Nebraska Newspapers

    12 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ; SUNDAY , MAUOII 26. T893.-SIXTRTW PAGES.
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llcpublieansin the senate shouldxtund vp
for Ncbrada and idlrein the pledges of
1S02 by lotinyfor house mil 33.
PAMAOK Hiilts n nlnst the city grow
ing out of street gnuloi tire not meeting
with tlio success of former yearn. The
ciurts seem to favor the principle that
to put n Htrcet to grade will boncllt abut
ting property , rather than daumgo it.
Now THAT wo have been furnished
with de-ad and defunct subscribers
which had by accident been inserted
into the "paying" subscription libt of
the F.-l < \ at South Omaha , it would seem
very much as if the padding had begun
nt the wrong end.
GovuiiN'oit CUOUNSI : received con
gratulations from many friends upon the
action ho was reported to have taken in
demanding the resignation of Attorney
General Hastings. Whether the report
is true or not it has alTorded the gov
ernor an opportunity to ascertain that
mtblic sentiment is most decidedly in
favor of iinpoaohinpnt.
TUB double-shotted editorials on
house roll 2.13 , otherwise known as a bill
for tlio relief of G. M. Hitchcock , have
been temporarily sidetracked to make
room for a profound discussion of per
fectly "needless suicides. " The next
thing in order will bo another page of
taffy and soft soap for gullible members
of the legislature.
Now LOOK out for a great howl all
along the line from the penitentiary
gang and state house boodlor's ring be
cause Tar : HUE has given publicity to a
statement inado by a gentleman who
claimed and still claims now that Gov
ernor Cronnso within his hearing in
vited Attorney General Hastings to re
sign or take his chances on impeach
ment.
Till ! flour mills of Minneapolis continuo -
tinuo to increase their output , and a re
cent improvement in the condition of the
market is affording some encouragement
to the millers. Last week's production
was more than 1",000 barrels greater
than that of the corresponding week last
year nnd over 30,000 barrels greater than
that of the sumo week in 1S91.
TUB supremacy of Covlngton as a
wicked town is still undisputed by any
other city in Nebraska ; but it is encour
aging to learn that a now city marshal
has boon selected who promises to do
something for the suppression of the
tough clement that overflows from Sioux
City and gives Covington a reputation
which does not entirely belong to hor.
Tan enforcement of cholera regula
tions has had an important olTcct upon
immigration to this country since the
latter part of last summer , the falling ofl
having been very largo. The Immigra-
grntion last mouth amounted to a total
of 12.GGS , compared with 20,008 , in the
same month of 189:1. : The decrease will
probably bo still greater this month.
A cunious case of excessive public
generosity is reported from Boston. 11
has boon found necessary to request people
ple to stop sending in money for thi
Phillips Brooks fund , as it has already
reached $80,000. If it had boon stntee
in the request for contributions that all
money received in excess of what was
needed would bo given to the poor i' '
would not have been necessary to call t
halt.
TIIK sugar manufacturer ! ) of Now Or
leans nro making preparations for i
very extensive exhibit of their products
at the World's fair. The boot sugai
men should not allow the Louisiana people
plo to entirely eclipse them In thl <
respect , and it Is to bo hoped thai
the boot sugar interest of Nebraska
which is among the nnst Important ii
the country , will bo represented in i
creditable way. It will bo a good thlnf
for the manufacturers themselves am
also a bonollt to the state.
TiiBbcnrrilous assault of the bastan
democratic organ of this city upon Rep
rcsentatlvos Kcckley and Davies are i
dlsgraco to Nebraska journalism. Tlio ;
only show to what despicable means i
paper will resort when it hires itself ou
to public plunderers and Impeaohabl
ofliclals to waylay and club honest hu
makers who dare to grappl
with corruptlonlbts. There is no
the remotest excuse forthe.i
attacks. Every charge trumped u
against Keckloy and Davies is buselea
nnd malicious. Those courageous roj
vcbcntativcs have been the target c
abuse over since tlio investigation int
the cell house frauds was begun who
they were simply discharging thol
Bworn duty just as a fearless policoma
would in pursuing a uang of burglars c
jilckpcckoU.
TIIK r/j/.KWKm ; I'A KXTS
An aggressive popular in n'onuMit , has
been started against the telephone
monopoly. The National C'lti/.ont In
dustrial Alliance , having Its head *
quartero in New York , is circulating
throughout the country petitions to the
president of the United State ? , the at
torney general and to congress , praying
that the pcoplo bo given relief from the
exactions of the telephone monopoly ,
still operating under patents alleged to
bo Illegal , fraudulent nnd void , Tlio
petition polntH out the excessive charges
in this country as compared \Vlth
those in Europe , where the Ameri
can Boll Telephone company could
not fcecuro a continuance of its
monopoly as It was enabled to do In this
country by means which the ox-attorney
general has declared to have been mis
leading and fraudulent , and the alliance
ask.s the support In this movement of
organizations of businojs men and workingmen -
ingmen , a number of which have given
It their approval.
