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It novcr rains but It pours. Omaha Is to
liavo the conference of the Nebraska free
sliver democrats without oven contesting
i for the honor.
L A house divided against Itself cannot
stand. A police force demoralized by In
ternal dissensions cannot bo efficient. Re
organize the police force !
{ Women appear to bo cutting quite n flg-
uro In tlio Drccklnrldgo congressional can-
.vass , notwithstanding the fact that they
'do not excrclso the suffrage In Kentucky.
Out , then , there Is a woman In the case.
Nebraska patronage at the disposal of the
pap dispensers has reached the lowest ebb.
Only a few scattered remnants of the con
querors' spoils remain. The momentous ques
tion Is , how Is ono loaf to bo made to feed
the still hungry multitude ?
As a matter of economy as well as a public
comfort the city should substitute gas for
gasoline lamps wherever gas mains are
vlthln reach. It Is an open question also
. Whether gas lamps would not be more
economic than electric lights.
On the return of the president to Wash
ington the floods that have been overwhelm
ing different parts of the country may bo
expected to subside , while the sky assumes
Its wonted and azure hue. When Cleveland
leaves his post of duty even the elements
r'I their cogs.
i It the train iclzcrs are sent to jail with
out mercy , what should bo done to the coal
BOlzers who are taking coal belonging to pri
vate shippers for the purpose ol' feeding the
railroad's locomotives ? Wo should llko to
know the distinction , If any exists , between
the train sclzers and the coal sclzers.
Pennsylvania democrats are looking for a
man who will consent to sacrifice himself
as their gubornatorlal candidate. Whoever
ho may bo , he will not Insist on claiming
the election a single moment after the polls
shall have closed. An election In Pennsyl
vania this year Is altogether superfluous.
1 The opening of the new bids for electric
lighting can bo nothing more than a ceremonial
menial farce. No bid , no mutter who Is
the bidder , can bo accepted without the
consent of Wiley , acting through his coun-
cllmanlc tools. The proposals might Just as
well have been addressed to Wiley himself ,
because It Is he who reserves the right to
reject any or all bids. Whatever action
may bo taken will bo sure to be satisfactory
to Wiley.
That alleged bribery of senators turns out ,
according to Mr. Holman's version of the
nffalr , to bo simply a skillful trick by which
U was hoped to learn which way the senators
In 'question Intended to vote upon the tariff
Issue. If this la correct , the Inquirer ven
tured to play with dangerous flro and has
not escaped being burnt by the sparks. There
are several less risky methods of securing the
'
desired' Information which an experienced
band at the business ought to have known.
When the garbage collection job was rail
roaded through the council over the mayor's
vote the chief argument advanced In Its
favor was that It would settle tlio garbage
question at once for a period of at least
ton years. How It has settled the garbage
question Is shown by the constant bicker
ings and litigation In which the garbage
haulers hava been Involved over since the
new regime was supposed to have taken
control , as well as by the repeated com
plaints from both householders and city
otHclals that the work Is not being done
In a satisfactory manner , as Is demanded
by the garbage collection contract. The
garbage question will not bo settled until
It Is settled right.
A few days ago a now political party was
hatched at Dos Molnes In n meeting held
within closed doors by nobody knows who
and reprcsentfng nobody know what. To
Elvo their bantling BOIHO standing this conclave -
clavo of political nonentities claim to have
elected Oeorgo P. Uemls , mayor of Omaha ,
as president of we don't know what , and
added sundry and various persons principally
unknown to their portentous list. Now ,
Mayor Bcmls did not know any more about
this now party than the man In the moon
and doesn't know any more about ) Its
component parts or alms and purposes today ,
except what may b > gathered from the plat
I form or declaration of principles as given
* out to a DCS Molnes paper and republlshcd
by an Omaha sheet that persistently seeks
to belittle and besmirch turn , Mr. n-nils
has had no formal notice of the honor which
r the "unknown" have eought to confer upon
i him and baa good reason for suspecting that
"
"tho "presidency" has been concocted as a
political hoodoo. The contention In the
Central Labor union over the propriety of
Mr. IJemU1 election us head center and great
mogul of the "what Is It" party seems
therefore premature , Mayor Uemts may be
In accord with icvornl of the planks In the
Dtrdfliatlon of Indcpondenca promulgate. !
Itotn the Iowa capital , but wo do not bollevo
fi * dlr * H > niiumu the fatherhood of
* political fouildlliiK whcao parentage U yet
* nd uuJUcoveruble ,
rrnAti tsox.
When William Jennings Bryan Issued tils
manifesto declining the renomlnatlon for
congress ho throw a firebrand Into the
Midst of the Nebraska democracy which was
sura to Ulmltn A terrific conflagration.
Uryan's manifesto has uo\v been followed
by A bugle blast for n general uprising
against the dominant faction that has con
trol of the Hculipots. In other words , It Is
a revolt against J , Sterling Morton and his
pot-rustlers. From the Republican river to
the Nlobrara and from the Missouri bottoms
toms to the sandhills at tht base ot the
Rockies comes n worwhoop and a yell that
congeals the blood In the arteries of the
untcrrlflcd. The cry Is for free silver and
fusion , on the basts of 1 lo 1C 1 democrat
to 10 populists. "No compromise with gold
bugs whether they hall from Arbor Lodge or
Buffalo , " Is the wntclnyord.
