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rclllorlnl nuittcr hrml(1 bo ! iddroM-d to th
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Oiniilm. UniflM , i-hr-eUs nnd postonico order
to IIP inndu iinytiblu to llio order of Ilio coin
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THK HI313 PU1U..ISHINO COMPANY
BWOll.V 3TATBMKST Ofc1 lUUCUliATtOM
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till * 1Mb ilar of Atntcli , 18'J.I. N. I1. Ffcll.
IKKU 1 Kntnrj 1'ulillc.
IJIrrnliillon fur I'rlirimry , ! iltO :
Taw adjournment of tlio Htato sonuti
lins given tlio railroad tnnmigera ft slier
breathing spell.
Republicans in the senate shouldstand ,
for Nebraska m7 redeem the pledges
1892 bywtiny for houxe roll as.
BOTH Chicago unil Doiivor now hav
plenty of mutilfiriul polities on hand
lint Oiniilui ib Horcno unil untroubled
Ilowovor , there in a alight ruction n
Lincoln.
IT is to bo fcui'ml that Chairman Hnr
rlty Is preparing to construct a politicii
machine in Pennsylvania. It scorns thn
ho Is to liavo control of all tlio fedora
appointments in that state.
TOM BKNTO.V , who is by all odds th
mwt dangerous of the old combine i ;
the state house , is perniciously active i
trying to frustrate tbo impending ini
poachmoiit. Mr. Bcnton had bctto
Ifcon his linnds out if he does not war
his fingers burnt.
The leyishiturc should not adjourn befoi
it lam stamped out corruption nnd jiluce
the flute institutions under the care an
supervision of officers who do not wink i
corrupt practices nnd have the intcyrity itn
thcbuckbone to ftop thieves and plundcrci
from robbiny the ttate and looting ll
trtusury. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
THK recent expensive conflagration i
Boston demonstrated that the fireproc
buildings in that city burn very frcol
and make n hot and destructive fin
Boston has hud several heavy fire lossc
lately and in each case buildings callc
fireproof , but really not so at all , hav
molted away very rapidly.
No I'UKhUiT promises hotter roturt
In Nebraska than docs the cultivation (
the sugar beet. Yet the farmers bos
tate to experiment with a crop aboi
which mosC of them know little or notl
ing. Wo venture to predict , howovot
that the time will come when No1 > rask
will grow more sugar beets than an
state in the union.
K prospect of a war between tli
president and Tammany is not as goo
us it was. Senator Murphy says thn
neither ho nor Senator Hill will oppoa
Mr. Cleveland's nominations for tli
state of Now York , but on the contrar
they will warmly , support them. ]
this means anything it must moan tin
the president has made important coi
cessions to the Now York leaders.
TT IS reported that smallpox provai
among 000 Chinese who landed at VI
torlat B. C. , a few days ago , and tli
Canadian authorities arc considornbl
alarmed over the prospect of having 1
light that disease. Of course the rei
destination of these peddle is the Unite
States , their plan being to straggl
across the line hero and there when o ]
portunity oilers , just as they have dot
over since our government began to o :
clttdo them.
TUB financial crisis In Italy is wutclic
with keen interest by all Europe. For
of the six great banks of the kingdon
authorized by the government to ibsi
pilfer jmnoy , are now on the verge i
ruin. The notes of these six hanks a <
grcgato about $200,000,000. There ai
hundreds of smaller banking Inslitutioi
in Italy which will bo affected in varioi
degrees by the dllllcultles In which tli
great institutions are involved , and ni
body knows what the end will bo. Th
other powers of Kuropo will watch th
situation with lively interest.
IF , THitouaii the oversight of tli
present legislature , the Nebraska o :
hiblt at the World's fair shall not moi
the reasonable expectation of the poop
there will bo very general regret. Tl
Chicago fair managers arealroad
making uncomplimentary remarks abai
the showing this state has so far urns'
and Nobraskana who know the trim co ,
dltloiB of things express positive dlsja
Isfiiotlou. This state has n' ) money
squando1 ! , but she ought not ti ba po
mlttod to suitor by comparison with tl
efforts of less pretentious neighbors.
IT is to bo deplored that the choice
the republicans of the hoiibo has calli
upon .ludge Pound as one of the advise
attorneys In connection with the pr
po&ed imrcachment of the silent pat
nors of Mealier. Judge Pound's natur
leaning Is toward the cell-house jobbot
nnd his bolectlon was made at the 1
stance of the faction of the republic )
patty that doesn't regard with fav
the etTorU to dislodge the olllclals th
have winked at corrupt practices ai
downright embezzlement of sta
money. The republican party shou
have boon represented by an attorn
wh < HO instincts nnd sympathies a
kii'iwa t ) IKJ decidedly in furor of vi
( Heating thn law and makiug dlshoncs
in public otllcu odloiu.
TIIKl' StlOVtill /.IH'/MCHMO. .
li it were not for the fact that im
pcaHiint'iiU of tate ofllcora are compnra
Uvolj rare the lack of Information ai t <
what I'onstltutea ati Imponchablo oITon-u
among mambora of the legislature
would bo utterly inexcusable. Semi
mcinltora are Improved wltlj. tin
idea that no olllclal or ux-olll
cinl can be convicted on impuach
mont unless it is shown by a preponderance
ance of testimony that ho Is guilty of n
breach of the criminal cade. The parti
sans of Allen , Humphrey and Halting :
have gone BO far as to declare that at
impeachment will nut hold against thoai
olllclals unless it can bo shown that thu\
have committed embezzlements , theft ;
and frauds individually. This assump
tion is at variance with the prime objccl
for which impeachments have bean em
bodied in the fundamental law of tin
United States and of every state in the
union.
