Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 17, 1891, Page 4

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D 1801 1KEAL | Py Notry wublia, Hutoot Nobrasks, County of Doiglas, George 1i, Tzachuck, being a okes i Publishing daily circ for " the month coples for for March. of Janury, \ Yebruary,” 1 10,1 o for ‘z&' T0r Ty, 0copiest for October, 1500, 22,130 ples. ZSCHUOK. Ibed In_m! AD, 18 onplent rnlePi‘ '1 rlune, 1800, 62 coplesi for August, 160¢ (nr anll‘mh r. 180, 2570 cople: for Nove i for Dec ember, 1800, 2147 GEONGE B, Eworn to before me, und sul vresence, this31staay of Decem CHoRUS of legislators: NEBRASKA is N'ndllcd 7!.1-1 three gov- ernors, yetthe legislature has not re- reived a single message. CrureH Hu\\ i sdn-funw of the pass system is natural and proper, consider- Ing the source from which it comes, —_—— TEN days of the legislative session are gone. Cost, §20,00. Do the people think they have had their money’s worth? storn philanthropists havo vod of a great.denl of comfort coful settlement of the Indian THE e boen dop by the troubles. THERE is sald tobe a Stanford hoom in the state legislature. Well, the state Insane asylum is convenicntly near the state house, THE presence of Grover Cleveland at a demoeratic exhibition nowadays is sufficient to insure the absence of D. Bennett Hill. UNCLE DICK OGLESBY is one of those old reliable figures in politics that can be depended on to pluck victory from the jaws of defeat. — THERE s o ray of light ahead for the republicans of Arkansas. Powell Clay- ton has resigned the chairmanship of their state committee. NEXT tothe reliefof the drought suf- forers, the relief of the state courts is of pressing importance. The prompt ad- judication of civil cases concerns all classes. — THE militia is welcomed home with every demonstration of honor. The fact that it comes back without losing a man only adds to the joy of tho occasion. Its record is one of patriotic service well done, THE boolle crop in Colorado promi ses 10 be uncommonly bountiful this winter, Although the legislature has been in session searcelya week, a committee is already investigating the whencenoss of the wherewith, Dr. Kocn will make a fortune out of his remedy, but he might have done botter. If he had put himself in the hands of an American patent medicine man he would have made at loast a dozen fortunes, Ix the present logislature had a ropub- lican or a democratic majority the des- titute settlers on the frontier would have bad substantial relief sevoral days ago. Why should they expect less from the men thoy call their friends thanfrom the men they call their enemies? THE legislature of Indiana has for- warded to congress a petition requesting submissiun of a constitutional amead- ment providing for the electionof United States senutors by popular vote. It is safe to predict the request will be en- thusiastically rojected In the upper house, MR. LODGE has received anothercruel rebufl. The committee on immigration has reported adversely on his bill to limit the coming of homeseekors to the United States. Mr. Lodge muy yot be able to produce a measure not ropug- nant to the common sense of the Amer- ican people, but he has not yet done so. —_—— THE reforms suggested by the com- mission which spent nearly two years rovising the laws of Kansas are likely tosbe indofinitely shelved. The fact that their enactment would save the taxpayers three-quarters of a million dollars a year counts for nothing. The roforms bear a republican brand. That soals their doom, —_— THERE is & marked difference in the independent legislators of Kansas and those of Nebraska. In the former state they are independents in factas well as in name, and refuse to bo bound by any caucusdecree which seeks to strangle fudividual conyictions of right or tram- ple upon law. The attenpt to herd the members like cattle, to do the bidding of bosses, has so far failed. The opponents of the caucus muzzle stand on the broad ground that justice and the welfure of the state are above and boyond the politeal schomes of political lesders. WHAT NEXT! Tt is announced from Lincoln that the prohibitionists are flooding the state with petitions asking the legislature to recount the ballots cast at the No- vember election, What is the meaning of this move, and what may we next ex- pect from the friendsof the lost cause? Prohibition has been passed upon by the people of Nebraska after a full and fair hearing. It failed of endorsement by over forty-nine thousand votes. It was beaten by 25,000 votes outside of Douglas county. Do the prohibitionists now ex- pect the legislature to recount the bal- lots and reverse the will of the people? If that is not the scheme what is it? It 15 not for a moment to be believed that a majority of the citizens who voted for the amendment in November will countenance any plot to have the result roviowed and roversed by the logisla- ture in January, Nobody butan anarch- ist could wish to do that. It would be an act reaching down to the botton prin- ciple of our institutions and substituting anew form of law in the place of the popular will. The fanatics who have conceived this scheme to saddle prohibi- tion on Nebraska will find themselves lenders without a following, A majority of