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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 21, 1893)
* SSi ! JW < . _ . - _ , * * * * -fl \ * - . OMAHA D ; _ MARCH 2L 189 . K lp. ! < r\VATKH Ktllloi. KVKUY MORNING. ni'.i. . S-oiilli Oii'itlm. rorwr N tinil Sfith Strcotn n.imrll r.liitr13 IVnrl Sltrut. Clili-npr CHllrn7 ! Chninliorof Ooinmqrro. New Vor ! . , Itoom-t IU , U mill 10 , Trlbuno Itu'lilltr. . \ \ I'KlilliRlnn ' , f.in rmll-IfMltll SUCOU UJIMtlWI'OXliBNOK. All rnmiiimilo.itlouM irliiHliK Ui jimrs ijnrt utlilivstuil to tlio rrillorliil'nalU'i-hlioiiw bo l.itltorkil Ui'imrl nil-ill. ut'siNras I.ETTKUS. AllliiiHliiw.li'lli'in and ivmlttnncp * slinultt ? nilitrr.iM'il to The Itoo I'liblHIilns Company , Oinnhn. l > mfl .clif lw ittitl imstolllro onlcw tohnniaile puynhloto llio tinier or llio com- TIIE HUB ptmusmNO COMPANY. HWOKX BTATKMKNT OK CIUCUt.ATlON Etntoof Ni'lirndk.i , I ronnty nr lionelai , ( . . . iivutgo II. Tn'lititk. Bpcratsry of TIIK HEX Piili- llnlilnx company. i1 > o no ! iiinly * wcnr tint llio nctiKilrlrcnlntliiiiof'rnK DAll.v MfK for Ilia week uniting Maich IS , 183.1. was us follows : HirirtHr , Mmcli II Manila ? . March 11 Tiipmlnr. Mnrcli 14 AVi'ilni > iliiy..Mnrcli 15 . W- } Iliundar. Mimhlli . J4.054 Krlrtnr. Mnri'li IT htttiinlny. Jlnrch IS Sworn to l > ? fnrn mo unit miluvrlbcil In mr prcsunco , till * mil d.ir f March , ISWI. X. I' . KKII. | HK\f.1 Nntnry I'ublle. Avrnicn Clrriilittloii for Tphrimry , 34IOO ! HriniliUrdnain the wnnle should bland itp for tfcbraxkn mid reticent the pledge * of ISO ? by voting for house roll ,1-1. T IfAiwisox has boon hunting ducks and Haying nothing. IIo Hays that hn hardly dared to lire his Run oil for fear of hktingaG'liicugo reporter. TIIK St. 1'aul Globe observes that "Now it is Nebraska that is having her little Panama. " It is not so little as could 1)o wished. COMKAUO is talking of having the ilncst ugr leultural exhibit at the World's fair. Nebraska is willing that she nhould lend in minerals , but in agrioul- turo such a tiling is not to bo thought of. Is THKKI- Chinaman in the country who believes that the Geary law will be enforced next May , or at any other time1 ; At the rate the Celestials are registering it is evident that they are not at till alarmed. TllK World's fair managers seem to bo in favor of keeping the show open a second end year. If that should bo done the Chicago hotel keepers would be able to buy up the whole concern and run it an other year or two on their own account. The legiflnlttrf should not adjourn before itis / ( ( stamped out corruption dnd jriuccd ihe stale institutions under the cure and vupfrvision of officers who do not wink at corrupt practices and have Iht integrity and Ihcbackbone to stop thieves ttnd plunderers from robbiny the slate and looting the treasury. A MARYLAND court has decided that the application of the Henry George bingle-tax theory is illegal and unconsti tutional in that state , whore the experi ment was being tried. This will bo a uovqro disappointment to those who have fixed their hopes upon the single- tax idea of taxation. THE Missouri democrats are protest ing against the "patronage boss" system 'f making appointments , and no doubl lIr. * Cleveland will bo able to get valu able pointers of the same kind from other. States if ho listens hard. The man whc assumes to boss the federal patronage for Ilia state is not In general demand. Tin ? olTort to secure the co-operation jOf the national , state and municipal quarantine olllcials in guarding the [ Atlantic and Gulf coasts against cholera ought to bo successful. Harmony and 'united ' action on the part of all olllcial ; ( charged with the important duty o , keeping the expected invader out are o : the highest importance. , Ar/nioucm the railroads have suc ceeded in defeating the bill to tax their land grants in Minnesota , the people declare - clare that justice is only delayed and that there is a day of reckoning coming , The only way to win in a light in behalf o ] popular rights Is to make treason to the jiooplo odious and dangerous. Merce nary lawmakers who sell out must do sc nt the risk of their nooks. TIIK Chicago implement and vehicle manufacturers are demanding lowoi railroad rates , complaining that thoj nro now unable to compote with westori -cities. As a general rule Ghicagi dealers have had the advantage of those In western cities and have boon able tt Bhlp goods to the Pacific coast at ratoi IIB low as tlujso conceded to Omaha "Why should not the western cities have n chance once in a while ? TIIK farmer who thinks that his is tlu only business in which prices are no what they ought to bo should take noli of the fact that the oranges growers an suffering from the same cause. Not enl ; are oranges cheap , but the growers an "beginning to fear that their buaines will bo ruined if now and bettor market a -o not opened. Upon the wholcfUu grower of corn and wheat has about a safe nu occupation as any , and in tin Btato of Nebraska , at least , ho is pros poring. IT is unfortunate for Omaha tha JtratUtreeVg reports of her bank clear ngs should have been erroneously givoi twice within two weeks , the ilguros son out having been In botli eases ubsurdl ; holow what they should have been Not only wore the figures sent out to tin press of the country wrong , but the ; were also wrong last week in the journa published by that commercial agency which IH widely accepted as a roliubl authority In financial alTairs. The percentage