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THE OMAHA DAILY EE : WEDNESDAY , AHITL 19 , 1893.
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UP TO date no report 1ms boon received
tending toshow Unit the Pullman cur
company has paid its delinquent taxe3
Into the city nml county treasuries.
IN VIKW of the apprehensions enter
tained of an approaching epidemic the
milk supply , next to the water supply of
largo cities , will require the most vigi
lant inspection.
THE slate of New York is talking of
abolishing capital punishment and the
Btato of Michigan is contemplating its
adoption. Public sentiment on this sub
ject is very much mixed in all parts of
the country.
THE boy king of Servia is getting a
good deal of advertising out of his coup
d'ota1. , but the fact is that the adminis
tration of the little realm is of about as
much interest to the people of this coun
try as that of a country school district.
AT LEAST one state board of railway
commissioners is entitled to the grati
tude of the public. The railroad com
missioners of North Carolina have made
it obligatory on all the railroads in that
state to exercise care in handling the
oagpago of passengers.
THE employes of one great railroad
have boon treated to a surprise at once
novel and agreeable. The wages of the
baggage masters , agents , porters and
ferry engineers of the Pennsylvania
Railroad company , working in Now
York and Jersey City , wore materially
increased the other day without their
asking it.
COMTE DE PARIS , the audacious sprig
of the house of Orleans who served as
captain and aide-de-camp on General Mc-
Clollan's start during the early period of
the war , is of the opinion that ' 'mon
archy alone can give Franco a strong
and stable government. " This would
indicate that the comto still cherishes
royal aspirations.
EX-COXGRESSMAN CAHLE of the llOUSO
foreign affairs committee is authority
for the statement that the democratic
policy is to ultimately annex Hawaii.
Cleveland , ho says , declared at a cabinet
mooting that it would never do to main
tain the protectorate while the treaty
was with a people virtually under co
ercion , nnd so Blount was sent to the
islands to ' 'clear the deck" as it wore.
Tnn unearthing of the colossal pine
land frauds in Minnesota suems to have
rocked that state to its center , and in
dications are that men now occupying
the highest standing will bo implicated
by the investigation. The headquarters
of the "gang" appears to have always
boon in Minneapolis , and it is said that
many of its leading citizens of today
acquired their Immense wealth by these
dishonest practices.
THAT thorough-paced democratic
newspaper , the Baltimore Sun , says that
Attorney General Olnoy is "uncivil , pig
headed and phenomenally unpopular. "
But none of these qualities can unfit him
for the work of smashingt > t..otB and
combines , which , vl'u bu the most iiu-
portant-vhSug no will have to do. If he
is pig-headed ho must bo stubborn , and
an attorney general who will make a
stubborn fight In behalf of the interests
of the people will soon cease to bo "phe-
uomonally unpopular. " But Mr. Oliiey
ought to bo moving now.
ANOTHER fall in the price of cotton is
now recorded. That great staple has
steadily declined in price oinco the
close of the great Lancashire strike , by
which many mills that had boon idle for
months wore hot in opivution again.
Nobody is able to give a satisfactory
reason why cotton has not advanced as a
result of the resumption of the manufac
ture of cotton fabrics in England. As it
is reported that there is a greatly in
creased acreage of cotton in the south
this year it is considered probable that
the price will go lower yet. All efforts
to induce planters to rcduco their
acreage seem to have failed.
A CniCAQO correspondent writing to
an eastern trade journal admits that
trade in that city is not what the jobbers
have expected , and adds : "Tho attend
ance of buyers Is light and few nro expected -
poctod until the fair opens , when they
will kill two birds with one stono. " It
may reasonably bo doubted whether
merchants who go to Chicago to see the
fair and buy goods will kill two birds
witli ono stono. Chicago expects to
gather in u largo number of merchants
who have boon buying regularly at their
homo jobbing centers , but the merchants
who nro thus induced to take their trade
away from houses with which they have
boon accustomed to deal will gain noth
ing by It.
iff HANK
It it ) staled that the scoretary of the
trtuisury contemplates reorganizing the
nyritom -examination of national
) ; uiks nnd that this will bo done at soon
as the now comptroller of the currency
comes into ofllco , The demand for this
Is In the fact that many of the exami
ners now have too many brinks to look
after to permit thorn to perform their
duty properly nnd ofllciontly. Owing to
this there are banks that are not exam
ined once a year , simply because they
cannot bo reached , and it is
said that after bunks are re
ported to the comptroller as requir
ing examination it sometimes happens
that weeks or months elapse before the
examiner can got to them. Such a con
dition of nllalrs certainly calls for u
radical change , and what is proposed to
budono by way of remedy is to redistrict
sons to more nearly oqualb.o the work
of the examiners and thereby sccnro
more frequent examinations. Having
done this it Is intended to adopt the
business principle of appointing practi
cal bankers as examiners.
