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Congressman Uryan was not at all sur
prised at tlio call for a conference of free
silver Nebraska democrats. Of course not.
Tlio democratic assault upon tlio Civil
Service commission still continues. An In
dignation meeting by tlio mugwumps Is In
order. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The revival of tlio bank robbing Industry
In tlio south points unerringly to a general
return of confidence In the banks of tlio
country. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Minnesota manufacturers have organized
for n homo Industry patronage campaign.
The west Is paying altogether too much trib
ute to eastern and foreign manufacturers.
If Mr. "Wiley can supply the city with
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"electric lights at J10G per year nt a profit
to himself what has ho been making out of
the llghts-for which he Is gating ? 175 per
year ? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The recent unparalleled floods In Pennsyl
vania are not a circumstance to the tidal
wave that threatens to overwhelm the
Pennsylvania democrats at the next state
election.
How much trouble and worry Mr. Wiley
might have spared himself If ho had only
condescended to make a reasonable price
for electric lighting when the original bids
yrcro Invited !
Judging from the recant call for a confer
ence In Omaha , the democratic party Is
rapidly reaching that point In Ita history
whcro It Is divided Into democrats , plo-
bltors and cuckoos.
A more oven distribution of spring rains'
throughout tlio country would , bo more satis
factory not only to the flood-ridden districts
of the east , but also to tlio drouth-threat
ened regions of the west.
The local democrats who were not In
vited to subscribe their names to that free
silver call are wavering In doubt 'whether
they ought to feel Insulted or complimented
by tlio Inexcusable neglect.
A prominent politician , when asked his
opinion of the movement for a conference
of Nebraska democrats In the 'Interest ' of
free silver , Is quoted as saying : "It looks
Ilka fusion or confusion. " Contusion surely ,
fusion only on a contingency.
The largo number of republican clubs
being organized In Nebraska this year
proves that the rank and file of the party
are taking a personal Interest In the Issues
of the campaign. The republican sentiment
In Nebraska does not bear the machine
brand this year.
It Hascall's acting city electrician really
needed a bond , how did ho como to take
possession of the city electrician's room In
the city hall building before that bond was
approved ? But then a Ilttlo Irregularity
like this doesn't count with Hascall as
chief expounder of the charter.
Many of the men who are advocating the
Increase of the currency to J50 per capita
favor the proposition only because they
hope by reason of the distribution to become
for once In their lives the possessors of
$50 at one time. The per capita delusion Is
a most convenient scapegoat for the sins
of demagogues.
Omaha has to make up her mind to do
without the pension agency now located at
DBS Molnes , at least during the present
administration. The president's determina
tion not to remove It to this city , however ,
can bo but a temporary delay , The next
time the ofllco of pension ngenU becomes
vacant Nebraska must Insist
upon securing -
curing It.
Open doors sudlce for the armor plato
Investigation which concerns the reputation
of the government contractors , but secret
sessions behind closed doors are needed to
protect the dcllcato characters of the accused
'
cused members of the senate. lioforo
long we shall have to keep our senators
under glass cases nnd In darkened rooms
to prsvont them from being Injuriously
affected by the elements.
Prom the course pursued by Senator Al
len In offering amendments to the tariff
bill , and his success In having them ac
cepted by the democratic majority In the
senate , the Inference to bo drawn Is that
bo expects to vote for the bill on Its final
passage , unless It Is too greatly dlstorUd by
the amendments Incorporated Into It. Sen
ator Allen has persisted In remaining non
committal as to his attitude on the tariff ,
doubtless In the hop ? that the proposed
measure would before Its passage be put
into a shape with which ho would bo
practically satisfied. In demanding a
concession on. barbed wire by having that
artlcls placid upon the free list ho Is advo
cating what he believes will result In
cheaper wire for the farmer. Yet the
effect of this change oil the price of barbed
wlro can only bo problematical , because our
factories turn out all the wlro used In tills
part of the country. Senator Allen ought
to strike for moro valuable concessions.
A PAIlKNTfiKSIt MKAIWIIK.
Senator , Jlale'a vigorous characterization
of the tariff bill as a measure ) that lion no
responsible "parents "the result of the In
tercourse of those who had abandoned party
principle with the easy virtues of it few pro
tected Industries and Uic habitual prosti
tution of the truits" was none too strong.
As n matter of fact no one has had the
temerity to claim responsibility for this ex
traordinary bill and doubtless no one will
do so. Senator Gorman , who probably had
as much to do as any senator on the demo
cratic side with putting the measure In Its
latest form , while ho defended It In his re
cent speech , dld not make any claim to hav
ing assisted In Its formulation. Senator
lirlcetio Is also understood to have hail
something to do with putting the bill In
Its present form , 1ms not yet spoken on It ,
but It Is safe to say that If he docs so he
will also avoid aHsumlng any rcsponilblllty
for It. The name of Jones of Arkansas , a
member of the subcommittee of the senate
finance committee , which made the first re
vision , appears most frequently In connec *
tlon with the amendments proposed , but
everybody understands that that senator Is
simply a mouthpiece. Harris of Tennessee ,
who was charged with the management of
the bill , Is not at all Identified \\lth Its con
struction nnd doubtless would resent the
Imputation that he Is In any way respon
sible for It. Thus It stands parcntless
the unclaimed progeny of corrupt and un
principled politicians , a patchwork of In
consistencies and contradictions that satisfies
no'body.