What Is animpeachablo misdemeanor ;
When any public otllcor falls to cxe"
ciso duo diligence in the discharge o
his functions , and , either by hlmselt 01
through his subordinate , rccklcssb
squanders the property or funds entrusted
trusted to his care and keeping , or if hi
knowingly permits his subordinates 01
other parties to commit any fraud 01
theft which it was his duty to prevent
ho is guilty of an impcaohable misdo
incanor. Now , ho'w does it stand as re
garils Allen , Humphrey and Hastings it
their capacity as members of the Bouri
of Public 'Lands and Buildings ? Dii
they exorcise such care and diligence ii
the construction of the penitentiary col
house and the disbursement of thi
money approp'riated for the construe
tion of that building ?
DJCS not their conduct justify tin
belief that they entered into a cn
spiracy with Moahor and Dargan , bj
which the penitentiary contractor am
his manager were placed in posltioi
to absorb and steal at least one-hal
of the whole appropriation ? Had thes' '
ollicors pursued ordinary busincs
methods and shown any disposition t
protect the state , they cortuinl ;
wouldn't have employed Mo.sher's manager
agor to superintend the building o
the cell house. They certainl ;
know that Dorgan would b
in position to swindle and de
fraud the state for the benofi
of Mealier if ho was disposed to do su
This is not the worst , however. Th
proofs of dishonesty and complicity o ;
the part of the board in connection wit ]
the cell hoiibo frauds are overwhelming
They started out to erect a $10,000 build
ing without plans , without specification
nnd without an estimate of the probabl
cost of the material and labor. Thi
picco of recklessness , if not criminn
negligence , is in itself an impeachabl
mifadomcanor. It shows conolusivol
that these olllcials are not trustworthy
and therefore not lit to remain th
custodians of the state's property o
supervisors of its buildings.
Right hero lot us emphasize the fae
that the plea made for the board thn
the duty of erecting the cell house wn
an imposition upon the board Is ground
less. The Board of Public Lands an
Buildings has boon charged with th
construction of every building connocte
with the state institutions over sine
the adoption of the present constitutor
The insane hospitals at Lincoln , Has
ings nnd Norfolk , the reform schools a
Kearney and Gonovn , the homes at Mil
ford and Lincoln , wore each and a
erected under the supervision of th
board. The institute at Beatrice , jus
like the cell house , was erected by da
labor under the supervision of thi
board. But these buildings wore tu
built without plans , specifications or o :
timatos :
No prudent business 'man would at :
vance $ .1,000 nt a time to any build in
superintendent to bo expended at hewn
own pleasure and not to bo accounted fo :
But Allen , Humphrey uud Hastings m
only advanced from $20,000 to 32. " > , OC
at n time to D > rgan when thor
was no money In the treasury an
interest bearing warrants had to 1
issued , but they approved nil his fraudt
lent bills and vouchers without takin
the trouble to ascot-tain whether th
materials wore charged for at doubl
prices or the labor had actually bao ;
performed.
Suppose a manager of any corporatio
or llrm should stand by and allow hi
employers to bo robbed or impjsoJ ttpo
in this fashion , would ho not bo sun
intirlly dismissed in disgrace ? Woul
auybxly expect his employers to rotai
him another hour ?
This is precisely the relation of Allm
Humphrey ana Hasting * to the state c
Nebraska. They have proved then
helves to bo untriHtworthy , If tut abjc
lutcly criminal. They have forfelto
the right to occupy positions of tru :
and responsibility , and laid thornsolvi
liable to a dozen impeachments , ni
merely in connection with cell hout
frauds , but with scandalous looseness I
the management of other state Instlti
tUms under their caVo.
THI : usual courtesies wore exchange
in the United States bonate when Son
tor Mandet-oon retired from the posith
of president pro torn and was pucccodc
by Senator Harris of Tennessee. A
though what is known as "senator !
courtesy" is often carried to mast unro
Bonablo lengths and made the oxouso fi
doing things which ut-o both unwise at
unjust , there is some thing commend
bio and pleasing in the cordial re !
tions which are maintained botwei
senators. Tito asperities of politic
strife ure ruroly permitted , to 1
\
torfcro with the poruonnl friend.
Hhlp of fcotmtor * , as might o <
shown by numerous example * , tlio mo * '
conspicuous In Into yca--i holng the
ilmost brotherly regard for each othoi
of .ludge KJmunds and Judge Thurman
Unquestionably the democratic cimpll
ticnta to Mr. Mnnderson worn ontlrel ;
sincere , nnd the Ncbrnska senator ha
reason to regard thorn with pride am
grntlllcaUon. The position of pro ldcn
> ro tern of the senate Is one of lionoi
ind dlstlnctldh , though perhaps less si
nW'than formerly , but It carries will
It no such power and Inlluenco as tin
speaker of the hou.so possesses. _
A vote of ctnsur-'by - the leyisluturt icH
have no mvre effect upon the Jfr.u'd of 1'ublit
Lands and Ituildinyi than pouriny wute
on a duck's back. Turn tin rascals oi' '
and jtlacf the ni'inaytment of our state in
solutions into the hnndi of men who in'/ /
not stand by nnd let the state treasury b
pilhvjed by thierfs and swindlers.
