Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 14, 1890, Page 4

HE OMAHA DAILY BEE, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1800--THIRTY-I'WO PAGES. THE DAILY BEE 7' Dally and Sunday, On X months. ... .. Tiree month One Y One Year. OF Omaha, The Bee Bullding. South Gmaha, Corner N and ith Fireeta « Penrl Btrect. , Sir Ohambor of Commegen 14and 15, Tribune Bullding thStreet PON DENCE s relating to news and s be addressed 10 the Editorial Departm BUSINESS LETTERS. All business letters and remittances should ve addressed 1o The Bee Publishing Company, Omaha. Drafts, checks and postofiice orders 10 be mado paysble to the order of the oom pany. The Bee Publishing Company, Proprlclors| The Beo Wld'g, Farnam and £eventeonth YWOKN STATEMENT OF CLACULATION .ll{/l‘ll' ]\errn?)kh } T Jounty of ouEiag. Georre I Taschuck, seerotary of The Bea Publishing compuny, tnat the netual efreulation of for the weex ending Dee. 14 1t aces ows, Bunday. Dec fondav, uestny. I ednesdng. Do Thursdag, Do Fridny. Doc, 1 wturday, Dec. 1 Average....... nar B. TZ8CHUCK. Fworn 1o tefore me nnd subscribed In mv presence tnis 1ith day of Decem ver. A, D.. 18% \ P 1. Notary Publio. George 1. Tzschuck, beinz duly sworn, de- oses and snys that he is secretary of The Boe Fiiabing Company, it the netual sverage dully cireulation of Tie DAILY BEE for the month of December, 180, was 20,048 coples; _for Janvary, 10565 conies; for Februa lur March. 1800, 20815 l‘u’lh\l' 564 vlea; for May. 1600, 20, 14 0, GFONGE B. T280HUC] Eworn 1o Lefora me. und aubscribed in my presence. thia 0th aay of Docember, A, D. PRI, Notary Publ SCRATCH & southern Alliance man and you find a bourbon democrat. AS A molder of emerald opinion, tho crowbar 1s entitled to aleading position. DAVE I, finds it hard to decide be- tweon asenatorship inthe hand and a presidency in the bush, CHAPTER I of the election contest be- gins in Omaha tomorrow, and in this chapter there will fo more meat and less wind. ——————— IN another three weeks the various states will stand face to face with their logislatures. It is a hard trial, but it must be borne, —_— Tie Miles boom is still booming in the newspapers. But the gallant In- dian fighter will not get to the white bouse—not by a good many mil es, SAMUEL GOMPERS has been re-elected president of the Federation of Labor. It s a good choice. Gompers is one of the most level-hended and trustworthy of labor leaders, THE battle between the Irish factions rages hottest at Kilkenny. The prospect that the history of the Kilkenny cats will be repeated in the history of the present campaig: THE mania for free railroad passes is well illustrated by the animated strug- glo for the government directorship. Passes and curses are the principal emoluments of the office, —_— DELAMATER offers to settle with his creditors at 50 cents on the dollar. Those were about the terms on which the people of Pennsylvania settled his gubernatorial aspirations. THE manner in which railroad rates are being manipulated nowadays shows a determination on the part of corpora- tions to regulate the industrial interests of the country to suit the whims of the managers. E—— THE practical settlement of the Doug- 1as street grade insures the erection of a telophone palace on the crown of the hill. The purchase of ground gives fresh force to the fact that elevations are no wbstacles to the expansion of Omaha's trade and industry, — I SEEMS after all that the concentra - tion of the military around the Sioux roservation is a huge farce, an over- grown absurdity. According to the distinguished commissary general of grasshopper notoriety, our own Tibbles, the whole movement is foolish, unwar- ranted and injurious to the state. It is an inscrutable mystery that the govern- ment should overlook such penetrating talent as that of Tibbles and pin its faith on Miles, Brooke, Ruger and others. —_— THE statistical and trade review pub- lished in this issuc under tho auspices of the Omaha board of trade will be found of unusual interest. All branches of trade are represented and make a show- ing of Omaha’s commercial resources which is at once gratifying and mar- velous. It is published in this issue at the request of a majority of the business men represented in order that their houses might receive the benefits cor- tain to accrue for the holiday trade. The board of trade souvenir is now in the hands ofthe printer and will leave the press by January 1. e—— MR. LININGER'S example, in opening his house twice a month to the meetings of worthy young men, could be followed by other wealthy citizens with great ad- vantage to the community. If a dozen other citizens should do the same an in- tolligent and promising class of young ‘men would find places of entertainment * attractive enough to kesp them profita- bly employed nearly every evening in thomonth. The good results would ‘be felt in the community not only now, hut for a long time hereafter. At the last meeting of the debating club in Mr. Lininger's art gallery the cause of the French revolution was the subject @iscussed. It is worth while to remark that free intorcourse and discussion be- tween men of wealth and the bright young men of the community is one of the best possible means of guarding so- ecloty against revolution in these days. THE LAW OF BVIDENCE. The cases of Charles Counselman, a commission merchant of Chieago, and of | James C. Peasley, treasurer of the Chi- cago, Burlington & Quincy