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THE OMATTA DAILY flEE : WEDNESDAY , FEBRUARY 21 , 189-1. THE OMAHA DAILYHEE. .vrnil. Kdltor. iviitv : : THUMB OI % Dally ! * < ( trttlW'Ul MuiKlny ) On * ir . . " ' "Ji Dally mil ! uml.ir. One V > ar 'J Jf Hlx Moulin ; ? ! Tlirw MnntliK : Ij. HuiiiUy ll > , flim V > 'iir ? ! J | H.tlurtfilr U" . "i" V r J K Wofkljllw , Uno.ynir " ' OI-TK'IM. Oniilm. Th" llfo IliilMlnif. . . . 01. . " rtiih Oninlm. < * irni > r N nml Twcnty-fmith fltii. C'.iltidl . lllillTn , 13 P.-ntl rtrwt. iliii-n o ompK , 317 fhnmlx'r nf rflmm trc. N nr Y"rk. rimnn 11 , II nn.l l'i. 'frlbunc bu V mlilnRlDii. Jl ) rontliH-ntlj utrcot. Ml ntinmunimtioiM rrinilnc tn news i"'l | ' * lurlal imittur nliouM I * mlili * * " ! ! To the l-dlloi. iiustN'nsH urn-Kim. All tiimlnMtR lollciK nn.l . riwilllnnrM nhouli ; Jw > n-hln-wfl t. . Th ll"o Pul.ll < til * " " "I1' " * ' Onmlin. InnfH , cliorl.B ntvl | Kiilolllfe onlcrii to mad - lo Hi..nlT nl V ) rormiynj. TI1U Ill li : PUIJUHItlNO COMPANY. 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If all oilier Improvements are knocked In tlio licnd for the season ttio maiket liouso and auditorium uhould bo given a fair clianco to materialize. Now let tlio supreme court buckle down to work and dispose of a few of those Import ant constitutional cases that have been hanging fire for BO many months. There Is only one way left for Congressman Ilryan to retain his prestige with his Ne- btaska constituents. Let him Induce a few of his faithful followers to burn him In clllgy. Honors will then bo easy. What became of those predictions that President Cleveland was about to send the name of Justice Cullen of Brooklyn to the senate as the successor to tlio Into Justice niatchford ? Rather wild guesses. Boss McKano , just sentenced to six years In the penitentiary for violating the election laws , Insists that ho never did anything wrong to his knowledge. Ho would not bo a finished criminal If his memory were not as clastic as his conscience. If the tiger Is to be choked by resolution of the police commission , don't make a farce of the business. There should be no favored gambling houses that get tips from police headquarters ot Intended raids. Ono gam bling house Is just as unlawful as another. Mrs. Cleveland has Intimated that she Is not in sympathy with the woman suffragists who liavo been In session at Washington. She has enough to occupy her attention with social and family duties. Mrs. Cleveland - land has In this shown her common sense. Isn't this an Inappropriate ( line to raise the salaries of employes working under the Board of Education ? If the school board feels able to Incur unnecessary expenses , there can not bo much call for the In creased tax levy which It } ias demanded of the city council. The meeting of the Improved Stock Breed ers association at Columbus will bo represen tative of one ot the Important Industries of the state "and ono capable of considerable expansion. Anything calculated to promote the Interests of stock breeding In Nebraska will bo ot benefit to the people ot the entire itato. Some members of the Board of Health appear to think that the appropriation made for sanitary work Is not Intended to hold the expenditures of the board within Its limits. The board Is expected to guard the health ot the community , and to do so all the year round on the funds placed at Its disposal. The board will do well to cut the garment according to the cloth. The Board of Police Commissioners has re solved that gambling la Illegal and should bo suppressed. The chief ot police now asks what ho Is expected to do about It and the reply IsVnIt another week. " Now what Joes tha chief expect the board to do beyond pasalnif the roMilutlon ? Is the board to define what gambling Is and nnnio the places nd resorts where gambling Is going on ? David A. ' Wi'lls ventures Into print to deny that ho has the appointment of post master at his homo In Norwich , Conn. , ab solutely within his gift. He says further that his opinion on this subject has not oven been requested. And this after all Mr. Wells has done for President Cleveland and the tariff reformers ! Tliero must bo ( inch a thing as the Ingratitude of presidents as well as of republics. The various business men's organizations In this city should Immediately take up the question ot celebrating the twenty-fifth anni versary of the completion ot the Union Pacific railroad , which occurs May 10 of this year. The only way to get up n celebration worthy of the event Is to begin preparations early and to have every detail arranged for. The quarter centennial ot the joining of the Atlantic ami the Pacific should be no less an occasion for rejoicing In Omaha than was the original dny when the telegraph an nounced to an enthusiastic throng the drlv * IIIB of the golden spike. Mr. Churchill volunteered to defend Sam Mucleod against charges of negligence and Incompetency as a mutter of principle and then has Macleod present a claim for $200 igalnst the school board for his attorney fee , Mr. Churchill hus volunteered ns u matter of principle to do the whispering In the police court for the prosecution In the Bennett criminal libel trial. The first thing wo hear ot will be a bill from Mr. Churchill against the county for acting as prompter to the prosecuting attorney , although the county UUH an ample force ot lawyers for carrying an thjs work. This Is u new way of getting tees and cases at the public expense when business U dull In the law offlces. KO 11AHTK TO M , WM.7l XHIHAHKA. The plan to dlnmembcr the slate of No- bratika and to annex the northwestern portion tion of the state to Wyoming , which was launched upon the Irrigation convention at Uerlng , Is much easier