It. TTTE OMAHA DAILY * EE : FRIDAY. APRIL K 1803.
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Mr. Hosewntrr , editor of this paper , has
been called away to New York on important
business. Diirlnir Ills absence Tun Hun will
pay no attention to anything that may bo
said by the \\'nr \ \ ! < l-Jfrr < ili1 or its editor concerning -
corning the circulation contest. When Mr.
liosuwiitcr returns , within ten or twelve
days , ho will doubtless bo iiblo to meet any
or all points raised with reference to rcla-
tivo circulations unit Proposition No. 0 ,
rrtilch will remain open until April 'JO.
WilBN u iiinii PUHSGH un entire scssloi
of tlio logisliiture about tlio Htato cupito !
in the pleasant puwtimo of lobbying
through u measure Unit promises to in
sure bim a CIMKI fat olllco only to see i
personal ciiomy walk otT with the prize
lie naturally doubts the gratitude o
republics in ffcuoral and the wisdom o
the appointive power in particular.
TIIK American Forestry assooiatioi
has appealed to Secretary Iloko Smith ti
stop the cutting of timber on the publii
lands. Now hero is another chance fo
the doughty chief of tlio Interior depart
ment to demonstrate what sort of stul
ho is mudo of. If ho can stop the glar
ing evil complained of and it is an evi
that should bo put down ho will havi
done what none of his predecessors won
able to do.
INDICATIONS are that nil efforts ti
switch "Tom" Watson and uomo of tin
other third party leaders in Georgia of
into an endorsement of the old demo
cratic party have proved unavailing
The fact tliat the alliance element polloi
10,000 votes In that state at the hit
presidential election is regarded as to
encouraging for them to give tip .th
light and thoh1 future policy will bo t
pruaorvo their organization and onto
JMr. Watson in the race for governor.
TuiatK is still time for the business ii
torests of Omaha to make an effort tosc
cure from the railroads stopover privileges
legos for persons going by way of thi
city to tlio World's fair. It is safe to as
miino that our wholesalers and jobber
appreciate the importance of this matter
tor , for it involves the possibility of
largo amount of money being taken t
Chicago by country merchants iiistea
of being loft in Omnhn. The railroads
it is reasonably certain , will do nothini
voluntarily to prevent this.
TIIEKK seems no doubt that a formii
nblo expedition to Cuba , numbering b <
twcon 400 and 500 men , organized ando
llcored by revolutionists , has rende :
vousod at Key West and is ready at an
moment when it may escape the vig
lance of the Uiiitcd States oilicials t
Hull for the island. Tlic.ro is great e :
cltomont in the town , tlio number c
federal oilicials has been increased an
all Busj > cuted vessels are examined. Th
revolutionists have carried on the !
movements in the stealthiest manner. ]
IB now thought they only await a favoi
able opportunity for the onset.
IF IGNATIUS DONNKLLY can establis
the fact of the discoveries ho claims '
have made it may bo said that after u ,
ho has not lived entirely in vain and 1
will doubtless receive the gratofi
plaudits of ctho wronged poop
of his state. Ho submits th
before an impartial legislative invest
gating tribunal ho can prove that tl
state of Minnesota has been dofraudi
of hundreds of thousands of dollars 1
dishonest officials. The Minnolml
wtatesman may glean a pointer by stuu
ing the methods adopted by the peep
of Nebraska in unearthing frauds ui
bringing their perpetrators to justice.
SOMKof our state exchanges still co
tend that there wore not good and sul
cient grounds for the impeachment
the btuto ofllciuls. The arguments pr
Rented to sustain this position are u
tenable. The fact of the matter is th
if the three state officials indicted
the legislature had not committed a so
tary act that might have boon consider
questionable in connection with t
building of the penitentiary cell hou .
or in their relations with any stole i .
Btitution , they still would have merit
impeachment for utter disregard
their duty to the people in their po
tlons as members of thu State Board
Transportation. In the Urst place itv
their duty to appoint secretaries w
were sincerely in favor of carrying ti
the plain provisions of the law and
meeting the public and party demands I
railroad regulation. Yet in definnt'o
popular sentiment they appointed in
known to lw opposed to any restrict !
measures against railway corporatioi
It was within their power last spring
have saved the party from partial d
aster by milking reasonable roduotlc
In railroad rates , but they would r
listen to any advlco save that whi
emanated in railroad headquarters.
TIIK MAnCIl OF
Without check or rcotralnt the army
of monopoly moves steadily forward. It
regards nolthor statutory law nor public-
mmtlmont. The fact that for three
years there has boon a general law
against trusts and combinations has no
terrors for it. The most recent addition
to the forces of monopoly is the rubber
trust , the organization of which was
planned some time ago , but has only just
been completed. It is siild to include
nil throe of the rubber manufacturing
concerns In the country and Its first stop
Is to advance prices of all kinds of rub
ber goods. Tills it wvi'impHahos by
cutting down the discount instead of in
creasing the figure ? of the price lists ,
Pursuing the course of nil such combi
nations , buyers from the manufacturers
are compelled by contract to sell at the
Ilguves dictated by tlu trust. The ex
istence of the monopoly will at once bo
roali/ed by every purchaser of rubber
goods. Every wearer of rubber boots
and shoos must ifow pay tribute to the
combine.
