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A CHICAGO inlllloimiru says that ho
hits mndo moat of his money by holding
his tongue. It in u good holding if ono
only knows when to realize on it.
AN KMJNKNT Btatlstlciim ilguros it out
to his own satisfaction that the popula
tion of this country a century hence will
bo 300,000,000. Now is the time to Bottle
in Nebraska and avoid the rush.
THE governor of South Carolina de
clares that his fight with the railroad
companies is to a finish. Ho will prob
ably find that the companies are up to
nil of the line points of "ring" tactics.
TUB state of Now York is now practi
cally out of debt , and if the legislature
'adopts the recommendation of the con
troller she will owe nothing u few
months hence. Well , why should not
the Empire state be out of debt ? It is
bettor than paying interest.
A CONFERENCK of physicians in Now
York has decided that oleomargarine is
not a wholesome article of food because
it takes twelve times as long to digest it
as it does to digest butter. The gov
ernor of that state has recommended
that the use of oleomargarine in the
state institutions bo abolished by law.
THE London Spectator's view in regard
to the Hawilan question is characteris
tic. It says that the United States may
have the islands , as England would bo
able to capture them without any difll-
culty in the event of war , and in times of
peace they would bo as useful to her as
they wore under the native dynasty.
There is a glimmer of reason in this view
of the case.
THOSE enthusiastic people who are
eager to go to the Hawaiian islands to
live will do well to bear in mind the fact
that the Pacific ocean is a big and
lonely body of water. The steamer City
of Pokln , which recently reached San
Francisco with a broken shaft , sailed
1,2-10 miles without sighting a vessel ,
and she was looking for ono with a good
deal of earnestness.
THOSE democratic newspapers that
are mildly criticising Mr. Cleveland bo-
lausohclms passed over many leading
lights of his party and selected some
comparatively obscure men in making
up his cabinet would doubtless bo sur
prised if they know all of the inside
facts iu the case. There is reason to bo-
llovo that n good many of these promi
nent democrats declined cabinet placet
for various reasons host known to thorn'
solves. Feasibly some of them though !
they were too young to die politically.
ONE of the principal resources ol
Michigan , and ono to which her wealth
is very largely due , is her timber sup
ply. That this must bo rapidly dimin
ishing is shown by the fact that lasl
year the output of timber from the mills
ofthatstato was : i,70i,2.j7,000 , , , foot , val
ued at 800,000,000 , and the shingle pro
duction was also enormous , amounting U
$0,000,000. The lumber output was 200 , .
000,000 feet greater in 1892 than in 1891
and the output of shingles was als (
vastly increased. How many years sar :
this go on before the state is denuded o
timber ?
UNSKASONAHMS weather has its olTecl
on the trade of jobbing centers , as fs
clearly shwn by the tabulated returns
from the cleaving houses of the grcal
cities a ? reported by liradstreet's
Nca ly the whole country has sulToret
through the feororo cold and storms , ant
other influences have had a disquieting
effect on business. Omaha has been nc
exceptl jn ta the rule , and shows but
slight Increase in volume of trade ovoi
the corresponding week of last year , 5.1
per cent. 13ut this is bettor than tlu
decrease reported from some of the Gate
City's less favored business competitors ,
TUB Street llaihcuy liwieio , a journa
do/otod to the Interests of the streol
railroads of the country , objects to tlu
criticism of the companies on account o
inadequate facilities and explains thai
the complaints which have booncommoi
in the northern cities this winter Imvi
been duo to the fact that the severity o
the weather has causid many people ti
rldo who would not ordinarily use tin
cars. This explanation will hardl ;
apply to Omaha. There has been littl"
snow in this city this winter am
there have boon few days whoi
people who wished to walk could not d <
BO without discomfort. The trouble ha
been a lack of cars ta handle the natura
passenger business in a satisfactory man
nor. The number of people in this cit ;
who patronize the street railway lines i
growing and It is neco. sary that h :
creased facilities should be provided fo
thorn , especially in the morning an
evening hours , during which the travo
la groutout.
TKIlttinitK If THUK ,
The fillowlng letter directed to the
editor of tills paper nnd bearing the post-
nark of the asylum at Lincoln reached
thl * oflliM a few days ago. Tlio rcquoit
of the writer to give it to the public In
complied with In order that attention
may bo called In the most public way pos
sible tt > the CJinphvlnt made therein.
The lottnr is written in a good , legi
ble hand and the style dooj not indicate
the slightest trace of Insanity on'thopart
of the author , who evidently Inn mail a
nom do plume as u matter of precaution.
Asrr.tM , LINCOLN , Fob. 14. To the Editor
of Tim UEB : For the sake of God nnil
Immunity make nn appeal to the legis
lature to have this living hell opened to the
light of the world. It , Is a prison pen for the
incarceration of women whoso liliertlno hus
bands wish to deprive of liberty , nnd through
their unprincipled attorneys accomplish
their purpose. It needs ventilation even
more than the pen. A woman Journalist
you know well is the writer of this. Plc.iso
publish. Nr.Mr. is.
This is a Devolution of torrlblo de
pravity. If what the writer charges Is
true , and there have been such cases ,
the viothns of man's inhumanity should
be liberated and the monsters who have
had them incarcerated in an Insane asy
lum should bo prosecuted to the fulloat
extent.
