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Rworn to before me nnd pulfldll" > d In my
presence this 3d tiny of FVIimarv. 1816.
( Sent. ) N. I' . riil , . NDtnry Public.
A preslilontlnl your Is no valid excuse
for the nomination of corrupt or Incompetent -
competent men to olllco by nny party.
The most offocHvu way to stand up
for Xi'ltniHkn Is to buy Nt'liniska-inado
Roods and employ Nebraska inechanlcs
nnd laborers.
Members of both houses of congress
Bee in to have forgotten Hint , the motto
on Secretary Morton's newly adopted
crest Is "riant " " '
Trees , not "I'huit
Seeds' . "
Mr. Brynn's paper consumes two
columns of double-leaded space to dis
cuss the philosophy of Imltlnjr. Are wo
to Infer from this that preparations are
on foot for n bolting .Nebraska delega
tion to the democratic national conven
tion at Chicago ?
A collision with n comet inl lit be
a novel and exciting experience , but
would It not be preferable to have It
postponed until after the peat nominat
ing conventions , so that some of us
may have an opportunity first to get
accustomed to the shock ?
After Collls I * . Iluntlngton shall have
read the 1'attlson report on the rela
tions of the 1'aclllu railroads and the
government , he will be informed that
the public knows a great deal more
about his connection with the looting
of the bond-aided roads than he had
hitherto supposed.
The recent emigration of sports and
bruisers to Mexico to participate In a
prize light Is the best kind of proof that
in no part of the United States will
the authorities longer tolerate such a
lawless perforjnanee. That speaks a
great deal for the last few years prog
ress of the United States.
It Is only a little over two months
from now until the first day of May , the
date set by the State Board of Trans
portation for the beginning of work on
the union depot. But Inasmuch as no
work can bo begun before the Bridge
nnd Terminal company has acquired Its
right of way and depot grounds the
public Is commencing to Inquire what ,
If any , steps arc being taken by Its
managers looking toward the purchase
or the condemnation of the necessary
grounds. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The Chicago Chronicle Is trying to
explain for the benefit of one of Its In
quisitive readers why street cars are not
vestlbuled for the protection of motormen -
men and grlpmen from severe weather.
The explanation Is easy. Some of them
are vcstlbuled. The inquisitive reader
should be Invited to go to Lincoln and
rldo on ont > of the horseless carriages
operated under the benign supervision
of Colonel Ilitul Slaughter , acting for
the United States circuit court for the
district of Nebraska.
The startling report that two iuul pos
sibly more graves In Mount Hope
cemetery have boon robbed lias been
followed by the arrest of two men ,
against whom there Is said to be ample
evidence to Insure conviction. There Is
little question that if convicted the
prisoners will be. given the full limit of
penalty proscribed by law. l < \ > w crimes
are more heinous than that of grave
robbery and an outraged community
will demand that the severest punish
ment be Imposed upon the human
liyemis found guilty of it.
Nearly every week brings reports of
new bonds voted for irrigation
purposes In some part of Nebraska.
There is no question that activity In
the Held of Irrigation will he unpre
cedented this year. In most cases ,
engineering experts pronounce the plans
perfectly feasible , the only problem
being that of liminclng the operations.
"With the assurances that liuvo been
given of the llnanclal success of Irri
gation enterprises , eastern capital has
no reason to resist the tempting openIngs -
Ings offered.
The tlino iray soon come when the
local board of directOCH of the Trans-
inlstilsslppl Kxposltlon absoclatlon will
find it expedient to enlist the active
uupport of leading cltl/cns of western
states. One way to do this Is to ar
range for a giainl banquet nnd call upon
governors of the several states to ap
point ono or t\vo special representatives
to attend the feast , ut which the plans
of tins association could bo fully bet
forth and the several ambassadors Im
pressed with the merits and magnitude
of the Kcheine. Money thus spent
.would bring rich returns.
r < ) Il A XJHHIT SKSSION.
The purpose of the house republicans
to bring tht present , session of congress
to a close In May will be approved bj
the country , since It lias become evi
dent that there i-an bo no Important
general legislation , except passing tht
appropriation bllK It 1-4 said that the
house leaders are still hopeful of ac
tion by the fetiato on the revenue bill *
but there appears very little reason to
bellovo anything will be done , owing
to the determination of a few free sil
ver republican senators to obstruct ac
tion , unless they can obtain recogni
tion of their policy. As now appears
there Is not the slightest probability
that these senators will yield , nnd If
they hold out , the revenue bill Is , of
course , doomed. It will not even get
before the senate. It now looks as If
tin-re will be no conference In regard
to the bond bill that was passed
by Hit ! house and for which
the seniile .substituted a free coinage
mt-nsure , the latter body having taken
no action looking < o a conference , prob
ably for the reason that It would be
useless. There Is absolutely no chance
of any financial legislation. Such being
the situation , thorp Is no reason why
congress should remain In session a day
longer than IH necessary to pass the
appropriation bills , and these could bo
disposed of even sooner than May.
If congress should adjourn as early
as May , It would bo the shortest llrst
or long session In half a century. Since
December , 1817 , there have been twenty-
four congresses , beginning with the
Thirtieth and Including the Fifty-third.
The earliest adjournment of the long
session occurred .Tune 10 , that being In
the case of the Forty-second congress ,
In 1872. The Fortieth and Forty-first
congresses covered the period of Presi
dent Johnson's administration , and were
practically In session continuously.
Both sessions , by special provision of
law. were convened March , and when
the public business was transacted. In
stead of separating In the usual way.
adjournment followed to a llxed date.
