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

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So much the worse for crank ridden Kansas. e Salvation Army reports converte made in every American city but Chi cago. N. B.—Chicago went 50,000 dem- ocratic the other doy IN THE approaching slugging match on next Sunday between Messrs, Barth and Comet we have decided to place our money on tho e: T1 18 announced that Souch Carolina will probably pass a prohibitory law. Just think what the governor of South Carolina will say to the governor of North Carolina after that bill is passed! Tnis information cannot, must not, dare not be longer kept secret. The anxious, cager and crazed world de- mands an instant reply to the question: *“Whno, what and where is Mrs. Lease of Kansas?” TAE clever way in which the post- office authorities caught that would-be robber Tuesday shows that the Cleve- land election has not casc dowa the spirits of tho government employes so that they forget their duties. THe observations of a member of the British parliament, publisbed in this paper, concerning the growth ana improvement of Omaha, go to show that appreciation of the city is not confined to those who live in it. A SHORTAGE of over 1,000,000 bales in the southern cotton crop on account of frosts is n sorious matter to the grow- ors, for the crop would have been much below the average even if it had been harvested in good condition. A GREAT meeting of the Clark faction was held 1n Texas the other day and it was stated that those present deter- mined to proceed with even greater vigor to overthrow Hoggism in Texas. They can’t do it, however, as long ns they aid in giving Cleveland 160,000 plurality. Four men killed and three injured is tho result of & switch boing carelessly Joft open near Grand Island. Comment upon such terrible consequences of care- Jessness is uscless. The lesson taught Dby the accident 1s an impressive one and will long be remembered by the railway employes who wore witresses of the dis- aster. A PROMINE v in New York says that there is evidence that but lit- tle wheat is left in the hands of farmers in consequence of the recent heavy crop movement und that prices are nearly at the low level. It is certainly time for the bottom to have been reached and it is to be hoped that the prediction is well founded. THE democratic triumph in the recent election has already produced disastrous xosults. At a ratification in Little Rock, Ark., about a dozen men were in- jured and one was killed. The trouble with these democrats is that they dia not expect to win and had not prepared themselves for such a joyful time as they are now having, THE trouble with republicanism in New York city is said to be owing 1o the fact that there 50 many so-called re- vublicans holding office by the grace of Tammany and who are spies on their own party. This sort of thing prevails everywhero and is one ef tho most diffi- oult and exasporating matters in politics with which to deal. A BOOM has been inaugurated in a quiel way to make W. L Buchanan of Bioux City secretary of agriculture, Mr. Buchanan is already chief of the agriocultural bureau at the World's fair and would fill the place with great credit. But, s this is one of the spoils, what has Towa done for Cleveland to de- serve recognition? We guess Buchanan s not in it. e——— THERE are so many “granger’” con- ventions in'session in various parts of this country that it is difficult to deter- amine which is the genuine national body of grangors. It is certainly a sensible conventitn, however, which is now meeting nt Concerd, N. H., calling itself the National Grange, and which decided yesterduy that furming does pay. But who is this *Mr, Working of Nebraska,” who, in the face of our prosperity and the late stute election, has the hardi- hood to raise the calamity ery that farming in this state does not pay? THANKSGIVE G DAY The recurrence of this distinetivaly American holiday will inspire the usual ! reflections and suggostions, and the oc- casion ought to by as fres us possiblo | from thoughts of & clieer loss or prssimise tic nature. Such reflections are hostile to the spirit and purpose of the day. Itis true that on this as on every day of the year shadows will fall upon many house holds and everywhere there are hearts heavy with sorrow, to whom it may seem n mockery 10 bid them be thank- | ful. Yet there few 1i barren or so utterly neglected that they have nbsolute y no canse for gratitude At the very greal majority may find abundant rea for thanks: nd to «ll such this day 1 though not cheerless, apne v for quite so | uny rato ons kes { and it should leave everybody bett its observance Certainly the American sidored ns . whole, have every forthankfulness, Weo are at peace with the the year hus bect of prosperity to all interests, and is no sound reasvn for taking a gloomy view of the though there is promise of important changes from the policies that have been so productive of benefits to the country. Looking abroad over the world, it will be found that no other people are <o fortunately sitnated in all materinl respeets, and surely this is ample cause for gratefal- ness. people, con= renson world, one future, DIPLOMATIC SYSTEM. Periodically the question of doing away with