m\rATTA DAILY izi WEDNESDAY. 3.1. 1895.
THE OMAIIA DAILY BE * :
. IlOSnWATBIt , Editor.
THIlMS OP BUlIHCnUTION.
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Weekly Uco , One Ycnr . 6j
OKK1CKS.
Omaha , TII : IV > o HulltllnK. . _ .
Boulh Oinntin , 8lni- Dlk. , CortiT N anil Zllh Bis.
Council Itliirr * , IS r ul Htreet.
Chlcacw OH ! - . 3IT rimmbcr of Commerce.
New York , llr.imn 13 , II ( mil 15. Trlbuno UMff.
Wanhlnston , IM7 V Htr t , N. W.
All cninniimlrntlnni reliitlriR to newn and * ul-
lorlal matter nlnnilil aiMrewl : 1o the LUltor ,
ni'HINCSS U3TTKIIB.
All fauMnoM Icttem nml icmHlnnees lioulil be
ntldrensed In The Ilpe I'uUMUnc company ,
Omnha. Drnfls. checks ami po totllcc orders to
be made pnynMe to tliu order of the < mrmny.
Tins iinr : I-UIIUSHINO COMPANY
BTATIJMHNT OK CIRCULATION.
OcnrRO , T clmck necrctary of Thi lice I'uu-
ll hlnB company. IwInK duly nwoin. snya that
tli ftciinl mimlx-r of full nnd cnnplcti ; copes
of the Dollv Mnrnlnif , Kvcnlng anil .Sunday ! ! <
prlnlcil ilnrlna the month of February , 1S J.
m follow * :
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2 20.430 IS. . . 19.CGO
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13 19.7M 27 . 1V.41
14 1J,7 ( 21 . .6M
Tolnl . , . ; 7,63J
! > * dcductloni ! for unsold nnd returned
copies . ' ' ' " '
Net snlci . 'vi'Si ' ?
Dally average . u.ioi
Sunday.
R TOCecei | | |
Hworn to beforeme nml nubFcrltieJ In my pres
ence thli 2J day of Mmch , 1S91
( Seal , ) N. r. I'UIU Notary Public.
Jnimn to the audience of litiropunn
powers : This I n little iiffnlr ex-
cluMively of my o\vii.
The siipri'ino court inny grunt a re-
licnriiiK on the Income- tax cases merely
to Bee If It can stop the
leaks next time.
The members oC the Delaware legisla
ture now ballot for United Stales sena
tor merely from force1 of habit pro
duced by long practice.
Dr. Miller and Secretary Morton ,
although beloiiKliiK lo the same ad
* ministration , do not apparently feed on
p the same quality of beef.
The demand of pouth.slders for a di
rect street car line to the I'nlon Pneillc
depot seems to be eminently Just.
Furthermore , such a line would pay.
IMty thieves continue to do a thriving
business , .fall sentences arc no longer
n terror to this class of criminals. A
rock pile and chain gang would be.
i-
Chauncey Depew celebrated a birth
day anniversary Saturday , but there
was a noticeable absence of greetings
from his most Intimate friend , Governor
Altgeld.
Oil may go down again , but the repu
tation of the Standard Oil monopoly
as a corporation existing solely for the
purpose of reducing the price of oil Is
Irretrievably shattered.
The list of recent burglaries printed
In The Hee N a living monument to the
work of our valiant city detective force.
There may bo some things 0111 * detec
tives can detect , but they are not burg
lars.
If the juror who took his liquid re
freshments with him Into the Jury room
had only been sitting on a case In the
criminal division of the district court
what a beautiful exhibition of judicial
fireworks we might have witnessed !
It Is wheat now that lias aroused the
speculator's mania. Hut the specu
IF lators would not tackle wheat unless
ft there were good prospects for a steady
market at higher prices than have previ
ously ruled. In tills there Is encour
agement for the farmers who produce
the wheat.
Secretary Morton. In a telegram ac
knowledging a congratulatory message
on the occasion of Ills birthday , sub
scribes himself as "yearning to return
to Arbor Lodge permanently. " It Is
plain , however , that Mr. Morton pre
fers to continue " "
"yearning" for two
years more tit least.
President Cleveland wants It dis
tinctly understood that he is able to
speak for himself when he wants to
communicate his ideas upon any subject
to the public. It doesn't matter what
he does , he will either speak too oftener |
or too little to satisfy ills free sliver
friends. The only way to placate
them is to let them speak for him.
Federal' olllclals whose duties have
heretofore been chlelly routined to ar
rests of citizens for selling liquor to
Indians appear to be somewhat ex
cited at the prospect of bloodshed on
the Wlnnebago reservation. They are
now certain tlmt they have serious
business on hand. I'p to date , however -
over , the trouble has been but u war
of words.
Kx-Speaker I'eel of the Hritish House
of Commons lias been raised to the
peerage , having been created viscount ,
and will probably henceforth disappear
from the Held of party politics. Kx-
speakers In this country sometimes dis
appear from the political arena after
their terms have expired , but only oc i
casionally do they take with them any
higher title than tlmt with which they
retired from the speaker's chair.
