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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , SATURDAY JUNE 0 , 1891-TWELVE PAGES.
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WOMAN suffrage lias suffered its bl-
onnlnl defeat in tlio Illinois to isltitiirc.
liionnial defeats in all the states of the
union do not dlscoura < ; o the woman suf
fragist.
ANOTHKli party of Arctic explorers will
ttnrt todny to loento the elusive north
polo and In all probability another pitia
ble faihiro will bo recorded in the course
of two years.
ONK by ono the props of the great
trusts are knocked from under them.
The United St.itos circuit court of Tennessee -
nossoo has sustained the Tennessee law
prohibiting trusts.
FROM the documents presented to the
Canadian parliament it is plain that a ,
good deal of progress has already boon
made toward reciprocity between Canada
nnd the United States.
PKKMONT , having observed the sug
gestions of THK BEK in rotrard to the
subject , lias taken Omaha and time by
the forelock. A company has been
formed to erect a cereal mijl.
So LONO as his 2 per cent bonds will
Boll at n premium Uncle Sam may bo re
garded as .solvent , the democratic party
in power in the lower house of congress
to the contrary notwithstanding.
THK. editor who thinks editorial opin
ions have loss effect upon readers
than thu slug-heads is reasoning from
the particular to the general. Ho takes
personal experience to bo universal
knowledge.
THK Wayne county wife murderer
reverses the usual ordor. Instead of
waiting for the deathbed to wring from
. him a confession , the chances are the
confession will wring his neck and de
prive him of a death bed.
THK ubiquitous walking delegate and
the calamity waller view with alarm the
frequent rains which are blessing the
land , promising good crops and good
prices. With those their occupation is
gone. This IB why another national
convention is already proposed.
I.vsiMTKof a considerable opposition
Dr. Phillips 1 Jrooks triumphs and secures
the approval of a majority of the dioceses
ceses of the country for his appointment
nn bishop of Massachusetts. The Ne
braska diocese voted for the gifted divine -
vine and the secular world every whore
rejoices at his victory.
A QiiKAT many people in this country
will road with satisfaction that searching -
ing inquiries into the management of his
Jlllco exonerates Commissioner of Pen
sions Itivuin from all blame in connection
with disreputable practices for which
the commissidnor's son and others wore
summarily discharged.
JUST why Omaha has done nothing to
Becuro the establishment here of a boot
euffar factory is not known. When
Grand Island and Norfolk secure those
institutions with slight effort and bov-
oral other small cities in the state are
already working for factories , it ought
not to bo dilllcult for this city to secure
ono ,
THK HKK today holds up to the public
mirror BOIUO of the attractions of the
great west. The aim of this paper is to
toll the world all about the wonderful
resources and rapid development of the
vast region west of us. Articles now in
preparation for THK UKB will bo sought
with avidity by every man interested or
who may bo interested In western alTalrs.
ST. Virus dance is ono of the pecul
iarities of the plaintiff in the baccarat
scandal suit being tried before Chief
Justice foloridgo. Sir William's
brother thinks this nervous alTcotion
gave rise to the suspicion that ho was
taking nn unfair advantngo of Dealer
Wales nnd his pain at Tranbycroft. The
eccentricity of this character of St. Vltus
dance appears to have boon that it as
sorted itself in Home romarktvblo way seas
as to malvQ Sir William Gordon Cum-
ining win and his companions lose with
astonishing regularity. The fact is that
St. Vitas dnnco uiiulo of the colonel of
the Scots guards a sure-thing * gambler.
Tire J/BiV KXKl UTKO.
The Fremont murderers expiated
thofr joint erlmo of murder by an in-
famo'it ' death upon the gallows , The
punishment provided by the law wiw
duly indicted. It was terrible ns death
h always terrible. The sentence and
its execution wore just. In the last
moments of llfo the doomed men again
admitted their crime nnd relieved all
others of the shadow of suspicion by
acknowledging tholr entire responsi
bility. The law is vindicated ; the ox-
ninplo afforded by their awful fate should
exert a restraining Inlluonco upon the
viciously inclined. It does.Men who
will bravo any other puniahment turn
with horror from the Ignominy of the
scalfold. No other expiation of the
heinous crime of dollborato homicide
Batislics the human soneo of justice.
A ilfo for a llfo is the language of holy
writ. I-'ew communities have over ox-
Islnd In which capital punishment was
absolutely abolished. A few states of
this union have abandoned It , but not BO
much on account of the sentlmunt that
tlio execution of a human being by act
of law Is revolting and unnecessary as
to make the punishment , of the criminal
more certain. It is admitted that ju rics
hoaitalo to condemn an accused man to
death when there appears the most remote -
mete doubt either of his sanity or guilt.
It is hold tliat many crimes go entirely
unpunished because of the severity of
the penalty. In other states the
degree of the crime is loft to
the jury , and In case of doubt
as to the guilt of the accused when
charged with malicious murder the Oo-
grco may bo reduced and the penalty will
bo inllictod accordingly. It Is so in Ne
braska and , therefore , it is generally
found that a verdict of guilt of a capital
Crime is usually sustained by overwhelm
ing evidence.
The execution at Fremont was in
marked contrast with the sickening
event at HroUen liow two weeks ago.