Those proposed reforms seem to bo in
the right direction , and they arc about
all that can bo instituted without addi
tional legislation by congress. Impor
tant amendments to the national bank
law were proposed In the last congress ,
but failed of adoption , the most valuable
of which related to the system of exam
ination. Tills provided , among other
things , for the appointment of supervis
ing examiners whoso duty It should bo
to keep a vigilant watch of this sc"vico.
It is quite probable that the next congress - .
gross will bo asked for legislation of
this character , for there seems to bo lit
tle question in any quarter that it is de
sirable. While It Is undoubtedly
true that bank examination has not
boon so frequent and thorough as It
ought to bo by reason of many examiners
being overworked , as is said to bo
the case with those of the northwest
generally , it is also unquestionably true
that a great deal of this service has been
done in the most perfunctory manner
for the reason that examiners were
either careless or incompetent. It has
been pretty clearly established by nearly
every investigation of a bank failure that
the disaster might have been ren
dered much less serious , if not
averted , had the examiner faithfully
and fully performed his duty , and many
defalcations of bank ollleials would have
come to light much sooner and with con
sequences much less damaging to the
banks but for the loose and inade
quate chat-actor of examinations. The
system is all right in principle , but Is
far from perfect in practice , and the
public will welcome , as should the stock
holders in the banks also , every reform
that is in the direction of improvement.
The notes of the national banks are
absolutely safe and all that is now
needed is to provide every possible safe
guard for the protection of depositors ,
so that nothing shall bo lacking to give
the public unquestioning confidence in
these institutions. II is the duty
of the government to do this and it
is gratifying to know that the adminis
tration recognizes and appreciates the
obligation.
A 1'EHl'IiKX.lNO SITUATION.
According to Washington advices the
financial situation is perplexing the ad
ministration to no small extent. There
Is said to be a dilTcronco of opinion be
tween the president and the secretary of
the treasury regarding what ought to bo
done to meet the emergency that con
fronts the treasury , the former favoring
an issue of bonds in order to avoid in
trenching upon the gold reserve for the
redemption of legal tender notes , while
the latter holds that it would bo prefer
able to utilize a portion of this re
serve until it becomes apparent that
the issuance of bonds is an abso
lute necessity. It is to bo remarked
that these statements seem to have little
bettor authority than conjecture ,
though they are not to bo regarded ns
by any means incredible. Certainly if
there is such a difference the view of
the president is the correct ono , since it
would manifestly bo dangerous to im
pair the gold reserve upon which specie
payments rest.
The reported opinion ot treasury of
ficials that the shipments of gold are
being forced by these who would bj
benefited by the issue of bonds does not
seem to bo well founded in view of the
fact that the trade balance is against
this country. The statistics ahow an
excess of imports over exports for March
of more than $20,000,000 , and for the first
throe months of the current year of
nearly $02,000,000. According to a
leading financial authority the scheme
of the European bankers , who are tak
ing advantage of this country's unfavor
able foreign trndo balance to acquire
gold for Austria , is to call upon their
correspondents hero for about 310,000,000
at a time , scattering the shipments over
a week or ton days , and then to wait a
similar period that bDth the foreign exchange -
change market and the treasury may
recover from the operation. This pro
gram is likely to be carried out for some
time to oomo , and it can be in
terfered with only by a falling off
in the imports , n decided increase
in exports of merchandise , or enormous
sales of Hocuritloj ab'Jad. : All three of
these factors , it is said , are just now
operating a little more favorably to this
country than heretofore , but no ono can
Hay how long this may ojntinuo. Ob
viously , therefore , , the outflow of gold is
due to entirely legitimate causes , and
the remedy is not in sight. Importa
tions may decline after awhile , but there
Is no reason to look for any material In
crease of exports , while as to Amsrl-
crn securities European invent JIM n-o
not likely to seek them with avid
ity before the
party in can-
too ! of the government has made
known its financial policy. It
has been suggested that the fact that
fewer Americans will go to Europe thU
year than usual , while n greater number
of EurojKuuis will visit this country , may
do n great deal toward solving the gold
problem , but nil these conditions are
matters of the future
nnd there Is a
present emergency to bo provided for.
The free gold in the treasury is about
exhausted and the urgent question Is as
to what shall bo done to meet the con
tinued demand that seems inevitable.
The answer to this question cannot be
long delayed nnd the financial and b ml-
nosH Interests of the country await it
with great interest and some decree of
anxiety.
i
TUB various admlnlHtratlvo changes
duo to the late political revolution have
necessarily resulted In a weakening of
some branches of the public service for
the time balng , though It Is to bo ox-
pooled that all shortcomings will soon
bo corrected. Speaking of the April
crop report the Now York Cnmmcrctal
Jiullclin says ; "Tho government crop
report for April 1 Is of less value than
usual for a reason which most persons
overlook. It Is the first report pre
pared by the now statistician , who
has not had time to acquaint
himself with his subordinates , to
learn the relative reliability of accounts
from the various states or from thousands
of'correspondents. " etc. "In view of
these facts , " says the same journal , "it
is sotnowhat perplexing to find Secre
tary Morton telegraphing to the Chicago
Board of Trade , 'Tho government crop
report to bo Issued today will not be Mr.
