THE OMAHA DAILY BEEfe. SATURDAY , APRIL P. 1893.
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Now Ytirli , Komi * 13. 14 nnil ID. Trlbuno
Iliillilltic.
Wiishlnntitifil.1 I'Ymrlrrnth Street
roHUKSI'OSDKNOK.
All roi.-.munh'Htloin . rolntlmr to MOWS nml
rilllorlnl matter should bo uililrtiMUU to tno
Ldllori.'il Department.
llt'SINKHrf M5TTEKS.
All business loiters find remit tnncM should
io addressed to Thn lieu I'libllshlnu : Company.
Oinnhn. llraflN.i'hi'Cks mid iioslolllen orders
to ho mnrtniiayublo to lliu order of tlio com-
THE nRB PlinMSHINO COMPANY.
SWOHN 8TATKMK.NT OF C1UCUI.AT10X.
Btato of Ncbri kn , I
Ociirirw M. T chue * . * ( K.-rntarr of TUB IIKE puti-
Ilnhlnit coiwianjr. 'loe solemnly nwcnr thai tlio
iwitiinl clroiilnllim of TIIK DAILY MKB fur the week
endlnif April I. I Ml , wasns followi :
Hunilnr , Mnrcli ! . ! JJ.KB
Monitor. Mnrcli J7 | - '
Tu iitar. Mnrcli 7S M- * * ;
Wciinosiltty. Mnrch ' 'I
ThnrwIiiT. Mnrdi : W
KrMnr. Mnrcli ; il
Hatuntor. April I
Sworn tu lipforo tntinml subucrlboil In mr proi-
cnco thin I > 1 ilar of April. IB9I. . , . , .
* . Public.
N. I . KKIIj. NotniT
AvnriiR Clrciilulliiii lor Mitrrli , I HUM , SII7I >
LINCOLN will continue ) to bo the center -
tor of attraction for a few weeks tocoino.
TIIK apriiitf elections In Michigan
have tfono ropublicati and- Don M' Dick
inson IH winulei'liif , ' how it could hnvo
liapponotl.
AXOTIIKK mythical chuniotor hag
tfono to join William Toll. The Atlanta
Constitution nays tlioro is no mich person
as Dink Uotts.
TIIK tariir bill drawn up by the Now
York Itoform club will never bo allowed
to innko its uppuiiriinco in conyross il
Honator Hill is alive ill. the time.
WITH Carter Harrison for mayor and
it republican common e ninull tlioro will
bo harmony with u club in the manage-
inont of the muniuipal alTairs of Chicago
this year. .
THKKI5 is Homo talk of erecting a now
capitol at St. 1'aul at a cost of $2,500-
OOOr If the Ilrriiros are iixod as high as
that at the outset it will bo a costly
structure when it is completed.
SENATOR AM.B.V lias expressed grati
fication at the passage of the maximum
freight rnto bill , and is of the opinion
'that the now law will take the railroad
question out of Nebraska politics.
MOKK applications for olllco are ro
ceivcd from Texas than from any othoi
fltato. It is hard for the Texans tc
understand that their state is too uniuii
mously democratic to got many olllcia
plums.
SHOULD Judge Ogdcn bo uppolntet
United States district attorney anothe
vacancy on the district bench would b (
placed at the disposal of Govorno
Crounsc. This contingency is doubtles
interesting to the Omahii-bar.
AN ADVANCE of ono-oighth of a con
in the price of sugar is spoken of b
trade papers as important. It does no
scorn so at Hrst sight , but It wouli
amount to a largo sum of money in th
total sugar consumption of a year.
SOMK of the Htato papers are donour
cing the present session of the legii
laturo for what in their opinion it lit
loft undone.Vo cannot see it in Hit
light. No legislature in twenty yeai
lias done so much good work for tl ;
people of this state.
"How can wo got a wlwck at tl
loaves and llshesV" was the leading quo
tlon Iwforo the democrats who nssoi
bled in this city Thursday evening. Tl
latest advices from Washington inil
cato that the key to the larder is :
oossosston of Messrs. Boyd and Morto
IT IS reported from Philadelphia tin
negotiations are in progress for th ,
formation of a cracker trust with
capital of over $ ,10,000,000 , which wi .
seek to control the entire cracker but
ness of the United States. Tlioro isnr
an'average of about ono new trust a da
either actually formed or projected.
THE weather bureau is considering
proposition to have fast mail trai
carry weather signal Hags in order
indicate coming changes of woathi
This Is a novel Idea. .lust what won
happen , however , when a westbou
train mot an eastbound cyclone Is n
shown on the weather mi ) } ) .
TUB decision of the United States ?
promo court in the Smith-Townso
Oklahoma land case confirms the tit )
of honest settlers to over $11,000,0
worth of land and denies the validity
the claims of a mob of deputy marshi
and other government olllcitils and ru .
way employes who rushed in ahead
the opening on special permits. Justi
does occasionally triumph.
