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STOCKTON HKTir.
(Sc.i1j Notary Public.
OiinnlnKhiiiii It. Scott Is no lotiRor ou
tho bench. Hut thoro arc other judges.
And now the bilkers propose lo start
a, cooperative bakery 1C they can only
mako a raise.
.lust now tho weather man is tho only
public ofllelul actively encaged on the
plilo of tho people In their tight against
tho Ico trust.
Tho work of defacing tho High school
grounds has begun. Tho architect does
not propose to let anything get away
from him, If taking time by the fore
lock will prevent.
Oanadlan detectives are again discov
ering Fenian plots with a rendezvous at
Huffulo. That Fenian plot was discov
ered In Omaha at the very outbreak of
the South African war.
Nebraska dentists have just reorgan
ized for another year's campaign upon
tho teeth of Nebraska people. In these
days of prosperity tho dental crop ought
to bo ub prollllc as any other.
The government of Nicaragua has
presented the American minister with a
handsome walking stick. As long as
lio is not presented with his walking
Iapcrs tho minister will bo all right.
Attorney t'ieneral Smyth seems to be
too busy with politics and contempt
enses to pay any attention to the Omaha
Ico trust, notwithstanding tho general
demand of tne people that Its extortions
be curbed.
Pavements sometimes get to a point
where rouowal Is nioro economical than
repair. That is the condition of a num
ber of Omaha streets. Patching old
garments after they are worn out Is
poor economy.
Tho Nebraska delegation to tho Meth
odist general conference will earn a
brass band reception 011 their return if
they can bring back with them the
restoration of Omaha as tho seat of the
bishop for this district.
The secretary of tho treasury has is
sued n call for the redemption of $'V
000,000 of government bonds. More evl
denco that the country Is not now liv
ing under the burden of democratic
hard times.
The article which the fusion Judges
of the supreme court object to as calcu
lated to impugn their honor was printed
in Tho Itoe, April 10. In a word, it has
taken these Judges nearly a month to
discover that their honor was c-wluii-uered.
Tho .Tacksonlans and the County
Democracy are preparing again to ap
point themselves delegates to their
Ptato and congressional conventions.
Wlicro tho other democrats come In will
rcaulro tho aid of a telescope to dis
cover. The high court of public opinion,
which Is higher than 'any other court In
tho land, is always In session, it never
gets insulted and docs not have to pro
tect Its honor or maintain Its dignity
by throttling free speech or abridging
the freedom of the press.
The line of communication Is down
between tho governor's otllce at Lincoln
and the Asylum for the Feeble Minded
at Heatrlce. Latest reports from the
sceno Indleato that Dr. Lang was en
trenched behind a Judicial kopje and
had nmple provisions to stand a siege.
K.vQueen Lil of Hawaii announces
that she Is going back to the Islands
never to return to this country. It Is
really too bail that Washington Is to
bo deprived of the only lilt of royalty
which gave llfo In the capital clly an
aristocratic flavor, but we will try to
tnuko tho best of tho situation.
Former Democratic; State Chairman
.Tim Dahlnum gives It out publicly that
he Is for tailing the Bryan ticket up
with Towne. Dahlnmn, however, Is not
a member of the Nebraska delegation
to Kansas City anil will have no vote
thoro to cast for Mr. Towne. Neither
does ho say whether or not he has had
im Inspirutiou from Coloucl Bryan,
HI. Uh I' OF MA fKKlXU I
The siege of .Mafeklng has ociitpieil
a prominent place among the Incidents
of the South African war since the
beginning of tho conflict and the relief
of that place has naturally caused great
Joy In F.nglund. The siege began on
October l, isyn, two days after the
declaration of war, and was led by
ciieral I'roiiJe In person until he went
to Klmberley to oppose Methiieu. The
defense of Mafeklng wn conducted by
Colonel Baden-Powell, with about L'.ooo
men and one battery of artillery, and
there are few parallels to the gallantry.
the tenacity ami the fortitude the small
garrison has shown. The place was
bombarded almost dally and while oc
casional sorties were made the British
forco was too small and lt weapons
too Ineffective to make headway against
the besieging force.
For sometime the garrison nnd the
people of the besieged town have been
subsisting on short rations, a portion
of which consisted of horse and mule
meat, but the hardships and privations
were patiently borne, none showing
greater heroism than tho women. When
the full story of Mafeklng shall be
told there Is no doubt It will be found
one of tho most heroic Instances of de
votion and fortitude In all history and
It is certainly another notable example
of British pluck and tenacity. Tho com
mander, Colonel Baden-Powell, has
demonstrated that ho Is a bravo and
able boldior, who deserves to be gener
ously rewarded, as no doubt ho will
be, by tho government.
