Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 11, 1895, Page 4

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George 1, Teachuck, secretary of The Bee Pub- fishing company, being duly sworn, says that the nctual number of full and complete coples of the Daily Morning, Evening and Sunday Bee printed during the month of ember, 150, was an follow for unsold copies .. Total sold...... : Dally average net circulation. GEORG) Bworn to befora me and subscribed in my pres- co this 3 day of Decomber, 159, N&eal) ¥ IR PEIL, Notary Publle. _— And the Dbills contracted by ex-Secre- of State Allen have only begun to come in! It is at once suggestive and appro- printe that Mr. Bacon should have In- ternal Improvements, R That South kota state treasurer could give the late Barrett Scott a neat p and beat him out in the end The Nebrs islature will not be the only one that will have to give consideration to the condition of a loofed state treasury. ishmen American beef, without it now wouldn't if the, may complain about but the couldn’t do it they would, and could. President Aikin of the Board of Bdu- cation has it in his power to turn over a new leaf in school administration. The question is, will he do it? A little more activity on the part of our valiant detective foree might pre- vent the recurrence of the numerous burglaries that have been recently re- ported. That Western Passenger association has been on the eve of resurrection so often that it will require an expert to tell whether there arve really signs of life in it or not. It transpires that Jay Gould left his helrs only the insignificant sum of $81,000,000. But each will try to con- ceal his disappointment that his share was not greate ‘We shall soon be able to tell whether or not the newly inducted municipal officers are as firmly committed to the policy of economical government after election as they claimed to be before election, T a stock of sena- torial which she will be pleased to place at the command of those states which are having dif- fieulty in making a choice of their rep- resentatives in the United States senate. It was very kind in President Cleve- land to permit the local demoeracy to celebrate the Jacksonian: banquet in peace, the lion next to Jamb, but now that that is over there is really no rea- son for longer withholding the postoflice loaf from the democratic fishes. The latest is that there is imminent danger of a trust in corrugated iron pipe and galvanized eave troughs. The proposed members, however, are dis- trustful of one another, for fear there will be too much eaves-dropping to in- sure secrecy of ‘their transactions, The Douglas county delegation in the legislature appears to be quite able to take care of Itself. It does not hesitate to ask for what it wants in the way of committee appointments and chairman- ships, nor is it backward in expressing its sentiments where its requests are not honored. Activity of irrigation enterprises in the western end of the state, and par- tieularly in Lincoln county, shows the determination with which our best citizenship has set to work to circum- vent the blighting effect of drouth. A thorough system of irrigation is the salvation of western Nebraska, Omaba has, of late, been particularly unfortunate in its fires. Each time that it has suffered a fire loss the fire has taken away some industry or institution that was supporting a large number of employes, Nothing should be omitted to encourage the immediate rebullding of the pickle factory destroyed the other day. Representati Burns has distin- guished himself as a keen sativist, He snuffed out a proposition made by a colleague to print 1,000 copies of the governors' recent messages in German and Bolemian with a motion to print 1,000 copies in Ivish. Mr. Burns prob- ably did not know that he was chal- lenging fate and merry hades in a dozen different languages. The fact that the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners has decided upon & considerable addition to the fire force 18 no good reason why the new ap- pointees should not be subjected to the most rigid scrutiny as to their capacity and qualifications. The city needs no more incompetents or malcontents in the five department. The force should be Blrengthened, not weakened The disappearance and defaleation of the state treasurer of South Dakota threatens to serfously embarrass the finances of that state. Under or- dinary circumstances the loss of §350,- 000 out of the public treasury, even temporarily, would be a blow which would stagger the most =olid common- wealth in the union. The loss falls doubly hard upon the people of South Dakota because they constitute a young e with limited resources—resources that just mow are considerably im paired by the stress of long-continued hard times and recent bad crops. It appears, however, that no matter whether the defaulter is apprehended or escapes the loss to the state tr ury will, in a large part, be either per- manent or recouped only after long and stubbornly fought litigation, While the state is nominally amply secured for every dollar of public money trusted