Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 11, 1891, Page 4

THE OMAHA OAILY BEEywFRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1891. DAILY E. ROSEWATER, Evitor. ?’UUI.I.\'H)"H 1Y MORNING, TERMS OF 8UBSCRIPTION nday) One Yo o Year. THE BEE. #2800 10 00 500 2 50 200 15 100 (without Sunday, s viver 1ths. Omaha Fouth Onia Counell B Ohieazo OF ew York, Rooms) ‘ashington, o Fourteent CORRESPONDENCE . All communications reluting to nows an editorinl 1 r should be addressed tc the .ditorfnl Depurtment. BUSIN % LETTE! All business letters and remittances should be nddressed to The eo Publishinz Company, Omaha. Drafis, ch hamber of Commerce. Pribune Bullding Stroet. 11, 14 and 19, cks and postoftice orders to be made piyable to the order of the com- pany. The Bee Publishing Company, Proprietors THE BEE BUILDING BWORN STATEMENT OF CIRCULATIC Etate of Nol e County of Douglas. | i Geo. B, Tzschuck, secretary of Trne Publishing company. does soloninly s that the nctunl eireulation of TiE DAL for the week ending December 5, 151, followa: Funday, Nov. 0 ... Mondny, Nov BrE r BrE Wednes Thursdny, B Vriduy, Dor. 4 Buturday, Dec 24,086 10, B TZSCITUOK. subscribed In my ember. A, D. 1801, . Bov otary Publie. The growth of the averace daily ¢irculntion of The BEFR for six yeurs is shown in whe fol- Average........ Bworn to L efore me and presence th.s Hih day of De SEAL. I Feptembor October November December ST. PAUL captured the Walter A. Wood Hurvester company’s works. It 18 worth big money to St. Paul to annex this great implement factory e e e e e Tne Centrgl Labor uvion declines to be ignored by the membors of the city council which has no regard for the rights of employers of Omaba working- men. GENERAL MILES is again coyly nurs- ing the puny presidential boom which was started over champagne glasses at a San Francisco banquet about two years ago. 2 TN NEGOTIATING with the Cherokees for “‘the strip,” the Indian commissioner muat not forget that they are civilized. They know too much to sell $5 land for 81.25 per acre, SENATOR CARLISLE of Kentucky said on Sunday that Crisp’s election to the speakership would cost the democratic party 500,000 votes. Senator Carlisle is usually correct in his estimates. ToE dense, impenetrable silence of the whole gang of oil inspectors on the presence of the dimaging facts placed before the public in the columns of THE BEE and copied into its state exchanges is suggestiv SENATOR PEFFER 13 said to be booked for a plice on the committes on agricul- ture. Possibly he is placed there to be company for Senator Paddock, who knows a thing or two about farming as well as Mr. Peffer. TINCOLN'S beet sugar convention promises to be largely attended. Omaha should be well represented. ‘We want at least ta keep pace with the current discussion of tho beel sugar industry if we do not take tho lead in the debate. THE Yuma Indians under sentence of death for slaying a medicine man who lost three cases in succession are sav- ages, but o great many people may pre- for this aboriginal method of dispensing with quacks to a state medical w and a state board of health. A KANsAS democratic club has passed resolutions asking that the statesman from the Iirst Nebraska district shall bo given aplace on the ways and means commivtee, These resolutions we are told were entirely spontaneous. To a man up a tree it looks as if they had been gotten up at the instance of the valiant free trader, MAyor CUSHING says the reason the paved streots are in so fifthy a condition is that there is no city ordinance re- quiring them to be cleancd If this be the case, the city council is at fault. An ordinanco should be immediately enncted which shall relieve the executive officers supposed to ho in control of the streets of all excuse for neglecting to keep them passable and decent, Tne vigilant stock men in the ceded Sioux lands in South Dakota who have engaged men to patrol the mnorthern border of the Sioux reservation to keep their cattlo off Indian lands, should instruct their patrolmen to drive back any Indian cattle that may seek to lose themselves in the herds of the white men. The latter duty is likely to be overlooked, however. PossinLy Senator Gorman had no thought of the next presidential cam- paign whon he did it, but the fact is that he gives Cleveland’s friends a very poor show for senute committees when he names Cockrell, Ransom, Voorhees and Blackburn on a committee to determine the minority representation on senate committees for the present session, Mr. Gorman is a very plausible and un- ruftled politician, —e EIGHT votes represented the strength of the indepandent people’s party in the speakorship contest and seven of them were from Kansas and Nebraska. The other one was from Georgia, and inorder to keep him from voting with the demo- orats he was given their caucus nomina- tion for speaker., Itisasad commentary on political fidelity that the thirty-two other independent congressmen turned up missing and were doubtless kept away because of their hankoring after $he demooratio fleshpots. OUR GREAT TARIFF BEFORMER. Mr, William J. Bryan was elected to congress from this district on the single issue of tariff reform. Mr, Bryan plumes himself on his free trade | speeches which regaled the ears of tho farmer with visions of the political mil- fennium when death and taxes would be unknown. Mr, Bryan was not merely for tarifl