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OEOTMJR O. TBSritUCK.
Rivorn to before me nnd miUrrlbtd In my pres-
fnoi > Ilils 2d day of March. 1M3.
( Bcnl. ) N. I' . rniL , Notary Public.
As a bad ( U-bt collodion ngpncy the
British navy Is n howling success.
Kvery Mny day sliov.'or Is equal to n
contribution of $1,000,000 to the people
of Xi'bni.sktt.
If the reports nf abnormal falls of hall
continue wo may oxpeet another reduc
tion In the price of Ice very soon.
.Tapnn Is to have a taste of the ulti
matum policy herself , merely Ihat she
I may know how China recently felt.
Ir
I'crhntis Great Itrltaln will now add
to her claim against Nicaragua the expense
r
Ir pense to which she has been put to en
force Its payment.
Chauncey Depcw now says It Is too
r early to discuss national politics. ISut
It Is to be noted that he has not arrived
at this conclusion until after he has hail
his say.
"We are reminded that It Is only two
years since the ceremonies attendant
upon the opening of the World's fair at
Chicago that now exist only In recollec
tions and photographs.
F
There Is plenty of good timber avail
able for the vacancy In the Hoard of
Education. The board should be
strengthened , not weakened , by the ad
dition of a new member.
The bill forbidding the appearance of
women upon the stage unless attired In
skirls failed to receive the necessary
constitutional number of votes in the
1- New York legislative assembly. 'S'nont-
If rngo. . .
The canal law will no doubt be tested
In the supreme court before the citizens
IfI of Douglas county vote upon the canal
bond proposition. There is no use
voting bonds until nil uncertainty as to
I their validity Is removed.
VV
VVp On the authority of Chauncey Depow
c- every railroad president In the United
k States Is as liable to prosecution for
Illegally issuing free passes as 0. I * .
Utinllnglon. Does this put Mr. Huntington -
ington in any better position ?
The Woman's Christian Temperance
union should not overlook the city coun
cil chamber In Its search for desirable
locations for Its slot machine drinking
fountains. The members of the council
will certainly resent the neglect
May day in Knrope tills year seems to
have been unite generally a very tame
affair. The labor demonstrations were
, with but ono or two exceptions quiet
anil orderly. These are welcome Indica
tions of less discontent among the work-
lug classes.
The friends of William U. Morrison
say that ex-Speaker Crisp meant Morri
son , when be spoke about a western
pvv'sldential candidate on the democratic
ticket for 1SOG. The friends of A'iee
President Stevenson say that ho meant
Stevenson. In the Interval Mr. Crisp Is
trying to discover just what he did
mean.
Two of the extinguished members of
the late lamented legislature from Doug
las have already betaken themselves to
other parts and others are preparing to
shake the dust of Omaha from their
boots In the no dim and distant future.
But Dr. lllckelts nnd
lion. Jim Allan as
sure their constituents that they do not
propose to desert them without due
notice.
In planning the state fair week carnl
val the committees In charge do not
want to forget the bicyclists. If the
present bicycle craze continues half the
population of Omaha will be riding
wheels before the summer closes. An
Illuminated night parade of wheelmen
nnd wheohvomen would bo a feature
that would add Immensely to the at
tractiveness of the festivities.
The passenger representatives of the
Central Tralllc association have once
more refused the appeal ofThe different
commercial traveling men's organiza
tions for the issue of Interchangeable
mileage. The traveling men have been
working for Interchangeable mileage in
season and out for several years now ,
but they have succeeded In thelrpuiposo
lu only a comparatively few Instances.
There Is no Question but what such
tickets would be a great accommodation
to regular passengers who are constantly -
stantly circulating In a limited territory
The railroads , however , apparently can
not be brought to look with favor on
the project and until they can be Inter
changeable mileage must remain a sub-
Jfct for nglttitloa ,
AKir ronrt run
Assuming that Mr. rimnnccy Dcpow
s authorized to speak for the rupubll-
ans of New York , they are In favor of
Onvernor Lovl 1' . Morton ns the cniull *
late of the party In 1800 for president.
This was said by Mr. Dcpew In an in-
ervlew nt Cleveland , and as that gen-
lenian Is n very warm friend of Mr.