The business Intoro3ts of the country
of nil classes ought to feel a very serious
interest In thin matter , since It affects
them to the amount of many millions of-
dollars a year in the aggregate , whllo
everybody should desire tlio supprcjslon
of this rapacious monopoly If it can ba
nhown , as there Is strong reason
to believe It can bo , that It Is enjoying
advantages illegally and fraudulently ,
and It may bo corruptly , obtained. Tlio
unwarrantable exactions of the monopoly
ely may bo appreciated when It Is stated
that the people of the United States pay
from ton to twenty times more than the
people of Europe ) for telephone service ,
and unless the monopoly is broken up
the chargoj hero are tnoro likely t'j bo
increased than diminished.
There seems to bo no reasonable
doubt that the government has a
good case against the American
Bell Telephone company , but un
less there Is a strong public .senti
ment that will compel attention at
Washington , demanding that the govern
ment shall vigorously push Its case , the
wealthy and powerful corporation maybe
bo allowed tj go on plundering the
public for years to conic. Its influence
with the courts has boon more than once
demonstrated and it will spare no effort
and no outlay to perpetuate its graip
upon the people. Tlio interests of justice
require that there shall bo ni little
delay as possible in proceeding against
the monopoly , and nothing will be so
likely to stimulate the authorities to
activity nnd.enl as a general expression
of popular sentiment , to which they will
be bound to glvo attention.
TUB ItKATHKll C03tlilXATIOX.
The leather trust , recently formed
with a capital of $30,000,003 , has already
begun to bs felt by retailers in advanced
prices. A curious defense of this great
combination is presented by the Shoe ami
Jsmther I { poitert a .journal which one
would think ought to ba on the side of
the dealers and consumers of leather in
stead of hat of the powofill monopoly
whoso operations It attempts to excuse.
The pa per refer ed to say ? that the
combination "is only meant to rescue a
great nud indispensable industry from the
dilapidation into which it was in danger
of falling through exco3sivo competition
and a lack of concert of action on the
part of those engaged in it. * * * The
parties who auo carrying it into execu
tion are the titronijost men in the busi
ness , bath in respect to means and
ability. They own not only the estab
lishments they have agreed to pool for
the common bonotit , but largo portion *
of the bark lands , without which the
tanneries would bo unavailable for pro
duction. They are in one sense masters
of the situation that is to say , they
have it in their power to maintain such
prices for leather as will make thoit
business fairly remunerative. "
This Is the stock argument of the
monopolist and it is very boldly anc
plainly stated. It means simply that
these men have the power to prevent
cDinpotition and that they are therefore
justified in doing bo. The statement
that they cannot make money without
resorting to this measure has no force ,
because it begs the whole question b
Ignoring the true principles of compe
tition ns unlvor. ally a ipllod undoi
natural trade conditions. Free competition
tition gives every man a chance ,
and the man who cannot stam
the pace that is sot by hi'
competitors is always at liberty to droi
out. That is the principle for which the
American people are contending now ,
and because they ( irmly believe in il
they refuse to tolerate the combination
which are seeking to overthrow it. Not (
the statement that the man who have
formed this alliance "aro the strongest
men in the business , " They are com
positively fo\v , but they pu-ssojs vast
wealth. They overshadow all lessoi
competitors. If they cannot muko monoj
how can the smaller manufacturers o
leather , who contribute to thi
volume of the competition whlcl
they seek to suppress , con
tinuo to carry on business under Ukc
conditions ? The rich firms that havt
formed this great combination "own i
largo portion of the bark lands , wlthou
which the tanneries would bo unavail
able for production. " In other words
they are able to put a check upon pro
ductlon by restricting the output of b.irk
and this is clearly their purpose.
Neither the trusts nor their apologist
can confuse the public judgment on thi
suoject. The wonder is that in tin
present state of the popular mind ii
rospeot to combinations they should hav
the assurance t > put fjrth such thi
excuses.
PHILADELPHIA hni the largest number
bor of houses owned by workingmen o
any of thogro.it inlustrial canters o
this country or abroad. This is the re
suit of the highly successful operation c
its building associations. In B > ston th
Boston Co-oporatlvo Building compan
has recently Issued Its twenty-second ar
mini report , giving the details of it
fifty houses in thut city and sixteen I
the neighborhood , and its newest operc
lion , a hollow square of four blocks <
houses , twenty-four In all , making soi
onty-hlx houses , with ilfiO rooms , In whlc
there live 255 families and 7 !
