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TUTS OMAHA DAILY WCIS ; TUESDAY , MAttCII fl , 1800. DNfAiu DAILY B. nO K\VATKU. tilllor. PlfllMHIinU IJVKnV MOIINtNO. THUMB OF HUllHClllI'TIONt Dully TICB ( Without BunJ.ijr ) , On Ycnr ISM Hilly Dee nna UtwidnOn * Yenr. . . . . . . . . . . 10 00 nix Month * CO ) Tlttft Month' * M Sunday Ho ? , Ont T > r 109 ftalurdnr Her , On Yrar > 1 M Weekly lira. On V > r OKI'tCKSI Omaha , Th < flee llullillnp. Bouth Omslm , singer nik. . Cornrr N nn < l lllh Sit. Council Illiin > . 18 North Mnln Rlrct. Chicago Omf , 817 Clinmtifr nf Oommerr * . Ntw Tortt , nontn * 13 , 14 n < l 15 , TrlMino Building. Wellington , 1107 F Htifct. N. W. COIllinsi'DNOBNCKt All communications relating to n n and Ml- lorlnl matter Miould b ndflreMed : To the Editor. I1U8INR8S LKTTRIIS1 All buslncs * letter * nnd rrmlttanctii should be ditm er | to The life 1'nbtlulling Company , Omalm. nnifln , chockn .nnd pntomce orders to bo made payable to the onlor or HIP romtmny. THE URR PUnt.lSHIVO COMPANT. STATrjMBNT OK CIHCUI/ATION. Ocorpo II. Tzuchuck , wcrptary of The Ileo Piib. ll hlii > ? company , belnit duly Mrnrn , tar * that In * ncttial number of full and complete copies of Ihe Dully Morning , livi-nlng ard Sunday l'e prlnttd during Ihe month of January , 1896 , as fol- 1MM Hues to 18.721 6 . 1M25 21 18.101 . 1S.TOS tt 18.131 7 . 18.277 21 18.183 1 . 1S.D1 24 18.21' ' ) 9 . 18,219 r 18.8,1 ? 10. , . 11803 26 19.019 H . is.zM JT 18.1M 13 . 19.100 2S 18.116 11 . is.r.cs 18.12.1 14 . 1M3I 35 18.107 is . is.sai 31 18.070 15 . 18,265 Total . tOS(6 ( IX-KI deductions for unsbld nnd returned copies . . . . . . < J.0 < Net wile . 6S3.W2 Daily average . 1I.1J1 anonau n. TZRCHUCK. Rtrorn to before mo nnd nut crlbrd In my presence this M day of Pebrunry , IMS. ( Seal. ) N. P. FEU. , Notary Public. It Is quite evident that the belliger ents are not all located In Cuba. Some of them are to be found not far from the vicinity of congress. . The truth of the kindly criticisms of The Hoc upon the disposition of certain labor leaders to Involve the fortunes of Labor Temple with those of local politi cal factions are already realized. Senator Tlllnmn has been unburden ing upon the press his views and opin ions of Wall street and Its Inhabitants. The public knows what the deni/ens of Wall street think of Mr. Tlllman with out having the opinion reduced to. writ- Ing. If congress wants to reform the clas- filUcuthm of mall matter In the Inter est of economy why not begin with the class that Is known as free matter and Is Identified by the presence of a congressman's frank on the envelope or wrapper ? If the Greater New York legislation becomes enacted Into law , New York politicians will be In a greater quan dary than ever. They will be more than ever unable to decide which pre sents the greater attractions the Hold of municipal or the Held of national politics. Just now It Is California that Is threatcned , with an Invasion of the pro- fessibnaf'wbm'an : . siilTrage , agitators. The poor illHf.raucliUcd 'jj cn of. Call- 1'oruia dont'kno"\f'j\'lmt ! precious rights "Theyare. . being1 ' 'dcprlvo'Ji'oC'.and so" tlieir slstors.ln.tlio . far east ore going to cross tho" , entire" continent to tell them all about it One or twoof the perennial- candi dates for. state 'ofllco In Nebraska can take their booms to Lincoln without the slightest fear that they will"bo in convenienced by the curfew ordinance In force there. lOvery one in the state knows that , their candidacies are old enough to be out at night without the assistance of a chaperon. South Omaha has a woman candidate for the school board who is very highly spoken of. The trouble with women candidates for the school board , as shown by the experience of Omaha on Kcvcral different occasions , Is that they do not get the support of the women voters even where the men are disposed to give them the preference. The aver age female school teacher does not ficcin to take kindly' to the female school director. It Is intimated that LI Hung Chang , the great Chinese statesman , who has signified his intention to represent his country at the forthcoming coronation of the czar , may make the homeward journey through the United States. LI Hung Chang acted the host for Gen eral Grant when hi5 was on his famous tour around the world , 'and the people of this country will no doubt ho pleased to reciprocate the many favors ho has shown to their fellow citl/.en. William C. Whitney Is the latest democrat to Inform his friends that lie does not want a presldentfal nomina tion this year from the democratic na tional convention. Nobody will feel Inclined to dispute with Mr. Whitney on this point. If ho does not want this empty honor he need not have It. There-arc other rich men in the dem ocratic party who would bo willing to sacrifice some of their worldly goods Just for glory and to help the cause along , , According to the St. Louis Globe- Democrat , $10,000,000 Is a. low estimate of the actual expenditure of money Involved In a presidential campaign. Of this vast Hum , very little , it Insists , Is Illegitimately or corruptly used , and lu Its opinion the resulta achieved by a great political contest of this magni tude and scope aro' usually well worth the outlay required for them. There Is food for relleetlon In the suggestion In addition to room for an honest differ ence of opinion , If the city government -shall cnrry out the behests of the people all contract