Morton and 1ms a wide acquaintance
and great liillucnco with the repuhll-
MIIH of the Kinplro state the remark
s to be tnken seriously. There have
) cen Intimations from other sources of
a strong feeling among New York re-
nibllcaus favorable tn the nomination
of Mr. Morton by the next republican
mtlonal convention nnd after what hns
) eeu said by Mr. Dcpow there Is good
eason to believe that the friends of
Mr. Morton are Intending to put him In
he race for the nominal Ion. There has
) ccn no Intimation that he Is offering
any encouragement to a movement of
his kind or oven that ho has any knowl
edge of It , but It Is hardly to be doubted
hat he knows something of It. The
leclaratlon of Mr. Depew Is the llrst
llstlnct statement , so far as we have
) bserved , that New York republicans
seriously contemplated presenting Gov
ernor Merion as a presidential candi
date , but his authority will everywhere
jo accepted as sulllclent to place Mr.
Morton In the list of possibilities.
Unquestionably the friends of Gov
ernor Morton can offer some cogent rea
sons why he would be an available can-
lidato and also why , If nominated and
elected , ho would make a good chief
executive of the nation , lie Is thor
oughly In accord with the principles of
tlie republican party , believing In the
iiullclous protection of American Indus-
: rles and In a sound and stable cur-
eney. He has had much experience In
public life and has judiciously aud crcd-
tably discharged every duty and re
sponsibility. He Is a patriotic , public
spirited citizen , whose private life Is
tbove reproach. Ho has not been long
enough , perhaps , In an executive posi
tion to warrant a positive expression
of opinion as to his administrative abil
ity , but he has done well thus far as
governor of New York and there ap-
> ears good reason to expect that he will
maintain his excellent record as a pub
ic man. Ills efforts and Inllueuce have
been directed to securing those reforms
which the republican party promised
the people of the state and In this he
ms been signally successful. These arc
strong recommendations and give Mr.
Morton a very substantial claim to con-
( deration as a possible presidential
candidate.
But there are other republicans who
have equally strong recommendations
tud who enjoy an advantage over New
York's governor In'being younger men
nnd therefore hi closer touch with n
i-ery large element of republican voters.
Mr. Morton will be 72 years old when
the next republican national convcn-
lon is held and while he may still be a
vigorous man ho will have far passed
the time of life for a presidential can
didate. William Henry Harrison was
tlie oldest man ever nominated for tlie
presidency , he having been OS when
Inaugurated , and all but five of the
presidents were under 00 when Inaugu
rated. It Is not at all probable that tlie
next republican national convention will
innko so extreme a departure from tlie
practice of the past as to nominate a
candidate 'l years old , and such being
the case it would seem to be a waste of
time for the New York republicans to
make an effort to secure the nomina
tion for the presidency of Governor
Morton.
MONKTAUY COyFKHHXUH 1'ROSrECTS.
It Is now several months since con
gress took action looking toward the
representation of the United States in
the International monetary conference
which at that time Germany seemed on
the point of convening. President Cleve
land has not yet undertaken to name
the delegates left to his selection , but
he has given It to bo understood that
he will not bo wanting in his part so
soon as the time for action shall have
arrived. The point at which all seem to
be battling Is the delay of the German
government to carry out the spirit of
the resolution adopted by the Heichstag
and to issue the Invitation requesting
tlie different powers to send delegates
to a conference for the purpose of dis
cussing and framing recommendations
for an Increased use of silver as money.
This delay is being utilized in certain
quarters to spread tlie impression that
there Is no possible hope for an Interna
tional monetary conference and that
further expectations in that direction
are altogether unwarranted.
This view Is not shared by those who
are In a position to form an authorita
tive view of the European monetary
situation. Mr. Edward O. Leech , direc
tor of the mint during President Har
rison's administration and at present
vice president of one of the principal
national banks In New York City , In a
recent interview expressed himself as
confident that the conference would be
held. Germany , he says , will call the
conference and England has decided to
participate In It If called. Krauce nnd
the other states of the old I.atln union
will naturally take kindly to It on ac
count of the largo part which silver
plays In their currency. The United
States Is strongly In favor of Interna
tional bimetallism , as was evidenced by
the prompt action of congress In provid
ing for representation. Mr. L ech goes
on to say that Germany , after having
summoned the conference , will be under
obligations to propose something defi
nite , and as the German delegates to
all previous conferences have looked
With disfavor upon every proposition
to enlarge the use of silver the change
will be of considerable signlllcance.
As to the probable results of the con
ference there Is , of course , much differ
ence of opinion. The key to tha situa
tion will as usual be Ireld by England.
Mr. Leech , In the Interview already re
ferred to , professes to bo doubtful
whether England will go further than
to make a few minor concessions , such
as the reopening of the Indian mints , a
small Increase In the legal tender limit
of silver currency , and perhaps the
transformation of a fourth of the bank
reserve from gold to silver. It will then
bu for the other powers to determine
how far they can go with safety and on
what conditions their mints shall be
thrown open more freely to the coinage
of silver. Certainly the prospect was
lover better since 1873 for some kind of
in International monetary agreement
In the near future.
