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Mlt. DOHOAK Isn't Haying a word.
THK impeached state officers will now
have u few days respite from overwork.
They need it.
MUNICIPAL hoodie Investi ationR in
an off your , with no election in sight , do
not liiHt long.
WB again assort Unit Omaha cannot
afford t < > ignore the overtures of Council
Bluffs looking to a fi-cont bridpo and
motor faro hotweon tlio two cities.
PKKHAPS republics arc notungrntoful ,
but they arc often slow about manifest-
inp their gratituilc. The pravo of Gen
eral Hancock at Morristown , Pa. , is yet
unmarked.
A CURIOUS exhibit at the World's fair
will be fifty beautiful European women.
They will want to hide when they find
themselves inspected by thousands of
American women who are infinitely
bettor looking.
THK assurance has percolated all the
way from Washington that the gentle
man from the Little Pappio is not to bo
disturbed in the enjoyment of his posi
tion as government director of the Union
Pacific railroad. Wo congratulate the
road upon the fact.
A WASHINGTON dispatch intimates
that Congressman Bryan is miffed be
cause lie lias not been permitted to dic
tate certain federal appointments. Wo
do not believe it. If the report bo true
it is the best thing that could happen to
any congressman.
IT is Understood that work is to be
commenced this week on the Sioux
Falls , Yankton & Southwestern rail
way , which will connect with the Yank-
ton & Norfolk. A general interest is
felt in the success of both of these roads
. and it is hoped that they will bo rapidly
pushed to completion.
SECRBTAUV MORTON has issued an
order that the microbe crusaders in his
department shall draw pay only for time
actually spent in the service of their
country. But before wo can venture to
congratulate the microbes on the fact
wo must know the peculiar character
istics of the time-keeper.
UNEASY lies the head of a republican
federal office holder in those parts. It
must bo pleasant to know that you are
Hurrounded political detectives watch
ing and waiting for a slight excuse upon
which to base charges of official miscon
duct. But there is an easy way out of it.
The republicans can resign.
WK wonder with what degree of com
placency Mosbor can sit in his father's
Chicago homo and view the wreck ho lias
left behind him in Nebraska. There is one
compensating fact , however , that radi
ates , the whole dismal prospect. His ,
ruin was the ileuth-kuult of the rottenest -
est ring that ever sacked a state capital.
CONG mess hits appropriated $22,000 for
nsurvoyof the northern boundary line of
Nebraska. Ilecont bids opened revealed
the fact that the lowest bidder was
willing to do the work for $9000. This
was declared to bo impossible ) , so bids
will bo again received. It is expected
that the new bidders will not lot so
much of the appropriation got away.
A LINCOLN paper names Mr. Gannon
of Omaha * as a professional Irishman.
The only reason for this is that Mr.
Gannon was an applicant for the Chilian
mission just vacated by Patrick Egan ,
who "wnon in Nebraska was dubbed a
professional Irishman. The fact that
Mr. Gannon did not get the appointment
is proof enough that lie is not a pro
fessional.
WITH the Hour market in an unsatis
factory condition and sales falling below
production it is not easy to see what is
to bo done with the Hour output of the
northwestern mills , which is constantly
increasing. Last week's production of
those mills was 187,000 barrels , which is
greater than that of the corresponding
week of any previous year. Perhaps the
millers are preparing for a war in
Europe. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
IK AN\TIINO is to bo done by the
Board of Health this spring to protect
the city from a possible cholera epidemic
the first move should bo the clearing of
the river front and the removal of the
Bquattors. That portion of the city will
bo exposed to the first attack by reason
of KB proximity to the arteries of travel
and its horrible condition with regard
to drainage and accumulated filth. The
grading down of hills and filling up of
ponds and low lots on the elevated plat
eau back of the city is of comparatively
secondary importance to the river
front.
LOOK TO HMIK
In a month the Columbian exposition
will he open. There will Ixj a great
rush of people to C'hleago and the temp
tation to combine limlness and pleasure
will ) w strong. Djubtlo.w there are
many merchants in the norttiwe.it who
contemplate buying goods in that city
instead of placing orders In the markets
nearer to them and where they have
usually made nil or the greater part of
their purchases. Chicago merchants ex
pect this and wlll.do everything possible
to encourage it. They will hold
out the promise ( if extraordinary in
ducements nnd will endeavor to per
suade the country merchant that it
will bo to his financial advantage to buy
In that market. Every allurement will
bo presented likely to tempt the mer
chants of the northwest to carry their
trade to the World's fair city.
