THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : TUESDAY , MAUOU 8. 1892.
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rWOUN STATEMENT OF OIUOULATION.
Itatcof Nebraska 1
Countyof Douglas , f . _
Ceo. It. Tzschuok , secretary , of The HKK
J utll ) hlnK company , docs oloninly swear
Unit the actual circulation of TUB lun.v URK
for the week ending Mureh 6 , IblK. was as
follows ;
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rrcwnco this 5tli day of March. A. I ) . 18U1
BKAI. N. I' . FRIT *
fotarT' Public.
o Clrrnliillnn lor .liinniiry UIUt4 !
BINDING twlno made from American
hemp ought to bo good enough for bind
ing American pruln.
IT WAS consldoruto Indeed on the part
of the democrats In congress to arrange-
for the discussion ot the tiirliT In Lont.
Tun republicans of the house may
complacently look on while the two fac
tions of the democratic party boat ouch
other ever the head with the free coin-
ngo bill. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Now that the Now York World has
coino out for Boies for president the
governor of Iowa should prepare for a
volley from the great mud swivel oper
ated by Charles A. Dtvim ,
Tim men and ollleors of the United
-Slates army have no vote , and that may
explain the liberties taken by the house
committee on military affairs with the
army appropriation bill.
A WIOWAM In the center of the city
with a capacity of 15,000 can bo erected
nt a cost not exceeding $20,000. Admis-
ion to the great Fourth of July conven
tions alone will more than pay for the
structure. Lot us see that it is con
structed.
rates are essen
tial to an Omaha grain market and the
i ail ways should be given to understand
definitely that Omaha proposes to bo a
grain center. Talk will not bring the
companies to time , but uetlpn will.
GOVKHNOH DOIKS may thank his
phenomenal luck that ho failed to secure
the republican nomination for district
attorney in BulTalo in I860 against
Grover Cleveland , now that Mr. Cleve
land has decided to help him secure the
nomination on the democratic ticket for
president.
THE Manufacturers' association has
the refusal of the Coliseum for another
week only. If the gentleman interested
in working up the auditorium scheme do
not have their plans matoriuli/.od within
that time ono of the strongest attrac
tions of the season will bo lost to their
, ontorprto. ! The industrial exhibit is
certain to bo a success.
HON. .ToiiNT. CLAUICSON , who died in
Chicago from pnuomoniu , Saturday , is
well known in Nebraska. IIo resided
for a number of years nt Schuylor , was u
state senator in 1870 and has been
prominent in financial and political clr-
, clos for many years. Ho was a popular
and respected citizen , a brother of the
late Bishop Clarkson and of Post muster
Chirkson.
THK liquor question will consume the
time of the Iowa senate this week. The
chances appear very favorable for the
passage of the Catch high license bill ,
with some amendments agreed upon by
tho. democratic caucus. Again Mr.
'
. Perry Kuglo holds the key to the situa
tion , however , as ho hold it at the or
ganization of the sonato. But nobody
P ever knows exactly what to expect from
Mr. Etiglo. t
. ' Dit. V , T. M'GILIA'CDDDY is never so
happy as when ho is ollorod an opportu
nity to explain something in connection
with his administration ai Indian agent
nt Pine Hldgo , The doctor is not n vain
man , but ho is proud of the record made
at the agency named , and therefore Till' :
llKK was not surprised to receive a card
from him in answer to the challenge
from Washington to explain why lie
gave employment to an oxcnnfodoruto
ut the agency. The reply leaves noth
ing more to bo said eltlier by Nebraska
eonutors or the Indian olllco. IIo covers
the entire ground.
THK secretary of the navy in his an
nual report recommended that provl-
, elou bo made by the prosunt congress
for the construction of llvo more war
vessels , but the house committee on
naval atTalrs has decided on making
nn appropriation for only one more
cruiser during the coining fiscal
year. There was ono democratic mem
ber of the committee who stood out
against this parsimonious policy , but
'
'the democratic plan of economy , de
signed for special service in the presi
dential campaign , had to bo regarded ,
and unless the senate insists on a more
liberal policy wo shall build but ono
Cruiser during the next twelve-month.
At this rate the proposed now navy
"would never bo completed. However ,
( ho country is in no immediate danger
and can safely wait ( or the republican
congress that will bo chosen next No
vember to carry out the work of giving
the nation an adequate naval establish
ment.
THK CAMl'AlOff AGAINST O.V.IIM.
Another large envelope , hondod "Son-
nto Chamber , Lincoln , Nob. , " marked
'Personal , " and directed lo the editor
of THK Bun , In the familiar hand of the
private" secretary , has boon duly do-
Ivorcd as directed. This lime the pro-
slotis packet contains u copy of the Peru
Guscttc with a Itkonoai on the center ot
the front page , under which is printed
n bold characters the following legend :
"HON. T.J. . MAJORS. "
1'AHTY'SCAK-
OUIl CANDIDATE AND HIS
moATi : Ken OOVHHNOK.
OMAHA SHAM. NO I.ONOKH HK AM.OWKD
TO DICTATE TO THK Olll'.AT STATE
OF NKIIUASKA. CHOOSE YE
THIS DAY WHOM YE
WIIjL SEUVE.
