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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 8, 1897)
.TUB OISIAKA DAILY 1J3J1I3 : FRIDAY , JAISTJAHY 8 , 1807. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , H. noanWATKIt , Kdltcr. HVUHY MOKNIXCI. TKRMH or swsciurriox. Dally Ilea ( Without Humlny ) , Cue Year 10 00 Dully Dee nml Htimlny , One Ye.ir S M Mix Month * 400 Three Month * ! CO HumlBV lite , One Venr , . . . . . , , . . . 2 00 Hntunlay lice , One Venr 1M Weekly IJee , One Venr . < S3 OWICKHt Omnliti : The Dee IliUMIng. Smith Omnhu : Hlnitfr Illlt. . Cor. N anJ J4th 8M. Coiiiu'll llluffx : 10 1'entl jlleet , Chicago Olllce ! 317 Chnmbcr of Commerce. Now York : Itooiru 13. 14 nnd 15 , Tilliune Uldff. Wellington : Ml 14lh itrtct , connnsi'ONDiiNcn. All cninmunlcallnna relntlnjr to news nml edl- toilnl matter rheuM lie nddroefoil : To tlie Kdltur. IIVfltNKSS I.IJTTIIHS. All liufttne * * Icltcru nml icinltlcinccn nliotlM bi * Mirtrc < \ in Th * lies I'ulillHhlnK Conipnny , Onmlin. Drnfts , checUs aivl postollke ordfr * to ! > mnde pnyiililc to tlm enter of the ooinpnny. Tin : IIEB I'tnii.isniNO COMTANY. STATHMKN'T Of C1HCULATION. Blntf of Ncljfnfku , I Dcnnlas County. I UeorKO II. Tuchuctc , Kccrctnry of Ths Hco I'tiu- ilxlilnn compnny , liclns Ouly nworn , ay tlmt tlio nctunl numtur of full nnd complcto copies of Tlie Unlly Mornlnir , Kvenlng ami Humlny ll < < prlnteil during the montli of Mccembcr , U06 , wns an fol low * : 1 19OS9 17 13.757 2 20,180 18 10.S13 3 20,113 13 13.M2 4 20.116 20 20.33i C :0.14C Dl 19.S1I 6 10.605 22 19.M3 7 ID.Mfl E 10,997 54 20.CM 0 10.1C S3 19.102 10 20,031 2 < ! 19'JSO 11 20,011 27 20,100 12 IP.fiTO S3 20,01'i 13 20.C70 29 20,003 H 19.S93 M 20.051 15 19. ! 5 31 n.KZ 16 20,830 Totnl C21.50-5 trftvi deductions for unsold nnd returned copies 9,513 Totnl net tales 012,583 Net ilnlty nvernso 19.705 OKOItOK II. TZRCIIUCK. Sulipciltol In my presence nml sworn to be fore mo tills Id day of .Tnmiary. 1S97. N. P. FEU , . Soul. Notary Public. .And tlioy never will 1m inlsswl ! All eyes arc focused on the state treasury. Who will bo the watchdog of the city treasury for the year 1807 ? Governor Holeoiub has the record for length Of jim biennial message. The cloak room would doubtless run nway If It did not havu u custodian to guard over It. Tim legislature should not feel the stress of hard times HO long as there are Ilk-lies In the house and Hansoms In the Benate. No more epistolary exchanges 'of com pliments between the governor and the other members of the state appointing board. The ratio of bills introduced Into the Nebraska legislature to those that sur vive and become laws will not bo kept anywhere near the bounds of 10 to 1. The Hee claims the unique distinction of having refrained from ceisurtng ) the government for furnishing llnnnclal aid to Cuba In sending Senator-elect Money to Havana. Bryan Is hailed by his Lincoln ad mirers as "America's most brilliant citi zen. " What Is the matter with Chaun- cey M. Depew , Hobert KItzslniinons and llov. T. De\Vltt Talmago ? Citizens who escaped being swindled by the smooth British sharper who has just been laid by the heels in Omaha are wondering whether an American rascal .would have come so near taking them In. The new council has an excellent chance to start out squarely and effectively hi dispensing with taxeaters nnd repealing ordinance : ) tlmt Increase salaries in dellancu of charter provi sions. Weyler has caused his typewriter to assort that the general Is ready to retire whenever the government want's him to. Governments have n persuasive way with them in such cases which their servants llnd It hard to resist. Mr. Bryan lectured three-quarters of an hour at Lincoln Wednesday without charging a cent for his talk and dropped $100 Into the hat besides. Bryan should bo credited therefore with a contribu tion of ? : t,100 to the sliver cause. The first thing the legislature should < lo Is to try to ascertain what transfers have been made from one fund to an other In the state treasury during the past few months and to what funds the money on hand legally belongs. Senator I'effor's bill "to improve the banking bu.siness" ought to have the unanimous endorsement of all the bank ers In the country. The latter have been engaged for some time past in an earnest effort "to Improve the banking business. " Tlio first effort to retrench on legisla tive expenses by lopping off unnecessary legislative employes failed signally. The effort will doubtless lie repeated from time to time during the session , but the public will lie pleasantly disappointed If it meets with butter success later. Kansas Is stirred to the core over a daring attempt to abolish , on sanitary grounds , the beautiful and lime-honored custom of kissing the' blblo at the in stallation of state olllcers. If this keeps up we shall expect to hear of hull- vidual communion cups in the sister state. Any company or syndicate that buys the government's claim upon the bond- aided raelllc railroads will be merely buying the privilege to get the money all bacR wjtlrn big prollt out of the people of the western states who are dependent upon thosi * roads for travel and transportation. When lie was a candidate for the council A. J. I.unt promised to' resign from tlio school board. But up to date bis icslgnatlon has not been tendered. If It Is proper for a councilman to be a member of the- school board why not iinvo the council manage the schools or the school board manage the affairs of the city ? One olllce for oue man at onetime ' " time , Tin : The biennial message transmitted by Governor Holcomb to the newly con vened legislature Is the most compre hensive document of Its kind that ha * over been promulgated by an executive of Nebraska. It takes up in flystematle order nearly every subject of state Im portance and discusses them In a