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\Vlmt lins freesllvt'i1 ot to do with
this Inspection of oil In tlio state oC Ne
braska ?
your cyo on tlio Wyoming oil
fields. Tlion * nrc Hovornl fortiint-s of
Standard Oil dimensions hiding in
them.
If tlu > cry for free silver only mi-ant
that silver was to be free the mine
owners would be making noise of a
different kind.
The postolllre has been conducted by
the new postmaster general for nearly n
month with no visible slxns of deteriora
tion of tlie service.
We are forced to admit that-the slot
machine drinking fountains that have
appeared on the street corners are more
useful than ornamental.
Why not call the contest for the
T'nlted States Kenatorshlp In Delaware
off and let all the candidates enter the
lists for the republican nomination for
president ? _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _
The city council neglected to buy a
city directory for the custodian of the
" \Vlnspear triangle. Tills must have
lieen an oversight. It ought to bo cor
rected at once.
The trouble over the money sent to
the county jail prisoners that went
nstray has been cleared up. It Is only
exceptionally that prisoners are troubled
.with their money.
Surprises come In the way of army
promotions every once in a while. Tin
man who tries to predict the changes In
the higher military ranks lias a task not
much easier than that of the weather
forecaster.
The Kansas City police force is under
going reorganisation. .lust about so
often In the course of human events it
becomes necessary for large cities to
give the police department n general
shaking tip.
Hetty Green posing as a woman with
out a home in order to escape paying
personal tuxes Is a piteous spectacU'
Indeed. There are plenty of people who
would like to pool not only homes but
also fortunes with Hetty.
Judge Scott has been reversed again
by one of his fellow Judges on the dis
trict bench. This Is In connection with
the Tutlle case , which the judge reached
out for and took from the equity docket
over which he is not supposed to have
control.
The president's cabinet seems to have
lately sifted down to Mr. Morton ami
Mr. OIney. If the other cabinet ollieials
don't bestir themselves in the public
prints the people will begin to think
that they are not doing the full measure
of their duty.
Tlio enterprising linn of Nebraska
lawyers who want only ifl. 0R ( ) ( ) foi
their services In one little case- will be
quite willing to pay the income tax on
the whole amount If the court will only
sanction the lien which they have llloil
iigalnsl tlio judgment.
The managers of Leland Stanfon
Jr. university are not quite ready U
close down that Institution merely U
nee whether such action would Induce
the United States government to with
draw the suit.s Instituted to recovei
part of the I'aellle railroad debt frou
the Leland Stanford estate.
If the appointment by a populist gov
crnor of two of their number to stati
olllee creates such enthusiasm In tin
ranks of the free sliver democrats. b.\
what manner of means would they havi
been able to contain themselves If I'resl
dent Cleveland had allowed a crumb o
federal patronage to fall their way ?
Prison Iloss Dorgan Is willing to stei
down and out of the penitentiary pro
vldlng ho is permitted to do so In i
manner to his own liking. Dorgan has
usually had things about the penlten
tiary to his own liking and there Is no
good prospect at this late day that thli-
mutter will be changed In any materla
respect
Politics Is again the rage among tin
umbilicus teachers In tlio public schools
The Impending vacancies In severa
prlnclpalshlps have set the wires work
Ing thick and fast. > Ve suggest tha
while revising the list of principals th
fomrd of Kdrca ! on n Jg'it ' with propriety
iilso revise the excessive scale o
lalnrles paid to principals.
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If a recent report of the London III-
nctalllc lingua may be accepted aa
rttstwortliy , the cause of bimetallism
broad Is making progress. Certainly
o far as that organization Is concerned
t seems to be dolilg effective work In
hat direction , It Is organizing branch
cagues In Knylaml and on the cotill
ion t , Is Issuing literature nnd proposes
o publish a newspaper. The report
tales that during the past fifteen
nontlis the cause nf International bl-
netalllsm has made greater progress
han during any similar period since the
nitlatlon of the movement , and that
hrougliout the provinces the number of
dhcrents has steadily Increased. It Is
Iso said that the demand for literature
n all branches of tlio monetary ques-
lon has far exceeded any past experl-
'iice ' In the history of the movement ,
tranches of the league have been estab-
Ished In Australia , New /calami and
niiln.
