THE OMAHA DAILY BEEi SATURDAY , NOVEMBER 18 ; 1893.
THE DAILY BEE.
B. UOSEWA'rnU , r/dltor.
Vt'ttUSHED FA'EUY MORNING.
TKRMS OF 80DSCUIPTION ,
nallr Urn ( wllliont Sunday ) Ono Year. . . . . . . f 8 W >
Dnllrnml Sunday , Olio Year , . lg JJ < J
. .
Montlm . . . . . . . . ? fJ" ;
Sunday IVc , Ono Year . . . . . . . . . 800
flatiinfay liw , One \ > nr . < . J iUJ
Weekly Doc , One Year . . . . . . . * ° °
OFFICES.
Omnlis , Tlie Boo nnlMliifr. . . . .
PoulJi Otnalm , oem r Nand TwMily-Utu directs
Council muffs , 12 Ponrl Mm > t.
ClilcinroOmce. 317 Clmmtxr of rpmmcrce.
Nnw York , rootnn in , 14 and Ifi.Tribmiobullmne
Wimtilnirtoii , Bin Fourteenth strict.
COItUEsrOUUENCE.
All communication * relating to new * ftml el
( orlal matter Blicmlil bo mlclrwiswl ! To the hullo
BUSINESS LKTTEns.
All IniMiiPSft lettfm ami rrjnltlnncM nonld bo
jiiUlrrnwl to Tliu Jloo piibllnhlnff coinpany.Omalm.
IJraftM.clicckfi mid iioHtofllco onlorB to bo made
pavahlo to the onlwof tlio company.
Panic * loavlnis tlm cltr for the mmimcr can nave
Tun Iitr cnt to Uiolr nililrcBs by leaving an order
B pOBMSllwo COMPANY.
SWOUN STATEMENT OF CIUCDLATION.
filnlnof KrbrftMtft. I
County of ItoiifflM. ( . .
Hobcrt llnntCT , ctork of TUB BFZ Publish-
Intr company , rtoos nolfmnly nwrnr that tlio
actnnl circulation of THE DAILY RUE for the week
pnrtlne November 11,1B03 , was n follows :
Sunday , NovomtwrO , 25.0215
Woiulny. NovemberII 23.0-0
Turnlay.Novrmber 7 23.003
WednrBclay. November 8 : ' ? 'i2s
Thnrwlny , November II i Z1'12 ?
Friday , November 10 2ilOH4
Saturday , November 11 21,410
lUmntT HiTNTKii.
T-- i Sworn lo before mo and mibsorlbcd In my
4 SEAt , \ presence till * 1 Itli dar of November. 1803.
I , I N. P. Fit , , Notary Public.
Circulation for October , 24,311.
THE plato glass trust has corao down
with a crash.
ISN'T It almost tlmo for the Chinese to
bopin to register under the extended
Qoary law ?
Tins is the seed titno ( or candidates
for the btato campaign of 18W. What
will the harvest ho ?
SnvKNTY-riVE dollars for the Ne
braska building at the World's fair !
This ends the tale of woo.
A OHEAT many people are wondering
how it happened that Gorham Qotts was
tha only ono ol the asylum boodlora to bo
convicted in the Lancaster county
courts. . .
COMPAIIE the telegraphic columns of
the Lincoln Journal today with those of
THE EVENING BEG of yesterday and
you will discover whore the Journal gets
most of its news.
FIFTY years may not have boon a long
time in the lifo of Methuselah , but a
fifty-year gas franchise will outlive the
greater number of the present genera
tion of degenerate men.
MOVEMENTS to keep the great World's
fair open for another yonr are just a
trlflo lato. Those who missed the edu
cation afforded by itlmvo in most cases
only themselves to blame.
GOVERNOR BOIES has reluctantly
oomo to the conclusion that there are
, still a few things for which lowans are
justified in offering thanks upon the
last Thursday in November.
ONE of the candidates for membership
In the coming New Vork constitutional
convention makes a sworn statement to
the effect that his election OAponscs
were 15 cents only. It is unnecessary to
add that ho was not elected.
CONGRESSMAN BKVAN'S promiscuous
talk about the principle of taxation
shows that ho still labors under the oft-
exploded quid pro quo delusion. Bryan
could profitably road the works of some
of these political economists to which
ho BO delights to refer.
people may congratulate
themselves upon the excellent showing
made by tholr children's work In the
educational exhibit at the World's ' fair.
The award of several prizes la u well
merited recognition of the olllcloncy of
our public school system.
Tan decision of the Lancaster district
court upon the validity of olllcial ballots
will bo road with interest by certain
olllco seekers in thcso purls. It is said
that neither party to tlio issues joined
is satisfied with the decision. A supreme
court decision will settle thu matter.
IT is argued that a graduated income
tax will make the wealthy classes favor
economical government when they have
felt the burden of federal taxation.
