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Tj Ai.anit has oxprcssod him-
Bolt to n , Cheyenne reporter us well sat-
Islled with hia prosldontlul boomlet.
General Aljror U very easily satisfied.
Till' average Washington newspaper
correspondent cannot escape the convic
tion that It is his duty to ndlt Ills paper
and direct the political public sentiment
of the nation.
INFLATION of the currency in Argen
tine drove the SO-cent paper dollar
down , down to 20 } rents. And yet there
are ucoplo in America who cannot learn
anything from the experience of Argen
tine.
Tin : Hoard of Education has tnKon no
utops thus far toward furnishing their
rooms in the city hall. It is to bo hoped
this body will give the homo furniture
manufacturers nnd dealers a chance to
kocuro this work.
VHT'S constitutional
SKNATOU STOW proposed
tutional amendment to make the presi
dent inologlblo for a re-election for four
years after the expiration of his term
ivould doubtless moot with popular ap
proval if the presidential term was fixed
at six years.
Now suppose Governor Boyd should
isBti'o a proclamation convening the leg
islature in extra session nnd Mr. Thayer
Bliatild attempt to counteract the pro-
olaiYmtlon by revoking Uoyd'a call.
Whom would the legislature obey ? If
Thuyer is bound to test his right to ro-
surrjo the governorship this would bo
tho.shortost way to bring his claims to
n focue.
EXAMINATIONS for admission to the
college , scientific nnd professional do-
pirtmonts of Harvard university nro to
bo hold in Denver , St. Louis , Minneapo
lis and Chicago on .Tune 28th , 30th , July
1st and 2d under the charge of univer
sity oflicors. This announcement is of
interest in the west for two reasons :
First , because it shows an increasing
Interest on the part of this university in
this section nnd second , because n largo
number of young men arc preparing to
enter Harvard nnd will desire to take
the examinations. There is no good
reason , however , why Omaha should
nut have boon nddod to the list of
cities whore examinations are to bo hold
and we hope another year to see this
city given the recognition her situation
and Importance ) deserves in this con
nection. Tun BKKouggests that Har
vard alumni in this city and stnto make
n strong effort to have Omaha incluacd
next yoar.
Tun presence In Omaha during the
past week of two opera companies , both
of which played to crowded houses ,
demonstrated that tv very largo element
of our people appreciate whatever is
worthy and meritorious and are re idy
to give it generous support There is
hardly a bettor index to the growth of
culture in a community than the atten
tion It accords to the better class of
dramatic nnd musical entertainments ,
and judged in this way Omaha is mani
festly malting most gratifying progress.
A number of examples in the present
BiMBon's experience of the theaters
could bo cited in evidence of this. The
fact Is vhnt whatever may bo said of the
Blow progress of this olty In material
prosperity during the past year or two ,
the intellectual lifo of the community
has boon steadily notlvo and expanding ,
and never wore the conditions more
favorable to Ha continued growth.
IT is somewhat remarkable to find
publlo opinion In England so much op
posed to the decision of Lord Salisbury
regarding a renewal of the modus
vlvoti'll In Boring son , but it is gratify
ing ovldenco that publlo opinion there
is wiser and justor than that of the gov
ernment , There can bo no ronspnable
excuse for Iho refusal of the British government -
ornment to continue the arrangement of
laut year , the pretense that to do so
would bo unfair to the investors in
Civnndlun boaling vessels being wholly
untenable. The piratical poachers who
hiivo made preparations to carry on the
indiscriminate slaughter of the uoal in
Boring sea have not the slightest olaln
to consideration from the British gov
ernment , and nobody can understand
this bettor than Lord Salisbury. But
ho IB desirous of pleasing the politico
element InCunntlu which is In sympathy
with his government , and which appears
not unwilling to incite a quarrel between
Great Britain and the United States
perhaps as a means of strengthening its
power in the Dominion. The tempoi
manifested at Washington , together
with the influence of publlo opinion in
England , may induce Lord Salisbury to
hia position ,
AXAIU in :
And now comes Mr. Joseph Blair , one
of the attorneys for John M Thayer ,
with a formal complaint that the nforo-
s.ild John M. Thnvii1 has prematurely
vacated the ofllroot governor nnd should
by right J ho forced to resume the dlgnl-
ios and prerogatives which ho had exor
cised by virtue of n preposterous as
sumption of the Btnto supreme court ,
vhlch was reversed by the highest
tribunal in the land , Imtnsyot has not
been ofliclnUy expunged.
Now it seems to us that the people of
Nebraska have boon trilled with long
enough. They have been torn up over
the pretended claims of bogus govern
ors nnd have patiently submitted to the
mockery of justice over slnco the dis
gruntled prohibitionists started the
Powers contest 'that opened a wedge
nto which Mr. Thayer was pushed by
Mr. Blair nnd other eminent eonstltu-
lonnl hair-splitters. The state has boon
jivon a reputation second only to that
of South Carolina nnd Mississippi right
nftor the war , from which it will
akoycatsto recover.