The Hoard of Klre autKPollce Com
missioners has dismissed one llreman
for being absent from duty without
leave and another for failure to ex
plain his Ivehavlor while drunk. In
enforcing tills strict discipline the hoard
will have the support of the entire pub-
lie , but the question cannot he repressed ,
Why lias not some of this severity been
exerc'lsed before ? There are men on
the police force today who have been
found jjullty of worse breaches of dis
cipline than the two firemen referred to.
The only way to preserve the elllcieney
of the tire and police departments Is
to deal with every offender against the
rules with the same Indlscrlmluatlug
Ijmlgmeut.
7O UKCIDK Off A ItKllRAItlNa.
The niiiioiiuccinent from Washington
tlmt the ( supreme court has nmtlo nn
order setting aside a definite day for
listening to arguments on the iiotltlon
for n , rehearing of the Incoino tiix cases
intmt bo taken ns an Indication that
the Justices are nt least open to per
suasion ns to the advisability of grantIng -
Ing the petition. Thin Is In pronounced
contradiction of the reports that have
recently emanated from the name city
to the effect that there wns no prospect
whatever of n rehearing of the Income
tax cases and that the sentiment of the
court wns almost unanimous against
wasting any time on Its consideration.
If , ns these authorities would have had
us believe , the Justices were committed
against another hearing they would
certainly not have agreed to nny such
order.
Setting a day for argument on the
petition for rehearing Is not , of course ,
equivalent to setting n day for the re
hearing Itself , nnd It Is < iulte possible ,
though not entirely probable , that after
both sides of the question are fully dis
cussed It may reach the conclusion that
n rehearing of the cases on their merits
will avail nothing. The Important part
of the present order lies In Its contin
gent clause , the condition Implied be-
Ini ; that ti full bench be had by Mon
day , .May (1 ( , when consideration Is to
be accorded the petition. A full bench
can only be had by the return of Jus
tice Jackson to his seat , whose Influ
ence , It Is currently expected , will bo
on the side of the petitioners. The
wishes of Justice Jackson , he having
taken no part In the former trial of
the cases , will doubtless have much
weight with his associates , nnd If he
gives evidence of n desire to participate
In the llnnl Judgment on this Important
( liiestlon of constitutional Interpretation
his fellow Justices will scarcely care to
deny him that privilege. If Justice
Jackson Is physically able to sit on the
argument just ordered there Is no rea
son why ho should not be able to sit
on the original cases this term. The
outlook then Is that If a rehearing Isle
lo be had at all It will be bad this term
and completed before the court adjourns
for the summer. The ruling of the court
on the preliminary question will be
awaited with no little public concern.
AFThll I'K.lCK , 1'HOSl'KRlTr.
The proclamation of the emperor of
Japan will elevate the ruler of the Island -
and empire In the good opinion and the
respect of the world. Itnrely has the
sovereign of a victorious nation had
stronger Incentive or better reasons for
glorifying the achievement of his people
anil Indulging In self-laudation. Japan ,
forced to take up arms against an em
pire ten times greater in population In
order to maintain her rights and vindi
cate her position among the nations ,
prosecuted to most decisive triumph one
of the most notable wars of modern
times. From the opening to the close
of the conflict her armies and linr navy
did not suffer a single defeat. Wher
ever they met the forces of the enemy ,
on the land or on the sea , the Japanese
were victorious. Chinese territory was
invaded and conquered as rapidly ns
the armies of Japan could be moved
ai'd a naval power upon which China
had built high hopes was almost utterly
destroyed. In every movement and
every operation Japan demonstrated her
great superiority as a military power
over her giant foe. It was a surprise
to the world.
With such a record of brilliant achieve
ment the imperial head of the conquer
ing nation would have been pardonable
for almost any extravagance of lan
guage in glorification of what has been
accomplished. lie could hardly * have
praised too highly the skill ami judg
ment of the commanders of Japan's
forces , or the valor , patriotism and dis
cipline of her soldiers. lie could justl-
llably have extolled to almost any ex
tent the wisdom and .statesmanship of
his counsellors. Hut the emperor In
proclaiming to his people the cessation
of hostilities Indulges In nothing of this
hind. In simple and modest language
lie says to his people that he rejoices
at tlie victories which have enhanced
the glory of the empire and then re
minds them that much yet remains to
be done In the interest of civilization
ami of national prosperity. He admonishes
ishes them to address themselves to the
work of promoting the prosperity of the
country , to cultivate friendship with the
people they have vanquished and made
peace , and warns them that any who
may , from conceit born of victory , at-
tempt to Injure the relations of Japan
with friendly powers , especially as regards -
gards China , will receive no counte-
nance. What other ruler , in Kurope or
Asia , would under like circumstances
have shown so great wisdom and mod
eration ?
All mankind realize that there are for
Japan possibilities of a great future.
The position she has won In the eastern
world will enable her to dominate the
policy of that quarter of the earth If
she be guided by wise and Just prin
ciples. There Is reason to belelve that
with her present rulers she will con
tinue to advance In civilization ami to
grow in all ways which make for na
tional prosperity.
' ; imsr A VSH'iit.
