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TIIK 1IUST NBW.SPAI'UR.
r Chronicle.
Men who drop The Omaha Bee In a
moment of unbridled passion and preju
dice always return to It after they be
come hungry nnd thirsty for news. It Is
the only metropolitan newspaper In Ne
braska that satisfies the craving for gen
eral nnd state Intelligence.
Clii'istniiiH IK coming. Ho Is Secretary
Cirllsle.'s : re-port.
Anel tlit > e'\i > ortn In the- city treasury
nro still iCKKl K
siM'ins to InpttliiK " 11 tlio
thn wholes we-ste-rn
snow tliat to
country.
As a clirns ringmaster Mr. Bryan Is
an nntiualllli'il suece : > ss. " 1'ls nlly that
lie. elltln't select the right circus earlier
in Ills career.
Tlie Society Circus Is cneleel , but the
rest of the luiimals will ln looseel in the
city council chamber on the ; 7th elav of
January next.
Numerous campaign promises payable
by the successful ciuiellehites on the city
ticket are alreaely to be liael on the mar
ket at tempt Ing ellscounts.
The question that now presents itself
is , Will the presence ? of aeltlltiemal war
ships on the other slele of the Darela-
nelles really prevent the recurrence of
the Armenian outrages ? '
The presence of the National Civil
Service Keform league in Washington
elties not appear to make any appreci
able Impression on the horde of olllce
seeking on-liangers n runnel the doors of
congress.
Thlnl : of getting a jury eif t\vel\o men
In the important Ish imtreler trial eiut
of the regular panel. 'The ' very Migges-
tkiii would drive the judge of tins crimi
nal division of the district court Into a
lit of tantrums.
The congressman who Introduced a
bill Into congress to limit the punish
ment for contempt In federal txiurts
ought to Insert Into the measure a ra
tional definition of what contempt Is
and then push It through to speedy en
actment Into law.
Who says a railroad cannot be fore
closed with promptness ami despatch ?
The sale of the Santa Fe Illustrates the
e > xact method by which the transfer is
brought abemt. What can be elTecte'd in
the case of erne bankrupt railway can
lie done In the cases of all the others.
For some uiu'xplalned reason Seciv-
tary Morton neglected In that part of
his report alluding to the economics he
has Introduced Into the Agriculture de
partment to follow Ids recommendations
to their logical conclusion by urging
the abolition of the whole department.
Chicago Is busy now trying to locate
the responsibility for the failure te > le > -
cato the republican national convention
in that city. The ) strangest feature of
the whole performance Is that the differ
ent republican factions of Chicago are
accusing none but one another.
Why should tlio Federation of Labor
convention adopt resolutions on the ques
tion of capital punishment ? Laboring
men have ) no concern .with capital pnii-
Islam-lit as tailoring men. Arc there not
enough pressing problems In the world
of labor tei occupy all the time and
thought of labor leaders ?
If President Cleveland , as Is Inti
mated , had the text of the Salisbury
note In bis possession befeire lie * went
off on his eluck hunting junket , ( lie al
leged necessity of wlthholellng Its con
tents from tlie public out e > f courtesy to
the president will fall to strike the
mind uf the average man.
Omaha's brilliant orator , Henry D.
Kstubrook , has been selected to deliver
the commencement oration at the gradu
ating e'xerclses of ( he Nebraska Slatu
university next spring. It goes without
saying that the aeldivsn will lie a master-
plccu of thought and elocution and com
pare favorably with any that liavo been
delivered by previous commencement
orators.
Iteferrlug to the condition of the books
In tlio city treasurer's olllce' , that llmuicu
committee ) report says that "such an ag
gregation of consummate Incfllclency
and e mfiislou Is Inexcusable. " Yet a
majority of the members of tills same
lliiancc commltte'o are rue-ordcd in favor
of whitewashing the ) comptroller who
\vtiA \ supposed tu have ) cbee'ked np these )
books not less freejueutly than once each
mon Hi.-
; run
j An lnniiYh lon iircrnlls Hint tlio
j Inry of tlic tvrnMiry. In order tn innko Hi
fiivui'iililo u shtiwlii ) : na possible. 1m ;
holding hu.'l : ; niipniprlntloiiH. Thl. <
inny In- wholly utifoiuuttM'
niul we nre disposed to tlilnk iirohahlj
tn so , but : IH It oxlstfi and Its tendency It
to crciitis inibllc dlstrn.U of the tiv.is
tiry It IM tlcslnible Hint nil Imostljin
tlon , such MH Is reported to lie contenv
pliitecl , Him II In iiiithnri/.t'd by coimrivs
A.-4 outlined In the dispute-he" ! tlu > plmi nl
Ucprcse'iitntlvc Wtilkt-r of Mussne'liiwIU
looks to n very thorough Intiiitry us tt
wlint tins been done by tlio Trensury do.
