Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 24, 1892, Page 4

4 THE DAILY BEE E ROSEWATER, Eptton. E‘E;BLI HED EVERY MORNING. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION Rhlg Bee cmithout Sunday) Ono Year....8 8 00 9117 And Sunday, One Yenr. . 0 ix M onths ¢ ] hree Monthis deuive fr e 1] Sunduy Nee, On Dam Buturday Bee 15 Weckly Bee, O 100 maha, The Roe Bulldin outh Omaha, corner N and %th Streets. Councll Blufh rl Streot Chicago Offfe of Commerce. ow York, Re Tribine Buliding Washington, 5 th Street. CORRESPONDEN( All_communications relutin 1A be addressed te 1o news and the 18, i Fomittanc to The Tieo Pubiish nz Company, rafts. checks and postofiice orde payable to the order of the con s should Omaha. to be made pany. The Be Publishing Companv, Proprietors THE BEE BUILDING, INT = EWORN STATE Etate of Nobrask County of Douglas. Geo. I chuc y of The BER Fublish solomnly swear the nctua n of THE DATLY Bk the weck ending Junuary %5, (80 was as lows: Bunday, Jan. 17 OF CIPCULATION, 28,20) Tueaday. Wednesduy, Jun ... T Friduy, Buturday, | Average R > GEOL TR UCK, Eworn to before me and subscribed In my Preseice this T day of January. A. D. €02, AL NP e Notary Public. verace daily circulat on The growth of the rs ia shown in the fol- of Thr Ber. for six yo Jowin: lnh]v-. o TR TR 7 TR | T80 | T 16,206 15,200 | 18,574 | 19 28,440 2 January. Lot 4108115 February . March. |1 \u\ Lot Augisi (124 18751 1 Fopie Qctoner November. .. Decembor 1269 14 9 48 15,226 18086 | 10,310 5,041 118,223 20,048 23 THE attention of Stroet Commissione Dumont is called to the wretched condi- tion of the Far n street gutter Mr, Dumont has not yet been relieved from his duties. GARZA continues to be tho most pic- turesque figuro on the border in imagin- atien, but he may be a very ordinary gronser in fact. Nobody except an alert powspaper correspondent has thus fav kaught sight of his person. SIXTY car loads of Nebraska corn for Russia will be shipped this week, and the Minnesota contribution of flour is enroute. The generous people of the United States have never heen ap- pealed to in vain for assistance by des- titute humanity. CHAIRMAN Spnr t and his part i- pan associates of the and meuns committes were probably disappointed 1o find that the Traasury department is entirely solveat, but that information was given to them officially by Assistant Becretary Spaulding. MeX1C0, having caught and convicted two of the Ascension rioters or rcvolu- tionists, will execute them this week. Mexico is entirely justifiable in this in- Btance, but if she kills all hor revolu- tionists there is danger that she will de- populate ihe republic. BECUADOR is projecting a revolution pow, more to be in stvle than hecause there is uny special occasion for thoe fovolution. It is n very insignificant Bpanish-American republic indeed Swhich cannot work itself up to a revolu- tion on very short notico. THE political landslide of last Novem- Yer was not only a popular remonstrance mgainst boodlerism, but a loud and earnest protest against the retention of sinecures on the city’s pay roll. It now remaius for the council to carry out the Wishes of the peoplo regardless of all lamor from ward politicians and dis- kruntlcd offics seelkers. ——— Wrrit the democratic convention se- pured, Chicago ought to find it easy pailing to carry her scheme for another 85,000,000 World’s fair appropriation through the democratic congress, The riends of probable candidates wilt want he enthusiasm of u Chicago audience on the floor of the convention hall and will eheerfully vote to pay $5,000,000 of the people’s money for it. RIvAL cities will please observe that fmuhn"u cloarings are steadily on the nerease and draw their own conclu- fons. Last year was dark and disagreo- Ehlc for this city, but the clouds of busi- 088 depression ave rolling away. We enter upon 1892 with the balances on he other sido of the ledger and the romise is bright for a most successful usiness senson, Last week’s cle Bhow au increase of 42 por cont ove borresponding wec THE pl'nslduum of tho wl trust is foported to have been very much amused bver the story that tho trust proposes to fbsorb all the distilleries in the ¢ y and ho asserts that there is no prob- Pbility of any such schome over heing ponsidered. The Associated Press has promptly given as wide publicity to this onial us it gave to the original report, ut there is ouo subject on which the blic still remains in the dark: What a8 over boen done about forreting out he perpotrator of the dastardly attempt 0 blow up » vival distillery in the uburbs of Chicago and what has be one with the official arrested on the arge of