THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : FRIDAY , NOVEMBER 17 , 1803.
THE DAILY BEE.
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HAWAII promises to furnish congress
with u topic for almost endless debate.
UNCf.K SAM'S now warship Columbia
Jlas n record almost us fust us Governor
MrKlnleyV. Both Imvo developed ex
traordinary running powers.
No QAS company 1ms over naked
Omaha for a flfty-yonr frnnahlso up to
this tlmo. Why should such n franchise
bo granted nt the present moment ?
EVKN thu most severe critics of the
president's Hawaiian policy give him
credit for the bhrowilnuss displayed in
VithhoUUiiff it from the public until
Iftor the Into election.
A PiUNCil'ATj In nn Iowa High school
objects to having his pupils participate
in evening parties. This is r.imply
awful. Bettor inaugurate night school
fictions and thus prevent a recurrence
'Of this terrible calamity.
TllK practice of county boards in South
Dakota and western Iowa in deporting
pauperized people to Omaha to bo fed
and clothed at the expense of the tax
payers should bo nmdo unpopular. Lot
Uvcry tub stand upon its own bottom.
THE startling increase in the infamous
Orirae of train robbery demands moro
Stringent laws for the protection of the
inland commerce of the country. Train
robbing is practically u species of
piracy , and there are many good rca-
BOIIS for a federal law covering the
emergency.
Tr PHKSIDKNT CLKVKLAND'S view of
Hie Hawaiian episode requires an am
nesty for'tho ' members of tlio provisional
government it must also require nn am
nesty for the olliocrs of the United
States who are said to have assisted in
the revolution. All parties in the plot
uhould bo regarded as equally culpable.
Tim exoneration of Captain John G.
Bourke from the charges brought
against him in connection with his con
duct of the campaign against the Mexi
can bandit Garzn is welcome news to all
his many friends in this , vicinity , whenever
never for a moment gave the olightest
credence to the accusations made
against him.
Mu. IKON UHEEIC lUciiELOit an
nounces Ills willingness to sasriflco his
own private interests to the public vvol-
faro by accepting the expected vacancy
in the city council should it bo olTorea to
him. It would bo dilllcult to flnd any
thing in the line of public ofllco that
Bachelor would not accept if ho got
within reaching distance of it.
TllK Chicago people are making no
mistake in vigorously opposing the in
troduction i if the dangerous trolley
system with its unsightly wires and
polos. Recent advancement in elec
trical Science has made it posslblo in do
u.vny with this feature of rapid transit ,
nnd Chicago is in a position to reap tlio
advantages of row improvements.
Tin : charitable organizations of. the
clt > are preparing for the winter's cam
paign. The men and women engaged in
this laudable work should receive the
encouragement of all well-to-do people
of this city. They have biiccoodod here
tofore because their distributions of
alms have been eonllnod to casoj of
actual distress worthy objects of
charity. ,
TIIK Philadelphia Press says that it
would not have boon at nil strange if
Nebraska had elected the domocratin
ticket on Tuesday a woolc. That is just
whore the Press is wrong , The success
of the democratic state ticket would
have boon quite strange , Su strange ;
indeed , that it would have been handed
down to an astounded democratic pos
terity as a veritable miracle of yu olden
times.
TAIUPP rovlalon'ln lllcoly to prove an
olephantson the ) uvnJi of the ways and
means oatuinlttca of the present domo-
aratfo congress. It hai boon dilllcult
enough to hnrinonlKu its own membara
. upon on administration measure. Tno
prospects of hanmnl/.lng all the demo
crats in congress upon that measure are
becoming less , and less bright. Over
this the republicans may be permitted
to smile.
TIIK city and county olllolal. canvass
lias only verified the figures published
by TIIK HER tlio day after oloc' ion. But
"the work of the canvassing board is eon-
uluslva in the eyes of contesting candi
dates. They now "know where they are
at. " One or two pf them talk of contest
ing the findings nf thu ctllclal canvass
ing board , This is bpu'ud to prove futile
if attempted , If local 'election ' contests C
the post can bo cited as precedents. A
defeated candidate uhyuys stands bettor
before tlio community whuu lie takes
his a dlclnoliko a uiao.
A TAtllFF ntLT XKXT WEEK.
The report from Washington is that
the dcmocratlo members of the ways
and means committco hope to bo able to
lay tlio now tariff bill before the public
about the close of next week. It appears
that there is a great pressure upon the
committee , from the Interests affected
by the tariff , fornn announcement of the
changes that it is proposed to make , and
the committee is disposed to accommo
date this desire. It Is quite possible ,
liowover. that it will not bo able to dose
so a" ) soon as promised , owing to tbo
division among democrats regarding
what shall be done with coal , Iron ore
and some other articles. Ala-
untna and West Virginia are
most determined in their opposi
tion to the proposal to put coal and iron
ore on the free list , the Texas' repre
sentatives have announced that , they
will light free wool and they will have
doinoci title aid from other wool-crowing
states , the democrats from Michigan are
expected to oppose free salt , and a
united opposition to free lumber is
looked for from the democrats of the
lumber states.
