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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SATURDAY , FEBRUARY 10 , 1894.
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A beer delivery drivers' war Is a novelty
in tlio way of strikes *
If Mr. Cowglll la doing Ills duty what
rlRht has Mr. Wiloy or nnyboily else to
Heuk hla removal ? If ho In not doing Ida
duty , or If ho la Incompetent , why don't
tlicso people produce proofs of his Incom-
pctency or negligence ?
An appeal to tlio ballot from the appeal
to arms la the most sensible way to ter
minate tlio stubborn , long-drawn-out insur-
icctlon that has been demanding the at
tention of the Brazilian government'to the
detriment of Important Internal affairs.
Second round of the Lewelllng-LeaKC glove
contest : Lease claims a foul. She appeals
to the supreme court for a decision and se
cures a decision In her favor. The fight Is
awarded to Lease , but negotiations uro In
progress looking toward an early resump
tion of hostilities.
The treasury balance has once more risen
over the $100,000,000 mark , after tarrying
below It since early last spring. But' we
must not forget to weigh against this the
amount of the new bond Issue , for which the
money has already been paid in. The real
balance Is worse than before.
It didn't take President Cleveland long
to affix his signature to the federal elections
repeal bill when once it came within his
reach. The president probably expects tlils
"favor to the south to secure him several re
ciprocal concessions from the senators and
representatives from the southern states.
When judges disagree who shall decide ?
The Colorado and Wyoming judges of the
United States court have locked horns with
Judge Dundy as to the right of the federal
court to fix the wages of men employed by
a railroad that Is In the hands of a re
ceiver. It now "remains for the appellate
court to say which Is which.
The National Farmers alliance could not
adjourn Its session at Topeka without giv
ing Secretary Morton the customary slap
in resentment of the uncomplimentary allu
sions to the man "who farms the farmer"
made In his Chicago address. The secre
tary would no doubt feel Insulted If a Bos
nian of the alliance should pass off and no
resolution on this subject bo ordered sent
to him.
Congressman Hatch wants to Impose a
heavy tax upon brokers and dealers In op
tions and futures In order to dlscourago
speculation on the various exchanges. Mr.
Hatch professes to bo a democrat , and to
subscribe to the doctrine that no taxation
is constitutional unless intended for pur
poses of revenue only. He ought not to ex
pect his bill to be pushed by a democratic
congress elected on that ) platform.
It IH getting dangerous for public men to
remain widowers long. The match makers
got hold of ox-President Harrison a few
days ago and now they are scheming In'bo-
half of Chauncoy Dopow. They insist too
on taking the general public Into their con
fidences , much to the discomfiture of the per
sons Involved. Will the gossips ever learn
to leave , the wedding announcements to bo
made by the principals Interested In the pro
posed event.
Ex-Governor Boyd seems to have turned
his back for n time , at least , upon the
political fieshpots of his adopted state. Ho
Is just now directing Ills attention to the
cultivation of coffee down In the southern
extremity of Old Mexico. That there Is
more money In the propagation of the coffee
plant than In the business of sprouting can
didates for ofllco must bo quite generally
admitted oven by such horny fisted farmers
us J , Sterling Morton.
Under the provisions of the McKlnloy tariff
law the duty on linen gooils was slightly ad
vanced early this year. With this additional
protection the trade In American made Roods
has revived In a marked degree , simply be
cause our manufacturers derived a trifling
advantage over tholr foreign competitors.
Hut upon the enactment of thu Wilson bill
this business will bo knoukcd out , the looms
will stop , the mills close down , and the tin
bucket brigade will go homo and pray for
another cliango.
Every railroad of the west is beset by
freight car thieves whose pilfering costs the
roads many thousands of dollars. For years
railroad managers have sought to stop such
robberies with indifferent miccosa. Tholr
attention has been directed to providing
mcana of locating the road or division upon
which a theft may have been committed , A
road receiving a through cur tlmt ban been
tampered with must stand the loss in case
it cannot be shown thai the seal was broken
prior to the receipt of the cur. TI\o \ per
plexing problem is to not a seal that cannot
bo broken and replaced by the thieves In a
manner that will defy detection. At ) Omaha
Inventor line , In the opinion o't exports , pro
duced a coal that will bafllo the most , in
genious thief. Ita adoption will save the
road using it many thousand * of dollar *
annually.
