Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 10, 1891, Page 4

THE DAILY BEE. T L ROSEWATER, Eniron g IED_EVERY MORNING. I8 OF 8UBSCRIPTION, yafly Bee (without Sunday) One Year mily and Sunday, One Yeur. Eix Months iyl Three Months, Punll,\( Hee, One Y Baturdny Nee, On Weekly Hiee, Ono Y OF FICES, Omaha, The Iee Bul Bouth O uhin, cor PUBLI ith Stroets. Counell 1! ) TRy 0 Ollice, ommerce, Sow Yor Jna Tribune Bullding Washingtc All_commn roluting 10 new editorinl mutter shonld be addressed Editorial Depstim BUSINESS All business ietters and remittances should be addressed to The Bee Publish nz C Omaha. Drafts, ehecks and postofil 10 be mudo puyable to the order of the com- Dany. The Bee Publishing Company, Proprietors THE BEE EUILDIN MENT OF CIRCULATION, EWORN STAT Ftate of N V"Nllul County of Doug! i ieo, I ’I' schuck, secr Bee Publishine company, e nly swear hat the actuul elreulati HE DATLY Bek forthe week ending De er, 190, Was 08 ows: Eunday. Nov. 0 Monday, Nov. 30 Tuesday, Do, Wednesday. | Thursduy, Dec. . Average, in my 0 to Lefore me LI A. D. 1801, iher, bt N. BOVELL, otury Public. The growth of the ave ily clreulat on of Tur BEy for six years Is shown in vho fol- lowln: tabie Janun Rk [ 0 Auiint s 2 eptemiicr 49 18,124 |15 & October ... |13 18,084 1 7 November. .. . 15,00 19 i December ;... ;|12 l1s: e THE Southsiders make a good begin- ning in the role of kickers. AN of HOAR Massa-~ ands how to get himself Mr. Sn chusetts unders! talked about. IN A tugof war Morearty’s wind could be retied upon. It has never yet given out or shown any signs of weakness. R0GER Q. MILLS still refuses to talk. Nobody can blame him. There is positively nothing for him to say, and if there were the English language is not equal to the emergency. NEBRASKA'S silver wedding anniver- sary occurs in March, but thus far neither Governor Thayer nor the State Historicai society has made any official suggestions for the celebration. GOVERNOR THAYER should now give some attention to the question of oil inspection, and leave that of Governor Boyd’s citizenship to the supreme court. This advice is gratuitous, and it is offered in good faith. THE Real Estate Owners association, which has already accomplished a good work inbehalf of better government, should interest itself in making sure that a grand jury shall be convened for the next term of the district court. SIXTY-FIVE members of the present house of representatives served in the union army and fifty-six on the other side. Of the latter, all but one (Fellows of New York) are from the southern states. The confeds although in the minority have captured the speakership. THE senate committee on finance re- mains solid as it was a year ago with John Sherman at its head, and no prob- ability of*change. John Sherman will probably succeed himself and continue to guide the financial destinies of tho country in safe and conservative chan- nels. PATRIOTIC American citizens without regard to party should not fail to read President Harrison’s discussion of the gerrymander as it has been applied to the selection of presidential electors in Michigan. An honest American cannot read what the president says without being immediately impressed by the force and cogency of his reasoning. THOMPSON, the lying London corre- spondent at Valparaiso, has managed to make himself unpopular with all the for- eigners in Chili. He has not succeeded « in discrediting Minister Egan, but he has helped to compromise Herr Gut- schmidt, the German minister, as well as Mr. Kennedy, the minister from Eng- land. A liav is always fully as danger- ous to his friends as to his enemies, — ALBION W. TOURGEE pronounces David Bennett Hill of New York the greatest single-handed politician this . country hus ever had. He might also have remarked that the governor-sen- ator is the most expert double salary office holder in America as well as the best two horse bareback rider ever en- tered in a political race. His nags are Tariff Reform and Free Coinage and he guides both without bridle, saddle, surcingle or cinch, except a cinch on the democratic party. —— THE friends of Commissioner Morgan in this stato and the country at large will be disposed to congratulate that efficient and conscientious officer upon the following deserved endorsement given him in the president’s message : ‘The work in the bureau of Indian affairs ‘was perhaps never so large as now, by reason of the numerous negotiatious whioh have been proceeding with the tribes for a reduc- tion of the reservations, with the incidental Ilabor of making allotments, and was never more carefully conducted. — FOR once TuE BEE agrees with Isaac 8. Hascall as regards the proposed park on the south side. While Mr. Hascall is personally interested in property that 1s offered to the commission, we cannot overlook the fact that thousands of working people who live in the Second ward want o breathing spot near their homes The only question is whether the price nsked for the property is rea sonable, That can readily be daeter- mined by disinterosted experts who are fawilinr with the value of luud, cussion, should fail to read it entir are wel arbi ciled in the United Si judiciously and in good falth, HE OMAHA DAILY BE THUI DECEMBER 10 1801 THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. The third annusl message of Presi- dont Harrison is a comprehensive ro- view of the ndministration of the gov- ernment during one of the most event- ful years in our recent history. Itis more voluminecus than either of the pre- coding messages of the present