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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 14, 1896)
Tim OMAHA DAILY BKB , K , IlOfiKWATlMt , IWllor. rvinv MQUNINU. TIJIIMS O TJnllr nwi ( Wllhont Run-lay ) , One Year . * M IJ.illr Il nnd Bunday , One Ynr . . . . 1J M Blx Monllm . > . . . * 0' ThrM > Month . 8 * ) BumtaOne \rnr . , .fT. . . . SO1) Rntutifny Hcf , One Yrnr. . . . . . . . . . . 1 W WtfkljJJe , One Year . , . M OKKICKfl : Omnhfi , Th 71"i HiilMlng. * Bmilh Omaha. BlnRfr lllk. , Corner N nnd 21th St . Council Illiirrn , 12 I Vail ( Urert. Chlcniro Office , J17 fhnmber of Commrrci1. New York , Ilnnnm II , II ami 15 , Tribune UulMlne. Washington , 1407 r Btrr-ct. N. W. All pomrniinlcatlonii rolnllnj ? lo new nn < l ll- lorlnl mailer MinuM be mldrwrdt To the IMIlor. Alt tnmlnMft lottrra nn < l rtmlllnnctf utioiiM be addmiioi ] lo The IJee I'tibll'lilnc Company , Om.ihn. Draft * , checks nnd t > ntolllce orders to be made nnvntle to ihr order of the roinninx' . TUB IIKB I'UnUSIUNO CO.Ml'ANY. RTATHMn.VT OP CUICU1.ATION. Oeorgf tl. 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Now wo nro Beml-olllelnlly Informed Hint tlm chockliiK of the city treasurer's bookH Is only hnlf completed. Is tlie poHllloti or treasury expert n life Job ? Keep the tux rate flown. There nro plenty of places where mil I en 1 cutH win 1)0 ) inntlc In the tax levy without seriously Impairing the public service. Nothing will satisfy that eminent watchdog , Cadet Taylor , but to luivo that other eminent watchdog , Dnn Wheeler , ns a companion In this year's city council. The peanut trust hits been reorgan ized. No one , however , has yet under taken to get up n corner on the peanut politician. Quito the contrary , It Is the peanut politician who usually takes possession of the corner. If ex-I'resldent Harrison does not get married soon he will certainly lose the votes ofjill the prediction-given news paper correspondents should he ever run again fot. pujille otllce. About the time the Venezuelan boundary commission brings In Its re port the people that were the wildest for \fsir a couple of weeks ago will have practically forgotten that there ever was such a thing as a British war flurry. If the taxoatIng combine can muster .thirteen councllmeii to agree to elect two additional councllmeii nt .91,000 a year for whom there Is no more need than for a llftb wheel to a wagon , hopes of effective retrenchment must take a downward shoot. . And now according to the official combine organ Comptroller Olson knew that the city treasury shortage would exceed $100,000 from the 11 rat. Yet he made n report to the council stating thb shortage approximately at $21,000. Comment is superfluous. The state appointing board ought- not to delay the selection of that Omaha police commissioner longer , If only to save the olllelal railroad the expense of carrying so many delegations of politi cians from Omaha to Lincoln and re turn on free passes. One shipment of cattle to the Omaha market last week from North Bond consisted of twenty cars. The price re ceived Is said to have been satisfactory to the shippers. The pro pect is good for heavy shipments of stock lo this market from this time on and there IK every reason to believe that prices will continue to bo satisfactory. Judging from the number of ofllcern lu Nebraska who are trying to keep their positions on various technical grounds notwithstanding the fact that their terms have expired and they have not been re-elocted , olllce holding in tills state Is still a most attractive oc cupation to those who have had n taste of It as well as to those who have been holding that pleasure in prospect The republican members of the United States senate Indicate their Intention of waiting for the advent of the now Utah senators before proceeding with tlio rc6rganlzntlon of the senate em ployes. The addition of the two Utah senators will not give the republicans a clear majority , but then It will give two more niombers among whom the senatorial patronage will have to bo divided. AH parties concerned profess to be satisfied with the supreme court decision In the penlteallnry contract case. This Is ample notice to watch for another at tempt on the part of the contractors' ring to get control of the labor of the Nebraska state convicts by some means la conformity with the groundwork of the decision , The schemers would hardly bo satisfied with the decision unless they thought they had discov ered n now avenue that leads to the goal originally alined at. What ! Abolish the mortuary souve nirs containing the eulogies pronounced at the customary memorial services over deceased congressmen ! Takeaway the privilege of freely distributing those beautiful black bound volumes among the constituents of the eloiiueit eulogist ! The proposition verges upon Iconochism , As If the people were not in most In stances glad to acknowledge ( ho .states man's departure with the gift of n few hours of the congressional session and , the output of oneday's work of the government printing offlc * . AMMlH AKH AND AtlMKXtA * Whatever the American proplc nnd government cnn do to i-xert n moral Influence In behalf of ( lie Armeiilnns oitulit lo be done , lluinnitlly nnd civil ization demand it. Hut those who conn- H'l hostile action by our government nnd It Is to be observed ( lint such are for the moat part churchmen do not counsel wisely. At a mas < < meeting held In Detroit .Sunday to express sym pathy with the Armenian winterers a lett'-r win rend from Mr. Don 51. Dick inson In which he said that In view of the remoteness of the t'nlted States from the scene of the outrages In the Turkish empire and the presence of the representatives of the powers there , he did not believe that Intervention by the United States by force would bo either wise , necessary or effective , nor would It be wise to send our ships out of American waters now. 