to the defaulting treasu bond signed by good and sureties, the impression scems to pre vail at the state capitol that nothing can be recovered from the bondsmen on ount of some alleged technieal de- fect in the execution of the instrument, It is only natural to suppose that the surctios will make every effort to avoid the liability which they voluntarily took upon themselves, and that if therve is any possibility of throwing the bur- den from the shoulders of the bonds- men onto those of the whole body of taxpayers that will be done, Some measure of the blame for this unfortunate situation must be thrown upon the legislato of South Dakota who have neglected to place the proper and necessary safeguards around the keeping of the public moneys. Every dollar belonging to the state treasur seems to have been deposited in favored banks in the individual name of the treasurer himself. No public record of the places or amounts of these deposits was kept. Admit that the defaulting treasurer personally bore such an ex- cellent reputation that he received special for his faithful per- formance of duties in.the governor's age just sent to the legislature, and that his erime and flight were most un- expected to all of his rriends and ac- quaintances, all this does not relieve the legislature from its obligation to Mhave provided measures that would aim to make such conduct impossible. In the meanwhile the ingenuity of the lature will be taxed to extricate ate from its financial dilemma. 18- en- by sufficient GO BACK TO RECIPROCITY That a very grave mistake was made in abandoning the reciprocity policy must be apparent to everybody who can look at the matter without pry dice. This course has already cost the country a considerable loss of trade ad has created toward us an un- friendly commercial feeling which is pretty certain to operate to our disad- » for a long time to come. It as lost us the Cuban market for flour and other products and involved us in conflict with Spain as to tarviff duties in her West India possessions. It has led to the reimposition by Brazil of the former duties on merchandise imported from the United States, and it has s riously affected our commercial rela- tions with all the countries with which we had commercial arrangements. Under that policy our trade with those countries was gradually improving, whereas now it is steadily falling off, to the benefit, of course, of our Euro- pean commercial rivals. It appears to be the judgment of the senate republicans that instead of merely placating Germany and the other sugar-producing countries of Burope by repealing the diseriminating sugar duty there should be legislation to give relief to all the interests un- favorably affected by the tariff. Sena- tor Aldrich of Rhode Island, who is presumed to speak for the republicans of the senate, sald a few days ago that there is no difference of opinion on the republican side and that there was but one thing to do. That is to insis! that all the interests that are crying for relief from the errors of the new tariff law be treated exactly alike. He did not think it would be fair to make an exception of the meat interest and not do anything for the flour and lum- ber and wool interests, for one appears to be suffering as much as the rest. “I am in favor of removing the dis- sriminating duty upon German sugar,” said Mr. Aldrich, “and I think such a proposition will be sustained by every republican in the senate, but I am not in favor of doing that alone, The flour, provision, lumber, cottonseed oil, petroleum, machinery, cotton and other interests are suffering just as much in proportion to the volume of thelr exports as the meat packers, He declared that the only thing to do 18 to re-enact the reciprocity section of the McKinley law and ask the na- tions with which we negotiated treaties under it to renew them. “Let us be frank and take a practical view of the matter,” said Senator Aldrich. “If the democrats come to us and ask us to aid them in passing a bill to relieve the situation in Germany we will pro- pose an amendment re-establishing the reciprocity policy and instructing the secretary of state to get our foreign relations back on the old basis as soon as possible, If they will agree to that the bill will pass without objection from our side, but we will not consent to any more diserimination." er desirable it may be to re- reciprocity, 1t Is absolutely cer- taln that the party in power will not cousent to do so, and if the senate re- publicans adhere to the position which they are said by Senator Aldrich to hold the diseriminating sugar duty will stand and the cattle interest of the country will get no relief from the present congress. The attitude of the republican senators in this matter will undoubtedly subject them to unfavor able criticism. They certainly know that a restoration of the wreciprocity policy by this congress is out of the question, and under such circumstances it Is very questionable wisdom to r fuse relief to one of the most impor- tant intevests of the country because it is hwpracticable to lieve all the interests which desive