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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-04
CONGRESS.

The large preponderance OF lawyers In
Congress, taken into consideration with
the looseness OF some OF the enactments,
actually and without joking makes one
calculate the potency Of congressional
tea" which most people who have
visited the Capitol know Is whisky or
brandy served in a tea-cup In answer to
an order for the mild and cheering ex-
tract Of the China leaf.
It Is to be expected that the average
member gets his seat after a long career
OF common political work in his party
and that cross roads oratory is one OF
the principal elements OF success.
But remember that there are out OF
1926 members of the House, PIG lawyers
who have had some study and experience
in the technical character Of the law and
among these there are many able lawyers.
There are sixteen manufacturers. thir-
teen merchants, and seventeen farmers.
In this age Of mercantile civilization
the peculiar genius of the modern world
is therefore represented by 80 men, while
all the others, except the brightest OF
them, are In the nature of things behind
the times except in political training,
The prominent question before Con-
gress being one upon which business
principles, and the most modern ideas
of mercantile affairs and productive
industries bear, it will doubtless be seen,
whatever may be accomplished, that the
average member of Congress Is as we
have said behind the times.
He is likely, as heretofore, to treat the
great and vital question OF the tariff as a
political question and trim the sails OF
the party policy by getting up a bill to
cater and soothe and compromise instead
of treating the question as an economic
one with practical bearings, and then dis
playing a purpose to administer the great
principle of reduction of tyrannical taxes
at one point first and in such manner
that all conservative men will be obliged
to show their colors without any excuse
to save q number of localities. If only
one protected interest il reformed then
there can be but one objection from that
n quarter.
We take it that this is the idea upon
which sound practical modern sense
would tackle the difficulty. If one good
step is taken the path will be opened.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-04

Dressnaking in it, higher branches Is Q
business that calls for talent and can
easIly employ genius. It has fortunes IN
n and fortunes out OF 1t. American
women are the best dressed and the most
exacting In matters Of dress in the world.
They do not grudge q good price to those
who prepare their triumphs for them.
The great dressers Of New York society
are imagined to run over to Europe once
or twice a year to procure some OF the
wonderful creations OF Worth or his rival,
Pingat, to wander from Felix to Mangus
Baronne and to inspect the latest thing
ont at Mime. Laferrierres'.
The truth is, however, that the hand
soonest dresses in the world are made In
this country. Some gowns which their
wearers suppose to have been imported
are in better taste than il they really had
crossed the ocean.
A lady whose gowns are one OF the stock
attractions at the box show OF the Metro
politan Opera house on opening nights
stepped into the show rooms OF a well
known modiste and importer OF Paris
robes ID long time since. She wanted
some ''confection" In the line OF n recep-
ton dress, from Worth II possible. Mad
anne thought she could suit her. "Have
you finished hat green ard black plush
combination" vas the question she flung
at her head ,iressmaker a minute after,
breathless with a hasty run up stairs.
Eyes" well, put a Worth belt into it
and bring 1t down stairs as soon as you
can" That Worth belt-dressmakers
keen slammed belts in stock from all the
better known Paris houses-sold the
gown to a woman who would not have
looked at it il she had not supposed it was
imported, and made it fetch $3.50, where,
as the product OF home talent, it might
have brought 1925. The dressmaker
whose work the gown was, aud who has
never seen Worth Oh Paris, told NE the
tale and vouched for its accuracy; in
truth the trick is not an uncommon ole.
philadelphia Press.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-04
THE o CUTTER.

We hammer, hammer, hammer, on and On,
Day out, day In, throughout the year
In blazing heat and tempes.s drear;
Gods house we slowly heavenward rear
Well never see IL done'
We hammer, hammer, hammer, might and main.
The sun torments. the rain drops prick,
Our eyes grow blind with dust so thick;
Our name In dust, too, fadeth quick
No glory and no gain!
We hammer, hammer, hammer ever on. =
o blessed God on Heavens throne.
Dost thou take care Of every stone,
And leave the toiing poor alone,
Whom no one looks upon.
Carmen sylvia in The Independent.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-04

Colonel Fellows has turned out to be
as good an officer already as his friends
expected.
He said in a speech on Monday that
he should have one single purpose, and
that was to make New York city un-
pleasant and unhealthy to the criminally
disposed" He was aware of his high
trust and would execute it in the in
terest Of the people.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-04
James Russell Lowell's speech.

confess that l feel myself as strongly
attracted 10 Mr.. Cleveland the best
representative of the higher type Of
Americanism that we have seen since
Lincoln was snatched from us. / think
we have all recognized in him humanity
simplicity Of character and an honest en-
deavor to do all that he could of dnty.
Whatever be the effect of Mr.. Cleveland's
action ON his personal fortunes, let us re-
joice to think that 1t will be q stimulate
Ing thorn In that august chair for all that
may sit In 1t after him.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-04
Accountant Ing High Civilization.