execu- tive, but it is interesting and inatruc tive throughout,and no citizen who would be properly informed regarding the af- fairs of the government, and also the of the pr ns that ave sident relative to quos- matters of public dis- Re! erring first to the work of the State department, which has reflectod great eredit upon the administration and the country, in which the president is justly entitled to a large shave, it is announced that pending reciprocity negotiations 1 adyanced, warranting ths hope thut before the close of the year further trade arrangements of great value will be concluded. With regard to the ion of the Bering sea contro- v, all that remains to be done for sompletion of the convention is to e on arbitrators, which can hardly involve a serious difficulty. Anothor interesting fact in our international rolations is the official announcement that.the outlines of an agreement have been reached with Germany look- ing to equitable trade conces- sions in consideration of the con- tinued free importation of her sugars. Although the correspondence referring to this arrangement is with- held, it is reported from Washington that Germany concodes a material re- duction of the duty on Ame can cereals. Regarding the New Orleans affair, th ident thinks there is no doubt that sndly conclusion is attainable, and ion with this mutter ho sug- gosts that it would be entively competent for congross to make offonses against the treaty rights of foreigners domi- wtes cognizable in The Chilian difti- the federal courts, culty is discussed at length, and it is mude clear that the government of the United States has acted throughout The re- sult of the investigation into the agsault upon Americun sailors is now being awaited, and also a sotisfactory response by the government of Chilitothe note of this government, and the pre dent informs congress that. if expactation as to these matters is dis- appointed he will by special message again bring the matter to the attention of congress for such action as may be necessury. The Chilian government tannot reasonably find anything in the president’s reference to vhis issue to in- vite its resentment, while on the other hand the American people will see in it a determination to maintain the rights of this government. Thu views of the president regarding the duty of the government in connec- tion with the construction of the Nicara- gua canal will elicit a great deal of dis- cussion. It may be granted that the president does not overrate the impor- tance of that enterprise to the interests of the people of the United States, but still the oxpediency of the government involving itself in any way with the financial affairs of the canal company, even to the extent of guarantee- ing its bonds, will be very gener- ully questionad. While the gov- ernment is still seeking some practic- able way of settlement with the subsi- dized railronds, and the promise of get- ting what is due it seoms to grow | from year to year, public sentiment is not likely to be influenced in favor of making the government responsible for even the interest on $100,000,000 of Nicaragua canal bonds. When this on- terprise was inaugurated and congress was asked to give it recognition the most positive assurance was given that no financial aid would be asked from the government. A demand for such uid, coming so soon after the assur- ance that none would be wanted, may well create distrust as to the motive. President Harrison thinks that an ex- amination of tho statistics of the treas- ury and a glance at the business of tnhe country will satisiy any impirtial in- quirer that the results of the tariff have disappointed the evil prophecies of its opponents and in a large measure reulized the hopeful pro- dictions of its friends. The fact is, that our commerce, both in imports and ex- ports, was larger during the year after the present tariff law went into effect than in any other year of our history, while as to prices most articles of gon- eval use are no higher today than when the tariff law went into effect, and some ave cheapor. The president deprocates agitation for radical chunges in the tariff and financial legislation as likely to impede rather than help busi- ness, and this view will be concurred in, it is not to bo doubted, by a majority of the American people. With vegard to silver President Har- rison adheres firmly to the position with which the country is familiar, He be- lieves that the increased volume of currency provided for under oxisting silver legislation was needed, and that it haswrvesulted beneficially, but he thinks the country cannot sately go any further with silver. *I am still of the opinion,” suys the president, “'that the free coinage of silver under existing conditions would disastrously affect our business interests at home and abroad. ‘We could not hope to maintain an equality in the purchasing power of the gold and silver dollar in our mar- kets, and in foreign trade the stamp gives no added value to the bullion con- tained in coins.” He urges that the farmers and labovers of the country have the highest interest that every dollar, paper or coln, issued by the govern- ment shall be as good as any other, and he says that, bimetallism being the desired ena, the true friends of silver will bo careful not to overrun the goul and bring in silver monometallism with 1ts necossury attendants, the loss of our gold to Europe and the relief of the prossure therefrom by a large paper currency. Congress could have no strong warning against attempting to legislate for the freo