contago of increase in Omaha's ban ] clearings lust week over these of th < corresponding week lust year was 51.i ( hut It wan given out us being only 4.1 ! In llio previous error referred to the In ju.itlco done to this city was also periout Omntin wanU credit for the brillian record the L making in bunk clearings _ _ _ . _ . " W- \ \ * V \ - r" i'tH K rut ; /vuirr. Wlion the republicans < > ( Nebraska ont"H'd the cainpalpn of ISD2 , with Lo- r-jii/.i. t'routine tw llu-lr standard botfer , upon it plat form that pledged tc the pco- jil the uillef they sought from corporate uxt'jftlon nnd extravagant management of htalo institutions , the party looked forward with confidence In Its ability to regain Its lust prestige. Thousands of republican farmers ) who had strayed from the fold by reason of the re peated failure of republican leg islature. " and ratlraid cjiniulfsioners to jflvo thn producers relief from exorbi tant railroad rates , follllnto line again and waved the party from d If aster In November. This now lease of power , will , however , expire with tl-e proncnt state administration unless the republican members of the legislature do their whole duty by helping to depose the corrupt oflicinls that have bi-traycd their trust by criminal negligence and collusion with public plunderers. There is no middle ground for honest men to fitand upon. The conduct of these oflleials is in defensible. Republicans must complete the w.irlc so oourap-oomly and conscien tiously begun by the members of the investigation committee. They must purge the atato hoiuo and set an example - ample that will partially If not wholly wipe out the utatn of corruption and restore confidence in the party's in tegrity. _ . IMMHIIIATIOX A\n TIIK SOUTH. Tt has long been observed that the instinctive tendency of immigrants is to seek localities In which may bo found climatic and other conditions mewl closely corresponding to these of the countries whence they come. This rule dees not invariably hold good , but in a general way it ma } ' bo depended upon. The geographical distribution of immi grants in this ojuutry , as shown by re cent government statistics , is in nearly ' all cases found to conform to this general law. law.Of Of course this applies only to the United States. Tlioso who come from I'jiiropc to eeek homed on this continent do not go to Canada or to the republics south of us. Canada is constantly en deavoring to induce Europeans to settle within her bottlers , but in her case a climate that might be congenial to people ple from northern Europe avails noth ing as an attraction when oITse * . by the many disadvantages involved in res idence thero. But leaving the Domin ion out of the account , it is interesting to observe how the rule works in the United States. Of the800- 000 immigrants from Sweden and Nor way reported in the returns of the last census only a little more than 8.000 are found in the southern stato-t , while less than 1-1,000 of the 050,000 Canadians are in the south. Of the 77.000 Mexicans , on the other hand , only 1,300 are found " In the north. The Italians and Span iards have not settled in the southern states in as great numbers as might bo expected , but that is due largely to the fact that they naturally seek the centers of population. . The facts show that the great-labor problem in the south is not likely to bo settled by direct immigration from the countries of Europe. The immigrants who most naturally turn to the pursuit of agriculture are these from central and northern Europe , nnd It Is shown by statistics of geographical distribution that the great majority of these neck the wcsteni and northwestern states. Immigration to the south maybe bo expected to come from within and not from without the United States , except that which is constantly overflowing from Mexico , and which can scarcely be classed as a reliable labor element. A great deal of the enterprise and industry now to bo found in some of the southern states jnay bo attributed to the immigra tion of northern men in recant years. The improvement of the social and in dustrial condition of the south will doubtless result in further immigration of this kind , and the industry and thrift so much needed for the develop ment of that section of the country will thus bo provided. Meanwhile , the tide of Europeans flowing into this country may bo expected to follow the same lines as now. TIIK MOXKTAIll' CUNFKHK&CE. According to what appears to bo trust worthy information , the international monetary conference will not reassemble , as It is understood to bo the intention of Mr. Cleveland not to go any further at present In regard to tlio matter. It is stated that while the president has said nothing definite ho has intimated that there will bo no good end attained by the reassembling of the conference. His opinion is understood to bo that the con ference has done all that could bo ex pected In the way of calling the atten tion of Europe to silver , and that as an agreement , under existing conditions , in manifestly hopjlc-n another mooting would ba u waste of time. These who think differently and are urging that the conference should bu re convened can llnd encouragement in the latest advices regarding the attitude ol the British government. It was stated with sulllciont plainness several weaks ago by Mr , Gladstone and the chancellor of the oxehoquor that the present gov ernment of Great Britain Is mt prepared - pared to consider any proposition look