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Thursday owning.
SKXATOU CLAKKI : 1ms been highly
commended by the people for his vote on
the railroad bill.
READ the opinions of tax-paying re
publican * throughout the state on the
question of impeachment of disgraced
atato oIlleinlH.
RAILUOAD munagurH are still predict
ing terrible things if tlio legislature
passes any maximum rate law , but the
people who pay the freight don't share
that view.
Tin : thieves of Chicago arc in train
ing for their coining harvest and are not
particular what they take so long as it
affords them practice. A glass eye and
n bass drum wore stolen in that city the
otlior dav !
Tin : republican leaders of Indiana say
that they will bo solid for Harrison in
the convention of 18i. ! ) ( Many a man's
presidential chances have been seriously
damaged by the undue proviousucss of
his friends.
TIIK serious "charge is made against
Mr , Allorton , the republican candidate
for mayor in Chicago , that his grammar
is not above criticism. A little bad gram
mar combined with honest and energetic
administrative work might prove a good
thing for Chicago.
TIIK Nebriwku house of representa
tives means business. Its members are
desperately in earnest in their pursuit
of public thieves , livery member who
voted for the adoption of tlio cell house
report is entitled to the encouragement
and support of all honest citizens.
THE deliberations of the Boring sea
arbitrators will bo conducted with open
doors , and nothing will bo concealed
from the millions of people on both
sides of the Atlantic who are concerned
in it. The day of closed doors in mat
ters pertaining to general public inter
ests is past.
THE slight dullness now existing in
the cattle market is attributed by deal
ers to the inllucnco of the Lenten season
upon meat consumption and the hard
times in Kuropo. The latter cause , how
ever , has existed for a long time and can
ha'-dly have any moro olTeot now than it
did months ago.
IP Tiir tax-paying citizens of Neb -
b aska want the legislature to finish
the good work of house cleaning at the
state hoiiFo they should lese no time
ii forwarding liberal contributions to
'
Speaker Gullln to pay the actual ex
penses of members who are not in a
position to pay their way.
21ie people do not want the legislature to
adjourn before the state houss lias been
purged of dishonest and faithless ojjicials.
The people will cheerfully bear any taxation
the legislature may impose on them if the
legislature will only do its duly fearlessly
and regardless of all pressure from corpo
rate \lucnce \ or the corrupt lobby.
PKOri.K of the state are anxiously
waitingfor the conclusion of the eminent
legal advisers of the house of ropro-
Bontativori who have been called upon to
express their opinions whether the facts
elicited by the investigating committee
of the members of the State Board ol
Lands and Buildings are sulllciont te
warrant impeachment , with probability
of conviction.
IT is passing strange that the invest !
gators of state house frauds and swln
dies have so far failed to take an In
ventory of the ollleial misdemeanors o
the most unscrupulous fraud of the en
tire band , whose tlrst.iiamo is Tom Bon
ton. A search of the stuffed voucher :
which Bontou leUt as a legacy would re
suit in moro startling revelations thai
the cell house inquiry developed.
IT is reported from Washington tha
the president has assured the Chinese
minister that the government will d (
"what is right" In regard to the enforce
ment of the penalty provision of th <
Geary law. As it is only a few day
wince Secretary Carlisle formal } ;
announced his determination to on f ore
the law to tlio letter it would bo Interest
ing to know just what the proslduni
moans.
IP AMES , Kynor and Goss , the sell
styled leadora of tlio Douglas delogatlo :
In the house , had devoted one-tenth a
much of their tlmo and energy to th
Omaha charter as they have put In o
house roll 2.TJ , which was gotten u
solely as a piece of spite work nn
engineered by the help of the Lincol
chain gang of boodle moil and jobber :
the Omaha charter would have boon
aw by this timo.
J'Kivm.YTMHr ; co.vr/ucr
Ono of the most Important subject *
now pending be faro I ho Ipjrfolaturi' b the
'uturo management of the penitentiary.
file liounu commlUun. lifter tiik-
tig legal advice , has reached the eon-
elusion that the iwslKiiraont of the Stout
contract to Moaher and It * oxtonaion
for ton yoarri by the l > . > tfltlu *
turo of 188 ? was In contravention
of the IH > WOM vested in the legislature ,
and therefore illegal. This report , to
gether with the declaration that I ) . > r-
ijan , who claims to be Mother's suuee.ssor
to the contract , has in legal rights in
the premises , has boun adopted by the
house and transmitted to the senate for
concurrence. It is the manifest duty of
the senate to concur with the house
promptly , in order that Governor
Crounse may take the necessary stops
for resuming control of the penitentiary
by the state.
