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THE OMAHA DAILY BG&L'TIlUKSfoAY , APRIL 6 , 1808. THE DAILY E. HOSKWATKIt IMIUit I'UHUHHKI ) KVHUV MOUSING. TKUMS 01' miSCUIITION. Tlfilly Her ( without Hnmbiyi Ono Ycnr. . R 00 Jinltv nnd Sunday , Olio Year . " x2 Plx Month * . , 50 ° Thrrn Monlii , , . 3 no Hnntlny lire , One Year . f 91 ; Piittmfny Itee , One Ye . \ "j" \\ccklyIlw.Ono Venn . 1 ° ° 01-TKT.8 , Omnhn.The Ilee liiilldhiit.1 Hoiith Otiiiilm , corner N mid 20lli Street * fotincll Illurr * 12 IVnrl Street. ChlcnjwOnice , 317 C'lmtnhernf Oonitnircn Now York , lluoiui 13. 14 oml 15. Tribune Hulldhiff. Wushliir.tnii. fil.1 Fourteenth Street . All ron.iminlrntloin rclntlnff to news nml pdllorlnl mattitr stioulU bo addressed to tlio Kdltorlal Department. Ill's IN KS9 IiETTEHS. All business letters find rpmtttnncoi Minnhl Innllrc5 ) ( ( pil toThn Iloo I'llbllihltiR Uompnny , Otnnlin. Drafts , checks and | > ostolllci > orders to 1m made payable to lliu orilor or llio coin- Jinny , THE BKH PUBLISHING COMPANY. SWOIIN BTATKUENT Of CIHCUIiATlON. Etnta Of NubrimUn , I Counlr of liniiulni f Ooorifo M. Trwlniek. nociTtnrjr of TUB HKB p b- llnlilnu conipnnr. ilnon noloinnlr wcnr that tlio notual elronlBllnn of TUB lUlt.v llr.K for Ilia week ending April 1. IBM3 , win nn follow * ; HunrtRT , .MnrchZi ! 2f.035 Momlnr Mnrcli 27 23.7IJ Tuesilnr. Mnrcli JH n.W > W xlne < lnjr , Mnrcli Kl W.731 Tburmlar. Mnrcli K ) ,058 Friday. March .11 SW19 Hnturdnr , April I Zt.SW Sworn to before mo unit nulncrlbort In my prei- cncu this lilt ilny of April , 1S'.vt. .S. 1' . KKIU Notnry Public. AvrrnRO Clrriilntliin fur Miirrh , 181)3 ) , 84,170 TilK Htuto lias touched the freight rate button. Tlio ntilroadu nro expected to do the rest. A FKtt' inoro jail breaks and the Douglas county bustlle will lose ita terror for the uvonigo criminal. THK St. Louis IfrpuUir speaks of "tlio bathtub element of the republican party. " This is a decided concession. IP JAPAN really wants these Hawaiian islands nho ought to have them. She needs them worse than this country does. SENATOR NORTH talked three hours In the scniito and put every senator to fllcop. The result wan the passage of the maximum rate bill. IIion license bus again boon endorsed pretty generally throughout the state of Nebraska. It has worked well and the people believe in it. FRANCE once more has a now cabinet. She always has a now one , and in some respects the frequent changes are un doubtedly good for the country. AI..T * things do not eomo to him who waits , but recent experience shows that it pays about as well to wait as to go to Washington and try to hurry matters. THE impeached members of the State Board of Public Lands and Buildings did not complain of overwork during the campaign when they wore straining every nerve for ro-olection. THE Lancashire cotton operatives had no sooner trot settled down to work after their long and disastrous idleness than 4,000 minors were thrown out of em ployment in Wales. The workingmcn are having hard.times over there. IP IT is true , as is highly probable , that the revolutionists in Honduras have overthrown the government , the defeated party will at once prepare to overthrow the now administration. That is the way they do things there. ABOUT -10 per cent of the so-called hotels that have sprung up in Chicago to accommodate World's fair visitors are said by insurance men to bo the most flimsy firetraps , and they will not Insure them for less than 10 per cent. Comment is unnecessary. IT vriM , bo gratifying to the friends of Etnin Pasha to hear the report that ho has been murdered again , because that is a sure sign that ho is safe and well. Tlio fact that the news comes from two African sources , both au thentic , makes it doubly cheering. IT HAS been decreed by the president that the Kansas factions must , stop fight ing before the distribution of patronage in that state can bo thought of. It is still an open question whether they will go ahead with the disturbance or knock off for a while and lalw the patronage. The legislature should not adjourn bcfort it has stumped out corruption and placeu the state institutions wider the care am\ \ supervision of officers who do not wink a\ \ conitpt practices and have the integrity ami thebackbonc to stop thieves and plundcrcn from rolling the state and looting tin treasury. THE recent manipulations of the whoa market in Chicago by the speculators i : severely critk'lbcd in various quarters ai silly and hurtful without Doing in tlu slightest degree o.xcusablo upon tinj grounds. The Now York Commerciu Jiidletin intimates that directors of tin Chicago Board of Trade acted oflloiallj in protection of personal interests who : they made a ruling in regard to storage that was a cause of a change of sovoi cents a bushel in the market. Tim journal nays that the business world i : Insulted and sounduli/.ed by such per for nmncos as "the thimble rigged game a Chicago" . OMAHA has gained a roputatioi throughout the west for being lavish h the dispensation of charity to the poet and unfortunate within her gates. It Is true that no destitute person is permitted mittod tosnlTor if known to bo worthj of assistance. But the olllelals and generous orous citizens will not bo imposed upon Ofllelals In other counties and in othoi states may take notice that when the } ship chronic alms-seekers to this city Ir order to bo relieved of the o.