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THE OMAHAiDAILY KKE : WEDNESDAY" , MAY 22 , 1805. TITE OMAHA DAILY H. U03RWATKII. KDITOn. CVIiltV MOUNINCI. or fot'iiscnirrnoN. IHIIr Hee ( Wltliout Buii < J.iy ) . On i Year I * W 3 > llr llw end Sunday , One Year 19 w Blx Month $ ' " Three Mimlli * J j" HuitdajUna , One Ynr : ' " fi lurlny life. One Tmr 1 * WMMr I'w , One Y ir > < * Ofl'iCIW. Om.'iln , Thi > He Ifulldlns. . . , . . , . . C1. Buuth Omnliii. Slnctr ink. . Comer N nnJ Sltli Sta. Oiubcil isiuff * . iz Tcurl Str l. nilTi < o Oir.iv. 3K Cliainlwr of CnrnmclTC. N r York , It. nn 13. 14 nnd IS. Trllmne IJIlf. ( VnBlnnBl'.n , H'I7 ' I" Htf et. N. W. AH romtnunlcall&in relntliiR lo nfwn and edi torial mallei th uM I * nddrcmnl : To th-s Editor. mrtimwa ; I.KTTIHM. : Ml li'irinctH Ictttifc and irinlltnnewi > lioud ! be ddrcsHPd to Ilie Jcc ! 1'ubllnlilnR ruinjunj , Ojjikha Druflich'ckn nml inwl'iUk-o ' iml is I" bo made luijnMe tn ihc m.Ior of thejroniniiiy. mi : nun I'uni.isiitNO COMI-AN * . BTAIKMUNT OF ( MIlCfl.ATION. 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If lie Is Kane lie ought to be booted out. The United States supreme court Is nlinost as unanimous hi Its opinions now a It used to be In the dsiy.s of Dnvld Davis. This WaHhliiKton Feiielbli'S are not ns luvliu'lblc as they used to be. There nre no llk-s on the Tlmrstou Killes , al- Hiouirli It was very hot down In Mem phis. The Vaiulerbllts are prepnrhiK to take possession of the IliMUliiiK railroad and all tlio anthraeite coal mines. The next thins i order will bo for them to lake possession of the earth. The WPV on the AVInm'b.iKo reserve Is not likely to require the calling out of General Colby's militia. The Indict ment of .Sheriff Mullen by a federal grand Jury Indicates that Uncle Sam will tolerate no more foolishness on the reserve- Chief Itudull Intimated very broadly before the flre and police commission that deficiency of water miniJy Is not the only thins that caused him to tender bis resignation. The failure to make Kood promises of certain changes In apparatus and the sectarian dissensions nnd Imckcnpplng In the department had more to do with It than the small water wains and clogged fire hydrants. Memphis will entertain the sound money convention In an auditorium that lias a seating capacity of 8,000. If Onmlm. desires to become a convention city she must have a public hall centrally located that has a capacity of Beating from 5,000 to 8,000 people. To be sure the Coliseum will hold more than 10,000 , but the Coliseum Is an old barrack , accessible only to one line of street railway cars. Members of the slate senate drew $11-til2 ( for the last session lu per diem and mileage , but the olllcera and em ployes of that body drew out of the treasury ? 21L"J7.r > 0. Thus the thirty- three senators drew on an average $317 each for salary and mileage. The amount paid out for clerks and hang ers-on averaged ? 07.'J..r > 0 for every sen ator. Such a monstrous piece of legis lative looting Is without a parallel in the history of Nebraska and It Is safe to predict that it will not again be per petrated for the next hundred years. The Chicago Times-Herald submits this prescription for smashing the polit ical machine : Abolish the dieting contract of the Kheriff and the trens urer's Interest lu couuly funds juul the county niaclilno will fall to pieces Abolish the Interest drawn by the clt > treasurer and take away the patronage from the mayor and heads of depart menu ami the city machine will cease to exist. That reminds us forcibly of the advice to farmers to pour iwirlb Kreen on the potato vines If tliej wanted to get rid of a Colorado potato Auditor Moore has compiled the ap Iironrlatlons voted by the lust leglsla ture nnd the footings .show mi aggre Kate of ? ii,781,0110 , as against ? li'JOJa'f ) { voted by the legislature of 1SJK1. Ii other words , the late legislature votw away $57.1,801 lu excess of the tola appropriations of the preceding legls lature. Crediting back the ? 250OOC voted for relief the late legiMature stll stands charged with Increasing the ap l > ropriallons by $ H2oSH ! over those o the preceding legislature. And this ex travagance In the faeo of a coudltloi unprecedented In the history of Xe bniKka. It will bo well for the lire and pollct bonud to bear In mind tlmt an efllclen lire lighting force Is an absolute iieceti Bity. If the means at the -disposal o the board to support an efllelent fire do imrtmont will not warrant the purelms < of necessary apparatus the councl ehoulil be Invoked to devise ways an means for carrying out the recominen datlons of Chief Tledell so far as may b within their power. AVc may not b nblo for some time to luerea.se tlio wate supply by enlarging the water mnlnn but there is no doubt that other defect can be remedied this season wlthoii materially Increasing the running ex petises of the department. TltK II VOMlXa Dlt. I' The recent rise In tlio price of potro- inn tins again riveted attention upon ic oil llcldrt \Vyomlnj : , which prom- c nt no dUt.'iut day to become I lie lost prolific * source of oil supply In Tidied .Slates. The consensus of pinion among oil experts Is that the hlo nnd Pennsylvania