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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : TUESDAY , APRIL 17 , 1894. TIIEOMAIIADAILY HRK. u noHinvATr.n , i : < w .r. . Dl.lVlIRD BVKIIY TKIIMH i' Jtatly UPClllwut Humlny ) , One Year . t J W J'llly .mil Burulity. On Year . IJ M I x M > nii | . 5 | II f M ntli . JK f nii > II . On * Ywir . J } I- . i it , . > lice , Onn Ymr . 1JJ ' .Vkly Il. . , On * Year . , . ' orr'icns. niii i * < -f . . , ' Mi Ornnhn. cornnr N nml Twinlv-fonrth Sin. l' I II IIIntT. " , 1 ! I'curl ptnwt. f 1 1 > um c , 317 rhnmfwr o ( Pomin'rw. X < - YvU llmmn 11 , II * nd 15. Trl'mne Dlds. V , h.ngi.m , sol IVmrtwntli trn > t. . eOUIU.1lrONIHNfCI5. AM fimmiinlcntlnm rrtftlln * tn ncwn nnd nil- ter..it i iHi-r ulimllil 1 nililrrMitili To the HJltor. ItUSINKHH l.KTTKHB. All l > Mln"4 Miff * nnd romlllnncM ( hmild 1 > o ii-M i. .1 i i Tim Ilco PubllshlnR company , n i , hi DipfM chnclds nnd prutninoi' nrdcru to I ) t nlo niinlil * tn llic ord r of lhi < company. run i w i" ! ' coM1' * ' - STATi.MU.Vr : OF i 'lei.n.n II. Tmelniok , m-rmtary of The lion Pub. I' ' ; , i.n rnmjmny , MnR rtuly Bwurn , siy tli.it tlm i i il niitnlior of full nnil oninplPl't coplwi of Thi > 1 ' Morning , CviMilii ! ? nml Hiimlay life iirlntiil ' " nif the month of March. 1831 , was 113 fol- I > , : 1 23.22" 17 22R57 2 21279 18 ' : i.MO ? 15 22.1W 4t , * . ' ! , mo 23.W ! t , , 22.IV ! 21 22.M ) t . 23.371 22 22,210 1t , 22,218 2.1 2J.217 2.1J t 22.1 S7 J | 22.911 9 22,211 2" . ' 21.101 10 22,7 1 2(1 ( . . . 22 2.V ) It , : iOJ > 27 . 223.17 12 22.2121 . 22.20 13 22,171 . 25.271 14 22 137 30. . . , . 22.231 16 22.212 31 . 22.971 1C 2333 Totnl . . TOO.IM lri ri > < lurilni4 for unsoM nnd returned cnplra . 15,719 Tolnl sold . GM5M n.illy niM.iso net circulation . 22,032 Sunday. orcoiinn 11. T7.snitcic. Htrorn t" tmfnro mo nnd siiti crlbcU In my pres ence HIM 3d day of April , mi. N. I1. riJIIi , Notary Public. The Philadelphia Press calls Nebraska a populist state. N'ot so fast , picket Miss I'ollard nsks for real nnit quiet. The public unanimously seconds tlio motion. The Western Passcnccr association wears a worried look , but It still stands up to tlio scratch. Omaha pics nro less expensive than vac- clno virus nnd doubtless "took" much better with the rank and fllo of our hungry guests. After exhausting the resources of the commissary department , Omaha's Junketing coiincilmen suddenly discovered that there Is no place like home. Secession lltcraturo la not In very great demand In Colorado. In fact , Colorado Is altogether too fur north for the dissemina tion of that class of propaganda. Congressman Urccklnrldgo Is quoted as Baying , "Tho verdict has not weakened the ties that bind my wlfo and children to me. " It Is difficult to weaken ties that are already broken. The liasto of the State Hoard of Trans portation to enforce Its findings In tlio transfer switch cases Is moro audible than visible. Talk usually comes easier than action. Brooklyn claims the credit of Introducing n now form of social entertainment the vaccination bee. Its popularity Increases " In exact ratio with the prevalence of the smallpox. The river Is high , but 1ms not reached the danger Una. Conditions are favorable , however , for a , Juno rlso that may cause Bomo little trouble against which It will be wlso to provide as far as possible. The call of the Iowa mllltla to inec't the Industrial army will cost that state not less than ? 1,000. The railroad that demanded of the governor tills needless expense should volunteer to carry the army to Chicago and thus even up matters , Who would have supposed that upon the twenty-ninth anniversary of the surrender of Leo to Grant the south would bo In com- plcto control of the dominant democratic party nnd the masters of the federal gov ernment ? Had the south known that the conquest could bo thus peacefully made It would never have resorted to war. Senator Quay has an unfinished tariff speech which ho offers to sacrifice to fill In tlmo that no other senator may want to occupy. Ho knows that however discon nected the delivery may bo , when reprinted from the Congressional Ilecord for distribu tion It will present the regular consecutive reading. Democrats In congress are hard to please. \Vhen Speaker Heed counted a quorum by recording those- present but not voting they could scarcely restrain their Indignant feel- Ings. When their own speaker Is forced by their own absenteeism to count a quorum they object Just as strenuously. It scorns to bo a case of Ilob&on's choice. The principle enunciated by Judge Fergu son , with regard to diverting Jefferson square to other than park purposes , cannot bo accepted until adjudicated by the supreme court. The city bhould bo free to employ Its propel ty for any purpose which promise ! It the most economical use. There should bo no delay In carrying the case up to the court of last resort. An appeal Is to bo taken from Judge Jenkins' Injunction order In the Northern Pacific case. Nothing short of a decision of the supreme court of the United States upon the Important questions Involved In that order will settle the points In contro versy , and It Is only to bo regretted that It \\lll take months , If not years , to reach a final determination by that tribunal. It Is rumored that the reason the bound volumes of the census are appearing at f > uch Infrequent Intervals from the presses of the government printing olllco is that Secretary Smith has ordered a censorship on the sub ject matter in order to make sure that no comment favorable to the protection policy be found In the census publications , Just to allay tlio suspicions of the becrotary , the people will have to wait for the census vol umes until the lliurcs ; shall have lost half tholi HlKUlllcanco The Now York Sun calls our own William Jennings llryan "a honey-mouthed son of speech , " and BUggoata that If ho could be heard , together with several other equally notorious orators of the same kind , the ag- donation would bring ruin , If anything would I Wo are glad to hear that there U Eomctmng at which the Nebraska congress man can prove his worth. Secretary Morton only recently announced that the govern ment ralnmukliig experiments Imd fallen Hat failures. If them Is any virtue In the Sim's suggestion , the Agricultural department ought tu arrange with the honey-mouthed orators without delay , and avoid the heavy espouses of Irrigation. K nnnnnwKD arniws The revenues of the government continue to 1m considerably lew than the current expenditures and the surplus In the treasury create * ! by the sale of bonds and the In- oronse of the Interest-bearing debt of the nation Is gradually melting away. The latest figures placed the general treasury balance at n little over $132,000,000 , of which nearly $100,000,000 $ was In gold , Hum showIng - Ing a considerable decline In the balance since the bonds wcro negotiated. The belief expressed by treasury officials two or three tnonthu ngo that by this time the receipts and expenses would nearly or qulta balance l.s not being realized , nnd there Is no ap parent reason to expect any Improvement In the situation In this rospsct for months to come. On the contrary , It muni bo regarded as certain that the surplus will continue to decline , with every probability that the amount borrowed will disappear altogether before the tide turns or any ne\v rovcnuo- ralsltiK legislation can bo made effective. It Is said that there Is no present Intention at the Treasury department to make another Issue of bonds , but If there should happen to bo a heavy run upon the treasury gold for export or other purposes the Uatio of bonds might become Imperative. There Is at this tlmo no Indication of an unusual demand for gold for export. Usually the outflow of gold during the spring months Is large , that for April of last year amounting to $18,000,000 , but this year seems likely to prove an ex ception , due to relatively small Importations and also to the fact that the Increased con fidence abroad In our financial stability Is favorable to the retention there of American securities. For the past nine months the ex cess of exports of merchandise over Imports has been very large , and , of course , this has been steadily against gold exports. Under these conditions the treasury officials do not believe there can bo large shipments of gold during the present season. Still there Is re ported to bo apprehension that another Issue of bonds may become necessary. One cause of this is the fear that the tariff bill will not become law until tlio treasury balance Is again reduced to the danger point , and an other Is the persistent effort of the silver extremists In congress to discredit the gold standard. As to the latter there can belittle little danger so long as the president firmly adheres to the position ho has so far held regarding silver. It has been amply demon strated that no assault upon the gold stand ard can bo successful that Is not approved by Mr. Cleveland , for while the silver men In congress have strength enough to pass any mcasuro relating to silver upon which they aro" united , they are not strong enough to over come an executive veto If supported by a union of the republicans and the anti-silver democrats. It Is suggested , however , by the bill recently Introduced In the house provid ing for the coinage of the seigniorage and the Issue of bonds , and said to be an administra tion measure , that the president may accede to a compromise of this sort. This bill Is In line with the suggestion of Mr. Cleveland In his message vetoing the seigniorage bill , but a majority of the democrats In congress are not In favor of Issuing bonds , and therefore this measure Is not likely to receive favor able consideration. As to the fear that the tariff bill will not become law until the treasury balance Is again reduced to the dan ger point , It Is perhaps well founded. The re publicans do not seem disposed to have any limit placed upon the discussion of the bill , and they find warrant for this In the ex pression of popular sentiment as given In the late elections. A resolution is now before the senate committee on rules proposing that general debate shall bo continued until June 1 and that a final vote shall bo taken on June 7 , but there is little probability that an agreement can bo reached on this proposi tion. The disposition of the republicans was shown in a proposed amendment fixing a day In November for the final vote on the tariff bill. Dut even if that measure should go Into effect at the tlmo fixed , July 1 , It would probably bo several months before the reve nues from It would overtake expenditures. In order fo do this there must bo collected the estimated $30,000,000 from Income tax , and this will bo a work of time. It seems highly probable , therefore , thnt the treasury will find It necessary to make a further Issue of bonds , adding still more to the Interest-bearing debt of the notion as the price of a reckless attempt to overturn a long-established fiscal policy. It has been well said that the democratic party Is drift ing to certain defeat. SHAM , 1177fN7' ; 1 UTTLEI Wo print today a communication from a resident and taxpayer of the Sixth ward upon the subject of local taxation , which Joins issue with the stand taken by The lice In favor of an Increased tav valuation. The object of an Increased tax valuation Is of course to enable the city to Increase Its bonded debt under the provisions of the city charter , and thus to maintain the reputation as a progressive city which It has estab lished on the basis of Its public Improve ments. The point which the writer of this communication attempts to make Is that wo have already burdened the