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THE O3NLAJIA DAILY J3EE : SATURDAY , APRIL 10 , 1807. Ti IE OMAHA DAILY BEE. B. r.OflKWATEn , I'-ilUor. Bvnnv MOUNINO. TRHMS ov Rally nee ( Without Rundny ) . One Year . K M l > allr Hee nnd Sunday , One Year , . , , S 00 Blx Months . 4 W Three Months. . . . . . . . 2 Oi Hundny MM. One Ysnr . . . . . . . 2 C * Haturdny Ike. One Yenr . . . . . 1 - ' Weekly lice , One Vcnr . . . , . C- > ori'iCES : Omnlia : The Ilec ItulMIn ; ? . Boulh Omftlia : Singer Dlk. . C r. N nl llth ate. Council muffs : 10 pearl Street. C'hlcnjfo Ofllre ! 517 Chamlicr of Commerce. Kew York : llootni 13 , U ami 15 , Tribune lltd * . Washington : W > 1 nth Street. All eommiinlenllmii rcl.illn * to new. nml nil- torlnl matter should lie nddreeteJ : To the EJIIor. UUHINKSS I.KTTKI18. All liunlnws letters nnJ remittances should be nddrooH to The leo 1'tilillshlns Company , Oniulm. Drnflr , cliockn , cxir 9 nnd pustotllce tnonoy orders to be made payable to the onler of the company. Tiir : limn I'UiiMsmxci COMPANY. BTATKMK.VT OI' C'tllCULATlON. Gtnte of Nclirnrhit , DoitRlns County , us. Ocorso II. Tiwliuck. Hucrctnry of The Ilee I'ub. llslilnw eolnrmny. being duly sworn. says tlmt the nctual number of full nnd complete copies of The Dally Mornlntr , Kvenlim uml Sunday lice ptlnted luring the month of Mui-ch , 1M7 , wns ns fol- lowi : 1 . ia.M1 17 . 2" > .M2 2 . 20,0)J ) lit . 2 * . * U S . 19.910 M . -0.3-0 4 . 50.1S3 IJ . , . 2lMi9 G . 21,971 21 . S'Uz ' ; C . , . 20.0SD ! 2 . :0,21j 7 . M.3I.- M . 20,2,2 , I ! . 2I1.CM 21 . 20,318 0 . n.DGS SB . jO.OSZ 10 . 2'I.HS ' ? 5 . 20,237 Jl . M.C07 27 . 20.212 12 . 20.112 2S . 20,715 13 . M.lOli S3 . W.210 H . 10307 M . SO.KS IS . 20.185 31 . 20,11. 1C . 20.K7 _ Tolnl . .C37.ZOC I..PSH deductions for unsold nnd returned copies . - . ' Totnl net pnl s . 7.19I Xel ' ' vr : In my iireci-nco nnd uwurn to before me this Clli dny of Apr.l.JW8iaR1UTjf . 1'ubllc. ( Seal. ) Notary " " "TUB IIUK O.N TKAIXS. All rnllrnnil npiv ! linyn nrp Kll ] > llllll TVllll CIIOtlKl" HOC * o nrcniittnoilnlo every IIIIN- HciiKfr who tvnntN U > rrntl n newNttnner. Iii t t upon liav- llIK Tinlice. . If you uuiiimt t-t a Ilee OH n trnln from the IICIVN uncut , pleimc repurt the fnct , HlntliiK hc train n"l riillrnnil , to the ClriMilntloii I ) < ! l > nrliniMit of Tlic Hue. The Ilee IN for mile on all ii'tiliix. INSIST OX UAVIVTHH IIKE. Expressions of pulpit opinion respect Ing the relation of profanity to police regulation ot KiiniblliiK uro nwaltetl will considerable anxiety. Advices that the war Is over have at almost startling significance coining frou n newspaper whleh , only a few months ago , had a great deal to say about tin "enemy's country. " It Is suggested that the architects and bulldurs in this vicinity might get to gether with advantage on the dlsputei point as to which class is tire more reputable and reliable. Porto Illco anxious to engage in a little brush with Spain , too ! As If tin Spanish nuances werei not already sulll- elently strained by distress at home and trouble In Cuba and the Philippines. How would the church-going people of Omaha like Franl ; Hansom as city at torney and moving spirit ol * the llowcll mayoralty after ills blasphemous out burst In the senate gambling bill in vesligation ? Those consular Jobs may not. look no templing nince the fees were cut elf , but no one imagines for a moment that they will on that account find dilllculty in flt'curlng Incumbents ready to bow to the situation. The Indictment by 'the ' United States grand Jury of the olllcers of the castiron pipe trust must cast a shadow on even the castiron nerve of the average Inwt olilelal everywhere. The damage created by the expiring legislature cannot be accurately esti mated until adjournment enables the public to take a general survey of the bad bills that have been passed and of the good bills that have been killed. Detroit gets the convention of ( lie Na tional League of Itepubllcan Clubs , "Milch l.s to be held there July next. What reason l.s there why Omaha should not try to entertain this national gath ering during the exposition yearV Tim Cuban authorities ought to think twice before engaging , as is reported. to spend some $1 riXX,000 ( In the im provement of the sanitary condition of Havana. Undangerlng the flavor of the Havana cigar by any such experiment might turn out to be a costly procedure. The gratitude of ( he voters of Douglas county to the legislature for Us gracious permission to . ( ax themselves for the bonellt of the exposition is somewhat tempered by thu knowledge that , owing to llm omission of the emergouey clause , they are denied even that privilege until next August. The proposition to honor a dlstln- gnlshed son of Nebraska , In the person of .1 , Sterling Morton , with a mvptlon and banquet , will be entertained with favor by citizens of all shades of po litical faith except possibly a few sore heads , who can well be spared from the demonstration , llowell was dead broke just before ho went Into the legislature , If we are to lu'llevu his letter to John KemineHIng , His pay as senator was ? 