revision; he held thuta tarifl was o tax no matter upon what it was levied, and he was opposed to all compromi In his campaign harangues on free trade he went further than Henry Watterson | or J. Sterling Morton ever dared go. The opportunity for Bryan to give his chevished free trade principles practical effect presented itself in the election of a speaker of the house of representatives, The man who, of all others, stood for that principle was Mills of Texas, Mills was recognized all over the land as the Henry of Nevarre of radical tarilf veformer: He had tought against protection and held up the colors of free trade in season and outv of senson. He was endorsed by Grover Cleveland, who represents the aspirations and hopes of free traders® on both sides of the Atlantic. Everybody in Nebraska expected 1 would give his avdent support to Mills. tariff reformer turned his back on Mills But lo and behold, our incipient voted from first to last for the ble Mr. Bill Springer. This was rying free trade pigs to the wrong and market. Why did Bryan vote for Springer? Simply because Springer had promised to jump the precions youth from Nebraska over the heads of older . democratic members into the ways and means committee. The Nebraska free trade and tariff ro- form contingent has sutfered a severe shock, from thich it is not likely to re- cover, Their idol dropped from tho high pedestal on which they had reyer- ently placed him and now turns out to be like other professional politicians ““Thiat keep the word of promise to our car And break it to our hope.” Mr. Bryan has taken a tumble on the political skating rink the first time he FAIR, A spirited discussion is in progress in Chicago over the question whether state exhibits shall be massed in state build- ings or distributed throughout the grounds in the various departmen The national board holds that all arti- cles p.esented for competition must be | give to corpor in the departments to which they be- long. The state commissioners, es- pecially of the western states, antag- onize this idea and with good reason. There can be little use for a state building costing anywhere from $10,000 to $50.000 if the state exhibit is to be distributed about in departments of the general show. With the com- paratively small states, like Nebraska, which are behind the older states in the manufactures and the arts, no exhibit of any value to the state is possible except in a separate building or massed in some particular and restricted locality. However, on the other side, the national board argues with some strangth of reasoning that the World’s fair is an international exposition and it must not be made provigeial to conserve the local interests of American states. The foreign visitor will look at the fair from the cosmopolitan standpoint and will not ve disposed to compute the ag- grogate exhibit of the states in making an estimate of the magnitude and re- sources of the United States, Unless the commissioners modify their vuling the only thing exhibitors from the states in the Mississippi valley can do will be either to duplicate their ex- hibits, having one set in the proper competitive departments and the other in the state building, or abstain entirely from efforts to secure premiums. The decision of the managers on this question will be awaited with interest. IRRIGATION SUGGESTIONS. The views of President Harrison re- garding what the government should do in connection with the irrigation pro- blem will be concurred in by everybody who has given the subject intelligent consideration. He realizes the im- portance of the matter and the urgent necessity for legislation that will pre- vent the water supply available for ir- rigation from falling into the hands of private corporations. He insists, in common with the secretary of the interior, that the government should part with its ownership of the water sources and the sites for reser. voirs, whether to the states aud ter tories or to individuals or corporations, only upon conditions that will insure to settlers their proper water supply upon equal and veasonable terms. He regards the granting of franchises of enormous value without recompense to the stato or municipality from which they pro- coed, and without proper protection of the public intorests, as a e evil of present legislation, and suggests that this fault should be omitted in denl- ing with a subject that will bofore many years affect so vitally thousands of poor people. The honest promoters of irrigation will find no fault with these views of the president. The policy suggested will not interfere with the proposition to cede the public lands to the states in trust. It does not touch that at all, but simply contemplates the retention by the government of the right to resume control of the water supply whenover the privileges granted should be abused, or, us suggested by tho secretary of the interior, thero should arise a conflict of interests be- tween states threatening to lead to actuul violence between their respective populations—a state of affairs by no means unlikely to happen when it is remembered that the rivers and streams running through the arid regions pass from states to states or ter- ritories. Still another reason for such a policy is to prevent the irrigation of vast districts falling into the hands of monopolies without sutficient protection for the people. The attention given to this