Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY UEH : MONDAY , APKTL 17 , 1893 ,
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TUB Spanish caravels , Santa Maria ,
Plnta and Nina , are on their way to
Now York in tow of steamers. This
looks ii little incongruous. Christopher
Columbus depended on his sails and res-
oluloly refused to signal iv tug.
COMPLAINT is arising in all directions
that President Cleveland is not moving
with any perceptible celerity in the
direction of redeeming the pledges of
Ills party's platform concerning the en
forcement of the laws against trusts.
TUB cast will not hereafter have much
to say about western weather. There is
nearly a foot of snow In tlio state of Now
York , and seine other sections of the
cast are enjoying a fine , run of sleighing.
Jvleanwhilo it is balmy spring In the
vest.
FIFTY German newspaper men have
just arrived in this country in a body
nnd will proceed to Chicago. They
fthoulil not fail to take a trip through
the great west and toll their readers all
about the most wonderful country on
earth.
IT is said to be the policy of the pres
ident to divorce the Indian bureau from
politics. This would bo n good thing
for the country as well as for the red men ,
1ml it would bo highly unpopular with
the practical politicians in the presi
dent's party.
THE progress of the suit commenced
l > y the state of Illinois against Auditor
'Charles W. I'uvoy , to recover moneys be
longing to the public trea-uiry ; It is safe
to say , will bo followed with close atten
tion by at least one spectator who once
occupied an olllcial position at the
Nebraska state eapitol.
Now THAT the United States govern
ment has acquired thu right to establish
n coaling station at the Gallapagos Isl
ands It Is pretty well provided with such
stations In the Pacilic ocean. In the im
probable event of a war 'that would re
quire operations in those waters those
'coaling ' stations would bo of the utmost
importance.
THE determination of the whisky
'trust to cut prices down to the cost of
production or lower In order to crush
compbtition Is exactly In line with the
'policy that Is contemplated by all of the
combines If It becomes necessary. They
can afford to lose money for a time If
they can thereby gain absolute mastery
of tlio field.
[ aSKVEHAl , successful experiments in
steam plowing have been niadoin this
Htato this spring , and the belief is gain
ing ground that It is cheaper to plow
with a Htcum engine and gang plows
than with hoi-hcs. Perhaps the day is
tiot far distant when the Nebraska far-
iner will break up his land with a stor
age battery electric motor , wliich Is cor-
talu to bo the cheap power of the future.
NOTWITHSTANDING the unusual se
verity of the past winter the report of
the statist ician of the Department of Ag
riculture shows that the condition of the
cattle of the country Is bettor than it
was last spring , while 'the condition of
other stock Is substantially the same.
This would seem to indicate that special
euro has been bestowed upon stuck by
farmers and ranchmen during the
winter.
ANOTHKU enormous trust Is about to
take Us place In the line , as designated
by tlio democratic platform , "designed
to enable capital to secure moi-o than its
just share of the joint product of capital
nnd labor. " The consolidation of the
vast Iron Interests of the Mahoning
valley , a dispatch from Youngstown , O. ,
states' , will no doubt bo completed within
the next few days. Now York capitalists
will form the syndicate.
ONK of the Younger boy.s , notorious
us a train and bank robber , who Is now
serving time In "Minnesota , has con
tributed $5 fur the Confederate soldiers'
homo In Missouri. There is a streak of
teed ; in'thoumnpjbition of almost every
villain , "and It may bo that the survivors
of the Dalton gang will endow a hos
pital or something with the fruits of
their next successful hank raid. And
by the way , another bank raid in Kan-
fcfts Is about due.
TIIK poetry of irony is illustrated by
the fact that C. A. Pillslmry , the big
Minneapolis miller , was caught "short"
on wheat , along with "Plunger"
JM Pardrldgo , Phil Armour and several
other Chicago speculators , It cost him
Boveral hundred thousand dollars to set
tle with the "captain. " Mr. Plllsbury
is the name estimable gentleman who so
ardently advocated the Hatch anti-option
bill before last winter "
congress to "pro
tect the fnrmci'H from the wicked gam
blers who sell wheat 'short. ' "
/.itl'S THAT I.M'K KXl'OHl'RMKfr.
Among the Important luetiMtrefl paused
by the legislature of tiilshtntoUt Its re
cent cession was house roll . ' 10 , nn not to
prohibit lumber dealers , coal dealers or
other persons , companies , partnerships
or associations from entering Into any
tMiitraut , agreement or combination
to pool or fix the price at which lumber
or coal ahull bo sold. There Is no doubt
of the wl.mlom of this measure , and it Is
certain to he unanimously sanctioned by
the people.
It Is not difllcult to pass laws of this
clmractor. but experience proves that It
Is exceedingly difllcnlt to enforce them.
A < : : i-.o in point may bo found in the Im
portant conspiracy trial that has just
closed at Hochester , N. Y. , with n disa
greement of the jury. There Is a pro
vision In the criminal code of the state
of New York which covers much the
same ground as the law just passed In
this state. Under this provision a num
ber Of members of the coal dealers ex
change of Rochester wore Indicted on
the charge of conspiring together to
prevent competition and to 'control
prices. The defendants employed emi
nent counsel , and able lawyers were nlso
associated with the district attorney in
the trial of the cabc , which
lasted about a week and was stub
bornly contested on both sides. The
defendants were prominent men In the
community and public interest In the
trial ran high. The evidence against
the defendants was so strong and dam
aging as to be sensational. It was shown
that the business of the exchange was
conducted with the same secrecy that
would be employed by robbers laying
their plans for plundering a bank Of
ficial communications to the members
were accompanied by the admonition
that they bo destroyed as soon as read.