The otlicors , warned by Hint terrible
alTair , wore especially cautious and all
the instruments of death performed their
functions as expected. The unhappy
human beings were hurled into eternity
with as little pain as possible. The citi-
/ons of Dodge county made no such con
spicuous exhibition of morbid curiosity
or savage ferocity as disgraced those
who assembled in Custor countv. The
event was deplorable , but it was man
aged with proper attention to its ter
rible details. The evil of a public ex
hibition and the horror of a bungling
execution were avoided. The ollicors
performed their awful duty ofllciontly
and faithfu\ly. \
KNVOIICIXG THK LA If.
The order of the treasury department
for the return to Europe of two immi
grants who came to this country last
January and have since become paupers ,
is an indication of the purpose of the
administration to rigidly enforce the
immigi-ation law. The treasury depart
ment has recently received numerous
complaints of the lax way in which the
law has been administered at several
points , and it has been determined to
institute a reform at once. The govern
ment will have no divided responsi
bility in this matter , but will take full
charge of the supervision of immigra
tion. The law , while providing for a
superintendent of immigration , made no
provision for the pnymont of his salary ,
but it lias been decided that this CTxn bo
done from the head-money fund , so that
it is expected a superintendent will be
appointed as soon as the treasury de
partment Is ready to promulgate the in
structions to supervisors of immigration
now being prepared. It is under
stood to bo the intention to
hold steamship companies strictly
to the law , and there can bo no more
olToctivo way than this for keeping the
objectionable classes out of the country.
It is said that some of the companies ,
finding that the government means busU
ness , have given assurance of cooperation
tion , stating that their agents on the
other side are to bo put under bonds and
liold to a strict accountability for the
immigrants they ship. Doubtless all of
them will soon see tlio wisdom of pur
suing this course , and if this is done the
duties of the immigration supervisors
will bo comparatively simple.
Everybody desires that the law shall
bo fully and faithfully enforced. It in
reasonable in its provisions , and if car
ried out will afford all the protection
that is necessary while leaving the way
open for worthy and desirable immi
grants. Hostility"to immigration maybe
bo expected to continue. Being rooted
in selfishness it will bo as permanent as
that quality. But a faithful enforcement
of the law will deprive it of much of the
justification it has heretofore had.
THK I'OST MOIITKM I'KIIQUISITE.
Commisjgynor Tlmmo is on the right
track. Ills protest against , the exorbi
tant ch.irgos for unnecessary post
mortem examinations opens the way tea
a thorough disinfection of the coroner's
ollico. The abuses which have grown up
under the combine between the coroner ,
a physician and an undertaker smell
very strongly of a corruption not neces
sarily incident , to the calling of any ono
of the trio. If the county commissioners
will act upon the suggestion of Mr.
i'iiuino , and Investigate the coroner
they will discover that this SUIcor is los-
ng no moAoy , that his medical associate
loglects none of hia personal practice
ind tluvt the undertaker is quite con-
ontcd with the situation.
The statute under which the coroner
should act provides that inquests shall
bo hold only upon the bodiesof such per
sons as are supposed to have died by tin- '
awful means. The present coroner ap-
Kvrontly assumes that every portion who
lied suddenly from dineaso or
by accident is legitimately his
prey nnd ho usually directs a
) ost-mortom examination , with the In
cidental benefits to thodoctornnd under-
akors.
The purpose is clearly a mercenary
> no In many Instances. In n largo nutn-
> or of the oases brought to the coroner's
vttontlon inquests are uncalled for. The
coroner without a jury could determine
ho cnuso of death , and the clrcum-
taneos would satisfy him that no un-
awful moans contributed to It. But
mdor the law the coroner receives a
oo of $10 for viewing a dead body , fQ
outs for summoning and qualifying an
inquest , one cent for' each ton words In
drawing and returning an inquisition ;
and the fees and mljoaga of n shorilV for
nil other services. The fco for a post
mortem examination is llxcd at not loss
that $10 and may not oxcccd In any case
3")0 ) , whore careful and dilllcult dissec
tion is required or an analysis of poison
is made. The law docs not IIx the fees
and charges of an undertaker , but per
sons familiar with the subject know that
undertakers seldom become Insolvent.
While a great deal must necessarily
bo loft to the judgment of the coroner
with reference to Inquests , post-mortems
and other expenses , the county commis
sioners clearly have the right to place
all needful nnd proper checks upon thu
expenditures of this olllce. There .is no
power vested in him to extort money
from the county. Ho is amenable to the
law for his conduct. If ho has per
sistently Ignored the provision of the
law , ( which directs that ho shall hold in
quests only upon the bodies of such per
sons as are supposed to have died from
unlawful means ) for the purpose of ob
taining fees for his services , a charge of
malfeasance in oflleo would bo readily
sustained.
The whole question is now before the
public nnd the county commissioners owe
it to the taxpayers of the county .uul the
decency of the county to compel this
olllcor first to perform his dtttlos nnd
second to perform them according to
law.
MliS. SKN'ATOiiSTANi'OitD hasorcctcd
n monument to commemorate the life
and deeds of Father Juniporra Sorra ,
the Franciscan foundorof the California
missions. Father Juniporra Sorra is
the patron saint of California. The story
of his life is a poem of remarkable
sweetness ana a romance seldom equalled
in interest oven in fiction. Itcliglon
has developed few more lovable charac
ters. It is a beautiful fact in con
nection with the memorial which
has been erected that its entire
cost was berne by a protostaut ,
showing the appreciation in which
his devoted life is held by all good people
ple regardless of religious faith. Among
the numerous benefactions of this
wealthy lady none deserve higher com
mendation than this enduring expres
sion of her admiration for the character
of the pioneer priest.
