Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY JBER : MONDAY , FEBRUARY 12 , 181H.
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It will soon Vo tlmo for tlio Oinnlia asses-
nor to comincnco Ills work of imderostlinat-
Ini ; tlio vulito of Omalui property.
Falrhopc In tlio iininn of tlio latest ro-oper-
ntlvo colony. Its members can bo assured
of liopo whether they get anything else or
not.
Rvon llio Qermnns Imvo to knuckle under
to the French BO fnr ns to employ the
French InnRUtipo In tlio text of the now
treaty of commorca with Kussta.
The scnnto 1ms gone back to Its old Imblt
of adjourning from Thursday to Monday.
Four days session each wool ; Is ns heavy a
burden ns our upper house legislators feel
themselves nhlo to bear.
The Commercial club should not engage
In too many prospective enterprises at once.
The now Omaha cannot bo built In a year ,
but ono enterprise at a tlmo successfully
carried out will soon double the population.
The statement that coal Is already cheap
enough In Omaha for all practical purposes
may be taken with a few grains of allow
ance. The manufacturing Interests of the
city can stand a slight reduction without-
disastrous consequences.
Governor AValto of Colorado Is advising
the populist editors of his state to keep the
silver plank of the Omaha platform con
stantly In the foreground of discussion. Very
good advlco , we should say , provided It serves
to keep Governor Walto constantly In the
background.
The will of the late George W. Chllds
leaves his entire estate to his wife. Mr.
Clillils nrndo such gifts for charitable-
educational Institutions as ho wished to en
courage during lifetime. A man who con
sistently pursues this policy 'has-no call to
make further donations of tilts' character by
befnicst.
Something must bo done to redeem the
pledges made by the republican party to
modify the existing prohibitory law that has
proved such a signal failure In Iowa. This
should bo the starting point for the repub
licans In the Iowa legislature. The more
promptly they act the better for the future
of the party.
Ex-Senator Ingalls denies that he has
been converted by Evangelist Sam Jonos.
It has frequently been asserted that Mr.
Ingalls was far beyond the powers of con
version , . but Mrs. Ingalls Insists that her
husband doesn't need to bo converted. Mrs.
Ingalls certainly ought to bo an authority
on this point.
Iowa legislators want every boarding house
that uses oleomargarine to display a con
spicuous sign , "Oleomargarine used here. "
They know what they huvo been getting for
use ns butter , "but prefer to have the fa ct
Imprcsse'd ns well on their eyes as on their
palates. Iowa boarding houses , must bo well'
up with the average.
Tlio now fire limit ordinance Is an Im
portant measure. It embodies the true
safeguards against destructiveIres ( by es
tablishing an area of fireproof construction
and denning the limits within which tinder
boxes must not bo erected. .If such an
ordinance was rigidly enforced there would
bo less talk about advanced Insurance rates
and incltlclent lire lighters.
The people of South Omaha who arc or
ganizing a private circulating library are
commencing to feel ono of the disadvantages
accruing from having a municipal govern
ment separate- from that of Omaha. Had
they consented to annexation at the time It
was proposed , they would have had the use
of the free circulating library maintained and
supported by the city of Omaha. As It Is ,
they will huvo to put up with a voluntary
library association for the present.
After all the hubbub made last autumn
about the Indissoluble alliance between Rus
sia and France , the announcement that
both Russia and Germany have entered Into
u now commercial treaty embodying mu
tual concessions and most favored nation
treatment will nrotiso suspicions as to the
sincerity of the various alliance ! ) of Kuro-
pean powers. European diplomacy Is a
game of every ono for himself and lot the
best man win. Russia cares no moru for
'France than It does for Germany.
You always have to go away from homo to
Get Information about men and Incident * In
your o\vn neighborhood. According to the
almanac of the Chicago Dally News for 1894 , ,
which baa JnM reached u , "J. Sterling
Morton has during most of his Ufa prac
ticed law and attained great eminence In
his profession , acquiring a fortune. " Nobody
In this neck of the wooda has ever heard the
sane of Arbor I.odgt > plead at the bar and
nobody lias inspected that ho acquired his
fortimi ) In legal tourneys with Marquette ,
Poppleton , Woolwortli and other eminent
pnctltltlonem , although It U known that lie
turitttl law at college before he came to
Nebraska 'way back In the 60'i.
IA V.IMJAVB
A xpeclal committee ppolnted by the
Commercial club to Investigate the fennllill-
Ity nf Ilia Matte river canal has submitted A
glowing report Muting out the great bene
fit * to bo derived from the project by exist
ing nnd pronpcctlva factories and mills an
well ni the city at large. Thu committee
nrniiitiietiilccl that a liberal subuldy shall
be voted by the county and thin recommen
dation linn been cndontcd by tlio club.
Neither tha committee nor the club has
Inllmntcd who Is to build the canal , and
who IR to own nnd operate It vhcn It Is
built or-how much the county Is expected to
donate. All that they Imvo seen fit'to
coimnunlratn to the public la ithnt the
cnglnecrfl csllnmto the coat of the canal not
to exceed $3,000,000. Kvon this , ostltnnto
loon not Hpccify wlmthor the J3.000.000 In-
cliiilo the coat of building the canal and the
cunt of the electrical power plant , or whether
the plant , which certainly will cost several
hundred thousand dollars , Is nn after con
sideration. On thcso polntH the voters of
tlilu county would have to be enlightened a
good deal moro than they nro now before
they would Justify the county commissioners
In ciitnrlnlnliiK the proposition to subsidize
the en mil.