poi-sotis , at weekly rents var ;
ing from 03 cents to $1.10. A
this was done with a capital of ? 210,0 (
and louiis of 9113,000 , agalust which th
assets am Mint to nearly $391,000 , nnd out
of the I no Jim of $31,000 fur 1S92 a divi
dend of 0 per cent win paid and nearly
fci.OOO carried it the surplus. Thoao
facts are m-wt interesting n * showing
what is being done In the larger cities
of this country In supplying homes for
working men by nnanj of tnsochitlons ,
and wore such statistic * f jr the enVre
country o oil ertcd they would doubtless
loss prtHcnl an aitonlshlnij exhibit of
what has bacn ace otnplUhcd in this re-
specl. _
The published extracts from the cor
respondence batwoen this government
and that of China regarding the restric
tion and oxchul'jn of Chinese immigra
tion , while they do not present a com
plete justification of the policy of the
UnltoJ S'-atoi , sho.v that there wn *
some excuse for the course of this coun
try In the cjnluct of the Chinese gov
ernment. It Is polntol out that the fall-
uro of the luttar to ratify the treaty ne
gotiated in 1 W win la-goly responsible
for the legislation of thut yo ir Increas
ing the restriction * upon the Immigra
tion of Chinese , as Its effect was to exert
a prejudicial inlluouca uon , Amer
ican sentiment. It appears that the
two g jvo"nmonts were in substan
tial accord pi'ccadlng the legislation of
IS anl H)2 , a-il with ro ii'd t ) the
latest of this legislation , which wont
Into offpct May . " > , 1892 , it is contended
by our government that its aim is to
protect the pot-sons and rights of all
Jhluoso person ) entitled to rou'dontlal
u'lvilogos , as it dooj to prevent their
Vaudulont oiijoymant by those not entitled -
titled thereto.
This act provides that all Chinese la
borers who may bo within the limits of
the United States at the expiration of
ono year , May o , 1331 , shall apply to the
collector of internal revenue of their re
spective districts for a co-tillcato of resi
dence ; that afterward any such laborer
who failed to make an application or who
should bo found within the UnltoJ
States without a certificate should
> o arrested and taken before a federal
judge : that unless the offender could
show to tffo satisfaction of the court
good reason for failure to comply with
the law ho should bo deported to China
or to the foreign country of which ho
was a subject. The act also provides
that pending removal every Chinese per
son or person of Chinese descent con
victed and adjudged to bo not lawfully
entitled to remain in the United States ,
shall bo Imprisoned at hard labor for not
more than a year. It appears to bo the
very general understanding among the
Chinese that they will not obey the law
and \ \ ill carry the whole question ta
the United States supreme court on
the ground that the penal provi
sions of the act are unconstitutional.
Their right to do this is < f course un
questionable. for as stated in the corre
spondence by the secretary of state , the
judicial branch of the government is as
freely open to the Chinese subject as to
the eiti/ens of the United Statos. Mean
time it is the duty of the executive
branch of the government to cnforco the
law , and it is the understanding that
it will do so.
That the statute is assailable on con
stitutional grounds Is affirmed by some
of the host lawyers in the country. In dis
criminating against a certain class of resi
dents , in contravening treaty obligations ,
and in confining testimony required by
the act to white persons , thus excluding
American citizens as witnesses for nc
other cause than color , all these are
weak points in the law which render it
of doubtful constitutionality. The indl
cations are that when the tlmo arrives
for enforcing the penalties of the act the
government will bo confronted with ti
very trouble'somo problem , while in the
event of the law being declared void bj
the supreme court after its enforcement
the government might bo subjected , to c
heavy pecuniary loss. It Is not a state
of affairs altogether creditable to this
free and enlightened country.
HEHINU SKA AlllllTKATION.
The Bering sea court of arbitration
has mot , organized and adjourned tc
April 4 , the members in the meantime
to examine the printed a-guments of the
United States and Great Britain. Thus ,
after yea s of controversy , which at
times threatened to develop Into serious
hostility , an issue of great interest tt
the countries involved , if not to all
others , is to find peaceable sottlcmen
by arbitration , a method , for the adjustment >
justmont of international differences t <
which the enlightened world looks witl
increasing hopefulness , though witl
no abatement auung the nations in
the preparations for self-protection
The court ; which convened at'Paris 01
Thursday consists of seven nrambors
Great Britain and the United State :
each having two , Franco , Italy am :
Sweden supplying the qthor three arbl
trators , who will undoubtedly bj the de
ciding members.