'fills Is unquestionably the rational view of the matter. American mission aries In Turkey have lost property nnd experienced some hardships , but there has been no loss of life among thorn , while it Is understood they are now receiving protection from the Turkish government. For the property destroyed and the hardships Mirrored the t'nltod States has demanded ait Indemnity and although It has received no assurance that this will be paid there Is as yet no reason to assume that It will not be. Ml the talk , therefore , about sending a fleet to enforce the payment of the In demnity Is not only premature , but Is apt to have an effect unfavorable to American missionaries In the Turkish empire , rendering their position there less secure than It now Is. Possibly a show of force on our part might draw the Indemnity de manded out of the almost bank rupt treasury of Turkey , but It Is more than probable that It would have no such result anil would Involve us in complications of greater gravity. He- cent events have made It apparent that the Turkish government Is not easily Intimidated.Besides , It manifestly would be unwise to send our war ves sels at this time out of American waters. Everybody will endorse the reso lutions adopted at the Detroit meeting asking the United States government to bring to bear on the Christian powers of Europe all possible moral Influence to end the Turkish atrocities. The sen timent of the American people cannot be too strongly expressed against these fearful outrages. But our government Is hardly prepared to use force against Turkey , nor Is there a Justifiable de mand for 1L SILVKK IX riftJ i'KiY.lTB. Most of the present week is to be ifiven up In the United States senate tea a useless and time-wasting discussion of the free silver substitute for the bond bill whlcfi a majority of the finance com mittee agreed upon last week. This measure provides for the opening of the mints to the coinage Of standard silver dollars of 412V4 grains , as provided by the act of 1837 , and upon the same terms and subject to the limitations and , provisions of law regulating the coinage and legal tender quality of gold , certificates to be issued on 'the coins whenever they are received into the treasury. It also requires the coinage into dollars of that portion of the silver purchased under the act of 1SOO which represents seigniorage , this to be used in payment of current expenses of the government and to be made Immedi ately available by issuing certificates against it , as if it was already coined nnd In the treasury. Another provision Is that greenbacks and treasury notes , when presented for redemption , shall be redeemed in standard silver dollars or In gold coin , at the option of the gov ernment , Instead of'at the option of the holder , as now. It Is'also provided that no national bank note shall be here after issued for n denomination less than ? 10 and that all bank notes balow that denomination now outstanding shall be withdrawn and cancelled as soon as practicable. The Introduction of this measure nnd the efforts which its advocates In the senate will make to pass it simply re vives the free silver controversy , which it had been generally hoped was at nn and at least for the time being , for cer tainly the free silver men know the bill cannot become law. It Is by no means certain that If brought to a vote in the senate it will pass that body , while there Is absolutely no chance of Its getting through the house. What must the country think , then , of men who sidetrack a revenue bill , framed to meet u pressing emergency , nnd put forward a hopeless measure the effect of which , If It have- any effect , cannot be otherwise than vicious ? The great need of the government at this time Is revenue , the Increase of the receipts to an amount that will at least equal the expenditures , but this vital matter Is secondary In the consideration of the silver men to their policy of free and unlimited .coinage of silver at 1U to 1 , and so , regardless of possible consequences quences , they push their scheme to the front and compel the senate to waste time In Its discussion , Instead of being engaged In considering the question of giving the treasury more revenue. Such reckless Indifference to the paramount requirement of the government cannot bo too severely condemned. Although the free silver bill cannot become law Its Introduction and ills- ousslon In the senate may do some mis chief. Its tendency must be to retard recovery of confidence abroad In Ameri can securities , already at a very low point and exceedingly sensitive. The fact that the free silver men are strong enough In the upper branch of congress to bring forward such a measure and force It Into precixlence , under existing circumstances , can hardly fall to In crease the feeling of distrust with which everything American of a financial na- turn Is regarded In the money renter. ! of Kuropo and surely this Is not the tlmo when It Is wise or expedient to cast any additional doubt upon our credit as a people or a government. What effect this renewal of the free sil ver limitation may have upon the effort of the government to replenish the gold reserve by the sale of bonds Is uncer tain , but It I * qulto nnfo to ny It will be anything but helpful. The proposnl of these free silver senators lo reverse the Ilnnnelnl policy of the government Is a menace to settled monetary condl tioiis , so necessary nt this time , which must militate to a greater or less extent against the recovery of tlnnnclnl confi dence. r an'Ks irtr u > I Wllllnm .McKlnley became yesterday n pilvnto citizen and Asa S. Bushnell assumed the duties of governor of Ohio. Kx-ovornor ( ! McKlnley was chief exec utive of the state four years and his administration was marked by Integ rity , Judicious economy and the exer cise of business principles in all depart ments , lie showed n high order of executive ability and made n record which places him among the very best governors Ohio has had and that. Is no ordinary praise. Ills