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TIIE OMAHA DAILY BTgyifo , MONDAY , FBHRUAKY 17 , 1800. TIIE OMAHA DAILY BEE. _ n. editor. MOIINIXO. TKfSMS OK Sii ; ! C IPTON ! : T1 e ( Without Fun < 1.iy ) , On * Year . t J < H Hoe and Sunday , Ono IVar . low BIX Months . < . j2 | | thren MonthH . J Hunrfar UP * . One Voar . * Hatunlity Hec , On * Vcar . l j ! > , Wttkly nto. On * Yfar . < * * orriciai : Omtiha. The Hoe Itulldln/r. / ) ! outh Oinilia. 8lnsor H'.fc , Ornfr N nd Uth EH. Council limit * . It IVarl Street. Clilcnso om . fit ChiimbiT of t'mnnicrre. N w York , rtoonn 13 , 14 and 15 , Trlbun * HalMlnB. .Svanlilngt'.n. H07 K Hlrett. N , W. All communications rclntlnit te > news nml edi torial matter should lie niMrcwd ! To Iho Dlltor. All hujilnMU lott r nnd remittance fhnnld 1 > ildrp nl tn Th Hoc I'uhlMiInc C-.mpanr , Omaha. IirafiM , chock * nml pintomro oMcr * to b mail * riynt > 1c In Ilic unlcr of the romswny. vin : niu : runt.iHitixa COMPANY. BTATHMKNT a rco ) . 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In-j-rni'-oltl . Arc wo to hnvo retrenchment In ovorj * iiitinlclpiil department except this police force ? It looks very much that way. Should It ; transpire that Councilman Lently 1ms voluntarily vacated his scat nnd removed his residence to another wtate , the council will have another va cancy to fill. rj\vo of the Illinois delegation In con gress already have their renomlnatlons securely In their pockets. The Illinois statesman believes In the nilnu ; about th6 early worm. Another new political party born and In Omaha , too. But fortunately or un fortunately , the Infant mortality nuioiiK political parties is as great , If not greater , than among human beings. Fall Into Hup for the Transmlsslsslppt exposition. The least every representa tive business 'man nnd property owner can do to help it along Is to put his 'iiamo-down on the stoelr subscription list. Complaint Is made about the InsufO- I clency of city prisoners' rations. What dpyou , expect to get for 9 cents a meal ? Do you expect roast turkey and cran berries , v'ith plum pudding ns a side dish ? - If our pseudo-democratic contempo rary could only embroil the two Omaha representatives in congress to a degree that would prevent them from working In harmony for measures of local im portance how happy It would be. A great strike Is in progress In Ger many , extending through a number of the larger towns and cities. Labor abroad Is apparently no more contented than labor In this country and foreign employers have periodic labor troubles to contend with just as do those here. * Hay It not be pertinent to ask what has become of the resolution Introduced 'by Governor Ilolcomb before the State Doard of 'Educational Lands and Funds , instructing the treasurer to Invest the lido school money , from which ( lie state la securing no returns , In Interest- bearing registered state warrants ? When the Omaha Jobbers return from their Colorado excursion they might find it prolltablo to organize an excursion Into northern Nebraska and South Dakota. That Held Is naturally tributary to Omaha , but has been sadly neglected while more remote regions have received special attention. Councilman Ilascall Is supposed to represent the First ward , and his reso lution In favor of expediting the pro posed union depot project may bo tnken as representing the wishes of his con stituency. At any rate resolutions In favor of the union depot are In order nnd nro IP accord with popular senti ment Hnntlngton pretends that ho wants to pay the debt which the Central 1'a- clllc owes the government , Hut HuntIngton - Ington has'no Idea'of paying the debt pr any part of It himself. What he really wants is more time to exact ex tortion from the people compelled to patroul/.i > that road and to force them to provide the money with which the government debt may be puld off. of thu more pugnacious mem bers of the house threaten to have their polIt It'll 1 garden sans or to force Secre tary Morton to vacate his place at the head of the Department of Agriculture. All we 1mvo to say to these seedy Hlates- men Is that they do not know Secretary Merion and that they , therefore , have no conception of the magnitude of the ulf- Imposcd Job they have undertaken to perform , The proposed new labor party wants to cut the bridges behind It that lead to nil the old parties and to ' ( jnarantlno its candidates against even contact with opponents for fear their princlplea may possibly bo contagious. In Its eye.s each of the old politloil parties Is etnially bad with the others. Hut where will the now party get Its recruits If it can not draw on the rank and lllo of the 'old parties ? Are Its uiciuburd to * be bom Into thu purty ? Vul.ti 1' , I'KW , tVT.l'lT .iA'D PHKSS. A served that boars the unmistakable eiriniirk't : of 1'anl Vandervoort appears over n spurious signature In the Sunday j World-Herald under the caption of "A Pew Kdltorlal. " The chief scribe nnd Pharisee of the police commission at tempts to lake llev. Frank Crane to task for falling to commend the new board for the great moral reform wrought In Oinalia since Its advent to power. "Wo have waited In vain , " pliys the pious mountebank , "for any word of commendation from Mr. Crane's pulpit or any other pulpit In the city. Neither have they ( the police board ) been commended by the press ; all of which shows that there Is no encouragement for men In authority to enforce the laws outside of ti ! < ; knowl edge that they have tried faithfully to do Ihelr duty. " This Is decidedly cheeky. Wo appre hend that. Hov. Frank Crane and oilier Omaha ministers know a hawk from a