THE OatAUA DAILY J3EE ; MONDAY , APRIIi 15 , 1895.
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Council limit * , is I'fiul Htrcet.
Uhleaxn Olllce , JI7 Chamber of Commerce.
New Yoult. IlamiR U , II nn.l . 15. Tribune
Washington , 1417 V Htrcet. N.V. .
All communication * relnllnn to news nn < l c ll-
toilnl mailer should \ > t nJJi * : To Hie Ldltor.
IJUKINEaS Liri'TKIlS.
All buslntfs letters onJ rirnlllnncos should > s
nilJlMxed to Thu Uee I'ulillihlng company.
Omaha. Irnft . checks and pomolllce orJi-rn to
lj made pnynMo to the ordr of the company.
1-IIK 1II2U I'UHUtmiNO COMl'ANY.
BTATKMKNT Of CIUCUI.ATIOM.
Ocorfto II. Tiwcliuck , secretary of The fire Pub-
Ilihlim cumpiiny. bolnif duly nworn , iwya lljat
the ncliinl nuinlier of full and complete cupl-'a
of the Dally Mt.rnlntf. Uvcnlns and ndny <
printed ilurlnir tl > niDnth of February , ISJa , was
1 . I0.1J3 „ '
2 . 1M.43 * .
3 . 20.SJI ) J7 . M.S''O
4 . 2U.190
C . 20,011 19 . 13.7S8
6 211 . W.CTl
21 . 151,773
Ji . 1S.M3 ; > . 13.G71
9 . 15,7'JJ J . 19,653
10 . 20,600 . .
11 . 19.00 S3 . 1B.OI7
. 1'J.SIS ZC . 19.611
1.1 . 19.750 JJ . 13.5H
H . 19,700 23 . 19.G3Z
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M dc-ductlons for tinwld and icturned
Wet sale- K1.J1J
Pally nvcrngu " 'ol
Hundny.
OBOIKIB II. TZSCHUCIC.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In my pres
ence Ibis M day of March. 1WJ.
( Seal. ) N. ! ' FKIU Notary I'ubllc.
"Struck oil" Is today more expressive
tliiin It ever \vas.
Why shouldn't Hie Wyoming oil fields
feel some of the elTects of this now
boom In oil ?
U. W. Gibson should cultivate a crop
of longer whiskers it he expects Ills
ambition to succeed Chief Seavey to bo
satisfied.
All the Iowa gubernatorial candidates
are hopeful. The hopeful period for all
but one will terminate as soon as the
republican state convention settles upon
Its nominee.
Horizontal .15111 Morrison has begun
once more to talk .In public. Does Hill
really believe what his friends are sayIng -
Ing about his chances for the demo
cratic nomination for the presidency In
Court house basement slate makers
are talking Johnny Thompson for
sheriff. Sackett for clerk of the district
court and Jimmy Allen for county
clerk. There Is no occasion for alarm ,
however. Many slates are made only
to be broken and many pictures are
certain to be turned to the wall.
A reargumonl of the income tax eases
can hardly affect the payment oE the
tux for this year. It would be impos
sible to secure a new decision for sev
eral months , no matter how much the
court should attempt to expedite the
matter. The recent decision declares
the law for this year's payments.
I and Commissioner Russell has re
turned from a southern Junget , having
captured the title of "colonel" by brevet
of the Hurllnglon Journal. The colonel
was only a captain while ho lived at
Schuyler , and a high private when he
was mustered out of the army. Hut
n man who goes south must bo expected
to bring back nothing less than the
title of colonel.
The report of more lynchlngs up In
the Nlobrara country Is not yet verllied
and It Is to be sincerely hoped that It
will prove unfounded. It Is , however ,
not altogether Incredible , coming as It
does after two very recent exhibitions
of the mob spirit In the same neighbor
hood. There Is altogether too much
lawlessness manifested among the
Bottlers In the Nlobrara valley. It Is !
a wild country , In which the forms of
law are invoked to punish crime only
too seldom.
Since the legislature has adjourned
the weekly reports of the StateKelief
commission seem to have ceased also.
The Information contained In these re
ports was Intended for the public , and
the public Interest In the matter has
not ceased. The commission ought to
keep the public regularly Informed of
nil Its doings , particularly the receipt
and expenditure of money. The relief
work can continue but a few weeks
longer and compliance with the de
mand for this Information will there
fore work but little hardship.
Mr. Gladstone's opinion of the value
of Turkish promises of reform does
not seem to have been heightened since
he last gave utterance to his views on
the subject. He now says that mere
words from the Turks are not worth
the breath pent in speaking them.
Unfortunately the whole experience of
recent history goes to conllrni Mr.
Gladstone's estimate. Kvoii the prom
ises made In regard to the latest Ar
menian outrages have gone unfulfilled
except by new promises , which In turn
have been broken. Hut so long as the
outside nations permit them to get off
with mere promises , how can the Turks
be expected to change their policy ?
