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    I'lIE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SATURDAY , AUGUST 11 , JflOl.
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Sunday.
OKOHOR H. T7.SCHUCK.
Sworn to In-fore me nnd suhirrlbed In my pres
ence this let day nf AUciiat. 1S91.
( Seal. ) N. P. mil. . Notary Public.
Nominations nro coming thick and fast
nowadays.
Denver appears to be coining the money
with which to erect a new mint lu Phila
delphia.
Whatever happens , the populist Income
tax Is safer than any other part of the
tariff bill.
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The position of each political party upon
the question of the present depressed condi
tion of the country's Industries : "I didn't
do H. "
Why not organize a house nnd a senate
liaao ball club and flght the disagreement out
on the diamond with the republicans as
spectators. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Fifth district republicans swallow every
thing but 1C to 1. One step further and
they might have gotten hold of the financial
plank of the populist convention.
Militiamen at $1 n day are cheaper than
deputy sheriffs , and then , too , the state pays
the bill. But military government Is dear at
any price. It la not exactly the kind of gov
ernment which the American people prefer.
The democnts are rejoicing over their
wonderful victory In Alabama merely to set
the precedent by which they can exult over
carrying Mississippi , Georgia , Texas and the
rest of the solid south when they find that
they have nothing In the north from which
to draw a ray of consolation.
Not to let the tariff conferees have a
monopoly on deadlocks , the conference com
mittee having charge ot the Immigration bill
Ijas developed a deadlock ull for Itself. The
fashion Is now set and w * may expect dead
locks on every piece of legislation which
originates In one house of congress and Is
amended In the other.
If Gorman had attempted to deliver his
famous speech on the president's Wilson
letter In tlie house Instead of In the senate
ho would probably have been declared out
of order by Speaker Crisp and compelled to
desist and toke his seat. Speeches of the
Vllas order nro the only kind encouraged by
the rules of the house.
The frills on our public school system are
to bo found everywhere from the kindergarten
to the training school. In dispensing with
them the Board of Education should make a
clean sweep. The common schools are for
the benefit of the common people , who want
the substantial basis of a fair education.
Let the peopto who want the frills pay for
them.
County Jtidgo Baxter deserves credit for
going after delinquent administrators and ex
ecutors. It has become a matter of common
belief that once get an estate Into the hands
of n court's appointee and It Is likely to re
main tied up for an Indefinite period of time ,
The object of administration Is to settle the
claims against an cstatu and to do It ex-
podlttously Is the IIrat duty ot the adminis
trator.
It Is gratifying to note that the returns
from the Omaha clearing house again show
a balance on the right Bide. This week's
total volume ot business Is 24.4 per cent
greater than that of the corresponding week
In 1893. Whllo the a'ggrcgato is not so
largo as has bezn done in times past , the
fact that It shows so largo an Increase must
bo pleasing an Indicating the passing of the
clouds that "gathered here a year ago.
Tab school board may as well make up Its
mind at once that Omaha will have to be
content with Its present High school building
for several years to come , It Is Idle to
figure upon replacing It next year with a
more commodious structure , Until the
board's finances take a decided turn for the
better the maintenance of existing facilities
for education will bo all the burden that the
taxpayers ought to be called upon to bear.
Favoritism In the enforcement of the per
manent sidewalk ordinances must cease , The
injustice of compelling one property owner
to lay Htono walks while his neighbor Is per
mitted to patch up his rotten planks Is alto
gether too flagrant. The work of enforcing
the ordinances should commence In the cen
ter ot the cltjr and spread out toward the
suburbs. There Is no longer an excuse for a
single , plank walk In the business area of the
city. .
It Is really discouraging to note how some
people find It absolutely Impossible to get
the distinction between prices and values
driven Into their skulls. The Inflation ot
the cumncy will. It must bo conceded , In
crease prices , although the Increase would be
very Irregular. Its effect upon values , however -
over , will depend upon tlm Irregularity of
the Incratse In prices. It would actually
decrease the values of certain goods In an
approximate proportion to the Increase In
the values of other goods. When It l said
that free colnnge would Increase prices there
Is no admission whatever that It would Increase -
crease values generally. The price of labor
Is always the last to rise on the market and
in the process of currency Inflation the
laborer 1 * bound to get the wont ol JU
Kor .tmitTtt ITK TIIK STMKRI
The sheriff nml his deputies hnve boon
reinforced In South. Omaha by five com-
p.tnles of ntnte mllllla nt the urgent request
of thc'l > acl > In'K tintise anil alotJc yordi mann-
Run. The nucMlon now Is , how IOIIR are
these troops" to be kept on guard for the al
leged protection , of life nud properly. The
cost of n military force of 2&0 men will ft\-
cecd | SOO a day , o'r $5,000 for ten days , or
116,000 for thirty duys. This cxnenio will be
addled upon the taxpayers of the Mate nt
largo , when every dollar that can be spared
will bo needed for the relief of distressed
Bottlers whose farms have been burned up
by the drouth. What us.sur.mco have wt > that
I lip strike will be suppressed nnd the striking
butchers subdued within n month ? Arc we
not just as likely id have as much turbu
lence In b'outh Omaha In sixty days us wo
have today ? This Is a very serious mat
ter , and HIOFC who reek to solve all labor
trouble * ullli the bayonet and repeating
rlflo evidently do not comprehend that this
course would Inevitably drive the whole coun
try Into militarism , such ns Germany and
other foreign countries are now groaning
under. If one class of property owners are
to have military protection whenever they
have a disagreement with employes , nil
clauses of employers must have the same
privilege. There Is scarcely a month but
som manufacturer , builder or contractor Is
embroiled In a xtrlke or a lockout. Sup
pose there Is a strike of cigar makers or
bricklayers , plumbers , tailors , coopers ,
bakers or hod-carrlcrs , for that matter.