city of Omaha with all the bonded indebtedness which It ought to bear. "Our city has debts enough , " ho says , "let UB rest a little , and let us pay some of our debts. " lloforo wo can assent to this pioposltlon we- must Inquire what "resting" would mean for Omaha. In the first place It Is not true that Omaha Is burdened with debt disproportionately to other cities. On January 1 , 1891 , tlio total bonded Indebtedness of this city was $3,011- 100 , of which $1,061,100 came under the 10 per cent clause of the city charter. The statistics available for other cities , however - over , nniht bo taken from the coiihtis of 1SOO. Omaha with a population of 110.132 Is cred ited by the census with u dabt of $1SIC,100 ; Minneapolis with H51.73S Inhabitants , with a debt of $11.120.707 ; St. Paul with 133.1GG Inhabitant - habitant * , with a debt of $7,201,000 ; Jersey City with l 3,00j ; Inhabitants , with a dubt of $17,303,021 ; Uochcstcr with 133S3iJ In habitants , with a debt of $3,257:959 : ; Provi dence with 132,110 Inhabitant ! ) , with a debt of ? SOISS1J. ! The burdens of these debts are not to be gathered from the absolute figures because they may represent produc tive resources which may bo gradually bring ing In the revenue that will In the end ex tinguish them. Almost every city of the size of Omaha has a largo bonded Indebt edness. The question of Increasing our tax valu ation then becomes one simply of relative advantage. The mere fact that a man mortgages his property Is no Indication that ho will bo the loser thereby. If a person could borrow money on real estate so- eurlty at 2 per cent and Invest It In gov ernment bonds at 3 par cent , every one would Jump at the opportunity. If a city can sell Its bonds at 4Vj and G per cent and by Investing the proceeds In public Improve ments reap benofiti equivalent to 8 and 10 per cent on the amount , It would certainly bo ijood policy to do so. Nor are the benefits to bo measured by the number of actual dollars and cents which accrue to the pub lic treasury or to the projectors of an lui- provcm nlf but nlRobytho prestige given to the city and by the fact that It enables us to keep up with the progress of other com * pctltiR ollles , Kvcry public Improvement of nny ningnltuJo necessarily brings moro ad vantage to some particular citizens than It docs to the average Individual. That , how ever , seems to bo a narrow view which opposes all Improvements on this account , If the gcncrcl balance of benefit Is clearly In favor of the public , the Incidental profits that may result may bo overlooked , It Is a mistaken policy for Omaha to ecek "to rent a llttlo" and shrink from raising the tax valuation for fear that Its bonded Indebtedness may be Increased. The value of Omaha realty has been built up by the public Improvements undertaken In the past. Its stability must depend upon the continu ance of a progressive policy. Ucst means stagnation , nnd stagnation but precedes re trogression. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ A MlUTAllY Governor Jackson's action In calling out the Iowa mllltla Saturday night , ostensibly In order to repel the Invasion of that state by a largo nnd threatening army of lawless men , In fact to protect the railroads from being coerced Into furnishing transportation to a crowd of peaceful and unoffending un employed , was a mistake for which there was no occasion and little It any excuse. It Is not the usual thing for local authori ties to call upon the governor for military assistance In nny emergency until after they themselves have attempted to cope with the difficulty , or at least until after It has become - come plain that they wilt not be able to maintain the peace with the resources at their command. In this Instance no at tempt was made to get along by means of the civil authorities. As If paralyzed by fear , the Council muffs offlclnls appealed at once to the governor , and he , In apparent Ignorance of tint character of the men who wcro approaching , quickly acceded to the request of those officials for the mustering of the state mllltla. The arrival of the In dustrial brigade at once proved the folly of the general alarm that had been thus use lessly sounded. The speech of General Kelly , reported In yesterday's Dee , justly criticises this action of Governor Jackson by explaining the peace ful purpose of tlio Invaders , Calling out the mllltla entails no small expense upon the state of Iowa , even If only five companies arc summoned and the men are kept In the field no longer than a day or so. The leader of the Industrials unselfishly suggests that In his opinion It would have been far better if the money which It cost to bring the soldiers there had been spent In re lieving the distress of the needy and suf fering people In the state. It would have been moro economical , and certainly moro humane , to spend that money In promoting the progress of the Industrial army , which Is but too anxious to Icnvo Iowa behind It. The expenses of this military fiasco would easily have paid for box-car transportation from the Missouri river to the Mississippi. This military reception to the Industrials In Iowa was an unfortunate mistake , to char acterize It by no more severe a name. It Indicates a tendency to call for the military upon occasions of comparatively slight moment. There Is something of a merited rebuke In the words directed by General Kelly to the local officers : "The next time an army of Commonwealers passes through your city inform your governor that it will not be necessary to call out the militia of the state to protect lives nnd property. " TIM NlCAIiAOUA UAXAL HILL. The zeal of Senator Morgan of Ala bama in behalf of the Nicaragua canal project Is commendable , but he will hardly bo able to convince the people ple of the United States that his plan for completing that enterprise by practically