THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : FRIDAY , MARCH 17 , 1803.
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OMAHA , March 15.To the Kdltor of Titr.
JJui : . By reference to your books you will
nee that my name has not been off for fourteen -
teen years as a subscriber , and having in
that time learned to appreciate both your-
H -If and paper , it is not surprising that I
Hhotild take an interest in the rontest now
pending between Tuu BM and World-Her
ald In the Interest of Tin : Unn. For that
reason I write to inform you that while
standing on the corner of N and Twenty-
fourth streets. South Omaha , this evening ,
It w.is a matter of surprise to mo and of re
mark by those standing by mo that the
package of World-Heralds brought down for
distribution was three times as largo as
formerly. Thinking this might have some
sljrnlllcancc. I remain 10. GII.MOHI : ,
North Twenty-eighth avenue , Omaha.
WHEN state oillcord instigate brutal
assaults upon editors they must bo in
very tlcapcrato Htraits.
TEN to onothoso nusogays for the gen-
tlotuan f rum J ted Willow wore purchased
with cell house money.
DOUGLAS county docs not fool very
proud of Kynor. But nothing better
was to liuvo been oxpcctod.
THE aiifjiiHt secretary of agriculture
has issued a prommeiamonto against
femula iiiioroscoplsts in the moat exam
ining department. Ho thinks that male
oxamlnors are much more desirable for
the work in baud. Men can vote , too.
THE most important question in Ger
many at present is the fate of the army
1)111. There Is now a strong probability
that the measure will bo'defeated. There
u o thousands of Gorman taxpayers who
will bo glad to see it moot with that
fate.
fate.A
A VOTK of censure by tbo legislature
will haye'no more oll'cct upon tlio board
of Public Lands and Buildings than
pouring water on a duck's back. Turn
tlio rascals out and place the manage
ment of our state institutions into tlio
lia id.s of men who will not stand by and
let the state treasury bo pillaged by
thieves and swindlers.
THE people do not want the legisla
ture to .adjourn . before the state house
has boon purged of dishonest and faithless -
loss oillcials. The people will cheer
fully boar any taxation the legislature
may Impose on them if the legislature
will only do its duty fearlessly and re
gardless of all pressure from corporate
influence or the corrupt lobby.
OUK Washington dispatches announce
that Judge Douno will dispense the post-
oflleo patronage in this congressional
district. The judge says ho has re
ceived no olllcial notice to that oll'oct ,
liut the ollico seekers have begun to
make life a burden to him. Defeat at
the election was enough. The juilgo
does not deserve this second misfortune.
THEHE is no substantial reason why
1-tuio Pu&ey Gray should bo ridiculed
for accepting the position of minister
to Mexico. lie was a candidate for the
ollioo of vice president , but the job that
has now boon tendered him is worth about
twice as much as that which Mr. Sto-
yenson has scoured. Sj far as financial
conditions are concerned , Mr. Gray is
plainly a winner.
SKCHETAKY MOIITOX declares that ho
will conduct the allairs of his dopart-
monton business principles and prom
ises to abolish a few sinecures that he
claims to have disc-jvored. This Is a
good resolution , but it may require four
years time to reveal to Mr. Morton's
vision tbo difference between an ideal
* ivid u practical pjliay in the conduct of
his ollico. Kvory now 'broom swoops
clean.
THE host and most commendable
Appointment thus far made by Governor
Orounso was that of lion. W. C. Walton
to he judge of the district court to suc
ceed Judge Irvine , who has boon promoted
meted to the supreme court commission.
Mr. Walton ranks high among the
ublosUawyors of this district , and en
joys an enviable reputation as a man of
unimpeachable integrity. While the
selection of a man outside of Douglas
inunty is very naturally a disappoint
ment to the Omaha bar , few men are
bettor equipped for the bench.
IT NO\V seonis highly probable that
the steamer Naronie of the White Star
line has gene to the bottom. She has
been out thirty-two days from Liverpool
for Now York , and Ims not been soon
! hoard from. The Naronlo is a freight
Hteaiuor of the first-class , and her crew
and passengers number sixty-six. It is
barely possible that aho may yet show
up In a disabled condition , but it is much
more likely that she has joined the
' 'green navies. " It is supposed that she
eiununtored an Iceberg and wont down
before bouts could be lowered ,
AUK T1IKI'
The question him boon raised whether
the state officers who constituted the
Hoard of 1'ublio Luiulu and Buildings
during the last two years are liable to
Impeachment Tor the misappropriation
and fraudulent disbursement of the
$ -10,0(10 , ( appropriated for the const ruc
tion of the new cell hoitfO at the peni
tentiary. In oihor words , are the acts"
of those oillcials in connection with the
cell house scandal Hiicli as would come
under the head of Impeachable misde
meanors , and would an impeachment
under the testimony taken by the Inves
tigating committee be sulllclont to
secure conviction before the linpoach-
mont court ?