Heferring to the growth of the bl-
netalllc sentiment on the continent of
2tirope , the report notes the formation
of a strong bimetallic league In Prance ,
leaded by a distinguished body of lead-
ng public men , and says the cause is
nuking headway In Ctcrmany and other
European countries. All this Is eneour-
iglng for the friends of a system of true
ilnietalllsm and It Is very much to be
loped that the London league will con-
Intie to prosecute the work it is engaged
n vigorously and with still bolter re
sults than It lias yet achieved. It
o receive the hearty support of all who
elieve that the only sound and safe
solution of the silver problem Is In an
nlernatlonal agreement under which
lie mints of all the great commercial
iMitlons can be opened to the coinage
if silver at a common ratio , this being
he policy for which tlio league Is strlv-
ng. The tendency of the free silver
agitation In this country , however , is to
llsconragc and retard the movement
ibroad In behalf of bimetallism. So
eng as the opponents of the latter pol-
cy In Kurope can llud a reason for hop-
ng that the fulled States will adopt
tlio free and unlimited coinage of silver
it 10 to 1 they will llrmly maintain their
position and exert all their potential In-
Inence against any change from the
xisling monetary policy. So long as
they are enabled to hold out the possl-
dllty that the mints of the T'nlted States
will be sooner or later opened to the
sliver of the world they will be able to
retard the growth of the bimetallic sen
timent abroad , because with tills coun
try on a silver basis , to which the free
and unlimited coinage of silver would
bring It. Kurope would have all the
gold of the world and with it whatever
itdvantages , financial and commercial ,
that came from Its possession. There
can bo no doubt that were it not for the
free sliver agitation In this country the
cause of bimetallism would have made
much more rapid progress In Kurope
than it lias made.
T//K NICAIlAdUAX IMIHWGIM.
The flrmnosM with which the llrltlsh
government has adhered to Its ulti
matum to Nicaragua loaves no doubt of
Its Intention to persist In tlio course
n < nrlod out , at whatever hazard , until
the Itiiloninlly demanded has boon se
cured. Tlie government of the little
republic1 may decide to rid Itself as soon
K possible of the invader by paying the
Indemnity , If It. can raise the amount ,
and certainly this would bo the wiser
course , for to allow the Drltlsh to re
main In possession of the principal port
of tlio country until the sum could be
collet-ted from customs would be ex
tremely humiliating , while to attempt
nny resistance would bo the height of
folly. The refusal of the United States
to have anything to do with the Issue
leaves Nicaragua helpless , unless the
other Central American states should
bo disposed to Join her in an attempt
to expel the British , which Is not at all
probable , for were any of them so dis
posed It would undoubtedly have been
manifested before this. There seems
to be nothing left for the little republic ,
therefore , but to suffer the penalty
which the Hritlsh government iias ju.e.
scribed.
The administration at Washington
probably does not expect to escape
criticism for the position It has taken in
this matter , but It appears to have
abundant precedents on its side lu the
course of our government in the past
under circumstances somewhat similar
In their nature to those underlying the
dilliculty between Oreat llrlttiln and
Nicaragua. It Is properly held by the
administration that wo cannot ignore
these precedents and It will hardly be
seriously questioned that In this It is
right. Those who have urged that this
Is a case to which the Monroe doctrine
applies misapprehend the moaning and
Import of that celebrated enunciation
of 1'rosldent Monroe. That doctrine
would become applicable only In the
event of Great Ilritaln seizing Nlcn-
raguan territory for the purpose of per
manently establishing Hrltlsh control
there , and It Is understood that the
Itrltlsh government has given assur
ance to our government that It has no
such Intention. This government Is of
course bound to accept such assurance
In good faith , but It will undoubtedly
keep a vigilant watch upon the course
of the Itrltlsh In Nicaragua , and it Is to
bo presumed would promptly protest If
there should appear to be any purpose
to despoil Nicaragua of territory. It Is
to bo presumed , however , that tlie Hrlt
lsh government will be very careful to
avoid doing anything that would Justify
Interference on the part of the I'nlted
Sink's.
The attitude of our government In re
lation to this ease- settles , at least for
the time , one thing , which Is that the
Indepedent ' countries In this hemisphere
cannot 'rely upon the I'nlted States to
secure them Immunity from responsi
bility for offenses against the principles
and the usages of International rela
tions and the
comity universally recog-
nl/.od among civilized nations. The
sentiment of the American people Is
overwhelmingly In favor of protecting
the republics of South and Central
America against tiny form of aggres
sion on the part of Kuropean powers ,
but If these republics wantonly violate
their Internatlonl obligations , as there
to bo no question was done by
Nicaragua , they must take the cense
quences. Were the Pulled States to
take up every quarrel the southern re
publics should get Into with Kuropean
nations It might bo Involved In contin
ual foreign controversy and trouble.
anoiiTKST ir.tr our.