Tho strategic Importance of Mafeklng
was evidenced by the prolonged Boer
Investment of tho place and Its relief
must therefore be regarded as a de
cided gain for tho British.
1177.1 T THE KXVurS tYAiiT.
There Is reason to think that the Boer
envoys are not well informed as to the
obligations Imposed upon nations by
International law and that they came
hero with still less knowledge of the
traditional policy of tho United States
respecting affairs in tho Old World. At
tho reception in New York ono of tho
delegates Is reported to have said:
"We do not ask you to tight for us, but
wo ask you to say to England, 'Stop!'
and wo think that if the word was said
tho war would bo stopped." Perhaps
the envoys seriously believe that a man
date from tho United States to England
to stop tho war would bo promptly
obeyed. It may be that they are so
disingenuous as to think that tho In
lluenco of this republic Is of such com
manding forco that it has but to di
rect Great Britain to cease hostilities
and tho order will at once go forth to
Lord Koberts to halt his armies nnd
prcparo for peace. But no rational
American entertains any such Idea,
though there are men In congress who
seem to bellevo that a declaration of
sympathy with the Boers by our gov
ernment might cause England to at
least modify her policy in regard to the
republics of South Africa.
It is iorhaps needless to say that If
tho United States should oven intimate
to the British government that In the
Judgment of this country the war ought
to stop, it would justly be regarded as
a most unfriendly act, If not indeed
fairly constituting a cause of war. Such
a suggestion would most certainly bo
sharply and vigorously resented and we
should have to choose between accept
ing a rebuff In silence or taking up arms
to mako good our pretensions to settle
a conflict In which as a nation wo have
no Interest. Suppose some government
had said to the United States, after
tho destruction of the Spanish fleet at
Santiago, that (lie war ought to stop,
can anybody doubt what the reply of
tho United States would hnve been?
We should have resented such Inter
ference In no uncertain terms and
warned tho government that it would
bo held responsible If It persisted in
thus disregarding international obliga
tions. Wo should expect such a response
from England If our government pre
sumed to say to that country that the
war In South Africa ought to stop and
very likely all tho nations would con
demn our presumption. Persistence
would bo dangerous and a backdown
humiliating. Moreover, It would be a
departure from our traditional policy
of nonintervention in Old World affairs
that might have grave consequences.
The government of the United States
transmitted the proposals of the Boer
republics to tho British government and
tendered its good otliccs In the Interest
of peace In South Africa. It was cour
teously, but firmly, told by the British
government that tliero could be no
mediation. There Is, therefore, nothing
more that the United States can do,
with a proper regard for Its Interna
tional obligations and Its established
policy. It would compromise our own
dignity and offend Great Britain to re
new tho tender of mediation and to
propose intervention or say to England
that tho conflict in South Africa ought
to stop would be to Invito war. In
which England might have the sym
pathy of all other powers. The
Boer delegates want that which It. Is
Impossible for the United States to
grant.
THE SU.yPAY lltE.
Tho Bee Sunday will furnish readers
with unusual high class literary and
pictorial features in addition to all the
news of the world. The Bee stands
unrivaled In Its news service, em
bracing special foreign cable letters,
special telegraphic correspondence anil
readable reports of all the local news
events. The regular Sunday depart
ments are moreover complete, compre
hensive and up-to-date.
The Illustrated Beo Sunday varies Its
frontispiece by reproducing a handsome
photogiaph of one of the line palm
specimens in llanscom park In a pic
ture artistically perfect in every detail.
An article illustrated by a second view
of the palm house explains the rare
varieties of tropical plants which few
people In Omaha know are at their
very door.
A page of Lincoln society girls posed
In costumes appropriate for tho differ
ent athletic sports which they pursue
will be of Interest not only to their
friends at the state capital, but where-
THE OMATTA
over plitures of intelligent beauty ate
appreciated.
Two character sketches, one of Sir
William Van Home as the most versa
tile American railroad man. and the
other of Congressman Moody of .Massa
chusetts, with portraits of the subjects,
cover timely topics.
Carpenter's letter tells of his trip to
some of the Muni chiefs, particularly
the sultan of .toK with pictures show
ing Carpenter himself lined up with
the Datto and his favorite wife and
son, together with glimpses of life In
our eastern Islands.
A group of snap shots at the field
day games of the State university, In
eluding the pole vault, hurdle race, 1(h)
yard dash and the university mascot,
will prove attractive to lovers of col
lege sport.
Among the miscellaneous subjects pic
tured are a group of an Initiation team
of the Knights or Ak-Sar-Ben; a view
of the new Jungmauu school at South
Omaha; a group of candymakers In nn
Omaha factory; a uniformed guard of
tho Maccabees In Perry, la.; portraits
of Uev. B. M. Stephenson, the new pas
tor of the Second Presbyterian church
in Omaha; of Dr. Karl A. Council, an
Omaha prize winner at au eastern med
ical competition, and of Nixon Water
man, formerly au Omalia newspaper
man, who has attained literary honors.
