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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 24, 1896)
THE OMAHA DAILY B 1. ' , KO. \VAiI.K. i . 1- l > r H 1IM.-.1U.D LVl.UY M nMS'1 Ol" PI H't'IUI'TMN. Dally Tlc > ( Without Hnniliiy ) One Year . JJ M Dully lt * iinil Sunclny. One Ywir . W HU Month * . 'g Thru Month * . . . J J" flunilny Hee , On Y * r . jjS finturany Ifec. On * > Y ir . l * 2 Wnkly Mtv , One Ywir . * on'ICKS ) Omitlift ! The lle UulMlnR. Hmith Omaha : Bln * r Illk. . Cnr. M and ! IUi Sis. Council llluffii : in N'orth Main Hlrtet. Chlcnito Ortlc * : JIT Chatnl.fr of Commute. Now York : lloonn 13. tl and IS. Tribune Jlldff. Washington : 1(07 K Strict , N.V. . Alt rnmmunlciitlQna rHntlni ; to news and wll- toilnl matter MimiM Iw aiMri-"i ] > i1 : To the KJIlor. tll'HINKftR l.KTTKUS. All lunlni > i Intern anl retnlltanccs Mioutd be H'l imam ] to The lie" Publishing Company , Omaha , Draft * . rhrrks anil imMotnce orclorn to be maito pevnlilc In the order of the company. T1II3 IlKi : I'L'IU.lSHINn rOMl'ANY. STATEMENT OV CIRCULATION , fit.itc of Ncl > r fkH , I r > u < lM County , j "Volga " II. Tiwltuck. etcrelnry of The lleo Pub- IMiinx company , being duly aworn , ays tlipt Ilia B < tun I number nf full attd eomplMo copies of Th ( > I'aily SlornltiB , livening and Sun'ay tlec prlnteil tlurlni ; the month of November , HIM , was as foi- Lo . ri > < 1tirtlonx for unsold nnd returned CIIPS | | 12.7S2 Tntal net folcs < TlUCO Kct ilnlly average 2I.H8I onotujt : ii. TKsntrrK. Sulincrlbeil In my pro nice im 1 nworu to before mi' this 1st tiny of December , 1MB. N , I' . I'UIU < SPB | . ) Notary Public. Thi' iinlnn di'imt Is coming , and nearer i-very day. What a haul those f'hlcasn ahlpnnon must have made out of that -l-cent .strout railway faro raid. It's so hard to tell a real democrat nowadays that even experts are apt to lo fooled when they try. With tlio asslstanei ) of llio weather olerl : , some of the superheated senators may sneered in cooling oil" a trltle dur ing the holiday recess. It must not he forgotten nmt OIK senate - ate chainlier has just been equipped with a new ventilating plant. That may neeoiml font grout deal. Wo have not yet heard whether tlio liiu'li-liack ehalr or the low-hark chair Is to 110 the prevailing fashion this winter In Lincoln legislative circles. The new council will fall heir to the foot hall challenge from the Hoard of Kducation and to a numlter of other things less easy to dispose of. The campaign bluster of senators du- slrous of re-election on a war Issue should not 110 mistaken for the dellliurato voice of the American people. Rave time and money b.v making your holiday purchases of the merchants who use the columns of The Iloo to toll yon exactly what they have to offer. The union label must KO on stogli\s as well as cigars hereafter. The cigarette , however , has not yet reached the dignity that demands the trades union brand. ruder the constitution all reports of state executive ollli-ers and slate Institu tions must be in the hands of the gov ernor by ( lie end of this week. There Is no excuse for overdue reports. A winter In Cuba might be a very en joyable diversion , but a summer cam paign under u tropic sun Is hardly the kind of bounty that will catch enlist ments of Cuban enthusiasts. The win ter campaign Is the thing. The Nebraska League of Republican Chilis can do a great I'eal of work in the direction of regaining the state for republicanism If it will only set about It. And the league Is made up of men who Intend to do the work. When It comes to a boodle job , like that which concerns ( lie proposed new jail , the council Is admirably clrcum- spi-ct over legal details. It Is only when Important public Improvements are con templated that these safeguards are neg lected. Nebraska farmers have so much corn on band that the old cribs will not hold It and they are forced to build new cribs Co store the ears. As a corn-grow ing state Nebraska yields to no com petitor. A few corn crops like this year's will cover the whole state with I'ribs. A crusade has been started against the newly appointed archbishop of Can terbury on the ground that he Is a be liever In tile doctrine of evolution. He would be a more legitimate object of censure If he failed to appreciate a theory fully accepted by all .scientists In this enlightened age. The Ueo does not want to do anything that might tend to disrupt the remaining r.-mnantof llie.Iacksonlan club. It looks to that club for various good news Items yet to come. It would also hate to Im pair the usefulness of a deni'icralle club whose records conlaln resolution ; * de nouncing In most scathing terms the po litical pel tidy of the World-Herald. The slate treasury muddle must be Rtralghtcncd out at once and the state's llnnneos placed on a business basis. The farming of public funds must cease and the system overturned which forces the stnto to pay high rates of Interest on warrants to redeem which there Is money on hand In the treasury. If the new state treasurer Inaugurates these reforms by Introducing business methods Into ( he conduct of his ullkv he will de- HMVU and receive credit. If he seeks to continue these vicious practices because Homo of his predecessors have Indulged In them he may expect trouble from the beginning of Ills term