The question of complying with the
petition presented to the Hoard of
County Commissioners asking for a
special election for the submission of a
canal proposition under the new canal
law seems to have become so com
plicated that nothing less than extra
ordinary measures will straighten It out.
The members of the board are plainly
not unanimous cither In favor of or
against the project. They have sought
legal advice on the point of constitu
tionality of the law under which they
have been asked to act and the advice
they have received is conflicting. It Is
true that the greater number of at
torneys consulted are of the opinion
that there are no fatal defects In the
statute , but It Is equally true that If all
the attorneys were of one mind their
opinion would yet not be equivalent to
one solid decision by the supreme court.
There Is a short way out of the
present dilliculty and that Is by an ap
plication to the supreme court for a writ
of mandamus compelling the comnils-
sioners to take action on the petition.
It is but natural to expect some kind of
a judicial decision necessary before the
work on the canal can proceed , because
tlio opponents of the canal will doubt
less now as before exhaust every re
source at their command to block It.
If there must bo litigation why not have
It at once , before the expense of a
special election Is incurred ? AVliy not
have It Instituted by friends of the
canal rather than by Its foes ? Why
not have It proceed by application for
mandamus , which can be brought di
rectly In the supreme court and pushed
to an Immediate hearing , rather than
by subsequent injunction proceedings
which must commence In the district
court and take their time in the
supreme court on appeal.
The grant by tlio supreme court of a
writ of mandamus would go Into the
constitutionality of all the disputed
points of tile law. It would clear the
way for prompt action. It would re
move In advance all possible cloud on
the issue of canal bonds. It would
above all exercise a marked inlluence
with the people In favor of voting the
bonds when they shall be submitted.
A KNIIKAIllXn ASSWHKn.
It transpires that the order made on
Tuesday by the United States supreme
court , which everybody read to be an
order for argument upon the petition
for a rehearing of tlie income tax cases ,
was intended to be not an order for
argument upon the petition , but for ar
gument upon the merits of the cases
themselves. In a word , the court
granted the petition and set May 0 as
the I date for the rehearing , provided a
full ! bench should be present , and lim
ited tlie number of attorneys on each
side to two. The court certainly
adopted ' unfortunate language to ex
press ! Itself , for read the order as you
will no oilier meaning can bo read into
J
it than was accepted by the attorney
general ' and the press of the country
generally. In the light of the subse
quent explanation the claim that the
order is an extraordinary and almost
unprecedented proceeding falls to the
ground. The rehearing will be bad so
soon as Justice Jackson puts in an ap
pearance , and lie will not be bothered
with the preliminary question whether
a rehearing should be accorded the pe
titioners or not.
It is likely that the argument on re
hearing and the revised decision , when
.
it shall appear , will arouse as much If
not more Interest than the original trial.
The subject has been so generally dis
cussed and the absurdities of the tax
under the mutilated law so impressed
upon the people that they are ready to
demand Its repeal or modification at
the hands of congress in case the court
fails to remove the inequalities which
it lias created by its ruling. It is not ,
however , to be expected that many new
points either for or against Its constitu
tionality will bo brought out in tlie
forthcoming roargumont , for tlio reason
that the attorneys will not have had
time to make new Investigations Into
the history and the law of the federal
taxing power. In fact It Is doubtful If
any of the justices who participated in
the last decision are still open to per
suasion , but there Is a strongly
grounded desire to have Justice Jack
son range himself with one side or the
other and give tlio llnal decision the
wejght of at least a clear majority of
tlie full bench of Justices. Justice
Jackson will be tlie objective point of
the rehearing.
The disclosure of a second and dis
tinct defalcation of S'-'O.OOO In the Shoe
and Leather bankof New York , the
same bank that suffered depredations
to thu extent of some $ : iOOoiK ) at the
hands of Seeley. a trusted bookkeeper ,
has renewed the public curiosity as to
how such thefts can be successfully per
petrated under the eyes of the bank's
olllcers. The olilcer who discovered this I
latest defalcation throws the entire re
sponsibility upon the old management
and Insists that under the reorganized
directory and new system of ac
counting Us repetition Is Impos
sible. In making this statement
ho practically accuses Ids prede
cessors of being party to the crimes so
far as culpable negligence In retaining
antiquated accounting can go. In the
present Instance the creditors nnd de
positors of tlie bank have suffered noth
ing by reason of these losses by dis
honest employes. The employes have
been apprehended. One of them Is In the
state prison and the other with the state
prison staring him In tlie face. Hut
tlie bank otllcers who permitted them to
steal have only been deprived of their
positions' and their shares of the losses
as stockholders.
