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

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February 14... 0 Wednesday, Febriiary 15 Thursday, February 16 Friday yranry 17 Baturday, February 18 IRGE Sworn to hefore and_subscribed 1n presenco this 18th day of Pebruary, 1893 8 F. N. BoveLL. Notary Publ ending ry 12 my Average Circulation for January, 24,247 e———— e | SPAIN need not wor bout the plans .1 this country in regard to San Domingo. The agnexation craze is abating a little now. MAJORS' indecent language at the Morton recoption is only on a par with other bad breaks repeatedly charged against him. He ought to be muzzled. TaE railrond managers still insist that the people do not want any freight reduction. Who are those people—the rebate men, the pass men, the railroad lobby and the retaries of the State Board of Transportation. CLEOPATRA: No, we are not at lib- erty to print what Lieutenant Governor Majors sald at the Morton reception. But when we tell you that it shocked the galvanized sen it must have been unspeakably bad. THE republican party has pledged it- gelf to give the people of Nebraska re- duced freight rates and the republican party stands pledged to abolish the rail- road pass iniquit ‘Will the republican members of the legislature redeem those pledges? If they do not the party may as well disband in Nebraska. THE complaint is made in San Fran- cisco that organized charity has encour- aged a large and worthless class of idlers and tramps fock into the city, and that there are more hungry people there than there would be if less effort had been made to provide for the hungry. The work organized by the Associated charities of Omaha, through which the city has been divided into a large num- ber of districts, each under a superin- tendent, who takes the utmost pains to 1ook into the merits of each case pre- sented, is the only one by which the schemes of the impostors can be de- feated. ‘WE HAVE waited patiently for four days in expectation that Mr. A. J. Gus- #in would publicly instruct the Kansas supreme court what to do in the legis- lative case now pending. Mr. Gustin has also omitted to express his views upon Hawaiian annexation and the pen- sioning of Queen Lill, nor has he opened his mouth in condemnation or approval of the bribery investigation at Lincoln and the appointment of Julius Sterling Morton. We suggest that Mr. Gustin come home at once and attend to these matters. Nebraska in particular cannot spare any of her statesmen at this critical time, THERE are many unaccountable things in this world and one of them is that hundreds of clerks and mechanics will go out into the suburbs of Omaha for miles and buy homes, pay high taxes and street car fare, when within a mile of the business center there are hundreds of cheap lots to be had across the river upon which homes may be built accessible to the city and where taxes do not amount to con- fiscation. Possibly the 10-cent bridge toll is responsible for the fact thatso few people in business in Omaha care to live across the river. But it is only a matter of time when the toll will be re- duced to 5 cents. THE state now has a railroad commis- sion, a fish commission, a World’s fair commission, and there are bills betore the legislature for a boiler commission and a labor commission. But the latest freak is a ‘“‘pure food commission.” The next thing we may expect is a pure water commission or a pure beer commission. There seems to be a mania among leg- islators in this and other western states to create commissions and enact laws to regulate overything. It must puzzle the rising generation to figure out how people can live and breathe and their gountry grow and prosper where there is no legislature every two years to pass laws for the creation of commissions whose chief function is to draw salaries and do nothing well. THE manner in which the manufac turers of Omaha and Lincoln are “‘getting together” upon & footing of common inter- est in the promotion of trade is one of the favorable signs of the time. What- ever coolness may have existed between them in the past, they now appear to be thoroughly united in behalf of a vigor- ous prosecution of the work to which the Nebraska Manufacturers association is devoted. The spirit that has prevailed at the Linccln exposition this week has been just what it ought to have been, and the renewal of zcquaintances and exchange of views, for which it has af- forded an opportunity, will be widely beneficial among the business men of the state. The annual exposition in this city next June will be the more success- ful on account of the interest created in it by the Lincoln meeting. s 18, 14 and 15, Tribune | | elect v | one isa | shpwn | inits rel | an opportunity to put them into eff sibilities of the old-school | democrats present you will conclude that | | eondemnation of the selection, and very THE CABINET COMPLETED. The course adopted by Mr. Cleveland of announcing the men selected for cab- inct portfolios as soon us thoy had ac copted was a departure from the tradi tional custom which has met with very general commendation. Perhaps it 18 not a very important matter anyway, but as the president-elect very well sald there is no reason why thees