provlem in the messuge of the president and in the reports of the secretary of the interior and commissioner of the general land office, together with the efforts that are being made in the west to keep the subject prominent in public attention, makes it probable that some practical legislation will be secured from the present congress to ndvance the cause of irrigntion. What the frienda of the movement to this end need to do, therefore, is to reject afl plans obnoxiods to the judicious counsel of the president and secretary of the interior, and to avoid all ap- pearance of seeking to inaugurate A policy that might be turned to the advantage of monopoly or would tions the power to op- press the people. The suggestions that have been submitted to congress on this subject ave sound, practical and pru- dent, and they should have recognition in any legisiation relating to irrigation in the arid region where the authority of the general government extends, DON'T MISS THE OPPORTUNITY. Fully twenty thousand Omaha people who should have patronized the art ex- hibit have neglected the opportunity. Almost if not quite as many visitors have been from the outside &s from the city. The display of paintings and works of art and m sntoes i3 the best ever made in Omaha, The exhibit on its own merits should have drawn thousands where only hun- dreds have attended. In any other city of the size of Omahn it would have created a furore and would have assured the promotors a large surplus, instead of entailing upon the art association a deficit. it is u duty as well as a privilege to patron- ize this exhibit. Our people owe it to the cause of art to encourage the enter- prise of the Western Art associa- tion. The great public can have no conception of true art except through exhibits of this character and the associntion instead of receiving an indifferent support should have been 50 heartily sustnined that next ycar 1t might venture upon a more extensive un- dertaking. We owe the art association a cordial co-operation, too, because it is striv- ing here to build up a college of instruction in the fine arts which with a proper show of interest on the part of our citizens will become an traction of as much value to the city directly asis Brownell Hall school for young ladies. The profits of this exhibit are all to go to the benefit of the school of art. The managers have concluded to ex- tend the time of the exhibit until Sun- day night in order that those who have not yot contributed admission foes may have the privilege. Lot our citizens wake up and show their appreciation of - the efforts of the art association and its friends and give the exhibit an attendance for tho last three days which shall net a handsome profit. ITRE TREASURY REPORT. The annual veport of the secretary of the treasury shows that for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1891, the receipts of the government exceeded the expen- ditures to the amouffv of a little over $37,000,000. There was a falling off in the receipts as compared with the pre- vious year of aver $5,000,000, while the incrense in ordinary expenditures exceeded $57,000,000. For the cur- rent fiscal year the secretary estimates an excess ot receipts over expenditures of $24,000,000, and a statement of the probable condi- tion of the treasury at .the close of the year, June 30, 1892, shows an availakle sh balance of over $139,000,000. These figures attest that the national treasury is still far from being bankrupt. For the fiscal year 1803, which is looking far enough ahead for all practical purposes, it is estimated that thore will be a sur- plus of $14,000,000. Manifestly there is no reason to apprehend that for the next two yeurs at least the treasury will be unable to take care of all ordinary demands upon it, and.in the light of the figures now presented it is not easy to understand why there shouid ever have been any doubt of its ability to do this. The facts completely refute the democratic charge during the late political campaign that the governient was practicaliy bankrupt. Regarding the much discussed” ques- tion of circulation, the report shows that there has been a steady in- creaso. On July 1, 1801, the cir- culation Was $1,497,440,707 and the amount per capita $23.41. On De- cember 1, the population being stated at 64,680,000, the per capita of circula- tion was $24.38. Since July 1 last the volume of currency has been increased nearly $50,000,000, which hus certainly kept pace with the growth of popula- tion and business. The stock of gold and sitver in the United States on No- vember 1 of the present ar is stated to have been $1,210,000,000, of which $671,000,000 was gold and $539,000,000 sil The coining value of the gold produced in the United States during the calendar year 1800 was $32,845,000 and of silver $70,464,645, There was an increase in the foroign commerce of the country doring the last fiscal year of over $82,000,000, and more recent statistics than those embraced in the treasury report make a much better showing than this, the exports during the last five months having been very heavy. The advantages to be expocted from reciprocity ave suggested by the fact that during the six months ended September 80, 1891, our exports of merchandise to Brazil exceeded in value those of the corvesponding period of the previous year $1,307,000. Owing to the late date av which other v procity