to the und. , I i < m . - . ; nh n.v im. n w 1 Ii l to brIMP" ' " 'at ' Hindvlivrf iv ( .iii'-Uiti ! < ! < 'I on III- ' part "f ih. > > ml\.iM \ i.iit.m < o t iinpil tb Tn.Klsli ( . - ' ' "I MI nt t > Ii. .unite di-m.'ind < > 1 reforms in Us iM < iiln | > nr < well fi < undi'(1. ( ( 'imilinr as the Information does from both Con- ! Htantlnople and London th-'re N ron- ! Hfin to regard It as trust worthy , though j It Is ImpoMlblo In view of past oxperi- t-iipo not to feel come doubt an to the it- curacy of the reports. Assumlm ; , however - ever , that the power * have rrally n.trivod thnt H Is useless to place any further ronlldenre In Turkish promises and tint the time 1ms come for ro relvo meas ures , H may bn exported that Interest ing events will happen In IJurope within the nest few weeks. Thorp can be no question that the promises of the sultan are utterly worth less. This hns IIWH fully demonstrated and the wonder Is that the liuropenn powers have been so long arrlvlmt at the conclusion whlrh they are said to Imvp reached. Doubtless the truth Is that they hnvo nt no time b-lleved that the sultan really Intended to parry out his promise * , but they felt bound to give htm every reasonable nppoitnnlty to dose so and certainly this has been done. He has had nearly two years In which to make good his assurances to the powers and he has failed to do so. It Is true that there has ben some abatement of the terrible persecution of the Christian subjects of the Torle , but so far as pio- tectlon is concerned they are not much better otT today than they were when the brutal policy of the Turk was inau gurated. The reforms demanded by the powers have not been put Into olVect and so long as this coutliiui's to be the case the Christian subjects of the Turk ish government will be In danger. What the result of the proposed action of the ambassadors will be is somewhat uncertain. The inference from the course of the Turkish government Is that the demands of the powers will be resisted and yet to do that would seem to Invite disaster. Still It Is probably in the power of Hi. ? sultan to iuauguinte a re ligious war extending beyond the con- lines of his dominion and it is by no iiii'Mli.'t Impossible tlr.il he would do this. At any rate there is reason to think that he will not complacently submit to the dictation of the powers ami In that event a war of no small dimen sions may break out within the next few months. Wt'TOKV l-'W ! OlVlh SKHVH'K Itl There was an interesting discussion in the house of representatives on Tues day relative to civil service reform and the result of It was a docNlvo victory for the reform. The issue was made on the motion to strike out the appropria tion for the civil service commission , which was defeated by a largo major ity. There was some republican opposi tion to the civil service law. it Is to lie said with regret , but It was not Influen tial and the earnest advocacy of the policy by republicans was effective , as shown by the vote against th proposition to strike out all nppiopriatlon for the civil service. It is most remarkable that any one tiliould now oppose the civil service sys tem , the demonstrated merit of whlrh Is unquestionable. Especially is it remark able that any republican should antago nize It , since the credit of Its enactment belongs to the republican party. The llrst movement for the reform was In augurated by a republican president (5rant and the law establishing the re form was signed by a republican presi dent Arthur. It Is thus distinctly a re form Instituted by the republican party and It ought to have the support of all republicans. There is no danger , however , of any departure from this reform. U will stand against all attacks from whatever source and it will grow In popular favor. Those who would restore the spoils sys tem are a small minority and their num ber will steadily decrease. mi ; nBi' According to the Washington ills- patches there Is some conflict in the house ways and means committee a * to the character of the reciprocity provi sion of the new tarllV bill. This Is not of a nature that will Intel fore with the adoption of a plan , though It may be In the way of prompt action. It appear.- to be the only question likely to make an issue among the republican members of the committee , but there Is no proba bility that the issue will be of a nature to r.oriously threaten the success of the reciprocity plan. It Is said that one of the. crucial points In the proposed scheme of roclptoclt.v Is the means of retaliation against ICuro- pean countries which raise frivolous ob jections to American products. There Is a very general feeling In congress that the power should be found some where to retaliate against the discrim inations made by Knropoan countries , anil particularly Curmany , against the products of the 1'nited States. The policy of the ( ionium government Is cer tainly of a nature to invite and justify retaliation and If congress should pro vide for such a course there can be no doi'bt ' that It would have the approval of the country. It Is said that one of the latest discoveries of the Ciennan nit- thoilttes Is In regard to American tinned meats , which are alleged to bi > tampered with In It''Iglum and Holland. Koine time ago dried apples from this country were shut out upon