MUST STAND TUOKTllKtl.
The Omaha Jobbers nnd packers hare
made n strong presentment of their
grievances to thu Interstate commission.
J'hey have cited facts thnt cannot be
controverted nnd presenli-d figures that
afford conclusive proof of the righteous-
less of their demands. They have
shown thnt Omaha has been a victim of
arbitrary discrimination on the part of
the railroad trnfllc managers for years
and has suffered Incalculable damage
jy this unfair nnd lawless treatment.
The submission to these wrongs has
jceu n drawback to the material pros
perity of this city and Its continuance
will check Its growth nnd the develop
ment of the whole region tributary to
Omaha. The only wonder Is that the
Jobbers nnd packers of this city have
mtlontly submitted to this rank dis
crimination for years and allowed
themselves to be distanced by their
competitors nnd rivals without offering-
any resistance.
On this score , however , they really
liavo themselves to blame. They com
mand the situation and could by united
action have long since brought the
Iralllc managers to time. Instead of
acting In concert on the principle of one
for all and all for ono they have allowed
the railroads to dominate them l > y di
versions and divisions created through
so-called special favors , secret rebates ,
drawbacks , passes and side partnership
with railroad olllcers who dabble In all
sorts of speculative enterprises outside
of their legitimate business. It Is this
[ lernlclous system of Individual favorit
ism that Is chiefly responsible for the
lack of harmony nnd self-assertion
iimong our business men , and notably
iimoiig the jobbers nnd packers. In
stead of asserting their rights nnd In
sisting upon fair treatment and no
favors they have allowed themselves to
bo placated by sops thrown from rail
road headquarters that have demoral
ized their organizations and made It
easy for the tralllc managers to keep up
a policy that Is adverse to Omaha as a
distributing nnd Jobbing center.
Whatever the Interstate commission
may decide Omaha merchants and
manufacturers should stand together
from now on , assert their rights and
work in harmony for the promotion of
their collective Interests , which are also"
the Interests of the whole community.
Any other course will leave them open
fo constant attack from within and
without and make It Impossible either
to extend their territory or to even hold
what they have now got. It Is tlie
solidarity of the commercial people of
other cities that has given them ad
vantage over Omaha , and It Is high
time for Omaha to profit by their ex
ample.
VERY LITTLU 1MPHO\'KMKXT ,
But two mouths remain of the gov
ernment fiscal year and It Is possible
to make a pretty close estimate of what
the treasury situation will bo at the
close of the year , June 80. According to
the public debt statement for April the
deficit for that month was $8,7-12,810
and for the ten months of the fiscal year
it was ? -15'J)0UO ! ) ; { , a monthly average of
a little over ? 1,500,000. It Is not prob
able that this average will be reduced
for the remaining two months of the
year , so that it may be regarded as
reasonably certain that the addition to
the deficit for May and June will not
bo less than $9,000,000 , nnd It is more
than likely to exceed this amount It
is entirely safe , therefore , to estimate
the deficit for the fiscal year at about
$55,000,000. This Is a very much larger
deficit than wns estimated by Secretary
Carlisle In his last annual report and
In his various communications to con
gress , but there long ago ceased to be
any surprise at the wide discrepancy
between the secretary's estimates of
revenue and the results. The condition
also shows what very poor calculators
those democrats were who assured the
country that under the new tariff policy
there would be abundant revenue to
meet expenditures aud something over.
The treasury statement for April
shows little Improvement In receipts as
compared with the corresponding
months of 1S04 , when tlie business de
pression was at Its height There was a
moderate gain In the revenue from cus
toms , but a loss In receipts from Inter
nal revenue , so that the treasury re
ceived only $1,555,000 more last month
than it did hi April of 1S111. The re
ceipts from customs , however , do not
Indicate that there was a reduction of
Imports in the former month as com
pared with the latter. On the contrary ,
the Importations of foreign merchan
dise during April of this year were con
siderably heavier than for the corresponding
spending month of last year. We have
imported sfnce January 1 , 1895 , at least
50 per cent more foreign goods than
came Into the country during the llrst
four months of ISM , but have received
less revenue from this source this year
than last. This is not wholly duo to
lower duties , but partly to undervalu
ations , made possible by the nd valorem
system under which the treasury Is
undoubtedly constantly defrauded of
revenue. A leading trade paper in re
ferring to the practice of undervalu
ations says-that "this enormous evil has
only Just begun to be felt , because until
business revived the Importations were
small. They have recently been rapidly
Increasing , nnd not only Is the Treas
ury department distressed over the un
expected sniallnesB of revenue and the
undoubted frauds In the Invoices , but It
Is now an every day experience In till
the commercial cities that foreign fab
rics are offered at prices that could not
bo met here , even with all profits sacri
ficed aud wages cut 25 per cent below
the present average. " Thus under the
nd valorem system not only Is the gov-
oriuiHMit cheated of revenue , but a most
unjustifiable advantage Is given foreign
over American manufacturers.
