OMAHA DAILY UKK * TUESDAY , ATIUL 4 , 1803 ,
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foulli Oimihn , corner N and 20th StrcoU
Council lllun > 12 PotirJ Ptreot ,
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Now York , Uuoiu 13. 14 uml 10 , Tilbuno
Ilulldlng.
Washlnnlon.61.1 Fourteenth Street
COUUKJ PONnBSOF.
All communications relating ti > itowi nnil
rdlterliil matter Hhoiild bo addressed to the
Kdlturlal Department.
Allbmlncsslrtteri nnd roiiilltanoo * should
lip.artdre.wd to Thn Heo Piilillshlim Company.
Omaha. Ihufn , checks nnd postolllee orders
lii iMimado payable to the orclur uf thu com
pany ,
TUB nt3I3 PUBUSHINa COMPANY.
SWOIlN STATKMKNT OP CIHCUI.ATIOS.
btnto of Ncbrimkn , I
I'unnlr 'if Dointlm. I .
tloorite II. Txichnek , necrutnrr of THK llr.E | inb-
llililni ; roriipnny , ilio < olnnmlr swrnr tliul llui
Mtiml rlrciif lli > n of 'I UK DAILY llti ! lor Ilia week
enitlnu April I. ItfJJ. was HI followi :
Hunilnr , Mnrcli W
. ' .Ion-lay. .Mnrch ST
Tnpmliir , MnrcliZfl
\Vi'lnc d r. March Vf
TliiirmUr. .Mnreh 30
Vrlilny. March 31
Hatunmr , April I
bworn to U'foromoiinil KUhncilbcil In HIT \itet- \
encrtlili l < td yo ( Apill. IMH.
K. I' . KKII. . Notnry Pulillo.
Avrrnco C'lrrnlutlon tor l'ilirunry , _ a-lIOtt !
A.il'l'KAf. TO TillVKOl'l.K. .
The sixty days for which legislators can
draw pay have now expired. Very few of
the member : ) are In condition financially to
pay their own expenses at the capltol for
more than a few days longer. At least ten
days moro ought to bo Riven by the law
makers to finish the work of purgintr thn
state house by impeaching ofllcers who have
connived at fraud and permitted the irons-
ury to bo looted by dishonest contractors ,
thieving subordinates and public plunderers
Ronerally.
If Nebraska Is to bo redeemed from the
curse of boodlerism and the majesty of the
aw Is to bo vlnd icated b.v the lawmakers ,
the people should not only encourage and sus
tain their honest representatives In the ( food
work In which they are engaged , but they
should subscribe liberally to defray their ex
penses. Every citizen of Nebraska who no-
proves tlio work of thn legislature and
desires the work of Investigation to bo car
ried to its legitimate conclusion by impeach
ment proceedings should at once write to
his representatives and remit whatever he
can afford to pay to Hon. J. N. Gaflln ,
speaker of the bouse of representatives , Tjln-
coln. In towns and cities contributions
should bo solicited by clubs. Public meet
ings should also bo hold to express the de
sire of the people for whatever measures
they w.uit the legislature to carry through
before It adjourns.
There Is no time to bo lost. Stand by
your local representatives anil urge them to
stand up for Nebraska in her hour of tribu
lation.
All contributions received by Sneaker OaC-
lln will bo acknowledged through Tun BKE.
Total received up to April n 70
IT IS expected that a ago or two of
history will bo made in Lincoln today.
CHICAGO , St. Louis nnd
willolcet mayors and other
today.
Jlcpublicuns in the senate iiliouhlstuntl up
for Xcbntska and redeem the pltdyts of
JS02 by votinyfor 7io sc mil . ? . ? .
NRHIIASICA is making a reputation
nbror'd because of the t'act that hot * law
makers will not tolerate public Cthiovos.
Tun republican party of Nebraska can
never hopeto regain its old time
supremacy unless its representatives in
the legislature courageously keep on
purging the state house of corruption.
THK Twenty-third session of tlio Ne
braska legislature has already nuulo for
itself a place on history's scroll. In
years to come it will bo memorable be
cause of its olTorts to protect the fair
name of the state
THE railroad commissioners of Mis
souri are now invested by an act of th'o
legislature with authority to regulate
express charges as well as railroad
freight rates. The law scorns to bo a
consistent and just one.
d
PRACTICAL politics is receiving-more
attention from the Cleveland administra
tion than civil borvico rnform. The
president and the heads of departments
have no use for men who are merely
good and not politically useful.
IT IS gratifying to know that the num
ber of business failures in Nebraska
thus fur this year has been much smaller
than in 181)2 ) nnd 1391. Business is now
on a conservative and solid basis In this
state , and is showing steady improve
ment.
A COHRESl'ONDKNT of THE Br.K pro
pounds a few pertinent questions to the
old State Banking board , which was
composed of Messrs. Hastings , Hill and
Bonton. If the statements made are
true , of which there can bo little doubt ,
explanations are in order.