This is another striking Illustration of
ie adage that vaulting ambition oft
o'orlonps itself. It may gratify the
vanity of Mr. Majors to have his like
ness paraded before the Peruvians as
the party's candidate for governor , but
wo venture the prediction that no re-
niblican convention will ever , either
, his year or any other year , dare to
mzard defeat by placing him at the
head of its ticket. The man who at this
critical juncture would enter the lists as
i sectional candidate must bo bereft of
reason.
When did Omaha over attempt to die-
ate to the great state of Nebraska' ?
Why of all Inon has Majors made
Omaha the object of attack In the pres
ent campaign ? Two years ago Majors
was nominated lieutenant governor by
the vote of Douglas county and Omaha
ave him ever 7,000 votes.
Mr. Majors IB the llrst man who has
over sought the highest place within
the gift of the people of Nebraska as a
sectional candidate , and ho will bo the
lust. For months ho has fanned the
embers of discord through the literary
bureau organized by Walter Sooloy ,
private secretary , railroad pass dis
tributor and boodle man extraordinary.
Venal editors and railroad organ grind
ers have boon singing his praises and
hammering away at Omaha. Corpora
tion henchmen all ever the state have
taken up the refrain and declaimed
against Omaha's alleged attempt to dic
tate to the great state of Nebraska.
And yet Omaha has never had a re
publican state olllcor except regent and
judges since Nebraska came into the
union , and Omaha never atto'mplcd to
dictate candidates , unless it was two
years ago , when Majors was nominated
by her voto.
But those who take the sword per
ish by the sword. Mr. Majors is the
most vulnerable candidate that has ever
aspired to the governorship. Concede ,
if you please , that his record as contin
gent congressman is burred by the stat
ute of limitations , his record in the last
legislature and his conduct since the
session bars him olTcctujlly out of any
position at the disposal of the people of
Nebraska.
PKESIDKKTIAL GOSSIP.
From now until the mooting of the republican
publican national convention there will
bo more or less gossip regarding prosi-
doutial possibilities , nnd plans and
Intrigues respecting various persona
thought of in that connection. It has
already begun , and the Washington
correspondents are sending out stories
of combinations against President Harrison
risen and of schemes in the interest of
various individuals. Reference was
made a few days ngo to one of those
stories , which stated that loading re
publicans at Washington hud settled
upon a "dark horso" wno it was pro
posed to trot into the national conven
tion at the opportune time and carry oil
the nomination with a hurrah that would
arouse the country. It was not very
difficult to guess who was mount , and
while it is a man who would doubtless
make a strong candidate , he is not in the
race for the presidency this year , and
will not bo. As a member of the cabinet
of President Harrison , who has dis
tinctly avowed himself in favor of the
ronominution of the president , this
"dark horse" cannot bo induced to stul
tify himself at the suggestion of any set
of politicians.
Features of the currentgosslp are thnt
there is a strong sentiment ag'iinst the
ronouiiuation of Harrison in Now York
and Pennsylvania , that thorn is a latent
McKinley boom in Ohio , that Minnesota
seta republicans are disposed to push
forward Senator Wnshburn of that state
as a presidential possibility , that a
bentimont is developing in Now England
for ox-Speaker Rood , and that Illinois
will bo solid for Senator Cullom with
some ether man than the president as
a second choice. Unquestionably there
is opposition to the ronomlnatlon of
President Harrison , but it does not come
from any of the strong and influential
men of the party. It lias boon given out
that at the conference of Now York re
publican loaders a few : days ago the gen
eral fooling was adverse to the presi
dent , hut there is no good authority for
thU. So fur as Pennsylvania is con
cerned it is undoubtedly a fact that Sen
ator Quay is doing , and will continue to
do , all he can to create a sentiment there
hoatllo to Harrlbon , but Mr , Quay has
llttlo remaining power as a loader of re
publican politics in Pennsylvania. IIo
Is antagonized by the best men of the
party in that state , and nothing In poll-
tics can bo predicted with greater cer
tainty than that he will not control the
delegation from Pennsylvania , in the re
publican national convention. He is of
the same class of politicians us Mr. J. S ,
Clai'kson , and neither of them , wo con
fidently predict , will have any inlluonco
in determining the course of the dolo-
gallons from their states at Miiiuo-
auolls.
As lo Ohio , so good an authority as
Senator Shortmtn says that the republi
cans of that stale have no other candi
date than President Harrison , and there
is not the slightest reason to oxp-jct that
they will change their minds. Gov
ernor McKinley has not given the slight
est indication of a desire to be consid
ered among the presidential possibili
ties , and ho doubtless appreciates bolter
than almost anybody else thut his time
has not yet come , and that ho could
make no graver mistake now than to
allow himself to be made the instrument
of dissension in the party. lie is young *
enough to wait , and his chancoj of at
taining the presidency will bo Improved
by waiting , Senator Cullom is under
stood to bo n. candidate nnd wtll prob
ably bo the first choice ot the Illinois
delegation , but there \s \ no apparent
reason why the republicans ot that
state should prefer another m-\n to Harrison
risen if they cannot secure the nomina
tion of their first oholco.
Investigation wtll show that the active
opposition to the renomtnatlon ot the
resident comes from the class of self-
seeking politicians who have not boon
iblo to Induce the administration to con-
'orm lls conduct to their wishes , and
.IIOHO inon will have llttlo weight with
the Minneapolis convention. Unless wo
very much mistake Iho present temper
of republicans generally , the Influence
of the Quays and Clarksons will bo far
loss potential in the future than in the
past , and for the go.od of the party this
is certainly to bo desired. Meantime a
cundld study of the administration of
Proflldont Harrison cannot fail to com
mend it to the approval of all fair-
minded republicans.
