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jfiWTprli - . * ' f ill THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY , MAY 81 , 1893. JCHE JPAILY BJBE K. nOSKWATKll , Editor. ' .tatcgrasv ' " - VtmUSHEI ) EVEItY MOUNINO. TKRMB 01" SUU90HHTIOX , pally Ilco ( without BnndnjJ Ono Year. . 8 S 00 lftlly nml Sundny , Ono Year in 00 Klx Months BOO Three Mouths 360 Pumlny HPO , Ono Yrnr 2 ° ° Bnttirdny lice , Ono Your . 1 " 0 Weekly lice , Ono Ycnr 1 00 01TIOK9. Onmlm , Tim Ilco Ilnlldlng. South Onmlm , corner N nnd 20th Streets. Council III IK 13 1'carl Street. Clilcnco Oflli'o , 817 UhnmUir tit Coinmorro. .Now York , Koonts 13 , U nnd 10 , Trlbuno . Washington , 613 rotirtccntli Street. if All comniunluntlons minting l < i news nnd i1 , fdltoilalniatturMioitld bonddrcssod ! To the Editor. IIUHINKM I.ETTEIW. ' All business letters nml reinlttiinces should tionddrcMpil loTlio UPO I'ulillshlng C'otnpnny , Oiiinhn. DrnflN , checks nnd postoflleo orders tobo inaili ) pavitblo to the order of the com pany , l'nrtlcs1iM\lng thuclly for Iho sumniur can Imvo thu Ili.t : sunt tliulr address by leaving nn order at this olllco. THl-3 BKK PUUMSHINO COMPANY. ' MVUIIN STATKMK.NT Of C1IICULATION. Flntouf > ctirnntin , I i Lour.ly or lniulaii ; , f ( Irorcu II. Tucliuck.ncctctnrr of TitK llns pub- IMilMK comtifinr , dooi nolcmnlr' ' nwonr llmt tlio ncliinl rlrcnlnllnn of TIIK DAll.r HEX fur lliu weox enillnic Mnj : * , Ism , wns rti follows ! HuniUjr. Mnjr J | t 040 .Moiiclnjruy1i \ V.1.813 Tuotilar. Mur s. | 73.TSO Wtilni' ilny. .Mnr S ' , . . ' 'lliiirMliir .Mnr : ) Krldnr. Mnir lit tinlunlnr , .Mny 27 M.80I Ol.U. II. TVZCIIUCK. Sworn In iKiforonio nnd itibicrlbol In mr vtcf once thisnili dnrot Alar , ISWJ. N. I * . Hun , Notary Public . Tlio lion In Clilritgn. TUB DAILY nnd HUMIAV Hun U on sale In Chicago nt thu following places ; J'nltiipr hnnso. ( Irani ! I'aullle lintol. AiKlltotlnin hotel. ( hunt Northern hotel. ( lorn hotel. . Walls II. ill/or , IHOSCilostrcot. Klles of Tin : HKK i iii bo spun at thti No- Imifcku building and tlio Administration bnllil- Itig , 1'ipoultlnn irronmls. Clrrnliitliin 'or April. 1HIKI , SJ.tfHl Tin : two big conventions which ns- soinblo lioro this week will uoither over tax Oinuhu's welcome nor her hospi tality. THK route of the proposed cnnul be- twcon Fremont nnd Oinuhu is being ex amined by export civil and hydraulic engineers. Public interest In the project will largely depend upon their report. A MAN who hesitates to condemn what he known to bo wrong is not entitled to respectful consideration. A magistrate who hesitates to condemn what ho knows to bo wrong invites popular execration. GOVHKNOII NELSON of Minnesota makes the announcement that every state and territory in the union will have in the anti-coal delegations - com bine convention except Now York and Indiana' THE weather is now favorable for building and all kinds of outdoor work. There is no reason why the city Improve ments in the shape of grading , paving wnd Bower building should not be pushed with vigor. Tin ; railroads are already 'filing schedules with the State Board of Transportation showing higher rates on oatahipments of grain. The board should not bo outdone in a more matter of courtesy , but should promptl file schedules with the railroudu , showing lower rates. A MINERAL palace is projected at Deadwood , for the purpose of attrno'.ing visitors from the World's fair. The Hills country is immensely rich in mineral wealth , nnd the enterprise , if accomplished , would no doubt advertibo the fact to the world , and thereby ad vance the development of her limitless natural resource ? . MoilMON missionaries are vigorously engaged in proselyting in Sun Francisco. According to the Cull , they have camped In that city in the hope of sending to Salt Lake u full 2,000 tnon and women , who will work In the Mormon vineyards and fields and worship in their temples. The ultimate purpose ) , it is alleged , is a polit ical one. This invasion has excited considerable siderablo agitation in the Pacific metro polis. But wo fail to bcrp how it can bo prevented. IT COMES from a source that is consid ered authoritative that at the miggos- tlou of Mr. Cleveland himself Senator Allison of Iowa has had a conference with tha president respecting- finan cial situation. The impression is that the president indicated to him that ho .was going to call congress together and probably earlier than August. There is just a possibility that an , extra fcosslon will bo convened early next month , BO Bolioltous is Mr. Cleveland to do some thing to overcome the present financial stringency. THE project engineered by Ignatius Donnelly to have elevators built by the state for the benollt of the farmers of Minnesota is at a deadlock. The attor ney general rules that by the terms uf the act the elevator muFt bo built out of the profit * of the business. As no busi ness can bo done until the elevator is built there are no profits. Contrasting enterprise Is that exhibited by the farmers of the eastern section of the state \Viishliijnon , They have already built their own elevators and are about to build another large one at a terminal point for loading upon vessels. Hero is an object lesson from which , however , Mr. Donnelly , with his socialistic vagueries , will not learn. LuMltlJKMKN everywhere are Inter ested in the through tariff just estab lished by the Great Northern railroad fcom North 1'aelllo coast terminals to thu Atlantic hcabourd via West Superior. Thu ruto is 40 cents per 100 pounds on tlr lumber and 50 cents on other lumber , . > Cifs , shingles , fence posU and wood tank material to the latter terminus. Thence additional rates varying from 32 cunts