should be any mystery about cabinet appoint- | ments, any more than about those of | other government officials, The an- | nouncement of the men selected t) administer the several departments of the government in advance of the | submission of their names to the senate for confirmation has the nwv'ku( af- fording the public an opportunity to discuss them, and the country can also form a judgment as to the character of the administration to be expected. The of Mr. Cleveland has enabled this to be done, and far as appears there is general popular approval of the innovation. That being the case it is to be expected that future presidonts- 11 follow the example. Mr, Cleveland announced ago that he proposed to give the eoun- a business men's administration. Yet every member of his cabinet but lawyer, and that one Colonel who has within a few years considerable ability in practical affaivs, will, as secret of war, find | little opportunity for the exercise of his business talent. The Postoffico depart- ment, which perhaps aemands a greater amount of real business ability than any oth will be administered by My, Bis- sell, formerly the law partner of M. Cleveland, who is not known to have any especial knowledge of postal af- faivs. The department of which My, Hoke Smith will be the head calls for both legal and practical judg- ment, and that gentleman may have both, though his is altogether that of a good law has been quite successful in fightin corporations and is expected to vigilantly guard the interests of the government tions to the land ant rail roads, which is to be desived. Muv. Mor- ton has some practical ideas regarding agriculture, and so far as he may have course . | some time | Lamont, will doubtless make a useful member of the new administration. Mr. Cleveland has shown some of his characteristic qualities in making | up his cabinet. The selection of Judgo | sham for secretary of state was un- doubtedly self-suggrested and done with a full realization of the effect it would produce upon the democratic leaders, A few of these have been outspoken in likely this feeling is quite general among them, but Judge Gresham will be confirmed and will creditably fill the position. The appointments of Lamont and Bissell w sely on personal grounds, Mr. Cleveland having the heartiest friendship for both of them. One of the very best selections is that of Representative Herbert of Alabama for secretary of the navy. He is not only entively familiar with the needs of the navy, but 1is ‘in sympathy with the sentiment in favor of building up a naval establish- ment equal to the requirements for de- fense and the adequate protection of our commerce. There is every rdason to expect that he will be a very eflicient head of that department. As a whole the Cleveland cabinet, if not of excep- tional strength, is composed of men of ability and character; and it is safe to predict that it will bring no discredit upon the country. A VERY PROPER INQUIRY, The ways and means committee of the house of representatives should lose no time in reporting, and the house should promptly pass, the resolution of Mr. Springer calling upon the president for certain information regarding the fiscel affairs of Hawai The resolution re- quests that the house be informed as to the amount of postal deposits and the debt of Hawaii, the rate of interest they may bear,when they wili be due and where | payable, and the market value of the bonded debt of that government prior to the establishment of the alleged pro- visional government. The president is also asked for information as to the amount of sugar which is annually pro- duced in Hawaii and the amount of money which will be required to pay the bounty upon Hawalian sugar in case of the annexation of the islands to the United States. Further inforn m is asked as to the probable amount of other obligations which this government will incur and assume as a necessary conse- quence of such annexation, It is manifestly desirable that the country shall know all these fac in an authoritative and official way, before the government takes the step provosed in the tr now before the senate. That convention provides that the United States shall assume the public debt of Hawaii and the amount due to depositors in the postal_savings banksof that country, the aggregate not to exceed $3,250,000. The present government is required to pay the inter- | est on the debt so long as the existing | conditions continue. It may be said that the government of the United States is sufficiently protected in fixing the ma mum sum which it may be requir to assume, but this is not sat- isfactor; In a matter of this character there ought to be no contin- gencies. Whatever is done should be only upon accurate knowledge of the ob- | ligations which the American people will be called upon to assume and to pay for nothing is more certain than that they would have to pay them if the islands are annexed. The shrewd schemers who plotted the overthrow of the monarchy and had themselves promptly recognized as successful revo- lutionists, following this up by hurrying the negotiation of a treaty of an- nexation before the representatives of the deposed queen could get an opportunity for a hearing, .will have