It Is only natural that such a measure
should receive denunciation on every hand
nnd that the most earnest tariff reformers
should Join with protectionists In demandIng -
Ing that the existing fiscal policy be per
mitted to stand rather than adopt such a
substitute for It. Ono of the ablest advo
cates of tariff reform , the New York Com
mercial IJulletln , declares that this bill un
settles everything and' would settle nothing.
It Is simply a pledge and a provocation of
Indeflnltb agitation and Interminable amend
ment , and that paper expresses the opinion
that were the people appealed to now all
signs show they "would decree that the re
form wait until It can be handled more In
telligently and upon Its Intrinsic merits.
As to the Inconsistencies of the measure
they abound In almost every schedule , nnd
In order to correct them a complete revision
of the bill wculd be necessary. This , of
course , will not now bo done , and the pros
pect Is that the bill will be passed with lit
tle change from Its "compromise" form
which , If In some respects better for a portion
tion of the Industries of the country than
the Wilson bill would havq been , must still
fall to restore the prosperity which pre
vailed before the democratic party came
Into power.
There Is undoubtedly a greatly prepon
derating popular sentiment In favor of leav
ing the fiscal system of the country as It
Is , but to this the party In power will give
no heed. It Is determined to pass a tariff
bill , and this It seemsnbleto , % do. The ques
tion Is how for the minority may Justi
fiably go , with a due regard for the general
welfare. In delaying that consummation.
Every business Interest in the country Is
suffering , the ranks of unemployed labor
are Increasing , and the Industrial situation
grows steadily moro serious and more
perilous. The demand for relief 1 } general
and most urgent. If It bo assured that
the country Is to have the Infliction of this
democratic tariff bill would It not be best
to hasten It forward to Us passage as rapIdly -
Idly as practicable and relieve n suspense
that Is mod damaging and demoralizing
to all Interests ? This seems to be the view
of many senate republicans , If not a ma
jority of them.
Tim QOKSTIOX OF MURK BONDS.
It Is beginning to look very much as If
the treasury would bo compelled to make
another Issue of bonds in order to replenish
the gold reserve. That fund Is now nearly
{ 20,000,000 short and Is steadily going
lower. There was a loss of ' $6,000,000 last
week and It this rate should be maintained
for the ensuing three weeks the reserve
would again bo down close to $65,000,000 ,
which the treasury officials regarded In
February as the danger point. It Is said
that some surprise Is felt at the treasury
that so much gold Is taken for export when
there Is an accumulation of nearly $160,000-
000 in the Bank of England and when the
banking reserve of that Institution Is nearly
$120,000,000 , being the largest recorded In
fifty years. The constant outflow from this
country Is attributed In part to the ac
cumulation of Idle money In Now York , but
especially , also , to the excess of disburse
ments by the government over receipts.
This excess , It Is observed , Is equivalent
to a constant addition to the circulation ,
which offsets the contraction that might
otherwise result from the withdrawal of
gold.
It Is hoped by the treasury officials that
gold exports will como to an end by the
close of the present month , but It Is not
apparent-upon what the hope rests. Gold
has been steadily going out of the country
notwithstanding the fact that the trade bal
ance Is largely In favor of the United States ,
and In view of this anomalous condition ,
maintained for months , It Is not clear why It
may not continue for months longer. So
far as the treasury Is concerned the passage
of the tariff bill would doubtless have the
effect to Increase Its gold receipts , but an
enlargement of Imports to anything like
the amount looked for might reverse the
trade balance and thus call for moro gold
to go abroad , the demand for which would
have to bo supplied , In part at least , from
the treasury receipts. A possibility to
bo taken Into consideration Is that
the withdrawal of money from the banka
might bo made to an extent that would
ralso the rate of Interest hero to a point
that would attract gold from abroad , but
this cannot bo counted upon with any de
gree of certainty , and at any rate could not
take place for some time. Reliance upon
the passage of the tariff bill , however , to
effect the desired changes In the situation
la very uncertain , because nobody can say
when that will bo accomplished. While
there seems to bo no doubt that there Is
a majority In the senate for the bill , It Is
perfectly plain that It must wait upon the
will of the minority , and the latter Is not
disposed to hurry things. As yet only a
small part of the measure has been consid
ered , the more Important schedules , over
which the sharpest discussion will bo waged ,
awaiting consideration , It Is possible the
bill will become law before the close of the
current fiscal year , but It Is hardly probable.
Meanwhile no disposition Is shown In con
gress to give the secretary of the treasury
other authority than ho possesses under ex
isting law to Issue bonds , and If hu should
ie compelled to again sell bonds In order
to replenish the gold reserve ho will prob
ably have to do so tn pursuance of the au
thority given him by the resumption act
of 1875.