Bettor spread the tax over all classes in
the community and create in every ono
an Interest in the economical adminis
tration of the government. .
INVESTIGATION shows that the num
ber of fresh recruits to the small army
of paupers that infest this city every
winter is not as great as it was last
winter. This may bo duo to the fact
that the Douglas county authorities
have served notlt-o upon the people
round about Omaha that the practice of
' deporting paupers Into this city must
30030.
IT IS only fair * o suppose that many of
the couuollmen vho voted for the fifty-
year gas franchise ordinance did BO In
Ignorance of the valuable rights which
that measure proposed to give as a pros-
put to the gas ompany. After'having
Investigated tha question they will bo
ready to defend tm taxpayers la case
they Booure another opportunity to vote
Dirtlto question ,
Tim State Board of Transportation is
.going through the farce of "taking tes
timony" in regard to the transfer switch
law. It is an easy matter to find busi
ness mon who are but slightly Interested
to swear that they do not need transfer
twitches , There are too many "busl-
O Poss" mon In Nebraska who uro willing
to Bwoar for and by the railroad com-
panlos in return fora few "concessions. "
TlIGitK are three dally newspapers
published in Lincoln ; the JVetr.s , the Call
and the Stale Journal Two-uf these
newspapers have editorially denounced
the farclual trials which led to the ac
quittal of , tlio asyhim boodlora. Tin :
BKE offers a reward to any intelligent
man who will acknowledge that ho can
not gucb3 the mime of the third paper
that maintains a dlsoroet silence la re
gard to the matter.
TIlK MOA7 < OB
There has probably noror boon a pol
icy or prlnclpld enunciated by the gov
ernment of the United States concerning
which there has been such general mis
apprehension as there U about what Is
known as the "Monroe doctrine. " At
this titno , when International questions
which naturally invite attention to that
doctrine are commanding consideration ,
It is dcslra'blo that there shall bo n clear
popular understanding of the policy
enunciated by President Monroe In his
message to congrosa December 2,1823 ,
which had the approval bcforo being
submitted of ox-Prcsldonts Jefferson and
Madison , and which for seventy years
has been accepted by the American
people and observed by the government.
At the tlmo this "dootrino" was pro
mulgated the Spanish-American re
publics , which since 1810 had boon
throwing of ! Spanish control and strug
gling for freedom , were threatened
with European interference. Spain
was anxious to re-establish her au
thority over the rebellious colonies ,
and it was believed that the allied
powers , successful in overthrowing Na
poleon , were wllltnir to aid Spain in
the attainment of her dosiro. The
United States Had recognized the in
dependence of the Spanish-American
republics and they had the sympathy
of the American people In tholr
struggles for freedom. The dan
ger of European Interference presented
a situation of the profoundest concern to
the statesmen of that period and it was
finally decided to issue through the
medium of the president's annual raos-
sago to congress a warning to the allied
powers of Europe to keep hands off the
southern republics.
The language of President Monroe
was plain and unequivocal. After sayIng -
Ing that in the wars of the European
powers the United States had never
taken any part , but that * with the move
ments in this hemisphere wo are of
necessity moro Immediately connected ,
the message thus announced the famous
doctrine :
Wo owe it , therefore , to candor , nnd to
the amlcablo relations existing between the
United States aim these powers , to declare ,
that wo should consider any attempt or. their"
part to extend tholr system to any portion of
this hom'sphcro ' as dangerous to our peace
nml safety. With the existing colonies or
dependencies ot any European power wo
have not interfered and shnll not Interfere.
But with the governments who have declared
tticir Independence and maintained It , and
whoso Independence we hav ? , on great con
sideration and on just principles , acknowl
edged , wo could not view any Interposition
for the purpose o'f oppressing thorn or con
trolling in any other matmer tholr destiny ,
by any European power , In any other lltjht
than as the manifestation of an unfriendly
disposition towards the United States.
Referring to the conflict between
Spain and the now republics the mes
sage said : "It is still the true policy of
the United States to leave the parties
to themselves , in the hope that other
powers will pursue the same course. "
The message also contained the declara
tion that the American continents should
no longer bo subjects for any now Eu
ropean colonial settlement.
Latter-day interpretation has given
this doctrine a much broader applica
tion than it was obviously intended to
have. According to the view of some
a strict compliance with the policy
enunciated by President Monroe
would require us to assume con
trol of the Hawaiian islands and to
interfere in the Brazilian conflict , as a
precaution against possible European
designs in these directions , but It ought
to bo clear to every intelligent reader of
the Monroe doctrine that it docs not
warrant any such view of national pol
icy. It does not bind the United States
to the protection of any independent
country in this hemisphere from Euro
pean interference in its political affairs ,
though it is not to bo doubted that an
appeal of those countries for such pro
tection would bo promptly heeded. The
Monroe doctrine simply says to the na
tions of Europe that they cannot med
dle in the political affairs of the independent
pendent governments of the western
hemisphere without incurring the dis
pleasure of the United States. It is in
no BOUSO an aggressive doctrine and
these who so Interpret it mislead the
public mlud. That it always will re
main a potent element in the conduct of
international affairs in this hemisphere
is undoubted.