pnrlnicitt rcjinrelhifc tippropiltitiuiis , sc
( lint If there lins boon iiny failure tc
e rry out HIP reipilrenu'itts of Icptsln-
tlon In this nuttier It innst be dlselo ed ,
While this inny bo repirtU'd by some
MS n piirtlsiin rcllectlon vipon the lleh'lll.v
of Secretary ( ' ; irllsU > . If there Is tin
foundation for the clutiws Hint linvc
been iundo In ; will welcome such an IM <
vestlKiitlon nntl nffonl the fullest oppor
tunity for intiUliifi It ns seim-hlns nntl
thorough us possible. There will be n
pretty iienornl disposition to believe Hint
the seeretnry of the treasury httn not
himself directed that the payment of up-
proprlatlons be delnyed. It would
hardly be possible to llnd anybody
whoso opinion Is of any value who has
not nntpiestlonlup confidence In the of-
llclal integrity mid fidelity of Secretary
Carlisle. Hut It Is conceivable that what
In alleged may hnve been done without
bis knowledge by a subordinate olllclal
ovcm-aloiis to make It appear that the
treasury situation was lujtter than wi :
really the case. At any rate the pro
posed Investigation could do no harm
and ought to be made.
A SlIiVKH COMM1TTKK.
As now understood , the composition of
the llnance committee of the sen
ate will be favorable to the
free silver advocates. The commit
tee consists of eleven members and
In the last congress there was one ma
Jorlty for silver. It Is said to be Hit
Intention of the republicans to take pos
session of the committee and Inereasi
its membership to thirteen and accord
Ing to the plan of reorganization re
ported the committee will stand olglt
for free silver ami five against it. O
course this Is not , as yet , absolute ! )
settled , but there appears to be little
reason to doubt that the committee wll
continue to be In the control of the frei
silver men and probably by more of i
majority than in the last congress.
It would be desirable , of course , to
have tills committee made up otherwise
for the moral effect It would have , but
the fact of Its being controlled by tin
free silver men will not import any dan
ger of financial legislation In the inter
est of sliver. A senate finance commit
tee so constituted would undoubted ! )
shelve any sound money measures that
might pass the house , but there Is not
much likelihood that the house will pass
any currency legislation. Currency bills
have been introduced and will go to
the proper committee when It is ap
pointed , probably' to remain there. A
clearer judgment ns to this can be
formed when Speaker lived announces
the committee on bunking and currency.
It Is expected that Sir. Walker of Mas
sachusetts will be chairman of this
committee anil lie has already intro
duced a bill which contemplates the
gradual retirement of the outstanding
greenbacks and treasury notes and the
replacement of the same by national
bunk notes , but it Is pretty safe to say
that a measure of this kind coufd not
pass the bouse , because n majority of
the republicans are unquestionably at
this time opposed to any legislation bos-
tile to Hie legal tender notes. . The sen
ate is almost a tie regarding silver , but
It Is absolutely certain that nothing will
bo done for the white metal by this
congress , however the finance commit
tee may be constituted.
IVfOPOSKT ) CIlAXaKX IN SB AVI TV RlJt.RK
The I'lilted States senate is not a
progressive body. Its disposition is to
iidhere to methods which have prevailed
since the beginning of the government
und to keep alive antiquated rules , with
out any regard to changed conditions or
to public sentiment. ThiiH the tradi
tional "senatorial courtesy" Is main
tained , though it lias been responsible
for ninny wrongs and abuses , and thus
the secret session system Is continued ,
though It is well known that behind the
i-losed doors of the senate tilings are
said and done which senators would
not dare do In public. From time to
time men have appeared In the senate
who had the courage to condemn these
methods and endeavor to secure their
abandonment , but all such efforts have
liroved futile. They served only to ox-
liose to public view the fnultlness , the
ibuses , and the nnrepnbllcnn character
jf these practices.
It Is now proposed to innUn some
[ linages In the senate rules which It Is
thought will be In the interest of the
[ inbllu welfare and also conduce to
'reater expedition In legislation. One
) f these provides for the distribution of
: ho various appropriation bills to the
committees which have jurisdiction of
natters to which the several appropria-
; lens are Intimately related , Instead of
laving all such bills go to one commit-
ee , composed of nine members , who
ire at times practically masters of the
ienate and can use their great power to
idvance or retiud general legislation.
It is urged In support of such n change
luit the labor Involved In the prcparn-
Ion of the great money bills and their
nanagement In the senate Is too much
'or any one committee and the result Is
hat the appropriation bills are crowded
it the end of the session. There can be
10 question as to lite soundness of the
losltlon of the advocates of this change ,
lor Is there any valid reason why Hie
tcnnto should not pursue Hie samp
ourse in this matter that the house
mrsues , and which 1ms been found to
vork satisfactorily.
