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piCTenco tills 3d day. of Mnrrh. 1S3I.
N. P. nil. . Notary Public.
Ohorim of Coxey recruits : "The 1st of
May Is a long way off. "
The rinr association should not forget
that It has a duty to perform to Itself and
the community.
Wlloy Is In New York Just now , but ho
still holds his grip on the rottcnest council
Omaha has had for years.
The grand jury should by all moans be
called. There Is abundant work for It nnd
the Judges of this district would be Justified
In calling It.
The country will bo able to rest easier
now that It knows the president is suffering
not from aristocratic gout , but from plain ,
everyday democratic rheumatism.
In pursuance of the proclamation Just is
sued by Governor Crounse , the planting of
political lightning rods will give way for
one day , April 23 , to the more useful prac
tice of planting trees.
The Illinois Central would be n very wel
come and desirable adjunct to the railway
system that converges In and around Omaha ,
nnd any reasonable concession on the part
of our city should be granted.
Senator Stewart seems to bo the only sena
tor who Is much concerned about the wel
fare of Coxey's great peace army. But then
the people hayo becoine accustomed to ex
pect almost anything from Senator Stewart.
European powers have almost reached the
point where they are willing to take joint
action looking toward the suppression of
anarchy. They may yet advance for enough
to consent to joint action on monetary mat
ters.
The chances of a revival of activity in
Omaha this season depend largely upon the
work of the assessors. If the assessment Is
raised we may be able to undertake several
Important public Improvements , now pro
jected , before the building season Is over.
The city treasurer of Seattle has been
sentenced to seven years In the peniten
tiary for speculating In city warrants and
public funds. Here Is a pointer to cus
todians of public funds In this state who
are speculating with money which belongs
to the taxpayers.
Mr. Dechol has been elected acting presi
dent of the council , but ho really will have
tittle or nothing to act upon In the absence
of the council , unless Mayor ttemis should
resign or hire a special car and go on a
junket to San Francisco's Midway plalsanco
just because It is catching.
Congressman Doen , who introduced the
bill reducing the salaries of employes in
the government service , is n populist mem
ber of congress. No democrat would have
ventured to propose such a scheme so long
as the great body of ofllce holders are fellow
democrats. Populist government employes
are few and far between.
The plot of Wlloy nnd his hcnclimcn to
secure us city electrician a tool who will do
their every bidding thickens. In the mean
while , however , the city remains without a
city electrician to the detriment of all con
sumers of electric light and to the danger
of all buildings that are exposed to the
risk of flro from defective wiring.
Iowa seems to be laboring under the Im
pression that she has a vested right In the
vacancy In the Interstate Commerce commis
sion , Just let the Iowa democrats become
embroiled In the matter of making a choice
of one of their number nnd President Cleve
land will bo only too glad to grasp the oppor
tunity to gvo ) the appointment to some other
state.
An end of the transcontinental passenger
rate war Is now said to ha In sight. How
long the now rates will bo maintained Is
quite a different question. Unless railroad
faith In railroad agreements has changed
materially etuble rates will remain only so
long as none of the contracting parties have
any reason , real or Imagined , to repudiate
their obligations.
U U evident that tlin Insurance lobby In
tends to stay with the Iowa legislature to
the end , and If any legislation Is enacted on
that subject It will not be because the lobby
has neglected to use every moans at Its
command to defeat It. The scandalous
tampering with the record of the senate
ouglit to open the eyes of the members of
that body to the danger which U threatening
their reputations.
Councilman Wheeler was Indignant at the
auggcstlon of u second assistant to tlm build
ing Inspector. Of course not. If the old
rookeries and tinder boxea are to remain
without Inspection and the city Is to go
without an electrician to Inspect the wiring
of building ! until Wlluy can have his. own
man appointed. Aa a representative of the
fire Insurance Interest In the council Mr.
Wheeler In a veritable cucUoo.
T .s/rrtrfo.v /
noyprnor McKlnlpy'unddfpM at thfl meetIng -
Ing In Mliiie.iioll : | * of the Republican I < cag\io \
nf Minnesota wnn nne of his nbleit nnd strong
est pfform. It WHS nn address" to bo rend
by republicans ctr > where , and Indeed by
men cf ull pnrUtiV with Instruction and
profit , since It pres nls In n candid , straight
forward way the prlnclplcH of the great po
litical parlies and the rtruH * of the appli
cation of these principle ) ) . Governor Stc-
Klnlpy declared that while the republican
party was defeated in 1S92 the cause for
which It contended did not fall. That "sur
vived the nwful disaster nnd shines more
brightly nnd gloriously than over before. "
Referring to the principles enunciated by
the republican national convention of 1802 ,
Governor McKlnley nuked who would modify
or reverse this declared policy ? "Llko all
republican doctrines , " he nald , "they are
unclmngpable. Upon them the republican
party bases Its claim to future supremacy
nnd Impatiently awaits the constitutional
opportunity to make Us appeal to the pee
ple. " The democratic party * won In 1892
on profnso and glittering promises , and It
now stands demorall/ed. having so far failed
to redeem a single pledge It made to the
people.
