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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : THURSDAY , MARCH ! 22 , 1891. TIIBOMAH.Y DAILY BEE. K. ItO-UiWATKIt , Kill tor. i > riiM ! iiif : > nvitnr MOIINIXO. THUMB Of HnwntllTIO.N' . Itw nvlllmiit Humbiyi. One Vnnr $ j Onllv unit HundHf. < > n V * r I' ' . ' ? ' HI * Monllm . . . . , , . . , . ' ' 2J ThK-c .Mmillm * | r > Hiimlur Itw. oni > Vimr * ' , " ' Hnliinfrt ) IIM- . one V ir ' jj Wwkly ll < w , Oill > V < r & > OI-TH'IW. Oniahn , Tim Ihw tiulMlnc. , . , . . . K'Hilh Onm.it. vnrnT N ncl Twcnly-fnnrtli HI * . I nmrtl lllufTi" , i : I'cnrl Mrwl. riilntRti nmiv , 11 * t'tminl-r of CMnm Tff. Ni-lv Vnrh. lt < vim I * . II .nivl 1' , Trllmnr HMff. \\uiililiiRliiii , SH Koiirtwmli Mlwt. All mtmminl'-nlloii * Klnllnif t JH-WH anil u- ttiml mntlvr uliidlld I" " iu1nw l ! To llif MHor. itrHiNHHH i.r/rrr.itM. All liii liif * < Ipilprn iitxl r inlttHfH' * * * linultt bo n.llii"l to Tli" HfI'ubllililnic coinimny , Outiilm. l > rnH , rheflm nml iKwtoillro onlt-rH to HTATH'MKNT or OIUII.ATION ; . Owiun II. 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If the Irrigation convention finds itself at a loss for nourcos of water supply , why not wring the water out of a few of our over-capitalized corporations ? An an anti-monopolist Husc.ill IH entitled to take the whole bakery. Hascall posing as nil anti-monopolist Is like a crow trying to pass himself off for a canary. The tall-end of March Is liable to catch lip with the ground hog and create n now demand for overcoats and seal skins after the Master bonnet has been flaunted .to the breeze. A brewery trust supplies the missing link In our rapidly expanding system of Indus trial consolidation. The brewery trust will "glvo beer the sanlo dignity that whisky has already arrogated to Itself. The Platte river canal has taken a new start. This tlmo Its promoters are ready to back their confidence with subscriptions. The only question Is how can the project bo transformed from the engineer's drawIngs - Ings Into a ditch. ' ' At , last accounts George Woolrldgo , alias Woollngton , the man who pleaded guilty of forgery and Is presumed by law to be In the custody of the sheriff Is having a good time somewhere In Iowa or Illinois , and further deponent sayeth naught. Telegraphing for absentees to return to their places In the house must be giving the telegraph monopoly a neat claim "against the contingent fund of that body. This Is a rather novel way of compelling the people to contribute to the earnings of the great Western Union anaconda. Puff ! puff ! puff I-Great Is Scott. And greater still Is the Hyphen. But really It Is amusing that the pufllng of the only judge should appear on ono page and "Conrad ! Conrad ! ! Conrad ! ! ! agent of the Louisiana Honduras lottery" on the other page of the same sheet that lauds the jujlge to the skies as the terror of law-breakers. No wonder tha jury gave a verdict for only $1 to the Iowa fanner whn valued his Injured affections at only $1,000. No woman would over venture to sue for 'breach of promise for less than a cool $10,000. Any man who assesses the worth of his own happiness at a paltry $1,000 practically ab- Jurates all claim to a remedy In damages. Lost , strayed or stolen , GeorRO Woolrldgo , nllns Woollngton , a self-confessed forger ; presumed to bo In jail according to tlio ap- pcarnnco docket ot tlio criminal court , but 1 , ' not In jail for all that , Any person who 1 can glvo reliable Information concerning tlio discrepancy between the docket and the facts will bo suitably rewarded by calling at this ofllco. i , Councilman Wheelor'a plea that the ap tr t propriation Item for Insurance which the mayor vetoed does not cover a contract be r , : cause It Is for n renmval policy , Is puerile and absurd on Its face. A renewal policy Is a contract just as much as an original policy , although the agent's commission may not bo the samo. If a renewal policy Is not a contract what would the policy holder have to show ns a basis for his claim In case of a loss ? The police commission cannot remain In different In matters that relate to the disci pline of the pollco nnd IncDlclcncy , dishon esty and debauchery of so-called detectives. The tlmo for disbanding the bogus detective force should not bo deferred. The scandals relating to the conduct ot the chief detective and some vf his associates are If anything ntoro unsavory than were those of the Doug las county jail during tlio Incumbency of the late sheriff. The decision of the supreme court In the case In which the Western Union Telegraph company sought to evade the collection of an occupation tax Imposed by the city coun cil of Fremont U Important. There Is not much to say In favor of the occupation tax. It Is simply desirable to meet temporary emergencies , but should never bo resorted to except In cases of urgent necessity. Uut as long as tha emergencies may arise It Is Important that the laws governing Its col lection shall bo fully defined. An Insurance policy Is n contract between tha Insurance company and the policy holder. If this contract U between the city uml an Insurance company no councilman can bo u. party to this contract without violating the charter provision that forbids members of the council from being Interested directly or Indirectly