In this Irrepressible 'conflict the republi
cans are bound to maintain the strictest
neutrality unless the warring democratic
factions shall call for arbitration. It maybe
bo well , however , lo vindicate iho truth of
political history by correcting some of the
assertions made by ono of the leaders of
the revolt against the pot-rustlers. It Is
not true that James C. Doyd was elected
governor In 1S90 on the free silver Issue.
The alleged crime of ' 73 and the double
standard had no bearing \vhatovor upon
Mr. Hoyd's candidacy. Mr. Boyd owed his
election solely to his outspoken opposition
to prohibition and the position of his party
on the prohibition amendment. It Is not
trUc that John A. McShnno was elected to
congress because ot his advocacy of frco
coinage. Mr. McShano was elected to con
gress < 5n purely personal Issues , which had
not the sllgh'sst reference to his views on
the silver question. In fact , nobody know
what his vlows on silver were at that time ,
and wo venture to assort that his opponent
would have had no dlfllculty In coming to
nn agreement with him If such an Issue
had been made. Mr. Bryan's first election
certainly could not have been duo to the
silver Isiiue , as his opponent , Mr. Connell ,
was , If anything , more outspoken In favor
of silver than he was. The fact Is that Mr.
Bryan , llko Mr. Boyd , owed his election that
year to the overshadowing preponderance
of the prohibition question , which made a
landslide In this dlslrlct from the usual
republican vote. Mr. Bryan's election two
years ago may have been partly duo to his
silver agitation , but It was by no means the
chief factor that gave him his meager ma
jority.
As to the slump In the democratic vote In
189 1 there Is no doubt that the Morton-
Ites were more largely responsible than the
Bryanltes. That fact Is readily gathered
from an analysis of the returns by voting
precincts and counties. It Is not our pur
pose , however , to flght the factional battles
of our friends , the political enemy , but
merely to keep the record straight and pre
vent the perversion of history.
ATTACKING GIVILt tfHHlVG'B
'The action of the democrats of the house of
representatives regarding the civil service
bureau distinctly shows that a majority of
them are hostile to reform of the civil
service and are prepared to strike down that
policy at onco. By a vote of 109 to 71 , on
Tuesday , an amendment to the legislative
appropriation bill was adopted striking out
the paragraph making an appropriation for
the civil service commission and the result
was greeted with applause by the democrats.
Not all of them , It Is only fair "to say , were
in favor of thus virtually abolishing the com
mission , but the amendment was adopted by
a nearly 'strict party vote and It was suffi
ciently pronounced to show how the party
In control of the house stands on this ques
tion. On Wednesday the attack on civil
service reform was continued , the paragraph
of the bill providing for the transfer to the
civil service commission of clerks from the
departments having been stricken out ,
thereby depriving the commission ot all
means of obtaining the clerical force neces
sary to carry on the work of the bureau.
The appropriation for paying the traveling
expenses of civil service examiners was re
tained , but this might ns well liave gene
with the rest , for It Is of little or no consequence
quence by Itself. As If to emphasize the
hostility to the reform thus manifested the
secretary of the treasury was given discre
tion In the temporary appointment of clerks
to wind up the accounts of the divisions pro
posed to bo abolished Instead of taking them
from the classified service. The house demo
crats could not have more strongly mani
fested their desire to do away with the
policy of civil service reform than by this
action.
What will bo the course ot the senate
democrats In relation to this matter when
It Is reached In that body ? The probability
Is that a majority of them will bo found
favorable to sustaining the action of the
house , but It would seem that a sufficient
number ot them can safely bo counted on
against this action to defeat It In union with
the republicans , who will undoubtedly be
unanimous In opposition. Some of the demo
cratic senators are on record In support of
the reform and will not now , It Is to bo nrr-
sumed , rtultlfy themselves by supporting ac
tion manifestly Intended to destroy It. The
reliance ot the friends of reform , however ,
will be In the president. It Is true that he
has not thus far In his present administra
tion shown the deslro to conserve and pro
mote the reform 'that was expected of him
In view ot his numerous utterances regardIng -
Ing It. If there have been no very serious
violations of the civil service law In the
several departments the principle and spirit
of reform have not under all circumstances
been closely observed. It Is duo to Mr.
Cleveland to say that ho put a check upon
the spoils seekers when their demands be
came Intolerable , but the civil service re
formers have been given good cause to criti
cise the administration and express dissatis
faction with Its course. In his last annual
message the president expressed gratifica
tion at the continued Intelligent execution
of the civil service law and the Increasing
approval by the people ot Its operation , Ho
said he was , It possible , "more than over
convinced of the Incalculable benefits con
ferred by the civil service law , not only In
Its effects upon the public service , but also ,
what Is oven more Important , In Its effect In
elevating the tone of political life generally , "
This Is In harmony with the previously ut
tered sentiments ot Mr , Cleveland on this
subject , and In view of It the friends ot re *
form are justified In believing that ho will
not bo a party to Its destruction.
But It Is well for the country to understand
and kocp In mind the fact that a majority ot
democratic representatives are hostile to re
form of the civil service and In favor of re
storing the old' spoils system. No other" rea
sonable conclusion can bo drawn 'from the
action of these representatives. They have
not been able to secure In the way of spoils
what they expected when their party came
Into power and they are disappointed and dls-
Bitlutlod. The obstacle to the realization of
their deslro U the civil service law and
they seek to remove It by withholding the
. . . . & . AtA.
mcans necessary to the operation of the taw.