The temptation should bo resisted , not
only beeauso it Is very sure to be decep
tive , but for the equally good reason that
the merchants of the northwest will find
it to IKJ to their permanent advantage
to look to home interests and sustain the
enterprise of the business houses with
which they have dealt in the past and with
which they oxpcot to deal In the future.
The wholesale merchants and jobbers
of Omaha and other cities west
of Chicago arc in well able to compote
with the latter market this year , so far
as prices are concerned , as they have
been in past years , and they can bo depended -
ponded upon to at least deal as fairly
and generously by their patrons as the
merchants of Chicago will do. They
hope to retain their old customers and
to do business with them for an in
definite time. The merchant of Chicago
will be governed in his dealing with
every now patron only by the considera
tion of present benefit. Knowing that
the chance of futuru business relations
with these casual customers will be small ,
he will take the fullest possible advan
tage of the immediate opportunity. In
the ono case the interests are distinctly
mutual ; in the other they are not , or
only in the most limited degree.
It is a , sound business proposition that
in patroni/.ing home institutions we help
ourselves. The homo patronage prin
ciple has boon shown hero in Nebraska
to have most gratifying result * to the
manufacturing interests of the state ,
and it must necessarily have equally
satisfactory results to the mercantile in
terests. If the merchants of the smaller
towns of Nebraska pass by the jobbing
centers oi the state and take their trn'le
elsewhere the inevitable effect must be a
decline in the general prosperity. The
business that largely sustains these
centers of commerce being reduced pop
ulation would fall olT , property values
depreciate and all interests suffer.
True , the diversion of u moderate
amount of trade for a single season might
not produce very serious damage , but
there is certainly nothing to be gained
by it , and therefore it is essentially
unwise. The obviously judicious course
for the country merchants of Nebraska
and of the north west generally is to make
their purchases in the markets nearest
to them and of the wholesale merchants
who are sol icitous to maintain permanent
business relations with them. Lot them ,
remain loyal to to the mercantile houses
that have been .fair and honest with
them and keep unimpaired the mutual
confidence and reciprocal interest
which have been advantageous to both.
In this way they will contribute-to the
upbuilding of home enterprises that will
benefit all interests and promote the
general welfare. v
It may bo pertinent to say in this con
nection that the question of securing a
stopover privilege ought to command
the serious consideration of the commer
cial interests of Omaha , and an urgent
effort should'bo made to obtain this con
cession from the railroads. It would
mean a great deal for those interests.
I'WULAll KLRCCIOS OF XKXATOltS.
The state senate has passed the
measure memorializing congress in
favor of an amendment to the constitu
tion providing for the election of United
States senators by the direct vote of the
people. The conflicts in tho.legislatures
of several states this year over the olee *
tion of senators and the failure to elect
in three of those states , rendering neces
sary the appointment of senators by the
state executives , the constitutionality of
this action , under the circumstances ,
being now a subject of dismission in the
national senate , and the fact that
several senators have boon chosen who
do not represent the political sentiment
of their states , supply most cogent argu
ments in support of the proposition to
elect United States senators by the di
rect vote of the people. Were this plan
now in operation Kansas and
North Dakota would not now
l > o represented in the senate by
democrats. California would have es
caped the scandal attending the election
of her democratic senator , and there
would be no such controversy us lun
arisen over the appointment of senators
from Wyoming , Montana and Washing
ton. There is hardly a state in the
union that has not at some time been
scandalized by the methods and the cor
rupt influenced employed in the election
of senators , and the liability to this must
always exist under the present mode of
choosing senators.
As everybody knows who has given
any attention to this subject , the pre
vailing mode of electing United States
senators was adopted as a concession to
those who distrusted the popular intelli
gence and judgment. Alexander Ham
ilton , who never had complete faith in
the people , was the loader of those who
urged that it would bo safer to intrust
the election of senators to a chosen Indy
in the legislature than by popular
caprice. It must bo admitted that the
people are not Infallible in their decrees
and often commit grave and grievous
errors , but while subject to sudden
gusts of passion that sometimes mislead
them , they cannot be reached by the
corrupt arts that are so successfully
brought to boar upon a legislative body ,
and they can bo depended uuon to render
in the long run sound and just decisions.
Popular government would bs a failure
If this wore not the case.
Public , sentiment has boon steadily
growing in favor of a change in the
mode of electing United States senators ,
largely for the reason Unit the present
is not thoroughly republican.