the 80,000 people who voted for prohibition have loyally ac- cepted the November verdict. In com- mon with the citizens who voted against the amendment, they now want poace on this issue and no further disturbance of business or politics on this account. We very much mistake their tempor at this time if any considerable number of them can bo dragoonod into signing these pe- titions, It is, perhaps, even to be hoped that the authors of the petitions will think botter of the plan and decide to let the verdictof the people stund unchallenged. REDUCING THE BXPENSE ACCOUNT. The legislature shows a disposition to cut down the expenses of the session, in compliance with the rm advoeated almost exclusively by Tur Bgee. For this good service to the public it de- serves much credit, and THE BEE is as prompt to bestow it as it was emphatic in pointing ouv the abuses existing in the former legislature. In the house the number of janitors has been reduced from 18 to 8, which will save about $2,500. The number of clerks has been cut down from 19 to 12, which saves about $2,000 more. As to the army of eustodians, copy holders and other inserutable supernumeraries who ornamented the last payroll we ave not yet informed, but it is fair to presume that these will be cut-down fully one- half, if not altogether dispensed with. But even these reductions will be by no means sufficient to bring the expenses to the Kansas standard, where, with 32 more membersof the legislature, the ex- peases are less by $110,000 than Ne- braska, Members will readily discern that there is still a wide margin for re- form, The legislature could well adopt as a standard for the transaction of public business the rule which they all use in the adjustment of personal expenses to their income. The last legislature spent $3,000 a day. The legislature of 1887 cost about $1,500 a day and that of 1885 con- siderably less, If the present senate and house would ngroe to limit the _ex- penses to a reasonable figure per day and then proceed vigorously to cut off every dollar of expenditure above thatamount, they would come out at the end of the session with flying colors. This is practi- cally the only way in which they can keep expenses from mounting up to the old magnificent total, The salaries of 133 members of the senate and house at $5 a day amount to 8065 daily, The speaker says the house employes have now been limited to 60, At $3 a day this would add $180 to the ex- pel ccount and swell the total to $845. It the senate should then limit the cost of1ts employes to $155, the total daily expense of the legislature would be $1,000, or 260,000 for the legal session of 60 days. This would bo a splendid record for the farmer legislature to compare with the last ex- travagant session, which cost $190,000. Is thero any good reason why this measure of economy cannot be reached? There certainly isnone, if the leaders of the two branches eoxpend half the thought and energy on this subject that they are glving to schemes soeking par- tisan advantage. ey A MONOPOLY IN NEW FORM. The sugar trust has changed its name, but retains its old character. Having been outlawed in New York and com- pelled by the courts of that state to abandon the trust arrangement, it has been succeeded by a gigantic corpora- tion, with the title of the American sugar rofining company, organized undor the laws of New Jersey, which are most favorable to such combinations, The monopolyundera new name is controlled by the same men who organized and managed the trust, and there is no reason to suppose that there will be any change in its methods of doing business, The new combine will bo just as opnressive as the old one and will employ the same policy to exact tribute from cousumers. It will restrict the production of sugar by closing refin- eries formerly operated by companies that have been merged in it; it will reg- ulate prices, und in all respects it will undoubtedly proveto be as obuoxious and hostile to the interests of the peoplo a3 was the combination it has succeeded. It vemains & monopoly, with all that character implies. The interesting question that suggests itself is, shall a state be allowed to fur- nish a refuge for combinations of this kind? 1If so the natioual anti-trust law becomes a nullity and the people are helpless against monopoly. This act declares to be illegal every contract, combination in the form of trust or oth- erwiso, or conspiracy in restraint of trade or commerce among the several states or with foreign countries. It pro- vides that any such contract, combina- tion or conspiracy shall be deemed a misdemeanor, punishable by fine or im- prisonment, or both, It invests the cir- cuit courts of the United States with jurisdiction to prevent violations ot the act and requires United States district attorneys to institute proceed- ings against offenders. It would seem that ifthe foderal authorities could prop- THE OMAHA DAILY BEE;, SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 1801 erly proceed under this law against a coal combination in Tennesseo, as they have done, they could do so against the sugar combination, which s unques- tionably a conspieacy in restraint of trade and one which affects the intorests of every consumer of sugar, Thers 