U Is another example of Mio reactionary
spirit of the democracy which the people
should note carefully nnd keep In mind.
A I'OXCKSSION'FHOM CAXADA.
The attltudo ot Canada towards the
United States 1ms not always been friendly
nor uniformly courteous. It was not either
In connection with the fisheries contro
versy , and It certainly was not friendly
In regard to the Bering sea Issue. The
tariff policy of the Canadian government
was framed In a spirit of hostility to Amer
ican Interests , and a llko spirit has ac
tuated It In discriminating against Ameri
can shippers through the Canadian canals.
In all these matters Canada has manifested
anything but a neighborly disposition , and
more than once during the past ten or
twelve years has given cause for resort on
the part of the United States to something
more summary than diplomatic negotia
tions. The principal reason for this atti
tude Is probably the fact that under repub
lican administrations Canada was not able
to obtain from this country a rcnowal ot
the highly advantageous trade arrangement
which she enjoyed for a number of years.
It would appear from a resolution
adopted a few days ago by the Canadian
parliament that a change ot feeling has
taken place. This resolution favored the
settlement of all disputes between Great
Britain nnd the United States by arbitra
tion when they could not bo adjusted by
diplomatic agency , the mover of the resolu
tion expressing the opinion that It Is In
the Interests of Canada that the present
friendly relations should exist between the
two countries. There can bo no objection
to this action , and so far as It may fairly
bo presumed to Indicate a sincere desire
on the part of the Canadian government to
foster the maintenance of friendly rela
tions between the United States nnd Great
Britain It will bo cordially welcomed by
the American people. But the fact Is not
to bo lost sight of that expected benefits to
Canadian Interests from the policy of the
democratic party may have n great deal to
do with prompting this expression , A
great promise Is being held out to the people
ple of the Dominion by the politicians who
are revising our tariff system a promise
that ought to awaken In our northern
neighbors a very kindly feeling toward us.
It Is nothing less than the opening to them
of the American markets for all of tholr
natural products without asking anything In
return. It means , If carried out , a greater
prosperity for Canada during the years of
Its continuance than that country has
known for a quarter of a century. It will
give her agricultural products the finest
markets In the world , Increase the value
of every acre of her lands under cultiva
tion , and enable her to Increase her popu
lation. It Is what Canada has been seek
ing ever since the abrogation of the one
sided reciprocity arrangement which wo
had with that country years ago. At the
same tlmo her manufacturing Industries
will be helped , not only by the Improve
ment of the home market Incident to Im
proved agricultural conditions , but also be
cause they will have a better opportunity
In the American market. With cheaper
labor than hero the Canadian manufactur
ers will bo able to carry on a very success
ful competition with
the American manu
facturers , while proximity will give them
an advantage in the cost of transportation
over European manufacturers. A great
growth of Canadian agriculture and Indus
tries Is assured if the democratic promise
Is realized.
With such benefits In prospect , the value
of which would be almost Incalculable , it Is
easy to understand that the Canadian people
ple should feel in an amiable mood , and
that parliament should bo disposed to give
expression to a sentiment that costs noth
ing. There is no doubt that the political
party which rules Canada Is in thorough
sympathy with the party In power In the
United States.
FRKK SILVKlt VIlElfZYSUHSlDINO.
The dispatches from Washington an
nounce the complete fizzle of the convention
called by . the Pan-American Bimetallic
league to assemble at that place for the
purpose of promoting the cause of the frco
colnago of silver. It was expected , of
course ; that the convention would impress
the public with the Importance of the sub
ject which It was called to discuss by the
very number and prominence of Its dele
gates , and In this way convince congress
that there Is still a considerable and growing
ing- demand for the silver legislation for
which the free sllverltes contended at the
time of the flght over the repeal bill last
year. But the convention was nblo to
muster up scarce fifty members , and al
though summoned In the name of the great
Pan-American league , It has utterly failed
to pan.
There Is only ono explanation' of this. It
Is that the free silver frenzy Is gradually
subsiding , and' that people ' are beginning
to view the sliver question In the light of
reason rather than of emotion. Even the
most ardent advocates of free coinage recog
nize the fact that the tlmo Is Inopportune
for pushing their pet projects , and that they
can hope for no Immediate success even
from the most energetic agitation. The
men who only a few months ago were eager
to travel from ono end of the country to
another Just to have themselves enrolled
and advertised as delegates to a free coin
age convention have had tholr ardor Irre
trievably dampened. They have gotten
weary of the thankless task ot serving as
free silver delegates , and have had tholr
taste for notoriety nearly satiated. Whore
they flocked by the hundreds to Chicago
and St. Louis and Denver but a few months
back , they now emerge to the number of
only two score to assemble at Washington ,
Experience Is teaching them that the en
thusiasm of a national convention of this
kind Is not capable of turning the sentiment
of the present congress , and 'that ' further
persistence must bo In vain. Whin the
free sliver frenzy shall have entirely sub
sided , the friends ot silver may find them
selves In a better position to treat with
congress for the restoration of silver to a
wider use as money by a readjustment of
the ratio and an extension ot the use of
silver coin through the withdrawal of paper
bills below the value ot five dollars.