Other proposed amendments to the
ides nro for counting n quorum , clos-
ng debate and requiring that all dchnto
ihnll bo relevnut to the subject before
he senate. The first two would bring
he senate under tlio parliamentary
nles which govern Hie house and which
nive been approved by both political
turtles In the popular branch of con-
: rcss and by the public. Under the ex-
I Istlng senate rules legislation inny b
obstructed Indefinitely by the refusal o
'
senntors present to vote , thereby brenfc
Inu a quorum , while the unlimited free
. dom of debate allowed ennbles n mlnoi
lly of senators to tnlk n measure t <
| death and they may Inject Into tliel
j specche * any amount of extraneous nnt
jliTolotnnl matter. The Congrcsslonn
I Record nt almost every session of coil
jgrt'M Is burdened by a voluminous mns
'of ' matter in tlio speeches of seuntor
i which lias no relevancy to the subject :
j before the senate , the last emigres
being especially noted for this. Then
Is no reason why senators any mon
than representatives should hnve tin
pilvllege of blocking legislation by re
fusing to vote when present and In tlia
way breaking a quorum , or be permittee
to carry on debate Indefinitely. Wlm
Is n sound and just rule feir the one I :
equally . o for the other. The propose !
ehnnges e'onteniplate giving to the ma
Jorlty the power to enforce Its will ant
'tills ' Is strictly consistent with the car
dlnal principle's of our political system.
U Is too much to expect , perhaps , tlm
the-ie proposed ehnnges will be ndopted
but there could be no better time te
nmkc them than the present , when nt
party has n majority. At any rate \
Is to be hoped they will be strenuous ! )
urged and those who advocate then
may rest assured that they will hnve
the support of Intelligent public opln
Ion. There Is a large Infusion of new
blood In the present senate which car
establish a strong claim to popular ! ! )
by asserting Itself In favor eif these
needed reforms in the methods of the
"upper house. "
TO I'llUMOTi : IMMltllt.tTIUX.
Never before In Hie history of Ke
braska lias the need of a systemntle
campaign for the promotion of immlgra
tlou Impressed Itself so forcibly upon
the business men of the state. Undoi
natural conditions the resources of Xev
braska and the special attraction *
which It has to eiffer the Intending set'
tier are of themselves strong enough tt :
turn a full quota of the incoming Imml
grants In tills direction. During the pasl
few years , however , the southern slate *
have been putting forth strenuous exer
tions to guiele the Influx of European ?
into an artificial southward channel ,
The states to the north of us are organ
izing to counteract this recent south
ward tendency of immigration. Be
tween these two fires Nebraska , despite
unexcelled opportunities and nnequaled
Inducements , Is bound te > suffer unless
it , too , sets to work to put the Immi
grants into a position where they can
weigh intelligently the relative advan
tages for settlement offered by the dif
ferent localities extending invitations to
them.
A movement for the upbuilding of Ne
braska thiough the Increase of its popu
lation should receive the active support
of every public-spirited cltly.cn in the
state. Without an organization with olll-
ccrs to perform the routine work , no
appreciable results can be accomplished.
Individual co-operation is an essential
to success , but only by united effort can
a showing be mndc Hint will compare
with the systematic work of other states.
In this matter , what is the duty of all
must not be permitted to become the
duty of none. If Immigration to Ne
braska is to be stimulated this year it
is none too early to commence orgnnizctl
operations.
/IKTHKATV/JIKA'T (30XK A-(1MMMR11IX(1
Before election the taxpayers doubted
thnt the council was sincere in its
promises of salary retrenchment. Now
that election is over and the council has
set to work to undo all that it had previ
ously done In this connection they know
that It was not sincere.
When the council organized nearly a
year ago Its famous llnance committee
brought in a wonderful report , accom
panied by the necessary ordinances ,
making a wholesale reduction in all the
Inflated salaries paid to city hall em
ployes. Kor months the mountain
labored and in the end brought forth a
mouse , consisting of an ordinance re-
hieing the snlnrh > s of three unfortunate
t'lctlniK and providing retrenchment , cal-
'iilate'd to amount to less than $0,000 a
rear. Kor a whole year the council com-
liine persistently kept on the pay roll a
iiorele of supernumeraries and tnx-
aters ami laughed off every demand
; hat it wield the retrenchment ax for
[ he preservation of the public. Only
in the eve of the late city election , with
i show e > f death bed repentance , was a
series of ordinances finally adopted , pur-
lorting to work radical changes In the
lumber and pay of city employes , lint
lot to take cflVet until after n new ad-
nlnlstratlon and a new council should
> o in control.
Without waiting oven until the alleged
etre'iichment promises are payable the
ouucll Is already busy restoring the
> ld schedule of salaries. An ordinance
s now pending raising the pay of the
nayor's private secretary from $80 to
; iM ( ) a month. Another puts the city
'lectrician back at $1U5 a month. An-
ither restores the nu'iit inspectorship at
UOO a month and still another ro-
'stnbllshes the offices of milk Inspector
ind sanitary Inspector at ? " . " ) and $00
) e > r month. This Is , of course , only a
icglnnlng. With the ball once a-rolllng
irdlnances will be Introduced one at n
line , blotting out the entire retrench-
nent program , am ! before the ante-
lection reductions shall hnve gone Into
'ffcct ' the retrenchment platter will
lave been wlpe'd clean.
