Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 23, 1893, Page 4

4 = I5 | ::‘ = = k. ATER, Bditor, PURLISOED I;.\'F,“\’ MORNING TERMS OF 8URSC e (withont S a Studay, « bilding New York Wash 15, 14 and | et th &1 PONT ORRE 101 it the BUSINESS L s letters and e Publishir TERS, Jpany, Omaha. W postoMes orders to bo made e 0f the compang the city for the summer ean have IR TER sent 4o thelr address by leaving an order a1 bustness offiee. THE BE COMPANY. 2 PUBLISHING SWORN STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. Etute of Nebraskn, | County of Donglas, | Geo, 1. 1 v ot THE I8l Rolemuly_swear th DALY 1R for the 18, Wik a8 f0110WS acty November Novom b Noven nber POWDERLY has been exonerated by the Knights of Labor investigating com- mittee. nning large prize just INTHE way of W stakes, tho boatmakers appear now to be ahead of the bookmakers. WE still insist that the investigation of the charges against Macleod must be open and above board. No star chamber session will be tolerated. FvERY taxpayer in Omaha should make it his particular business to call upon any member of the council with whom he may be acquainted and protest firmly against the passago of thoe abominable gas ordinance. THE rights of workingmen who have been employed by the city to the com- pensition that is due them scem to cut no figure with the ecity councii when the privileges of the franchised corporations are on the other arm of the scales. THE demscratio party must be in hard lines when its old time ally, Harper's Weekly, deserts it and charges it with incapacity and failure to justify the confidence reposed in it by the independ- ent voters who assisted it into power. BANKWRI MoOsHER has finally started for the penitentiar) Mr. Mosher has expérienced more difficulty in breaking into the penitentiary than most men of his class, and the Nebraska public breathes a sigh of relief now that he is at last removed from sight. How pIp Lord Dunraven come to be Invited along with President Cleveland, Governor Flowe Julian Pauncefote, the governor general of Canada, John Sherman and the numerous ‘“‘other gentlemen of national prominence” to participate in the banquet of the N York Chamber of Commerce? AN airline from Omaha to is a possibility of the future. Many times in past years THE L has pointed out the chain of advantages that might accrue from such a road. The business world will concede the point, All that is lacking is the money and the push necessary to perfect the enterprise. An enormous business awaits it. Duluth HOKE SMITH is said to be aching for the quietude of his Georgia home far from the turmoils and tribulatioos of the democratic cabinet meeting. Has Hoke wearied of fame so soon? Has his cager- ness to serve his country been satiated in scarce nine months? Who would have suspected this when Hoke made public his laconid® acceptance of the offer of u eabinet portfoli EASTERN people are complaining loudly because the railroads which have been serving them with numerous trains daily have hegun to out off a few of their superfluous trips. We wonder what the good people of the east would say if thoy were compelled to put up with the mixed cattle trains that have been imposed by our railroads upon the rosidents of a great portion of Ne- braska. MEMBERS of the Macleod investigat- ing committeo insist that they intend to give the charges against the superin- tendent of buildings a prompt and fair hearing. If they live up to their pres- ent assertions the public will have no fault to find. But there have been too many prearranged inquisitorial white- washes in this vicinity of late to induce the people tu rest content with another wholesale exoneration in the face of proved charges. It nas been intimated in several quarters that the present Lohigh strike was precipitated by men who wished to uge it in influencing the prico of coal in the various markets of the country. Now that a milk famine is reported im- minent in Philadelphia, whose milk consumption has bosen supplied hy that eompany, it is no more than likely that the promoters of the strike will be charged with collusion with the venders of condensed milk. The one story would ba about as credible as the other in the absence of all incriminating evidence. A MOVEMENT is starting in lowa to in- duce the legislature to authorize the payment of a bounty of one and one-half cents for each pound of sugar produced in Towa., The success of the sugar in- dusery in Nebraska acts as a stimulus to = similar undertakings across the Missouri viver. Thewgis, however, at present a federal bounty upon sugar produced within the United States. The demo- cratic congress proposes to remove this at its carliest opportunity, ITowa would do better ta concentrate its present ef- forts in a vigorous protest against the removal of the sugar bounty. ~ The pro- posed state bounty will wait uantil after congress