Taken altogether, the issue of The
Bee Sunday sets a standard unsiirpas-ed
by any metropolitan newspaper. Be
sure to buy it. If not already a sub
scriber. -4 OrXIDtJObV IiAME UEFRXSK.
Tho Bryanlte organ of these parts has
rushed to the defense of tho fusion
State Board of Equalization, composed
of tho governor, treasurer and state au
ditor, In Its scandalous exhibition of
subserviency to the railroad corpora
tions. In the, face of the notorious fact
that the railroads have added millions
of dollars worth of rolling stock to
their equipment, "and made millions of
dollars worth of terminal and roadbed
Improvements, and In the face of the
fact that their earnings have more than
trebled within the past five years, the
sham reform olllcials have tixed the rail
road assessment for lflOO at the very
same tlgures as that of 1SK8 nnd 181M.
In justification of tills shameless be
trayal of trust on tho part of these
fusion state otllcers tho mortgage rec
ords of Douglas county are cited and
garbled to show that the proprietors of
Tho Beo building are taxed much lower
as compared with actual value and In
come than are the railroads. If this
wero true, It would still be no defense
for tho outrage perpetrated by Governor
Poynter nnd his colleagues upon the
other taxpayers of Nebraska. But It is
not true.
In tho llrst place, the mortgage on
Tho Bee building, which Is quoted at
?410,000, Is only $210,000, and the gross
Income, quoted at .$tH,000, was only
$.".1,000 for tho year 18!)!).
In the next place, the total amount
of taxes paid on Tho Bee building for
1S! Is over $1,000 more than it was In
1S07, notwithstanding that the income
from the properly has decreased,
whereas tho aggregate tax levied on
railroad property Is left the same, while
their property value and Income have
enormously increased.
Incidentally the figures quoted by the
World-Herald, which Is championing
tho flagrant disregard of duty on tho
part of the Board of Equalization, are
also false as regards the rental paid by
the water company for its olllces In The
Beo building, which it lias persistently
paraded as ?(5,000 a year, when In fact
it never reached that ligure and Is now
less than $,",000. It Is not. however, to
bo expected that anything relating to
The Beo or its owners would receive
decent and honorable treatment In the
columns of tho World-Herald.
Quito apart from any personal matter,
tho farmers of Nebraska, who care noth
ing about tho mortgage on The Beo
building, have a right to ask, Why have
Governor Poynter, Treasurer Meserve
and Auditor Cornell, who were elected
on pledges to equalize ttie burdens no
toriously evaded by the giant corpora
tions, violated their promises and closed
their ears to tho demand of the tax
payers, whose interests they are sworn
to protect? When Governor Poynter
asks for an endorsement of his 1 ofllelul
acts this fall how will ho explain this
dereliction of duty, Vhlcli he will not
bo allowed to shift upon Meservo nnd
Cornell, who have nothing further to
expect from the people.
Tho tenacity with which Uusslan
diplomatists pursue their object is cer
tainly a lit subject for admiration.
When Bussla wants anything it goes
to work to secure it. Its representa
tives may lie denied their request, but
they keep right on. To threats of war
retaliation no heed Is paid. Finally,
when tho matter Is supposed to have
been dropped comes tho announcement
that the desired concession lias been
gained. Tho uew acquisition of one of
tho tinest harbors in Corea Is au In
stance at point. Japan threatened, Eng
land and Germany Indicated their dis
approval, but now comes the statement
that Hussiu's request has been granted
and there has been no war and no In
dications of one.
The governor of Montana considers
that the state has some rights which
are worthy of consideration In tho sena
torshlp contest. The governor should
be more careful In the future regarding
the character of the suns he puts on
when he leaves the state. A man who
will purchase a seat In the senate Is
none too good to resort to trickery to
retain that seat when in danger of being
ejected.
Governor Poynter finds his white
washing report on ihe condition of af
fairs at the Beatrice asylum decidedly
Inconvenient at present. Hail the gov
ernor possessed the courage to tell tho
whole truth In that report he would
not now be placed In the light of con
tradicting himself In order to secure the
removal of the objectionable superin
tendent. A democratic party organ In Chicago
issues nn ultimatum that Towne must
not be endorsed at Kansas City, but that
T) ATLT TCTCE: SATITT?rAV, MAY 10, 1H00.
