Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 1, 1892, Page 4

Y BEE| £ ROSEWATER, Epiron MORNING EVERY THE CITY. SHED OFFICIAL PAPER OF TFRMS OF 8URSCRIPTION. Diaily oo (withont Sunday) Ono Ye Daily and Sunday. Ono Year.... 1x Months o Three Monthis. ... Fundny Dee, one Yeat inturday I'ce, Onio Vear Veekly Roo, Une Yer ... OFFICES Omahs. The Fee Rullding £outh Omaha, corner N and 2th Stro Counell RIufis, 12 Pear! Stroet. . Chiengo Ofice, 317 Chamber of Commaren. ¢ Rew York. Htooms 18, 14 and 15, Tribuno Batlding WaRhington. 513 Fourteenth Street. WORIESPONDENCE ANl eommunications relating to news and editoriai matter should be addresssd to the T Storial Departmont RUSINESS T, Tette TERY. ana remitiancos should b 0 oo Pablishing Company, Omaha. Drafts, checks and postofiice orders to bo made Dryabic to theardor of tho company. THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY EWOILN STATEME Etato of Nebraska, [} County of Douglas. § corgo 1, Trschck, secratary of T BER Pub Hehing con B Salemniy wwaar that the Retinl elrenintion of 41tk DATLY KR for the week nding Novembor 0, 1902, was as follows Eunday, X Mondiy, Nove Tuesdny, Noye ednodiny, Kove Fhursday. Novem Frida; \n\n mbher % Baturdny, Novembe ATl business maaressed t T OF CIRCULATION. 26,083 24021 . 20008 24,804 24880 Average °d 1n my pros- ence this 20Uh (Seal] otary Publlo. Avernge Clreulntion for October, 24,421 —_— Tuey scem to be still voting in Wyo- ming and North Dakota. ARE thoss ugly, unsightly election booths to remain on our streets all win- tor? Horset whipping muy not be a statu- tory punishment, but it gets there just tho same. SENaTOR Prrrer is in New York City and, strango to suy, has nok yet been buncoed. s THERE is just bout as much harmony In the Board of Public Works as there is in the other place. REPUBLICANS scom to have recovered ‘Wyoming. Of course they will be ac- cused of stealing it. b —. ‘WHAT things are best for the welfare of Nebraska is the greav question to be determined by the legislature. P —_—Y IN THIS jangling world thero are oc- casional exhibitions of hurmony. For pxample, Cleveland on Hog island. —_— Tae highway robberies which are an- noying Chicago people are only pre- monitory symptoms of general con- ditions next year. — It 18 quite evident that the democrats of Omaha have been studying the life ond aro emulating the career of the prosent governor of Texas, will resubmit the prohibition question. That means that after a fow toilsomu years of waiticg prohibition will be promptly knocked in the head. WuEN Mrs, Lease was in Omaha early in November she suid she opposed Jerry Simpson becauss he didn’t wear socks. Now Jerry 1s kicking because Mary does. CoUuNTY COMMISSIONER DICK BERLIN is said to be somewhat embarrassed by the sudden prominence attained by his South Omaha namesake, to whom he is not related. Sayuen J. TILDEN said Cleveland was ‘‘the most selfish man’’ he ever met, and that utterance will be ringing in the pars of wistful democrats for four long weary year BrYAN and McKeighan are quoted in the New York Herald in favor of an extra sossion of congress. There aro mighty fow extras which they know how to refuse, Tie Mexican eabinot resignation business. But it is a poace- ful movement and President Diaz, who enters upon hisnew term today,will prob- ably reappoint all of them. ———— IN ONE precinet of the Fifth ward on election duy a democratic challenger attempted to enter and remain in the booth before the polls were open and threatened n riot when he was ejected. This is probably one of the grounds of fraud on which the legislature con- testants will rely is also in the Tae Mills revival meetings which begin at the Lxposition hall tonight are attracting widespread attention among church pooplo in this city, Rev. Mr, Mills comes to Omaha after havieg closed a sories of extraordinary meet- ings in other cities. His methods as well as his toachings are said to be effective. Tue meat inspection law i3 a good law in more ways than one. The recent appointment of twenty more young ladies as microscopical examiners at South Omuha shows how it is affording profitable employment to many of the fair daugtors of Nobruskn, Uncle Jerry Rusk ought to be a prime favorite among the ladies. PorLrt1cAL excitement'in Wyoming is not yet over, but the indications are that the republicans will defoat the de- liberately plunned attem t to steal the legistature from them and with it a United States senator. Thelatestinfor- mation is that the republicans wili have six majorily in the senate, and as the opposition can count on only one ma- jority in the lower house, Wyoming will continue to be represented in the United States Segave, after March 4 next, by two republicans, It bas rarely happened that a more desporate effort to steal a legislature was made than that planned by the democrats and pop- ulists of Wyoming, and its defeat is to be welcomed us in the interest of fair politics, 'The republicans of the state are to be congratulated upon having made & courageous and hounorable fight lor their rights. == GOVERNMENT AND MONEY | Do they ‘intend to retura to China at The comptroller of ths curroncy in his | the end of the year of grace ac- annual roport presents some considera- | tions regarding the relation of the gov- ernment to money which those people who are demanding that the govern- ment shall issus all the currency will do wall to consider. Comptroller Hepburn suys that the government cannot issue money gratuitously; it must be in es change for some value. Under the con: stitution congress must provide all the money that possesses a full debt-paying power. By every consideration