It is proposed to hold a convention to
consider what shall be done to suppress
these combinations and to arouse popu
lar attention to the steady growth
of the evil. It is well to do
this , for. there is apparently great
public apathy and indifference on
the subject. Tlio people know they are
being robbd and they understand that
if the evil is permitted to continue and
to grow it is only a quo.-tioii of time
when every necessary of life will bo in
the control of these rapacious aggrega-
lions of capital , but while they complain
they do not act. Something may be
hoped for from the proposed convention
toward bringing about popular action.
Mill in the meanwhile is there not some
thing that tire authorities , charged with
the enforcement of the anti-trust law.
may do by way at least of calling a halt
to monopolistic combinations ? That law
has been pronounced constitutional. It is
clear and comprehensive in Its provi
sions. It is in accunl with the pledges
to the people of all the political parties.
It was enacted with the intention that it
should bo enforced and the people desire
its enforcement. For three years or
more it has been a dead letter. Is there
a valid reason why an effort should not
bo made to ascertain whether this law is
suflieiont for the purpose it was intended
to accomplish ?
The Chicago Tribune pointedly says :
"Every day of delay in dealing with the
odious system as it deserves does but
encourage the trusts already in ex
istence to extend their arrange
ments for bleeding the public and
equally to encourage the formation ol
now ones to suck the life blood of thu
people in parts of the system that had
previously been untouched by the giant
octopus. To lot the thing run on longer
will but increase the magnitude of the
task that must bo undertaken at m
distant day. The oppression is so terri
ble that it cannot always bo endured.
It will have to bo shaken off , and thu
sooner the struggle is made the better
will it lx for the millions who are now
daily victimized by the trusts and theii
methods. " The anti-trust law requires
district attorneys to institute proceed
ings against tlioso who violate its pro
visions. The administration in ap
pointing those ofllcers should bo care
ful to have them instructed as to their
duty in this respect. The act alto pro
vides that persons injured by the trusfo
may sue and rooeivo threefold the dam
ages sustained. This gives the peoph
an opportunity to aid in enforcing tin
aw. The growth of the monopoly is !
challenge to popular action which must
not bo ignored.
CO3I311TTKK8.
It is not often tluit the senate of tin
United States indulges in feolf-criticism
A case of the kind happened a few day
ago. A resolution was submitted in
\ . htt-uuting the coinmitteo on Indian af
fairs to continue the investigation
authorized in 1800 and again in 1691
and in pursuance of such investigation
to visit the several Indian reservation- *
Indian schools supported in wliolo or ii
part by the government , nnd the Hv
nations in the Indian Territory , or an ,
reservation whore , in the opinion of th
committee , it may bo necessary to o.x
tend their investigations. The rcsolutio :
directed that the sessions of the com
initteo bo hold during the recess of th
senate at such plaoo or places as tli
committee- should determine , the o.x
ponso to bo paid out of the contingen
fund of the senate.
ih Senator Sherman could
see no rcaso
to for continuing the coinmitteo on India
,11 affairs in active duty during the recess
10 Ho remarked that the practice of th
ul senate to organize- committees of inquir
le has been growing apace and in a rapi
nt way. Year in and year out , said th
ti113 Ohio senator , the number of sue
113 committees of
investigation has ii
3d creased and there in a popnlti
uy sentiment abroad thi\t these are moi
iay junketing committees , intended to mail
ylo pleasure excursions in different parts <
loul the oiuntry to look into the sea to fin
ul the deep soundings for a harbor , 1
examine Indian schools and roam ov <
the plains of the west , and lor vnrioi
n- purposes of that kind. Ho thought tliei
nn
nof ought to bo an end to the practice. Oi
ofo committee during the last recess. Seni
o- tor Sherman said , cost from $8,000 i
oti
ti $10,000 , and there is a constant detluiom
tint
nt in the fund to pay the expenses of thu :
by committees. With rare-exceptions , 1
lied said , those committees result in mithii
ed except expenditure.
he In the discussion that followe
.so there was no general dissent fro' '
.so.n
.n- the position of Senator Slicrnui !
.nod
odof most of the senators admitting th
of the senate had perhaps gone too fi
slot in authorizing investigations during tl
ot recess of that body , while several tot.
as occasion to defend investigating uomnil
ho tees with which they had been connect )
nit from tin implication of having bei
infer junketing bodies. It is doubtless tri ,
for that there are circumstances undi
of which it is necessary to unthori :
en nn investigation when the semite is n
vo in session. Such exist now , growing o
us. of the question raised under the intv
us.to
to state commerce law by the recent j
Isms dlcial decisions and out of the qtu
ms tlotn involved in the privileges n
lot corded Canadian railroads , concern ! !
ch ull of which it is proposed that eoi
mltttios shall make investigations , but
isnotqunstlonablo thnt n careful exami
nation of the record of the nenftto In this
matter would fully Justify nil that was
Mild by Senator Sherman In rebuke of
the cnurao that hai been pursued. The
money of the people ought not to bo
squandered in giving senators excursions
ovof the C'litntry ' , and the example of
such ivnstof illness cited by the Ohio sena
tor is but , , one of many that have been
furnished during the past twenty years.
A radical change in this matter would
bo heartily approved by the people.
TIIK Fin L'ltK OF O.U.4H.4.
Confidence is the mainspring of suc
cess. This is true of communities ns
well as of Individuals. The people of
Omaha need a roinvlgorntlon of confi
dence in the possibilities of this city ,
and if our capitalists and businessmen
generally shared the sanguine views
regarding the future of Omaha of Mr.
