TIIJ3 OKAHA DAILY JJCKtT SATURDAY , JANUARY 11 , 1890.
TlIEXMAHA
B. nosi\VATirt. : :
ivr.nr MOUNINO.
"TERMS "or stmscruiTioN :
Dully nee ( Without Sunday ) . One Yrar . t S M
Dally lie * nml Sunrtny , Onn Yt-nr . I'XH '
Bin Month * . , . . . . . & 0) )
Three Months. . . . ZM
Bumlny Jitr , One Ymr. , . . < . . . . . Z 01
Hnlurdny lice , On" Yenr. . . . . . . 1 ' "I
Weekly lice , Ono Ye.ir . 6)
orriciaji
Omaha. The KM ItulMlnir.
Boulh OmnliA , Hinder lllk. , Corner X nml 2tth Sts.
Council lllufTx. 12 Tcnrl Street.
Chlcnso Oinec , 317 Clinmbct of Commerce.
New York , nontn * 11 , II pud 15. Trlbmio nulldlng.
Waihlngton , 147 P Sheet. N. W.
All communlcntlfptu rcl.ntlna to new * nnd fill-
tarlnl matter slmuM lie mMrswsH ! To tlic 12 > lltor.
iiusiNRSS Lirrruns :
All IniBtn'M Idlers nml remittances ulionlit lie
ndiltvnteil In Tha Ike ruMIMilnit Comii.iny ,
Omnhn. Prnflf , clue-In nn < l prulnillca orders to
bo made pnval-le - to the nnler of the minp'iiiy.
TIII ; unn pupLiainxa COMPANY.
BTATT.JI BNT OP CIHClfhATlON' .
Orri-K" II. Tucliurk , noertlnry of Tim Den I'nb-
Ilihlnfr company , l > elnif oVily mvirn , iuya that the
ncUMl number of full nn.l rnmplMc roplei nf the
Dully Morning , I2\enlng nml ( Sunday Hoc prlntnl
durljiR the month of December , 1S05 , was ns fol
lows !
LCJH ildluctlonn for unsoM nnd retmnc'l
pniKis 7,713
Net entc .
Dally 19.703
anonon n. TXSCMIUCK.
Sworn to before mo niitl fiilmcrlliecl In my
prewnce tills Sil rlny of Jnmmry , HOG.
( Seel. ) N. P. fr.ltj , Notnry PuHlc.
A SPECIAL FKATUKM.
THE OMAIIA SUNDAY BEE.
INTERVIEW WITH MHH. GRANT :
Frank G. Carpenter , the veteran news
paper correspondent , linn had an Inter
view with the widow of Gcnural Ornnt ,
which he IIIIB l > en authorized to maku
public In It Mrs. Grant tells a lot of
unwritten history She vlves the trulh
ns to her reception In England , ns to
how flic was treated by the queen nnd
tlfo story about Jcao Grant's refusal to
< llne with the servants at Windsor Cas
tle She tolls storlei of Ulsnvirck , LI
Hunc Chang , nnd gives a lot of new ma
terial about General Grant.
Tim OMAIIA SUNDAY BEE.
AT ALL NICWSDKALIOUS.
Let tliu two vncjinl scats In the council
remain vacant. There Is no pressing
need or filling them.
Anil the transfer switch law Is uncere
moniously knocked out as violating the
ln\v and the constitution. The State
Board or Trnnsportntlon will now have
to switch off.
New York , acconlhii ; to latest re
ports , is Holid for Morton for the re
publican presidential nominee. But
New York has allowed itself altogether
too much time to change Its mind by
the lime the convention is to meet.
Judge Gilbert of the United States cir
cuit court for Oregon has cut down the
number of receivers for the Northern
Pacific from thrue to one. Yet for the
management and operation of the Union
Pacific It requires live receivers.
The Interested people may be rolled
upon to keep the Venezuelan boundary
war scare alive long enough to enable
a number of measures for military and
naval appropriations to slide through
. congress in the face of n treasury de
ficit
Every republican politician In the
Third congressional district who does
not expressly deny this allegation may
be safely counted among those who
would not refuse a nomination for con
gress If by hook or crook It should hap
pen to be offered to him.
Governor Morton oC New York Is
slated for a speech before the Hamilton
club of Chicago the cud of this month.
Senator Cullom ought to have good
grounds to object to this invasion of his
preserve. It looks like an attempt to
carry the war Into Africa.
This city needs a few more public
meatiiigs to discuss municipal affairs
where leading citizens do not ht-sltatc
to express their sentiments In forcible
language. The meeting of Wednesday
evening gave assurance to many that
extravagance and crookedness In public-
places must be stopp.ed.
And now It Is Governor Morrlll of
Kansas who declares that the prohib
itory Jaw In that state has been u Hat
failure. But that Is nothing new. Every
honest and open-minded dti/.on of Kan
sas has admitted the failure of the pro
hibition amendment ever since ( he at
tempt to enforce It was commenced.