it. The repub- licans should support the proposition to repeal the one-tenth of a cent dvty on sugar as the best that can be done now and leave the rest to be accomplished when the party 1s again in full control of the government. If they will do this the party will be in a better posi- tion to assert its view regarding the restoration of reciprocity and répub- lican senators will avoid the charge that they are in collugion with the | democratic allies in the senate of the Sugar trust. Moreover, duty violates treaty is a sufficient reason pealing it the offensive obligation, which in itself for re- CHARITY FOR ADVERTISING ONLY: The people of Nebraska are just now being afforded another forcible illus- tration of the evil of charity for adver- tising purposes only. About a week ago a flaring advertisement appeared in several of the eastern newspapers headed: “An Appeal from Dr. Tal mage.” The most noticeable features of it were the names of Dr. Talmage and the Christian Herald, in large, bold letters, although a more careful perusal of the smaller type disclosed the fact that the appeal was one for contribu- tions of clothing, provisions, and more particularly money, for the benefit of the Nebraska drouth sufferers. Thou- sands of men, women and children were represented as “either starving or freezing to death.” Aside from the gross exaggeration of the character and extent of the des titution, the advertisement is replete with self-laudution for the Christian Herald, It claims that the Iatter has already sent over 200 bank drafts to as many centers of destitution. It an- nounces the opening of a reliof supply depot in New York City, and as an in- centive to contributions represents that “we have o well organized corps of over 300 volunteer distributors at work now in the field, composed of tors of rious denominatiorn S, mer- chants, officials, presidents of local re- lief boards, ofticers of church socicties, relinble farmers and wives.” Now, what do we The Chris- tian Herald remits $1,000 of the money which it has collected from charitable people in the east to a local newspaper 1s if it were coming entirely from it- self. In order to get all the advertis- ing possible it suppresses the names of the real donors And the local newspaper, not to be outdone by the Christian Herald, offers this money to county officials as coming solely from it without even mentioning the Chris- tian Herald. Several questions naturally themselves, If the Christian has already sent over 200 to suggest Terald ke drafts many different centers of desti- tution, why didn’t it distribute this money in the same way? Who got those 200 bank drafts? And if it has that wonderfully perfect organization of over 500 voluntecr distributors, why should it now hand over the funds to an agency that has no organization at all? There is only one authorized re- lief organization in Nebraska, and that is the State Relief commission. Seat- tering money at haphazard through dozens of different distributing s can only demoralize the real work of assisting the destitute. COMMERCIAL CLUB KEORGANIZATION. The reorganization of the Commercial club gives promise of renewed activity in the furtherance of plans now under way and in contemplation for building up the trade interests of Omaha. The election of Mr. Charles . Weller as president is the best evidence of a de- termination upon the part of the mem- bership to make the power of the club felt in this city and state. While the effectiveness and success of this organi- ation is not solely dependent upon the abilities of the man who holds the presi- dency it will be admitted that he can, if disposed, formulate a plan of cam- paign in support of the commercial in- terests of Omaha which will be of great advantage to our buslness men gen- erall. He and his executive committee can direct the policy of the club and see to it that the active officers shall adhere strictly to that policy and work solely for the advancement of Omaha's trade interests as against those of all rivals and in defiance of transportation companies which persist In bottling up Omaha and reducing the city to a mere way station between Chicago and the Rocky mountains, Omaha is geographically and com- mercially the distributing point for the vast expanse of territory known to fame as the Central West. While the city has enjoyed marvelous growth the past fifteen years as a trade center its achievements cannot be sald to have been won by the favor and co-operation of transportation companies, but rather in the face of discriminating schedules enforced by through bent on securing the long haul, ‘The Commercial club can hope to suc- ceed only by the adoption of a policy of uncompromising lostility to every anti-Omaha interest, whether within or without the city, This is the trade metropolis and its power has never been put to a critical te If the Commercial club would justify the expectations of its ardent and steadfast supporters it will proceed on lines that must soon it in the front rank of trade fons and make its influence felt not only in Omaha but in every business center in the great