making the government responsible for the cost of It Is wlso or desirable. The bill which the senator , as chairman of the for eign relations committee , has reported to the senate contemplates nothing less than the assumption by the United States of the construction of the canal , for , while tlio government would appear simply as guar antor of the bonds and would hold a largo amount of the stock of the canal company as security , It Is hardly to bo doubted that ultimately the cost of this enterprise would como out of the national treasury. Un doubtedly Senator Morgan and those who support his bill do "not Intend that this shall be the case , and It Is not to bo questioned that they have endeavored to make the gov ernment as secure as possible against loss ; but after the canal Is completed , If this bill should become law and the govern ment Is fully Involved , some way will bo found , perhaps long after Senator Morgan and his colleagues of the foreign relations committee have passed from the stage of public life , to mulct the government In the Interest of whoever shall then constitute the canal company. The report accompanying the bill presents a very persuasive argument for the proposed legislation. It points out the adiantagos , commercial , political and strategic , that would result to the United States from the completion of this enterprise. It would greatly shorten the water route between the Atlantic and the * Pacific , to the material benefit of thn states on the Pacific coast. It would conduce to an enlargement of our commerce with the eastern coasts of Asia and of Japan and the Islands of the Pacific ocean. From a military nnd strategic point of view It would be * of great Importance , since It would enable the United States In an emergency to quickly send any naval foreo that might bo necessary from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The strong point. Is made that the United States is completely clrcmmallated by the naval posta of Euro pean powers , which are a menace of possible danger to our exposed coasts that may arise at any tlmo. The possession of this canal would also give us a stronger political In fluence In Central America and enable us tq moio successfully combat , any effort that might bo made In the future to extend - tend nuropcan political Influence there. As to the possibilities of the earning capacity of the canal no doubt Is expressed In the report that it would bo found a highly profitable enterprise , though It Is to bo re marked that with nil the efforts the canal company has made It has been unable to convince tha capitalists of the country that It ottered an attractive Investment. The report urges that It would bo n great mis fortune If any European country should obtain control of the concessions we have so far refused. All the claims regarding the Importance cf this project are , so far as wo nro aware , generally conceded. Nobody doubts that If the canal Is constructed It ought to be ab solutely an American enterprise. The only question Is us to the government becoming financially Involved In the undertaking , even to the extent of guaranteeing the bonds of the canal company. At the Inception of the enterprise there was no thought of asking the government for a dollar. U was to bo built by private capital , and managed as every other corporation Is , receiving only BUCh recognition from congress as would glvo It a national character The call for government help came only when the canal company had failed1 til satisfy capitalists that Investment Inj , tjip project would be profitable. Doubtless there would bo tittle dlinctilty In disposing of bonds with a gov ernment guarantee , but1 this would bo bo- c.auso of faith In the1 government rather than In ( ho canal. The people , It IB > afo to nay , will not approve Senator Morgan's bill. Another scheme of the silver mon appears to have como to naught. This Is the prop osition for the colnago of Mexican dollars by the mints of th Un'ltcd States under a treaty arrangement with Mexico. The reso lution of Senator Wdlcott of Colorado , which passed the senate , Is pronounced by the Mexican newspapers Impracticable and they say that the proposed negotiations with Mexico must result In failure. Doubtless some of these papers speak by authority , and assuming this to bo the case It Is apparent that the thing to bo done , Is to abandon the Idea. The Mexican newspapers say that In consenting to the transfer of her coinage Mexico would lese the market for her own silver bullion without receiving nny ade quate recompense from the United States , nnd this view Is undoubtedly correct. It Is the opinion of persons who arc familiar with the people and customs of China that there Is no reason why the United States should not supply China direct with silver coins. The obstacle to our doing so appears to bo the Hong Kong-Shanghai Banking company , nn Kngllsh corporation , whoso Interest It Is to discriminate against the United States , and the difficult question Is ns to how this obstacle can bo overcome. The English hanking company has been long established and Is strong In Chinese confidence. This country probably does not share In that con fidence. The fact that wo were unable to get the trade dollar Into circulation In China , although It contained more silver than the Mexican dollar , does not encourage the belief that we should be any moro suc cessful In another attempt to Induce the Chinese to take our silver coin. It looks as If this latest expedient for finding a larger market for American silver would have to bo given up. The striking contrast between the treat ment Omaha accorded the Industrial army with the reception tendered It by our neigh bor across the river must have made a deep Impression upon all Intelligent citizens. Nebraskans - braskans gave the army bread , while lowans presented bayonets. Our