Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 16, 1892, Page 4

THE ’pAn;v ng:_ PUBLISHED EVERY Mun\l\u —— onwmx. PAPER OF THE cm 3 TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTIO! ily Bee (without Sunday) One Year. Daily and Sunduy, One 8ix Months. Three M Bunday B Baturdny Béc Weekly Bee, On 8800 10 00 5 00 2 50 2 00 150 OFFICES, naha, The Bee Building ] sy N and 26th Streets. Counell Blufrs, arl Street Chicago Office. amber of Con Now York, Rooms 13, 14 und Building. Washington, 518 Fourfeent) & ORRESPONDENCF ating to news and tter should be addressed to the ppartment. RUSINESS LETTERS Al husiness letters and remittances should e addressed to The Bee Publishing Company, Omaha. Drafis, checks and postoffice orders 10 be made payable to the order of the com- pos THE BWORN STATEMENT State of Nebraska County of Dot " Hattorinn 1 BEE PUBLISHING OF CIZCULATION ctary of THE Br 15 fol- ber 4 2“ 080 mher b 24,286 GEORGE B, TZSCHUCK Sworn to before me and subscribed in my O s 10th «; ber, 1802 Vet e Notary Pubile Average. Average €1 TraT Reform club insult was the mak- ing of Speaker Crisp. i —— THr only thing that the monetary conference has accomplished is a slight depreciation in the price of silver. PrriArs if Wayne MacVeagh were proporly approached by influential par- ties ho would accept one of those cabinet portfolios. SPECULATION is pushing up the price of cotton, but that does not prove that speculation is to be depended upon to benefit the producer. Itis speculated down as often as up. Ir 15 observed by a discriminating contemporary that the movement for good voads is warmly supported by ail but those whom it would benefit most. This is not quite true. A prominent bieycle munufacturer is ono of the leaders in the movement. I7 1S the opinion of Henry Waterson that the democratic party will commit suicide if it does not rry out its pledges. But if it does car it will commit suicide anyway, looks as if the devil and the deep sen were stiil n good figure of speech, THE army bill that has made s0 much stir in German political circles of lato | seems now to be dvomed. This will be a great relief to the opponents of the proposed enlargement of a military es- tablisment that is already a tremendous burden upon the people of that country. Caprivi does not seem 1o have shown | 5 s o | number of decisions which f | nized the great ability as a political manager. Taere has pever been a line of steamships from any American port to the ports of Chili and Peru. Commerce with those countries has becn chiefly by sailing vessels, our growing trade with that portion of tho hemisphece that on January 1 the first of a regular line of steamships will leave New York for Chilian and Peru- vian ports. A GREAT rowing lish and American college men is now talked of asone of the features of the World's fuir. The experience of the English in racing their yachts against ours hos not been such as to malke them very enger for aguatic contests against American competitors; but talk of tr, for the America’s once more this yi and possibly the rowing race might bo arvansged. THE law requires that every sleeping car running over a Nobraska railroad shall be listed for taxation. car companies derive enormous profits from the prople of this state and should Le required to share their equal burden of taxation. It is the duty of the stato suditor to ascertain the number of sleep- ing cars running in and out of this state on interstate lines and nssess the com- panies owning the cars accoedingly, APOLIS is agitating the ballot question and it appears that some of the politicians of that city are not satisfied with tho Australian system. Some of them want a voting system that will merely require the voter to mark the head of the ticket, which would mean in a great many cases a vote for the party and not for the candidates, wight suit some politicians, but it would destroy one of the best features of the system. JupGMENT for 800 has been awarded in the case against the Union Pacific Railroad company at Lincoln for failure to comply with tho law re- | lating to warning whistles at crossings, The case of the complai worked up that sevent; the law were proven. n useful lesson to all railrond corpora- tions, 1t does not cost much to blow a whistle, and neglect to do so may often endanger human life. -six violations of AN anxious office seeker nsks when the governor will appoint tho secretaries of the State Board of Transportation. The governor has no authority to ap- point members of the board, five state officers—namely the secretary of state, auditor, treasurer, land commissioner and attorney general—comprising the State Board of Traunsportation. When the ofticers have been sworn in they can elect thres secretaries by a four-fifths vote. All the governor has to do with the appointinent of these secretaries is to approve