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TII1D OMAHA nK i TUESDAY. HAKOIt 134 , 181)0 ) , n llr f * ( U-liii-ml fiiimjjy. On wir Jj-illjc lice nn4 8unn.tr. One Yffxr J KtX MMlltIR Moniin ' . ' TiirM ; ; BimlAy Il * . Oni > Vrnr < * J" PMunlny lice , One Year l JJ WccMy lice , One Ytnr orncns : Omaha , Th * riff DutMIng , Hntith Omnli.i. Blniscr lllk. , ( Y > r. } * nnd 21th Stu. Council Illnrfv ! ' Notth Main Ktroet. f'lilcsKo Ollli'C , > 1T Clmmlifr of Commerce. > Tow York , Kflomv IJ. 11 and IS , Trlbun * UMc. Washington , 1107 K Sttcel , f. W. All enmmunlCAtlnnfl rotfltlnit to news nfit edl- tnrlnl niallor eliould \ < a * Mtttn\s \ To I'm IMItor. iiUHiNKSs i.nTTinsi All hiixlnd'n 1-tlftM anil rcmltlnncfs uliaulil lie nrtdrnueil tn The Ilfo rulill liln rotnimny , Onmlirr. l > rnftn , clifcUii nml poMotllce nrdcrs lo bo muds pijnblo lo Ihc onlor of the comp.inv. TUB nir : ; I-UIII.IHUINQ COMI-ANY. " BTATUMUNT OK CUtCUfjATION. fl'omir H. 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The free silver states nro the inos uncertain factors tliat the presldpntla forecasters liave to handle. Uopubllcans will this year gladly yield to their political opponents the monopoly of factional fends and differ 6nccs. A prospective vacancy In ; i seniitorla seat Is the chief souvenir left by the late Kentucky legislature to Its con stituents. Most of Nebraska's ex-governors are still alive. Pretty good climate In No braska. Pretty healthy and robust governors In Nebraska. Chairman Smyth says lie won't write any more letters to Chairman Martin Now let Chairman Martin set In the last word and then give the newspaper reading public that much desired rest. The poor man In politics does not want to let his ambition aim too high. The top notches seem to have been re served for the men who have friends willing to contribute to the campaign funds. Omaha has already got enough unsavory - savory advertising from that curfew or dlnancu House-line. The best way to head It off is to have the ordinance killed before It goes Into effect. A veto will ilo It. The qfllcial ballot In Nebraska next fall will contain the names of candi dates for every elective state otlieo. This Is nn exceptional condition , but it Is npt to be ascribed to the fact that this year Is leap year. Why send American boys to Greece to take part In a revival of the time-hon ored Olympian games ? Is not the free- for-all race for the presidency here at homo enough to task the capabilities of every American-born student of physical exercise ? By all means make Omaha more beautiful. The flrst step toward mak ing Omaha more beautiful'must be re placing the unsightly remnants of wooden pavements on our principal thorpughfares with now and substantial pavements. Dr. Talmago Is not afraid to tell of the wonderful work accomplished by the American newspaper. The results of the systematic dissemination of Dr. Tnlnmge'H sermons through the medium of the press constitute one of the strik ing examples of what It can do. In all of the great party conventions this year the committee on credentials will assume more than usual impor tance. Deciding which of the contestIng - Ing delegations are entitled to seats will have a most Important Influence on deciding whom the delegates shall honor with their nominations. To confess the honest truth there Is no system of Irrigation that will com pare with Irrigation direct from the heavens , above. An abundance of snow and rain would render artificial molst- uro on Nebraska farms superfluous In fact , artificial moisture Is superfluous for the greater part of the state. Lincoln liquor dealers should learn the lesson long ago learned by their Omaha associates that monkeying with tins Nebraska license law Is nut unlike monkeying with the buzz-saw. lOvery time the license law lias been carried to the supreme court for further adjudi cation It has been construed more strictly than before , The license fee was originally paid In Installments , but 'when the point was raised In court. It was held Unit It must bn paid In lump mini In advailce. It IH Idle to expect the Judges to reverse themselves on thin. . There Is an essential difference be tween members of the United States senate and their constituents. The people ple are generally In favor of direct popu lar election of senators. The Senators prefer to retain the ladder by which they themselves have climbed into the Bcnato chamber. The people might be tempted to lay more stress on public service , honesty1 and ability than on po litical shrewdness and corporate backIng - Ing , The senators would much rather ' make merit the test for every other government otllccr and employe but themselves. That Is why the senate Is not enthusiastic over the proposed con- [ stltutlonal amendment providing for a change lu UiiS uiutliod of choosing turn- atom. [ tNTFlNSIFYISt } 1'IIK WHAN It hn been the hope of the coiiRorvn tlvo element In the United Stalra that the Onlmii question would finally bo dis posed of In a wny that would nol seri ously disturb the friendly relation * be tween this country and Spain nnd at the snine time would tend to divest the Cuban Insurrection of needless cruelty and barbnrlam. There Is reacon , how ever , to apprehend that such will not bo the case and that on the contrary a course would bo pursued that will eventuate In hostilities between the two countries , on between the