our diplomatic system and | muintaining only the consular service | is discusced. It is recoiving some con- | stderation now in the press. It is ques- | tionable whether any politieal party | will ever seriously propose the abandon- ment of the diplomatic system, for whatever may be said of its shortcom- ings tho founders of the government thought it well to cstablish the system, | and he would be a rather daving voliti- cal leader who should venture to im- peach their wisdom by seriously propos- ing to do away with it. 1t is rather to bo expected, however, that when the democr are in control of congress they will very matesially reduce the allowance for the diplomatie service. Mr. IHHolman endeavored to do thisat the lute session of congress, but en- covntered an opposition which he could not overcome, The wudvoeates of abandoning the diplomatic establishment assert that it has become practically worthless; that under the changed conditions with respect to international communica- tion it is quite unnecessary to have ministers at foreign courts; that the money aunually oxpended in maintain- ing the dinlomatte establishment couid be used to much better advantage in employing intelligont and wide-awako commercinl agents in ali quarters of the globe. 1t must be admitted that there is foree in this reasoning, yet there is | something to bo said on the other side. | Tt is vory questionable for instance, whether a consul or a commercial agent could have accomplished what has been done by the American winisters at Paris and Berlin in bringing abhout the removal of the probibition against our pork products in France and many. Poreign governments ave punctilious in | this matter of treating with the repro- sentatives of other governments, and it has been said that our diplomatic service might be improved in uscfulness and eficiency if ministers were given a | nk. If we propose to muintain intimute relations with foreign govern- ments we must show a proper respect | for their systems and methods, whether we are concerned about our own dignity or not. The diplomatic and consular services have been doing better in recent years thun formerly, As to the latter, it has become the practice toretain intelligent ! and faithful men, ana the time will come when this service will cease to be 8 retuge for broken-down politicians and will take on some such char: that of the linglish consulur s ice, | Permanent tenure and more liberal compensation will secure a nigh class of ability in this service, and the intorests | of the country demand that it shall be | made as good as possible. As to the dip- lomatic service, it will stand so long as the Amevcican people have too much pride to put themselves in a position of | inferiority, in their forcign relations, ore ts cter a or ARMY BREFORM The reforms thay have been insti- tuted in the military branch of the pub- lie service during the present adminis- tration have been prodnctive of marked improvement in the condition of the army. A striking evidence of this is the large falling off in the number of | desertions, which, according to the re- vort of the adjutant general of the army, was 2,341 in 1888-'80, 1,593 in 1890-'91, and 1,382 in 1891-02, or a frac- tion over 5 per cent of the total enlisted strength. The enlisted strength heing | greater now than four years ago, the percentage of desertions is considerably less than one-half what it was at that time. 1t is to be noted. also, that since | the reforms were introduced a better | class of men are secured, Another important reform was the abolition of post traders and theirstores. That system was succeeded by o co-ovor- ative plan under which the men aro | onabled to obtain thelr extra supplies | at greatly reduced prices and still leave | a profit, this wmounting last year to $212,000, the greater portion of which was devoted to the improvement of the | wesses. T'he adjutant general reportsa marked improvement in the morale of the men and of military diseipline, which he ascribes directly to these re- forms. The army consists now of 26,900 oflicers and men—an insignificant force in comparison with European armies, yet suflicient as a nucleus for the forma- tion of un effective force in case of war, The fact that the army is small doesnot, however, render less necessary a high standard of efficiency. The dependence of the gountry in the past has becn upon its citizen soldiery, and this will continue to be the case for an indefinite time. It will pe many years before the popular sentiment of the United States will favor a much larger stunding army than what wo bave, and there are no probable con- ! talk matters over as fr ! | ditions to require one. Tt is manifestly | fmportant, therefo ¢, to have a well- organized and well-equippod militia, but congress has shown little disposition to encourage the states to ma'ntain militia organizations. Very littie can be dooe with $400,00 in this direction and that sum is all the present congress approprinted for the militia. Tt is not probable that its successor will do any better, if s> well, TWO IMPORTANT LOCAL INTERESTS. Local interest in the report of Secre- tary Rusk of the Agricu'tural depart- ment is chiefly contered in his discuse sion of our meat export business. Sinco the last of