railroad, who refused to answer certain questions propounded to them in the course of the investigation by the federal grand jury at Chicago of alleged violations of the interstate commerce luw by cortain west- ern railroads, have become of wide noteriety and intorest because they in- volve an fssue that will be finally passed upon by the United Siates supreme court. The cases are somewhat differ- ent. Counselman was asked to tell the jury whether within a year he had ob- tained for the transportation of his grain to Chicago a rate less than the tariff or open rate, and whether he had received any rebate, drawback or commission. He refused to answer on the ground thatif he should doso it would appear that he had vio- lated the interstate commerce law and the admissions might be offere him hereafter. Peasloy, while admitting that ne knew nothing of the transaction being investigated, refused to answer certain questions propounded to him and also to produce papers and docu- ments called for by the grand jury, stat- ing that he had been advised by his counsel not to do so, because he would thereby eriminate himself and the rail- road company. In both cases the judge of the district court, Blodgett, decided that the witnesses must answer, and | mortgage bonds to be they were remanded to the custody of the marshal. The cases were taken to the circuit court on habeas corpus proceedings, and after very careful deliberation Judge Grosham sustained the decisions of the district court. In both cases the peti- tions averred that the fourth and fifth amendments to the constitution of the United States justified the attitude of the petitioners before the grand jury and the district court, and that the ac- tion of both was without jurisdiction and void. In the case of Counselman, Judge Gresham said that under the fifth amendment a person cannot ho com= pelled to disclose facts before a court or grand jury which might subject him to a criminal prosceution or his property to forfeiture, but if there be a statute, as there is, which declares that the testi- mony of a witness in a case or proceed- ing shall never be repeated against him or his property in any other case or proceeding, there is no necessity for claiming the privilege secured by the amendment. Such a statutory pro- vision is section 860 of the revised statutes, and if the protection of that section, said the court, is co-extensive with that of the constitution, a witness is entitled to no privilege under the latter. Hence the sufficient answer to the position of Counselman was, that should he hereafter be prosecuted for the offense. section 860 would not permit his admissions to be proved against him., As to Peasley’s case, his testimony hav- ing shown that he was not guilty of the offense being investigated, therefore the production of the papers demanded would mnot ecriminate him, but if he had wade a different showing the same rule that applied in Counsel- man’s case would have applied in his. And having no claim to immunity under the constitutional amendments for the benefit of himself he could not claim it for the benefitof another, conseauently his refusal to produce the papers called for because their production would erim- inate the company of which he is an officer was based upon nothing in the interstate commerce law or the constitu- tion. These are obviously very important decisions, and if sustained by the su- preme court what would otherwise be a formidable obstacle to conviction of per- sons charged with violating the inter- state commerce law will be removed. 1f persons are allowod to take refuge be- hind the fourth and fifth amendments to the constitution, ignoring the protection given them by statute, 1t would mani- festly be next to impossible ever to es- tablish collusion between railroad offi- cers and shippers in violation of thelaw. S———— THE FINANCIAL SITUATION. It is announced that the president will vend a message to congress 0'1 the finan- cial situation, which gives credibility to the reports that the cabinet has been giving this matter very serious consid- eration. It is understood that the presi- dent will recommend legislation for the issue of additional currency, based on in- creased silver purehases, Meanwhile the secretary of the treasury is in New York conferring with bankers as to the best method of affording prompt velief, and he is also said to favor the purchase of the present stock of silver and an ad- ditional amount equal to the annual re- tirement of national bank notes. The ctive concern manifested by the admin- istration will impress the country as to the serious nature of the financial situa- tion, and it should have a fa vorable effect upon publie confidence. A more or less disturbed condition of the money market has now prevailed for more than four months, but it has recently ap- peared that the situation was rapidly mending with good prospoct of an early return to satisfactory conditions. Gold has been coming in freely for a week past and there have been other en- couraging evidences of the improved financial situation abroad, all of which should have contributed to the restora- tion of confidente here. Doubtless there is a better feeling than oxisted a few weeks ago, but it is evident that thereis still a great deal of distrust which must he removed before financial alfairs will resume a normal and healthy condition, Various causes are nssigned for the ex- isting situation, but it is less