Suppose that any one ot these trades union
strikes should occur In South Omaha or
Omaha , would not the civil authorities be
expected to exhaust all their resources In
the effort to maintain order before any troops
were called in requisition ? We have had
-more than 100 builders' strikes and trades
union striken In Omaha within the last ten
years , and yet no troops IIOVP bpcn called
out to assist any emplojcr In his contest
with strikers. In every case the strike
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petered out or was settled by mutual con
cession.
We believe that the South Omaha roubles
can and should be amicably adjust'd. There
Is no good reason why the packing hmtse
owners should not at least meet their fornur
employes half way by accepting tholr prepo
sition to arbitrate existing dlffcronrpu. It
Is nil very well for them t.i assort that thty
have nothing to arbitrate. So far as the
public knows there is little or no difference
between the prevailing seal. ? paid and the
demands of the butchers. If this fa true ,
why can't this difference be harmonized In
stead of putting the county niU state to nn
enormous expense just to maintain the dig
nity of the Soutli Omaha packers ? Suppose
the packsrs come out victorious at the end
of a long siege , of which the state pays the
expense , how long will It be before the leg
islature will make arbitration compulsory
and put the stock yards and packing houses
under state regulation , just as has btc-n
done In Illinois and Wisconsin vlth grain
elevators and warehouses.
The Bee has no disposition to encourage
violence and Intimidation , or any form of
lawlessness , but It believes that wherever
grievances of worklngmcn and differences
between them and their employers cun bo
adjusted by arbitration , every effort should
be made to avoid conflicts and restore har
mony by mutual concession. This , govern
ment must either be maintained by civil
authority , or we shall drift Into a military
despotism which will override all law by
force.
Ii Ai'GLA
The republicans of the Fifth congres
sional district have renomlnatcd Prof. W.
E. Andrews of Adams as their candidate
for representative In congress. The fact
that Mr. Andrews was nominated by accla
mation attests his deserved popularity with
republicans and may be regarded as a vote
of confidence In his ability to redeem the
district. Mr. Andrews made a splendid
canvass two years ago in the face of great
odds , and doubtless would have been elected
hod ho received the loyal and enthusiastic
support to which ho was justly entitled.
Mr. Andrews has the courage of his con
victions nnd Is well equipped for discussing
every Issue In the coming campaign , ana If
he is properly seconded all along the line
his election over McKclghan or any other
candidate the opposition may place In the
field la assured beyond doubt.
It will not do , however , for republicans
ta bo over-confident and take It for granted
that they are sure to win because they
have a capable and clean candidate. It
will require unremitting work from now
until election and perfect organization In
every voting precinct to secure the ratifica
tion of the choice of the congressional con
vention by a majority of the people of the
district.
VRIVATK I'HKIOIIT CAll G031P.IXIKS.
By way ot Indirect answer to proposed
legislation requiring all railroads to supply
nnd-maintain their own sleeplng , parlor and
dining car-service , attention has been called
to the- fact that the drain upon the railroad
revenues by the sleeping car companies Is a
mere bagatelle in comparison with what Is
taken by the owners of private freight cars.
The latter arc generally either favored In
dividuals or corporations composed of inside
rlnss with which the railroads enter Into
contracts calculated to enrich the bene
ficiaries at the expense1 of the people who
have their money Invested In the railroads.
So It Is claimed that whereas the Pullman
company In 1893 received $9,200,685 for the
rent of Its cars and the Wagner company
about ? 3GOO,000 , the total for all special nu-
commoditlons of this kind not exceeding $12-
000,000 or ? 14COOCOO , , the sums paid for private
freight cars average $30,000,000 each year.
Special freight service therefore coats over
twice as much as special pasicngur service.
H Is furthermore alleged that where the
Bleeping car companies earn 8 and 10 per
cent for their stockholders the private
freight car companies have bten making 25
and 30 per cent and even as high us GO per
cent. The enormous expense of the sleep
ing and parlor cars and the lioivy burden
their acquisition would put upon the equip
ment accounts ot the railroads Is held up
against the comparative Inexpenslvcnesa of
the private freight cars as well us the ability
ot the existing rolling stock to accommodate ,
all the business now divided with the private
freight car companies.
It must bo admitted that tlicso arguments
make out a pretty good case against the
private freight car companies , although they
fall altogether to give the sleeping car com
panies a clean bill of health. All they
prove Is that the railroad parasites are ot
many varieties and that the same reasons
that Invlto an attack upon the one can be
appealed to by those who are lighting the
other. This means that all the corporations
favored with lucrative railroad contracts In
the nature ot exclusive privileges are liable
to rush to the rescue ot thu sleeping car
companies and to regard the attack upon
the latter as In reality an attack upon all.