dis- passlonato manner from the broad standpoint of public policy. While wo may not agree In all things with the conclusions and recommendations of the governor , he Is certainly entitled to the credit of stating his views frankly and forcibly nnd giving reasons for his opin ions generally based upon experience and common sense. If the legislature does nothing else In addition to passing the appropriation bills besides giving full consideration to all the matters brought to Its attention by the governor , It will have Its time more than occupied for the whole period of the session. Tlio Bee has discussed editorially most of the questions dealt with by Governor Holcomb , In many Instances taking the same position upon them that lie occupies , and it will discuss them further as the legislative session pro ceeds and the legislature prepares to grapple with them. Tin : XK\r \ STATK < iun-nx.MixT. For the llrst time In the history of Nebraska Its state government has passed entirely out of the control of the republican party. Within the thirty years since Its admission Into the union Nebraska has had but live state ollleers who were not elected on the republican ticket , and of these two occupied non-po- Iltlral positions as regents of the State university. The new state government llnds Itself In absolute control of the legislative branch and Is therefore In position to Inaugurate whatever policies it may deem proper. With full executive and legislative power conies a grave responsibility. The dominant party or parties will be held accountable by the people for the use or misuse of the power that has been conferred upon thorn. It. will devolve upon the men at the helm of the state government to redeem the pledges made by them and for them In the late campaign and by their acts to disabuse the public mind of the preju dice that exists against populism In general and populists In particular. As an advocate of republican princi ples "It does not behoove The Bee to mark out a policy for the party in power , but- its interest in the public welfare will justify It In pointing out the rocks anil reefs that may endanger the ship of state and In making sug gestions designed to promote the prog-- rcss and prosperity of the people. The oiiicers of the now state government may rest assured that no frivolous faulMlnding or fractious opposition will be met from this quarter , and In this The Bee believes It will be acting In accord with the best element of the re publican party. At the same time It must be understood that It will not fall to criticise and denounce abuses , no matter by whom committed. That has been The Bee's practice when the repub lican party was In control and will be Its course In the future , as In the past. Tin : AXTi-ruuuxa GLAVSR. It appears that the tallroads are pre paring to make another effort to secure the repeal of the anti-pooling clause of the Interstate commerce act. The bill for repeal Introduced at the last ses sion is still in the hands of the senate committee and the representatives of the railroads are in Washington with a view to urging that it be reported and of over.- comlng , if possible , the opposition to It. The Indications are that they will not be successful. It Is regarded as very doubt ful whether a measure of this kind can be put through the senate during the short session and there is certainly no hope for It If the opposition is perslstant. A few senators by employing all the means of obstruction at their command may easily prevent action on the -bill. Consequently there Is very small chance that the efforts of the railroads in behalf of this legislation will accomplish any thing. There are cogent arguments in favor of the repeal of the anti-pooling clause and permitting the railroads to pool under the regulation and supervision of the Interstate commerce commission , but there is a very strong public feeling against abandoning what has been re garded as a vital principle of the law , and the fact that the railroads are no urgent for repeal tends to strengthen this feeling. J.ICKSOX DAY. The memory of Andrew .Tackson , soldier and statesman , will bo widely celebrated today , the eighty-second an- nlveisary of his victory over tlio British at New Orleans , which was the crowning event of Jackson's military career , though lie subsequently carried on a suc cessful warfare against the Indians. The name of Andrew Jackson will al ways occupy a distinguished place in the list of eminent Americans. His was a remarkable career and like many of our great men , who have contributed most largely to the making of American his tory , he was of humble origin. Ilia parents were Scotch-Irish , who came to this t.ountry two years before Andrew was born. They were poor , his father being a farm laborer. Hence the BOD received little education as a boy and Is wild not to have been especially fond of books. Ho enlisted In the revolutlonaiy forces when only thirteen years old and experienced the hardships and priva tions of the camp and the prison. At eighteen lie commenced the study of law and after his admission to the bar his rise was steady and rapid. He was the llrst repivsi'iitatlve In congress from Ten nessee and was also sent to the senate from that state. But at that period Jackson - son did not take a very great Interest In politics , manifesting a preference for n business career. He was destined , how ever , for other work than that of com merce , though It Is noc to be doubted that he would have been successful in that line. Conceding to Andrew Jackson a high order of military ability , it 13 not his fume as u soldier that chiully hlfl memory nnd gives his name high place among the most distinguished Americans. Ills dyll cnrcor will com mand principal attention today and It is as a statesman and a patriot that hU name will bo lauded and cheered at many