Governor McKlnley contrasted the condi
tion of biihlness at the close of 1832 with
that at the close of last year , citing statis
tics to show the disastrous effects of the
menace of democratic economic policy nnd
passed to a review of tariff legislation since
the beginning of the government. Ho
showed that men who wore soldiers of the
revolution and frumers of the constitution
held protective legislation to bo essential
to our Industrial Independence and progress
and pointed out the benefits that [ lowed
from this legislation and the Injury that uni
formly followed each departure from It. Re
garding the pending tariff bill Governor
McKlnley said It Is not like any of the
early tariff measures , which were framed
on ( rational lines , but Is one In which the
changed condition of the country and Its
marvelous growth and development are ut
terly Ignored nnd forgotten. Its promoters ,
declared the distinguished Ohio republican
lender , "do not recognize nor appreciate
the Independence and dignity of labor and
cannot understand that the protective policy
under which we have hud such splendid
prosperity Is not to bo determined by geographical
graphical lines. The bill Is a narrow , sec
tional and provincial measure , unworthy the
great party which proposes it and wholly
unsulted to the needs of the country. " It Is
n measure that turns to the past and away
from the present ; It Is for the plantation ,
not for the farm nnd factory , was the apt
and pointed characterization which Governor
McKlnley gave to the democratic tariff bill.
Ho had examined It with care and had
found nothing but Irritation and aggravation
to the great Industries of the country , no In
terest among which would suffer more se
verely than agriculture , .while labor of all
kinds seems to have been singled out as Its
foremost victim.
Peculiarly anomalous Is the position of
the democratic leaders on Internal taxes.
So determined are they to break down the
protective system that they are willing to
resort to Internal taxes which were opposed
by the democracy from the time of Jackson
to that of Buchanan. In regard to an In
come tax , now a feature of the democratic
revenue policy , when It was proposed In
ISC I to levy a special war Income tax the
democrats In congress were almost unani
mous In opposing It. Governor McKlnley
condemned "as unwarranted and unjustifiable
the proposed repeal of the reciprocity clause
of the existing tariff law 'nnd presented sta-
tlstlcs tp show tlio benefits that had ac
crued , mainly to the agricultural Interest ,
from the operation of the commercial agree
ments made under this clause. As to tariff
rates or schedules. Governor McKlnley said
they are subject to change up or down as
new conditions require It , but . .such changes
should always bo governed by the protective
principle. They must not fall below a rate
which will adequately measure the difference
between the Anierican scale'of wages and
that of competing countries nnd must always
be In favor of the labor of our i own country
and the homo market for our people. A
revenue tariff , said , McKlnloy./Is an enemy
to the American shop , the Anierican workIng -
Ing man , to American prosperity and to
American Industrial independence. It has
not a single clement of patriotism and no
national spirit or Instinct.
The large attendance at the league meet
ing Indicates that the republicans of Minnesota
seta are fully allvo to the demands of the
situation and will da their whole duty next
November.
JS0.1JK 310HK .lfO/fTOA'r.UV.4.
Secretary Morton promises to develop a full-
Hedged mania for public letter writing before
ho completes his Incumbency of the secre
taryship of the Department of Agriculture.
The Arbor Lodge statesman started out to
keep himself prominently before the people
py delivering an address to the farmers' con
gress at Chicago , In which he rubbed against
the tender feelings of the class of profes
sional agitators whom ho delighted to call
"tho farmers who farm the farmers. " These
farmers mbst naturally resented the affront
and letters , memorials and resolutions began
to pour Into the Agricultural department
denouncing the Insult. Some of the granges
and alliances oven went so far as to petition
the president to depose his secretary and to
glvo place In the cabTnot to some one who
had the Interests of the farmers really nt
heart. Secretary Morton boldly collected the
mast offensive of these documents and used
them to decorate the caver of a pamphlet
reprint of his Chicago address , which he dis
tributed with lavish prodigality. The pam
phlet road to public attention , however , does
not seem to have had the success that was
expected of It , for the secretary has re
nounced it In favor of his own unique letter-
wrltlnu device.
The letter-writing mania takes on two
distinct forms with Secretary Morton. The
first consists of scnil-olllclal correspondence
with other olllccrs of the government. The
typical Illustration of tills , is the letter ad
dressed to Senator George not lone ago , pur
porting to reply to a note asking for the
secretary's views upon the bill appropriating
$1,000,000 for the extermination of the
Russian thUtlo Introduced Into the senate
by Senator Hnnsbrough , Secretary Morton
utilized this unofficial opportunity to express
n vigorous opposition to the principle at the
bottom of government Intervention In any
matter which th ? people might possibly at
tend to themselves. And great care was
taken to se § that thu correspondence secured
a proper publicity through the press ,
The second form assumed by the letter-
writing mania U to send an uncalled for
answer to the application of gome private In
dividual for Information or assistance , The
reply Is transformed Into a sarcastic Iccturo
to the audacious Inquirer , which , while not
especially applicable to the person to whom
*
It U addressed , expounds at length ths sec-
retaiy's theory of government. So the Mr.