DK.MOCllATtO ASSAULT O.V I'llXSlUNS.
Nobody believed lhat the assurance
jlvon by the democrats at the opening
of Iho Fifty-second congress , that they
illd not propose to cut down pension ap
propriations , was sincere. In the first
l > lnco it was plain that the promise to ro-
[ luco the expenditures of the govern
ment $100,000,000 bolovf the appropria
tions of the procodlngcongross could not
lo carried out and leave the pension ap
propriations intact. But apart from
this it was wall understood that this
congress would not bo allowed to expire
without something being done to gratify
Iho democratic hostility to pension pay
ments. That is a government expend
iture which * the dominant element of
the democracy regards with unmiti
gated displeasure and would bo glad to
wipe out entirely , or reduce to condi
tions that would leave thousands ot
worthy veterans without any legal
claim lo Iho beneficence of Iho govern
ment.
But this cannot' bo done , and the
democratic party must bo content to
manifest its hostility to pensions in
whatever petty way it iinds opportunity
for. The last president of that party
was most successful in this respect , and
the democrats of the present house of
representatives show a disposition to bo
equally so. The pension appropriation
bill reported to the liouso last week
attests Iho spirit in which the majority
of lhat body regard this branch ot the
government's expenditures. The meas
ure carries over $12,000,000 less than the
estimates , and between $300,000 and
$400,000 less than the appropriations for
the current lispal year. Of the total
roduclion in the estimate nearly 812-
000,000 is in the item "for payment of
pensions , " and the amount recom
mended for this purpose is loss by $124-
OUO than the appropriation on , the same
account for the current year. This re
duction is made in the face of the estab
lished fact that the demands" Tor the
next year must largely exceed the re
quirements of the Current year.
There is no valid excuse for this arbi
trary reduction of the estimates. The
maximum of pension payments under
existing laws will undoubtedly bo
reached in the coming year , nfler which
there will bo a steady decrease. It was
estimated two years ago that the maxi
mum would roach $150.000,000 , and this
has been shown to have boon too high by
$5,000,000 , although the democrats pro
fessed to bollovo that the maximum
would exceed $200,000,000. The bill of
the appropriations committee proposes
to arbitrarily substract $12.000,000 from
the reduced estimates , which would re
sult inthe postponement of payments
duo to pensioners , and a deficit to bo
provided for eilhor by this congress or
iis successor. The last congress was
compelled to appropriate about $30,000-
000 to covor'ponslon deficiencies created
by a preceding democratic congress on
the eve of a prosidontinl" election , and
the present democratic house 'of repre
sentatives is prepared to repeat the same
performance.
This attempt to make political capital
by taking oread out of the mouths of
union soldiers and tlioir widows and
orphans deserves the rebuke of every
patriotic citizen. Such economy shames
the American character. A republican
senate will sou that justice is done to
the worthy veterans.
PRIMARY KLKGTION KRVOIUI.
The reforms introduced into our sys
tem of'oloctlon by the Australian ballot
law will accomplish very little unless wo
also have a radical reform in our pri
mary elections. If wo want to do away
with bribery and corrupt practices In
our political machinery wo must strike
at the tap root , which | s the primary
election and nominating convention.
With repeating nnd ballot' box shilling
at'tho primaries and trafficking in dole'-
gates at conventions thoso-cullo'l choice
of the parly.is not only a farce and a
fraud , but becomes a powerful incentive
to bolting.
The proposed primary election law ,
so-called , which ' has boon formulated by
Iho Lincoln'club is u stop in the right
direction. Us main features should
commend themselves to Iho central com
mittees of nil parties. THE BEU
ventures to sugerost some essential
modifications.
The registration of all persons en
titled to vole at the respective primaries
under supervision of tho- county com-
milloo is omlnonlly proper , but the
rogbtrallon should bo surrounded wilh
Biifoguards that will provoal fr.iud. The
registration should In every < respect bo
c.uriod on in the same manner as Is Iho
registration of voters before each regu
lar election. No name should bo placed
on Iho lint unless the voter appears in
parson before ut least three registrars ,
and under oath makes answer regarding
his citizenship and right to take part in
the primary olocllon , The llsl should' '
bo revised , completed" and made public
at least llvo dnya before the primary
election , but voters who for good reasons
were unable to register should bo given
the privilege of swearing In their votes
at Iho primary.
Ward caucuses should bo done away
with entirely. Primary elections are de
signed lo give unlrnmmoltod expression
lo Iho will of Iho uiombors of Iho party ,
A caucus is un attempt to forestall that
expression and aubatltulo Iho rule of or
ganized minorillod over unorganized
majorities , "rUo packing of caucuses
with promiscuous volors has boon a com
mon prncllco-hFifly | or slxly men got
together an ( ) , | uajorlly of that number
names a doldfcnto ticket , which llvo or
six hundred ' numbers of iho p.trty nro
bulldozed Into , supporting , under the
pretense thnUVhoy must vote the "regu
lar caucus itWlv'dt. "
The rosullftfUmt twenty-five or thirty
voters , rocpuijLod often from various
parts of the .clb.v and from all parties ,
practically illctnto Iho nominations. In
ether worddi'rt very small minority
handled by hiVdd ward heelers domln-
ales Iho caucuses and the caucuses
usually name the delegates chosen at
the primary election. There can bo no
primary reform so long as Iho ward cau
cus is countenanced.