colnage of silver, and the country could have no better assurance that such legislation would meet defeat at the hands of the executive, The president favors a modified uso of the telegraph in counection with the postal service, and urges that the poli adopted by the last congress for the en- couragement of the construction of steamship lines should be continued. Re- garding a navy, he expresses the opin- ion that there should bo no hesitation in promptly completing sach a navy as will enable this country to display its lag in ull sens for the protection of its citizons and its extending commerce. The mes- sage concludes with an extended discus- sion of election methods, with special reforence to the Michigan plan of choos- ing presidential clectors ana the gerry- mandering of congressional dis- tricts, Regarding these expedients for the overthrow of mujority control as our chief national danger, the president suggests the pos- sibility of constituting a nonpartisan commission to consider the question of the evils connected with our clection system and methods and devise somo plan for removing or mitigating those ovils. REASONS KOR Navy. Secretary Tracy u cogent reasons in support of the pol of constructing a navy adequate for defense and for the protection of our commerce on the seas, Great pry 5 has been made in this Airection during the present administra- tion, but as yet only a good beginning has b made, and it is impor- tant that the work shall aot bo abandoned or allowed to halt. Thero is danger, however, that the present congress, in its anxiety to make a record for economy, will neglect this matter and permit the construction of a navy to stop with the completion of the vessels alrendy authorized. Secretary T to a great comme navy is has wisely said that ial nation a strong indispensable. This has beon the experience of all com- mereial countries, and the course ol events during the past year ought to hiave convinced the American people that this country cannot escape a like experience. We are rapialy extending our commereial relations and increusing our interests in every land. This neces- sarily brings us into rivalry with other nations. secking to extond their com- merce, and in the very nature of things complications will grow out of this competition. It is apparent, says Secretary Tracy, that the mercan- tile competitors of this country ave today enlarging their fields of activity with a more uggressive epergy than ever be- fore. There is reason to believe, also, that they are making a systematic effort to take advantage of the disturbed con- ditions in many of the smaller states, and it is not improbable ave exerting their infiuence to maintain such conditions wherever they may be made inimical to the interests and aims of the United States. Evidence is not wanting that this has been the case in Chili, it may be so in Brazil, and it is not to be doubted that generally in South America European influenco is being actively exerted against this coun- try. The commercial ascendancy so long enjoyed by the nations of Curope in the southern half of the western hemisphere they will not be deprived of without a struggle, and what they cannot accomplish by peaceful means they may employ other methods to achieve. In such a movement, says tho secre- tary of the navy, naval ascendancy plays a large part. We are practically helpless now. True, when our present authorized fleet is completed, we shall have a better and stronger navy than ever before, but we shall still be fur short of an adquate naval force to protect our own seaboards, to say noth- ing of pursuing an aggressive warfaro, should that become neccessary. Such a contingency may be remote, but, as Se retary Tracy well suys, there are ele- ments of danger at all times for American interests, and at any moment these elements may be rendered tenfold more uctive by a European war. There could be no greater mistake than to abandon the policy the country has entered upon of building up a navy which will enable this country, as the president states it, to display its flag in all seas for the protection of its citizens and of its extending commerce. MOREART BLACK Byron tells us in his tragic drama known as ‘‘Marino Falieri,” that there is a gallery in the Venetiun palace in which the walls are hung with the por- traits of the successive doges of Venice. Most conspicuous among t collection of portraits is a panel that had been set apart for one of these portraits. This panel is painted blacks The visitor naturally inquires why this was done and he is told that Marino Falieri, whose portrait was thus blotted out, had committed treason to the Venetian state and his memory was thus kept forever black. It will be very much the same when people look upon the black lines drawn across the minority report on the Ketch- am furniture job as spread upon the journal of the city council. The black lines will only emphasize the fact that the expunged report embodied informa- tion that was not creditable to certain members of the council. And in their zoal to cover up this unsavory record they followed up their whitewash with a bluckwash that only makes the stain more pronounced. Mr. Morearty has overdone the thing. He ought to have had sense enough to know that the expunged report hus been forever preserved in the files of the newspapors and his effort to obliter- ate it is puerile. SH, THE LIBRAGY BUILDING. The council has unanimously voted to adeept the ground on the corner of Nineteonth and Harney for a public lit raiy and museum with all the