The questions to bo passed upon by tin
court are five in number , and relate ti
the exclusive jurisdiction and right :
exercised by Russia in the Bering soi
and its fisheries at the tlmo of tin
cession of Alaska to the United States
how far Russia's claims of jurlt
diction and of right in the sen
fisheries were recognized by Gron
Britain ; whether the Bering sea was ii
eluded in the expression "Pacific oouan'
in the treaty of 1325 between Grea
Britain and Russia , and besides those
historical questions are others that deal
with the character and habits of tin
seal , the duty of protecting them , am
the manner of such protection. It i
believed that the United States will b >
able to present an extremely stron ;
case , and it would seem from what oo
curred a few days ago In the Brltlsl
Parliament that this view Is not con
fined to this country. The vitn
point to bo determined is muni
fostly the extent of oxoluslvi
jurisdiction in Baring sea and its llsl :
orlos assorted anil exorcised by Russi
while Alaska was a possession of thu
country , for whatever that was tin
United States obtained by the cession o
Alaska. It would seem that tlioro ough
not to ha vary grail dlflljtlty In do
tormlnlng thU , and the facts and th
argument , so far as they are kn own t
the public , are clearly favorable to th
claims of this country. The other quo *
tlons designated as historical it may nebo
bo so easy to decide. But if a
those should , , lo ( decided against the
United State * ' the- court may Btlll
render a jtulgtybnt favorable tJ the Inter-
eats of this # ; ' in connection with
the proloottoiK-nnd preservation of the
seal. If it sljftjJ deny to the United
SUites the ju'vUulotloii ' olalnnd It may
still find Unit" our representations re
garding what lj necessary to prevent
the destruction of the neal fisheries to
be valid and rtWrord to this country such
rights of protection as will save this im
portant and valuable Industry from ex
tinction. " " , !
The case of tiib United States has boon
most carefully and thoroughly prepared -
pared and there is every assur
ance that it will bo projontod with
consummate ability. It could tut
bo otherwise ullhsuch menus counsel
as ex-Mlnlstor Phelps , Judge Bloclgott
and James C. Carter , while the agoat of
the United States is ox-Secretary of State
Foster and the American arbitrators are
Justice Harlan of the supreme court and
Senator Morgan of Alabama. With
auch n distinguished array of legal
learning and ability the case of the
United States must receive the most enlightened -
lightened and comprehensive presenta
tion.
Tin : opinion is expressed in specula
tive circles , and t ) some extent among
bankers , that a great increase In the ex
ports of cotton ati'l wheat may b ex
pected If prices are to some extent modi
fied. But in a discussion of this subject
the New York Commercial JlitUelin says
thut it must be confessed that this im
pression lacks satisfactory proof in the
facts of supply and demand. The enor
mous accumulation of stocks of cot
ton in other countries renders
it probable that the exports from
this country during the next
five months would bo comparatively
small even though the price should bo
infinitely reduced. The stocks of wheat
held abroad are larger than usual , and
recent estimates give promise of a larger
yield this year than in any year for some
time past. It is bjliovod that the for
eign demand for wheat will ba consid
erably diminished within the next six
months without regard to the price
in this rcountry. The expectation
of increased exports of cotton
may bo justified to Homo extent
by the present promise of a
renewal of activity in cotton man
ufacturing in England as a result of the
settlement of labor troubles , but nothing
appears on the urfaco to indicate that
Europe is likely * to buy more wheat of
us this HUinnio } * than she has done for
months past. Cotton is higher than it
has been before in recent years and the
price might atand cutting a little to
stimulate its movement , but it is diffi
cult to see how wheat can bo reduced in
price. It is at the lowest figure over
known and the , farmer's margin of profit
on his wheat crop is small enough with
out u further rlbdjiction.
PETITIONS gotten up to order by the
railway managers signed by railway em
ployes asking ( } \ $ legislature to desist
from enacting u maximum rate bill , on
the plea that they Would bo Inimical to
the interests of the wage workers , can
have very little weight with intelligent
and unpurchasablo members of the
legislature These j otitions hnvo
for the most ] a t boon procured
by the order of railway managers and
signed under a species of coercion or
intimidation which makes a refusal on
the part of em.loyes extra hazardous.
No railroad wagoworker would want to
lay himself liable to baing blacklisted
or laid off on some trumped-up charge.
There uro of course a considerable
number of railway employes who uro
really frightened by the bug-bear of
wage I'cduetlon which is predicted
as an inevitable consequence of reduced
freight earnings. The fact Is , wages on
railroads , like wages in any other
branch of industry , are regulated by the
laws of supply and demand. The reduc
tion of railroad rates will not increase
the supply of railroad hands or
decrease the quantity of products
to bo freighted. Wages of rail
road workmen are guagcd also by
the standard wages paid to workmen in
other pursuits. Railroad employes in
Iowa have not lost their jobs or suffered
a reduction of wages by tlio Iowa maxi
mum rate , which Is considerably lower
than that proposed for Nebraska. The
petitions of railway employes must there
fore bo taken not so much as a protest
from the worklngmen as a remonstrance
from their employers.