proposed than per fected. The proportion Is stibitnntlally this , to separate the nlno counties of Ban ner , Hex Unite , Cheyenne , Dawca , Douel , Klmliall , Scott' * Bluff , Sheridan and Sioux from Nebraska and hand them over to Wyoming on the ppcclous plea that their Interests as regard Irrigation will be better subierved by such a procedure. It l urged that the demands of this semi-arid portion of the state ore not listened to with the do- elrcd attcntlvcnctn by the people who are blessed with homes In more favored dis tricts , and that sympathy with the Irrigation Idea Is lamentably wanting. All tlut In necessary to remedy these Ill-omened con ditions Is to secure annexation to Wyoming. That once accomplished and lunlxlntion will rain down upon the sun-dried foothllU it shower that will transform them Into n Kardmi of Udell. The nlno counties which constitute the panhandle extend over more than ll.GOO Kqiiare miles of land , or nearly n fifth of the entlro area of Nebraska. To bo sure , they are but sparsely populated and have a much smaller relative Importance In esti mating the resources of the state. Their combined population according to the last ni'Miua was Bomn 40.000 ; that Is , less than ono-tweiily-fifth of the whole number of residents within HIP state. That census , however , showed that these counties had had a most wonderful growth during tlio preceding decade , having disclosed only 2,257 Inhabitants In 1SSO. Ten years ago the territory In question wan comprised In but two counties , a largo part being entirely unpoulatcd and unoiguulzcd. The policy which Nebraska 1ms adopted cannot , then , bo charged with having obstructed the growth of this portion of the state. Had It formed a part of Wyoming during these years , Would It bo able to show any moro marked advances today or would Its pros pects for future development have been any better ? Wore It clearly demonstrated that the transfer of this strip to Wyoming would bo for the good of both its inhabitants and the people of the rest of Nebraska , the assent of the state could doubtless be obtained. But mere ex parto statements are not sufficient proof of the benefits to accrue. It is also to be remembered that there are others con cerned besides the originators of the scheme. The federal constitution provides that no htato shall be formed out portions of two or moro existing stales without their consent , as well as the consent of congress. It must first bo ascertained whether Wyoming looks with favor on the proposal , and then congress - gross , representing the whole of the United States , must bo won over. All these steps nro not to bo taken In rt day. If all Inter ests were unanimously agreed upon pushing the project. It could not be completed short of several years. It Is a question as yet whether the people of tlio panhandle really want to forsake Nebraska for Wyoming , and it Is a greater question whether such a move would benefit cither state. It will be quite safe to move slowly In the matter , partic ularly since nothing can bo accomplished by Inordinate haste. KEEP ON Iff TIIK GOOD WORK. The secretary ot the Associated Charities has made another appeal through The Bee for further aid In behalf of 800 families that are almost destitute and wholly dependent upon charily. The continued cold weather has brought on another crisis In the affairs of the charity organizations. Contributions have dwindled down to almost nothing , while want and suffering show little or no abate ment. There Is danger that the rigid win ter will extend beyond the middle of March. This means untold suffering for hundreds of men , women and children who are destitute nnd In no condition to help { hcinsclvcs. Now Is the time for earnest , vigorous and effective relief work , The amount contrib uted by the moneyed men of Omaha during the spasmodic relief spurt was a moro pit tance and has all been disbursed. At a low estimate It will take from $10,000 to $20,000 worth of fuel and provisions to tide over the season o' distress. Moro funds must bo raised and more supplies contributed , and these who are In condition to do so should at once tender what they are willing to glvo to the various charity and relict organizations. .It goes without saying that The Bee has the ear of almost every man and woman In Omaha that reads a newspaper. Our columns - , umns always have boon and will continue to remain at the service of all these who are engaged In relief work. It will be their fault If they do not avail themselves of the medium that does reach the great mass of our citizens. In every Instance when such appeals have been made through The Bee the response has been generous and co- oxtcnslvo with the boundaries of the city. True , the results of such appeals have never been trumpeted about by this paper and the names of donors and recipients have not been blazoned forth to advertise what The Bee has done toward the rcltet of des titution nnd want. It never has been our way of doing , and will not bo resorted teen on this occasion. In common with these who desire systematic and effective charity work , we prefer to second the efforts of the regular organizations. Upon them and the county and city authorities the community must rely for continuing the good work to the end. The breach between Mr. Cleveland and prominent democrats In congress la not likely to bo closed during his administration. So far as the Now York senators are eon- corned , It can bo predicted with absolute confidence that between them and the pres ident thcro will be no reconciliation. The course of Mr. Cleveland In appointing an associate justice of the supreme court from Louisiana to fill a vacancy which clearly belonged to Now York , leaving that state without