5 a day and his expense * did not run less than double that amount. The question Is , I low did lie manage to keep Hush through ( he entire session ? Have any of the gam blers been paying back some of the money he nays ho loaned them ? Doano college has been notlfled that It has come In for a bequest of $1,000 under the will of a wealthy friend who died in fur-east Massachusetts.'e trust that the fnuitlu appeals recently made for tliw absolute divorce of east ern and western educational Institution : ! and thu compulsory attendance of west- era studi'iits on western colleges will nut prevent Doano collegu from accent- 1MB this well-deserved TDK The opponents of the new tariff bll profess to believe that tlicro will bo nc practical results from the rcclprocltj provision. They snld this , however , concerning corning the reciprocity feature ? of the McKluley tariff law , under which out foreign commerce was largely Increased , Perhaps their present opinion will be found as unsound as was their Judg ment regarding reciprocity In 1S90. Of course the reciprocity portion of the pending bill Is framed on somewhat different lines from tlmt of the law of ISIH ) . The McKlnley law authorized the president to enter Inta reciprocal agree ments only when he became satisfied that the government of any country or colony producing and exporting to the United States certain articles tlmt were then upon the free list Imposed duties or exactions upon the products of the United Stales , which , In view of such frco Importations , ho deemed to be un reasonable and reciprocally unjust In the pending bill the principle of reci procity has been enlarged and adapted to our commercial relations with Euro pean countries , as well as with the coun tries In this hemisphere. It authorizes the president , as soon as may be after the enactment of tbc new law , and from tlmo to time thereafter , to cuter Into negotiations with the governments of those countries exporting to the United Slates the articles mentioned In the reciprocity portion of the bill , or any of them , with a view to the ar- angement of commercial agreements n which reciprocal and cqulva- out concessions may be eecured In favor > f the products and manufactures of lie United Slates. It is further pro- ided that when any such country pro luclug any of the articles named shall Miter Into n commercial agreement which , n the opinion of the president , shall be eclprocal and equivalent , he shall be intliorl/.ed to suspend during the time of such agreement or concession the lin- loslllon and collection of the duties mentioned In the act on such articles exported to the United States from the country entering Into the agreement , the duties thereafter levied and collected on such article or articles to be as specified in the reciprocity provision , which are lower than the regular duties collected. Tlmt iii to say , any country exporting to the United Slates certain articles specl- lied in the bill can .secure the advantage nf lower rates by making reciprocal con cessions to the products of the United Stall's Imported by such country. That some countries will find this an object is not to be doubted , but there Is some ground for apprehending that we may not be able to elTeet the agree ments most to be desired. Take Ger many , for example. It is most desirable to make an arrangement with tlmt coun try under which the discrimination ugainst American meat products would Lie removed. It Is proposed to throw off S per cent of the duty on sugar as an inducement to such an arrangement , bin ll may well bo doubted whether this will be sufficient. . It is said to be Hie , opinion of tlie representatives of foreign governments at Washington tlmt the ad vantages olVered by the reciprocity provision - vision of the tariff bill are so slight that Ihey r.re not. likely lo be largely ac- . iiplcfl. Tills feature of the bill will undoubtedly receive careful considera tion In the senate , and it will probably ) e main.- more liberal. IT OWN A'OT OMAHA , April 8. To the Editor of The lee : In event of Mr. Hawaii's clsctlon to ho , position of mayor of the city of Omnlia loss his case come within the loiter or spirit > f section 13 of. article 3 of the Constitution > f the State of Nebraska ? Kindly answer hrough columns of The Dee. A suBEcmnran. The section referred to prohibits mem- Ijer.s of the legislature from being ap- winled lo any civil olllce by Ihc gov- rnor during Hie term for which lliey are ' lected. That , however , does not apply .o elective ollices. Neither docs the u-ovlslon of the constitution which bars nembers of lite legislature from being ntereslcd in any contract authorized by my law passed during the term for vhlcli llieyshall have been elected or vllhln one year thereafter. There is , unvever. an tin writ leu law which should nake Mr. llowell Ineligible. That law las lu't'ii wrenched by the revision of our : lmrter so as to bring on an election In \prll lo enable llowell to foist himself nto the mayor's oillee at the excuse of he taxpayers instead of waiting for ( ho reneral election in November. I'fJSIIIXU I'OllIXA'KX There are now In Washington three : Itlzcns of Hawaii laboring In the cause if annexation ami It Is announced thai hey are to be reinforced by a special oinmlssloner representing the Hawaiian [ overnmeiit , It Is to be inferred from his that the Intention Is to Inaugurate in active annexation campaign in the line before the meeting of congress lext December. Kvery effort will un- loubtedly be made to Influence Hie ad- iilnlslratlon to lake a favorable view nf ho scheme to abt > orb the .Sandwich Is- imds and the country may expect to lear a great deal on this subject dnr- ng the next eight months. We shall icar of the danger of Hawaii falling nto thu hands of some other power , of