There WRS no legal authority for voting
ing tbo money appropriated by the city
council In aid of Kelly's army , yet the
act was subsequently sanctioned by the
courts on good and snlllelent grounds.
There may be no funds at the disposal
of the county commissioners which the
law specifically provides shall be de
voted to charitable purposes , yet there
Is little doubt that public sentiment
would support n moderate approprla
tlon In furtherance of the garden plot
movement now under consideration by
our citizens. Should this laudable en
terprise meet with only partial success
It will scarcely fall of relieving the tax
payers of the county of the burden of
keeping many people throughout the
winter who , If given an opportunity
now , cau earn enough to support them-
eclvcs.
WHAT FOULS TUBSK MOHTALS DR.
The belt evidence that the pnssags ot the
Omaha flro and police bill deprives Mr.
Edward Itoxewdter of the opportunity to
control the city ct Omaha Is furnished by
tlmt gentleman himself. The Uee viciously
attacks the lecltlature , charging that It was
the most corrupt and extravagant body ot
lawmakers that ever assembled In Ne
braska. The Bee editorially denounces most
of the acts patted by the legislature , and
says that the only redeeming act was the
submission of a series of constitutional amend
ments , and this action The Uee claims credit
for having started. It Is evident that the
legislature sat down upon Boss Uosewater
pretly hard , and his claim that be started
the move for the constitutional amendments
will cause a smile. Seward Heporler.
This Is a wimple brick of the stupid
twaddle In which tin * bit ; ami little
rnllroail organs nml boodle politicians
have been Indulging since the defunct
legislature hold a wake over the gal
vanized corpse of Tattooed Thomas
and sang the dirge of the sour apple
tree. These ghost-dancing dervishes
actually pretend that the. defeat of
Mnjurs was dilelly due to the fact that
the Omaha police commission played
Into Kosewatcr's hands and that the po
licy force was used to drive the saloon
men ami keepers of low resorts Into the
support of lloleomb. There may be
some people credulous enough to be
taken In by such rot , but they do not
live In Omaha. Everybody who knows
anything about thu last election In
Omaha knows that a majority of the
gamblers and nearly every saloon
keeper In the slums were enlisted for
Majors , whoso managers had an un
limited quantity of boodle and beer at
their command and carried things with
u high bnnd. The proof of this may be
found In the returns from the lower
wards , where the voting cattle were
corraled and voted for Majors.
On the other hand , the upper wards ,
where the bust class of citizens reside
and which are heavily republican ,
turned down Majors with a terrible
sweep. It was to this class of consci
entious republicans who had been
shocked by the moral depravity of the
defeated candidate that the slump In
republican votes. In Douglas county
must bo ascribed.
And this Is true also of the 15,000
republicans In other sections of the
state who by their votes sought to teach
a wholesome Icssou to corrupt party
hacks , with whom republican princi
ples are a delusion and a snare.
The gabble about the Influence ex
erted by the Omaha police commission
In the late election and Its alleged col
lusion with Hosowator against the tat
tooed candidate Is almost as Idiotic as
Is the attempt to sandbag The I5eo for
daring to tell the truth about the cor
ruption and extravagance of the legls
lature. Men of nil shades of politics
who had any business to transact at
Lincoln during the session concur In the
verdict that this has been the most
corrupt and disreputable legislative
assembly that lias ever been held In
this state.
It Is perfectly preposterous to talk
about the influence exerted In the
late election by the police com
mission and .police of this city ,
anil It Is simply idiotic to assert
tlmt the new police commlsslnn bill
will curtail the Income or influence of
The Uee. The present police commis
sion has never meddled In state
politics and Its members have never
been accused of partiality to The Heo
or its editor. Three of the four com
missioners were supporters of Majors
and made no secret of that fact. Sixty
of the 100 Omaha policemen are mem
bers of the American Protective asso
ciation , which was the backbone of
Majors In touglas county outside of
the corporations' combine and the pur
chasable vote. The police commission
has no patronage to bestow and no
power to curtail the Influence of any
newspaper. The law HH defined by two
supreme court decisions 1ms given that
board no discretion whatever as against
the paper which can establish Its claim
to the largest bona tide circulation In
the county , and any board that would
undertake to nullify the law or overreach
'
reach Its authority would soon be
brought to time through the courts.
Thu opposition of The Hee to the police
commission bill was based solely upon
thu ground that It was u pernicious
measure , calculated to demoralize the
police and bring on sectarian dissension
which would force a light In the coming
campaign on religious lines Instead of
party lines.
The attempt to disparage the labors
of The Hce and Its editor In behalf of
the constitutional amendments only
shows the contemptible meanness of
mediocrity and the curse which will
rest upon Nebraska so long as small-
souled nonentities conduct so many of
her rural newspapers. For more than
live years The Ree has labored zeal
ously to secure the revision of the con
stitution through a series of amend
ments that were Imperatively de
manded by the expansion of our wants
and changed conditions. Two years
ago n bill to create a commission to
formulate .such amendments was Intro
duced In the legislature at the Instance
of the editor of The Hoe , but thu bill
was never given full consideration.