Wo concede the legal profundity of
Mr. Joseph Blair and are willing to
lave it duly recognized and widely ad
vertised. Wo realize that the state haslet
lot done enough for Mr. Thayer and
vould gladly see him taken care of for
ho balance of his days if the Island
which ho has recently annexed down in
Texas does not afford him scope for the
exorcise of this executive talents.
Technically Mr. Blair may bo right
as regards gubernatorial successions.
From a strictly legal point of view
I'lmyor , not being an emperor or king ,
could not abdicate at will. But bc-inyr
on intruder without a shadow of title to
; ho ofllco nobody who desires to perpet
uate popular Bolf-govornmont can bo
UHtlflcd'in countenancing n repetition
of the high-handed usurpation under
the Homblnnco of legal forms. It is
igainst the spirit of our Institutions to
override the will of majorities and plu
ralities when they have boon ascertained
ind it would bo n travesty upon justice
to attempt to reinstate a man into an
olllco to which ho had no right In the
llr.st place and from which ho voluntar
ily retired when the decision of the
United States supreme court had boon
rendered in favor of the man whom the
people had elected.
Mr. Blair's attempt to reinstate Mr.
Thayer would simply moan anarchy ,
ind Nebraska cannot afford to encourage
.umrchy niidilissonsioii cither to enhance
the reputation of Mr. Blair as ncousti -
utional expounder or to gratify Mr.
rhnyor's overpowering ambition to rule.
Tin : COSTLY coxaitKSi > iuxArj FUXKHAL
The burial of a deceased member of
congress has como to bo a very expen
sive affair. This is true both as to the
cost in money and the time taken from
public business for memorial services ,
A short time ago a member of the house
of representatives , in discussing a pro
posed amendment to the rules providing
that memorial services bo hold on Sun
day , stated that tho'houso paid out from
$1,000 to $20,000 for burving n member ,
besides about $1,000 for the extra cost of
pronouncing eulogies , and in addition
the expense of printing. This member
thought congressmen might make their
grief much phoapor to the people , and
he had no doubt that it would bo appre
ciated by the great majority of citizens
all over the country if congressmen
should either cheapen their sorrow or
forego the public expression of it.
Ho made another good suggestion ,
which was that deceased members
should bo buried as their constituents
are buried , at their own expense. Ho
know of nothing in our republican sys
tem of government which justifies such
profligate grief over deceased public
servants , and there is nothing.
It is unnecessary to inquire as to the
origin of the custom of providing for
the funeral expanses of deceased mem
bers of congress out of the public funds.
It is sufficient to know that it is being :
abused , nnd that therefore a change is
necessary. When $1,200 is taken out of
the public treasury to pay for a casket
to enclose the remains of a congress
man , as was recently done , and $200
more expended on extra trimmings , it is
obviously time to either stop altogether
the burial of deceased congressmen at
the public expanse or to establish by
law what the maximum cost of a con
gressional funeral .shall bo to the publlo.
A bill for this latter purpose was intro
duced some time ago , and it ought to
pass if congress is not disposed to en
tirely abandon the custom. But there
is really no good reason why the usage
should bo maintained. The people pay
their representatives for their services.
All of them are well enough off to make
provision for their funeral expenses.
Why should the whole people bo asked
to pay for more than the incidental ex
penses of a committee to accompany the
remains from Washington when a mem
ber dies at the post of duty and such
other attentions as it is proper to show
a deceased publlo servant ? But If moro
than this is thought to bo desirable , if
it bo deemed the proper thing that a
deceased uiombor of congress shall ho
cofllnod and photographed at the public
expense , than lot there bo a limit fixed
to the expense , so thai the people will
know about what the deatti of a repre
sentative in congress will coat them.
With regard to the other question ,
that of consuming the time which ought
to bo given to the publlo business in
memorial services to the dead , the sug
gestion to hold such fiorytcos on Sunday
was a good one. The day is appropriate ,
the services being largely of a rollgloua
nature , and they doubtless would attract
moro popular attention If hold on Sun
day than on a weoit day , thus exerting
a bettor inlluonco than they now do. As
a matter of fact , those memorial exor
cises nro in a majority of cases allmly
attended both by members of congress
and by the general public , and it is nol
surprising that this IB so in view of the
gontirally commonplace character of the
eulogies delivered. It was said by a
member of the house who advocated
holding memorial services on Sundaj
that ho thought the proprlotr lea of the
occasion would bo much bettor observed
than he had sometimes soon them. But
the moat cogent argument for the change
is the fact that the public business , with
which those exorcises have properly no
connection , would not bo interfered
vllh. Moro than twenty dnya were oc
cupied by the IMtyllrsl congress in
those memorial sorvicoi , and it would
lot bo nn altogether reckless assertion
to say tlint they were pnu'tlonlly lo < t.
It cinnot bo said that there Is it pres
ent any wide-spread popular demand for
reform In the ! > o matters , but none the
ess there ought to be a change , par
ticularly in the matter of the coat of
congressional funor.xls. Th it hns grown
> oyond reasonable limits , and It Is the
duty of congress to at least put a check
ipon It. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
AX vx.n'ST AXII vxtrtm : I'lurncv.
