Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 24, 1893, Page 4

THE DAILY BEK.| B ROSEWATER, Editor. [ PUBLISHED EVERY MORNI | " TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. | nily Bew (without Sunday) One Year Dally wid Sunday, One Year Monthe. . [ 10 00 5 00 Threo Montiis.., o Bunday Be One Yenr nturday Bee, One Year. Neekly Bee, One Your OFFIOES, 6th Btronts ot ¥ of Commerce. New York, nd 15, Tribune Building. Wushington, CORRESPOND All_communications relating ditorinl matter should be addressed cditorial Dop s an o the s should Company iecks and orders able to the order of the con romii i Omahi 1o be COMPANY. CIRCULATION i PUBLISH STATEMENT Nel BWORN Blate e or 1Al Ceorgo B, Tzsch Publisnng compiny, docs the actual cireulation of Tk DATLY the week ending Junuary 21, 1893, follows Bunda Mondiy Tuesdiy Tanuary 15 January 16 ity 17 antiary 18 Y ey Triday, Junuary 20, Baturdiy, Juntiury 21 GEORGE B Sworn to hetore me and subscribed in co this 215t diy of January, 15893 1 } FEIL, Notary Public TZSCHUCK my P Average Circulation for Decemb 5 ——e e I takes four strong men to ¢ the Omaha charter to Lincoln it take a locomotive and six cars to it back. may brir THE collapse of the Capital bank of Lincoln affords another ing object lesson on the risks of poli banking. National sty GENERAL BuTt shows that even t shrewd old had no faith in his ability to cons one that could not be broken. wh lawyer uet left no.will, have of had Tie national banks of Omaha had a nurrow escape. 1f the collag the penitentiary contractors bank cecurred a week ago some of their ing directors, who w on the ex te Treasurer Hill, would been rely singed. SouTH DAKOTA still has acres of the national land gift for educa- tional purposes, having sold enough to realize $1,387,381. There is no reason why the educational work of South Da- kota should not prosper, for the lands still held are rapidly inereasing in value. bond of THE French lobbyist, Arton, who is supposed to have bribed more than one hundred deputies to participate in the Pahama swindle, is now in Roumania and is thus out of the reach of the law. France has such a large number of canal rascals to look after that it is no wonder that some of them cannot be found when “they are wanted. A REPORTER who interview Cleveland the other day declares that the president-elect told him t. the democratic congress would certainly repeal the McKinley law. Nobody else has been able to induce Mr. Cleveland to say anything about the prospects of tariff legislation, and this fact exposes the reporter’s story to suspicion. d Mr, THE trade of the United States with Mexico is rapidly growing, the exports from Mexico to this country during the past year aggregating nearly m 1e than those of the preceding Considerably more than one-half of the total exports of that country come to the United States. This trade can be greatly increased and there is a disposition on the part of American merchants to look more carefully after the Mexican oppor- tunities in the future. THE coal famine in Chicago is becom- ing serious, and the people are blaming the railroads, which are said to have given merchandise and grain the profer- ence over coal. The Pvibune says: “The coal man is allowed to wait inde nitely, and after coal is started the rail- roads sidetrack it before any other kinds of freight, and on the smallest pretoxt. The consequence of this is that the rail- roads leading into Chicago ave sait to have their sidings filled for hundreds of miles with coal car The explana- tion of this is found in the fact that it pays better to haul other kinds of freight. EVIDENCE has been taken in Toronto by a commission appointed to investigate the charge of treason prefe 1 against the deputy collector of inland revenue at that place. The deputy collector is | the exaet condition of the treasur | hela | them | and his bondsmen, th | with s | to impossible | balance posite 1 present sy the s lead- | have | | tions. | however, aceused of be a member of an ation organization, pear that he has be ity of greater crime than thousands of Cana- who e come boldly for political union. Perhaps it is proposed to make an example of him with the view of crushing out the annexation agitation, but if the government tempts to construe the unionists as treasonable it will speediy get into trouble. The result of the in- vestigation has not yot been made known HE ropublican press has spoken in cordial torms of commendation of the manly and graceful action of Mr, () land in going to the funeral of ex-Prosi- dent Hayoes. It was a tribute of respect which publicly testified to the annex- 1S out personal held the man who had filled the highest office in the republic, and it was in th highest degree creditable to Mr. Cloye- land. But how many men