/The decision of the supreme court
against the pretensions of Beemi'r to be
prison contractor -leaves another lunik
of trouble on the minds of that eminent
linn of statesmen , Churchill , Russell &
Co. But the penitentiary atmosphere *
will no doubt be again cleared so noon
as they set their eiyjlo brains n-worklng
on the problem.
The gas company will In a few days
pay. Into the. city treasury nearly $7,000
under the terms of Its franchise. This
Is an object lesson to thu South Omaha
council , which Is linked to grant a fran
chise to a motor line. The time has
como when every franchise for the use
of public streets should pay an anmniJ
revenue to the city granting It.
A Kansas City tralllc association is
making rate schedules for Omaha and
against Omaha. A Chicago Insurance
commission Is fixing tire rates for
Omaha nnd for Nebraska , Our people
seem to bo powerless to secure redraw.
Is It not about time for a popular up
rising to demonstrate that this ultite Is
strong enough to run Its own business ?
The Central Labor union has spoken
in' no uncertain terms In stating Its po
sition on the union depot matter.
While everybody will concede the
soundness of its premise It will prove
a dllllcuH matter to enforce coercive
measures as against the roads in In
terest. If public sentiment could com
pel the erection of a union depot It
have been built lout ; ago.
TIIK I'BiV/rB.vrMnr co.vr .iiT row
The decision of the supreme court , do
daring the convict labor contract en
tered lulo by the State Board of Public
Lands and Buildings with cx Wardci
Ko-Miier to be null and void , will be
hailed with satisfaction by nil classes
of citizens excepting the parties Inter
estcd In the contract. The consensus
of popular opinion has been that this
contract was not In the Interest o
economy , but on the contrary wouli
have entailed upon the slate Inereasei
expenditures for the maintenance o
the state's prison.
It will be borne In mind that durlnj ,
the session of the legislature the latt
warden asserted that he' could make
the penitentiary self-sustaining. In
other words he claimed that the Income
from convict labor could be made to
fully offset the cost of boarding , cloth
ing nnd guarding the prisoners. The
contract which the supreme court has
set aside gave Mr. Beemer at least SllM
a day or ! fS10 a week for the care and
maintenance of the penitentiary. Tin ,
rebate which the state was to have
gotten would have been chlolly in the
mind's eye. In substance , the Beemei
contract wns merely a renewal of the
Moshpr contract with the state , furnish
ing the contractor the free use of nil
the Dorgan trumpery , for which It had
Just paid $35,000. The fact that
Warden Leldlgh has been able to run
the prison at a nominal cost shows
that the state can save M ) per cent of
the former contract price by managing
the convicts without a middleman.
While the supreme court decision
dons not prevent the state board from
relettlng the convict labor for the lim
ited period specified In the law , or until
the next legislative session , the policy
of so doing Is questionable. Tins
board's conduct In connection with the
appraisement of the Mosher-Dorgan
claims In the letting of the Beemer con
tract has created sulllclent scandal. It
is therefore gratifying that the court
has put an end to the continued and
disgraceful wrangle that has grown out
of the penitentiary legislation of the
late legislature.
A SHXATOItlAh 1IATTLK.
The election of a successor to Senator
Blackburn of Kentucky promises to bo a
very 'exciting contest , with the possi
bility that the state will have but one
senator after the term of Mr. Blackburn
expires on March 4 , 3 SOT. The repub
licans control the lower branch of the
legislature and the democrats the upper ,
but the two parties are a tie on Joint
ballot. There are two populist mem
bers , one of whom will net with the re
publicans and one with the democrats.
It Is reported that the house republicans
contemplate unseating a couple or more
democrats and it Is said that if tills Is
done the democrats of the senate will
retaliate. The Louisville Courier-Jour
nal serves notice on the former that If
they take the cour.se threatened they
will destroy their only chance of elect
ing a United States senator , "for the
democratic majority of the state senate
will meet partisanship with partisanship
'
ship ; will , If necessary prevent the con
summation of an outrage by the house
majority by refusing to go into Joint
session and thus block altogether the
election of a United States senator. "
The republicans of Kentucky won a
signal victory in the election of gov
ernor and it Is to be regretted that
they did not secure enough members of
the legislature to send n republican to
tlie United States senate , but It is to be
hoped they will not mar their victory
by any unjustifiable action in order to
secure a senator. They will be better
off without representation in the na
tional senate if that is to be secured
only through questionable or not en
tirely justifiable methods.
PllOSl'KUTS FUR THE LOAN.
Secretary Carlisle is said to be confi
dent that the new bond Issue will be a
success , from which It is to be Inferred
that he thinks it will be taken by the
people. It appears that Inquiries re
garding it have been much more numer
ous than was expected , the call" for
blank forms of proposals having been
very active. This Is certainly a most
favorable indication , but it cannot be
iccepted as absolute assurance that the
whole amount of bonds to be disposed
of , or even the larger portion of them ,
will be taken by popular subscription
within tins time specified In the call.