The legislative committees should
promptly avail themselves of this oppor
tunity to make n searching inquiry into
the clans of patients that would properly
come under this head. The original
letter embjdying the complaint is at
their disposal.
Tin ; I'OH'Kit up iTiiMt : u//.vio.v. /
The inlluenco of public opinion as a
menus of correcting evils which from
time to time become so llagrunt as to
arouse popular indignation and appeal
strongly for remedial action ha- ) re
cently bivjn illustrated in this country
by the downfall of the lluadingco.il
combination and the serious weakening
of other allied monopolies which are now
struggling to maintain an existence.
This is a crucial period for the trusts , and
the difficulties which they are encoun
tering are to bo attributed entirely to
the steady pressure of popular dlsap- .
proval that has been brought to boar
upon them. The coal combination , the
sugar trust , the cordage trust , the lead
trust , tlio whisky trust and others of
similar character which arc preying
uporrtho people in contravention of law
and public policy and in open and avowed
defiance of pop.ular sentiment are all
under a cloud and are beginning to reap
the whirlwind.
It is a necessary condition of the suc
cessful operation of such unlawful enter
prises as these that they should bo able
to command ample financial support.
So long as they are left unmolested they
have llttlo difficulty in obtaining money ,
but when they are made defendants in a
dozen courts and arc the objects of restric
tive legislation on every hand it Is not sur
prising that capitalists should become
wary and refuse to take the chances in
volved in lending money upon their
securities. The allied corporations
have thus far met with remarkable
success in their resistance to
legal proceedings brought to destroy
thorn , but the bankers who aid them
with capital are far-sighted enough to
perceive that the influence of u persis
tent popular demand for relief must
soon sap their strength and render their
securities worthless. When they arc
no longer able to command money they
must go down. When their stocks be
gin to depreciate the confidence of capi
talists will doubtless bo withdrawn
abruptly , as was the case the other day ,
when the Reading hustled des
perately for money and could
not find It. The unloading
of securities upon the public on the
part of the Insiders in these various
trusts has boon a conspicuous feature of
recent stock transactions. These men
who have carried all the trust stocks
they could struggle under as long us
bankers would accept collateral are now
glad to stand from under and escape
the disaster that threatens on every
hand.
The power of public opinion as a
means of remedy against extortion of
the kind now complained of cannot be
doubted. It may take years to accom
plish all that Is desired , but the signs
of the times afford encouragement.
Tin : SILVKII coMMioMisK
The measure framed by ox-So'nator
Carlisle , It is presumed with the ap
proval of Mr. Cleveland , intended as n
compromise on the silver question , has
not boon received with much favor
either by the silver men or the anti-
silver men In congress. The general
feeling regarding It appears to be , as
stated by the Washington correspondent
of the Philadelphia Ledger , whoSo information
mation in matters of this kind Is usually
very trustworthy , that so far as furnish
ing a remedy for the bad olTeots of the
present law is concerned there is nothing
substantial in the compromise. Tills
will bo apparent from an examination of
the measure.
It provides that the secretary of the
treasury shall sot aside a quantity of
silver bullion now hold , Including the
quantity already coined , sulllolont to re
deem the treasury notes Issued against it ,
and shall then proceed tboalnat the rate
of 83,000,000 , per month the residue , which
is to bo turned into the treasury cash.
That is , the difference between the com
mercial and coinage value of the silver
bullion purchased under the act of 1890
shall bo coined into standard dollars. It
Is estimated that this difference la
about $40,000,000 , so that its coinage
would occupy the mints for a period ol
about fifteen months , during which
what Is known as the Sherman net would
be suspended. The coinage value of the
silver bullion hold on February 1 was
over $133,000,000 , , and the amount ol
treaiury notes outstanding is 8124,000-
000. Over thirty million standard silvoi
dollars have been coined from bull lot
purchased under the act of 1890. This
amount the proposed bill provides shall
bo sot aside against the treasury note :
outstanding. These notes are secured
under existing law by the silver bullioi
at Its commercial value , at pros
out 81 cents per ounce o
ISO grains , while the silver cor
tillcates issued under the net of 1878 arc
represented oy silver dollars of 412i
grains. The measure further provide :
that holders of standard dollars to I *
coined undoi * the bill may exchange
them at the treasury for certificates sim
ilar to thtwo issued under the act of
1H7S , whloh ate redeemable in silver.
Under existing law the treasury note ?
which tire redeemable In coin represent
the commercial value of the bullion
hold. The proposed compromise bllf
would reduce this measure of security
by making the treasury notes represent
standard dollars and place thorn on a
level with silver certificates.
The cjinprotnlso measure moans the
resumption of the coinage of the stand
ard silver dollars , the suspension of
the purchase of silver until wo have
coined all the seigniorage bullion on
hand , which it is estimated will occupy
the mints for a period of about fifteen
months , after which the purchase of
silver Is to bo resumed , and the depreci
ation of tlio treasury note * redeemable
in coin. It is impossible to sco in what
respect this measure would Improve
the financial situation , and It is
not surprising that the republicans
of the house promptly declared that
they would not support It , or that
democrats opposed to enlarging the coin
age of silver are hostile to it. The com
promise would issue about 40.000,000 now
silver dollars worth about 70 cents each ,
which would bo In clear violation of the
declaration of the Chicago platform
against any now silver coin not in
trinsically and oxchangoably equal to
the gold coin of the same denomination.
