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THE OMAJIA DAILY BEE : THURSDAY , APKIL 15 , 1807. TIIE OMAHA DAILY BEE E. noacwATnn. I'Um.lSIIKD CVEHY MOIININO. TKiiMs OF sunscnimoN. null ? Ileo ( Without Sunday ) , Or.fe Year JC 00 Dully lice nnJ Sunday , Ono Year < 09 Rlx Months 4 CO Tlirre Months , . . . . 2 00 Sunday II * * , On Tear , . 2 00 Batunlay Dec , One Year > 1 CO Weekly lice , On Year < Om.itia : The lleo llullrtlnff. Couth Omaha : Blns r Hlk. . C r. N nl llth Bts. Council muffs : 10 1'enrl Street. Chicago Ofllce ! 317 Chamber of Commerce. New York ! llnomi 13 , II Hnd 15 , Tribune Dlflff W * blngton : Ml llth Street. COimESPONDKNC ; ! . All communications relatlnu in news nil rdl torlal matter should I * ndtlreMcil : To the Editor imsiNKss i.r.TTjns. All Inwlncas letters and remittances should firtdrcss to The lleo Publishing Company Omnhn. Drafts , checks , rxptefn and postofrtcc money orders to be made paj'nblc to the order of the company , _ THK jnn : ruiiMsniNO COMPANY. BTATIIMENT OF CIUCIII.ATION. Btate of Nfhrafka , UOUKUI * County , M. Oeorgs H. Tzichuck. Secretary of The ce Pub lishing company , lielnR duly sworn , says that the actual number of full nnd complete copies of The r > alljr Morning , nvonlni ? and Sunday flee printed during the month of March , 1837 , was ns fol Jowss . 17 25.0M 1 . 20,009 IS 24.MI 3 . 19.910 jj , M.J50 4 . 20.139 20 50.478 B . 21,971 21 M.JJ C . . . 20.0t ! > " 2 10 ZI 7 . 20.3IS S3 20.27 R . 20,005 21.1 20.3IS t . 19.9M 25 20,052 10 . 24.115 2U 29.237 11 . 20.C07 27 2021 ! II . 20.112 2S 20.715 13 . 20.1M 29 20.210 II . 20.307 -0 20.2G ? 15 . 20,185 31 20,117 II . 20,237 Total . .G37,20 Less deductions for unsold nnd returned copies . 3- ; Total net sale Net clal.y . In ray presence nml sworn to before roe this Cth day of Apr llM. MMBnAI ( Seal. ) Notary I'ubllo. TUB HICK OS TIIAIXS. All riillronil tii-WHlioj-H nre nplilled with onouKli Hers to nccoiiiinotlnlc every i > n - HOiiKT > vlio wniitK to rcnil > nriTNimitcr. Inxldt mien linv- ln r The lice. If yon cnniiot Kot n UPC oil n train from tli nc H iiKcnt , iilenne report the tnvi , NtntliiRT tlie trntii nnJ riiilronil , to the Circulation Drpnrtiiu-nt of The Ilee. The llec IN for nnle 011 nil trnliiM. INSIST OX IIAVIXO Tlin I113K. The Missouri river lins been only n trlllc jealous of tln > attention tlmt the Mississippi lind been attracting. Police .TmlKc S. I. Gordon lias been re- nomlnntuil on the republican city ticket nnd will be re-elected , by an Increased majority. Tt Is hoped that tlui air .ship will soon allow Itself to bo photographed by Omaha cameras , just to show the Chicago cage people what the tiling locks like. South Africa wants It distinctly un derstood that if It comes to a pinch It may possibly bo prevailed on to fur nish a war sensation over the Trana- vaal Itself. * ( If'fll-'CirCRCOJaud-Ttii-kdyc ] : , in order - amicably to-settle tUplc dirforenocs * bly , Is to be let alone , the concert of jEmvQpo iniKht advantageously tune Itself iu that key. The Kevins sea seal fisheries , Instead of forming a bond of amity between two great English speaking nations , bid fair to set the seal of failure upon the arbitration trcatj- . The spectacle of William J. Bryan toasting Thomas Jefferson "from regard autl reverence for his political prin ciples" Inspires thankfulness that the 'thing was not done "In the spirit of per sonal Idolatry. " Saturday , April 17 , Is the only day for correcting the registration lists. If you did not register last year or have changed your residence since last elec tion be sure to appear before the regis trars on Saturday. The undertaking by the Western Art association of the work of the Exposi tion Bureau of Fine Arts is a sufficient guaranty that this department of the great fair will equal any other In com pleteness ami variety. It is only fair to thelegi.ilature that the public be apprised of the fact that the embalming bill failed to become law , but was scrupulously embalmed along with dozens of other measures , some better and some worse. Tlmt senatorial pool evidently had no special wire connection with the Kansas elate legislature or It would have known What a pudding the school book trust was and would have worked the school book lead harder and more successfully. The pay of a statu senator Is ? 5 per day , and the constitution prohibits any Bonn tor from receiving any additional compensation. Is It not a fact that Jean- Bom drew ? 10 per day from the state treasury for each day the senate was In ecsslon ? It may be put down as an Incontro- vertlblo fact that the legislature appro priated as much money for the coming blennlum as will comu Into the treasury during the same period. There Is no < langer of any unwieldy surplus accu mulating on the treasurer's hands. George W. Mercer , republican can didate for the council from the Ninth wml , was born and raised in Omaha and Is Identllled with Omaha In every respwit. Councilman Mercer had but begun - gun his second term In the council when legislated out by the Howell charter and tthould have an opportunity to continue to represent his constituents for another term. The champion bruiser of the world an nounces through his manager that he will bo ready to go In the ring again as soon as a now contehtant appears with enough prize money to make the- Invita tion ( emitting , The public will In time