important to discuss these than to consider what is necossury to be done to relieve the situation, For this purpose bills proposing all sorts of plans have been introduced into both houses of congress, all these meas- ures contemplating an increase of the currency. Without reference to their order of merit these various measures provide for an unlimited coinage of sil- ver, for silver coinage limited to the production of American mines and pre- coded by the purchase of the silver now on the mwarket, for an interconvertible bond bearing a low rate of interest, for restoring the government deposits from the sub-treasury to the national banks, for releasing the reserve of $108.000,000 in gold from the treasury by means of government appropriations, for adding 815,000,000 to the eiroulation by allowing the banksto issue notes up to the par value of their bonds, and for accopted by the government at the rate of 2 per cent in- | torest, enabling farmers to secure money on their lands. Hore, certainly, is u sufficiently varied supply of remedies, and some of them have the authority of men distinguished for their ability in financial affairs. It is alittle remarka- ble that so soon aftor the reports of the secretary of the treasury and the comp- troller of the currency, showing that the volume of the circulation among the people s largor nmow than it ever was before some of the wisest and most consorvative finan- ciers in congress should be found vigorously advocating schomes of infla- tion. Itisa great many years sinco there was witnessed such radical changes of front regarding a currency policy. The views and suggestions of the pre- sident on this subject will be awaited with general interest, but whatever they may be, one thing seems to be as good as settled, and that is that there will bo legislation forincreasing the volume of currency, How this shall best be done 80 08 to restore confidence and keep the whole body of the circulating medium up 1o its present value is the important question to be determined. None of the plans so far proposed can be rogarded as cortain to do this. Perhaps the presi- dent can suggest o plan that will, THE BUSINESS PULSE OF THE WEST. It has been the habit of eastern finan- ciers -to look upon the business con- ditions of the westas unstable. During the past six months espocially western cities have been sot down as un prosper- ous and likely to experience a very close winter. Borrowing their feelings from these eustern pessimists, western peoplo have themselves arrived at the con- clusion that business in this section is suffering {rom local ailments and is not today inas flourishing a condition as in the country east of the Alleghenies. These assumptions are éntirely false. The west is as prosperons as the east— Omaha shows a stronger commercial w York or Boston. This is a bold statement, but it is borne out by every symptom that is open to observation, Tite Be recently called attention to the manner in which taxes have been paid in Omaha during the past year. Over 91 porcent of the year's city levy is already paid and over four- fifths of the county levy. How is it in New York? Figures are not at hand to make a direct comparison, but the noted correspondent, Joo Howard, tells the Boston Globe that money was never bo- fore so tight among the well-to-do. He cites the experience of u coal firm, doing business only with the substantial classes, who presented 60 bills in one day last week and collected nota dollar. He quotes the treasurer of the local telephone exchange, who says it is almost impossible to make any collections on his monthly bills. Nu- merous other instances are described, but they aro all of the same tenor. They prove that business in New York bears no comparison to the strong pulse- beat in Omaha and other western civies. Take another symptom. The past four weeks have been marked with numerous and colossal failures in Boston and New York. Soms of the oldest commercial landmavks have gone down. This is due doubtless to the tightness of the money market and ths inability of firms to borrow. But why this tight- ness in the great monoy conters of the east? Certainly mnot because of the drouth in a few counties of Nebraska. There have been no great failures in this section. In spite of the mild weather business is fair and collections good. The bank clearings tell the same story. For the weok ending December 6 the clearings at New York showed a decrease of 12.7 per cent as compared with last year, and those of Bostona decrease of 7.7 per cent. Chieago’s in- crensed 129 per cent, and Omaha’s 824 per cent. We repeat that every symptom open to observa- tions demonstrates that the commercial pulse of the west is stronger today than that of the east,and that the business conditions are in all respects firmer and better, It is true that there s apprehension in the west as well as in the east, and that business men ave beginning to experi- ence some difficulty in making loans. But even this fact cannot be charged to local conditions. It s, rather, the reflection of the unprosper- ous, uncertain state of affairs in the east. It is due to caution made necessary by tho tightness of the money market in the great centers of wealth, and to the difficulty which western banks expe- rience in rediscounting paper at the usual sources of supply. It is only just to the west that these facts should be conspicuously stated and our peoplé reminded that this section is atleast