aots, THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: THURSDAY, CARLISLE ON THE CURRENCY. Among the public men of the day Hon. John G. Carlisle, secrotary of the treasury, is perhaps tho most striking exampla of conversion to sound prinei- ples of finance. Before Mr. Carlisle en- tered the cabinet of President Cleve- land he was identified in the public mind with the free eilver men. His public utterances had been on that side of the silver question and some of them were quoted in the debate on silver at the oxtra session of congress. Now Mr. Carlisle is fully committed to the single gold standaid and rejects the idea of bimetallism and a double standard as being absurd. The secrotary of the t J ury delivered an address al nual banquet of the New York Cham- ber of Commerce Tuesday night, in which ho showed that he is as confirmed a monometallist as there is in the country and he gave excellent reasons for his faith. Mr. Carlisle argued that a gold standard was made ahsolutely necessary by reason of the fact that nearly our entire foreign trade is done with countries which have that standard or mensure of value. This argument has been often presented by others, but it will bear frequent repetition, for a very large number of American people do not now understand it. It ought to be obvious to everybody of ordinary in- intelligence that unless ~e pre- serve a monetary system, as was said by Mr. Carlisle, substantially, at least, in accord with the monetary systems of the other principal nations we could not long maintain our present position as one of the most con- spicuous and important members of the great community of commercial nations. Yet there ave thousands of men in the United States who insist that this coun- try ought to give no consideration what- ever to the monetary systems of other nations, but should set up an independ- ont system of its own. It is most ve- markable that this obvious fallacy should have the countenance and sup- portof intelligent people, but such is the case, and these people, could they have had thi way, would have jeop- ardized our vast trade in Europe in ovder to let a few silver mine owners obtain from the government consid an- ably more for their product than its market value. The effort to do this in- justice to the whole people was de- feated, and although the men responsi- ble for it threaten to renew the effort there is not the slightest danger that they will be able to a thing. As Seeretary Carlisle suid, the question her the obligations of the United States will be paid in coin current in all the markets of the world has been set- tled and settled for all time to come. That silver will continue to haye a place in our monetary system nobody questions. The large sum of nearly $700,000,000 which we have in silver coin and bullion we must con- tinue to utilize as money, because not to do so would be to force an enor- mous contfiction of the currency, tho effect of which would be disastrous. We can use this silver without the least danger, maintaining it at a parity with gold, but there will be no addition made to this silver supply, at least during the present genoration. The advocates of free silver will doubtless continue to agi , but there is no longer a ques- tion that public sentiment is against them and it is to be expected that their number will steadily diminish until within & short time they will not be numerous enough to com- mand any attention. . In con his address Secretary Carlisle said that all that is needed now to isure the early inauguration of an era of great prosperity is such action on' the part of bodies like the Chamber of Com- | me! as will inspire confidence and re- vive the spirit of enterprise among tho people. There is a difficulty in the way of doing th however, which will not be removed until the men engaged in the manufacturing industries know how far the party in power intends to go in revising the fiscal system of the coun- try. No action on the part of commer- cial bodies will produce the desired effect until this knowledge is obtained. LEHIGH STRIKE. The strike of the employes of the Lehigh Valley road, in which about 2,000 men are engaged, appears to he one of those conflicts which might easily have been averted if there had been a little common sense used. The chief cauge of the trouble seems to be the re- tusal of the general manager of the Lehigh to treat with a committee of the several orders connected with rail- roading. In other words, he would have nothing to do with the represonta- tives of labor organizations, though willing to treat with the men as em- ployes of the road. It is alleged as an- other thing which incited the men to strike that the general manager did not fully carry out an agreement he made with the men. It is to be re- marked regarding the first point of dis- agreament that unguestionably any em- ployer may recognize or refuse’ to recognize any organization, whether