of sound businoss pringiples it should provido all the money tigat the country requires. Undor the principle that the govern- ment can oxchange money only for somothing of value the sub-treasury yme can have no place in our finan- cial It proposes something wholly outside of the functions of the government and does not contemplate such a transaction as would como within the sound definition which the troller of tho currency gives office of the government in money, that is, that every dc out by tho government must value roceived by the government. As congress alone can give full debt. paying power to money, a stats bank currency cannot possess this power, so that if tho democratic policy of allowing state banks to issuo money should pre- vail a legal tender currency would be displaced by one not having that quality. It is not easy to understand how any sensible man can fail to see that such a course must result to the genoral injury. The comptroller of tho currency presents some familiar argu- ments againsta restoration of state banl currency, remarkingamong other things that it would be especially hurtful to the laboring class, *“T'he restoration of stato bank circulation,” says the comp- troller, “portends disaster to that class of our citizons who most need and have most right to ask protection from the government. State bauk circulation losos its money power in a erisis It is a source of weakness and adds to the danger. Instoad ef paying debts it comes forward itself to bo paid.” These simple and corroct views of the relation of the goverament to money and of the importance of having all the currency come from the only source that can give it full debt-paying power may have little influence with those who want the government to go into a mortgage and pawnbrokerage business, or with others who think that every state should be free to authorize banks to issue us great an amodunt of paper promises o pay as they please, but they are founded upoa sound and endur- ing principlos which must bo regarded in order to have a secure and stable cur- rency, such as the country now has. There is hardly a possibility that the populist idens regarding the currenc; will ever prevail, but there is strong probability that the democrats will per- mit the issue of notes by the state banks, and this would as certainly mean a re- wrn of sl the evil coaditions of tho past when this policy prevailed. IMPORTANCE OF PURE WATER. Typhoid fever provails extensively in Louisville, Ky., and as a rvesult of thorough investigation it is the opinion of compatont judges thit most of tho wells within the city limts are polluted. A prominent physician who has ana- d the water from o numbar of wo'ls s concluded that only those which have o depth of at le: ninety L con- tain pure water. In wells of less depth he finds disease-producing germs. In all the older cities, where tho soil has for many years basn siving impuri- ties, the wells are corlain to ba mors or less polluted. In some portions of the city of Omaha the hoalth olice impure well watar to b the cause of recent cases of diphtherin and other contagious diseases. In theso localities, lying on tha outskirts of the city, tho substitution of city water for that of the wells has not yet poon call effectod and 1t is not to be expected that it swill bo for some time to come. But as another summer will soon hero with its possibilities of cholera it is the part of wisdom to take such precautions as are practicable in respect to tho well water used by a,large number of people in this city. A thorough cleaning of the wells might prove very useful. Muny of them probably never have been cleaned at all, and the impurities which have accumulated in them would doubt- less shock their owners if they were laid bare. In many of the lozalities where wells are used there is no good reason why they should be polluted, for they are not surroucded by a denso population and the soil is not permeated with impurities. The Board of Health is undoubtedly right in regarding the woll water quas- tionas an important one. So far us possible the city water should bs substi- tuted, but when that is not practicable there can be at least an enforcement of cleanliness, If tho judgment of those who prediet a visitation of cholera next year is worth anything thero will bo need of the utmost vigilauce in re- spect to these matte A PROBLEM FOR CON'RE: The restriction of immigration, for which a demand is golng up aH over the country, will be one of the most diflicult problems that will confroat the congress, but there will also be the added problem resulting from the abso- lute failure of the law requiring Chinese registration, The latter is practically a dend letter so far us results are con- cerned, and as it provides that all Chinwuen in this country one year from its passage, Muy 5, shall be deportod to China unless they have complied with the law, it is apparentthat there isa big job “0 bo undertaken whon the time comes around, Ubp to the last of November the num- ber of registrations of Chinese in the whole United States was enly five. The total Chinese population of this country is now estumated at about 250,000, Noth- ing_could be clearer than that the Chiinese do not intend to obey the law, systom. comp- of the issuing lar sont voprosent be for they have shown no disposition to do | products from Douglas 80 during tue seven months that have olapsed sipce the law was passed. On the contrary, they have exhibited an inclination to treat the law with con- tempt, for in instances where they have been upproached upon the subject they corded them? Nobody they do. They nre a very shrowd