the $10,000 official bond of each, for which we imagine the governor is duly thankful, COMPANY. | | farms | corporations y them out | 80 it | | purent | people. It is an evidence of | o between Eng- | they now | ered by | the title of the lands in question vested | | neve Slee ping | | puss to the Southern | that insatiable corporation { erally been suce That | This may prove | LAND GRANTS AND TAXATION. The subject of taxing railroad grant ronlty Is nssuming great importance in Minnesota. In many of the counties containing such lands the question is | boing earnestiy disoussed and organiza- tions aro being formed to present the subject before the legisiature at its coming session with all the force that a general popular interest can give to it. It appears that there are about 5,000~ 000 acres of railway grant lands in that state which are now exempt from taxation, and of this about 3.700,- 000 ncres are represented in the immi- gration pamphletsof the railroad com- panies as marketablo agricultural land. Tn other words, there are about half as many acres of agricultural land still held by the companies without tax as there are of cultivated land in the possession of farmers, [n one county there are 750,000 acres of this ilway grantland upon which no tax is paid. The object of the state and general government in granting lands to rail- way corporations is defeated inst promoted by the policy of the ecorpora- tions, for they have bncome gigantic real estate speculators, holding lands one for high prices instead of offering them | to sottle As the; costs present value, taxation it s at their real ro esempt from nothing to hold the lands, and their value must necessarily incr the dovelopment of the country goes on. Those who own property in the v of these untaxed grants are jured because the development and growth in population which would cnsue if they wero divided into is now retarded. Rather than pay taxes the companies would open these millions of acres to settlers at such prices as they would now bring, but without tuxes it is n fine specuintion to cling to them until they are worth double what they now, as they doubtless will bein a few years. Itmay be argued that the railroad corpor tions absclutely control these under the torms of their grants and aro freo to doas they please with them, but the fact remains that in hold- ing them for speculative purposes to the disadvant, of the state they for- feit all mo oht to the immunity from taxation which enables them to pursue that pol The samo principle should be applied in all cases where take advantege of con- cessions made to them and violate the spivit of the contract by which such coucessions were obtained. land grants ave in all cases designed to advance publio int and when ex- cmption from taxation enables a rail- are s, | road company to stand in the way of ch advancement the exemption should cease. The supreme the United States has at times subjected itself to publi fcism by renson of its ap- ndliness to corporate iuter- ests us opposed to the interests of the In past years publ in thot tribunal has been often shaken by what seemed to be a persistent tend- to uphold the claims of great co rations, however hostilo to the rights of the people. tegrity of the court has been strength- ened within the past few y interests and rights of the people. Onesuch deeision was rendered by | the suprome court a few duys ago in the long-pending sait hetween the United tates and the Southern Pacific rail- road over certain valuable lands situated Letween the Colorado river and the Pacitic ocean. These lands are within the limits of the grant to the & Pacific Railvoad company and were cljimed by the Southern Pacif successor to the Atlantic & Pacific. The judgment of the circuit court of the Urited States for the soutl district of California was fa this claim. There were two questions before the court, one involving lands within the granted & Pacifie of the held, in Associate and one within indemnity an Justi limits wis lands. It opinion deliv- Brews in the Atlantic & Pacific, that road having been construeted west of the Colorado river, were forfeited by the act of congress in 1856 and did not Pacifie railroad, but was thereby restored to the public daomain, the title resting in the United Stutes, The value of the lands thus re stored to the people and which are much sought after is several million dollars, and under this decision they can be at once opened to scttlement. 