THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , SATURDAY , MAY 23 , 1891-TWELYJE PAGES.
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kdltorlnl DcpattiiiL'rit.
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lie nddrcv'Hrd to Tlio lire I'libllslilnj : f'omnnny ,
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to bo made payable to tliu order of tlio coin
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f follow * :
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Nntiirv Public.
TUB Sioux tnsto Is boingr cduciitoJ.
In Soutli Diikotn Poor Lo hns ncqulrod
a likinp for loinon extract.
RUSSIA donmntls from England 315-
000,000 , or about tlio nniount AmorlcnnB
apond nor your , for cut flowers.
or two inoro snnkiiifr showers will
do moro to turn the current of gold
hlthorwurd tlian ! i Wffll street combine
can do to ndvanco the price.
WHY should not Mayor Shakespeare
bo the dotnoci'iitlc candidate for vice
prosldont ? lie seems to bo tlio most ad
vertised of any man in the party who
has mndo a record recently.
IT is not to discourage irrigation pro
jects that the weather clerk is just now
favoring western Nebraska with conious
showers. It is to show the farmers how
valuable a plenteous supply of water IB
at exactly the opportune time.
SKNATOU CUM.OM is accused of at
tempting to float a lltllo presidential
bopra. It Is justice to the originator of
the interstate commerce bill to say that
ho is n man of too much bouso to allow
any such flea to trouble his car to tiny
considerable degree.
IT is pleasing to learn that the gov
ernment has taken some stops toward
fortifying Now York harbor. Plum
Island is being appraised for condem
nation as a site fora mortar battery. Our
war preparations are , however , not in
any anticipation of war.
SULLIVAN must fool
as though his chances for election to
congress have boon tampered with. Ho
has boon ruled out of tlio order of the
Elka . The motion to expel him was not
carried out oi "respect" for him , but his
application for membership was sum
marily plgeon-holod. This is one of the
few timcH.T. L. has boon knocked out.
THE friends of Dr. W. G. Galbralth of
this city will bo highly gratified at the
signal recognition of his abilities shown
by the now management of the Union
Pacific in promoting him to the position
of general surgeon of that company. The
doctor has served as assistant surgeon
for many years , and his promotion is
therefore a reward of merit , "of which ho
may justly feel proud.
Puiiuc executions nro horribly demoralizing -
moralizing mid should bo nbnndonod.
They nro not countonnnccd In many
stntoB of tha union. The slukuiilng sight
presented to n morbid crowd nt Broken
Bow yoittordny when Ilnuonstlno ox *
ph'itod lils crime on the enllows is nn
unnnswornblo argument In fivvor of prl-
vnto executions , if BUC'I urgiiinotit was
noudoa to ronvinco loprlrtlatora in this
o'.nto of the nccoF slty for such tv Inw ns
shall innko such public liorrors impossi
ble.
MANUKL GAUCIA , "general of 'the oc
cidental department of Cuba , " sends out
an incendiary circular demanding that
the people of the United States assist
Cuba in an insurrection favoring national
union with us. The people of the United
States favor the idea of Cuba being a
part of the United States , but cannot see
how this end can bo accomplished except -
copt in one way purchase. Spain does
not appear to bo willing and there the
matter stands.
IT is time that the state of Nebraska
Introduces the Now York method of
electrocution which Booms sure , swift
and free from those terribly horrifying
accidents that attend the barbarous
method of breaking the nock or strang
ling the victim. Execution is a moat
terrible sentence at best nnd its only
excuse can ho that tlio crime amply
merits the penalty. Thou if It Is necessary
all moans should bo used to make it
sure , Bwift nnd as painless as possible
nnd free from horrifying details. The
decision of the United States supreme
court has made it possible to use the
Now York uiothod nnd it IB to bo
hoped that the pcoplo of the state will
see tbat hereafter Us victims of capital
punishment are executed in the least
horrlblo manner men can devise.
,1 HOttmiiLE SM
At Broken Bow n crowd of morbid
people toro away the enclosure nhd de
fying the officers forced tholr way to the
spot where they could inostoonvciik'ntly
wltnosft the spectacle of the execution of
n hliiiinii being upon the gallows. And
what a horror they behold ! The victim
nf the law was tortured to death.
The ofllcot'rf bungllngly prepared for
the execution , and when the trap
was sprung which should have caused
nlmoU Instantaneous death , the roj'T
broke and the half strangled criminal
fell to ( ho ground below. There the olll-
corn picked him Upnnd returning placed
the noo-io around his nook again nnd
on'coinoio the effort was made. The
writhing form told too plainly that the
neck hid not been broken and amidst a
sickening silence , broken only by the
groans of horror from the crowd , ho
slowly suffocated.
Could anything bo moro horrible ?
Such barbarism should not bo possible
under our civilization. The appliances
for performing this awful duty should bo
tested and known to bo perfectly ilttod
to accomplish tholr purpose. Thoolllcors
of the law are Inexcusable .for such un
necessary cruelty.
Public executions are wholly demoral
ising , and should not bo permitted. The
morbid curiosity of a crowd which can
sit fascinated by the sickening sight of a
( loath upon the gallows ought never to
bu sitlhllod. The effect is brutalizing to
the human mind. Executions should be
in the secure Houlusion of the jail or
penitentiary. It should never again bo
possible for so disgraceful , so horrible an
event to bo chronicled in Nebraska.