arrangements went into effc there are no available statistics to show their effect upon our commerce. The report presents an instructive table, showing tho losses of shipping in the foreign trade, from which it appears that in 1858 over 73 per cent of our muritime exports agd imports was earried in American vessels, while in 1591 the amount carried was less thun 18 per cent. The secretary of the treusury Jjustly observes that no words can add to the force of the figures, and he makes another observation in connection with this subject that 1s worthy of con- sideration, numely, that our unnual cus- toms receipts scurcely oxcoed the money paid annually to the owners of foreign vessels for the oceun transpovtation of our own people and merchundise, most of which large sum of about $200,000,000 would be paid to our own vessel owners under the fostoxing influence of friendly legisiation. T:fl The assumption by the Treasury de- partment of the airect control and man- agement of gmmigration, the secre- tary says, has proved to be a beneficial change, giving to the sorvice unffoFmity, method, and greater efficianc@. The secretary states that an analysis of the acrivals during the last fiscal year shows that an in- creasing propoftion of immigrants is eoming to us from those classes and those countried 6f Kurope whose peopls are least adapfed to and lenst prepared for citizenship in a free republie, and are least inclined to assimilate with the general body of American citizens. The application of existing laws has very groatly diminished some of the spe- cific abuses at which they wero aimed, but it has not prevented a large increase in the total volume of immigration and a distinct deteriora- tion in its averagns quality. The sccre- tary very prope. .y observes thut the question of regulating immigration is peculiarly one which ought to be treatéil independently of partisan politics, and it may be added of national vprejudice also. He thinks the process of sifting immigrants should at least begin abroad, to be completed, and not commenced, at the United States port of arvival, As to the entrance of alien immigrants across the Canadian border, the remedy will be found either in securing an international arrangement for o uniform system of foreign or sea- port inspection, or, failing that, of making our own inspection at the border as effective as possible, asa part of our own general system. With regard to the exclusion of the Chinesc, the secratary expresses the opinion that an legislation will fail of its fuli purpose 80 long as the Canadian government admits Chinese laborers to Canada, whence, armed with Canadian permits to leave and veturn to Canada at pleasure, they are at liberty to invade our territory along its entire northern frontier. The first report of Secretary Foster is a thoroughly practical document, aud its presentation of the condition of the financial department of the government will be reassuring to the country. MR HAMILL OF DENVER General William A. Hamill, the Colorado member of the National Re- publican committee, returned to Denver afew days ago and had himself inter- viewed concerning his treachery toward Omaha. The Colorado swashbuckler starts out by casting contewmptible siurs upon this city. e says: One of the greatest efforts was that made by Omaha. That city based 1ts claims on the assertion that it was a mid-coutinental city, and appeared to think that everybody west of the Mississippl river should vote for it You may remember, that at the last Colorado republican convention, held at Glenwuod Springs, 1t was-desired thav the Colorado member of tho ‘national committeo should vote for Omaha, bt so faras I was concerned the fact was never.ympressed upon my mind that Omaha had any of the requisite fitness for a convention. oity, ora place in which to hold largo political conventions. If Mr. Hamill had been content with this explanation of ‘his recreancy to a trust which had been reposed in him by Colorado republicans, we might permit the matter to rest between himself and his constituents. But Mr. Hamill 1s a political ~ demagogue and in that cupacity he had toinvent an excuse that would strike the popular chord with the masses of the centennial state.” With this end in view he supplements his con- temptuous flings at Omaha with an ex- planation that would at once silence ail criticism among Coloradoans. Says he: When 1 reached Omahu on my way to Washington, I became very thoroughly con- vinced that Colorado, at least, should not vote for that place. In the issue of Tur Omana Bee of Friday, November 20, which 1 picked up on the way east thero was a very nasty articie on Senator Stewart’s advocucy of the free coinage of silver, the paper taking the ground that a silver dollar was an un- sound medium of currency. This would have determined my voté if nothing else as it would bave been used by eascern single- standard men as an argument that the west was not & unit on the free coinage of silver. Now this terrible, nasty assault upon Senator Stewart consists of just seven lines on the editorial page. The offen- sive paragraph reads as follows: Senator Stewart owns silver mines enough to excuse him as o busiuess man for insisting upon free coinage, but he is a United States senator and in the capacity of statesman he cannov bo oxcused for insisting upon con- gressional action which shall deoase our cur- renoy. ‘What