This condition of affairs with respect
to the tariff schedules does not look
favorable for harmonious action at , an
early dny , unless some sort ot compro
mise can bo agreed upon , and this Is
probably what is expected. It is to
im remembered , also , that the dem
ocrats are divided on the ques
tion of raising moro revenue by
Increasing the internal tux on
spirits , beer and tobacco. The south
doesn't want tobacco and spirits taxed
any higher than at present , and it is
said that as to tobacco it has been prac
tically settled to leave the tax as it is.
The wh'isky tax is likely to ho increased ,
porlmps to double the amount at first
proposed. The brewers have protested
vigorously against increasing the tux on
beer , and as they represent a very con
siderable vote the committco will prob
ably leave the boor tax untouched.
Then there is the division on the ques
tion of nn income tax. This means of
raising revenue has the practically
unanimous support of the southern mem
bers , but so fur less than half a dozen
northern democrats have indicated their
willingness to favor legislation for an
income tax. If the advocates of this tax
can offer no bettor arguments for it than
those presented by Mr. Bryan they are
not likely to make many converts to
their cause. It is not at all probable
that a proposition to impose an income
tax could pass either house of congress ,
oven if it did not reach incomes below
the salary of congressmen. The repub
licans will oppose solidly legislation of
this kind , regardless of the example of
England and Prussia , ' cited by Bryan to
show the merits of an income tax , and
it is not to bo doubted that the number
of democrats who will oppose it , united
with the republicans , will give sufllciont
strength to defeat it. As the situa
tion now appears the probability
is that the only int6rnal reve
nue tux that will be increased is the tax
on whisky and that there will bo no new
means adopted for raising revenue from
Internal taxation. In that event most
of the propositions for putting certain
articles on the frco list will have to bo
abandoned or a duty placed on sugars
now free , and possibly on tea and coffee.
It is apparent that the ways and
means committee 1ms a very largo and
perplexing job on hand , duo largely , of
course , to the fact that the -party is di
vided as to almost every schedule. All
democrats will say that they are in
favor of tariff reform , but individually
"
*
ually they do not want to
apply it where It will ' interfere
with the interests of their constitu
ents. The democratic coal and iron
producers of Alabama and the demo
cratic wool growers of Texas , for exam
ple , are tariff reformers until the policy
is to bo applied to them. It is undoubt
edly a fact that the manufacturing in
terests of the country are extremely
anxious to bo Informed as to the extent
to which the party in control of the gov
ernment intends to revise the tariff , and
the committee on ways and moans will
do a great service to those interests and
to the country by giving the now tariff
bill to the country as soon as possible.
1NKXCUSAULK1.1STE. .
Even if the ordinance granting the
local gas company an extended franchise
to operate within the city of Oraulm for
fifty years Vroro a measure unquestion
able in itself , the inordinate haste with
which it was rushed through the city
council last Tuesday without ono word's '
debate upon its merits certainly war-
runts the conclusion that its promoters
wore not willing to court the pub
licity of a Irco and intelligent dis
cussion. Introduced in early October ,
the original ordinance was promptly re
ferred to the appropriate committee and
carefully secreted in the pockets of its
chairman until it was Hashed upon the
council at the first meeting uf tor elec
tion. Why it was withhold pending the
canvass for the recent city election only
those who have boon active in securing
Its passage can tolU If brougnt out
sooner It might possibly have had some
effect upon tlio results in that contest.
But If it oauld bo hold for six weeks
until election day hud passed and while
the gas company was operating without
u franchise it most assuredly could have
been hold for one week longer ,
The manner in which the charter pro
vision requiring the publication before
Its juissago of any ordinance granting a
franchise was executed Is equally indica
tive of intentional haste. The charter
provides that no such ordinance snail bo
passed until two weeks oftoi' It baa boon
introduced and until after it haa first
boon published in the official newspaper
of the city , The manifest purpose
of the framers of that instru
ment In inserting this clause
WJH that the taxpayers should bo ap
prised In tlmo of the pandonoy of any
project tcigrant away valuable fran
chise rights and should hiva auiplo op
portunity to examine the terms of the
measure and top.-otoit In 0333 they
were subversive of the bjst intoroata of
the city. The fifty-year gaj franchise
ordinance was llrst given to tha publlo
in the advertising oplumns of Tun UISE
on the very nlglu before the cDramlttoo
Insisted upon Hi passage by the council ,
Cure was taken to delay publication us
long as possible without , actually violating
lating the loiter of the charter. The
whole proceeding savors of n bltot sharp
practice to say the least.
Ono other point deserves mention In
connection with the insatiable eagerness
of the council to pass this measure.