T1IH littiltTS OF UMl'liOl'US.
There are phases of the judicial pro
coodlng.s in the case of the railroads tun
Ice miotlvc engineers tit Toledo , O. , fo
which it appears there are no precc
dents. Justice Brown of the supi-em
court of the United States is quoted a
saying that ho did not think there exIsts
Ists any precedent by whluh the legality
of thu notion of Judges Tuft and Kick
could ba usooi'tulnod. Ho thought tin
point raised an entirely now one
Judge Clements of the Inter
state Cjinmorea commission char
uctori/.ed the notion of Judg
Kicks in placing men in ousted ,
for throwing up Uiolr Hituations as re
mtirkablo , and expressed the oplnlo ;
that there Is no precedent for the sum
miiry notion of either of the judge ;
Another mouther of the commission
Judge Vca/.oy , could think of no lai
bearing directly upon the points n
Issue , though he thought the fedora
judges may have found suHlclcni atithoi
Ity for their action in the intorstnt
eammeren law. "I do not hold that Oii ;
1 loyes of railroads or other ( jorporn
tions , " said Judge Vov/.oy ; , "have n
right to cease work or resign their post
tions , hut the law contemplates tha
they do it in u reasonable manner , bo a
not tj violate any of the laws whicl
might apply to the protection of life o
property. "
It must he obvious to everybody win
can tuko an impartial and unprojudiooi
view of the mutter that if courts can su
under what conditions and circumstance
the employes of railroad companies ma ;
not quit such service they have oquull ,
the right ti impose restrictions upon th
companies in the mutter of dlsoharginj
employes. The courts cannot do jiiotici
and make any discrimination. Tito re
murks addressed by Judge Kicks to tin
engineers and firemen who hud lot
their employment do not imply an ;
obligations on the part of the corpora
tions toward their employes , and it i
this one-sided aspect of the case thoug
it should bo said that the remarks o
Judge Ricks wore altogether udmoni
tory which has bean the chief cause o
criticism of the court's action. Th
right of employes to quit the sot
vices of their employer was not denied
but they must dj so at a time and pluc
and under circumstances that would no
involve damage to the employer or it
jury to the public. If this be adtnittei
it is clearly necessary to maintai
also that railroad companies mn
not discharge employes except undo
conditions und circumstances tlu
will not work injustice to the employe
and jeopardize the interests of the pul
lie. Only in this way can equity bo si
cured. It must bo conceded that thor
is force in the contention of the attoi
noys for the engineers and firemen thn
the law does not require- the private ell
izon to continue- any vocation. Ill
labor is his capital and ho may dispos
of It at his pleasure. Ho may not intei
fore with the labor of others , but hewn
own right to stop work when ho please
is not questionable.
Tills issue Is sure to bring prom
nently before the public mind the que
tion of such government control an
regulation both of the corporations an
their employes as will prevent conlliet
that inflict injury upon the public. L
islutioti is needed that will compel thos
engaged in a .service of. a public oharac
tor to subordinate private consider !
tions to the public interests.
The people do not taunt th" hylnhtturc
adjourn' before th . siftlIWM * hii bee
pnrycd of dishonest and faithless offitiul
The people will c'tesrfully beur unytuxutiv
the leyisluture may impose on them if ti
Icyislature will only do its duty fearless
and regardless of all pressure from corpi
rate injluencc or the corrunt lobby.
CdNFlDKKCK IX n'KSTKKX h.lA'DS.
The superintendent of banks of tli
state oi Now York , in his report jus
submitted to the legislature , makes U
following reference tq.foreign nurtgag
loan and investment companies : ' 'It
generally baliovod hat the most tryin
period for mortgage companies is pnb
It is believed by intelligent inortgng
company ollicers tnat the lands in wes
orn Kansas and Nebraska , now pa
tially unmarketable , will eventually ii
crease in value and become pt-olltabl
for cultivation , and that the real estal
owned by the companies will ba a sourt
of profit to thorn. " "
That this judgment is well foundc
there can bo no doubt. With logard t
western Nebraska the condition * thot
have been steadily improving for seven
years , and there 1- , every reason to o ;
poet that a liberal part of the futui
growth of the state will lu in that dlrci
tlou. The semi-arid region of that po
tion of the state has of oiurso bjon tli
chief drawback to Us progress in popi
lation and agricultural duvolopmon
but this obstacle Is baitig bteaillly an
rapidly overcome through Irrlgatlo
and If the process continues as active
ai it has boon pushe.l for a yci
or two past It cannot bo many years h
fore every aaro of land In western N
bruska that can bo mudo available ft
agriculture will ba under cultlvatlo
This voclaltued' land , m ovcrybjJ
knows who hai given any attention
the matter , h very m.tch superior i
productiveness , nnd hcnou more valu
ble. than land dependent upon ruinfal
so that when all this aoml-arld rogl' '
has boon bitbjcctol to Irrigation It u
undoubtedly bo hjr fiw llio richest n rl-
cultural Boctl jn of the statf , f IP the soil
gpti rnlly I * oxcull'oftt.