as well situated commercially a8 the section which has been wont to regard it with an anxious eye. AN EPITOME OF BUSINESS. “If advertising will make an old man like myself,” said Phineas T. Barnum, “worth $1,000 & duy a8 an attraction, it will do anything, young man—it will do anything.” Coming from the lips of one with the experience of fifty years, whose career is a monument 1 the efficacy of printers’ ink, and whose genius in the avt of ad- vertising stands unrivalled, his words are weighted with the force of unques- tioned authority, That Barnum’s dictum is fuily appre- cinted by the progressive business men of Omaha is forcibly illustrated in the present issue of THE SUNDAY Bee. It is not only of the world **a map of busy life, its fluctuations and its vast con- cerns,” but it is a mirror of the mercan- tile activities of Omaha, reflecting the enterprise of business, and forming a di- roctory of those who appreciate the fact that advertising is the primary element of success in trade. 80 great Is the demand on the columns of Tue BeE that double the usual edition of 16 pages is necessary, making the largest paper devoted exclusively to Owana advertisers ever published in this city, Ot of & total of 224 columns, 140 are do\'otql o advertisements, Even this large space was not sufficient to ac- commodate thé demand, and many columns wereyejected 80 as Lo prevent an undue contraction of the space allotted tothe usual fhHtures of THE SUNDAY BeE. No betdex evidence of Omaha’s business prosperity could be had, nor a more gratifying epitome of the con- fidence pervadimg all branches of com: mereial life The 81 columink devoted to news, edi- torial, literary whd other departments of ametropolitan, paper would make 110 pages of the average magazine. Placed end to end these 81 columns would rear apyramid 150 feet high. They repre- sent io the aggregate 1,000,000 pieces of typo motal and the labor of 45 composi- tors for ten hours each, Almost eight tons of paper have been consumed in this issue of THE SUNDAY BEE and the edi- tion is equivalent to over one hundred and twenty-five thousand eignt-page papers. Inorder to utilize both of the fast pressos it has boen necessary for the stereotypers to make 70 page-plates for this issue of THE BrE—a larger number than has ever been made for ona issue of any newspaper west of Chicago. THE BEE is emphatically the commer= cial barometer of the metropols of the trans-Missouri region as well as the newspaper of the west, NEBRASKA'S LAW MAKERS. THE BEE presents this morning as one of its many intoresting features brief biographical slketches of a number of the memberselect of the next legisla- ture of Nebraska, It was found imprac- ticable to give in thisissue sketches of all the new law makers of the state, and those whose names do not appear today will begiven in a future issue. It is hoped that all of our readers will care- fully peruse these sketches, which will be found highly interesting as biography and imstructive as to the character of the men who will enact the laws that must stand for the next two years. It will be seen from these sketches that the next legislature will contain at least an avera number of well informed and ca mon, and there is good reason to expect that the legislation of the coming session will be marked by an intelligont and honest purpose to subserve the bost in- terests of Nebraska. A matter about which a good deal of concern is folt is the possibility of stat- utory prohibition. Tne Bee has made a ‘careful canvp of the members- clect on this subjoct, and the vesult war- rants the conclusion that any attempt to bring about statutory prohibition will be defented. A majority of the senators have expressed themselves in opposition to it, and while wo have received positive declarations against it from only thirty- eight representatives, or thirteen less than amajority, we have such assurances a8 justify the opinion that a measure for statutory prohibition could not pass the house. 'We beljeve, therefore, that all apprehension of legislation on this sub- ject by the next legislature may safely be dismissed. *We think it will be found that alarge majority, of the members of each house believe that the over- whelming verdict of the people against prohibition should be respected as final and conclusive, and that it would be a grave mistake involving infinite injury to the state to attempt to contravene that verdict by an act of the legis ture. With regard to other questions of leading importance to our people no ef- fort was made to obtain the views of the members-elect, but we have no hesita- tion in expressing the belief that con- servative views will prevail. It is to be expected that numerous extreme and radical propositions will be brought for- ward, but our general estimato of the men who will compose the next legisla- ture is that they will be governed by a sincere and patriotic desire to do only that which offers the best promise of promoting the general welfare, BOSTON AS A LITERARY SHRINE, In the December number of the (os- nopolitan Lillian Whiting has a very ontertaining illustrated puperon “Lit- erary Boston.” The topicis one which has engaged the talents of home and foreign authors at various times during the past forty years, In all that long period the literary supremacy of Boston has been undisputed. It has been the Edinburgh of America, produc- ing poets, novelists, philosophers and historians who have earned immortal fame. But these great names are of the past. Whittier, Holmes and Lowell still sit by thair win- ter firesides, but their work and their personalities have passed into the his- tory of our literature almost as truly as those of Hawthorne, Emerson, Longfel- low, Whipple, Prescott and Motley It is of the literary Boston of today—tho living Boston, with its vital forces play- ing upon our modern ecurrents of thought—that Miss Whitinz has writ- ten. And therein lies theinterest ofher article. 