ing to bimetallism , and this position wa. ' sustained by a decisive vote In the House of Commons. It is true that there was at that time a considerable expression favorable to the consideration of the question , which served to Indicate thai the agitation of the last your or two haa made Inlluentlal converts to the canst , of bimetallism , hut the number of the.st was so largely in the minority that there Is no possibility that they will bo able tt effect any change in the government' * position. Recent dispatches from Lon don stated that Oreat Britain would , ii case the conference reassembled in May instruct its delegates to oppose any agree ment in favor of the use of silver in tht same way as gold , or to put the twt metals on equality , and there can bo nc doubt that this would bo done. Tin commercial situation is stcadlli \ 'orclng ' this Biibjeot l > the front In Kng- itnd , but an long an the Uladatouo gov- ernitiont is In power It ( a extremely 1m- irobablo that anything will bj ooticenled M the way of an incrcuHod use of Hllvor n Great Hritnln. Moantlmo there Is nothing encour aging from any of the other European governments which participated In the conference. Miwt of thorn , indeed , ap- ) caf to be wholly IndllToront regarding : lie question , and while in the event of the United Stuto.s government favoring mother meeting of the conference , all these governments would as a natter ot courtesy again be represented , , here Is no rluuon to expect that the result of a second meeting would go a stop farther toward the attainment of jlinctullism , or of a more extended use of silver , than did the lirst one. Garinany ins said In the plainest possible terms that ahe does not dastro or intend any departure from the present monetary system , France has manifested no dis- > o-iition to change hers , Austria Is strlv- , ng to got on a gold basis , and were the smaller countries to accept any propo sition the United States might submit it would not help the situation to the slightest extent. In view of this state of alTairs the reassembling of the con- ( ji'eas seems utterly useless. TIIK S7MTK ItAIIUlt UUllKAU. The rapid growth In wealth and popu- ation that lias marked the progress of Nebraska the past ton or twelve years made It highly important that the state provide a bureau of statistical informa- uion in order that a record might be ccpt of Held and manufactured pro ducts in short , the product of labor in Nebraska. The Inestimable value of ihe work of such bureaus in other states has proven the wisdom of the Nebraska legislature in creating the olll 'c. The duties of the commissioner vro , however , only defined in general ; erms , so that thoofllcloncy of the service depends almost wholly upon the per sonal capacity of the commissioner. As the law prescribes , his duties are "to cjllect , collate and publish statistics and facts relative to manufactures and the industrial classes and especially to examine into the relations between labor and capital , the educational , sanitary , moral and flnaiioiu'l condition of laborers and artisans and mutters pertaining to the welfare of industrial interests and Classen. " The third biennial report of the labor commissioner has just been published. It is to bo regretted that he could not liavo acquired a better conception of the bcope to ba embraced by such a work. Out of a , book containing COt pages but 129 of these relate to the in dustrial classes or refer to the labor interests of thCT state. Of these [ lagos , ostensibly relating to labor , 120 of them are crowded with second-liana statistics of strikes in other states , com piled by their respective labor commis sioners and properly printed in our news columns years ago. All matter of in- Lorost to the welfare of workingmen in Nebraska published in tlio report could bo comfortably contained in one-half column of THE BKK. When the legislature pas.'ed the law i for a labor bureau and the appointment of a coinmissionei1 it expected that the ollico would prosecute a searching investigation into the relations between capital and labor ; a sensible exposition of the wage question and how Nebraska mechanics are alTected by immigration , competition and cost of living in the different cities. A brief examination of trades unionism , a subject which is of the greatest inter est to thousands of our citizens , would not have come amiss from an olllco created almost solely in the interest of organized labor. The workingmen hoped for information of greater manufactur ing possibilities and a clean statement of the resources and advantages of the state in this regard. To oiler a list of (154 ( strikes happening in New Mexico , Vermont , Pennsylvania and other state * two years ago is poor comfort for men hungry to learn of an eight-hour law , financial condition of laborers and im proved sanitation in the factory and workshop. The report of the commissioner 1ms been looked foe. in the hope that tlio evils of the contract labor system might bo known , and that it would contain some reference to convict labor under the contract plan and how it affected mechanics of the &tate , All these ques tions of vital interest to labor , as well as to the community , and which are discussed in the union meetings and trade assemblies In thirty or forty dif ferent places and cities in Nebraska , are absolutely Ignored. A vote of censure l j the leyisluture wil have no more ejj'ect upon theJioardofPublU JMnd.t and JiuildinijK than ponriny mttei