A powerful Influence will be brought to bear
to prevent legislation calculated to disturb
the present condition ot affair * , and the
Urealer part of this Influonc' will como
from the private * freight rnr companies , both
because they hate the greatest Interest qt
stake and because they nri well nwnre thit
the success of the prnpoied legislation with
respect to the sleeping car pervlce means
making their privileges the next point of
attack. The private car companies , pas
senger nnd freight , cannot long renuln out
side the reach of Governmental regulation
and control.
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There has just been Issued from the bureau
of btutlstlcs a. detailed report on Immigration
for the year ended June 30 , showing the
whob number cf arrivals to have boon
311toi , a decrease of 180,5.12 as compared
with the previous twelve months , nearly nil
nf the large decline having been In the latter
half of the year. This Is the lowest Im-
tnlgratlsn In any year since 1879 , when the
total fell to 177,82(5 ( , nnd Is only about two-
fifths of the highest Immlgrat.'on In any
one year , which was attained In 18S2 , when
the number of aliens who arrived In the
country was 788.992. In 18D2 the arrivals
wore 621,084 , nnd In 180.1 they were 497,93 ( > .
Every ccuntry from which we get Im-
mlgrantn showed n decrease last year , and
It Is remarked that this country has never
scon so extensive a reduction In the Inflow
of foreigners within S3 short a time as has
taken place In the past year. It Is to be
observed , also , that the rate of the decline
Is at Its maximum. In July the number
ot arrivals at New York was only 11,519 ,
nearly half \\lilchvwcrc not true Im
migrants , and It Is probable that for the
current month the number will be still fur
ther reduced.
Of course the explanation Is to bo found
chiefly In the1 Industrial depression. In
tending Immigrants have been \\arned by
their friends here to remain at hsme , and
besides Ruropcans keep pretty well In-
formwl as to trade conditions In the United
States. Then there are attractions and op
portunities being offered In other sections
of the world , especially In Africa , while
there Is said to be a considerable drift from
Europe to South America. Anther sug
gested cause of the decline Is the Increased
vigilance of the Immigration authorities In
enforcing the laws. The return last year
of more than 2,200 persons excluded by our
laws has taught the steamship companies
to exercise greater care In shipping Im
migrants. The former practice of the
authorities abroad in sending criminals nnd
paupers to this ccuntry has alsa been largely
abandoned. But these are minor considera
tions. The Industrial and business depres
sion is the great cause of the decline In
immigration.
H Is Interesting to note In this connec-
t.on that while the Immigration has so
largely declined the return of the Im
migrant class to Europe has been un
precedented. A New York paper states that
the emigration from that pert during the
month of July amounted to 19.9GS , which
was nearly double the Immigration for that
month , and the outflow still continues. It
Is evident from this statement that the
country Is not now gaining population from
foreign accessions and the chances are that
It Is not likely to do so for some tlmo to
como , because there Is more demand for
labor abroad than here , and those who have
returned and found employment will bo
pretty sure to remain at least until the con
ditions in the United States have so Im
proved as to make It worth their while
to como back here. The situation ought
to be very satisfactory to those who have
clamored for a stoppage of Immigration.
Union veterans are not in favor with the
administration at Washington. Perhaps It
cannot reasonably be expected that they
should be , because If the administration de
sires to be on good terms with the dominant
element of its party it cannot show any
greater consideration to the men who pre
served the union than it does to those who
attempted to destroy It. But from all re
ports the tendency has been to go to the
opposite extreme and show the greater favor
to the ox-confederates. There will bo some
facts bearing on this matter made public
before the political campaign of this year
Is concluded. The Grand Army men of
Washington nro preparing a list of veterans
who have been dismissed from the public
service by the present administration , and
It is said It will ba shown that In numerous
cases ex-confederates from Georgia , and other
southern states have been appointed to the
vacancies made by the removal ot union vet
erans. One Grand Army man recently stated
that he had a list 6T over 150 veterans who
have been deprived ot their positions In the
public service by this administration , and
the list was not complete. Seventy-one of
the 150 employes recently dropped from the
rolls of the record and pension divisions
of the War department were union veterans.
Seine of those were advanced In years , some
disabled for manual labor by wounds re
ceived In the line of military duty , and
others are in large degree Incapacitated for
a rough and tumble contest with the world ,
though fully qualified to perform the public
duties assigned them. It Is well that all
these facts bo made public In order that
tm > old soldiers may be more fully Informed
as to how they stand In the regard of this
democratic administration.
The dismissal of the Injunction suit In the
case of Acting City Electrician Rheem la
represented by n local paper as a backdown
from the Issue made In that case. This as
sumption Is baseless. The Issue presented
was whether the council had a right to
usurp the powers of the mayor In the ap
pointment of municipal ofllcers. Judge Wal
ton ruled that the point was well taken
when ho granted the temporary Injunction
after a full hearing of the argument by the
chairman ot the judiciary committee of the
council. When the council confirmed Mr.
