Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 13, 1896)
r THJ3 3)/TLir m : : > MA.ROII 13 , 1800 * TIIE OMAHA DAILY BEE. n. nosnw'ATKH. rUni.imicrj isvcnr MOIININO. THUMB OP PMly neo ( \Vltliout B n < Jnjr ) , Ono Your . > Dully Pee and Kundajr. One Y nr . 1 } W MX. Month * . XJ TlitM Monlht . J Sunday ] ) , One Year . J 22 Fatiirdns" Il p , One Year . . . * > Weekly Jlte , Ono War . * * ori'icnas Om.tlm , Tlio . Boulli Omnhn , Slnttcr HIV. . Cor. N' nnJ th sl . Council llliKTu , Ifi Nrirtli Mnln Sired. ChlcsiKO omcf. 317 Clumbtr of Commerce. New York , Itnom * 13 II and H , TrILuna Hide. Wnihlnglon , H07 V filrtct. N , VV. All cGmmunlcntlnnn relnllni ; to new * * , torlnl mKtlrr hmil < l I * ndd n > used : To the M Mrrrnna : All InislncM letters nnd itmlttniuM jliouM lx > miarniTCd to The IJee riililUhlnB Company , Oirmlin. Drnfln. checks nnJ iiontoillce orders 10 bo made pnvnlili ? to the order of the company. THH Jinn I'tnimsmNa COMPANY. or cmctn.ATioN. George II. Tzschuck. nelnry of Tim He * ru' - llnhlnir compr.ny. 1 > el B July eworn. > that tne neltml tiumlwr of full nnj complete p > plc of tne Dully Mornliur. livening niia Bundny U e printed durlnR tlie month of I'ebniaiy , 1W . n * 'ol * lows : 1 , 1S.123 19.185 ' 2 13.190 > ' . 3' 3 18.0M 4 1S.1IO R 18.213 6 11,107 21 22. . . . . . 19.1&S " " ' ' ' ' " ' ' ' ' ' x" ! ! . . . . , . , . IS.'lS ? 53 , . ' 19.KM 9. . . 10.109 21 " . U.M1 irmr. 18.IWO 11 18,147 It. , , 17.9SI 12 i .or.4 J7. . . , , . . ! 17.9S7 is A 23 18,030 JS 18,018 , 15 1S.5SO ' . . . w'lt'Sv Tofftl ' 4 * * ! i ti * ' I.CM dnluc'tlonii for unnoia nnd rrturncd copies Net sn1" < Net dally Mern . . . . . . - iuJCK. Rwom to ljfnrn mr nml mlmcrllicd In in ? pres ence tills SJ day of M.ircli. H5 . , , . ( Rcnl. ) N. P. Kiil. . Notnry Tubllr. Every day shows tlic wisdom of In- Rortlng In Ilie clmrtcr the provision which rcquircH councllincn lo rotlrc nftcr two consecvtllvc terms In the council. Down In Ohio n food "commissioner l one of the slate olllcors lo bu clcfit this year. To iniiliitiiln tins symmetry of the slate government the people outfit to ho pefiiiltled to elect n drink conunls eloncr also. It is lo be noted that nothing new has developed In the democratic situa tion that Is able to Induce Colonel Wat- tcraou to change his mind about going to Europe nnd slay home and try to elect u democratic presidential ticket. After the ironclad Mclvlnlcy instruc tions of the Ohio republican conven tion , the Huekeyo statesman will doubt less rest assured he need not fear that any other candidate will venture to go a-gunnlng In his home preserves. For months western papers have con tallied reports of proposed extensions of the Burlington line into the Big Horn basin and beyond. President Perkins has put a quietus upon these reports. Land speculators and town lot boomers will therefore have to take another tack. According to Chairman Harrlty , there will be a lively scramble in the Chicago convention for the empty honor of a democratic presidential nomination. At present outlook the rush Is not so great as to cause aliirm , but Mr. liar rltj ; will scare upi a few cngnr cnntU dates or boconiu a candidate himself. Those Increased city hall electric light ing bills are easily explained. The leak can doubtless be traced to a corner of the third story , where city employes consume midnight electric light at tlie city's expense , writing letters to stimu Into the spontaneous demand in al parts of Nebraska for the promotion 01 the head of the municipal govcrnmen to the head of the state government The Ohio republican platform says "Wo honor the eminent sons of other states whose splendid services and hlgl character have justlHed their i > rcsciitn < tion to the American people as candi dates for the presidency. " In otlie words , the nearest friends of ex-CJov ornor McKInley have llnally reachei ! the conclusion that better results art to bo obtained by trying to catch llles with sugar than with vinegar. Japan views with suspicion the visit of LI Ilung Chang to the court of Kussla. This suspicion is probably not entirely groundless. It is only to be expected that when the great Chinese statesman gets the ear of the czar and the czar's advisers ho will not let the occasion slip for talking over u few plans for the aggrandizement of both Kusslti and China to their mutual ad vantage and to the disadvantage of their common enemies. Ilastliig.s and Kearney , two of the most enterprising cities of the stare , luivo passed resolutions endorsing the Transmlsslssippl exposition.