Cancer is not q disease due to misery, to
bad sanitary surroundings, to ignorance
or bad habits. On the contrary, 1t Is a
disease of the most highly civilized, the
most cultured, the wealthy, and OF looali-
ties which are the most salubrious. One
of the characteristics Of cancer is that,
unless the brain is involved, 1t leaves in
tellectual power and force u%nimpaired.
Nav. it seems that in some cases 1t almost
increases these qualities. New York
Tribune.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-04
Types of Mexican Beauty.

AS is the case with the sex in all trop-
ical countries, Mexican womanhood comes
early. As the age Of IL the %senorita
is very knowing. At II she is mature.
At 16 she is ready to take up the duties OF
married life. At 20 she begins to be too
plump. At % she feels the need OF art 10
assist nature. At 80 she has ceased To be
interesting for her beauty. Too much
flesh, with consequent coarseness, Is the
usual trouble. An anti-fat remedy ought
TO have O great run in the land Of the
cactus.
Maya, of the Portal de Mercaderes, IS
the leading photographer Of the City OF
Mexico. He has an artistic eye as well as
mechanical skill, and he is an obliglng
fellow. When it was explained 10 him
that a small collection OF types Of Mexican
beauty was desired, he smiled and said
he would have to think about 1t. Call
arain Tomorrow" Something like a
week Of to-morrows went by before Maya
said "All right But then he coupled
his acquiescence with a condition-'no
names" The terms were accepted, and
from his large stock of negatives were So
lected the types Of Mexican girlhood and
~womanhood. They include representatives
of the best families at the Mexican cap
i;al. There are senoritas three, from II
to 10; and there are senoras three-two of
them are still in the twenties, dark, flash
ing eyed, full Tipped and already incIining
10 the bane Of the sex in their country
too much weight. The last is older and
.airer than all the others, and the com
ployion and features together show a pro-
portion Of Castilian blood in this case far
above the average.-Mexico Cor. Globe
Democrat.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-04
Velocity Of Meteors.

The singular fact is demonstrated that,
while the most rapid cannon shots scarcely
attain a velocity Of 600 meters a second
over 800 miles per hour-meteorites are
known to penetrate the air with q velocity
Of 40, 900 OF even 60,000 meters per Sec
ond, o velocity which raises the air at
c to q temperature Of 1000 degs. tc
5000 degs. eentigrads.-Bostou Tran
script.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-04

To-day the Gazette enters upon its
eighty ninth year-vcnerable In years
juvenile in spirit alexandria Gdzeae.
Everybody in Virginia who appre-
ciates patriotism and sense in journalism
will congratulate the Gosete on its well
spent years, and wish it many more.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-04
~Irtolcrably Stupid.

1.-THE maj who stops suddenly on a
crowded sidewalk without looking back
to see II he Is in anybody's way is a dun
derhead," said a gentleman who always
walks in a hurry. III he Is G country
man I'll excuse him, for he doesn't Know
any better-he isn't used to the rush Of
the city, but Q city man who does that is
htolcrably stupid. "-Phtladelpha Times.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-04

. 1t Is very gratifying to hear that Mr.
Joseph Chamberlain believes that a set
Element of the fisheries difficulties can be
reached by next spring.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-04

The Pope counts among his jubilee
gifts 1 1900 slippers and all returns not
vet footed up.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-04

NO y. BRANCH. FRED. n. SCOTT
THOMAS BRANCH & CO., BANK
l. Frs AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
BONDS, STOCKS. and SECURITIES
BOUGHT AND SOLD la this and ali the
Northern markets.
We have q private telegraph wire from our
Office to all the Northern exchanges, and can
execute orders for ACTIVE sTOCkS within
Q few minutes of their receipt at our offce.
We get quotations every quarter OF an hour
which are open FOR the inspection oil oui
customers.
Earliest information on the subject OF Rail
road and CORPORATION Securities ard Stale
Bonds.
dc EFT TuOMAS BhANCH n Cb.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-04