Tlio proceedings of the organization
were conducted with the view of conceal
ment , and the consciousness of guilt and
the fear of exposure were manifest in
everything it did. In hin charge
to the jury the learned judge
reviewed the evidence in such a manner
that its tolling force against the de
fendants could not have failed to im
press any juryman endowed with in
telligence , and yet the jury persistently
disagreed and the prosecution of the
conspirators came to naught. It had
been snown that the exchange was
formed to injure trade , that individ
uals suffered by it , that small dealers
were driven out of business , that com
petition was throttled to such an extent
that the taxpayers of the city were
plundered on contracts for coal for the
public schools , that thewalo agent of the
Heading combine was actively concerned
In the conspiracy , and yet a jury of
twelve men sworn to perform their duty
could not agree upon a verdict.
It is not by reason of u lack of laws that
It Is possible for such combinations for
the restraint of competition to thrive
and escape justice. The dilllculty lies
in the fuct that it is almost impossible to
convict oven in cases whore the guilt of
the accused is beyond doubt. In
the ciBo referred tj above the
most Important witnesses wore men
connected with the exchange , who
had not been Indicted. They claimed
their lawful 'privilege of refusing
to answer quest ions when their answers
would have incriminated themselves ,
and thus a great deal of ho truth was
suppressed. But it would seem as if in
disputable evidence of the existence of a
combine or conspiracy of this character
ought to have weight enough to Insure
conviction without being supplemented
by a great array of testimony as to spe
cific acts. It requires an unreasonable
amount of proof to convict men of the
crime dolined in the law for the
protection of the public against com
bines. So far as wo know , there
are not now in existence in
Nebraska any organi/ations similar to
the one that has triumphed over justice
In Rochester , but at any rate our now
law prohibiting them is a just one , and
it Is to bo hoped that If any prosecu
tions shall In" future take place undoV
It they will not result in such miscar
riages of justice as have been witnessed
elsewhere.
TUB IXDIAX IIUliKAU.
President Cleveland referred in his
inaugural address to the responsibilities
of the government in relation to the In
dians. Ho said they should bo treated
with forbearance and their rights and
interests honestly and considerately
guarded. "Every effort should bo made
to lead them , " said Mr. Cleveland ,
' through the paths of civilization and
education to solf-supportinir and Inde
pendent citizenship. In the meantime ,
as the nation's wards , they should be
promptly defended against the cupidity
of designing men and shielded from
every inllneneo or temptation that re
tards their advancement. " A report
from Washington states that it is the
intention of the president to divorce the
Indian bureau from politics , and that it
was in line with this intention that ho
selected Mr. Browning of Illinois to be
commissioner of Indian affairs and Mr.
Armstrong to be assistant commissioner.
So far as known the former has never
devoted any special attention to the In
dian problem , butlio will doubtless soon
bo able to qualify himself to deal Intelli
gently with that Important question.
The assistant commissioner has had
experience in the Indian serv
ice , having been an inspector
under Mr. Cleveland's former adminis
tration , and his appointment , it Is said ,
was duo f > his Intimate knowledge of
Indian matters rather than to the fact
that ho is in political sympathy with the
administration.
The people of the west fully appre
ciate the Importance of a wlso and
honest administration of Indian affairs ,
and they will give hearty approval to
everything In the nature of true reform.
What they doslro Is a continuance of the
policy which had such beneficent results
under the preceding administration.
Not only did this policy add over 30-
000,000 acres to the public do
main , but great progress was made in
the allotment of lands In severally to In
dians , who thereby acquired citizenship.
There was at the same time a great ad
vance in education , many new schools
having boon opened and the enrollment
of scholars largely increased , abaut
20,000 being now in the schools. There
is a great deal more of this work to be
done and If it t carried forward ear
nestly on the lines already marked out ,
the value of which results have been
atnply demonstrated , the Bolutlon of the
Indian problem ought to ho at
tained before the close of the
prcHOtit administration. The fact Is
recognized by those who are familiar
with this question that the present Is a
critical period In tlio history of the
American Indians. This is especially
so as to the tribes In the Indian terri
tory , who are felt to bo at a turning
point In their destiny. An effort will
undoubtedly ho Inadelo Induce the five
civilized tribes to accept severally allot
ments and full cllizcnship , and there is
reason to expect that it will bo success
ful. There Is understood to bo a strong
sentiment among those tribes favor
able to such a policy , and If
the government should sho\v a disposi
tion to deal liberally with them It Is
highly probable they would agree to
change their condition and become as
similated as citizens. This would be an
ea .y stop for them , since they are fa
miliar with the poiitlcal system of the
country.
