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Tins OMAHA DAILY JJRR : TTIl'KSDAY. APRIL H ) . 181)1. ) TIIISOMAFIADArLYHEE i : , KurinwAtut , J < iitjr < . - I'l m.lHIIIU ) nVI'.HY MOHNINO Pnlly llw ( without Sumtny ) , Ono Ynr . JM Dully nnd fliimlny. One Ye r . 1J # > fix Month * . . . S Thrci Month * . J JJ Mun.lni Ilw , One Ynr . J gj Hiiuriffiy ! ! < * , on * Yenr . JV \\trMy llec , On Ywr . OFFICES. nmnlm Tli n nullitlntr. . _ . Hoiiih Omnlm , corner N nnil Twenty-fourth Sin. Council Itliinrn , 12 IVnrl Uroct. ' "lilrnn orflrff , 17 Clmmbr of CnmmTC" . N w York , lloorn 13. 11 nn.l . IS , Tribune tJM * . \Vnfllilnitnn , JW7 r fit , N. Vf All ciirmunlrnlfnn * rclntlni ? to m-wn r.ml nil- lorlnl limit' r nlinuM niMrmnedi To the lUltor. iitmiNisw urrrniis. All liunlnras lottcru nnd rnmlt'nncei altouM l > 1'Mrpnneit to Thp IJ o I'uMlshlns comtmny , Dmnhn Drnrtu chiyUs nnd postnlllei ordftH to be mnilr imvnlilo to ih" nnlcr of the foi.npinv. THI : 111:1 : : PUIIMKIIINCJ COMPANY. BTATHMDNT OP PIItCt'I.ATIO.V. KO II TMclmck. now-Wry at The n o Pub- compnny. Iwlnif Only sworn , nyn thnt tlio nctnnl muutior of full nnil cnmnli * ! " crtplf * "t " ' " Dillv Mornlnn , Kti > nln > nn.t Bunrlnjll'o r-rlntpil diirlnB the month or March , 1MI , wns ns fol- 1 3 4E t 9 14 11 i : 13H i : 1C ! . < > < rcilui'tlona tor unnolil niul relurnc I coplci IS "ID Totnl nnM 8S ( 5V ) Onlly n\e\aKo \ not clrrulitlon 22032 .Sunday. ( ironnn n TXICWCK Sworn to lirfnre mo nnd nnli'crlbi'U hi my prP3- men tliM 3d Uny of April , IMI N. K rnify , Xotnry I'ubllc. "Itecd rules , " altlioiigh the majority In the linnso of representatives Is overwhelmingly ilcmocratlc. The transfer switch law sooma loith to leave the plrasant company of the maximum freight rate bill The heir apparent Is tireless In hla efforts to enlist the soldier vote. He Is fighting the great battles over again and again. Only last week ho lost another leg at Shlloh. Congressmen will breath easier now that the proposition to deduct a part of their salaries for each rase of absenteeism has been dropped from the legislative piogram. Although the new mulct liquor law Is sup posed to have been In force In Iowa for sev eral weeks , the saloons In the larger towns are operating the same as In the halcyon days. State warrants at a premium mean morcly additional opportunities for the warrant shavers to speculate In them There ought to bo no Interest-bearing state warrants out standing at all. Congressman IJryan confesses that ho doesn't know what ho Intends to do at the expiration of his present term In congress. Bryan Is waiting for his friends to inform him on this subject. What Is the use of being a democrat In these parts If even tlio olllco of special coun sel In the defense of an Indian aqent In the Injunction proceeding ! brought against him by some of the government's Indian vvaids Is given to a republican attorney ? Omaha's ability to continue her system of public improvements depends upon the assessors doing their plain duty tinder the laws. A fair tax valuation will raise the limit of Indebtedness to a point thnt will permit the normal expansion of the city. Kelly's army has boon drenched by a tremendous shower , which had all the char acteristics of a bursted water spout. General - oral Kelly and his army wcro In a temper to exclaim with Iowa's prohibition court. "Water , water , everywhere ; but not n drop to drink. " Our Lincoln dispatches Indicate that the trial of Dlshop Bonacum , which was at tempted In Omaha on the 12th , will soon occur nt the state capital before Archbishop Hennessey. It Is perhaps best for all par ties to the controversy that an early and final determination of the case bo had. Senator Smith of Now Jersey has followed the lead of Senator Hill of Now York In roundly denouncing the Income tax feature of the tariff bill. The question suggested by his action Is , will the cuckoo press proceed to read Senator Smith out of the democratic party as they have attempted with Senatir Hill ? Chinese registration will not bo affected ono way or the other by the now Chlnoia treaty. So the postponement of considera tion of the treaty by tlio senate until after the limit for registration shall have expired ha ? no significance with respect to the men already hero. Registration must bo com pleted by the fln.t part of next month under penalty of deportation. The removal of the old telephone poles from Farnum street Is a distinct advance toward a more metropolitan appearance of our principal business thoroughfare. The street Is , however , btlll dlstlgured with un sightly poles hupportlng wires used for other purposes. The remaining poles must prepare to follow their old-tlmo associates that have now departed. Quito a number of the recent largo and disastrous fires throughout the country are attributed to the pooily Insulated electric wire. Electrical wiring , Instead of getting better the mor& electricity Is brought Into use , seems to bo getting poorer and moro dangerous. It Is now as essential to have electrical wiring done by competent work men as to have the plans of a building drawn by competent architects. Chlcigo U being profoundly agitated by tlio Uowlo maetlngs Unit are now being held In that city nnd nt which a varied assort ment of crutches , tiusscs , spllnU nnd so forth are being exhibited as ovldenco of tlio miraculous healing powers oxtrtcd by their promoters. If wo mistake not this Mr. Dow to Is the same who Bought to make proselytes to hU creed hero In Omaha only a few jears jigo and who established a society for the propagation of his docilities. Ho at that time called upon numerous pcoplo who claimed to have been cured of chronic complalnU by hla Intervention to testify to his powers. The purpose of the society waste to ccutlmio the good work begun , but It icems to have disappeared from sight. The lice * published an account , together with the namej of the subjects of thq Davvle cures. If the former subjects of Dovvlo should nuiko reports ai to tha permanency of the reliefs given them they might throw some light upon the validity of hla claims. Tin : invj * MOVK o.v At tlio tinss m etlnj ; of cltlzsnn In Council I'lufT ' * ycjtcrday ruiulutlun wcro unani mously adopted demanding the withdrawal of tha mllltla that has stood guard over Kelly' * nonconibatant army , nnd calling on the Iowa railroads to transport the army to Chicago or other eastern cities. Doth rcatilrements are eminently Ju t and timely. There was really no necessity for calling out the mllltla of Iowa nny more than there was for culling out the mllltla of any state through which the army has passed on Us way from the Pacific coast. The emergency under which alone the calling out of the mllltla would have been justified did not exist. There had been no riot nnd no resist ance to the lawful civil authority. There had been no threats of violence or destruc tion of property , and If there had been the law officers of I'ottawattamlo county would have been nbla to prevent nny very serious disturbance. The position taken by Judge Hubbard that the railroads cannot transport these men to Chicago without laving the ro.\ds liable for whatever damages these men may do Is pre posterous. If the Iowa roads arc liable the California roads and the Tactile roads as sumed a great liability when they carried the army l.bOO rnllea through half a dozen states. Tlicro are vagrancy laws In almost every state , but who could enforce them under present conditions ? If the Illinois anti- tramp law makes railroads responsible for carrying men without visible means of sup- poit It would take a good deal moro ma chinery to enforce the law upon the rail roads than It does to enforce the Interstate commerce law ami the other laws that rail- loads are habitually Ignoring. Suppose somebody should raise the money to pay the full faro of Kelly's army to Chicago or any other place , would any rail road company decline to carry them for fear of violating the vagrancy laws ? Not much ! As eoon an the money was planked down there would not be a word said about liabilities for damages. Wo do not con tend that the roads are obliged to carry these men or nnvbody else without piy , but viewed from this side of the Missouri the course pursued over In Iowa toward Kelly's men appears disgraceful and Idiotic. The mllltla bill already exceeds the cost of feed ing and transpoi ting the Pacific coast tramps , as Judge Hubbird rails them. They cannot surely remain at Council Blurts. Somebody will have to foot the bill to move them eastward. Ono thing Is certain , Kelly's men arc not dl'posed to go back to Callfoinla if they were offered fiee passage , and the only thing that can rationally be done Is to let them move on bo long as they behave themselves. 'rut ) scnoor , nnouxns. While Omaha has been cheerfully spending money In securing suitable sites for Its schools and In the erection of creditable scliool buildings no effort has been made to make th surroundings of those school buildIngs - Ings attractive or even presentable. It Is safe to assert that In no city in the country have opportunities , such as exist hero to beautify our school grounds , been so shame- full } neglected. Almost every school buildIng - Ing In the city is detached from other build ings and .situated In the midst of a plot of free ground , but , barring two or three ex ceptions , there is no ornamentation by shrubbery or gaidens , often not even the pretense of ordinary grass. Wcro Omaha too poor to maintain an clllclent school system or to house Its school children in properly constructed school buildings there might bo some excuse for this condition of affairs. Dut there is an educational aspect even to neat and attractive school grounds which ought not to be overlooked. This question has been befoio the Board of Education time and agiln , but r.o progr ss has been made toward adopting some plan of action. Designs were made by n com petent landscape gardener about two jearb ago for tlio High school square and for several others of the largei plots under con trol of the board , aiming to provide for artistic ornarrentation that would be a credit to the city. But the board at that time got no fuithor than the acceptance of the designs. In spite of unallurlng ap pearance the High school square , by reason of Its convenient situation , has been over run each summer with people who seek a breathing space In the neighborhood of their homes. The High school square ought to have some attention this jour , although nothing bo accomplished In the way of beautifying the remaining school grounds. To the pcoplo and taxpavors it is Im material who undertakes this work. The park board has the experience nnd the machinery to do It , but has preferred to expend Its energies on remote and Inac cessible tracts of land rather than Invest any of its funds upon land not subject to its control. This objection might bi obv ate 1 by declaring the High school square a public park. Otherwise the school board should assume the duty Itself. Whatever plans may bo preferable there should bo no further delay In taking action. The school grounds should bo beautified this year nnd at once. 27/K IlKl'UnitlLAA' Sf.lTi ; rE.WUE. The president of the State League of no- publican Clubs has called a state convention to assemble at Lincoln on Juno 12 , The basis of representation Is such as to assure a largo attendance , that Is , If republican en thusiasm runs as high In Nebraska as In other states. Coming at tha very thresh old of the summer , the league convention will practically open the state campaign In Ne braska. By that time the Issues of the cam paign will bo largely made up. The conven tion Itself will merely