bo convinced that the pugilists look at pugilism solely ii a business and that tiicre la nothing else in it for them but the chance to gather I. , the hard money of the credulous crowd. Whoever will carefully study the con ditions In this country must find good reasons for Industrial and business Im provement , This la tnklnja place'but it ought to soon become more active. A the Philadelphia Times says , we have the chief elements to give success to In dustrlal advancement. "We have gcii' cral confidence throughout business cir < cle9 In the stability of our productive Industries ; wo have established credit ; wo have a protective tariff policy as mired , nnd there Is no reason why there should not be an early and veiy Inrgo employment of the Idle capital of the country In channels which would give Increased demands for labor and greatly quicken our movement toward substan tial prosperity. " Of course there Is some * uncertainty regarding the tariff. The enactment of a new law Is very probable , though not absolutely assured , nnd then Its charac ter is yet to be determined. The senate finance committee Is working industr ! ously on the tariff bill , but it is cncoun tering dlllicultles. Undoubtedly the measure Uiat will bo reported to the senate -will materially modify the house bill. This situation is probably oper ating to deter Investment in productive enterprise ; * , though it Is certain that If a now tariff law is enacted it will be more protective than the present one. Tlmt being assured there would seem to be little risk In enlarging Industrial operations. To what uxit-nt , if at all , the agitation for eo-callcd currency re form Is unfavorable to business recovery It Is Impossible to determine , bull it can confidently be said that it Is not hplpf.nl. But notwithstanding some drawbacks , it is true that we have the chief ele ments to give success to Industrial ad vancement and this should show Itself In a more rapid Improvement In the near future. There is an abundant sup ply of cheap money for every legitimate use and it will jiot be much longer kept out of legitimate enterprises. TlIK nKTHOACrirH PHUVISION. It seems probable that the provision In the new tariff bill making the duties It shall carry , In the event of Its becom ing a law , retroactive , may be found troublesome. The secretary of the treas ury having Issued an order to customs officials Intended to carry out this pro vision , claiming that ho had authority of law for so doing , a resolution was Introduced in the senate declaring that the order was without authority of law nnd In violation of the statutes and cus toms regulations governing the payment of Import' duties. This resolution was referred to the finance committee by a vote of 21 to : > . ' ! , which Is perhaps to be regarded as a favorable indication .for the passage of a tariff bill. It seems- entirely clear , however , that the declara tion of the resolution Is correct , the re troactive section of the tariff bill botng no more the law than any other feature of It. With regard to this provision , which is Intended to check Importations a proper object if the pnriK > si > of the new tariff Is not to be defeated Its constitu tionality as well as its practicability is ciueslloued. There Is high authority for the opinion that Importers will be com pletely free from liability for goods im ported under the present tariff , pro vided they sell or assign them to other Kirlles before the new bill becomes law. and that It is the purchaser of Imported goods who alone- could , by any possibil ity , incur any liability. If this view is correct , it is obvious that the retroac tive section will be found impracticable , so far as any liability Ls concerned. However judicious In purpose , therefore , this provision may be found of no prac tical value. CUItllEfiCY HKFOHM AGITATION. The able financial writer of the New York Sun says tlmt the clamor for cur- oncy reform proceeds , in that part of the country , almixst exclusively from Mink otllcers and stockholders. The tanking business has not been prollt- ible for sevetnl years , owing to the low rate of interest In safe loans and the ossi'H uimn those of. the oilier kind. 'Hence , " sny this writer , "tho owners of bank stock look upon our $ SOOM)0,000 , ( ) ) t government money , of one kind or mother , very much as starved wolves night look upon a flock of sheep Just out of their reach. If they could only de stroy thl.s $80 ( > , tK)0,00 < ) of government uoney and put in its place $ SOO,000t , > 00 of their own currency , costing them lothlng but the cost of paper and print- ng and secured by nothing but their > wn assets , they could , by lending It out , get from $ -KK ) ( ) ( > ,0X ( ) to S&O.OOO.OOO a ear for the use of Ir. In return for I his privilege they generously offer to < relieve the government from the duty i of maintaining gold payments , keeping out of sight the fact that four times . since 1881 they have suspended pay- neut even In legal tenders and that nest of ihiMii would Kuspi'iid gold pay- nents just us HOOH as there was any til-go demand for the metal , " Allied vltli the banks in urging this kind of urrency reform are borrowers at the outh and the wiwt , who fancy that . vltli a more liberal Issue of bank notes hey would get easily and cheaply the iccommodations which they now get only upon onerous terms