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TilURK Is a volume of suggestion in
the fact that ninny of the lending
southern newspapers tire denouncing the
Vandalism on the field of Gettysburg.
TllEltK is n noticablo fulling oft in the
number of Nebraska democrats who are
nt the national capital slinking the po
litical plum trees. Most of them are
coming homo to share pot luck with Jim
North. _
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GOVERNOR LEWKLLINO of Kansas has
Boon proper to contradict the report that
ho went to the World's fair in a special
car. lie wont in the regular Topeka
Blooper with thirty ether passengers ,
and most satisfactory of nil else ho slept
in an upper Iwrth.
TIIK statement that Commissioner
Xjochrnn is lopping pensioners from the
rolls at the rate of fifty per day at the
Topeka agency may bo taken with n few
grains of allowance. The pension abuses
have hardly been so glaring as to per
mit of such wholesale fraud.
CONGRESSMAN BKYAN has been in
Georgia descanting upon the beauties of
an income tax. Of course the Georgians
who have no particular incomes of their
own to bo taxed wore delighted with
the young Nobraskail's exposition of a
theory which ho has scarcely dared to
allude to at homo.
.Tim intimation that TIIK BKK is per
sistently slandering "tho L'ood people of
Lancaster county" is falso. This paper
will confess , however , to persistently
tolling the truth about some of the bad
people of Lancaster county , and that's
something that no ether newspaper in
this , immediate propinquity seems to
have the moral courngo to do.
ACCORDING to the showing of the
'bank clearings of the country us tabu
lated by Hnulslrect's , business generally
has undergone n great shrinkage.
Omaha , however , is one of the very few
great jobbing centers whoso total volume -
umo shows an increase over that of the
corresponding week of I892nml while the
figures are not largo , only Il.fi per cent ,
there is much satisfaction in knowing
they are on the right sirlo.
CONSIDKIUNO the limited componsa-
ion attaching to tlio fodor.xl olllucs in
Wyoming it is dllllcult to understand
why there should bo so earnest an
effort in the attempt to seoitro thorn.
The United States marshal's otllco dur
ing the past year has barely netted its
occupant his expenses , while the salary
of the attorney general hardly roaches
61,000 , a year In per dlom and fees. Yet
it is uafo to assume there would bo
aspirants for the positions were the re
turns even leas lucrative , HO general has
become the passion for holding olllce.
HON. BAHTU3TT TltU'i' at the United
Btatea legation at Vienna has more po-
tsnt influence with the administration
than Senator Kyle and the whole hatoli :
of South Dakota democrats. The prosi-
d6nt lias appointed on Mr. Tripp's roo-
yintnondation his follow townsman , Otto
Poemlllor , to ho United States marshal
lor South Dakota , to 1111 the vacancy
caused by the ijouth of Cyrus J. Fry
Mark W. Shonfo of Wntcrtown had boor
indorsed by Kyle , and ho had the backing
cts
ing of nearly all the leading uomocratt
in the state. Mr. Pooinlllor has been (
prominent in South Dakota politics , tie
oof
cupylng for bovoral years the postlon of
ohhlriuan of the democratic state central
tral committee. Ills appointment
nevertheless , was a surprise to neurli
everybody in the state ,
IimtOATlON IB becoming a matter o
interest in every region where art !
flclal moisture may bo utilized. Kspu
olally have the recent f/lguntic / enter
prises in southern California , Oregon
Washington and Idaho awakened iitton
tion , The Portland Oreyonian discuss
ing the aydtoms now under constructio
in the northwest says that at loue
$1,000,000 , must yot-bo expended on them
But by soiuo of these canals extoimlv
areas of IIMH ! hitherto valueless will bo
made desirable , It Is a pleasing foatur
of irrigation enterprise that supplies c
water should always bo cheap after ho
ilrtitccst of canal building is mot. Besld
the worthless arid tracts \vhlyh they ire
in aoiuo instances intended to rcclali
boooino at once worth many times ho
rapltal invested in the irrigation svBtoir
riir. A
The controversy now t > ondln botwcon
the state auditor of public accounts nnd
one or two of the appointive agents of
the stnto over the matter of adjusting
claims against the treasury is exalting
more or less Intercut. Hegardlni ; the
merits of the controversy , the public
will be Inclined to withhold its judgment
until it is in possession of all the details
of the case ) but the incident aoi'vos to em
phasize a few facts in connection with
the duties and responsibilities of the
auditor which may have boon forgotten
or overlooked by the public. Tlio
auditor la clearly justified by the consti
tution , the statutes and the decision of
the Nebraska supreme court in assuming
that ho is required to audit nnd adjust
nil claims against the state and to reject
any which appear to him to bo Illegal or
unjust. To do BO is not only his right ,
but his duty , and ho can bo hold responsi
ble upon his bond for failure or neglect.
Ills responsibility is not removal oven
when the legislature appropriates a
dcblpnatcd sum of money for a cer
tain speullled purpose. Such action on
the part of the legislature would bo an
assumption of the right to audit n claim
against the state in advance , nn author
ity nowhere conferred upon the legisla
tive branch of the government. The
solo responsibility for\tho proper audit
ing of claims lies with the nudltor.
