THE 03EAIIA DAILY 3IEBi TUESDAY , MAY 21 , 1305.
Tim OiMAHA DAILY
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THItMS OP
Dally Iee ! ( Without Bund.iV ) , One Year $ J 0)
Dally lice nnJ Homlay , One Year J JJJ
HU Month * S * J
Three Month * ;
HunJay llec. One Yeir . . . < j ? , '
KnturJay Ile , On * Year "J
iWtckly Hee , Ono Year
omens.
Omihn , Tlii Ilee llulltllng. . _
Kouth Omnlm KlnKer tills. . Corner N n.l : ttli Sts.
Council llltitTn 12 t'enrl Street.
Chltaeo Olllr" , 31 ? Cluirnber or Comrncrce.
New York , Jinoniii 13 , 14 ami 15. Trltnine Dldfr
Washington , 1417 V Street. N. W.
COIinEHI-ONHKNCE.
All cominunli-nilons relallnc to newn nnJ tdl-
torlal matter fh'iuld t > i diln il ; ro tao l.ulior.
All LuslncM letters nml remittances uliould lie
ndilfneil to The Ilee 1'ulilHlilnc rompnny.
Oninlia lioft * , chfcki nn-1 t ntnlllco orders to
be made pnynMe to tln > onler of the company.
THIS IlEi : PUIILISIIINO COMPANY.
BTATI.MINT : or CIHCUI.ATION' .
Ocouo II Tzsclmck. secretary of The Hee Pub
lishing company , belns duly sworn , nays tliat
th actual numlx-r ot full nnd coinpli-t cov\tt \ i or
tlio I ) illy Morning. KvcnlttR nnd Kumlnr I'
printed durlns the month of Peliruary , ISM. wus
1 20.195 . 1Kff
2 2),4SO 18 . M.WM
3 20.5M 17 . . . 3)01) ) )
4 20.1M
5 20012
C 15.001 21 19.M1
7 11.W9 " " " " " " " i3'i
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9 19'W 23 13/.M
10 21.GXI 21 2' ' .IK )
11 lO.f.CO z ; 15C17
32 13.81 2U 11.011
13 15.7M 27 105IS
II 10,700 2.1 13 6.B
Total M7.G33
I.c.i deductions for unrold arxl rclurnoil
copies H.Q20
Net ile < Ml CI3
Dally avi-riiEO 19.WI
* rfunday.
ononor : n. TZSCIIIJCIC.
finorn to hffore me nnrt FUtiirrilicd In my pres
ence this 2d day of Mnrch. 1S'J" > .
( Penl ) N P. riiU Notary Public.
The nt'linviiru pi-nch cnip unit tlic Cnl-
Ifornlu i-licrry crop do not conuurn us
Imlf ns nnich Just now ns tlio Ncbntnkn
corn crop.
Tlio prospect for a inillloii-ilollnr depot
Is Improving , and wo shall not tto sur
prised It the structure takes definite
Bhnpo nnd form before snow files.
The most yolKimnt resets over the
Income tax decision will be felt by the
< ; lerks in the revenue olllce whose tu-
colnes have suddenly been cut off.
Now that the Income tax In knocked
out the question Is , will the president
all an extra session of congress to de
vice means for raising revenue enough
to carry on the government , or are wo
to have another bond Issue ?
Hon. Charles Morrlll , chairman of the
republican slate committee , gives It out
cold that he had not thought of being a
candidate for governor in ISSUi , but we
take it he will not decline a seeretary-
Hliip on the State Hoard of Transporta-
tiou.
The new constitution of Utah has
been formulated and is now ready for
approval or disapproval by the presi
dent. Inasmuch as all signs point to
the election of a republican legislature
nnd republican senators , Mr. Cleveland
nuiy not be In n very great hurry to
give Ills sanction to the document.
The city ordinances relating to the
construction of theaters embody pro-
ylslons for the protection of the public-
, whlcli should by all means be enforced
without fear or favor. We do not
know whether these regulations have
been complied with in the architecture
for the Crelghton theater. It behooves
the building Inspector to see to It that
every precaution against a holocaust betaken
taken now while the building Is under
construction. "
William 13. Curtis , who has been a
resident correspondent at Washington
for nearly seventy years , predicts that
republicans will not make an alliance
With populists In organizing tlio senate
next winter , because they must realize
that It will be a dangerous thing to do
nuil that It will bo n great deal better
for them to preserve their dignity and
Independence- rather than occupy a com-
prqinlsiug position before the country.
Mr. Curtis may be correct , but there Is
no telling what trading politicians may
do when it comes to a struggle for pat
ronage.
The dispensary law continues to be
the bone of contention in South Care
lina. The governor of South Carolina
Is a man that will not be trilled and
Iws served notice on all whom It may
concern that the state will not allow
barkeepers to resume business , nor will
It , permit blind pigs and blind tigers to
evade the law. We apprehend , how
ever , that those whom it may concern
the colonels , majahs , Judges and other
members of South Carolina chivalry-
Will exercise the privilege of buying
their rum and rice beer where they can
get It the cheapest on tick.
Wharton Uarton of Philadelphia de
clares that he would open the mints to
sliver tomorrow If lie had the power.