this department the prohibition against American pork vro- duets has been withdrawn in all foreign countries whore they oxisted and 40,- 000,000 pounds of pork, duly inspected under the present law, has been ox- ported. A comparison of the export teade of May, June, July and August of this your with the same period last year, the secretary notes an inerease of 62 per cent in the guantity shipped this year at an advance in price which in- crensed the values for the same pe by 664 per cent. He compares prices for September of this year with those of the same month in 1500, the year before pork inspection was ndo pted, and shows an ineroase of 80 cents per 100 pounds in favor of this year, an averagoe of $2 per head on every hog sold. In view of the lurge number of hogs marketed, this increase in price is very gratifying to all who are interested in this important ustry. ary Rusk says that our inspec tion laws hiave also restored the conti dence of foreigners ia the healthfulness of our cattle. Live cattle exportsin 1880 amounted to £05,000 head, but in 1802 wo exported 394,000 head atan in- erense in valuo amounting to $8 per lead. A comparison of Chicago mar- ket quotations for September, 1802, with those of the same month in 1889 shows an euso in tho value of cattle sold amounting to from $14 to $15 per head, ording to weight. On® the whole number of cattle scid in a single year this would foot un about $40,000,000. Another subject in which the west has a peculine interest is that of the special efforts le 10 acquaint the peopic of Iurope with the merits of Ame n corn - artiele of food. Concerning tho work of the agent em- ployed in Germany by his depurtment the secret ays that many difliculties attended the introduction of a new food heretofore generally regarded in Lurope as a food not fit for human con- sumption. A mixed corn and rye bread was found to be necessary to secure keeping qualities in a country whero bread is chiefly made und sold by the bakeries, and corn grinding machinery purchased in this country is now 1n use in soveral mills in Germany. One of the results was the maintenance of the price of corn last year, and although it has fullen much lower there can be no doubt that the efforts made to popularize this cereal in Germany have exerted an important influence upon the market this year. These two featuces of the work of the Agricuitural department are especially important to the steckiaisers and farmors of the west. It is to be hoped that the efforts made by Seeretary Rusk to promote the interests of those who produce stock and corn will be imitated by the coming administeation. Thero i3 u growing demand among the farmers for federal protection of their interests, and they ave well pleased with the re- sults that have been accomplished by the Agricultural department under the present administration report od as since WHERE CONCILIATION PAYS. This is an era of trades unions, and there is hardly an occunation in wnich men are employed that cannot boast an organization for the protection of the rights of the wolkman. IEven the em- vloyes in theaters havo such an organiza- tion, and it appears thatat a recent meet- ing of the central labor union in New York they presented a complaint agninst 1 manager who had responded in intemperate language to some re- questofl theirs, The case is unimportant, but it shows how easy it is foremployers to make the wistake of unnccessarily exeiting the indigration and opposition of their employes. The manager is quoted as saying that he was unde ricy | obligutions to any union, and that if the men struck he would employ bootblacks as stage hands and gov hand organs to tuke the piace of the musicians. To have taken a friendly and concilia- tory course would havo been us easy us to use insulting lauguage, and perhaps it would have been more profitable to the manager in the end. The case is only one of many in which the employer precipitates trouble by becoming angry instend of keeping his temper. Worl- ingmen us a rule are veasonablo, and it is not easy to point out ‘un instance n which they have refused to be influ enced by argumang. The troubleis thut the employer and the employed do not meet together upon common ground and 2nds having com- mon interests, This is the only way in which labor difficulties can be satisfac torily adjusted. It must not be expoected thut everything will be conceded by one side and nothirg by the other, WE ARE v much shocked to obh- serve that the Bostou vapers are edi- worially still hot under the collur be- cause of that Yale-Harvard foot ball match and blame tho umpire. In this year when crow consumption 1s so | popular and general, Boston should not murmur at the menu. And, so far as the alleged cause of the disaster is con- cerned, we are compelled to assure Bos- ton that the “umpire” cry is a hoary chestnut. —— A Threatened Catamity, Chicago Mafl. A movement 1s on foo to make Kavsas two states. Don't do it. Ooe of Kansas is enough. ——— Thankful for Small Favors, Acw York Advertiser. In the late eyclonic election the repub- licuus gained thirty-six members in the lower vranch of congress. ‘This is eucouraging. Two years bence the landslide will be ia the republican direction w—— A Hecora Without u Fiaw. . Glote-Demacrat, Presidént