Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 5, 1893, Page 4

“* If a skylight should have crashed down THE OMAHA DATLYEE. i |A{('|S| \"1(1']",“ ¥ URLISHED EVERY MORNINC TERMS OF SUNSCRIPT fly Pee (withont Sunday) One Year Bl e Gy B ene . 1< Monthe Fhree Montin Bunday Roe, One Year turday e, One Yo Weekiy Bee, One Year OFFICES, Cmaha, The Tee Buildl o0 Grmitha, cormer N and Tevonty Conmell B0fs, 12 Poarl st Chieago OMee. 317 C1 w York. r | Washington ANl communieations Acrinl matter should ¢ BUSIN Al business lotters and. remit pddressed 1o The Ree Publish hostof offce. 4 PHE BEE PURLISHING COMPANY STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. of Nebraskn. ¢ County of Douglas, Gro. B. Trschuek, gocretary of | THE \ir molemnly AW R ¢ DAILY Br f g Pob 1 the k 1 subseribed In my L 18913 Public ~ | Sworn 1o hefore me 1 Fran | e thi Averago €1 October, 24,315 _—m mvened and the government at Washington still lives. AS A voluminous author President Cleveland can hold his own with most of his predecessors in - the presidential chair, WiTH a surfeit of money in eastern loan markets Omaha should float the remainder of its authorized bond issues without delay. TN solid columns of Grover is a rather heavy dose for the average American newspaper reader even if he has a cast-iron digestion WHISKY has been at the bottom of many a man’s troubles. Tt is still main- taining its reputation as a creator of discord in the happy ways and means family. PRESIDF been reminded that his right to give congress information on the state of the umon is not exhausted by the message sent at the opening of the session. THAT detailed description of the horses Mr. Van Alen had purchased for use during his residenco in Italy, which was conspicuously published in eastern papers last week, must have been a little premature THE report of the Interstate Com- merce commission repeats, as usual, its recommendations of ‘amendments to the interstate commerce law. Congress will, as usual, omit to act upon the rec ommendations. THE city is advertising for offers for real estate to be used for the proposed new market house. Less site and more building is what promises to beuefit the workingman and - to afford employment to idle artizans. NEBRA manufacturing interests must close down or reduce the scale of wages paidin case the proposed tariff bill becomes a law. Cotton, hemp, beets, pearl, the raw materials used, are in no way cheapened by the new fres list. But few reductions of the Wilson bill will inure to the benefit of the inhabi- tants of Nebraska, FRIDAY next the railroad companies aro oxpected to appear before the city clerk and show cause why the list of property as veturned by that official should not be placed upon the assess- ment rolls for 1804, If they are willing to let well enough alone they will not file an appearance. The clerk has cer- tainly dealt kindly with them, KENTUCKY is attempting to levy a franchise tax upon all telegraph com- panies doing business within that state, but finds that the Western Union in- tends to fight it tothe bitter end in the courts, Hus any one d vered a tax which these giant corporations have ever paid without first: resorting to every method of evasion known.to the law? ‘WoAT might have been aconsiderable _ disaster had the World's fair continued open has been indicated by the inability of some of the buildings to withstand the pressure of the snow upon their roofs, upon the people when the attendanco was greatest it could not but have been accompanied with serious results. Every day adds to the wisdom of closing the exposition at the time originally fixed. AS AMONG the contesting parties to the Lehigh strike the rights of the public to have the road continue to per- form its duties as a common carrier with reasonable safety to the goods and persons entrusted to it care seems to have been entirely overlooked. Not antil the people insist upon th, rights and force their representatives in con- gress Lo enact measures their pro- wetion will they secure velief from strikes of this kind, which might so sasily have been avoided by the exercise of some forbeavance on tho part of the smployes and the mansgers of the Le- | high road. SOME idea of the extent to which con- gressmen take advantage of their frank- ing privilege may be gathered from the statement that durving the last fiscal year over 87,000,000 pounds of free mail matier was transmitted through the postofice, Little wonder that the rev- enues of the Postofice department have & hard tie in attempting to cateh up with the expenditures. Some means ought to be devised by which public documents may be withheld from peo- ple who do not want them, notwith- standing the fact that they may contain ) hes delivered by their representa- tives in coogress, Unless limits are placed upon the abuse of the franking vilege the mass of free mail promises wamp the postctlice. THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE Readers of President Cleveland's an« nual message will very generally give first attention to the parts of it which refer to the paramount questions of the tariff and