- Other cities have done and will do likewise. In no other way can sentiment bo worked up throughout the state In an ticipation of nu appropriation by the legislature next winter. "When thn people - plo shall come to understand the subject there will bu no dllllculty In securing ample support at the hands of the legis lature. The retail dealers arc wrestling with two topics of. great local Interest. The demand for decreased tire Insurance rates Is becoming imperative and the retail dealers mean to see If they cannot devise a plan for bringing about their reduction. The market house question la also one which closely concerns the retailers and they are giving It duo con- nlderatlon. It Is to be hoped this new association will speedily work out these two stubborn problums ( hat hnvo per plexed Omaha for a long time. Republicans In qulto n number of status and congressional districts are already nominating their candidates for presidential electora in advance ot the choice of the presidential ticket by the national convention. As the elec toral college has degenerated Into a inoro machine to rmml the vote of the people expressed at the polls and the 10e members hnvo by custom open de prived of the frcu control of their votvf as electors , ! , . really makes lltllu illflVr- cnco whoth' ' r or not the electoral ticket Is nmdo : u before the presidential nomination. roirt ypK-tKS i'on A The earnestness ami piithuslnsm of Iowa republican * in their support of Henntor Allison at a candidate for the presidential nomination was strongly ntti'stt'd lu the state convention , the spirit of which nssiircy not only a solid Allison delegation to the St. Louis convention , but one which will stand by lowa'n distinguished candidate so long ns there Is a glimmer of hope era a shadow of chance of his receiving the nomination. The resolutions adopted arc lu the nature of nu address , In which the qualifications and the claims of Senator Allison are vigorously set forth. Ills long experience in nnd great familiarity with public n ( Fairs , his participation In the most Important legislation of the past thirty years , his rare ability In con structive statesmanship , and his flnn adherence to republican principles , are forcibly urged as giving assurance to the country that If elected to the presi dency William B. Allison would dis charge the duties of that exalted posi tion wisely and well. These declara tions do not In the least overstate the equipment of Senator Allison for the highest otllcc In the gift of the American people. His eminent attainments and ( limllllcnllons are recognized by re publicans everywhere , and while In this respect he Is the peer of any man In public life , he has the additional merit which few others possess of bringing to the consideration of all questions n judicial conservatism , a quality of mind , it may be remarked , which Is Just now much needed to restrain popular passion and demagogic clamor. It Is unnecessary to say that the record of Senator Allison as a re publican Is unimpeachable. lie htis been n consistent advocate of protection to American Industries nnd American labor and an unwavering champion of n sound and stable currency. There can be no question an to his patriotism , although he has not chosen to pro claim It from the housetops. It Is safe to say that no man , as chief executive of the nailon , would more resolutely than he maintain the rights and Inter ests of the United States in every quar ter of the globe. With the twenty-six votes of Iowa as a nucleus Senator Allison will go be fore the St. Louis convention having a much stronger support , there is reason to believe , than is now generally con ceded. Ho Is not making so active nnd aggressive a campaign as are several of the other candidates for the St Louis nomination , but it will undoubt edly be found as the delegates to the national convention are chosen that the republicans of a number of states are not unmindful of his presence in the flcld. Present estimates of his prob able strength In the convention at the outset are of little value , but It may be confidently predicted that It will be sulDclent to give him a strong position among the leading candidates , among whose friends ho will have as second choice many supporters. It Is to bo presumed that from now on the Allison campaign will be more vigorously pushed and his friends certainly have abundant material In his record as n public man upon which to urge his claims for the presidential nomination. KVOA.lt UBET POSSIBILITIES. Sugnr beet culture is 110 longer an experiment in 'Nebraska. Nebraska is r.ow tlie tliirtl sugar producing state In ' the union and second only to California in tlie production of beet sugar. This fact renders useless all further specula tion concerning tlic adaptlbillty of Its soil and climate to tlie prolltable rais ing of sugar beets. The area of land devoted to 'sugar beet culture In this state Is , however , comparatively In significant , the entire acreage for 1893 being computed at a fraction over 0,000 acres , or less than fifteen sections. The question naturally suggests it self , What proportion of tlie vast agri cultural domain of Nebraska can reason ably be expected to become sugar beet land ? On tills point the most ardent advocates of sugar beet culture have thrown very little light. It will there fore be of interest at this time , when efforts are being renewed for tlie ex tension of sugar beet culture through the establishment of new beet sugar factories , to take a survey of what lias been accomplished In Em-open u coun tries. According to the most reliable sta tistics the acreage of sugar beets in Germany for the past ten years has ranged from 578,000 to 1,089,000 acres. Tlie acreage of sugar beets in Austria- Hungary lias during the sninu period I varied from : i4l,000 to JKIO.OOO , in HUB- slirfrom ( i l.OOO to 855,000 , In France from 280,000 to 583.000 , in Belgium from 50,000 to 175,0000 , In Holland 1 from 45,000 to 82,000. In the six countries named the lowest aggregate acreage in any one year since 1885 has been 2,195,000 acres , nnd tlio highest 15,700,000 acres. For tlio year 185)5 ) Ihe aggregate acreage is computed 1r 1 at : i,202110 aeri's. Tlie beet sugar product of IK'lginm Is greater than that of any other country In proportion to Its population. Belgium has 121 sugar factories working up the product of , . 