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The decision of Judges Hallctt and ninet
declining to enter ttii order requested by
tlio attorney * for the Union Pacific re
ceivers nlTlrmlrig the proponed "equalized"
\sagn schedule IB a decided victory for the
employes. Those Judges have taken a posi
tion diametrically opposite to that ofJudge
Dundy In this district , who granted the ro-
culvers' petition without no much as notify
ing tlio persons most vitally affected that
nny such move was In contemplation. The
result of Jtldgo Dumly's "order is to estab
lish the prlma fnclo evidence of the justice
of the "equalized" schedule nnd to place the
burden of proof upon -the employes In case
they should conclude lo show cattso why
It should not go Into effect on the , day net by
the court. As to just liow far that order
goes In uhjolnlng the men from striking or
taking other measures to resist the reduc
tion In thcjr wages , there scorns to bo con
siderable division of opinion , Judge Dundy
asserting that he did not Intend to lay a
ban upon any arrangement for slmultane-
onnly quitting the service of .tho company
that did not threaten violence to tlio prop
erty of the road , while the attorneys for
the receivers contend that tlio actual effect
of tlio order will bo to effectually bar all
thoughts of resistance except by remon
strance to the court. 6n this point , however ,
the decision of Judges Hallett nnd Itlner
does not touch. It neither denies nor affirms
the right uf , a federal cobrt to enjoin the
employes of a bankrupt railroad from sljlk-
Ins against n reduction of wages approved
by the court.
The significance of the new decision ll s
In the fact that the railway receivers are
not to bo permit . ' 'd to h.-uo every thing
their own way In protecting the Interests
of the stocklioldo-.s at the expense of these
of others equally concerned. It Indicates a
disposition on the part of the court to ( in
sider other Interests besld"3 these of the
stockholders nnd to cotni-'el the receivers
to show that the proposed orlcr Is necessary
to the economical administration of the road
before It Is to be entered. The burden of
proof Is laid upon "ho receivers to show that
a change In the wnge schcdulo Is required
and not upon the employes to show that
the now schedule ir unreasonable.
Some sound advice Is thrown out In the
opinion as to the proper courseto ' bo pur
sued"1 In the matter In hand. The sugges
tion made Is that the only way to proce'ecL
to readjust the wage schedule Is to make *
known to the employes the urgency of the
case and confer with them In the usual
manner with a view to arriving at an
amicable agreement. This Is substantially
a recognition of the labor organizations ,
since the usual method of conducting a con
ference of this kind Is with the officers or
committee chosen by the employes In their'
organized capacity. They have hitherto
been able to arrange wage schedules with
out calling upon the courts or necessitating
a resort to strikes and can no doubt do so
now. The court manifests a distinct aver
sion to Interfere until it becomes clear that
no other way exists to settle the difficulties.
Should the receivers decldo to take the case
to the circuit court the employes will have
the advantage of having their opponents in
the role of appellants.
VOTKSOY OF THE SILVKll MKff.
The potency of the silver element In the
democratic "party has again been demon
strated. It was clearly shown In the vote
by which the house of representatives
adopted the motion to go Into committee of
the whole to consider the Bland seigniorage
bill. Of the democrats in the house when"
this motion was voted upon only twenty-two
were recorded against It , while 106 voted for
It. These figures indicate that there has
been little change in the democratic atti
tude regarding silver from what It was
when the question of repealing tjio purchas
ing clause of the act of 1S90 was before
congress and that a majority of the party
Is now as then favorable to. the full re
habilitation of sliver. It will bo remem
bered that when tfio 'bill to stop the purchases -
chases of silver was being voted on In the
house It was proposed to strike out repeal
and restore the Bland bill for compulsory
coinage. On this proposition a clear ma
jority of the democrats , 113 , voted yea , and
It was beaten only because the republicans
voted almost solidly against It. 'When the
democrats found they could not carry the
Bland law a number of them' went over to
the ranks of the repealers , but it is evident
thqy did not altogether abandon tholr do
votlon to sliver.