There isvno possibility of such a meas
ure passing the present congress , ami Its
chances will probably bo no bettor in the
next one.
IIV/KKK SltAl , ! , tt'K GK'P TUB GOLD.
In view of the fact that within a short
time , how short no ono can predict with
any degree of certainty , the government
will bo compel led to fortify its gold re
serve , probably by issuing bonds , the
question us to where the gold is to bo ob
tained is obviously most pertinent. Ac
cording to the last report of the secre
tary of the treasury the stock of gold iff
the United Stated November 1 , 1892 , wai
approximately , in round numbers , $030-
000,000. , By the same authority the
gold coin in circulation at that
date was $411,000,000. The report of the
director of the mint , transmitted to congress -
gross n few days ago , estimates the stock
of gold on January 1 , 1893 , to have boon
in round millibars $110,090,030. The
latest information regarding the treas
ury gold reset vo status tlio amount to bo
$103,000,000 , the fraction being the ex
cess over the amount required to bo
kept on hand for the redemption of the
legal toiidor notes. Deducting this
amount from the estimate of the
director of tlio mint it would seem that
the stock of gold in the country outside
of the national treasury is $34(5,000,000. (
Tlioso figures would appear to indlcato
that the government should have no
difficulty in obtaining all the gold neces
sary , whether by issuing bonds or in
exchange for legal tender notoj , to meet
every probable demand for specie to go
abroad. With such a supply of gold in
the country as is officially reported all
talk about the , danger of Invading the
permanent treasury reserve or of gold
going to a premium would seem to be
preposterous. Yet these things are
seriously represented to bo possible
under existing conditions , if not indeed
probable. It is suggested .that if bonds
are offered to the general public upon
the stipulation that they shall bo
paid for in gold the takers of thorn will
most probably draw from the treasury
itself the gold needed , and thus leave
the gold fund just whore It Is. The idea
behind this is that there Is no gold lying
around in people's pockets and money
drawers which can bo scraped together
to the amount of $30,000,000. The banks
of Now York have in their possession
about $75,000,000 in gold , but if they
should turn two-thirds of that aimun't
into the national treasury in exchange
for bonds it would necessitate the with
drawal from public circulation of enough
lawful money to make good the 23 per
cent reserve they uro required to keep
against their deposits , and which the
surrender of $50,000,090 in gold would
deplete. The ofi'ect of this would bo u
currency contraction detrimental to
business.
From reports regarding negotiations
with foreign bankers , which it Is to ba
observed may bo without authority , it
would scorn that the treasury officials
are iu. doubt as to whether gold bonds
could bo disposed of in this country. It
is'said that syndicates have boon formed
batwcon Now York and foreign bankers
for the delivery of gold to the govern
ment in exchange for bonds. This is not
incredible , aud yet the probability Is not
great that the government could find
foreign buyers under existing circum
stances for $30,003,030 , of gold bonds. It
is more than likely that every govern
ment jf Europe would offer a stubborn
resistance to the withdrawal of such an
amount of gold from their banks at this
time for transfer to the treasury of the
United States , and in that event no great
European bank or banking firm would
venture upon the operation , The
dilemma which the situation thus pre
sents is "manifestly a most perplexing
ono. The government credit , involved
in the maintenance of specie payments ,
must bo maintained. As the situation
now stands tlio national treasury
possesses only 83,030,030 of gold with
which to do this , and this may bo swept
n\vay within the next few days. There
Is gold enough in the country , but will
these who hold it come to the assistance
of the government ? Tills question must
bo speedily answered , and the response
must come from the bankers of the
country , who control Its stock of gold.
MAJOR HALFOKD gets a most desira
ble assignment at the outset of his careoi
us a paymaster in the army. Ho will ac
company ox-Secretary Foster to Paris as
the disbursing officer for the represen
tatives of the United States is the Bering
sea arbitration court and will probably
spend several months In Europe. The
court will shortly convene and It Is un
derstood will Immediately adjourn for i
month , which will give Major Ilulfori
an opportunity to see many points of in
terest in the old world , Ho has well
earned the recreation which this wll
glvo him and it is to bo hoped that hi
will derive great benefit from it.
COLORADO leads in the production o
si. ver , the output of the state last yeai
imoimtlng to2J,000,03D onniw * , or nearly
mlf the tital for the whole country ,
vhlch was r > S,030,000 OUIIPOJ. Montana
auks next , with a production In 180.3 of
v llttlo over 17,000,000 ounces. It thus
ipponrs tlmfflfil other silver-producing
states and tomtortos yielded together
only abiutITyooo.OOO ounces , which
shows a deollnoiCor most of them. It is
; fact that thlver Interests of Nevada
uid Idaho havwaufforod by reason of the
all in the prfjjj-pf silver , but this seems
, o have had nVmeoi In Colorado , where
, ho production | ras larger last year than
over before. ( Wi It costs less to mine
silver In that state than elsewhere It Is
very profitable Industry , oven at the
ircsont market price of the bullion.
OTHKIt l..lil > il Tlt.tX OUll ! ! .