on a rtucfr's buck : Turn the rascals ou and pluce the management of our state in stitntionfi into the handts of incn iclio wil not stand by and let the ftalc treasury b * pillaycd by thieves and swindlers. oun N The advent of a democratic adiniuis tration appears to have stimulated tin hope among tno people of Canada thn some plan of reciprocity may bo coimiin mated between the Dominion and tin United States. A leading Canadian papei u short time ago scut out commissioner ! to ascertain the popular sentiment In tin province of Ontario regarding relation ! with this country. It was found that tin general public opinion favored as wide i measure of reciprocity with this country us can bo obtained , as soon a possible , and to ' include munii factures as well as natural products , A considerable feeling for onnexutloi was ofound in borne localities , but tlu prevalent judgment was that much o this would disappear if reciprocity wit ] the United States should bo effected Under existing condition i there is nt doubt that the annexation sentiment wil continue to grow , bat closer trade rola tlons with this country would uiufoubt odly prove discouraging to it. The subject of our trade relation with Canada was discussed a few day : ago before ono of the principal commercial morcial clubs of Hjston , .on of the speukovH on the occs slon being ox-Congressman Butterwortl : who is ono of the most intelligent an earnest advocates of commercial unloi Mr. Buttorworth asked whether , If It h Imp that thoTnrnrosts of the people of tlio eastern and \viMtnrn ntuloa are best sul > - Borvrd by loaiiitig thn course and current of trade tuid ° ( MUiinuri > a bolween thosp sections /fait'uninterrupted / ' , it does lot follow logically , for exai'tly the sumo ' ouson , that o'vpry barrlci1 that Interrupts - rupts or complexly blocks the highway of commerce | l | < ? twcen the provinces ) f Canada on the north nnd the Jnltcd StufW1 on tlio south should- " > o . removed- , , There Is some [ orco Inthis - , but as pointed out by the B6/in / Ailvcrthcr , until the 'Jaiuullan government is prepared to make its tariff Uniform with ours this country cannot with qafoty to its inter ests enter into any reciprocity arrange- iient with that country. It was this consideration that was oil tolly responsible [ or the HUininury failure of negotiations looking to reciprocity under the last administration. The Dominion govern ment would not entertain any proposi tion to give the United States an advan tage in the Canadian markets over England , and without this reci procity would have brought us no beiiellts. Canada could doubtless now be enjoying the closer commercial relations with this country which many ) f her people desire if she had boon able to offer the same conditions to our manu factured products that she asked for her natural products , but this the repre sentatives of her government said could not bo done , and that put an end to the negotiations. Undoubtedly tlio Dominion govern ment , will endeavor to renew negotia tions looking to reciprocity and it is quite Impossible to foretell with any degree of certainty what position the present administra tion will take. It is hardly probable , liowever , that tt will depart very ma terially from the policy of the last ad- ninistration , which was fully approved l > y tlio people of the sections most inter ested in the question of our commercial relations with Canada. The people do not u'unt the leyixlutttrc to adjourn before thf stale / ioiseius ( been purycd of dinhourxt and faithless officials. The people will cheerfully bear any taxation the IctjixlnlHiv niay impose on them if the legislature will only do its duty fcarlc dy and regardjrss of all pressure front corpo rate injlucncf or the corrupt lobby. WilETHKit the. abominable work that hns been done on the Omaha city char ter in the legislature is duo to deliberate design or to carelessness , it remains true that it is as bad as it well could bo. There is still time to right the wrong if the subject is givbh the attention which its importance demands. The omissions that have been llilldo in the tinkering of the charter sincc.it left the hands of tlio council are fatal to important city de partments , which oven the meanest shirker of taxation must desire to see maintained in some form. As the mat ter stands now there is absolutely no provision for the usupport of the public health department , the park board or the judgment 'department after this year. It goes without saying that to im pose such a charter upon tlio people of Omaha would bo an outrage. They have sought improvements , , have given their approval to the amendments as they stood when the document went to tlio legislature , but unless the wretched omiasions referred 'to are speedily cor rected a wreck will bo made of Omaha's municipal law. Why cannot the people have what they want ; " Let the damage done by tlio legislative amendments be immediately rectilied or else let us have the old charter with its imperfections. THI : report of the Heading receivers shows that the company has a floating debt of $18,472.8J8. ; In the annual ro- rort of the directors , made just before the collapse , this interesting and im portant fact was npt made known. But it does not prove that combinations are not financially profitable under shrewd and discreet management ; it only shows that such a man as McLuod is not lit to have control of such vast interests as ho represented. It would bj fortunate for the