JWU OAft -ltAA'OHlt > E3.
The United Gas Improvement com
pany now asking for the free use of the
streets of Omaha for fifty years for the
purpose of operating a gas plant sought
a similar privilege at the handu of the
municipal government of 1833. At that
time it proposed to construct and main
tain an entirely now gas works in this
city. As an inducement to do BO , and as
a protection to its contemplated Invest
ment , it scoured the passage of a gas
franchise ordinance which embodied
substantially the terms which it pro
scribed for itself. The franchise was
not accepted at that tlmo morolv for the
reason that the company succeeded in
purchasing the existing gas plant nnd
its rights under the frunoiiso { of 1808.
What it was willing to bo satisfied with
ten years ago may be profitably com
pared with what it now demands.
The franchise of 1883 was for thirty
years only. When the original gas works
were built In 1803 its projectors were
content to invest their money in Omaha
on a guaranty of twenty-five years , and
the prospects of a profitable business at
that tlmo were far loss flattering
than at the 'subsequent period. The
united company in 1833 proposed to
make a largo Investment in considera
tion of a franchise for thirty years.
Now that It lita acquired the old plant ,
that the works are already erected and
paying handsome returns upon the capi
tal represented , It aska an extension of
fifty years as a pure gift from the city.
Not ono com raoro ot money will bo in
vested nor ono single additional laborer
employed whether the extension is for
fifty ycara or for ton. The enjoyment of
a twouty-flvo year franchise has proven
so profitable thut nothing lens than a
fifty year extension will now satisfy the
craving for moro.
Both the franchise ot 1833 and that of
1893 require tljo gas company to make
good any injury to the streets ami pave
ments. But thu former lufllcfbd a
penalty of $25 for orory day that the
company failed to restore the street after
n tlirco day'a hotlco from the Board of
Public Works. It also required the
connections between tlio main' and the
motor to bo nmdo at the company's ox-
ponso. On both thcso subjects the pro
posed ordinance is silent.
The franchise of 1883 fixed the maxi
mum foe twenty-candle power gas to
private consumers at $2 per thousand
cubic foot and to all city public build
ings , including school houses , at 91.25
per thousand. Omaha in 1833 had loss
than one-third its present population
and a correspondingly diminished gas
consumption. After ton years the prlco
was to be regulated by the mayor and
council. The maximum now proposed
Is $1.85 per thousand , with no rebate on
that consumed for public uses.
The franchise of 1883 required the
company to bid for street lighting at
not less than $25 per lamp per annum.
With ton years improvements In the
technical process of gas manufacture
and ten years reduction in price of coal
nnd materials the now ordinance does
not abate ono cent from the charge
authorized for public street lamps.
Finally the franchise of 1883 provided
for the purchase of the plant by the city
nt any tlmo after the expiration of
fifteen years at an appraised valuation
without any allowance "for any
franchise right or privilege derived
from this or any other ordinance of the
city of Omaha. " The fifty-year gas
franchise ordinance says not a word re
specting future purchase by the city.
The report of the federal grand jury
in the Moshor custody case is in many
respects a remarkable document. Called
at the Instance of Attorney General
Olnoy to Inquire Into the truthfulness
of reports that from the date of Moshor's
conviction the officers charged with his
custody had shown gross favoritism and
partiality to the prisoner , the grand
jury wont out of its way to put the en
tire federal machine on trial
and then brought in a clean
bill of health for everybody
connected with the case. It Is Indeed
fortunate for Sheriff Bennett that his
case was submitted along with that of
the United States marshal. It was not
to bo expected that the grand jury
would censure the full rotlnuo of federal
officials. It was not called for that pur
pose.
pose.Tho
The grand jury gratuitously informs
the daily newspapers of Omaha that
they permitted themselves to bo im
posed upon by designing politicians
when they published reports of acts of
unprecedontod'favorltisin shown Convict
Moshor by federal and county officials.
In other words the federal grand jury
has declared that such publications
were made for political purposes only
and were unwarranted and unjust.
Fortunately the voters of this county
Novomb.or 7 very emphatically en
dorsed the attitude of THE BEE on this
question. Wo are content to rest the
case thoro.
RAILROAD INSPECTION.
uno 01 me cnioi purposes ueiajn view
by legislatures inlho .creation . of state
railroad commissions has go'nerally been
to secure adequate railroad Inspection
that will insure to the public that
safety and convenicnco which it has a
right to demand of every common car
rier. .Whether this inspection amounts
to anything or not depends largely upon
the characters and sincerity of the men
who constitute the railroad commissions ,
In Nebraska it has been notorious from
the very creation of the State Board of
Transportation that the railroads have
never been urged to make any improve
ments which they did not themselves
desire. Accommodations to shippers
and passengers have boon provided only
so far as the convenience of the railroads
has dictated , and all this time not ono
single fruitful effort at redress has boon
made by the officials whoso duty it is to
look after these matters.
