Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 8, 1894, Page 4

THEOMAHA DAILY BEE. ROSEWATER, Editor. T PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING o - TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION Tee (withont Sunday) One Year Wl Siday. One Yonr Datly € 400 B 00 2 50 Your Yoar OFFIC cn M ildine srner N an Par 23 fouttn streets. Teeant T4 and 15, Tribune NCE. : 10 news and edl \ing nleatiops ¥ DUSINESS LETTE jiosn Jottors and ron on anont paidresaca (o Thie Bee Pablishing conpany, Omahi, Trafis, cheeks and postoMee orders 10 be made b Ly BEE PURBLISHING COMPANY Ra SWORN & TENT OF CIRCULATION Nobrasen, | inty of Douglas. { Georgn 1, Tzschick Ynhine company. doos solem il efrevlation of Tuw DALY [ for Januaey 6, 1504, waa s follows Ditr TR Pibe mwear that the e week 25,005 i 1 TR tnd sutscrtbed in ) January b tary Public my presenc ~ L1804 Average Clrenlation for Deosmber, 23,335 THiS Is to be an eventful weck at Des Moines. Tt marks the return of the re- publican party to control of state affairs. It cosTs the city of Louisville, Ky., 860 a vear for each electric arc lamp used on its streets. Omaha pays $175 for the same service. This is a tip for the new c! uncil. Tirr Now York Sun presents its read- ors with “A Short History of Damfool- ishness:” in other words, the policy of the national democracy upon the income tax question. The Sun never becomes squemish about words 117 17 takes the state board as long to pass on every bond offered as sccurity for state deposits under the depository law as it has for tho last three acted on, the state will not draw interest on mueh of its current funds for some time to come. I1 15 indeed refreshing to see our city councilimen all lined up at the banquet- ing board with white-winged harmony and good cheer playing a star engage- ment. Tt may be different, however, when the standing committees are announced. . 17 18 reported that Euelid Martin will challenge the democracy of Buffalo Bill tonight. The latter has never applied for an office since Cleveland was first elected president, and this fact is taken to mean that his intentions at this time are not honorabl WE ARE gratified to obsérve that the v fadksonian banqueters will attempt to galvanize tho party tonight by extrava- want use of the electric fluid. We know of no better use to which electricity could ve applied, nor of no subject standing in greater need of its hifo-giving properties. NEBRASKA soil has bocome world- famed as presenting the most inviting field for sugar beet culture. The signs of the times point to the establishment of sugar beet factovies within our bor- ders. Omaha is the favored point for one of the: We can get it if we hustle. A WRITER in a local sheet contends that business depression throughout the length and breadth of the nation is due largely to the money squandered by sight-seers at the World's fuir. Wasall the money so expendod exported to other nations or burned up? Is it lost to the people, never to return? NEBRASKA has three legal depositories for current state funds authorized to ve- coive altogether not over $150,000. I[n the meanwhile the state treasuver holds in the neighborhood of a million and a half upon which the state is entitled to draw interest. There is still room for further applications of banks wishing to receive state deposits. ‘W desive to intimate to the new ecity and county officials, who are for the first time enjoying the felicity of ofticial life, that public office is not a private snap. he business of this city and county will mot run itself, but demands the same care and attention bestowed upon any private fivm or corporation whose busi- noss is of grea t magnitude and impor- tance. JusT why the populists refuse to assist the democrats incongress in their efforts to secure a quorum o act on the Wilson bill, after the committes on ways and means has decided to incorporate in its measuve the incoms tax plank of tho populist party, is a mystory to the uninitinted. Ave tho populists in favor of an income tax only so long as it is out of reach? T incorporators of the Metropolitan Union Depot company mesn They have filed articlos of incorpora- tion with the secretary of state and will have their organization perfocted within a foew days. Ovdinances looking to the submission of a proposition t) tho voters of this city are being prepaved and wili doubtless be introduced as soon as the council e mmittess shall be ap- pointed. Unless a cog slips somowharo work on the groat depat will ba bogun early in the springh business. LAWYERS retained to defond corimi- nals are expected, of course, to grab at evory straw to save tho nock of a con- vietod murdorer. Buat it is extremoly doubtful if thore is any law or procodent wvhich would justify the liberation of MeGinn bocause of Judgoe Seout's blun- der in fixin)y the dato of the execution two days short of the 100-day interim. If there i3 a law under which & ¢omn- demned man can choat tho gallows and Jaugh at justico upon such a telfling technicality it is high timas that such law b wiped out of existence. Too many criminals escape punishmont upon mere technicalities. The line ought to ba drawn somew here. 