\i > enso o their care thla city will rcaont it , as was done yesterday in the case of a Soutl : Dakota pauper. Tlio olHcials of this county will not permit Omaha to be come an asylum for the indigent o neighboring states , and local scntimon supports thorn la the stand they him taken. .1 ncro/n * von Tin : VKWLK. The passage of the maximum rate bill a signal victory lor the people. The sovereign power vested in the people of Nebraska has been triumphantly oxer- olsed through their representatives. The cardinal principle that corporations , tlio creatures of the state , are subject to the control of the state has boon vitalized and given practical elTect. Tlio provi sion of the constitution empowering the egislature to establish maximum freight jttcs on railroads which for seventeen years had remained a dead letter has joen given full force. The moral elTect of this popular vie- < ory can scarcely bo overestimated. The repeated failures of our legislatures to grapple successfully with corporate In- lucnco had created a deep seated feel ing of doubt and despair among the nasscs. Corporate power had en trenched Itself in the very citadel of our unlisted republic by dominating our na tional and state legislatures. The pas- fcago of the maximum rate law will , therefore , bo hulled not so much be cause of the expected material reduction of freight charges.and the consequent benefits to producer and consumer , but because It emphasises the right of the [ > ooplo to control and regulate public highways and common carriers. No rational man will contend that the maximum rate bill which goes to the governor for his approval is poi-feet in every detail. It was not to be expected that any railroad regulation law or rate bill could have been devised that would bo perfect and satisfactory to all loca tions , all shippers and all the railroad managers. However much men may differ as to the merit of house roll lilt , all must concede that its supporters in both branches in the legislature have exhibited high moral courage in the face of the most desperate opposition and almost irresistible pressure. This is especially true of the eighteen members of the semite who tin- tlinehingly stood llrm under the most hcvero ordeal to which any Nebraska legislature has over been subjected. It is gratifying that the credit for this vic tory for the people cannot bo claimed for any political party. While the populist members of the house ranged themselves in almost solid phalanx in support of this measure , their task would certainly have been hopeless with out the support of republicans and demo crats , who manfully stood up for Ne braska. A HLOir AT ItKCII'IlOClTV. It is stated that President Cleveland has decided to strike a blow at reciproc ity , though ho may delay doing so for some time. The tariff act of 1800 pro vided that in case tho.se countries which produced sugar and coffee and exported the frame to the United States did not within a specified time enter into reci procity arrangements with this country such products should be subjected to a duty. This provision of the law was carried out by President Ilarribvm in the case of Venezuela , Ilayti and Co lombia , which countries had rejected the overtures for reciprocity of the United States. Such a course was not designed to compel these countries to enter into more intimate commercial re lations with this republic , but was nec essary in justice to the countries that had made reciprocity arrangements. Obviously those countries which made agreements with us upon terms of mu tual concession would have been placed at a disadvantage if other countries hav ing the same products were permitted tc avail themselves of our market on equal terms. The action of congress was therefore necessary to protect the coun tries which accepted our proposal of re ciprocity and President Harrison simplv did his duty in putting that action intt effect. It is reported from Washington thai the president and secretary of state are opposed to this discrimination against the countries which declined reciprocity nnd that a revocation of the proclama tion imposing duties on their products is contemplated. This would bo quite in accordance with the democratic view that the whole policy of reciprocity is u sham and a humbug. This was the po sition taken by the party In Its last na tional convention and proclaimed by its leaders and organs during the last na tional campaign. Mr. Cleveland , it is true , wasdisoreetlynoncimmittal on UK subject. None of his public utterance : since his last nomination and election to the presidency have contained any reference eronco to reciprocity , convoying the im pression that lie either know nothing 01 cared nothing about this eommercin policy , the bonellts of which to the conn try have already been so apparent. Mr. Cleveland's secretary of the treasury however , has never been favorable tt reciprocity , and it is not ditllcult to tin dorstand that he may have boon able ti convince the president , at once knowing little of the principle aiul indifferent ti it , but it ought not ta bo allowotl to stand , and that in