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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : THURSDAY , APHTL 1 , 1807. TIIE OMAHA DAILY BEE E. n03KWATKn , Bdltor. itortNiNa. TKUMS OP SUnSCntPTlON. Dally lice ( Without Sunday ) , Ono Year..55 I Dally lice and Bunday , One Year 11 Hln Monlfin 41 Thrtc Months < ' ' fiuml y lire , One Year < t j RMurdiy lice , One Y ar * Weekly ttec , One Year < OFTICKSl Omnhn : The Dee Ilulldlng. HoulhOmahn : Hlnscr lllk. , Cor. N nncl Ittn Sti Council lllurf : 10 I'earl Street. Chlcaro Olllces SI7 Chamber of Commerce. New York ! lloomd 1J , 14 nnd 15 , Tribune IlMl Washington : Ml lllti Street. COIItinSl'ONUENCE. All communlcntlotn relating to news and edl torlal matter ehuuld be adiliesscd : To the Edltoi I1USINKSS LtrrrKUS. hould b All liuilnmn Icttem nnd remittances ( Mrera l to The llco I'ubllshInK Comimoy Omaha. Dnxftii. check * , exprcnn nnd postoinc money ordei * to be made paynbln to the orac of the comt'iny _ . . , . * , TIII : iinn rtniusmiNO COMPANY STATKMINT ov Btate of Nrbranha , 1 . Douclna County. I George 11. Tischucl ! . secretary of The n e Tub ( worn , saya that th ll hlnR coinpnny. being duly clual numbrr of full nnd complete copies of rh Dally MoinlnR. ivcnln > ? nml Sunday Ile prlntec dutlng the month of Tebruary , U9T. wu a fol Ions : 1 . 1 ! .7C8 13 . . > 2 . 19.794 16 . IJ'f ? Z . 19f03 K . 'J.S 4 . liicrj H . I"5 5 . 19 , 19 C . . . 19,187 SO . 19.S9 7 . 20.310 SI . 20.32 8 . 19.787 22 . 01 9 . 19,871 2J . 19.90 10 . :0,003 24 . 1 ! > .S 11 . 19.778 23 . 19.79 12 . 15 , SM 20 . 19,91 13 . 19.830 27 . 19.S9 14 . 10,300 23 . 20.5 Total lts deductions for unsold and returned copies . 8,41 j . - _ Total net sales . SI960 Net dally nvcrneo . 19.C2 ; OKonnn n. T7.cm'cic. Kworn to before me nnd milijcrlbcd In mj picsence tills 1ft day of March. 1S17. N , P. ricm ( Seal. ) | Notary I'ubllc. THIS nnn o.TIIAI.S. . All rnllrimil iicivNhnyn nro mii | > llcil with enough IlucH lo ni'roiiuiioitnlc every iina- HoiiRrr who TtiuitN ( o rpiul n ncWN | > nier. IiiMlnt iipnii linv- ln i Tin ; Her. If you cnniint Kct a lir * on a train from tlic lie i PI iiK < * ttt , plciiHC ri-pnrt tin * fnet , Mutiny tinIrnln nnl rntlroiul , to ( lit ! Clrctiliitlan ncinrlini > iil of The Ilut > . Tlic lice IN far mile on nil trains. INSIST ON 1IAVIXO TIIH I1I2I2. ' - * If nit the machines In Omaha cltj politics turn out rotten candidates Omaha may have to smash nil the ma chines. I-uvylnj ; contributions on city officlnlf for campnlKn purposes Is contrary It : the new charter. That law .should be enforced by the mayor , but The Het > generally calls men and thin } ? ? by their rtelit names. It does not host tate to call boodlevs venal vampires anil political turncoats for revenue rascally renegades. "Wo now count two men In Nebraska who declined a demi-cablnet olllce ami there Is one man In Iowa who actually refuses to be a candidate for because he hnsta better thins. AVheu a man accepts employment from the city of Omaha ho does not nec essarily become a iHilitical snrf of , th < mayor. It is not the mayor who pay ? his wages nor Is the mayor entitled to his service. > The Inxpayitif ; citizens of Omaha must not lose sight of the fact that the affairs of this city , with Its hundreds I of thousands of expenditures , are to be In the hands of live councilnieu after tlio 10th day of May. The populists never tire of denouncing the methods of the two old parties whose machinery has become corrupt by power , but it would take a profound student of political economy to discover the dif ference between the methods of the old party machines nnd the machinery Introduced by the so-called party of re form. There Is one omission In the new re form charter which should have been In serted. It rihould have been made a misdemeanor for any city olllclal or city employe to be a delegate to any political convention that nominates city otllclals. That would have barred about half of the delegates that appear ontho , liroatch ward tickets. Should the fuslonlsts consummate their attempted , rape upon the constitu tional amendment ballots , regardless of the expressed will of the people at tin- polls , they will give color to the asser tions which now llnd expression In the east to the effect that Nebraska has been Kansaslzed and Is now known on the commercial map as Northern Kansas. The Iowa legislature Is wrestling with an amendment to the prohibitory laws which provides that liquor may bt > maun , factured within that state. There Is a Btrong minority In the Ilawktvvo .state whoso contention Is that the manufac ture of corn Juice and beer will adtl to Its wealth and commerce and they want to check the tratllu of outside brewers and distillers who sell vast consignments of lliinor to thu lowans. The funionist * of Chicago are trying to Inject the , free silver Issue Into the mayoralty campaign , but the effort can not be said to have met with fluttering success. The republicans of that city nro contending for Issues pertaining to city government and for the principle of civil service reform. They met the silver Issue last November and settled it forever. Now they prc iK > so to settle questions which come homo to every taxpayer In that great metropolis. It IB reported that the Oxnards have formed u construction company with lioavy capital and will build beet sugar factories , operate them the tlrst season nnd then turn them over to local capital ists. Whether the company proposes to build any more factories