Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY ME : TVESDAY , FEBRUA11Y 1-i , 1893 ,
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E. HOBKWATKU , Editor.
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Tun Stuto Board of Transportation"
lias outlived its usofulne.ss. In fact , it
novcr made itself useful to anybody ex
cept the railroad companies *
A COMMITTEE of the Illinois legisla
ture is making u thorough investigation
of the "sweating" system in Chicago
nnd has collected evidence that ought to
doom the system to an early death.
Oovnitxou CUOUNSK , like Grover
Cleveland , has not yet announced his
cabinet appointments. The report that
the governor is handicapped because of
a hick of candidates may yet prove to bo
true.
IT IS evident that England does not
want the Hawaiian islands. Anything
that she wants .in the way of territory
fiho always takes without ceremony. In
this eiiso she keeps her hands otT and
says nothing.
IN' TIIK matter of legislative boodle ,
the man who assumes to have a corner
on pcrsi nal virtue is the very ono who
will boar watching. The republican
party , wo regret to say , lias not always
been free of boodlors.
WiiKN legislative committees got
ready to make inspection tours of state
institutions they should not announce it.
A state inspector headed by a brass
band cannot as a rule see any deeper
than the bottom of the beer mug. .
THE congressional committee that Is
investigating the whisky trust has al
ready elicited enough facts to condemn
the monopoly ifits deserts wore muted
out to it. Its methods appear to bo
oven worse than those of the coal com
bine.
bine.A
A COLONY of 400 Russians that was
established in Connecticut last summer
lias been broken up by starvation , many
of the members having died from want.
It is Btrnngo that anybody should think
of starting an agricultural colony In
Connecticut.
THE conservative course taken by
President Harrison in relation to the
annexation of the Hawaiian islands is
another evidence of his good judgment.
lie is looking into the question very
thoroughly , and will not inuko any mis
takes if ho can help it.
SKNATOII-ELECT ALLEN declares In an
Interview with a newspaper reporter
that the democratic wheel horses have
no strings tied to him. This simply
verifies the guess venture by TIIK BKE.
Judge Allen was elected senator and
proposes to bo the senator.
IT IS said that there is a largo demand
for cancelled postage stamps and that the
business of cleaning them with chemi
cals and soiling them as now stamps is
rapidly growing. No cancelling ink has
yet been discovered that will prevent the
government from being cheated in this
respect. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
TIIK reform policy of the mayor of Do-
trolt is supported by the people of that
city without regard to party lines. Poli
tics has nothing to do with it , and the
taxpayers are unanimously in favor of
the mayor's plan of making the corpora
tions pay for their privileges. A similar
cy ought to lw enforced in every city.
TIIK recent incrcuHO in the number of
cholera cases in Germany and Franco
shows how important it is that the ut
most precautions should be taken
against the introduction of the disease
into this country. There is every rea
son to believe that Europe will bo
scourged by cholera during the coming
summer and that it will require the
greatest vigilance to keep It out of
America.
IN PASSING u law prohibiting the
manufacture or sale of cigarettes the
legislature of Pennsylvania sot an exam
ple that bids fair to knock the cigarette
out of the markot. The lower house of
the Minnesota legislature has passed a
similar bill and it would not be surpris
ing if the example wore followed In
ether states. Of course U'wlll lw Impos
sible to prevent smokers from ma'clng '
their own cigarettes and consuming as
many of them as they please.
IT is not surprising that the gonorout
impulses of the French people should
ciuixo thorn to ti3K for the pardon of For
dinand do Lessens. They do not forgo !
that the famous old man had earned the
admiration of his countrymen by a lonjj
life of upright endeavor In which ho per
formed a service of great value to tlu
world. Ho yielded to temptation in hit
old ago , but there are few Fronchmei
who winh to see him go to prison nnd cm
Ilia brilliant career in disgrace ami
misery.
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A VTAltt FHOM TIIK FOT-HUSTLHn3.
Some of Senator Paddock's fool friends
at Washington have discovered a great
mare's nest in an alleged conspiracy con
cocted with mallco aforethought bo *
twcen Van Wyck , Tliurston and Rosewater -
water , the object of which had boon to
unhorse Senator Mundofson two years be
fore his term will expire and to send
back Van Wyck to the senate two years
hence.
This thrilling piece of fiction appeared
in the Lincoln Journal as national capi
tal correspondence with a fulsome eulogy
of Mr. Paddock and a highly colored
and immensely magnified review of his
services to the people and his party. It
is the privilege of political pot-rustlers
to give voice to their bereavement over
the loss of a thrifty provider , nnd THE
Bun certainly has no inclination to de
prive these mourners of their solace in
the hour of desolation , but it does most
decidedly object to the dissemination of
stupid concoctions gotten up 1,500 miles
away from the senatorial battlefield. It
Is worse than idiotic to conjure up the
Van Wyck nightmare at every turn.
