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County of lon ) ! lns. l'
in-or II. Tcliuclr. . ccrotnry of Tlir. nr.t Puh-
Milling coiiipnnv. doi'M nolruinlj nwcar Uml the
Hi-tiinlclrc < iilntloti of TUB D.MI.V IlKK for the week
ending Aliirvli II , ! VJJ. ' M fullowsi
Mintlnr , March ! i . Irt.lWO
Mondaf , Mnretill . Z\fW \
Tuuixlar. March 7 . VJ'u : >
WoilnOMlny. .Mnrc-h rt . SJ.I-'l
IliiirmUT. llnrcli ! ) . M.fiOl
Frlilar. Mnreli Id . 2-I.7UI
t-atunlAjr. Mnrch II . 2J.1W
( IKOIIUK II. TXSCIIUCK.
Pwurn to bdfnro me nnd Mibscrluetl In rny prrnenco.
tliln lllli liny of .Mircli , IB'j. , . N. r. Krn. .
I , . | Notnry I'ulillc.
Avcrngn C'lrriihitlon lor l-Vhntnry , 21 , HO ! )
Tin : crooks nnd policy gamblers of
Kansas City , Ivan. , who uro alleged to
have paid 31,500 for legislative purpose * ,
are to bo Investigated by a legislative
commUtoo. The boodlor.s do not all live
in Nebraska.
TUB robuku adiiiinisterod to the Lin
coln boodlur'.s boquot gang at the in-
Htatico of Uepro.sontativo Sodorman will ,
It la to bo hoped for tlio honor of the
legislature and the state at largo , prevent -
vent n repetition of such unseemly dem
onstrations.
TUB demand of the bondholders of tlio
Reading Kailroad company that Mr.
MuLuod bo removed from the position of
receiver is by no moans surprising. Why
ho should Imvo boon appointed as ono of
the custodians of the property that has
been wrecked through his own folly is a
mystery. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The pooplf thnnt mint the Icy Mature to
adjnum before tin1 Kt > tt"oiw kas been
jtttrycdofdixhtnwt and faithless ojjicials.
The people will chcti-fullij bear any taxation
the leyisluturf limy iinpone on them if the
legislature trill nnldo ; its duty fearlessly
ttiul rcyartllffm of all prc&iitre from corpo
rate injlurnrc or the corrupt lobby.
TIIK dot-lino in the prieo of coal comes
rather late , but it nt least affords some
promise that the consumer will not bo
equoozod as hard next winter as ho has
Ixson during the winter that is now
drawing to n clo.-se. There is every
reason to bo hopeful that the backbone
of the monopoly is now broken ,
OMAHA'S modest showing of an in
crease of 4.1t pot1 cent in her bank clear
ances for the week ending on Thursday
is an eloquent tribute to the bad woatlior
the west has endured BO far this spring.
The total volume of business done , however -
over , was quite large , and the showing
is on the right side , proving the Gate
City's course is still onward.
A DISPATCH from Halifax reports that
the transatlantic steamer Sarnia , with
800 passengers , is live days overdue , and
that great alarm in felt for her safety.
The Naronic has now been practically
given up , but ns she is n freighter , with
only n little over sixty souls aboard , her
loss will bo insignificant in comparison
„ with that of the Sarnia , if the latter
lias in fact gone down.
1 AN KPPOUT is being made in the leg
islature cf Colorado to impose an cdtica-
'tional ' qualification fjr voting. A bill
Jms passed the lower house which pro-
, Vtdo.s that after the year 19DO nj ono can
become n voter who ciumot read the con-
ittitution or any other document contain-
'ing the same number of hard words. If
tlio bill bacomcs n law it will bo noces-
tury for some thousands of citizens of
Colorado to attend night schools.
IT LOOKS as if there might bo some
1'itorosting developments in the liquor
business in some of the lown cities bo-
jforo long. Tlio recent municipal elec
tion in Creston resulted in favor of the
[ high license pooplo. The mayor , the
City attorney and a majority of the
ciuncllmon are in favor of liosnjo'but
| the county attorney propjsoj to enforce
prohibitory law if ho is able. Such
a conflict of authority is likely to prove
( interesting.
WHERE are the reports of state officers
fir 1891 nnd 181)2 ) , and especially where
'is the auditor's report that should have
Ivion on the dcs'.c ' of every member of the
legislature on the day that body oon-
Vonod ? These Important documents con-
'yoying ' information e incoming the dis
bursements In the state imtitutions and
tha amounts still on hand are always
hold back up to within u few hours of
adjournment , when they can no longer beet
ot service. This shameful abuse and
the padding out of journals an.l so.v-iion
laws by printing oontractoi'3 should be
made impossible hereafter by inserting
C'mdltl'jus ' ' in the appropriation bill that
pvlll oomp'l cimpUunuj boilhorj an'l
ijvintlng cant.-act ) rs.