oil region" are n the decllni * and Iho opening of new ells through the stimulant of higher rices only hastens the exhausting pro- ss. The fact that the price of petro- eum has recently also advanced In tttssla affords tangible proof that the Ise In oil Is not altogether due to a orner gotten up by tin * Standard oil lonopoly , but the forerunner of shrinl- ng supply by reason of the general Ivlng out of the principal oil wells. U all events the Wyoming oil llelds vlll henceforth attract more attention rom capitalists. With the opening of Wyoming oil elds will come one of the rare oppor- unities which , taken at the Hood , leads n to fortune. There must be a dls- riliutlng and refining center that will ccupy very much the same position o the Wyoming oil tlelds which Clove- intl occupied to Ohio nml I'ennsyl- aula oil Holds. Why should not linaha be that distributing potnl ? ) i'iiver Is already figuring for a pipe Ine from Wyoming , but Omaha Is lore favotably located for refining and listrlbutlng than Denver. The oil [ itids of Wyoming are chiefly near the lend Avaters of the I'latte river , con- eipH'iitly a natural fall can be ob- allied all the way down to Omaha. \nd Omaha should by nil means put orth every effort to secure n pipe line hat will land the oil at her doors and : over our river front with refineries. Make Omaha a petroleum refining cen- er and the manufacturing problem vlll bo solved , canal or no canal. The 'eligibility of a pipe line from AVyom- ng to Omaha Is not called In question , t Is a matter purely of raising the iccessary capital. If the Denver peo- ) le can work up the project Omaha surely ought to be able to match her. Vs a refining center Denver would lave eipial advantages , but as a dls- ributlng center Omaha would be way ihead of Denver. The railroad lines onverging in Omaha would cover a errltory that has now to be supplied 'rom Ohio and Pennsylvania , and the Caving of freights in carrying the oil by pipe line Instead of rail to the Mis souri river would afford a very decided uargln In favor of Omaha. The ques- loa Is , will our capitalists strike while : ho iron Is hot ? Lii OA A xouxn There Is not a great deal that Is new o be said on the currency question. The Held of argument has been pretty horoughly traversed by both sides lo he controversy. The most that the iblost exponent of a sound and safe urreney system can do , therefore , is to give to well established facts In he financial experience of the civilized world a fair presentation and a logical application. This Is what Secretary Carlisle has done In his strong and ible address on the silver issue de livered at Covlngtou , Ky. , Monday , the first of four speeclies he Is to make on this subject. It may be somewhat unfortunate for the Influence of these xddresses that Mr. Carlisle seems to lold now a position toward , silver at variance with his attitude of a few years ago , when he was lu congress , jut no fair-minded man , really desir ous of obtaining all the light possible on this great question , will make this reason for not giving to the present views of Mr. Carlisle the respectful consideration they merit. What he siild on the floors of congress in behalf of silver was undoubtedly spoken from sincere convictions , according to the light ho then had. Since then condi tions have materially changed and Mr. Carlisle as secretary of the treasury has been enabled to study the cur rency question from a higher nnd better vantage ground than the house or the senate. lie has had two years of prac tical experience with financial affairs ind with the operations of our mone tary system , from which ho has ob tained a broader and more compre hensive knowledge of the principles which underlie a sound nnd safe cur rency. As the head of the national treasury , fairly presumed to have at heart the interests of the government and the welfare of the country , Sec retary Carlisle's utterances on the par amount question before the American people are entitled to the careful con sideration of every Intelligent citizen. The salient points of Mr. Carlisle'h Covlngtou address are , that with the free nnd unlimited coinage of silver at 10 to 1 for Individual account the government could not keep the silver dollar at a parity with gold , because the volume of silver lu circulation would become so great lu proportion to the gold the government could pro cure that the attempt would necessarilj fall : Unit the Immediate effect of tin adoption of a free coinage pollej would be to contract the currency to the extent of about ? rt2.,000,000 by the withdrawn ! of that amount of goh from circulation ; tlmt this coutractloi would greatly reduce prices because It would alarm the country , destroj credit and produce the most serious llnanclal disturbance this country hah ever witnessed ; that the only persons who would proflt by this condition of affairs would bo the holders of goh nml the owners of silver mines , whlli. the people who ewe debts and are un nblo to pay them would be tlie ones to suffer ; that In the crash that would bo brought alwut "tho laborer would be thrown out of employment by the fall ure or susiK-nslon of his employer , tlu , farmer would receive less