ACCORDING to a report just Issued
from the Agricultural department show
ing the distribution ami consumption ol
corn and wheat it appears that thu
country produces throo-fourths of thi
corn crop of the world and that only one
bushel In twenty-five is exported. Thi
consumption of corn for human food in
this country amounts to nearly 200,000 , '
000 bushels a yoTir , or about three
bushels per capita , which is not large
for u country where the merits of con
us food uro , universally knowi
and appreciated.- The report ii
dated March 11 , hHd it states that thi
stocks still remaining in farmers
granaries amounted to 02t,03 ( > ) ,03J
bushels , or 1)3 ) pageant of the product ol
lust year. Sovoiiitonths of this am junl
is found in the wtwtorn states , or DO pot
cent of the production of that section
Only seven of thoi western states hav <
any mutcriul surplus for commercial dls
trlbutlon , and i eems that the largo it
proportion , 14 percent , Is in Nob.-asku ,
with 42 pur cent in Iowa. The aggregate
gate vuluo of ( Jip crop of 1892 , us reported
ported on December 1. was $ OI'2,1 IOW ( (
for l,028,4U4,0001'ilushols , or 39.3 ] ei
bushel. Nebraska's production of con
last year was 157,14.r > ,030 bushels.
Tin : reply of Postmaster Genera
Blssoll to the delegation of Mlssour
congressmen who waited on him ti
ascertain his policy In regard ti
the appointment of postmasters wa
much unro sensible than semi
of the utterances on that subject thu
huvo been attributed to him. Ho doe
not intend to ignore the rccommcnda
tlons of congressmen , but his prime ob
ject will bo to make such appointment
us are desired by the people. Tlio report
port that ho is determined to appoln
none but business men , and that cditon
nnd women were to bo discriminate *
ugalnst , ho pronounces entirely with
out foundation Tills deliverance of the
now postmaster general will ho reassur
ing to in-ill ) i\vilidut s who have bivn
alarmed by thn false rum irs that have
b.n-n afloat In regard to his policy , and a
large crop of po.itofllco aspirants may bo
expected to spring" immediately. If
Mr. Bissell sticks to his resolution to
look first of nil to the wishes and inter
ests of the people his appointments will
be good and his administration will com
mand public approval. But It remains
to bo soon how well ho will stand the
pressure that will be brought to bear
in bohulf of hungry political heelers.
The InjMnhtre should not adjourn
it Juts slumped out corruption unit pluccd
the stitlc institutions under the care and
supervision of ojjiccr * who do not icinlc at
corrupt practices and hare the integrity and
thebuckbone to slop thieves and plunderers
from rotibiny the . .sc mt lootiny the
'
treasury.
Tin : managers of eastern railroads do
not ballovo there Is serious danger of a
general strike of railroad employes this
spring. It Is said that they imvo made
them-volves thoroughly acquainted with
the views of employes , wltli the result
of finding that only a comparatively tow
are disposed to take the grave responsi
bility of tying up the railway systems , If
that could bo done , paruly/.lng business ,
nnd rendering the World's fair enter
prise u failure. The more Intelligent
class of employes reall/.u thut such u
course would bring upon them the con
demnation of the public , and that with
out public sentiment behind them they
would fail in whatever they might at
tempt. This Is certainly the rational
view to take of the .situation and it is to
be hoped that those who have adopted it
will bo found strong enough in the vari
ous organi/ations of railway employes
to avert any conflict that might threaten
a general disturbance of railway Inter
ests. It is particularly to bo dosirol
that for the next six months there shall
be peace between the railroad companies
and their employes.
A vote of ccnture by the Iryislaturc will
huv" noiuoic c\j'.ct \ upon the lioirdof Public
JMnds and Jiuildiny * than pourinr/ water
on u duck's back. Turn the r s ( /s / out
and jrtace the mnnayrmcnt of our state in
stitutions into the hands of men who ivill
not t > tand by and let the Mate treasury be
pillaycd by thieves and swindlers.
Tun city of Charleston Is now in a
favorable position to compete with Bal
timore and Now Orleans as a grain mar
ket , having soeurcu railroad freight
rates as low as those accorded to the
other cities named. This was accom
plished through the efforts of nn or
ganization specially formed to bring
about such a result. In this case ,
as in most otlior.s , the concessions
wanted came only when interests
affected were solidly united upon
the purpose in view. The example is a
good ono for other cities , and Omaha is
ono of the number. It has boon amply
demonstrated by experience that
nothing short of united effort will avail
anything in attempting to secure trans
portation concessions from the railroad
companies.
THE end of the great spinners strike
in Manchester , England , is at last an
nounced. This will bring joy to the
hearts of thousands of poor people who
have long been idle and starving. For
five months the strikers have stood out
firmly against a lodnc ion of pay , but
have at last agreed to a compromise.
This will have an important effect upon
the labor situation In England.
The people do nol leant the legislature to
adjourn bejore the stale /ioiH3 / has bstn
purycd of dHionest and faithless officials.
The people will cheerfully bear any taxation
the kgislature may impose on them if the
legislature will only do its duty fearlessly
and regardless of all pressure from corpo
rate influence or the corrupt lobby.
l.ot'H Ilapa There Won't.
Ficmnnt llcmliJ.