and which ) ftcn they cannot get at all. t It Is only necessary that there j hall bo a clear understanding of he source of the demand for re- Irlng and canceling the government taper currency li order to greatly treiigthen popular sentiment against uclj a policy , A plan which ontemplates giving the banks a moii- poly of the paper currency of the oiintry and which would enable the tanks of I ho financial centers , by com- tlnatlon , to regulate the volume of such urrency as their Interests should die- ate , It is very safe to say will never be jtproved by a majority of the people , So far as portions of the west anil south re conci'rned there is certainly an irgent demand for a butter supply of ti urrency , but this can be provided with- tit any reference to the government lapcr. The measure that passed the louse of the Klfty-fourtli congress , pro- JdJuj ; for the establishment of national banks with a capital of SSTi.OOO In town whoso population docs not exceed -1,000 would enable every locality where th business conditions are such as to war rant the establishment of ai bank to ob tain needed banking facilities and a hotter tor supply of currency. These localltle. would bo more certain to bo bencflto in this way limn by the proposed plan o destroying the government paper cur rcncy and giving a monopoly of pane money to the banks. The legal tender notes cost the pee pie very little much less , undoubtedly than they would have to pay for ni equal amount of bank notes to take the place of the legal tenders. It Is true that the latter currency Is not elastic It does not contract or expand accord Ing to the conditions of business , but I has the Krtprcme quality of absolute safely in Hie hands of the people anil 1 cannot bo manipulated in the luteres of speculators , or of those who are In tercsted in controlling the volume of the currency. Nor Is there any reason for apprehension respecting Its coiitln ned snfotj- . The legal tender note * arc not now causing the treasury an > troiiblc and the possibility that thej may again do so Is at least remote. The treasury holtlM over ? 1.0,000,000 In gold and the store is steadily growing. Will a tariff law that wlllljrlng the revenues of the treasury up to the expenditures the so-called menace of the legal tender notea will wholly pas away. I'UltX T1IK SKAHVIIlMnT ON. The fool friends of Edward E. Ilowell want the searchlight turned upon the oily hall. We vote that they be promptly accommodated. Ilowell was a member of the council for four years. When that searchlight is turned on his record in the city coun cil the people whom he Is now trying lo make believe that he is for municipal ownership will want to know why he voted in favor of the oO-year gas fran chlse job which , if successful , would have put more than $1,000,000 into the pockets of the gas trust. W. S. Pop pletoii , who is now making speeches for Ilowell , had to get out an injunction to prevent Ilowell and the other jobbers fiom overriding the mayor's veto of this gigantic steal. When that searchlight is turned on , the people whom Howell has imposed on so often will see that during his term in the council Ilowell was always a pliant tool of Solon L. Wiley , the head and front of the corporation combine that ruled the council for years. Ilow ell not only voted for all Wiley's dis puted electric lighting bills , but played into' his hands at every turn. When the question was before the council to submit to the voters a proposition to vole bonds for the construction of a city electric lighting plant , Ilowell re corded hlm-solf against it. When the city electrician made himself obnoxious to Wiley by showing up the fraud upon the city in the shape of deficient candlepower - power of the arc lights , Ilowell was one of the most active lieutenants of Wiley In legislating this man out of olllce ami foisting upon the city tlfe man whom Wiley had picked out for Ills city electrician. When the telephone company wanted an ordinance passed to make It Im possible for competitors to come Into Omaha , llowell's vote was at the dis posal of the telephone monopoly. When the proposition was before the council for the city to build Its own wire con duits and subways , Ilowell voted igalnut it And yet he has the audacity to pose before the people as an honour tdvocate of municipal ownership. liy all means turn the searchlight on Ihe city hall and show how Mr. Ilowell got to be president of the city council. When Ilowell was elected president of the council that body was made up of nine republicans , eight democrats and one populist. When Uie vote was taken Ilowell received ten votes and thereby hangs a tale. According to Ilowell , the tenth man had 'tOO in one pocket and $200 in tlu > other , the ? : tOO representing a contractor interested in Mr. llowell's election. It Is easy to explain among gamblers how $300 beats $200 , but It will require the searchlight of the World-Herald turned with full ' _ ' - on ,000- Wiley-candle-power lo enlighten the people of Omaha as to why any contrac tor should consider llowell's election as president of the council worth Jji.'iOO lo him. By all means turn the searchlight on. And whlty it is being turned on , don't forget to turn It upon the garbage con tract and the deals by which Howell made lilmself solid with tlte water works for re-election as councilman. iMSt , but not least , while ; the search light in on let It be turned uixm that dark chamber in which Howell w s initiated by .ludgo Scott Into the mys teries of the A , I' . A. order , which he in trying publicly to repudiate while privately working for its = ; K KKCUHD. Kdwnrd K. Ilowell him made liU record iu the legislature 1111 issue ; in this cam paign. If l > u 's ' Judged by that record lit * should now suffer overwhclmln ? , ' de- font. font.Kleetcd Kleetcd for the pun > ese of represent- int , ' tlio interests of Oinalia and sucuniiK prompt iiiul favorable action on tlio ex position 1)111 , hu made the exposition bill u foot ball for his political aspirations and worked almost exclusively for Ills personal interests. Tlio passage of the IIowell-Kttnsom charier dominated and " controlled his every action. Thu lcrslat- ( ! hitf out of olllcu of the present city olll- elate , the Kiiriii } , ' election anil thu In- t-rwiso of the powers and salary of tlu > mayor wt-ro to Ilowell morn Important than Urn iiri'esH of thu exposition or ilm fiiriilKliIii of immediate employment to s idlu men. lit ! evidently considered any means nci-esbary to accompllsli his sellish purposes as entlri-ly Jnstlflahle. To d make certain his schemes ho voted to unseat Senator ICvaiw , whosn tiolu pur- posu in desiring to hold the olllcu to which hu had been elected was to secure prompt and liberal appropriation for thu exposition. Had this been done II liberal appropriations In other state * to would have been secured and work on thu exposition grounds commensurate by tvltu tlie great enterprise iu which our citizens haTcrmich a vital interest woul bo under row. To place1 U'Mlldiy , It would at least b discreet rr , pnatorfl Ilowell and liar som In dlscusHliig the issues of the prcs out cniupftlbu" ' to keep their leglslatlv records a/ni\lch \ in the background a possible , /o.f1 , < _ J | | i If Prcsiflonn McKlnley decides to revoke voko the oPdVir given under his prcde cessor , coisojhlatlng ) the western per slon agencles-as is said on good author ily to bo pVobhble , Omaha ought ngal to press llf/jejnlnm / for the agency fo : the district in which It is situated. Th consolidation , and removal of the wes crn pension huslnca to St. 1/oul.s wa unquestionably an arbitrary proccdnri on the part oT Secretary of the Interlo : Francis designed to strengthen him ii the estimation of the people of his honi town and hud no basis in economy o public policy. When tlm redtstributioi of tlie agencies takes place there Is n good reason why the claims of Oiunhr should not be successfully represented. Sowall who divided the vice presl di'iitliil honors with Tom Watson on th late fusion national ticket has beci heard from long enough to say that th Issue of 1IKH ) . cannot be definitely fore casted at the present time the Interpreta tlon put by Bryan on the recent mtinle Ipal elections to thu contrary notwlth standing. It looks n If the three mem bers of the trl-angular ticket have now drifted so far apart that like lluinptj Dumpty nothing call put them together again. The supreme court has held that t state law authorizing the authorities tr levy on the safes aifd time locks of banks for delinquent taxes Is not unconstltu tional. But no coilrl has ever endorsee the action of certain Omaha attorneys who levied on the motormen's cranks a the busiest hour of street railway traf fic in execution of a judgment for the sole purpose of creating the greates' possible annoyance and loss to botl public and street railway company. Senator John II. Evans had a clear majority of 1,111) ) votes over John .lefT coat last fall. The senate committee on privileges and elections , made up of four fttsionists and one republican , spent two or three weeks In studying' the evidence In the contest case and then unani mously reported that Mr. Evans wa * entitled to his' scat. And yet ; Ilowell voted to Ilirow Evans out because he thought he juc.iled a vote for his char ter. In his leitel"to ; John Kemmerling Candidate 1,1 Iu well declared that he spent $075 to' secure his election to thu legislature.B He furthermore assured Kemmerling that ho could not trust him for a ton of'Coal because he was "dead ' ' broke. " Du'r'iYig the session of the legis lature he occulted quarters at the Lin coln hotel rimT&pcnt double the amount of his salary as''senatnr. . Who made up the deficiency ) ? - D. Tj lo nt 'durliig .hjj.brief { .career n the present-council as mi'inber from the Seventh ward , /'has ' 'demonstrated limlillcations that make a reliable and competent public officer. His reiiomina tlon by the republicans was a merited compliment , and his re-election by the citizens of Omaha will be recognition of hid worth. Tlie enormous cost of maintaining i municipal court which has been foisted on the people of the city of Omaha , by Ed E. Ilowell and his issoclates does not make the burden ess grievous lo be borne because his trinclpal part 'Is collected as fees from itigants. _ _ The .Wli'Ueil Thrive. Chicago Tribune. Wcylcr sets a Rood example to Cuban Ro rals In ono particular. He Is never reckless n exporting himself to the danger of being hot. IIlRlu-r I.evi-ls. rhiladpliilila Times. Thepo reports of mjfiterious flying ships being seen in some of tlie western states how the people Ihero are looking up , wliat- ver may be the case with things gen erally. Illxtorlo Flrxt