Conceding tlmt all the promoters claim
for this canal can be accomplished and grant
that Its construction nt thu carlles possible
day Is desirable , the iiui'stlrm that confronts
our'citizens Is , shall the canal bs public prop
erty owned and operated by the city nnd
county Jointly or separately , solely for the
benefit of the community , or shall It bo owned ,
controlled nnd operated by a private cor
poration for gain ? The experience- Omnlm
and the experience of all cities that have
depended upon franchlscd corporations for
water , light nnd other necessary adjuncts
of a modern city has not been favorable to
private ownership. Quito to the contrary ,
there Is a universal demand that the city
sliiill acqulro the water works as soon HH
It cnn ; that the city shall own Its electric
lighting plant and If possible get rid of the
corrupting and demoralizing Influence of
corporate Interference with the city govern
ment.
Now If the canal Is to bo public property ,
how nro wo to go about It ? There Is no
power In the charter for the city to embark
In such an enterprise , and until there Is
such authority wo fall to HCC how wo can
legally expend nny money for It , even If the
county should vote the subsidy to the cor
poration known as the city of Omaha. What
cannot legally bo done directly can scarcely
bo done legally Indirectly through a con
struction company , which , by the way. Is
liable to degenerate Into a Credit Moblllcr
before the canal Is half finished.
The only rational way to go about this
business Is to let the engineer department
of the city make the preliminary estimates
and when the charter has been amended seas
as to enable life city to proceed with the
work wo can ask the county to Join the city
In raising the funds. But before wo vote
bonds wo shall want all the detail estimates ,
not only what.lt will cost to build the canal
and how much wo are to expend for the
power plant , but also how much It will cost
to maintain and operate it winter and sum
mer.
DKFKHSKLKSS CAX.WA.
The Canadian people will not d < ; rlvo any
ccmfort from a statement recently made In
an nddress before a London club by Sir
George Chesney , the military expert of the
British empire. He was discussing the de
fensive condition of the British colonies ,
and said that as a rule they were safe
against successful attack , with the excep
tion of Canada , In the case of a war with the
United States. Ho said It was n serious
question how a defense could be main
tained along the long line of the Canadian
frontier In the event of Great Britain being
engaged In hostilities with the United
States. It was Impossible , said this eminent
military authority , to doubt tlmt If some
great question or quarrel nroso Involving
the Interests of the people of"tho "United
;
States , and If the feeling of that people
wcro so roused that they should ! determine
to carry out that quarrel to tho. bitter end ,
that the position could bo anything but an
extremely serlour one.
He painted out that the people of the
United States were capable. In times of
great 'emergency , of great things , and If
there were 30,000,000 pf armed people against
0,000,000 of Canadians even supposing the
Canadians were united as ono man
It was a question whether the defense
of Canada would bo possible. Indeed ,
Sir George Chesnoy believed It would
bo an impossibility , , and there can be
no doubt that In this view ho .will
have the concurrence of all military men
whose judgment Is of any value. Should
hostilities break out betwcan this country
and England , the United States would find
no trouble whatever In occupying Canada
with an army strong enough to hold that
British province against any force that Can
ada could put Into tha field , and whatever
defense was made would bo by the Canadian
people themselves , for England would hardly
undertake to send over any considerable
force. She has not a large standing army ,
and any considerable diversion of troops to
this continent would bo very apt to bo taken
advantage of by her European enemies to
make trouble for her abroad.
Of course there Is only the most remote
possibility of the "fruited States and England
over again engaging In war. The disposi
tion of both nations Is to reach a settlement
of their differences through arbitration and
this sentiment Is likely to grow nforo pro
nounced In the future. The defenseless
position of Canada , therefore , so far as the
United States la concerned , need cmiso the
people of our northern neighbor no concern.
It limy Induce them , however , to cultivate
a moro neighborly temper and disposition
after being told by the leading military expert -
port In the British omplro that _ In cnso of
anything happening to warrant this country
In taking possession of the Dominion they
would bo helpless.
C0.1//.l/UT/rW SCllOUh MAXAOKUKXT.
The city of Chicago just now Is wrestling
with the same problems that are being
discussed in this city. The Board of Edu
cation of Chicago has asked the city council
toralso the tax levy for tho. coming year.
The leading dallies charge that the manage
ment of the Chicago schools Is recklessly
extravagant. * The Trlhuno declares that
odlces Imvo been created by the Board of
Education on the slightest provocation ,
which accounts for the long list of superin
tendents , special teachers , stenographers ,
clerks , assistant clerks , messengers ) , pages ,
engineers , onslatant engineers , etc. A care
ful revision of the pay roll pertaining to
these offices would result In a largo saving.
Many of the offices were created to nmko
places for peta of the school board mem
bers. Some of these Jobbing school In-
apectors are no longer In otHce , but BO mo of
them aro. But whether In or out of office
there la no reason why thu public should bo
taxed for whims. Nearly every committee
of tbs school board and nearly every prin
cipal ofllccr has a clerk , monsengor and ntcn-
ngrnpher. If the aldermen Indulged In such
extravagance thcra wo'ild bo a loud public
protest. The school board Indulges In the
luxury of nn attorney nt (300 per month
who doc * not Kpond 300 minutes per month
In the oftlco of the board. It Indnlgca In
the luxury of numerous bookkeepers and an
auditor , several secretaries and a clerk and
HO on , It Is an extravagantly conducted de
partment of the city government.