attitude toward the unfortunate tourists may have been In spired by selfish motives In which the idea of self-protection may have cut a discrimi nating figure. However that may bo , the course pursued must meet with general approbation. Wo emerged gracefully out of what might have developed Into a very bad box. It ought to bo placarded on the high ways nnd byways , , however , that Omaha Is not particularly sollcltqus of frequent occa sions for such displays of her magnanimity. As a city she knows' 'when she has had enough. ! It Is refreshing to hear a local preacher proclaim from the pulpit his conviction that the moral aspects of Omaha do not differ in any marked degree from those of other large cities and that from 'a. moral standpoint Omaha Is probably better than some cities of the same size. We-lmve been so accustomed to hearing Omaha run down and defamed In a few of our churches that there Is reason to hope that one who'start's out with this en lightened doctrine may accomplish some good in making our-city $011 better than it really Is. AViilt Till Novmilior. Atlanta Constitution. The people should maik these absentees and retire them to private life. Send Out a CommUsIim. Chicago Inter Ocean. If some demociat In congress would move for the appointment of a committee to in quire "what has become of the late Clil- cngo democratic platform" It would be n notable hit that would bring down the house. The DIsRrnci-il Inrnimhlcs , Cincinnati Knqulrer. It Is n humiliating fact that the demo crats , with their large majority In the house of representatives lit Washington , generally find themselves helpless if the republican members take It Into their heads to refrain from voting. Stating n Truth In Pc\v Words. Inill.innpolla Journal. When Senator T.odKe of Massachusetts said Hint the senate tariff bill "Is a mere collection of preferences and revenges , " he rpoke the truth concisely preferences for southern Industiles , revenges upon north ern enterprise and ascendency. Commending ; Itopiihllcnnltiiii. Globe-Democrat. III11 Is rocelvlng more congratulations upon his recent speecli than ho haH ever before ipcolvcd in such a relation ; and It is only fair to nay that they are well de served In tlio sense that the speech was the best one he has ever made. Stand I' ] ) mnl Ho Counted. Chlcapi HoniUl. Talk of surrender , of compromise , of weakening * on liny point whatever , must not be tolerutell. The democrats of the liouso of leptesentatlvcs must under no ciicumstances consider the possibility of adopting the Heed rules. That would bo a humiliation too deep to bo borne u sur render that would Incur nnd that would deserve the contempt of the whole party. Appropriate Honors to Morno. Kansas City Times. Tlio proposed Htatue of Samuel F. n. Moi so , the Inventor of the cloctrln .tele graph , could not occupy a more appropriate lil.irp tlnin the fiont of the new congres sional llbrnrv at WnHhliiKton. May il of tills year will be the fiftieth amilveiBury < if the opening of Morwe'H llrst telegraph line between Washington and Haltlmoie , nnd It Is planned to make the appropria tion on that-day for the stutue. An All-'ltiniiiil Alixiirillty , N'uivYork Kun. The Wilson bill ca'n Klve rest to nothing mid KAtl.ify nobodjv Inwenil of embodying tlio tilmplu anil nll-Ht > ttlng principle of cou nt Itutlonal fui co 03crjressed , in a "tariff for revenueunly , " it 1st u ternnky nnd eccentric nli.uirdltv In the light iif anv principle ] or any purpoya c\cr opajily advocated in Amer ican polities. It Is IL LJinllomsn to the coun try to plunge Into the turmoil of tariff re vision and worry tlt rc for years to come. Thru Why Not KIM It. I.ouljullli ) Canrler-JoNnud. So far OH we can dec' the only cffeot of tln > dishonoring coiicesHlons made to the motccted lntureBtH.by jtarlft re fanners nan been to cause then ) to demand more. The tut Iff bill ban been imilfeled out of all Hmn- lilance tn u reform nuastiro In order to please tin in , nnd yuL they are not pleased with It. The dem < H'nu t In congress could n.s uucccpsfully , mn\ \ fir | moio honorably , have stnkod tbolr fortune on a Dlmon pure free trade measurer - Tim Iloimriim ( 'use. ChlciiRO Inter Occiin. The lloracum matter IH of public Interest ; the tilal of the charges UKiilnst him should be public. Indued , they cannot bo kept beeret. S'crecy may bo demanded , hut the demand will not bo obeyed. The charges ) , In Hubstnnco nml In fact , though not In de tail , already nru public. The evidence , In uubstance and In fact , Is all but suru to become public. It IH better that the details should be made public. Imaxlnntlon u npt tu fxiiKgerntc upon generalities ; it cannot exaggerate upon detail : ) . The shrewd policy of Hume In the McQlynn case lends us to expect , us certainly wo hope , for a full , fair , and freii trial of the chargex against the bishop , who. If Innocent , should bo vindicated from foul slanders , or , If guilty , nlioiilil be deposed from an olllco tliut ho lias disgraced. HTATH vor.iTiaron.n Wnyno Herald ! The republican male con vention should not bo hampered with United States sonatorshlp matter , The leglslaluro will tnko care of that. All that U hecossnry Is to elect n republican legislature. Nebraska City Press : It will nol bo many days now before General Van Wyck and fam ily return to Nebraska , and there will bo Joy In many hearts to BOO the kind old gontto- man riding Into town again , Tor the gen- ernl'B heart has always been largo enough to contain affection for all the people , poor as well IIB rich , Uawcs County Journal ) The Journal takes plcnsuro thin week In announcing the name of M. P. Klnkald for congress. Wo nro sat isfied that ho will make a successful race If the republican party should deem him the proper person to bear Its standard to victory , U Is high tlmo that the Sixth district of Ne braska had a