Schurlg'a appointment as city electrician the
cont-ntlon was at an end. The council had
yielded on the point at Issue , and the only
question that remained was as to whether
Mr. Hhceni should receive any pay for the
work ho had done during the period he had
played acting city electrician. As the party
that procured the Injunction had no dispo
sition to deprive Mr. Rheem of his pay , the
case was dismissed. That Is all there Is
about It ,
With the near approach of the completion
of Fort Crook at Bellevue It may bo well
to ask what the county commissioners are
doing to tnako an easy and direct thoroughfare -
fare between Omaha and the new post ?
Business and social relations between Omaha
and Fort Omaha have for many years been
of the most Intimate , duo largely to the
excellent roads maintained between this city
and the post. The commissioners know that
to retain this business when the army of the
Platte will be removed to new quarters
good roads are absolutely essential. Fort
Crook Is far too Isolated from Omaha. The
distance from this city to Bellevue Is about
twelve miles , This can bo shortened a mile
or two , and easy grades can be established
that will afford almost a bee line to the
earrlson. An extension of South Thirteenth
utriet to ( no county line la recommended
and should life 'comldcrcd ' by the commission
ers. Assurances' are given that the owners
of property tpj'ljc b.nclltcd by such' n road
stand readout.their own expense to Join
hands wltli'tliCommissioners nmt push the
extension throtrgh Sarpy county to the fort.
With imllfi J- community j > f .1,000 to he
established next cprlng within twelve miles
of Omaha , ( , [ 10 Bounty commissioners own It
to the huslnosXfuterests of thlK city to afford
peopU nt Eort , , brook as good facilities to
reach the njetropolls ns the commissioners
nro making ! In Improving the main thorough
fares nf Douglas county.
All the announcements by the New York
democratic papers that.ex-Senator 1'lntt had
everything arrarjged to place the party ma
chinery In New York City In the hands of
his chief lieutenant , Milholland , prove to
have been extremely premature. The Mil-
hollaml contingent will have to enroll them
selves along with the regulars. This they
will doubtless do gracefully and harmony
will be oil top ns It nothing had happened ,
those democratic papers may guess again.
A Ciiplliil ( ° ( ii > iriKS for Itrpiilillcnns.
Ololn.--leiu3crnt.
Tlio present congress bus made more cnp-
Itnl for the republican * than nny previous
one , nml thenIs much further service of
that kind to be expected from It.
An Invitation Ilpcllniul.
New York Recorder.
"Tell the Heconler to go to 1" Islmm
G. Hnrrls , t'nlted States senator from Ten
nessee.
Thanks for your polite Invltntlon , but ,
with the present monopoly which tlie demo
cratic party has of the place , we fear that
we should be lonely If we were to accept.
Ktnlcxnnin mid Hrohrr.
Minneapolis Journal.
Cnlvln S. Brlcc , I'nlted Statesenntor ,
publishes" an advertisement In New York
papers offering to affect a settlement with
the Hlockboldors and bondholders of the-
Union Pacific railway. In view of thu fact
that Mr. Urlce Is chairman of the reor
ganizing committee of the Union Pacific
system , he ought to be able to icach a
settlement that will be satisfactory to him
self , at least.
An Olil Trick i > f J. It.
Cincinnati Coinmorcl.il.
Those patriotic Americans who arc- weep
Ing large , salty tears over the outrage of
the Japs llrlng on n Chliu'se ' ship flying the
British Jinn have evidently forgotten that
John Bull's ling floated over confederate
vessels that carried munitions of war Into
southern ports during the rebellion. The
son of the ShORim may be a. trifle slow In
some ways , but he Is up to the trlrks of
John Bull. The slnklnk of the Kow Shung
Is none of our funeral.
Tlio Mutt of Mtiny I'rlnrlplvH.
Sprlnsfleld licnubllcnn.
Mr , Bryan of Nebraska has announced
Ills candidacy for the seat of Senator Mnn-
derson in the senate , and lie will have the
support of the Nebraska Free Silver Coin
age Democratic league , an Omaha news
paper and as many populists as will accept
bis declaration of principles. These are free
silver coinage , n tariff for revenue only ,
government control of railroads and elec
tion of United States senators by direct
vote of the people.
Hull to tlm Aninrluiiii 1'rlnco.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
All America rejoices , especially all yachtIng -
Ing America , because George Gould , with
bis yacht. Vigilant , has beaten the Britan
nia , the prince of Wales' yacht. We won
the grand matcb In the face and eyes of
the royal household and we are ablaze with
glory. All honor to Mr. Gould , as his honor
reflects also the honor of our whole coun
try. Wo like to beat those British fel
lows , whether It Is In prize fighting or In
yachting , for to beat them on the sea is
to beat the world. .
All'renmtimt Appenl.
Denv r Republican.
An appeal to the governor of Nebraska
has already been made in behalf of the In
habitants of the. . drouth-stricken region of
that state. It seems a little premature ,
however , to assert that these people are
In Immediate danger of starvation. Their
corn crop has ; t > eeli Injured , and In some
cases 1f Is totally destroyed. But that crop
was of no avail to them for food , , and so
the conclusion seems to be justified that
they can maintain themselves for at least
as long as they would have to wait for a
corn crop to come to maturity In ordinary
years. The fact remains , however , that
the outlook for these farmers Is discour
aging.