OMAHA stands well up at the head
cities reporting in the matter of incroi
In bank clearings. Now , when the tru
is "between hay and grass , " the to
business , tu reported by Ilfuilflnel'a
the week ending Thursday night , she
nn increase of 'til per cent. This is
deed u matter for congratulation ,
peoially when so many cities roper
decrease , and none , save two in To ;
that are "booming , " show a larger
crease.
SEVKN members of the coal doalc
exchange of Rochester , N. Y. , are
trial for conspiracy , and if the dlsti
attorney proves what ho says he will
la dlllicult to see how even the in
friendly jury could fall to llnd th
guilty. If they have done the thli
they uro accused of they are fully qu
Hod to run a bigger combine. No do
investigation would show that aim
conspiracies have boon organized
many cities to maintain high prices i
secure public contracts at fancy flgu
CONVKfiTlUN TO ( 'O.YVfDKIl THl'tiTS.
The legislature of Minnesota him en
riched the Btututoa of that stnto by Inws
to prcvunt nntl punish combinations ,
Hiich ns the coal trust , which oxuctoil
81,000 from wholesale dealer's nnd $100
from retailers hoforo they wort- allowed
to tlo business , all of whk'h of course
eatno out of the pockets of the peo-
plo. Any ono hereafter convicted of
acting us those coal conspirators ilid
may ho imprisoned and lined. A very
good proposition has also cniuo
from that state , which Is that
a convention ho hold in the early pai-t of
Juno composed of d'jlogatoi from
the status north of the boundary
line hatwoen Virginia anil North
Carolina to consider remedies for
the combination evil and recommend -
mend some scheme of notion to
their respective states and also to the
next congress.
The plan Is an excellent ono for arous
ing public attention to the trust evil and
bringing an inlliionee to bear from which
wholosoino results might reasonably 1)3
expected. It does not appear that much
Is to be hoped for from the anti-trust
law enacted by the Fifty-first congress.
That net has boon successfully Invoked
in only ono case , which was of compara
tively small importance , and it is ques
tionable whether It can bo made olTectlvo
against any of the great trusts that are
now feeding fat on their exactions from
the consumers of the country. Numer
ous combinations have coino into ex
istence since the law was passed nnd
have nourished without check or hin
drance , while those in existence baforo
the law , and which it was naturally ex
pected would succumb to this legislation ,
hnvo grown steadily stronger. Tlio last
administration may not have made so
earnest an attempt us was possible to
enforce the law , but such as it did make
was a failure , aud there is no assurance
that the present administration will bo
more successful , assuming that It will
seriously endeavor to enforce the law.
President Cleveland said in his inau
gural address that tlio government
ought to do all within its power to
protect the people against vast
aggregations of capital and combi
nations of business interests to control
production and prices , but public con-
lidonce * In utterances of this kind has
so often boon disappointed that it is
hard to have any faith In them. I'or-
haps a sincere effort to enforce the anti
trust law will bo made by the adminis
tration , but the people cannot feel sure
that tlio result will bj satisfactory.
At any rate no harm can come from a
popular expression on this subject of
trusts , which may have the olTeet to
stimulate the administration and con
gress , and to create a sentiment in favor
of general state legislation. Perhaps
the surest and best protection of the
people against combinations will bo
found in state laws , and such a con
vention as is suggested could help
greatly toward securing state legisla
tion. There is a too general popular
apathy on this subject , and so long as
this continues to bo the ca c monopoly
will grow and become more ( Irmly in
trenched. Anything1 that will arouse
the public from its indilTorenco and stir
up a bonthnent vigorous enough to com-
mtind attention and respect cannot fail
to do good. The convention might rea
sonably bo expected to produce thoao re
sults.
SHOULD WORK 1IQT11 UMTS.
It appears to bo the prevalent opinion
in Washington that the decisions of
Judges Taft and Kicks in the case
growing out of the dilllciilty between
the Ann Arbor Railroad company and
the engineeis will be sustained by the
supreme court of tlio Unifey ! States.
Senator Culloin is quoted as holding
this opinion , while admitting that in
the framing of the intor.-stato uomnurco
18 act no such application of it as has bcei
1(3 ( made to the o caso-t was contem
plated or intended , tt is now gen
erally admitted that If these deei-
, _ slons uro allirnicd by the c'jurt of last re
sort it will put an end to al ! plans in the
nature of a boycott alTectlng the transportation -
. portation interests of the country , Moi
employed by those interests may quit
the service "in good faith , " but while
they are in it they cannot refuse to peril -
il form the work assigned them , if such
ilo refusal operate as an interference will
a interstate commerce , without subjecting
themselves to criminal
.11 prosecution
.11d This is the interpretation which the
iw courts have given to the law , and if il
stands railroad employes must adopt
other moans than those they have pro
vided for adjusting differences whicl
( v may arise between them and the com
I13 panics.
