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. TUB OMAHA DAILY BEE , WEDNESDAY , APEIL 2 , 1800. Tit 10 DAILY BIOE . K. R08EWATER , Editor. " 1'UUUrfIIKU KVKUV' MOHNINO TKIIMS Ol' HUIISUIUI'TIO.V. Jtnlly ntn > .liimhiy , Ono Tcnr. . . , . 110 f > flu month * . l > Tlilt-r month * , . 2 fi Piimluy Ilir. Umi Year . 20 \Vcckly life. Unu Yunr . , . IS OITICK3. OinnllH. Tlio llrolltillrllnsJ. h. DnifiliM. ( 'oilier N mid .lllli Nlrei'U. f'onm-ll ' HflilK 12 -nrlMri-i'l. . I'lili-nuiiUllh-r. ffiTTlio Hookcry Ilillldlni ; . JS'mv VnrU. I'ooins H and l.'iTtlliunc ; Ilulldln ; WaOlluxtun. 513 1'oiirlcctUli nil ' 1. . All emiimunleatlons relallnz to IIPWS nin rrlllotliil.itiiilli'iHUiiiild lju nildreisi-il to tin Kifiloiliil Deji.'irtini-tit. JimNKSd M'TITH" . All l.i . ! lni" , < t lrlliT nml i-pmltlnncpi should lii' tiddnsiil tu lli-ol'iibllsliliitf Company Oii.nlia lriftv ) ; _ < 'ln i'k < mid po-tlollli-f orilur- to DC made pnynblu'to Ilia older of the Com Slice Publishing Company , Proprietors , Tli ! 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T/selinek. bc-hiK duly sworn , drt- iioscsmid Niiyt thai ho l.s soi-retnrv if Tim lire I'lililMiInu Company. that tin ! aiMtial iivi-nite diillv circulation nf Tin : DAlt.v llii : : fur the iiiiuitli of ManJiMi. \ . \ + X > \ copies : for , i ( 'Op [ . . . -/for December , Ihs ! ) . L'D.fllf copies ; for .tiiiiiinrv. WMIVM. ! copies ; for l-Ylirniiry , IH'.H. ' 111.71)1 ) copies. ( iKDIIflK It. T/.4rill.'CK. Suoin tn lii-fotu mo and Milwrllicd In my Jill's this l.sl ilny of Miu-r-li. A. I ) . . IKIHI. IM-iil. ) .N. 1' . I'tiii. . Nullify I'nlille. 15KTU'iic.s : the now ] isU > IIlco and the now bridfrn there Is n lipiluro of inertia as poleinn find llfoluss as a graveyard at midnight. Cosfiiti'.ss Htnrted intu liiiilncus at finch n breathless jiaco that at the end of four months the moinboty are btruggliiit ; to catch their wind. Tin ; fnrtlicnmliiK "walcu" over the ru- Tttiilns of Itytin t AValsh's bill of uxtrns ] ) ipoiiiM's ! in I ) ' ) us lively a'ad painful as laiiiciitalioim of tin : Sl TilldUpmiliou : shown by swc-ral coi1- jirifiitions to improve titiil extend tliuir llni'b in Xcbi-aska this year conlimiH the Hiispirioii that I'roHidiitit I'ofUins' tolc- - , - bluir. KI-I \ wan ti itreinatiii-ij KKW Yditi ; eiinalij liavo cost tliatsUito an avcHifjn of two and : i half millions : i yi'iir during the pnst twit years , and four jiiillioas jii-o ii.slid for tliu ctiri-cnt year. How much of Hi ! * sum \vcnL into actual cimal imifovenii'nt [ is not known. Till' prohibit ion afjitatori ) arc fora iiiff for funds in tins east to pay their ox- jH-incH in Nebraska. A Himimor toui1 of the htato with a liberal salary and tfrub thi'own in , possesses an irresistible ( harm for tlio pulriotio advoeateH of the drug BtoiM- and whisky joint. Till' : third ollleial death of ballot re form in New York tfons to provo that liurily in elections in the Knipiro state is an itnpc-isibility while u democratic prcHldeiitlal aHpirant occupies thoexecu- tl\i mansion. Personal ( | ain is Hiiporior to public jrood In the mind of Hill. TlIK chiirc.s { preferred in the indict ment atra inst Architect Myers will not horioiiHly embarrass the gentleman from ] ? otroil. In vlnw of tlio fact Unit the county ; board violated the contract in re taining a. superintendent In oppo.-iilion to the architect's wishes , and winked at the rascalitv of the contractors. TllK prospectivo'iilHnnco of the Uur- Hiifflon and Misnouri 1'acillc for local ad vantage , if jierfecled , insures the early const ruction of the short cut to i'lalts- inoulh : uul Nebraska City. The short line will oll'ect u lurjjo saviiifj in limo iind dlHtaiico IIH well as increase the facil ities for reaching and trading in this dty. M TllK present disastrous Hood In the lower AHsslssiipi ) valley einphasi/es the inability of national and state Hovern- niciits to prevent annual overflows. Millions upon millions have been sipian- tk'red in construetini , ' now and in repair- in ; , ' old Icvvcs , with the result of only tem porarily conllninjr the mighty vohimo of water toils proper ehannol. Every year additions have boon made tolmnUsiwith- oul incivasln/v / the .security of the sur- riitiiidliig country. It Is a demonstrated fact that vast quantities of soil carried down by the water am deposited in the channel , raising tlio bed of the rivoral- anoht as rapidly as the levees are in- oreascd In height. The result Is that tin- bed of the river is now on a level with the low lands. The pressure of the pres ent Hood UIHIII the levees Is t-o great that miles of them have molted away , pour ing a resistless torrent over the country and destroying an omplro of the rlcliOHt land ou the continent. How these an imal dtsuHtorn can bo averted remains iv ni < rioii problem for the engineers of the future. One thing Is settled : The enormous sums already oxwnded ] have boon to it largo extent wasted. Tin : opposition to the admission of "Wyoming , on ( ho ground that the terri tory has not Hullluiont population , can not bo Mihlained by reference to the his- tor.v of ihti admission of now states. Granting that Wyoming has ono hun dred thousand inhabitants , of which there is no doubt , eighteenth the states were admitted to the union with a less population tlum that. Moreover , not all of these states had a population so worthy in character or M > well lilted to support a tate government as that of "Wyoming. Tltoro IB no justification , therefore. In the past coureu of congress for oppfdluff Wyoming's demand for sUtt. ho.nl on the score of population , a'.i3 d' > ubtloB the domocruts in vxingross whoan chielly making the opposition f II ; ' .i.l-iNtaad this. " Their motive in th * rr.att.