I'nltod ' States on the one hand and .Spain nnd one or more European countries on the other. The concurrent resolutions relating to the recognition of Cubsin belligerency which passed the house and have been under consideration by the senate are not satlsfaetory to the more radical friends In the senate of the Insurgei cause * IJcliiR concurrent resolution they simply express the opinion of cot grefts that a state of nubile wit exists In Cuba and that belllgerei rights ought to bo accorded. They d not commit the executive department o the government , and the preslden would be as free after the passage o the resolutions ns before to pursue sue course as he deemed best. It was do elded after much discussion to mak the resolutions concurrent because 1 that , form they do not require to be sul milled to the president nnd thus then would be no Interference with the fro exercise of the executive function In re gard to according belligerent rights. Hut there Is now manifested a dls position to force nn expression of oxecu tlvo opinion. Last week Senator Mor gan Introduced a Joint resolution do during that a state of public war exist In Cuba , that the people of that Islam are supporting a separate government and recognizing a state of belligerency Yesterday a still more radical joint reso lutlon was Introduetod by Senator Mills directing the president to request Spalr to authorize the people of Cuba to Instl lute local self-government and In casi of the refusal of Spain to grant tin uhans the power of self-government then the president ] shall take possessloi ) f Cuba with the military and n.ivn forces of the United States and hold th same till the people of Cuba can organ l/.e n government. We do not believe that either of these Joint resolutions can pass the senate , mid if either should it Is entirely safe o say that It could not pass the house. The spirit they Indicate , however , Is cer tain to challenge attention abroad and probable to create a feeling not to the advantage of this country. The Intro ductlon of these resolutions can hardly fall to Intensify the feeling of hostility in Spain toward the United States and It Is by no means unlikely that It will create sympathy with Spain In quarters where no such feeling has existed. The passage by the senate of cither resolu tion and particularly that Introduced by Senator Mills would undoubtedly be regarded by Spain as a. casus belli ; indeed , the Mills resolution , if passed by congress and approved by the president , would bo In effect a declaration of war , since there Is no reason to doubt that Its request would be refused by Spain. The turn that has been given to the consideration of the Cuban question by the introduction of these Joint resolu tions , proposing radical action by our government , must be regarded ns alto gether unfortunate. It may bo that there Is n political or "partisan motive behind them , but whatever the motive their effect can only be mischievous. It Is to be hoped the senate will refuse to consider either of them. NKARLYA1.L FUli JlKUll'IlOClTY. The responses thus far received to the Inquiries sent out by the subcommittee of the committee on ways and means In regard to reciprocity are nearly all unequivocal endorsements of thnt pol icy. Manufacturers , merchants and rep resentatives of the agricultural Inter ests strongly express themselves In fa- von of reciprocal trade agreements as n wise and Bound policy for all American Interests nnd from the expressions thnt have already been secured by the com mlttco it Is safe to say tlmt when It shall have completed Its Inquiry It will be found that there Is practically unani mous sentiment for reciprocity among the business interests of the country , the opposition to It constituting a small and unimportant minority. As one of those responding to the committee's Inquiries well says , reel procity Is n purely business matter , having nothing whatever to do with politics. The simple question with re gard to It Is whether it Is n practicable means of Increasing our commerce with other countries , particularly the Inde pendent countries of this hemisphere. The brief trial of this policy , though the results , as a whole , were not so valuable as was expected , demonstrated Its merits and justifies the prevailing opinion that it ought to bo restored just as soon as Its restoration can bo accomplished. That Is manifestly the desire of the business Interests of the United States and it would bo wel comed by the countries south of us. XOT AHOVK TUK The railroads have given It out thnt they propose to resist the decree In the viaduct case decided against them last week by Invoking the federal supreme court. Their lawyers also announced that they had anticipated an adverse decision In the state courts and had begun to .prepare the papers before the decision was rendered. If wo are not very much mistaken the federal supreme premo court has already disposed of . L-ases similar to this , the decisions being In line with those of the state supreme court. It Is quite evident the railroads . nro turning to the federal court solely for the purpose of delay In order to de > prive this city of Its rights to the last possible day. The Issue presented by ) inch n course Is whether the railroads ' L'lin hang up a state law at pleasure , lu the maximum rate cases the original nctlon was In the federal courts , and while the