Last spring the executive committee
of the republican state central com
mittee was convened for the purpose
of considering the propriety of conven
ing the legislature In special session to
formulate and submit the constitu
tional amendments In the fall , so they
would become operative In 181)5. ) This
conference was called at the Instance
of the editor of The Hue , but while
the members conceded the Importance
and urgent necessity of these amend
ments , no decision was reached.
So much on this score. Our ghost
dancing contemporaries and political
weather prophets who predict the pass
lug of The Uee's Influence with the
change of police commissioners might
profit by a. retrospective glance Into tin
history of Nebraska. Twenty years
ago The Bee was rated as a very un
important political factor In'Omaha and
Nebraska. Arrayed against It was the
army of federal olllces holders , In coali
tion with the cohorts of Jay Oould and
the Union Pacific , which then wielded
tremendous Influence In Nebraska.
Against all thesa odds and combina
tions The Heo held Its own , because
It was battling against monopoly and
corruption and had the confidence and
supper * of the men who tolled In the
workshop and on the farm. There was
not only n pitched battle every year or
; wo , but there was n. constant bitter
uul relentless war waged to crush
this paper or compel It to capit
ulate and become a supporter of
corporation policies and politics.
Hut every conflict made The Bee
only the stronger , and Its rank as one
of the great newspapers of the country
s due not merely to Its enterprise and
excellence as a medium for the diffu
sion of Intelligence , but to Its unwaver-
ng adherence to fixed principles and
ts unswerving Integrity of purpose.
S'obody but n born fool would contend
that the Influence exerted by The Hce
upon any great Issue depends on police
commissions , mayors , sheriffs , govern-
) rs , senators , or any other class of pub
lic olllclals. All these public servants
come and go , but the newspaper
founded upon the rock of public confi
dence remains unshaken and undis
turbed by all the political changes and
in spite of all adverse political influ
ences.
AS TO THK CAKAL.
It Is now a settled fact that the canal
proposition will be submitted to the
voters of Douglas county within the
next ten days. Under the law the
special election cannot be held until
thirty days after the Issue of the procla
mation calling the election. It Is there
fore safe to assume that the election
will bo held during the last week In
May and If the proposition carries the
canal commission will enter upon its
duties In the early part of June.
Heforo the proclamation Is Issued ,
however , several very Important pre
liminaries must be settled by the board
of county commissioners. It will de
volve upon the board to determine the
amount of bonds to be voted at the
special election and the Interest which
they are to bear. On these points there
will be of course divergence of opinion.
The lowest estimate of the cost of con
structing the canal and equipping it
with a plant that would operate dynamos
names of r > ,000-horse power Is ! ? lr > 00-
000. Equipped with 15,000-horse power
machinery the cost would be In the
neighborhood of $2,000,000.
Inasmuch as the county Is to own ,
maintain and operate the canal until
It shall be turned over to the city or
operated Jointly by city and county
there Is no serious danger of nn over
issue of bonds , provided always that
the canal commissioners bt > men of re
sponsibility and unimpeachable Integ
rity. The objection raised against voting
ing u million and u half of bonds Is
chlelly based on the ground that there
Is still grave doubt whether the canal
would prove a success from the en
gineering standpoint. Those who en
tertain doubts on this score desire to
limit the bond proposition to an amount
that will cover topographical surveys
and services of engineers who have
had extensive expedience with plan
ning and supervising such works.
There are other important details for
the county commissioners to settle that
will doubtless require considerable dis
cussion and consultation with heavy
property owners aiid bankers that may
necessitate delay iu reaching conclu
sions before Issuing the proclamation.
TAKK Ul > T1IK HKhlKF
The various counties for whose bene
fit the legislature made an appropriation
of ? 200,000 for the purchase of seed
grain and feed are still higgling with
the warrant brokers over the purchase
of the relief appropriation warrants.
For this condition of affairs there Is
absolutely no excuse. The principal
merit of the relief appropriation bill
was Its timeliness. The drouth stricken
farmers need seed for the new year's
crop. The seed is to bo obtained only
by purchase with money. Unless the
money represented by the relief war
rants is forthcoming without unneces
sary delay the chief advantage of the
appropriation may be lost , and the occa
slon for It pass before the money appropriated
priatod Is available for use.
The Bee has repeatedly called atten
tion to the fact that there Is ample Idle
money In the permanent school fund ,
whose Investment In such securities is
not only permitted , but commanded by
the law , to take up at par the entire
Issue of relief appropriation warrants.
The law passed by the legislature of
1891 respecting the Investment of the
permanent school fund provides that
when any properly secured state war
rant Is presented for payment and there
Is no money In the fund against which
It Is drawn to pay It , the state treas
urer shall pay the amount due from any
funds In the treasury belonging to the
permanent school fund and hold the
same as an Investment of the perma
nent school fund. The litigation aris
ing out of this law In the suits brought
by Governor Crounse and by a firm of
warrant brokers resulted In this Inter
pretatlon by the supreme court : That
registered warrants are state securities
within the meaning of the constitution ;
that the law authorizes the treasurer to
purchase such warrants for the school
fund , but that the holders of such war
rants cannot be comiu'llcd to sell them
to the school fund against their will.