10 00 | INTERSTATE LAW, interstate commer law fon the railroads, influence at nt its enact an apparent allowed an DEFYING TH | When the was first putintooy which had sxerted | their command to prev ment, sullenly yiolded it But they never evo obadionce. burdensome and obnoxious to the people as was possible. Their policy has for years been one of nominal submission to the authority of the Interstate Com- { mereo commission, with secrot violations )t their orders as often as their pecuni- ary interests should bo threatened. These violations, at first secret and oc- casional, have little by little become of ater frequonce, until now the ob- jectionable featuves of the law are freely ted and the commissioners openly he interstate law declares that pool- ing of any kind is illegal, yet secrot pooling agreements have existed bo- tween numerous roads since the law has been on the statute book, and in their absonce, arvangements substantially similar to pools. It is now reported that the castern trunk lines are openly tiating fog the formation of a pool in violation of the and that the only thing standing in their way is their ina- ce upon a satisfactory ratio The law provides for a ten days notice to be given the interstato commission whenever the existing rates ave to be eitlier raised or lowered. This clause has been con- strued to mean that all reduced rates must remain in force not less than ten days, but the eastern roads closed the year just past by a poriod of cut rates lasting less than the timo legally re- quired. Thelaw calls fora deposit of printed taviffs at the quartersof the inter- state commission, but tariffs have beenre- peatedly changed without changing the printed schedules, and the requests of the commission for information have been contemptuously brushed aside. The interstate law prohibits discrimina- tion in favor of individual shippers, but secret rebates and special rates been made on nearly every road subject to its provisions and the rate cutting is openly avowed by the officials who have authority. ©The cnlmination of this disregard of law on the part of the railroad managers of the country is to be found in an ab- stract of a speech made by Mr. Neweil, president of the Lake Shore, at the re- cont meeting of eastern presidents held in New York City and lator approved by him when its authenticity was ques- tioned. He asserts that his road in the nning made a conscientious effort to live up to every requirement of the in- s law, but that upon finding its business cut into by secret rebates on other-roads he employed an agent and instrueted him to meet every such cut on other lines by an equal cut in their own rates. Referring to rebates made by particular companies he says: “We promptly met their cut rates and shall continue to do so under any and all circumstances. We have lost all faith bility to a of distribution. mission and shall not waste money in printing tarifs to file with the commis- . We will meet the competition as we find it.” Such open defiance has scldom come from an equally high rail- way source. It indicates increasing boldness on the part of the railroade and stands as a warning that unless prompt measures be tak®n by congress, railway discrimination will soon be as flagrant as it was just provious to the enactment of the interstate law. ~ OPERATION OF THE WAR INCOME TAX. A statement compiled by the commis- sioner of internal revenus has been pub- lished, showing the amount of tax de- rived from income of all sources under the law of 1852. It is an interesting ox hibit as showing the Inequitable opera- tion of the tax. A noteworthy feature of the statement is the proportion be- tweon the taxoes yielded by the salaries of persons in tho servico of the govern- ment and that yielded by the ingome of private citizens. In 1833 the servants of the government paid to the tax col- lector nearly half again as much as all private persons together. InlSG4 they paid in about one-eighth asmuch as their fellow citizens in private life: in 1865 about one-zeventh; in 1866 about one- ixteenth; in 1867 about one-fifty-fifth; in 1868 about one-thirtieth; in 1869 about one-torty-fourth; in 1870 about one- twenty-fourth; in 1871 about one-eigh- teenth: in 1872 about one-twenty-eighth, and in 1873, the last year of the tax, about one-thirty-thivd. This wide range is to ba explained in pavt, of course, by the fact that government sulavies were protty steadfast duving this period, while private incomes vavied from year to year, but still it is apparen$ that the versons having fixed incomes paid more than their equitable proportion of the revenue from this source. Attention is especially directed to the fact that the ratio reached its very lowest point in 1867, when the amount collected from public sorvants comparoed with the amount collected of private citizens, as one to fifty-five, the numer- ical proportion of public servants to per- sons not in public employ being no nigher than one in sixty-five. It was a period of great activity in trade and speculation and all values were inflated. Private incomes were large, at least on paper, while salavies in the government service averaged mno more than at