In every case since the Forty-first con
gress the long regular sessions have ex
tended Into .lune , a majority of them
have run to July and August , and two
did not adjourn until October. The
longest session ever held was that of
the Fiftieth congiws , which continued
until October -0 , 18SS , covering a con
tinuous period of 'Ml days. The suc
ceeding congress held until October 1 ,
IS'.K ) . It Is said to be the opinion of
Speaker Heed that it will bo best for
the business Interests of the country for
congress to adjourn early , and It Is
safe to say that this view Is very gen
erally entertained.
KXI'UHTS Of CUHN.
The export of corn from the United
States In 18K ! amounted to nearly 02.-
XKMIOO bushels , of the value of about
$28,000,000. The promise Is that the
exports for this year will be con
siderable more than double the amount
for 1893 , having so far averaged more
.than 3,000,000 bushels a week. The
greater demand for corn this year is
or course largely due to the low price ,
but there is some reason to think that
It may also indicate growing favor
for this grain abroad. At any rate it
is to be hoped that such is the case ,
although the rather unsatisfactory re
sults of the very earnest anil persistent
efforts made to Induce Europeans to
use corn as table foods , do not en
courage the hope that In the near future
they will take very large quantities of
this grain , except when the price Is
so low that our producers will get
no profit from its shipment. There Is
no assurance , indeed , that the recent
increased demand Is due to a larger
consumption of corn as human food ,
though it Is probable that such Is the
case , and if so , the fact is one to war
rant hopefulness for the future , for
familiarity with the good qualities of
this grain cannot fall to lead to its
greater consumption. It will be a very
long time , however , bufore American
farmers can derive any material ben
efit from the foreign demand for this
cereal. Export of 100,000,000 bushels of
corn annually , or several times that
amount , would not be a matter of
such Importance as to Justify farmers
In giving more attention to the grow
ing of this grain , and the fact that
there Is just now a better demand for
It , Is not referred to as something
which should stimulate an Increase of
the corn area ,
VSK HKTKKXVIIMRKT.
There should be retrenchment In the
expenses of the government wherever
this can bu effected without impairing
the Ptllclcncy of the public service and
the disposition shown by the house re
publicans to do 'this Is to be com
mended. But thcro Is danger of going
too far In the direction of economy , an
Instance of which Is furnished in the
appropriation bill framed by the house
postotllco committee , In which reduc
tions are made that It Is said will seri
ously interfere with the postal service
If they are allowed to stand. The serv
ice In the largo cities and wherever
there Is free delivery would especially
suffer from the proposed reductions.
In the Interest of economy as well as
a better service the department lias
abolished a number of postmasters In
small ollleoH contiguous to large cities
and established In their stead sulmlllccs ,
placing In charge superintendents and
making them subordinate to the city
otllces. It Is slated that this plan of
postolllce consolidation has resulted In
a saving of $7r > 0)00 ( ) in the salaries of
postmasters , but in cutting off this
amount the house committee has not
made sufllclcnt allowance for the com
pensation of superintendents and for
necessary clerk hire for the substations.
It lias also allowed less for the free de
livery service for the next fiscal year
than was appropriated for the current
year , which would prevent any Increase
In that service , although there Is certain
to he demand for Increase. The post-
nuihter general asked for a larger up-
piopriatlon for the free delivery service
and ho had good reason for doing so.
This sort of retrenchnu'iit Is mani
festly unwise and if the house does not
dlxappiovu the action of the committee
uid provide a sulllclent sum for main
taining the ellicleucy of the postal scrv-
Ice undoubtedly ( he senate will. ThcFo
Is no branch of the public service In
which tin * application of a ehpesppuring
policy of economy is less to be de. lred
than In the postal service. Doubtless
changes can be made which \\oiild re
duce the cost of the service without
Impairing Its elllelency. A bill having
this object In view lias been Introduced
by the clmliman of the house com
mittee on postolllces , which provides for
a new classlllratlon of certain mall
matter which would result either In re
ducing the quantity of such matter In
the malls or Increasing the revenue from
It. Beform or change In this respect
Is undoubtedly desirable and on ht to
be promptly made. But the public will
not approve of anything in the way of
reform or retrenchment that would
operate to impair the elllelency of the
postal service or to prevent such In-
ciease in the facilities of the service as
the growth of the country demands.
The mall service Is closer to the people
ple than any other. It is the one
branch of the public service In which
every citizen has a direct lnteret. It
should be administered with an aim to
the attainment of the highest standard
of usefulness and elllelency and .while
such a policy does not require extrava
gance It calls for a judicious measure
of liberality. There are better ways
to cut down the expenses of the govern
ment thttn by practicing a narrow
economy In connection with the postal
service.
uoir FAH mt.r. nnr not
While we hear men constantly talk
about the enforcement of law and
order , there seems to bt > a most lamen
table Indifference to the systematic
disregard of law by the very men who
make the city's laws. Like the doctor
who prescribes for other people , but
never takes his own medicine , and the
minister who preaches one thing and
practices another , our municipal legis
lators are content with passing ordi
nances for the government of their
constituents and the public generally
while they pay no attention to charter
provisions which they are sworn to
obey.
The charier expressly limits the pow
ers of the mayor and council with re
gard to the levying of taxes and the
expenditure of public funds. It makes
them Individually liable for the crea
tion of overlaps and Imposes penalties
for voting appropriations to ofllcers
and employes in excess of the amounts
llxed by charter or the ordinances.