'Who are the successors of Bos- ton’sold masters, and what is their promise? This iy’ i question possessing a broad interest to the people of America, and a;particular interest to the numeraus sons of New England scat- tered over the new west. Miss Whiting Jatly puts W. D. How- ellls at the head of the literary workers in the Boston ofy today. An indefatig- able author, stills/in his prime, he has not won the honiuge of critics and is not warmly welcomed as the heir of Haw- thorne’s populapifyy. But, if his place in literature is to:ibe measured by the patronage awardéd! to his works and by the attention he commands abroad, he is certainly entitled to stand in the front rank of our native novelists. Another name, which comes but incidentally into Miss Whiting’s paper, is that of a literary artist who could stand first among later Ameri- can novelists, as he does among later American poets, it he possessed the in- dustry and ambition of Howell’s— Thomas Bailey Aldrich, Ho already bas an enviable fame, but his genius is capable of much more and even better work than it has so far produced. Both he and Howells worthily sustain the old Boston line of literary achievement, and both are full of promise of good things yet to come. Boston never had a nobler character, | full nor one who touched her rich life on more sides, than Edward Everott Hale. He is still, at the age of 07, inthe tide of a marvelous litorary productiveness and must be reckoned among the potent influences of today. Two other names may be mentioned among those that, while fully estab- lished in reputation, are still contribu- tors to the literature of this genervation, Dr. Cyrus A. Bartol, “tho gontle mys- tic,”is n poet, a philosopher and an orator of unique quality. Francis Park- man is an historian worthy to be men- tioned with Prescott and Motley. Aftor this first group may be men- tioned a second and more numerous class of writers who enjoy wide reputa- tionf, fairly earned by a large amount of good work, but who still have, presum- ably, long years in which to rise to the dignity of the first class of famous Boston authors. These are Louise Chandler Moulton, Thomas . Higginson, Horace E. Scudder, Bliz: abeth Stuart Phelps, TLouise Imogene Guiney, Susan and Lucretia Hale, Sarah Orne Jewett, F. J, Stimson (J. 8. of Dale,) and Maturin M. Ballou, Some of them will never reach the top round of the ladder, tut are sure to standata pleasant height. Itis in the third class of Boston writ- ors that wo have great promise of things yet to come. It is a numerous list, bred by the litorary atmosphere of the Hub and sustained and encouraged by its his- tory, institutions, landmarks and living personalities. What poets, novelists and historians may not sprout from such a bed of promise, grounded in such feetile soil and warmed by sunshine &0 congenial? Rob- ert Grant, Maud Howe, Arlo Bates, James Jefiroy Roche, Lasseter Bynner, Margaret Deland, Thomas Sergeant Pe , Russell Sullivan and Oscar Fay Adams are examples of this cluss. A brief study of the subject convinces one that, though the star of commercial and political empire moves wost, Boston is still the unrivaled literary shrine of Americu AS THEY VIEW THE C(ONTEST. Beatrice Democrat: The election contest seems to have flattoned out after the fashion of the Indian war, Grand Island Independent: The prohibi- tion cranks all through the contest’ wero willing to sacrifice any and every party in the interest of the amendment, and they are still vursuing the same policy in the hope of se- curing statutory prohibition. Crete Vidette: Mr. Cox of the Call was an important witness in the contest case. Cox saw more red “blud” running in the streets of Omaha than any other man. From the character of his evidence we would say thatho seems to possess the qualifications requisite for a first class double extra corre- spondent of the New York Voice. His ar ticles should be printed in red ink. Fremont Herald: All the evidence yet brought out in the contest case at Lincoln is from witnesses who were supporters of the prohibition amendment, and they naturally believe it was a crime against all they hold sacred when it was aefeated. This discolors their judgment a lictle, and they think Boyd ought to suffer for it. But they haven't pro- duced a single scintilla of logal evidenco that there was a fraudulent vote cast or counted for him. irand Island Tudependent: 7he alliance men have sufficient intelligence as arule to soe the purposes of these prohibition cranks, who sacrificed honesty, decency, self-rospect and party intercsts inthe campaign to further the interests of the amendment, and who are now willing to saerifice all rules of honesty in pushing the statutory prohibition fight, and the alliance men have sufficlent honesty and courage to speak out against such thievery in the name of “reform,” and dis- claim any responsibility for the dishonesty. Blair Pilot: The testimony so far taken in the great