1t is not the pecuniary consideration, however, but rather the obvious justice of the decision, which gives it public interest. The claim of the Southern Pacific was clearly preposterous, but has never hesituted at anything, and it has gen- ssiul in grasping every- thing within its res It is a matter for congratulation that in this last at- tempt at spoliation it has suflered de- fent, with but two members of the su- | preme tribunal dissenting. THE N OF POOLING. The interstate commerce committes of the United States senate heard some interesting opinions Wednesday from | prominent railroad men regarding the nt was o well | operation of the interstate commerce act and the expediency of amending it 50 as to allow a restricted system of traflic contracts, or pooling. There was nothing essentially new in what was said to the committee, but coming from such sources it was aushoritative. The public has long been familiar with the fact stated by President Roberls of | Ivania railroad that the law | the Penns has not prevented discrimination. Tt knew that the railroad companies have in this respeet been persistently violut- ing the law and that, as was said by President Ingalls of the Chesapeake & Ohio, the general public pays the full rate, while the big dealers are the ones who get the advantage of rebates. The people have also realized that the tendency has been to create railroad combinations, which Mr, Depow ascribes to the oper- ation of the law. There has not been any general public apprebension of a ad of | | porations and just to the public lands | Raiiroad | AHA DA'I Y 4 dnngnr thnt ||1||mnlt-ly fl\ inw wnuld destroy manufacturers except at torm- inal points, or that small dealers would bo driven out of business, and yet there are plausible reasons why hoth these ’ru:ulitlnnn may result. Admitting a | combination of all the railroads of the country under one control, which was suggested by President Ingalls as a possibility and by Mr Depew as the inevitable effect of con- tinuing the existing conditions, and it is not difficult to understand that manu- facturers at othor than terminal points and small dealers might find it hard work to exist. There was complete unanimity of opinion among these railrond men that the interstate commerco act should be so amended as to permit teaffic argrecments subject to the supervision of the commis- sion, President Roberts does not re- gard the pooling system as tho best, but thinks it very much better for the pub- lic than the practice now existin Mr. Depew expressed the opinion that if the | law allowed contracts to be made be tween the railroads on a business basis, putting the matter under the control of the commission, the vnblic would be protected and have the benefit of uni- form rates. President Ingalls advo- cated this policy as did also Chairman Wailker of the Western Traffic associa tion, who said it would suppress un- healthy competition. Theso opinionsof intelligent and prac tical railroad men, who it is to be pre- sumed have given this subject very careful consideration, are entitled to sorious attention. They are not to be dismissed with the comment that they are dictated by sellish interest. The whole people are interested in a solution of tho railroad problem that shall be fair to the cor- one that shall consorve the prosperivy and welfare of both—and this will not be reached by taking a narrow or preju- diced view of opinions that proceed from those concerned in the manage- ment of railroads. Itis a fact that ther has been a vapid growth of public senti- ment within the last year or two favora- ble to the proposed ngo in the inter- state - commerce law and better plan shall be suggested it is probable that the change will be mad The law is still an experiment and ha ing failed to prevent discrimination it would seem clearly to be the part of wisdom to try a different policy in rela- tion tothe matter of traflic arrange- ments or pooling. Tor Navy department has made a thorough inspection of two large lake steamers recently built at Toledo with the view of making preparations for their conversion into powerful fighting vessels for the defense of the lake fron- tier in the event of war. It was decided that these ships can be converted into double turreted monitors in sixty days, provided that the armor and equipment | aro provided for them and kept ir read- | inces. > confidonco The British government lately placed on tho lakes three new revenue cutters that are .praciically gun boats. and it is to offset this move- ment that the governmeat of the United States is taking measures to Popular faith in the in- | | probability of | any other power, but while Atlantic | limits to the At- | the that | | gress to exclude Canadian provide two ships on the lukes with a fighting outfit. There is not the least v with Great Britain ov wo ave con- a splendid navy for s | ice it is proper that the lakes should be looked after. T manufacture of binding twine can be carried on successfully in Nebraska: without the advantages offered by the binding twine trust. The factory at Fremont will be started again in a few rs and will produce about 4,000 pounds of «twine daily until next fall, The nemp used by this concern is grown in the vicinity