D.lNtll'M l\\SSKD. \
The opinions of eminent Euro'pcan
financial authorities regarding the situ
ation are reassuring. According to
these Russia has called in all the gold
which she at present requires , and as
the financial operations of that country
were chiefly responsible for the drain of
gold from the United States , it i rea
sonably to bo supposed that this will
now stop or bo very materially dimin
ished. There are other conditions which
may continue it for iv time , but probably
not on any such scale as has boon
maintained for the past two or
three months. There is still to
bo considered the fact that the
monov markets of Etirono. nnd nartluii-
larly that of England , h.ivo not yet fully
recovered from the shock they experi
enced from the embarrassments of the
During Brothers , and as nearly all of
them hold largo amounts of South Ameri
can securities , the value of which can
not be depended upon from one week to
another , there is constantly present a
cause for apprehension. Nearly all
these southern countries have gone be
yond the limit of prudence in is ing se
curities , and while they have not gen
erally boon quite so rocklods as the
Argentina republic , probably none of
them could under a pressure take
care of tholr obligations. Tlio Eu
ropean money markets are carrying
many millions of these evidences of debt
and they constitute a very u ncortaln
factor In the situation.
But as matters now look the proba
bility is that for the United States all
immediate danger is passed , nnd that
there will bo no further heavy drain of
"
gold. Nearly 8-50,000,000 has "gone out
since the beginning of the year , and this
must have very nearly liquidated the
balances against this country mndo by
the exceptionally largo importations of
merchandise and sugar before the
provisions of the now tariff
law applicable to those wont
into effect. But oven if this is not the
case , the demand for gold during the
next two or throe mouths is likely to ho
BO moderate as not to produce any ap
preciable olToct upon the domestic
money market. Then-will come the re
turn tide in payment for our grain , for
there appears to bo no doubt that the
European demand for American brond-
stuffs this year will bo unusually large ,
and nil the indications are that this
country will have a uullictont supply to
moot it. Altogether , then , the situa
tion is assuming nmuch improved aspect ,
so far as the United States is concerned ,
and the outlook is especially promltjlng
for the agricultural interest. The signs
of coming prosperity for this country
could Hardly bo more favorable.
A CMSED SK.iSOtf I'KOltMILV.
Advices from Canada state that the
Dominion cabinet hns been considering
dispatches from London requesting the
Canadian government to give its opin
ion on the proposal to close tlio sealing
season now at hand to American and
Canadian sealers alike , with an estimate
of the effect its adoption would have on
the Houling interests of Canada and the
parties there who have fitted out vessels.
The British government , It is said ,
wishes to avoid tlio'sol'/.ura of any more
Canadian vessels in Bohring sea , and in
order to do this is favorably dls-
poaod toward n closed season. It is
understood also that the Dominion gov
ernment is willing that this course shall
bo adopted , both because it would dis
pose of f-ovoral possibly unpleasant inci
dents later on and at the same tiniu show
a friendly spirit toward the United
States.
From Washington it is reported that
the president is desirous of reaching n
settlement as soon as practicable , but
what his feeling Is regarding the pro
posal for n closed season this year is not
known. It was stated iv few weeks ago
that ho was favorable to it , but
owing to the delay of the Brit
ish government in responding to
the suggestion of the United States in
the matter the situation has undergone
some change. Still the fact remains , If
'
tho'testlmony of Prof. Elliot and others
familiar with the condition of affairs in
Bohring Boa is of any value , that If un
restrained and Indiscriminate sealing Is
allowed the coming season , there Is
danger that this important Industry
will bo very poriously impaired. The
interest of the United States in prevent
ing the extermination of the eonl is very
much greater than that of nny other
country , nnd as it appears now to
bo the privilege of this country
to determine whether there shall bo
u cessation of sealing for one season , its
duty , from considerations of nolMntorost
alone , would eeem to bo plain. Such a
course limy nppoar to bo unjust to thu
company which hui n sealing contract
with the government , but it would per
il u pa bo profitable to Indemnify the
company In such nniount us congress
should find to bo reasonable nnd fair.
Whatever views uro ontortalned'by
the administration in this mnttor
ought to speedily Iliul expression
in n practical way and no Interest
other than that , of the government
ought to have nny Influence in deter
mining what shall be done. If it is de
cided to submit the whole Issue to arbi
tration no time should bo lost In adopt
ing this course , and there can bo no
doubt that thn ptibllu sentiment of the
country would approve It. This is the
most perplexing and pressing of the in
ternational controversies the United
States Is engaged In , nnd thora are sev
eral cogent reasons why it is desirable
to have it disposed of as soon as practi
cable. If the provident takes this view
of It , ns ho Is reported to do , the coun
try mny expect to soon learn of some
practical stops being taken.
Till ? explanation which Governor
Thnyer gives ns rcgnrds the appoint
ment of Cnrnca nnd the summary re
moval of Helm rod does not mend the
matter very much. The governor assorts -
sorts that ho hnd as much right to re
move Hoimrod without cause ns Boyd
had to remove Cnldwoll. This would bo
true if the cases wore identical. The
fact is Caldwcll was commissioned for
two years , and when his first term ex
pired was allowed to hold over without
being rccommissloned. That practically
loft him in position to bo superseded
lit any time at the pleasure of
the governor and without cause.