Ever since congress met In special session
the silver men among the majority party
have been casting about for some p.'nn to
advance the Interests of the wli'ta ' moial.
They thoroughly understand the hopelessness
of any proposition to restore slvcr ) to its
former position-during the term of the juts-
ent administration , oven if it woie prs'blo '
to pass legislation for this purpow through
congress. But they are determined to do
whatever may bo found prao'.Icjblo for the
white metal and If.they can accomp'tsh no
more at present than to sBC'jro tlui colmigo
of the no-called seigniorage they inny boast
that they have not suffered complete defeat.
The condition of the treasury Is tholr oppor
tunity nnd the fact that the secretary of the
treasury Is understood not to bo unfavorable
to the proposed use of the solgnlorago gtyes
them a claim to consideration. Consequently
the silver democrats , with tholr few republi
can and populist allies , arc , agaln asserting
themselves and effectively , too.
The bill upon which the qllver men In
congress nro now building hopes provides
for issuing certificates agans ! the seignior
age , estimated at about $55,000,000 , and then
proceeding to coin the metal as rapidly as
this can.be done by the mints , the coined
silver to bo used In replacing the silver. It
also provides for coining as soon as posslblo
'all ' the silver bullion In the treasury , .The
proposition may bo modified so as to author
ize tlio secretary of the treasury to Issue
certificates from tlino to tliuo In such sums
aa ho may deem expedient In order not to ;
disturb confidence In the parity of the cur
rency , This modification la said to have
been suggested by Secretary Carlisle , and
It Is understood that It Is the only conces
sion which Mr , Bland and his adherents are
willing to make. But this will not rumovo
the objections to the measure , which con
templates Issuing currency against an im
aginary profit to the treasury , and thereby
Increasing to tho" extent of such Issue
the gold obligations of tli'n government. As
has been repeatedly pointed out , what Is
meant by selgnolrago In the apparent profit
to the government which results from coin
ing say 0 cents worth of silver Into a dollar
lar and Issuing it as such , but obviously
this Is not u real profit slnco It disappears
after the first transact Ion , for the govern
ment must receive the CO-cont dollar In pay
ment of public dues , and not only so , but It
is obligated by public policy to keep Its sil
ver currency as good as gold , or , In other
wordi , to maintain the parity. As a matter
of fact , there U no profit coming to the gov
ernment from UB hoard of silver bullion ,
but on the contrary the purchase of that
bullion has been attended by a heavy loss ,
and the outlook is that the loss trill be stl |
more. It Booms hardly possible that Mr.
Cleveland would approve of tlio scheme thai
Is proposed regarding th ? no-called seign
iorage. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ '
mAr/xa A if OLD
The refusal of Mayor Betnls to depote City
Electrician Cowglll ami appoint In his place
n tool of- the electric lighting company lias
been followed by the Introduction of an
ordinance to abollnh the office of city elec
trician nndllo away with electrical Inspec
tion altogether. , . .
This Is the most highhanded plot to sub-
jcct this city to the domination of a fran-
chlscd corporation that ban ever been con *
coctcd. Who demands , the abolition of the
city electrician's ofilco ? Surely -not the tax-
pay pr. .Who tins a'akedor the repeal of 'the
electrical Inspection ordinance ? Surely not
the men whoso llvea and properly nro ex
posed to the danger of the deadly wires ,
Why has there been no step taken .to nbo'l-
Ish the office of gas Inspector ? There fa no
danger to llfo. or property from -defective
gas piping and we don't save the salary of
the Inspector hv anything ho mny leave un
done. But th'o'gas company , appears to be
content , nnd therefore no councilman 1ms
ventured to economize "on gas Inspection.
What right 1ms any councilman to Jeopaf-
dlzo the safety of this city just to please-
Mr. Wiley or any other man ? '
Doc's anybody bollovo that any council
man would voio for the repfal ordinance
unless lie had a string tied t r him ?
There Is n point where nudaclly over
leaps Itself , and this point has .been reached
In the attempt to abolish the city , elec
trician's ofllco * and electrical Inspection.
This plot to make electric lighting Inspection
a farce has been' carrlad far enough , If
It Is persisted In wo shall bo compelled
to make some exposures that will startle
our citizens nnd not redound to the credit
of the men who arc playing cntspaw for the
electric lighting company.