When Councilman Munro asked thnt
action bo postponed for ono week ho was
unable to secure the courtesy of n second ,
which Is seldom refused a bona fide mo
tion mndo In any legislative hotly. Ho
then moved that the council adjourn ,
but here , too , ho failed to obtain a sec
ond. Not a single councilman was ready
to go home. Every ono was willing to
remain all night If necessary to assist in
tlio passage of the ordinances on the
clerk's desk. But no sooner had the roll
been called on the llfty-ycar pas franchise
ordinance , not 11 vo minutes Inter , than
several of the members , who only u mo
ment before wore unwilling to adjourn ,
rushed for their lints and coats despite
the warning of the presiding ofllcor thnt
there were still several ordinances to bo
acted upon that evening.
From all this it is fairly to bo Inferred
that the llfty-ycar gas franchise ordi
nance was railroaded through the coun
cil in .accordance with a preconcerted
arrangement among most of the men
who voted for it. A measure giving
away the use of valuable privileges for
BO long a tlmo as fifty years Is of vital
interest to every taxpayer in the com
munity. No city is justified in making
such concessions without some adequate
return from the favored corporation.
The inexcusable haste of the council in
passing this ordinance is not the mode
of action calculated to assure the people
that they are getting a just considera
tion for the privileges demanded.
y UF ILIKK OFFICIALS.
Every official of a national bank in the
country ought to rend the charge of
Judge Bolkor of the federal court at
Indianapolis to the grand jury regardIng -
Ing the responsibility of bank officials.
Doubtless a majority of such officials
are familiar with the requirements of
the law , but it will not do these any
harm to road this judicial interpreta
tion of it , while these who do not know
what the law requires will find in this
charge valuable Information. It may
servo to remind some of them that
they are almost daily violating some
feature of the law. How many banks
are there , for instance , that uni
formly give accurate reports of
their condition to the examiners , nnd
yet failure to do this is a misdemeanor ,
punishable by imprisonment. Again ,
how many banks conform strictly to the
requirement that they shall not loan
moro than one-tenth the capital stock
actually paid in ? Yet any olficer of
such association , said Judge Bolker ,
who knowingly or willfully loans a
greater amount is guilty of a willful
misapplication of the funds of such
association. It is a criminal offense to
induce persons to deposit in a bank
known to bo insolvent , and it is also a
criminal offense to make a false state
ment in reports to the compti oiler of
the currency , or to any agent of tlio gov
ernment whoso duty it is to examine into
the affairs of those'associations. "The
officers of banks , " said Judge Belker ,
'occupy positions of great trust and re
sponsibility. The law justly charges
them with the duty of care and dili
gence and it exacts from them unswerv
ing honesty nnd integrity. "
It may bo freely admitted that this is
fully recognized by the great majority
of national bankers , but that there is
.more or less disregard of the require
ments of the law will hardly be ques
tioned. The history of bank failures at
tests this. Nine-tenths of the failures
of national banks could have been pre
vented had the law- boon strictly com
plied with , nnd that it was not was
in most cases duo to the carelessness of
directors. Investigation has shown that
in nearly every case of a bank failure
the directors had allowed too great
privileges to the subordinate officers
and had not maintained that constant
and strict supervision which the law
contemplates. Comptrollers of the cur
rency have recommended that the law
be amended so as to moro fully define
the duties of directors , and perhaps this
ought to bo done , though if men have
not sufficient interest in their own
alfnlrs to properly look after them it is
questionable whether they can bo in
duced to do so by legislation. A much
more Important amendment to the
national bankng [ law is the ono that has
boon propoaod to put a greater re
striction upon the privilege of bank
officials to borrow from the banks with
which they are connected. Experience
has shown that the law ought to bo
amended in this respect and It is yory
likely that It will bo by the present con-
gross.
The official of a national bank who
does not constantly realize his responsi
bility and Is not at all times solicitous
to honestly and faithfully observe It Is
not (1 ( tted for the position. This responsi
bility Is not contlned to looking after the
profits of the business , but embraces
also , a careful guardianship of the in
terests of depositors , and this is really
the moro important part of it. The
national banking system Is undeniably
the best this country has ever hail. It
is not claimed to bo a perfect system ,
but so far us the currency Issued under
it Is concerned it is absolutely safe , while
the record of losses to depositors Is very
far from being as bad a * that under the
system which it superseded. The law
undnr which it exists is perfectly plain
in its requirements and bank officials
cannot have any excuse for not clearly
understanding it.