Sliolx. Globe-Democrat. In the revolt of Greece against Turkey n 1821 the Oral shota were fired by a mall band of Greek soldiers who eould tot be reiitraliu-d. The long war that fol- owed gave Qreeiio Independence. \l-l\N Illllt IS > f\V. I omlori Saturday llcvlow. So the American tariff bill lias passed , They get through their legislative business retty sharply on the other side of the Atlantic , It wus only the other day that Mr , luKlnloy entered the white house , and his Igh protection project ! already law. It amo Into operation with much appropriate- ess on April 1. KlrUlciitloiinl Krlc Kansas City Star , The Russlanu have decided that the French ro too fickle to bo desirable afisoclatca * , n an nternatloiial alliance , The Frenchmen of 'apoleon'a time reached the same conclusion bout Uusala , and they would probably find mplo reason for. taking that view of the tatter today if a , test of Ilusslan friendship should be inailc. With oil the Hurnlan'a seeming stability' AT character and flxediieuH at purpose ilut | can turn against a Friendly nation ytiito aa quickly as any other * " ' * European. . of ii I'nrlilu Itoiv. Denver Iteimljllcan. It U possible .UyU a conflict between the United States' iiill Japan will orlso over affairs In tlio Hawaiian IsUnds , In that event the delay ta annexing 1)1033 ) Islands will bo la.'gelynu rJlame. The United States should have placed IU flag over the Hawaiian gioup long aSJi. l If that had been done Japan would not entertain an Idea of dicta- Ing concernlnK niVlniirilgratlon policy of tlu Islands. Hut aq v hat Japan hai aent two war ahliKi to Honolulu It may be that trouble will arlso requiring tlm United States to In terfere. IIIIOIl Tli < - Suiipltyt llitiMit of I lie Wiii-lil. PlillaO liilita I < edKer , That was mi Interesting discussion in the Drltlsh House of' ' Commons over Mr. Scion. ICarr'a claim about the condition of Ungland'e food tmpply , It ta fioinetlilng to make the boldest Ilrlton ndrvoiu to bo told , as Mr. Siton-Kan * tolilhtm , that , while all thi > ether leading natloiis of the world are aelf-eui.portlns. Great Hrlt- alii "lives fiom hand to mouth , " and U of dependent for food upon countries which may become hostile cr. If not hrstllo , may ba cut off by a blockade. Sir Cliarha Dllku , tiowever , remarked reassuringly that the United State * , Canada and Australia could Feed the mother country , and there Is very llttlo daniei < that any of thcne. even the ret , uill engage In war with England. It Is leacHurlnc , oven on this nldo of the Atlantic , know that \vn have wuoli a hold on a nation noted for belligerency us la afforded Its food supply , Britannia cannot afford to quarrel with a caterer to Important a * the United States. of I.OCAI * CASII'AHIJf CIIATTHII. Under the now charter th registration llata of l t yonr hold Rood for the coming city election with the exception that rezlstidrs will sit next Snlnrdny , April 17 , for the pur pose of adding new names And correcting the addresses of voters who have chunked their residences slnco November last. All voters therefore who did not register last year or who have moved from ono precinct to another or have moved from place to plnco within the same precinct should reg ister on Saturday. H Is Intimated that unless Candidate Ilowell can buy a better brand of cigars ho had better stick to beer. Howell sent a bo. < of alleged pcrfectos up to the Nineteenth street power liotiso of the street railway company the other night a a sort of peace offering to the employes. Thn box WAS re ceived with duo appreciation and tlio men who were about the house divided them be tween them , Kach lit one and settled down to the poor man's enjoyment. lUit after a half dozen whiffs ono of the men decided that his old pipe was good enough for him and the cigar went Into the gutter. The others were not long In coming Jo the name conclusion. The half-smoked stubs were thrown nway and the othcin were packed back In tlio box and sent lack to Howell with the Information that they could not use them. "I can Btnoko anything from a corn cob pipe to a Mexican stoglo , " said one of the beneficiaries , " but those are a little too dizzy for mi- . " Bvery candidate for thu council must this year bo voted for throughout the entire city. Kach voter , therefore , Is expected to vote for nine councllmcn , ono from each ward. No ono can legally vnto for more than oao councllmanlc candidate from each ward. The ballot marked for two councilmcn from the same word can not bo counted at nil for that offlro and the voter who marks his ballot only for the councilman from his own ward practically loses his vote for the other eight councllmen. Vote for nine councilmen - men , ono from each ward. The easiest way to make sure that your vote for council counts Is to put crosses after the names of all the republican candidates. The Howell charter also disqualifies for appointment to the Hoard of Fire and Police Commissioners every person engaged In sell ing cigars or tobacco In any form. This provision Is Intended to proclaim to the world that no one who might sell cigars or to bacco to liquor dealers or druggists can bo trusted to discharge faithfully the duties devolving on the police board , For this In sult every ono who sells cigars or tobacco is expected to show his appreciation by voting ing for Howell. Sol Trlnce Is the only petition