Ilolmrod became his successor by Boyd's
choice and under the law his commis
sion would embrace the period of that
pnrt of Caldwoll's second term which
had not expired. Ileimrod's removal
could therefore only bo made for cause
If the letter nnd spirit of the Inw is to bo
observed. A verbal notice to a m.m who
happened to bo in Ileimrod's olllco dur
ing his temporary absence could scarcely
bo considered the proper method of
bringing his removal to his notice
officially. IIo should have been served
with a written notice stating the cause
of removal if any and if there was any
charge affecting his integrity ho should
linao been given a chance to explain.
OMAHA people of small means are not
afforded favorable opportunities for
outings. No other city of 150,000 pcoplo
is so poorly provided with points to
which her citizens can go in half an
hour for fresh air , shade , rest and
pleasure. Save Hanscoin park and the
Council Bluffs attractions , there nro no
easily accessible points adjacent to
Omaha. Waterloo is too far away. At
Bellevue or Florence there might bo de
lightful rotreata developed if either of
the railways would take the
matter In hand. The Missouri
Pacific could greatly increase
its business by opening a park on its line
near West Side. Tlio Unioti Pacific
could do something in thin line at Gilmore -
more by creating an artificial park.
The railroads have been singularly in
different about this matter. It would bo
a bonan/.n to the line which should suc
cessfully open a popular pleasure resort
where families and soci il parties could
repair for picnics at trifling expense.
diplomatic relations between the
United States and China are just now
somewhat expensive. The salary of the
minister to thatomplro is Sl-,000 a your ,
and at present two men are each draw
ing this salary. Mr. Blair , who was ap
pointed and confirmed , but who was not
acceptable to the Chinese government ,
is lawfully entitled to his salary and Is
understood to draw it with unfailing
regularity. Mr. Donby , whom Blair
was to succeed , is at his post of duty and
of course receiving his salary. Thus n
service Intended to cost the people
ple $12,000 a year is a charge
upon the treasury of double that
amount. Under existing conditions
there is no help for this , and perhaps it
would bo difllcult to provide a practi
cable remedy , but obviously in this c.iso
the people are paying , to use a Poor
Richard illustration , fur too much for
the whlsllo.
Tun state is largely responsible for
losses which may bo sustained by citi
zens on nccount of the failure of wild-cat
Insurance companies , both fire and life.
The pcoplo have a right to expect such
close supervision s will protect , them
from dishotiost'or unfortunate local com
panies. If the hvwa do not afford the
security which is necessary the insur
ance department should interest itself
in securing enactments fully covering
possible nnd probable contingencies.
The failure of a largo fire insurance com
pany in this city should bo thoroughly
investigated. Its former stockholders
are solvent , whatever mny bo the condi
tion of their successors. The contracts
should bo protected , either by the old
corporation or the now one. Auditor
Benton and Attorney General Ilastings
owe it to the pcoplo of this state to en
force the law to the fullest extent , not
biily for the protection of policy holders
in the company but for the vindication
of the insurance department.
ALPIIONSO TArr , who died at San
Diego , Cal. , Thursday , was n'ot many
years ago prominent In the attention of
the country , having filled positions of
honor at homo and abroad. IIo was a
member of Prssluont Grant's cabinet
during the last year of his second ad
ministration , flrdt as secretary of war
nnd then as attorney general , and ho
served the country abroad ns minister
both to Austria and Russia during the
administration of President Hayes. In
nil thoao positions ho. won credit for
marked ability. Mr. Tnft wns a native
of Vermont , but all the years of his
active manhood wore passed in Oilo ) ,
where ho attained eminence nsa lawyer.
IIo was an early nnd earnest republican ,
and although lacking the qualities which
make u successful politician , did good
service to his party.
Soiuinonv Is asleep or the twenty-
throe contracts for street improvements
unfinished at close of last sonson would
nil now bo well under way ,
OMAHA la very innuh gratified of
course at being selected ns the place of
holding the ncxlf , Trnns-Mlsslsstppl con
gress , but tlm tlnloiratlon did not rolleoti
the sentiment of this community in voting
ing to coninj.ho ] , , convention to frco
coinage of sllvcbms a compensation for
the coinpllinoiil. '
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"Ml .1
WIIKN the dy [ physician , thn police
commission nml'Iho ' chief of police have
completed the , ' JJoorgnnlzatlon of the
force it is hopodutho uniformed gentle
men will find lliify for a vigorous clean
up of thugs , durjjputnblcs , burglars and
suspicious chanlotora. There nro too
many persons of this Ilk lying around
loose for the good of Omaha.
OMAHA , will have the next trans-
Mississippi congress , the Methodist
Episcopal gonor.U conference , the blon-
nlnl convention of the T.aithornn woman's
homo and foreign missionary society ,
and wants the republican national con
vention. Omaha is a convention city.
IF the mayor interposes his veto of the
ordinance calling for a bond election , na
BconiB to bo his determination , the pco
plo will regard his notion ns unjustifi
able. Omaha u'uinot ' yet nfTord to cn'll
a halt on public improvements.
WIIOKVKU is responsible for the dolnv
in beginning the work upon unfinished
street Improvement contracts loft over
from hist year should bo made to feel
Unit ho or they are seriously Interfering
with the prosperity of Omaha.
COUNCILMAN ELSASSIU : touched a
vulnerable spot when ho talked about
certain members of the council who are
on tholr feet every time one of the fran
chisee ! corporations Is tackled.
Tun price of rain In western Ne
braska has fallen from 31 per drop to
about live cents a tankful. Tlio whole
state hns moisture enough and to spare.
'Frisco Morality.