Tun overthrow of the French ministry-
will have iii ) effect upon the Panama in
vestigation or any other important pub (
lic interest. Such ministerial disturb
ances occur so frequently that they are
looked for as u matter of course and
French people pay little attention to
them.
The hyMatun should not mljourn before
it has flumped out conniption nnd placed
the state inxlitutionx under the care nnd
supervision ofojjicem.who dn not irink at
corrupt pntcticcs twd have the inteyrity and
thebackbone to flop thieves and plunderers
from mbbiuy the state and loutiny the
treasury. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
THK attractions of the great west will
be shown to many thousands of visitors
during the World's fair. The latest enterprise
.
terprise looking in that direction is a
projected railroad across the Ci-ow res
ervation and to Great Falls , Mont. , by
which it is proposed to make the Yel
lowstone park easily accessible to tour
ists. The survey is being made and
1,000 workmen have boon advertised for.
Tlio west will bo visited by great num
bers of sight seers this hiiuuuor und
doubtless many of them will go to the
national park.
TIIK LHUIShATUllK VANNOT HKCKDtf.
Hlmll tha iluoroo of iinpcnolitnont ,
voted bv tliu loglslnturo last week with
but four dldsunlliig moinborg , bo re *
yoked ? Shall the most solemn process
which the representative * of the people
of Nebraska have undertaken
bo converted Into n criminal
farce ? Shall the twenty third
legislature of Nobruska'go down In his
tory as n monumental fraud ? Those
questions will confront the joint session
of the legislature today , when the silver
totigttcd attorneys of the impoaclmblo
officials will endeavor to dissttado that
body from carrying out the purpose for
which It has been convened , and will
seek to arouse partisan sympathy whore
utorn duty calls for unfaltering action.
But what has the joint convention
assembled to pass upon articles of im
peachment to do with the attorneys for
the defense ? Would any grand jury
allow the lawyers employed by parties
against whom an indictment has been
found to nrguo and plead to have it
quashed ? lias ever such a thing been
attempted ? ITuvu not the officials asked
an opportunity for vindication , which
can only bo given them through
an impeachment by tlio legisla
ture and trial before the supreme
court ? What" would bo thought of
any demand on the part of lawyers hired
to defend a person who had been indicted
by a grand jury to bo allowed to sub
stitute nn indictment drawn by them
selves for the indictment prepared by
the prosecuting attorney ? Would not
such proceedings create the most intense
indignation among the people and
seandnli/.o the court ? How could any
member of the legislature who values
his reputation and desires to retain
the confidence- and respect of
his constituents go on record in favor of
such a travesty on justice ?
Three things are Hclf'ovidcnt : First ,
neither the impeached ollloials nor their
lawyers can legitimately interpose ob
jection to the adoption of the proposed
articles of impeachment. Their turn
will come when the supreme court con
venes to try their cases. There they
will bo given ample time for demurrers
or rejoinders to the. charges contained
in the articles of impeachment.
Second , it would be manifestly im
proper to set aside the articles of im
peachment prepared by Judges Doane
and Pound , and substitute therefor arti
cles adroitly drawn up by the lawyers of
the accused , so as to bring about the
failure of impeachment.
Third , the legislature cannot with
honor recede from the course which it
has sot out to pursue , und it is very
doubtful whether it could legally revoke
the action it has already taken.
l' OF KMPLOVES.
Judges Tuft and Hicks have rendered
their decisions on the issues growing
out of th'o strike of the engineers on the
Toledo , Ann Arbor & North Michigan
railroad. They doilno the responsibility
of railway employes and the nature of
the boycott. As to the former it is hold
that having entered upon the perform
ance of a duty the employe cannot leave
the service of the company until that
duty is performed. Thus an engineer
who is called to take his engine and
responds to the call must remain at his
post during the time necessary to dis
charge the duty assigned to him ; If he
have a run of 100 miles the period of
service continues during the time usually
consumed in making the run. The court
does not deny the right of men to quit
the service , but they must do so in good
faith , nnd an engineer out on a run must
complete the run before quitting. Re
ferring to the provisions of the inter
state cointnero law forbidding discrinv
ination by any common carrier against
any person or corporation in interstate
commerce , it was hold by the court that
as corporations can only act through
agents it was evident that the manda
tory provisions of the law applied with
equal force to till oflicors and employes
of connecting roads. As to the boycott
required by n rule of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers it was declared
that obedience to the rule would bo
criminal conspiracy. Notice of appeal
was given and the issues will bo passed
upon by the supreme court , tlio decisions
of course being operative meanwhile.
If sustained by the court of last resort
there will have to bo a revision of the
rules and regulations of associations of
railway employes , for the principles
enunciated in the decisions applies to all
of them who have to do with the trans
portatlon service.
These decisions and the one recently
rendered by the federal court at Now
Orleans supply a pretty comprehensive
judicial interpretation of the legal
responsibility of labor organizations so
far as relates to Interstate commerce.