These provisions of the law have no
toriously been Ignored. In spite of
most stringent provisions against the
transfer of money from one fund to
another and against extra allowances
to municipal ollieers and employes , the
records show that overlaps are com
mon and extra allowances are not un
common. In the present depleted con
dition of the city treasury , with a short
age of over $110.000 as the result of de
falcation , financing the city within the
hounds of law becomes a serious prob
lem. The taxes levied for 1S90 will not
yield the revenue necessary for carryIng -
Ing on the city government on the ex
isting scale unless each department is
held within the limit of its levy. EVen
then there are sure to be deficits In the
lighting , water and judgment funds
that cannot possibly be met out of Uie
general fund. It was known In ad
vance of the levy that the sinking fund
would not be Hirilieient to pay the ma
turing obligations. Instead of cancel
ing these obligations many of them
will have to be extended.
The question Is , How far will the
council go in countenancing and creating
overlaps that will compel an enormous
tax levy next year and keep a floating
debt hanging over the. taxpayers'
heads Indefinitely ? How far will if go
in draining the general fund for the
relief of departments for which the
maximum levy allowed by charter has
been Imposed ? How far will it go In
ordering additional electric lamps wTien
( he lighting fund will be exhausted
before the year Is half over ? How far
will It go In providing Board of Health
sinecures and needless Inspectorships
In other departments when there is no
money in the treasury to pay them
and none in sight ?
Can the mayor and council afford to
set an example of lawlessness that
cannot 'fall to demoralize the whole
city government ?
The time will soon have expired when
: he government can bring stilt against
: he Union Pacific , railway to forfeit cer
tain land grants. It is reported the
government will In a few days Institute
suit against the road to set aside patents
ssued upon lands once pre-empted by'
settlers , abandoned and subsequently
sold by the road. These transactions
were made years ago , when the demand
for lands In Nebraska was very active
uid when the management of that road
was controlled by men who were not
oversoilclto.us of the interests of the
government. The trial of these cases
herefore will call out n few chapters
if very interesting ancient history and
in all probability will result In many
acres of valuable lands being trans
ferred within the jurisdiction of the
general land ollice. It Is possible , how
ever , that the act Unit is being pushed
through congress extending the tlmo
for reclaiming the forfeited land grants
may defer if It'does not altogether
prevent judicial Inquisition Into the rail
road land deals.
Theodore Itoosevelt cojnplalns that
Americans will never have a wholesome
nspi'ct for law until they are educated
br-yond the point where they extend a
sentimental sympathy to nearly every
convicted criminal. Such a general
demonstration In honor of a murderer
as was made recently at the funeral of
the notorious Bat Shea , executed In New
York , ho charactei/cs us a disgrace
to any civilized community. There Is
ti'i't ! i In ( Ids that the people will do
well to take seriously to heart , because
i'mllar ' Illustrations can hi > multiplied In
nearly every American city. An
ii'i'iilng of our sense of public and
private morality will alone restore an
,11 01' good govetnment and public con-
tUlence.
With the republicans as firmly In
trenched In the house of representatives
as they now are 'and in control of a
large majority of the state delegations ,
Itvlll not lie to tlu < Interest of tltolr op-
] ioiiiiit ? < to UlTnny wlr < " < to throw the
election of tlrJ Acs ! president out of the
Hwtoral rolhy-ii. nnd Into the lionso. its
provhli-tl by tjtl. i-onollltilloti In cast ?
no cnntllilntI ( ( ' ' ! < hoiilil hnvp n cli-nr ma
jority of thp'Ui'il ' ' : nnnilipr of votes.
On March ; Uit. federal Mipreme cour
will hear arguments In the celebratet
bridge case. "Involving the right of tht
Milwaukee inul/ Hock Island roads It
use the Pnltiiv Pitclflc bridge tit this
point. The'oWfl-ome ' of this case wll
have speclaV significance In this clt.v
and an important bearing upon the pro
posed union depot scheme. Should tin
Union Paclllo win the case the Iowa
roads will either have to negotiate new
contracts with the Pnlon Paclllc 01
close a contract with the Bridge nnt
Terminal company. Should the Iowa
roads gain the case they will be li
position to negotiate with the Pnlon
Paclllc "and the tci initial company fet
tlie joint use of the proposed new union
depot on terms that will not Jeopardlxt
any rights the supreme court may hold
they now possess.
General Bradley Johnson of Balti
more Is one of those southern veterans
who never Io es an opportunity to la
ment In public the lost cause. Ills
latest outbreak on this subject occurred
last week at the opening of tlu
new Conferedate museum at
Blchniond , where he declared It
the assembled audience that "tin
time will come when all the world
will realize the failure of the confeder
acy was a gicat misfortune to human
ity. " To hear a man In this enlight
ened day bewail the overthrow of
human slavery and the preservation of
the union only shows the perverseness
of some human nature. Fortunately ,
however , the number of General Brad
ley Johnsons remaining In the south Is
very few anil Is regularly growing
fewer.
Another offensive dispatch has been
unearthed by the exclusively exclusive
champion of Nebraska. This time It Is
dated from Lincoln and appears In the
Chicago Tribune. Although It Is purely
political and relates to the military
records of two republican candidates
for the presidency. Its authorship Is of
course charged to The Bee otlice. As
if nobody in Lincoln were capable of
discussing Midi , a subject and every
body In The Bee building who writes
letters to newspapers were under the
control of The Bee. The most sur
prising thing ; isthe ) omission of the
exclusively exclusive to charge tills up
as another Iiistau'ce of the hostility of
the Associate * ) "Press to Omalm and Ne
braska. 11 i
Principle.