people and are aware that government has undertaken a con- teact that will not bd easy to carry out No panalty is provided by ths law for failuro to comply with its provisions oxcopt that those who do not eompl shall be sent back to their own coantry. The difficulties in the way of this ¢ obvious, It is estimated that the aver- age cost of shipping each Chinaman from his present placo of residence in the United States to som> Chinase port would not ba less than $100, which would involve an oxpenditure of $10, 750,000—nssuming that practically all of the 250,000 disrogard the registration Taw Of courso thera is no likelihood that such a sum of money would bo pro- vided by congress for that purpose. The law itsoll imposes the duty of earrylog out the program upon tho secrotary of the tronsury and the attorasy gonoral and $50,000 is appropriated for the pu pose—a sum which in all probability will be about $11,000,000 short of the amount required. Congress can wrestle with this pleas- ant problem in connection with the gan« cral subject of immigration, with whi: it will soon ba called upon to deal. It may bo extremely dificult to frame a law that will exclude those who are ob- jectional and admit all who should be welecomed. This country still neads im- migrants of the right kind, and the west in particular has room for many thous- ands of thrifty and industrious psople from foreign shores who seek permanent homes. THE MONROE DOCTRINE, Thero appoars to boa’ growing sonti- ment in the country that the time has come for the goveramont to make movre distinct anl ageressive assertion of the Mbaroa doctrine than has been done for a great many years. That dootrine has for s3venty years baon ac copted by the American paopls as em- bodying u wise and sound principle and it has been generally respactad. by Kuropean nations. It means simply that the United States cannot permit the nations of ISuropa to exert any undue influence in shaping the destiny of any country in this homisphore or to add to their possessions or increase their power in either the northern or southern continents of America. It wias a4 warning to luropsan govern- ments that if thoy attompted to extend their system to any portion of this hem- isphere it would bu regarded by the United States as dangerous toour psace and safety and would be resisted. If this doctrine was good in 1823 it is equally so now, and tho resons for firmly asserting it are no less valid now than then. The interest which some of the Buro- poan powers ara taking in the affairs of this hemisphere and the efforts they are making to increase their influence here way well challengze the solicitude of the American people. Since this country entered upon the policy looking to the extensicn of our trade relations with tho countries of South America, Euro- pean governments have been working most industriously to defeat our offor and it is not to be doubted that thoy have been able to accomplish a great d: 1a this direction While it is true that they have been enabled to do this argely by reason of the extensive finan- cial and commercial relations of Kuro- peans with the southern countries, it is w50 a fact that tho governments them- selves have taken measures well known to diplomnacy to wenken the position of the United Stites to their advantage, thereby seeking to acqaire a control dangerous to the peace and safety of this country. If cur government has not been blind for yours to tho opera- tions of Kuropsan nations in this re- spect it has certainly not manifested an active and serious concern regavding them, and consaquently the problem of reducing Furopean influence in this hemisphere has grown more diflicult. It is now seen to have been a very serious mistale to.allow the Panama railroad to pass into the control of for- eigners, and while no grave difficulties may result there is ground for appre- hension. Senator Morgan of Alabama, a member of the senate committee on foreign relations, and one of the best in- formed men in tho country on inter- national issues, is quoted us saying thau the Panama controversy is sure to create disazreesble relations between the gov- ernments of the United States and France. Ho says the dignity of this government requires that it maintain 115 political relations in the isthmus, next i regardless of whether any of our citi- zens have an investmant there, or the railroad is commercially important to our people. We have certain treaty rights there which it is the duty of the government to insist shall be observed, and if the French owners ot the rail- rond refuss to recognize our rights and are sustained in doing so by their gov- ernment, we must enforce respect for tnem. The prestige and dignity of the United States, as Senator Morgan says, will have to ba usserted and maintained. In order to do this it is quite possible that unpleasant relations between this country and Peanes may result. But whether thers is any difficulty or notthisineidentought to be instructive., We cannot be too careful in guarding against European encroichments, and we cannot be too firm in asserting and mauinfaining the pringiple embodied in the Monroe doctrine. Tue resolution providing for licensing of the gambling houses of South Omaha was killod at the last meeting of the common couneil of that sity, Racent developments in the Mil- ler mystery, whatever may bo their final outcome, seem to reader this action peculinrly appropriate. Whether thoe present condition of things is costing the gamblers less money than would a license system is an opeu question. — THE statistics of shipments of various county for the year covered by the current report