the pretext that they contained a dangerous amount of xlne. The American exporters Insisted that the amount of xluc detected In nuv given case was too small to kill a mos quito , but this did not Induce the Ccr- man government to modify Its restrictive order. It is declared by those In con gress who criticise the Cerman policy that when no pn-text can be found In the condition of American products for excluding them from normally. mVaiis are found to accomplish the same result by a new tariff classification. The ex clusion of American pork products from ( loniumy lms > been nearly complete and Is regarded by the Importers as without justification on sanitary grounds. There Is a feeling among members of congress that these discriminations justify retalia tion and It Is thought the majority of the ways and means committee are likely to be governed by this feeling. A Judicious plan of reciprocity , with retaliatory provisions , Is particularly im 3hiry lu-uniM' of a hiitllinon * In I'.I HI- > ! .it . nnv r.ito In ( I.n.iin.v In fiuor .if i uhirKlng tl'1 dNi'tliu'u.ifluii ' I ll .tllltl Vl.H'll.MII | .l' itUHS. The IM. , poet of hlvher liirlff duties In this inn try has given rise in t.itk abroad ab nil retaliatory measures , one of the lead- ; lug papers of ( Jermauy recently on Id tlutl European slates , perhaps without ox- I'optlou , will meet an economic nttaclc with economic measures of defence. This paper said that Kuropo can supply Itself with all the raw materials , half- Itnlshed products ami manufactured goods of the I Milled States equally well from other countries and ran protect It- wolf against this country through equally high duties. Threats of this sort will not , of couise , deter congress from mak ing such n tariff law u < * American Industries nnd labor require for thMi reasonable protection , but they suggest that we must be prepared to m-'ol pos sible action on the part of Kiiropoan nations hostile to our Interests a j this Is to bo seemed through a reelproell.N systrm with retaliatory features. AVe shall offer to the world an opprtrtunllj to trade with us on the mo t favorable conditions , but any country which Is not disposed to accept our terms may be treated as lacking In commercial friemV ship and therefore not entitled to the advantages ami benefits of the Amoihan market. The wisdom and expediency of such n policy Is hardly questionable. MllltK inHilKOAHIi OF /.HI' Portion liis of the city charier reads "The compensation or salary of nl otllcers and agents of the city not herein KpeolnVd shall be llxed ami determiner by ordinance ami shall not be Increased or diminished during the term for which such olllcer or agent shall be appointed. ' In flagrant disregard of this provision of tile charter the council is attempting to increase the pay of certain favorot' city olllclals. When a movement was started nearly two years ago to cut down Inflated city hall salaries , the otlHals and employes took refuge behind this section of the law and wore sustainei' by the legal authorities of the city. No\\ the rounril not only Ignores the opinion of the attorney then given , but seeks to do by resolution what the charter ex pressly says can be done only by ordi nal ue. Were there any justification foi raising municipal salaries at the present time , either 111 the condition of the treas ury or the increased work devolving upon the ofllcors. the plain prohibition of the law ought to bo an oM'iotual bar to It. Take Into consideration the huge deficit on which the city Is compelled to pay Interest and the hundred's of compe tent men eager to do the wovk at even ( smaller salaries than now paid , and no more hnixon raid upon the taxpayer * was over attempted. Decent and law-abiding citizens hnvi generally deprecated the current talk abouti legislating the whole- city govern ment out of ollice , but a few examples like this of lawlessness in high places will do more to change public opinion on that point than the agitation of all the ollleesoekers In sight. xo I'.iiicK j.vr/.sr/f/.mo.v. ; In compliance with a tardy roqtuvsi from City Engineer llowell. the connci ! has appointed a committee clothed will full powers to investigate and report upon the trut'i or falsity of the grim charges that have been made reflecting upon that ollleer's integrity. The peoph of Omaha will not be satisfied unless this committee goes to the bottom of all tin transactions In question. They want no farce Investigation. They want to kno\\ whether or not a public olllcial can will impunity use his position to hold up nnj franchised corporation for himself or foi any one else. While they Insist on fall treatment at the hands of every sue ! corporation , they also insist on fail treatment for every corporation. Without anticipating the probable dis position of the council committe" , Tin Hoe takis It upon itself to urge that flu Investigation be conduet d with the ut most publicity , that every witness whnsi testimony can in any way bear upon tin subject be compelled to attriul and tel ! what he knows , that the city englneei be given the benefit of every opportunity to establish his position In the matter. No blameless olllcer over has to liidi behind a shield of legal technicalities. Let us have a thorough Investigation and a finding in accord with the facts. The recent