After all , there was but Ilttlo significance
In the vole on Senator Teller's motion to
l r the tariff bll ) upon the table. The vote
simply shows thnt there are still n number
of senators who doslro.tu fill-a few1 pages of
the Congressional Record with their views.
The views will come In handy In the next
winter campaigns.
ona. i A IZKD L. i irfi KSSXKSS.
Whenever Isaac S. Hascall has been a
member of the city council wo have always
had a reign of lawlessness and Jobbery.
Years ago , during tlio memorable raid of
the Holly water works jobbers , Hascall , as
liellrte.Ulier of the gang , embroiled the city
In perpetual turmoil , and had finally to bo
driven from the council by the united ef
forts of exasperated taxpnylng citizens. The
last time he held a scat In the council Has
call organized lawless reslstanco lo the
mandntc of the charter that conferred upon
the police commission the exclusive control
of the police and fire departments. For
nearly n whole year the city was all torn
up over the attempt of Hascall nnd his
crow of organized ontlnus to starve the
police and freeze out the police commission
by refusing to vote appropriations for their
maintenance. In order to sustain the law
and secure proper police protection funds
had to be raised by private subscription
and the power of the courts had to be In
voked at great expense.
And now Hascall Is again In the saddle
as a leader of organized lawlessness. As
the champion of the fifty-year gas Job he rail
roaded an ordinance through the council that
would , If It had gone Into effect , have taken
fully n million and a half out of the tax
payers of Omaha. When this monstrous
pleco of Jobbery had been vetoed by the
mayor Hascall sought to override the veto
by slamming * the doors of the council cham
ber In the face of the mayor and shutting
out the veto message. Again the power of
the courts had to bo Invoked to resist the
reign of organized lawlessness.
But the rebuke administered to rascality
appears to have had no moro effect than
pouring water on a duck's back. The gas
Job has been followed by the electric lightIng -
Ing Jugglery , the repeal nnd re-enactment
of the city electrician ordinance , and the
high-handed assumption of executive pow
ers in the appointment of an acting city
electrician.
With lila notorious recklessness nnd disre
gard of all law Hascall has concocted a
schema to usurp the executive functions
In other departments and to abrogate the
charter and the ordinances by resolution.
Although the charter expressly provides
that the Board of Public Works shall fix the
compensation of all Inspectors and wages
of employes that ore under the supervision
of sold board , the piratical chairman of
the Judiciary committee proposes to take
that power away from the board by resolu
tion.
tion.More
More pernicious even than this attempt
to override charter provisions Is the as
sumption by the council , under the lead of
Bollweather Hascall , that It may suspend
the provisions of a general ordinance by
resolution. The sidewalk ordinances require
all owners of property within the fire district
to lay permanent sidewalks. But the coun
cil , by resolution , undertakes to exempt
designated blocks from this requirement.
Now If the council has power to suspend any
part of an ordinance by resolution , what Is
to prevent It from suspending a whole ordi
nance ? If It can exempt any property owner
or set of property owners from complying
with a general ordinance It can suspend
the building ordinance for the benefit of
favored property ownersand , , for that mat
ter any or all ordinances or parts' of ordi
nances which somebody "with a pull wants
to ovade. When the lawmakers of a city be
come lawbreakers , when the men who are
presumed to protect the city against Jobbers
and public plunderers not only wink at law
lessness but set the example , It becomes
the duty of law-abiding citizens nnd tax
payers to band together for self-protection.
*
This has had to be done every time Hascall
has been a member of the council and will
have to be done again , and that speedily.
If the promoters of the proposed municipal
leagues are In earnest they now have the
opportunity to strike a blow for good gov
ernment.
THE KxvuLsioy OF
Upon the defeat of his efforts to retain a
perpetual hold upon the office of general mas
ter workman of the Knights of Labor , Mr.
Powderly's uselessness as a member of that
order because so apparent that his reported
expulsion from the organization will not
greatly shock those who have watched his
career. Even while directing the knights
from his position as the official head of the
order his services were for a long time of
doubtful value , and had ho succeeded In keen
ing his place In ofllco the continued existence
of the organization would have wavered In
the balance. Without discussing the ability
of his successor It Is none the less plain that
the organization could not suffer from any
change In Us governing officers.
The expulsion of Powderly from member
ship In the Knights of Labor seems to be
still shrouded In considerable mystery , Seine
will have It that ho has not yet been ex
pelled , but that It has been determined to
expel him unless ho can clear , himself from
charges that have been brought against him ,
Another version has It that ho has by his
action expelled himself , and that the general
executive board has merely made a declara
tion of this fact. According to the constitu
tion of the Knights of Labor any member of
the order advocating Us disruption or the
withdrawal of any local assembly or other
assembly from the order shall by that act
stand expelled from the order. It Is charged
that Powderly , during a labor conference nt
Philadelphia tn April last , advocated thp
withdrawal of a number of local assemblies
from his own organization for the purpose of
affiliating with the American Federation of
Labor. Uy this alleged violation of the self-
executing provision of the constitution noth
ing moro than a declaration by the proper
authorities Is required to deprive him of his
standing as a member of the organization.