On these points there can scarcely bo
any doubt , lu view of well established
precedents , For many centuries every
subject of Great Britain has been ini- .
pcachable by Parliament , and the pun
ishment inflicted included the death
penalty , perpetual banishment , forfeit-
tire of goods and lands , or fine and im
prisonment , as well as removal from
olllce and incapacity to hold oillno , ac
cording to the nature and aggravation of
the ulTense. In this country the sole ob
ject of impeachment is the removal from
otllco for abuses of power , criminal neg
ligence or corrupt practices and moral
depravity. Impeachment under our con
stitution is therefore a mode of depos
ing a faitblohs or dishonest ollicor for
conduct that may not rank as u felony ,
nit which nevertheless renders the of-
'endor a proper subject for dismissal
rum the public service for the safety
ind well being of tbo state.
The true line on this subject is laid
down in the constitution. Impeachment
> y a majority of the two houses in joint
onveiition suspends the oillcor from his
unctions , and his conviction after trial
joforo the supreme court is followed by
omoval from olllco , and at the disoro-
, ion Of the court may also carry with it
i sentence of disqualification for holding
my olllco of honor , profit or trust in this
slate. If the crime deserves n more ex
emplary sentence recourse may bo bade
, o the ordinary mode of procedure ,
ivory ofllcer , whether convicted or ac-
liiittcd , is still liable to prosecution and
lunishmont under the criminal code ,
Impeachment , therefore , is not so much
designed to punish an * offender us to se
cure the state against otllcial miscon-
luct.
luct.Under
Under our constitution the scope of an
.mpeachablo misdemeanor is entirely
oft to the judgment of the legislature
ind the impeachment court. Tlio legis
lature is in reality made the solo judge
of what constitutes tin impcaclmblo mis
demeanor. Drunkenness is the only
offoiiM } which the constitution expressly
designates as a proper cause for im-
[ icauhment. Drunkenness in any indi
vidual but an officer is not a misdemeanor
meaner under our statutes , much loss
an indictable felony. If habitual drunk
enness is sullicicnt cause for impeaching
an oillcor , how much more do criminal
negligence , downright complicity in
fraudulent disbursements for double-
priced material and labor ; tbo certifica
tion of inflated vouchers amounting to
over $30,000 and the appropriation of
8300 of the cell house fund to their own
use , constitute impcaclmblo misde
meanors ?
Misdemeanor is simply bad behavior.
The scope of impeachments for mis
demeanor covers a very wide range.
On page (135 ( Curtis , in his history of
the constitution , says : "Tho purpose of
Impeachment lies wholly beyond the
statutes or the customary law. It is
not necessarily a trial for crime. The
object of the proceeding is to ascertain
whether cause exists for the removal of
a public ofllcer from oflico. A cause for
removal from olllce may exist where no
olVonse against positive law has boon
committed as whore the individual
has from .immorality or imbecility or
maladministration bcomo unfit to ex
ercise the olllce. The rules by which
impeachment IH to bo determined are
therefore peculiar , and are not fully
embraced by those principles or pro
visions of law which courts of ordinary
'jurisdiction ' are qualified to administer. "
There ar any number of examples
where officials have been impeached and
convicted for offenses that are not
defined by the criminal code. In ono of
the celebrated impeachment trials
quoted in Chase's trial , page 23 ! ) . Mr.
Rodney , an eminent jurist , said : ' 'I
think I can cite striking cases of mis
conduct of a judge for which it must bo
admitted an impeachment will lie , though
no indictment at common law could bo
maintained. If , " said Mr , Rodney , "a
judge at the time appointed for court
should appear and adjourn the court ,
and notwithstanding there was pressing
business to be done ho should proceed
knowingly unfl willfully till the next
stated period , ho would bo impcachable.
And again , were a judge to entertain
the suitors with a farce or a comedy ,
instead of hearing their causes , and turn
a jester or a bulYom on the bench , I presume -
sumo ho would subject himself to an
impeachment. " Then further on ho
says : "If a judge should persistently
hear the arguments of ono party to
causes privately and out of the court tjie
evil would become so intolerable in an
otllcor holding for good behavior that
ho should bo removed. " The same
declares ' 'Thoro
authority c noUoly :
uro many b caches of trust not amount
ing to felonies , jot so monstrous as to
render those guilty of thorn totally unlit
for office.-
This Is stating the case mildly as ap
plied to the officers who have connived
with Moshor and Dorgnn in the omboz-
/lenient and misuse of the cell house
funds. They have proved themselves
to be recklessly dishonest , and should
not bo permitted to remain in charge of
the state buildings and state institutions.