and is a profitable crop to the farmer. The steadily increasing acreage of small grain in this state is affordi an enlarged market for the product of the factory and the industry promises to become one siderable magnitude and importance. Thus year by yoar Nebraska goes for- ward in the direction of within her own borders the articles of common use which woula otherwise have to bo imported. There is yet a lnrge ficld for enterprise in the way of manufacturing, however, and the sooner it is oceupied the better for the interests of the state A BILL has been introduced in con- workmen who reside in tho Dominion from per- forming labor in the United States, This has been a troublesome matter ever since the passnge of the contract labor law. Congressman Chipman of Michigan, who introduced the bill, claims Jhat along the entire Canadiun border workmen cross the frontler in the morning, work on United States soil all day, and return to their Cana- dian homes in the evening. It hus been decided that this is in | violation of the contract lubor law, but special legislation scems to be needed to meet the case. The measure for thig purpose will have the support of the fing classes of this county, and very likely will become a law T fic Short Line, a road run- ning trains between Sioux City, Ta., and O'Neill, Neb., has never been required | to obey the luws of Nebraska in one im- | portant particular at least. This road | derives all its revenues from Nebraska shippers - and enjoys the protection which the state throws about the pro- perty of railways. Yet it has ignored the statute which expressly provides | that every railroad operating more than ten miles of track shall open and main- tain general offices in this stute, where the books of the stockholders and gen- eral officers shall be kept for public in- spection, This is a gentle hint to the State Board of Transportation, GENERAL VAN WYCK takes a rather gloomy view of the prospect for good legislation by the coming session. He isreported to have said that for the reu- son that no one party has a majority of the legislature, all parties can readily escape responsibility for bad wo Viewed in the light of the last session, the General’s idea is not necessarily the | correct oue. It will be difficuit for the | legislature this wiuter as made up fo | produc unless some | i has | o of con- | producing | IDA — p K fllmnpolnt the poopTo more than did the 1nst one, in which the indepondents had & majority. It must bo admitted, how- aver, that tho people of Nobraska have come to put u low estimate upon tho probity of the average legislative body. Tt is mensured by greater or lo the standpoint of honor. Tur tour of a delegation of Kansas City morchants, with the view of trale extension,will take in certain Nebraska 1ts. The commercial travelers of Kansas City and various other cities have been working at trade extension in Nebraska with poor results for a year past, patronage sontiment all over the state and have complained that their former markot in this part of the country has been lost to them Ly reacon of the de- termination of the people to buy produced in Nebraska. goods There is no in- RO or | standards of corruption, and not from | | other than Judge | bad id They have run against the homo | | would dication of a decline in this healthy and | beneficial movement 8, and its good rosults generally approciated now that likely to be continued, are it S0 is THE volume of trade botween this in behalf of home | country and Canada is much larger than | is commonly supposed. During the fiscal year ended on June 80 the imports into this country from Canada amounted to 34,547, and the imports into Canada | from this country amounted to $61,715, 491, In 1883 we imported from Canada $14,740,876 worth of merchandise and Canada imported from the United States $65,018,033 worth, showing that while our imports across the border have fallen off they are still about half as great as Canada’s imports from thisside of the line. "The trade between the two countrios is sufficiently important to render closer commercial relations de- sirable on both side: ONE of the most faithful men con- negted with the present administration is Mr. Halford, the pregident’s private v. Arduous labor has impaired his health, and it is said that he may be sent as minister to Portugal in order to get the needed benefits of o warmer climate. He would undoubtedly per- form the ducies of the position accept- ably and it would be a gracious act on the part of the incoming administration to allow him to remain there a able time, as it is understood the presi- dent hopes will be done. Mr, Halford has in his present position won hearty respect of all who official relations with him. have had THERE is great suffering among the cotton spinners of England. The strike inaugurated some time ago threw many