Br.van must be the populist and silver
republican p picseniatlve on the dem
ueruttc ticket. If Bryan a good
enough for them In ISl'tt he must be
good enough lor them now. It says, and
the other place left for a democrat. This
again raises the question, Is Bryan 11
democrat V
Omaha business men can well a (ford
to encoitrane Yankton In it desire t
secure direct railroad coiiiiecilon wlih
this city. A railroad which would upon
up the central portion of South Dakota
to Omaha trade would be of Incalcu
lable benellt. The territory Is naturally
tributary to Omaha, but by reason of
poor railroad facilities Omaha N at a
dlsadvaiPiiue commercially over cities
much further removed.
I lie Spoil of Ph-no.
Philadelphia North American.
Extirpation of fieo government In South
Africa now secmH Imminent. The Bccra
nro hopelessly outnumbered and all that la
loft to them seems to be iloRged retreat
and tho destruction of everything In their
country that tho Invaders covet. A ruined
nnd desolato land may bo tho spoil of
Urltaln'3 piracy.
.Mllil Slnli'ini'iit of a I'nct,
Olobc-Democrat.
Neither of the national conventions of tho
big parties of 1000 will be ns catncl.VBinli:
as a Us predecessor of lMitl. Neverthe
less tho gathering In Philadelphia will not
only namo tho next prenldcnt nnd vice presi
dent, but it will formulate, the policy which
will prevail for many years In the futui-.i
nnd thu will be of great consequence to the
country.
ll-roi- of 'hiii Warn.
Chicago Chronicle.
Admiral Dewey closed n memorable tour
through tho south by unveiling a memorial
of Admiral Farragut at I.ov;"s ferry on tuu
Tennessee river. The hero of Manila nnd
tho hero of Mobllo arc thu two most com
manding figures in American naval history.
If tho former should emtilato tho latter In
refusing political temptation? IiIh name will
go lown In history equally untarnished.
Second I lie Motion.
Washington Star.
Chicago and Cleveland hnve deel .ll'nd war
ngalnst tho billboard nuisance nnd propo-ie '
to mako a vigorous effort to havo it abated.
Tho practlco of permitting bills and advor- I
Using hlgns to bo put up In liny anil all '
Forts of places hae been carried to extremes 1
In thofio cities nnd the consequence Is th'
disfigurement of pleasure grounds nnd parka 1
nnd tho Haunting In tho faco of the public
of objectionable handbills. If publlo opln- '
Ion can bo awakened and crystallized tho
practl :o can probably be stopped. Those
cities are not the only ones, however, wh.lt h
have buffered from this nuisance. A llttlo '
stricter regulation concerning these would
meet with public approval.
I'l AKnlnnt Tivo Talli.
Huffnlo Kxuress.
According to Tho Omaha nee. tho pro
gram drawn by Ilryan for tho guidance of
his friends In tho populist convention In
cluded threo alternatives. They wero to
refer tho vice presidential nomination to a
commlttco with power to act; to select ev
ernl names for submission to the demo
cratic convention, or to nominate n man
Who WOUld Withdraw If tho ilnnmprnls .11,1
not accept him. It will bo remembered that i
tho first two propositions wero mndo at the I
convention and defeated. It Is assumed '
that Towno represents the third plan. Hut
can nryan afford to let him withdraw m
case tho democrats Insist on naming their i
own candidate? Wouldjhot that course tend ,
to drivo the fusion nouullsts Into thn mid.
dle-of-thc-road party?
"iioi:i;i.m; tin: wiini.n tiiino."
.1 1'Vtt Pointed Itcnim-kK on the Monv
I'ulln Ilenl.
New York World.
"Will Towno withdraw?" has become a
burning question out west. Tho action of
tho populist convention In nominating a full
ticket nnd making a platform a yard long
In tho smallest typo has "complicated tho
situation."
When the Sioux Falls convention meem
blcd those who were opposed to nominating
a candidate for vice president said, with
greaf generosity, that "something ought to
be left to tho democratic convention." This
was not unreasonable In' view of the fact
that tho democrats must furnish at least
7,500,000 of tho 8,000,000 votes which a fusion
ticket Is expected to poll. Hut modesty Is
not n characteristic of the populists! And
bo, not content with selecting a presidential
candidate) and making a nlatform for tho
democrats, tho convention nominated Mr.
Towne, a recent republican, for vice presi
dent. This la what might be called, In the ver
nacular of tho sagebrush states, "hogging
tho wholo thing." Hut the nominee Is be
lloved to bo willing to withdraw should tho
democratic convention decide that It was,
entitled at least to select a candidate of Its
oun for the second place. It Is perhaps for
tunate thnt the populists are willing to
conccdo so much.
TIIU'.I) YOM'NTHKHH.
Snlillern In the Philippine Sulil lo lie
AVenry of tho .lob.
Philadelphia North American.