con- ditionsattached. These conditions ave such a8 no conservative business man would be willing to accept. The lot is to revert to the heirs of the late Byron Reed if ever the city should find the proposed museum and library building too contracted for the wants of w growing eity. [t is safe to nredict that we shall hive outgrown a library building on & lot which, even with the proposed purchase of the adjoining ground, would only command §3x138 foot without an alloy. The new library building of Bo. t n covers an'uren of 220 foet square and Lus a court in the center 110 feet square. In other words, the court in the' Rmmn library building will be almost ds large as the Byron Reed lot and the lot adjoining. But that is not the worst feature. One of the cghditions of the Reed be- quest is tiffCthe library building shail be a first class, fire proof structure, four stories high,, and covering the entire lot. Now it is conceded that these conditions cannot possibly be complied with, The city does not want a library building four stories high. Such a building capnot be constructed for less than $200,000, and we only have $100,- 000 at our disposal. A public library building should be sur- rounded by an open area for light on all sides. This cannot be done because there isno alley in the vear of the lot and if space is reserved inthe rear of the lot, the conditions under which the bequest was made will be violated and the property will revert to the heirs. Last, but not least, thelot is located near a creek bed and the ad- ditional cost for foundations will exceed the value of the ground. The mere fact that the people voted the bonds for a libr: building on the Reed lot doos not justify the ac- ceptance of the conditions with which the donation is loaded down. Over 2500 people voted against the proposition and we venture to assert that the vote would have been almost unaninjous had the voters taken the trouble to look at the lot and inform themselves fully about the fact that the property would some day revert to the heirs of Mr. Reed uniess the conditions which are attached thereto are complied with, ON THE RIGHT TRACK. The Central Labor union has ap- plied for an injunction to restrain the mayor and council from entering into the contract awarded to the Ketcham Furniture company. In thisaction they wiil be sustiined by all classes of our citizens, All things being equal the contract should be awarded to home manufacturers. The Ketcham company was not the lowest bidder. Its bid was higher than that of other bidders, The methods pursued 1n getting the contract were questionable and would vitiate the contract even if they bad made the low- est and best bid. In the light of the revelations made during the recent investigation, the Central Labor union is fully justified in invoking the interference of the court, not only in the interest of home wage- workers but in the interest of good gov- ernment. SouTH OMAMA has organized a Busi- ness Men’s association. The first duty of the new organization should be a thorough investigation of the municipal governmgnt in the interests of economy. A Business Men’s association devoted merely to advertising the resources of the city will fall far short of its oppor- tunities. Kconomy ana efficiency in the local governmént is of the first im- portance. A PARK on the banks of the muddy Missouri this side of Bellevue swamps may be remarkable for its savage grandeur and the beauty of its pond lilies and skunk cabbages, but as a re- creation resort for south side citizens it would be both inaccessible and unsatis- factory. WORKINGMEN of Omaha will hardly forget the councilmen who voted to award u contract tainted with fraud to an outside firm when an Omaha con- tractor who employs Omaha labor of- fered to do the worlk contemplatéd for 82,600 less than the outside firm. THE suggestion of the half-baked editor that tho park bonds be made payable in thirty years gives further evidence of his incompetency to deal with practical - questions. The proposis tion submitted to the people spocifically provides for twenty-vear bonds. THE Tllinois Central is after the Pi cific Short Line. The Illinois Contral is an enterprising railway but it will never cut much of a figure in this section until it bridges the Missouri river and opens a depot in this western metropolis. A VOTE to expunge a damaging but truthful record does not destroy a dam- aging and truthful record, nor wipe it out of the recollection of honest men. GOVERNOR THAYER should not permit personal or vpolitical interests to inter- fere in any particular with the complete success of the warehouse law. HAD we the elevators for storage the grain plockade east of Chicago might be a blessing in disguise to Omaha, but we have only two elevatos Ruinbow ¢ hasing. New Yorl Sun. 1f practical, old fashioned, sterling democ- rany provails in this congress the next presi- dent will be a democrat. e Doing and Daring. New ¥ork Advertwser, The detectives' hre still in possession of the oomb-throwerls head, waiting for the bomb thrower to come forward and claim it, if ho daros. - The ¥ Atehison Globe. Kausas should bring her influence to bear upon Presidont Havrison to induce him to sond M. Peffer as minister to Chins. Loy are having a massacre over there, and no Caucasian is allgyed to escape, - Bo Waihed, itash Men. Chfags News. Sidney Dillonbrbsident of the Union Pa- cifie, is quoted as suying that he never car- ries more thau 5).gents on his porson at a time, aud is not afraid of being classod as a capitalist that unarchists would attack for