being implicatod? —_— THE Texns postmaster ving hoisted a rebel Hlag over the tofive bullding has made an oxpisn- tlon and the incidont bly permitted to blow The ex anation is unique, howeve The flag a8 made by the postinastar’s sister bo wse national banners wore scarce. The ¥, “with only an imperfect knowl go of how the [nited States flag ould be fashionod,” managed some jow 1o got up a plece of bunting with reo wide stripes and nine and s was the allegod rebel fayg " Y & postmmsbor’s who doos not now how 4o meke an Amerioan lag can found wowhere ol (0 the tnion Toxan charged with pre e stars wlat ANOTHER VISIONARY SCHEME. Among the resolutions adopted by the farmers alliance at its late session is a proposition that every town shall supply its citizens with fuel at first cost. This is doubtless intended as a concession to the working people of the towns and cities, who are more or less saturated with the visionary doetrines of Henry George and Edward Bellamy. The great body of our farmers do not realize that the greatest source of corruption in the government of our cities is the exer- cise of paternal functions which involve the collection and disbursement of sums of money, They have probably read very little about the Twoed ring thrat dominated in New York years ago and plunged that city into miliions of debt. They probably know very little about the m’sgovernment of New York by the corrupt cohorts of the present Tammany machine, noeabout the hun- dreds of little Tammanies that plunde ond pillage the taxpayers of every American town of ov ,090 population, If our cities are to supply their popula- tions with fuel at first cost they should also be required to supply them with meat and bread at first cost. We should not only establish a municipal coal yard, but a municipal bakery and a municipal butcher shop. And we should not ve: there, The Massachusetts alliance de- mands that the states and cities should supply the people with whisky, wine and beor at first cost through public agents who # municipal bartender: If our cities are to supply all their popu- lations with food, fuel and drink, why not also supply them with raiment? Why not o o mumeipal clothing store, a municipal dry goods shop and a municipal hat and shoe store all under one roof like John Wanamaker's great emporium at Philadelphia? That would be a great saving to the common people, although it would relieve the carpen- ters, brickmakers, bricklayers, paint- plumbers and other mechanics in the building trades of a great deal of labor which they now cheerfully perform at good wages in the erection of store houses, butcher and baker shops and the various establishments in which the interchunge of commodities is usually carried on in our cities, When we have made provision for all the people to get their fuel, food, drinle and raiment at first cost at the great municipal coal yard, bakery, meat house, groggery and general store wo must go one step further and provide the common people with shelte We must establish municipal barracks that will house thousands of tumilies and un- macried people all under one roof, under proper restrictions of course, and feed them at one colossal cook shop. That would bring down the cost of living for the common people of our cities to the very lowest notch. It is to be expected under svch favorable conditions and with the concentration of all the func- tions performed by hundreds and thou- sands of dealers in fuel, meats, gro- ceries, provisions, liquors, clothing and household utensils, there would be w great surplus of tradesmen and working people in the cities without occupation. These would- very naturally be com- pelled to seek a livelihood on the farm, creating a very formidable competitor to | the present farming population. The only practical attempy ever made in this country toconcentrate the traffic of a city was successfully conducted Salt Lake City under the rule of the Mormon church. All good Mormons were commanded to buy their supplies at.the Bullseye store, which had over its portals the following suzgestive in- scrintion: Holiness to the Lord. (Bullseye.) Zion’s Co-operative Store. Zion's mammoth co-operative stand has been swept away by the hands of ruthless and grasping gentiles. It is very doubtful whether any such paternal project as the farmers alliance desires to see inaugurated in our cities will ever prosper, All woe can hope for at best in the way of nationalism is to have our cities own and operate their own gas works, electric lights and water works, and, in the more distant future, their own street rail ways, STANFORD'S LAND LOAN SCHEME, Senator Leland Stanford has once more