The Chicago Herald says that tlio Board
of Education has no moro reason to keep
up Itn rate of expenditure than the Pro de
partment or the police department to keep
up the rate that has for itomo tlmo been
necessary In their respective fields. They
cun reduce expenses , .they have reduced
them. But the Board of Education , through
uttpur Incompotnncy as a body , grown timid
nt the very thought of reduction , and It n
cut Is to bo nmdo wants Instruction from
others , not members of that body , how to
mnko It. This contrast between the educa
tion department nnd the department nt po
lice and lire Is not to the credit of the first.
This Is a gooil deal worse than the situa
tion In Omaha , but Chicago U moro than ten
times as populous nnd the Chicago Board of
Education employs more men , disburses
moro money and docs more business In six
months than the Omaha school board , city
council nnd county commissioners ilojn any
two yearn. On the HCnlo Of expenditure
which the Omnlm school board has made
during the past year wo have nothing to
brng of In comparison with Chicago. The
complaints In both cities nro the Fame the
creation of offices for pets of mouthers nnd
relatives by tha school board , the mainten
ance of supernumeraries on the pay roll nt
extravagant salaries and general wasteful
ness when economy nnd retrenchment nro
Imperative. This Is where the shoo pinches ,
and this Is why the taxpayers will side with
the council ngalnst the. school board In re
sisting the Increase of tlio levy.
lWUniX-lMAX ASSOCIATION'S.
The examiners of the State Banking de
partment have completed the examination of
the organization papers of building and loan
associations authorized to do business In Ne
braska , jiml their findings Imvo been ap
proved by the department.
The prlmo object of the Investigation waste
to reduce the operations of associations to n
system embodying the principles of mutuality
nnd honesty. A confusion of methods has
oxlstcd for some time , provoking much com
plaint and accusations of partiality. To bring
order out of the existing chaos was n dell-
cato and difficult task. Associations organ
ized previous to the act of 1891 contended
they were not subject to the new law to the
extent of nltcrlrig nny provision of by-laws ,
previously adopted. Tlje rights acquired by
prior organization , however , were annulled
when the associations applied for a certifi
cate to the board. They were not required to
comply with all the provisions of the new
law , but If they chose to give them effect by
applying for a certificate , they 'voluntarily
relinquished these rights. An equally
futllo objection was that the board , having
granted a certificate- and approved a con
stitution and by-laws , was estopped from
subsequently requiring alterations. The ac
ceptance of the amendment law carried with
It the right vested In thoL board to disap
prove of features deemed Illegal , and any
association conducting an Illegal business
subjected Itself to severe penalties. Under
these conditions the board's power to en
force Its decrees Is ample.
But the board , as wo understand It , Is
not disposed to bo severely critical. Radical
changes are not countenanced , nor is'It pro
posed to draw the lines taut. The ob
ject Is to eliminate policies of questionable
honesty , catch-penny experiments and , spec
ulative tendencies , and gradually ground
all associations on the broad foundation of
equality and safety. Separate expense funds
and the issue of one-payment stock must
bo discontinued. These latter features have
been a source of controversy on the ground
of their Illegality. , Certainly no other features
of existing associations are as open to abuse
and dishonesty , and none have been so fruit
ful of scandal.
The board Is to bo congratulated on hav-
jng Inaugurated a policy which will have a
beneficial effect on the growth and perma
nency of co-operatlvo homo building. The
value of this form of co-opcratlon need not
bo recounted. Its monuments are the count
less homes built from the Atlantic to the
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1'nclflc. Its worth Is shown In the fact that
building-loan deposits exceed the combined
deposits of the country's savings banks.
Regulation and restriction are a manifest
necessity , and It vigilantly applied will soon
remove tlio discredit which speculative asso
ciations have brought .upon legitimate co-
opcratlon In the west. Equal rights to all ,
special privileges to none , coupled with
careful examination , Insures a bright future
for Nebraska associations.
Men who would like to Imvo their names
Immortalized now have the opportunity of a
lifetime presented to them and all that Is
needed Is a llttlo ready cash. The trials , ,
hardships nnd sufferings of the great under
taking that Is to confer upon thorn an everlasting -
lasting fame will bo endured by others who
are willing ana anxious to simra tuo glory
with these who will advance the funds. An
Arctic oxpedltion Is about to bo fitted out
to rescue the Swedish explorers , BJorllng and
Kallstcnlus and their party , who were lost
last year , and to establish a permanent ref
uge station In northern Baffin bay , from
which further exploration may" bo carried on
leisurely nnd without great risk. This ex
pedition Is sure to unearth a few undis
covered capes , bays , Islands , 'straits and
mountains which exist In such abundant
quantities In these regions. These discover
ies will be utilized to fittingly commemorate
the names of nil who contribute liberally to
ward the expenses of the enterprise. Mount
Jones and Smith straits arc to bo had at
bargain prices. Send in your orders early
and secure flrit choice.
An action has been brought In the supreme
premo court of New York to restrain the
Order of Locomotive Engineers from carryIng -
Ing on Its mutual Insurance business In
that state without complying with the laws
governing Insurance companies operating
there. This reminds us that the so-called
relief department of the Burlington rail
road 1s Ktlll conducting an Innuranco busi
ness In Nebraska In direct violation of the
statutes enacted to regulate that business.
Our state ofllcnrs might follow to advantage
tage- the example set by the New York
authorities.