hand-saw. They have encountered wolves In sheepti' clothing before and are not to bo hoodwinked or deceived by .shams and frauds. They know re form when they see It , but up to date they have wallet ! In vain for the genu ine article. What has the board done In the di rection of police reform' nnd the hoiiest enforcement of law ? Us llr.st act waste to dismiss from the service a competent chief , who had Introduced discipline among the men and banished Indecency from the social evil district and to re instate and promote olllcersvlio had scandalized the force. The vainglorious boast that "the city Is no longer dis graced by the collection of monthly Hues from the unfortunate denizens of the burnt district" Is mere chaff that will blind nobody. It IH noWiIng moro nor less than a bid for the political fa vor and Mipport of the vicious and de praved exchange for immunity from the penalties proscribed by law. Its Inevitable' effect Is to subject "the un fortunates" to periodic contributions and blackmail. The assertion that great vigilance has been exorcised In the granting of liquor licenses and that the Sunday closing law Is enforced as never before Is equally untrue and brazen. Has not the board , In splto of formal protests , granted licenses to some of the most notorious reports in which the lowest and vilest of all colors and of both sexes congregate to gamble and ca rouse weekdays and .SunthfysV Did not the board grant a license to a dealer who was proved by competent testi mony to have made a specialty of In discriminate .Sunday liquor selling ? And how does It come that the elllcient detectives which Vandervoort and his associates have foisted upon the police payroll have boon unable up to this day to locate gambling houses or sup press jtho systematic sale of lottery tickets ? We venture to say that 'It Is not the disposition of the pulpit any more than It la of the press to withhold commend ation from public ofllcers. . who endeavor faithfully 'to perforn their duties. But a conscientious pulpit and an honest press will never lend themselves to any such barefaced imposture as is sought to be perpetrated upon the people of Omniha under the cloak of police re form. OPBATil' AIDING THK GUIIAKS. One eastern 'steamship company re cently made public announcement that one of Its vessels , loaded with arms , stores and ammunition , destined for Cuba , would soon sail from a port of the United States. Subsequently the steamer cleared from Wilmington , N. C. , the customs ollicer at that port hav ing been instructed from Washington to permit this. It appears that the Washington authorities have decided that tJie shipment from the United States of arms and ammunition pur chased by the Cuban Insurgents can not be Interfered with by the govern ment : . They say that so long us ship ments of munitions of war are not ac companied by bodies of men which would give them the character of an armed expedition they cannot bu pre vented. A vessel that carries a cargo In the ordinary way , no matter wihether munitions of war or what , will not be Interfered with. The government , it Is asserted , has gone too far In that direction already In its efforts to meet the wishes of the Spanish government and -tho courts have decided against the government in a number of cases , out of which have come claims for dam ages Unit will perhaps end In congress having 'to reimburse the shipowner * who suffered losses because of the Il legal course of olllclals. It Is stated , however , that if a vessel carrying arms and ammunition Is captured by Spanish warships It can have no recourse to the United States , ns Its owners must themselves take all chances of capture. This decision of the federal authorities naturally suggests rho question whether It Is consistent with our neutrality ob ligations. It Itf to be expected that the Spanish government will hold that it is not and will make a vigorous protest. As long ago as 171)'t , whi > n arms were exported from the United Slates to France , that country being at war with England , Mr. Jefferson In reply to the objection of the Hritlsli minister tuiid that the right of our citizens to make , vend and export arms , which were me chanical and commercial callings , was one which a foreign war could not take away. If our citizens exported arms on their own account they did it sub ject to capture and condemnation by tin * bi'lllgerents. The conditions are obviously different In the case of the Cubans , who have not the status of lielllgerents , but undoubtedly our gov ernment will be able to maintain the [ tosltfon that allowing munitions of war to bo shipped to the insurgents U not a violation of our obligations as neu trals. And In view of tilio fact that the Spanish government does not acknowl edge the existeni'o of a state of war In Cuba it may be a question whether It can .seize and confiscate as contra band of war amid and ammunition shipped from this country to the insur gents. At any rate the decision of our gov ernment that tlio shipment of munition. . of war cunuot bo interfered with is ol great value to the Cubans , who nro more In need of these than they are of men. .WAX ix COIIKA. The danger of a conflict between Hus- Rla and .lapan In Corea has been ap parent for some lime and It now ap pears to bo Imminent. It Is well under stood that Russian Intrigue has been active In Corea ever since the termina tion of the war between China and .lapan and that the Kus- slan representatives In the Isl and have spared no efforts to dis credit the Japanese and to create and Intensify hostile sentiment toward ( hem. It would seem from the latest advices , assuming them to bo