Edward Peterson of Dayton , la. , who re
cently aont In an application for appointment
ns chief Hussion thlstlo ext < * rinlnal > t tor
the northwest , must have been surprised. If
not pained , to receive n personal response
from Secretary Morton himself , explaining
the pornlclousiiMs of woed-kllllm ; by legisla
tion nnd deftly smothering Uio applicant by
fulsome allusions to hli peculiar nine's nn < t
adaptation for-the position. This correspond
ence , too , has been carefully put In the way
of reaching n wide circle of render * through
the amiable services of the over retuly Wash
ington correspondent.
It Is quite evident that Secretary Morton
la working this field of seml-oinclal'corrc-
xpomlcnco for nil It Is worth. He feels per
fectly at home when he sits down to write n
letter nnd has no dlfilculty In finding n text
for any sermon he may wish to preach to
the public. An an administration letter
writer Secretary Morton Is rapidly forging
to the front ,
A vnoi'osKD TAHIW ro.uj//sso.\ / .
Senator Morgan of Alabama has prepared
a measure , which will be presented to the
senate ns soon as the tariff bill Is taken up
for consideration , providing for u tariff com
mission. The proposed commission Is to
consist of five persons , of whom llio secre
tary of the treasury shall be onp , two to be
taken from the east of the Mississippi river
nnd two from the west of It , and no more
than three of the' commission to bo of the
same party , The duty of the commission
shall bo to Inquire Into existing tariff rates
and decide whether they nr6 necessary or
proper to ralso the needed revenue. 1 shall
report Its decision to the president , who , If he
agrees , will be required to Issue u proclama
tion stating the decision , giving the- In
crease or decrease of duties and requiring
custom officials to collect duties confonna-
tory thereto upon the articles mentioned.
It is stated that the purpose of the Alabama
senator Is to pave the way for such changes
tn the tariff as will be equitable and capa
ble of being made without violent disturb
ance to business. Senator Cullom of Illi
nois Is said to have n similar proposition ,
the object of both senators being to take
tariff revision out of the hands of con
gress and to provide for Its adjustment ac
cording to the needs of the treasury.
This proposition certainly has Very re
spectable authorship and the objects In
view a permanent tariff system and the re
moval of the question , as far us possible ,
from party politics will doubtless be very
generally commended , but there Is hardly a
possibility of such a measure being adopted.
In the first place a constitutional objection
to It will doubtless bo raised. The seventh
section of the constitution provides that
"alt bills for raising revenue shall originate
In the house of representatives , but the
senate may propose or concur with amend
ments ns in other bills. " In the framing
and passage of the existing tariff bill , which
the proposed commission would bo empow
ered to revise , this provision of the con
stitution was , of course , complied with , but
having done this can congress abdicate this
Important function in relation to the rais
ing of revenue distinctly conferred upon It
by the constitution and confer It upon a
body entirely unknown to the organic law ?
This function Is of the very highest Im
portance In the business of government.
There Is no duty nbovo that of providing
the revenue necessary to maintain the gov
ernment , and the framera of the constitu
tion most4 wisely provided that the popular
branch of congress should hnvo .the initia
tive In the performance of this duty , the
senate , which represents the states , being
limited to the privilege of amendments.
Obviously to commit this great 'dutyotyals
Ing revenue to the decision of five men , how
ever wise and patriotic they might be ,
would contravene the evident Intention of
the -trainers of the constitution. These
wise men gave the president , It is also to be
remarked , no authority In connection with
this duty other than ho possesses respecting
all legislation. In the second place no men
who could be selected for such a service as
the proposed commission could satisfy all
Interests affected by the tariff any better
than It can be done by the representatives
of the people In congress , and hence the
question would not under this plan be re
moved from party politics. However , the
matter does not require extended discussion ,
for na already remarked there Is not the
slightest probability that the proposal
of a tariff commission will be adopted , even
If It should receive any serious consideration
In the senate.
ir//0 SHALL PLAKT TJ1K THEESI
We regret that the tree-planting ordi
nance has been knocked In the head for
want of alleged power on the part of the
mayor and council to delegate the authority
over tree-planting in the city to the park
commission. To a man up a tree this
legal barrier appears very flimsy and far
fetched. The council certainly has power
to do Indirectly what It Is authorized to do
directly. Such has been the usage In the
past , and wo fall to sco any rational
ground for quibbling over an Infraction of
authority at this time.
The park commission has control over
the ornamentation of boulevards. That
means , of course , the laying out of lawns
and planting trees and shrubs. The park
commission has been permitted to plot and
ornament the center of Capitol avenue
.between Seventeenth and Twentieth streets.
If there was no legal bar to such work there
Is no legal bar to tree-planting In other
streets , by and with consent of the mayor
and council expressed -through an ordi
nance. So far its 'that is concerned the
council might oven have conferred the au
thority to plait ; trees and shrubs upon the
Board of Health If trees were deemed a
protection , against epidemics or malarial
fevers.