of employes or railroad operatovs, It isa matwer of policy altogether, and every man in the position of an employer will act in suck a matter according to his best judgment of what is expedient. Very likely in this instance the general manager of the Lehigh made a mistake, but as to his right to pursue the course he thought best there cannot be two apinions. On the other hand, it was equally the privileze of the men to regard the grievances mentioned as sufficiently serious to justifiy them in striking, though most people in & posi- tion to take an unprejudiced view of the matter will be very likely to conclude that they did not constitute an adequate reason for tho men leaving their work and tying up the road. That radical medy should only be applied when abuses become anbearable and there ap- pears to be no other way to correct them. It will not be claimed for the Lehigh Valley men that they had exhausted all means for redressing their grievances before striking. As to the latest phases of the situation, each party claims to have the best of it. ‘The one obyious fact is that the public is having the worst of it. It isthis feature of the conflict that is of THE the highest importance. While the managers and the men are | warring to gain some point as to which the general public is not concerned, the public is the principal sufferer. This again brings forward the suggestion that there will have to be legisiation to provent these conflicts or some day the whole railroad system of the country may be tied up. Can anybody compute the damage that would result from such an oceurrence, even though it should last no longer than twenty<four hours? It is not wise to conclude thatsuch a thing is impossible, however improb- able that it will ever happen, and every thoughtful man must see the expediency can only reply t accusations of too fra- quent indulgencd i mob violence made against them by northern newspapers by reciprocating the pecusation thoy will think that th#% have completely ac- quitted themsetdektof all guilt in the matter. Mob violence is bad enough' in itsell. The reputation for lawlessness which it gives d'dommunity brings down it baneful effects on the innocent and guilty alike. ACTING MAYSR® Swirr of Chicago promptly vetoed ad ordinance on Mon- day becauso it granted a franchise to an eleotric lighting company without any return to the city. - What lie with 2 of providing against it. The surest | respect to requiring compensation to and perhaps the only safeguard | the ei for valuable franchise rights is compulsory arbitration. There is [ is worthy the consideration of our tax- some dang that the Lehigh Valley strike may spread, though a promiso of early settlement is to be found in the communication of the president of tho road to the employes, who regard it as a concession, It is certafnly to be hoped that the conflict will not be prolonged and especially that it will not extend to other roads. payers and councilmen. Mayor Swift saya: “Another serious objection to this ordinance is that it does not provide any compensation to the city and to the public for the privilege granted and the inconvenience to which the public is necessarily subjected by the exercise of the powers attempted to be conferred by the ordinance. Whenever the city in- terfores with private property for the purposa of establishing a public im- provement a condemnation proceeding is necessary, in which the city is always made to pay the highest market value for the property taken or damaged. ‘When a private corporation seeks to ob- tain pecuniary benefits by an inter- ference with the convenient use of the streets and public places of the city, T see 10 reason why it should not pay the city for the benefit it obta STAT THE GAS FRANCHISE. The various proceedings on the part of the taxpayers and the city council in relation to the proposed fifty-yoar gas franchiso ordinance have given rise to much unnecessary confusion as to the present status of that ordinance. A pe- | tition asking for an order vestraining the mayor from approving it and the city council from overriding any veto of the mayor was temporavily granted by Judge Ferguson and served upon the mayor and members of the city council. “This left the mayor frec to veto the or- dinance and the council free to sustain such veto. It had no effect whatever upon the work of the city council as re- gards other subjects than that included in the restraining order. The adjournment of the city couneil then without transacting any husiness whatever was simply a move on the part | of the gas company’s henchmen to avoid killing the ordinance before the ques- tion of & permanent injunction had been passed upon by the court. The city charter provides that in case the mayor disapprove any resolution, contract or ordinance he shall return the same with his objections to the city council at'its next regular meceting, whereupon