Tht'oo decisions will , of course , b
respected pending the decision of th
1,1 supreme court , which may not be reaeho
for some time. In the meanwhile can
not the cjrporations , for the regulatioi
of which thl ) interstate cjiumarco la\
was emu-tod , bo brought to a batte
obedience of the law ? Nobody will prc
tend that the provisions of the intei
state omiii'-'rec act are now enforced , o
iOO that they have been at any time. Th
iOOof law , it is true , is not wholly disregarded
ils A few of its requirements are compile
.11. with , but its most vital provision
.11.of are ignored , as they always hiu
00 been. Hvory railroad manager an
every business man knows thn
all persons who do business wit
of the railroads are not treated alike. DU
ISO crimination is general , and It Is prob :
ido su' ' ° t ° Sliy tlint there Is not a rai
tii road in the country which is todi
fol. honestly observing the mandate of tl
fol.ws law regarding .
) ws equal privileges.
1 , , . The interstate commerce act was i :
os. tended to compel the corporations I
t lt deal fairly and justly with the peep
xns and with every section of the countr
In. U has not accomplished that object ui
it is time an adequate olTort was mate <
to enforce it. As the IJjston Atlrerti *
irs' well bays : "If the decision of Jud <
on Taft is tu stand as law while the railroa
let which are every where violating that ve
It law are permitted to go on In the
test contemptuous indifference to the sii
em plost provlsons of the interstate 001
ugs merco stittute , it is ridiculous to suppc
all- that tiny good can result. On the e <
ubt trary , the effect of such conditions w
ilar bo In the direction of fostering the 1
in lief that the American judiciary systc
: uul has one law for the poor and unoth
rod. for the riah ; aud if oaco that belief
veil founded and widespread , tlio con-
eiiucncos must be deplorable. " There
nay have Iwcn some excuse In the past
or the failure of the IntorstatoCotnmoreo
commission to give that effect to the law
vhlch was Intended , because the
mwors given the commission wore
nsulllclont or could not bo exer
cised. The last congress provided a
omedy for this by amending the law seas
as to give the commission all necessary
mwor to enforce It , and there Is now no
nlld excuse for not enforcing It to the
ullost extent. That the commission
could find grounds for Instituting pro
ceedings against nearly every railroad
n the country for violations of the law
there Is not a reasonable doubt.
The supremacy of the United States
over all other countries In the most Im
portant of all manufacturing Industries ,
iho production of Iron and steel , is now
so completely established that this
country can scarcely be said to have a
rival in that industry. The change that
has taken place in the relative positions
of the United States and Great Britain
as iron producing countries is so great
as to be almost beyond belief. A Lon
don journal devoted to the Iron Interest
has this to say of the decline of
that Industry in Great Britain : "It
was doubtless a foregone conclu
sion that the production of iron
and steel In the United Kingdom
in 1S ! 2 would compare badly with the
results of the years immediately preced
ing , but we question whether any one
anticipated that the retrograde movement
'
ment could pxtend so fur as It has' done.
The production of pig iron , for instance ,
has boon thrown back more than twenty
yours. Such Is the result of the accumu
lated reductions which have taken place
annually since 188 ! ) , culminating in the
output for last year being lowered to
( iOHi,8)0 ! ) tons. In 1871 the production
In Great Britain amounted to 0,027,1711
tons , and in 1872 to 0,7-11)2 ! ) ! ) tons , so
that the iron tradoof this country is now
no further advanced in that respect
than it was twenty years ago. This is u
serious matter if wo consider the growth
of population at home and abroad which
has taken place in the meantime and the
development of commerce- throughout
the world. At no previous period in the
history of the iron trade .has there
occurred such u pronounced retrogres
sion. "
A few days ago a quotation was made
in these columns from an interview with
u prominent English iron and stool
manufacturer who attributed the depres
sion in that business in part to the
decline in ship building in Great
Britain. The British industries upon
which the iron trade is , in a great meas
ure , dependent , are not prosperous , and
t is mainly duo to this fact that the
> resent production of iron and steel in
.hat . country barely equals thatot twenty
years ago. When the United Kingdom
vus producing tiiOO,000 ( tons in 1871 , this
country had hardly begun to manufac
ture iron and steel in any considerable
luantities , but now our mills have
eclipsed those of Great Britain with an
mtput of ! ) , 107,000 tons last year , against
15,010,800 tons manufactured in the Brit
ish mills. This clearly gives the United
States the supremacy in this important
industry , and there is every indication
that thol'jad will not only be maintained ,
but greatly increased.
As an index to the condition of other
industries the iron and steel business is
nearly infallible. It has been growing
prodigiously in this country , chiolly be
cause the industries and enterprises de
manding the products of the iron mills
have been expanding and multiplying.