Ono of the Lincoln newspapers Is still
urging to the btst of Its ability the people
of that city to begin at once and con
tinue without Interruption a campaign
for the recovery of the state fair by
means of n legislative enactment estab
lishing that Institution In a permanent
location at tlie state capital. It reviews
the history of the Lamhorn bill intro
duced Into tlie late legislature with this
same object In view nnd Insists that If
the people of Lincoln take the matter
up In a systematic way tne next legisla
ture can lie easily induced to give the
defeated measure Its favorable consider
ation.
Omaha has been awarded the state
fair location for n period of live years
and there Is no possibility of disturbing
tills determination reached by the State
Hoard of Agriculture after a full nnd
fair competition for the privilege. As to
the location nt the expiration of the
present live years contract , that bridge
need not be crossed until It shall be
readied. Omaha does not attempt to
claim n perpetual lieu upon tlie Btutc
fnlr , nnd whenever nny other city mnkes
a better nnd more successful bid she
will accept the result as final for the
period under consideration. All Omnha
need do nt present to counteract the
fnlnt-hearted cry for n permanent fnlr
location is to make the coming exposi
tion so complete nnd so attractive tlmt
visitors will have no Jwo views timt the
only proper silo has been selected.
Omaha In the only city In the state that
can nt present accommodate the crowds
which n successful stnte fair ought to
draw. Tlie groundless charge tlmt tills
city 1ms a record ns nn extortioner
whenever nny great event has drawn
outsiders among us Is made for the con
sumption of those only who have never
enjoyed Omaha hospitality. Tlie greater
tlie attendance nt the fair this fall the
smaller will be the Held for the propaga
tion of the ptoposed Lincoln campaign.
A'O IIKM ,
One of the most misleading assertions
of the free silver advocates is tlie one
which charges that by the action of
Knropoan governments nnd of the
L'ntted States between 1S71 and 18715
silver was demonetized , by which term
it h intended to be understood tliat
sliver was discredited as money. And
this assertion Is made in face of ( lie
fact that since 1S7I1 there has been an
enormous Increase In the use of sliver
as money , while nowhere lias it lost its
old legal functions.
In bis recent elaborate speech at Mar-
shailtown , la. , on the silver question ,
Senator Allison referred to tills feature
of tlie free sliver contention and gave
some statistics to show Its absurdity.
He pointed out. upon the authority of
the mint report for last year , that in
those countries where the gold stand-
nrd has taken the place of the sliver
standard or Joint standard there is
In actual circulation $ li."i.OOi.OOO : of
sliver , nnd Including Turkey ? 40,00 < ) , -
000 more. lu 18751 tiiere was not a
dollar of sliver In circulation In the
I'nltcd States , whereas In ISO ! fhe
amount of silver In our circulation was
$025,000,000. "Was It a demonetization
of money , " said Senator Allison , "lo
create It for twenty-one years to ( lie
extent of nearly . ' ? -10.0Hl,000 ( a year ? "
Moreover , every dollar of silver passes
current side by side with gold , both here
and abroad.
Senator Allison said : "Two hundred
nnd fourteen millions of the silver In
Kurope is now held and circulates at
par with gold In Germany , where it
was demonetized In 1ST. ! , and Is legal
tender nnd passes current with gold ,
and of that 5:1,000.000 : Is in German dollars
lars and Is held In the vaults of the
Imperial Hank of Germany as reserve
for the bank notes that have been Is
sued. In France where they have nn
enormous circulation of sliver and gold
they have still ? r 00.000.000 of sliver In
circulation passing side by side with
gold , every dollar of gold and silver ,
amounting In the case of silver to more
than $2.000,000.000 in Kurope , as against
n little more than that sum in gold ,
every dollar of it performing the
money function. 1 have no doubt ther.i
Is more than $1,000.000.000 more of sil
ver in circulation today In the world
than there was in 187. ! . "
The Iowa senator might have added ,
by way of making his presentation still
stronger , that In the sixteen years in
which the decline In the price of silver
was most rapid 1S7li-l ! ) the produc
tion of silver throughout the world is
estimated to have been ? 2,10OJ.OOO. ! ) : !
but during the same period there passed
through the mints of the woild an ag
gregate silver coinage of ? 2.110.000,000.
In view of such facts it Is obviously
ridiculous to charge that silver has been
demonetized. The only case In Kurope
of any material curtailment in tlie use
of the white metal as a part of the
circulation Is that of Germany , and that
country disposed of but ! ? 1 l..OOO.OOO of
.
her silver. Austria-Hungary has placed
herself on the single gold basis , but
she has not diminished her use of sil
ver. In no proper sense , then , lias
there been "demonetization" of silver 1
In any part of the world since 1871 ! .
There have been suspensions of Its coin
age and a single country. Germany , has
withdrawn a portion of It. * stock from
use , but the world's supply of silver
money has enormously Increased during
the last twenty-two years , ami every
where it retains its old legal functions.
Of course , the more Intelligent of the
free silver advocates know all this , but
it would not serve their purpose to ac
knowledge it. To proclaim the "de
monetization" of sliver Is an essential
part of their plan of campaign , and
they do not propose to give attention to
the facts which confute their charge ,
made for the purpose of misleading
those who are Ignorant of the true con-
ditions.