Tt may bo unnecessary to quote the de
cisions of the supreme court upon n
point which ought to bo already thor
oughly understood ; but in order that the
public may not bo misled by the some
what caustic communications which
have found their vay into print , a
case may bo , briefly ulted. The entire
grounds of the present controversy were
thoroughly covered by the unanimous
opinion of the Nebraska supreme court
in the case of the State against Uabcock.
The decision which will bo found In the
tweuty-scuontl volume of the Nebraska
reports , distinctly throws the entire
responsibility upon the auditor. Among
ether things the opinion says : "While
it is the duty of the legislature to see
that no appropriations are made except
for meritorious claims , yet such is the
character of the safeguards thrown
around the state treasury that such ap
propriation is by no means a final
adjustment of the claim. It simply
places so much of the funds in
position to bo used by the auditor and
secretary when the claim is examined
and adjusted by the auditor and his ae
tion is approved by the secretary ,
While the legislature may set apart
money to pay a claim , it cannot pay it
out nor order it to ba done except in the
manner provided by law. It had no
jurisdiction to audit claims. " Again
the decision rends : "If money is appro
priated by that body [ the legislature ] to
imy a claim , such action is notnnadjudl
cation upon its validity to such an extent
tent as to relieve the auditor
and secretary for responsibility , foj
their duties remain as lixcd ty
the constitution. " And again : "Wi
therefore hold that the auditor not only
has the authority to examine and adjus
all claims against the state , but that i
is his duty to do so when they are pro
dented , and that if ho finds the clalmi
illegal or unjust , or that it has beer
paid , ho should refuse to issue his war
rant ; and this obligation and hia i-espon
sibility for his acts cannot bo removed
by the legislature. "
It has boon so many years since Ne
braska has had an honest and faithful
administration of the auditor's ollico
that the people of Nebraska may well
look with approval upon Auditor Moore's
evident desire to - closely adhere to
to the law. Ho has been criticized for
being overzealous ; but if such is the
case , the law provides an. , , adequate
remedy for the complainant. Where !
laxity and dishonesty have prevailed
for so many years , ovorcaution will bo
welcomed. It is bettor to err on the
right side than to connive at dishonesty
and as long as the auditor perseveres in
his o ( Torts to do his whole duty ho will
find the people with him.
.IRE ire ovKit'fAXixa Tiit ; JIIIIDOKSI
Nothing has been more glaring in the
line of favoritism to corporations than
the assessments of the two bridges that
span tlio Missouri between Omaha and
Council Bluffs. The Union Pacific bridge
is a separate link in the main line of that
road. Tlio cost of the bridge and approaches
preaches is computed at $1,500,000. The
cost of reconstruction , which is said to
have boon nearly $800,000. cuts no figure
in that estimate. The bridge was bonded
in 1872 for $2,500,000 , , or $1,000,000 , , more
than the actual cost of the property. It
was mortgugablo nt such nn enormous
figure because of its earning capacity.
It in pafo to compute that the earnings of
the bridge ranged all the way from $000-
I 000 to 81,000,000 , a year. Well-informed
- parties assort that notwithstanding
the competition of the Douglas
street wagon bridge the trafilc over the
- Union Pacific. bridge aggregated $1,500-
- 000 for last year. If the earnings were
) only one-third of that sum It is earning
5 per cent on $10,000,000. ,
Now the value of property Is gauged
by Us earning capacity , That is the
measure of value which tlio constitution
of Nebraska designates for assessments
of chartered corporations who are to pay
taxes upon their property and franchises
- If , therefore , the Union Pacific bridge
was properly listed it would bo taxed
upon its duo proportion on u value of
. 55,000,000 in Douglas county if wo assume
sumo that half the brldgo is in Iowa. sVs
a matter of fact , under the decision of
the United States supreme court in the
of Knat Omaha case , the whole bridge Is in
- Nebraska. Atsunio the average rate of
in this county to bo one
boventh of actual value and only half the
, bridge taxable , the levy would bo upoi
- a valuation of $714,285 , Tlio rot urns 311Of
- iho assessor pluco the value of tin
bridge at $105,00t ) . In the face of its
rank piece of favoritism the company'
. tax commissioner , who has reduced tax
shirking to an art- has the audacity to <
enter a protest and insist that Douglu
county is only entitled to tux the l > ridgi
of at $80,000.
In view of the fact that Douglas count ;
is now paying interest on $250,000 , whlol
were donated outright to the Unloi
Pacific toward the construction of thl
bridge , and in view of the other fact Urn
the road had for years paid on au assess
montof $2.)0.000 without protest , this Is
sublime impudence , to call it by n mild
name.
The Douglas street wagon brldgo and
approaches are computed to have cost
$100,000. That , of course , doesanot In-
elude the value of the right-of-way and
grounds covered. The earning capacity
of this brldgo is equal to 0 per cent on
$1,500,000. The east half of this
property in Iowa is assessed at $02,400
and the west half in this county is as
sessed nt $20,000. The general tax
shirker of this company has filed no re
monstrance with the commissioners. It
is presumed that ho does not consider
$20,000 as nn extravagant estimate.