It has been a mooted question for
years whether or not the Mojlinr c > n-
tract was valid. The collapse of
Mother's bank and his disappearance
from the state , coupled with tlio indict
ment , ct Uorgan for embiMwlement , have
inndo the resumption by the slate of the
management and control of convict
labor a matter of necessity. The eon-
tract which Mosher assigned to Dorgati
has never been ratified. Uven if
the contract had been legal
Mosher's defalcations compel the
state to cancel it and taKe p. > s-
session. D.H'gan may hyo : legitimate
claims against Mo.shor , but the
state can't be legally or morally bound
by them. The only practical solution is
presented in the resolutions adopted by
the house and submitted for concur
rence to the senate. Carried out to
thdlr logical sequence , those resolutions
will have to bo followed by the enact
ment of u law clearly defining the
methods and regulations to be pursued
in the management of the convicts and
the class of labor they are to perform.
It may bo found advantageous to con
tinue' Mosher's contracts until better
means are devised for employing con
victs.
Whatever may bo decided on should
be done promptly. The senate should
by all means concur with tlio house reso
lution today and give the governor a
chance to send in a message recommend
ing some plan that can be embodied in a
bill. Such a bill introduced in bith :
houses and given precedence over all
business can bo made a law ly next Sat
urday. _
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That there is a very energetic move
ment going on in Canada for promoting
the caus > o of annexation to the United
States is shown by various circum
stances. One instance in evidence is tlio
proposed organization of regular com
mittees in all the French-Caii'idian
centers of the United Sates with a view
to induce the Canadians at such places
to correspond regularly with their
friends and relatives in the Dominion ,
impressing upon them the advantages
to bo derived from living under the
stars and stripes. It is obvious that
an annexation campaign of this kind
would bo likely to prove very effective
with the people reached , and its tend
ency would doubtless bo to increase the
movement , now large , of French-Can
adians to the United States.
In a recent interview Goldwin Smith ,
president of the Continental Union of
Canada , said that the annexation move
ment in tlio Dominion is steadily ad
vancing and it cannot bo stopped. It is
looked upon as the great and ono im
portant issue in Canada and lie expressed
the opinion that if a vote could bo taken
on the matter the majority in its favor
would bo enormous. At the proper
time , said Mr. Smith , which is not fat-
distant , the Canadian subjects will ask
for closer relations with the United
States , and if the consent is given
England will have to submit. Canada ,
ho paid , is now anxiously waiting to
learn what the attitude of the Cleveland
adininl.-tratioii will bo toward that
country , and that attitude will either
hasten or delay annexation. It can do
ono or the other , but it cannot stop it. If
tlio commercial relations are moro liberal
It will delay the date for action ; if other
wise , it will hasten matters. There has
been no intimation as to what position
the administration may take ; but it is
reasonable to expect that it will be dis
posed to make important modifications
in the commercial relations between the
two countries. Indeed , this is Inevita
ble if the understood policy of the ad
ministration regarding the tariff is car
ried out , but it is very likely tlio admin
istration will bo disposed to go farther
by entering into a reciprocity agreement
that would place Canada upon more
intimate terms commercially with this
country than she could secure under any
tariff policy which could probably bo
adopted. There is a dilllculty in the
way of such an arrangement in the fact
that one of the first conditions to it
would bo the requirement that Canada
should give American manufacturers at
least equal advantages with tho.so ol
England in her markets , but this might
not be found insuperable.
There Is reason to believe ' that , this
subject may become very prominent in
public attention within the next year ,
and there is ample assurance that the
annexation party in Canada will spare
no effort to make it so.
.1 I'ttOMISlXll ( WG.lA7H.mo.V.
The largest meeting of business men
that has been held in Omaha for borne
years was tnat which assembled at the
Board of Trade rooms yesterday to coiv
sider the plans and purposes of the now
Commercial club. If there had before
been any doubt as to the position whicli
the business men of this city would taki
in regard to this organization it was
entirely swept away when 1
was seen how earnestly those
present at this meeting interested them
selves In the undertaking and approvet
the plan upon which It is founded. Th <
sentiments of the several speakers wore
warmly endorsed , and the feeling thai
something practical and useful Is now t (
bo done in behalf of Omaha interest
scorned to impress itself upon one am
all. The fact that eighty now member
wore added , making a total of ; tOO , show :
that the spirit of progress and outer
prise Is still alive among the citizens o
Omaha , and that they huvo only bee
waiting for jiwt such an organization u
the Commorctnl olubi It is exactly the
right thing tt c HUM at the right time ,
and , ( inlets all signs fall , it fa destined
to work a rcvnl'.itl MI in tlio c.itnmurclal
and Industrial life of this city.