150,000 acres , while Germany has -105 ' sugar factories working up the product of 800,000 acres , or one factory to each 2,000 acres. Now , Nebraska has two factories for 0,000 acres of sugar beets , which goes to show that the capacity of these fac tories is more than double that of the average sugar factory In Germany. As suming that the average factory lu Ne braska will consume the product of ; t,000 acres , there is easily room In this state for 200 sugar factories , with an aggregate consumption equal to the product of 000,000 aereii. Tlie value of tlic finished product of the two Nebraska factories for 1895 Is estimated at $800- 000 , or over .fSS for each acre under sugar beet culture. AVith 000,000 acres umk-r cultivation the sugar product of Nchraslui would at present prices yield over $50.000,000 per annum. At 25 cunts u bushel an aero of corn yielding - forty bushels produces $10 , and fed to cattle or milled will probably yield ? 15. The largest crop of corn ever raised In Nebraska was computed at 100,000,000 bushels , valued at $10,000,000. These facts need only bu stated to show the possibilities of sugar beet cul ture In this state when sufllclout capital has been enlisted to build the necessary factories to convert Into sugar the beets which Nebraska farmers can raise. And 000,000 acres , supplying raw ma terial for 200 factories , Is by no means the limit. A ttAMCAIi KXVRD1KXT. A bill 1ms been Introduced in congress providing for a discriminating duty of 10 per cent nd valorem In addition to the duties Imposed by law , to be levied , collected nnd paid on all goods , wares nnd merchandise Imported In vessels not belonging to citizens of the United States. The purpose of this measure Is to encourage the development of an American merchant marine , and It such a policy should bo maintained for an extended period It would probably have this result , but it Is a question whether It would not compel the American people ple to pay more for a merchant marine than It would cost If built up by n sys tem of direct bounties. The proposed tax Is a plan of protection that might bo effective In giving us more American ships , which Is certainly most desir able , but If more expensive and more troublesome than a subsidy policy the latter Is to be preferred. It Is highly probable that a discriminating duty on merchandise Imported In foreign vessels would load to retaliation from foreign countries that provide a market for our surplus products , and It Is not dlflleult to conceive that this might be a very serious matter , Injuriously affecting our agricultural Interests , already suffering from the unfriendly policy of. European nations. The necessity of an American merchant marine to the expansion of our foreign commerce must bo ad mitted , but we should acquire It by a policy the least burdensome lipon our people and Involving no danger of a retaliatory policy on the paitof foreign nations. AS TO DEMOCn.lTIO CANDIDATES. It would Increase Interest In national politics If there were a. few democratic candidates for the presidential nomi nation with a substantial following that warranted regarding them as possibili ties. There Is not , however , even one such , although quite a dozen men arc being thought of In this connection. A report from New York suggests that the recent visits of Secretary Carlisle to that city are believed to have had reference to organizing a movement there for promoting his nomination nt Chicago , but this Is doubtful. Mr. Car lisle stands belter with certain financial interests In New York now than ho did a year ago , but there Is a local demo cratic loader who would undoubtedly accept the nomination If pressed to dose so and who would be much stronger in the state than any other democrat. It is hardly probable that any New "York support would bo pledged to Carlisle so long as there remains a possibility that William C. Whitney can be In duced to allow his name to bo presented to the Chicago convention. Moreover It is not certain that Mr. Carlisle coulil permit any movement in his behalf am' retain his place lu the cabinet. This applies , also , to Secretary Olney , whoso friends want to enter him for the race , but so far as known have received no encouragement from him. It has bcoi said that the president Is favorable to the nomination of cither of these mem bora of his cabinet , but the fact tha Mr. Cleveland allows the Impression to continue that ho himself desires th nomination militates against the Idea that he Is favorable to any member o his political household. If the presl dent really desires the nomination o Carlisle or Olney it would seem tha he would nt least allow them to develop their strength by relieving them of the restraint they arc now evidently under. There are Indications that ex-Gov ernor Pattlson of Pennsylvania may got the delegation from that state , "but he Is not being much talked about else where , although what Is said of him Is of a very complimentary character. Matthews of Indiana will probably have the