Dodge's report nor emulate tils system/ "
The conclusion of the Jiulletln Is that
the effort of the now administration of
the Department of Agriculture to de
part from the system previously em
ployed must at first result in unreliable
reports. It is ovidcnt that the govern
ment crop reports will not bo of much
value for some time to come.- Even If
the now system is better than the old , it
will take time to establish it upon a sat
isfactory working basis.
HON. GHOUGH W. AMES and State
Senator \V. N. Bubcock are candidates
for the position of government director
of the Union Pacific railway , a place
now hold by Major J. W. Paddock of
Omaha. A relative of the latter in
Washington has announced that ox-
Governor Boyd is also a candidate for
the place , but the latter denies it.
There has been as much fuss and
feathers about this position aa there has
boon about the best paying federal office
in Nebraska. Nobody seems to know
why thoofilco is considered so desirable.
There is some little distinction in it , but
no salary worth speaking of. If there
are any perquisites attached the world
doesn't know it. The railroads , of course ,
want a man who will make a favorable
report on the condition of the road be
fore ho starts on the annual tour of
superficial inspection. The people , in
whoso interest the appointment ought
to bo made , will have little to say as to
the selection.
A COMMERCIAL contemporary that be
lieves in civil service reform without re
gard to partisan considerations says this
in regard to our consular service : "A
permanent service , from which the in
competent men should first bo weeded
out and the good men advanced by pro
motion from post to post , is the only
service which will do credit to the coun
try and will attract the host men.
There is no branch of public service in
which the application of such a rule Is
so much needed ns in the consular serv
ice. Foreign governments care very
little about political divisions in the
United States. What they want is a
true and faithful representation of the
wishes of the people of this country
without regard to our internal politics.
If civil service reform is to bo practiced
at all it should first bo put in force in
our consular service.
THE New York World is patiently
awaiting the onset of the government
officials upon the following named com
bines in the breaking down of which
every household in the land is inter
ested : The Northwestern Flour Trust ,
with its headquarters at Minneapolis ,
and the New York Flour Trust , which
directs its operations from that city.
These trusts , It Is charged , control
nearly all the whole production of flour
in this country. The others arc the
biscuit nnd cracker monopoly , which has
divided the United States into three dis
tricts , each under the control of ono ol
the three corporations that constitute
the combine , nnd the National Starch
Manufacturing company or starch trust ,
that controls twenty manufactories of
starch , glucose , etc. , in the different
states.
NEHRASKAXS imagine that they know
something about boodling ollleials. But
there must bo a sense of relief in the
knowledge that , compared with San
Francisco nnd Sacramento , Nebraska
has many points to learn in the black
art. The newspapers of the Golden
Gate metropolis are denouncing the sys
tern of wholesale bribery existing in the
board of education. It -vlloged that
public school teachers there have fet
years been compelled to purchase theit
certificates and that the question of per
sonal qualification to teach did not figure
in any case. It is said that the school
directors wore all in the corrupt com
bine and that methods of bribery have
been practiced for years.
BosroN'iANS constitute the antlpodo
of San Francisco society. While the hitter
tor are determined that the Chinese
must go , a humanitarian organizatior
has boon foi mod by the former to resis
the forcible return of these almond-oyou
heathens t'i their native jungles. Ono
of Its organs oven goes so far us to de
nominate the Chinese "as desirable people
plo as the immigrants of any other na
tionality of like grade. " And this , not
withstanding that the Chinaman novel
hesitates to manifest his antipathy t <
Boston baked beans.
ADDITIONAL facts in connection with
the defunct Capital National bunk
crookedness are gradually coming to
light. It begins to look as though sev
eral esteemed gentlemen who have al
ways protested their Innocence of any
culpability in the matter are not hence
forth to bo regarded the Immaculate
citizens they would have the public bo-
Hove.
ITSKBMS that a rupture of friendly
relations with Mexico is threatened
The announcement Is made that Minister -
tor Gray has been instructed oy the
State department to notify the Mexican
government that its just course regard
ing demands of the United States will
no longer bo tolerated and that , lt will
bo held to a strict observance of its legal
obligations. The cause of complaint
appears t : > bo that the government of
MoxlaohiM boon IniJolently Indifferent
award this countcy and lim rofitsoiH i
ocognlzojustclaljiAof American cltl/on *
irgod by our g&vjirntnont. This will
urprlso the country , the general 1m-
irossion bolng that Mexico had In all
Ircitinstancos shown the utmojt readi
ness to respond to every demand of this
government nnd a constant zeal In main-
.alnlng friendly relation * . It It bo a
act , however , that she hm bjon ljur-
ulng the course alleged the duty of this
fovornmont Is clear. It must Insist upon
ho recognition It Isontltlod to nni upon
mving justice accirdoJ A'norlcan cltl-
ens. In doing this It will have the np-
iroval of man of all parties.