Van Wyck is nqt the only factor in Ne
braska politics. Mr. Paddock's ro-olcc-
tlon was confidently expected at Wash
ington. The political pot-rustlers
always feel confident that their patron
will bo returned , but it did not take a
seventh son of the seventh daughter to
foresee that the chances of his reelection
tion under the peculiar conditions and
environment were extremely slim.
Thurston's intrusion into the canvass
did not materially affect the result. If
ho had kept out , other men with light
ning rods would have done for Paddock
what Paddock did for Thayer in 1875
and for Van Wyck in 1887. But the
Washington pot-rustlers don't see be
yond their noses , and their noses are al
ways smiling the appetizing odor of the
political lloshpots.
I'INKKH TOiY/SJf COXDIiMXED.
The report of the select committee of
the United States senate which inves
tigated the Homestead affair contained
a clear , If not satisfactorily forceful , con
demnation of Pinkertonism. Among
the conclusions reached by the com
mittee is this : "Whether assumedly
legal or not , the employment of armed
bodies of men for private purposes ,
either by employers or employed , should
not bo resorted to , and such use is an
assumption of the state's authority by
private citizens. " ' It must bo obvious to
everybody of ordinary intelligence that
the assumption by a private citi
zen of the authority of the state cannot
bo legal. So that when the Homestead
mill owners imported men into Pennsyl
vania with the intention to arm them
and place the force under private direc
tion , without any regard for the author
ities , they committed im unlawful act
for which tlioy should bo hold responsi
ble.
ble.With
With regard to the authority of the
states to legislate in this matter the re
port says : "States have undoubted
authority to legislate against the em
ployment of the armed bodies of men
for private purposes , but the power
of congress to so legislate is
not clear , although it would
seem that , ca'igross ought not. to
bo powerless to prevent the move
ment of .such bodies from ono
state to another. " The existence
of a doubt as to whether there is
authority for general legislation to deal
with Pinkortonism enforces the ncces
sityof the states , as to whose authority
there is no question , making laws to
prevent the employment of armed bodies
df men for private purposes , and there
ought to bo in all the states a vigorous
agitation for such laws. If the people
of the states will act in this matter as
their rights and interests urge there
will soon bo a general system of
laws prohibiting everything in the
nature of Pinkertonism that will bo
ample to crush out this evil without any
legislation by congress.
The conclusions of the senate" special
committee ought to exert a wide influ
ence in behalf of the needed legislation ,
and if the people can bo made to under
stand how serious a matter it is to tolerate
erate the assumption by private citizens
of the authority of the state , and can be
induced to earnestly nnd persistently
demand preventive laws , the days of
Pinkcrtonism will bo brief. If the people
ple will not see the importance of doing
this and remain indifferent and apa
thetic , the time may come when they
will have to light to prevent their rights
and liberty being trampled upon by
armed bodies of men in private employ
ment. The system is wholly incompati
ble with free institutions.
AMHlllC.lX COTTON .MILLS.
The stuto of the cotton spinning trade
in England may bo inferred from the
statement of the I'all Jhill Gazette that
the aggregate loss on the year's work
ing of ninety-nine joint stock companies
amounts to no less than 9-1,800 , or an
average of ! )58 ) for each company. The
employers have sought relief by reduc
ing wages , but they have found that it
is impossible to cut wages to a suHlcicnt
extent to offset their lont-es. The cotton
trade in England is passing through
a serious crisis. With for
eign competition rapidly increasing
it has become obvious to the English
manufacturers that they cannot hope to
keep the trade to themselves as they
have done in the past. The journal
above referred to says : "In China a
largo and growing proportion of the cot
ton goods consumed comes from the
United States , It was stated categori
cally not long ago by an English consul
that the celestials gave the Americans
the preference because there was loss
fraudulent working , and because they
could-placo more reliance all around
upon American commercial honesty
Unfortunately this Is not an isolated
instance. "
This is a gratifying tributeto the
honesty and square dealing of the
American cotton manufacturers , and the
source from which it comes makes I !
especially acceptable. But the suprem
acy which the cotton manufacturers ol
this country are gaining In the market
of the world Is not to be attributed tr
honesty w > much as to the rent merits ol
the goods sold and the enterprise of tht
American firms ongagcd in this bust
noss. The Engllhh mills are working
upon borrowed capital and are paying ,
v
ntorost nt the rate of1 or G per cent ,
and as they are doing a losing business
holt * trade haa fallen into a deplorable
state of demoralization. The cutting of
vuges has occasioned a great deal of
rouble with employes , and the opera-
ion of the mills lias thus been seriously
ntorfercd with. Many of the mills have
> con compelled to shut down , nnd this
las thrown thousands of operatives out
of employment. Upon the whole the
outlook of the cotton Industry , which
ms long boon ono of the greatest Indus-
, rlos In England , is by no means bright ,
n the United States it is grooving , and
hero is no longer any doubt that this
country is destined to bo the greatest
H'oducor of cotton goods In the world.
ItnSTltWTKD NATIONAL QUARANTINE.