delegation of that state , but no interest Is felt hi his candidacy out side of Indiana. It Is the same with Campbell of Ohio , Morrison of Illinois and some others who are mentioned as possible leaders of democracy's forlorn hope this year. The situation Is quite extraordinary , the democratic party having never before been so much at sea in the matter of having an available man for d pre&ldontlal candidate. As was to hnvo been expected , the railroads are actively opposing the enactment of any h'HI by the new Utah legislature for the creation of a state railroad commission with powers of control and Hiipurvlslon over railway construction nnd rates. The same old musty arguments are again dra'gged out that state regulation means n stoppage of all railroad building , that It contem plates a confiscation of the railroad property and that It Is unconstitutional and will never be submitted to by the roads. These arguments have done sin-vice for the railroads so often' that they have lost their force In most states of the union and If ihey exert any in- micnco In Utah they will surprise the railroad men as much as any. Tlie fact is that state railroad regulation is not only the comnion practice but It' Is gen erally recognized as having become * an absolute necessity. Whether the pro. poseil Utah railroad commission is es tablished by this legislature or not , it Is bound tn como sooner or later and the ralhoadu may as well accept It gracefully. Our amiable contemporary Is shaker to the very roots of Its hyphenated llga ment by the astounding discovery thai Water Is higher In Nebraska wellH thai ine It was In mid-winter , This "strangi phenomenon" hits produced n lo "sensation" In the Hazel-Witch CO that nothing short of a doublc-londci scare-head firut-pago article affords in outlet for the overflow from the un heard-of Inundation. If this unprccu dented advent of well water Into th < World-Herald olllco creates such t commotion , what will happen whim tin .Twin Jlso rf Hi. MiMWiirl nrrlvcs ? Thnt question nlnmlil be submitted without delay to tho'nstrolnglciil department of the conchyvlilch computes tlio velocity of comet * ! tnlls and regulator the orbits of the lote siib-lunary system , In cluding asftirxjlds , hemorrhoids and otlicr olds. anna Missouri Is having an unpleasant ex- poriolico V > footing the ever-Increasing bills for brhnlnnl prosecutions within the state..Over'a half million dollars npproprtyti'd.'by the legislature have long ago'boon exhausted and the pros- poet Is thai another quarter of a million will be coiuuied and left as a deficiency legacy by tlic time the next assembly meets. Missouri , however , Is not the only state that Is fooling the burden of Increased judicial expenditures. The growing costliness of criminal trials is visible In nearly every state In the union and It will soon be Imperative to do something to set limits to the abuse. It Is a problem that must be solved and de serves the early consideration of our lawmakers. The American Indians have boon the wards of the nation for lo , these many years. But at no time has there been so much genuine unselfish Interest manifested in behalf of Lo , the poor Indian , ns there has been this winter at the national capital. Men who have no hope of reward from the Indian are tolling day and night to give him relief by extending the time within which the men who have generously relieved him of his reservation lands shall make compensation to him. Of course such benevolent efforts are Inspired .solely with the desire to protect the fiidlan from himself and keep him from enjoy ing his patrimony during his lifetime. A good Indian Is a dead Indian. There is a prospect that the constitu tionality of the law creating a park commission for Nebraska City Is soon to bo tested in the courts. As that law Is substantially'a copy of the original park commission law enacted for the city of Omaha , a settlement of its long-dis puted validity will be of vital impor tance to the taxpayers of this city. While the supreme court In its decision on the canal case did not pass upon the legality of judicial appointments to civil olllce , although nfllrmlng all the other points made by.Judgc Ambrose In the original hearing , a decision on that point will have to be given If the con stitutionality of , the park commission law Is contested. Senator Morgan of Alabama and Sen ator Allon.Wj1 Nebraska Is the ticket sug gested by'o. group of California silver- ites. Thnt wonld bo a combination sym bolical of the complete obliteration of sectionalism' from the United States. Senator Morgan was one of the noted generals of'rtljc confederate army dur ing the war.fWhllo Senator Allen fought In the ranks -tinder the union banner. It would bft a , combination of north and south and blue nnd gray all at once. ITUe. ' .Show TrlnHy- b cijlcaeo n oid. Now YorKrhas. a .cat Bliojy. Chicago 'Ha& ' a clog show. AnQ .Washington has congress. Tobe'H Cyclonic Ilonm. Now York Sun. The most eminent citizen of Nebraska Is not a republican , but a democrat , anH his name Is the Hon. Tobias Castor. When his boom starts there will be no way nf stopping It. It will spead on with an Irresistible surge. on SliniPractice. | . Kansas City Journal. In declaring. In Its decision on the Holmes case that "no substantial error haa been committed" the