Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, May 23, 1891, Page 4, Image 5
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , SATURDAY , MAY 23 , 1891-TWELYJE PAGES. THE DATIAr I Italtjr lien ( without HniidnytOnoYiMir. i .IB ro ilinlly and Hniuliiy , Ono Vunr . JO oo Rlx month * . r.OO .O'lirro mouthf . , . SW fFtlndivv In < , Ono Ycnr. . . . . 200 ifatunmv Ilco , Onn Year . . . ISO \Vccklf Hcc Onu Year. . . . . 1W OITK'ESi ' Cninhn , Tim Iloo Iliilldlrig. Fotlth Oinnlin , f nrncr N nml 20th StrccU Unmioll JllulTis II ! I'oiul Slrcnt. Qhlcnico < ) fllii > , : il" Clriinlirr of Commerce. t1 * * York , Hooiii ijH : nml iVrrllmiiu Washington , Mil ruiirti-ynlli ktrccL cojfRnsi'oNiir.Non. All rmmntitilcfttloris relating tn Mows and editorial Jiwttt-r should bo addressed to the kdltorlnl DcpattiiiL'rit. All tiislncRHloltur ) < < and roniHttinrrssliould lie nddrcv'Hrd to Tlio lire I'libllslilnj : f'omnnny , Omiilni. Draff , c-lirckft and ponldllli o ordori to bo made payable to tliu order of tlio coin Tiotiy. Tlic Bcc Fnlslilng Company , Pronriclors TIII : linn IIUIMMNO. BWOKN STATIMINT : : or ciuotn.ATioN fctnteof NvbniNldi , l _ . County of DoiiKln * . f Oeoriro II. T/schuck , sreretiirv of THE tlr.i ! I'lilillBliInK company. doi' polwnnly nwoar 1 > mt tlio ncttial circulation of Tin : DAILY Ilr.E for the week ending May 10 , IbUl , win as f follow * : Mmdny. May 10 . W.OH Mondar. Mny 11 . -W9 7novlii.r. Mnv 12 . V'.T.SS.'i j | "Wtdncn'day , Slay 13 . .T.OOT < Thursdnv. May II . 2".4Vi I'rldnr. Mnv 1.1 . M.uK ! Hnturdny. May 10 . WJOT AYcrago . 2O.IMIO ononan it. T/niuoic , Sworn to l.cforo mo nnd Milm-rll ed In my Viccenco this lUli day of May. A. I ) . ] Si ( . N , 1' . IV.iK Notary 1'ubllo. ftntnof Nolirmkn , I County of lnK. ( Ccorpo II. 'Jnclmck , lielns duly swnrn , de rcfosord mj Unit liu la spcrntiuy ofTliKllKK I'tibllMilne complin , mat tlm annul average dnily clrciilntlon of 'IliK IAltv ) HBK for the month nf May. HOT , SO.IRO < Oilosi | for _ _ Junr. Ifcro , _ 2P.I01 for.Tuly , 1HO. ro.lfi. ! topless for Aitpust'IS'JO , 0,7f > ! ) cc > | > lis ; for September. IfflO. SO.t'TO cnplosj for October. 1HK ) . .r,7M coplrs ; for Novom * tr licr. Jf-W , 27,1m entiles ; for Dpccnilier. 1MX ) , S',471 coplcH : fcr Jiuniary , 1HI. ) ' 'M4G conlci ! for rnlirnnry. 181)1 ) , Sr > , ril2 oonles : for Mnrcli , If JfOI , 24,001 copies , for April. 1 1. r\ : \ . ' copies , 1 Rrotinr H.f' " " " ' " ' " Fworn to Irforo nip. nnd sul > s < rllii-d In my tltgpiicr. tlilH''ddayof May , A. D. . IfiOI. N. I' . I'm. Nntiirv Public. TUB Sioux tnsto Is boingr cduciitoJ. In Soutli Diikotn Poor Lo hns ncqulrod a likinp for loinon extract. RUSSIA donmntls from England 315- 000,000 , or about tlio nniount AmorlcnnB apond nor your , for cut flowers. or two inoro snnkiiifr showers will do moro to turn the current of gold hlthorwurd tlian ! i Wffll street combine can do to ndvanco the price. WHY should not Mayor Shakespeare bo the dotnoci'iitlc candidate for vice prosldont ? lie seems to bo tlio most ad vertised of any man in the party who has mndo a record recently. IT is not to discourage irrigation pro jects that the weather clerk is just now favoring western Nebraska with conious showers. It is to show the farmers how valuable a plenteous supply of water IB at exactly the opportune time. SKNATOU CUM.OM is accused of at tempting to float a lltllo presidential bopra. It Is justice to the originator of the interstate commerce bill to say that ho is n man of too much bouso to allow any such flea to trouble his car to tiny considerable degree. IT is pleasing to learn that the gov ernment has taken some stops toward fortifying Now York harbor. Plum Island is being appraised for condem nation as a site fora mortar battery. Our war preparations are , however , not in any anticipation of war. SULLIVAN must fool as though his chances for election to congress have boon tampered with. Ho has boon ruled out of tlio order of the Elka . The motion to expel him was not carried out oi "respect" for him , but his application for membership was sum marily plgeon-holod. This is one of the few timcH.T. L. has boon knocked out. THE friends of Dr. W. G. Galbralth of this city will bo highly gratified at the signal recognition of his abilities shown by the now management of the Union Pacific in promoting him to the position of general surgeon of that company. The doctor has served as assistant surgeon for many years , and his promotion is therefore a reward of merit , "of which ho may justly feel proud. Puiiuc executions nro horribly demoralizing - moralizing mid should bo nbnndonod. They nro not countonnnccd In many stntoB of tha union. The slukuiilng sight presented to n morbid crowd nt Broken Bow yoittordny when Ilnuonstlno ox * ph'itod lils crime on the enllows is nn unnnswornblo argument In fivvor of prl- vnto executions , if BUC'I urgiiinotit was noudoa to ronvinco loprlrtlatora in this o'.nto of the nccoF slty for such tv Inw ns shall innko such public liorrors impossi ble. MANUKL GAUCIA , "general of 'the oc cidental department of Cuba , " sends out an incendiary circular demanding that the people of the United States assist Cuba in an insurrection favoring national union with us. The people of the United States favor the idea of Cuba being a part of the United States , but cannot see how this end can bo accomplished except - copt in one way purchase. Spain does not appear to bo willing and there the matter stands. IT is time that the state of Nebraska Introduces the Now York method of electrocution which Booms sure , swift and free from those terribly horrifying accidents that attend the barbarous method of breaking the nock or strang ling the victim. Execution is a moat terrible sentence at best nnd its only excuse can ho that tlio crime amply merits the penalty. Thou if It Is necessary all moans should bo used to make it sure , Bwift