THK report of tin alleged shortage in
the account sof local officials in Fremont
and Beatrice , following BO closely uppn
a series of previously reported defalca
tions in this state , will not bo wolcamo
intelligence to thu friends of goct
municipal government. The frequency
of defalcation of city and county treas
urers , not only in Nebraska , but In
adjoining states , suggests ; the neoosslt }
of providing now and moro reliable
nhccks upon the fiscal agents of tho'poo-
pic. The most noticeable deficiency
in the present system is the
facility It niTorda a dishonest , oill
cinl who is Inclined to speculate
with public funds to curry on his opera
tlons for nn .extended period of tlmo
vlth but llttlotca'f ' of detection. Noth-
ng would bo inorq productive of reform
n this direction tlmna law requiring the
iiibllcntlon of quarterly reports show-
ng the oxnot condition of each fund ,
the location of each and every deposit
and the amount oft' ' outstanding obllga *
.ions. The publication of such reports
.n newspapers'11 df1 general circulation
would do much o. rcvont Improper ttso
of public funds i for the reason that no
public treasurer" wbuld dare to take the
people into lift confidence unless his
methods woronopon to the keenest
scrutiny. ' ' '
Tun general , superintendent of the
railway mail service , who has been con
nected with It almost slnco Hi organiza
tion , makes some recommendations in
bis annual report which , although not
new , deserve the serious attention of
congress. Ono of these Is that some pro
vision bo made for the families of postal
clerks killed in railway accidents. The
work of those faithful servants of the
government is moro perilous than that
of any other class of government em
ployes. According to the last report of
the postmaslor general , during the
preceding four years thirty-two
wore killed in accidents , 204 seri
ously injured nnd 230 slightly
injured , a total ot 585 casunltios. This
shows the perilous character of the ser
vice , nnd It would seem to bo only jusl ,
that a great and wealthy government
should mnko reasonable provision for
the families of those public servants who
moot death nt the post of duty. Another
recommendation la that the salaries of
postal clerks bo Increased. The work of
this service is arduous and requires
more than ordinary intelligence and the
closest application. It ought to bevoll
paid for , and the salaries are not now as
liberal as they should bo. The efficiency
of the railway mnil service was
very much improved under the last
administration by a generous policy for
the encouragement of care and fidelity
in the work. Nothing would so surely
promote these conditions as salaries that
would bo a just return for the labor per
formed.
THE unfortunate tendency ot the pres
ent administration to entangle itself
with the great corporation interests of
the country was given a significant em
phasis in the appointment of Judgo'
Hornblowor to the vacant position on
the supreme bench. The appointment
seems to have been a worthy ono in
every respect but one. Judge Horn
blower was a member of a legal firm that
has been associated intho , closest rela
tions with some of the greatest railroad
corporations in the country. His nomi
nation was loft uucpnfirmod by the sen
ate , nnd his line sense of honor and dig
nity will doubtless Hnpol him to refuse
to permit his nauio to bo sent in again.
It is stated upon excellent authority that
the senate was gfeatly influenced in the
matter by Justice i Field , a member of
the bench , whoso sympathy with the
people in their contest with the corpo
rate interests of the , countrv has been
recognized for years.
IN THE light p tbo.discovory of exten
sive frauds.in the management of state in
stitutions , the dissatisfaction with tlio
methods of purchasing supplies , and the
utter falluro to either prevent fraud or
punish the perpetrators , it is clearly to
bo soon that Nebraska needs nothing
else so much as a radical revision of-tho
business methods in vogue at the state
house. Putting all the mistakes of the
past aside , it may bo said that citizens
of all parties should unite in an affort to
secure a bettor system of administration.
This can only bo done by a radical
amendment of existing statutes. This
matter should bo raised into the impor
tance of an issue in the next campaign ,
and it should receive the attention of
all parties. The necessity for good gov
ernment should never become the sub
ject of partisan dispute.
AUDITOR MOOUE would bo doing tbo
cause of labor a real service by calling
upon the attorney general for an opinion
as to the legality of the insurance corn-
puny misnamed the Burlington Volun
teer Relief department. There are
good reasons for believing that this par
ticular piece of railroad imposition is
illegal. If the Burlington system desires -
sires to provide insurance for its em
ployes lot it do so In , a manner that will
really benefit thorn. The state of Ne
braska , however , should not bo made a
party to a craftily conceived plan of
compelling railroad employes to main
tain a department for the solo benefit ol
the railroad company. ,
THE people of Wisconsin are having a
little experience with rotten state gov
ernment , and if the published reports
are to bo rolled upon 'tho democratic
regime in the Badger state has intro
duced Nebraska methods with a few
startling innovations ,
TIIEHE is some danger that the en
thusiastic admlrors of Governor McKinley
loy may overdo the task of booming him
into the presidential chair in. 1800. The
national convontiuiuwill not moot for
several months yotr * , "t
An luviiiolli'lpjOfUiibliiiUlon.
Kantat Ctfu'ifiiurnal ,
Tbo campaign in Now'Vork , according to
Mr. Platt , was conducted "by alvlne provi
dence. " Providence nnd the republican
party make a proatcombination. .