big Chicago bank failure brings Into prominence a peculiar situ ation which , though perhaps preseiiteii In other bank failures , has not ellcitct attention. It is the throwing Into tin hands of receivers money in the cus tody of receivers of other failed con cerns. While not exactly n receivership of a receivership , it makes the recoivei appointed by one court dependent on the receiver appointed by another. , Inst what will be evolved out of these com plicated relationships lemnlns to be seen. The chain of receivers certainly cannot be prolonged Indefinitely. The true inwardness of the jail Job is shown by the admission by the clly attorney that Iho original plans and specifications for the proposed hulldlm.'s wore lost and that he had drawn the contracts largely on information fur nished by W. I ? . Taylor , the agent of the contractor. Unu Taylor draws the contract , another Taylor engineers it through the council. It may be confi dently predicted that any garment which Is tlio result of such Tnyloring will lit nobody quite as snugly as the makers of It. I.rllrm of Introduction. riill.ulclpiiU Tlmo.i. Immigrants to tliLi country will hereafter bo required to tuibmlt to an examination In what may be called lettcra of Introduction. A Time fur SnillcH. New Yorlt World. Tlie report that Germany Is about to re taliate on IIB by stopping the Importation of American petroleum Li interesting , anil ft may become Important. If nnytlilni ; of that kind U done the country will Krln and the Standard Oil company will bear It. vo 1'renilor. Mlnneajniltn Tlme.i. , U la refrrnhlng to llnd micli n frlild ; gen tleman as Mr. Olnoy rushing to u newspaper to ntr hla vlowa In oppniiltlon to the aenato resolutions. A few days nno , when the nowspapcra published tlio facts regarding the Venezuelan treaty ot arbitration , .Mr. Olnoy was au shocel ! ; an If ho had been a grand Juryman. liut when liu wantu to notify the ucnato that It Ui not In ft u llttlu bit , he eocs over to aotvsjupcr row , anil . * n s.jio lul r.Miff ' The Uriiioi'nto' * Dlx * ilulliiit. 1. i ii -i r 'Hi If MilvinK } 1 1 bn , .iiMirli 10 1)1) ) ) the pl.u o the flKlr in 1:11. : ) will bn In i.von the roptili- li'.niA ' .1:1 : ! | > . iulist . Nulilni ? tint stupidity on the part of the next adinliilfllrntlon can eave the iltmorrncy from itlMolutlon. - - A"Ciuivi'lilelit 1 > ntn ' . Nnjr York Journal. The countrf tin tx'qlnnlnn to heir of the onator-clpTf "who propose to clmnm1 the rtilrg of the United ? ttra aonoto o that boJy can actually legislate. .After a short experience ihrjtfsame gcntletiiPti will ncccpt every opportunity to dodge behind "sena torial ( lie WIN . I'll ' r fir. It ppm eevleln that the present will nnt rhanse the tariff lawa. The next congress , even If called 111 extra action , can do nothing In tli.it direction for a consider able thr.e after March ! . The election which tool : the ( illver disturbance out of politic. ? occurred six week * ngo. The country , then. by the tlmo n new tariff It'll ' can be pawe.1 or 1(8 ( general tenor so much as Indicated. will have had nt leint lid If a year In wnlrh to lust the Wilson-Gorman tariff under Its most favora'ole aurptccs. Thnt ought to settle the question whether It Is n goad enough tnrlff or not. mi Old I'l'l.-iul. llilcngn Tribune. Hcs any frc sllverl'c been claiming lately that wheat fell In price because silver till , nud that the former cannot Hie until the latter has been bocatcd up ? If sn , his remarks have not been reported. Is Chair man Jones still of the opinion that the ad vance In the prlrc of wheat Is merely n de vice of Mr. Hannn and the \Vall street plutocrats to Influence the election ? If so , ho has Itept his opinion to hlm.sclf. There 'vns n lime whoa the free sllverltcs were never wrary of talklin ; about wheat. Silver and wheat were the now Siamese twins ? , united by ligaments which could not be severed. The free sIlverltcH alleged that It waa for the snl > o of the wheat raisers they wished to lift up silver with J.iek- screws. As silver went up. wheat would BO Up also , they asserted. But wheat has advanced from CO cents n bushel to 82 emits , whllo silver has stuck fast at G3 cents nn ounce. So the free sllverltca never men tion their old friend wheat. I'OST.Uj I.HCISI.ATIO.V. \IMV lili'iis I.llfi-ly to Ueenine l Dnrlnp : tin * I'ri'M'ii ! Session. riilloilclpliln LwlRor. Three Important postal bills were passed by the federal house of representatives re cently. ODP of the bllh authorizes the use of private postal cards with stamp af fixed ; another provides for the Insurance , to the amount of $10 , of all registered pack ages lost In the mall , nnd the third bill pro vides for rural free mall delivery upon the petition of twenty persons at one postolllee. The private postal card project was recom mended by the postoffko committee of the house and by the postmaster general , and follows in essential features the private postal card dyjtetn of Rutland. The Kimllsh private "po-st cards" bear an adhesive half penny stamp , and must correspond In size , as nearly as possible , to the weight nnd sl/e of the po t carcla sold by Iho govern ment. The cards Just authorised by the hou.so must not exceed the present ofllelal cards In length. The plan has worked well In Kngland , and our postmaster general advocates