The grand jury which has been Investigat
ing the Cornell chlorine gas tragedy at
Ithaca , N. Y. , has been adjourned without
accomplishing anything toward discovering
the culprits In that affair , The Judge , pro-
vlom to discharging the jurymen , said that
a conspiracy had been evinced among the
s'tudents who were called upon to testify to
obstruct th < j enforcement of the law against
thq offenders and to shield them , oven at
the risk of committing contempt of court.
Ono of the students had been punished for
refusing to answer questions propounded to
him , but that had had nn effect in eliciting
Information from others. The matter has
been referred to the prosecuting attorney for
a special report , and Is to be again brought
bcfoni the grand Jji then summoned nt
the next term of Of cmrse. II will
he Imposslblo lo c ill tti fnct that n
connpliucy o.tlits ar the students to dc-
frat the cndt rtf justl caiuo the refusal ot
each student to tc. Vify Is based not upon
any explicit ngreumogt Ith the olhcrr , hut
upon his own Interpretation of college honor.
The perpetrators of Iho chlorine gas outrage
are thus protected more effectual ! } than It
each witness had taken oath lo divulge noth
ing that could bo used against them.
It goes without saying that Toburllnglon
Castor will be fenced out of the free silver
Bryan democratic jnVQiitlon , but ho will
have the Bupremi ) satisfaction Hint every
worthless son of a delegate that comes
over the Burlington will have to pay full
faro both ways. On that proposition he will
wager 1(5 ( to 1.
i-Air. AM > jinvsn.
Qlobo Democrat : The Investigation under
Senator Lodge's resolution should not beheld
held with closed doors unless the Investiga
tion Is to bo made nn object of suspicion.
Now York World : The senate Investiga
tion of attempted bribery cannot bo made
too thorough. Let It bo so extended as to
cover the cases of all senators- who have
boon bribed through being allowed to win
In stock gambling transactions.
Globo-Demoerat : The charges of corrup
tion In the adjustment ot the sugar schedule
ot the tariff bill might bo dismissed as Idle
gossip If It were not for the fact that said
schedule Is so plainly In the Interest of the
monopoly that Is alleged to have paid
for It.
New York Advertiser : The senate bribery
Investigation Is to bo held behind closed
doors , with the reporters and the public rigIdly -
Idly excluded. This means that the Investi
gation , so called , will bo a fraud , and therefore -
fore entirely In keeping with the rest of
congress ,
Chicago Herald : Manufacturers of dark
lanterns may hear something to their ad
vantage by addressing , In confidence.
George Gray , chairman , care of the United
States senate , Washington , D. C. Bids nro
also Invited on whitewash brushes and un-
slackcd lime.
Detroit Free Press : The talk of Investi
gating the United States senate makes the
tasks assigned to Hercules appear as trifling
pastime. The best way of putting the sen
ate In line with the peopMo would be to have
It elected by themf not by the power of
money or at the dictation of highly pro
tected Interests.
Minneapolis Tribune : It Is a great pity
that the senators Implicated are too cunning
to institute libel suits against the papers
that Instituted the charges. In that event
the truth might bo brought out. As It Is ,
n great many people will bo greatly sur
prised If the Investigation results In any
thing more than a few additional spots on
Colonel Buttz's already badly freckled repu
tation. _ _
COXJSf , JBKOIPA'U it CO.
Chicago Journal : Let's quit wasting our
sympathy on poor Mr. Coxoy. He Is said
to have thousands of dollars safely tucked
away In his Inside pocket.
Globe-Democrat : j-Is this the end of the
great Commonweal jmovement which was to
sweep the whole countri like a prairie fire ,
so to speak , and compel fongress to legislate
for the masses instead * of the classes ? Ap
parently It Is.
Denver News : Is the republic drifting Into
n despotism ? Can Grover Cleveland and
Ills' police courts In the District of Colum
bia thus disgrace fen American citizen and
deprive him of his llfcferty ? It seems so ,
for Coxoy Is doing time in Jail for the
heinous crlmo of WnlktnE on the grass , and
plutocratic Journals applaud the sentence ,
while cuckoo statesmen' approve with evident
"
dent satisfaction. * '
Kansas City Star : 'Coxey "paled" and
Jones was "shockei ) " When they were taken
to the jail in the 'Bla'ck 'Maria. For men
who have been obliged to ( Jo so much walk
ing lately , , It seems' rather strange that
they cannot npprecpitel1 a1" chance to ride.
rrho two adventurers "have landed where
'they properly belon'g. They have earned
their period of seclusion' oven If It Is at
the public cost.
Chicago Post : Wo nro sorry for Coxey.
'
The fate of the man'who went forth to dls-
cover the north polo and was run over by
'an Ice wagon was not a circumstance to what
has befallen Coxey. To think that a pioneer
ot thought , a terrifying revolutionist , an In
carnation of divinity , should be nabbed for
'walking ' on somebody's grass and tucked
away , not In the cellar of Chlllon for life ,
but In jail , for the period prescribed for the
common drunk Is enough to crack that
mighty soul.
Chicago Dispatch : Coxoy , Browne and
Jones are In Jail In Washington serving
twenty days' sentences for falling to "keep
off the grass" and wearing Commonweal
badges Inside the capital grounds. This will
strike the average citizen as persecution
rather than justice. The offenses of these
men were most trivial , at the worst , and
the ends of Justice 'would have been served
by the Imposition of nominal lines. The
whole story may bo told In the statement
that the Washington police authorities were
aching to get a chance to provoke a conflict
with the Coxeyltes , and falling to do this
trumped up silly charges against < the visitors
merely as an excuse to cover their official
vlndlctlvcncp. p
SJSUHASKA Ati'l ) ItlSJlllASKAXS.