But the people of Douglas county have
a right to oxpoot the commissioners to
readjust those bridge taxes on the basis
upon which the farmer , the merchant
nnd worklngman have to pay taxes on
their homes.
HA1T1XH VOll UfiCULN SUCKKHS.
It 1ms boon decided tlmt tlm case of the slalo
ngntnstcx-Treasuror Hill nnd his bondsmen
cnnnutbo tried In Douglas county. Tlio do-
cMon will not affect the merits of the case In
thu eyes of tlio people of the stnto. If the
money lost to the st.ito can bo recovered In a
Lancaster county court nobody will Rrumblo.
Hut the uhnnccs nro that the atato will lie
? 25l,000 ) out of pocket , nnd thu ox-treasurer's
and present treasurer's bondsmen will bo al
lowed to slip through , TIIK HKK.
The editor of. TUB OMAHA Bin ncod not bo
nlnrmoil. Tlio people can obtain exact jus-
tire in Lancaster county , The fnct that the
people of that county are fully acquainted
with the editor of Tun BEI : nnd entertain
for him an oplnlouaccordlnglydoosnotnrguo
that they nro not , like the rest of the pcoplo
of this stnto.
The perststont slanders of E. Rosewater
upon the good people of Lancaster county do
not affect anybno but the man vrho hurls
the boomerang. They nro interesting , how
ever , ns illustrations ns to just how far potty
splto work may bo carried. irorM-Jferatil.
It would bo a red letter day if the
monomaniac of the IrortiW/crrtW should
omit his habitual dally sneers and slurs
at K. Rosowater. 13ut is ho not throw
ing away his bait ? Lincoln suckers
know a hawk from a handsaw when
they see one. Why docs ho not direct
his slurs at his
impudent father-in-law ,
tlio governor , who employed Judge
Wnkolcy to bring the suit against Hill
and his bondsmen in Douglas county in
stead ot Lancaster ? And by the way ,
nearly nil the men on Hill's bond are
Omaha bankers and therefore Ilooo-
water and THE BHE have turned against
Omaha , as well ns against Lincoln ,
haven't they ?
But really , the wretched impostor who
is making a bid for Lincoln subscribers ,
has a hard role to play. Ho annexed
the boodle gang at Lincoln when he tried
to play into its hands during the im
peachment trial , but the honest people
of Lincoln , of whom there are quite a
considerable number , are disgusted with
his disgraceful antics and do not feel
grateful to him for shedding crocodile
tears over the abuse they are subjected
to at the hands of THE BEE. Ho will
find before ho is six months older that
partnership with rogues and sympathy
with public thieves is not a good invest
ment oven for udouble-onder newspaper.
THE BKK dares express nn honest opin
ion regarding all questions , whether
they affect Lincoln or Omaha men , and
takes its chances of finding enough de
cent people to patronize it.
A3lKltlC.t& SHll'l'lKO
The measure passed by the last con-
Crass''admitting two steamships of for
eign construction to American registry ,
conditioned upon the company owning
them having two or more steamships of
at least equal size and speed built in
American shipyards , has been justified
by the results. The Paris nnd the New
York , sailing under the American flag ,
have been doing as largo a business as
before nnd the International Navigation
comuany has carried out the condition
mposcd by congress by entering into a
contract for two now steamships that will
jo as largo and as fast as the Paris and
Now York. But the company will not stop
with this. It has entered into contracts
ivith the government to furnish a weekly
mail service between Now York nnd Eu
ropean ports which will necossltato the
construction of live steamships of the
most approved modern typo and they
ivill bo built by American ship builders.
The expenditure involved will bo nt least
$10,000,000 , The International Naviga
tion company has just been reincorpor-
atcd with a capital of $15,000,000. ,
The good results already secured from
this legislation of congress encourage
the hope that there will bo some further
action by the next congress looking to
the restoration of our merchant marine.