the council is required to pass upon the (uestion of sustaining or overriding the veto. Only in casc the mayor “fails, neglects or refuses to approve any ordi- nance, voutract or resolution, or return Tue statem Thurston, the ropresentative in this country of the provisional government of Hawaii, veads well and bears plausible aspect, but as a denial of the facts set forth in the Blount report it is not likely to command gen- cral credence. The fact must be kept in mind Ly readers of this statement that Thurston is an interested party and therefore could hardly be impartial, while the reverse of this is true of Mr. Blount. He went to Hawaii an abso- lutely disinterested person, with a mind open to conviction according to the facts as he found them and with the single desire and purpose, it must fairly be presumed, to arrive at the truth, He took testimony from both parties, and upon the essential and vital points there is agreement. Thus far nothing pre- sented. in criticism of the Blount report has diminished the value of that docu- ment, and certainly the Thurston state- ment will have no influence against the “,‘Ul~ A "l;",'”‘ t’)"" :’,"3"""“""5 10 | vreport with anybody but the people who s g WLSLE e time hereln | .., predisposed to condemn it. limited,” shall the same take effect without his assent. Mayor Bemis has neither failed, neglected nor refused to return the ordinance with his objections. He vetoed the gas franchise ordinance and sent his veto to the city council by his secretary, who was present at the time the council convened. The refusal of the council to receive it does not make the ordinance law. If it did it would be in the power of a majority of the city council to override any veto of the mayor by simply adjourning bofore the communication had been received, thereby practically nullifying that ex- press provision of the city charter which requires & two-thirds vote to pass a measure in the face of the mayor's ob- jections. The contention then that the gas franchise ordinance has already secured the force of law is utterly without any legal foundation. Astothe glib assertions of certain councilmen who can scarcely restrain their eagerness to do tho bidding of the franchised corporations that a court of equity has no jurisdiction over the wrongful acts of a oity council it is suf- ficient to note that Judge Dillon, whose authority will scarcely be questioned, lays it down as a general rule’ that IENCOURAGEMENT should be given the oftorts of our local inedical college to enhance the value of the medical de- grees which they confer upon their graduates. The only way to make the degree mean something is to refuse to grant it except to those who have dem= onstrated that they really deserve it. Exacting thorough preparation for the study of medicineiand conscientious work under competent instructors both in the lecture room and in the laboratory is the prerequisite of making a diploma worth s ing for. The castern colleges have led the way'in this reform, but western institutions are showing com- mendable activity in following close upon the leade OFPICERS of the Whisky trust are re- ported to have said that they are paying no attention whatever to the prospective increase in the tax on spirits, but on the contrary are devoting all their efforts to producing as much now as their facilities permit. Of course the Whisky trust is turning out all the whisky it can, but that does not indicate any disregard of the proposed increase of the internal rey- enue duty. The more stock it hason hand when the higher rate goes into force the taxpayer m pe| equi s 5 > Bay ay seek equitable | g "0 oatar will be its profits whon-it relief against any action of a mu- ; oy * " sells that stock with the amount of the nicipal corporation which assumes ¥ Fhiiias new tax added. 1If it were pronosed to s0 & power over corporate prop- erty or funds which the law does not allow and where such acts affect in- juriously the property owner or taxable inhabitant. If an injunction would lie to prevent a municipal corporation from giving away corporate funds without consideration, there is certainly room for the contention that it will lie to pre- vent the free grant of other corporate property rights without return to the city, especially where such grant oper- ates to keep taxes higher than they otherwise would be. On this point, however, it is for the court to decide when the petition comes up for final argument. decrease the tax on spirits the Whisky trust would not be 50 active just at pres- ent. The Lubricator Locked Up, Globe-Democrat, The immense sizo of the reserves of the New York banks shows that the oid stock- ings, stove-pipes and holes in the ground have been emptied of their cash. There will be lots of money for the boom to work upon when it starts into operation. e Twixt the Jaw and the Spine, New York World, The latest report concerning the