banquet tables. In honoring the memory of Andrew .Tackson all Americans can unite. That Ho was a man of the high est patriotism will not bo ques tioned. That ho had qualities of state.smanshlp Is undoubted. He was a friend of the jwople and the Implacable foe to whatever he regarded as Inimical to their Interests. Person ally Intrepid , he was fearless In public life In de-fending whatever principles and policies ho believed to be right and best for the country. But ho was not faultless. It was Andrew Jackson who Inaugurated the spoils system In his llrst term as president , by a general removal of political opponents from olllce , a course that was Justllled by another distinguished democrat , Wil liam L. Marey , In the declaration that "to the victors belong iho spoils. " In this Jackson disregarded the example of Ills great predecessors and showed that strong spirit of partisanship which was a marked characteristic throughout - out his career. The great events of his two terms as president were' his vigorous action against the nulllllers of South Carolina , under the leadership of John C. Oalhoun , whom he threat ened to hang , and his war on the United States bank. In both cases ho tri umphed , in one suppressing Incipient rebellion and in the other crushing a llnancial monopoly which he believed to bo a menace to the people and the gov ernment. Tlio name of Andrew Jackson has been used in behalf of the free silver cause. No greater injustice could bo done to his memory. He was a staunch advocate of an honest dollar , declaring that the welfare of producers and labor ers depended upon their being able to exchange their products and their Inlwr for sound money. i\\v have spoken more strongly in this respivt than Jackson. He was also a llrm believer In the execution of the laws and It Is a grave Injustice to his character and memory to assume that he could have had any sympathy with the declara tions of the Chicago platform nnd thn attitude of the present-day leaders of democracy. There is nothing In his record to justify the bi-llef that were he living lie would approve of array ing tlio masses against the classes mid section against section. There Is little In the democracy of today that Is in accord with the democracy of Andrew Jackson. TllK A'KII' J'DLICK COMMISSION nil ! , . That the legislature will repeal the law that created the present Omaha police commission Is a foregone conclu sion. Tills law was Inspired by personal vlndictlveness and political shortsight edness. It was begotten In star cham ber councils and forced through the leg islature under false pretenses by men ' who wete 'masquerading as reformers while acting as stool-pigeons for gam blers and professional crooks. It was made a republican caucus measure nml members were clubbed Into voting the bill over the governor's veto against their own conscientious convictions. Fundamentally wrong , the law lias utterly failed of Its purposes either as a reform measure or as a political brace. Tlio police department of Omaha was never more thoroughly demoralized and never so ineliielent as It is today and at no time has there been greater need for real police reform. It Is presumable that the legislature will reinstate the' governor In the pre rogative of which he was deprived two years ago and place upon him the sole responsibility for the selection of the police commissioners In cities of the metropolitan class , it Is also expected that the legislature will restore the mayor to a place on the commission. The chief executive of the- city should have a voice in the management of the police force time must be under his Im mediate direction In emergencies. It Is , however , not essential that the mayor be a member of the license board. On the contrary there are many good reasons why the mayor should have no part olllclally In the granting or for feiture of liquor licenses. As member of the license board the mayor would be constantly tempted to use his posi tion for the promotion of political ends or the gratification of personal revenges. What Is most desired Is to divorce the police and lire departments from poli tics and enforce , as far as possible , the merit system , which insures promotion to the most efliclent regardless of po litical pull or personal influence. A new law framed on these lines , a"d- mlnlstered by a board of commissioners selected with a view to fitness and in tegrity , will be welcomed by the citizens of Omaha without respect to party. According to the United States supreme court a man who dis tributes lists of lucky numbsr.3 In a lottery drawing Is not guilty of violating the anil-lottery laws , bfcause his action Is subsequent instead of precedent to the lottery. Wonder If the court wants the man to distribute the lists of lucky niimbera before the drawing takes place. There have been lotteries conducted In these parts under HID old Pateo regime In which the formality of a drnving ; was not nectM- tmry to tell who held the winning tickets. The new chicory mill will be a welco-ne addition to Omaha's manufacturing In dustries. The raw material can ! > L profitably raised close at hand , a largj and steadily Increasing demand exists for the finished product , which Is now supplied almost , entirely from Kuropo , nnd Omaha should gain both fame and llnancial reward from the new venture. Nearly every legislature that meets this year will have Its attention spe cially calle'd to defects In revenue laws that make tit a to taxation oppressive ami win bo expected to grapple with the problem of equalizing tax burdens. The trouble Is that economic and Industrial conditions have changed , whllo our ' -jvenuo laws and Lax methods have remained sbritunnry. These laws must bo module ! " nild aditptod to changed conditions l 'tij o the revenue systems can be rostmredi to an equitable basis. Eastern nnriails | | , It Is said , are about ' to attempt tiJ 'if-n the grain tralllc back to Now York'.from ' southern ports by providing bi$6jj terminal facilities with reduced chavgo.1 } . None of the western railroads , however , are doing anything to promote tlio' ijoVompnt of grain , either by lower rates or Increased storage facilities. 