Gibbon , the president of the Hoard of
Trade , the city would speedily realize a
more rapid material progress than it is
making. That gentleman is a man of
practical affairs whoso judgment is
worthy of respectful consideration. Ho
has seen Omaha grow from a compara
tively small town with business relations
confined ito a narrow territory into n
populous commercial metropolis whoso
trade extends over u wide region. This
development has been attained in a
, pcriod of less than half the lifetime of a
generation and against competition and
dilllcultios much greater than confront
the city at this time. Fifteen years ago
Omaha hud to establish a commercial
character. Today it is as well known as
a trade center as any other city west of
the Mississippi , and its business men
enjoy a degree of respect and conlldenco
exceeded by none others any whore. This
city has taken a strong and firm place
among the great distributing points of
the west , from which it can bo dislodged
only through lack of energy and enter
prise ! on the part of its own business
interests.
The prediction that Omaha will have
half a million people twenty years hence
may be some what extravagant , but there
are the soundest reasons for believing
that the population two decades from
now will bo very nearly , if not quite ,
three times what it is at present. This
city is the natural metropolis of one of
the tinest regions of country in the
world. The steady growth of this re
gion in population , productiveness and
wealth is inevitable , and for years to
come may reasonably be expected to bo
rapid. The eyes of home seekers the
world over are looking toward it.
The majority of those who mi
grate from the eastern section of
the country will settle in this region.
The journey of most of those who como
from Europe to pursue the industry of
agriculture will halt hero. There is no
other region more inviting , none which
offers to industry and thrift better op
portunities. Having thus tributary to
it a vast country of unsurpassed capabili
ties , what is to prevent Omaha from at
least keeping pace with the growth of
the territory of which it is the natural
metropolis , if its men of capital and busi
ness improve the advantages that are
plainly before them ?
There is not a valid reason for want of
faith in the future of Omaha. There is
some unoccupied business and residence
property here , but not more in proportion
tion than is to be found in a majority of
the cities of the country. Depression
has boon general during the last few
years , but all statistics which indicate
the condition of business show that
Omaha has suffered less from the de
pression than most of the commercial
centers of the country. This city is
consequently bettor prepared than most
others to profit from a resumption of
general prosperity. No heed should vbo
given to the pessimists who say that
Omaha has reached the limit of her
growth , that she has exhausted Im
possibilities. There lies before us
greater reward for confidence , energy
and enterprise than has been bestowed
in the past.
THE bridge motor line has been hand
somely treated at the liiinds of this com
munity. At the outset it was granted
terminal facilities in the heart of the
city worth many thousands of dollars ,
and to which time will add enhancement
of value. In fact , it is reasonable to
predict that within a few years this
terminal franchise could not bo pur
chased for $1,000,030. Yet the bridge
and motor o Jinpany pays taxes in this
city and cuimty on an assessed valuation
of about $2),000. The growing public
demand for n 5-cont bridge faro is based
upon the ground that the company is
not giving an adequate or even decent
return for the extraordinary privileges
it enjoys in vho streets of this city. It
is true thnt a reduction in faro would
not diminish the gross receipts and
might not morally exempt the company
from paying moro taxes , but it would bo
u concession to the common people , whc
are directly interested in a low toll rate
and only indirectly interested in tin
mutter of taxation.
TUB Now York evening I'mtls tinduli
alarmed lest the qualifications of Hon
Dartlott Tripp of South Dakota are nol
such as to render him a creditable inin
istor to tlio Austrian court. If the.\
were , the I'oxt thinks Mr. Trlpp wouh
have "impressed himself somehow 01
the ambient air. " Whatever may In
meant by this the impression that Judge
Trlpp has. made in the northwest it
pretty generally recognized. Ho is i
gentleman far above mediocre ability
K ! cultured and accomplished , learned i'r
ill the law and experienced on the highosl
u , bench recogni/.ed by the federal govern
at ment when Dakota was a territory , am
ir ho was the democratic candidate fo ;
10k United States senator. Indeed Judgi
) k Tripp has made considerable of an im
itd press on the people of his state , am
d the ambient air thereof , and in al
m likelihood will impress the Austriai
,10 people favorably.
sr
7.0ot No MATTKii how good a law may b
ot if Its enforcement depends upon tin
lit fitness of olllelal inspectors , it can b
'I'll ' nullified and sot at naught througl
ll- the failure of such inspectors to d
their duty. There is a Nobrask ;
law creating the position of grali
inspector , another provides for ol
IllIt Inspectors , and still another for haul
It examiners. The legislature passed i
law recently IOR .Inspectors . of the ac
counts of county treasurers MU\ the
charters of inot t/flolltati / nnd first-class
cities provide - jtur numerous onlelnl
inspectors. Those laws are all good
nnd , with hontmtt nnd capable men
charged with thrtr cnforcoinent , they
will redound to $ { $ credit of the stato.
The linportancejofilncorrupttble men In
olllelal position'1 M everywhere rccog-
.