From still another source it Is darkly hinted
that the reason why Powderly's presence In
the Knights of Labor has suddenly become
more offensive than usual Is to bo found In
the -eults which he and some of his former
associates In the executive offices have Insti
tuted to receive back salaries for several
years , as well as certain long bills of expanses
claimed to have been Incurred for the benefit
of the order. *
If this will only mark the permanent oxlt
of Powderly from the world of labor agita
tors the public , which sympathizes with the
cause of labor , will have good occasion to re
joice. There was a distinct gain when he
was ousted from the official position which
lie had so long abused. Expulsion from the
Knights of Labor ouglit to deprive him of
the power to pose as a labor representative
before any Intelligent body of worklngmen
In the future.
A new Industry has been established in
Omaha , and one that cannot fall to bo of
great benefit to the state of Nebraska. HeretoFore -
Fore the ono great difficulty In the way of suc
cessful Irrigation on a small acalo has beoa the
expense of prCTiUnR wh f. A now machine ,
Invented In gbj-aska and now being manu
factured In Oniivl i , will enable the farmer of
small means Id irrigate small tracts ot land ,
ranging from rTjio eighty ncres , at a com *
p.uatlvoly smalL cxpcntc. The now Inven
tion brings Irrigation within the reach ot
Almost ovcry 'fHfAior In the state. Its gen
eral use will VlyB Nebraska farmers practi
cal Independence from the weather bureau ,
s run suizixn THMXS.
The severe "tefchtences of four nnd five
months ImprlsoKrnciit1'passed upon the men
who were npjjrpfieiidcd by the federal au
thorities for lUecally seizing upon a Union
Pacific freight trhln In Wyoming will doubt
less put an effectual quietus upon further
efforts of the Industrials to travel as un-
'blddcn guests upon the trains of roads In
the hands of a receivership. The reason
why the proceedings In these cases hava
been so summary Is that the prisoners were
arraigned not for any statutory offense , but
for committing contempt In Interfering with
the operation of a railroad conducted by
Judicially appointed receivers. In tlilt , way
acts done wlthoilt any Idea of reflecting
upon the authority of the court , and doubt
less In Ignorance of the court's real author
ity over the road , are construed to bo con
tempt nnd punished by summary process.
The Judge , In passing sentence , stated It to
bo his business so long as the property re
mains under his control to use every possi
ble means to uphold the authority of tliO
|
receivers , even to the extent of using "all
the power of the government at his com
mand. "
Had this train seizure occurred on a
solvent railroad the men Implicated would
by no means have fared so badly. They
would have been entitled to a regular Jury
xtrlal upon nn Information or Indictment
charging them with some specific crime or
misdemeanor for which a statutory penalty
Is provided. Indeed , it might have been
difficult to find a clause of the criminal
code that would exactly fit their cases , be
cause while they took forcible possession of
the train there was no Intention to deprive
the railroad of more than a temporary con
trol over Its property. It would have re
quired a stretch of judicial Interpretation
to extend the ordinary laws governing the
conversion of property this far. In other
words , the Insolvent railroad that Is in the
hands of receivers has clearly the advantage
of the solvent railroad still run by Us own
ers when It comes to dealing with men who
Illegally seize their trains. Nothing could
point so plainly to the necessity for statu
tory legislation on the subject which shall
make It equally hazardous to take possession
of railroad trains whether belonging to sol
vent or Insolvent corporations.
It Is entirely ' 'cratuUous for the city at
torney to voluijeer the Information that
the coal dealer'sVlldcnse casj decided against
the city last summer was tried by the at
torney for the 'school board and on that
account was not'properly defended. As a
matter of fact-there was practically no
defense on the jiiirt of the city. The at
torney for the school , board appeared' to
protect the Interests of the school board ,
which had beenYmado'a party to the suit ,
and his successes * far as his clients.-were
concerned , was aedti In the Judgment of the
court , which thrdtr the responsibility upon
the city , and relieved -ifhe school board of
all obligations In the matter. As a matter
of ftujt thcjrleLfijejl | { ( by the assistant city
attorney vlrtuallyit/adralttediJaUilJthnt the
plaintiffs c'li neVl. " " .Inasmuch as the
supreme court has rendered several de
cisions upholding the power of cities to Im
pose and collect license taxes there can be
Ilttlo doubt that It would reverse the de
cision in this case whenever a testpase Is
made.
The Tlnirs Have Chiingod.
Chicago Tribune.
There was a time 'when men .vlio approached
preached United States senators with liribss
were kicked down stairs. But this Is
ancient history.
A Provincial Party.
Cincinnati Commercial.