'Jlueastern ) > roads have to moot southern -coinpMltion , whllo the western roads are In position to do about ns they please. The Boo prints In full the message of Governor Holcomb to Ihe legislature. The message Is a complete review of the state's affairs during the past two years , and despite Its length should provo Interesting reading for every tax payer and citizen of Nebraska. We be lieve our subscribers will approve our judgment In devoting so much space to this Important document. It : transpires that the clerk who was dismissed from ( lie Depnrtment of State a year ago for a shortage in his accounts managed to get away with ? i0,0X ; ! ( ) of public money before he made his exit. And the Department of State Is not generally supposed to be a de partment thiu handles public money to any amount worth mentioning. The eight national banks of Omnha , taken together , have a fraction over -II per cent of the amount of their deposits on hand In cash. As they are only re quired by law to be provided with J5 pel- cent of their deposits on call , It will bo scon that their condition Is such as to dispel all doubts of their stability. Coal dealers who allege tlmt the pay ment of the i ? 10 license would use up the entire profits of their year's business ought to engage In some more lucrative line of trade. Even plumbers make more than that In a good year. 'HtifT to Do II. Globe-Democrat. T'IO United Htntcs'contributes 20 per cent of the fresh nold from the mines tlir.t Is pourlnc into tlie commercial arteries of the world. Under tlie circumstances this nation can maintain the ROld standard as well as any country on earth. rincliliiur llu > Stool Trim * . Kansas City Star. It THIS tlio ctislVm of the government previ ous to the war. to maintain bhlpbuildlng plants , end therc'aro no obvious reasons wliy a raturn to the practice would bo Inimical to public Interests. Anyway , the extor tions of the Steel ( rust must bo stopped. Sliorlosf Strike 1111 lli'oiu-il. ' Ccilar'ltplilds Ilcpubllcan. K.tprena drivers In Omaha went out on a strike , not btcansc ot any dispute about hours or wagsv but because the manager posted a notice forbidding the driver to "rush tlio can" about the .barns. This Is probably one of' the merit fcollsh strikes on record. TnB itspatcii ) announcing this disturbance cftils'Vllh' statement that the places wore filled without much dlinculty , which statemtp't'yas superfluous. 3fuuleli > a ) JJnniroJ In Gi-t-at Hrltulii. In/JlaniipolU Sentinel. , The , cxpccjtr.ee oILEuropean oltlos Is moat Instructive to American cities In the matter of lightening the burdens of municipal ex- pcnau through a rational use nf municipal franchises. V.'hether.you take Birmingham , with a profit of over $2,500,000 In twenty ytara front municipal control of Its gao plant , v/ItU greatly cheapened rates to con sumers , or Paris , with a net revenue In twenty-five years of $10.000,000 from the lease of its gas franchise to a private com pany , the Ic&son Is the same. . If t-iftioii of Culm's Triulo. Chlcnpo Chronicle. The protracted re\olutlon In Cuba has In deed hail a serious effect upon the commerce fcetxvct-n the Island and the United States. In 1S93 Cuba sent to us 552,000,000 worth of products nnd tcok In return 512,000.OflO worth of our KOO-JS. The war lias almost entirely Icsts-oyed this pro\vlnc ; trade and worked nre&t losa to both countries and much Buf fering In Cuba. Serioiu as tills Is. it is no caiu > a for our dcciarlnp war upon Spain , nor even for the recoRnltlon of a government which has no foundation In fact. Sciinlor Allrii'.i ( > ootl M'orlf. Chanpcll llcglstcr. Senator Allen Is doing good work In the senateIn the way of sticking up for Ne braska. In a recent epecch In'tho United States senate , he reassures the country that Nebraska h all right and that the new state administration will not retard the enforcement of legal contracts or ob ligations. Ills eulogy of Nebraska will go far to allay the apprehensions of capitalists and establish confidence in our state. 1IU reference , to the beet and chicory bounty Is also a timely hint that the obligation of the state in this respect will be made gooa. senator Allen snould have and ! j getting due praise for sticking up for Ne braska. THUI3 I'imi'OSHS OF IMlOTiaCTIOX. Koiiuhllcnu ' 1'i'iitliii U'lildi ( lie Tnrltr Commit ( < < Should I'midt'r Over. St. Paul Pioneer Press. According to the reports of various hear ings given to the representatives of manu facturing and producing intercuts by the ways and means committee , with a view to tariff revision , It would seem that while most of the demands for incrcaacd protec tion arc classed na "moderate , " almost every interest considers Itself entitled to more- than it gets now ; end there appears to bo n disposition to grant all such moder ate dealres. But It would bo well for the committee to bear In mind the fact that the people do not recognize the necessity or the desirability ; of an advance In all ' ca3c\3. Established' Industries able to make oven moderaliiroflt \ ( under present tariff schedules In competition with foreign man ufacturers , havf'np ' claim whatever to aid from the goverimMt In the form of protec- tlcn , and even BflllE'it ' needless advance In the tariff on tnw. products , If It should rejult In iv rise , of ' ' rlres , will be a wholly unnecessary tax..pi ) the millions of con sumers for the jpeflt of a few who have no Just claim tb protection. The true and 9pv | Justifiable purposes of protection are Jp , jjhlc-ld for awhile such