If the legislature does Us duty they
will be removed by the shortest process
provided by the constitution unless they
BOO lit to relieve the state from the expense -
penso of prosecution by resigning forth
with.
SENATOK PALMER , chairman of the
senate pension committee , Is opposed tc
any radical change In the policy heretofore
fore- pursued In the pension bureau. The
proposed investigation is only wlm :
might have boon expected of the now
administration in order that the cam
paign charges of fraud might bo sifted
and tbe public advised of the true state
of facts. It is presumed that the tlotno-
cratM do not sineoruly expect to dlwavar
Iraud , but simply want to satisfy the
public clamor for an investigation , The
senator Is not in favor of putting the
pension bureau in charge of the War de
partment and says ho thinks the pres
ent system a good ono. Nothing has oc
curred up to duto to Indicate that the
democratic party is very anxious to
tackle the pension biisaw. .
.1 FltKi : CUIX-AUK CUMMITTRK.
The majority of the members of the
reorganised finance committee of the
United State * senate tire in favor of the
free coinage of silver , Five of the six
democrats are uncompromising advo
cates of this policy , and they will have
with them ono of the republican mem
bers , .Tones of Nevada , thus making a
majority for free silver. In accordance
with the usages of the senate Mr. Voor-
boos is chairman of the commlttoo , and
there is no more unyielding supporter o. '
free silver coinage in either branch of
congress. Referring tJ his selection
the personal organ of Mr. Clove-
hind , the Philadelphia Lrfltjer , says" :
"Mr. Voorhoos has boon , not un
fairly or Inueeuratolj , described as 'an
incarnation of unsoundness on till mat
ters connected with the currency. '
Apart from his record as a free sllverito
and inflationist , it cannot bo said with
regard for the truth that Mr. Voorheos is
the host qualified democrat in the sen
ate , or who was of the finance commit
tee of the last senate , for the post of
chairman. " That journal expresses as
tonishment that the democratic major
ity of the senate should have m'ade
chairman of the finance committee ono
of the most radical and rabid free silver-
lies , who is opposed to the platform
declaration of the party regarding the
Sherman act. It considers his elevation
to the position a blunder , in
conflict with both democratic principle
and public policy , and undoubtedly in
this it reflects the view of the president.
That the composition of tlio senate
finance committed is very significant
will bo obvious to everybody. It shows
unmistakably that a majority of the
democrats in the yontito are favorable to
the free coinage of silver , and it plainly
means that they do not propose to sur
render that position at the desire of Mr.
Cleveland. The attitude of the presi
dent toward silver was undoubtedly
fully discussed before the demo
cratic members of the committee worn
decided upon , so that the decision
was in olTcct an announcement to the ad
ministration that the democrats of the
senate would not bo controlled in this
matter by its views or wishes. As there
is cvory reason to believe that the coin
age committee of the next house will
have a majority of free silvoritos the
failure of the president's financial pol
icy , so far as silver is concerned , seems
to be inevitable.
It is obvious , therefore , that Mr.
Cleveland will bo compelled to make
some sort of compromise with his party
in congress , and it would appear that
this is soon in administration cir
cles to bo inevitable , . It is re
ported that Secretary Carlisle is pre
paring flnancial propositions to bo sub
mitted to congress intended to effect an
agreement between congress and the ex
ecutive on the financial problem. The
scope of his plan will , it is said , involve
a complete reorganization of our Ilium-
cial system , and its two principal fea
tures are understood to be the repeal of
the silver purchase law and the repeal
of the tax on stati banic issues , the
bunks of the states to issue currency
under..tho supervision of the general
government. If Mr. Carlisle has any
such plan to offer it may safely bo pro-
dieted that it will not accomplish
the desired object. The silver
democrats will not compromise
on any such basis. The majority
of them believe that there should bo
both free coinage of silver and state bank
issues , but in any event they will not
abandon silver. On the other" " hand ,
there is a considerable numbar of demo
crats who will not support a proposition
to restore to state banks the privilege of
issuing currency. The administration
is certain to Ilnd its most serious trouble
in connection with the linancial problem
and the president may have to seek re
publican aid in order to carry out his
policy.
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Tlio policy which Mr. Cleveland has
announced regarding the disposition of
the public offices has not received the
unanimous approval of his party. Tlio
decision that as a rule former office
holders would not bo considered for ap
pointment during the present presiden
tial term bus caused a somewhat
stronger fooling than that of disappoint
ment among those w"io have boon faith
ful to the democratic cause during the
list four years in'tho hope that their
sjisal and fidelity would bo rewarded as
loon us tholr party was again
victorious. The old olllco holders
wore not only true to the party , but
they wore also the most earnest Cleveland -
land men , and quite naturally they can-
nut BOO the propriety or the justice of
being excluded from consideration when
they hnvo boon loyal both to the cause
and to the leader. They look upon the
decision of the pro ildont to do this as a
piece of Ingratitude , as well as bad poli
tics , and they are not at till comforted
by the idea that there should ba rota
tion in office and that it is unwise to es
tablish an office-holding dynasty. They
reason that if this principle is
sound what becomes of civil ser
vice reform , which , if carried out
to its fullest extent , must result in
establishing an office-holding dynasty.
