Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 1, 1894, Page 4

4 THEOMAHA DAILY BEE. ROSEWAT PURLISIED EVERY MORNING. PR ————— ] TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Daily Pee (without Su Datly and Sunday, One ¥ Six Montim v Three Montiin Bundiny f, The Bee Bl South Omaha. cor Counell BInfa Chieago O ¥ 10 news and edi- To the EAitor. All buniness lotter addronsed {0 Thio oo Publin Drafta checks and postofi ayable 10, ar OF the Compay o "THE BREE PUBLISHING COMPAN SWORN STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. Btato of Nobraskn. | County of Donglaa, { Goorge B Trsehuck, ae tiahing company, does Aol ettinl cjroniation of ik DAILY BER for th ending Decembor 30, 1893, was 4 follows Sunday. Dec Mond Thursdny Friday. Dic Baturday, [ B, TZRCHUCK sworn o befe 1 subseribed in A NP, Frr. Notary Publie WE WisH you a Happy New Year. —_— for 1894 will now be TaE calendar brought into use. — Fora bad year all the world over, Omaha has come out of 1803 better than most of its compotitors among the cities of the west f over $34,000,000 in the snue for the first half of the very encouraging democratic A DEFIC federal re; fiseal year is not a omen for a continuance rule. of HAD the men in charge of the charity work at IRescue hall called sooner for the assistance of the police in weeding out the vagrants and professional tramps the funds at their disposal for the relief of the worthy would have extended much further Pusit, pluck and energy displayed in the harmonious action of all eitizens 1n- terested in Omaha in behalf of enter- prises that promise to develop the re- sources of our city will, if constantly ex- erted, make the coming year a wmarked ifmprovement over the pa: school treasury will find its New tocking pretty well filled from snse fees, but the amount will fall considorably short of the needs of the board for the coming year unless the board adopts business methods and tuts its garment according to the cloth. INDER the peculiar financieving of our state treasury, Nobraska is burning the candle atboth ends. We are paying out 7 per cent intercst on depreciated state warrants and over $1.000,000 of the state’s money is on depositin various banks without returning the state one penny of interest. FOR five months the maximum freight rate bill has been hung up inthe federal courts, and the people seem no nearer a dissolution of the injunction than when the temporary restraining ordor was first issned. What have secome of all those assurances by the state’s attorneys that the case would be brought to an early determination? STATEMENTS showing the condition of the national banks at the close of business December 19 indicate a con- tinued accumulation of idle money in the coffers of the banks. The panicky feeling has completely disappeared, but there seems to be a lack of safe invest- ments to draw out the stagnant capital. The present state of affairs calls for an early settloment of the uncertainty sur- rounding the legislation for the imme- diate future. GERMANY has had so great success with its experiments with the sugar bounty that it proposes to retain it unchanged beyond the time originally set for its gradual reduction. The tariff tinkerers in the United States are unwilling to give the policy a fair trial, notwithstanding the fact that it has done all that could have becn antic- ipated in the short time that it has been in force. If Gorman sugar manufac- turers with their cheaper labor and greator experience continue to receive a bounty from their government,the Amer- ican sugar industry cannot be expected to attain its normal development while laboring under such a handicap. Ir 1S now intimated that the so-called confessions of the Spanish anarchists were wrung from them by means of tor- tures not countenanced by. civilized na- tions since the days of the Inquisition. Confessions obtained in such manner are of course valueless in the eyes of every intelligont person, who can read- 1ly see that an unfortunate prisoner may be forced by pain to acknowledge almost any crime of which he is accused. The charges against theso anarchists ave, in- deed, serious, but it would be better to leave the guilty unpunished than to base a conviction upon no more substan- tial evidence than a confession enforced by torture. BRITIEH investors who have been caught in the railway wrecks of the past few weeks do not take kindly to the American system of reckless railway management, which they say would not be tolorated for an instant in their country. That they have been duped in many cases by false representations is not to be denied, The lesson will prob- ably teach them to be more careful about entrusting the investment of their capital to irresponsible partios and will make them timid about sending addi- tional capital for investment on this side of the Atlantio. It is their misfortune that thoy happen to have such large holdings of stocks and bonds out of which the water must be squeczed be- fore business can be carried on upon a legitimate capitalization. $ AN ISSUE OF DONDS. Tt is stated that President Cleveland will send a special.messago to congress recommending an issue of bonds to pro- vide for the