authentic , that the Httsslan policy has been very successful , perhaps aided by Indiscretions on I he part of the Japanese , whoso policy ha * not been ns conciliatory as the clrcum stances called for. The Coreaus are not generally friendly to Japan and have been indisposed to yield to any of It * demands , so that they have been very rendy to accept the friendship of so great a power as Russia. The slates- men of Japan , who have shown mtk'h wisdom and tact In other > llrectloiis. seem not to have been altogether dis creet In regard to Corea , although they have undoubtedly had ugly dlflletiltle * to contend with there. ' A conflict of arms between Hussllt and Japan , while possible mid appar ently probable , would very likely be averted by the Interposition of other powers having Interests In that quarto" of the world. Great Itrltatn cannot permit Russia to acquire the advantages In the far east which would result from a successful war against Japan , and it Is not In the Interest of other European nations that tin ; power of Japan sho'iU be weakened In behalf of Russia , be cause the former Is not aggressive , ni the latter. It would seem , however , that a crisis In Corea Is at hand and that very Interesting events there maybe bo expected. PHUl'USlXli ItADlCAI * TRKATMKXr. There appears to be a disposition In congress to apply radical treatment to the .seal fisheries. It is stated that the senate foreign relations committee has practically decided to favorably report the bill which gives authority to the president to have killed all seals within the jurisdiction of the United States In Hehring sea. unless other govern ments interested will enter Into an agreement with this country for the bettor protection of the seals while the matter of permanent protection is under consideration by an international com mission provided for In the bill. Some such action as this is manifestly necessary to bring the other govern ments Interested , particularly Great Britain , to a realization to their duty in this matter. Tlio government of the United States has been most pprsever- Ing In Its efforts to obtain adequate protection for the seal fisheries , : whlch constitute a most important interest , es pecially to this country , but the British' government has shown little disposition ( tion to accord the matte ; ! ' the .consider- : , tiou which its importance merits. In fluenced , undoubtedly , by the Canadian government , which has always been friendly to the seal poachers , the Brit ish government lias failed to render the assistance that ) was expected of it in preventing tlio wholesale destruction of the seals. It is true that it lias made some showing of concern in the matter , but its action has been far short of what Is required. Perhaps the refusal of congress to pay Hie damages for the seizure of Canadian sealers , as agreed upon by the secretary of state and the ( British ambassador , may have had something to do with this , but what ever the motive , the fact remains that : ho British government has not given oven respectful consideration to the ro piest of the United States for joint ictlon to protect the seals and has wholly disappointed the reasonable ex- ) ectatlons of our government. The result lias been a ruthless slaugh ter of the seals , regardless of sex , and f this Is continued It Is only a question > f a short time , according to the opinion if experts , when the seals will be ex terminated. Hather than permit this o be done by the poachers It Is urged hat tills government should take all he seals within its jurlmliction In the waters of Bering sea and sell the skins. I'he government has derived a conslder- ibie revenue from the seal fisheries , mt It Is evident It cannot expect much I'.oro under present conditions. The adical policy proposed would put an end to what has been a source of more or less international Irritation , but It s probable that if the bill under consid eration shall pass tin * other Intere.sted governments will bo Induced to take the ictlon required for the protection of ho seals. ru SKCVHK TAX HKFOHM. A very Interesting and Instructive compilation of the views of heavy tax- ayerH of Chicago upon the subject of ax reform has been published in a rt > issue of the Times-Herald of that : ity. Some of the suggestions apply vltli as much force to the city of Omaha as they do to the city of Chi cago. Some of the suggestIcyis are do- Idely original. Kx-Senator Charles B. Farwell , for xample , favors the appointment of a comity asses.sojfor a term of live years it an annual salary of $10 , < X)0 , who with i corps of deputies is to bo on duty very day in the year. He would re- julro every owner of real estate to 1st his property and fix his own valu- itlon upon It. In order to compel fair aluations he would have a law enacted hat any perr.on In the city should have ho privilege to purchase such real iroperty by paying for Jt 10 per cent nero than the value at which the owner listed It. Ho would require the owners of personal property to make n complete Inventory of it , and the re fusal to do BO or falsification should operate as a forfeiture , one-half to go to the Informant and the other half to the uotmty. ThU ought to be stringent unough to suit the most fastidious tax- nldrkor. Kdwin Walker , general counsel of the Milwaukee & Bt. 1'uul rull- road , recommends the creation of a commission'/oRegulate / taxation. Valu ations should t bo fixed by competent real estate ir.o.u and equalized by the commission ' 'lit. ' case of complaint. Samuel W. AJIerton , n wealthy capi talist , favors a. single assessment dis trict for the city of Chicago. Citing