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The east him enough surplus water nt
present to tlx up another great railroad
consolidation deal.
Every man's castle his own wntw
works does not seem to bo a safe propo
sition lun modern city.
Mount Vesuvius is again in a state of
eruption. Vesuvius has about the worvt
case of Indigestion on record.
Tho queen of Holland now knows how
to sympathize with Countess Castellane.
Her husband is having trouble witli his
creditors, who are also asking her to
pay ills debts.
Tho railroads leading Into Ran Fran
cisco have agreed upon tho rnto and
tho division of government transporta
tion business. All tho government will
havo to say about It Is to pny the
freight.
It Is declared that lUtssia is firmly
resolved not to enter Into any negotia
tions with China regarding Manchuria
under tho present circumstances. This
is not tho ilrst bunch of grapes which
grew tio high they could not bo reached.
It would bo lutoresling to havo exact
statistics as to tho number of trees
planted on Arbor day, although tho suc
cess of tho Institution is not to bo meas
ured by tho tree-planting In a single day.
A tree census would furnish instructive
Information.
St. Louis & to celebrate the progress
made in Its Louisiana Purchase exposi
tion project by a grand banquet, with a
list of toasts to be responded to by dis
tinguished orators. Thero is nothing
llko beginning early with tho depart
ment of conviviality.
TIkto seems to bo a dlffcreuco of opin
ion 'among busluessnien as to tho. ad
visability of accepting a proposition to
vote $250,000 in bonds in aid of tho pro
posed Kansas railroad. Tho subject Js
ouo of no llttlo importance and demands
serious consideration before It is acted
upon.
Kansas should start a school of marks
manship. In a recent shooting affray
four people who were at a distance and
who did not participate in the trouble
were shot, while (nqt a ninn who was
mixed up In It 'received any Injury. "A
prohibition state ought to do better than
this.
The building Improvements on Harney
street should at least lead to tho re
placement of the defunct wooden blocks
that obstruct t rathe thero and the sub
stitution of a new and substantial pave
ment. The property along Harney street
can well afford to take care of tho ex
pense and Jhero Is uo excuse for' delay'
lug longer this long-needed Improve
meat. ' ' " .
Mexico and Austria aro about to re
sume diplomatic relations, which have
been suspended over since tho death of
Emperor Maximilian. No national trag
edy of A qentury has left a more bitter
memory than the unfortuuato venture of
tho Austrian archduke lu Mexico. If this
breach can be healed no good reason can
t-xlst why nil tho International scars can
not bo effaced.
Slxto Lopez, tho Elllplno imomer who
is In this country, says lie believes tho
Agulualdo proclamation a forger v. Slxto
lias not been In' the Held where ho eamr
into contact with tho conditions which
confronted Agulualdo, and besides, when
tho disturbance over there collapses tho
agent's lucomu ceases. Thero may bo
Bomo connection between these facts
and his reluctance to believe the truth
Cleveland will open the school houses,
tho public halls nnd all tho vacant build
lugs In tho city to provide tho members
of the firaud Army of (he Itepubllc who
attend the uatlonal reunion with sleep
lng accommodations. Too much rheu
mutism has taken hold of tho bones o
the old veterans In the lust decade to
make sleeping In tents with the ground
for a bed as attractive as It was at one
time iu their career.
EVllVPBAS ItOXTlMTl' TO AMERICA.
One of the most significant utterances
recently regarding European sentiment
toward America was that of the former
Italian minister or foreign affairs. In
concluding an nddress on the turlfl and
dun I alliances, which ho snld had given
l;uiope thirty years of peace, Admiral
Cunovnro reuinrkcd: "This fact would,
perhaps, lead European nations to con
sider tho possibility and necessity of
uniting against America, Africa and
Asia, as the future of civilization will
require them to do so." Commenting on
this the London Spectator observed that
It corresponds exactly with tho utter
ance of the Austro-lluugarlau foreign
minister, who urged'a. commercial alli
ance of the continental nations for tho
purpose of shutting out American com
petition and with all the recent trend
of affairs. "Tho annoyance of the con
tinent with America, which Is very
deep," said the Spectator, "Is based
uimn three reasons, tho llrst being tho
dread, or rather the' conviction that coin
petition with America Is nearly Impossi
ble, her wealth and energy being too
great, lloth are employed, the conti
nent thinks, to monopolize trado and
so to control lu tho end all of the wealth
of the world."
Tho second reason Is that America Is
sadly In tho way In Asia the whole
nctlon of the Washington government
lu the Chinese trouble pointing to the
conclusion, in tho view of the London
paper, that although the Americans
took tho Philippines they are not willing
to see nny but native powers In control
of tho richest countries of Asia. The
third reason Is the attitude of the United
States lu South America. "She will
neither take It nor let anybody else,"
declares the Spectator, and adds'. "The
total result Is a bitter dlsllko of Amer
ica, mixed with .dread. t bit- object Is
only to awaken the Americans from au
Illusion to Induce them to Increase their
tleet and to persuade them to think
steadily out what they are doing; They
may rely upon it that the continent will
loso nothing by want of planning and
that when the alliance against America
or which Admiral Cancvaro talks is
transmitted Into facts It will bo full
grown and full-armed."