representative who will bo an honor to It and ono who will bo Interested In Irrigation , beet sugar culture and those matters that pertain to the development of western and northwestern Nebraska. O'Neill Frontier : Since Governor Crounse has publicly and privately announced that under no consideration will he again become a gubernatlonnl cnndinatc , the blooming prairies of Nebraska liken unto the back of a hedgehog , caused by the lightning rods holstcnl by every other republican statesman within the state. The Frontier 1ms no pref erence for the exalted position , nnd only hopes that the successful man will give us nn administration n clean nnd worthy of admiration nnd emulation as Governor Crounse. Wlsner Chronicle : Governor Crounso's let ter declining to bo a candidate for re-election has brought forth from the republican press of the state many nnd sincere eulogies upon his able administration. Of course there are many names mentioned for the head of the state ticket this fall , and among them are several who would make excellent governors. The convention will bo afforded an opportu nity to choose from a list of winners , nnd the only question Is to select the best man for the place. The fact that this Is n republican year should not produce that overconfldenco which sometimes causes carelessness In the selection of a candidate. tfVUHASKA AX1 > XJVtlt.tSKAXS. ncaver City boys captured a bald eagle olive that measured ten feet from tip to tip. Table Rock Is to have a ball team of which the citizens hope to bo proud at the end of the season. Heart failure was responsible for the death of Dr. K. U. Lonqucst of Uayard , ono of the bent known physician In the North Platte valley. Norfolk's great day will bo April 23 , when the circus that has been wintering in the town will give the initial performance of the season. Colonel Cody has already shipped several cars of horses from his North Platte ranch to New York to bo ready for the opening of the Wild West season. It Im3 been discovered that 91 per cent of the school children of Gage county have not been vaccinated. The doctors think something ought to be done. Broken Dow Is n candidate for the honor of having the republican congressional con vention of the Sixth district held there. The matter will bo decided at Kearney on May 8. Citizens of Wlsner have petitioned the now village board to reduce the occupation tax. The Nuckolls County educational associa tion will hold Its next meeting at Hardy April 21. The proprietor of the American hotel at Table Hock has mysteriously disappeared and left his boarders In the lurch. No cause for his departure Is known. His wife has gone to her relatives. When ox-Mayor Washbttrn of Holdrege was about to Icavo town to take up Ills residence at Prlncuton , 111. , ills friends met him In a body and loaded him u | > with a silver water set appropriately engraved. Alfred J. Mokler is the editor and one of the proprietors of the Signal , a now paper at Platte Center. Mr. Mokler knows how to get up a clean , bright paper , both typo graphically and otherwise , and the people of I'lattp Center la sure of having just as good a paper as they deserve. Says the Uutto Gazette : E. M. Cram brought us In a sample of sugar the other day that ho had manufactured from native box elder trcc.s along the Ponca that was fine. It lusted like the genuine maple sugar , nnd h'o Informs us that there are trees enough on that stream to make an immense am unit of sugar. A "sugar bush" would seem like home to many of our settlors. Colonel John W. Sklles , one of the pioneer settlers of Antelope county , died recently In Denver ot-tho age of C3. Ho was a veteran of the late war , having served under General Rutherford IJ. Hayes. He held the position of county clerk of Antelope county when it was first organized from a portion of Madi son county , and when the grange movement broke out lie was appointed state lecturer of the organization. Finally ho removed to Washington , where ho was given a govern ment position by President Hayes. Ho re moved to Denver some years ago. llKlli : AS I ) T11K1U1. Congratulations to Senator Hill on his speech exceed 1,000 In number. Paderewski's luxuriant crop of hair Is said to be ripe for another farewell tour. Commander Kelly may bo a great leader , but ho Is not at all stuck on a walkover. It advocates of cremation practice what they preach they will make the hottest retort at the wlndup. In view of recent events the Overland route might properly change its name to the "Commonwheeler. " Though times are somewhat dull just now , In about two weeks the country will enjoy considerable moving activity. Natural gas Is flowing from fifty wells In southeastern Kansas. The Lewellln' the state capitol hasn't sprouted lately. Death got the drop on Morgan C. Colt without warning. His sudden taking off differed from the method his father invented. Missouri bouits of a man with whiskers seven feet long. No senatorial bees are permitted to roost lu his luxuriant lung protector. Colonel Al Falrbrother has launched the Dally Uarth at Lynchburg , Va. Heretofore the colonel has modestly conIInod himself to a slice of the planet , but his ambition broadened until It encompasses the Karth. Lynehburg Is famous as the birthplace of a crude though effective plan of rapid tran sit to the "oeholcss shores. " Perhaps It was on this account the colonel chose It. Possessing a well matured "pull , " ho may hero exert It for the public good , qnd help dispose of the "narrow-soiiled mossbacks and lillott ; " which ho announcvs millet tlio benighted region with their presence. Hero's hoping ho will keep on tlio i.arth. Colonel Ingcisoll told n reporter of the Iloston Journal the other day how ho cnmo to make the speech nominating Mr. Illulno In the convention of 1S7G thn famous speech In which ho used the expression "plumed knight. " Ho had been