wants of the treasury. The probability of this being done was fore- shadowed 1n the report of tho secretary of the treasury, which urged that it would be necessary to issue bonds in order to meet the trousury deficit cor- tain to oceur. It was obvious that the administration had decided to favor this policy, and the decision was probably reached after the president wrote his annual message, as ho made no reference to the subject in that document. Sec- retary (i o estimated that the de- ficiency to be provided fur would be $28,- 000,000, but it is plain that the amount will be munh greater than this. At the opening of the present fiscal year there was $122,500,000 in the United States treasury and that amount has fallen within less than six months to less than $49,000,000, only $82,000,000 of the latter amount being gold. Tt this decrease | were all that is to be expected it would be bad enough, but as a matter of fact unless bonds are issued the funds in the treasury at the expiration of another month are not likely to be far above 5,000,000, and if the cebts of the government were to be paid as soon as they fall due it is an open question whether the na- tion would not find itself with but a trifle left over In the treasury. Recent Washington dispatches estimate the counts for public buildings, adjudicated claims, contracts for public works and similar itoms, not yet paid by the gov- ernment, although practically due, as move than 100,000,000 in total amount. In other words the nation is said to have Tess than $90,000,000 to meet $100,000,000 of debts alveady due. The situation is said to considerable alarm among the demo- eratic leaders in cong It is now apparent to them that the treas- ury will have to e outside aid in order to enable it to mect current demands until the revenue le 1on now pending in congress is « ted into law and has had practical ope: tion. December and January arve among the best months of the year for customs recoipts, but, owing to the pre- vailing uncertainty consequent upon tho proposed change in customs duti the receipts from this source were un- usually small in December and arve likely to be no better in Junuary and the months immediately following. As it is evident, as Secre- tary Carlisle pointed out, that no dependence can be placed upon an in- crease of revenue for the current fiscal year che only way to provide money for the treasury is to issue bonds or interest- bearing obligations. Of course there will be opposition to doing this and it is to be expected that numerous schemes will be brought forward by the advocates of free coinuge and by those who believo that the emission of paver money is the panacea for all financial ills, but it is be- lieved that a majority in both branches of congress will bo found ready to authorize a bond issue. There is only one judicious way to avoid Incroasing the public debt and that is for the party in control of congress to pigeonhole the tariff bill. If that were done the im- portations and the revenues would re- sume their old proportions and pros- perity would speedily return. But the democrats will not do this and the only alternative is to provide money for the treasury by selling bonds. have caused 58, ive nve A REPORT ON THE HAWAIL CASE. The republicans of the house commit- tee on foreign affairs have ready their report on the Hawaiian case, which, it is to be presumed, will be submitted im- mediately after the meeting of congress. It is hardly necessary to say that the re- port finds nothing to approve in the course pursued by the administration. 1t charges that in appointing Mr. Blount the president] disobeyed the plain lan- guage of the constitution. ~ He has as- sumed, it says, to appoint of his own volition, without the advice and consent of the senate, a diplomatic officer with paramount powers , and the au- thors of the report decline to give any weight or importance to the propo- sition that Mr. Blount was not a diplo- matic officer, but simply a commissioner. That would be to sacrifice substance to form, they say, and yet nothing that he did necessarily gave him the character of a dinlomatic officer. The minority, of course, denies that there is any precedent for the appoint- ment of Blouut, although the govern- ment has a number of times sent corfi- missioners to foreign countries. Tnas- much as there had never before been a case similar to this one, the struotions to Blount necessarily varied from those of other com- missioners, but it is straining the point to contend that he was thors- fore anything more than a commissioner. He did not interfere with the diplo- matic duties of the American minister at Honolulu. With rogard to the in- structions to the present diplomatic epresentative of the United States, Ministor Willis, which are not con- strued withi absolute fairness, the re port says the course contemplated was ‘mot the fair dealing and dignified course which should be pursued by the dinlomacy of the United States of Amer- ica,” Now what was our minister instructed todo? Why, simply to say to the deposed queen that the good offices of this government would be exerted for her restoration upon the condition that she should grant amnesty