That this state of affairs Is not an una
voidable necessity is indisputably
proven by the fact that in other states
the railroad commissions are able to ac
complish much good In this direction.
In Illinois the members of the commis
sion are at this moment on a tour of in
spection on the various railroads oper
ating within that stato. The practical
character of the Inspection performed in
Illinois -may bo gathered from a com
munication recently addressed to the
board by ono of Its members. Says ho :
I wish to call the attention of the board to
the condition of several railroads which I
have passed ever In the last two weeks , also
to tbo passenger depot at ; Carml , 111. , located
on the Big Four and Loulsvlllo > & Nash
ville roads. This depot is In a horrible con
dition , filthy , crowded for room , and 1ms a
short platform in front on which the Big
Four unloads freight from Us local trains ,
and there nro times when there Is scarcely
room -for a dozen persona to stand on the
platform. I would suggest that the secre
tary be Instructed to write the Big Four and
the Louisville k Naslivillo and request that
a now depot bo placed there at onco. I
would also suggest that the attention of the
Board of Health bo called to the filthy and
unhealthy condition of this dopot.
Ho goes on to call attention to the un
safe condition of a ploco of track used
jointly by several railroads , and asks
that the speed of trains 011 this section
bo reduced to fifteen and eight miles per
hour for passenger and freight trains re
spectively until the truck is put into
proper shape. A further recommenda
tion is to the effect that the receiver of
a certain railroad bo required to place
steel rails and now ties upon a branch
road , and that "it the same IB not done
within ninety days from this date the
road be closed to further traffic. "
Railroads in Nebraska have always
had a free field in mutters of railroad
construction. As a consequence the
lack of facilities offered their patrons
would probably caiiio righteous aston
ishment were they found in the juris
diction of the Illinois railroad commis
sion. Comparatively few people are
compelled to use the station at Carml ,
111. We have hero In Omaha a
so-called station that Is a menace to the
health of the hundreds of pas
sengers , transcontinental and local ,
whom the niggardliness of the
railroads compels to await tholr
trains in this filthy hole. Stations
at other points in this plaio are but
little bettor , while at many points the
publlo is forced to do without accommo
dations of any tttal , As to the cqiulltlon
ot track ? nnd br9bc3 iri Nebraska , the
public has no | mrco of information.
They may bo uiwo and throathcntng
danger , but no Jrd of warning can bo
hoard until ntVc the occurrence of
some frightful Blsastor. Public rail *
road Inspection is n necessity in this
railway ago. The < pcoblo of Nebraska
will not bo sailsficd until they obtain
inspection upon which they can roly.
THK comptroller of the currency , In
an address at a meeting ot the Boston
Bankers association a few days ago ,
said that the advocates of sound money
must not , rest content with the vantage
ground which now la theirs , but must
continue to do battle against these , still
numerous , who clamor for an inflated and
interior currency. Of course Mr. Eckels
knows that the great majority of this
class of the people belong to his party.
Most of the advocates of free silver , outside -
side of the silver-producing states , are
democrats and all who favor the repeal
ot the 10 per cent tax on bank Issues ,
so that the wildcat currency of the
ante-bellum period may bo restored ,
are democrats. The comptroller of the
currency understands perfectly that
there is nothing to bo feared from the
republican party , which has always in
sisted that the currency should bo kept
stable nnd sound and whoso representa
tives in congress sustained the adminis
tration In Its demand for the discon
tinuance ot silver purchases. The only
real danger now , In a financial way , is
that a democratic congress and adminis
tration may allow the Btato banks to
issue currency. Mr. Eckels talks well
as an advocate of honest money and
there is ohunco for a great deal of
missionary work in his own party.