Today Gibraltar1 only bo victualed by
, ho peed will of Spain. If England shoull
bo at war with Spain It would bo necessary ,
s.iys a writer who has p.iM muoh attention
.o naval matters , In order to got supplies
Into Gibraltar , to silence the bitterlos on the
Spanish shores. Under modern conditions
u.uterios of the most sclantlnc construction
cannot ho silenced except by landing a force
iblo to capture thorn , This would necessl-
rUto an invasion of Sp.ilu on a cansMorablo
scale. It may bo said tint if Gibraltar is of
no use to England as against Spain It may
lioof us3a3aalnn somj ether power. To
.his the answer Is made , however , that
Spain is known to bo anxious to got posses
sion of Gibraltar nnd would hnvo a strong
temptation * .o como to terms with an cnomy
of England who should promlsa to hand
over Gibraltar to the possession of
Sp'iin. The writer proposes to make the
anxiety of Spain to get possession of Gibral
tar the basis of a "trade. " Gibraltar would ,
of course , bo far more valuable to Spain than
io any ether power ; she could support the
; ) lace with her entire national resources ,
Spain would bo in the position toward
ibrnltar of Franco toward Toulon and of
England toward Portsmouth. The writer
iiroposcs that a bargain should bo miido with
Spain , by which Spain should got possession
of Gibraltar and should cede to England the
Spanish possessions on the coast of Morocco ,
which are of no value to Spain , but which
would make a good naval station. The Eng
lish , as is well known , have of late taken a
lively interest In Morocco. It is pretty safe
to say , however , that the practical considera
tions on the side of the proposed measure
would have to bo very strong inJoad to in
duce the British nation to consent that their
Hag shall no longer wave above the famous
Mediterranean fortress.
#
* #
Although as a rule the attempts made In
the old world to interfere with the liberty
of the press meet with little sympathy In
this country , yet It is dinieult to blumo the
French government for Its recent action In
securing the cnactinent of a law whereby
utterances cither in the nowspapsrs or on
the platform calculated to inclto the with
drawal of saving 1 banks deposits are de
clared punishable by a heavy flno and a max
imum term of tp ears imprisonment. The
administration tfas been forced to adopt this
course , and to secufo this legislation in order
to put a stop to th3 resent and partially suc
cessful endeavors made by the monarchists
to create a run o'it'fiio ' savings banks with
the view of lnju in < r the republican govern
ment. Taking advantage of the uneasy
feeling eroatod iy the Panama scan -
dais , the newsQpers devoted to the
eausoof the Qpnfto do Paris and ol Prlnco
Victor Bonaparr&Nn1ivetu'ob'ri d'eiioUncing the
savings banks as establishments "without
bottom , " os 'liriuIcTto b o plunderol by the
of the " aud ' 'certain
ministry day , as to
suspend Iu the event of war. " Inasmuch as
the deposits in the French savings banks
amount in the aggregate to about § 300,000- ,
000 , and ns moreover the money thus deposited -
posited is invested in government bonds , it
will bo roadlly seen that any sudden paniu
or any preconcerted run upon these great
financial reservoirs of French thrift-would
bo likely to affect very seriously both the
financial and general security of the nation.
Under the circumstances the drastic law
dealing with the matter , and which has
Just been enacted by the French Chambars ,
will meet with widespread approval , oven
in this great land of freedom.
#
King Humbert of Italy , although most
unaffected , simple and cordia.1 In his manner
toward the lower classes of his subjects , is
very constrained , stiff and unbending
toward the members of the aristocracy. To
the latter ho rarely accords the honor of a
handshake , whereas ho tenders his hand
very freely to people in the humbler wallcs
of life. The result is that his popularity Is
far greater with tlio masses than with the
classes , the latter of whom do not hesltato
to nickname him "tho King of the Mar
mots , " partly on account of his Savoyard
origin , and partly , too , In consequonoo of
his predilection for. what the great Iloman
nobles are pleased to regard as "low com
pany. " Possibly this attitude of the king Is
attributable in some measure to the fact
that many of the great Roman houses , such
ns the Colonnastho Masslms , the Cencis and
others , consider their own ancestry nnd
lineage infinitely more illustrious and ancient
than that of King Humbert , regarding the
House of Savoy ns of relatively modern
origin and of a parvenu character. ' The re
sult Is that they in many cases decline to
accord to tlio king the tokens of respact dun
from a subject to his sovereign , and oven go
so far as to decline to bow to him in the
street. Of course , the king resents this and
does not hesltato on his sldo to manifest a
considerable amount of indifference and cold
ness toward the Iloman aristocracy.
*
*
r It Is announced that Lord Rosobery has
consented to refer England's long-standing
territorial dispute with Venezuela to arbitra
tion. This Is only.to , go b vck to the position
ho took when in tl bTorelgn ofllco during Mr.