crystallro the Interest alieady being taken In the campaign. The Impression seems to prevail quite gen erally-over the state that this Is a republi can year for Nebraska , as well as for most of the northern and western states. So wide spread Is this confidence In certain victory that It Is being assorted by men whose lack of experience In Nebraska politics prevents them from taking un Intelligent vtow of the situation that any kind of n republican ticket can win In Nebraska this year. This Impression Is being assiduously cultivated by the professional politicians , who have for aged upon the state so * long that they have no other means of gaining a livelihood. It Is tlmo now that this falsa Impression should bo corrected. The state league con vention should prove by Its deliberations that the leading republicans of Nebraska are fully nllvo to the Importance of nominat ing none but the best of candidate } thU year. The convention should emphasize the broad distinction that exists between good men and "good republicans. " Tha term "good re publican" has become sadly misused In Ne braska. It serves as a cloak with which a good many corrupt and unprincipled men dlsgulso their venality , The people of Ne braska have long slnco learned that a good many men w ho have tlmo and again betrayed the confidence of the people , who , have not liewltated to resort to trickery and fraud to accomplish their personal ends , hIJo themselves behind the mark of "good re publicanism. " Nebraska needs men In the state house who will faithfully comply with their sworn obligation , who will mnnngMala Institu tions honestly nnd upon bunliuss j rln .IMS , who will do their duty promptly and dill- gently. The ittote league convention cin practically assure the success of the repub lican ticket In Nebraska thin jear by em phasizing the determination of tha repub licans to nominate none bat capable and trustworthy men to office this > oar. The league cannot afford to jeopardize repub lican success by advancing the Interest of men with tainted records. .tNUTItllll HKiaXIUH.HIK Hlt.T , Reference has heretofore been made to n bill drawn byltcprcscntatlvc Meyer of Louis iana providing for an Issue of bonds and the coinage of an amount of the altVcr bullion In the treasury equal to the estimated seignior age. This measure has gene to the house ( omntlttco on coinage , and the announce ment made when It was first heard of that It hud the approve ! of the administration , Is In part verified by the author of the bill. It appears that the measure was submitted to Secretary Carlisle and received his ap proval , the secretary at the same time ex pressing the opinion that It will bo approved by the president. The Inference from this Is that Mr. Cleveland had been made ac quainted with the character of the measure and had Indicated a favorable opln'on of It , not wishing to Hccm to Influence action on the bill by n positive expression of approval. Prom what Serretary Carlisle Is teported to have paid , however , there can bo no doubt that the bill Is acceptable to the president. It will bo remembered that In his mes sage vetoing the seigniorage bill Mr. Cleve land declared his opposition to any further Infusion of silver into the currency unless provision waa made for strengthening the treasury gold raserve. This bill Is designed to meet the Miggeitlon contained In this part of the veto message. U provides for re pealing so much of the resumption act as authorl/cs the Issue of bonds nt 4 , ! ' , and G per cent Interest , and In lieu of these bonds the secretary of the treasury 13 authorised to Issue and sell coupon or regis tered bonds hi denominations of $ JO and multiples thereof , payable In coin after five years from date , bearing Interest at a rate not exceeding 3 per cent per annum. The bonds nro to bo sold at not less than par In coin. The bill further authorizes and directs the hecretary of the treasury to coin into standard silver dollars , as rapidly as prac ticable , enough silver bullion to cover the estimated seigniorage , about 155,000,000 , which shall , of course , be a full legal tender. The secretary of the treasury may Issue cer tificates on the coin of the character now authorized by law , which shall bo receivable for customs , taxes and all public dues. This measure , so far as It provides for coining the seigniorage , la essentially the same as the bill which Mr. Cleveland vetoed , and It Is not apptreut why the same objections that were urged against the Bland bill arc not equally ap plicable to tlio new measure. The fact that It contains a provision for issuing bonds does not make It any more acceptable be cause It simply proposes to lower the inter est rate which bonds shall carry , the author ity of the secretary of the treasury to Issue and sell bonds for the purpose of redeeming the paper obligations of the government for which gold may be demanded having ex isted since 1S75. Furthermore , the 5 per cent bonds issued lust February were sold nt n rate which made the Interest not over 3 per cent , so that It Is not nppaient what particular advantage the proposed legislation would be to the treasury. Indeed , It Is con ceivable that It might bo a disadvantage , for the ability of the government to borrow at a low rate of Interest Is contingent upon maintaining present financial conditions , and these could hardly fall to bo disturbed by a further Infusion of $55,000,000 In silver or silver certificates Into the currency. If , then , the treasury found It necessary to bor row gold It might not be able to do so at 3 per cent Interest. There Is nothing about this administration bill to commend. It contemplates a needless Inflation , which would ba of no benefit In any direction , and as to the provision for Issulng'bonds , the secretary of the treasury already has ample power to do so If an ex