present. Had the operation of the tax been equitable the omployes of the government ought not to have paid move than one-seven- tiath or ono-oightioth as mich as the private citizens, allowing the latter to charge off & considerable share of their actual income on one protense or an- other. What s the obvious lesson? The income of the public sorvant was known to the tax eollector and eould not be evaded, while the incomes of the pri- vate citizens were not known and these puid, In very many cases, wha! they pleased. Everybody who vemembers the income tax knows that fraululent roturns were common everywhere and it was well understood that the great majority of persons did not pretend to wako a true statemant of their incomes, or anything approaching it. There was both a vast amount of perjury and a groat deal of cocraption practiced in connection with this tax. Can anybody Jdou bt that there would opportunity to slip to make the law as | | bo a repetition of this under the pro- posed individual income tax? The sal- aried people who could not conceal thoir incomes would have to pay the tax, but those whose income depsnds upon profi and perhaps upon a variety of produc tions or upon a great range of transact- ions, could their rovenues in somo part and very generally they would do Indeed. they would be more likely to do this now than when the necessity of obtaining revenue to 'y on the war for the union appealed to every man's patriotism. ta, concenl 50, THE LOSS OF GYLD The Dycombar debt statement showed that the gold orve of the treasury has been reduced to less than $81,000,000. Thore is no great amount of gold going out of the country at present, but a re- newal of the outilow may como at any time, and, if it should happen shortly, it might be a serious matter for the treas- ury. The fecling abroad regarding American railway securities isdistinctly unfriendly, and it would not be sugpris- ing to see lar amounts of these se- curities returned here at any timo, is estimated by tho chief of the bureau of stutistics that during the year from June, 1592, to June, 1803, securities to the value of not less than $200,000,000 were returned from Burope to the United Sta of course there wore purchasos on foreign account during this period, estimatod at about half the amount of the securit veturned. It is a question, however, whether for the ensuing year tho move- ment of securities will not be almost wholly in this direction. There is mani- fostly a disposition on the part of British capitalists to deal spariagly in our rail- way securities. It is apparent that they have becoma more distrustful of them and this feeling is almost certain to extend to the continent, whose investors are very greatly influenced by British opinwon. The chances are, therefore, that a large amount of our secarities will be returned, and that the purchases will be relatively small. From this point of view, we may look for another large loss of gold, and the movement may begin at any time. In the present eircumstances it would prob- ably make an additional drain on the treasury gold reserve and increase the danger incident to the depletion of that fund. Recently published statistics show that there has beon a steady decline in the treasury gold during the past four years. Januavy 1, 1800, the total gold in the treasury was $316,043,454, and the net gold $177,356,285. January 1, 1894, the amounts respectively were $138,303,779 and $80,891,600. It isthus shown that in fdur yoars the loss in the total hold- ing of gold has beon $157,739,675, and in the net holding $95,474,685. Against the gold now in the treasury there is outstanding paper amounting to $597,- 968,096, How much further can the depletion of the treasury gold go with- It tos. 3 in the interstate commerce act and com- | outesciting apprehension for the safety of the paper currency of which it is the basis? COMPENSATION FOR FRANCHISES. The first important act of Chicago's new mayor has been to veto an ordi- nance conferring upon a private corpo- ration the free use of the streets of that city for the purpose of constructing and maintaining an elevated railroad. The ground upon which Mayor Hopkins has refused to affix his signature to the ordi- nance is that it failed to properly pro- tect the city's interests and to provide for adequate compensation for the valu- abie privileges granted. Upon this veto vhe Chicago papers have been pouring layish praises. It is being held up as marking the beginning of a new era, when the public is to receive at least a partial return for favors granted to franchised corporations, and when the old system of giving franchises to every one who may ask for them at their own terms is to be permanently left behind. The policy which Chicago has just in- augurated was anticipated in Omaha under Mayor Bemis by several weeks and the passages of Mayor Hopkins’ veto message might almost have been copied from those emanating from Mayor Bem “I sce no reason,” says he, Swhy the city should not, in considera- tion of its grant of this valuable fran- chise, shave, insome slight degree, in the profits which the company is certain to derive therefrom later on. And again: “If the city has