Gladstone's former ministry. Arrangements
for arbitration Wor.n ) then undor.Uoo J to bo
Jn a forward condition , but Lord Salisbury ,
when ho came in. upset them all on grounds
whlchvroroallojflto Us psrsonal. So the
affair has draggcrifllong for the past six
years , thoBrltisluill the while strengthen
ing their hold ujwu the territory which
Venezuela clatmoj. a id tlu Venezuelans all
the while protesUiTj nnl making futile
throats of forclblo resistance. The distracted
condition of their doi.iostlo affairs for the
last two years hujJU Jmowlttt overshadowed
this foreign compilation , but now that Gen
eral Crespo socinsj have established him
self In power the yn > apoct of n settlement of
the controversy with Great Britain will bo
doubly pleasant. "Arbitration Is alltlr.it
Venezuela has ever asked , Is all tlrat our
government h-as exerted Its good o.tlcas to
obtain for her from England , and thu Ven
ezuelan ciatm to the territory In question
seems to ho uuniutcntly well founded to
Justify tno expectation that the arbitrators
will call upon Gr jat Britain to give up any
extension of British Guiana.
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#
The fidelity of the French army to the
existing government of the republic Is ono of
the tilings on whloh President Carnet and
his friends count , In the struggles of the mon
archists and aristocrats against the present
constitution. The Orleans faction and even
the BonapartUU have begun to make a stir ,
and If there wcro any popular ponenil , such
as Botilangor onto was , to make a mutiny In
the army the crisis might soon bccomo scrl
ou3. But the downfall of Boulaugor and the
wretched connection which the rmmt of
Paris had formed with tint conscienceless
ndventurer hit Tornado It dinicult to rally the
nrmy or the people to tlio Orlo in.s causo. As
for the Hon.ip.irtes.thoy h I\M very much gone
to seed , nnd thotr day soo-ns tow to ho quite
past , happily for the world.
An Ktplnmtt Inn Thit r. plilm. ;
KaHMl t'lloiiriiiil. | / .
It may ho proper to explain that the Gunii
case In the Kansas supreme court Is not n
case against Governor Lewclltng for carryIng -
Ing n concealed Gatllng.
A Terror to Hare * .
tVifftj ( < ) TrfhiiliC.
Ono of the peculiar features of Judge
Grcsham's present position Is thai , the oflloo-
hunting here Is altogether at a loss to Unow
what pressure to bring to bear upon him.
From lltily iliihii to Holy Ororgc.
h'nitKis Cllu Jmtrnal
The attorney general under the now ad
ministration Is described ns n strict Presby
terian , a regular chtirch-poer and the teacher
of a bible class in Sunday school. The witty
democratic editors who have been accus
tomed to refer to the present postmaster gen
eral as "Holy John" can go right on with
their fun , merely changing off to "Holy
George. "
Snolihrry.
iil. LoiittcpiiJiffc. { .
There Is more snobbery in the District 'of
Columbia than In any other place in the
United States , and now the District of Co
lumbia snobs are trying to make a holy show
of Mr. Cleveland by having him drawn
through the streets In a carriage with four
black horses with whlto trimmings and with
footmen in whlto livery. It Is an outrage to
try to use a democratic president in this way
merely to draw crowds to the Washington
hasherles.
ThU U Pnpllllmi IMuiiMiro.
Atjidldm Times.
While Grover Cleveland has disgraced
himself and humiliated the democracy of the
country by appointing a republican secretary
of state , ho has done much to stem thoangrv
tide against him in the west by appointing .1.
SCorling Morton as secretary of agriculture.
Until recently the Times hail been a dutiful
follower of the political teachings of the
Sago of Arbor lodge. When Morton made
his campaign last fall solely in the interests
of his republican opponent we lost a measure
of our respect for the man. But desplto
personal feelings , wo are pleased with the
appointment. It honors Nebraska as a state
and will delight allucmocrats. Mr. Morton ,
in point of ability , will oufl-ank any other
cabinet onlcer , and although the secretary
of agriculture Is regarded as the tail end of
the cabinet , Morton will como pretty near
making the tail wag the dog. Morton Is
vain , but vanity is an impetus. Ho is an
aristocrat , but a teacher of univcrsallsm.
Ho will lend grace , diirnlty nnd ability to the
olllco. Without roll-acting a word of past
criticism , the Times is pleased with the
preferment of Mr. Morton.
ThU Is thu Talk.
Acu > York Sun.
Sterling Morton bus stood up as straight
as a trivet for his Ideas of democracy. Ho
has never Joined in with the grangers or
populists of the Bug-Eater state for printing
press money , subtreasuries or other idiocy.
Ho has stuck to straight democracy In Ne
braska , and sometimes has gia con
siderable degree of solitude thereby. He
whacked away at protection before some
of the young gentlemen who uro now pro
jecting above the horizon had put
away Ion ? stockings and assumed the manly
trousers. Ho is a freu-tr.idcr such ns Prof.
William Graham Sumner or Prof. Arthur
Latham Perry rejoices In exceedingly , and
the latter has inscribed a book to him. Ho
hates protection worse than ho hates foot
and month disease or a fellow that cuts down
a tree unnecessarily. Ho stands squarely
on the democratic platform. "I believe , " ho
sald n Saturday , "that the government has
no right to tax except to obtain a revenue
for Its support. "
That is the talk ! Mr. Morton drives a
straight economic furrow , and , having
put his hand to the plow , will not turn back.
( inno Mud.
1'ittKlinra Dtiiialcli.