of his pe will think better of him for his manly and honorable course. The demo cratic press without exception has sought to detract from the record of M ““Hayes by assorting that the presidency was secured to him by fraud, and that is the opinion of the great majority of ¢ oc Mr. Cleveland, to h credit be it said, is not one of these in going to Fremont he administered a desorved rebuke to those who claim tha there was any defeet in Hayes' title to the presidency and who repudiate the action of a commission of democratic suggestion and creation. m- ats, out but it does not ap- | prostitute I soundness of at- ! attitude of the | | dence. : though | amples can esteem in which the living ex-president | and | | funetions and in e —— STATE DEPOSITORIES. In view of the faflure of the Capital National which the state treasurer or the state may sustain it hecomes the duty of the legislature to take such action as may be found expediont under the circumstances The first step nocessarily will aminatior by experts of the treasurer's bond, the responsibility of his sureties, v, and s in the safety of the various deposito | which state funds have been placed. If the treasurer and his bondsmen are sountable for the state loans and in banks it may ive to take steps to collect from the amount held hy the Capital National bank. TIf, on the other hand, the special bond accepted by the board designated by law releases the treasurer it will be stato to make an inquiry into deposits per upon the »ts and the ability of the stockholders ake good the deficit, t will be the duty of thel to devise some plan to prevent currence of any disa the to 1 slature the re stch rounding aning treas v or th siderable effective be pub- o cover- questionable transaction yment of publie funds treasurer was d to monthly statements of his together with the d in each bank, any serious would Imost impossible, The stem of state and wtional ex- pmination makes it ve insolvent bank to keep its real condition v for any great length of time. depend largely entirely on publie funds would be under constant both by the examiners and ikers. Another important fegnard would be the limitation of de- wits in ank to $100,000. I'hat would be a bar- rier to concentrate rn for the state to incur a loss of any ¢ One of most prevention would el to amount the of and any mispl means licity ing If the publish up requ very be competing by y single triction alone cheme v rainst any \te deposits in one conc THE NUMB, From this day United St accord with SARY TO A CHOICE. the balloting for will in striet the provisions of the act of ating to senatorial The question has been whether anybody can wator unl ives sixty- which is a majority :d to t point desisions and precedents ntly sustain the position thata majority of a quorum is all that is rve- quired to make good the title to a seat in the senate. In other words, if a majority of each of the two houses re- sponds on roll call in the joint convention and on any ballot for senator any candi- date receives a majority of the members present and voting, it is the duty of the presiding officer to declare him duly elected. This does not even mean that a majority of each of the two houses must be recorded in favor of a particular can- didate, but merely a majority of the members present and voting. Thus, if 17 senators and 51 members respond to the roll call, any candidate redeiving 35 votes would he legaily chosen, even though every one of the 35 votes cast for him had been members of the house. Those who contend otherwi and in- sist that it takes 67 votes to elect a sena- tor, no matter how many are present, have no authovities to cite in support of their position. on s senator be Congress 1 elec raised, be elected seven votes, s he rec members elec On this abunda oth houses, A PROBL The port house M STATES nce in the re of the special committee of the of representatives which in- vestigated the anthracite coal monopoly to the growing ovil of transportation companies acquiring property not necessary to the business of a common carrier, ssts & subject which ought to receive the attention of the legisla- tures of the several states. The commi tee said it is a fact not to be dis- guised that the railroad companies are in one way or another absorbing the timber, coal and iron lands of the country, and this was characterized as a dangerous evil, such ownership tending divectly to monopoly and oppression. This problem, it was declared by committee, which is of constantly creasing importance, must be solved some way by congress and the legisla- tures of the several states. *“The public veport, *‘demands of the common carrvier should be absolutely divoreed from any othe The railroad companies were chartered to subserve a great public pur- and to conduct