The step already taken ssonis to
prove that the time is nt hand
for a vigorous movement in
this direction , with every assur
ance of success. Tlio matter is one of
very great importance , appealing allko
to the practical interests and the patriotIsm -
Ism of the .American pooplo. The
restoration of the merchant marine
- would mean an enormous addition to the
shipbuilding Industry of the country I
carrying with It un Increase in several
ether industries. This would glvo
profitable employment to a Inrgo amount
of capital nnd labor. Another and
equally important practical considera i-
tion is the immense sum tlmt would i10
annually kept In the country and circu
, lated among our own people if the
greater part of our foreign trade and
passenger travel was carried on in
! American bottoms. It is estimated that
- our people pay out every year
: to foreign shipowners for freight and
idh
: travel about $200,000,000 , , of which
nearly the entire amount is expended
abroad. It would bo a most valuable
gain if only half this sum could bo kept :
at home and used among our own pee
ple. As to the patriotic consideration
it is presumed that every American citizen -
izon desires that the flag of his country
ahull bo been on every sea and in every
: port to which American 'products go ,
] It is 'unquestionably a reproach as well
us a commercial disadvantage that this
is not the case. A great commercial
nation like the United States , reaching
out for the world's markets and finding
it more urgently necessary from year U
year to enlarge its foreign trade inc
order to dispose of its surplus protluc
tion , ought to have ample facilities cof
transportation of its own instead of l > o
Ing practically at the mercy of forelgi
bhipowncrs , us our people huvo been foi
more than a qunr rbf. n century. There
can bo no doubt thattho ) very great ad-
vantftffo obtained tfvfcb the United States
in tho" trade wlthVto } ] ether Americas
was to a conslilornblp oxlont duo to the
fact that wo hnvhfyot had a merchant
imuino to transp.fr our products to
those countries , and-wo shall not bo able
to secure such a share of this trade ns wo
ought to got until vr.q'do linvo adequate
means of transportation under our own
fiaL'no matter what favorable reciprocity
arrangements wo .rilhy make with the
southern countries. Of this wo were
assured by the representatives of those
countries who came to the United States
a few years ago to discuss commercial
relations.
It Is impossible to say what views the
present administration may have on this
subject or what the next congress maybe
bo disposed to do respecting it , assum
ing that the matter will receive consid
eration , which is at least probable. The
only thing that can bo said with reason
able certainty is that no subsidy proposi
tion will bo likely to receive serious
attention.
THR financial views of Senator Hill of
Now York are not of very great impor
tance , but his statement as to the posi
tion of the senate regarding proposed
silver legislation may bo. Mr. Hill is In
favor of free bimetallic coinage. Ho
would go back to the policy which pre
vailed prior to the legislation of 187,1.
This Is not a now discovery , ho having
stated his proposition on the subject in
the last presidential campaign and
made a very lame attempt to justify
it. The senior senator from Now York
now says that the views of a majority df
the senate are practically in harmony
with his and that a measure
for unconditionally repealing the silver
purchase law cannot pass that body. Ho
has doubt about such a measure getting
through the house , but is confident that
it could not pass the senate. How far
the authority of Mr. Hill can bo do-
poiuled on Is of course a question , but
the dispatch says his statement had the
olTcct to partially counteract certain re
assuring1 influences of a financial and
commercial nature , which if true illus
trates how very sensitive the situation
still is. It is moro than likely that
Senator Hill is not talking at
random in this matter. The
Wellington correspondent of the
Philadelphia Ledger said a few days ago
that the silver men in the senate were
strong enough to ' , i6foat ! repeal of the
Sherman law unless something was sub
stituted equally favorable to sliver.
Meanwhile there \s'p. \ report that the
president is withholding appointments
for the purpose of Hiding them to obtain
votes for unconditidria'l repeal , and that
the plaiTis not altogether unpromising.
It can only bo said with certainty that
there promises to bo a very warm fight
over the silver question when congress
meets.
THE recent statement of Mrs. Mary
Lease , that there is not gold enough in
the United States' , td fill the decayed
tooth of the old { ) voiiicn , within its
borders , may bo suggestive of the terri
ble wear and tear upon the jaws of
women of a high temper' and an uncer
tain age , but it is not strictly in ac
cordance with tlio facts.
I'rults of I ! ( ! | > iil > llcin : 1'ollcy.
Iniltnnapolti Jouriwl.
In 1883 the amount of UnltoJ States bonds
held in lOnropo wns $537,000,000. It is esti
mated from the checks for interest on bonds
sent abroad that 918,503,000 of the national
securities are held abroad. This is one of
the results of ttio republican policy.
The Turn In thn Tide.
GloCc'Dcmocrat.
Seldom has n moro marked improvement
In the business situation occurred In n simrle
week than has taken place in the past six or
sovcu days. A turn in the muinctal tldo has
uomo about , but the chnngo will not bo
permanent unless the sllvnr law is ropoalcd.
liliiK ' > ' it Froilc.
Cincinnati Commercial.
The story that the president is bruiting
1ms boon con firmed. A man who can accumu
late llcsh with a mob of democratic ofUco
scokors snarling at his heels for four months
is worthy of having his mime preserved in
history. Such a slcgo would make a lean
and hungry Cusslus of n Falstaff.
Str.ilnlni ; n I'ulnt.
llosltin Journal.
Assistant Secretary Hamlm's ruling that
tin plato is not American tin pluto if the
black shoots which enter Into Its composi
tion nro imported Is about as sensible ns to
say that a roll of cloth which contained a
share of Australian wool or Egyptian cotton
could not bo fairly counted ns n product of
American Industry ,
Ono To n el i of .Niituro.
I'ltllatltliihln L&l'jer.