OMAHA made a gallant fight for the
national republican convention four
years ago. The advertising she got out
of that effort was worth a great deal
more than it cost. The opportunity
iignin presents itself , and O maha should
assort herself aggressively r.nd firmly.
The Iowa republican convention moots
in Cedar Rapids July 1. Lot a delega
tion attend this mooting and have the
first gun fired for Omaha. Even should
Chicago , Minneapolis or San Francisco
defeat Omaha's ambition , it is worth
something to cross swords with those
enterprising cities.
DUSTITUTION is driving the inhabi
tants of certain Russian provinces to
desperation. This is the beginning of.
trouble on the continent unless crops are
bettor than they promise. The people
of the monarchies of Europe will re
main fairly content under oppressions
which would not bo tolerated in Amer
ica , but starvation means war and revo
lution. In Europe the surest prevent
ive of a civil war is ono with a foreign
countryhonco the destitute condition of
the common puoplo in several nations
forebodes evil to the peace of all Europe.
GOVKUNOH TUAYKU was justified by
the deplorable incidents of the execu
tion nt Broken Bow in his words of cau
tion to the sheriff of Dodge county. Ho
was right in informing the latter 'that
the militia company would bo at his
service if needed to keep back a morbid ,
unwiolf'y and turbulent crowd from 6on-
tributing to the horrors of the occasion.
THK Douglas county jail is totally in
adequate for the accommodation of the
county's prisoners. It is rapidly becom
ing a scandal ; it is dangerously near
being a nuisance which must bo abated.
Some provisions for the bettor care of
prisoners is imperatively necessary.
The courty commissioners must act and
act without delay.
RKAUKUS of the newspapers must not
suspect that the controversy between
the city and county physicians is ended
merely because nothing has been said
in the newspapers ono way or the other
for a few days. The fact is there has
boon no emergency case to call It up.
WHKN the real estate exchange re
sumes business , it can perhaps lend a
hand to the board of trade in the matter -
tor of taking advantage of the oppor
tunity presented by the warehouse bill
tor making Omaha a great grain ngd
produce market.
UNKOUTUXATKLY for those who may
hereafter bo afilietod , the case against
the Christian scientist has been settled
by a confession of guilt to the charge of
illegally practicing medicine and the
payment of a fine.
QUIKTIA" but effectively and hopefully
the prospecting for oil and natural gas
goes on in an Omaha suburb. Should
either or both bo struck Omaha's fuel
problem will no longer bo a source of
nnxioty. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
TAXi'AYKKS .who will inspect the
assessment books when they are turned
in to the county clerk next Monday or
thereafter will discover no end of in
equalities In the figures returned.
TIIK arrest of a milkman for selling
diseased , adulterated and old milk.is a
warning which should bo hooded by a
few other milk vendors who forgot to bo
honest.
OMAHA can become the convention
city of the west by a llttlo judicious , in
telligent olTort on the part of Omaha
delegates to all national meetings.
THK oflleo of coroner tin the hands of
an enterprising doctor can bo made a
source of considerable prolit to the doctor
and two or more friends.
HKUU CAHKNSI.Y'S heresy Is of the
sort tliAt American Catholics and pro-
lust nils will both agrcu should bo eradi
cated.
srxv/ Tit AX OV.UN.
Since the prcic/iif Rovcrnment In
tinumeil onieo IfV'.lW there have occurred
the Urco numuo of. 114 parliamentary vncnn-
clcs , In which thnilbornlfl were represented
by slxty-tbrco oonti nnd the conservatives by
llfty-oiio. In isMj'tlio ' stroiiKth of the lories
materially IncrcHbil , the various elections
polity largely usyJJ t their opponents , ll'it n
rninnrkablo chnuBo of political sentiment hns
been shown by Uioj more recent parliamen
tary contests , tbey-huvlni ? been very com
monly won by A\r \ ; "Gladstone's party. Stnco
the last gencrnt election the liberals
have gained nllioloon sents , and It np-
penra to bo "rightly hold that If
parliament were now dissolved , nna an uppoal
to the country taken , the conservatives would
most likely .sutler dafenl. AH this Is rather
strntiRo , In view ot the Parnolt Incident , the
subsequent break of the Oladnoninns With
the Parnullltas , and the division In the ranks
of the Irish nationalists , nil which , It was
not unnaturally thoUKht , would tend to reac
tion In the liberal party , the afllllatlons of
\vhlch with thu homo rulers and tlio 1'oino '
rule cauao were so cloao. Not only was It
believed that the Irish troubles would have n
bad effect unon the fortunes of tlio opposition
but that tlio policy of the government would
tend to materially increase the strength of the
conservatives , especially among the classes
conspicuous for their adnoronco to the liberal
cause. This policy , embraced in several
measures heforo parliament , was represented
In part by the Irish land bill , the object of
which Is to croata a now and large body of
small lauded proprietors who will own the soil
they till ; the free education of the children
of the poor , and the enlargement of the num
ber of small farmers who own their farms in
England also. Besides these proposals , all
which It was supposed would add to the
popularity of the conservatives and win
them votes , the government lias made
during the last two years an excellent
liimnclnl showing , the balance bolng on the
popular slilo of the budget , with the result of
n goodly surplus anil a consequent reduction
of taxation. Hut , dcsplto the efforts of tno
government's party to populari/.o itself , the
recent by-elections show that it is steadily
losing ground , nnd that the party of the mi
nority , which is by no means a harmonious
party , and to which Mr. PArnoll uss brought
n heavy load of disrepute nt n time when It
was none too strong , Is as certainly nnd
steadily gaining in force of numbers and in
popular regard.