Between 500 and 600 volunteer officers In
tho Philippines, it is reported, havo ten
dered their resignations, giving tho expla
nation that they want to return homo be
cause it Is sure death from dlseaso to re
main In tho Philippines. Ono of tho offlcero
says: "Tho troublo Is that tho boys aro
not permitted to go after tho enemy and
finish them, ns is generally understood to
bo tho thing In warfare. They have to do a
Eort of pollen duly, and that means lying
in rain-soaked camps and only occasionally
having brushes with tho enemy. Death
from disease always stares them In tho
face."
These young men either nro not good sol
diers or they nro not frankly honest in
giving their reasons for wishing to leavo
tho service. They volunteered to perform
whatever military service might be required
of them, nnd tho presumption Is that they
npproved tho purpose nnd methods of tho
government in making wat upon tho Fili
pinos nnd deemed It a patriotic duty to
enlist in tho army. It is tho business of a
poldlor to faco death In any form In which
It may confront hlni. Ho may prefer the
hullot, but ho knows that tho microbe Is
lying in wait for him, und Is more likely
to got him. Swamp fever and tho diseases
of camp enn kill him no deader than shrap
nel, If less gloriously, and If he bo a bit of
a philosopher ho will reflect. "Whnt Is
glory to a man when his wife Is a widow?"
Fear of disease and lack of opportunity
to slaughter Filipinos aro not good ex
cuses for flunking. If tho volunteer otllcers
think they aro serving In a bad cauae, and
do not want to assist In the subjugation of
tho Filipinos, that Is another mitter, but
la that case let them glvo the true reason
for their deslro to resign end como home,
it such were their reasons, however, they
could not consistently complain of not being
permitted to "go after the enemy and finish
them."
Perhaps tho ofnrer who assumes to speak
for these 500 or 600 volunteers is not au
thorized to do to, and does not slate tho
caso correctly. Ho may have spoken care
lessly when he said tho boys were eager
to "finish" tho FHIplnoa. It is morn likely
that the task of killing off the natives of
Luzon, being no longer novel, has becomo
repugnant to them. If that be thn case, let
them say so boldly and honestly, and not
pretend that fear of death makf them
anxious to abandon the toldlcr i tratlo of
killing isd being kllltl,
in iii.h i. mis than tit its.
The llritlsh mial Journals arc comment
Ing with miuii enthusiasm upon a scheme
for the establishment of an extenshe ar
mor plating arid gun plant on th banks
of tho Tees, near Durham. The projector.'
of this new "nntlonal forge." as It Is called,
hae Just returnwl from visits to (lermnny
nnd France, vherc they have sought from
steel workers (he most recent Impnncmcnln
In tho forging of steel plate and guns. A
commission consoling of the general man
ager of the Woardnle Steel company, tho
general manager of the South Durham Steel
company, Mr. Thomas Westworth, and
Mr. Stephen Funic?, son of Sir Christopher
Furness, is now on Us way to this country
In order to report upon the methods of man
ufacturing armor plat' nnd stool here. The
Hellenic of the projectors Includes the erec
tion of hydraulic presses having a force ex
ceeding nny others In the world. I.athc
are also to bn built having boring arrange
ments lilted so that a thlrteen-lnch gun can
bo bored simultaneously from both ends.
Heavy duplex plating and Blotting machines
are also to be net up. The site where this
grwit nrmor workshop will be ojtablluhed
Is practically on tho coast and the nil
vantage that must accrue from Its accessi
bility to water carriage Is favorably com
mon ted on. It Is asserted that when these
works are completely equipped they will be
nblo to produce n much armor plale ns nil
tho other works In Oreat Hrllnln put to
gether and the country will thus hnve tho
ndvnntago of n practically unlimited source
of supply for the purposro of national de
fense. Tho projectors hnve received every
encouragement from tho first lord of tho
admiralty to bring thoir work lo a practical
stnto at the earliest possible moment.
A significant stop has Just been taken
by tho Austro-Hungarlan military authori
ties In eocemptlng from military rcrvire, In
certain circumstances, persons engaged In
the promotion of tho export trade of tho
empire. Hitherto they have maintained
that tho interests of the army were para
mount over all others. It is thought that
their net Ion was prompted partly by tho
hopo that the bitterness of the race conflict
'it homo might bo le.-sencd somewhat by
Increased commercial activity. H H notd
that these privileges nrc specially extended
to all persons engaged In promoting trade In
countries outside of Kurope, and a large ex
cursion of AUHtro-Htingnrlan youth Into
South Africa Is looked for ns soon a Ihe
prment war Is over and tho peaceful cur
rent of buslncbs affairs Is resumed. Tho
correspondent of (he Iondon Times In Vi
enna says that thero is no reason why
Austria should not becomo n formidable
rival In manufactures of Oermnny. or even
of Franco and Kngland. Austria, he argues,
already excels (Jermany In tastefulness nnd
In certain hand-mado goods nnd has only
fallen behind In mechanical productions
through tho faults of n system which it
Is now proposed to remedy. Speedy prog
ress, however. Is not very probable If a
"top cannot bo put to the political dissen
sions which parnlyze all kinds of financial
nnd Industrial enterprise.
