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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.