no difficulty in arranging matters so that the debt of Hawaii will, every dollar, have to be paid by the people of the United States if the island became a part of the territory of this country, It is important to know, therefore, in ad- vance of the consummation of the pro- posed action, just what the amount will be. | d [ the | Mexico, and the The other information called for by the resolutin by Mr. Springer it is oqually desivable to know. The pro- moters of the revolution and the men who are now administering the alleged sional government are all largely ned in the sugar industry. For the last two y industry has not been §7 prosperous as before, owing largely if not wholly to the 1 countr; If the sugar producers of the Hawaiian islands could participate in the bounty paid by the United atos on the domestic product the sugar industr Hawail would receive a tremendous stimulus and the men engaged in it would be enriched to the extent of millions of dollars. It is most desirable that the people of the United States shall be informed as to what amount may be drawn from the national treasury for the exclusive benefit of the Hawaiian sugar producers. Meanwhile there is hardly a probability that the senate will ratify the annexa- tion treaty at the present session. Oppo- sition, founded largely on the hasty and ill-considered action, appears to be steadily increasing and those who should be well informed believe it is already strong enough to prevent action on the treaty at this session. RELATIONS WII'H MEXICO. An fucreasing intorest isnow felt in manufacturing and trade eireles of this country in the development that is going on in the neighboving vepublic of field that is thus being opened for the extension of our com- meree by means of eloser trade velations is attracting much attention. Dolega- tions of husiness men from the United States have lately visited Mexico in the interest of trade, and others are | ing to do so. The policy of reciproei by which much has been gained for our eommerce in other countries, has not yet been made effective as between this country and-our neighbor on the other side of the Rio Grande, but it is confi- dently balieved that the wing des on hoth sides for more intimate relations will soon result in the building up of a trade that will be mutually profitable. At present the United States has no commerce of any magnitude with Mexico. The latter imports annually $37,785,840 worth of manufactured a and food stuffs, but these importations are mainly from Europe. Practically all of this large sum should come into this country in the form of products and money. The leading exports of Mex exelusive of precious metals, ave valued at $14,947,440, and none of the articles which make up this sum, except hides and tobaceo, are produced in the United States. This shows how valuable the Mexican trade could be made to this country by the application of the princi- ple of reciprocity It is stated by the Engincering Maga- zine that the enormous in ase of ten- fold in the importsof Mexico in fourteen years is largely due to the fact that within that period that country has undergone her greatest era of industrial progress and railway construction. This epoch of railway building is now being followed by the introduction of iron ma- chinery, agricultural implements and the use of iron in numberless ways here- tofore unknown in that country. This is due in great measure to the enterpri of men from the United States, who have built factories and established mining enterprises and public wor ks. The influx of American capital and en- terprise will continue in the future and will have an important influence upon the development of a country that is rich in resources and is destined to be of ‘great value to the commercial inter- ests of the United State: OUR icles o, UNITED STATES SENATOR CHANDLER, who seems to have despaired of getting any immigration legislation through the present congress, has proposed another investigation of the whole subject of im- migration. What he now wants done, as indicated in a joint resolution intro- duced by him in the senate, is to have five commissioners appointed who shall visit various portions of the country and learn the popular sentiment regarding immigration, where it is wanted, and other facts relating to the subject. The industry and zeal of the New Hampshire senator in this matter are to be commended, but really it would seem that quite enough has been done during the past two or three years in the way of investigation, and to spend any more of the public money in this direction, for the presentat least, would be an inexcusable waste. The in- formation already available is ample for the wise guidance of congressmen if they are disposed to be guided, and if they are not, additional investigation would not help the matter. The intelligent and unprejudiced opinion of the country is not favorable to any further legisla- tion to restrict immigration, and Mr. Chandler ought to understand this. THE farmers of the south seem little disposed to accept the advice that has been given them to diversify their crops and plant less cotton. Last year they put in the usual avea of cotton, but gave less care to its cultivation, and the