-r u jniruly piirti&an , and they ITtif. . -n the uouno to uiake Wyoni- i ' ajly .IX AltJMT SlWT.lCt.H. The ino.st abject Pxctaulo ] that 1m over been presenlod to tlio people of thi state is tlio pnnlo among loading publti inoii and politicians on account of tin uprising ninong the farmers. Candl dates are tumbling over each other am almost breaking thulr neckH In trying ti placate and pacify tlio Farmers' al 1 in nee. If the fnrinora were to nsk a qunrlei section of the moon they would promlsi to cut it out for them. If the fnrmui should dodaro that tliu earth is as 11 a as a pancake and in tiio language o Hcv. Jasper duclaro that "do mir do move" around it , these knock * kneed politicians would testify that it la true. If Iho Fnrmmy' alliance nlioult ] pass a resolution demanding that Iho sun stand Htlll UH it did in .losliiiu's lime , out congressmen would at once introduce bills to reviie the order of tliu soliu Hyutom. Just now hard tinios in the west have roused a ulatnor for more money. "More money you shall have , " say the frightened - oned politicians. llo\v this money in tc reacli the unemployed laborer or the overlooked farmer does not enter Into their philosophy. The l''armers' nlllanco has said that fifty dollars pothead is exactly the amount of circulating medium that this country must have for ils population , and presto ! our honutors and congress men reach Iho conclusion Unit fifty dollars lars is the exact quantity of tlio root of all evil that mitbt bo circulated. Why the average per capita should bo ilfly dollars they do not tuko the trouble to find out. If fifty dollars a head would make belter limes , seventy-five dollars per capita would make them f > till bettor , and five hundred dollars per head would inako everybody pretty comfortable. If the circulating medium can be increased at pleasure It is just as easy for Uncle .Sam to print thou sand dollar bills as it is to print live dollar lar bill.-i. It wealth can bo created and distributed by act of congrc s It is : i great crime to lcjop ; millions of people with their MO-OS to the grindstone. If the fiat principle , which is just now all the rage among wildcat political financiers , is bound , by all moans lot us use the money presses at Washington more llboiiilly , so that everybody shall be rich and every poor man can pay oiT bib debts without borrowing from tiny- boil v. / ' / , ' .V.S'/O.Y JJMISLATIOX. The senate ha * passed the dependent pension bill. An amendment removing the limitation as to arrears of pensions was defeated by a largo majority. It was stated that the estimated cost of re moving the limitation would bo between four hnndrcd and seventy-eight and live hundred million dollars. The estimated incrctiflo of the pension roll with the limitation was not stated , but it will reach/ from fifty to ono hundred millions. In the courno of the discussion two republican senators who will not bo charged with any unfriendliness toward the old soldiers took occasion to warn the senate against the danger of over leaping in tlio matter of pensions. Sena tor I'Yyc remarked t hat senators , In'mak- ing such propositions as that of the amciidniiMit , wore imperiling the truest interest of thu soldiers and creating n , prejudice against pensions. General Ifawloy observed that Uio American na tion had certainly not been stingy , that the pension expenditure next year would bo nearly one bundrcdand thirty million dollars , and that no nation in the world over appropriated for its soldiers a mini compared to that. ilo appealed to the old holdiors to remember that these enormous sums of money como out of the pockets , very largely of people as pool- as themselves , and concluded with the remark that ho did not believe bis state wanted him to add live hundred million dollars to the debt , of the ri iublic. These are significant expressions from men wbo have uniformly been in active and hourly sympathy with every just and proper demand in behalf of the old soldiers , and they are worthy of the soriom consideration of Iho veterans. They are bound , as citizens having an equal Interest with all others in the wel fare of the nation , to candidly ask them selves whether tlio government has been stingy in the mailer of pensions , and whether there is not really a danger of so straining Us liberal ity as to create a wide spread prejudice against pensions , and thereby imperil their continuance. The masses of.the people are not. prosperous. The industrial and commercial depres sion is weighing heavily on millions of the population , and in most of the industries the rewards of labor leave little margin buyond the demands for subsislomv. The number of unem ployed persons in the country willing to workis estimated to ho not less than uno million and congixws is being ap pealed to to do something for the relief of the workingnmn and farmer. Is it Aviso under mie.h circumstances to swoH.tJio pension obligation of Iho government , already larger , as Ooneral Tlnwloy said , than any Dther nation In the world has uvor appropriated for its Poldiors , to the ononnous proportions contemplated in the several measures that have boon introduced into congress'/ There ohvi- iinsly can bo no relief from the bunions if ) taxation if Iho policy of adding tons of millions to the annual pension demands is adopted , and how much longer will Iho majority of the people bo will ing to bear these burdens V The splrll of revolt Is already widespread , and should it bi-como MilH- L-iiMitly general to ooni | > ol a change of policy , is it not probable that pension legislation doi-med to IKJ extravagant would 1m the first to go ? In siu-h an jvunt the danger would bo thai Iho most rt-orthy would bo deprived of support. " U ought to bo plain to every intolll- Uonl and practical man , who will eon- < ! dor the sltnnllon with candor and fair- noes , Unit the country cannot nfely go much farther In in- jreaslng Us pension obligations. Dnp hundred and thirty mil- ion dollars paid out nnniuilly in pen- lions is a generous sum , and a largo Kirt of it must bo collected from people is poor as the old soldiers themselves , ' .very ono dclres that the veterans shall > o ( routed justly ami liberally , and es- that tluo who are dependent ehall bo well provided for. But tliero are other interests and claims which tlio government.liavlng regard for ils duty to cpro for the general welfare , cannot justly or safely Ignore or imperil. Kl'FFCT OX I'OllKlfiy. THATM. The report that Mr. Ulalno was not pleaded-with certain foaluret ) of the now tariff bill , and that ho had so expressed himself to republican nieinbera of the house , needs confirmation. Uutitlsby no means inerediblo when il Is consid ered what tlio probable effect may bo upon our commercial rotations with Mexico mid pome of the South American countries. I3y raising the duty on silver- lead ores mid increasing