One hundred millions In gold Is a very
large sum to be drawn from the people
in so short a time as thirty days , for
while It Is true that several times that
unount Is In the country outside of the
treasury , most of It Is held by the
banks , some of which , there.Is . reason
to believe , will part with It very re-
uctantly. Indeed , so far ns the banks
lir the principal financial centers are
concerned , they have thus far shown no
lisposltlon to take nny of the bonds ,
uul the presumption Is that they nro In
i syndicate which contemplates mak-
ng a bid , perhaps at the last moment ,
for the entire Issue of bonds at a rate
which the treasury will accept. The
statement that the combination of
bankers who wanted to negotiate for
Hit ! bonds nre arranging to submit a
proposal for the entire Issue , taking
ill or none , Is by no means incredible ,
tor Is It Improbable that they may
make a more favorable offer to the
government than Individuals are likely
to make.
The letter of President Cleveland to
Senator CafTery , explicitly asserting that
no arrangement of any kind lias been
made for the disposition of bonds to
my syndicate , or through the agency of
my syndicate , and that no assurance of
such a disposal of bonds has been di
rectly or Indirectly given to any person ,
will correct an Impression widely enter
tained that the expectation of the sec
retary of the treasury was to ultimately
dispose of the now bonds to a syndicate
and that giving the issue the character
of a popular loan wad simply to ap
pease popular clamor and relieve the
administration from further criticism
In this matter. So much was Intimated
In the debates In congress which drew
out the letter from thu president. The
people will bo gratified to learn that thu
administration preferred a popular loan
and was therefore all the time In liar
mony with public sentiment , that no far
ns the Issuance of new bonds Is con
cerned the visit to the sent of govern
ment a short tlma ago of the chief of
the former syndicate had no signifi
cance and that "no banker or financier ,
nor nny other human being , has been
Invited to visit Washington for the
purpose of arranging In any wny or
manner for the disposition of bonds to
meet the present or future needs of
the gold reserve. " It Is only fair , after
this unequivocal statement by Mr.
Cleveland , to acquit the administration
of having In this matter been guided
by Wall street Influence.
Favorable as the Indications are Coi
disposing of the new bonds to the
people , It Is too early to determine
with nny degree of certainty what the
result will be. That the loan will not
fall It Is perfectly safe to say , but It Is
possible that It may bo found necessary
to dispose of It to a syndicate , and If
the one understood to be In existence
shall offer the best terms to the gov
ernment It manifestly will be the duty
of the secretary of the treasury to ac
cept them.
Si OVOUlt
You can fool some people all of the
time , you can fool all the people some
of the time , but you cannot fool all the
people all of the time. The paper that'
speaks by authority for the council-
manic ostriches Is now playing the game
of ostrich for itself. It tries to cover
Its own shameless prostitution of jour
nalism by a display In big typo of what
The Bee had said concerning Henry
Bolln when he was before the people
of Omaha as a candidate for ro-eli-ctlon
to a second term In lS't. ! )
Now what did The Bee say about
Henry Bolln ? First , If said that
"Henry Bolln has been a safe custo
dian of public funds. " So he was
known to have been to the best knowl
edge of all men at that time.
In the second place it said : "Henry
Bolln's Integrity is unquestioned. " So
It was in 1SW. ! Nobody at that lime
had the remotest doubt of Ills honesty.
Thirdly , The Bee Is held up as ray
ing , "Henry Bollu Is entitled o a second
end term and the people \vlll make no
mistake In re-electlug him to the oflice
of city treasurer. " That assurauw was
also well grounded. A man who had
filled the ollice of county treasurer nvo
terms creditably nnd without a Haw In
liis record and during his virst term as
city treasurer had aroused no suspicion
of dishonesty was suimn.t'Ml * n li. . on-
titled to a re-election.
But when Henry Bolln became known
as an embezzler The Bee did not hesi
tate an Instant to demand his summary
removal and to call iipnn the authori
ties to take such action In tlie case as
the law contemplates. Every honest
newspaper would have dona the same
thing. It is a duty which every honest
md fearless newspaper owes to the
public and which the public expects it
to discharge whenever the occasion de
mands. , - , .
What course did" the World-Hernia
pursue ? ' ' Thc''defij'Jlcat ' < pri"4nrihocity *
treasury was made "public by"The Bee
on Juno IS. On the 10th day of June
the World-Herald came out with flam-
ng headlines declaring that "Mr. Bolln
s honest. " On the 2Jst day of June It
said that "Sensational .stories implying
theft of funds arc declared to be ultcily
without foundation. " On the lrd day
of June it announced , "That nccdi-dlng
to the present program there may be'
10 shortage at all , and the whole nll'nir
nay end In 'nn alleged but not proven
shortage. ' "
What was the program to which the
World-Herald then alluded ? Did It
lave reference fo some secret compact
> y which the colossal embezzlement was
o be smothered in the Interest of Its
friends ? To a man up a tree It would
ook very much that way , * sp'jcially in
low of the fact that there had b wi a
slip In the cash drawer for several
inndrcd dollars of public money ml-
anced to the ostrich organ.