It Is Interesting to note the favor with
which many large cities receive the Pin-
greo potato patch Idea. Hoston Is now
considering It and In fact has taken the
Initial steps to put the plan In opera
tlon , as has Omaha. It can scarcely be j
expecled thai ] Tlie first trial will prove
as successful' ' n.4 would a second nnd
third trial. TJu > . experience gained the
first season must result In a higher de
gree of sucfk'ss' ' hereafter. No more
practical plait1'can ' be adopted for the
good of the | M > of- nor one which will bo
more chanR'tyibuilding ; , or of greater
permanent hefp. The drain upon public
and private itITifs"-glvlng will be lessened
by this plair'nifil It can bo developed
beyond the liirrlts of most other aid-
furnishing scllcn/es. /
This Is nature's sprouting season.
Candidates for olllee are affected by It.
There Is something In tlie political soil
nnd atmosphere of Omaha that breeds
ambition for olllee. Kvery day a new
candidate shows his head above the sur
face of the curbstone. Many of them of
course are born to blush unseen and
must wither away and die for lack of
sunshine and moisture. Others will fall
a prey to the chinch bug and scrub
worm , while precious few of them will
grow to the full stature of the bean
stalk. Jtut still they keep a-comlng.
Should any reader of The Hoe have
Imbibed the notion that the Woman's ;
May Day itee will partake of the char
acter of a juvenile publication the Illu
sion must soon be dissolved. The Issue
promises to be worthy of perusal by
sage and novice , saint and sinner , eru
dite and Illiterate , in fact it wilt enter
tain anil please everybody. The women
In charge of It mean business. Its suc
cess has never for a moment been
doubtful.
The Chicago Herald Intimates in con
nection with the visit of Inspection of
the Wyoming state ollieials to the penal
Institutions of the states east of them
that H Is not every state.'otllclal nowa
days who can enter such an Institution
with confidence in being freely per
mitted to make his exit as lie desires.
all of which , If true , Is not very compli
mentary to the average state olllclal.
Members of the police and flre forces
antlelpate an upheaval In the depart
ment ere many moons cast their efful
gence upon this throbbing mart. They
will bear In mind , however , that n po
liceman or a lli-oman who has a reputa
tion for attending strictly to his own
business and keeping his nose out of the
business of others will have little to
fear for the future.
Nebraska railways might find it to
their everlasting bpnetit this year to put
In force harvest , excursion rates reduced
below tlio o of .former years. In case
of a bountiful .hardest no more effective
object lesson could be laid before pros
pective settlers than to Induce them to
make a personal survey of tlie stale.
HIM Skull.
Ikwton Qlulje.
If Turkish civilization has reached that
stage of alarm when even the photograph
of an honest man ( Gladstone ) becomes
seditious literature , It only adds another
evidence that It is conscious of Its Impend-
1 doom. , t .
Itcform'thct IVroiig Wujr.
New Yt-rk World.
Arresting a railroad president for giving
away a railroad pass is one thing. Ar
resting some other railroad prejldent for
helping to build up the bsef trust Is quite
another thing. And the attorney general of
the United States knows olio thing- from
another.
rini : nrr-i of Anticipation.
New York Tribune.
Some admirers of th3 secretary of agri
culture are beginning to tpeak of him as a
possible democratic candidate for the pres
idency , likely to find favor because of his
financial views. What a campaign of fun
nnd curious complication we should have If
by any clmnca It should be Morton against
Morton !
Kconotnlc I , < - < x < > nn of tlio Time * .
New Yoi k World.
Nowhere else In the world Is labor as
elllclent. as Intelligent , ns persistent as It
Is in this country , nnd no nation which
works as we do can bu made a permanent
victim ot hard times. It Is safe to say
that at no prlo < l in the last thirty years
have the habits of economy been so gen
erally practiced among us ns during the
past two years. Work and economy are
two of the solid foundations of prosperity.
They have been our constant companions
during the recent depression. And they
Justify the hope that the prsent improve
ment In prices nnd wagea Is the beginning
of a permanently better General condition
of affairs.
'llin ( y.iruiHl Almijokn.
fit. Paul Ploaer-1'res.i.
Mme. Modjsska has fallen under the han
of the czar's displeasure and has been or
dered out of Htissla. Furthermore , a de
posit of 2,00) rubles made by her In a Itus-
slan bank has been confiscated. She has
appealed to the American ambassador at
lu-rlln. .Mr. Uunyon. for redress , and lie
has laid the affair before S-eretary
Gri'sham. The only way In which Mme.