*
Ilnytl is ono of the most fertile countries
In the West Indies , with natural resources
which would nialco it the richest If civil war
could bo proven ted and an era of commercial
development aim Industrial security ushered
in. The blanks of the island are vastly su
perior in intelligence to tiioso of the British
West Indies. It is sometimes rashly'os-
suinca that .lamaiea is destined to become a
second Hayti or negro commonwealth.
It may bo converted into a negro-
ruled community when the rapidly dis
appearing foreign .clement is driven out ; but
the blacks there are so markedly inferior in
energy , educationami , natural force of char
acter to these oC the adjacant island that It
can never bo n second Hayti. Because civil
war is constantly recurring in the island it is
generally inferred that Santo Domingo under
its two governments is in n low state of civil
ization and inhabited by an igjiorant anil
docrailod population. This is nn unsafe
assumption. So..r far. as Intelligence
and natural nullity are concernoi
the blacks in Ifay.tl nro the best representa
tives of their race to bo found on this conti
nent. Civil war is the blight upon this tropi
cal pru'adlse. American influence , which has
boon strongly oxcrtodstnco , Logitimo's ' down
fall , has boon most useful in promoting the
ends of pcaee. With the long expected revolt -
volt against Hippolyto suppressed without
serious effort or undue excitement , there
may bo a protracted truce between the rival
camps anil n rapid development of commer
cial intercourse with the United States.
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The czar is turning the Jews out of Russia
and keeping the world out of Central Asia.
In the old days of caual traflle a largo quan
tity of Knglhh wares passed from India and
Persia to the marts of Central Asia , where
the goods were none the loss welcome because -
cause they were made by the hated Infidel.
Today , with n railroad to Samareand , British
trndo practically has boon suppressed. The
American company which in 1887 applied for
an allotment of land in the neighborhood oi
Morv , for cotton cultivation , was not per
mitted to establish Itself in the Trans-
Caspian. It i almost Impossible for soli
tary tourists to got permission from St.
Petersburg to travel over the railroad beyond -
yond the Caspian , though a French tourist
agency has had the good fortune to load two
small parties of sightseers to Bokhara and
Suninrcaud. It is evident that Russia in
tends to monopolize about ull the good that
Is to como out of Central Asia. But none the
loss the world admires the remarkable work
that Russia is doing , ntid wonders at the po
litical , social mid industrial changes she has
wrought in fifteen years , revolutionizing a
great region that was wedded to Ino thoughts ,
the prejudices , the manner of life revealed in
its history for ages past. The transforma
tion Russia Is working In Central Asia is n
far greater wonder than anything yet accom
plished by the rivalry of the European
nations on African soil.
*
# *
Negotiations which have boon In progress
for a period of nearly forty years between
Franco and the Netherlands on the subject
of the delimitation of the frontiers of tholr
colonies In South America , were finally
brought to a close last week by Emperor
Alexander of Hussln. The latter had been
chosen as arbitrator of the points In dispute ,
and after devoting a term of three years lethe
the consideration of a question which qpuld
have been settled In three days or oven thraa
hours , has finally rendered a decision in
favor of the Netherlands. The result of his ar
bitration is cortainit < > produce considerable
disappointment at Paris , where n contrary
issue was confidently expected , not only on
equitable but also rui , political grounds. For
Holland and her rch | colonies uro inevitably
both destined in tliQ nnturil course of events
to bo absorbed byiormnny , ( ; , and It Is Ger
many which wllljiiltfinatoly bo bonotlted by j
the award. The territory in dispute is ox- |
valuable : by of the
ceedlngly reason enor
mous amount of { pyltj , both in the river Awn
and in tlio diggings and mines along Its
banks , ami , in PattSTnt uny rnto , It certainly
appeared moro natural thai the czar should
lean toward hU yr < Wci ! friends and' eventual
allies rather thanS-award these who are re
garded as the ulUJrMt foo3 of Uusslanutnily ,
tno Germans , " "
That Portugal"vjlfh3ugli insignificant in
respect of population and wealth , may give
mo to lOuropoan complications , Is plain
enough from Lord Salisbury's consent to
give her a largo tract of land north of the
Xnmbosl a consent promoted by thu hapo of
allaying the growing national JisllUo of the
Draguiua dynasty. This ronrus.lon cin ,
however , nt best only pottpono the ovll hour.
It is Impossible for the Lisbon government to
answer the popular outcry for an increased
outlay upon public works , or thu demands of
ofllcotv of the army and navy for bettor pay.
The wholu rovonun ot Portugal uvuil-
nbto for expenditure scarcely exceeds
$115,000,00(1 ( , of which nt least $ . ' 5XKIKX ) , ) U
ivbiorlmO by thu external , Internal , and Hunt
ing doot. Tnero Is every reason to boiiovo
that the amount uppllcalilo to the littler purpose -
pose Is thu year Inadcquuto , and tint tnoro
will bo a default In the payment of the next
coupons of the Portuguese 3 per cenU.
Should such n default occur , the aouto finan
cial crisis , which already exists nt Lisbon ,
will probably bo aggravated to the point of
revolution. H Is , therefore , quite upon the
cards that at any hour the cable may bear to
Us the news that the houo of Hragnuzn has
ceased to reign , and that the friends of
progress , following the cxamplo of Bnull ,
have established n Portuguese republic.