The death of ex-Senator James F. Wil
son of Iowa , while neither sudden nor
unexpected , Is none tlie less a distinct
loss to Iowa and the entire country. Kx-
Senator Wilson had a long and honor
able career In the two houses of con
gress , lie was recognized as one of
the members of the senate soundest
upon questions of constitutional law
and was consulted by all the republican
leaders upon matters where legal ad-
vlco was desliable. His work In con
gress was of the quiet and persistent
character rather than ostentations. lie
was a consistent republican , holding
high place in the councils of the party
in his state. Ills retirement from the
senate at the end of his long public ca
reer wns voluntary nnd owing to 111
health. His death will therefore not
affect the political situation In the state
of Iowa.
It Is amusing to watcli tlie antics of
one J. S. Clarkson , the Iowa bombast
nnd political adventurer. lie seems to
bo chielly engaged In devising schemes
for keeping his name before the reading
public. Time was when tlie Associated
press would transmit any Interview
with himself which Clarksou might
write. Lately , however , tills Inflated
acrobat Is forced to the extremity of
rushing into Chicago with his home made
Interviews and inducing borne space
writer to handle them. A few days
ago It was reported tlmt Clarkson would
buy ( ? ) the Inter Ocean and run It In
the Interest of Harrison. This , of
course , brought out a disclaimer from
the owner of Ainewspaper and n slmrp
retort from Vleujnmln Harrison , who
knows Clarluuiu-of old. Then we see
the Iowa plttnccr In the role of a tele-
plume pro mo rift8 ! In some way the re
port leaked Mif that lie would form a
stock company -with millions of capital
and fight thcy jrll people till the last
dog wns hung. Hut It was all In Chirk-
son's mind. Tlie latest rumor , how
ever , Is mort'Wfnrtllng | than all others.
He permits It to be given out that an
alliance lias AOcii'formed ' between 1'lalt ,
Quay and himself which will rush to
the support of--Allison for president ,
and that should Allison be successful
Clarkson Is to have a cabinet portfolio.
We suggest tlmt If Senator Allison has
a presidential bee In his bonnet he bet
ter call his fool friend down" .
Tlie South Omaha stock men do not
relish the treatment they are receiving
at the hands of the secretary of agricul
ture. They claim that his action In
publicly accusing the packers of con
spiring to raise the price of dressed
meat lias tended to practically demoral
ize Hie market , not only for beef , but
also ' for live stock. They also think
that the secretary ought to rejoice In
having the farmers get high prices for
their cattle without trying to depress
the ( | market by stimulating the introduc
tion of Mexican stock. Tills Is the
burden f of the resolutions passed by the
stock exchange condemning the atti
tude of the Department of Agriculture
with reference to the present meat sit
uation. And it Is to be noted that
this dissatisfaction Is not local , the
stock exchanges of Kansas City and
St. Louis having taken similar action.
The democratic party forced Hie issue
of free trade upon republicans and for
a j ( time was victorious. Hut that trl-
tunpli ! presaged a period of commercial
disaster such as the laboring people of
this country never before suffered. Hav
ing I failed in that undertaking the dein
ocrats are abandoning Hie tariff ns an
Issue I ; and are seeking to force a sliver
standard of money upon the people n
policy which If successful will have
the effect of reducing the wages of me
chnnlcs. clerks , artisans , railway men
and worklngmen generally from , ' 1't to
50 per cent by depreciating the pur
chasing power of the amount of wages
MOW received to that extent. As op
posed to such a suicidal policy the re
publican party must resolutely set its
face.
The new proprietor of Hie Chicago
Tlmes-IIeraltl thinks lie is running the
risk of being charged with a violation
of the established rules of uewspnpei
decorum in Diking the reader , * ) 'of his
journal Into IiUi confidence-us to the
circumstnnccN which led to his acquisi
tion of that jij-operty. If there is any
such .established rule of newspaper de
corum It will certainly' bo npplaudcil
ii'oie in tlic'lirctich than In tile observ
ance. No , newspaper can lose any
thing by taking its readers Into Us
confidence , and r' ' tlie newspaper thai
does not tlo , , o assumes a great deal
when It claims .to have the-confidence
for its' reader The ronilil'c u6e between
a real newspaper and its readers must
bi > mutual.
Commissioners In charge of the Chicago
cage drainage channel or ditch , now
under construction , encountered many
snags In acquit Ing right-of-way. Specu
lators bought tracts inteisectlng the
line of the canal and sought to mulct
.
the commissioners out of large sums of
money. The courts were appealed to ,
and as a rule the commission came out
victorious. It Is possible the Douglas
county canal commission will have to
contend against like obstacles. Unman
nature Is pretty much the same every
where when funded opportunities are
offered for fleecing the public.
Within sixty days Chicago lias lost
three democratic dally newspapers and
gained two republican dallies. Harly
tills month the city "went republican"
by about -10,000 majority in the munlc
ipal election. Now we are told Hint
a company has been organized for the
establishment of n democratic dally
with free silver tendencies. From all
tills the only Inference to be drawn Is
that old line democracy Is traveling a
rocky road in Chicago , as elsewhere.
liiHliirHi ! and riitliintlmip/ .