A niLii requiring the nunufaoturors
Of oloomargiivlne to color their product
pink has pauud the lower house of the
Colorado legislature. The Nebraika
Joglslnturo lias grappled with the
Banio subject , but It U not be
lieved that the bill will pass with
out being nmonded iu such a way as to
prevent it f . * om practically prohibiting
the manufacture of Imitation butter in
this stnto. There is n sontlmont In
favor of prohibiting the sale of the pro
duct in this state , b'it its uianutuotura
for other nur.'kots in which there la n
demand for it doo3 not moat with sarious
objection , In some localities there is n
demand for oleomargarine , Sometimes
cnlled buttnrlno , which willvcertainly
lw mot from some source. The article
'jnuy as well bo supplied from Nobrsuku
ju olsowhoro.
ItT TIIK t.KOtSt.ATVnr. T.I KB A
us.
lln.ioluMons have IK-OII adopted by both
of the legislature to appoint con-
commitk'os to II.x the day on
which the legislature sliall close Its
ci-mlon. if the condition * were such ns
usually precede the close of u session an
aKTO"Mif'iit to set n day for adjourning
sine die would bo eminently proper.
Hut the lugLilaturo finds itself con
fronted with more momentous problems
than those that had to be grappled
with l y the legislature of 1871 ,
which Impeached tlio governor and
state ( Uulltor for misdemeanors in
otllcc. Vormllty and fraud had
permeated the state house and the
treasury had been looted and peculation
nnd ombezs'.loinont was everywhere
rnmpnnt. The loglslnture of 1871 , which
only could draw pay for n forty-day ses
sion , did not adjourn without day. It
did not shirk the grnvo responsibility
imposed upon it and did not nssign thu
work of puritlcation to the next legisla
ture. Instead of n > ljournlng Mine die
that historic body took n recess for
sixty days , lir.st to give investigating
committees full swing , reconvened to
vote resolutions of impeachment and
then again took n recess from
March to June to complete the
work It had sot out to do. After
a foxv days' i-esslon in Juno it took an
other recess to the following January
and when it reconvened for the last time
during' ' the winter devoted naarly a
month s titno to correcting abuses and
plugging up rat holes that had boon dis
covered in thi ) stnto house. They only
voted themselves forty days pay nt $ ; t n
dny nnd took their chances on bolng
reimbursed for time and expenses by
is succeeding legislature.
The woik of dislodging the public
plunderers nt the various state institu
tions and getting rid of members of the
Hoard of I'ublie Lands and Buildings
whoc'innived with swindlers and em-
hcz/.lurd in tlio penitentiary and asylums
at Lincoln , Beatrice and Hastings must
bo performed by the present legislature ,
in conjunction with the governor and
tlio courts. This cannot bj accomplished
in n week nnd possibly not in n , month.
Instead of adjourning sine die the leg
islature should tulco ti recess for sixty or
ninety days and let its investigating
committees eomploto their xvork. Then
lot the axe fall upon the neck of every
boodlur nnd public thief unless ho has
vacated tlio ollleo. And nt the end of n
brief tammm- spring session the leg
islature should take another recess till
next winter to finish the work which it
has so courageously begun. There should
bo no faltering by any man honestly do-
slrous to restore good government in
Nebraska. By taking a recess and
maintaining Us vitality the legislature
will hold n club ever evil doors and bs
in u position to rectify nbiuos from
which the people demand rollof.
The earnest nnd fervid npooai made
by .ludgo Wakoloy to the senate twenty-
two years ago at the close of the great
impeachment trial applies witli equal
force to the legislature of today. Judge
Wnkelcy said :
From all tlio wlilo prairies of Nebraska ;
from every town and every valley in its
borders , comes the votco of n wronged and
betrayed people , demanding that you do
your whole duty In this , the crisis of her
early history ; that you do it sternly ; that
you do it fearlessly.
Four years only Nebraska has boon a
slate. They have b-jen years of misrule , anil
of malfeasance at her capltol ; years filled
with disregard of law , aud defiance of con
stitutional restraint , where the law and the
constitution should have found their sworn
defender ; years lllloJ with fraud , and wrong ,
with corruption , and rapacity.
If , now , you shall say , hy your Judgment ,
that thcro is nothing wrong in all this ; noth
ing that should bo eonilomnoJ ; notlung that
should ho punished , lot the state go ono stop
furthcr. Lot her wrlto over the portals of
this state house in words legi bio to all who
shall enter It hereafter. "Immunity to cor
ruption guaranteed hero ! "
But , you will not do this. You will gtvo
Junt nnd righteous judgment. Hero , In the
capital of Nebraska , yon willsiy to all her
people , that , under their constitution , there
Is no place so exalted that it lifts thu in
cumbent above accountability. You will say ,
In language that will 1)J heotcd : as lung as
your state shall endure , that whoever , in
times to come , shall cross these thresholds ,
to enter the public service , must como with
clean hands , and his passwords must ho :
integrity , fidelity , obadienco to the laws. "
A IWOSl'KHOUS UHd.lfflZ.lTION.