A mink at Grand Island killed six chickens
In ono night , and the animal Is still at
largo.
A Weeping Water man Is trying to start
a show with an eight-legged pig ns the
attraction.
The races announced for Tecumseh next
week have been declared off because of a
lack of entries.
A Christian Endeavor convention will beheld
hold In the Presbyterian church at Pawnee
City , beginning today.
Contracts have been let for the building
of twenty-four bridges In Johnson county ,
and homo builders secured them all.
An epidemic of smallpox Is giving the
children of Western something to think
about and keeping the parents busy.
Two Cozad merchants have traded their
stocks ot goods for farms In the past few
days , and "soon two farmers will bo trying
city delights nnd the business , men will be
enjoying the delights ot a homo In the coun
try.
try.Some
Some time ago a calf belonging to John
Sanderson of Broken Bow was struck by a
train and thrown on the cowcatcher , where
It was carried uninjured to Alnsloy , twenty
miles away. The road has Just settled with
Mr. Sanderson for the trouble of going after
hU calf and takliy ; It homo again. The
damages amountedjjjp y 0-
Tux 'tin ' > Jupnr ,
Chlcasojnt r Ocean.
The sugar bounties * In round numbers
cost Uncle Sam IIOJJOO.OOO. Hut It made
sugar cheap nnd nlontlful. The tariff us
formulated by the democratic senate will
hrlng in upward .of ' fW.000,000 , and nlne-
tcnths of It will W > i'Uld from the pockets
of the laboring mnssrt * . The party which
was so worried over "the poor man's llttio
dinner pall" nnd ' 'the robber tariff. "
which added nbouCIonc-thlrd of a cent co
Its cout , In a wonderful party.
Ask SoiiithliiK Kuay.
Bun.
"I wnnt to leav ' the demosratlo puuty
better off than I foUHd It , " Mr. Cleveland
Is reported to liavo'MalU to a United States
senator who rensdned- with him.
lie found the- democracy In good onnugh
Hhape to elect hlmi'iUr ' president. He pro
poses to load it with a JMcKlnley tariff
plus an Income tax. Will ho leave
it In Hlmpo to elect any other democratic
president for years to come ?
Hiimll Hopu fur Thin Itoform.
Minneapolis Journal.
Tucker's bill for the election of United
States senators by direct popular > oto Is
to bo reported favorably to the house.
There IH a strong public sentiment luck of
thin proposition , and a conviction tl < nt a
direct vote will Klvo the senate n Utter
quality of men. it will bo safe to try It ,
anyway. i
\ Illiulilni : In tint Dark ,
Washington Hlar.
The complimentary things wliljh the
senators will have to soy of ono another
during- Investigation will no daunt te
numerous. Modesty compels them to close
the doors.
Titr. r Ksflno OF nnv.i.\ .
aiobp-Democrnt : Mr. llryan of Nebraska
Is another democratic congressman Whoso
l > rl\jto business admonishes him that this
It not n good year for him to seek n reelection -
election ,
Springfield Republican : fongresfinftn
Ihynn of Nebraska , uno of tlio ablest ot the
house- democrats , has declared hi * Intention
to retire uflor hlit term , Ho Is In n irpuhll-
ran district nnd doubts hU re-election , but
lllvcn his disgust with Cleveland's "republi
can" financial policy as ono reason for his
rrllrtfmont.
New York Tribune : There nro some pee
pie who say that Congressman Bryan of
Nebraska Is n snorting nnd sulphurous ass ,
but Ms declination of a renomlnatlon , when
IIP knows ho would bo defeated , vindicates
him from this charge. Though ho may
have dona some aslnlnc things , ho has at
least a modicum ot horse sense.
St. Paul Globe : Mr. Bryan of Nebraska ,
In stating that he will not bo a candidate
for re-clccllon to congress , charges that the
democracy Is not nearly as strong as It
was a year ago. Ho Is undoubtedly right
so far ns the Nebraska branch of the party
Is concerned , for It has been relieved ot the
exceedingly strong-smelling allegiance of
Mr. Bryan , who left the party for the
party's good.
St. Louis Republic : Congressman Bryan
Is too Impatient. Ho cannot say that the
western and southern democrats have fal
tered. They are not responsible for a small
band of deserters. The heroes of politics
are those who stick through sunshine and
rain. Mr. Bryan's political present has
been made by democratic votes. If he will
stick to them ho will bo able to servo his
country In high places. If ho cuts loose
ho will find that the most brilliant men
can bo soon forgotten.
Now York Post : Congressman Bryan of
Nebraska announcrs that he wilt not be n
candidate for re-election. Ho says ho has
no fear of being defeated , though he ndml's
that to avoid defeat he would have to work
hard , but bases his decision on the fact that
ho Is not In sympathy with the president's
financial policy. If that Is to be endorsed
by the party , ho thinks It may as well dis
band. But It has been endorsed by the
democrats of Nebraska , for In the- state con
vention last October they distinctly rebuffed
Congressman Bryan and voted against , his
free colnago resolutions. At the time ho
was so disgusted that he declared h would
turn populist. It would have been better If
ho had done so Instead of remaining a
nominal democrat and being successful In
forcing the populist form ot the Income tax
upon the house.