con- sequences were disastrous, The crop was largely a failure, and although the price increased it brought them no more money than the heavy crop of the previ- year, which had to be sold at the low s resulting from overproduction. are experviencing the inevita- effect of their mistaken pol- ijcy in a general scarcity of money. Still it s said that cotton planting is about as extensive as usual. In a few localities the southern farmers have followed the advice to diversify the crops and found it profita- ble, but very generally they seem irre- vocably wedded to the old course. The idea that ‘“‘cotton is king” still prevails with most of them. A strong influx of agricultural immigrants is probably the only thing that will bring about a change. pr They ble THE special United States agent for the protection of the salmon fisheries of Alaska makes some interesting and sug- gestive statements as to the extent and value of the fishing industry of that little known region. Figures collected by this official show that the quantity of salmon packed in the Alaska district during the year recently ended amounted to 457,960 cases, 1 2 barrels and 4,2 half barrels. The value of the entire | limited and on}, rislation of this | eatoh of salmog; oad, horring, ete., foots up $2,257,039, [n addition to the salmon, whl'-hrh’(hu principal fish ac- counted for in tyepo figures, the halibut resources of the ! Wlaskan coast are un- fequire development, while the codfish, banks ave greater in arca than thosewf New Foundland, and will produce ad imense suppiy of fish when the marketydemands them. The United States gevernment is now taking effective measiep¥ to protect the valua- ble fish supply in Alaskan waters, and it will ultimately s bacome one of the most important ousces of the northwest. The wisdom of this precaution abundantly vindicated a fowyears hence. NEBRASKA cannot lay claim to being a manufacturing state, yet the extent and owth of her manufactures has been great the past fow years. For the past two years remarkable progress has been made. The and particularly of Omaha have in- creased their output enormousl and if the home patronage senti- ment continues to grow the factories will flourish and multiply. The manu- facturers themselves are well satisfied with the work already accomplished. They are deeply concerned, however, at the threatening attitude of labor or- ganizations within the state energies ar If of an eight-hour law. The man- ‘turers claim that should the supreme courtdeclare the statute constitutional and the laboring men insist upon its en- forcement, which of course they would do, the manufacturers could not meet th demands and the competition of castern factories. 1t is asserted by some of the leading manufacturers of Omaha that an eight hour schedule would com- pel them to close their doors. whose T Chicago Herald says that the bus- iness embarrassment of Governor Me- Hinley *‘may well shake the confidenc of men in the business sagacity and in- fallibility of protectionists.” Such a conclusion from the mere fact that a con- spicuous advoeate of the protective polic; has failed in business cannot be taken very seriously: but it is worth while to observe that MeKinley has proven him- self a man of the strictest integrity in time of great trial, from which it may be assumed that he has been entively honest in his advocacy of protection. Can this be said of those leading demo- cratic statesmen. who boisterously advo- cated free trade during the recent cam- paign and acknowledged after the battlo was over that the cry was merely to ret in on?" Political Heart GlewDemocrat. The collapse of the popul Kansas is the worst case of failure in recent histor; g Pecrless € nknowns, New York Tribune. If the measure of i man's “ titness for the cabinet offices is the extent to which he is unknown, Mr. Cléveland is going to have a peerless body visers. poli Bit O More Than Ho Could Chew, Chicago He:ald, Mr. McLeod's clise is by no means a_new nor phenomenal one.’ “Hé has ‘followed the mple of enterprising gentlemen in all ges whose failure” was caused by possessing an ambition out of all proportion greater than their ability and means for gratifying it~ With his dental equipment he excised from the impacted mass of the nicotic vegetable a quantity too great for his powers of masticati —_——— Does it Pay to Be Good? Chicago Despatch. John C. Eno, who skipped to Canada in 1885 with $4,000,000 belonging to a New York bank, came back under the jurisdiction of the stars and stripes yestcrday and arrested and released on $20,000 bail. Let's se how accounts balance. ko stole $4,000,- 000. If he forfeits his bail he will still be £3,080,000 ahead of the game, and this sum divided by cight gives him an _annual salary equivalent to $497,500. Does it veally pay to be good, after all? e Where Prohibition Doesa't Prohibit. Boston Herald, The indictment of 300 liquor déalers down in Bangor is another interesting commen- tary on the efficacy of the Maine law. “lIs there anybody from Bangor on this train?” inquired a Kentucky gentleman who w. traveling across the continent. “Iam from that city, sir,” was the response that came from the other end of the car. “Ah, will you kindly lend me your_corkscrew?” asked