igency arises , of which there would bo no danger but for the democratic policy regardIng - Ing the tariff. a ruHjRo.iD a'L'XT rno.v onto. A little railroad tax bill was enacted Into law last week which Is so Just the railway companies themselves do not object to It. The wonder Is such a. measure had not been pushed through long ago. It simply dis tributes tlio cost of maintaining tha rail road commissioner's ofllce to the amount of $15,000 a year among the railroad com panies. As they are the chief beneficiaries of this department the promise was made by Hon. J. Timing Brooks of the Pennsyl vania company before the senate committee on taxation that tlio measure would not bo contested If enacted. This Columbus dispatch to tlio Cleveland Leader furnishes several texts for both the railroads and the people. There are nu merous state boards In this and other states * which have been necessitated by the re quirements of special Interests. The work performed by these boards , while at once a protection to the public. Inures particu larly to the benefit of the corporations or companies subject to these regulations. So the state Inspection of oil demanded In Nebraska to prevent Inferior oils being panned off upon Ignorant purchasers acts as a guarantee of the quality of alls sold In the state. The cobt of Inspection Is de frayed by the oil companies , and they doubt less nro amply compensated for the ex penditure. An efficient state board of trans portation would In like manner result In untold advantages to the railroads operat ing within the stato. Its work all arises from the abuses of railroad management. It Is rendered necessary by the railroads , and the extra expense thus imposed upon the state government might with propriety bo apportioned among the different rail roads within Ita jurisdiction. But should a legislator In Nebraska introduce a bill to require the railroads to pay the salaries of the secretaries of the State Board of Trans portation it would meet no end of opposi tion from the corporation lobby. The rail roads of Nebraska have always had their own way with the sUto board , and they nnd their ptescnt method a less expensive means of maintaining themselves In con trol. trol.This This dispatch also Intimates that In Ohio , too , as well as in Nebraska , the fate of such a bill as the ono referred to , Imposing u slight burden upon the railroads of the state , would have had to light Its way through the legislature had not the ropro- Hontatlvo of the principal railroad company promised not to antagonize it. Had the Hon. J , Timing Brooks of the Pennsylvania company objected to having his company pay Its share of the expenses of the Ohio railroad commissioner's olllco the success of this bill might have been seriously jeopardized. And oven had the bill become a law It lay within the power iif the lion J Thwlng Urooks to contest | Its villllty or t Jiv4iu/U.nallty | and to hnvo It liuiif : up ImKnttllpjy In the courts. Ilia consent to the pi < 8.iRj ( of the bill precludes | mich n Icgil coni o rsy. Illn condescen sion In so doing can scarcely bo too highly valued. _ The consent of thbrMlroads to the enact ment of n law of this character In Ohio may moan that fjfo .rallroids Ihcro have como to the comjfiulpn that It will pay them In the long run to make liberal con cessions to the people. Their experience may have finally f taught them that they only Injure themselves by opposing the Just demands of their Mwtrons. If so It Is a ' gratifying * lgn. , ( lfnfortuimlely the rail roads of Nebraska havfo not yet arrived at this point. They n'&t , 'only ' pack primaries , conventions and legislatures In their Inter ests nnd support expensive lobbies to block legislation that they do not favor , but also , when their opposition occ.inlon.illy proves unavailing , they Ignore the law and resist Its enforcement In the courts. Tlio i all- roads of Nebraska are not yet promising not to contest nny bill restricting their operation In the smallest degree that may be enacted Into law. Tlio people of Council Bluffs held an Indignation meeting at which resentment felt nt the action of Governor Jackson was expressed. They hold that the governor has placed the community In a fatso light by his call for the state mllltla to put down a band of peacoabla Invaders. The civil authorities deny that there was occasion for nny such show of military force upon tlio part of the state- and disclaim responsibility for Its appearance. The governor Is charged with acting In this matter upon the sug gestion of the Chicago & Northwestern rail way before ho had made any effort to learn whether or not the civil authorities of I'otta wattamlo county were able to handle the approaching army of Industrials. While it may transpire later on that the' presence of the mllltla there shall bo essential , It is evident to all that no such necessity has so far existed. The army of Interlopers Is shelterless , but has been well fed. The easiest way out of the dilemma Is for the city of Council Bluffs to raise a fund to pay for third class transportation of the army to some point In Missouri where transpor tation east may bo secured. The army might bo hauled through the state of Illinois without violating the pauper laws of that state. The High school square can bo made a public park to which the people of Omaha may point with pride. It is already the re sort of hundreds during the summer months. With a small expenditure of money for or namentation It can be transformed into a veritable little garden of Eden. Why not have the transformation accomplished this jcar ? _ Llko nilllns OfT I. "ff. Globe-Democrat One of the easiest tilings In politics this year Is that of pointing out dpiiioctntlu dis tricts In which republicans will be elected to congress. _ _ Hlliul nnd ItiA MrVs Demon. icy. New Yprlc itornld. ' Are the democrats 