nnd as painless as possible nnd free from horrifying details. The decision of the United States supreme court has made it possible to use the Now York uiothod nnd it IB to bo hoped that the pcoplo of the state will see tbat hereafter Us victims of capital punishment are executed in the least horrlblo manner men can devise. ,1 HOttmiiLE SM At Broken Bow n crowd of morbid people toro away the enclosure nhd de fying the officers forced tholr way to the spot where they could inostoonvciik'ntly wltnosft the spectacle of the execution of n hliiiinii being upon the gallows. And what a horror they behold ! The victim nf the law was tortured to death. The ofllcot'rf bungllngly prepared for the execution , and when the trap was sprung which should have caused nlmoU Instantaneous death , the roj'T broke and the half strangled criminal fell to ( ho ground below. There the olll- corn picked him Upnnd returning placed the noo-io around his nook again nnd on'coinoio the effort was made. The writhing form told too plainly that the neck hid not been broken and amidst a sickening silence , broken only by the groans of horror from the crowd , ho slowly suffocated. Could anything bo moro horrible ? Such barbarism should not bo possible under our civilization. The appliances for performing this awful duty should bo tested and known to bo perfectly ilttod to accomplish tholr purpose. Thoolllcors of the law are Inexcusable .for such un necessary cruelty. Public executions are wholly demoral ising , and should not bo permitted. The morbid curiosity of a crowd which can sit fascinated by the sickening sight of a ( loath upon the gallows ought never to bu sitlhllod. The effect is brutalizing to the human mind. Executions should be in the secure Houlusion of the jail or penitentiary. It should never again bo possible for so disgraceful , so horrible an event to bo chronicled in Nebraska. D.lNtll'M l\\SSKD. \ The opinions of eminent Euro'pcan financial authorities regarding the situ ation are reassuring. According to these Russia has called in all the gold which she at present requires , and as the financial operations of that country were chiefly responsible for the drain of gold from the United States , it i rea sonably to bo supposed that this will now stop or bo very materially dimin ished. There are other conditions which may continue it for iv time , but probably not on any such scale as has boon maintained for the past two or three months. There is still to bo considered the fact that the monov markets of Etirono. nnd nartluii- larly that of England , h.ivo not yet fully recovered from the shock they experi enced from the embarrassments of the During Brothers , and as nearly all of them hold largo amounts of South Ameri can securities , the value of which can not be depended upon from one week to another , there is constantly present a cause for apprehension. Nearly all these southern countries have gone be yond the limit of prudence in is ing se curities , and while they have not gen erally boon quite so rocklods as the Argentina republic , probably none of them could under a pressure take care of tholr obligations. Tlio Eu ropean money markets are carrying many millions of these evidences of debt and they constitute a very u ncortaln factor In the situation. But as matters now look the proba bility is that for the United States all immediate danger is passed , nnd that there will bo no further heavy drain of " gold. Nearly 8-50,000,000 has "gone out since the beginning of the year , and this must have very nearly liquidated the balances against this country mndo by the exceptionally largo importations of merchandise and sugar before the provisions of the now tariff law applicable to those wont into effect. But oven if this is not the case , the demand for gold during the next two or throe mouths is likely to ho BO moderate as not to produce any ap preciable olToct upon the domestic money market. Then-will come the re turn tide in payment for our grain , for there appears to bo no doubt that the European demand for American brond- stuffs this year will bo unusually large , and nil the indications are that this country will have a uullictont supply to moot it. Altogether , then , the situa tion is assuming nmuch improved aspect , so far as the United States is concerned , and the outlook is especially promltjlng for the agricultural interest. The signs of coming prosperity for this country could Hardly bo more favorable. A CMSED SK.iSOtf I'KOltMILV. Advices from Canada state that the Dominion cabinet hns been considering dispatches from London requesting the Canadian government to give its opin ion on the proposal to close tlio sealing season now at hand to American and Canadian sealers alike , with an estimate of the effect its adoption would have on the Houling interests of Canada and the parties there who have fitted out vessels. The British government , It is said , wishes to avoid tlio'sol'/.ura of any more Canadian vessels in Bohring sea , and in order to do this is favorably dls- poaod toward n closed season. It is understood also that the Dominion gov ernment is willing that this course shall bo adopted , both because it would dis pose of f-ovoral possibly unpleasant inci dents later on and at the same tiniu show a friendly spirit toward the United States. From Washington it is reported that the president is desirous of reaching n settlement as soon as practicable , but what his feeling Is regarding the pro posal for n closed season this year is not known. It was stated iv few weeks ago that ho was favorable to it , but owing to the delay of the Brit ish government in responding to the suggestion of the United States in the matter the situation has undergone some change. Still the fact remains , If ' tho'testlmony of Prof. Elliot and others familiar with the condition of affairs in Bohring Boa is of any value , that If un