ThlHHentlmo.it win rooonnlwl by th
house of roprtMcntallvoj of tliu hut on
grci H , which pauiv.l tin rivnlutIon pro
posing an IUIMII 1m Mil ti the cnuUta-
tlon to provide tf the election of United
Htiitai noiwtbr.1 by the direct vote of the
P'jjplo. The prop3jttlon w n ably al-
voi'nted In the MPtitito , but w.u n it acted
upon by that l dy , th nigh it is believed
that If It Irul IMOII voUvJ on It wjitld
have reejlvo.l a largo support.
There Is undoubtedly now loss op
position In the suiuito t J a change than
there was some years ago , but It U to lu
apprehended that it d still strong
enough to defeat the proposition and it
will yield only t matron iin.1 i > er.slstont
popular demand. That demand should
bo urged at every favorable opportunity ,
through popular conventions ami legis
latures. It is not tube doubted that if
the proposed amendment to the constitu
tion were submitted to the several state
they would ratify it with great unanim
ity. Some ground has been gained
from the agitation of this question that
will not bo lo.U. and if the effort to
bring abaut a change is vigorously main
tained there can bo in doubt of ultimate
success.
; ; ; . % ; ; / ' /7.s1 OF
The rapid development of the manu
facturing interests of Nebraska and the
enterprise and progressiveness of the
men engaged in the various industries
arc now strikingly illustrated by the en
thusiasm with which the state exposi
tion project is received in every town of
the state in which factories have been
established. Applications for space for
exhibits are constantly being received
by the Manufacturers association , and it
will do well if it succeeds in accommo
dating aH applicants , though its officers
arc confident of being able to do so.
Attention is called to this as an exam
ple of what may be accomplished by
thorough organization in behalf of the
promotion of business interests. The
results that have been achieved by the
Manufacturers association in a little
more than a year of earnest work afford
a forcible demonstration of the value of
united and systematic effort in the build-
inn up of the interests of a state or a
city. if the association has not
been the cause of now or enlarged
manufacturing enterprises it has
certainly done much to stimulate their
growth. But its career is only just be
gun , and if its benefits continue t' ) be
felt in the future as they have been thus
far its influence upon the industrial life
of this state will be incalculable. As an
example of the manner in which that in
fluence works it may be stated that the
association had no sooner begun to put
forth a special effort in behalf of a largo
flour exhibit at the coming exposition
than the idea was warmly endorsed by
every manufacturer of flour in Nebraska.
It is expected that this important
interest will bo represented in a manner
that will open the eyes of the people to
the fact that this state can produce flour
and that it is already doing so. In many
other industries the exhibits will bo
equally complete and impressive. They
will constitute an object lesson that will
have its duo influence upon the minds of
thousands who do not know what
progresses being made in manufactur
ing within the borders of their own
state. That this will have the effect of
increasing the demand for the products
of our own factories is perfectly certain.
Ii < the nature of things it could not bo
otherwise , and the results of last year's
exposition fully justify such an expecta
tion.
tion.So
So much for organization and united
action in pursuance of a well defined nnd
practical purpose. What is true of
organization in behalf of the material
interests of the state is equally true of
organization and harmonious elTort for
the promotion of the commercial and in
dustrial interests of this city and all
others. No permanent progress lias
ever boon achieved without it. It goes
to the roots of things. It builds from
the ground up. It is neither disheart
ened by temporary reverses nor unduly
elated by prosperity. Organized and
united otTort will win every time.
ELSBWIIBRB in this issue wo print a
letter from a telegraph operator who
takes issue with the claims of Mr. Golden ,
a train dispatcher at Fremont. The
point made is that with the high rate
schedules that have prevailed in Ne
braska for years the salaries of railroad
operators have boon beggarly and out of
all proportion to responsibilities and
amount of service demanded. This state
of things is not , however , confined to the
railroads of Nebraska. While the wages
of train men have been maintained and
in some instances gradually advanced ,
those of the operators have been so low
that competent men could not bo secured
to fill the places as a rule. It is true
that the past year or two the railroad
operators of the west have by organiza
tion and concert of action succeeded in
getting an advanced schedule of wages
and within a year the Union Pacific
road made a slight increase in the
wages of operators. But the salaries
paid to the majority of railroad operators
in Nebraska are not what they ought to
bo , and the enactment of the maximum
railroad bill could not result in their
reduction. They are down to bedrock
now.