ltv tor the reason .that It would save to thegovernment the difference be tween the cost of the oIDclnl cards and the prlro of the" stamps , and the government would not. under the propcsed arrange ment , bo oblfgiul to transport and store BO many olllcial carets. The passage of the bill met with no.'Oppoisltlon In the lion.'c , and If It reaches the filial ntago of legislation It will go Into operation .July t , 1S)7. ! ) The bill providing for the Insurance of lost registered loiters and packages flx"s the maximum Insurance at $10 , nnd no foe Is required in addition to the existing rates for registered 'maUcr. ' The.KnglUl ) statute goes much further. The Ilrltlsh icguhitlnn exacts a fee of 2d In addition to the regular postage to effect an Insurance of about $10 on lost par-Kola ; but nn insurance to the ex tent of nearly -230 can be secured for lid. Mr. QulRS opposed tlio bill paosod recently on the grcuiid that nn Insurance fee Is i-ot exacted as well as the ordinary postage rharsrd for rrsls'cred packages ; but Mr. ningham showed that only COO packages were loot In tile mails last jear out of more than 1.1,000,000 registered , and the bill passed with feeble oppoaltlon. In any event , the loss to the government Tinder the bill would not b ? largo , and lite Innovation will be highly advantageous to the public. It Is the. Imprcsi'lon with many that the govern ment compensates the sender of lost regis tered packages , but the security of this ' lasi of mall matter lies In the complete system by wl Ich packages none aatray can be traced The fact that a very small num ber of registered letters are lest , whllo so many millions icach their destination , shows how cflleient the department Is In this re- uppct. Free rural mall delivery presents grave dinicully. Inasmuch as It would ontall great E'Xpcnso upon the government to furnish carriers In sparsely settled dUlrlots. It .vould bo a decided convenience , but the success of the system In the densely popu lated rural districts of nngland furnishes no guide for ihe introduction of free rural de livery hero , save In certain selected regions. The paasRO of the measure was resisted by Mr. Dlncham. an expert In postal eubjoctn , who argued that the scheme would Increase the liability to mall depredations. The bill passrd by the significant vote of 301 to 13. | Doubtless the proposition could bo made I feasible In many portions of the country If the reforms recommended by the president and postmaster general could be effected reforms which would very materially reduce the annual postal dpflclt. A revision of the rates on second class matter seems to bo a necessary preliminary to the Introduction ot numerous postal conveniences enjoyed abroad. The president calls attention to Ilia fact that tifcond-clasj matter constitutes moro than two-thirds of the total that was carried last year nnd the revenue dorlved from It was less than one-thirtieth of the total expense. The pru-ddent points out that It cortali st-rond-claas matter paid only the cost of its handling the postal dell ell would bo obliterated ; that there would bo ; i aur- plus "which mlftht be used to give the people - plo still better mall facilities or cheaper rates of postage. " TIPS I OU ( till I.IMIIIITO1IH. . Haut.nga Tribune The reilalon o ( the PX sting ft venue lau Is an at ohitp n-Ti Mtv and ilio state loglstatvrj < < h iiM IPO ) ' that way. lltirwoll 1'rogr. s \ law Miould lu < parsed In the ni nt IPKlidntiiri' to nroicct the ritler on the frontier from the ragi'S of wanderIng - Ing herds. The radio should at leant bo taxed where they gnue. 1'lymoutli NVnt : The eomlni ? legislature , cn greatly Improve the present Australian i ballot by nn iimendment that permits Iho ; voter In cnst his ballot for the stralRbt Uckot b.v making but one X Hi the head of the ticket. Hasting * Democrat : The inrnmlni ? li-gMft- turo could do some cunnolldailnic of coun ties which would prove very profttablp. Sev eral western Nchraaka counties now lunln- IslnliiK expensive comity orKnnlzfttlunn should be consolidated for llie benefit of the taxpayers. York Times ; The populist legislature snon to convene nt Lincoln can Immortalize Itself by rcdurlns the number of employes to ' about one-third HIP number employed In { several of fie psst legislature nnd othor- ; wlao economizing , tuoreoy navlnn thousands i of dollars to the taxpayers of the stntn. Columbus Times : A largo proportion of j I our legislators arc farmers. Let them turn . their attention to legislation that will bene- i nt the tillers of the sail. AU Iho wealth and prosperity of Nebraska Is delved from the earth. Producers miut lie protected against the onslaughts of ( omblnatlons and trusts. Crete Democrat : It will br > th" duty of th U-gUlature to malse a general reduction i of salaries of nil state and county olllcerfl. With a gold standard of measurement the calm ltd If reduced half will buy as much as I they would n few years ago , nnd things haven't reached bottom yet. Thorp Is scarcely a public ofllclnl who could earn half his salary If out of olllco. Pchuyler Herald : The assessment laws of this etati' r.tand badly In need of being revised. Under the present system property In some cases Is assessed at one-third of Its value. In others at one-tenth and sometimes at even less than