an example of ' unequal assessments , ho declares that , h.v paid $800 as taxes on Ids lioii < ! o and iot worth $100,000 , while the Chicago"'Union ' Stock Yards com pany , with V ellpltal stock of ? . " ) ,000- 000 , pays ? { L,0)0 ( In taxes , whereas at the same ratio It should have paid Smuoo. Ilnrlow X. Hlglnbothmn , another capitalist , favors the creation of n tax commission compose of three or live men , with full power to fix valu ation. The commission should bo In session the year round and their books accessible to all taxpayers at all times. When all protests are heard and all valuations fixed the figures on real property should stand for four years , at the end of which tlmo a revaluation should be made. The Improvements on lauds should be revalued yearly , as buildings might deteriorate In value and the owner be entitled to a reduction , or new buildings might replace old ones or extensive repairs be made entitling the municipality lo a greater revenue. Samuel U. Chase , recorder of deeds for Cook county , advocates the abolition of personal tuxes altogether and the substitution of an occupation tax. "If every merchant , " he continues , "were required to pay n license on his annual transactions , so small even as one-tenth of 1 per cental on each $1,000 the amount produced would be easily ten times greater than that now obtained In a futile effort to assess and tax personal property. Under a license system a man wishing to furnish a home would have to pay the tax , for the merchant would add It to the selling price. After the Individual had once paid a. tax on household property he would be free from further taxation on that property. Any new properly bought would bo subject to the per centage for the license , but the owner would not be compelled to pay year after year a tax on the same property , which sit the present rate of 10 per cent would practically Involve confiscation In ten years. " So far as relates to the assessment of merchandise and house hold goods this plan might be pursued to advantage. . But when If comes to tlio assessment..of the movable property and plants of largo corporations , there would necessarily have to bo n plan adapted to thijfr .respective conditions. So far as Omaha is' concerned no ma terial ehsing ? ' fr'bm the existing system can bo effeqted untll after wo .shall have remodyljd-.tho , revenue laws and the city charter. Meantime thereIs fooil for tho'ug'hiin , the ideas ailvdneed b'y people hfterjoj&led & in the 'lna ; reform , movement ln ; . Chicago. - . . - Omaha jyl | | ciiWtaln ' ono of the re publican 8ta..o | 'conventions and. all the state coiivciitiou'A of nil other parties that have the go d sense toMlycldo upon ' " j5iahusis."j.Iiu'ir ] } wuetlug iilriqo. > i ° 3 < r Globe-Democrat , It Is a singular fact that" more luss Is being made about Oliver In M'sMiir'l , where not an ounce of It in produced , than In any of the states where the mines are located. He IH a lliiHller. " Trhamali Iterald. ' ' There is no use denying that Congress man Dave Mercer gets mere fnt out of the federal pan for his district than Is got by all the balance of Nebraska's congressmen. Dave Is a rtu'tlor , and that counts for more than fine speeches down at Washington. Will \eliriiMUa l Bloux C"lty Journal. "Good for loiva ! " says The Omaha Dee. "It Is the llret ytate to ofllclally endorse the Transmlsslsslppl exposition , Iowa deserveo credit for Its prompt pupport of tulp project and It will be accorded full credit. " Now If Nebraska will only fall in line and CM- dorso the Iowa man for president the thing would bo even. Fort Onuiliu Hill .Should lie I'IIH.NIM ! . lllalr Courier. A bill has been Introduced In congress , and will , undoubtedly , be passed , granting Kort Omaha to the stnto of Nebraska to be used as a military nchool. This adds an other feather tn Omaha's cap , nnd the cltl- zenti of that burg should feel proud of the way Nebraska's congressmen always unite on any question affecting the honor and pros perity of the state. Washlnston Star , In his proclamation to the Cubans Gen eral Weylcr takes occasion to remark that when It Is deemed proper the SpinlBh gov- eniinent will grant certain reforms with the love of a mother fcr her children. Tlio rhetoric might be alluring but for the chas tisement which is always an Incidental pre rogative ot maternal authority. A llefrrHhlufv CliiinU at Trulli. Minneapolis Times' . Senator Smith of New Jersey expresses no moro disgust with the Imbecility of con gress than Is felt by the whole country , when he says that the only thing congress can do Is to pass the appropriations blllu and go home. Thu senator Is right , und it Id re freshing to find u I'Biiator o nearly in ac cord with the popular tpntlment , who | g courageous enough to tell his colleagues the plain , unvarnished truth. & > New Yjyk ' full and lixprras. With the neu-j.'bonds already at n premium Secretary CarHfld nay get the alwurd notion Into his head tiatlt | la time to offer another iseuo. He 8)194(1 ) ( beware of any s-ueh Idea. The government .that borrows money merely because its cre ft' . s good Is HS big a fool as the man who buyu , a lot of dry Koodv ho doesn't neel , simply because tlie btorelcceper lo wllllne to charge , them. Tlio HVMiiiljIlc'Uii Iliirlsnn. 