Lot there be no nioro Taylors In Nebraska.
No Tluiii to Slilrlcl Dishonesty.
Gi tlicnlntra Slur.
Nebraska republicans who have the good
of the state at he.irt. . should not w.isto any
breath to shield dishonest ofllclils , Harty
loy.Uty does notffo that far In f.iot It is ou
the other side of the question.
Oir As Ifsunl.
Miltr 1'ilnt.
The F.iko-Mill of Omaha was off , as usual ,
in Its dcclur.itlnn thut Mr. W.ilton did not
doclitio the vacant judgesliip. Mr. Walton
did decline ou Friday nnd on Situnlny this
writer saw a tclejjr.iui from the governor to
him in reply , uiglng him to reconsider and
accept. _ _
, Tut nn nioitso.
Central Cfty Anii ] > iifef.
Secretary Allun has made a statement
wlieroln ho trios to excuse the Hoard of Pub
lic I-uuls nnd Buildings for its gross ncgll-
gcnco on the ground Unit the board had so
much to look after that It could not glvo the
matter proper attention. ThU may answer
for an excuse , but the taxpayers will not
take much stock in sunn statements.
nnil tlui Spoils.
I * > ut vtHe Courier-Jinn nal.
No ono with a knowledge of cither human
nature or human experience is Ignorant of
the fact tun * , the average congressman , however -
ever admirable ho may bo as n man , never
neglects to use to the utmost for his own
sclllsh purposes such auv.mtagcs .is the
baa Iowa I of his patronaijo gives him , nnd it
Is lillo to siy that ho will not bestow it in
the manner to most affectively further his
own political ends , r.itbor than for the best
interests of the pcoplo or the government.
Why tlio HIIIIBO T.itment.
\ \ ' < tthlnlnn ( 1'iiit
Tlio oflleo seekers hero nrj growing Impi-
tlont. They do not understand why the adj
ministration should bo so deliberate about
making appointments , nor why it is that the
senate is so backward about confirming such
appointments as h ivu been made. Two of
these impatient gentlemen met yesterday.
Said ono of them :
"Don't you think the administration is
going mighty slow ! "
"Going slow ! " echoed the other impatient
ono "Why , man , it's going slower than the
hour hand on tlio clock of eternity. "
l.ut Him ICxiiliiln.
< ! cniMfruitier. .
rjWill Mr. Hitchcock explain to the people ,
too. whllo ho is so hostile toward Represen
tative "ICcckloy" for the scathingro ouko ad
ministered to tlioso ox-ofliuials by the peni
tentiary committee ? Uoos the World-Herald
wish to glvo the pcoplo to understand that It
is In favor of wlilto washing nnd coloring ui |
the short comings nnd misdeeds of men
whom the pcoplo elected as thu guardians of
the stito Interests ! Tlio present course of
that paper Is well calculated to arouse in the :
public mind great suspicions. The metropol
itau press of the state should not lend its
powerful influence to stlllo investigation nnd
the exposure of palpublo wrongs , no inattoi
who or what political parly U involved.
SKCVt.All .S/IOT.S , IT Till ! I'VM'IT.
KnnsriR City Journal Hav Joseph Cook's
production of nn oplilonilc of vlcei nt Chicago ,
lot us hope. Is not well founded It would
bo shocking to se-o n lily white city Ilko Chicago
cage contaminated.
Now York Advertiser The bishops of the
Episcopal church nro usually very wnll In
formal men , but those who cnlleil on the
president yesterday to nsk him to Interfere
ulth the operations of n law which gives
him no discretion whatever did not display
themselves to good ndvantage.
Minneapolis Tribune : Mohammed Webb
thinks Ainerlo.1 isn't quite good enough for
polygamy , nnd the nvcrnge American thinks
iwlygamy Isn't quite good enough for
Atnurhii. Islam will gain few proselytes In
this country ns long ns Mohammed Webb
nnd wo hcnthcn are so far apart.
Philadelphia rimes : Uov C. II. Tymlall
of New York Is tlio first person to" illustrate
his sermon with menagerie offt > ls. Hn used
n stutfed lion ns his latest Inspiration and to
innke it nuire impressive had it fixed up with
n roaring apparatus , which enabled It to
emit a soul-corroding HOUtulllKo that of n dull
saw touring Its way through n Knotty
boanl.
Now York Tribune Charles T Kussoll
of Allegheny , 1'ti. , announces that thu mil
lennium will surely arrive In Oi-tober of
ISiMIu nro now In the ' 'lapping tlmo , " be
tween the liny of the gospel nnd the grass of
the millennium era 'ibis Lipping tlmo" lie-
pan In October of 1S74 , nnd will last forty
years During this period tlio kingdoms of
the wet Id will be overthrown by the nnaivh-
ists , nihilists , socialists ami nationalists.
At the s line tlmo the Hebrons will nil bo in
Palestine.