So would all the other bulllonalres who
have Invested In silver mines. There
vronhl be millions In It If an ounce of
silver which is now mined prolltably at
< ! 5 cents would sell for $1.2 ! ) nt the
United States mint. The trouble would
lie , however , that the mintage of sliver
bullion at such a ratio would cause the
government to suspend gold payments
within a week and the coined standard
dollars would be worth no more than
are the silver dollars minted In .Mexico
ilnder free coinage. They would be
MTorlh their market price In bullion and
gold would be quoted at a premium ,
just as it was between KWi and 1878.
The law requires every corporation ,
Including banks , loan and trust com
panies and other concerns that deal In
securities , lo make annual returns of.
their real property nnd chattels to the
assessor the same as all other corpora
tions nnd Individuals. It appears , however -
over , Uiat some of these moneyed cor
porations positively decline to fill out
assessment blanks under pretense that
they propose to deal directly with the
county commissioners. Such evasion of
the statutes should not bo counte
nanced. SupiHso all the other corpora
tions nnd assessable individuals should
do the same thing and Insist on dealing
directly with tlio commissioners and the
city council , where would the thing
end ? Why should the county coinmls-
stoncrs make flesh of one class of
property owners uud ilsli of another
INl'OMK TAX DEGLAttKl ) VOW ,
The income tax law is rold. lly n vote
of five to four the supreme court of the
United Slates has declared the law un
constitutional. This result Is duo to n
change of position by .Justice Shlras
from that whlcli he took on tlio first
hearing. It will be remembered thnt
when the previous decision was handed
down the court was evenly divided on
the uncstlon involving the validity of
the entire law. Justices Ilarlnu ,
Drown , Shlras and White alllrmlng
the constitutionality of the law In
whole or In part , and Chief Jus
tice Kuller , Justices Field , ( Jrny and
llrewer holding that the law , ns
a whole , was unconstitutional. On
the rehearing Justice 'Shlrns Joined the
latter , while Justice Jackson , who was
not present at the first hearing , and
concerning whose position there had
been much surmise , voted to sustain
the law.
There was no change In the views of
the court regarding those features of
the law upon which the first decision
was rendered. Taxc < on rents or in
come of real estate and on personal
property or the Income from such prop
erty are unijualltledl.v declared to be
direct taxes and therefore cannot be
constitutionally levied except by appor
tionment among the slates according lo
representation. The court remained
unanimous In the opinion that congress
cannot lax the Income from state and
municipal bonds. Having announced
their adherence to former conclusions
the majority of the court siy : "We are
now permitted to broaden the Held of
Inquiry and determine to which of the
two great classes a tax upon a person's
entire Income , whether derived from
rents or products , or otherwise , of real
estate , or from bonds , stocks , or other
forms of personal properly , belongs , and
we are unable to conclude that the en
forced subtraction from the yield of all
the owner's real or personal property ,
In the manner prescribed , Is so different
from a lax upon the property itself that
It Is not a direct but an Indirect tax In
the meaning of the constitution. " Here
Is a very comprehensive definition of
what constitutes a direct tax , but the
Justification of it is very clearly and
strongly set forth In the decision , which
hears evidence of most careful and con
scientious deliberation and preparation.
Having stated the reasons for declaring
the law unconstitutional , the court sug
gests that there Is no real dllliculty In
the way of congress raising any amount
of needed revenue by an Income tax
apportioned among the several states
upon the basis of census , but'only ' In
some great exigency Is there likely ever
to be any attempt to do this. The de
cision against the income tax law of
18)1 ! ) will , it is safe to t-\y ; , put an end
to anything like a serious demand for
such a legislation. A few political dem
agogues may endeavor to keep alive a
sentiment favorable to an Income tax ,
but they will hardly be able to secure
any considerable following. Only In
the event of a war which should make
a demand upon the resources of the
government that could not bo mot by
ordinary methods of taxation will there
ever come from any responsible quarter
tlio proposal of an Income tax , and
never under any circumstances will
there again be proposed a tax so essen
tially inequitable and unfair as that
which the supreme court has declared
void.
The decision will be approved by a
very large majority of thoughtful and
fair-minded cltl/.ens. The supreme court
weakened itself somewhat In popular
confidence by its failure to pass upon
the constitutionality of the law at the
first bearing , but It will now regain
what was then lost of public respect.
It Is pertinent to remark that partisan
feeling had manifestly nothing to do
witli Influencing the decision , the four
democratic members of the court having
divided equally for and against sus
taining the law. The decision will de
prive the treasury of revenue estimated
at about il,000,000 , and as the ex- _
pcnditnrcs still exceed the receipts this
loss of revenue may prove to be some
what embarrassing , but that Is a mat
ter of minor importance in comparison
With the settlement of a great question
of constitutional taxation and the set
ting aside of an unequal and unjust
law.
A I'nOSl'KCTIVH MIXIXU IlOUJt.
Perhaps there Is no better authority
as to the outlook for the gold and silver
mining Interests than .Mr. 1) . II. Moll'at
of Denver , who Is very extensively en
gaged In mining operations. In an
Interview with a representative of the
New York Tribune Mr. Moffat predicted
a boom In mining at an early day , ob
serving that no other Industry offers
such possibilities , and he gave the fig
ures of dividends which various mines
have paid In Justification of his state
ment , lie expressed the opinion that
the recent discovery of gold deposits at
Cripple Creek and also In the gold belt
of I.eadvllle will exceed anything found
in this country since the days of Cali
fornia In the way of gold mining and
the districts are hardly opened as yet.