Harrison's forthcoming snnual wessage will not outliue the policy of the government for the future, but it will show that the present administration has con- ductea bublic affairs 1n such A WAy &s to promote tho best interests of all classes and to maintain the national honor in every emergency. R— What's tn n Name, Neve York Sun Hon. Sapodilla Scruggs writes a high- falut yle for the diplomatic and consular blue books, but whorn it comes to Lhe asser- tion of American digaity abroad there is nothing hiehfaluten about him. Across a chasm of many Years the Sun extends its compliments to Hon. Sapodilla Scruggs, Unitea States minister to Venczuela, — - The Lust Should e First, Now York Tribun Secrotary Rusk believes that the last oueht to, be first. His departwent s the Intest one created, but ho tas formed the havit of sending in his annual report in advance of the otber members of the cabinot who s.abmit TeLOrts 1o tho president. The seerotary finds the agricultural interests of the country in a favoraole condition, und thinks that the de vartment has amply justifiod its creation Regarding its future administration he makes @ numober of imporinnt suggestions. It wilk also be notod that he speaks in tho warmest way of tho intelligent and hearty interest shown in this branch of the covernment's werk by President Harrison throughout the four years now coming to a close. caun Trivwie, United Statos Senator KEdmunds, the ereac constitutional lawyer, has been inter- viewed in regard to the power of the govern- ment to deal with trust combinations. He is reported 1o have said that the government cun legaily seizo every pound of coal shipped by the Philadelphia & Reading Conl com- pauy across tho stute line of Pennsylvauia, it that company 18 violating what is known as tho Sherman trust law, He holds that it the company named, or any other, bhas com- bined with another compauy for the purpose of controlling either the pries or tho output of any commoaity it is umenable to the anti-trust law, s product is liadle to seizure, and its principals 1o arrest and imprisonment. There is noth- ing in the claim by the trusts that the Shoer- v un law is unconstitutionzl. Every line was curofully reviewed by the best coustitutionul lawvers and every possiblo feature that could be questioned was stricken out. Tuen 1t was passed unanimously oy both houses. He has not the shadow of a doubt as to the constitutionality of the act. Mr. Eamunds is equally decided as to the hreadin of scope of the measure. 14e savs it was iutended to, and he thinks does, cover overy form of combinatiou that seeks o in any way tnterfero with or restrain free com- poticion, wkether it be capital in the form of trusts, combinations, railroad pools,or agree- ments, or labor through the form of boygot- ting organizations that may sav a man shall not carn his bread untess he join this or that society, Both are wrong. Both are crimes and indictavle under the ant:-trust law. He Ays, 100, that if the law is enforced it will smash the trusts. If the officers churged with the enforcement of the law do their fuil duty trusts and combiuations will go to picces as quickly as they spraug into exist- ence. He adoed thal unless they are checked 1t1s ouly @ question of time when between tyranny of capital on the one hand and labor on the other there will be no lib- erty for the poople worthy of the name. Though for the time being the sugar trust may have reduced the price of sugar and the o1l trust the price of oil, that does not alter the principle that trusts’ uro wrong. How- ever seductive they may appear in loweriog prices to the consumer for the time being they arc destructive of the public welfare, They come to be grinding tvrannies that have sometimes produced riots in other countries, ‘Thore is in this langusge no uncertain sound, 1t is plain aud precise, Itshould be convincing even to those who bave sought to grow rich by combiniog agaiust the people to crush out the competition which 1s the life of all busiress and an cssential to hberty, It should revive tho drooping spivits of such of the government officials as want to work for the suppression of trusts but havo feared the iIaw is not on théir side suficienily to assure them success. ' They are now told on very high suthority that the only thivg uec- essury to the smashing of the trusts is that these oMicials snall do their duty. Of ¢ that includes the procurement of evider prove tho existence of o trust in any part, ular case, as 1n the absenco of that tho court caunot act, But in at least some instances it would scem the obtaining of this evidenco should not be a difficult task. [n the caso of the conl combination, has not its trust character besn admitted by ofticers of the comoine! Have they unot boldly announced that they bave combined and intend to ke up the combination? Have they nov practi ally daved the government to do its worst by declaring the Sherman anti-trust law 1s un- coustitutional? Surely this is a compara- tively open case in which tho facts would haraly be disputed vy the defendants. They ought to be given a chauce to prove that they have not broken the law, and if the fact of such breach can bo cstablished against them their shipments of coal across tha state line ought to be seized upon