Tlio decision at Now Orleans was to the
effect that general strikes , where they
interfere with the freedom of commerce ,
are unlawful and the leaders liable to
punishment. The combination of trades
in that city under the style of the Work-
Ingmon's Amalgamated council brought
about a general strike which for a time
paralyzed the city's commerce. The
court took the view that the coinhina
tion was In violation of the anti-trust
law , while the effect of its action upon
the business of transportation of goods
und merchandise through the city
of Now Orleans from state to state
and to nnd from foreign conn
tries was in restraint of commerce am
therefore unlawful. It will be seen that
those several decisions supplement one
another , und It Is obvious that if th
stand und are enforced as the law ( if the
land labor organizations will no longoi
bo able to make themselves felt by th
means they have hitherto rolled upon.
It will doubtless occur to all thought
ful people that those decisions appeal
altogether one-sided. They do not con
aider the responsibility of employers. I
an engineer or other employe of a rail
road company cannot leave Its service a
his pleasure can ho bo dischnrgei
at the pleasure of aa otlicla
having the power of illsmlwml ? If
tlio strlko In to bo hold unlawful , how
about the lockout ? An luw been well
ttnld , must the laborer bo enjoined from
moving In his trucks lest oommct'cio bo
Interrupted , while the employer IH free
to aet as he pleases with his help ? These
are questions whose pertinence all fair-
minded people will admit ,
.if.lJ' KKCAl'Klf.V.SI.1ffc'A7' .
The liulletcd members of the peniten
tiary nnd Insane asylum ring at Lincoln
r-J * ro congratulating themselves over a
fair pnwpoot of escaping punishment for
their systematic robbery of the state
treasury. Six of the more notorious
members of the ring were indicted by a
Lancaster county grand jury last De
cember for glaring frauds against the
stato. Their trial was sot for the February
itt
term t of court , and although two months
have passed since that term opened no
effort has been made to bring the guilty
men to justice. Now , at this late day In
the term , the county attorney of Lan
caster county comes forward with the
assertion that their trial will not pro
ceed ( until the May term of court , and
lot then unless an opinion can bo secured
rom the supreme court respecting the
alldity of the indictment. The statc-
nent will create a feeling of indigna-
ion in every quarter of the state ,
'hose men have { hindered the state for
cars. They have carried on their pll-
oringrt under the very eyes , if not with
he consent and actual connivance of the
tnte olllcials. Their methods have boone
o fully exposed that the people of the
tate arc thoroughly familial * with all
ho details of the plan by which the
itato treasury has boon successfully
ootcd by the conscienceless members of
mo of the most notorious rings that over
listened itself upon a state government.
Their guilt is so plainly apparent that
heir conviction , if ever brought to
rial , is almost u foregone conclusion.
\nd yet those men are brazenly walk
ing the streets of Lincoln today secure
.n the belief that they will never bo
ninishcd for their crimes. They do not
take the trouble to deny their guilt , but
they confidently expect to escape their
ust deserts by reason of technicalities
n the law , and they have the assurance
) f the county attorney elected by the
icoplo to prosecute just such offenders
hat they will not bo placed on trial and
that their liberty will not bo jeopardized
until the supreme court pusses upon the
validity of an indictment which lias been
called in question only by their own at
torneys.
The opportunity is ripe for a revulsion
of public sentiment in Nebraska. Tlio
contractors and embezzlers should bo
taught that they can no longer ply their
icfarious vocations. State olllcials
should learn that they cannot wink at
glaring frauds without being hold to n
igid accountability. The time has
nisscd when men can be excused
and their outrageous olllcial mis
conduct defended. Mawkish senti
ment about ' 'persecution , ' ' "per-
ional and partisan maliciousness" and
'star chamber proceedings" should
ceabo and derelict olllcials and guilty
criminals should bo made to feel the
weight of popular indignation and dis
approval. Political considerations ,
which only too often obscure the visions
of honest men , should be brubhcd aside
nnd the people of Nebraska. Irrespective
of party alliliations , should unite in in
sisting that all guilty men should bo pun
ished and that the management of the
affairs of the state institutions should
be again placed on a basis of honest
methods and business Integrity.
The people do not want the Icy Mature to
adjourn before the state house has been
punjed of dishonest and fuithlesa ojjicials.
The people will cliecrfully bear any taxation
the legislature 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.
THE literary bureau of the Hawaiian
annexationists has been doing its best to
convince the world that the people ol
those islands have an intense longing to
bo annexed somewhere , but its last out
giving has not made the impression that
was hoped for. Indeed , It has general ly
been regarded with distrust , only a few
of the advocates of annexation to the
United States having accepted it as a
truthful statement of the situation.
When the bureau hit upon the idea ol
proclaiming that Japan was ready to
take the islands they dropped
into the ridiculous and disclosed
the sham character of all the
rest of their statement. If one should
take the word of the annexationists the
Hawaiians are so anxious to bo incorpo
rated with some country that it is of sec
ondary consequence who shall annex
them , while on the other hand they con
vey the idea that all the powers of the
earth are so anxious to got the Islands
that if the United States don't hurry uj
they will loss the chance. One
thing is certain , if this country docs no
annex the islands no other country will
be permitted to. It will probably not
take the administration long to reach i
decision after it has tlio report
Commissioner Blount.