west. rate lines It would seem upon reflection that the editor of The Bee made a great mis- take in turning over to Governor Hol- comb the contribution of §500 mac by the Moline Plow company for the benefit of the Nebraska drouth suffe ers, What he should have done to have teiegraphed to the county of- ficlals of twelve counties announcing that The Bee had $40 to buy provisions for ten families most needy in each county. Such a course would have given The Bee much more notoriety, though it would doubtless have sulted in misapplylug the fund given into its trust. The meeting of the Nebraska Imple- went Dealers assoclation in Omaha calls to this eity a large number of the best business men of the state. Their busi ness is se intimately dependent upon the prosperity of the farmer and the success of the crops that the present was | | state’ of meeting I8, by reason of the unfortu- nate agricultural situation, one of more than ordinary importance. It is ineuny- bent upon iniplefiient dealers who have sold farm machinery on time to consider the limitations which have prevented prompt payment in the drouth stricken district. A lenient policy toward the de- fanlting farmers will be equivalent to a consideralile contribution towdrd the re lief of the destitute. We may be sure that the implement dealers will act in accordance with the demands of fair dealing and philanthropy. Soveral governors in varlous states of the union took jpains to include in their messages to their state legislatures al lusions to the movement for hetter roads and the necessity for further legislation in order to prepare the way for the building of good roads upon the most scientific and approved plans. The statutes governing the construction and maintenance of country roads in Ne braska are not in the best form to pro- mote the good roads movement, and the legislature in all probability will be asked to make several amendments in the law. The people are quite generally interested in securing good roads, and there is & Road Improvement associa- tion in Douglas county, comprising in its membership many of the best known Dusiness men and property owners. If the legislature ean do anything to assist the people in their efforts to improve the country roads its action will cer- inly meet with general approval. Governor Upham of Wisconsin, in his message to the legislature, vigor- ously denounced blacklisting by large corporations. e denies the right of any man or set of men to publish an employe who may have struck in order that such ecmploye may be prevented from getting employment anywhere. All fair-minded men must this sentiment. No greater outrage can be perpetrated upon mechanics and labor- ing men than to proseribe them for the simple offense of laying down their tools in sympathy with fellow work- men who seek to adjust a grievanee by means of a strike. Nebraska labor unions can address themselves to no more worthy task than that of securing the passage of a law in this state pro- viding heavy and sure penalties for the enforcement of a blacklist by em- The Central Labor union discussed two very important topics at its last meeting—arbitration and public owner- hip of the municipal monopolies of sery- ice. These two topics, however, by no means exhaust the list of legislative measures in which Iabot Is sitally in- terested. The real labor representatives ought to follow the course of the Dills introduced into fhe legislature and ex- press their opinions freely on such as more particularly affect their welfa If they took a decided position upon mensures that are pending before the different houses of the legislature they would doubtless exert no little influence upon the fate of these propositions. From the haste with which the lature is speeding the legislative appro- priation bill on its way we must infer that the unbusinesslike method of drawing salaries before they have been rned is to be continued. No pri- vate individual or corporation would think for a moment of advancing the pay of his employes before the service is rendered, nor would any rational em- ploye ask it. Why shouldn’t the legis- lative pay roll be conducted on the same business principles that prevail elsewhere? legis- The controversy between the two federal district judges of this circuit has gotten to the point where the par- ties refuse to talk. The dignity of the beneh and the tempers of the judges might have been sparcd a great deal had they reached the point where they refuse to write before their grievances were aired in the newspapers. Credit to Whom Creait Chicago Tnter Ocean. Give Secretary Gresham credit. He seems to have outgeneraled England at Bluefields, and to have done it by the best kind of diplomacy. England never had any legal rights in Central America, as she has claimed. Due. ———— Agitating the Kawcusses. Chicago Record, We see that Omaha Is to have a new opera house & $10000. Tn this emer- geney we ma pect Kansas Cily to pub- lish_her clearing house report for 1894 side by side with Omaha's. Kansas City's ven- geance may be slow, but it is sure, PN B A Democratic Plaint, Atlanta. Constitution. The maln