18 offered in this case the best possible op- portunity to test the valuo and validity of the federal anti-trust law, and it is of the highest importance that the test bo made. If the sugar monopoly is pormi ted to go on unchallenged, if it be prac- tically conceded that a stato may sanc- tion such corporations, although their purpose and policy is to prey upon the whole people, and they may not be interfered with, why then the fight against monopoly has little chance of success. Monopoly will have simply to intrench itself in a single state and bid defiance to the nation. But no such prineiple will be conceded or tolerated by the American people. If thereis not already ample power in congross to pre- vent the organization of monopolies to rob the people, and conspiracies in re- straint of trade, the people will provide it. There must be no abatemeat of the crusade against monopolistic combina- tions in trade until all of them are de- stroyed and laws cnacted that will be effectual in preventing a returnof them. NEW PHASE OF AN OLD ISSUE. Some very interosting questions are raised by the action brought in the su- preme court of the United States which scems to take the Bohring sea contro- versy out of diplomatic diseussion and call for its judicial settlement. This un- procedented procosding isin the form of a motion fora wiit of prohibition com- manding the United States district court of Alaska to annul the proceed- ings by which a Canadian vossel soized by a cruiser of the United States in Bohring sea threo years ago was con- demned to forfeiture and sale. The action is brought by the authority of tho attornoy general of Canada, with the full knowledgeand consent of the Brit government, and its immediate eff tointerrupt all diplomatic negot! for a settlemont of the long-pending controversy regarding our jurisdiction in Behring sea. This new phase of the issue has re- ceived attention at ono cabinet meeting, and a resolution has been offered in the house declaving that the coanduct of Great Britain in filing the suggestion for the determination of the sealeries controversy by the United States su- preme court is without precedent, preju- dic to the commerce of nations and to the amicable conduct of international re- lations, and in derogation of the dignity of the povernment and the people of tho United States. It is understood that Attorney General Miller and Secretary Blaine are not at all disturbed over tho unexpected move, both expressing the opinion that the supreme court has no jurisdiction in the case, and that in any event a decision will in no way affect the merits of the case. By others it is re- garded as a very shrewd proceeding, and the disposition shown by Lord Sali bury to leave with the highest judi- cial tribunal of the TTnited States the settlement of the quostion of ju: diction necessavily prevents havsh cri icism of the action. It appears as a very valuable concession and as evidence of a sincere desire on the part of the British government to reach a peaceable de- termination of the controversy, while at the same time indicating strong confi- dence in its position, The vital matter relates to the juris- diction of the supreme court to issue the prohivition asked for, which is denied by the attorney general. If the court finds that it has jurisdiction it is di ult to 806 how iv can avoid going into the whole question of the rights of the United States in the Behring sea. The vessel condemned was seized 59 miles from land, so that the case necessarily in- volves consideration of the question how far the jurisdiction of the United States extends over the sea under the rule of .international law. If the su- preme court should declare the seizure illegal and ovder the release of the ves- sel, that would settle the whole Behring sea dispute; if itshould affirm thelegal- ity of the seizure the controversy would simply remain as at present, subject to. settlement by diplomatic negotiations or arbitration, The genoral opinion is that the court will decline to assume jurisdiction pending the negotiations of the executive departmentof the govern- ment for a settloment of the Behring seu controversy. T spenker of the Kansas houss re- fuses to imbibe the philosophy of Tom Reed. “I was not aware,” he says, “‘until I read it in the proceedings of the last congress that there was any other way of telling when a quorum was pres- ont except when members answercd to their names. This house will be con- ducted in the old style.” Ina double senso this is an Elder-ly innovation. SIDNEY DILLON officially notifies the Rock Island company that tHe track and bridge agreement for entrance to Omaha has been abrogated for tho reason that these agreements *‘are in excess of the powers and statutory authority of tho Union Pacific.” How can the company guarantee compliance of the contract between the city of Omaha and tho Union depot company? ANOTHER nail has been driven in the coffin of the combine. Star chamber committee meetings have been abol- ished. Hereafter committeo meetings will be held in the council chamber every Saturday evening, where citizens can obtain a hearing from the members, and where all members have a right to participate with their respective corn- mittees. —_—— CHARLES B, FARWELL