If any Improvement Is looked for
rom the new council it Is greatly te > be
cilred that disappointment will bu the
csuH. The first unolllclnl act of thnt
tody has been to assure the contlnn-
nco of the useless ifTti-n month sergeant-
it-arms at the public crib. A council
lint commits itself to extrnvngnnco and
Inecurism before It has entered upon
ts olllclal career cannot bo expected to
aslst on rctrcnc'hmcnt when It gets the
elns In Its hands. The lieo warned
lie taxpayers of the Inevitable conse-
[ iience's that would follow the retention
f the combine In power in the city hall ,
t regrets as much as any that its pre
lictions of un era of municipal extrnvn-
aiico are too soon proving true.
A besottetl vagrant readied Oiuulm
he other day from some point In Iowa ,
'he authorities declined to feed him
anil ordcreilMiUh back whence lie came ,
lie drifted , Council Bluffs nnd upon
being nrrcMOid said he came from
Omnha , to which place he was deported ,
This case Is tnie * of many In which coun
try commiin'mrs ' send their charity cases
tei the cltleN fjj fit ? cared for over \ylnter.
The people of1 ' pinnlm will not tolerate
the practice ; . 'IJhe'.v have been imposed
upon In that way tew long.
The term of Senator Cameron of Penn
sylvania de eh not expire until March ! .
IS ! ) " , but lii'.lniH already announced thnt
lie will not" IK ; a candidate fenreelec
tion. It Is undcr.stotul that Mr. Onmeron
bus presidential aspirations and he has
I probably been encouraged to regard
himself as a possibility , but It Is entirely
safe to say that no national convention
next year will consider him. Inheriting
n sent hi Hie senate from his father , who
was in some respects a strong man po
litically , .lames Donald Cameron has
been a mere cipher In Hint body and
will leave It with a record In which no
man coulel take any great degree of
pride ! ' . There are- ninny good ivpublle-ans
In Pennsylvania from whom to select n
successor to Mr. Cameron , among them
ox-Postmaster General Wnnamakcr , who
Is already being talked of. The Phila
delphia Hecord , n elemeicratlc paper , says
there are e-ogent reasons for such n
choice nnd expresses the opinion that
Mr. Wnnnninor ] weiuld prove a satisfac
tory senator. He was one of the very
best postmaster generals the cemntry
has ever had and as a practical man of
affairs would be a positive acquisition to
the senate , so far as all matters of a
distinctly business character are con-
It Is rumored that Speaker Heed will
assign no one to membership In the
committee on Pacific railroads who Is
not a lawyer by profession , lie Inti
mates thnt a technical knowledge of
law Is n necessary prerequisite to con
sideration of Pacific railroad legislation.
If this Is true It Is n novel procedure.
Why should It be any more netvssary
for a man to be a lawyer to ele-al with
the Pacific railroads than to deal with
any other question ? The lawyers
ought to be satisfied with a few places
on tills Important committee.
Everybody.knows that In seasons of
financial depression building operations
cease and mechanics nnd laborers suffer
In consetineiico. Labor organizations in
Omaha have met with many dishearten
ing reverse's , but are still intact , while
some of themjglve evidence of old-time
vitality. One of the greatest steps in
the way of advancement yet made by
local labor leaders is the establishment
of a larrie < hnll for the business and
social doimind of the members with all
accessories , suggested by approved mod
ern idens. ,
A CoiiilHIim , Xot ti Theory.
New York Sun.
The prestnt administration has been a hard
one Tor ducks 'nnd democrats.
Tlii- 'llor.l.-r . \iiKC-ln.
'Koclij- Mountain News.
Will ( lie Indian rlfehts peoplc- pleas * take
nbtlo ; thdt the dear , sweet , altogether lovely
Apaches have murdered live horrid white-
settlers ? They should send the- red men
congratulations.
Three of n ICIiiil.
Ixnilsvlllc Courier-Journal.
If young Mr. Bryan of Nebraska , and
young Mr. Thurman of Ohio , and young
Mr. Oalloy of Texas should all chance to
meet on one spot , what \\ould happen to the
earth's center of gravity ?
An UiichniiKiihl <
Detroit Free I'rcss.
Had Harry Hiiywnrd made his remarkable
and disgusting career among the ancients he
would have been declared as possessed of a
devil , and wo see no good and sufficient rea
son why the diagnosis of his case should be
changed.
A Di-iitueriitU * View.
NnshvlIIe American.
Senator Allison has had presidential
boom launched for him by his friends In
Iowa , and they propose to push It for all
It Is worth. Senator Alllron Is a conserva
tive republican and In many respects Is the
least objectionable of the republican aspi
rants.
I'rohlhltloii for I'oor lo.
.Sioux City Juuinal.
Congressman Melkeljohn's bill to prohibit
the sale of Intoxicating liquor to any Indian ,
whether a membr of a trlheor _ an allottee ,
has been recommended by the commissioner
cf Indian affairs , the courts and court cfllcers
dealing with the Indians and Indian Rights
association. The bill passed the house last
Hjsslon and was favorably recommended to
the senate.
Senator Alli'ii'n Shot nt Snohx ,
Minneapolis Tribune.