The State Hoard of Educational
Lands and Funds about a year ago
adopted a resolution setting aside ? 200 ,
000 of the uninvested permanent school
fund for purchase of outstanding war
rants , and $2. > 0,000 additional for pur
chase of warrants thereafter drawn
against appropriations of the last legls
Inturo , and directing the state treas
urer to Invest this money In registered
warrants as offered. Of course , but a
small portion of the money was so In
vested. This resolution was unneces
sary under the law , but If the state
treasurer hesitates to purchase the re
lief appropriation warrants for the
school fund on his own responsibility
ho can easily secure express authority
In another resolution of the state board.
There was at the time of the report of
the state treasurer , December 1 , last ,
? 117,000 of Idle money In the permanent
school fund. It Is a shame and an out
rage that the relief appropriation war
rants should go a-begging for purclms
ers when tills money Is available for the
very purpose desired. Why should thu
state pay Interest on these warrants to
discount speculators when the opportun
Ity Is offered to earn the Interest re
turn for the permanent school fund ?
The ritnte treasurer should buy the re-
Icf appropriation warrants for the
school fund 'lit ' fence.
DKATII Otf A.UlHKA-11'UltUSltt'Jt.
The nunouiicc'incnt of the sudden
lenth In Ne\y tfork City of James W.
Scott , chief owner of the Chicago Times-
Herald , wlll'cnuse ' profound sorrow In
the world o'f .Journalism , In which he
uul scored nwHb , marvelous success dur
ing his phenomenal career as a pub
lisher.
Among the vojry few men endowed
with the commanding genius for organ
izing and coiidubting the business of n
great metropoiltiin dally and building It
up Into a paying property within a very
few years , James W. Scott took de
servedly high rank. It Is doubtful
whether any other man could have
achieved the success which crowned
Ids efforts ns founder of the Chicago
Herald In the face of almost Insur
mountable obstacles and the competi
tion of great dallies that were en
trenched In almost Impregnable posi
tions. Ills sagacity as a newspaper
manager was never more clearly mani
fest than In the recent consolidation
of the Herald with the Times , which
was brought about through his masterly
tactics. His loss to the Times-Herald
will be almost Irreparable , although n
great newspaper , established on a linn
and broad basis. Is sure to survive all
mutations In Its management.
STILf , VIOhATlXfl T1IK IA ' .
The pooling bill failed of passage In
the senate during the last session of
congress , and the prohibition of rail
way pooling contained In the Interstate
commerce law remains unaltered. Yet
the railroads are continuing their ef
forts to effect n division of tralllc by
some such forbidden arrangement. A
recent statement of the railroad situa
tion In the west , published In one of the
leading newspapers of the country , an
nounces tlmt the principal present oc
cupation of the most prominent railway
ofilcials Is the formation of an eastern
and western freight pool. They are
said to llnd It comparatively easy to
arrange the details of n western ton
nage pool , based on percentages and a
diversion of tralllc , because the tratllc
; oncrally starts from a common terminus
and Is easily diverted In sulllcient qunn
titles to give each Hue its regular per
centage In the pool. In the east , however
over , It Is different Tonnage pools have
always been a fulllurc. lloads that run
behind their percentage fall to get a
sulllclcnt allotment , us trnllic Is difllcult
to divert , asvUiqre arc so many points
that only ajfe\Y , of ! the roads touch ,
hence they cut rates. The latest plan ,
therefore , Is theformation ! of a money
pool. Karnljigs jro ] | to be paid into one
pool , divided ! pro ; rat a according to the
percentages. '
This report' , goes on to say that nn
effort Is being inado to get around the
legal obstacles ; SVhlcli have universally
proved mnciji. niore troublesome In the
case of a money-pool - than of a tonnage
pool. It Is proposed to form the pool
agreement \ i.such \ a way that theie
will be only''a-technical ' ' violation of tjn >
Interstate law : In the event of the In
terstate commerce commissioners decid
ing that It Is a violation , It will be
taken to the courts , where a decision
cannot be bad for at least a year , and
the roads will be so much ahead. In
other words , It Is proposed to violate the
Interstate commerce law In the most
flagrant manner , and to take the
chances of being called to time by the
Interstate commission. If the railroad
managers attempt to carry out this plan
the commissioners cannot fall to take
notice of the proceeding. If the rail
roads think such a course calculated to
assist them In passing their pooling bill
In the coming congress they will have
greatly miscalculated the popular senti
ment
What will the season bring us In
the way of employment for skilled me
chanics and laboring men generally ?
The state fair buildings and grounds
must provide work for hundreds of
men. The proposed union depot Is re
garded as more than a. possibility and
so Is the county "tramway. Architects
report not a little work in preparation
for the summer and fall. The records
of the building Inspector Indicate In
creasing activity. All that Is wanting
Is an assurance that Nebraska will this
year produce 'an average crop of cere
als. This would loosen up a vast
amount of money that has been held
for the proverbial rainy day. At pres
ent the promise Is bright.