In Nebraska Is not stated , but the growing interest In this promising Industry throughout the wast Is the best indication that the new company will llnd plenty to do. Iowa , for instance , proposes to build four big factories this year , The time must come when the wont will produce all the augur It can consume. THE tlLAXKET BALLOT HILL. The blanket ballot bill which has bee recommended for passage In the hous affords striking proof of the fact thn the present legislature has lost sight o the principles professed by the founder of populism and has fallen into the ru of machine politics which they so un sparingly denounced In their platform and from the stump. The people's In dependent parly not only proclaimed It Independence of all party shackles , bu declaimed against the methods b ; which the Independence of the vote was abridged nnd destroyed. The ; pledged themselves , their fortunes am honor to raise the standard of America ] citizenship by Instituting reforms tha would protect every Individual cltlzci in the unrestricted exercise of his fran chlse , by freeing him as far us posslbli from the tyranny of party bosses am giving him the opportunity to select hli public servants according to the dictate ! of his conscience , regardless of tin dictates of party caucus and convention The llrst step In this direction win the enactment of the Australian hallo law. That law was framed with t view to protecting the voter In casting r free and untrammelled ballot and pro moling as far as possible Indopendenct In voting. Under the Australian ballo law , now In force , uverv , voter Is compelled polled to express his preference for eacl olllce to be lllled by placing his marl opposite the name of the candidate ol his choice. While this process inay.bt ti'dlons. It affords an Incentive for tin voter to exercise a freeman's choice ant Incidentally Imposes an cducatlonn. qualification which every American citl 7.011 should possess. The man who can not read a ballot Is not lit to cxercisi the elective franchise. The blanket ballot Is a return to ma' chine politics and alms to substitute blind party allegiance for conscientious Individual Independence. The blankel ballot presumes upon the Ignorance ami Illiteracy of the voter and assumes tlni party conventions are lufa'.i'.l'le. li seeks to foist uyou the i j > ple voting for party emblems In the shape ol eagles , owis and roo-tturs pitted aga'nst each other In place of voting for can didates competing tin their indl\'rival ' merit for the preference of their follow citizens. In 181)5 ) , when the republican machine politicians In the legislature sought to foist the blanket ballot upon this state the populists In both houses were almost a unit in opposition _ to tin scheme. Governor llolcomb has a'lways been ait outspoken opponent of this method of indiscriminate voting. In the face of. tho.se facts the present legisla ture , dominated by reform machinists , proposes to take the reactionary step that will deprive this state of the most admirable feature of the Australian bal lot law. If this program Is carried out , will Governor llolcomb stultify himself by approving the bill ? ATTKKT1OX TO CUUA. It Is reported that Consul General Leu Is soon to be superseded and there l also a statement that the president is contemplating sending to Havana a spe cial commissioner to represent the gov ernment In connection with the 111117. Investigation. The gentleman spoken of for this mission Is Judge Day of Ohio , one of the ablest jurists in that state , who would perform Intelligently and ac ceptably any duty in regard to the sit uation in Cuba that might be required of him and whose statements could bo tccepted by the country with confidence. It is evident that the administration is not indifferent to Cuban affairs and that It Is giving all necessary attention to the situation there. There is no doubt that the status of American citizens in Cuba has very much improved since the advent of the present administration and there Is reason to believe that the Spanish authorities there will hereafter be more circumspect in their treatment of Americans. This changed condition of affairs has been' brought about with out any bluster on the part of our gov ernment and Is simply the result of linn tepresentatlons to the Spanish govern ment that all American rights must be regarded. It is probable that the administration will take steps to obtain special informa tion regarding the Cuban situation , which so far as can be determined from the dally dispatches has not re- - ently undergone much change and such t'hange as haa taken place Is not alto gether favor.il'io to the Insurgents. A stun' puoMtm it ILL. Senator Fora leer of Ohio has Intro- luced in the United States .senate a bill imomlatury of the Interstate commerce let authorizing railroads to outer Into lioollng agreements. In Its general terniH It Is similar to the pooling meas ures which have preceded It , hut It ap pears to be rather more broad and ex plicit In regard to the supervision and uithorlty to be exorcised by the Inter- rtnto Commerce commission. Former lillls did not require that every agree ment for pooling should be first submit ted to the commission , but allowed the xnnmisslon only a restraining power upon the operation of the agreement il'ter it had gone Into effect. They also failed to require the giving to the com. mission of the necessary Information mil data as to the Kpeelllc schedules of rates which should accompany such an