Indlnnn ] > ells Journal.
The new stockholders of the Standard Oil
trust , hnvlnn made between JW.OOO.OOO and
$75.000,001) out of the consumers of their prod
uct. , should make haste to establish an
other university under the auspice ! ) of some
church organization which holds rather to
theoretical creed than to practical ethics.
inq : Martyrdom.
Detroit Free Tress ,
The BUP re me court of Michigan haa denied
the petition of a convicted member of a
school board for a new trial on the ground
that "he wns Induced to commit the wrong
ful act and did not himself originate the
plan. " That court seemed to entertain the
opinion that the man who commits u crime
should be punished therefor , and not be
permitted to pose as a weak and tearful
martyr.
The Thlrjl Term Insuo.
, Ny York Sun.
U will be wl\hlnthe power of the cucUooH
to nominate M4 . Cleveland for president In
1S90 , even If tlnTe' should be not more than
ten or a dozen of them left In the aviary.
Hut with arovcr Cleveland a candidate
for a third ttlrti Jh any ticket and on any
platform , demoor tle , republican , populist ,
prohibitionist or ruckoo , there would not
be the slightest iliumer to our Institution" ) .
The real 1881(6'would ( be , not Imperialism ,
but UnmphooHsrti.1
\ SlllMI \ IOt < ltO.
The statl-stlelan of the ABrlcultural de
partment announces that In the ten years
endliiK June CO , 1831 , there were Imported
Into this country utmost 30,000,000 bushels of
potatoes , with ii value HRBreiratlnB over
J13.000.000 of slnVAra. belnu an average of
44 0-10 cents .per i bushel. There were , of
course , exportyf .of potatoes In this same
period , but th < '
< 'Imports exceeded the ex
ports by moitr' ' t him 2I.000.000 bushels , with
a value of nOnrtyjlO.OOO.OOO. This susKests
two facts- First , that It Is one of the curi
osities of the history of agriculture that
potatoes , which were discovered in this
country , arc nov being mainly secured by
America from other lands ; second , that
these statistics furnish an excellent argu
ment for the extension of the Detroit plan
TllR JIUSS Of TUB ( HllttXT.
Philadelphia Times : In Ha pence terms
'nn.in tloe n't demand the whole hoc or none ,
t allows China to rftaln the pigtail.
New York World : UuisUn disapproval of
he Japanese treaty with China flnJs vlRor-
iiis expression In the Inspired organs ot St.
'ctcrelnirtt , and AS Germany Is also dlmtls-
led Japan may flint dlOlctiltlca In the ay of
ti attempt to civilize China and become a
lower In continental Asia.
Globe-Democrat : China's IcadlnR repre
sentative , In drawing tip the treaty just made
with Jnpnn , ties long been known as China's
nest progressive statesman , though he nan
vored n new Asia rather than a closer In-
crcourso with Europe. It Is possible he l.
tot lorry over the birth of a lighting nation
n Asia anil that he will erck to strengthen
t as the best chance of resistance to j
European encroachments. At all events ,
Japan has now taken the load In eastern
\sla , and the European power that tries to
overawe her will make a dangerous and agcc
gresi'lvo ' enemy.
New York Advertiser ; The resources of
Japan are practically unimpaired by the Chist
ICBC war , and the martial ardor aroused by
: ho series ot splendid victories which has
crowned her arms suggests that she might
wclcomo rather than avoid a struggle with
Hussla should Cossack arrogance go too far.
lieccnt advices state that Hussla has sent
fl.OOO troops to Vladlvostock and that fi.OOO
moro will soon follow. This action , howbi
eve , " , would seem to have no special slgnlfl-
ccnco In the face of the fact that the Japan-
CJ3 army Is still In possession of territory
coveted by Hussla. That nation will nnd
that It will require more than a squad of
Tartars to whip the conquerors ot Ping Yang
and 1'ort Arthur.
Chicago Tribune : The latest Issue of the
Statesmrn's Year Hook gives some new fig
ures as to the population of China and Japan.
Hitherto , In comparing the two countries , It
has been the habit to credit China with 300-
000,000 and Japan with 30,000.000. From the
latest estimates , however , China proper has
3Sfi.000.000 and Its dependencies Manchuria ,
Mongolia , Thibet , Jungaria and Bast Turkes
tan Increase the total -I02.CSO.OOO. . The
olllclal census of Japan madeIn 1892 rtxes
the t population at 41.083,940 , nearly half of
which Is credited to Central Nippon. Thus ,
although the Tribune has hitherto stated the
respective populations as less than the real
figures , the ratio remains the- same , so that
the remarkable result of the war Is not af
fected. ' It still remains to the credit of the
Japanese that In eight mouthy they have
whipped a nation ten times as big as them
selves and compelled It to get down on Its
marrow bones and howl lustily for peace.
TllfXUH.
New York's reform street sweepers are to
bo uniformed In white duck.
The waters of North America are stocked
with 1.800 varieties of fish. The versatility
of the fish story needs no further explan
ation.