ordei to strike an effective blow at It the flrsi step would bo to put these countrio : which had rejected reciprocity on in equal footing with the e nmtrios thu had accepted" . By this means a wa > would be opened to destroy the wholi system. It Is doubtless a faotthat the countrio. ' whoso products have boon subjected to i duty because they rejected reciprocity have found a market for such product elsewhere than the United States , bu it does not follow that by reason of thi these commodities have been increase ! in price in the American market. Vone 7.uela , for example , sends less eoiTei to the United States than formerly nnt more to Kuropean markets , but this ha : made no difference with tlio cansmnori of the United States. At thu same tinu our reciprocity agreements have addoi materially to the exports of this coun try and give promise of a steady in crease if they are maintained. In tin event of tho. administration taking tin action which It is said to contemplate , however , it will of course bo out of the question to continue those agreements. C'oiintrii'fl which give the United States special advantages will not adhere to arrangements that , afford them no better advantages than countries which have nu-sttch arrangements. If the admin istration curries out the purpose it Is said to have in mind it will put a speedy end to the whole policy of reciprocity. .1Y IXl'UMflSTKXT A high ofllcial of the Pennsylvania Railroad company says of the outlook for tills year's business : "The pros pects are excellent. They could not bo Iwttor and the companies are preparing to handle a largo volume of trulllc. Wo must maintain rates and if this Is not done some of the small companies will go to the wall. But I believe this is fully realized by nil concerned. I think the worst has "passed and that in future rate cutting will only bo indulged In to a small extent. " This is not encouraging to tho-o who have hoped that a great Increase in the business of the railroads this year would cause a reduction in rates. There Is u singular inconsistency in the position taken by this ofllcial. Traftle is to be greatly increased and the roads must maintain rates in order to prevent some of the small companies from going to the wall. Is a largo business dis astrous to a railroad company ? To any other mind but that of a railroad oflloinl bent upon reaping a rich harvest it would seem that a traftle'phenomonnlly great ought in the nature of things to bring reduced rates instead of a rigid maintenance of those es tablished under ordinary condi tions. The idea that a special effort should be made to maintain the usual charges this year is in violation of a cardinal business principle of universal application The solicitude of ail official of the great Pennsylvania Railroad company in be half of the smaller companies is calcu lated to givn rise to the suspicion that tlio big roads are trying to play a eonlldenco game upon the little ones. In order to maintain the standard rates it is essential that all of the lines should be agreed upon that policy. Wherever competition ex ists at all nclween a great line and a small one the hitter would bo at a dis advantage upon the basis of uniform charges. But apart from this consider ation is the more important one that the weaker roads cannot afford to forego in any degree the splendid opportunity offered them this year to build up a business that will have an influence upon their future. Not only will it be a mistake to discourage patronage by maintaining high rates this year , but it will also be a blunder not to treat the public with a liberality that will win friends and patronage for future years. It lies within the power of the railrotul corporations to greatly influence the World's fair traflle by their transporta tion rates. There are many thousands of people of limited means who will visit the exposition if the charges are moderate , but who will stay at homo if they are high. This will not only have an unfavorable effect upon the suc cess of the exposition itself , but it will deprive many people of a privilege they would highlypriy.e and will inevitably diminish the busi ness of the railroad companies. It is tc bo hoped that the selfish and short sighted policy of maintaining rates be cause the tralllc is sure to bo largo will not bo adhered to. A role of censure by the Icgifhtturc icill have nomore effect upon IhcJloimlofJ'ullic Lands and Jlitildingii than pouring water on a duck's lack. Turn the rascals out and place the management of our stale in stitutions into the hands of men who rcill not stand by and let the state tmtsunj It irillaycd by thieves and swindlers. IMM GKATIOX TO TIIK WEST. The tide of immigration is flowing westward with a good deal of vigor , There is a large movement of people into South Dakota , a considerable im migration has recently taken place intc the "rain belt" region of Colorado , and from other parts of the west come re ports that tl.o population is steadily in creasing from tliis source. There is evi dence that Nebraska is getting her share , and certainly if the now comers carefully consider advantages and opportunities they will not pass by this state. This immigration o the west is gratifying and should receive every encouragement. As