Modjcska Is conscious of having laid h-r-
self opea to a possibility of such treatment
Is In her having made an address to some
Polish citizens of Chicago at the time of the
World's fair. On this occasion she set
forth the glorlea of liberty In a stirring
speech. _
Thu Nicaragua Nilimtlon.
Kansas City Star.
Great Britain , conceiving that she lias
been Injured In the person of her repre
sentative. demands an Indemnity of Nicara
gua. The question Is between Great Brit
ain and Nicaragua and the relative size of
the parties has nothing to do with the
morals of the case. No American citizen
Is Involved In the controversy nor Is anv
American Interest threatened , nor , for all
the "Slonroe doctrine , " Is the United States
under any obligation to protect or defend
Nicaragua or any other of the miserable
smj-innual jJovernmjIatH. of Central Amer
ica. Tlie United States can defend Its own
honor , Ita own territory and It * own citizens ,
'
and Is not rcqulrcd'on any principle of de
cency or commqn aqnse to do more than
that.
The rViipU-H * Dulhir.
Nowi'Y > > rk Sun.
Labor Is very generally employed nt high
wages , though alt 'manufacturing ' products
un cheaper than ever before In history.
The bargains advertised by the merchants ,
are not deceitful. The worklngman's dollar
goes farther this spring than It has gone '
at any just timStsmd It Is more easily <
earned. The Increase of Its purchasable
power is not theseimjCfiuenco of leglMatlon
It has nothing to "do with the tariff. It Is
simply the result of the Improvements
brought about by advancing civilization , by
private enterprlsi , liy.Invention , nnd by the
ceaseless competition trade and Industry
and wherever these are displayed , whether
In countries noml lty free trnds or pro
tective. It nppsaw with equal prominence.
Is It probable , then , that the worklngmen ,
the earners of wages , who constitute the
vast maturity of the people , will consent to
the diminution on the ( purchasable capacity
of this dollar ?
It looks now as If this very practical ques
tion might be a It-ailing Issue of the cam
paign for president. Which will occupy the
popular thought and engage the popular
feeling next year. Can there be any doubt
as to what the result will be ?
OTIIKIl T..t\l > S TM.l.V WHS.
There Is no ruler upon earth who has a
harder task In the ruling of his aiiujcctv than
the iiiltan of Turkey. This Is because of the
character of the population of his empire , the
antagonism between the many races and re-
llKlons there , the characteristics ot Moham
medanism , the geography of Ills dominions ,
the fixed traditions that are yet powerful In
them , the social customs that have endured
for nges , the precept * ot the ho ran. his de
pendency upon Islam and the essential nature
of his government. Nominally abiolulc In
authority to long as ho Is faithful to the
prophet , the sultan Is subject ( o restrictions
upon every side and In every net , so that
he Is wholly unable lo carry out many pur
poses which there Is not any doubt that he
entertains. In crltlclslm ; the sultan , who Is
an enlightened and well disposed ruler , th :
limitations of his power must always be
kept In mind. Those who know Armenia
will not hold him personally accountable for
the mlsgovernment of that country , any more
than those xvho know Arabia will hold him
iesponslble for the perpetual ravages of the
plague there. The Asiatic cholera has broken
out again this year on the Arabian side of
the lied sea among the Mecca pilgrims. He-
cent dispatches from Cairo lead to the belief
that the dreadful scenes ot past years wilt
be repeated this year. At n conference of
representatives of Kuropean governments two
years ago n series of rules for the prevention
of cholera among the pilgrims were drawn
up for the acceptance of the sultan ; ami he ,
after modifying them In some particulars ,
accepted them and fought their enforcement.
He met with obstacles beyond number , with
unwillingness and Incapacity on the part ot
his agents , with religious objections of one
kind or another , and with the utter disregard
of all sanitary law which has existed for
ages among the pilgrim hordes , ever ready
to welcome death if they but get within sight
of the holy city of Mecca. The sultan re
newed his efforts last year In a feeble way
without nny more success. And now again
we have reports that the cholera Is among
the devotees frnm India who have arrived
at the port of Jedilah. Thence It has often
gone northward to Kurope.