When the bodies of Prussian soldiers who
fell in the war of,1870 , Just over the French
border at Stall , wcro removed to German
soil and burieu nt Gravelotto , on Saturday ,
several regiments of French troops were
drawn up In n hollow square , the cofllna
wcro delivered formally to the Germans , the
Kronen anil Gorman chaplains made ad
dresses and the cortege moved to the border
line , the French troops following. The Ger
mans praise the courteoy of the French In
rendering military honor to the Gorman
doad. But for the meddling of politicians
Franco nnd Germany might hnvo loss reason
to apprehend fresh dllllcultio.v The muni
tions of the great often play baron with the
good of the many.
The Olcurlne ! tii lnii9 Horizon.
The northwest Is jmgood to prime fooling
overn fair crop and prospects for lariroly
Improved fall prices , , Chicago lias stopped
its bickerings and tlio' tank run nnd Is now
to tti'o-linrvost of Us
beginning ronp magnifi
cent exposition. All' that Is requlmrls to
satisfy nnd silence N j\v York nnd the gov
ernment , and the gold .imports will 1111 that
bill , With the gold shipments transformed
into gold receipts , WUfstroot will swajl its
fears and millings fur'fulth , hope and char
ity , nnd the Kovcrnniont will forgot that it
has a reserve , or a IHWgr to Issue bonds , or
that the countrv uses money. In ether
words , good financial hqalth will banish all
thought of monetary Upctors and drutrs , or
_ _ oven of tlio fact tha 'o ' have a financial
constitution.
Shnkn OR tlifc'l.ecclics. '
KMI ncy'Journal.
The republican party in Nebraska Is just
as strong as it over was. and the people bo-
Ilovu in its principle" Just as much as they
over illd. What it must have to restore It to
its old time vigor is u clean , untarnished set
of men at Its head-men whom the pcoplo
will trust without question and whoso record
. warrants tho'r ' confidence. The professional
politician nnd party leech must go to the
rear and remain there , whllo n clean sot of
now mon take the load. If this method is
pursued republicanism in Nebraska will bo
perpetuated. If tlio party barnacles und
self-assumed loaders with unsavory records
fuivo themselves into the leadership of the
party they may luad. but it will bo an Igno
minious retreat. TUo demand for a clo.ni ,
now deal In men as loaders is a strong and
- growing ono , and woo betide the chronic
papsuuHcr who thinks ho can go on forever
living by Ills wits at the public crib. "U is
not a theory that confronts us , " but nn
undercurrent of fooling that will bo heard
from later.
rAxi > n Tita.v tw/is.
Apart altogether from the question of the
nrmy bill , or from nny results to which it
may immediately lead , the destruction ottho
party of which Kugono Hichter wns the loader
by the secession of Its supporters to the so-
clnltsts on the ono hand nnd to the conscrvnc
lives on the ether Is the most disappointing
fonturo of the Gorman political situation ,
nnd may well discourage these who had
hoped j to see the Gorman pcoplo advance
nlon the lines of constitutional growth to
nn ultimata condition of Independence nnd
self government. Hcrr Eugcno Klclitor , nblo ,
honest , patriotic nnd progressive , stood for
the constitutional principle. Ho represented
In Germany , as Mr. Gladstone docs In
England , the system under which n
frco people , whatever the nature of
their executive , govern themselves
through the medium of a parliament ,
which they elect without restriction of
intimidation or nay kind of external pres
sure , nnd over which they retain , nt nil
times nnd under nil circumstances , nn
absolute control. Thus Kngland , though
nominally n monarchy , is n republic in
effect , for nil Its legislation Is derived from
the sanction of the people , nnd Its entire
system ot administration , .whatever mny bo
the forms followed and the methods pur
sued , Is In the hands of those who derive
their power and authority by n charter from
the pcoplo. It was Herr HIchtor's nlm to
reproduce in Germany this dcstrablo condi
tion ofnffnlrs , so that while the government
might remain imperial in name , it would become -
como republican in substance , and whllo the
ompcror might continue to rolgn ho would
ccaso to govern. It is nn explicable thing
that the German pcoplo. intelligent nnd ed
ucated ns they nro beyond the common , and
distinguished , ns they nro supposed to bo ,
with wisdom In tholr Judirmoiits nnd sobriety
in their conduct , should , ns they scorn to
have done , emphatically nnd definitively reJected -
Joctod this safe nnd reasonable program.
*
*
The Illness of President Garnet excited
grave apprehension' in Franco. Slnco the
retirement of President Grovy In 18S7 ho
lias boon a conservative force in every minis
terial catastrophe and political crisis.
Elected as n compromise candidate , with an
historic name consecrated by the memories
of the great revolution , ho has steadily
grown in public favor , and has shown marked
capacity for the exercise of executive func
tions. By unswerving patriotism , loyalty to
republican Institutions nnd consummate tact
in dealing with parties nnd factions , ho has
auccoedcd In dignifying the presidential office -
fico during n stoim nnd stress period when
the premiership has declined in authority
nnd parliamentary government has fre
quently been brought Into contempt. The
presldcntjins not ceased to command respect
and confidence , even when Parlia
ment was rent with factions and honey
combed with corruption. The death of
President Carnet on the eve of u general
election would bo nothing less than a calam
ity to the French republic. The election of
his successor would devolve at once upon a
national assembly whoso course has nearly
run , und whoso political authority has
waned. French legislators never lese their
self-possession in exciting crises. Ills suc
cessor would bo chosen , not without n llcrco
factional struggle , but in the end by the
union of patriotic republicans. That was
done when he was himself elected In the in
terest of republican hnrmony nnd the public
welfare. But itouhl bo very diflicult to
find in French public llfo another loader
equally well fitted for this most responsible
ollico. President Carnet seems to bo almost
n necessary man for the present transition
period In political fortunes of Franco.