A number of mines mentioned by Mr.
Moffat have paid In the aggregate about
910,000,000 in dividends and they are
now being operated at a prolit , while
other mining properties of a most prom
ising kind are being developed as rapIdly -
Idly as practicable and equipped with
the most approved appliances. .
It Is not only the gold mines that are
paying generous dividends. Many of
the silver mines are also being worked
at a good profit , even at the present
commercial price of the white metal.
The figures given by Mr. MolTat refute
the claim of the silver mine owners that
the mining of silver Is not profitable ,
and the fact that new mines arc being
put into operation. Is conclusive evi
dence against the claim. The fact is
that except as to a few out-of-the-way
mines , where the yield Is small , silver
production has been constantly profita
ble , especially In Colorado , and all the
outcry to the contrary bus been largely
for effect In creating sentiment favor
able to the free coinage of silver.
It Is estimated that the output of Kold
from Colorado this year will be nearly
? iiO,000,000 and that of silver about ? 15-
( XH,0 < K > In value. The tendency for tlio
last two years has been to develop gold
mining , and this will doubtless continue
to ba the case , but silver mining is by
no means bolng neglected. There Is
reason to believe that silver will not
decline to a lower commercial value
than It hn. < r reached , but rather that
with the Increasing production of gold
throughout the world the prlco of silver
will Improve , so that If It can be profit
ably produced at the present market
price there Is good Inducement to con
tinue mining It. The mining actlvl'y
now taking place may not gru v Into a
boom , but there Is obviously a better
condition In the near future for trie
mining Interests of the west.
inn * IWlXSTA'l'K SKAVKll
Chief Scavcy cuts n blR figure nt police
chief conventions , police picnics nnd po
licemen's balls , but that fnct does not condone -
done for his shortcomings In handling the
police nml suppression of crime. The Dee.
The fact that Chief Seavey "cuts a big
figure" at police chiefs' conventions Is fairly
good evidence that his ability as a police
officer Is recognUctl by men who know what
constitutes excellence In a police olUclal.
The fact la that there Is no police oRlclJl In the
United States who stands higher among tl.e
police authorities of this country tlun does
W. S. Seavey. * * As nn organizer and
a disciplinarian Chief Seavey has deaijn-
stratcd marked ability. He cannot ba said to
be n popular man , nnd It may be thnt nt
times he has been unnecessarily gruff In
manner. Ilut when Senvcy became chief he
found nn unorganized crowd of polharnen
who were strangers to discipline. *
Under Searey the force has been built up.
He voluntarily resigned In order that full
Investigation could bo made on reports
touching his official conduct. He has been
fully exonerated , and be should have been
reinstated long ago. The editor of The Uee
Is opposed to Seavey's reinstatement piob-
ably because Seavey did not snfe/.o every
time The Dee editor Indulged tn snnff. nut
The Hee should particularize Scavey's "Miorl-
comlnga In handling the police , " If It expects
to have Its fight ngnlnst him entitled to suc
cess. * * The people of this city nre
entitled to discipline and good order In the
police force and these ahould not be sacrificed
In order to please one man who li.iaglnes
that the chief duty ot n public official la to
please the editor of The Ilee. World-Herald.
The Dee regrets that Mr. Seavey's
over/.ealotis friends compel it to do
some plain talking in regard to Mr.
Seavey. but It will not shrink the duty
Imposed upon It. Might years ago when
Captain Seavey was made chief of po
lice of Omaha the force of patrol
men numbered thirty and the men were
literally raw recruits foisted on the
marshal by ward heelers who used the
police for political ends. The police
commission law sought to divorce the
police fronj politics and gave the chief
of police enlarged powers coupled with
greater responsibility. As a volunteer
union veteran Captain Seavey brought
to the task of police reorganization his
army tactics and military discipline ,
but lie never was cut out for a police
olllcer and never acquired the tact that
makes a police chief tlio terror of the
criminal classes. In fact , Chief Seavey
today could not detect or spot a crook
if he passed In front of his nose.
This is , however , not his worst fall
ing. Ills vulnerable spot has been
lack of tlio moral stamina so essential
to an elllcleiit head of police. He sup
pressed smoking among his men while
on duty , but tolerated their consorting
with gamblers , patronizing disorderly
houses and the levy of blackmail upon
keepers and inmates of brothels and
other criminal resorts. lie encouraged
gift-taking and soliciting of gifts from
this class of people and winked at
scandals that should have caused per
emptory dismissals of dissolute detec
tives. The figure which Mr. Seavey
has been cutting In police chief con
ventions cuts no figure In the true esti
mate of his capacity as a police chief.
He Is a good figurehead on dress pa
rade , very much like two or three pa
rade marshals in our midst , who would
strut themselves to death with a feather
stuck back of their heads. It Is not
fuss and feathers that constitutes the
most essential quality In a chief of
police , but unbending Integrity and an
instinctive scent of the professional
criminal.