TlIK pnrposo.4 of this organization and
the plan upon which its work will bo
curried on have already boensufllclantly
explaliie-1 in UHMO olumtu. tt U an
organization for all cltkciH of Omaha ,
whatever their occupation may bo , and
its purpose Is to put forth systematic
and carefully organized efforts in behalf -
half of the material interests of this
city. It.ought to have 1,000 members
within u month from this time. It has
enough now to assure its success , for the
luuvoii of its present membership maybe
bo expected to workirapidly and effect
ively among the business men of the
town. The Commercial club baa come-
to stay , and it Is certain to justify all ex
pectations if our citizens maintain the
enthusiastic Interest in It which they
now manifest. *
AX Al'l'K.ll , TO rilK I'KWhK.
The sixty days for which legislators
can draw pay have now expired. Very
few of the members are in condition
financially to pay their own expenses at
the capitol for more than a few days
longer. At least ten days moro ought
to be given by the lawmakers to finish
the work of purging the state house by
impeaching olllcers who have connived
at fraud and permitted the treasury to
bo looted by dishonest contractors , thiev
ing subordinates and public plunderers
generally.
If Nebraska is to bo redeemed from
tlio cinvu of boodlorism and the majesty
of the law is U ) bo vindicated by the law
makers the people should not only on-
cjuragc and sustain their honest repre
sentatives in the good work in which
they are engaged , but they should sub
scribe liberally to defray their expenses.
Every citizen of Nebraska who approves
the work of the legislature and desires
the work of investigation to bo carried
to its legitimate conclusion by impeach
ment proceedings should at once write
to his representatives and remit
whatever ho can afford to pay
to lion. J. N. Cullln. speaker of the
house of representatives , Lincoln. In
towns and cities contributions should be
solicited by clubj. Public meetings
should also bo held to express the desire
of the people for whatever measures
they want the legislature to carry
through before It adjourns.
There is no time to bo lost. Stand-by
your local representatives and urge
them to stand up for Nebraska in her
hour of tribulation.
All contributions received by Speaker
Gaflln will bo acknowledged through
TIIK BKK.
SfllSCIUl'TIO.S'S MARCH 23.
E. Uoscwatcr S 100 00
H. W. Baker , Omaha 10 00
P. Johnston , Omaha 5 00
Citizens National bank , Norfolk 2r > 00
J. G. ( cash ) 50 00
13. T. ( cash ) 30 00
Total received up lo date $ iiiiO 00
AUIUCVLTUllAI , CHXD1TIOXS.
The committee on agriculture of the
United States senate , is soon to enter
upon an investigation of agricultural
conditions as required by a resolution of
the senate at its last regular session.
A member of the committee , Senator
George , has already made an inquiry
into the depression in tlio cotton raising
industry and ho says it is due in part to
legislation now in force , while
there are other causes coming
from needful legislation yet to bo
enacted. These causes , however , cannot
bo remedied in time to affect
tlio price of the crop now about to bo
planted , oven if the force ever can bo
entirely destroyed. Ho suggests that
the cotton farmers must therefore , for
the present , resort to such remedies or
palliatives for low prices as may como
from their own action , independent of
legislation. The hist crop brought a
higher price than the preceding one ,
but it is the opinion of Senator George
that wo are never , ut least in this gen
eration , to have generally the high
prices for cotton wo once had. * Cotton
will never , ho thinks , but in exceptional
cases and for short periods , be high
enough to warrant the producer to rely
upon it as the means of purchasing sup
plies which can bo raised at homo.
This situation seems to bo fully under
stood by the cotton producers , for at a
convention which they recently held in
Now Orleans it was resolved that here
after southern planters should raise less
cotton and moro cereals. It is not an
easy tiling to induce the southern
farmer to make any departure from his
long-established methods of industry
and business , but it seems likely that lie
is about to do so , and if ho
does the change will have great im
portance for the agricultural producers
of the west. If there is a material addi
tion made to "tho cereal production of the
southern states the western producers
will not only lese that market , which is
a very important one , but there is a
probability that the south may have a
surplus in excess of its needs to eomo
into competition with the corn and wheat
of the west and lower prices. Indeed
it would seem inevitable that if the south
shall do no moro than supply its own
wants in the production of cereals tlio
western producers will bo compelled ,
under normal conditions , to aecopt
lower prices for their products for some
years to come , or until the population of
the country has grown sulllciently to
make a demand tha * . will offset the In
creased production of cereals in the
south. It is this consideration that ren
ders the movement for a reform of agri
cultural conditions in the southern
states peculiarly Interesting to the
western farmer.