work will hereafter bo performed by Omaha worklngmen and mechanics. If { Ills rnlo be sometimes Impracticable the policy pursued should be Invariably to Insist that preference be given resident mechanics In all work of a public or prlvatt * nature , The presump tion Is that Omaha mechanics are quite as skillful ns any others. If they caij- not demoiiHtrato the fact , then , of course , no objection will bo raised to contractors going elsewhere for meu. T//B ItOVNI ! M'TH , Uy n vet < > of 2'Ki to III the house o representatives adopted the resolutions relating to Cuba which wore repurtei HOIIIO days ago from Its foreign re latlons committee , with the exceptloi of the one pledging the support of congress gross to thp president lu carrying on the resolutions. An effort to delay ac tion found few supporters and as nhowi by the * vote the opposition was In ni Insignificant minority. The debate dli not disclose so strong a feeling as was manifested In the senate , but the dul > nf our government , to recognize the belligerent rights of the insurgents was strongly urged. The house resolutions do not contem plate any action on the part of out government looking to Cuban Independ ence , as does the senate resolution , and undoubtedly the omission will be ap proved by the Intelligent judgment of the country. Mr. Illtt , chairman of tin foreign relations committee , expressed the opinion that this feature of the senate resolution was unwise , saying that such a request to Great Hrltaln or any other country would be accepted as Insolent Interference. The house resolutions declare that public wai exists In Cuba and that the parties to It are entitled to belligerent rights ; deplore the destruction of life and property and express the belief that the only pi'rmanent solution of the problem would be In the establishment of a government by the choice of the people of Cuba , to which end the good otllcex of the government of the United States should bo used ; and declare that In view of the proximity of Cuba and the close relations between the people of that Island and the United States It Is the opinion of congress that this govern ment should bo prepared to protect the legitimate Interests of Americans by Intervention , If necessary. These resolutions are moderate In tone and contain no expression that , the Spanish government can reasonably regard as offensive or essentially unfriendly. Whether these or the senate resolutions , or a modification of both , will be the llnal form of the declaration of con gress on this subject , remains to he seen. There will be a conference of the two houses , which may result in a material change in thoi terms and char acter of the declaration. Meanwhile Spanish temper will have a chance to cool and Mr. Cleveland to decide whether or not he will pay any atten tion to the action of congress. 1'iiK Not much is heard of the Venezuelan boundary commission , but it is prose cuting Its very important task , In the result of which are grave possibilities , with due diligence and making progress. The orglnal documents , maps aiid records which the government of Vene zuela Is to supply have been forwarded and are expected to be In the hands of the commission this week. The British documents will also be forth coming and it is expected that Great Britain will eventually appoint counsel to , appear before the commission , as Venezuela has done , to watch proceed ings. The British government having already lu effect recognized the com mission , though without committing it self to bo In any way bound b.y tlirt re sult of the Investigation , could very properly and judiciously go a step fur ther in being represented before the commission , simply with a view to be ing assured that the British case was fully and fairly presented and con sidered. Of course the conclusion readied by the commission will not be binding upon either party to the con troversy. The investigation Is Intended only for the information of the gov ernment of the United States , as a basis of future action. But it Is mani festly desirable that both Great Britain and Venezuela be represented before the commission , as that body suggested , and appointment of counsel by the British government would make a favorable impression. It. is pretty safe to predict that the finding of this com mission will lead to n speedy settle ment of the controversy. nr miKsinuKT on CONOIIKSS. The question whether to the presi dent or to congress belongs the au thority to accord belligerent rights con stituted a most interesting feature of the discussion of the Cuban resolution in the senate , and very strong argu- inent was nmde on botli sides of the question. That It Is a matter of very considerable importance is obvious , since , ns was pointed out by Senator Morgan , If congress should declare In favor of according belligerent rights to the Cuban insurgents and the presi dent , conceiving such action to bo only advisory and not mandatory , should withhold the declaration or should not predicate any executive- act upon It , It would leave the government of the United States In n position to bo se verely criticised by our people and by the other powers of the world. Senator Morgan , who Is regarded as ono of the ablest constitutional law yers lu congress , contended that con gress has authority to accord belliger ent rights without any Intervention of the president , basing his argument on that provision of the constitution which