of the state burenu of industrial statistics show that this county is doing an im- mense export business. The great bulk of its products, of course, are 1o be ored- the ited to the cities of Omuha nnd South © ubsolutely declined to consider it { Omaha, but the farm producs shipped supposes that | the | B RSDAY, DECEMBER 1 1802 was aiso considorable, Tha total ship- ments of the county nmount to $55617,- 772, or nearly one-halt of the total value of shipmonts from all the counties in the state, according to the report of the commissioner. It is unnecessary to suy that the 22,69 cars of valuable packing house prolasts and drassed baef shipped feom South Omaha count very honvily in making up the total of values, though there are maay of the manufactured products of Omaha which foot up rapidly in monoy. he total number of ear- loads of Douglas county products shipped was noarly 84,000, Theso fig- ures are auite impressive and are con- templated with sutisfaction by all who are interested in the prosperity of Doug- 10s county and its two thriving cities 11 hope has been publicly oxprossod that the daily papors will lend moral support to the prosecution of Charles Hays and Dick Barlin of South Omuaha, who are charged with being implicated in tho murder of Mayor C. P. Miller October 4. A newspaper ought to bs actuated by the sams impulse that leads any fair minded man to declare that justice must be meted out to all offend- ors. It hasnot yet boen proven that Mayor Miller was murdored, yot thero are circumstances pointing that way. The law presumes the accused innocent until proven guilty in court. The com- plainants doubtless believe they have a ood case or they would not have caused the arrest of the suspects. The courts must decide. Tt is not the business of a newspaper to try the case. HINTS FOR LEGISLATORS. Kearnoy Fub: It is next to impossible to get nn adoquate vote on any amendment. so Joug as the constitution requires submission ata gencral election when tho question at issuo is lost in tho grand political shuftio. Give us a constitutional convention. Chadron ‘<igual: There ought to be an amendme-* ¢ tha Austratian bailot law pro viding for represontation of all partias on claction boards, I3ach party casting over 5 per cont of the vote in a preciuct should se lect its representative by caucus and certify the sawme to the county clevk. York Times: Nearly all tho papers agree that the ballot law in this state ought o be amended. It is the general opinlon that it should ba so arranged that a man can vote a straight party ticket by making a sivgle mark, if he desires to doso. Wo believe the legisiature will maise some novded repairs on the law this wiater. Beaver City Times: There is a great and growing sontiment over the stato in favor of farmer's institutes and it is probable that a good deal of pressute will be brought to bear on the legislature this wintor to get an inst tute fund appropriated. While the interests of other mdustries ate boing looked after it seoms but fair and just that farming should come iu for a smail public boosv. Nobraska City News: That there will be a bill introduced iji, the legislature this winter controlling the telephone company of this state there is uo doabt, and every mem- berof the lezisiature should vote for 1t. That mouopoly is becoming too aggressive and grasping for the peace aud comfort of the people of the state. And while this vill is nnder consideration we would suggest that tho great roformer, Paul Vandervoort, be kept in hls room. Randolph Times: An idea that is gaining in popularicy wherever discussed, 13 @ modi- fication of the election laws providing for a rolay of election officers or canvassers in every vouing precinet toexpodite the canvass of the vote and rolieve the day judges and clerks of the tiresome task which the can- vass ontails, The attention of our legisla tors is called to it. Under the Australian ballot the burdensume duties which election ofiicors aro subjected Lo in tne long night's wrestle with the ballots totally uufits them for prover and correct Work. Rushville Standard: It is only a little moro than # month until the Nebraska logis- laturo will conveno for the 183 session, and in the opwnion of the Standard ine railroac freight rate quostion is the ull important one for this session to deal with. OF course the olection of a United States senator will come fivst, and 1o one political party having a ma- jority of the memobers on joint ballot, wo woulG not be surprised to seo half the'scs- sion used up in the contest over the senator, but whilo this fight is going on some cool headed republican member should be pre- puring a railroad rate bill. Lot him get his bill before the house or senate, as the case may be, uod on filo so thero will bo plenty of time to covsider it and malke its provisions just and equitable to both the railroad companies and the people, ‘Pho Standard is not radical onough to wan' to see the railroads suffer injustica simply becauso the people have for years endur d 1mpositions from the railroads, bocause such & thing must sooner or tater result in harm 1o the people. Let us say to the ranroads, wo will let by-gones po by-gones, but from this on wo will Lave what is fuir and right for both part “he repablican party is in favor of such measures, and tho party stends pledged 1o see that sucn laws are enacted. The party has gone before the people with this pledge in its platform for tho past ten voars or more, Yeur aiter year this pledge has been renvwed, and then our party repre- sontutives have' gone 1o Lincoln and as often fwled to fulllll 1t Let us not continue this course just to sce bow long the people will indure it. A largo ovity of the peoole of Nebraskaare re- publicans because they believo in repub- lican_privciples, but they have become dis- satisfied with the action of tho party’s rep- recentatives in Nobraska. und as the Honorable Chiurch Howe onco said, “the old ship is laaking.” et us corik it up with a £ood and just railroad law that witl bring om0 rotlef to the producers of wealth, and the state will go baclc to her old tims repub lican majority. Two years ago tho legisia- turo slipped from our control, but fortunately for us it fell 1nto vadl hands. 