restrained and Indiscriminate sealing Is allowed the coming season , there Is danger that this important Industry will bo very poriously impaired. The interest of the United States in prevent ing the extermination of the eonl is very much greater than that of nny other country , nnd as it appears now to bo the privilege of this country to determine whether there shall bo u cessation of sealing for one season , its duty , from considerations of nolMntorost alone , would eeem to bo plain. Such a course limy nppoar to bo unjust to thu company which hui n sealing contract with the government , but it would per il u pa bo profitable to Indemnify the company In such nniount us congress should find to bo reasonable nnd fair. Whatever views uro ontortalned'by the administration in this mnttor ought to speedily Iliul expression in n practical way and no Interest other than that , of the government ought to have nny Influence in deter mining what shall be done. If it is de cided to submit the whole Issue to arbi tration no time should bo lost In adopt ing this course , and there can bo no doubt that thn ptibllu sentiment of the country would approve It. This is the most perplexing and pressing of the in ternational controversies the United States Is engaged In , nnd thora are sev eral cogent reasons why it is desirable to have it disposed of as soon as practi cable. If the provident takes this view of It , ns ho Is reported to do , the coun try mny expect to soon learn of some practical stops being taken. Till ? explanation which Governor Thnyer gives ns rcgnrds the appoint ment of Cnrnca nnd the summary re moval of Helm rod does not mend the matter very much. The governor assorts - sorts that ho hnd as much right to re move Hoimrod without cause ns Boyd had to remove Cnldwoll. This would bo true if the cases wore identical. The fact is Caldwcll was commissioned for two years , and when his first term ex pired was allowed to hold over without being rccommissloned. That practically loft him in position to bo superseded lit any time at the pleasure of the governor and without cause. Ilolmrod became his successor by Boyd's choice and under the law his commis sion would embrace the period of that pnrt of Caldwoll's second term which had not expired. Ileimrod's removal could therefore only bo made for cause If the letter nnd spirit of the Inw is to bo observed. A verbal notice to a m.m who happened to bo in Ileimrod's olllco dur ing his temporary absence could scarcely bo considered the proper method of bringing his removal to his notice officially. IIo should have been served with a written notice stating the cause of removal if any and if there was any charge affecting his integrity ho should linao been given a chance to explain. OMAHA people of small means are not afforded favorable opportunities for outings. No other city of 150,000 pcoplo is so poorly provided with points to which her citizens can go in half an hour for fresh air , shade , rest and pleasure. Save Hanscoin park and the Council Bluffs attractions , there nro no easily accessible points adjacent to Omaha. Waterloo is too far away. At Bellevue or Florence there might bo de lightful rotreata developed if either of the railways would take the matter In hand. The Missouri Pacific could greatly increase its business by opening a park on its line near West Side. Tlio Unioti Pacific could do something in thin line at Gilmore - more by creating an artificial park. The railroads have been singularly in different about this matter. It would bo a bonan/.n to the line which should suc cessfully open a popular pleasure resort where families and soci il parties could repair for picnics at trifling expense. diplomatic relations between the United States and China are just now somewhat expensive. The salary of the minister to thatomplro is Sl-,000 a your , and at present two men are each draw ing this salary. Mr. Blair , who was ap pointed and confirmed , but who was not acceptable to the Chinese government , is lawfully entitled to his salary and Is understood to draw it with unfailing regularity. Mr. Donby , whom Blair was to succeed , is at his post of duty and of course receiving his salary. Thus n service Intended to cost the people ple $12,000 a year is a charge upon the treasury of double that amount. Under existing conditions there is no help for this , and perhaps it would bo difllcult to provide a practi cable remedy , but obviously in this c.iso the people are paying , to use a Poor Richard illustration , fur too much for the whlsllo. Tun state is largely responsible for losses which may bo sustained by citi zens on nccount of the failure of wild-cat Insurance companies , both fire and life. The pcoplo have a right to expect such close supervision s will protect , them from dishotiost'or unfortunate local com panies. If the hvwa do not afford the security which is necessary the insur ance department should interest itself in securing enactments fully covering possible nnd probable contingencies. The failure of a largo fire insurance com pany in this city should bo thoroughly investigated. Its former stockholders are solvent , whatever mny bo the condi tion of their successors. The contracts should bo protected , either by the old corporation or the now one. Auditor Benton and Attorney General Ilastings owe it to the pcoplo of this state to en force the law to the fullest extent , not biily for the protection of policy holders in the company but for the vindication of the insurance department. ALPIIONSO TArr , who died at San Diego , Cal. , Thursday , was n'ot many years ago prominent In the attention of the country , having filled positions of honor at homo and abroad. IIo was a member of Prssluont Grant's cabinet during the last year of his second ad ministration , flrdt as secretary of war nnd then as attorney general , and ho served the country abroad ns minister