in the intcrests of the great public which have been jeopar- dized by the nefarious combnation. — THE BILLA COMET, Indianapolis News: One or two of the six comets reported in the sky may be the van- ishing rainbows of the third party. Philadelpnia Record: Prof, Colbert pre- dicts ihat the Biela comet will hit the earth with its tail. The tail-twister shouldn’t fail to sicze a chance like this, Philadelphia Tnquirer: the ccret. At any rate we shal eat Thaoks- gIving divoer LD1S year in peace, and prob- ably for wany ages to come New York Herald: Calamity howlers should raiso their eyes from the white bouse to the beayons, where a big comet is prepar- iug o swing its flery tail ss soon as it gets one, Pittsburg Dispaten: Bicla’s comet—or what thore s left of it—indicaies oy its 180- mile-a-minute gait that it bas caught the record-breaking mania which has b:en abroad in tne earth this year. Albany Express: Tho appearance of the comet sbould give Lieut. 'lotten a chance to get in some of his finest work, but singular 10 say Lo has nov a word 10 say avout the destruction of the earth, Poiladelphia Times: Biela’s comet, which is hustling 1n this direction at such a rate, meaut (o bo in time for the clection, but it missed connectious and was side-tracked until Lieut. Totten could decide 1t he could use it as 0 Thanksgiving display. St Paul Pioncer Press: If Biela's comet comes closo enough, every encouragement £hould be given about 1,000,000 eranks in this country 10 jump on aud take a ride. ‘I'heir nebutous ideas might fiud appropriate sur- roundings on this celestial way farer, Minveapolis Jouraal: Bielw's comot is besring down on us Jike a boot-jack on a hand-organ man, Fartunately tho old earth has €L & move on ek that will pull us 'way past the vath of the comet, unless tho demo- crotic party sets the vrakes veal hard, Cuicago News Record: According to the custom of English personification, *he' is used 10 referring to tha sun and “she” in ro- terring to the moon. The diMiculty Bie wanderer 15 baving With its trailing s now decides all guestions as to the gonder of comets, Don’t worrvabout —— 1 50NG OF TEINKSGIVING, Clinton Seallard in Loviles' Home Journal, Thuuk ksgiving! Of yore, Ti tho youth of the nation, Wien the hurvest hud 'vioided its store Thero was foast mikablation, Or when dan ad 1ifted its hand, Frow the lips of Ilu.lu\'nu Tnero vang through the lénzth of the land A Thanksgiving! Thanksaiving! Our home was & wilderness then With the loods to enfuld it; Totay with its miilions of men, We rejoice to beho.d it. Fromw the soi to the sure of the sea, We hiave ill fOF i troasure; We aro blest in the promised to be T & manlfold messure, War fluunts 10t & red pennon now, For the olive Is regal: Ldke birds that ure Lwin, on one bough SIt the dove and the eugle. Tho clush of the conflict that clett We in s0rrow Pemember. But the fire of the great feud has left 1o the ush scarce un ember, For the fruit of the time of our tol For white'sr we have fought for; Wiether born of the brain or the soil Ho the meed we have sought for: For the gifts we buve hid from His hand Who I8 Lord of all living, Lot there ring through the length of the land A Thunksglviax! Thunksgiving! Stringont Quarantine Regulations Not Satis- factory to Vessal Owner:, NO PROSPECT OF ANY MODIFICATION ors of the Treasury Department Re- s Qaite Necossary Considoring Danger from Spring in T Cholera Next Wasiy 4 Founrreestin Strent Wasminaroy, 0. C., Nov. Supsrintendent of Immigation William D Owen of ludiana has completed his report of the work of his department and mitted it to‘he secretary of the treasury who incorporated it in his report to congress, Contrary to expoctations there will be no recommendaations looking to any legisiation on the subject of immigration. Assistant Secretary of the Troasury Spaulding who s in charge of wll matters relat ing to immigration und quarantine ad- mitted today that the case of the Guion line, which had withdrawn its ships at least three months ago, might be followed by other steamship companics, and thut the present stringent quarantine regulations un- doubtedly worked great commercial injury to the steamship iiues, but he added that the government reports in tho hospital marine service fusisted so strongly on the probabil- ity of danger from cholera next spring that the Treasury department was comoelled to msist on its present regulations and that thero was no probability at all of uny modi tication of existing treasury orders, Observing Thanksgiving. Washington beean_tho official celebration of Thanksgiving by closing tho aepartments at noon today, thus giving many of the de partment clerks and officials whose homes ure in the neighboriug states an opportunity to spend the festivo day at home. Tho observance of the day in official circles tomorrow will be extremelv quiet and domestic, as all the ladies of tho cabinet circlo aro you in mourning for Mrs, Harri- son. Atthe white house President Harrison will have only the members of his irmeaiate family with him at dinner. Tho turkey an enthusiastic Rhode Island admirer sent to tho whito house on all the sthree preceeding Thunksgivings arrived yester dav Vice President Morton will have o own fawmily at dinnor, in when he observed brilliant gather oN