to all the parties to the revolution and recognize the obligations inourred by the provisional government, and that he should propose this arrange- ment to the provisional government and endeavor to induce it to accede to the proposition. There was to be no use of forco or of any eoercive methods. Can any candid and unprejudiced person seo anything unfair o undignitied in this? The government could certainly do no less i it seriously meant to repair the wrong which had been done by its rep- resentatives. Obviously the minority of the house committee on foreign affairs are actu- ated more by partisan than by patriotic considerations ir this matter, The Ha- wailan question has nothing whatever to do with partisan politics or with the interests and welfare of any political THE OMAHA DAILY party. Tt is to be considered and deter mined upon broad principles of states manship and with referonce to the es- tablished policy of the republic, which is unquestionably against the avquisi- tion of territory 2,000 miles distant from our farthest western boundary. Upon | high grounds of public policy we believe that it would a grave mistake to aunex the Hawalian islands and we do not think there Is the slight- est reason to apprehend that we shall be | lose any advantage by having refused to make that remote tervitory a part of the United States. We shall permit no foreign power to exercise any political power or control there, and this is all that our interests in connection with those islands require. I'here is said to be an impression at Washington that when the Hawaiian question comes up in congress it will assume definite form in a proposition looking toward annexation and nothing else. Such action would be a waste of time in view of the attitude of the presi- | dent. DANGEROUS INVE NT COMPANIES. While the State Banking board is correcting the irregularities of the building associations whic have not strietly complied with the requirements of the law, it might go further and in- vestigate the methods employed by all the foreign loan and trust companies that ave operating in Nebraska under the state laws. Tho intent of the legis- lature that enacted the statutes relating to banking and loan associations was to protect the Ne- braska investors from raids by ir- vezponsible speculative concerns that feed upon the credulous and unwary. Of such character are the yus bond in- vestment swindles which carried on their business for months in violation of to laws without molestation by state although hundreds, if not thousands, of dupes were secured by very reason of the boasts that the state ofticials would not 1nterfere. Had not the federal authorities vigorously laid hold of the matter these transparent frauds would no doubt have been still openly gathering in their plunder from the people of this state. The jurisaiction of the State Banking Board not confined to financial schemes that are criminal in i ture. It is its duty to protect tho peo- plo from all fraudulent investment con- cerns. Our board was modeled after those of other states, all being more or ss copied from the Massachusetts beards. In the latter commonwealth the interests of the citizens derive material advantages from the super- vision exercised over investment and trust companies by their state officials. Not only have the scandalous endow- ment companies been extirpated, but the state's protecting arm is also raised against other dangerous undertakings. Only recently a Chicago loanand invest- ment society which had secured a license to do business in Massachusetts was barred out because 1ts officers refused to answer certain questions put to them when it was lesrned that some of the funds of the society had been invested recklessly and in a manner which rendered the fur- ther continuance of its business in Massachusetts hazavdous to the public. It is notorious that investment companies of similar character are daily violating the provisions of our state laws. The State Banking Board has an opportunity to compel them either to adopt a sound business policy or 1o with- draw their agencics from this state. This would be no greater measure of protection to the people than they are Jjustly entitled to. oflicers, is A MAN who looks on while a game of chess is in progress always sees where the playors have made the wrong moves. This is also applicablo as regards the con- duct of newspapers. Nearly every sub- seriber feels sure that he could have done better than the editor in dealing with particular questions in which he happens to be concerned. This fact is strikingly illustrated by the letter of Hon. C. F. Eiseley, which we print in this issue. While Mr. Eiseloy as- sures us that he is in accord with the policy of THE BEE on many issues, he takesroccasion to recall the fact that in 1887 its editor refused to assist him in gotting an appropriation for an enlarge- ment of the insane asylum at Norfolk. That was nearly seven years ago. At that time there was really no immedi- ate necessity of enlarging the asylum at Norfolk. But Mr. Biseley truthfully states that the objection made to the appropriation during ti.e session of 1 was on the ground that its support would compromise THE B