both to Austria and Russia during the administration of President Hayes. In nil thoao positions ho. won credit for marked ability. Mr. Tnft wns a native of Vermont , but all the years of his active manhood wore passed in Oilo ) , where ho attained eminence nsa lawyer. IIo was an early nnd earnest republican , and although lacking the qualities which make u successful politician , did good service to his party. Soiuinonv Is asleep or the twenty- throe contracts for street improvements unfinished at close of last sonson would nil now bo well under way , OMAHA la very innuh gratified of course at being selected ns the place of holding the ncxlf , Trnns-Mlsslsstppl con gress , but tlm tlnloiratlon did not rolleoti the sentiment of this community in voting ing to coninj.ho ] , , convention to frco coinage of sllvcbms a compensation for the coinpllinoiil. ' * " . "Ml .1 WIIKN the dy [ physician , thn police commission nml'Iho ' chief of police have completed the , ' JJoorgnnlzatlon of the force it is hopodutho uniformed gentle men will find lliify for a vigorous clean up of thugs , durjjputnblcs , burglars and suspicious chanlotora. There nro too many persons of this Ilk lying around loose for the good of Omaha. OMAHA , will have the next trans- Mississippi congress , the Methodist Episcopal gonor.U conference , the blon- nlnl convention of the T.aithornn woman's homo and foreign missionary society , and wants the republican national con vention. Omaha is a convention city. IF the mayor interposes his veto of the ordinance calling for a bond election , na BconiB to bo his determination , the pco plo will regard his notion ns unjustifi able. Omaha u'uinot ' yet nfTord to cn'll a halt on public improvements. WIIOKVKU is responsible for the dolnv in beginning the work upon unfinished street Improvement contracts loft over from hist year should bo made to feel Unit ho or they are seriously Interfering with the prosperity of Omaha. COUNCILMAN ELSASSIU : touched a vulnerable spot when ho talked about certain members of the council who are on tholr feet every time one of the fran chisee ! corporations Is tackled. Tun price of rain In western Ne braska has fallen from 31 per drop to about live cents a tankful. Tlio whole state hns moisture enough and to spare. 'Frisco Morality. Sacm i cnto life. ' San Franciscosocloty proposes hcrcaftcrto receive Sarah Bornlinidt. It will not take nuy moro chances than will sho. Willing to Ili/.ard a Wnrmor Clime. Snciainciitu lice. The editor of that Journal of Ked Bluff isn snnctiinciiiotis looking church member , without - out any leaning towards Christianity. The avidity with which people of his calibre seek to rcburva all the best scats in heaven for themselves ana those of tholr ilk , is ainnlo reason why coed , re spectable , Inw-tiuidln ? . tolerant and In- tellicont citizens are willing to take their chances in hell in preference to contamina tion In uaradlsc with such inicroscoplc.il souls. The powers that ixi'in ' heaven will have to keep out these pdupcro in Christ's grace who nro so poverty stricken in real religion that a nickel given In ctiarit } * would make n salvation overcoat for the whole crowu or It will co mo to piiss that the tklo of Immigra tion will flow the ptjior way of Its own ac cord. Opening. ii ; MiiKimto'H Kyes. Svciiimen'o lif. C. P. HuntlnRton In n letter to a corre spondent at Los Angeles directs attention to the fact that on n recant trip through tlio Sacramento niiO'San'Joaquin valleys ho dis covered that monougly of the land was keeping buck the progress of the stalo. Huntlngton is a very sagacious business man nnd lie could sro from the window of Ills pnlaco car what Tlio Bee has for long years urged ns the groatoat peril and drawback of California.'o may boast as wo will , but the fact is that our progi'dss is hampered and development hindered by the blight of the moi opoly of laud. There is no monopoly like that. A monopoly that crowds men ofC the earth ami dur.tos them the right , to Hvo by denying tlio opportunity is like a plague. Huntington is riirht. California needs to bo relieved Irom the ctirso that ho points out and her fullest measure of prosperit } ' will never bo attained until the monopoly Is broken. , 1,1'fTItK ti.11Il.KS. Pock's Sun "Wo have : uomc-mado plo , , sold the waiter lady In the woman's ex change. "Excuse mo , " said the pallid young man ns ho reached for his lint , nnd started for the door. " 1 was looking /or bakery pio. I was married only last inontn. " Kato Field's Washington "If : you rub the yolk of an egg Into your huir it will not como out. " "Groat Scott ! Not oven with hot water and sonpj" Texas Siftings ; For heroic but vain en deavors to look pliased nothing can equal the facial expressions of two girls compelled to dnneo with each other on account of the scar city of the men. Browning , King & Co's Monthly : An ex change wonders If the "hard nuts" In the army hnvo any reference to the "kernels. " Possibly , yes , but wo think unoxpioiled shells nnd moats were meant also. Koto Field's ' Washington : "Wno Is tuo coming man , Bromlov ? " ' The prc-hlstorio man , I guoss. The geologists legists have been looking for him for at least ncentury. " . Jewelers' Weekly : She ( to her partially deaf lever ) : "Oh , I dote on diamonds I" IIo ( eloofully ) : "I don't own'cm , olthor. I think it's extravagant. " Epoch : Mrs , Glim So your husband was Mown up by nitro-glycerlno ? How awful 1 Mrs. Shelter Well , it might have boon worso. I didn't have to go to the expense of a funeral , you sue. SomcrvillcJournal : Often when a man mniccs an unrcasonAWo demand of you , if you load him to think thiu you uro willing to fry to carry out his wishes , ho will drop the wbolo matter and ( lopl perfectly contented , too. J l "Novor sit wqdown and say There's nothing loft but sorrow. " Wo love the rylntor girl today , The summeJgirl | tomorrow. Somorvillu JourpuV : No matter how deli cately It ts done , it never plcasos \voman , somehow , lo have hf r husband point out in the cemetery the kind of monument ho thinks ho will got for hor.when the occasion comes , " .ll.UXK. llrrw'Mdiff,1 JL'fiio < t ro.'t Monthly. Where land the ships from foreign coasts , Which bring us/lramlgration throngs nnd hosts , There stood A mother , young aild fair and sweet , Whoso child be/god at hur weary foot For food. Lost for n moment from the rest Of her companions hurried west Tin ; , wife , Husbamlless , languageless , moneyless , un known , Wept by the wayside , desolate nnd lone In 11 fo. Those looked who passed that way nud said , "Bettor for both If they were dead ; " And I , Friondlojs myself , and sad , had thought That I , alone , Imd been forgot On high. * * * * Yo nncols of the Golden Cltv. Pray mourn , with me , the death of pity ; I own I had not , ere this came to mo , Known what It was to llvo to bo Alouo. OTIIKR IAX1)S T/f.l.V OVIIS. The concessions made by Great Britain to Portugal In order to proiervo tuo prostlgo of the king of that country nnil throw dimcul- lies in the way of the republican movement will not surprise thoao familiar with Euro pean history. Kngland , to bo sure , louder * no military aid to Portugal's monarch. She merely cedes to Portugal sotno territory In Africa over which there have boon disputes between those power * , nnd which at one tlmo threatened war. Britain's claim to the lo cality In otmstlon scorns to hnvo boon reason able , but as a throne was endangered by the Inslstonc'o On them , considerations of right are waived. The Portuguese king has been unfortunitto hitherto In his controversies with Knglnnd , nnd tins fact and the recent dethronement of the Brazilian emperor , who Is n member of a branch of the snmo family , having lessoned the popular rospoot for the young king ana destroyed sucn prestige nnd Inlluonco ns ho Inherited. This discontent has vastly strengthened the republican movement , which , according to London nnd Lisbon gos sip , has grown so formidable Hint the king hns been seriously considering the ndvisabil- ity of abdication. Such an act would glvo n now Impetus to the .social forces which are threatening the existence of royalty olso- whero. The monnrohs can not nfTord to have another republic started In Europe. They see that a , revolution In Portugal would bo likely to spread to Spain , and that kingship In the other neighboring nation , Italy , would bo Imperilled. * In Uonnany. outside of his own kingdom of Prussia , William II. has very limited pow ers. In war , to bo sure , he Is commantlor-ln- chief of the Gorman armies , but In pence ho is a moro figurehead , representing through imperial ministers the collective interests of the confederate stntos In tholr relations to foreign powers. All legislation on Imperial concerns must proceed from the concnrrunco of the federal council nnd the rolchstng , nnd Prussia's delegates to the former body nro appointed , not by William II. , In his role of Prussian sovereign , but by the Prussian min isters : while Prussia's representatives tn the roischstiig are chosen directly by the people. lOvon , therefore , in the narrow and care fully defined Hold of impnrial affairs the personal violation of the emperor counts .for very llttlo during times of peace. As regards nil those matters , leg islative , administrative and Judicial. William II has absolutely nothing to do In the king doms of Bavaria , \Vtirtonihorg and Saxony , in the grand duchlo.s of Badou , IIcsso-Darin- stndtanct Meclilonburg , In the Saxon duch- I < H , nml other smaller yet purtlnllv Indepen dent principalities. The slightest attempt of the young knlsor to onc'roich on any of the reserved rights of these states would pro- voice concerted nml vehement resistance which mlcht possibly result in the disrup tion of the Gorman omplro. When , there fore , William II vaunts himself ns solo mas ter of the German realm , ho utters the thing that is not. It was n fool's ' speech , the brav ado of a silly boy. * # The sensitiveness of the Japanese govern ment and people with respect to the recent attempt on the life of the crown princa of Htissia is creditable. Japan wants the world to understand that the murderous assault upon the nation's cuest is viewed with ab- horonco and utterly condemned nnd exe crated by all classes. Indeed , tho" conduct of the dignitaries of the Japancso govern ment slnco the unfortunate affair , nnd thu solicitude and deep ro.wt shown by the press of the country nnd by the emperor's subjects in every class of socloty , nro evi dence of Japan's fjro.it progress in civiliza tion , ns well as of the nmiablo character and disposition of that Interesting people. The preliminary examination of Tsudi Mltsuzo , the man who tried to kill the crown prince , shows that ho is probably an ignorant nnd egotistical fatmtlc of the Gmteau type. This dangerous variety of the human being is common the world over , and occaslocnlly it produces tin Individual who finds the oppor tunity to oxcrcho an Important influence upon the course of history. Every prominent person runs the risk of encountering ono of these Gultcaus , and of sulToring at his hands. Tsudn Mitsuo's delusion happened to be that Japan was in danger from Hussiun encroach mont , and this idea suddenly llred the murderous Impulse when ho found himself In the presence of the Hon of the czar. It was a mcvo chance that Tsudn's tnanin turned on Uusslan aggression. I f ho hnd boon possessed with the delusion that his mission wns to dollvor Japan from the rule of a tj rant , then the Emperor Mut- suhlto nnd not the heir to the Ilussian throne would have been his chosen victim. As bo- twcon Htissia and Japan , thcro is not the slightest political significance in an occur rence which is deplored uowhcro moro sin cerely than In the islands