In Great Britain there has been of late
a great decline in shipbuilding , a busi
ness which requires largo quantities ol
iron and steel , the building of wooden
vessels having boon practically aban
doned ; but in the United States the
shipbuilding industry is now vastlj
greater than it ever was before. Othoi
trades having in the aggregate a great
intluenco upon the consumption of iroi
are correspondingly depressed in Grout
Britain and prosperous in the Unitct
States. The great advance made by thit
country in the production of iron ant
steel is only commensurate with its ad
vance along all lines of industrial prog
ress.
IF TIIK reported program is carried ou
a revolutionary expedition against Cubi
will leave Key West next Monday night
but it is more than probable that tin
promoters of the scheme will bo disap
pointed. The statement Is that then
are some ItOO or 40J men enlisted for the
expedition ; that they have a largo sup
ply of arms and ammunition , and that
if they succeed iu landing on the island
they will immediately be joined by thou
sands of the people who are all prepare
for revolution. The United State
authorities , however , are fully eognizan
of this movement and are vlgiluntl ;
r guarding against its departure frou
American territory , so that the chance
of it getting away seem to bo oxtromol ;
small. While it is very likely , there
e fore , that this revolutionary movemen
for releasing Cuba from Spanish doniln
ion will come to naught , the fact that i
has been organized and is known to hav
the countenance of many of the Cuba
people is proof of the strong feeling tin
exists among the inhabitants of Cuba t
escape from a rule that has always bee
oppressive to them , though perhaps let
so now than over before. Of course tl :
ultimate purpose of the rovolutionai1
movement is annexation to the Unite
10 States , which the great majority of tl
Cuban pojplo would unquestionab !
nLo heartily welcome.
Lo
lo IN His annual message the mayor
yHi Philadelphia discusses the polo and wli
Hi nuisance us a matter belonging to tl
le department of public safety. It is cm
nently proper that it should be so co
, ' 0 sidered rather than ai a mutter of moi
0ds
ds street disfigurement. It is not easy
ry Inlluence tljo average city governme
against anything that Is. only olTQnsl
in- to the eye , but It ought not to bo dlt
Ill- cult to make a successful tight again
ISO poles and overhead wires when they n
Ill- recognized us dangerous to tl :
ill lives tind property of the "peopl
This view of the case , howovc
l.i apt to ho scouted when the domohd
oi made that the poles must come do\ \
oils
ls and that the wires shall bo burled.
every growlng 'fty the overhead wlro
danger must eo/i / fpntly Increase If It Is
allowed to exist htPall , It should every
where bo cindomrftd. There are plenty
of necessary ovfTa Hhat must bo borne ,
but this is not } t $ of them. The wires
should go undoiiq ground and the poles
should como down- ) and the plea for such
action should nlVfya be based first of all
upon considerations of public safety.
rntcriiNlllrlu ( loun Mnil. '
/uifi < W nilsr < ir.
South Carolina wfll engage lu the liquor
business July 1 , anil the Roveruor nnd head
dispenser are now > rnrriinglnK for liquid sup
plies. This nmy not bo patormillsm RO
mail , but It looks very , very much like it.
Not Ho 111 Nolirnnkn.
It Is worth nothing that no man who op
posed Cleveland lit Chicago has yet secured
nnonico ; ami the men who thus put them
selves outside of the breistworks might ns
well make up their minds to the fact that
they are to stay there.
Snivel SiTvlri' Kolorni.
A'cii1 Vurlt lleetmler ,
Tliu liurp thut inailo our hair iirlsu
I'roiu Turn's halls has lied ;
Thti a\u that oiii'o wns Ailliil's
Is .M 11 v we I I'M now Instead !
Miixweltcm'M braes so Ixiimy
Art ) covered oYr with lilood
As many uti old postmaster' ' ! head.
Tails with u sickening tlitl'1 ' !
I.uhur mill I.tur.
IntltaiMimllii Sentinel.
The Sentinel Is not fully convinced of the
wisdom of the boycott as a measure for relief -
lief from oppressions of employes , but it is
certainly clear that any effort to repress It
by law must bo futile , ami furthermore
must violate to some extent the principles of
Individual freedom ou which our govern
ment is founded. No law can make a man
work at any particular occupation any more
than it could make him pat or drink or wearer
or use somelhiug that he did not desire1.
o
( ilt'K Itl'MVl.ATlOS A tillinr.
Weeping Wafer Kagle : The now rate bill
means that a navlug of 'JO per cent comes to
the dear people. Under the old rule and the
old policy It went into the coffers of the rail
road party.
Kmerson Knterprlso : H is almost certain
that the railroads will light the enforcement
of the bill in the courts. They don't like to
lot go their strong grip ou the people , but tlio
days of extortion on freight charges are num
bered and the people have reason to rejoice.
Wahoo Now Kra : The Nowoorry bill
passed the senate by a vote of 1H to M. and
is now rca-ly for the governor's signature. It
was a hard struggle , hut tlio people won
tlio light after a deadlock of two days and
nights. The people have done their part ,
now will Governor Urouuso do the rest'
West I'oint Republican : Senator ISverett
is more than meeting the expectations of his
constituents. He is fearless and able , and is
always found on the side of tlio people as
against corporations. IIo worked aud voted
for the passage of the maximum freight bill
aud other measures that vitally effect the.
country people. Ho has a future before him ,
ami his attitude in the senate will he of
much henellt to him eventually.