Senator Allen has introduced a bill aimed
at snobs and tuft hunters which ought to pass
and become a law. It provides that any
American citizen who shall solicit or accept a
title , patent of nobility or degree of honor
from a foreign nation shall be disfranchised ,
and also punished by flne or Imprisonment.
What would become of the marquis dl Pull
man under this act ?
e'N Di-lnycil Deport ,
Inillunnpolla Journal.
The nonappcaranco of the treasury report
so long after the opening of congress sug
gests that the secretary may be revising It
and squaring his views with those expressed
In the president's message. In view of hlo
reports showing Invariably monthly deficits ,
the secretary1 may find It somewhat difficult
to show tliut the lack of revenue has noth
ing to da"Hvltli the government's financial
embarrassment.
The I'"IJ < > f InllnlliiKI'rliMx. .
"TMilcaBO Tribune ,
Accsrdlng toDun's rovlsw of last week's
trade , "lulls have not changed , while Bes
semer pig has declined $5 and billets $ G per
ton. " The latter are celling at Plttsburg at
about $17 , wlillf the price of rails remains at
$28 , Kails ought to have gone down also ,
but have not , because the price Is kept up by
a combination which groans when Kngllsh
ralla are flipped to San Francisco because
ccean frelAlrU are | 2 while Paclllc railroad
fr : I flits urc-$13. It is reported also that last
we.'k thc4vas a considerable Importation
of ulro nails at Boston. This IB not sur
prising. Ihu duty , which used to range
from 46 to 6 ? per cent ad valorem , Is only 25
par cen ( > * u > y. Nevertheless , the confeder
ated niaittptictiirers have been rushing up
price * Incessantly during the last six montlio ,
until at last they seem to have reached a
point where It IB possible- Import them at
a profit. The * fault Is thelra. They know
how much protection they have under the
present law , and should not hav ? boosted up
prlcea so high.
OTIinil 1\\11. < . TIIVN ( M IIS.
While the powers hnvt bctn parleying wilt
the portp , nnd permitting It to hold them of
from action , the total of massacred Anne
nlans nnd others has mounted up Into tin
hundreds of thousands , according to falrl ]
Rood nttthortty. Whether this estimate li
an exaggerated ones or not , It IB true thai
since the demand ns made for reforms It :
Armenia , nnd even since the fleets of the
powers have been gathered In the Levant
thousands of men , women and children Imvc
been murdered with Turkish collusion am !
ImlirrerJiice nldlng Hi ? murderers , and foi
these murders the powers who profess tc
' have undertaken the reform of Armenia arc
In a large degree responsible. It has been
charged thnt It Is the deliberate purpose ol
the porte to exterminate the Armenians
as an Insubordinate- ml&chlct-making ele
ment , Whoso removal would l > o n public
benefit , nnd there do not lack happening !
which seem to confirm this charge. If It
should bp tril3 thnt such has been the Turk-
Iph purpose , the powers nro In n large de
gree responsible for Its execution , so far ns
It has rone.
Krom tlmo to tlmo discussions take place
In the Berlin Helchstag which serve to recall
the oft-forgotten fnct that the title of em
peror borne by William of Hohonr.ollcrn Is
more honorary than real , nnd Hint his
nctit.il rule eloes not extend beyond the
frontiers of the kingdom of Prussia. The
other states of the confederation known ns
the German empirenro Jealous of their
eorerelgn rights , and display extreme watch
fulness In resisting nn encroachment upon
their Independence by the Berlin govern
ment. It Is to E > ; ntlmcnts such ns these thnt
must be attributed the strong opposition
which has been offered during the last week
In the Federal Legislature by Bavaria ,
Wurtembcrg nnd linden to the. emperor's
project for the supercesslon of their existing
codes of military Inw by that of Prussia ,
which Is of all the most drastic nnd severe.
The plen upon which he b.ises his demnnd
Is the necessity of unanimity In such mat
ters. But the South Germans nre shrewd
enough to realize that Inasmuch ns every
able-bodied cltb.cn between theuges of 20
nnd 50 belong cither to the nctlve , the re
serve , or the "Inudstrum" brandies of the
army , nnd Is ns such considered amenable
to military justice , their abandonment of the
administration of the latter to the War de
partment at Berlin would mean nothing leas
than a surrender of their national Independ
ence , nnd n submission to that very Prussian
yoke which Is their prlnclp.il bugbenr.
* + *
Baron Gautsch , the Austrian minister of
public Instruction , has tlio courage of hi ?
convictions. In discussing the question of the
higher education ct women before the budget
committee the ? other day he said that , In his
opinion , the most worthy task which could be
performed by a woman was the proper care
of her own children. Nevertheless , he recog
nized that the existing provisions for the edu
cation of women In Austria were scaicely
adequate. No reasonable objection could be
entertained tj the plan of permitting a certain
number of approved pupils to attend the lec
tures and courses held by the philosophical
faculty at the university. Baron Gautsch
went on to say that he considered the ever-
Increasing desire of women to earn nn Inde
pendent living a danger to the economic
welfare of the community , for the reason that
the experience showed female competition ,
In whatsoever walk of life , to be accompanied
by a concomitant reduction of wages. At
the same tlmo It served to destroy the Ideal
of family life and the position occupied by
the husband IP his capacity of breadwinner.
lie added that during the past decade only
twenty-five women had been matriculated In
Austria , and of that number only three had
elected to attend the courses of the medical
faculty. The conditions prevailing In the
male high schools and colleges could not ,
In his opinion , b ; Introduced advantageously
Into establishments Intended solely for the
education of women. Furthermore , he ven
tured to think that , from a general point
of view , women were unsulted for college
life.