'Ijloljfc-Dcmocrat - , * The republican party Is forty years old lu 18 % , and nevcrjn ifu whole history ucra Us prospects for vicly y in a pres'.dcntial cam paign brighter ih/ju / they are this year. 3Iany ic-publlcans thought the outlook was lomo- what gloomy for a time , even In 1801 , 1SC8 and 1872 , but 'no 'republican has any such feeling at pr tfnt.J In the three yearn named , when the'blKctlon returns were over whelmingly ln'/avpr"of the republican ! ) , many democrats had 'high ' "hopes of victory for their party during most of the campaign. It would bt > hard to find a democrat In that mood In ISaC. Twill I2vllH 111 AWHtrrii HIllU-K. KUIIEOS cily Times. The railroads have been to blame for the feeling raised against them , very largely. It la not pleasant for a farmer to have to be content with low prices for grain In order to help pay Interest on wa- tured stock. Tlio farmeru' alllmico was not created by en Imaginary state of affairs. Hostility to railroads In Kansas has been not without reason. Yet the fault has been equally with the sandbag , blackmailing leg- ItJutor that the free pass system lias been so largely extended. It Is to bo hoped that the railroads will stand by tholr Jcclu'on to cut down thu pats lltta. The discrimination against the poor firmer In favor of th politician Is un fair , to say the leatt. If the railroads will quit Issuing passes and fight tholr battle agalnrt sandbag legislation In the open In stead of under cover the free paw tcanda will quickly terminate. I.cvrl I lend. lliwton Ololwj. Senator Smith of New Jersey thinks th Monroe doctrine 1ms bsen sufficiently cm phaslze , ! by the president and that there Is no occasion for congress to "resolute. " A gfod many people tgree with Senator Smltl In lUs opinion. "Tlirlff , llor.Klo , TlirlM. " Ijoulrvllle Courier-Journal. There Is undoubtedly plenty of patriotism In the country , but It was not patriotism which floated the recent bond laue. U xvn "thrift. Horatio , thrift. " The people knew the bon.1 ? were a good Investment , nn < they took them , not to help the government but to help theineslvcs. And they ar "patriotically" drawing gold from the trcas ury every day to pay for there bonds. Till sort ot patriotism could ho well dlepenrot with , but It will not be until the mlschlevou greenbacks ) nnd treasury notes arc rctlrcJ iitiMliln mill l.nolliiK1 , I'hllnilelphla t.cilscr. There Is no one who knows the truth who does not know that political parlncrshli makes the taxpayers pay enormous tribute to these political Jobbers nnd t'adcrr. Thi , inept Intelligent citizen ? , the lnot public t'plrlled and sagacious men ot business , go to the palls and thor * vote ns republicans or as democrats for th ? candidates of their respective parties , refiarJlcps of the caiidl d.itof' inor.il or mclit.il qualifications. He piiLllcano Vote for republican candidate ? wliosa ofllclnl record ! they know to be blackened with corrupt practices , nnd dem ocrats vote for the candidates of their pirt > whom they know by their official records to bo Incompetent , dU < ! ioncst and venal , lie publicans and democrats do this In the fu ! and perfect knowledge that there Is no polltl cal principle In municipal government. Kcvr Iilcnlllc ( < l the Simp. Kiulnefleld ( Mnf . ) Itrrmullrnn , Next tlmo the government makes n ban It will have to require a check or deposit from bklck-r. as a guaranty of good faltli and financial standing , or be overwhelmed with bogus bids. The case of the New York ofTlce boy who bid for $150,000 of the bonds at n price to be accepted , and who sold out his rights for $0.000 on an Investment of 2 cents ; and the case of tu'o Impjcunlous bucket shop speculators at Dostan , wlio fig- mod with the blgge.it financial houses there In the bidding , and made a small fortune In the same way without Investing or risking any money these cases , and there arc doubt- los.-t many more like them , show what was possible under the terms of the government's recent advertisement , and faintly Indicate what may he expected if another loan should bo offered on the sime terms. Then would the French nnd all other records ot oversub scriptions to a public loan bo burled out of sight. War ( inventor. lies MiilnrH ncRlpter. The Register welcomes to DCS Molnes Hon. Alvln Saunders of Nebraska and the Council Hluffs and Omaha gentlemen who are with him. They visit the city in the Interest of the Transmlrsisslppl exposition to he held nt Omaha In 1S98. As hs says elsewhere In these columns , It Is proposed to make it the grandest display of the resources and de velopment of the west the world has ever Keen. Keen.As the Irudlns state Iowa will have a vital Interest in the exposition , and the committee comes to enlist the legislature and the people of the state actively lu the enter prise. Senator Saunders Is no stranger to Iowa. He ts one of the founders of this common wealth. As a pioneer he settled at Mount Pleasant nearly sixty years ago , and for seven years was its postmaster. He was a delegate to the convention that framed the constitution under winch Iowa was admitted into the union. In 1S54 and 185S ho was elected and re-elected to the Iowa state senate , nnd supported James Harlan and the lamented Grimes for the United States senate. Ho was a delegate to the first republican .state convention of Iowa , and in I860 was the Iowa member of the Qhlcago convention that gave Abraham Lincoln to the nation. When Mr. Lincoln became president he appointed Mr. Saunders. governor of Ne braska , among his earliest acts , in 1861 , and , llko our Klrkwcod , he became the war gov ernor of that youne commonwealth. In 1SG3 Governor Saundcrs broke ground for the biilldlnc of the Union Paciilc railway while- the cannons thundered on cither shore of the Mlss'sslppl ' river. Six years later he witnessed the "completion ot that enterprise which has transformed the west from a wilderness Into a cluster of Imperial states. In 1SGS Governor Saunders was a delpzate from Nebraska to the