Tusutlon of National Hunk Notoa.
SprlnRlleld Republican.
Tax dodgers will learn with much regret
that the senate on Saturday passed the
house bill providing that national bank
notes and legal tender notes or greenbacks
shall hereafter be subject to taxation under
the laws of the states the same as other
forms of money. The United States legal
tender notes have hitherto been free from
liability to local taxation on the ground
that they represent a government debt and
should therefore be classed with the Inter
est-bearing bonds. People disposed to dodge
taxes have thus found greenbacks a favor-
'te form Into which to temporarily convert
some of their taxable property about the
tlmo of the annual assessment.
KxruneH Don't Co.
Lincoln News.
The morning railroad organ has attempted
another defense of Majors to the charges
preferred against him by the Omaha Bee.
This elaborate defense consists of a palpa
bly weak attempt to shoulder the blame for
the running off of Taylor upon Hosewater ,
which on the face of It Is a false
hood of the thinnest sort. Of course if
Hosewater run Taylor off that Is a complete
defense to the charge that Majors signed
a fraudulent vouclfcr , notwithstanding that
he did sign the voucher. But to attempt
to convince Intelligent people that Rosewater -
water ran n legislator oft so as to say that
It was not done by the railroads Is putting
it a. little too strong , especially when It
was so vastly to the Interest of the rail
roads to have him absent. And It Is also
nn Insult to the Intelligence of the people ,
of which only the Journal Is capable , to
attempt to excuse a state official's perfidy
by charging various crimes against some
one else. Mr. Majors bears the ineffaceable
tattoo of the dishonored public servant , and
the papers that are now trying to force
him upon n party that does not want him
may as well understand that such a defense
will have no effect upon voters of the state
with .the corporation cappers contriving to
get placed on the various delegations to
the state convention.
TlllTK TltlFLKS ,
Buffalo Courier : If she could make her
point by argument woman would be all
right when it comes to sharpening a lead
pencil.
Washington Star : "Pretty hard times , "
said one mosquito.
"Yes. " replied the other. "I don't know
when we have , presented our bills so often
with BO few collodions. "
Chicago Trlburu ; : , "Yes , " said the young
physic' n. with rtiintpnable pilde , "my prac
tice IH among the liest people of the city.
Almost every Minlly on my list has a
burial lot In themo.st fashionable- cemetery
In the neighborhood/ '
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Detroit Tribune : .Clara I should think
you would feel .clioap to bo sold thus to a
man you do not. love. Manila ( anxiously )
Do you think I ought to ask more ?
n 'U
New York Hcraldc "Does your husband
ever make you Jjrpmlse nnd then break
It ? " "Oh , yes ; uiuj Jack la so good he Is
always more than , willing to make me anew
now one. " _ _
Kate Field's Wellington : Hayrlck-Can't
you fix this Bpllew'sJithat ' neither ot us can
get n divorce ? a , , |
Parson You con .make a contract to that
effect If you wish.1"1
Hayrick That ! * ttlrdraw up articles that
thla Is to be a ll | H J.JP n llnlah.
New Yoik Prcfl $ ; First Fair Bather-
They pay therf'fi it' man-eatlmr shark close
to the shore. Second Fair Bather Well , let
htm alone ; he'll soon starve to death here.
Chicago Record : Mr. Hydebound ( the
violent partisan ) Who Is that disreputable
looking politician with the lubberly , famil
iar manners ?
Ills Friend That's your party's candi
date for the legislature.
Mr. Hydebound Indeed ? Fine , that sort
of originality In public men. Isn't It ? I like
to see a man of character with an easy und
democratic bcurlnm <
WITH THE CUSTOMARY APOLOGIES.
Chicago Tribune ,
Which I wish to. remark ,
And my language Is plain ,
That for mukliitr'a lark
Of a Chinese/ campaign
The smooth littleJap la peculiar.
Which the same I am free , to maintain.
i.tffim r/M.v ovtm.
The measure for HIP relief of the evicted
tenants In Ireland Is commanding greater
attention than nny other subject In British
politics. That It Is recognized by nuny
d'slutereatcd persons ng b'-th generous and
reasonable la evident from the fact ( but. nt
a recent meeting ot the dissident liberals.
Mr. Leonard It. Courtney and Sir Henry
JanipR ndvlseil that the bill should be sup
ported by their friends in tin House ot
Lords. The duke of Devonshire , however ,
took a different view , and the outcome of
the meeting was nn announcement that the
dissident liberals wctild urp.i' tlie p.tsnage
ot the b.II In the upper house only on
condition that the consent of landlords to
the reinstatement of evicted tenants should
be made voluntary Instead of compulsory.