The ultimate elevation to citizenship
of all Indians Is but a question of time ,
but judicious treatment Is necessary in
order to avoid thrusting this baon Uftm |
some tribes before they are prepared for
it. However , there Is perhaps no great
danger that tills will b'e dono. The ed
ucational question has been a somewhat
troublesome one and may bo made so
again , but it is to bo hoped and expected
that there will be no backward step
taken regarding it. The president seems
to take a lively interest in the Indian
problem , and there Is In this fact ground
for anticipating notable progress under
the present administration toward its
solution.
TIIK TltKAStnir SITUATION.
The national treasury has been get
ting along smoothly for several weeks
and there seemed up to within a week
a promise that the situation would con
tinue for a considerable period free from
dillleulties , but it has again become as
morions as it was in the closing days of
the Harrison administration. The largo
exports of gold last week reduced the
supply of free gold in the treasury so
that the secretary is reported to have
said that ho was dangerously near the
reserve hold for the redemption
of legal tender notes. It was
stated a few days ag , > that Secre
tary Carlisle would not hesitate to draw
upon the $100,000,000 reserve If it should
become necessary to do so , but the latest
advices indicate that he is preparing to
obtain gold by issuing bonds. Doubtless
the secretary has full authority to in
vade the reserve , but it would seem that
this last resort would bo put oil'as long
as possible , for the effect of using any
part of this reserve' for any other pur
pose than that for which it was created
might bo bad. It is the foundation upon
whioh resumption rests , and to dis
turb it would be very likely to
have damaging results. Issuing bonds
would undoubtedly be a much better
course , but as this there Is a question
whether the government could get ho
gold at home. It Is true' ' that the statis
tics show there is a large amount of gold
in the country , but it is doubted by some
that the holders would buy brimls with
it under the circumstances. It is not
clear , however , what good reason they
could have for not doing so except an ex
pectation of larger gains in the event of
gold going to a premium. There is rea
son for apprehending that a spec
ulation might he organized for
this very object , and it is
this possibility which may' explain
the reticence of Secretary Carlisle when
asked regarding a bond issue , lie would
not say that no Issue was contemplated ,
simply denying a rumor that a certain
amount had boon issued.
The stress of the situation is Shown
In the fact that the secretary of the
treasury directed that no more gold cer
tificates bo Issued. ItsceiiH to bo the
opinion in treasury circles that the out
flow of gold will continue indefinitely ,
and If this ha well founded there is ob
vious necessity for prompt and decisive
action to put the treasury in a con
dition to meet the demand. That this
is likely to bo a pretty difllcult task is
plain , for the government may bo con
fronted by a homo as well as a foreign
plan to break down resumption. It
would seem evident that the purpose of
the European financiers is to deplete the
United States of gold , If that bo possible ,
and to lorce this country to n silver
basis , and it is not to bo doubted that they
can got hero all the help to this end they
may wish. Secretary Carlisle Is doing
wisely in no letting the world know
what plans ho has In mind to meet the
emergency that confronts the treasury ,
but their development , which may bo
expected soon , will bo awaited with very
great and general interest.
x nsiTuns.
The millions of foreigners who will
visit the United States this year will
llnd much to excite their wonder outside
of the exposition grounds , at Chicago.
It is u well known fact that only a very
small proportion of the people of Europe ,
to say nothing of the people of the east
ern countries , have anything like a just
conception of the institutions , the in
dustries or the resources of the United
States. Only those who have actually
visited this country and spent months In
travel and Intelligent study hero are at
all familiar with the achievements of
the American people or acquainted with
the characteristics of the country.
Nothing short of actual contact with
the people and the currents of activity
in this country can teach Europeans
what America really Is , and this experi
ence will bo had this year for the first
time by a great number of visitors from
foreign lands. Wo do not flatter our
selves when wo assume that they will bo
astonished. They cannot well ho
otherwise If thny take an In
telligent view of what has
been accomplished by this young
nation during a period that has wit
nessed comparatively slight changes In
their own countries. Our foreign vis
itors , judging by the standards to which
.they are accustomed at home , will find
it hard to bollovo that our nmuufactured
products Imvo increased ahaut ( iO jxjr
cent in the last ton years , and that dur
ing this brief period moro capital has
been Invested U fnanufaclurlng enter
prises id thin conhrry than the total In
vented twenty yojjcfl ago. They will bo
nearly stunned when their attention Is
called to the frfdl that at the rate
of growth ifcllat has prevailed
for ton years pastille value of our man
ufactured products In the year 1000 will
bo about $ in,700WX,000. , When they are
reminded that upon the same basis of
calculation our .mint-nil output in that
year will amountto nearly 31,200,000,000
they will bo atnnrod. Hut our growth in
population and wealth h equally wonder
ful , and the foreign mind will find abund
ant food for reflection in the extraordi
nary development of the agricultural re
sources of the United States and the
prodigious expansion of our commerce.
It will broaden and liberalize the. minds
of our cousins from over the seas to have
these things thrust upon their attention ,
and it may make them better neighbors
to us and to each other.
The World's fair will bo a great educator
cater of the people , hut our visitors from
abroad who wish to learn whnA this
country really Is and what It Is destined
to be in the future will have to lay their
plans for something moro than a visit to
the exposition. They cannot toll tholr
friends that they have seen this country
until they have penetrated It a little fur
ther than Chicago. They must take a
trip through the boundless west and get
a glimpse of Us exhaustless resources
before they can comprehend the secret
of American greatness.