THK Railway Employes association
claims to have 10,000 members in Ne
braska. Its constitution is based upon
the principle that any movement promis
ing a menace to the best interests of the
employers , the railroads , is likewise
inimical to the members' individual
welfare. As a mere business proposi
tion , tempered by the dictates of self-
interest , the objects of the associa
tion will commend themselves to nine-
tenths of the railway employes
of , the state. It has not been
demonstrated , however , that the mem
bers of the association have been per
mitted as a body to determine for them
selves what may or may not constitute a
menace to the prosperity or the treas
ury of the railroad companies. It has
not been shown that the association is
capable of independent action ; but , on
the contrary , it is easy to see that , should
it attempt action on any question with
out the consent of the railway managers ,
success would mean death to the or
ganization. The members of the Rail
way Employes association have signed a
great many petitions to the legislature
praying that the maximum rate bill bo
Stilled. Many of them have doubtless
signed the petitions voluntarily and hi"
cause they think there Is no necessity for
reduced railroad rates. Hut there are
many who do not think HO and who could
not afford to bo singled out as having de
clined to * slgn the petitions. Sta
tion agents on roads in the inrth-
orn part of the state have
carried these petitions and importuned
employes and others toslgn them. They
have boon Instructed to get such signa
tures and of ooiuaa. they obeyed instruc
tions whether they endorsed the object
of the petitions or , not. It was with the
knowledge of these facts that Tin : BKU
discounted the value of the petitions
read before the senate. No thinking
man can attach much importance to
them. The employes may not have been
forced to sign .them , but the most stupid
would see that he could save himself a
great deal of annoyance If not his posi
tion by signing.
IT is reported by one of the engineers
who have been working a survey for the
Alaskan railway , which is to bridge
Boring strait and connect with a Siber
ian road , that the survey has been com
pleted from Vancouver to ( tape Prince
of Wales , the point in Alaska nearest to
Asia , on Bering strait , a distance of
li'l0 ! miles. There are many who be
lieve that it is possible to estublisli an
all-rail route from this country to Europe.
The sche'mo looks like a fanciful
ono at first view , but modern
engineering skill and enterprise are
constantly achieving wonders almost as
great. The engineers liavo found the
route proposed a practicable one so far
as they have traversed It. No topographical
graphical or geological difficulties were
encountered. There are , it is said , no
quicksands anywhere , and the bottom of
the strait furnishes u solid foundation
for piers. Nor is there any dan
ger from icebergs , though it
would be necessary to build a
breakwater in one place to
protect the bridge from being injured
by ice : Of course , the climate would be
a formidable objection , but it must be
assumed that the practical men who are
interested in the enterprise have duly
considered this. The engineer quoted
says that Henry Clews & Co. , Ure.xel
Morgan & Co. , and a prominent banker
in St. Petersburg are intero.stcd in ex
tending the road from Eiiht cane , on
the Siberian 'shore of Boring sea , to
Sandolvsko on the Great Siberian road ,
a distance of 2,275 mile ) . This would
form an all-rail/Irouto / from Vancouver
to Sandolvske of1,021 liiiles , which
would enable Americans to travel by
rail all the way to St. Petersburg and
connect there wjjl ( [ the rest of Europe
and Asia. Whether the undertaking
prove practicable ( fr not , it is a decidedly
interesting tiling to contemplate.
THK legislature1' of Minnesota feels
that it has a rosp'ot&ibUity resting upon
its shoulders which cannot bo dis
charged by the oniiiitment of state laws
alone. It is now considering an amend
ment to the ntiti-trustjnw of the state
by which it Is proposed to make every
violator of that law subject ta imprison
ment from one , to ton yearn in addition
to the penalty of a fine of from $1,000 to
$ . " ) ,000 , which is provided in the present
law. But the Minnesota legislature
docs not stop at that point in
Its war against 'thecombines. . A
joint resolution has been passed
calling upon the governor to enter into
correspondence with the governors of
the northern and western states , as well
as some of the states of the south , in re
lation to the holding of a meeting of
commissioners representing those states
for the purpose of taking measures
which shall causa the destruction of the
combines , the coal combines , great and
small , being the ones chiefly aimed at.
It is proposed that this shall bo accom
plished through the various legislatures
and through congress. It is a great en
terprise and there are several millions
of people who will bo glad if it is car
ried out.
TUB change in public sentiment that
is liberalizing the politics of the British
government by slow degrees is shown by
the adoption of a resolution by the
House of Commons providing that mem
bers of that body shall hereafter bo paid
salaries. It has heretofore been Impos
sible for men of small means , no matter
how great their qualifications , to bear
the expoiibo of election and servo their
constituents in the popular branch
of Parliament without pay. The
claim has always boon made
that the services of hotter men
wore secure where no pecuniary induce
ment was offered , as the olllco did not
attract those who only seek to make
money. The change may result in the
introduction of some good men into pub
lic life in England who would be ox-
eluded if they were obliged to servo
without pay. But a radical reform in
the parliamentary . election methods is
also needed. It co.sts , too much money
to run a campaign and win an election in
England. A podr man must bo very
popular indeed If Ho gets Into Parlia
ment in opposition/Itu / a wealthy com
petitor who doe.sjjnot scruple to use
money with a freojnand.