real mouej for his products , property would I > L sold at low nites tinder Judicial pro ceedlngs all over the country , credl would be destroyed , and all ludustria and commercial enterprises would ataiu still awaiting the result of the new exiwrlmeut with the monetary sys tern. " These absolutely sound propositions Secretary Carlisle supported by clea and logical argument , which canuo fall to impress nil who have the Intel llgoneo to comprehend and the cando to fairly consider It Perhaps the mast valuable portion of the ilddress Js that which points out the injury which the free coinage of sliver would Inflict upon labor. The worklngman now receives moru good dollars for his labor , and those dollars have n greater purchasing power , than ever be fore In the history of the world. Any IMillcy which reduces the value of this ollnr , said the secretary , has pre- Isely the same effect upon the holder s If the amount paid for his labor vere reduced. The contributions which Secretary Carlisle will make to the oiind currency cause will be most hclp- ttl to It , at least In the south , where It s apparent he Is still a most popular ml trusted leader. s off . \th Omaha may congratulate herself on he achievements of her crack national uardsmcti In the Memphis tournament , t was a sweeping victory all along the iiio and the boys are coming home cov- rt'd with laurels. The Thurston Ullles lave stormed and captured the citadel f Memphis and will bring homo with hem all the prizes worth comptelng for. 'hey have been awarded $1,500 In prize noney nnd the Oalveston cup as the hamplon's trophy. The Omaha Guards ire a good second to the Thurston titles. They have won the only prl/.o hey contested for , viz. , the ? r > 00 prize or the Oatllng gun drill. If there had > ccn anything more In sight worth con- estlng for the Omaha boys In blue vould have brought It home with them. AN ftXl'KHLMKAT iX STUhKT C/.B/IMAO. Chicago proposes to inaugurate a new leparture by doing her street cleaning hroiigh the Civic Federation , an associ- itlon of business men and property own ers who are endeavoring to bring about a radical change In the management of uunlclpal affairs. The experiment of street cleaning by the co-operative plan s to be tried in the district In which nest of the large business blocks are oca ted and the fund for street cleaning s to be raised by direct contribution 'rom the owners of property adjacent o the streets that are to be cleaned. \t this distance the outcome of the ex- > erlment appears to be very dubious. There niny be enough money raised by voluntary contribution ns a starter , but t Is extremely doubtful whether the contributions would continue In season uul out of season. The chances are ten [ o ono that some of the property own- > rs would refuse point blank to partici pate and in due time the burden which should be equally shared by nil would fall on the shoulders of the few public spirited citizens who were enlisted In the move either by sentimental Impulse or because they hope to see a marked improvement In the cleanliness of the public thoroughfares. In the long run there Is only one way of apportioning the expense of street cleaning and that : s by compulsory assessments In proportion tion to the frontage of lots adjacent to the streets that are to be cleaned. The mode of doing the work by con tract Is responsible for its wretched performance. Under direct municipal supervision and with day labor the work would be more satisfactory , nl though perhaps more expensive. In tlie city of New York there has been a very marked Improvement recently In the cleaning of streets , and that can be ascribed readily to the new broom In municipal government. When Tam many was displaced In the manage ment of municipal affairs the old gang of work-shirkers and tax-caters had lo give way to a class of.oflicers who were elected on the Issue of municipal re form. Very naturally these olllcers desired - sired to show by their work that the taxpayers' interests were in better hands , and better street cleaning was among the first substantial proofs of [ fetter government. 'Whether Tammany ever resumes sway In New York or not the streets of the metropolis will never again be as lllthy as'they were for merly. The Tammany bosses would not dare lo risk defeat by resuming the old slovenly methods. The Chicago Civic Federation experi ment will not survive , but If It results in giving Chicago cleaner streets this season the municipal machine will bo compelled to maintain the established standard. DUTIKS ON THA. AX I ) COFFEH. The next congress will undoubtedly have to make provision for additional revenue for the government. The defi cit for the current fiscal year will be not far from IfGO.OCW.OOO and while It Is to be expected that the revenues of the next fiscal year will be materially In creased by reason of Improvement In the business of tlie country , It Is hardly probable tlmt tlie Increase will be suf ficient , without additional legjslntloX to bring receipts up to expenditures. Very little confidence Is to be given to the op timistic nssurances of the supporters of tlio existing tariff law , because none of their past promises or prophecies have been verified. Tlio revenue estimates of Secretary Carlisle have been far In ex cess of results and Mr. AVllson and others have been no more fortunate In their predictions ofwhat the now economic policy would yield for the support of the government. The Income tax fea ture of that policy having been declaret void , there is a loss of estimated reve nue from this source , as flrst made , of $ : ! 