the currency. The treatment of both these subjects is disappointing. As to the tariff, it was expected that the president would offer some new and strong reasons in support of the radical change in the fiscal policy of the coun- try which ho approves. Not only is there nothing new in his argument, but parts of it are so distinctly contravened by experience and well known facts that it would seem the president either has not taken the trouble tocarefully inform himseif or he hasn't a very high opinion of the. public intelligence in this respect. If the United States had never had exporience with such a tariff a8 the demograts now propose to enact the views of Mr. Cleveland as to the benefits to accrue from the contemplated change might be generally accepted, but this country has esperimented with tariffs for revenue only, and the record of results dogs not warrant confidence in the professed helief of the tariff reform- ers that another like experiment will benefit evorybody—promoting - at the same time the prosperity and welfare of the manufacturer, the workingman, the farmer and all classes of the population. No such benificent results having been attained under the revenue only tariffs of the past, there is no sound reason for the belief that they would come from another trial of that policy. But there appears to have been a doubt in the mind of the pre ident as to the correctness of his theory so far as the question of wagos is concerned and he remarks that even if wages should be lowered “‘the intelli- genee of our workingmen leads them quickly to discover that their steady employment, if permitted by free m: terials, is the most important factor in their relation to tariff legislation.” The intelligence of our workingmen will tell them that tuinder the existing tariff poliey, until it was menaged with overthrow by the success of e demo- ic party, they had both steady em- ployment and good wages—wages from which they were enabled to® live com- fortably and save something—and they cannot be certain of either under the change which the democratic party proposes. If it was overproduc- tion. due to the sharp competition of our manufacturers, as Mr. Cleveland says, which brought about a suspension of work in mills and factories, a dis- charge of empioyes and distress in the homes of our workingmen, will tho situ- aticn be bettered by subjecting our manufacturers to a greater foreign com- petion? But it is claimed hy the advo- cates of the proposed change of policy that it will enable American manu- facturers to increase the exports of their products. In what direction? Not in any European country, certainly, for every manufacturing nation of continental TFurope gives tariff protection to its industries and nobody will be absurd- enough to suppose that British manufacturers will allow us to obtain any foothold in their home market. An illustration in point has rocently been furnished. American carpets were gaining popu- larity in the English markets by reason of their cheapness and attractive de- signs. The British manufacturers re- duced the price of their carpets and will at once put a greater varioty of de- signs on the market. There is no sub- stantial ground for the idea that Amevri- can manufacturers can materially in- crease the exports of their products to Burope, and as to other countries wo should be at just as great a disadvan- tage in competition with European man- ufacturers, under the proposed new tariff, as wo are at present. It isa most fallacious view, therefore, that we can make up in the increased exports of our manufactures for what we surrender of the American market to European man- ufactures Of course Mr. Cleveland approves the Wilson bill and urges its adoption. On the very important.subject of the currency the president makes no recom- mendations. The country and congress are not informed as to what his views are on the questions of allowing the na- tional banks to issue currency to the par value of their bonds deposited to secure circulation, the repeal of the 10 per cent tax on state bank currency, and the coinage of the silver seigniorage. While recognizing the fuct that’ the abandon- ment of silver purchases has made an entire change in the complexion of our currency affalrs, the president has no doubt tnat something satisfactory will be dme by congress to meot the currency requirements of our grow- ing population and business and simply sugyests that congress need not be in a hurry to deal with this subject. Per- haps Mr. Cleveland has allowed his seeretary of the treasury to speak for him regarding the currency, though in his reference to the report of that of- ficial there is no intimation of any o rency recommendations. A suggestive feature of this the recommendation that the authority of the secretary of the treasury to issuo bonds bo made clearer by an amendment to the oxisting statutes. There will be very general disappoint- ment at the brief reference which the prosident makes to the Hawailan issue, and especially at the fact that only a vaguo idea is given of the instructions under which the American ministe: at