THK intorcstj M the state of Nebraska
are the intorests/iof / Omaha. The busi
ness men of this Jity who are now preparing -
paring for an organized effort to Increase
the prosperity ofU iJs city will doubtless
take advantage otp ory means to make
known to the outo"r world the magnifi
cent opportunities Which this state offers
to the homoooekcr. Nebraska wants to
add to her already largo army of workers
and wealth producers.
IT SKEMS odd that the American In
dian , not long ago a savage , should now
be an extensive money lender , yet that
is the present position of the Cherokees ,
and there are other nations of redmen
who are fully equipped for the same
business. The Cherokee * will be able
to loan over $8,000,000 when the strip
negotiations are completed , and many
bankers are now bidding for it.
TllK democrats of this state have
marked Bon Baker for the slaughter.
His term will not expire until next
January , but the announcement comes
from Washington that ho will be per
mitted to servo out. his full term If no
cause Is urged for summary removal ,
This IH taken by the hungry applicants
as an invitation to trump up Home charge.
They have nccoptcd and will doubtless )
succeed. The charges may not amount
to anything In fact , but they may servo
the purpose.
TUB friends of education In Nebraska
find much satisfaction In the fact that
the State Normal school Is more pros
perous now than over before , and Is
doing the moat effective work In prepar
ing young men and women for useful
careers as teachers. Twenty-six young
ladles and gentlemen of Nebraska have
just graduated from this Institution , the
largest class In its history. They will
bo useful to the state as Instructors and
their work will contribute toward the
building up of its educational reputa
tion , which Is already equal to that of
any other state In the union. The ad
vantages to be derived by having Ne
braska young men and women , educated
In our own schools , to conduct the edu
cational work of the state are obvious
enough. They not only have nothing to
unlearn , but they are in perfect touch
with their pupils at all points. The
prosperity of the normal school is a
matter for congratulation to the state.
FOR two yearn Hon. Richard Merlin
has held a soft and remunerative place
on the Miss'wvi ' River c munission. Of
course there arc democrats who want it.
They have boon lighting for it , and their
failure to agree is likely to result In an
Iowa man getting the place. Wo pro
test against such tomfool tactics. In be
half of the thousands of democrats who
read TillBBB we demand that this first-
water sinecure bo reserved for a Ne
braska democrat. Times are dull , and
at best there are few peas in the pod.
ONB of the most probable of recent
syndicate rumors comes from Mexico.
It is said that a company of English Iron
and steel men have sent an agent to
that country to buy up and secure con
trol of all the iron plants and that -the
negotiations promise to be successful.
As the Iron industry is now in a state of
great depression , with a good prospect
of improvement during the next two or
three years on account of increased rail
road building , the rumor is by no means
unreasonable.
THK great number of deaths that have
resulted from pneumonia contracted
during the inauguration ceremonies has
had a tendency to increase the popular
demand that the date of the Inaugura
tion of our presidents shall bo changed
so that it will come in warmer weather.
But it does not appear that the army of
expectant democratic office seekers has
been much reduced by the ravages of
pneumonia or any other malady.
ONLY one Chinaman has registered in
Connecticut , and ho lias been in this
country forty years. The scaring powers
of that Geary law do not quite come up
to the expectations of its advocates.
'TU rity 'TN. 'TN Trim. "
ZVcic Yiirlt Trllmnc.
Presidential appointments are multiplyiiisr ,
but they will never catch up with the disap
pointments.
Prosper ! ! v Hnppim-sH.
St.'cit.l I' oiieei'-I'i-ct/i.
Some of the right roaring colonels of the
west , who are hoi netting what they want
or something equally as Rood , should not
fortret tlmt the government inaltcs an ap
propriation for foghorns at certain points on
the coast. They may ho liuppy yot.
A Smiling Pr-mpcrt.
JVcic Yurlt Tribune.
The most ptf ted of the millennium prophets
of London has ilgurcd it out that the world
is to como to an end on the filli of .March ,
1S1IU , without fail. People who have notes
maturing on the titli of Miireh , ISiK ) , will rcail
the announcement with n ( jood deal of com
posure.
inir On tu Vlt'tory.