In any contract. The amount Involved and the profit therefrom cuts no figure. It Is the principle and there Is no getting around It. If a councilman can act as agent for an Insurance company that Issues policies an city buildings ho has a right to .act as agent or as principal for the purchase of any commodity that tUtt city may need. A inirtfitoxof wnt'HKX What amount of revenue will the tariff 1)111 ) as reported to tlKyLP imte yield from ditties on Imports ? U wajucalculated by the no-called experts that imTSvilcon till ) as It passed the house would : provide a revenue from custom * the first year ot Hi operation of J12ICD3OOI , n decrease from the receipts of ! . ; ) from this coiirco of about $74,000,000. As amended by the subcommittee ot the senate finance contmlttoo It was figured that the' 1)111 would furnish an Income from duties amounting to | IC.,093,771 , lessening tlio threatened deficit from the measure as U pnsncd the house by a little over $11,000- 000. Under the bill nail left the liamU ot the three members of the conato finance committee who were chanted with Its re vision It wanJlg rcd that we would Import goods to the value of $530,000,000. There Is a remarkable exactness about these figures , from which fractions ot a dollar are uniformly excluded , but perhaps this Is the way of experts nnd Hhould not throw any doubt upon their trustworthiness. Let It be accepted as a correct calculation that Ilio bill as It was changed by the subcom mittee of the Bcnato finance committee would have yielded from duties on Imports amounting to $530,000,000 exactly $165,903- 771 not a dollar or a cent more or less. Further changes were made In the meas ure'as reported to the scnato and a revision of the citlmate of revenue from It will be necessary. Will the bill In Its present form furnish more or less Income to the treasury than before ? It Is to be expected that when the bill Is taken up for consideration In the Bcnato and the chairman ot the finance committee makes his promised statement that ho will present fresh expert calcula tions as to what It will yield from duties. It In also to be expected that the experts will male : their figures with reference to creating as favorable an Impression as pos sible for the bill. They may not be as exact to a dollar as In the calculations already made. It Is pos sible that In figuring the value of Im ports they will not adhere strictly to mil lions and that cents will figure In the amount of revenue , but at any rate they may safely be counted upon to make their calculation so as not to disparage the bill. As a mat ter of fact , It Is practically Impossible to make an approximately correct estimate of what the pending tariff bill will yield under the system of ad valorem duties which It provides. As was said by the republicans of the ways and means committee In their report on the Wilson bill , if prices could bo exactly determined nothing would seem to bo fairer than an ad Valorem duty , but unfortunately prices are very much mat ters of opinion , "on which honest men may differ much and rogues much more. " As the duty depends on the price a cheat on the price Is a cheat on the duty , and the ca.se with which this may bo done is a matter of experience. A foreign manufac turer who Is not compunctious on the sub ject of duties has his confidential Importing agents in this country. Goods sold to these agents are marked down In value to any extent and duties are paid on these under valued articles. It a piece of goods Is worth $ G a yard and the duty Is 25 per cent the correct duty Is $1.50. If the price be Invoiced at $5 a yard and the fraud not de tected , the duty collected becomes $1.25 , and the ad valorem , which seems to bo 25 per cent , becomes about 20 per cent , and not only Is the government cheated out ot Its quarter of a dollar , but the manufacturer Is cheated out of one-fifth of the protec tion the government haa promised htm. It Is true that fraud Is possible under specific duties , but the danger of. Its practice Is very much greater with the ad valorem system. This Is ono reason why It Is much more difficult to makean approximately cor rect estimate of revenue from customs under ad valorem than under specific duties. Another difficulty In the way of making a trustworthy calculation of what revenue from duties the preceding bill will yield Is the Impossibility of determining In advance of Its operation what effect It will have upon Importations. There Is probably not an im porting merchant who at this time has any definite idea as to what tbo extent of his Importations will be-under the "workings of the proposed tariff and It Is' manifestly absurd to suppose that anybody else , what ever their attainments as experts , can have the knowledge necessary to make estimates ot revenue , under totally changed conditions , worthy of acceptance. 1TASCALL AND ANT1-310XUPOLY , The freo-for-all electric lighting franchise which Bellwether Hascall has forced through the council under direct and Indi rect pressure Is claimed by that Impudent fraud to bo an anti-monopoly ordinance. Now suppose there was to bo a freo-for-all hurdle race and half a dozen twenty-foot tight board fences were planted across the , track , who would venture to run the race ? This Is precisely what Mr. Hascall and Wiley's Jumping jacks In the council have done. To call this an anti-monopoly fran chise when Iho conditions Imposed cannot bo compiled with Is an Insult to the common Intelligence ot this community and an out rage upon the taxpayers. Yes , indeed , free for all. 