the duty on carpet wool ? , with certain other changes hostile to the purpose of commercial reciprocity which ( he Hccretnry of slate lint been endeavoring to promote , congress is liable to frus trate all Unit Mr. Ulainc bus sought to bring about. Mr. lihutio is reported to liavo said to the rhalrmttn of the ways , and means commlllce : "Hero I am with this Van-American congress on my hands. I want to get ( something from the American republics , and I've got to glvo thiyn something in return. Wo are laying plans lo reciprocate In trade. Here you come with your foolish bill and put a tariff of thirty dollars a ton on lead ore. Tlmt lilts' ' ono of the best friends wo'vo got in this Pan-American congress. How doyen yon suppose wo are going to do any thing in tlio way of reciprocity witli them if we start with such n provision as that in a new ttirill hill -i" Whether or not Mr. Elaine said this it very pointedly describes the situation. Advices from Mexico represent Iho Hon- timent there lo bo that the proposed acts of congress , as to products of that country , will bo very nearly destructive of trade relations between the United Sates and Mexico if carried out. It would perhaps not be quite so serious as this , but it is reasonably - ably certain that instead of our being able to effect anything in the direction of reciprocity wo should encounter a re taliatory trade policy on the part of Mexico. In this Unit country would find most abundant encouragement from European capital. It is said Unit al ready English and Gorman capitalists are contemplating the establish ment of large smelting work's along the lines of the principal Mexican railways in case this country imposes a duty on silver-lead ores. This would give tlio Hiii3llBrs of England and Germany ti stronger foothold than ever in the Mexican trade , and if Mexico should retaliate by duties on certain arliclcsof American manufacture , as it is highly probable it would , a largo amount of trade so laboriously built tip by American manufacturers will bo de stroyed. The South American countries are also taking bomo interest in the pro posed tariff. Jt is authoritatively stated that the delegates of Uio Argentine Ko- public in the international conference agreed to pay a percentage of the cost of securing a fast mail horvico between Now York and Buenos Ayres , but on learning of the proposed increase of the duty on carpet wools they announced Unit they would not adhere lo the agree ment. Other disclosures of a like na ture may bo expected tit any time In evidence of how little the larilT- framers in congress have considered the question of Improving our trade relations with other American countries. Tliero can be no doubt that Secretary Uluino most heartily desires a more liberal policy of trade with respect to the countries south of us , one that shall gradually but surely load to a broad system of reciprocity , and it would not bo surprising if ho is somewhat dis pleased with the evident want of sympathy on Uio part of the majority of the ways and means commit tee with Mich a policy. Something more favorable to the plan of extending our L'omnierce with the Spanish-American countries may be hoped for from the rfunnto , but the tnrilT policy now pro posed certainly is not encouraging lo the Idea of enlarging our markets. Meanwhile - while the Mtualion , it is to bo presumed , is regarded with unmixed satisfaction by European capitalists , merchants and manufacturers , who are ready1 to take Lho fullest advantage of our mistake. on NK\'i-n. \ South Omaha has undergone the tur moil of another city election , and she has been torn up from center to circum ference in thot-cramblo forcilllco. Within a few days when her people have recov ered from the excitement , they will on sober , second thought rcalt/.o that the glorious privilege of holding a city elec tion every year is not an olT&et to the drawbacks which follow in Uio wake of Iho la.Ncalors. The people most interested in Itor growth and prosperity have already conio to the conclusjon that the safest and best thing to do is annexation to the parent'city. . 15nt if annexation is de cided upon it must bo carried into effect , within sixty days. If it is deferred until after taking Uio census Omaha will not touch It with a ten-foot polo. The only possible advantage this oily can derive from annexation is the Im proved exhibit of our population in the census. After the census lintbeen ) taken there will bo no need of asking Omnlia to assume the government of South Omaha , load up with bur debt .and tax herself for public' improvement's beyond her present boundary. A MONTANA concern , backed by a strong lobby , is working congress for the privilege of building n railroad into Yellowstone par ! ; . It is not probable that congress will commit such an ir reparable blunder iis to consent to the desecration of the famous wonderland. To grant the righl of way to ono means to open Iho park to every railroad west of the Missouri. Tlio only safe course Is to deny admission to all , and reserve the park exclusively for the public. WITH the history of 1UU Tweed and Jake Sharp fresh in the public mind , the story of rascality and peculation In con nection with the shoritT-'s olllco in Now York is not surprising. Corruption and peculation la ollleo hits become so com mon in the metropolis , so essential to the lifoof the ruling powers , that these scan- ilals have censed to excite general inter est. The rcvommcndnUons of the grand jury which fit-K nlcd Indictments against the thievlng jak'lals ' strike nt the rootol an evil whleh'U not confined to Now York. They urge UiH.ubolltion of allfcoonieo.i , the substitution of liberal salaries and the corrcpntratlon of responsi bility. The fee system Is ono of the gravest abiiK-a of official life. The lemplallonsrtoi increase Iho cmolunienla of olllco are i' ' mieh that few olllcinl.s can resist them. ' lint the evil docs not stop witli Uio grcc-tl of the official. It ex- lends lo Uio vej-y foundation of our elec tive system au/lUilnls / , the purity of Uio ballot. It Interferes with an honest ex pression of public Bontlment at the bal lot box , places a premium on fraud and la a fruitful source of political rascality and vote buying. Fee offices are a r jn- Inibccnco of the old system of