The report of the secretary of the
Manufacturers association , presented at
yesterday's meeting of the directors , was
highly gratifying as an indication of
the prosperous condition and rapid
growth of the organization. The large
gain in membership since the 1st of
last November , by which the total num
ber of members lias advanced from 120 to
177 , shows that the business men of the
state appreciate the advantages to bo de
rived from the co-operation in behalf of
trade interests which is the fundamental
principle of the Manufacturers associa
tion. The greater portion of the now
members are engaged in manufacturing
and trade in the city of Lincoln. Dur
ing the past few months the line that \ \ theretofore \ - ,
heretofore divided Lincoln and Omaha
has almost entirely disappeared. There
never was any substantial reason for the
existence of a fooling of jealousy be
tween the two cities. They have many
business interests in common which can
be.st bo promoted by united effort upon
the lines which the Manufacturers asso
ciation hn laid down , and the force of
this fact Is now beginning to bo fully ap
preciated. There is not now. and prob
ably never will bo , any general business
interest in the state which may not be
promoted with equal prollt to both cities
through the system of co-operation rep-
resanted by the Manufacturers associa
tion.
tion.Tho
The association began the work of
preparation for the exposition last Juno
without n dollaIt now has u surplus
on hand of $2,8(11 ( , and its incrca'cd
strength in membership will place re
sources at its command which will in
sure ample means for the carrying out
of the enlarged plans for the exposition
this year. Many now features will bo
presented and this year's exposition will
not by any means bo a repetition of that
of u year ago. The manufacturing in
terests of Nebraska will bo much more
fully represented , and It is expected that
the number of oxhibito will bo more
than doubled this year. A considerable
sum of money will bo expended in 1m
provompiits in the C > llsonm nnd the
HpuiM for exhibits will bo compactly nnd
conveniently arranged. The directors
nro taking hold of the work with en
thusiasm nnd thov are loyally supported
by the members.
J//.v ; von cuxsutiS.
The consular service of the United
States has always furnished n refuge for
politicians who had outlived their use-
fulne.ss at home , tt has boon used to
pay oil many political obligations and ns
a convenient way to dispose of Impor
tunate place hunters able to command
some inlluence. For nearly throu-quar-
tors of a century this service was of lit
tle use to the country. The great ma
jority of the men in it know little of
practical j , affairs and were incapable
of doing much to ndvnnco the
commercial Interests of the coun
try. The first Horlous attempt to
reform this service was made by the ad
ministration of President Ilaye.s and
was fairly successful. Consuls were re
quired tu report more frequently and
more fully regarding the industrial nml
commercial interests of the countries in
which they were located than before
that time had been the custom. This
neccssltatnd a more careful study of the
material conditions of such countries
and consular reports bcjrtin to have a
value. Since then the service has im
proved , , 'and it wa-t very satisfactory
under the hist administration , con
tributing valuable information and
doing good work in extending
our commerce. The first Cleve
land administration nnd that of
President Harrison adopted the judi
cious policy'of retaining many of the
consuls who had made good records as
capable and clllcient olliccrs.
It is stated that President Cleveland
has decided upon a line of policy to be
pursued , in the appointment of consuls
which is oxpectoil to materially expand
the trade of the United States with for
eign countries , especially with the South
and Central American republics. Ills
policy , is'to select men for appointment
to consulships who have exceptional
business qualifications and possess
su Illctent trade instinct to rec
ognize an outlet for American merchan
dise and the ability to aid in workirg
up n market for the proluct of Amcii-
can manufactories and farms. Ilodcis
reasons in the selection of consuls , but
particular stress will bo laid upon the
business ability of tlio men whoso names
are presented to him. It is understood
that for the principal commercial ports
and trade centers the selection of con
suls will be based largely upon their
commercial fitness , and political reasons
will apply in other cases. Great Britain
undoubtedly has the most thorough and
efficient consular system of any country
in the world , and to nothing is she more
indebted for her commercial powor.
Her policy has always bson to select for
this service men familiar with practical
affairs and with a strong interest in such
affairs. When such men enter this service
they remain in it as long as they are use
fill. This feature of the English system ,
and indeed of all European consular sys
tems , will also have to bo adopted
hero before reform in our consular
service is1 complete. Permanence of
tenure has a most important influ
ence in promoting fidelity , industry
nnd zeal , oipachilly wlion there
is the hope of advancament as tlio re
ward of meritorious and snceo.ssful effort.
TH reaching out for a larger foreign
commerce the United States must have
a thoroughly efficient consular system
founded onli sound business basis , nnl
this can bo attained by appointing to the
service men of established business
ability who from tiio nature of their
qualifications will give their time nnd
attention j to the practical work of enlarging -
larging the foreign markets for the pro
ducts of American farms and factories.
A rote of ceniiuv by I'yta'uturc ' will
have no more ( " . ! ] ' < " - ' ! 111)1:1 : th * Ihtrdof : 1'itblic
Lands ttnd liuiltlin'jii th'tn poitriny miter
on u ( ] iii'A'.s bu".k. Tui'ii the ru"Ktttx out
and pluci ! the ni'tn'tyHMit of on ? ytalc in-
stitutioiin into Ihf hnmli of nrn ic'i'j will
not island by and lrt ti" xtuta treasury be
pilluycd by thierfit and utrindlers.
AX ; ssr ; WITH TIIK XKNATR.
It appears that the construction of the
committees of the Unite I Status senate
is-not altogether satisfactory to the
president , and he has HO informs. ] that
body , ft is n quite extraordinary pro
ceeding for the executive to demand
that a branch of the legislative depart
ment of the government shall revise itj
action in the matter of firming it * committee -
mittoo * , on the ground tlint certain imjn
whom ho regards a < hostile to him have
received mo-o consideration than ho
thinks should have bsen given them.