ventured to urge his scheme fc the unlimited increase ol paper cur- rency before congress. His famous land loan bill proposes that the government shall issue legal tender notes and loan them to the owners of land to the amount of half its assessed value, char ing the borrower 2 per cent intevest per annum, When Stanford was delivering his speech in support of this bill lnst Thursday Senator Mitchell of Oragon drove u keen blade through Mr, Stan- ford’s inflation project by nasking whether under the proposed bill any corporation that owns large tracts of land—the land-grant railroads for ex- ample—could not borrow to half the as- sessed value, to which Senator Stanford replied that they could. Herein is shown the prime motive, so far as the author of this bill is con- cerned, for the proposed legislation. It is to ennble the land-grant railroads to dump upon the government the sage brush and arid lands in their possession at ten times the value of such lands, as- suming that they have any value, There are millions of acres of such lands in California, Nevada, Utah and other statos and territories which the land- grant corporations would be very prompt to dispose of by mortguge to the government at half the valuation, fixed by appraisers who would do theiv 1 ding. Senator Stanford has always been able to have the rnment on his side of every matter alfocting the Central Pacifie railvoad intorests, and he would he equally succassful in socur ing the good will of land assossors, The other corporations would tako good care of the m ol govaramoent would have no din exehanging tons of million for land mortgagos which the ala nove e, Dought up vast tricts load upon portions of it and leave It of the goverament 1hus In 4 few v the governun *0sslon all tha compurasively directors solvos, and between th the ulty in of its notas orpora ko up AL Hators I lund woald the treusury tlons w s the # who have tho unsa 0t would h worihlose fiewt cot THE OMAHA DAILY 1anA aow owned by railroad corporations and speculators, and the country would have an enormous volume of currency with no better security behind it than the Argentine cedulas have. But even if all vailroad lands lands in the hands of speculators luded from the oparation of the pi posed law. its effect would be very bad. The Stanford schemse is not new. Some- thing very similar to it was attempted in England nearly two centuries ago. The Rhode Island paper money bank established at the close of the revolu- tionary war was based on a like plan, which was an imitation, on a small scale, of what was done in France early in the eighteenth contury under the in- spiration of the notorious adventurer, John Law. The most recent oxamplo is that of the Argentine republic. When that country went into the of making loans on lands its paper money was at par with gold. At this time the circulation is about 200 por capita and the paper dollar is worth no more than 20 cents in gold. The government is bankrupt, having neither money nor credit, and thevo is general paralysis of business and indust The conse- quences of the Argentine experiment, in all ossontinl respects similar to the one propused by Senator Stanford, were felt not only in the republic, but they convulsed the financial centers of threc great Luropean countries and virtually vuined the first banking house of Eng- land, while the effect was soverely felt in this country It is most remarkable that Senator Peflfer, who has shown ability asan unti- monopoly editor, should be caught by so plain a monopoly bait as the Stanford land loan bill. The California senator us chiseled the people of the United States out of $50,000,000 or $100,000,000 hy processes well known to Senator Peffer, and a more unnatural alliance than the union of these two is inconceiv- able. The Stanford heme will not, however, gain materially in strength by its backing from fiat financiers. It was buried in committee at the last session and there can be no doubt that it will receive like treutment at the present session. Tho danger of the United States exnerimenting with any such per- nicious and indefensible cheap money expedient is extremely remote. and business SHOULD BE MADE T0 DISGORGE. Tho citizens of Omaha have long since become familiar with the habitual of tho newsboys: “Hore’s your World- Heyald—all about the robbery! Nobody who has bought that sheet has however found any reference to the systematic robbery to which our tax- payers have been subjected by that con- cern during the past twelve months. In the month of January, 1890, a con- tract was entered into between the city of Omaha and the proprietors of the World-Herald by which