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At one period of her history Spain was
rightly regarded as almost the first of
Kuropean countries. She had vast wealth
and the eplrlt of great enterprise and en
deavor. Her nionarchs were ambitious and
powerful and sought to build up and estab
lish a kingdom the exlstenc3 of which would
bo felt not only In Kurope , but the whole
world. Her navigators sailed over every sea.
they discovered new lands , founded great
colonies and planted the standard of Spain
on every continent. The arts and sciences
were encouraged , the poetry of Spain was
recognized for Its strength and beauty , and
the republics which cover the whole of
South America were originally her offspring ,
paying her allegiance and still speaking the
mother tongue. Spain's decadence began with
the determination of Philip to conquer Eng
land and with th ? destruction of his vaunted
Armada. Since that time she has gradually
gone backward , until now she now has no
vale ? In the affairs ot Kurope. Drolls and
turmoils at home. Insurrections abroad , an
archy rife , a depleted treasury. Impaired
national credit , tyrannical ofllclals and an
Ignorant people are all contributing to make
her condition worse. She may succeed In
putting down the Insurrection In Cuba , and
thus for a short time pacifying the restless
and discontented clment at home ; but this
will only afford temporary relief and the end
must eventually come. It Is a sad spectacle
that this once haughty nation now presents.
At one time "she might hava stood against
the world , now none so poor as to do her
reverence. "
*
Although the rumor that the French pollcs
had discovered an anarchistic plot against
the t life of President Fauro has been de
nied , yet the existence ot the lawless element
throughout the French republic is unques
tioned. The activity of these zealots has all
along been of the most persistent character.
Not only have they used dynamite to ac
complish their destructive purposes , but when
punishment has followed them some of their
number have wreaked terrible vengeance upon
the people who were Instrumental In bringing
the offenders to justice. In spite of the
fact that time and again the police of Paris
and London declared that they knew all the
active anarchists on the continent of Europe
and could thwart them In any and all their
schemes , the task of suppression seems likely
to prove a dllllcult one. Since that boast
was first made by the police President Carnet -
not t has been assassinated and many Inno
cent people have fallen victims to tha knife
or th bomb. The occasional execution of an
assassin has npt conduced to safety , fpr there
are others of the pestilent brood ready to
tak9 their place. After the murder of the
president It was announced that the French
government proposed to deport all these en
emies of society to some spot where they
could practlc ; their doctrines upon them
selves. That Is the only way to deal with
them. So long as they are within the pale
of civilization they are more dangerous than
Is the panther or the tiger.
* * *
The action of the merchants of Saxony In
signing a petition to exclude all foreigners
from the technical schools of that country
Is a matter of no little Interest to the United
States. The movement was begun by the
manufacturers of textiles , who are especially
bitter in their opposition to the continuance
of the privilege. The export In textile
fabrics from Germany has decreased mater
ially In the last few years , and the manufac
turers declare that this Is duo to the for
eigners In the technical schools , who learn
the secrets of manufacture , carry them home
and soon make Importation unneccessary. It
la almost certain that the petition will be
acted upon favorably by the government
and many students will consequently be sent
to their homes or , at least , be obliged to
seek Inttructlon elsewhsre. Among the pupils
are Americans and English. Technical schools
of this kind could be established In this
country , without doubt , and they should be
established. There sems to be no good rea
son why Americans should not have as good
schools of this kind as the Saxons especially
If we have learned all their secrets of manu
facture. If the exclusion of foreigners from
the Saxon Institutions brings about this de
sirable result we shall hope that the petition
of the merchants of that Industrious country
may be granted.
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The republic of Brazil has got along very
well under ths civilian president who took
office last November nnd of whose ability
to maintain the peace there were so many
doubts. Doth ot his predecessors who held
ofllca after the fall of the empire were
soldiers , both marshals ; yet there were con
stant disturbances during the presidency of
each of them , so tint one was compelled to
resign and tha otlur loft office before the
civil war was ended. Ever since November
last the conduct of President Moraes has
Justine ; ! his election ; and there Is no doubt
that his pacific disposition has had a most
favorable Influence upon the perturbed coun
try. It Is now his policy to close up the
troubles which have existed for over two
years In the state of nio Orande do Sill and
there U a report that he has accepted tin of
fer of mediation made by the president of
the adjacent republic of Uruguay , which has
always been charged with stimulating the
troubles ' , as a means of enlarging Its own
territory. Drazll Is a country which ought to
enjoy unbounded prosperity and which pos
sesses all the means for the enjoyment of It.