question s, how can the demo- crats hope Lo prevall on the voters of the country to believe their pledges and credit their declarations, after two years of whole sale corruption, mismanagement and reck- less disregard of the people's rights? pll P vernment and the Banks, Philadeiphia Press. The desirability of getting the ment out of the banking busines newly demonstrated by’ the effort of Wal street to dictate the policy of the tr With the collection and disburser money needed for federal pu 5 the true function of the government should begin and end, Let the bankers do the banking. e No Protection in His'n, §t. Paul Globe, The court of appeals of New York having affirmed the judgment of the lower courts holding the officers in contempt who refused to canvass the corrected election returns in the election which jgave the legislature to the democrats and the senatorship to Col- lars-and-Cuffs Murphy, there is talk of con- testing the seat of the latter and getting it for Hiscock. A% Murphy has shown himself to be a republican de facto, we shall be tatisfied it o s replaced by ' republican de ure. s The g — The Absur Bureau, Chicago Trlbune. The whole buginess is superfluous and in- volves @ useless waste of money. The s retary has done well, first, in his propo- sition to relleve congréssmen from the duty of distribution, and, second, in his proposi- tion to cut down the expense, The only oh- jection to his bill }s that it does not cut down enough. ¥ven with the reduction he suggests the annual expense will still be n the neighborhood of $200,000 per annum. It would have been better to return to the $1,000 appropriation of 189, That sum would supply all the Kaffir corn and soja beans that are needed. e Carlisie’s Serlous Error, Philadelphia Pross Secretary Carlisle must by this time have discovered the serlous error he made in neglecting the principle of the lowest bid: der in awarding the last gold loan in order to award the bonds in @ lump big syndicate, If the bonds had been dig. tributed widely in relatively small sub- scriptions they would have - been worked oft without difficulty and no objection would ave been made to the currency policy of the administration. Held § r lock by a big syndicate for has come, a8 was not unnat » present the money market, always likely when things are held for a rise and next to certain under the flscal and financlal policy of the administration, to a PROPLE AND THINGS. The Boglish anti-lynching committes painfully slow in dealing with county mystery. There I8 no probability that any remarks ‘made in the Nebraska senate will make the presiding officer's hair curl. A great many state officials thronghout the country are retiring from business with the cheerful approbation of their constituents. There is no longer any doubt of the candis dacy of John J. Ingalls for the senate. He has transformed his ‘“irridescent dream’ into “‘an opalescent phantasy, The markee of Lorne has incurred royal displeasure for presuming to engage in les gitimate business. The mere suggestion of work throws royalty into & cold sweat, The melancholy news comes from Bang. Kok that Semdetch Chewfa Muha Vajirunhis, the crown prince of Sfam, died suddenly of asthma. His name got tangled in his vocal chords, Mr. Frank Stouch of Reading, Pa., although in his §7th year, still teaches dancing, and 1s said to be as active as a vigorous man of 0. During his long career as a dancing master he has had 23,000 pupils, Swaml Vivekanenda, the Hindoo monk who I8 now lecturing in this country, as- cribes his calmness of mind to long residence in the Himalayas. For local needs the Rockies will serve as well in soothing the agitated hereabouts. Senator Sherman’s proposed renovation of the sleeping car business is not provoking enthusidsm among the reformers of the sen- ate. The grave and potent clubbers are not wanting in_admiration for the Pullman-chips that pass in the night. Mr. Andrew Carnegie Damocles is hanging over every phase of business in the country. The gentleman from Cluny Castle_employs the sword as a figure of speech. When he settles down to the business of slashing wages he handles a meat axe. Niagara Falls Is putting on the hoary garb of winter and developing every day bewilder- ing color shades and shapes. A carnival is proposed, the great feature of which is to be the illumination of the falls and islands with strings of many colored electric lights. The Sunday Boston Globe utilizes with marked color effect the capillary brushes ot the Harvard foot ball team in producing rainbow supplements, These brushes must bo thrown at the pages at short range, and the precision of the work reveals the pro- fessional base ball pitcher in charge. Prince Bismarck's 80th birthday will occur April 1, and all over Germany preparations are making for its celebration, Many ues, busts and monuments, erected to the greatest living German, will be unveiled that day. Gifts and mementoes will be presented and charitable institutions will be dedicated to his memory., Hon. Henry Watterson emits a three-col- paragraph in the Courier-Journal on St. n and his day., An atmosphere