At every session of congress bills nro
introduced to icmovo the charge of.
desertion against persons who enlisted
In the nrmy during the rebellion , nnd to
correct the record in the case of other
lorsons in the military service who were
guilty of some violation of army rogu-
atlons for which they were dishon
orably dismissed. It rarely happens
that these measures fall. They are
Ivon a perfunctory consideration by
.ho committees on military affairs , a
'avornhlo report is made on them , nnd
they pass without further attention. In
, hls way hundreds of men who acted the
part of cowards during the great struggle
'or the preservation of the union , or who
ivoro driven out of the military service
.n consequence of some flagrant miscon
duct , are every year whitewashed by
congress and truthful records falsified ,
This practice is a gross injustice to
, ho bravo and honorable men who gave
Inlthful service to the country. Most of
the men who ask congress to re
move the charge of desertion or to cor
rect the record of misconduct that has
been made against them wont intotho ,
t\rmy not from patriotic impulse or a
sense of duty to the country , but for the
revenue there was in it. They were the
recipients of the liberal bounties which
\\oro paid during the last two years of
the war , and they accepted this money
with the intention of deserting at the
very lirst opportunity. Everybody
whoso memory goes back to that period
remembers that the country swarmed
with "bounty jumpers" who ilcd to
Canada nnd Mexico in hordes , and that
one of the greatest troubles of the mili
tary commanders was to prevent the
desertion of the men whoso incentive to
enlistment was the generous sums of
money they received.
They were mercenary politicians who
had not the slightest interest In the suc
cess of the union cause , \\hodul nothosi-
tate to perjure themselves , nnd who were
ready to see the government overthrown
rather than risk their lives on the bat
tlefield. They were moro reprehensible
than pronounced traitors to the govern
ment , and while expediency justified the
removal of the disabilities of the latter ,
there is no valid reason why the rec
ords of odium justly made against the
former should be removed or corrected.
The effect of doing so is to put a premium
upon desertion nnd other crimes against
military law.
The men who are purged by act of
congress are enabled to secure admis
sion to the association of the veterans
who patriotically performed their duty.
They can get into the ranks of the
Grand Army of the Republic , and
thereby appear for what they were not
bravo and honorable soldiers. Moro
than this , they may got on the pension
rolls of the government. In short , the
effect is to restore them to every right
enjoyed by the bravest and most faith
ful defenders of the union , nnd no ex
tended argument can bo needed to show
the impolicy nnd the injustice of doing
this. Certainly no other country in the
world would do it. Congress ought to
stop showing favor to the men who deserted -
sorted the government in the hour of
peril or were dishonorably dismissed
from the service for just cause. But if
there bo any valid reason for relieving
these men of the penalty and odium of
faithloasnoEs when to bo faithless was a
most grave crime against the govern
ment , let there bo a general law passed
that will embrace them all , and thus
hnvo done with a practice that is repug
nant to every patriotic consideration
and against good policy.
IN T1IH COXrKItKXOK.
Bishop Newman in a recent sermon
stated that two-thirds of the members of
the Christian ch urchos of the world are
women. It is generally believed that moro
than two-thirds of the active , olToctlvo
religious work of Christian churches is
performed by the fominlno membership.
Yet in very few of the churches are the
women permitted to participate in all
the privileges of church membership.
With a few exceptions they are
barred from the pulpits , and in none of
the great denominations are they ad
mitted to the legislative privileges ac
corded their brethren.
There are lady evangelists all over the
country and a number of very prominent
Methodist women like Mrs. Van Cott ,
Miss Willard and J. Ellen Fosior who
conduct publlo worship , direct evangel
istic work , lecture , etc. , but they are
not admitted to the saorod eirolo of the
ordained ministry or to membership in
the general conforonco.
For many years the Methodists as well
as other great Protestant denominations
have been considering the question of
removing the Pauline restrictions
against the women of the churches. The
suffrage and other movements for the
advancement of women in the social and
political world have forced thp question
into clerical circles. The Quakers have
always permitted women to preach. The
Unitarians and Universalista are lllto-
wise liberal. The Methodists , though
radical upon almost every other so-culled
reform , have held back upon this propo
sition.
At the general conference in 1888 the
movement forced itself Into moro than
usual promlnonoa by tho-appoaranco of
five women with credentials as lay dele
gates from us many annual conferences
demanding udmbslon. The ladies were
denied seats , but the controversy waxed
exceedingly warm and the .question became -
came one of burning Interest to the
Methodist fellowship of America. It
was decided to submit the proposition
whether women shall or shall not bo ad-
j milled to membership us lay delegates
of the general conference to the mem
bership of the churches us well as the
annual conferences.
The vote of the membership of the
chuichos could have no binding force
tipjn the gbticrnjjicj nforonco , but it wns
desired us nn ovU pfle/j of the wt h of the
pooplo. The vote resulted In 182 , < TO in
favor of the innutrition und 10'(0) ' ) ( )
against It. In | : conferences
thovoto cist in ftfjlho proposition wna
lO.Tofliind the in ijoflly In fnror win IHO.