It will not bo denied that taking the
whole eountiy the agricultural condi
tions of the last few years have not boor
as favorable to the producers sis couh
have been wished and the outlook is noi
altogether encouraging1. Tlio expecta
tion of exceptionally high prices for last
year's crop of wheat , owing to the hcavj
deficiency In certain European countries
was disappointed , for the reason that , i
was soon found that the wheat supply o
the world was equal to the demand
There Is nothing to indicate that tin
price of any cereal will be higher a yoai
from now than It Is ai present. In hi
last annual report the secretary of ngrl
culture nald that the time \\M \ arrived
when the AMVcrlran farmer must
ucasp his t\u0i't * ' ° neutralize
the low pi-li'l ' * of bin wheat
by producing $ , \arger \ quantity. Each
effort to extricate himself by that means
sinks him deep rt'hi the tniro of failure' .
The secretaryexpressed , the opinion
that the only proper course lies in a re
duction of ucfitaj o and production to-
meet the doniani ] , of domestic consump
tion and a normal requirement for ex
portation. The ; Ajmorlcan farmer's hope
of remunerative prtcu ) depends upon his
gauging his arc-As in cultivation moro
closely to the normal demand.
I'HKPAUATioxs for the great naval re
view next month are progressing favor
ably and lh'3 promise remains good that
everything connected with this assem
blage of war ships representing the
great naval powers of the world will bo
a most memorable event. The arrange
ments for entertaining the foreign of
ficers are on tin elaborate scale , Includ
ing a grand ball which , it is promised ,
will bo the most gorgeous affair over
hold in this country , for it will bo at
tended by no less than "iOO navy olllcers ,
2oO army ollk-ers aud as many civilians.
This is but one of the social
features that will mark this extraordi
nary gathering of representatives of
the world's navies and which will cause
It to bo forever remembered by all
whose privilege it will bo to participate
in them. The festivities proper will
begin April 17 and will be practically
continuous for two weeks , the review in
Now York harbor taking place April 27 ,
after which the foreign olllcors will
doubtless receive some civic attention.
It will be a not able opportunity for tlio
American citizen to air his patriotism
and ho will bo on hand in great numbers
t o do so.
. ! intc of censure by the legislature
hui'e noinore rffrct M/WH / the liuurdof Public
Lands and liuildings than pouring water
on a duck's back. Turn th ? rascals out
and place tlte management of our state in
stitutions into the hands of men \cho \ will
not f.tand . by and lit the state treasury be
pillaged by thii'irs and s
Sl'EAKint GAFl-'l.V heartily approves
of the proposition to extend the session
of the legislature until the important
work that ought to bo done can bo dis
posed of. It is of the most vital im
portance to the welfare and the good
name of Nebraska that the legislature
shall remain in session long enough to
purge the state 'government of oflicials
who are shown t be utterly unfit for
any public trust * .It would be an ever
lasting reproach , to the state if the rep
resentatives of the people were to leave
unperformed tlu , grave duty that
now confronts. ; thcm and thereby
permit to remain in office the men
whose venality. and betrayal of the
people have been' ' clearly established.
Tlio people , theru can bo no doubt , will
pay the personal loxponses "of members
for any period tiat | may be necessary to
complete the workrof bringing tlio pub
lic plunderers to'"justice. ' Every good
citizuii and ovoryHioiiest man desires
that this bo done , and all such should
respond with such am'ount as they can
afford to the call for u fund to defray
the personal expenses of members of the
legislature.
THE ' fourth assistant postmaster
general has declared himself and his
> oignaiit language is of biich palpitating
nterest to the democratic editors in
these parts that wo reproduce it here.
Said ho , "I don't propose to permit un
successful politicians to dictate appoint-
ncnts. Ex-congressmen and men who
an for congress and wore defeated will
lot control appointments under me. In
states where there is not a democratic
.onator . and the districts are represented
jy republicans in congress the state , dis
trict or county democratic committee
will bo asked to make recommendations
'or postmasters. Wo want to deal with
.ivo democrats , men of influence , not
A'orn out politicians. " The question is
ivill the implied proscription in the last
icntenco quoted operate as a bar against
any of the hungry editors who met in
Lincoln recently and resolved to bo in
dignant ? The question now arises , are
there any live democratic editors in
Nebraska:1 :
THE nature of impeachment is not un
derstood by a great majority of the poo-
plo. The prevailing impress-ion means
conviction and this explains why so many
of the parties expressed themselves as in
favor of a thorough investigation of , and
impeachment if the charges made in the
report of the house committee are found
to bo true. The fact is that the report
is based on the testimony already taken
by various committees. An impeach
ment is simply the process by which
olllcors charged with misdemeanors are
to be temporarily suspended and com
pelled to stand trial before tlio supreme
court , which in this case acts as the court
of impeachment.