proceedings were without U'ecedynt there was no decree by n itato supreme court adjudging the legis lation to be valid and binding. If the irovlsloua of thu charter relating to Ilio rlRht of Mn city lo compel rnltromls to pay the cost of eonxlnictliitf nnd maintaining viaduct * cnn be Indefinitely hung up nny other charter provision thai nffectn corporations can be nullified In the snniw wayVo would therefore have the anomalous condition that laws , oven after their validity has been ntllrmed by the highest stale court , have no effect nnd force When they affect the Interests of foreign corporations. Interpreted In plain English , we would have equality imfon * the law only for those who have no access to the federal t-oiirls. Such a condition would recog nize the foielgn corporation as above the state and beyond Its Jurisdiction , and yet the state would be expected to afford It the same protection and privi leges that It does to nny of Its own citizens or corporations. AS TO I'AlirV 1.0YAtTY. There Is a reasonable party loyalty. Tlicro Is n rcm > t > lcs3 party loyalty. If , Tor example , a state IcRlslatiiro were to elect .1 collator , party loyalty would Induce republicans and democrats nllko lo elect candidates wllli a view to the party out come In the contest , In many Instancss per- conal objections to the candidates being wnlved for the sake of the mala object In view. So also as to congre8smcn. Mnny n innn ( obnoxious for ono re.itxm or another will succeed In carrying a congressional district It It Is known to n certainty thnt his vote will be cast on the party sldo of great na tional questions. There Is a senseless party loyalty. No man elected to the city council has c\cr been honest there because ho was , In national politics , n democrat or a republican. There Is < no proper place for national politics In the city government. Men should be elected tn municipal offlco solely for their fltnosa .to discharge honestly , Intelligently and faithfully the duties pertaining to the place they hold. To vote for an alderman because he professes to be a democrat or a republican ts Immoral waste of a ballot. There Is no national politics In town gov ernment. A man does not make the better or the worse assessor or collector because ho believes In a protective tariff , or because ho thinks rightly or wrongly on the financial question. There will be a chance for Chicago doctors to maks the discrimination between reason able and senseless party loyalty fit the ap- proachlnc charter and town election. Chicago cage Tlmos-Herald. This declaration from the recognized chief organ of ex-Governor McKlnley in the west Is respectfully referred to the political small-bores in these parts who are bent on a policy of proscription that would punish republicans who have tried to purge the party of boodloiTsm , defalcation nnd Incompotcncy. Every republican paper In Chicago and every republican paper In New York and in Philadelphia' has openly advocated re form lu local government through Inde pendent action. But no republican of any prominence has yet demanded that the support of yellow dog candidates for local ofllces shall bo made the test of party loyalty. The chairman of the Douglas county republican committee has taken it upon himself to Impugn the motives that prompted Chairman Carter and Secre tary Mauley of the national committee to define In response to an appeal from Syracuse that provision of the national call which extends an Invitation to all voters who believe hi republican prin ciples and endorse the republican policy to join in the formation of a national ticket. Senator Carter Is lampooned by this self-constituted monitor of repub licanism through a mongrel sheet that pretended to support Grovcr Cleveland and General Weaver and the demo cratic and populist state and congres sional tickets all at the same time. lie Is charged with giving his version of the call In order to extend n favor to n former fellow-commlttocnmn. This Is an exhibition of stupid malice as well as of dense ignorance. The wording of the call Issued by the national commit tee Is the same as that of every call that has been Issued In the name of the party since Its flrst convention forty years ago. The definition given by Chairman Carter and Secretary Stanley \ is In accord with the spirit and letter ( of the call and with the'invariable prac tice of the party since Its Inception. The republican party prides Itself on being n pnrty of free men nctuatcd by a common purpose. That purpose is to perpetuate individual freedom and free Institutions in the United States. The bedrock of free Institutions Is honest government. When the machinery or the party Is prostituted nnd the party name is desecrated by boodllng poli ticians conspiring against the public welfare for the sake of plunder , every honest and conscientious republican Is absolved from nny obligation to cast his vote for candidates foisted upon the party by corruptly packed conven tions. This is the higher law doctrine which the original abolition republicans ' and the Abraham Lincoln republicans fearlessly advocated and fought for. : The republican party was not called Into being as a combine to ludlo out spoils and olllces , but for the establish ment of great principles. If , however , refusing to support disreputable t utable party candidates and local tickets " begotten by public plunderers , spoils men and contractors' rings la to constitute o stitute n cardinal sin , why should a statute of limitations bo inudo for the ! benefit of men who have bolted rep utable republican candidates honestly nnd fairly nominated ? Why should the self-styled republicans , Including the chairman of the county committee , rt'ho bolted the republican city ticket In 1SSO and again In 18K ! ! , bo absolved from the penalties of their Inexcusable IlsloyaltyV Arc the men who , under- .ho lead of Uroatch , betrayed the party mil placed the city government In the : lands of democrats for two years under B Mayor Gushing , better republicans than .he men who organized the citizens' efonn movement In 1805 In the Interest f the plundered nnd overburdened tax- layers ? And what about the men who olted the regular republican candidate 'or mayor only two years ngo and throw Ihelr votes nway on Dr. Mercer in mlcr to help n democrat ? The Heo has no desire to rake up the MiilHirs of old party feuds. Hut It looms It proper In the interest of party iiiccess In the coming national cam- mlgn to Bound n warning against nny ittempt to disfranchise or Insult re- pnbllcniH wlit im v-piibllrniH for prin ciple and n < ( i vopuhlU'aim for revenue. Nebraska Is Vet iln the doubtful column when It ( $ $ n presidential election and Nebraska. riipubllcaiiH will need nil their nmmuirlfldii In combating the enemy , , < " [ if The councllK'o.iuinlttee nud city olll- clnls are still considering the subject of refunding ! rt portion of the city debt. There seems 'fft'bc ' no division of opinion ns to the "nVceWty of funding the debt. The ue tlon Is , What rate of Interest ehnll , , Ol'iuilin pay on the new Issue ? HlgHtihero the city government Is confronted"Jii'j the fact that treasury defalcations . .iiutf loose methods that have heretoforv prevailed In the city hall militate rigulnst Umaha In the money centers of the east. It ought to bo possible to tloat 4 per cent bonds of a city that has nhvnytt met every obliga tion and Is certain to continue- do'so. The statement of brokers that anything less than 4VG per cent bonds cannot bo sold must bo taken with n grain of al lowance. A railroad from Sioux City to North Platte connecting with the Union 1'n- clllc at the latter point may be a very desirable Hue nnd ono that would prove of benefit to the people In the territory which It would traverse. .There Is no more reason , however , why the govern ment should advance the money to build It any more than It should advance the money for n new road from New York to Chicago. The government's experi ence with the bond-aided Pacific roads Is not such that would Invite tt to go deeper Into the business. If Sioux City wants a railroad connection with North Platte It should go about getting It the Hiinm way It would go about getting anew now road to Manitoba. Congress has nothing to do with It. There Is n law on the statute books somewhere which provides that rela tive's of Insane persons shall pay the county a reasonable charge for keeping such wards. This law has never proved of much benefit to Douglas county for lack of enforcement. It would be well for the county board to put it Into effect There is good reason to believe that many patients received at the hospital have been placed there by well-to-do relatives who ought to be glad to pay the county for caring for them. One report has It that the Second Infantry stationed at Fort < 5maha will bo transferred to the southwest , an other that ItjWlll ' go to Fort Sheridan and flnally work It's way to down east stations. For"'many years the Second Infantry has .tj'eW ' stationed In the west. ' It can gain little , b'y a transfer eastward , but It goes without saying that regi ments whicl haye seen little or no i frontier service can profit Immensely i ' ' ' by transfer t'p''western , posts. ! I uit The two pdiltjcal divisions In South I ' ' Omaha havo.b'put up municipal tickets and the Issues" at'e Joined. In view of the fact that 'thl } strength of opposing parties is ahoiit , equal , voters of the Magic City will dp well to pick the best men on < elther'jtlclbt nnd decline to obey the behests oC party whips. What South Omaha wants Is honest govern ment , nnd the only wny to Insure It Is to elect competent , straightforward men to olllce. A Cliilel- lij- Globe-Democrat. Secretary Morton has advertised for 10- 000,000 packages of seeds , to bo distributed to the people , and now Senator Voot can Indulge dulgo In a large , triumphant chuckle. liny Mnili * Ic-Kill Tender , I'npllllon Times. Tlso dcclnlon of Hie supreme court In the : case of ex-State Treasurer Hill says In effect > that a state treasurer can make settlements ' with hay , Instead of money , provided his ) successor will take the hay. Sfiilltciiiit ! Coincident. : Fhllmlelphla Times. It was a meco coincidence , no doubt , but England'o amiable desire to settle the : Venezuelan difficulty followed close upon the \Var department's report that tills country could , If required , put 9,407,094 men In the IclJ. CunirllHitltiK- I'nlillc Gulcty. Kansaa City Star. William J. Bryan of Nebraska furnishes the country a good deal of cheap amusement In the way he pops up to make lib free silver speech , whenever and wherever ho learns that an address In favor of sound money has > been delivered. Senatorial /pal. New York Wprld. The mule that worked the treadmill of the