The boodlers and jobbers in the legislature had at that juncture organized a com- bine by which a number of bogus claims and downright steals were to be pulled through with the appropriations for state institutions and incidentally to de- feat all railway reguiation bills. This combine did pull through the extension of Stout's penitentiary contract and its transfor to Mosher, besides soveral other boodle schemes. In the light of subsequent events wo fail to see where THE BEE blundered in refusing to sup- port a legitimate appropriation that was coupled and tied up with appropria- tions and bills in the interest of dishon- est contractors and jobbe AFTER checking up his books three different times State Auditor Moore finds that the outstanding warrant ac- counts amount to ‘$1,025,723.44, These figures are still disputed at the treas- urer's office. Assuming that the treas- urer's figurea arvo correct and the audi- tor's wrong there must bo over three- quarters of a million of state warrants in the hands of warrant shayers, con- tractors and stato employes drawing 7 per cent interest. In other words, the stato Is paying $1,000 a week in interost while the treasurer is prosumed to have about $1,000,000 loaned out among the banks. To be sure the greater partof this money belongs to the permanent school fund and cannot be considered as among the available assets to redeem the warrants. But why should mot the state invest the surplus which stands to the credit of the school fund in war- rants and let the state earn the per cent interest instead of the warrant broker PEOPLE AND TRINGS. Write it 1804, 2 The least yolf’ can do 1s to pay your re- spects. A Lobengula is, spflly in need of & kingly restorative, $ Eat, drink ang he meiry, for congre venes on Weduesday. The practice of turning over new leaves is a silent but axpressive way of whisperizg through one’s thle., jovernor Stomesof Missourl beli prosidency is just'his sizo. The democ will not need n Steno to sinik it in 1566, The governor of KKansas is wiser than his opponents are ‘wifling to admit, The ox- ecutive locks wers shorn before Mis. Lease was bounced, Ex-United StatesSenator Maxey of Toxas has the strut of a fleld marshal. Ho is seen often in Washington, Ho is a wealthy banker in Houston, Tex. Good resolutions are an attractive novelty In their infancy. Courage, nerve and perse- verauce are required to prevent them from being converted into tropical paving blocks. If you must resolve, resolve to stick to your resolve. Rose Shelley carries the mail between Dexter and Goshen, an_eighteen-mile long streteh in Lane county, Oregon, with a rogu- larity that is not excolled by any male car- rier known to the department. A. M. Muth of Suntiago, Cal., has been visiting his brother, Kredorick Muth of Balti- more. Until last week the o brothers had not seen or heard of each other for forty-1wo years, Thoy wero born in Germuny and were separated when one of the brothers came to America. Judge David MoAdams of New York is one of the founders of tho Thirtcen, or Anti perstition club. He makes a pomnt of tking under ladders, boginning enter- prises on a Friday, winking at o new moon over his loft shoulder and in practi mathomatics favoring the numeral 13, Ihowas Staples Martin, who secured the democratic nomination for United States tor from Virginia, is not a distinguished n in appearance, but has a frank counte- nauce and a bright, intelligont eve. Heo is rather below medium height, has a large ,is thick-sot and elean shaven, with ght eyes and very little baw. Ho is now in his 40h year and i native of the county of Albemarie, _About the only man who is able to start Voorhees to talking is Dubois. Ivery time the young man from Idaho makes a state- ment he provokes a reply, and sometimes a o, from Voorhoes, whom he al- s calls “Uncle Dan,” and who loves him like a son. Senutor Hoar can remain in his seat as placid as u summer evening, reading a newspaper or o book of pocms, indifferent toall that is going on until Mr. Teller takes the floor ttention wanders from his now - and his read- ing and before long ho is into tha disc with a question he cannot help asking or a sharp retort which is too appropriate to be suppressed. following pathetic story and the ap- tion comes from Concord, Neb. “Once there wus o very poor woman, but she was very pious. She never ate without first re turning thanks. If the repast was very frugal the thanks werenot. It happened upon one occasion that she had nothing for dinner; she was entirely destitute, but from habit she sat down and bowed her head reverently, but could not at fivst think what to give thunks for; but it came to her soon and she said: *Oh 'Lord what an ungrateful wreteh I am;:l do thauk Thee for a good appetite.’ " Thed abovestory is dedicatod to those unemployed workingmen who voted for Mr. Cleveland so as to get better wages ; but who have nothing now to thank him for but their ,appetites. The democratic party put them on the freo list. iR o LAST XEAR'S COMICS. Siftings: A buby alwnys helps to mako home happy-particularly shen the' baby s asleop. con- the avy Cloveland Plain Doaler: The man who starts out with a resolve to reform things will, of course, go home and tell his wifo how to “have horself next year. Philadelphi tographer sh girl. o is us ¢ The awmateur pho- 1ldi’'thind being refused by u to developing negatives. Pittsburg Chronicla: Dinwiddie ~Bookkeop- ers and sleizht-of-hand performers have much in common. Van Braam—How s0? Din- widaie—They both flourish in the ledger do- main, Ram's Horn: Tho mun who repents on a sick bed from which he recovers generally buckslides bofore he pays his doctor's bill. locks have faces and hands,” he was sny 0w, why don’t they have éyes and see? hey do,” she said in a hollow whisper. “Haven't'you heard of the old clock on the star Detroit Free Pross Chicago Record: Mrs. Youngluv (at the grocer's for the first iime)~I want some egg- plant. Grocor--Yes ma'am. Mrs. Youngluy (severely)-And I want some that is frosh laid, too. Harper's Bazar: Checkerly—Baw Jove, Cholly, I wish I kiew some -polite and easy Wiy {0 put off duns. Stripes—Just pay cash, Chicngo Tribune: Timid Young Author— Huven't you read my poem too hastily? [ am sure, sir, it has some good featuros about it that (yml would see on a more careful reading. Editor (with a sudden suspicion)—You aro not trylug to work off an acrosticon us, are you, miss? : The indifference to the belngs which muade u Nero be fully belteved fu until man who carrics u smolder- od public vehicle. Washington sufterings of possiblo’ can ne ou encounter th ug Atlanta Constitution. 1 the sun was burning Irom the steamin’ blue 1 kept on u-yearnin' For wintor time. Did you? When the skies are turnin® And the snow slips throu gh 1just keop a-yeurnin® ror summer thue. Don't you. Patronize Chicago times of industrial depression upon the labor situa- Here is a labor Omaha that is In theso overything which bea tion " is of public Ynterest. pointer that comes from worth attention, The Commercial club of Omaha hos per- focted an arrangement with Count Lubienski by which, in consideration of a bonus of $100,000, ho agrees to erect an ostablisnment for the manaufacture of beet sugar at a cost of not_ less than $1,500,000, within twenty miles from Omaha, within one year, and to colonizo 200 families of Poles imported from Jurope to conduct the industry. The count is the oficial head of a Polish ewmigration society whose purnose it is to send Poles to America. Here is _a phase of the immigration ques- tion which doserves careful consideration Omaba is to be commended for her enterpriso in securing manufaoturing establishments. CountLubienski deserves commendation also for his efforts in behalf of his countrymen. But we submit that the count first should help his countrymen who aro already here. If he can furnish work for 200 Polish fam- i let Lim give it to 200 American- amilies. Thoug are now many Poles in Chicago who arg,in actual want. The same is true of eyery large city in this country. Needs Readjustmont, New Yark World. a imported one New England mis- and 500 baprels of Now England rum lust week. What Africa needs is tho restoration of the DAYILY between rum sad missionaries. Y * Sun. Hon. Toblas Ci v of Nebraska has spent a fortnight in Washington, and during that tune “has unever failed for a aay to make & tour of the varions departments in the interess of Nobraska's democracy.’ Fven Mr, Bissell was quickened, and the fourth-class postmnsterahips in Nebraska began to drop. o little faster. Hon. Tabias Castor works for tho demoorats that worked, and his feot ave unwearlod in the hustle. —_—— A Wasto of Time. New York World, Tho sehate committeo has gone to investi- gating the dead Hawailan incident as if there woro not u hundred live questions of home concern of a thousand times moro con- soquenve awaiting _congressional action. The senate seems rather to enjoy the publio derision which it frequently invites. atPoninnnss ‘% Looking at You Louisville 7imes. Only the dead are altogether happy. Bo- ginning with ‘he first week of the glad new year, the people of Kentucky will have both the logislature and congress on their hands. Therefore, lot us eat, drink and be merry, for the near future hath afMlictions sore in store for us. Well, 1 —— Pleasantries of the Unpleasnntnoss. Globe-Demuerat. Thus far the Brazilian uopleasantness has been about as bloodless as a F'rench duel, but matters may be arranged differently if those ships which Peixoto bought in the United States, and which are manned by Umited States sailors, get o crack at the revel fleet —_———— 2m o San Francisco Examiner. An Indian in jail at Los Angeles was dealt a poker hand consisting of four aces and the joker. He gave it one glance, gave a joyous whoop and was gathered to his fathers. The simple incident proves that even the stoical Indiun is now free from human emotions. —— Billy, Chip Your Philadelphia Times Buffalo Bill is trying to get the governor- ship of Nebraska, but he is no demagogue. He has thus far declined to propitiate the barber vote by refusing to cut his hair, Proof of Genius, Boston Globe. A man who can run a furnace and regulate its heat to it the tions of our weather could run the United States government with perfect ease. ODDS AND ENDS, Tho indirect losses on buildings and enter- prises of the World's fair is