1Itis true the independents passed @ maximum frieght rato bill, and woile that bill we believe was better than nonoav all, it was unjust and unreasonable, apd Governor Boyad was therein given & preext to use his veto power, and the bill was killed at tho closing hours of the session. It may be said that the ropublicans lack a few of having members euough to pass a bill, This is trae, bat the mombers we have can _mako the effort and 1f they fail Lo secure sufficicut support from the other party members tho blamy must fall on them, not the republi- cans, but 1t would ‘dbtem that out of tho thiriy-threo in the sengle and ono bundred 1n tho house a majority of each would hold the country’s interests dear cuouzn to give all justico. Anvway, the repuviican party will ba in the lead and z,-v. its members iu tho logislature Lake the lodd. ———— o BITS OF BOREOWED WIT, = I'm luying for,” br Catb 0ut with Siftinzs: “That's th remarkod the lien s L a pan of cornmonl, Philadelphia Record: “Goinz to the party next we uskod ono youth of another on a stroetonr. “Oh, yes: If it comes off.” “Oh, it's bound to come off, for ils a *button party,’ you know." Harvard Lampoon: Mabel (to Frank, huy had to vike Miss Welchty fora ‘row): oll, Frank, how did you 1ike her?' Fra (weurily Wasn't part eularly please ! she m 1o u groat 1mpression on the water, who Ohicago Tribune: Callors “What are yon Dz throuzh that big plle of comic papers 4 Exchungs Editor{with a sigh of disap- polutmenw: “For fun.™ Somervillo Jouraals A good mauy papors are wloquent With artiles deseribing in dotall what men should wear, but they aro paln- fully sllent whon it comes to deseribing in do- talleffective means Lo zot it Ul 0 Inter-Ocean Lightiy—Don't you think you could threw a littie more spirit [nto {h1S wors you nre doinz? Stizeers -1 mizht, Goss, bat T didn'e think [ could bold iy place if I didn't sober up o e, WER USE OF FUE FRANCHIS Cape Cod Itm, “Wora you sllowed to v As throuzh the sho tered lune they strayed. “What would you v for—auswer mwe— Protection or free trade! The gontle maiden hung her head, Whtle 1o her ci k the enlor flows 1 would npu eare 10 vo besaid; 1 ratler pat Wi ¥ o’ d be, W0 TOPICS Epsculating on Cleveland's Cabinet and Tatra Session Probabilities, SOME HARD PROBLEMS 10 SOLVE portance of the Treasury Secrotaryship During the Next Administratio Falrchitd of New York May Occupy That Position, 3 FOURTEENTIL STRERT, C., Nov. 80. | congress approachos | Washington which the oxclusion of all others, the attention of overyone iutorasted in national politics, These two questions, each of them 50 complicated as to possess all the charm of uncertain speculation, are: first, tho compo- sition of the cabinot to ba anounced next March, and second, whother there will be an oxtra session of the next congress called by Prosident Cleveland . Upon the first of theso questions, tho com position of Mr. Cloveland's cabinet, the political prophets found some light today in the apparently authoritative announcomént that the post of secroiary of the troasury will ve filled by Mr. Faircnild of New York 1f it is true that Mr. Fairchild has veally beeu askod by Mr. Cloveland to accont the postin which he succeeded Mr. Manning, tho cabinet situation 15 cleared up so far as the most important place in 1t in both a pub- lic and a political sense is concerned. There will be no cabinet officer of tho next administration burdoned with more serious problems than the socratary of tho troasury. Thoresults,or the possiole results,of the inter- national monetary conference now in session at Brusseis will bo largely affected by his views; tho question of the free coinage of silver, which will undoubtedly bs injectet 1nto the proceedings of the uext congress, will niso be influeuced by his bias, Other Troublesome Questiol Tho varied schemes of tho third party for the issuing of bonds or of currency based upon stored agricultural products will alsn lureto be encountered by this otheial, and perhaps more important that either of thesc proviems will be the auestion of how to again Dilo up a surplus 1n the treasury for politica) effect, while at the same time ~meeting tho cluuor of the crazy theorists of the west and south, The talk about Mr, Fairchild's appoint- ment as sccretary of the treasurv is met by the usual dissentingcry that his income from his private business is too great to be sucri- ficed for a portfolio carrying with 1t a salary of only $3,000 a vear. This is an argument that need not bo seriously coasidered, inasmuch as the position of secrotury of tho treasury can be made to lead to more lucra- tive positions in the financial world ufter its expiration, but it may be properly borne 10 mind by the cabiuet makers thut one William 1. Harrity of Pennsylvania claims to have had to do with the election of Mr. Cloveiand. Mr. Havrity has been siated by the provhets for the place of postmaster goneral, seemingly for 1o other reason but taat under the last Cleveland administration ne was much criticisod as postmastor of Philadelphia. Asa matter of tacy