successor , Gov ernor Bushncll , Is a man of practical affairs , but not without experi ence In public life. His election last November by n great majority at tested n measure of popular confidence which there Is every reason to expect will be Justified by his administration. NX-Governor McKlnley will bo no less prominent In public attention ns n private citizen than he lias been as gov ernor. The last Ohio republican state convention unanimously endorsed him as n cnndtdute for the presidential nomination and notwithstanding re ports to the contrary there Is no rea son to doubt that he has the hearty support of all the Ohio republican lead ers and will have the full and stead fast support of the delegation from that state In the St. Louis convention. Ho- lleved of olllelal duties , It Is to be pre sumed that ex-Governor McKlnley will give more attention to his campaign for the presidential nomination , which as yet has not developed marked ac tivity. Whatever shall be the political future of William MoKlnley , lie has distinguished himself as one of the most patriotic of Americans , whose life , public and private , luis been above re proach. Tllfi LOdlC.lL UN1UX DKl'OT SITE. In the hearing before the State Board of Transportation of the petition to compel the railroads centering in Omaha to provide adequate depot facilities for the public , there was practically no difference of opinion as to the justice of the complaint. None of the attor neys who appeared lu behalf of the railroads hud 'the hardihood to contend that the accommodations furnished to passengers were what a city of over 100,000 population has a right to ex pect and demand. On this point the state board must be convinced even beyond n reasonable doubt. Its duty to issue nn 'order requiring each and all of the railroads that do business in Omahn to provide commodious and convenient passenger stations is Im perative. The only question over which there could be any controversy is whether the board shall order each railroad to build a depot of. Its- own or shall take the broad-gauge position' that the con venience of the public demands a union station in which all the railroads shall have their terminals and connect with each other. The right of the board to declare the necessity for a union depot and lo issue an order for the joint oc cupancy of such a depot on fair and reasonable terms is supported by _ court de'cisions defining the powers of state boards of transportation. In the hear ing before the board In this city it was' clearly developed that at least three of the roads entering Omaha have no depot grounds of their own and could not , except at extraordinary expense , acquire the necessary grounds and erect separate passenger stations com mensurate with modem ideas. These railroads , at least , must join with other roads that have right of way privileges in this city accessible to them. lu reaching n decision , ( hero * fore , the board must take a practical view of existing conditions nnd formu late nn order that can bo compiled with In reasonable time and afford the pub- lie the most ample passenger accom modations. From this point of view two courses lie open to the state board. It must either declare in favor of the Mason street union depot or the proposed depot between Farnam and Howard streets. The completion of the Mason street depot by the old Union Depot company Is an impossibility. The grounds upon which Its station Is lo cated nro now In process of foreclosure and even If they were not the depot com pany lias never acquired title to them. It is conceded , moreover , that the Mason street doi > ot Is not accessible to the roads that now use the AVebster street station , and if completed would not fulfill the demands of the public for a real union depot. It was pointed out by eminent attorneys who appeared before the board that the law empowering the board to act had only one thing In view , and that Is the public conven ience. The convenience of the railroads Is a matter of secondary consideration. It can not bo successfully gainsaid that the public convenience would bo better subserved by the proposed Farnam street union depot than by any other location. According to the ovldonce of competent engineers and railway men , It Is the only depot site where all the railroads entering Omaha can be brought together. It needs no argu ment either to convince any rational person that the Farnam street site is far more accessible and convenient to the people , whether they reside In Omaha or arc passing through the city. The only knotty problem before the board Is whether It has power to order the Bridge ami Terminal company to construct this depot for the general ac commodation of all railroads that now enter Omaha , or may hereafter come Into this city , and whether It can re- qulro the various roads to avail them selves of this projected depot. The argument of John L , Webster on behalf of the citizens of Omuhn left no room for doubt on that score. Ills conten tion that the Terminal company wan as much subject to the jurisdiction of the board ns" , \ry r hcr railroad wan logical and . { A rjiitrovertlble. Its arti cles of IncorpwMlon expressly contem plate that It xlmll provide terminal facilities for notifyrailroads. . It stands to reason thi > rr > fiiro that It must hold Itself ready ( U 'ftlrry out this object ns far as may beV > rfActlcablp to do so. The Terminal company expresses Itself willIng - Ing to proceed fl-Ith the construction of the proposed Jidlon depot whenever the railroads shall Ijo made to signify their Intention to histi ? It upon reasonable terms of rcnfyVf An order from the State Boardi of , Transportation will bring the miHIer' to an Issue. The Nebraska club has perfected Its organisation. While It was organized in Omaha , there Is a clause In Its con stitution requiring a minimum number of stockholders In everj comity In the Ktate. The directorate embraces men from every quarter of the common