Now York Common" ) ilNo ono disputes
the remarkable work of beneficence that
Kov Dr. liiinsford Is doing In connection
with his church , but it is Improbable that ho
can pn-ss such an illogical fad ns the church
saloon much further without impilrlng hi *
influence Tlio doctor is not a sensationalist
in the sense that New York knows these
theological flashlights about town who say
extravagant things in order to gut their un
known names Into print Ho is a hard worker ,
nnd though unconventional nt points , nn
earnest man nnd spiritually animated Hut
in this proposition to maintain saloons under
church or Christian auspices ho has got
bejond his depth.
Kilison has spent jl,00l,000 ) in defending
his patents.
Since the production of 'TalstafT" Ver.ll
has received more than lii.OOJ letters nnd
telegrams of congratulation.
Henry M. Howe , the now president of the
American Institute of Mining Engineers , is
n son of Mrs. Julia ,1'nril Howe of Boston
nnd Ne\\K | > rt.
Sarah Bcrnhardt. who has published two
books , but has never before contributed to
stage llteraturo with her own pen , is now
M riling a play.
Isaac Pusey Oray , the new minister to
Mexico , will bo the biggest man of the diplo
matic corps. Ho is sK feet ten inches tall
and weighs 180 pounds.
I3x-Kenator Stephen W Dorsoy , who is in
New Yoik , is sall ( to have recently placed
the stock of a Colorado Irrigating syndicate
in London for about § : t,000,0)0. ( )
The New York Sun says that cx-Prcsldciit
Harrison is to receive $1.0X ( ) apiece for oath
of his ten luw lectures in the annual course
at Inland Stanford , Jr , university.
The new military post in Vermont has
been named after Ktlun Allen , the great
revolutionary hero of that stato. This was
tlio lust olllclal act of Secretary Klkir.s.
Ex-Congressman lllount of Georgia , who
was in congress for twenty years , furnished
the "Congressional Directory" with n bio
graphical sketch of himself less than four
lines in length.
Governor Turncy of Tennessee files no
affidavit to disprove the report of his death ,
but remarks"I know It was n lie as soon
as I heard It. " A Turncy for the defense
makes u good point.
The young khedive of Egypt Is not only
the proprietor of n large stock farm , but is a
good judge of cattle. Ho knows nil the
breeds of milch cows and is thoroughly
posted on feeds , milk nnil butter.
A man who built himself a cabin in the
Arbucklo mountains , Indian Teiritory , sonio
vears ago , nnd since lived a hermit's life ,
died In his hut n few days ngo. According to
his own account ho was of the British poor-
age.
Gr.ifton D. Hanson , the first page ap
pointed in tlio United States senate , is still
living. For n period of thlrtv-nine i ears ho
held the position of chief clerk in the ollleo
of the paymaster general of the War depart
ment , Washington.
Count Alphonso Vceehv of Italy Is in Wash
ington and is ono of the biggest and Jolliest
visitors in the city. Ho stands n clear six
feet five inches in height and weighs : if ( )
pounds. There is no getting away from the
fact that ho is u great man.
Mrs. Helen E. King's portrait of General
Sherman , now on exhibition in Cleveland ,
but soon to bo sent to the World's fair , has
boon examined bv one of that officer's sons
nnd by General Miles , and they both com
mend the picture warmly. Thopreat soldier
is represented as wealing two badges- ono
that of the Army of the Tcnncsjco. the other
that of the military division of the MIssUs-
tppl.
tppl.Mgr.
Mgr. Donatus Sbarrcttl , auditor , nnd Kov.
Hector Papi. secretary to the upo tollc dele
gate in the United States , sailed from Liver
pool for Now York March 23. Mgr. Sbar-
rotti is about S7 years of ago and for several
years has had charge of ecclesiastical affairs
of otho United States that came before the
prop iganda at Homo , and Uov Pa pi has of
into filled the position of vice rector of the
College of the Propaganda.
IntcrOconni "It's funny nbonl .InRitst ho
no\pr < iponksnlHivo Ills hrrnthniiy morn" "I
suppose U'M liec.nHO It's NO strom ; ho can't "
\ VnsliltiKlonPinriVlmt I vrnnt , " ni\lil the
limn nltn vrns llmllnji fault with thu us cssor ,
"Is luxation vrllhmit nilsioiircsviitiitloii. "
Quips : It U an odd fnct thnt llio duties of
mint missionaries uro to KO to thu bud ,
Yonkers Hlntp < min : : HUn "cold day" fern
n man wlion lilt friends "roast" him ,
Kntol'lold'i Wnshlnitfon : Cliolly Inwskcd
her old mini's consent fawstnUht.
Aluy-DUl jou comuont with Hying colors ,
old limn ?
Cliolly Yans. llluck nnd bluo.