AVIicro Ii > ltull < > Mourlsli.
St.OHM Ul'iiie-Dem vnil.
It Is n fact worth thinking about that the
only two states which have Increased their
debts In the hist ton years Now Jersey nnd
Indiana nro thtts burdened because of demo
cratic corruption and extravagance ,
by tlio i-outli ,
llmtnn .ttfrtrtlicr.
The published opinion of Senator Colqultt
of Georgia , formerly the Cleveland loader of
tlio south , only confirms the general bollof
that the ox-prosld cut's chances with south
ern democrats are crowing fainter. When
so pronounced u Cleveland supporter as the
Georgia senator admits that there is a strong
"antipathy'1 to the ox-proaidont , matters
must bo serious.
AVomnii'H Progression.
AVil' Tort1 Trllimif.
One day's rocordot bravo deeds tolls of n
woman who captured n thlof , another who
successfully defended her homo against two
men , a third who arrested it burglar and n
fourth who rescued n young woman from
several assailants. Thieves and ruffians will
learn from such Incidents that It Is not safe
in thofo'ftuys to attempt to commit crimes ,
oven when womoi : are tlio only protectors of
life and property.
Otlioi.sVII1 Follow Hull.
Niirlnaflcld lie ittlilfMn.
The farmers of Ononduga county In Now
York state , according to an address Issued
last week ntn conference of representatives
of several farmers' organizations , "hog to
disagree with many of the vacaries. iudofon-
siblo views nnd unnatural coalitions entered
into at the Cincinnati convention. " It is evIdent -
Idont enough that the people's ' party will not
cut much of a dash in the Empire state so
long ns such proclamations go forth.
Timely Itcliukn.
I'liivlilnifi ! Journal.
It would bo well for the members of the
Prosbvtorian church to ponder the reply of
a prominent Roman Catholic who , when
asked If ho had followed the discussion over
the revision of the Westminster confession ,
said that ho hart done so "with pleasure. "
There is something decidedly like folly in
pushing a controversy that gives only puin to
earnest adherents of the Presbyterian faith
nnd pleasure to indifferent or hostile out
siders ,
Knterprlse Appreciated.
ItiwlliiK Journal.
TUB OMAHA BII ; : is doing a great deal for
Wyoming In the way of advertising its re
sources. Scarcely a day passes that Tins
BRI : does not contain n lengthy write up of
some part of our great state or an editorial
upon our advantages over other western
states. Elsewhere In this Issue wo repro
duce an excellent editorial from TUB Si'.viuy
BKK In which the vast resources of the state ,
and particularly of Carbon county , are shown
up in their true light. Tun BIK : should re
ceive hearty encouragement from the people
of this state.
I'ASSIAfi JJESTS.
Now York Kecordor : "What brand of
cigars do you gonur.ilty smokol"
"Tho brand I buy myself. "
SOl.H STHIIIIN'O.
j\fw York lleialil.
Lives thnre a dad with solo so dead
Who never to a youth has siiid ,
"If you don't lo.ivo this gal of inino
You'll be laid up with injured spinoj"
Binghamton Uepublican : "What dia
Spartacus say vrhun the lion ate up his
daughter ! " "Said ho was Ulad-'e-ato-'or. "
Jeweler's Weekly : Manufacturing Jeweler
"
eler Yes , that is a" very handsome design
for a pendant , but upon what Is U to depend -
pend !
Aloroso Designer Upon the prompt re
ceipt of u check for $15.
V Post "Good evening "
ashlngton : , ex
claimed the young man , as ho approached the
front stoop whore his girl was sitting. "Is
is warm enough for
"Sir ! " she interrupted in lorbiuuing tonos.
"For lea cijpam , " he wont on , iu tno most
tranquil manner imaginable , and the girl on
t ho front stop looked silly.
OUT Of SIOIIT.
Ho were a brand now llannel shirt
Out in the dew at night ,
And when he got back homo , alas 1
That shirt was "out ot sight. "
Boston Beacon : Clurico And so your en
gagement with Mnitlnnd is really oft'f
Isabel Yos. 1 got tired of inaehino-mndo
lovo.
lovo.Clarico
Clarico Machiuo-mado love ? What do you
mean I
Isabel Uo wrote all his loiters on a typo-
writer.
TOO OLD TO UK CAUOIIT.
Ha ! ha ! says Grandpa Gladstone ,
It won't ' catch mo this trip I
I've weathered many a danger worse
Than a small attack of grip !
Bob Burdetto : "It is n striking fact , " said
Adam , the gardner , "that corn is never found
In n wild stale ; never. "
"Gammon , " replied Denims , the traveler ;
"I've soon more corn it : one corner of Texas
than grows in the whole state of Now Eng
land. "
"Ya-as , " said Squills , the chemist , "in the
jug ; but that's the wild kind , "
NEA11K3T TO I'KIU'KTUAI. MOTION.
llmlnn Courier.
They say that. Mrs. Verbiage ,
Her household cares among ,
Doth "hold her own ; " her husband soys
She rarely holds her tongue.
Clothier aud Furnisher : D.xshaway Look
hero , did you go up in my roam last night
and tnku the only clean bhirt I had I
Travors Yes ; 1 had to go to n ball ,
Dashuw/iy Then tnuro is only ono thing I
would Ilka to know. How In thunder did
you got It on over your nurvc !