THE councilman who explained tholr
votes upon the fifty-yoar gas franchise
ordlnanco made much of the fact that
the privileges therein granted were in
no way exclusive. "If competition is
wanted at any tlmo , " said they , "grant
franchises to tear .up tha streets to all
that may apply and then ask for bids for
public and private gasllghtlng. " It
matters little how the words of the ordi
nance read , the franchise IB practically
exclusive and it would bo foolish to es
tablish competing gas plants when the
ono which wo have Is fully able to sup
ply the field. Another gas plant moans
simply the duplication of the present in
vestment and the taxation of the con
sumers to pay interest upon two capitals
whore ono only is necessary. Competi
tion in gas has ooen tried In one city
after another , but there has never boon
ono Instance of permanent competition in
this industry. Ii is Always to the inter
est of such companies ; either to consoli
date or to divide the field. Wo do not
want to rely upon , an illusory competi
tion with future gas companies. Lot the
present applicants for the franchise
make such concessions as are a fair re
turn for the valuable privileges which
they seek. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
WESTERN NEBRASKA will , during the
p.nmlnir vfinr. "nn rlvnn n.n nhinnt Icason
in practical Irrigation. . The big Cul-
bertson dltcht > aji > on-p\vhich work was
commenced wajryoars ago , Is nearly
'
completed , and will' bo in full operation
when spring oponsiand farm work com
mences in earnest. ' The ditch was in
partial use the past season , and the re
sults Were raoro than flattering to the
future agricultural prospects of the
western part of the stato. Irrigation in
Nebraska is but in its infancy. When
the benefits of irrigation uro thoroughly
understood it will receive an impetus
that will render millions of acres of land
in the state as productive as any In the
great traiismississlppl bolt. It is not im
possible to believe that the productive
capacity of Nebraska soil will bo doubled
by the end of another decade.
WE CONTINUE to hoar of the presi
dent's elastic stop. His actions during
the past few woo'ks have been sufficient
assurance that ho still has u great deal
of snap about him.
Nobody Denies It.
IPafioo New Era ,
The state house gang is in the saddle.
An Opportunity r.ost.
New Tort World.
When it comes to choosing botwcon an
oligarchy and a monarchy for the Sandwich
islanders President Cleveland had hotter go
fishing.
Stranga Klnil of a Coincidence.
' IViplflftm Times.
Tno men who dofcatod Judge Maxwell in
the republican convention are the men who
applaud the acquittal of Bill Dorgan and
Boss liubbard , the asylum suspects. But
perhaps this is only a coincidence.
'flint Tariff Jim.
Globe-Democrat ,
The report that the tariff bill will bo pre
sented to the house in a .fow duvs , after the
opening of the regular session is welcome
Intelligence. The sooner the industries of
the country know tholr fata the hotter.
State Journal Mowg ui U ttowt ,
Lincoln News.
llio morning paper's Washington corre
spondent must be located in Chicago now.
Ono-half of the letter this morning ever
Colonel W. E. Annlnias1 signature was cut
bodily from the Chicago Tribune of yester
day. The poor old sheet is getting almost
as hadlv off for tolegrAPhlo paws as it would
bo for local if the evening papers happened
to miss a day. v j-.i y
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nimlra Gazette : .Tliprn is nothing like a
sharp competition tofcul prices with ,
Vonkors SUitesinajnTI' fl > o animals only
phiyed foot bull. whu t full buck tbo drom-
udury would malco.j ' .u. [
UlnRhamton RepbDlKMn : The bill collector
U ono of tlioso tblnRB tbut doa > not want to be
put oil until tomorrow
Cleveland I'laln realer ; Oh , well , wo can't
bliimu our republican ' friends r for engaging lu
u llttlu ballot duncd
Lowell Courier ; I'Attl'ls ill on account of
lOitHlckiioss. Tlmt.Lj. the only tlmo ( hat the
high U given 1'attl any trouble.
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omnn jAxns TitAjf uvns.
Iho nddross of Emperor William nt thq
opening of Vho Holohstag was moderate and
Conciliatory In tone and It would noem niiuto
a goo/d / Impression. The portion ot the address -
dross thnt is of general Interest relates to
the foreign relations of the cmplro , as to
Which the emperor said thM Germany Is on
friendly terms wllh nil the powers and ex
pressed the confident hope that the bless
ings of pcaco will contlnuo to bo preserved.
The sentiment of the people was voiced
in tha npplauso with which the
members of tno Rolohstag greeted this
passage ot the address. Such a declara
tion from the emperor himself must
ho accepted As highly reassuring , for moro
than any other sovereign ho dominates the
European situation nnd Is in a position to
determine the question of War or peace. His
proclaimed \lcslro that pcaco shall bo pre
served warrants the belief that there Is
llttlo real danger In the recent events which
have seemed portontlous of war.
The efforts ot Russia to embarrass the in
tercourse of England wild her I3ist Indian
possessions are In onttro harmony with the
interests of Franco , The oroctlon by Franco
of a powerful naval station on the Island of
Corsica had Its origin In a doslro to out oil
tno English , In case of military necessity ,
from tholr short route to the cast through
the Suez canal , in this situation It is easily
to bo perceived that the French will cheer
fully promote the plan of Hussta to estab
lish a naval station on the Mediterranean.