Tlie treasury still has a safe cash bal
ance and a good feature of the situa
tion Is the fact that the gold reserve Is
being well maintained , showing a resto
ration of confidence In the treasury.
The presentation of government paper
money for redemption In gold has been
comparatively small for several months
and the promise Is thnt this will con-
tlnue to be the case for some time , the
tendency of the tldo of gold shipments
having turned } o\ynrd HIP t'nltcil State *
for the first Uinai In several years.
There Is really very little Improvement
In the treasury. . ydltlon , but the Indi
cations are soimi.whnt more favorable
than a few mo'nl , ! ) ago.
After the contracts for legislative
printing just l k ( limit have been ful
filled the state vrlll find Itself with 2,000
copies of the senate journal on Its hands
nnd only 1,00 $ f/oples of the house
journal. Thesq' Journals of course are
only demanded hi nets , so that when the
1,000 sets are disposed of there will be
1,000 odd senrtfp Journals left. This
printing was ordered by separate resolu
tions of the two houses of the legis
lature and owing to the usual bungling
failed to provide for equal numbers of
both Journals. Another result of the
discrepancy Is that the two pieces of
work will bo done by different printers ,
the difference In the number of copies
ordered leaving opportunity for differ
ences In the bids that have thrown one
Journal to one bidder nnd the other to
another.
Ono thing the suit against ex-Treas-
irer Hill Is accomplishing for the benefit
of the taxpayers If It results In nothing
else and that Is an exposure of ( ho
methods of bookkeeping and accounting
In vogue In the ofllce of the state treas
urer. It Is safe to say that no private
corporation with financial Interests of
equal Importance would for a moment
permit such loose methods to be cm-
[ iloyed In Its affairs as were employed
| jy the treasurers of the slate of Ne
braska. The testimony in this case does
not show whether or not the lesson of
tlie Hill shortage has been learned. It
Is an experience altogether too ex
pensive to be indulged in more than
once.
Notice has been given that the Adams
county relief committee which had been
co-operating with the State Hellef com
mission has fulfilled Its object and has
been dissolved. The relief work Is prac
tically at an end all over Nebraska and
In few counties are there any farmers
who will" not be able to care for them
selves until the next crop Is harvested.
Neither county nor state relief commit
tees have anything to do further than
to dispose of tlie supplies on hand and
to prepare reports of the work per
formed. The relief organizations will
disappear one after the other as rapidly
as they made their original appearance.
Bill Dorgan 1ms selected his man to
represent him ln'thonppralseiiiont ; of the
penitentiary property which he wants
the state to buy of him. Some people
professed for i\ \ ' while to bo In doubt
whether Dorgan would avail himself of
the opportunity offered by the new peni
tentiary law tounload / his old utensils
upon the state ata handsome price.
Dorgau himself never suffered any
doubt. lie has been waiting for the
chance. He stands ready at all times
to relieve the 'slate ' of the money ap
propriated by , 'the. legislature for the
purchase of his claims.
Lively Tlmfw In Prmpcct ,
WiyifrinBton Star.
'
Those persons Vho'dellght to witness an
exhibition of political gouging , biting and
kicking1 will make a great mistake If they
fall to keep their eyes on the state of Ohio
for the next four weeks.
ICeutuclcyM l loa of I'rolilb'.tlon.
Louisville Times.
After studying the practical results of pro
hibition in Kansas , Iowa and Maine , the
Canadian commission has arrived at the
conclusion that the effort to legislate the
masses Into total abstainers Is either an
Ingalls "Iridescent dream" or a 13111 Allen
"d barren Ideality. "
I'littln : Jiipiiii on the Itnck.
Indlftnapollx Journal.
While It would be improper and uncalled
for for the United States to take any active
part In the settlement of the Japanese-Chi
nese controversy , Japan should be given to
understand that the government and people
of this country hope she will Insist on carryIng -
Ing- out the terms of her treaty with China ,
regardless of the protests of European
powers. _
Stlmulntlmi or AloUtnrc.
Cincinnati Commercial.
Copious rains have fallen the past three
days In the west and northwest , where
badly needed , brightening the prospects for
the growing crops. Prospective earnings of
the railroads traversing that part of the
country , commonly called the grangers , also
brightened , and this led to an unusual buoy
ancy among holders of railway securities in
this city.