" O
r.i : AX it
It's a cold day when Pennsylvania Is not
In the swim.
Chicago Is stumped for means to plug the
blowholes In her atmosphere.
The gale In Milwaukee last week utterly
failed to blow off the froth blooming there.
Close carriages are to bo vigorously ex
cluded from the Ashland district campaign.
Henry George and Dr. McGlynn are again
whistling through the whiskers of poverty.
Philadelphia should bo given credit for
her foresight In getting In out of the rain.
Congressman Bland's presidential boomlet
Is not winning golden opinions In the cast.
The zeal of. western United States mar
shals vindicates the stimulating effect of
the festive fee.
The young man who pays court to an
holrcss begets u profound admiration for the
dollars of her dad.
A generous mantle of snow fell in Lexing
ton , Ky. , lost Sunday , and covered the cam
paign muck for a few hours.
Robert Henry Clarence , the Mosquito chief ,
has been restored to liU rights. After the
buzzing comes the Insinuating bill.
Another revolution threatens Colorado
with windy red fire. Governor Waite in
slsts that the state shall feed his son-in-law.
The late lamented giant of Oakland , Cal. ,
measured seven feet six Inches. Despite
his amazing reach ho was frequently short
during life.
Dr. ParUhurst says the women who want
to vote are "andromanlacs. " Perhaps they
are not a blooming success In the festive
game of leap-frog.
Jared Lazyman has petitioned the Wis
consin legislature for a change of name.
Hope of promotion In the army of the Com
monweal Is thus banished.
John P. St. John protests that ho would
not touch an office with a forty-foot pole.
Kansas laughs Immoderately , but the people
arc not disposed to take chances.
Major J. W. Powell , ox-director of the
geological survey , Is now at Johns Hopkins
University hospital In Baltimore , where ho
expects to have his right arm amputated.
M. E. Ingalls , president of the "Big
Four" railroads , worked his way through
Harvard Law school , sleeping on the floor
of a friend's law office and eating his meals
wherever he could get them.
Ex-Boss Croker lingered In a deep thought
by the Inanimate frame of the dead Tip.
The animal was being skinned. Perhaps in
viewing the operation ho ruminated from
the standpoint , ot an artist In the skinning
process.
Abraham Green , the oldest resident of
Boone county , Missouri , died a few days
ago at Raton , N. M. , where he was visiting
a son. Ho was 94 years old , had used to
bacco and whisky for eighty years , and was
a veteran of the Mexican war , the Black-
hawk war and the confederate service.
Henry Standing Bear , a Carlisle graduate
of 1891 , writes from Pine Illdgo Agency to
the Philadelphia Ledger to protest against
the acceptance of the belief that the gradu
ates of eastern schools for the Indians relapse -
lapse Into their original condition after re
turning to their people. He has never known
any graduate who has gene back Into In
dian life at the Rosebud , Cheyenne , and
Pine Ridge agencies. How about Chaska ?
Indianapolis Jounral : "While I have not
always done my best , " said the bookmaker ,
"at least I hnvo usually done my betters. "
Sittings : He Is a misguided youth who
does everything his sweetheart asks him
to do.
Philadelphia Record : Women's clubs seem
to be growing. The broomstick used to be
large enough.
Courier-Journal : Maud Mabel , don't you
think those needle-toed shoes the men are
wearing are perfectly lovely ?
Mabel Yes , Indeed , and sensible , too ; now
every bachelor can darn his own sacks.
Chicago Record : He Will you be my
fiance at Capo May ? She ( conmiltlnij her
note book ) Well , most of my time Is taken ,
but you can have the days between June
27 at 3 p. m. and July 3 at noon , If you like.
Yonkers Statesman : Is It possible for a
poet to make dollaro out of lines that others
can't make sense out of ?
Washington Star : "Did you ever get oft
Jokes at your mother-in-law's expense ? "
"Yes , " humbly confessed the humorist ,
"In ono sense of the phrase , I do. She Is
supporting mo until I succeed In making a
living at the business. "
Chicago Inter Oconn : The people who
talk most of giving the dovll his duo often
forget to pay their share of the minister's
salary.
Chicago Rpcord : "Hello , Is this the- tele
phone olllco ? "
"Yes. "
"Say , how does my voice sound ? Notice
anything peculiar about It ?
"No "
"Then call up 41144. I've got to explain
to my wife that It's business that's keeping
mo BO late. "
THK SUMMER GIRL.
Now York Press ,
'The summer girl will soon begin
Her fascinations to display ,
Whore ocean'H tumbling waves roll In
And throw nloft their frothy spray.
In suit of serge nnd russets neat.
Anil hat adorned with ribbons bright ,
She'll draw the young men to her feet ,
In short , aho'll simply kill on sight.
UKVll'i : t'Olt t'AMK ,
Wnnhlngton Htar.
"I am forget , " the statesman said ,
"While smaller fry cnn claim
Attention from the multitude ,
They never speak my name.
"I think my thoughts with care profound ,
And good thoughts are they , too ,
But no one seems to notice me ,
No matter what I do.
"Thero'B only one resort for rnej
Twill do the trick , I know , *
I'll grasp at fume and risk their elbe
I'll let my whiskers growl"
JUDGE TRIHBLE FOR THE JOB
President Uiovdaml 1'imU nu Iowa Man to
Be Pension Agent.