The mayor doubtless has vetoed the or
dinance under a misapprehension and be
cause owners of large tracts of unimproved
property do not want to go to the expense
of planting trees. There is the milk In the
cocoanut. It the point raised by the veto
nnd sustained by the council Is well taken
and the charter Is really In the way of the
control of tree-planting In the public
thoroughfares by the park commission then
the charter needs amending very badly on
that point , . It la worse than a farce to
clothe the park commission with authority
to acquire , jay out and Improve parks nnd
boulevards and leave It without control as
to planting and supplanting shade trees on
the line of public highways that are known
as streets. By rights the park * commission
should be required to take care of shade
trees already existing , remove such as
have been planted out of line and such a ?
are an obstruction of pedestrian travel am }
plant uniform rows of trees In'ove.ry street
and avcnuo within the city limits ,
The Board of Public Works Is not CXt
pected to do thla work. .Tho sewer Inspec
tors , paving Inspectors and sidewalk In *
specters are scarcely competent to super *
vise the planting and the engineering de
partment IH not presumed to engage In such
work. Now.to leave tree planting to
private enterprise Is more of a failure than
leaving the sidewalk construction to private
enterprise. The streets of a city belong to
the whole city nnjV'aot ' to the owners of
abutting lota nnd limls. The streets from
lot line to tot llncjrhauld be under the ab
solute control of tic municipal corporation ,
nnd the luvlng , curbing , sidewalks and
tree * planted In the streets should be under
control of the proiteri rparlmontx ot muni
cipal government. ' JJntll that U done wo
shall bo cursed with wretched , breakneck
sidewalks , Irregular tree lines nnd miles of
streets without n sliiylo tree. '
Nebraska's output of sugar this , year Is
likely to bo larger f than ever. The two
factories have nlreaijy contraclcd for 0,000
acre * ot beets , more than has ever been
cultivated In the sjajti Up to the present
time the sugar Imlilsfry In Nebraska has
flourished under adverse local circumstances.
Fanners have been slow to appreciate the
profitable results of beet culture. In ad
dition to this they have been hampered by
lack of knowledge us to the best methods of
culture. As the years go by the science of
beet raising Is becoming more generally
known nnd nothing but the most adverse
legislation will prevent the rapid growth of
the Industry from this time onward. Times
will be good In Nebraska when this state
furnlxhes a home market for the product
of several hundred thousand acres of sugar
beets.
Paul Vnndervoort continues to bob up In
unexpected places nt regularly recurring
Intervals. Ills latest appearance was be
fore the Missouri populists' stnto conven
tion nt Kansas City , where he was posing
as commaiidcr-ln-chlef of the Industrial
legion and gave the delegates to the con
vention the benefit of his extended knowl
edge on the subject of silver nnd the tariff.
Vnndervoort In charge of an Industrial
legion Is sarcasm of the keenest kind. Pre
siding over the oil-room lobby and superin
tending the distribution of free railway
passes Is about as close to any Industry as
ho over approached.
The Investment of tne Idle money belong
ing to the permanent school fund still en
gages the attention of the Board of Educa
tional Lands and Funds. The members of
the board will not gain the III will of the
people If they Invest the whole fund as
speedily as possible. The proposition to In
vest several hundred thousand dollars In
United States bonds may or may not bo a
wise one. If no other bonds can bo pur
chased to an advantage the state can better
afford to hold United States bonds at a low-
rate of Interest than to permit the money to
llo Idle.
Prendergast may or may not be Insane.
But the Chicago authorities are making a
mistake In permitting him to pose before
the throngs of visitors' who crowd the Jail.
During the time when he Is not being carried
around from one court to another In an effort
to save his miserable neck ho should bo kept
In close confinement and not permitted to
feed his inordinate , vanlty nnd love of
notoriety with the gossip of visitors.
The prospect ot a. court martial trial for
the naval olllcer ° to whose negligence the
wreck of the Kc/jr / u'rgo ' Is ascribed will
doubtless have a'g'healthy effect upon the
other officers In dha ge of our men"of-war.
Neither his conviction nor his acquittal will
bo nblo to restorejlhe vessel to the govern
ment or indemnify It for Its loss , but It maybe
bo the means of preventing similar mishaps
In the future. 3' '
The ladymnnascr jof-the'Homo forfllitt"
Friendless have made a requisition for 200
yards of carpet. The Etato has purchased
almost enough Wilton and other brands of
carpet for this institution lo cover the block
of ground upon which the building stands.
Friendless babies doubtless require a great
deal of nice , soft carpets to roll around upon.
It Is only fair to inform the public that
the ratso in transcontinental passenger fares
Just announced will not affect In any way
the expenses of the proposed councllmanlc
junket to the Midwinter fair.
inemle : of Itofuriu ,
Globe-Democrat.
Men like Coxey nre the worse enemies of
reform , Inasmuch nB they make It ridicu
lous , and thus discourage the .sober consid
eration of questions of real Importance.
Clcrclnmt Hot\verii Two 1'irps.
Cincinnati Cnnuiiercl.il.
President Cleveland finds himself be
tween two fires ns regards the Illand bill ,
and It Is not surprising Unit ho wishes con
gress had not placed the responsibility of
saying yes or no upon his whoulders. It
looks , however , ns If he would ssiy no. The
position of president of the United States
IB not always or often a bed ot roses. As
a rule , there nre moru thorns than ( lowers.
Municipal Klectrlo Lighting.
I'llllnilelphla Press.