One of Uio most serious obstacles In the
way of the regulation of railway commerce
by state boards of" transportation or railroad
commissions Is the existence of that for-
inldablo term , ' "Interstate rates. " The
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wholesale merchant , manufacturer and ship
per w.ho applies to the state board lot re
lief from what ho may consider an extor
tionate or unreasonable rate Is at once
silenced by the plea that the rate he com
plains of belongs to the Interstate classifica
tion nnd that hereforo they can do nothing
for him. This Is undoubtedly true ; but at
the same time It should not prevent the
railroad commissioners from making ' a
reasonable effort to remedy the evil com
plained of. The legislature of Kentucky
has wisely made provision for such emer
gencies. It has provided that Its railroad
commissioners shall examine all through
rates from points outside of the state to
points Inside ; and whenever they find that a
through rate Is excessive , unreasonable , or
discriminating , it is made their duty to call
the attention of the proper .railway officials
to the fact nnd demand a correction of the
Injustice. If ( he through rate Is not
lowered , the law requires the commission to
make official complaint to the Interstate
Commerce commission and the attorney gen
eral Is directed to prosecute the case. Such
a law In Nebraska would doubtless very
materially embarrass the Nebraska railroad
commissioners.
Senator George of Mississippi Was one of the
ablest champions of an anti-option la > v In
the last congress , making perhaps the
strongest argument in cither- body In support
of such legislation. Although the law then
proposed was defeated , Mr. George seems
not to have been discouraged thereby and
proposes to make another effort to secure
anti-option legislation , his idea being to
make dealing In options a crime Instead of
: axlng the business out of existence. It Is
said that his measure Is regarded with favor
jy a number of senators who were not
friendly to the bill before the last congress ,
[ n the house Mr. Hatch will also endeavor
: o have an anti-option bill passed. The rea
sons for legislation of this kind arc just as
valid now as they were two years ago , and
the agricultural Interest Is believed to bo
lust as strongly In favor of it now as It ever
was.
There has been a marked revival of mining
ndustrics in Colorado the past six months.
The people of that state have taken heart ,
and It Is predicted that the output of pro-
clous metals will be greater In 1894 than In
any previous year. This happy condition ,
wo regret to say , is not shown In the Black
Hills , whcro mine owners have become dis
heartened nnd many men have been thrown
out of employment. It Is.certain , however ,
that this state of affairs cannot long pre
vail. There Is untold wealth hidden In the
nountalns of South Dakota that must of ne
cessity keep that country In the front rank
of ore producing regions of the union. With
two great trunk lines tapping Its richest de
posits there can bo no question of an early
return of the old-tlmo prosperity and thrift.
If the democratic members of the senate
finance committee have already decided upon
what changes they Intend to propose when
they report the Wilson tariff bill back to
: ho senate tholr decision-Mot to grant verbal
iioarlngs to Interested parties will bo calcu
lated to prevent a useless waste of valuable
time. Every ono knows how perfunctory the
the ways and means committee hearings
were made and that tholr Influence upon the
final draft of the tariff measure would bo diffi
cult to traco. To expect any different re
sults In the senate , where the disposition of
the committee Is equally predetermined , is
altogether unreasonable. Tariff hearings can
find no legitimate place In a democratic
congress bent on arbitrary revision.
Wo hereby extend to our ovconfed. con
temporary expressions of sympathy upon
Ills defeat for the post of head Rtamp-
llcker of Lincoln. Ho Is a victim of his
own pen. Had ho not persisted In writIng -
Ing nnd publishing his honest nnd unvar
nished convictions respecting the conduct
and capacity of men near the throne of
(5rover , ho doubtless might have secured the
coveted commission. Ho Is altogether too
ndopondont to hold office under democratic
rule. To Mr. Hurley , thu appointee , we glvo
assurances of our distinguished considera
tion. He Is the luckiest Homan of them all.
The Commercial club la acting promptly
In making ready for the Irrigation conven
tion which is to be hold under Its
auspices next month , A well digested pro
gram nnd carefully arranged plans for the
entertainment of the out-of-town delegates
nro the Ilrst requisites of a successful meet'
Ing. The Commercial club Is going about
i\to \ work In the right way and deserved to
have the hearty co-operation of. all our cltl-
Eens.