igreement to enable the commission In- lelllgently to exercise oven the limited restraint allowed under these bill * . In i letter addressed by the commission last January to the house commit tee on nter.stato and foreign commerce , in reference to the pooling hill then pend ing , objection was made to the nioasnr ? liocauso It lacked the express authority lo the commission deemed necessary to imivent unrcMsonablu rates under pool ing agreements. The 1'oraker bill appears to do away with this objection. It gives broad an- thorlty to the commission both before iintl after pooling contracts go Into ef fect. The commission may disapprove inch u contract , within twenty days ifter it is tiled. If It shall appe.ir upon Investigation Hint It would result in unreasonable rates , unjust discrimina tion , or Insulllclent service to the pub lic. At any ( line after a pooling agree ment has gone Into operation the com mission may , after duo notice , order lu raten und charges If these are found to be e : cesslve or unreasonable. The eon mission may also terminate the contrni at nny time upon due notice , which slm not bo less than thirty days , whoroupo the contract would become unlnwft and unenforceable. Action of the con mission Is made rcvlowable by tli courts. I'ast experience suggests that the rnl roads may object to the broad powei given by the new bill to the Interstnl commerce commission , but they wl make a grave mistake If they do. Too lug legislation Is ixisslble that shall pn vide for the most complete and compn henslve governmental regulation , bi nothing that conies short of this can b successful. Hallway managers inut become conscious of the fact that go\ crnmeiital supervision must be nccepte nnd the sooner they tlo this the foeltc It will be for the Interest they , roprt sent. Tin-re are a great many peopl who believe It would be gootl policy t allow pooling under proper regulations probably there are unite as many other who think It would be unwise. Whethe the opposition shall grow or diminish dt pends very much upon the course of th railway managers. OKIIMl'OllTATIOXS. . The house or representatives ha adopted the proposition to subject t the duties of the new tarllt law all 1m ported goods not purchased or In transl prior to April 1. It had been under stood that this plan for heading olt Ini portatlons was not likely to receive sul llclent support In the house for Its ndoji lion , but It appears that the republtcni members of the iways and means com mlttee have been giving the matter care ful consideration and having satlsllei themselves as to the wisdom nnd pro priety of such legislation had no dllll culty In securing the party support fo It. It seems that there Is but OIK precedent upon which to base this actioi and the adequacy of that will be ques tloncd. The fact that heavy orders have beei placed abroad and that foreign inniiu facturers , particularly Ilrltish , are re ported to be pushing their Industries li making gootls for the American market while the Mn llsh shipping interest li finding It dllllcult to meet the demand ! if shippers , persuaded the republicans o the house that something should be dom In defense of the treasury and of ou : own manufacturers. Obviously If tarif debate in the senate is to be oxtendei over two or three mouths with the possi billty that the new tariff bill will no go Into effect before July 1 , uncheckci Importations wo.uld in the meaiiwhlh flood tlie country with goods , and i : these were required to ] Kiy no more thai present duties there would be n loss t < .he treasury for some time after the nev aw went Into effect , while domestic in dustries would also bo injured. More over these Importations , while getting the beneJit of the present dutieswonlt : > e marketed at prices to be deterininot by the new duties. Thus all the ad vantages would be on the fiitje of tin foreign matiufacturdrs and importers. The.se"ar" ? considerations whicl irompted the republicans of the house t < make the duties that shall be imposed > y the new tarilf applicable to importa lions prior to Its enactment. It is si leparturo , however , of so radical a ua lure , that it is very sure to onconutei i most vigorous opposition and it is ex Lromely doubtful whether it will be ap ) roved by the senate. Hut in any eveni t is reasonably expected to put. a checl. tpon importations and if it accompli * ! his the purpose of the republicans wil be attained. A MAN WITH A KKCUttD. In his Eighth ward harangue Wiillan T. ISroatch Implored the republicans It nominate a candidate for mayor whost ivcord Is clean and needs no defense If this policy Is adopted liroutch linf pen barred out long ago. Ills record is mayor during the lirst term was IK Indefensible as his record during tin present term. lie has never been nbk ret to explain why ou HIP last night ol tis former administration ho approved ho resolution directing John Ij. Webster , then city attorney , to confess judgment for the $ 0,000 gas claim , which Wll- lam J. Connell , the present city atlor- ley , pronounced a fraud to the extent ) f ) ? 