It will bo soon tl ill. fl > o sentiment Is by
no menus unanimous upon this quostlon.
An nmondmont trj the constitution of
thochtiroh requires n throe-fourths vote
of the iiniiuiil conferences nnd n two-
thirds vote of l/c general conference.
The quostlon Is therefore still unsettled ,
but with u b.icldiyr ( of 182,000 votes in
the ohm-olios as-a * Nucleus for further
growth. Only _ 2H,00 ( ) voles out of
1,600,000 wore cnst , but the Issue Is by
no mentis ( lend.
In ( nut It is very much nllvo and at
the mooting In Mny In this city no
other quostlon will probably bo pre
sented in which the general public will
bo moro deeply interested. The western
conferences thus far hnvo very generally
elected delegates bollovodto bo favorable
to the admission of the woman , and in
splto of the conservative east will insist
upon rcsubmlsslon. The battle in the
conference hero cannot bo conclusive * of
course , but with the strong vote al
ready polled back of them It is snfo to
sny that the women will lose no ground
nnd within a few years they will bo rec
ognized. _ _ _
L1XKA L VHOMOTIOXS.
Army ofllcors bolbw the rank of cap
tain are just now very much interested
In the action congress may take upon
the subject of lineal promotions. Under
the present system second lieutenants
are promoted to llrst lieutenancies and
first lieutenants to captaincies according
to their relative regimental rnnlc. The
order of their class standing on gradua
tion from the military academy gives
thorn the privilege of selecting their
regimental assignments. Consequently
the graduate is careful to select a regi
ment whore promotion will bo reason
ably certain , and young oflicors are often
jumped to captaincies over loss fortunate
but perhaps moro meritorious lieuten
ants who fell iuto regiments whore pro
motion was slow.
There are now two bills before con
gress proposing to apply the system of
lineal promotion now existing in all
other regimental grades to lieutenants.
The Outhwaito bill , which has passed
the houbo , would admit and perpetuate
present injustices by applying the prin
ciple of lineal promotion to first lieuten
ants ns they are now arranged lineally ,
but would prevent them for the future.
The bill as proposed by ox-Secretary
Proctor in the sonntojiis i substitute for
the Outhwaito measure proposes to accept
the regimental system as it exists today
and proceed with uromotions in the
future lineally , giving olllcors the bono-
Ht of their present lineal rank as dating
from their last promotion.
The difference , , between these two
propositions is illustrated by its effect
upon a lieutenant'Vlio has boon in the
service for twenty-one years. Under
the system of regimental promotions
which hns heretofore1 existed ho now
stands first on iho list and will bo a cap
tain within a few lupaths unless the law
Is changed. If the"1 Outhwaito bill is
finally adopted , which does not now
seem likely , ho will bo fifth in the list
for promotion and would probably bo ad
vanced in rank within two years. Under
the Proctor proposition his standing will
bo No. 62 , and as ho is now past 40 years
of ago his promotion may bo deferred
for a considerable period.
From this instance it will bo seen that
the lieutenants of the army are very
much interested in the fate of the bills.
These who are in regiments whore pro
motion promises to bo rapid nro bitterly
opposed to a change. These who wore
less fortunate nro quite as bitter in their
opposition to regimental promotions.
There are two sides to the question.
Generals Grant , Sheridan and Sherman
were sturdy supporters of the existing
system , and they insisted that lieuten
ants should be entitled to the promo
tions made possible by the casualties in
their regiments. The oflicors directly
affected insist that any change in the
law working retroactively will bo gross
injustice , because it is a Dart of their
contract with the government that they
shall realize the benefits of the assign
ments secured by coed work at the mili
tary academy , They , of course , rojjard
the more mechanical system of lineal
promotion as a clog to energy and an in
ducement to avoid danger in time of
war.
war.On
On the other hand , the advocates ol
linonl promotion point.to the injustices
inflicted upon deserving ofllcors by the
regimental system , whereby recent
graduates from West Point , who have
perhaps never soon any active porvlco ,
are promoted ever old oflicora who have
boon engaged in the most arduous fron
tier dnty.
There aVe many anomalies , it must bo
admitted , in the system of regimental
promotion which to a civilian seem sub
verfllvo of the ofllclonoy of the military
service. On the other hand , any re
adjustment of the list of lieutenants as
it now stands will either perpetuate the
injustices already complained of or debar
many meritorious oflioors from all hope
ol promotion boytVria company graded.
The general ofllclSn of the army , how
ever , Is the import wit question pre
sented. Upon tbjW ijInglo idea should
the whole discussion ( rest. Individual
interests cannot biPyermlttod to inter
fere with ft reform * flitch experience ,
common sense ijnillo equity demands.
There should , however , bo a well nigh
unanimous sentiment1 in the higher
ranks of the BOW/CO''in / ' ' its 'favor before
st > radical and far-io'lbhlng a change In
the existing order of things is under
taken , und congress will do well to give
advocates of all the jjyatoms in quostlon
patient hearing before adopting either
of the proposed measures.