that. What Is needed Is n law that will innlio It an offense punishable by Imprisonment for any apsresor to list any property , real or personal , for ICFC than Its actual cash value. Such a law ( hnuld be passed. Schuyler Sun : There are a good many things our coming legislature can do boaldra drawing their salaries and using the legis latives halls for smoldng rooms. Some needed railroad legislation reuld be enacted , likewise something definite In regard to the sugar Interests of the state could be done. Let us hope that they will go there and give tlielr undivided attention to the Interest of the state. We can all give them our earn est support , regardless of politics. Ilnttlc Creels llepubllcan : Now. let our populist friends when they got full control of Iho affairs In the stale , go after those thelvlng republicans. They have been de claring on the stump and In the columns of their papers that republicans have been stealing. Now lol them show up the facts when they get Into lite olllces. If Ihere are any thieves get after them , nnd let the search be. thiiroiiRli nnd complete. We want to know whether republicans are thieves or whether populist politldans are liars. ? chuylcr Sun : The law regulating county funds can properly lie amendnl so aa to make one pocltctbook for payini ; the dif ferent current expenses of the county and thereby do away with the present system under which a county has often thousands of dollars of cash In one fund and thousands of dollars of Interest-bearing warrants out standing ngalnsl another fund. The aim j of Ihe law should be to keep ns little money as possible In the treasury , but what there Is should bo depcslted for the benefit of the owners of It and not for the men In tempo rary charge of the same. IOWA Sioux City Tin.es : Icwa people arc not saying much about , the TranamlBSltslppl ex position to bo hold In Omaha In 1SOS. hut Ihey arc watching the promoters of the en terprise , nud will bo ready at the right time to help moko n good show and do a lot 01' sightseeing. Davenport Democrat : One of the Madison county I'lnlttltke lirM been found by a Wintered paper. Ho U n man 70 years of ago who mull this month has never sub scribed for a paper. It Is not recorded that ho la blind , feeble-minded , or other wise afflicted , though such n conclusion would be warranted. Instances have boon known where men reach rlpo old age de pending all the while upon their neighbor ! for their reading matter. Su h cases are always In other states , ot courue. Ottumwa Courier : The experiment of ex porting corn direct from Iowa la being tried by Mr. Ainmcrmnn , at Perry , to the City of Moxici ) . Mr. Aminerman recently made a trip to that country and while there closed a contract with the Mexican gmcrnmiMit to deliver wllhln th next right months 150,000 binhel.i or more of corn. The groin Is now being shelled and shtnped on thla contract at the rate of twenty cars a week. The ex periment Is being watched with Interest and It seems probable that thnt country may become - como a regular market for Iowa corn. Sioux City Journal : It Is unjust to Gov ernor Drake to represent him as opposed to , a law legalizing the manufacture of the nl- j cohollc liquors which may ho legally sold In Iwa. It Is fair to him to say that , according - ' cording to apparently reliable reporiii , he dors nut believe It possible to pass such n law at the extra session , nud that , sucli being the case , ho believes U Inexpedient to try to pass one. In this Judgment many of the ablest members of the legislature. In cluding eomc of the strongest advocates of manufacture who In the legular si's.iion supported and voted for It , entirely agree with the governor. That U all Ihoro Is to It. Hurllngton Ilawkoyo : The Oralro for re newed prohibition agitation hau taken form In the itflolii'lnn of the DCS Moinej Min isterial aeaoclatlon. calling foi1 a meeting in that city on December 29 , for the purpose of formulallng plans for n ( Hate-wide agitation for the repeal of the mulct law nnd the re- hiilnnlTjlmi of the constliullonal amendment. Aa the po ; > orrats of the stale have called a convention for reorganization on 'Iho same day , In tlio Mimt ) place , and , as they have Invlteil all elements thnt were friendly to Oliver to nice * with them , it Is vrry probable Ihat the two calls were Issued upon n pro- vloui agreement. Since the close cooperation tion of the silver democrats and the prohihi tloulsts In the late election all Ihlngs ptxsiblo. The absolutely pure 3/'ROYAL the most celebrated of all 'the baking powders in the world ccl- 'cbrated for its great 7fiiJVAi.rlOUfjT - ys * - .VT ' < - ' ? leavening strength and jggSgj-SSa-gg ; 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. POWPtn CO. , NtW YORK. muirr iMioi , HIM , us ii SrUloinrnt of Ilic Mnrliotlll Iti-iiuiln UM | < II. I'lTMUllia. IH-c J.1 The I wonu-r Su-ol nss latlcin. liettcT known no tli , orl lilllrt I'ool. Is ailll Iniart , rrporm to the contrary uotwiths'nndlng. One of the leading mem bers of Iho orgnnUnllon , who hns returned from the mooting In New York , In an Inter view , said : "The scMdons were secret , and some lulu- leading Information hns IHTII put before the public. I can stale positively that the pool , ns the newspapers cull It , Is still In existence nnd lhat It