The tariff bill and the discussion thereon
reveal the provincialism of the democratic
mind. It has no breadth ; does not know
the necessities oC a composite populat'on
nor how to provide for them ; It considers
Itself , not the country. A provincial mind
Isweak and egotistical ; a provincial party
la without the ability to govern a great ,
vigorous people operating on the lines of
modern methods. / The United States has
grown away from , the democratic party.
Deformed Hofonnurx.
St. Paul 1'loneer Preis.
While the democrats in the house sunk
their party yesterday Into a deep hole on
the question of civil service reform , those
In the senate took another stride towards
republican ground on the tariff qu stlon
so far as It concerns n certain portion
of the Iron schedule. The numerous par
tial concessions niuilo in the senate to
republican views on the tariff , while they
bring1 out Into bolder relief the Inconsis
tencies of the bill , are by so much a gain
to the Industrial Interests of the country.
No Morn "IJocliliiB' , ' '
Chicago I'oat.
The alacrity with which congress has
rescinded the "docking" rule by declaring
It heretofore repealed is highly significant
of the attitude of congressmen toward their
Jobs. What are they there for unless It la
for the salary ? Heaven help the Intellect
uals ot the citizen who believes they arq
there to vote. The question now Is , how
can the presence of congressmen be se
cured ? Wo see no way clearly but the dem
ocratic leaders mlRht try to lure their fol
lowers back by providing more cuapadors.
An Kxtrnordlnnry Itlumlur.
New York EyenlnR Post.
The decision of the senate commutes ot
Investigation to hold Us sessions In secret
Is a most extraordinary blunder. It In
equally 'hard to understand why so able
and just a man as Mr. Gray should have
proposed the policy , npd how the two re
publicans and one populist on the commit
tee could have foljoweil the lead of the
democratic chairman for It Is announced
that the decision was a ununlmoui one.
Apparently It la nnother exhibition of that
curious blindness to , the relation of th'nga
which seema more and more to character
ize thtu senate , \vlttrout regard to party.
'iii. i
KollcctUin bii Mr. Jirjan.
Bt. li UI"Olobo ( Jem. ) .
A paragraph Is noticed tumultuously fil
tering thiouKh the e. o. p. press to thu
effect that "OonBrcsaman llryan , thu bril
liant Nebraska bucldjiifr statesman , declines
a renornlnatlon fiqp } the democratic party ,
He says he has SoWe doubts as to the fu
ture pf his party , " nnd so on. It has nut
been certain that Mr. Bryan was poasesded
of the well understood tenets of demo
cratic belief. Ile'Wmie to congress wear-
Ing" the democrat ! * ) /label , but his course
has bee.ii that of a.mlalH. His letlrerr.c-nt
will bo less of a IbiW , or no loss at all. If
he may thereby come to some sensible
understanding wltlit himself , so that. Bh tiia
ho re-enter public life. It will bo clear to
him that ho Is notjtjhe party , that the un
dying principles ot Jemocracy are not ot
the chameleon clijifapter of his present
Imagining.
VTlfKIl T.AX1M TJM.V OVItS ,
The prqtcst of the prelates ot the An
glican church against disestablishment In
Wales Is a peculiar document. It sounds
very strangely In this nineteenth century.
The whole lenuo la whether tllhos shall
continue to bo paid to the Anglican church.
The majority of the Welsh people do not
belong to that body and claim that they
should not b4 required to support It. The
tithes were laid on the lauds some centuries
ago by their owners nnd constitute u lion
on the property , which Is tnkcn Into consid
eration at every transfer. The Anglican
prelates claim that disestablishment would
weaken the unity of "the church" In de
priving It of the ancient monuments mean
ing the mediaeval churches and cuthoMrals
a consideration which does not move
Welsh dissenters. The second claim , that
disestablishment would "deprive the poor of
their legil rights to seats In churches
and of the ministration of the clergy to
their sick nnd dying , " Is hardly one that
will carry conviction. In this country It
seems very uncomfortable to think that
ministration to the sick and dying depends
on tithes which oblige the clergy vather
than considerations of Christianity. U may
mean that without such tithes no clarav
could be maintained to perform those sncrcd
offices , but that Is not the Impression of
the language of the manifesto. The Welsh
people claim that the Anglican church ought
to bo able to maintain Itself , Inasmuch as
the dissenters not only have to maintain
their own , hut also the one with which they
nre out of sympathy. They deny the
potency of n lien which has survived revo
lution In nearly every other phase of
British life. They hold that Wales never
had Its Just siiaro of the benefits of the
union with England , and that disestablish
ment Is not only right , but the highest
right.
King Alexander of Servla , under his
father's direction , has abolished the constitu
tion of 1888 and restored that of 1869. Ho
hail , of course , not the slightest legal right
to do this. He was ns much bound to obey
the constitution as the humblest peasant
In the kingdom , and had no more right than
such a ono to sot It aside. That the Servian
people will submit to his doing so Is scarcely
conceivable. If they dothey will submit to
their own enslavement. Under the constitu
tion of 1888 Servla 1ms had one of the most
liberal popular governments In Kurope. The
king Is merely the chief oxecutlvo. All legis
lative power Is vested In the Skuptschlna ,
elected by the secret ballots of nil tuxpaylng
men. Freedom of assembly , of speech , of the
press , and of conscience Is guaranteed. But
under the constitution of 1S69 , which the
king now seeks to relmposc , all those things
are changed. The king Is himself the chief
lawmaker , and what Is left of the Skuptschlna
Is either appointed by him or chosen by n
limited suffrage without secrecy of ballot.