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nizcd. . , ,
Tan cordial to\ls ; \ of friendly Interest
and eoiislderatUmiiwhloh characterized
the remarks of SiilTulinn ! Patincofoto In
presenting his credentials as ambassa
dor from Great Hritnln and those of
President Cleveland In reply will bo
heartily accepted by a great majority of
the people of England and of the United
States as properly relieving the real
Hcntlmcnt of the intelligent masses of
bath countries. A great deal has been
said from time to time 'about American
prejudice against England , but if such
a fooling existed to any considera
ble extent in the past there Is cer
tainly very little of it at present ,
and every year it becomes less. All
Intelligent Americans know the value
to both countries of maintaining friendly
relations , and there is ample evidence
that this is equally well understood by
intelligent Englishmen. It is impossi
ble to say what difficulties may arise in
tlits future to disturb those relations ,
but the tendency is more ami more to
settle controversies by the method now
being pursued in the Boring sea issue. It
is sufo to say that the time is very re
mote when there will bo a serious con
flict between the two great English
speaking nations , and it may never
come.
TllKHK is an extraordinary increase
this spring in the immigration of French
Canadians into the .United States , and it
is observed with regard to it that it is a
break witli traditions and associations
which seem to have bound these people
as few other penplcs have been bound
with such bands. By reason of this
movement it is said that largo tracts of
land in lower Quebec are reverting to a
wilderness. Formerly when the sons
and daughters of French Canadians
came to this country it was with the in
tention of returning when a little money
was saved , but this appears to bo no
longer the practice. They come now
to make a home in the states and
send for the parents , who in many cases
have deserted their farms when they
could not sell them. There may bo
some question as. to the desirability of
this immigration , which is mainly to
New England , hilt It is evidence of con
ditions which in time may practically
depopulate the section from which it
comes. ,
WIIATKVKK may ; bo the outcome of
the now railroad rate law , it cannot bo
charged that the 'action of the republi
can governor of the ; state thwarted the
expectations of thq-pcople.
Wliut Itnlnriu Amount ) ) To ,
Acu < ! " / ; / Tribune.
So far as the avcraso republican can make
it out , the cause to wnich President Cleve
land consecrated himself lust year is that of
putting republicans t out. .of ofllco and demo
crats bauk in their places. - J
And Shutter th Hoiinn of l.nrcls.
Cincinnati Commercial ,
Senator Hoar anrnos eloquently against
popular election of senators. It is hardly
probjblo that such a proposition would pass
the senate at the present time. 1'opuhir
elections would play smash with some of the
present senatorial election machinery.
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Appreciated by Hit ) I'l'iipli- .
/Wire Itcitviillean.
The action of State Auditor Moore , in re
jecting several vouchers for supplies , which
had been approved by the hoard , and refus
ing to pay for double time to the smelling
committee- , entitles him to the thanlcs of the
people of this state , irrespective of party.
,
The Ax tlmt Adlill Ntt-iiug.
The Journal falls to fliul in any mugwump
organ a call to Mr. Cleveland's assistant
postmaster general to halt in his work us
headsman. And yet Mr. Clat-Ksou , in the
ilny of his greatest cfllcieney , did not put
more heads into the basket that Mr. Max
well IB now doing.
Spunily Trial the Thing- .
IftliraflM City I'ree/t.
The evident determination of the supreme
court to bring the impeachment cases to
trial as soon us possible is highly commenda
ble. The disgrace that now rests upon the
state should bo removed as soon us possible.
The state can not afford to rest under such a
cloud.
Willing to I.earn It 1'iUd for It.
I'lwlilcncc Journal.
Mr. Eckels of Illinois , whom Mr. Cleveland
has nominated for comptroller of the currency
is said to have observed , upon hearing of his
nomination , that ho "know nothing about
banks , but was willing to learn. " Mr.
Kokels is not the only individual In these
United States with feullngs of this kind
toward public ofllco.
o
JIom-Hty Not Unnflnml to I'urty.
Oakland lndri > ciitlent.
The six impeached state ofllclals were all
republicans ; but the impeaehers were not
all of the opposite political faith ; indeed the
rank and Hie of the republican party as well
ns of other parties would like to see honest
men In otllce. It is a bitter pill , but mostof
them down it without oven a perceptible
twitch of tlio muscles.
til III ) I--lllllrll.
JVcic I'urh Mm.
Among the pledges to be fulllllod is the
pledge to enact a tariff for rovenno only , a
tarilT into which tlio unconstitutional prln-
clplo of protection shall enter in no form ,
however dlsjjuisedA Unless that pledge is
fulfilled by the democracy the democracy
will hs horsowhippoVt at the polls the first
time the people geui "hnnco at us.
l''a < ! tioii If ulglituiiH tlm 1'It ) .
& ( . I'mil Vluntrr-rrcM.
How grandly dpeii Orover Inculcate the
lesson that the dttfiocratlc little birdies
.should in their iw ts agree and never onct
fall out ! See tl [ § iio. go hurtling througl :
tlio air to fall In sustaining showers on the
states where facttUif Is not doing Its deadly
work. And then folfk at the dreary and pli >
less condition of .Missouri , Virginia , Soutl
Carolina , Texas , Kuy York and Alabama.
Mr. Olury'M Oiiiirtiiiilty. | |
St. Limit I'tikt-Illfiwtfli.
The rubber trusty. composed of a large
number of inanufaatuccrs , or inlzod with a
capital of $ : > UlOU,00I. ) ( It gets its raw ma
terial free ami a duty of ! > 0 per cent on Its
products. Having no compstltloii In this
country , it adds the whole duty to the price
in the United States , hut snlls abroad at
prices llxed by the world's competition.
Hero Is a chance for Mr. Olnuy to show that
ho Is a hotter lawyer than his predecessor.
The anti-trust law must bo enforced.
An nvittlim Would C'niiio III Put ,
f Tim en.