uicliliiatlons by the Japanese to obtain ontrol of the Islands , and of the great ulsforlune It would be to the t'nlted Hales If it should fall to seize the op- lortunlty presented for annexing this llstant territory. Those who believe It would lie most inwlse to annex Hawaii lo the 1'nlled Hates will not object to such a cam- algn. They de.slro the fullest discus- Ion of the subject , conlldenl thai It will Ircnglhcn Hie anti-annexation neiit. That sentiment has been grow- ng and the moro clearly and fully the kinerlcan people are made to under lain ! thu matter tliu more general will eeomu Hie view tlmt no graver mistake mild be made by the United Stales than j annex Ihese Islands , with their hetero- eneous population. Wo do not apprehend that the omU- irlcH of annexation in Washington will e able to make any Impression upon the dmlnlstratlon. There Is no reason to link that the president Is favorable .to . nnexatlon and ll Is well known Unit ecretary Sherman In opposed lo it , be- uvlu # that Uie United Stilted bus terri tory enough nnd .tlmt the Rovernmcn has n sufficient task in looking after th welfare of Its own people , without bin dcnlng itself with the care of n lot o mixed races 2,000 miles distant. TWB cm * CAUFAIUX. The election which Is to tnko plac ono week from next Tuesday Is of al most ns much moment lo the city o Omaha aa the election which took place last November. It concerns not mcrelj every taxpayer of today , but the tax payers nnd residents of Omaha up to the end of the century. Kvery olllcer to bo chosen will be elected for n term o three years , and Iho council , as made up llils year , will remain unchaiigei until April , 1000. While It Is true tlmt municipal olll cors should bo selected with a view to competency and Illness rather thai their views on national Issues , the condl lions with which we are confronted compel the voturs to choose between thu nominees of the republican convention and the nominees of the so-called fu sion conventions , In which a division of spoils was the sole basis of agreement. It Is conceded by the supporters of the mongrel ticket , headed by Kil ward K. llowell , that it rep resents no principle , no reform and no Ideal higher than a division of thu patronage at Iho disposal of Hie mayor and council. AVhilu there might have been some palliation for fusing all the elements that favor free coinage In the last presidential election , there Is absolutely no valid excuse for Hie members of three distinct political or- ganizalions to unite on a city ticket for Iho purpose of power and plunder. Least of all Is there any good reason why law-abiding , self-respeetlng citizens should cast their votes for a man for mayor who has been notoriously In league with outlaws and who in the capacity of stale senator made common cause with the conspirators and hood- lers who were trying to repeal the anti- gambling laws. Even If Senator llowell were not besmirched with gamblers' pitch his record In unseating Senator Kvans , his lack of interest In the ex position bills and his deliberate effort to force a charter bill through the legis lature that would legislate him into oflice would demand an emphatic rebuke at the hands of Iho people whom he has misrepresented and betrayed. It FKKS. What Secretary Sherman will decldo lo do In regard to consular foes out offer or curtailed l y bis predecessor can only be1 conjectured , but It Is not probable that the regulations made by Secrolary Olnuy will bis revoked , though they maybe bo somewhat modified. The effect of lliesu regulations Is to largely reduce thu income of Ihe more Important consular positions and quite naturally Ihosu who have been appointed lo , tliem are urging that the fees which were cut oft be re stored. The positions still pay well , bu formerly they furnished an income which enabled the Incumbents to tie cumulate a handsome sum during : i four years' let-in. The consuls jit I on don and Liverpool got u great deal more for their services than.ambassadors am had no such pecuniary demands upoi them. 11' the regulations made by Ihe formei secretary of slate were based upoi iouiid and sufficient reasons they shouh bo adhered to , however disappointing such a course might lie1 * to those who want fat consular offices. Ko far as Hit fee system Is concerned there Is verj little to be said in Its favor. AVliat should be done is to pay consuls side- Hiiatu salaries and make their tenure ' lieriuanent , with the prospect of promo .Ion for the efficient and faithful perform mice of duty. If this were done there would bo no dilliculty In securing thor oughly capable men for 'these positions , ivho would give their best ability to HID .service. Perhaps the agitation for i change of the regulations made by Secretary OIney will l > e productive of egislatlon for a general reform of the cV lonsular service , which in the opinion V if those well Informed Is very much leeded. _ a COMPOSITION OF TllK CllUXOIL. OMAHA , April 7. To the Editor of The lee : Will you please explain through The Ice whether we can elect , under the noiv barter , two coUncllmcn from Ui i same rani ? Or does each ward have a reprc- ontatlve ? CHARLES J. KAHBACII. Under Ihe new charter U Is impossible o elect two couiicllmen from the same ' , -ard. The charter provides merely that he council shall consist of nine mem u > er.s , one from each ward , chosen by he qualified electors of the eiillre city y a plurality of votes , and that each