The most olTocllvo way to reform pri
mary olocllons Is to apply to them such
features of Iho Australian ballot law as
are practicable. The tickets should be
uniform nnd judges of election should
supply tickets to every voter. The
names of delegates proposed lo bo voted
for should bo furnished lo the central
commltloo at least three days before the
primary olocllons and thcso names
should bo prltiled on the ballot alpha
betically with directions as to the number
bor to bo volcd for. Blank space for
names lo bo written by any voter should
also bo provided on every ballot. This
would enable v6ters to Insert names not
already on Iho published llsl ot dole-
gated. This molhod would do away with
trickery practised in prlnljng tickets of
different color and size gotten up ns a
check on purchased voters and employes
lhat are bulldozed by corporation bosses
Into voting at primaries for their partic
ular candidates. It would also prevent
the judges of election from detecting
how anybody voted. The Australiah
ballot applied to Iho primary election
would also do away with Iho ticket ped
dling nulsanco and Iho disgraceful
squabbles and fights at the polling
places.
In ether rospocls Iho provisions of the
proposed primary election law are com
mendable.
TUK CITY ASSESS31KNT *
Next Tuesday , according to law , the
assessors of Douglas county will meet to
consult in logard to the value of the
various kinds and classes of property to
bo by them assessed. On Iho first of
April , a lllllo more than three weeks
from this time , Iho assessors are ox-
pcctod to ontoi'i pen 'their duties. It is
to-bo hoped tb.oy > will carefully road the
revenue hlws p.f 'the ' state and familiar
ize thomsolvds wllh the earno so that
the farce of last year and years preced
ing will not bo" " ro-enictcd. Tho'time
has certainly cqtpo when illegal tax exemptions -
omptions and favoritistii must stop.
There nro nt least five millions of real
estate and personal property in Omaha ,
whoso owners have either evaded taxa
tion entirely oV'boon ( ' virtually exempt
from taxation ? ' "There are millions of
dollars investoij'jby franchlsod corpora
tions lhat are ftppraisod at only two or
threp porconta'6f their actual value.
Suchrank , vlojatjohs of the rovonuojaws
should'not bo allowed' ' to continue. Wo
must haven fair and uniform assessflaont
of all property and an equal distribulion
of Iho burdens of government.
Omaha is at a great dlsadvanlago by
comparison of Iho porcenlago of munici
pal indebtedness to assessed valuation
with other cities of this country. Capi
talists hesitate to invest money in a city
owing in intorost4boaring bonds a sum
equal to one-eighth of her valuation ,
Especially when mvostigalion shows.that
her assessed valuation has not increased ,
but has actually decreased within five
years.
The valuation of Omaha should bo not
less than $30,000,000. If the franchised
corporations and individual tux-shirkers
are made to pay their duo proportion of
tnxos , the assessment is made equitably
against , largo property owners as well as
small ones and the personalty hitherto
overlooked is properly listed , this sum ,
or very near it , will appear us the aggro-
gate. THK BICE would suggest that the
several cily organizations devoted to
discussing municipal mutters appoint
committees to- meet with the assessors
prior to next Tuesday or at that tlmo in
order that the inconsistencies of previ
ous assessments may not bo repeated
nnd the city may bo relieved from the
evils consequent upon our ridiculously
low appraisal of our.own property.
OMAHA has gained 40,000 hogs in the
four months pack of the season while
the returns show that Kansas City has
fallen behind by uparly 22,000 , as com
pared with last year's packing record.
This moves us once more lo remark lhat
Omahu is making rapid strides for ucc
end place as a hog packing con tor.
AVIiorn , Oil Wlfnror
( Unix-Democrat ,
By the way , what has become of the Algor
boom I
And Itnnr.v Cuinii Wont.
Liiuiu'ltle Ciiitrter-Jinn nal.
It westward tlio. star of empire t altos its
way , why shouldij'tr the presidential nomina
tion take the surno rguto )
fur Tliiiiikriilnitus.
St. I'Stlfll'tonccr-PrcM.
The news that ( JoiiKrossraan Sprlngor is
out of datiuor U 'tfritoful to republican OHM.
They can't spare the eminent democratic
tariff botcher at tills interesting Juncture.
A Start llfVii OonfosKlon.
t'lilMiin Tribune.
Prof , Pate MalloV whoso unlimited por-
BOiml dUuusslon With Hon. Bob Fltztlinuion *
at Now Orleans two Other night resulted in a
K'roud deal of motley changlnK hands , offers a
moot nstoundlnir nnd unheard-of reason foe
his defeat. Ho sa Iou. Deb is the bntt.or
raun. _
A 1'nlitlnil Hluck Kyu.
Keu' Vnrlt Tribune.
Hill got a blow squarely between the eyes
in the ttlmlra eloctfon , While ho was still
seeing stars from tlio onVcti of It ho was in.
formed tbat tlio Tiicloi ) nlub of Jnnioitown ,
N , Y. , has passed resolutions bitterly dct
flouncing htm , and , turned his picture to the
wall. Misfortunes do not cumo singly. Soon
there will bo no ono HO poor as to do him rev
erence. ,
ICxtmul thu Kxnluxlnu A < it.