1'rlvato Secretary Thurher , when wearied
by white house callers , relieves his over
worked feelings with sonorous expressions
couched In Hebrew or Irish.
An organization of women opposed to the
extension of suffrage has been formed In
New York. The projectors assert they have
troubles enough as things are.
If Ur. Nanscn really discovered tlie north
pole on the summit of a mountain it serves
to render more Impenetrable the where
abouts of the in > stcrlous Symmo's hole.
Frederick Homier of the Now York Ledger
nnd Henry B. Abbey , the theatrical manager ,
were each fined $100 by Justice Laurence of
the Now York supreme court for failure to
do jury duty.
Although the democracy of Kentucky Is
divided Into hostile camps on the money
question there Is an undercurrent of bar-
mony manifested when It comes to downing
the old spirit.
Two citizens of Dresden , Germany , Indig
nant on account of the refusal of the Helclis-
tag to honor Ulsmarck , have subscribed
$1,000 each for
the purpose of erecting a
statue to the ex-chancellor in the Saxon
capital.
The Sioux City Journal celebrated Us sll-
vor anniversary on Sunday last with a
superb write-up of the development of the
city and surrounding country. In which the
Journal was a mighty factor. The Journal
has earned the distinction of being the best
all-round newspaper In Iowa , and deserves
the prosperity It enjoys.
If the shades of departed editors take
cognizance of material things on this foot
stool what must bo the feelings of Wllber R
Story and James Wilmot Scott as they view
'ho political revolution of the Times and
loralil ! Unless a mighty change has taken
ilaco In their earthly characteristics their
unknown and unknowable abode must bo
tinted with expressions which send the
angels scooting for shelter. It Is useless to
n Jill go in speculation. Llfo Is too bliort
and changes too rapid. The wonder Is that
lalr-ralslng groans have not been heard In
: he silent cities by the lakeside.
Mrs. Klock , a member of the late leglsla-
; uro of Colorado , does not appear entirely
latlstled with the results of her experience ,
jho doubts the wisdom of having women as
nembers of the law-making body because
ho surroundings are not what they arc
cracked up to be. Only women of mature
age , of settled convictions , strong will and
a certain Indifference to masculine rudeness
can hope to servo through a legislative term
md retain their self-respect. A good look-
ng woman , according to Mrs. Klock , would
jo In constant peril In the legislature. The
fact that Mrs. Klock escaped the pitfalls
she describes may be taken as evidence that
she possesses the requisite qualifications for
another term.
Dr. Dvorak , the eminent composer , who
ms honored America by trying to garner
its folk songs into a symphony , sailed this
week for Europe , says the New York World.
Some surprise -was expressed that only men
assembled to see him off , and there were no
flowers. It is recalled that when I'aderowskl
went away the dock was crowded by dam
sels , like Nlobe , all tears ; the cflluvlum of
the ebb tide struggled In vain through the
odors of jasmine , and the band played sad
airs from Mercadantc and I'orgolese. With
Dr. Dvorak , on the ether hand , there was a
distinctly masculine air to the leave-taking
and there was no band. In explanation it
should bo said that Dr. Dvorak is only a
composer and does not wear bis hair long.
Ucsldes , he has got hard and earnest work
to do here , and Is coming back to do It.
JtnlQinnklni ; Kxtrnurcllnary.
Wnshlnston Slur.
Texas has long been suffering from a
drouth. Sunday night at Fort Worth
ICvangellst Aloody. while addressing
a revival audience of 8,000 per
sons , prefaced his sermon by a
long nnd fervent prayer for rain. He-
fore the services were ended the rain
descended and the flood came. The taber
nacle was partially washed away ami sev
eral persons were severely Injured in the
panic which ensued.
Of course every one In that vast audi
ence now believes that the downpour came
in direct answer to Mr. Moody's fervent
appeal. Hut Moody has been holding meet
ings there for two weeks nnd he never
prayed for rain before. Sunday morning
the Fort Worth plgnal service for the llrsl
time. In two months had Its storm signals
Hying Can It be possible that Hrother
Moody also has faith In the weather bu
reau ?
Distribution of Mil to Keller.
Minneapolis Journal.
Inquiry Into the distribution of state re
lief In one of the drouth stricken Nebraska
counties brings out the Information that
while the people who were in need received
help to the amount ot about } 3oO tlie rail
roads which transported the goods took JiOO
for their share t'nder such circumstances
the bill appropriating 10.00 for the sufferers
might well have been called a bill for the
relief of the railroads. It will be re
membered In this connection that when
Minnesota had ltd forest tires last fall the
S' . Paul & Duluth and Eastern Minnesota
roads carried all the goods nnd people ab
solutely free , the St. Paul & Duluth be
ing particularly generous In the transporta
tion It furnished the survivors and their
friends for a long time afterwards.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U.S. Gov't Report
PURE
suit is ffixKTir-vtrx rnn VKXT UAXR.
Ami Yet Hot Ilnttmmt M About to Seek for
Dlvnrca from llor ,
SAN DIEGO , April 23. Jerome WcslfMte ,
against whom sensational charges of putting
his wlfo In AH Insnno asylum have been
node , states that for some considerable time
ntter lie nnd Mrs. Westgalc came to San
Diego sin ; showed signs of Insanity , but that
no particular notice- was taken ot her case
until last October , when she was regularly
I'.x.imlned by physicians here , declared Insane
nnd committed to the asylum nt Snn
Hcrrardlno , from which place reports occa
sionally reached him tlmt she was no better.