money. tave a care, Mr. Dillon. Ten beors are not to be sneezoed at when dynamite is 50 cheap. \ro Sisters. Aopareil, Tk Bek is mistaken in classing Couneil Bluffs as a prosperous suburb of Omaba. ‘This city has 40,000 people. Amoog them ave scores of wealtliy and enterprising men, who are dotermined that our rieh and undeveloped resources shall be utilized, and that this city shall become the populous easters half of the | great metropolis of the central west. Around us for 150 miles in western lowa and north- | ern Missouri are now living 1,200,080 people Thoy will ereuto aud support city of 120,000 lhabitauts i1 hele rosources wre properly | They utilized. In Nobraska for the samo extent of country there are 670,000 people tributary to Omaha. Beyond, to the Pacific coast, lles the undisputed territory whore the manufac- turers und jobbers of Council Bluffs and Omaha ean operate honorably together alike for the prosperity of both citios, sl MR SPEAKER. Denver Republican: Crisp captured the «peakership prize in the democratic eancus, receiving 119 votes to 105 for Mills. Fivst bloxd for Davia Bennett Hill. Good bye, Grover! St. Joo Herald (rep.) triumph of the anti-Cleveland wing of the democracy. Tho choice of the latter was Mills, tbe most rampant of all the freo traders in congress, Chicago Post (dew,): Thongh the peoplo of the wost desired the clection of Mr. Springer they will congratulate themselves on tho choice of a man of calm judicial tem- per, large oxperience and unbonding aignity. Chicago Times (dem.) : Under the guidance of such a speaker there will ba no repetition of the scenes that degraded the American congress under his predecessoe. Mr. Reed will play the buffoon to little purpose with M. Crisp in the cha Kansas City Star (ind.): Tho tariff issuo is alroady before the country for 1502, and Mr., Crisp coutd not divert it if he would. That ho would not if he could 1s the convic- tion of everybody who has heard or read his speachos or watched his record. 3t. Louis Republic (dem): Tho spoaker- ship contest, which at one time threatened a prolonged dondlock, ended Inst night in the ction of Mr, Crisp. The Republic caannot be expected to rejoice at this, or to record it without grave approhensions as to tho immediate future of tho party Minucapolis Jourual (dem. tenacious supporters are not C| it is true, but his success is only considere a Waterloo for Cleveland by superlicial ob- server The fact that the Hill and Tam- many influsnce assisted Crisp is only likely to draw the line more conspicuously between the Hill and Cleveland factions. Cnicago News (ind. Mills has fallen at the hands of the Philistines. The ghost of the Cleveland administration may well wring its shadowy digits and shriek like a baushee, It doted on Mills, It has met with a rude rebuff, while exultation is rife in places not wholly given over to the advocacy of tariff roform. Still, the victor has pledged him- self to carry on that work. Denver News (dem.) ough free coinage man. Ho is not half- hearted in his advocacy of the measure. At the same time he is a tariff reformer in the true se.se of the word—not a free trader, but an advocato of just such reform was em- bodied in the Milis bill of 1888, The demo. crats in congress are to be cougratulated upon their choice for speaker, St. Paul Pioneer Press (rep.): Mr. Mills was mado the personal representative of the Cleveland democrats, most unwisely for their interests, while Mr. Crisp stood for the op- position. It is not accurato to say that his canvas ropresents the Hill campaien, but rather the anti-Cleveland section of the party. It is the field against Cleveland, and tho field supported Crisp 1 the speakership contest. Kansas City Journal (rep.) : The supporters of Mills mainly included the partisans of veland, while among the supporters of “risp were found the element that is partial to Hill, The tariff poli that may be ex- pected to follow in the wake of the success of Crisp will be embodied in a bill to simply repeal the McKinley law, and the recogni- tion of the silver question as a feature of the coming naticnal campaign. Denver Sun (rep.): The contest between Crisp and Mills was evidently aetermined and obstinate and must leave some bitterness behind. The prosidential question was also somewhat involved init. But if the result be held to be a triumpn of moderate tariff re- form over extreme freo trade. of iree coinage over the single standard, of Hill over Cleve- land, it at least cannot be called & very great triumph. It will give Mr. Hill no overwhelming advantage over his corpulent compatitor. Chicago Tribune (rep.): The success of Mr. Crisp is a defeat for Cleveland. It does not mean that he will not be the candidato of his party, but it makes it doubtful whether he will be permitted to write its platform. * * * \With Mr. Crisp 1 the chawr, elected by tho olass of men Who stood by him, itis safe to conclude that nothing radical will be done about the tariff this winter. No general tariff bill will bo prepared, and while some littie separate bills modeled after the Springer pattern may be introduced, itis doubtful whether they wilt make wuch progress. el V FOUND FLOATING, His selection lan Mr. Crisp's veland men, Mr. Crasp is a thor- F Columbus Post: The lumbermen will “split” with his best friend. Lowell Courier: It words with a chemlst. huve a retort ready. isn't safe to bandy He Is pretty sure to Epoch: He—Did you get tho flowers I sent Jou tust weok? They wero nov especlally rare, but— She--Ab. Mr. Littleton, flowers from you are rare indeed. A DISCREET YOUNG MAN. Tndianapolis Journai. He tells her how wicked he used to be, Till she shudder softly . CLat" But never, not ever, no, never does he Tell any such yurns to her ma. Texus Siftings nith—Your wife doesn't seem to be in a very good humor toduy. Jones—she hius hisd some very bud [uck this morninz, poorthing. She wentout shopping o buy some ribbon, and she found just what sho wintéd in the first store she went into. Brooklyn Life: ommy—Mother what is an angel? Mother—An angel is a boing that files. Tommy—But papa calls my governess an angel, Mother—Then she 1s going to fiy immedi- ately. don't see why they call this a aid the jcar driver, “with The motto of busi- It 18 ulso thut of busi- Is “*push.” ness mon's doors. Washington Star: “Payment suspended!