gives exclusively to congress the power to declare war. This view of the Alabama senator was concurred In by Senator Allen , who declared his opinion to be that the power of recog nizing the Independence of Cuba , or the Independence of any other people , s one which , under our form of govern ment , resides In congress and not In Iho chief executive. On the other liand , Senator Whlto made an elabor ate argument In support of the propo sition that the granting .of belligerent rights or the recognition of Independ ence were acts which only the chief executive has authority to perform , ami this view was concurred In by Senator Gray and others. It was urged lhat the right of granting recognition Is an executive right because , In the tlrst place , there Is nothing In the con stitution making II the business of congress , and In the second place because - cause this right has always been ex ercised by the executive , and its oxer- else approved by congress. Another argument for this contention was the fact that the olllclal Information on wlileli tlie ROvornment must proceed In nny cane whore Its foreign relations are concerned , Is In tlio solo possession of ( In * executive , Hint. being Inevitable under tlio diplomatic powers vest oil In tlio executive liy tlio constitution. This Is n new question , tlio power of tlio in'oslileiil In respect to tlie doe- * liiriitlon of belligerency hetwoen two foreign powers having never undergone conclusive judicial Investigation , nor lins there been nny decided expression of opinion upon It by congress. It must bo admitted that tlio weight of argument , as well as tisane nnd prece dent , Is with those who contend for the executive rl ht nnd assuiulni : that tills view will prevail , ns probably It will , tlio question ns'to how Mr. Cleve land roKimts the question of accordln belligerent rlRhlH to the ( . 'nbiiu Insur- Ri-iils becomes a matter of supreme Interest. It has boon reported that ho docs not think tlio Insm-Ronts have established a sullldont chilm to such recognition , and this Is said to bo also the opinion of Secretary Oluoy. If that be the case tlio action of congress will amount to nothing more than an ex pression of sympathy with the Cuban patriots an extension of moral sup port merely , without any practical olli- caey. It Is by no means Improbable that recognition of the Cubans as belligerents Is still remote. .rl .S'UORKST/O.V II tHITIl CONSIDKHIKU Good , bad and Indifferent plans have at times been suggested for enlarging the court house to meet the growing demands of court and county business. The necessity for better quarters can not be gainsaid. Whenever the subject has been agitated but one Inevitable conclusion lias been reached. It is simply i question of finance. When the people of this county get ready to build ti new court house they will put up a building which will be adequate- for all time. Such a building must of course cost a vast sum of money , which cannot bo raised , at tills time. Commissioner .Tonkins' suggestion that the county shall take steps to acquire the square south of the court house is. however , well worth considering. Sooner or later our city and county govern ments will have to be consolidated as a matter of public convenience as well as of public necessity. That is the trend In other cities. The experiment of joint city and county government lias been tried to advantage by the cities of St. I mls , San Francisco and New York , and Chicago Is talking seri ously of following these examples. In several large cities , notably Chicago and Philadelphia , the city and county oc cupy one public building. Commissioner .Tonkins evidently con templates a public square' with a monu- nental public building with such sur- oundings and approaches as would give character to the .structure . and naku it the most prominent and at- ractivo building in tlie city. While It nay be twenty years before such a milding could be erected and com- iloted , there never was a 'more favor able time for the acquisition of the grounds'than ' today. Ilcal estate'values ire as low as they are likely ever to be mil the square in question Is not encumbered - cumbered with improvements of any mrtieular value. If nothing else were iccomplished by the annexation of this u'oporty to the court house square the lemolition of the ramshackle llretraps on its south sidu anil the clearing and n > autlt'ying of the ground would bo a narked improvement in itself. AN IHllKPllKSiilJIliK CONFLICT. The advent of spring and the ap- ) roach of the municipal elections lias cry nntunilly revived the irrepressible conflict between the taxpayers and the axeaters. In Philadelphia the agony of the spring house cleaning Is already over and the outcome is by no means vhtu was hoped for by the men who irrayed themselves against the ma chine. In Chicago the fight has been on for several weeks and various sug gestions and schemes for municipal fumigation are being discussed by the mblic and the press. Mayor Swift ascribes the deplorable state of n trail's which prevails In Chi- ago to the neglect of the distinguished citizens to take an active part In city politics and especially their failure to ittend the primary elections. It is ather strange , however , that a practi cal politician like Mr. Swift should invc made the suggestion that the rem edy for this lack of civic pride lies In ho establishment of professorships of nuniclpal government with a view to peclal