0,000,000. It will bo necessary to make provision for that amount of addl tlonal revenue in order to prevent a defi cit for the fiscal year beginning July 1. There is already talk of putting a duty on tea and also , perhaps , on coffee , li is said that the Treasury depnrtmeiv has received letters from Importers of tea stating that they would not be nversu to a duty nnd that they do not belUwo It would result In any Increase of price to consumers. These Importers claim that the abolition of the duty 01 tea demoralized tlie trade without bone lit to any one , the effect of It having been to make the American market the dumping ground of the refuse tea prod net of the world. The cheapest grades of tea have been sent to the Unltci States because no risk was Involved bj Investment for the payment of duty but these grades are sold at retail no much below the price at which good tei could be sold , even if subject to n mod crate duty. Vn to 1870 there was a dutj on tea of IS cents per pound , when 1 was reduced In 15 cents per pound , where It rcn ( lfcd until the duty was abolished In 1872. It Is proposed that the 15 cents-piT-pouml duty be restored , which wonhj yl ld , on the basis of last year's lmports.,01,000.000 pounds , iflll.- 07)0,000 , neaflyt'qtml to the estimated yield of the"llRomc ! tax In the form In which It wan , lirj ) by the flrst decision of the supreme court. The consumption of coffee In the United States Is very much lhitl\jit ten , the Imports for 1S1U having Ifee'i rir.0,000.000 pounds , so that a duty'otj ; ! cents per pound would " yield $ lr ( 00"l)00 ) of revenue. Thus from tea and coffee" revi'nue could be ob tained about equal to the amount which it was at first estimated would be de rived from the Income tax. A proposition fo restore tea and coffee lo the dutiable list would probably have nine support lu congress , but the hanees are that It would encounter so Igorous popular opposition that no con- Iderable number of the representatives f the people could be Induced to favor t. It would be an attack upon the free breakfast table" which a large lajorlty of congressmen , it Is safe to ay , would refuse lo favor. The order of President Cleveland re- It-lag Admiral Meade contains a re- mke of the conduct of that ofllcer vhleh Is all the more severe because ) f the accompanying acknowledgment of his commendable career. An excel- out record Is thus blurred and It is nero than likely that the calm judg- iieut of history will glvo unqunlllii'd ipproval to the president's action. There Is an effort to exalt Admiral Moado's breach of discipline as an ex- imple of patriotism , and the suggcs- lou ban been made that he ought to > o given a place hi the cabinet of the lext republican president. All such alk is to be condemned as tending to veaken respect for authority and to subvert the principles essential lo obe- llence , discipline nnd a proper regard for duty on the part of those engaged u the military and naval services of he nation , It Is very well for the men n these services lo cultivate nil Ameri can spirit. They are better soldiers ind sailors for doing so. Hut It is not well for them to manifest this spirit in liTogatlou of those whom the people iiivo placed In authority , and Indeed rue Americanism is incapable of doing so. One of the peculiar ways Iho ttoard of Education has of whipping the devil round the stump is to request the secre tary to cast the vote of the board for candidates or appointees. "Why should lot every member cast his own vote whenever a division is called and have that vote counted and recorded ? The secret ballot Is the 7 > rcrogative of the American sovereign , who Is responsible o himself and his own conscience only for all political 'acts , but the repre sentative of1 that sovereign , whatever ds calling may be , wholher he is a congressman , member of the legislature , of the city council , Board of 'Education of delegate tp a political convention , is iccountable to his sovereign constituents for every vote ho gives and therefore .11 honor bound to cast his vote so that ; t may bo known and recorded , Worsn Tliiin Krbrl Itilllots , New York Tribune. What Spanish troops have to fight In Cuba Is an agKresslvo combination of yellow fever and courageous revolutionists. The chances are that pestilence will destroy more mem bers ot the Invading army than are slain by rebel bullets. "Knllclitencd InJIanapolla Journal. A silver mine owner who did not favor the free coinage ot silver under conditions that would make his product worth two for one would be a much bigger fool than the man who sawed off the limb on which he sat be tween himself and the treo. Mcxtrau micl A in rlcun Money. Imllannpolts Journal. A few days ngo a business man In this city received from Mexico a bag of Mexican sliver dollars. Counted