Sacm i cnto life. '
San Franciscosocloty proposes hcrcaftcrto
receive Sarah Bornlinidt. It will not take
nuy moro chances than will sho.
Willing to Ili/.ard a Wnrmor Clime.
Snciainciitu lice.
The editor of that Journal of Ked Bluff isn
snnctiinciiiotis looking church member , without -
out any leaning towards Christianity. The
avidity with which people of his calibre
seek to rcburva all the best scats
in heaven for themselves ana those of
tholr ilk , is ainnlo reason why coed , re
spectable , Inw-tiuidln ? . tolerant and In-
tellicont citizens are willing to take their
chances in hell in preference to contamina
tion In uaradlsc with such inicroscoplc.il souls.
The powers that ixi'in ' heaven will have to
keep out these pdupcro in Christ's grace
who nro so poverty stricken in real religion
that a nickel given In ctiarit } * would make n
salvation overcoat for the whole crowu or It
will co mo to piiss that the tklo of Immigra
tion will flow the ptjior way of Its own ac
cord.
Opening. ii ; MiiKimto'H Kyes.
Svciiimen'o lif.
C. P. HuntlnRton In n letter to a corre
spondent at Los Angeles directs attention to
the fact that on n recant trip through tlio
Sacramento niiO'San'Joaquin valleys ho dis
covered that monougly of the land was keeping
buck the progress of the stalo. Huntlngton
is a very sagacious business man nnd
lie could sro from the window of Ills
pnlaco car what Tlio Bee has for long years
urged ns the groatoat peril and drawback of
California.'o may boast as wo will , but
the fact is that our progi'dss is hampered and
development hindered by the blight of the
moi opoly of laud. There is no monopoly like
that. A monopoly that crowds men ofC the
earth ami dur.tos them the right , to Hvo by
denying tlio opportunity is like a plague.
Huntington is riirht. California needs to bo
relieved Irom the ctirso that ho points out
and her fullest measure of prosperit } ' will
never bo attained until the monopoly Is
broken.
,
1,1'fTItK ti.11Il.KS.
Pock's Sun "Wo have
: uomc-mado plo , ,
sold the waiter lady In the woman's ex
change. "Excuse mo , " said the pallid young
man ns ho reached for his lint , nnd started for
the door. " 1 was looking /or bakery pio. I
was married only last inontn. "
Kato Field's Washington "If
: you rub the
yolk of an egg Into your huir it will not como
out. "
"Groat Scott ! Not oven with hot water and
sonpj"
Texas Siftings ; For heroic but vain en
deavors to look pliased nothing can equal the
facial expressions of two girls compelled to
dnneo with each other on account of the scar
city of the men.
Browning , King & Co's Monthly : An ex
change wonders If the "hard nuts" In the
army hnvo any reference to the "kernels. "
Possibly , yes , but wo think unoxpioiled shells
nnd moats were meant also.
Koto Field's ' Washington : "Wno Is tuo
coming man , Bromlov ? "
' The prc-hlstorio man , I guoss. The geologists
legists have been looking for him for at least
ncentury. "
. Jewelers' Weekly : She ( to her partially
deaf lever ) : "Oh , I dote on diamonds I"
IIo ( eloofully ) : "I don't own'cm , olthor.
I think it's extravagant. "
Epoch : Mrs , Glim So your husband
was Mown up by nitro-glycerlno ? How
awful 1
Mrs. Shelter Well , it might have boon
worso. I didn't have to go to the expense of
a funeral , you sue.
SomcrvillcJournal : Often when a man
mniccs an unrcasonAWo demand of you , if you
load him to think thiu you uro willing to fry
to carry out his wishes , ho will drop the
wbolo matter and ( lopl perfectly contented ,
too. J l
"Novor sit wqdown and say
There's nothing loft but sorrow. "
Wo love the rylntor girl today ,
The summeJgirl | tomorrow.
Somorvillu JourpuV : No matter how deli
cately It ts done , it never plcasos \voman ,
somehow , lo have hf r husband point out in
the cemetery the kind of monument ho thinks
ho will got for hor.when the occasion comes ,
" .ll.UXK.
llrrw'Mdiff,1 JL'fiio < t ro.'t Monthly.
Where land the ships from foreign coasts ,
Which bring us/lramlgration throngs nnd
hosts ,
There stood
A mother , young aild fair and sweet ,
Whoso child be/god at hur weary foot
For food.
Lost for n moment from the rest
Of her companions hurried west
Tin ; , wife ,
Husbamlless , languageless , moneyless , un
known ,
Wept by the wayside , desolate nnd lone
In 11 fo.
Those looked who passed that way nud said ,
"Bettor for both If they were dead ; "
And I ,
Friondlojs myself , and sad , had thought
That I , alone , Imd been forgot
On high.
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Yo nncols of the Golden Cltv.
Pray mourn , with me , the death of pity ;
I own
I had not , ere this came to mo ,
Known what It was to llvo to bo
Alouo.
OTIIKR IAX1)S T/f.l.V OVIIS.