Partisanship gone crazy Is an Instructive ,
though not enchanting , sight. In view of the
tendency to push the partisan spirit beyond
the rule of rhyme or reason it is pertinent to
call attention to the awful example of the
two specimen republican organs. Ono of the
examples is the ; Iowa State Register , which
has discovered a second Benedict Arnold in
the presidential chair. "Tho treason of
Benedict Arnold is no more ignominious than
that of Benjamin Harrison. " This Is a
rather strong specimen of raving , but it hap
pens to be outdone by n newspaper so near to
President Harrison as the Indianapolis
Journal. That sheet , with a close approach
to frothing at the mouth , discovers a second
advent of Judas Iscariot In the person of
Judge Walter Q. Grcsham. With Benedict
Arnold Just leaving the presidential chair by
the constitutional method and Judas Iscariot
going into the State department in the same
way the inference is irresistible that the
country is going to the dogs. The pessimism
of organic partisanship has not been quite so
acute stneo democratic editors discovered a
.Nero in President Lincoln and a Caligula in
General Grant. A lunatic asylum should
open its hospitable doors to thcso dis
traught editors of the partisan variety.
J'-OH HONEST T.EGISr..lTlOX.
Long Pine Journal ( rep. ) : A combination
of the honest members of the legislature
ought to bo able to constitute an harmon
ious , working nuorum. By such means
some honest legislation may bo accomplished
for the stato.
Wakofleld Republican : There nro honest
men in the legislature. They can do nothing
which will give the people greater satisfac
tion than to got together , stay together and
glvo the stat < o an allopathic dose of genuine
reform legislation.
O'Neill Frontier ( rep. ) : The republican
party of the future in the state of Nebraska
depends a great deal upon the way the re
publicans handle themselves during the
present session. The Frontier trusts they
may not bo blind to the importance of the
situation.
Papilllon Republican : If too much bull-
hcadcdnoss Is not displayed by all parties
in the legislature of Nebraska' great deal
of good can bo accomplished. It is not
economy or good sense for members of this
great law-making body to oppose a good
measure simply because it was not intro
duced by a member of the party by which
they wore elected. If a man votes outside
of his party animations because ho believes
it to bo right ho should bo commended rather
than condemned. Lot us have good legis
lation no matter by whom it is brought
about.
Mlnden Gazette ( rep. ) : What the average
oltizen of Nebraska wants of the legislature
Is to got down to business aud do something
besides pander to the wishes of the gang
who are on hand at every session looking for
"snaps. " There are always a lot of follows
who hang around and never tire of reciting
the great aud good things they have douo for
the party nnd the successful candidates , and
who claim recognition for services rendered ,
when , ns a matter of fact , the battles are
always harder to light because these fellows
Insist upon crowding themselves in nnd
doing things which tiio better clement
doesn't oxuctly endorse , but iu a measure
has to bo responsible for. Wo have too
many "mercenary fallows In the republican
party In Nebraska , and U Is nearly tlmo to
give them a vacation. If would show bettor
sense to break up the gang than to lot the
gang break up thu party.
T.I Mi'IS UllK.tl' ,
C.Mcago Kewi ,
There's lots o' qiiiilnt ol' sayln's
1'vo notlcud In my day
lllg truths and solid prlticlplus
Told in tlio ( tliortust way.
My fntliur list to liuvo onu ,
An' tliHlslum It run :
"Tulk's clump , my boy , " ho list to say ,
"Hut iiionoy buys tlio lun.
I own the Niiyln'ti liomoly ,
UiullKiililiid nnd rough ;
lint thuu It lolls Ji-st what you moan.
An' lolls It forlof enniiKh.
An' wliun you git to thlnUIn'
How Hhort Is llfu'u thin span ,
It's well to mill' "tluit talk Is cheap ,
Hut money Lmy.i thu lun' .
'Twon't do to boast nn' bluster
An1 bras on' try to blurt ;
An'don't you Kit to tlilnkln
ThU world "uln't up to biiulT. "
Ills ; an' whileyou'roblowlu
Your own bazoo , my wan. ,
Tliero's homu ono hiiuorIn' , "talk U cheap ,
Hut money buys thu liui' . "
BRITISH TEXTILE TRADE.
I'.ITocI of thn t , M of tlm Aiiirrlcnn Mnrkot
c u Ono or KiiRlnml'n Chief Imliinlrlcs. .
Among the Industries In Great Britain
most seriously affected by llio protective
policy of tlio present administration the
manufacture of tcxtllo fabrics. The cotton
spinners and manufacturers of South
Lancashire three months ago gnvo
out that their trade had suffered
so much from the exclusion from the Ameri
can market and general depression at homo
that they were compelled to demand
a 5 per cent reduction In the wages
of their employes. fit consequence
of this demand s omo 150,000 worif people ,
mostly women nnd gins , have been Idle over
since. Negotiations nro now tit progress
looking to n compromise on th'j basis of a
" ; i percent reduction now , and a furluorUW
percent reduction , or a return to the pre
vious rate at the und of three months ,
according to the condition of trade at that
tlmo. H Is calculated that by this strike the
? iVcri , ? JVvo lost ll un"1 ot something
lllolSOOUOO in wages , and the employers
not loss than $5XXHX ( ) ( ) .
But this great strike does not bv nnv
means represent the full extent of tho'offee't
which McKinley's law has had upon British
trade. Many llrms have removed a part nr
tlio whole of tlioir machinery to this country
or to Spain , leaving many of their
former employes to look for work elsewhere.