The republican * party Is In favor of pro
tection , as It lias ahuiys been. That Is one
of Its fundeinf/ilrtlj / principles and one
of the main source ot Its strength and use-
Fulness. Dut jt does not believe In duties
tliat foster trusts or make opportunities for
any kind of Injustice.
' Mr. Mellylt'Jolin'H FrniiUncHN.
Mlnru'di'roll'j Tribune.
Congressman jieiltlejohn of Nebraska de-
ssrves well at the hands , , , of . .the people , of
that state , for Iiet la honest enough to say
that ho doesn't -want to be senator , but Is
an open candidate for the governorship.
More of Melklejohn'a frankness would have
an elevating effect upon politics. It would
do away with a great deal of the' chicanery
which promises to be so particularly In evi
dence during- the campaign Just opening.
Iluiirlioiinever I. earn.
New Yoilt Sun.
If there Is anything that Spain ought to
have learned from long experience It Is that
she does not understand the art of govern
ing foreign colonies. She has failed In the
case of all her American possessions , as
also In the case of countries In other parts
of tbo world In which she has tried to main
tain a foothold. The last of her North
American colonies which she has reduced to
despair and driven to arms Is beautiful
Cuba.
Voice of thf KlU-licii Cabinet.
Buffalo Express.
Mr. G. C. Benedict tells an expectant public
that President Cleveland will shortly Inform
It whether or not he desires a third term.
The public was In danger of forgetting about
the Cleveland third-term boom. If Mr. Bene
dict had not thus adroitly called attention
to It again. This Is the way In which all
the Cleveland third-term talk has originated.
It Invariably starts from some close friend of
the president. But the game Is getting a
little old now. People are beginning to
understand these coy protests.
The Freeiloni of ( In * FCVHH.
New York WorM.
The decision of Judge Dugro of this city
that criticism of a public olllcsr on the part
of a newspaper was a public duty has been
sustained by a Judicial declaration In St.
Louis. In an action for criminal libel brought
by William Brocknun , the president of the
school board , against the city editor of a
newspaper , the special judge called to try the
case- dismissed U on the ground that criticism
of a public offlcer In a newspaper was privi
leged and that no action would lie unless
malice was shown. This Is sound law and
substantial justice. Such decisions eatablUU
what Is meant by the freedom of the press
and the freedom of the press Is1 of even
greater value to the public than It Is to the
newspapers. _
Tlit * fJrmvlimr > vy. f
jrhilnileljilila. ' Record.
The navy Is being Increased at a gratifying
rate , so far as largo vessc-ls are concerned.
The monitor , Monadnock , carrying four 10-
Inch rifles and ten smaller guns , will go Into
commission this week. The Terror will fol
low soon. The battleships Oregon and
Massachusetts , the Puritan and the three
gunboats now building at Newport News
will all be ready'ln a few months ; but they
will all bo practically helpless for want of
crews to man iucM-J A systematic plan of
naval armament , ( lut should provide for
every detail , from. the laying down of a
battleship to tlii ! enrollment and drilling
of able ittamen. , If greatly needed ; but It
cannot 1)2 provld'e'J without congressional ac
tion , and when d l congress ever do anything
Kvtli matleallV ? . * t
i't i.vrin.H.
Governor MattWws of Indiana denies that
Ulo presidential Voaurlt free sliver plated.
The report tiaf.llr. ! Richard Croker took
water Immediately after launching the Whit
ney boom In NeA ; A'pfU has Dime foundation.
Mr. Craker sallftil tfor Kngland.
Chairman Harrlty if the democratic na
tional commlttee'idocljres that the candidacy
of ex-Governor I'atllrou for the presidential
nomination HI meeting * with much favor outside -
Pennsylvania ,
Senator Matthew Stanley Quay replies tea
a letter from the Pennsylvania delegation In
the houco requesting him to permit the pres
entation of Ms name at St. Loulg , that the
"Etilige-stlon lu exceedingly gratifying" and
willingly submits.
The democratic state central committee of
Iowa tiaj fixed time anj placa for two state
conventions. The convention to Delect dele
gates to the national convention will meet
at Dubuque May 20. Ottumwa waa clioron
for the later convention to name a state
ticket.
There are six members of the United
States senate who are excluded from the
charmed list of "favorite BJUB. " fienatoro
Nulson of Minnesota , Jonca cf Nevada , Man-
tie of Montana , Sew ell of New Jersey. CUl-
linger of New Hampshire , and McMillan of
Michigan , were bain abroad and are there-
'ore burred from tbe prealdeucy ,
oit'ij OK TUP. STVTI.J rums
Aurora Sun : The Innk examiners hi Xe-
foMiixa must lie of Httli > account. Uvety da
or two n bank KOC liroUc , nnd Us n ? ets nr
founil largely worthless , lthln n few week
of an examination , th.it If It li.iil not boon
fnrco would have found the li.ink Insolvent
The law. ao executed , U undoubtedly a farce
Stanlon Plclset : St.mton cltl/.cns who nt
tended the encampment at Omaha last woe
are profuse In ih lr expressions of prali
< -f the hospitality extemUvI by Om.iha rltl
rcns. There MS need that they do some
thing to overcome the cnicrnl impressloi
that Omaha could nut or uotiM not enter
tain well her ino. ts , nnd It was done , nm
the praises or both city and cltlzjns nr
now being Ming from every city and vll
l.ige and from the country round about.