'when In reality It Is a barrier against everybody excepting the concern that now haa a monopoly of electric lighting In this city. It Is the rankest piece of Job bery that over has been attempted to bo put upon this community under false pre tenses by men who are recreant to their trusl. Let us call attention to a few ot the provisions of this anti-monopoly ordinance. Fence No. 1 , The ordinance requires 30- foot Iron poles within the flro limits for any company that proposes to enter the field. If Iron poles uro the right thing , and 30- feet the proper height , why didn't Hascall make an effort long ago to have the wooden poles ofyiloy'a company re placed by 30-foot Iron poles ? And why doea ho not Insert a provision In the freo- for-all ordinance that will require the poles ot the Thomson-Houston company to bo replaced by iron poles ? In view of the fact that nobody cun carry out this provision without great expense and risk It Is mani fest that Hascall's anti-monopoly ordinance is gotten up solely to maintain monopoly. Fence No. . 2. The anti-monopoly ordi nance makes all companies liable for ell damage done by reason of defocttvo Insula tion of Its wires. Thla would bo proper enough , but ns It does not apply to Wiley's company , and creates a liability that might Include the cost of buildings as well as damages for killing , and maiming firemen and people who como In contact , the In tent to prevent anybody from accepting.a franchise- under these conditions , . Is mani festly In the Interest ot monopoly. Fence No 3. The rate of electric light to private consume Is fixed at about 25 per cent below the rates now charged by the Thomson-Houston monopoly. Such a reduc tion would doubtless bo desirable , but It Is a dead give-away on Its face. It It U true that Wiley's company U extorting Z5 per cent more trout private consumers than U fair , why have not Hnstall nnJ t'i" that trains with him reduced the rate for private consumers long ago ? Tin1) ' have n right to regulate electric lighting charges under the charter. Tliovholo ordinance Is begotten Iniquity and born In Hascalllty , which some people upoll with a big It , Its proper title should bo "an ordinance to prevent competition In electric lighting and perpetuate the existing monopoly. " . A sTnoXatiur.D OK COHWMTWAVS. There Is a well-grounded belief that the Department of Justice Is at present n strong hold of the corporations. Attorney General Olney has , during the greater part of his professional life , been In the service of cor porations and Is said to be drawing a oalary at this time for such service. Whether Bitch Is the case or not there Is no doubt as to where his sympathies lie , and this causes him to ho distrusted In connection with any thing affecting the relations of the govern ment to corporations. What may fairly be regarded as distinct evidence of this dis trust was furnished In the resolution re cently Introduced In the house of representatives tivesby Mr. Doatner of Louisiana providing for Instituting a suit against the men who , as present or past directors of the Union 1'aclflc Railroad company , are charged with wrongfully applying to other purposes money which ought to have been used In paying Just claims of the United States government. Ordinarily a duty of this kind would be devolved upon the Department of Justice. The attorney general of the United States would bo expected to have charge of such proceedings ns the Doatner resolution pro vides for. A suit of this kind Is properly within his functions. Uut this resolution proposes to exclude the attorney general from any connection with the proposed pro ceedings. It directs the president to employ special counsel to take full charge of the prosecution of the case and further provides that no attorney employed to prosecute the suit of the government shall be a person at any time having business of professional re lations with any of the defendants or with the Union Pacific company. The significance ot this , In Us application to the present at torney general of the United States , la ob vious. It Is aa Dlaln nn avow.il ntt rnulrl hn made , short of a personal reference , which would of course be Inadmissible , of a want of confidence in Mr. Olney Jo properly and hon estly guard the Interests of the government In proceedings against parties connected with u great corporation to recover moneys due thd government. We recall no precedent for such a declaration of want of faith In the official Integrity of the legal adviser of an administration , and If the resolution should bo adopted , as probably It will not be , because of the reflection upon a cabinet ofllcer which It carries , Olney would stand alone In the list of attorney generals of the United States as an object of congressional distrust nnd rebuke. The plain truth Is that there Is warrant for the feeling disclosed In the Doatner reso lution. The charge that Attorney General Olney Is now In Intimate relations with ono or more corporations and drawing pay there for has never been denied. The fair Inference is that It Is true , for otherwise ho would hardly permit such a charge to stand uncon- tradlcted , knowing that the effect would bo damaging , not only to himself politically , but also to the administration and his party. Moreover , the course ot Mr. Olney regarding the trusts" shows that his sympathies are with organized capital and monopoly. The present administration caino Into power pledged to an earnest effort to enforce the" law against the trusts , but the pledge has not been kept and the attorney general sub mitted an argument In his annual report to show that the law was insufficient. It will doubtless remain a dead letter aa long as he Is in office. If Attorney General Olney Is cognizant of the public feeling regarding him he ought to resign. If he Is not willing to do this Mr. Cleveland , for the credit of his administra tion , ought to remove him. The fact that the department is generally believed to bo a stronghold of the corporations Is one which the president cannot afford to Ignore. Disuussixa TUB CUHHKNCY PROULGM. The banking committee of the house has recently been giving much consideration to the currency problem , with no very great prospect of reaching a solution. U has be fore It several measures , at least two of them drawn by members of'tho committee , and the difficulty seems to be to harmonize these or to frame from them a plan which will bo acceptable to a majority of the com mittee. The republicans adhere to the theory of a national currency and the demo cratic members have not been able to agree upon the details of a new banking bystem. The trouble appears to be that even mem bers who appreciate the fact that bank notes are not money nnd are only a more con venient Instrument of credit than promissory notes nnd bills ot exchange are afraid of going too far In encouraging free banking. The question becomes with them purely ono of detail , but they do not wish to sanction any details which will result In bad banking and drive the country again to a fiat paper currency or a crude attempt to maintain bimetallism. Ono of the bills before the committee , to which reference has heretofore been made , la that of Mr. Springer , Us chairman , which provides for n national currency commission , to bo composed of the secretary of the treasury , the treasurer of the United States ) and the comptroller of the currency , which shall bo charged with the duty of .supplying currency to state banks as provided for In the bill. This measure contemplates the Is suing of notes to any solvent bank having a paid up capital ot over $25,000 on the de posit of federal , state , county or city bonds , the circulating notes to bo exempt from , the 10 per cent tax on state bank Issues , and provision being made for the security and re demption of such notes. The author of this plan state ? that his object la to glvo the people a safe and clastic currency , which shall bo equal at all times and under all circumstances to the wants of trade and com merce , and which shall bo uniform In value throughout the United States and at all times shall bo maintained at par by being con vertible Into coin on demand. Another bill Is that of Mr. Warner of New York , also a member ot the committee , which appears to bo regarded with rather more favor than the above , but as to the dotalU of which there scorns to be a good deal ot disagree ment. The fact doubtless Is that the southern Influence In tlie commit too will not be satis fied with anything that does not provide for the unconditional repeal of tha 10 per cent tax on stata bank Issues , and the democrats who do not favor this policy have not the courage to unite with the republicans of lhe > committee In declaring against It. This Is undoubtedly the real stumbling block to an agreement among the democrats on u banking system. It Is suggested as likely that near the closeot the session the entire currency problem will bo referred to a joint committee ot the two lioutcs or to an expert commission .made up of private clll/.ens nnd an effort bo made nt the iihort cession to solve thouiroblem. Perhaps this would bo the wlaercfflirge to pursue , since there Is no urgency for the proposed legisla tion and the changed conditions to be ex * pectod In the next ten months might have nn Important bearing on the question. jJ.VJiH/ A1TROXT , Under ordinary conditions a man ls not presumed to be responsible for what he says at a banquet. An nppcal from' Peter drunk to Peter sober somj lnija' gets a fellow Into a peck of trouble , nnd this la how It happened : In response to the toast , "Omaha , " nt the Commercial club binqnet the editor ot this paper urged Omali | business men to culti vate the Iowa trade and Incidentally re marked that Council llluffs had become n suburb of Omaha. Thla la resented ns n most flagrant outrage by The Nonpareil In the following lurid appeal for an uprising nil the way from East Omaha to Chautauqua station , Mr. Rosewatcr assumes considerable au thority In claiming Council muffs ns n suburb of Omaha. A more direct Insult could not be hurled at one of the principal cities of the west nnd the most Important In Iowa. The Nonpareil takes great pleasure In Informing Mr. Uosowater that Council Dluffs Is a city of 40,000 people. It ls not any more a suburb of Omaha than Omaha Is of Council DlnlTs. Dccauso that city has