'blind , asleep , or In- dlfTeient ? Do tln ! > npl see that tills pro longed agitation Is , dlb.istious to tlje busl ness of the countrV ) and that failure to end It Is crii'dlng-peonduninatloii ) upon the party ? Do they not see In the iPturni of eveiy spilng election that bus beun held the signs of a rising dal wave that v 111 sweep the democrats fiom power ? Or tire they Indifferent to these consequences ? Are they reckless and dellanj ? HID Inditldiml Tubllo Opinion AccordlnRly the pre s of each party finds In the local election teturns a fresh man date from the people to adhere to the re spective but antagonistic party pollcl"s Apparently the Indivld.ml voter Is left no 'ilitMimtlvtt but to study the ri'ieitlons at Issue upon theii merits nnd shape his own couise without regard to election leturns. And It would not be strange If the Individ ual voter should ask himself at this point what leason there la nnj bow for allotting himself to be swnyed by the comse of an > other \oter or nny number of voters. Tlio Weak Asrnlnst tlio Mronp. Philadelphia Trc = s JIcGnrrahan claim will go Into his tory as the Ametlean Jaindyce against Jnrndyce case. It has become so entangled vvlth the law Unit there Is little piobablllty ti\at It could be unsnarled even If the man vvlio has glvpn almost the whole of bis nc\lve life to pressing bis claim is allowed another twenty years of vigorous life. He has fought for a gieat prize , for UIP land , with what has been taken from tbf mlnp. Is slid to be worth $150,000OlM , but like the man v\ho followed the will o' the wisp , ho finds that after a generation of toll h Is no nenier his object The MLCJariahan claim teaches a double lesson It shows how Justice can be defeated by the VPry tribunals that are constituted to sep that justice should be done , nnd how unfruitful a lifetime may be that Is devoted wholly to pressing a hazardous claim. llnttlu of ihil : Unions. CJilcieo IleralJ. If the situation on the Great Northern road Is to be taken ns nn indication of that prevailing elsewhere , it Is evident that n tight Is on , not MJ much bPtvveen emplojes ns betwopn ilvnl organisations of rnll- ruadeis. The strike on the Gieat Northern Is the work of the American Hallway union , a IK vv organization , which Is om nivorous In Its vcopp. It takes In all the railroad emnlojes fiom track laborer to dlsp itclrer. The otllceis of the old brother hoods the engineers , firemen , telegraphers , conductors and switchmen-condemn the strike , but the men have slgnllled that they will Rive tlielr allegiance to the new union lather than to the old organization * They uti' threatened with expulsion for striking without proper nutharlty and haveex - pi ossed their willingness to IIP expelled. This Is a serious matter for tin- older brotherhoods. The American Hallway union has grown with phenomenal rapidity within six months. It Is said to control all the Paollle roads and sever ill otbpr t.ys- tems. If Messrs. Arthur and Satgrnt and the other brotherhood lenders force n choice between the new organization anil the old tbev arp likely to find themselves practically deserted. o Prohibition Pravtlco mul 1'iutcnso. New York i\onlng : Post. Wo suggested tlio other day that the ab olition of the ncciet ballot In proceedings undei the new liquor law of lawn on thu question of allow Ing taxed saloons would doubtless lead to threats by tlio prohibi tionists of bojcutting those who declined themselves In the nllirmntlve. Thu first movement In this dlinctlon has already been taken In the cabltnl of the stato. The Des Molnes MinisterialJ association , which Includes nearly nil the clersimon of the city , hna held a niMCtint ; nt which resolu tions were adopted protesting- against the retiiin of the opet)3 ) miVions , warning the public ngalniat the tftoitH now muklnt ; to nee-lire the necessary niunber of alfiatures to petitions for giving the new law a trial , and Haying : * - " \Ve further warn our people that these signatures rnndc In secret will be published and made public byns , thnt the world may know who desire the return of the .saloon to our midst. " - , A lies Molnes has louffxbeen dlogrnced by the sale of liquor in ! , o-callcd "social clubs" and other species of unlicensed saloons , and yet It Is proposed to hold irj > to op probrium these who lavJr u uyxtcm of eon- trolllnR and taxing tnn liquor trnlllc. Such attempts at Inilldazium will intensify the unpopularity of the new law , which seems to suit nobody. a Thh Is n season of atr'kliiB events , Tha Clmutntiqim Hart does not throb for the oppressed Admiral Mcllo says ho la a democrat. Hence his defeat. It U not the first time the corporations carried the commonweal. Ilourko Cockran's rc-elcctlon as , \ Tarn- tnnny oachom shows that the organization respects a kicker ns well as a Croker. The adoption of the quorum counting de vice gives democratic congressmen n six months' Job swallowing their own words. The Importance of a collegluls education has been vindicated again. The Yale ball team put the IJrooklyn and Boston league nlnei to sleep In succession. The Kelly contingent should move promptly. By forced marches It Is possible to reach Washington In time to hear the closing chapter of Peffer's serial speech. The action of the house of representa tives In amending the rnlci Is nn olllclal declaration that certain mosslncks require about three years to absorb a progressive Idea. Louis Kossuth did not Ilko the name by which raneiill hall Is known. Said he : "I do not like thu Idea that you call this place 'The Cradle of Liberty , ' for cradle scents of mortality and liberty In Immortal. " Mrs. Walto , the wife of the governor of Colorado Is IS years of ago , while her hus- buid Is 69. She was a widow and he a widower ewer when they married. She Is Interested In the Woman's Christian Temperance Union and thinks