President Harrison will doubtless sign
ho bill now in his hands providing for
a restricted system of national quaran-
ine , though ho probably would have
M-oforred a stronger and more coin-
u'chonsivo measure. He said in his last
annual message that there was no doubt
as to the constitutional power of the
odoral government to assume the con-
rol of quarantine , nnd ho plainly Im
plied that legislation for this purpose
hould bo free from any restrictions
or compromises. The bill passed
by congress is not of this char-
actor. It is the best , however ,
hat could bo secured under
ho circumstances , and it will at any
ate insure bettor security to the
country against an invasion of cholera
Imn could have been expected if the
natter of quarantine arrangements had
been loft wholly with the states. Wo
shall not have a strictly national quar-
intino , but wo shall have , undoubtedly ,
better service in this particular than
ever before. The knowledge of this
vill bo reassuring both nt homo and
ibi'oad. _
The bill provides that as soon as the
aw goes into effect the supervising stir-
joon general of the marine hospital
service shall examine the quarantine
regulations of all the states and
nunicipal boards of health. If they are
'ound to bo sufficient the marine service
s required to co-opera to with the locrl
authorities in enforcing them. If the
state and local regulations are not sulll-
ient the secretary of the treasury is
luthorizcd to make such rules and rcgu-
ntions us are deemed to bo necessary ,
ind to provide for their enforcement.
LO is required , also , to establish quar
antine where none exists , nnd when the
state or local authorities shall fail or
. efuso to enforce the rules prescribed by
; ho secretary of the treasury the
president shall execute and cn-
torco the samo. The president shall
ilso adopt such measures as in his
judgment shall bo necessary to prevent
, ho introduction or spread of diseases ,
and may detail or appoint officials for
; hat purpose. In the event of a conllict
of authority , as is quite possible at Now
York , for instance , it is made the duty
of the president to assort the national
authority and enforce the rules and
regulations made by the secretary of the
treasury.
Provision is made for consular in
spection of ships and passengers bound
tor this country at. the .ports of depar
ture. Consuls are to bo furnished by the
secretary of the treasury with
blank bills of health , which cither the
ionsul or a medical olfleor of the United
States , detailed for that purpose , must
fill out before the ship can clear. No
ship can land either cargo'or passengers
unless her captain produces such a bill
of health. Any medical'ofllccr of the
ovornmont may be detailed to aid any
consul in a foreign port in the duty of
inspection. It is further provided that
the president may prohibit , in whole erin
in part , immigration or the incom
ing of persons or merchandise from
any foreign port , for such a
length of time as may bo advis
able , whenever in his judgment
such a step is necessary for the protec
tion of the public health. Only $350,000
is appropriated to carry the law into
otToct , and there is reason to fear that
this sum will bo found insufficient for a
general nnd thorough enforcement of
quarantine. The law is defective in not
making adequate provisions for protec
tion on the borders , nnd the frontier
states will have to adopt more rigid reg
ulations than they now have for keeping
out contagious diseases. As already ob
served , the law is not quite what was
hoped for , but its proper enforcement
will greatly lesson the danger of u ofiol-
era invasion.
GOLD FOR TIIK aOVKItNMKNT.
The resolution introduced in the
United States senate authorizing the
sale by the government of 3 per cent
bonds to maintain specie payments is a
timely measure which is undoubtedly
demanded by the condition of the
treasury as to gold. The specie resump
tion act authorizes the secretary of the
treasury to sell bonds in order to main
tain the necessary gold reserve , but the
rates of interest provided for by that act
Senator Sherman thinks are too high ,
and in this ho is unquestionably correct.
The government will have no
difficulty in disposing of bonds
bearing ! J per cent interest. Of course ,
some disapproval of a proposition to in
crease the public debt Is to bo expected ,
but there is nothing else to bo done.
The drain of gold from the treasury
goes steadily on and the supply of gold
to meet this demand will not last much
longer. It may vanish within a week.
It would have boon exhausted already
but for the way In which the banks have
como to the aid of the treasury. These
much reviled institutions , in certain
quarters , responded promptly and gen
erously to the call of the secretary of
the treasury , exchanging gold for
greenbacks to an amount sufficient to
enable the treasury to meet the demands
upon it without difficulty.
Although the banks , which in Now
York control $77,000,000 of gold , have
expressed their willingness to continue
helping the treasury as long as the
drafts upon it for gold continue , it is ob
viously not good policy for the govern
ment to permanently rely upon this
source of assistance. There Is u lavgo
stock of gold in the country , estimated
to be about $000,01)0,000 , ) , and the govern
ment can afford to pay something for
so much of this as it needs to main
tain its credit , A prominent Now
York hanker expresses the opinion
hat an issue of bwfa to the amount of
$00,000,000 wouhihavo the effect to stiffen
ates of interest x idjhat ; would tend to
stop the gold shlpimjMts. It would prob
ably have the offoot 'to ' reassure foreign
loldors of American" securities , who are
'earful ' that the present financial policy
n this country will eVcntuato in driving
gold out of circulation nnd sending It to
i premium , and 1C titty could bo satisfied
hat the treasury was In no Immediate
langor it woulitsepm safe to assume
that they would bo loss anxious to ex
change tliolr securities for gold.