Tho Uusslan Imperial council, It Is said,
has abolished transportation to Siberia and
nrbltrary exile without Judicial Inquiry.
Such n reform has long been regarded by
students of Uusslan development ns Inev
itable. Tho empire's ambition to rank In
nil things progressive with tho great west
ern powers and to surpass them In some,
could never be fully realized so long as It
maintained a penal system founded on nn
ancient barbarism. That tho reform has
como at this time Is no doubt duo to tho
rapid development of Siberia as a rich nnd
vnst agricultural district nnd the deterrent
effect of lis old reputation upon Immigration
of the best sort.
Tho enormity of tho crlnio against hu
manity perpetrated In the namo of Justice
Is set forth In the statemont that, thero aro
in Siberia today some 300,000 exiles, half
of them consigned to a living death without
Judicial trial and presumably n largo per
centage of them innocent of the offenses of
which they were accused. The penal camps
are crowded with members of noble families,
with fair women nnd bravo men aged In
middle life, with nn army of university stu
dents who, at most, were guilty of the
ardor of youth ln sympathizing with the
cause of oppression.
Siberia has been for many years tho srene
of the greatest tragedy known to Hufsinn
history. With tho curtain rung down upon it
for all time, the world will bo udvaneed an
other step nnd the empire will bo free fiom
Its vllo3t reproach ns It knocks at tho door
of western progress and emancipation from
raediaevallsm.
There are some Interesting facts In tho
prefaco iNhleh Mr. Charles Edward Troup
of tho English Homo ofllco has written to
tho criminal statistics of Great nrltaln.
for 1S9S. He shows that an apparent In
crease In the body of offence is duo to tho
multiplication of new nnd comparatively
trivial statutory transgressions, and proves
n considerable diminution lu what is com
monly understood 'by crime. This reached
Its maximum In the '60s and from 1S6S has
steadily declined. Forgery and coining
havo decreased at tho greatest pace. Tho
only classes whkli show an Increaso aro
crimes against morals and tho miscella
neous claps, in the former tho Increase Is
mainly duo to thn now offenses created by
tho criminal law amendment act (188.1) and
In tho latter partly to that cause and partly
to tho Increase of charges of attempting to
commit suicide. Sulcldci has Increased pretty
steadily slnco 1858. Mr. Troup, dividing tho
Interval Into periods of five yenrs, finds that
tho nvcrago proportion of suicides to every
100,000 of the population has gone up from
about lH-i to more than 0 per cent. He,
notes that there Is good reason to bellevo
that relatively to tho number of crimes
committed tho number of persons commit
ting them Is smaller and that since the re
duction of sentences the greater number
of misdeeds are committed by habitual
offenders.
It Is plain that the czar has create'.! n
great and favorable Imprecslon among tho
masses of his subjects by tho unpreten
tious part which he took In tho religion
services of Pasion wo?k In Moscow. In
tho olden time It was tho custom for the
czar to walk Into tho Kremlin on Palm Sun
day lending an nas, In humble Imitation of
Christ's entry Into Jerusalem. Tho present
autocrat did not revive this practice, but ho
and his wife entered tho cathedral unan
nounced nnd unattended at 2:.10 o'clock In
tho morning nnd, Joining Ihe body of com
mon worshipers, prayed with them for an
hour and a half The Pan Shvonic Svlot,
commenting upon this action, rnuarkn: "Not
to very long ago a mighty Christian monarch
trod tho sacred ground of the Savior's
pathway Into Jerusalem and. dressed In
an extraordinary garb, with a riding switch
in one hand nnd the other hand resting up-n
his sword (even before Ihe Holy Sepulchre),
he proclaimed aloud Ihe prwer and glory of
his people That pilgrimage brought direr,
material advantage. What a contrast havo
we hero! Not in the panoply of a warrior,
not In a splendid co.tumo invented for thn
occasion, nor In the midst of military at
tendants In a foreign Mohammedan coun
try having pehf'JMnn of the holy places. b'H
In bis own clly, the cradle of Russia, with
out tho members cf his suite, with his wife
on his arm und In ordinary every-d.iy drn,s.
the czar worshiper mixes with his pcoplo
and humhly bends tho knee before the
Iird." It is to be noted, however, that no
circumstance of eciieslshllcil, military or
regal pomp whs absent when tho var par
ticipated Inter oo In the mldmsbt ecruc
of Eiater eve.
IS THIS CONTEMPT Of COURT?