Fairmont Signal ; The lusty light waged
against It by' the railroad interests says
plainly it will not he of much prollt to them.
U may he true as claimed that the lines from
hero to Chicago will add local rates to make
a through r.ite , ami thus Increase the cost of
shipping grain and' , reduce the price to the
producer. The bill is an experiment , of
course , ami should.it prove detrimental that
will only prove the bill and not the principle
of rate regulation tuo faulty. The outcome
is of great interest'aud will bo anxiously
awaited by citizens ( it all classes.
Paplllion Times : At last , after an all
winter light , the friends of railroad regula
tion have pushed a freight reduction bill
through tlio Nebraska legislature , and it
now only remains for Governor Cronnso to
sign the bill to u'mke It a law. Duty com
pelled the Times to. oppose the Nowberry
hill , passed by Urn legislature two years ago ,
because wo believed its 'terms were too se
vere aud' that such a law would' do more
harm than good. The bill ow awaiting the
governor's signature is a moderate measure ,
making a reduction of about 20 per cent in
existing rates. Such a law will ho about the
fair thing between the railroads aud the
people , ami wo trust Governor Crouuso will
fulllll hie pledge by stoning the bill.
.voir mil A F.I i it THIAL ,
Papillion Times : The appeal of the
corrupt state otllclals for impeachment pro
ceedings was a splendid blull. U was not
made until the self-confessed scoundrels
know such action would surely bo taken.
Everybody believes Messrs. Allen , Hastings ,
Humphrey and Hill are guilty of looting the
public treasury.
Fairmont Signal : The impeachment pro
ceedings , havlue been removed from the po
litical to the judicial forum , will doubtless hu
conducted according to law and justice. It
is idle to say if all these things charged arc
true the guilty state ofllcors should bo pun
ished. Every ono will , agree to that. The
charges must bo subjected to test in the
crucible of judicial investigation , where the
accused Iwo opportunities for defense and
mere rumor or partisan schemes are uu
known.
Sewaru Reporter : Tlio fact that the trial
will bo held by tlio supreme court is an as
uraueo that the impeached oftlcers will ro
elvo absolutely fair treatment , aud will have
every opportunity for defense. Their re
quest for a fair hearinir goes a good way ir
heir favor , aud many who had been preju
diced against them have modified ther opin-
ons considerably , The case will ho tried bj
ho highest court In the state , jpul there i )
10 doubt that full Justice will ho done. 1 :
ho accused are guilty they should bo dealt
vlth according to law , but If innocent tholi
louor should bo thoroughly vindicated.
Oscoola Record : A largo majority of thi
> eoplo of the state want to see n thorongl
uul fair investigation of all charges. Ni
whitewashing will ho tolerated , neither wil
the people passively allow persocutloti fo
wlitieal purposes. The great hulk of citi
zeus care nothing about party so long as justice
tico is done and the interests of the stat
ire cared for. If any are guilty of miscon
duct let them have .simple justice and u
nore. If the accused are innocent let thor
Do fully exonerated and placed in a tru
light before the world. The good name o
every man is something sacred and It shoul
not bo taken from him by mere rumoi
neither should any mean advantage be take
of him. Lot us have truth.
TIIK JRHTKtt ,
Star : "I ain't much at tli
y iiliiiiny , " Mild thn coulyard employu as he in.
justi'd the weight orn loud of eoul , "hut l'i
grout at runiiln' tin' sealus. "
Troy Press : Sklimmi ; a man at cards Is dl
foroiit from robbing .him on the hlxhway. I
tlio luttnr proi-L'ss * Sjfi victim puts up h
hands. In the fi > ni ( < avhc > robhur deus it.
Philadelphia Tiuii's : The domestic hr
may not strike as u tesnlt of late di'mam
madu upon her uuVrcles , hut It wouldn't I
Miirprlslns if him hi'sjiifhroodlng over It. ,
Rochester Democrat : A botllo Is a very in
fortunate Ihliii. . l-Jvi-ry tlmu It gels auytlill
It guts Ilia thi ! neck. .
1'ntiir I'iHJHuir , Br. Out after lion
I'uti'iI'awllnu , Jr.Only leu minutes Into.
I'oti-r I'awiliiK , Sr. ( io ut once to your root
Mr , loci ; yourself In and brlnjf motheke
Tills tlioUKhtles-iiii'ss mttsi bo stopped.
Detroit l-'roo I'rns.i ; "What do you tlili
would maku it hamUomo pajiur weight for tl
on III1 * blrthday'r"
of Oiiu of Ills own sentences , " was tlio saroa
tie rooly.
OTinit A.IMKV TIM.Y uvnx.