Instruction in the political econ omy of city government in all. of our olleges nnd universities. On the pro- > rloty of carrying out tills suggestion he bonds of the loading American col- eges and universities have recently given expression to their individual lews. While the consensus of opinion imong these educators Is adverse to eparatlng the study of municipal gov- minimi from the general course of In- ( ruction In political science , their con tusions embody also some novel as veil as pertinent points. President Henry AVade Itogers of Northwestern university strikes out rom the shoulder at existing abuses n the following language : "Tho unl- ersitles and the press of tills country lioulil bo united in an earnest endeavor o arouse In educated men a keener ppreclatlon of the responsibilities of Itlxcnuhlp. It is a reproach and a nlsfortuno that In this country the non whoso character and education fit Item for the discharge Of public duties hlrk the responsibility , and that wo oo often send men to the common ouncil of our cities and to our state eglslatures who ought Instead bo sent o our state penitentiaries. As a re- tilt the public Is robbed and plundered ml scoundrels go unwhlpped of Jus- Ice. " President James II. Smart of Perdue nlverslty , while conceding the ncccs- Ity of popularizing the problems of ewerage , draining , stive t cleaning , vnter supply , light , fuel , smoke , pave- lent , street railways , telegraph , tele- hones and flro protection , truthfully barges the responsibility for existing efects to the mayors , common conn- llf , chiefs of police and heads of do- Kirtmeuts , who , hu says , "frequently fall HhanieffiTly ln the discharge of their duties InVAigh venality , Indiffer ence or Igiionihfv' ' , ' To dispel Ignorance among thcst Important and Influential oMlct'i'H anil to f lmlfh keen , competent critics of tliplr actions would amply justify the o < < ltlbllsliment of the pro posed chair li.inftny | Institutions. I'll- fortunately. It. is , a notorious fact that ' n dollar In t'lie Jiands of n municipal government , as-ti rule , has no greater purchasing pmvor than a half a dollar In the hands''of ' a private citizen. And we nubiult ( A ( his with what grace we can , because we' ' do not know what other commuijllt ( > s have done and what reforms anil economies are possible for us. " These are certainly caustic truths , which only emphasize the necessity for radical changes In our methods of municipal government and the Im portance of constant vigilance on the part of the taxpayers and citizens. We are told that the warring hum- drymen have patched up their differ ences and that white-winged peace will hereafter soar above the washtubs and button-destroyers. To bring about tills happy result , however , It was found necessary to buy out a firm which sent the linen of its patrons to Chicago , where It was laundered and returned every week. The home patronage doc trine hail not permeated that enter prising business house to say the least. The Omaha houses cut the prices and compelled tht. ' offender to sell. It is to bo hoped , however , that the lesson of the laundry war will not be lost upon the surviving concerns. They should not presume too much on the desire of tlie public to patronize home industry by restoring excessive rates In the face of declining profits and prices in till other Hues of business. Never count your chickens before they are hatched Is an old axiom. Never decline an olllce until it is tendered Is mother. The wisdom of either proposi tion was exemplified by the directors f the Transmlssisslppi Exposition asso ciation when they declined to entertain i proposition to locate the exposition grounds at this time. The enterprise is in its inception. It has only begun to incubate. The support and good will > f everybody Is now In requisition and must be had. There are several loca tions in view , either of which Is good. Knch has advocates , and strong ones. To open the question of location now would create n'ntag6nlsm that would de feat the enterprise at the outstart To lermit an unsee'mfy squabble over loca tion when there ills nothing to locate would bo the .height of folly. The local republican campaign look ing to the state convention in this city April lu will iR'gin this week. A spirited contesjls } { "predicted in the vari ous wards. TJiotfiiiomaly of a MeKin- ley club declaring for Manderson has. purred the various faetlonists to nc- ion. It will soon be demonstrated vhother or jiiot fthe neighbors and riends of General Maudeivson are wili ng tofstand by him : ' * It might pay the people of the United States to keep a presidential aspirant constantly in the speaker's chair if by hat operation they can insure the ap- ilicallon of rigid principles of economy o all congressional appropriations. JiualiH Tliu < AVuy. ChlcnRO Tlmes-IIcrnlJ. Kentucky is a sound money state and It ioes not Intend to ha represented In the lulled States senate by any other than a ouna money senntcr. History llcin-nH Itxclf. Chicago Tribune. The time Is rapidly approaching when housands of sanguine citizens will learn , to heir sorrow , that It Isn't tlio man who does ho loudest "rooting" In the campaign that 'els the fatlcst offlc ? . Stretching ; tin- Time Mmlt. DiMivtr Republican. General Weyltr'a ileclarallon that he ex- > ects the war In Cuba to contlim ? for elgh- een months shows that ho realizes that the : ntest Is of a very serious character. The iisurBeitts