The fact that Senator Sherman has
ntroduccd a resolution authorizing the
sale of gold bonds must bo regarded as
> roof that the situation Is not satlsfac-
iOry. Less than three weeks remain of
.ho present administration , and wore
.ho . condition of the treasury as to gold
not such as to crcato apprehension the
subject would bo allowed to rest until
.ho . next administration could deal with
t. The natural inference Is that there
s felt to bo necessity for immediate ac
tion. There will bo no difference of
opinion as to the duty of maintaining
specie payments and upholding the
credit of the government , and the only
vay in which this can bo done is to for-
.ify . the treasury's gold reserve fund ,
n order to do this the government must
my gold and pay for it in bonds. There
s no ether course , -and the adoption of
.his . ono would , there Is reason to bo-
love , have a good effect.
THE Reading coal combine has at last
encountered some formidable opposition.
The banking house of Drexel & Co. has
withdrawn its support from that great
nonopoly. The cause of this state
of affairs , which is n rupture of the inti-
nato relations which made the Reading
coal combine possible , is said to bo the
> olicy of President McLeod of the Rcad-
ng company. This policy has prcclpl-
.atcd a battle in the Now England states
rotween the Reading and the Vnndor-
.rilts. Pierpont Morgan , the roprescnta-
.Iveof the Vnndorbilts , is also a member
if the firm of Drexel & Co. Morgan has
ihrown all of his inllucnco on the side of
-ho Vunderbilts , and has , of course ,
caused a breach between the Reading
company and the Drexels. Proof of this
state of affairs is given in the fact that
Spoyor & Co. of Now York recently
supplied the Reading company with
funds to pay the interest on the preference -
once income bonds , and also in the fact
; hat the Droxols have resumed their
"ormor relations with the Pennsylvania
Railway company. This loss of financial
jacking will prove A severe blow to the
[ loading coal combine and will hasten
; ho day of its dissolution.
A BiLti has bpfin introduced in the
cgislnturo of Minnesota declaring the
acceptance of a railtfoad pass by any
ogislator or statO'olllctor ' to bo a bribe ,
punishable as a felbny.1 If the bill be
comes a law the railroad companies will
: iavo to find sonip now way of making
; homsolvcs solid * witi the lawmakers
and public ofliuials of1 that state.
Itettirn.Tor . ravors Granted.
St. I'aul Pioneer-Pram.
The good old town .of. Phlladclplila is get
ting a littlp somctUlng.uow' then when it
? lvcs a franchise to a corporation. In char
tering an electric Hue it has compelled the
company , among other things , to agree to
[ > ave and light the streets it uses.
AmiVlmt n Tall Tltorn Was ,
Clilcaoo ILraU.
It transpires that it cost the Panama
Canal company 1120,000,000 francs to secure
the support of M. Gustavo Eiffel , construc
tor of the famous tower at the Paris expo
sition. ills price , like his tower , was high ,
but the canal conspirators manifestly had to
have him.
A I.argo Contract.
PhllMMphta Telegraph.
Mr. Clarkson occupies no public or ofllclal
position. Ho is simply a private citizen , yet
in his furious attack upou the president ,
wherein ho has dipped his pen in gall , ho
assumes to bo representing the great nat
ional organization for the defeat of which ho
is , to a certain extent , responsible.
Competition the 1'oe of Monopoly.
A'tiv York Times.
It ought to bo within the power of state
nnd nation to prevent monopolies in re
straint of trade and for the advance of prices
without resorting to .the vieious principle of
attempting to regulate prices by publlo au
thority. What is desired is the legitimate
play of the forces of competition , and in no
other way can the prices of commodities bo
regulated with advantage to the public.
The Defeat of Iteponl.
JVeio York H'oHd ( tiem ) .
But the responsibility for this defeat rests
upon the democrats. They have control of
the house by an overwhelming majority.
More than half of them by this vote repud
iated one of the pledges made by the party
in its national platform. Either the pint-
form did not represent the convictions of the
democracy on this subject , or these men ,
representing democratic constituencies , are
not democrats. This result will probably
render necessary an early extra session.
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A Putrliitlo Kvunt.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
President Harrison will himself run up
the American Hag on the great ocean
steamer City of Now York February 22 ,
when , that famous vessel transfers its ullegl-
anco from Great Britain to the United
States. President Harrison's administration
has done inoro than any other to build up an
American navy and replace the American
Hag on the seas again. The substitution of
the American Hag for the English Jack on
the steamships City of Paris and City of
Now York is the begining of an American
merchant marino which will rival any on the
high seas. _
I.ot Utuh Wnlt Awhile.
Kcw Yurkjndwcntlent.