estimated at $10.000,000. There are entire apartment houses in New York monopolized by self supporting bache- lor girls, and they are the happiest of their sex. Potatoes sold well land at $100 and §125 per acre sold his crop of fifty acres for £5,000. The list of steamships which have used oil to calm unusually he seas is growing larger every month. The oil is towed in stout bags. which exude it slowly and evenly as tho ve: moves. A fountain that stood for many years on the main street square in Pawtucket, R. has been removed and set up in a cemetery. Its base be in_big letters the touchingly appropriate word “Welcome.” The largest magnet in the world isat Willev's Point, I.. 1. It is made of two con- demned Dahlgren gun ch of fifteen-ing caliber, wound with eight miles of heavy cable and charged with electricity. A statistician with an appetite for the ous estimates that the people of the United States drink 8,125,000 gallons of water every day of the year, the average daily consumption amounting to a pint. Ap Enghsh ventriloquist recently beat a nandbag, at the same time mimicking tho cries of a dog. A sympathetic man rushed upand gave the man a thrashing. The ventriloquist sued him for damages, but the case was decided against him on the ground that the dog champion acted in good faith. A young lady of Burns, says the [tems, wants to know how to make “not enough’ out of the word “enough.” That is casy. It is done by transposing the letters. Take the the third, second and first letters of this word “enough” for the first word and the sixth, fourth and fifth letters for the second word' and you have someshing that is “not enough” for any young lady One of the electric railw; is now using in the gearing motors of its cars pinions of which are said to be wearing arkably well. This part of ap electric car is subject to such severe usage that the bill for re- pairs is very lavge, and all sorts of devices have been introduced to diminish the break- age. President Jordan and Prof. Gilbert of the California univ ty secured at Monterey a huge basking shark, which measures twenty-seven fect, five inches, and its diam- eter five foet. 'I'he skin will be stuffed and the skeleton mounted for the Stanford museum. This species is so rare that even tha British museum has no specimen, and has offered a large sum for a good one. The shark was caught by Italian fishermen. ‘Among the exhsbits in the mining depart- ment at the Midwinter fair, to be held in San Francisco, will be Senator Perkins’ old cabia at Thompson’s flat, where he lived in the old days. Senator Fair's will be an- other and John W. Macka a third. These are not copies, but the veritable structures occupied by theso now prominent men, which heve been taken apart, brought to San Francisco and will be put together again at the fai 1n a Philadelphia shop window a unique old relie of a piano is aisplayed, bearing the following inscription: *John Jacob Astor sold this piano to oue of the first families of New Yorlk more than a centur go. Mr, Astor is beiiecved 1o have been tho first piano dealer in the United States.” Then follows a copy of an advertisement in o New York paper, duted January 10, 1780. It ds: . dacob Astor, at No. Bl Queen- st., next door but one to the F'riends’ Meot- House, has for sale an assortment of pianofortes of the uewest construction, made by the best makers of Loudon, which he will sell on reasonable terms. He gives cash for all kinds of furs, and for sale a quantity of Canadian beaver and Canada coatings, raccoon skins, muskrat skins, ete.” L NEW YEAL RESOLUTIC this season in Eng- One farmer in the ground . Brooklyn of the electrio p d steel, Browning, King's Monthly The glad néw yoar hus come ngain— Ob, how the years revolve! And'T, aecording to my wont, Most heartily resolve—thut 1 will not loftor hy the bar, And sit and drink my doom It's cheaper purchused by the case And taken Lo your room. L'l try to wake 1t do. stiteh of work bhith diy w saliry It really doosn't piy I will not swear through all the year, " twould 1 tor far occ ‘0 stop and tako i rest. I'll also pay my lnndludy A part of whist | owe For she's remarkod if Ldo not, the cold 1 go. Ta please and to propitiate My fellow mun ULl try; Particularly when ho [ A larger man thun L Tn fine I do resolye to live Much bett hun before. Tl change iy boarding houso atonce, ‘And pay a dollar more, Highest of all in Leavening Power.=Latest U. S. Gov't Report, Roal Baking Powder ABSOIUTELY PURE AMUSEMENTS, For nearly a guarter of a century “The Chimes of Normandy" has had reprosenta- tion on the lyric stage and been included in the ropertory of neatly every opera company in that time, It ran overa thousand nights at the Globe theater, London, snd many of the eminent singers of the present genera- tion have given life and vitality to_the foles of Gormaine, Serpolotte, CGaspard, Grone- chieux and Honrl, which, while not a great part, 1s always essayod by the brightest stars in the musical firmament. Planquette has given to the world much that is enduring, much that is notablo in composition, but it was in the plentitude of his powers that he wrote the v tuneful and very charming overa, *“I'he Chimes of