onncllnmn nni.sL be an actual resident f the ward for which he Is chosen , tllhough voted on throughoiil the city , ach candidate runs agalnsl only the aiulidati's from the same ward. It Is lit * same as If separate olliees were rcatcd designated as councilman from lie First ward , councilman from the liM'ond ward and so on , and candidates or one ward coiincllmanshlp do not oiiuin competition with candidates for ( her ward councllman.shlps. The reqnlivinent that each councilman nust be an actual resident of the ward rom which lit. ' Is chosen Is designed to irovent any ward from being nnivpre- eiiled , but the charter Is obscure us lo Ins remedy in casea iniin removes from ne ward to another after lie has been lected to the council. The tax commissioner's ollice Is fully s Important as that of mayor. The re- iiblican candidate , Kred .1. Sackett , is pi-chilly qualified for the position by In experience as a real estate ab.stracter , oiinty clerk and deputy comptroller. Iv > Is free from all business relations to ny particular corporation , and will lierefore be In position to make an Im- arllal appraisement of laxablu prop- it Thu testimony taken before the L'liatp lurostlgatliiK commllteo printed i The lien today confirms the slate- it'iits Unit the IIowell-UaiiKum gambling III was tint product of a gigantic con- plrai-y that was banking on boodle to Iiango Ihc law MI as to legalize gam- ling and develops many additional de- ills of the foul plot. This Is the bill ' Senator llowell championed on S ( the floor of thc-Aciinte , the bill for which ho voted with nilrknowledgo of Us im port and purpose , and for which ho said ho expecled tp vole again even after the corrupt Ion "D'ehhul It has been ex posed. r' ' . A law lias just been passed by the Missouri leglsltftn'fe and signed by Iho governor M-hlcluprovldcs tlmt pool sell ing may bo cari'ledjOii only In connection with the race ( racks. , We may now ex pect to see Ihe.-wholo state of Missouri covered with rncii tracks siilllcleiit at least III ) law lo support pool selling everywhere. ICx-Secrctary Lament Is lo go from the War department to the , presidency of n railroad. It Is executive ability that Is required at the head of ( he War de partment nnd It Is executive ability that Is demanded in Iho president of a great corporation. The step therefore Is neither unnatural nor a long one. ami I'.ITccl. Dca Molnca Lender. The fnct will not bo lost on the wives of Omalm that the airship was seen just after the Initiation ceremonies. A Li-Kill DcltiiUlon. Clilcnro I'oal. The Iowa stiprcmu court having decided officially that "to swlpo" means "to steal , " vo would be Rladto have the learned Judges ; rapplo with the sentence : "He swiped ilm one on the jaw. " Sometimes slang Is almost as confusing as a legal document. Koll > - of Knxlnii. Montgomery ( Aln. ) Aclxcrtlfcr. Fusions have never been of any benefit to any party. One or the other party to them vlll bo cheated In Iho end. There Is noth- ng to bo gained by democratic alliance with lopullsm , particularly when Indorsement of ho views of the latter Is the main feature of ho alliance. from Kxpcrlcnoo. Cincinnati Knqulrer. The history of politics anil politicians Is nil of examples of base Ingratitude. The hanklcss men arc usually those who derive lie largest benellts. The man who works for ho commanders , and gets n public position Imsclf , Is too often asked to uoo that p-osl- on for those who claim to bo his benefactors. S'hen he goes out of olllce poor and with no mployment , he gets nothing but contempt rom t'hosa who have been the real bone- claries. Couiiti'r.s Slliu > " ( l 11 Slmix City Journal. A curious thing happened In Nebraska olltlcs last jear. The state elected two ddltlonnl supreme judges , but they will not ervo , because at the same election the oters failed to approve of the proposed In- renso In the number of members of the uprumo court. The legislature nude a torough Investigation and had a re-count of ie votes in the hope that the elected judges light bo put on the supreme bench , but the otes were against them. Trnnl Jfot Aliiniiocl. I'llljaileljihla Times. Unprecedented.shipments of sugar to this nd other refining centers show that the re- roactlve tariff bluffhas not bluffed the Sugar "list a particle'ijAtstho rate at which sugar now being lujported and stored it lookn as lough there \vpuldjbo a year a supply on and. that will pay le ) ) present duty only , be- ere the new tariff bjll can be passed and go ntn effect. ji- , . ? Thlo will prqie ; bad for the treasury , but here Is no kupwn. , way of preventing 1m- lurlers with unlimited capltil from laying n a large stock oN.the goods In which they leal In advuncojiof- proposed change In ariff rates. It , takfs time to pass a tariff illl through tp ) | , jenclc , but unlimited [ uantitlcs of augar.jpan bo bought In a day or icady. cazh. pid as thei cargoes now arrlv- ng wore bouftlit ) Curing last month , even the rder to 'Mela > . llmil.4i < ] uldatloii" In the ustpm house , wUl not affect them. What- vor the outcome of the tariff , the Sugar rust will not got left. i ii i ir Ilovlcw of Ilevlews. v In personal traits and dijpooltlon Mr. Mc- Clnlcy and 'his predccei3or represent abso- ute extremes. Mr. Cleveland grew more nd more conservative , unapproachable , sen- Itlvo and self-conscious. In every mcs- age , document and public utterance of Mr. llcvcland there was always revealed that omowhat painful ujnso ot his own