pays dearly for his insult to the republican president of the United States. He is denied the honor of a renomination for senator at the hands of.his party. Uuncle Dick Oglesby gets the honor which Farwell coveted, and Tilincis republicans get *‘a bigger and a better man” for a candi- date. ToM LOWRY knows a quorum when he sees it THE amenities of legislative 1lfe 18 a grateful change from the discordant sounds of a campaign which recast the political faco gk the west. Among the toll oines off Minhasota there is a con- cord of swel ounds which may be measured by thYs pithy address: “My sapient colleague buttoned up the wrong end.” The same sweet harmony exists in South Dakota, for one member de- clared no later \than Thursday, ‘“They may shoot md through the heart, but T will stand by my convietions. Though all hell turn upside down, I will voteas I consider right.” An explanation of how the orator conld stand after being shot through the heart was lost in the wild enthusiasm following the declaration. The painful turbulence following the or- ganization of the Nebraska legislature has given way to more decorous exer- cise, for we have it on the authority of the speaker that “men beat the air with their moutk This i a novelty in gymnastics which no western state can successfully approach. While the legi lative atmosphere of Colorado is ocea- sionally puncturod with bullets, and that of Kansas slightly frayed on the edgoes, a peacoful calm bovers near and harmony pervades the land. It the legislatures do not revolutionize the existing order of things, thoy will add a few bright gems to the political literature of the poriod. TIME is a wonderful builder of nerve force. Threo years ago, during the Burlington ke, railroad officials hereabouts were sorely troubled over the prospect of landing in jail. It will be remembered that the Burlington hurled afew mandamuses at its rivals, com- manding their employes to handle its cars, The officials to whom the orders were directed grow lean by days and multiplied gray hairs by night. They flow from point to point, begged the engineers and firomen to respect the orders of the court, and where official suasion failed to produce the desired effect, they begged s a personal favor, for the sako of their wives and chil- dren, to save them from the swift and merciless ‘retribution certain to follow violation of the injunctions. What mighty chauges three shortyoars have wrought. Cool indifference has suc- ceeded rovorent regard for court com- mands. TWo important public positions are at the disposal of the mayor and the coun- cil. The resignation of Superintendent Jobst of the city hall and Mr. Kierstead of the board of public works have brought out a host of applicants. The former position calls for an experienced builder, familiar with fireproof construc- tion and the modern equipment of an office building, 18 well as with interior finishing, and particularly with systoms of lighting, heating and plumbing. It is equally important that the vacancy in the board of public works should be filled by a competent man, with sufficient backbone to protect the interests of taxpayers and compel contractorsof pub~ lic works to steictly fulfill their obliga- tions, Party or personal feeling should not weigh with the mayor in selecting reliable, experienced men for these im- portant positions, . Competency and honesty are essentin! qualifications. WITHIN the corporatelimits of Omaha abutting property is assessed to pay one- half the cost of grading streets. Out- side the city abutting property is ex- empt from a direct assessment for grad- ing the road. The opening and grading of a country road is of us much benefit to abutting property as the open- ing and grading of u stroet isto adjoin- ing property in the city. During the past two years $190,000 of county money was expended on A compara- tively small portion pent in the city proper, yet the taxvayers of the city puid §136,000 of this sum, and abutting property paid one-half the cost of the work undertaken within the city limits. This method works rank injustice to city taxpayers. They are practically com- pelled to pay four-fifths of the cost of county roads, while property directly benefited by the improvement is exempt from special levy. SENATOR INGALLS' shower of meteors and metaphors contained this particular brilliant: *“The political power of the nation has been transferred from the circumference to the center.” It is sad toreflect that in the first radical demon- tion of that power the senator’s boon s shaken from center to circumfer- ence, THE Indian Rights association sug- gests placing the management of Indian affairs under a single responsible head. That is to say, the Indian Rights ciation is peculiarly qualified to manage the vedskins, 18 This Fair New York World. Adopted citizens of all nationalities should take note of the fact that the republican gov- ornor and his party in Nebraska take tho position, and back it up with a file of soldiers, that a man who came to this country when he was ten years old and has lived here more than twenty-one years is not & citizen en- titled to hold offices=jf elected by democratic votes, mrl | A Giving Our Hens a Chance. « hiladelphia Press. Last year American photographers