Republicans in thrffnate , shouldstand up
for Xebrunkd and Redeem the pledges oj
'J2 by voting for /wiitxe / mil 33.
IT is gratifying to know that there is
a prospect that "bogus pales of land in
this state to innocent victims in the
eastern states by nifAins of fraudulent or
canceled Union ' . ' ( 'aciflc contracts IH
likely to bo checked by proceeding ?
which will ho brought Iwforo the May
term of the fcdo/ni court in this city.
Tliis swindle has'bebn carried on exten
sively and it is , ttybo to stop it. The
scoundrels who arp. loing the work can
not bo brought to ustico too soon.
WliATKVElt elBe Governor- Peck ol
Wisconsin may bo , lib Is not a sympa
thizer with prize fighters , and declares
that any brulsois who practice thoii
profession in that state will bo followed
as far as a requisition can reach them ,
The pugilistic fever would rapidly sub
side if it received that kind of treatment
everywhere.
THE need of immigration to the south
IB so much felt that there is to bo n
meeting of the southern governors in
Richmond next month to discuss wayi
aud means of turning a larger part o
the tide of immigration from l-Iuropo ii
that direction. Of the 'KO.OOO Imml
grants who landed in Now York laj
yonr only 100 went to South ( lurotlnn ,
20 U > Nor th Carol Inn , 2)7 ! t ) . Alabama ,
2)1) ! ) ) to Georgia , HSS t. ) TonneisoiS : ' to
Arkau iH , .Vil t > LjuUmtm , 2.TI U ) Vir
ginia and 201 to Mississippi. The * wo.it
is getting most of the immigrants and
will continue to do so for many years to
come.
The legislature fhould not mfjouni bfj'ore
it has stuntpnl out corruption and plactd
the etutc inttitutions under 'the can and
superrision of officers who do not wink at
corrupt practices and have the integrity and
the backbone to stop thieves und plunderer *
from mbbing the state and looting the
treasury.
SOME of tl.o labor leaders of this city
have started a movement among the
unions in support of the effort to encour
age legislators to finish the- good work
now under way. A mass meeting li"
been called for tomorrow evening , at
which the necessity for tlio action taken
will bo fully set forth by able speakers.
If thnre ever was a time in the history
of Nebraska when the power of organ
ized labor should make itself felt in
behalf of good government that time is at
hand. This meeting is called , as wo tire
informed , with only one object in view.
The laboring men and mechanics of
Oinalm want to endorse the action of the
house in Its struggle agaimt ollleial
crooks , and also to lend the iiitlueuce of
their moral support in behalf of a num
ber of bills now pending that promise re
lief for the people. Those bills will fail
of enactment sliould the legislature ad
journ now. There is every reason why
the proposed mass nieoting should bo
largely attended.
As LON'O as there is a single member
of the notorious Dalton gang left there
will bo occasional repetitious of tlio
bank raid whicli took place at Canoy ,
ICan. , on Monday afternoon. The tragic
lesson that was given the Daltou outfit
at ColTeyvillo a few months ago did iwH
prevent one of the survivors from lead
ing the raid at Canoy , and unfortunately
the robbers got off this time with their
plunder and their lives. The authori
ties of Kansas will perhaps become weary
of this sort of thing after a while and
wipe these dangerous desperadoes off
the face of the earth ; but somehow they
seem to bo rather slow in getting at it.
Tins Bigelow case is not the only ono
in whicli the attorney general violated
his oath of olllco and Detruyed the
people. The solicitation ho has al
ways shown in appeal caso3 before
the State Board of Transportation
for the "convenience" of the railroads
has often given rise to the suspicion if
not belief that ho cared nothing for the
best interests of the people.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has ignored
the indorsements of the vice president
in the appointment of a district attor
ney for South Dakota. lie probably
consulted the live democrats who run
the machine of that state. What has
the vice president got to do with South
Dakota politics , anyway ?
A LARGE majority of the people of
Omaha want the city charter amended
in several important particulars. It is
the duty of the" Douglas delegation to
see to it that the charter bill is not lost
u the shuttle.
. . - l.VXKHlt.lllK.lXa. .
The work of excavating for Fillmorc
county's now court house has begun at
enuva.