K TilK
The Board of Education cannot afford
to rest under the censure of the grand
jury. That body , in its final report ,
which has become an Imporish . ! / * rec
ord , Buys :
Among a variety of serious rumors affect
Ing that body | tbo Hoard of Education ] , sov
orul cases two como to our knowiedfJ
wticro mombori of the board have oooti , or
still are onpuRod , cither directly or indi
rectly , lu furnishing > uppllc < or belui ; Inter-
03toil iu contracts with tUo board. Wo are
ndvlsod that this M Illegal , though not In-
dlotablo , lA the Inw provides no ponnlty In
suoh \ci. . But wo would remark thnt It
should not require a poanl clause to prevent
nombors from violating the Imv.
The oxnct language of the law gov
erning In Mich oases Is as follows :
That It shall bo unlawful for npy member
of tlio Hoard of Education to have any po-
cunlary Interest , oltlior directly or Indi-
rcctlv , In any contract for tlio erection of
school houses , or tot warming , ventilating ,
furnishing or repairing the sumo , or bo Ir.
any manner connected with tlio furnishing
of supplies for tbo maintenance of tbo
ichooK
The grand jury , after patient Inquiry ,
distinctly assorts that several cases have
como to its knowledge where members
of the board have boon , or still nro , on-
jagnd either directly or Indirectly In
furnishing supplies or being interested
in contracts with the board. This is n
? ruvo charge and if true the members
referred to hnvo violated the plain letter
of the law and their sacred oaths of
olllco , They may not bo indictable by
the grand jury nnd perhaps there is no
lionnl statute governing in their cases ,
L > ut the board Itself certainly has the
authority to expel members for corrupt
practices , malfeasance In office , if it
shall care to assort Its privileges. .It can
at least investigate and put on record its
findings and Invite guilty parties to re
sign if nothing more.
Every honest member of the board
must fool keenly this thrust at the integ
rity of the organization. Ho should bo
unwilling to submit to this rolloctlon
upon his honor as a member of a body
whoso integrity should bo above suspi
cion. Wo shall bo very much dis
appointed if no action is taken to lift the
Imputation of rascality from the board.
Newspaper charges and common rumor
might bo passed without further notice
than an explicit denial or a demand for
specifications. In this case , however ,
the charges are gravely made by the
honorable grand jury. They were seri
ously considered by that body nnd evi
dence of their truth of a convincing
character was formally presented under
oath. The board can , therefore , do
nothing but make a public Investigation ,
lot the consequences to individuals bo
what they may. Will the board do its
duty ?
TUB attempt on the part 6f the Now
York Herald to forestall an instructed
Harrison delegation from Nebraska by
suggesting Senator Mandorson as a
presidential probability finds no encour
agement at the hands of Senator Man
dorson. who is too shrewd a politician
to bo used by the anti-Harrison combine.
TITK army canteen is in moro danger
from the assaults of the Indian soldiery
indirectly than from the Woman'a Chris
tian Temperance union directly.
Can't Comprehend Truth , Kli' . *
JVriu Yorlc Commercial ,
The export witness cannot , as a rule , believe -
liovo iu a hereafter.
I.oiul unU I , OUR : .
Pitladcli ! > tita Times.
The prospective prolonged dobalo ever the
silver question will corroborate In , anotlior
way the old saying tbat monov talks.
T\vo ( ircat
Clitcauo Times.
Kmporor William now oxprct-jos a laudable
doslro to "pulverize" the czar. Hero's a
chance for that Now Orleans AttUotic club
to eot two famous heavy weights Into Its
justly celebrated arena.
A Mmlum Murvel.
Kcw Yoikf .
ODO of the marvelous tbiugs of the times is
the report that Russell Saga is hostile to
monopolies , trusts and combinations. Yet
ho is no doubt still willing to loan any of
thorn a fair amount of money at cent pol
ecat on adequate security.
Tlio Drulii of ( ! ( > 1 < 1.
Globe-Democrat.
A llttlo ever $9,000,000 In gold has boon ex
ported slnco Janury 1 . A third of this sum ,
however , wont out la&t week , and tbo move
ment may continue at this rate for several
weeks yet. Fortunately , though , wo are in
a bettor position to stana a drain of this sort
than wo were last year , when the shipments
were much larger than they ore likely to bo
this year.
Tlio TUK of War.
A'eiit I'oi/f / Coininrici if.
King George will do well to lot Greek moot
Greek among his subjects , and keen himself
and bis respectability out of the contest.
Theirs Is a country to whloh lines in Bishop
Hobor's missionary hymn are peculiarly ap
plicable. When the gods loft Olympus they
did so for good reasons , and thought them
selves lucky to bo able to rotaln their nol
very extensive wardrobes.
A Winning Coiulilniitlon.
Clitcauo Tribune.