Grand Island Independent : Insurance com
l-anlcs that llRliI the propowd tax fnr th
purpose of assisting the volunteer tlto depitt
incuts of the &tntu should be remembered b >
the merchants , Thcie IE * no one \\IOE ! < > Inipl
ness Interests receive more benefit frcm th
work of the firemen than do the Insuranc
companies , nnd In some countries they ar
oven compelled to Keep up thefc local volun
leer companies for the better protection o
property.
Blair 1'llot : The Fremont Tribune says
"There Is no denying the fact that Ton
Majors Is strong among the old soldiers o
Nebraska. " This Is probably true. Thcr
Is no denying the fact thnl he Is strong
among a certain poll I ten I element In Ne
braska so fctrong. In fact , that the lictte
element have gradually pulled away , lenv
Int ! htm to stand nlonc In his own strength
Hut strength nexer yet elected a man gov
crnor of Nebraska It takes votes for that
and Majors will \\lthout doubt be a little
sliv on thnl lino.
Blair Pilot : The sentiment prevails prctt >
generally throughout Nebraska that the com
Ing plate election will touml the death kncl
of populism In this state. It thU Is true nm
the party meets Its death In the coming
struggle U ean never be said that no benc
fit was derived by reasun of the existence o
this party. By the election of Holcomb the
republican party and tha people In Kcncra
were ravcil from a slap In Ihe face , auch
as they would have tegictted for ycaw , am
from which It would have taken years to ic
caver. "
Washington Post ( rep. ) : Mr. Manderson
would make a presidential candidate who
would require no explanations or apolcglcs.
New York Journal ( dent. ) ' Mr. McKlnlcj
Is disposed to Ignore Mr. Manderson's recep
tive attitude , and have himself adopted as
Nebraska's favorite son.
Globe-Democrat ( rep. ) : General Alger an
nounces that he Is not a candidate for presi
dent this year , and as the general Is getting
along In years ho may be Indulged In the
pleasant misapprehension that ho ever waa
or could have been taken iicrlously In this
connection.
Detroit Free Press ( Jem. ) : Surface Indi
cations arc that Michigan will send a dlvldci
delegation to St. Louis , and repeat the fell >
of to scattering her strength that she wll
make less of an Impression than If her
chosen representatives had remained at home
or followed a notorious precedent , and sat
mule throughout the deliberations of the
convention.
Des Molnes Leader ( clem. ) : Horace Bo'cs
Is unquestionably the choice of the Iowa
democracy for president. It may be safely
predicted that If ha will allow his name to
bo used that there will not be a negative
vote In the Dubuque convention. The only
question raised by democrats throughout the
state U whether Mr. Boles will consent to
the use of his namo.
New York Journal ( dem. ) : It is suggested
that In case the republicans nominate Quay
and the democratu name Pattlpon aa their
candidate the fiee silver people might akv
go to Pennsylvania and take up Cameron.
This might be a very pleasing arrangement
for Pennsylvania , but with Pattison , Dun and
Quay monopolizing the presidential running
the people would become tired P. D. Q.
Boston Herald ( Join. ) : If the convention
should , by chance , get away from Its Quays ,
Its Platts and Its Elklnses , and there should
be no prospect of Mr. Heed's nomination ,
the New Kngland delegation could hardly
do better than to give Its vote for Mr. Man-
iler.'on. He Is a flrst class man , and it was
a misfortune when he was forced out of the
senate from Nebraska. He would make a
creditable president.
New York Sun ( dem. ) : We regard as par-
tlculatly ungraceful and ungrateful the per-
olatcnt attempts of the promoters of rival
ambitions to force the speaker to commit
himself on this Isusno or that. In the hops
of damaging him as a candidate. And the
report thai while Hon. Thomas Brackett
Reed Is at his post In Washington , look
ing after the Interest of his rivals equally
with Ills own , the friends1 of Major McKlnley.
for example , are endeavoring to break Into
and loot Mr. Reed's modest llttlo private col
lection of southern delegates. Is too hideous
to be believed.
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette ( rep. ) : The
Commercial Gazette Is not a democratic
[ lapcr , and has no right to speak for that
iiarty , but , Interested In the welfare of the
; rcat republic , it can give Its voice In stating
that as little can be said against Governor
Matthews as against any other distinguished
democrat spoken of for the high place.
Clear-headed , resolute , thoroughly Imbued
with Amer'canlsm , cloan-handed , he has filled
with ability and honor every station to which
lie has been called. In selecting a candi
date the democratic party may go much
farther and fare a good deal worse.
Springfield Republican ( Ind.f ) The scramble
'or southern delegates to the republican
national convention la hotter than ever.
Alabama has been thoroughly canvassed , but
t Is not certain yet who has bagged the
argcst number of pledges , and now the rival
jnyer.s are In Georgia. Ono trouble In
Georgia Is tbo Inability to tell who has the
; cod9 to deliver ; It uyed to bo Boss Buck ,
jut a rival has arisen who haa beaten Buck
n some of the districts , nnd his contract ?
are not worth as much in the market as
hey once were. Buck ( a said to be a Me-
: Clnley man nt prerent , while Pledger , his
rival , Is a Reed man , with T. Thomas For-
nne of New York as an active atulstant.
Quay Is said to have a man there alvo , and
so hag Morton tbo others are not yet heard
from.
I'JIU.SO.VAI , AM ) OTIII2RWISK.
Mr. Soh , Corean minister at Washington ,
iaa made a good Impression at the capital
nspltc of the fact that lie has loat his
queue.
Senator Stewart of Nevada and Carl
Jrowne , late of Coxey'a army , are now run-
ilng a paper devoted to free silver. An
other Instance of "extremes meet. "
New Kngland Is no longer talking about
ho remarkably mild winter. Monday of
ast week was the coldest day In Boston
Inca 1S32 , and the coldest February day
ver reported In that city.