Md-fashlonod threshing machine developed 2iiergy without enthusiasm and locomotion : ' ivlthout progress. On these points , If not on Jthors , ho greatly resembled the United States senate tn Its zeal for the cause of Who IM lo ( ict Hie Money ? North llend Argua. Congroasmnn MulkJojolm has asked for an ipproprlPtlo.i from .the $44,000,000 Paolflo , - oad fund to assist In building a railroad 'rom Sioux City southwest to North I'latto. : fho schciriu may ho all right , but It might ! ot bo Impertinent at this time to ask to vhom the appropriation Is to go and what ail road syndicate will get the money. > WVnrjl iif Ills Job. Denver Hcpubllcan. Already General AVeyler Is getting tired of ho captain gencralcy of Cuba. He finds that : Is a hard task to put down the rebellion , "ho Spanish sorters are doing all they can , [ lut the Insurgent's / too strong for them. Jesldes , the rebels are securing additions their forces fcom.tlmo to time. If Woylor ] hould resign tt fw lild look much as though Spain Intended ; < p give up the contest and let uba go. It would Ijo dllllcult to find an oili er wbo would take his place , at least ono of uuoU prominence I if Spanish military circles. ' Ciooil ThtiiKr-I'iiHli It Aloiinr , Jnill/iiiaiHills Journal , The announcement that President Clove- nd will soon extend the civil service rules o as to embrace tiall clerical employes cf he government , Ja not surprising. At mea nt nearly 90 pajcpnt ] of all such employes , re under the rutoB and It la but logical that ho rest Bhould .jio placed on the same foot- ftg. Every president and head of dupart- ' icnt who has | \rld \ [ ofilco since the civil serve - t e law was qajiseij has become a convert Its operation , and public opinion has nally acceptedc ilt as a distinct Improve- i lent on the ojd spoils system , not perfect ( ertalnly , but a etep | n the right direction. HTOUV ( ir A MA.13ACRR ttflTUI. ! ) . llnir TurUlull Trontm MitRattn In nit Arntqtililti JlmiwIUpr , NRW YOIUC , Miireh 23.-Mlhtnm Dulrnii * Jinn , An ArmrnUti refugee who recently c - caped from Turkey nnd recently arrived hero , Mid Inn night ; "Tho innswcro In Mursnvnn occurred on November 1C Inst. The first thing on the morning of the macuracro was to put n guard ct Turkish noldlera nround the American college. This win to protect the college from attack. Two or three hoitpes In the town In which naturalized American citizens lived were sl.-o cuirdo.1 , though these naturalized citizens wore Armenians by birth , "Tho Turkish soldiers began by killing In cold blood all the Armenians whom they found In the nmrket. They did this , partly with gins , partly with bayonets nnd partly with hatchet ? . Then they murdered all the Armenlann whom they fund In the streets. They did not. however , enter any Armenian houses except four , whore Povcrn ! Women were assaulted and killed , "Meanwhile each of the Ilvo mosques In the town had n Turk crying out every five min utes that the Armenians were sacking the mosques and killing the Turks. This added greatly to the public excitement and added the Turkish populace to the soldiery , "Only 100 perpons were killed In all the mawacro In Marsovnn. It was frcoly ac knowledged by the soldiers that the Armeni ans were kllleJ by direct crders from Con stantinople. There are altogether 2,500,000 Armenians wider Turkish dominion , nnd If they remain under that rule for ten years longer they will bo exterminated or con verted to Mohammcdlsm , "Ilotwcen 30,000 and 40,000 Armenians have been massacred up to the present time. The governor of the district IB now busy arrest ing all the young Armenian men whom hla eoldlern or police find In the streets. The rcault of this measure Is that all the young men nru keeping In the houses and sending out the old men to buy food. " IIOAT.VKII'S 1'IiACH IIKMAINS VACANT. \o Ono Will lie AlMiolntiMl oil the I'l'.clllo UnnilH Committee. WASHINGTON , March 23. Whatever Pa cific railroad bill Is presented to the house probably will bo the joint production of the houea and senate committees. The subcom mltteo of flvo nppolnted by Chairman Power Is waiting for the senate committee to selco a similar body to meet It before It begin work , and It ts expected that joint confer dices will bo held within a week. It 19 understood that Speaker Hood wl not S3lcct n successor to Mr. Uoatncr o Louisiana on the committee for several rca sons. Mr. iHoatncr , who was unseated lasi week , confidently predicts that ho will b re-elected at the special election to bo hel within the month , and will again take lit scat In the house nnd res urn o his commltte work. A member who had paid no partlcu lar attention to the subject would bo at disadvantage to join the committee at thl time , because thcro have been many hear Ings and committee discussions , which h would have missed , and which would b somewhat essential to a complete under standing of the legislation. In the last con grcss Mr. Doatner led the opposition to th funding bill , and his views are unchanged 93 that the California delegation , which I working for foreclosure , Is anxious for hi retention on the committee. HAVAllI ) AVILh NOT HIS \OTIPIKD No I'rovlHlon tn tliat KfTeet In the HcxoliiUoiiM of Ceil ml re. WASHINGTON , March 23. Ambassador Bayard will not recelvo any official notice o ] the oensure passed upon him by the house of representatives last weak unless Secre