The freight rate bill passed the senate
and Mr. Everett voted for the bill , and thin
east a volt ) for the peopln of this county anil
the stato. As tlio Times has already intl
mated none honor him moro than tlio ojltoi
fur his act. Tlio railroad gang with nil tin
boodle at then-command could not doti-r lilu
from followlii ) . ' out the desire of his constitu
cnls anil In view of this ho deserves r
Ki-outer amount of pralso than the Time !
can bestow. It remains for the people o
this county to give him an ovation bellttliu
tliu occasion ,
im.UUVIt.lT10 ASIKXITIKS.
OMAIU , Nob. , April 13. To the Editor of
TUB UBS ; In yesterday1 ! edition of TUB
UBK there appeared nn nrtlclo from its
Washington correspondent wlilcn reflected
upon the ofllcors of the democratic stnto cen
tral committee , ntul was In words as follows :
U 1ms been discovered at the postofllro and
one or two doiiartmi'tit.s that thi-sii Knntlmncn
hnvo boon oiidor.slnR tiy wholesale friends tot
appointments im postmaster * nnil to other
positions , ntul ilulng U In thonamnnf the dem
ocratic committee of NoliraiKa. Their iiiunoi
In thulr otllclal capacity appear on ninny
recommendations , nml their endorsements ap
pear on record us the expression of the state
committee Itself. U In supposed Hint they
have nmilo A wholesale buMnoss ot this olllelal
endorsement.
The olllcliils hnro received an.1 fllcd the en
dorsement * as comliiR from the democratic
committee of NuhruuUa , nnd had not the trick
been discovered It would have worked.
Messrs. Martin nnd Sheran have twice nt-
tempted to secure authority from the stain
commlttuu to omlor < o applications , probably
to ma < o their action good , and both times were
refused.
In Justice to tlio party organizations in tlio
state , nnd to tlio parties interested , we ilo-
sire to makou stulcmontof the facts relative
to endorsements made by the state commit
tee. At Its meeting hold in Lincoln , January
ID. ISSKt , the following resolution wns
adopted :
Kesolved , Tliat the state central committee
endorse applicants for postiilllees who have
the endorsement of tlii'sluticentral commlt-
tucnmn and the chairman of tlm county cen
tral committee having jnrlsdlrl Ion of Midi of-
that the chairman of the county
central committee at In harmony with the
majority of Ids committee , and that certifi
cates of endorsement he ghon to said appli
cants by the olllrers of the state committee.
In pursuance with the action of the com
mittee the chairman and secretary hnvo
given certificates of endorsement to appli
cants for postolllco positions who have com
piled with these requirements. No certill-
cates have been given , however , where a
contest or protest was tiled against the is
suance thereof. At a meeting of the state
committee held nt Omaha April 0 , IMHI , the
chairman reported In full what ccrtillcatcs
hid been issued , and a motion was carried
unanimously ratifying the issuance thereof.
All contests and protests were disposed of
at that inecttng by the state committee and
certillcates issued to the parties endorsed.
A committee consisting of A. J. Sawyer , .1.
\V. Fan-oil and the chairman was appointed
nt tliat meeting te lay before the authorities
at Washington the action of the
state committee ami tc ask their
co-operation In securing the appointment
of the candidates having the endorsement of
the party organizations. The facts are that
no certillcates of endorsement have been
liven unless the applicants have complied
with the conditions llxcd by the state com
mittee. These certificates have been con-
lined solely to the postoftlecs of the state ,
with the exceptionof the endorsement given
to .1. .Sterling Morton for secretary of agri
culture. The oillcers of the committee
have at all times advised tlmt no endorse
ments bo made other than for
the postofllccs , and the commit
tee has confined Its endorsements
to such applicants. It is needless to add
that all references made by the Washington
correspondent , to the chairman and secre
tary requesting any authority from the state
committee to endorse , are untrue nnd with
out any foundation In fact. In view of the
perfect accord and earnest co-operation
characteristic of the state committee , such
statements become ridiculous and we refrain
from further comments.
Trusting that you will civc this statement
publication , wo remain , respectfully ,
12rci.ii ) M.umx , Chairman.
J. B. SIIKKAN , Secretary.
XlSlllt.liili.t , IA7 > AKllt.liK < IXS.
A roller mill is to be built at Marslnnd.
Uev. T. S. Fowler has left Ueatriec and
will engage in ministerial work in South
Dakota.
Sheriff Kyan of Dakota county has been
appointed n deputy United States marshal
by Marshal White.
The 'J-year-old child which was struck by a
train at 1'aullno and had Its skull fractured
is still living and has a chance of recovery.
The levy to be made tills spring will wipe
out the old West Point precinct bonds and
the people of that city will rejoice when they
are paid.
IJecause the Widow Forbes filled her son-
in-law's hide with a load of bird shot for talc
ing property from her farm no.u- Elmwood ,
she has been bound over to the district court
for trial.
Senator Mattes has left his home in Ne
braska City lor Washington for the purpose
of consulting with Secretary Morton In re
gard to taking the place in Germany of
"Corncakc" Murphy.
The fifth annual encampment of the Inter
state Keunion association of Nebraska and
Kansas for the purpose of locating the next
annual reunion and also the election of ofll
cers of the coming year , will be held at Su
perior on May IS.
TJ. A. Simmons of Princeton ate chicken
out of a tin bucket and was taken violently
ill. Ills wife and nephew went to nurse him
and ate some of the chicken. They , too ,
were taken sick , and physicians had their
hands full for a time. All will recover.