In t at IJtiml ,
( * < i l'l Trlliunf.
The World-llcrnld failed to come to taw In
the c'irculntlon war In Oniahii anil THE
Is on top an usual.
MlmoltrPs Coiinnliitlon I'lirxp.
niolic-Dtmncrat.
Missouri democrats may at least bo thank
ful for the fact that Massachusetts men
can't bs appointed to the postofllces in this
state.
IP
A I > nmncrillo : Symptom.
The people In an Ohio town elected a deail
man to ofllco. M'licro is reason to fear that
the patriotic people of the Buckeye state
are not now living tip to their reputation.
A lIH'lT < Mii"j In Miniums.
Hosowatcr of TIIK OMAHA Hir. : isn't half as
niacl as the fellows whom ho was instru
mental In bringing into a court of impeach
ment. The latter are practically Incurable.
Kemiimlii-rlnc Ilio ( Iron ! Cuptalii.
I''if/mfflji'if'i / l.td'jer.
While the nnviotof the world are gathered
in Now Yorlt haru ir for the great review ,
graceful rcnieinurance will ho shown of the
great military captain who sleeps in River
side park. After tin- review the flagship
Philadelphia will tro up the river anil lire a
salute opposite the tomb of General Grant.
Homo , , S vuct Homo.
Ilcin-cient < ilh-c C. I ) . Ojjjicr ,
There were candidates socking endorse
ment for federal positions from.cvery nook
anil cranny in Nebraska , and this made ad
ditional trouble foV Iho democratic mem
bers. To leave all this hubbub , and the
care and anxiety over- possible mistakes , in
Judging between Jiritaneasuros anil vicious
ones , seems like a dri'jini of paradise. It is
good to be homo agiiiii.
Gotham Swells on I'arailo.
llnitk'n Hemlil.
Stoop a little , carry a stick , wear tan or
light brown gloves , n white sillt si-arf tieil
into a small puff bow about your throat , with
a pear-shaped pearl or.cut'a eye with a diamond
mend stuck Into tho.kjnot , and carry a huge
bunch of viplets , lilies of the vapey or hya
cinths in the lapel of yp'ur frock coat. Uo
sure the frock has very long full tails ami
that its silk lining Is vis'iblo on tlio lapels.
Then you'll be a Fifth avenue swell , accord
ing to tlic latest edition uf the fashion plate.
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Scwanl HtoMt.
. For the benefit of the readers of Tun
OMAHA BHE Mr. Rosewater has , after a care
ful canvass of Omaha , succeeded in demon
strating to Mr. Hitchcock that when it c.uno
to a matter of circulation the World-Herald
\yas not there. According to the published
list Tun Ben has moro than twice as many
subscribers as tlio hitter paper , and suggests
to the World-Herald the wis'dom of applying
a heavy dose of mucilage to the mouth of the
circulation liar.
Where DU.ippnlutmtmt rurk .
I'lilltnMphta I Ml er.
Atiout the most melancholy employment
that one can pick up is that of working for a
picnic party on a holiday ; Yet thousands of
young men and women are crowding to
Chicago , thinking to have a good time at the
World's fair by getting a chance to work
there. Many , if not all , will bo disappointed ,
both those who fail to get work and those
who are employed and find that they have to
drudge in sight of the enjoyments provided
for other people without any opportunity to
participate therein.
Houtli Curollim rii > iitliiii > iit , IHil.t.
C/m / > f < vifoi ( iYeic.t diul Courier.
The host thing for the southern states
would have been tlio establishment of their
independence as a nation. Tholr connection
with the northern states costs thorn many
millions of dollars annually , and brings them
no compensatory benefit whatever. They
sought to establish their independence for
that reason , and desired to withdraw from
the old union peaceably. Noono on tholr side
forced a "conflict between tlio sections" or
desired a conflict , i'lio war was waged on
the part of the northern section to retain a
rich taxing district under the sarno general
government. _
Dnrknuxi ) Milken tin , I.lglit Look Ilrlghtor.
Aoi/olh Juiiniflf ,
It ought not to bo a very strange or re
markable thing for a man to do his duty in a
state ofllco , and yet Eugene Moore , state
auditor , is winning words of commendation
all over the state for nothing more nor less
than that very thing. He Is simply apply
ing honest business methods to the conduct
of his office. There are two things , however ,
which cause such action to bo considered
noteworthy. One lies In contrast. Loose ,
shiftless and careless methods have evi-
'dently prevailed among state olllclals and ,
set against them as u background , a careful
and conscientious administration seems to
shine In a clearer a alt tnoro sparkling light.
A North Dnti'olu Xovolty.
Sl > rtn < ifleM ( .Mis. ) ItrjitiMfraii
North Dakota , uniler a law recently passed
by the legislature , will-experiment with so-
called commissioners > .of conciliation who
shall bo elected In thu satno manner as are
Justices of the peaq ? . > , Two of these com
missioners shall sit wuji the justk-o of the
peace in hearing all cases before the latter
can bo taken into a cdfirt of law. They shall
hear the statomi'iits'JbT the parties to the
controversy , 110 attorneys being allowed in
tin ) hearing , ami cndiiivor to Induce them
to adjust tholr diffcrcwes without further
litigation. This effort ut conciliation falling
tlio'partles may "go'ftaw" } ami light until
they are weary. Suoli legislation is meant
well , but It scums Hire a hitter satire upon
the established Judicwl' procedure.
n n a ( 'ori < iir tlnii Attorney ,
Xrif York Trdiune.