which the crown prlnco is visiting. Japan , among nations , is everybody1 ! , friend. The trouble between Turkey nnd Russia in relation to tlio passage of the Dardanelles is not ended yet , but thus far the question raised is 0110 of otlqnptto chiefly , which the European powers nro letting nlono very care fully , lost Interference should plve it imme diate importance. The Turkish authorities moro than suspected that the Husslnn ves sels which were stopped by the forts hud soldiers nnd military material on board , nl- though externally they were innocent mer chantmen , but M. do NelldolT , the Russian ambassador , pretends to ho outraged greatly by this suggestion of on nbuso of the trading ensign , ' and declares tnat it is on insult to the Russian flap. By taking this ground bo has avoided very adroitly any discussion of treaty rights , In which other powers would bo concerned , while pro viding excuse for n diplomatic quarrel. It Js understood that the Vienna nnd Posth news papers , which have boon urging the propriety of somebody calling Russia to oraor , have re ceived a hint from the Austro-IIungarian foreign olllco to hold tholr tongues about this delicate subject. The latest information In tlm matter is a report tbat a preliminary nr- rangemont has been made by which vessels of the Russian volunteer lleot flying the commer cial ensign will bo permitted to pass through the Bosphorus ns merchant vessels , providing that , In the event of such vessels carrying sol- dlers or war material , Russia shall notify the porto to that effect. * N Queen Matalloof Sorvla , whoso expulsion by force from her son's kingdom , hns shared the fnto which Ins overtaken all the lair women who have been raised from" the ranks of the poaplo to n seat on the throno. The ephemeral glory of the latter can scarcely bo considered as an adequate compensation for the sorrows and misfortunes by whleli they have each In turn boon overtaken , The un happy lot of the Empress Eugonlo and of the Empress Josophlno , ns well us thosoof Queen Hortonso of the Netherlands , of Queen Desiree - sireo or Swuden , of Queen Julio of Spain , nnd of Queen Caroline ; Mur.it of Naplot , Is ontU-oly In keeping with that of Queen r atnliuof Sorvla , who , atterhavlng been do- prlvoil by force of her only child , is now ex pelled with u similar display of brutality from the Kingdom over which ho nominally reigns. Soincrmiult ill * .Nnttiro'H San J e ( Oil. ) littler Time * , To some it Is the butterfly of n spring morning , with wings purple nnd gnldon , flit ting from /lower / to flower , followed by the dull chrysalis of old ago , at the sum of wasted years. OFFICE SEEKERS TROUBLED , Disagreeable OoinplloaUous Arising from Several Appointments. FIGHTING FOR THE POLICY HOLDERS. Affiili-a of the Defunct NolirnHkn In * Htirniiuo Company Slight Con flict of Authority Slnto House Notes. Ltxcor.v , Nob. , Mny 2. ! . [ Special to Tun BEK. ] There is trouble In the political camp nt the state homo nnd muUarlngs of dlsagrooablo rovolntlons seem to prdingo n factional squabble nmong ofUooholdCM that will mnko Interesting ro.ullng for the people. Some days ago It was glvou out that the board of public lands and buildings would not appoint n superintendent of the proposed Industrial school for girls nt Uonavn until there was actual need for ono. As the bids /or erecting the building will not bo opened until next month nnd the state In ) n com petent architect to oversee the unns'truutton when It begins , It was thought the nppsmt- mcnt might ho dclnyod for months nnd n considerable saving matlo for the .state. The salary Is $1,000 , n year. The net creating the institution , however , provides that the board shall moot thirty days after Its passatro nml appoint n superin tendent. On reconsidering the matter the board concluded that the appointment could not bo postponed under a strict construction of the law , and tha superintendent hns been named or , rather , there are two of him. John Stcon , late commissioner of the land department , has been appointed for the period from August 1 to Djcombor 1 , or until such time as tbo building Is completed und ready for the reception of girls. J. D. Melvclvy , assistant superintendent of the Kearney in dustrial school , was appointed to take charge of the Gonovu school ns soon as com- plotcd and ready for occupation. This Is rnthor an oJd state of affairs , nnd it has a number of queer complications. \Vhon tlio banking law wont Into ofTrat naming the auditor , treasurer and attorney general as the banning hoard , it wns agreed by these gentlemen that each of thorn should name out , bank examiner , which wns dono. When Examiner Snundors , who was At torney General Loose's nominee , resigned , Mr. Leoso namoii his successor , Mr. Thor | > . When Examiner Blink announced his de termination to resign , Auditor Bunton , ns his creator , claimed the right to nnmo his suc cessor. Treasurer Hill conceded the claim , of course , ami If Attorney General Hastings hud tiny other desire in the mattnr ho would have been outvoted two to ono. The auditor than announced Bon F. Cowdory , late secre tary of state , for Brink's successor , mid under the agreement Mr. Uowdory was con firm nd. A short time ago the board of transporta tion chose three now secretaries , Auditor Benton had a candidate for ono of these po sitions In the person of John McMnmglo of Lincoln , who Is his father-in-law and it dem ocrat. Mr. McMunlglo was snowed Under , nnd Secretary Garbor , another oreaturo of the auditor , also lost his Job In tlm shufllc. Shortly after this disastrous fray the hank ing hoard concluded that the business of the department warranted another examiner , and Mr. Gnrber , nn especially well qualified man for the place , by the way , was ap pointed. It was also agreed Informally to ap point n llfth examiner. It Is not clear why this wns clone , but it Is surmised that it wis for the benefit of Attorney General Hustings , who had none of these plums to give out. At nny rate tnat argument wns not carried out , and it Is not likely , tlio fifth examiner will bo unpointed for some time to come , If at nil during this bicnnlum. When John C. Allen was Tunning for sec retary of state his neighbors nt McCook took it upon themselves to ylato n friend named Brown for the deputy secretaryship. Charles Caldwell was appointed , however , ns n recog nition of the traveling men. It is possible that Mr. Allen pave his neighbors some 1-oa- son for the hopes , and he promised to use his olTorts to make Mr. Brown a b.tnir examiner. Ho tried to put his friend In Examiner Brl'.ik's place , and although not on the bankIng - Ing board , he protested ngalnst Mr. Cow- dory's nppolntiaont. His protest was un heeded , and ho considered himself snubbed. When it came to the selection of n superin tendent of the Geneva school there were three candidates , Messrs. Stocn anil McKol- voyand Uov. Britt ot Hastings. The last named , apparently , wns "not in it , " Treas urer Hill , chagrined at the appointment of Cowdory , opposed Stcen on the cround of party policy , because of the howl that went up over the state last year against the land commissioner. Ho voted for McICelvoy. Secretary Allen , smarting under what ho conceived to bo n snub , apparently concluded to give some of the gentlemen a dosoof their own medicine , and ho supported Mr. Stoon. Attorney General Hastings and Commissioner Humphrey woio fnVoV.iblo to McIColvoy and yet were loth to defeat Stcon. A long and heated discussion einucd , and Mr. Humphrey cut the gordlon kuot by dividing the superiiitandeiit's t < irm as explained above. The politicians naturally sceic for nn ex planation of this queer proceeding , and Mr. Steen has volunteered the clue. Ho is quoted ns saying that ho has letters in which Messrs. Hastings ami Humphroy pledged themselves to his cause , und lie threatens to go into print with thorn. It Is unaerstoou inni. no win not . , necopt tlio ap pointment , and ho Is unkind enough to bay that ho wns only selected to watch the archi tect , George E , McDonald , who was mixed up In the court house bribery at Fairbury. Ho haunted the stutuhouso for days hoforo the appointment was made , but Immediately thereafter left the building breathing polit ical vengeance. McIColvoy was warmly recommended by Superintendent Mallalioii ot the reform school at Kc.irnoy. Ho happens to bo from Fillmore county , which gets the now school , nnd he had the united backing of the ro pub licans of that county. It was feared some tluio ago that the proposed building could not bo constructed for the $10,000 appropriated , but it is now known that the blcls will fall within that amount. They will bo opened JunoS. It is only lair to Secretary Allen to say that ho Is out of town today and could not ho Interviewed. riontixo i'on TUB rouar iior.nnns. Auditor Beaten nnd Attorney General Hastings qo to Omaha in the morning to bo present nt the hearing on the restraining orders concerning the Nebraska Fire Insur ance company. The petition filed by the at torney general contains somn ugly allega tions. Ho has prepared a milder petition , hnd If tlio managers of the Insurance com pany concede the auditor the rights ho claims It will bo substituted for the other po- tltlon. Ho anticipates that the Insurance people will yield gracefully to the inevit able1. able1.Tho The examination of tlio ctofunoi company shows that it had nbout $12.000,000 of risks in force , but that amount will bo greatly ro- duced. The auditor says the company has $01,000 worth of notes , but ho thinks ono- half of thorn are past duo or no good , Ho proposes to catiool tncso notes nnd the cor responding policies. It is estimated that it will take 10 par cent of tha unearned prem iums to reinsure the risks , and it is under stood that the Insurance department will try to got enough out of the wreck to reinsure tlm risks which remain nftor the weeding out process. If necessary proceeding * will bo begun against the old ownorc of the com- Snny to force thorn to dlsRorRO. If that bo ono , sensational developments are expected A CONFLICT Of AITdOIIITT. Thn board of public lands nnd liable to surprise several persons who In o oxorclsod tno privilege of spending the monov appropriated for slnto institute , Mention wns made In these dispatcher u > u other day of the conflict between this tirmr i nnd the visiting hoard of the snldlors hinm The latter bought n span of horvn and ottmr articles to the nmottnt of about ( l.ooo ami sent vouchers to Lincoln for payment The biff board refused to lot warrants Issue , nml sout the bills back. It Is now awaiting tnu next move of the visiting board , and if tiia latter persists In its course there Mill bo music In the air. JJut a now move U In prospect , and tliu tlmo It In nltnod nt the board of clmrlticu which hns charge of the homo for women nt Mil ford. Although n now nnd small f Hon , the inntmBors came to the Into turo with a deficiency of thousands of , . . lars , and a stnto otllclal who Is cognlatit . > f tlio facts says that nt the rate nt which Ilia appropriation Is now disappearing It will n 't ' last half the btonnlnl period. The law rn > ntlng this institution put the bo.trd of charl tlos In ohargo of Its affairs , nnd It has biuvt allowed to have pretty full swing Th board of publlo lands nnd buildings Is stmlv ing the constitution to determine its rlgbti nnd duties , nnd It Is seriously considering a proposition to take churgo of the llnanclnl tir fairs of the Mil ford homo , leaving thu boar t of charities to manage the details. STVTI : noL'sn NOTTS , The governor will spend Sunday nt the \ ir folk hospltnl for the insane. Myron Webster , who loft bis desk In the auditor's olllco to report most of the Shon u trial. Is back