Iludil Out for lilooil ,
Courier-Journal.
Pennoyer and Wnlte are no longer at the
helm , but In Uudd California has a povernor
who is ready to se that the earth shall
not wabble. He lias already Issued his
proclamation defining- what the United
States should have done and should do In
the Nicaragua matter , and It Is not too
much to say that ho Is even ready to pre
scribe the cut of Dr. Walker's trousers. Go
It , IJuddy. _
r < > ? iill < ni ; tint Icnnrant.
Phll.iclelphla Record.
Kx-Congressman llryan of Nebraska talks
glibly of "the gold and sliver coinage of the
constitution. " With such phrases as this
the demagogues of cheap money seek to bs-
gulle the unwary and the Ig-norant. What
clause of the constitution can be perverted
or stretched so as to warrant the free coin
age of sliver dollars at the preposterous ratio
tie of 1C to 1 with gold ? Hut it Is Impos
sible to brlnff the champions of free silver
vvlthln rille ranpe of the truth when advocating
vocating- their extravagant money theories.
The fact that they habitually resort to
the most reckless assertions ought to put
the most confiding proselytes to cheap
money on their guard. The constitution of
the United States hns often been wantonly
abused , but It has never been no grossly
belittled as when cited.In favor of the mis
chievous humbU , ,0r free silver coinage.
Tronroii Atfahut Silver.
Clilc d News.
We hope the fre.e silver men will not fall
to read the accounts In the morning papers
of the llnal nlghl of the opera season In
New York. The box olllee took In } U,000 ,
but that was onlyia < fraction of the offering- .
Something- like ailcanload of costly flowers
were Hungon thfl stage , and an one after
another the principal singers were called
out processions of ushera staggered to the
footlights bearing-felfra a solid gold wreath
for Melba. a sola' rtatch studded with diamonds
mends for Hauermdster. an armful of Jew
eled gewgaws for .the Delleszkes. The
singers "waded lltfough roses. " and weak-
minded women went Into a debauch of sen
timental grief at.lhe parting. Altogether
the exhibition may''have cost New York
J50.000 , or twice that .much nobody knows.
There Is no scarcity of money when a pop
ular singer , male or female , can walk a
path strewn with * double eagles from one
coast to another ; The money la unequally
distributed. The ( diets have much more
than their thaie.
titK OI.I.VT AND Tim
Now York Tribune ! Krldcntlr the presi
dent b hacked down from Ms former posi
tion on tlio NIcaraRimn question. That Is
just what might have been expected from a
cFawflah administration ,
InJInnnpoll.i News : We think that the
government lias so far acted with wisdom
nnd discretion In the Nlcnragunn Incident.
Qut wo must nay thnt the patronlilng ap
proval of the Urltlsh press Is , as the Jour-
nil's dramatic critic says , " ( airly excruciat
ing. "
Globe-Democrat : Nicaragua Is not as largo
In nrca as Missouri and lias about halt tlio
population of St. Louts. U Is In bullying
a midget like this that English arrogance
comes to the surface nnd Indicates to larger
nations what tholr fate would bo 'tmdor sim
ilar conditions.
Washington Star : U Is rather strange that
many of the American newspapers that nro
now engaged In praising a real Britain for
Its firmness tn dealing with "an Insignificant
country like Nicaragua" should bo the very
Journals that yelled "coward , " "bully" and
such-llko epithets nt their own government
when President Harrison talked In n bust-
nesi-llko manner to Impertinent Chile.
Philadelphia Press : The administration Is
placed In a worse and worse light ns addi
tional details arc brought to light In the
Nicaragua blunder , flreat Britain put the
administration In a ( also position on one side
and Nicaragua seems from the last London
dispatches on the othnr. The government
at Washington lacked the foresight to see
In what direction Orcat llrltaln was moving
and It lacked the force to compel Nicaragua
to the early and honorable settlement which
was once possible. The responsibility for
the Ungllsh occupation of a point on the
Isthmus , which Is taken under Just as ex
plicit n pledge to retire ns was the occupa
tion of Kgypt twelve years ago , rests at
Washington.
THE FU'flSllX DAY UIllTIC.
Chicago Post : The Marquis de Castellane
talks of sentiment. It Is a pleasure to know
just how he classifies that $2,000,000.
Chicago Uccord : The father of young
Count Castellane criticises American society
with the natural severity of n foreigner
whoso family has just married Into It.
Washington Star : Miss Gould's father-in-
law In his puhllhed Impressions of America
gently Intimates that there are n great many
punctiliously honest American citizens whenever
never succeed In getting to bs United States
senators.