of truth and low exultant joy pervades it, the former from necessity and long practice; the latter reflects the fulfiliment of the prophetic “March from the slaughter house to the grave.” Mr. Watterson confesses there is little in the outlook to enthuse the boys in the trenches, no pie to arousoe the conquered yet defiant hosts, no crumbs of comfort to banish the cheerlessness of Kentucky weath- We hold the bag,” says the colonel, Dpathetically, “and the bag is empty.” It is regrettable ‘the colonel was not invited to Omaha where democratic sunshine is all the brighter and and the boys the cheerier be- oauss they expect nothing and usually get t. is the Holt says the sword of wi er Come. Lincoln News. It is hard to believe, but it is stated with more or less authenticity, that the railroad managers of this state are anxious to linquish the strict espionage they have so long maintained over the politics of the state, and trust to the sense of justice on the part of the people in securing such leg- islation on railroad questions as {a just and cquitable. There is little question” that if the railroads had never gone into politics in Nebraska they would stand today in a much better light than they do, even though they have their lariats around the political s of most of the Influential politicians of the state. There is no denying that there @ strong feeling of antipathy against the railroads in this state, but it is all due to the political control exercised by the roads and their brazen and successful efforts to manipulate conventions, to secure the nomi- nation and clection of Tailroad tools to po- sitions that should be occupied by repre- entatives of the people and to control leg- lation. Ivery vear the fact has been brought home ‘a little more plainly to the people that the railroad political managers are always in the saddle, and the fecling against railroad domination has more and_more pronounced. The railroad managers and their_hired political scaven- gers have kept right along in their shameless and _criminal debaucheries of courts and legislatures, of candidates, delegates and conventions, while each yeir the people be- come more conscious of their utter helpless- ness. But it seems to have dawned upon some of the men who do the railroad dirty work that this thing cannot go on forever, that the people will some time rebel and throw off the yoke that their railroad masters have bound upon their necks, and it has been rightly conjectured that when they do this thing In_desperation it will not be a happy or a joyous day for the railroads, There 13 reason to beliéve that some of the leaders of the ever active rallroad cause have been urging this fact for some time and endeavering to secure some concillatory action on the part of the railroads to relieve the antipathy of the people. Some of the chief factors that have here- tofore sible for raflroad influ- ences to control the appointment of all sorts of officers, from judges of the courts down to pages in the’ legislature, and to control the nomination and election of state, county and city officlals, think that now is an auspicious time for' some conciliatory action on the part of the railroads. They are said to be urging it to prevent an up- rising that may swamp both the railroads and ° their recognized political serv- ants. They consider the time pro- Pitiouis because ~ the nt legislature s so thoroughly railroad dom- ination that any action it may take would be admittedly with the consent and sanction of the railroads, If not at their dici If there was any legislation that was capable of being construed to prevent such raflroad domination the railroads would get the it for it. Hence it s that some of the who have heretofore been looking out for the interests of the corporations are in favor of the enactment of some legislation that will at least have the nppearance of friendliness for the patrons of the railroad, There is not likely to be any legislation this session on the subject of maximum rates, The present condition of the law heretofore enacted on that subject and the recommendations of the retiring and incom- ing governors that the case involving its validity be carrled to the court of last re sort seem to point to no new legislation on that subject, With this adverse legislation stayed the railroads may well be magnani- mous, and their magnanimous inclinations are sald to lean toward a law prohibiting 1e of passes to legislators and other oficluls. ms to be a roud representatives made it p fecling among rail- nd their acknowledg:d agents that if the present legislature were to enact an anti-pass law it need not fear for its record, as it could point the people to such a méasure as convincing eyldence that the rallroads no longer desire to ¢ trol the politics and legislation of the st They hope to be able, If Such a measure passes, Lo point to it as a testimonial to the act that the railroads are ready to g0 out of politics. It is doultful if the influences that favor such a measure can ever secure railroad consent to it, and If they do, it 18 again doubtful if they can ever get t legislators