Honolulu is acting. The message states that the intention of the government was ‘‘to restore, as far as practicabls, the status exisving at the time of our forcible intervention” and our present minister “received appropriate instrue- tions to that end.” It would seem that the president might with entire pro- priety have goae a littie furtha: anl let the country know the 1 nature and scope of the ministers instructions— whether ho was to take un ac/ive past in restoring the status, which can mean nothing else than replaeing the deposed queen on the throne, using the naval foree a% his command for this pur- pose, or was to maintain an atti- tude of ncmintervention, leaving the revolutionists and the royalists to settle the matter as best they might, It is not epparent that any harm could ecme ffcm letting the American people into the secret which the administ atiin basso tion of the message is | .y OMAHA DA!LY e T pe— BEE: TUES well guarded and it would have satisfied, no end of curiosity and solicitide; As s00n as further advices are received the president says they will be sent to con- gress, togother with all other informa- tion at hand and a special message. It is therefore probable that within a fow days thy country will be in fall posse sion of all that has been done under the present administration in the Hawalian matter. A fair inference from the lan- guage of the message is that the res- toration of the deposed government is expected. A large part of the message is devoted to integnational relafions, much of which will repay attentive perusal. The attitude of the government regard- ing the domestic conflict in Brazil the _president says is that of an attentive but impartial observer. Summaries of the reports of the several heads of depart- ments are accompavied by pertinent comment and suggestions which are generally judicious. A, large num- ber of citizens will be particularly interested in what the president says regarding pensions. Of course an at- tempt is made to justify the course that has been pursued, but it will not be re- garded as entirely successful even by those who are not altogether friendly to the pension system. The president counsels great cave and circumspection in allotting lands to In- dians, His denunciation of speculators in public lands, who stand between the land offico and those whom the govern- ment invites to settle on these lands, will bo generally commended. On tho subject of civil service reform the pre ident says that he is more than ever con- vinced of the incalculable benefits con- ferred by the civil service law, not only in its effect upon the public sevvice, but also in its effect in elevating the tone of political life generally. The infer- ence from Mr, Cloveland’s language is that he believes in the reform carnestly and strongly, but there is a good deal in the record of his adminis- tration thus far which the friends of the policy could not approve. These have criticised the administration and it i evident from the pointed thrust which Mr. Cleveland gives them that the criti- cism hurt. The message is long, but every citizen who desirces to be well informed about the affairs of the country ought to make it a duty to carefully read it. SOUTH #AVORS NCOME TAX nator Vance of North Carolina, in a recent interview, said that there is throughout the south an almost unani- mous sentiment in favor of an income tax, and he was of the opinion that an income tax of some character will be en- grafted upon the tariff measure before it passes congress. He could not say what form of tax would be adopted, but had no doubt that a plan would be evelved which wiil receive “‘a hearty southern support.” The North Carolina senator, it is perhaps unnecessary to say, is not in favor of a higher tax on whisky and tobaceo in order to increase the revenues of the government, but he approves of an incomo tax as a peculiavly just and equitable method of raising public revenue. The animus of the southern- ers is obvious. The south favors an income tax be- cause nearly the entire burden of it would fall upon the north. Assuming the exemption under such a tax tobe in- comes of $5,000 and less, which is the latest proposition, for every man in tho south who paid the tax there would be at least an hundred in the north. Nearly the entire revenue which the government would derive from - this source would come from the capital- ists, the manufacturers, the mer- chants and the recipients of large salaries in the northern states, who enjoy no more of the privileges and ben- efits of the government than do the peo- ple of the south. Will any fair-minded man say that there would be 1o inequal- ity or injustice ina tax which oper- ated in this way? It is possible that Senator Vance's predi:tion that an in- como tax will be engrafted upon the tariff \ bill will be verified. It is an- nounced that the democrats of the ways and means committee have decided not to increase the tax on whisky. This is a concession to southern sentiment, said to have the distinguished support of Secretary Carlisle. Having” done this the democrats in congress may make another