[ las it occurred to anybody to suggest that
Mr. D ooze of Kansas , the prominent orohlol-
tlonlst , might bo uu acceptable running mate
for Governor Boles of prohibition lowal Any
kind of straddle would do for a platform , und
the the ticket Bolei and Booze or Booze and
Holes , It Is immaterial whloh of tbo two
names goes llrst would swoop tbo country
like an epidemic o ( measles.
Itovky Hand for "Hulnts. "
SI. I'aul ( Holt.
Mundane celestials are Imvlngsomo trouble
Just now. Harris , the California saint , has
descried his following and taken a wlfo ; tbo
church militant lu Iowa la m need of the
Btnto troops for protection , and Scluvoln-
furth , tbo Rookford Christ. U llablo to have
bis kingdom desecrated by tbo minions of the
law. An angry husband would have
"heaven" sola to pay him for tbo loss of
his wlfo.
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r.ir.K AIIUUT XKAI.H.
t'hlladolpbtft Record ; Over Boring ; Salis
bury.
Philadelphia Enquirer : Doubtless tbo
seals Join with the diplomats In wishing that
Boring sea wore permanently closed.
Now forlt Recorder : Wo must bavo fair
play with England. In dealing with Amer
ica she must play fair. Lot that ultimatum
be sent to the DrltUh premier I ,
Kantas ( Jlty Journal ! Wlillo Mr , Dlalno
and Lord HnlUbury nro having their llttlo
gamo'Df tag about tbo modus vlveudl la tbo
Boring seu.tbo poor seals are getting do-
cldediy tbo worst of It.
St. Louis Ropubllni If the republicans
want a war with KiiRland out of tbo sealskin
Job , lot them go aboud. It would parulyra
the west and all tbo exporting states so com
pletely that thcro would not uo a republican
state left iu the basin of the Mississippi.
St Paul Pioneer I'ross ! The truly proat
seal of tbo United States is tbo one that nav
igates the briny deep of Bering sea. Tlio
Hrklsh buvo Ulton some wrong Impressions
irom It it they suppose Uuclo Sum muy bo
bullied with raoio ease In iBW than la 1770 or
WIS.
WIS.Now Vork Independent : Lord Salisbury's
acceptance of arbitration will count for little
If ho proposes to defeat It Indirectly by throw
ing down meantime tbo barriers against
poachers. Wo doubt whether tbo senate will
ratify tbo trnaty unlots on ad Interim cessa
tion of seal slaughter is arranged for. Com
mon Juatlcu and gunoral precedent require a
suspension of act * lu dlopule , when a Jolut
nppont Is made to n tribunal to determine
tholrrlgbtfulncss.
Globe-Democrat : There Is no division of
sentiment among Americans on the Boring
ica questions. Democrats as well as ropub-
leans will stand by the administration in assorting -
sorting vho rights of the country on thl *
uo. There will bo no backdown by the
United States.
Chicago Tribune : The law must bo enforced -
forced rigidly , and the knowledge that Mich
iVlll bo the outcome probably will tone down
tbo bluster of Lord Salisbury , which hns
every appearance of boinir made for the tmr-
Mscof bracing up the disheartened torlcs
who nro now close unon dissolution and an
appeal to the people. But whether thU bo
so or not , there Is nothing which will nettle
: hls rompllcntlon moro ijiilcldy than a roso-
ute declaration of American rights under
the law.
Washington Post : Tlioso privileges cither
belong to the United Stutoi or they nro the
common property of the world. If they bo
OUM , lot us sav so nnd lot us hold them n't nil
cost. Lord Salisbury hire furnished moro
than a suniulunt Justification for withdrawal
from the agreement to nrbllrnte , and wo
should loio no time In withdrawing. Wo
should return to tbo secure ground of our
rights nnd stand thoro. TUo United Stntov
cannot afTord to have one policy for Chili and
another for England.
roian or TIIK HTATI : vniss.
Columbus Tolottram ( dom. ) : Even In No-
jr.ukn democrats cannot agrco on the silver
quostlon. There may bo fun nhoiul iu iho
state convention ,
Hastings Democrat : If the Democrat
understands correctly the temper of the dem
ocrats In this section of the Lord's vineyard ,
they will refuse lo longer continue as the
cat's paw to ruko independent chestnuts out
of the Ore.
Fremont Flail : If republicans calculate
to win this year they must put forward the
nest malorial they have for governor for
Vojrtl' of the damocrnoy , and Mr. Van
WycU. of the Independents , nro foes worthy
of their host steel.
Central City Nonpareil : TIIKOMAIH Bnn'i
history of Nebraska as printed In a four-page
edition last week U a treasure to bo preserved -
served for future reference , as It contains
much valuable Information not found In
books. When it comes lo repeating Ne
braska's history Rosoy uuows pretty near
what he Is talking about.
Columbus Telegram ( dom ) : The tulo
about n domocratlc-lndppondonl comblnn by
which all the state nnd congressional ofllccs
have boon apportioned out , Is lee slmplo lo
Hltract moro than passing attention , nnd re
publicans need not got frightened ever It ,
If they nro beaten , it will not bo by the
carrying out of any such chimerical schemes
us have been put in circulation by some
Imaginative simpleton , whoso knowledge of
politics Is evidently fur below pir.