the gentleman from Kentucky. He was promptly accommodated Nebraska's Sterling J. New York Sun. ing Morton of Nebraska has This is arious worthy but unrewarded attempts to be elected governor of that state, and is true now of his getting the job to preside over that miscellaneous collection of futilities known as the Department of Agriculture. This appointment breaks its traditions, if an upstart can be said to have traditions. He has “farmed it" off and on for a generation, and knows a silo from a bag of shorts. He has been an intelligent and persistent advocate of forest preserva- tion, and o tree planter and a teacher to others of the fine old art of tree planting. He is the founder, we believe, of Arbor day, and we should think he would prefer to sit under his own arbor and see his trees grow tw being responsible for weather guesses and counting pumpkin seed e ‘Why They Down MeLeod. Pittsburg Dispateh, Tt is instructive as to the othics of Wall street that MoLeod's fall is not due to his having formed & combination which was Ainst public policy and inimical to the pub- lic wel So lopg as McLeod confined himself to squeezin’ the consumers of an- thracite coal he [y the hero of the mouey Kings. But, while he was willing to suppress compotition in thetaifl business, he was bitious enough to epter into competition with the trunk lines for New England _business. In doing so he trog ugon the toes of the V derbil vell as of the Pennsylvania rail- road interests. Consequently the trunk line magnates, headed b9’the dictator, Pierpont Morgan, decreed must be wiped out. He mi 0 have to buy ant peoplo al pay an extra ce and be the dayling of the multi-million- aices, but when he trénched upon trunk line profits he became a dangerous factor” and must go. Hon, J. Ste ———r Cleveland, thé Cabinet Maker. John Russell Young in New York Herald, Mr.Cloveland rembves the doubts expressed by some democratit’ newspapers us to the identity of Mr. Holke Smith by appointing that gentleman to the cabinet. This also answers the question of a leading western Journal as to whether Hoke Smith was a nom de plume like Mark Twain or Uncle Remus. The nomination, therefore, is a valuable con- tribution to our literary histor, This summoning of shapes out of dark- ness; this evolving of forms_ out of nothing; this . hurling of names, which ;i posed to be some forgotten fancy in a Dick- ens novel, ot an awestruck democracy us real, tangible, salary-drawing, self-evident ministers of state, is an instructive phe- nomenon. Republicans in their attitude of observation and speculation may think so. And especially when we scan the horizon and see Isaac Pusey Gray, General Daniel E. Sickles, various members of the Adams family, ex-Minister Perry Belmont, Leon Abbett, the forlorn lone Jerseyman: Colonel McClure of Philadelphia; Henry Watterson of Kentucky ; Henry George, the Peter the Hermit of the canvass; that lowa governor with the curious nameof Boies, not | tory does not parallc will be | factorics of the stato | just now being divected in | | worth, Kan., on were sup- | o spoak of the serrled array of time-honored l “Rowmc MoRE SER“)US o intimato with leading capitalists fntor and battle-scarred heroe: faithful, loyal, | oxpectant, and yot not ‘one of them evor summoned to Lakewood to share the coun- sols of Mr. Straus and Mr. Villard in shap- ing the avator of the new democracy. His the incident—-not at least sinco Noah went into the ark and left | his contemporary statesmen to settle rising problems in their own way Shekide- ol LI NEWS FOR THE ARMY. rst Assignment An< Other Changes In the Servied Wasnisarox, D. C., Fob. Special Telegram to Tite Ber. | —Army orders issued today were: Major Elijah W. Halford, paymaster, s detailed as disbursing officer on the part of the United S s to the fur seal arbitration tribunal. Ho will report for duty to Hon. J W. Foster, agent for the United States, and will proc P France, and such other pl as may be necossary for tho proper performance of his duties. Upon tho completion of this duty he will report in pe son to the commanding general, Department of Dakota, for assignment to duty at St. he leave granted Second Lisutenant mund M. Blake, Fifth artiller) is extended two months orders February 2 which directs January 31, 4 of Second Lieutenant William Wood, Twelfth infantry, from company | A to company I of that regiment, and which | was suspended until further orders by | special order February 16, 15 revoked. | The following named oftic ro detailed | for duty pertaining to the World's Columbian | exposition, and will report in person to_the | commanding general, Department of the Mis- | souri, for duty accordingly: Captain Charles J. Crane, Twenty-fourth infantry; Captain John Pitcher 3 Fivst Lieuten- nnt Clermont L. Best, jr., Kirst artillery Second Licutenant Colden L. H. Ruggles, Third artillery Leaye of absence for one month is granted Captain Otto Hein, First cavalry “The following transfers in the Twenty-first infantry are made: Captain Ebenczer W. Stone, from company K to company | - tain Willis Wittich, from company ¥ to com- | the expiration of his present ain Stone will join the com- | pany to which he is thus transferred under | the operation of 8o