The Now York World , whioh Is certainly
as much an organ of thu administration as it
Is anything oho , states on thu authority of a
press Dissociation that the attorney general
of the United States holds also , and shows
no Intention of rclimiuishlng , thu position of
council and director in thu Boston & Maine
nnd In the Chicago , -Burlington & Qulncy
railroads. These railroads pass through sov-
er.U statoa nnd are subject to the operation
of the interstate commerce act. If Mr. Oluoy
sustains oftlcial relation to or holds interests
In these corporations , ho has relations and
Interests entirely In consistent with his po
sition of attorney general of the United
States. It limy be his duty to proscmito
these raiK-oails. Indeed , there Is thu
authority uf ohenatorof the United States
for saying that as to ono of them. It U now
his duly to umlto at least a critical ox\iinlna-
lion.
ffKtr I'oi.irtr.tit KIIA
Axtoll Kepubltonn : The passage of the
maximum freight bill Is a step In the right
direction.
Arapahoe Mirror : If any of the railroads
think of KohiR out of business on account of
It they might Just as well begin to tear tip.
Shelton Clipper : The peop'lo of the utato
have demanded the ipassago of a maximum
rate bill fora number of years nnd the action
of Governor Orounso In signing this ono will
bo generally approved.
West Point Republican : The results of
Iho twenty-thin ! session have as a whole
Riven general satisfaction , for It has marked
the freedom of the stnto from the dictates
of corporate monopolies.
Nebraska City News ; When Governor
Crounse signed the railroad bill It took the
railroad question out of imlltlcs nnd n
number of politicians who have been claimIng -
Ing to "have a pull" will have to drop out ergo
go to work.
Stuart Ledger ; The passage of the maxi
mum rate bill wilt suit everybody In the
state of Nebraska except the railroads.
Railroads are a grand , good thing , but are
Inclined to bo avaricious , like alt other cor
porations , and need curbing.
Madison Koporter : No bill can lit the
case of each road. Injustice Is hound lo bo
done to some roads , but the railroads have
fought so persistently every and nil railroad
legislation that they deserve all that the
new bill may bring upon them.
Ucalrlcc Democrat : The long-talked-of
maximum freight bill has been signed by
Governor Urounso and will become a law at
the expiration of three months. The bill Is
a voluminous document and makes a reduc
tion in freight rates between Nebraska
points of about 'JO percent.
Si'linyler Qnlll : Notwithstanding all the
political Jugglery , threats and peddling of
so-called Influence , Governor Urounso still
retained the use of his reasoning faculties ,
his backbone , n quality of sand seldom found
In a Nebraska chief executive , and consequently
quently the bill was signed.
Healrlco Times : As the railroads have
made little if any reduction on their rates In
the past live years , and as the volume of
their business in the state has increased
alxmt one-third In thai lime , Iho reduction
would not seem to bo an extremely radical
one. The bill may bo defective In some
rcspccls , but however that may be , It Is a
movement In the right direction. There Is
but one way to get reasonable freight rates ,
and tl.at is by legislation.
Sioux City Journal : The governor's ap
proval Tf the Nebraska maximum rate meas
ure means that a long litigation will begin
Interviews with the high officials of tho'
chief Nebraska railroads Indicate that they
will go Into the courts , although they do not
state upon what points. This is Immaterial.
They will light the law , not only on its
merits , but hy indirection and by every
means known to their legal departments.
Holdrcge Citizen : Home predict that the
passage of the maximum freight bill will
take the question out of ) > olitlcs. We hope
It may bo so as the railroad question has oc
cupied n prominent place In this state so
long that many other questions that deserve
consideration have passed unnoticed. Hut
wo fear that those who claim that the law is
perfection will llnd that they are sadly oft.
A fair trial will tell moro about it ; mean
while let us hope for the best.
Emerson Enterprise : Governor Crounse
has signed the maximum freight rate bill.
Whatever censure may bo made against our
into legislators they have done a grand act
in passing this bill in face of the united op
position of the combinations of railroads nnd
their hirelings. Every man who opposed
the passage of this just rate bill should be
in the future elected to stay at home. People
plo irrespective of party nulled in demand
ing lower rates of freight , freights in the
past have been robbery. All honor to Gov
ernor Crounse.
Cedar Hapids Commercial : Probably the
most Important and far-reaching act of the
legislature was the passage of the maximum
freight rate bill This measure is so volumi
nous that Us provisions are as yet not well
understood , himcc its effects upon the com
mercial and manufacturing interests of the
state are for the present wholly proble
matical. While the bill probably contains
many defects , yet the assertion of the power
of the state to control railroads is in accord
ance with the demands of the people as ex
pressed In the latest platforms of the politi
cal parties.
Genoa Leader : The opponents of the
maximum freight bill declare It both unjust
and unconstitutional. Well if so , the courts
will knock It out and the railroads will have
It all their own way again. Uut , if-lt Is
neither , then It is a much needed measure.