During the twenty-two years since the
French republic VIM established thcro hnvo
been thirty ministries. TliU Is nn avernKo
life of only about nine months for each min
istry. For the lust few years the length of
ministerial terms bus been much shorter
than this , I/oubot served but few weeks ,
nnd Klbot only cloven , ThU looks n ( rood
deal llko child's play , nnd gives point to His *
marck's sarcasm , "it Is not government. It Is
opcrn Iwuffo. " nml Justltlcs to some extent
the charge of instability brought against
the French character. 'I hero Is an
other sldo to tliusu frequent ministerial
changes , however , which Is worth consider-
in * ! . It Is doubtful If the republic would
have survived as long as It has , had not this
safety valve for popular discontent ami un
easiness existed. Within n century the
French people have overthrown three mon
archies , two directories and an * empire , and
have hcon governed by two consulates and a
presidency or semi-republic besides. The
present republic has existed lonjror than any
other government lu Fr.ine" slnco the revo
lution of ITS'.l , and was never so llrmly estab
lished as now. Its promise of permanence
Is excellent , and It Is largely duo
to this telastlclty of Its constitution which
makes these frequent changes In the execu
tive or his representatives so easy. Tlio
cabinet crisis is proving and has proved a
successful substitute for the revolution , and
if in troublous limes llko these through
which the republic has just passed , these
crises come often , they QO not seriously dis
turb the steady progress of the tuition. So
far , therefore , are these crises from showing
that republlcanismoaud government by the
people are a failure In France , that they go
far to prove that no other form of govern
ment Is so well suited to tlu French people
as the republic.
The political situation in Norway is very
complicated. U is evident that ititcnso feelIng -
Ing has been excited In the mludsof the Nor
wegians and that the controversy between
them and the Swedes Is but a surface Indica
tion of much deeper fooling. The present
contention Is almost trivial , at least to the
eyes of the outside world. Norway wishes
to be represented at foreign ports by Nor
wegians and not have the consular appoint
ments exclusively in Swedish hands. The
matter si-ems very simple , but is really
only the visible evidence of the de
sire for autonomy which underlies it.
Norway was once n portion of the
Kingdom of Denmark , and' oven then was
known as "rebellious Norway. " The hardy
Norsemen rejected control from any source ,
j and repeated conquests did not extinguish
I the desire for liberty. Denmark transferred
' its sovereignty to Sweden , and thus the dual
kingdom was formed. But , as Mr. Nausen ,
ono of the leading liberals In Norway , said
to a correspondent last week , the Nor
wegians have never ratillcd the compact.
Even If the king of Denmark once rightly
hold sovereign power in Norway , Mr. Nau
sen said , ho could not transfer that
power. Ho could abdicate it , but he
could not make it a portion of a com
mercial transaction. The Norwegians
recognize their present position as a con
dition , but protest against it as an Injustice.
It is this feeling , voiced by Ullmann , but
hold by the whole body cf the Norwegian
people , which renders the present deadlock
between the king of Sweden and Norway
and the Storthing serious. The people of
Norway have recently undergone an Intel
lectual development which is dlllicult to
describe or understand. The universities
are crowded , not by tlio sons of the rich ,
but by farmers' Ixjys , who carry baclc to their
lonely homes a new light. Artists and mathe
maticians have come from this most unex
pected quarter of the globe to surprise
the world by their genius , and with wider
education tlio liberty-loving spirit of the old
Vikings Is not merely roused , it is also di
rected. The population of the whole coun
try is scarcely larger than that of the city
of New York and its wealth is compara
tively very small , but the strength of char
acter , the intelligence and the vigor of the
people may yet make it the nucleus of one
of the greatest nations in Europe , the chief
Htato of the republic which shall include the
closely allied races of Sweden , Finland nnd
Denmark. This is the dream of the Nor
wegian patriot , aud who shall say that it is
an idle one ?
*
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The prospect of a Spanish republic is not
very bright in the opinion of that most
earnest of republicans , Castclar , who was
president of the only republic Spain ever
had. IIo said recently that there were two
fundamental reasons for this. In the Hrst
place , although the great cities are half
republican , tlio mass of the people is very
far from being so. Therefore a temporarily
successful revolution could result in the end
only in a bloody and victorious reaction.
Further , the republican leaders , who
momentarily | > ooled their issues for the late
election , have not really two ideas in com
mon. Salmcron is a socialist , Margall is an
anarchist , Xorrillu is for a dictatorship.
These men cannot work together construc
tively , and , if they could , would have tu
work in the face of the immense majority of
the nation. Many great reforms have boon
brought about by the liberal partv. Spain
has now freedom - of speech , trial by jury ,
and universal suffrage. Yet these iustitu
lions , Castolar thinks , are still fragile in
his country , and need to bo strengthened by
long use before further stops in aihanci
can ho mado. For himself , in his role of oh
republican , he will continue to cherish hi :
worship of the republic as the best form o
government for Spain , when she Is ripe fo
It , and will limit himself for the present ti
the work of defending , with voice and pen
peace and liberty.