Freedom of assembly , of speech , of the press
and of conscience Is abolished. The nation Is
turned back , In brief , not only twenty-five
years In time , but from liberal popular gov
ernment to a czarlsm comparable with that
of Russia Itself. How far the people will
acquiesce In this , or how far they can be
compelled by force to do so , Is a matter of
uncertain speculation. The ono significant
fact on which to base a reckoning is that the
king has placed himself In opposition to the
radical party. Now that party comprises a
very considerable majority of the people ol
the kingdom , Including most of the really
able political leaders. Its growth during the
last year or two as been remarkable. At the
election of March 11 , 1S93 , owing to pressure
exerted by the government and the army ,
only fiftyrtwo radicals were returned to the
Skuptschlna , against seventy-one liberals
( government party ) and four progressists.
But when that corrupt body was dissolved
and a new ono elected , on May 31 following ,
the people took matters Into their own hands
and returned no less than 121 radicals , while
tlio liberals held on to only a single seat.
That Is the legislature which the king now
dismisses. It will be most surprising If a
popular party , which a year ago elected a
nine-tenths majo lty of the natlonaV Skupts
china , allows the king or the ox-king
to set Its will aside , overturn the constitution
and make himself an absolute tyrant ,
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The International relations of Germany
have undergone a signal Improvement since
It became known that Bismarck and Wtll
lam II. were thoroughly reconciled , that
the advice of the ex-chancellor might be
freely solicited and would bo freely given ,
and that henceforth his foreign policy , both
as regards alms and methods , \\ouhl bo fol
lowed at Berlin. Count von Taaffe has re
tired to private life , and his place at the
head of the cls-lelthan government has been
taken by one who mainly telles upon the
pro-German party and Is himself a hearty
friend ot the league with Germany. In
Home Signer Crlspl , the Inflexible supporter
of the triple alliance , has returned to power ,
and Is leemlngly destined to retain It for
a considerable time , either as a parlia
mentary premier or ns a dictator. But the
most striking revolution of sentiment has
taken place at St. Petersburg , where the
pro-German party has recovered something
like the preponderance which It possessed
In I860 and 1870 ; where the czar was pre
vailed upon to make the surprisingly liberal
concessions to German manufactures which
rendered possible the conclusion of a coin-
merc'al treaty , and where , finally , assent
has been given to the betrothal of the czaro-
wltch to a first cousin of the German em
peror. It may not be possible to trace the
direct Influence of Bismarck In any of these
ovontj , but few close observers will assert
that all of them would have occurred had
tha ex-chanc.cllor remained estranged from
William II. The truth see'ms rather to be
that so long as Bismarck lives , provided It
Is believed that his wisdom and experience
nre at the service of the Berlin govern
ment , and that the policy which he devised
will be pursued with respect and assiduity ,
ho cannot help being a source of strength
and safety to his country.
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Undoubtedly the relations between the
Vatican and the French republic Imvei for
a long time been strained , and the tension
has Just been Increased by the necssa.ty
the French government has felt Itselt to
bo under of remonstrating with the papal
nuncio for not having avoided the appear
ance of Interfering In French domestic po'.l-
tlcs. But the course the Vatican has taken
concerns the church In France much more
than It concerns the state. Although the
majority of the republicans are perhaps pre
pared to persecute the church , with tlio
approval of tlitlr constituents , the church
Is still a great political power In Franco ,
especially In rural France. If the 'French
clergy are to bo loft out of the rewards
In the gift of the papacy , after fighting
Its battles and showing themselves willing
to bo disliked at Paris for the sake of be
coming welcome at Homo , then their zeal
for the papacy will necessarily cool , They
will bo as stiff as over In defense of what
they conceive to bo the rights and preroga
tives ot the church nnd of their own order ,
but this zeal will bo apt to lake the form
of Gallicizing , If not of nationalizing , the
French branch of the church. That ( would
not bo a bad thing for the peace of Francs ,
but It would not be a good thing for the
papacy.
The most extraordinary efforts were made
by the clerical authorities and ultramontane
peers to bring about the defeat of the civil
marrlaga bill In the Hungarian Chamber of
Magnates. In order to secure votes , , some of
the clerical aristocratic families oven wont
to the length ot distributing estates among
younger sons , while members who had
taken no active Interest In politics for many
years wcro dragged from their retirement
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
ABSOU/TEi : ?
to cast their ballot * against HIM measure.