Iconise petersen , a young Dane girl resid
ing at Lexington , died suddenly utter having
recovered from an attack of scarlet fever ,
and it is believed that she committed suicide
by taking poison. She had been very mel
ancholy because she had no friends this side
of the Atlantic.
The Nebraska City presbytery , .U Its meet
ing at Tccumsoh , has chosen Kov. Dr. W. W.
Harshn , Rev. John Uerk , Elder A. C. Mont
gomery nt York and Elder N. A. Harding ol
Nebraska City as commissioners to the
general assembly , which meets in Washing
ton next month. The delegation Is anti-
Uriggs.
Two-Strikes , the notorious Sioux chief of
Kosebud agency , called on tlio Valentine Ko-
publlcan tlio otht-i- day with Father Loch-
leitncr for the purpose of publicly announcing
that parties have been furnishing the In
dians of the Kosohud reservation with liquor.
To this Chief Two-Strikes is bitterly op
posed , and ho stated that if this liquor busi
ness was continued ho would give the parties' '
names who furnished U. .
1'Eoi'T.K iroitrn
Dr. George McDonald , the Scotch poet , is
nn invalid and is living a secluded life Ii
Scotland.
Jay Gould's free passes on exhibition nn
not mentioned as including ono on the Nov
Jerusalem road , or that other so hard ti
travel , Jordan.
Postmaster General llissell pronounces till
name with thn accent on tin- last syllable
but in the case of his fourth assistant tin
accent still remains on the ax.
Secretary Morton has adopted a system o
practical examination for such places in tin
Agricultural department as do not conn
within the purview of the civil service rules
General Anthouard do Vralncourt , win
died in Franco at the ago of ii * a fortnight o
moro ago , was almost the last survivor o
the wars-of the First empire. lie had Jus
loft thu military school of St. Cyr when h
took part in the battle of Waterloo.
George Jacob Schwoinfurth , Itoekford'
amber-haired claimant to divinity , has do
elded to cstablsh a branch ' -heaven" at At
pen , Colo. He will contlnno to make Uockfor
his first heaven , hut will visit Aspen at fro
qnmit intervals. Mrs. Tuttle , his choices
angel , will bo placed in charge of the no\
branch.
Judge Lurton , who has been appointed a
Judge in the sixth circuit , which includes th
state of Ohio , has been on Ohio soil bofort
Ho has n very lively recollection of his vlsl
to Ohio during the war. Ho was then
ragired rebel prisoner , and "baardod" for ;
time at Camp Chase , Columbus , nnd the
had a quiet summer vacation at Johnson'
island.
William Penn of Newark , N. J. , is a dircc
desctmdcnt of William Penn , the founder
Pennsylvania , and ho lias in his possession i
remarkable boolf , which was written b ,
William Penn when he was confined in th
tower of London. The book had boon handei
down In tlio Penn family In England am
some years ago came into the possession o
Mr. Penn of Newark. He lias refused $ "iO
for It , but has recently consented to oxhlbi
It nt the Worid's fair. The book has VJ
pages , piinted with the wooden ty | > o of tb
timo. The l > ook is entitled "No Cro s , tv
Crown. " nnd Is a copy of the second edition
William E. Ilarrett , who hus received tin
republican nomination fur congress in thi
district represented by Henry Calxit Ix > dge
is scarcely 85 nnd ssems destined to nmUe i
name for himself. Ten years ago ho wa
the Washington corroaponuent of the Hostoi
Advertiser und also at ted as Senator Hoar'
private secretary. Mr. Hurrett went t
Doslon from Washington und orgauUod ;
srndlcnto to mirchnso the Advertiser nnil
the KvcnlnR Hooord. Ho wns mndo the
editor of both pnpcr * . Later ho wns circled
to the legislature. Ho Is now serving his
third consecutive term as speaker of the
Massachusetts house.
Chnunrey Depow rcmnrks ! "Whon I nt-
tend n dinner of my German follow citizens I
nm a Gorman. When I sit down to n ban
quet of the Sons of Now Kngland I nm n de
scendant of the Pilgrim fathers. I am nlso
nn Irishman nt Irish dinners , n Frenchman
nt French dinners , 1 have , on n pinch ,
changed my nationality three times Insldoof
twenty-four hours nnd never suffered any
thing worse than n little Indigestion from 111
I expect to nttend thooponlngof the World's
fair In Chicago. If I should bo called upon
to speak I prcsumo I shall have no dlfllculty
In demonstrating that 1 nm n direct descend-
nut of Christopher Columbus. "
/A7 I/A Tit 1.11. .VO r CS.
An employment bureau has been organized
at the Colorado School of Mines at Golden ,
which lins for Its object the employment of
graduates in the HIH of their professions.
President Hcgls Chauvcnut will visit Kuropo
thu coining summer.
The Inbor commissioner of Michigan , In
his current annual report , presents some In-
torostlng statistics ns to royalties received
by the owners of the timber lands and Iron
and coal mines of the United States , which
In 1WO amounted to WSI.HIT.MIIJ. of which
4'tM5tlS ! ! ( ) was from stnmpago and fSl.ilMO.-
IKIl from coal nnd RJ.OH.OSS from Iron mines.
The world has not yet lost faith In canals.