is there nasty in this paragraph? Is there anything in it that would justify even an inference that Tk BEFR regards a silver dollar as an unsound money medium? There are thousands of people in the Rocky mountain states opposed to free and unlimited silver coinage and there are millions of them west of the Missis- sippi. Hamill asserts that he voted for Minneapolis and aguinst Omaha from the start because THE BEE is not in favor of free coinjige, and yot this brazen hypocrite knows thut the leading papors of Minneapolis and St. Paul have always held and do now Hold the same position that Tue Beg| does on freo and un- limited coinage. The true iflvardness of Hamill’s treachory is found in the concluding portion of his interview: “Itis my opintdd® said General Hamill, “that there is nd)more suitable place in which o hold & national convention than in Denver, and a strong effort should be made by Colorado to sebfite the national republi- can convention fofj’§ears henco." This is the mijlgin the Hamill cocoa- nut. Denver watits the national conven- tion four years, Kfnce. If it had gone to Omaha in 1892 it might have been impolitic to send it to Denver in 1896, It was Hamill’s design from the outset to defeat Omahn if possible. He not only voted against Omaha but talked and lobbied against her and belittled her claim by misrepresentation. But Omaha will be on hand four years hence and will not forget Hamill. Denver has had soveral important conven- tions, Including the national Grand and the Army triennial cor by the help of the Republic reunion wve of Knights Templar of Nebraska and Omaha. It would have griace- ful and neighborly for her to show o friendly disposition toward this city even if she did not intend to stand by her through thick and thin. She has bheen thrown down the gauntlet and will find Omaha a pretty lively antagonist when she appeals for any favors where Omaha has anything to say. ANY deal on the partof the county commissioners which contemplages con- tinuing J. J. Mahoney as superintendent of the poor farm will be disapproved by the taxpayers of Douglas county. They have nad enough of his style of malad- ministration. MILLING in transit rates should be the tocsin of war for the Omaha Board of Trade until the railways are con- vinced that this city is entitled to equal acilities with Minneapolis and Kun ty in the matter of grain transporta. tion, OMARA is the Chicago of the west in one particular. Her streets ave in fully as bad a condition as those of the great city whichis expecting the World's fair, TiosE of our citizens who have not yet contributed admission fees to the Art exhibit have failed in their duty. The opportunity is still open, as the ex- continued hibit nignt. will be until Sunday AN OMAHA physician proposes to erc swords in court with the State Board of Health, The secretaries of that unique institution should not be backward in accommodating hin CoAL deaiers ave proverbially lucky, and it is therefore no surprise to find that the city ordinance providing for a dealer’s license of $100 is illegal and void. Tie doctrine of patronizing home in- dustry when home industry is the lowest bidder is recognized in equity courts as the council boodle gang may discover. will come all right and y when we have a milling in ————— A SIDEWALK inspector who will in- spect is a crying necessity in Omaha. New York Recorder. The battle of the southern brigadiers for the speakorship is tho most exciting fight they have been in since the surrender of Loo. and De) Globe-Liemoerat. Hill gained a big victory in the defeat of Mills for tho speakership, but his scheme to set aside the verdict of the people in his state and steal the legislature has struck a snag, pat. et i Checking Conspiracy. New York Tribune.. The cause of honest elections iu this state goes marching on, M spito of the malignant offorts of David B. Hill and his cocon spirators. Judge Barnard has rendered & decision which operates as a wholoesome cheok upon the state board of canvassers. e i Beneficent Results. New York Recorder. A fow years ago we were obliged to borrow plans for naval vesscls from England. We wore unablo to manufacture the armor, guns, or powder needed for modern warships. Now we oxcel all other countries in theso and similar arts of scientific production. Snall we abandon republican policy and de- pond upon foreign countries for American de- fense ? Honest but Lonesome. Springfield (Mass.) Repudlican. That solitary vote for speaker which Mr. Stevens of Massachusetts was getting from his colleague. Mr. O'Neil, through all the balloting, mutely but powerfully testifiod to the extrame scarcity of candidates before tho democratic caucus who had not free silver leanings. Tbat campaign promise made the Boston representative a more lonesome figure evidently than he anticipated. But he did well to stick. A R A Profitavle Advertisemen't. Saratoja (iyo.) Sun. Although Omaha failed to secure the re- publican national convention the citizens’ committee selected to present the clains of the city succeedea in convincing castern people that the country beyond the Missouri has grown so big that its demands must be heard and respectfully considered. It must not be forgotten that it was Tur Omana Bee that started this movement that resulted in advertising the west tosuch gooa ad- vantage. RS Arousing the People. Beatrice Democrat. The good work of agitating tho