Tlio su'inl-arld ivgljn of Nnb-n.skn :
05tnprl-i's a lnrg < * ' 'M'l a , Int Its reclama
tion ciin only be ii j Mtlou of tlino , ulncc
there Is a sulllelontj-Avater supply for the
purpose. The HitCr M already attalnoil
and the complete , , djjni lustration of the
value of irrlgatlont mny roasoimbly 1)3
expected tu stliitflli to contlnuo-1 effort
for the rcohuiiiitlyii' , of this region , ami
as Us dovelopmetU 'advances the facili
ties for ranching f/Cv / irablo markets will
Increase. It Is , IttWpmu respects , an ox *
coptlonally fine country , not bolng sub'
joct to the severity of weather nnd tlu
extreme climatic changes that arc
characteristic of the eastern portlot
of the stnto. From every pom1
of view there is rctuon for having faltl
In thu future of western Nebraska , am'
it is safe to buy that every dollar wlsoli
Invested there will ultimately and nt IK
very remote period yield a generous re
turn. Western homo seekers are becoming
coming acquainted with the advantage ;
nnd the promise of that section of tin
state , and ai these become hotter under
stood there will inevitably be a raplt
growth in the population by accession1
of people who have a thorough knowl
edge of agriculture and will go there fo
the purpose of Improving to the fttllos
extent the opportunities presented.
Tin : assessment of the railroads o
Iowa for purposes of taxation has beci
completed and a number of changes li
valuation have been made. The Increas
over last year , on a total valuation o
$ H,87.'J,715 is $200.01)4 ) , but on some of tin
roads reductions have been made fron
the assessment of 18KJ. ! If carnliij
capacity has anything to do with tin
valuation oi railroad property it is ditll
cult to see how any reduction of assess
inont can justly bo made this year
It will bu soon that the a
grcguto increase over last yea
is very small , and no doubt tin
farmers of Iowa , who constitute the prin
clpal taxpaylng class , will bo di.stip
pointed to find that this year's railroai
assessments aggregate only a little mot-
than those against which they have pro
tested in the past us being unjustly low
ONK month from now the trans
Mississippi congress will meet at Ogden
U. T. , and it is expected that the twenty
two states and territories west of th
Mississippi will bo fully represented ii
the congress , in which case the attend
ance will bo larger than at any proviou
session. It is manifestly important tha
the now administration at Washingto
shall bo properly impressed as to th
demands of westfcrji interests , and cet
tainly there can bo no better way c
doing this than tlro ugh a congress con :
posed wholly of. intelligent , 7.calout
representative western men , who kmn
what this section of the country want
and understand Ifow to give forceful ej
prossion to it. Nebraska is concorne
in what this congress may do and sh
should bo well rojji osented in it.
THK fact that ox-Gongrossmai
Wheeler qplichlgija lias defined th
ollico of commissioner of pensions bt
caitho ho docs not feel physically capabl
of performing its duties indicates thti
ho is a very sick man. There are thoi
sands of 'democrats who would aecor
that place if they knew that they coul
not live twenty minutes.
THE country at large knew compart
lively little about Mr. Herbert , the no'
secretary of the navy , until lie publicl
declared that "wo are not going to b
surpassed by any other nation in th
matter of fighting ships. " Then overj
body was acquainted with Mr. Herboi
and liked his style. Ho has sound ri
publican Ideas on this subject.
A Patriotic
Uai/iinj / ( < m I'lHt.
Wouldn't It bo n | jroit : joke on the II :
wnilaii monarchists If &omc cliuiblo nnd ci
ing younjf Anxu-iciin bachelor slioul
annex thu PriuiojB Kaiuhiu ! ?
An ANslnlnu I miser.
Representative Sheridan , the legislatlv
brtilsor who assaulted ICditor Hosowatei
found a gold-headed uatio on his desk las
Saturday morning , the ( lift of a number c
gentlemen who do not love Uosowater fo
the enemies ho hits made. The aeroplane
of the gift sots Mr. Sheridan down as a
ass as well as a bruiser. The prcscntntio
in itself was an insult to the intollhjenco an
self-respect of the legislative body to whlc
lie unfortunately belongs.
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I.rasoiiH ( 'ullml fnini Iliilni.
Iloiton iittecttticr.
The Investigation which Is now belli
inado into the system should cover over
branch of the servic-c ; the building Inspci
tion , the lire -.ilarm and the water service , n
well as the lire department. Boston's llr
record for.tho past few months has been s
disgraceful , so costly , so significant , that n
protestations of Innocence , no politic :
"pulls , " no bravado , no bluster , should li
allowed to bloelc the way to a swcophif
stern and adequate reform , such as the pe <
plo demand. _ _
Tlio KXCH Mnv Uoinn In.
A'e > i < I'm I , Trthune.
Former oftlceholdors under Mr. Ulcvelan
mav breathe more freely. An oftlclal cot
structlon , It seems , has been given to tli
order re-luting to this class of men , which I
not to auplj to seekers for unices other tha
those they tilled imtlur , the previous dcnu
cr.ukiuimluistiMtiom. . TKIs slmplltlcs tli
matter to u certain extent , and , of course , n
one will now apply- * for his old placi
Whether this construction Is consistent wit
the determination to | irovetit an oftlcolioli
Ing oligarchy of the democraticpotsuasion I
clearly an open question.