They discover an inconsistency between
the professions of the president respect
ing this reform and his decision as to
disposing of the olllcos.
On the other hand the now departure Is
cordially approved by the masses seek
ing olllco who have never enjoyed gov
ernment patronage , and it is' said that
many of this cla want the president ti
extend his policy HJ , in tu include ox-
momborj of congress who were defeated
for ro-e'cJtion ' and eansular officer. !
who have been abroad through several
presidential terms. It Is argued In sup
port of this extension that men who have
fulled to receive the support of the po j-
plo should not 1)3 taken f sr fo.lo.-al olllo-j
In preferences to other tiilicaitJ ; ; : , while
in the case vTvonsuls who liuvo boon
abroad for inniiy vum it In urged that
they Bhoulil by' Drought homo In order
that they inai'gJJJavo opportunity to b.i-
vomo acquainted ! with tholr own country ,
and to study the'great progrc.w which
has boon maifnjjn cvory fluid of enter
prise since thovf'loft It.
This la iv mitlfl'r ' concerning which the
president cnij ipvu his own way , but It Is
by no menus certain that ho will bo per-
inlttod to earr .lYut the policy ho has an-
noiuicoil uncliaUunged. It Is reported
that there Is' , talk among democratic
congressmen of forming a combination
to combat the presidential Idea regard
ing patronage , by giving the president
to understand that If ho expects sup
port for the pilleloi of his administra
tion ho must show some regard for the
wishes of democratic representatives In
the distribution of the ollleos. It Is riot
very probable that any mich combina
tion will be formed , yet the president
will hardly escape HOIUO trouble in put
ting his policy Into effect. It Is
so radical a departure from the tra
ditional course of the democratic party
that it will not bo generally accepted
with complacency. But It not to bo
doubted that if carried out it will bo a
benefit to the public service and com
mend lt elf to the approval of the intelli
gent public sentiment of the country.
a in ; OMAHA a FAJH CIIAXCK.
The unjust discrimination against
South Omaha meat packing firms by the
transcontinental railways has in the
past given Chicago a decided advantage
In competing for the Pacific coast trade.
Chicago packers have been able to ship
their goods to Portland and other points
on the northwestern coast at a rate as
low as that conceded to Omaha. The in
justice of this discrimination is apparent
when it is remembered that the haul is
500 miles longer from Chieag , ) . It is
gratifying to learn that the protests of
the South Omaha puckers have finally
proved effective and that their demands
have boon acceded to. The rate now
granted gives tne keal shippers of pack
ing house products a decided advantage
and it is to bo expected that their Pacific
coast trade will be materially increased
in consequence. The now turilT also con
cedes something on other goods than
packing house products , and the jobbers
and manufacturers of OnuihU who have
a northwestern trade will gain by it.
It would seem as if no argument could
bo needed to prove that any discrimina
tion in freight rates by which Omaha is
placed at a disadvantage in competing
with Chicago or oilier trade centers is
not a wise policy for the railroad com
panies. Their Interest lies in the devel
opment of trade a'nd the increased vol
ume of freight traflle that must result
from such development. It may bo
urged that the1" trade interests of this
city must Incrcasoiin any event , and that
transportation must be had at any cost ,
but it would ho , fcuind that the develop
ment of trade and the growth in the
volume of froigh'f. traffic would bo much
more rapid iif tiip railroad companies
would seek to encourage the manufac
turer and jobbor'by putting freight rates
down to the lowest figure.- * consistent
with fair and reasonable profits.
FOHHIUX JATKKKBKHAC'B Iff HAWAII.
The advocates of Hawaiian annexa
tion profess to b.i fearful that delay on
the .part of the Unitvd States may result
in the islands passing into the control
of some Kiiropcan power. A Pacific
coast paper remarks that there is a
possibility that ' 'if'Mr. Cleveland under
takes to play ffist-and-looso with Hawaii ,
England or Germany or Franco may
step in and proclaim a protectorate
over the islands , purely in the interest
of good government and for the safe
guarding of Hawaiian interests , "
and the same paper further ob
serves that "those who are inter
ested particularly in Hawaiian annexa
tion should pray that some European
nation may make a move to assort its
superiority in Hawaii , for that would
force the hand of this country at once
and result inevitably in Hawaiian annex
ation. " The eagerness of the anuoxa-
tionists to get possession of this foreign
territory , regardless of what may bo
just to the native population or of the
possible consequences to the United
States , is well illustrated in the utter
ances quoted.