personal esponsiblllty. The executive had become oratantly moro hedged 'In and mysterious , 'he old public path across the white houss rounds was barred up. Extra policemen , mvouted sentries and undrcamcd-of con- lagents of secret rservlcc men anl dotec- Ives were requls-ltlonad to keep the person f the- president .the . batter guarded against tie Intrusions of his fellow-citizens. Mr. hurber , as private eecretary , neemed for > ur years to be chiefly occupied In myotl- ring reporters and correspondents as to Mr. levelandVi comings and goings , and In co lliding callers from his presence , senators pi ml representatives being excluded along hi Itib the unoniclal herd. The procsso wtra II Jccofijful ; for at length the public tcEoc-d Ic > Intrude , nnd tlie callrs , Including the aj and congressmen , kept scrupulously ivay from the white house. I , IMSIMJTI : . \miiTii.\Tiii. : olw SndsCm-lory UrrlMlon Couiiloil with VI n HIM li > lnirt > Hlvil MrrliimlcM. I SprlnKflflil ( Muss. ) Itciiubllcnn. t ! : a Ono of the moj. Interojtlng and important I ) In arbitration between two labor ; iloii3 was 'tl'at..rendered by President Low atdl dl Columbia university , Saturday. The ijucs- dlm on wcs whether the steamfltters or plumb- tl 3 should control the placing of ihe tlu-r- w octal In buildings. This IB a patented ; vlco for the automatic regulation of tem- trI jraturo by tbo opening and closing , under 10 inllucnco of variation In - in s usual application , icf a valve or damper iat regulates tlie heat supply. ' .Mr. l/ow ideavorfd to find a general characteristic 1 the work Which v/nild rattle the matter > yond i.uradventure , end could not find It. o decided In favor of the plumbers I > ; caii3o U lillo stcnmfUtc-rs could do thcrmor tatc ! work Hi or eoma condition ) , the plumbers could H under all CJiidJtlniu. Then ho added the . . iluablo ( juggestlori thut as the work of the umbcra , gaaflttora and BtcamlUtcro wo/3 so tlid oscly allied , their unions mould be con- d ( lldatcd Into one. The Immediate roault of IB was that all ptrlkca WCM crdore.l off the board of Uallilug delegates , and work III be rrouinedym ihe bulldlngi of Columbia live-rally. Entoairqthers ; Involved in this Im odlato . ' i T VtiUliM'H&l'ii I3X1 I-\SISS. j Tlily Sum Iti-iiulrr.l In ! tinHvor - lurri-iihlni ; lllllN. I'lilla < li > ; plil.t Itecoid. Govonimentijlu ) bo UnltrMl Statro increasca cwtllnesa wnli remarkable rapidity. la 10 tlio -npt-ordlnary expenwij of the ivernmcnt , Including intercut on the pub- j debt , wau f21 TH,5lS. The population of o country in the cenocri year , 1800 , at the ginning of Uio. war , wa4 nearly double hat it had , hecn In 1.310 , and the ex- indlturca of'1 ! ! ] ! fodcial government had creaicd to $ { 3 JOS70. Then began the imlnaUon cf the par'.y ' which hao olnco at tlmo implied Us policies \\y.\\ \ public linlntetrvtlon.i'r The population of the untry alnco 'isf0 has quadrupled , but the ; pcndturo ! of''the ' federal government ha'j nount expended In 1840. The total ex- indltuto for the focal , year ended June 30 , then 9G , Wfa $134,073,051. The excuse usually on ge-1 for this increat-cd fn - enormously - cost of vermnont U that It IP a result of the war. it this la only In part true. The war baa en over for thirty-two years. The ex- Inw ntllturea for pensions and for Interest on w < o public debt In the laot focal year were lexm 74,819,028 , leaving J2MS59 , ( ; C for other m irpcdta. The cst of ( ho civil ( otabllsh- tb ent in 1810 wau $5,995,399 ; In I860 It wau 7'.977,97Sj 1n 180,0 it was 187,210,234. This . in ahowt ) the way the cat jumps from tb lout 35 cents per head In 1S40 , about 90 to nls in I SCO , to about J1.32 In 1S90. The ou olu ccet of the federal ratabllabment In po poUl 40 was fUO p r head ; la 16GO , { 2 ; la 1S9C , Ul .30. pr op noosnvut.T. Springfield Republican : For Mr. noosovclt to become Assistant eecretary of the navy Is lllo going Into n monastery. So fnr as public questions arc concerned It Is n perfcclly coloroM ! and ncgtxtlva position , and Is de- volcnl exclusively to matters of naval ad ministration. Mr. Hoosovelt deserved a belter fa to. Is ho doomed thus to occupy minor places always ? Now York Sun : The president yesterday nominated Theodore Hooscvolt lo bo assistant secretary of the navy. It Is an excellent ap pointment. Mr. lloosovclt Is an Intelligent , upright and conscientious statesman , as ho has amply proved In previous poslllons , and especially In that of police commissioner In this clly. Thanks especially to his cneigy , wisdom nnd fidelity , tha police of Xew York , In spite of every dimeully and ovary obstacle. Ig .today much belter than It ever has bren before , and Secretary Kong Is to be con gratulated n having cciircd hi the Navy department an assistant so Intelligent , &o Industrious , GO unpretentious , so free from all forms of commonplace , and to devoted to the highest Interests of the Anu-rlcan re public. Washington Star : The president's good Judgment receives additional verliV'atlon in the announcement of hi ? appointment cf Theodore Roosevelt as assistant a.'cretr.ry of the navy. Mr. Rooscvolt stands today oa one of the meat ) vigorous men tn American poli tics. Ho Is upright , conscientious , aggressive In following mil bis convictions nnd beyond reproach. An civil pen-Ice cotiiintnitiinvr ha did moro than any other man to make the reform successful and permanent. To his strong will ami good sense the nation today owes much that