Texas Siftlngs : Hho-Supposa I was to
fall overboard ; what would you do I
Ho At thu rlsu of my llfo I wojid throw
"Throw yourself ovoruourd after mo ? "
"Wuii , not exactly. I am not allogothor n
blank fool. 1 would throw you one of these
afo preservers. "
' . ' '
Tl'.N'N'IS
New York lleraM ,
[ can see her now us she used to stand
In the glaring sun of n summer day
With the upraised racquet in her hand ,
And I hoar her cry , "Aro you ready !
Play 1"
Yet , as I remember the nello ball ,
In my wind Uous a dlm.iunpldon lurk
1'hat them wasn't much play In It alter all
It boomed entirely too much llku work.
Harper's Bazur : "I'd bo Kind to have you
marry Harold , my dear , " said Kthel's fattier ,
gravely , "if I thought he was a young man
of porilnaultv. I do not think ho has what
we call stlokiitlltvoiHws. "
"O yes , ho bus. Ho proposed nlno times
before I accepted him , " returned Ethel.
Boston Bulletin : Motto of the side walk
"Hraco ! "
suspender puddlor up
Washington Star : Trainplot Hello , Dudo-
ot , what uro you doing for a living thwo
duvsl
Umlolot Broathlng.
The doctor smiles , for ho soon will grapple
With thu small boy and thu small groou ap
ple.
HOPE OF REPUBLICANISM , I
Prominent Politicians Express Views on tha
Nebraska Situation.
PARTY LEADERSHIP MUST BE PURGED ,
*
I'nrCy Plodji'H .Must Ho Itcilcctui'il null
the IiiicrcNt.H of the I'rmluuera
trd or tUlor DMutc-
Ki'titlon Will I'o I low.
Hcoontly TUB Br.R mailed the followlrg
letter to n considerable number of prominent
republicans in this statu :
TDK HKK would be plois : d In lerulvu mid
puhllhh ovi'ryimr 11:11110 : uny liluiii ynu nmy
xuu III to favor II.H with upon tin- political sll-
iiatlon In Naliraika , WuuiU your vlnws p\r- :
tli'illiirly Upon tlio following proposition :
"H'r initnl fttlirr irr < iii"n ( Ilif li/'il ( ' < t/irr / ( unit
tilpf tlit i > eu ) > lr Ilif reltft n < - - ft.ii" ; inmi'xv ' | .it firre.
tilts ftntr linanl of fnn.i | ii ( uttnli In i/n / tin iill/ ( | / . "
An early rcsponsu will uo appri'eintoil.
Some of the responses ruculved up to date
nro presented In thh Issue , Other leading
politicians uro preparing tholr views for pub
lication. They will form the most interest-
ingarray ot political contributions by promi
nent mpn over before presented to the publto.
Adherents of nil parties will ilnd In this dis
cussion n great deal of material for timely
rollcutlon and niso information upon whiuh
sound conclusions may Uo based in shaping
the next campaign in Nebraska.
AH nra Invited to participate on condition
that contributors will permit the use of their
names :
" Its Only SnlviiTlon. "
AI.IHON , Neb. , Juno 1. To the Kdltor of
TUB BUBS In your odltorlr.l , "The Path to
Salvation , " you claim that the republican
party must either reconvene the legislature
to enact a maximum freight law or force the
state board of transportation to do Its duty.
In the event of the party failing to do ono
or the other , the party , you claim , will have
poured upon it the vials of wrath of the
farmers of the state , and while you do not
say so , thu iu feronco may ho drawn that n
greater cyclone than the one last vonr will
strike it.
In my opinion neither of tlio romoJles you
propose will avert the impending storm. Cer
tainly to reconvene the legislature will not--
bin rather add to its fury. The people are
fully apprised of the combinations during
the winter , and would very justly resent tlio
needless expense of calling an extra session
to accomplish that which thujo combinations
defeated. It would bo exceedingly plain Unit
the party loaders were trying to play the
farmers for suckers , and that lee at houvy
fxponso. THOU uasmos mat tlio records
show that noi n single republican senator
voted fora maximum freight bill when the
opportunity was glvou to HUH * such n law.
Have wo any reason to think they would
vote differently in extra session I
An extra session would only afford another
demonstration of the utter lack of sympathy
of the managers of the i > arty wilh the muss
of producers in the stato. The tailtiro of a
maximum freight law falls with eiiual force
upon the republican and democratic parties.
Upon the democratic for its governor's veto ,
upon the republican for Its senators voting
to sustain that veto.
Upon the other proposition of compelling
the board of transportation to do its duty it
seems to mo you would as well talk of com
pelling the roads themselves to do their duty.
"Can the Ethiopian change his skin , or the
leopard his spots ! " Can men owned and
controlled by the corporation do anything
except in the Interests ol their masters !
The only salvation for the republican
party is a continuation of its combination
with the democratic party. By a union of
their forces the two have a lighting show of
success this fall. The republican leaders
nro smarter than the democrats ns wns
clearly shown in the last comblno
during the past , winter , as the ro-
ivjblicans secured the chestnuts and
the democrats the blister. They might
succeed as well attain. The success of re
publican principles in this state would bo the
utter defeat and disintegration of the party
as it row exists in Nebraska. Tha repub
lican party claims to bo the party of the pee
plo. As now dominated in Nebraska it rep
resents nothing but corporate gr < > od. The
people are awake to the situation. Consequently
quently makeshifts such as an extra session
of the legislature , or attempts to induce the
servants of the corporations to become Iho
friends of Iho puoplo , will avail nothing.