The concessions made by Great Britain to
Portugal In order to proiervo tuo prostlgo of
the king of that country nnil throw dimcul-
lies in the way of the republican movement
will not surprise thoao familiar with Euro
pean history. Kngland , to bo sure , louder *
no military aid to Portugal's monarch. She
merely cedes to Portugal sotno territory In
Africa over which there have boon disputes
between those power * , nnd which at one tlmo
threatened war. Britain's claim to the lo
cality In otmstlon scorns to hnvo boon reason
able , but as a throne was endangered by the
Inslstonc'o On them , considerations of
right are waived. The Portuguese
king has been unfortunitto hitherto In
his controversies with Knglnnd , nnd tins
fact and the recent dethronement of the
Brazilian emperor , who Is n member of a
branch of the snmo family , having lessoned
the popular rospoot for the young king ana
destroyed sucn prestige nnd Inlluonco ns ho
Inherited. This discontent has vastly
strengthened the republican movement ,
which , according to London nnd Lisbon gos
sip , has grown so formidable Hint the king
hns been seriously considering the ndvisabil-
ity of abdication. Such an act would glvo n
now Impetus to the .social forces which are
threatening the existence of royalty olso-
whero. The monnrohs can not nfTord to have
another republic started In Europe. They
see that a , revolution In Portugal would bo
likely to spread to Spain , and that kingship
In the other neighboring nation , Italy , would
bo Imperilled.
*
In Uonnany. outside of his own kingdom
of Prussia , William II. has very limited pow
ers. In war , to bo sure , he Is commantlor-ln-
chief of the Gorman armies , but In pence ho
is a moro figurehead , representing through
imperial ministers the collective interests of
the confederate stntos In tholr relations to
foreign powers. All legislation on Imperial
concerns must proceed from the concnrrunco
of the federal council nnd the rolchstng , nnd
Prussia's delegates to the former body nro
appointed , not by William II. , In his role of
Prussian sovereign , but by the Prussian min
isters : while Prussia's representatives tn the
roischstiig are chosen directly by the people.
lOvon , therefore , in the narrow and care
fully defined Hold of impnrial affairs
the personal violation of the emperor
counts .for very llttlo during times
of peace. As regards nil those matters , leg
islative , administrative and Judicial. William
II has absolutely nothing to do In the king
doms of Bavaria , \Vtirtonihorg and Saxony ,
in the grand duchlo.s of Badou , IIcsso-Darin-
stndtanct Meclilonburg , In the Saxon duch-
I < H , nml other smaller yet purtlnllv Indepen
dent principalities. The slightest attempt of
the young knlsor to onc'roich on any of the
reserved rights of these states would pro-
voice concerted nml vehement resistance
which mlcht possibly result in the disrup
tion of the Gorman omplro. When , there
fore , William II vaunts himself ns solo mas
ter of the German realm , ho utters the thing
that is not. It was n fool's ' speech , the brav
ado of a silly boy.
* #
The sensitiveness of the Japanese govern
ment and people with respect to the recent
attempt on the life of the crown princa of
Htissia is creditable. Japan wants the world
to understand that the murderous assault
upon the nation's cuest is viewed with ab-
horonco and utterly condemned nnd exe
crated by all classes. Indeed , tho" conduct
of the dignitaries of the Japancso govern
ment slnco the unfortunate affair , nnd thu
solicitude and deep ro.wt shown by the
press of the country nnd by the emperor's
subjects in every class of socloty , nro evi
dence of Japan's fjro.it progress in civiliza
tion , ns well as of the nmiablo character
and disposition of that Interesting people.
The preliminary examination of Tsudi
Mltsuzo , the man who tried to kill the crown
prince , shows that ho is probably an ignorant
nnd egotistical fatmtlc of the Gmteau type.
This dangerous variety of the human being
is common the world over , and occaslocnlly
it produces tin Individual who finds the oppor
tunity to oxcrcho an Important influence
upon the course of history. Every prominent
person runs the risk of encountering ono of
these Gultcaus , and of sulToring at his hands.
Tsudn Mitsuo's delusion happened to be
that Japan was in danger from Hussiun
encroach mont , and this idea suddenly
llred the murderous Impulse when ho
found himself In the presence of the
Hon of the czar. It was a mcvo chance that
Tsudn's tnanin turned on Uusslan aggression.
I f ho hnd boon possessed with the delusion
that his mission wns to dollvor Japan from
the rule of a tj rant , then the Emperor Mut-
suhlto nnd not the heir to the Ilussian throne
would have been his chosen victim. As bo-
twcon Htissia and Japan , thcro is not the
slightest political significance in an occur
rence which is deplored uowhcro moro sin
cerely than In the islands which the crown
prlnco is visiting. Japan , among nations , is
everybody1 ! , friend.
The trouble between Turkey nnd Russia in
relation to tlio passage of the Dardanelles is
not ended yet , but thus far the question
raised is 0110 of otlqnptto chiefly , which the
European powers nro letting nlono very care
fully , lost Interference should plve it imme
diate importance. The Turkish authorities
moro than suspected that the Husslnn ves
sels which were stopped by the forts hud
soldiers nnd military material on board , nl-
though externally they were innocent mer
chantmen , but M. do NelldolT , the Russian
ambassador , pretends to ho outraged greatly
by this suggestion of on nbuso of the trading
ensign , ' and declares tnat it is on
insult to the Russian flap. By taking
this ground bo has avoided very adroitly
any discussion of treaty rights , In which
other powers would bo concerned , while pro
viding excuse for n diplomatic quarrel. It Js
understood that the Vienna nnd Posth news
papers , which have boon urging the propriety
of somebody calling Russia to oraor , have re
ceived a hint from the Austro-IIungarian
foreign olllco to hold tholr tongues about this
delicate subject. The latest information In
tlm matter is a report tbat a preliminary nr-
rangemont has been made by which vessels of
the Russian volunteer lleot flying the commer
cial ensign will bo permitted to pass through
the Bosphorus ns merchant vessels , providing
that , In the event of such vessels carrying sol-
dlers or war material , Russia shall notify the
porto to that effect.