Others have closed up a portion of their
mills or only keep them going short time.
Ono largo and famous llrm in the west riding
\orksUrc , Sir Titus Salt , Sons & Co. .
limited , was for a long tlmo in very low
water nnil last summer a mooting of the
shareholders , which was summoned" for the
purpose , agreed that the company could not
continue on the existing lines nnd steps were
set on foot to wind it up. Some time pre
viously tlio company Had opened a branch at
Bridgeport , Conn. , but this endeavor to re
tain the American custom bv escaping the
tariff was not a success and it is partly to
the money sunk In this enterprise that the
failure was ascribed. Immediately after the
shareholders mooting last August steps wcro
sut on foot for a reorganization of the com
pany and It is now announced that the whole
concern has been purchased by n syndicate of
tour loi.-al manufacturers. During the time
the negotiations have been in progress the
works have been kept running , although the
full uumoer ot workpeople has not been em
ployed.
Tno purchase of the now syndicate In
cludes not merely the mill , at which some
4,000 , hands are employed , but also the vil
lage of Saltaire , the business at Bridgeport ,
Conn. , having already been sold to the gen
tlemen who were carrying it on. Saltaire , a
village of several thousand people , was
built by the late Sir Titus Salt , the founder
of tlio linn which has Just sold out. It is
situated on the banks of the Alre , three
mile ? north of Bradford nnd ten miles west
of Leeds. It is built on the rectangular
plan , much after the style of an American
city. It has no saloons though
there are several Just outside Its
boundaries but it has a Wcsleyan
and a Congregational church ; a largo high
school of good standing and a public club
and institute all of which are under the su
pervision of an elective board of governors ,
and a hospital and almshouses. It is an
nounced that the now syndicate will lay
down now engines and machinery through
out the whole of the works and adapt the
premises to tlio requirements of the times In
all departments. It will continue to deal
with alpaca and mohair , from which in its
early days the llrm made Its greatest profits ,
as well as cashmcro and botany , in the spin
ning department ; while in the manufactur
ing branch It will continue to produce
worsted coatings , serges and every class of
all wool fabrics which fushion demands. It
Is perhaps for Its plush and silk manufac
tures that the linn Is host known in this
country , but nothing is said iu the now ar
rangement about the continuance of these
branches of Industry. It may bp added that
the retiring company was incorporated in
18S1 with a share capital of $3,7oO,000 ; the
price paid for the concern by the now syndi
cate has not been made public.
The Hopkins Transoceanic Specialty com
pany made its debut in Omaha last evening
at tlio Boyd. It came to town trumpeted in
advance by such newspaper criticisms , ot
laudations rather , and statements of the
management as made the wary theater goers
of experience smllo the smile of the
Incredulous. At once , bo It said ,
superlatives only can bo used In speaking of
the company's performance ; it commands
the highest praise as a whole , and each indi
vidual act Is super-excellent. It is a "vari
ety show" and calls itself so a fact infi
nitely refreshing to the critic who weekly is
called on to chronicle the presen
tation of inferior variety "business"
masked in the much abused name ol
comedy. But the specialties of the Hopkins
combination can claim the right to bo styled
artistic. Every feature of the entertain
ment Is clean , clover and faultless ; every
thing attempted Is perfectly performed. The
performers uro all Kuropeans of continental
reputation in their several specialties.
The program opens with an extremely
clever exposition of trapeze work by Nizar-
ros and Thora , who came straight from the
Paris Hippodrome. Then Fulgora , a "light
ning change artist , " delights the onlookers
by his assumption of an infinite variety of
characters , from n drum major to a German
peasant girl , from an Irish market woman tea
a soldier of the old Continental army of ' 70.
His description of how the last Brooklyn
handicap was won , with kale doscopic
changes showing the leading Jockeys in
their di stinctivo colors , is dramatic t a
degree , while , a llttlo later , ho tells a ten
der llttlo tnlo of nn Incident on n
1 Mr I lie sloopor.
Then came the Ulxon brothers , and the
program's profession that they nro "n show
lit themselves" Is modest. They tire musical
clowns who nro really musical nmltinny i
their act has features never before seen thU
sldo the Atlantic , und hut evening's nudlcnco
would not bo satlslled with anything
less than n triple recall. The Allisons
do some very clover dnncina nnd Whllty ,
nnd Leonard nro acceptable Irish character '
people. And then , Just before the appear
ance of the bright particular star of the
Hopkins constellation , iM. Strcttl plays from
hisiplacoln the orchestra two of his own
comHSltlons | for the violin , a clever villnnoMo
and a characterful polka faiitastlquo , the
latter In response to n vociferous encore.
Strottl Is a Parisian violinist who Is almost v
great In his art , and his playing U one of
the most pleasing features of the evening's
entertainment.
Then appears Trewoy. Thcro Is hut 0110
Trowey nnd ho Is with the Hopkins com
pany this season. Last evening ho made his
IIrat nppcaranco In Omaha nnd tlioso who
assisted In front have now a memory of the
greatest artist In his line of this generation
In any country. In his lines , It should bo
said ; for Trowey is n conjurer , a Juggler , *
n classic pantomimtst , a shailowgraphlstand
several other things , nnd In all a master
artist. He gave a new word to the amuse
ment world , Trcweylsm , which the Paris
Figaro llrst used years ago to chnractcrlzo
his marvelous facial performance.