representation In that tribunal for the first tlmo In eighty-eight years , will servo to Intensify the hostility between the president and the senators of the Empire state. While Mr. Cleveland nnd his friends will endeavor to saddle the responsibility upon Hill and Murphy , they can plausibly reply that the president had not exhausted the available material In Now York ; that there are plenty of democratic lawyers In the state qualified for the position , and that but for Mr. Cleveland's abstlnato determina tion to set asldo a long-established pre cedent and virtually turn the supreme judi cial tribunal Into an arena for carrying on a light between himself and the Now York senatoro , that state would not have lost Its representation on the nuproma bench. Mr. Cleveland , not Hill and Murphy , \vlll bo the loser from such recrimination. The democratic New York Times said after the rejection ot Pcckham : "It the president wore now to abandon the just claim of New York to representation In tlio supreme court and nvold tlte opposition of Hill by a nom ination from another state , he would Indi rectly acknowledge Hltl'i Impudent claim. That would bo putting Now York politics Into the question In the most unfortunate fashion. U would be a gross Injustice , not only to this state , hut to the people ot tlio whole country , whono plain right It Is that Hill's pretensions shall bo ret at rest for ever. " The action of Mr. Cleveland will bo regarded by the great majority of democrats ns n cowardly truce , ho having forced the fight , and these democrats will not think less of Hill for having shown the strength to make the president glvo up n contest he him self Invited , nnd thus Indirectly acknowledge the former's claim. But It Is not the Now York senators only between whom and the president there Is n breach that Is not likely to be closed. There are more than a dozen other democratic senators who are Implac ably unfriendly to Mr. Cleveland , and they Include Home ot the strongest men on that Ride of the senate. Gorman of Maryland , Vest nnd Cockrcll ot Missouri , Daniel of Virginia , Hcrry ot Arkansas and Pugh of Alabama are among these who arrayed themselves - selves * with the New York senators against the president , all men of power nnd Influ ence In their party. A great deal of attention Is being attracted to articles attacking the president , which have appeared In recent Issues of Harper's Weekly , a Journal which for ten yearn had boon friendly to Mr. Cleveland. One of these articles consists of accusations tending to prove that Mr. Cleveland hus been petulant and Insolent to those who were his true friends , has mismanaged everything which he undertook , has been crafty nnd suspicious , lias repelled those upon whom ho should have relied In congress , has boon revealed as consorting , so far us hevas con sorted with anything or anybody , with the viler nnd baser elements of his party , and has thrown away the grandest opportunity offered to any man In American political life for many a year. Taking all these circumstances and utter ances together and they plainly show that Mr. Cleveland has lost the position ho held a year ago as a party leader , with the chances largely against his being able ever to regain It. Under the constitution of Nebraska and lift cumbersome , out-of-date methods , the state must select a man for attorney general who knows more about the prices and qualities of groceries , drugs , nails , dry goods and notions than ho does of law. The governor must have an Intimate acquaintance with the relative merits of the different grades of woolen blankets and fluid extracts and dried fruits. The secretary ot sate must be an all-around purchasing agent , and the commissioner of public lands and buildings is supposed to have a more Intimate knowledge of the grocery business than ho does of the land laws of the United States. Under the same constitution nil the Important work of the respective offices must be done by deputies , whllo their principles arc either purchasing supplies , or examining tin roofs , or testing sewerage , or Inspecting Improvements. The deputy commissioner of public lands and buildings may bo entrusted with n case In volving to the state the title of CO.OOO acres of public lands , whllo his superior Is out superintending the resetting of a boiler plant In the state Insane asylum or examining the quality of the morter used In the construc tion of a brick wall. The assistant attorney general may bo working eighteen hours a day preparing briefs and arguments upon a case Involving the constitutionality of the maximum rate law , whllo the attorney gen eral himself Is letting contracts for a new tin roof for some asylum or. examining bids for butter and lard 611 , dried codfish and canned soup. Nebraska has every reason to bo proud of her constitution. But at the same tlmo it will bo radically amended when the professional politicians who now defend It are overcome by the superior strength of the people. For sublime check commend i.n to Sam Macleod and his attorney. The Idea that Macleod has a claim against the school fund to pay the fees of his lawyer Is certainly as novel as It Is unique. Who asked Macleod to hlro a lawyer to help the hoard to carry on the Investigation of the charged of In competency and gross negligence ? The board was competent to carry on the Investigation without the Intervention of outsider ! ] , law yers or laymen. It was really n f nor on the part ot the board to Macleod to allow any lawyer to represent him. Such a thing Is not common where the conduct of employes Is under investigation. Suppose every school teacher nnd janitor who maybe bo charged with negligence or In competency should hlro lawyers nnd trump up a