wealth. The shares are ? l each. Kvcry man who Is interested In having the world know of ( he productive resources of Nebraska should loud his support to the Nebraska club. It Is orgahlzed In the interest of the whole state and not solely for the benefit of any one section. Ilnyitfil I'rov ClilcnKO Tribune , Ambassador Uaynrd denies with porno heat that lie Intends to spend tlie rest of his dnys In England. Wo hasten to assure him that he cannot regret more tlian the American people that his Intention has been misrepre sented. i\liurlciuM- Costly Toucher. JlUmrapollfi Tilliunc. Omaha has Just fiRiired out that her late city treasurer la a defaulter for from $1GO- 000 to $200,000 and her newspapers nro de manding that retrenchment and reform should be vital consldeiatlons In the future government of the city. Experience Is nn expensive teacher , but It Is the otlly onu that some communities seem to learn any thing from. lloarillnu- the Corn Crop. Olobo-Domocrnt. The corn crop of 1S03 turns out to have been one of the three largest on record ; but the amount of It that has been marketed Is comparatively small. I'ast experience has taught the * farmers the Importance of holdIng - Ing surplus crops for higher prices , nnd llicro are more cribs of corn on western farms at the present time than has ever been known before. ConiiiiL-iiiliitlnii from Hie Hunt. liuffnlo Express. Uepubllcan Senators Thurston of Nebraska and Baker of Kansas , who have been com monly set down In the silver column , prove to bo only of the Kiiarded type of silver men who want some recognition of the whlto melal. but..do not accept the IC-to-l- or-nothlng propaganda. This Is good news. There Is every rcaspji to believe that there ' ' are not more than . 'a half-dozen silver ex tremists-In thof republican camp. Uin Hnllronil Combine. I'hUadrlpliln , Ledger. The United Stdtes government has acted 'with commendable rfrcmptntss In taking the recent rallroa'd ' 'ngr6smont. known as the Joint Traffic nfesbcla'tlan , Into court for a Ju"drclal''declslon''on ' ' ' Its merits. This'Is a very important agrcsmcnt ; It lias cost a great deal of time and''vroflc to perfect , .and Is of vast Importance1 ! to the country whether for good or bad remains to be seen , but of great effect one'way'or ' the other. Eminent legal talent has .declared It to be a law- 'ful ' procedure , but , the' government has doubts about It and haij'tak < 5n steps lo have Its legal status deflneJ , iti , < 5rder that the country may know what , to expect and how to act with regard to It. _ ' A I'riMiiInm 5111 Fraud. New TTai | { ! Mall nnd Express. ' The ad valorem system Is nothing more or less than a temptation to , fraud. Import ers Ond no difficulty In cheating the gov- errmont and evading ths'law when ad valorem rates are Imposed. Webster con demned this system ns a "premium upon dis honesty" more than fifty years ago. The re publicans early discovered Its weakness and Inadequacy , nnd rejected It as utterly un worthy of their party and policy. But It seemed to suit the democrats for the very reasons that made It objectionable to the republicans. They had their own way , and the- country now wakes up to the realization that the republicans were right In tills as In everything else connected with the tariff. Ilcvoimo nml HoiiilH. New York Sun. For the administration to bo selling bonds In time of peace Is like a perverse spend thrift striking his friends for money and refusing to earn anything by work. Suf ficient revenue would have wiped out the last trace of excuse for the bond selling which began two years ago. The machine for raising the revenue is ready nt hand , All that Is necessary Is to apply It. More millions than are needed can be raised easily by another tariff , made honestly for the pur- pcso of raising revenue. The administration knocked off work practically when It made n tariff for a deficit , and It Is again strain ing the national credit In order to maintain Itself In'Idleness Put the tariff on Its feet again ! And take care that It bo a genulno and impartial tariff for revenue only , WWA. 1'UKSS CO.MMISXT. Sioux City Journal : If the people living along the seaboard are afraid of foreign Invntlon they should move to Iowa or Ne braska or South Dakota , where there nro bread acres for all. Minneapolis Tribune : Judge Husted , of the Dubuque district , has Instructed his grand Jury to Indict the mayor and city councilmen - men of that town for Increasing their own salaries while In office , and more or less of a sensation has resulted. A sense of de- cercy , If not respect for law , should have made any puch action by the grand jury unnecessary , but the class of men who have made municipal government a byword and a reproach all over this country are not capable of such feelings. Cedar Rapids Republican : Senator Alli son , realizing that it Is Impossible to prevent the great waste of tlmo by the long-winded advocates of sliver monomctallsm , Is coming to Iowa for a rest. He will return to Wash ington and vote on tlio tariff bill as noon as they get through , Meanwhile his Iowa friends will be clad ' , lo assure him of their hearty co-operation with him In his presi dential aspiration's ! | r there were more Alli sons and fewer1 ' 'Vests and Joneses In the United States senata'the financial difficulties would soon be at , qpiend. Davenport DemBprat. : it has been said by moro than ono of pur Iowa exchanges that the office of railroad 'commissioner has con nected with It thebast salary In the state. The amount is ROQO,1 This Is no more than a fliut class shehrf'rocelves. or will receive when the new UtttQtakc-3 ' effect on Monday next. According < ' 'this law shorlffH of counties having 'a' population of mere than 2S,000 and leja'Mlian ' 45,000 , according to the last state ctMistit , receive a salary of $2,300 , In countlcf'lmvlng a population of moro than 45,000 ' ( all lees received by the sheriff and his deputies In excess of $3,000 a year