But as Kussla has not a foot ot land on the
Mediterranean shores , France , as her ally
ana friend , must , grant her a secure basts of
naval operations and a harbor ot refuge in
case of disaster to her ships of war ; ana tno
latest account Is that the Corslcan port of
AJacclo has boon ilxod upon as bsst fitted
for this purpose. The concession of thouso
of a naval station for Russian warships ,
however. Is not qulto enough , and the Rus
sian government dcslros the absolute cession
of a small tract ot French territory on the
shores of the Mediterranean. This would
firmly secure for Russia n necessary basis of
naval operations against all corners , 'and
glvo her entire Independence of action in
this now Held. The combined Hoots of
Franco , Russia and Spain In the Mediter
ranean might make tbo fortress of Gibraltar
ot small value to the English in the event of
war. Should the great navies of Europe
take a decisive part in the next war , the
probable scone of action would bo on the
western waters of the Mediterranean or in
the Persian gulf. In vlow of the vast Inter
ests at stake , and the mighty powers engaged -
gaged in assailing or defending thorn , every
move in the game of war will bo watchnd
with the keenest concern. When Russia
shall have moved a mlghjy fleet into the
port of AJacclo the game will begin in
earnest , and probably not till then.
*
Popular sovereignty , in the form of uni
versal suffrage , is getting on In Europe in
these days at a prodigious pace in the great
powers and in the small. In Franco , of
course , it was long ago established in en
tirety. Since the latest reform bill it prevails -
vails almost as fully In Great Britain. Bel
gium lias this year effected a peaceful revo
lution In the same direction , the revised
constitution granting "manhood suffrage"
and increasing the number of voters foam
140.000 to 1,200,000. Ana now Austria , that
ancient stronghold of caste and class privi
lege and all conservatism , commits herself
to a vast extension of the franchise which
must surely bo a stopping stone to universal
suffrage. The measure brought forward by
Count Taaffo , the head of the ministry
which has just resigned , has met with much
opposition , some of which is well founded.
It was chiefly because of this opposition
al Count Taaffo decided to resign. It is
probable that ooioro lone no will be recalled
to ofllce. But whether he is or not tbo great
measure of reform he has brought forward
must be adopted. It may for the present bo
modified , suspended or rojcctod. But hav
ing boon proposed it cannot wholly be with
drawn. In the near future it must become
a law. And its enactment will bo the beginning -
ginning of a peaceful political revolution
in Austria , the greatest tiaa by any nation
for many a year. The present electoral
system in Austria is narrow and antiquated ,
having not boon moved by the spirit of
progress that has elsewhere prevailed. It
provides not for popular but for class repre
sentation. There are in the Roichsrath 853
members , who are chosen not by the generil
publio but by four groups or classes , to
each of which a certa'in number is allotted.
In all four classes there are only about 1,700-
000 voters ; while the ontlra manhood popu
lation of the empire , that is , the number of
male citizens 2-i years of ago , is reckoned nt
moro than 8,000,000. It is ovidsnt , there
fore , that the existing system is not ono of
popular franchise. It is a government of
the masses by the classes ,
4f
Ono of the loaders of the young Czschs , or
Bohemian radicals , Herr Elm , has boon explaining -
plaining the views of his party to a Viennese
journalist. Ho began by observing that the
exceptional measures adopted by the gov
ernment In Bohemia had put certain re
strictions on political life there , but had not
in any wt > y affected tbo influence and popu
larity of the young Czechs , who were
stronger than ovor. Whenever the now
elections should take place the position of
parties in the House would bo about the
samoas in tbo present Relchsrath. Kvon if
the opposition gained ton or fifteen seats ,
it would not materially Influence the
situation. 'iho young Czechs would
benefit considerably by a dissolution
and would win all the Moravian seats ,
with ouo or two exceptions , as also
several of the old Czech scats In Bohemia ,
Ho and his party approved unconditionally
of an > oxtonslou of the suffrage , being sturdy
supporters of a general , equal and direct
franchise. They were not afraid that uni
versal suffrage would eclipse tbo nationality
questlous. It would , however , annihilate
the supremacy of the Uormans , and would
push forward the national question of the
Slavs In Austria for solution. They congratulated -
gratulatod themselves on having east la
tholr lot with universal suffrage. Already
that great idea had boon accepted by the
old Czechs of Moravia , and the largo landed
proprietors would bo compelled Booqoror
later to rocognlze that it would ba bettor for
them not to bo found In opposition lo It.
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A newspaper correspondent gives some ac
count of the Prussian electoral system which
Prince Bismarck is reported to 'ia vo described
aa the worst in tbo world. It appears that
each constituency is divided Into a number of
districts according to population , and the
electors of each district are divided into
three classes , each class electing separately
n iiu
Highest of all In Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report.
Powder
ABSOIJUTELY PURE
nn equal number of delegate * , who together
elect In turn the parliamentary representa
tive. The amount of direct taxes paid
In each district U nddod up and the
total divided by three. As many of the
largest taxpayers as together pay ono-third of
such taxes form the first class , another batch
of Iho next ( largest taxpaytra paying to
gether another third form the second class ,
nnd the third class U made up of nil the re
maining taxpayers and of these citizens
who , although paying no taxot , nro qualified
to vote , and are for this purpose credited
with n fictitious payment of 0 marks Income
tax. Such a system naturally gives an enor
mous preponderance to the moneyed classes.