* N
Queen Matalloof Sorvla , whoso expulsion
by force from her son's kingdom , hns shared
the fnto which Ins overtaken all the lair
women who have been raised from" the ranks
of the poaplo to n seat on the throno. The
ephemeral glory of the latter can scarcely bo
considered as an adequate compensation for
the sorrows and misfortunes by whleli they
have each In turn boon overtaken , The un
happy lot of the Empress Eugonlo and of the
Empress Josophlno , ns well us thosoof Queen
Hortonso of the Netherlands , of Queen Desiree -
sireo or Swuden , of Queen Julio of Spain ,
nnd of Queen Caroline ; Mur.it of Naplot , Is
ontU-oly In keeping with that of Queen
r atnliuof Sorvla , who , atterhavlng been do-
prlvoil by force of her only child , is now ex
pelled with u similar display of brutality
from the Kingdom over which ho nominally
reigns.
Soincrmiult ill * .Nnttiro'H
San J e ( Oil. ) littler Time * ,
To some it Is the butterfly of n spring
morning , with wings purple nnd gnldon , flit
ting from /lower / to flower , followed by the
dull chrysalis of old ago , at the sum of
wasted years.
OFFICE SEEKERS TROUBLED ,
Disagreeable OoinplloaUous Arising from
Several Appointments.
FIGHTING FOR THE POLICY HOLDERS.
Affiili-a of the Defunct NolirnHkn In *
Htirniiuo Company Slight Con
flict of Authority Slnto
House Notes.
Ltxcor.v , Nob. , Mny 2. ! . [ Special to Tun
BEK. ] There is trouble In the political
camp nt the state homo nnd muUarlngs of
dlsagrooablo rovolntlons seem to prdingo n
factional squabble nmong ofUooholdCM that
will mnko Interesting ro.ullng for the people.
Some days ago It was glvou out that the
board of public lands and buildings would
not appoint n superintendent of the proposed
Industrial school for girls nt Uonavn until
there was actual need for ono. As the bids
/or erecting the building will not bo opened
until next month nnd the state In ) n com
petent architect to oversee the unns'truutton
when It begins , It was thought the nppsmt-
mcnt might ho dclnyod for months nnd n
considerable saving matlo for the .state. The
salary Is $1,000 , n year.
The net creating the institution , however ,
provides that the board shall moot thirty
days after Its passatro nml appoint n superin
tendent. On reconsidering the matter the
board concluded that the appointment could
not bo postponed under a strict construction
of the law , and tha superintendent hns been
named or , rather , there are two of him.
John Stcon , late commissioner of the land
department , has been appointed for the period
from August 1 to Djcombor 1 , or until such
time as tbo building Is completed und ready
for the reception of girls. J. D. Melvclvy ,
assistant superintendent of the Kearney in
dustrial school , was appointed to take charge
of the Gonovu school ns soon as com-
plotcd and ready for occupation.
This Is rnthor an oJd state of affairs , nnd it
has a number of queer complications.
\Vhon tlio banking law wont Into ofTrat
naming the auditor , treasurer and attorney
general as the banning hoard , it wns agreed
by these gentlemen that each of thorn should
name out , bank examiner , which wns dono.
When Examiner Snundors , who was At
torney General Loose's nominee , resigned ,
Mr. Leoso namoii his successor , Mr. Thor | > .
When Examiner Blink announced his de
termination to resign , Auditor Bunton , ns his
creator , claimed the right to nnmo his suc
cessor. Treasurer Hill conceded the claim ,
of course , ami If Attorney General Hastings
hud tiny other desire in the mattnr ho would
have been outvoted two to ono. The auditor
than announced Bon F. Cowdory , late secre
tary of state , for Brink's successor , mid
under the agreement Mr. Uowdory was con
firm nd.
A short time ago the board of transporta
tion chose three now secretaries , Auditor
Benton had a candidate for ono of these po
sitions In the person of John McMnmglo of
Lincoln , who Is his father-in-law and it dem
ocrat. Mr. McMunlglo was snowed Under ,
nnd Secretary Garbor , another oreaturo of
the auditor , also lost his Job In tlm shufllc.
Shortly after this disastrous fray the hank
ing hoard concluded that the business of the
department warranted another examiner ,
and Mr. Gnrber , nn especially well qualified
man for the place , by the way , was ap
pointed. It was also agreed Informally to ap
point n llfth examiner. It Is not clear
why this wns clone , but it Is surmised that it
wis for the benefit of Attorney General
Hustings , who had none of these plums to
give out. At nny rate tnat argument wns
not carried out , and it Is not likely , tlio fifth
examiner will bo unpointed for some
time to come , If at nil during this bicnnlum.
When John C. Allen was Tunning for sec
retary of state his neighbors nt McCook took
it upon themselves to ylato n friend named
Brown for the deputy secretaryship. Charles
Caldwell was appointed , however , ns n recog
nition of the traveling men. It is possible
that Mr. Allen pave his neighbors some 1-oa-
son for the hopes , and he promised to use his
olTorts to make Mr. Brown a b.tnir examiner.