much of special order, | i September 30, as directs him to join his ment, gi- s February 13, detailing First Istcourt Sawyer, Fifth artil- for temporary duty as instructor of al guard of the state of Washington, is own request re Second Lieutenant Wil tioth infantry will r commanding fantry and ¢ Twen- rson to the States Fort for preliminary in; to his detail as a Chase, in pei of the Un schoc Mireh 1 preparatory r of the school utenant Edward Tenth infantry, is designat execute the duties of Indian nt at the Navajo ageney, N. M. Licutenant Plum- mer will be relieved from his present duties, and will proceed to and take charge of said agen ipting to the per s0n now or all publi nropert, icutenant Plumme will perform these duties under the dir tion of the seeretary of the interior, to whom | he will report by letter for instructions Leave of ubsence for_one month effect on or about_February 26, is granted First Licutenant Frederick ™ von Schrader, struction, ident oft ' H. Plumm 1 to perform an "I'he extension of leave of absence granted Captain Constant Williams, Seventh in- fautry, is further extended one month. e Gy DELIBERATE KILLED HIMSELF. One of St. Lows' V 3 Weary of Liv St. Lous, Mo., Feb. —A most deliber- ate suicide was committed here this morn- ing by Jephth H. Simpson, a wealthy citizen. The act was done with a dull razor, plied along the throat with shocking deliberation and persistence, He prepared for death as he would retire to sleep. He undressed and donned his night robe. He put on his night cap, then braced the blade of the razor as rigid as a butcher kvife. A foot bath tub was drawn near to the bed and Simpson then lay down on his right side, From the position of the body when found -the suicide stretched his head out from the bed in orde his throat above the tub., He uss i and cut a S| g of his throat. The jugular vein and the arteries were severed and the old man’s life blood poured in a stream into the receptacle placed below for the purpose. The dead man was a well known insur- ance man and was worth $250,000 or more, and had no known cause for the deed. He was 63 years old. S o . AN Fraxcisco, Cal., Feb. —An evening paper s E. E. Barnard, the noted astronomer of Lick observatory, who dis- covered Jupiter's fifth satellite, will not re- turn to Califor: Barnard is in the east, haviog been granted a six months le: f absence, and the paper says he will probably t a position with the Chicago univer- sity, where he will have charge of the big telescope to be placed there. ————— Got Away with Neventy Thousand. AtrANTA, Ga., Feb. 23.—Bank Examiner Williams is here and will assume charge of the Gate City National bank. The ~ pments put the defalcation of Cashier Baldwin at £70,000. President Hall says the depositors will be paid in full. The deposits amount to $300,000, G G Killed by a Premature Blast, Dexver, Colo., Feb. 'wo Italfans were killed and two slightly injured in the coal mines at King, Colo., by a premature blast y. These are the same mines in which hree men were killed about a month . The names of the men are not obtain- able at this writing. e NEBRASKA AND RASKANS, Citizens Grows ng. The new creamery at Albion will cost about #,000. Another ten-foot irrigating canal ten miles in’ length is to be constructed the coming spring. There were uo profits in the business and so the Hooper Creamery company has gone out of business. The Kearney Presbyterian church celebrate its twentieth annive week 10 March. The Central Nebraska Oratorical associa- tion will hold its annual contest at Grand Tsland March 81 Caleb Shreve of Kearney fell from a scaf- folding thirteen fect to the frozen ground and broke his right log, but was otherwise uninjured. Gothenburg's overall factory is now put- ting its goods on the market and the *‘pat i industry” ery is being heard in will sary the first atts, the young lady who sud- denly became insane and was pre from Jumping from the platform of the tr near Wichita, Kan., by the conductor, w on he o visit relative Pawnee City is related to Hon. W. B. Raper of Y Santee Indian agency, and Joe Raper, a | living west of town. A ar-old Plattsmouth boy tried to commit suicide because his fathe had threatened him with punishment. The boy was found in an unconscious condition under cover of shrubbery, froth issuing from his mouth. It was soon ascertained that he had taken an overdose of laudanum with suicidal intent. Restoratives were promptly administered and he 15 now in a fair way to recover Six weeks ago Mrs. Winfield J. Holden of Burr,Otoe county. died. When she was burie her dog followed the remains to the gray and nothing more was seen of him until thir- ty-one days afterwards a neighbor informed Mr. Holdon that the dog was aud had been lyiug on the graye of his wife ever since the day she was buried. The dog never left the griave during all that time. aay or night, despite the fact that it was during the ex- treme cold weathe e for o few minutes t night to goto o neighbor's to get some food and water. It was only after the dog | had watched the grave for over five w that even Mr. Holden could induce h come home and get something to eat. dog is well cared for by his master, but each day spends several hours and some times whole days at the grave. 