Friends of good government and democratic
institutions will unite in the hope that his
llfo may bo prolonged.
*
Slnco the Franco-German war the Increase
In the German nrmy has been ovcr25 per cent
and Itcannotbo saia that this increase has
been altogether Tavorablo. The expense en
tailed by the operations of the war departments -
monts have gradually increased until today
thopubhcdobt and the military expenditures
are far larger than they were n decade ago.
If the matter of expenses were the only
thing to bo considered , it would not ba at nil
strange that so many of the German tax
payers have regarded wltji disfavor the
proposal for still further increase in mili
tary expenditure , but ns a matter of fact
an argument from a money standpoint Is
not the only ono which can bo brought
against the military system. Some of the
best years of Germany's citizens are taken
frou the farm , the factory or the counting
house to boncllt the army. Still again , a
largo portion of the German people , espe
cially the working class , are growing tlrod
of the autocratic airs assumed by the aver
age German ofllcer , who Is certainly not
troubled by an excess of modesty or of con
sideration for the feelings of civilians.
Whatever may bo the eventual fate of the
nrmy bill supported by the emperor , .It now
seems probable that the feelings of opposi
tion already uwakoncd by a discussion of the
bill in the last Ilolchstag will finally result
in a resolve of the Gorman people to check
any further progress of the militarist party.
*
* *
The unveiling In Paris of n statue to The-
ophrasta Hcnaudot , the founder of the Gu-
zotto do Franco , has directed attention to
tile history of that Journal , which is said to
bo the eldest newspaper in the world. It
wns started by Honaudot on May UO , 1031.
under the patronage of Louis XIII. and
HIchclIou. The king ovoa wrote articles for
it , and most of its fornlgn news apparently
was furnished by the government. It ap
peared every Saturday , und was a shoot of
four pages , about UxO inches In slzo. Intelli
gence from Constantinople required two
months to reach Pans , Intelligence from
Homo thirty-two days , from Vienna twouty-
nine , from Utrasburg and liorlln tvrcnty-
The Nicest and
Most Natural .
The finest , purest , strongesV
$ nd best flavors for cakes ,
puddings , pastry , etc. , are Dr.
Price's Delicious Flavoring
Extracts. In this age of
adulteration , consumers owe
it to themselves to patronizt
manufacturers who have an
established reputation for
placing in the market pure
articles. Dr. Price's Extracts
for purity have the endorse
ments of the leading chemists
of this country. They are
used by the United States
Government. The best ho
tels and restaurants use them.
; rhc largest and finest grocers
rell Ihem , and they are des
tined to take the place of qll
other Flavoring Extract ? .
eight , from Stuttgart , Rtottin nnd Vonlco
twenty-seven , from Hmr.Surtt twonty-six ,
from Augsburg fifteen , from Amsterdam
fourteen , , from Antwerp seven , from llrnssols
six , nnd from Ilouon thrco. The first nuin- .
bcr acknowledged that In Journalism Franco
had boon forcUnllod by ether countries , nnd
complained both of thodlnicultyof procuring
news nnd of discriminating between truth
nnd falsehood , but nddod naively tlmt , even
If Its statements should bo contradicted , It
would ba Interesting to know the rumors of
the day. In 10,11 the Onzotto fontnlnoil no
KtiRllsh news nxocpt announcements that
Poland had despatched nn nmbimador to
solicit llrltlsh mediation with Sweden , nnd
thnt the British nmb.tsstdor had boon
granted nn mullenco by the Uusslnn emperor.
Among the Hums of news In ono ot the u.irly
copies nro tlio announcements of the appoint
ment ot Laud to the archbishopric of Can
terbury and of the death of Guslavus
Adolphus.
The pcoplo of Imlliuiro calculated to hnvo
hoarded nnd put nwny , cither In the form of
ornaments or concealed In hiding places ,
over $300,000,000 of gold and silver In thirty
years. It Is ! n custom Injurious to iho de
velopment of the country nnd ono which
helps to complicate the silver question , for
the demand for gold and Us consequent np-
prcclatlon has helped to depreciate the less
precious metal , but what stops can bo taken
to remedy the existing stnto of affairs even
Lord Roberts , In his excellent speech to the
London Chamber of Commerce , did not
vcntura to Indicate. Ho contented himself
with the hope that some decision would
speedily bo arrived at as to the best method
of plnclnp the finances of India on a satis
factory footliiR and ho abundantly showed
the urgency of the case , eloquently pleading
the cause of her majesty's servants , civil
nnd military , who maintain the safety of
her omplro in consideration of Incomes thnt
dally almost hourly diminish In value.