question of patronizing howe industries is being carried on with unabated vigor by the pross of the state. The people of Nebraska aro being aroused to a sense of their duty in the matter and from reports so far the results have been most gratifying. Lo order to become a man- ufacturing state the people of Nebraska must foster and encourago her infant indus- tries, thereby enabling them to grow larger and Inducing others to locae within her bor- ders. - He Made Some History. Bor land Oregonian. A few duys ago, in & poorhouse in Ohio, the author of the homestead law died at tho age of 52 years, Thirty years ago be was a very popular man in congress, and was known as ‘‘Land Bil Allen.” Seyeral months ago he went to the poorhouse, and now ho has goue to the graveyard. Whether bad luck, bad habits or bad management brought him 80 low in his old age is not stated in the brief dispatch published. In fact. 1t does not matter which. The point he wade in history was made in its own time, and the result helped to hurcy the world on its way. Many states have come into the union since the homestead bill became a law, and several were keptin the Union which were trying to get out about that time; and, since facts in history are keptalive by pre- serving memories of men, porhaps some homesteaders will think it worth while by- and-bye to erecta mouument to “‘Land Bill Allen.” He got nto the poorhouse himself, but he was 10 his own time Instrumental in keepiug & good many other people out of it. He died without an acre, but helped many another man to a good farm of 160 acves. Ho pointed the way to a plentiful and peaceful old age, and 1n many a speech advocating his pet bill drew a picture of comfort and con- tentment; but somehow fate made a sort of guiaeboard of him to point the way and never go, e LIGHTS AND SHADOIS, Philadeluhia Press, preach ing, writes; the soldler wing fights. The siuner pr And the wise m The wicked thriv | " The battie, who ne Thus the mingled stream of humanity Gows To the calm, still s the doad; @ danee nee and the toller goes ask. half fod. 0 his duily | Whut purpose lath God in such things? you 15 thers justice behind it all? | You shail know some day, when the paluted sk From the fool's dead face shall fall, NEBRASKA NEWSPAPER NEWS, The Wilcox Sun is for salo at a bargain. C. H. Polhemus has retired from the Nel- son Horald. The Pawnes Ropublican is 24 years old, but shows no sign of ago. The Grand [sland Journal 1s ono yoar old and has no cause for complaint. 1t is ramored that the Lincoln Journal is about to start an evening odition. The Harbine Rustlor 13 a now oaper, with Willlam H, Farris as proprietor. 1t 1s little, but bright, W. A, Thompson, formerly of the Crete Globe, is likoly to tey newspaper ife in Sa- 1ino county again Miss M. A. P. Spencor, who formorly con ducted a paper in Brayton, Greeloy county, i nolv publishing the" Kickor at Bdgemont, . Reese Mayes, who disanponred from No- braska newspaner eirclos somo time ago, has roturned and will take charge of the Biair Repubiican oftice, Tho defunct Ord Indopondent hus boon ro suscitatod, and under the title of the People's Advoeato will bo conducted by Dennis Martz, atalentod young attorney, Judge Parks of the Grooley Herald has of- ficially anuounced that he has quit writing nootry for this year. The judge would do well to keep it'up at least twelve months more, Maywood has lost two papers in the last year, but a new one has sottled down in that community and adopted the namo of the Eaglo. 10 praposos to roost there perma nentl Ex-Chaplain of the Senate Gearhart_tried his hand at the newspaper business in Frank- lin, but made o failaro of it. Flis plant has boen taken possession of under a mortgage. Ho will return to preaching. Eaitor Sprechor of tho Schuyler Quill has united his fortunos with Miss Woods. Mr. Sprecher is a rabid indopendent and is op- vosed to political fusion, but his views chango radically when it comes to home life. Captain Eric Johnson, clork of tho late state house of ropresontatives, bas a new wifo in the porson of a Marshailtown lady, and will start another paper of indepondeat prochivities at Stromsburg about January 1. “The Grand Island Times is nineteen years old. During its varied caroor it* has Somo- times played . in protty hard luck, but under the management of Mr. C. P. R. Williams it is regaining its prestigo and is better than over. Plans are nearly perfected whereby a monthly papor will b established at Colum- bus, which will ba published entirely in tho interestof the Kuights of Pythias. Colonel W, B. Dale, Carl Kramer, D. Frank Davis and others are prominent movers in the matter. The people of Pender got it into their heads that when Mark Murray of the Times went away he was going to roturn with a bride, 5o thoy decorated his pew in chureh and prepared several othor nico little sur- prisos. But Mark fooled them and came back single. ‘The Madison Chronicle has started on its nineteenth yoar, Forten years Carl 1. Seeloy has been connected with” the paper as com. positor, foroman, editor and_proprietor, and though'he admits that at times it has beon hard work to keen the old craft sailing, still hi 18 not kicking. There has been a great fight on for months in the independent newspaver ranks at Kear- ney between Editor Holden of the State Lib- erty Bell and A. Kdgerton, a brother of the lato lamented candidate for the supreme