™ excinimed o westorn man who arrived just time to see a debtor hoisted by the vigilax committee. THE ACCUSTOMED CHANGE. New York Herald. Thwo was when, with fmpatient tread, He watchod for her at twilleht dim Now things have changed sinco they nre wed, She now sits up and waits for him. Now Orleans Pleayunc: The sponker of the bouse 1s in deadly peril when every member on the floor wants to s ot his eye. Binghamion Leader: Heat is born of light. Even in the game of poker it I8 the ralse that mukes things warm are both grate busi- dish mun to tho Washington & horse aler. w York Herald: “Your son Is an actor, T Rupert 1 on the stage.” 0 1 SLUT gine so. He's generally out all night." Yonkers Statesman: The man who goes to church with squenky shoes goes to tno right plate. His solo needs attention, Boston Courler: The old fashioned peda- gogue miy not have fanciod u gossip, but he iiked very wuch to have a gad-about, Binghamton Republican: The prince of wlos has iide many crooked lines, but the British peoplo hobe thut he wiil be straight when he i3 4 rulor. TO A GLOSSY COAT, New York Herald. Shine on, old cout, your duty's doue, Your polished ni hus had its day; for is won, 1d wway well I know, on loved to rest, ‘s forvent glow, Her forin wis mirrore 1y breast, —— I wisu, Gladiess without alloy; A leurt with thine 1o beat And t Her bost o AL Tast LW sh thos heaven Thol cows aguln 1o wel NEWS GLEANED AT LINCOL New Omaba Publishing Fouse Filos Artioles of Inooiporation, NEBRASKA FARMERS STILL PAYING DEBTS, Lincoln's First Horn Still Trouble—Non-Resident Merchants Must Pay tieavy License—An- other College for Lincoln, Lixcory, Neb.. Deo. 0.—(Special td Tns Bee.|~The Swedish-American Publication company 18 the name of a now association that filed its articles with the secre y of state today. Its incorporators are P. F Flodman, C. A, Elmen, C. E. Elving, J. Hen- rickson and 8. V. Gustafson. The capital stock Is 83,000, the principal place of busi- ness Omaha and the purpose to publish a Swedish nowspaper and do a goneral pub- lishing business’ Kearney is to have a new publishing com- pany, the articles of fncorporation of tha New Era Publishing company being tiled today. The capital is $5,000, fully paid in, and the company will do a gonoral printing and publishing business. The incorporators are Roy W, Rhone, Frank 5. Rhone and John A. Rhone. These gentlemen are well known 11 newspuver circlos, having published the New Era ot Kearney for a number of years. The FParmers Grain and Stock company, timited, was today incorporated by W. M. Johnston. G. D, Faulks ana K. M. Dawson. T'he capital stock is £5,000 and the new com- pany will do a general grain and live stock business at I"arnam, Dawson county. Hon. T. O. C. Harrison, recently elected judzo of the Eloventh district, filed his oath of office with the secrotury of state today, Paying Off Their Dobts, Buffalo county reported today that sho had paid off during November forty-nine farm mortgages, aggrogating i amount §02,437, During tho samo time she filed twonty-oight farm morteages, amourting to_but £27,25, Of tho chattel morrgages filed £0,000 was for the purpose of feeding stock in Buffalo county during the wintor. Hooker connty comes up smilingly with a clean record, no farm mortgages being filed or released during November. Gossip o the State House. The tureaus of statistics today roceived some unusually fine specimens of ceme.t rock from Niobrara, this state, This rock is in every respect cqual to the rock from which the famous Yaukton cement is produced. The room in the state house assigned to the State Board of Agriculture and only oceca- sionally occupied by that body has been turned over to the Lincoln grain inspaction department and tomorrow will be oceupied by Chief Inspector McBride and bis corps of assistants, Sam M. Bardette, staff correspondent of the Chicago Herala, was in the stato houso today. He 1s preparing a history of the Thayer-Boyd gubernatorial contest and a sketch of the life of Governor Thayer. Thoe Minneapolis Harvester company brings suit in the supreme court on petition in error against A. Smith. The harvester company bronght suit against Smith in the district court of Hamilton county to recover on a note given in December, 1851, for 374 Smith won his case in tae lower court on the ground that the company had not stated a cause of action. Banking Board Scrap Tho other day Auaitor Benton found that a certain bunk in the southern part of the state, with o capital of £0,000 had made a single loan of something like 5,000 dospite the law which provides that no state bank can make an_individual loan exceoding 20 per cent of its capital. The bank was no tied to comply with the law, but it aemurrod and appealed to Treasucer Hill and Attornoy General Hastings, the