Doubtless this admonition is tendered
by the Hrltlsh journal-hi a wholly dis
interested spirit and with 'the best In
tentions, but what can America do to
counteract European dislike and dread?
We cannot reasonably bo expected to
decline to do business with Europe and
If by reason of the superior etllcleucy of
our mnchlnery and labor and also our
greater enterprise we are able to suc
cessfully compete with European coun
tries, even In their own markets, under
selling their manufacturers right at
home, we arc certainly .Justified lu usiug
this advantage and In doing no wo tire
benefiting Ehropoan consumers. Conti
ucutal manufaclurers who find nuriby
auco In this should seek a, remedy in
learning and following American meth
ods, which some of them arc now pro
posing to do, and not waste time dls-
cus.slug the impracticable scheme of a
commercial alliance to head, off Ameri
can competition. .The, talk,nbout such
tin ulllnnce, It ought to bo apparent to all
thoughtful people, Is idle, for the ob
ious reason that the peculiar Interests
of tho continental nations will not ad
mit of a commercial combination
among them, liven now ino uenunu
government is perplexed by the demand
for changes In the tariff, which If- fnaile
.will bring retaliation from Ilussla and
other couutrles.
However much Americans may regret
the commercial hostllltlty of continental
Europe, there Is no remedy and we may
expect It to grow stronger as Ameri
can competition increases, as It inevit
ably will. Wo shall go on selling our
products wherever buyers for them are
to lie found and It Is more than probable
that In the. futtico we shall bo better
able to successftftiy compete with our
mcrclal rivals than we are at
present
civil si:nrwE ran school janitors.
The school board Is considering a rule
designed to bring the forco of school
janitors more or less within the protec
tion of clvl! servico regulations by estab
lishing a permnuent list of Janitors from
which removnl shall be made only for
cause, uniy janitors wno nave ueeu cm
ployed for. five successive years are to
bd eligible to places on tho permanent
list and even then arc to s.eeuro the posi
tion of permanency only on recommen
dation of tho committee having Juris
diction nnd a roll call vote of at least
a majority of the full bonrd. Dismissals
from the nerniunent list, on tho other
hand, must be mido by resolution pro
seuted nt one regular meeting nnd acted
on at tho next regular meeting with tho
altlrmatlvo votes of a two-thirds ma
jority of tho full board.
The Boo has always favored tho ex
tension of civil service regulations to
school board employes. It was the first
to suggest and agitato for a permauent
tenure for teachers, and the same nrgu
ments lu favor of a permanent teachers'
list will apply to school Janitors, the
only difference bejug that the teachers
aro necessarily trained experts, while
tho Janitors' forco has been made up in
tho past without particular regard to
special ouallttentlon for tho work. No
one can become it- teacher lu the ordl
uary course except after passing a pre
scribed examination and demonstrating
by experiment positive teaching ability.
Whether any practical test of qualltica
tlons could be enforced in regard to tho
janitors may bo subject to questlou, but
It is reasonable to assume that no Jan
Itor could retain a position In the schools
for live consecutive years without being
fairly equipped for tho performance of
tho work. At tho same time wo believe
some qualifications should be prescribed
for admission to tho Janitors' force, em
bodying a rough comprehension of the
bundling of heating apparatus and the
principles of ventilation, together with
a small degree of mechanical skill.
As to the particular rule under con
slderatlon, It Invites criticism In roqulr
lug a smaller number of votes to place
it Janitor uu the peruuiuent list than to
take him off. If It Is reasonable to -re.
quire, it juotlpu to dismiss a permanent
list Janitor to lie over from ouo meeting
to tho next, It Is Just as reasonable that
a motion to place him on tho permanent
list should Ho over for tho same length
of time and lie subject to the same con
ditions. While on the question of es
tablishing a permanent list for Janitors
the school board should Include In tho
rule some regulations governing original
admission to the Janitors' force.
It Is notorious that the Interference of
the Janitors in politics lu the past has
been a serious detriment to the schools
and thnt frequently Janitors havo mndc
the school board members lustead of the
members making tho janitors. If this
can be effectually prevented for the fu
ture by Investing the Janitors' force with
ivll service protection the public would
generally Indorse action aimed at this
goal.
Tffi Ul'POStTlUN IX CVDA.
The editor nf tho Xew York Times,
who Is Investigating the situation In
Cuba, writes that the leaders thero re
sent the guaranty of a stable govern
ment offered by tho United States as an
affront nnd ask to bo allowed to face
alone the perils of which It Is plain
they have but a light opinion. "Their
own countrymen," he says, "who know
them best and understand what tests
their untried powers will be put to, arc
most emphatic In their approval of the
policy declared by congress, to which
they hope our govcrumcut .will firmly
adhere."
It Is nrettv well understood thnt the
opposition In Cuba to tho American con
ditions comes chlelly from tho radical
politicians, who constitute a majority
of the constitutional convention. It Is
hlehlv nrobable that If the nuestlon of
accepting the conditions were submitted
to a vote of the neonle and the matter
properly explained to them a majority
would be found In favor of acceptance.