END OF THE LONG FIGHT IS REACHED
ItlrlmriNnn Wlthilriiw * from llli
on llrlco mill Mitkc * tlioViiy Clciir
for the Kxprulin of Incentive
I'liMituro In tlio .Mutter.
WASHINGTON UUUHAU OP THE HER ,
HOT F Street. N. W. .
WASHINGTON , Mny 21.
Tlio president returned today and trans
acted ono Important plcca of business In
nllHInt ; Ills name to the nomination of an
Iowa man to be pension agent at Das Molticd.
Tills removes tlio possibility of the transfer
of tlio agency from DeS Molncs to Onmlm.
It Is understood , unonielnlly , that Judge
Trimble of Kookuk , la. , n wounded veteran
of the Third Iowa cavalry. Is to receive this
Important position. National Commlttceman
Richard-cm has withdrawn his endorsement
of Drlcc , and this so simplified the situation
that there was no longer any possibility of
the removal of the agency to Omaha.
Uepresentatlvo McKclghan today called up
and asked unanimous consent for tlio passage
of his bill directing the Issuance of a home
stead to Wesley Montgomery of Hastings.
Objection was made to the Immediate con
sideration of tne bill , but Mr. Me.klojohn ,
who reported the bill to the house , secured
tlio withdrawal of the objection and the bill
was missed.
B. P. McCormlck , late member of the South
Dakota legislature , now superintendent of the
Anadarko Indian school at Klowa. Okl. , lias
resigned his position , to take effect Juno 30.
Mr. J. C. Hunt , superintendent of the Fort
Uennett , S. I ) . , Indian tchool. has been
transferred to the school vacated by Mr.
McCormlck , who has been tendererd another
position In the Indian bureau.
The house committee on Indian affairs
today made a favorable report upon Mr.
Melklejohn's bill extending the tlmo of pay
ment to purchasers of lands of the Omaha
trlbo of Indians In Nebraska. The bill was
so amended by the committee as to reduce
the tlmo of extension from live to three
years , and recommended that the bill have no
force nor effect until the consent of the
Omaha Indians Is obtained thereto. While
unpatentcd lands are not taxable , the com
mittee amended the bill to read as follows :
"Provided , however , that the Interest of the
purchase of lands on which the payment of
the purchase money Is hereby extended shall
be subject to taxation In the state In which
they are situated , but no lion created thereby
shall be subject to the lien of the United
States for unpaid pui chase money. "
DOLLIVER INTENDS TO COME.
"I certainly Intend to keep my engage
ment with Mr. Halner , " said Congressman
Dolllver of Iowa today. "I promised Mr.
Halner that I would be present at the meet
ing of the State League of Republican Clubs
at Lincoln on the 12th of June , and I do
not see any reason why that engagement
cannot bo kept. Of course we cannot tell
ono week ahead what the legislative condi
tion of the house muy be , but It Is more
than likely that no urgent business will
keep me here at that time , and I shall take
pleasure In addressing a Nebraska audience. "
When Mr. Halner was Informed this after
noon that Mr. Dolllver had reiterated his
promise to speak at Lincoln on the 12th of
Juno he said : "I am very anxious to have
our people hear Mr. Dolllver. Ho Is re
garded as one of the most popular and use
ful public speakers In the republican party
today. Addresses delivered by him In New
York , Boston , and before the Michigan club
at Detroit have attracted attention and uni
versal favorable comment.
"General Grosvenor of Ohio Is also to bo
present , and the people will be Instructed
as well as entertained by the forceful re
marks and arguments of this distinguished
orator from Ohio. Ho Is regarded as ono of
the keenest men In the bouse , ot representa
tives in running debate , and always more
than holds his own with his political an
tagonists. "
Mr. Mercer has secured a promise from
Mr. Dolllver to speak in Omaha Immediately
after the delivery of his address In Lincoln ,
and Mr. Dolllver assures both the Nebraska
congressmen that they can rely upon his
agreement.
IN A GENERAL WAY.
William Eschmeycr has been appointed
postmaster at Talmage , Otoe county , Neb. ,
vice II. L. Rlove , resigned.
Dr. Charles F. Kellogg has been ap
pointed a member of the board of examining
surgeons at Clinton , la.
Private Antonio Martello , company E ,
Eighth Infantry , Fort McKlnney , Wyo. , hav
ing enlisted under false pretenses , will bo
discharged without honor from the service
of the United States on receipt of this order
by the commanding officer of his station.
Ho is not entitled to pay or allowances and
final statements except for deposits or de
tained pay will not be furnished him. The
following transfers in the Second Infantry
are made : First Lieutenant Abner PickerIng -
Ing , from company I to company E ; First
Lieutenant John S. Mallory , from company
E to company I ; Second Lieutenant Peter
E. Marquart , from company I to company F.
The IJrlliury Investigation.
WASHINGTON , May 24. The senate
bribery Investigating committee lias tent
the testimony taken In the first part of Its
Inquiry rcbtliiR lo the attempted bribery
of Senators Kyle and Httntoii to the printer
mid expects to report to the seiulo within
a few days lite result of Its Investigation.
It Is understood the report will entirely
exonerate Senators Hunton and Kyle In the
matter.
doiiMAN's ASIUIIASUI : or UNIFY.
It Mm Hiuln In tlio llrlluf tlmt Hill Will
Mukn No Opposition.