No OnnlH of It.
New York Sun.
We Infer that the IlllnolR democrats don't
regard themselves as sulllclcntly licked at
present , and nre anxious for a more thor-
oiiRh basting- . They seem In n. good way lo
BCt 1U
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So Tor nml o Furilier.
New York World.
According to the London Times the United
States appreciate the Justice of the English
demand on Nicaragua. It Is not worth
while to argue Ihat. The lmi > ortant fact Is
that England will not be allowed to enforce
any such demand by taking n single foot of
Nicaragua's territory not a foot !
.
Itosewntcr'M HopiibllcnnUm.
' rfclhlyler Quill.
Kdltor ItosewiUor of The nee must be
strong In Ills refiUbllcan faith. No man Is
more abused by thu republicans of Nebraska
than ho and yet 'he clings to the party.
Well , he Is a rtrong believer In high larlff
and a gold srmidurd , hence cannot well
alllllutu with snyjother party , He must
consistently rerrniirr where he Is , and yet be
n most unwelcome member. Ills warmest
friends and lulinlriVs are not In the repub
lican party. 0 . .f _
TrenMrjr jMunlpalatloni.
Pliilmlelphla Prens.
The methods fit"Mr. . Carlisle nre like those
of the olllclals , qf Ji bankrupt railway , who
are speculutinn.'m Wall street. Accounts
are made to lnj > ovpr from month to month
In order to inaKB'u good ahowlng , and the
public seldom If .ever know juut the slate
of the treasury ! .Senator Gorman makes
very serious charges on this subject , and It
In evident Ihat'jthc ! dally Income account of
the treasury la 'manipulated ' ns Mr. Gpwen
used to manlpulale the Income account of
the Heading ,
dretna Reporter : The bill to repeal the-
state depository Uvr has been vetoed , and
Holcomb has gained the evtrlnitlng cratltuilo
of the mass of Nebrankans.
Volley Advocate : Governor Holcomb dis
played good judgment when he vetoed the
Omaha < police commission bill , and the mem
bers of the Nebraska senate , In passing the
bill over his veto , showed themselves to bo
political animals with long ears and brazen
voices. The governor vetoed the bill because
ft was a bad piece of legislation and con
demned by the best citizens of the state.
Plattsmouth Journal : Governor Holcomb
has delighted the hearts of all honest people
In the state by vetoing the bill repealing the
state depository law a bill which gave the
state treasurer and his gang the control and
profits on the use of inure than a halt mil
lion of money all the year round , and would
have been worth $40,000 , at least , to Treas
urer Uartlcy and Ms associates , who are well
known H. & M. men. That veto made glad
the hearts cf at least two of Cass county's
representatives.
1'latto County Argus : If an election for
governor could liavo taken place between
Holcomb and Majors while the people had a
full view of the brutal majority at work , the
former would liavo carried the dny by not
leis than 50,000 or GO.OOO. It Is Impossible
to estimate the number of republicans who ,
by force of habit , voted for Tom Majors ,
after a few weeks watching the action of the
brutal majority were glad bcyoml measure
that Tom Majors , the ringleader of that kind
of republicanism , was not elected.
Lincoln News : The veto by the governor
of the bills providing for a state board of
Immigration and for the repeal of the state
depository law will be generally applauded.
There Is no necessity for the establishment
of a bureau of Immigration , the work of
which can bo- easily accomplished by the labor
commissioner and his assistant , who must
now Mml It Irksome to discover suillclunt em
ployment. The veto of the repeal of the de
pository law Is In accord with public senti
ment. The measure for a direct repeal of
this law was emphatically defeated , but the
friends of repeal , by trickery amounting al
most to a legislative crime , secured the sur
reptitious placing on to the fag end of an
other measure of a clause repealing the law ,
and at a time when It was well nigh Im
possible to defeat it. The only ones desiring
repeal were the state treasurer and his
friends , and they were the only ones who
would have profited by Its repeal. If the olll
clals who pass upon the bonds of depositors
will refuse to accept the bankers as security
for themselves and exercise a reasonable
precaution the state will be much the gainer.
UJH > ItUSVLTS Of
Washington Post : The predicament of the
Income tax law does not Improve under In
spection nulte the contrary. As a matter
of fact , the calamitous consequences of the
supreme court's ' Indecision multiply apace.
The law has ben discredited. The Individ
ual has been Invited to resist Us execution.
And yet the machinery of Inquisition still
stands , and all the forces of mischief and
vexation arc left In unrestricted activity.
The situation , bad as it was originally , has
been aggravated Infinitely by the action ,
or , rather , Inaction of the supreme court.
Philadelphia Press : What is a rent ? What
Is realty ? In mixed property , both real and
personal , which Is real and which Is per
sonal ? No two states In the union answer
these questions alike. A nice time the In
ternal revenue collectors will have In passing
en the most Intricate problems and distinc
tions known to law. The income tax law is
broken down in administration and collec
tion by the decision of the supreme court.