Chicago convention which nominated that peerless eoldler. Ulysses S. Grant for the presidency. In 1877 he was elected to the United States senate , and under the administration of President Harrison ho served as ,1 member ot the Utah commission , from which he vol untarily retired. Many of the older citizens of DPS Moinca and Iowa will ! JB' glad to welcome Senator Saunders. And when he vlnlts the legisla ture , tlip scene of his early labors , The Register asks for him Its most distinguished consideration. The presence cf this life-long republican , ono of the founders of two of the most favored American states , recalls the mighty chansos that have occurred since he crossed the Mlsulfslppl to become a citizen of Iowa , then the territory of Wisconsin , nearly slx'.y years ago. Civilization was then struggling on our eastern borders , hut since It lins leaped acrovs the continent , peopling Iowa with Its millions , and creating an unbroken line of states from the Atlant'o to the Paclllc. where myriads of the human race have founded homes for thcmMlvca under tlie be nign rule o : republican Institutions. IMll'riCAI < I'OINTKIIS. The state republican convention of Iowa , to Eclt'Ct delegates to St. Louis will meet In DCS Molnes March 11. Iowa democratic managers will meet In Da.1 : Molnes next Friday to decide on tiS ! time and pace ! for the state convention. William C. Whitney ot Now York and Ilnb- ort 13. Patllson ot Pennsylvania have been placed In the field , formally , for the demo cratic nomination for president the former In Mississippi ami the latter In his home county. The LouleVllle Courier-Journal suggests that P. Wut Hardiu and Senator tOlackburn bum their ambition to attend the national democratic convention as delegates at large , nnd thus avoid tlio unpleasant certainty of ilt.-feat at home. A poll of the democratic county carnmlttce- men of Mlcsourl on the question of tlielr choice * for the presidency ahows seventeen for Morrison , nine for Silver Hollar Bland , llvp for Governor Stone , mid three each for Vice President Stevenson nnd 'Senator Vest. It Is expected that Colonel William It , Moirlscu'B visit to Chicago on the 22d will definitely Betlla whether or not his r.-eal- dcr.tlal boom will proceed to business , Thu uncertainty about It is said to bs duu to the irrepressible conflict between the r liver- lies and sound money men of Illinois. A republican member of congress from Now York state recently said Governor Mor ton had nobody working for him In Wash ington and pointed out the fact that Mc Klnloy , JtrcKl and all other candidates had agents busily at work In the senate anl house. Tills apparently roused the New York members , for It has Just been learned that theNew York republicans In the house Intend to hold a caucus within a few days to deliberate upon Morton's chances as a candidate. Representative Southwick of Al bany Is said to bo the leader In the move- men to give the governor's boom an Im petus at the national capital , Mr , South- wick Is enthusiastic In his tupport of thu governor. A dlipak'h to the St. Louis Globe-Democrat declares that ex-Congrminan Bryan encoun tered a hard frost In Washington while en deavoring to form a syndicate of demo cratic sliver senators and representatives for tlio purpose of bolting the national con vention in case silver was not adequately recognized. It Is eald cx-Speskcr Crisp told Mr. Hryan very plainly that the Georgia delegation to the national convention would go out to Chicago , as he hoptd , determined to do what could bo done In the way of recognition of silver , but It would go back to Georgia to support the nominees of thu party. Representative Livingston made Hi ? came sort of an answer , and altogether Mr. Ilryan ran his plow Into somewhat tier- lie ground. IX STATK POMTtr.lt * t'lltCMiS. Kearney Hub : People continue to dls- CURS John Mallallcn as a possibility for gov ernor , even though lie Jlfctnlmt any thought ot being n candidate. SUnlon Picket : The Oakland Republican j evidently has Ha p.ill with Ithen It OVIM ; suggests the possibility of Tom Majors not : being n candidate for governor , . I SIcCook Tribune : Secretary of State Piper can easily read his title clear to n renoml- nation next fall. It ts mrtomnty , And he has deserved It by his efficient service In the secretary's office. Weeping Water Republican : Hon. Orlando Teft will stand n good show lo receive the republican nomination for governor. Mr. Tefft has always been rccoRtilze.l as belni ; one of the foremost leaders In the state senate , and his ability has nlwny.i been Uatd for the best Intcrc t9 ot the state. No bet ter man , In our judgment , can be named than Orlando Tefft. Nlobrara Tribune : All this talk ot our exchange about C. C. McNIsh being n candi date for state treasurer or not being a can didate for congreiM Is blind guessing nnd premature. Tlie facts arc that Me. has not expressed himself on cither matter. If ho wants to go to congress as the siicccpsar of Mclklojolin ho can , beyond a question , be nominated and elected , but It lo extremely doubtful If he could be nominated for treas urer , though no one dcnbts but that he would make a gnod one , but U Is a large field and Plattpmouth Tribune : There has been a very gratifying expression of good will throughout the state coupled with the name of Cari county's distinguished citizen , lion , Orlando Tefft , In regard to the republican gubernatorial nomination. Mr , TotTl. dur ing his many years of public service , ban gained the ret'pect and esteem of every citi zen In the ntatc. ami C.iss county should certainly bo proud of the recognition accorded the ability