presi- dent’s complaint is caleulated 1o scare the country. It locates the trouble near the spine. The president's jaw might be spared, but the loss of his backbone would be a pub- lic calamity. —— Demoorutic Tmbecility, Globe-Demoorat, This is the only time since Buchanan's days in the presidency that the democrats have been in cemplete control of all branches of the government, and their blun- dering and imbecility in the last few months will, after this term ends, keep them out of power for another third of a century. ANOTHER DISGRACEFUL LYNCHING, The brutal lynching at Ottumwa Tuesday brings no enviable reputation to the perpetrators of this latest out- rage. No matter how serious might be the crime with which the victim is charged, nor how repugnant the cir- cumstances attending the assault, it can afford to the minds of law-respecting people no excuse or justification for a further disvegard of the law by any number of self-appointed avengers of justice. In this case at Ottumwa itis encourag- ing to observe that the reports omit all mention of “‘the best people of the com- munity” in describing the composition of the lawless mob. Wo have heard so much sabout “‘the leading citizens" and ““the ‘vepresentatives of the business interests” in the usual accounts of lynching pavties in vavious sections of the country that it is encouraging to find here that the mayor, the city officials and many others, who had at least some sense of their re- sponsibility in frustrating a perversion of the law, did all in their power to o e e olution in Colorado Politics. Indianapolis Journal Now that Colorado has had female suf- fruge made a part of its political system and its voting power increased 40 per cent politi- cians ave beginning to interest themselves in the views of the women. They want to find out where they #re *“at” in order to urim their sails accotdiugly. E: Colonel Plattymoyth Ne As a_whitewasher, the fieuhll and suave Colonel Ireland of Nebraska City deserves the pennant. He swings the brush witn the delicacy of touch of a born artist. His work as foreman of the United States grand jury will always be remembered ns something performed with a degree of skill that calls forth nothing but sduirstion from the gen- eral publie. It mALErs uot as to result Colonel Ireland’s reputation has been e tablished even though Rosewaterand Hitch- cock were shamefullydposed upon by cruel reporters who dealt in Mosher fakes. 2 NOVEMBER 23, 1893, THE PARAMOUNT QUESTION, Kan: City Journal: Tt 1s about the sor- rlest piece of detective work that ever an envoy plonipotentiary engaged in, or that a president of the United States ever stooped [ Chicage Herald: The whole story of Hawaii is one of abasement for us; of law lessness, promoted, abbotted and consum mated in our name. Thoe president has served woll of his fellow countrymen by secking to right the wrong. St. Paul Dioneer Press: The wholo tone and tenor of his veport is colored by thisevi- dently hostile and partisan spirit and pur- Hence before accepting it as a true arrative of the facts it wiil be well to wait tilt the other side is heard. Chicago Inter Ocean: Tho only way the Administration can save its hide from being hung on the back fonce is to back squarely down from its Hawaiian policy as outlined in Secretary Gresham's letter and tell the world that 1t was misled and deceived by Blount St. Lows Republic Nothing could bo more conclusive than that as far as Mr. Blount's ton went he could only infer that ates ministor with United S ps bad taken part in a revolution s a friendly government and had compelied tho liead of that government to retire, Indianapolis News: The whole document should be read with the greatest care. The American people cannot afford not to do vight in this affair, no matter what it may involve. Much more at stake than the gain or loss of Hawaii is the assertion of charac- ter, the determination of the bent and qual- ity of the national conscience Boston Globe: port from Mr. Blount will, it s say, crdato tho liveliest Kind of a sensation tho country over. One thing is gortain—it will cffectively spike tho cuns of thoso assailants of Presiient Cleve- land who have been incessantly saouting that o has acted on prejudico and without just warrant in seeking to redress a great and Briovous wrong. City St : Partisan hatred s ex- in"an outburst against Judge Cooley, who was & grand old man and a famous lawyer until he came out for M Cleveland and made a few pertinent re- marks on the Hawaiian troubles. Now he is relegated to *‘the seclusion befitting his nility.” Yet there is an impression that o judge has pretty good ideas of interna- tional and constitutional limitations, his sudden senility to the contrary notwith- standing. Loaisville Courier-Journal: The Courier- Journal measures its words whoen it declares that the methods of those newspapers which oppose the policy of the administra- tion with respect to Hawaii lack every es- sential feature of intelligence aund honor. They are adiscredit to the journalism of the period. They are an affront to the good sense of the people. They seek by subter- fug ¢ issucs and sup- pressions, and ant appeals to mock sontiment to shirk the real question, which is so simple a c¢hild might see and comprehend it ——— NEBRASKA A emplifiec There will be a big trap shoot at Juniata on Thanksgiving day. The annual neeting of the Old Settlers ?)