Senators Edmunds, Hoar, Sherman ant
Eustis read French Like native Puisians.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-04

ANCAsTER 4 LUCKE,
BANKERS AND BROKERS
82l Main Street

Securities Of all kinds dealt In and
bought and sold ON commission.
no left
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-04


The people admire boldness in their
seryanls--when it is displayed in a right
eous cause. President Cleveland forced
an issue. upon the country and secured a
party at his back by coming out squsrely
in his message for tariff reform and sur
plus prevention.
AS the most important work before
Congress relates to this issue, Speaker
Carlisle should appoint a Ways and
| Means Committee that will sustain the
party's policy. The country wants and
the Democratic party is pledged to q re-
duction that will reduce and a revision
that will revise. The Committee to frame
the bill should have a clear-headed and
stiff backed majority in favor of tariff
reform.
II is time for courage In party leader
ship.-N Y. World.
If men who hold plces OF authority In
the councils OF labor organizations would
follow the example Of Anthony Lalley
the president OF the Miners and Labor
ers' Amalgamated Association, in theil
u%tterances about disputes with their EN-
ployers, they would enter upon contro
versies with a large measure OF public
sympathy, Lalley urges the Reading
miners Lot to strike regardless OF thu
merits of the case. lie Is opposed t
strikes on principle. AT the same time
he presents his grievances against thu
company. Corporations may have nj
souls, but they often show a healthy con
sideration for public sentiment and 1T
effect upon their profit and loss accounts
When men talk as Lalley does they stant
a fair chance OF securing what they ar
entitled to. But the best of labor cause
will fail if it depends on coercion.-N. J
Tribune.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-04

Entered at the Richmond tva.) Postofhce
~ second-class matter.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-12-19

LONDON, Dec. 19.-[Special Cablegram tc
THE BEE. In the house of COMMONS last
evening, in the debate on the vote for Grim.
inal prosecutions in Ireland, Mr.. Sexton as
serted that money, instead of being EN-.
ployed in the detection Of crime, was EN-.
ployed in the creation and fabrication Of Of
lenses. In a long speech he censured the
governments policy, and declared that If the
police refrained from interfering with the
people in Ireland, nine,tenths Of the charges
under the crimes act would be avoided.
Mr.. II. II. Fowler, liberal, asked why the
costs of a prosecution in Ireland were double
those in England.
MI. Balfour admitted the Importance Of
the question, but 1t must be remembered, he
said, that a majority of the prosecutions in
England are private, while in Ireland private
prosecutions are unknown.
"A protracted debate on this and the prisons
vote. mainly supported by the Parnellites,
ensued. Finally, at 2:30 this morning, all of
the Irish votes were agreed TO.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-12-19
A Pure Food Denartment.

WAsHINGToN, Dec. 1s,-In the senate TO-
day Mr.. Faulkner introduced the bill pro-
posed in the house last session by Mr.. Laird
for the establishment of a pure food division
in the department of agriculture, to provide
for the inspection of live stock about to be
slaughtered at slaughter houses, canning,
sailing, packing and rendering establish
ments, the carcasses or products of which
are intended for human consumption in any
state or territory other than where slaught-
cred, or for expectation to foreign countries,
and TO prohibit the introduction of adulter-
ated or misbranded food or drugs into any
state or territory or the District of Columbia
from any state or territory or foreign
country.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-12-19
Washington Breyitfes.

Mrs. Waite, widow of the late chief justice,
is lying ill of pneumonia at her home.
The republican senatorial caucus this
morning decided that the senate shall con-
tinue in session without a holiday recess
until the tariff bill is disposed of.
The house committee on public lands to-day
ordered q favorable report on the bill to
allow persons who have been compelled to
abandon or relinuuish homestead entries on
account of drouth or other good cause to take
out another entry in place of the abandoned
claim.
The house committee on Indian affairs to-
day agreed to report favOrably the bill re-
Gently introduced by Delegate Gafrord of Da-
kOta, amendatory of the law providing for a
division of the great Sioux reservation, and
the REIMBURSEMENT of the Indian title to the
remainder.
At the executive session of the senate to-
day the nomination of Leon O. Bailey, to be
district attorney of Indiana, was under con-
sideration. A request was made for papers,
on file in the department of justice contain
ing adverse reflections upon him by the COM
mittee of 100 of Indianapolis. The nomina-
tion will be vigorously opposed.
The chief OF the secret service division of
the treasury department, in his annual re.
port, says that the representative value of
the counterfeit money captured during the
year was SILL, 523. of which over 500, 900
were limitations and fac-similes of notes.
There also were captured SIS plates, 40 dies,
40 moulds and a large quantity OF counter
feiting paraphenalIa.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-12-19
HE SCORED THE JUDGE.
Strong Language Used by Attorney
Trude OF Chicago.