Congressman Kulp of Pennsylvania appre
ciates the value of "thrift , Horatio. thMft. "
Jy franking his laundry to and frcm Troy ,
s' . Y. , ho raved many a penny , and might
uvc achieved fortune had not his celluloid
cuffs exploded In the mall and exploited hla
'nearness , "
Liuls P , Noroo or the Ill-fated Jeannette ,
vhoco oilskin trousers , fcund In Greenland ,
vero one of the ai tides upon which Dr. Nan-
en bated his polar current theory , lives In
"all River , Mass. Ho Mid the other day
hat he believed the trousers were really his
unil thought Nansen was right.
The king of the Belgians Is very hard up ,
n consequence of a long career of gayety ,
jately lie was in Paris Importuning the gov-
rmnent to purchase the Congo Free Slate
mm him. Ho failed In his purpose , Then
IB went to London and worried the British
; avernment to help him out. Ho offered
lie Congo very cheap , but the British have
nottgh to occupy them In Africa ,
General John S. Williams , celebrated aa
'Cerro Gordo Williams , " Is 78 years old ,
but he Is passing a very lively and vigorous
Id age on Ills Kentucky estate. He an-
icarcil In Louisville the ether day to dls-
) ese of thirty hogdheadu of tobacco which
10 had rased | on his farm and for which ho
ecnrel coed prices. Thooa who met him
ompllmonted him on hM activity.
The ball which Comte de Montobello , the
' 'rench ambassador to Russia , la to give In
loscow promises to be of truly royal mag-
Iflcencf , anil the supper will bo Lucullan ,
s Indicated by the fact that the French im-
ion has been asked to pay $70,000 for It.
All the champagne Is to bo furnished front
lie comte'a own vintages , and tlio bllln for
rults , flowers and spring vegetable , which
111 ba Imported from Franco , are cure tea
> a caormoua.
ni'VTit i f t/tint/iin I\IMM'IMM >
CliNTRAL PACll'ICS ' DLraSL
Its Hoprcsontativo Appears Before the
House Committoo.
S\YS IT HAS PLRFORMED ITS OBLIGATIONS
the Stntr > in-i < < In ti ; > 1'nltt-
NIIII ltrior | < Vr < - i\imuffiitcit
Hint : \ol WnrrniitctI Pi'olllH
Aot nu tmruo.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 2t. Thc Pacific rail-
rcvuN cominltt'c of the house resumed Its
hearing. Thomas Hubbard , rcprecntlni : the
Central Pacific , appeared In behalf of th.it
road In argue that so far as the Central Pa-
olllc was concerned It had fully performed
Itj obligations to the government. He tin-
derloal : to Answer the allegations In the
Anderson report. Whatever oxMe-1 In the
minds of the public which was adverse to
that road was embodied In that report. The
difference between the two suggested mclhoda
of settlement In the report of the coimnls-
stbn nnd tlto Fryo bill WAS that the former
proposed to extend the debt for fitly yeirp
nl 3 per cent and the latter for 100 years nt
2 per cent.
Taking up the minority report of the com-
mlsiilon made by Governor Pnttlson , ho
characterized Us statements as exaggerated ,
IHuuuLiiiK au 11 uiu lauuiuus ugurus us 10
the prollls of the constructots of the road
bauoil on compound Interest for thlrty-ono
years. Applying the eamo method of reas
oning to the advantages which accrued to
the government to the Increase of Its land
values , etc. , he said the result would bo
equally fabulous. Ho cnnllcngcd also 9:1110
of the figures given. The report placed the
amount teallzcd from sold lands nt $7,300,000 ,
when In f.ict the latest estimate was but
$ .1,000,000 KO realized.
Ho then took tip the majority report and
called attention to Its conclusion regarding
the several requirements of the acts In aid
of the road. lie said It was apparent that
the ruad had been built according to the
requirements , and had been completed fix
years before the agreement. It had per
formed Its obligation also In the transporta
tion of troops and In Its payments from Its
earnings. In the light of thcso facts , ho
said It seemed strange that the companies
were constantly referred to us insolvent eras
as undeserving , nnd the question was con
stantly asked : "Why not make the Pacific
railroads disgorge ? Why not force them to
make restitution ? "
The grounds upon which these questions
were constantly reiterated v/ore not that
the obligations of tin ; company had not been
performed , but that assets of the company
had been diverted by undue profits during
the construction. But unless the profit to
the contractors waa limited by the provisions
of the act , who was to measure what the
profits should be ? As a matter of fact , the
pro Ills had resulted from the enhancement
of the value of the stock , which was en
tirely unsalable when the roads wcro com
pleted. Several years afterward , however ,
most of this stock was bold abroad , and Its
value increased until It was worth 80 , It
had since been as high as 90 and as low
as 10 or 15.
General Hubbard thought that the ques
tion of settlement should be considered as
a business proposition , and as one between
individuals. The question of what profit
each party to It had made should not enter.
The fundamental error In the minds of the
public was that the men who built the road
were treated as trustees. The government
wanted a road across the continent , aitil It
did not want to build it Itself. It agreed
to contribute bonds , the latter to be ul
timately redeemed. The constructors were
expected to do the rest , certainly not with
out an expectation of profit.
AMI3IUCAIV STUD15NTS IN FRANCE.