Ilii\in' \ * Weekly.
The laws excluding ( Jhlneso have con
tinued , and undoubtedly with con oral ap
proval. But for what reason should one * of
the mosto.lluient and least troublesome pjo-
plo have been prohibited from onirinco Into
the country which dooi not uuply equally to
thoio who uro at absolutely alien i The muss
of foreign pauperism , crime , Ignorance , lu
every kind nnd degree , which Is " ( Jumped"
upon this country cnnnot but hrwo nn Injurl-
effect , nnd It Is cortnlnly on evil which wo
nro not bound to tolornto. U is not n moral ,
polltlcnt or social duty to Imporll our insti
tutions nnd our wclfnro. As trustcoi of lib
erty In the truest sense , wo must protect our
trust.
_ _
mi : / > i.Mfr rut.nixa nun.
Knnsns City Journal : Mntrltnonv hns its
perils , but no Intondlnc Benedict should bo
deterred bv the accident thnt shut up a man
nnd his wife In n folding nod nt Slater , Mo.
The moral Is , "Don't use folding bods" nnd
not "Don't marry. "
Now Yont Advertiser : This lvos us the
folding bed In its most terrible nspcct ,
Heretofore llhns not nlwnys boon iilonsnnt to
look upon thU bnso deception us it nmsquo-
rndod In the household us n grand plnno or
vultiiblo library , nndovf \ \ wo must shrink
from it ns it looms up before us ns n living
tomb.
Chicago Tribune : The heretofore harmless -
loss , folding bed IIM booomo n deadly1man -
trnp nnd nn instrument of destruction.
Asluo from the naturi'l horror of the discov
ery It is some satisfaction to note that nny
fntnlitr resulting from the use of n folding
bed cnnnot bo charged upon any kind of
bncillus.
snoitr Ax
Start A weighty consldor.it Ion
the salary of the side-show f nt Indy.
Brooklyn Mfo ! "Now lot's BOO. " said , lho
pliiywrlitnt ! "you wnnt n pluy with one stnr
part mid - "
"Ono star part ? Hl.xluon , inydo.ir sir. I for-
cot to lull yon this play Is for uinntonrs , " returned -
turned the iimir.tKor.
Now York Truth : "IIo Uclovor enough , but
n innn of mlsdlioctcd nlTort. "
"So I should Hiiy. He wound up nn filght-
day clock uvery any for llvo yoars. "
Smith. Oruy ft. Go's. Monthly : Snooper
Why nroyou lookliu sosad , doctor ? Have
you had thu misfortune ! to losu n put lent ?
Dr. I'anisls Vt"i ! unfortunately I Imvo com
pletely cured Mr. tioaads. Ho paid so
promptly , tool
CUTTINO TUB CM > B.
AVic Yark Mercury.
A stage door drear , itchnpplo near ;
A arthli ofHklrts. u vision ;
A bow. n smile , then after awhile
A supper , a petition ,
Another night , same vision bright :
Same smile , same grouting luippy ;
S.uue costlv grub , 9111110 graceful Biiub ;
Hut to unother ohapulu.
llnrpur's lliiznar : Tutor Ilnvmond , how do
you pioimunce the woid r-e-f-u-s-oV
Itayinund Do you menu to decline some
thing
Tutor No : the noun. Suuuosc. nt the con
clusion of my dinner , I should leave a lot of
stun" on my plate , what would that be culled ?
Uiiyiiiond 1 .should call It n mlr.ielc.
Kato Klo'd's Washington : Uo Do you think
thnttlm Hunallan Islands ought to bn an
nexed to thu United Stales ?
Hho Not for the world ! There are thirteen
of them ,
I'hltudelphln Times : It's another Indication
of the equalizing inlliiuiioes of this glorious
country tliatuvoir an's soi'Ial position doesn't
always ellcot horstandlng In u her o car.
Elinlra Garetto : Jagson savs that the man
vrlio claims that lectures aren't what they
used to bo must be n widower.
Sjvuniiali News : French dnols with the
small swoids arc seldom Illustrated with cuts ,
except fn the papers the next murnlng.
Union Ootinty Standard : A man's hand and
his list are Identical , yet It iniikob consider
able dllToionco which Is .shaken.
New Orleans I'lcnyuno : A pickpocket must
learn his business. Ho oun not succeed until
lionets bis hand In.
Doston Tr.msorlpt : It Is n mistaken Idea
that loud talk givuv tone to society.
T/MC'V SUMS A VLOUD ,
Ho TalkH About n Wur Speck on tlio Political
Horizon.
NEW YOIIK , March 7. In nn interview with
Secretary of the Navy Tracy , published here ,
thcso passages occur i
"Doos it ever occur to you , Mr. Secretary ,
that on our great lakes , where wo have so
many largo and growing cities , wo are next
to defenseless { , "
"That is in accordance with treaty regula
tions which prohibit oitbor the United States
or Canada from keeping moro than one war
vessel on the lakes , und that Is or very llttlo
account in those days. I do .not , know that it
would bo necessary to alter the state ot
'
things. Hitherto it'has worked very well for
both countries. If wo were to Increase our
nrmanont on the laiccs tbo other side would
rio tho.samo. I think , however , thnt the
treaty should bo extended to embrace the St.