Chicago Herald : Whera did the marquis
of Castellane gain BO much and so exact
knowledge as to the selling price of American
legislators and courts ? Is ho In communion
with the shade of his new daughter-in-law's
late father ?
Chicago News : The Marquis de Castellane ,
father-in-law of Jay Gould's daughter , says
the American nation Is a "reunion of people
without ancestors. " The marquis will doubt
less admit , h'owever , that It Is better to have
money than ancestors.
Minneapolis Journal : Count Caslellanc ,
who married a largo slice of the Gould for
tune the other day , has written an article
severely condemning America and everything
American. Perhaps his American wife Is not
shelling out the money as fast as he had ex
pected.
Philadelphia Inquirer : The new husband
of Anna Gould has written a paper about
America , In which he suggests that Ameri
can men are only Interested In the pursuit of
the Almighty dollar. The Marquis do Cas
tellane ought to be able to recognize this in
stinct when ho sees It.
Boston Globe : The father of the Count de
Sastellane , who married Anna Gould , has
written a long article for a French review ,
In which he paints the reeking corruption of
the American congress. We , hero In Amer
ica , were not aware that corruption had been
carried to the extreme' In congress which this
writer asserts , but as he was In this country
for the space of fifteen entire days , of course
ha knows.
Indianapolis Journal : "The American
man , " says the count , "does not much care
for the society of women , " and "gallantry In
the honest sense of the word Is unknown to
him. " Considering that this young person
saw nothing of the United States except a
little bit of New York City , and nothing of
Its people except on Illiterate sot of rich up
starts and snobs , one can hardly wondr at
his Impressions of the country and people.
1'lMPI.K.lXn TlllXGS.
The Impression Is growing In Colorado and
contiguous territory that President Cleveland
was bzrn with a golden spoon In hiswnouth.
The coal barons threaten a war of rates.
Their winter victims will have the satisfac
tion of sEelng them sweat without paying for
it.
Mrs. Belva Lockwood will not be permitted
to practice before the Virginia supreme court.
Masculine tyranny seems to cling to the Old
Dominion.
The Parkhurst testimonial fund amounts to
$29,000. Ths form of the testimonial has not
been decided upon , but It Is presumed tiger
hldo will figure In It.
Her name Is Jane Addams and she Is garb
age Inspector of a Chicago ward. The re
markable thing- about her work Is that she
attends strictly to business Instead of fixing
up political deals or caucusslng on the cor
ners.
ners.The
The public has done some effective high
kicking at the theatrical box offices In New
York , with the result of kicking a hole In the
salaries of the kickers who disport at the
footlights ,
A Chicago paper speaks of Henry D. Esta-
brook as a resident of "Ottawa , Kan. " In
view of the succession of Journalistic earth
quakes there , It would be unfair to hold the
newspapers responsible for what they say.
If the coming wman should fall to come'
up to expectations , the records of some of
her receding sisters will supply the defi
ciency. A New York wcman , now on trial ,
demonstrated her ability to manage two hus
bands at the same time. She divided her
time half and half between them.
The Butte disaster In which flfty-olght
lives were lost has gone through nn exhaus
tive Investigation and the Investigators pro
nounce U nn accident. The tons of dyna
mite which scattered buildings and humanity
over acres of adjacent territory evidently
sneaked Into the buildings without the own
ers' permission.
As a conclusive test of his powers In that
line a Chicago mind-reader was challenged
to tell how much an alderman received for
his last vote. Tha alderman demurred ,
waxed red In the fac ? , passing from that tea
a stage of Indignation. "You are too blanked
gay , " he remarked , as ho moved outside the
circle of the mind reader's power.
A new woman's club In Baltimore has
named Itself the "Quadriga. " This Is the
Latin name for a four-horse chariot , and
the suggestion of handling the reins Is obvi
ous. There Is opportunity for an Interesting
treatise on the fanciful nomenclature of
women's clubs , us the Washington " \Vlmo-
daughsls , " the Indianapolis "Propylaeum"
and others of equally unattractive name would
Indicate.
Mrs. Potts , a noted suffrage leader of Kan
sas , looks upon her husband as a cracked
kettle , and has applied for a divorce. BIr.
Potts Is a gallant old duffer with a peculiar
appreciation of the fitness of things. FindIng -
Ing Mrs. P. determined to wear the bloomers ,
ho showed his great loveby permitting
her to earn her dally bread by the sweat of
her mouth. Hencs the commotion among the
Kansas Potts.