THK action of the last congress in au
thorizing the president to appoint am
bussudors to countries which should sent
representatives of that rank to the Unitei
States has had the expected effect. The
British minister at Washington has
been elevated to the rank of an ambus
sador , which at once illustrate. * the
cleverness of British diplomacy and tin
friendly disposition of that governmen
toward the United States. It is to bo
expected that all the leading European
powers will promptly emulate the
British example , so that within a short
time wo shall probably have at
the national capital ambassadors from
France , Germany , Kussia , and possibly
from Austria and Italy , while oven some
of the smaller powers may decide to bo
represented by the highest grade of
diplomatic officials.
IT Ai'i'KAKS to bo conceded that the
senators from Wyoming , Mint na and
Washington , appointed by the gov
ernors of those states , will bo seated
when a vote is reached on the question
now under dlbuii slon by the so ato.
This was virtually admitted by Senator
Mitchell , one of the minority opposed to
the thrco notmtorn , In the
It ! r-puoiih defending the pot
ion of the inlfforfly , which by the way
onlnlnod Bom Voijy strong points n < * to
ho possible ofluotiot adopting the view
) f the majority. ' , Uls nn Intoro.Ulng ( itt't
u connection wjlfi this Issiiu that
t Is not being Mllgoiwscd on pnrtlHun
lues. Both I'mrj'jljllcan and democratic
ionatoi'8 realize. iliiq Importance of the
question In Its future bearing , for the
'csiilt ' will cstnpllxji a precedent that
nay stand for a ountury. Hence men of
both parties discuss it wholly without
oforcncc to parlliSaYi considerations. Seat
at * as the public dUcusslon Is concerned
t is almost wholly in support of the
icsltlon of the ntajttrlty of tlio committee
> n privileges and' elections , favorable to
eating the three senators.
A cote of censure by the leyishiture wHl
litre nonion effect upon the iioardof 1'iiblic
founds and liuildinyn than pourimj water
on a duck's back. Turn the ruaculs out
ind place the miinaycmcnt of our ytate in
stitutions into the hands of men who will
wl stand by and let the state treasury be
nllar/cd by thieves and swindlers.
K is n Huiiitury league In Wash-
ngton city which luijfht well bo iml-
ttted clsowhot'O. Its purposeIs to keep
ho health authorities fully informed
ogardincf the sanitary condition of
every part of the city , and in order to
lo this it bus one vitfilnnt member of
the league In euuh square , whoso btisl-
less It is to report upon the condition
of the square. Thus there is distribI
Jtod all over the city volunteer Inspect-
u's who supplement the Inspection force
if the health department and who will
: ako quite as lively an Interest in keep
ing the city clean as the paid In
spectors. The plan is a novel
mo , but there Is no reason why it should
not prove to bo entirely practicable , and
therefore highly bonollcial. There are
cities wlioro there is much greater need of
such an organization than in Washing
ton , which is ono of the cleanest cities in
the country.
APTEK a prolonged and thorough In
quiry into the charges of mismanage
ment and waste preferred against Robert
P. Porter , superintendent of the census ,
the committee of congress assigned to
that work has reported that the charges
are not sustained. The investigation
was the result of criticism persistently
made , in the llrst instance by persons
liaving personal ends to servo , and finally
by many others , who know nothing
about the matter , but took tlio charges
on trust. The committee has boon unable
to find that the management of the cen
sus bureau has boon either indifferent or
wasteful. That the wtjrk which Mr. Porter
ter has done hasboon , one of great mag
nitude and difficulty imust bo apparent
to every man who is' acquainted with its
scope. The wonder , Is that it has been
done so well.
DllTbront In Theory iiml I'rncttco.
Different members if the republican party
seem to have different Ideas aoout standing
up for Nebraska. Ilosewatcr has ono theory
and Attorney Goiya'al Hastings has another.
*
Culled the Turn on Two.
There arc tlirce'brJoUr ' Independent mem
bers of the legislature whose constituents
will do well to keep.at home two years from
now. And Elder and Sheridan are two of
their names.
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\VlintpKiiinn Kt.implo.
St.'dlil ( Kobe.
If the Nebraska state olllcials are Im
peached , and they no doubt will be , that
state will have sot a wholesome example ,
and take front ranlr as ono where corruption
cannot thrive.
m
liiitlervd on Itiitli Shlcn.
Cincinnati Commercial.
To no degree is Mr. Cleveland behind the
other presidents in subsidizing the press by
dealing out to editors generous slices of ofll-
clal bread ; thickly overlaid with butter.
Some of them , indeed , are getting more than
they can chew.
a >
Can't Begin Too Soon.
Qlnbc-Dtmocrnt.
The earlier the now tariff bill appears
the moro radical it will bo and the more de
structive to the democracy. As partisans ,
therefore , the republicans would bo glad to
see congress called In session next week to
pass a tariff bill.
Demanded by tlio Itopiilillnms.