hns not been dlnlvt-d as stated. The only tlrniK out of Ihe combination am the llellnlro Steel company , which with drew ; the ShopiiborKcr Steel company , which never went In , nnd n small concern In In- dlnna. A cnmmlUeo of three was ap- l > olntcd to look Into the situation nnd It will tnnko ft report within two weeks , when another meeting will be called. In the ineanilme Iho market will be open nnd prices will bo anything that manufacturers can get for their product. " Tlu member of the pool did not want to predict what the prices would bo. bul wim emphatic thai the organization would not go to pieces. Another manufacturer said ns to prlcra thnt billets were being sold aa low aa $ t5.GO a ton and ho believed gome makers were putting billets on the market at even u lower rate. This price la ridiculously low when U Is considered that the price fixed after the organization of the pool was J20.25 per ion nt HIP maker's mill. Ilo also eald that Homo or the mcmhpra of the pool arc now celling blllolfl at an actual loss. NHW YOHK , Dec. 2.1.-The Kvonlng I'ost today prints the following : "Severn ! of Ihe most prominent Hteel mamifacturcrH who atlcndcd the conferences of the billet pool In this city yesterday d ! cu5ficd the situation again this morning over the telephone. It was generally ad mitted thai no further agreement can bo entered Into with nuy feeling of permanence ttnlciw the Interests are thoroughly united upon a hotter basis than was arrived at last month. " At 1 o'clock the following stalemont was made by a representative of one of the larg est concerim : "Xothlng will bo done toward uniting the Interests affected until a general agreement Is practically assured upon a basis war ranting lonii contracts and justifying n feel ing of security. Lack of ouch feeling In the pset has led to our present dllHcultlca. It has been tjulte evident to some of the parties Interested for some time that pool agreements were not being lived up to and that the complnlnto made at I'lttsburg had some foundation In fact. N'obody knnna when we Hhall meet again bul when wo do I think that moro will bo accomplished than was done yi tcrday. Wo want a definite arrangement broad enough to take In the smaller concerns dependent upon a general agreement for protection and yet rigid enough to prevent such practices as led lo Ihe I'lttsburg rupture. " Some of the IICWH agendas sent out the .substance of a I'lttsburg dispatch to a Phila delphia newspaper during the morning an nouncing Iho probable formation of n now pool without Iho Illinois Slcel company , the Hellalre company , the Schoonberger com pany and a Troy concern. A person In con stant communication with one of the loadera In this conference denied positively today that any such plan wns eontcmplalod. He declared that an agreement without the co-operation of these corporations would have little effect , ns tholr combined prod ucts might Hood the market and supply , under pressure , nearly the normal de mand. 1I1SIMH' \V.\I.KI3lt nill.V I.VSTAM.IM ) . Xi'n Ill-nil of ( hiU'i'ilcrii \ < MV Turk Dliioi'Ni * Co iiHi'c ml til. BUFFALO , Doe. 2.1. The ceremony of en throning Right Hcv. William David Walker as I'rotciitant Kplscopal bishop of western Mew York was celebrated at St. Paul's church today. The rites opened with a procosoion. headed by the crocs bearer , fol lowed by Ihe chorislcrs of St. Paul's and Ascension : the chancellor of tlio diocese and the lay olllccrs ; the clergy of the diocese , visiting clcigymcn and Archdeacons Lohdoll of Huffnlo and Wntiliburii of Rochester ; tin- bishop lilniciclf attended by his chaplains ; llov. Dr. Doty of Rochester and Rov. Dr. Henry W. N'olson , carrying the pastoral slaff. At the GMictunry the testimonials of his eleclloii were formally presented to Iho btahop and ho was thou conducted to the episcopal chair. Rev. Dr. Henry Austlco of St. Luke's church. Rochester , delivered the address of welcome and Bishop Wnllior responded. niihop Walker comes lo this dlocmo from North Dakota , when * ho wan con&ccratcd bishop just thirteen years ago. Ho succeed-j lllshop Coxc , deceased. Il.-llllcrt Ultll IliN iilllloj'CH. | ST. LOUIS , Doc. 23. A npcelal from ( itiadalajara. Hex. , says : Particulars have boon received hero of a desperate affray at the ranch of Juan Vidrlo. Ihla clalo. Vldrlo had trouble with tome of his employes n few days ago and thlity of them utlackcd him. He was ( seriously wounded hy tlio tlrnt volley of ohots. but took refuge In his resi dence and llrcd on his nroallanu , killing two of them nnd wounding suvcn others. Twenty members of the gang have been arrested. ( > ll < - r ! Nt III S ( . .JllMKVN Vlll-lllll. PARIS. Dec. 13. ! The Figaro Intimate's to day that owing to the dllllcultlcs between Gioat nrltnln and Kr.inco over Ejijjit and Turkey Ihe pout of Huron do Corn-col , as French ambassador to the court of St. JamcH. may bo left vacant for a while. TIM ] AMI'.IMCAVAll I.OIIU.H. Indianapolis N'owa Why not let Senator Morgan del out for Cuba with a npeech and a maihcte nnd end the war ? N'PW York Press' Peace or war , glvo un N more revenue' t.tl us have done- with ft m" policy In the United States ncnato that lp n f burning disgrace to free government ! Kalians City Star : Proof that the Admin istration Is right In rotation to the Cuban quenllon l