The recent police investigation was a
farce. Nobody appeared to take inter
est enough to substantiate charges
which were matters of common notori
ety. Mr. Seavey was exonerated and
that should have been satisfactory to
him and his friends. Mr. Seavey cer
tainly lias no cause for finding fault
with the treatment accorded to him by
The Hee or Its editor. The Bee fought
his battles and that of good govern
ment when the attempt was made to
abolish the commission and oust him
from ollice and the editor of The Dee
was instrumental In holding Mr. Seavey
In his place when he despaired of being
sustained under the Ilroatch regime and
had tendered his resignation. The In
timation that The Dee has turned Its
back upon Seavey because Seavey did
not suee/e every time The Dee editor
took snuff is In keeping with all the
stupid gabble concerning the attempt of
the- editor of The Dee to bos. * the police
and ( Ire departments. In all the eight
years since Seavey has been chief of
police the editor of The Dec has had no
more than five or six talks with him and
all these talks put together did not take
up one hour. Mr. Soavoy has never had
a chance to refuse The Dee or Its editor
a request for political assistance In any
shape , form or manner. He has never
been approached directly or indirectly
to play any part In a political campaign
to sustain the editor of The Dee an > l
never has been asked to contribute a
dime toward any campaign on behalf
of the editor of The Dee.
The Dee would have cheerfully stood
up for Chief Seavey and fought his
battles now as It did eight years ngo
had liis record and conduct been de
fensible.
Chicago papers complain bitterly
about the low assessment of vacant city
lots. The law provides that all prop
erty shall be assessed at H fair cash
value , but the assessors proceed as If
their business were to assess an income
tax instead of a property tax. Accord
ingly vacant lots , because they yield no
Income , are usually assessed at merely
nominal figures , even ns compared with
the low valuation of property In gen
eral. As a result the man who Is holdIng -
Ing Ills land for a rise In values escapes
his Just share of taxation at the expense
of property owners who have made Im
provements. In Omaha the complaint Is
that asM > SMH > i overvalue the vacant city
Iota as compared with Improved lota.
The remedy mlyoented by Chicago con-
tcmiHirarles tit /tn / enactment providing
for the assessment of lauds and buildIngs -
Ings separately. Two lots lying side by
side would hnTeuto be assessed equally ,
without roga rl Jo , the Income derived
from them. If.one were built upon and
the other unimproved the difference In
valuation of liie-ftwo pieces of property
could not be-tftvtitor than the value of
the building. 0T.hJs Is all very true , but
the trouble lsy.qu cannot get a legisla
ture to onacli/uiuh a law , and If It was
enacted thonta e. shirkers would still
liave a chance to tamper with assessors.
The closing of the public schools by
the cud of next week will deprive the
boys and girls of Omaha of an opiwr-
tuuity which they never will have
again In all their lives. They will lose
one month's educational advantages
which by rights they should have en-
Joyed. Tlie policy of lopping off one
month from the regular term as a mat
ter of economy instead of lopping off
fads and excessive wages cannot com
mend itself to the patrons of tlie pub
lic schools and friends of education. It
Is to bo hoped that the precedent es
tablished this year will not be repeated.
There Is no economy in wasting 10 per
cent of the school year by enlarged va
cations.
Postmaster General Wilson Is finite
as optimistic now as he was when , as
chairman of the house ways and means
committee , ho assured the country that
under the operation of tlie new tariff
law the Kovernment would receive am
ple revenue to meet all expenditures
and have a surplus. Mr. WiNon now
says that there need be no serious con
cern because of the loss of revenue from
Income tax , that business is reviving ,
and that the deficit will be a thing of
the past. ICverybody will sincerely hope
that this assurance will bo realized , but
the utter failure of past predictions
from the same source does not encour
age confidence in the present forecast.
It Is very commendable for General
Lowe to take an interest In an old com
rade who proved himself a gallant
soldier during the war , but General
Lowe makes a grievous'mistake when
he undertakes to liave Captain Seavey
reinstated as chief of police. Chief
Seavey was an excellent drill master
and on horseback at the head of a pro
cession he cut n wide swath. As
police chief , however , ho has proved
himself lacking In moral stamina and
that high sen.se of propriety and In
tegrity which a man occupying that
position should exhibit on every oc
casion.
The Illinois legislature Is Investigat
ing the department stores of Chicago.
The points ; the' investigating com
mittee is wrestling with are whether
department stores depreciate tlie
value of property ; whether such
stores cause public Immorality and
public injury , anil lastly , whether by
employing minors they keep grown men
and women out of employment. What
the legislature Hvill do about it'When the
commUtee"nuiut's Us report doW'not
transpire.
Clmnicii for tlin I'nltcr.
Chlcaso Tilhunc.
"Coin" has found that a discussion \\llh
Imaginary adversaries Is altogether different
from one with a flesh and blood antagonist.
KcMiiiriMl | < > si < uth I'nil.v
Chicago Tlmes-HernM.
Important to veterans ! The net value of
$150,000,000 of pensions reduced to cheap sli
ver would not excsed $75,000,000. Loss to
pensioners , $75,000,000.
Ulvn Tlirni it .Mnnnprj'.y.
Ololc-Deniocrat.
Senator Allison wisely declines a chal
lenge to debate the silver question. There
Is no reason why any republican should
participate In a discussion that the demo
crats can so safely be permitted to monopo
lize as things are now working.
> 'nw Wat oh It Crow.