Wo beg the people to .protest against the
admission of Utah , it is no question of relig
ious freedom. Womakpjio political objec
tion to the admissiOil Of .Utah on account of
its Mormon faith , but'Bjmjily because of its
pollgamy up to tw6 years ago , and its con
version never yet oven professed , only the
practice "suspendedi" nnd that only under
the compulsion of ' ( lib Jvory power from
which it now begs tQ bb jdollvored. Lot it
remain a little longer .umler the only power
which could control it ; Lot it learn by at
least ton years of practice to reject from
principle what it has"3Uspeiided" ; Irom pol
icy. Lot'us wait at least until the loyal citi
zens or Utah ask : p > admission into the
uuiou. i : . j
T/MT inina.iTinx ntr.t *
( iRiitso , Nob. , Fob. it.-To the Kdltor of
TIIRIU.B : I send you attached to this a
copy of the heading of ono of our petitions
now being circulated In this county nuil
which has ( Hi ) nainus on , nil citizens of this
county , among which I Iliul Martin Goring ,
founder of the town of Goring j .1. H. Vlokory ,
county clerk ; A. B. Wood , editor Goring
Courier ; E. J. Morse , county commissioner ;
Eil Sayro , county treasurer ; W. II. Walker ,
sheriff : 11. M. Springer , county commis
sioner ; W. H. Wright , president RmnurV
Canal company ; Peter McFiirlane , cashier
Gerlng bank ; Ed Thornton , postmaster ;
W. H. Hulbcrt , county Judge ; John Stilts ,
president Mitchell canal ; anil , In fact , every
man in the town of Goring and living close
enough to bo within roach of the petition or
the parties circulating the samo. There are
about 150 fanners' names now on the
petition who are Interested In Irrigation
at the present time , and know what kind
of n law they want. I can llnd no ono that
wants any more Irrigation law passed than
is now In force , except the changing of the
measurement of water from the present Inch
to cubic feet per second of thno , and to com
pel ditch companies to lllo maps of their
ditch lines with secretary of state and county
clerk of the county whore the ditch Is loca
ted. I will do what I cun to got a bill in
shape covering what the people want , hut
many hero think It should bo left alone ( be
yond killing the present bill pending ) until
some future date.
The petition now in circulation will betaken
taken or aunt to Lincoln Monday.
Q. II. L. .
The Petition.
To TIII ; lajm.si.ATtnu : OK TUB STATK or
Niiut.\9KA5 : Wo. your petitioners of Hcotts
Illun"s county , would most respectfully pruy
your honerublo body not to onui't Into a law
the bllLnow pending , to-wlt : Senate Illu No.
19. for tlie following rca on. < i , to-wlt :
First That suld bill In Its varloui pro
visions Is too complicated nnd unwieldy.
Second That by reason of the numerous
ofllces created and mndu nece.ssary by the
same , It Is necessarily expensive.
Third That the payment of the sulurles of
the Inn , ' * ' number of suld functionaries will be
come a burden ulike on the clti/en whore
ceives u benellt from the contomplutcd enter ]
prises and these who cunnot possibly ilerlvo
anv advantage therefrom. Section 37 , pace 17.
Fourth That the plan of taxation proposed
to be placed on canals which .shall reeelvo a
revenue for rental Is Impractical and unjust.
Fifth That the proposed plan for voting
bonds for the construction and maintenance
of canals would bo hurdcnsnmo and unjust ,
and aculnst the best Interests of Irrigation
throughout the state.
Sixth Thut the present law relative to Irrl-
Katlou Hives every benelit now needed and
protects every Interest of Importuiieu con
templated In the proposed law. In witness
whereof wo have hereto .subscribed our names
as pet It loners.
TIIK J'.ILI , O * ' 1 > K I.KSSKI'S.
St. Paul Pioneer-Press : The vengeance
of an aroused nation has fallen with aston
ishing swiftness and crushing weight upon
the guilty parties In the great Panama canal
scandal.
Chicago Times : The sympathy of the
world goes out to poor old do Lesscps. Ho
was at the worst but a cat's-paw , u weak
old man , helpless In the grasp of a crowd of
unscrupulous sharpers.
New York Herald : Wo cannot help en
tertaining a feeling of pity for this distin
guished man , with the weight of four score
and eight years upon him , brought at the
end of a brilliant career to the doors of a
prison.
Cincinnati Commercial : French Justice Is
stern. Ago and previous glorious achieve
ments will not avail to stay her hand. Do
Lcsseps will have to pay the penalty of his
association , criminal , or not , with the Pan
ama plunderers.
Boston Advertiser : There Is no generous
heart In the world that can withhold a sigh
of pity for the awful fate that has befallen
Ferdinand Count do I.esseps. All thinsrs
considered , no sadder human downfall has
occurred in modern times.
Minneapolis Tribune : The French may
get fooled once in a while , but French jus
tice has a way of catching up with promi
nent offenders that ought to servo as a very
potent lesson to America. Imagine a man
with Eiffel's money getting into a horrid Jail
in this blessed country.