a great depart- ment of public and they should not be permitted abdicate their publie functions and de nd to a participation in the private affairs of the peop! to the end that the; their franchises derive of the incic sugg the in- in that the busine pose, business, to from ral states in ng an unequal and unfair advan- the private citizen these views is unqmestion- importance of the subject is That the intrusion of the rail- ad corporations into the domain of private enterprise tends to monopol, and oppression there abundant ¢ The combine [ of the conspicuous one, proof of this. eontrol by the rail- veads of the valley coal region in Ohio and additional ox- » found in the south and the f such ownership 1, and in the very will always do so able to sup- their own anthracite w have been com- direct ad- coal and in freight' charge cle 3 what was just and equitable. This is the inevitable effect of permitting transportation companies to do business foreign to their lesitimate competition with pri- congress or one ro over able and the obvious, is Readin numb most The Hockin is another, but examplos, in of one In the public 1 nature where west. s suffe things the corporations ave press competition and terms. In the case « monopoly the consum pelled to pay in the addition an of it exact the a o msiderable vance price of inct in excess of vate enterprise The duty of putting a check to this growing evil is manifestly urgent, and this must performed by the states. Congress may be able to do something in be bank and the incldontal loss | be an ex- | | become im- | of the | i incumbent | 1,oular demand, pussed an act to-regu- condition of the defunct bank and its | | act of public funds | wrds that, will make it next | | amounts de- | difficult for any | | 1o the mattor, though its authority strioted, and at any rate it is not wise to vely upon legistation from this source, | ehiefly for the reason that railroad influ- once is always strong with that body and it requives a long strugglo to secure legislation unfavorable to the wishes of the corporations. The people of the states have all the powers necessary to protect themselves against the aggros- sive spirit of aggrandizement and the rapacity of the corporations and they should vigorously assert them. The common carriers should be compelled to confine themselves strictly to the busi- for which they receive their franchises from the public. REGULATION OF THE LOBBY. ago the legislature of in response to a vigorous ness Three ycars assachusetts, late the lobby, which proach to the state had become a re- This law provides that per private on public corporation v association, which em- ploys, or agrees to employ, any person to as counsel or agent to promote or oppose in any manner, divectly or indi- rectly, the passage of any legislation, or ¢t in any manner a ive counsel or agent in tion with any legislation shall, one week of the date of such emple greement therefc the name of the person so employed, or ed to smployed, to be entered upon a legis- lative docket, and it shall also be the duty of the person so employed, or ag to be employed, to enter, or cause to entered, his name upon such docket. The s arms of the gener sembly is required to keep two legi tive docket books, one of which is known as the docket of legislative coun- sel before committees and the other as the docket of legisla- tive agents. In the former entered the names of counsel ployed to appe a public hearin; fore a committee of the legislatur the purpose of making an examining of any 1« eve on, as a legis- connec- within ment are em- be- for rgument. or witnesses, and also the names gular legal counsel of corpora- tions or associations who act in relation to legislation; in of legislative are names of all agents emple tion with any legislation, advise docket the nnec- or the entered ed in ¢ and of all pe other purposes who sorvices as such agents. These dockets must also show the ne and business of the employ the name, residence and occupation of the person employed, the date of the em- ployment or agreement therefor, the length of time that the employment is to continue, if such time can be deter mined, and the special subject or jects of legislation, if any, to which the employment relates. No person can act as u legislative counsel or agent unless his name is entered in the proper docket. Another important provision of the law is that every person or corporation em- ploying such counsel or agent shall make a sworn statement to the secretary of state of all expenses paid or incurred by the person so employed. Violations of the act are punishable by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000, and it is made the duty of the attorney gen- eral, upon information, to bring prose- cutions for such violations