12 < ) ,000. lie has never yet explained why he was on hand In the council 'hnmbor last December to sign the elec tric lighting extension contract within Ifteen minutes after It had been passed > y the council. He has not explained yet why ho violated the charter In ap- minting Charles Unltt Iwller inspeetoi ivheu ho know him to bo dlsqnalllied 'roin holding the ofllco by the provision ) f Hie charter. lie never has anil lever can explain away the corrupt deal hrough which Hill Dorgan , sub-con- ructor of the penitentiary , was iwarded ? nr ,0K ( ) or thereabouts for a ob lot of spavined mules , rusty boilers , second-hand clolhlng anil pans ami ket- les that wore not worth .fn.OOO. In hat deal William J. Hroatch was ap- raiser for the state and was in duly iiiund to protect the slate's interests , nstead of protecting the state he played nto the hands of the bogus claimant , jisr , but not least , Mayor Hroatch can- nit explain away the sewer steal which omnilssloner Wlnspoar helped to per- n-trato , and which ho pretends was u egltlmato use of the city's funds and IH'll , Several hundred men have- been re- rtilted for three days' si-rvlco on street -ratling and cleaning gangs when every- tody must see that the service to bu eudered Is political. This Is only a ( petition of the Hroatch campaign of 880 , when -IlK ) men were enrolled for ho republican primaries ami paid out if tin * city treasury under orders of inmtch. And yet this man has the indaclty to proclaim that his IB a bust- less administration. It Is u very strange rule that will not vork both ways. During ( ! rover Clevo- and's last term ho established the rule hat no new appointments should be mule of men who had been In tint fed- ml service during his first term. Hut icforo. he closed his presidential career he rule had been disregarded about a fton us It was enforced. I'r-sldent Me- v started out on the same line by i wholield ofllce untie former ropnbTIcnti presidents were to li tnliocd. iHu the rule Is not boln worked very .stringently. Among tli appointment- Important position which havon.lrcady been made men wli hold posJfjMs' under Ilnrrlson are nc the A Very rsjpiilflrant. utterance wn made nt the meeting of the Ninth Wnr DemocratlcTiub by n prominent Jacli sonlan brW1 ! "Wo are going to hav two supre it'.fudges within a few day after the iwJAint Is completed nt Lin coin. " TheVpie.stlon Is , How can any ma : foretell the rvsult of the recount miles It has been foreordained that the counters ors must llnd votes enough lu the bal lot boxes whether they are there o not. It certainly would seem that th result nf thp recount could not be knowi by anybody until It has been completed nnd up to date the gain of ItO.ttX ) vote which Is necessary to curry Hie Judlcla amendment Is not visible. The law department of the city Is dr cldedly In evidence on the Hroatch wan tickets. Assistant City Attorney Ks tolle heads the Hroatch ticket In 111 First ami city Attorney Council Is lieu to the headof'the Hroatch ticket in tin Fourth. Trrnnnii In tlio Vunlim Ciiinji. Dcmer Itrpubllcan ( Silver Hep. ) Populism nnil prosperity are absolutely In compatible. Omnlin Iliul ' 1C in. Minneapolis Times. That mysterious airship , nrst reported n Omaha , has been sighted at Haddain , Kan Haddam 1s Just the place for such sights. Kni | > t.vlnpr tin * Sioux City Tribune. Nebraska's legislature has mailo It i crime to be ponaessed of a pack of card * containing more than four aces. Some o those rurals must have been up against the game since they have been at Lincoln. AnirrlculiM 111 Culm. Minneapolis Times. If some of those American citizens win are being persecuted In Cuba could enl ; speak the language of this country , If the ; only bore American nameo and visited tin United Stntc.s occasionally. It would be caslc for a sobcr-imlnded citizen to extend then pity and sympathy. of llitl.MTlnien. . ChlcuKo Inter Ocean. The state factory Inspector of 1'onnsylvanl.i Mr. Campbell , reports that 100,000 more per sons are at work In that etato now that there were six months ago. This 14 a verj remarkable anil encouraging statement. IJu It Is by no means foreign to the general char acter of the Industrial news of the day. Oi every hand arc 'evidences of Improvement. SiiinplcN of CviiMrri-MHloiiiil Ortilory. Cleveland Plain Dealer. Tl'c orator's ' of the house woke up 01 Wednesday. 'Mr. ' 'McMlllln ' savagely asked 1 a clean shirt' ' was a luxury ; Mr. Grosvonoi Bald something * about sitting on Styglat shorca reading records by the red light o : hell , and M ? . 'Captle wildly observed tha' ' "Jlomo had 'her 'Catallno and America hai her Hanna. " ' 'That's not bad for a mornlng'i session. ' niiturc of Itlvcrn. nCimns city Slur- ' " The capture of General Ruiz Rivera by the Spaniard following the death of Gen eral Maceo. vfllt Ije a severe blow to the In surgents. TllKt art officer of General Rivera's rank should" be 'captured fighting at the iiuad of a liyi ? , , party of 100 ruqn does not spfak well fqK their military organization. > pheral8shQuld.cominand armies , not squads. The Spaniards would help their own cause jy treating Gc-neral Rivera as a wounded irlsouer of war. They will probably murder mn. _ _ . Doom of tli < - Kloviilor Truxt. ChlonEO Tribune. The grain elevator trust at Buffalo and lie kindred organization which fixes extor- lonatc rates ( or terminal charges in New York scaii on the point of collapse before a determined opposition. The combination of luffalo elevators has had the grain trade at its mercy and has not hcultated to mak ? ates so high that th profits of the trust ast season were- estimated at ? 2,200tt)0. ) This Immense sum paid simply for the trans fer of grain , largely done by machinery at a small coat of labor , was greater than lake vessels received for carrying the grain 900 to 1,000 miles from Chicago , Dulutli , and other upper lake ports. It Is not surprising n view of thesa cxcrealve- charges that "over 10 per cent In dividends was paid on In- latcd valuations' of the elevators. " Tnll.'lnpr for llir.