people if all trusts and combines were mismanaged in the same way. Ton Much of u .lob. nci'tftiMft I'lulii richer. It is a pity that tlic Panama canal could not 1)0 dm ? deep enough to swallow up or run off the so.i of scan iul springing fi-oin it. Niiuiii Jit I * . _ | ; : ( * IJIH. Intllonavnlin Jiiiinnil , The way the democrats in the senate have taken earn of the populist senators , In re- panl to comraittoes , jnstilles ' the conclusion thut , in tinio , they are expected to Uccomo full-Hollaed duinocrats. on' ohi s.M.rcx. Ulnlie-Deinocmt. The presence of JJrico at the head of the senate committee on Pacific railroads plainly shows that the corporations are to bo paid in advantageous legislation for the assist ance they gave to the democratic party in the late campaign. - o Knoivn by Ills l''rnits. C'lmlcr Ciiuiilu Icailer. The 'circulation war is now on between TIIK HER and the Fake-Factory sheet. If the statements of the cditorof the World-Herald are no more to bo rflle3 upon than his news columns , wo fall ti fice where any nositlvo evidence can be qlrtljlncd to establish the circulation of. the hylfcn. IiiClllcliMiry of l.uKlitliittvn Iloillo * . St. LimUl'frt-Jltii > JtCli. Complaints of IrfrHhUivo inofllciency 01 paralysis are becoming moro frequent a ; years o by , and arv iiot confined to anj particular s.ectloa ojAno country. If wo cat judge from the lejrml tlvo reports of tlu states this year , parliamentary govornmeni has broken down. The most popular am most needed measuH are defeated , while the repeal of an uitoojmlar or harmful law seems to bo almost aj.ijiril'iuU ' to accomplish No S : Tlifl' | ! | | | < M > ( Irunt. Chlthaarltemlil. The argument niowti frequently urged li favor of changing lliuiUuration ( day frou March 4 to some less Inclement date is thai some day wo may 'loso a newly electee president as a result of exposure during tht induction exercises. The danger , it must bi admitted , is of a serious nature , but there I : no doubt that tlio country will always b < able to llnd patriots willing to take the risk ovcu should the data remain unchanged. . - . C'lioip : Tclnplionm , JS'oviT , C/iic/mifllt / / Trllninc , TUoso who have hoped for cheap telephones phones on account of the expiration of tht Berliner patent on March 7 , will bo disap pointed. Tha B 'll Telephone company was shrewd enouih to have litigation Insttgatoi against itself upon this patent , and at tin cud of fourteen years whui the matter was dropped from the courts the patent ai granted to the Bell company differed In al raoat every essential point from the orlgma spocitications for the Hm-llnor model. Tin valuable and cssintlil features of the Her linor-tir.ihain-Uel ! transmitter are coverei bv patents extending to UU'i , and even later Proeopdlnirs to annul the Horllnpr patent nro pending in the mipreme court , but nro so placed on the docket that there 1 * nn reason able probability of a division being reached until the Hell Telephone company grows weary of being both plaintiff and defendant In the suits and In sheer generosity eon- cludoa to allow the people a noeesatty In reasonable rates. Thny lliirrmvrd tlin llookit. Kansas tKipullsts have found that tt is not so easy to run a state as they thought. The iiopullst state treasurer discharged all his bookkeepers except ono and tunica the books over to populists. The accounts are now so badly mixed that it is necessary to call in an expert to set them right. It behiR a funda mental principle of the impullstato light cap ital , they could hardly bo expected to know much about taking care of it , oven when it oeloags to the state. - a. Driully Olntnclon to Flromcu. ' Ktw I'ot-fc "tttntnt. The origin of the biff llro In Boston last week is a mystery , and will probably remain so. But there is no mystery about the ob stacles in the way of the firemen , moaning the wires which interfered so seriously with the work of oxtingulshlnt ! the flames. They are talking about puttimr the wires under ground ; but in the meantime the trolley sys tem , in which overhead wires are a neces sity. holds undisputed sway In Boston , and is steadily making its way In other cities. A HOIIHO Divided Anallut Itself. Cincinnati L'oininerctat. That the democrats of the country will bo divided on the financial policy of congress Is assured. Little has as yet been said , but in timation cannot , under the circumstances , he misunderstood. The selection of Mr. Voorhecs for the head of the senate finance committee Is vigorously opposed by the Bos ton Herald. The Now York Times says the make-up of the committee Is bad , and laments ' that there is to be only ono democrat on that committee who will bo In close sympa thy with the views of the administration on the currency question. " ICnllroad Ko A'fobntni I'ltinccr. The state of Nebraska is to a Rreat extent successful because railroads have been built within Us domain. But these railroads have not been built because of any patriotism on the part of their managers. In fact railroad men have found the west a more prolific field to work the people than they have found in the cast , and the people have submitted to railroad dictation. The point at issue is not to cripple anv weak line or discourage any new one , but rather to briiif , ' them ail into proper relations with these who go to swell their business. Nebraska needs railroads to hell ) Nebraska interests and encourage home industries. Nebraska needs railroads to bo on frlomllv business relations