Every penny collected under It will bo an
unjust and Inequitable tax , and It will never
be collected , save for 1S94 , from Individuals.
Denver News : The Income tax law Is In a
peculiar position. Application has been made
for an order to restrain the Illinois Central
railway from paying the tax. If the lower
courts hold that the tax ts unconstitutional
and cinnot be collected from the railway
company the case will doubtles be carried
to the supreme court. Should that august
tribunal divide , as It did before four to
four the decision , of the lower court will
stand good within Ihe Its Jurisdiction. Dut
suppose some other court , elsewhere , on a
similar proposition holds that the law can
be enforced ngalnst railway companies and
the1 supreme court again divides four to four ,
this decision of the lower courts will stand
good within their Jurisdiction. There may
thus bo as many different varieties of In
come tax law in force as there are opinions
among the lower courts , unless the nlnlh
justice of the supreme court recovers his
health sufficiently to hear the case and cast
the deciding vote. In effect there Is no court
of final appeal , so far as the Income tax ts
concerned , while the court Is evenly divided.
FllKK JllSIilt JSt'JIltr JIUVll
Indianapolis News : The attention of the
country Is called to the series of differences
between the Omaha brewers and their em
ployes. They have agreed upon every propo
sition but one , but upon this one the em
ployes have planted their feet and set their
teeth with grim determination. The brew
ers are willing to grant free beer to their
employes about every other hour , but the
employes Insist that every time the clock
strikes they shall make a break for Ihe
tank and flll their own. There is certainly
a great question hero , Involving the rights
of American workmen. Public opinion should
condemn this tyrannous disposition of em
ployers.
Milwaukee Bvenlng Wisconsin : It Is an
nounced from Omaha that the strike between
the brewers and their operatives continues
because the operatives demand free beer all
day and as much as they can drink. The
owners of the breweries were willing to
concede them a free drink at the hours of
9. 11 , 12 , 2 , 4 and C o'clock. The men Insist
that they shall be permitted to Imbibe
every hour. The owners declare that t\x \
times a day Is enough , and thai they cannot
afford free beer all day , as under such an
arrangement some men would drink thirty
glasses. Our forofalhers would have been
shocked If serious differences occurred be
tween employer and employes because free
elder , free rum or free whisky was not fur
nished ad libitum all day. The effects of
overloading the stomach with beer seriously
injures the mind and Impairs the health.
I'KOl'LB At/It THINGS.
Now the premature presidential boom
talks itself to death.
General G. W. Jones , the distinguished
survivor of Iowa's Infancy , was 91 years old
yeslerday.
The Lexow Investigation In New York cost
$ G7,439. Exposures come high , but we must
have them.
Newark. N. J. , and St. Louis fired Oscar
Wlldlsm from the town libraries. Both cities
went republican recently.
The Industrious legislature of Pennsyl
vania has created enough new offices to
make a reliable taxpayer groan.
The democrats of New Jersey did not get
out of Hie town elections last week enough
picking to pay for a schooner at Gutten-
burg.
The success of Japan In Its little dlfflcully
wllh China lends some weight to the claim
made In circles of higher criticism , that It
was probably Jonah swallowed the whale.
The long promised biography of Samuel J
Tllden , by Hon. John Ulgelow , will be Issued
this week. It Is reported the chapter on the
famous "still hunt" In Nebraska In 1870 ex
ceeds In graphic power and faithfulness the
description of the chariot race In Hen Hur.
Up in Ann Arbor , the Intellectual forces of
Michigan , a revolution Is brewing over Ihe
wearing of the bloomer. Straight laced board
Ing houses hove tabooed wearers of the fem
inine unmenllonables , and Ihe wives of col
lege professors have espoused the cause of
the new woman , There Is a delightful pros
pect of a merry row , which promises to prove
Ihat the new garment will bag at the knee.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
Bakin
Powder
4BSOL1)TEKV PURE
OT11KH r.I.Y/M T/M.V UtlltS ,
It lii reported that there. . Is danger of an
open rupture , with hostilities , between
Sweden and Norway , The latter IIAR for
several years demanded greater Independ
ence In the way of foreign policy , and In
sisted upon separate diplomatic and con
sular service. King Oscar II , who Is a great-
grandson of Napoleon 1's marshal ( Ilorna-
( lotto ) , has stfdlly resisted this demand ,
which has bcdii repeated by successive
Storthings , the Norwegian Diet , The lib
erals In Norway claim that the conservative
ministry In 1SSI destroyed guns and ren
dered whole quantities of arms useless , and
that a similar ministry took measures In
1893 against the Independence of Norway.
A year ago the crown prince of Sweden was
accused of having spoken of a possible
armed Invasion of Norway by Sweden. Nor
way voted to suspend his civil list , but re
considered this action upon receiving assur
ance that the prince had not used the lan
guage In question. Sweden has n population
of about 4.785,000 , and an nre.a of 171,000
square miles. Norway has 2,000.000 of popu
lation , and an area of 125,000 square miles.