to Baltimore to Uo cents pur 100 pouiidn to Boston are imulo. The north west timbcrmon are congratulating each other en the Impetus this action Is likely to give their business and the people of the country may , for the time being at least , hope to got lumber for something approximating a fait * prlco unless the ttyndicates stop in to control the market. .A VERY MA11KKU This paper has certainly mad itaolf clearly understood roffnrdlng the dlffor- orcrico between the functions of the flu- ; ) rome court noting In Its primary capao- ty an a tribunal to Interpret the stnto constitution as to the validity of legisla tion and as a court of appeals in oases of error In the civil and criminal courts and the supreme court sitting as a court of Impeachment. In ono cnso the functions of the court are purely ndlclaland limited by technicalities. In the other case the court nets as a tri- ninal to pans in review conduct of per sons chargcdwith misdemeanors in office. But there are none so blind as those who will not soo. The helmsman of the Lincoln Journal , who has a lorror of impeach monts , persists n asserting that ho cannot comprehend the difference between a criminal trial ind a trial under impeachment. For his Information and all others who have taken exceptions to thu treatment of the impeached ofllclals by THE BKK , wo will endeavor to make the distinction clear. When n person under indictment for a criminal offense is placed on trial ho is hedged about by all thu safeguards the law throws around an Individual whoso person nnd property are in jeopardy. Ho is presumed to bo innocent until ho is proven gnlltj beyond a reasonable doubt uncl that doubt is not to bo removed by any plea that the party was in position to prevent somebody else from committing the crime. In other words lit must bo shown beyond a doubt that the crime charged against him was knowingly and wilfully perpetrated Individually or as mi accessory. In trials under impeachment a much wider latitude is given and conviction or acquittal is arrived at by an entirely different process of reasoning. A public olllcor lays himself liable to impeach ment for falling to perform certain acts as well as for performing them cor ruptly. It is not necessary to prove bo- yonii a reasonable doubt that an olllcial charged with misdemeanor has boon guilty of dishonest acts in the perform ance of his duties , but it is sufllclont to show that his methods of doing business wore such as to foster corruption and entail losses upon the state by his neglect to exercise reasonable care and diligence. In other words the court of impeachment has a broader scope than a criminal court. Its func tions are to determine whether under the testimony produced the .conduct of the oflk-ials can bo justified , and whether they are safe and trustworthy custodi ans of public property and public funds. In reaching a conclusion the court is not hampered by technicalities or restric tions , but free to roach its conclusions after taking into aecountall the circum stances , both as to what the officers have done and what they have failed to do when it was their sworn duty to do it. CAKAD1A.K RAILROAD COMPRTITIOK. The committee on interstate com merce of the United States senate will soon bctjin to hold meetings throughout the country to investigate three trans portation problems of urgent importance L the long-and-short haul , the pooling question and the matter of Canadian competition. It is expected that the committee will bo able to report early in the besslon of the next congress , and it is thought to bo probable that there will bo some legislation designed to change the conditions under which th.o railroads of Canada compete with those of the United States , to the material ad vantage of the former. The report of the Canadian Pacific railway company for 1892 , just made pub lic , bus doubtless been read by American rnilwaj managers with whoso roads that company competes , with some degree of envy. It is an exhibit of prosperity which hardly any road in the United States could make. It shows not earn ings for the year of over 88,000,000 and a surplus at the end of the year of nearly $7,000,000. The business of the road in creased largely over the two preceding years , notwithstanding the unfavorable conditions of a light harvest and the low prices for wheat prevailing in the world's markets. This increase of business came not from com mercial development in Canada , but from the growth of transportation of merchandise ever the Canadian Pacific between points in the United States. Under the privileges 'allowed that road by this government its tralllo between American points is steadily increasing , and of course what the Canadian line gains American lines lose. The .foreign corporation is unhampered by any legal restrninmonts. U is not compelled to conform to any system of regulations. It is under no arbitrary control. Its managers are free to make what rates they will , regardless of long-and short-haul conditions. Being thus unre stricted it is enabled to successfully com pete with the Amorlcan roads for tra ( Ho that ( naturally belongs to the latter , with , mieli liberal benefits to itself as the figures of last year's business attest. That this is so is shown in the statement that the "Soo" line , controlled by the Canadian Pacific , made a largo increase in gross earnings and profits for the year , and there is now projected a branoh line which when constructed will give the Canadian Pacific the shortest line between Chicago and the northwest and the Pacifiu coast , thereby increasing its facilities for competition with Amor- lean roadn. This aggressive corporation is strengthening itself in