A municipal electric light plant would
save Its cost In three or four years. It
would yield a stendlly Increasing profit. It
could bo bought and put in today for one-
half of what the electric light plants sup
plying the city were bought for live or six
years ago. A Hcore of Kngllsh cities run
Hiich plants by using the garbage and drop
pings collected from the houses and streets
as fuel , o that the expenditure for coal Is
reduced to one-third what It Is without the
garbage to burn. Philadelphia Is about to
burn garbage. Why not put In an electric
light plant and burn the garbage to light
the streets ?
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I'lratlcnl Puttifoggari.
Run FrniKlseo Examiner.
It Is evident that Canada , If not Great
Britain , lina n different Idea of the result
of the Bering ; arbitration rrom thnt enter
tained In this country- According to the
declarations of the Canadian ministers to
the Canadian House of Commons , the Ber
ing theaty has superseded the modus vl-
vendl , but the Bering treaty It not to be
carried out until Its provisions are put Into
legislation by the Brltlfii Parliament. This
Is nn Interpretation worthy of a , pettifogger
In the' police courts , but It Is not the kind
of language that would bo expected from
a great nation. It may be admitted , how
ever , that It Is quite tn keeping with the
nets of Cniiada > ( , tliroiighout the efforts to
protect seal lift ) /uUie Pacific.
te Illow Holes.
CIIIOIIKO 1'OHt. .
The hearing before the president was
wholly ex partes , 'fhe only evidence that
Carnagle , Phlpps & Co , submitted was :
First , II. C. Frlfik'H statement that ho was
wholly unnwnrouof the deceitful practices
carried on ut nljht $ funder the direction of
bis superintendent , 'and , second , a letter
written to the superintendent directing him
to prevent theHyv. practices , after news of
the disclosure liiicf begun to transpire. It
was asserted that the superintendent had
been "removed.16 He was not discharged ,
ns ho Hlmuld huW lleen , but merely trans
ferred to unotlien'poMltlon under the com
pany. > OV > 1)
Mr. Frlck seoiim tp bo persona grata at
the white house. , Au < l in view of this de
cision Mr , Clovejand , should Htuiul high In
the liooku of Caniugle , Phlppa & Co.
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The pJattrr of March Is Intended to pro-
voka , universal contempt.
Virginia rnplinllslM arc striving | o effect
n corner on gooberi. The object Is to make
the public Khell out.
During hl P"aroful moments Commander
C'o.Mjy oper.iU'i u mind bank. This explains
the friction nf Mn cogs.
Stories of the blight ot the smalt fruit
crop nre pretty general , Basket bottoms
will probably go up two pegs ,
Condemnation of the defendant In the
Washington scandal Is so general IIR to raise
u doubt n H tn ( lip friendship of his law part
ners.
ners.The
The press of Chicago Is pumping lint In
vective Into "law-defying courts , " nnd dis
playing an nppalllng Indifference to judicial
wheels and corns.
The candidates to succeed the late Gen
eral Colqultt as Kpnator from Georgia wll
bo Speaker Crisp , Representative Turner nni' '
Governor Nnrthcn , the present executive ol
the Htnte.
The Keiirsarge was conceived amid the
belching flames of war. Hmoke nnd llamo
was Its winding sfieet , the warp nnd woof
of which were Incompetency or negligence ,
The blow holes of March should bo for
warded lo Homestead for plugging ,
Among the messages ot condolence Mrs.
Child * received on the death nf her husband
Is one from the town officials of Stratford-
upon-Avon , who testify to the appreciation
In which they hold Mr. Chillis' gift of the
Shakespearp public fountain. This one gen
erous net atone of the editor gave him u
lively fume In nnglund.
A movement Is In progress to erect a
Rtatuo to Miss Palestrcllo of Lisbon. She
was the daughter of n famous navigator ,
nnd a part of her marriage dowry was a
valunhle collection of charts nnd memoranda
of her father's trips. She' was , besides , nn
Intrepid and enthusiastic traveler. In 1470
she became Mrs. Christopher Columbus.
The mutual admiration ami Platonic nf-
fcctlon heretofore existing between the com
munity and the lamb half of March is
hereby dissolved , disowned nnd repudiated.
The Apncho chief , Oeronlmo , for some
years past nt Mount Vernon , Ala. , Is said to
have grown old' rapidly , so far as physical
appearance Is concerned , his hair being as
whlto as snow , but he Is still robust and
hearty.
The Cincinnati Enquirer furnishes a din-
gram of the Ohio mouth , hitherto a source
of admiration not Unmixed with amazement.
A native , whose name Is withheld for grave
reasons , sleeps with a horse shoo under his
pillow. A set of false teeth Is usually
placed In the same repository. The other
morning he overslept himself nnd Jumping
out of bed slapped the horse shoe In his
mouth and went to his breakfast rejoicing.
Oak tanned benfsteak was noticeably tender
and mastlcable that morning.