All the substantial Interests of tho
Island, tho men of property nnd busi
ness, are satisfied with the American
terms, realizing that they mean good
government and security alike against
domestic disturbance nnd foreign Inter
ference and aggression. The United
States will not interfere In iuterual ad
ministration; it simply promises to see
to it that independence Is preserved and
a capable government maintained. This
Is what, the best friends of Cuba desire.
The commission that Is coming to
Washington will be fully and frantily
Informed by President Mckinley ns to
the nieanluu of the nctlon of congress
and the intentions of tills government
and it will learn that the conditions sub
mitted will be firmly adhered to.
SECRETARY OAOE SVHTAIXEO.
The board of classification of the
United States general appraisers has
sustained the decision of Secretary
pjtgo In tho Kusslnu sugar bounty case.
The board helu tnat it was ciear irom
the agreed statement of facts sub-
mitinii iir I'mmurl thnt th Iiussiiin gov
ernment practically manages or super
vises the entire sugar production of
tho country, that It subjects all sugur
sold at homo to a lurgc tax, but that it
Vomits this tax ou any sugar that is
exported. The conclusion of tho boara
was that the remission or refunding
of tho excise tax ou sugar when ex
ported amounts to a bounty or grant,
within the meaning of the fifth section
of our, tariff law.
Tho caso will bo taken to the courts
nnd meanwhile Itusslau beet sugar im
ported into the United States must pay
the countervailing duty. The amount
imported Is comparatively small, yet the
decision that It must pay the duty will
be gratifying to American sugar pro
ducers, since tho effect will probably be
to do away with the Kusslan competi
tion. Ou the other hand, Itussln, by
wnv of retaliating, having Imposed ad
ditional duties upon various classes of
American goods, tho exporters of such
goods will very likely lose nil or a
considerable share of the trade .they
havo had with Itussln. It Is possible
also that further reprisal will bo
made by that government, which has
taken very seriously the decision of the
secretary of the treasury.
It Is highly probable that Mr. Gage
will bo sustained by tho courts nnd In
thnt event the Russian government mny
feel called upon to open something Hue
tariff war against the United States.
Indeed, tho nctlon already taken prac
tically amounts to this, tho additional
duties Imposed on American goods be
ing discriminative. It Is unfortunute, of
course, to loso Russian trade, but there
Is a principle nt stake which must be
observed.
A suit has been tiled In which tho un
successful cnndldnte for tax commls-
ilouef lu South Omaha questions tho
title of tho successful cnndldnte, setting
tin amoug the grounds vnrlous charges
of violation of the corrupt practices act.
The charge Is made, for example, tnat
tii enntesteo bought his nomination ror
cash and that ho expeuded money freely
to accomplish his election In a way pro
hibited by law, tho different men wno
nnld It out and received It being enu
merated b.v name. We havo not yet
heard of nny criminal prosecutions
rowing out of this, however, ut tho in
Mention of our conscientious couuty at
toi-nov. Is it because it Is only one dem
ocrat making charges against another
democrat? Aro prosecutions thnt allege
lolatlon of tho corrupt practices act re
served ouly for republicans who happen
have Incurred the ill-will ot tno
prosecuting olllcers? If not, what Is the
conclusion to bo drawn rrom mis po
cullar state of affairs?
South Omaha's school district finds
Itself on Easy street this year owiug to
tho doubling of Its revenue from liquor
licenses, which havo been raised from
$500 to 51,000 as a result of tho new
census. If South Omaha wishes to con
tinue In tills satisfying state it will
avoid following tho exnmplo of the
Omaha school district lu tho matter of
perpetual overlaps aud deficits.
Dos'MoIncs Is lamenting that the army
post for which congressional approprla
tlou was made at tho last session Is
being seriously delayed Jit tho work of
construction, so that It will bo a year or
more before u uctnchuicut can be sta-
i
tloncd there. As tho post at lies Moines
was established simply as a compliment
to Congressman Hull as chairman of
tho committee on military affairs, lu
spite of tho fact that other posts In this
section nre amply able to tnke care or
all tho soldiers to be distributed, the
military forces will suffer no Inconven
ience by tho delay. Port Omaha will be
glad to accommodate nil tho regiments
that nre held lu reserve for Dcs Moines.
Minister Wu has prepared a memorlni
to the Chinese emperor, lu response to a
request, setting forth his Ideas regard
ing the needed reforms in his country.
Ho points out tho progress Japan has
made by adopting modern methods.
That Minister Wu hns offered valuable
suggestions goes without saying, but
should his country adopt them nnd show
the same proficiency ns has Japan tlto
powers may regret thnt they woke up
tho slumbering giant of the Orient,
With their Industry and thrift there Is
no telling what the vnst population of
China could accomplish under proper
direction.
English coal operators threaten to shut
down the mines In case the government
persists lu levying tho export duty on
coal. The bill Is a llttlo heavy, but the
English public should not make so much
fuss about footing tho war bill the
Boers aro willing to stop tho expense
at any time on their own terms.
Grain crop prospects In Prussia arc
tho poorest at present they have been
at this season of the year since the
government record has been kept. The
people need have no fear of starvation,
however Nebraska will have plenty of
whent to sell If present prospects hold
good.
Speed (lie liny.