*
The reports as to the situation In Egypl
are such as Englishmen do not llko to road
They indicate that in the comvo of tin
summer , possibly before that , Englam
may have need for her iiuval vessels at tin
Egyptian end of the Mediterranean , am
that is assigned as ono reason why her shttr
In the American naval ceremonies is to b
relatively slight. On the other hand th
Froncli are becoming more restless as the ;
see a nearer jirospect of trouble for Eug
land , whoso Iiilluenco In the Delta the ,
have always deeply resented. It is quit
within the range of probability that
French ministry , harassed and perplexed b
confusion at home , might seek to dlstrac
the public mind bvan appearance of quarro
ing with England. But this would bo
dangerous game to play , for when quarrel
y- Ing begins no one can say wtiero It will stoi
England can count on pursuing her task ,
ik heavy and thankless ono , In Egypt , becaus
no other power can or will undertake
under the conditions imposed by Europe.
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BLAME'S ' BROTHER REMOVED
Secretary Morton Finds His Service No
Longer Required ,
NO NEBRASKA POSTMASTERS APPOINTED
Wilt Not IIo Itonohail In thn Ulllclnt C'lilru-
< lnr for Honin Tlino Another Novel
1'nature or tliu No\r Ail-
inliiUlriitlon'n Work.
WASHINGTON HUIIF..U' or TUB HBK , )
fiUt Fount HKXTit STIIKKT , >
WASHINGTON. D. C. , April 7. |
Secretary of Agrleulturo Morton has de
termined to remove from oftlcc Mr. Hobort
Ulalne , brother of the hto .lames Glllesplo
Ulalne. For that reason Mr. Morton today
Issued an order nbollshiug the quarantlno
division of the bui-cau of animal Industry , of
which division Mr. Ulalne Is the chief. The
abolition of the division carries with it of
course the dismissal of its chief. The work
of this division luislx-ciiof great importance.
It tins had to do with the controversy be
tween ( Jreat Britain and the United States
as to the presence of plcuro-pnoumonln and
other diseases in cattle shipped across the
Atlantic. Under Mr. Harrison's administra
tion the rules adopted by Secretary Uusk
and carried out by this division were
most eMlciont In enlarging and steadying
the British market for American beef. Only
a few days ago Dr. Salmon , the chief of the
bureau of ai mal industry , stated that the
quarantine of imported cattle , imported
from abroad for exhibition at tlio World's
fair , would form ono of the most important
duties ot the Department of Agrli-ultun1.
The abolition of the division of which Mr.
Blaine was the chief under these circum
stances shows that it is the purpose to retire -
tire from olllco the brother of the late sec
retary of state. The duties of the division
ire so Important that Its re-cstabllshmcnt
with a democratic chief may bo speedily ox-
[ meted.
llnvii Not Heat-hod NrhrasUn.
Notwithstanding the fact that 117 fourth-
class Vostmasters were appointed today , out
of which number thirty-four vacancies were
created by removals , not one new postmaster
was named for Nebraska.
"Wo have not reached Nebraska yet , " is
the answer THE Br.r correspondent gels at
the appointment division of the Postoillco
department every day.
Following are the appointments for today
In Iowa : Clare , Webster county , C. 1' .
Conway , vice F. B. Calkinsresigned ; Miles ,
.lackson county , H. W. Krusc. vice II. .1.
Davis removed ; Vincent , Webster county ,
W. 1C. Harding , vice W. II. Woolsey , re
signed.
President Cleveland today Issued instruc
tions to the postmaster general that no more
postmasters should ho removed until they
have served four years unless charges affect
ing their ofllciul actions are preferred. Thus
there may not be many changes in the Ne
braska ofllccs until some months.
liUsoll ruing Ills Authority.
Postmaster General Blsscll has concluded
by his experience of the past few days that
ho cannot succeed in his attempt to muzzle
the press and has therefore transferred his
efforts toward the suppression of news to
the congressmen whom he evidently expects
to ilud more subservient. Every congress
man who called at the I'ostoflleo department
today was notilled by the postmaster general
that hereafter he must not disclose to news
paper correspondents the names of any per
son recommended for appointment. In every
case the congressmen promised to obey the
order , so thatahercafter the inhabitants of
the smaller towns nnd villages throughout
the country will have no opportunity of
knowing what persons or class of characters
are being considered by the 1'ostofllco de
partment for appointment as postmasters.
The prob.iblo result of this order will bo a
repetition of Postmaster General Bissoll's re
cent experience , when , after having ap
pointed a postmaster by similar "dark lan
tern" methods , ho was grieved to learn that
the now appointee had but recently doffed
his convict stripes.
rolltlriil Munition In lou-n ,
J. J. Richardson , national democratic com-
mittccman from Iowa , and Acting Adjutant
General N. W. Mclver of Iowa , president of
the stuto league of democratic clubs , are at
the Ebhltt. Both are hero for olllce , either
for themselves or friends.