n few more people within her borders Is no reason she Is any greater city than the ono on the Iowa aide. * * Council Blurts citizens should have enough pride In their own city to arias In their dignity ns ono man nnd sayVo : have submitted to these Insults long enough and Intend to dose so no longer. It Is with us Coancll Dluffs first , last and all the time. " Such a spirit exhibited as thla will make Mr. Hosewator feel like creeping through a knot hole before many months. Well , really , this Is a stunner ! Who would have thought that a little spark would kindle such a flame ! Will our Indig nant friends across the river accept no apologies for this affront ? Are wo to cut all connection between the bridge nnd motor line nnd abandon the effort for n 5-cent faro ? Are the good people of Council Dluffs to bo relegated to patent plate chestnuts served up on the half shell and atop reading the only paper In these parts that supplies the news of the world , and discusses live Issues ? Joking aside , why has Council Dluffs any more right to feel offended at being classed ua a suburb of Omaha than Kansas City , Kan. , would In being spoken of as a suburb of Kansas City ? Why should not Drooklyn , with 700,000 population , resent the Imputa tion that she Is a suburb of New York ? Doea not everybody on the other aide admit that merging the two towns Into the greater Omaha would bo advantageous to both If It were practicable ; In other words If the state line that divides Iowa and Nebraska could be wiped out ? There are eight detectives on the police pay roll. They Uraw full policeman's pay and $5 for expenses , presumably to pay for refreshments In resorts they are obliged to visit. At the present time , according to Chief Seavey , there Is need of ten additional patrolmen. Now , w.ljy not dispense with the cats that don't catch mice and appoint five additional patrolmen ? That would give us police protection where we need It nnd relieve the City from the depredations of psetulo detectives , who are prowling around the town levying blackmail and covering up crookedness and lawlessness instead of ex posing It. In any event three detectives are ample for cijjjjjwqrkj and therq is no good reason why Uiejelty should pay salaries to detectives for going out of the city In quest of escaped ! criminals , "wljon that work properly devolves upon the sheriff and his deputies. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ If throwing the Union Pacific , Into the hands of receivers absolves It from all duties Imposed by state statute It must also absolve It from the necessity of comply ing with federal laws Intended to regulate the actions of railway officials. In other words , a receivership , according to the rail road Idea , places the railroad and Its em ployes entirely beyond the reach of law of every kind. To recognize such a corpora tion as being superior to the government control Is to make the creature master of Its creator. There must bo some limits to the effects of receiverships upon the legal obligations of the Insolvent corporations. Auditor Moore Is making a commendable effort to drive wild cat Insurance companies out ot Nebraska. It la pretty safe to as sume that the insurance concern that evades the Insurance laws ot the state will evade Its responsibilities to Its policy holders If occasion presents Itself. The Nebraska In surance laws are not burdensome nor exact- Ing. The fees required are much less than In many states. The laws are Intended solely for the protection of the policy hold-j era , nnd the regular Insurance companies realize this as well as anybody. It la now Intimated In a roundabout way that ( ho maximum rate Injunction cases will b Cached by the federal courts some time In May. The cases were commenced last July nnd the railroads have held up the law therefore for nearly a year. Still , this Is hardly a circumstance to the length of tlmo that will elapse before the railroad attorneys permit the courts to reach a final decision In the case. It seems to bo well understood that the case will end only with a decision from the supreme court of the United States. Congressman Dryan's activity In securing additional help for the Lincoln postofllco seems to have been wonderfully stimulated by the accession of n democratic postmaster. The work done at that ofllco haa not been materially Incroaaell1 In "recent months , but a change In administration makes a notlce- able difference In the allowance for salaries of employes under 1U < control. The constitutional joints raised by the able attorneys forjhoijunlon Pacific will beef of no avail If the State Hoard of Transpor tation nnd the nttornef general do their full ttuty to the people jn the matter of the transfer switch Ia\y , u When Chalrmajj. , ' Alison gets back to Washington the first 1'ilng ' " wilt ask for will be an Introduction to the Wilson tariff bill. > 4 * I'KOl'LK A .Vl > T7//A ( IN , Philadelphia has raised the limit. Flv hundred dollars Is the tax now levied to oscillatory theft. Washington advices Indicate that the dls cusalon ot the pot and the kettle continue In popular favor. Of the 17G members of the coming con Rtltutlonal convention In Now York , in are lawyers nnd ninety-eight are rcpub llcaiiii. Mayor Annie Austin ot Pleasanton , Kan. has been weighed In the balance nnd tlppc < the brain at 200 pounds. Quito n striking figure. The hnlr trigger and vociferous govcrno ot Oregon Is nflllctcd with a startling 1m pediment In speech. Coxcy nnd Wnlto are plucking his vocal laurels. 