Clitcaun llcrnhl.
That Gladstone was able to command a
majority of forty-seven on a collateral mo
tion testing the status of the ministry shows
that lie can go on after Easter without fear
with the homo rule bill. All the bluster of
his enemies has not yet detached a vote
from his side of the lobby.
C'rlmnx HIM ) runlaliluimts.
Clilcniiit Kent.
*
To steal a loaf of bread means a term in
prison ; to rob a bank means a sojourn in
Canada and then to huvo the indictments
dismissed. Such has been the sequel to the
ease of John C. Kno. the defaulting presi
dent of the Second National hank. Kno , in
all probability , will soon bo a freeman.
Tlio
Chltayn Inter Ocean.
In politics a club i.s often better than a
sugar bag , and Senator Voorhecs now has
the club. Mr. Cleveland is very much
afraid of a free silver bill , and he is not only
' dohnr the walking. " but ho Is allowing
Senator Voorhees to have whatever ho
wants for his friends In the way of patron-
> \KO. The Cleveland men are not in it with
Voorhecs in Indiana.
ICoop Oh'iin mill 1'Vnr Not.
} 'litiiMi > lil < t llccnrd.
Prof. Virchow is of opinion that
America may repel the cholera this summer ,
but that Europe will experience a more
serious attack than that of last year. The
Ucrlin scientist is ono of the foremost living
authorities on this question , and his words
should sound a note of warning In the ears
of Kuropean sanitarians , dcspito the fact
thai llamnnrg this year has been singularly
healthful.
S < > / ' It l > MO It.
Italtlmoro American : It ought to bo u very
oay mutter to break Hut new pltito glass
trust.
Voijuo : Mrs. lll\ The law iloosn't tro a
woman fairly. Mrs. llli'ks In what res . ell
Mrs. llS'lui Is rt'COtfid/.iMl as a man's littler
half , lull If ho ImpiHMis to die It cuts her down
to a third.
Indianapolis.lournal : Itwisthu : llrst tlmo
Johnny huduvur heard a k'nltica hi'ii.
"Oil , i-m ! " lie shoulccl. "ronm anil hear this
chk'ken a wliulln' Itself up ! "
Washington Star : Whuff' * the profit when
spring nmlvcsus happy anil gay If It makes all
the microbes just the same wuyV
Iowoll Courlor : Wlien tlio Inriiiuhent of an
oln > Is ohlliiMl to walk tlio plnnk It sometimes
makes it dllTerenctt with his
A nmn proposes to Import numkoys
and train them to become bootblacks. Will
the public put up with such iimnkny-Hhlnos ?
Philadelphia llccnrd : An artificial dancing
Ing bus lici'n patented ; mid mine too soon. The
combinations posslbhi U > tliu natural article
have been woll-nlgh tixlmusted ,
Huston llnllotln : Young Man I wish your
opinion , sir , as to win-tiler your daughter
would make me u good wifuV Lawyer No , sir ,
shu would not. Five dollars , please.
Philadelphia Times : Ifonxwould sen how
Kaster Is bi'lng egged on , look at tliu confec
tioners' windows.
Washington Star : "Heats nil , " xald I'ncle
Kben , "liow people does taku things to tbelr-
solvti.s. 1 lumes'ly li'lliivo dat If de moon wns
to git loose nnd drnp ihoiisan'Hub men ud git
iiKiil mi' wantur light somebody fur throwin *
It at 'urn. "
Button AdvcrtNen If thrse men bo guilty
they should be punished.
Tccumseh Republic- The alnto of No-
hntnltn must bo rcsoucd from the gang.
Broken How Independent : Uo.tuwntcr U
doing more substantial 'standing up for
Nrbrnakn" at present writing than any
other republican In the state.
Nebrnsku City Press : There Is now , ns
uovcr before , n real tired that the legislature
continue In nession. Certain men huvo been
accused of wrong-doing. They must cither
bo proven guilty or exculpated. It Is n llr.U
principle in our nation tlmt an accused man
has a right to face his accusers at an early
data.
data.Uoitgo
Uoitgo Advertiser : The legislative Inves
tigating coinmlttco is finding gigantic
fraud In the administration of stuto ofllcors.
They should after a fair and impartial In
vestigation commence legal proceedings
against every ofllccr who can bo convicted
ot Illegal use of state money In any way or
any fraudulent action In connection with the
oftloos. lx > t us have clean , honest oftlcials
and an able nnd honest administration.