candidate whoso name will appear on the official ballot. And a separate municipal election was ex pected to be a stimulus to petition candi dates for all offices on the ticket. Howell swore before the senate Investl- gating committee that his association with gamblers extended only to loaning them money. There are several gamblers , how ever , who are ready to swear that their asso ciation ) -with Howell has extended lo loaning him money and further that they are still waiting for the loans to bo repaid. The 17th day of March last , commonly known as St. Patrick's day , afforded an In cident that illustrated Senator llowell's | penchant for deception and double-dealing. Howell was busily engaged down at Lincoln passing laws and making police commls- a tsioners , but not too busy to remember to get out his s > prlg of green and wear It conspicuously - ° spicuously In his button hole. The display was so noticeable that It Invited comment. "What , soiiator , you wearing green today ? " exclaimed one of the party that had gathered In the hotel with him. "Why , of course , " responded Ho-AclI. "It's all right for mo to wear that down hero in Lincoln , though I wouldn't dare wear It up In Omaha. " OMAHA , April 13. To the ISdltor of Tlie Dee : In this morning's World-Herald ap pears a communication over my name In which It Is made to appear that I wished Howell success in this campaign. I wrote a short note to that paper and the editor Imposed upon me by adding thu line at the close of the letter that I wished Howell success. 1 do not wish him success In this campaign , for I am for Moorcs and am sup porting htm to the full extent of my power , personally and through my paper. F. L , IJAIINRTT , Editor of the Omaha I'rogresH. There Is no limit now to the number of J. terms a councilman can servo providing he a can secure successive re-elections. Ily the provisions of the old charter councllmcn were made Ineligible to rc-eloctlon after serving two successive terms. of The man who conscientiously executes the trusts reposed in him by election to public ofllco Is seldom token to tabk by the organs of his own political party. Yet Howell nnd Hansom arc being branded as traitois even In newspapers that are devoted to the fusion idea , Thu 1'nplllion Times , In edited by Edgar Howard , ono of the lead- lug fuslonist lights of the state , gxcorlales thorn as follows , under the caption , "Tho Names of the Traitors : " Every school boy In Nebraska knows that every fuslonist now occupying a seat In the olIn Nebraska legislature was chosen with the Implied and express understanding that he \ would favor laws to regulate thu public ' corporations of the elate. A great majority - of the fusion senators have been faithful to In tha pledgee nado by and for them In the campaign. Eight of them , perjuring them selves In the cyei of God and man , Imvo gene over to thp enemy. Wo do not know that n they were bought. We do , know that they have rutble&ly betrayed the pcoplo who elected thorn. The eight traitors who fell at the feet of Dili 1'axton and fought the bill to regulate thu stock yards octopus are : Ilainom of Douglas , Howell of Douglas , Fritz of Thurston. Farrell of Merrlck , Jeff- coat of DougUa , Muflloy of Madison , Feltz of Keith and Johnson of Clay. Those men derervo to bo advertised to the world as traitors , It Is not pleasant for na it to denounce men of our own political faith , but duty demand ! It. > It Is perhaps fortunate that the ofllclal records of the state senate will not bo open Cor public perusal for several months. Other- wbjo Ilowell might bo visibly embarrassed by ths discovery that on nearly every Im portant measure affecting the Interests of the people lilfl vote was never recorded In the affirmative unless the roll call developed the certainty that the measure had carried anyway. Howell Is loud in his assertion that ho is not uahamei' of his record as a slate benator. And jot hn admits that ho was ashamed to Introduce the gambling bill. It 1 also ro- mcnibcrod that a bill wan taken to Lincoln early In the e lon providing that the mayor Omaha nhould appoint the member * of the Hoard of Education , Tills bill' was also offrro'l to Howell , He wan ashamed to Introduce - troduco It , but had it Introduced by a brother senator. _ Too SmiHiMi fur tin * Hlrullm. Inillanapulla Journal. It will be a case of very poor detective work and sleepy Justice if the managers of the "K. S. Dean company" uwlndle in Now York are not discovered and arr ited. It wuu ono of the boldest yet wlmplest suhemeu .o robbery ever pluuned. lKVWI2I.lt AM ) \\5OMi Hotr Thin I'rrclnnn Pnlr IK Hrnnrilcd TlirottuJiont Hie Slntr. Lincoln ( "nil. It Is said that of all men the gambler Is the most Impervious to nil sentiment. No high Instinct , no Impulse to bo Just finds A lodging place in a Rambler's ml nil , With him the cold stool of advantage Is plunged Into every victim with as llttlo remoreo as the tiger 1ms when It devours Uie lamb. When tt wns proposed to unscAt Senator Evans from Omnhn for no rcanon except the cold and Implacable hate- , the brutal pur poses of a brutal majority , people here at Lincoln who saw ami comprehended the raw proposition , looked Inquiringly at the other two senators from Douglas , saying In their minds , surely ono or the other of these two will desire to show his people at home that ho has in his