1t is not thought the dog can ever be broken of this habit, as ho seems to think it his duty to thus visit med in- | @ ven. | 8 t patronage. the grave daily and sec that no one dis- turbs it Indications That the Gold Reserve Will Be Intranched Upon, ARRANGEMENTS MADE TO ISSUE BONDS Not Belleved to Bo Possible to Avold That Course Much Longer When the Securities Are Likely to Be Sold. 3 FOURTRENTI STREET, Wasnizaros, D. C., Feb, 2 Another shipment of treasury resorve still more dangerously near the point where action will become neces- Ssar, Suggestions are being received every hour from prominent bankess and others who are not prominent, giving advice to the administration on this subject. The sale of silver abroad, the issue of gold certiticates to bear interest, the exchange of greenbacks for gold and a thousand plans are offered. To nonc of these suggestions is ly made. The admmistration has de- termined what todo. The president does 1ot want to sell bonds, nor does the secre- tary of the treasury, but nothing else will prevent gold from going to a premium when the reserve is intrenched upon, and there is no use to further conceal that fact, In anticipation of what may happen, even under the democratic administration after the ten days of the present adwministration clapse, leading banking institutions in New York have made negotiations abroid and formed syndicates for the delivery of gold to the government in exchange for bonds. No one can tell who will get this contract, but as there is such o wealth of commanding names at the call of the administration tnere will be no difficulty whatever in mak- atisfactory rangements for placing additional should it become neces- WasniNa108 Bureav or Tue Beg, } gold brings the and one civil bill authorizing the secretary treasury to issue 3 per cent bonds the slightest degree enlarge the V's ors, but will simply increase his facilities ting another issue av a lower rate 1y fixed by law. Should the fail in congress the issue and nt bonds may be made a premium, which will reduce the noet interest to the holders to 3 per cent. n ats Displonsed, Chairman Harrity's attempt to can the next house upon the repeal of the Sher- man silver purchasing act by means of a “confiaential” circular, as exposed by Phila- delphia dispatehes published this morning, caused a great deal of comment among both republicans and democrats in today. Many democratic representatives who' are members-clect of the next house ve offended by Mr. Harrity's « y nterpret it as meaning that Mr. having failed to bring about the repeal of the SH 1 act through the influence of | Mr.” Dickinson and Mr. Villard, has now calied to his aid the chairman of the demo- eratic national committe In their opinion the head of the national party organization ought not to use his in- fluence in that position to interfere with tho independent, action of congress upon non- partisan legislation. Of course it is the free silver wing of the democratic membe of the next, house that 15 most bil opposed by Chairman Harrity's eircular. is doubtful whether this attempt to influence legislation will not do more harm than good to the cause of repeal in the next ho 1t will stir the froe silver men into an aggres- sive campaign in order to discount the effect of Mr. Harrity's circular. Foreshadowed an K The circular was generally interpreted as fordshadowing an extra session. It was also accepted as evidence that Mr. Cleveland is preparing a black list of democratic mom- bers of the next house who are not in accord with his policy, and that he wi list at once for use at the ve of his administration in_the distribution of As i ting the bi and resentment which Mr. Clevela pective distribution of p: among demo stance whi of t ill not in ss tra Sesslon. pros- ronage is exciting ts, there may be cited an in- W occurred on the floor of the Herbert of Alabama had just entered s receiving hearty cheers from his ends on both sides of the house, upon his ction for the next se ary of the . Tillman of South Carolina, a free s democrat, who owes his election to the house to the supression of the colored republican vote in his district, od to another de crat who was applauding Mr, Herbert, to down and keep still, because Mr. Herbe had voted against the free silver men, the by securing the favor of the president-elect. Influenced the Appointient. The Bell Telephone monopoly is another corporation influence which ssems to have joined the street railway syndicate and the Northern Pacific railroad in influencing, doubtless without the consciousness of Mr. Cleveland, the formation of his cabinet. There are’ circumstances and coincudences which indicate that the selection of Richard Olney of Massachusetts for attorney general will not be offensive to_the gentlemen who arc interested in the Bell Telephone com- pany, against which the United States now has @ suit pending before vhe supreme Oluey comes from a city which is the s of the parent com His social and p sonal associations in Boston have been congress | osted in the telephone company unc pocially with Mr. Endlcott, who an Drost: dent Clovoland's secretary of war, aud who is the counsel for the telephone company, It is not of course intimated