HoatrieoTimes : Now that the committed
on impeachment of State Omeors Allen ,
Hastings , Hill and Humphreys hua reported
favorably It will become the-senate to sift
the matter to the bottom and doolaro the re
sult of its findings In bold-nice type. If thcso
men whom the republican party h.ivo hon
ored have proven recreant to dutv , they
should bo fired bodily ; If not , they should bo
exonerated and the suirts of the republican
party cleared of blame.
Tecumseh Oiloftan : No ofllclal of the
state of Nebraska , however high hi * station ,
should bo permitted to escape the consequences
quences of criminal disregard of duty ( .lit
the other hand , ho should not be subjected
to malicious persecution on the strength of
insnlllclent or unreliable cvldenci. Jf the
holdover members of the .State Hoard of
Public Lands and Buildings have beengullty
of malfeasance In onieo , then let them suffer
for their misdeeds ; but llrst let their guilt
be matlo apparent beyond the question of a
doubt.
Lincoln News : Now that the charges
against four of the state's highest ofllcials
have gene beyond the mere coloring of parti
sanship Investigation , ami a commission of
honorable legal gentlemen have given ns
their opinion that the evidence adduced
warrants the legislature trvlng them for
malfeasance In olllco , nothing should bo
tin-own in the way of a full , -fair and
free Investigation Of the various oHk'ial
IK ts of the accused. No republican who
values the suciess of his party In Nebraska
should attempt to thwart it , and the accused
should bo the llrst to demand an impartial
scrutiny of their acts by a court so fair as
the supreme tribunal of the state. There
have been some startling disclosures of the
methods of transactlm : the business of the
state , ami it is but right that the people
should know tlio whole truth before making
up their minds as to the culpability of the
accused oflleials.
Holdrcgo Citizen : If the state bus been
robbed by the connivance or criminal negli
gence ol the Hoard of Public. Lands and
Buildings as the investigating committee
has reported they should bo punished to
the full extent of the law. If they have
been guilty of impeaclmblo acts 'hoy
should bo impeached and no monkey work
about it. They should bo allowed a fair and
square trial with a chance to make all the
defense they havo. If they have been un
faithful they should receive tlio re
ward of the unfaithful servant.
The fact that they are repub
lican oflicials should make no ttlnVrenco.
If a democrat or populist had done the same
thing it would have been Just , as b.id and no
worse. The republican party should not up
hold guilty republican officials , yet at the
same time these men arc entitled to a fair
trial and the party should see that they
have it. There can be no doubt that thcro
has been lots of crooked work going on at
the slate capital and it is time that the
accusations against out state ollleials were
thoroughly aired then let the guilty bo pun
ished. If innocent men have heen unjustly
accused , then the accusers de-servo as horrible -
riblo a fate as they claim the board should
have. At the present time the evidence and
public opinion are decidedly against the
board , though further developments may
alter the case materially.
lll.ASTti fVJOJI llAM'fi IIOICX.
The man who worships a golden calf is
burning incrnso to hiii s lf.i
The strongest man in the world is the ono
who can best control himself.
Perhaps there would bo more power in
our praying if there were more cheer in our
giving.
Whenever a man or a church really wants
to reach the masses a way will bo found to
do it.
If all public prayers were hoard and an
swered angels would soon want to comedown
down nnd live among us.
Much trouble is caused because we forgot
that many men do not have the same kind
of religion in a horse trade that they have
in church.
Had the woman who gave the two mites
heen trying to sec how many tickets she
could sell for a concert in the temple , to help
repair the roof , it may bo that she would
not have attracted the Lord's attention.
SlgllH.
Iniltiiniiivillx J.
Orcen peas , spinach , nice young onions ,
Itrand new bats and pallid suits ;
Mackintoshes and goloshes
Trees n-pntlln' out new shoots ;
( iarden seeds and whitewash urlNls ,
vVoiuen combing out the grass ;
Hock beer signs along tlio highways ,
Farmers peddling s'issnfras ;
Thunder showers and lots of lightning ,
All the regular sort of thing ,
Shows tliu almanac Is right when
It proclaims that this Is s g.
, sKIT/.tit Minn-it .IT run vvtA'ir ,
St. I'niilOlnbo : Tlio nmlstnnt pantorof a
Cincinnati church Is a fnnolimtliu voiing
lady. The IMVVS have deserted the Kick
Beats and are sitting as near the pulpit an
jwsslblo.
Somervl lo Journal : There are thousands
of families In iNcw Kngland whore towheaded -
headed small hoys still have to take relig
ious doses of brlinstono ami molasses at thU
seaso \ of the year Just ns their tow-headed
grandfathers used to do.