concession to south- ern sentiment in favor of an income tax. Until this is done, how- over, it must continue to be believed that there are enough northern demo- cratd in congress to prevent the party from adopting this indefensible and un- democratic policy, the demand for which is distinetly sectional and is not prompted by any considerations of justice and equity, MU, VAN ALEYN DECLINES, In declining to accept the position of ambassador to Italy. after having done overything in his power to secure it and fter having persistently refused to give up the race while the nomination was pending in the senate, Mr, Van Alen finally defers to the irvesistible demands of an out- raged public opinion. No nomination in recent times has raised such a storm of indignation from men and news- papers of every political faith as did that in question. The appointment was characterized as the consummation of a corrupt political bargain. It was pointed to as boing substantially the sale of a high diplomatic office for so much money paid for the purpose of se- curing it. The new ambassador was held up as having no other qualification en- titling him to the position than his pos- session of great wealth, wh had been shared with the democratic national committee and which gave promise of further financial assistance to the party in future campaigns. And finally it was denounced as subversive of tho princi- ple upon which a demceratie gavern- ment must be founded, namely, the se- lection of public servants on account of their itness for the place, and for that alone. Mr. Van Alen denies none ¢f the sub- stantial facts in the case, although he takes exception to the conelusions that have been drawn from them. That he should give to the demccratic national comaitice a contribution to be used in the furtherance of President Cleveland's ' eampaign amotviting to thousands of dollars and ndf, jthagine for an imstant that such contribwsion went to establish an obligatiof"* "in his favor in caso ho shopid> aspite to public office at tho hlids of the admin- istration only gges foshow his simplicity and ignorance ok political methods. Granting that thé extraordipary cam- paign gift was prompted by purely patri- otic and unselfi$h’ fnotives, it cannot be asserted that it wil received and used with the same simple innocenco as to its capacity for . cprruption. Nothing but the fact that the circumstances can- not be explained away could have in- duced the new ambassador to resign his much erveted appointment. One thing in this connection must strike the curious spectator as particu- larly remavkable, and that is the delay of Mr. Van Alen in rescuing the president from the odium that has attached to this nomination. His unwillingness to bring undeserved rebuke upon the administration might have manifested itseif at a much earlier stage of the proceedings. He undoubt- edly heard of the movement to head off his appointment by raising a fund to re- imburse him for his campaign contribu- tion and might then have withdrawn his application for the place. During the long weeks that his nomination was pending before the senate he watched with unconcern the abuse that was being poured upon the president, but made not an effort to put an end to the onslaught. At this late day he concludes that it is inadvisable for him to invite further misrepresentationsof the bargain which brought him his appointment. What- ever may be the real motive urging Mr. Van Alen to decline to accept his am- bassadorship it can scarcely be said to be solely a regard for the fair name of the president and his administration. IN RECOMMENDING the gradual aboli- tion of the preparatory department of the Nebraska State faculty of that institution has at come around to the point of view which THE BEE has taken for years past. The theory of our educational system is that tho al school distriets shall afford theiv pupils the elementary instruction that is required for admission to the university. Weo are told that few of the schools throughout the state really come up to the standard sev by tho university and that if their pupils aro not furnished with the necessary preparatory work by the state they will not, in many instances, be able to pur- sue their education further than the lower grammar grades. This is of course a good plea for the unfortunate pupils, but a poor reason why the state at large shouid agsume the burdens which the delinquent school districts ought to bear. ' What is needed is a thorough reorganizgtion of our elemen- tary and high schools throughout the state so that they may supply the prep- aration necessary s a basis for uni- versity work. The State university has all it can do to make its funds meet the demands of its legitimate university in- struction. The preparatory school has been'a drag at its'hcels and the sooner it is shaken off the more rapid will be the university’s progress. LONDON policemen are not in high favor with the British anarchists, whose meeting was spoiled by the interference of the police authorities. The anarchists are evidently not to be allowed to have their own way in Engiand