contest at Lincoln over the election of state officers is of a very fakish cast. Nothing has developed except that in Omaha and Grand Island these was manifested somo personal hostility on election day towards amendment workers, but no ease has been established where any one was deprived of his vote or where any illegol votes weore cast, The end is not yet, and no one knows what may be coming, but it based alone on the character of testimony so far taken the con- test has little of strength behind it. Noligh Advocate: The taking of testimony in the contested election cnses of Powers vs Boyd and the alliance state ticket vs the re- publican state ticket has been a roaring farce, and if they have no stronger testimony to offer the officers elocted on the face of the returns should fill the offices for the mnext two years. The Advocate is opposed to fraud in elections or elsewhere, and if Mr. Boyd or anybody else las obtained & majority by fraud, and if that fact is clearly proven, he should be bounced by the legislature; if fraud cannot be proven he should be instalied as governor for the next two years. Neligh Leader: The evidence so far taken in the contest for state officers does not in- dicate that anyone was prevented from vot- ing for whom he pleased for governor or any other stato officer, or even for the prohibitory amendment, though some of tho witnesses, who had tickets of all parties with *‘for the amondment” on them, testified that they were not entertained with bands of music, Nota witness has testified so far that he did not vote just as he pleased, or that he knew of anyone who was prevented from so doing, Just what evidence remains to be introduced no one but those managing the contest knows. Beatrice Democrat: Tu the state contest Powers aud his crowd are simply lending themselves to the prohibitionists, All the testimony so far taken is to the effect that in the city of Omuha prohibition poll workers were roughly handled and driven from the polls, If thecontest was upou the prohibi- tion amendment, the testimony would appear to be muterial, but nothing hus thus far been shown to prove that the anti-prohibition bull- dozers were specially fuvorable to Boyd, or against Powers, Straight democratic tickets printed “for" the amendment were taken away from poll workers and destroyed, Whils a state of things appears to have existed by no means ereditabls to the metropolis of No- braska, the prohibitionists have failed to connect Boyd with it in any way whatever, Sutton Advertiser: The contest now in progress at Lincoln before the notaries isa great farce, The notaries are not a court, and have no power to decide the case and the evi- dence they tuke will all have to be vepeated before the legistature. The wheedling of Powers and the other candidates on the in- dependent ticket 1nto this modo of proced- ure was a shrewd scheme on the part of their lawyers, who wanted an opportunity to bluster and make a great show of effort in order that they may claim a big fee. Itis evident that all parties to the contest now realize the uselessness of the whole proceed- ing. There can be but little comfort in the hope of obtainivg the office by either side, if the entire emoluments are absorbed in ad- vance by useless litigation. In joint ballot the independents have only a fow votes in the majority, Those few arethe fighting ground, THES AND THAT. The typeweriter has invaded the Sioux res- ervation, Ttovidently arrived ahead of the army of soldiors and neWSpPAPOT COFTes pon- dents, and is doing deadly work. A sample of its work inthe hands of a rancher resid- ingon the western edge of thohostile coun try has reached T Bre. The gentloman who manipulated the machine explains that it is his first attempt, and he hopes to do bet- tor nexttime, but he is bound that “the outside world should know something about tho inside cussedness of this Indian busi- ness.” Disgnsted with the red-tape procras- tination of the government, the gentleman launches forth as follows: 1t Is n well known fuct, that tho tndlans gave notice to the world that thay wore gowing to raise Hell with Nebraska, Dakota and the Unlted States. In general sonie months ago. So the red tapeworm a woko and began to wiggle a bout over tho country fn a mysterious muti- ner. Tho Tndlan play-oards anounced the Grate Clirist-pluy toopen witha roaring pre- ludo to run the soalo from uper Osharp to Tower B flat, dureing which time thered divels Were to pampall the red Hell fnto thelr worth- Tess carkesses that Lay around loose, for the first act, True to promise the prelude bezan s0me throe wooks, o £o. After detailing the work of destruction by tho hostiles, the settlers’ ineffectual pleas for arms, the inactivity of the soldiers and the worthless investigations which did not in- vestigate, the ty pewriter recounts how one of the ranchers telegraphed to Governor Mel- lott for arms, which were refused, and to General Miles for protection : lle had better luck with the dispateh for protection, however; as genulnoe Lieut of the army come down to day to seo it the naughty red divelshaa got 1ost from thelr fos- tor dads und were wandering i bout over the country, He was well armed witha book & bloody peeil.and nquired minutely in tothe parteulars of the unnatural actlons of the poor reds, and carefully noted down all the (sllent) points; as he thought thay wold be of some benefeltto the nextgeneration in solving the problem of perpetuating the