It has gained In th ? purifica tion of the government. There waa general regret hero when ho went to New York to take up the duties of police coinmlroloner , but It was felt that a man of his caliber could not long keep out of national place , and his nomination today to a position of Importance proves the accuracy of this be lief. H IP such men as Roosevelt who create new standards nnd make them respected , His rovllcmcnt by the spoilsmen and disap pointed politicians of Now York on account of his work as police commissioner is a high : ompllmcnt. POLITICAL imiii-T. Tliero were thirteen candidates for mayor rotcil for In Denver last Tuesday and only 3110 lucky man In the number. Moro than 2,000 applications for consular ippolntmcnts have been filed In Washington ilnco the new administration came Into x > wcr. The senatorial deadlock In the Kentucky eglslaturo Is costing $1,000 a day nnd the .housands arc not In the Illuc Grass statj .rcasury to foot the bill. In Minnesota newspaper reporters receive i present of ? 150 each at the close of the ; esslon. The money comes out of state funds , vhlch explains the liberality of the colons. Mechanical voting wan given a trial In , our cities of Michigan on Monday and In hrco of the trials the results were such as 0 encourage the wider use of machines In ilectoral contests. A bill for an act "to punish Interruptions if public speakers" has been Introduced In ho Kentucky legislature. The object la to irovcnt a repetition of the Covlngton method if meeting argument with strong eggs. California has adopted the Torrens system 'f ' land transfer. The application of the law 3 made optional , but Its manifest advantages TO expected to Induce purchasers of prop- irty to Insist on compliance with its pro- Isions. After a long , warm controversy one branch f the Wisconsin leglslaturo passed a bill irohlbltlng the use ot railroad passes by mbllc olllclals. However , the legislative sea- Ion is young yet. and reform frosts are rtquent In Wisconsin. Only slx.of the states of the union Indulge n the luxury of annual sessions of the legls- iture. as fojlows : Delaware , Georgia , Massa- husetts , New York , Rhode Island and South Carolina. It Is Interesting to note that these tales belonged to the orlgnlal thirteen. The city election in Denver served to show hat women have grown weary of the ballot , n the respectable , residence district , a dls- atch says , very 'few women voted , whereas Iio scarlet women turned out in force , but Sio presence of the sheriff checked the ten- oncy to boMterous conduct. What is known as the Ellsworth bill. maU- ig it a penal offense for a newspaper o.- crlodlcal to print , publish or circulate the 01 trait or alleged portrait of an Individual Itbout the individual's consent , passed the row York state senate last Tuesday. It ow goes to the assembly. All attempts to mend It so as to exclude political cartoons om. its provisions were futile. IOWA IMIUSS CO.MMUVr. Kcokuk Gate City : A new cigarette bill jrmlts the sale to adults , but not to minors , hero Is some reason In that. The young muld not be allowed to harm themselves , Jt if the clilero wish to help the fool- lllcr , let no one object. Sioux City Journal : In some of the unlclpal elections In Iowa this spring the ipubllcans won notable victories , in Haven- > rt , particularly , . where the democrats id controlled all the local offices for n moratlon. I3ut thu-o elections largely rued on local causes , and are not to lit torprctcd as showing a profound and Im- irtint general tendency. So on the other i ml it lo foolish for popocrats and popu- it doctors to make much of some of the pal elections In whleh they made large iparent galrs. There Is very little In It. In general way , on ono side or on the other. Glenwood Opinion : The general assembly Iowa will elect a successor tn Senator ; ar In ItlOO , nml members of the state senate lie are elected for a full term this fall will te for senator then ; as a result the cam- Ign has begun now and will continue for ffo ycais , undoubtedly to the detriment of o party. Mr. Gear and Mr. Cummins ot sa .Molncs , who will bo hfc chief antagonist o alrejdy looking over the senatorial strict * , and attempting to make arrange- nnts for the election of men who will favor eir candidacy. The whole system ! e one. Ckdar Raplda Republican : Almost cverv- Ing ll better than It was. The banks vo more money to loan. Savings bank posits are increasing. Rates of Interest o lower. Old factorlss that have besn lo are winning ; new ones are being built. 10 price of cattle and hoca and sheep | y vanclng , It bc-heovos everybody to catch o spirit of cheerfulness and energy and al. There's about all we need now. Away th long faeeal Away with the whlncro d the calamity Bhrickcrs ! Opportunity octal at every man's gate. It is time fore o hard tlmos fad to fall into 'innocuous ' suetudc. .jii'Fiit.so.v. > ; A.VXI VISII.SAU v. i Ml for n Driimrrm-- I'III-KIM ! f nml lli-jiinlHin. New Yolk Kun. rho proposal that the 13th of April , being B 151th birthday anniversary of Thomas ffcmon , ahal ! bo held in honor by demo- throughout the country la worthy of P' ' . lefferfonlan democracy is never out of to ; at all limes and under all circumstance. ! furnishes the true solution for political . . Plio main question , for example , before j country at this time is ! that of raising a renuo adequate to Its expenses. On this Int wo have the words of Jefferson In j Inaugural aiMroia of March 4 , 1805 , upon ginning Ills second term of oflico aa preal- nt : 'At hcme. fellow citizens , you bst Hnow lethor we have done well or 111. The sup- c > zlon of unnecessary ollices , of usoleia es- jlUbmenta and cxpentc-s , enabled us to . < contlnuo ojr Internal taxes. These cov ing our land with olllcors , and opening our ors to tholr Intrusions , had already begun U process of domiciliary vexation which , ce entered , U scarcely to be restrained irn reaching , successively , every article ot iperty and produce. If among these taxcn no minor ones fell , which had not boon ronvenlent , It was because their amount mid not have paid Ihe officers who col- ited them , and bccau.se , If they had any Tit , the state authorities might adopt > m Instead of others Itea approved. 