Scliooln Open In Pont Grnil-
untcN of Till * Country.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 24. The recent ac
tion of the French government In opening
the French universities and high schools to
American students Is regarded by public
educators In this country as a matter of great
ntercst to all American Institutions of leani
ng , and to those Interested In higher educa
tion. The decree which has just been issued
jy the consul supcrleur de 1' instruction
publlque practically removes the restrictions
ipon the admission of foreign students to the
"rench universities , and gives them a status
mbstantlally similar to that already accorded
jy German universities.
This concession by the French authorities
s the result of a movement Instituted by
" 'rof. H. F. Thurber of Chicago , who In May
ast addressed the minister of public In
struction a memorial calling attention to the
mmenao disparity In the number of Ameri
can students at the French universities as
compared with those engaged In post graduate
vork In Germany , and suggesting In a gen
eral way certain modifications Jn the French
regulations -which would have a tendency to
secure to Franco a fair share of the patron
age of the American students desiring to
complete their studies In Europe.
As a result of representations that were
made the consul superlcur de 1' Instruction
publlque promulgated a decree Introducing
nto the French faculties of science all the
best features of the German system. A
student will hereafter be admitted to these
acuities on an American bachelor's degree
and will be permitted to choose his studies.
After pursuing any Ficlentlflc course for a
year he can , If he wishes , apply for an ex
amination in this branch , and If successful ,
obtain a certificate d' etude. Three such
certificates will entitle him to a license c.s
science , and ho will then be eligible to the
'ranch doctorate , upon the presentation of a
satisfactory thesis. Ho can migrate If bo
vlslies , from one university to another ,
ttidylng at the mine time whatever other
uhjects ho may choose , and ho has tbo
privilege of taking his examinations in suc-
csslon or en bloc.
HAItUISUN-DIMMICIC NUPTIALS.
Date Fixed for UKFlrxt Momlay After
niiNtcr Mil u day.
NBW YORK , Feb. 24. General Harrison
and Mra Mary Mlinmlck will probkbly ba
married on Kasler Monday , April G , by
lev. Dr. John Brown of St. Thomas' Proteat-
nt Episcopal church. On Saturday Dr.
Irown received a note from Private Secetary
Tlbbott asking him If ho would be at liberty
April 6 to perform the marriage ceremony ,
Dr. Brown replied that .ho would be very
; lad to do BO. "I have not seen the general , "
) r. Brown said , last evening , "and I do not
< now what arrangements he him made ;
vhother h ? wants to bo married in t5io church
r ut Mrs. Dlmmlck's home. All I know
bout It Is what was In Mr. Tlbbott'i note. "
NBW YORK , Fob. 24. Kx-Presldent Har-
laon , through hln private secretary , has
onlcd today that he Is to be married on
April G , April 10 , or any other speclflpd dale.
! o has authorize. ) no one to announce the
ate of his marriage. Private Secretary
Tlbbotts also spoke for General Harrison In
aylng that the cx-presidcnt Is not writing
i book on the constitution of the United
tales , or on any other subject , unless the
nagazlno articles ho Is now writing tiha.ll
10 Issued In book form.
ICiiiiHiiM A. O. II. W , ( iraiiil
LKAVKNWORTH , Kan , , Feb. 24. The
Ightcenth annual session of the Ancient
) rder of United Workmen grand ledge of
Cansis Is being held tills week. At nooi
oday over 400 delegates were In the city
nd double this number are expected by to-
lorrow. The flrst real business of the es-
lon will bo taken up thin evening when the
rand lodge degree will be conferred on the
d t masters , and the Topeka degree team
HI confer the workman's degree for the
jeiieflt of the grand lodge officers ,
rinvr.i.AM > is CIIASIMJ tiuotcs.
I'roililonl i-ciectn : | n Week of Onoil
Sinr | ( lit Vlrnlnln.
QtrANTIC'O , V . , Feb. 24. The tender
M pe ! , with President Cleveland and party ,
arrived off Qunntloo About 3:20 : thl ? morning
and proceeded down the river , and anchored
At 4 o'clock In front of the small station of
the Richmond , Freilcrlcksluirg & Potomno
railroad lnov\n ; at the Wldowator. The
water Is very wide at thnt point And tha
llttlo station U Mtunted In n cove , which
makes It the best place for the stcunor to
nnchor. The president wns accompanied by
Commodore l < amborton , Dr. Rlloy and At
torney ( Icnernl Harmon , The puty cnmo
down on tno invitation of Colonel Withers
Walter to enjoy the duck shooting from hla
blind ? . The colonel nnd ono of his guest * ,
Colonel Wright Rtvea of the United State *
nrmy , went on hoard of the president's boat
snon nf tor bho nncliorc'l. ' Arrangements were
completed and by daylight the presi
dent and his friends were In the blind , The
decoys wcro nt once set nnd two men sta
tioned en shore with a entail boat to pick
the ducki up as they were brought dann.
The president will probably hi\o
good Phootlnpr , as the Ice Is broken
nnd the ducks quite plentiful on the feeding
grounds , which hnvo been covered with Ice
for a week.
The president up to noon today has not
been sn successful as on former trips. The
weather Is very moderate nnd the tide lias
paused the Ice to float rather rapidly nnd
frighten the ducks , The president does not
.com discouraged nnd expects to bag n good
.lumber. The president nnd his party have
shot only seven or eight ducks so far , th
president getting about four shots.
MANY OK TUB Ol.n SOI.IUKHS OIUHCT
Opposition to tln > I'roiinipil Illito nnit
( Sfii.v I'llriulo In S'IMV York.
NKW YOIHC , Feb. 21. General Ivan N.