There is not the least reason to appre
hend any European interference in Ha
waii so long as. the United State. ) gov
ernment has tinder consideration the
question as to what policy it shall pur
sue respecting the islands. The Brit
ish government has not only shown
no din 'osition to interfere , but has
oflleially declared its entire willingness
to leave British interests in Hawaii to
the protection of the United States. The
German government has manifested
complete liulitTercnuo and there has
been no expression heard from the
French government. The reasonable
Inference is that all of these govern
ments rosrard the question of the future
political status of the Hawaiian islands
as one to bj rteteji/ned / by the United
States , whose intiimnts there , commer
cial and otherwl-M , are larger than
those of any ot i r country. When
the commissioners- buhulf of the
provisional govei'lrinsnt arrived hero
they bald , unquestionably for the
purpose of creat jix a sentiment hero
'
favorable to tholr.iu'lsilon and hastening
the consummation , pf their object , that
in the event of thoi United State * reject
ing annexation { > roat Britain stood
ready to absorb tho'Tslumls. , ' Subsequent
developments shojyyd that they had no
ground for this stattomsnt. The fact is
that no European vor will attempt to
secure possession-of-thoso islands for the
reason that the othUrs having interests
there would vigorously oppose any such
movement and would unite with the
United States to resist it. Under exist
ing circumstances the Hawaiian islands
are perfectly secure against political in
terference on the part of any Europeai
government.
But even if this wore not HO and there
was danger of any European country u
tempting to obtain p : > . session of those
islands it would furnish no valid roasoi
for the United States proceeding luutllj
and IncJiisldorately In deciding the
question U3 to the. pplloy It will pursue
regarding Hawaii. It is proposed to
miiko a radical departure from our tra
'litlonul ' policy , to establish a precodon
which might have a mwt Impjrtunt in
ftnonco upon the future course of this
ottntry In relation to foreign territory ,
ind In a matter of Hitch grave and far-
caching consequence It is manifestly
losdrublo and expedient tbat this gov
ernment .should have full knowledge of
ill the conditions and circumstances ,
'his is what the administration pro-
loses to obtain , and meanwhile there
an Iw no doubt that American Interests
bore will bo fully protected , whether
igulnst foreign Interference. If any
hottld dove-lop , or native hostility.
TUN CH1CAUO MAl-OllAl.Tr COXTKST.
There is widespread interest In the
Chicago mayoralty contest , which Is cor-
ain to bo one of the most hotly fought
> olltical battles that city has ever
cnown. The character of the municipal
government of the World's fair city
tiiring the next six months is a matter
if concern to everybody who con-
omplntos visiting the exposition. Under
ho best administration of affairs po.ssl-
) lo of attainment vice and crlmo cannot
jo wholly prevented. From the million *
) f people who will pour Into that
ity while the fair is open It will
) o impossible to eliminate altogether
, ho criminal classes. They will
ind their way there in large numbers
lowevor vigilant the authorities may
) o. The vicious elements in Chicago
vlll also find opportunity to violate the
aw despite the utmost efforts of those
barged with the duty of enforcing the
aw. But there may bo such care and
vigilance exercised as to reduce to the
ninlmnm the operations of the vicious
and the criminal classes or there may bo
such laxity in administration as to on-
iblo the evil-disposed to carry on their
operations with comparative impunity ,
t is apprehension of the latter condition
.hat has led to a powerful nonparti-
an movement which aims to'place
tt the head of the city government a
nan who can bo depended upon to us o
all the power at his command to enforce
ho laws.
The candidate of this movement ,
vhich has tno support of the entire press
of the city with two or tliroo exceptions ,
s Mr. Samuel \V. Allorton , a successful
msiness man who has been actively
dontiflod with politics. Opposed to him ,
as the candidate of the democracy , is
Jartor Harrison , who has boon all his
ife in politics and is perfectly familiar
vith ail the tricks and methods which
vin sucec-ss. It is to bo expected
; hat Harrison will command the
individed support of the worst elements
of the city , and their strength is great
when united. Thousands of law-respoct-
.ng ' democrats who prefer good munici
pal government to party success will
not support him. If the hotter class of
voters can bo thoroughly aroused and
ivlll do their duty the nunpartisan move-
nont may bo successful , but the danger
! s that this class will bo loss zealous in
.ho cause than the elements they op
pose. It would ba a mistake to undor-
stimato the strength of Harrison ,
von with the powerful influences
; lmt are arrayed against him ,
including a united press. That his elec
tion would ho a misfortune to the city at
this time , however , appears unquestion
able , and there will bo a general hope
that the nonpartisan candidate , who
scorns to bo a man in every way qualified
to administer the affairs of the city , will
win a decisive victory.