The serpentine course of our oon-
emporary cannot be Justified or cx-
ilalned away. It has been n Boim.c of
lemorallzatlon to the public stvvlco.
Jobbers , boodlers and public thieves
lave taken great comfort in the fact
hat they can nlwriys rely upon one
Hipcr in Omaha to cloak their inlipii-
ous schemes and cover up their ci'lm-
nal acts by raising false issues and
brewing dust Into the eyes of the
icople. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
SOMKirilAT TOO HASTY.
A resolution was submitted In the
louse 'of representatives on Thursday
ud referred calling upon the president
o ascertain whether Great Britain was
advancing her outposts In the territory
n dispute between that country and
'enezueln , or Is reinforcing posts hero-
ofore established. It also directed tlie
ircsident. In the event of his becoming
ognl/.ant of any such military move-
ii'iits , , to demand the withdrawal of the
oldlers and police Immediately. This
vns prompted by a report from the
npltal of Venezuela. A dispatch from
, ondon says It Is otllclally stated that
here was no ground for such a report ,
hat no such movement as represented
ins been contemplated by the British
; ovcrnmcnt , and that no addition has
H'LMi made to the police force In the dls-
mted territory. Could the Georgia rep-
esentatlve who Introduced the resoln-
Ion In the house have had his way he
vould have passed the resolution and
ilaced that body iu a most ridiculous
msltlon.
This Illustrates the hot-headed zeal of
omo men In congress , who nro ready to
clzo upon a rumor and make It the
ext for a declaration which might serl-
usly Involve the government or place It
In a humllliHIug altitude. The congress
of the rnlteVl"8tati's Is presumed to act
with dellbc'iiirtfm ' ( nnd dignity and no
member of it'dhould ' allow himself to be
Influenced b ' flitverllled rumors relat
ing to affairs which affect the peaceful
relations of lljelcountry with other na
tions. Every ? , ihpmbcr of congress ought
to understand ! that under present cir
cumstances tloliHatlonnl nnd unfounded
reports from jVifiiezuula regarding Brit
ish operations nro. to be expected. The
people of tlial iAnuitry arc a good deal
excited and. moreover there Is reason to
believe that most of them would be
glad to Involve-the United States In n
conflict with Great Britain. But In any
event rumors from that quarter should
not be hastily .accepted ns true. Credi
bility Is to be given to the statement
coming from London for the reason that
It is Inconceivable that the British gov
ernment would do anything at this time
to aggravate the Venezuelan contro
versy , for the amicable settlement of
which there seems to be very favorable
promise. It ls < the part of wisdom to
wait for the confirmation y > f nntl-Brltlsh
reports from Venezuela.
It required years of tline to induce
this Iowa railroads to make rates on
live stock from points in that slate to
Omaha In order that shippers might
have the benefit of higher prices at this
market and not be compelled to ship
to Kansas City or Chicago. For years
the stock yards people have endeavored
to get a rate from Texas points even
with the rate to Kansas City. And
now Manager Babcock Is In Kansas
City laboring with the Transmlssouri
Tntfllc association to Induce It to give
Omaha a rate from Nebraska points no
greater than those now In force to
Kansas City. The business n-en of the
latter city taunt our people with the
statement that Omaha is but a country
town for which Kansas City Is the
distributing point. Wny Is it that a
trallic association can bottle up a city
mil put rates In force that take Omaha's
egitimate trade right out from under
ts nose ?
Truman Buck says that the taxp'ayer
lias no fear of. the tax title buyer. It
s only the tax shirker who stands in
Iread of the man who pays his taxes
for him nnd takes n first lien on his
H'oporty. But Mr. Buck seems to for
get that a gr at' ' many taxes n're un-
laid , not because of tax shirking pro-
tensities , bnt bo > vausc the small prop
erty owner cannot raise tlie money to
pay them. "It Ms this class that Is
oudest In Its demand for a more eco-
lomlcnl local' ' * government. The tax
shirker can tTiko3'eare of himself.
The leases j'oj' ' ; , state lands are not In
he satisfactory condition that the tax-
xvyors couidiyisll. Lessees are behind
on their leases 'mid state lands nre In
the possesslonrof , people who will prob-
ibly "never pa the agreed r'ental. . If tlie
commls sIoL-er ofjWbIiclands ; , and bulld-
ngs should glvo-nis time and energy to
his matter in'f cnjl of to the'hatching of
lolltlcal , scheniBs the state's revenue
fromdenscdtlands"'mfghtrli'e in fair c6u--
dition : ' " " "
Get it Move Oil.
ChlcnRo Inter-Ocean.
The best object 'lesson ' tlio American people
can glvo lo to show the pressnt administra
tion that they are alert and on deck , and
can take the $100,000,000 bonds without an
effort.
Tliu Mlxforluiirn of AVnr.