made a delegate to the convention from Illinois without his knowledge or consent , and when Mr. Dlalno learned of hla election lie sent Colonel In- gorsoll a letter asking the latter to present his name to the convention , The colonel had previously been on tlio Htump with Mr. Dlalno In Maine , having first met him In 1MJ5. Colonel Ingcrjoll's brother , K. C. In- gcrKoll , represented ono of the Illinois dis tricts In congress for a number of years wlille Mr. lllalno was In thn house , and Mr. Dlalno frequently visited him. It was the nomlnatng speech of 1S70 that brought Colonel Ingersoll Instantly Into national prominence. Hon. Frnnk Lnv.'ler of Chicago has an nounced himself as a candidate for con gress. When the great endorsed Journeyed to Omahn to lend eclat to the Jacksonlan banquet last January ho was enveloped In a fog of melancholy that oion Dr. Miller's exhilarating apostrophe to the dove of peace could not dispel. At ono or two subsequent gatherings Hon. Frank I.nwlor unburdened his soul. In pathetic tones ho announced he was done with political affairs. The thought of oliluo ho put aside as nn unclean tiling. For him there uas no further attraction in the giddy whirl of the machine , no Irresisti ble magnetism In setting up of political pins. From out the wealth of his discouraging ex perience ho drew this lesson , town. "De- ware of polltlcus ! Tlio path to olllco Is lined with wrecked ambitions , shattered .hopes , in gratitude and ruined friendships. " Putting this and that together. It Is painfully evi dent Hon. Frank Lawler occasionally emits a breeze through bis beaver. /.Ot7.l / , TAX ITtOff OMAHA , April 12. To the iMltor of The line ! You have day after day articles In your vnltmblo paper for higher taxation of all the property In this city , nnd this for no other purpose tlmn to make moro dobts. You did so flvo years ago , and of all the a'sessors then only that of the Sixth wnnl followed your and your friends' advice. The people of the > Sixth word had the year following nbout $00,000 moro tax to pay thnn the year be fore. I had on two lots In thnt ward $7 ! moro to pay thnn the year botore , nnd the citizens across the street. In the Fifth ward paid ns years before. All our complaints did not relieve us ; we had to pay that nssess- incut. You will accomplish the ftamo this year by some wards , but I hope not In the Sixth ward. You know very well thnt ho Is a wlso farmer or business man who uses the surplus from his successful work for Improve ment of his place of business. Hut you know also very well that men who try to mortgage their places for Improvements will lose their property before long. Now > ou will make more dobts. you will mortgage the city , which brings certain bankruptcy. There Is a company asking of our city $300,000 as n present to build with It a union depot. They will rent thnt depot to i nil- roads and they will divide the profit among themselves , and wo ns citizens must pay in terest nnd sinking fund for that amount to have the pleasure of a new union depot. If the railroads want n depot lot them build It nnd pay for It. , You want higher taxation bocniine there is a company that will build a canal from the Platte river to n certain plnco on a rich man's land twelve miles from Omaha , for which canal we shall pay $1,500.000 ns a city and $1,000.000 ns n county to got n ditch twelve mlles west of Omaha. What good will that canal do our city and county ? You aide for higher taxation to make some wide streets in this city for driving purposes , Wo do not want thorn , bccauso we do not need U'"in. Many of our houses are empty at present and wo cannot afford to pay more taxes ; our loss Is already great enough ; our city has debts enough ; let us rest a llttlo and let us pay some of our debts before wo go deeper In. J. G. SCIIAIULU , rnr.su AXI > riiurici > eMi : . Judge : Reporter I have a story here on 'city IMItor Olvo It to the knight editor. lioston Transcript : She I sdiould like to know who you nro staling at ? He ( cour teously ) Whom , If you please , not who. lie offended if you will , but ungrnmnmtlcal never. Plttsburij Chronicle : Amy Jack , I boar that you are out a great deal of nights now. Jack Oil , no ; I'm seldom out moro than NO. Indianapolis Journal : Dealer You nay you used to bo In the shoe business. \ \ hat do you think of tbe o ? Customer ( looking at the .sample ) I can't say. Vou sou , they only made shoes out of leather in my time. Hullo : "What was the greatest disap pointment at your life ? " n kcd her dear Irlond. "When n deaf and dumb man tiled to toll me he loved me 111 a dark hallway , " Bho responded. Washington Star : First Intellectual Woman That plain-looking , middle-aged man over there Is Ml. Nugby. Second I. W. Indeed ? Whom is lie the husband of ? New York Weekly : Mr. Orumpps-What earthly good would It do If women should no allowed to take n hand In polities ? Mrs. Grumpps Well , for one thing , we'd clean house a good deal oftuiicr than you men voters do. Yonkers Statesman : "I consider your sot much beneath me , " said \\ontlictcoek fowl to the one In the barnyard. "You'ie u. vune thing ! " was the quick rctoit. Philadelphia llecoul : A local architect says Ills now assistant does his best diaw ing on salary day. WHCN THK GOOSH HONKS HIGH. IInipri'8 llnznr. We niters know that winter's done an' spring IH on the track When Hying high up In the Hky the geese IH cumin' buck. Wo know 'at snow-time's over , an' 'at cold an' trost Is done , Whim llst'nln' to a Hock o' geese a-lionkin' In the sun. I tell ye life la jest the same. I calls my children geese. An' when they're gone away I find I don't enjoy inueli peace. I3ut all my woes fade right away , my spilng an * summer's come , When I've my tribe o' gooses back a- lionkln' here to hum. TIIK WAY or mirom.n. \ . Atlanta Constitution. The world la always sunny When > or