as on the continent. Here Tou, Pitts'ury Commercial. A public franchise is a private snap in this town. e Danger Ahead, Globe-Democrat. A tax on corporations will probably ro- duce Attorney General Olney's puy as coun- sel of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad. e Aro They Not Kaw Materinl? Washington Star. vs and means committee favors an increused tax on cigurettes. No suggestion hus as yet been offered in the direction of a heavy tax on mono:les. —— Different Polnts of View, Philadelphia Ledger. A careful assimilation of published argu- ments on the Wilson bitl shows_conclusively that the projected tariff would unquestion- ably R?f;:,‘k } the country. _— A Judicial Opportun ty. St. Lows Kepublic. The numerous wrecks on the Lehigh road since the nonunion men went to work on it may make it necessury to take that Lake Shore federal judge down into Pennsylvania to order the strikers back to work. ——— Improving Judgmen Indtanapolts Journal By removing a democratic civil service comwmissioner in order to retain a republican advocate, the president has displayed a de- gree of excellent Judgment which he might muke u frequent oxawple to his great ad- vantage, —_— Receivershin Luxaries, Sprinpfield Kepublican, ‘That poor old government mortgags on the Union Pacific is having a hard time of it. No sooner does the road fall out of the clutches of the Gould munagers than it falls into the hands of elvers, who now de- mand pay of $1,600 & month per man, To protect the government the number of re- ceivers was increasod to five, This would impose a costof 90,0004 year for this luxury of a receivership slode. And of course the governments interéstyin the road will help pay the bill, Fraud, Anfumy, Insult, New: ¥ork Sun, But there is no chemistry that can erase the record of 1892.0-Tested by the first prin- ciples of political réovitude and party honor, the protectionist ff, broposed to congress by Mr. Wilson and the democratic majorivy of the commitiee Qi . ways and weans is a fraud, an infamy a6d a0 insult. As the yoars %o by 'wonder will.iincrease that aemocrats could be found willingto sizn their names to ihis conression of ' imposture and false pro- tenses, this acceptacq of the tokens of u de- grading humiliatighy, | Unlon Pacilic Reorgani; United States Investor, Of course certain securities of the system must necessarily syffer severely in a reorgun- ization based upon comparative merit. The coilateral trust 4igs of the Union Pacifis, the Leavenworth, Topcka & Southwestern 48 and the Kansas City & Omaba 5s will un- aoubtedly be sharbly scaled, owing to the lack of earning power of thelines upon which they are morteaged. in this connection it will be interesting to observe what degroe of attention, if apy, will be paid iu the reor- anization $0 & guarantee of principel and fierest by the Undon Py , especially wheu such guarantee is a 10 a security of comparatively livtle merif. 'The number of bond issues, guaranteed principal and in- terest, is small, embracing only $690,000 Lenvenworth, Topeka & Southweetorn 4s, $1,830,000 Utah & Northern 5 per cent cors tion, AY, DRCRMBER 5, 1893, sols, $12,000,000 Oregon Short Lino Northern & por cent collatoral trust £57,000 Unlon Pacifie, Lincoiu & Col 53, T 'the Atchison reorganization, it will be romembered, considerable significanco ap peared to be attached to a teo of the branch lino bouds, principal and interest. by the pivent company. Whether such will be the case with the Union Pacific romains to be seen & Utah ana &4, R Pacifio Reeeivarship. New York Tritmns, We should groatly dislike _to believe that the activity displayed N attorney genoral in tho Pacific Railway company, now in the hands of receivers, was inspired by any other motive than genuine solicitude for the inter- osts of the government as holder of the ob- ligations of the company to the amount, in- cluding principal and interest, of sore $1, 000,000, But if this is his sole anxiety ; if his interference with the receivership pro- ceedings is due entirely to his fear lest the government may be dofrauded and his anx- fety to protect its Iuterests, we can only say tthat the advantages Mr. Olney has so long cnjoyed as a director of the Chicago, Burlington & Quiney railroad for acquainting himself with the railroad situation in the west have been grossly neglocted. Nor do we under: stand why the Burlington should retain as its counsol a lawyor of so little capacity and such conspieuous lack of good judgment and sound sense. ‘There is an explanation of this circumstance which is entirely consistent with the theory of the attorney general's ability as & luwyer, and which also explains his ntion as a director and as the com- pany’s attorney by that exceedingly shrewd and long-headed corporation, the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad company. 