granting special privileges lo persons or corpora tions. They have not only outlived their usefulness init liavo become a positive mentico to honesty In public life , and should bo abolished in every state , county and city. IT IB a great relief to the public in gen eral and tiie taxpayers In particular that th'e county hospital is Hearing comple tion. .Architect Myers lias filed his final report on the building , declaring it to bo "a good , strong and substantial" structure , "well adapted lo lite use for which it was Intended. " Examiners Cools and Shane hiivo completed a thor ough analysis of the contractor ; , ' bill of extras , rejecting over forty thousand dollars of the amount asked. Hut few trilling details remain to bo completed before the building is accepted by Iho county and the finishing touches will bo placed on a job that has been a fruitful source of public scandal and official in- compolency during lhe past two years. TllK crop of claims blooming in the vicinity of the viaduct and union depot is sickly and insignificant compared wi th the liar vest awaiting the railroad scythe on tho'norlh side. Kvery block has assumed uncommon importance and uncertainty as to the route of tlio Ne braska central reaper serves to inllato values about ten per cent per day. There is nothing' small or penurious about Uio hind owners of the north side when it comes to aiding or facilitating the entrance of a commercial artery into the city. SAMSO.V is reputed to have killed one thousand I'hilUlinos with the jawbone of an ass. Mi- . Hurt of Ashland is just now being hammered with the jawbones of a thousand fiat money asses , who be lieve Uncle Sam can make everybody rich by printing billions of bank notes. I0\it Jla.vor Grunt. St. fiiul # llltilir-Dcmocnit. There was u tinio when Mayor Grant of Now Yorkseralcd to bo a coiaiiif ; man in pol itics ; but now , nl.-is ! there is little to be soon of him bat his ttilhn'piiciu-hiK ' coattiils. : Well , Then l 't the A.Kail. . I'ttlnlHini ' 'ntHintrrlal-diitrtte. The tinio la rip.1 for action , and. on the the ory thill tliero is a remedy for every wrong , congivss will , an doubt , Had an effective and satisfactory method for rightiiiK the great public wroujy iK/riii'trnlcd / by trusts mid mo . ! ' nopolies. Krecly .Translated. ' L'tilciign Trtliiiiie , Kaiser William "My dear Prince , I am inexpressibly sorry to part witli you. Get out ! " Priiico Ulsiiiaivlc "I deeply rpjjret the necessity , your majesty , that Limipols mo to sever the tics that have bound its ho closely. Go to thunder ! " Piling Up the Obstructions. 1'fnrlit 7'niiiMTfjif. An cxchmifio suy.s that Mr. Cleveland does not seem to ho throwing any obstacles in the way of his own nomination in 130'J. We don't know about that. Mr. Cleveland is writing n Rood many letters that should have been burned but were not. Take a Imst Ijook nt the Surplus. riillinli'ljililit TYIcimiji'i. ' Tlio lowest estimate of tlio sum required iiunmilly to meet this proposed outlay [ the urvicu pension bill ) is SIO.OOO.OiH ) . Tlio prob ability is it will { ; o fur beyond that sum. In lhe present disposition of the majority in the liouso witli regard to this matter , and connid- jrhiC the loud demands IILMII ; , ' made , it will lie Fortunate for the government if the extra b-.tlit on tlio treasury in limited to this sor- i'U-o pension bill. . One hundred nud fifty mil- ion dollars or thereabouts per year to bo ; > ; dd out in this way will prevent any future trouble over a surplus. The mil-plus will bo "busted" in the he.st T.nmorial style. or TlltiHTA TK I'ltl'.NH. Advice lo He Kenieinlici-cd. Kin-full : AYirx. The next republican sttito convention will bo run by the nioit who are sent as delegates from thoiHIlVrent county conventions. Tlio county conventions will bo controlled by the men who are elected delegates at the pri maries. If ( ho men who are ojipo.ied to railroad - road dictation in the republican state con vention will turn out. to the primaries tlio grip of the corporations can ho broken and the republican p.irty will declare its inde- poiuk'tice. The primaries can easily b. ) con trolled lit the interests of the puoplo if thor ough and nrgtinlKcd work is dune. The motto of every republican nlinuUl be , "Uojk well to the primaries and the state convention will take care of itself. " The Ncntlosl antl lies ! . Tin : O.M.UI v Hisit appears todity in a brand- new suit ( if tyuo of the latest uprint : style , out to lit the best nowh ] > apor in the west. Diiti Ncltlc < , oi'N ) The Siitton lieylsler suKitwts IXm Nettle- ' ton , formerly frow'yhiy county , for congress man from this district , ami say.s ho has "neither a wooden leir nor a wooden head. " . . tidorscd. Ttcwn'ffh ' I'lilfllntn. After further n' jystlK.itloaof freight rates Governor Tlmyer emphatically demands for tlio farmers a ivijuiuhm of 10 coats a humhvd on corn rates to CtyjijJjw. Still there are in- coiiseipiential Joiwins | la various part.of tlio state who decry tlu ( jovornor's ai-tlou in thus uaktng Justice of tlio corporations. NVtlat morociut hodol The piyunior has dona till ho can do la demandhi ) ; lower through rates on corn. Kvcn the state board -of transporta tion can do no more. Full Jlttll-tUi JdlllWll. The farmers of this county iiro awakening to ( ho lni | > orUuu-o of orKiinixlnir. , As a result n number of ulllaau * are bolnt ? formed in dlf fiuvnt parts of the county. Tilts indicates u desire and a detorinimitloiw on the part of the farmer. * to work In unison for their own ad vancement. A thorough urbanization of the farmers of Nebraska moans much. They have the power to say what tlio laws of the state shall bo and who shall bo entniatoil with the enforcement of the same. They hao tUo l > owcr , nnd It la high thno to exercise It , to sny to the monopolies and trusts , "You shall RO thus far and no further. " Intelligent IK > - lltlcal action on Iho part of the farmers mentis much for the future welfare of our state. A ( Question Knslly Answered. Kearney Jlnb. Secretary CowdryoConiphihts tlmt ho hns boon misrepresented by some of the news papers. On the other band there Is u pretty general fooling tlmt Secretary Cowdry has lcoii studiously misrepresenting his Ne braska constllucncy. Are honors easy ! High IjlociiM ) VH. Prohibition. Prohibition , or