Brreav or tar Bee, } has sub- ly s contrast to last Thanksgiving by a Secrotary of State Vo bis dauzhter, Mrs, Lausing, and her husband, who are now traveling in the west, with lnm tomorrow, but they will not arrive till Friday. Mrs Foster's mother, Mrs, McPherson, however, will be present. Secratary Noole will have only Mrs. Noble and Mra. Halstend of St. Louis.” It has been Mrs. Noble's custom to invite to ber Thanks- giving diuner a number of young people who have no home ties in Washington, but on ac- count of the mouring this hospitable custom is not observed this year. Attorney General and Mrs, Miller will have parhaps the largest party of any of the cabiuet circle, as their aaughters, as well as Mr. and Mrs. Samuel P."Miller, will be their guests Lomorrow. Secretaries Rusk, Tracy and Charles [Fos- ter will also spend the day in a like quiet manner, having no guests. Postmaster Gen- eral Wanamakor will eat his Thanksgiving dinner at his country seat near Philadelphia. Eeurclflry Elkins is stiil at bis West Virginia ome. Judge Crounse 1n Washington, Governor-elect Crounse of Nebraskn called at the treasury department this morn- ing ond uiter a pleasant call upon Secrotary Fostor, who heartily congratulated him upon his magnificent, canvass and political success, peeped in upon his own old official desk. Tho late assistant secretary was given a very cordinl reception wherever ho went and ai 3 o'clock be left for New Yori, where he will eat Thanksgiving dinner and wnence he roes directly to ris home. Today’s Washington Post says on the gov- ernor-elect: *‘He believes the success of the republicans in electing thelr ticket in his state was due Lo the vigorous cumpaign they conducted up until the night befors tho elec- tien. He did not thiuk the conditions would bo the same in any future campaign for the reason that in his opinion the third party movement had spent its force and would never be an important factor in anothor eam paign. He thought that party was rapidly disintegrating and he did not believe it would affect the strength of either of the old parties materially in its disintegration, but that the man who went into it would, as a rule, roturn to the same party respectively that they belonged to before the new party was organized,’” Western Pensions. The following western ponsions granted are reported by THE BER und Examiner Bureau of Claims Nobraska: Original — Froderick Switz, Morris D. Smith. Supplemental—(Christian Beve. Additional—Martin V. B. Kuight, John A. Cary. Increase—Benjamin Sin- ar, ‘Thomas J. Witson, Ber jamin J. Irwin, Titus K, Cone. Reissuc—Ashoel S, Isham. Origi widows, etc.— Harriot McDouwal, Lois M. Frenen, Matilda Earl, Sacuh Byxbe, Augenne Atginson, M. Wheoler, Eliza I3 Campbell, lTowa: Oricinal—Alonson R. Hubbard, Charles M. J. Reynolds, Johu W. Wilkerson John Mengen, William 'A. Doda, James Bar: rott, Jobn B. Bidwell. Additional—Danel Jongs, Increase—Charles W, Steel, Addi L. Mclntosh, Abram Holden, Enoeh Camp- bell. Original wiaows. ete. - Harriet N. Mc Elyca, Julia Chapman, wother, Ellen Wrig- ley, Alice C. PFirkins, Priscilla H, Sala, Sarati A, Graot, Mary 1. Cottomas, John Wiley, fatber, Diana J. Curtiss, Carollue Bordener. Miscellanoous, Ex-Congressman Yoder of Lima, O., at preseut sergeant-at-nrms of the houso of rep- resentatives, has returned to his post of oficial duty and says tne Homestead striko aided moro than anything else to defeat tho republicans, especially in Ohio. He thinks the McKinley tariff law is unsatisfactory to those most directly interested, and that con- gress will come together next summer in extra session and repeal the luw, Charles A. Coleof Omana 15 at tha Shore- ham. It is not beheved that Nebraska will be given the vacant assistant secretaryship of the treasury. altuough ropublican leaders have requested the president to ho'd it for one of their uumber, 2 S H, - PROULBITION SCAEME FAILED, own of flari Paid tor tho Invests New Yok, Nov, 23.—An unploasant al ternative baus been thrust upon some of the stockholders of the kast Tonnesses Land company. The returns on their cash invest- ments bave not been what they hoped for, Now they are asked, in a lotter issued by the company on November 14, w respoud promptiy and substantially to a call for sub- scriptions for *fivst lien preferred” stock, or 1o expect the appointment of & receiver for puny within fifty days. “The East Tenuesseo compauy was ized three years ago by leading pro ists with the ovject of founding a town tnat stould be forever free from the liquor trafiie, The capital of tue company was §,000,000, The scheme was advertised io prohibition papers and §2,000,000 worth of stocis was soon Qisposed of. Geueral C. B. Fiske, pro- bivition candidate for president in 1358, was the nrst presideut of the company, He re- cewved o salary of $10,000 4 year. The site ckosen for the town was within a crescent- formed valley between the Cincinnati Southern rallway on the west and the Waldon’s Ridge division of the Kast Ten- nessee, Virginia & Georgia railway on the nortn. Harriman, as the place was named, 1 fifty miles west'vf Kuaxville and eighty miles north of Chatlauooga. Harriman grow and prospered. ‘The liguor trafic was bavished by provision of title deed. Today tue population of the town is