The State Board of Agriculture Is making
arrangements for the next annual state fair.
While they are dlECiisalng ways and moans
the members of the board should keep ono
fact prominently In mind. For yearn past
the Nebraska fair has boon a compromise
between an exaggerated pumpkin show and an
amateur racing insetting. While the exhibi
tions huvo been large In their way they
have simply conveyed to the world the Idua
thut Nebraska was a very promising agri
cultural state. Tlio state fairs as they
Imvo been conducted'In ! till * ' 'o 'or '
past have not bceiHlrue exponents of the
advancement of 43cf/fnskn. The board
should adopt nowjld ( s nnd now features.
The rapidly growing manufacturing Interests
of the stnte shouldnbo given' moro promi
nence. The thousand * of people who visit
the fair every year from .other stales
should bo given jfn./fcpportunlly to know
tlmt Nebraska han.'ithp resources to cuablo
her to become a Krpa/.i manufacturing slate.
The scope of the annual expositions should
bo broadened nnd ( nV-results will moro than
repay nny Increased expenditure that may
be necessary. , , , „
A Hurl county paper calls attention to the
practice of rteputy'Unlted States marshals
In arrests of persona''alleged ' to have unlaw
fully sold liquor to Indians on the reserva
tion n few miles above. The charge Is
made tlmt the deputies tnko n circuitous ,
route In reaching the suspects nnd clmrgo ex
cessive mllrngo accordingly. It II futher
.alleged tlmt the prisoners nro ns n rule let
off with nominal fines and If they are penni
less nftcr paying the fines nro given money
by the deputies with which to pay railroad
faro back to their homes. Those nro serious
accusations , nnd tholr truth or falsity
should be shown by the marshal without do-
lay. The tlmo Is past when the United
States marshal's office win afford to boar the
reputation of running n cost mill for the
bcnollt of nttnchos.
Railroad receivers nrc causing the govern
ment no end of trouble. Governor Till-
man of South Carolina has memorialized
congress appealing for nld In his efforts to
compel rnllroada In his state now under the
dominion of the federal court to pay tholr
taxes. The congressional committee 1ms
nlso been petitioned to tnko decisive action
on the decrees of Judges Jenkins nnd Untidy ,
ordering n reduction of wages on the North
ern nnd Union Pacific systems. The
question Is , however , can congress meddle
with the affairs of the United States court
to the extent of Interfering with cases now
pending ? Is It not the province of congress
to mnko' laws rather than to arrogate to It
self the functions of the supreme court ?
If Great Britain wants to abolish Its
House of Lords It can do so only by revo
lution. It Is preposterous to expect the
lords to consent to their own decapitation ,
but their consent would offer the only
method to accomplish this object within
the bounds of law. Many as nrc the incon
veniences alleged to exist In a wrltt'on con
stitution such as the United States enjoys ,
It offers a safety valve In possible amend
ment at the hands of the people , which Is
Incomparably better than courting a revolu
tion as in England. The lords are sure to
hang on as long ns popular opinion stops
short of the revolution point.
Whatever may cdmo'out of the agitation
for extensions of Ihp court house one thing
may as well rundcrstood first as last.
The citizens of Dougla county will not vote
bonds for a wing tp tiiq present court house.
If nny bonds are to bejvoted the voters will
first Insist that tho' commissioners will go
about the buslncss'lln-a business-like way by
Inviting plans for * a"hW [ court hous'o 'that
will cover the ontlp''squaro when completed
and of which the proposed wjng shall be a
part. Any schemy topatch "up the present
court house or bijlld x enslons for It will
meet with no favqr . .
Tlio Philadelphia" , .ledger notes that the
bno thing that the democrats In congress
have thus far accomplished In fulfillment of
Its platform pledges , namely , . ( lib passage of
the federal elections repeal bill , Is just the
thing that might have been loft undone with
the least injury to the Interests of the coun
try. The anxiety of the democratic congressi
to enact measures designed' to promote the1
welfare of the people In general Is becoming !
quite notorious.
It may be as cheap to remove the re
maining World's fair buildings by flro as by
any other means , but. the services of In
cendiaries will not'bo required for this pur
pose. If the park commissioners of Chicago
decide to set the torch to the structures
they are quite competent to themselves see
that the work Is properly done.
A Komliitftccnso.
C/ltalf/n / TilllCS.
Paris has borrowed $10.000,000 for the pre
liminary expenditures of the World's fair
of 1900. As the French people will not have
such a costly luxury as the late national
commission to support this sum will prob
ably stilllce.
llcgln Nnw.
Cincinnati Giue'.te. '
Republican managers should , even nt this
early day , begin to select strong men for
congress. This suggestion applies not only
to Ohio , but to all the states. The people
are In a mood to sweep out of existence the
majority that at present controls the house
of representatives.
Tim Lift ) of till ) AVIlson 11111.
Ulotte-Demucrat.
The Wilson bill's lease of life after enact
ment will last no moro than four yeara nt
the longest , and It may end In three years.
That is to say , the republican president
who takes his seat on March 4 , 1S&7 , may
call the republican congrcHS which begins
nt the same tlmo In special session and re
peal the law In that year.
Our lightInjr Strength.
I'litlndclvMu llconrtl.
Secretary Turnout's report , sent to the
house yesterday , that there nre 8,223,997
men available for military duty In tlio
United Staten , was not , of course , made for
effect abroad ; but It will bo seen to com
mand tin ; rii.spcctful attention of all the
11 ret class powers of the earth an attention
which a comparatively Insignificant Htand-
Iny ; army could scarcely hope to attract.