other direc tions and is steadily making itself mure formidable as u competitor to American transportation interests , both on the ocean and on land. The problem of how to deal with this competition so as to do justice to all American interests involved has boon under consideration for years and a solu tion seems no nearer than when the dis cussion begun. Several years ago the bomito committee on interstate com merce made an Investigation of the sub ject , covering thu sumo ground , doubt- lobS , that will bo gone ever this summer , and submitted a report to congress which set forth the disadvantages to which the American roads wore sub jected , but nothing was done by way pf providing a remedy. The executive de partment of the government has for years given the- matter raoro or loss consideration without reaching any conclusion as to what is best to bo done. The difficulty in the way of any radical measures in the foot thf\t the producers of the northwest and the mnnufaoturora of Now England nro unoomiiromlfllnRly opposed to any policy toward Uio Can ndlan raids which would destroy or greatly restrict the competition from which the people of thogo sections derive material bono'flt in lower rates of trans portation than they oould probably got if compelled to bo dependent wholly or largely upon American lined. Thopres- ont senate commit too on intorstalo com merce .will doubtless find as the result of its Investigation that publlo sontlmont in the northwest and Now England has not changed in relation to this question. 7 B ItATR OF KX011ASUK. A merchant at any town of Importance in the west may purchase a draft at a local bank and mail it to the jobber In metropolitan cities to whom ho is In debt for a consignment of goods. Or , ho may ship the money by express or buy an ex press money order , for which ho must pay a regular rate of exchange. Should ho bo compelled to purchase a postofllco money order , ho must pay a fixed rnla to cover the cost of transmission of the money. For the bank draft ho pays as a rule a much loss rate of exchange. In purchasing a draft the merchant escapes any risk that may attend the shipment of the moneywhich , risk is assumed by the bank. There is also some expense to the country bank in its correspondence with the exchange bank respecting each transaction and for clerk hlro in keeping the books of accounts. The nominal rate of exchange that prevails all ever the country is not excessive. Without it the business world would bo deprived of a most con venient and safe moans for tjo liquida tion of dobt. Bunkers throughout the state of Kan sas have recently adopted the now ruling of the Kansas City Clearing House asso ciation to govern the charges for drafts and checks on out-of-town banks. The attorney general of that state has taken the matter up and sees in it a gigantic trust of banks for the oppression of the people. Ho threatens to cause the arrest of every banker who dare charge a rate of exchange for the transmission of money , nnd declares that the ruling of the clearing house is in direct violation of the anti-trust law of Kansas. It will bo difficult Indeed for any fair- minded man to sco the force of the attorney general's reasoning or the wisdom of his action. Suppose ho can sustain his position that the action of the banks is in violation of the anti-trust law , which is not probable , can ho in voke any law that will compel a banker to transmit money for a patron without charge ? Tno action of the Kansas banks is directed solely to the establish ment of a uniform rate of exchange. Their right to make charges for the exchange or transmission of money has never before boon contested. The unprecedented move of the attor ney general of Kansas is attracting a great deal of attention in business circles throughout the west. It is said to have been born of the doop-rootod antipathy in the minds of the people ot that state toward the tanker and money lender. The farmer has boon led to bollevo that the banker is his natural enemy and must ha put down at any cost. It is not at all improbable that the rashness of the attorney general is duo to the preva lence of this sentiment , and that ho la nursing a political ambition. It is not at all likely , however , that any state of floial can overturn or revolutionize a commercial system of exchange that is universally recognized to bo both legltl- mate and sound. THE European correspondents nro again talking of the prospect of war. Ono report is that Empo"or William , on the occasion of his visit to Rome , told the pope that ho was determined upon war and would glvo no heed to the pope's pleading against war. It seems hardly possible that the kaiser oould have said anything so obviously indis creet , particularly in view of the fact that his argument for the array bill was that its passage would bo in the inter est of peace , but the emperor has not at all times a prudent command of his tongue , so that the statement cannot bo treated as incredible. Another report is that the popular fooling1 in Germany regards war as the possible outcome of the present political situation. Mani festly the conditions in the Gorman empire - piro are extremely perplexing and it is apparent that the government is sparing no effort to impress upon the popular mind that great danger will confront the nation if the army is not strengthened. There is plainly , how ever , an inconsistency botwoan the re ported talk of the emperor at Rome and that of the finance minister of the em pire , which may fairly bo presumed to represent the sentiment of the kaiser at homo. The correspondents agree that no safe prediction can be made regarding the outcome of the election , so numerous nro