u western contemporary well says , "the growth of the west depends very much upon immigration , and it is noticeable that when western immigration is slacli business is also likely to bo so. The im migrants bring money and other prop erty with them. They cultivate soil which without them would bo nntilled , and they add to the life and business activity of the cities and towns. " There is plenty of room in the west foi all the industrious and thrifty people who may desire to come to this section , whether from Europe or the enstorr portion of this country. The statement sometimes made that all the available lands in the west have been taken up a'-o erroneous and misleading There are millions of acres , some of il excellent land , still awaiting settlement to say nothing of the semi-arid and arid regions which in the course of a few years , by moans of irrigation , will bo n part of the most productive and valuable agricultural lands in the country. There is a vast area of superior land in Ne braska which is { 'i'udnally being re claimed by irrigation and will in a few years support .a largo population , am : besides this there is f-\rm land in large quantity to be had in this state that will well repay the investment. western paper well says that it is a mis take to say that there Is b\t little avail able land left , a < it inv.ilvo * the asser tion that nearly half of the Unltei : States is but little hotter than a dosort. This country is capable of supporting boveral times the present popnlatioi and its resourced of agriculture are stili far from having reached their limit The great west , oven outside of the arid region , hm room for million of addi tional people , ana in onn win is abh nnd willing it work will fall to flm ample reward in this section. The south is making an nu movement to c cojirago Immigration into that Hoot ! * * jif the country. A convention for Urn purpose was hold within a tnonthQJiul another U to be held shortly. Tlfj south wants more white labor aniL.lt also wants people to take nit and 'cultivate ' its untllled farms. It is an Wvlting section of the country , but & ilJws not offer the opportunities portunitios or tlio judvantages that are to bo found in llio west. This ought to bo a great vear lor western immi gration , and It will bo If the people of the west make \ho \ proper effort to ' ' encourage it. , 'M' , IN His message to the Mexican con gress a few days ago President Dia/ stated that , invitations to four inter national congresses to behold In Chicago during the exposition had been accepted by the Mexican government. Ho also mild that the labor of preparing a suita ble exhibit for the exposition had been terminated and that all the states , the federal district and the territories , and private Individuals will present objects and products which will give a clear Idea of the progress which has been made by Moxlco and of her elements of wealth. The promise is that the Mex ican exhibit at Chicago will be emo of the most complete and Interesting from any country , and it need not bo said that the American people will heartily a p- predate this interest of the neighbor re public in the great fair. The effect will undoubtedly bo to increase the friendly feeling between the people of the two countries which there appears to bo a growing disposition on the part of both to cultivate and strengthen. The people do not wtnt the leyislutiirf to adjourn before the state /lotiss has been purged of dishonest and faithless officials. The people will cheerfully 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 injlucncc or the corrupt lobby. vice president seems to have some influence with this administration after all. Nepotism was barred by Mr. Cleveland , but Adlai has secured the ap pointment of his cousin as minister to Belgium. There will bo plenty of worthy relatives looking toward Wash ington no\v. Will TliomtiH Cniivflsli ? ft ( . Mini 1'loncer-l'rcKi. It is thought that if Mr. Bn.vard will apol- ORize to the lories /or. boinsr mixed up with that unpleasant Sae-kville-West incident the remainder of his ira-onl will ho very satis factory to the ari/jtQc'rae'i' / of the mother country. AVIint Art ; \V lluro Tor ? ififfiioti Thus far the Clevclifml administration has shown no interest in aiiythins ; hut oftico ped dling. The silver question docs not oniiccrn thom , the rohhe'r tirillluiscousotl to rob , the campaign talk about a treasury deficit has ( Hoil out in short , ' nothing interests them but the distribution ofoflices. And , wo may add , that is all that interests the rank ami ille of the party. ' i- . Minister toVIM Salvador. N ill Yin-It Sun. Possibly Mr. Baker might have preferred to remain in St. Paul : iml attend to tlio patronage ; but he is too loyal to say so now that the summons has i-om'o. t When tho'siamnions'comcs ' ; there is hut one thing for the patriot to ifo. Mr. Baker will ohoy. Wo wish him good luck and advise him to lay in his stock of umbrellas ami start at once , for the rains bcpin in May and last , without much let-up , until the very last end of Januai'i or the beginning of February. Tint KiiMsmn Trcuty. H'niniloi / ( > I'ost. It may ho that the proposed treaty with Hussia contains provisions which might not to ho adopted. It may bo