Protnont Herald ( dom. ) : Dr. Mlllor is
quoted us saving "I can say thnt 1 have it
not ever three days old direct from Grover
Cleveland thnl 'tho blunders committed oy
the present democratic congress have never
been exceeded. ' Shades of Horatio Sov-
mourl when is the doctor goint' lo quit the
patent medicine- business ) Wo thought thu
doclor musl bavo "had tl" from somebody lo
como in us proxy lo the commilloo mooting !
Why doesn't ho "follow > .cw York" as usual }
Plattsmouth Journal : TIIK But : contains
asmull-sizod political sensation , in whloh the
hickory-shirt slulosuiiui from Is'oinnua
counly is dubboa "a horny-hundod grander
with a railroad pass book. " The sensation
is accompanied by u Cnu-slmilo letter signed
by Wall Sec-ley nnd a U. As M. trip pass alleged -
loged to have boon issued by Majors to one
R. M. Cumpbcll. Should Tom Majors secure
the republican nomination for irovurnor next
fall issues of TUB BKE of Ihis date will bo in
great demand for campaign documents.
Crete Vldolto : The action of the dome
cracliu press in Nebraska in horalaing every
little move or mumble made by Congressman
Bryan Is becoming nauseating. When llttlo
boys atlompl to urguo wllh grown people
they are considered fresh and ill raised , bul
Iho sickening efforts of this nervy young
man lo force himself Into prominence are
considered by his party papers in Ibis slate j
us the qulntesonoo of statesmanship and !
political sagacity. Retribution is somotlmcs
delayed , but ho will rocelvo his chastisement
next November.
Seward Reporter ( rop. ) : The republican
party of Nebraska must nominate the best
men lhal cah bo secured , regardless of whore
they live , und stand shoulder to shoulder for
their election. If n man from the country is
the bast and most available man lo head the
tickel , lot him bo nominated , bul if an Omaha
candidate will make a better show for vic
tory , olhor Ihlugs being equal , by all moans
trivo us Iho Omaha man. Lei no sectional
differences and no revengeful feelings stand
in the way of republican success in Nebraska
this year , when wo have lo nloct not only a
governor , but presidential olcctors , conirrnss-
men and a legislature lhal will chooao a
United Stales senator. Close up the ranks
and let every republican In the state bo pre
pared to do his whole duty , regardless of
personal feelings or sectional prejudices.
iT.tr OHTl'IAII UKNJflllUUS.
Pillsburg Times : Joy Gould Is evidently
a very sick man. In adulilon to his 910,000
"church extension" donation ho has Jusl
given $35,000 to a college.
Providence Telegram : Jay Gould has
given $25,000 to the university of the Citv of
Now York. How generous the great titinn-
rlor Is gelling to bo in these days of his ill
health.
Now York Commercial : The crank who
wrote to Jay Gould asking for a trillo of
$3,000,000 dons not road Iho newspapers. Ho
should have pul a "Rev. " before his namo.
liven cranks should bo abreast of the timoa.
Now Vork Advertiser : Jay Gould hns
gone lo Mexico. One of his last acts before
leaving Now Vork was to donate $ J5,000 to
the Now York university. This , with hli
1 10,000 for church extension , Indicates that
ho U dlitwod to mil up heavy margins
apfttnst thofuturo.
eo.iimif. ro.v.w.vr.
WnililnRtnn Tout If 1'iiRlllM Maher roallv
doilros to commit suloldo hu should imvn con
tinned hit delmto with Colonel rit/iltnmoni
for n few more round * .
Indlnlinpotls Jniirnnl : I.awvnr Well. w
got the bostof them tlilt tlnip. You Irivo boon
st'titonco I to ninety-nine yours in prison ,
Convict Ninolv-nlno your ? Why , I'll bo
( load bcforo I Imvosorvml Inlf of U ,
" \cs : ttiniM whuroyou get thti best of 'em , '
Knto riold't W.iihliiilon : "How many arc
Included In the oonnr.il public ) "
"tt dvpcniN on whether you tire Invtllnir It
to subscribe for a nuwspiipor or touomu uu
und tnkanilrliik. "
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Now Vork Sun ! "Wo will cum all the UU ol
tlio body politic ! " the o.uidlilnto oxoliilmod lu
tllOCOtlMPOf Ills IpC'Ofll.
"Is tbnt tlio raatnn } ou have nil tbn waul
lioiilurn In tin ] ulty working for you ? " n man
on the front bench asked ,
111:11 : filler OAKK
It. t , HiilMittr In Jiiiljf.
Hho murmured out the butler with a very solemn -
omn iilr :
The milk ami sugar also ; and she took the
itroitust cnro
To count llio OJIJM correctly , and to add a Ill-
tie hit
Of ImMtii ! powder , which , you know. bczln <
not-soft nmlt.
Thuti she stirred It all together , and she bakot
It full nn hour.