Chicago Tribune : Few will believe that
ho was criminally guilty in the Panama
. scandal and all generous persons will hope
that the president of the republic may see
his way to the exercise of executive clem
ency. As to the others , they have made their
beds and must lie in them.
Chicagojnter Ocean : Confined to his bed
and unable to present himself for trial , His
case is passed upon and the grand old man
of Franco is sentenced with the liasto of the
common criminal. This is not justice , it is
bowing before public clamor , and i& an out
rage upon that spirit of mercy which Is sup
posed to always temper the loiter of the law.
Chicago News : Setting aside the question
of justice and deserts , the tragic downfall of
Ferdinand do Lesseps after a life notable in
splendid achievement cannot fail to attract
widespread sympathy. With fame , wealth
nnd glory , the highest distinctions in the
gift of his government , and a place in the
French Academy , the engineer of two of the
greatest projects of modern times has had
honors in abundance.
Now York Sun : The sentences of the
Panama convicts in Paris do not seem too
severe except in the case of the elder do
Lesscps. lie is not only 88 years of ago , but
has lost his mind , and is actually no better
than an Idiot. For this reason , wo presume ,
that in his case the sentence will not bo
executed : but the others will doubtless have
to servo out their timo.
I/oulsvlllo Courlor-Jourunl : Is all this talk
about "woman's enlarged snhere. " to end In
the revival of thuhoop-sklrti'
Chicago Inter Ocean ; "Kvcr since Ohnmloy
began to pay attention to that young woman
from Itostou ho has written his name Chol-
mondely. "
"Yes , she scorns to have cast a peculiar spoil
over him. "
Boston Courier : Why shouldn't the ocean
be. lashed to fury when It is being crossed so
continuously ?
Rochester Democrat : The reason It Is no
Joke to step on u tack In the dark U because It
Is Impossible to see the point.
Somorvlllo Journal : "No , " said good old
Airs. Jenkins , " 1 haven't any faith In these
nuw-faiiKled specifics. 1'vo burled eight
children In my time , and the good old-fash
ioned yarbs Is plenty good enough for me. "
Indianapolis Journal : Lawyer Weren't you
Indicted once for breaking u man's skull with
an a\-handluV
Witno.ss 1 wasn't convicted , though. My
lawyer proved thut us the stick hud novur
been In an ax , It wasn't un a\-handle.
Detroit 1'reo Press : "What's all that fuss
over there at the Bute ? " asked u resident of
Hades of one of the attendant Imps.
"Tho Inventor of the fountain pen hus Just
arrived , and Katun Is giving him an enthusias
tic reception. "
PlttsbtirgChronle.il ) : "How Is the. colonel1
asked one Kcntncktim of another who had
just returned from Colonel Frankfort's sick
room.
"Thocolonel Is a very sick man , sab. I saw
him swallow a glass of water given him by the
nurse without oven a protest , suh. "
THE VAIN VALENTINE.
Hunter's Uazai :
Lady , when you read this line ,
Lot your heart uwlillo Incline
To the prayer of Uupld , who.
Hero , u captive , cornea to you.
If your answer yes should bo ,
Keep htm prisoner for me !
Hut If you iuust toll him no.
llruukms bonds and lot him go.
Other ladles doubtless live
Who will tuko this fugitive.
1 have not decided qulto
Who I'd marry If 1 might.
.fighcst of all iii Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
TRAINING CRESIIAH FOR ' 96
Political Significance of Mr. Olovolmid's
Latest Oabinot Selection ,
WILL BE GROVER'S ' POLITICAL LEGATEE
wlr Miulo 1'iirty Man to Koap tlie He-
wnnU Knrnoil liy the \Vliecl llontai
During n llulf Century of
Conllict.
HtmtHU or TIIK HUB , i
filll FOUHTKKXTH STIIKKFt V
WASIIISIITOH , I ) . C. , Fob. in. |
Democrats In congress are asking each
ether now what political significance Hen
burled under the selection of .ludgoGrcsham
for the premiership of Mr. Cleveland's
cabinet. They cannot bring themselves to
bellovo that the Judge was chosen solely
with respect to his natural or acquired abili
ties for the position. Judge Civsham , as
everybody who has kept pace with his llto
knows , is unfamiliar with the tlutliM of sec
retary of state. Ho niiiy bo a gaod lawyer
and flll with .satisfaction the position ho has
so long occupied upon the district and cir
cuit benches of thoUnltod Stalest courts ,
but no ono has over accused him of possess
ing any skill in diplomacy or learning In In
ternational law.
On the contrary , ho is blunt , aggressive
and open in his procedure ami accomplish
ments. Whllo ho might make a good secre
tary of the Interior or postmaster general ,
no ono but Mr. Cleveland , it seems , would
have thought of him ns secretary of state , a
position requiring not only a wide range of
learning in domestic and International law
and procedure , but skill as a diplomat and
n suavity of manner which would give
power and popularity in handling men.