This legislation recognizes that there may be proper functions in connection with promoting or opposing the passage of legislation, but requives that they shall be exercised under conditions of publicity and responsibility. Although the law, according to the testimony of the governor of Massachusetts, has not done away wholly with the evils incident to the lobby, it has reduced them to the mini- mum. Massachusetts still has the lobby but those who engage in this busines: are very generally careful to comply with the requirements of the statutes, for obviously under such a law the op- ponents of a bill will be likely to watch for and promptly expose any proceedings which seem to be contrary either to the letter or the spirit of the statute, and the knowledge of this fact tends to keep within proper bounds those who concerned in promoting its sage. If it be conceded there is some legitimate of employment in connection with le lation, as recognized by the Massachu- setts act, perhaps the plan therein provided for the regulation of such em- ployment is as good as can be desired. At any rate it merits the consideration of legislators who believe that the lobby isa serious evil, which ought to be wholly removed if possible, and if it be not possible to do this, then that it be subjected to such restrictions and regu- lations as will secure publicity and re- ponsibility on the part of those engaged in the business and their employe 18 NEED OF T. REFORM. Scandalous favoritism in the assess- ment of property is not confined to Omaha and Nebraska. It prevails toa great extent in all the western sta from the great lakes to the Pacific. plutocrats and nabobs of California not only shirking taxeson their r and mining property, but the le on personal property wheney vy can do so. Last week the grand jury of Santa Clara county, Cali- fornia, presented a report to the court in which it called attention to the ex- tremely low assessment of the property of Senator Leland Stanford. Extracts are given from the records showing that 440 thoroughbr assessed at $45,300. The grand jury consid: this stock, being of great value, should be assessed at least $500.000, Personal ssed at $28,450 should be the judgment of the grand jury, and the real estate assessed at $101,780 should have in- d - §500,000. adds: “In view of the fact that this property been ass 1 at about the same s for the past four years it is rea- :onclude that the taxes on at 000,000 of pe n lost to the other taxpayers of the county by erroncous assessments in this one instance This is agents sons employed any for rendor address sub- are pas- that field es, I'he are ilroad ¢ manago d horses are prope raised, in ty a ts assessment he veport has figur very stive as well as instructive “The grand jury found that the must have been tampered with and in doing so violated his oath of ofice. The grand jury found that Leland Stanford was guilty of making false returns of his personal property sug sonal property have | nd in doing 0 had Iaid himself justly liablo to the pethfjies imposod “upon persons who makh’\dighonest or fals roturns. Here was an opportunity for a fearless and honest grand jury. 1t could and should have'‘sé an example by indicting hoth thé‘assbssor and the tax- shirking senator. Bat this California grand jury only roaged very loud and made a report to the court calling atten- tion to assessment frauds. And ther the whole matter will probably end The moral of this *is plain enough, however. The whole'system of taxation is wrong and the people have themselves only to blame. The office of assessor everywhere regarded as of no moment and men of very elastic consciences are elected as The consequenc is that the property of great corpora- tions and wealthy land owners is assessed ridiculously low, while the property of the middle cluss and the homes of wage workers are assessed for all they ave worth, and if it so happen that some banker or capitalist has been assessed at the same rate as other people the board of equalization steps in and rates him down, The remedy will not be found until the whole method of assessment is reformed and the office of assessor is elevated to a standard above that of sheriff or commissioner and the men who fill these places ave chosen from the ranks of the best business men of every community. is ASSOSSOTS, coun 'TON OF COMPETITION. The grain tonnage of the E canal has decreased from ! bushels in 1887 to bushels in 1802, During the same period the rail- roads competing with the canal for the grain traflic inc their business from 4,162 to 61,986,210 bushels. The ¢ nl ied 61.53 1t of the grain that passed New York state in 1887, but last year it ed only 28.95 per cent. The signi nee of these figures can hardly escape the attention of those who are