with their patrons as busi ness men , not as warrim , ' factions in which the political parties are subject to their dic tation. It Is held that the railroads will rcculatc themselves as the conditions war rant. The past has not given Nebraska any assurance as to the truth of that claim. It is true , however , that communities have strUEBlcd on In spite of them and finally com pelled them by force of circumstances to meet some demands. But kindness , prom ises and stultification have only increased de pendence aii'l deadened independence. The legislature of Nebraska should not be cowed dowil by fear of threats. Its duty is to act now and take this vexed ques tion out of future politics. If the country is worth building railroads into , and our homo industries prosper , tlio managers of railroads will bo too plad to Ret the business. As the country develops the railroads will hasten their extensions where necessary , and if they remain on the outskirts of cfvilUation too long other railroad regulation may bo the moans of closing up the paps which have been left open with a view of controlling ter ritory against opposing lines. This should bo a legislature of railroad regulation to the finish. _ I'ASSIXO OIISKIirATIOXIi. Kato Field's Washington. Men and women differ but love has no sex. Anyone will do to love but choose a friend carefully. How imperative is duty when it sides with inclination. 11 n'y a pas d'hotamo nccccssairo--exccpt the fool killer. The mere matter of sex precludes justice between mcirand women. It is easy enough to get married. The present problem is how to stay so. ' The only real philosophy is to keep one's desires within one's deserts. AVe think it strange that a friend cannot keep the secret wo were unable to keep from telling him 1 When vengeance can do no more humanity steps into her place ; but ono cannot hurt that which Is already broken. LKT XO GUJl.ry MAS KSUAPK. Grand Island Independent : The friends of the railroads are hard at work to prevent the impeachment of the officers who have been accused of gross carelessness by the committee which investigated the peniten tiary steal. These men who belonged to the board of transportation-have done so valua ble service to the rallrdads that they ought to bo saved , Is the opinion of thcso railroad workers. Ho wells Journal : The committee having the matter In charge are discovering a wretched state of affairs at the Nebraska penitentiary. It appears from their report that everything about that institutian is in very b.id shape. The penitentiary itself is badly in need of repair , the convicts are poorly clothed and not overly well fed. It is also charged that big steals have been made out of every contract connected with the in stitution , cither In tlio way of erecting build ings or furnishing supplies. For the goo.l name of the state , if nothing more , it Is to be hoped that the matter will bo sifted to the bottom and that let the blame rest where it will the guilty may bo punished. Bloomington Kcho : It now looks as If the legislative committee appointed to investi gate the building of the penitentiary cells hail unearthed a lot of very rotten work. It has lung been known llialii very rotten ring existed at the st.ito capital and that for ye'ir.s they had been mulcting the stale funds in everything they h id a hand. It makes no difference what their politics are , there .should ho no sympathy shown to any one , hut the full tixtenlof punishment should bo meted out to I horn.o knuw of a whole lot of republicans that the parly could well get along without , i\nd If they cannot bedlitposed of any other \ \ ay. Uu < penltonilnry Is good enough , Let no guilty man ese.ipo. / KIU'J.K iM'MHfK , \ < H'K. Cork roll I * the- only man who ) m been n member of the Unliod Slates senate con- tiiiiioiisiv dluco lh7. Mt-rvlu Page , a colored man of Howanl county , Missouri , wears a shoo fourteen Inches long and live Inchc * ami : ! * llio si.ln. Kx-Sonator lleniy I * . U.iwes of Massachu setts , who has Just retlrod from the p.illllc.il arena , was never on n minority side In con- grohs. either In the house ur ncnato. Orlando It. Potler. the Now York million aire , rarely Indulges In a moro costly lunch than can bo had for 10 cents. A glass ol milk and a piece of custard plo will satisfy his wants. The shah of I Vi l.i does not possess a rail way train of any kind. IIo goes about Persl ; la carriages or on hnr.soh.ick , and , nltlionurli 01 ye.irs of ago , Is still ono of the best horse men in Persia Kx-VIco President Morton has a very hnppj way of greeting women , Ho meets a womai at the capllol In precisely the s.uno way hi does at his own homo. It Is a mixture o French courtliness and the prince of Wale- style. Charles Cronea died a few days ago in Chambers county , Texas , aged 8S. In his death the last of Latino's band , so far a : known , has passeii awuv. Few besides bin who took part in the battle of San Jacii.U are alive today. General Felix Agnus of the Baltimore American has eleven bullet wounds and i : partially disabled right arm as mementoes of the bravery that raised him from the rani of private in the Duryoa Xouaves to the rani of brevet brigadier general. Eugene Field gave a luncheon for Ucv. 13 E. Halo at the Union I caguo club In Chicagt and the table was garnished by many .1 familiarly labeled , cobwebbed old bottle thai suggested rare vintages , but never a bottle contained anythUig stronger than water. James Whitcomb Uiley , the Hoosler