Illch Hnpeiiirllli nn "If. "
If the democratic- congress shall bring a
united support to the Jumocratlu president
and redeem ( he podges | of the democratio
platform honestly tltid. , promptly , putting
tnrough the tariff mil In time fur Us otfccu
to ba felt uefore next Noember's election ,
mo party need have * Ao'ffcar of the outcome.
Another democratic congress will bo elected
nnd the democracy will bo in the best uf po
sitions for bcplnnliiR the contest of 1S 0.
Dodging tti * IteupDnsllilllty.
At'unln Cnntttdttfoii.
Mr. NVnltcr Q , Grcsham wants the demo
cratic party to restore the monarchy In
Hawaii. The dcmocratlo party has not been
in the habit of restoring monarchies any
where , nnd as Mr. Greshnin la not a demo
crat ho may have made a mistake In this
matter.
They Kept It Uark.
Kew fork Tilbune.
Tno InrnVMIito was immense. If Mr.
Cleveland's Hawaiian policy had boon an
nounced before the voters went to the uolls
thu democracy woulu have been buried still
deeper. Iho present administration may
have the courage of its convictions , but It
Is wlso und far-soolnc enough to cnooio tno
s.ifcst llmo for precipitating the.n on tbo
country. _
Another Kxplnnntlun ,
Itoelii . 'Mountain AVirj.
flt Is now Imoun that Judge Harrison ot
Nebraska , the republican nominee for Justice
of the supreme court , owes his election to
the support of administration democrats.
Ho was the corporation candidate in the re
publican state convention and the bitter op
position to him on that account proved in
effectual. Ho Is Indebted for his success to
Secretary Morton.
Tito neconl Up tn Onto.
IVilIaiidphfu IVwu.
Hero Is the record of the democratic party
up to dato. Give It two minutes thought :
1. Falluro to promptly pass silver repeal ,
though In control of both houses of con
gress nnd the executive result , the worst
financial panic of the century.
2. Appointment of a tariff reduction com-
mltteo with the object of reducing a pro
tective tariff to ono for revenue only , llcsult :
Consternation among manufacturers and In
dustries all over tbo country closed nnd
worklngmcn starving.
3. The appointment of , T. J. Van Alcn
ambassador to Italy , after It was conclu
sively proven that ho had purchased the
place with a campaign contrtl'itlou of
fT)0,000.
4. ) a ictlon of the request of the Ha
waiian provisional government that the
United States annex the Islands. The rein
statement of the dlssnluto Queen Lllltloka-
lanl to the throne , nnd the complete triumph
of Glaus Spreckols and Mr. Thcophllus Daves
of England. Next 11
VEUl'LE JAW im.VJS.
Two wrongs often make n riot.
According to revised democratic ethics
tbo president can do no wrong.
Josh Jump vaulted over his competitors
for a federal ofllco in Indlanauolls.
Pennsylvania pa-ro 137,000 reasons why the
change last year was a grievous mistake.
In matters ot war it Is very probable
Lobencula Is opposed to machine methods.
1C Queen Lll Is restored to her hand-me-
down throne the affair must bo regarded as
a Dole out.
The king of Coney Island Is at Old Point
Comfort , but his enjoyment will bo brief If
tbo agitated Gravesendurs get their hands
on him.
Seventy-eight barbers enlisted In the
United States anr.y last season. Thov
should do a great deal of damage in the face
of t tie enemy.
Baron Muuchausen Is registered at a New
York hotel. Ho la charmed with. Gotham ,
especially the family resemblance In Its literary -
orary atmosphere.
A batch ot the Columbian guards propose
to enlist In the army of Honduras. If their
toggery goes with' them they will prove shin-
Inp marks for the revolutionists.
A 17-year-old girl , who is a member of a
native African choir now traveling In New
England , claims to bo a niece of Lobengula ,
but she doesn't seem to have Inherited his
taste for economy in dress.
An Arizona court lined nn editor for con
tempt. As n precaution against the growth
of an insidious judicial fad the editor of the
Tombstone Toothpick has decided to enlarge
his private graveyard.
While geese bones , corn husks and toad
stools indicate a inlld winter , to the oppo
nents ot "my administration" hungering for
poi there is nothiug in the signs calculated
to cheer or mitipato the cola , dreary and
dismal prospect.
Buttorworth of the Yale foot ball team
was bitten in the bade in the Pennsylvania
game last Saturday. The marks of his op
ponent's teeth can be plainly seen. The
variety in diet now allowed to athletes in
training seems to bo carried to an extreme
of lato.
Just to show what Kansas can do when
pushed by calamity , the Salimi Hepublicau
comes out printed on sunflower paper. Its
color is of the bilious order and Is neatly
mottled to match the .complexion of sun
flower politics. As a rustler it rivals
crinoline.
Francis Parkman , the historian , was a
nephew of the Dr. Parkman who was mur
dered by Prof. Webster of Harvard in the
medical school of thocolloce. The memory
of that extraordinary crime , the trial of the
murderer and his execution Is still fresh In
Now England.