supreme court o : Pennsylvania doesn't mean to convey the Idea that murdering whole families Is no an error. It simply means that sharp prac ttco of cunning attorneys cuts no Ice with an intelligent and conscientious judiciary. Sound Money IMniilcx. JmUnnapolls Journnl. The loaders of the sound money nnd frei silver factions In the democratic party an both claiming that they will control thi next national convention , . and the figure : they present show that the Issue will ho very close. So much the more reason why then should he but one voice In the republican convention , and that distinctly and uncqiilvo cally for sound money. There must bo n Juggling with words or straddling ol thl Issue at St. Louis. A Itlft 111. the ClouilH. Globe-Democrat. Just at present the government's Incom nearly equals Its outgo. There Is a chance Indeed , that It will slightly exceed the outg In the month ns a whole. Of course U > heavy expenditures which come every Apr will again , for the- time , put tlie outgo ahead Nevertheless the Indications are that th deficits are near their end. Apparently th time predicted by Secretary Carllalc to ur rlvo over a year aco. when the government will pay lib way as It used .to do In tlio good old days prior to 1894 , U'at last close at hand. \V < kyIfTN riiilifliiuil 1'oiic. Vhlludelphta. llecord. General Weylcr'a latest proclamation Is marked by a wonderful .chango In tone , 'Tha military commanders liavo been Instructed to arrest no more civilians on charges which may lead to deportation , except upon .In disputable proof of their connection with the Insurrection. All ofllccrs making arrests based upon evidence furnished by Interested parties will be held to a strict accounta bility. Possibly , the hostile criticisms upon the captain general's previous pronuncla-- in on to have caused III in to be more discreet ; and then , again , ho may merely have em ployed n competent translator to render his official documentor Into English for the bene fit of AmerlciU readers. Stnte Coiilk-ol of Ariel L.am ] . pMlaitelplila lUcorcl. The meaBiirp 1 under consideration fa congress to 'certd the control of the arid lands In the several states west , of the Mis sissippi rivef'to the states within which they He Is rf"liomo rule- policy which It late to 1)0 hoped iriay'taka ' the form of law. The arid lands ard about the last of the public doiraln open to Unrestricted settlement. In many cases -thnyi are BO situated as to be capable of Irrigation at small cost. If they shall remain in J the hands of the fcJcrJl government tUeyiwlll be likely to fall Into tha hands of ! grasping cattle lords and land companies , whio will first obtain such control of water rights las to make tlio lands a permanent pocfesrlcm by making thorn of no value to settlers. Tlio soil of some of these lands , largely composed of volcanic ash and light sandy loam , la when Irrigated of most extraordi nary fertility. The yield ot grain and frulla In the Yuklraa region of tha state of Washington Is usmetlilng fabulous both for quality and quantity. In the hands of the btate and local authorities those waste lands would , In nil probability , bo divided up Into small .holdings , and thus become In tlmo the support of a prosperous popula tion. Legislation should as far as possible ba din ml to promote the advantage ot the nosa and to prevent monopoly. The propo sition to turn over the arid lands to state control meets the assent of tlio Interior detriment , and wouU doubtless have the executive approval If pasted by congress. Tin ) i'itr.sii > Kvnu , irir.i.n. ChlcaRo Trlhuno ( rrn. ) ! The IniMenl nnJ vlsrrtnis manner In uhlch llio toeBpcra of thn CtnuJo M.itthows boom repudiate every opin ion attributed to Chmle excites ft fear th\t : they mny be In onrnost. Globe-Democrat ( rep. ) : It h said Uiat Governor Merion ling alrovlr spent $100.000 In his eanxflM for the presidency. Torlu- nately , he Is n man who can afford to throw money to llio birds In that liberal way. Chicago TlmcD-Ifprald ( rep. ) : Thnt fur.- tbnal trouble between McKInley nnd Kor.v kcr which haa broken out In the mind * or rcvcral wcstrrn politicians * cms to have been gUen the marble heart In the Ohio convention. Minneapolis Journal ( rep. ) : Mr. Heed's bultoi represents Mio male of the Tells Sereechlo Amorlcnmis nnd a rccd , not wind- shaken , however. The expression on the face cf the cat socms to say ! "Wo are ready to cat the canary. " Washington Test ( rep. ) ! The MelUnlcy literary bureau has Issued a prospectus shewing how Knclaml has contracted the shivers because of the fenr that the OMo protectionist niay be nominated nnd olec'eil to the presidency , llcforo lore all thu old i campaign bocle men will bo working full time. time.New New Vork Sun ( dcm. ) : The country np- pcara lo bo reasonably and even untuasnn * ably full of logical candidates for president ; that Is to say , candidate ? \\hosu friends nre tnirc that tlio logic of the situation will com pel them to bo nominated. Still , convr-n- tlons nre sometimes capable of poetry nnd romantic feclluz , and then logic falls ( o connect. Philadelphia Press ( rep. ) : Krf Governor Pattlsii has made a very dignified icply to the question whether ho Is a candidate for the democratic presidential nomination. Nobody BUpporod he was hlmwlt bothering