there Is no one Ilko her husbtnd. Statistics of the production of gold In the United States last year show a net Increase of CO.OS7 oum.es over ISIU. Colorado , Oregon gen , Montana and South Dikotu , formerly ranking high as silver producing statcs.rccord notable Increases In the output of the yellow rnctal. Sim Jones , speaking of Colonel Bob Inger- sell , Is thus reported In n southern news paper : "If you want to see a monkey-feed ing time you get old Bob to let me talk along with him. He nln't goln' to do it , though. Not he. Ho couldn't stand up be fore me , and he knows it. You see the facts arc against him. " Miss Emily L. Gerry of New Haven cele brated her 92d birthday last Saturday. She Is a daughter of Elbrldgo Gerry , ono of the signers of the Declaration of Inde pendence , and has lived In New Haven forever over fifty years. She Is the last of a family of ten children , and It Is believed thatsho Is the only surviving child of n signer of the famous Instrument. Senator Hill and his secretaries are liter ally overwhelmed by the flood of letters that Is pouring in upon him. The senate post- office officials say that never has n senator's mall been so large as Senator Hill's Is at present. IMvId Is reported greatly pleased by the flood of communications and ex pressions of good will , but It must bo re membered that the Samoset resolves had not arrived when the gleeful announcement was made. Admiral Ramsay , who has Just been promoted meted to the place made vacant by Admiral Benliam's retirement , has been In the navy for almost forty-four years , and has held comimnd rank since 1SGG. He has advanced five files In the pist yeir , and Admiral Walker is his immediate senior , while Com modore Skerritt Is Just below him Ad miral Hamsiy's tenure of his new rank must necessarily be'short , for , although ho is quite joung enough for the duties that will become his , he is not far from the age of compulsory retirement. A temperance reformer of Lov/ell , Mass , named Gardner , recently originated a now kink In temperance work. He caused It to bo announced that ho would hold a temper ance meeting In a barroom At first the saloon keepers held off , but finally ono who wasn't doing much business offered the use of his saloon. The result surprised both the saloon keeper and the reformer , though In different wajs , for whllo the refoimer didn't do much reforming , the saloon keeper did a land olllce business , and now Gardner is swamped with offers from other saloons. Dii'rvitLbC IV/IIA or KEI.LY. Chicago Herald : "General" Kelly's divi sion was welcomed by the state of Iowa with military honors. A regiment of mllltla which had been ordered out to keep the Common- weilcrs In order found nothing to do and fra ternised with the Invaders. The people of Council Bluffs very sensibly feed their vis itors Instead of attempting to bulldoze them. This Is the plan which has proved so suc cessful in dealing with the main body of the army. Coxey'b men are furnished with pro visions at the towns where they camp and then they are "passed on. " In this way at a very small expense the people along the line of march get rid of their visitors and leave the final solution of the Coxey prob lem to the AVashlngton authorities. * * * Chicago Inter Ocean : Governor Jackson of Iowa , can afford to consider the source of the criticism leveled at him for ordering mllltla to Council Bluffs to meet Kelly's "Industrial army. " He Is the executive of Iowa and Is In duty bound to protect the people of that state. The people of Omaha desiring to urge forward the "Industrial armv" and have It camp In Council Bluffs rather than in their own city cannot be considered ns entirely unselfish. If the railroads consent to haul the army across Iowa there can be no trou ble. But If they do not , and "the army" undertake to hold up trains and take forci ble possession , It Is the governor's duty to protect the railroads. There has been en tirely too much maudlin sympathy wasted upon Coxey and his imitators. tifATj : POLITICAL ZOT11S. Nebraska City Press : Lancaster county is preparing to present Judge Strode ns a con gressional candidate on the republican ticket next fall , but then this Is not Lancaster's year , however good n man the judge Is Some good republican from this portion of the state will succeed Bryan. O'Neill Frontier1 H. M Grimes of North Platte is n republican aspirant for congres sional honors. Mr. Grimes may bo Just the man for whom wo are looking , but that name would defeat the ablest man In the district. The opposition would make a cam paign slogan of tlut faml lar air , "Old Grimes Is Dead , " etc. Gerlng Courier : Henry St. Ilayner of Sid ney , who was so earnestly supported once before for attorney general , Is very avail able for that place on the slate now , and wo make a motion to that effect , as ho Is not only competent and brainy , but has made some unsuccessful fights when ho knew there was nothing In It Kearney Journal' The republican state central committee Is waking up to the im portance of organizing leagues all over the state As wo have repeatedly said , this Is the only method by which such a thorough state campaign may bo successfully con ducted. The republican leagues in every precinct of every county of this state means i republican United States senator the com ing winter , and these mean much to our state. Y.II.K , M Indianapolis News : Admiral Mello Is ex ceedingly so. Cincinnati Enquirer : Mello having sought asylum In Uruguay , wo aru told that the Urailllan revolution Is over. There never was enough In It for an ordinary pack of firecrackers , anyway. Buffalo Express : Now Do Mello has made a surrender even moro Inglorious than that of Ua Garna. If all South Americans who plunge their countries Into war for similar selfish motives should meet the same fate as these two , revolution would not bo so popular n pastime In that quarter of the globe. " " ' n ir Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report .vfcir it irr.i : voiti.i : in.rui. , OMAHA , April 13-To tlio Illllor of Tlta Bee Tlicro lint been ft great dcil of ills rriMlon lately In the papers and Among tlio clll7Pii of Omaha an tlie subject of tlio d < s velopment of water power for rnnnufixcturlnf iitul other purposes , niul Incidental to It nl has come In tlio question of utlllr.lnK tlio current of tlio Missouri river for that pur pose. Thnt theIllg Mililily affords nniplo | X\ver to run nil tlio factories , eleetrle lightIng - Ing plants anil street railways now In Omaha nnil nil wo will liuvo for n long Unio to como la a proposltlo Um I can demon strate to nny onu who cnres to investigate the subject. My attention was first called to this ques lion sonio yeirs nio , when I lived on tlio Hudson river , ntul I commenced then to ctudy up some \\ay by which the currents ol riven could bo used without the expense ol building dams and canals , and after jours o careful investigation and experiment t be lieve I liuvo solved the problem. My plat Is to build a Jetty , flooring It to prevcni washing , mul set In It a scries of undershot wheels. The upper end of the jetty Is made wide to gather the water and gradually nar rows down to the point wlic.ro tlio wheel" nro set , so as to contract the volume ol water at the point where the force la n eded. The Moor Is built on nn Incline to further Increase the \cloclty of the water , and the wheels arc sot only far enough nprrt to allow the watrr to regain It1 ? former mo mentum. Where n largo amount of power Is needed I build two Jetties , placing a speeil jack between , to which the wheels In both Jetties are connected and from which the pan or obtained Is transmitted. It can , therefore , bo readily seen that by thus using the water over and over again the amount of power which may be do\eloped Is prac- tlcilly unlimited. Not only In Omaha , but In an hundred other cities and towns nf Ne braska there Is an abundance of water power which Is today going to waste , which can and should bo ullll/cd for manufactur ing purposes , and I confidently believe th.it the Jetty sjstem Is the solution of the prob lem. I have drawings of this system , cov ered by letters patent of the United States , which I will bo glad to show , iny ono who Is Interested In the development of water power , nnd will be at the olllco of the Man ufacturers and Consumers association , CO I Dee building , for the next two or three dajs. KHANCI3 1) COLU. An otter was captured near Norfolk the other day and Its pelt brought $3. II. Pryer has succeeded Lee I'ryer as ed Itor of the Newman Grove Advertiser. The Beatrice starch factory will resume work just as soon as the stock on hand Is disposed of , and that Is being rapidly shipped. There Is a shortage of brick at Norfolk Three hundred thousand are needed at once and 70,000 more will be In demand In the course of a month or so. Henry Qllmore , who died the other day at the Insane asylum at Lincoln , was a brother of the famous bandmaster. He had been an inmate of the asylum for many > ears , the cause of his misfortune being a wound sus tained during the late war. Because Charlie Huntley Kicked a young man named Crlsman at I'awneo City , Crls- man plajed even by shooting : his assailant In the abdomen. The wound will not prove fatal and Crlsman can bo thankful that ho Is not now a murderer. Nat W. Smalls , for twenty jcars a feature of Nebraska Journalism , has Bold his Trc- mont Iler.ild to Dr. J. S Devrles for n con sideration of ? 10,000. Mr. Smalls will re move to the east In a short time , much to the regret or many friends. York had an elopement the other day that caused a little excitement. Seventeen-year- old Pearl Hlrchfleld wanted to marry Charles Cox , and when her mother came to take her home to Osccola she nnnlfested a willingness to go , but Instead of putting In an appear ance at the train , as she had agreed to do , she fled with her lover. Otto llrocher , a 2-yenr-old Tremont In fant , was found hanging under a belt-binder , dead. It Is supposed he crawled under the machine to play with some little puppies , and while attempting to return a piece of Iron caught his clothing at the back of his neck , and , being unable to release himself , was slowly strangled to death. Kansas City Star : The Samoset club of Omaha , the leading democratic organl/atlon of Ncbia-ska , has passed resolutions de nouncing David B. Hill as a "tialtor who , having heretofore skulked behind the watch word 'I am a democrat , ' has dealt n treach erous lilow at the vitals of his party at the time of Us greatest peril. " Pretty strong words these , but nothing less vigorous would really express the feelings of the tariff reformers of the west. New York Sun : The bargain to which the communists have Invited the democrats Is too ludicrously one-sided to bo called n bargain at all. The democrats get nothing but a sham and shadow. And in return for that they are asked to recant Irrevocably a fundamental principle of their party ! No wonder that a democrat Ilko David Bennett Hill has risen , with heroic vigor In opposition nnd that the echoes of his thundering denunciation como back from every center of true democracy , and from every region of genuine love and respect for the republic of the United States. Let them roll up still louder ! Away with the Income tax ! Take the populist's claws from the fair face of democracy ! A Kir n at n.tt > r.r.s I'ttoroittit , .VotliliiK but Turppilo limit * Itrroimilrndoit by thn Nm.il Commlttrn. WASHINGTON , April IS. The present and probable naval strength of the United States , In comparison with that of foreign powers , an * ot forth In the report of the hoii'O committee on foreign affairs , was pre