John Dubel , who has boon elected constable -
stable of the Eighth ward , Brooklyn , is a
nmn of polish. He is , a .colored man who
runs a bootblacking chair , and was put up
for fun , but ho will draw $3,500 a year Just
the same. Ho Is ono of thb most shining ex
amples of what a landslide will do.
William H. Graham , who died the other
dny in Newcastle county , Delsware , , at the
ago ol 93 , was a drummer boy In the war of
1811 ! , and as a blacksmith ho helped to put
together the parts of the first locomotive
engine used on the old Newcastlo& French-
town railroad , ono of the earliest railways
In the United States. The locomotive was
Imported In pieces from England and put
together at Newcastle under the eye of a
skilled machinist.
XOVOIllliU
Elinlra Gazette : The candidate's memory
tor faces Is now oil on a vacation.
Uoaton Courier : Ho Is n miss guided youth
wbociooju very thing lila sweutli oartusks him
to do
Ualvcston News : Any ono can bo n woathur
propliotlf Im will Jint predict tlmt ft IH going
ta ruin and alljk to It.
AtrhliiboiuUlnbo : It Is a consolation when
aiiotliur mini Is hi trouble to think that ft will
prove a valuable leniou to film.
YonUoM Statesman : A woman alwuys hopes
for thu bout , n-tpnclully In this bo when It U a
bciil.sklii hucquo bhu It looking for.
Clavnland Plain Donlor : "Right lu > ru , " suld
thu minister , " 1 would llko to huvutlm cent *
ot thin mooting. Thu Jcollcctors will proceed. "
llochoster Democrat : Tlio whistling of Iho
wind and thu whittling of u wonum lire very
much alike In one respect. Nulthoruun atop u
street car ,
I'lillapulphlu J.odnur : Two girls who ran
away from I'atorcon lust week Hud1n trousoru
holonizlug to fullow-bourdors a plulncuboof
brooches ot trust.
Wiislilnctoii Ktur : "Wlmt'a the good of
Tliunkhdlvlh' iliiy. anyhow ) " uxclalaied I'lod-
dlni ; I'cto , In u discontinued tone.
"What's the good ot It ? " ochoud Meandering
Mlko , In dismay , "llonust , I'D to. tome times
you talk IfUn u rug'far heathen. Don't you
know that Tlianknnlvlu's ono ot t
free lunch days lu the whole your ? "
BOUBTIIINU TO
Who U the man ot the mldnluht bell ?
Thu man of thu mulnlxht you ?
HO'H not the gliost of unv who toll
fly iiiurdur'M bluifo or poUon'x Hfiull ;
llo's not thu fcoul of u wrath from wull ,
I ln's only thu mull who trlus to tuft
That hu ha * wloncr-wurat to belli
u
Highest of all in Leavening 3o yer. Latest U. S. Gov't Report.
Powder
ABSOLUTELY PURE
TlttJ IIAHAII IftMI/AMrril.V ,
Now York World Our trtto policy In IIn
wall Is to UPCP hands off. Wo nro under no
obligations to place Ulluoknlant on lior
throne nttnln.
Washington Post : The iiroiKullIon thnt
two wrongs nmko n rlffht ha * uovor yet been
accepted by the enlightened moral sense of
the clvlllfcd world.
Now York Sun : The old princliilo of patri
otism , "Mv country , right or wrong , " U not
luoly to bo superccdod by "drover Glove *
Innd , right or wronir. ' ' ovcotit , porlmps ,
\vithln a very limited circle.
Cincinnati ( femmcrclnl : In restoring
NUluokalnnl to the throne the administration
is uorpotratlng a blunder which will nroelp-
itato bloodshed. What the end will bo
thereto no telling. Meanwhile the world
wonders at us.
Denver Republican : President Cleveland
otiRht to road the Declaration of Imlopcml-
once before ho fullv determines to cast the
Intlucnro of our government In favor of the
re-establishment of a rotten and utterly re
pudiated monnrcliy in Hawaii.
San Francisco Kxamlnor : It is to bo ex
pected thnt the newspaper discussion will nt
llrst bo moro stroiiRly marked by partisan
ship tlniii Judgment. Utit In t'io etut the
popular decision will rest on the correctness
of the facts as sot forth by Mr. Clrcshant.
Now York Hccordcr : No American can
read without fcclmn of shame and Indltjnn-
t on the chapters , as they are unfolded , of
the volume Grdvor Cleveland and his secre
tary of state 'nro writing In the ouso of
Hawaii and milking part of the history of
the republic.
Washington Star : According to the recent -
cent Hawaiian announcement the United
States Is opposed to monarchies overvwhoro
except In thnt spot of the Rlobo outside of
Us own boundaries whuro its property anil
business Interests and Influence give It the
( rawer to say what kind of government
shall prevail.