Tun Bun's warnings lo the party managers
in times past have been unheeded. The
republican ship is stranded upou the quick
sands of unfulfilled platform pledges. If she
can be towed into the drv dock and the
barnacles scraped otT , and then effect a
change of musters , she may ncain ride Iho
billows of the political seas. But without
that she is a worthless hulk not of value
onouch to try to save. W. A. POVNTEII.
Only Ono CliiiiicR Loft.
COI.UMIIUM , Nob. , June 1. To the Kditor of
Tun Bui : : In response to your circular letter
of May 2S , will say that I have como to the
conclusion thut either Mr. Rosowntor must
bo radically wrong in nearly every ono of his
premises or that the party is not worth
saving. For when a party ceases to e-iteoin
nnd to practic1) the virtues of truthful
ness , honesty , Integrity and justice ) it
Uoai not deserve to live , and when the time
arrives in the history of any party when cor
porations have so corrupted , or success so
depraved , or faction so infatuated its mem
bers that honor , virluo and loyalty have
seemingly become things of the past , then
amidst the darkness , \vhon "tho old ship Is
leaking" and honest men -if Imply there bo
such left are groping about and feeling for
each other's hands , crying "What shall we
do to bo saved ( " their only remaining hopj
will bo in the restoration and elevation of In
dividual character , for by thut nlono can they
bo saved. And if character bo irrecoverably
lost , then indeed will there I'o nothing loft
worth saving. LIIANUHU Giuiuui : ) .
ICithcr Proposition ,
TP.KAMAII , Nub. , Juno 1. To the Editor of
TIIK BIK : : I am at sea so far as method or
line of nollny to bo pursued Is concerned In
regaining our former strength ns a party. I
have grave doubts of the good results that
could bo obtained by convening the present
li'gislnturo. 11 contains too many self-con-
sliluled leader * and conllicting ideas to no-
oompllsh much in the way of desirable legis
lation.
From my experience , "tho foirlnir of the
stiito board of transportation to do its duty , "
is a hopeless task. They were not nominated
or elected to do that. They scum to bo faith
fully serving their masters. Respectfully
jours , J. B. SrriiKiu.AN : > .
Hosts \vttli I In ) Hoard.
STNTOX , Nob. , May 111) . To the Hdltor of
TIIK Bun : In roplv to yours of May US. I
do not deoin it public policy to reconvene the
legislature. It has proven its Incompotuncy
to pass such laws ns the people demand and
for which it was oloctod. Thu wrongs the
people are suffering nro less than tlio rocon-
vcnltigof the legislature \vbuld ontull. Thu
fnri-o would bo too expensive ,
Compel the statu boniil of transportation to
JHiuw.y. : .
do its duty. _ _ -
Cull u MUMS' Convention.
J. A. Smith , editor of the Wahoo Wmp ,
mans the following :
Before departing for Kiiropo last weak ,
Kdltor Uoiuwator of Tun OMUIA BKK tooit
occasion to outline thu future policy of the
republican party of Nebraska , if the party
oxjioots to bo saved.
In itavimlng to dictate such n policy Mr
Uo'owhtcr admits that tha parly t * In danger
of disruption In this stnto , n fact which many
of in bnvo scon for n number of years and a
calamity which many of Us have fought man
fully to prevent , The leadership of the
party , however , has been handicapped oy
the money powers until their eyes worn so
blinded that thov could not see ttio dancer
before them.
Mr. Uosowntor refers In tils article , to the
convention of rt'jmblle.in reformers , Hold In
Lincoln ono year nuo , and quotes a t Him bin
of the resolutions p.isxod by that body as ovl
donco of a strong sentiment within the party ,
which , if given sway , would have saved thu
disintegration already experienced. As n
member of that body t had the pleasure ol
serving ns chairman of the committee- which
formed those resolutions , and was convinced
nt thi ) time that the jeopardy Into which the '
party had been plunged wan duo to IU load
ers and that they nlono stood In the way ol
future success.
Mr. HiMowntor proposes ono of two plans
by which the party may b i saved , but ns 1
look at thn situation there n.ust bo n change
of leadership before oltluv of these would bo
effectual , .HO far ns somirlnti immediate relief
is concerned , The nuo.st-.on as to the hoii
osty or dishonesty of Iho present loaders does
not outer thu situation nt nil. Thuy may be
perfectly honest In their purposes and yet
they niav bo wrong. Thou , on the other liaiid.
they may bo right In tholr views , but , under
the present condition of public senti
ment , whollv unable to make iho people sea
ns they sec. Ho that taking either horn of
the dilemma a change of leadership Is the
llrU thing to bo secured If success Is expected -
poctod in the near future. 1 say in the near
future because I feel that this present dofoc
lion from trim republicanism is but tempo
rary , as the American citi/on is too lovnl ton
allow Jnhutilo Bull to hold powor'in this
country long , though It may bo secured
through the deluded ciTorts ami by the votes
of our own people.
Mr. Uosownter suggests that a special ses
sion of the legislature bo called to enact a
judicious maximum rate bill , or that the pres
ent commission bo forced to do its duty.