InlorOoean : A flrtl-rlassmedium Isnlwnys
Ktii-u of -abtma position , no matter \vlmt lilt
politics may lie.
Philadelphia Tlmrs : It Is odd that the cy
clone leiiNes si imx'li mill behind when It
cariles everylliliij ? before It. , ,
iMmolnnd Plain Dealer : A great soclil up-
lienMil imiy to accomplished by n boy taking
his llrst clnnr of lob icco.
Indl.itmpnlls .lonrnil' Diollln Do you
kno.Iliuniy , Hint I think your blsler Ii Just
awfully swoon
I.lttlu Jimmy-1 jou-ssslio thinks n vrholo lee
nfou. . ( in ) . I braid hi'r ti'llin' ono of thu other
girls ( hut jon wiisn ivg'liir piuldln' .
ICalo 1'lclilN Wa-.hln lon:1 : lli > - Yourinntlior
will iiimir islM' her consent. Slmomi'l co IMP ,
MID " Yon forgot. " .Munoy inakus the 'moro
BO-
If IIOOIM COMK IN.
/'MMiftJjiMii / AnH/i / American.
"Will you mvept my si-at ? " hu said ,
And lii-siulli-d , i Mule lilt
Wlii'ti ( he l.'idv In I lie hoops replied ,
"Oh , th inks ! ' hut did not sit
Too \u'll do iindi'islooil the cailso ,
And li's ' smile her fury fanned
Unless tno mi n lioiild oll'er seats
I'lio r.ili one Ii id lu stand.
The appointment of Isne I'nsoy Or.iy fo
Mexico makes the Chleaco Mall M ) huppy
thut It drops Into iliiine II'ir : U "Hun ? bo
the lie.iM'iisltli io4Miln pink' do hlilo
Hum SUMlth ! em v blink ! Today wo Hlng
till roundel ij a lob's been gl\en gallant
Iray. ! What I5n > ' ' uli , say' Why , I'usey
( Jr.ij , our Ikey Indiana lli-iy-wltli ( Iroasers
hit Is goliu tn si iHurra } ' lluriayl
Wow ! l ! HoiHii-de-iij
'HieJof't / ! Diftumahtr.
Here's thu siculest bit of gossip
I will whisper II to yon
And l'\i > noiloiiht jou will UihiK. It la
A pretty hoM-di-do'
You know the hoj doll Hilly ,
II.is. fora } enrol nuiiv
Mud" line to Imlli rubber Ann ,
lint now nil of lli'U Is o'er. .
Tor here comes a doll from Paris ,
Alldiessed In Hie finest clothes.
And with her led elm-ks. and ic.il yellow
hnlr
Of course she gets all 1'iei ' boaiix.
And poor lubber \nn feels -nd.
She lius nlieaih cried one eye out ;
And I think It Is Hi moil ilioaiUul itlTalr
1 e\er h.ixe heard iiboill.
; ; / , . ! > / :
V.\ cry man is some boy's hero.
Tempcmnc" ) is a bride who makes her hus
band i let i.
God isdlsippointed 11 nil the noise wo make
for him Is done ullh the mouth.
Truth iii-vor builds on the suul.no matter
how much like rock It may look.
When the devil givs lishlng lie baits for
hearts , not heads. Too many preachers do
Just the opKsite. |
We begin to own everything on earth ns
soon as wo reall/e th.itvj have a clear tltlo
to n mansion in heaven.
Some parents take their children to see
the procession and then whip them if they
want to go to the circus.
Some pcoplo pray for dying grace , when
what they nne.il most Is grace to innko them
Iho within their menus and pay their debts.
What's the use in asking the Lord to save
the whole world every time \\o got down on
our unees , If wo are. too stingy to help keep
up the church t
A HIM IVtO.U 1'AltlS.
turof tan J ? < Jftluu A'eif l' < irJeraW. / .
roil \ TOU.NO I.ADT.
A dress of sulphur silk , with small brocha
spots ; taffeta rueho ut the eJao of nkii-t |
bertha of mousscllno do solo j-band of sul
phur satin ribbon gloves to match
1'ur.joU Minufaotnrori an 1
.
. of cioUiliia' In tin WorlJ.
Great People
Are they who can do thing's to suit everybody
-and we come about as near
doing1 that very same as mor
tal man can. We don't claim
to be perfect nobody is. But
we do claim that our suits for
spring1 wear are so nearly per
fect that neither you nor we
can imagine them better if
they were improved. The
styles are various and the col
ors and fabrics numerous. Of course wo are in a
torn up condition just now on account of remodeling
ing- and extending- store , but for all that wo
have not thought of yielding our grip on the ban
ner which proclaims us to be the leaders in fash
ionable clothing for men and boys. We are receiv
ing now spring styles every day which wo
are placing on our counters at prices within the
reach of all.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
Bloroopo ovoyr ovenln3tlll HI J $ , fl. COf , 15Ul dud DiNjlU tt