IIoncMt iiliirt : iVpjirrcl.itoil.
It is gratifying tdVifb the llrm and neb !
stand Tun OMAIII Uuttlias talicn in austaii
ing the legislature In an oTort to proho t
the bottom the rottpjincss and corruptlc
that has infected ' .oqr state institution :
Kopresentalives Koclnoy and his comtnittc
have richly earned tyjtl will receive the a |
probation of nil homst , citizens , without t-i
ganl to party , for tnulr untiring efforts i
unearthing the robp1-y and stealing tlu
has been goin ? on .flitho penitentiary ft
years. An 1 TiiROM.tu.v UEK can not bo U
highly commended for holding up the ham !
of the mon who would right thesu irregular
liesy ' 'Lot no guilty man escape. " shoul
bo the watchword in ilo.iling wit
Itascals and iioaJIcrs. " An Jour word fc
It , the state paper th-it dares to "wink" i
unu apologize for the rascality of treasur
lojtors" will Unil that Us circulation union
the misses will go glimmering when the
nro ma-io freclv aware of the fact. The po :
plo are after tlu ra.seuls ami they are goln
to get thorn , an 1 no "apologist" can siv
them from Just condemnation. The poopl
are thlukln ; for themselves and no lltn
halro. ! ajphliti-v of \S'orld-Herald or an
oihor paper ill Win I tha poaplo nnd lot
them astray. The time n pm and gen
whnna man running ubig" now.spiper on
nuiku ovurvbojy "anoaio" when ho takt
anuff. " TUG OM ui v HBH is with the peoin
l.i this deal , an 1 wo rojolau that It U. Tli
influence of that p iper roauhis out nil ov <
our state and will prove u pillar of strcngt
tu the rhht.
llciulillrmi | nf llio l.rtKUUIurn .Mint lie *
ilocni Tliolr rnrly rioilRm.
Ilopubllutui nic'tnborri of the legisla
ture must make an effort to redeem the
[ ilodgos mudo by the party to the
laborer * and producers of this state In
Its Hovoral platforms or become ro
sponslblo for Inevitable disaster. Party
platforms olther menu something or
Ihoy mean nothing. They are either nil
Inmost declaration of party principles
and a true enunciation of pledges In
favor of reforms demanded , by tljo people
ple or they are u delusion and a snare.
The republican platforms of 18IH ) , 1891
and 18)2 ) pledge the party to specific
leglslti Ion in the Interest of the laborer
and p oducor. Tito platform of 1800
contains the following plunk lii favor ol
railway regulation and the abolition of
railroad pass bribery.
Wo demand the reduction of freight anil
passenger rates on railroads to corrcsponil
with rates now prevailing In the adjacent
states to the Mississippi , and wo furll-ei
demand that the legislature shall abolish nil
passes and free transportation on railroads
excepting for employes of railroad com
panics.
The platform of 1800 also pledges UK
party to enact laws for the regulation
of elevators and the prohibition of dis
crimination against any class of ship
pers. The plank on this subject readt
as follows :
Owners of public elevators that receive
and handle grain for storage should ho do
dared public warehousemen and compelled
under penalty to receive , store , ship am
handle the grain of all persons alike , with
out discrimination , the state regulating
charges for slot-ago and inspection. AI
railroad companies should DO required tc
swllch , haul , handle and receive and shij
the grain of all persons , without dlscrlml
nation.
The platform of 1891 embodies the
following plank :
AVe are heartily in favor of the genera !
provisions of the interstate commerce net
nnd'wo demand the regulation of nil railway
and transportation lines in such n manner a ;
to Insure fair nnd reasonable rates to tin
producers nnd consumers of Iho country.
The platform of I8l)2upon ) , which everj
republican member of the loglsliituri
was elected , reiterates the pledges made
in the two preceding platforms in tlu
following language :
The republican i tarty is the friend of laboi
in the factory , mill , mitto nnd on the farm
It will at all times stand ready to adopt anj
measure thai may Improve its condition 01
promote Its prosperity.
The farmers of our state who conslilttti
Ihe chicl element of our prodttcllvo wcaltl
creating population , are entitled to the cheap
cst and best facilities for storing , shlppin ;
and markeling their products , and to this em
wo favor such laws as will give them cheap
safe and easily obtained elevator and ware
house facilities , and will furnish then
promotly and without discrimination jusi
and equitable rates , and proper transporta
tion facilities for all accessible markets.
\Vc demand the enactment of laws regu
lating the charges of express companies It
this state to the end thai such rales may hi
made reasonable.
We favor Ihe adoption of the amendment
to the constitution providing for nn elective
railroad commission , empowered to fix local
passenger and freight rates.
On the question of labor and the pro
hibltlon of Pinkovton police the purtj
stands pledged in the following planks
Wo deplore the occurrence of any conlllcl
between labor and capital. Wo denoune <
the agitation of demagogues designed t (
foment and intensify these conflicts , and wi
most earnestly disapprove the use ot prlvuti
armed forces In any attempt to settle them
We bulicvo thai an appeal lo the law and its
officers Is am plo to protect property and preserve
serve the peace , and favor the establishment
in some form of boards or tribunals of con
dilution and arbitration for the peaccfu
settlement of disputes between capital ant
labor touching -wages , hours of labor am
such questions as appertiin lo Ihe safcl ;
nnd physical and moral well being of tin
laboring man.