I. J. Harris , one of the oldest residents of
Wallace , dluil after an illness ot only twenty-
four hours.
Peter Hnnk , a Knox county farmer , foil
from a tree to the frozen ground tjnd broke
his neck , tl.yiriK instantly.
Hev. A. M. Tanner has resigned as pastor
of the Presbyterian church at Ose-eola and
will remove to Walnut , In.
Burglars entered two business places at
Edgar Sunday night , but failed to secure
euounh plunder to pay them for their
trouble.
John A. .Tones , a resident of Pawnco county
since I8.V7 , sullorcd a stroke ot paralysis at
his homo hear Table Rook and will probably
not recover.
While Frank Lord of Kcarnoy was out
hunting , ho was shot in the rear by a com
panion and was quite painfully injured. Ho
was stooping over gutting a drink when the
accident happened.
The tablet prepared by the Presbyterian
Synodical Missionary society of Nebraska
has been shipped to Chicago , and is wait
ing judgme'nt from a committee of experts
as to its merits , for it has to have tboir com
mendation before buiug admitted to tlio
woman's building. It is said to bo a model
of line workmanship , and the design was
sketched 1'y Mrs. A. Hardy of Ucatrlco. A
woman stands beneath the cross with out-
strotchud hands j bcfoi'ii her the emblem of
tlio world as used by Dr. A. T.
Pierson , with these words engraved
it "The World for Christ "
upon : , typi
cal 'of the work of the society , while en
twined about the cross are tlio words ,
"Hero am I , send mo. " These figures are
enclosed within a largo oil-do uliovu which is
artistically placed a ulmtcr ot huadsr of
wheat , signifying that a little harvest has
already boon garnered , but it is only an
earnest of what is yet to bo. Near the foot
ol the circle appears u wistful appeal , "Who
then is thcro among you who will this day
consecrate his service totholxird ? " And
beneath it all is the legend , "Tho Woman's
Synodie-al Missionary society of the Presby
terian church of Nebraska. " The design is
etched in black on line brass , is surmounted
by a neat ornamental border and mounted on
a solid oak iramo.
Washington Ktar : "That's a firm rollivtlon , "
said Iliu hu'n ] as ho snrvuyril the array of
minor oll'umlur.s ' ready fur .se'tituncu.
I'l.llmlolphm Times : This country Is a
niUlily one' , und the nation can panfotmhly
boast of ll.igmitnuss , imt for all that nobody
wants the cyclones blowing about It.
Inter Oni-an : "Mrs. .Ilinpsnn lias n purfcct
cri/o for antlqiio article's , hasn't she' ? "
"Mi-rcy , yes. Shu luft church this morning
birauso the text was from the New Te'sta-
inunt. "
Philadelphia llocord : "That's n stlfC broczo
that blows around yonr house , " wild a visitor
tou Wc.st 1'lilludulplila man. "Ve s ; It oiiclit
toboupnuty still one. It blows ove-r u bis
cemetery. "
Homestead News : Anil now lions begin to
cacUlo thulr tuneful lay.
fJalvpston News : Somoueoplospeak at least
twlco before they think.
PlttsliiirK Chronicle ; Van llrantn What
( inlet eyes Miss Muncht'ster lias ? Shlndls *
Vesi so widely dlll'erunt from lur chin.
Troy 1'rcss : "Thorn , blast yon , " said the
( lyiiuinlto to the rock. Then It wont oil about ,
Its bUshiCNS.
Washington Star : "Hero I urn , " said a gov
ernment clur'c who had seun ono Mipurlor anil
nnu hubordlnato discharged , "between two
Urea. "
UNAi'i'iiciATP.ii : IIKAUTV.
fiem York Sun
Her hand Is lit to grace : i queen !
In verso I've vowed no man has > > con
It.s ltkounialled | ;
Kill ) , whlh ) poutlo fanclos ( lowed.
Until my lovu linns fairly glowed ,
I did not llko the hand she bbowud
Tliu tlmo 1 culled.
FHUIT uu r.ir.r.
ItopuMlrntu tit tint l.njlil.ttiir .Mull Kit.
( lc ii > Thrlr t'ltrlr Plcdgm.
Ilopublloiin membivs of the lesflsla-
turo must make an e'.Tort ' to ivdeeiu the
pledges made by the party to the
laborers and producers of till * state in
its Hevorai platforms or becnmo re
sponsible for Inevitable disaster. Party
platforms eitn ! r moan something or
they mean nothing. They are either an
honest declaration of party principle *
and a true enunciation of plinlgos in
favor of reform * demanded by the poo-
pie or they are a delusion aud a sunuv.