two other members of the Stato banking board for protection. These gentlemen, according to the roport of an Omaha nowspaper, promised to take care of the matte) Meantime Auditor Benton insisted that the bank comply with the law, and tho result was that the cashier of tho bank flew to th newspapersto tell the world that he had the backing of Messrs. Hill and Hastings, Mr. Benton was sovorely criti- cised for the action he had taken. Still re insists and it is predicted that if the banlk docs not speedily reduce the loan to meet tho logal requirements, the wuditor will adopt measures that must resultin closing its doors and humiliating his colleagues on_tho state baoking board. Certain it 1s that Mr. Bon- ton is determined that the banking law shall bo observed in this as well as in other simi- lar cases pending. Celebrated Cas-. The now somewhat celebrated case be- tween David Lincoln Butler Breed and John B. Wright over the title to the lot on the corner of Eighth and M streets bobbed up as serencly as over in district court today. Breed was the first white child born in the city of Liucoln, and as a reward for his en- terprize in being born at that identical time, was to receive the lot now in litigation within eighteen months or in lieu thereof the sum of $100. David Butler, then gov- ernor of the state, offered this ' inducement. Before the deed tothe lot was made out the property was seized on exccution and sold to John Fitzgerald at sherifl’s salo, Wright subsequently bought the lot and held undisputed possession untyl Breed 1nstitutod his suit. Today in court Mr. Wright sot up the theory that Breed was ocly entitlod to recover the $100 promised bim in the event of his failure to secure a deed to the lot. The lot in question 1s now a valuable piece of property. Will ight the Ord At its vegular meeting last evening the city councit suspended the rules and sed an ordinance compelling nonresident merchants to pay a license of £ a day and to take out a license for not less than ten days. The ordinanco was directed at a_baukrupt stock that has recently been placed on salo in par- ticular and at nonresident merchants in general, The compiny at whom the ovdi- nance was primarily” directed is a concern that opencd up in Lincoln Monday. Ropre- sentatives of sixty promivent business men asserted last night that the goods sold were the peorest quality of shoddy ana tnat the public was boing outrageously imposed upon, 'no doors of the concern were closed at 4 o'clock this afternoon ; but it is stated tonight that attorneys have been employed to carry the matter into the courts. Beet Sugar Convention. The forthcoming beet sugar convention, which will assemble in this clt{ next week, romises to bo of even greater iuterest and mportance than at first anticipated. Tho secretary of the Lincoln Board of Trade is every day in receipt of lettors from all parts of the state reporting lists of delegates and sovoral hundred prominent newsvaper mon, agriculturists and business men will be here. The interest in the beetsugar indus- try will receive & great impeus atthe con- vention and new beet sugar companies may be expected in all parts of the state adapted to beet culture. Lincoln's Police Force. During the month of November Lincoln’s police force made 213 arrests, of which 53 woro for drunkenness, 43 for prostitution, 43 for vagrancy, 17 for disturbing the peace, 11 for fighting and 10 for larceny. Minor of nce. fouses mak up tho balance of the uumber, During the month 764 meals weae served at the city jail at & cost to the city of §05.50, Another College for Lincoln. Willliam M. Croan and Prof. Kinsley, the former the president of the Shenandoah Making { Hoart in Now (iroat Wostarn Normal colloge, and the lat- ter a momber of its faculty, were in Lincoln today conforving with the managers of the Lincoin Normal university with a view to the union or tho two Institutions. Their college at Shenandoah wus rocontly destroyed by fire and the man- agers think strongly of moving westward, Tho Bonrd of Trado and the Roal Kstate ox- ~ change has taken the matter in hand and the prospocts for another oolloge for Lincon are excellent. Thero are about D) studonts enrolled in the institution, In the District Court Anna Starline today received a divorco from hor husband, Martin, who deserted hor and her three children three yoars ago. Holiistor and his” wife, Mary J., had a quarrel something over a yoar ugo and lft ilm, taking all tho furnitiiro with hor and leaving him nothing but tho bare walls and Hloors of a desolate homo to consolo him self for her abseuce, Ho secured a divor today. Some timo since, Judgo Cochran gave Anson Fullington & judemcnt of 8175 acainst Chief of Polico Dinges for a lot_of gambling tools destroyed by the latter, The chief did not relish the iden of lotting Anson spend bis havd-carnad dollars, and today took an appeal to the district court, County Attorney Sneil today information against Charles Ha Frank Stewort, charging bim roeny. Judge Hall and a jury bavo boen at work all day on the ase of John Drummer vs Johu Roden. Theso two gentlemen livo n Butla precinet, and a yoar ago_thoy indulged in_a fisticuff, in ‘which Drummer was worsted. Somo months later be died, and nis heivs beliove that the injuries inflictad by filed an , alias with petty Rodon wero responsible for his death, They want §1,000 damages. Odds and Ends, The mail earriers’ anaual bull wok place last eventug and Was @ success in every par- ticular. Chiof Nowborry of the firo department has asked the city council to furnish him