Lawrence river , as well as the lakes , for now
British war ships coma into the St. Law
rence , and they can lie close to the entrance
of tbo Wolland canal , and then might pass
through suddenly in case of a quick spring
ing up of war , , as wars in these days happen.
It the British , under treaty , would keep the
lower St. Lowrenco clear of their war ships ,
wo would have loss apprehension about tbo
upper lanes. "
"Mr. Secretary , whnt do ou see hanging
over this country to glvo us apprehension ! "
"I .seo nothing but n disputed presidential
election to inspire us with nlarm. If wo overcome
como to tbat time wo find ourselves instantly
In the situation of South American republics
whoso rock of shipwreck has been disputed
presidential elections. "
"What'ia the remedy in this country against
such disputed elections ! "
"Nothing but public opinion sustaining Iho
sanctity of the suffrage. " -
"The sanctity of the suffrage has .boon Dins-
phomcd a gocd deal in nil directions of hue I"
"Yes , and wo are already South American
ized. "
Him \Vitx tin ) Hullo of Wilmington.
Wii.vixoTON' , Del. , March 7. The wife of
lieutenant .lames Uolhorington of Iho United
States ship Marlon , who killed Banker Hob-
insou nt Yokohama , is a natlvo of this city
and the oldest daughter of Emlln Hughes , a
loading citizen of Delaware's metropolis.
Her malden nnmo was Bessie Hughes. She
Is about 3D years old , while tbo lieutenant Is
past -10. The couple wbro married here De
cember 10 , ItSSO , the occurrence being the so
cial event of the season. They hnvo one
child about 11 months old. Mr.s. Heth-
orlngton was tbo relgnlug belle nt the tlmo
of her marriage and iho scandal that resulted
In the tragedy has cast a gloom ever tnis
community.
Alnnliio CnuftiiH n Church I'unlr.
ANIIBHSO.V , Ind. , March 7 , " 1 am the Icing
and every ono of you must pay tribute tome
mo , " shouted'a erunte as ho entered Bast
Lynne church , ono of the moil fashionable
congregations in the cltv , strode up tlio main
aisle , brandishing a six-shooter and a butcher
knife , f bo prqachor's prayer was cut short ,
woman .screamed and fainted nnd some of the
men Jumped out of the windows , six inon
overpowered the maniac mill took him to jail.
Ho Is believed to bo Henry Q. Liwronoo , n
well-to do turmpr , whoso mind has boon un
balanced by the grip and by the desertion ot
his wife.
i '
A IIVNTKU'H ItOfiU.
Mircst anil Strcaln.
When the lay liruoze through the luulloss trees
Whistle * and Hhilekn amain ,
And breaks their boughs In hln wild carouse ,
And Innnlis If they gruun lu'imln ;
Then U'H eli ! lu I ID where Ho whlstli'S frnu.
U'ur the hollows and stuun Inclines ,
And In bolstuioiis rout whir.a ihotiiiow about
\ \ here thu deer IIo under thy > nines.
There Is music lo Homo In the rnol'sahrlll hum
As the line cuts thu limp d title , <
And the Dlie.ibiinl-'s wiurr ni'ilics the cold
blood stir
Aa he cpuuUa from the brooldot'n nldoj
lint It's ohl tn he.ir the echoim clear ,
Tnrun4h thu forest's tunglud linen ,
When tlierlflu rmss and the illu
Whore thu deer lie under the pines.
When tlio morning breaks o'er the frnznn lakes
A nil ihuhlaii Hhtno pitluiind cold ,
\Vhen the moon In tlio wustHlnlK down to rest
And thu nlKhi a row * urny nnd did ;
Then ll's ui | and away In thu bro.iklns day
Tu thu Iwrruus' dim con lines ,
Wlih pnUenHto.ldv und rllli-a ready ,
Wliuru the dour llu under the pines.
I/el them * ln , ' xlio m iy of the tropics gay ,
When ) llowura forever bloom.
Anil , cloudy or fair , Die sultry air
Is Heavy with rli'h porfuine ;
lint It's oh ! for thu hind where the Norway *
Htiincl ,
And thiou h Ui-'cLou nnd LiuxluJ vines ,
Tnunorili vvlnd howls nnil thexr.iy wolf prowli
Aud thu dour IIO under tlio plutii.
SMALL MEN IS WASHINGTON
Political Gianti at Homo Dwindle to Par
liamentary Pigmies in Congress ,
NEBRASKA'S AIMLESS 'DELEGATION
Urj-nu'n Drnniiitlr lint UnottwrtiMl Tonlnc ,
Ki'in'H ! lopc < \Vnndi-rlliR4 mill .Mr-
IVrturlmllon O\rr tlio
* I'ubllc HnlldliiK Illll.