the latter agreed to publish al! the official advertising of the city for the year 1890, and until an- other contract shall have been ontered into, at the rate of nts per square of ten lines nonpareil for tho first publi cation and 8 cents per square for the second and all subsequent publications of all official notices. This agreement was set aside by a farcical competition of the World-IHerald with itself in December, 1890, and the wrice of oflicial printing for 1S91 and until anothey ¢ t shall have been let for 1802 was raised from 12 to 29 cents per square and from 8 to 24 cents per square. The effect of this consum-— mate piece of jugglory on the taxpayers is strikingly exhibited by ths following figures from the records in the oflico of the comptroller: Whitt same advertising would Liuve World-Herald — cost under contract 1891, contract of '0). January.. 1 47 3 117 90 Fobruuty' L2140 01 88 March.. o 137 66 Aprll 58 10 May. 95 18 June 101 40 July 128 00 August . 83 54 September 121 20 October. 3 Novembe Decembe: Paid to Totals..... This is lmlhln" more ov less thun a clean steal of $2,358.92 from the taxpay: ers of Omaha, After committing this depredation i collusion with the late Morveurty and Osthoff council, Mr. Hitcheock as the court to step in and estop the mayor and council from ratifying a contract, which on the basis of the World-Herald's official advertising bills for 1891 would save the city 174 per cent, or nearly $600 for vne year’s advertising. By rights, and as a matter of equity, an action ought to be instituted to com- pel the World-Herald Publishing com- pany to disgorge the $2,338.92 it has filched from the taxpayers in excoss of what it would haveé been entitled to if the advertising contract of 1800 had beon kept in forco during the year 1891, THE GEM 0 The city of Kearney strikingly trates what enterprise, porseverance and indomitable pluck can ac From a strageling village Kearney has within less than ten years grown to be a bustling, flourishing ~city with all the modern improvements possessed by any metropoli. Her broad business thor- oughfares are compactly built, her pub- lic buildings, hotels and theaters are sibstantially constructed and impressive in appearance, and her business houses and private residences are handsome and tasteful. Tn many respects Koarnoy is far In advance of any other city of her population on either side of the Atlantic She enjoys the cheapest and most pe feet electric illumination of any city on the continent. She hus a syswia of elee- tric motor street railway that 1 do credit to nny ity of her POy ation, She has inexhaustible supply of water for domestic use and five Purpo; and, what s of Mor advantage, she has p wator power that will make hor ono of the greatest manu factur L of Chicago, The wou tonr times an ng conters we m i now under course of « on, s vapidly within s fow months (1s 000 spiadics will be put in motion Ihe marvelous growth which h b takor plice in Koarnoy within 0w e I8 mlmos of hor svelopmont BEL | can justly foel proud of what may truth- | lations SUNDAY, local nnd foreign.eapital fully ba calted thd'gen of the Platte vallay, and Titi: Big oxtends congratu- to the citizens of Kearney upon her bright and promisig futuro THE SILVER DEBATE. Arrangements for the joint discyssfon questi 2 tosowator Bur ! Tho debate is to ba ddnducted through the columuns of Tuk Bre and Farmers Allienee, published” at Lincoln; each paper publishing in full the presenta tion of hoth sided, and each sideis limited to two columns of space in any single issuo of the respective paper: The opening arguments will appe: both editions of Tur DALY Brer of Wednesday, as well as in its weekly | st edition of the same dats, and in the Farmers Alhance of the present weel. The discussion will be published once a week, and it is estimated that the poin's at issue can be fairly covered in threo issues, Partios desiring tosecuro copies of the entire debate should send in thoir orders promptl been porfected of tho silver nd Jay liive it PUBLIC SCHOOL MANAGEMENT Omaha is justifiably proud of her pub- lic school system. Its growth has fully kept pace with the increase of popula- tion. Our teachers as a class rank high and the general efficiency of the schools has been above the average. There is a great deal of room for reform, how- ever, and THE BrE regards the present as an opportune time to make some sug- gostions. Our schools are more expensive than they should be. The Boards of Bduca- tion have not as a general thing deemed retrenchment a virtue. They have as a ule allowed expenditures, indvlged in costly exporiments and permirted leaks which business men