interested in the great problem of grain transports from west to east. hey mean simply that the railroad com- panies are killing the canal and that it will soon cease to be a competitor unless its effc sed bushels o per across ion something is done to increase iveness. The west has a deep interest in this subjeet, but is powe thing for its own prote New York state wate s$ to do any- tion so far as the way is concerned. As we have repeatedly said before, the | only solution tion problem of the transporta- that can be manent is the proposed deep water outlet from the lakes to the : but so much opposition to this undertaking has been developed that there is no prospect that it will soon be wrealized. It may take years of agitation to bring about a sufliciently strong public appreciation of the need of aship canal to insure its con- struction, and in 'the' meantime there can be no relief from high rates on grain except by means of the enlargement and improvement of “the’ old and inade- quate Erie canal. If the state of New York does not immediately do something in that direc- tion the railroads will have the field to themselv for the navigation of the canal in its present condition cannot be made profitable. During the past year thousands of boatmen abandoned the business because they could not follow it longer without losing money. The rail- roads are constantly fighting the canal through their agents and newspaper organs, and its complete abandonment is only a question of a short time unless the people of the state that pretends to maintain it become aroused to an ap- preciation of what wonld result from absolute control of the grain traffic by the railroads. per- 'rROM a sentimental point of view per- haps the United States would be justified in allowing Canada to impose diserimi- nating tollsand to take advantage of this country in other ways as she is now do- ing, for Canada is in a state of great financial stress. Her public debt is so great that she may faivly claim to be an object of sympathy, and it is steadily increasing. The debt of the Dominion increased last year over $5,000,000 and the revenue decreased $1,60 37, The vublic debt of Canada is three-quarters as large as that of the Uni‘el States, while her population is only one-twelfth as great as that of this count With an increasing debt, a decreasing revenue and very little growth in population it is not easy to see how Canada can hope to become prosperous except through continental union, but that must be of her own seek- ing. This country can well afford to wait until the Dominion is fully veady for the change, A BILL has been introduced in the legislature, at the instance of the Omaha Kennel club, making dogs personal property. There are a great many val- uable canines in Nebraska, and the own- ers of these animals feel that they are not properly protected in their property by the existing law, which affords no adequate redress in case of the theft of a valuable dog. Being required to pay a tax on the animals they claim that they ought to be 'given better pro- tection against theft, so far as this may be wed by providing a proper punishment for such an offense, as is done in mostfother states. The de: mand scems reasonable and will ce tainly have the support of all owners of valuable dogs, whe constitute a quite influential body of ‘eith BT of the New on the Reading SeNaTOR HOGEN state senate committee combine says: “I amfor a mendatc price on coal, the samé as on gas. There is no other sort of legislation that will be of value i this matter.” The people will be satistied=with free compe- tition, which may upon to vegulate but if porations will permit competition the enforgement ing would settle th York always be prices; not may bacome s combination busin s8a | short order. SOME 1l people they are n town th ers sold a large whieh at price ns would have are never truly being swindled other day u gang of number of alleged worth only a s almost high m happy In an ver spoons, were fow cents ea s genuine silver sp unrestrained | manded at a roliable jewelry store. Each sellor roprosented to his viotims that he was obliged to dispose of the | spoons to raisq money for the rolief of his starving family. There are plenty | of victims for the swindler everywhere A Dark Hog. Governor Hogg of Texas, in organizing an effort to defeat Senator Mills for re-election, is bolieved to have himself in view for the succession. A h dark horse would be a novelty w o i Indianapolis Journal Of the §2,168,000 which do Lesseps that he paid out in this country, only & is unted for—a fact which provokes wonderment about the ribution of the other §1,036,000, sl Precocions Royalty Chicago A cablegram from Mad announces that the young king of S| was recently spank by his mother. 