high license , hia'n band * for saloonkeepers and other restrictive measures as best suits the locality ; or the continuation of the Sloeumh law of Nebraska , against the amendment , will bo decided by ballot next fall. This paper desires to go on record as being in favor of tompcrunco and opposed lo prohibition on the prounds that prohibition Is wrong , not tlmt It Is a failure In Iowa or Kansas or any other state , but that it Is wrong and Unit Iho law as it now stands Is right. Prohibition is wrong now and always was and always will bo wroni ? , and during Its agiliillou bus caused more Ill-will nnd bitter ness between iK'oplo who would otherwise befriends friends than any measure cviH * proposed as a law. It is wrong bccnuso the secret drinking iTftis created by prohibition arc a greater temptation nnd ruin more young men than a saloon properly con trolled mid with open windows and doors. It Is wrong because the law punishes the inno cent for Iho wrong-doing of the guilty , by hampering the honest purchaser of spirits , ( with a string of red tape ) for medicine or legitimate use under oven the prohibition Ijiw. It Is wrong because it essays to prohibit the use of cider , beer and wine , which are used as healthful beverages and arc not , In mod eration , hurtful to tlio human system. It is wrong because it seeks to place law in con trol of Uio natural appetite that education should supply. It Is wrong because pres ent laws for Iho suppression of intemper ance tire not enforced , and agitation for prohibltiiti , will not enforce thfm us cffeclu- ully as sworn information against the trans gressors' mid obedience to them. It Is wrong because it is an insult to every manly man and no benefit to the hopeless drunkard. It Is wrong because the province of Jaw is not to remove the cause ( else food .should bo pro hibited so people could not be gluttons ) for self-control , but to restrain the Individual fs-om trcsspassing upon tlio rights of other in dividuals. It Is wrong because wine in moderation , ns u beverage , is right , provided it is beneficial to health ; and any interdict Unit seeks to rob the citizen of the right is a stab at personal liberty. It Is wrong because. it proposes to stand like a soldier guard over the citizen and in substance says , you are not. capable of .self-control , the law will punish you by prohibition of wine , beer , eider , etc. , ns n beverage. And Jhmlly , it is wiong be cause Iho object of all sihould be to encourage temperance , and prohibition is a political bobby of a few cranks and the very opposite of temperance. Somebody "Won III lie Croitnd Fine. I'iriiiiint llcntlit. The Tribune wants to know "Between Loose and Van Wyek what i * theniatlorwith Richards : " Nothing in the world , unless it is a case of the upper and nethur millstone. A Dcmouratii ; .Surest Ion. C'ifiii / < iM 7'cfri/iYiiii. For secretary of state , C. U. Casper , editor of the Butler County Press. Casper is tlio man who can heat the boots ort of Ben Cow- dery. The democratic convention should nominate a sure winner , and Casper is the num. A QUESTION OK KINAXG'K. O.MVIIA , Neb. , April 1. [ To the Kditor of Tin : Bin : . ] Your correspondent , , r. A. Burl , does not grasp the situation in his discussion of the money question. If you will pardon me , Tin : Bir. : is at fault in not correcting him. Thu government has nothing to do witli in creasing or decreasing the volume of money. The issue of treasury notes is not money. It is merely a "promise to pay" money , or rather tlio precious metals are dug out of the earth and the government stamp on tlio coins is only a declaration , that so many grains constitute a dollar , moro or less. The issue of paper is only a pledge to pay the bearer in money. Without Urn i-eia 'to back this paper it would l j a.s of little value as tlio old continental currency or the assignats of France. You say that two hundred and thirty mill ions of silver dollars nro lying idle in the treasury ; you forget they are covered bv the silver certilinitos in circulation. Withdraw these and the silver dollars'will leave tlit ; treasury vaults. Tliero is not an abundance of money for legitimate purposes in the com mercial centers of tlio country. If so , whv the universal distress. Omaha' is a commer- clnl center and yet KOIIIO of your most respon sible debtors will tell you ft is almost impos sible to meet current obligations. By common t nsent gold and sliver aroused used as tho'stamhird of value , of which silver is tlio oldest in use. lioveriimenl creates neither gold nor silver , hence it is powerless to inereaso the volume of the money metals , lint by adverse legislation it can ihitilleato the valiio of ono or the other. Such has been the case with silver. In fJermaay , CJre.it Britain ami the United States , its value has been degrad ed unit its free ami equal coinage with gold im paired. In short , t lie demonetisation of isilver has enlarged the purchasing power of gold , enabling the latter topuivlmso mow properly , food iind labor than it could with silver circu lating freely with full power as u money metal , llearo wo have n depression la pro perty , food ami labor. In other words it takes nioru nf these to buy , or e.xehiiugo for gold. Ab gold Is steadily eiihaneiag in value wo must ONjii-et a continued depression in tlio prices ( ) f property , food and labor. AH the government "promises to pay" on earth fan- not .stop it. If this counti-y should be visited by famine and deadly pestilence , so food and labor becomes proMirlionatclv | seaive vyith gold , belter prices for these will prevail , but property will sink further In value. What would projiorty lie worth with a contracted labor and money market I The llrsl step to get more money into circu lation Is to wiK [ ) out alt legislation degrading silver , ami treat both metals iililie in the government mints. All braiielies of business will then feel the .same lniteliis | that followed Iho discovery of gold in Cali fornia. To give the people an impetus to dig it out of the earth , require the mints to eoin the bullion five of charge , whether gold or silver , wherever it hi olTered. The owners will Ibid a way to spend the money. To mine sliver ami gold > men must have mui-hliiery , animuls , .shelter , food and cloth ing and the