poeUet'H full o' money. ( Make the dollars , make the dollars every An yer frlends'll all bofrlomi you When yer flush , nn' want to loml you. ( Make tlio dollais , make the dollars every day ! ) The world Is full o' honey When yer pocket's full o' money. ( Make the dollais , make the dollars every day ! ) When you've got a ton or twenty You kin always borrow plenty. ( Make the dollars , make the dollars every day ! ) The woild'll tingle , tingle When it hears the silver jlnglo. ( Make ( ho dollars , make the dollars every day ! ) Hut when you want to borrow It Is mighty full o' BOIIOW. ( Make the dollars , make the dollars every day ! ) CONGRESS IIOXOKS THE DEAD Trlbuto Pnltl to the Memory of Seiintcr Vruice of North Carolina , SENATE CHAMBER DECKED WITH FLOWERS Iteilmtm Tnlini to the Soimtor'n Old llotnc , Arcoiiipniiled by Coiuntlttrj'S from Kolli Homes of CuiiRrcns Notn- Idn Amiciiiblngo I'rovnt. WASHINGTON , April Itf. TIie senate to day devoted Itself to the adoption of reso lutions in memory of the late Senator Vnnco mid to the appointment of n committee of senators to accompany the remains to North Carolina. That committee consists ef Messrs , Hnusom , George , Gray , Dubois , Smith , While , Mnndcrson , lllackburn and Cltandlor. Messrs. Morrlll , Sherman , Harris and McPhcrson were appointed honorary pall bearers. The senate then adjourned until 3:30. : When the bon.ito reconvened at 3.30 o'clock this afternoon , after the recess taken out of respect to the late Senator Vance , the cham ber presented a metamorphosis In nppo.ir- nncc. The chairs of the senate had boon crowded moro closely together nnd additional seating capacity was obtained by bringing in a largo number of light folding chairs and placing thorn In every possible space , tin the clerk's desk was a massive floral pleco. rep resenting a tall column , composed of the dark copper colored leaves of the gallx , n North Carolina mountain plant , while at the foot of the shaft was the emblem of peace , the palm branch , while twined around It was a wreath of La France loses. This was the tribute from the deceased statesman's colleagues - leagues In the senate. At 3:30 : the casket was berne from the marble room by nine capitol policemen In uniform and laid before the vice president's rostrum. The lid was hidden by a mass of ( lowers , chielly white roses , tied with broad purple ribbons. When the active pall beaters hai * deposited their burden , u num ber of p'r.e ' * were brought In and grouped nbout the form of the dead senator. n\cry- where the pines seemed to bring the pungent frngrnncn of the North Carolina mountains into the chamber. A few minutes nficiwanl the family of S nntor Vance entered , and soon after committees of the senate and house , appointed to attend the funeral , en tered. Then came the honorary pall bearers , who were seated at the side of the casket facing the audience. Then followed Speaker Crisp , the membets of the house , the chief Justice and associate Justices of the supreme court and the president and his cabinet. Sir Julian Pauneefoto , the Drltlsh em- bassador , was escorted to n sent next to the cabinet officers. Other distinguished girsts who were present , but not announced , were Dlshop Koauc , rector of the Catholic univer sity , and the committee of the District of Columbia , Society of the Sons of the Ameri can i evolution ; General J. C. Ilrrcklnrldgn , General A. W. Gieoley , General George II. Shields. Captain C. D. Cowlcs , who occupied seats In the reserved gallery. At I o'clock the invited guests being piosotit , Uov. Dr. Moses D. Hogo of Richmond , Va. . offered prayer and then delivered the sermon. The funeral escort left the capitol by the eastern door from the senate chamber. The casket was carried down tlio long flight of touo steps between the lines of senators and representatives who acted as \ honorary pall bearers. The funeral - party was driven to the Pcmrylvanlii , depot , accompanied by a delegation of North Caiollnlans on foot. The remains were tnk < > n to Ashovlllc , N. C. , where the Interment Is to take place , on a special train over tlio Richmond & Danville road , which left Wash ington tonight. At the conclusion of the ceremonies the senate adjourned. HOUSE : HONORS Ttin DI\D. Owing to the death of Senator Vance the house transacted no public business today. Resolutions of rtspect to the memory of the distinguished North C'aiolinlnn were adopted and tlio house ns a body participated In tlio funeral ceiemonles In the senate chamber. Appropriate i evolutions wore also adopted In honor of the memory of General Henry W. Slocum , the gallant union general , for merly a member of the house , who died in HiooKlyn last Saturday. As a committee on the part of the house to accompany the remains of Senator Vnnco to North Cniolina , the speaker appointed Messrs. Henderson , Alexander and Cr.wford of North Carolina , Ulack of Illinois , Ilniok- shlro of Indiana , Daniels of NfW York , Strong of Ohio , nialr of Now Hampshire and Houck of Tennessee. As a further mark of respect to Senator Vance the house adjourned. I'urrel l' t to Nuu fimiidhiml. WASHINGTON , April 10. Thlid Assistant Postmaster Gcneial Craig has Issiml a cir cular of Instructions to all postmasters , no tifying them Unit New York Is the only postolllce in the country authorized to exChange - Change parcels post with Newfoundland , with which province a parcels post conven tion has Just been concluded by this coun try , und parcels and post packages legls- tered at any olllco are icqulieil to be sent by icglstered mall to the Now Yoik olllce , whore they will bo forwaided by dliect steamers to St. Johns , N. K. All other rcglsteied matter lor Newfoundland sent fiom this country Is requlied to be billed under domestic icglstratlon to the post master at lloston. 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