thousands of these workers out of em- ployment, and while some provision has been made for the union members out of the fund that had been accumulated, it is said that there are 40,000 nonunion hands on the verge of starvation. They are becoming desperate, and serious bread riots are apprehended. The gen- eral industrial situation in England is very unsatisfactory, and both the wage- earners and the farmers are clamoring for a radical change in the fiscal and economic policy of the nation. form Indigestion, Washington Star. Reform club dinner llowed by The ' appe: have b i 1 slight bilious attack The World's Metropolis, Boston Globe. The people of Brooklyn mexation to !hvnw‘l\ es. tu Public Matter. Kansus City Star. There is a great de: being indulzed in as to Mr. Blaine! What matters it whether Blaine odist, a Presbyterian or_a Catholic? matter which concerns Mr. Blaine, 1 only. Much discussion of the very poor taste, 1t Be St. OyamA T s of tha rue to Yourself. Paul Ploncer-Press, $ thit numerous manu- 1 report a doubled busi- st year, and accord the or largely to the co-operation of the people in the movement inuugurated to pationize home industries. Arve tening, St. its Welcome. Detroit. Free Press We need all the frugal, thrifty, migrants that can come e to chec the others honest im- = coming 15 but, e cour: *to keep on_ coming so long our sied land in the west and north- west sighs for inhabitants, p—— The Prophet on Purgation. New York Tribune. ut out ds “a s @ ignoble and unworthy tendenc ing to enter into our motives g he not clearly demanding that which 1s possible? After such “self-purgation,” where would Tammany hall be? - ion from all es threaten- (h win in the ' g Justice Thinks 16 will Tielp Jim 't sond hin up. A Maine mun who has Invento hias hired another wan to try This InveAtor may not bo suck flying n |fit‘ thin; fool afte 0:'5 e ehyreh ina minut Wiy yo or Limight” suspect you of Atehison Globe: amily pocketbook is having its holiday op Washington Star: It we should become financially embarrassed,” sald George, “do you think your father Would help me out? “Yes, George. He sajd he was going 10 the next time you showeg yyur fuce fn our house. : He—T can tell just what people are —I[ndped? How very uupleasant it must Indianapotls Jourwtl: “What made you T TR O B T e 8 Dorter. "ecause it Tes s beautitally,” the retired gas magnite, with low chuclkde Life: The futher- \\'Ily don* l(ml #o to work and make a place for yourself in the world? You are not known in the business comy ex t as the ldle son of a su Thi son—And you are not iy except as the father of the champlon -euder ot the German, nswered sibilant Atchison The ) No wonder u would make u higger f does If they had to do without ehung diry ufter du. aby, cries. than it of diet n unlucky “Unlu Wiy, *“Does 1t not throw a shade Jour heart,” she s fless and to 1 iful wonotony? { there 15 100 muc “Wily ; “Becuuso wy pups 1s 1n the coul business, reason- | the | you lis- | and nothing should | | dependent | tightning | humblest citizen Rle Valley Bl o show of patriots HAT THE SURPLUS MAY BE at Lincoln who want to go to the United | States senate, when the legisl will be worth going miles to soe | Frontier: Next to Mr. D! t Crounse stands show of bemg eteeted Unitod States tor. He would make a good one Bloomfield Monitor: Either Paddock o mbertson would satisfy the masses in N s semator. But owke loseness of the coming legislature is it possible for either to be elected Hartington Herald: There is at least one able and eficient man in the state who ot asked to be made senator, and he is n Crounse. It wouldn't be a ward such a man oceasionally te: What is the matter with ant T Majors United this winter? Iivery one in this neck o' the woods wanted him for gov ernor, but as we did not get that now we want him made senator, Hastings Tribune: The Tribune believes that if the vepublicans of the legislature unite on Prof. Andrews for United States senator enough of the republican in dependents of the western part of the state could be secured to give him the election Wheeler Advoeate: Some of the around the state are bringing out their can didates for United States senator. Dou't outhink youarea little premature? But what is the matter with Governor-elect Crouns Or, perhaps he has not got buy up the legislature kind of & man, we supy slim Hastings ure meets, Paddock sen A to 1 Verdon Vede making Licutey States senator Apors enough money Lo 18 he is not that his show will be Nebraskan should above all things United States senate teresta of the stat e next legislature aman to the who has the best in and her people at heart, nd who can be depended upon to faithfully discharge the duties devolving upon him in that capacity with_credit to himself and the state that his so honored him 't some one who will “stand up for prth Platte Tribune: Among