nbnut the nomination , but he acknowledges that he ap preciates the honor of being proposed for the nomination ns ho was In the resolutions of his party's state committee a few weeks ago. All lu all. the democratic party will not get a more creditable candidate than Mr. Pattloon would be. DCS Molnos Leader ( dem. ) : The democrats of Iowa have the friendliest feeling toward the candidacy of this distinguished son of Iowa. They wish It godspeed and success. Thla Is not merely bocauro Mr. Allison halls ft9m Iowa , as strong as that feeling un doubtedly Is , but because the democrats of the state have considerable respect for Alll- eon as a man , tnd believe that If the fates hnvo It that there must bo a republican presi dent. It had better bo ho than McKInley , or Heed , or Morton , or any other republican aspirant. Ills personal character Is admitted to bo spotless. In experience nnd In famil iarity with the details of gsvernment busi ness he has scarcely a peer In the republican party. TIII3 IIIUTISII CASE. Boston Traveler : Sifted down to Us lowest terms , this pronunclamento declares for everything that John Bull has claimed thus for , and It oven goes several British au thorities one or two better In the matter of territorial appetite. Philadelphia Times : The British case In the Vene/ucla dispute , ns compiled and ar ranged by Sir Frederick Pollock , Is conclu sive and unanswerable until the other side Is heard. The only objection to Sir Freder ick's argument Is that It Is too complete. Plttsburg Dispatch : The British blue book on the Venezuela boundary dispute presents nothing new in the controversy. It Is nn cx- parte statement of the British contention. It Is cntltlc.1 to fair consideration In pro"- ccedlngs of final settlement of the question , but has no weight except as It stands the test of an Impartial tribunal. Boston Transcript : If the British case Is as btrong as Great Britain arsarts It to be. If the facts are a3 stated , if Great Britain has refrained from taking what Is her own simply out of deference to the weakness nt Venezuela , the wonder grows that Lord Salisbury did not court arbitration at the very outset of the controversy with the United States. New York Sun : The London Globe Is anx ious to have It understood that the British blue hook , containing England's case In the Venezuelan boundary dispute "is not pre sented to Washington , but to Caracas. " It would bo a most regrettable misconception , says the Globe , to suppose that It will be "submitted formally or Informally to the American government , " because that would practically admit the right of that govern ment to , intrude into the dispute , and "Eng land will not brook the Interference of an outside power during the dlocusslon. " AH that Is amusing , ot course , In view of the fact that 1U was not until the high com mission was appointed , and Invited England to state her case , that this blue book was complied. Diplomatic negotiations between London and Caracas hod been , broken oft for about nine years , and England felt that she needed no blue book so long as her case vsae stated to her own aitlcfaction In an actual possession of disputed areas , guarded by constabulary and Maxim guns. PEIlSOXALi ANU OTII1JIIAVJSB. South Carolina made $300,000 out ot her booze dispensaries last year. Just now the ambition of every progressive state Is to bo the mother of a favorite ssu. The prince of Wales la suffering from an attack of low spirits superinduced by Vic torian grip. With over 100 naval vessels of various grades under way in England , It is dlfllcull for international arbitration to buck againsl such obstacles. President Kauro of franco shows nn in creasing number of the furrows of care on his irow. As a promoter of new wrinkles Franco acknowledges no peer. Prlnco Bismarck Is bitterly disappointed because the latet child of Count Herbcr Bismarck Is a girl , As yet there is ni male In the third generation of Blsmarcks. Albert Ilalstcad , a son of Mural Ilalstcad has become editor of the Springfield ( Masa. Union. Ho has been the Washington respondent of the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette , While the tight little Island had Its hand in , It should have gone back a few more centuries and unearthed a claim to all Ven ezuela. The Intimation of the blue book that England docs not claim all that Is her duo lu a delightful contribution to the gaiety of natlgns. The commander of the late Itajlin disas ter In , Abyssinia might havo' converted Adowa Into a Waterloo for the natives had ha taken the precaution cf distributing among tha enemy Illuminated photos of King Hum bert's fierce pompadour and ferocious mus tache. The hirsute combination conceals the germs of a tumultous rout. A German journal cays that Prlnco Bis marck now po8ss4cs all the Prussian decora tions , and Ina exhausted all the honors that It lu possible for the emperor to confer upon him , Tlilu unique condition of things has been brought about by his election asa mem- bar of the Order Pour lo Mcrlte for Science nnd Art. Prlnco BUmarck continues well , and has suffered less severely from facial neuralgia this winter. REFORMmTOBACCO No Chemicals Nicotine Neutralized No Nerves Quaking No Heart Palpitating No Dyspeptic Aching -NERVOUS. . -DYSPEPTIC RUMORS OF A SBTTIEMKST Rnport 1108 