wrmoy to cel- ebrate the glorious fourth of July. The typewriter closes his communication in the following impressive style : Now itis abouttime this cotemptable red tape humbugry was stoped, and these Govern- ment Imps taken Inandor troops lefthe Agen- cles. The probabillities are had the troops stuyed o way and not_crowded In on thom to exusperate and anoy them by thelr preasenc thay wold have danced, Whooped, Yelled and filled themselves so fullof Hell-htehed divol- tries that they wold have exploded or wore themselves out untill thay were unable to crawl off the Re sevationany how. The gentleman who manipulated the above typewriting is a lttle deficient inhis spell- ing and grammar, but Tie Bee will wager he knows a fow more things than a certain clerk employed in a certain leading dry goods emporium in Omata. The house also >s a stock of Christmas toys, A lady who wanted a Noah's ark for her little girl asked the clerk who presided over the counter where these toys were on sale . to show her some of them. As the arks wero in plain sight on a shelf, the lady wus sarprised when the clerk said they had none in stock. “Don't you know what aNoal's ark is?" the customer inquired. “Never heard of it," replied the efficient clerk. “Didn’t you ever hear of Noah " next question. “Noah who?"” was the reply. Seeing that the clork wasnot “on,” the lady pointed to the Noal's arks and asked what they wers “Why,” said the salosman, “those archol- low blocks with animals in them.” ‘was the It's an i1l wind that blows nobody good. While the real estate men and speculators of tho northern Nebraska counties howl that reportsof the Indian troubles are hurting the country, the poor farmers and home- steaders aro reaping & harvest by solling their produce and hauling it to Pine Ridgo to foed the soldiers, An Indian war would also be appreciated by settlors in some other parts of the state— that is,0 good many poor people would be glad to secure the work that the northern farmers are now doing on account of the uprising. Lettes have beon re- ceived by Tue Bre by the scoretelling of the suffering and privation that will result this winter as a consequence of the summer's drought. Some of the tales are pitiful in the extremoand would move the heart of the veriest skinflint ofa miser. The railroads are taking o hand in the mat- ter of furnishing relief to these drought- stricken people, but coupled with their char- ity is athreat. A gentleman froma county which has over two hundred destitute fami- lies within its borders, reports that the rail- road managers have signified thoir willing- ness to transport reliof supplies free until the 1Lth (Mouday next), but that after that date the company will refuse to continue thefree rate until afterthe logis- lature convenes. “If” they say, “the farmer legislatureis going to come down on us hard, why we will have to retaliate by shutting off the frea business, oven if the sottlers are without food and clothing. Self preservation is tho first law of nature.” The gentleman who gave Tuz Bek tho above bit of information resides in Congress- man-Eloet Kem's big district. I lave come to like some of Kem's ideas''seid Le, *‘althoughl opposed him during the campaign. I'man suti-monopolist, but I bolieve Kem is right on the usury question, A strict usury law in my county would drive agroat deal of usoful capital ot ofthe coun- try, forthe small lenders could not afford to make loans at 6, 7 gr 8 por cent and run the risks they do on the kind of sccurlty of- ferod.” This idea was also endorsed by another gentleman from Valley county, a lawyer. *1 know,” said he, ‘‘what I am talkingabout. I have defended a good many people who have sold property on which there was a chattel mortgage, and 've never had & conviction yet. ALl 1 haveto dois to shake the money-shark red rag in the face of the jury and an acquittal follows every time." Speaking of Kem rocalls astory of the late campaign which illustrates how the tarift engrossed attention, ot alone in Nebraska but all over the country. The talo is oue re- lated by Congressman Outhwaite, During the campaign & worthy citizn of one of the outlying precinets of his district died, and in due tiwe the neighbors and friends gathered to attend the funeral. The preacher for tho ocension was & new arrival whom the confer- ence had Just sent 1o the cirenit. Aftor some general remarks be said thut owing to his short. residence in the neighvorhood he did not enjoy the acquaintanceof the deceased brother sufieiently to enable him to dwell upon the personal merlts ho doubtless pos sessed, but if any person desired to puss some culogy upon the deccased he would claaly give way. No ono responded at first, but after a pressing repetition of the invitation gaunt man wose from i back seat and said Lo did not remember mueh to be said in praise of tha departed brother, but if iv would make no difference he would give them a little talk on the tariff, e Planting His Boom In the Right Place, Washington Pist. 1t is now reported that Mr, Cleveland is to take up his residence in Chicago, Perhaps Grover believes in wiving the booming west a chance at the next democratic nomination for the presideu . Both for Paroell, St. Louls Globe-Demoerat, The people of Kilkeuny eadorso Mr, Par- uell. 5o dothe cits. . QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, ONAMA, Doc, 18.