used about two hundred-thousand reams of al- bumenized paper. This was manufactured 1n Germany and 12,009,000 German eggs were used in the proc@ss; Tho MeKinley tari put up the prico of jmported albun paper, 50 that Amegiéins are now manufac- facturing it in enonmous quantitios, and, of course, they are wsing and will continue to use American eggs.” South Dai$ra Lobbylse, Plerre Capital That tall, slab-sided! red-headed, red-nosed tramp, who is forovdd lobbying around the aisles of the house with his little suggestions to the faithful—who is he, anyhow! What business has he herel Is he the political mentor of one party? and does that purty need to take political spoon victuals from him that they may know how to voteand what to say? Doubtful! Hois probably a defeated caudidate for somo office, whose estimate of his own sagacity and superiority is so far in excess of his actual grade that he is an un- mitigated nuisance and bore. The door- keeper should take him by the car and march him down stairs. — L with dian Missions. New York Tribune, ‘'here is undoubtedly & gooa doeal of trath in the statement of Superintendent Pratt of the Carhsle Indian institute that the churches bave generally favored the segregation of In- Fa dians. “Even today,” ho says, ‘churches compete with each other in multiplying and enlarging communitios of Indian oconverts, The aim is more to encompass the Indian with the Presbyterian, Episcopal and Cath- olic habit than to get him into the American habit.”” All this may bo admitted without calling in question either the zeal or good in- teution of the churches. What they aim to do is to convert the Indians to their respec- tive creeds; not to carry out any special political or economic theories, Thoy have no objection per so to the breaking up of tribal organizations, But inasmuch as thelr mis- sionary efforts make & better showing under the community system, they naturally favor that systom. A hundred Indian families Christianized and scattered on little farms all over the country would not make anything like such an impressive exhibit as 100 Indian families Christisnized on a reservation and attending the same mission church, - No Pol Chicaa In this Behring sea controversy thero are onlytwo views—the American view and the English, The poticy of the administration in sustaining the American view has been the policy ot preceding administrations, whether republican or democratic, There should be no politics in it. The British minister, who doubtless congratulates himself upon the fact of having made a very brilliant move by at- tempting to traus fer this case to the supreme court, should not be in too much haste in his content. A prominent lawyer who is familiar with the practice of the supreme court and its traditions said recently that nothing but ignorance upon the part of the British min- 4ster of our institutions would have led him to bring such a suit. - MEN AND WOMEN. Miss Charlotto Crabtreo (“Lotta") is about to build a four-story brick store building, to cost §0,000, in New York, John G. Whittier's birthday gifts included a barrel of pitch-pine kindlings from the Whittier colored school at Tuscaloosa, Ala, General Longstreet is giving all his leisuro time to his history of the war of therebellion, with the expectation of fiuishing it beford the year is out, Victor Zambelll, an Austrian, was thoe old- est soldier in Europo until recently. Heo died a little while ago, after having been in ser- vice for eighty-two years. 1da Lewis, the lifo saver of the Newport lighthouse, hias been offered a_tempting sal- to 2o on the stage as leadi a lifo saving scone; but she Miss Fordham, o well known English bicyele rider, has ridden a safety whoel 1,900 miles, at the rate of sevent; x miles a dlx and hopes to cover 2,000 miles before the sei son closes, Baron de Hirsch will fit up the mansion in Paris which be bought over the heads of the club that bla ailed him, and wili throw it open to auy friends who may visit him in the French capital. It is said that Mr. Aldrich, now that ho is free from the charge of the ;\tl.ml(LM(lhthl\ y is busy ona novel and a tra mirers have long desired from hi inal work, and this is bis opportunity, Governor Francis T. Nichols of Louisiana is dismembered to a remarkable extent. He s Iost @ log and a and an eye, He lost z at Chancellorsville and his arm w ied away by a cannon ballat Winchester. Rumor is Providence has it that Governor Davis of RhodeIsland is soon to marry Mrs. Mary Saunders of Pawtucket, whom @ _fow months oo he appointed a nember of the board of visitors to penal institutions of the state. Mr. Spurgeon gives but littla time to the preparations of his sermons. He sits in his study a couple of hours with his faco buried in his hands, then goes to his desk, jots down a few headlines, and he is ready for the pulpit. One of the handsomest men in Washing- ton is ex-Justice Strong of the supreme bench. Hohas a fine, ruddy color, and-the fivm, erget bearing of a'man in the prime of life. His hair is white as snow, his forehead broad and high and his eyes calm and doep set. His mouth is small and sensitive and he has the face of a refined student. widow of the celebrated iela, and & woman of sur- passing beauty, is now staying in Washing- ton. She was married at the age of fourteen, and is the motherof six enildren, yet sho s fresh and as radiant as a young girl. s very accomplished, speaking five ges with fluency. Her fortune is said, ou good authority, to aggregate §6,000,000, LEGISLATION AT PIERRE. The Scnate Adopts a Measure Favor- ing the Free Coinage of Silver. Pienre, S. D, Jan, 16.