In order that ancient history might dove-
tall with the Ideas of advanced women , a
London colony of the opposite sex have un
dertaken a revision of the bible with a view
to disabusing the popular mind on the rib
story. That will te put down as the com
panion fiction , of Jonah .swallowing ( the
whale , while the mastication of the Edeulc
pippin will undoubtedly prove to bo a C
o'clock pink tea. The revision promises to
bo perfectly lovely.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U.S. Gov't Report
PUKE
JH/S.V * uo > truatKif OF TIIK a , A. n ,
Convention * for Colorado mid Wyoming :
Heine Hold nt Denver.
DENVER , May 2. Before th * Grand Army
of the Republic encampment of Colorado and
Wyoming convened today there wa * much
discussion among the veterans In attendance
of the recommendation made by Department
Commander Kolllns for the appointment of a
committee to prepare a memorial to the next
national encampment In favor of extending
fraternal aid to confederate veterans , The
suggestion w.is generally received with favor
and lending members expressed the- opinion
that the principle advocated by General Rol
lins will receive the endorsement of the en
campment , which resumed Its secret session
at 10 o'clock today.
A delegation from the encampment waited
upon the ladles of tlie Grand Army of the
Republic In convention this forenoon and as
sured them that the veterans recognized their
organization and accorded them the place to
which they arc entitled as co-workers and
helpers of the veteran soldiers. The ladles'
organization then elected the following ofll-
cers : President , Mrs. Theresa M. Porter ,
Aspen ; senior vice president , Mrs. Kuth B.
Foote , Denver ; Junior vice president. Mrs.
Caroline Keoler , Pueblo ; treasurer. Mrs. Jen
nie 11. Hanks , Leadvllle ; chnp'.aln , Mrs. Kstlicr
McDonald , Denver.
The Impression that has got abroad that
General Holllns favored extending pensions
to confederate veterans Is Incorrect. What
ho proposed was to establish a home for In
digent and suffering southern veterans. His
exact words were as follows :
"There remains ono other subject of which
I wish to speak. The war Is over. Wo arc ,
I may also say , for the llrst time u united
people. This nation is great enough , Intelli
gent enough , inimclently advanced In all
that goes to inako up what we call civiliza
tion when victorious to bu generous and even
liberal to the vanquished. The south , or nt
least many parts of It , Is not the homo but
rather the stopping place of many poor , crip
pled , broken down old men. They were
bravo soldiers , not the loaders , but In the
ranks of an army whose record for bravery
and soldierly conduct cast no stain upon our
fame as a nation among nations. True , they
were not our comrades In the Grand Army
sense , but they are our brothers In the
American sense.
"A homo somewhere In the sunny south ,
where these old soldiers can be cared for ,
sheltered , fed , clothed , and In sickness
nursed , will cost but little , comparatively
speaking. There Is but one place where n
movement of this kind can start , and that
Is In the Grand Army pf the Republic. "
This forenoon's session of the encampment
was spent in routine work. So far as learned
there was no discussion of General Rollins'
recommendation , and no recommendation was
taken in regard thereto.
"Tho morning papers misquoted what I
said about brothers In the south , " declared
General Rollins to an Associated press re
porter today. "I never suggested a pension
for the men against whom we of the Grand
Army fought. The Idea I wished to convey
was that the north and south arc reunited
and that we are all equally children of the
great republic. I dfl not see how I could
have been so misrepresented , but my words
are on the record. "
KEItll.lSK.l AXD A'lSllllASXAXS.
Wausa has a feminine ball club called the
"Bloomers. "
The Keep school house near Hendley was
completely wrecked by lightning.
The Red Willow County Teachers associa
tion will meet at Danbury May 11.
A. Ileald of Talmago fell from the top of
the pumping station and broke his leg.
Homer's new creamery has been completed
and butter making lias been commenced.
There Is a call for the organization of a
society for the prevention of cruelty to
animals at York.
The Ministerial association and the Epworth
league of the West Nebraska conference will
hold a joint convention at Curtis , May 1
to 10.
Thirty-five men are at work for the sirup
company , a new industry at Hastings. The
company will plant 1,700 acres of sugar cano
and It Is expected that work will be furnished
for 100 men from six to eight months out of
the _ year.
State Senator Rathbun of Cambridge was
the victim of a runaway accident the other
day that nearly cost him his life. A team
of colts ho wns driving dumped him out on
the prairie and he was rendered unconscious.
When he recovered his senses ho wandered
around over the country for some time before
ho was discovered. Ho Is now on the road
to recovery , although still somewhat dazed.
Ju tlrn .TiickHon ( iulng tn
NASHVILLK , Tenn. , May 2. Justice Jack
son of the supreme court of the United
States will leave hero Saturday morning
for Wabliliigton to sit on the supreme bench
during the rehearing of the Income tax
case.
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IHHHt.lY , '
Minneapolis Tribune.