miners nm.sl be paid for I heir labor. If Mr. Hurt is familiar with the west , lie kuou.s tlii'iv Is a region from liritish Columbia to Iho gulf , extending west from western Nebraska for 1'OD miles , in which hi'iuvoly a bushel of corn can | H < raised on aiviunit of its altitude. It uhnuuds- with every kind of mliieiiils , but owing to legisla tion , Its iii'liifiii.il product , silver , has been iiiado nnprolUablo to mine , ami this-carries with it the mining of gold , coi | | > of and lead , affecting unfavorably every branch of indus try in the United States on account of tlio the growing scarcity of gold. On the n'xMlof | this ad verse legislationmen will lloek to that region to engage In mining silver ami gold mid engage in other pursuits. Thov will lined the necessary urtleles of life to sustain them and tin abundance of corn for their work animuis and this of Itself will i-rcuto a gtvat western market. An Inereaso of the population of Unit section to the extent uf thivo million moro will iiuuimly consume every available bushel of corn ( now o.\H | > rtod ) tlmt can l ) raised in the United States. I Is It not amazing that the American iieoplo ! will allow i treat Britain to enrleh India at I our expense , through our demonetization of silver while wo | H'rmit ono half of our coun try to remain a wilderness , when by enlight ened legislation wo can cause it to hloasom likt > tlio rosol But this etui never be done by debusing silver , -mid thus dupiviiliiK Iho jirlee of jiro | > erty , food and labor and stopping the creation of a xas t wwsteni market for our wares and agricultural tuxHlufU K i' TtsT. ST.ITJG JOTTIXtiS , Nebraska. Dlalr Is bound to have n new hotel. Beatrice now has n prohibition daily. A camp of Sons of Veterans has been or ganized at Arcadia. Ernest Wright has boon hold on. trial nt North I'latlo for the murder of John Turney. ' The Women's Christian Temperance Unlo'n of Western will stnrt a public ru.utlng room. Two flood Templar lodges have been or ganized in JclTerson county in the p.ist week. An assembly of the Knights of Labor was ofK-uuizcd in Seward last week with thirty- three members. A son of James Morris of Stolht shot nt wild geese but brought down one of ids fath er's valuable horses. Martin lliuisen has been held for trial at Broken Bow for using n pistol to porsmulo Mary Peterson to marry him. Harry Hetrielc , employed on the Nlobrarn 1'loncer , amputated two lingers , ono from ciu-h hand , while operating with a paper cuU tor the other day. While the need father of M. W. Clao of Bnudlo Mills was ehnstlsing his canine , the dog Hew upon him nnd bit his faen in n terri ble manlier. Serious results nro feared. The nine-year-old son of C3. W. Mason , liv ing at Diller , while playing with other child ren in n sluughlcr house , fell into n boiling reservoir nud wits literally cooked , dying wilhin ti few hours. During a recent storm-Mrs. Fred Muhel- mlre , living six miles west of Wlitslde , was struck by lightning , stripping' every .shred of clothing , even her shoes , from her bodv and burning her terribly , from the affects of which she died before night. The house and contents were burned , the father and live .children escaping in their night clothes. According to tlio Mason Citv Transcript two attorneys had n llttlo difficulty while arguing n case in the county court and At torney Sullivan called Attorney McShcrry a liar. A vigorous .sel-to occurred and the two legal lights worts soon stretched on the Hour while the litigants continued to battle until allied down by the judge , who sepiuiited the belligerents , read the riot act , and lined them each $5. Ten wagons left town Monday morning for Beakelman , all loaded with Hour from the Champion roller mills , to bo shipped to Den ver , Colo. , says the Chase County Champion. The Champion milling company is doing a' ' splendid business , running day mid miuhtand is still unable to supply the demand for Hour ami feed. Persons como for seventy-live and eighty miles to have their grists ground at the Champion mills. 'An item appeared in the state jottings of March U ( ivferriiif ? to a ICcmisaw hotel keeper as the meanest man in the state for cliaririiift- butcher , who had watched at the former's siek bed , 75 cents for his meals and lodgmg while so employed. A letter has been received from A. S. Howard of the Com mercial hotel ct Kenesaw , .donving the state ment ami giving the facts , which go to show that that gentleman was wholly blameless in the matter. County Attorney Anderson of Seward bus received a letter from lev. { Moore , who Is serving n term in the penitentiary for hoi-so stealing , .saying that it his prosecutors would use their influence to have his sentence re duced to two years , that ho would work for them two years tit suiything Vhey might see lit to have him do. The letter was turned over to A..I. Williams of Tiunora. who was the chief sufferer from Moore's rascality. Attnmnteur detective at Holdrege had him self locked up in Uio citr jail witli a gimg of tramps in hopes of gathering some valuable pointers. The night was eold and the tramp- , wore covered by blankets into which the sleuth attempted to crowd. Whoa he informed bis fellow prisoners that he was in for horse stealing they kicked him out of the blankets mid refused to stioidc to him , and he was obliged to shiver all night in the corner. I le has given up the detective business. A stranger recently presented nimsolf at a Fairlmry tailoring establishment for meas urement for a suit of clothes , says the ICnter- prise. The suit ordered must have a certain style of pockets , such as the tailor had never seen before. A few days later came into the store another gentleman , also u sti-anger , who was attracted by the suit with its peculiar poekel.s , now nearly completed. He has surely seen that man. It was tlio only one lie knows of who hail a fancy for those peculiar porkots. It must be the one lie Is looking for. Ills name is Ilotehkiss. Hotehkiss was his mime , hut meanwhile had gone to Hastings. Ho Would return , however , in a few days. So stranger No. waited for his return. They met. They were brothers who bud not met each other for sixteen years mid neither knew of tlio oilier. Iowa Items. The Grand Armv post at Nodawav will build a hall. Frances Murphy