General Mclver said in an interview today :
"Eastern politicians have several popular
and mistaken ideas concerning the politics
of my state. Although Governor Boies has
twice carried it , and will do so for a third
time , Iowa must , nevertheless , be recognized
as republican on national issues. Governor
Boies was elected in the fight against prohi
bition. On this question the state is safely
democratic. But the republicans have a
hiirh license faction which lias been voting
with us , and is known as the Boles repub
licans.
"This year this faction is going to tlio re
publican convention to try to bring it to a
high license endorsement. Now If the repub
licans give up prohibition they lose the " 0-
( XX ) prohibitionist votes. It they main-
lain the pr-'ilbltlon platform the high
license faction remains with us so they are
in a very serious dilemma and a very pecu
liar position. The prohibition issue will
consequently ho tlio great issue. It is thn
purpose of the democrats to inject the tat-ill
issue again into the campaign and we hope
to gain a great many votes hi it.
Attrlliutrd to till ) Tiirlll.
"For instance , in agricultural counties ,
where thn prohibition question Is not to
strong as In the cities , there \T S Inthrlnii
election a very porcoptlblo nnd healthy gum
which can bo attributed to no other en mo
than the tariff. The democrat * will also
exert themselves to carry the legislature In
order to elect trsucrossor to Senator Wilson ,
If the democrats obtain n majorltvon Joint
ballot Governor Boles will bo the choice for
senator nnd the lloutc-innt governor will be
come governor , as was the caw when Oov
crnor Klrkwood was elected to the senate ,
"I have met many eastern democrats who
appear to think that because Governor
Holes was a candidate for the presidency at
Chicago against Mr. Cleveland , and subse
quently refused a cabinet position , that ho
Is antagonistic to the president. This Is
not the truth. His friends named him In
Chicago In the event that Mr , Cleveland
would not ho nominated , nnd It would not
have done for him to accept the cabinet
position for the reason that his great
strength would have been , In n measure ,
taken out of the stato. "
Today Assistant-Secretary ChamUi-rin tha
land CHSO of Fred Sohultz from Aberdeen , K.
I ) . , alllrmed the decision of the commis
sioners rejecting the entry.
Congressman Hayes of Iowa was told bv
the president today that the latter could not
appoint ex-l'otiiinlssloticr of Patents Bontoii
.1. Hall of HuHluiUou to the new district
court of appeals of this city.
At the Treasury department today the up
p lication papers of Fred \t. \ Burnett of Dos
Mollies , la. , to bo inspector of steam vessels
were tiled and entered upon the books
.lohn Airth of Iowa has been appointed vet
erlnary inspector of the Agricultural depart
ment nt Sioux City , la. , to take effect on
April IT. I' H H
.Moni'.v lii l.llu Instiriiiior.
Xtip I'mItffnnltr. / .
There must bo an immens amount of
inonoy made by life Insurance companies
if It bo a fact that , ns a correspondent of
the Mutual Underwriter says , a general
agent of the New York Life. Mr William
Meeker , has sent out n circular offering a
brokerage of TO per cent forsurplm business
U the remaining ill ) per cent is sunU'teni to
pay salaries , ranging from $ , M.OIK ) > , fcd,000 !
and fl'.MMX ) down , to nil army of employes ,
with the risk attending the insurance be
sides , the public eye will bo wider open In
thi ) future even than U was in tlio past
Nothing" to Be
Every Flavor made by Dr ,
Price has the peculiar taste
characteristic of the fruit from
which it is obtained , and im
parts to cakes , puddings ,
sauces or creams such a
delicious and grateful flavor
that their use really leaves
nothing to be desired. We
have yet to see the housewife
who has used Dr. Price's
Delicious Flavoring Extracts
of Lemon , Orange , Nectarine
or Vanilla , who was not de
lighted with them. THE PURITY
OF DR. PRICE'S FLAVORS is en
dorsed by the leading chem
ists and heads of the"1 great
universities of this continent.
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Will CiHitrlhnti' it ItoiitnrU-
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IN THE SUNDAY BEE
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„ Miuiufaetiirori mil UitilUrl
of Clothing lu the WorlU.
Out on the Sidewalk.
Mrs. Benson's stock is now out of the way and
we are in posession of
the store , and the wall
and the hole in the
wall. The masons , the
carpenters , the plum
ber and the small boy
who helps are all there
_ in their glory , and
things" begin to look as if our prophecy about the
hole in the wall was about to become true. We have
turned our third floor into a most complete retail
department , where among other things wo show
the now popular Hopkins hat , besides the latest
tourist hats in all colors and at reasonable prices.
The carpenters won't interfere with the sale of our
nobby new spring suits which wo flatter ourselves
are miles ahead of anything shown in the west.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
Eloroopen every evenlnjtlll & ' ! > | JJt f , 15tu dflll C ldS