Pound now the tocsin ; beat the drum ,
Loud let the trumpet bray !
The merry rooting tfing has come
Base ball begins today !
Bn-athes there a man with soul so dead
Who ne'er hath known or felt
Ills lieart uprise , his cheeks grow red ,
When with a mighty belt
Some husky hero at the bat
Deals to the ball a swat
Thnt knocks It cold and out , and flat.
And clear across the lot ?
If such a man there be , let him
Go s > oak his cranium
And flee unto the forest dim.
For rooting tlma has come !
JllllUIlT JIK/1.VA.
Hoston Courier ! Wo cannot nco why a
iloff should l > o no much , moro foml of the
sent of a tnnn'n troutcrti than any other
t > nrt of his wardrobe ,
Onlveston News : Mnn mnila Justice blind
so thnt hl cscupo would be easy.
Harper's llnznr : "They nay that Miser
Mendel Is nick. Wlmt Is the trouble ? "
"Iternorve. He gnvo u tramp n counterfeit
dollar and the fellow passed it nt his store. "
Philadelphia Times ! It I * often com
plained that love itrows cold. Considering
the amount of clothes the pictures show
he doesn't wear , It Is no wonder.
New York World : Wife ( rending paper }
Just see the frightful effects of rum , John :
here's n young- mini got drunlc nnd walked
right Into church. . . .
Husband ( drowsily ) Yes , yes ; rum's liable
to land n man most anywhere.
Philadelphia Record ; There Is ono chop
house the tramps do not like , and that Is
the woodshed. I
Somervllle Journal : Jloslonlans find the
unabridged dictionary a very useful book.
They cvt'ii use It for the children to sit on
nt the table when they outgrow the In-
fnntlln high chair.
Chicago Record : First Legislator Didn't
you succeed In convincing your collcaguo
thnt his argument was fallacious ?
Second legislator No , I underestimated
his reach.
Minneapolis Journal : "Well , Mnceo , " said
General Joachim Maria , "I'm afraid our
revolution won't wash. " "I'm afraid not , "
said Mnceo , with u sigh ; "but we're making
the other fellows put up a good deal of
Castile soap. "
Indianapolis Journal : "It Is not nil of n
woman's life mission to get a husband nnd
a home , " the new woman averred with
great emphasis.
"No. " assented the old woman , "It ain't
all of It by much. After she has irqt the
husband nnd homo she still has to devote
earnest efforts to getting new clothes. "
The Presidential Possibility : I've boon In
vited to make a speech before a citizen a
club. Will my health permit of the oxer-
The Physician What's the subject of the
. . .v Presidential Possibility-Silver.
The I'hyslclnii ( who knows n fe\v things ) * *
Certainly not. I foibid you to leave tha
house for a month.
SPUING DDK.
MlniU'apollB Tribune.
Tlie bump-eyed frog- begins to sins'
His bruk-ke-ke-kel ; ko-nx ,
The schoolboy In Ills father's chair ,
Places the noisome tacks
The maiden with the bulbous sleeve
Smllos at her diamond ring
And nil things Join the general Josh
To welcome In the spring.
Begins Monday , May 6.
A Story by "THE DUCHESS. "
Every one knows
-what that means. It
means as good a story
as was ever penned of
the good , old-fashioned
sort.
Even "The Duchess"
never wrote a better
story than "Storm
Driven , " whose pub
lication will be begun
by THE DAILY BEE
Monday , May 6.
The scene is English , the
characters are human and
understandable , the heroine
is a suffering and over
wrought woman who is re
leased from a marriage with
an unscrupulous villain by a
happy chance , just as she has
succeeded in rescuing from
him another innocent girl
upon whom he has designs.
It is a tale thrilling in its
incident and happy in its
termination , as all stories
should be.
. *
Opening Chapter May 6
While It's Hot
That's the time to strike for a new suit especially
a light weight suit You know
where to strike out for , to get
it. You know that we strike
out all features that are not
exactly up to date in finish or
material. This week we are
making quite a striking sensa
tion with our $10 and $12.50
Spring Suits that tailors get
not less than $25 for. Oh , we'll cure you of your tailor-
made notion , if you give us just one chance. There are
a lot of styles on the ten and twelve fifty tables for to
morrow sacks , cutaways , in all the newest fabrics new
blues , blacks , tans , gray mixed , and so on , in cheviots
and cassimeres. Of course the style is the very latest
and we'll guaranree to fit you perfectly with a suit that
will wear and hold its shape as long as any tailored to-
order suit for twenty-five dollars.
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Reliable Clothiers , S.W. Cor. 15tl unJ Douglus Sts.