Crtl/itirrty / Coutttr ,
Every republican in the senate , as far as
wo have been able to observe , is anxious to
have the investigation of this charge against
the State Hoard of Public Buildings pushed
to a speedy completion. If they arc guilty
they ought to bo punished , and in their pun
ishment the republican party will bo the
gainer.
Clearing tlio Atinosuhxre.
Minneapolis TrWune ,
The Nebraska legislature has begun Im
peachment proceedings against the secre
tary of slate , commissioner of public lauds
and buildings and attorney general for plun
dering the state. There's nothing like a
thunderstorm to clear the atmosphere nnd
render It wholesome.
A CrmlltulHo Itruord.
Hartford Courant.
Mr. Robert T. Lincoln's friends have no
occosion to grieve over his retirement from
the diplomatic service. Ho has acquitted
himself with dignity and credit , he leaves
nothing but respect nnd good will behind
him , ho returns , still comparatively a young
man , to the best country on earth with the
prosnect of many years of useful and honora
ble life among his own people opening out
before him.
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Mr , Cu | iir'H ) Amliitlon.
1'latte t/'uioifiMn/iui.
C. D. Casper , the veteran editor of the
Butler County ! ' ! * > ! , is a candidate for the
postmastcrshlp at David City. Considering
the valuable services Cusper has rendered
Butler county nnd the entire state of Ne
braska , the gentleman's ambitions are very
modest. In the present legislature Casper
has been worth liisAvClgutin gold , and there
iiro tens of thousands jof people outside of
Uutler county who will rojolco over any good
fortune which may befall this true demo
crat. a i (
The Kilil | yuip of Trunts.
Ch'cauo Trlliunt.
And now the ulrpiitlynlong line of trusts Is
to bo added ti by otiuv ki rubber. The latest
Joining member of the fraternity appears to
bo formed us-ncarlyus'possiblo on the plan of
"ttio most successful among the older 01103. It
will dietato the prfcOSit which the retailer
must sell , us well us those at which he shall
buy llnii blndltiK thn trade liun I and fool at
the mercy of ilm nmlilnntlmi This now
movinnotit IK respectfully iiuntnrinUxl to the
attention of the couuulMloir which will in-
two niimth * IIIMICO to ooimlder ntid
ret omnu'iid what thould bo done t.i light tha
trunt coinlilniillnin CMtcnilhly the subjit'l.
of action will thuoillouH i-o.il combine , but
It I * probable the rosulllnif loirUlatlon will
Wr with cMtml | force to every other one of
( trusts that allllct the people
. .so.iiMitntnn i.v nm .V.
Superior Times ; They nro now'trylnif to
make out that Uosowator U Insane. They
prolubly wish ho was In jail or at the bottom
oflhuaca , There Is too much evidence uf
method In hit madness.
Tobias Tribune : "Thero is method In hU
madne.'ii. " Ttio Lincoln .lotirnal claim * that
ISdltor Kosowater Is Insane. H may bo ho Is
crazy as a bedbug , but like that iuicct , ho
Ruts there just the same , for he manages up
to date to make life a bunion for those whom
he is after.
Platte County Arguv Because Hosowator
has had the courage to support the legisla
ture in its splendid effort to purge the state
of its notorious corrupt olllcials , the State
Journal and World-Herald pronounce the
"sawed-off Joss" in.tano. The Argus is not
nn admirer of ttoscwatcr , except at times ,
and there are times when llosey does the
state enough good to almost atone for his
general cusdcdncss.
Alliance Leader : Would It not comport
much bolter with loeie and good sense If Mr.
Kosowater's editorial enemies would attack
his .statements nnd propositions , and either
refute them of acknowledge their truth ani
Justice , Instead of attacking Mr. Uosowator
personally f H looks to n man up a tree as
though his Insanity could bo established
easier by lighting his propositions than by
personal abuse. Suppose ye editors try tt.
Syracuse Journal : The story that Ed
ward Itosowater , editor of Tin : OM MIA Hen ,
is j insane , which was in circulation the llrst
of < the week , may bo a charitable solution of
his ' recent peculiar movements , but it Is Just
as ! reasonable to suppose that ho has been
insane for the past twenty years as to sup
j pose he Is so now. We have seen nothing In
Tun BEU at ail out of harmony with ila
whole history and think him Just as sane as
he over was , only a trillo moro so.
Wisncr Chronicle : The State Journal
thinks that Uosewater has exhibited all the
symptoms of ins.mlty. It would prescribe n
cessation of all business cares and a rollre-
tnenl for menial and physical rest. There
is no doubt that the boodlers and corrup-
lionisls and the whole horde of corporation
cormorants at Lincoln and all over the stale
would bo highly gratilled to sco Hosowatcr
retire for mental and physical rest , but the
majority of the people only wish that moro
of the metropolitan editors of the state wore
afflicted willi the same kind of insanity. Ho
is as much of a terror to corruptionlsts and
eorporatlonists as Mud Anthony Wayuo waste
to thu Indians In his day.