WASHINGTON- . C. , March 7. ( Special to
Tin ; Bii.J : : I'atO. Hnwossnt In the house
callory the ether day. "Isn't It n imddm' , "
bo remarked to n friona , "this congressl"
Thirty now members were trying to Innko
t'nomsolvcs conspicuous nt once , nnd signally
falling because the old member. * l.nd nr-
ranged for recognitions beforehand. .loo
Holmnn wns spitting vigorously nnd making
parabolic und economic curves In thu nlr
with his hands In the attempt to knock (1.2. )
off some appropriation. The republicans ,
under Tom Hood's qulot management , were
prodding the appropriations commlttoo nnd
bringing out n few facts as to the sham
economy dodgo. On the democratic side
there was neither leadership , purpose or con
sistency. On the ether there w s organiza
tion , discipline and steady movement on
lines of attack. "Isn't It a puddlif , " said
I'nt Ilnwcs. The query wns slnngy nnd
-somowhntungrnmmatical , unouphonloiis , and
what Charley Squlros used to call "not do
rlcguro , " but , It find a largo kernel of truth
concealed lu lls thlti shell.
The house Is swamped by nn enormous
ami unruly mnjorlty which , up to dnto , hns
not boon brought Into subjection nnd will not
bo. It is split upon every question of policy
except thut of nutting down appropriations.
The rent on tlio tnrlft is wide enougn to sink
the white house In. The dissension ever frco
coinage bids certain to lose the domocra6y
Now York's electoral vole and twenty-three
eastern scats In the Fifty-third congress.
The plan of cutting down appropriations
$07 > , UOOUOO this year nnd making It UD next
year , nCtor the presidential election is ever ,
Is already being denounced ns hurtful buncombe -
combo by many love ! headed and prominent
democrats who doubt whether the uooplo
will bo long fooled by such very transparent
moonshines. But tlio nuwmnmbors Untile
It all line and stntosmnnllkouud good politics.
"I urn not hero to represent ) Nebraska , , " snld
ono-of tticso gentleman the other "day. "J am
hero to reprost nt the United States. If No-
braska-is hurt by mv devotion to great
economic principles , thnt Is not my fault. "
This is of course very sentimental nnd
charming , but thoroas no particular reason-
nftcr till why , until the milloiiium arrives.
Nebraska should not bo llrst In the hearts of
men raised from obscurity , 'bv Nebraska
votes. And constituents In the long.run Uo
not readily glvo up local claims for personal
consldoratlon in order that their representa
tives iriny bo slapped on the bnck by nssocl-
ntos 1,000 miles nwny.ff
ff
"Who nro the Nebraska democratic load-
erst" nskod Governor Hill the ether day , nnd
when several names were mentioned ho
smiled thoughtfully and queried with n
quizzical lookAren't : they the huve-
bcensl" ,
I declnrj the thought hndn't struck mo before
fore , but the .senator wns correct , nnd when
the question ns to democratic loaders was re
peated the party questioned couM not reply.
And some ono suggested that young Bryan
was In a position from which It was only a
stop to leadership. I can't see It. Mr. Bryan
is still in his swaddling clothes of political
knowledge , either nt homo or in Washington , i
Ho is not yet setting congress on lire , and I
is doing a good deal of unobserved pos- ,
Ing. This is naturally distressing to
Mr. Bryan , but the Fifty-second con
gress is a bie tioily , nnd there nro
'
so many posers that' some have to bo
lost moii ! or loss In the crush. Mr. Bryan
has hung very tightly to Bill Springer's contrails
rails nua in consequence got drugged inton
chair in the way nnd means committee room ,
where ho is n source ot great amusement to
some of his colleagues. .Ho Is ambitious nnd
.has the gift of cab. But so have so many
others that this trait is not particularly dis
tinguishing. I was thinking the ether day
that if Bryan Is anxious to assume leader
ship nt nn early day bo mlgnt practice a little
on Kern and McKclghan. There Is a largo
Hold there for the exorcise of executive tnl-
ont. After Bryan nns succeeded In leading
either1 or both to nny line of consistent
action , ho would bo In better liosltlon to har
monize the discordant Nebraska democracy.
Kom somehow seems lost in the shuttle.
Ho turns up rogulnrly ouough on pay days ,
but ho wanders aimlessly at ether times. IIo
is beginning to see that Washington Is n big
place and thut cougrusi Is a largo body and
ho doesn't look nv homo In either. Me-
Keiphan and Kom board at ttre same house
and think together as far as possible.
* *
McKolghnn , however , does most of the
thinking. IIo thinks perhaps moro about"
the Hastings public building bill than any
thing else nowadays. It is ever In the house
commlttoo on public buildings and occupies
a neat pigeon hole from which It has not
been dislodged up to dato. There is goincto
bntrouolc about public building bills this
session , nnd u dozen democratic clubs are
already being stuffed for use In knocking out
appropriations of this character. Hopubllcan
states mill districts nro HUol.v to have to run
n lively gauntlet in Uio matter of reaching
tor the pork barrels.
Kansas nnd Nebraska especially will have
cause to groan uvor their folly in filling up
their delegations In the lower liouso with
now nnd untrlod men. Neither ono has notv
nny inlluonco In the house of representatives
compared with sister states. Their members
know no ono anil nro known by none. The
prosllgo which comes from oxporlonco and
acquaintance from knowledge of methods
mill information gained ns to short cuts to
clnclent action nro Inching nnd their con *
stltucncies nro bound to suitor In cense
quence. The tncl thnt strangers in the gal
leries mil to huvo cortntn men pointed out
only mentis thut they hnvo nltntnoil either
icpulntlou or notoriety. The fncl thnt do-
pnrttncnt ofllclnls know them often counts
for much In forwarding matters of grave
Interest to some poor homesteader or needy
applicant for relief.