«nox,- tion will be Leld at Hastings Decem er The Adams County Teachers a ciation will hold its next mceting at Hastings De- cember 0. There are 114 cases on the docket of the district court now in session at Holdrego, but none of them are of a criminal nature, Sunday shaving by barbers is prohibited by law at Nebraska City. The necessary ordinance was passed at the last meeting of the city council A year of Greek has been added to the course of the Ashland High school. his is rendered necessary because of the efiiciency shown by the school’s foot 1 team. Hastings1s making arrangements to en- tertain the convention of the Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union, which will convene in that city the first Tuesday in Janua H. C. Ackerman, a farmer living about fifteen miles southeast of McCook, com- mitted suicide Sunday afternoon by shoot- ing himself. A Swede hired man employed by Ackerman had taken the glanders from a horse he was doctering for that disease. The swede died from the terriblo malady. This and the fear that other persons might take the fatal disease evidently nreyed on Ack an's mind and self-destruction was the result. Says the Rushville Standard: Mrs. Hed- dick, vidow living on Wolf creek, was i Indian last Wi drunk, and was tured a few da fterward. It is thought that he was hi to do this villainous act. The lady was a witness on an_important case that will come up mn court. If it can b proved that he was hired by any one ther. will be lively times on Wolf creele in which Judge Lynct may take a par The Napa 1., Register sa, F. Peck arrived in pa on Monday morn- ing's train from Nebraska, on her way to Sulem, Ore.,and registered at the Napa beaten by ndian es- ap- “Mrs. W. hotel, She atonce sought the distri t- torney's office and swore out a warrant against W. F. Peck of the Palace hotel, whom she claims as her husband charging him with adultery. Mr. Peck was arrested by Constable Allen and taken bofore Justice Lawrence, who placed his bail at £5,000." L A Pressing Want. Philadelphia Record. The opinion of a State departmdMt official that a cable will ere long be laid betwe San Francisco and Hawaii may be nothing more than a thought born of a wish, But the thought is at least twenty years old. It has ulready borne fruit in the shape of a government survey of the proposed route, made a year or two ago, and it may yet eventuate in an enterprise which, when completed, would prove of great service to the government. 1t does not follow, how- evor, that it is the duty of the government 1o inaugurate this work. el SMHOO1ING BUBBLES. mton Republican: “The woman of ""isthe one who has breakfust on Bing| the hou tim Lowell Courler: Trom the rumpus which Mello I kicking up we infer that ho Isn't so sofi s hio might be., Pittsburg Post: A horse numed Dutch Oven won a race yesterduy. Ho must havo given the other equines ai awful ronst. Olevelund Plain Doalor: When a man croaks that confidence Isn'tcoming back tho clatter of 100,000 beer wagons gives him the lio. Philadetphis Times: Many aman not fu tho least surprised at i play has gonoe out_between the nets and had s breath tuken away by a clove. Hoston Globe: An fngentous Trenchuun has written in wicroscopic hand w full ac- count of the carcor of Columbus on an cgg Such history certalnly ought to stand, ny souvenirs for, ousewifo, "I s nowndays that hiuven't tion prize." 5, don't buy any gre won a Columbla; Chicago Tribune: “As it is getting protty close to 1 ock in the morning,” swd tho burglar to himself, in an_ understone, I don't want to get Into any touble wi police T think L1 not stay out any longer.” Aud he softly raised the window he had selectod, removod his shoes und went in, A PROFOSAL Bostou Budgel. 