That the pontificate of Leo XIII Is now
rapjdly drawing to a close Is apparent from
the reports which have- reached this country
during the last two weeks with regard to
his loss of strength and vitality. We are
therefore brought within measurable distance
of another conclave , the Issue of which Is
naturally a question of absorbing Interest ,
not alone among Catholics , but to the people
of every faith , race and clime throughout
the world. It Is beyond the bounds of prob
ability , and even of possibility , that any one
save an Italian should be elected to thechilr
of St. Peter , since the choice of a foreigner
would entail the abandonment of the Vatican
and of the Eternal City , an eventuality which
cannot b ? taken Into serious consideration by
any one acquainted with the past history ,
the traditions and the alms of the Catholic
church. It Is equally certain that the con
clave will be held at Rome Instead of abroad ,
and that the Sacred college , In the absence of
most of Its foreign members , will elect a
prelate agreeable to thp Italian government ,
pledged to the continuation of that course
which has been pursued with so much sa
gacity by Leo XIII , and which may be said
to constitute the keynote cf Italian politics
at the Vatican as well ns at the Qutrlnal ,
namely , the " slow , gradual and wellnlgh Im
perceptible "development of an alliance be
tween the papacy and the Italian monarchy
without Impairing thereby the spiritual nlle-
Slnnce of foreign Catholics to the holy see.
Warfare in Africa Is fraught with surprises
and unexpjcted dangers. The annihilation of
the Italian column under Major Toselll by
25,000 Abysslnlans will recall the disaster sus
tained by the Italian troops at Dogall , near
Massownh , In 1SS5 , at the beginning of their
campaign of conquest on the lied sea littoral.
Other similar Instances wore the surprise and
destruction of the French reconnolterlng col
umn under Colonel Bonnier , on January 12 ,
1894 , at Tlmbuctoo , and of the command of
Mnjor Forbes , later In the same year , whlls
engaged In the pursuit of Lobengula , the
fugitive king of the MatnbeleB. But the most
terrible disaster sustained by European arms
In the Dark continent was the annihilation of
the Twenty-fourth regiment of British In
fantry and their native auxiliaries nt Asand-
lana by the Zulus , under King Cetywayo , on
January 22 , 1879 , upon which occasion Prince
Imperial Loula Napoleon , who was serving
under the British colors , fell pierced by half
a dozen murderous assagais hurled .by the at
tacking Zulu warriors. Tha victory Is not al
ways with the machine gun nnd the repeating
rifle ; and in her march Into gavag3 wilds
Civilization is often hoist with her own
petard.
*
The Chinese tore up the first railroad from
Poking to Tlen-Tsln a ( juarter of a century
ago and are now going to lay down another ,
this timeto t'tay. A new light has dawned
upon them , not of sun or star or meteor or
comet , but raying out of the Imllwye of the
locomotive , and they correctly recognize In It
the pillar of fire which Is to guide thorn out
of the night of their bondage nnd Isolation.
As eoon as they get used to the scream of
that vehicle and welcome Its advent among
them , as they nre sure to do In no long tlmo ,
they will find that they tiavo embarked upon
a new national career , and outside people will
nnd thai it Is not so easy n matter to whip
: hem as formerly. The completion of the new
Tlen-Tsln railroad ought to ba marked with
a golden letter In the Chinese calendar , and
no pigtail in the empire should ever dream of
disturbing a splko or a fishplate or an Inter-
ocklng HWltch belonging to It ,
Silver Meilnln Cnlleil Ilaelc.
Iluffnlo Ivxpn'un.
The managers of the Atlanta fair sought
o tlcklo tbo flverlte ! by giving silver medals
nstead of gold for their first prizes. The ex-
ilbltora mad ? such strong objection , how
ever , that the managers have been compelled
o reverse their decision. This should be a
enon to the Georgia ullverites that in the
; rjat world of buslnew silver U not as good
is gold.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. J-aicsi U. b. Gov't Report
Bakin
Powder
PUBE
IIKIII Kl.Vei 1IAAltl > .
City Times ( dem. ) ! The resolu
Hens of Impeachment or censure1 of Mr. Hay
ant nre ns full of folly AS tluy nrc of spen !
When did free pech become a crime In thli
country nnd when did nn ambassador forfcl
his rights nn it citizen ?