On April 1G ho was Informed by the manager
of the asylum that Mrs. Westgate had been
released on March 51(5 ( , with n certificate that
she wns 95 per cent s.ino and that she had
accompanied her sister to Chicago. Wcstgnto
also states that ho helped his wlfo to obtain
a divorce ; that he was married to her by
contract In February , 1893 , In this city , and
that lie has this certificate still In his pos
session , He also states tlmt all property Is
still In his wlfo's name , that he has never
practiced nny cruelty townui iicr and that
lie was not aware until quite recently that
she was either liberated or that nny steps
were being tnkcn to secure her property.
He now declares It to be his Intention to
prccuro a divorce and apply for a restitution
ol his property , as he considers It rightfully
belongs to him.
Westgate Is living hero In a quiet nnd un
assuming manner , occupying n cottage that
appears to have been built by careful saving
nnd ho Is carrying on n small kalsomlning
business In order tu make a living. Neither
his pcisonal appearance nor habits would
Indicate a violent nature or extravagant
living.
HUTTK , April 23. A morning paper prints
a startling story about Mrs. AVestgatc's con
finement in n private madhouse In San Diego.
About ten years ago the woman owned largo
real estate Interests in Hutte , but her health
falling , her husband persuaded her to dis
pose of the property and go to California.
Since then her friends and a sister living
here have heard little from her. Some weeks
ago the sister received nn anonymous letter
Informing her that Mrs. Westgato was In
carcerated In n private Insane asylum at
San Diego. The former at once went to her
sister's rescue and secured her release , and
has returned to Hutte with her. Mrs. West-
gate Is a physical wreck. She says that
shortly after they settled In San Diego she
Invested her money successfully , while her
husband bcame worthless. She threatened
to sue for a divorce , and then he schemed
to get possession of her property , lie de
stroyed their marriage certificate and denied
that she was his wife. She claims that he
drugged her and had her confined to a private
asylum and kept In a solitary cell for weeks.
Krlends charged her husband with her mur
der , and In this way her whereabouts were
discovered. Mrs. Westgate has secured a
copy of her marriage certificate , and will
return to San Diego to recover her property.
ALLKOEIt 1-OliiUMillS OTlll.ll. . .
Fntnl Illncdn Cninmnnvcil Immoillaloly After
the Unking of u Will.
MUSKEGON , Mich. , April 23. The ex
amination of Mrs. Henry Hughson and
George W. King , charged with the murder
by poison , July 20 , 1S92 , ot the former's hus
band , began yesterday before Justice Col
lins. Popular Interest In the proceedings
is Intense. The dead man's slsler , who Is
the complaining witness , testified that her
slstcr-ln-law had exclusive care of Douglass
and that his fatal sickness began the next
day after he had executed a will in favor
of his new wlfo. She said that King , who
claims to be Mrs , Hughson's nephew , was
there n great deal , and charged the two with
undue Intimacy. This was supported by
Mrs. . Alvlna Jcnla , who said she found them
together. King's aunt , Mrs. Honeywell ,
testified that Mrs. Hughson was not King's
aunt. _
ricmlml diillty ( o Nobbing n Church.
CHICAGO , April 23. Alonzo Snyder has
confessed to having systematically robbed
the Second Daptlst church for over ten years.
He confesses to having taken possibly $2,000 ,
but. It Is asserted that the amount Is nearer
$10,000. Snyder was a general utility man ,
employed by the church at a salary of $ GOO a
year. The money was taken from collec
tions and pew rentals. The culprit has been
discharged , but will not be prosecuted. Sny
der was once well to do , but lost everything
in the great fire.
cntu llrouclit Out by TliulrVlvoi. .
POMCHOY , O. , April 23. The nonunion
men notified the operators of Williams mlno
today that they would work no more , and the
strikers have raised funds to send them
away. The wives of William Mnnley and
Nelson Alshlrc , leaders of nonunion men ,
have notified their husbands to quit worker
or they will leave them. These two have
agreed to go with their wives , taking eight
others with them. Only eight workmen
remain. _
i orlintt Itrnily to linck Ills Frotrgen.
CINCINNATI , April 23. Tom O'Rourko ,
manager of Walcott and Dlxon , posted with
the Commercial Gazette $1,000 for either of
these men to fight any man of their class
Corbett may put up. This is the outcome of
an afternoon Interview with Corbott. Cor
bett says he will back Mysterious Hilly Smith
or Tommy Trocoy against Walcott and Aus
tralian Billy Murphy against Dlxon.
Navigation of Lnka Superior Op mi.
MAHQUETTK , Mich. , April 23. The tug
Merrlck passed through the St. Mary's rlvsr ,
arriving at Sault Ste , Marie this morning ,
opening navigation for Lake Superior.
KKMIASKA A.\n Mtllll.taKAXS.
The Cheyenne county Farmers alliance will
meet at Sidney May 4.