An Inglorious Vuto.
Chtcaun Htcnni.
Through some one's mistake the Kcar-
Bnrgo IH now out of service. It WIIH her In-
glorloiiH fate to bump Into nn Insignificant
coral reef and henceforth Ho on the noa-
bed , where tha llHhcnj will gape at her Htor-
Icd bulwurkn and tin" aea-urulilna will use
her Kims for dom'itftld purposes Hut her
tloptlR are historic1 , " nnll the' memory of her
will bo DUO of the mtwt enduring things In
the annuls of tliei American navy.
Tim Iifrljtlon | ) | Htlrkx.
lniltnnit/ilti ) Journal.
The term "cuckoo' . ' In Amerlctn politics
hiiH como to Btiiy , , , Hke "doughface" nnil 11
few other happily .diiHcrlpllvo words in the
political vocabulary. . " will bo used long
after Its origin ivm 'been forgotten. Thu
fact that It miikeu n democratic congress
man lighting mnd > to whisper "cuckoo"
when he IH laudliu ? the administration
xhowH that It IH < one > of the few Immortal
words that were iu > t.Uprn to die.
A Victory- or. I-iilior.
llnrHu Miiuntdtn Kews.
The fact wa reryclearly demonHtrntod
that the United Htate.s JiidgcH ixf Colorado
ami WyomliiK are neither owned nor con-
trtillpil by corporations. A signal victory
for the rights of organized labor han been
won on ono of the judicial forumx of the
nation , arid It can not but uxcrclxo n nalu-
tury , an well tin u lasting , Influence on the
future relations between employers and cm-
ployea. , .
S ) > rfri ; < JH't
Tlmt the federal eleotlonH law Hhould be
illHciiHscil In I ho Hcnntu at the mime time
tha Hawaiian question WIIH before the
house was a. olncldince not without Itn
( trotiwque fi'utureH. In the Heniito the re-
puhllfiinH were HtandliiK nil for the black
man , while In the house they wuro Jump-
IIIK all over him. The democrats too , were
also open to the same clmrKO of IIICOIIHM- |
tenoy. Sometimes polltlou become almost
farcical.
1'Korr.n ASH mixus ,
The Congressional Record Is decidedly use
ful as n lung tester.
Only ono person In fifteen has perfect
eyes , the larger percentage of defcctlvencss
prevailing Among the blondes.
The mere fact that n congressman obtains
"loavo to print" his speech Is not conclusive
proof tlmt ho breathes intelligently
"Hold the fort , don't got discouraged , "
Wiley whispers still , "Hold the fort ? " Hns-
call answers. "You bet your life I will. "
Gcorgo Meredith p.tys the Americans a
marked compliment by crediting them with
a more refined literary taste than tholr Eng
lish cousins.
The discovery of the festive microbe In
bank notes docs -not affect tholr circulation ,
People nro willing to take the notcx , mi
crobes and all.
Thrcu generations of the Bcnlmm family
followed the sea. The admiral's father was
a commodore In the United Slates navy , and
his ton Harry Is n lieutenant In the ocrvlcc.
Authorities agree tlmt the telephone Is a
modern luittlUiUim. Yet Eomothlng llko It
existed In Caesar's time , for did not Anthony
plead for a connection with the Roman car.
For the benefit of the Tribune nnd World
of New York It Is proper to state that Judge
Dundy has not approved the request of the
Union Pacific receivers for a salary of $18-
000 each ,
Zlmrl Dwlgglns , n Chicago Napoleon of
looting mien , Is diligently endeavoring to
slmvo some eighteen Indictment notes drawn
In Indiana , where Xlnirl reared several banks
nnd plucked them ,
Captain II. I ) . Bell of Alaska snys that
the Indians of that territory nro being
cleaned out by disease and bad 'vlilsky nt
Ruch a rate tlmt In ten years an Alaskan
Indian will be almost a curiosity.
Ouda Is CO years old and dresses In the
most outlandish style. No color Is too pro
nounced for her , nnd whether or not the
colors suit her complexion matters little to
her. She still refuses the friendship of
Americans.
Of the many Ways offering opportunities
fur displays of substantial affection , that of
n father who replenishes thp coal bin and
forgets to present the bill towers llko n
Shasta nbovo all else. AH evidence of filial
regard It can hardly bo surpassed In winter.
A bolt of lightning , near Luling , Tex. ,
struck the corner of n house , passed through
a shelf , hit a Him ft bottle and leaped to the
Hour , where It seemed to exhaust Itself on
a .little 2-year-old child. Tlio child was
only slightly stunned , but In a short tlmo
Its back turned perfectly black.
One Tnkalmshl Ryozobaro published a card
In a Japanese paper at Slndul recently set
ting forth that ho had bccomo convinced
thut wine drinking was a ruinous habit , and
giving duo notice that ho would drink only
when Invited by others to do so at their ex
pense. Tlio Japan sage has a numerous fol
lowing.
John Y. McKane , a somewhat noted demo
crat boss in Long Island , could expound
scripture nnd pump Into youthful cars the
festive pranks of Jonah and the bare-knuckle
Ecrap of Cain nnd Abel , but when asked to
explain In court the other day how G.200
votes could bo had out of a total population
of 8,400 , he lost his power of speech.
