificent display of furnishings where 'will you find such an assortment of undersvear hosiery shirts garters collars cuffs tics night shirts gloves inuniorti bath robcH sinoklnu'juokolH , oto In fnut every thlnj , ' thnt thu uvornifo mnn can think of also a sliowiiit , ' of lintn anil cajia that are all ri ht to have Santa Chum IcavU. All the loading blookn uro hliown lit modest prices ami every artlclo you ilnd iioro rc-at asourexl in of finer quality anil Btylo than you oan jrot olHowlioro for tlio HUIIIO monoy. Your money Imclc If you lire not Hiiited Open evening. * 3.V. . Cor. 15th und DouyluB Sta ,