out , there were 100 ot them. They were to pay a debt of $50. Ho took them to a bank , but all that its officers could do uas to credit him with n bag of silver , the value of which could not be ascertained until the bank had sent them to New York. At the time the dollars were received they were quoted at 62 % cents In New York. If Mexican dollars can be disposed of at that price the Indianapolis manufacturer will receive JD2.EO for his Mexi can debt , less the amount he has to pay for expressage from Mexico to Indianapolis and from Indianapolis to New York. If he gets that price the extra. $2.60 will be about enough to pay for the carriage of the stiver dollars. These silver dollars of Mexico contain about six grains more of silver than does our standard silver dollar , yet ono of them lias only a little more than half the purchase power that our silver dollar has. Why Is this ? Because Mexico enjoys free and un limited coinage of both silver and gold. No one will take gold to the mlntx of Mexico , but silver is taken in unlimited quantities. The result is that for the purpose of pur chase tbo Mexican dollar Is worth only Its value as silver bullion. On the other hand , the coinage of our silver dollar is limited , and limited to the number that can be kept on a parity with gold dollars. Make the cclrago unlimited and free , so that any person who has $50 worth ot silver bullion can take It to the inlirts and get 100 legal tender dollars lars , and In a short time these dollars will have the same purchase power as the Mexi can dollars. True , each dollar will pay a dollar's worth' ot'dobts , because It is legal tender , but \Ttil ' jurchase In the market only as much ai It Is worth as silver bullion. A few days parlier the same business man had a demand lirgaluat a Mexican merchant , payable in golftior United States funds. Did the Mexican mefbh'aTit take 10ft Mexican dollars lars to the bapk'to < get a draft for $100 on New York ? T3\e' \ figuring on the somewhat novel draft shftvj-cdr that the Mexican mer chant had taken to ihe Mexican bank rather more than 200 uVfexidan dollars to get a New York draft for * $100 ! of United States money , which Is as good1 as gold. If the Mexican dollar had bctjn _ as good as the United States dollar tin'riffnitter ; would have been charged a small percentage for exchange , but at the outlet > he had to pay a percent age for the changing of silver as a com modity Into gpm1' or United States funds as money. * ' \ The free and unlimited coinage of silver for the sole benefit of the ownera ot silver bullion will bring to the people of this coun try In bomo measure the inconvenience and the loss which It has brought to the business men of Mexico. intis .txn ma .I Ufs Molnra Leader : A mistake will be made If th # Doles letter In construed at a declaration for the Immediate free colmigc of silver at 16 to 1. U In true that it tem1 In that direction and there Is an appitrnt bids for such a reading , but It Is hardly litstlfied by the categorical language. Davenport Democrat : He ( Holes ) Is tin- patient nt failure of his party to take poll- llvo action and fays so. He wants silver rrmonftlr.ed and restored to Us pine ? of use fulness. In this respect the Democrat agrees Alth him. but beyond this It cannot go. Governor Ilol"s prefers silver to gold If but one metal can be used for a standard. In this position again the Democrat is not alto gether certain It can agree with Its dls- tlnguUhcd friend. Chicago Tribune : While writing on this subject ho should have stated what "reason able safeguards" for maintaining the parity of gold nnd silver at the ratio ot 10 to 1 have been suggested at any time by "the friends of free coinage. " He can mention none. They want none adopted. They da not want to maintain tha parity. They are furious be cause It has been maintained. They black guard the president because lie sold bonds for tint purpose. They want no parity. They want the gold and silver separated so the former niny le.iv. ? the country and the pur chasing power of the latter be reduced ono- half. The majority of the people of Iowa nre not In favor of that , as Doles will find If he ventures to run for offlce this fall. Sioux City Tribune : Kx-Oovernor Doles' letter to the Alton Democrat Is disappointing to the friends of sound money In all partlea , nnd It Is especially dlappolntiiig to his fel low democrats who are standing up for thb traditions and principles , uf the democratic party. Circumstances created the oppor tunity for Mr. Holfs to raise the banner of the democracy high In the political sky and had he done so the true and tried uould have come unto him. It was the opportunity which the hero seizes upon lo jump Into the breach and save the people. Ths tide in the affairs of Mr. Doles was nt Its Hood , but he chose to not let it lead on to fortune , nor yet dill he go out with the ebb , but he stands all but concealed In the vapor and mist of hesitation and uncertainty , whlb her voice Is heard above the roar of the political waters , but It gives no certain , no assuring , no guid ing sound , llatbcr does his voice mystify and confuse. I'OICR 01' TIIK UfATJ' 1'llKSS. Udgar 1'ost : The free and unlimited coinage of sliver fever \n \ abating. 