1t hardly need be said, however, that the compliment paid to the gentleman's intelli- gence by this explanation is at the expense of his official integrity. Whoever knows anything of the railroad situation west of tho Missouri river, or of the history for the last twenty years of the great corporations competing for the trafic of that vast area, does not need to be told that the interests of the great railroad com- puny of which Attorney General Olney is a director ana paid attorney would be pro- woted to a greater degree by the breaking up of the Union Pacific system than by any other possibl ent. Indeed, n wlance av a railroaa map showing the two systems and their connections 1s sufticient toconvince any person of ordinary inteiligence of the truth of this statement. The rivalry between the 1wo systems has been_always a matter of public notoriety. What is not so well known, perhaps, is the fact that the failure of the Union Pacific to come to any terms with the goverument on the debt question and obtain relief from the onerous re- strictions whereby 1t was provenied from building branch lines, except by costly rounaabout processes, has been largely due to the opposition of the Burlington com- pany. ‘The advantase to the er of hav. ing its vival hampered and n the development of vhe territory naturally trib- atary vo it, while the Burlington it building to it with its own branches and tapping it in all directions, is obvious. 1t will not seem strange, perhaps, to per- sons familiar with the practices of railroud managers that the methods adopted to ke the Union Pacific ava di not always been open an Taat the Burlington compuny kevt in its pay under gen retainers one or mor members of congress, that these members were most active in opposing any legislation for the relief of the Union Pacific and that in one instanc® the passage of a funding bill for that purpose was only prevented by fili- bustering proceedings, i by re tained counsel forthe Burlington, we beliave to be susceptible of proof. The implacable hostility of the Burlington for its rival was well illustrated at the time of the great striko on all former’s lines. 1t was the attitude of the Union Pacific, under Presi- dent Adams’ directions, toward the at- tempted boycott vhat did moro than any thing clse to break the backbone of the strike. President Perkins of the Burling- ton acknowledged the obligation in a note of grateful appreciation. But when Mr. Adams suggested that the favor be reciprocated by the cessation of the Burlington's onposition to the fund- ing bul, it was refused on_ the ground that the Burlington could not give the Union F fic such an adyantage. Soon after the appointment of three re- ceivers for the Union Pacific news came from Washington that Attorney General Olne; s very much exel d over the possibility of the government's interests be- ing jeopardized in the management of the property. ‘There was a proposition to in- crease the number of government directors to ten, leaving five for the stockholders, so that the government would be practically in control of the road,. This was quite in line with the wisdom which has characterized every government interference with the af- fairs of the corporation. For whatever may be said of s management by the stockholders who have a personal interest in its success, nothing is more certain than that the trans- ferrence of respousibility and power to te persons,appointed, not because of special fit- ness, but on political grounds, as such ap- pointments always have been made, would end in disaster to the interests both of the government and the stockholders. A com- mise, it scems, has been agreed upon by which two additional r representing the government have been appointed, which gives the government a majors We do not know that there is_ any serlous objection to either of the gentlemen named other than that it largely increases the pense of the receivership by aading two coivers, neither of whom isa practical rail- road man, The active interference of M Olney is hardly to be explained upon the ground of his solicitude for the interests of the government. And yet we repent that we should dislike to believe that he is acting a8 att v for a railroad corporation and using his official position to crush a rival. oy Small Farms and Prosperity, Philade! phia 'T', The ideai farm of the future will doubtless be the forty-acre farm, There comes a state- ment from California that within a few days uwo land corporations huve disposed of their property, amounting to 100,000 acres, aud that another in Merced county is dividing up 40,000 acres more, with irrigation throwu inat$l the acre, us an inducement to pur- chasers. Some years ago no farmer cut much figure who did not cultivate 1,000 acres, and to the holder of a 10,000-acre tract feudal reverence was due. But settlers in search of moderate estates went beyond him, vineyards and orchards developed in other sections, the small homestead became more profitaple than the great estate, and the avtraction melted away lund monopoly. This is an object lesson in neutralizing the effects of a bad land system, T1he settler alctates terms and the small farm becomes the popular means of prosperity. Forty acres cast or west means mauy a fortune to the farmers, e SECULAR SHUTS AT THE PULPIT, Unios airs of the Union Philadelphia Recor Rey. Dr, Briggs' latest bit of higher criticism