The Articles of Which Complaint is Made that the
Honor of the Supreme Court is Impugned
Sentences in Brackets Arc Innuendoes
Inserted by Attorney General,
cor vr i.
WORTHY OF SKIHOUS CONSIDKHATtONV
Have you formed or expressed an opinion In this ease? Is the ijues
tlon asked of every Juror before he Is sworn. If he answers in the
atllrniatlve, the question Is asked whether ho still retains the opinion
expressed. If he says he does, the Juror Is promptly excused from
solving liy reason of being disqualified.
The test of Impartiality applied to Jurors Is equally applicable to
Judges. It Is au established principle that It Is not proper for it Judge
to try an Indictment signed by him ns prosecuting attorney. The
same principle finds expression In tho constitutions of many states that
disqualify Judges from sitting lu any oao In which they have direct
or Indirect Interests, or In which they had nn interest before they be
came Judges.
The point raised by City Attorney Council In the Omaha I'ollce
Commission case (meaning thereby to refer to the objections which
had been llled by said Council as counsel for the said mayor and city
council of the city of Omahu to Silas A. llolcomb, one or the Judges
of the supreme court of the stnto of Nebraska, participating us a
Judge of said court, lu the iletennlnatlon of the eause of the Stale of
Nebraska on relation of Constantino .1. Smyth, attorney general,
against Frank A. Kennedy, et ul, aforesaid, then pending lu said
court), thnt .ludgc llolcomb (meaning said Silas A. llolcomb. one of
the Judges of said court) Is disqualified from taking part lu Its (mean
ing the said case of tho Stnte of Nebraska against Frank A. Kennedy,
et nl, pending ns iiforesald) homing Is worthy of serious considera
tion. While acting ns governor .Midge llolcomb intonnlng Hie said
Silas A. llolcomb, Judge aforesaid) was n parly lo the proceeding
(meaning the proceeding and cause of the said Stale of Nebraska
against Kennedy, et al, pending as uforesald), which the supreme
court (ineaulng the supreme court of Nebraska), of which he (meaning
the said Silas A. llolcomb) is a member, Is now asked to reopen and
review, (lovernor llolcomb (meaning the said Silas A. llolcomb. Judge
ns iiforesald) was not merely a parly lo the appointment of the dis
placed board, but he was a partisan In Its behalf. His views (meaning
the views of the said Silas A. llolcomb. Judge ns aforesaid), on the
validity of the I'ollce commission law (moaning the law the validity
of which wits Involved In the said case of the state of Nebraska
against Frank A. Kennedy, et al, as aforesaid), that was declared un
constitutional by the supreme couit, were published while that ease
was pending, giving lu au exhaustive form the reasons why lie (mean
ing the said Silas A. llolcomb, Judge as aforesaid) believed the
court (meaning the said supreme court) to be wrong.
Having prejudged the case (meaning thereby that the said Silas
A. llolcomb. one of the Judges of the supreme court of Nebraska, hail
prejudged or decided In advance of the deterinlnallon thereof by the
court the said case of tho Slate of Nebraska against Frank A. Ken
nedy et al). Judge llolcomb (meaning thereby the said Silas A. llol
comb, Judge as n foresaid), must certainly realize that It would be in
conflict with the spirit, If not tho letter, of the constitution and the
laws for him (meaning thereby the said Sllai A. llolcomb. Judge as
aforesaid), to use his Judicial position (meaning thereby the Judicial
position of the said Silas A. llolcomb. as Judge, as aforesaid). 'to sus
tain himself (meaning thereby said Silas A. llolcomb, JiiiIrc. as
aforesaid). In his former declarations (moaning thereby the deilara
tlons of the said Silas A. llolcomb. Judge, as aforesaid, and mean
ing also thereby to charge that, the said Silas A. llolcomb, as Judge
of said court, would, by participating In the decision of the' said
cause of the State of Nebraska against Kennedy, et al. pending as
aforesaid, violate the constitution of the state of Nebraska, the laws
of s"ald state and the oatb of ofllco of the said Silas A. llolcomb, as
judge of said court, und would decide the cause aforesaid not
according to law, but In violation thereof.) To set the precedent
by participating in this case (meaning the case of the State of Ne
braska against Frank A. Kennedy, et al. iiforesald), after Inning
formed and expressed an opinion (meaning thereby that the said
Silas A. llolcomb, judge, as aforesaid, bad expressed an opinion in
tho said cause of tho State of Nebraska against Kennedy, et al)
would lower the standard of the tribunal (meaning the supreme court
of the state of Nebraska), In which Impartial nnd equal Justice
Is expected to be administered (meaning thereby that If the said
Silas A. llolcomb did participate as Judge in the determination of
the said cause .of the State of Nebraska against Kennedy, et al, Im
partial and equal justice would not be administered by said court
lu said last mentioned cause)and whose unbiased Interpretation of
the constitution Is tho bulwark of our freo institutions.