The railroads perennially object to legis
lative Interference with their business In
the remotest degree , but they are co , . .ntly
courting Judicial Interference In their own
behalf In. both Instance * the principle la
the same. If the ralfr&fttl malingers .are the
only ones who nreWiable , ( 'of coniuctln | ( ,
railway affairs , as IMS , been so often tirgci
before legislative com'ulltteon why Is , it that
they Insist upon Imvliji't'ho courts help then
out of the dilemmas Jn wiilchthcy ( liavo been
Involved by their own blunders nnd misman
agement ? Having thus abandoned tlio high
piano of absolute nyhfnlorfcrcnco , the oh
plea about knowing > l > est how to run tholr
own business will fiavi'to bo relegated to
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oblivion. ,
Wlum a man In ijubllp llfo with Senator
Toller's .experience In' ' financial matters ven
tures to assert openly''that the credit of
the United States nt.tho present moment
would not suffice to float n further loan nt
3 per cent the time lias como for congress
to glvo serious consideration to tlio dlfllcul-
tlcs that , are bcscttljig the national treasury.
Senator Teller asserts that the recent pur
chase of bonds was n "forced loan" and
would not have been successful had not
the Now York bankers been 'compelled to
subscribe , nnd adds that "It Is morally cer
tain that If another J50.000.000 bond Issue
wcro offered It would bo n failure. " Wcro
this conviction general it would bo n sad
commentary upon the management ol our
finances during .the past few montlts. Sen
ator Teller , however , Is by no means an
Infallible oracle upon questions of this kind.
Only a' short tlmo back ho stood up In the
senate jmd with 'tears In his eyes prodlctiM
dire rulif nnd desolation for nil the mining
states. In case that body passed thfi Sherman
s'llver purchase repeal net and It should bo-
coma a law. These predictions have not
comb true and thcta failure Impairs to some
extent the authority upon which they were
made. The fact that Secretary Carlisle
now Inclines toward the coinage of the
silver seigniorage rather than to another
bond Issue to ( Ido over the _ treasury de
ficit shows that Senator Teller's fears arc
not confined to him alone. It would be
hazardous to nttcpmt .another public loan
unless Its success were fully assured In ad
vance. .
A strong Insurance lobby Is operating be
fore the Iowa legislature with fair success.
A bill Is now under consideration compelling
flro Insurance companies to adjust and pay
losses within thirty days after a fire. H la
being strenuously opposed by the Insurance
people , who see in It a barrier agalnat the
practice of starving out policy holders who
have suffered loss by fire. A valued pollcV
bill , patterned after the Nebraska' statute ,
has been smothered In committee and will bo
kept there If the Insurance men are per
mitted to have their way. The valued policy
law of Nebraska Is the special object of at
tack by Insurance companies , who have de
creed that It must bo repealed at the next
session of the legislature.
Captain Jack CrawfordJ the poet scout , Is
entertaining not a few extra select fashion
able gatherings nnd private receptions at
Chicago. Ho prese'ntB original sketches of
his experiences In the faj- west. There Is afresh
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fresh , wholesome fl'avor bout Jack's writIngs -
Ings that have won , for. him renown In his
day and generation. Old { readers of The Bee
will remember his letters In the "early days
when the Black Hllsero | being pioneered
and when Jack started upon his literary
career. There Is nothing-sensational or ques
tionable about Jack and' ' his work. * Ho Is a
gentleman of the genuine western stamp and
richly deserve.8 the success ho has attained.
All tho. Pacific % 'adsi'Excepting'Ji ' > brhap3
the Southern. Pacific , , which wag , buljt by
Stanford and Huntlngton out of Central
Pacific earnings are bankrupt and In the
liands of receivers. The fact Is these roads
were all exploited by construction rings , ,
fraudulently stocked and fraudulently
bonded , nnd the roads are now in distress
because of the transgressions of their
julliiera and owners. Unfortunately the
employes and patrons of these roads are the
principal sufferers.
Tlio Administration IlrlghtcnliiK Up.