tary Olney should decide to bring1 the mat ter to his attention , which members con sider Improbable. There was no provision contained In the resolution for bringing It to the ambassador's attention. Communica tions with members of the diplomatic serv ice are properly made through the State department , and a clause might have been attached to the resolutions requesting the president or the secretary of state to trans mit them to Ambassador Dayard , but this was not done. Neither the speaker of the house nor the clerk Is authorized to send the resolutions lo Mr. Bayard , and neither of them will do so without authority. It Is unlikely therefore that the ambassador will make any reply to the censure officially , members believe , although , of course , If ho care to do so , he may deal with the matter In his official correspondence with the de partment. OMTEY OX IHDUIXU SEA CLAIMS. Several ChaiiKCN 111 the llrltluh Treaty. WASHINGTON , March. 23. The senate jommlttoo on foreign relations today had Secretary Olney before It. and asked him luestlons concerning the treaty for the ommisslon to hear and adjust the claims f British sealers against the United States 'or seizures In Bering sea. The committee omo time ago amended the treaty In some nlnor particulars and reported It to the sen- tte. It has not been referred back to the ommlttco , but It is probable that such a eqiiest will bo made when the senate Is text In executive session. In order that hanges suggested by Secretary Olney and nembera of the committee may be made. Uthough there are not now pending any ilatms of American sealers against Great Irltaln , the amended treaty will provide hat If there are any such they may bo con- ildcrcd by the commission. Other 'foreign matters were not discussed v'lth Mr. Olney , although It was supposed at Irst that his visit had some reference to the Juban situation. _ oiiHtrnctloii Work to He UlMtriliiitod. WASHINGTON , March 23. The house lommltteo on naval affairs today decided to tavo ono of the four new battleships pro- Idod for tn the bill built on the Pacific ioast. If the president concludes , however , hat the cost of constructing on the Pacific east Is excessive , ho may let a contract to tavo It built elsewhere. It was decided to mvo ono of the fifteen torpedo boats built in the coast , onil on' the Gulf of Mexico and , mo on the Mississippi river. Jjoxt u Yiilnnltle Sntehel. BALTIMORE , March 23. H. n. Kendall , -ho said ho waa employed by J. P. Morgan Co. , the Now York bankers , reported at amdon station last night that he had lost H.itchcl containing $20,000 of securities on Baltimore. . & Ohio train between here and Washington , Mr. Kendall said he was on his ay homo from Cincinnati , and after leaving Washington fell asleep. When ho awoke the atchel , which he had left In the rack above im. was gone. Ha notified the Baltimore Ohio authorities , and then proceeded to few York. Members of the firm of J. P. organ & Co , In this city deny all knowl- dgo of II , n. Kendall. It Is also denied at lie banking ; house , that there has been a ss of 20,000 In the manner described In lie foregoing dispatch from Baltimore , Ilotli .lien Fatally Injured. COLUMBUS , 0. , March 23. A tragedy will result In the death of two men ccurred Sunday afternoon near Brlce , n mall station about ton miles southeast of his city. The participants In the affair wo Elijah Uutter , white , and John Whlto , olored. The trouble originated over the Jimer's wife , with whom Uutter claimed 'hlto was familiar , The men met at n arn on a farm where Whlto worked , when gutter assaulted Whlto with a corn knife , 'he latter drew a revolver nnd flred twlca his antagonist , both balls tailing effect , no In the left leg and the other tn the ght lung. Whlto received a cut four Inches length across the head , fracturing tlio nil. Physicians say the men are fatally ijured. Highest of all in Leavcning.powcr. Latest U.S.Gov't Report Bakin rim enNiJiin ni. IIAV.UID. Tribune ! Now , Mr. llnynrcl , wil you bo good ? llccordi The "cenMirc" rf Mr IIAynnl iftmii to ho of the < lnil that I administered during n campaign by on Mump speaker to another. Globe-Democrati Ofrnnoes of the Ilsyan class nro bad sense nml 1ml manner * . Do caturrt Kentlment Is hotter : "Our country m y Pho always bo In the right but our country , right or wrong ! " Buffalo Kxprcss : The resolution censuring Ambassftdnr llaynrd passed yesterday , re 6clvlng six democratic nnd 174 republican vote * . In nny other country thnn the Unltci Slntcs thin would bo equivalent to n recal rf the amhasRador. Any other man than Uayard would regard It as a call for his roslg nation. Now York World ! The hfluso decided tc censure Mr. Bayard by pretty nearly n party vote. The matter has no very great Im portanco. Mr. Ilayanl's utterances which nro complained of showed avnnt of tact nm discretion In ft diplomatic officer of the gov ernnipnt , but they Involved no offe-nso o sufficient gravity to justify the \\neto o time which has occurred In the house ovc them. H Is well that the Incident Is ended Indianapolis News : Really wo canno think thnt Mr. llaynrd's notion wan worthy of to much attention , or of formal comlemna lion by congress Mr. Hnyard has served hi country Ions nnd faithfully , and has nlwny been ft man of largo nnd patriotic views. We hnvo no Idea that the resolution of congrcsi will hurt him In the