poet was Intended for a lawyer by his father , bu ho abandoned BlacksU.iie for a patent medi flno wugon , the proprietor of which on ployed him to advertise the business will songs , banjo music and roadside signs. Mr Illloy was Tory clover with paint brush , and hnil achieved a modest reputation as a house painter before ho umlortook this kin drcd omnmUoii. Ex-Secretary Tracy says Unit In addition to the lianl labor ami constant anxiety , his cabinet life cost him about fctu.ixw a year over and above his salary. Iwcllmroniou , king of the Gilbert Islands , weighs ( WO pounds nnil has n son who is still heavier. Thn weight they earrv is to bo partly accounted for by the fact that they have an American cook. TALK AIIUVT M'0/I.S.tttt.V. Now York World : Somn of the spoils. hunting congressmen announce that they are tempted tole.ivo Washington ami abandon the chaso. That would bo an excellent tempta tion to succumb to. St. Louis Kepublle : "Let us edit the newspapers - papers , " says the Springfield Loader , ' -ami wo care not who holds the ofllecs. " That's rlghti that's admlrablo ; that's heroic ; that's worthy of a high-minded Missouri journalist. St. Louis Hopubllc : Missouri appreciates the great difficulties of Mr. Cleveland's i > o- sltlon. and Is showing th.U it does by keep- iiiffaway from W.iih lugton until the Massa chusetts , New York and Kentucky spoils men have gone home. Globo-Domocrat : The Garlteld-Conkllng episode of 1831 made Cleveland president three ye.irs later. It would bo bad for Cleveland nad his party now should that af fair he repeated , with ho and Hill in the leading roles. iSomo of the parly magnates are telling him to beware. Pioneer-Press : Editors who had dipped their pens In the gall of bitterness for the purpose of jabhiiii G. Cleveland In the mid- rid' because of the editorial o.\rluslon act , will pleaso' nnto that the bars nro again down and govern themselves accordingly. A mistake now maj cost a poslufllco ninctv days later. New York Advertiser : It looks -little bit as if there was a rather too rellned sen sitiveness among the stalwart democrats of Now York which restrains them from put ting forward the platter for a share of the patronage pie. Jn the vernacular wo advise the boys "to get a move onto themselves" or they will bo loft in the lurch. Texas Sittings : A hoot It's * attumnt to got upstairs without being lieaid by your wife. Hlnxltamton Lender : It appears to in that these meetings between debtor * and creditors are largely over dun. Indianapolis Journal : ' 'What was the most noticeable tiling yon saw when yon were In Merlin1/ " "The street cleaning brigade. They were all natives. " 1-lfo : Mother My thiuglilor , I'm astonished at your conduct with that gentleman. I distinctly heaiil him kiss twice. tinctly you Daughter-- Nonsense , mu. You know very well the con servatory has an echo. Troy Cress : II Is no particular nsporslon on a coal minor to say that lih calling Is low down. Ijlght : Thn Missouri rlvor Is not the only thing In Unitedritatc * that has to H\valhnV Its own bluffs. Klmlra Oazette , Jugson says the man who doesn't care about seeing llfo should shut Ills eyes when ho oats llmlmrgur cliec.sL1. New Orleans Picayune : The waif who becomes - comes a tramp keeps moving on In Ibn world hi'Causo to him there Is no place like homo. Washington Star : "Slio said my miikc-up was horrid , " said the amateur actress , " 1 know shu did , " said her sister nmutuiir. "She said II looked Just llko your own fuco thu mean thing. " Arkansaw Traveler : She There Is no fun in being nmrrlod or eiiKiiged. Ho Hut whun Is there fun , then ? She When you are an ticipating both. Ulothler nnU I'urmsliur : Itereavod Widow I can't boar to sco that ugonUnd expression on the face of the deceased. Uan't you make him look iiioio natural ? - i Undertaker ( respectfully ) Not unless you lot mu tuko olT that shirt you made for him , madam , r.vi's.nwii.s. : : : / ! < isdm Courier. What jewelry In days gone by Was patronlxpil by Mother ICvo , -The record , It Is fair to .say , Does not of us onr doubt.s rcllnvo. Hut modern observation now Mankind umtn'moiisly compels To verdict In accord with this Kuvo's ornaments nro Icicles. 2'11K DAY I 7'7/f. * > 3 II OftKl'AffKi , . Yankee 1 have traveled o'er the nation In the light of proud acclaim , I have dlijed on popularity And lunched on lh < eting fame ; liul yet I'vo found no memory That In my mind supplants That bright. starred hour of youthful time , When lirst I put on pmU. ; Tlio world Is very kind to me , My friunds are everywhere : Some wealth of earthly toll I'vo won , I'm free from liny care ; Yet In my calm , mat uro content My joy I c.in enhance , As I recall tli.-ft pnlili'ii time , The day I llrst were punts. Mv happiness It know no end Upon that sunny time : Tlio Joy of others , rich Itidood , . Hud not u plucu with inlno ; No cloud could tlii-n my cheer dlspol , No doubt my bliss drspoiid ; Tlio world was very nrlghl to mo When lirst those pants [ donned. Como back , como hac < , ( ) memory , I < cnd your nltl to imionco more ; Tarry vela little lunger , As I view Ihoso days of yore. Turn your moistening eyes toward the past , l.el mo steal uialn : i glance At the day I never wish to lose , Tlio dty ; I lirst were pants. * DEFEATED MRTLE1T HIPP of the South DakoU Jiniot Doing Some Flue Work , NEBRASKA PATRONAGE IN DISPUTE Sorrrtnrjr C.rorttm , nnil Not M.