EX-CONGKESSMAN BLOUNT of Georgia ,
who is on his way to Hawaii with a com
mission from the president to investi
gate the situation there , may ba ex
pected to make a fair and unprejudiced
report that will put the government in
possession of trustworthy information
regarding the sentiment of the people
and such other facts as it is desirable to
know. Mr. Blonnt is understood to
have no decided views on the question of
annexation. As chairman of the
foreign affairs committee in the
last congress ho was opposed to
hasty and inoonsidorata action re
garding the Hawaiian matter , with
out committing himself for or against
the annexation of the islands. Ho will
therefore go there , , with a mind free
from all bias or prejudice , and thus bo
enabled to study the situation and the
circumstances impartially. His solco-
tlon was in all respects a most judicious
one. The sending of a commissioner to
Hawaii may mean a delay of final action
on the negotiations until next December ,
as ho will hardly be able to report in
less than a month , though it is of course
possible that the senate may remain in
session for that length of time. The
understanding Is that the administration
will favor either annexation or pro
tectorate , acording as shall .seem best
after being fully informed regarding the
situation.
TIIK local weather observer isto have
improved fae'litics ' for his work , the
federal authorities having finally come
lo the conclusion that Omaha is-a sulll-
cicntly important town to receive some
consideration in this respect. The olllce
is to bo removed to commodious quar
ters , its equipment is to bo improved and
another assistant is to bo provided. The
service hero ha * been decidedly poor and
unreliable in the past , and as the public
has not understood the situation the ob
server himself has boon unjustly blamed.
The improvement now promised will bo
appreciated.
Tim MUtlng Panti.
Governor Osbnrno \Vyomlnz missed his
trousers the other niht and straightway lie-
cusedonoof Ills friends of ha via ; stolen
them , hut they were afterwards found
stowed away in a closet , and f'o friend now
pants for vindication. A suit for breeches
of trust is Imminent.
Dill let ol the Monitors.
l'l'itt mnvth Jnnrnnl.
The state senate should now pass the house
railroad freight rate bill without unnecessary
ado. The measure Is a conservative ono and
reduces only loal rates , and those only
about ' - ' ( ) per cent. H affects hut 10 per cent
of the traWe. of the railroads. As an enter-
hif ; wedtro in the matter of state control it is
well worth the experiment.
A .Novelty It ) Divorce 1IIIU.
Chleaw IlcmM.
An Omaha Juilgifhas' Introduced a now
feature in dlvoivo legislation.1 A man's wife
sued him for divorce and thuu , bucoinhi ?
reconciled to her hu.sb.uul. abandoned prosn-
oution of the oaso. Htv .ittornoy prosi-nted
a bill of $ .100. which aho refused to n.iy. lie
then sued tlio husband for the bill and ro-
covcrod , the Judtro holillni ; that divorce * are
a noootijarv of life. U is hardly iio.sslblo that
this judge's decision will Juivo any ( ? reat
wulsht us a precedent. U ts'diflluult to see
how a divorce , which the wife herself do-
elnred Umt nho did not want , could hnvo
been fonsldortM a necesnar.v of hfo , If , however -
over , husband * arc hereafter to bo Hi\blo for
tholr wives' divorce bills , a now responsibil
ity of serious Importance 1ms been added to
matrimony.
An Imposition on the ( lovnriimrnt.
It appears thnt the representatives In the
lower branch of eotictvss hnvo nt last , limn-
nR l to provide themselves with private
seoretnrles nt the public's expense. Of
course they will nil have them now. They
nro to bj allowed $100 a mouth each for this
purpose. This mentis ! V > 0 now places nt the
public crib nt n monthly cost of $ . ' 1.1.000 , or nn
average yearly cost of $21:1,000. : What puts
congressmen's duties more lit need of such
help than all other duties tnkeu tOKOthci is
the patronnito boss system. Thnt "duty. "
which is unrecognized by the constitution ,
takes about one-half of the congressman1 ! !
time , and now the government Is to bo made
to .support the vicious system by nn e.xtra
largess from the public treasury. Tins seems
to be the democratic idea of economy.
XiiHt.lSlt.t ASlt MillltASK.tSH ,
A huso ball club has been organized at
Coleridge.
The police judge at Norfolk taxes saloon
keepers who sell on Sunday $ ! , " > and costs.
The Wheeler Advocate has ceased to exist
after a precarious existence of thirty-four
weeks.
Two men , supposed to be the burglars who
entered T. Unrtcll'a house , are umier arrest ,
at Salem.
The olllce of the Taylor Clarion Ims been
destroyed by lire , and the subscription list
also went up In smoke.
Dorr Iliinicmnn. a banker at Anselmo , has
started for Sail Uiego , Cal. . where he will
make his homo in the future.