1'eoplo will be ready for rational legislation by the tlmo con gress meets. Kearney Hub : Kearney people are justly proud ot their growing bicycle Industry and of the fact that the Kearney wheel has gone to the top of the heap at the very outset. Kvery local Ncbraskan should make It his first aim In llfo to own a Kearney bicycle. Butte Gazette : No thanks are due the Now York World for sending out that crazy cor respondent , Nellie lily , to write up the drouth last year. Doyd county has experienced some of the results of her sensational llea In dis posing of county bonds. The next foal cor respondent that coiner this way to slander the state will meet with a cool reception. Arlington News : Kvldently Governor Hoi- comb does not draw party lines ho closely ns to Keep him from rewarding his friends. He has appointed Dr. Green of Norfolk , a staunch republican , to be first assistant physician at the Lincoln asylum. Wo can see no reason why the papullsts should make any kick. Holcomb was elected by republican votes. Elwood Citizen : The Jury failed to agree In the suit to recover $235,000 off of ex- Treasurer Hill and his bondsmen , and it is thought there will be no further prosecu tion ot the case. Surely "justice has been turned away backward. " Did anything so utterly absurd ever occur to an American citizen , as the fact that ary man , who had been accounted worthy of such an Important trust , would have the gall to put in a plea that he had never put up a bond , and was therefore not accountable for his acts ? Yprk Times : Chicory threatens to become a popular crop In Nebraska. Farmers in divers parts of the state are quietly preparing to cultivate it , an * it may be that many fac tories will be erected during the next few years to prepare chicory for the market. In . ome respects a chicory factory Is a better thing for a community than a sugar beet fac tory ; it can be established for a great deal loss money , and H gives employment to more people. There will always be a good demand for the pioduct. Tlie future of Nebraska ? cems very encouraging , with such crops as corn , chicory , beets and alfalfa within her re sources. Scottg Bluffs Homestead : At last the ap pointment of a secretary of the Board of Irrigation has been made and it went , where .ill thinking western people might have known It would go , to a man In the eastern part of the state. An Omaha man got the place over men who have spent years In helping to develop Irrigation in the western part of tlie state. Our principal objection to the bill from the beginning was that It created a lot ot new olllces and that they would be chosen from the more populous part of the state and with reference to the amount of good they could do politically and not for the amount of good they could do the cause of irrigation. I'ElttiOXAL AND Ol'JlBlttfJDK. The supreme court is no respecter of de ficits. Some men are happiest when beset by trla'.s. Judges , for Instance. If the weather was much hotter those who are kicking now would sweat about It. Comparatively few graduates of Co n's finan cial school are willing to acKnowledge their nlma mater. Ba-ton , the immaculate , Is to bo "Lxowed. " If R follows the Now York precedent , there Is no occasion for alarm. Ownera of i-lcyscrares : in Chicago have com bined cgalnst stabling bicycles. They have troubles enough with wheels in their heads. Theo Hoosevelt , the new leformcr of the New York police department , is a believer In astrology and Is diligently studying the stars. Owing to the stringent enforcement of the prohibition laws in Kansas , the beer privilege of Leivenworth baco ball park brought only $ soo. It Is now suggested that Coin Harvey would make ua Ideal 1C to 1 senator from the new state of Utah. The professor was formerly a resident of Salt Lake City. Denver swooped down on a colony of free coiners the other day and broke up a very profitable mint. The main objection to the foundry was the use of cheaper metal than silver and a proportionate ratio of fiat. John Itogers. the sculptor , has presented to the city of Manchester , N. H. , a statue of Abraham Lincoln. It Is n stated figure of plaster , larger than life , and was upon exhi bition at the World's fair , where it took a prize. "General" C. E. Kelly ot commonweal mem ory threatens to Invade the cr.it with a prai rie schooner and a petition. It might as well be given out now as later on that the supply of plo In this section Is Insufficient for home consumption. Still , fhoull the general work his fluent tank of tears , there is no telling how It would bull the pie market. A llltlo girl in Brooklyn who was deprived of both feet by a trolley car obtained judg ment against the company for J13.2CS.S5. Her lawyers disputed the amount of their fee , and induced the court to nwarji them $7,214.85 , leaving the victim the lesser sum. Her friends are Indignant , and naturally so. Yet they ought to bo thankful for escaping so well. Notwithstanding the fact that the gas com pany of Des Molncs withdrew Its advertise ment from the columns ot the Dei Molnes Leader , and made Its * employes cancel their subscriptions , the Leader manages to