it England Hns Askoil Cleveland - land to Arlitnto , CONCECES ALMOST tVERYTNING ASKED Oillulnl * of ( he IlrlllNh Forolcn ( Hiiro I'roto.it Tltpy ICnmri > tilimr ! of ( lir i ' \VlinleviT. CHICAGO. March 12. A upeclal dispatch to the Chronicle from Washington says : A settlement of the Venezuelan question has been reached. U will be announced at .in o.irly day. Of thia satisfactory conclusion of the cnntrovercy the president has had knowledge Tor two days past. Great Britain has acted with a magnanimity i\hlch commends her to the severest critics. Blio concedes sq much that there would bo Ittlo to arbitrate oiicniM arbitration ba noccEsary. U Is not Imurnb.iblo that the 01.tiro matter may now be soltlcJ outside IK ; Venezuelan commission by the president nnd Lord Salisbury. Under the terms , so far as outlined , Great trltnln agrees lo submit alt questions In dispute to amicable adjustment with the president through the State department ns one of the contracting parties. That Venezuela would agree to almost anything suggested by the United States has been known all along. It Is surmised that the attitude- some of the Influential London papers In pointing out alleged defects In ho British blue book mny have had some- htng lo do with the change of Attitude by Queen A'lctorln's ministers. The president was" in very high spirits last night over the favorable turn In-the con troversy between the two nations. LONDON , March 12. The permanent under secretory of state for foreign affairs , Sir Thomas Henry Sanderson , was asked lo- diy If the report cabled here from the United States , that a settlement of the Venezuelan question had been reached was correct. Ho said that ho would be glad to know that the Venezuelan dispute was set tled , but he added : "I knew nothing about such a settlement as the one reported In New York having been reached. Vor all I know , however , a settlement may bo near ; but I liavo not heard of a settlement. " DISCREDITED AT THE CAPITAL. WASHINGTON , March 12. It can bo stateJ positively , notwithstanding the puOll- catlona lo the contrary , that no settlement has yet been reached on the Venezuelan question , but according to the best authority matters nro proceeding In such fashion as to warrant the belief that there will be a satis factory outcome. Ih Is admitted that nt present It cannot bo told whether the ultl- tnato settlement of this question will bo ef fected as the result of direct negotiations be tween Great Britain and Venezuela , Initiated through the medium of some friendly power , at the conclusion of the work of our own Venezuelan boundary commlwlon , but In one way or another a peaceful and honorable end to the. dispute. Is believed to ba entirely probahla In the end , though this end still may be far removed. If negotiations directly between Venezuela and Great Britain have been renewed at Caracas the fact Is not known to the officials here , who would surely bo ndvlssd for their own guidance , and 'as tlie Venezuelan board Is progressing diligently to the discharge ot Us duty to weigh all the evidence obtainable respecting the actual territorial boundary line , and im this has been assured of the- co operation ( Informally. It Is true , as to Great Britain , but none the less effectually ) of both parties In the dispute , the public expectation appears to turn In that direction. Owing to the limited number of advance copies of the British blue book containing the British case , whhii have been received so far , the commiijslon has been obliged to struggle along with one- single copy , which Is of course inadequate for the simultaneous study of all the members , but It is expected that within a clay or two the malls will "bring a sufficient supply of tlio documents from London to facilitate the progress of the work. Meanwhile , so far ns the document has bee-n examined , It can bo' staled that It Is not regarded as bearing out the promise of the In vulnerability claimed for it In London. In fact , it is In many points regarded as open to Impeachment aslto actual historical events recited. I2.YGLISU CAilS KOV SO PI3IUTOCT. Chronicle I'nlulH Out Koine of UN \Vcnk IMiicox. LONDON , March 12. The Chronicle has a second long article following up Its critical examination of the contents of the Venezue lan , blue book. The Chrcnlcle contends that the very documents which are quoted to support the British case disprove the British claim basid on the Dutch possession and oc cupation In the eighteenth century. It fears that the entire- case Is vitiated by the as sumption that roving descents by the Dutch on the coast and Inland rivers for slave pur poses constitute an effective occupation. The Chronicle promises further disclosures to morrow with relation to the blue book , so iiorlous as to need Lord Salisbury's personal attention. It will refer specially to the gaibled'and Inaccurate versions of the cen turions' reports and other statements on pages 14 and 15 of the blue book. nt.DMiivri OP The Mtrlilwtit Snppcirtr Conrt StmlnlnK J.rnllltnntp Crltlclmu. Oilrnifo Chronicle. An Important caw under the Invr ot libel In Michigan w * decided recently by the supreme court of that state and n judgment In favor of the plaintiff In n lower court wia rwrrenl. Th * tubstancc of Ihe decision l IVat a tcvfro criticism on a book which is