'Perhaps the oldest son-in-law In thl country la Uncle Dave Ilrowcr of Lebanon Ore. Hi' la SI nnd his mothcr-ln-lnw I living with him at the ago ot 99. George Meredith rejoices In n profusloi of hair which falls In artistic neglige rouni hl classically chiseled face , ami ho look younger than his years , which nro C2. The hilarity observable In certain monocle circles In Omaha during the past foggy days wna dcucedly clovah , dontchcrknow The "chappies exclaimed In chorus : "Lun- non , wenlly , dcah boy. " Josinh Hoopes of Wcatchcatcr , Pa. , has been collecting American birds for forty years past , and now haa carefully mounted what Is believed to be ono of the finest col lections In the United Suites. It numbers 6,000 specimens. There Is no visible difference between the cast and the west In municipal mat ters. It Is observed In both sections tha when solons take hold of electric wires o moderate potentiality they hang on while the current lasta. Donald 0. Mitchell , otherwise known as "Ik Marvel , " la 72 years ot ago and his white hair Is like n crown. Ho has n horror ror of publicity cither In the newspaper or magazine and clings tenaciously to his qulc lite on a farm In Connecticut. John do Haven was n wealthy Frcnchmai who came to this country before the revo lutionary war , and loaned the govcrnmen a round sum of money when the struggle began. The amount Is stated at $100,000 and the thirty living heirs scattered through three or four counties of Pennsyl vania arc willing now to accept $5,000,00 ( and call it square. Senator Hoar in his address In Drooklyn on Thursday night on "Tho Northwest Ter ritory nnd the Ordinance of 1787" spoke at considerable length of the tlmo required In getting the ordinance passed through con- cress It took not less than four years and then , with n merry twinkle In his eye added : "A longer time than that rcqulrci to secure n repeal of the purchasing clause of the silver act ! " Ills sally provoked a hearty laugh and a round ot hand-clapping Thla was the senator's second visit to Drook lyn , the first having been made forty-one years ago. Tlio Indian as n .Soldier. Chlcnffo Herald. The experiment of .enlisting Indians as regular army soldiers has been abandoned us n. hopeless failure. 13very one who knew anything nbout the matter predicted the result. Nothing- could keep the red men under discipline. They were coddled untl potted like sick poodles. They were relieved of guard duty and given extra rn- tlonw. They were not even compelled to wash themselves. But the Inborn yearn ing for dirt , breecliclouts and blankets wus too strong to be resisted. They deserted In squads , nnd now It has been decided to disband the troop. The experiment has demonstrated the hopelessness of doing anything with the Indian beyond keeping him on the reservation as much as possi ble and dispatching him to the happy hunting grounds whenever he evinces hlf natural propensity for ghost dancing and homicide. Insurance nnd Suicides. St. Paul Globe. Another decision has been rendered In the United States courts In Louisiana against the. Insurance department of the Knights of Pythias , which will probably end all future efforts to defeat the collection of policies upon the lives of persons who com mit suicide. All policies contain a clause declaring them void In case the person in sured shall .commit . suicide. The courts have repeatedly decided that suicide Is an evidence of insanity , and as Insanity cannot b'e set up as a defense , neither can Us man ifestation or development suicide. Moving In the Itlght Direction. New York World. The movement of the provisional govern ment ot Hawaii to adopt a constitution and establish a republic is in exactly the right direction. The Independence of such a gov ernment would be recognized and protected bv the United States. Home rule for Hawaii is ns right and just as It Is for the United States. Elmlra Gazette : Naturally when a girl goes to work out she hates to stay In. New York Press : "Jones savs the ocean Is a llvlntr thing- , and that It has Intelli gence. The Idea of water having- intelli gence ! " "Don't know about that. I've seen the rain pouring- over a book. " Yonkers Gazette : When n man. la asked to foot o bill how can he be blamed for "kicking. " Glens Falls Republican : A woman may be very timid , but she Is never afraid to strike a bargain. Yankee Blade : Tom Did Maud tell you the truth when you asked her for her age ? Jack Yes. Tom What did she sav ? Jack She said It was none of my busi ness. Indianapolis Journal : "I don't know whether I like these pictures or not , " said the young woman. "They seem rather In- distltift. " "Dut you must remember , madame , " said the wily photographer , "that your face Is not at nil plain. " Somervlllo Journal : Whyte So the people where vou went to board last summer rather got the best of you , did they ? Browne Yes ; I was a stranger 'and they took me In. . CULTUIIE AND DHRSSMAKING. Detroit Free 1'ress. She had ten sets of summer skirts , But had not one for spring , And she debated long how she Might rectify this thing. She thought for hours and