. Cincinnati Knrjulrer.
Dr. Jameson toys ho would not have been
beaten had the Ultlandera supported him.
This Is ons of th : ' fortunes , or rather misfor
tunes , of war , and Jameson can do nothing
but accept It. Napalesn would not have
lost the battle of Waterloo had not rain fallen
anil made the ground too slippery for his
artillery.
H of ( lie Common " \Vcal.
ChlcdBoChronicle. .
'
At a time when 70000,000 of the plain peo-
plB of the United States ara confronted with
the Iiar4 problem of exlttence their servants
In Washington glvo more thought to riot
and personal luxury than to the diminution
of tax upon the people , which Is tin- only
legitimate way In which the government at
Washington can contribute to the general
welfare.
Hi-ltlNli I' < Mvir In ( Iii > TriiiiNvaiil.
Globc-tlcmocrat.
The convention of London , which , the em
peror of Germany has disregarded , was
signed In 1SS4 , and provided that the re
public of the Doors- though otherwise Inde
pendent , shotjld conclude no treaty or en
gagement with any state or nation except the
Or.inge Frto State , nor with any native tribe
lying to the east or wert. without the ap
proval of England. The discovery of gold
came two years later , and with It the heavy
Immigration , outnumbering the Doers and
threatening their rule In the territory cat
apart for them by the convention of 1884.
IIo\v They I.ovu Us.
London Money.
Englishmen admire Americans : they have
for many years Invested much of their
savings In American enterprises. They al-
wcys listen with Incredulity when they hear
how the Yanlteo dislikes the Drltli'her. '
They do not understand this fellng. They
have only met the traveled American ; they
do not know the native Chlcagoan , the Ig
norant westerner or the .spiteful southerner.
Yet these exist , and they form the majority.
It la this that lends a serious aspect to a
slti'allon that would otherwise bo simply
grotesque. England will never go lo
war over Venezuela. But the American rab-
bl ? may force 'iiH to defend ourselves , In
vl-.icli case It Will Ijicsslbly bo bad for the
American rablilcrj Tjtey have little enough
money now they. , > vll ) have less when wo
hcve finished wUty
Thu Govi'fjillM.'iiCN KlrHt
NTrtiiFprk Hun.
Revenue Is thcniirlmcnccejslty of our gov
ernment today.g Fpn expenses already de
creed , as well attqj > r expenses to ba decreed
for the futurojtiootenue Is needed. It Is
needed equally tft tftlp tlie treasury In Its
wrestle with thQjgrpenbacku , Into which It
has be'en forced yy-tliat deficit making fraud ,
the Wilson blll 0llflro revenue would still
be necc-HTary If Uiejecnbaclis / cnould all dls-
folve over nlghjr , 1C
'
The reason for'.rasln , ( more money than
wo must spend jo stronger today than It was
when I'resldenCTCfuveland began his wconn
term In March 'if 1853. Since that date the
United States cowrmnent has been com
pelled to Increases' lid 'debt by over $102,000-
000 , In order to gratify the Cleveland caprice
for tariff smathlng. 'Hevenue Is what we
need , and unlew the day of financial Im
becility and political treachery ts still upon
us , revenue we shall have.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
Baking
Powder
ABSOLUTELY PUBE
A IIIISTIIII.\O cit.vnnn.
Dnlinqtip Alilcrmnn Cnlloil DoTrn lijn
DCS Molnos Cnrltnl ,
Judge Ilnstcd crcntccl a sonssllon nt Du-
bun.no on Monday , when ho called the- alien
tlon of Iho grand jury of Dubuque to iho fad
tint Iho aldcri n of that city had raised
llielp own salaries. The Judge said the
aldermen had Incrcnsxl their salaries from
$300 to $500 nplcco and had "fixed a com
pensation ng Hoard of Kquallzntlon and
Hoard of Health In direct violation of the
statute. " The council had also added $500
to the mayor's snlnry of $1,500 , the Increase
being allowed him ns chairman of Hoard of
Health , which , the court said , was an open ,
direct and pilpable violation c < f the law.
The court told the Jury that It was Its "duty
to return Indictments against any who voted
for such unlawful appropriation or who re
ceived extra compensnllon. " The Judge
cllcd Ihe section of law which flxea a penally
for nny offense not otherwise specifically
provided for. All but two of the aldermen
voted for the Increase , and all but three of
them have drawn the money. It Is said
Ihat some of Iho lawyers doubt the correct
ness of tha court's Interpretation ns ap
plied to Iho miyor. . The supreme court has
passed upon a similar question as concerning
the pay of aldermen , holding that the allow
ance cf nny extra compensation for any pur-
posa whatever la n violation of law. Yet
thers were formerly such allowances right
along. In this city , when the salary of
aldermen was fixed at a maximum of $50 ,
Iho council voted to each of the chairmen of
committees $300 a year apiece , and as each
of the aldermen was usually chairman of
two or three committees their pay was thus
Increased $ COO or ? DOO. There was never
nny doubt that It was vlolatlvo of law , but
It wns overlooked because of the fact that
aldrnnen wore expected to do a great deal
more \\ork than the law required of them.