claim for lawyers' fees , where would the thing end ? In Mr. Maclcod's case Mr. Churchill's efforts wore understood to bo volunteered to maintain a principle , ns Dr. Duryea puts It , and ns a matter of prin ciple Mr. Churchill should not ask any pay , cither from the school board or Mr. Macleod. Republican success has been endangered In South Dakota by the petty stealing ot county officials. Naturally , In a new state a great many smooth-tongued adventurers force themselves Into prominence. The republi can party ot that state must Itself disown and scourge the .dishonest officials. No political party In any state can afford to countenance the dishonesty of Its own men. This hus proven Itself true In Nebraska. The men who have controlled the republican party In this state for years have persist ently defended tlru rlngstcrs and apologized for their shortcomings. Every attempt of honest republican journals to oppose fraud and corruption has been beaten down until today the press of Nebraska , with a few bright and shining exceptions , cringes and fawns at tlio feet of the ring rulers. They cannot do otherwise and live. There is but comparatively little of the commodity known as the "freedom of the press" In Nebraska. Judge Chapman has rendered a decision which. If affirmed by the supreme court , will liavo a tendency to greatly embarrass nil building and loan associations doing business In Nebras.Ua. Ho has decided that all Inter est , payments , fines and penalties shall be deducted from the amount actually loaned to a borrower by the building and loan asso ciations. Under the laws of the state , which have never been passed upon by the supreme court , the building associations glvo their loans to the man who pays the highest pre mium and then collect Interest on the face of the note. Judge Chapman holds that this is but another form of usury. The case has gone to the supreme court and the final de cision will bo awaited with considerable Interest. g -peaker Heed must derive no lltlj sjjkf'actloii from knowing that dcmocratjg members of the house are now ready iq stand up In a democratic caucus and argue In favor ot the rules of the congress over which ho presided and which empowered him to count u quorum when these present- refused to vote on any proposition under consideration. The opportunity allowed for obstruction under the existing rules , and the tact with which the republicans have taken advantage of that opportunity nnd have forced the democrartrjjajorlty to show suffi cient Interest In win work to attend the sessions of the iMulo have combined to change the views oi't&iny who , when they were In the majority , saw nothing but Infamy In the so-called Heed rule * . Let those rules bo ndtrpujl by another ropub- nlcnn congress amujljty will bo engrafted ot the pracllro ot Uiu house , to remain whether tuiccedlnK''c ( tpre8fcs nro under democratic control or not. Joslah Qulncy Is catching It nil around. Ho was first raked over the coals by the mugwump sheets for im "debauch" among the consular offices. HTxbxt ho came In for some sharp crltlctamor .accepting n ro * talncr from Argentine In the boundary dls. puto which President Cleveland Is to arbi trate. Now congress proposes to call him to account for an alleged patent offlco printIng - Ing contract which he Is mild to hnvo pro cured whllo assistant secretary of state. Joslah should have staid In Uoston. Macleod asking the board to pay his at torney's fees for the Investigation which proved his Incompetency and neglect of duty , and from the consequences of which ho wan saved only by a whitewashing vote , Is carrying the air of Injured Innocence n trlllo too far. diving him J200 of the publlo money as a balm fur his milled feelings would sot an example that would prove an Incentive to the frequent Institution ot ex pensive Investigations. The activity ot the European anarchists In creating evidence to be used against them selves when their quarters shall be raided by the police Is much to bo admired. Al though why they ( mould have accumulated so many materials for explosives and not made use ot them must bo n matter for speculation. If the work devoted to bomb- making were applied to bomb-throwing the demolition wrought In Europe would bo apalllng. - < This clllgy business seems to bo the only business that Is prospering In these hard times. Senator Martin Is the latest victim to the mania for burning straw Images , all because ho spoke on the floor of the senate In favor of the Hock Island railroad. No public man can consider himself to liavo reached the pinnacle of glory until lira angry constituents shall have consigned him to the eternal Infamy of the flames. I I'M I lie Itcst Way. Norfolk JnuiiMl. The easiest way for the republican party ot Nebraska to kill oft the Independent move ment Is to remove the cause of Its exist ence and glvo the people u new deal. No Work , No 1'ay. //iffdilclp/ifit / / lltennl. The suggestion thut members of the bouse who absent themselves in order to obstruct legislation shall forfeit one day's pay as a consequence Is a good one. No vote no pay. That 'rule would be admirable. Th "Siin1r ( Duty Acid * Ynrll flinch A. duty of 1 cent ought to liavo been Im posed in the house.- , and we hope that cither the sub-committee or the full com mittee In the Hentite will recommend the change nnd be supported In the recommen dation by the senators from l oulslanu and * * * " California. _ Thn Homo Market. 