'Tho remaining revenue , on the consump- n of foreign articles , is paid chiefly by > so wtho can afford to add foreign luxuries domestic comforts , llelug collected on r seaboard and frontiers only , and incor- rated 'with the transactions of our morcan. al citizens , it may bu the ] > Ioaaura and tc .Jo of an American to ask , what farmer , CW $ catches ( be of the natty ap pearance and because of the price , our $3,00 shoe is be coming very popular. It has the new Nicholas last with a toe shaped like a silver dollar and is in tans or blacks We show all the shapes in men's shoes of ev ery grade , at the most popular prices * we fit feet comfortably with good looking * * longwearing ing shoes. t& & , 4 & t > z T. P. * rv f\ II Co. S IGIII AM ) DUL'GIAS ' SIlttLlS. / C/\J whs.1 mnchanlc , what laborer , ever ETOS a lax- Katbcrer ot the United States ? These con tributions enable us to support the current oxpsnRcj. of the government ; to fulfill con tracts with foreign nations ; to extinguish the native right of soil within our limits ; lo ex tend thoao limits , and to apply auch a. sur plus to our public debts as places" at a short day their final redemption , " In his first Inaugural address Jefferson had called for "ciiunl and exact Justice to all men , of whatever slate or persuasion , re- llgloua ov political ; " for "peace , commerce , and ihonept friendship with all nations , en tangling alliances with nonoj" for "absolute acquiescence In the decisions of the majority , the vital principle of republics , from which Is no appeal but to force , the vital principle * and Immediate parent of despotism ; " for "tho honest payment of our debts and s.icrcd preservation of the public faith. " In that same address Jefferson announced his ) belief that ours Is "the strongest Koverument on earth. " "I bcllevo It the only ono where every man , at tilvo call of tli9 law , would fly td the standard of the law , and would meet In vasions of the public order as his own per sonal concern. Sometimes It is said that man cannot be trusted with the government of himself. Can ho then he trusted with the government of others ? Or , have we found angola. In the form of kings , to gov ern him ? Lot history answer. " It was in 1801 that he wrote to .bho . com mittee of the merchants of Now Haven the wordy on olflcolioldtng which , a little altered in use. have bscome famous : "If a duo par ticipation of offlco Is a matter of right , how are vacancies to bo obtained ? Those bj dr-ath are few ; by resignation , none. " The question of annexation may seer come before us In one form1 or another , and bore , also , wo have Jefferson's counsel : "I know that the acquisition of I oulslB haa been disapproved by some , from a can did apprehension that the enlargement of our territory would endanger Its union. I3ut who can limit the extent to wlilch the fed erative principle may operate effectively ? The larger our association , the less will it bo shaken by local passions. " As to Cuba , can any ono doubt that the energies ot Jefferson , were ho living today would bo directed toward procuring her In dependence ? It was ho who hoped for "a meridian of partition through the ocean which separates the two hemispheres , on the hither side of which no European gun shall ever be heard , or an American on the ather. " Ho hoped In 1823 for the annexa tion of Cuba , "as the most Interesting addl- Llon which could ever bo made to our system 3t states. " nut If this could not be , . "Its independence Is our second Interest. " He llHclalmed any desire for war to secure ? ither result , but held that peaceful moth- ) ds to further our purpose should bo used it opportune moments. Thus there Is much for democratic clubs ind societies to ponder on in celebrating fcfferson's birthday. The democratic party las in modern days been drugged with jlovclandlsm and then dosed with Bryanlsm , .ho results being painfully obvious. I3ut It such a Jeffersonlon commemoration s helrt""at all , let it bo sincere. It would m better not to hold it than to associate leffereon'B honored name with acts rcpug- uint to bis llfo and bis doctrines. FOIIKST IIKSHIIVKS. I Mollification of Clrvrluiul'N SIVL-L-J > - IIIK" Orilcr 1'rMnililf. Clilcaco Post. It will be remembered that the senate at ho la.it session adopted an amendment to ho civil appropriation bill sotUng aside Mr. llevelaml's order In relatlcfl to forcat TI- erves and restoring the lands to the public omaln. The house refused lo concur In this nportant amendment and this difference lusod the falluro of the bill. Now President IcKlnley Is confronted with the ! same grave ifllcuKy. On the one hand , it is to bo berne In ilnd