In chnrgo ot the Insurance u. > pnrtmont. Adjutnnt Oonoral Cole left last night f.r his homo In Jnniatn. Helms not yet nvru. < t all accounts Incurred by the Indian outuroai < Secretary Alien loft last nlijlit for Moi u * to attend to private business matters. Brad Cook , deputy land cotnmlsslonar.wpi t to IJrokon Dow to witness the Hnuonstein u\ ecu tlon. Superintendent Gaudy of the dopartm tit of Instruction will go to Auburn tomorrow tn attend n meeting of the Notnnha I'ounu Teachers' association. Kov. Martin of ICcarnoy , president of thn relief commission , was tit headquarters to- dav. dav.Tho The nppllcatlons for the four secretaryships of the state board of health number about one hundred. OAK If AY OVT. Proposition I/ookliif ; to the Solution of the Hallway Question. Ltxcot.v , Nob. , May 2 , ! . [ 'Special to TUB BKI..J For the past fortnight by n prrnm certod arrangement , a number of the morn conscientious ropubllcnns in this state luuo boon engaged In devising some feasible plan whereby the party might bo material , } strengthened In its forthcoming campaign It Is well known fact . a patent to the avorap ; ' railway manager that the state board ot transportation should bo awakened from its Km ' Van \Vlnklo slumbers nnd compelled to do'somuthlng morn than to ItlH time ami draw tholr monthly stipend. The hotter class of republicans In this state nro determined that these sloopv < ln . . ! l- . , . , ! , . , II > . , . 1m , servants or to ll.v up n'schcdula of maximum rates in this state , reducing the tiirift" to satisfy the do mauds of the pcoplo and nt the same tlmo not making too deep n cut into the earnings of the corporations. It is Known , of course , that tlio board , even as It is at present constituted , will do noth- injr whiulf would bo distasteful to the coin- panics , but on the other hand the railways nro tormented with the spectros of n special session nnd the inevitable passage of a bill in thn near future even moro damaging to their interests than the Nowhorry bill. It is confidently oollovcd by these who nro capable of judging , that these sumo railway managers would prefer to allow their friends on the board to pass n schedule , based upon business principles , than to take their chances in the futtiro oC the ultimata ndop tlon of n moro destructive scheme by Bur rows and his followers. With tuts end in view negotiations are to bo instituted nt an early day between the republican manager : * nnd the lailwaysfora compact whereby the party shall bind itself to abstain from further radical legislation upon the nxpross condition that the raliwa > s fur their part shall retire from politics in this state , and forever kcop tholr Imnds oft of the piiity caucuses , primaries and conven tions. The republican board of transport. ! tion oitabllshinp n reasonable schedule of maximum rates and the party maintaining thoin on its honor ns a party , for the llxcd term of three years. Tlio better element of the party believes that such action would allay In a measure a largo share of the dissatisfaction now existIng - Ing among the farmers keep party promises and finally result In good to all concerned. The present agitation , If continued , bo tween the pcople'of this state and the rail ways , must noeo sarily injure the state and party's chances for IS'J ' ) . A reasonable maxi mum rate tariff adopted by the republican board nt the present time would bo a winning campaign document to go ooforo the people on this fall ; and , moreover , if carried for ward , the movement would do more than anything else toward depriving the inde pendents of tholr principal stock grievance1. A committee consisting of llvo members has been chosen nnd during the next thirty days the plan will be submitted to the stnto ofliccrs , composing the board of tr.uisporin- tlon , for their approval or rejection. A favor- abUrconsidorntion by the hoard of this propo sition is is thought by many of the moro thoughtful republicans in the state moans success this fall , while a rejection would ho regarded as fatal by nil who have studied tlio Imperiled condition the parly is now in. 11'11,1 , CO.1I H Jt.1C li. Kiiropenii Financial Author ! ties Tallc on tlio Nltiintl'in. Bmit.iv , Mny 2.2. In an intorvlow with an Associated press eorro.spondont Baron Bloichrodcr , the well known banker , bald the Importation of golo Into Uussla has now ceased , a-s she has all she requires. All the American gold wont to Europe will ho re turned in November to buy grain , us the crops of England and Franco nro bad und they need much American grain. Herr Bartn , n high authority upon national economics , was also interviewed by an Asso ciated press representative upon the same questions. Ho said that while the United States can look forwatd to n prosperous and prolltnblo year the outlook in Europe Is any thing but hopeful. Jn conclusion hu said had crops In Europe would bo a gain tottio United States. Eventually , of course ) , , the prosperity of the United States may have a stimulating effect upon European commerce , but every thing at picsent looks bad , rni : irxuiu.\ci. Soldiers Think Tliuy Had a HIKln to Hani ; Hunt. WAUA WAI.I.A , Wash. , May 22. Colonel Compton , commandant of thn fort hero , was examined by the court of inquiry in regard to the lynching of Gumbl&r Hunt. Ho contradicted - tradicted the sheriff and prosecuting uttor- hey in much of tholr material testimony. Ho insists that ho took measures to prevent tlm outbreak and had the sheriff made any re sistance ho would have boon thcro with n company to save Hunt from tlio Ivnohurn. About a dozen noii'commisslonuil ofliccrs and privates were examined. Some Jimilicd the Killing , They said they did not think ho- cau o they were noldlera they had no loss right than n bony of citrons to lynch u-iuau who murdered tholr comrade. Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report