CHICAGO, Dec. 1S.-Some remarkable Ian
guage was used by Attorney j. S. Trude in
Judge Collins court to-day. He is counsel
for Sumner G. WEIGH, who was on trial,
charged with bribing a juror in a case for
damage for personal injuries brought against
the Chicago City Railway company. The
alleged bribery occurred IN Judge Hawes'
court last summer, and, as will be remem-
bered, the Judge took an active part in the IN
vestlgation. Referring to this fact, Attorney
Trude, in the course OF his argument to-day,
savagely scored Judge Halves for his
course in the investigation, and said that
Hawes' motive in attacking President
Holmes, of the street car company, was that
he wanted the nomination for governor.
When these remarks were reported to Judge
Halves he SAID he cared nothing for the
opinions of Trude: Before the afternoon
ended the case against WEIGH was dropped
and Welch released.
Rosenthal, the Juror who testified that
WEIGH attempted to bride him, took the
stand and said it was not WEIGH but Starkey,
an attorney for the street car company, who
is now in Canada, who was the guilty man.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-12-19

PARIS, Dec. 1S.-FSpecial Cablegram to
THE BEE. IA notable result of the Panama
canal collapse is that both here and In the
provinces ali the anger and disappointment of
the investors is turned against the chamber,
while sympathy is extended to NJ. De Les
seps. Both M. De Lesseps and M. De Nor
mandie daily receive numerous letters from
holders of Panama shares and bonds, en-
couraging them with assurances and prom
ises that every possible sacrifice will be
made to save the enterprise. Nowhere is
there heard a word of complaint against De
Lesseps, who is, rather, regarded as a mar
tyr. On the other hand, there is every indi-
cation that when the deputies who voted
against the bill come forward for reelection
they will find a very intense feeling against
them.
The cabinet has decided that when the
committees report on the bankruptcy bill is
presented to the senate on Friday the presi-
dent Of that body shall ask leave to inter
rupt the budget debate in order to detach
from the bankruptcy bill an article applica-
BILE to the position of the Panama canal com
pany, the object being to save it from bank
ruptcy.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-12-19
A JEALOUS HUSBANDS CRIME.
He Shoots His Wife and Then Kills
Himself.
AVENGED HIS INJURED HONOR.
A Dawson Man Stays the Destroyer of
His Homc-Thc wilcox Trial
A Minstrel Agent Ships
Elopers Arrested.
Murder and Suicide.

VALENTINE, Neb., Dec. 1S.-tSpecial Tele-
gram TO THE BEE. IA shocking murder and
suicide occurred to-day near Mclean, in the
central portion of the county. Stephen Mead,
who has heretofore been looked upon as an es-
toemed citizen, murdered his wife and after
wards killed himself. This is all the more
deplorable as they leave four small children,
the Youngest only three weeks old. 1t seems
for some time there nave been domestic
wrangles in the family, Mead being of an ex-
Temcly jealous disposition. This morning
4 little son told him his mother said she
Sas going to leave him. He went to his
wife and asked her if this was so. She told
him it was. Mead at once drew a revolver,
ana IN the presence of his children, shot her
through the head, causing almost instant
death. Finding her dead he turned the pis-
tol upon himself and cmptied the remaining
chambers into his body. This not causing
death, he secured his shotgun, and placin &
the mu22le beneath his chin, fired, making a
ghastly wound, he staggered from the house,
and fell in the garden, where he soon ex-
pircd. The oldest children gave the alarm
TO the ~neighbors, but when they arrived 1t
was only to find the dead bodies of the muir
Oerer and his victim.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-12-19

CHICAGO, H., Dec. 1S.-The managers and
general passenger agents of the lines in the
territory of the Western States Passenger
association met to-day and examined the GER
titled statements which had been submitted,
showing the number of tickets on the market
December 10. II was ascertained that not
more than one-third Of the number out
standing in November are still out. The
disturbing element having been so largely
reduced, and the way thus cleared for a CON
sidcrution of the question for reorganizing
the association, u committee of seven man
ayers of the leading lines west, northwest
and southwest of Chicago and St. Louis was
appointed TO formulate a plan. The COM
mittee will report at a general conference TO
be held tomorrow afternoon.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-12-19
CLINTON SNO WIDEN RETIK ES.'
And There is Another Shake-Up on
the ChtCag "Times."