have lost nothing since he took ommand and they are not dismayed by his ruelty. They me still operating near iavana and It may ha that they will end the var much quicker than General Weyler ex- ects and In a very different way. Ait Aliiiiidoiu-il I'nrnilr. SprltiRfleM ( Mans. ) llcpuhllcnn. The abandonment of the Joint parade of mlon and confederate veterans which It wap jropooed to hold In Now York on-the Fourth of July Is o matter of llttlo consequence. The plan was worked up by a few people , vlio thought thai such a parade would ho a aklng fcaturo of the New York celebration , uit It has never aroused much enthusiasm In he south , whllo the Grand Army baa always elt that rrluctance to parading with men n confederate uniforms which finally led to he abandonment of the plan. The Iwo > arts of the union will not be an Inch fur- her apart because this parade has been given up. 1'iiiir 1't-re Mnriuiode , Chicago Journal. Illinois American Protective association has aken a fall out of Pcro Marquetto. It hao protested against ho acceptance of Wlscon- Ill's statue of that worthy pioneer by the United States government , and has In- trucled its secretary 'to ' tell the Illinois con gressmen all aboutitho matter. The grounds fomlts protest are that Marquette - quetto was a Jeirult and that the Immortal . .tncoln was strlckyn down by a Jesuit. Now t must hayo begijt/fyo / mortal Lincoln that was stricken UownnTlie Immortal Lincoln mny possibly have been hovering ovsr the ery hall in which that American Protective ssoclatlon mett % " wa being held , and f lie wore , he * undAubtedly thought with Puck , "What fools"these ! mortals be , " Ho lust have been puzzled , too , by the Jesult- cal link that ebnnlected his assassination with the name at thb'dead priest , Marquclte wos-iih ' earnest , God-fearing uin. who .strove with all his heart to do its duty. He hadn't-any hard feeling against ho American Hnrtectlve association , and Id nothing to arouse the enmity of that lerco organlratlon.fiIIills chief business was o make Christianity put of savages and were 10 alive today lifi\vould , be amazed to wlt- less on utteinptijto , jmako savages out of Christians , . i Violent denunciations of such a man upon lie pretext furnished can do no harm cx- ept to the order from which It emanates. t Is thus that that order belittles Itself and oo falls to make Us Influence felt. nilMIOVIMt TIIIJ AH MY. ItrfoniiN I'mpoiMMl l > r the of Wnr. Iturnr's Weekly. U It [ worth the whllo of the United States to maintain nn tinny. It In worth whllo tn tnako It and keep It efficient. The army In tills country ought to bo a nucleus that will bo of value to whatever large forte maybe bo callej Into tlie field at any time for active operations. At present It Is nearly s In- cffoctlvn nn the law can make It , nnd for many years necretarlcs of war and command ing generals have urged upon congress , with out effect , the necessity of placing It upon a modern footing. This year , however , It Is said Ih.nt there Is a chance for legislation. Secretary l.-xnont has taken advantage of this , and has prepared and prcsente-d the most renslble nnd practical bill that has yet been before congress. It proposes the smallest Increase In the number of troops that Is consistent with any reform at all. The cavalry of tlie Unlte.l Slates army lias been Its most effective and Its best organized branch. The Infantry Is still organised as tt was In 1S21. All other molcrn nrmlca have adopted tlio threo-h.ittallon organization , and , In r > omo state ! ) at leapt , the mllltla. Is thus divided. Hut the United States regular In fantry continues to stumble along with nn olsolete formation , although It Is expected to be the heart and brain of any volunteer force that may be ral-'eJ for future emergen cies Mr , I.ainonl proposes 110 clungo In the cavalry nrm , tint recommends the addition of two new companies to each Infantry reftl- meat and tlio rcmannlng of the two com panies of eich regiment that were made skeletons. This would add 100 now com panies , nnd would IncrcttH ? the number of In fantrymen from 13,125 , the present force , to 1G.3M. The arm of the p'rvlce that most needs PX- tonplon and reorganization Is the artillery. The whole force now available for manning our coast defom 9 Is five regiments , num bering 4,025 men. The secretnry proposes to add two reglmcnt.i of about COO men each , making the artillery force li.O'fi. Out of this force must be taken fourteen light batteries for field service , M that there would he noventy batteries for coast defense. The ar tillery baa now became the most Important branch of the army , In view of the fact thai It inunt be depended on for furnishing the flrst line of defense on land In the caps of n foreign war. The secretary's bill provides a force cf about 4,000 men for manning and caring for the new works. These men will necessarily become expert gunners , nnd will ) ? the teachers of the volunteers , who will be calleJ In to man the defensive works now contemplated , and the full manning of which will require 29.000 enlisted men. The pccre- ary says that the seventy batteries constitute : he minimum force that can care for the new works and the new guns , and the smallest : orce that can furnish a nucleus for the artll- cry arm of Ihe service In casa ot war. The measure would provide only 30,000 soldiers , and If congress Is not bent on maintaining the preent obsolelo and ridicu lous organization