hours nnd hours , And would be thinking yet , Dut all at once she Jumped right up And turned a summer set. TIIK llVSiaiHHl TO ! ' . Eueeno Flrld In Chicago Record. The top It hummeth n sweet , sweet song To my dear little boy at play- Merrily slngeth all dny long , As It splnncth and splnneth away. And my dear little boy He laugheth with Joy When ho henrpth the tuneful tone Of that busy thing That loveth to sing fflio song that la nil Its own. Hold fast tlio stringnnd wind It tight , That the song be loud and clear ; Now hurl the top with all your might Upon the banquette here ; And straight from the string The joyoua thins Uoundf-th and splnneth along , And It whirrs and It chirrs And It burrs and It purrs Ever Its pretty song. Will qyermy dear little boy grow old , An some have grown before' . ' Will ever his heart feel faint and cold. When he huareth the Bongs of yore ? Will ever this toy Of my dear little boy , When the years have worn nwny , Bin ? nail and low Of the long ago , - As It slngeth to mo today ? Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't ' Report WILL INSIST ON FORECLOSING ReprcscntfttiTo Geqry of California on the Pacific Enilroad Mortgages. ONLY WAY LEFT TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE lie lit In Favor f Making n n lil 1'alr nml Kqimru on Ilio Imuo tnnl to Nlnrt Sulla ARiiliisl .MuiiHKmrnt , Oltl nntl Xo\r. WASHINGTON DUIIHAU OF Till : UEE , G1.1 Fourteenth Street , WASHINGTON. March 21. Hcprcscntntlvo Geary of California Intends to nppcnr before tlio homo cotntnlttco on Pacific railroads tomorrow nnd tnnko an argument In support of his bill to forccloao tlio government mortgages upon all Union Pacific rallrond property. Mr. deary said today that the government should forccloso all of these mortgages , refusing to accept anything but full satisfaction In cash and that criminal and civil milts should bo In stituted ngatiiHt all of the general olllocrn and managers of the Union Pacific cystom slnco the government took mortgages upon the properties , and that where olllcers and managers huve died civil suits to recover should bo brought against the catates of the deceased men who had mismanaged and robbed the properties , Mr. Geary Is In open war against the control of the Union I'.iclflc. Ho Hays It has been cither mismanagement or robbery from beginning to end , anil that there Is only ono course for the government to pursiio and that Is to force payment of the obligations duo It or foreclose and sell out the property to the highest cash bidders. Mr. Geary Is not ono of these who bellovu the government should talto charge of and run railroad interests. Ho expresses sus picions , however , that the Union I'aclllc railroad committee In congress will not take full care of the Interests of either the government or the people In dealing with this question. NEW YORK'S REBELLIOUS SENATORS. There was a revival today of the talk about the possibility of finally defeating the Wilson tariff bill In the senate. Senators Hill and Murphy of New York and Smith of New Jersey , democrats , broadly Intimate that they will vote against the bill on Its final passage on account of the Income tax feature primarily and the refusal of the finance committee to grant certain conces sions demanded by them In the way of In creases of duties on manufactures second arily. One of the collators named , who re fused to permit the use of his name In con nection with the observation , said today : "President Cleveland will sign the Illand silver seigniorage bill. He will do this as a result of a trade with free coinage demo crats and tlio populist ; , who arc to support the tariff bill. I could not countenance such a scandalous bargain , and feel that If there was nothing In the tariff bill to which I di rectly objected , I could not In the light of what I know vote for It , or , to put It In better language , I could not consistently ap prove such a shameful act by supporting the result of the bargain. We administered one rebuke to Mr. Cleveland for trading patron age and Intimidating senators when we re jected the Hornblower nomination , and an other when we refused to confirm the nomi nation of Peckhain , and I feel that we would have done ourselves no credit for these acts If we countenanced the silver bargain which has just been consummated. " PERSONAL MENTION. Judge John II. Drake of Aberdeen , S. D. . who was until a few weeks ago United States consul at Kehl , Germany , arrived In Washington this morning to close up his official business with the State department. Mrs. Drake and children are with friends for a few days at Syracuse , N. Y. , where Judge Drake will join them and they will return to tholr home In South Dakota. Judge Drake and family , before leaving the continent , visited Switzerland and the various points of Inter est In Italy and sailed for home from Naples. Senator Mandcrson has received a com munication from the supervising architect of the treasury , advising him that the Drexel Stone company will be required to use the Milwaukee cement In the construction of the public building at , Omaha. Thomas Donahoo was today appointed postmaster at Dorchester , Alamakeo county , la. , vlco F. G. Thomas , removed. Senator Manderson has been notified that ho has been elected an honorary member of company L , First