THE now law regulating railway
radio in Mexico has just gone Into
effect. Its provisions , designed to pro-
ent any form of discrimination , are as
trlngentas these advanced by the mist
radical granger legislation , and the
wnaltles for any infraction of the law
ire heavy and sweeping. It wages war
on ticket scalping practices , operation
contracts or revenue pools , authorizes
the government to fix all rutos , pro-
liblts the purchase , rental or acquisi
tion of a c'Jiinectlng road , and prescribes
ho maintenance in the capital city of a
complete record of all business , income
Hid disbursements of the various roads.
Vny ngont , employe or official of a rail-
oad company authorizing or contraot-
ng for transportation of freight at nato
ate cither above or below what should
K > collected in conformity with the tariff
ipproved by the government , shall be
esteemed guilty of the crime of fraud
igalnst property , nnd bo punished by
Ino and imprisonment. Savoror pen-
iltios are provided for the infraction
of the law by the board of directors of n
railroad line , and altogether the
measure is in bahalf of the pooplo.
Whatever the lessons the Mexicans
liavo learned from us , it is evident they
entertain a correct appreciation of the
character of the American railway trust.
A PARTY of Nebraska statesmen are
now doing the sights of Colorado and
Utah. It is headed by the Hon. ( accent )
Thomas Majors and the Dishonorable
Walt Seely. It is safe to say that no
.senator who opposed the railroad bill in
the recent session is with the junk-
oteors. The chances are that the men
who are steering this party levied on a
Pullman car and politely hold the rail
roads up for transportation. It must bo
comforting to the railway men to know
that the time may not bo far distant
when state legislators must pay their
railroad faro or stay at home.
THE fact that the health officer re
gards the patent system of ventilation
and closets favored by the Board of Edu
cation ns dangcrousto [ the health of pub
lic school pupils , and the additional fact
that the city attorney declares that the
adoption of such a system would bo in
violation of the ordinances of the city ,
ought to effectually dispose of that mat
ter without any prolonged controversy.
ItrUUli JJonrlions.
. alnlieOimotrat -
The lories' conspiracy to get Ulster to secede -
cede from the rest of ilrohunl shows that
they learned nothing from the result of the
American civil war , whim they also sympa
thized with the sccedcra.
Tuko Your Minlicliia , Itertlo.
SlromsLitro Kcwt.
Since THE HUE has conclusively proven
that it lias the largest circulation , the least
the World-Herald should do is to remove the
noast in "bold , black typo" of its "largest
circulation" that it has been carrying at the
head of its editorial column and step back
where it belongs.
IIlli'orenccH In tlio Party.
Clan Center Gazette.
Some of the republican politicians are try
ing to read Kosowater out of their party because -
cause ho insists upon punishing the state
house thieves. They say ho Is not an ideal
republican , nnd lie says ho isn't if the state
house crowd is allowed to sot up the standard
of an Ideal republican ,
I.OBKOIH In L.AW
The Nebraska maximum freight rate bill ,
which has been signed by tlio governor , ro-
duccs rates in that state by one-fourth. This
will prove a pretty hard blow at I ho roads ,
and they announce a determination not to
yield until forced to do so by the courts.
They are generally accustomed to sot such
examples of law observance.
TITOVny of Looking at It.
Maton City 2Yunscr/ ] > t.
' 'It Is injuring the stuto" Is the last wall
sot up by some of the papers which are ou-
posed to the impeachment proceedings
against the state ofllc-ials. Don't that skin
you ! "Injuring the state 1" Did you overstep
stop to think how mueh these same ofllcials
have lujurcd tin state by their corrupt
methods of doing business , if the charges
acainst them are true.
An Amnrictiii Victory.
A'cm Turk Kremlin Sun.
Tno decision of the court of arbitration on
the Rehrlng son. dispute In concluding not to
admit the British supplementary report ,
means first blood for the American side.
This placus the whole question in a much
nioro hopeful light for us. There were signs
on the part of Great Britain of a decided
tendency to use nil moans , fair or otherwise ,
to como out on top. These took the shapi
of misrepresentation in the press outside run :
an effort , to bulldoze the members of tlio
court. The rejection of these additional
pleadings narrows the Hold of consideration
and makes the points to bo decided much
simpler and plainer. In fact , tlicro Is every
reason now to look for a fair Held and uo
favor.
"
Won nu Ivery ; Turn.
Klulmtra Plunccr.
Tun OMAHA Hue has had $4,000 of its
$ .1,000 forfeit returned to It because the
Omaha World-Herald couldn't show up Its
circulation. Tut ; UKIJ said it had two to one
iu South Omaha , Omaha , Douglas county
and the stato. Four propositions covering
the first three pointsliavo been won in Tun
HUE'S favor , and tlyjptato circulation will bo
decided in ten days. Tun BUE asked no
forfeit from the World-Herald , only wants
It to take down Its sign of "tho largest
circulation. " It is a victory of which true
journalistic merit is worthy , nnd is an in
dication ns to n newspaper reader's choice of
live news. Nowsuu > er readers want news
and facts , and ilIBJ BHE spends piles of
money for them , "which accounts for Us
circulation.