The republican platfonn-t of Hilt ) . 1301
and 18 U pledge the party to speellle
loglsla ion In the Interest eif the laborer
and p odueer. Tlio platform of 13ii )
contains the following plank in favor of
railway regulation and the abolition of
railroad pass bribery.
Wo demand tlu < reduction of freight ami
pussengcr rates on railroads to eonv | > oitd
With rate's now prevailing in the adjacent
states to the Mississippi , and wo further
demand that the' legislature shall abolish ail
passes and free transportation on railroads
excepting for employes of railroad com
panies.
The platform of 1SHO also pledge's the
party to enact laws for the regulation
of elevators aud the prohibition of ill *
crimination agaimt tiny class of ship
pers. The plank on this subject roads
as follows :
Owners of public elevator * that receive
and handle gralu for storage should bedo -
e'lared pttblle' wnrehnussmcn and compelled
under penalty to receive , store , ship ami
handle the grain of all persons alike' , with
out discrimination , the state regulating
charges for storage and inspection. All
railroad companies should iw required to
switch , haul , handle and receive and ship
the grain of all persons , without discrimi
nation.
The platform of 1391 omlndlej the
following plunk :
Wo are heartily in favor ot the ge'neral
provisions of the intcrslato commutvc act
and we demand the regulation of all railway
and transportation lines In such a manner as
to insure fair and reison.iblo rates to the
producers and consumers of the country.
The platform of ISlW.upon which every
republican member of the legislature
was elected , reiterates the pledges made
in the two preceding platforms in the
following language :
The republican o.irty'is the friend of labor
in the factory , mill , iiiinu and on the farm.
It will at all times stand ready to adopt any
measure that may Improve its .condition or
promote its prosperity.
The farmers of our state who constitute
the chiet element of our productive wealth
creating population , arc entitled to the cheap
est and best facilities for storing , shipping
and marketing their products , und to thtsond
wo favor such laws as will give them cheap
safe and easily obtained elevator and ware
house facilities , and will furnish thorn
promptly and without discrimination Just
and equitable rates , and proper transporta
tion facilities for all accessible markets.
Wo demand tlio enactment of laws regu
lating the charges of express companies in
this state to the end that such rates may bo
made reasonable.
Wo favor the adoption of the amendment
to the constitution providing for an elective
railroad commission , empowered to ilx loe-al
passcuger and freight rates.
On the question of labor and the pro
hibition of Pinkerton police the party
stands pledged in the following planks :
Wo deplore the occurrence of any conflict
between labor and capital. Wo denounce
the agitation of demagogues designed to
foment and intensify thcso conflicts , and wo
most earnestly disapprove the use of private
armed forces in any attempt to settle them.
We' believe that an appeal to the law und its
ofllccrs is ample to protect property and preserve -
servo the peace , and favor the establishment
in some form of boards or tribunals of con
dilation and arbitration for the peaceful
settlement of disputes between capital and
labor touching wages , hours of labor and
such questions as appertiin to the safety
and physical and moral well being of the
laboring man.
Wo believe in protecting the laboring men
by all necessary and Judicious legislation ,
and to this end wo favor the enactment of
suitable laws to protect health , Hfo and limb
of all the employes of the transportation ,
mining and manufacturing companies while
engaged in tno service of such companies.
Will the republican members of the
legislature stand up for Nebraska and
the republican party , and redeem the
solemn pledge made to the people , or will
they heed the appeals of corporation
mercenaries and become recreant to
their trust ?
This is the last'chance the republican
party linn for regaining popular confU
donco It must cither ke'eip faith with
the people or dbuund and lot soinoothoi
party u.sstumo the ivlns of i
Itnfiirm * In At I n iiiKo tn.
Sftint noiKvr-/Vm /
Tlio bill before the legislature to compel
Chlimmcu In MltmumHn to wear their shirt *
a la American on penalty of llm- and lutvu
their quen cut it IT , should ho amended 8.1 that
their heads should be' kept with the hair. A
number of similar laws will at oneo suggest
thennselvea to people who uro displeased
with the way In which other * wear their
duds.
Dlvitrrit ltii < lnr 1'iirlioL'kpcl.
.1JM ( c < ij lfn Journal.
South Dakota lawyers say that the exten
sion of the dlvor ( ( .obtaining tlmo In that
mute to six months doenn't make any real
difference , as It Is now about six months before
fore n plaintiff ran get a divorce. The law
yers do not regard the now law us affecting
the. divorce business or their profits there *
from. Uuslness will go on as usual at tha
old stand.