Infant Industrie , as can bo carried on suc cessfully In our country from unfair foreign competition whleli would crush them at the outset by underselling In order to pro- tervo the markQt-ond to enable established manufactories ( jo - < puy American wages to their operatives- ! ' Aside from those pur poses the tarlftbKhnuld be arranged with a view to revenuo'-ouly , and laid so far as possible en Imports-of foreign luxuries not producible In Airierlca. The people recog nize the fact that protection gave the north tha Industrial eupcrlorlty which o largely p.lded In subduing the rebellious south and preserving the national unity. Hut In a largo number of cases It has accomplished Its end and Is no longer required. A tariff to yield a. sufficiency for the cxpcntca of the government and a email annual reduction of the national debt a tariff which shall Increase as little as poivlble the cost of the neccEearlcs of llfe < a tariff so adjusted that It shall enable manufacturers to pay decent wftgca where they compete with the pauper labor of Europe , and shall enable all great Industries , suited to our climate and In stitutions , to take vigorous root that U the tnrirf the people want. Dut they do not want to be taxed to build up exotic Indus- trim which can never Bland alone hero. And of all these facia the ways and means " ramUtcc may well take note. PACIFIC ROADS FUNDING BILL Mcnsuro Comes Up for Oocsidorntlon in tlio IIouso. ABLE ARGUMENTS ARE PRESENTED I'oivi-rn UcnilM < lic lcl nlp 111 Fnvor of tlie Polullnir Illll Oilier .SicnU- ui'M Arc lluhliiu'il , Hell nml Crow. \VASH1NCITON , Jaa 7. The Pacific railway - way ftlndlng bill , which ii considered the most Important piece ot legislation which will come before this congress at this BCS- slon , came up today in the licuao under a special order which allows two days for gen eral debate and one day for amendments and debate under the flvc-mlnuto rule with provision for a final vote on Monday next. Hcprescntatlvo 1'owcrs made a long speech In favor of the bill , thoroughly reviewing the situation from a business view. To a question whether he regards the bill as n Judicious and proper arrangement , ho re plied with a decided ainrmatlvc. The- gov ernment , ho said , must ace. If it took the road , It would have to pay off over $01,000- 000 of llrst mortgagee nnd would get only an "inside road" without terminals. Not a train could get into Omaha , The property would bo at the mercy of the owners of the terminals. If the present bill passed , the government would get Its money out of the roads and if obliged eventually to take It , would get a rallrond and not a part of one. The committee bill squeezed the roads to the last cent. The question was whether the government should undertake to col lect Its debts or throw them away and not one ot a fight between Huntlngton and Sutro. " Ho explained the elements which reduced the estimated earnings of the roads and made It unlikely that they could meet the bonds wncn tney became clue. The governments Interests In 1SC2 were estimated at $3,892,000. At that time the army and navy transporta tion and the postal service to the 1'aclflc coast cost the government $7,357,731. Yet notwithstanding the vast Increase in the government transportation to the Pacific coast the rates of compensation paid by the Government to the companies were reduced so low that Instead of receiving an amount double or even equal to the Interest on the subsidy bondfl they were left debtors an nually to the Interest acconnt In a largo sum. sum.Ho Ho gave a computation of the present In debtedness of the roads on January 1 , 1S07 , at ? 53,71G , 3 on the Union 1'nclllc and Kan- S2s Pacific , and $57,031,514 on the Central Pacific and Western Pacific. 'Ihe bill provides for the Issue of the companies' bonds for the government's bal ance of $112.000,000 at 2 per cent , nnd for payments by each company on account of principals of $305,000 annually for ten years , $550.000 for ten years and the balance at the rate of $750,000 annually. ' -Figuring net earnings of the roads at $1,000,000 each , the charges , allowing for In tel cst on first mortgages , against the Cen tral Pacific would be $3.S25,8'JO and against the Union Pacific $3C28C48. Mr. Powers. In renlv to n nnpsttnn nlinut the additional security offered the govern ment under the proposed now Hen said the Pacific railroad commission six years ago estimated the value of the additional secu rity at $02,000.000. Ho also said to Mr. Por- klna. republican of Iowa , that the bill in Ho way affected the Sioux road or the Cen tral branch of the Union Pacific. In con clusion , Mr. Powers said the Pacific railway commission had offered a plan which had bpen sanctioned by every committee of the house or senate * tlmt had investigated the subject. They had squeezed the roads to the last cent and reached the verge of the ability of the roads to pay. HUDBAIID REPLIES. Mr. Hubbard , republican of Missouri , who had charge of the opposition to the measure , followed Mr. Powers with an extended argu ment. He plunged at once Into the subject. He based his argument against the bill on throe points : That the Pacific railroad com mittee had not learned enough of the condi tion of the companies to bo able to toll the house what Is best to do ; that the companies made offers before the committee and are ready to concede terms very much belter for the government than those embodied in the bill and that the propositions In the bill are neither a good nor safe settlement for the government. This , ho said , would not the government $1.100.000 annually In Interest , or 870,000.000 , with the $75,000,000 at maturity , or $105,000,000 in fifty years , counting the preferred stock as worthless. Dy processes of comparison he said the offer the com mittee rejected was $18,000,000 better than the ono the