There are calendars and calendars black
and white , red , white and blue , pink , seal
brown nnd rose tinted ; some with flags and
stralglit-llno railroads , with f.accs sweet
enough to osculate and flower girls with
colicky expressions. Among the confusion
of hues , shapes nnd conditions , that of the
Chicago Herald is uncqualcd in design ,
beauty and convenience. It Is as tasty ,
complete nnd nttractlvo as the Herald. Fur
ther enconlum Is superfluous.
Some disappointed applicant for ofllce de
scribes the party ship thusly :
"She heaved and sot
"
And sot and heaved .
And high her rudder flung ,
And every tlmo she heaved and setA
A waisser leak sprang. "
There is a silver lining to every cloud. Even
a disconsolate poet , In the winter of his dls-
' content , may extract encouragement from
the thought :
"We may be happy yet ,
You bet ! "
These are rocky times for the nude In art.
Boston followed the lead of the ponder
ous senate and ordered down a
pantsless figure from the library
building. Now comes a saintly St.
John with a bill Introduced In the Massachu
setts legislature providing that "no woman
shall appear at a public performance in a
dress the skirts of which does not come
within four Inches of the floor and the waist
of which is so constructed that no part of
her person Is exposed below the neck. * * *
No woman shall appear In tights or appear
at public performances in high kicking , ser
pentine , hip , or skirt dancing. " A ballot
In gunny sacks Is now In order.
F < ; dcrnl Courts nnil Organized T.ibor.
St. I.nuif Republic.
The Republic has contended that Judge
Jenkins exceeded hlH Just legal powers. This
view Is strongly sustained by the recent
expression of Judge Dundy nt Omaha.
Judge Dundy Issued an order at the request
of the receivers ot the Union Pacific rail
road which , In Its application to the em
ployes of that road , was feared by them to
be us sweeping as that of Judge Jenkins
against the Northern Pacific employes is
understood to be. It was even feared to be
an Injunction upon them from striking
against a proposed reduction of wagea.
The Union Pacific employen took the sen
sible course of nddressIHK a series of quoH-
tlotiH to Judge Dundy ns to the full Intent
and meaning ot the order nnd how far they
are authorized , under It , to reslHt the re
ceivers' program of a general wage reduc
tion. The answers of the judge to the in
quiries , , In detail , set out clearly the opin
ion that the order does not enjoin the em
ployes from doing anything except such
acts as nre already and by all courts rec
ognized as Illegal , viz. , Injury to the com-
pany'8 property or the intimidation of men
willing to take the places of the strikers
at the wages offered.
This Is good sense nnd good law. It is to
be regretted that the Jenkins order Is not
open to the same liberal and sensible Inter
pretation. It is dltllcult to believe that
Judge Jenkins did not Intend to assert the
power of a federal court to control all the
relations between the labor and the capital
of bankrupt roads. Hut no matter as to the
Intendment of the order Itself. It Is so
understood by the Northern Pncillo re
ceivers , and threatens to woik great oppres
sion and injustice to the employes ot that
road unless congress Intervenes for their-
protection.
Kli'ctrlrlty and TriiiiHportntlon.
New YctKnttraM.
The bold plan to run an electric trolley
line from New York to Philadelphia IS1
fruitful of much Interesting n'foulatlon.
The Idea Is enticing. It spurs the Imagi
nation. It leads ns to ask ourselves It wo
are not on the eve of n revolution In trans
portation methods. Electricity has done
very marvelous things In other directions ,
tilings almost unbelievable. Why Indeed
Hhould not electricity work wonders In
transportation ?
The progress of the trolley Is' nothing
short of remarkable. Its Invention Is of
very recent date. IIH practical application
to passenger trnlllc Is still moro recent. At
llrst It was taken ns n joke. Then It was
combated as a murderous thing , llut It
kept on Us course. It Invaded thu streets
of towns nnd cities.
After that Its progress was moro rapid
than ever. It began to connect n carlo'
towns. Then It liegiin to parallel steam
railroads for short distances. Now wo linvu
It boldly rnsnylng to Join the capital cities
of three states by u line of tracks ninety
mill's lout ; ,
What next ? We have visions of parlor
cars , express trains , fast travel and
smashed passenger rates. ( Ircat Is elec
tricity.
Civil Hwrvlcn Kiiforin.
About 1,000 mall clerks , who wcro put
under the protrctlon of the civil service
regulations toward the close of Mr. Cleve
land's administration , WITH fuihscqiinntly
removed from ofllco under I'n-Hldent Harrison
risen , who bad postponed tin ; tlmn for the
now regulation to take effect. The Judi
ciary committee has now decided that they
wore unfairly illHnilwicil , and has ordered
n favorable re ] > ort on a bill authorizing the
postmaster general to restore thcso clerks
to thu nervlco ns vacancies may occur ,
without reference to the civil service com
mission. It IH well understood that the
dismissed clerks were democrats , BO the Ju
diciary committee , as a matter of course ,
approves the bill for their restoration by a
party vote , and aenato and house are
likely to follow the committee's example.
IliifTiilo 11111'n I.ulctt HcliKlllP.
.s'nii PniiicUcii Ch.onlcle ,
Buffalo BUI proposes establishing a
Quaker colonv on u tract of land owned by
him near North 1'lntte , In Nebraska.