C/ifcapo / 'limts.
Cuckoo McCfeary's resolution censuring
cx-AIInlster Stevens has been duly passed ,
and our dictator In his new cent of white
wash gleams like' the proverbial and decep
tive sepulcher In conupquence.
Gcorfio Know Ills Rlnn.
Kew Yurli llecurdcr.
Mr. George Tlcknor Curtis reminds us
that he predicted a year ago that within
two years Mr. Cleveland would be the most
unpopular mnn In the United States. His
claim as a true prophet will have to bo al
lowed.
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A ICecclver Irf Tenrn.
Alinncapolts Journali
Ono of the receivers of the Northern Pa
cific burst Into tears yesterday while his
attorney was extolling his virtues and de
nouncing his accusers. The receiver seems
not to have , realized before what a good
fellow he was.
Democratic Yorlcka.
Ntw York Mm.
Who can read without wonder of the
crazy exultation of the Ho-called democrats
In the house over the passage of u bill that
dishonors the democracy , nnd perhaps con
demns It to dlsnster for years ? What the
country thinks of the Wilson bill was
shown In the congress elections In this city
last Tuesday. The house gave no heed to
the warning , but went on to pass the Wll-
Bon bill ; and so-called democrats disported
themselves like madmen.
There nre plenty of hlstorlcnl parallels
for this Infatuation digging Its.own grave.
CongrfH8 on HIM Ilniuls.
Iftte Ynrlt VHLiinc.
Mr. Cleveland said some months ngo that
lie would soon have congress "on his
muds. " Whether he hns or not Is a ques
tion to which thera nrnv be two sides ; hut
vhut with the active hostility of the two New
York senators and the nntngonlsm , just an
nounced , of the two Maryland Henntorsi ,
there would seem to bo a basis of truth for
the claim that he has the senate on his
liunds. The country is waiting anxiously
to see how. the light between presidential
prerogative and senatorial courtesy Is
going to como out.
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Will the Knnntb'Aot Promptly f
The ono thing nbxv tf ( lie dreaded by the
justness Interests of 'the ' 'country Is the habit
of procrastination 111 thn senate. After
twenty-llvo yearn of tariff discussion , with
all the light on the ; pubject which can be
derived from the operation of tariff laws In
this nnd other countries , the reports of
commissions , the testimony of experts , and
recent exhaustive debates In congress , the
senate should be ready to Instantly respond
to the deslro of thencountry by speedy ac
tion. But no one qxpetcts It. With tariff
eKlslatloi ) , us wlth.prqcedlnj ; silver legls-
ntlon , the nenntu will , be sure to dawdle
and play upon the public anxiety.
Nil Mnr lltillyln'jj'of tVltiiunso.
CltftlJhil Itfit'ler.
Judge Qary of th& appellate court In Chicago
cage handed down u-ducl lon the other day
which strikes at tho" very root of one of
no worst evils In our nyatem of jurlspru-
lence the lleeimo which lawyers take In
browbeating1 und bullylnir witnesses under
cross-examination. The cast ) decided \vnS
ono cairled up from a lower court In which
the plaintiff had secur i a verdict for JIS.OOO
lamngcs against , the. Went Chicago Street
Inllwny company , Judga Oui-y reversed
he finding of. thu jury of the luwar court ,
giving an one * of the' principal reasons for
lolng so the milliner in which the defend
ant's witnesses had been attacked by the
ualiitlff'H counsel. In the course of his
opinion Judge Gary mi Id :
"Witnesses should not be Insulted when
on the stand , nor should an examination be
a contest of skill or nerve batwcen the wit
ness and thu lawyer. In this state the
: ourts havu HO llttlu control of thu proceed.