These democrats in congress \vlio are fa
miliar with the lifo and abilities of .ludgo
Orcsham say they llnd no great development
of character of this class , and that therefore
there must bo some underlying secret which
suggested to Mr. I'leveland lni : selection for
this delicate position. The theory most advanced -
vanced in the way of explanation is that Mr.
lireshnm is to bo President Cleveland's
political legatco ; that the incoming presi
dent has selected Mr. ( ireshain with a view
to training him for the campaign of 1MH1.
And it may bo added that this 'explanation
is not gratifying to the old-line democrats.
As was stated In these dispatches last week
It means a reformation of democratic lines
and the lopping oft of those who have con
tributed most to party success in the past.
They arc to bo relegated for newly made
party men , and a mugwump is to be trained
by Mr. Cleveland for future leadership.
Opposition to . .JurksmiVitlnlravn. .
This morning the senate committee on
Judiciary agreed to report with favorable
recommendation the nomination of Judge
Jackson to succeed the late Justice Lninur
on the supreme court bench of
the United States. The minority
withdrew all opposition and agreed
not to antagonize confirmation , which
is expected within a day or two. Chairman
Hoar of the judiciary committee hud a con
ference with the president upon the subject
last week , and after the meeting of the com
mittee today expressed the opinion that : i
nomination to 1111 the vacancy created on the
circuit bench by Judge Jackson's
promotion would not be Illlod under
this administration. This result of
the opposition to Jackson's con
firmation was anticipated a week ago in
these despatches and the probable cause for
the sudden disappearance of the democratic.
obstacles In the way of confirmation.
Dr. Dorcht'gtor'M Iiilluoiici' .
For some time the South Dakota delegates
in congress have been wondering why it was
that the money appropriated -year ago for
the establishment of Indian schools lit
Chamberlain and Hapid City had not been
expended , but was permitted to lie in the
treasury when everybody In their state de
manded that the schools , be established. It
has just been discovered that Dr. Dorchester ,
the superintendent of Indian schools , luis
opposed the establishment of these schools
and that ho has proven somewhat larger
than the powers of congress. Senator Petti-
grew and Representative Pickler will prob
ably "round'up" the obstacle in a way that
will bo interesting.
To Avoid Cholera.
Surgeon General Wyman of the marino
hospital service is taking active steps
against the invasion of cholera next spring.
The sundry civil approjiluation bill , which
passed the house and will pass the senatu
practically in its present shape , places at the
disposition of the president SlioO.OOO for the
coming emergency , and this , together with
the money not yet expended from the epi
demic disease fund , aggregates nearly 500-
000. Though the national quarantine bill
has not yet been signed by the president ,
Dr. Wyman is already preparing a list of the
foreign ports where American medical olll-
cers will be detailed by the president to in
spect all Immigrants before their departure
for the United States , In view of the grave
situation at Marseilles , Dr. Wyman today de
tailed Dr. Fairfax Irwln to proceed to that
city at once us United States medical in
spector. The remaining inspectors will bo
detailed as soon as President Harrison signs
the bill.
Wufttoru Tensions.
The following pensions granted are re
ported :
Nebraska : Original George Orme , Daniel
W. Stevens. Andrew Sharp , James W.
Thompson , Joslah V. Houscl , James Kelso ,
Cnat-le * A Ony Additional JnlliiA O , Ti\l
nmdgo , Cimrkt * n , Jones. Inorcaso Thonmt
Oram. Original -Ilonry Tornd , I'arlMi l/rro.
mini , Uobert SnowballWllllnm Umlon.Jolm
W. Denton , Alex Wnvls. Iwino I'lnrk. Charles
tlrown , taivnro I ) , tlrnkemnti Additional -
Turner Ucey , George M. Petty Hupplo-
mental -Wllllum Hufl'nmn. Increase James
Fovlno. Original widows , ote MnrgnrotU
\\clslmtn , Wllhelmlne Gehrke ,
Iowa : Original-Albert Kekkcfor-t. Philip
Hlchtoy , Meedy Hlodsworthllllam N.
nishoti , Charles Kempthorno , Daniel W.
\\oodln , John L. Herbert , Ccphtis Shtill ,
John Hess , Dudley Spntildlng , Kurnuel M.
Crook , Philip Travlt * . llenrv J , Martin ,
Charles French. Additional --John Curran ,
John M. Ditnicld , Peter Soldier. Increase-
Leandor Miller. Original widows , ete -
Anna Cotiklln , Ktlnitroth Dayton , ( mother ) .
Sarijh J. Littleton. Original llurnabus
Honham , William S , Adamsou , George K.
Wutmoro , John JJ. Hartson , Werner Uocck-
Un , Joseph MeGowan , Charles Urtiott. Jacob
H. Kpley , Alexander 10. Wilder. John L.
Clowsor , liobert L , Hoou. Additional -
\\IIllumH. II. lx > w , James Wallace. IktiJ.v
man D.ivis , D. Kobert.s. Increase David II.