would certainly have avoided had similar condivions prevailed in their own occupations. The first thing to be done in the board there- fore is to cut off supernumerary em- ployes, reduce excessive salaries and guard against extravagant expenditures for fuel, supplies, sites and buildings. There been too much personal favorit in the selection of teachers and janitors, One of the most pernicious customs is the foisting of relatives of members of the isoard of ducation upon the school pay roll whether they are qualified for positions or not. Itis no offense for parties who happen to be rels atives of members to aspire to positions as teachers, provided always that appli- cants are qualified. ment and promotion should be on mevit alone and not becayse they may have in- fluence to back them in the board. Civil service principles should eovern the employment, ‘promotion and dis- charge of empioyes. As the affairs of the board are now adarinistered a good janitor may be discharged because ho is not a political worket or has offended aleading member. Ilis tenure of office be ev m But their omploy- board or to trade;himself in through his particular baclter. - “This is likewise true with regard’to 'tho selection of principals, assistant principals and higher grade teachers. The questions of length of service, especial qualilica- tions and merit generally cut no figure. A member of the board has a friend or relative whom he wishes promoted and ho pulls his wires until enough votes are secured to accomplish his purpose. Thero is altogether oo much petty pot house politics in the managoment of school affairs. The cowmitteess do tho business of the board in the wain, yet few, if any, of theso committees = dovote the time necessary to a proper perform- ance of their duties. Their business of education in this city is run in a haphaz- ard sort of style which encourages ox- travagance. Men receive no salary for their service, and therefore they excuso lack of interest and neglect of duty. There should be a in this particular. More ti the discussion of themsetves for form should be taken for committee business nnd more attention should be paid to details. A closor supervision of every branch of the ser- vico would be conducivo to cconomy and efliciency. The the bonrd are hardly They have been but @ motion at wn rules of worthy the nam printed and adopted, any meeting and a majority vote change them or wipe them out of exis c to ill-advised are merely a conven- ien the wajority and no pro- tection to a respectable minor- ity, If tho board proposes to conduct its business in a business-like mannor its rules and regulations should be so framed as to enable the minority to re- sist the onslaught of a bare majority at a mecting called perhaps cspecially to e out a scheme which would not bear investigation. ———— 5 ARBITRALION WITI OHILI Influential newspapers are urging an appeal to arbiteation for settling the difficulty with Chili. They do this on the grounds that'the people of the United States are apeace-loving people, that the national inlluence is always thrown on the side of peace and that the government i committed to the policy of urbitration fnthis hemisphere. Stiil another venson Ia the vast dispacity in tho population and resources of the two countries, which in'the view of many would render n declavation of war the part of the United Btates diser able to nabon. There cou no honor or glory for this country ence. They form no chee action. They for depends solely upon his abi'ity to make himsolf useful to eight members of the ou tita. 1 he tis on us n8 8 small a n throug in wl a0 which has but just passed Highest of all in Leavening Power — Latest U Roal ADBSOLUTELY PURE JANUARY 24 maintain tion to redress the injury? fair orcised in such a ¢ relative powerof the countries involved? In a dificulty whero nity of a nation inferior size or resources of ing termining the course to be pursuad? h an tration? tions must, Chilian difficulty has beon ung eration more than three months, and up to this time the government of Chili has en no indieation of what it intends to do regarding the demnnds made by the government of the United States, reasonably be said that three months is too short atime for cision being no question as to the facts? any rate, friendly made known, but even this much has not seything has There has been the course of the United St meont, which than it has done with o proper vegard for its rights. The course of may Un remark that wi one of them by a question of inferiovi to interfere with the penalt; small and weak nations, like wenk indivicuals, mu selves or Chili would undoubtedly seovnfully