New York Tribune.
The treasury deficiency now exceeds $30-
000,000 , according to democratic estimates ,
and It Is growing at the rate of nearly $500-
000 a day. In the light of these figures the
tariff Smashers must admit that It U a large
and yuwnlng condition , not a theory that
confronts them.
Stil | > mlna * Jobbery.
Indlannpolltt Joumnl.
In 1S78 , when the democrats of the house
passed a free coinage bill Introduced by Mr.
Illand , the late James G. Ulalno In several
platform speeches characterized Is as "the
most stupendous plcco of Jobbsry that ever
rec.Ived the sanction of the national house. "
At that time tlio bullion In a standard dollar
was worth 81 cults. When the bullion In a
standard dollar Is worth 53 cents the- proposi
tion to make It wcrtb a dollar Is a plec of
jobbery more tlnn double the size of that Mr.
Ulalne denounced.
A Shot it' Ibii Mnw Woman.
Olot > c-ncinocrat.
Governor Hastings of Pennsylvania
has vetoed an net of the leglla-
turb giving1 married women the same
control over their separata real estate
that Is exercised by married men. To
give married women this power , ho says , "Is
to invlto IlKconsIdcred and selfish advice
from meddlesome and Impecunious relatives ,
and to afford new opportunities to the Itiner
ant speculator on the credulity and Inexperi
ence of the people , " The "new woman"
should bring herself to bear at onca upon the
man who thus questions the capacity of her
sex to manage Its"'o'wn ' Business.
KnconniBl' e > , tljn of Ilia Tlinof.
ciil its ; * News.
'
The business map h'ss had much to encour
age him of lato. "Tlljngs in general are cm-
Ing hU way. Tho"'dlgns ari In his favcr. Wo
ara glad to add tu the mass of cheering evidence
dence- already accumulated the following gcod
commercial Item from Omaha :
"OMAHA , Neb.i"AUy 18. H. E. Cole was
driving part the base ball association grounds
yesterday and hearing n great hurrah over a
home run stepped hl8turnout and peepd over
the fence. Hens jrrested | and the court
fined him for obstructing the streets. He ap
pealed the case. " \lf
It the Omaha prljiedent Is upheld the sav
ing to grocers , butchers , milkmen and ex
pressmen during th3 summer months will b ?
so-nethlng enormous. A grocer's boy , with
one horse , a wagon and an ordinary load , flop
ping for thirty minutes to peck over the fence
of the ball park , represents $300 of arrested
capital. Multiply It by 1,000,000 and compnt ?
the Interest at 6 per cent and you haven
moiety of the loss which a vigorous pursuit of
the Omaha policy will stop.
AltMllt.lt. MKAIIK'S SHUT.
Cleveland Leader If President Cleveland
nnd Secretary Herbert want to mnke Henr
Admiral Meade one of the greatest nnd most
beloved characters la the world today all
they will have to do Is to bring him up be
fore a court martial.
Philadelphia Times : Admiral Meade has
always had a questionable reputation for dis
cretion , but It Is chirltablo to believe thnt he
Mas not In n responsible condition whPii he
fired off his mouth to a. New York reporter ,
In flagrant violation not only of naval rules ,
but of the unwritten obligations ot an olllcer
and n gentleman.
Courier-Journal : Whether It Is worth
while to subject Memlo to a trial or not Is a
question which must be decided by consider
ations of the good of the service. It Is , of
course , out of the question to have otllcers
of the army and navy , eating the bread of
the people , going nbout discrediting In public
Interviews the policy which the people have
endorsed.
Denver News : Admiral Mends remarked :
"I am nn American nnd n union man. Those
nre two things that this administration can
not stand " There was too much truth In this
and the admiral Is now out of a job , but the
ring of American independenca In his words
may yet place him In the cabinet as secretary
ot the navy. Ills language was Indiscreet.
but not so Indiscreet as the action of the ad
ministration.
Ilcston Globe : Hear Admiral Meade has
undoubtedly been Indiscreet In his comments
upon his superiors , although his expressions
a ulnst the administration are not so severe
ns some of the comments made by cjrtaln
army commanders against Lincoln nnd t-tan-
ton. Lincoln was \ery slow to take cFcnse
In such matters , but In the army nnd navy
Insubordination Is an ofTcnsc that It will
not do to wink tl.
Chicago Times-Herald : Should President
Cleveland determine. In view of the patriotic
stock whence this delinquent sea dog sprang ,
nnd In memory of his own worthy deeds
when put to the test at sea , to show compas
sion to Admiral Meade before retiring him ,
his magnanimity may be moro admired than
his dlclpllnary sense approved. He should
comply with Mcade's request to be retired.
No ofllccr capable of a breach so flagrant BS
this has n rightful place In the service of the
country.
Philadelphia Ledger : It h time , however ,
that the reckless aspersion of characters
of our Important public officers should be
checked. And when the person who so
offends Is not u mere Impudent stump
speaker , whose vaporlngs excite no Interest ,
but the commander of nn Atlantic squadron ,
In Justice to the dignity of their offices , the
president of the United States nnd the secre
tary nf the navy cannot well afford to Ignore
the affront and Its demoralizing example to
the nrmy nnd navy.