HrookH , Cyrus M. Townsend , Ansel J Mar.n ,
deorge M. Vail Leuven. Ucisiiic John W.
Phoenix. Kel.ssuo ami InerenseJohn L.
Knight. Original widows , etc Katie Lahr ,
Kate Tate , Wllholmlno Semehor
South Dakota : Original George A.
llowcll. Ix'wl * Adklns , Joshua U. Harris.
Additional -Philip Freeman Original
widows , oti-- special act Olina Hanson.
OriginalHamilton It. Mel.ain. Horuca
Meaeham. 1-Mwlu F. Lake. William \V.
Smlthson , William C Kichninn
.MNcelhlncoiM ,
It Is useless forXebraskans Interested or
for an.\ body else to write here Imploring the
senators or any ono to Inteive le in behalf of
mleroscoplsts employed at tl.e South Omaha
packing houses. The secretary of agrieul
tunIs the solo Judge of this question and ho
says he will not retain a mlcroscoplst unless
there Is employment and mone-j to pa\ them
and thut it is inevitable that at least halt
of those now employed must bo dismissed
foe want of money to pay Ilietu. This is not
a case of politics or favoritism but one of
business and business reasons enl will re
tain or discharge inirroaroplsis.
President Harrison will make -
no mni-e ap
pointments of consuls or postmasters and
requests for such appointments are unavail
ing.
Congressman-elect Mercer is expected
here toni'jht.
Congressman-elr.'t Melklejohu is expected
here next week.
Senator and Mrs. P.iddoek are duo here on
Wednesday.
It is believed here by mau.v prominent
democrats that the Hon. J. Sterling Merion
of Nebraska will bo a member of President
Cleveland' * cabinet.
Secretary Noble today , in the mini-rat pro-
emptioii proof ease of M. S U Clark ami
William Khneiulorf against liuhert N
Krvln , from Hapid City , S. D. . reierted the
claim of the mineral locators , reversing the
decision of the commissioner , which now
stands against ( 'lark and Klmcndorf and In
favor of Krvin.
In the timber culture case of Jolmnnlo
Wooler against Ole J. Melham , from Water-
town , S. D. , Assistant Chandler alllrms the
decision below , dismissing the contest
Ho also alllrms the decision in the timber
culture cuso of Ilrninard Davis against
liichard K. Hawkins , from Watertown , hold
ing Hawkins' entry for cancellation
P. S. II.
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Drowned While .SliiitiiiR.
HOSTO.N , Muss. , Feb. 1U. Three unknown
persons , supposed to bo two young men and a
boy , were drowned yesterday in the Mystic
river , near the foot of Baldwin street ,
Charlestown , while skating.
J'nyene FtcM in Iiiiillen' llnmc Journal-
Accept , dear wife , this little token.
And , If between the lines you .seek ,
You'll llnd the love I've of tun spoken
The lu > e I'll always love to speak.
Our little ones are making merry
With unco' ditties rhymed In Jest.
lint In the.su lines , though awkward very ,
The genuine urtlclu's expressed !
You nro so fair and sweet and tender ,
Deaf , brown-eyed llttlo sweetheart mine ,
As when , a callow youth , and slender ,
1 asked to bo your valentine.
' *
Wlmt thoiizh these years of ours 1)0/le'otlnff ?
What though the yours iifyoulli bu llowu ?
I'll mock Hid Kioncx n'lth ruuVatliig :
"I love my love , uud her aionol"
And when I full before Ills reaping ,
And when my .sliitterlnj : speech Is doua.
Think not my love is dead or sleeping ,
lint that It walls for you to como.
So tuko , dear love , this llttlo token ,
And If there speaks In any line
Tho-scntlment , I'll fain IIUMI.spoken ,
Say , will you Jclss your valentine. ?
NATURAL FRUIT FLW/ORS. /
1 Vanilla Of perfect purity
S Lemon Of great strength-
I Grange Economy In their uso.
iROSOjilC.
Flavor as delicately
and deiic-Iaucly a ? the fresh fruit
est Manufacturers and Kot.illurj
of ulothliiB In tlu WorlU.
He'll be surprised
If he isn't scared plumb to death. . Now WG don't
expect to frighten the life out of
anybody , but just as surely as
this gentleman is to be startled ,
just so surely will we surprise
all who call before we take out
that dividing wall. We are
making the cut of our lives on
our prices , preferring to give you
the benefit of the damage that
ilust will do , blorc the damage is done. That's reason
able , ain't it ? And isn't it fair1 ? Of courre we want to
sell our goods and the sooner the better and what's the
use of getting them damaged ? They wouldn't be any
lower in price. Tailors can't fit you any better with
overcoats or suits , and our hats and furnishings are
guatanteed the best. We are first class clothiers of boys
and men. Buy now before we raise the dust.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
Btoro open ovnry ovonlnj till 0.31 § ( fl , ( JW |
tinturduy Ulliu