Whether the redoubtable Bill IntcndH f
turn Quaker and spend the declining < tay
of his llfu turning the other chruk to lie
Hinlttcn Is not definitely Htnteil , but If hu
does It will bo thu first uisu on record of a
man starting llfu as a ring-tall rourcr and
endlnif It llko u coolnc-Uovu.
( "IllKH or KVI'lilllKXCK.
dura , f. Dtiitan in A'rir Tun
"Old bachelors" nro the dry rot of
humanity.
"Old innlds" nre womanhood's extra pair
of hands.
An ouncn of Justice Is better than n ton of
sympathy.
A pCHilmlnl IR one who In happy only when
ho Is miserable.
Things done simply from n nense of duty
nro seldom done well.
Ho who wears n nolltalro diamond ring Is
often partially left-handed.
"A mnn or woman Is never much better
limn his or her reputation ,
She who marries n mnn to nave him , will
later divorce him to save hprm-lf.
Dieted nro they among mortals whenever
never weary of their own company.
Search not for the Joint In the armor of
Ignorance , It was mndo without ono.
In choosing a' husband change No. 3 to
"the ability to earn un honest living. "
Common PCIIRC Is simply the ncne that
does nut put nqunro pegs Into round holes.
Thoru n ro ROIIIO parents to whom their chil
dren novcr arrive nt an age of responsibil
ity.
ity.Cast
Cast your bread upon the waters , but do
not wall until It Is too stale for your own
use.
Kvcry burden of responsibility holds
within Itself somcwhorp n sweet compensa
tion.
tion.No
No man has to : many faults as his enemies
declaie , nor so many virtues ns his admirers
claim.
They who cannot grow happy In witnessIng -
Ing the happiness ot another are morally
unsound.
Llko a broad glcnm of sunlight sent Into
a gloomy , dungeon Is Imagination to the
human mind.
The man who Is blessed with n good wife
can mi'ct with no Irreparable loss save the
loss of her affcutluli.
Ho who never asks questions through fen
of betraying his Ignorance Is not likely tc
lessen that Ignorance.
This Is the prayer needed by every human
being : "In nil times of- our prosperity ,
good Lord , deliver IH. "
A secretly bad woman cannot cheat an
other woman , but she can deceive a pure-
minded mnn completely.
Occasional solitude Is as necessary to the
symmetrical development of the soul as if
sunshine to the flowers.
The world Is divided Into two classes
these who master their troubles and those
who nro mastered by Ihcni.
There Is nothing so universal as love , for
every mature human being cither has loved ,
does love or expects to love.
Ho who Is once enshrined In the heart of
a child inny be sure of a friend as long as
that heart continues to beat.
Life Is so complex that ho who does you
an injury today may find tomorrow tlmt he
has conferred a blessing upon you.
They who Imvo the power to mnko the
best of life's misadventures nnd accidents
are likely to reach a green old nge.
With the chisel a trained hand brings
forth a "thing of beauty ; " with the same
tool a child may destroy the noblest work
of art.
Since procrastination is the thief of time ,
what a pity It is that some hurried mortal
does not find the key to the storehouse of
the stolen plunder !
In choosing a wlfo sec that she possesses
th'o following qualifications : 1 , A sunny dis
position that makes the best of everything ;
2 , Honor ; 3 , The ability to cook a good meal ;
i , Love ot cleanliness and order.
THE VAH3IKK AXD TIIK IAHIt't\
SILVER CREEK , Neb. , Feb. 10. To the
Editor of The Boo ; As a member of the
people's party I ask to make , answer to ex-
Senator Van Wyck's complaint of February
8 , la regard to farmers not being heard In
the ways and means committee. The farm
ers need no protection with alt kinds of farm
produce lower lri AmerIca than any other
market. Ninety per cent of the fanners
ot the country would vote for the Wilson
tariff bill , and the people's party would nil
vote for an Income tax. Wo don't care what
party fathers the bill , If It adopts our prin
ciples. Wo are surprised nt Mr. Van Wyc.lt
taking a stand to delay legislation on things
we have proclaimed In our platform. He Is
cither trying to mislead or does not under
stand what the third party wants , or he Is
afraid it will make him pay his shnro ot
tax through the Income tax.The fight Is
not so much on tariff as on the Income tax.
Wo will sco that wo bo represented this
fall by electing nt least fifty third party con
gressmen. What the third party , or pee
ple's party , Is fighting for Is the govern
ment to 'give us bimetallism , with a ratio of
sixteen parts of sliver to ono of gold. Then
we can pay our debts In the same money
values they vtcfo contracted in. Lot Mr.
Van Wyck stick to that and the people will
think him moro sincere. C. CROW.
1'olltlrill Tlclnl WIIVCH.
Glolie-ncmncrat.
In ono respect 1891 will resemble 1874.
There will be a political tidal wave In the
congressional elections this year as there
was then , but the republicans will bo at
the top of the wave this time. The strength
of the wave is likely to bo us Kreat , too , as
It was then. That Is , the majority of about
CO , which the democrats Bocured twenty
years ago , will probably be equaled by the
icnil which the republicans will gain next
November.
t'Jioinntriox iff
Detroit Free Press The republican * of
Iowa are devoutly praying for relief from
the annoyances of the prohibition question ,
lly fomparUon a whlto elephant would bo a
plaything on their hands. Whatever direc
tion ( hey tnko In an effort to escape they
flounder , nnd take another tack only to
flounder ngaln ,
Now York Post : The town prohibitionist *
Imvo long boasted that Ues Mollies , tlio
capital of tlio fttnto. Imd no open nnloons.