Washington Post.
Governor Dclgado gets 13,000 a year In
gold (or giving bis time and executive
ability to tho province ot Hollo. See what
a ntio Job be saved for himself by keeping
out of rango until arbitration began to get
In its work.
I'retty Smooth Worker.
Indianapolis Journal.
Electrical scientists and livcntors predict
that within two or three years tbo produc
tion of electricity will bo so cheapened
that houses may be heated by it at far
less cost and with greater- safety than by
furnaco or steam' boat. Vhen that good
tlmo comes It Is hoped consumers will get
the beat they pay for.
i
Merely HaM-Shot.
PhiladelphlatTlmex.
Some months ngo there was much com
motion and criticism over the report that
General Dewet bad shot Andrlcs Wessel
while the latter was acting as a peace
commissioner. Now It Is learned that Wea
sels Is alive. The original report was prob
ably merely exaggerated. It may have
arisen from tbo fact that Wesscls was half-
shot.
Preparing (or Hot nay.
New York. Tribune.
The faithful, hard-working letter carriers
la all American cities can look forward
to tho hottest, months of summer with less
dread than in previous years, as the Post
olnce department in Washington has decided
that the postmasters .shall have the priv
ilege of permitting tho bearers of the mall
to discard their' coatsl io tho heated terra
and to wear neat,, .cool, light garments,
suitable for the temperature of July and
August. This is a commoni sense decision
and tho carriers will be grateful for this
mitigation of their sufferings when the
mercury climbs, among the 90s.
Democracy and Cuba.
Atlanta Constitution.
There Is nothing In the demands made
by congress which in the least conflict with
the spirit 6f tbo Teller resolution, and as
soon as this fact Is niado clear to tho Cu
bans they will doubtless acquiesce in those
demands. An agreement will bo reached
under which the closest possible relations
will be maintained between the Cuban gov
ernment and tho government of the United
States and between the people of tho two
countries. That will eventually bring an
nexation or "acquisition," If Mr. Olney
pleases, and It will come under circum
stances most advantageous to that country
and this. Tho annexation of Cuba Is In
evitable. That it should come through
friendship rather than by forco seems to us
self-evident.
THE HTAGUUHIr. l'UICE.
Indianapolis News: The amazlne fleurcn
of the Enelish budcit rerall Prnslrin
Kruger's words about the staggering sac-
rincc.
Chicago Chronicle: Swift's sardonic ad-
vlco to England's enemies to "burn ovoTy-
uiing irom ungianu except its coai" seems
to be tho inspiration of tho government's
Imposition of the coal export tax.
New York Sun: Tho ono eminently Just
and rlghtecus feature of tho budget Is the
Increaso in tho income tax. Tho people
upon whom this burden falls brought about
the South African war. They havo danced.
Now they must pay the piper.
Springfield Republican: Tbo great beauty
of Sir Michael Hicks-Beach's budget speech
was Its cruel outspokenness. This war, he
said, has directly cost England to datu
7&5,000.000. It Is believed that tho chan
cellor and Mr. Chamberlain are not on tbo
best ot terms.
New York Tribune: John Bull will be
staggered. But to stagger is not to fall.
Ho will straighten his broad back under
neath tbo burden and trudgo sturdily on
ward. For, after all, his plight is not
nearly as bad us it has been on former oc
casions or as bad as that of more than ono
ot his neighbors has been and, indeed, is.
He will havo to pay a tremendous price for
tho malntenanco of his Imperial integrity.
But he will pay it like a man.
Chicago Tribune: "You have had your
feast," says the English chaucellor ot tbo
exchequer. "You havo all, liberals and
torles, been mad for rioting and expendi
ture. Now comes tho reckoning, and you
may laugh or not, as you please." There
will be no laughter. Tbo English taxpayers
were hilarious at tho beginning of the Boer
war. They, are not now when the bills have
to be paid and they are so much heavier
than it was supposed they wouldbe. The
total cost ot tho war will bo about J 1,000, -
000,000, necessitating a great increase nf
tho national debt and heavier taxation for
years to como. It Is possible that If this
could havo been foreseen tbo Boers would
havo been let alone.
Boston Qlobe: "This small struggle," de
clared Sir Michael, amid the profound
silence ot bis hearers, "has cost 1755,000,000
double tho cost of the Crimean war."
If tho contest with tho lndepcndonco-lovlng
Boers were at an end, instead of showing
scant signs, Indeed, of ncarlng a closo, such
figures would be quite capablo of starting a
panic on 'change in London. As tbo caso
stands, It will bo extraordinary, In truth, II
tho curt atatement of tho chancellor of the
exchequer does not have a roost unpleasant
effect in London's fjaanclal circles, all tho
more since the pessimistic announcement
followed tbat Great Britain would bo called
upon to borrow 1635,000,000, In addition to
what has been lavished for war purposes
In South Africa.
I'OTI'Ol HH! Ol' MMIItASKA TOMTITS.
Pillterton Post (dem.): Judge Itotlcnbcck
Is being favorably mentioned as tho proper
person to make the fusion race for supremo
judge. In tho huroblo opinion of the Post
no better selection could bo made.