Chicago Kocortt : It la an amazlne. cruel ,
hateful position which the administration
has taken. Its talk of "force and fraud" is
melodramatic bosh. Its course savors of
trickery and of contempt for public opinion
In America. It la an insolent denial of the
truth on which this nation is founded , that
n people have the rlnht to overthrow n ty
rant and rule themselves.
Now York Tribune : It would bo to put
down a good government and sot up a bad
ono : to destroy republican Institutions ad
ministered uy intelligent and public spirited
men and to set up a monarchy administered
by a woman whoso character silence is
mercy and by a group of icnavcs and super
stitious savages. It would bo to blow out
the lights of progress and Christian devel
opment In a land now moving briskly for
ward. "
Olobe-Democrat : This Is the crowning
blunder and infamy of American diplomacy.
The administration has started out to over
throw a government which represents all
the elements In Its country which deserve
to bo consulted in this crisis , and socks to re
store an authority which has no support ex
cept from savages who arc as incapable of
setting up or maintaining a creditable
scheme of political rulb as arc the natives of
Uganda or of the FIJI islands.
Brooklyn Standard : If it is meant that
the arms of the Utdtcd States are to bo em
ployed to overthrow the provisional govern
ment and restore the queen and there is
bloodshed , the blood will bo on the hands of
President Cleveland and secretary of state.
The administration has managed tn nfflx
upon itself an Ineffaceable stamp of narrow-
minded , carping , unpatriotic prejudice and
hide-bound bigotry , and has presented a
small policy In a petty way. H has failure
and humiliation on the face of it , and there
scorns to bo behind It a bewildered Infatua
tion.
t
Philadelphia North American t The cant
about the equities and justice of the case
is sickening. What does the provisional
government of Hawaii stand for ? What
does it represent ? It stands for all that is best
in the Hawaiian community. It represents
all the intelliccnce. all the enlightenment ,
all the enterprise , all the good possibilities ,
all the future of tlio place. It stands for
education , for civilization , for just govern
ment , for a pure and elevating religion. And
what docs the monarchy Mr. Cleveland and
his secretary of state are seeking to restore
stand for ? It stands for every kind ot moral
and political corruption. It stands for
ignorance and barbarism and crime , for
paganism and vice and individual licentious-
acss.
jt.ii )
yew York Ei'cimtg JS'tiii.
I ain't feellu * right todiiy , an' hoomi as of my
hlllOL'll
E < Jealous o' my liver -.n' hcz turned nil kinds
o green.
Hut Mindy that's my woman hlio sc 'taln't
no splivii at nil ,
Jest ii blnliln * o' the gUzard an' arlsln' o' the
gall !
An' niohby that's tlio truth , for I was feulln'
all < > oreno
.Till 1 road the Grcsham letter 'bout that
eoireo-colored iiieun ;
lint when 1 rend as how ho'd llko to glvo her
back tlio cro\\
I felt my heart , a Illppln' seemed llko 'twas
Koln' down !
Hut when ot glvo a siukllnt jump an' stuck
rluhtln my neck ,
An' I've boon choklti' over since an' foolln *
UUo a wreck ;
'Pears Hko I'd rutlior died u'moat , afore I'd
over seen
Ol' Yiinkoo Doodle phiyln' second flcldlo to A
nuoon !
An'slch anuoon ! A yallor lee I ; In' lieathon ,
not hull dressed ,
Whoso brliiKin' up 07. doubtful , an' whoso
morals ain't the bust ;
Jest think o ( Undo Sam , or any Yankee ilom-
mycrat
A plekln' uy a rotten throne for slch n iiuoon
ozllmt !
THEY SEE THE HANDWRITING
Miny Democratic Oongrotsmon Not Auxious
to Fnca the Storm ,
FEW RENOMINA1IONS DESIRED NEXT
Itrynn nf XeliraOcn. VIHOMR the Number Who
Are SntUlloil tn Itrtlre nml Sivo tli *
Voter * tlin Trnnhlo i
UrJrctlnsTlicm.
\ \ AsnixnTONttuunxt' ov TIIR Hr.R , )
M3 t'ot-iiTunxTit STIIKF.T , >
WASHINGTON , Nov. 10. )
William Jennings Bryan , In his reported
Intention to refuse n rcnominaUon for con
gress rtoxt spring , will luivo much comp.iny.
HoxVlll not Journey down the dark avenue *
to retirement alone , Since the recent elec
tion moro than a score of prominent demo
crats In congress have discovered that thoj
have important interests at home , nnd that
they do not want to remain In public life.
Senator McPhorsoii of New .lorsoy , onoof
Urn oldest and most Inlluenttal dcmocratlo
members of the llnancc committee , slnco thu
cyclone of List weeit , by wliu-h noirly all of
the hold-over state senators In the state loar-
Islatttro who will vote for a United States
senator next ycarwcro secured hv the re
publicans , has concluded that ho Is tired o !
publlo llfo and prefer.to roatimo thu prao-
tlcoof law.