The opponents of the bill rciortcd to cvrn
lest reputable measured , for the supporters
of the govurnment received postal cards
warning them that the Chamber of Mac-
nates would bo blown up befuro the bill
should bo permitted to became law. A most
unfavorable lmpre lou was mads upon
public opinion by the partisanship uxhlbltcd
by hlsh functionaries of the court \\lio did
n-t'hcsltnto to appear la ( pen op 03)tlon )
to the Hungarian mlnUlry. Other members
ot the hoiito Who hnvo nluays been active
supporters of the ministry absented themselves -
solves altogether and left the field open to
the enemies of the bill.
TltK M.HiK OF JIKl'UUM.
Minneapolis Tribune : By an emphatic
majority the democratic housa yesterday de
cided that civil service reform Is a nuhniici1.
Buffalo Express : The blow hus been
dealt In a moit cowardly , underhand way.
Instead of bringing forward u direct repeal
bill the democrats have attacked the com
mission through an appropriation mensurc.
It will bo a significant curling of the career
of Grow Clc\eland If his second adminis
tration should see the overthrow by his
party of the doctrine to which ho owed hit
first success In national politics. Thu demo
crats of the house , Whether tholr scheme Is
carried out or not , have furnished the repub
licans another Issue on which to win the
next election ,
Kansas City Star : It Is Just this Inabll-
Ity on the part of the leaders and managers
of the democratic party to comprehend the
signs 'of the times , to understand that a
thing may bo now and yet bo good , that
cost the democratic party years ago millions
of Us younger voters and banished It from
power for a quarter of a century. It was
the hope that the democratic party had be
come a party ot progn-ss and reform , nnd
would remedy the abuses that had crept In
under the rule of the republican party , which
had become fossilized during Its long reign
of unlimited power , that drew to the demo
cratic party thousands of republicans and
now * voters and made the first election of
Cleveland possible. It would seem that
the most limited capacity should see that
the future prosperity of the democratic
party depended on Us keeping Us promises ,
and keeping Us face to the front , and In
being true to progress and reform ; and yet
we hear these Euloes of Tennessee nnd thcso
political saurlans of Missouri urging that
the good the party has ilono be undone , and
that the party execute a counter march in
the face of the enemy.
Court * Imltlii Contempt.
Ituffiilo ( N. Y. ) Inquirer.
In Albany , Judce Clute of the county
court , has Imposed a line of $100. with the
alternative of thirty days Imprisonment ,
on the proprietors of the Albany Hxptcss
and the Albany Journal because they did
not successfully conceal the contempt they
felt for his court. In Buffalo. Judge Hatch
of the superior court has begun a third
suit nRalnst the Buffalo Hxpress , each one
claiming $23,000 damages for the Judicial
sensibilities that the paper has wounded.
Down In Schoharle , Judge Aluhiun of the
supreme court has Issued his mandate to
the constitutional convention piohlbltinfr
that body ft-oin Inquiring Into the quallllcu-
tlons of its own members unless It first re
ceives his august permission to do so. In
Ulster county , Judge Parker of the su
preme court Is considering whether he
shall not prohibit the constitutional con
vention from taking any notice of the
effect ui > on Its membership of the Graves-
end election frauds for the commission ot
which Boss McKane Is now Imprisoned
In Sing Slngr.
Are not some of our judges tryingto ex
tend their functions unduly ? Is not an ap
parent effort on thu part of the courts to
regulate the affairs of the universe moie
likely to bring the courts Into further con
tempt than to produce any other result ?
The divinity that ( loth hedge a Judge Is a
very sacred thing , no doubt , but there nre
also a few other things for which the people
ple of this state have some regard , ana
among them are the liberty ot the press
and the right of a deliberative body to
determine the right of a deliberative boay
to determine the qualifications of Us own
ir embers.
Coxoy's Tatul JUUtuko.
Chicago IIcraM.
Coxey appears to have made a mistake.
He tried to present a petition to the United
States senate and Rot himself Into jail. He
ought to have tried bribery. Major Buttz ,
It Is to be noted , does 1191 yet languish In a
dungeon ,
GIlT.fl , .IS YOU GO .IT.OXG.
Washington Star.
Come all you young- housewives and listen
unto me
( I mean those lucky ones who are from
servant bondncre free ) ,
And some advice I'll give you In a hlmplc
little song.
With the simple little chorus Girl's , as you
go along.O
O , ns you go along ,
Leave everything where. It should be , girls ,
as you go along.
You take a fancy for a cake , late In the
afternoon.
And Hour , butter , sugar , eggs , and milk ,
and bowl , nnd spoon ,
And other necessary aids the kitchen table
throng.
Don't let them stay ; clear them a\\ay , girls ,
as you KO along.
O , as you go along ;
Put each one back In Us place , girls , as
you go along.
And then you'll find how easily a great
deal can be done ,
Without you're being"tired to death" at
setting of the sun.
And though sometimes , In spite of care ,
thlnRS seem to turn out wrong ,
'Twill always pay you to smooth the way ,
girls , as you go along.
O , as you go along.
So never leave your work behind , girls ,
as you go along.
run SVXDAV nun.