—To the Fallior of Tier {ue n the DOWor (0 Drolibit the s roughout the Uni PTG AR ¥ yos of not ALL No, we find nothing in the constitution to Ju ity e Bopo that congross eould pas any h "Oun .Da Will you vl it rod fnk I8 made, and truty oblige O, Red inkis usually made from either coolii neal or Brazilwood, the lattor being the mor permanent. But some of the aniline v rapidly roplacing the forme recommends one part of good carmine, 120 of caustic ammonia and_ono and onohalf parts of gum_arabic. A cheapor ink is made by drenching twelve partsof puly Land four parts of carbonate of aminor b thirty-two parts of hot water. 1 To the Editor To the editor of T e S Miss Boceh 1o sl Onmaha in 1880, has over been pubitshued, Not that woare awaroof except it o newspaper articles at the time of the affair The files of e Bek would furnish that | formation. s, In., Doc. 12— ci iy 1 WL you plossd lowing bet in Tie SUNDA was bet on the Eighth Towin cor ns show that ) the Filitor lde tl [ deetsion cide the bet, and If the d eated inthe next house woull the winthe bet? G, Congross, in the oxercise of its powe cideon the'qualifications of its clare who was elected in the district to de ith lowa @ tho bet 0 the Fditor e solution 1o > ballshould Y hl\l dec lumthm w lll a This st puzzle (o me, berhere. A grewt muny difforent solutions havn boen offered. T appeal to your degision No human being can toll what would ha penin case au im possibility should oceur, we can say that if an irresistible \mllulnull strike tho impenetrable head of men who ask fool questions of Tk Bre the life of the o tor of this (h'pm(munl would be compu atively joy ful. OMATIA, Deo, 12 —To the Dloase liforu o tirouh the tartfr il has on the otar nd Fegal dogior Louis BUEGHS The new law raises the duty of bacco suituble for i Wrap por stemmed, from $1.00 to # per pound ;. notstemmed, from 75 cents to X former duty on unmanufacturcd tobag pound, Thenew duty on unstemmed and duty on cigars, chel £2.30 per pound dltor of 1 ur paper wii % per pound “The object of th autios is o stimlute tobaoss cultare and. manyfotury in the United States. It has airc this effect, the home production the montli of Nov into effect, being neavly double that of tho production in September, under the old law You will notico that the duty on unmann fac tured tobaceo is not ralsod appreciably, whilo theduties on wrappers and on 1 tured goods is raised aluost toa prohibitory point. The effect of the now law must inovitaoly b to enormously inerease the manufacture of in the United States and to increnso thocost to the manufacturer and rotailr until competition has brought down tio prices, 05 it has in the caso of other hignly protected goods heretofore. The consumer is not apparently affected at all, as yet, by tho tarifl chianges. ‘o SN Ry, Neb, Do, 12.~Totho Edlio r of Tit Bui Willyou please inform me thro the columns of T BER the nim be tors taking of ropreson tatl forin respat o Chonumber of A val 8§; representatives, 3 include the member ot from thenew states, allof whom have now taken their seats, Tho next congress, al- ready elected, will contain the same numbe but the Fifty-third congress, to be ehosen in 1802, will have twenty-five new members of the house if the repu oliean reapyortionment billis passed, (L ADEAS ON OUR INDI: “wan The wild and woolly savage now 1s Kicking up his feet, Asan appeal to Unele Sam For something more to eat, —Columbus Sentinel. Nebraska City Press: To shoot or not to shoot; that is the question with General Miles and General Brooke. Greeley Herald: It 1s reported that the In- dians about Rosebud agency are falling apart. No wonder, Thoy donot get enough grub to hold them together. Crete Vidette: ‘the Inaian trouble has all come about through the blunder ofan in- terpreter. It was “bulls” and not **bullets,” “*beef”” and not “‘grief” that poor Lo wanted, Blair Pilot: The vascillating course of the government is fast making it a reproach and a by-word ameng the populace and yet it per- sists in its display of imbecility on the Indian question, Fremont Fiail: The Indians now snan their fingers at their foes. Never was an army more decidedly outgeneraled than Brooke's command has been by the braves or sneaks under the direction of Sitting Bull. Burwell Quaver: The World-Herald's cor- respondent at Pine Ridge wants Agent Royor fired. The agent should have fired tho ‘World-Herald correspondent. The presence of the representative of that paper was enough to drive the poor red-skins to des- peration. Hastings Nebraskans: Stavving the In- dians with short rations until vhey are fight- ing mad and keeping them supplied with arms and amunition to wreak vengeance on the whites, would be all right enongh if Judgement would fall rightly on the partics guilty of swindling the red devils out of their patrimony from the government, Fremont Flail: While Miles has been talking to newspaper men, the Bulls Beaars of the tribes have been sawing wool There Is usually too much sentirwent con- . nected witn the Indian fighting, The humanitarians of the east, imbued with tho spirit®of Longfellow, look upon “Lo the Po Indian," as a bulng that has been so badly malreated by the Caucassiun a8 to excito their sympathy, and they are full of maudlin sentiment against bloodshed, If Milesis an Indian warrior, lethim get to the front and quit his newspaper foolishness until the red skins are subdued. The winter palace project in St. Paul is o again. St. Paul provoses aud the weathor disposes. 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