Tiu ! Iluffato County Teaohm association
will meet at Elm Creek April 27 ,
The Northeast Nebraska 'Tcachets nuocla-
( Ion will meet at Itandolph May -I.
The Norfolk District Kpworth league con
vention will meet at SUntoti Juno 17
All tramps caught In Oratul ItliuiJ wilt
hereafter be. compelled to work on the
streets.
Henry Httcklns has dlcpose-J of hi * Interest
In the Nebraska City Independent , but the
paper still lives.
Uurgtars entered the store of J. A , Drown
at Ashland and carried off a wagon load ot
Hour and other goods.
A knlfo In a wood forming machine at
N'cllgh worked loose the other day and was
thrown through Fred Thornton's wrist , cut
ting a terrible cash and severing the bone.
A lot of 1'eudcr girls had a hen party the
other night , and to add zest to the occasion
halt of thc < damcels dreswed In men's clothes ,
The doors wcro kept locked during the fes
tivities.
Dr. Seeley of Kearney , who took a do < io of
ammonia In mistake tor cod liver oil , Is In a
precarious condition. His throat Is In a
terrible condition and he can only take liquid
nourishment.
A lot of Indian bones have- been dug up
In a mound back of the cemetery at Madison ,
The Pawnee County Teachers association
will hold Its annual session at Pawnee City ,
beginning Juno 10.
The wife of George L. Dlngman of Has
tings has left him to get along as beat ho
nicy and he will take advantage of her ab
sence to enter the Soldiers homo at Grand
Island. Ho Is a veteran of the war and
his wlfo was twenty ) ars his junior.
Lightning struck the house of C. V. Clark
at Stoddard and shocked Mrs. Clark Into un
consciousness. Four years ago the samu
house was struck and Mr. Clark was badly
Injured. The old saying that lightning never
strikes twice In the same place seems to have , J
Us exceptions. % "
The village of Sprague has been haunted with
"ghosts" for some timepast. . The people
becumo tired of the visitations and a com
mittee went to work on the matter. The
result was that the "ghost" has quit busi
ness and a number of young bloods are now
devoting their energies to some other form
oi deviltry.
J. C. Hayes , a well known Valley county
farmer , has begun making a test of sub-
soiling. Ho proposes to leave a strip a rod
wKIc , without subsoil In R It , through the cen
ter of an alfalfa field which he Is sowing ,
and also to subsoil a strip through the cen
ter of his corn field , the balance ot which
will not be eubsolled. This , ho thinks , will
show plainly the effects of subsolllng and will
demonstrate whether or not It pa.yn ,
: Of KIFK.
Hroohlyn Life : ' -How did Mrs. Lovely
happen to be dropped from the Womiin's
nights club ? " "She spoku In praise of her
husband. "
Hocklaml Tribune : "I am tnld tlmt
Humley Is a regular leech. Is tlmt true ? "
"N no , 1 would hardly say that. A leech ,
you know , never gets stuck on himself. "
Cleveland Plain Dealer : Interested Friend
You are ambitious , of courstt-7
Kentucky Student Yes , Bull !
"fiood ! What la your aim ? "
"Twenty paces , sub ! "
Hoston Post : "Sir , " remarked the rich
father to the suitor , "after tlie Investiga
tion I have made Into your character I can
not give you my daughter , Kminn , " "All
right , " answered the persistent suitor ,
"then how about one of the others ? "
Indianapolis Journal : "I notice , " said the
scientific bout dor , "that they have suc
ceeded in making very fair bread from
wood. "
"I suppose , " chipped In the Cheerful Idiot.
an 1m saw nn opening , "that It would bo
more palutablo If spread with a little log
Jam. "
Washington Star : "Now , " said LI Hung
Chang , "let us definitely understand the
terms of the treaty. "
"Certainly , " replied the mikado ; "that's
very simple. The terms of the treaty ure
cash. "
Philadelphia Inquirer : Hlng My wife haa
leaincd to drive.
Hang- Horse or nail ?
Life : Wronged wife Haven't I Buffeted
In a thousand ways since I married you ?
Heartless Husband There Is one way you
haven't. Wronged Wife ( Imllffiiantlv ) In
what way is that ? Heartless Husband In.
silence.
Detroit Tribune : They repaired to the
falls of the Sioux , there wa-i nothing elsu
for them to illoux , but what they hail done ,
for they wished , who were one , to be with
all expedition made tloux.
FRANKNESS.
"Take a doughnut , my dear take two. "
The visitor looked with a wistful eye ,
Hut not nt the doughnuts ah , nol
Her wishes were centered on pie ;
"I can get doughnuts at home , "
The little girl tsnld with o. High.
Indianapolis Journal.
The price of beef may bo 'way up and
mighty hard to raise ;
And the silver question worry us , In many
woeful ways ,
And nn overdose of Trilby may near Oilvo
us to despair ,
Hut the better days are coming , and we'll
do away with care
As we sit out on the bleacher ) , and yell and
whoop and shout
As the pitcher for the homo team strikes
Tnreij
M.-n
Out.
Reliable Clothiers , S.W. Cor. 15th and Douglas Sts.