to pass It. There fsn’t any que tion that it would be a good thing for the railroads and the people if it were passed and enforced, but it would be a bad thing for the legislator. If it were passed and not forced It would hasten the day that the railroads are beginning to fe ~— The White House Dinver, New ¥ n cannot serve two masters, not serve Cleveland or serve with 88 Cleveland is prepared to serve the democratic party Instead of ser ing himself. That covers the problem of the white house dinner. What Is to come of it, is the question. Where does the democratic party, which has reached its extreme cor- ruption and degradation under Cleveland, come in? Is it to be restored to health and honor, or s an added force for its disgrace and impotence to sink it still lower into the ditch? To what precise end is Benator Hill working, and what will be the output? Until that output appears, the affair remains as sensational in its possi- bilities as it in itself ¢ Mr. Hill's mocratic record, while . sena pands the assumption that what b e now 18 to redound to good of peratic party, and of this ever demo- ountry and people, We must walt A m Hill Cleveland, u Senator Kansas City 18 no reasonable icaragua bill duris i1 there ety wh in the sena in its discussion Which profitably employed In the transaction of other business which means something to the people senate already hus a rep- utation for trifling and procrastination Which needs no strensthenine As there passing the session ¢ prospect of the pres- o be wast- may be BOIES ON BIMETALLISM, Des Molnes Capital (rep) Perhaps the governor sees very slender hope for his party next year anyhow; and his remarks are only random observations made to fill up the time, | and with little or no idea of their being taken seriously, But, whether in earnest or not, h stions are not at all likely to be adopted. They are not indesd worthy of the | ex-governor. He ought to have suggoestions | to make, which, whether accepted or not, | have definiteness about them, and not such | as require that dofiniteness to be given them by others. Chicago Herald (dem): The make the volume of any form of currency selt-regulating is to make it redcemable at convenient points and with little or no cost or trouble to holders. Before the fractional silver was redeemable it became redundant and sank below par. It would bo &0 with the dollars under the Boios plan unless they were made readily convertible into higher de- nominations of unlimited legal tender ca- pacity, and that, for a reason which will readily occur to the reader, would be fatal to the Boles plan, Sioux City Journal (rep): fmmenso change from Mr. Boles' position when he was a candidate for governor of of Towa on a free silver platform adopted for the purpose of cheating the populists of Towa into voting tho democratic ticket, and when he then gave it to be understood un- loss human language Is for the purpose of concealing thought, that he was in favor of free silver at the ratio of 16 to 1, and when he was in fact so understood. He declared in favor of “restoring silver to its ancient estate,” and all that sort of thing, at a time when those phrases conveyed only one mean- ing, as he intended they should. A little later Mr. Boies, having in view the presi- dency, and public sentiment having been modified, began to talk vaguely of “‘changed conditions.” ~ Now hoe ventures to suggest that tho ratio of 16 to 1 will not do, but that some other ratio must be agreed upon. It is not worth while to consider the details of the ex-governor's curency scheme, some of which are utterly impracticable. The whole speech 1s tainted with a demagogical atmos- phere, like so many other utterances from the same source. e i, EBRASKA AND NEBRASK The Commercial State bank and the First National of Neligh have consolidated. An incendiary was responsible for the destruction of the Union Pacific, repair shop at Norfolk. The citizens of Gothenburg have voted bonds for $10,000 to construct a system of waterworks. The town of Howells proposes a large portion of territory present townsite. The general store of T. A. Stansberry of Shelton has been closed by the sheriff on an attachment for $2,700. Sneak thieves have resumed operations at Crete and several houses have been entered latly and valuables stolen. T. J. Edwards, who has just been pointed register of the United States office at Hugo, Colo,, is an old county boy. Hog thieves are abroad in Columbus. Fred Stevens lost two promising porkers from his pen inside of twenty-four Lours after he had bought them. It is said that James H. Barrett will be appointed county judge of Keith county when Judge Wilson is appointed commandant of the soldiers’ home. While driving home Charles Grotesluchen, a Colfax county farmer, was thrown from his wagon and sustained a fracture of the skull. He is in a critical condition. A distressing accident, causing the loss of the life of a G-year-old girl, occurred at Lexington. Lewis Raymer, a lad 7 years of age, shot and instantly killed his sister. The parents were away at the time, the father at work and the mother at the relief