There Is serious talk In France of building a
canal from the sea to the Mediterranean , so
that Mediterranean trade for other coun
tries need not bo carried within range of the
Kngltsh guns nt Gibraltar. And the 1'ltts-
burgera nro talking hupefullv of a canal
from Lake Kvio to the Ohio river at Pltts-
hnrg ; but they expect outside capital to
build U.
The manufacture of gossamer clothing ,
und also of rubber goods in general. Is , It ap
pears , to bo carried on by means of a new
and improved process. The method proposed.
Is for the compounding of rubber and the re
production of the colors in figures , checks
and plaids , by printing these on a rubber
surface on gossamer garments , giving to the
latter the appearance of the most popular
patterns -'mackintoshes , " and at a very
reasonable cost.
Tlio senate has adopted a resolution re
ported from the finance committee directing
the commissioner of labor to make a report
to the Semite at the opening of the Fifty-third
congress of the total cost , including all the
elements thereof , and a'so the labor cost of
leading iron and steel products , leading pro
ducts of textile Industries , and of other arti
cles the cost of which has been or may bo
approximately obtained , with parallel exhib
its of cost of production in other countries.
A Chicago contractor has Invented a new
way of Bottling labor disputes , but It has not
been given a trial. The union workmen who
now receive ! IS cents an hour , wanted -10.
The contractor offered to decide whether
they should have ! tt or lit1 , cents by the toss
of a coin. The men's representative offered
to leave to chance whether the rate should
lH flTlj'or40 cents , but no agreement was
reached on the proposition , and finally lit1 ,
cents was agreed upon as tlm rate , without
the aid of a coin. H was estimated tlmt SOU-
000 depended upon the difference of y t cents
in the rate of wages per hour.
1'oot Hull lit NnliriiHk.i City.
A game of foot hall will bo played at Ne
braska City tomorrow afternoon between
the Omaha High school team and the State
normal team of Peru. The Omaha players
will leave ttio Missouri Pacific depot on a
special train at 11 a. in. A large crowd will
accompany them. After the game the teams
will bo given a reception by their friends nt
the Grand Pacllic hotel. IJoth teams are in
tlio pint ; of condition and a line game is ex
pected. The Peru team has yet to moot its
match , while the Omaha team has been
beaten but few times.
Tlio Uriidly runny Mini.
Ktw \ ' < nh hrcntnu Sun.
Hero Is a man of the name of William A.
Gilbert who had the strength of mind to for
swear liquor , and turn his hack on all fasci
nation thereof , yet goes elf and drowns him
self when hols ridiculed on the subject by
one of tlio tunny men of the place where lie
worked. 1 ho world has before now heard of
a professional humorist drlvhnr his hearers
to murder , but , this seems to be the first time
when It had the effect of suicide.
run
Snmcrrllle Jnurml.
The belle of tlio bill : room captivates
The youths who eluMi'i- round ,
rrauilc- , and fair , and palo Is she ,
Too dainty to touch the giound.
Sho'll dunce for hour- , without u re.st
In tin- hull room's dl//.y whirl.
Hill hhe'i far lo fragile and fall- for mo.
Hurrah for thoUut-doori Ulrl !
Her skin IK browned and the blood shows
thro mh
In a healthy , glowing flush.
Shu doi-sn't care for tin ; palo dcllghtx
Of the brilliant ball room'crush. .
She loves the Holds , the Mowers , Iho woods ,
And the Joyous sonj ; of birds.
To her the Joy of living hoemi
A pleasure too deep for worUs.
flip fences , rides on horse or wheel.
Plays tennis , and walks , und drives.
Slio lives as much In a week as the hello
Of the ball In a do/en lives ,
Her head doesn't nelio In the afternoon ,
And her nppi-tltiuiovi-r falls ;
i-ho'K bright und cheery , and full of life ,
And a stranger to uchoa and alls.
She's plump , and rosy , and hwout , and round ,
A pleluro of perfect health ;
Hho boasts a freedom from aches and pains
That Is Hotter far than wealth.
Her eyes are clear and her sUn U fulr.
Thoiiijli hcM-ci-Imps ilo gel enl of curl.
And she Is the hope of the world today.
Hnrrali for the Out-doors ( ilrl !
Xv i.o.v .
A I.rtton In Ornmmnr by th * Nullinml
Supreme Court.
Now York Suns The supreme court ot tha
United States has recently been called UIHW
to review the action of the supreme court of
Texas In n suit brought ngalnst Ilrigadler
General David S , Stanley and other army
ofileors by persons claiming title to certain
lands nt San Antonio Included In the govern
iiiont military reservation nt that cltv
Tlio principal point Involved was the ques
tion whether the United States government ,
In un notion brought for trespass upon lands ,
could avail Itself of the ntntuto of llmlta
tlons , that Is , could bo nllovcd to iilo.iil and
prove ns n defense that the suit had not been
brought within the time prcscribpd b\- law
' 1 ho supreme court maintained the right of
tlio government to Interpose such it plea
but we call attention to the litigation , nut so
union on account of Its legal as it grammati
cal Interest.
Two opinions were handed down , ono
being the prevailing opinion of the court ,
written by Chief Justlcxj Fuller , and the
other n dissenting opinion , by Mr. Justice
Meld. In the dissenting opinion Judge
Meld takes occasion to criticise the lan
guiigo of the answer which was Interposed
In behalf of General Stanley and his co-dc
fcndants by the United Slates district attor
ney for the western district of Texas Tills
answer asserted that the defendants wore
officers of the army of the Ititled States ,
nml as such were In possession ot the land in
controversy : then It went lyi to nllegoUnit
as Individuals they do not claim and have nn
title to the lantl In oontro\ersy. but claim
that they are lawfully In possession thereo'
ns oillcers nnd agents of the fulled States
nml that the United Stntes holds in herself
complete title to the property in eontro
versy ; " wherefore the defendants entered a
plea of not guilty to the alleged trespass
Mr. Justice Field does not approve of the
gender thus assigned to the rutted States
Here are his views on the subject.