Earnestly cs the leaders of the Irish nation
alists desire to obtain relief cf some kind
for their suffering fellow countrymen , they
do not feel themselves nt liberty to leave
the enforcement of the proposed law at the
option of landlords who may be actuated
by personal or political mcllvcs. The ut
most that they would suffer Mr. John Alor-
ley to do was to offer a stipulation that If
the bill should pass a second reading In
the House of Lords , the government would
consider the suggested amendment In com
mittee. This overture was repelled by Lrd
j Salisbury nnd the duke of Devonshire , who
presented the alternative proposal that If
the compulsory clause was withdrawn before
the measure finally passed tlie House a
Commons , the bill should then pass a so com
reading In the upper house. It Is to b >
Inferred that negotiations for a ccmpromls
are at nn end , anil that after the debate
In the House of Lords , which Is to begin
on the 13th of this month , the evicted ten
ants bill will be rejected. In tint event , I
Is s.ild that liberals and nationalists arc
agreed that the government should Imme
diately appeal to the country ; but althougl
such a step may prove Judclous from n
political pjlnt of view. It unhappily wll
not avail to shield thousands ot homeless
human beings from perishing through ex
posure and want during the coming winter
* * *
The war In the Orient ought to furnlsl
several Interesting ch.ipters to the meagre
volume of modern naval literature. Doubt
less two or three actions have already been
fought of which the accurate history may be
some time In reaching us. Tlie rival navies
are small and weak compared with those
of European powers like France or Italy
and neither Is anywhere equal to the new
United States navy. There Isn't a war ship
owned by either China or Japan whose dis
placement amounts to 8,000 tons ; Japan , Ii
fact , has none of ! > ,000 tons , while China
has but two of 7,000. Our cruiser New
York has over 8,000 tons displacement , while
the coming United States battle ships of
the Indiana typo have over 10,000 tons dis
placement. The Important fighting craft
of both China and Japan consists Iargel >
of what we would call protected and un
protected cruisers , armed with modern hlgli
power and rapid-fire guns and torpedoes ,
most of them having been built at Engllsli
yards. Battles between such ships will , of
course , prove Instructive , even If seaman
ship Is bad and gunnery wild. Japan may
be expected to prove superior on the sea
because ot the more scientific handling of
which progressive anil well-educated ofllcers
are capable , and because of the greater en
thusiasm and dash which would be apt to
characterize the work of a navy whose super
iority Is a first condition ot ultimate suc
cess. Being nn Island nation and thor
oughly wide-awake , the Japanese should show
much of the aptitude for the sea which has
distinguished the English people.
* * *
The growth of Japan to maritime Im
portance is almost wholly the development
ot a quarter of a century , since the great
revolution of 18G8 , which abolished her
feudal system. And her manufacturing
system , with modern machinery , also prac
tically dates from a perlcd later than the
end of our civil war. Her first cotton-
spinning mill was established in 1SG5 ; a
government woolen mill followed about ten
years later. These remained the pioneers
until 1880 ; but during the ten years then
beginning the textile mills .had reached
nearly forty fn number , In the face of dif
ficulties which rendered them hardly profit
able. But the lesson in the art of con
struction and management was at length
learned , and since 1830 the growth cf these
Industries has been remarkable. A few weav
ing mills have been added to the spinning
m.lls , and the imports of raw cotton for
manufacture In 189:1 : reached nearly 105-
000,000 pounds , whereas half a dozen years
before they had been less than 5,000.000.
And this Is only one example of many that
would show Japan's resolute adoption of
modern machine methods of manufacture.
Meanwhile , her famous hand-made Indus
tries have also added to her growing ex
ports , some of them , such , as silks , having
at least tripled In half a dozen years.
Japan not only adopts modern machinery ,
but now makes a god part of that ma
chinery.
* *
Some little curiosity and apprehension have
been excited In Norway , apparently , by the
recent movements of the Russian finance
minister , M. de Wltto , who , accompanied by
a numerous staff , has lately been visiting
the northern coast of Norway on board a
Russian man of war , on his way hack from
Archangel , where he had been studying the
question of opening railway communication
between St. Petersburg and the White sea.
M. dc Wltte landed at TrondhjEm , whence
ho returned by way of Stockholm to Russia.
The correspondent of the London Times In
Berlin says that "tho Russian minister's
crulso has revived the apprehension enter
tained for some time past In Norway that
Russia Is determined ultimately to secure
for herseltan Ice-free port on the Atlantic
in one of the northern fiords of Norway.
Even If there bo no ground for the suspicion
that the radical party might be prepared to
pay the nccussary price for Russian support
In the event of a conflict between Norway
and Sweden , It Is obvious that such a conflict
might easily afford Russia an opportunity
to achieve her object , with or without their
consent ; and , coming on the eve of a gen
eral election in Norway , Is fraught with the
gravest Issues for the internal peace of the
Scandinavian peninsula. "
* *
The condition of the Persian peasantry Is
not n cheerful one , according to a report just
made by British Vice Consul Mr. Rlngler
Thompson. This gentleman writes : "They
Inhabit mere mud hovels without windows
and with a hole In the center of the roof to
let out the smoke , and the filthy stale of
the villages Is Indescribable. At the end
of the winter they generally find their stock
either exhausted or running very low , and
the great festival of Nauroz at hand. For
merly the peasant know that If his stock
failed there was no hope of replenishing It.
lie would have to go without his Nauroz
festivities. But now ho knows that a week
or two before the festival the Russian specu
lators will appear on the scene and offer
the proprietor advances of money to BOW
cotton for them , the seed of which they
provide , or buy up In advnnco the best part
at his crop of wheat. The Ignorant peasant
Is led to agree to bartering a part of his
share too , and when the harvest Is over he
finds ho has not enough corn to carry him
through the winter. If the proprietors
anil peasants resist tha temptations till Die
tlmo of the actual harvest , the result Is the
same. The wheat goes at halt price , the
peasant finds after a few weeks that he has
not enough to carry him through the winter ;
and , worst of all , there Is no corn left for
towns like Meshed , with 70,000 Inhabitants.