Nebraska's next door neighbor , Wyoming ,
has n clean cut mid nblo delegation of which
It nmy be proud , All its members nro well
known In Omntin. Judge Carey mid Senator
Warren , both from Clio.venno , hnvo many
friends in our city. Mr. Clark , the repre
sentative , Is n brother of 1) . O. Clark , for
merly of the Union Pneillc. This llttlo dele
gation of tlitoo , each of whom Is n persona !
friend of the other , work together for Wy
oming with a persistency which achieves suc
cess , .ludpo Carey's long congressional sor-
vlco and Uovornor Warren's longer business
unit oxecutlvo career make n strong comblna
iton when Joined to n personal popularity
which assures them n conlldontlnl hoarlrig at
nuy tlmo from their colleagues and associate's ,
Character counts for qulto ns much in congress
gross as elsewhere , and men 11 nil tholrlo ve
in the senate nnd house just ns they uo out
side It. I hoard nn ox-senator tho'othor day
complaining , with real tears In his eyes , that
bis senatorial career had been ruined in ad
vance by the stories circulated regarding hfm
before ho reached Wnshlngton. "My col
leagues looked askance at mo , " ho said , "and
I never was nblo to convince them .that I
wasn't nn Infernal scoundrel. " To be1 fair ,
the ax-senator never aid anything to bow
that ho was not n mere political accident or
to disprove the rumors which inado him so- ,
clully unwelcome. \v. E. A.
t
ATTllMl'TKH
Lives of Klglity I't'oplo 1'lnrml In Jeopardy
l > y u' Wri'tcli.
Nisw VOIIK. March 7. A dastardly attempt
to burn n crowded tenement homo occurred
last night. At 11:15 : smoka Issuing from the
crevices of the rooms of S. C. Muttall , ,1111
Italian shoomtiitor , occupying throe basement
rooms of the live-story tenement , Jil A\o ; t
Fifty-third street , Induced the Janitor of the
'premises to force the door. Ho found fires
burning briskly in each of the rooms anil
kerosene oil copiously sprinkled upon the
woodwork. The 11 re men mndo short work of
the tlumos. Muttall and his famllv tof ttthfi
house at 2 p. m. , but ono of the tononts
says ho saw the Italian twouty minutes bo
fora the lira broke out. Upward of eighty
people llvo in ' the houso. The pollco nro
looking for Mutall. J
I'ULICK I'VI.r A l'ltfACllKK.
Itov. Mr. Couwiiy lyortwl Irniii III * 1'ulplt
WhlIn rrciiclilng. '
YOXKEHS , I'1. Y. , March 7. Hev. Mr , Conway -
way , while attempting to preach in thl city
last night , was dragged from the platform by
the police and' nut out of the building. The
pollco came into the hall at the request of E.
O : Carpenter , who claimed that Conway wai
about to make a spcach which weald cause
trouble. When Curpontor oraercd .Couiyay
to stop ho refused and Roundsman Vvoodrult
and two onicorsi then caught hold of Conway
who made n desperate struggle. Muclx.ux
cltemont prevailed and boncb.cs and clialrs
were overturned bv the spectators making a
dash for the door. When the preacher , bail
been ejected the lights in the hall were put
out.
n 1IT31 AS AM'PVL JtUSH.
Fanner Tarred , IYatliorril'Koclp on a Hall
mill Then .lulled.
MiNXR.iroi.iR , Minn. , March 7. Inte'lll-
gcnco from Elgin , Minn. , has boon received
that Saturday night a band of whltocaps
visited the farm house of John Hoeddragged
Sidney Groan , u farm band , from his bed'and
gave him a coat of tar and feathers , rode him
on a rail and ordered Dim to leave the
county. Ho returned to Heed's bouse , ; Uut
was ordered away. Refusing to go n warrant
was today sworn out for bis arrest and ho is
now in jail. The wbitocnpplng grovy but of
nn elopement In which Green and Farmer
Crawford's wife were the principals.
( \
Hint AinoiiK Italian I.ubororg.
Tuxnno , N. Y. , March 7. Between ft and 0
o'clock last evening there was a riot among i
largo number of fItalian laborers employed
by the Erie railroad company at this place.
A dispute- arose bdtwoon a couple of hoi
beaded inon which led to blows. The friends
of ouch of the lighters cnmo to their assist-
unco and soon tbo fight became general.
Pistols and knives were used by the rioters
who shot and slashed In u reckless mannbr.
Ono of the bullets struck aud killed
Mitchell Doiuott. Flvo others wlio o names
nro not known wore terribly cut at thohnriib
of assailants. Captain Burnes with n forcu
of oflloors mndo a bard battle quelling ; the
disturbance.
W. Cjrair 1511 mil Dmjlu Sti.
Grand
Spring Opening
We spring o.ur 'spring goocls
on you' tomorrow morn
ing , and such spring novr
cities as they are , too ! All
the neatest shapes and
shades of suits and over
coats for spring wear.
Cheviots , plain- and
checked cashmeres , un
finished worsteds , Scotch
tweeds , etc. , in endless
variety. A suit or overcoat -
coat $10 and up .as high as you want. The
spring styles are very neat and nobby this
year. An early inspection invited. We
fill mail orders.
Browning , King & CoW V
Wrncr i5th and Douglas Sf