is to character- 1ze the biblical story of Jonah and the whalo as o flght of the imugination. A great many persons suspect that Dr. Briggs Is someching of a Jonah himself. Chicago Tribune: The exceeding seldom- ness, so to speak, of Koresh Teed and Rey. George Jucob Schweinfurth of late tends to confirm the alarming rumor prevalent some months ugo that these alarming personages have been compelled to go to work for a living. . St. Paul Globe: A couple of youne rowdies engaged in a fight in the vestibule of an In- dianupolis church the other evening, where- upon the preacher suspended his sermon and gave one of the young men a sound thrash- fug. That preacher deserves an increuse of sulury or else an extra donation visit from the members of his flock. Spriogfleld Republican: Rev. Dr. Rains- ford said to his brethren of the Episcopal church in New Yors Wednesday: ‘“‘We are fast asleep—locked in the slumberof fixed opinion, W. 1. Stead put the same idea much more strongly lu an address to some theological students and professors in Chi- cago U other day. Stead said, and then repeated: “Church members are too damued comfortable. Chicago Herald: Christians and non- christians will be interested in reading the sunounced new eucyclical by ILeo XIIT on the authenticity of the bible, Many of the documents and codexes bearing on author- shiv of portions of the book have long boen in Rome. It isto be hoped that the pope may meet the arguments and allegations of skeplics about the auvhenticity of the gospels with evidence not open to ref- futation by the so-called ‘“historical school.” fo first | Clevoland's | NERRASK L 4 A lodge of Ancient Order of Hibornians has beon insHtutod $1x charter mombers use ho londod his gun oo heavy oharge that out, Jtm Raiston of Sterting 18 | two badly distigured eyns colnty Richardson sorghum makes va ‘WO crops can be harve and it is proof against ¢ Sidnoy is in need ne who 1ve instru Thore is a g of that kind ther mos ore take and lodged becauso of their des | them were unconsc they are now recoves “There came nea streets of Neligh th his wifo and third expectedly o They didn't shoot nave been issued for th William can and will be guaranteed him Pritchard, | Kearney w nd the two mon d Malone of Ulysses, sence of twelve years, recoutly went over to Osceola, wiere & gentleman whose N NERRASK NS At Albion, with twenty: with guch a was blown A up with tho breesh rmors assert that A fool for stock ted from one sowing ¥ weather of a good polessor of load a4 brass tions on the | sl opening for a sufficient salary ury of Swme pendea children -of o by the tho lospital perate poverty. Two of ions when removed, but ng. wife and from th Wastiva Tt apy been or will b beine a tragedy on the | ssage o0 other day. A man and party caim are bW revolvers. but warrants rarrest ufter an ab: of L | and an bard & tho! London Fnere was heavy s ho | Irade in New had forgatten, camo up to him and paid him | ope of the £10 to settle an old Tho debt was only an old harness trade. Over thirty feet ol bridgo just woest of Saturday night. bridge burning in ti fore reaching it and Ly the crew. for and seut down tho passengors, mail and expres ably sot for the was pr wrecking the t from the looks of thi: minutes earlicr ho onto the bridge before realizing his o No other train had y five hours. Valloy county of ganizod the North I provement compeuy under an irrigating valloy lund ratig stato. A 10 m: the necessa ber the North Loup terprise by voting £10,000 bonds to the com- The canal will traverse the township nd when finished will be about pany. diazonally twalvo miies 1n leng railroads will iz ber to be used in constructing the e flumes, and when secured, the canal will pushed to completiol —— Leur Chicago Times: The word Ulster bri joyous slanificune nounced Lrish natiol Puck: Patient—Al at death's door! Doctor W'IIpull you throuls Philadelphia habit. Whenever he aoman standing on i horse ' answered th be move innkeepin Chie Dle Tribune ot me ilone ght to e, sir!’ Washi you urre Mother (new 1y intoxic san the polic Daughter Bob! Mother (swi have been dru; Kansas “The world is mine, As ho proud With tho firm Held the w ours spirit has He is selling t Earning just fitteen a week. AN ODDITY IN REYME. druth, Backward, Turs Buckward, You [} Can Time Do . t Thy By etng V118 ncing A Washi 1 not afraid, “Of any bogy 1 I don't believe t S0 prove 1t 1f you can.” A de wihy $30 for $15 Broken lo $20 for $10 We garments. the ¢ A handear was tele competent engineer was employed begin and the work will be (enthusiastically) Time and passes hin In a hur of habit; he used to b ded the young athlete said Kutie I don't seo why they You're not hulf as backward as you 1 for? nothing but riding his bie Oficer McGobb=Sure, though he stands stralght enou (weeping—Oh, ma. ing)—Then the saloon keepors Fend the money and we'll pay scount with interest f the Burlington railvoad Newark was burned out The engineer saw the me to stop his train be the flames wore put out raphed taking ‘Tho purpose of s tho engineer thinks 28 if he had beensfiftecn would have run nearly ger. nearly intelligenca