Sweden's standing army , In 1VJ- . consisted
of 38,851 men. She has fltty-th.-eo vessels In
her navy , of which seventeen are port de
fense vessels , eighteen are cruisers and
eighteen are torpedo boats. AIMiough Nor
way has In her army about 30,000 men , in
cluding reserves , tlio number of men ac
tually tinder arms is restricted by law to
18,000. Her imvy has thirty-four vessels ,
twenty-two of which are cruisers and Iron
clads. Norway was ceded to Sweden by
Denmark in 1S14. The Norwegians at first
repudiated Sweden's authority , but soon
agreed to a convention , by which was re
served to Norway the power of self-govern
ment , co far ns that was compatible with
nn Indissoluble union with Sweden. U'lille
It seems hardly llkoly that Sweden and Nor
way will no to war , It must bo admitted
that the situation has been growing more
critical for several months.
*
The French law does not exempt able-
bodied clericals of suitable age from mil
itary service , and It Is found that on their
return from the barracks after their terms
are expired some of them have lost aptitude
for the priestly vocation. In our civil war
the cliTgy was abundantly represented on
both sides from bishops down to curates and
theological students , hut when it was over
they found no difficulty In the resumption of
their sacred calling. Perhaps the manners
and morals of the French barracks reauire
Rome correction , or It may be that a ro-
buster typo of priest la needed one capable
of resisting the secular tone of the camp and
shedding the flow of guardroom colloquy , as
an army mackintosh sheds the passing
shower. Still it must bo admitted , that
there is something Incompatible In the vo-
callons , and It is not surprising that Ihe
priests ascribe to antichrist the law which
turns Ihcm Into soldiers ncainst their will.
In his Lenten pastoral the archbishop of
Houen gives voice fo Iho sentiment of the
church on this point , but It will not at pres
ent chance the law of enrollment , and the
priests will have to perform'the evolutions ,
and ground , stack and shoulder arms with
the rest , according to the somewhat rigorous
terms of the statute.
* * *
The quarrel between Great Britain and
Franco over the possession of the Nile val
ley Is a fight for prey between two Interna
tional Jackals. Neither of Iheso countries
has a shred of moral right to Iho disputed
territory. Ever since the Dark continent was
opened up to European settlement they have
grabbed whatever land came In sight , and it
has long been evident that it was only a
matter of time when their Insatiable rapaclly
would bring them Into collision. Great Brit
ain and France are repeating In Africa the
same tactics which llioy followed In America
n cenlury and a quarler ago. At the same
time. It Is doubtful If these traditional ene
mies will appeal to the "dread arbitrament
of arms. " No doubt a war with France
might prove to bo the salvation of the liberal
party in Great Britain In the present crisis
of Its affairs , but John Bull Is so Inclined to
bluster that it Is hardly likely ho will go
to extremities. On the other hand , France
has plenty lo occupy her attention In watching
her Inveterate foe along the Hhine and In
keeping down the growing forces of anarchy
and disorder at home. ' She may be able 10
spare troops for n demonstration against Slam
or Madagascar , but none knows better than
she the strength and prowess of British
arms , for none has felt them more disas
trously. It Is probable , therefore , that the
wrangle between these two colossal land rob
bers wilt bo diplomatically settled by a peace
ful division of their plunder.
* * *
General Baratlerl seems to be gradually re
trieving the condition of affairs In the Ital
ian colony on the Kcd Sea from the appar
ently hopeless muddle which succeeded the
disaster of Dogall , In 1890. The capture of
Kassala , In July last , has been followed by
Ihe settlement of numerous Arab trlbs on the
fertile banks of the Atbara river and their
organization Into orderly communities , in the
administration of which by an clllclonl and
partly native Judiciary local laws and usages
have been respected. The announcement of
the occupation of Adowa , which was effected
by Italy's brilliant commander several days
ago , is an assurance that the Abyssinian feu
datories will shortly bo brought under as
complete subjection as were Ihe MahdUt
tribesmen at Kassala. The feats of General
Baratlerl are all the more creditable since
they were accomplished almost single-handed.
Ills armies contain only a handful of Ital
ians , and are recruited mainly from th
Abymlnlan mountaineer * . But the general It
muster of the ecrel of "keeping his men
well In hand and getting hold of their heart ! . " > *
The boast of the king of kings , Mcnellk ot
Slioa , that the "Abysslnlans , although bravo
against the dervishes , would never flxnt
against their brethren In blood and faith , "
has proved to be utterly vain. Inspired by
the redoubtable Garlbaldlan hero , they have
fought , and will probably continue to fight ,
against Mnnollk and his feudal Has. Under
the management of the gallant ll.mitlcrl the
Italian colony ot Kritrca will not merely
cover a large area , but may soon become an
Important and self-sustaining dominion ,
C.IIIIXJtT I
Man Who Tirrd ot tlio Duty of I'tcnldpntlnl
Advl < rr .