sented today by Chairman Cummlng * . Tha report states the commlttco has reluctantly concluded not to recommend the construc tion of n newbiKlcahlp , because of the de pleted condition of the treasury It Is urged , however , that there must be no halt In building up the navy. England proposes , says the report , to beiln ; seven battleships Of tint first class , six cruisers of the second claii and two sloops. Italy , with n depleted treasury , Is preparing to build three first-class battlcstilM | , three cruisers , twelve torpulo boats and four trans ports. Germany , Trance nnd Itussla are going to oven greater lengths to secure the Increase of their navies The re port adds "In view of these facts , It cer tainly would not bo safe for the United States to build no more battleships. With Increasing prosperity the work should go on until the American navy is strong enough to stand all exigencies. The slight Incroasa proposed by the commlttcu will certainly not burden the country with taxitlon during tha coming year , and with renewed prospcrtly the work can bo continued In the future without overburdening the n itlon " The total loss of the Kcarsurge leaves the Hartford , Admiral Karragut's flagship , the only vessel In the new mrvj , aside from the frigate Constitution , around which historic : memories cluster The committee , in ac cordance with thu wishes of the Navy de partment , have recommended liberal appro priations for her preservation and Improve ment , believing public sentiment demands It. The committee have put Into tlio bill a clause providing for the naturalization of nllen sailors nnd marines who have served ( ho consecutive years and have been gianted honorable discharges. The secretary recommended some pro vision for the naturalisation of aliens enlisted - listed In the navy. The report of the Judge 1 advocate general of the navy calls attention to the fact that aliens who have served twenty jears In the United States navy have had no opportunity to became cltlicnn of the United States In reporting this pro vision the commlttco thinks some steps should bo taken toward encouraging the en listment of American sailors. There are several bills before the commlttco which have this object In view , nnd which , It Is hoped , may become laws. In accordance with the suggestion of the secretary of the navy the commlttco recom mends ho bo authorl/cd to use "for the con struction of ono additional ember of the Vesuvius typo" the $150 000 appropriation by the act of March 2 , 1889 , for the construc tion of three torpedo boats to cost alto gether not moro than $150,000. Uy the act of March 3. 1S9S. $200,000 was appropriated for building a submarine boat. The committee recommends that the secre tary bo authorized to use this $200,000 for tlio construction of a torpedo boat The committee further recommends that authority be given the secretary to trans form the United States steamship Vesuvius Into a torpedo cruiser , If , In his opinion , such transformation will add to the clll- clency of tlio ship for naval purposes. Tills will give a total of four new torpedo boats , and If the Vesuvius Is changed , five. The report bimimarUes the Items of appro- pi iitlons for the. now navy. The total la $25,2SO,9GG , which Is an advance on last year , but a considerable Socroase from tlio estimate of tills year. The main Item of de crease Is $1,000,000 for armor plate , which la $ . ! ,500,000 less than the estimate. . .1,10 ; : ; ; .v oboitvir. IlufTnlo Courier : In the case of a tele- gr.ipbc'is' stilke It Is just n little doubtful who would hold the Key to the situation. Tioy Press : Can anybody give n. good ic.ison why cloekH should not stilke when they urc leqtilicd to work over time ? Galvcston News : A safe blower : A politician who 1ms Just been elected. Brooklyn Life : Teacher In which of hla battles vv.is Gi'iur.il Custor killed/ Num skull ( after rcllcctlon ) I believe It was In his last. Yonkers Gazette : Liven the blind lavvjer can readily cite authorities. Somervllle Jouinnl : Before a man to kick he ought always to make absolutely certain that his own footing Is secure. Detroit Tilbune- Beloved So yon touched lapa. with your Impassioned words , did jou' Lover Did M Where did you sup- > ese I got the stuff to pay for a box and a supper after the show. ' Washington Star : "Gertiude , " said nthel , 'let's form an anti-slang ; society " "All right. Whenever I get off on my English > ou call me down and I'll do the same to > ou. " Indianapolis Journal : "Do bum business lon't seem to be no good heie , " complained Mr Hungry Illgglns , after being thrown ift the f i eight tiuln for the fourth time. 'I guess I'll try some other line " "Wot other line of business do you know anything aboutV" queried Jlr. Weary Wut- ClllH. "Don't mean no other line of business. I mean some other railroad line. See ? " TOO SLOW. Kato rielil'H Wnslilnston. He searched for bis alllnlly Through ninny jearo and cllmc3 , Just missing her , ho fancied , At least u M-ore of times. Ilomevvnid , when tiled of wandering" Kiom Beeishtba to Dan , He went , to find her d uightcr had Just wed another man. Latest Fedora Hat , Popular Tourist Hat. Nobby Derby Hat , Latest Spring Hat. less than hat stores got. The biggest stock and the ilnest in Omaha , all legit imate goods , not bought to make a run , but the best goods obtainable. Shirts. The Oxfords and percales , in fancy colors , wo show at this price , are elegant bargains. Fine Oxfords half laundered a beauty for the price , bettor than any shirt at any price anywhere else. madras cloth laundered collars and oufRs The very finest shirt made and oi'ton sold as high as $2.50. Wo are having a big run on real a garment , be Mace Balbriggan shirts and drawers - cause they should ers ; at sell for lots moro. BROWNING , KING & CO. , S. W. Cor.l5th and Douglas Sts ,