The Leader does not believe the bill is what
it should bo nor what It would have been
had there been more business and less poli
tics in the consideration thereof , but such
are the ways of legislatures , nnd we , the
people , have to take what they give us and
thank God if among all the bad they
give us there Is n little good , nnd so we
thank God for house roll 33. Wo don't blame
the railroads for kicking for they have had
the "world by the tall on a down hill pull , "
and it naturally comes hard to have to lot
go. But It is time the people had an Inning.
York Democrat : This bill , while n move
in the right direction , is not the radical
measure that many seem to believe , but In
fact only affects a matter of 11 per cent of
the total freight business carried by the
roads In the state. The railroad companies
do not light the bill because It is likely to
bring any disastrous consequences to their
business , but on the contrary , they do not
expect to lose much by it. The great trouble
is. that It Is a move in the direction of regu
lation by law , and to this the railroads all
unite in entering a strenuous objection. They
do not want the principle established , and
know full well that the people , when once
they llnd out that they can regulate common
carriers by statute , are likely to preceed in
future legislatures to enact further laws
regulating the freight traffic within the
state.
SU.1IK 3IKX < > ! ' M.I It If.
Postmaster General Bissell has the grip.
Many fourth-class postmasters have lost
theirs.
Ex-Secretary Tracy has accepted the
presidency of the New York State League
for Good Ronds.
Mr. Murphy of New York looks every Inch
a senator in his broadcloth suit , glossiest of
silk hats and black kid gloves.-
Thomas F. Bayard's llrst trip to Europe
was made about ten years ago , and ho then
saw something of English society and a good
deal of Germany.
Prof. Vlrehow , the eminent pathologist ,
keeps alive for experiments several genera
tions of cats , from which ho is trying to
evolve a race of bob-tailed cats.
Thomas Condon. M. I1. , who sued n news
paper in Cork for 1:1,000 : damages , for In
timating that Uo made a hiccough } ' speech
when ho was really too full for utterance ,
got an award of i' . " > .
General Jirinkorhoff of Mansfield , O. . will
succeed General II. B. Hayes ns president ol
the National Prisoners Aid association. Ho
has , for several years , been llrst vice presi
dent of that association.
Alexander Doyle , the sculptor , is In Mo
bile at work on a statue of Admiral Raphael
Semmos. Ho made ono moitel , but the box
containing it was dropped by n workman and
spoiled. The family of the admiral live in
Mobile.
Toy Wing Sang , a hustlliisr promoter from
China , has succeeded in getting subscrip
tions of $14,000,01)0 ) , It is stated , from Ameri
can and Chinese capitalists for the building
of electric roads and lighting plants In Chi
nese cities.
Slg. Cannavina , the antiquarian who re
cently purchased an alleged life-siml portrait
trait of Christopher Columbus by Titian , lias
documents which vouch for tlio authenticity
of the picture. Columbus is represented in
Iho uniform of a Spanish admiral.
Daniel C. French has mailo his model for
the statue of William Lloyd Garrison , to bo
erected at Nowburyimrt , Mass. The aboli
tion leader appears as he looked in old age.
Clml hi donblo-breastcd frock coat ho stands
with one arm raised in an oratorical gesture.
Ex-Governor Magrnth of South Carolina ,
who died at Charleston Sunday Past Wl
years old , was United States district Judge
for tils state in lbC > 0 , and his resignation the
day after the election of Abraham Lincoln
as president was the first act openly sig
nificant of the secession already dutermlncd
ujnm.
Friends of Roscoe Colliding deslro to give
a bronze statue of him to Now York City
and to Imvo It placed In Union Square. The
park bi.trd says that It has been intended to
place ntatuoa of four great Americans at thu
four corners of the bquaroi that thine of
Washington nnd Lincoln have been BO placed ;
nnd that , with nil respect for Mr. Colliding ,
it Is hardly fit that Ids sUtuo should oc
cupy ono of tlio remaining eon.ors.
Among the irioro utmssumlnK men for not *
of quiet philanthropy Is cx-Uovornor Person
C. Cheney of New Hampshire. K Is ono of
the dcllRhts of his life to give away his
money , but every dollar thus bestowed U In-
variably well placed ami never scnUor
broadcast.
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Nn 11 rip lor I'nkn l'Miip r ( .
. HrMf 11 1t < i\e \ tender.
Tun Hr.R will continue to publish the
llqiufr license notices. The attempt to rail-
wad through a bill for the relief of the "fnko
factory" sheet of Omaha was defeated In
the state senate in Us last hours , ns It should
have been. If Hitchcock Is nn object of
charity , as the hill indicated , ho had bettor
retire from the Held as n competitor of n real
metropolitan newspaper , The bill for his
relief was no surprise to us. ns his notion
with reference to charging the country press
of the state fcJ.f.0 for his unreliable sheet was
proof that ho was In need of financial aid.
Wo hnve yet to hear of a country editor who
was chump enough to nllow tlio would-be
aristocrat of the Omaha hyphen to bleed
him to assist him to keep his fake sheet run
ning
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iliulgn Sprpr'n Uccmlon.
f tidfd iidjxjf f. < Jimrnnl.