nearly 5,000 and growiog. It nas two banks sud four newspapers. Cash dividends of 6 per cent per aunum were paid on the stock the first yoar. The next year, bowever, the semi-aunusl dividends were pald ia stock. When the Uwe came for Lhe pext semi- an Hasa't ont. The Cotd Water nnual dividend, in July Inst, nothing was paid. Insteaa, it ‘was founa that the com- pany necded mora money. The thira million of the company’s stock had not boen sold, It {8 this whioh 18 now to be issued as “first llon proferred stook.” In the meantime Genoral Fiske died and was saccoedod by ex-Postmastor (Ganoral Jamos, who reseived £10,000 & vear. Mr. James rosignod and was succeeded by A. WV, Wagnalls, PRI L it CAPTURED A DESPERADO, The Notorious Tap Sprouse in the Clu of w Daring OMcer. Cuattazooas, Tenn., No A famous desparado, Tap Svrouse, moonshiner, mur- derer and loader of the dreaded San Moun- tain gang, atter defying the authorities of Georgia and Tennessea for months, has at hes last been captured alive and is now Iying in | tho Bradiey county Jail at Cloveland, thirty miles from here. The man who eapturea bim is George Barnes, detective and United States deputy marshal. Ho gave the dotails of the encounter 1n which, with cool head and quick eye, ha not only faced five out laws, but carried off one of them who was wanted for murder. A 1arge reward haa been offered for the aporehension of Sprouse, particularly wanted for the Killing of United' States Marshal D, N last winter 1n the course of a botween tho officors and the woonshiners operating in tho moun- near Atalia, Ala, twenty miles over Tennesseo line. Tho loaders of the band were the Sorouse brotuers, one of whom, Bill Sprouse, was kilied in the eu- gagoment, as well as sevoral others. Tap Sprouse, however, escaped, and as Lo was knowu o have firod the shot which killed the marshal no efforts wore apaved to effact his capture, Judge lKey issued a beuch war- runt for lis arrest, it being known to a cor- tainty that he was the murderer of United States Marshal Jackson, and detectives have boen soarching the moantains for him for months. Georgoe Barnes tracked the murdoror, and fierce battio band of tains the o do 1t ho was obliged to assumo the guiseof | a desperado. Sunday last, after weeks of waiting, ho decided that the time haa come to strike. o knew that Tap Sprouso had £0n0 1o the “'shack” ot bis brother John, nina miles back of Clevelana, in the mountain, Huvryiug oack to town he got a buggy,drove within two milos of tho “shack,” leftihe con- vevance and went ahead. “As 1 approached tho ‘shack,’” sald Barnes, “1 saw two wen leave it. | madoup wy mind that ono of tho men was Tap Sprouse, but | was not suro 1 went wto the house and asked a littlo girl whero her uncle was. ‘He's Just gone over to Hildebrand's,’ shesaid. Hildebrand was a neighbor a mito distant, so [ went there. | knocked aud found four men wside. Tap was notoue of them. 1 recognizad his brother John, and so knew Tap was not far away. 1 told them what I wanted, ana they tried to give me the bluff, and said that Tap was gono. 1 smid [ would look, aud I founa Tap 1o the smoke- house, hiding under a lotof tanbark and rub- bish. Then 1 had to do something quick, for there 1 was with a murderer beforo me, and four more uot much batter behind me. Iortu- uately the smokehouse was dari as an ove When I went in Tap was afraid to move, and when I got my hands on bim his pals outside could uot seo to shoot. 50 1 stood there with wy Winchester roady in my haud_and hold- ing Tup with the other. 1said: ‘Youdevils, throw ub your hands or I'lLkill you, and Tap, 00.! You see 1 had the drop on them on account of the dark, and althougi they were four to one they had to obey. Then I walked Tap off and snaoped the handeuffs on hum. Therest was easy, as the buggy was ready and my man spont the night 1n Cloveland jail. e FLECIKIC RO.AD PROSPECTS GOOD, Chicago Line Said to cellent Backing. NEw Yor he new Chicago & St. Louis eleotric road, on which it is claimed 100 miles an hour will be made when the line is in operation, and which is under coustruction at the St. lows end, has aroused new interest frowm the fact that the General Klectric company is said to be back- ing the onterprise. ‘I'his s the theory on which certain parties in Walt stroet account for the new 1ssue of $5,000,000 bonds of tho electric compauy. The stock of the Chicago & St Louis Electrical railroad, amounting 0 £7,000,000, 15 already on the markot. The assumption 1s that the General Electric com- pany bus cither taken up enough of this stock to guaranteo the success of tho cnter- riso or that it will furnish tho equipmnt. IFor this latter purpose a laree outlay would be necessary. The management 1s reticent in tho matter. The Geueral Ilectric com- pany, it is snid, now bas $2.500,000 cash in ho treasury, but this is mostly needed in order to establish subordinate electric light compauies in different cities. Tho General Electric company supplies (0o equipment and receives as part payment the stook of these subordinate concerns. Some of tnem are flourishing and bring in haudsome profits, Again it is suggested that the General Electric company has secured the contract to furnish the new line between Chicugo and St. Louis with motors and otber equipment, and that it agreos to take part payment in tho stock of the electric rallway. The road will e 300 miles long with four tracks, two for express business and wwo for local, The prowmotors exvect to have it done in time for the Worla’s” fair, Dr. Wellington Adams, the projoctor, is reported as saying that the financial pact of the schemo is assured. e — Had Smalipox on Bonrd. New Your, Nov, 23.