court, who has been running tho People’s Sentinel. Harmony has at last been restored by both men retiring, and the two pavers will be consolidated with an imported editor. The program fomtho next annual sossion of the Nebraska Press association, which meets in Fremont Jaauary 21 and 22, has been com- pleted by the president and secrotary. It is as follows: Kirst day, 2 o'clock . m., ad- dress of the president; report of thesecrotary and treasurer:; revort of delegation to the na- tional association by Major J. D. Kleutsen of the Lincoln Froo Press. uing ses- sion: Address of welcome by Mayor Fried; response, 15 M. Correll, Hebron Journal} poem, A. L. Bixby of the Columbus Sonti’ nel; historical paper, Ed_A. Fry of the Nio- brara Pioneer; oration, M. A. Brown of tho Kearney Hub. Second day, 9u. m.: Papor, “Busiess Methods,” 2. O.' Edgecomb of the Falls City Journal; paper, “Legal Advertis- ing,” W. N. Huso of the Norfolk News; papor, “Independent Journalism,” Seth P Moblcy of the Grand Island Idependent. Afternoon: “County Correspondence,” Atlee Hart of the Dakota City Kaglo; paper, “Local News,” George P. Marvin of the Beatrice Democrat; elcetion of officers, 1AL DRUNK. Morphine Given to Sober Up a Man Kills Him Dexven, Colo., Dec. 10.—About ten days ago A. H. Haze and his bride came here from Salida and took rooms on Twenty-third street. Last night Haze met an old friend named M. A. Harger, and the two determ- ined to have a sproe over the event. They remaided down town until nearly midnight when they started home, Haze greatly under the influence of liquor. ~ Harger being ad- dicted to the use of morphine and not wish- ing to take his fricud to his wife in such a condition, suggested a hyperdermic injection of the poison, which wos agreed to. Shortly after tbe drug was administered Hazo was taken violently ill aud died within an hour. Harger declarcs that he gave the morphine upon the request of Hazo and his wifo, and that aftorwards ho gave him a doso of ' atro- phine upon tho advice of a physician, Tho physician present at the time of the death was unable to Jetermine whether death was thoresul of the morphine, atrophine or Whisky. ——— ALLINGS, LOCATED THE Placer Miners in Nevada Take in Someo Valuable Property. Vinainia Crry, Nev, Dec. 10.—Notice of the | | says Mickey Dol location of placer ground 1n Six Mile canyon was filod with the county recorder yesterday on the reservoir containing 1,000,000 tous of oro—tailings whicn were fiumed there in bulk from the Omega mill from 1874 to 1830 and where tho residuc of tho workings of tho Consolidated Califoroia and Virgidis oro, after tho tailings had boon run through tho paus at the Omega mil', from which Messrs, iflood, Fair, Mackay and O'Brien are suid 10 have realized $i5,000,000, settled, The titlo to tho tailings was horetoforo vosted in the Bank of California. The average assay valuo of the tailings is said to be 83 per ton, repre- resenting a total value of 85,000,000, - YOUTHEUL He Kills Two United States Marshals in Indian Territovy. Muskoae, L 1., Dee. 10.—Joseph Appleby and James Whitehead, two deputy United States marshals, wero killed yestorday rear Tablequah by Hampton, a Cherokes boy. tiampton and his father wore convicted at Fort Smith of murdering a man named Conahan one year ago. The old man was sent to the penitentiary for twenty-one yoars and the boy to the house of cortection forton years. Tho lulte pod aud this bloody deed was tne scquel of the arvest. Young Hampton is 16 vears old. Just before ho killed Conahan bo murdered his cousiu Bill Christi, a nephew to the desperado Ned Chuisti, thinking he was silling tho latter. Reduced Holiday Hates. Kansas Ciry, Mo, Dee, 10.—At the meet- ing of the Transmissouri Pussenger associu- tion here it was decided to make siogle fare rates for the round trip for tho holidays The rates ave to be made locally botween all association points within a distance of 200 miles for tickots sold December 24, 25 and 31 and January 1, good @oing on date of sale only and with final return limit of January 4. i have holped bring it about deses CRISP COMMENT, Now York Racordor (rep.): The apectacle of Tammainy at Washington in force lobbying for tho speakership makes Cloveland realize how snarper than a sorpent’s tooth is tiger ingratitude, Chicago Inter-Ocean (rop.) of Crisp means nothing less than that the south has chosen between Cleveland and Hill, to the beueflt of the lattor, Cleveland is, to all intouts and purposes, outof the race, Chicago Herald (dem.): Mr. Crisp took the earliest opportunity after his nomination 10 assure the caucus that his election would mean 1o stop backward inrespect to tavift roform. It is fair to assume that ho meant what ho said Cincinnati Commercial (rop.): The most significant feature of the matter is the fact that Tanmany Hall, after taking complote possession of New York and ecapturing Albany, has at last laid its triumphant claws upon the national capital itself. St. Louis Republie (dem.): And 1if there is ugain fn the democratic party a faction of reactionists such as those who subportod Butler in 18843 if these thraaten “a split” if thoy are not allowed to coutrol, now is the timo to force them to the aplit. ' The demo cratic party must bo right before it can olect The election a presidont. New York World (dom.): flis eloction represents tho conviction of the majority that the end aimed at I tho vighteous