The cteatlon of the Hoard of 1'ublle Works
largely obviated the necessity for such out-
sldo employment of tlic aldermen , whose
'maximum salary uas at the same thus raised
to $250 , with n specific prohibition of any ad
ditional allowance.
The Dubuque aldermen are effusively In
dignant over the Judge's ) charge- , and a reso
lution declaring Judge Huotcd n disgrace to
the bench was defeated by only ono majority
In the council.
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1IISTO1UCAI , I'AllAMjISI. .
I3.\-Ireiiil . % r IMioiU'M mi Imltalnr of
Wari-on HiindiiKH.
Indlnnnpolla Journal.
The operations of Cecil Rhodes In southern
Africa recall in some respects those of War
ren Hastings , who established the Urltlsh
empire In India and laid the foundation
for a vast extension , of the Imperial power.
Hastings wns the civil nnd military admin
istrator of the East India company , as Cecil
Rhodes seems to have been of the' South
Africa company. In spite of his great eerv-
Icss to the cruwn nnd his vast contribution
to the pojver and prestige of the Urltlsh
government , there came a time when it
became popular to abuse him. After a
brilliant career of thirty years In India , In
which ho became enormously wealthy , he
returned to England to .bo . made n scape
goat on whose head Parliament laid the
accumulated sins , real and Imaginary , of the
Hast India company. lie , was Impeached for
high crimes and misdemeanors , nnd ths story
of his trial , which lasted seven years , forms
one of the most picturesque passages In
British history. He was finally acquitted ,
but the expenses of his trial had swallowed
up his immense fortune. Ho asked Parlia
ment to reimburse his costs , but It refused
to do so. At last , when he was reduced
almost to destitution , the Bast India company
grunted him an annuity of $20,000 and paid
him $450,000 in advance.
From all accounts Cecil Rhodes must be
somewhat such a man as Hastings was.
The latter was a men of boundless ambition ,
tireless energy , large executive ability , great
talent for details , and a natural leader and
ri'ler. This description , would probably fit
Rhodes pretty well. Hastings believed In
success and was not particular ns to the
means of accomplishing it , especially in a
case of Urltlsh aggression against the native
Indians. Rhodes' operations In southern
.Afrlcailipva.been conducted on the snmo line.
Warren Hastings did not allow any such
sentimental consideration as conscience to
Interfere with business. Neither does
Rhodes. Hastings was "frozen out" of his
East Indian office , and , though he resigned
voluntarily , he was under a cloud. Cecil
Rhodes has been permitted to resign after
failure In a filibustering expedition which
has brought disaster nnd humiliation on
the Urltlsh government. He deserves Im
peachment fully as much as Warren Hastings
did , hut ho will probably remain In South
Africa until he his added a few millions
to his already large fortune , and then return
to England and be elevated to the peerage.
SUPPOSE T11I3V FIGHT.
Courier-Journal : Germany Is now raising
Its bristles at England. When the latter
country does get Into a war with nny an
tagonist near Its own size belligerent foes
will spring up on all sides. It Is ever thus
with bullies.
Philadelphia Ledger : The Turkish problem
and the Venezuelan question are weighty mat
ters for English digestion. The attack upon
the peaceful Uoers by an armed body of a
British administrative company may lead to
such events as may make new maps neces
sary.
sary.Chicago
Chicago Times-Herald : That a German
Initiative against England would bo the signal
for a general European and Asiatic conflict
can scarcely bo doubted. A frlfihtfut re-
pponalblllty llc on whoever snail bring It on.
How great A fire the little Dutch tallow-
dip may light )
Chicago Tribunal In such a war , were It
confined to thesa two powers , Germany un
questionably would bo the greatest sufferer ,
and In such a duel the Transvaal ultimately
would b > very sure to piss Into English con
trol. The unknown clement In the specula
tion at present Is the question whether Ger
many has an understanding with France nnd
Russia. If the emperor's extraordinary In
sult of and double defiance of Great llrltnln
lo not the mere midden Impulse of the Ger
man wnr lord , but n deliberately planned ar
rangement , based upon an understanding
with France nnd Russia , na the remit
of which the former might get back
lior Rhino province ? , Alsatln and Alsace-
Lorraine , nnd Ihe latler fasten Its clutches
upon Constantinople nnd dominate Turkey In
Europe nnd ns much of Turkey In Asia ns
sh ? wanta , then It would bo n mighty strug
gle , with the odds against England , and that
great struggle would be fought out upon the
highway of the ocean.