the parties and complicated the situation , hut the consensus of opinion is that in the event of the election going against the government the emperor will not hesitate to adopt extraordinary moas tires to carry out his purpose to strengthen the army. THE financial situation dooa not grow brighter from day to day , notwithstand ing the reassuring opinions recently expressed - pressed by eminent authorities on mon etary alTaim. On the other hand , there docs not seem to ho any very strong rea son for the great apprehension which somu persons arc reported to feel. The country will doubtless lose moro gold and the outflow may continue for the next throe months , but no reasonable estimate of the amount likely to go out of the country In that tlmo need uroato a fear that our gold supply will not still remain sufficient to maintain the parity of the currency and the credit of the government. In the autumn , there is every reason to expect gold will begin to return , and wo ought to get back the larger part if not the full amount of the year's exports. Thu real embarrassment of the situation , however - over , Is not BO much from the gold inovo- mont as from the contraction of credits duo to loss of confidence. The process of liquidation going on , the end of which no one can BOO , haa produced an extraor dinary fooling of caution , but even as to thin it in to bo olwnrvcxl that in any event the real capltnMho | | country will not bo Impaired nor .wWr any of Its re sources ho lost. Thrfcarb nnd consorvn- Ism now being gonocatry.'exorcised will , vo bollovo , avert nnjlfying In the nature of a crisis , ndmiltlng.ll/At there has ever boon any real danger < j/ / ' uo1i anoutoomo to the financial disturbance. At such times nt this the Ujndonoy la far too common to exaggerate the dlnloulttos of the situation. f'J ' IT IS said to bo th ( ciitentlon | of the ivnr department to mftko some changes which will bo In thonaturo of reform , n the detail of military 'attaches at the Bovoral foreign legations. Some of the officers now on this service have boon abroad for four or moro years , and in such cases changes will bo mado. It Is the opinion of tha war department that an officer of moro experience and higher rank than a second lieutenant should bo sent to the principal military powers , and as a consequence a number of changes will bo made in our mili tary representation abroad. It Is not proposed to do away with any of these details , but to linprovo them , for the fact Is recognized that the military and naval officers serving at the foreign le gations have performed valuable ser vices in reporting to the government the progress made in ordnance and other matters pertaining to the two branches of the military sorvlco , and tholr reports nro being published and sent out through the bureaus of intelligence of the War and Navy departments to the two national academics and the schools of application established for the instruction of young officers of the navy and army. In addition to the valuable Information secured by these officers for the government the personal experience and knowledge ac quired of foreign countries adds materi ally to their efficiency In tholr profes sion , and it is contemplated to extend this service and so organize it as to In sure the best possible results. THK supreme court's opinion uphold ing the constitutionality of the Geary law has placed a new phase on the re lations heretofore existing between the Chinamen nnd the Six Companys. The latter have always exorcised supreme premo authority over the coolies In this country , and extorted n largo amount of money from thorn upon the pretense that they Intended to protect them against the operation of the exclusion act. It is generally understood that a very small portion of the total amount thus contributed by the Chinese went to pay for legal expenses' Ifl' contesting the constitutionality of to ) law , and that the six companies approp.riafpd several hun dred thousands of dollars , to tholr own exchequer. Now the Ohlnoso are enraged - raged at what they foj'mlho imposition in exacting1 from them 'the payment of money to no purpose , and at having boon Induced to alloisJ uib period of reg istration to go by nnd bo thereby ren dered liable to deportation. The coolies have revolted ugalnsV tllblr further ex ercise of assumed authority , and it is ap prehended that thqJ highbinders , who would as soon assassinate the heads of the Six Companys ns 'pomraon coolie , if they see profit or plunder therein , may by induced to put tholr dread tactics in operation. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ THE investigation into the books of the suspended bank at Ponca is said to reveal a startling state of affairs. It is n matter of surprise that an investiga tion after a bank fails wilUrevoal crook edness when an investigation before its failure made 'by the same examiners seems to show everything to bo all right. There must bo something radically wrong either with the present system of bank examination or with the exam iners. A Timely Suggestion. JVeto York Hecnrder. The best thing Mr. Cleveland can do is to toss the wbolo platform aside and go it alono. A Good Work. Kebratka City ffem. Tncro is not a person defending the ofll cors who would have kept t lie in in their env ploy flfteou minutes after they lonrnud how affairs were conducted , and why should not the state's intorcstb bo as well cnrod for as these of private persons. Call the bringing of the men to justice and exposing tlic'lr methods ' 'maa partisanship" or what you will , a good work has boon accomplished. Wlioru liivtMitiiiiiiitii Pay. Qlobc-Dcmotrat , Australia is inverse condition than the United