jecet any consider inforiority. that her peopleare profoundly of thol tho United States, while it is true that this country is com- mitted to the po that Chili declined, through hee repro- sentativ gress, to accept arbit 13 tional 8 from the question whether an issue in- volving the honor countr; tion, it is clear that a proposal to arbi- trate should originate with Chi that country has given no intimation of a desire to settle the trouble by this means, the delegates from Chil Ameri willing to entertain theillusion that any conflict which may dignity or honor of a nation shall ever be submitted to the dsci party.” hardly be likely to as and the United States might very prop- erly decline it if asked. Wells, Fargo & ¢ years published annual statements of the output of the gold, silver, copper mines of the states west of the Missouri river. decado eince this great corporation ceased to monopolize the car these metals, its annual statements have by common consent been accepted gas nearly accurate by statisticians, The mining industry of the west has grown enormously in the last twenty vears notwithstanding the generul be- lief that it has been depressed. the total yield of the precious metals in tho trax their bullion value, vided as follows: ver $19,286,000; 1801 the grand total 14 d, silver, copper output was not reported 15! copper mines, tho si most remarkably during the same period, while gold mining has not quite held its own In analy by states and Wells- fornia produc year of ands Dal veaches the handsome S35, tana is about the onl The totals place of the list, with an output of gold, silver and lead combined r Montana is stat B25,011,000, I group, Another feature of the is the roma of tho mining industry in Mexico hboring republic 1892-SIXTEEN Nevrasks | oivll confilet wnd s now ongaged in restoring its tion, There is cogency in this reasoning. Tt asserts nothing 1hat trie. rd some considerations important, nation to affairs to a normal condi- is not essentially ems to overlook or disre- that are vory How far shall a poace-loving expected to extend 1ts efforts peaceful re But it so be and manifests no dispo- What is a toleration to bn ex- regardloss of and reasonal the honor and dig ‘e at stake, should tho the offend- in de- Is issue a proper subject for arbi- The pertinence of these ques- we think, ba admitted. The r consid- country have any weight Can ching a do- kind, there At if the intentions of Chili are that could have boen plainly rou in a matter of this On the cont . nearly coming from that country indicated an unfriendly foeling. no warrant for this in tos govern- not have done done, could less ropean governments not be a good example for the d States, but it is worth while to n an injury is dono to smaller power the is not permitted exaction of the It isa sound proposition that mall and bshave tham- take the consequences. But re tho score of is renson to belicve nfldent ona war with to arbitration, tion ¢ There ability to cavry As ey, it is equally true in the pan- n con- uncondi- and obligator then, and dignity of this is 2 proper subject for arbite , and Moreover, it was declared by in the pan- n congress t they were “‘un- divectly affect the third will rhitration, nof a this Chili for [n view of have for many lead and Although it is a full iage of ations with a | country that has committod against 1t & griovous weong In 1871 nissouri region, computed at was $35,784,000, di- Lead, $21,000,000; sil- gold, $34,398,000, In ed $117.946,- made up of the following items: 31 .7 conper, $13,261,663; §#60,614,004; gold, $31,685,118. Tho until altogether insignilicant. v $898,000 was realized from 1t will be obsevved that mining industry has grown bei The v product west of the uri grow from $19,256,000 in 1871 L6138 in 1881, and to $60,614,001 2 the product of the mines territorics for 1801, tho go Co. circular shows Cali- still in the lead among gold- ng states, with a yield for the nearly $1¢ rado next with South na is the third, ontput £3,1006,- , and Mon- producer, the head Colorado leads in silve ¢ conper Colorado al nching #25,205,¢ 1o tha centenninl , however, and her total figures up Utah is the third of the ‘alifornia fourth, y cluse und (€ annual report cable showing of the growth 20,054,000 in gold and through which in neo I product the and on (R 18] \n capita 0,000, of whi 000, Gov't Report, Baking Powder PAGES. 