His net last evening began
with some line pinto twirling
nnd balancing and other Juggling work ,
changed to feats of conjuring Hermann
could never surpass , followed by his world-
famous faeinl'representatlou ' of two dozen odd
types of humanity , with no other aid to his
mnrvclously mobile features than a hat brim
of Iloxlblo foil , closing his part In
the ; entertainment nil too soon with
a series of shadowgraph pictures
formed by his wonderful lingers nnd thrown
on n transparency , ; in act that charmed the
spectator to quiet appreciation of the work ,
later breaking in vociferous applause that
recalled 'Trowey ' , lure armed , again nnd
ngaln. Trowey is unique. Ho displays nil
the marvelous art of pantomime that
present day theater-goers hear old stager.4
enthuse over as belonging peculiarly to the
golden days of drama by gesture.
After Trewoy , two very clover ladles ,
Melvlllo nnd Stetson , do some acceptable
duet singing nnd particularly clover vocal
impersonations of different nationalities ,
nud the entertainment is brought to a close
by n pantomimic comic sketch by the Robert-
Xanfottl troupe.
A feature of the whole performance Is the
accompanying music by the oivhestra , nnd
the delicately penetrating strain from Con
ductor Strettl's violin , scarchlngly wafted
over the house at frequent Intervals , are
sweetly satisfying and awake indefinite
longings for more.
The I'lisilng nf .Irnlc * .
Cliteaga ltt *
But whero's Jcnks , Joules the righteous.
Jcnks the t'uthful , Jcnlts the God fearing I
Only ycstermorn wo read of his acceptance
of the attorney generalship. Ho summoned
his pastor. "What shall I doC'hoosked.
"Go , " said the shepherd. "I will , " said the
lamb , and ho went to the shambles. Oh ,
horrid fatot Poor , poor Jenksy 1
What was this note ho got from Mr. Cleve
land ? Wns ho offered the plaeo really , or
was it only u belated comic Valentino that bo
found on the doorstep I In cither case wo
weep for Jenks anil for the heathen Wash
ington which ho might have lifted up out of
sin.
A Cabinet of Lmvycrs.
A'eic York Tribune ,
Mr. Cleveland's idea of a business men's
administration Is to have the lawyers got
all the plums.
, s ASI > aniM.ivis.
I'hll.idclphla Itacord : Polish Is a Rood thing
In bocluty , except when It's worn on tlio coat.
Washington Test : "lilt ( loan do , " Mild
tlnclo Kben , "tur take lee much 'count ob do
fnc' dat or man looks good mttured. Do uroco *
dllo hub do broadest grin on record , "
Elmlra Onretta : "I can dispose nf a whole
boat load of sailors , " remarked tlio whale ,
"but It's when 1 swallow their yams that I
feel worsted. "
Philadelphia Times : No tublo nf JlciulTl
mensiiro In tlio lrook.s stales thu fact , but n
pur.snn If bo tries can gut n peck of troublu out )
of a pint of whisky.
Fomervlllo Journal : lluycr There's a hole
In the pocket nf tills ulster.
Salesman Ob , well , tliuro's no extra charge
for that. That goes with the coat.
Chicago Inlor Ocean : The mud dog has n ,
great deal of snap , but It Is never sot down to
his credit.
Washington Star : Llttlo clumps of wlilsker.
llttlo seeds of liay , often make the statesman
of tlio present day.
Chicago Tribune ; The bco of northern
Oret'iilund has no sting. Hut there Is nothing
In northern ( Ircenland worth .stinging. Nnturu
.seldom mukos a blunder.
Hlmghainton Loader : Howaro of Intcrnpur-
ancol Many u ] iarncliuto jumper would bo
living today if ho bad never taken a drop.
nlndlnnapolls Journal : Watts This gold
fiimlno looks us though It might bccomo fieri-
ons ,
Lushfortli Xat so ? 'Tsettles It. I wai
tlilnkln"bout tukln' go ( hlc ) gold cure ; but t
won't do any thine to decrease supply. I'titri't-
Ism 'foro pers'u'l Int'ru.st , every time.
TIIK RPItlNfl I'OKM.
Tn the spring Hie trump surmises lie at Instlias\
met Ills fnlu ,
WliL-ii liu sees it yellow bulldog camped outKldu
the farmer's gate ;
In tlm surlng tlio vernal pool fills thu papers
with bis verso
Till he's given an excursion to the suburb ! ! la
u hearse.
Larson Manufacturers an 1 flat illoM
of C'lo.ulns la tlu WorU.
I
The Yawn of Spring
It's coming1 earlier this year than ever before
and we're ready for it , too.
Our spring" overcoats are in.
Sensible men have found them
of great utility for comfort
and resting" from the winter
load. There's a distinctive
character about them , too , that
lifts them above the ordinary
coat ; fashion and fit are so
nicely blended that the taste is correct to a dot. All
the popular fabrics are represented and vary in
price from $10 up.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
store 0 $ * * $ * " * tl"an ! sW. . Cor. 15th and Doagla ? St f' J > ,