forthcoming In the opinion of Senator Vest that Ihe administration U wrong. Duffalo Kxprtws : Spain la keeping re markably reel over the war talk at Warht t liigtnn. liut. then , Spain hns heard mich * T talk before. The United States ennto , unhappily - happily , has not Impressed foreign people much differently than It has Americans. Chicago Chronicle : If the senate persists In Us eotir-'o of usurping tlio exivutlvo functions of 'he prvsldenl Iho war corro- Hpondents will all bo transferred from Cuba In Washington , find we nwy expect lo hrar Senator Chandler crossing Provident riio - land's trorhn and Shelby M. Cullom being assassinated under a Hag of truoo. PCS Mollies Leader : The effect of Secre tary Olnoy's announremput that the admin- Istrntlon would regard Ihe passage of In dependence resolutions by congress as mere obiter dicta 1ms been Immediate. The war scare has died down as rapidly as It arose. If the first thoughl of the country did not sustain Ihe president. Its Hccoud thought quickly did. Minneapolis Times : The United States have no deMro to meddle In Cuban matters If they can possibly keep out of them. The Times ( mores the dread which pober-mlndod Americans have of any brawl that will check our reluming proaporlly. We very much want pence and good will at homo nnd abroad. Hut with such a neighbor ns Hulcher Woylor good will would bo dis graceful nnd peace may bo out of the question. Chicago Tribune : Senator Cameron nud the committee nro to be congratulated upon the masterly and pntrlollc report they have submitted. It shows thai every precedent Is on the side of Intervention and thnt the delays and non-action of the president nud his premier tire without precedent In our own history and In the history of other nations. The discussion of the report will not begin until after the holidays , Senator Halo having objected lo Immediate con sideration nn the understanding thai Iho debate would not begin until that tlmo. The debate should not be > a long one. Action , not. talking. Is demanded. SKA \\lll.r. .IIMil.KS. Philadelphia North American : " .Tune , " Hiild Mr. Positive , "I want lo warn you not to buy me any olitars for Christmas. "Why. ilenr , " who asked , meekly. "Heeiuise If you do , " he said \vltli dos. . termlimilnn , "I warn vou thnt I'll IM off > . and buy you n bonnet of my own wolooJU tlon. " Chicago Record : "I think children should be poriultled to believe In Sant.i drum ns long IIM possible. "Yes , so do I : then If they nre not nlc-n-d-il with their gifts. Ihey can't llnd fault with tholr fathers nnd mothers. " Illustrated Monthly : "Mamie bus got n diamond ring for her Christinas. " "Ilow did she net It ? " "Ilung up ber Btoi-klnp. " " .luck , of course ? Hut how did Juris got ll ? ' ! "Hung up Ills watch. " Cleveland Loader. Flrnt NewsboyO.ilu * lo Imiw up your ftoekln1 Christmas CM- ? Second Newsboy Nuw. . . . Firm Newsboy Heller do It. on might Kit 'em Illled. . _ . . _ . . . Second Newsnoy TJiey re llllcil now. First Newsboy What with ? Second Newsboy Holes. Cleveland Plain Dealer : "What nro you goliir to Klvo Oni-go for Christmas ? " "Well. I thought I'd woilc him some thing' , but I'm PO mad lit what ho-said Unit 1 don't fed like glvlunr him n thing. " "What < 11d he sny ? " "He said he hoped I wouldn't spoil my eyes and ruck my bruin trying to make him u present. " "Well , that wiis nil right , wasn't It ? " "Thou ho milled thai I could buy Fonie- llilntr HO much bettor mid cheiiuer. , I'm angry etioucli to go nnd got that tolli-t table set for him that 1 have wauled HO long ! " WiKIANT STAND. 1'lillr lelphla Norlli American , The nnclcnt mnlden lady The KiishliiK sort , you know- Now takes linr Bland defiantly the mistletoe. OX Oil HIST.11 AS HV13. \Vrltlen for Tlio Ilec. , M ( stir too weeps us ohc ) mug In the hall , > Mlstluloe Is weary ; ( She longs for the fairest olio of all , Longs for you , my dearie. She gave her life to nourish tears i As the nights jrrcw longer ; . Darkest nights and wildest fears Make a HtnniB heart stronger. ! is Uocs mistletoe weep for the love that weil Closely Joined to sorrow ? And can she boar Ibo sentence read Of some sad tomorrow ? While nbe Is brooding o'or the spot Sot apart for lovers Dlru foi' boding ! ) marretb not lillss that shu discovers. Mistletoe's grlovlnjT , now , with mo ; You , alone , sininls.sou ; Cciine , my di.ir one , let her BOO How your lips make kisses. i Wlnslde , Neb. Hellc Wllley Cuo. ! dC/'fxJ&iJV iAJ.k. Don't push Although we know $ j $ & ' ' * * ' * there's a disposition to do so with a "good thing" take your time and look over our stock of beautifully j tailored suits , and observe the variety of patterns and sec that you arc properly fitted. We beg to urge upon all cus tomers to return what is not just right , for we do not want anything lo leave our store thac is not. as perfect as eternal vigilence and the greatest pains in manufacturing can make it. The display in our furnishing goods and chi'dren's ' departments ou ht to intetest you just now , for those abound in all the many novelties and fixings for every day and dress wear. Many specialties are shown for the holidays , and if you want something nice for a man -t or boy look through our store and sec all the pretty things we have for Christmas. S. W. Cor. 15th mill Douglas Sts.