or suggested that Mr. Oluey himself has any connection with the company, but certainly his friendly relations with its oMicers and counsel are not undesirable at a. time when litigation de med to prevent the te phone compan from enjoying a monopoly of thirty-one yoars or longer instead of soventeen years, the legal limit of a patient, is about to be brought to an issue in the supreme court whi the government of course will be re presented by the head of the Department Justice, It is understood in Washington that r ott openly assumes the responsibility for having suggested M Olney's namo te Mr. Cleveland and for ha ing influenced the appointment, Detalls of the Litigation, The suit cently filod in the supreme court against the Bell Telephone company is entirely different from any of the others whic h have been brought against that cor- poration. The other suits related to the original invention of the telophone principles. The suit now pending is to set u-mh-_ lh:’ its issued to the Bell con pany in November, 1803, and the grounds for sctting the patents aside are based upon alleged unlawful and_irregular practices in the patent office. Although the Bell com- pany has cnjoyed the protection of the gov- ernment in its monopoly since 1878, barring out all competition, it did not take cut patents upon the most important invention 1 the telephone—the transmitter—till N vember, 1801 It delayed the issuance of patents with a view to protonging the life of the monopoly When in 1838 the Bell company got control of Berlinge applications for patents it began interfering suits with the determing tion of postponing final action. In 1880 the company struck out everything but the title and the names of witnesses in the applica tions. substituting new matter, and entored new claims for invention hen it struck out the drawings and filed new ones. Yet it did not lose the government's protection, It even failed to file proj; executed afMda- vits with its new application papers, as re- quired by law, and yet the patent ofticé pro- tected tf any. There were many ir- rogulal s and violations of law before the w issued in November, 1801, are pointed out so strongly in Attorney General Miller' bill now before the house as to make a decision favorable to the government almost certain if the case is only pressed to a decision. and all th Tiscellaneous, Mercer vas among allers today ennings of Salt Lako Representativ President Harrison's Mr. and Mrs. J. 1 Cits t Willard's Morris Taylor of Huron is at theSt. James, Hon. Henry A, Coffec v the National. - - BITS OF SERRIED WIT, “Evorybody clse stopped my paper, so T cons eluded o stop it, too," Is the wiy @ Texus eds ftor explained his suspension. Washington e “Great Scot ald the man from Kansas who in the theater near the biz box party, “the legislature must be in | sossion St It was to he expected the fall of the Reading combine would MeLeod think. Now Orleans Pleayune: There Is more in a clock than appears on the face of it Yonkoers esman: § The auctioncer 15 a man who likes to have y: 1 talk back. it Tribunc: “Did you cnjoy the pink ot 4 bit. 1t was quite insipid and colorless."” Mr. Wickwire—What was the name of the new soprano Tndianapolis Jou did you sa. in the choir? Mrs. Wickwire I never w “Why not? “She does not look like a verson of colo Sittings: Now and then you hear of a char- ttable conl dealer, but he”is not lkely to go very much out of his weigh to be so. Pearl Gray. uld have thought i Cleveland Plain Dealors A man ean b young but once—and frequently his nelghbors and fricnds are very glad of it. WOMAN'S REASON Kansas City Journ ho sald, in intello A 1 roasons quite as well, And with as much offect.” When asked, “How do you know all this?" Without a moment’s patse, o The fair lagleian answered Much emphasis “I know, A stron, FOUR OF A KIND, Cincinnati Gazette, Ho asked the po itn his No, When ho woke from 4 much needed Slo., But the copper got hot And clubbed hin u lot. Then hid on a big pile of Lo, On planos and Making strang And the w cills out To what she's about, As he goes on his cold nightly rbs, Detrot Free Press. Thero was o young man in Monroo Whose pace was quite rapid (o go Then he fled from the place, At a more rapid pace, And all of the pegple yelled “Owol" Kansas City Journal, vas & Missouri-bred Col. swore that by the etol, would drink i canteen Full of rawest henz And he's now in the gans she 1bs., sterlous sbs, glon infol. Chicago Inter Ocean, o read of old Two Strikes, the Sloux, And sizhed for some brave deed to dicux, But his mamma found out . What he was nbout, And now he is feeling quite b lfoux. Lar;ost Manutactu rors an | Ratallers of Clo.hing la thy Worl L. It's coming earlier th e e iand Our Sens and load. lifts | coat; the popular fabrics are price from $10 up. BROWNING, Store open overy oveningtil 633 | H Saturday til10 of great utility for comfort character about them, too, that nieeiy blended that the taste is correct to adot. All The Yawn of Spring is year than ever before we're ready for it, too. spring overcoats are ible men have found them in. resting from the winter There's a distinctive them above the ordinary fashion and fit are so represented and vary in KING & CO., §. W. Cor. 16th and Douglas St