WASHINGTON , May 21. Senator Gor
man's practical aisurancc In his speech yes
terday that the democratic party In the sen
ate was united In support of the tariff bill
has led to renewal of speculation as to tlio
attitude of Senator Hill. There Is n differ
ence of opinion as to whether Mr. Gorman
meant to Include Senator Hill on the list of
supporters or to create the Impression that
the bill would have the support of n demo
cratic majority without Hill' ! ! assistance ,
but It Is considered probable by those high
In the councils of the Maryland senator that
ho had assurance that the bill would have
the supjwrl of Mr. Hill when the llnal test
should como on the bill.
Mr. Hill has said since his return from
New York that IIP would offer no opposition
to the tariff feature * of tlio bill , which Is
taken to mean that while ho Is still un
reconciled to the Income tax he Is disposed
to accept the other parts of the bill an the
best obtainable and concentrate his opposi
tion upon the Income tax , Members of the
finance committee nay that this provision
will bo retained at nil hazards , and they
are beginning to think that Mr. Hill will
accept the bill In the end with this provision
In lt moillflcd form. Mr. Hill yesterday
voted against laying the bill on the table ,
but that vote was without special signifi
cance , except that It Indicated that the Now
York senator thought that the effort to so-
euro tariff leu slatlon should not bo aban
doned. When asked whether ho cared to
say anything apropos Senator Gorman's
speech , Senator Hill replied that ho did not
deslro to talk about It.
I'AY.MUNT roil SUHVr.YS.
Slmll Ho Mndo During the Yrnr 111 Which
tint Work IH Dour.
WASHINGTON , May 21. Surveys of pub-
Ho lands are hereafter to be paid for by the
government during the year In which work
Is actually done , according to a decision
rendered by First Comptroller Howler of
the Treasury department. The opinion U
of considerable Importance to the general
land office , and will affect contracts made
for work prior to the beginning of the next
fiscal year.
The question was raised whether , when a
surveying contract Is extended after expira
tion of the tlmo limited for performance of
the work , such work should bo paid for out of
the appropriation for the year of actual
service or In which extension Is granted.
The first comptroller holds that payment
for the work done under contract extension
will be charged to the appropriation for the
fiscal year In which extension is made as It
the extension constituted a now contract.
Payment for work done under a contract or
Its extension not Intended to bo performed
In the fiscal year In which made or no part
of which is capable of being done during
that year Is lo bo charged to the appropria
tion for the subsequent fiscal year In which
the services are actually performed.
CKNXKAL PACIFIC ItAIMtOAl )
llrnrcsontntlvoi of tlio Company Dotiill the
Coit ot Construction anil Hnr < lHhlp < .
WASHINGTON , May 24. Representatives
of the Central Pacific Railway company
applied before the house committee on Pa
cific railroads today to give 'their views on
the Pacific railroad bill Introduced by Chair
man Rellly of Pennsylvania.
President C. P. Huntlngton spoke at lengthen
on the difficulties encountered In organizing
and building the road In the early OO's.
The Impression abroad that the builders
had been made rich , ho said , was erroneous
and ho detailed some of the extraordinary
expenses the builders bad been compelled
to meet , When the road was completed
there were no government bonds left , but
many debts. The company had always
managed to keep its credit good. Coal ,
which had to be Imported at first from
Australia , was a great expense. Shares had
to be sold at from 75 to. 80 to pay the debts.
Wells , Fargo & Co. had been paid
$1,500,000 for carrying the malls , and the
Central Pacific received but $300,000 or
$400,000.
WKSTKKN 1'KNSIONS.
Veterans of the I.uto War Itomcmibcrcd by
the Ocnornl ( ioviTiimrnt.
WASHINGTON , Mny 21. ( Special to The
Bee. ) Pensions Issued May 11 were : Ne
braska : Original Charles II , Stevens ,
Holdrego , Phelps ; James W. Ireland , Crete ,
Saline. Increase llenjamln J. Mattoson.
Omaha , Douglas. Original widows , etc.
Lurana Robblns , Hastings , Adams.
Iowa : Increase Levl 11. Steams. Sclma ,
Van Huron ; Uobert P. Mack , Marshall-
town , Marshall ; Appollas W. Mofllt , Bella
1'lalne , Menton. Reissue D'kstalng Har
rington , Postvllle , Allamakee. Indian war
survivor-Thomas Ijalley , Perry. Da las.
South Dakota : Supplemental I1 rederick
Vollrath , Huron , Headlo.
Colorado : Additional Jacob Redpath ,
Meeker. Ulo Blanco. Original widows , etc. |
-Dan Blush ( father ) , I'ueblo. Pueblo.
The lareost makers and ,
tluu clothea ou earth
Your monoy'a worth or your munoy bao'c. '
E
Make Light of it.
Fire that winter suit and get a ligfht one 1
something- exclusive in 1i
style in lit in finish -i
t
that's the kind of goods
r we are showing in suits
for men and boys. They
are out in the latest style
with a
right up-to-date
varied assortment of colors i
and designs large enough to satisfy every taste. b
It seems as though we have told this often enough i
to have everybody know it. Most people do , but I (
there are some people who think that our high-
class clothing is high priced. Taint so. We only
ask $2.00 for a Boy's handsome suit , and for $8.50
you get an up-to-date Man's suit. Higher priced
ff ones are low priced , compared with what you used
to pay.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
S. W. Cor , fifteenth and Douglas Streets ,