*
3100111 ! AX tl.lltXK.l U.
Nebraska City News : Mr. Onrncau should
make nn Immediate explanation ns to the
truth or falsity of Mr. Mooro's stntcmculs.
P.ipllllon Times : Stnto Auditor Moore Is
a sensational cuss and does a Rood deal of
posing as a reformer for political effect , but
Just now ho Is cnirnijod in n lattdablo effort to
curtail the perquisite ? of the dudu maniiKors
of the Nnbr.iska exhibit at the World's fair ,
and the whblo stnto will wish him well In
the effort.
Kearney Journal : Auditor Moore has
written a letter to World's F.iir Commis
sioner Gnrncnu , in which ho lias touched uu
that gentleman's expense account , criticising
it In strong terms from a business stand
point. From vouchers rocoltrcd It is very
evident that Nebraska is not having her np.
iiroiirintlon Judiciously expended , nnd Aud
itor Moore hai notlllod the commissioner
that questionable vouchers will bo thrown
out In the accounting.
Seward Hoportcr : Auditor Moore refuses
to allow a great part or the bills filed by
Commissioner Garneaii for expenses of the
World's fair commission anil has written a
very spicy letter to Mr. Gnrncnu on the sub
ject. This will stir up n scandal of consid
erable dimensions , ana ifwhat , ho alleges
is true it will result in a row which may de
prive Mr. Gnrncnu of the soft snap ho has
been enjoying. , It is too bad for the state ,
but it is n fact the World's fair business has
been a fnrco and a tizzlo from the btginning.
Beatrice Express : Commissioner Garncau
has struck a snag in the person of Stnto
Auditor Moore , who refuses to audit his bills
and who writes him a letter giving his rea
sons therefor , charging reckless cxtrava-
ganco on the part of Mr. Garnoau , and gross
mismanagement of the state's Interests nt
Jackson park. There is a growing suspicion
that the money appropriated by the state ,
which was nmplo to make a creditable and
attractive exhibit , has been misapplied or
recklessly squandered and that thcrotis a
fruitful Held for a .searching investigation.
Nebraska City Press : Auditor Moore Is
doing something to earn his sjlnry. Ilo Is
showing Gnrncau that ho has been chosen to
servo the state and to invest the money ap
propriated for the state's World's fair oy-
hibit to the best purpose. That ho has not
done this hitherto Is a notorious fact , nnd it
would plonso the pcoplo of the state if this
man , who has so completely disregarded
their expressed wish , were made to dance tea
a lively tune. It is of course too late now to
remedy the evil ho has done the state , but
the people might bo protected by a better
man from a further waste of money.
Lincoln News : Judging from the papers
Mr. Garncau 1ms been taking lessons in the
art of polite letter writing , but his bold as-
surnnco that the law ttivos him the right to
disburse the money as he pleases will not go.
No one has accused him of dishonesty ; the
only charge is reckless expenditure of public
money with the solo aim of matting a big
splurge in the fancy line , when the people of
the state prefer to have their money spent
In a way that will advertise to the world her
resources and not her ambition to shine in
polite Boclety. The gentleman also appears
to labor under the delusion that bccuuso
ho is n democrat his actions are being
criticised , but ho is simply mis
taken. If ho can satisfactorily explain his
performance of duties assigned him and give
a faithful account of his stewardship , well
nnd good ; but ho cannot excuse himself by
falling back upon his dignity and declaring
that ho is responsible to the governor only ,
and Is not compelled to give any accounting
until the close of this work.
"COUTH crro.v. "
OMAHA , Juno 2,1 , To the Editor of Tna
Urn : Thursday evening's ICR ] said of the
repeal of the Sherman dovlco thnt It might
l > o followed by n dnmnglng "contraction of
the clrculntlon. " " 1 Infer that reference U
mndo to the volume of various kinds of
money nnd not to the fact of thnlr mcro cir
culation , nnd upon this undor.stnndlng I re.
speottully dissent from the conclusions of
THE HKE. The trouble U not contraction
of the volume of money , but of the
circulation of that volume by moans
of a contraction of confidence nnd
credits. Hundreds of millions of money has
suddenly been contracted Into banks of de
posit , Into the atrongr boxes of tire proof
bank vaults , into dark holes In the ground
nnd old stockings ; nnd this Is exactly whnt
nnd nil that nlU this great ntul rich country
which wns never In n really moro prosper
ous condition than it Is today In most other
respjcts. And whnt really caused this kind
ot "contractionI" My old answer Is : The
affrighted bankers of Now York , who became
came nliirmednt the spectacle of dopnrtliiR
gold. These vigilant guardians of othot
people's money nro not to bo blamoil. They
nro , next to the national , state nnd inunicl.
pal governments , the greatest debtors In our
country. They always owe moro than
they can pay "on cnll , " nnd they Imvo
n vnlld reason for becoming hysterical over
Mooting phantoms of disaster. Gold Is com *
Ing back now upon legitimate demands
arising in Internal trade , precisely ns it
went out from us Our country will bo nona
Iho richer for this. It will actually bo the
poorer , save In that rontldenco in the basis
of credits upon which Id per cent of the vast
trade of our country Is carried on. Expan
sion will follow contraction of circulation
under the operation of n law of business
which neither bankers nor irovcrnmunla can
control. GKOIIUU L. MILI.EH.