The decision suggests the feasibility of a
system of arbitration by United States
courts which would go far toward doing
away with strikes. If the court can compel
the receiver of n road which is under Its con
trol to enter Into a contract with his em
ployes there Is no reason why congress
should not make all roads amenable to the
same authority , thus providing an easy way
for employes to bring thi-ir grievances Into
court nml have them practically arbitrated.
All tlio recent decisions have distinctly
recognized the doctrine that In matters In-
volvinir the Interruption of railway trallle
the interests of the public arc at least equal ,
if not paramount , to those of corporations or
their employes , and that the courts will In-
torfcro to protect the right of the public If
this can bo done by compulsory arbitration
through the courts , let it bo so ordered.
A riKlitiT on the night Side.
Mali' Courier.
Hon. W. D. Haller , our representative , re
turns homo with the honor of having ans
wered moro i-oll calls than any other mem
ber of the lower house , but ho stood alone In
the republican caucus to consider the hn-
liearhment proceedings , and lifted his volco
in purifying % the corrupt state Institutions
nnd bringing the guilty onicials to justice.
Ho foiif lit manfully In the caucus nnd out of
It in favor of Investigation ami Impeachment
if the charges were found to bo true , nml
when it came to a vote ho was Joined by
Keckloy anil Davies , whose two votes were
all that kept the matter from being indefi
nitely postponed. Ho also voted and worked
for the maximum freight rate bill , and stood
riirht on all questions that affected the mass
of the people. Mr. Haller returns to his
constituency with the full knowledge that
he has done all that was required of him , but
nothing more or less than his duty.
TinI.oallinumn SpolU Syntcm ,
JVric I'm ft I'dxt.
If Mr. Cleveland were to announce tumor-
.row that the end hail come , that thenceforth
no time would bo given up to ofllce seekers ,
but that he and Ills advisers must have their
time for the consideration and disposition of
public business , the country would rally to
his support in such overwhelming strength
that the sKilsmen | ) would have to acquiesce
in the verdict , as they acquiesced in his
nomination ami election. By putting an end
to the spoils system , as ho has both the op
portunity and the power to do , Mr. Cleve
land would add to his list of great public
services the greatest and most beneficent of
nil. Ho would rid the nation of a disease
wliich , as Lincoln said , tests the strength of
our Institutions by its rapacity , and which
stops at nothing in its ravages , and 0:1,1 : bo
stopped by nothing short of nn nbsohtto
death blow. All half-way measures , as Mr.
Cleveland knows by sad experience , only add
fresh furry to the onslaught.
31KI.I.OW llltKKXKS.
Ham's Horn : Yon can vinict lines toll when
a man licelns to backslide hy Ills breath.
Detroit 1'reo Press ; When a man whistles Is
lie porpetratlii ! ; vocal or Instrumental music ?
Philadelphia Times : People know the shad
season Is ut hand They fuel It In their bones.
Washington Star : "It's pretty hard on a
man of my ago to have to depend on his
looks , " said the astronomer as he put his eyu
to the telescope.
Troy Press : runny , Isn't II , how an attack
of grip will bring you down and then lay you
upV
Philadelphia Itccord : "Is tin' grip about ,
doctor'/ " 'Oh.yi-s : lint It Is exclusively con
fined to thu secret .society lodge rooms at pres
ent , nmilain. "
Indianapolis Journal : Tlmnilns I always
prefer living In the highest part of the house.
It Is so niiu'h freer from dust.
Simmons Just so. And 1 have noticed that
tin ) people who live In upper-story rooms lire
pretty shy of dust , too.
lioston Transcript : The slmmilns woman Is
Impressed with the belief thul there Is some
thing good In store for her.
R.MiVK FOll CIIAI'S.
Unmlttim Ltfc.
"My lips txrp. oh , so clmppi-d , " said slio.
"Why , glycerine Is fine , quntli he.
"I haven't got a drop , " Mio sighed.
"What dllTeri'iice does'that make ? " he cried.
"Kre I left home" his fuco grew pay
"I put HOIIIU on my lips toihiy.
And If , my dear , you will allow ,
I'll make an application now. "
She snilltMl , slip pouted. "I don't know ,
She murmured to him soft and Ion :
"Say , do you think , they are so rough ,
Ono application Is enough'
JHIII'.V run t'iw. ,
Chlcngo Herald t 'l'he ndinmistint'on ' hat
proven Itself coimlUiUonM ! ) tloitwcMtu by
il-s flrsl div.lMlvc step In foreign nffalrs , Min
ister Slovens' course In aUUii ? usurpers -uul
Vovohltlonfsts In Hnwnlltms been i-or.ibletoly
repudiated.
Chicago NewsIn Iho meantime it Is sti
llclent today this ; If It wns right to rnso
the ilnu of thii United States over Haw.MI 1 1
the llrst place , then Mr. Bloimt was wrong
In ordering it down ; If It was wrung to Hi
lt , then the commissioner was right In i-o
tiring it from view.
Globe- Democrat ! The American pcoplti
will view with becoriitng Imllgnatlon the fact
thai Old Gloay has been lowered nt Ilono-
Itiiti to deprive the Harrison administration
of the credit of effecting the annexation of n
very desirable and valuable ploco of terri
tory without any cost to the country.