the possi- ble—though hardly probable—candidates for United States senator are Judge Neville and Beach I Hinman of this city. It isun derstood that letters from leaders of the in party have been received here asking whether it would be possible to have the independents and democrats unite on cither of the above gentlemen. Just reply has been made to these lette not informed, but it 1 i these two r \ 5 we 1 that have their St. Paul Republican: tends that Senator Paddock is one of the hardest working members in the United ites senate today. He is untivmg in his efforts to advance the interests of his con- i Any move that tends to widen ov new miavket for the products of the s been championed by him. The pure food bill, of which he 14 the Author, will b worth millions of dollars to the farmers of Nebraska when it is put in operation not ouly untiring in_ his_cfforts to the condition of our people in . general wiy, but he is never too busy to give ear to the in our state whom he ean Heis always gentlemanly i no man’ stands the members of the senate than_ he. ) him to be one of t blest men in the senate today, publicans can elcet a man this will make o mistake if they do not re-clect him. While crossing 1 is not a good time to trade hovses critical time in the history of the republic: party and it should make no mistake, Garfield Just now a number blican papers of this state are announcing their opposition to the return of Senator k. “They all assign the same X That Paddock is in favor of free coinage of silver anda remodera- tion of the present taviff law therefore, they don't want him, They w him overboard and elect in his stead s “good republican”—some one who v vote against any measure, no matter worthy or of what benefit it people, that a demoerator independent in- d. but who would vote for anything the trade mark “republ oo Tepubl God forit! The ‘good 1 the idea that a man must swal- anything labeled “republican”—is what s playing sheol with the republican party. ddock, who has alw been the chinii pion of his state, the friéud of its peopl a good cnough republican for us. His record is the recor of an honest man, and every vote he has cast in th ate 'has been in the. st of his constituents, For s senator, Algernon S. Pad- The Republican con- be of service to, and courteous with cleanest and how idea k Times (rep.): ing vigor il cote friends. make Senator Paddock is ¥ boomed for re-clection by ¢ oftice nolders and wise endeavoring to that he is the only repub- be elected to the United As we have often said, Mr, wis been - good worker in the senate and 1 «d carefully and intelii- zently after the interests of far as minor details ncerned. wzood ability and is honest. Tt is not our in- tention to detract anything from his merits, nor would we be atall disappointed should h be re-elected. Moreover we have no favorite it appear n | candidate for the position and no favors to | usk of the 0 is elected, ¢ represent 10w that he faithful and the people of - Nebraska the republicans on political me Senator Paddock has not done, the causeof all the widediscontent in vegard to hi urse in congress. N republicans mgly republican Awcrican s any ors. They Uecply interested in honest money, i teetion and reciproeivy as the republicans of any state in the union. Their convictions have been deepencd and their faith strength ed by the strong opposition which they have contended with and overcome, and they have felt in the contest, which was made clearly on these that they were i sure handicapped by the votes of ddock on the i wt o the st struggle ty when the republic party of Nebrasko suffered a disastrous de Senator Paddock was a witness of the . but not a participant in it, and wh overthrown he comment the influence and pow further than the interests and vote with sures. This and this is nd N el to the sentiment overthrew the party that had honored him with the highest oftice had the power to give. It is not exaggel ation to say that if Senator Paddock ) unflinchingly with the republi > last two years our ticke 10,000 more vot in N ska this fall, and the legislature would been republican in both nder these cireumstanc large number of republicans Jublicans owe Senator while he_owes them a g that his re-election to the United senate is un_endorsement of the pernicious doctrines of our opponents which will be iful if not disustrous to the republican uld have who say Padd that Give Them a Trial Give DR. PRICE’S DELICIOUS FLA~ VORING EXTRACTS a trial, and if they please you, recommend them to your neighbor; if not, return them and have your money refunded. No fears of your not being satisfied, as their perfect purity and excel- lent quality are so decided. Nice delicacies are never spoiled by their use, as they impart the sweet and natural fruit flavors, Dr. Price’s Vanilla, Lemon and Orange can not be ! gqualed. the