Thcroaro Instances of ono single elector
paying alone ono-third of the whoto direct
taxation In bis electoral district , nnd 1m sin
gle vote In the first class consequently car
ries as much weight as that of hundreds In
the second nnd thousands In the third class.
Cincinnati Commercial ! The purpose ot
this proceeding on the part of the demo
cratic administration , and on the part of the
secretary of state especially , Is to repudiate ,
nr.d , a * far as possible , humiliate the admin
istration of President Harrison. But the
motlvo falls beneath the occasion ,
Now York Advertiser : The democratic
party begins to realtzo that It has on ele
phant on Its hands in the person of the pres
ident of the United States. And these who
have been laujrhlng at the dlscomllturo of
the carty which elected Urovor Cleveland
are beginning themselves to grow apprehen
sive.
sive.Chicago
Chicago Post : But Mr. Cleveland nnd
Mr. Grosnntnaro the sort of men whobulloro
a good name Is bettor than a long purse. It
is a sign of the healthiness of American fool
ing that only a few Uowspapors , and they of
tlio most fantastic notions of publlo nnd
private honor , have dissented from that
vlaw. Nona ot thorn has mot the declara
tion that the United States cannot afford to
profit "by fraud. " As this is the whole case.
the verdict Is the administration's. Ad
ditional evidence Is not needed.
Washington Post : -.This Is the situation
into which the United State * government
now proposes to projcac Itself not as the
protector nnd advocate of regeneration , but
as the instrument of chaos. Upon the
strength of a debatable possibility that
there may have boon a display of oxccsilvo
ardor In the causa of which our frco institu
tions are the foremost and peculiar exempli
fication , it Is now proposed that the flag of
the American union shall bo made the sym
bol of a sinister invasion and the military
forces of a free nation employed to ro-ou-
slave 100,000 emancipated human boings.
Detroit Free Press : Because tlio Harri
son administration fallod to observe these
cardinal principles in our scheme of govern
ment , there is the stronger reason that
President Cleveland should rectify a great
wrong whllo It Is within his power , nnd re
store the rights of which it was proposed to
doprlvo a sister nation without showing of
justification and in a manner that finds no
approval in the people of a nation such ns
ours. These who are scoklne1 to injure the
present administration in tlio oycs of the
country because of an act of restitution
bravely performed misapprehend the tem
per of the American people.
LnncitHter uoutity Justice.
I'lcitttnttHtth jVcics.
The notorious Farm Boss Hubbard was
cleared by a Lancaster county jury. That
Hubbard was dishonest the testimony went
clearly to show , but the jury , on n par with
the custom of the courts in that county , hr.d
the brazen effrontery to bring in a verdict of
not guilty. When the expose of Hubbard's
guilt was first made public iio went Into
hiding and did not show himself for months.
No ono even thought at that tlmo of making
a defense for him. Now ho Is given , a clear
certificate of character by a jury of twelve
men whoso regard for an oath Is very much
shaken in the estimation of the publio after
hearing the testimony.
UKUUUEtt 1II3L
Brooklyn Ltfe ,
Listen , maids and matrons , to a piteous tale of
woo ,
.ProJnco your dalntv Iicrclilola , for your tears
are bound to How.
I'm n bachelor of thirty-five , und a millionaire
beside ;
Dut for some unhappy reason I'vonovor found
a brldu.
I don't think that I'm bad looklmr , and I know
my lioart is kind ;
Dut the sort of girl 1 want to wed is the sort I
never llml.
The pretty girls are plenty and the clover ones
not few ,
Dut to the girl who'd just suit mo it's hard to
got a clow.
Perhaps you think I'm flnlcky and very hard
tn suit :
Likewise you tuny imagine that I'm moro or
less a brute ,
Dut the cam Is rotilly slmplo , and I think
you'll noon admit
That the trouble rests with Nature and I'm
not to blutuu a bit.
I've roamed from Vussar college to tlio plains
of Kalamazoo ;
I've searched all ever Boston and Kansas Oily ,
too ;
I've sat out dances many with Now York's
patrician bullns ;
I'vo boon In San Francisco , whore tlio minor's
heiress dwells.
In Now Orleans and In Denver , lu Chicago and
Detroit ,
In Skowhognn and St. Louis , in Cincinnati and
liololt :
All ever this vast country I'vo boon on boats
und trains ,
Dut I've never found a pretty girl who had an
ounce of brains.
Will Contain the Following
Noteworthy Features :
Sketch of Hon. William McKlnleyl
The triumph of Governor MoKliilcy In llio roeont
Ohio election lm matin him oim of tlio most con-
Bltleuoui llRiircn In American politic * A dkotch
of his mow 111 bo revl with rest by tlio rentiers
of TIIK SUNDAY HKK. It imwtilH tnnuy liurvlo-
fore unwritten fuctH com'oinlnpr Ills domi'Mlo
Ufa , biwlnpss nntl political triumphs , the laat nml
groatcat of which AMIS scorutl November 7.