Auburn Granger (pop.): Should the gov
ernor decide to call the legislature In extra
session thero Is ono thing that he must re
member, and that Is the necessity ot mak
ing some provision for Georgo Melklejohn,
who Is out of a Job and not much of n
stntcsmau cither.
Tokamali Herald (rep.): What hns be
come of tboso fellows who, a few weeks ago,
wero Jollying themselves with the idea that
tho republican party in Nebraska was coins
all to pieces over tho senatorial contest?
Tho party sottled Its family differences nnd
Is again a solid phalanx and ready to meet
the enemy at any point.
Clay Center Sun (rep.): Where, oh, whero
Is populism gone? Could anything have
moro completely disappeared? Where has
the Douglas County Democracy been for the
last few months that It should register n
kick at tho dead by announcing that fusion
with silver republicans and populists will
not bo tolerated this fall? Bow tho knee,
yo populists, nnd beg that you may bo mado
hired servants In tho democratic camp.
Central City Democrat: Tho saddest
spectacle on earth is a broken down politi
cian. Bcpudlatrd, disowned and dishon
ored by his constituency ho drifts along llko
a floating log upon tho stream of time. Liv
ing In tho past nnd vainly wondering where
has gone his departed influence, there Is
not ono In a hundred of him who will ever
bo any moro good In this world. "Prom en
tering the field ot politics, rather than from
sudden death, good Lord deliver us," Bhould
bo tho prayer of every young man.
Superior Journal (rep.): Tho selection of
Judge Hastings of Wllber to bo ono of tho
nine supremo court commissioners Is n
good one. Judgo Hastings Is a straight
democrat of tho Cleveland typo and he
would not abjuro his principles to secure
a renomlnatlon for district Judge. Thero
aro many who bellevo thnt had Judge Hast
ings recanted In time, disavowed his allegi
ance to tho gold standard, ho would have
had the renomlnatlon without serious op
position. Ho preferred to remain true to
what ho thought was right, and wo respect
him for it. Furthermore, there Is not n
moro thorough lawyer in the district thnn
Judgo Hastings. This district Is indeed
honored In tho selection of Judgo Hustings.
Kearney Hub (rep.): Tho World-Herald
Is patterning after tho Kearney Democrat
In Its efforts to produce, harmony in tho
republican party In tho slate. Just now
It Is making nn unusual effort to get sev
eral pcoplo by tho cars In connection with
tho retirement of Governor Dietrich and
the Incoming of Governor Savage. Messrs.
Boscwater and Thompson, late candidates
for tho senate, ure each dragged Into the
muss, nnd It Is mado to appear, to tho sat
isfaction of the World-Herald, that tho now
governor has been snubbed by tho outgoing
governor and by tbo lato senatorial candi
dates. Of courso It is plain to bo seen
that the object of all this Is to promoto re
publican harmony, and tho republican who
falls to look at it that way la foolish In
deed.
Alllanco Times (ren.l: Tho emtio lirnnrt
Inspection law, which was originated and
introduced in' our legislature by Senator
VanBosklrk, . has proven to bo far moro
reaching than even the father of It thought
wncn no was rraming tho bill. Tho Ne
vada legislature copied nnd passed n bill
which is almost verbatim llko the Nebraska
law. New Mexico practically copied tho
bill, and even went it on& better, for thpv
added a clause requiring people who pcddlo
meat to taKo out a J200 license. Prac
tically the samo kind of a law has been
In effect In Wyoming and Montana for
some time and has been found to be very
satisfactory im its workings. Every bill
and new law must necessarily meet with
some opposition and criticism, but when
Senator VanBoskirk's law has been fully
tested in its practical oporation wo bellevo
It will bo found to bo a good measure nnd
one that will rcfloct credit on, Its author.
Beatrice Express (rep.): Commlsslnnnr
Vanco will havo to get n move nn himself
if he gets that Nebraska exhibit ut the
uunaio exposition ready for business Jn
thirty days, tho time fixed for tho opening.
It Is suggested that instead of
fatoes, Indians, populists, coyotes,
sod houses and other relics nf
frontier days, tho commlHRlnnom
tta opportunity to display to hrnf
advantago tho agricultural. commer
cial, educational and manufacturing re
sources of tho state. Nebraska no Ioiicpp
wears swaddling clothes nnd has grown
to tho stature of young nnd vigorous man
hood. Tho pioneer days, with their crude
methods, have passed away. Their curios
havo gono Into history and Nebraska tnilav
enjoys and employs all tho civillzutlon of
ino oiaer states. And more, it has natural
resources In soil and cllmato whirh mnnv
of them do not possess, and which must In
auo urao givo u pro-omlnenco In tho sis
terhood of stntcs. Let us havo an exhibit
that shall mirror the enterprise, material
progress and intelligence of Nebraskn
rather than the primitive features nnd
mothods which they havo outgrown.