that the Cleveland order was tnado ot only In pursuance of a well-settled and pprovsd policy , but upon the recommenda nn of a singularly competent and trust- orthy body of practical scientists , the mcrlcan Forestry association and the Na- lonal Association for the Advancement of clonce , On the other hand , while the op- osltlon to previous orders of the wmo kind as feeble and entirely sellkm , the protest gainst Mr. Cleveland's order of last Feb- jary was so energetic , general and weighty lat It .could not be brrshed aside as resting pen short-sighted nnd narrow local self- itcrest. Railroad companies , chambers of ) inmorce , officials and organizations of every cscrlpUon overwhelmed congress with poti ons and resolutions against the proposed scrvatlon , claim that whole towns and lllages wore threatened with extinction and tat tens of thousands of minors and laborers nuld bo condemned to alisoluto ruin. It Is evident that the problem Is a dcllcalc ID. The necessities of the future cannot j neglected , and lha policy of preserving 10 forests from ruthless destruction la a Iso an 1 necresary one. At the carne llmo , i eatiso thu abandonment of valuable mln- ig properties and the depopulation of a rgo sect lor of territory is not a step to bo Ken lightly and heedlessly. President Mc- Inloy Is expected to evolve a satisfactory mipromlso which will suit both sldea. hero Is Eomo talk of the 'appointment of an cpcrt communion lo prepare proper rogu- tlnns under which the cutting and ealo of mber could bo carried on In certain locall- es only without defeating the beneficent irpo ° o of the broad reservation policy. This would bo an excellent solution of 10 problem. If possible the Cleveland err - > r should not be revoked , but modified and iallfled In accordance with the real necea- tlcs of the people affected. POWDER Absolutely Pure Blebrated for Its great leavenlns strength id lieulthfulncss. Aunures the food unaltiat urn and all forma of adulteration common vw.uMV ' the cheap brands. BAKING POWDEB CO. , NEW YOIUE. OTIIKll l.AADS THAN OUltS. The plan of Aiifilralaolan foderv.ijn recently adopled by the convention which has been sitting for Dome weeks at Adelaide , South Australia , la the result of efforts dating bacll to 1SSC. In that yair a fedenil council was Instituted under an act of I'arllamcnt for the flvo colonies In Australia , with Now Zealand , Tasmania and FIJI. This council had no authority , simply acting In nn ad visory capacity. Slnco then there have been repented cfToi'to ' to como to some mitxstnntUI agreement , but all have failed , owing largely tq the mutual jealousies of the colonies. At last .1 plan has been adopted by the repre sentatives' of all except Queensland , which continue * ; lo hold nloof. It Includes a par liament having exclusive military and naval ccntrolj a governor jfeaur.il to Ins .ipp.ilntcl by Iho queen ; absolute Integrity of the powers , privileges and lerrlloiy of each col ony ; freedom of trade between the colonies , although federal cuytoma and excise am within the ucopc of the parliament. Tim plan la to bo submitted to each colony and lo Queensland for ratlflcntljn and then sent to London for consideration by the Drltlsh Parliament , and for such legislation ns may bo required lo give It full legal authority. The birth rate of Franco has bean golnj steadily downward for many years and U now the lowest In all Kuropc about ia per thousand. The "highest " birth rate of 13uropa Is shown by Hussla nearly DO per thousand. Austria-Hungary comes next , with a birth rate of 40.1 per thousand. Germany follows with a birth rats of 3S.8 per thousand , and Italy stands next with ono of 30.9 per thou sand. The birth rate of Great Drltaln Is 28 per thousand. Another clement , however , has to be considered the death rate. Ttoa death rates of Russia , Austria , Germany nnd Italy arc all much higher than -that of Great Drltaln , which Is only 17 per thousand. The death rate of the Kuropean countries averages about 8 per thousand higher , so that the net Increase of population Is larger In Great Britain than In any of the Kuropean nations excepting Kuuiia. In his standard work , "Military Power of the States of Eu rope , " Captain Molard of the French army , after reviewing these comparative birth and death rates , draws the conclusion that , should they continue as stated , Germany wlU have 100,000,000 Inhabitants by the year 1950 , Great IJritaln 90.000,000 , Austria 80,000,000 and Italy 50,000,000 , while. Franco will not oven reach the last named figure. . , i Cecil Rhodes' prospective offer to Portugal of $13,000,000 for Dblagoa bay will bo an ex tremely tempting ono to that chronically Impecunious country , whoso escutcheon ought to bear In permanence the device of an empty purse with a hole In It. If it bo accepted its transfer will have Important Our purpose in the hat ques- ion is to dress your headl jecomingly , satisfactorily and : conomically It isn't everyone cvho knows what he is paying : or when he buys a hat the : hances are he is buying some ashionable dealer's name. We'll sell you a good hat for i dollar or so less , if you don't : are for the name. We carry all the popular and ashionable shapes , both in sof ind stiff hats , ranging in price rom $ J,50 to $4,00. King ( A New Block ) $3.00. Clothes and furnishings go v-ith hats. You want to hurry [ you get any of the fine collars /e are selling at JOc , BROWNING , KINQ & CO , 8. W. Cor. 18th and J