are miutrcali to be paid Into the county t awiry/i i id 'Des Molnci Capltall'.Ex- ' Governor Larra- bee , when a stats senator , was always ) anxious to agree upon a data of adjourn ment as early In the etsslon as possible with the hope and expectation of working up to that dato. Such men as Larrabee have ben valuable as legislators , and U Is hoped that the present general assembly may develop lume men llko the ex-governor was when lit ? made- laws , In other words , the purely business legislator Is a valuable man , A dealro to go to congress upon the part of two or three men In a session of the Iowa gen eral assembly a few years ago prolonged the eeslson for nearly a month. There was a general rivalry among a number of bright young fellowo , all of whom wanted to be transferred farm tha local to the general Icglelatura of the country. Not ono of the number reichc-d the goal of his amblUon , Two of them removed to Dakota and have not even been members of congress from Dikoti , where BO 1110117 Iowa men have suc ceeded. MA.IOU * T'Miit The Hopnlillnut I'rpn * KnilnrKPN tlic Drnuinil for n NIMV t'nttillilntr. Kfnrnfy Hub ( Hop ) . H Is perfectly natural thnt there fhoiild bo more or less discussion of Tom Majors as n posulblllty tor governor In 1S9C. Ho Is not the kind of A man that stays whipped for a great while , nnd his friends arc of that quality who are ready for another "scrap" whether they get so much ns n wink or nod. Mr. Majors' ambition Is the governorship of Nebraska , and could ho see n few hopeful islgns In the public opinion of the stnto there Is no doubt that he would t > nn avowed cnndldnte before the time for holding the convention , It Is not probable , however , that he will find the encouragement - couragement , unless he should magnify the peed will of close friends nnd the silence of thcsi ? who do not wish to give offense Into approval of hii aspirations. A rumor was recently printed In the State Journal lo the effect that ho would again be n candidate. Thin publication called out an cdltorl.il from the Crete Vldettc. whoso editor. Mr. Wells , Is one of the Influential republicans of the state and was n warm Majors man previous to 1801. The Vldftte sums up the matter thus : "If Majorn loves the republican party he will not ngaln thrust himself Into n posi tion which will draw nn enfilading fire from all d'rectlons. ' " The Schtiyler Sun was also for Majors In 1SDJ , but It does not believe In repsntlng the old mletikc , and says : "The republican party of Nebraska cannot afford to load Itself down with n defeated candidate * * and a fatnl error will bs committed If It Is done. " The two newspaper opinions from original Mnjors men undoubtedly reflect the eentl- ment of nn overwhelming majority of the republican party of the state , nnd while It may bs tint Mr. Mnjors has no thought of again being n candidate , U lu true that there are some factional followers who would still like to conjure with his 'iiame , nnd It Is just nJ well to meet tlio first Intimation of an other Mnjors campaign with the honest sentl- mmt of the party. Republicans may sympathize with Mr. Majors , or they may love him for .somo of .lie enemies be has made , but that IB neither hero nor there In the matter of 3arty politics. No party can afford to setup up In the buslncps of vindicating politicians. When It does , the party nnd the politician are both very apt to get the worst of It. So lot It be hoped that wo have heard the last of this Mnjors folly , nnd that the repub lican pnrty will select n candidate for gov ernor who represents the best thought , the highest aspirations , tlio cleanest politics nnd freedom from factional entanglements of any kind. MU.MCIPAI , III3FOHM. Sen ( I nil-ill ! ARitliiNt IlooillorH mill SpollHiiioii Htcmllly ( irowltipr. Knn na City Stnr. * The progress of municipal reform In all parts of the country Is among the most cn- couraglngi signs of the times. Whenever cor ruption raises Its head there Is a mlssllo ready to be thrown at It , and , instead of boldly stalking abroad In arrogar.o ? , as formerly , the municipal plunderer now operates In conceal ment and under cover. That ho still operates In rome quarters Is unhappily true. But the hazard for him becomes greater cvsry year and the opportunities for escaping ipunlrii- ment grow fewer. There Is les1 ! public sym pathy for the detected violator of public trusts now than there was a few years ago , and the common eulogy , "bo was a good fellow , " which cJndoned the crime then , scarcely ex cites yympathy now. This healthful change ot sentiment may have contributed largely to the bcittormcnt of the conditions , and It lo therefore a welcome sign that It Is Increas ing in every direction. There never" was a time when partisan'poll- tics was excusable In municipal affairs. From the first It was Invoked as an agency for promoting meting the ambition of bad men , who hcped that by Inflaming the people with passion and prejudice their unntnosj would escape notice. Having thus , by Intrigue and deception , pol luted the fountains of municipal power. It was cnsy nnd natural to corrupt the collateral branches , and Boon the entire fabric was de bauched. Every man proceeded to make the bsot of his opportunities for plundsr , and legislation was bought and sold , trusts be trayed , treasures loMed and crime bold carni val In 'high and low degree. In a few cities these conditions still continue. Dut the num ber Is growing less , and before long none will remain. Reform , llko revolution , mver turns , backward , and It Increases In bulk and mo mentum as It advances. The Improvement In municipal government goes hand In hand with the progress of non- partU-an government. Where public office IE a spoil of politics , no tther result than mal- feamnce can bo looked for. The occupant having bought his place ty political service or contributions to the campaign fund , he feels that it is his , nnd the right to make the most of It