II will enact the bill into a aw. PIlHSKItVINK WITIIOl'T ICH. Slrrlllzi-.l Air n n Stihxtlltito for Io Trlliunp. II Is reported contracts have been made for the use of sterilized air In the trausporta- , Ion of meats , fruits , etc. , and It Is ex pected this will obviate the need for the employment of Ice In the shipment of perish able food products. The new process will > e operated on a line of fruit steamers ply- nt ; from New Orleans to ether ports , and It la also Intended to use It In the Irade be- txveen Australia and the British Isles If warranted by the succors attained In the other trials. Theoretically the idea Is a good one. [ ts practical value must be determined by pomparattvc cost as well as by actual effi ciency. The process of decomposition in neils Is akin lo fermentation and results from Ihe multiplication of minute germs. These are contributed by the atmosphere , which Is charged with microscopic entitles working for the disintegration of organic substances. The breaking up of the more ccmple'x organic compounds Intd simpler ones largely depends upon temperalure and Iho presence of sulllclonl moisture. The flrsl has been kepi down by artificial re frigeration to a point below the Inferior limit of the range of temperature within which decomposition usually occurs. The salting of meata has long been In use for checking the process of decomposition. Recently the air has been excluded by a coating of material Impervious to it. Bornx Is Ihe latest of these appliances and is claimed to be Ihe best , being not only effective In excluding the air , but having only a me chanical action and being easily removed. Large quanlitles of meals coated with borax have been shipped from the United States to Europe In the last few years , and the ma terial has Ihe advantage of cheapness. The sterilized air process , by which the unwel come germs are to be excluded from the air surrounding the food products , will have to compete with this mode of preservation. Perhaps it will be found superior for some kinds of food and may be relatively cheap for use in some countries where borax Is dear. The value of the new process , however , will de pend upon the completeness with which un- sterlllzed air Is kept out of the vessels , as a small portion of It Is sulllclent to vitiate the contenls. o TIIH iMi GIobe-Democral ( rep. ) : The logical candi date for the democratH this year l& the man who Is least responsible for Its conduct since March 4 , ISSi. Indianapolis Journal ( rep. ) : The name of vvnitney la still leceiving profound demon strations of respect In the south. They will hoar ot no other democratic candidate In thai ssctlon. Kansas City Journal ( rep. ) : The Manler- eon boom , although only a few days old , can already compare favorably with the Sp oner bocm , and Is moving at a rale which promises thai by convention lime il will be able lo measure etrenglh wllh Die Cullom boom lU-olf. St. Louis Republic ( dem. ) : Nebraska will have contesting delegatlcns to the Chicago convention , Between the two-column cdlto- r'.als of ex-Congressman Bryan and the dally epistles from Secretary Morton , the demo cratic ! party In Nebraska Is being ground to pieces , Des Molnes Capital ( rep , ) : Governor Boles has Illustrated the possession cf rare good sense In declining to be a democr.itlc candi date for president. He knows well enough lhat every man In America knows lhat the next president is to bo a republican. All the governor's talk about the money of the con stitution and the wrong done to silver Is ( to much idle stuff. Governor Boles knows that no more silver could be Introduced Into the American currency system without going quickly to a silver basis and he knows such a thing as that would demoralize not only the currency system , but everything pertain ing to business. There is more silver In use .In our currency than ever before , and it Is transacting quite as much business as It would If silver should go to Its actual value. New York World ( dem. ) : Olney is not a democrat. Democracy Is hoitlle lo all manner - nor ef consplricles against Ihe pjople. Olney was the hired agent of such cona.ilracleJi until ho become atlorney general , and In that high olllcu he continued to rerve them , not only by refusing to enforce th ? law against them , but by putting into his annual ropori an-of- flclal declaration that In his judgment con gress had no authority to enact any law for the restraint of plutocratic greed , The nnxt d mocra Ic card date for It o p.-cs de cy should 1)0 ) a democrat , a man In sympathy with tlia people and a sharer In tliolr aspirations , Mr. Olney ia a compound of plutocrat and jingo , wholly unfit to represent democratic desires or to conduct public affairs with that Intel lectual and moral calm which alone promises a continuance of honorable peace and wide spread prosperity. Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U , S. Gov't Report Baking Powder DOES NOT SEEK A THIRD TERJ Information i&ud to Como from a Mombo of the Cabinet , CLEVELAND SAID TO FAVOR J , G , CARLISLE lilt of I'ollllrnl ( lonitl from th Nntloiuil Cniillut Affpct- ( lie ncinnoritUo 1'rvnl- llflllllll NEW YOIHC , March 2. A special to the Herald from Washington says : A nicmbe of the cabinet who talked with the prcsldcn a few days ago makes the following state ment : "President Cleveland would net ac cept another nomination for the presidency even tt It wcro possible for him to have at absolute guaranty of his election. You nm > assort this ns positively and emphatically as you plearc. " "Will tlio president at nn early day for mally make a public announcement ot his refusal to allow his friends to press him for another nomination ? " was nikcd. "If II should become necessary to con vince the public that he U In nn sense a can didate , formal declaration from htm may be forthcoming. I think you will find by de velopments In the near future , however , thai the president will not feel constrained to come out In nn olllclal statement In order to prove that he IH not a candidate , wilt not be , and will under no circumstances accept the nomination. " "But how will hla attitude be manifested ? " "By his earnest support of another candi date. " was the answer. "Who will this candidate be ? " "John 0. Carlisle of Kentucky. " replied the Informant. "Thcro Is no doubt about that. Secretnry Olney lias bsen mentioned as the administration's candidate. There Is nothing In that. Personally nnd politically Mr. Carlisle Is the choice ot the president and has been for months. " A I.A KAMA'S KMOCTIOX BIHTIIODS. Sfiinlc Will Aiipoliit n ConiiiiKlcc for tin liivrMltiiidoii. WASHINGTON. March 2. The Ronnte ccmmlttee on privileges and elections , by n strict party vote , decided today to report n substitute for the resolution Introduced by Senator Allen , asking for an Investiga tion Into the election methods In Alabama with special reference to the election of the legislature which plcetpd Senator Morgan. The resolution ns originally Introduced' provided for Investigation ns to the election of members of the house : also ns to whether Alabama had n rcpubtlcnn form of govern ment. The portion relating to members of the house wan ntrlckon out nml that re garding u republican form of government vas changed to cover the political auton omy of the state of Alabama. Senator Chandler will make the majority report and Senator Pugli will submit a minority report. I'KHSOXAfc AMI OTIII3IUVIS13. There are five Harvard men In the United States senate at present and two graduates of Yale. In a recent magazine article John Morley says : "There are probably not six Knglish- , men over 50 whose lives need to be wrltlcn or should be written. " Tesla denies lhal he has succeeded In photographing the human brain through the skull , but ho hopes soon to perfect a method of passing solids through solids. A monument to Pasteur Is to be erected In Paris by International subscrlpllons. A commlllee recently 'appolnled to have charge of the matter has sent oul a circular appealIng - Ing for funds. Senator Wolcott. whose alleged service In Uie army during the late rebellion has been questioned , was a member of the Ono Hun dred and Fiftieth Ohio volunteers. At the age of 16 years he volunteered for 100 days in response to the president's call In 18G4. Count Leo Tolslol U a vigorous haler of England. He says Ihe" English and the Zulus should bo herded together as the two most brutal nations of the earth. Ills chief regret , he declares , Is thai ho cannot spare Ihe lime lo write a book about the English people. Objector Holman's Indiana farm did nol possess the attractions for him that he sup posed. When his congressional lerm ended he announced lhal he would return lo II and end hla days In peace. As a matter of fact , however , he has been in Washington almost constantly ever since congress ad journed. More people knew the late ex-Governor Robinson of Massachusetts as Lizzie Borden's counsel than aa a brilliant chief executive of the Old Bay state. The trial established lib fame as a criminal lawyer , and he was berouglit afterward to defend murderers , but he refused all such offer ? . He bellovcJ en tirely In the Innocence of Mlo ? Bordcn and frequently said so. . Collls P. Huntington. the Pacific railway millionaire , Is 7E years old , bul very rugged and vigorous : Ho is a man of ponderous physique. His back and shoulders are broad enough for Iwo ordinary men and Ills head Is Jargo In proporllon. The fringe of hair about his head is white and a silk cap hides the baldness at the top. Mr. Huntliiglon Is a native of Connecticut , but for half a cen tury he has been interested In California and the * itr west. iTIII : n.\\ns on * TIIKIU Crete Herald : J , N. Van Ouyn In talked of for the oirieo > > f rtnto auditor , but Is not ( we believe , an avowed candidate. The ofUco pays $2.000 n year. His name. Is Iho only one mentioned for elate' office from Saline , Hiimboldl Standard ; C. R. Casey of I'.iw- ni-o City Is being favorably mentioned over the Ktato ns a desirable candldnto for stale treasurer. Wo liavo cen nothing from Mr. Cnsey to Indicate 111 * desire to have his name brought before the convention , but should lie enter the race he may be assured of a united nnd ardent support from nil who know him. It may also be confidently stated that If Mr. Casey permits his name to betaken taken before tlio convention I'awnee will 1mvo no other candidate. Handy Pioneer : C. A. McCloud of York has btsn mentioned as a candidate for tha nomination for state auditor on thn repub lican ticket. Mr. McCloud Is nt present con nected with the auditor's oftlcc , bo.ng en gaged In examining the books ot county treasurers In the South 1'lattc country. Ho Is nn expert with books , nn aggressive re publican , tcclnlly a dim fellow , has held responsible positions which have given him broad and solid Ideas of business , and tlio republicans