We are not aware that there
is any precedent for it , but
whether there is or mt it
is to bo oxpecto'l that the sjn-ito will re
sent the demand. The inon twaon ! :
the president is said to objojt nro the
senators from Now York and Brieo ot
Ohio. Tlio complaint is that they are
on too ninny of the imj ortunt commit
tees , thus giving thorn the most favor
able opportunity to antagonize the pres
ident.
There are forty-six regular and twelve
select committees of the cenuto. Sen
ator Hill of Now York is chairman of
tlio immigration committee and a mem
ber of four others. Ills colleague ,
Senator Murphy , is chairman of the
committee on relations with Can
ada and a member of four
others. Senator Brice of Ohio is
chairman of the cjmmittee on Pacific
railroads and a nnmbai * of live others.
An examination of the list of commit
tees shows that these senators have
not received moro consideration than
Homo others , and the fact that they are
known not to bo very f.-lendly to the
president could mt reasonably have
bean expected to have any influence with
the senate. That body oonld notunJo:1- :
tnko to punish them for this reason by
refusing to give them 11:1 : equal recog
nition with other tieiuito--s of the party
in control of the senate. Thav no
democrats in good standing , who have
long nnd faithfully servo , ! their party ,
nnd their party colleagues would
not have been justified In rebuking
them because they are nut admlror.s and
followers of Mr. Cluvcltinu. It is to
orcsmned thai i domoernts they will
support nil 11 icMnocnUlo measures ,
whether reC'lliJi'Mi'led by the iiilinlnln *
trillion or notj hnd this is all that It was
necessary to consider. The party in
jontrol of ultliit | * ; branch of congress Is ,
indeed , Huppnjii ( tn have some consider *
itlon i In fnunliiif.'lts committees for the
mdorstood poflHes of the executive ,
but It Is not oxpoetod to consider his per
sonal likes oidislikes. .
The position ) fit the president In this
natter Is , therefore , manifestly unrea
sonable , and It is highly Improbable
; hat the doni ic't'irts ' of the senate will
iay the slightest attention to his extra
ordinary demand for a reorganization of
the committees. To do > o for the pur-
: ) ese of dropping from any of the com
mittees to which they have been
appointed the senators who are objec
tionable to Mr. Cleveland would
ibvlously bo an Insult and Injury to
; hose gentlemen which the senate ,
under in circumstances , would visit
upon them. It Is entirely safe to say ,
ihcrcfore , that the senate committees as
innounccd will stand , whatever course
the president may decide to pursue
toward that body , and it Is also pretty
safe to conclude that his remarkable
ittitudo i in this matter will not make
: iim friends among the democratic sonn-
; ors or strengthen him with his party at
large. It denotes a dictatorial spirit
which cannot bo commended.
The Icyinlature nhould not udjourn before
it / < vhimpnl nut corruption and placed
the utatc iiifititutiomi under the care and
iiiperi' inion of ojjieew who do not wink at
corrupt practical and hare the inteyrily and
'he ' backbone to utop thicrcs and plunderers
from robbiny the stale and looting the
treasury. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
' TMOSI : .
Tlio legislature of 1801 made nn ap
propriation ' of $ r > ! ) ,8li9 to bo paid to tlio
r penitentiary contractor for tlio care and
rf
f feeding of 410 prisoners from April 1 ,
181)1 1 ) , to Ma'-eh ; ! 1. 1802 , at 40 cents each
1 per day. The same legislature also
1ii
made an appropriation of 8t)2,0 , > 0 to bo
iiI iif [ laid the contractor for 42" > prisoners
f from April 1 , 181)2 ) , to M.irch . ' 11 , IS,1) ! ) ) .
Now the number of convict ? in the peni
tentiary March 1 , isnil , was only IlOO ,
instead ' of 42) . There ought , therefore ,
to ba n very respectable balance in the
penitentiary fund. Computing the aver
age number of convict.s tor the year 18)1 ! ) at
) ( ) , tlio surplus from that year should
be $3,700. The uotual aimunt of the
surplus now in the treasury for that
year is eighteen liundred nnd seven dollars
lars and seventy-Jive cents. Computing
the number of convicts for 1892 tit . ' 140 ,
which is certainly a fair margin , and
the amount payujjle to the contractor
for the cloven ninths ending March 1 ,
IS'J.'i ' , nnd we Imvo [ a total of 815,503. Da-
ducting that amount from the appro
priation for thatfj'ear and the surplus
should bo at lon < it' l < i,403. Tiio amount
unexpended and remaining in the treasury
'
ury is 812,702.0.1 , . .The truth is , how
ever , that tflO convicts for 1802 is too
high j an average- and the surplus in the
penitentiary contact fund ought to bo
larger. It looks' Tts if there , was another
screw loose somewhere.
TUB amendments made to house rail
road bill No. 't'l by the senate commit
tee deprive the opponents of the meas
ure of all rcas Jtiublo objection * . Tlio
bill as it came from the house made the
short-haul rates for carrying freight
from live to thirty miloj Itwar thun the
rates now prevailing in Iowa. This was
a serious defect that would have placed
n club in the hands of the railroad man
agers to knock it out either in
the senate or baford the supreme court.