Washington Star ( Ind. rep. ) : llcprc-sentii
live * Barrett of Mnssachueetts Is n little bli
early with his rcnolutlon for the impeachment
of Ambassador Bnyard. The fact , however ,
that ho once represented a newspaper In this
city tuny account for n certain enthusiasm
In scoring a "scoop , "
tndlnnnpolls Journal ( rep , ) : Th.it Ambassa
dor Baynrd'9 slurring speeches about Ameri
can politics nnd policies were highly Improper
nnd unpatriotic there cnn be no doubt. No
public mnn In the United States nor nny
newspaper dares defend their utterance by nn
American representative In a foreign coun
try.
Chicago Times-Herald ( Ind. rep. ) : The
country will not approve Impeachment pro
ceedings. The less we have of Impeachment
the belter. But the country would npprove
direct notion by President Cleveland In the
form of censure of Ambassador Bayard. If
not In peremptory rccill nf thnt Indiscreet
nnd recklew ngent of the United States.
Chicago Chronicle ( dent. ) : Mr. Bayard's
speech was truthful , manly , courageous ,
timely , even necessary. He might have1
escaped what n London Journal calls an In
discretion by withholding from his address
nny mention of a conspicuous menace to
Individual freedom , but had he don : so ho
would have been fnlra to true manhood.
Buffalo Uxprcss ( rop. ) : Let those who criti
cise It ( the rcsjlntlon ) consider this question
What would have been the probable courp ? ol
the Kngllsh government If the British am-
Iwiwndor to the United States had gone nbout
this country mnklng speeches attacking his
own country's customs policy ? Would ho
have been allowed to remain nt ills post und
his offense have been passed unnoticed ?
St. Louis Republic ( dcm. ) : In trying to
Impeach Minister Bayard for telling the
truth In forcible English , the republicans
will only succejd In making him Wronger
with the pjopleHe merely expressed what
the people of the United States put In more
effective form through the use of the billet
when congressmen were elected charged
with the duty of repealing the McKlnley Inw.
St , Paul Globe ( dim. ) : But If the parti
sans should be silly enough to Insist upon
placing a martyr's crown on the head of
Ambassador Bayard. It would be the greatest
piece of political good fortune that has ever
happened to him. ThereIs honor and profit
In bslng gibbeted because you have protested
against the infamies that the principle of
protection Introduces In our public affairs
and tends to Impress upon private character.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat ( rep. ) : Still ,
Impeachment and trial before the senate
which It would bring Is n penalty which
would be out of nil proportion to the culpa
bility of the offender In this case. There Is
a chance thnt the constitutional prohibition
against "cruel nnd unusual punishment"
might be Invoked hero. The house was wise
In striking out the Impeachment part of the
resolution. A simple vote of censure would
bo enough In this case.
Chicago Tribune ( rep. ) : But the gross Impro
priety of Mr. Bayard's remarks should bo
censured by the house nnd rebuked officially.
Since neither the president nor the secretary
of state has seen fit to do so congress should.
It nppears that among the rules laid down
by Mr. Bayard , when secretary of stnte , for
the guidance of American ministers abroad
was one to the effect that public speeches
should bo avoided. The same man , now am
bassador , has been the most persisted , and
worst violator of his own rule.
MIRTH ix RHYME : .
Snn Frnnclitcn Examiner.
"Shall I sing 'Hen Bolt ? ' " she asked him.
It happened his name was Ben.
HP never stopped to answer ,
But bolted there nnd then.
Spare Moments.
She shuts her eyes whene'er we kiss ,
The maid so sweet nnd good.
And from my Inmost heart I wish
Her mother also would.
Kansas City Journal.
Ob , August Is the month for me ,
I prize It more than all the rest-
That Is , Just now. When summer comes ,
Oh , then I llko December best.
I < oulnvllli > Courier-Journal.
She put her little hnnd In mine
Some mlirht have thought her bold
And yet there was no romance , for
She s hardly two years old.
Detroit Frep Press.
When the coal combine can go no higher ,
And settled Is the electric ( Ire ,
Anil1 pa has piomlped board for ono
The course of true love smooth must run.
Phllmleliihln Ilccoiil.
A rose by any other name would smell as
sweet ,
As truly would , I ween , a dozen such ;
Hut just to make the sentiment camplete ,
A rose by uny other name would cost as
much.
Detroit Tribune.
Ho had the ninth seat from the aisle ,
And ho wore a dark frown all the whalsle-
A straneo thing to be.
For 'twas easy to see
He was fearfully anxious to smalsle.
Washington Star.
I saw a lordly Briton
In n most unFecmiy pet.
Quoth I , "Aro you Dunraven ? "
And ho answered , "No , not yet. "
IIUini-'t.Y TOI I ) .
t'hlcnco l'-M.
\ little boy.
A little xildp ,
A llttlo Joy
When flrst It's tried.
A mini , a slip
It's pmooth MS slnss
A sled , a I rip ,
Alnck , nlnnl
He wavers ,
AnJ vltenvft nil there
A tmlr of
Hig In the nlr.
In sorry plight.
Ills hnt n wreck ,
HO'P pct'ti to Hunt
upon his neck.
A Jo.vou * cry
Of boyish glee
From ono clo o by.
And then nh , mcl
A swish of cnno.