that there is a Russian hoar trap concealed about it some where that , under certain circumstances , would prove embarrassing. Hence it were well for the awful injunction of sccrccv to ho lifted from these negotiations , and 'the people at largo given an opportunity to judge for themselves into what complications they may ho drifting , anil whether or not the wily diplomacy of Kussia is asking more of the United States than the United States should , by every consideration of self re spect and self interest , ask of Hussia. Nobody Like * Strudillor. Keantcu Hub. A democrat residing at Oakland , Neb. makes an impassioned plea in Tan OMAHA B BE for the establishment of a democratic newspaper in this state , and at Omaha , and calls upon democrats in all parts of the state to comu to tno front ami push such an enter prise. This is , of course , hard on the World- Horulel , which has exerted itself to a consid erable oxtout to furnlsh-bourbon pabulum in spasmodic lots to Nebraska democrats when ever they got so hungry that they must have somothlmr of the kind to brace up on. It is true , of course , that the World-Herald has also ridden the alliance mule pretty hard , but its zealous anil apparently unsoltlsh cfl'oits to satisfy all shades of the republican opposition ought to satisfy the democrats. lH Tills till ! I.ltW ? They [ labor organlntions ] are deeply ' rooted into our life. Millions of our citizen's belong to them and support them and believe in them and are governed by thom. Yet , according to this Ohio judge , these organiza tions are all "conspiracies against the law" and their members all conspirators. At least Ohiof Arthur's brotherhood is so de fined and it is the most conservative in the world and , according to its professions , tlio most law-abiding. It need not ho iwlnted out that the ofTeet of enforcing such a doislon would bo little if any short of revolutionary. Wo may therefore - fore bo panloned for raising this question : Are the precedents and oxporiene-o of nearly lifty years , in this country and HuroiKS at fault ! Or , by chance , is this little Ohio jiulgo too promaturuf Wo shall see what wo shall sou. { .Silfoly iifSlAte ruilill. //i / ( ( itjrfli'ifa Inquirer. The Nohr.iska ca * > i * another demonstra tion of thu niMv.sslty of a clmngo in the method of carrying state funds , in nearly every state the tRffiurer is shnplj the custodian of the funds , anil , with hij bonds men , la responsible- all losses that may occur , whotli'.T through his negligence or not. In this statuitnb case's of Treasurers Butler anil Boyer , who han to make gooi heavy losses on funds deposited in supposedly sound banks , aru faiitijar. In Nebraska the oxstatetreasurer 'has ' just been suwl for & ! ; IU.H)0 ( ) lost by tho./allnro of the Capital National bank , although the present treas urer receipted for iwcoiallle.ito of deposit In thu bank , and it is hsril to see ho\v hu can ho held. Owing to tlhifclheavy | responsibility treasurers frequently , thnvo retained the In terest on the funds received from llio bunks , but In Wisconsin cx-trousure-rs have been sued and the ; -immint of Interest collected Imn boon recovered by the stnte. Obviously the ttraatircr should Imvo n fntr a.tlitr.v nml the tale should uoalgnnto how the ntonoy should bo carried , making the banks glvo ample security. llnnkriiptcyTlmt Didn't Conic. SjirlntjflfM t'lilnii. Wo haven't heard much from our demo cratic contemporaries of late alwut the yawning deficit in the Unltou States treas ury ami the Impending bankruptcy of the government. Perhaps Secretary Carlisle has chipped In something out of his own IKX'kot to keep the treasury running , but more likely the democrats have hail a chance to look at the Ixiolts and have concluded that President Harrison and Secretary Foster aid not leave such a wreck lu the treasury as the democrats had suspected , or rather hoped. XKIIIt.litK.l . \KIHtAHK.t.\H. . There are now over 1,000 books In tno Hastings library. The Wayne county fair will bo held Sep tember ai , 2'J and ffil. The new pastor of the Kngllsh Lutheran church at ilntml Island has Just arrived from Liverpool. Over ILK ) Inns of hay anil two barns were destroyed uy a prairie flro on the Uopubllean river bottoms near McCook. Fremont's new city directory contains R.-liVi names , which causes the people of that thrlvlntr city to claim lO.HlCi inhabitants. 1) . I ) . Wiley , a former well known cltl/.cn of Norfolk , itled recently at Beloit. WIs. The amputation of a lei ; brought on the dis ease which caused his death. Two barns and thei large cattle sheds l > e- longlng to .Joseph Kills , two miles east of Do Witt were burned with their contents. One barn was filled with hay. tx > ss. $ ( i,000. The house , which cost $0,000 , narrowly escaped burning. Prairie fires in southern Holt county de stroyed much valuable property. The HI- wood ranch , south of Kmmetl , was entirely burned out , except the house , and twenty head of stock perished. Many timber claims were burned over and trees destroyed. No loss or damage to human life reported so far. 1'KOVI.R Of' XOTK. Senator White of California is in favor of electing United States senators by popular vote. Assistant Postmaster General Maxwell was a devoted fireman in his younger days. He's now firing batches of postmasters daily with a good deal of zeal. Prof. Virehow. the eminent patholo gist , keeps alive for experiments several- generations of cats , from which ho is trying to evolve a race of bob-tailed felines. Senator and Mrs. Hawley will sail for Kngland with their two children early in .1 une to remain abroad until October. Mrs. Hawley is now convalescent from her recent illness. CJcneral William U. Cox of North Carolina lina , the democratic candidate for secretary of the senate , is a lawyer , a farmer , an ox- member of congress and an ex-confederato soldier. Albert B. Osborne , who was yesterday in augurated mayor of Corry , Pa. , is but ! 