000 is silver and #1,150,000 is gold. oarly as 1 As Moxico coined gold and silver and from that period until her in dependence in 1821 she had coined 151,581,960, was 8809, 1 the amount reached $43 grand the w The world has drawn heavily upon Mex- feo's rosources, velous mineral wealth sh thou a ste whilo not keeping pace with the United St Tie Hm 1822 to 1873 tho tc and from 1873 to 1801 881,197, Tho total contributed by Moxico to alth of mankind is 3,305, 118,408, but her mar- is today poor, have witnessed in which, in spite of thelast fow yea ly forward movement she has accomplished a great judiciary committes of the house of represontatives has boen instructed to make an investigation i acter and ¢ ive by a the the char- iations, force, arms ipment of the Pinkerton detoct- gency. The explainad author solution, isto rules, rog of tho determine whother or not it is a legally constituted dangerous this propor neral and, it is believed, well improssion managed monaco to the liberty the peace of the country 0 it is manifestly the du sentatives of the peoy ascertain what law, as rewulations t is howevar, tho states at body, to country and or whether it is not the civil institutions of Such an inguiry s timely. There is a vory founded this organization is that is a distinct of the poople and and this being of the repre- congress to under the acter and the at govern it. Whether it constituted body not, there should be logislation, by least, to prevent ‘it from that in o way lo its status is well its cha logally or being employed to overawe the people and incite | orgar for which its bratal hirelings were alone force. tolerato such a systam as the Pinker- tons have establ more out of place in a fr vial tests of oil. used while the present law is This heing Carnes go to the His caus st ‘oster cup in his offic by usurpation violence. Tho tion is morked of authority to history of this by bioodshed snonsible, and & vepetition of this is to bo expected whonever called upon to do this agency is 0s an armed government would No foreign hed, and 1t is still ee country T statutes provide for the use of the up by inspectors in making offi- No other cup can be in forco. why did Petroleum trouble of defending report to Was it be- companies true, the Jxcellency Thayer he knew that the oil were partial to the [oster cup and had ade a desperate effort it substituted for that state? in Towa to have the Elliot cup used in Oris Carnes’ fondness for the Foster cup due to the faet that thero “no legitimate complaint made’ against it? was THE way to bring bout reform is to do something that brings about reform. If our city council is in earnest its mem- bers should not allow themselv bulldozed 5 to be or frightened by threats of ward heelers who are opposing the re- duction of tion of expected De city the salary list and the aboli- sinecuves. [t was to have been that there would be great ure against a radical reform in tho governmeant. Clicago Tribune. If unkind tate shonid ever drive llon. Will- am (S, ing a box Holman to the nceessity of keep- ouse, may a kind providence he'p the b st ha SPIRIT OF THE A Tho contral ¢ of attention from the leading editors of te durinz the past week, procecd! e t meeting of the republican stas minittee has attracted a largo share the The comments on 155 I A Wis to been expected scoffod and alliance Journal while republic copiod or excepted to the camp brought before been somo hird of these eman quarters the editorial matters discussed have been un vorable. N newspaper men b 1 the meeting, There Kave Iecks™ made, but the most ed from a bureau with head- at Fremont. Leaving these out, expressions in regard to the formly fu- The Nebraska Press, ity after baving studied the procoedings of tho com- mitte the fact that the republica ossity of n vigorous o ig ebraska will be troated strensth of the demoerats and alliance. | 1 | | | ‘ | i | . remarks that they are “evidence of o alive 1o the next fall, such an exeiting she his never had for S a8 it hat the command of can party 1o rosist tho combined This w1 undoubtodiy be the nature of the figh The democrats Teslize they have no chan and will throw thelr strongth (0 the fndepend onts, Rut in this they will get left.™ Editor Simmons of the Seward Reporter. weiting on tho same snbject, says the com mittes “outiined n polley which will be of benefit in the pending campaign, Thore was A disposition shown to work together for the best intereste of the party, rogardioss of por sonnl preferon and factional fights will not ontor Into the camp this year With such A resolution on the part of the republioans of tho stato. thoy will present au unbroken front tathe enemy and maren forward to certain victory, Nobraska s a suroly republican on nutfonal fssues a8 evor, and with the stinulus of A national Wo beliove that the party will achiove 1E1ts old-time vietor s {n state, stonal and - legistative stons, The struggle have