Globe-Democrat : The Idea that because a
man happens to be In the service of tlio gov
ernment ho must not exercise the rights of
speech that are freely accorded to other citi
zens nnd even to aliens Is an absurdity. A
naval olllcer Is bound to obey orders and ob-
ser\e the laws , Lilt he Is not bound to keep
his mouth padlocked an to matters ot public
policy. He may surely be permitted to say
that he Is nn American and a union man ,
and to assert the opinion that such things
are not relished by the administration , par
ticularly when as In this case he merely de
clares the prevailing view. The administra
tion is not the government. It only repre
sents the party In power , and the party In
power Is a proper object of criticism from any
source.
I'JSItSOXAL A.\l ) OTHKltiriSK.
Governor Evans' remarks on Judge Gofl's
decision may be classed as "white" heat.
According to Colonel McCIure , Lincoln's
trousers bagged at the knee , but his head
was perpendicular.
Tha most consplcous act of New York's
reform legislature was to elevate state taxes
from 2.1S to 3.24 mills.
If Russia would be content with Corea It
Is believed England would be satisfied with
the remainder of th3 earth.
It Is presumed the Hon. Mr. Dryan's
prophecies regarding silver will come as n ° ar
fulfillment as his prophecies on the Income
tax.
tax.The
The American colony In London will cle-
orate the Fourth of July In the usual style.
That Is to say Ambassador IJayard will ar
ticulate the tatty.
General Grant's grandson , Algernon S.ir-
torls , Is a youth nearly six feet tall nnd fair
of complexion. He was bbrn In England , but
Is said to prefer his mother's country to his
native land.
Ths Salvation army will be In the van of
modern progress which promises to pene-
tratp China as a result ot the war. The
Salvationists never beat a retreat. They
prefer the drum.
It is said that John W. Foster of Ohio
will receive $100,000 for his three months'
service as diplomatic adviser of China. "It's
better to be born lucky thin rich , " according
to the old saw. To b" born In Ohio com
bines both.
When the Japanese plenipotentiary pre
sented to LI Hung Chang the peacs ulti
matum of his country and demanded an Im
mediate answer the Chinese commissioner
promptly replied , "Count Ito the mark. "
They embraced.
Whltelaw Reid , editor of the New York
Tribune , will sail for boms In June. Mr.
Reid spent the winter and spring In southern
Europe and Egypt seeking to restore his Im
paired health and was fortunate In recover
ing that precious boon.
The death of Sir Patrick O'ttrien. formerly
a member of Parliament , recalls his reply In
the House of Commons to Mr. Hlggar , who
had bsen nagging Sir Patrick for the fun he
could get out of It. "Sor ! " said th& latter ,
"If I were to say to this house that I re
garded the honorable member for .Cavan with
contempt and disdain , what would the housj
reply ? Ser , the house would say , 'Pat , me
bhoy , rolght ye are. ' ' "
The big naval demonstration In New York
harbor two years ago cannot compare with
the display that will be given at Kiel next
month. At the New York , review there were
only twenty-two vessels under foreign flags ,
not one of which was a mod" battle ship.
At Kiel there will be several cl the largest
and most powerful armorclada of Great
lirltaln's fleet , at least one of France's float
ing fortresses and some of the finest vessels
of most other maritime nations.
Tlio failure of all efforts to discover the
source of the boodllng operations In the New
York , legislature is not surprising. Some
years ago a thrifty member from a back
county served through a term , saying noth
ing and voting regularly. On his return
home at the close of tlio cession he aston
ished his neighbors by breaking ground for
a $10,000 house and banking $20,000 In addi
tion. "Have you had a legacy ? " asked a
friend at last. "Oh , no ! " replied the honora
ble. "I have just been saving a little. " "But
how did you manage to save $30,000 on a
three months' salary at $5 a day ? " "Oh ,
that was easy , " ho rejoined. "You see my
wife did not keep a hired girl last winter. "
Unless reports are shockingly Imaginary a
large number of members practiced sharp
economy In their domestic affairs during the
session.
'Hie hprrtnl Uomm
I'lillailtlphla Inquirer.
"Women's editions" of newspapers that li ,
editions complied and edited by women are
becoming quite common , and a perusal of
them leads to the conclusion that after the
women have had ten or twelve years' ex
perience In newspaper work they will un
derstand something of the methods of jour
nalism. A few days ago \\eitern news
paper printed one of thc < j editions , and the
foreman , who was only a man , said he
wanted three "ttlcks" to fill the editorial
page. The feminine editor understood him
thoroughly , at least she said she did , and
sat down nnd turned out the length of three
yard sticks of powerfully Intellectual opolnlon
by actual measurement. Then she sank
back exhausted , but satisfied. Anybody who
has ever been In the composing room of a
newspaper onico when the last form was
going to press will be able to repeat the re
marks of the foreman.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U.S. Gov't Report
PUE3E
A ItKHKT. VRLT
Kansas City Times : If the governor of
South Carolina were a little older his tunguo
would probably wag \vlth a greater measure
of discretion.
KitiMs City Journal : Governor Uvans of
South Carolina was too young to participate
In the civil war. Consequently he doesn't
realize Just what It mean * for a "sovereign
ctalo" to have a head end collision with the
United State * .