It would have boon unreasonable to ask
tlio railroads to handle nnd curry
freight nt a lower rate in Nebraska than
they are getting in Iowa. The fact that
the rates on long haul ns fix-jd in tiio
house bill are from 20 to 40 per oont
higher on many commodities would have
been no valid reason for a lower rate on
the short haul than ia charged in Iowa.
Tlio senate railroad committee has very
properly remedied this defect and raised
tlio short haul rate slightly above that
now prevailing in Iowa. Tlio bill us
amended is fair and reasonable , but it is
not to bo expected tlfat rail rend man
agers will consent to its adoption if they
can prevent it.
t'O.M/6'.l t. ( JIH11 T.
Arknnsnw Travolpr : Hamcs-nivors , how
iloyoiihiiiipov thillvomlttrfiil bird , thuplim-
nlx.utvriiiitiijlit llr s'Klvor.s I'roliably from
u defuctlvu lluw.
llui'inr's Ka/.nr : "I hear thiitJiick Mawklns
Is K'i'liiS t" mirry : .Mist Hopkins , the clothier's
"
" \\V1I , I'm not siii-prNcd. I always said ho'd
marry a tallur-madu Klrl. "
Truth : "Thu only tlihiK loft now , " salil the
i'Ouu-,1'1 ID his client , 'Ms tliu Juduo's i-liarKo. "
"How much Is It llkuly to liu'i" askuil the
cllunt. anxiously.
Ifato VMtr-t Washington : Day What is
your liluu of future imnlslim"nt !
Weeks To have tlui ilovll continually ask
ing , "Is this hot enough for you ? "
Washington Star : "Da'i'u many a man , "
said I'ni-lii Kl > en , " < lit : tolls piillontly up do
stairway oh fumu ilcs fli iluMikoaf sllUIn'
down flu bullustur torobseurlty. "
Sotnorvlllo Journal ! ' 'A C'api Coil man says
Hint hu cur ' - , -rttliiK hens ot Muluntary duilros
by frijivlir. ? wiitorokvjil ! snowballs so a < to
inaUo iv s of l.o , and iiuttlni ; a down or so of
them In each nu.it. T.nat's muan.
Indianapolis , lour mil ! "Who was tbat bash
ful young follow who wont out as I caiuu In'f"
iiskcil the senior partlipr.
"Von would nuvur fftiais In tliu world , " iiti-
svvoivd iliu junliir partnur.
"All rlRlit , tli.-n ; I iJyu It. ui ) . Toll ins. "
"llo Is a drummer for n now norvu food.11
< = _ i.-
Arkansaw Tr.ivolorj' ; "lt Is the nctlvomon
wo want In lift' , not tfiv dreamers , " said thu
loclui-i'r. "Yos" ri'iillitjl " man In thu body of
tiu hall , "iieuplo who iliuatu are llkuly to
snoio , " ' r.
iii'ii v in * .
Kfyer linntln' uftui1' ' 6lhuo , why yo'il butter
hurry up * ( > '
An' tryyur bi'sl todijvlmt you have planned ,
I'ui-yo'Mi board about tliu slippln' that UCCUM
twlxt Up an' cup
An' tiio t > 'ir3t.of April's mighty nigh at hand.
OTltKIt L I Mm Til IV UVK.1.
The division batwcon the Kelehstiiff am !
the emperor over the army bill M the most
serious ami threatening coiHtltutlcmiU dis
turbance that modern Germany bus ex
perienced. Thu iwpulurlt.y of the old
omparornnd the porsoml force of Hlsmnrck
Bunicct ! to avert so open an Issue between
the executive nnd the legislature. The
oftlclnt rulers of dermnny are mere soldiers ,
who see nothing but the military aspect of
any political problem. When they maintain
that , In spite of the triple alliance , it Is nee-
easary to keep up n force that can confront
I'Vaneo and Russia * both , It is time that a
very long-suffering people should rebel. To
demand such n furco is to make the price
of victory greater than the price of defeat.
Very serious concessions must bo made by
the government or it will ho necessary to
take nn appeal to the people ; ami the result
of siK'h nn appeal cannot ho doubtful.
* *
It Is not tr > ho supK | > sed that the overthrow
of the Klbot cabinet anil the resignation of
President Carnet would wonkcn republican
Institutions In Kranco. There Is no lack of
Inrorruptlblo j nml universally respected re
publicans. Thoru is Cnsimlr-Pcncr , the
president of thoCnambor of Ooputles ; there
Is Ooitofroy Cavalgnnc and there is Henri
Urisson ; and there are men of the same spot
less reputation In the Somite. And again , tt
should ho remembered that neither M. Jules
Ferry , the present president of the Senate
nor M. Constatis , the ex-minister of the In
terior , though both were formerly attacked
on the score of their connection with Ton-
qulit. ts iu the slightest degree implicated iu
the P.innma ntTair. If the present Chamber
were dissolved , a powerful government
which would command the confidence of the
country In a general election could ho con
structed hy such men ns Caslinlr-Pcrlcr ,
Cavalviiae , Brlsson and Constnns. To such
a result events nro tending , although the
rogues in the Chamber of Deputies will defer
it as long as possible.