Last year the crop was a fair one , but so
much wheat was exported that the prlco of
liread was four times as high as after an
abundant harvest when there was no exporta.-
lion. "
The city ot Berne , Switzerland , has In
practical operation a plan for helping Idle
working men who are deserving of aid , and
from the description ot the arrangement
given by the United States consul at that
: lty It appears to be working successfully ,
it Is a sort of combination at mutuil aid
society und employment bureau , under the
direction of a committee of seven men rep
resenting the labor unions , the employeru
and thu city government. Subscribers to
the bureau pay monthly dues of 5 cents
; ach , and the fund thus obtained Is Increased
! > y gltta from employers and by an annual
appropriation of Jl.OOO from thu city coun
cil. Hubscribers who ire cut ot work for
two weeks are thereafter entitled to beno-
11 ta rane4ng from 20 to 30 cents a day.
KIP IT
Shall the Party Commit Itself to a Tattooed
Standard Bearer ?
The candidacy of Thomas J. Majors confronts -
fronts the republican party ot Nebraska as
a menace to Its success In tha Impending
campaign. To elevate him to the position ot
standard bearer v.111 place the party on thu
defensive and subject It to a galling fire that
TUB TELL-TALU CERTIFICATE.
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It could not withstand. Every candidate and
every party leader on the stump would bo
compelled to champion the candidacy of a
man who Is tattooed with a record of In-
dcllible infamy. They would be confronted
at every crossroad with the story ot the
forged census returns that scandalized the
stale nt the national capital and placed a
otlgma upon the man whom the people of
this commonwealth had honored with a place
In the halls of congress as their representa
tive. They would bo confronted with the
more recent misbehavior of that same ex-
congressman while acting In capacity of
president of the stale senate.
During two sessions of the legislature In
which ho occupied the responsible and honor
able position of presiding ofllccr ot the upper
house by vlrtuo of his election as lieutenant
governor , Mr. Majors was notoriously a tool
and capper for the corporation lobby , and
exerted all his power and Influence during
each session ot the legislature to promote
jobbery and assist boodle schemes and ob
struct , sidetrack and defeat all railway reg
ulation bills and measures to curb the rapac
ity cf corporate monopoly.
SCANDALIZED THE STATE.
During the session ot 1891 the state was
scandalized by the abduction of Senator
Taylor , a populist , who had been elected on
the anti-monopoly platform , \\hlch pledged
him to support a maximum rate law. It
Is notorious that Taylor was on confidential
terms with Lieutenant Governor Majors ,
and especially with his private sec
retary , Walt M. Seely. There Is
no doubt whatever that Majors and
Seely must have known of the plot to/abduct
Taylor In order to keep him from casting his
vote for the Newberry maximum rate bill.
Taylor's abduction created such a sensa
tion that even if Majors had not been ad
vised about the plot ho could not have been
Ignorant of the fact that Taylor had disap
peared. The fact that Majors directed the
sergcant-at-arms to have Taylor arrested
shows absolute knowledge on the part of
Majors of the disappearance ot Taylor.
The records of the auditor's office show
that Taylor had drawn $262.40 as his pay
and mileage for the session up to the time
of his abrupt departure In the middle of
March.
On March 31 , when the session closed ,
the following bill , certified to by T J ,
Majors ns president of the senate , was place4
In the hands of the auditor and n warrant
for $75 was Issued to W. M. Taylor as bal
nice duo for alleged services In the acnati
for the last fifteen days ot tha month :
The above Is a fac simile of the certificate
signed by Lieutenant Governor Majors and
approved by the auditor , ns now on file In
the oftlco of the auditor of state.
The warrant for $75 was cashed by Walt
M. Seely , private secretary of the lieutenant
governor , nnd pocketed by him. Taylor
never received n penny of this money fraudu
lently procured by the connivance of the
lieutenant governor.
This net alone stamps Thomas J. Majors ns
a dangerous man In any public office. When
he certified that Taylor had served through
the entire term ho knowingly nnd wit
tingly committed a grave crlmo that laid
htm liable not only to Impeachment , but to
prosecution In the criminal courts.
Had Majors certified to a fraudulent
voucher In the army , or duplicated his own
pay In the army pay roll , ho would have
been court marttalcd and cashiered In dis
grace. Where the offense was as flagrant
as the Tnylor voucher fraud , he would hnvo
been made to servo a sentence In a military
prison. Is thla the kind of a man the re
publicans of Nebraska are asked to make
chief executive of state and commander-ln-
chlef of the military forces of the common
wealth ?
THE SENATE OIL ROOM.