-i'l. Chicago Itecord. When you hear a republican senator or representative pounding away at the civil ssrvlce , denouncing It as an Iniquity , ami demanding Its repeal , you may bo sure that 10 Is talking to some constituents In the galleries , and that he doesn't mean a word ic says. The constituents who are here ooklng after offices would be glad to have ho civil service" ' law repealed , but the con gressman Is grateful that there It a wall jotwcen him and them to protect him from he consequences of not being able to get all he offices that are wanted. They would not lave It removed for the world , lu the old days , when everything was open nnd the Ictors got the ipolls , congressmen were vorrled to death with applicants for offices. Although tha clamor Is very great at pres ent It Is nothing td what It would bo If here were more chanew opon. S IX .MAXITKACTUIUXO. t'iiuMiCM In tinIniliiMtrliil World nnd AVhiU Tlu-y Imply. St. Louis Globe-Democrat. It takes a bright buslnoes man In these lme to kscp the run of all that Is going orward In the Industrial \\orld. That It Is u a transition ( .tato U evident enough , but ho rapidity of tlio changes Increases with each succeeding year. There was a time vlicn a manufacturer bought a bolter and nglne. and concl'dered tlio < jue > stlon of power ettlcd for good. Now he must watch the irogrcss cf elriitrietty ami be ready to uoo bo current , peNiaps over a long-distance wlro. Tbo mea8f ; | | transportation are un- ergolng constant-jIniprovcmBnt and thta 1m- lles a prompter distribution of goods. Men n trade are conscious that they are facing ow conditions and must bo ready to adapt bcmt'tflvca to tK > 8lttt achievements of hi- ontlvo skill. While Industrie * are becoming nor efficient tha field reached by ilielr > roducts is brWjiJIue and the outlook pre- ents tnoro novel polnta of Interest than ever oefore , With a dorDdftJM8 vast In extent nnd irarled In resource * as our own country. \mcrlcans arcr- Justified In regarding the lat ufacturltitf , * kn Uoii with keen attention. 3ur exportation of steel rails jumped from 807 tons In 1895 to 72,503 tons in lS9i' > . \mcrloan shoes aiu beginning to lln.l a mar ket abroad , amf'Whcrlcan cloths of certain tnds are adriilViUi to bo better than1 any of heir class. Uinynli ) * made lu this country Kuropo. live a reputation throughout A list of all American gools attracting no- Ice lu foreign qountrlw would be a long no. Our inaniifacturers are quicker to elze a new Idea than are those of almllar uisults in the olfl world , ami the arts that dd grace and beauty' to a fabric or an Implo- lent are not overlooked in our shoim. No ea. < on exists why our productions may not econw more famous as the years run by This will happen In splto ot the constant assertion of free traders that the foreign eniand for our goods rests with a foreign emulation ot our tariffs. A reasonable rotectlvB tariff will notIn ttio slightest ( reo Interfere with a legitimate foreign raJe , Germany U a. protectionist country , nd yet aim fit the perplexities of Ilrltljh radesmen U that their homo market U oodoil with German good * . When Americans compare the extent auJ latuial riches of their couytry with tlmep of ingland , Germany and I'Vance , It ncodB no > ropbctlo power to foresee that wo an- ilcstlnM to lake the leading place In the In dustrl.il world , The new ndmlnlstratlo may be depended on to give Intelligent consideration side-ration to xhe growing business of ntanti facttirlng , and to'tprtvid the knowledgi through our consuKi , of any superior ncblcvt tnent of our artcslnn * . Our manufacturer will bo us fiulck as any to adopt Improre methods , nnd to turn the transition noi going forward Into nn tidvnntage. Ooo workmanship , fair < le-nllng. artistic style ; and attention to novelties of merit are argu racnts that no judicious tariff can weaker ami our Industries mav confidently pre-s forward to reach the markets of the worl without waiting to discuss the matter wit economic theo-lsU. . I'HOTKCTIO.X AM ) SIJOAH. liontlir DciiinrrnlH Almlr < lu < Duty Tinllonoiim'c , ItoMon .Tout tin ) . The Dlngley duty ot 1 cent a pound upo raw sugar Is not a protective duty , for les than one-tenth of tlio sugar wlilcli this cmtn try consumes Is produced within the Unlto Statci , and not very much more could b produced hero Under the most tavorabl conditions. The sugar duty Is essentially a revenu one. H Is a duty like that which "fro trado" Knglaml Imposes upon coffee and Ic. nnd cocoa. This sugar duty Is In confilc with the entire theory of protective leglsla tlou , < and It Is supported by the republics congress because the "tariff reform" hum bug has so demoralize , ! our finances ani drained our treasury lint the government as In the stress of the civil war , Inipera lively requires the utilizing ot every avail able source of Income. This sugar duty Is not tlie only ono whlcl the republicans have bocn compelled to pu Into the new tariff bill against their prefer cnccs , and , Indeed , against their strong per sonal convictions. The Olnglcy tariff Is i revenue measure first and foremost. It It nnt In all respect ? the kind ot n bill that th republicans would have" framed If they won BlVrn fair opportunity. Just as eoon as tin national finances will permit It sugar ough to be placed ou the free list , or , at least , tlv