CHICAGO, Dec. 1s.-A shake-up in the office
of the Chicago Times has been reported in
newspaper circles for some time. 1t has
come. Clinton A. Snowuen, who has been
editor-m-chief and managing editor of the
paper for the last year has resigned. He
headed what was called the Snowden-West
syndicate, which bought the paper Of the
Story estate, December l, 1887.
John J. West, who has been business man
ager, succeeds to the editorship. John r.
win. a dry goods merchant Of Keokuk, Ia,
who is heavily interested in the paper, be-
comes business manager. Joseph Dunlop,
who was city editor in Mr.. Storey's time, re-
turns to that position under the new manage
ment, and an entire reorganization of the
staff is likely TO follow. 1t is understood
that Mr.. Snowden retires because of differ
ences with the other owners about the edi-
torlal policy of the Times. Mr.. West and
Mr.. Irwin are stanch republicans, but the
Times has always been. democratic. Here
after, as it is commonly reported, it will be
republican, or at least independent with re-
publican leanings. Mr.. Snowden will take a
vacation in California before returning to
journalism.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-12-19
Killed His wife's Seducer.

DAWSON, Neb., Dec. 1S.-lSpecial to THE
BEE. This quiet little town was again
thrown into a frenzy of excitement Sunday
night by the shooting and killing of the local
physician, DR.. Hanlan, by one Clark. A
woman was at the bottom of it. Haulan had
won the affections of Clark's wife and had
established an intimacy that finally broke up
q happy home. After Hanlan had succeeded
in making the e~strangmcnt of husband and
wife complete, he took up his abode with the
woman and defied the %neighbors, the injured
husband and everybody else.
Clark had sworn to kill Hanlan on sight,
and Sunday his time came. TIL two men
met in the drug store of Duncan Thompson
and Clark pulled his revolver, Hanlan also
pulled his gun, but Clark was too quick for
him and shot him, the ball entering Just
below the right nipple and ranged toward
the left armpit.
Clark was arrested, taken before q justice
of the peace and discharged, showing the
feeling of the people in the matter. This
was Immediately after the shooting and be-
fore Hanlan died. He fingered until last
evening. The county attorney, who was not
notified of the trial before the justice, swore
out n warrant. and the sheriff came up from
Falls City and took Clark there for examin-
alton.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-12-19

SPRING Rancho, Neb. Dec. 1S.-[Special to
THE BEE. Quite a furry of excitement has
been stirring up our citizens for a few days
past, which is briefly as follows: Mr.. Hoag-
land, a hog buyer located recently at Fair
field, has been buying up hogs and shipping
from our point, paying 10 to 20 cents more
than the local buyer. On last Wednesday a
car load of hogs was to be delivered, among
them thirty-nine owned by A. Weston, pro-
prietor of the Spring Rancho roller mills.
Hoagland offered to pay with a check upon the
Citizens bank, of Fairfield. Weston wanted
to wire the bank to see if they would honor the
check. Hoagland refused, so Weston said
he would not take it. In the meatime he got
into his possession the bill of lading, and told
Weston he would go to Fairfield and get the
money for him. He started and on the trip
killed his horse and came back after the
freight passed at noon, full of liquor, and
offered Weston his pay less the price of the
horse. They got into a squabble and he told
Weston to take his hogs and go to hi. Wes-
ton separated his hogs and had tho yard put
under lock and key until the thing was set
tied. Thursday night the hogs were loaded
and the car sealed. AS soon as Weston
found his hogs were gone he wired the
sheriff to meet him at Fairfield, but finally
caught the train at Clay Center and took his
hogs out. Weston lost 800 expenses and all;
the bank nearly 81 200. Hoagland is missing
and what the ina outcome will be remains
vet tn he seen.