diameter some traces of the higher Instincts which love fair play. Iliit they looked In vain for these higher Instincts In Senators Hansom and Howell , What did they care for honor , for fair play or for the oaths which they had taken as members of the scnato ? Tlie one had come to the nenato as the agent of corporations , the other ns the procurer of gamblers , to prepare the wafer for them to ply their trade nt the comln exposition. Each held In his hand the col steel of advantage and was ready to plung It Into whomsoever or whatever stood in th way of hla purposes. Fortunately for the state , these two me have been widely advertised , and they car fool nobody outside of Omaha. If that clt over again puts forward cither of thcso men as Its representative In any ofllclal capacity let It take thu ocourplng which It IB rccclv Ing and will receive from the press of the state , which is the mouthplcoo of the peopl < to denounce what they despise. I1I3STHUCTIVHNKSS OK WATKIl. Denver News : The disastrous extent o the Mississippi valley flood can be better ap predated when It Is stated that 15,800 square miles are under water. It Is estimated tha this area contains 39iOO ! farms. Nothing like this ever before occunod In the history of the country , ami its Industrial effect ! must be damaging even If the waters rccedi In time to permit a crop this season. Philadelphia I'reas : It has been said tha the Mississippi is too big a moiibtcr ever to bo put In harness ; but some day , when th middle southwest shall have- begun to grow great engineers as well as great piles o cotton , our children or our children's children may sen the mighty river under sure control If the Dutch can hold Holland safe from the sea wo ought to bo able to protect ourselves against ono of its tributaries. Detroit Fre * Preta ; The effect of the floods upon the crops of the present season canno bo detcrmlred until the subsidence of the overflow , the damage depending upon the duration or the floods and the pr.ictlcablllt } of planting after the waters recede. To these startling statistics the weather bureai adds the prediction of a further extension ol the submerged area and a severe teat of the strength of the levees In northern Louisiana. After weeks of loss and terror. It would seem as If the river states might be favored with the sight of a dove with an olive branch. Milwaukee Wisconsin : The United States relief boats are at work all along the river and are carrying food and giving shelter to the distressed Inhabitants of the flooded dis tricts. The calamity Is a serious one , but tt might be so much worse that the nation has reason to bo thankful. A crevasse Into Now Orleans City would cause a loss of from $10,000,000 to $20,000,000. Now Orleans lies at least ten feet below the level of thu river , anc ; a city with a population of 250,000 could not be deluged to the depth of eight or ten feet without producing dlro results. Pioneer Press : With the levees and Jetties the | sediment Is either deposited In the shal lows or swept on to the gulf ; the channel is preserved and Its bottom Is not raised na many theorists continually claim. "With wejl-prescrved channel , ( he floods pass off with much more rapid current to the gulf and do Infinitely less damage than the } would were there no levees. The levees do not meet all emergencies , as Is plain enough at the present moment , but they make vast fortllo regions available for habitation and cultivation , which without them must be permanently abandoned. The Journals which denounce the levee system practically ad vocate such abandonment and also the aban donment of all attempts to preserve the navl gallon of the noblest river in the world. L AXD OTHISKWISK. Those airships are Just what they pur port to bu air. The powers threaten to outclass Weyler in the matter of ultimatums. The success of the proposed airship at the exposition necessarily depends on the abil ity of the owner to "raise the wind. " Ex-Secretary Carlisle is prospering so handsomely In the law business that lie declined a $10,000 fee recently. Of course , Tuomas Heed and Jeremiah Simpson disagreed. Th's ' Is not the season for harmonious mingling of Tom and Jerry. A marble bust of Frances E. Wlllard by Lorado Taft Is to bo presented to the North western university at Evanston , III. , by Mrs. . C. Schaffer of Chicago. Mlsa Wlllard Is graduate of the Institution , of whom it is very proud. Ambassador John Hay has sworn on on bicycle riding as well as writing poetry. This is too much. The robust exclamations Joy whch | greeted his purpose to forego the poetry habit cannot now be recalled , Hut giving the wheel the marble heart at the threshold of his diplomatic career In- HcalcH an luvlslblo leak In his mental ; tires. Tlio Iowa victim of the hard elder habit 30ntlnuo to mystify the doctors. They think lie has built up an Incipient vinegar tank his Interior which will require an ojxira- tlon to remove or reduce. Dut thcr-j are simpler remedies than the scalpel. Unless the Iowa article has lopt Its cunning a few InscH of drug store prohibition would rnclt ; lhat tank In a Jiffy. When President McKlnloy was governor Ohio his father waa still alive. Ho then signed his name "William McKlnley , Jr. " \ftcr the father died ho wished to drop the 'Jr. . " but as ho took the oath of office as -William McKlnley , Jr. , " he decided to