Ashland Gnzette (rop.): Tho Gazette
takes more than a passing Interest in the
political advancement of Hon. E. P. Sav-
ugc, who is shortly to becomo governor of
riODrasKa. it is moro than nn Interest In
tho success of the party of our cholcn nr thn
fortuitous events of which the termination
ot mo senatorial deadlock was ono of tho
main Incidents. It Is an interest based
upon old acqualntunccshlp. it is always
gratifying to hear of tbo promotion of nn
old friend, and this is tho sort of gratifica
tion that the Gazette Is permitted to onjoy
In tho matter. Hon. E. P. Savago was ono
of our first acquaintances formed In tho
west. Wo first mot him In 1S75 at tho little
town of West Side, la., where, with Hon.
P. J. King, now police Judgo of South
Omaha, he was engaged in tho lumbor nnd
coal business. He was n good business
man, a kind neighbor and he had a stalwart
way of doing things, regardless of fear or
policy. In fact, thero was not a particle
of cither In his makeup. Ho was a progres
slvo citizen, generally liked, but positively
disliked by some, who found that ho was
a hard man to manage. Among our pleas
ant recollections of thoso days Is our as
sociation with Mr. Savage in the "Utile
Dulcl" lycoum of Wost Side, of which ho
was one of tho leading spirits. Wo have
met him in dobato on the forum of that
organization many a tlmo, and wo always
found hltn genial and pleasant, although he
was a hard hitter. His success from that
tlmo to tho present has always been along
tho lino of substantial merit.
Trt-naun, H'toMilii
New York Sun.
Tho Hon. Charles A. Towno of Duluth Is
president of a new corporation which has
a, capital of 11,000,000. Wo trust that this
tribune of tbo people is not on tho way
to becomo a tool of tho corporations nnd
to put tbo money above tho man. Tho sad
example of Hoger Mills, James Stephen
Hogg and General Coxoy should be brought
to Mr. Towno's attention at once.
Trial of Illeliaril U. Knutiuun lleRltm,
CAMBRIDGE. Mass., April K.-Tho trial
of Charles It. Eastman on the churgrt of
having murdered hU brother-in-law,
Richard II. Grogan. ut Cambridge lust
July, was begun today. Tho case attracted
wide nttentlon. After u hearing sovorni
monthH ago Kaatmnn was discharged, but
later nn Indictment was found by the
grand Jury, to which tho rnBO was taken
by tho dUtrlct attorney. Tho defendant Is
an Instructor nt Harvard university. Ho
has claimed that the shooting ot Orogun
was accidental, but the victim with his
dying breath Is snld to havo uccuscd East
man of murdering- him.
HITS OP WASIIIXHTO.N I.1KH.
ntrhliiRH of Mm nnil llrrnln nt the
.ntlonnl Cnpltnl.
Tho manner In which tho Congressional
Hecord Is loaded with political ammunition
Is shown by tho following story of Tom
Johnson's career In tho lower house, related
by tho New York Evening Post:
Tom L. Johnson, who has Just been
elected mayor of Cleveland, was In congross
for four years while tho tariff question was
agitating tho country. Mr. Johnson wn.
known then ns a millionaire street railway
owner nnd trust promoter. Ho would al
ways admit with perfect frankness thnt ho
was profiting by tho laws which tho repub
licans were enacting. He maintained that
ns long ns thoy would persist In their
courses It was well that ho should bo ono
to profit by them.
Ho used to do many things which woro
regarded as erratic, but his eccentricity
usually turned out as well ns that of tho
man who reaped a fortunu by shipping
wnrmlng-pans to tho West Indies. One ot
his most notable performances was getting
tho government to print the whole of
Henry Oeorgo'a "Progress nnd Poverty" ns
pnrt of the Congrcsslounl Hecord, nnd thin
sending It out, post free, to farmers and
worklngmcn In all parts of tho country, He
enlisted tho help of bis fellow democrato
nnd some populists In this scheme. At his
Instigation ono ot them would say, In tho
course of his speech: "I havo omo printed
matter here, which, Instead ot sending to
tho clerk's desk to bo rend, I will ask to
havo Inserted in tho Hecord as a part ot my
remarks." The printed matter was a few
chapters of Georges work. A llttlo later
Bome other members would work a fuw
more chapters into a speech. Then Johnson
exercised' his right under tho rules to tnko
such parts as ho desired from each speech,
nnd collect nnd print them In pamphlet
form. Ho selected n cheap paper nnd large
typo nnd had a million copies struck off, at
u cost of about a cent and a half a copy.
Mr. Johnoon lived In a houso on K street,
near Sixteenth, and his neighbors tell bow
ho converted tho entlro lower story Into a
depot for distributing books. Tho congress-
slonal folding department was drawn upon
for a forco of workmen to wrap them and
send them out, nnd for weeks these clerks
tolled day and night. He used to say, "It
Is nil seed. I am sowing tho seed. Some
dny It will como up, and what an overturn
ing there will be!"
Senator Dcpow was riding homeward in a
street car tho other day, relates tho Wash
ington Post. At tho Haltlmoro & Ohio
depot two women boarded tho car. Ono was
evidently a stranger sho had a new dress
suit case and tho other was a resident.
At Icust sho posed as a resident uud an
oldest Inhabitant at that, for In a very loud
tono of voice Bho uamcd tho various public
buildings. Sbo was not quite sure whether
or not the city hall was tho White House,
or whether the pension building was tho
Treasury department, but when tho car
reached Lafayette square sho was appar
ently quite nt homo. Sho know the Arling
ton hotel by sight and recognized the
Wblto Houso across tbo park, A moment
later tho car was opposite Senator Dopow's
homo and It stopped for tho senator to
alight.