MclUnliiy ntul Protection.
Kew1'nrli Sun.
The personal popularity of William Mc-
ICinley in Oliio is almost without precedent
in that state , and almost without parallel
olsowborc. Ho scorns to grow stronger with
the voters every yoar. His rcnomlnation for
governor by acclamation is now conceded ,
and It Is believed that ho will have from
! (0,003 ( to 50,000 majority. There is a dearth
of democratic opponents willing to take thn
nomination against him. McKlnloy , Ilito
Handall and other ixjpular advocates of the
protective system , is a ) K > or man , though Its
opjKmcnts declare that protection is a device -
vice to enrich the few at the expense of the
many. These opponents nro , for the most
t > art , rich men , made opulent by foes , fran
chises , inheritances or foreign investments.
However nil that may bo , the democratic
pirty ia pledged to blot the protective sys
tem out , ana the domocr.mc party Is the
party which keei > s its pledges. Don't forgot
that I
A i'j.Atff mrrr.
HontHcbflrie * : If the maximum freight
lilll only ucrVcs to take tlio railroads out of
politic ! * In tills state , It will hnva accom-
plUhetl a great deal for the pcoplo.
Tll'Jcti Citizen : The majority of tlio PCO-
uo wanted the maximum rate bill ami Uuv-
; rnor Crotinso was Inlluwiccil by this popu-
ar ( leitmnd. Whether the law proves n gootl
u- bad thing /or Nebraska , the governor has
llschargod n plain duty. Wo can try n ro-
litctlon of freight ratoa and If It don't work
satisfactorily the law can easily bo changed
or repealed two years Itimeo.
Bniltpn How Republican : Governor
L'rtmuao , In placing his signature to the
Nowborry bill , has met the demand of the
ank nnd fllo of his own party , ns well ns a
urge majority of the people of the several
lolltlcal turtles of the stato. Wo hnva but
Ittle faith In the law meeting the uxpccta-
.Ions of the masses ns it l.i framed , but It Is
: nit fair that they should have n chance to
see It tried.
IsMobrara Pioneer : Governor Crounso ,
though eroat pressure from railroad corpora
tions and other Important financial Inllu-
cures wore brought to boar , signed the mnxl-
iiuiii r.illrmd bill. It Is an Important ques
tion which has entered our politics for over
twenty years , and the principle underlying
it all Is the regulation of railroad interests
in Nebraska. It will of course bo fought in
the courts on a legal basis , but this will take
it out of ] K > lilics to a great extent. J/vst fall's
battlu was mainly on this question , and
while but few of the legislators on the republican -
publican side ran be thanked for their ihlel-
It.v to the people , a governor Is in the i-halr
who has the courage of his convictions that
is admirable.
o
IIM.S
Buffalo Express : The American nrotce
torato over Hawaii has been ended. U
should never have been begun.
New York Advertiser : The Cnlhounists
have succeeded. The Hag has been hauled
down in Hawaii and the way opened up for
anarchy nnd disorder to result in the acqui
sition of the islands by some other power ,
Great Britain preferred.
Indianapolis Journal : It looks very much
nsif the main object of Mr. Blount's action
was to undo what was done by the last ad
ministration , and start anew with the pur
pose of securing whatever credit there may
bo in the affair for this administration.
Washington News ; Looking at the matter
tor dispassionately and Judicially , it would
seem as if this were the proper thing to bo
done by us under the circumstances. It docs
not mean that the United States is un
friendly to the annexation project , but it
docs mean that wo arc not to commit our
selves to It prematurely ; nnd moan while , It
Is understood that wo will not allow hostile
interference in Hawaiian matters by any
foreign power.
New York Commercial : In ordering "Old
Glory" pulled down at Honolulu , President
Cleveland turned back the hands on the dial
of civilization. Native rule , ignorant , naked ,
heathen , is re-established ; and the dream of
an American republic at the cross-roads of
the I'acillc a dream which Howard and
Marcy and Blaine indulged , and the fulfill
ment of which the more enlightened of our
OTi.000,000 of pcoplo awaited with glad an
ticipation , hits been shattered by Grover
Cleveland , the Buffalo liliputlanl
Boston Advertiser : As for the "hauling
down of the American flag , " the American
Hag was not run up by American authority.
President Harrison never authorized it , Sec
retary Foster emphatically disavowed it.
Hawaii is up to date an independent nation.
The United States is under solemn treaty
obligations to respect and maintain its inde
pendence. Sensible anncxationists as well
as all other sensible people , who are also
thoughtful and intelligent , must see that so
long ns Hawaii continues to bo a nation its
own Hag Is the only ono that can properly
wave over the capitol.
Philadelphia Hecord : Negotiations lookIng -
Ing to annexation or to a protectorate may
now proceed without the suspicion of com
pulsion or undue influence , and with the ad
vantage of all attainable information as to
the disposition of the Hawaiian pcoplo , the
condition of the islands , and the full meas
ure of responsibility that would bo Incurred
by assent to the act of annexation. There
need bo no fear that thooutcomo will be alto
gether consonant with the interest , dignity
and safety of the United States. There is
no need for hurry , nnd there Is no reason for
apprehension.