Normandy. While somewhat ancient, it never faiis to please the true lover of music, for it abounds in finely written ochoruses, s0los , duets, trios and quintettes that have been thrummed upon countless thousands of pianos and sung wherever music holds sway. And it was this favorite opora that Mr. W. T. Carleton chose to make his re ontre act upon the stage of the Fiftcenth street theator yestorday, & _solection that could not~ have been improved upon. Large audiences woro prosent at both afternoon and evening and the judgment of those who “‘assisted in front" was that no better or more creditablo rendition of The Chimes” had becn heard in years. Mr. Carleton comes back to the operatic stage after n year of comparative rest, as he says, his appearance with Lillian Itus- soll being of an ideal nature, ‘‘no fret, no Wwoi buv to just go on and siug the parts assigned me.” " Heis fresh as a colt ina spring paddock, His voice is mucn more flexiblo than when heard in Omaha last. Thero {s more spontaneity to his a he sang the part of Henri yest all the old time zest. The company which Mr, Carleton brings is made up of sterling terial. The choruses are well trained and sing with vigor, while the acting is very much im- proved over that of the ordinary company touring the country. Miss Alice Vincent has charms o S and voice thatexplain her popularity. A York- shire lass who made her first public appoar- ance in “Pinafore,” Miss Vincent is a very htful artist, the sweetness of her voice, in the middle register, being much commented on. She is madest and un- uming withal, and is on the high coad to a prima douna. Marie Bell, a slip of a girl, with a ayed Serpolette with o possible, in fact, sh clothed 1t w ain diabelere that sug- gested Theo ir one of her risque chansons. Bell was last in Omaha with Carman- ppearing as Galatea in the one act ta of the same name. y C. Taylor. the tenor of the com- 1so been seen here before with rleton. He has a well modulated voice, which he uses with case and ability, and, 'if anything, has improveda in stage methods, if over, has there been a spard than’ Mr. Tom Rickotts. e per- formance, both ly y and dramatically, a rave thing to find such qualitios in o singer of the present day. While the part is one of the strongest on the lyvic stage, it usually falls flat, because of the inability of the singer to encompuss its dramatic possibili- ties. Bat Mr. Ricketts makes Gaspard a flesh and blood miser, his basiness with the sheet to frighten the *‘boobies of the viilage and with hi mistress, gold, was finely done. Mr. Ricketts is the ideal Gaspard of the present time. Kvery per- former in the cast deserves pralse, even those who had so mean a part that it gave them no chance of display. The company has been carefully selected as to voice, while looks have not been forgotten. The theater going people of the city have a treat in store for them in the rovival of the veally good operas which Mr. Carleton and his com- pany will give them this week. “Yon Yonson' at Hoyd's. “Yon Yonson' came to Boyd's theater last evening as the New Year's attraction, and was greeted with a small Sunday night house. The play is a three-act farcical drama, written by Mr. Gus Heege, whoimpers nates “Yon Yonson,” and has appeared before Omaha audiences before, Mr. Heege affects a naturalness in his characterization of the new arrival from Sweden, and his dialect of the race is beyond criticism. With so pleas- inga play as “*Yon Yonson’ and the support of o strong company a sigual success is scored with each performance. Miss Sadie Connolly is still with M Heege and is as pleasing as ever in her Mrs. Laughlin, proprietress of the Junction hotel. The lady introduces now songs and dances that are captivating for originality. Miss Merri Osborne, as vivaci plays Jennie Morris, while Miss Victory Bateman, a new lady 1n the cast, does Grace Jennings, ‘The other characters are in capable hands, . In addition to the performance the special scenery of the company is pleasing. The lumber camp and log jam scene in the second act is a marvelous production from the artist’s brush ana stage mechanism, and o thrill is sent through the aud’ence when the log jam breaks, so realistic it is. During this act the Lumberman's (Boston) quar- tet renders several new and catchy selec- tions. - Thornton Becomes an Editor. Saxta Fi, Dec. 8L—The Daily New Mes ican, for thirty years the leading republican newspaper of this territory, tomorrow will pass into tho hands of Govornor Thornton nd other leading democrats. George H. Cross, for twelve years news_editor of the paver, succeeds Colonel Max Irost as editor, e e T 1 e ! valuable assistance and i provi & CO. The largest makers and s21lors of fine elothes on Barth Your money's worth or your money back. COURSE OF THE BE Nonrrouk, Neb., Dec. 80.-~To the Editor of Tue Bee: Horowitn [ hand you a fow rv mwarks. Pleaso give them spaco in Tur Brr Although they may not be in pony with your views on some questions, yet you should not refuse to give them space, as they ar givon fn friendship and I have been s con stant reader of your great daily the past fifteen years. Istill aamire your paper, as it is generally right on the leading issues of the day, There are, however, somo excep tions, Your enomics, a8 you are aware, chargo that youare not publishing a straight publican paper. 