"That largo building," said tho voluble
woman to her companion, pointing to Dc
pew's bome, "Is tbo government fish
hatchery."
Senator Dcpcw caught the words as ho
passed out upon tho platform ot tho car
and for a minute stood on the-corner laugh
ing. Then his face becamo serious. He
started as If to run after the car, but it was
now almost out of sight.
"By George," ho said, "I have Just
thought ot something I ought to havo told
tbat lady. Ha! ha! ha!"
But what tho clover retort should hnvo
been no pne will ever know, for, still
laugning soitiy to nimscii, senator uepew
disappeared under the portals of-his bome.
The public printer, with the notion of so-
curing greater economy In tho running of
his vast establishment, says tho New York
Times correspondent, mado experiments re
cently with automatic press feeders, that if
adopted In tho establishment would dlx-
penso with a largo nunibor of press feed
ers. Tho recders, most or whom aro wo
men, wero up In arms at once, but It seems
they lacked thnt sympathetic assistance
from tho pressmen upon which they had
depended. Tho probability Is that what
ever tho merits of tho automatic feeder the
women or either Intelligent feeders will win
tho day. Tho government Is at admitted
disadvantage, not only in tho ofilco of
public printer, but In the bureau of en
graving nnd printing, in being prevented
by organized labor from adopting labor
saving devices. All typesetting In tho print
ing offtco Is dono by hand, although it Is
known that much of tbo composition, and
particularly that upon tho Congressional
Hecord and tho reports and documents for
congress, could bo dono moro economically
by typesetting machines. Thero is not a
mnchlno in tho building.
Tho effort to exclude rapid machines from
the bureau, of engraving and printing did
not succeed, becauso if it bad tho govern
ment could not. havo affordod to produce
tho postago stamps, tho private establish
ments that bid for tho work and which got
It formerly employing tho machines tbat
the government was forbidden to uso. Tho
government printing offlco is not an ax
aniplo of economy In production. The ton
dency Is to make It expensive, as well ns to
Increaso from year to year tho volume of
work it turns out nt prices higher than
would be. paid for llko work dono b( out
sldo printers. Between politicians who nre
supersensitive and exacting labor organi
zations thero Is llttlo prospect that strictly
cconomlclal consideration will soon prevail
In tbo conduct of tho public printing office.
OXB OK TIIK TRUST BVII.M.
Communities Slrnnced by the Power of
InduNtrlal Combine.
Loulsvlllo Courier-Journal.
Ex-Mayor Abram S. Hewitt has by a
recent net painted out ono of tho worst
effects of largo trust companies. Hn Is
nt tho head of a steel mill at Trenton,
N. J., and was solicited to pormlt his
property to bo scheduled In tho Morgan
steel trust. This; however, bo declined,
giving as one of his principal reasons that
ho had In his employ 500 men who owned
houses In tho vicinity of tho mill, and did
not wish to placo them at tho morcy of a
non-resident corporation, which might at
will shut down tho works nnd bring ruin
upon them. This Indicated not only Just
nnd benevolent consideration for tho wel
fare of his employes, but tho wisdom of a
prnctlcal student of tho workings ot trusts.
Tho proper definition ot a trust Is th-i
union under ono managraent ot a num
ber of concerns engaged In tho produc
tion ot thn samo material for tho pur
pose, It possible, ot controlling Its out
put and price at which It shall bo sold.
As Incident to such combination comes
tho decreaso in tho cost of management
by ono central body Instead of by a number.
But when tho trust represents a largo output,
tho chief nourco of profit Is Its ability to
regulate Its price, by raising It when tho
demand Is greater than the supply and
lowering , it when tho opposite condition
prevails or to break down tho competition
of weaker concerns. Tho most effective de
vice In rnso of a plethora Is to shut down
ono or moro of Its mills In order to muKo
a real or affected reduction In supply. In
such resort favoritism Is shown to par
ticular plants which aro kept In operation
whllo others aro closod. In this manner
Innocent mlllworkers aro shut out of em
ployment and wages, while tho trust Is
able, to maintain prices at tholr expense
Many Instances have, In fact, occurred
where competing properties have been
Tho Duty
of fifloth&ir&M
What suffering' frequently results
from a mother's Ignorance j or moro
frequently from a mother's neglect to
properly instruct her daughter 1
Tradition says "woman must suf
fer," and young women aro .so taught.
There Is n little truth and a great deal
of exaggeration In this. If a young
woman suffers severely sho needs treat
ment, aud her mother bhould sco that
he gets it.
Many moUiershnlf!. to take their
daughters to a physician for examina
tion : but no mother need hesitato to
write freely about her daughter or
herself to Mrs. Plulchiun's Laboratory
at Lynn, Masi., nnd secure from a
woman the most efficient advice with
out charge.
Is
m
i j ft
Mrs. August 1'falzgr.if, of South
liyron, Wis., mother of the young lady
whose portrait we hero publish, wrote)
in January. 1999, saying her daughter
had Buffered for two venrs with irreg
ular menstruation had headache nil
the time, and pain In her side, foot
swelled, and was generally miserable.