Wo believe in protecting the laboring met
by all necessary and judicious legislation
and to this end wo favor the enactment o
.suitable laws to protect health , life nnd Hml
of all the employes of the transportation
mining and manufacturing companies whlli
engaged in Iho service of such companies.
Will tbo republican members of tlu
legislature stand up for Nebraska am
the republican party , and redeem the
solemn pledge made to the people , or wll
they heed the appeals of corporatlot
morconurios and become recreant t <
their trust ?
This Is the last chance tbo republic-tit
party has for regaining popular conll
deuce. It must cither keep faith witli
the people or disband and let someothot
party assume the reins of power.
VKUl'LK Of XUTK.
Senator Dawes of Massachusetts , in re
tiring from long service in both houses o
congress sets n good example for othe :
congressmen. Ho will not hang out u slgt
In Washington nnd Join the ranks of tin
lobbyists and claim agents. Ho will go had
to his state and practice his profession.
Senator Morgan , ono of the IJcring so ;
court arbitrators , was thrown out of his
berth on the trip across the Atlantic and U
temporarily indisposed at a Southamptoi
hotel A great many well known publit
men oxpocl to bo thrown out of snug berttn
before Iho year is many moons older.
Paul n. lu Challlu has gone to the Ar
kansas Hot Springs in search of rest and
recuperation. Between trains at St. . Loui ;
ho told n reporter that ho was weary ol
civilization , ami lhal although It was ver >
nlco ( llio word Is tils own ) lo enjoy the lux
uries of a largo city hi was moro contenled
in llio wilds of Africa.
Marcus Lonoir , the French artlsl , whose
cal pictures huvo inado him famous and rich
is said to have been so poor only eighl years
ago lhat ll was only Ihrouirh the untrnncn ol
a homeless kitten to his garret thai he wu ;
ono nlghl provenled from destroying him
self. Ho painted u picture of it , and from
lhal Unto his forlnno was assured.
1'jS-Sccri'tary Hush made this admission
buforu quitting thoAgricnllur.il department
"Uot-.vccn jou nnd mo. when 1 hear pcopu
croaking about Ihe possible dependence ol
the United States In the near future upoi
foreign countries for its food supply I am in
dined to usuu slang expression , and udmlt
that they make mo very , very tired. "
Captain John C. Dougherty of Jackson
Miss. , is anxious to restore lo friends of Hit
owner n sword uikcn from a line olllccr of at
Indiana or Illinois regiment who was klllet
ut the buttla of Malvcrn Hill The onlj
mark of Identtllcation lo be found on tin
well preserved sword Is the initials "H. W
O " scratched on the bull of Iho bundle.
Senator Stanford has now the largest vine
vard not only In California , but in the world
Ho has ilf > 0 ( ) acres In bearing vines , and it i
troubling him to llnd cellar room for his wini
and brandy. Ho has decided to build u com
pluto wine cellar and warehouse ut 1'or
( Joila , near Iho Mare Ulaml navv yadr
whl.-h is Iho grout shipping point for wheat
Malcolm McMillan , grandf.ilher of Mr. A
MfMlllan of Omaha , itioa recently ul Louis
burs Itoail , Nova Scotia , ut the extreme n
of 100 years. Ho was barn in Scotland whll
Oeorge III , was king und lived over half i
century m oaoh continent. When ho dioi
there was not u person on earth wno na\
htm us u boy. Ha was n-tullor by Iradu am
could do u good day's work when ho win
over 100 years of ago. Hu was never sick it
bod. n tiny , never tmd the tootluu'ho , rhou
mutism or n lawsuit Ho wu n chttn-h lnom <
bcr hi good standing for Over novcnly jours
nnd died strong In the faith of h < fathers.
The ntitlior of "Alice In Wonderland , " who
In iirivntu llfo Is Nov. C'lmrle.i U Dodgson. Ii
snld to have become almost n rcchiso Ho U
n tutor of miulummllcs av Christ Church
college , Oxford , nnd n bachelor. Ho In nllll
fond of children , but the only iiooplo of
maiuro years whom ho finds Intorostlng nro
the children for whom ho wrote his famous
book nnd who huvo now attained u larger
growth.
King Oscar of Sweden Is a very simpleminded -
minded man. When ho went to see the
pope ho kissed the holy father on lioth
cheeks. Such u salute wits quite Irregular ,
long tmgo having established the custom of
kissing only the popo's hand. This rule wust
only broken once , in the t-uso of the late pontiff
tiff by u prosldenl of Iho United States.
General ( Jrant simply shook him by Iho
hands und said , "How do you do. sir ? "
HICKS Hirinn'jn.
Now York Herald : Klghlor wrong , sounder
or unsound , the decision Is ono of tlio most
oxtruortlinjiry rendered by any American
courl In recent years. Lawyers can llnd no
precedent for It , while Its sweeping ncopo
may ho Inferred from the fact that , If sits-
tulned by the court of lust resort , it would
usher In u now era of law governing the ro
tations between employer und employe In
Iho rallwfty service of Iho United States , It
not the entire Held of employment.