Chicago Dispatch : Tins action shnrAy
means lhat thu United Stales proposes to
treat the Hawnllnns fairly. The repudiation
of the scheme of a handful of sugar planters
to stonl the Sandwich Islands Is right ,
When the Sandwich Islanders settle their
own quarrels and unite In n request for an <
iioxutkm Uncle Sam will consider the mat
ter. In the meantime all American Interests
will bo preserved and maintained
Chicago Tribune : The program Isa shame'
nil one. nnd the most shameful part of It ,
which will wound most deeply the patriotic
feelings of the citizens of this country , Is the
hauling down of tin" ' American Hag. Mr.
llount ) may not mind this lowering of the
colors HP may have witnessed it will
pleasure In his own state of Geoi-gla at tint
outbreak of tlio rebellion , but Americans
generally will not share his indifference
Chicago Record : The withdrawal of the
protectorate of the United States from the
Hawaiian islands by the action of Conimls.
sloner Bloiint will scarcely come as a sur
prise No diplomatic occasion existed for
proelalminir a protectorate. The action ( if
Minister Stevens in raising the American
flag over the Islands was not warranted
cither by the state of affairs at Honolulu or
by the feeling in the United States which
ho represented.
Kansas City Star : Tlio question is tint
whether the Hag should have been hauled
down , but whether It should ever have been
run up. It wns the opinion of President
Harrison , expressed through Secret arj Kos
ter , that Minister Stevens , in raising thu
Hag , went too far , and President Cleveland
agrees with President Harrison Cense *
quently Mr. Blount has ordered the ( lug low
ered , has sent Hie marines on board the
Boston , and leaves the Hawailans to main
tain their present government If tlu-i de
sire. The American flag has suffered no lesser
or disgrace.
Detroit Free Press : The Jingoes are In a
stew over the hauling down of the Amorl
can Hag" as they call it In large capitals. H
doiM not appear , however , that the United
States has sacrificed any right In Hawaii
that It secured by hoisting the line , or that
the prospect of annexing the Islands unon an
honorable footing lias been in the slightest
degrees Inpaircd. There will be occasion for
regret If the chance which has seemed so
favorable for making closer relation ! ) with
these islands shall bo lost ; but there will bo
occasion lor still deeper regret If there Is
any annexation on the "jingo" or bulldozing
plan.
St. Paul Pioneer-Press : With whatever
hesitancy the American people may have ac
cepted the idea of an immediate annexation
of the Sandwich islands , wo are Inclined to
think that they will be even less pleased
with the course of Commissioner Blount.
The action which ho has taken , presumably
under instructions received before starting ,
is as premature as that which was advised
by the most ardent partisans of annexation
And the position In which this country is
placed by the act of the administration is
ono to cause profound disappointment and
dissatisfaction.
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Koimlni ; I'jitrlnllo Memories.
Nothing has been moro noticeable In con
nection with the prospective Journev of the
Liberty bell to the World's fair thnn the
eagerness of the people of the towns cn-
route to pay bomngo to the relic nnd its
treasured associations. Silent though its
tongue may be , the old bell will continue to
proclaim its early message of liberty
throughout the land , nnd will stir In million *
of American hearts a patriotic sentiment
which all the wonders of the great expoal-
tion might fail to evoke.
3I1STAKK.
7/ ( < m Coiirtrr.
Sim nas a fair and cultured maid
With violets In her ttirhan ,
Rim lived and formed a Drowning Club
Within a town suburban ,
And went , with regularity
To lloston for the Symphony.
Sim hud n lover , hut , alast
Mo was a guy , hold drummer ,
Who had nn passion for the inuso
In winter or In summer.
lit ) liitik'licd to.scorn the Browning t'lub
And In derision held the Hub.
As for tlio concerts Hvmplmny ,
lie said they niailu film uenryi
lletti'r lie llltcil a minstrel Iroupu
With onlortiilnmentN cheury ,
And to the opera I'omlqno
Went always guyly oneu a wnck.
Tim two worn wed ono hapless day ,
The maiden nothing daunted ,
Ilnl soon she ' < jan to pine ami fade
Hy folk iiiu-illliiriiil haunted ,
He , loo. drooped llkn a ( lower at fall ,
From too much music elaslcal.
"Woe's me ! " at length she mildly cried ,
"Our.soulsbhmd nut , together. "
"True , trill- . " with bitterness ho sighed ,
"Iilfn Is all stormy weather
To one with wife ulio e soul Is dark
To all , savn poutiy and llach. "
ft'evt day ho lied lo the Wild West ,
In hurry and distraction.
Tin- \\ar\\lioop of Hie Indians
Mlishl serve as n react Ion ;
She Joined a set which dwell apart.
And nothing know but just high art.
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Ht Mtmitacturari an I
of flotUhitf In tlu SVorU.
Some Inconvenience
Presents itself to every one. It's the man who
gets over dirfloulties ,
who always finds a
way to smoothen
thing's out , that goes
through life with the
least friction. We've
oeen having some
difficulties , but our
way of getting over
them is to the advan
tage of the clothing
buyers. Our suits are
being sold way below
what we ought to sell them for. It's on account
of our overloading the store. Wo expected to have
the extra room , but we have to sell them , room erne
no room. Our splendid men's suits are now going
at fully one-third less than they are worth. Seeing
is believing.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
r .roniniii , an j S | Wi C