nnd personality of one of her hon ored sons. Lot old C.1'9 present her claims with n united front , and lu no uncertain tones , ' Randolph Times : We are pleased to learn , direct from hlnuvlf , that Hon. Gugcne Moore , familiarly known by his old friends and numerous acquaintances as pl.iln 'Gene Moore , now state auditor , has definitely de cided to make the race for the nomination for governor , nnd Is In the race to win. So far an we nro concerned personally , wo shall be very glad Indeed to record the suc cess of Mr. Moore , nnd we believe the party will make no mistake In selecting htm as Its candidate. He is worthy and has all awn lilmself capable and honest In the discharge of public duty. York Vldette : Now that Editor Chapman of the Ilrokcn Dow Republican has figured It out that Custer county has a tnfo repub lican majority , the question arises , who will step Into the arena with Governor "SI" and : > attle for congressional honors. To ono nt safe dlstanco from the fight It looks as If lion. A. B. Cady would come as near car- "ylng off the trophy as any ono yet named. Hut the republicans of Howard county and , ncldentally , Cady arc yet undetermined whether It shall be "Governor Cady" or 'Congressman Cady. " In cither place he vould distinguish himself in a manner credit able to bis constituents. li AXI ) OTIIHIIWISH. The proposed pine pool In Minnesota has gene by the board , It Is evident Mr. Mnhcr has the sand , but t U all in his eyes , So-called spell binders should consider the vnys of the punctured bicycle nnd bo wise. Plug the windpipe and all's well. President Kruger Is going to England. He vill take notice that Chamberlain has made no arrangements to meet him half way. Man's humanity to man almost staggers iclfef. Look , you bachelors , the cathode were developed In time to radiograph the Incerlty cf leap , year proposals. An enthusiastic pulpiteer suggests that Abraham Lincoln be canonized as the Amer- cau saint. Tlie suggestion Is rather late. ) ld Abe was pretty well cannon-noised dur- ng life. Justus C. Strowbridge of Philadelphia has commissioned a sculpter to model a statue ) f llen.lnniln Prnnkiln and have It cast In ironzu. It Is to ha presented to tlip city of 'hlladclphia , and will cost about $15,000. Frederick Price , who used to be the center ush IK the foot ball team In the University f Georgia , Is now fighting In the Cuban in- urgent army. He gest $21 a week , and he oyn the work Is not half KO exciting and langcrous as foot ball. The prevailing tint in the trousseau of x-Presldent Harrison's bride Is pale ) blue , 'hose who may think that this Is a delicate rlbute to the state of the bridegroom's nlud over the presidential prospects that vent glimmering will be pleased to learn hat In the language of the heart pnlo blue means true love. Dr. Edson , whose cure for consumption Is no of the rcigulng sensations In the medical orld , writes : "To s > uch practicing physl- lans In good standing as will follow my dl- ections to the letter , I shall be glad to send wo-ounco bottles for purpntva of experiment , must add that my laboratory and Its out- mt are as yet small. " John Stcmme , a wealthy New Yorker , vls- tfd Egypt recently and was astonlahed at the bsllsks. On his return he ordered a fac- nillo made out of Vermont granite , and the real monolith has just reached Gotham. It Ull be mounted on a pedestal In Greenwood emctcry , and ita summit will be fifty-one ect from the ground. When a state embodies In Its statutes the rlnclplo that "honesty is the best policy. " icre Is no lack of persistent effort to nullify t. New York has a law prohibiting , under evere penalties , the stamp of sterling on llverware , unless the article Is of standard neness. Hills have been Introduced to nul- fy this law and open the doors to silver- lated crooks. A former weary waggles of California Is amped on Easy street , San Francisco. Ho lalms to have discovered a wad of $20,000 upposed to have been cached by train rob- jers , and as a tribute to the source of hln oy he sports a diamond headlight. Mr. Vaggles intimates that hla method In .an inprovcment on the Nebraska prohibition plan , In that no security was. required. Has anybody noticed how many very old people have figured In the papers recently ? Hero Is a collection from a blnrj3 column of paragraphs : Horace Staples of Wortport , the oldest -school teacher In Connecticut , cele brated his 94th birthday latt week. A lady ot 70 , at Deed I le , Mo. , walked two miles tea a pond for a couple ot hoursatatlng. . Jamea Gould of Darnet , Vt. , 94 years old , Is busy chopping his year's supply of wood , George Leonard of West Rutland. Vt. , Is dead , aged 97 yuars and 10 months. His wtfo died Ihreo years yeirj ago , at the ago of 99 , The Hat cloMoa with Lady Llanover , "tho Dee of Mem- mouthi'hlre , " a Welsh poctais , whose bardic name was "Gwen/en Gwent , " and who d ed recently , acad 94. in : Tit.iNaMississirpt EXPOSITION , tied Cloud Xall.in , ' The conRrrm I ? now tccelvliiR .ittotitlon like ttu World' * fair and other such events. Omaha IN 111 do her f'Att , and th.lt l a fires t de.il , | Kluond Cltiz-n. I , t every paper In Nc- ; br.iika git .1 fciiouldcr to the wheel fliid Rlvo a luost to the Tranxmtsslsslppl exposition , scheme. It * tucce-sn will bo of untold bene fit to thi tUte. Fremont Tribune : The lown legislature IMS passed resolutions favoring and com mending the Traiismlsslssippl exposition at Omaha , Till * li generous action on the part of the lawmakers of our nvlKbborlnR state and IK In behalf of a most worthy cause and one which will prove ot Indirect but certain bcncllt to that stnte. Kearney Hub : SpoaldiiR of the proposed Trausinlpslfslppl congress at Omahn , The lice icmarlis th.it Oiriahn ulll excel Atlanta as iniicli ns the iHttor city excelled New Orleans In the matter of expositions. Of coursw. Omaha's great centrAl location , sur rounded by rich .iKHouHural states and the milling state * within elono'fl throw , makes It e.i y to put up a great exhibition. Uouella Journal : The Omaha Tranmli > - dlnslppl cxpn.iltlou mtiM be a success. Ne braska cannot affoitl to allow this oppor tunity to pass to show her Inexhaustible resources , bur boundless capabilities and her nonrtcrful proJuctloni' . Wo nuist show to the world that In spite of hard times , panics nnd drouth that we are here to stay , and th.1t wo have everything necessary to keep us here. xo r.