in the past failed to exact adequate, or at least rea- sonable compensation for the granting of similac franchises, that is no reason why we should not now make a begin- ning in that diveetion.” Once establish the precedent of exacting returns for public privileges and the sceking of froe franchises for puvely speculative pur- poses must cease of itself. The royalty of 5 cents on every 1,000 cubic foot of gas sold to private con- sumert in the city of Omaha, whih has just bogun to accrue by reason f the new gas franchise ordinance meaus that future franchises of all kinds, if granted at all, must be bought at their reason- able price. It means thut Omaha in- tonds to guard its property as caccfully as would a well conducted private cor- poration. If Chicago can work up an onthusiasm over a prospective share of 2 per cent in the gross receipts of a rapid transit company after the expira- tion of ten yeurs, the concession which Mayor Bemis secured from the local gas company deserves no less appreciation. THE eight hour movement cannot but receive a certain impetus from the introduction of an eight hour working day for the employes of the British war office. The United Statos has instituted this reform in several of its governmen- tal departments and it is expocted that oventually private enterprises will be- come adjusted to the same basis wher- ever the nature of the work will permit. Just now, labovers are anxious for any employment without regard to the ques- tion of the eight hour working day, but when the movement is again talk n up with a return to prosperity, the cause will bo found to be considerably strengthened by the recent action of the British government. ATTORNEY ERAL WaLKER of Mis- souri is setting a good example in insti- tuting proceedings to have the chavters of the bogus bond investment cowmpanics | PA dofng bnsiness in that stato annulled. Those eompanig{ g-e sald to huve se- cured theie chartors of incorporation upon misrepresontavion of the facts of their proposed gehgmes. Exeluded frowm the use of the United States mails, they have taken refd%s hahind tho express ¢rmpanies, which gre eonvenisnily sub- t 0o restefptions aa to aiding lot- tims. They have no stand- iug under stato laws, however, and the state courts midl B3 resorted to to sup- preas the remnant of their business. Energetic action by state ofcials will soon put un ondto these unlawful con- corns. tory opora JE simplicity and an am- bassadorship under the present admin- istration seom t5 have nothing in com- mon, particularly, in the case of Ambas- sador Runyon's establishment at Gor- many's capitol. Old Ben Franklin, who astonished tho Fronch court by appoar- ing in the royal prosence in his home- spun American made suit of clothes, would himself have been astonished had he seen an American diplomatic repre- sentative driven to the palaco of the German emperor in a magnifi tequip- age adorned with brightly painted Amorican eagles upon each of the cat- riago panels, drawn by oclabora caparisoned horses and attended by iiveried coachmen and footmon brilliant in thelr uniforms of blue and white. Ambassador Runyon is evidently trying to sct a pace that only equally rich men can follow when others succeed to his position. The turnout such as has been described is hardly in keeping with the traditions of our republic. President Cleveiand would not venture to move about Washington in similar state, and it i3 by no means called for from any American ambassador ata foreign court. For the past five months from twelve to fifteen insane patients have been har- bored in the Douglas county jail, at a cost of about 375 per month. A jail is not the place for these unfortunates. If the county commissioners cannot send them to one or tho other of the state in- stitutions, they should be kept at the county hospital, where better accommo- dations are afforded at less expense to the taxpayers. An insane man must re- ceive better treatment than that to which criminals are subjected. The wonder is that relatives and friends of these insane wards have not long ago protested against their being detained in the county jail. There is every rea- son why they shouid be removed with- out delay. FRANCE takes great pride in tho loy - alty of the French faction in Alsace- Lorraine to French’traditions and wel- comes with enthusiusm every sign, how- ever slight, that indicates the survival of French sympathy among the inhab- itants of the lost” province. Irance cherishes an eternal hope that she may once more call Alsace-Lorraine her own. Nothing can ehake her in her be- lief that this hope will one day be ful- filled, and it spurs ‘her on to encourage aclose connection batweon the citizens of the two countrics., This is the sig- nificance of the voluntary exile of Stras- burgers in order to avoid service in the German army.” Germany's acquived tervitory of 1871 has not yet been assim- ilated. DouGLAS county is called upon to feed monthly an average of 200 prisoners at the county jail. Just how so great a number is properly disposed in the lim- ited space of the jail building is a per- plexing question. That the crowded condition is detrimental to discipline and proper