- o
IHirrlinlimto a I.UUf , llrvtlircn.
lliirlfniil Omruiit
There will lie ph-ntv of tlmo for pounding
this democratic administration , and doubt
less plenty of things for which it will huva
to be p.nmiled , after it gets fairly moved it )
and ivady for business. The /oat that Illus
trates ita aggressive devotion to the repub
lican party by trying to make mountains oiU
of such mole hilts as Mr. Carlisle's letcntiou
of the services of a son who has been hll
secretary nhd right-hand man for years pas !
Is a wal not according to knowledge.
ivcrhiily ; lluppy.
H would bo hazardous of course , to predict
that the itorloil through which we are pass
ing will , forty or llfty years hence , tlguro In
political history us an era of good feeling ,
yet it is entirely save to say that both repub
licans and democrats are tolerably happy.
The democrats are happy bevause they hava
enteied into power in all branches of the
government after an exclusion of about a
third of a century , and the republicans are
happy bccauso the'.v believe they will resume -
sumo sway four years hence. It is a highly
idyllic condition of things.
Alirlt-nt Ill'lory Ucralloil.
A little scrap of secret war history is said
to bo revealed by a discussion In Kngland ,
wherein Kir Henry .lames asserts that coil-
federate agents got notice of the British
government's Intention to prevent the sailing
of the Alabama by tampering with tlio
crown lawyer's opinion thereon ilurini ; Its in
direct and careless transmission to the go-v-
eminent. Thcro Is a strong suspicion on this
side of the water , however , that any care
lessness on the part , of the lawyer or others
was studied , and that good earo was taken
to see that confederate agents tampered with
the opinion in time to get the Alabama oil on
her cruise.
Hen In Danger.
iihtinu / IIT.
"Cousin" lien fTolsom. who has oi-cupteit
the position of United States consul to Shof-
Held for the last six or seven years , will
scarcely appreciate the humor of the presi
dent's declaration against the appointment
of relatives to olllco. At the time ho was
appointed it was fully understood that his
appointment was duo to the fact that ho
was a cousin of Mrs. Cleveland. Ho had
never done anything in the political Hold
which entitled him to recognition and there
was more or less of raillery when his mima
was sent to the senate. Hut all of it was
good natured. I\o ono thought the less o
the president for his net. But all this ia
etianged by what the executive now says of
such appointments. Mr. Folsom must , of
course , got out. llo must got nut quickly.
And he probably does not want to go ,
either.
Wlmt .Mr. ClcVL-liinil CUM Do.
llariiei's Weekly ,
President Clevelana , with his present
opportunities before him , e'annol , for instance ,
silence in his party all those who preach
false llnanclal doctrines , or wish to plunge
the country into adventurous enterprises , or
clamor for spoils as the principal frulfr of
party success. A wise and linn use of his
power may accomplish much , but not every
thing. Ho can , however , as chief executive
Uo ouo thing which , as to its ultimata oftccts ,
will bo of decisive importance. Ho can put
the administrative machinery of the govern
ment upon a sound business basis. Ho can
demonstrate , not only theoretically , but in
practice , that the oftlces of the government
are intended for the service of the people ,
and not for the sustenance of the small
political fry. who use them to get into con
gress and other public places for which they
are not lit. Ho can thus open a new Held for
the influence of men who have the qualities
nml the ambition of real public usefulness.
Uo can thus prepare the way for congresses
embodying the best statesmanship Ills party
ntYoros.
TIIH sun' xiuuiiiHtity.
SomeroHle-Journal.
It was n. cause of much concern
To Mrs. Huntar ( ! ray
To llnd out who had hired the bonso
That stood across the way.
Slio watched the furniture that caino ,
And scrutinized It nil ,
To see If It was requisite
That .she Mionlil make a call.
nut all her doubts were set at rest
Arter the pconle came.
And Mrs. ( 'ray will nuvcr call ,
Or know her neighbor's naino ;
1'or ono line day , alas ! .she saw
Tlio memory thrills lair yist
A neatly paiiilcd slKM hung out :
"Nice Furnished Itooms to Let. "
< & COL
ist MamifiiBtiirors : in 1 IliUllan
ofCloihluzlu tlu WorU.
/
Great People
Are they who can do things 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 par-
feet that neither you nor wo
' can imagine them better if
they were improved. The
styles are various and the col
ors and fabrics numerous. Of course we are in a
torn up condition just now on account of remodel
ing and extending our 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. Wo are receiv
ing new spring styles every day which wo
are placing on our counters at prices within the
reach of all.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
031111 an ! S , YCor. / . 15th and Douglas Ji