Mr. Harrity 18 known by his friends to have no desire to be postmaster general. Mr. Harrity is president of a prominent trast company in Philadelphia just as Mr. Fai child is'in New Yorls, and in case the latter has not been actuully offered and accepted the treasury socretaryship it will bo no su Drise to see this position offered to the chair- man uf the democratic national committee. Must Explain Many re Whoever may be appointed secrotary of the treasury by Mr. Clevelaud will certainly oncouuter a great deal of eriticism from the various branches of the democracy aud its allies, who n1e so seriously dividea upon questio:s of currency and finance. The selection of the Penusyivanian whose con- weciion with Wall =~ street might bo assumed 1o he less direct thun thae of Secretary Fairchild would not, therefors, be surprising. Aside from Peunsylvania ' the cabiner makers are con- sidering New Bagland. It is generallw co: coded that tne biguly inteliectual mugwump oclement must be recoguized heve, and it is guessed by many that the secretary of state will como Trom ono of tue New England states. Oue name frequently mentioned is that of [ J. Phelps, who was minister to Lngland under Mr. Cleveland, uud who was sclocted by President Harrison as oue of the counsel in the Bering sea case. The pohuical humorists bring forwara the name of George Fred Williains as representing the *‘mug- wump” kinderzarden clement, while ex- Congressman Patrick Collins Is urged by others for the post of attorney general, But the south, the middie” western states ana the far west all puzzle the cabinet specu- tators with tho demands of locality. The friends of “Herizontal” Bill Mormson of lllivoie, for examgle, wish hun promoted from the lnterstate Commerea commission to a place in the cubinet. The democratic ma ity in Illnois demands recogmtion in ) cabinet position, even though Axman Stevenson has rather complacently sad that the vice presidency ought to be enough for his state, All Want Recognition, Wisconsin will also vress for recognition and bas alroadv sented two nawmes in Cumrman B. C. Wall of the democratic stato committee and Chamirman John L Mitchell of the democratic national campaign committee, The Pacific_coast will uiso v Mr. Clovelund when he returns from his hooting expedition with a whole flock of cabinet possibilities, whilo the south will expect W be recognizea with at least oue cabiuet appowntment. It must e said that oll this cabinet gossip, absorb Ing as 1t may be to politicians, is of littlo real ~value, inasmuci s tho president-elect is bolieved not to know his own mind as yeton any singlo member of his official fawily, As 10 tho othor questi that of an extra session, which 13 producing prolitic interviews from every urriving statesman in Washington, the prospects multiply that whetner Mr. Cleveland favors an extra session or not. unruly members of the democracy will endeavor to foree one, Various schemes to bring this result about havo been sugeested. One of the most prova ble 1s the attachwent ol legislative riders to one or more of the appropriation bills neces- sary o carry on the government acd which 10 form the bulk of the business of coming session, 17or example it might bo ousy ,for the democratic house o attach to’ oue of tho esseotial ap- propriations bills & rider speating all tho federal statutes asuthorizing the employment of United States marshals at federal elections. This would be in ac- cord with the fareical “foros bill” crv, Kyen snotld an appropriation bill with such o a rider succeed in passing the sonate, which ia of eourse improbable, it woula be vetoed by Presigent Harvison, The failure of suy s of thio great appropriation bills to becomo a law wonld of course render an immodiate extra sossion of Lae next congress absolutely uecessary. Should this plau be tried there might be repeated some of tho excitin ®eonos of the Forty-G{th congress, when the superyision of federal elections was the basis of & bitter battle white Samuel J, Raudall was speaker. Upon some such schemo as this or upon finaucial difficultis the friends of wn extra session base their nhopes: Cer- tain it is that some plan to force an extra session will make its appearanco soon after congress meels next Monday More or less 1uvolved in this is the opposi- tion to the re-clection of Speaker Crisp, which is at present retired into the back- ground on mccount of political obligations which cannot be cancelled vefore the end of this congress. General Newton's Posith Tho “denfal” by General Jobn Newton, president of the New York boara of direc- tors of the Panama kailroad company, that 1o bas recoived any communication from the secrelury of war suggesting that be resign ner from the company or from the retired list of the army, was received with many | smiles of amusement from the War department | today. Geaeral Newton tells the truth wuen he states that he has received no such com- munication from Secretary Elkins, o has not received it because Lhore has not yet been time for 1t to reach bim, There cau be uo doubt whatev at the secrotary of war culeriains the opiuion that General Nn\vtun'nA Wasnixaro¥ Brreav o Tie Bee, % Wasnisaroy, | of n As the session there are two topic absorb, to commerelal position 18 entirely Inconsistent with his position on the revrea list of the army. This states ment is made upon the highest author: iy. Owing to the delay of the usual dopartmental red tape . may yet bo several davs before Genoral Newton becomes offi- | cially aware-ef tho opinion of tho secretary of war, and if General Newton will bo pa- tiont ho will loarn that the ropori that his position as a reired army