regiment , Infantry , Ne braska National guard. He has written , thanking the company for the honor be stowed and expressing the hope that on the conclusion of the session ho may bo able to express his thanks In person. John C. Sauter. a well known Nebraska journalist and politician , Is at the Owen house. M. J. Mayer of West Point , Neb. , and Hon. J. J. Richardson of Iowa are at the Ebbltt. PERRY S. HEATH. XnilK I.V/i.t tfftt XKIIRASH I.V.S. Thcro In a building boom on at Shelton , * especially In Iho residence line. The Methodist ministers of the North Platte district Will meet at Dig Spring * May S. 9 and 10. The Lutheran teachers of northern Ne braska held ft two day conference at Nor folk with nlioul twenty Instructors present. York dry goods and shoo dealers Imvo ngrced to keep tholr Rtorcs open until 8 o'clock , Instead of closing them at C ns for merly , There are BO many children attending tha public schools at Grand Island that room must shortly bo secured to accommodate the pupils. The signal service station at Kearney has been ordered closed on March .11. A Niger- ous protest will bo made by the business men to Secretary Morton. The Women's Christian Temperance union members at Ilcatrlco are circulating n peti tion to the mayor and city council for an ordinance preventing the free distribution of trashy literature to the young , Two Norfolk girls concluded to have u lit tle fun by dressing up In male nttlro and taking a promenido In the evening. They met a friend who was entitled to wear pants nnd thought they would try his courage by threatening to hold him up. They suc ceeded beyond their wildest expectations , and as souvenirs of tholr adventure ono of them wna presented with n black eye and the other with a bloody nose. They will never Imitate footpads again , oven though they did scare their male friend out of n year'M growth. A curiosity In the shape of a double-headed calf was born on the ranch of Tlerney Ilros , on the South Loup , one day last week , saya the Ouster Chronicle. The calf only lived a few hours , but Mr. Frank Tlerney Is hav ing It mouptcd and It will be placed on ex hibition In his meat market. The calf was of the Hereford breed , and the two heads and necks were perfectly formed and joined at the shoulder. The body of the calf was also perfect In every respect , the only de formity about the animal being a multi plicity of heads and necks. The damage suit of Oswald Hater of Nc- hawka against the Missouri Pacific Railway company has finally been settled , The suit was Instituted against the company to re cover damages for the death of Mrs. Haler , who was killed by the cars In Weeping Water over three years ago. The case haa been appealed by the railroad company from one court to another until It dually reached the United States supreme court. In each Instance the verdict was In favor of Mr. Haler , the supreme court alarming the do- clslon of the lower courts. The damages recovered , Including Interest , amounted to SC.213.C8. THE. MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK RICHARD A. McCURDY , PRESIDENT Tor the year ending December 31 , 1803 Income far Premiums IjrjfiOS..7 09 From all other toured - 8 , 5H,8)7 ( ) 70 $4IUolllo : US Disbursements To rollcjr-holdcm $20,885,4 For all other accounts . _ I ) , 18 1. Ell ? 87 Assets United Staffs Bonds and other 1 furltlcs - - S72,030n23 41 i-i lint lion I/oann on llonJ and MortgnRO . . . . ; o,72DISS ) 03 I.oaiiK on MocVs and Ilondi 7,41)7 ) , 00 00 Heal Kutnto . . . . 18,080,018 G9 Cash In Ilankn nnd Trust Cora- pnnlo . . . . 10,844,601 Jfl ' Jiccrncil InterestDeferred Pro- nilumo , Ac. . . . . 0,000,008 38 $180,707,080 li HcBcrto far Pollclcf and other Uabllltlcs . . 108,7CC,071 23 Surplus - ' - OoS.tiOS lit Insnranre and Annuities nssnmcd and renoncd $70Sfl02CG2 40 NOTE IMUTMICO merely Trilfca li discarded from till SUUraent u vhollT nisludmg , and only iusuruuo ictullf issued and paid for la cuh is included. I hare carefully examined the foregoing State ment and find the came to be correct. CHARLKS A * 1'jiaLLBR , Auditor From the Surplus a dividend w111 bo apportioned M usual. flOBERT A. QRANNISS , VICE-PBESIDLNT t WALTER R. GIU.ETTS General Manager ISAAC F. LLOYD / ' ad Vicc-1'resldent FKKDERIC CKOMWKLL Treasurer EMORY McCuiiTocK : LL.D. FJ.A. Actuary W. P. AttEKT , . General Agent Nebraska , Wyoming and Ulah OMAHA , NEB. Good notivo rohponniblo agents wanted , Apply to W * F. Alien , Gonornl Agouti Omaha , Not ) . The largest mahorx and Hcllerj of line clothes ou earth , Your monoy'a worth or your money Fun for the Boys. Next Saturday we propose having- nice time with the boys and will give them something1 nice besides. Perhaps \ you can guess what it is perhaps you can't , but we'll let you know all about it Friday , Saturday is the day for boys. In the mean time we will continue to show the finest line of spring- suits ever L shown to the public. Drop in and see them. We never had a finer collection , and we never felt so confident of pleasing- everybody as now , for BOYS' the styles are so va ried , and yet within DAY the pale of the height of fashion , that all can SAT bo satisfied. Ten dollars lars will buy one of UR these suits , and a little more will get you the DAY. finest in the land , BROWNING , KING & CO. , I S. W. Cor.l5th and Douglas Sts ,