—(Sp »gra to Tur Bee. ]—ln the house A\h(/mmm'k of Hyde introduced tho following resolution, seconded by Meclntyre of Codingtou and car- ried: ‘Whereas, It has come to tho knowledge of the house that great irregularitics have taken place in the management, sale and disposi- tion of certain territorial warrants and fund- ing bonds, aggreating in all, about §300,000, whereby the state sustained great loss and is liable to sustain still further, Therefore, be it resolved, that a special committee of five be appointed by the speaker, with power to act, to investigate the matters submitted to and report the same to the house before adjournment. MecCormack, McIntyre* Knife, Peacock and Kelly were appointed. McCormack, in an interview, states that there are public charges to this effect, and he takes this method of investigating them within the party. The governor and treasurer wore seen and say that there is nothing, to their knowledge, to warrant the resolution. Bills were introduced as follows: By Rowe, a bill to prevent the disposal of fir arms to the Indians: by Wilson, fixing the passenger fare on railroads at2 cents per mile; by Stiles, roquiring the county com- missioners to offer a bounty of 25 cents for the destructionof gopliers; by Boch, fixing the final adjournment on Ifebruary 17; by Jillson, a joint resolution for the taxation of chattel mortaages. Rovert Warner was appointed clerk of the judiciary committee and 5. H. White of en- grossingz. The senate adopted a memorial to congress in favor of free coinage of silver. A bill was introdured by Denham to pro- hibit keeping burber shops oven on Sundays, The legislature printiog was awarded to the Freo Press and the Journal companies. The report of the election committeo on one or more contest cases will probably come up tomorrow. GRAVE FR CHARGED, A Suit for Thousands Filed 1 a Kan- sas Listrict Court, Atcmisoy, Kan., Jan. 16.—[Special Tele- gram to Pue Ber.]—Edward Robinson of Maine, a share holder of the United States building company, filed suit in the districy court this afternoon against the United States National bauk, W. P, Rice, 8. B. Glasier, F. W. Huntoon, E. E. Parker, und others, asking that the sale of the company’s building by the sheriff tomorrow be injoined; that & recciver of the company be appointed and that the defendants be required to make an accounting. The petition charges gross frauds and irregularities. Among other things it charges that a lot that actually ocost 820,000 was charged up on the books at $45,000 and that the building that cost about §5,000 was turned in at #08,000. It is also charged that tho defendants, being officers of both the company aud the bank, utin C. W. Drummond, an” employe of the ank, as president of tho company, Who con- fessed judgment onan alleged fraudulent note for 24,000 in favor of the bank, and that it was a deliborate plan to get the title of the butlding for the bank. A judgment for 5,000 is usked. Those VI nde. The caseof E.Stuht, John D. Howe and others against the city of Omaha was called inJadge Doane's court yesterday, butowing to absence of somo of the interested porsons the bearing was postponed until Saturdav, the 24th inst. The restraining order will hold §00d until thut date, OTHER LANDS THAN OURS, England pays mora for her army than either Germany or France, although her mil- itary foroo is considerably less than that of either of those countries, Sir Charles Dilke is authority for the statement that the armies of the British empire, including the forces of India and of the colonies, cost $177,500,000 & year. On the other hand, the German army costs about $107,500,000, and the French army a littlo more than $140,000,000. In return for tho outlay either Germany or France can put in the field on the twenty-first day of mobil- ization over two million soldiers of uniform quality with botween 8,000 aud 4,000 guns, while behind this stupendous foree wouid bo held in reserve a vast garrisonand territorial army. The British empire, thouch compris- ing an aggregate are forty-Avo times greater than that of either Germany or France in Europe. could muster but 705,000 men of various quality, some being quite worthless, and only a small proportion being applicable to a uropean campaign, Wao should mark how this total is made up to appreciate its infertority to the military resources of the great Continental powors. In tho nominal aggregate of 765,000 Sir Charles Dilke in- cludos, bosides 211,000 rogular soldiers scat- tered throughout the empiro and 68,000 good uative troops in India, 55,000 of the first class army reserve, which, unlike the reserves of the continontal systems, is not periodically drilloa; 2,000 of the second class army re- rve; 117,000 militia, who have but half the itenumber of officers; 11,000 yeomanr, 224,000 volunteers, whose value is question- able, and at all events' has not been tested; 000 