government "would accept under the bill. Mr. Hubbard criticised severely some of the financiering of the Union Pacific , espe cially In the matter of certain liens given and collaterals deposited. Ho went Into the question of the dlvcrsio'n of business to the Southern Pacific. The absolute net earnings of the Central Pacific from 1S74 to 1SS4 were $ .12,000,000 , and during that period It paid $34,000,000 In dividends. The road was then almost entirely In the hands of Stanford , Huntlngtou , Hopkins and Crocker , so that they received practically all the dividends. When they had unloaded the Southern was built , which leased the Central , and then the latter stopped paying dividends. This lease would continue under thU bill. Under the bill the Central Pacific debt would be ex tended eighty-six years , that of the Union Pacific eighty-three years , and the govern ment get a worthless second mortcacc. Mr. Jicll , democrat of Texas , a member of the Pacific railroad committee , then took the floor , also In antagonism to the measure. Ho began by saying the builders of the Pacific reads were entitled to no consideration , The scandals growing out of their manipulations wure a blot on the civilization of the age. None of those men , ho said , had a right to ssk congress to extend to them the great prlvUego granted by this bill. He addressed himself to the question as to whether the government held a lien on the terminals. Ho insisted that the government did , and that by express provision In the original act and confirmed by the ninth section of the Thurman act. He admitted that the roads had not been making satisfactory earnings for years. years.WnONO WnONO IN THEORY. Mr. Hell said the pending bill proceeded on the wrong theory. The present earnings were figures and the bill made to conform .to the present earnings. Ho said the guar antee In the bill of the Southern' Pacific for $21,000,000 was made much of. Uut the Southern Pacific of Kentucky was ono thing and the Southern Pacific of California an other. The former made the guarantee in the bill ; the latter was the railroad. The Southern of Kentucky was n mere corpora tion to operate railroads , not to own them. It leased the Southern and other roads. Did any one believe , he asked , that that corpora tion would not wind up Its business rather Mr. Dell then explained the substitute ho had proposed , which provided that If the roads would make the United States oecuro by paying off the first mortgage bonds , the government would extend the debt any rea sonable period at 3 per cent. These roads could do this. Mr. Grow , republican of Pennsylvania , oc cupied the remainder of the day to the hour ot adjournment In favor cf the bill. He ar gued that the government , holding , as It did , a Junior mortgage , was in u position where It had to make sacrifices In a reduc tion of the rate of Interest and an extension of the principal of the debt , In ordur to protect its Interest. What the road could pay depended upon Its net rarnlngs , and the scheme of this bill was based on the net earnings. It was conceded by the minority that In the event of a foreclosure and Halo the government must I MO half the debt. , When the committee rose sovoj-al minor amendments to the bill agreed on by the Pacific railroad committee were adopted to perfect the mt-asure. At 5:08 : p. in. the house aO'ourned , _ _ _ _ _ I'rrxlilcnl .Viinu-H 1'cixtmiinlrrx. WASHINGTON , Jan , 7 , The president has sent to the senate the following nominations : Postmasters William Karrlngton , McmphUi II. 0. Deunctt. Derry Station , Pa. : William Urler , Now Ulooaiuold , Pa. ; Milieu F. Meyer , Mkens. Pa.j Inaao O. Pffliitz , Lltta , Pn.j Qnorge Mnson , WolflCPburR , Colo. ; WIN llftm anllnghcr , Snndcnwlllo , On. : Wllllnm O. Mfflsler , Chntsworth , III. ; Peter Kroman. nyorsvllle , In. : M. J. Kcllcy , PnrkprnburK , In. ! David H. Korby , Seymour , In. : Stephen C. Mnynnrd , Grnml Junction , Is. ; W. J. Sim mons , Prlmghnr , In. ; Chnrlcs K. Moucll , Kir- win , Knn.j drovernor 1) . McCubroy , Ilnrnea- vlllo , Minn. ; Lniiff C. Allen , Clnrksdnlp , ' Miss. : N. Leech , Cnpo Olrnrdc.ui , Mo. ; Alex Dcvlno , Anaconda , Mont , ; drncc I.nmout , Dillon , Mont. ; John .H. U\ylor , Douldcr , Mont. ; Francis A. Simmons , Ccdnr llnplds , Neb. tinny Day In tliu Suunto. WASHINGTON , Jan. 7. Thescnnto had a long and busy session today , papnlng on thn laws of navigation , also the bill authorizing the president to renppolnt to the navy Com mander Qunckcnbush , whouo case hno oc casioned much controversy. Progress wns mnde on the bill for free honicstcnils on Indian Inmls , but n finnl vote \riut not reached. Mr. Platt opposed thn bill In a lengthy speech , pointing out that It would cost the government a lo s of mnny mil lions. It was disclosed during the day that Hcpresentrttlve-elcct Edward K. llobhlnn wns the author of the letters from Hnvnna rend In the scnnto yesterday. The ether Cuban development of the day was a Joint resolu tion offcroJ by Mr. Mills , democrat of Texas , declaring that the power of recognizing a new republic resides In congress , recogniz ing the Independence of Cuba and appropriat ing $10,000 for a United States minister to the rcliubllc of Cuba. Mr. Mills will speak on the resolution next Mondny. The senntr adjourned over until Monday. AVmil MimufMt ; < urcrN OIL IIiiuil. WASHINGTON , Jan. 7. The wool manu facturers furnished nn InternUIng day iu the tariff hearings. They did not ask for free wool , but represented tlmt the Wilson law had closed half of their mills and had proved destructive to the country's business gen erally. They wanted compensatory duties on woolen goods nnd A more moderate tariff than the woo ! growers had asked. llci'rlV TN for \nloiinl IliniU.v WASHINGTON , Jan. 7. The comptroller of the currency has appointed Dank Examiner Dlnnclng tompornry receiver of the First National bank of Sioux City nnd Exnmlner Anhelr receiver of the Citizens' National bank of Fargo , N. I ) . Dank Examiner Turllot has been appointed re ceiver of the Second National bank of Grand Forks , N. D. To Invrxtliiiitr tin * .Horn Cliilm. WASHINGTON , Jan. 7. The senate , In , executive session , hno adopted a resolution Instructing the committee on foreign rela tions to Investigate the payment of the Mora claim. Dully TroiiNiiry Stntoim-nt. WASHINGTON , Jan. 7. Today's state ment of the condition of the treasury shows : Available cash balance , $230,137- 716 ; gold reserve , $138,539,551. 