The Gibbon Normal school has been closed
for lack of patronage.
F. Adams Calvin 1ms begun the publica
tion of the Banner at Bray ton.
The Sunnier Dispatch is the name of a now
paper published by 13. 13. Shackelford.
The lirst Sunday school over held at
Amelia , Holt county , was organized last
Sunday.
The first stamped envelopes of the Colum
bian pattern sold In Nebraska wcro dealt
out last week at Battle Crock.
Dan : \lcAlecse , county clerk of Cheyenne
county , is circulating a petition for appoint
ment us register of the Sidney land ofilce.
Peter Van Antwerp , ono of Otoo county's
supposedly solia farmers , is reported to have
failed for 25,000. Ho resides at Syracuse.
Charlie Welsh of Bradshaw lost his
pockctbook containing $150 the other day ,
and after hunting for It for a long tltno found
the missing purse under his bed.
Mrs. Alary Mcl'arlan. while moving onto
a claim in Boyd county , mot with a serious
Joss. While driving up a hill the whlflle-
trees broke and the wagon ran back into the
river. It was heavily loaded wltn household
goods , grain , etc. She also lost > 'JO inchecks.
The wagon is bottom side up in the river and
probably can be gotten out when the river
goes down , but the contents will bo lost.
A disreputable liouso at Alma was the
scene of a shooting affray. Dave U. Tift , n
young son of Trainer Tift , seemed to hold
the fort nt this place against all comers. A
crowd finally gathered outside the door and
became noisy , when Tift began shooting
through the door into the crowd. Ono shot
out of live fired took effect In the left arm of
Leo Kennedy. It is not a dangerous wound.
Tift was immediately arrested.
An Elkhorn Valley train struck a Mrs.
Wheeler while running through Harvard and
injured her , it is supposed fatally. She was
carried some distance on the cowcatcher
and was not observed by the engineer until
she fell off. Her head was mashed and she
was otherwise injured. She is a widow and
has a son and a daughter both grown up.
Her son is well known in Clay county nnd
has filled the oflico of district clerk ot that
county. She is at present 00 years of ago.
Her injuries are such that a fatal termina
tion seems inevitable.
John H. Mosier is probably the most un
lucky sportsman in seventeen states , says
the Butte Gazette. It costs him all the way
from $5 up to $ l'ir > every time ho takes an
outing. Last summer hu went bathing und
came homo minus u gold watch and chain
valued at $ li" ! > . Yesterday ho was duck
hunting on the Nlobrara and the boat upset
and ho lost a f'M gun , a good overcoat nnd a
hut , and came near losing his life in the bar
gain. From his numerous narrow escapes
we are inclined to the belief that Mosier was
not born to bo drowned.
SOME MKX OL' MA It It.
A good specimen of President Arthur's
autograph is quoted at $7.f > 0 by the Philadel
phia collectors.
Ex-Secretary of the Navy Hlchard W.
Thompson of Terre Haute , Ind. , is making a
trip through Arizona and New Mexico ,
Daudet is said to bo a great smoker and a
very hard worker. He has been known to
lock himself in his library nnd write for
twenty-four consecutive hours.
Sarasato and Padorowskt have both
agreed to produce compositions for the Nor
wich triennial music festival next October
and perform them themselves.
Benjamin Constant , the distinguished
French painter , Is again In New York. Ho
comes this time to paint the portraits of
Stephen B. Klkins , P. A. B. Widener and
other Philadelphia gentlemen.
It is reported that Gcorgo W. Vanderbilt
lias purchased Mount Plsgah , in North Car
olina , and will build u large and elegant
hotel on the lop of the mountain. This
mountain is 5,757 feet above the sea lovol.
Governor Lovl Iv. Fuller of Vermont will
orate at Montreal on Decoration day. This
will bo the llrst time in Green mountain
state annals that her chief magistrate will
have spoken on foreign soil.
The now president of the Santa Fo calls it
"the Atchison. " That would have excited a
rebellion In Kansas before George It. Peck
moved to Chicago , but now the people of
that state feel as if the tall may us well go
with the hide.
Paysou Tucker , the general manager of
the Maine Central railroad , recently adopted
the novel social expedient of entertaining
Ills friends at the station in Portland , hav
ing a reception in the offices and a dinner in
the station dining room.
When Calvin llrico was a student In
Miami college ho was a poor boy but a follow
of much sturdy independence. At that lime
Oxford was twelve miles from the nearest
railway stailon and the Journey was usually
made by students In u stage. But the faro
was high and Mr. Brice could not nlTord to
pay it. Hu generally walked the distance ,
therefore.
Highest of all in Leavcninjf Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report.
rnit t'ltiutnn n UK nil > . ,
droaton Now * 'Ilio maximum railroad
rain bill conn1 * uii Imfiijv the si-nun for the
iinul NtfugKlii today It i.t tli'.ntfht that It
will be P.iNied bv III" senate and then nil
that tt will lark to iitvmo a law li the ru-
n.itiire of ( litvornur C'roiitno. It n irm > ritll.\
believed tlntt the governor would shin the
bill , but if lit should itMnmt tlu'lloyd act iiml
velo It. It would bo Its denth blow.