offcml to the prots for review is not llbsloui unless Ihe character of th # author Is nttickcd. In the decision tha review and criticism ot the l ook U pulilUlied al length. The work was taken to Ihe newspaper office by Its author , with a request lhal It should bo "reviewed. " It was handed lo an employe , who wrote the review , which wan not par ticularly Mvage- nor very powerful , but wan hostile throughout. The author sued tha newspaper for libel , nnd on the trial a Jury gave him n verdict for $500. The supreme court declared that no inalleo \VM shown by Ihe writer and publisher ot the criticism , The book wao placed In their hand * for review. They had no mallco lo- wan ? Us nuthor. The publisher ga\o no In structions to the writer of the review. Malice Is not shown in such a c.isj unless It appears In the article Itself. U must con- lain evidence ot malice or none will bo In ferred. Tlie broad ground Is then taken that when an nutlior places his book before the publlo ho Invites crlllclsm. However hostile the criticism may be , and to whatever extent It may retard the circulation nnd sale of the book , It U not llbolous , provided It contains no nmlcrlnl mlsstatement of fact as to the con tents of the book and docs not attack the character of the author. This case Is Interesting from the nu. thorltlcs cited to support the decision. It a | pears that similar prosecutions for libel whcro books and authors have bocn criti cised have been numerous. As severe as was the old law of libel , judicial decisions held harmless honest literary criticism , If ever sharp criticism on books ofTcred to the publlo had been llbelous under English laws. Lord Djougham would have been liable to heavy damages for his article In the Edinburgh llcvlew on Lord Byron's "Hours ot Idleness. " Lord lOIlcnborough , ns quoted In the Michigan decision , said In on old English case that this was the rule In lltorary crit icism : "Every man who publishes a book commits himself to" the judgment ot the public , nnd anyone may comment on hla performance. If the commentator does not step aside from the work or Introduce fiction for the sake ot condemnation ha exercises a fair and legitimate right" Michigan nnd other states are far , behind Illinois In legislation on , the subject of llbol. But It appears that Michigan Jurists are progressive and apply the law according to the enlightened Inspiration ot equity. C1UIMCS 010 CIII3RH. lCa"Uful Bho Truth : "Do you believe In hypnotism ? " Well I can't e&y positively. Uut If there Is nothing- It , 1 can't explain why a largo .mmber of marriages occur. " Detroit Free Press : lie ConEratulatlons. Is the engagement solid ? She No. but the ring Is. Indlnnnpolls Journal : "You must mnko a good ilcnl of money out of this monop- ols- , " said the new nrrlvnl. "It nln't ns biga business ni It looks" said Charon. "It Is nearly all deadheads ! " Philadelphia Record : Wigwag I gave you credit for having more sense. Harduppe My tnllor EUVC me credit for having moro dollars. Washington Star : "What's the matter with our pugilists ? " sold the snorting man. ' They have not talked much for a day or " f * ° ' "trePllcd the Cuban sympathizer. "They have stopped to glvo the Spanish generals a chnnco. " Detroit Free Press : "What nn elegant place your millionaire neighbor owns. About how mnny feet front has he ? " i " , wcll , > J ? ° " 'dn't ' toil you about the front , but the night I asked him for his daughter's hand I figured he had about EDO feet back ! " Boston Transcript : Hcrmlono Isn't Jack good ? He has engaged himself to me , you know ; but he says he will not bind mo to him. If I cnn got somebody else , ho says ' he shan't : Interfere. nianch ( sweetly-It Is evident that ho feels perfectly sure of you. I'linV OP THE YOUKG WIIKCKI2IIM Youths' Companion. All night the sea has thundered ; . "no winds have fiercely reaped. And llrst fruits of the harvest Along the shores are neaped , I watch a group of cnlldren Upon the beach below , Glad , wreckers waiting for their spoil After the night of woe. , From out the thickly driving mist A dory leaps to land ; , The llshcrman is ambushed by The eager shouting' band. The boldest wrecker of them all Springs on Ms shoulders brown ; While others seize his brawny arms And Herccly pull him down. They lead their captive slowly To their stronghold by the hill ; A cottage low , where weary eyes With tears of welcome flll. Oh , children , keep your prisoner -fast , Nor let him once go free. Till tempest clouds bo ovorptut And sunshine light the sea. . That's the Cry Great Scott We hear it he every day. cried You will soon in have to take off tones that overcoat of and it will be your fear , death to put on My light weight clothes pants for at least six weeks. busted Now get a pair of those in four , five and six the dollar pants of ours rear , that we are offering so cheap. We had a big- sale on them Saturday. pair. We sold a great many , but we had 500 pairs and have some left , and have added more to make it interesting. This is probably the best line'of pants you ever saw pair. for the price. Our best grades are among1 $4 , $5 and $6 pants , them and only i We are solo agents for tie Celebrated Youmf CLOTHIERS , FURNISHERS , HATTERS , Your inonoy'tt worth or your money bauk. iim U tha S. W. Cor. 15th and Douglas