Kansas City Star : Mgr. Salolll. the papal
representative In America , preached hU llrst
sermon In Kngllsh at Philadelphia last Sun
day. In aciiuirlng the language of this
country he will vastly promote his Inllrenco
among the people and add to the value of his
work among them.
Now York Teh-gram : Dr. Tnhniigo will
not leave the Brooklyn tabernacle , on which
assurance all Brooklyn Is to bo congratu
luted. But It costs him $10.000 to stay In.
that being the amount which Im personally
subscribed yesterday to complete the pay
incut of the church's lloatlng debt.
Minneapolis Tribimo : The chaplain of the
Texas legislature h p.iid by the prayer.
When the members are nolrcd with a III of
economy and rolorm they omit the customary
invocation. The chaplain would be a mill
ionaire- his services were called Into requi
sition as often as they are actually needed
by the unregenorat > long horn statesmen.
Chicago Herald : A no < rro preacher ap
peared In the town of Purvis , Miss , and
announced that he had come from Washing
ton with a commission to pension all the
ex-slaves. Ho charged a preliminary fee of
$10 and was reaping a rich harvest until ho
was arrested by the sheriff. Ills incarcera
tion so enraged the negroes , who still be
lieved him true , that they burned the entire
town to the ground.
Indianapolis .lourn.il : A few days since
the chaplain of jhe Texas house prayed that
"tho IxHil would open the eyes of those
inombers who allowed the love of money to
bo balanced ag.iinst virtue- " Thereupon
several members were angry , and denounced
that official for criticising their motives in
his prayers. The chaplain replied that If ho
was not to pray that the eyes of members bo
opened there could be little use in praying.
The member who remarked that he did not
want his eyes opened doubtless expressed
the views of the majority.
I'ropiirlni ; 1'iirllV III1U.
Congress is not likely to adopt the Reform
club's tariff bill or any otluy readymade
tile-inure ; but It may get some useful hints
from the bills that may bo proposed , now
that the Reform club has set the fashion.
Few men In or out of congress appreciate the
diniculty of framing a tariff bill. Even after
the general principles have boon determined
there are puzzling u nest ions as to how they
shall bo applied to this or that article. A
tariff bill prepared by one man or one class
of men is sure to contain blunders. There is
r.o harm in preparing bills to be submitted to
congress , whoso members will bo obliged ill
the end to consider each Item and the proba
ble effect thereof , but any attempt to force
an entire bill thus ( in-pared through con
gress i.s sure to bo a dismal failure.
TiiKJUiitr / ; . ! .ST..jr.
Donahue' * Miiiitizlnr.
Dark hung tliu clouds o'er .sad Golgotha's
height ,
As If to veil from starry eyes of heaven
The grim reminder of earth s direst slulit ,
Whereat In anguish o'en the rooks were
rlvon
Daunt arms extended , ensanguined cross ,
Tlio sign of future gain , but present loss.
All sound Is hushed , the si Illness Is Intense ,
Portentous silence o'er the land prevails ;
Kurth , awe struck , waits In miito and keen
suspense ,
And man's redemption trembles in the
scale * ;
The hour Is fraught with mingled hope and
dread ,
Encompassing the living and the dead.
Day dawns , earth quivers with a Joyous
thrill ,
An era radiant with Cod's light Is horn ;
The gloom dispelling from tbt ) cross-crowned
bill ,
A flood of glory deluges the morn ;
And from tlio tomb where heaven and earlb
have metA
A sun arises , nevermore to set.
o
A lux * iwojt rAitia.
European Kdlttnn A'cic Yurlt llcralil.
I'lurrry FOII A MISS.
This delightfully simple little gown Is
made of old rose wool crepon. The bodice is
round and full , and dark green velvet forms
the band trimmings and sleeve caps.
& CO.
nl Miinufautururi an I
of ( nothing In Ho Worl J.
Alone and Happy
That's our position exactly We are alone in
showing1 exclusive styles in
spring * wear for boys and men
this year. Of course we are
happy that follows If you
had the finest suit in town
you'd bo happy , too , but when
one has a whole big * store full
of the finest , happiness
doesn't quite express it. Our
tailors have outdone them
selves this season in making1
up the spring1 styles , and we are able to show many
novelties never before attempted. You are just as
sure of getting1 the good cloth in the man's suit we
sell for $8.50 or the boy's suit for $2 as you are in
higher priced goods. Our goods are like tailor-
made , but at clothing-house prices. We will bo
pleased to show you our new styles whether you
care to buy just now or not.
BROWNING , KINGCO. . ,
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