Wnlker , head of the Grand Army of the Re
public , wns at the Fifth Avenue hotel list
night. He has sent to Adjutant General
Robblns , nt the Grand Army headquarters In
Indianapolis , his proclamation calling the
annual encampment at St. Paul In the first
week In September.
General Walker said ho had lately visited
all the principal northern cities and found
there was strong opposition to the project to
hold n "blue nnd gray" parade In New York
City on the Fourth of July.
Ankeil to Cull u Si | 'olnl Spuxlon.
INDIANAPOLIS , Feb. 24. The subcom
mittee of the republican state committee pre
sented to Governor Mntthcms today a me
morial requesting him to call nn extra ses
sion of the legislature to enact constitutional
apportionment laws. The memorial declares
that the net of 1SS5 , which Is the one under
which tha next elections must be held , la
knoxvn by everybody , Including the governor ,
to be unconstitutional. The committee car
ried pledges of n majority of the members
of the senate and house that If the extra
session Is called no business will be trans
acted except the enactment of the appor
tionment law. The governor replied that ho
would reply formally at an early dato.
iv CHIPS.
Chicago Tribune : "I ncknowledge I lese
my temper when you make things too hot
for me. " nnld the red-lmlred man to Ills
wife , "but that only shows I am iniulo of
good material. "
Philadelphia Record : First Reporter I
tried to Interview a milkman yesterday.
Second Reporter What did he talk about ?
First Reporter Nothing. He refused to
bo pumped.
Detroit Tribune : The heroine tore lier
hair. "O , that I should come to this , " nho
manned.
"Well , you didn't have to pay to come , "
Hsscd the villain , with n meaning glance in
the direction of the audience.
Wnshlnpton Stnr : "Yes , " said one the
atrical manager , "that artist's salary Is J500
a week. "
"fmlccd ! " replUd the other. "Do jou mind
telling me bow much she gets ? "
Truth : Wltlierby ( to ticket ECller-Say. )
that woman abend of me 1ms Biich n UlR
lint that I cnn't see the piny. Won't you
glvo mo another cent ?
Ticket Seller Why don't you nsk her to
take It oft ?
Witlietby Not much ! She's my wife.
Indianapolis Journal : "Why docs she wear
Mint dls-llRUrinir veil ? "
"Disfiguring ? My dear boy , you * should
see her without It. "
Detroit Fiee Press : "What Is n good way
to attract attention ? "
"One of the befct ways I know is to leave
the front door of a street car onen on a
chilly day. "
Harlem Life : Old Unchelor ( very near-
slKhted ) Where's your husband ?
dimming Widow ( twin sister of the other
lady ) I'm sure I don't know.
Judge : Mrs. Oummey ( with deep curi
osity ) Oh , Mrs , filandcr. " , do te'.l me about
Mrs. Tentpot's scandal , won't you ?
Mrs. CVunders Sly dear , It Is not nearly
so dreadful as you nope.
Richmond Dispatch : They were spntod In
the parlor converting on the uncertainty of
life.
life.She
She The future Isa vast , unfathomable {
ms'story to us , Isn't It ?
Ho Yes. nil wo know Is that we have to .
go some time. i m
Voice from the library It would cult the
convenience of thlj household If you'd make
It a little booncr than that.
Moslem Transcript : The reporter had ob
tained from the son of the deceased detailed
Information relative to the funeral nnd had
only to Inquire about the Interment to make
Ills story complete. Hence his question :
"And wlu-.t disposition Is to be made of
the remains ? "
"Oh , " was the rep'y , "everything but a
few hundred dollars uoes to his scconrj
wife. "
Til 13 Sl'OIlT.SMAVS COOK.
Harper's Hound Tublo.
Now these ute the lawn of the nthlcte.
That stretch-the lenRth of the Held.
They muke the code of tlio runner fleet
Who bus never yet learned to yield.
They tell you how lo lay your plan ,
And how to curry It through.
They help the man , who'H done what he carTe
To bear lilo Waterloo.
You Bhall give the foemun nil bin duo ,
And let him win If lie can ;
Hut keep nil rlfihtH that belong to you ,
For that Is the law of man.
You Hlmll hold the ground that la youit )
by right ,
Arid yield not n foot you have trod ,
Hut want bla tight In a stand-up tight ,
For that IH the law of God.
If you row with the crew In the boat ,
It'n u wretched tiling to bpy.
There's plenty of work when you leave th
flout.
Hut llttlo to do for the eye.
There's plenty to do to swing nnd slide ,
And Hleudy Ilia friiKllo Hliell ;
Hut to culti your strength from the other
Js a method Hcnt from hell.
No man Hlmll yield on the foot ball field
Till the final whlstlo sounds.
No man Khali fchow by n single blow
That he bus no place on the ground ! ) .
Hut when the foe IH In racking pain
And c.i n not move or light ,
You Khali belli him up to blti feet ngnln ,
Anil chafe his btultu and bind bis strain ,
To Kliow the make of your own good grain ,
For that In fair and right.
The strength of the team , or nine , or crow
Is not the Elrongtli of tbe "ninr , "
"I'lH what the body together can do
That carries the victory far.
So you blinll give your mllii to tbo rest
To bilng the whole tunrn through.
And then ut tbe limit of your single test
They dhall give their strength to you.
And thebe are the laws of the athlete.
You can beod them or not , na you like.
Hut they mnko tbo code of the runner fleet ,
And they cheek n man when he'd utrlko.
They tell how to lay your plan ,
And how to furry It through.
They help tbe man , who done what bo can
To bear lilt ) Waterloo ,
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