8he loved him very tenderly, io loved her not a olt, Yet ate docrecd that on this They side by side should s “Say someth! And through i 8he eyed him for assist the sheriff in his avtempts to pro- tect his prisover. If the persons who constituted the mob had an equal ap- preciation of the duties of citizenship they would never have ventured to par- ticipate in the disgraceful proceeding. It must be & matter for regret among all the better classes of Towa people that the officers of the law were unable to ©cope with the force which finally ove powered them, Lynchings in the north, especially in agricultural states like Iowa, are watched for with eagerness by those who wish to justify similar treatment of negro offenders in the south. If they ¢ S S R T TR R 5 Highest of fll in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S, Gov't Report, al ABSOIUTELY PURE Baking Powder de- | v ' GAS ORDINANCE NOT 4 LAW, Owams, Nov To tho Tditor of Tar Bre: In'the World-Herald of this morning there is an article entitled, “The Ordinanco s Law," which mast necessaril have tendoncy 'to mislead many peop The facts are these, Section 197 of the act governing cities of the metrovolitan class | reads as follows ory resolution adopted, or contract approved by the city council appropriating orinvolving the expenditure of money, and evory ordinance passed by the city council shall, within forty-cight hours after the action of the eity council, be presented to the mayor for his approval, and he shall have at least throe days thereafter for the consideration thereof. If ho approve the resolution, act or ordinance, as the casce may bo, he shall sign the same aund return the same to the city clerk, and so report to the council at its next regular meeting, aftor the expiration of the time herein limited. 1f not, he shall veturn the same with his objec- tions in writing to the city council, at its next rozular mecting, after the ex piration tho time herein lim ited. When any ordinance, contract or resolution shall bo returned without the approva) of the mayor, the council skall thereupon consider whether the same shali bo approved, notwithstanding the objections of the mayor. If two-thirds of all the mem- bors clected shall yote in the afiirmative, such ordinance, contract, or resolution shail bo considered approved, and shall take effect and be valid in tho same manner and with like force, as if it had received tho approval of the mayor; and should the mayor fail, neglect, or refuse to approve any ordinan contract, or resolution, or return the same with his objections in writing, within the time herein limited, tho same shall take effect and bo valid in'the same manner and with like force as it approved by him." This statute requires the mayor, if he ap- proves vho ordinance, to return the same to the city clork and 8o report to the council at its next regular mooting. 1f he does not ap- prove it. n other words if he votoes tho or dinance, he is to returr it with his objec- tions in'writing to_the city council av its next regular meeting. 1f the mayor fails, neglects or refuses to approve the ordinance or return the samo with his objections in writing, the ordinance shall take cffect in the same mauner and with like force as if approved by him. The reader will perccive that in case the ordimance is approved 1t ®oes to the city clerk. In caso it is vetoed it goes not to the clork, but to the ~council, and it goes there not before but b it next regular meet- ing. The secretary of Mayor Bemis was present in the council chamber last cvening, h the ordinance and the written objec: tions or veto of the mayor in his possession, ready to bresent to the council in the usua way, when communications from the mayor were called for. If the council was in ses. sion only two minutes and seven seconds, as stated in the World-Herald, certainly no opportunity was presented for the reading of the mayor's voto. If such actionon the part of the city council could in this instance esult in making the gas ordinance a law, then the city council could in any case. oy adjourning, “defeat and wipe out tho veto vower of the mayor of the city The adjotrnment of the city evening was not because the council last burts had en- jomed the council from transacting any business, because the resiraining order simply prevented Mayor Bomis from ap- proving the ordinance and the city council from passing the ordinance over his veto, in case he vetoed it Each member of the council knew this from the notice served on inim personally. The adjournment was evi- 1tly to accommodate the gas company and wble it if possible, to accomplish in- cctly what it could not accomplish by direct means. Tho attemnt failed because the veto was in the council chamber ready for presentation. The Fas ordinance is not alaw and never will become a law. The mayor's veto message will be presented at st opportunity and th ceedings instituted yesterday, which a pported by the entire business community, will be pushed 1o a successful _conclusion, enjoining the council from ever passing the ordinancs over the veto. W PorrLeros The sooner the nutional democ calizes that it cannot win another polit in the north or west while the pe 'ty remains in the field the soon 1t vealizo the uselessness of its national OLATION, I fr and bank ac . kin stives will that line hold. loved each other. Yot no word of plight their lips until the glorious night, One radiunt night, one perfet night, i While soared in ' heaven the star- : “T'd wed thee, e tho gravoe fact, a Britislh pec Nine titles T could use if s T havo Lwo wore, but