* * .
The conciliatory overtures made by the
Swedish government have not elli-ited any
corresponding concessions from the Norwe
gian radicals. The oltor of a common minis
try for foreign affairs , whoso ho.xii might ho
either a Norwegian or a Swede , is roJeetoJ
with scorn , and the radical majority In the
Storthing Is said to 1)3 hunt upon precipitat
ing a crisis. The following is the program
which they are roportoJ to have llnally
adopted : As soon as Parliament moots the
question of a separate consular establish
ment for Norway is to ho revived by a mo
tion Inviting the king to carry
into execution the resolution adopted last
summer by the Storthing. If the km ?
again rofusoa to rccagal/io / the Storthing's
right to moility of its own initiative the
agreement upon which tlio conduct of for-
clirn relations Is based for both kingdoms ,
the radical government ia to resign. If ho
attempts to form another administration and
the conservatives this ttmo should accept
ofllec , the Storthing will refuse to
grant supplies for the common expenditure
of the united kingdoms. As neither the
king nor the government has the powjr un
der Norway's democratic constitution of
dissolving Parliament before the expiration
of its three years mandate , two of which
have still to run , the radicals undoubtedly
have the moans of creating an absolute dead
lock.
*
*
The election of M. ferry to the presidency
of the Frnnch Senate has given much satis
faction in Germany. The correspondent of
the Ijondon Times in IJerlin writes : "Tho
Germans have not forgotten that ho is al
most the only French statosmm who since
1870 strove while in power to Impart , if not
actual friendliness , at least a curtain smooth
ness to the I'ohitions of the two countries.
Ills political resurrection is , therefore , wel
comed here as calculated to strengthen the
influences which make for the maintenance )
of psacc anil to arrest the progros s of those
dissolving elements which threatened'a few
\vo3ks ago to precipitate Franco into n
whirlpool of fresh adventures. Nor docs it
detract from the satisfaction full hero on
general grounds that M. Ferry's suc
cess may bo interpreted as a slap in
the face to the Chauvinist party In Rus
sia. " In Russia , on the other hand , the
polltlc.il resurrection of M. Ferry is re
garded with grave disapproval. Not long
ago the Novoyo Vrcmya said of that states
man : "W > ? must really hopu that the repub
licans win do not belong to the opportunist
groups will unite to prevent the presidency
of the 'Ujipar house from falling lute the
hands ot such a grasping upstart. Every
Fr nchmin who loves his country must
recollect the policy ho pursued when ho was
a , ; the head of the government , how ho
strove to draw nearer to Germany , how unpatriotically -
patriotically ho played into Prince Bis
marck's hands , how his portrait appeared in
the Almanach ile Gotha , .anJ many other
things , w.iich show that his chief objoot
was to drag the third republic Into a
Franco-German understand ing. Such a man
cm never bo nllowo.l to oojupy a position of
trust and power in the Franco of today. "
#
The alleged secret Russian dispatches , col
lected by Mr. Jacobsohn and published re
cently In Solla , continue to attract much at
tention in Europe and especially in the
Balkan countries. It Is expected that olllcial
notice of some of the statements contained
In thorn will bo taken hereafter In the Ser
vian chambers and in the Austro-Ilungarian
delegation. Some of the most startling of
thcso documents addressed to M. Hltrovo ,
formerly Russian minister at Bucharest ,
hear the signature of M. do Glors. A cipher
dispatch dated ISth of Juno , 1SS7 , announces
that Colonel Subbotin would bo sent
to Roumania to spy out the Roumanian
fortifications under his ofllcial appointment
ns Russian military attache In Bucharest ami
Belgrade. Again , In a report sant by M.
Ilitrovo to the Russian foreign omen , it Is
reported'that the Roumanian ofilcors oillclally
attached to the military attache were these
who had rendered the greatest services to
the Russians In this espionage. It is also
stated that a number of Russian engineers
employed In mapping the Roumanian fortifi
cations were disguised as hawkers. A later
dispatch says that the Russian agents cm-
ployed to convey explosives for blowing up
a train in which Prince Ferdinand was
expected to travel were disguised as
Russian fishermen. This was addressed
by the Russian charge d'affaires. Buch
arest , to the chief of the Asiatic Uu-
partment at St. Petersburg. A dispatch
from M. Hltrovo to the Russian consul gen
eral In Rutschuk , uato.1 tbo lUth of August ,
1S1 , under the pretext of revising the pass
ports of Russians living in Bulgaria , do-
inunds that volunteers should bo enlisted
who were to bj omployoil In bringing about
a rising In Bosnia an I ttu IIoMJgJvi nu. An
other , dated the 5th of September , 1831 ,
Highest of all in Lcavcninjj Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
announces that nonor.il I/osovjy nnd tlio-
other Russian ofilccr * who were lit elurgo of
tin ) rlflo magafttnrs In Bulgaria ha.l boon or *
dorod .secretly to pi-ovl'io them with arms
nun ammunition. It Is In these latter docu
ments that Austria ts peculiarly IntorostoJ.