come out every morning. The Leader advocated cheaper gas , hence the body blow. There is an abundance of mirth and unalloyed joy In the average run of newspaper life , but when a corporation or an individual withdraws sup port , expecting to see the paper gush for breath , their disappointment Is an irresistible source of laughter fringed with -ilty. Highest.of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report tviu.s IT xiiKttM.ix'K .SJVKECJ/ , Clmlrnmn llinrmnii Coninifmln on Carlisle' * 1'nfrinn nf . * niiii < t Klnney. COLUMI1US , 0. , May 21. Hon. Allen W. ThurniAti , chairman o ( tlio democratic state central committee , on being asked today what he thought of Sccr.tiry CariU'o' * : wec\ sail : "To all thj o who are conversant with the history of the question , It la simply laughable to think that the great secretary of the treas ury In defense of the administration a' d annul nionc-y has been compelled simply to make tha same speech tint has been made by Hon. John Sherman o eli year for the last twenty years It Is only a deid copy and has been answered over and over again until the people are w ary of It. "Tho same dishonesty pervades It as does the copy from \\hlch It Is taken , but In the case of Mr. Carlisle , because ho pretends * o be a democrat untl then states that demo cratic senators , and among them my father , votoil for the net of 1S73 , be Is Irylmj to create the Impression all tbo while by hU statement that they did this with the full knowledge of what the hill contains ! , when he knew that every one of these senators and representatives ( Including the Brand old Deck from his ( inn state , whom he now tries by misrepresentation to help bolster up his own traitorous position ) donl-J In open semte that they had any knowledge of what lie tries In this speech by fraud to make people believe they did. As for Instance , Judge Thurman sild 'I cannot say what took place In the hrusp , but I know when the bill was pnd'ni ' ; In the senate we thought It was simply a bill to reform the mint , regulate coinage and fix up me thing and another , and there was not a single man In th ? senate , unless a member of the committee from which the- bill came , who hnd the slightest Idea that It was even a squint toward demonetization. ' Sfnator Heck said : 'It ( the b'll ' demonetizing silver ) never was undtrstood by either house of con gress. I say that with the full kna.\ledge of the facts. ' Nearly every member of the ten- ate and house made similar stat ments.Vliy did not Mr. Carlisle tell the whole truth ? Can people believe such a man honest ? " "Do you think the speech will do the silver cause any harm ? " "Well , as I said before , Senator Sherman has been making It for twenty years and the silver cause does not appear to be growing any less , and more , I suppose that Senator Sherman will make the same old speech at the republican convention next week. " Senator Thurman Is quite 111 at present and unable to keep up with the rllver question which he and his son discussed lor years to gether and on which they fully agreed. TO CI.U&12 DOORS AUTOAIAT1CAI.I.Y. Dovlco to Prevent fleputlUon * of the Ter- rlbln Victoria Il intnr. WASHINGTON , May 21. Ever since the Victoria disaster , one of the most terrible fatalities In naval history , our uaval officers have been giving much attention to the sub ject of bulkhead doors. It Is now conceded that the unfortunate Urltlsh battleship filled and capsized by reason of failure to secure a speedy closure of the doors In the bulkhead which are Intended to prevent water from a compartment that may be crushed In , from Hooding the others , and so sinking the ff'p. It Is now provided by the regulations that as soon as a distinctive signal , usually by a steam siren , Is given by the olllcer of the deck the doors shall be closed by certain persons previously assigned to this duty. But practice shows that In moments of great danger and excitement there may be failure at some point in this vital moment , and Admiral Kamsey , chief of the Navigation bureau , caused experiments to be made to ascertain whether It Is not possible to effect the closure of all the bulkhead doors auto matically at a moment's notice. The flrst result has been the preparation by Engineer In Chief Melville of a model of a seemingly perfect device to accomplish this end and It Is probable that this will be practically tested by application on a large scale to one of our new vessels. The devices can bo worked by compressed air or by electricity and by their aid the officer of the deck or the man In the conning tower of a vessel , when he sees that his ship Is in danger of being rammed by an opponent or of being in collision by accident , may by simply pulling a lever first glvo no tice by the blowing of a whistle or the ringIng - Ing of a bell for a specified number of seconds ends of his Intention , so that the men below may escape the deck or at least get from under the heavy doors , and then close every door Instantly. ItKM.S TO CAT/I , THE I'AttK HOYS. Innovation In tlio Iloiiso of Ki-i > rc riitntlvm that Almost Kcnpo < l Notice. WASHINGTON , May 21. One of the char acteristic features of the scenes In the house