From Iho beginning of the government until
1S7C , says Harper's Weekly , there had boon
207 cabinet o 111 cor a appointed by the presidents
of the United Slates , and of those seventy-
saven had resigned their cmces. Eight of the
twenty-seven secietarles of state had retired
from olllco prematurely , twelve of Ihe thirty-
ono secretaries of the treasury , twelve of the
forty secretaries of war , thirteen ot the Ihlrty
eocrelarles of Ihe navy , eleven of the twenty-
seven postmasters general , fifteen of the
thirty-eight attorneys general , six of the four
teen secretaries of the interior. There was
no secrelary of agriculture before 1S76 , but
Ihat office would not enter Into consideration
any way , for no one yet lias resigned it.
Of the postmasters general , two resigned
because of the death of a prt.Ml.lunl. When
ever the vice president of the United States
has succeeded to the presidency oy Iho presi
dent's death , the members of the cabinet
have tendered their resignations to give- him
an opportunity to select his own advisors. In
rare cases the new president has asked some
ot the old cabinet officers to remain. As a
rule , ho has cl osen his Imils of departments
from his own political friends and advisers.
Montgomery Blair resigned the poslmaster
RentralE > hlp In Lincoln' ) ) cabinet because ho
was not entirely In accord with the presi
dent's policy. William Ucnnlson , an ap-
polnleo of Lincoln , resigned because he did
not get on wllh Lincoln's successor. Marshall
Jewell went out with Secretary Hrlstow ,
whom ho hud aupporled vigorously In his
attack on the whisky ring. K. J. Melgs ,
Jr. , resigned because of falling lienllh , after
a service ot nine ycart' . Samuel OsgooJ gave
up office because the seat of federal govern
ment was moved from New York City.
Men soon tire , us a rule , of the labor de
manded by Iho government , with its accom
paniment of nervous anxiety over the dlsirlbu-
tlon of offices and the question of party policy
In little things and great. Dissatisfaction
with the drudgery of Iho office and Us meager
rewards has led many men to retire from
cabinet positions. Mr. Cleveland lias been
singularly fortunate In holding his cabinet
together for two years.
10 vuus v.tnoi.N.
Philadelphia Inquirer : Tommy Askcr
Now , If you was lo gll to be an urtlst , what
would you like to drnvv ? Andy Quick A
check on the bank.
Life : Clarn You haven't seen my engage
ment ring yet , have you ? Maude I don't
know. Who Is the man ?
Indianapolis Journal : Tommy Paw , what
does "I ween" mean ?
Mr. Flgg It Is nn expression In vogue
among poets who are hardly.
"Hardly what , paw ? "
"Hardly weaned. "
Chicago Record : Proprlelor of the Sum
mer Hcsort I don't see what we're to do.
Lust ycnr we hadn't many guests , and
Ihere aren'l nny prospccls Uml we'll have
many this year.
Ills Manager ( firmly ) There Is only ono
Ihlng to do wo must advertise that we'vw
raised prices.
A TALE OFWOE. .
I'hllndolphla Inquirer.
Who Is It never longs for pi ,
And when he finds It wants to die
And kick Ihe devil In the eye ?
The printer.
Who Is It works with hand and brain
To give some other fellow gain.
Wears tattered togs In shine or ralnT
Same chap.
THAT KASTr.lt nOXA'KT.
Itonton Globe.
Beholding all the miracles
O'erllowlng Fashion's mart.
What man but'H filled with wonderment
At millinery ait ?
So , In this little bonnet , now ,
Odd sc-ipa | ; of this and that
Combine to make a masterpiece
Tlmt all must wonder all
How bold the fancy , and how deft
The hand that managed thus
From such a hodge-podge , to evolve
This ) headgear marvelous !
A bunch of llowers , a bit of lace ,
Some gauzy wings , a bow ,
A pin or two but they're enough
For Genius , well I trow.
Such nlry trifles ! Who would think
They'd make n man so mud ,
Or lo Ihe modiste's bank account
So many ducats add ?
Yet , O , 'Us not In handling flowers
The modiste most excels ;
'TIs when she tackles figures then
It is that Genius tells !
'TIs when she ( nkes to ciphering
That most she proves her skill ;
For , wondrous ns the bonnel Is ,
'TIs nolhlng to Ihe bill !
You don't want it Odd
But you do want it New-
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You want it in style the latest style and there's
no place like our's to get it just that way. And right
here let us say that we don't figure that simply be
cause wo are the only up-to-date ready-to-wear cloth
ing house in the city wa have any license to quote
high prices , Wo have the goods and we make prices
that are surely as low as you will go for a suit when
you get down to it. Our $8.50 suit is better than most
$15 suits , and in our $10 , $12.50 and $15 suits you will
find tailor points that you won't find outside mado-to-
order places. We give you more for your money with
the choice from the largest and best selected lot of pat
terns in this western country.
Reliable Clothiers , S. W , Cor. 15th anil Douglas St3.