Prince Dlsmarck has been kept busy ever
since his recsut birthday engaged rscelvlng
deputations and addresses. A short time ago
a deputation of Prussian school teachers
presented him with an address. In reply
he enlarged upon the love of truth among tha
German people Includlnc. we suppose , the
chancellors and diplomats ot the past. This
passion of truth was , of course , duo to the
labors of the schoolmasters. In conclusion
the aged statesman fell Into one of his rare
poetic moods , The prlnco said that ho was
nearlng the end of his days and observed
with perfect calmness the declining rays of
the sun. There was , however , he said , In
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
hl eyes a gorgeous evening glow , and he ,
like a husbandman , regarded n red sunset as
the sign of n flno day. He hrpcd that the
glow which he saw In the evening of his llfo
IndlcAteil prosperous days for the teachers
aul for the generation now Rrowlng Into
manhood , "In his eyes n gorgeous evening
glow" Is by no means an Inapt description
of the latter days of n mnn whoso life has
been one of exceptional storm and ttress.
New York World ! Our machinery Is better
llian English machinery. Our workers know
how to handle It belter. The staple li home
grown. And If wo do not control the for
eign markets now nearly monopolized by
Kngland It will be nur own fault.
Pioneer-Press : The Iron trade has long
been recognized ns the moat reliable ther
mometer of business activity. Its products
enter so widely Into the consumption of other
trades , that a rise In the price of Iron means
n growing demand for a thoutand other
things. Among the most encouraging of the
. many Indications of n gradual but general
' business revival Is the recent advance In the
price of Iron.
New York Tribune : All these arc signs of
reviving confidence , nnd deserve attention
none the less for the apparently artificial
character of the advance In some Instances.
If conditions favoring an advance did not
exist strong nnd sagacious operators would
not be risking their money on that side In
so many different markets. Excess and
Mightiness no doubt characterize the rise In
some articles and give It a fictitious look ,
but It Is undeniable that n much more hope
ful feeling prevails In nearly all quarters.
Davenport ncinocr.it : There Is no room
for two opinions about the business revival
In New England. In Fall Illver 23.000 oper
atives have begun work under the new sched
ule , which Is a voluntary advance of 10 per
cent over the wages of last August. In New
Bedford 15.000 operatives are enjoying
similar advance In wages. In Lowell the
carpet mills have Increased wages , likewise
the machine shops and the woolen mills. In
Haverhlll , Lawrence , and many other manu
facturing towns the mills have returned to
the wages of two years ago. In the little
state of Ilhode Island It Is estimated thai
about 0,000 operatives are bencfitted by ad
vances exceeding 10 per cent. The dlspalches
from New England centers show lhat the
rubber , boot and shoe , hat nnd Iron Indus.
tries are Included with the cotton and woolen
mills. Largo orders are reported from every
section. Altogether It Is estimated that fully
250.000 working people In the section named
have been voluntarily given work at better
wages than they had hoped for.
CVllttBST CO311C.ILIT1KS.
Philadelphia Record : Muggins Have you
got your spring suit yet ? Hugglns Yes ; I
received my summons this morning. It's
breach of promise.
Chicago Post : "What do you think of
free silver ? " Inquired the politician.
"Can't say , " returned the farmer. "Never
saw any that was free. "
Cleveland Plain Dealer : Colonel Gunnlson
Has China a regulah army ?
Colonel Morters Ves ( suh ; keeps the same
speed alt day.
Somervllle Journal : You can't be sure
that a man Is lazy simply because lu > gets
another man to do his work for him. He
may be only shrewd.
Indianapolis Journal : Wlckwlre What n
beautiful whine you use in asking for a
dime. You really ought to have that voice
cultivated.
Dismal IJawpon Well , I don't know but I
might be wlllln' to hev It cultivated say
under the Irrigation system.
Spare Moments : "There she lay , " Bays
the sensational writer , "there on the floor ,
breathing out her life In short pants. " She
must have been a lady bicyclist In up-to-
date garb.
Detroit Tribune : Starting from her sleep ,
she seized her husband convulsively by the
nose and one eyelid.
"John , " she cried , "there's a burglar goIng -
Ing through your trousers ! "
"What do you wake me up for ? " Irritably
demanded the head of the house. "Settle It
between yourselves. "
Washington Star : The emancipated
woman was Just leaving the club.
"Here. " said she to the cashier , "take
this roll of bills and lock them up In the
safe for me. "
"You are very cautious , " said a com
panion.
"Yes. My husband has gotlcn Into the
way of going through my bloomers when I
nm asleep , and I have to be. "
NO IlEST.
ricvelnml I'laln Denier.
He thought he knew
A thing or two
About peed garden making ;
And so he went ,
With good Intent ,
To hoeing and to raking ,
Hut. ah. the fret ,
And bubbling sweat
Soon set bis heart to shltlclng1 ;
"Alas , " quoth he.