of representatives passed away with the clos ing days of the Fifty-third congress almost without notice. That Is the band-clapping to call pages that has gons through the prosiest humdrum of ordinary days , as well as broken clear and sharp Into the noise and tumult of the most exciting occasions. Just at the end of the last session a house resolution was passed providing for electric bells for every desk. The pages will sit In the cloak room , one set for the republican side and anotber for the democratic , and will be at hand quickly when a member touches the button at his desk. This will cous'd rably facilitate the transaction of business by re lieving the crowding about the spaker's desk. It ha * long been a source of annoyance , especially to the clerks who have satx just below the speaker , to find access to them blocked by pages seated on thb steps and to be deliyed at critical moments by waiting for th little fellows to get oat of the way. The boys thcmjclvcs will not find so much occa sion for congratulation , for It will take them off the door and deprive thtm of the prlvllcso of hearing so fully what Is going on. The senate will for ths present e" on In tin old . way. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ TWO OF THK INVAI.IUH AUK UYINO. Little Hope for the ItrrtiTnry of General ( ocimnll or ( Inll llnmlltoii. WASHINGTON , May 21. Uepres-ntatl Cogsnell of MasMchusettn Is dying. The end Is expected tcmo time this afternoon. The general Is unconscious much of the time and Is sinking steadily. Ills relatives and friends realize his dnngcroufl condition. Miss Mary Dodge , better known 09 Gall Hamilton , is In n vry precarious condition today and practlcilly hope of recovery has been abandoned. She Is sinking steadily. Secretary Grpslnm Is nbaut the same today. HP rested well last night. Representative Hltt's condition remains un changed. _ I'romntlniK Cnliiril liy Mniiln' * Itrtlrmnrnt. WASHINGTON. May 21. The retirement of Hear Admltal Meade promotes Commodore Lester A. Do.irdslco to be rear admiral , Cap tain John A. Howell to be commodore , Com mander Nlcol Ludlow to be captain , Lieuten ant Command-r Chapman C. Todd to be com mander , Lieutenant Gottfreld lllocklnger to bo lieutenant commander , Lieutenant Junior Gride Leroy M. Oarrctt to be lieutenant , En sign Wilfred 13. Hoggatt to be lieutenant junior grade. rtrx. Life : "Heavens , Mnrlnl Wns that phone graph open iIitrliiR the rat flgHt ? " No. I turned It on last night when you were sleeping. Perhaps you will believe now that you snore. " Harper's Dnznr : Attorney You say. Ahrn you nokctl him for the money , ho used blasphemous laiiKunge ? Hllpv-1 did not. sor. 1 said he swore nt me like u trooper. proposed ? Aln > ' Wll ! > t ' "d J' ° U Co Wlicn he Louisa-Ob ! I just grappled onto him ! Chicago Tribune : "Hore is a letter. " snlcl the new postal clerk , "addressed to Lame Hear. Esq. , Colo. ' The writer forgot to put on the name of. ths poslolllce. What shnll I do with It ? " "Sond It to Cripple Creek , " said the post- muster. Boston Post : Customer These nulls I bought hero yestculay arc In a terrible condition. Half of tlicin nre niHty. Snlusrnnn ( Imllfrnnntly ) Well. wlmt If they nre ? Yon don't suppose we can manicure every pound we send out , do you ? Detroit Tribune : "Who , " asked the pas tor , "w i umlortnUe to raise this money for the church ? " , The converted counterfeiter rose in his pew. "I'll raise It If somebody cl c will pass It , " he said. Obviously that waa about nil he could do. Judge : The Major ( reminiscent ) At this moment the heavy artillery opened upon my right wing , creating n cllverplon. tinder cover of which his entire division fell upon my left \vlny. Miss Qushlngton ( rapturously ) Oh , you dear old angel ! f Indianapolis Journal : "Do you know , Amaryllis , " asked the Cheerful Idiot , "why the letter 8 Is like the presentation of a clgnr to n colored gentleman ? " The waiter girl gave It up. "I will ttll you , Angellnc , ' continued tha Cheerful Idiot. "It Is because 't ' make * the moke smoke. " A KANSAS MOVE. Kansas city Journal. At moving- time the Kansas man Is easily on top ; A cyclone hits his house a blow And yanks It fifty miles or so , Then gently lets It drop. jtr Now York Sun. What's the matter with Jingo ? AVho la there to say The great American lOagle Shan't Get - * GetGay ? - What's the matter with Jingo ? Who is there will Bhy Just hecause Old Glory Floats On High ? What's the matter with Jingo ? Who will dare to growl When the American people/ Rome Howl ? What's the matter with Jingo ? Who's the man to shlik If we stop. . Great Britain With A Jerk ? What's the matter with Jingo ? Who's there to groan When our Uncle Samuel Hangs A Throne ? What's the matter with Jingo ? fireathe there men today Who think this nation shouldn't Have Its Say ? What'a the matter with Jingo ? The ed , White and nine Cun lick the whole caboodle PD Q ! ! It's Only a Dude Who goes to the merchant tailor now-a-days to get his clothes gets a standoft"most likely. You can stand oft" 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 cari 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. Hcliublc Clothiers , S.\V. Cor. 15th and