aking Ihis is denco from Kearney, of congress and I officiul nets. The Nebra passed over for state, tizens have recently or- soup Terigation and fm- which proposes to place anal some 7,000 acres of with the finest i the Secrotary appy ending next torest o Bee wurvey and in Novemn- | recommendations precinet backed the en- buildin Other th. 1t is believea 0f ter reduced rates on the lum- ssary excavating for Dand 2 e Nebraskn gets § Wyomig n 4,43, lization of th patin fcos were about public were paid & mout, §1,80, Charlos B, Beindg ry Voss, v, supor Overbeck AND SHAD to even the most Alist these days. h, doctor, T feel that T am Ob, don't fear. “Relns has a_queer is out ariving and he sees corner, he whips up his “It's aforce cardrivor.” Stro watchman, iolng to make your D EiRtes custodiaus and o hotel keeper. el e us follofvs: B “Tt will “Just one more, Katio!" pushing him 1l you n halt fices in Ne Polico Judgo—What did To suid he was doing clo. ho looked crooked; all ¢ e as follc ington, §2.0 Chudron, &0, Lincoln, §1,416 3,505.48; North dney, -sight d brute ucross the stree he? It's brother oor child again! O ty Jowrnat he sald, Iy left old Yale, Delief that ho 1d fast by the tail. hive conie and gone, rown ape and thrond, more receip Cook. appropriations Twenty-fi of Maye head Mo A penter, ' ete., Youth Let | employes at Agaln, - Mo the Sioux m Just Think | or For Once s ¢ Tonlght Agiin hio) Thiat agen ntee Own The Wholo 1 Sioux, 0. TERROR, of §6,550 for ngton Sta the youngstor said, 5. D, hist ho exists— braska. BROWNING, KIKE The largest mak fine elotl d wallors of 5 ou Earth Tuesday'’s the Last Day. Whieh n Enterprises of Tme ars that the sclling on York Arkot 4 ropublicans ingin the message which encouragement to Carlisle June today, and they vontain readers. Om.ha recommendations public lands i1 Wyoming, ote, 5 il courts in Industrial home i Utal Idaho $5, Sioux Indians, tes disclose tho fact that sery: ndered employed buildi follows: and $00; H. are made Nebraska Land Officos® than wore nece: penses were Sidnoy, North Platte and Me- or the Support of so clothing and cles as may bo proper at $20 for 10,000 engaged in agriculture, §160,000; pay of teachers, one musician, car- 310, 0 the £20,000; Sioux es, $0,000; subsistence of the 1,000,000 pay of a m antee agency ut tribes, includu 500; fulfilling tons and Wahpetor the school is recommended, nlso 8, a (Neb.) school, partment of the Union P Broken lots— Men's Suits and Overcoats—- $28 $25 $20 $18 - $15 for for for for for $14 $12.50 $10 89 $7.50 ts— Boys' Overcoats and Suits— $18 815 $12.50 10 $8,50 for for for for for 89 $7.50 $6.25 $5 $4.25 wilt poriance to Nebraskn, \Cor T EENTIL S WAsHINGTON, De nly \tors spaculators last ots this thoe s tho firsy Cleveland messuge upo the Carlisie’s Avnual Estinatos, wero nu.} REET, have presudent's Tho ful wera in the hands night advantage of the ones who benefited by tho British sp contonts of the messig | took | formation upon our war They affords the intercsts of Jeveland's Mossage Givon Ont in Advance on Lombard Street, CARLISLE'S ESTIMATES FOR THE YEAS Culenintions by the Secretary of the Treas e Ex. in morning Board of from London at the this morning crs came from London, not long bofore & cablo inquiry brov that London advantago not Ne nd 1t was tht the culators wer of the preside time Bt speculators have boen taken into the confl of President countea his call for an extraordinavy his_silver o the insute information dis s8ion Ihey all of his find noth. least theit unnual estimates of priations required for tho fiscal y sent to congr much of local Anlong tho first is that of §5,000 for con tinuation of constry 58 in- tion of the new federal are Raidlre compan r bounty, 11,000,000 per e s tates on unt of sales of nds, $100,000, of which . South Dy by thoso Kota $),705, ad for tha D, in K, which Beatrice, § Ji for pay of Bow, Island, 80,8970 wing. S 804,34 ; Neligh, 04 O'Neill, anitors ot public buildinzs ce, $1,020; Council Blulfs, 705 Lincoln, §,000; Omaba, § A statement of the earnings and amount paid registers and receivers of the land of- ka is appended to , and it shows that, with two or thres excentions, the veceipts'of the oft umed in the expenses. of the receivers and rogistel 2 :Alliance, $4 Broken Grand MeCook, the esti. were Valentine, $4,- he total rec al cxpenses wer nue for the government ‘The offices which had ¢ to y ox- Nebraskn Indlans, For the support of the different tribes ot Sioux and Santee Siou dians in Nebraska, 000; to pur= of additional agencies for and South ul schools and Crow at Creek Sioux as ron of 500; supbort of Sioux ot ey $13,400. andreav (& Porson 1l Mention, those in Nebraska, ies with Yankton 00; fulfilling treaties with Sisse- An_increaso D.) Indian for 750 for the school at and §34,500 is recommended as Al revenuo colloction expenses in Ne- tho Manager (G, W. Megeath of the coal de- cific at Omaha is Perey S, Hearu, HALF OFF $12.50 $10 for for $6.25 85 $6,53 $5.00 for for $3.25 $2.50 guarantee them to be our best and choicest 0X press. T 90 I T BROWNING, KING & CO., | 8. W. Cor.15th and Douglas Sts, T EEEE e