ot Nebraska could make no bet ter selection. Wahoo .Wntp : It may be that Sannders county will have n candidate for stole treas urer. The name of Louis Hclmcr of Val paraiso Is being mentioned In connection with this office , nnd If ho bliould go after the nomination In dead earnest he will make It lively for other aspirants. Mr. Itclmur In an old resident ot Nebraska , and lived In Lancaster county for twenty-seven years before fore moving to Valparaiso. He hns been n llfc-loiifr republican , and was county treasurer of Lancaster at one time. He hns a large acquaintance throughout the state. , and his friends are urging1 him quite strongly to bo a candidate. Air. Hclmcr la a good , con servative business man , and would nuke * faithful public servant , I.IVIJIjV AMI SKVUIIR. Chicago Tribune : "Whit's that lonir piece of writing- , papa ? IH It poetry1 ( Ilustily icplacliiR It In his empty pocketbook - book ) Y-yes , dear ; it Is an owed , to your mother's milliner. " Indlnnnpolls Journal : "I took out $10.000 Insurance on my life today , " said the meek man. "I suppose you will live for sixty or seventy years now , " said his wife , in nn aggrieved tone. Washington Star : "Her father Is not what you would cull a well-read man , " said one foreign gpiitlcman to another. "No. His library consists of only two books. Hut they sulllce. " "What nre they ? " "Hank book and check book , " Harper's Bazar : "Well , hero Is the money you've been tormenting mo for , " aald n Ich uncle to his spendthrift nephew. "Use t wlpely , nnd remember thai n fool nnd hla noncy nre soon parted. " " 1 don't know about that , " replied the younir scrapegrace. "I've boon coaxing you more than a week for this. " Chicago Tribune : "How nre you observ- ng Lent ? " a.skcd theprofesror. . "I nm Btnvlnir nuletlv nt homo. " renlleil he divinity student. "That's what I call Indo * l4Ctit , " rejoined ho professor With great severity. Truth : Nipper So poor old Soaksby la Bone ? Proprietor lllue Llghl Saloon Yes he's gone , but not forever. For niorc'n a year I've Riven him a free drink cve.-y nornln' , anil now he's Icf t a will beqiicaUiln' its mornln' drink to hlo brother. HER COSTUME. Washington Star. Upon a wheel she fits secure. And as she swiftly elides , The people hall the grace dcmuro With which Prlscllla rides. Yet she who thus our praise bespeaks. Beneath false colors pops. For while the rides her brother seeks In vain his ( joining clothes. Til 13 SAI ) CASK OF Sill. MOOIU3. LcurlRton ( Me. ) Journal , know a youth with the curious name of Noah Damsito Moore ; And he wants It change.il Uie very .worst \vuy , for that name has fretted him sore. Ills parents yearst before , Nice folks by the nnme of Moore , lad lived by a river ere ho wan horn. They were poor , but honest , nnd woke ono morn To find that an opulent syndicate Was ready to buy nt a good HtllT rate All right nnd title to have nnd to hold Tills farm for n dam site , and so they sold. The haul was so big that this worthy pair Lived high on the Interest with lots to spare. And so It wan natural , quite , When the son and heir and the light Of the household cume , ho should get a name Like n trademark of that site. To commemorate That real estate That pave him wealth when the syndicate ) liought up the dain-sltn's right. Now It chanced to bo that the family trea of the worthy Mister Moore , Perpetuated unllagglngly the honest nnmo of Noah , It wouldn't do to break The chain for the simple sake Of phrnso or Btyle of euphony , And so with blind fatuity Of a thoughtless ma and a doting dad They didn't see how awfully bad That triple aggregate of name Was going to Hound In the trump of fame. They died , thank heaven , before their soi Grew up to curse the Job they'd done , liut Btlll his heart IH sore , And If a Junior Noah. Another heir. Is born to share The cash that's laid In Btorc , He'll not regret The name he'll get For his dad has had a chance , you bet. To Noah Uamsltc Moore ! fling Opening Spring Spring Season Season 1896 , 1896. . Did you Think wo hntl forgotten you ? NIT ! We arc most too full for utterance. Hut listen. A aln we appear to try to please and oul.slilno all previous c Torts. All your kit-leu are registered in our book of faiiltH. AH those winter nionientH we have Htiidleil tlit'iu , us well an liolh the foreign and domestic inarkctH. Wo have Kelected the cream of each , wants , "clotlm und "Htyles , " and are now better prepared to SUIT , I'ANT and OVKKGOAT you with up- to-date products. , , We have quite a line of advance season novelties to show now In the way of Top Coats , lap , plain and strap seams. Also a choice as sortment of very nobby early Spring Suits. Should your spring ar dour bo dampened tho' by thin downfall of beautiful KIIOW , will say that we are prepared to place on our tables Monday some very choice values In medium weight clothing that are dirt cheap. Especially HO a line of $15.00 Suits that wo are going to close at $10.00. Our Overcoat stock what there Is left of It will bo placed at very low Ilgures. Would bo a good Investment If you couldn't uae It till next season. Our Spring Hats are all here , and wo have got some beauties. Itange In price from ? l.r > 0 to $5.00. See our windows for these HtylcH on I-'Ifleenth street. ALSO SOM-J ACJKNTS KOH THIS YPUMAN HATS an acknowledged leader In the hatters' world. BROWNING , KING & CO. , Itsllablu Clothiers , Hatters und I'uriilsliors , Cor. 15th and Douglas Sts.