'he proverbial “uneasinoss® of tho crowned hoad seers in this case to have settled a little lower down Allon Philadelphia tor Thurman says it would ve betrayal of the trust repc him if Al Hayes had refused to « the decision of the commission have been followed by nothing inton, Telegram ave ed 1n rcopt This would less than - Is Baxter Hoodooed? Paul Ploneer-Press. Mr. Baxter of Wyoming being the president-elect’s choice for United States senator, ard is worried half to death for fear the report will be ited in the legislature. Recent events in York mak cland’s friendship a nightmare to a candidate, is s of - Lamentations of Colonel Jones. St. Louis Republic, The “Women's Democratic club” of Rock Springs in the state of Wyoming, where the womien vote, has_endorsed the handsomest salc eper in the town for United States marshal under the coming reform admin istration. And this ‘the elevating in fluence of women in polities” they have been telling us about ! - Hippolyte in Chicago Herald. Rebellion has broken out in Hayti, and Hippolyte has dispatehed to the seat of war an army consisting of 30 me id twenty commanding ofticers. The makeup of this body of troops indicates that the trouble must be of a very scrious nature. ordinary circumstances a Haytien that size would have consisted of men and 300 comy icers & S e Tammany Appointme Harper's Weekly, Whenever Tammany check by a formidable pointments have shown least fear, before public prudent to defy )-rn[ ty But now that it is ows off disguise and reve mity of that selfish greed which spires its whole career. roughout | history its character has been consistent | its aims unchanged. Whether it | ward as apparent leade | wise statesman ters, whether , its ultimat a consiracy to p name of the gove cannot present when it must dec cray. of uty has been held in sition, its spect, or It is it too opinion | threatened th supreme, it in its and for and mas Gil It is the ure it s citizen: In its good momination, save @ its victims in_order to cure its power: and the power once gained s used without scruple. It could not act otherwise. The fancy that the vast, complex business of the metropolis can cver be prop- erly conducted under the sway of an 1sso- ciation pretending to be political, which has 1o aim but to control the municipality, and 1o life but the spoils of office, is absurd. It is not by Tammany, nor through Tammany, nor with Tammany, it is only over Tammany that the way lies to any reform in city government. The appointments of last week will doubtless cost New York heavily Their evil results c ever be measured, but it that, in come, lif “publicord rife, and the of dollars in the decure, vice and crime mmunity poorer by millions onsequence of them, Yot if they open the eyes of citizens to the one way of reform, they may still prove worth thef cost. There may be some reason to think that the hand which has thus moved Mayor Gilroy as its puppet has overleaped its pur- pose, and that these appointments are the beginning of the end. It was said long ago, “Whom the gods will destroy, they first make mad.” Philadelphia Times: fn winter s frozen down some fift person’s lot there wust be hard | one. Ho's g0t man with one arm that does handed sort of way. Truth: It s th things In an o Yonkers Statesman: Out in Chicago the refer to the new Columblan coins us thelr “better hulves." New York Sun: Trl tully tired saying * when no one answers! Yes; sometimes I feel like reversing the syllab] vet—Don't you [:nl aw- 10" to thie telephone rley—Did you kiss that o miking such desperate zo? uwe Field’s Washin n, then the man re s for his relatives. an: lilke he office seeks siprocates by secking “T'd think st at both ends 150 Tnter Oc: ( be built ju: Well, they are. o, 10! Any conductor will tell you there's always room up front.” et cars gono a invalid o hor Tasband, -wh drug store; 1t must hi 00d while to put up the pre think he must | ne putting up the pric e { HIN NEXT S v it 8 g00d deal of the g WATCH MMER, Chicago New Who?—me? Y* say [ Cussed the heat Tas' I'ly? I reckon n Sweate course, "Twa'nt nothin’ worse; But hot? I reckon not! Record. I'ys liked; ' thin's spiked, - s line biz; s, LS Me kick! Huh! Think L've forg Summer I n mine; What's hot? Jes' You I won't melt I'll take heat, you bet, Wish 't wuz suinmier yot Vanllla } Lemon {Orange Rose,sle, Flavoring It's this Inmswozzled, Ohill chogzled, 'Atgits me! NATURAL FRUIT FLAYORS. Economy in their use. Flavor as delicately ug dozzled D DELICIOUS s Of perfect purity and deliciously as the fresh frot, | that, | delay on o | believed prob: Under | while its power 1s | Is the naked | | when the DEPENDS UPON NEW YORK Quarantine Measure Adopted by the House a8 Amended. PROSPECTS OF ITS ULTIMATE SUCCESS No Part of the Proposed Legislation Will be