Hut she never quite forgave hursolf for lout
Ing out the ilour ,
Washington Star : I'mloruwskl's hair Is (
legitimate successor of the clir.vsanthoimm
craze.
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Now York Tribune : Softloluh-Old Hoik
siiys ho saw the Aurora Iluroulls lust night.
1 tlimiRlit no was noirslghtud.
Hhnrplolsh-Tlmt accounts for It. The old
boy can't sco beyond his own nose.
Somorvlllo Journal : Homo people seem to
think that talking In n moral way Is loading
n religious life ,
1'hlladolphla Uncord : A sclontlllo Journm
says that lull love music. There Is no doubt
thai the shad Is partial to bouos.
Now Orleans I'lcnyune : When a buckwheat
ciiko is nut done up brown II becomes u llai
falluio.
A poet In the current Atlantic thus hits oft
Dm month of Murolt up to date :
A roult.tr , blustering boiiil of March ,
Sot free f 10111 out a cloud-hung iirch
In p Ulld Hkk's , us dim of dye
Anil cold ns frostml violet's eye.
A llun March Unit shakes his ninuo
To fright those steads of golden roln
Wlmso ulmrjotour drives on nmco |
With stoutly splendor , god-llko grace.
Post : A mazarine article
'Ito titles' piy ? " Well , gonorillv. < ' until
they ate suutl , nnd tliou sometimes they get
out of It ,
Washington Star : It isn't always tin
striiRiilo for dally broad 'hut mul > os puopi
fool the race with poverty. It Is vurv iifti l
tlio strugulu for terrapin and uiiiill on toast.
Claims Jt Is Hliicluimll.
AI.MI , Nob. , March IS. To the Editor ol
Tut- : Ben : The flllug of the polltlon against
JudgoGaslin by Mrs. Guyor for $ .10,000 fet
alleged broach of promise Is regarded hen
ns n blackmailing schomo. The plulntlff in
the sull bus boon regarded by many as in
sane , and 11 Is ntlegoct her nearest nolgb
bors and rolatUos will have noth
lug to do with her. Tlw provallir.j
opinion here is that she was put up lo brlii ( , >
ing the suit by another party. With. Iho p
lltiou llloa there is uu ugrcomoul signed by
Iho plaintiff and her attorney tnal Iho at ?
tornoy Is to have one-half oi the proceeds ol
the suit , and that the plaintiff cannot sotlla
without the cor:3onlof her aitoinoy. I hava
talked with a largo number of leading cltl-
7ons , aud every ono expressed the belief that
this is nothing more than a disgraceful
scheme for thn purpose of extorting money.
It has developed that some parties bavo boon
endeavoring for some time to procure a pho
tograph of Jud o Gaslin for Iho purpose of
sendinc It along with n picture of the plaintiff -
tiff 10 the Police Gazelle , and thus
him into disropulo.
ii Jilt
Itiwnc 1'ciftitinn In Ymihct
Well , .lucid , tbroo yo.irs I've waited
To see this blossoil clay ,
Tlitoo years yoti'0 boon a-courtlu'
Anil always h id your say ,
Vc-t wluit you've boon a-iloln1
I'd llko to know , I swan !
You're tallied ou every siibjock
' ( 'opt th' ono you most thought ou.
tbo horschiilr sofa
l.onuhave I sat und snt ,
Wond'rln' with yon hi'tldu mo ,
Just \\luit you would bo ut.
1 knouuil yon'/o utter somntliln1
Tbnt shook your linart with dread ,
Yet loi.u'syou wouldn't M > o ik. Judd ,
You might us uoll boon dead.
Now this yore sort of cloilsln'
Ml bt make of some a fool ,
In nplto of all tholr pnshiiiico ;
lint luus ! I'vo boon to HuhooII
I suy tills thlni ; must stop , Judd ,
You've rooly got to bojir :
So , uhllu I up and usU you ,
b'poso you expand that oar.
Long , wearily I've watted
On leap year's loosonlnp hand ,
And now 111 do the tulKln'
I'ur I've Just got tbo sand.
I B'IJOSO you want to marry ;
Hut who , you'd never cheep ,
How's thtitl You don't iiiu.in mo , Judd !
Well , that puts mo to sloop.
And so ut last you've spoken ,
You'd die to know your fate :
Well , Hiiro as pro icliln's proachln1 ,
Vou'ru just n in Itu too lute.
1'or I've ut lust concluded
A man ulio falls to see
Just what ho wants for tbroo years ,
Is not the man for mo.
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\V. \ Coruar lutli anI Doujl.n Stj. 1
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Shamrocks I
for St. Patrick's Day
We have made arrangements for a
supply of shamrocks ,
the picture on the left
being a lifelike rep
resentation. These
beautiful shamrocks
will arrive in time to
be given away to those
who call at our store
on St , Patrick's day.
It don't make any dif
ference whether you
are a regular customer or never have or
never expect to trade with us , you are
welcome to one as long as we have any.
The handsomest . buttonicres in the city.
Browning , King & Co ri
W. Corner 1 5th and Douglas Sts