Now York Sun : But although the flag ,
which never ought to have been raised in
the manner employed by Mr. " Stevens , is
down again , nnd although the marines , who
are no longer needed ashore to protect tlio
lives nud rights of American citizens , are
nboard ship again , the American protector
ate. In fact , remains. Attorney General
Smith of the provisional government is
authority for the statement that Commis
sioner Blount assures his government direct
ly and positively that the United Stales
would allow no foreign Interference in
Hawaii. This applies to Japan. It applies
to England. It applies to every foreign
power. "Hands oft ! " is the Cleveland policy
as convoyed by Mr. Bount. If this is not
protection , what is ? For the time being ,
that is quito enough hforus to know
HUME 1'JiOl'J.E OlyOTE ,
Charles A. Dana and UaWd M. Stone are
the only editors of daily papers in New York
City who are past middle life.
General E. Burd Grtibb , the ex-minister
to Spain , has decided to numo his sou after
his wife's father , Thomas Sopwith Grubb.
Dr. Eugene L. Crutchllold of Baltimore has
received the gold medal of the Society of
Science , Loiters and Arts of London.
A son of the archbishop of Canterbury ,
primate of all England , is a captain in the
artillery and an enthusiast In the art of war.
Albert E. Osbomo , the now mayor of
Corry , Pa. , Is but 20 years old , and is prob-
nbly the youngest mayor in the United
States.
Ex-Governor Jarvis of North Carolina is
said to bo a candidate for the United States
scnato in the election next year of a suc
cessor to Senator Hansom.
Secretary Lamout has made the interest
ing discovery that there are too many army
omcers in AVashington. The same discovery
has been made by every ono of his predeces
sors for a quarter of a century , but somehow
these ofllcers continue to stay right there.
William C. Whitney rides n good liorso
and sits his saddle well , and while cantering
through the brldlo paths of Central park ,
Now York , horse and rider present a pie-
turesquo appearance. The ex-secretary of
the navy is a handsome man of splendid
physique.
Isadoro Zachnrlns was appointed post
master at Bainbridge , Ga. His neighbors
petitioned the senate not to confirm nim be
cause ho was an inveteratu ( tokcr player.
Tills was rather an argument In his favor
with the millionaire club , and Mr. Xacharias
was promptly continued.
Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria ,
on his tour through India , noticed that the
Ilajah Patlalla , when ho was presented , worn
a turban with a double row of diamonds and
Innumerable pearls and other gems and
learned that the rajah had bought them from
the Empress Eugenic for 350,000. ,
Ex-Congressman Sherman Hoar says that
his father , while attorney general under
Grant , made no effort to conceal his opinion
that sen itors weren't bigger than othermen ,
so that , when ho was nominated to a place
in the United States supreme court , Zach
Chandler wrote to President Grant : "I
BROKEN DOWN
by dlsooso Is the natural result If you allow
your Hvor to become Inactive , your blood
impure , and your sj-Rtom nm down ,
Thogonusof Consumption , Grip , or Mala
ria , wait for this time of weakness this b
their opxrtunity. |
If you reuse the liver to activity , so It will
throw off these germs , purify the blood BO
there will bo no weak fpots ; build up healthy
weight where there fs a falling off , you will
rest pocuro from dlseaso , for you'll bo pmn-
proof
Dr. I'lerco's Golden Medical Discovery does
this oa nothing else can , That's the reason It
can l > o guaranteed. In convalescence from
pneumonia , fevers , or other wasting dlscasui.
It's an npimtixlng , restorative tonio to build
up nooddd flesh and htrength.
For nil diseases of the liver or blood if
"DUcovery" falls to benefit or cure , you
have your money back.
No matter how luul your case , Dr. Sago's
Homedy will permanently euro your Catarrh.
think you hnd botlor withdraw Mr. Hoar's
nomination. No man ran bo continued who
undertakes to imib arvouty-ttro senators. "
Mr. Hoar adds that his father didn't ' xccm
to bo a bit dlsapitotntrd , but regarded the
affair rather ns a great Juke.
James II. Heverln's death ICAVCS a wiilo
cap in the Philadelphia bar , especially In
thu criminal praetlco of courts , A full quar
ter of a century ngo ho was regarded ns ono
of the foremost criminal lawyers of that
bar , nnd ho was n man of much more than
ordinary attainments In every branch of the
practice.
Notwithstanding Lord Craven's youth ho
Is tlio | K > sessor and patron of eight church
living * . That is to say , ho is practically In
trusted with the spiritual control of eight
largo nnd populnr parishes'tho rectors nnd
parsons of which are npttolulcd by him at
Ills caprice nnd am dependent on his pleas
ure for their tenure of office.
, t.\lt
Pendor will decide within a week whether
she will have a college or not this year.
The Excolslor band of DoWHt will give a
concert on Friday , April JS > , which promises
to be a musical treat.