Ho tried to put his friend In Examiner
Brl'.ik's place , and although not on the bankIng -
Ing board , he protested ngalnst Mr. Cow-
dory's nppolntiaont. His protest was un
heeded , and ho considered himself snubbed.
When it came to the selection of n superin
tendent of the Geneva school there were
three candidates , Messrs. Stocn anil McKol-
voyand Uov. Britt ot Hastings. The last
named , apparently , wns "not in it , " Treas
urer Hill , chagrined at the appointment
of Cowdory , opposed Stcen on the
cround of party policy , because of the
howl that went up over the state last year
against the land commissioner. Ho voted for
McICelvoy. Secretary Allen , smarting under
what ho conceived to bo n snub , apparently
concluded to give some of the gentlemen a
dosoof their own medicine , and ho supported
Mr. Stoon. Attorney General Hastings and
Commissioner Humphrey woio fnVoV.iblo to
McIColvoy and yet were loth to defeat Stcon.
A long and heated discussion einucd , and Mr.
Humphrey cut the gordlon kuot by dividing
the superiiitandeiit's t < irm as explained above.
The politicians naturally sceic for nn ex
planation of this queer proceeding , and Mr.
Steen has volunteered the clue. Ho is
quoted ns saying that ho has letters in
which Messrs. Hastings ami Humphroy
pledged themselves to his cause , und lie
threatens to go into print with thorn. It Is
unaerstoou inni. no win not
. , necopt tlio ap
pointment , and ho Is unkind enough to bay
that ho wns only selected to watch the archi
tect , George E , McDonald , who was mixed
up In the court house bribery at Fairbury.
Ho haunted the stutuhouso for days hoforo
the appointment was made , but Immediately
thereafter left the building breathing polit
ical vengeance.
McIColvoy was warmly recommended by
Superintendent Mallalioii ot the reform
school at Kc.irnoy. Ho happens to bo from
Fillmore county , which gets the now school ,
nnd he had the united backing of the ro pub
licans of that county. It was feared some
tluio ago that the proposed building could not
bo constructed for the $10,000 appropriated ,
but it is now known that the blcls will fall
within that amount. They will bo opened
JunoS. It is only lair to Secretary Allen to
say that ho Is out of town today and could
not ho Interviewed.
riontixo i'on TUB rouar iior.nnns.
Auditor Beaten nnd Attorney General
Hastings qo to Omaha in the morning to bo
present nt the hearing on the restraining
orders concerning the Nebraska Fire Insur
ance company. The petition filed by the at
torney general contains somn ugly allega
tions. Ho has prepared a milder petition ,
hnd If tlio managers of the Insurance com
pany concede the auditor the rights ho
claims It will bo substituted for the other po-
tltlon. Ho anticipates that the Insurance
people will yield gracefully to the inevit
able1.
able1.Tho
The examination of tlio ctofunoi company
shows that it had nbout $12.000,000 of risks
in force , but that amount will bo greatly ro-
duced. The auditor says the company has
$01,000 worth of notes , but ho thinks ono-
half of thorn are past duo or no good , Ho
proposes to catiool tncso notes nnd the cor
responding policies. It is estimated that it
will take 10 par cent of tha unearned prem
iums to reinsure the risks , and it is under
stood that the Insurance department will try
to got enough out of the wreck to reinsure
tlm risks which remain nftor the weeding
out process. If necessary proceeding * will
bo begun against the old ownorc of the com-
Snny to force thorn to dlsRorRO. If that bo
ono , sensational developments are expected
A CONFLICT Of AITdOIIITT.
Thn board of public lands nnd
liable to surprise several persons who In o
oxorclsod tno privilege of spending the
monov appropriated for slnto institute ,
Mention wns made In these dispatcher u > u
other day of the conflict between this tirmr i
nnd the visiting hoard of the snldlors hinm
The latter bought n span of horvn and ottmr
articles to the nmottnt of about ( l.ooo ami
sent vouchers to Lincoln for payment The
biff board refused to lot warrants Issue , nml
sout the bills back. It Is now awaiting tnu
next move of the visiting board , and if tiia
latter persists In its course there Mill bo
music In the air.
JJut a now move U In prospect , and tliu
tlmo It In nltnod nt the board of clmrlticu
which hns charge of the homo for women nt
Mil ford. Although n now nnd small f
Hon , the inntmBors came to the Into
turo with a deficiency of thousands of , . .
lars , and a stnto otllclal who Is cognlatit . > f
tlio facts says that nt the rate nt which Ilia
appropriation Is now disappearing It will n 't '
last half the btonnlnl period. The law rn >
ntlng this institution put the bo.trd of charl
tlos In ohargo of Its affairs , nnd It has biuvt
allowed to have pretty full swing Th
board of publlo lands nnd buildings Is stmlv
ing the constitution to determine its rlgbti
nnd duties , nnd It Is seriously considering a
proposition to take churgo of the llnanclnl tir
fairs of the Mil ford homo , leaving thu boar t
of charities to manage the details.
STVTI : noL'sn NOTTS ,
The governor will spend Sunday nt the \ ir
folk hospltnl for the insane.
Myron Webster , who loft bis desk In the
auditor's olllco to report most of the Shon u
trial. Is back In chnrgo ot the Insurance u. >
pnrtmont.
Adjutnnt Oonoral Cole left last night f.r
his homo In Jnniatn. Helms not yet nvru. < t
all accounts Incurred by the Indian outuroai <
Secretary Alien loft last nlijlit for Moi u *
to attend to private business matters.