\cno.v.vi. ci.fns. Ni-hraskit City Press : Any Rood . -epabllcan can hurr.tii for Morton , McKlnley , Allison , Uccd or Ctillom , nnd not miss the mark. York Tlmos ; If our oltlxons deslto to or- nutilzo n MrKlnluy club , lot them du so , lut tha republican club should remain sepa rate. Tliosovlio have no higher repub licanism than getting Into the band wi.pim may do best by going Into th McKlntcy club. As for in , the republican band wugun Is good enough , llnrtlngton Herald : McKlnloy Is the log ical choice nf Nuhraskaus for presldtMit , and \vt > believe the majority of republicans in the slate arc favorable to thn UIilo man. It occurs to' us , however , that the organiza tion of McKlnloy clubs now Is a trlllo pre- maturci , and can he of no benefit to any ono but the promoters of the plan , who hope thereby to gain political preferment If the Duckeyo statesman wins. Let's have repub lican clubs for the present , Mcklnloy clubs at tills tlmo are apt to servo ns c'llgjls. ' Randolph Tlmca : We nolo that several papers arc objecting to the organization of McKlnloy clubs In Nebraska , or cluus in the Interest of any candidate. This meets our approval , for although wo are personally fa vorable to McKlnley for president , becauio wo bsllovo he more nearly embodies the re publican principle of protection and tecl- prcclty than any other candidate now before tin1 country , we do not think It exactly fair to other candidates to start clubs for Indlvld- ua ! candidates. Let the convention quietly nnd dispassionately settle the matter of pref erence. MIHTIIl'tll , MUSINGS. Hoston Courier : "Am no glnd you had the doctor ; did ho relieve you ? " "Yes ; of " Philadelphia Record : "No , Maude , dear , not nil acrobat ! ) are fresh. Somersault. " Truth : AVIIlle I knew you were coming * tonight. Castleton Why , Wllllo ? Willie Sister has been asleep all the. aft- ' . ernoon. i Washlnston Stnr : "Doan Jedge by 'pear- ) nnces , " snld tJncIo Rben. Mnny a boy . * pits or Ice-col' baf wlf 'Is skates on by doln'i jes1 dat. " ' Life : AVII'.le I know sister would be clail to go denting with you. ningivny What makes you think so ? "She saya she has been dying- all winter to have you break the Ice. " Boston Transcript : Mrs. Graven nays hop husband Is the most considerate of morta'.B. "Why , " she says , "I mlrht wear a bonnet fop ten years , nnd ho would never hurt my feelings by telling mo how shabby It looked. " Chlcapo Tribune : 'T can overlook his pnpt , " 'sighed the jjrleved nnd mortified young- woman , nftcr a careful Inspection of the rlnir she had just received from her lover , "but I own t am bitterly disappointed with his present. " The diamond was paste. Phllade'phln Press : Ho was proposing- the Hoston jrlrl. and In the fervor of his plcn ho leaned over her anxiously. "Pardon me , " r-he said , "am yon not fretting n trlllo too pars'monlous ? " " " "Parsimonious ? ho Kiinped ; "or ns the vulgar would put It , ' ' ' " 'c'.osc. Cincinnati Enquirer : Ferry Wright , con- slderlmr Hint he Is H poet. Is not S3 nwfully egotisticI hcnrd him admit thnt Shnke- ; inro lint ) done somu pretty good worlc. Wallace Why shouldn't ho ndmlt it ? Shakespeare Is dead , Chlcapo Uncord : "Mr. TniHte , give thn claps your idea of optimist and peFslmlst. " "Vrs , sir. An optimist Is a man who Is happy when he's miserable , nnd n pessimist Is : L man who is miserable when he's happy. " Harper's Bazar : "That's n wonderful IlBlit that fort-Inn scientist has dlcovcred , " said Hick * . "It'H FO strong tint If you let It chine through n pocketbook n. camera will make a picture or money In It. " "JovcJ" mild Wrbur. "I'd llko to hnvo Homo of that. If It could make n plcturo of money In my pockctboolc I'd have un easier time with my creditors. " IN CANDLETJME. Chicago Itrcnd. : Oh. happy time of candle light. Of BOftcncd sound , of mellow gloom ; Of dames In powdered hair hcdlght , Of o'd brocade and rich perfume , Of knlKhts In doublet and In hone. So blithe In dance , so sweet In Bong ; i So blttit In nil the quaint repose J Which to that lovely day belong- . ' Come , modern v/ortd of gnrlsh night , nrfng OUCH again thnt nie to pass ; Ah. dear old tlmo of candle light ! A vaunt , yo serfs , with bills for gasl IJOX'T 1113 SOIIUV. F. Rtnntnn In the Tlmcs-Hernfcl , Don't bo sorry , mo'nera , when , de HUH don't fhlne ; Woil * In full er troubio en' complnlnln' : But still dey Is u blowout what's a-growln' on du vine ; De Btorm IB bfowln' ' ' over , en' do weather's lookln * tine , En' do flel'a if ) snielMn * Hwccter fcr da ralnln'l Don't bo sorry , mo'ncrs , when do night come down ; WoiT l mighty full er ln en' sorror : Hut a little Blur's u-peepln' des a-j > eepln' nil nroun' ; Somowhar do dny'H a-breakln' , un' do bells ' or glory'HOUII' , En' de blrds'll bo Hliiglti' on termorrcr ! 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