The Valley County blblo school conven
tion will be field at North 1-oup next Friday ,
Saturday and Sunday.
Small boys plnvlng In the B , & M. yards nt
louisvlllo found GOO cigars hidden in a coal
house nnd turned them over to the ofllcers.
Uuv. .1. I ) . Walltinshaw of Fatrbury has
resigned from the pastorate of the Pros by-
teflon church and lias accepted a cull to
Hamilton , Mo.
Kldvc.i children of Mr. Casper's of Chad-
ron came down with scarletlua and whoopIng -
Ing cough last week. They made it rather
lively for their parents , but they wll' ' all re
cover.
ChrUtoplicr Outhwaite , for a quarter of a
century a resident of Lincoln , Is dead at tlio
ago of 81 years. Ho was one of the organ
izers of the First Methudlst chuivh at the
state capital.
The Infant son of Frank Jossup of Jeffer
son county came near being drowned one
day last week. Ho was walking backward
and fell Into n swill barrel whleli was set
Into thu ground. Fortunately his mother
saw him and he was rescued before any
harm was done except to his clothing.
Thirteen-year-old Jennie Ban-on of Chad-
ron was shot in the cheek a few days ago by
her younger brother , who was fooling with a
pistol that "didn't know was loaded. " The
bullet came out near the car and left a very
painful ami dangerous wound. Her face is
badly swollen and blood poison is feared.
Wnllc II. K. Smith of Ponca was walking
home he stopped on a loose board in the
sidewalk , causing him to fall. As lie fell
one end of the board Hew up and struck him
in the groin , rupturing him. Ho was found
shortly afterward and carried home. Ho
will bo conllned to tils bed for some time.
Adam Sehaupp , ono of Sherman county's
most extensive grain buyers , who lives at
Ixnip City and operates a large elevator at
Ashton , Is suffering from blood poisoning
and it Is foari'd ho will die with lockjaw.
Early last week Mr. Sehaupp run a sliver in
his left hand and it Immediately commenced
swelling. He carried his hand in a sling all
week. Saturday ho was very sick and doc
tors were called from St. Paul to consult In
the case. It was feared ho would not live
until morning. Then he got bolter , but a
relapse came on and at last reports he was
very low.
About as peculiar an accident as usually
happens on a railroad occurred last Sunday
afternoon , says the Ansley Chronicle. A
through stock freight , running about llfty
miles au hour , struck two yearling calves a
couple of miles out of Broken Bow and
scooped them up on the pilot. After riding
about four miles one of the calves jumped oil
and walked back homo. The other calf was
carried to this place , where it was found
wedged so tight in the manhole that ilvo
men were required to get it out. The only
injury sustained by the ealf was the fracture
of one of the smaller bones in a hind leg ,
between the knee and foot. The calves
were the property of John Sanderson , and
the railroad company shipped his calf back
to nim yesterday afternoon.
o
Ho Cannot Servo Two Mnstora.
Jfoslon Ilcnild ,
It is stated that Attorney General Olnoy
is too much of n corporation lawyer to bo
effective In the cabinet councils of an ad
ministration which has proposed to make it
a part of its duty to put down trusts and
combinations. It is true that Mr. Olney has
been director in two or three railroad cor
porations und has noted as the legal adviser
In ut least ono of these , It is also true , wo
believe , that lie still holds his relations as
director in these companies and has given no
Indication of his intention of resigning them.
oi.it.
Atlanta Constitution.
The fairest lilies droop nt eventide ,
The riwooto.it roses fall from off the stem ;
The rarest things on earth cunnot abldu ,
And wo are passing , too , away from thorn ;
Wo ro growing olu.
Wo had our dreams , those rosy dreams of
youth ;
They faded , and 'twas well. This after-
prime
Hnth brought us fuller hopes ; and yet , for
sooth.
Wo drop n tear now In tliN Inter time
To think wo'ro old.
Wo smile at these poor fancies of the past
Ahaddoned smile , almost akin to pain ;
TtuiMO blub desires. the o purnoses NO vast.
Ah , our poor hearts ! they cannot como
again ;
\\o re growing old.
Old ? Well , the heavens nro old ; this earth
Is , too ;
Old wlno Is best , mnturlst fruit most swont ;
Much have wo lost , more gained , although
'tis tmo
AVe tread life's way with most uncertain foot.
\\'e're growing old.
We move along , and scatter as wo pace ,
Soft Braces , tender liopns on every hand ;
At lust , with Bray-streaked hair and Imllow
Wo stop'across the boundary of the land
Where none an ) ola.
TEXANS ON THE WARPATH
Doiuatul tlio Scalp of the Colored Collector of
tlio Fort of Galveston.