treatment of criminals will be conceded by all men conversant with the situation. It is only a matter of time when Omaha and Douglas county must make better provisions for the safekeoping of prisoners. With a city jail the average enrollment at the county bastile could be reduced one- half, which would greatly improve pres- env conditions in all respects. INASMUCH as eastern insurance com- panies have declared war upon the property owners of Nebraska it would be interesting to know just what the state government is paying them for risks upon its buildings. We venture to say that Nebraska has paid enough money in insurance premiums the past twenty years to cover ten times the actual loss by fire. At any rate the record would be interesting. I'he Sizo ot It Chicago Post (dem.). It is a nincompoop tax. — —— Actlvity in the Suddle. Washington Star. Activity is growing in all branches of oc- cupation in this country, meluding adverse comment on the Wilson bill, —————— Couldn’t Be Thought Of. Philadetphia Inquircr. Tn the plans which certain western rail- road managers have submitted for economiz: ing in company affairs there are several sug- gestions of reduced wages for the employes, but thus far no official has intimated that his own salary should be cut down, Ll s Benr This Mind. Globe-Demoerat. It is well to bear in mind that while the number of business failures in 18 greater than ever - bofore, the numbe business enterprisés was nlso greater. proportion of failures to the number of por- sons in business was not much larger in 1503 than it was in several years in the past in which there was /no- acwual panic, while it was not us large as during the convulsion in 1878, et -———— Just Like Omana, Detrotw Free Press. n tho language ot thp politiclun, the school janitor of Detroit is decidedly in the push and has pretty muck'his own way as to the timo that he works aud the unvarying regu- larity with which he draws his salary. “He ean sccure the seryices of a substitute for weeks at i stroteh and, the taxpayers must sottle, not only with the jauitor, but with the man who pdtforms the services for which such janitor is émployed Nl THE HOLE IN THE SPATE TREASURE. McCook Teibune: Tus Osaits Bee has taken ono of (ts strenks of economy a8 ap: piied 10 the management of tho state's stivutions Oakiand Tndopendent: ‘Iite Osany Brw has boon ehurning up the stats houss pooplo again of lato. Bewide mak g some plain ex posures in the oil inspection depariment, it shows axtravagance in the charitablo insti- tutions, and a shaky mode of onducting tho stato finances. Friend Telograph: Ex-Treasurcr Lill has won_ his suiz bofore tha suprome court Doubtless another one will be commonced for tha recovery of the monoy said to hav beon lost in the defunct Capital Nationd bar Lincoln. It is 80 popular to rob the state that there will be littio hopes of ro covering a single cent from any source. Bloomington icho: Tus Omana Beg is now trying to unearth a new scandal in tho management of tho different state buildings, The Stinger says that among other things that are radically wrong 1s tho fuel roquired for heating and lighting the state institu- tlons, and that many thousands of dollurs are squandoered every year that might be saved Platte County sand and one that our state Thore aro a thou- to bolievo government has been in tho hands of a band of pi- os for many years, The shocking dis- closures of fraud and corruption as system- atically practiced in the soveral stato inst tutions can only be equaled by thoe thieving and corruption which 1s belng practiced in the state treasary departmoent. Kearney Journal: [n the ex-State Treasurer Hill brought in Douglas county tho supreme court has decided in avor of Hill, making it nocessary to bring the suit in Lancaster county instead. 'Tho court intimated in_conncction witn its d cision that the deposit by Troasurer Hill in the banks under the dopository law would mako hini liable for conversion. ‘This adds to the complication, and the case will now be watched with nddod interest North Bond Republican: The Herald never loses an opporiunity to “roast Auditor Moore, and as a ruio tho asts" are entirely undeseryed. Tho latest efusion on the partof the World-Herald is because tho auditor sald there was discropancy be- twoon his records and those ol Treasuror Bartley. This avose from the fact that the auditor keaps a record of only warrants r istorcd. Nobody belioves that ‘I'reasurer Bartley's books are wrong, and no sane man will say that *Gene Moore' would do more or less than his honest duty. Beatrice Times: State Treasurcr Bartley is being censured by a number of the leading ropublican papers of the state for failing thus far to comply with the vrovisions of the law requiring him to invest the perma- nent school fund in state warrants. Tn treasurer excuses himselfon tho grounds that ivis the duty of tne stato board to direct him as to purchasing thes ants The fact that Mr. Bartley is reaping the venefit of this fund _doubtless justifies him in nis mind inwaiting till the legislature shall divect him what to do in the matter. Mr. Bartley should proceed to make the in: vestment and thus clear away the cloud of