Kntn Field' * I.otteri
Mini Kato Floltl contribute ) ! n special letter lo Tin
Ht'Nii vr HER In which she illnciKiwi Mr. William
T. Steail , thoernat London editor , who It * tnlUiiff
Clitcaco pvopln how to bo itooil. civlo confeder
ations for huiunii welfare nra proposed.
Huntlntr for Work In Omuhn ;
Interestlnir oxwrlenccH of a man who upwtl n
month Moeklnr HomolhlDB lo ilo a phanoofllfo
of which little IH liuowii to n great majority of
pcoplo.
Hutu's \Vork for thn Suiiiinnr !
ThorcconlofcaHUaltlos for tlio paBtHtimtncrlinn
been pnutor than ior before known In llio his
tory of llio world. TilK SUNDAY HKK will rovlow
thu rocortl.
Fnmoui Toker ( Iniuosi
Omalm has been the scene of nome of the m-calnst
card iramoB ever plajed. Some ofthooldtlmq
\\llltclloflhcfrourly exiwrleneosln Tn
SUNDAY 11EK.
Eolioen from tlm Auto lloonil
McmlKirs of Rocret soclotloa ami fraternal onranl-
ratlons haxo learned to look for the ninvo of
tlielrorpnnlzAtlormln 'rim SUNDAY IIKK. Thla
dcpartmont will bu HlH'il IIH imvinl with thu latent
nowN of Intoreat to the memborx of thcso limlltu-
tloim.
Commcrclnl 1'nfjet
The toleRraplilo reporta of THE BKK niotmsiir-
paBucrt for completeness , covering1 nil thoxllffor-
ont llnoi of btiHlnt > 8 at all the loadlnir mniketa
of llio country. The loonl markutn , protliico , llvu
Htock. etc. . will bo roportttl nt lonpth anil will
contain not only quotations , but cenurul Informa
tion of Interest to'thOBU wlio nronitolclnir the
eournt ! of tlm markets. Tlm condition of tratlo
Uurlnc thu Hlx tlays p iat will bo Hot forth uroont-
IIIBT to the Ideas and ovpoilcnco ofthujobbora
nml buslncas mon of the city.
Turkish Face Hath Vntl :
A fanhlonabln lady dpRcrlbos HH ilcllitlits Pom-
Inlno gossip and eiish How ho marrltnl the
Japanesn nmldeii The latest Ideas In house
eon no Fashion notes.
Nonruy'i Roadi of Stone :
\Vakeman tells of curious hostolrlos anil convey
ances mid the remarkable nyatoin of
the traveler aeatiist abuses.
Olil AlnTlrn tn Ilntiil
Rival Mexican povemorH KO Bnmiliiir for each
other The crnclllxlon of a child A fumnla bull
lighter winning renown. Thin IH .1 vulnuble foa *
turoof THE SUNDAY DEC.
r.ocal Hport :
The HiiortliiK columns nro an usual rcplcto with
Interesting HOWH and comment , cmbodylnr n
breezy chat on \\anlnge.iine , the porsophol of
lowa'H University foot ball htntn , enlermlnlnir
cycle talk , the horHumcn'H rtohiKH , sporttt 111
thti woods , and on lak and Htream , HtatcHmen
bllllardlsts , anil , In fact , they coiiHittutu a complete -
pleto comiwndlum of everything thut Is worthy
of mention In the local athlctlu or Hportlur fluid.
Financial Fuklrs :
A few details of nllccriMl philanthropic Hchemes ,
\vhcroby plungcrH Hcuk to aid othcrn In ucciunu-
latlnen fortune , meniuvhllo neelectliiB no op
portunity to advance the Intercuts of No. I ,
Private nnd confidential commol from Mlmiii-
sola Napoleonscoupled with n sketch of thocon-
tortloim of bond promotora lo tuny tlio muroh ol
justice.
For Olmrlty'K Bnkrl
Means employed In this city for helpln ? the poor
and amellorntlnir distress. The Associated
Charities and lt work.
BROWNING , KING'
Largest Manufaaturnra inl IljtilUfl
ofOlotlilnslQ tlu WorlJ.
Been cut off ,
And out off just for fun , too. , We've beenvgo-
ing along at such a
lively gait that we
want to keep it up ,
and for that reason ,
and no other , we
have cut 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 them.but have 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 stock. All sizes and plenty of
it. No limit. Don't be afraid of it on account of the
price that's out just to keep you coming. Maybe
we will sell you something else sometime that
there's a profit in. If you want to see what it
looks like go round to the 15th street entrance ,
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
, fl , for , IBtll StS ,
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