CLEVELAND TREATS THEM TO A SURPRISE
Koutlirrn DomorrnU Mint Do SiiU tIrd with
Cuucy Until Ills Term Him Kiplred
Natr for tuna u for South
Om
WASHINGTON BUIIBAU or Tim '
51 ! ) KouiiTEKXTu KT , >
WASIII.NOTOX , I ) . C. , April IS. 1 )
There Is "blood on the moon" nmong the
Texans. They demand the summary removal -
moval of Cuney , the colored collector of the
port of Galveston , but President Cleveland
has directed that ho bo permitted to servo
out his four years , which do not expire till
late next fall. Cunoy , who has many friends
In Nebraska , was ono of the prominent
manipulators of colored delegates nt thu
Minneapolis convention last June and did
telling work In securing the ronomlnatloii ot
Harrison. The Texas democrats Ituto him ,
but the president stands between film and
thu mob and his constituents will have to
tnko another six months of Ins admlnisti-a
tion of the best nay Ing office In the Ix > aoStar
stato.
Note * n nil I'criounl * .
John X.eller was to-dny appointed foreman
of taggers at the South Omaha packing
houses in the Department of Agriculture ut
$1,000 a yoar.
Burroughs Abbot of Columbia , Brown
county. S. D. , has been appointed statistical
nirent for the state of South Dakota under
the Agricultural department. The salary
will bo $ t > 00 n year and ho will enter upon his
duties May 1.
Charles W. Sherman of Plattsmouth has
applied at the Treasury Department for the
position of chief of dies and plates under the
bureau of emrrnving and printing
G. W. Kalrbrothor of Brownsville , Neb. ,
w.is to day admitted to practice before thu
Interior department.
Tobias Castor will probably not luavo
Washington for his home iu Nebraska until
Thursday.
President Cleveland today ilonied a par
don in the case of Samuel 10. Kennedy ot
Omaha sentenced to live years' imprison
ment for making a false entry in his books.
J. T. Ahrons was today appointed
master at Calmara.Winnoshiekcounty.lowa ,
vice C. S. began , removed ; also Donaldson
Howies at Challls , Custer county , Idaho ,
vice It. N. Hall removed , and Thomas Brown
atCunir tl'Alone , Kootcimi county , Idaho , vice
T. V. Kiley removed.
Nebraska got no new postmasters today.
P S. rt.
( iurmnii I toy ill 1'nhico I'arlliilly Iliirneil ,
Hum , IN , April 18. Fire last night In the
llohciuollern palace at Sigmarlngen on the
Danube , destroyed the part known as the
Fanerstenbau , entailing an immense loss
and destruction of many priceless works of
art.
Huston Transcript : The yacht cup Is not
wholly without n .species of saueery.
Elmlra Gazette : No. Minerva , the nuiRO of
vision Is not equipped with sight drafts.
lluff.ilo Courier : Don't olTer to lint with an
elevator boy unless you moan busluob * . Uo
has a way of tailing you up.
Troy Press : You can't make n poker player
bullovo that. a pair beats throes unions IIU'H
been the father of both twins and triplets.
Arkansaw Traveler : A ChleiiKo sign roacl.s :
"Horn Hi-others. " That's thu way with most
brothers.
Washington Star : "I will now write some
thing In a light and airy vein , " said thu clerk
who makes out Kas bills.
Harper's Ilazar : " .M-m-niy d-d-dear M-M-
M-M-Aluud , " ho K | uttered"sli-.sliull 1 n-h-hnvo
your iii-m-iiiumiriim en-en-en-g-B-B-Braveil
th-thlsc-c-colnV"
on - - -
"Vcs , Hcont' ) , " slin replied , "If you can. I
don't believe It Is big enough for nil thuau M'u ,
though. "
Atchlson Globe : An amateur would o vcr '
take part In a concert If'he didn't bellovoho
could do better than ho really can.
We've put away our heavy cloths ,
And we ani fuelhiK blue ;
Wo wish we huu not done It now- *
Achul Achul Achut
Now York News "See here "
: , landlord , said
an amn-y tenant , after ho hud hlpied tlio con
tract for a year , "this house Is full of sewer
gas. " "Vjs ; that's what 1 told yon. " "Told
me ? " "Yes ; you uskod mo If there was gas in
every room , and 1 bald I hero wns. "
Hlnglinmton Leader : Singers must bo par
ticular about their diet. Tills Is owing to the
close relation between their board und their
timbre.
Philadelphia Kocord : Spudklns , who had
been refused by eleven girls , snys ho thinks
of becoming 11 photographer been use ho I * no
.successful in producing negatives.
A SUCCKSSKtII , I'ltAt'TlTIONIIll
Uetmtt l''rccvan. .
lie tourhed her wrists with his linger tips ,
This doctor ilebonalr.
And thu imild'H heartbeats revealed to htm
Thu pain that lingered there.
Ho rend the same In her clear bionrn uycn ,
Thou , under his own M. I ) . .
Wrote boldly this prescription out ;
"ijwcetglrl , please marry me. "
Largest Minnfaoturi > r < tin 1 KHUUrl
of Clotulnzlu IhoVorli. .
Some Inconvenience
Presents itself to every one. It's the man who
g-ets over difficulties ,
1 who always finds a
way to smoothen
things 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.-
6 tore open buturdity every tllliu ovenlnjtlll A JX S. W , Cor , 15th and Douglas H