"That fun should be
So near allied to working ! "
A t'ltilUX.
AVnshlnKton Star.
Ilock-a-by , baby , on the tree top !
Papa will warble your weeping to stop ,
Mamma- anxious to vote like a. man ,
And we've got to hustle the best that we
can.
rtock-a-by , baby , on Ihe tree topi
Mamma Is busy elecllng a pop ;
Sister is hunting the pattern she'd like
For bloomers , and grandma Is riding a bike.
Koek-a-by , baby , and when you're asleep ,
Father his dates at the olllce will keep ;
For his place he will lose If too long he de
lays.
And he'll tend babies the rest of his days.
Tim OMAIIA SUNDAY
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COI.N :
Third chapter of the veteran editor's
Interesting remlnlDcencea of Abraham
Lincoln.
COST OP TIlAVKt , IN F.ASTI3HN ASIA ;
Frank a. C'arjicnlcr tells of the inotlcs
nnd expense of tnivel on the highways
of Clilnn , Jnnan ninl Coieu.
MEN OP T1IIJ MOSS HAC1S :
Curroiit chanter of S. 11. Crockett's
masterpiece or llctlon , A strong serial
story.
IN A IIACIASSH nUNOI.K :
Thrilling story of adventure. Illus
trated. Other attractive features for
Ixiys. How tu Dulld n Sail Hunt , Curious
Chnraclvrlyttva of Spiders , etc.
WOMAN'S ? DOMAIN :
This department of the The Sunday
Hop will possess feature * of extraordin
ary merit. TUP chapter on Into fashion ; )
contiiliui a fund of Idea * fresh from
the centers of fashion ; houbcholU hints ,
feminine gossip , etc.
ON OUKICNLAND'H ICY COAST :
1'erlloiis voyage of u party of tourists
stranded on u barren coast- thrilling
adventure.
ovKu AN KAUTHQITAKH :
Novel and hair-raising experience In
a locomotive cab running over the swellIng -
Ing cat th on the line to Constantinople.
KHDEIIAL. 8UPHKMK COUUT HU-
I'UKMU :
A review of Its decisions , showing
what It has done at nulllllcatlon , anil
the change wrought In the theory aa to
Its scope of Jurl.MHtiloi ) ,
BELL COMPANY CALLED DOWN :
The tumble In telephone rates due to
thieatcned competition. 1'romlse for the
future. Miscellaneous electric news
notes * .
THU CHICAGO DUAINAC3K CANAL :
Special letter reciting obstacles overcome -
come In preliminary steps. Lessons of
peculiar Interest to citizens of Douglas
county. A gigantic enterprise ,
THIS FIELD OF SPOUTS :
As the season of cummer sparts Is
upon us the sitor'lng pane of The Sun
day IlL-c will teem with news and gossip
of the week. It Is a feature which no
other paper In Tito llee's territory can
equal. i
THE WKKK IN SOCIETY :
The more Important society events ,
news of secret societies , clubs iintl the
musical and dramatic events of tha
week will be faithfully chronicled In
THE OMAIIA SUNDAY BUB.
OTTO
Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken ; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taato , and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys ,
Liver and Uowels , cleanses tlie sys
tem effectually , dispels colds , headaches -
aches and fevers and ciireH habitual
ronstipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro
duced , pleasing to the taste and ac-
ccptahlo to the stomach , prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects , prepared only from the inost
heal thy and agreeable substances , its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50
cent bottles by all leading drug-
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO
SAN FRANCISCO , OAL.
LOUISVILLE. KY. NEW lOw , H.Y.
Ten Dollar Suit Sale -
The sooner you get over that chestnutty idea that
it takes lots of money to dress well , and quit patronixing1
high priced tailois , the better it'll be for your pocketbook -
book , We can give you as much for a little as a tailor
for a big lot of money , and the fit
the style , the wearing qualities will
be exactly as good. We make a
strong feature of our absolute per
fection in men's business suits. No
maker , no tailor in the world will
show you such values as we do.
Tomorrow we have placed a num
ber of different lines on our $10
table , among them some imported
clay worsteds , equal to any $15 suits elsewhere ; sacks ,
cutaways , all new fabrics , blue , black , tan and gray mix
tures ; cheviots and cassimeres. In style they are the
latest ; in fit they are equal of any suit made by merchant
tailors. Your choice of the line at $10.00 Saturday.
Reliable Clothler.s , S.W. Cor. IStli un4 Doughis St. *