New York Tribune : Not since the Na
poleonic wars has there dawncvl upon the
British empire , and Indeed the whole English-
speaking 'world , a day more momentous than
th ? present. Never has the political Isolation
of Great Britain been mo re marked. A few
years ago Russia declared that her only true
friend In Europe was Montenegro. Today
Great Britain cannot claim oven so much of
an ally. Between her and th& chief Ameri
can power n fierce ptorm of animosity has
risen , while the chief power of contlncnlal
Europ ; cstenlallously goes out of Its
way to offer her Insults and menaces ,
and the rest of the world looks
on with unconcealed satisfaction nt her
woeful plight. There Is , It Is true , some
thing magnificent In the way the Hrltlsh
themselves face the situation. Is all the
woild against them ? "Let them como enl
Wo'll fight them single-handed ! " Is the response -
sponso of tlioso to whom memories of Agln-
court and Plassey and Trafalgar nro an ever-
asjllng birthright. Yet such Isolation Is un
necessary , as the British themselves are be
ginning to realize.
*
CNOWS NOTIU.\Ul' ' TUB HUMOUS.
Colombian COIINII ! DoiilcM Hc | > oHn
.Halil to Como from Him.
NEW YORK , Jan. 10. Collector Kllbretb
lias summoned before him Cllmaco Calderon ,
consul general of Colombia to New
York , on Indirect Information received from
Washington that the consul general had no
tified Iho authorllles that a filibustering ex
icdltlon to Colombia was being fitted out In
few York. Consul General Caldoron was
cen today and denied emphatically that head
ad nny knowledge of any filibustering ex
pedition , and had not notified the Washing
ton nulhorltles to that effect. "I have , re
ceived word from Collector Kllbreth , " ho
said , "to call on him , and I suppose he has
heard the same rumor that the newspapers
have and want nn explanation. If there has
been any alleged Information filed at Wash
ington In my name , " ho continued , "the only
explanation that I can give Is that It Is a
trick of the Cuban Insurgent sympathizers
In this city to throw Spanish detectives In
this city oft the track of some expedition
being fitted out here to go to Cuba.
"It Is In line with a similar trick played
hsro last winter. At that time thcro was
trouble In Colombia , and the governor of As-
plnwnll. In the midst of the trouble , received
o cablegram from Philadelphia warning him
that on expedition for filibustering purposes
was being fitted out In that city. It wny
slgnetl consul general , Philadelphia. Now , ns
a matter of fact , wo have no consul general
there. The matter was investigated , and
while It was not absolutely proved , we learned
tint Just about the time this cable wns re
ceived thcro was an attempt to land arms In
Cuba for the Insurgents on a consignment
madd ( from Philadelphia. "
Ucfrnnilcil CojiimlNNloii Murdinnix.
OSHKOSH , WIs. , Jan. 10. I. G. Grny of
California hns been nrrested at Clarks-
vllle , Ky. , on .1 charse of ( lefrnudlng com
mission merchants. He hns besn masquer
ading for months. It is ullegrd. as F. B.
Ives of F. 13. Ives & Co. of this city.
New York Sun.
See dot lecdle Cherman chap ;
"Nix cum 'ions ! " he sny ,
Unt Chonny I'ull among tier jxiere ,
He don'U fjot quite FO 0ay.
Was 1st los inlt BIIII-5 ?
Nix !
He don'd care for noddlngs. Neln.
niKht avay he kicks
Yoost na soon as Chonny's sign
Shows he's verltlng tricks.
Was 1st los mlt BUllo'
NU !
He schplts It straight out , good unt a'.rong ,
Yoost OH If lie know
Dot Chonny Pull nln'd vnltlng long
Yen he vanta to BO.
Was 1st los mlt BIlllo ?
Nix !
He don'd schlecp mlt bet * his eyes ;
He Is up mlt soh miff ;
Von he goes how flat cat flics
Dot Is all Kemif.
Was 1st los mlt Blllle'
Nix !
Dot Chonny Pull say , "Very goot ,
I t'lnk dl.4 land Is mine ; "
Und den be gets It In < lur schnoot ;
Dot leedle chap say "Neln ! "
Was 1st loa mlt BIlllo ?
Nix !
Dot leedle chap unt Uncle Sam
ICiunv vet tlny're njiout ,
Unt Chonny Pull li.iil potter look :
Yoost a leedle out.
Wns 1st los mlt BIIIU' ?
Nix !
MIIITII IN ItllYMK.
Drlralt I'tre . . „
HI.I Vlilts to his itnclo
\\crp snrli n constant ulrnln ,
That ho put up his umbrclln
when It wasn't Koliijf to rnln.
Tuck.
The brook looked up In the legman's fnce ,
. .A"1 ' , llill)1)p'l ! ' In Rurpllns slcc ;
"Tho Inko beyond la the place for you
You cut no Ice with inc. "
Washington Ptnr.
ThU life 1ms Its upo nml Its vlowns-
'Ihere's a good drill of truth In n lump :
Hut you nlwnys KO tip most amazingly plow ,
And you nhvnya como down with n bump.
notrolt Tribune.
Tbnt ftho'll dlsnppjnr rtitlrcly
, As cvolutos the rnca
Don't ever fear : there'll always b
The woman In the cns > .