1 still hold otherwise Phey rofer o the weak support given Mr. Richards for govornor four years ago, and to your stand on the election of a supreme judge ‘Also your recent editorial on President Cleveland’s Hawaiian policy. These, in my humble opinion, show a leaning in another divection. 1 agree with you that had Mr. Richards not been led fnto the trap by some of his pretended prohibition friends by double dealing Mr. Richards would, no doubt, be governor today. But when you became aware of the situation, you, a8 o groat loader of the party, should have come to the rescue with your advice and counsel, and, being the editor of a great ropublican paper, you should have gone into the tight with more determination and suc- cess would have been ours. Those knowin, Mr. Richards know that he was not inclin to prohibition, yet there were republicans then who upon tbeir bended knee prayed for the success of the prohibition party, and a republican candidate not endorsing their views was spotted ana marked as was Cain of old, and many were forced out of the party ranks. You deserve credit for your leading part "you tho sottloment * of that _question. But when commenc ing this letter I intended to call your attention to another matue In your daily of December 25 you state Doug- las county isnow g forthe J keeping of about fifty persons who are i I cannot understand why the State Hos- pitals for the Insane cannot be forced to re- coive these unfortunato people, urless it is fora lack of room, which Iam informed is the situation. You will no doupt remember in 1857 when times were good and s Panic” was not, as now, thero bill before the state legislature appro- money to enlarge the hospital at Iapplied to you for ald and in- You assured me that if you en- bill you would be asked to en- r jobs aud steals” then pend- Tthenconferred aelegation, have taken in was priating dorso ull 03 ing before said legisiature, with the Douglas county more particularly those friendly to you, and they roplied that Douglas county pays most of the taxes: they propose to take care of their own insane: they were for that reason opposed to the bill. With the aid of the balunce of your delezation the bill be came a law, the capacity of the Norfolk in stitute was doubled and then you denounced us in your paper as *boodlers.” I have sinco had the ple of meoting one of your friends, who was a m gution, n young attorne been u ing democratic spoecnes. predicting and as- suring his uudiences that if Grover s clected (1s he was) wo will have good times, in fact better than ever before, and no dount he intended to add, but neglected to do so, that this people will be crazy nomore, Thoso unfortunate peopie should at all times be od for, for often in some of these state institations ‘you will meet some one who has stood the brunt and hardships of our eartier days as a territory F. EiseLEY. OLD TIME CALLS, Detroit Free Press. I'msad becanse the New Yoear calls are golng outof style i Like other good old customs which at present mak ou smile. But one 1 1 was young enough “'to cut pigcon wing," Two hundred callson New Year's day was just the proper thing. Tho ladics then expected me to bring my, friends to mako Their list of callers bigger, so thelr rivals' hearts would nche. And for that noble purpose they all “set a table™ fine, With_ turkey, pickled “cigars and wine. n tollots most magnificent and beaming with dolight The Indies roso to greet me and return bows polito And then, without a waste of wordson weather toples, thoy Extended me rofreshments, to the tablo led the wiy. With other callers there Isatas jolly as you oysters, jelly, ham, my iping plates of New Year's fare I bal- anced on my knees While holding brimming coffee cups. of all my skill Upon the parlor carpet, oh, those dainties used to spill. With heart too full for utterance and hands and mouth the Le, T put ard busiot callors of tho present duy to shame; Then wishing “Happy New Year” to the ladles one and all, I bowed myselt dway to run and make another call. Oh, yes duys to see Threo hundred handsome lady friends who thought the world of me, Audat thelt tompting tables be Invited to purtake Of tukkoy, plcklod oysters, wine, ham, Jolly, nuts'snd cake. "Tywas even more delightful for the ladies who would show Tho longest 1ist of callers—half of whom they didn’t know— When on the following “ladies' day" they on onch other made Their New Year calls to show their clothes and sip hot lemonade. In spite t was delightful in those good old 3 T A m A e A e mene A8 D S Locked up All day New Year's day. Aot T T S = BROWNING, Will pay theexpress If you send the money for $20 wortl o more |1 D O | O | R flu‘u_\..\aa B | o ' = = S S A St F-. o Vi e We take stock January 1--Open for business Tuesday morning--Tuesday is the day we devote most of our time to marking down whatever of our stock wo find it to our advantage to be yours. great sweeping out sale begins Wednesday morning. | . W. Cor.15th and Douglas Sts, T P RS O e S S S T RS e T 3 i Our KING & CO., R T | A L