suspicion, and also clear the’ skirts of his party. Lincoln News: ‘T'he Omaha World-Herald is engaged in a desperato attempt to assist nature in making o completo ass of itself by abusing Auditor Moore. The auditor, how- cver, needs no defense from any attack the World-Herald makes upon him.” Mr. Moor 15 one of the most conscentious and efficient oficors the state has ever had, and his rec- ord as a servant of tho people and not of the banks and the corporations renders such rtitlery as the Hitcheock mud-battery uses entirely ineffective. The reason why Mr. Hitehcovk so warmly ospouses a republiean state treasurer who is not obeying the law and attacks a_republican auditor who is. is well known 1 Lincoln, where all financial transactions speedily bob to the surface. Silver Creek Times: Tug BEeof January 2 devotes between three and four columns vo an investigation and comparison of the rela- tive cost of lighting and heating some of the public buildings of the state and the cost of lightiog and heating private buildings such as I'ne Bee building and the New York Life bailding, greatly to the disadvantage of the former. Tk BEE in prosecuting theso in- quiries is rendering a great public service which should be duly appreciated by the peovle, who, while they may be well satisfied that they are being robbad by their public ofticials, are not in a situation to get at the And yet, even if they do ge’ at the it would seem to do very little good, sses the facility with which some of these thieves at the state capitol have be able to escape the just penalty of their orimes. But atall events let us know who these thieves are and the amount of their stealings. . Beatrice Express: Thelaw in Nebraska provides that the permanent school fund of the state may be invested ip United States or state securities and registered county bonds, and provides further that in case there is not money in the proper fund to pay lawful outstanding state warrants the state treasurer shall pay the amount due on said warrants from any funds belonging to the permanent school fund. The state treasurer, it is anrounced, has refused todo this on the ground that he must have an order from the Board of# fducational Lands and Funds authorizfing the sawe. It is hoped that the order will be forthcoming or that on o test case there may be a construction of vhe law that will compel its enforcement. Seven per cent of $300,000 outstanding warrants would net a nice little sum for vhe state educational fund. Again, there is.a state depository law requiring the state treasurer to deposit the state revenues in banks making the required bond, ich approved banks shall pay not less than 3 per cent for the use of the money. ‘T'his law has been in force fora year, but it has been di. regarded on the plea that it was uncoustitu- te's money has been de- x av the discretion of the treasurver. A on of the supreme court handed down ay, however, aflirms the vutionality and validity of the law, and hereafter the state funds will be de- posited and the interest applied as tho law directs. Argy reasons case against World- L Practical Charity, New York Post, A very practical charity is that of the Philadelphia authorities, who are giving idle men employment in the public parks. This they are able to do with the aid of a relief fund of #0,000, and the regulations of a re. lief committee govern in the selection and payment of the men. Wages aro $1 a day. Most of the men are common laborers, but among them are mechanics who can’find nothing better to do. The director of the pari department has mapped out a month's work for 2,000 men, and he says that a little later he will be able to use 5,000 as long as cold weather lasts. Theworle done is natu rally of a simple character. such as carting away billocks, cutting down embankments and grading. Bigut hundred men applied for employment the first day, and this num- bof was increased to 1,500 tho second. Some of the recruits were ovidently not inured to such hard work, but stuck to it swoutly. The distribution of cards to applicauts is in the hands of the volice inspeators, N Timely Hint to Bankers, Washington Pos It may noi bo entiroly impe rtinent to suggest in this connection that the banks might begin to relax a little in their policy of hoarding vast rescrves and bo more lib eral in the extension of accommodations to all who can find legitimate uses for money. Lot the banks do something toward in- spiring confidence among the people and confidence will be measurably restored ldlo money is the millstono that hangs around the neck of tho American people to day ‘I'hoy are become like ‘misers starving amid an embarvassment of riches. Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov't Report. Ronl Baking _Powder ABSOLUTELY PURE | ferent on a L AND THINGS, rror. Spealeer Crisp outezars Lhe ex-orar, As o genoral rule goiting up in the produces choerfulness and alacrity. 