present duty ought to be materially reduced Meanwhile , tlio less the Hryanltcs have t < say about the subject the better It will bi for them seeing that It was their own fat wilted course which has made tlio ImmeJlati restoration of free sugar Impracticable. THK ANTi-i'tioi. nncisio.v. Philadelphia Press : The supreme cour trust law decision leaves the blunt altornatlvi of a law permitting pooling or general rail road bankruptcy , nnd the latter means tha the depression of the past few ) years will bi prolonged In spite ot all the advantages : new tariff can work. Boston Herald : The difference betweci legality and Illegality Is very close some times. Hero's the United States suprem court deciding the Sherman anti-trust lax constitutional by a vote of five to four. Vo all practical putposes a majority of one Is a goo-,1 as n unanimous" ! veto. It Is rather re markable , by the way , how frequently ou highest court Is divided ou questions coming ueforo It nowadays. It Indicates that tl > law Is not yet an exact science. Springfield ( Mass. ) Republican : Tim same men who voluntarily maintained the assocla tlon agreements , says Interstate Comtuls sloner James D. Yeomans , will retain eontro of their respective roads ; why then ehouli , they begin to cut rates ? That Is a gooi question for the fuming railway managers to consider. Mr. Yeomans thinks 'that "the larger roads are glad to get rid ofthe as soclatlons and have been so for a long time , ' ind "very little good has resulted from then anyway. " Wo bavo previously remarked at- much. Minneapolis Times : The application of the anti-trust law to railroads cannot be lialtcd there , according to the supreme court. It may bo applied to any contract between busi ness firms or Individuals , which hinds them to sell goods at a certain price for a desig nated period , for , under the decision , the parties to a contract relinquish their own right to fix the price for a certain period , so although the act 'iii volurtary on the part of the parties to such a contract , U Is still "In eslrulnt of trade , " according to Justice I'eckham. That , certainly , goes further than WAS Jiitenilci } , by the framois of the antl- : rus't law. It shows , too , that the law needs some modification , as It is more sweeping in its provisions than Is required for the pro motion of the public good In the highest de gree. Chicago Chronicle : Railroad officials and attornejs are becking to make people believe hat the late decision of the supreme court touching their traffic associations means ruin and disaster to the roads and great injury o the public resulting from the mcertalnty In regard to rates. * * * Stability of rated Is Important , of course , but so is that reasonable- less which la not likely to bo secured other wise than by competition. A combination strong enough lo Insure stability Is also strong enough to practice extortion. There s no need of "relentlesswar" among roads norc than there Is of relentless war among Jceam and lake carriers. Competition among hcso carriers hss not proved disastrous to nislncss Interests and competition among and carriers need not prove disastrous. 1VIIK.V ( JKKKK MKIOTS TUHIC. Now York Tribune : Not Crete alone , nor Macedonia , Is the potential scat of war , but he whole European continent. Now York Sun : When It was first an- lounced that King George's government ex- jocted Greeks to return and fight for their country , thU seemed almcut a folly , and it any rate a sacrifice too great to ask. The bought suggested itself that since no na- lon can expect In these daya to carry on i struggle simply with Its ( list fighting line mil on Us first call to arms , but must live something in reserve , the Greeks scat- orcd In distant lands might well have been eft for the second or reserve line sum- nons. Hut the plucky little kingdom seems etormlned to throw everything available nto the Held , staking all on ono hazard. Chicago Record : That Germany should vlthdraw from further connection with the Cretan question would seem probable were t not for certain characteristics of the young < alser. Germany has the least Interest in ho question ot any of thu great powers > ngaged In the blockade of Crete , and icrliaps at last Emperor William has con- ludod to follow the advice of I'rlnce llls- narck , who , a few weeks ago , condemned ha , participation of Germany In the Cretan luestlon In the following vigorous fashion : 'It Is not correct policy to risk the sound mum even of a single Gorman noldlor for > rlcntal interests which are not ours , or rom alleged Christian and humanitarian nntlvrs , micli as England uses to cloak her fTorts to advance her own interests. " Boston Advertiser : A few centuries ago hero was Indeed a great Turkish empire. In Europe. When Iho Turks Invaded Hungary nd oven laid siege to Vienna , Turkish rule n lOuropo was at Us height. At that time ho territory under Turkish rule In Kuropo mounted to 230,000 uquaro miles , as against ess than fiG.OOO today. Toward the close of lie sixteenth century the Turks wern forced o abandon Upper Hungary and Transylvania , V century later the Turks were driven from lie Crimea , and partly from the Danube. luring the present century ono'provlnco after nattier has been , steadily lost. In less tlvin orty-five years Turkey has lost Maldavla nnd Vallachla , Ilulgarta , Eastern Roumella , rhessaly. Roumanla , Servla , Montenegro , losnla , Herzegovina and Cyprus. Yet more ban fifty years ago the powers "guaranteed ho Integrity of the Turkish empire. " Springfield Republican : How fare the Jrooks ? Thus far the blockade of Crete has vailed nothing to crush the spirit of the stand Insurgents , as the Malaxa episode emonstrated , and Greece stows no signs of ocalllng lu-r small army of occupation. tronger coercion Is needed , If coercion can ow guccoed , and this must mean the block- do of the oirtlro Greek coast very soon. AK or that , 1U effectiveness as a dliclpllnary nuasuro oan bo judged when It comes. It vlll cause great lots oil trade lo Greece and mtirlaon her fleet. Hut what of the Greek plrlt In those critical days to como ? How van Init'pciidunca won early In tlio century ? 