2G years old and the youngest mayor of any city in Pennsylvania , or probably in the United Staters. Ilev. John 10. Pm-.y of Tennessee has filed an application , 'together with his photo graph , for the lucrative ofllce of recorder of deeds in the Uisf let of Columbia , which has made several other colored men independ ently rich. There die 1 in Jamaica , L. I. , a few days ago Thomas J. Wayne , frrandnephow of "M.ul Anthony , " who bore a striking re semblance to Hiat revolutionary general. Mr. Wayne was JfcJ years old and is survived by his third wife , whom he married six years ago. General Tracoy , congressman from Albany , N. Y. , says that while the president of the United States can find a civil answer lor everybody , some of the $3,000 clerks of cabi net oflicors and committees put on the manners of a despot. The latter probably feel that they cannot afford to bo courteous at thatllirure. Lord Sackville-West is not expected to be enthusiastically active in the reception that will bo accorded Ambassador Bayard upon his arrival at the court of St. James. It was Mr. Bayard's unpleasant duty to pack Lord Sackvllle-We'st off home for his perni cious activity in what became historic as the "Murchison letter. " Park Godwin , the son-in-law of William Cullen Bryant , was seen in Philadelphia a few days ago by a reporter of the Kecord , who thus describes him : Although 77 years of age , Mr. Godwin is still in his prime , physically and mentally , and conversed with as much vigor as when , until a few years ago , ho was a newspaper editor , political leader , translator , biographer , historian , philosopher , essayist and classic romancer combined. < CIIKKHY Cleveland 1'laln Dealer : This U the season ivhi'ii tha small boy begin ? to think about tlio fishing smack. Klintrn ( inzetto : Jngson says If most men's roiLscii'iici's.should talk out loud they would Uo biieil for slantler. Soniprvlllo. Journal : The moon N said to bo without water. No o-ie knows whether the man In the moon mlssos It or not. Hostnn Courier : Tlio assertion that .1 woman can't kee > p n secret N disproved by the way a spinster holds lie-r nge. Washington Star : "What Is the greatest ac- coniiilKlimt'iil you know of' : " sulil thu talka tive young man. "To say nothing silently , " replied the pep pery young woman. Jug Town Clarion : Wo wear Imlf-soh'rt pants or breoi-lies Is what we woruliii ; people call tliuiu Iml foi' all that wn try to bo a man amlMiml ; flrui to our principles. Life's Calendar : Clly Kdltor We oiinht to get a now heading for tlio weather column. "Local I'oreiMist" Is about phived out. Assistant How would "Tho ITncxpoctod Always Happens" do'/ Washington Star : "That was a pretty Im portant admission for a man to make In his line of argument , "said tlio old Kentluman > she had been to the lecture. "Ves , " replied Ills companion : "oO cents : id- mlsslon does seem piutty steep. " Indianapolis Journal : "Henry. " said the physician s wife earnestly , "why don't you go Into politics ? " " \Miy that Isn't usually considered advisable fora yoiini ; doctor. " "Isn't HV I thought you ml' bt got an ap pointment to ho one of thu ward hualcis who seem so Important. " Washington Star : "I thought you said you wauled to measure the force of me blows , " said the pugilist to the writer on sports. "T do. " " \\ell.dat ain't no piuii-lilu' muchliiu. " " 1 know It. Its a lung tester. " nnt\T nx I'll' f nun Iteennl. "Como over , "said he , "to our fool ball game. You know bow Itushmore kicks ? We'll sbow yon scimetliln that Isn't tame Or tbo sophs'll forgul thelrtrlcUn. Wo play It , you know , as an April fool , Just around on tlm rcirm'r lot ; It's Kushmoi'i ) against the rest of the school Tor wo'vo Illlud that ball with shot. " SI'lll.M ) IS III'.lli : . The wind of March at hist are blown , And ulnter'n rule N overthrown , The birds are sinking In the trees As softly croons thu April hruc/u. The buds hurst forth In loveliness , And maids comu forth Innuncst dress , While all the pools , small nnd big , Write verses on the "Cfudtlo Sprljj. " Thus showing In their pretty hymns. That surlnt ; and cold * uro synonyms. Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report. OFFICE SEEKERS MUST WAIT With Ono or Two Exceptions Nebraska Fed eral Officials Will Fill Their Terms. BOYD MAY BE TENDERED A GOOD PLACE Iturtlott Trip p Will Succroil Colonel t'rml Oruot How DcniocraU In ( Ion- oral llnro Ili-i-n lluiulltntoil by 1'rt'nlilt'iit Clcrclniid , WAMII.NOTON HUIIRv or TUB HKK , 513 FouutnKNTii STUISKT , WASHtxiiTuXi 1) . U. , April (5. ( I Kx-Oovernor James 10. Boyd of Nebraska .spent today at the Agricultural department with Secretary Morton nnd , with Senator Allen , going through the various depart ments , where Introductions were made. It is understood that Governor Hoyd will bo requested to make recommendations for ap pointments which will go to Nebraska be fore they are netcd upon , hut ho has not been assured that he will ho asked to name appointees. Ills endorsements will ho exKjeted | and desired. Ho will bo consulted on all Important vacancies. "There will bo no changes of Importance in Nebraska ofllcers , " said Governor Hoyd to Tun Bin : correspondent this evening , "under some weeks , If not months. It Is the Inten tion , I am told , to proceed with chanties slowly in our state. The ofllecrs in at pres ent will ho permitted to servo out their commissions , with possibly one or two ox- ccptlotiD. I tliiel since I arrived hero that District Attorney Hen Baker Is expected to ho succeeded by a democrat within a month or six weeks , as has been stated lu Tin : BKK. No charges have yet been preferred against him. and none will bo if ho Intends to resign , but I have heard that charges have been prepared and will he presented If ho persists in remaining in the ofilco , and 1 am confident that , either voluntarily or Involuntarily , ho will retire before the end of May.1 Hoytl .May llo Hinted. It would not bo n surprise If Governor Hoyd himself was asked to accept an ap- poliitmcnt. Ills name has been mentioned a number of times In olUeial circles today In connection with an assistant secretaryship of the treasury or Interior or postmaster treneral. He could probably gut a mission abroad or a well paying consulate , but ho says ho asks for no place for himself. Ho would like to help his friends In Nebraska. This evening's Star has an interview with Governor Hoyd , in which ho isquote-d as say ing : "Tho great question in Nebraska has been and is the railroad question. While I was governor I vetoed what was known as the maximum rate hilt which out down the railroad rates CO per cent , as 1 deemed such a measure entirely too radical and disas trously sweeping. There is at prevent a bill pending to reduce the rates i0 ! per cent , which is more reasonable. The farmers are a long distance from market and thu rail roads are entitled to reasonable compensa tion for transporting their products. They have built lines Into nearly every eouiitv , but these branches are not paying except as feeders to the trunk lines. Tbo railroads are giving the best service in passenger and freight transportation , and they declare that if the rates arc cut down by legislative action that the service must deteriorate to meet the cut. Another Interesting Feature. "There is great interest in Nebraska just now over the impeachment proceedings directed against three of our stale olHcials composing the Hoard of PuDlic Lands and Buildings \yhieh everybody has read about in the public press. Its not for mo to expro ss opinion on their guilt or innocence that is a matter for the courts but during my term as governor 1 alluded to the charges that were publicly made of their oftleial miscon duct and recommended an investigation. I notice that they have given up their ofllecs since my departure from Omaha. The out come cannot help but bo to the advantage of democrats , as all impeached ollle-ials are re publicans. There are some differences of opinion among Nebraska democrats , such as exist in nearly every state , but not serious enough as to Jeopardize the party's iu- terests. " Martlett Trlpp'n Kewiird. Judge Bartlett Tripp of Vankton , S. D. , who has been nominated minister to Austria- Hungary , was about the senate side of the capitol today rpceiving congratulations. Judge Tripp is in line health , but shows ago during the past few years. He is only -1'J years old , but is quite gray. "I shall leave Washington for my homo at Yankton within a day or two , " said Judge Trinp to Tim BnK correspondent , "and will sail for my post of ofllclal duty within a fortnight. Yes , Vienna is a beautiful and interesting city. It is loc.ited in a line climate and has music , art and social qualities which make it a desir able place to live. I have spent some time there. My family has been there and wo like our future post. I shall have a good man to follow as minister in Colonel Fred Grant , who has elevated the position and in creased its dignity and importance. " The Vienna mission is second class. It pays a salary of $ l'JU)0 ( ) a year , with liberal allowances for quarters , and has a secretary of legation who is paid $1,800 a year. Indians lor tbo I'.ilr. Major John M. Burke , business manager for -Buffalo Hill , " is hero endeavoring to got permission to talco Indians from the' Sioux reservation for exhibition at Chicago. Major Burke says that they are showing the government the consideration nf Making it for permission to get these Indians , Inll mating lhat If "Buffalo Bill" wanted tha Indians ho could get thorn with. nit tlio gov ernment's consent , which may ho true , cs peclMlv those Indians who have taken nlliit menu In severally nnd become citizen * of UK United States nnd can go where thev ph-aio Acting Commissioner Belt Is opposed to tht policy of allowing