-.ir . Allni nail llr.vrtn , win nuttlliutn VmUirnl Onirv * In Thl * Slntr llUniipnliit- iiieiit nn Alt Ship * . WASHINGTON lUutKAv or TUB llnE , 1 " > ll ! Kot'iitKKNTii STUKRT. > WASiiixtiToA , U. C. . March 'JO , I Tlio failure of the president to send In tha name of n now commissioner of the general land ofllco occasioned great nurprl.-to among western men today , because they thought that they had a straight tip last evening Unit Jutk'o Unrtlutt Tripp of Yauktou would bo appointed. The anti-Trlpp crowd from South Dakota , who luxvo been working In- dustrloiisly for a wools , are Jubllnnt. and they declare that they have knocked out tlic-Ir enemy. Hut U Is still the general bollof Hint the powerful - support of Senator Vllas Is suim- dent to got him the plnco , ami that the appointment will bo made some Uny this w colt. "Hilly" Van Kpps of Sioux Pulls Is-Msgrun. tied because ho was unable to llml his own name In the short list of apiKiintmonts to foreign mission ! ' and ho has begun to lesotho the hope which has been his great sustaining force since his arrival hero. .lolm Duneen of Hut-on was certain whou ho llrst struck the town that ho would so- euro the Huron land olllco. loiter ho con cluded that the Dunlin consulate was about his si/.o. Heady for An ) thing Now. Now , however , ho has reached the point where ho U witling to take anything Una offers , with nothing tangible in sight. He is somewhat dazed on account of his ill success , but will settle down and apply fur something tlellnito before the enil of llio weelt. The Iowa and Nebraska men who ex pected appointments of marshals and dis trict attorneys for these states would bo made today were disappointed , but the fact that the Department of Justice was mii-hed in the list affords reason to hope that the appointments will bo made to tiioso plners this week , but there Is reason for believing that in the case of low.i the congressional slate will bo liadly broken , and tUat Secre tary Morton Is the man and not Senator Allen or Congressman lir.uin who will dic tate the patronage in Nebraska. Messrs. Allen and Bryan don't scum to think tt neces sary to consult Mr. Morton before making their moves , but Mr. Morton is fully posted upon those movements Just the same. Thomas Capek of Omaha is an applicant for the position of consul to Prague and has the endorsement of Mr. llrytin. It is not likelv that any of the minor consul olllecs will bo llllcd this weok. The following pensions granted are re ported : Nebraska : Original Henry G. Honors , James 13. Fitch , James T. Cooper , John P. Dungun. Joseph J. Kelly. John Ditch , An il row Forbes , John \V. Klarton. Increaso- - Jacob I-ehmcr. Hclssuo David Boltfhttol. Orrin Dickey. Origin il widows Catherine Sullivan. Original Karl Tuttle , Thomas Kelley , Charles Tread well. Additional William Her , Charles Kilburn , George An derson , Lavvrenoe Houlton , Henry D. Hash- aii ) , Andrew Gibson , Daniel H. Hoyd. Increase Winllcld S. Mattorn , Uenjaniln T. Uiiey. HelssneFrank M. Suitor. Original widows Lucy J. Laubcnheimor. Iowa : Original Joseph C. Morris , J. W. Ijcake , Benjamin N. James , Carroll It. Graves , Ar.ro It. H rooks , Peter Duuu , Alonzo Minic.lc , Moses Uobcrtson , Kb- ene/.cr Stetson , John Heynolds , James Dunn , J. Patten , Martin Fetrow. Addi tional Henry Doyno , S. Horn , l d F. Emerv. Increase Allen Thompson , Peter G. MeNamara , John HollWay. James Bailov. H. S. Hungerford. Uoissuo Kl Crowell , William Hillings , James Foster. Original widows , etc Knielino Harnanl , Ilattto Hailey , Mary A. Sipp. Special act , original .loseph M. Wilson. Additional - Jlczokiah S. Doolittle , George C. Kendcls- perger. Hobert S. Jackson , James M. Wil liams , U. S. Stanley , Frederick Schnittger , Isaac Haner , Kdwaitl A. WillottVarron Horton , Asa Classon , John H. Alattmgly. Aihia Hatcholdor , Jacob Di.rant. Increase John Murray , Hor.ico Hanilin , Silas Haven , Charles W. Hico , Mortimer Nelson , 13 < lwanl Klllalo. Koissuo AVilliain K. Kline , William Abbott. Original widows , etc. Mary lj. Nelson , Mary Benson. F aura M. Tuttlo. South Dakota : Original Isaac Pioi-co , Charles Dopp , John F Hickinan. Additional Peter Kriogor. Heissuo- Daniel II. Doau , Original- James Lafforree. Additional Hiram D. Felton , Frank W. Raymond. In crease-Allen Ambrum. Original widows . Margaret VanDoren. P. S , H. n Slmcly Tom , Kcnrnril Hub- Peoi'lo are just boghming to aprecato ] ) ! the chamo thai has been made in the state auditor's olllco. The now auditor , Kugeno Moore , is not only protecting the interests of the state with a watchful eye , but is un covering a lot of the s'lady business of his predecessor , ono Thomas ( icntoii.who made thoiiuiuaintineoof | : the state some years ago greatly to the cost of tlio latter a co,9 Manufacturer * an 1 of Uioihliu' in tlu VYorU. Higher Than Ever Our hats are yes , higher than they will ever be again. They're up on the third floor. The prices , strange as it may seem , al though they were raised with the hats to the third , were not raised. This has been done to allow the workmen room ii , v i ) i , ) .3i- out thedi- viding wall onthe first floor. "We have this week received many now novel ties in children's wear , ex hibited on second floor , while men's suits for spring are now shown in greater variety than ever. You will will be able to secure many desirable bargains if you come before we make the hole in the side of the house We'll have the greatest store on earth when we get through the hole. BROWNING , KING & CO. , tl" ° ' " I S , W. Cor , 15th and Dallas ot