'or seven years half a million lion hearted Ireoks fought a nation of 30,000,000 Turks , nd , whllo they had the sympathy of the uoplo of western Kurope , the governments bin a4 now viewed their struggle as a icnace to continental peace. Ili-HcrU United Pri'mi , NKW YORK , March 31. The San Kran- lace Kiamlner resumed the full leaiixl wire ervlco of the Associated pros last night , nd at the same time severed all news clatlona with thu United ure-u. WELCOME TO CONSTANT1N Public Meeting Deputizes R Cominitteo Extend Greetings , RECEIVED WITH ENTHUSIASM ON FRONTIE Iii a' ' I'nrlltu Vi-lii lo Tlie Aildi-omivH'oU firorUn to Do Their lltiljIf \Vnr Should Come , LONDON , March 31. The corrrspouder of the Dally Chronicle at Vole , Greece , tell graphs : A thousand reservists i cached Vo today. This Is extremely Important and I ai confident that the National Roddy In bi ginning to move. A public meeting , held th afternoon , sent a deputation to wclconi I'rlnce ConstantinoTlio whole ( iopu1atlc hopes for nn Immediate advance. Tlio crow prince thanked them for their loyal dcvotlm said ho was profoundly touched by the bourn Ir.sj enthusiasm , and'addcd : "I am confident that If tlic cruel nccesait of war should arise wo shall all be read to do our duty for our country. I'd us stl hope , however , that peace will crown ou just and patriotic ambitions. In the meat : while , let us feel perfect confidence lu tli decisions of the king and the local Atithoi Itles. who , without doubt , will take ever ntcp necessary for the safety and honor c the country. " SlllrAWAS OIVMX A Klllfill'l Mm1t lo llptluvn A r n rn I nni AVer 1'loltliiK to UNI * Ilynnnillo. LONDON , March 31. The Times coi respondent at Constantinople says that tli sultan believed Implicitly In the' fulfllme : of the p roil let Ion that an Armenian dynamll demonstration would occur In Cons'anlluopl on Friday , Saturday or Sunday last. Hlghl amusing accounts are given of the perturb : tlon of the Imperial tenant of the Ylld ! kiosk. His abject terror necessitated sleepless vigil of fifty-six hours by all th members of the palnco household , who strov In vain to allay the fright of their niaate As nothing occurred at the palace , cvcrythln Is serene there today. Tim whole scare wa a trick cf certain hamldans to maintain the ascendancy over the cowardly an superstitious sultan. LOOKS roil THOUIll.K NHXT WI3HH AmilviTHiiry of CJrrelr Iiiilfpniilviir ljl 'ly to Inilnri * Overt Actn. J.ONDON , March 3h A dispatch from tli correspondent of the Daily Chronicle a Dlassona , the headquarters ot the Turkls army In Macedonia , saya : "My opinion I unchanged. War Is Inevitable If the iiegc tlations of tlio powers fall. Thirty thou sand Insurgents , armed to the teeth , ar watting at a certain point on the front'iei A week from today Is the anniversary o Greek Independence and It Is dlfilcult < to be lleve It can pass without some cnthuslasn breaking Its bounds , though Prlnco Con stautlne'8 orders are to exercise the utmos strictness to prevent unauthorized actions. ' RUSSIA WlTTT XOT TAK13 PAKT to l nrtlelintc | In ( he II lock nile itt Creek 1'ortn. ATHENS , March 31. It Is rumored tha Russia hau Intimated that she will nc participate In a blockade of Greek ports rhis apparent change of front is viewed will suspicion in Greek official circles. It Is understood that the admirals hav jailed on their respective governments fo nore war ships as well as moro troops. FMSGT SIIKI.I.S T1IK 1XSUHCI3XTS Continued I'ur Into the Mtilit anil lie Hiinieil nt Daj-llnlit. CANEA. March 31. The Christians havi bombarded tlio blockhouse above the Isecd Jin , for which tlio foreign Ironclads replioL .vlth . shell ! " . The bombardment was con- : inued until 11 o'clock at night and was resumed this morning. The result Is nol uiown. I'llOUUICII WITH HLOCICAIIK Hate of IIecomIiiK I2u eetlve on ( ireeli CoilHt Not DevldiMl. PARIS , March 31. It Is announced hert ; hls afternoon that the powers have decldec : o proceed with the partial blockade ol 3recco at an early data. Onrrlson nt Notlii Healthy. LONDON , March 31. A dispatch to tn < 3ally Chronicle from Sofia , Bulgaria , pub ished today , says : I have visited the hos- iltals hero and found only 2 per cent of tlie arrlson sick , all trivial cases. The military lutlioritlcs have stopped all communication icross the frontier. In consequence ot the irevalcnco of smallpox. INm-erM Warn Hie TurUM. CONSTANTINOPLE , March 31. The am. lassadors have called the attention of the PurKlsh government to the action of the Purklsh soldiery at Canea In firing upon a larty of Christians bearing a flag of truce. I'lIHSO.VU , AXI ) OTHERWISE. The breath of spring pcrfumetli every neezo. Experience shows that broken down and ibscuro authors can achieve financial suc- css In New York by Inducing the purists o