She received an nnswer promptly with
advice, and under date of Mnrcli, 180U,
the mother writes again that Lydia E
Plnkhatn's Vegetable Compound cured
her daughter of nil pains nnd irregu
larity. Nothing in the world equals Lydia E.
Pinkham's great medicine for regu
lating woman's peculiar monthly
troubles.
bought and permanently closod for Urn pur
pose of suppressing competition, Involving
ruin to tho operntlvos and n blight upon
tho locality provlously prosperous oh tho
scat ot such manufactory. This Is tho
favorlto practlco of tho Standard Oil trust,
which when a now field Is discovered will
get control of It by taking options upon
tho land In tho territory so as to prevent
development by others nnd let it llo Idle.
Kentucky Is fairly covered by such options
In tho regions showing Indications of oil,
nnd In only ono of them, In Wnyno county,
aro thero any wells In operation.
l.KillT AM) ItniCIIT.
Chlrnpo Tribune: Uncle Rojh, (bristling
up) Whnt'H tho matter with my beef, tiny
way? John Bull Tlfero's too much ot It!
rtrooklyn Life: "Thoy nre not engaged
yet? I suppose ho Is slow and sure."
"Well, no's slow, but sho Isn't nt all
sure."
Cleveland Plain Dealer: "I think Kdwnr.1
VII makes a great inlstako In putting oft
his coronation so lonu."
"What's tho rensmn7"
"His head will probably got so swelled tlto
crown won't lit It."
Philadelphia Times:' "Cats wero much
larger formerly than now."
"What proof havo your'
"When thoso Kilkenny cats fought on Urn
lino thero wero eight feet between them."
Detroit Journal: "Saw tho loveliest hat
nt church today!"
"Felt?"
"Oh, keenly, to Judgo from the lopks of
tho women who weren't wearing It!"
Pittsburg Chronicle: Mr. Pitt f wonder
why tho Cuban cnnslltutlnnal convention
keeps It up so long.
Mr. IVnn Tho members receive $10 a day
for their services.
Philadelphia Press: Mrs. Nowbrlde (with
nn air of trllliiidi)-Reull.v, I was greatjv
surprised lo get n wedding present frnm
tho Van dor Ullds. They aro so exclusive,
you know.
MIsh Jollus Yes, but they aro very
charitable, I believe.
Chicago Tribune: "Disappointed In Invo's
young drcum again?" queried her legal
adviser.
"Yos, sir. It's tho samo old nightmare,"
replied tho actress who was trying t
procuro her third divorce.
Judge: Young Dr. Smith A patient got
very angry tho other day becauso I ad
vised him to tnko a Turkish bath.
Mrs. Dr. Smith I don't seo why anybody
should get mad about that.
Young Dr. Smith Well, this fellow was
n Greek.
Chicago l'pst: "What did (hat man
wunt7" asked tho girl who was vigorously
pounding tho keys of her writing muchtnu.
"Ho wanted to, know If I had a second
hand typo writer." wuh thn answer.
"Secondhand I" she exclaimed, "Mc!
Why, tho Insulting thing!"
TIIK i,AHY OF TIIK III VOKCK.H.
Chicago ReeorI-TTrrald.
Oh. how absurd! Come, let me sec
Who nm I now, nnd why?
I wonder If I still am me,
Or If 'tis only I?
I thought that I was Mrs. Clny,
It seems tbat I was wrong,
Becauso tho mean old Judges say
To Potts I still belong!
Or I may still bo Cleaver's mute ah, that
would be a sliamcl
I do not know Just who I ami I cannot fell
my name!
I went to South Dakota for tho breaking of
my fetters.
And now thoy may arrest mo If I open k y
own letters.
Now. what If Kmllb should come along
And claim admittance hero
With Black und Drown nnd Weeks and
HI roiis ,
Oh. denrl Oh, dearl Oh, dcarl
I wonder If I'm mo or not ,
Alos! how run I know?
I may be ono tho world forgot
To think of, long ago!
Another claims tho niimo engraved upon my
card how mean!
It's not my husband's manly arm, perhaps,
on which I lean
Instead of living hero nt eoso aa dashing"
Mrs. Guy
I may bo Just oor Mrs, Potts, tho horrid
Judges say.
Alas, thn mix they've got us In,
Those horrid men In gowns!
It's Just a burning shnme a sin
To Jiiggln up the Browns
And Hlaeks and Smiths and nil the rst,
And bring confusion I
Know not upon whose manly brc.iRt
Mv head should fondly llu!
And oh, when Gabriel blowu his horn and
calls my name aloud.
How shall I recognlzo myself In all that
motley crowd 7
How shall I gather up tho threads f all
my broken fetters
And havo my linen boar, at lust, thn il. i
Initial lnttors?
Huteson
the
Cutter
Before Huteson carao to town you couldn't
buy at these prices.
50 l'KIt l.'KNT IHSCOU.VI' ON I'llP.MII
AND I'OCO i'A.MKUAN.
Better get our prices on supplies. (
J. C. Huteson & Co,
1520 DOUGLASSTRP.UT.
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