7mtniia ! ; > offi .linintat. There are many- people who talk as If nil the trade of this country that Is worth speaking1 of Is with foreign nations ; and yet the aggregate ! of I exports nnd Imports the lust llscal yeur was only $1G30,9SG.OH , while the domestic1 trade , which engrosses all the. people , was $50,000.000,000. Lot jVucTat That. ' * Annexation Is impossible ; the annexationIsts - Ists now confess the truth. Our hands are to remain off. the Islands. Let their own people rule them. "Whether we shall ever be disposed to consider annexation Is an other matter. There Is no reason In exis tence now for presuming that we shall. Mnimclni ; Itiinkrupt Honda. Ucnvrrfcmiilicaii. / . People who hold up their hands In holy horror at the Idea of the government as suming the ownership or control of the transportation lines of the country seem to overlook the fact that at present "nearly 20 per cent ot all the railway mileage In the United Stales Is operated under the direction of the federal courts. If the courts are more capable than the owners of managing 20 per cent of our railway mile age , what Is to hinder them from managing all of It with equal success ? IOWII'H Prohibition Puzzle. tt'athlno'on I'ait. The republicans out In Iowa who rallied to the polls last fall with such vigorous nnd united enthusiasm and whirled the Hawkeye state back Into Its old column nro now In trouble over the temperance section of their platform. Ijlke most po litical platforms adopted for tin emergency It seems to be lacking as a satisfactory basis of political nut I on. The party plat- foini Is lee often a snare and delusion , and qulto ns often a makeshift and subterfuge. Such seeniB to be Ihe case with the Iowa platform , at least so far as the prohibi tion question Is concerned. Otherwise there would not be thirty different bills on the subject before the state legislature , I'vliIeni'O of thu Political Kmoliitlon , In all the local elections held In New York on Tuesday the republicans made sur prising gains. This fact , taken In connec tion with the election of a republican con gressman In one of the strongest demo cratic districts In Now York C'lty a fort night ago , indicates very clearly that democracy Is at a discount throughout the United States nt present , and It Is almost certain now that the republicans will carry the next house of representatives by an overwhelming majority. It IH also within the range of probability that they may get control of tlu > senate In this year's elec tions , and If they do a republican president and congress will surely bo chosen In 1838. Periodical Utility of the Vice President. J'hlldtleliilila renal. Ordinarily the vice president of the United States has so little power or Influ ence to direct or shape legislation that the waggish stiKKL'stlon to employ the tltlo "Ills Most Excellent Superfluity" In ad dressing that high governmental officer seems to be almost justified. An opportun ity for tlu exercise of power which so rarely comes to thu Incumbent of the vice presidential olllce was presented to Mr. SteveiiHon the other day , when a tie in the senate gave him the duoldliu ; vote. It was not upon a very Important mailer , merely some railroad legislation a ( Tec tins : mainly Oklahoma territory ; ibUt it Is not every vice president who liustd'iven HO much of an op portunity as this nrrorded him. The Sugar C'oatnd Lobby. It was boldly nnilbunced by ofllccrs of the sugar trust after thu house swept away all duties on sugar that they expected to be nblo to "Influence" the senate to undo the aot. They artf hAw at work , nnd re ports from WashlniUpn are to the effect that a moro powerful or unscrupulous lobby never Invaded the capltol. At the name tlmo the Bugnr 'trust ' shares nro being worked up and down * In Wall street In u series ot gambling manipulations on re ports from WashnHtcvi | as to the progress of the "Influence' business. This ought to be Hiidlclent Id' Kcin ? the senate In line with the house , IIMIiit unscrupulous extor tions of the trust under the protection of u duly on refined migur are not sufficient , J/OMTO.V jrri i. Olobe Democrat The farmers nro hang Ing Secretary Morton In cfllgy , ns If ho wen personally rpaponslblo for the democrat ! price of wheat. Chicago Tribune : The hanging of Sccrc tnry Morton In clllgy In Nebraska cnn bo borne \\ltli equanimity by that gentleman so long ns he Is not otherwise fired. Chicago Times : Indignant constituents n Nebraska City , Neb. , have been venting thcl righteous wrath upon n straw nnd clotl effigy ot that burlesque farmers' friend , J Sterling Morton , What n chance to parodlzo Klpllnk In : "They're hangln' Sterling Mor ton In thu mornlif ! " Atlanta Constitution : The hanging of Mr Morton Incfllgy by his fellow-townsmen waa carried out under the auspices of the Dem ocratlo Marching club of Nebraska City nnd the occasion ot It was the nppolntmcn of the president of the republican club s man with an unpronounceable name to a responsible governtnonl position. ' Whatever may bo said with ronpect to Ihe propriety of the effigy limiting , whlcl will strike most people nft.a childish dls play , ut once silly and Impotent , there Is no dotibl that the democrats of Ncbraslt ! City , In common with the democrats o the whole country , liavo reason to he In dlgnant at Mr. Morton's desire to rewan a republican leader with office. Nebraska City News : The News had liopct that the newspapers of this clly nnd slate would refrain from publishing the damnable outrage that was perpetrated by ono or two men on Thursday night an oulrago llin cast a blight on the good name of our fair city and that the courts alone would be called upon to Kettle with these men for this uncalled for outrage. There Is no excuse or extenuating circumstances In the case , ant why any satm man would thus blacken the name of a whole community to carry out n little potly spllo Is moro than can bo con ceived , and especially on a man who has aided In the upbuilding of this clly and state since Its Infancy. It