Huffalo Kxnrcss : The order of Judge
Hicks of thn United States tllstricl courl In
Iho cases of Iho slrlklng locomotive en
gineers on Iho t tko Shore ft Michigan
Southern Is generally misunderstood , per
haps because it has been generally unread.
It sets tip no now principle of law. It merely
amplifies and modernizes the common law
doctrine rotating to common carriers. It
docs not , us some labor leaders seem to sup
pose , hold thai n man musl work whether ho
wishes to do so or not.
Now York livening SunIf the railroad
corporations , us the Judges have decided ,
nro to n great extent publ c bodies , because
of receiving special treatment and privi
leges not accorded to other corporations ,
then does It follow , as surely as tiny proposi
tion can bo derived from another , that the
employes of railroads tire to u certain extent
public servants. If they have rights so has
the public. If by any illegal action of theirs
the country nl largo is hindered in doing
Iho business of life , they will have lo look
oul when Iho public becomes aroused.
Philadelphia Times : The issue lints
raised mus bo decided by the court ot last
resort , nd It.s decision will bo of great mo
ment nol only to the public , but to the labor
organisations. If Judge Hicks is sustained
boycotting railways thai have u ill ( Tercnco
with employes will become a dangerous
game , ami the power of Iho various organl-
? aliens of railway etrployes will be seriously
impaired. If the supreme court fails to sus
tain the order of Judge Hicks the legal
rights of the lallor organizations In the mat
ter of boycotting will by inicrenco bo moro
clearly defined limn at present , and ono
feature of the labor dispute will bo definitely
settled.
St. Txnils Hepubllc : The nrotense thai
railway employes can be imprisoned for networking
working because their employment 'is of a
semi-public character is nbsurb. If any
engineer willfully or carelessly "jeopardises
the lives of the traveling public" ho can bo
Imprisoned in the penitentiary of the stale
in which Iho crime is committed , but only
after u fair trial by the jury. The theory
that he can bo imprisoned without trial and
without jury for contempt ot court on Iho
assumption that If not thus dealt with ho
would Jeopardise llfo is conceived in that
spirit of craven subserviency to money
which has made the federal bench u byword
of approach among honest Americans.
Xis WITH nn : n.ntit o.v.
Detroit 1' reo I'resn : "IV H me , does your sli-
ter keep her birthdays still ? " "Yes , she keeps
Ilium very still. "
Tioy I'ross : As u usual tiling the retired
sharpshooter leads an aimless sort of life.
Yonkers Statesman : A western railroad
ptovldos u bible In each car. The employes
call thorn "passenger elevators. "
Philadelphia Uccoril : A dndo licensed of
allowing his trousers to' bag at the knee
pleaded that they denoted l.cnten devotion.
YonUers Cia/ctto : When a man acquires u
fondness for the contents of a llagon bis 7cal In
that direction kuotts '
llotton CJlobo : The price of coal Is going
down. We notice that co il ttitst'i and the prleo
of coal always go down Nliiiiiltaneoiisly.
Philadelphia Times : Thoulrl whoso ovcsuro
di//lfd : by an engagement rliiK can't bo ex
pected to sco many faults In the elver. For
the time It may bu said .she's stone blind.
- Itoston Ilornld : Genius Is sometimes con-
taslous , as Is shown by tbo nppoarancoof
Mlllan Russell's conchman In Slmkuspuuilan
lolcson the staj-'o In Now York , Ills formttr
mistress says ho always did handle his lines
well.
Chicago Ilceord : "Onu thing moie , " whis
pered this dylnj ; author.
"Yes yes , " murmuied the attendunlsootli-
ln lv.
"When I was a young man The Millennium
Mucuzlno accepted one of my articles. "
"Yes- . "
"Tell my grandson that I dlu hoping thai
he may live tosjyo It published. "
Till ! KISIIKIIMAN.
Dctiolt Free 1'rcsn.
Peen w111 the gentle liar rlso
llufore the niornliu sun
Has taken olT Its nightgown red ,
It's dally course to run ,
And hie him forth to where ho knows
There's soft nnd yielding sodi
And having dm ; llio halt he needs ,
Will tiiUehls llsliliiK- , , ) ( !
And other things lui wants for llsh ,
And go forth for In try
If he can catch one bli ; enough
So he. uon't havu to lie.
) !
Qrovor the Dotlioivtoil Sjtomls ft Tow ( ,
Momenta Making Postmasters ,
GATEWOOD WANTS TO BE REMEMBERED
llo U'mild l.lko to tin Mnitn HrRliitnr of
tlio ( li'iicrul 1.11 ud < > mr < v-r.ll < irtt
ItKhllt Mitiln In Thll
Direction ,
WASUIXOTOX lU'iinxu or-rur. Una , )
fill ! FotruiT.iiN m KTtiRKf , }
\VAsniNiTON. IX C. , March ffiJ. )
10. I ) . Clatowood of Nebraska has made n | > -
lillcution for the position of register of thu
general land oflleo and Is pushing himself tu 1
llio front. !
John I ) . SltHher was today appointed post- ' I :
master at Hickniati. Lancaster county , Nob. , I
vice John I. Doluui , resigned , und
, Iohn H. Gatowood , ut Dayton , Sheridan <
county , Wio. , vice Henry Halter , re-
signed.