States was in when the panic of 1837 began , anu a longer tlmo will doubtless ho required for recovery than occurred hero , but recovery will como. Meanwhile the British Investors who suffered In Australia , as they did previously In Argentine , will ilnil it to tholr interest to place tholr money hercuftor In United States properties. Prosperity Htuvoil Off. Kitnsaf Citv Journal , The assurances of democrats that existing business troubles are the result of causes started under the previous administration do not agree with their former promises that prosimrlty would greatly Increase when the democracy came into jxnvor. The country has been in a posltlo'u to count with certainty on democratic rule for nearly seven months now. and ought to bo showing some signs of the greater prosperity. Stop Huylnjf.lMif Silver , Duffalo Courier. The first and most ? 1hlirlous duty that will confront congress.wx > mooting In tha autumn will bo that.ot . rouoaling the silver law of 1890 and stopping tiio monthly pur chases of pig silver , Xljp gperatfon of that law has brought the country to a point where foreign contldonco inthonbllltyof tlio United States to maintain gel $ ' payments has be come impaired and whcro distrust has begun to disturb commercial conditions In this coun try. It is oneourazlntf to note the fact that even In quarters whorinffd * free silver craze has been dominant horato/qra the opinion la gaining ground that thtr forced purchase of silver bullion 1ms been a failure and should bo stopped , jij ; The Wyoming Oil Itoglou. Denver Ucfntljllcait The Wyoming oil fleUsI kro attracting the attention of the capitalist , and it Is highly probable that as soon as that locality is lapped by the Northwestern road a croat dcu < of development work-will bo done , fhoro Is evidence- going to show tl at the oil re sources of Wyoming surpass these of Penn sylvania. The formation Is said to rosom- bio that of the oil region on the Caspian sea , where it has been shown that an enormous quantity of oil oxlbts , and from which Rus sia's supply Is drawn. But the Wyoming country has boon developed to only a small extent. It has boon Impracticable- do anything with the oil that might bo taken from the wells , for tho. locality Is too far from liny railroad. There has boon more or losa talk about constructing a nlpo line , but nothing has como of these projoota. Doubt- U > S3 It has boon thought that the expense of constructing and operating such u line would not bo justified by tlio amount of oil which could be sold in the western market. But { "utters will bo different when the oil roplon tnppon by the Northwestern rond. Then "mny boprnotlcftblp to ship oil from Wyo ming an fnr ns the Missouri river , If not to the MlislMlppl , in competition with that which Is supplied from wells In the oust. I'robnbly the usoofollfor fuel will bccomo more common In the future , and this would , of course , Incronno the innrltot demand. U would bo especially so of the Wyoming oil , whloh is of n heavy kind , well adapted for use ns fuel , nml OincntinlillnR. lluffaln Inqtttrtr , iMnrgo number of the men appointed to oftlco take occasion to stnto that they nro los ing money m accepting the positions offered them. They possess a high sense of publlo duty , however , nnd will not permit monetary considerations to stand la the way. The fnot Is that the majority of these pcoplo nro binning. The nrorago ofUcohoulort did not accept the position with the knowledge that ho was going to lose money. There nro not so many men making $10.000 nnd $20,000 a year as these appointees would lend the pub llo to suppose. It ItoKtMiflth the Court. 7/ou-cIls Journal. The Impeachment case now rests with the supreme court , the arguments having been closed on Wednesday , after four weeks of continual labor on the part of the lawyers. For the first tlmo In the history of Nebraska the supreme- court sits as a courtof Impeach * mont nnd It Is a.shamo that It has to bo so , as It reflects upon the peed tinmo of our fair stato. It Is expected that the court will report - port their llndlngs at no very early day , owing to the great amount of testimony to bo reviewed nnd the largo number of legal authorities that have boon presented , Olvo Him n Chnnco. llutlrr CountI'resi. ) . The democratic papers ever the state are nil trying to discourage Mr. llosowator's efforts to purify the republican party. They are nil agreed on ono point that it con' t bo done that there would ho nothln ? loft. except the memory of Lincoln and a few old heroes , In whoso natno they have committed many crimes. On tlio principle that "It Is better to have loved and lost , than to have never lovoi at all , " our advice Is to give Mr. Uosowatcr whatever encouragement we can. His efforts nro a good thing for the state nnd common honesty. If his efforts prove to bo misdirected , they will not bo without good effect , to aay the least. The wrong on taxpayers have been committed , and If Mr. Kosowntor cannot reform his own party , the pcoplo will find men In other parties whom they will trust. Glsnntic Trust I'nllnro , Philadelphia Ttmca. The failureof the Whisky trust , which was ono of the most gigantic of Its kind. Is duo to two causes which clearly foreshadow the fate of all simitar organizations except these protected by tariff laws or which apply to articles of comparatively limited produc tion. A representative of ono of the with drawing firms Intimated that the prosecution of the trust by the attorney general of the United States under the Sherman anti-trust law would have proved fatal to It , ns It was clearly in violation of the provisions of that law. Ttio Sherman law applies with equal force to all combinations