It was u matter that only affected the Individuals who did Hit deed then It might bo different , but It com promises the entlro people of the city. The perpetralors could gain nothing but to bring down the condemnation of the entire people of this whole country nnd should bo hnrshb dealt ' with. Every resident of Nebraska City condemns the outrage. Krcnnnt Herald : Whatever the provo cation and Iho peculiar grievance of Ne braska City democrats , hanging In elllgy It not the way lo exhibit It. It does not hurt the parties toward whom It was directed the mere hanging of Ihelr counterpart on a public limb and It certainly does not hurl the elllgy. The revolt , wo toke It , Is not so much against the unwise appointment ns against the unwise remark ot the son to the effect that "Father owes nothing to the democrats of Nebraska City , " and there fore appointed a republican to office over their protest. We can Imagine the Indig nation this 'vould cause among the loya democrats of Otoo county , who have on half a dozen or more occasions honored their distinguished fellow-citizen with their suf frages , always ready to lead the party hosts to bailie. If they did not always glvo him a majority In the county , are thej alone to blame ? If he should again leaL Iho ticket , this last transaction will not at all help matters. Should this clfigy busi ness be sanctioned , tliere will hardly bo a cross-road In Die country bul Is adorned wllh Ihese figurative tokens of Indignation , set up by disappointed members of Ihe party. It the democrats are humiliated , think of the feelings of the recipient of the ofilce , who takes bounty from the hand ho liaf abused and maligned ! And bares his head and takes the ashes for the paltry pittance ot $ GO a month ! This Is the most disgustIng - Ing feature of the whole episode. A'JWltASKA AX1) fflSllllASKAA'a. The Slanlon county fair will bo held Sep tember 21 , 25 , 26 and 27. The Republican Valley Poultry assoclallon has been organized at Indlanola. There Is a growing sentiment In Kearney In favor of voting canal enlargement bonds. Sixty conversions have resulted from the special meetings In the Methodist church at Ord. Loup City Adventlsts are expecting the end of the world shortly and are getting them selves In slmpp { or the event. Mrs. Kato 'Millar ' of Firth died of heart disease In her sleep and her husband awoke to find his wlfo n corpse beside him. FIre destroyed the residence or TOov. William Hams near Bancroft with all Its contents. There was no Insurance. Successful revival services are in progress In the Baptist church at Louisville and twenty-five people have professed conversion. George II. Spear , late of the Hotel Thurs- ton at Columbus , has become ono of the managers of the Hotel Oxnard at Norfolk. A camp of Sons of Veterans has been or ganized at Benkelman and christened after William McKlnley. It has fifteen charter members. The occasion of the completion of the re constructed wagon factory of A. F. Mack at Bancroft was celebrated by a big dance in the new building. C. G. Barns , editor of Ihe Albion Argus , who was recently appointed postmaster , has been sick In bed ever since the news reached him. Ho calls his trouble the grip. Carl Plcard , the Thayer county farmer who started to fast forty days , was Interrupted In his task by the cruel board of Insanity , which found him crazy and sent him to the asylum. Ho had abstained from food for Iwo weeks. Victor Abrahamson. ono of the prominent business men of Mlnden nnd cashier of the First National bank , died ot heart failure Tuesday after a few hours Illness. Ho was deputy commissioner of public lands and buildings under John Stcen , Leo Scofield , a St. Joe traveling man , was. hastily married to Bertha M. Ruga of Nel son the other night and then Jumped Iho town without even wanting to kiss his bride. Ho preferred being lied lo Iho woman rather than being locked up In jail. Elmer Shroy and Charles Link , two farmer boys living near Cozadoro arrested by Constable Ware , charged with stealing $15 from Cadet York , another1 farmer's son nt a dance. They were bound over In $200 bonds. Link secured bond and Is at liberty , but Shroy Is still in custody. The twenty-seventh annual convention of the Nebraska State Sunday School associa tion will bo held nt York , Juno G , 0 and 7. County nnd township associations are en titled to throe delegates each , every Sunday school In the stale Is entitled lo two dele- gales , logolher wllh paslor and superin tendent. Mrs. Peter Ilillf of Madison nllacked Dr. J. II. Mackay , odllor of the Madison Ho- porler , Saturday evening. The woman used a blacksnake and then sot her dog on him. The dog did his part by chewing the editor's leg. The whlpper's Ire was aroused by an article that the editor printed concerning her husband. About U\o months ago the Union Pacific depot at Cozad was robbed by two men , who held up the night operator wllh guns while Ihoy wont through the safe , securing about $200 In cash , leaving the agent se curely tied to the furnlluro In the otllco. Monday Sheriff Hohson arrested Elsie Thomas and Sam Huffman on warrants charging them with Iho robbery and Ihey were taken to Lexington. A pack of about twenty wolves attacked young Herman Werner In the vicinity of the West Point creamery as ho was returning homo from a masquerade ono nlghl , and hud relief not come In response to his cries his bones would have boon picked by the ferocious boasts. That locality Is Infested by numbers of the animals , to the great annoyance - noyanco of the farmers , who have lost a great deal of stock by their depredations. A roundup Is demanded. " Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report ; / / Axn t > Tinit INI : . Mrs. Lease now