untrustworthy native troops in India, and 21,000 described as odds and ends, T D figures comprise everything, from the battal- lions of the guaids to the Irish constabulary, the St. Holena militia, and the native police- men in India. o~ Recent circumstances in Russia indicate the existence of an extensively ramified con- spiracy of nihilists. Oceasionally the police are rewarded by the discovery of a clue to an intrigue; and this is followed by numerous arrests and banishments to Siboria. The most active colporteurs of uihilismare cdu- cated and tenderly reared young women,who in their enthusiasm andin tbeir hatred of Russian despotism take ovory risk. 1f do- tected in propagating the doctrines of nihi- lism, or in any otheract thata jealour gov- ernment may rogard as hostile to its stability, they know that death or iong exilo orim- prisonment is inevitable. But fanatical zeal and exaltation of spirit rendor them indifferent to consequences. Next to these young women, the students in the great Russian univorsities are objects of the keenest vigilance on the part of the secret police. It is impossible to prevent the students from imbibing a spirit of liborty and an aspiration for a liberal government Since they can not agitato or or questions of politi- cal and social reform, nothing is more natural than that they should organize secret corr- spiracies for the accomplishment of their In a government like Russia secret racy for its overthrow is laudable and From occasional evidence that comes to the service thore is reason to be- lieve that the army and the ewil service of Russin are honeycombed with nihilism. h so many clements of combustion in ia, it would not be surprising if at an carly day its despotic government should be swept away by a revolution more terrible than that which destroyed the French mon- archy in 1780. N Emperor William is said to favor a general disarmament by the nations of Kurope and to propose sending them an invitation to do this, He would probably get little encour- agement. It is notlikely that Russia would consent to any bargain by which her military estabhishment woutd be materially reduced. She has to consider her domestic prospects quite as gravely as her desire for advance- ment toward the Mediterranean. Nor is France likely to heed the kaiser's complacent suggestion. The republicis getting on well with iv's institutions. So excellent is the credit of the conservative party at the head of affairs that when a new loan ‘was offered last weck hun- dreds remained in line ¢ night to get a chance to invest in 1t. France will keep her army, and in time may do something with it, England can not afford to disband her forces either at home or abroad. Austria would deem disarmament madness while Russia keeps her army at full strength, Ttaly and Spain would speedily become victims of revolution if their armies were reduced. It is not clear that the kaiser will find auybody ready to nccept his luvitation to disarm, but if he sends out invitations to talk about it it is quite probable there will be polite aceept- ances and the conferences may be held. It will accomplish as much as the labor talk ac- complished. % The abdication of King Charles . of Rou- mauia, which is spoken of in Bucharest as likely to occur very soon, would not now cause the anxiety and excitement that might have attended it afoew years ago, since the prolonged Balkan troubles have gradually dropped into the background and the succes- sion to the throne has also baen fully settled. Fifty years of age, King Charles has reien ed for nearly twenty-five in Roumania, first as prince and then, during the past ten years, as king. Thirty years ago he was married, but has no chiidren, while a little over two years ago his nephew, renounced his right of succossion to the throne of Roumania. Accordingly, shortly after, in Marcn, 188, King Charles con ferrod thetitleof Princeof Roumania on Prince Ferdinand, the second son of his brother, to whom the crown will pass. He is in his twonty-sixth year,and s a Hohenzoliern, vorn like King Charles at Sigmaringen, will practically contiuue tho ola dynastic rela- tions of Roumanis. Even his rumored be- trothal to tho oldest daughter of the Duke of Edinburg, who is onlya little over fifteon years of age, would presumably bring with it English as well as Russian influences. The Argentine congress has been striving 10 allay the troubles that have grown out of the financial policy of the new govornment. There have boen hideous revelations in ro- gard to the fraudulentissue of bonds, the swindling in public lands and the corrupt administration of the republic’s revenues. In order to raise funds congroess has passed a iaw levying heavy taxes on forelgn corpora- tions doing businoss in Argentinn, oxcepting those that have secured special concessions from the government. An aunual license foo of $20,000 has been imposed upon forelgn in- surance companies, which must also givo a guarantee in the sum of £200,000. Some of the other financial expedients proposed in congress are caleulated to alarm investors. An especial effort is to be made to satisty erman creditors and to carry out tho terms upon which loans were contracted in Ger- many. The work of the Argentine congress, fn establishing