In restraint of trade and the dissolution of the Whisky trust in advance of any dccroo of the court upon this subject probably foreshadows the like retire ment ot nil trust combinations when they are resolutely attacked by the authorities. Tlio Air I. inn Convention. I'MladclpMa tlrcord. The populists of various western states will hold a convention in Lincoln , Nob. , early In Juno for the purpose of booming the scheme for a railroad from Bismarck , N. D. . to Oalveston , Tox. , which they hold would enable them to market their grain moro cheaply than It can bo done at the present timo. and also to find reciprocal markets in South America. Notwithstanding their confidence in the proposed enterprise as a business Investment , It is noticeable that the populists are not manifesting any actlvo interest in subscribing for the capital stock , as they are of the opinion that the states should own and operate the lino. As a means of ameliorating the depressed condi tion of the agricultural interests this pro posed railway to the Gulf is scarcely less visionary than was the agricultural sub- treasury scheme. But the proceedings of the convention will bo worth watching , if only to seo.whnt to extremes honest natures may bo misled by their enthusiasm. . - - Hawaiian Annexation in u Nutshell. Jiulijc Thomas M. CMifcjthe June Forum. It Is perfectly manifest that unless wo are to treat the American anil English settlers upon the islands as persons entitled to establish for themselves institutions nt xvill , regardless of the wishes of the remainder of the people , wo cannot for a moment sanc tion what is proposed : but if wo make the recognition nnd glvo effect to their will by receiving the proposed gift , wo nro bringing incongruous elements into a union never framed to receive thorn , and wo are justify ing nn extension of the constitution formed for the government of n union of harmonious and contiguous states of the North American continent , so as to bring under its rule as a part of that union countries Inhabited by races radically different in physical and also in mental characteristics to these by nnd for whom the union was established , In whatever quarter of the globe wo may flnd them , _ rEOl'LE AXl ) IIUNQS. Receipts are now a lap ahead of expenses nt the World's fair. It will cost M.OOO to tow the Columbus caravels to Chicago. Philadelphia will explode about $25,000 in an old fashioned Fourth of July. A sugar dish owned by Mrs. 1 1C. Smith of Hoswoll. Ga. , has been In use by her family for over 100 years. A covey of 210 snakes have been found In South Carolina. This , too , before the state saloon is in full blast. Ix > ndon correspondents Intimate that Queen Victoria's mind Is waning. How the news affects Albert Edward Is not stated. Twenty-six hundred nnd forty Immigrants landed In Baltimore during April. Ihey brought with thorn in ready money M9,088. Juno 11 Is coming to the front as n candi date for holiday honors. It Is known ns flag day , the anniversary of the elate- when the stars and stripes were officially declared by congress the colors of the United States. Thu widespread plucking of dupes by the Iron Hall has a counterpart in the operations of endowment societies in Massachusetts. Out of $12,000.000 collected from members , $1,000,000 stuck to the palms of the ofllcors. A profound wall of regret filled Missouri when It was demonstrated that ono nervy man could hold up n train nnd pluok the pas sengers. Think of the golden opportunities that had como and gone since Jcsso James turned his toes to cloudtand , Dr. Talmago's sermon last Sunday on the text , "Who Touched Mol" la sulcl to have been nn able discourse. Having just raised a largo sum of money to cancel the tabernacle's floating indebtedness , the reverend doctor Is competent to talk Interestingly on the sub ject of "touching , " The sultan of Johoro , who is hastening Chlcagoward , is not us dark as ho is painted , nor la ho a subordinate ruler. It Is ofllclally announced that ho Is an absolute ruler , a personage of high Intellectual calibre nnd a roflnod man in every senso. Whereat the Lake city 400 is elevated sovonU pegs. The Maharajah of Kapurtlmla , whoso wealth Is as oxtonslvo as his name , is aston ishing the pcoplo of Cairo , where ho has stopped on his way to Kngland , by appear ing In publiu wearing bracelets of pearls as largo as pigeon's eggs nnd heavy necklaces of diamonds and emeralds. Otherwise ho is a sensible- young man and talks of coining to the World's fair , The evil of lofty cult permeates all Bos ton , Even tlio police show symptoms of the plague. In his report to headquarters re cently a cultored cop detailed nn accident on his neat and concluded , "A physician was summoned to the bodsldo of the dying man , but his diagnosis of the case gave the vic tim but littlehopo.and although the dlsclplo of Esculapius oxcrtod ull his skill , his ef forts were fatal. " A Georgian possessing notable analytic powers and pictorial diction , thus paints Nebraska weather hereabouts : "Tho rhythmic waves of the vibrant other , stirred by the muslo of the church bolls , purified the pulsing circle of midair In which wo stood , almost touching the ileooy clouds , and there , under the flying birds and zephyrs and sunbeams , the smiling metropolis glittered like a daizllng Koh-1-noor in a setting ting of royal maRnlilccuco aud splendor. " ron aoun \ OMAitAMayCO. To the ( dtltoraf Tin ? Nun : The editorial In Fntunlny's UKB headed "No Macadam for U , " cnrrlcs nn Impression which It seems to mo , In view of the facts you will hardly wish to sprorul. The term macadam Is understood ami used by the public In a very IIKJSO manner to des ignate any rend