Chicago Inter Ocean : Governor Evans of
South Carolina lias consented to allow his
ntnte to rmaln In the union. This will be a
Krc.it relief to the president. It would bo
embarrassing to liave South Carolina aialn
rebel with a democratic administration at
Washington.
New York Tribune : If the people of South
Carolina find nn orderly nml honorable way
out of the conflict of authority which lu >
arisen between that state and the federal
courts It will bo because they have the In
telligence. patriotism and rourage to resist
the specious arguments of the reckless dema
gogue whom they foolishly placed In the
oftlcc of governr. South Carolina evidently
stands face to fare with a great opportunity
to provu to the world that the Is atlll loyal
to tlu1 constitution and that she cannot be
betrayed by fanatics or blatherskites.
Sioux City Journal : The path of the ser
pent that wriggled so that no one coulJ tell
whether Its head was going south or north
was a straight line In comparison with the
clcvlousness of ex-Qovcmor Holes' gyra
tions on the silver question. And those who
read this latest production ot his. In the
light of his record and the peculiar existing
circumstances , will first conclude that ho has
reasoned that the radical sliver program will
ba can led out In the Iowa and national
democratic conventions and then Inquire nt
what shining mark the ex-governor Is sightIng -
Ing his gun.
Davenport Democrat : Another of the solid
Iowa democrats who would grace and honor
the chair filled four years by Horace Holes
Is Hon. S. H. Mallory of Charlton. HD Is
not In any sense a candidate , but he pos
sesses the qualifications to give Iowa a busi
ness administration second to none In the
history of the state. H would be hard to
name a citizen who has done more to develop
the state or one whose record Is more clean.
He Is not a lawyer , to be sure , but that Is no
disadvantage , as states which have profited
by putting successful business men In high
political positions know full well.
Dos Molncs header' In Mr. Holes tlie sil
ver men would find a man of natural powers
of leadership , who Is not objectionable In
these regards , and withal one already well
nml honorably known to the country at large.
He has not been Identified \\ltli any ot the
angry controversies which have gone on In
coi.gresa over this question and If a free
slhcr man Is to be nominated , and such Mr.
Holes evidently desires himself to bo con
sidered , there Is probably not another one In
the country who would be less likely to
drive out of the party anti-free coinage ele
ments. Perhaps Iowa will have a candidate
In 1S9S and his name will not bo Allison.
Till ! DKVLIXK Of btl.rKtl.
Coinpiirntlve Production of Cnhl mill Silver
for Twoiitj-Twn Yi'iirH.
The following table , submitted In the re
port of the director of the mint , shows the
world's production of gold and silver be
tween the years ct 1870 and 1892 , inclusive.
The figures show that within that period the
production of gold increased only 33 per cent ,
while the Increase In the amount of silver
was . ,00 per cent. Thus It will be seen , as the
Louisville Commercial says , the decline of
silver was the result of the Inexorable law
which regulates all values ; the greater the
supply tto less the value , unless demand in
creases In the same ratio :
CoM. Sliver.
1871) . HOR.PW.noO I M.BT-i.lXM
1371 . ll)7.0.l ) GI.IXM.O'W '
-
1873 . ! > ,2niWO (
1871 . ! > 0,7.V.00. )
1S7i . 97.G44.mi ) 8'.r,00,000 ' )
1S7I1 . 101.700.nO ) 87,000.000
1577 . 114.000.00' ' } 81,000.000
1578 . It'J.OOO.OOO ilj.OOQ.OOQ
1S73 . 109,000.0)0 Oli.MO.OOO
1SS ) . 106.G0400I ) .Ki.700,000
ISS1 . 10J.I > 10.i > M 102.01,01)0 )
issi . l02niKoi iii.snD.oni )
ISM . JI3.40J.000 115.3DO.OM
US ! . m.TOil.O ) ) 10" .100.000
iss- . i os. i w DOT ns.roo.ooo
1RS5 . lOil.OOO.Oll 120.604,000
1SS7 . 101.77.-i OiV ) 12l.2SI.OflO
] 8SS . 110 117 WO 140.704,040
ISS'J . 12J.4S9000 HU Kd.OOi )
IVJil . 11S.M10 * ) 172.23i.00 < )
JS91 . I26.1SI.IIOO l li.447.0
1893 . I5S.S61.000 1SG,4M.O'M '
Truth from tlin riilplt ,
Mlnncapollii Times.
The clergymen of the period have had
much to say first and last about the ml. = slon
of the public newspaper. Hut none have bet
ter set forth Its work and purpose than Rev.
.Mr. Wales ot Attleboro , Vt. Said Mr. Wales re
cently , with perfect truth :
It Is the mission of the newspaper to
publish news. Now , It 13 n fact that from
the man who waters his milk to the cold
blooded murderer , all degrees of criminal
mankind want news suppr'bsed. Linn * ,
thieves scandal-mongers , deceivers , bur
glars , fighter * , adureiers , gamblers , drunk-
aidM and gentlemen rascals all cry out
against the news publishers. Their business
Is disturbed by the enterprise ot newspapers.
Flut no one who Is open and honest ami
free from any taint of transgression wants
news suppressed.
It would be a blessed thing for more than
one congregation If thwe clerics who are ac
customed to carp at modern Journalism , In
reason and out of season , would carefully and
prayerfully read , mark , learn and Inwardly
digest Mr. Wales' remarks on the province
of the newspaper.