bost | what | are | Heis | m better | nt to throw Soorotary Fostor Talks of the Effect of the Election on the Revenne, | UNCERTAINTY SURROUNDS THE RESULT Tmportations May Fall O tent That There Will Tte & Defielt Next June- Danger of a Gold Famine, o Such an Ex- ik Ber, ) NTH STRERT, Wasnixaros, D. C., Dec. 15, § of the Treasury Foster much surprised to read in morning newspapers the report sent a stat appropriations mittee estimating a surplus in the treasury 1t the end of this fiscal year of 20,000,000 of this widespread publication appearance here of a statement in form of a department bull accepted as ofticial by the y Secretary Foster said today to pondent o was 1 the had com nearly that | ment to the of The cause was th the usual which was associations, your cc “l have estimated nual reason for modifying surplus given in my of &2,000.000, 1 to call attention fact that this surplus dependent upon estimated results, which are based, as 1 have alveady said, upon conditions p 1 ing prior to the late election. That. yous a very important condition. Tdo not say there will be any surplus left in the treasury | at the end of next June. 1do not say that | there will not be a deficit. What 1 have | stated as to the surplus is based upon a con- | tinuance of the revenucs as they w | fore the election “But now a change of policy has veen de- creed. What will be the effect of the ex pected changes in the tariff law upon the enues? I have not presumed to under- take to answer that question. Instead, [ | have repotted to congress what the surplus would be if there had been no change de- creed in customs duties. 1 have not pre- umed to say what the surplus will be under these new conditions, finding it impossible to predict the result the radical § s would have upon the reve ve left the consideration of question to those members of ngress who know better than I what they e going todo with the taviff. As I re- ed in my weport, the business commu having a full know of proposed ons, the inevitable result will 2 falling off in importations and a corres- | ponding decrease in the revenues, 1 in_other words, shown congress wha condition of the treasury would ha next June if the business community known that the republican administ and policy were to be continued. 1t is now for congress to tell the country what the effect of the new policy will be upon the revenue,” About the Gold Reserve, Do you think, Mr. Secretary, that there is any danger of such exportation of gold as to reduce the amount in the treasury below the reserve of £100,000.0007 i \l while I am here,” the sec- “L have now aped to- 000,000 in gold above the reserve 1d Tdo not think the demand for gold 3 llwun h as to exhaust this sum before Leold chills run_up k every time I think of the possible demand for gold the an would to the report however nity uld be to the | | ury s | ment | present aska | branches. | wo agree with 4 | Y would thind that a because we culation by increased our of treasury Lding about §4,000,000 ing for silver. 1 said in t that thesilverin the treas- nereased. T think it should 000,000, wpon’ to furnish. 1 reserve is ned ) dded to our silver ).000,000, we have £120,000,000 have nearly notes and we ach month in p my annual rep ald be be'ner rs to be conced, in the s for 1 that the senate may mustc its L if it can be brought to a v¢ > opponents of measure_are fi wht. Their pre purpose is to load the bill bown with amw some of which they know will be ob- ble to Mr, Hateh and his_friends in It is the expectation of the nts of the bill that when the hous 'es to the bill as amended in the s and the usual conference commission is ppointed, the. m i be talled to th in confore 1 events their tics consist in offering number- umendments to the bill Mr. C. Wood Davis, the Kansas lay who has had general cha the anti-op- tion bill during the present congress in the interest of the farmers, stated toduy that he lily foresee the tactics of the oy on, and he realized the effect it i have, but he was_confident that the bill in 'm, and in suffcient f to meet the oviginal desien of its f would be enacted into_ law d the one desizn of the ohibit speculators fixing pri f farm products in adyance of the time when they arketed, and often before they were sted. Ho said the one thing aimed at law which would prohibit speculat combining together for the purpose of sayin that wheat, corn, poik or other products should bring so much upon the mavket at certain time or combining to turn the tide the market on short notice when its t les: rer, _,BRuwmm,K nufact Saw’s work You see a saw cut the cutin half. we grades. ried good for $2.50. cut 'em coats and ulsters. BROWNING, Store open overy evening till 0. I Saturday vill 10, | The first the same thing with lots of our boys’ suits and overcoats. cut prices in half. Before inventory want to clean up all