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POLITIC I, I)It 1 1"
If IMck Croker Is socially ostracized In
Kngland, as threatened, Tammany will cease
Its h's forthwith.
Philadelphia has raised all of the con
vention fund. The last quartor of It re
quired a surgical operation.
Candidate Parker hah Jumped Into tho
arena of prophecy, The sad fate of Dill
Jones doesn't work as a warning,
The Hon. Tom Patterson of Denver
dropped a few chunks of his voice at Sioux
Palls and the Jasprred town Is sizzling jet. i
Voters too fastidious to support nominee) i
of old parlies may fall back on Swallow
and YVolIey. There Is a ticket "as Is a
ticket."
Montana Clark may not bo a circus ath
lete, but the manner In which he landed
on the spot he left shows he can do a neat
"turn" when nece:cary.
In order to accommodate tho weary demo
crats Kansas City hotels will put five beds
In each room and sockltu'um for $5 a
day. That's letting them off chenp.
Mr. Towna's front porch at Duluth will
not bo enlarged for campaign purpoaw.
Tho risk of encountering a frot In that
locality is too great to Invite a crowd.
Tho campaign for governor In Illinois has
been opened with a corkscrew. Opponents
of the republican nominee charge his loug
dead father with a weakness for Jags.
Hon. Jim Helford, known to fame aB thn
"Red-headed Rooster of the Rockies," flew
the silver coop tho other day and landed
In the republican poultry yard without
ruffling a feather.
Democratic congrrHslunal leaders aro
amusing themsflveti counting unhatcho.l po
litical chickens. Imagining they will havo
a majority in tho next house several of
thorn are bolng groomed for tho speaker
fblp.
Winficld T. Durban, the republican nom
inee for tho governorship of Indiana, his
had a varied career. After completing his
education In a district school and In a
business college ho biv.imo a school teicher,
thon turned traveling Kilcman and ftn.illy
became successful as a banker.
Straw Hats W
Underwear
AND
Most men, when the first warm days of Spring come, begin
to think of lighter underwear and straw hats.
A good many buy these articles without thought. They
don't discover that straw hats of heavy weaves and loaded down
with a sort of varnish, arc heavier than the old winter derby.
We have the light-weight hats in cither rough or smooth
straws, and with plenty of room for choice as to the height, width
and band.
Same with underwear we have the cool kinds.
Have you looked at our soft shirts?
Browning, King & Co.,
R. S. Wilcox, Manager.
I Omaha's Only Exclusive Clothiers (or Men and Uoy.
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liidlunapolH Journal: "Aunt Minerva,
did you ever Ret up In the night nnd taks
a doxo of medicine lu tho dark?"
"No, dear; I tried It once or twice, but It
always turned out to be shoe polish or hair
tonic "
Philadelphia Times: Vacation Is becom
Ing quite an earliest subject of school study.
The word really means "emptiness," 'yet
who will say there's nothing lu It?
Chicago Tribune: "Fellow citizens." tho
Impassioned orator exclaimed, waving his
hand aloft, "I stand light by tho plat
form'" "What s the matter with standing on It?"
piped a thin vnlee In the crowd.
Detroit Journal: The Layman-Do vou
think your church Is being run hs It would
be If the Lord Himself were pastor?
The Pastor Vou perhaps mean If the
Lord were president of the Ladles' aux
iliary. Chicago Record: "What Is tact, pa?
"Tact, son Is nhllltv to know you-ve dons
the wrong tiling without waiting for some
body to come almig and toll you you-vo
done It."
Cleveland Plain Dealer: Ilriggs I hopi
you have nut been worrying about that nvn
I one you?"
flrlsfs Not a bit. old man. If I had I
never would have !et you huvo It.
Wllll.V V Tll Kit HMiNS A CUKCK.
Huston Courier.
They've lately served poor father up
In quite sureastie truck,
"When father sings a lullaby,"
"When father carves the duck,"
And when he monkeys this or that
To any rhymester s beck.
Hut no one yet has sung about
When father slcns a check.
Tho old man isn't up to dale
lu table manners, p'raps,
And doesn't talk, or walk, or dress
I.Ike modern college chaps:
Hut on his liuslnes- habits, sir.
There's neither Itaw nor tick
You've got h paper good as sold
When father signs a i heck
He uses tbe i-olomal nulli
The let (!.. of l-i nanii
Are rugged .i ihe band thai writi
I'nevenlj tbe same
Hut miii i. in bet till iewel n
Thnt kliiKlv i low ns bide. K
The hanks rminl out lie mii.isll
lien falher signs a hr k
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