Chairman Yoorlicos of tlio sonata committee -
tee on finance , who lliuls liiinsolf In hot
water over his llnnnctnl views and thu anil-
'pension policy of this ndmlntstratimi , has de
termined to make a personal explanation
when the senate meets , and If his appeal for . j
clemency doca not right him with hh con-
stltuonoy , ho will refuse to bo a candulatn
for reelection.
Mc.Ulllln Si-n < the llniuhvrltlnir.
Mr. McMlllIn of Tonuesseo , who has boon
several times u strong camltiiato for speaker
anil who Is ono of the most Intelligent mem-
burs uf the committee on ways and means ,
admits that ho would bo retired to private
llfo if ho asked for ro-electlon , and intends
to voluntarily got out of the way. Ho as-
crlbos the unconditional rcpo.il of thu silver
law as the cause of his peisonal unpopularity
at homo. It will bo recalled that Senators
Harris and Date of Tennessee wore the most
olntlnntodoniocr.ua In opposition to uncon
ditional icpcal.
If Chairman Wilson of the ways and
means committee asks fora renomlnation it
will bo only because the democrats In West
Virginia demand him as a sacrifice. Ho In
tends to decline a rennmlnatlon.
Representatives Dockory iindTnrsncy of
Missouri have both privately told tliolr
friends that they tlo not desire another racu
for congress.
Mr. B.vmim of Indiana , an old member of
ways and means , Is already out of the raei
for renomlnation , while Mr. Cooper of thai
state is closing up his affairs in congress
preparatory to retirement. There are mow
than a score of other well known democrats
In concrcss who have suddenly been seized
with a desire to retire to their private bust
ness.
ness.Will Ileljuko the Ailmlnlstnillon.
In diplomatic , congressional and ofllclal
circles It is confidently believed , Irrespective
of political afllllaton ! , that the effort of the
administration to restore the monarchical
form of government in Hawaii will bo a miserable -
able failure. The founders of the provisional
government are expected to resist the en
thronement of the queen , and unless she has
the armed support of the United States gov
ernment she cannot possibly succeed. This
President Cleveland cannotglvo. It requires
an act of congress to call out our armed
forces. Under such circumstances , of
course , this authority would never bo given ,
as at least three-fourths of thu democrat }
and all of the republicans in congress openly
denounce the step taken by this administra
tion with respect to Hawaii.
1'cmmial Mention ,
Drs. , T. U Oarnur , James M. Wilson and
Jnmcs S. Hall wops today appointed to con
stitute a pension examining"board lit Doug
lass , \\yo. , a nil Dr. Vincent Mulcahy was
appointed on the ooard at Vermillion , S. D.
Major .1. W. Paddock of Omaha , who
arrived hero late last night on business con
nected with the Union Pacific railway , de
parted for the wc t u night.
Hon. John A. MeSbatio of Omaha was In
the city today.
If Governor McKinley , In his present
eastern outlntr , should drop into Washing
ton ho will be given a rousing reception.
The republicans hero nro eager to omphaslzo
their demand for McKinley in 18 % by some
sort of a publlo demonstration. Tlio gov
ernor's friends hero Intimate , however , that
lie is much opposed to the precipitation of
the ' 'JO campaign at this time.
i'ostmastcrs appointed today : Iowa
Kiron , Crawford county , G. A. Norolius , vlc
A. B. Falk , removed ; Stennot , Montgomery
county , O. C. Mellott , vice C. M. itneedy ,
resigned.
South Dakota Bailey , Hand county. N. X
OJostal , vice W. M. Sparks , resigned ; Van-
dorbllt , Campbell county , Hugh Trl.inor ,
vice L. J. Holmes , resigned.PcmivS.
PcmivS. HiMTir.
l.n/n'n New INind
PAHIS , Nov. Hi. M. Lozo , formerly prefect
of police In Paris , has been gazetted for
ambassador at Vienna.
ROWNING.KJSC
JJarsost ManiifaottiraM in 1
of CllolUiu lu l.u lVorU.
Been cut off ,
And cut offjust for fun , too. We've been go
ing along at such a
lively gait that wo
want to keep it up ,
and for that reason ,
and no other , wo
have out off consid
erable from the price on three lines of men's win
ter underwear , specially on sale this week. We've
been getting $2 a suit for thom.buthave out them
to 75o a garment. They come in brown mixed
and natural grays , derby ribbed , and are the elas
tic , tight fitting kind that are so popular. This un
derwear is no job lot but good , reliable wear that
we keep regularly in stook. All sizes and plenty of
it. No limit. Don't be afraid of it on account of the
pricethat's out just to keep you coming. Maybe
wo will sell you something else sometime that
there's n , proflt in. If you want to see what it
looks like go round to the 15th street entrance.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
Etor . W , C-OI , 15tl !