Permitted to Interfere with the ¥ lations on the Subject Adopted the States. Wasin 518 FOURTEENTI STREET, WasHINGTON, D, The quarantine bill as emasculated by Tammany amendment forbidding the tional government to modify, relax or pend state quarantine regulations adopted in the house today by a lurge that its opponents did an effort to demand the spite of the threats of Cong of Texas to filibuste the bill and in Amos Cumming ‘it was time should be re 1ON BUrgav or Tur Be % C., Jan. 23, the na was jority not even s and nays ssman ke In of Kil zuinst tho passage ludicrous contradicti statement ! v doctrine of states ri stablished and that he w do all in his power to prevent the was not the sl at filibust Apart from parliamentary complication Rayner involved the success of shtest effort remarkable Mr in which house there was \ny point The amended b importance save dent to totally s any infected port. It carries no appropric tion of money for the exe fons. The fate of the bi The ceptable to S the house m ate he wil ask that the original senato measure be adopted as an amendment to the house bill. and will ask for the appointment of conferecs. This, however, he can ac plish by unanimous consent, and it is not that Senator Hiscock of Now York or any other senator will stand idly by and permit the bill to ne law in its present form, There would have been no objection to the he senate but for the bill in the Tammany amendment contains nothi the authority spend. of vital Sf the proesi ration from ition of its provis now rests with the senate. Tammany amendment ator Harris, and asur v is ac a8 soon as ismitted to the sen Ex S8 the Measure, It was with con Senator Washburn proposition of Senator ponement of a finul vote bill to a week fro of this mgc h, @ who rept e the srable hesit lay W W the n day ) the it 1 to vnended when Senator Wash that it 1SS St pon the b to the hos wis bi Th pal | nt on senator, who is the bill, said after ti which insures the'd ion o Tuesday of next weelk, that would ‘be made of the senatc sasure is sent back orig I int the bill quick wor ndments the house. | | ition 0f Messus. and Hateh, representing the friends of the measure in the wte and | house, to not ask for a confe to consider the senate an the bill goes back to the h and to pre cipitate action upon the amendments by open debate ‘e the adoption of the bill een 50 greatly del. n the senate have changed their tacties. 1t is now theirintention to ask for a con- ference in the house as soon as the to that body, which will be on February 1. Should it pass the nerally conceded that it by that body, although it is ackr 1on all sides that it has lost support » discussion of the past week, when it ly reaches a conference committee, which will be headed by the two statesmen named, it is the purpose of the friends of the | asure to accept any amendment rather iun hazard its chances of success. looks now as though the bill law in | € some form. Nebraska and Towa Co Prof. E. W. Parker of survey has just issued a sy the conl productions of th which the follow coul product of N Nebraska produces about 1,500 of coal annually for a local r ar system of mining being dug by mers coal when sold brings total product being It was th Washburn 4 when sena It will become 1 Product, the geological al bulletin on > country, from ¢ is taken, relating to the ska and Tow short tons demand. No ed on, the in off seasons. about §3 per ton, valued at about The the The total product in i tons; total value, $4,8¢ lh fore ng into any discussion of the returns for lowa, as rec 1 by the survey, bo found' of interest to ma of the total product as obtained by the survey and that compiled by the mine in- spectors of the threc state inspection dis- ts. These reports are of biennial publi on, the latest one covering the fiscal years ending June 30, 1800 and 1801 According to the inspectors’ reports the product of the tate for the two fiscal P i 1 7,702,483 short tons. and fc |1- |ulu rdi to the turns to the s 4 short tons, a differe f nul\ 1 tons, or a little less than 2 per cent difference is noted in the valua- | 14 A greater | tenaut is the democratic dou championship of ademocratic clected? Let him stand forth and be counted. tions reported, that according to | nx\!nrn lmlna $10,800,007, and " aocord| the surve: 18,508, Tt will bo interes ln. tonote also that both reports show a de. creased product in 1801, the state reports showing n product of 3,980,402 tons in 1890 and of 8,721,001 in 1591, a decroase of 958 301 tons. According to the survey the outpus foll from tons to 8,825,405 tons, & 1oss of 100,244 tons. ‘The decreased proc tion in 1801 was due in part to strikes, but chiefly 1o the importation of coal from other states, particularly Tllinois, whioh owing to favorablo river freight