Hut It lias something r' ' " ° which Is quite ns
bad ns the saloon , It not worse the no-called
"social club" organized for drinking pur
poses. The Register nays that there nra
three of these organizations within n few
hundred feet oMls oinco , and that "boys got
nil they want "to drink In Kioto places , boya
\ylio would bo denied admission to a saloon. "
Philadelphia I TOSH : The mulct-tax bill
which hail been Introduced Into the Iowa
legislature as a substitute for the high
license and local option proposition la n
curious method of trying to tnx the lliior ( |
tralllc nnd still leave the law prohibiting It
untouched , The lown proposition provides
for a tax ot not lens than fGOO nor more than
Jl.OOO on every person who engages In the
sale ot Intoxicating llmior , but at the same
time It leaves him liable to alt-tho penalties
prescribed by the prohibitory law now on
the statute books. A dealer might pay his
tax and then If nny ono chosw to prosecute
him ho would be liable to n line , Imprison
ment nnd confiscation of nil his Block. Such
n law , It seems , would bo the soiirco of end
less litigation , nnd the only possible benefit >
will be the tossing of n sop to the prohibi
tionists who want some kind ot a calve for
their consciences. Iowa had better Imvo the
courage ot Its convictions and pass a well
digested hlch license and local option law ,
and so save trouble in the future.
i.tdiir .t.v/i nnnnn' .
Truth : The bonds of matrimony wo'tld bo
more popular If they paid a cash dividend.
Philadelphia Times : It Is railed cold cath
from the natural disposition to freeze on
to It.
lloston Transcript : Herciilaiifum and
Pompeii have this advantngi : over inoJern
cities all their streets are subways.
DMroIt Tribune : Friend Your daughter
st-ems moro Fliv and shrinking the longer
she Is In society. Fond Munima Yes. I
think myself she Is Improving.
.
Intor-Orenn : "Your thormnmctor marks
ten < lcirri > es colder than Smith's dors , Juit
across the itrcnt. Cnn yon account for It ? "
"Yes , my wife asked me If her new bon
net was becoming , and I told her no. "
Chips : Magistrate I fancy I've seen
your face before.
Prisoner Never mind what you fancy ;
unless you are pn pared to state It on oath
'tnln't legal evidence.
Galvcston News : This would be n much
better world If more people would take
their own advice.
New York Press : The husband ( nt the
end of the fourth act ) I eness I will pten
Into tlio lobby nnd strMeh mr logs whllo
the curtain Is down , Jane. You've no ob
jection , have you ? The Wlfo Not the leart
'In the world , my dear , and rome to thlnlt
of It I Ktiuss I will stretch mine , too.
We'll KO together.
Ilfe : "Well , .Tim. how's the ague ? "
"Didn't I tell you about that ? Why. I
wont Into old man Sharp's field one night
about a week ago , and the old man got up
nnd loaded his gun In thu djrk , 'n' cuss nip
If hu didn't blow me , full of two-grain
quinine plus ! I hain't had an ache nor
shake since. "
"I'm afraid " sighed
Detroit Free Press : ,
the Imchclor of CO , "that my life has been
wasted. "
"I'm sure , " sighed thp rnnlden of the
same nge , "that mine has been Miss spent. "
THE ROYAL UOAD TO W-I2ALTH.
O , they nre wise
Who advertise
In winter , spring
And fall.
Hut wiser yet
Are they , you bet ,
Who never let Up
At all.
M'hrrn Salvation I.les.
ffcw orlean * . vimut Mem ) .
The dilemma of the democrats briefly
stated , therefore , Is.dhls : TJhoy will either
not be able to make up the necessary rev
enue lit nil , or they will make it up" by the
means of the most unpopular tax that has
cvef- > been levlell In a free country. And ,
taking either horn of the dilemma , the
party cnn not fall to be hopelessly damned
before the country ; that Is to say , unless
the senate takes the bill between ita teeth ,
runs away with the house proposition , and
relmposes a tax on sugar for revenue only.
In the senate's action lies thu dole hope 08
salvation for the democrats.
> H YAIMXTIXK.
TJrou'nfiiff , King anil Co.'s M
"Who's there ? Say , will nobody answer
This calling and knocking of mine ?
I have come all the way , my dear grandpa , ,
To be your own dear valentine !
"Please open the door , and I'll give you
A hundred sweet klsses to pay ;
And I am to make you a visit
And have a grand frolic today. "
"What ! open the door to my darling ?
I will , nnd my fond arms as well ;
My dull ears have caught the sweet musli
Of her voice like a far away bell.
"Through my dreams It rings as an echo
From over the river of Time ,
And mem'rles of days that are vanished
Awake with its mystical-chime.
" 'TIs the child of my youth that I hear
Hut no It Is plainly another ,
i'on see I was dreaming , my darling ;
I thought/ that you were your mother ! "
orH and nolle of
line ulollieH on rarth ,
Your inonoy'd worth or your inunoy
It's so easy
Like everything1 else it
look us some time to
learn it , but wo know
now that if you want to
do business it must bo
done with goods that are
in style ; that's the rea
son why when the sea
son's well over wo out
the life out of prices and
lot $20 suits go at $16.50
and $12 suits at $8.50
and so on. Wo don't
carry over a thingi but
lot them out at any
price to have always anew
now this year's stock.
Try it and see.
BROWNING , 'KING & CO. ,
S.V. \ . Cor.l5tli and Douglas Sts.