condemn their books. They have a curfew law In Des Molncs , nit curfew do-Sis not ring at the witching lour of 9 p. in. A modern steam whistle oo Is a warning to the kill a. A clew to the alleged disruption ot the onccrt of the powew may be bad In the fact hat several bagpipers landed with a r ogi ve nt of Highlanders InCrete. . U wasn't r.ecossary for Gladstone to take a the bicycle to demonstrate bis scorching billty. Ills recent letter on the concert of ho powers was sufficient In Itself , Chicago Is considering an elaborate scheme ur parking and beautifying the lake front , lut the plans are not halt as handsome aa he $20,000,000 necctsary to do the job , The water company of Des Molnes re used to accept the clty'H offer of J800.000 or tlio plant. When the assessor came round tbu value of the plant shrunk and- enly in the estimation of the managers , lie assessor could not see It In that light nd booked It at JSOO.OOO. The revenue authorities have decided that ocktalls must bo compounded In the prcfl- nco of the consumer or else the purveyor f the nostcry must pay a rectifier's llcciisa f $100 a year. Here again the glad hand f the administration Is extended In defense f the Interior department. It Is a rare day In Juno or any other old lonth when the lawyers get left. Ex-Senator Idmundu , who claims to have drafted the hcrmau anti-trust act , eayti the recent do- POWDER Absolutely Pure elebrated for Ua great leavening strength lid tiealthtulnesa. A as urea the food ogulruit lum und all forms of adulteration common > the cheap brunda. OYAD 11AKINO 1'OWDRR CO. . NEW YOIUC. clslon of the nuprcmo court "opens n great field for litigation. " The ox-senator declined to say that vas the Intention. W. lj. Chambers of Alabama , fornierlj United Stntp * land commissioner In Samoa , has been selected by Great llrltaln , German } and the United Satcts to succeed Judge Id < ns chief Justice of Samoa. ' " Greater New York will nol bo nn ac complished tact until January 1 , 1S9S. The charter drafted by the commission appointed for that purpose anil pawed by the legisla ture ROCS b.ick for Approval to the mayor * of the cities Interested , Within fifteen days It mu.it be returned to the legislature tor passage : A second time. The signature of tha governor then makn ; It a law. HuslncM In the Japanese Parliament sccma ot Mthsr a frivolous chainctcr. A whole recent sitting was devoted to considering whether a member had not violated parlla- msntnry etiquette by attending the opening In a frock coat. Instead of the regulation ilroas suit. Finally ths offcndlnR member wns solemnly warned of Ills "Indiscretion , " nnr- rowly mcnplng being hntitled over to tlio disciplinary committee for punishment. SIMUMJ Chicago Tribune : " ( Hidden nays the country I * Roltnr to cverlnntlnu Hiiwsli. ' What olllce wna It Ollddcn wanted ? " Cleveland Plain Denier , "I Oeclar * . It didn't take you no time at nil to .men1 iloiii trowals , Sis' Itrowu. " "No. lifer Jlmson , I done It with ncntliess nn' ills patch ! " JudK'e : Walter ( seeliii ? dissatisfaction on gniest s race ) Wasn't tlio dinner cooked to suit you , sir ? Guest Yea. nit but the bill. JtiHt tnko Unit back and tell them to boll It down u little. Chicago Hccord : "Atr. lllgsby , pa wants to borrow your now lawn mower. " "Why , we haven't used It oursolvca , yot. " "Yes , sir ; he says beuuta to cut our KniHH before you sot the maclilnu out of older. " i Detroit Free Press : "My hens nro nil laying for Knstor , " said tlio fanner' * wlfo who WIIH visitIntc her sister , tbu milliner. "So tun 1 , " came the response lu a chuckle. Cleveland T ? ndcr : He MNs liellncour claims to belong to a very old family. She Well , she's justtlled. There are six of those Klrls nnd tlie youngest ot them must be at least K. Indianapolis Journal : "Why do you send Ilium such a handsome nnd costly present cadi , year , Saxcy ? " "Just between you nnd mo. Ilium married the girl Hint bud promised to innrry me. 1 can't do enough for him. " Now York Tinios ; Old Doctor What nro tlioso wbltc objects 1 see In the distance , my dear ? Miss Pert Those nre signs advertising your profession , sir. Old Dot-tor Ah ! I thought they might bo tombstones. Miss Port So they arc. Somorvlllo Journal : Kvcn If n man is accustomed to use slang now and then hlni- self , It gives him a queer sonsutloii when ho liiMrs bis S-yoar-old girl naylng to another little girl : "Well , aren'-t you a peach ! " - DIDN'T KNOW HIS GIFT. lloston Courier. "Why do you call me 'Illrdle , ' dear ? " He asked with longlnt ? eye * "I have no wings , as doth appear , And therefore cannot My. " But nrt fugacious "Ulrdle" had Much hotter ffiian he knew. For later comes her stalwart dad , And straightway "Ulrdlo" Hew. 1XDIOATIOXS. Sonicn Ho Journal. "New maple sugar" on the fruit stands doth And that's ' a blgn that springis almost here. ' Listen , and you may hear the robin's Joyous When that is so , It cnn't be winter Ions. The days are growing plainly longer nt both That , also , tlio approach of spring1 portends. The sidewalks are about six Inches dcsp with mud. That means 'tis 'time to purify your blood. The swoct soiiR1 sparrow now1 nnd then 13 heard to sing. And that again Is proof that this is spring. The buds are bursting- everywhere , upoa.tbe The breath ot springperfumeth every breeze. You say that all UHcse signs deceptive are , I3ut thla'ls'flnal : Bock beer Is ot tap. Watch this space tonight. BROWNING , KING & CO. , S. W. Cor. 15th anU Dotigluft.