Mason City Transcript : After n long and
bitter light tlio Nebnuku senate on Monday ,
by o vole of IS to lf , decided to recommend
the imSsago of the railroad freight bill , tt
Is minimi that Uovwnor Crotiu.io will Hltrn
the bill If It passes the legislature. It would
appear from these facts that the relief the
people ha.o so loni ; souuht from extortionate
freight rates Is about to tm granted.
( Jrand Island Itulcpendunl : In the last
discussion in the senate aluut the maximum
freight bill stonui of the railroad senator *
made the objection that the bill would cauio
higher rates than the present ones , forget *
ting that the railroads and ttiolr petitions
s.iv the maximum rate bill would ruin the
railroads , if the maximum rate bill really
tills the pockets of the railroads , nil rlj-ht ,
let them take the weallh und not protest
against their own enrichment. Queer fellows
tlfc.se railroad people.
Holdrego Progress : The independents
with the aid of a democrat nnd a couple of
republicans ordered the maximum freight
rate bill engrossed for the third reading the
llrst of the week. U will In all probability
pass , go to the house , Its amendments nc-
copied and bo in the governor's hands by to
day or tomorrow. Twenty-live years have
the people of this state "been Jomandlng
lower freight rates. The Ice Is now broken
and the way bo far clearer than In the past.
The people spoke and their word became
law.
law.Uutler
Uutler County Press : The railway mana
gers when they were before the legislature
protesting against the passage of the maxi
mum freight rate bill , stated that the local
trafllc , which this bill would a fleet , was only
about 10 per cent of the whole business of
their roads. Now 'JO per cent reduction on
10 per cent of a railroad's tralllc is not a very
serious matter. It Is a mere trifle. The
roads are not kicking half as-much about the
reduction as they are against the principle
of the thing. They do not want to concede
the right of the legislature to rejulato rail
roads. That is where the shoe pinches.
This bill will not afford the people such a
wonderful amount of relief , but it is a start
in tlio right direction. Get this la' . ' on the
statutes and no party that will hereafter
come into power will dare repeal it , but on
the contrary it will bo amended from time to
time so as to grant the people justice.
Norfolk Herald : The Newborry bill will
become a law and railroad r.itcs will go down
about BO per cent. The credit for this belongs -
longs to no particular party , as the bill was
passed by democrat , populist and republican
votes. This.is in accordance with the popular
sentiment in favor of railroad legislation ,
which has been growing upon the people for
years. While , in our opinion , this bill will
not afford the relief nor affect the grand
total desired or aimed at , It is a step in the
direction , and will tend to allay that fever
ish feeling which the public 1ms entertained
so long in regard to railroad extortion. As
the bill only affects local rates and the local
business Is only about 10 per cent of the
whole , it will bo seen at a glance that the
"relief will bo largely imaginarj Uut this
may be siiDlcicnt for all practical purposes.
It will at least have a wholesome effect upon
a certain class of politicians who have done
little else but howl about corporation greed
the past half century.
O'Neill Sun : Every political party for the
past Lord only knows how many years has
adopted resolutions In state conventions fa
voring the reduction of railroad freight
rates , yet when such a bill was about to be
come a law the agent of every railroad In
every city , town and village in the stale
was out with a petition last week with in
structions from headquarters , requesting
the shippers and merchants of the state lo
sign n remonstrance against the passage of
the bill. The petitions were signed by sonic
of the leading merchants and consequently
heaviest shippers , and were sent to the
senators In Lincoln as an Index
to the sentiment of at least a portion
of their constituents. But it was only
a very small fraction of our merchants who
signed these petitions , as the major portion
of the people have contended for years that
freight rates are too high in this state , and
every political party has so declared more
than once * in its stale 'phitl'orm. It
looks as though wo wore trying to hood
wink ourselves and our honorable senators
by signing such petitions. The present bill
is a most reasonable one , and It is to be hoped
it will become a law.
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AliOVT .1 ll.tXK.