Thcro Is n siiggestlvc _ significance In the
fruits of the prosecution of the judicial co
partners of McKune. When a party of elec
tion watchers entered Gravesend the eve of
election day they were arrested and Im
prisoned. The local courts sustained the
schemes of McKune In keeping the watchers
In prison until the election was over. Fol
lowing the conviction of McKane , Judges
Newton and Sutherland were arraigned on
the charge of Judicial oppression. Convic
tion was as piompt as the testimony was
conclusive. Sutherland fled the country , for
feiting his bond of $10,000. Newton was
sentenced to one year's Imprisonment nnd n
fine of | 500.
_ _
A r.ictrvji.
Ellaa Doty , tlntypcr , In Cedar Rapids ( la. )
Gazette : The national banks makes a dollar
from a cents worth of paper.
and I make a dollar from a cents worth
of tin .
and the Omaha connlirfitorft makes a dollar
lar from fifty cents worth of silver
thus you see the dollar that mo and the
banks make contains 49 pr cent less In-
trlnsico honesty than the counterfiters del
lar.
Philadelphia Inquirer : Ex-Senator Far-
well's humorous letter on the coinage of sil
ver dollars at Omaha contains all the ele
ments of a humorous letter except humor.
The government at Washington will not
prosecute the manufacturers of sliver dollars
at Philadelphia , San Francisco and Now
Orleans -Otlicrwlso the mints for the very
convincing reason that the latter are
authorized to make "tho coin of the realm. "
As wo understand It the Omaha "manufac
turers" are not. That's the only difference a
sort of copyright difference , as It were.
Philadelphia Press : The extraordinary
claim is put forth that there Is no law to
punish the men In Omaha who are coining
standard silver dollars of the United States
and have already put In circulation $500,000.
The federal statute against counterfeiting
Imposes n severe penalty for simulating the
coins of the United States "with intent to
defraud. " As the Omalm coins are of full
weight and fineness the claim Is made that
there is no intent to defraud any one , there
fore no crime. If there Is anything In the
claim the act of congress on the subject Is
n very Imperfect piece of legislation. Sena
tor Sherman called the attention of the sen
ate to tlin subject u few days ago. Ex-
Senator Fanvell of Illinois claims that the
Omaha mint is perfectly legitimate , though
the proprietors uro Issuing coins which cost
about 48 cents ns legal tender 100-cent del
lars. There Is a fraud on the people of the
United States In Imposing such coins upon
them and giving the enormous seigniorage
to private parties. Such coins cannot bo
legal tender and their circulation as United
States coins Is , therefore , fraudulent. It Is
singular that this Omaha mint has
not been summarily closed up by the govern
ment and those co'nnected with It put on
trial. That Is the beat way to prove how
the law stands. _
JWIIll.UiKA .IXn XKIlll.mK < ttS.
A lodge of the Knights of Maccabees has
been Instituted at Fremont.
A Rcbekah lodge with thirty-three mem
bers has been organized at Louisville.
A fake healer , who calls himself "Dr. "
Northrup , has suddenly left Superior and a
lot of mourning creditors.
Isaac Miles of Boyd county has como Into
possession of a fortune of $7G,000 by the
death ot an uncle in New York.
William Olicneworth , one ot the original
ranchmen of the South Loup country ,
dropped dead at Oconto from an attack of
heart disease.
The now Congregational church at Butte
has been dedicated to religious purposes. It
Is the second church structure In the capital
of Boyd county.
Louisville hopes to secure the location ot
a Catholic college for the education of
priests. Bishop Bomiciim has been Inspect
ing the location.
W. C. Wcntz , n prominent real estatQ
man of Aurora , left town three weeks ago
and nobody seems to know his whereabouts.
The people of the Jlown are qulto anxious
to discover ths whereabouts ot the missing
man.
man.Flro
Flro starting from the ashes of an en
gine communicated to Madscn's lumber
yard at Elm Creek , and had 1C not been for
the prompt action of the discoverers the
lumber yard , grain elevator , railroad wind
mill , water tank and Union Pacific depot
would have all been burned , as there Is not
the least preparation to fight flro In the
tovvn ,
Good Signs of tlm Time * .
Ualllmoro Anivrlcun.
From ull sides good news comes. The
people are beginning to take hold of poli
tics. U Is characteristic of Americana that
they stand a wonderful amount of wrong ,
tout when they turn they clean out abuses
with innrvfllouB dispatch. They are turnIng -
Ing now. It looks like a series of revolu
tions In nil the largo cities , north nnd
south , east and west.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
TO TAX THE INDIAN LANDS
Indian Commissioner Browning Willing to
Recommend the Peebles Bill Favorably.
HOW IT WILL HELP IN TI'URSTON ' COUNTY
( internment to ItemHi , . K\prn < i > Ontnlilo
< if tlin Itnllnii ruiulKKnm mid Itujit
( ' unities Atoi Interested -Allot-
inc-tit In
W-ASUINCSTON ntWBAU 0V TIIK HfiR ,
R13 Fourteenth Street.
WAHIUNOTON , .March 28.