thrift n lo break Inti the ranks of Masonry Confirmation of the reported compoum fracture ot the spine of winter Is unavoid ably delayed. There are periods In the Ihes of coal dealers when the piratical weather Hag pro duces a chill of joy. Thn reported appoaranc'o of ( jX-Scnalor Ingalls on the mourners' bench turns out to he one of Sam Jones' Irrldcuctnt dreams. Frederic K. Ivcs ot Philadelphia has re ceived n gold modal awarded by I IIP Vienna Photographic society for color photography. Mayor CJIIroy of Now York has Just re ceived from an admirer In Cork n Klllkcnny cat. If It was Intended ns n political joku the cat was not needed In Now York. Padercwskl says hu hits made all the money ho needs nnd hereafter will dcvoto hla time to composition. Ho hasn't , how ever , enough money to Induce him to get his hair trimmed. Colonel Ingersoll used to oay that If ho lived through February he foil that ho had a lease of llfo for another year. This Is an article of tlio colonel's creed to which wo can nil cheerfully subscribe. Editor \Vhltelaw Hold and Senator Hill are both * ald to be coquetting with n guber natorial nomination In New York , and each Is accused of winking tlio other eye at n vision of the white house In the remote distance. Senator Hill pats his barren pate nnd quietly congratulates himself on having pre served the palladium of our liberties from Iho "baneful presence of nuiKwnmpory. " Pn- Irlollc stalcsmanshlp cannot be classed nmoni ; the lost virtues. Secretary Morton says that the weather bureau has saved to commerce , manufacture and agriculture the last four months "more than Its entire appropriation for Iho , next fiscal year , " but ho preserves silence on the genial cold waves the bureau has been shipping hither. The French Academy of Science declares the wear and tear of the earth by ocean washing , river erosion and wind nnd weather Is enormous , but as It will require , according lo Iho same authority , -1,500,000 years to wash the whole thing away , the outlook for real estate dealers Is not as dismal as It might be. Lllllo Queen Wllhelmlna of Holland lives In n stately but rat-haunted old palace , once the town hall of Amsterdam. She doesn't have a very good tlmo as a girl , nnd one of Iho npociyplml dories of her Is that she scolded her doll this way : "Now bo good or I'll turn you Into a queen nnd you won't ever have any more good times. " A QVKSTIOX OF I'XH.K'irr. OMAHA , Feb. 10. To the Editor of The Bee : In The Sunday Bee I noticed , under the caption "Odd Bits of Texas Llfo , " au at- lempled description of Texan people and their customs by one who signs himself A. Edward Miles. Mr. Miles says that "tho people ono meets with In Texas are from the four cornets of tno gioue , wnicii , to say tiic least , ! o not n starlllng revelation , ns every Intolllgont reader of your valuable paper- . ' . \\aro that such Is the case In almost every state in this glorious union. Ho states that "affairs of honor are us numerous In Texas as ) they tvur were , " and claims to have been an cye-'vitn-'ss to ono of these shooting scrapes , which , as ho Mates , took place In a saloon , wharoln ono "Mx- shooter and two Texnns played a conspicuous part. " I venture to assert that Mr. Miles has never seen a "six-shooter" such as are carried and used by such people , unless per haps when passing a show window of some hardware merchant in Florence , Neb , ( Not Italy. ) In reference to Texas society , Mr. Mllca slates that ho did not stop long enough In Texas lo find It. While I am nviro that Texas society , like all southern society , is very refined and exclusive , I do not wonder that ho did not stay long enough in Texas to find it , and even If he did I am positive that ho would not be admitted , much less re ceived. He tells you that in driving through the city of San Antonio ( which would have been more appropriate had ho said "walking" ) you can distinguish the houses of 'ho ncrth- erncr by the beautiful gronrids that rurround them , which statement only proves his ignor ance as to the owners of such property. Any small boy residing In that city will toll jou that the majority ot the beautiful and artls'tlc residences In San Antonio , where the sKIll of the architect and landscape gardener Is everywhere discernable , belong to _ parties claiming southern birth. Mr. Miles would have you lo bellovo lhat the Texan takes only ono bath during his or her lifollmc , and that immediately utter birth , which remark , I presume , is Intended as humor , but In reality Is only an apology for such. San Antonio , like most ot the Lone Star stale cllles , has Its own water system , having ono of the best , most complete and exponslvo waterworks systems In Iho coun try. It also has , In the line ot cleansing ma terial , two large natatorlums , numberless publlo bathing houses to accommodate the tourist , and every residence In the clly and suburbs has 4ts own private bathing apart ments , which Indispensable luxury Mr. Miles evidently failed to take ndvanlago of while there , notwithstanding the fact that the water Is as pure and as clear as crystal , the cost nominal , the temperaluro easily regu lated and soap and towels free of cost. In conclusion I would state that such talcs as "Odd Bits of Texas Llfo"wlth sltelchcs of people Mr. Miles only Imagined ho saw , will do very well lo reserve for his uninformed associates and the much abused marines. OTTO II. SCHONS. , /in < 11Aitinrit ir/ov. Olilirtgo Hi i .ml The feature of It nil ti that HIP present order expressly rr iinl.ui ; thn e.xlsteitrc of labor organizations npcnk- IIIK throuuli their repreneiitatlVrs Judga Jenklnir order virlually forbade the roe.igtiN tlon of Joint nnd concerted labnr movements , Chicago Trlblintc There arc manifest nd vantages In Judge Oaldwell's manner . .f ( cedtiro. It Is slower , but In many n sin > t nuirn nntlftfitclory. If wages nro n i cj nftnr such a conference as he \ > rH \ a thai reduction will liavo moro weight in the public estimation than If made by n v ni\ct nnd then endorsed hy u judge. It win h < n real judlcl.il proceeding , and to nil hi'rnti and purposes will bo binding on ill. > . - . no pnrtlclpalo In it. The umployei ! will im topped trom resisting dcclRions v. hi. 