broken lots. This half-price sale is on our fine You know we alwhys car- ones for $5. be $2.50, a square cut of . The $6 sort will be $3. overcoats and ulsters. only two or three sizes in each sort. Broken, you see. so deep. price in bxoken lots of men’s over- dencles were to follow the law of supply and demand, He thourht that whatoyer "“- may bo made {n the Il it would have effect indfeated when it becomos law. Tmmigration Will e Resteicted. Undoubtedly tho democrats will tey to Shift the responsibilivy upon the republicans, when it comes to final netion upon immigrs tion bills. Somo of their leade v they will £ o farther than support a bl giving the president authority to suspend immigra. tion for a yearat a time within his discro: tion, and they will not support any propost tion to arbitrarily suspend immigration for any period. They prefer, and very many publicans too, fo create the anthority and await tho necessity enforcing it. If there i no cholera or other epidomic, it is contended that it would not only be ummnecs «I-nu\ but unjust to suspend immigration tis probable that the immigration which will bec alawat this session ’ congress, will simply empower the president to suspend mv)v within his diser tion, A nded to diminish the immigration and epidenic-stricken ims ted by reprs ntae upanics when the h houses for 1 ask for an amendment camship compauies minimiz migrant tives of will be stoamishi bill is brought before action. They wil which will réquire to provide doubl vided now for ju hulf the carr the matter of 1 passens ourse, will require a groat ineroase T and gy ize that wa, 10 this country in the of ships This of ste \re tard of come A Cases Settled. tant ision of th 1SC 0f 14 G yin the tin I'lint agains! Island Today aMirmed the d the pre-emption August Loutzon, { the latter: als Sdward K | Grand ontry n the mer in ainst \zainsy ase of Oleson, Intter's i 1 William canceling the of Burdoette the heirs of T. W. Rutledge, Wyo., application to dismiss appeal ant Secretary Chandler has decide ppellants Sawyer against from Cheyenie, Assist- 1in favor Westorn Penslons, following wo are reported by Bureau of Claims Nebraska: Original—John W C. Uhl Additional - Jamos John W. Hall, John [ Bailey Oglesby, Peter . Thorn Fisher, George Ware, Or Laura B. Gilbert, Hannah 15 1. Corey South Dakota: Renewal and Willium Wilcox. Tucrease—John 1 widows. ete,—Simeon (father) Towi 1—Tsa Clewell, The i Hughes, Additional~Asa Rudd, William Evans, Daniel K. Lang, Morton N. Talcott, James Wright. Renewal and iner Bdmund E. Gould. Tncrease —John James . Jolinson Nare Neff. Leonard B. Clavk. Reissue Hudson, Aquila Belt (row, Geos Original widows, ete.—Cathar Richun son, Artimisa Arnold, minors of John ‘I, M, Clain, minors of Orrin Emmons, Samuel Connick (father) r i The torn Tue Ber ranted Examiner nsions and rnke, Henvy M. Mian, Willinm H James widows . Betsey Gar B. Faivbank Ori - Julius Vorhes fand, Thomas John nd General. H. A. Lea was today appoi at Phebe, Perkins county, Ne Morford, resigned. F. Lukes has boen ap- pointed postmaster at Protovin, Howard county, Ta., and M. Hydeat Oreanas, Owyhee county, Idaho. itor Pettigrew expects to leave for his at Sioux Falls on next_Thursday, to remain over the holidays. Ho goes there to look after the interests'of his projected rail- road from Sioux Falls to Yankton, which will be vushed to completion in the early spring. The s s considerablo vailroad building in South Dakota next year. adway completed will ho his line between Sioux Falls and Yaukton, which will carry out the first crops of next season. The senitor also expeets to start work upon his line from Sioux Falls to the Pacific next season. Mo, Foote, is visiti Murphy T30 James, ted postmaster vice L. K, Foote, wife of Captain Ninth infantry, with her her parents, M 1 C street northwes! Brennan of Omaha at and Mis. L. M. Kean Morris C. infant son, and Mis. 1. the St. of Towa is ab viell at the ted a cking has been South n & apy Croscopist Owmaha | houscs. Lyons postofiice tialof January 1, commended ans and nt_are will be made a presiden- wd W. D. Stech has S posti officers in the T ting the werival Lambertson, who here, has gone to New ury of is s J. W. Paddock contract for the ont, has. been lot Mo., contractor: federal building at to a firm of St. and work will bo P. S, H. HE DAY, Puck. cliy it s that the cawtulr leaf mute’ fingers flows When he steps on a tack in'th Indianapolix Journal. But time 50 now we Vivaciou Washingion Stay rt," sald the malden fond, “thongh dinmond here,” said the youth, “for sald her father, ' 'twill eheck faughed the will beat all o (IN rors and Retallors 1 the World, sexton, We've done That is, we've suits for $2.50, splendid Well, the $5 ones will Same with boys’ $5 overcoat $6 ulster $3. There are That's why we Big break in KING & CO., §. W. Cor. 16th and Douglas Sts