surfaced with broken stono. Tlio surfacing Is only ono point In n well-con structed roadway ; and oven If properly laid may bo rendered practically or largely a fnlluro by ncgloot of other requirements ln the construction. You will hardly claim that because ono local experiment was unsatisfactory , tint broken stone nn a road surfacing has proved n failure- . Many who have llttlo tlmo to glvo to Investigating such matters , nnd believing In your care for the tmblio welfare , will be led to believe that such Is tho. cnso. Tlio fact Is that In the whole period of road building from the days of Itoman roads till today , and from all the experiments of road builders and experts , no snrfaco hns been found to compare- with ono mndo of broken stone , that Is applicable to nn extended road system. Such n surface is found on the cele brated roads of Europe nnd flroat Britain , and In localities through the United States where they Imvo good ronds. The Now York and Chicago Iwulovnrds and parkways are also of that material , so It will nattily lie In the nature ot an experiment if wo use the same. As citizens of a municipality having been brought to observe various classes of city pavement , and led hi our ignorance to ox- porlmont with material long before nrovod failures elsewhere , wo nro Influenced by that knowledge of actual contact and stronuly prejudiced In favor of what lias proved satisfactory , nml fearful lest now i experiments be forced upon us. Having dls- \ covered by hard ox | > crlcnio a remedy for our local tils we should not hasten to pre scribe the remedy to our neighbors , whoso trouble wo may understand only super ficially. The requirements of n satisfactory road In n city nro so different from these m su burban nnd country districts that very dif ferent moans ma > be used , nnd in fact nro demanded to secure them. flvo ! the public the results of extended ox- iwrlmeuts In this to us newer Hold of roadways. Such Informa- from a disinterested source will Imvo its weight nnd result In the only sensible busi nesslike plan of benefiting by these results and not squandering our money in nn Ignor ant infatuation that wo have the secret of the Philosopher's stono. In view of the results elsewhere attained , wo may accept as a fact that the thing to use Is n ourfaco of brokcm stone. Of course wo want a durable stone for It. What It shall bo must bo determined by what has proved best. And wo want our road snrfaco well supported , for , as I said , the surface Is only ono point In a well built road. The ma terial for this support or foundation may bo very different from the surface material , nnd it is my belief that wo have , close lit liana , nt various points , stone that can be had cheaply which will clvo as good results for this purpose as could bo had by bringing ma terial nt largo cost from n distance. My position , in short , is this : First That a broken stone surfaced road on good foun dation has proved Itself the best for ex tended road systems. Second That we should conform in choice of material ns closely ns possible to what has proved most durable elsewhere. Third That we should draw ns heavily for material upon local sources ns wise compli ance with the last proposition will permit. \Vo want first class roads , but wo want them distributed as widely and accessible to ns largo a portion of the county ns possible. Wo want smoothness , durability and length , no 30-foot roadways when half that width v/llldo , and clvo double the length nnd twice the number oenoHtted. Wo want sollditv , with all unnecessary trimmings out off and their vnluu expended In greater length. AI.HYN P. DIKE. NKItRASK.l AXI > XJUHll.lSK.ISH. Ono hundred boys from Chicago nro at work in the boot Holds about Pierco. To settle for u load of hay ho had stolen , a Pierce sport gave up his pot shotgun. Conrad Gasser , n Crawford saloonl.it , has been arrested for selling liquor lo United States soldiers without a-license. Amotbcr search for coal Is to bo mndo near Brownviilo by the same man who drilled there for fuel ten years ago. Mrs. ICato E. Gillnn died nt Auburn after a long illness of consumption. Her remains have been taken to Pennsylvania for Inter ment. The annual field day exercises of Hast ings college will bo hold on Saturday next. Tno college commencement exorolses occur on Wednesday , Juno 7. A frog floated Into the water mam at Crete and landed In n hydrant , causing a lot of trouble and expense before the dlllloulty wns located and removed. The frog was dead when taken out. Mrs. L. F , Folda of Howolls who had started on a pleasure- trip intending to visit the World's fair , 'was taken ill at the resi dence of a friend In Milwaukee and dledi of inflamatlon of the bowels. In spite of the fact that an ordinance pro hibits tlio use of "nigger shooters'1 lu the corporate limits of Hastings , some of the youths of that city have transgressed the law nnd killed birds with the tabooed weapon. A lively fracas took place at Shubort the other evening , in which three or four pcoplo with revolvers and other weapons partic ipated. A number of shotft were exchanged , but when the clouas of smoke cleared away it wns found that the only damage done was the wasting of ammunition. NKItDKIt AT II01UK , Ncnnlor Allison Will No Continue tin n hrr of th * .Monetary Cnitlaranco. V WASHINGTON Ilunniu or Tits Bun , 1 i\ \ .113 r-\nivrnn tn STIIRBT. > ' * > WASHINGTON , 1) . 