The climax ot Infamy on the part of the
lieutenant governor was the conversion ot
his private otllce adjoining the senate cham
ber Into a legislative oil room , In which
liquor was dispensed freely to members of the
sonata who were addicted to drink , and to
lobbyists , male and female , who resorted to
the room for debauching the law makers.
Every fellow who belonged to the gang
carried a Yale lack key In his pocket EO as
to have access at nil times , night or dny ,
when the senate was In session or at recess ,
to the demijohns and decanters filled with
choice brands of liquor , with which the lieu
tenant governor's room was generously sup
plied regardless of expense by the corporate
concerns whoso bills were to bo logrolled
through nndlitjue Interests were to bo
protected by the bland , affable and accoin-
modatlng lieutenant governor.
Can republicans stultify themselves nnd
jeopardize their cause by placing a man with
such a record at the head ot the ticket ?
THE TELL-TALE TAYLOR ORDER ,
jienute
C/ ? / >
< * i > iccie > t >
The above Is a fac nlmlle of the order of
the abducted ex-senator authorizing Walt
Seely to receipt the vouchers and warrants
for his unearned salary. It will bo noted
that the order Is In the handwriting" of Walt
M. Seely , private secretary of Lieutenant
Those who leave work without Just cause
forfeit nil right to any benefit whatever.
The association , through Its officers , mean
while acts as an employment bureau , brlng-
ng together would-bo employers and those
seeking wrrk. The results thus far have
> con satisfactory , the members reporting
twice a day at the large and nomfortiblo
leadquarters. and accepting work quickly
whenever offered.
Lopping Off Profltlimn Kniiu'lies.
Olobe-Ucmocrnt.
The Union Pacific rnilroud company has
given notice that It will discontinue the
operation of Its Leadvllle branches , aggre
gating 3011 miles , because they no longer pay
he running expenses , As the Union Paclflo
s In the hondH of receivers , this action is
ircsumably taken by order of the federal
court , anil so thu right of a railroad com-
lany to protect Its Interests In that way
will probably not be contested In the pres
ent case. Tin' existence of such a tight ,
generally speaking , Is denied by nome very
; ouI ( lawyers , who contend that the build-
ng of u rallroaJl , particularly where local
ltd IB given , creates u perpetual obligation
o operate It. whether It IK profitable or nut ;
mil a decision to that effect was rendered
sotno years 'ugo In an Iowa cane by JUHtlee
Jlruner of the supreme court , when ho was
ictlni ; as circuit judge. On th other hand ,
n n similar way. the supreme court of
fnnBus recently decided In the other way ,
loldlng that the ownem of a road cannot
10 compelled to operate It at a loss , but
nay legally take up the riillx and remove
horn to another locality without Incurring-
my liability for dumitges. It may bu Hali ) ,
herefor * , that the cpjcstlon Is mill an open
one , and It Is likely to become n. very 1m-
tortant one If rullroud earnings continue
o decline.
l'r l u rthyVnrk ,
IviulsvlllB Courler-Jnuiml ( dcm ) .
Oh , no ; coiigretiB U not "doing nothing. "
On the contrary. It U doing a great deal
hat la praiseworthy in doing no much to
Governor Majors. It purports to bo dated
nt Portland , Ore. , but Is written on nn of
flclal blank , headed with the name of tlu
lieutenant governor , at the senate chamber ,
Lincoln , Neb. , with the ditto line left blank ,
except the figures 1891.
> > ent Itself for re-election. For particular !
obherve tint primaries nnd convention !
vhli'h are invlllng members ) of tlu > present
congress to remain at homu hereafter.
2'1/K HOT H'lNlHi ,
CK-org * W. C'rnfta In the lUuttlciKxpresi. .
Into the furrows the golden grain
Had hoe.it dropped by m.'iny a hand ,
And up it sprang like thu heaving tnuln
And billowed the ban en land.
i.j
Ah. 'twas a sight that filled the HOD ) ,
Those billows of waving green ,
And the Joy tf the heart WIIH beyond control
AH It measured thu glndaomo scene.
The meadow lark sang to Its little brood
And blithe wan the bob-o-llnk'H lay ,
And thebl.ickblrda shouted , "Huw goodl
Hnw good !
Heru'H food for many u duy ! "
And thu farmer listened to the rustling
bludcti
As they Hushed In the dewy tnorn ;
And Houndly Hlept while the uvuriliu ; shadea
Spread their wlngH o'er the growing corn ,
But u demon down In the depths of hell
Had heard of tlm Joy of earth.
And ho Hwore by thu breuth that served
him well
He'd Binllo that Joy In Its birth.
And up from his blazing- throne IIP cams
And a look o'er the verdure cunt.
And then with u flood of fiercest llumo
He Hwcpt on the simoom .1 blast.
And the corn wuu withered In blH awful
track ,
And yellow were thu leaven of green
And the fnrrnur grieved , "Aluul nml nlackl"
And bin heart grew Hick at thu Hcenc ,
And his wife looked out with a teurlcsM eye ,
For xhe Imil not u tear to nhed ;
And tearlens In grief U the bruxeit sky
O'er I'-o hopsn that ar blasted und d"aU ,