Clcxtlnnd 1'livln Ponlcr.
Iilttlo crystal Biiowllnkcs
Klssln' . of HIP feet ,
MlRlity , ronrln' fnt innn.
Scttfn' on the stroet.
New Yoilc Herald.
Although thin intiildcn wrings her lmndf %
'TIs not In wild Ocspnlr ;
She's simply tryliiB on the ono.i
xVilmlrlng swnlns put there.
Clilc.iRo lipconl.
Alas , 'Us eighteen nlnety-Mx
Anil Imshrtil man must fallen
For , , woman now with clever tricks
AIII fpccil him to the nllnr.
ChlcjRo Tribune.
It that word Iiocr you would.pronounce
And llnd your IOIIKUO Is balky ,
Jttit wprnk It ns tht > v probably
I'ronounce It In Milwaukee.
_ , Clilcn o HccoM.
Twljtt n woman nijd n folding bed
llcsemblnncc strong wo HOC :
When each shuts tip-be It softly snld
"JIs une.xpccteilly ,
Detroit Tree PrM * .
Ho fpldpd his tout like the Arab
And Hlrntiy stole away ;
And our best silverware , > \lth other thlnci
rare1 ,
Accompanied him that tiny
LKADINO Sl'KCIAn KKATU11KS.
Tim ONLMIA SUNDAY Bisa'
BLAC1C H13AUT AND WHITE HRARTS
Continuation of Haggard's new story
of love nnd tlghtlng and ndvunturo
among- the XulUH , one of the most thrill-
Ing' lomnnccs which this writer has
ever produced , Illustrated by Dun Beard-
Interest In the ilrst Installment pub
lished lust Sunday gives promise , of un-
uuiul popularity.
RECOLLECTIONS OP GRANT :
Frank G. Carpenter , llio volrrnn jour-
nn'Ut. narrates an I ter sting dint which
ho has just had with the widow of the
great captain. In which she te'.ls of the
wonderful cxpcilriiecs nnd notable people
ple encountered during that now famous
trip around the world How Mrs. Grant
looks and lives In retirement.
STOHY OF KNGINR NO. 107 :
A locomotive ) followed by nn evil star
Finished on Friday Kour times
wrecked nnd finally killed Its man-
Contrast with Its twin engine 159 , which
had uood luck from the moment It wns
conceived.
CALVE , TH13 FUENCH DIVA :
A talk with Mnilnmo Calve , the great
est of Frenth singers , upon whom the
world has showered honoivs and atten
tions Souvenirs of the brilliant career
Her make-up In her most famous char
acters Illustrated with pictures of Cnlve
In popular roles.
IN WOMAN'S DOMAIN : I
Midwinter fashions bring out a num
ber of stunning novelties for the well-
dressed woman's delight Benevolent
work of Miss Helen Gould , the million
airess nt her home for orphaned chil
dren German training schools for the
Instruction of future wives nnd moth
ers Mothers of noted men Appropriate
literature for all of our women read
ers.
THE COMING GENERATION :
Crippled genius displayed In Henry
Fawcott's long struggle under adverse
conditions and his final splendid triumph
. When' Lincoln spoke alf Knox colleKe
Prattle of , the youngsters Bright bits
for youthful minds ,
JANUARY SPORTS :
Review of the sparling events of the
week nnd timely discussion of Impend
ing sportlnf ? events Omtiha scores a vic
tory In a great national un shoot Base
ball cranks still alive Timely news for
fcportsmen of all kinds. ' BE&I
BOOMING THE BICYCLE :
Bicycle riders nnd bicycle dealers all
cnthiislnstlc of the prospects of the
wheel New things In the cycle line
Chnperonage for bicyclers a question
that will not down The local wheel
cluba still active Doings of the wheel
men , here , there nnd everywhere.
SOCIETY IN THE NEW YEAR :
A comparatively dull week after the
holiday brilliance Work of Cupid
among Omaha ( society folk continues
right along Informal entertainments
more frequent Out of town visitors-
Movement of Omaha society people.
UNEXCELLED NEWS SERVICE :
Full Associated preen foreign cable and
domestic telegraph service The New
York World's special foreign correspond
ence Unrivalled special news service
from Nebraska , Iowa nnd the western
Elates Well written nnd accurate local
news reports.
Tim OMAIIA SUNDAY BE&
THE BEST NEWSPAPEU.
BAYMO'S JEWELRY STOOL
Liabilities must be met at once.
It has been decided to place our entire stock
of Watches , Diamonds. Jewelry , Silverware ,
Cut Glass , Art Goods , etc. , on sale at auction ,
in order to raise money in the shortest possible
time , Our entire
Nothing reserved , and it will be .a case of
buyers making their own prices.
Sale begins Saturday at 2 p. m , and con
tinues every afternoon and evening.
Store closed all day Friday , so thatfurnt-
ture may be moved and store arranged to
make room for accommodation of visitors.
C. S. RAYMOND ,
P. J. BURROUGHS , Auctioneer.