Kobcrt Hill , while working on the 11. ft M.
bridge at Palmer , was struck by a pile driver
and received injuries which may prove fatal.
'Ihomas Smith of Seneca is minus his
lower lip and Charles Kilter of the same
place is charged with having "chawed up"
the missing llesh.
Thieves have stolen some nineteen head of
fat hogs from 1511 Vale , some live miles south
of Hardy. Ono night they were detected
after liberating throe head and llred at , but
got away and nothing has been heard of the
result.
A team belonging to Will C. Miller of
Uloomlleld shied olT a bridge into the river
during the recent llwds and both horses
were drowned , but Miller anil a companion
managed to escape with nothing more seri
ous than a wetting.
Song of the dry goods clerk "Swinging in
delaine. "
Fall fashions can uover bo popular with an
aeronaut.
Uluobcai-d's trade evidently was that of a
belle hanger.
The man with icy manners is very numer
ous just now.
The yeast cake and the negro's favorite
weapon are both raisers.
The socialist is generally a man you would
not like to have on your sociallist.
.lohu U Sullivan still lives. This proves
the theory of the survival of the llglitist.
The grocer never sings. "My way is dark
and lonely. " Ills weigh is usually light. '
Faith may move mountains , but ono hasn't
moved in this country for a long time now.
A Now Orleans gambler calls his cash
assets "E pluribus unum" won from many.
J.lir < llll.\ M.tTfKltS.
New Orleans Picayune : Crinolines will tell
which way the wind blows.
Washliutlon Htarj "Tliat , " .said the lawyer.
wlio-,0 olllco boy had dropped a tack In llio
chair , "Is a very Interesting point. "
lloslon Globe : Letters il.OOO years old Imve
been found In the mounds of K' ypt. It Istlmu
they wore answered.
Imllnimpolls.Touriml : Mrs. Ilnsheroft How
do you llndllie butter , Mr. Killings ?
Hillings lly Uiuhcent.
Yotikers Statesman : The undertaker's
wage * are so much pur dto 'em
Klmlra Gazette : Yes , Minerva , It Is proper
that resolutions of condolence .should bo
framed In plno.
DotroitTrll : "I wnndnr why ho always
has lady ! " "lie
stenographers probably bo-
llevus in wumun'i writes. "
Itoston Courier : The man wbo Isporslstonllv
urged to "take a stand" In life generally
nients his opportunity on a street car.
" Itlngbamlon Leader : Klrst Girl What I
didn't Ilku In school was the parsln' . Second
( ilrl Oli.ourparbon was young and just too
lovely.
Iloston Transcript : Says a fashion note :
"Tho return of the shawl Is prophesied. " And
now will .somebody bo sutllclently bravo to
predict the return of the umbrella ?
Indianapolis Journal : Watts Aren't you
glad to see warm weathur maitnV
1'otts I hardly know. The mouth organ
fiend can turn loose on thu streets again with
out freezing to his luMrumunt. .
A STIMULANT.
Clothier nii'.l fr'Hrnlslicr ,
Outside the twinkling stars shone bright ,
The moon rosn cold anil clear ,
"How flu you like my new necktlo ? "
Ilo whlspurod In herear.
"I think It Is a great success ,
She miu'innrnil soft and low ;
"I llliu It best of all , because
It's such a help , you know. "
"And why ? " ho qucitiOMivl , tenderly.
She gave her head a slmKo.
"Hecause , " she said , "It keeps mo , dear ,
So very wide awake. "
Soiuto Oommittco3 Must Bo Reorganized to
Suit the Pre ltU > ut.
HILL , MURPHY AND BRICC OBJECTIONABLE
No .Morn Nomination * to Ilo Mmto nt 1'rei-
rut V'nlcm Ilin DIclntnr'A
Are hngnriloit In UiU
Itmport ,
WASHINGTONIltmr.AU or TIIK HUB , 1
Mil I'ViuiTtir.NTii ' STHKET , >
WAsittxciroN , I ) . C' . , March 1(1. ( )
President Cleveland Is deeply disgusted
and very mad about the organisation of thu
senate committees , and It loolw as though
his dlspleasuro would have an Important ,
bearing upon appointments. He sent word
to the democratic senators today that the
names of Hill. Murphy ami llrleo appeared
too frequently upon < he Important commit
tees , and that ono of them or some other
enemy was upon every committee where
nominations are sent for consideration.
Mr. Cleveland made a peremptory demand
for a reorganization of the senate commit'
tees , accompanying his dom.intl with a throat
to make no more nominations at the extra
session of the semite It the committees are
not reorganized , especially so far as they
relate to the three senators named , alt of
whom he considers his personal and political
enemies.
The president Is also greatly displeased
with the organization of the committee on
tlnance , which has a positive and cbntinato
majority for free coinage , and against all of
Ills linancial policies.