12's old morning A Kavsas ofiesholdor proclaims two hours the propor length of & working day--provided you are working for tho other follow. Che American blizzard has settled in [urope for a sharp spell General Sickles' erutch is again playing havoe with domogratic erockery. A supply of Buritngton headlights insures a luminous time at Omaha's Hickory feast. Fmporor William has shown symptoms of poetry. \We always suspected hio was a di- vine writer. Bandit vans is looated in the mountains of Californis. Unless Chris has lost his grip tho pursuers will bo considerably shaken before he's taken. It can bo stated on excellont authority that the reduction of conl ab Cincinnati to $1.00 a ton has not diminished the aititude of the Omahn trust. Slovaving Tom Platt to tho dignity of a political boss {8 not warranted by the rec- ord. Me. Platt has not contracted an assort- ment of indictments. If public seutiment counts in Washington Mr. Bryan's income banthng will bo spared ashingling by Cloveland's veto. Like the good, "twill dle youn The wide obsorvance of St. Jackson's day this vear fs doubtless intended as a hint to Clevoland that a dash of Old Hickory in the pie would be ex The Atlanta Constitution speaks in scoff- ing tones of tho patronage press, This is another way of showing that Hoko's os teemed contomporary holds the sack Ellen Gi. White, “Mother of Adventism" in Michigan, declarcs that the end of the world is fast approaching, as she has learned in a dream. «Mrs, White dallied with mines pie Tho resurrestion of Galusha Grow by the ropublicans of Pennsylvania is looked” upon by democrats as u political joke. A little enjoyment in that quarter is sorely needed. Ropublicans are not selfish, vernor O in his world 2 town orral inaugural ad- ) that Vieginia “has ne swerved from the lighted way of tho consti- tution.” Thore was a little affawe in the carly 60's-~but the trifle probably slipped his memory General Neal Dew, 90th birthday March next is to ted by prohi- bitionists in various parts of the country,still rises daily at 5 a. m. and tikes a throo-mile walk every morning *to koep the bloom of youth on his checks.” The bioom on the rye doesn’t fnterest him so much, A woman was killed lately on the railr near St. Josoph, Mo, and her husband b written to the compiny rociting her virtues a helpful wife, with word as to asking that the company ought to pay him at least $10 damages. He might bave got 315 it he had struck for it. ad, —— TRITE TRIFLES. Yonkers Statosn ropriately adve lankots. A merchant very ap- o drive' in horse Binghamton Leader: A necessarily a “has been' boints to the past. dog's tail s not because it always Chicago Record: “Whoro did you get that trighitful cold?” “1 have just mot a draft thut Jones drow on me.’ What were you Thore was in ounter, nnd T becme so much {ntorosted inhis appearanco that [ stood thare and atehed until [ saw the dago buy.” Now York Press: 2 in the store?’ doing 5o Ttalinn at Texas Siftings: “What, do you publish a paper for, ' 1ike (6 know?® sircastically in- quired an frato politician of a country editor. 32 in advance,” replied the editor, “And you owe for four yeur: Philadelphia Record; “Woll, half a loafls better than nons,” remarked ' the ofice boy who had asked for u day oft and only got the afternoon. Washington Sti wused the author- ess whose manuscripts aro rejoctod, “1 have not very much of what the world re, ds as riches.” But [ have seventeen novels and six poems, all fn my own write." When his wifo discovered a bottlo of 1t in his cont-tail pocket ho suid it was sozodont. Sho sala it" was all right, ‘sozodont tako too much of it." rhi Boston Courler: delphin Ledger: The use of hypo- dermic injections of sheep’s brains looks ke a mutton-lioad notion, but they are —recom- mended by an ewmitent bactériologist as a cure for epilevsy. Detroit Tribune: Polico Justice—But you suy this man struck you first. Prisoner 116 did, your honor. Well, he must have had some provocation hat did he strike you for “Five dollurs, your honor. Indianapolis Jours “So you married a telephone girl on account of her sweet voice, eh? “Are her tones as duleot as evor? ~well—they mizht be If they were at the 000 fect of wire, as in the old day: end of Blobbs—What was name? Slobbs—My waiden alm was Philadelphia Rocor Mrs. Oldgirl's malden recollection is that her chietly to get married. JONNNIE'S ERROR. Little Johnnie took a mirror, And he licked tho back ali off, Thinking, In his childish fancy, It would cure his whooping cough, But on the morning of the funeral The neizhbors siid to Mrs. Brown, *Twas u chilly day for little Johnnié Whertho nercury went down, “BROWNING, KNG The largeat makors and 8211or3 of tine clothes on Earth | orioy’a Worth of your money AN ODIOUS TAX. Buffalo Kxpross (rop.): This 1ncoma tay 18 oxactly the. kind which $he dumocratie pross has ooon denouncing atmoat with one Voico Now York RRecorder (rop.): 11 this income tax achemeo 1s crystaliized into law the United States will have fustened pu it timo of peaco & wax whioh the policies of all political parties declare should not be levied axcept in time of war. Denvor Nows (bop come tax would compel foreigu syndicates holding American property L pay taxes Upon the earnings of thelr corporation en. torprises. This Is Justico, Why should the forcign capitallst enjoy the profiis and pay no share of the burdon of government eox- penses? Chicago Herald (dem.): Protection as established in the Wilson