with another hook and ladder truck with ex tension ladders. Ho aiso wants 1,000 feot of new nose, & team of horses, a now fire com- pany in the northeast part’ of tho civy and tho pay of tho fire engiucers ncreasod to §5 a month, C. G. Dawe tho now paving cents not, Jawes Bucham, engineer of the Lincoln Paint and Color company was badly scalded ning, but 15 resting oasily tonight. Tho city council is_discussing an elaborato system of extension of the water works, T. W. Lowrey has given to tho poor of the <ity the amount of the judgment he recontly received from the city. 000 of [ has purchased intorsection bouds for 8. Ono of the most important events of our theatrical season will be the wppearanco of Rudoiph Aronson’s company from tha Now York Casino at Boyd’s theater, Thurs- day, Friday and Saturday matinee ana even- ing, Decomber 10, 11 and 12, when it will pre- sent the beautiful musical comedy, “Unclo Celestin,” the iatest Paris success, having already achieved a run of over 300 nights. Tho engagoment of Litlian Lowis at_ the ~%— Boyd commences Suuday evening. Miss Lews comes to Omaha supported by a com- pany ineluding Edmund Collier, Louise Pom- eroy, Arthur Elliott, Waltor Eytinge and others of note. She will open her Omaha engagement with a performance of “As In a Looking Glass.” On Monday evening she will present “Credit Lorraing Miss Marie Glover of New York is tho solo soprano with the Austrian Juvenile vand, having sccured o leave of absonco from her chureh choir for a short tour, and comes bighly endorsed as a fino singer and a charming lady. She is of a distinguishod musical family, beiug a grandnieco of Stephen Glover, ‘the eminent English com- vosor, & granddaughter of J. W. Glover, also a composer of rank, and a nieco of William Glover, who is’ at prosent tho wusical director of tho Carl Rosa Opera company of England. She is a pupil of tho groat teachers, Viardot and Emanucl Garoia, She has beon for four years the soprano of the quartet of the Church of tho Sacrod York, and she 1s also tho sopraco of the beautiful new synagogne just completed on Fifth_avenue in that city. RAILEOAD NOTES. Grievance of the Switchmen—Holiday Personals, The switchmon's grievance committoo has had u conference with Superintendent Sutherland of the Uniox Pacific and stated its case. It claims that Switchman Clancy was discharged fora violation of the rule about laying off, while another switchman wus moroly suspended. Mr. Sutherland has takon the matter under advisementand will investigate the alleged favoritism before making a decision. ‘Tho Transmissouri Passenger association has decided to sell round trip tickets during the holidays for a fare and a third within a 200 mie limit. Tickets will be on sale De- mber 24, 25 and 81, and January 1, and good for return until January 4, Among the traveling passenger agents in town yesterday were h. 'I'. Haines of Kausas City, "representing the Kansas City, For Scott & Memphis; Oscar Vanderbilt of Dos Moin the Northern Pacific, and Porter P, Mu of Clicago, the Michigau Central. The B. & M. passenger departmont is making up a pampblet of instructions for conductors, L AMUSEAENTS. “The Irsh Corporal” was put on at the PParnam Street thoater yesterday aftornoon and ovening to run out the woeex. The play is reminiscent of “Shenanaoah.” The per- formance will not bear serious criticism, but itis pervaded with heroles, patriotic senti- ment and love making, whieh find moro ot less favor with the masses. I. Gordon Meade nas the rolo of the [rish corporal, and, of course, he is cternally thwarting tho foderates, saving his superior officer or res- cuing baauty in distress. Agnes Lorraing makes a saucy swestheart and companion plece 1o Lhis ubiquitous young Irishman, et B T Among M.litary Men, Major John M. Bucon, inspector genoral for the Department of the Platte, while going downstairs to broakfast yestardoy morning fell, breakiug his right arm above the elbow. Dr, Bache, medical director of the departmont, was culled and dressod the injured arm. Charlie Highbawk, a young wman of the Omaha tribe, appeared before Judge Advo- cato Crowder today aud wanted to know if he could lease the lands that tho United States governwent had given him in severalty. The judge advocate answered that he could not leuse the lands unless he was unable vo farm the lands himself. Mr. High- hawk said tnat there was nothing wrong with his health so fur as he had discovered and turned mournfully away, Ho had been cherishiug the hopo that ho could lease his quarter section of land up near Baucrott and live sumptuously upon the rental. The law provides, however, that the Indians who bave taken lauas in severalty shall make no contracts with any parties whereby the lands may be leased or rented unloss it is shown that the Iudian owner is bhimself un- ablo to till the lands. In such cases the owner has the right to lease the lands for a term of three years for farming purposos five years for mining purposes. e Oharzed With Gr: Frank Shaunon, a saloon keeper on Cum- ing street just outside the city limits, was arrested yesterday atternoon by Sergeant Graves on a charge of grand larcony. . P, Kgelston swears to & complaint chargin Shannon with stealing bis two-soa phaston, valued at §100, about November 25, Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U, S, Gov't Report, Loulse Chandler Moulton n the Independent. 1 wish gth of days Pilled all thut's best— Lon s ye ourn thy buys, Thon twilight time for rest. sh thee love and Joy thirt 15 strond and swoot— m Baking Powder ABSOLUTELY PURE