Headers of The Sunday ne'e will bo pro
vided In the next Issue with a sumptuous
bill of faro. It will bo a Memorial day
number , but In addition to that timely
feature It will contain a long array ot
specially written nrtlcUs on ninny topics
of varied Interest ,
Kmll Zola's exciting story "Iiourdcs" will
bo continued and these who hnvo read tha
earlier chapters of this realistic tnlo from
the pen of the most thrilling writer of the
day will be ready enough without any
further warning to look out for what Is
fctlll to come o' the tale.
Frank Carpenter treats of the railways of
Iho Celestial empire those that are and
those that will bu In the future. WrltliiK
from the Chicago of China ho tells of the
building ot what \\l\\ \ \ in a few years rank
as the greatest trunk Hue of the world.
MlH Inimitable descriptions of the present
day methods of transportation In the
oldest cmplro are peculiarly fascinating.
Memorial dny Is next Wednesday , and the
subject thereby suggested Is treated In a
specially written article conveying a mass
of Information regarding the
graves of de
parted heroes of the war and descriptions
of the cemeteries where the most distin
guished of them are burled.
Next Wednesday , besides being Memorial
day , Is also Nebraska's fortieth birthday.
It was on the 30th of May. 1851. that Iho
Nebraska and Kansas bill was approved by
congress. The Sunday Bee will furnish Its
readers with a highly entertaining histori
cal narrative of the fight for the passage
of that bill through the house and the sen
ate , and the effect that It had on the poll-
tics of the country at that early period
of the nation's history ,
lluv. Washington Gladden hns made a spe
cialty of the subject of rottenness In city
government. Ho declares Hint the best
citizens prefer wealth and comfort to re
form In municipal matters , and that If the
people want rotorm they can have It.
Unrivaled society , sporting and market
pages will contain faithful records of the
week's events In their respective depart
ments , while secret societies , music nhd the
drama will bo adequately and comprehen
sively dealt with.
For the general nous of the world The
Sunday Bee has a reputation that la unequaled -
equaled wpst of Chicago , nnd this will bo
fully sustained by the coming Issue. Special
cablegrams from the principal Kuropean
centers ; full Associated press service by
leased wlro from all points on this conti
nent , together with the general news of the
eastern continent by cable ; special tele
grams from towns In Nebraska and sur
rounding states , and from Chicago , Wash
ington , St. Louis nnd other places combine
to furnish ns complete a service of news ns
It Is possible to obtain. Everything that
has transpired in the city Is treated lo
cally by a competent staff of reporters.
Head The Sunday Bee.
AVoalt AnplrantH to thu Itcnr.
Ololic-Dcinocrat.
The republicans should bo on their cunrd
everywhere this year against the danger of
nominating weak candidates for coiiKfcrs.
It Is always a mistake to take chances of
that sort , nnd the present situation pa--
tlcuinrly calls for the selection of tha
strongest men who can be found.
Puck : The man who won't see his own
errors Is playing with himself with loaded
dice.
Boston Transcript : No man deserves to
win a woman who hns not the sense to
first secure an offensive ami defensive alli
ance with her little brother.
Harvard Lampoon : George Amelia , dear ,
do you believe that love Is blind ?
Amelia Yes , George , darling.
George Then , dear , I do not see any need
of our keeping the gas burning.
Detroit Free Press : Brlggs Do you thlnh
Miss Yardly Is very bright ? She talks only
In monosyllables.
Grlggs She knows enough to say "No. "
Somervlllo Journal : Itoroton Just take
this along , will you , old man , and look 11
over at your leisure.
Busy ISilltor Leisure ? What's that ? '
Chicago Tribune : Kntliuslnstlc Author-
Yes , sir , I don't expect to be able to wrlto
the half that's In me In this world. When
I get to the next world I expect to keep on
writing Just the same.
Cynical Friend Words that burn ?
American Industries : "But , my dear sir , "
said the man who procrastinates , "If I pay
you this money I will have to borrow It
of some one else. "
"Very well , " replied the cold-blooded citi
zen , "so long as you pay what you owe me ,
I don't object to you owing what you pay
me. " ij ! ! . '
Baltimore American : Some pessimists
may still contend that marriage Is a failure ,
but In the bright lexicon of the oporatlo
prlma donna there Is no such word as fall.
Indianapolis Journal : Old Walker You
go up and strike the house for a bite to eat
and I'll wait fer you down here In the road.
Young Walker Why don't you go ?
Old Walker I'm no good. It'll kinder
pacify the dog If he kin git holt of some
thing ho ain't been used to.
IN CHURCH.
Life. *
Across the nlsle I see her kneel ,
While her pure thought to heaven wings.
There Is no sign upon her brow
Of worldy care or temporal things. *
But I am sure she would not kneel
Quito so demurely If she knew
The sunlight through the painted gloss ,
Had dyed her features Breen and blue.
The largest mi.Uora mil Belloraof
lluu clotlioi on oartli , ;
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Your monoy'a' worth or your money bao't.
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