Is a natural nnd proper inci dent. In the beginning ho may not' have In tended to bo dishonest , but ho surely under stood that he enjoyed license to be Inefficient , which Is kindred to dishonesty , for the public Interests suffer as much from ono ovll as the other. H makes llttlo 'difference to the tax- nivord whether their subsUnco Is wasted by robbsry or dissipated through neglect of duly. The loss must bo made up in either event , and the taxes are increased accordingly. The aim of all good citizens , therefore , should bo to dlvorco municipal governments trim politico. Fitness should bo made the standard and Integrity and ability the guide , It Is no comfcrt to a democratic taxpayer to know th-at the official who dcspollod him bo- Ilovcd as ho did on the tariff question. The republican property holder finds llttlo solace , after a disclosure that the treasury liau been looted , In the fact that the beneficiary of the crlmo entertained the same views on the ub- jcct of crust defenses as himself. What Is wanted In municipal governments Is men who will neither bo dishonest nor criminally careless In the discharge of their duties ; and the only way to eecuro this result is to put men in office who are capable and honest , without regard to their politics. I'KllSOIVAI , AM ) OTIII3IIWISB. Queen Victoria \ amazed at the sudden dis covery that her German grandson has grown up. up.Boston's Boston's new board of aldermen , at Us first meeting , Issued nine licenses for prize flghtti with gloves , Alfred Austin , England's new poet lau reate , may soon bj obliged to pipe * Ills lay to Htr.ilr.eil relations. Thermometer canes are suggested In Doe- ton , where the ordinary Instrument Is hardly long enough to let the mercury get down to business , Cecil Rhodes' fortune Is estimated at $80- OOO.OCO. If It Is only half that , he ought to be able to live In oomo more comfortable country than South Africa , The congressional face Is the latest. It Is a physiognomical expression of that tired feel ing. H IB cMiflned to congressmen now , but will bo worn by their constituents later In the session , Notlco how Venezuela Is letting the other folks do all the talking about her Guiana boundary. Same way with the Transvaal be fore Jameson's pirates hove In sight. Then It was a word and a blow , and the blow came first It Is never safe to pick a quarrel with quiet .people , Germans are rejoicing over the honon showered upon Major Wlssmann , governor of the German East African colonlen , by the sultan ot Zanzibar. Tbo latter recently gave a great festival In honor of the governor and t'ent his private steamer to conduct him to and from his house. Gifts of great value were also made to the * major. Fleming Du Dlgncn of Savannah Is regarded an likely to be the next United States senator from Georgia. K'x-Speuker Crisp wants the place , but tunny democrats object to him because he was born in England. Secretary Hoke Smith la alco a candidate , but bis enemies oppose him on the ground that ho U a native of North Carolina. Miss Clara Dartcn Is the first woman whoever over held an official position under the United States government. When she was about 24 years of ag she was appointed clerk In the patent office , which had then been organized but a few years , and she was still holding that position when she commenced her phil anthropic work at the outbreak of the civil war In 1861. Among the new year appointment ! ) to tbe Legion of Honor , In celebration of tlio cente nary of the French Institute , are I'rof , Simon Newcomb , the American astronomer ; Alex ander Agasslz , the American naturalist , and I'rof. Ileary Augustus Rowland , the American piyslcUt , who were appointed officers of the Legion of Honor , and Adolph Hall , also an American , who was appointed a clisvaller cf the Legion of Honor , BOSHNELI , IS NOW COVERN01 Lnrgo Atsomblngo Witnessed Ills Iiiduotio Into Ofilco. COMPLIMENTS FOR HIS PREDECESSOR Clilof i\cctillvc for Illn Sitcoofnor llu- CoMIIdonor of ( tic People of I InKiitlrv Mule. COLUMDUS , O. , Jan. IS. Asa S. IHishncl was formally In-iuguraUd governor of th stnto of Ohio today nt noon In the prescnc cf n large assembly ot citizens , The Injtiguarntlon c r ° 'nonlcs began nt 1 o'clock , when Governor McKlnley nnd staff nnd the joint legislative commltUo and clll ECUS' committee met him at the Crlttcndei hctol nnd , escorted by troop A of Cleveland champion company of the City Guards , am the Fourteenth regiment , Ohio Nntlona Guards , proceeded to the stito house , where Governor McKlnley , addressing the multitude In the rotunda , referring In appropriate terms lo the occasion , presented his successor wltl n commission as governor and Introduce * Governor Hushnell. Governor McKlnley said to the people In presenting Govsrnor Hushnell : "It Is n trlb- ulo to our Institutions and an assurance of tholr strength nnd permanence that tluux- who stood opposed to each other nt ttio la election , now cheerfully acquiescing In the popular will , hnv ? gathered hero to partlcl- > ate In the In.iugiir.itlon of Governor Uiislmel and to wish him Godspeed nnd the realization of a useful , honorable nnd distinguished ad ministration. No governor over filtered upr. > n his duties'with ' moro kindly sentiments of re- gird nnd more certain evidences of public confidence , coming from every quarter of the slate and from all classes of our people , than he who takes the cath of office tod.iy. No governor but ono ever came to the ofllce with a larger plurality nnd but onu with n largsr popular vote thnn he. H would be a source ot comfort nnd a tower of strength to him to realize nluays that he has behind him the people whose only aim Is the public gocd and whose support can be counted upon In every effort to promote th ? welfare of the state. I congratulate him that he enjoyo this confidence and am sure the pcoplo will follow him ivlth their blessings nml prayers. "My list official act Is done when I present to you , Governor nushnell , In behalf of thu people nnd by their command , your commis sion as governor. No act In my four years Incumbency has given me more genuine pleas ure than this. I know It will not I ) ? out of place to say for It Is In my heart to s.iy It that you have my warm and sincere personal good wishes , both In your public and private life. M'iy a kind Prlvldenco guide and pre serve yen , not only during the years of your official term , but in th * years of the future , and may your administration bo of great nd- vantage to the people , a credit and honor to yourself nnd ono Illustrious In the annals of the state. " Governor nushnell made qultp an extended address. In conclusion he S'lld : "At the most fitting of all times It gives me the great , cst nnd most sincere pleasure to congratu late you upon the honesty , dignity and wis dom cf the admlnstratlon of Hon. William McKlnley as chief executive of the slato. Ohio has been honored by him even as ho has honored Ohio. May his destiny lead him to the pathway where he can give for the whole American people the same ex cellent service ho has bestowed upon his fellow citizens of Ohio. May ho enjoy the full reward of his labors nnd of his life , and may nil his days be thos ? of prosperity nnd peace. I thank him for his courtesy and kindness to mo , for his good wishes for in > successful work In your behalf , and for the honorable record he has given for my emula tion. " mAcicuunv PLAYING FOR TIMM Determined to Sinvo Off n Vote foi Senator L'ntll Jimiitir"Ul. . CINCINNATI , Jan. IS. Tlio Commercial Gazette special from Frankfort , Ky. , says : Since the nomination of Senator niackburn by Hie democratic caucus and ot Congress man Godfrey Hunter by the republican caucus , there Is a bitter political fight for election as senator. Blackburn and his friends are attending the burial of Rcpre- bentatlve Wilson. Hunter has had an all day reception and received hundreds of con- giatulatory telegrams. The law provides for balloting the second Tuesday after the as sembling the legislature. Blackburn's friends say there will bo no joint ballot Tuesday , January 21 If filibustering will pre vent It. The special election for Wilson's successor will bo January " 0. niackburn men will have the new democratic member here Tuesday , January 21. They Insist no ballot will bo taken till ho qualifies. Mean time all Interest centers In the committee considering the contests for the s.'ats of Koffmnn and Tompklns , both democrats. The attltudo of the two populists is also still Hatched. Without the populists nnd with Wilson's place filled there Is a tie between the republicans and democrats. The com- mlttco on elections was selected by lot. Whatever may bo the finding of the com mittee , the fight will be on the adoption ot tha committee's report. If two democr.ils nro unseated Hunter will have no further trouble , but the Indications are that there will bo n long struggle. Blackburn men de cided and have announced that they will filibuster on any attempt to consider the re port on contested scats previous to Wil son's successor being seated. ThereIs no doubt about a free silver democrat being elected In Wilson's place from Nelson county. _ _ I'OOll OI'INW.V OK VI3M3/.U12LAN.3. II.IHor Hti-Hil CnllH Tin-in Half Civil ized IIiilflireetlH. COLUMBUS , O. , Jan. 13. During his ser mon last night Rev. Washington Gladdenr read a letter which ho had received from W. T. Stead , editor of the Review of Reviews , dated London , December 2-1. Editor Stead said : 'It Is one thing to arbitrate between two powers like England and the United States , which are civilized , and another thing to go to arbitration with an un civilized , anarchistic , revolution-ridden horde of halfbrceda that cnll themselves a re public In Venezuela. " Ho says the English-speaking man , whether under stars and stripes or the union Jack , has a right to grow and expand his frontier at the expense of half-savage halfbreeds who are unable to govern their own country nnd who spend , their time In chronic revolu tion. Wnn In. PORT TOWNSEND , Wash. , Jan. 13. Sev eral members of the crew of the British chip Jeanette Cowan , which was wrecked off the coast of Vancouver Island on January 1 , at tributed the logs of the ship 'o Iho Incompe- tcncy of Captain Thompson , Tha captain I * aild to have been Intoxicated when the hlp struck and went to Iho bottom. Seven of the crw , Including the cajitaln , lost their liven. Cap tain Thompson and two other men dlc-d of hunger and exposure after landing on Van couver Island , _ Another Slil ] > IOH nt Hen , PORTLAND , Or * . . Jan. 13. Shipping men have gravefearu for the safety of the lirltlbli bark Lartcn , which Is now out over * lxly days , from Mazatlan , Mexico , for thla port , The bark was due a month ago and her wheat charter expired on December 31 , The Lartcn sailed from Liverpool June 9 ami arrived at Mazatlan October 25. Thcro she. discharged a part of her cargo and sallod on November for this city. rim ii.truuum III.AST. Imliannriolin Ncwsi Senator Hill think ! soclM dissipation In Washington not Onlr responsible for much waste of time , but fern n wnsle of energy tint Incapacitates for busl- iieis. "I AUriliuto n Rood muny foolish blunders mndo by public men of late , " ho ays , "to too much society nnd rot enough attention to nnd nludy of public affairs. " He Is probnly moro thnn half right. St. Pnul 1'lomer Press ; Senator Hlll'i strlcutres on the social nldo of Washington llfo nro not calculated to endear htm to th women whose temporary residence In that city Is n round of gnyety. H may bo that precious legislative tlmo Is wasted In attending - tending t > IPral ! receptions nnd diplomatic ) dinners , but wo do not believe It , and In any case a n.itluiiM capital without the to- clnl feature would bo a terribly work-a-day affair. Minneapolis Tribune : Who moro tlinn the men engaged In affairs of stale need relaxa tion ? If they had net the