1M115SHXT A IIIG HIM * 1.-OH PAY3IHXT. TVuivortluTii 1'iii'lllc Coiiiiiiiny Axlit'il ( o Put Up 111 , 11.7(1. MILWAUKEE ; Jan. 7. The Northern Pa cific Hallway compnny , the new corporation that purchased the properties nnd franchises of the Northern Pacific Railroad company at the foreclosure sale , today filed nn answer to the clr.tm ot the Illinois Steel company for $ G 1,211.70 for steel rails. The answer raises the Issue made by the Northern Pa cific receivers os to the validity of the lease under which the Northern Pacific company operated the Wisconsin Central lines and the Chicago & Northern Pacific terminals. Dy the decree of foreclosure the purchaser of the Northern Pacific property wns made liable for the unpaid Indebtedness that was made preferential by the court nnd which the re ceivers had not paid. The now company denies that the claim comes within the de cree and that It was assumed In the purchase of the road. The company alleges further that the claim Is not an Indebtedness or a liability directed or Incurred by the North ern Pacific In the operation of Its railroad. Sonic IliinkorH llrorlvcd 11 Tip. CHICAGO , Jnn. 7. Henry W. Austin , president of the Oak Park Stnto bank , re ceived Information of the dangerous condi tion of the Illinois Nntlonal during the week previous to the fullire. | Acting on this tip , Mr. Austin says ho Immediately took liark the money ho hail there $50,000 was withdrawn Friday previous to the Mon dny In December when the National Hunk of Illinois failed to open ; tlio following dny , Saturday , $13,000 more , which consti tuted the balance duo the Oak Park State bank by the National Hank of Illinois , \vin : thkcn out. Hlnkley t Tilden , proprietors of tlio West Side bank , wire also warned In time to withdraw their cash from the tottering Institution. , IKMllH < > T O CCIl II VCNHCIM .Illll. 7. At New York Arrived Spree , from Bre men ; Southwark , from Antwerp. At Bremen Arrived Havel , from Now York , via Southampton. At Quccnstowu Sailed Germanic , for Now York. At Glasgow Arrived Anchorla , from Now York. At London Arrived Mobile , from Now York. Sailed Mohawk , for New York. At Rotterdam Sailed Spaarndam , for New York. THLEKUAI'IIIC IIHKVITIKS. Governor Llewellyn Powers of Mnlno wns Inaugurated yesterday. J. Plerpint Morgan 1ms been chosen com modore of the New York Yacht club. Tliu Lake of the Woods : . ; illlns company Is shipping 300 cars of Hour per month to Australia. J. II Johnson & Co. , diamond dealers , New York , nsslsnicd yesterday. Liabilities. $2l ! .000 ; assets , $201 000. The Commercial bank ef Eatt Cla'rc , Wis. , capital , 530,000. closed yr.sittrday. De positors will be paid In full. At Stephen , Minn. , yesterday a Oreat Northern engine was derailed and Kn l- ncer Duke Jewell fatally Injured. John W. Daniel , a prominent citizen of Saline , Mo. , was fount ! lying by the road side yesterday morning frozen to death. The United States court of appeals at Chicago yesterday ruled that the leases mmlu by the old Whisky trust arc void. The American National bank of Denver .reopened ycstordny under new manage ment , with $ COOCOO cash on hand to meet liabilities. At Hamilton , Out. , Lulu j'ones , aged 11 , u servant , employed at. tlio homo of ex-As- Hlstant Postmaster General 13. C. "Jtnth- bonc , was burned to death yesterday. Anthony Henderson was lynched at Una- dlllii , Ua. , for the assanslnatlon of old man Gcorgu Sumner ami an attempted ussuult upon the person of Stimntr'B daughter. At Guthrlf , Okl. , Felix Ott. who claims to havu been IlceceU out of JW by Jennie Anderson and her mother , assaulted the two women. The older woman had tliroo rlh broken and Iu r skull crushed , and will die. Her daughter was seriously hurt. Colonel J. P. Catiby. chief paymaster of thn Dpnartmcnt nf Colorado. Cl vears of age , icllrol yesterday from UiOBcrvlcB i ft r i'-n experlcnci- nearly tlilrty-tliref years In tlio United States army. IIu Is succeeded by Major C. C. Snlflln of New Yoilt. Harry J. Stephens , wnrld'H champion 'cross countryman and Jll-lmur utralxht- away liool and toe walkt-r , challenges the \vorM for from l.'Ort to $2.000 for a Ill-hour straightaway liccl-aml-too tvalklng match. lie prefers W. A. HoaKland of Cincinnati or Frank Hart of Chicago. The Protective League of American Showmen ban elected otllccitt no follows : President , John It. lloblnioii ; Drat vine prc-s. idctit , Hurr Iloblns : secretary. W. H. bon- a'dHon ; treasurer , II. W. walker ; board of directors. P. G. Sloat , P. O. Schacffur , Gcorjro M. Leonard , Hurr Itobblnu ; nor- ircaiit-at-nrms , J. B. Williams. Tlio jury In the Duffy cnso rendered a verdict yesterday that Jnmen Duffy , the i > ugillit , came to his death by mcnltiircal licmorrlmgc , HUiKirlnduccil January 2 , 1M)7 ) , at the Hroadway Athletic ; club by excite ment following u boxing exhibition v/Ith George W , Ju.itlro nnd accelerated by liy- pprtrophy of the heart. Tlio Jury exon. crated the club , Thomas O'llourltn , inniirx- Kcr ; Hlchard Itochu , referee- , and Cieorgo Justice , Pattl Is anxlotiH to necuro the decoration of the Lciton ; of Honor. Kmporor William hat : designed and drawn plans for the tower of tlio German ProtCHt- ant church at Jc.ru aluiii. Mlsrj