ofMcer is rogarded by tho War department as inconsistent with his position As president of a corporation which has passed under Frooch controi and which is now antagonistic to American com- merce, 18 not false, but true, Interstate;Commerce Regulations, There are cortain matters affecting inter. stato commerce which Senator Culiom as chairman of the senato committee having that subject in oharge, intends to put for- ward at the coming session Spoaking today on this subjeat Senator Cullom said : ‘There are two bills now pending before my committes which I hopo will bocomo 1nws beforo the ond of this congross, About ayear ago the supremo court, in deciding what was known as the Counselman case, held that the commission could not compol & railroad ofMicial to givo evidence which might incriminate himself. Consequently the com mission has founa itself somewhat impeded in its work in being unableto ascortain whether a railroad has been offering roduced v not. Tho court suggested, however, it decision, that witnesses could be protected by law and it is to the bill which was designed 10 carry out this idea that I refer. Tho other measure is the one to compol railronds to use the automatic coupling attachments,” Misoellaneons, Today Assistant Secrotary affirmed tho decision of the cor the timver contest of Jonn L. Dahl, from Grand apnoal. C. Moyer Chandler missionet in Rishervs, Oluf Island, dismissing the cas today appointed postmaster at Sigurd, Sevier county, U, T. Tho assistant seorotarvship of the troasury after all ba given to Nobi a. It 1s bel held oven till Senator Paddock arrivesat the request of tho son P.S H. i, Naturatized Lustitution, Indianap lis News. The Australian ballot has come to stay, hut there are thousands of men who need to be subjcted to n camparzu of education that they many learn to vote it. A e Harping on a Split String, Ste Lous Republic. J. Sterling Morton would, in all probabil- itv, have parted tho republican farmer vote of Nebraska nearer the midale if he did uot divide nis name av that point. Woman's Lotty Judgment. Phitdelphia Tim That woman who was elected a_trinl jus- tico in Wyoming, and who commenced her duties by committing her husbard to jail for contomot, of court, is only another instanco of 0 woman's power to soe at a giance what her husband most, needs for s comfort, g . Tried ana Found Wan Ph lad-=phia Press, Mr. Wilson of West Virginia disinal failure as chairman of tho Chicago convention. In timo of disorder ho wus as incomvpetent as & wooden man to secure the attention of the delegates. And yet heis said to be Mr. Cleveland’s chioice for speaker of the next nhouse. That body would be a bear garden with Mr. Wilsou 1n tho cbair. LR U Sllence Commend Grobe=Demoerat. General Grosvanor of Ohio calls Carnegie tho ‘tarch-snenk of the age.” ‘I'nisis be- cause Carnegic did not pitch in for the ropub- licuns in the canvass, 1t is well for the re- publicans, however, that Carnegie kept silent. Half a dozoa words from bim in favor of Harrison would have given Penn- sylvania to Cleveland. e A Domestic Episode Botled Down, San Francise) Eximiner. Whilp an Towa man was mournfully in- specting the band of craps he had put on his hat 1n token of sorrow over tho death of his fifth wife, officers arrested him. No. 5 had departed tms lifa very suadenly and sus- picious n.eighbors conuocted the eircumstance with the finding in her stomach of largequan- tities of strvehnine. It was thea recalled that Nos. 1. 2, 3 and 4 bad passed away with more than proper rapidity. S0 tho widower is 10 jail-—partly for what ho bas done and partly, it mav bs surmised, asa provection for the inevitable No. — BIELAS'S CRUEL SHAKE, was a most St. Paul Pioneer-Press: comet will be coasidered genuine unless the name is blown in the battle. Iadinnapolis News: Thoe astronomers who prodicted a collision between earth and comet seem to be in much the same position as many of the ante-election prophets. St. Lounis Republican: Doubuess Mr. Cleveland is impressed with the belief thai the comet is the only thing in sight with a well ceveloped tendency toward a declina- Chicago Herald: Anxious souls who sat up Sunday nigut expeetant of beine whiskod into the next worid by the comet have a new pyreciation of the material faith of tho cventh-day adventists, Philadeivhia Times : astamed of bis proteze. Celestially spoal ingr, the earth is a protty fuir mark, and any omet of ordinary 1d speed ought to bo able to take off if not to mix it up with a whole hemisphere. Biclw's unkaown \rigglod out, however, in a_thoroughly di apvointing manner and showed that it had no heart for a scrap, L was certainly not up to first-class comet form. Bicla may well feel & Horeafter no ' i N AR B 1 DEATH OF HUGH @, OLARK, | One of Omaha's Mest Kuown Citizens Die After o Wrief Hliness, Soldom, It over, has the nows of a visit ot the grim reaper oceasioned so much surprise and such general sorrow as was caused this morning by the announcement of the death of Hugh G. Clark, at his rosidencs at Flor: onco shortly bofore 9 o'clock. It had boen kaown for s>me tima that M, Clark bhad not baon onjoving the bost ol health, still it was not supposol that he was roally i1, snd th with the fact that hie was to bo soon daily at nis oflco and looking after his business intorosts about the city uotil within tho past two days, found tho publio and evon bis most intimate frienas and assoclates wholly unprepared for the shock Mr. Clark was at his ofico as unsual last Saturday, and while thers was taken with a sovere chill, His physician, Dr. Peabody. was called, and aftog,_making him as com fortable as possiblo ofdored him to