the Indians to go on thesa wild west exhibitions. Major Burke expects to command enough Influence to have Secre tary Hoko Smith turn down Belt and ro- celva the government's permission to take the Indiana. Major Mclaughlin , the vet- ei-.ni Indian agent of the country and who has n good record for his management of the Standing Hook agency. Is of the opinion that the Indians are not in the least Injured bv being allowed to engage in the wild west show business nnd ho will suptKirt Burke In seeking permission. It has been stated that McLaughlln desires to bo commissioner of Indian affairs , but this Is emphatically denied. All that MeU-uighltn cares for Is to retain his present position , which he mlaybu allowed to do. Major Mclaughlin leaves for home tonight. KonuMiilivrod a Pruoiml Vrlcml. The resignation of Colonel H. U Sword.s of Iowa as Inspector of furniture of the Treas ury department has been accepted bv Secre tary Carlisle. Colonel Swords in the ser- Kcant-at-arms of the national republican committee. His suiressor will he AI I'arlile , who Is no relative of Seerctarj rnrlislu's family , as the omission of the "s" from hu name indicates. Mr. Carllle is one of the best known commercial travelers in the country and his home is In Cincinnati An olTort was made by the Iowa democrats to keep this place within their state , but See' rctary Carlisle concluded to give It to a per sonal friend at thu metropolis of Ohio \\YMeni t'etivioiit , The following pensions granted are re ported : Nebraska : OriginalDouglas Halso .1 .1. Corbin , George Kngleman. Additional A I'umniing , William Johnson , . ! H Williams , William Floram , IA. . Hates , 10. Drlscol A Chambers. Solomon Shepherd. KelssiiO' Samuel High. lncrcaso--M. 11. Joy , J I , . Gaudy , John McCraig , H. B. Dailj Original wluows Fanny James , Mary Holmes. Iowa : Original Jesse Harvey , Michael Kearney. Kdward Crane , IX Keller. Georgu W. Clark , Hooert Campbell , James Mowder Additional John Dlghton , George W House , Joseph Static , Henry O. Brown , Allen Koh- ertsou , J. Hamilton , Ixiron/.o Johnson , Kll D.iwson , David Lyons , Hufus I.utnhard J P. Gust , John Gibson , T. S. Butler , James A Shelleiley , S. Charles Kewer , 1 { . Paine , Samuel Smith , Jeremiah Badger , John S. McKee , William Wlmmcr , Henry M. Tcnncy , Fritz Ilorb , George Kingler. Kestor.itkm - Milo 1) . Woodln. Supplemental Daniel Dodge. Kcnewal and increase Alphonso House , Michael Carte'o , James Moneyhau , IQzra Morse. Benjamin V. Carter , Alpheus Harmon , William Shafcr , Daniel Slimmer , Nelson lOrlcksnn. Original widows , etc - Mary Crouch , Adali/.a Mcrcnoss , IChira Keis- lar. MUi-elliinnmii. In the senate toihn Senator K.\le of South Dakota Introduced and had passed a re'sulu lion calliuir upon the secretary of the In terior for all tlio reports of special agents which have been made relative to the cut ting of timber in the Black Hills district of South Dakota. It is contended that the country has been wasted and stolen in the face of information to that elTect in the possession of the Interior doparment J. W. Van Dusen of Omaha is at the Han dall. Jules O. Ijiimhard , J. K. North and J. W Ferguson of Nebraska and P. F. Wlckham of South Dakota are tbo only applicants for the collcctorship of internal revenue re'gis tered so far at the Treasury department D. U Smith of Hedlleld , S. D. , has applied for the position of treasury agent at the seal island of Alaska. P. H. H. Cllnrlilng nn Argument. And the present controversy over the seat ing of the appointed senators from Wyoin Ing , Montana and Washington is still an other argument for the election of senators by direct vote of the people. TO THK WKATUKIt Cl.EHK. 1 dipt Into the future far as human eyu could see , And .saw WeathormaKer Jenkins , dead as any one could bo. Dead and damned , and .shut In hailos , as a liar from his birth. With a record of unreason . . never . paralleled on earth. And while 1 looked he roared him , that Incin erated youth , 1'rom thi ) e-onls which he'd piefcrre-d to the advantagiis of truth. Bo cast bis eyes about him and above him ; then he wrote , On a slab of thin asbestos , what I venture hero tn quote , Tor I read It In the rose-light of thu everlast ing glow : "e'londy ; variable winds , with local showers i cooler ; snow. " IMMr. Mr. Michael HiRgins , Belcher & The Taylor Agricultural 1 ne Tool Co. , Chicopcc BeSti Falls , Mass , writes : "This company has used ST. JACOBS OEL for years for their men for burns , cuts and bruises , nnd we know of nothing that compares with it. " s * ca it Miimif.itHuriir ? 11111 llitillJri of Olothltiv lu tlu WorU. Out o' Sight Are the goods and the quality besides we are showing1 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 bo happy , too , but when one has a whole big1 store full of the finest , happiness doesn't quite express it. Our tailors have outdone them selves this season in making' up the spring1 styles , and wo are able to show many novelties never before % attempted. You are just as sure of getting- 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 be pleased to show you our new styles whether you care to buy just now or not. BROWNING , KING & CO. , EtoreoKtnuKV/iuvr0i"'ulUI1 ( ' aw ! S. W , Cor , 16th and Douglas U