Edith Lyman Collins , the only daughter .of Mr. Clartmctt Lyman Colllnn of Now York and ward of Dr. CTiauncey M , Uepew , was married yesterday at Parm to Huuhld Hey , Count tiziiykowHkl , councilor of the Ttirklali cmbaaay at Home , f sioxnv KOII OMAHA KXPOSITIO.V , ( liivoi'iiiir nf South Dakota llrooin- iiienilN nil Ail | > roirliitlon. PIB1WH , S. IX , Jnn. 7. ( Special Tele gram. ) The governor's message \vi\a rend to Iho joint session today , nttor which both houses begun the introduction ot blllfl. In the urnnto the only bill Introduced wna n railroad bill by Scnnlor I'nlinor , which Is bnBcii on the Io\rn law , In the house bills wore Introduced by Mitchell to provide for a public examiner , for appeals to the cir cuit court from the board ot equalization , for the protection of people and property from Injury by steam engine * on tlio pub lic highways , nnd for a maximum rate of charge for express companies , A bill wns Introduced by Holmes ot Pcnnlnglon for the protection ot game and to protect deer and elk. A Joint resolution wan introduced in the- house memorializing congrcsa for free homestead , for the Cameron Cuban resolution elution , nnd nn nmrndmont to the constitu tion requiring full citizenship as n quali fication for franchise. The governor's sec retary to.lay gnvo out n radical statement In regard to the publication In advance of the message after It had been secured on a promise not to do BO. In the message nn appropriation U rec ommended for tlio Transmt&slsMppI and In ternational exposition at Omnha. Tlio chairmen of the various scnnto com mittees , which will be announced tomor row , arc : Judiciary , Kcllar ; appropria tions , Keith ; railroads , Palmer : elections , llouck ; engrossed nnd enrolled bills , Majors ; rules , McUlonn ; charitable and penal Insti tutions , Jackson ; public health , King ; tem perance , Wlicaly ; rchools and public lands , Whraley ; highways nnd bridge. ? . CSrant ; counties and towns , Hrndley ; state au"nlrs-- Klndfchy ; ways nnd means , Wilkinson ; printing , Duck ; corporation , Scblund ; Irri gation , Stownrt ; cities , Cook ; military af fairs , \Vobb ; legislative expenses , Slcltor ; apportionment , Grill ; agricultural , Morgan. Following arc clialrmon of bouse com. mlttecs : Public health.Jonea of Day ; ware house nnd graillng. Morcson of Miner ; mili tary , Oliver of Mcade ; federal relation , Andrceon of Pcnnlngton ; public buildings , Hyan of Clark ; Irrigation , McNVliorter of Hand ; rules , Kldd of Drown ; bouse Journal , King of Potter ; usury , Olbbs of McCook ; Judiciary , Schwartz of Mlnnehnha ; educa tion , Colton of Mlnnchaha ; agriculture. rotcron or urooicings ; raiiroau , of Hanson ; appropriations , Kirk of Minor : temperance , Court of Lawrence ; ways 'nml means , Weeks of Drulo ; county nffalrs , Holmes of Pcnntngton ; printing , Drlnkho'der of Drulo ; engineering , Mastic of Ouster ; state affairs , Olson of Lawrence ; Insurance , An derson of Aurora ; banking , Purdon of Mc Cook ; mining , Druco of Fall Illvcr ; charItable - Itablo Institutions , Anderson of ICIngsbury ; penal Institutions , Wright of Moody ; high ways , Olson of Yankton ; Immigration , Ger man of Edmunds ; elections , Daley of Drown ; Indian affairs , Denton of Marshall ; manufac tures , Lilly of Lawrence ; school nnd public lands , Denno of Union , municipal corpora tions , Lastlo of Custer. TO HHCOVnil IMIOOKUDS OK SAIjH. Volt' York Dry CJooilM SI Mi SUP n Iln- coln Firm nml Onialiii l.ttwycrN. LINCOLN , Jan. , 7. ( Special Telegram. ) II. 13. Clafllln & Co. , the big-Now York dry goods men , today began suit In the dis trict court ngnhmt Samuels Bros. , Joseph Goldgrabbor , M. L. Scars of Omaha nnd Kd- son P. Illch of Omaha. The petition al leges that Samuels Dros. signed a contract with plaintiffs to take a lot of goods from their Lincoln store down to Ashland , Neb. , and sell the same at auction , the proceed ; ! to bo deposited ! In the bank at Ashland and bo applied In payment of plalntlffa' claim of $1,600. The goods , It Is claimed , wore sold , but plaintiffs did not receive the money because of nn alleged conspiracy between Samuels Dros. and Rich nnd Scnrs , the Omnha lawyers. A judgment Is asked against the entire outfit for Jl.COO. The Samuels brothers were recently burned cut In Lincoln , nnd It Is understood the In surance companies refuse to pay the poli cies. cies.Edson Edson Illch Is one of the Douglas county delegation In the house of representatives. I'EXSIO.V OFKlCIi COMICS TO OMAHA. Itinnor Hint Doit .MolncN IM tn TONC an Iiniiortitiit Stnllnii. DES MOINES , la. , Jan. 7. ( Special Tele gram. ) It Is reported that the federal pen sion office hero may bo removed to Omaha Jn the course of n year. Tlio office Is one of the most important paying stations of life Pension department , keeping the accounts and making payment of about $8,000,000 of pensions annually. The quarterly payment Is now being made. The office pays for Iowa , Nebraska , Kansas nnd in part for sev eral other western states. It employs about fifty olllcers and clerks , nearly all women. Without nn Overcoat or Ulfitor monna m > uiul of discomfort. Our Overcoats nnd Ulsters at whatever price you pay nru as line nml soft and warm UK n quilt of eiderdown , and every garment Is war ranted. Just at. prcscunt wo nru making rsoino unusual low prices on n lar e majority of our Ktocit. Many HIICH of Suits ami OvercoatH are nil sold except "ono or two" of n kind some Inr e nml some small sizes. We nrc anxluus to close these out and so clean up for siuliif ; pur chases , and have placed prices on them that will surely do it provided your B'/.O ' is there. Take special nuticu of our Douglas street windows If yon are Inter- ested. We will Imvu soniu of thcso .Suits on exhibition there. AH our own ( 'rndu production. 8. W. Cor. 15th nnii D ouj ; I us 6t