Brad Cook , deputy land cotnmlsslonar.wpi t
to IJrokon Dow to witness the Hnuonstein u\
ecu tlon.
Superintendent Gaudy of the dopartm tit
of Instruction will go to Auburn tomorrow tn
attend n meeting of the Notnnha I'ounu
Teachers' association.
Kov. Martin of ICcarnoy , president of thn
relief commission , was tit headquarters to-
dav.
dav.Tho
The nppllcatlons for the four secretaryships
of the state board of health number about
one hundred.
OAK If AY OVT.
Proposition I/ookliif ; to the Solution of
the Hallway Question.
Ltxcot.v , Nob. , May 2 , ! . [ 'Special to TUB
BKI..J For the past fortnight by n prrnm
certod arrangement , a number of the morn
conscientious ropubllcnns in this state luuo
boon engaged In devising some feasible plan
whereby the party might bo material , }
strengthened In its forthcoming campaign
It Is well known fact .
a patent to the avorap ; '
railway manager that the state board ot
transportation should bo awakened from its
Km ' Van \Vlnklo slumbers nnd compelled to
do'somuthlng morn than to ItlH time ami
draw tholr monthly stipend.
The hotter class of republicans In this state
nro determined that these
sloopv
< ln . . ! l- . , . , ! , . , II > . , . 1m , servants or
to ll.v up n'schcdula of maximum rates in this
state , reducing the tiirift" to satisfy the do
mauds of the pcoplo and nt the same tlmo not
making too deep n cut into the earnings of
the corporations.
It is Known , of course , that tlio board , even
as It is at present constituted , will do noth-
injr whiulf would bo distasteful to the coin-
panics , but on the other hand the railways
nro tormented with the spectros of n special
session nnd the inevitable passage of a bill in
thn near future even moro damaging to their
interests than the Nowhorry bill.
It is confidently oollovcd by these who nro
capable of judging , that these sumo railway
managers would prefer to allow their friends
on the board to pass n schedule , based upon
business principles , than to take their
chances in the futtiro oC the ultimata ndop
tlon of n moro destructive scheme by Bur
rows and his followers.
With tuts end in view negotiations are to
bo instituted nt an early day between the
republican manager : * nnd the lailwaysfora
compact whereby the party shall bind itself
to abstain from further radical legislation
upon the nxpross condition that the raliwa > s
fur their part shall retire from politics in
this state , and forever kcop tholr Imnds oft
of the piiity caucuses , primaries and conven
tions. The republican board of transport. !
tion oitabllshinp n reasonable schedule of
maximum rates and the party maintaining
thoin on its honor ns a party , for the llxcd
term of three years.
Tlio better element of the party believes
that such action would allay In a measure a
largo share of the dissatisfaction now existIng -
Ing among the farmers keep party promises
and finally result In good to all concerned.
The present agitation , If continued , bo
tween the pcople'of this state and the rail
ways , must noeo sarily injure the state and
party's chances for IS'J ' ) . A reasonable maxi
mum rate tariff adopted by the republican
board nt the present time would bo a winning
campaign document to go ooforo the people
on this fall ; and , moreover , if carried for
ward , the movement would do more than
anything else toward depriving the inde
pendents of tholr principal stock grievance1.
A committee consisting of llvo members
has been chosen nnd during the next thirty
days the plan will be submitted to the stnto
ofliccrs , composing the board of tr.uisporin-
tlon , for their approval or rejection. A favor-
abUrconsidorntion by the hoard of this propo
sition is is thought by many of the moro
thoughtful republicans in the state moans
success this fall , while a rejection would ho
regarded as fatal by nil who have studied tlio
Imperiled condition the parly is now in.
11'11,1 , CO.1I H Jt.1C li.
Kiiropenii Financial Author ! ties Tallc
on tlio Nltiintl'in.
Bmit.iv , Mny 2.2. In an intorvlow with an
Associated press eorro.spondont Baron
Bloichrodcr , the well known banker , bald the
Importation of golo Into Uussla has now
ceased , a-s she has all she requires. All the
American gold wont to Europe will ho re
turned in November to buy grain , us the crops
of England and Franco nro bad und they
need much American grain.
Herr Bartn , n high authority upon national
economics , was also interviewed by an Asso
ciated press representative upon the same
questions. Ho said that while the United
States can look forwatd to n prosperous and
prolltnblo year the outlook in Europe Is any
thing but hopeful. Jn conclusion hu said had
crops In Europe would bo a gain tottio United
States. Eventually , of course ) , , the prosperity
of the United States may have a stimulating
effect upon European commerce , but every
thing at picsent looks bad ,
rni : irxuiu.\ci.
Soldiers Think Tliuy Had a HIKln to
Hani ; Hunt.
WAUA WAI.I.A , Wash. , May 22. Colonel
Compton , commandant of thn fort hero , was
examined by the court of inquiry in regard
to the lynching of Gumbl&r Hunt. Ho contradicted -
tradicted the sheriff and prosecuting uttor-
hey in much of tholr material testimony. Ho
insists that ho took measures to prevent tlm
outbreak and had the sheriff made
any re
sistance ho would have boon thcro with n
company to save Hunt from tlio Ivnohurn.
About a dozen noii'commisslonuil ofliccrs and
privates were examined. Some Jimilicd the
Killing , They said they did not think ho-
cau o they were noldlera they had no loss
right than n bony of citrons to lynch u-iuau
who murdered tholr comrade.
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