The announcement of the president's de
mand in reference to a committee reorgani
zation created something of a sensation at
the eapltol this afternoon , It is not believed
that anything could bo done toward commit
tee reorganization if it should be attempted ,
as Mr. Cleveland's opponents are Ii < tlio
majority on the democratic side of tbo
senate. The nrosnccts arc that , the senate
will adjourn till next December In a few
days and that then the appointments will
begin upon an extensive scale. It is signili
cant in this connection that the president
announced today that men in congress will
not be permitted to dictate all appoint
ments.
riling Tlu-lr .Vppllriitlons.
To.lay the clerks at. work upon the ippllea-
lions for nlltco under the Treasury depart
ment entered upon the books the following
Nebraska Inspector at Panama , John P
Sutton of Lincoln ; auditor in the Treasury
department , Charles 15reck of Omaha ; co
lector of internal revenue , .lulesU. I.umbard ,
Omaha. Iowa Surveyor , A. 1) ) . Hiehter of
Burlington ami William O. Sweeney of lu-
hue | lie.
.ludgo Thomas of South Dakota , who was
a territorial juduo under Mr. Cleveland's
llrst administration , called upon the presi
dent today with Senator ICylo and Dr. Flick.
The judge told the president that Hying in
the high altitude of the Ulaek Hills had af
fected his health unfavorably , otherwise ho
would stay there and run for congress , but
on account of his imp ilred health ho would
like to bo appointed minister to Chili. The
president promised to consider his case.
Wl'HtlTll Tension * .
The following pensions granted are ro-
pnrtod :
Nebraska : Original Henry McICclvv ,
John McGrath , Andrews. Craig , William II
Fleming , John Snyder , Herman Mehrcns.
Additional Stephen Hills , Andrew M .1 of
fers , increase William NewhofT. Helssuo -
John H. Il'irbaugh , Leander U. Phinnoy
Indl.ui War Survivors Joseph Uoed
Iowa : OriBhiiil Hiram Ford , David Hop
kins. Additional John Holmes , Frank M
Klarton. James M. Stewart , James D. Tan
sey. Increase Alexander E. Holland. Ueorgo
C. Nluholl , David U. Thompson , Carlos P
Hoynolds. Survivor Indian War.sly.irkin
Wilson.
South Dtkota : Original William W. Dar-
row. Frank A. Hjertbcrg. Additional Uoed
IJ. BroeKway. ,
M Isfcllniipout *
The appeal in tlio timber culture case of
W. J. Weiler against II. D. ICinspahr. from
McCook , was today dismissed by Assistant
Secretary Chandler , which is against Woiler ,
Ho alllrmed the decision In the timber cul
ture case of William J. White against Oot-
liob Krause from O'Neill , dismissing White's
contest.
Secretary of Agriculture Morton Is about
to make an appointment In his department
which will cause a sensation. The veteran
statistician of thu department , Mr Alfred
Dodge , who gives totho country the
monthly crop report will bo retire 1. and his
place tilled by Labor Commissioner Henry
W. Hobinson of Michigan. S. D. The ap
pointment has been fully decided upon , and
it will bo ouluUlly announced early next
week. P. S. H.
'Twill I'limsutliit I'nlillc.
iiTuixaa CltH Star.
The dooreo of I'oitm istor Oanur.il Blssell
to the effect that postmasters shall bo re \l \
quired to clovoto all of their time to ttieir
oilicril duties Is right an.l pro ] > ? r and ought
to ho vigorously enforced. It is a rule from
which there outht to bo no dep.irturo "A
publln olllco is a public trust , " and not a sort
of collateral perquisite for the rew.ird of
pernicious activity and offensive partisan
ship.
CO.
Largest. M-uiiifacturjr.-i an 1 Kit ill'jn
of Ulochlii la tlu Worlt.
Speaking of Robins
Reminds us that when geese fly north
In parks nnil ornuiitentnl trees
The roii ljroist : roljiiis alnii
And busy llttliIwaoy hues
Proclaim tliucoiulns spring.
Otlior l.-ns prool.ilm It , ton ,
As tlici wmitlior wurmor irows ;
And you mint c'o 111 othoM do :
.Sliutl nil your winter olothQS.
, llion. lut the old
\\VI1 tit you out instyhj ;
Then II co the rob.ns , ilon't you
know.
You'll huHlruliiK nil the whilo.
UL HnrrroNV limit , In.
Our styles this season are more variegated than
over both in overcoats and suits for boys and men
and in spite of our torn up condition , occasioned by
the remodeling of our store , wo head the list for
quantity , quality , style , fit and price. You'll find
it so when you look us over. Don't bo a goose.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
Store open a.uunliiy every tllliu evonlnstUI " I S.W.CDr.lOtlianilDoii'lisJt