'i i o been arrived nt after they have had a full opportunity to state their sldo of the nw They will ho likely to unbuilt , for tlicji , | see that public sentiment will ho JK.I .r.t them If they do not. Chicago Herald : The course of l.iige . Caldwell In relation to thn rcccl\crs'nin ' < . | the Union PaclHc railway la In the ri > i.i . trend. It . . sub.itantlally makes the o .i.t having jurisdiction over thn rccehcri nn trator of dl pulcs between Iho caplt.il i > > < I the labor Involved. While the powir ofim government Is Invoked In the eondtii t . .f , n court for the protection of the capital r and rolling slock of Iho corporation , equitable that Die same power shall r > the constitutional rights of tlio lal r pendoul on the nmimcumont of tlio r Judge Caldwell iccognlzes belli Hides t corporation receivership , and ho Is first federal judge to do tl > l a \\t\y to constitute the r. ' court arbitrator in such contrnxii- TIIK VAtfAfi , IC.J/.V. OMAHA , Feb. 20. To the Editor of TI > O Bee : I notice In this morning's paper n.at Hastings Is nllvo wllh enthusiasm oxer ih < > r Platte canal project. I would like to | inw what Is the matter with Omaha's e.iual.r \ , jecl ? I read In Tim Bee a few days 1KJ with great Interest Ihe city engineer r. port on the feasibility of our canal Since reading that report nil my doubts have ! > . < > n removed. Thai report shows that by t . - storage plan wo can have a water poi f H.fiGO-liorso power for twelve hours in > n day , every day In the year , at a cost , . < i. t $7.11 per horse power Iho greatest i r power In the world , cxcepling unly Ni.n. i Now wllh Ihls power wo can get him it ' 3 of factories , employing thousands of for all future time , without the offer .r a dollar of bonus. Cheap power alone mil force them here. This canal question Is the ull-lmpnrt.int and vital ono to Omaha.Viili nil doubt of the practicability of ( tin projccl sel at rest , Iho cltl/otis ready to take stock and ready to vole homla In aid of the enterprise , what Is. the matter with the canal officials ? Why don't they act ? For the sake of Omaha's future for the sake of the prcFcnt unemployed mid thn unemployed for the future , let the catml company at once come before the people with a proposition. HEAVY TAXPAYEIl. co.iiic HASH. Philadelphia llccord : The man who plnya the pipe organ should havu music In hla sole. Lowell Courier : Are the members of a college PI Eta society particularly partial to pastry. Plain Dealer : "Strange , " said the actor , "that the ties should seem fewer as I gel nearer home ! " Albany Press : The widower about to re marry Is the most unselfish of mortals , He bcldom thinks of number one. Glens Falls Republican : When an editor attempts to "feel the pulse of the people" he Is liable to neglect his own circulation. Somcrvllle Journal : It looks bad lo sea a cure for corns advertised In a shoe- dealer's window unless , of course , It Is claimed that the cure Is for corns got from wearing other dealers' shoes. Washington Star : "Young Tlmmlns will novel' get along ns a reporter , " said Iho city editor to his assistant. "What makes you think so ? " ' 'He left Colonel Illullliib' name out of hla account of a reception because the colonel had said ho didn't care to have It printed. " THE DIl fnm'tvlllt Jo rnn > . Gentle lltlle snowllakes , Whirling- through Ihe air , Seltllng on Ihe sidewalk , Make Ihe wicked swear. For although like feathers They full , one by one , When you come lo shovel Them , they weigh a ton. e noun NIGHT. New folk I'rcii 'Good night , " he said to her , "good night , ' * Her tiny lingers holding light , While round her waist ho placed on arms \s If to shield the maid from harm. 'Good night" he said It o'er and o'er , And each time took Just one kiss more. rime past them flew with rapid flight. Hut Htill he stayed and said "Good night" The wind blew cold across the weld , While to her his love retold ; And said "Good night" from tlmo to tlmo , With kisses sandwiched In between , Ills overcoat was thick with rime When Luna rose to view the scene. The gaunt trees shivered In the breeze , Hie maiden thought her nose would freeze , \nd pleading looks upon him cartt ; Jut there he stood and faced the blast , Pneumonia's dangers scorning , And when he said "Good night" at last , And from the maiden's vision pass'd , It should have been "Good morning. " * " & CO. The largest makers and Rollers of line clothes ou earth , Your uioiioy's worth or your inuno.y buc'c. ' My Mamma told meTe To never g-et out of style , and I've been in it ever since. I didn't get this outfit at B. K. & Co.'s be cause their man insisted upon selling ingmo clothes that fit , and when I got something picked out two sizes too long for mo ho wouldn't lot mo have it , because they never lot any thing go out of the store unless it fits perfectly. They are cutting and slashing the prices to boat all this month. That suit they sell for $8.50 is a darling. I stood my tailor off for ono like it not long ago and he's been trying to collect a bill tor $35 from mo ever since. They out like that all over the store , BROWNING , KING & CO. , Will tiny tbuexnre § If you tend C \V Pn , . ] Cfl , o a Uioraoiiey fcrUO worth or moru ° > ' V-UUJlll c la ,