estimation of his conn trymeii M much as It does congress. We sincerely trust that neither ho nor the ad ministration will take any notice of It. Chicago Post : Mr , Hnyard's error wouli have been reprehended with qulto ns mud force nnd with ICKJ color of partlaiuihlp line the hens > o contented Itself with n genera declaration of the rule to bo observed am loft the ambasixulor to apply It , with the Im plied censure , to his own cnax A prece dent could have been established without ex pressly naming Mr. Bayard. The discussion from the outset hay not been marked with much tact or dignity. Congressmen have de veloped ft deplorable rittssloii for washing polled official linen In tlio most public place and manner. St. Louis Hopubllc : What action Mr. Bayard Is likely to tnko In view of this exhibition of partisan nnd personal malice Is not known. The resolutions , however , cannot Injure him. They can and will In jure the country. The Kngllsli hab'.t of casting slurs nt our public men , our "rail splitting presidents , " so common a few- years ago , was Justly resented , not only Because of the high mental and moral call- -icr of these mon , but because the sneers were a reflection on the people by whom ; hey were elected. No such slurs could bo so offensive as the action which congress decided upon. Chicago Journal : Neither the president nor Mr. Bayn.nl will be disposed to recog nize ofllclally the resolutions of censure lassod by the house upon the latter , but It Is safe to bet that our ambassador to Great 3rltaln will never do It again. Ho must find BJch an expression of condemnation anything but pleasant , and regret the poor udgmcnt that suffered him as the reprc- entatlvo of the whole country to exploit ils partisan opinions before a foreign audi ence that received him tn that character alone. A man of much Inferior education and breeding , of far loss refinement of man ners , but with the ordinary equipment of common sense , would never have been guilty of such Inexcusable folly. AFTIill TUB STATK OFFICES. Nlobrara Tribune ( rep. ) : Hon. A. E. Barnes of Ponca Is a prominent candidate for the republican nomination for attorney general. The Tribune elncerely hopes ho may be successful. 'Hah for Alt ! O'Neill Frontier ( rep. ) : The candidacy of Mr. McNIsh will make great Inroads on Brooks' strength In this section. Many people who In any other event would bo for Brooks are .whooping It up for McNIsh. Tllden Citizen ( rep. ) : George A. Brooks of Bazllo Mills Is said to bo a candidate for state treasurer on the republican ticket. Mr. Brooks has a wldo circle of friends who would be glad to see him attain that position. Wakeflold Republican ( rep. ) : Hon. A. E. Barnes of Ponca Is a prominent and promis ing candidate for the 'republican ' nomination for attorney general. If marked ability and } unswerving party fealty for moro than n : score of years are to count for anything , Mr. Barnes stands a good show for the- nom ination. Stanton Register ( pop. ) : C. C. McNIsh Is now being put forward as a candidate for state treasurer on the republican ticket. Ills withdrawal from the race for ccngress will no doubt please some of the otl or candidates for that offlco , fcr Mac Is n rustler and when he wants anything In the political line ho goes after It hard. If a republican Is to bo elected to the statetreasurer's ofilco it might as well bo McNIoh as any other. Ponca Journal ( rep. ) : The degree of en couragement over the state which Counselor Barnes of this city Is receiving In his con templated candidacy for the ofllce of attor ney general Is evidence that ho can make a strong pull for the nomination with most favorable prospects of success. Should he decide to enter the race , Dlxon county and northeastern Nebraska will hasten to glvo him their cordial and united support. Way no Republican ( rep. ) : There are abundant reasons for northeast Nebraska to expect something at the hands of the repub lican state convention when It assembles at Lincoln. She helps year after year to roll up the majorities that make the election of re publicans sure nnd now seeks a fitting recog nition. Our neighboring county of Dlxon Is going to ask that convention to place the nomination for attorney general on ono of her worthy cons , A. E. Barnes of Ponca. Ho Is an able lawyer , a republican always , end i line that hM evef been found Mllhffll , Mid w holievn the triut trill b pkctd In flood Iii\ru1 If ho In nnmcd n the stundnrd bearer. Lot us ulnnd by lUrnc.i. West Point Ut'iuiblicnn ( rep. ) ! No man hnx n crtntfr clMm upon the republicans of Nohrnik.t ( hnn d. 0. McNIsh , If long nml dlllnriit party wrvlco is Any criterion , In coming out ns n cAiullilnto for Mute troai- urcr ho ha * the hcnrty mippcrt of 4ho Ablest men In the pnrty. Cumlng county will bo glad of an opportunity to pay It * rMprcts to this great party worker , nnd the Repub lican mlnse.i Its guc.in If the entire north eastern Nebraska does not become enthu siastic over "Mac's" candidacy. Wayne Republican ( rep. ) : Hon. C. C. MrNIfth , that true , tried and stnunch re publican of Winner , who has been , chnlrmnn nf tlui concessional committee of the Third district during the last two congressional campaigns , and whoso superb management resulted In success , Is a candidate before the republicans of the Mate for thn office of Plato treasurer. It Is unnecessary to speak of