Up In Unto.
iVilliu/clp'ilii / iMljm
The provisional government of Hnwnil tint
mndo public what It dcclnros to be n docu
ment signed on January ill by the deposed
Queen Liliuokntaul , empowering Paul Neu
mann ns her ngcnt to treat with the United
States government for such "ofllelal or otbot
consideration" for her ns could bo secured ,
Including , In the uvont of n dcclluntlon to
assist hi her restoration to power , authority
dispose of her clnims to the throne on n pe
cuniary basts. The queen evidently felt
thus early that the days of monarchy In the
Sandwich islands were numbered. In tha
meantime thu American public patiently
nwalts Mr. mount's report.
COJ//IU7. VUSVKVTWXil.
nimlra ( Jayulto : 1'assongor Is this n fust
cimlne ?
KiiRlneer Fustl Well , I guess It sniokos ,
choos nnd goes oil on u toot.
Tioy Press : Paradoxical as It may seem , It
la always to u mutt's ciedlt to pay cash.
lionoll Courier : I'lrst Moth Are you going
fur ?
Second Moth I Intend to spend tlio summer
on the cape.
Oalvestim News : Nothing nialios u good man
morn cautious than the conviction that his nd-
vlcu Is going to lie followed.
Philadelphia Keconl : lliiRKlns What did
you do when you found tlmt von had no
money , after oiilerlng u largo bottle ? Mug-
glim oh , 1 was terribly put out about It.
lluffnlo Courier : It Is In keeplnc with the fit
ness of things that n lawyer should lie allowed
to use n Kreat many IlKiires of speech In sum
ming up n case.
fhlcnpo Tribune : "What's the matter , old
chapptoV" exclaimed Cliolly.
"liunil mo your stnollliiK-bottlo , donh boy ! "
suld Kwt-ddy. faintly. VThu young woman
w lie linn just nassed if gives olT n sUrong odoh
of now gingham ! "
Yoguo : Illhelot Tlens ! canalllol What da
you mean by writing t i my wife and cullliiH
her your "bollo Marie ? "
Plpolot Mlllu pardons , M'slour , I I thought
the la < ly wns your daughter.
nibolot i-acro bleu ! Worse still !
A private soldier , walking nrm-ln-arm with
his sweetheart , niothis sergeant when uhout to
enter u elioup restaurant , lie respectfully In
troduced her to htm :
"Horgonnt. my sister ! "
"Yes , yes. " wus the reply , "I know ; slio was
mlnuonco. "
fiUMMiil : .IOVS.
Brotrntno , Klnu A Co'c MnntMu.
When In ( he languid toivn the air
Is tremulous with heat ,
Wo di earn of cooling places where
The land und oceun meet.
Oh , what a summer Joy it Is
To toy with recall's curls ,
And feel half Jealous when they kiss
Thu ankles of the girls.
THO Ul'l'ltUttlfKS.
rhleaao Journal.
Slio sat In her aory chamber ,
With the curtains all dr.iwn tight ,
Curled up In u great MB rocker ,
1'ulr andHucot In thu soft laniDllRht :
A lion-lion box on the table
With Hie choicest of sweets wan filled ,
Which she daintily nibbled whlln writing
The words that her lover thrilled :
"Oh , Ilong , for yon now , my darllngl
Without you my llfo seems drouri
There Is never n llt ) of comfort
Kor me unless you are near ! "
And her lover road Iho letter
As ho sat In his bachelor's don ,
With his feet cocked upon the mantel ,
In the usual way of men ,
With u box of clKiirs ut his elbow ,
And u pipe und a gluss near by ,
And t ho miioko clouds wreathed above him
As he echoed her lonely cry :
"Oh , I Ions for you now. my durllngl
Without you my life seems diour ;
Tlioie Is not u bit of comfort
Kor me unless you are near ! "
& GO.
Largest Manufacturers and Kotallor )
ol UlothliiK in the World.
A Good thing in a waist.
We're going1 to sell them. The quickest way
to do it is to have a
run. If wo don't have
a run on waists the
coming1 week it will
be because the ladies
of Omaha don't know
values. We have
an immense line of
boys' Waists in our
children's department.
Wo have cut the prices in two. The $1.00 waists
are 50o ; the $1.25 sort , 65o ; $1.59 ones , 75o , $2.00
waists $1.00. These are reg-ular made and also in
blouses , plaited , plain and all makes , neat styles
and colors. A line a ladies' waists will bo closed
out at less than one-half price as wo are going- out
of these goods altogether. Boys' linen pants , 50o.
A full line of wash suits and summer novelties.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
j Jj § ( Jor , 15tu dfld DOUSES StS ,