With reference to the llrst of thoio proposi
tions I would say thai could il bo brouttht
about by the efforts of a mass convention
which would assume the nuthorltv of a rcor-
ganiningof leadership , and then demand that
a special session bo called for this pur-
po.so the people may vest assured
that Governor Tliayor would con
vene the legislature , and that ho
would sign the bill. In roirantita the latter
proposition it is my opinion tlnil it would bo
a failure , at the law under which tlio com
mission is croatcd gives too much latitude
to thorn. If the commission Is not Inclined to
do what we might assume to bo it.s duly wo
have no recourse o.xcept through a mandamus
from the courts or removal by Impeachment ,
both of which are Impractical under the law
creating the commission. Call n mass con
vention , reargiud/o the party , uass a few
Htrlngant resolutions nnd tilaco nl the head of
the organization men who have backbone and
principle.
titti-ix ( s sin.\Mn < i-itN.
They Kuuuwd in Taking In a Verdant
111 N'OW .JiTNOy.
NiwOIIK : , Junori. Two men were sneak
ing along Howory street , Newark , ntI o'clock
yesterday morning when Patrolman Hcn-
nessy noticed them. Ono of the men carried
n small sntcbul which ho tried to conceal.
Hcnnossy stopped them and questioned them.
They gnvo him such evasive answers that ho
took them to the third precinct station. Ono
said ho was William l < \ Taylor of Allegheny
county , New York , and the other gave the
name \Vildermcnt Perkins of Allegheny
county , Pennsylvania. Taylor was the ma
with the satchel uud ho was extremely nerv
ous when It was taken from him. It was
ouonod by the lieutenant in charge , who took
from It n bricK and laid it on the desk. Tay
lor's jaw dropped and his eyes bulged as ho
saw the brick. Then his expression changed
to ono of profound grief and ho burst out :
"O , my God , I am ruined i"
Perkins smiled grimly. The men said they
had both received circulars from dealers in
creim woods promising them toil dollars for
-onu If trioy would go to Hobokon. They went
together and Taylor paid $100 for a packagO
supposed to contain $1,1100. Tlm package was
placed in a satchel which Taylor toll sure
yesterday had not boon out of hlssighl fur an
instant. Ho was told not to go to any rail
road .station in Hoboken , but to walk to
Newark mid take a train there and not to
open the salchol until ho was out of Hobo
ken , as it would bo dangerous to bo caught
with the money. Ho followed instructions
and did not look into the satchel until it was
opened by the Newark police.
The curious part of the story is thut Perkins -
kins had $ . " > UO in uood money after running
the gauntlet of the Ilobokcn gang of "groon
goods men. " Ho said ho bccamn stispieluur
of thorn and did not buy. Uo gave ? " > tex
Taylor , who had boo : : loft penniless byjxs
transaction. The two mon were sent to po
lice headquarters to see Detective Stnlnsby ,
who showed them the photograph cabinet.
They looked over Iho faces and both noticed
ono at the same instant and exclaimed ,
' That's ' the fellow who mot us in Hobokon. "
It was the portrait of Mat bophol , alias
Young , alias Taylor , whofs known us one of
the loading lights of the green goods frn-
tornlty and was arrested in Newark two
years ago for atlcmpling to swindle Iwo
soulhcruers. Sophel was In jail for sumo
time and then escaped from a United Stales1
commissioner's oflleo. Ho was caught shortly
afterward working the same game in Phila
delphia , and served out a short sentence.
Taylor and Perkins were sent lo Hoboken to
see" Chief Donovan.
Perkins Is n spruce-looking man twcnty-
tiino year * old and says ho is a merchant.
Taylor is forty-three and Is apparently a
farmer. Both mon had loaded revolvers ,
which were not taken from them , there belli ! ;
no law to prevent carrying concealed weapons
In Now Jersey.
Tciiiporanci ) People and tlio Oily
Council ! of PnrlH , III. , ul Outs.
PAIIIS , III , , Juno , r . This city is at present
greatly excited ovnr the liquor qiiostlnn. At
Iho April elocllon Iho temperance puoplo car
ried the day by an overwhelming majority ,
and accordingly at the May meeting of the
cily council license wns not granted. Tin
saloonkoopcrs , however , continued lo sell ,
with Iho stale law permitting selling liquor
by the gallon , very much to the dlsHUtlsfac
lion of the temperance clement , who Insisted
upon the passnito ot a prohibitory ordinance.
At the Juno council mealing held last Mon
day night the mayor presented an ordinance
making it unlawful to M'll liquor In iuun- |
tllles of less than llvo gallons. The council
refused to act on the matter and It was liiid
ever to bo acted upon at n special ineotln r
This so Inceiihod the prohibition clement tha * .
an Indlcimtlon mooting was hold In which
resolutions condo.nnatory of the council were
pi-.M'il. ; The councllinon dcoinod this action
uncalled for and pronmturo , and at the special
meeting last night a resolution was passed
that no further action whntovar bo tunoii in
tlio question. The temperance people nrJ
furious and threats of mob vlolonco uro
freely indulged in.
Still DlNuiiRNliiK SiiHM | > ndcd . 'MlnlnterH.
PiTTbinmo , Pa. , Juno 5. The morning ses
sion of the Reformed Prusbytorlnn synod wa'i
devolod to the explanation of Dr. George in
dofoiuo of the notion of the Plttsuiin ; pres
bytery In suspending sovcn mlnislorx lor
heresy. Ho declared that Iho action wai
brought about by the untriinimolldd and In
dividual net of each man and that tholraction
wnt not dictated by imyono , The sympathy
of the onlookers scorned to bo with the sus
pended ministers.
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