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Washington : 1107 F .Hlmst , N'V. .
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me this l t dny of December. ISO'S. '
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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.
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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 ,