*
The close connection between this antl <
Sotnltlo agitation In ( Jot-many ami the ailvo-
catos of soolal rorulutlon , to which Chancel-
InrCtuirlvI has referred more thanoiiooof
late , Is exhibited in an nrtlelu on the death
of Herr von Hlolchroeder which was pub
lished In ono of the anti-Somltlc organs , the
Kroux Zoltung. The following In a sample
extract : "Tha people respect property
acquired by honest toll ; they respect lauded
property Inherited from honorable ancestors ;
hut they have no ro.spect for 'C.ipltal sprung
UD , ns It wore , over nliglit , no. not even when
It seeks to buy the sympathy of the masses
by doling out ix million hero nnd thcro for
rharltablo purposes. Capitalism , whether
on a largo or on u small scale , whether It
grasps at riches by dishonest competition ,
fraudulent bankruptcy , falsification of trade
marks , bad weights and short measures , etc. ,
or whether It waxes f.it on building and
bourse speculations , or whether , In the slmpo
of great banking ilrms , It seeks to mobilize ,
centralize , and llnally 'absorb every form of
wealth by issuing shares , bonds , warrants ,
etc.capitalism is the social danger of the
hour. "
q <
Klt-inriita oC-Surccss.
A'tiiMiH Cltuiiiniiil. .
As long as President Cleveland refiuo.s to
turn the republican ollleo holders out his ad
ministration is bound to bo largely a success
a fact which the president socm.t to under
stand.
Hlicrlil in r.iilnliig r.vporliMico.
XcliniiiM L'lty I'rem.
Representative Sheridan posnj as a very
idealization of charity. The gau/.y inanllo
had to bo draped over his large and angular
form the other day , and now ho avows ho
would not favor censuring the two ex-gover
nors. Kxpcrlenco Is a rare teacher.
Sturtli-d the U'lmloMute.
WaktflcM llepubltcan.
The Lincoln asvlum steal and the sttito
penitentiary steal , both of which have been
going on for years , have startled the whole
stato. The question now is , Is there nnv
state Institution which is really conducted
honestly and will the legislature seothat the
thieves are punished and the squandered
state money restored'
Victory for thi > l.i-ttcr Currier * .
jVrtc I'mk llcrnlil.
The supreme court holds that a carrier
who Is required to work more than eight
hours any day Is entitled to extra pay for
the overtime. This interpretation of the
law will not only operate to the benolU of
the carriers In the future , but it substanti
ates the claims of many to back p.iy I'o
extra time. A liberal public will not be
grudge these hard worked men the advan
tage they have gained by this decision.
Too Mm-11 Criidn l.c lsliillon.
Xcw Ymlc Sun.
The majority of statutes passed by the
various legislative bodies in the United
States are shambling , uncertain in phras
eology and meaning and fruitful sources of
litigation. The number of bills presented in
congress is monstrous and the proportion of
them passed , small as It Is , is far too large.
The good nature of legislators , the silly
habit of introducing bills "by request , " the
vanity or folly of cranks and erroneous ideas
of the providence and power of federal legis-
islation have the blame to bear.
Down with tlio Wlros.
t'liihnlcl ) > lit < t Tlins.
The frightful loss of life and property by
the recent lire in Boston is ono more impres
sive warning against the evil of overhead
wires. With all its general excellence of
municipal management , Boston still toler
ates a network of elcctrle wires In its nar
row streets that are a continual source of
danger and are ono of the main causes why
llres in Boston hove been so unusually de
structive. In the recent case many persons
who might otherwise have been rescued
from the burning buildings were killed or
injured within tlio sight of the crowd be
low , while the firemen were vainly trylnir to
raise their ladders among the obstructing
.wires. The Boston papers are once more
discussing this subject with earnestness ,
and It will be a great fault If the adoption
of a better system bo much longer delayed.
A IMstiirdl.vKHfitilt. .
fmm Hie Dinitut Tribune ( /w/ / . ) ,
.1/urdi / IT.
Americans , whether native or foreign born ,
are unanimous in their judgment in relation
to the cowardly , infamous assault of the
papulistic representative Sheridan from Ued
Willow upon the person of Hon. K Uoso-
water , a lull report of which our readers will
llnd Jn the telegraphic columns. Wo confess
that formerly wo had a slight degree of an
tipathy against Mr. IJosbwater ourselves ,
believing him a Httlo too arrogant. Slowly ,
but surely , wo gained the linn conviction
that he lias honest Intentions with Omaha
and the state of Nebraska. Now , we defy
successful contradiction of the fact that Tint
UEI : is admirably edited , that it works and
accomplishes much gond for the state , let
politics alone.
Whenever Bosewatcr enters the arena
against plunderers with open vigor , bravely
aud fearlessly , wo shall always bo ready to
act as his seconds.
Sheridan should wear the striped jacket
in the place of the misnomer. "Honorable. "
Shame utxin the populists , if they cannot
send men , inntcnd of buffalo bulls , liueSheri-
dan , to the halls of our legislature.