revision tarif —is moro surely to bo attained through methods less radizal, ‘Ihe choica is sigaiti cant of the dominance of n_prudont spirit in tho great democratic majority Philadelphin Rocord (dom.): Me, Crisn has shown himself on the floor of the house to bo a cool, courageous, clear-toaded, naroit aad resourceful parliamentavian, In the speaker's chair ho will doubtless oxerciso all these qualitios for the bost mterests of tho democratic party, which in the fifty-second couwrress stands for the whole count Philadelphia Pross (rop.): Waile Crisp will got the speakor’s chair the victory in party leadership must go to Arthur P. (or- man of Maryland and David B. Hill of New York. Itopens up somo intoresting featuros for the coming straggle in the democravio party. It is an announconiont to the country of very sorious differonces of opinion, at least in tho mattex of party policy. New York Times (ind. dem.): The election of Mr. Crisp by the coalition of the denia goguery of Hil, the spoilsmongering of Tam- many, the protectionism of Gorman and Brice, the half-corrupt, half-fanatical, free- silver movemont, and the oid south must - evitably “give panse” to the men who have bolieved that the democratio party would bo a fit instrumentality for tho accomplishment of tarifl reform an for the clean and honest administration of the government. New York Sun (dem.): This rosult is a triumph for tho conservative forces in tho democracy and a kick at_tho mugwumps. It is a promise of a safe and moderato course on tho part of the democratic majority in tho It makes brighter the prospect of g o democratic president. It will be ocially welcome in this stato and this and the New York congressmen wio ve woll of the domocratic party in New York. New York Tribune (rep.): The two wines of the democratic varty have boon fighting each other with all the intensity of men who have rooted convictions, and whose convie- tions are, moreover, supplomentod by per- soua! interests of the gravest nature, 1f tho western and southern policy should bo adopted, Mr. Cleveland would have to stand asido for somebody olse. No wondor thera was intense fecling, and the result of the do- ciston which the caucus finally renched can only bo definitely anticipated. New York Herald (ind.): All right. The house of representatives will now be able to get down to work, the country will breatho more freely and Tammany will be ablo to send in its littlo bill for sorvices rordered. “The object of the contestants has not been to olect a fitting and_well eauipsed_chairman simply, but to push the claims ot Mr. Cleve- land or Mv. Hill in the coming prosidenti ampaign. T'he fight was waged in the inter- est of u favorite candidate who stood in_ tho background, but who hopes to come to the fron next year. tho party—namely, ud roauction of our —_— .~ SAID IN FU Harper's Bazar: A younz gentloman took an overcout to a would-bo arstocratio estib- Lishment to have it cleanod and ropaired. After some figuring on the part of the clerk, he was told it would wemount to & ALUTieht,” ho sald. “And you will be will- ing to take Lhe overcoat as part pay whou it is lixed ROMANCE AND REALISM. Tothier and Furiish IHe threw his arms around he And words of love he spok And then went homo atotul wroe He threw his urms around her ne It was indeed no joke. For his suspondir broke. Philadelphia Pr mp (timidly)— Does yer big dog hate tramps, madam? Ludy—No: he just loves them—fairly chiws pand swallows every one he can tind. Hore, %] Truth: “Is th'r boss in? Whose hoss? " Yourn. " “Ladn't got no boss, If yor mean the man rhat puys we B wool o nnswor fool quoss tions. he's out, and wow't be In asain il you'ro gone. Detroit Free Pry Zlder—Now, Mr. Dolley, you are su o of those " who think thit o socret, Dolley—Certainl iss Bl Quite the con your uge u rd of you giving Patlont (who You belong to t Docte Vit You believe in ble Texas Siftings: excliimed the bute tumbie of § cents on th “There's a great art," n, “in knowln' what not e know whin yez don't want to know it.” t paid part of his bilh—= sehool? o you think thut?" ing. I'm rathey chotallen, us o itton took s Wiash'ngton St A WINTER'S TAT Philadelphic Pross. Anotter o nd gold A sweet round face, a bit'of 1 The loungers sture. A dainty boot, & zlimpse of hose, How nice! A trip. o and down sho goos, Upon the ice. A tall young man with eyes Dark blue side. "My [-7" Lank you," Ities to I Another yoar. tho samo swoot girl but by her sido The tall young man, with arm around {iis biide over saw uny thing equal to Ethel's tually thinks sho is u great rthan 1 i 't tell you so. did she? i thist 15, shie asked wo to be hor brides- You say ya pLLng roguls upor (Vule, '04)—Yos, a lottor evory weely but no cash. Buzar: Pat had been sufering o und prolonged attack of the Harver's i seve " sald u friend, moot street, L hear you've been Lty hard time of it." with an’ I have,” sald Pat. “An' 1t's the right name they give it, too. for when It oncut takes holt of wman IUs no mind Lo lotgo. 1t took me thrie wakes to fule botter uftor | wus intoirely well." 2 him on having a Balthmore Amerlean: This 13 the soason when the annual roport makos 1iself heard trom one end of tho lknd to the other. Binghamton Leader: Thore Is no use In people undertaking to trado oven. v is Bootioss tusk. Highest of all in Leavening Power.— Latest U. S. 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