the I could Yot, oro thou reply, am 1 t, secret lnde d tale, th my fond hopo ¢ nt, nuught the sile; then thus the maiden Tonor and shame from no condition rise," Evon i peer need not apologize. Not his the fault that he's not Smith or Brow, Bo brave, my darling! We will live it down. $15, are our All wool melton and our all wool WILL TAX WHISKY OR SUGAR Managers of the Now Tariff Measure Not Satisfied on This Score, FEATURES THE REPUBLICANS OPPOSE They Wil Not Support the Tncome Tax Item of the il Beoause the Bue Wil Rest on the Middie Class. den Wasnixgrox Beneav or T e, | 3 EOURTERNTI STHERT, WASHINGTON, Noy. ] In giving the finihing rift bill there is a neck and neck race botwoeen sugar and whisky. It is simply a question whother a duty of 1 cent & pound shall be placed upon raw sugar or the tax of % conts a wallon on whisky increased to $1.90. 1f the tax on whisky is increased it is understood that tho bonded period, which 1s now three yoars, will removed and made without limitation, so that whisky will pay tax only when it is taken out of bond. The revenue to be derived from o duty of 1 cent a pound on raw sugar and an increase of the whisky tax to the extent of 40 cents a gallon 18 cale culated to be about equal. As a strong demand is pouring in upon tha ways and means commitieo from temper ance and church orzanizations in favor of o heavy increase in the whisky tax, the bolier ovidently being that it would advance the cause of temperance, and inasmuch ag there are strong objections from a political point of view to any tax on raw sugar, il 100ks a8 though the tax on whisky would be sed. 1t is the intention to reduce toa erofacontapound the prosentduty of rent uvon retined suga with the v striking a blow at the Sugar trust and whisky are bewg defervoa until the last moment, and just what will be done with them may not be known until next Monday touches to the be when the bill will be made known to the public Prominent republicans say the proposed income tax will bo defeated. first, bocause it is a war me: lovied in timo of peace except by countries intending going to a freo trado busis, Sec- ondly, because _ the north would have to nearly all of the tax, and lastly bec operations would bo dxtr hey oppose it, mel the burden fall upon the middle To K1l Bon Buker's Shoes. The fight for the United States dist attorneyship in Nebraska scoms to bave focused down to a contest between Ogden ahoney. Gering of Plattsmouth to have iallen out of the It is not kuown whether Secrotary favors Ogden or Mahon but excellent author that he Miorton it1s stated upo will recommend one of them, and of course will control the appointment. a while liko he would ondorse Gering, but the word comes now that b recognizes tl Ol test to be between Ogden and Mahone; The appointment is not Lo be muae till Baker's commission expires, which is some woeoks distant. New Western Post Postmasters Jolle, 1t looked for astors, appointed Towa— , Calhoun county, 1. C. Mallor; ckstader, resigned; Morton y, T. F. Wright, vice R. R. W reu cour resigned. South county Dakota — Esmonde, Theophilus Bement, Maria B. Lrench, vemoved; tellin, Hamlin county, M. H. Arnold, vice ' George Lohr, removed; Ithan, Davidson count Math Sclinsen, ' vice Asa Dodd. remoy ivburn, Custer county, Benjaman vice Georgo O. Sandors, removed ; veeman, Hutehinson county, William Do- wald, vico C. Buechler, rosi View, Douglas county, George A. . Thomas, removed ; Montrose Kingsbury County, Jerry Barrett, vico H. 15 Walker, removed ; Vienn county, Josoph M Heber, vico 5. koss, remov Wakonda, Cls Johu Babb, vice Rr J. Hewilt, removed. Mentlon, Me. Fran Bean, ths federal attorney for Idaho, is nt the Riggs. Mr. Bean was formerly a delegate from the territory and bails from Blackfoot. Hon. J. D. Yeomans, oneof the leading aemocrats of Tow: s at the [Ebbitt. He is a former Buffalonian and will take in tho city on s way home. He stoutly protests that s trip east is purely a_pleasure visit. He says that lowa is blican state and that fair play entitles that party to tho elec- tion once in three yoars at ldast. Ho says x-Governor Gear will probably be that ex giveu thesenatorship PEriy S, Heamu, st xomption. Wasnixarox, Nov, 32.—Some vime ago the “roasury department mado & demand upon the North American Cowmercial company for $250,000, being the apatement of taxes authorized by Secretary Woster, because the company was not allowed, owing to the operation of the modus vivandi, to take ita stipulated quota of soals on the islands dur- ing the years 1800, 1801 and 1502, This de- mand took the company somewnat by sur- prise, as it did not expect the arranzomeny madgby Secretary Foster would be chauged by the present secretary. e They’re good. They’re warm, They're better than any coat you can get elsewhere for $10 vercoat Isters There's nothing in town to compare with them, Browning, King & Co. S. W. Cor. 15th and Douglas Sts,