go home atones, advising him to be alittle more care- fut for aday or two aud that be would bo all right. Hodid not seem 1o gotany worse, but continued to feol ludisposad and in an- swer 1o a telephonn inquiry from the ofiea Tuesday afternoon sald that he was just AbOUL LhA s, It was not suppos by even the most in- timato frierds o tho members of the houses hoid that s coadition was at all serious, but his only son, Walter, who residos in Donver, was apprised by_wirs Tuesday evening of his fathor's sickness. Yostorday morning about S0 0'elock there came a telophone call for the doctor, and within o half lioar came another call with the startling announcement thas Mr. Clark had passed awa Itis stated that the causo of death congestion of the lungs. Hiugh G. Clark was Conn., April 21, 1540, Ho came thirty years ago, and had rosidea tinuously for nearly a goneration. Not only was he one of Omaha's oldest citizens, bat one of her best and most respected and | beloved as well. Mr. Clark was aman of un- questioned integrity, und his was a coarita- bl nuture in the brdadest sonso of tho word. fi1s charity was not confined to alms giving, althoush there was none whose means were more freely devoted W reheving the suffer- vty siricken and afllicted, He wiis charitablo 1 his views of men and things and was unwilling to condemn erring humanily, but sougbt rather o assist the erring one 10 agait attain a higer plane und walk in tho paths of rectitude. Ho was a most consistent churchman, and his overy act was that of . couscicntious, Christian contteman. Ho did not wear his Christianivy on bis coat sleove or parade his roligion un- duly in public, but he mado it folt by all with whom ho came in contact. Ho was an Iipiscopahan, and o vestryman of St Matthias' church, and was largely o strumental in the buildivg of that ehurch and of its predecessor. He wis u public spirited man, and was one of the most valuable cf zens that this city ever had. While he did not seek preferment abovo his fellows, he was frequently elected 10 positious of trust, that he filled with credit and houor alike to himself and to those who placed him there, Ho represented this county in the legis- lature, and was also a member of the city council. He was a member of the Board of _ Trade from the tme of its organization, veing always a director und much of the time one of the officers of that bod Ho was vico president in 1878 and 1579, und was elocted presidentin 1882, while 1n 1853 o tilled the oftice of second vico president. He was tho ' treasurer of the organization for several vears preceding the present ono, and was a director attne time of his doath. He also servod one term as a member of the Board of Ecucation. Mr, Clark was interested in the agricul- tural development of the county and was the president of the Douglas County Aeri- cultural Soclety and Fair association, and* was certain of re-clection to that position for the coming year. Ho had occupied several, of the offices 1n that organization and was & vrime mover in all that tended to advance its iutorests, whilo ho was also active | stato fair work. He was [ member of the ralrond committee o the Boara of Trade and took & deep interest in securing concessions from the! ronds tuat would venelit this city. Several years ago he was engzaged in tho wholesale grocery business and in 1550 was handliog teas, coffees and spices. He was heavily interested in roal estato, not only in this city and county, but iu town property and farm lands all over tho stata, and was associated with Mr. George Fox in the real ostate and loan business under tho firm name of k. G. Clark & Co., and was general western ugent of the Dunont, ‘Atlas and Hazard Powder companies. He built an elegant residence in the boauu- ful suburb of I'lorence, whither he removed with bis family about five years ago. He was a Kuight Templa® and for many yoars ha veen devoted 1o the principles of Masonry, and was honored with offices higl within the gift of that order. He was capr, in general of Mt Cavalry commandory in 1557, and high priost of the chauier in 1888, and ‘was grand treasurer of the grand lodgo at tho ime of Lis death, Ho leaves a wife and one son, the latter an only child, who is] the agent of the Dupont Powder company in Denver. Neither tho time nor tho details of the] funeral have yet been arranged, Hut the Ma- souic fratornity have it ull in charge, and tho services will be under their direction e g Captain Hutton's Trinl, The Captain Hutton court marial trial is '} over and the oMcers composing the court bave returned to their respective posts of! Their onth of ofico prevents them 2 the results of tho trlal butd it tas lerked out that the captain will e, wivon o severe revrimand and will bo sus- pend=d from duty and rank for a number of monthi. was, born in Haddam, to Omaha here con- from ¢ - co. A_fBfiWNING,KFNGP-mW Largest Manufacturers i of Clothing 3 tales One of them is about our overcoats for men, We $3.50. finest ashgh as you want. As suit. makes the price go up. you something nice, urs tore closes at 6.1 p Quys, when we close at 10 . i’) line in the country. But bear this in mind: ter what the price our uncqualled quality is in cvery It's the elaborateness of finish and style that Come and see us, we'll show Browning,King&Co n., excont Saturs - Rotiile: in tue World, ‘ don't intenl to tell you here, but come to the store or writ2 and wc'll tell it and at the same time tell you tale No. 2 about our men’s suits from $10 up. The last tale is about our latest style overcoats. We wool ones for reefers we have the Boys' suits $2.50 on up No mat- boys' have |S.W.Cor, 15th & Douglas hs