bill is bad enough, But the Wilson bill protection plus an income tax is intolerable. t is even ridicuious. ‘The coungry will revolt against it. Under mis. leaddrahip, the democratic majovity in the houso, if they approve this monstrosity, will be routed out of their seats in tho uext cons gress clections, Washington Star (rop.): to an individual income tax President Cleve. Jand displays tho conservatism and sound ness of view which have steadily character- 12ed his opinfons on financial questions. Pub. lic sentiment s opposed to any kind of an fncom tax, and If tho lssue is fought to & finish in congress the is a possinility that, as in the silver fig the administration democrats and ropublicans will outvote the anti-ndministration democrats and populists, New York World (dem.): No valid objee. tlon has been or can be brought against an income tax. It is said that it is a war tax But 18 not one-half of the national expend itures on war ount? Is not a war tax of § ver cent on large incomes bette than a worse-than-war tax of 100 per cent upon W ons? It is urged that such a tax is in Juisitorial, It s not more inquisitorial than the reports of commercial agencios. It is not half as inquisitorial as the tarilf lnw, nor wore so than the internal vevenue systom Now York Herald (dem.) : The majority of the ways and means committee has com- mitted the reckless blunder of deciding in favor of a sweeping general incomo tax. We cannot believe that the democrats of the house will bo foolish enough to defy popular sentiment and invito party defeat by sup- porting a tax so hateful to the people and o tomoralizing to the country. Agatnst such a monarchical, inquisitortal imposition Amer- fean manhood would bel and condemn to ixnominy the political party responsible for it, The proposed in In his opposition N storl| cidence, New York Sun, The popular pamphlet edition of Hon, Julius Sterling Movton's Chicago speach of October 13 against the grangers exhibits ono rather interesting cowmcidonce. Tho secretary of ngriculture pays a high compli- wment to the professor of political economy at Williams colloge, as for instance: Tho torso truthfulnoss of that greatest son- tence in mod n political economy, ovolved by Prof. Arthur L. Perry of Willlams college, that “A MARKE FOR PRODUCTS IS PRODUCTS IN THE MARKET. ‘Lhe small capitals are tho secrotary’s. Whether the sontence quoted is really the “greatest inmodern political economy™ is a question for individual judgment. I'iere aro some critics who are inclined to prefer Prof. Daniel Pratt’s great thought UAN APPETITE FOR DINNER THE APPETITE even Schwinkenhammer's t wtization : A 1S DINNER FOR 50 and “Bi1z 18 DIZ ‘That, however, s not the coincidence to which we refer. ‘Lhe singular fact is that, while Secretary Morton entertains so high an opinion of Prof. Perry. Perry should, simultaneously furnish for cover of Secretary Morton’s pamphlet this certificate of the accuracy of Secretary Mor- ton's intellectual processes : I have read protty carefully—portions of them aloud to my family—both of your ad- dresses at Ohleago. Lam a better Judio of the first one, but, s far us Lam able to judge, both arens clear as a bell, sound as a nut and lively as a play. - Biz is biz. ———— . Sentiment and-Substance. Philadelpnia T Charity is the fairestof all graces, and, like many pictures, it looks best in reliof, aliee iy et WORK—NOT ALMS. Wiliam H, Hills, in Harper's Weekly. What! charity? No, thank you, sirl [haven't como to that! I'm poor want—but I'm not here AT out my hut. T've two good arms, a willing strofgth— I'mi not the mun to shirk. I don't ask alws, sir. AIlT want I8 just & chanco o work. I'm not a begar, sir, thank God! Tonly ask my right Achaiice to oarn what I and mine Require, and in the sight Ot fellow men to o And hold my head up Whose child your child, As an assoclate, My wife and child need food and warmth— And I can give them all They need, with work—and help, as well, At any noighbor’s call. But idle hunds wre heipless, sir, And so 1 sk of you Achanco to show What mine are worth— Some honest work to do. I'm only one of thousand; Wo aro not beggars, sir! Wo're just as willlng now to work As 50 ) over wore. Dou't treat us, sir, like niendicants Whom you would fain avoid. But glve; for God's sake, If you can, Work for the unemployed! straight, sir, could not ecorn and Is't on straight?-- Yes, indeed, it's on and it’s on straight and more than that it's on with a rush—Our January Sweeping Out Sale is—never before and probably never again will such prices be neces- sary to meet the de- mand for the lowest priced decent gar- ment to be had. We have cut the life out for a dollar. you will ever see again. BROWNING, KING & CO., | 5. W. Cor.15th and Douglas Sts, ou send )F Hore Willpay the expross if the money for §20 wort TR A A Lb‘-"-v-«--‘s A A of everything in order to sell them out. $1 neckties are 75¢. are $8.50; all the $15 suits aro $10 and so on all through the store—the sale is on with a sweeping vengeance in the boys' goods as well as the men's— anything in our vast store can be bought now cheaper than it could a week ago and cheaper than A $1.50 hat All the $10 suits LT T 0 A O e e e