DOAHK , BROWS AND MARTIN
Daniooroti Who Will Distribute Federal
iu Nebraska
VALUABLE POINTER fOx ! PLACE HUNTERS
Oinnltn LiMiilvM llellrvr.l nt WnvhlMRtriii to
Control llu , Sltitnlliiii with ltnfi > riiiii < 0
to l-'lllliiB ( llllfi Utulrr tlio
1-rvniMit AilmliiUlniUmi.
mxoTox Hfinut ; oTitsi BBK , )
niii Fot.'iitr.K.NTii STIIBKT , >
t'Aiiii.siiTD.N , l. . ( . ! . , Maivli 17.
At nil hours of tlio day ami nluht thorn
may bo scon around the telegraph oiilccs Iu
Washington iiflloo acukors writing telegram *
to tliclr friends nt homo. Sumo amioimeo a
hopelessness In the f turn , \vlillu othnra express -
press eoutldeneo or toil of vli lory. Still
others call for help. Then ihero are thoa
who have friends hero si-uklng apikiliitturuta
for them ami by wlro I hey direct how tha
case shall bo workuil up ni the other mil ot
the lino.
Nino-tenths of thoiovlio wrlto telegrams
llr.st inaUo u rough draft , then copy It out on
a fresh blank. Then they e.irulosHly crumnlu
up the tlrst draft or copy ami throw It upon
the lloor.
Thi ! newspaper corivspondouts often irot
valuable pointers by picking up these capias
of telcifi-nins from the floors of the telegraph
olllccs. The following wast picked up in the
\\cstern Union ofili-u today and brought to
Tin : Bcii eorrespondotit :
WASIIIMITOX , I ) , l' . , Man-It 17. To T. J .
Alton. Hurt- block , Lincoln , Neb. : ( In to
Omaha at ( HUMnncl M-i-nru endorsement of
.TnilKi ) Doitne , llurlld Martin and I'lmrlu * W ,
lli'own.
Hero l.s a "tip" to aspiring democrats in
Nebraska. It has no doubt be-n ascertained
that the inon named are powerful at the
throne and have the call on appointments.
MUrrllniirmii.
Today Assistant Secretary ' 'handler dis
missed the appeal of .lolin St. ( iermain , vlco
Hlcey Castle ( formerly Ormslo.\ ) , from Chad-
ron , rejecting her commutation pixiof.
lie also dismissed the appeal in the timber
culture case of Henry ( J. CassUly against
William Glcason , from McCook.
In the timber culture case of .lerome Hew
itt , from Huron , S. I ) . , tlio decision below is
reversed mul decided in favor of Hewitt
Thomas ( ! . Hoyt of Beatrice and .1. U.
Richardson of Iowa are at the St. .lames.
Sanfortl 1J. Coulson of Yanklon , s. O. , has
illed his application at the Treasury depart
ment for the position of collector at Silica.
Alaska. \ \ s. II.
M'lir on HM > u < ml < 'onilliio. )
A'rlil.v IK Cllu t-litr.
The war which the legislature of Minnesota
seta is making on the coal combine in that
state will excite unusual Interest. The books
and papers of the trust have boi-n sin/ied and
are in the bauds of an olllcial committee. It
is very seldom that , tin'law In this country
steps In and interferes with the business o'f
th" individual. But so rapid has been the
growth of the numerous conspiracies against
trade in the United States within the last
ten years that the public has bc"ii forced to
adopt measures of self-protection to defend
Itself against the encroachments of rapaclou *
monopolies.
p
KXCOUIUtllMI HI'IUSU ,
SiiMcrelllc Journal.
The air IN full of ilrl/zlliig fog ,
The streets are full ot slush ,
Down nil tlin gutters on tlio hlH !
The babbling torrents rush.
Thu snow , iletllcil with blackened spot-lev
IH disappearing fast ,
1 be sidewalks , long concealed from view.
Arc coming out. at last.
The mud Is deep , and wide , nnd long ,
The Miou'h deceitful , too ,
And where It looks all llrni and whltu
\ on're curtain to slump through.
The air Is soft , the walking's bard ,
Jove ! how the mud due.- , cling !
A whec/y hand organ Is heard -
In .iliort , WH hall thee , .spring !
A Natural Food ,
Conditions o f
the system arise
when ordinary
foods cease to
build flesh
there is urgent
need of arresting
ing- waste assistance must
come quickly , from natural
food source.
is a condensation of the li/a
of all foods it is cod-liver
oil reinforced , made easy of
digestion , and almost as
palatable as milk.
Pfnnri'd hvKrnttA llowne. N Y. All druggist * .
3 CO.
Largest Mil n iifiicturors ami Rotation
of Clothing i tliu Worll.
Hurrah
We've ' always noticed that spring1 invariably
shows up after St. Pat
rick's day- It rains in
April and April is
spring1 and it's only
two weeks till April.
We mention our
spring" suits now so
that you will know
where to get them
when you want them.
You'll want one inside
of two wesks. Two
weeks more and we'll
be going1 through the wall to enlarge our store and
for two weeks you will be able to buy a better
spring suit or overcoat of us than others can show
you and at such tempting prices. Wo have a most
beautiful line this year. It will do you good to
look at it. We make no charge for inspection.
BROWNING , KING & CO. , '
Etoru open b.aurdny every tllliu evening till OH S.YCor. / . 16th and Doii
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