been noticon during the past week. Stil thers woro a fow. Sovoral papers haye heard the namo of Judgo Crounse quiotly whisperod in connection with the norship, and f the way thoy spoke of tho gentld wouldn't bo sur- prising it his name shou lond betore Tone The Alitsheock County Republican has hoistod Lo the head of 115 columns U name of Tom Majors for governor. and hasc Bined with It the name of J. G. Tato for con- gr Tho Hastin that Mafors conclusion The Grand Tsland Tnae pointer that “tio republicans will try to put Up the best men avabiabie” and then It in STn thiat case what oart of the woods Richards vun fort” Allof which | wont Flatl, not Mr Richards' organ, ¥ assert that Mr Hodde “need not won, for Me RICKrds 18 not eraving capalon, Mo has had one tisd's With the world, the (0l 0 tha rsons of Hocrats. t ndonts and th hitlonists, and he do. roforences to the bernatorlal Attering it e mentionod out Indopendent-Tribune alleges mination “is almost a foregone endont has had o nomination, which a: “WHat's i re You will sonanyhow! Talk about candidates f on tho state ticket seoms to have subsidod, temporarily at least. The onlv office men- tioned during tho w was that of stato troasurer. One odit refers to Andy Graham's candidacy for the place, wnd after reealling tho fact that ho devéloped a eroat deal of streneth four years i rts that Vit ho should become a aeain this year for the nomination he would make some” of the other aspirants wake up and seoc Anothe Aper sy s of tho other places The stir over Independont politics, result- ing from the stato allisnce meeting, hus not entirely subsided yot. Itis now announced that the stru for the United States sena torship in the people's var anks has i down to Vyek and 8 or of the tho prophe litical poik seek the senatorinl seat 10 the logislature and the eral il yek will se ate by means of an o nsiders his nominath dly assure ture ath and win the the sen or. 11 or practi ance logisin ceod 1o forocluss Boatrice republic and Paddock elub. o the names of some of the republicans of the Gage county capital witl not be found on tho 1istof charter members of the new organiza- tion. When it comes to tatking about candidates for congress every paper in the state has some- thing to say. They also have opinions fo express on our present representativ Horo fs one just hot from the pen of Major Hiatt “Nebraska has three distinguished members in congress. Bryan s dlstinguishea for his youth und fndiscretion, Merelghan for iils howeliness nnd _awkwardness, and Kem for his rod head and verdancy, Thoy have each mado their mark in this bill of partic e satie astute editor also remarks o are actualy gettlng ‘o many = statesmen fumonz us that It s danzorons 1o sling a stono for fear of killing an embryo congressian o govornor, 3 t fail the Fromont Flail 1 Dorsey’s or, ning his allozed enonintion, 1V ought 10 be cons talking by the card. And this s wi I ny When Mr. Dorsey decldes to olities you wiil all know ust yet o Fing the Shore. ) down. Walt until have vanished and then." 5 Toin Stevenson of Nebraska City is said to be unxious ta for congress on the allinnes tickctana he thinks hocould beat Church Howe and Billy Brya General Vietor Vige eratie fiomination In th retains his residence on h turm Senntor Keiperof Pierce has left his hoom for the demoeratie nomination fn the Third district o take care of itself and startod on a tour to Floridu and perhaps to Cuba. Thero will be plenty of time for work when the doctor roturns. Jolm L. MePheeloy munages to keep his name bufore the public in n good many papers, even outsido his own district. . L. Keck of Keurnoy has i congrossional kite in the atr, and with a fair wind hopes to Iund 1t on the nominating side. the d then=well, walt until in 1s out for tho demo- rth district. Ho Suline county It is whisperod that Juan Boyle, the demo- cratie Jonal of westarn Nebraska, expects to step futo Commissioner Genorsl Greer's posi- tion as soon as Governor Boyd is refnstalled Ganeral Boyle woul ol and would” give N rep somo particulars If not us an agric stuto, BRUWNING KING & £, W, Corner An Odd Lot co. 15th amd Douglas Sts. of Pants--- And the pants, checked pants, plain pants, lot is all that's odd about them, unlessit’sthe price, $3.50 and $4 for pants that we sold for $4, $5, $6, cven $6.50. Some of 'em onge belonged toa suit, but coat and vest are the rest of 'em are just pants, light pants, dark pants, cheviot pants, cassimere pants,fancy striped l")l' gon more money buy those marked down to $6 and higher than that 1'1\ e, Pants Browning, LtOMOrrosw but not so much as on the $3 Price cut some Y ,llpl Moail orders filled, King&Co