0. , May 80. ) Senator Allison wns In Now York night on his wny to Washington , tor .said that tuidrr no circumstances ho continue to net ns n member of the inter-l nntlonnt monetary conference which Is let' ' meet In Biu.ssols m-xt November. The scna-J * tor said that ho nml ovcry rt'puhlli-an ' were > ' npcilod In the Bcnnti * and the hoiiso for tlio extra session which ho expects 1'rcsldonto Cleveland 111 call In September. The seimT\ tor bolloves that the regular session will fol-k low Immediately nftor the extra session nnd that possibly by that tlmu the monetary ron-,1 feronco will have reached some rcsults.ti Senator Allison nNo bollovcs that tinlessv some satisfactory substitute i.s submitted. , the Sherman sliver law will not bo repealed.- Much , however , ho thlnk.i , neiieiids upouthe. International monetary conference , CVnlrst uf Army Ofllcors. W There will bo a lively routes , t among sov-p crnl army ofllc-ers ns to who will aueceoc.J ! Surgeon General Charles Suthcilnnd , wlic * . wns plnci-d on the 'retired list yesterday ? * ] Colonel Charles 1'ngo Is thu senior colonol,1' but the fact that ho will reach tlio age ( it\ retirement next December loads to the belief - , lief that ho will not bo selected. Dallas > ' Bnehn , who Is fourth on the list of llcu-i' tenant colonels , Is anuing these pmniltietitlVK named for the vacancy. The appointment ? will bo made soon after the rotwn of the , ' ; president from his llshlng trip to Hop Island on which ho started this afternoon. * MOSHKH GETS A BOND. Ills l'ulhcr-lii-ln\v Dlftl , Hn Si-cured Hurc tie * mill l.cill for the Konrrut. t C. W. Moshcr received word yesterday' " ' that his fatherInlaw , Mr. Mnnslleld off 1'corin , had died of heart disease , nml ho nl"1 , ' once made n special effort to furnish a'bom ? ' so that ho i-ould attend the funeral. Mr..r. Whcdon , his attorney , nnd J , II. Hurley off Lincoln wont on thu bond of $20.000 s sure- : ties , nml the bond was accepted by Judgov Dundy nnd Attorney Baker. Mr. Moshor * departed yestcrdav afternoon for Pcorln , Haying that ho would bo back Immediately after the funeral. NrliriKliu r.ilr Visitor * , il CHIOAOO , 111. , May fU ) . ( Spoolal Telegram to Tin : Br.K. ] Frank Rogers , 0. H. Ucan , ) , | A. F. Banyou nnd wife , Mr , nnd i Mrs. J. 1,4' ' r Cnrcy , Ixjuls Mendelssohn ntin Mrs , Sponi'ors 3 Otis were the Omutm nrrlvals who regls-i I tcrod nt the Nebraska bullilltitf todnv. - , Others from the stnto Included O. 1'Vi- Beckley nnd wife , Bcntrleo ; John S. Hor-\ . shay. Nobrnskn City ; Knuiuoi Hull nnd wlfo- ' Mr. nnd Mrs. .1. S. MeNnlr , H. W. Mines , HIM * coin ; Beatrice Kosunfeld. Hustings : J. lit- : , Miles nml wife , Fulls City ; M. H. Bllssjoi Hebron ; W. J. Miller , Superior. llll'JT.HS Of MlItTlf. , j Romunlllo Journal : < ll\o the devil hlsdno.4v of course , but don't clve him more than that , ? ns nearly everybody ( loon. . . Millidolphla Times : As lo lioiso show , thoj . best ot them won't Rut any unless thu Jockey la ? straight. A i Indianapolis Journal : The vcRotnrlnns ImvoV n convention lit Chicago next month , which la _ quite meet. J. , ' Tld nils : Schoolmaster : Why wns It that ; ! his Rient discovery wns not pronorly apprecl- * ' ] nted until loni ? after Columbus was denilWi Nineteenth Century Schoolboy : llecauso ho J didn't advertise , sir , l- | Philadelphia Hecord : "Necessity knows no\3 law."snlda tiresoino lawyer In ono of thotj courts n few days IIKO In llnlsliliiK up a long f hpccch. "Yos , snld tlio Jmlgo , "uud some ; lawyers know llttlo law. " Detroit Kroo 1'rcss : Variety Is tlio oplco of ' life , but It will never provo nn aecoptalilobiib- . , stltuto for cloves nt the theatre. , Wnshliipton Star : "Do your neighbors keep chlrkt'iisr" nsUpd I ho visitor. "No. " rolllc'l ( the dKcoiisolnto man who OWUH a Riinlvn ; "tlivy Just feed 'om and koup thopBgs. Wo jccep 'cm most of the tlmo. " - - j Pitllnilolphla'itecoicl : IllobbsWonr wife hni * a beautiful chin. Nulihs. Nohlis Dlil you ever muot my wlfo ? niobbs--No. Nobbs Tlion you've onljt hcc'ii my wlfu's chin ; you should , , near It. TIU.I.-TAI.E. Illotvntna , Rtnu it Co.'s Mnntlilii. I She weighed an own hundred pounds , fooft no heard hnrsiiy ; Him looked HO sylphllko wo liullovcd , Till , on a futal day , Hho dropped u nlukul In tlio slot And gave horsclf n weigh , HTH.W HAT. H' ' Xoincirtllc Jntiriinl , Hull tlio utraw hatl On fovorort lirow of moil It icsts so lightly , I * In thu dull RtruetM ot towns It nlilncH no v brightly , . ; , Wlmt tliongn the jokers Jest nbont It trlluly , ' ? ' Half ibe straw hutl * Hall the straw liat ! No hoadgonr over yet dovlsod O\COH It. < - ' When a man's hend grown big It only nwolln It. Wlmt If It does roll when tlio wind propels It ? ' Hull the strnw liatl . Hull the straw hut ! It Is so light nnd restful , nnd HO airy , ' Wearing It , n man feels gay nnd literary. ; Once having hud It , would wo do without IKj Nuryl t. Hall the .straw liatl V VA' ' . Hall the strnw hull \ \ It Is tlic grentcst boon of Hiiinmnr weather , " A contrast to thu hats of felt and louthor , ( I A Hliultcr and a nolacu put together I- lliillthoHtraw liatl . 'f ' I-iarsest Manufacturers nml Hot.Ulorj of Olothlui ; In tl ) WtbL Astonishment Was depicted on the eountonancos of all our visitors the past week not only on account of our mag- niflcent now quarters , but also the great variety of new goods never shown before. The "weavers of the cloth con tained in our suits have not allowed any poor material to be used in their make , and wo have made them up as well as tailors can do the work. Wo specially call your attention to the line of $10 suits that our tailors have made up to make an extra good im pression during1 our opening week There are many other ohoioo suits in both the boys' and men's department that it will pay you to soo. Wo can fit you with the latest style hat at half of halters' prices. BROWNING , KING & CO. , EtoreX7rd a7t1iu3'n3tl118-n ' ! 8. W , Cor , 15th and Douglas Sis.