rates could find a market in lowa cheaper than her own coal could be brought by rail Democratio Senators Ohject, A number of democratio \ notice to republic senate committee on the nomination of Pri to of m cara o sanators have an members of thy ilitary affairs that if ate Secretary Halford v in the army with the rank rted to the senate thoy will wonize its confirmation. Thejr sition is in no sense personal, for it s rstood ther is no objection to' Mr. Hal- personal grounds, The precedent the republican senators four ye wo when they vefused to confirm the non nation of Hon. Adlai k. enson of Nlinois 1 member of the supreme court of the ot of Columbia, on the ground that the sident had no right to name any one to a life position 8o close upon the retirement of his administration. is the excuse given for this objection. "The democrats also contend that the president should have given the position to an_army oficer by promotion Not all of the democrats will fall into_line in this coutest, and unless the opposition is iito obstinate it will not cut much of a Miscellaneons, ceding the Oklahoma military res. Oklahoma for school s, which has passed the house, is in 1s of the senate committee on mili wffairs and reforred to Senator Walthall i - subcommitteeman I'he chances aro ahout even as to action upon the bill, Many inquiries have boen made about this measuro by Nebraska Senator Munderson is trying to secure an pension for widow of Licu- Harrington, who was killed in the Custer 1 er,and whose body was not found. The ws of all the other oficers ki uuumn issacer 1 lib: cral pensi 'he ho the ho HOW | The b rvation to the city of purpo the hi tary try cment under Strip is of the asure has from the doubt soon 1 letters ha been sent here by sking that an wmendment bo 1 excluding certain persous provisi of the measure and who have taken homesteads o who have used their entry st likely get in on the Cherokee sident and o d il will no senate fa nmitiec Sev Harrison will probably si I this week is to have its fon for its charter i the at Williard's, and e for Vene- cce of Town cokuk is stamante, minist ind fumily, and John P Woseml H. Barson of Lusk, \oreham ator Manderson is taking ste vof the appointment of o r wnd office at O'Neill in place of e The nomination of W, D »f O'Neill will probably go to U lay or two. Sen tigrew aid today hat he would likely seeure the adoption in he senate this weelk of the house bill allow. tlors on timber claims to prove up rht years' residence, whother trees uted or not, by paying $1.25 an ator said the bill, if it became vorth $1,000,000 to settlers in 10l A prominent banker and nverse county, Wyo., s in tho ristor of iliespie, Mathews te in o w, would be South Dakota, Mrs. Preston and Miss Lily Preston of Davenport, lu., are at the Arlington for the son presentativo I ves of Towa tod 1a bill to remove the charg sertion from the military record of Putnam, decoased, P. y intro- of de- acob S H. iy Trot Him Out. Chicago Tribune, Speaking of Rutherford B. 3 politician who ‘would nod ceepted the presideney _ without any L as to the validity of his'title if it had been confirmed by an electoral commission composed of the highest dignitari land ! Where is the democratic editor that would not have used up galons of ink in president so where have NAAPCRARL AP ARSI D21 ELLOVBAL. “WORTH A GUINEA A BOR.” Sleepy. Itaman 1s drowsy. n the day Umo atter & good night's sleep, there's indiges- tion and stomach aisorder. BEEBHAM S PiLLs by removing the w-.fle matter which 18 clo ing tho syatom, will cure all Bi and Nervol LUE lers, and auickly relie endach & Coverad with a Tasteless and Seluble Coating g 8 Ot all drngglnta, Prico 28 conta & b Now York Dapot, i nnl St. A A AN T ANAT A BROWNING, K| Largost Manufacty of Vlothing | Up against the rear of ~ _[occupicd by M within a few |cec 1 to tear ou |giving us one pointed busin | present stock $16.50, and so While over Boys' clothing 1 least a third. proportion. in pri 2.00 up to $5.00 and a little 3 times coa cs also. sometime: as much, now be sold cheaper than our perfect next few weeks. BROWNING, Store open every evening till 6.53 | urday il i0 our |western country. {are closing out as much as possible of out we canbe ready to start in new again in our new palace. The pants that are odd in size go at co. rors and Rotullers ntne World Immovably tight store is the room now 1s. Benson, who is to vacate weeks, when we will pro- t the dividing wall, thereby of the largest and best ap- ess houses in this entire In the meantime we at reduced prices. so that Suits for $10, $12.50, $15, on, have been reduced at tsare cut down in the same 1as received a severe shock more, any pair worth 2 and Damaged goods will not garments for the KING & CO., 8. W. Cor. 16th and Douglas St