-On the arrival of the steamer Saale fromt Bremer a case of smallpox was found amonsz her stecrago passengors. ‘The exumination made by the Lealth officors showed that the patient, Steven I'rigga, aged § moutbs, had been The St. Louts uni Have ] Isolated with his mother And thres other children in the hospital under the turtis back and had been under strict obsorvation since the first appoarance of tho eruption And that the surgoon of the steamer bad vaccinated all the passengors, The patient and the family wore removed to the veception | Bokpital and the steamer after being thorougnly disinfocted was aliowed to pro- ceea to her dock. 1t is understood that these passengers, S47 in number, will be held under the twenty-aay rule, - - 1HE roog. GAVE 10 Sehool Chlidren 1t 1w Remarkable Degree, t Atest of Vietue S1. Pavr, Minn, Nov. As & moans of teaching the children vractical charity, the various principals of the publio schools in vited them to bring Thavksgiving offorings toboe distributed among the poor poople by Rolief Ofcer Hutchinson. For four davs the children have been carrying theie offer ngs of meat and vegetables and canned £00ds and provisions of all sorts, as well as clothing. The rosult is bayond all expecta tions. In the thres days the children have @iven enough provisions to last tho 2,000 pooe in tho city all winter, und more than the city has given bofore in tho threo years. The, forty-throe schools i the city gave 172 1m- mense wagon londs of clotning und pro- visions for distribution, and 1% 1s velieved tho problem of cariug for the eity's poor hus been solved. 3 — TUKKEY SIUFFING, Philadelphia Ledgor: Prospective troublef in the Hungarian dict. The trouble In th Amcrioan diet lately has beon that 1t con- tiined too much crow for a good muny tasts Somervitie Journal tho spollss but whon it other fellow belong th To the v comes to spolled, tor belong W the Tndfanapolis Journal: Mra Wickwiro—My dear, that hatof yours s awfully shabt Mr. Wiekwire T'know It 1s, but, if | were to BOL W NOW 0nw Just now, pe might think me a democrat, Chiengo o nurse Mr. Oson! P'upi Olson (with a brave effort to be choer- ful=Vell, shvoods to do Shveedo! Tritune: It's twins, Washineton sl one SRanid yo *No. Star: “There's o highfiyer” o another. 1h? Acronaut.” AUTUMN THOUGHTS, New York Herald, Tho melancholy days are hero, Falnt whispers of the dying y And yeuitis not they that fil Mo with forobodings durk and ill; My soul i« saddest when 1 see, Bofore my uncio's necene Sotout. Uio pusser to entrance, My winter cout and vest and pants. Chiteago Inter Ocean: Ohapple—tHow dlds rile, deah boy, happen to got Intoxicated the banguet lust night? Algle -Ho woally, overwated his stwenth and wead the wine 11 right throu.h without stopping Boston Post: “Doublo leadod,” quoth th Teportor as he eazod at tho man with two bul- et holes i hin Phil ndelphin Record; A dilapldatod look=] ine Individunl who was among the unfortuns at the Central poliee stution yestorda when asked by the \t L he was, replied: “Well, yer honor, 1’ entlonan; but 'n not Workin' at it now. Atehison Globe: T a womun is introducod 10 & womian on a strect our, wnd_rides a biock with hor, and nevor sees hér again. and heirs aftorwards that the woman's consin hs mar ried, she feels as 1 sho ought 10 send o wed ding present. Binghamton Leador: get stuck on « hixh note. owing to the piteh, Singers trequentl We suppose this Boston Gazette: When an actorcomes upo! the stage ir. an intox.cated condition he re calls the balmy days of the druma. i\ A WARNING. Judye, When Maud and 1 List chansod to meot Lmade love in short meter, And told hier that she was 5o sweet That 1 could almost eat her. That night I droamea T had dono so, And took that meal with glee. Wasica wirning? This I Know— She disngreed with — e 1 HINT FROJ PARIS, European Edilton New York Herald A RECEPTION DRSS This toilot in the ompiro style may be o | poau do soie of & soft shade of sray, sieevel { and voke studded with jet, Oriontal trim ming and pendant from tho stomacher a lon jet fringe. “ZRROWNING, KING & COo. Largest Manufacturers uf Ulothingg In the That our name is back Retullers eld, and We're thankful of the neck of nearly every =~ well dressed man and hoy in the ncighborhool. Ain't you? W ful that we've had enough to do selling our make of ‘tluihinu; without resort- re thank- ing to a wreck sale, job-lot sale or fire sile. Ain't you? We're thankful for many more little honors, amongst which is the fact Jth;u we can give tailor- interfere with the quality. Our store closes at 6.4) Qiys, when we ¢lose at 10 p. . to the boys, to the mammas, patronage in the past which has encouraged us to ouble-breasted cfforts in the future. Browning,King&Co , excout Saturs made goods for half the price of tailored clothes and not Ain't you? We're thankful to the men, for their liberal Thank you. |S.W.Cor 15th & Douglas Sts