"Tho designation thus given to the fulled
States a.s herself In a pleading drawn b.v ono
of their attoriu-.Ns is open to criticism , as in
the constitution both before and since Un
civil war the United States have ahva.xs
been designated In the plural ; thus article
ill. , section ! ) , declares that treason against
the United States shall consist i.nb in levy
ing war against them , or In udhcrlmt to their
enemies , giving them aid and comfort : and
article xlil , adopted since the civil \\ar.de
dares tlmt neither slavery nor inuiluiitary
servitude , except ns a punishment for i-nmo ,
whereof the party shall have been duh con
victed , shall o.\ist in the United Stales or in
any place subject to their jurisdiction "
We commend this lesson In grammar lo all
the district attorneys of the United States ,
especially- new ones appointed by Presi
dent Cleveland. They must bo careful to
speak of the United Stales not as he , Mho.
or It , hut an they or them. The mat tor is
obviously important or it would not be dis
cussed In the judicial opinion of a distin
guished member of ono of the greatest of
human tribunals.
A Notulilo ClmiiK" of Tune ,
Mlnncmuilti Trllntnr.
"Protest ntrnllist failure of authorities to
afford protection to consulate , and. If facts
are well established , ask expressions of re
gret , prompt prosecution of the guilty
parties mid reparation for injury to Amer
ican property or person. " Thus writes Sec
retary ( in-sham to tlio American minister to
Peru , and quite properly. When President
Harrison sent messages like that the liotir-
bens howled " ! " "A
"Jingo bullying policy for
political purposes , " and all that sort of
thing.
iiK.ii > .ixn LOOK i M-.i.vi.vr.
Koi-hesler Democrat ; A hoi lie Is a very mi-
fiirtunato tiling. ICvory time It guts anything
It gets It In the m-cli.
Philadelphia Times : There's no need of thn
whole nation getting oil' about a consular
agent belli ) ; shot In the foot , lint It wouldn't bo
surprising If 11 made him hopping mad.
Cleveland 1'laln Dealer : "Tlio curfew tolls
tinUiiill of parlhiKilay. Hie lowing herd winds
slowly o'er Ilii ! lea" tinllsh'iiinn homeward
plods his huy way to toll his wlionphiK lies to
you und me.
Indianapolis Journal : " \Vliut maUi-s that
puzlllsl behave so timidly In ymir proHi'iu-of'
said oinniun to another ut a privnto sparring
exhibition. "Ho acts us If ho were afraid of
you. "
"He is. I'm his dentist. "
Minneapolis Journal : "Mother's dough
nuts ! " he said , as ho siillVcil ut tin-in con
temptuously ; "I should call them gate lilnxos !
You ought to .soo tlm doughnuts my wife "
nnd his mother left the tanle In tears , whllo
his ulfc said , chiding ! } ' but happily ,
" ' "
"L'lmrllo !
Puck : I'lrst llurglar What , hack so soon ,
Hill ! What did you ; cl ?
Soi-ond llurglar Xolliln' w i'ro too late -
Ilieie's a receipted plumber's bill a-lyln'on
tlio table ! - - .trzj , . - -
Clothier and l-'iirnlshor : Hunker You Miy
yon Jumped on Hie cow catcher of tlio an-
nroaclihiK en lno , and thus saved yourself.
\Vlii-io did yon acquire such agility ?
Hill-I haven't been courting a Klrl whew
w oars crinoline for nothing.
Indianapolis Journal : "Algernon thinks n
great deal of mother , " said young Mrs. I'ltts.
"Hardly a week passes that he does not Intro
duce her to some nlco , marriuKc.-ihlo old gim-
tlcnmn. Tlio strange part of It Is. thoiiKli ,
that most of thoin live In towns hundreds of
miles from lioro. 1 confess 1 can hardly un
derstand that. "
AN OVKItWOIIKKD WO1UI.
LYifri(0 ( Urcnnl.
lt'n nn "artist" deus your shaving
And an "artist" combs your hair ;
An "artist" doe.s your raving ,
Acting Hamlet in despair.
An "artist" writes your novels
And an "iirtlsl" cooKs your meals ;
An "artist" paints your novels
And an "aitlst" mukes your wliools.
"Artist tailors" un\ und nourish ,
As each tailor's slKn repeals
Say , can't \\e find and noniMi
"Artist liulp" to cluan tlio streets ?
st Mnmifiiotilriiri : ui 1 It > tilli-l
of Ulothlut ; la tlu Woi-11.
See That Hole
They've started it now , and it is only a day or
"two now until the wall will bo
down We've fenced ofT the
front of the store so that we
are still doing1 business in as
good shape as ever. We have
never before gathered around
us so fine a line of spring-
suits for boys and men as this
year Our children's depart
ment on the seoond floor is the
largest and most complete in
this western country Boys'
1 ' suits from $2 up Men's suits fron $8.50 up. The
if u i I hats are temporarily on the third floor , and v/e are
t I
ii | selling lots of them at lower prices than hat
si stores do.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