pleasures of polite soclcly they might nnd diversions In less Innocent forms than "fashionabledinners. . " Above all , who shall pay that there uro not fnnny women In Washington who arc n power behind Iho throne ? Woman's tact and In tuition , her judgment nnd diplomacy , have oflen exercised \sholesomo nml Important Influence In the affairs of nations. Safe to say Senator Hill will bland nlono In lilt extraordinary campaign , Kaiisns Clly Slar : The truth Is that Senator - tor Pill's estimate of the source of existing evils Is woefully Inaccurate. It Is not the [ iresenco of womMi In Washington that dis turbs the current ot public affairs. The In * fluenco ot women had nothing to do with the failure of tlio democratic majurltj In the last congress to fulfill Its obli gations to the public nnd so discharge , its duties ns to commend the party they repre sented to public confidence and continued Favor. It was nnothur ngoncy of ovll with which Senator Hill Is much more closely ai led and Intimately related. It was selfish lartlsanshlp , political scheming nnd legisla tive log rolling under the direction of the caucus , n wanton which destroys Its votorles and perverts the mind that comes under Ita baneful Inlluence. If Senator Hill In hU search for the causes of official decadence at ho present time will stick a probe Into that "eethlng mass of vlco nnd corruption , he vlll come nearer to the source of the oTll. Lot the women alone. They are all right In Washington and elsewhere nnd a man who can't sec good In the Influcnco of a good vonian has penicillin ; ; the mailer with him hat Is Incurable and which ought to b9 rapid in Its work of destruction. liIXH SHOTS. Philadelphia Times : Kruogcr's $2DOO,000 In- Icmnlly will make England sick. Touch ohn Bull's pockol nnd you touch his dearest possession. Glcbo-Dcmocrat : Jopcph Chamberlain t.irtod cut to write Britain all over the face of the earth. His success so far suggests hat It might bo well for him to exchange hat monocle for n field glass. Chicago Tribune : Emperor William has rrltten to his grandmother that ho didn't ncan to bo disrespectful and Is very , very x > rry and will not do It again. But It Is otlceable that the old lady still keeps her Upper where rho can reach It easily. Kansas City Journal : John Bull Is prcnar- ng to make a great naval demonstration just o show what ho ha to back him. All the > ad plans and blow holes In tlio Htccl armor f 'the ships will be carefully puttied and Ice now paint put on to scare Brithcr Wll- lolm real bird. Minneapolis Tribune : History is being lade rapidly those days. A week ago the nine of Kruegcr was virtually unknown to amo If not even to the encyclopedia. Today ranks with those ot the great heroes of'tho ' go. And all because an adventurous llttlo Englishman named Jameson blow down the muzzle without knowing It was loaded. New York Sun : In Germany the nowspa- era are closely related to the government , and In Russia they are closer yet. When the Berlin National Zelttmg warns England ts keep her hands off the Beer republic or look for a reopening of the Egyptian question , and the Petersburg Novoo Vremya warns England to keep her hands off the Boor ro- rmbltc or lookto her hold on Egypt , wo may b'ellev ? that n great nntl-Bliglnnd comblrin- tion Is on fet , nml that Franco Is In It. Neither the Franco-German war ncr the Rus sian-Turkish war boded such new things In Kuropo as may rise lo eight now at any mo ment. WIIITTLMII TO A I'OIXT. Albany Arj ( s : You can't make a. finan cier out of n. hen. She will lay when cpgs nrc plentiful , nnd when they ate scarce Bhe will lay off. Chicago Tribune : "Isn't this rnthor too Kcnerous ? " said the clergyman looking at the HO gold piece In hl hand. "It's what I nlways pny , " loftily r-jplled the Sioux Falls man who had Just been married. Washington Stnr : "When or man nln' got nullln' ter do hlrss'f. " snld Uncle Kben , "he seems ter 'maglne ilnt It's In 'Is power ter declah cr gin'ral holiday for all his acquaintances. " Philadelphia npcord : Hoax The building committee tins JuK mut , nnd we're goln to have a now story nt our clul ) . Jonx Good ! I've worked the old club stories so much my wife don't believe : hcm any more. Dotrnlt News : "Hllklns Is organizing n rcKlment nf plumb'TH. ' " "Orent Scott ! What a ohar o they'd make ! " + York World : Mr. Popl llBh the Ladles' Nur.wy Diillctln ) ! i says hero ' ' for babies. that goals' milk lan't good Mrs , PoplolKh And why ? Mr. I'oplelgh It makes ( hern heads * ror.ir. Somcrvlllo Journal : Krland It must bo awful lo have the newspaper * * keep tnylnt ; Hiich tilms ! about you. Political Candidate Ye ? , but supposing they didn't say anything nt all ! Cincinnati Knqnlrcrl"r. : ; \ . Walla. ? ! } It seems to mo thn.t If over a bachelor rcnl- li-oi his unbnppy lot It must bo when ho Is In bed nick. Mrc. Wallace VPH , There in n Kruu dif ference between a hlied nurse and n wife. If he uroes to throwing the mfdlclnc bottles and thlncH at the nurse when she happen * to hurt his rheumatism , rhi ? will leave. SIII3 COULDN'T. Chicago Hfcorrt. 3hc golfed and blked and hunted , nnd fh emulated man In every nport nnd pastime that n dnrlnff woman can ; nut despite her innnnl.-tli style of cirebs ) , her plnce In mannish ntrlfu She could not tlo a four-in-hand to her llttlo llfo. TAKE YOUR CHOICE. DraniBtlo News. O , girl of Tltlan-llnted hair , Of oyefl llko stars and ehoulders rare , Ko vett Gee bear O , maid of gifts beyond compare , O , sunbeam , dlasipullns care , Yeo vay Owlll bare O. snngHtroFH end , demure nnd pert , With whoso nomenclature we lllrt , Wy vctt au berl- We love you oven when yon cneor At Fentlrnents the world holds dear. YIv VCU Gb ! beer. Hut , siren of the Titian hnlr , You drive us frantic with dcnpalrj Ynur mi mo would make an aneel owcar Of which you doubtless are awaru And not a continental care yvolto ami bert. Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U.S. Gov't Report PiUBE