store, On her return she found Lewis on the doorstep holding the baby on his lap. She asked him where his sister Myrtle was. He replied that a horse had killed her. On entering the house the mother found her child in a pool of blood, dead. The coroner was summoned and the inquest developed the facts that the fathier had been hunting the Sunday previous and on returning home had put the loaded gun under a bed. The boy found the gun and began to play with it, the muzzle being only eight inches from the child’s breast. The load was discharged, tearing the child’s heart to pleces. The boy, who {5 too young to be accountable, was too much frightened to tell the truth, The verdict was accidental death, only way to But this s an to absorb adjoining the ap- land Johnson —————— The Demand Growing. Globe-Democrat. The strength of the demand that the gov- ernment be divorced from the banking busi- ness is significant. A serious attempt will undoubtedly be made in the next congress to retire the greenbacks and Sherman notes, ——— A VERY MORAL MAN, Bernhardt Thrall in Home and Country There's So-and-So, a moral man, And all who know him, know it, He strives to do the best he can, And strives his best to show it He never stole in all his life, And he's prepared to prove i He knew of gold, within a safe; But hadn’t strength to move it. He's proud of his integrity, He's honest to the letter, His lips would scorn to tell a lie, When truth would pay him better, If_e'er he love: Nor lets his pa He never Kissed hi Beca he's moral then, on fret him neighbor's wife— she wouldn’t let him, THE NEBRASKA EXECUTIVE. Philadelphia Ledger: Governor Holcomb of Nebraska fs set down as a popullst, but he was elected on a fusion ticket, and there is no reason to doubt that he will remain as heretofore, a sturdy democrat. He Is both & lawyer and a farmer, and well qualified to be a_conservative leader of his prople. Best of all, he Is not a demagogue. When a cans didate for judge some years ngo he was asked to pledge himself not to order the foreclosure of mortgages during the pre- valence of hard times. He refused to do so, declaring that it was the duty of a judge to enforce the law at all times, and he was elected. Denver News: There may have been some people who read the Inangural of Governor Holcomb of Nebraska and imagined that h¢ aid not posscss nerve. It was so conserva- tive, so moderate, so lacking in everything that betokens the fire-eating statesman, that not a few doubtless ended its perusal with the fear that the populists of Nebraska made a mistake in their man. But it is not ale ways the man who coins the bitterest sen< tences, or indulges in the most partisan ex- pressions, who is the most detormined. The really brave man is never a bravado. Be- neath the smooth, statesmaniike utterances of Governor Holcomb's inangural there was to be observed a_quiet carnestness which indi- cated the quality of the metal he was made of, and this he had an early opportunity to display. . LINES TO A SMILE. w Otleans Picayune: When a deaf man goes into court for a hearing, a blind man wants to see that he gets justice. Judge: doesn't the clock strike 13, Papa—1 to do it Robby—~Why a? cause, Hobby, It hasn't the face Syracuse Post: Collector—Is your father in, my boy? Son of His Father—If you could have seen the hands he held last night you wouldn't ax me that question. Boston Punzer—T want to get my life insu Clerk—What i your occupation, sir? Punzer—Humorist, Clerk—We cannot undertake the risk, sir, Courler: ed, Customer—What in arthly howling over- Yonker's Statesman: the world is that une head? "Clerk (smilingly)—There fs a painless den- tistry establishment upstairs, sir. Buffalo Courier: Mrs, Longwed-Tave you any ldea what is meant by the fires.of love, dear? Longwed—Frr- the first_three suppose. husband buildg marriage, those months the after After the explosion, Philadelphia Record: Nurphy vard, Kelly as Murphy is being blown sky: hwat's that, an_eart’quake? allagher—No; a Mick's up. New York Weekl Dealer—Here, m 18 a banquet lamp wh 'h' will de- light you if properly attended. We call it the “After Dinner Speaker Lamp." Lady—Why do you give It that queer nane Dealer—It's so brilliant when it's full. Washington Sta ! paper that advanced w ally banished punctuatios letter writing. erhaps they do not wish to be known as women of the period.” saw In a soclety men have practic- points from thelr Atlanta Constitution: with_that bil “Why, 3 the_tenth’ “Yes; but that refers to the tenth month, my friend, and the year is new yet!” “You're too early sign reads: ‘All bills pald on A RUDE ENDIN Philadelphia Record. We warbled through the whole night long- With many a sentimental song, How true love ne'er should part. And then she sang a low, sweet tune, Of buds that bloom to bright each June, That made my tear drops start. Her father couldn’t sing a lick, But he broke in and made a kick That made my whole frame start. Children who are fed on Quaker Oats enjoy it. They also enjoy good health. Sold only In 2 Ib, Packages. BROWNING, KING & ©O0. 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