re- aln It. When he was governor for a soc- jiul term Ills name was signed plain Wll- lam McKlnloy. Gradually the letter "tn" "Wm. " bcoamo almost a straight line , : Hid BO ho decided that as president lie vould sign his name "William McKlnloy , " IOWA IM11CSS COM.MK.Vr. Dubuque Telegraph ; The hungry and hlrsty republicans of Iowa will regret to earn that Secretary of Agriculture Wilson ins retained the former democratic asslslant lecrotary as statistician of the department the liandsomo salary of $4,000 a year. In- Iced , tlio announcement may arouse In the osoms of the "faithful" other feelings than hat of regret. Mlrsouri Valley News : An editor can't orover bo what some people call social and ) Absolutely Pure Celebrated for ita great leavening strength mil heulllifulneaa. Auaurta the food ugulnal ilum and all forms of adulteration coinmoi the cheap brands. lOVALi BAKING I'OWDEH CO. . NEW YOHIE. run ft good paper njr more than A merchant can run A good itorc and bo on the street half Uio time , or A teacher do good work l > r only occAslonnlly giving his time to his Mliool dutlM. A ll o editor Always has work to tlo. Como to the office of such an ono , tend or leave your orders. He's the one to glvo It best attention. DPS Molr.es Capitol : The Henderson prop osition to make It A crlmo to give to a mem ber of the IcRUI.ituro or any other publlo officer free transportation on A railroad or n book of telegraph franks may not pass. Somn of the senators think that It would bo a confession that they have been Influenced by others. One senator remarked that ho wtMild vote for this amendment If Any sen ator would gel up on the floor and say that ho had been Improperly Influenced by re ceiving passes. Diibuqua Times : The nmnufattttro of beet sugar Is not an experiment and needs no $450,000 plant built by the etfttc , to hn leased to private persons , to demonstrate Its vnluo to the agriculturist Interests of Iowa. A demonstration Hut Iowa i-oll will grow nugnr beets of the fluent quality Is of first Impor tance lo our farming Industry , And the ex perimental station at Ames can engage In nothing that will prove of greater value to tlio Mate at large. The bill recently presented by Mr. John 12. Emery of Dos Motiica to the agricultural commltlteo of thn legislature Miould bo put aside nt oncp and forever , un less the state proposes to go Into paternalism and engage In furnishing capital for the manufacture of all products which are csscn- tlnl to the needs of the pccplc. 11HIC1IT AM > IIHKK'/.Y. Philadelphia neconl : "Nnture knows no illHllnctlnns. " siys : the Mminynnk Philoso pher. "The uhlslcent of the lazy mini Krow Just na fnst as these or his Industrious neighbor. " Indlnimpolls Journal : "Do you know , I have half a mind to go out of party politic * and become u mugwump ? " "Hnlf a mind ? " Tlmf to quite sufllulcnt for the purpose. " Harper's llnz.ir : "Did you lienr of the great Lrnlen Hncrllleo Kthol Tenspot nnd llesslo Teetorn nre making : " usked lllcK- clts. "No what Is It ? " asked Onskett. "Kach Is riding the other's wheel. " Somcrvllle- Journal : It has been noticed that the mnn who ocea.Mlonnlly brings homo a box of candy "for tlu > children" regularly cats moro than half of It himself. Philadelphia North American : Inventor 1 believe I hiivn found the right Idea , for a successful llylnp-mnchlnc. " FrU-nd-Well , why don't you put It to tha Inventor I can't find n capitalist who will ralne the necessary wind for mi > . Washington Star : " .Mrs. Sltlmmtlls pays that her huxlmnd never spoke n hasty word to her In lil.s life. " said the lady who gos sips. "That's perfectly true. " replied Miss Cay enne. "Thp dear man Rtuttcr.H. " Detroit Free 1'rens : Hluketts-Ho doesn't look to mo llki n very strong mnn. Trotter Well. 1 once knew him to lift a $23,000 Hoston Transcript : -Rtr. Mann For nuircy's sake , what nre' the children quar- rollng about In the next room ? Mrs. Mann Their music teacher cntno In a few mlnutPH HKO , nnd I suppose they nr now engaged In the study or harmony. A HAUD LOT. Puck. "My lot la a liard ono ! " ho muttered , And his face wore a look of despair. Too true were the words tlmt lie uttered As ho stood with his spade In the air. Ho had thought to "mako jr.mlon" right there , And his pulses with pleasure hail flut- tortd , tf But h struck solid roolc , and "I swear My lot Is a hard ono ! " ho muttered. A I.ITTI.13 GAUUEN. IlOKton Globe. I've pot n llttlo garden , A shovel and a spade ; Now , prithee , come and help me , My pretty little maid ! We'll ralsp sweet peas , potatoes , And radishes anil beans , - ' Cucumbers and red roai-s , . > And , O , such early .greens ! 13eholil the hoe and rnko here , " ' And all the sec-ds I've bought ! Yet , larking1 you , my garden. J know , must comu to naught. You look down at your hands , dear. And smile and hesitate ; Such llttlo hands for digging Are ull too delicate ? You've but to bring- the sunshine , I'll dig and plant and hoe : You'll Mnlle upon my garden. Anfi things will surely Brow ! H cores or Howell. One or the other is ure to be a winner and for you to be you should wear one of hose famous B. K. & Co. Easter ties. Our issortment is larger and iner than ever. All he new colorings and shapes strings , bows , eck , imperials , puffs md only You can see them in ur window on 3.5th street. KINO & GO , 8. W. Cor. r 16th unU 8t