A fearful whnclc ,
A cry of pain
Alns , nlack )
A boy who's Inmc ,
Nor think ? of fun ;
A man the snmp
The story's done.
LEADING SPKC1AL FHATUKES.
THE OMAIIA SUNDAY
A WOMAN INTUUVKNICS :
Cnntlmintlon of llobert Unrr's fasci
nating serial story that bns been run
ning ; lu The Sunday lice1 for several
woekst past nnd bus found such favor
with Its renders. Illustrated with re
productions of s-pcclnlly prepared draw
ings.
JAY TIU3ATY CKNTHNNIAL :
i > eceiilbrr 19 hits been selected ns the
date' on which to celebrate the bciitcnnlnl
of the ratlllratlon of the Jay treaty
In 17KJ. Tills treaty wns really the
foundation of the present commerce of
the United States , ami the celebration
Is to take Iho form of a notable ban
quet In New York , to bo attended by
several hundred of tlu > mo t prominent
men In politics , nit , literature and af
fairs generally. The article explains
till ? , rapidly sketches the treaty nnel the
circumstances lending to It , nnd gives
home description of th Jny estate , to
gether with some family reminiscences ,
furnished by Colonel William Jay.
LICSSONS OK limidATION :
A carefully studied paper on Irilgntlon ,
going Into the history of Irrigating-
projects and surveying the pos lbllltlca
of Irrigation In the siatc of Nebraska
A timely discussion of n topic that Is
attracting particular attention at this
moment , in view of the Impending meetIng -
Ingof the State Irrigation association
at Sidney this week.
MYSTKHY OF THH JIISTLKTOH :
G. J. Adnlr Fitzgerald contributes an
Interestlm ; article upon the favorite
song , "The Mistletoe Bough , " explain
ing the puzzling mystery connected with
SOMETHING ABOUT THK SUN :
Krnnk O. Carpenter narrates a chat
with Prof. Stephen O. Laucley , roncet"-
ItiK the wonderful discoveries which Ho" "
lias muelo In bis long and careful sclcn-
tttlc study of the sun.
ST. LOUIS' SWULL WEDDING :
Detailed description of the preparations
that have been mtule for the celebration
of the great Von Gontard-Bii.sch Inter
national wedding ceremony , which Is to
take place at St. l.ouia tlio coming
week.
PLAY HOUSE WITH A RECORD :
Story of the famous St. Elmo theater
nnd the dailc pnues of local crime that
were wiltten within Its walis Rctnl- ,
nlsccnces of a land mark now disappearIng - /
Ing under condemnation proceedings.
IN WOMAN'S DOMAIN :
Now and modish skatlnjr milts for
keeping the skater warm and dry while
sldmmliiK along over the ice Christmas
cushions as appropriate holiday gifts
Artificially perfumed ( lowers Some
costly sllppera Omens In wedding
gowns Fashion notes Gossip about
noted women ,
THE COMING GENERATION :
"In Holda's Wood ; " a tale of the Ger
man legend of Ktls Krlngle Interest-
IIIB reading for the llttlo folks Prattle
oC the youngsters.
DOMINANT SEVENTHS :
Mr. Thomas J. Kelly commences n new
department In The Bee , devotee ] to a
review of local musical events , with
comment nnd criticism A feature bound
to bo enthusiastically received In
Omaha musical circles.
SOCIAL GAIETIES OF THE WEEK :
Aftermath of the Society Circus Wed
dings continue features of the Hoason
Receptions and dancing pnrtlea many
and many more In prospect Out of
town visitors Movement of the society
people.
CLOSE OF THE CYCLING SEASON :
A few echoes of the wheel now reced
ing before winter Inventions designed
to Increase speed possibilities States
men catching the wheeling fever
League of American Wheelmen mem
ber-hip Doings of the local wheel
clubs.
THE WORLD OF SPORT :
Review of the sporting events of the
week In both amateur nnd professional
fields Gun and rod Btlll In evldeneo
despite the approach of winter Doings
of the local fcporta.
Tim OMAIIA SUNDAY
BUY rrTnKAD IT !
Only One . .
Saturday is the last In which
to prot a holf dozen photographs
Irco with each purchase of $0 in
children's department
Selling great quantities of those fly front , dressy ,
warm winter overcoats in Beavers , Kerseys , Meltons
and Cheviots Their equals aren't in any thingabob ,
harum-scacum , whoop'em up sale in town for any where
near the prices. $10 for good , reliable , stylish , warm
garments ; from that to § 25 for the tailor's $45 grade.
Suits at $8.50 that would be called $15. suits
"marked down" to $10. by some of the wild-eyed pur
veyors of wearables that we know of They're big
honest values at $8.50 All the good grades up to $30.
lor fine worsteds ,
Two tables full of Boys' and Children's Ulsters ,
Overcoats , Long Pant Suits , Knee Pant Suits , Novelty
Suits , Junior Suits , Reefer Suits etc , All marked down
rom one third to ono half to clear out the odd lots.
Browning , King & Co.
Southwest Coruor Fiftcouth uud Donulas , OMMIA , \