his qualifications for the position ; they nro well known. The rnco between Mr. McNIth nnd George BrooUs of Knox county will bo Interesting , ns both nrc great worker * . Crawford Onzetto ( rep. ) : A most energetic mnn ts George A. Brooks of llnzllo Mill * , Knox county , this stnto. Ho Is niter the nomltiallm en the republican ticket for Btnto treasurer , nnd has big odd * In his favor. Ho has friends , firm nnd true , lu every county In the Plate , who will each drop his llttlo iiilto of Inlluenco Into the polltlc.il pot , nnd as the steam cloar.i away after the convention wo shall see the name of George- . Brooks In plain letters as the choice of the delegate ? for the stnto treas-urershlp. U Is generally conceded that In this case nomination mcnnn election , and at this tlnio there Is little doubt that this gentleman will be nominated. .VKIUSOXAI. AXI ) Even General Woylor Is sometimes obliged to recognize the Cuban liisurgants. Hugh Carllola of Alabama Is the largest Inml owner In the south. Ho has 70,000 acres nnd 1,200 people pay him rent , Almost every month brings news of some now composition by Dr. Dvorak. The latest addition Is a concerto for violoncello. Ex-Senator Butler of South Carolina , slnco lie retired from politics , has built up the most lucrative law practice in the Mate , Ho fa.yt\ 10 could not bo Induced to re-outer public life. life.Sir Sir Francis Scott , commandant of the \ohanteo expedition , has taken luncheon with Queen Victoria since his return ! to England , and ts now ono of the lions of the noment In London , King George of Grccco recently unveiled the statue of Lord Byron nt Athens. It waa undo by Chapu nnd Kalgulcros , the French iculptora. Byron Is represented as advano- ng toward Greece , a fomnlo figure , who lolds out to him a laurel crown. Fame Is not more than a local issue at to best. A Chicago man recently lost a bet localise ho asserted that Lt Hung Chang could not go to Russia , as ho had boon dead several years. After the waccr had been mid It was discovered that the loser had con- oundcd LI Hung Chang 'with Chang the Chinese giant. At the battle of Candelarla the Spanish orces , surrounded by the enemy , cut their vay out and escaped , after two hours of hot fighting , with a lori of two captains al.d five non killed. Woyler may be a butcher In Dmo other respects , but In his editing of news dispatches ho Is as humane as the ultan of Turkey. PASSING Chicago Tribune : "What's thnt I hear about the plumber < ind the papcrlmngcr In ho next block ? Have they been trading- ion PCS 7" "Not exactly. They did a lot of work for rich other , and each had to take the other's louse for his pay. ! ' Boston T.anscrlpt : Shcp'xecpsr How does t happen thnt you are so late this morning' , lisa Wnlte ? Jllss Walto ( who will never bo banged fop er beauty ) Plense , sir , my clock stopped. Shopkeeper I believe you. Chicago Record : "Yon say that you liavo xperlonced a great business revival ? " "Yes : I nm ns busy us I cnn be , trying" to orrow money. " Washington Star : "I nln' soln' In so cr'blo slropg for deso now women Ideo'B , " aid Uncle Kben , "but 1 knln' sympertjilzo ivlf a lot o' nblebodlod citizens dat seems tor thinlc er woman mnst'n't do er man's worjc , Jnless sbo's done married de man. " AN IDEA. Detroit Free Praia. No doubt some little claim belongs To nil these wild emotions About redressing womnn'H wrongs , And other modern notions ; And yet It might be well , I've thought. And scarcely more inbumnn , To let her wrongs , nil go to pot I And just ro-dress the woman. TUB SBASUX OPENS. WnBhlnffton Star. Oh , come , wo pray , good base ball man. And sing the old , sweet Eontr About the noble nine we'll liavo Of players lleet and strong. Of catchers who will stop n ball , Though from a cannon shot ; Of batsmen who will hurl the sphere A mile , [ IH like as not. Of pitchers -who must turn their heads And try to calm their nerves , Le t they Ket cross-eyed as they watch Their own eccentric curves. Oh , toll us of the pennant bravo , And how with pride we'll glow To see It wave o'er those who played So long In gooso-eeg row. Speed on Hits tnlo of victory And Hupcrhumnn tltlll , For If we do not bear It now. Wo know wo never will. YOUMANS YOUMANS HAT HAT AGENTS AGENTS THE BEST CLOTHING Hours the nnino of Drowning , King & Co. on the ImiiKor. Not becnnso wo say so , lint bocuu.so wo nuiko It HO. The little thln a Hint go to make up the oxcollunco of n milt of clothes are such as don't show on the surface. What does the average person know of stays , linings nnd thread ? They are component parts of every suit the cheap and the costly. If wo were content to sell the OUD1NAHY OIIKAr sorts of clothing it would 1)6 less expensive to close up our factories and buy o Jobbers , ns NEAItLY ALT * retailers do. Nobody supposes that when wo say , for example , $ lf .00 for a gentleman's suit nnd some ono else advertises something of similar description at $10.00 or $12.00 that you are going to decide on the relative merits of the two suits on such news paper statements. AVe mention prices usually not so much for com parlson with others as to give you an Idea of the range of our prices. If wo can't show you a good reason for dealing here , of course wo cau'l expect you to come. Respectfully , , Browning , King & Co. , Reliable Clothiers , Furnishers and Hatters , S. W. Cor. 16th nnd Douglas Sta.