is preaching lomperanco at Clnrinda. A Catholic church will be built nt Boon the eomlin ; summer. Newton business men have organised a commercial exchange. Ottumwa only needs . * . | ,000 to round out its ? i'itKX ) eoal palace fund. Cambridge has secured the creamery plant formerly located at Coon Kiipids. Counterfeit 10-rcnt pieces are in circulation iu the eastern part of the state. Seventy-live Itoys in the Kldora industrial school are down with the measles. John Henkel of Luxemburg , nulmquo county , hud a leg taken on' by falling against a circular saw. The Clinton county Sabbath school associa tion will hold its thirty-second annual conven tion iu Pchmir April s and ' . ' . Miss Laura Minkler , the blind temperance lecturer of Clayton county , died last week in the southern part of .the state. A Uiilimiue widower of Uflyyears : offers a bonus of $ U)0 ) to any ono who will Iind him an attractive widow of like ago for a wife. Kate Shelby , the Molngonu heroine , Is de livering lectures for the purpo-e of raising funds to day olV a mortgage mi her mother's farm. A distressing death occurred near Wyom ing , Jones comity , hist week , the victimising Mrs. Joseph IS'esbor. The lady was looking lorward to maternity , mid while al home alnne became terror striblten lit the sight of some Indian squaws on the premises. The nervous shock caused a complete prostra tion. , whieh ended in n double death. Another ladj lost her life in Junes county Homo years ago under exactly similnr circumstances. The lust issue of the Clinton Comity Adver tiser , published : Oo Witt , contained the following ndvc1 linemen ! : Wanted Ily the CimgivguUonallst church of le ) Witt. In. , a lli-sl-class preacher. He must ben progres sive thinker , lie must bo forward in ad vanced thought. Me must have the higher Ideal of .spiritual life. Ho must understand of his own knowledge the way whiuli leads to ( Sod's spiritual kingdom nnd eternal life , rso old school ( 'alvimist need apply. The llttlo church wants an original thinker and nothing else will suit. A ten year old boy mimed Union , living near Avoiii , made n despoi-ato assault on his eight vear old sister with a scythe. The little gill dodged , but a younger brolher received the blow on the luck of the neck , making a wound which tnav prove fatal. The day pre vious bo assaulted his elder sister with u hatchet nnd seems to have developed a mania for murder similar to that of Jesse Pomeroy , tinHuston Imy murderer. It is said ho can not approach a companion or playmate with out Innleting a cruelly uf KOIIIO sort , mid his father , who is overwhelmed with grief nt hl.s actions , lias determined tu place him where ho can do no harm. < ; i'itNis iii'.Ai'Kit ox 41 in 111:11 , .Maryland's Stale Treasurer Has Koblieil People lUgM anil heft. BM.TIMOHI ; , Mil. , April 1. [ Special Telegram to TIIK Bui- : ) The popular sentiment toward the defaulting state treasurer , Stevenson Archer , has been entirely changed since It 1ms been learned that Ik-sides misappropriating state funds , ho has been nil along quietly absorbing also the money which Ids confiding ticlghlmr. * ami clients entrusted to Ids euro. His bust- ness partner stated todav that ho was com pletely mined by Archur , and gave orders to the mqieiitcrs who were improving his hoiiso to quit work as ho would not bo adlu to pay them. A pour woman who sovei-.il weeks ago entrusted bur hard earned JHH : ) to Mr. Archer , spent the day walking up nnd down before hlii house anil calling down Imprecations npun his head. Article * of impeachment wen ? pre ferred in the IcKislaliuo at Annapolis , but were turned down and u moro expeditions method decided on. A committee was np- pointcd with full iniwcr to Investigate after the cl.iie of the session unit to present u ivxirt | the indict meal of Archer fur imdfeannncc , whereupon Iho governor Imi au thority to remove him from oflloc nnd appoint Ids successor. Mr. Archer's condition Is reported - ported Improved. Tin : CITV One of Her Kiiglneers Dcscrlbcw tlio Accident anil Ils Hesults. [ O j/i-iyM | / ISVlu Junit * ( ittiilon Itfnntti. ] Loxiiox , April 1. [ New York HemhV Cable-Si > eclal to Tut : Hri : . ] Three special trains brought the pnsscnfjcrs by the City of Paris from Holyhend to London nnd the con versatlou In the sniolthiR-rooins of the lend hip hotels dealt mainly with Iho catastrophe to the bljrstonmor nnd its results. There Is not much to tell Hint has not already been told , but the utirr.itlyes of eye-witnessei threw new lljrht upon the earlier nccounts , which weir moro or less confused. Perhaps the most intoresllnp iinrntliva wns that of the nmrlne engineer who was tn the enpino room of the Mcnmcr bill n few moments before the nceldent happened. Ho decllm-il to glvo his mime nml wiw far from desiring to speak for publication > Nevertheless he minle hiinsi-lf exoeedi-iglv Inteii-sthn , ' for n short space of time. "What has hnpjH-netl to the City of P.irK" he said "is nob'odv . . ' , i-omethinjr that Unow.s. , 'J Jsobodv kn.nvs up to this ininnt"'and ' ' not till she is dorlted. thouch people of con ! * < liavo their tden.s. It in quite certain tl > , it something gave way , but what that was an I how It managed lo prodtteo the geneiiii smash that look place Is us vet n mj su-r\ The City of Paris was. of course , an experi men I In several tvsMvis | , < nnd It is perfectiv certain Unit nobody on board Is in nnv\va\ , lilamo for tlio accident. If anvboilv is to blame It is the makers and bulld'ei-ii , 'for Un > break wns something that nohodv could pus- sihly foresee. I was in the engine room shortly before it happened. A little later when I was on deck , I felt a break , followed by a ( itieer vertical motion and a slinking up nud down. Then came n series of quick " heavy knocks , like two tremendous- anvils or two heavy cars or two heavy masses of metal being hastily knocked together. Then came the gi ne.