Congressmen Melklejolm mid Ilrynn called
with Mr. W. -
R. l-ecblcs of lender upon
Indian Commissioner Bronnlng yesterday to
present arguments why llio Indian Inml tax
tilll. Introduced by Mr. Mvlktojolin , should
become n law. Tills hill Imit boon rpfetred
liy the house committee on Indian affairs to
tlin Indl.in uincc for nn opinion. Mr. Bronn
lng lufornipd the gentlemen Hint lie was
quite fmnltlnr with the measure , nnd would
recommend Its passage. Ho pspoclnlly en
dorsed that provision which provides for the
payment , of the tax by the government. Ho
stated that IIP was emphatically opposvd to
the IISP of the Indian trust r.mtie for this
purpose. Tlio last ubst.iclu In the way of
this bill has now IICPU overcome , nnit It will
undoubtedly become a law In u very short
time.
The measure originated nut of the condi
tion of nff.ilrs existing In Tlmrslon county ,
where , out of iCO.OOO acres of land , the In
dians own 210,000. which , under the provi i
sions of federal Inw , are exempt from tcun-
tlon , while the Indians have the full benefit
of the protection of the laws of the ntatc of
Nebraska without Contributing anything
therefor. Two yenrs ago , when Mr. I'ecblcs
c.imo to Washington nnd presented his plan
of taxing tlu-.so Indian lands , nnd the govern
ment paying tlin tax. It wan considered n
very startling proposition. After careful i
consideration , however , by thosu best
versed In Indian affairs It was considered
practical and Just. Senator Manderson had
the bill passed in the senate nnd It received
the endorsement of the hoiibe commlttco of
that session , but failed for lack of time to
pass that body. The bill has been reported
favorably In the senate , nnd with the en-
endorsement ofthf Indian commissioner will
receive n favorable report from the house
committee , nnd In a very short time will pass
both branches of congress.
The hill Is general In Us nature , and the
counties of Knox and Iloyd will share with
Thurston county in the benefits of the now
law. Mr. Peebles icturns home today. lie
expressed himself as being entirely satisfied
with the result of his visit. Representative
MelUlcJohn , In whoto district three tribes of
Indian citizens live , has taken n deep In
terest In these matters affecting their wel
fare , lie has taken a special Interest In
trying to secure an allotment of the Omaha
tribal lands this spring , and will probably bo
Miceessful. This matter has been fully laid
before the department and the probability
Is that an allotting agent will bo sent out
early in the spring.
AMENDMENTS 1JV WESTKHN SENATORS.
Amcndinets v crc proposed in the senate
today to the sundry civil appropriation bill
ns IOIIOW-H : iiy lamierson , lo increase ap
propriations for military posts from $200,000
lo $700,000 , and also to Increase the limit of
expenditure for the construction of Fort
Crook , Neb. , to $7GO,000 and of Fort Harrison
risen , Mont. , to $500,000 ; by Allen , to appro
priate $500,000 for/an Irrigation survey of
the great plains and semi-arid lands under
the direction of the secretary of the In
terior , report to be made to congress when
the survey Is completed ; by Uubols , to In
crease appropriation for surveys of public
lands from $175,000'to $100,000 ( this amend
ment does not touch the $45,000 named In the
bill us it passed the housa for inspection of
surveys ) : Uy Kyle , to amend by adding Hoi-
man's bill exempting from the act to repeal
the timber culture-laws-congests pending-Ill
the land ofllco prior to the passage of that
act , and to authorize the contestant to enter
the tract under any law in force prior to the
repeal of the timber culture laws ; by Power ,
to reapproprlate $123,000 for the survey of
public lands within the limits of land grants ,
to aid the construction of railroads and
make the appropriation continuing to enable
the secretary of the interior to carry out
the act of March 3 , 1SS7. for the adjustment
of such land grants. ( Whenever any part
of this amount Is expended the amendment
provides'It shall be reimbursed by the com
panies or parties for whose benefit the lands
are granted. )
Senator Kyle also Introduced nn amend
ment to Hnnsbrough's bill to exterminate
the Russian thlstlo by increasing the amount
appropriated to $1,000,000. The nnundment
provides that an estimate shall bo made of
the cost 'of cxtcimlna'ting the ths-il ! In caeh
state where It exists , the $1,000,000 to bo
divided among said states In proportion to
the estimate of the cost of extermination In
each state , the expense of the agents pro
vided in the bill being first deducted. The
various amounts are then to be paid to the
.governors of the states where the 'hlstle
exists , each governor to give an obligation
In writing that such sum will bo expcndod
In connection with such sums as may bo pro
vided by the state either by taxation or
voluntary contributions. If any governor ro-
fuses to execute silell obligation ( ho
of his state is to be covered back Into tin
treasury
IN A m\RltAt. : WAV.
Senator Allen Introduced today a bill tc
nutlmrlxu the production In the court ol
claims of all papers In the I'ostnluco do-
lurimcnt appertaining to claim * uf post
liniclerH now pending for unp.ild readjuxtcil
salaries under Urn law ot issil. The court
In lo construe tut Id act nnd this CaiiHtructloti
Is to lie regarded na final nnd the post
master general Is to settle In accordance
therewith all similar claims presented be
fore January I , ISS7.
Senator t'owor today Introduced n bill to
transfer llio geological survey tn the Agri
cultural department. Also a bill to re
quire the elevation nbovo the sea nnd full
description of topographic nnd economic
features oT country surveyed to bo added
to the Held notes ( if ull surveys of all public
lands.