financial order, is very dif- cult, but the fortunocs of the country are de- pendent upon its succoss, Several important public enterprises that had been undertaken of the lack of funds. ua There does not seem to bo any reason why the government of Ttaly should be disturbed by the fact that 213,000 Italians emigrated from that country last year. At least one third of tho people of Italy live in astato of the most abject poverty, in which they havo been sunk for gencrations. These squalid Italians have no hopo for fmproving their condition as long as thoy stay in their nativo country, and they know that their childron haveno prospect of botterment thera, Tho best thing thoy can do, under the cireum- stances, 15 to leave Ttaly and try to find homes in some other part of the world. Great bodies of them have gone to Brazil and Venezuela, where, according to all roports, they enjoy a measure of prosperity that they never before dreamed of, and other largo bodies of them have como to the United States, where they are far botteroff than they over were in Italy. There is no doubt that Italy can sparo sgveral millionsof her population withous detriment to her mte A DUE, - ITH KENIVES, North Carolina Enemics Meet in the Highway and Kight it Out. Cmrorre N. C., Jan. 16, - [Special Teio- gram to Tie Bee.|-One of tho bloodiest auels that was ovor fought with knives took place yestorday aftornoon eight miles from Morgantown. For somo time past Joes Har- ris, & young man of some prominenco in his community, has had a grudgo against Johu Alken, growing out of somo domestic trou bles. Harris swore ho would kill Alken on sight. Aiken was warned and up to today had been successful in evading his would-bo, slayer. Both men were ut times hoavily armed, ready for tho fight which the knew would take place sooner or later, Yesterday afternoon they mot in the publio road near Morgantown. Harris av once informed Auken that one or the other must die: that he had put up with his conduct as long as he could and nothing but bis blood could atone for tho wrongs he had done. Aiken_pleaded that he might have a fair chance. Harris told him 10 prepare; that he did not want to tako lifo and give his antagonist no chance to protect himseif. Atken, aftor short deliberation, said ho was as well prepared as he would over bo. Harris drew from his pocket a long- bladed knife and made a desperate plunge at Aiken’s heart, but Aiken was on his guard, and before his _assailant conld make the sec ond effort he had thrust his knife up to tho handle in Harris' heart. Harris fell to the ground with the knife buried in his bosom. Ho must have died_instantly, for he was not when found. The affur’ has causod an unusual amount of excitement and ing party has goue out to eapture the victor in the duel. I Physicians Criticise Ko Paris, Jan. 16,—French phy cise Koch's report upon the his famous lymph. ingredients of They say the report is in- complete and the remedy is still shrouded in mystery. Physicians also say no patient treated in France according to the system has been cured. Further experiments wero needed before a final opinjon can be formed as to the merits of the lymph. Meanwnilo French _physicians urge’ that the remedy neither be decried nor over praised. S glish Browers. Jan, 16.—The Ameri- can Brewery association of San Francisco has been organized with Adolphus Busch of . Louis as pre t. Betweeen §,000,000 and $1,000,000 will be expended 1 a plant. A browery is 1o be started in opposition to the Koglish syndicate, which recently bought all the breweries of Sin To Buc Sax FRANCIS00, € h""h‘("l‘ Lincoln sondon, TLoNXDON, J; United States Minister Lincoln arrived here this morning and was met at the station by the stalt of the Ameri- can legation. A number of reporters tried to intorview bim upon the Behring sca question, but be refused to say anything. pidsugfid Goot News for sioux City, WasnINGTON, Jan, 16.—The president has Prince William, eldest son and heir of King Charle's elder brother Leopold, approved the act for a public building at Sloux City, la. Highest of all in Leavening Power.—U. S. Gov't Report, Aug. 17, 1889, Rl Baking Powder ADBSOLUTELY PURE NEBRASKA National Bank U. 8. DEPOSITORY, OMAHA, NEB, $400,000 87,800 Copital;’ &' = =i » Surplus Jan. 1st, 1890, Directors- Jobin_ 8. Coliins, W.HL 8. Hughes, cashler. HE IRON BANK, Corner 12th aud Faronm §ts. A General n;mkln;x Busluess Transacted, G by DISEASED OF MEN. o UR Il!VI 0K explaing all. Tts 8 VIl Fres for tmited flme, DontLritle wl ECAL © HEED OUR. WORDS! e OMAHA. LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY. Bubsorfbed and Guarant: Pald In Capital.. Buya and solls stocks and bonds; nes commerofal paper, rocelves and exc trusts; acts transfer agent and srusteo of corporations, takes charge of property, ool lects wnxeos Omaha Loan&Trust Co SAVINGS BANK. 8, E. Cor. 16th and Douglas Sts, Paid in Onpital Bubscribed aud Guarantecd Onpltal Liabllity of Stookholders. 6 Per Cont Intorent Patd on Depo RANK J. LANGE, Cushien, Ofmoers: A. U, wn..m president. J. J. Browy, vice-president, W. T. Wyman. treasuror. Direotorsi—A. U, Wywan, J. 1. Millard, J. J, Brown, Guy O. Burton, E. W. Naal, Thomes L. Kunpall, George B, Lake or projected cannot bo prosecuted on ACCOU R s