Among Iho West Point military cadets np
pointed Ibis week was William U. Connor of , t
Clinton , In. , with John U. Murphy us uilorif
nulo. . I
The president will name a now posltnnslcr ,
nl Blue Hill and Randolph , Neb , wllhln Ion 'V
days , these ofllc.es having been raised to the <
presidential class , to tuko effect April 1.
J. P. Quomby of Dnhnquc , la. , has applied
for the jiosltloii of collector of customs.
Miss Conlo Stivers of llurllii'ton ) , la. , Is
the Kuest of Mrs. .Jacob Schuylcr of IIMO
So\enlh slreel.
The police department of Washington hai
furnUhcd Major Henils ofUur.iba , at hU re- J
iiuest , full information in rcg-ml to crlmo '
und Us detection in the District of Co- ,
lutnbla.
Today the assistant secretary of the In
terior aftlrnied the commissioner' * decision
In the case of Floyd Hopkins' application |
for repayment of purchase money paid on u :
pro-emption cash entry made by Arthur D.
Meade in the Huron , S. 1) , la nil district ,
which is against Hopkins.
It Is reported tonight lhal Frederick .
Coudert of Now York Cily will be appointed ,
minister to ICngland. Coudert Is u prominent
nntl-snappcr and has been mentioned frequently -
quently In connection with the Bering so.i '
arbitration. I
J. U. nuchanuti , general passenger agent
of the Ulkhurn , Is ut Iho Arlington. i
.lames M. Woolworlh of Omaha , who ban
been here several days , has lofl for home.
.1. N. H. Patrick of Omaha Is > iboul Iho
eity. '
.lames Wolbach of Grand Island Is ut
Willard's. Ho leaves for homo tomorrow.
\Vritrrn rciiilons.
The following iienslons granted are ro-
porlcd :
Nebraska : Original - Kobert Morrow ,
Frederick S. ICelacy , Hiram L Randall.
Original widows , etc Clarissa K Collins ,
Alzina N. Gilbert , minor of Joseph C Bar
rett.
Iowa : Original Samuel \V. Clmmborlin ,
Seth Allen , Patrick Murphy , Sldne.\ . Tyr-
rel , William T. Barrett , Daniel H Campbell ,
Clarcnco Miles , Henry Uurg Oriirinal
widows , etc. Johanna Allen , Sarah A.
Hoynton , Haniiah Campbell , Phlnneltu
Davis , Kllzubcth Cowlcs , Miry L Country
man.
man.South Dakota : Original widows , ole.- .
Florenllno Matusch , Martha P. Wallace
Ceiustus Burch. P .S. II.
Anil l'rMiu-iitly | I'iru It.
Il'iiti/uuiXim / St it :
Hlchard Watson ( Jllder Is mentioned as tha
Inlluenco brought to bear In connection with
u possible diplomatic appointment. . And yet
some people speak disrespectfully of maga
zine poetry 1
MUHii-irl'M I'ltlliil IMiilnt.
Acir l'infhli'fiKscr. .
Missouri's poor old mollio-itcn nnd sun
burned democrats are complaining bocausu
of Cleveland's utl'oution for the republican
slulo of Massachusetts. U Is to Massachu
setts , the homo of thoslumply mugwump ,
thai Cleveland owes much of his grandeur.
The great light of his hitherto opaiUoaiii- |
lellect was discolored In Boston. Hcfidos ,
ho docs his fishing ut Busznrd's Uay. The
poor old Pukes of Missouri can o lo.
Tail DltUMMKll'S .
Clothier anil
When on the road you travel ,
As In thu train you sit ,
Some fi'llow will nnriivel
Your history , lilt by bit ,
And uhllo you aiu admiring
A nerve thai Is sublime ,
This- question will bu llrlng
At you : "Say , what's your line ? "
In some quint cot nor , smoking , *
You sit In your hotel ;
Yon'ri ) In no mood for joking ;
You'iu rusting for a Hpull ;
When this timid will come .stalking
Near by wharo you roc.llne ,
And then Insist on talking
And asking , "What's your line ? "
Ho Is so blamed persistent ,
You cannot make him run ;
You tiy a manner distant ,
lle < ml.y thinks It's tun.
lie's fresh beyond icclalniln ? ,
And , though you make no slun ,
lie iliaws u chair , exclaiming :
"K.\cuso me. what's your line ? "
Oh ! lot us hope some day this friend
( Oed suvo the mark , say wol )
May find a line thu oilier end
Of which Is up a tree.
Then as Yo SOD him suliiKlm ;
To somii tall , Krucofnl pine ,
Our curs will cease their rlnuliur
With , "Say , what Is your lino1 ?
Sd GO.
20-tt , Manufacturer ] nn I
of Uluthlnit In tlu WurU.
Souvenir Papers.
The Chicago Inter-Ocean will publish a World's
Fair souvenir edition of their
paper Saturday , and we have
purchased 1,000 copies which
we will give away to lady and
gentleman callers during Sat
urday evening none to boys ,
as the quantity is limited.
Something better for boys
some other day. Of course we
have an ad. in itTirb"o ut our now spring clothes , but
you needn't read it unless you want to. The souv
enir paper is highly illustrated and will be found
of great interest. It will'cost you nothing to get
one of these handsome "in momory"s and you can
get one if you come early in the evening. Wo get
the papers about 6:30 : p. m. and the store will bo
open till 10 p. m.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
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