Willis Bullock , editor of the Hay Trail *
Journal of Cnnajuharlo , N. V. , Is hero with
n petition signed by persons Interested In
the hay trade In states extending from Now
York to Nebraska protesting against reduc
tion of duty on hay Irom Jl per ton to 20
per eont nd valorem , equivalent to $1.20 n
ton , It will bo Introduced In congrosa by
Senator Alllxon. The petition says tin- value
of the hay crop Is $7r.0,000.000 ; of corn , $ i > 50-
000,000 ; tit wheat , J325.000.00I ) , and of cotton ,
$ -,00.000,000.
The house committee on commerce today
n creed to report favorably the bill appro
priating $7.000 for the construction of a
bridge nt Nlobrnra , Neb. The bill has al-
icmly passed the senate.
Senator Mandcrson and Representatives
Mercer , Melklejohn and Ilalncr have Joined
In a letter to Governor McKlnley request
ing him to reconsider his declination to at
tend the meeting of the Republican State
league at Lincoln next month.
Mrs. 1'lcklcr , wife of Representative I'lck-
ler of South Dakota , left this city for her
homo this morning. Hho will nut return
hero during this session.
Postmasters wore appointed today ns fol-
lows- Iowa Illadenburg , Wnpullo county , J.
N. Hnmersly , vice Thomas Murray , removed ;
Illyrla , Kayctte county. J. T. S. Humpiiro ) ' , . .
vice William Boyle , resigned : Hadcllffo , liar-
dln co'inty , 0. W. Jones , vice O. J. I long ,
removed. South Dakola Corllaiull. Edmunds
county. J. A. Westgate , vice J. W. Nesbllt ,
resigned.
COMH'.tl. UI.ATTKII.
New Orleans Picayune : Publlr spirited . . .
people may bo expected to ooenblonally
take a drink In pnbll .
Oalveston News : If one will lilt the
murk be may lie mite that his enemies ns
welt au his ft lends will maik the hit.
Buffalo Courier "That's "
: another story ,
ns the elevator boy said when the p.isien-
gor nuked to too taken to the next floor
above.
New Voik Advertiser : Cheerful lies the
minnow 'nealli the rlppllnpr water bright ,
and cheerful lies the fisher when ho
reaches home nt night.
Atlanta Constitution : New 1Je ldent -
What Is the votln' conditions In this here
country ?
Land Boomer Two votes to the aero.
New Resident Cilmnu' ten ncres an * a
seat In congress !
B-etiolt Tilluino : Mr. Longfacc Doetor.
don't you think that a man ought to tnko
u little something to brace him up these
spring dnvs ?
Dr. Jolly Why , certainly ; thank you.
I'll go right along with you.
Chicago Tribune : "That handsome young
lady over there toy the piano. " Bald Banks ,
Ms the daughter of a wealthy bill-poster.
but she doesn't seem to be at all stuck up. "
Buffalo Courier : It Is tarnal hard to
keep soul and body together. But It Is
harder to keep your mouth together. w
Indianapolis Journal : "What ? You roomIng -
Ing on the top lloor ? " said the first drum
mer. "I thought you were too afraid ot
llio. "
"There won't IIP any fire here tonight , "
Bald the second drummer. "I overheard
the landlord say that his Insur.incc had
run out. "
III3R INQUHIY.
Puclt.
'Tvvas Kaster services ; her fair and soulful
face
Seemed quite the personation of both piety
unit grace ;
And 16 this day , ivhen-memory her win
some presence brings ,
I think the thought her face first brought :
an nngel , minus wings.
But was It prayer she offered ns In loveli
ness she sut ?
Ah , no ! She simply naked a friend , "Where
did you got that hat ? "
A VA1U SIXXKit ,
Mndfllnn S. IlildKcs In the Hub.
His conscience gave him many a twinge
And led him many a dance ,
lU'cnllliiK thoughts that made him cringe
Before her earnest glance ;
Her pure eyes caused his soul to quake
AVlillo he confession longed to make.
Ho yearned to empty out Ills heart
And firmly tell her nil.
Then , bravely make a clean new start ,
Resolved no more to fall-
But , ns ho mused , she murmured , "Dear , _
I've a confession you must hear. "
"Yon.he ! exclaimed. Her eyes were wet ,
She hid her face , ' "TIs true :
Listen , I smoked a cigarette
Once , with a man I knew : f
It made me sick , and so did he.
Speak tell me can you pardon me ? "
[ fe chuckled Inwardly , tout made
Ills face surprised and sad.
"I had a tale to tell , " ho said ,
"Of errors , quite as bad ;
Rut now , I can't confess to you ,
3lnco you , dear , are a dinner too. "
& GO.
The largest m.iltora and miller ) of
line clothes on c.u-tli.
A-head-of-Time
That's what you think , \vhon you see our ele
gant display of now spring suits in our show windows
dews but we're not. Next Saturday , or Monday by
the latest , you'll bo climbing1 over eaoh other to got
something light and airy in the way of a suit. If
you uomo now and select it , wo will lay it away Tor
you , the balance to be paid when you got it. , In
that way you will bo able to got what you want
when you want it.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
I S. W , Cor.l5th and Douglas Sts ,