Miltlt.tSK.l , < , VXKIllt.tSKAXa. .
Itartlngton will have one of the largest
creameries In the west ,
Sandy Jackton Is under arrest at Chadron
for attempting to shoot Sheriff Hartlctt ,
Although not In the drouth belt , Platte
county has 500 acres under Irrigation ,
JtmlaU citizens will form a joint utoclc
cempany to operate a new creamery plant.
Jacob Ulocm | s umtcr arrest at 1'lerre ,
charged with stealing forty-three head of cat-
tlo.
Hx-Congreisman McKelghan Is much Im
proved In health and hopes to soon recover
his sight.
The mother of Charles Osborne , n Hall
county citizen , Is dead , after having llvcil
100 years , 2 months and 8 days.
Selah Abbott , a white-haired union veteran ,
wns wa > lald by two men nt Chadron and
robbed of J500 back psnalon money ho had
Just received.
Stanton claims the most degraded citizen In
the state. Alter purchasing a pint of whisky
he Induced a C-ycnr-old boy to drink enough
of It to make him beastly drunk.
Krank Stortz , a 45-year-old cltlr.en of New
man Grove , hanged himself because ho had a
$1.200 mortgage on his place. He owned
$2,000 worth of unennimbsred property.
The Grand Island sugar factory has con
tracted for an acreage of bests largo enough
with a fair crop to Insure a five months' run.
Hundreds of farmers applying for seed were
turned away.
Charles Wilson thoughtlessly Induced Peter
Moody's wife to elope with him from Daykln.
The pair were arrested at Ml mien. Moody
forgave his wife , but there was no one to
forgive Wilson. Consequently he Is In Jail.
Silver nml tlinngn Workers.
Knnsas City Star.
This proposition to adopt silver as a money
tn pay laboring men In the United States ,
then. Involves the proposition to cut down
the pay of the American laboring man to a
level with the pay of the Japanese , Chlneso ,
Indian and Mexican laboring man.
MAY nun
lioaton Courier : Apparently many of the
young people of today read the good old
adage backward , something after this fash
ion : "Shame the truth nml tell the devil. "
Milwaukee Journal : How natural It Is for
man to Imagine that the weather lias a
grudge against Ms clothes.
Judge : Johnny Papa , what do people
mean when they talk about your con.stltu-
ents ? Mr. Jenkins , M. C. A constituent ,
Johnny , Is a man who expects you to gut
him a. job.
Boston nnlletln : Son And what does
father do for his country ? Mother Noth
ing whatever , my dear ; he Is a member of
congress.
Philadelphia Record : "This coin you gave
me reminds me of some women. " said the
conductor , throwing the counterfeit nickel
over In Mt linnd. "How so ? " asked the
curious passenger. "Fare , but false , " wild
the other.
Philadelphia Times : Such Income as those
living In air castles generally enjoy Is
mainly derived from rents In the clouds.
Chicago News : The Humorist Did you
enjoy mv latest book ?
His Friend ( who hasn't read It ) Sure.
Nearly died laughing over it.
The Humorist ( severely ) My last boolc
was an effort In pathetic verse.
Indianapolis Journal : "No , I am not goIng -
Ing to vote for the nomination of Flgglns.
I think him dangerous to the peace of the
country. 1 shall work for Wiggins. "
"Great Scott , man ; Wiggins Is twice aa
radical In Ills speeches as Klgglns. "
" 1'es ; but Flgglns means all he says. "
HIS WISH.
I'hllii(1 ( lplila Times.
Oh where , oil where Is Vanity Fair ?
I want to be seen with the somebodies there.
I've money and beauty and college-bred
brains ; '
Though my 'scutcheon's not spotless , who'l/ ,
mind a few stains ?
To caper 1 wlsli In the chorus of style ,
And wed an aristocrat after awhile.
' 1.1Z.I.
Memphis Appeal.
A plain , old-fashioned name , unheard by mo
for many yeats ,
lint still I see It has the power to ope n ,
fount of tears ;
It calls up , too. the youthful dnya among
the lur/.y hills.
Of mornings thrilled by mocking1 birds , of
nights by whlppoorwllls ;
And somehow even now I think , ns often
long ngo ,
No days have been ns sweet as then , when
I was 'Liza's benu.
I'm told her married life was hard and
changed her much nt last ;
Hut now she's slumbering well up there ,
whole all her years were passed.
Forgotten are all wrongs to her In that un
ending sleep
The look unkind , the cold neglect , the words
that made licr weep ;
Ilut now ami then I llml myself a-wlslilng
she could know
One heart Is still as true as then , when I
was 'Llza'a beau.
Children Cryfoi
Pitcher's Castoria.
Children Cryfot
Fresher's Castoria.
Children Cry for
Etcher's Castoria.
It's Only a Dude
Who goes to the merchant tailor now-a-clays to get
his clothes gets a stand-off most likely. You can
stand off and look at him without exciting any envy on
your part , because you know that we make up just as
good suits for $10 , $12.50 and $15 as you can get at the
tailor shop at any price. Nobody'can tell the difference.
Wear as long , look as well , We're ready to trade back
any time you think you don't get your money's worth.
Reliable Clotlilura , S.W. Cur. 15th anil Douglas Sts ,