-nl crash ami everything slopped Uho engine seemed tn go nil to pieces. A part of it was forced up , another putt broke through the bnlkliead. Hinall pieces of pack ing nml rods wore driven straight up , either into the air or through the deck , nnd thu whole engine laid over against the bulkhead. It was ; i comiilelo wreck and gem-mi smash- up. Th era is no hole in the bottom of thiy . ship , however , you can be sure of tlmt. The water which she inudo so rapidly came through the injection pipon , which pick tip tlio water below to cool the condensers Tliero are four of these pipes , two to each en gine. When the engine wns smashed llnv.o pi IK'S ware broken nnd the machinery settled down over the top of them like a cup. They could not bo got at. The only way to stop their How was to plug them from the out side , which was of course impossible. ' One queer i-esult was the heating of twenty-three feet of water which illled the engine room. The bulkhead which protected tlio boilers was uninjured and the boilers made no water. It stretched a little with the strain , but wns braced up with short timber and held all right. The heat was kept up for various necessary purposes , and as the heat of thesteam : pipes ran through the engine room the water there was kept nt almost boiling heat. Steam was rising from it nil the time. The passengers made the best of it in n brave kind of way. Everybody under stood the danger. "When the lifeboat was sent ( flit to be in the steamer track mid get us n tow , I would have given $ .10 very willingly for a chance to go in her. When they came back the passen gei-s wanted to make up a purse for them in view ol their bravery in going away , but In my opinion they allowed much more'biiiverj. . in coming back. What saved the Citv of P.iris from foundering was llrst. the ( milt la-ad , and secondly , the weather. But bulkheads could not liavo saved her if tliero had been any weather to contend witli. If we had had a gale or heavy sea. we would certainly have gone to the bottom There wns no fear evident among the passen KITS , however. They did not stand by the boats , us slated. The boats were not "mcil died , with in any way till two days after wtuil , when they were in a leisurely way lowered to the decks , nor were the passengers aware Unit tlie Adriatic had offered lo talto them to ew i owe. If any such oner was made il was made by signal and known only to the captain. The passengers suffered no disturbance of their usual comforts hecauso of the accident. Meals went on on just the same mid the only loss was Uio electric. light machinery being thrown out of gear. "Tho accident will teach a good many les sons , " said the engineer in conclusion , ' -but .iiniong them will be , I think , the value of tin- old idea that a steamship should have sails enough to work with in ca.se her steam power is disabled. The sails on the City of Purls were merely little rags , only good for sleud\ ing purposes , nnd they arc not good for any thing in a case like the pa-sent. " It. . is rumored Unit divers Imva been nmiblo to discover nny trace of the .star bo.ird en- giae. < ut.insTo\i : it\ The ( imiul Old 3lan Talks toev Yorkers liy Machine. NKW YOIIK , April I. [ Siwdnl Telegram to Tin : Bui : . ] Moro than one hundred and fifty gentlemen , it-presenting all phases of American life and delegates from the Amen can co-opei-alive building mid loan assoolu ( Ion , assembled in tlio law library of th-- Kquitable Life nssnranee. society yesterday t. < listen to n phonographic eomnmnicutum Uvm William U. Gladstone , which was nddi\v-i\l to their building association and wus r tended , had it arrived in time , to have IHVH used UIHIII the occasion of their convention at Cooper union on March 1 1. General Siu i- mini acted us chairman of the meeting. Th > , > present llstentsl with gtvat attention \\l-l : > the phonograph ivii\uhu.v\l | in low the-ui'i ' distinct tones the following word * of cmvnr- agement and caution to toilers throuKhi'Xit the world : li\n ) : Sins : The purH | ) > eof the mcctlne mi May II I conceUe lo lie -iiiium'U up In txto _ _ m o U M-lf-lielp and ilulft. I cannot , ilumch * fr" Jrl lunch occupied. ivfiiMtoiiiil In It n few muds of congratulations and BI K | ulll. It Is celf- help tlmt nuiUfs itiiiii mid iiiiin-inaKltiK Is tin- aim \\ldeli Almliiliiv lm > cvcr.vnhcic jn . pu-ssed UIHIII i-n-ailon. Ill- , llii-lft by ulildi self-help for the IIIIISM-- , dependent UIHIII lalxir N pi'lneipiili.miiile eltei-IlM' for them. Thrift N tins \ inlHil nnd liMriunenl of Inileiiniidenei- mid of lllx-i | j , the InilNiH-iisulili ) conditions of nil permanent Iniiniin cooil. Hut tlirlfi Is nlsii the inolliei-of m-ullli. mid licit- comes I lie ilmi- KI-I- Into lew. for wealth N the mot her of Icinji- liillon and leaiK ninny of Ils | > o--.cssors Into it nen fonn of slaxery. nioiusiihtle mid not les detiaslni ; tlum the old. 1'iom Hits slavery may all land- , mid especially all limits nf the Kn - ll-.li tongue , hold tlieinselvi-s foi't-vor flee. ] re main. dear sirs , your M-ry faithful and oliedl- ent servant. W. I-I. ( JI.APSTOXI ; . Loud applause followed ( Hailstone's re marks , after which Frederick U. Coudert pre sented resolutions of thanks to Gladstone , which were adopted unanimously. ItevlNliiK tlio .liiillrlal Kystein. WAMIIMITUN , April l.--Thomib-eommilleo of the house judiciary committee , which f < .r Home time lias been considering n ninnher nf bills to regulate and revhto the present judi cial system , reported lo the full eommltt-e a general bill which u ill be perfected ! tona : details nnd reported to the house with a favorable vorablo recommendation. The Intention i.s 1 1 relieve the United States supreme court nnd circuit courts by an Inereaso of circuit Judges , etc. OMAHA" LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY. Snliserllx-il \ ( iiiiirantecd Capital . Paid In Capital . : ivinn ( llnys mid M. Ils stocks runt bonds ; negotiates coiiiiaeiclal paper ; reci-lvi-s nnd CM-CIIJPH trusts ! HI-IS us I ransfeiucciit and liusti-e of corporations ; tiil.es cliu-m ; > of property ; col lects ln.\ei. OmahaLoan & TrustCo SAVINGS BANK S. E. Cor. lOlh and Doucjlm Sis. I'nld In Capital . $ . Siibserlhed and ( inaniiiteed t'upltiil. . . . 1. lability of .SiocMioldDi-i . Llt ) > , ioj fi I'ur Cunt liiti'ri'st Paid on Ouposlu. I'ltAMv J. I.ANiSK , C'as'ili-r. Oniccr : A. U Wyinaii. nu-nlilunti .1. J. Drown , Ucii | iru | ilunt ; W.T. Wrinnn , liuiitiiin-r. Hint-tor. : A. U. W > IUDII. J. l.MIIIurilJ. | J. llrrmn , C. Hallon. K. W. .Najli , Tliuiiuu J. Kliulull , II. I.ukc' . Loans liuiny amount iiindo on City & Turin I'ropi-rty . miifoii i ullutvrul Security . at l. w- rait : .