NORFOLK , Nob. , April 'J. To the Editor of
THE BEK : Along the line of investigating
tlio proceedings of the State Board of Public
Lands and Buildings it might not eomo
amiss to inquire into the proceedings of the
State Banking board regarding the appoint
ment of a receiver for the Farmers and
Drovers Bank of Battle Creek , Neb. , which
suspended business some two years ago. It
will be remembered that this bank was pre
sided over by H. II. Maxwell , of the de
funct firm of Maxwell , Sharp &
IJoss , and at the time the bank
doors wore closed Maxwell was In Lin
coln , where personal communication might'
bo had with the State Bank Ing board , which
at that tlnioconsistcd'Of George II. Hastings ,
J. E. Hill and 'J' . H. Benton. The depositors
and stockholders were anxious to have the
affairs of the banlc placed in the hands of a
receiver who would manage the same with
the greatest possible skill and economy , and
in lieu of which every depositor residing in
the state and the holders of all the stock
united in a petition to said banking board
for the appointment of a receiver of said
bank who was well known to be such a man
M tlio.v dosuvd mid who i
llml ( Us iiiufioi'iU hxpeme-i would
" nt Mm minimum Olsrctfimlliiff
till * petlllou HIM b.uiMn.t board
recommend u man without iixperi'invo and
residing III the oxli'ciun aiutluMHt portion of
ttio iituln , 'JArt inlli * nwiiy.Vhu \ thn bank
llrst tuM'-'tidod ' tunics thought of bnvlnn
out the stockholders , p.iyliu * the det > oilt < ir.i
olT and continuing the bairn , and for that
purpose appiilutod a committee of us nblo
men as any In the state to m.ike u rritieal
examination mid to ascertain the value of
Its stock , which revealed the fart tlmt.lho
conditions wore such that It would payoff
all depositors and other liabilities and pay
to stockholders from li ! to 10 pot1 cent dlvl
dcnd. After one year' * experience with this
Incompetent receiver It bus become known
that not only would the bank fall to pay the
stockholders anything , but could only expect
depositors to receive i coins on the dollar ,
the dellclnncy being caused by the re *
celvcr'i neirleot , want of skill and oxtftor *
dlnary expense.
Why is It that these unicorn have utterly
disregarded the wishes of every Interested
party in this matlerl Why U It they havn
appointed a man whose hiBUicxs Is so far
from tlio seal of action , and whose expcnna
thereby Is greatly increased I Why Is It that
the ailatrs of this oank should be managed
In such a manner that the resources which it
had at tliu time of AiispciiHlon should tie re *
ilnccd to u minimum or utterly wiped null
Wilt the State Banking Board please rise
and explain ?
Nl'ltlXtl VHHKH.
St. Louis I'ost-rmimteli : It looks as If tha
appointed senators are to bo disappointed
senators
.Indianapolis Journal : The leather trust ,
wllh H capital oC toU.UOO,000 , Is xory much on
Its uppers.
Itoehester 1'ostVlion : a penurious young
111:111 : marries an heiress tt Is not Improper to
nlludo to the event as a " ( In" wedding.
Washington Star : It Is a fact that In sens.-
t loiml journalism UM editor must often nai'rlflco
bis principle In order to Ueep up the Interest ,
llarp > r's Il'i/.ar : "I like to liineh with Har
rows. Ills conversation Is vrrv iirlitht. "
"Thai's all rhjht , lint It's cheaper to got It
direct from the comic p'lpori. "
I'hlladi'Iphlii Iti'cord : SpoggttMHow's this.
Mrs. Sudds ? My collars look very limp and
dejected this week.
LaundressP'raps It's becaiiso I usml a .sad-
Iron on 'urn , Mir.
Chicago Inter Ocean : Ml tin l'retldlo-1
'sped I ouv'ht to tell you that this lo cents U
counttirfcll.
"ar Conductor What makes you think HO ?
Iilttlo I'luddlo Well , pupn said mono/
talked , and I've had this a wholu day and It
hasn't said one word.
InOlumipolls Journal : "There Is not much
similarity between our ways of earning n live
lihood , " said the dentist to the p.ilnl manu
facturer.
"No. " admitted the manufacturer , "thoro li
not. 1 grind colors while you cull irliidura."Cl
Philadelphia Times : Tlio plumhcr-hlll joke
going out and the big lee-bill Jol.e coming In
have met and are wiestllnc fiercely for tem
porary mastery. Meanwhile , as expressive of
Immensity , ( he Kaster bonnet-bill Joke Is h.ir *
Ing things all Its own way.
rr.ianr.
Kama * Cltu Jmirnal.
I am the prophet , priest and kins
Of democratic NiilTerlng ;
I took tliu reins at their doslro
TII start tliu purgatorial ( he ,
Wherein the partisan of wrath
Should rendei up whaln'ur ho hiith ,
Whilst groans and cur.slnt3 till the air
To see us climb thegolden stair.
1'or this I took the burden treat
Of steering thn great ship of stato.
Hut little thought wi soon to stand
Hereft of party : for the land
Shows up no democrat but mo
Quito lit to mivlgatn the xea
Of trouble , and now mugwump blood
Is culled upon to stem the Hood ,
In cabinet , and department , place ,
Ah , woo is mo ! my sorry face.
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uf 1'lothliii. I" tl13 WorU.
Alone and Happy
That's our position exactly -We are alone in
showing- exclusive styles in
spring1 wear for boys and men
this year. Of course we are
happy that follows If you
had the finest suit in town
you'd be happy , too , but when
one has a whole big1 store full
of the finest , happiness
doesn't quite express it. Our
tailors have outdone themselves -
selves this season in making *
up the spring1 styles , and we are able to show many
novelties never before attempted. You are just as
sure of getting- the good cloth in the man's suit wo
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 , KING & CO. ,
Bloroopon buturdny over ? till ovonlnjtlll 10 0'Jl S.W , Cor , 15th and Douglas Jl