IIKS before them that really no other way
s left to enforce decorum toward witnesses
and In the addresses to the juries than to
grant now trials for the breaches of it , "
OTIlllIt LAfttHS THAff OPUS.
f _
It Is William It who , more than the Gor-
people , trill dcrlvCjUdvantago from the
net of Justice which his heart nnd his Intellect -
lect at l.ixt prevailed oti.hlnl to do. Ho has
but narrowly escaped an Irrepnrnblo calam
ity * , . Had Bismarck died in the retirement
to which the caprice of n young ruler had
summarily dismissed him , before nny proof
of contrition had boon given , or nny at-
tctnpt nt reparation had been made , the
kaiser would have found himself condemned
to Irremediable obloquy In the eyes of hl.i
subjects and nt the bar of history. He
would have been adjudged guilty of the
worst sin with which , n sovereign can be
tnxed , nn Ingrained Incapability of recogniz
ing nnd rewarding merit. In respect of
blindness to desert nnd of Ingrntltudu for
priceless benefactions , ho would have held
nn almost unique position. Ho would Imvo
been rclcgnted to n place far lower than that
of Henry VIII , for Cardinal Wolsey had
done but llttlo for his king or his country
conipared with the favors which huhad re
ceived. Ho would have ranked even lower
than the Hapsburi ; master of Wnllcnstoln ,
for , although Wnllcnstcln Imd twice rescued
the Vienna government , he had ultimately
conspired against It and met \Vltli the fate
ho deserved. To find n counterpart to the
thanklcsancss of which Bismarck was the
victim , ono would have to conceive of the
house of Savoy repudiating the creator of
Italy , Cavour , or of the American people , In
1789 , rejecting Washington nt the ballot
box.It mny prove Impossible to repair the
losses which Germany has Buffered during
the years In which the wisdom of her great
est son has been discarded. But the young
emperor has saved himself from n reproach
which ho could never have outlived nnd
which must have descended , like a blight ,
upon his children's children.
It Is obvious that , If Frenchmen are con
vinced that a campaign of revenge against
Germany Is hopeless , they must nook some
other employment for their colossal mili
tary resources. In a country where the
will of the people Is * directly reflected In
legislation , as It Is In Franco , the stupend
ous -burdens Imposed by n lingo standing
"
army nro" borne only upon condition that the
utility of such an Instrument shall bo demon
strated. Let It once bo understood that
Hussla will not permit Germany nnd Frnnco
to fight , nnd nil the French statesmen will
adopt the view of the late Jules Ferry , that
the rehabilitation of French prestige must
bo sought In another qunrtcr , to wit , by n
trial of strength with England , the ancient
enemy. There Is no doubt that a wnr will
England would bo Intensely popular li
Franco , nnd , If assurances were given from
St. Petersburg that It would be a single-
handed contest , Frenchmen would go Into
It with n will. There Is not the slightest
likelihood that Itnly would co-dperato will
England , It the czar Interposed his veto a
Berlin. As for pretexts , there nro three 01
them : the Siamese , the Egyptian , and the
Now Foundland questions , nny ono of whlcl
might furnish Franco with a cusus belli
It will bo observed that every one of these
three controversies has been left In n state
of suspension , Frnnco firmly adhering to
her claims , but refraining for the moment
from pressing them. With regard to any
of these questions , she has only to Insist
on the full measure of what she deems her
rights , and nn outbreak of war Is unavoid
able , r-
* *
With the adoption of the Russo-German
treaty , of which there Is now llttlo doubt in
spite of agrarian opposition in thp Gorman
Reichstag , France would bo the only Im
portant country of Europe out of the com
mercial concert ; and Its .Isolntlon , If con
tinued , would seriously affect the economical
as well as political Interests of the French
republic. The cable reports that the rela
tions of France and Russia , which a llttlo
while ago appeared to be BO Intimate , arc be
coming strained by tariff differences. Should
France persist to her present purpose to In
crease the duties on grain , Russia threatens
not merely not to renew the commercial
treaty , but to adopt measures of reprisal.
It would bo n remarkable turn of events ,
but by no means Improbable , If considera
tions of commercial interest should dissolve
tlio political relations of F.ranco , and Russia
and draw the latter power toward Germany.
Such a * change of the situation would un
questionable make for European peace. De
prived of the alliance with Russia , France
would bo obliged to Indefinitely postpone her
revenge upon Germany , asvell as her am
bitious projects In other directions. Peace
hath her victories no less than war ; and this
commercial treaty between Germany and
Russia marks a vast change In Europe since
Napoleon Issued his Berlin and Milan de
* "
crees.
*
Alexander III seems determined to live
up to his sobriquet of "tho Moujlk Czar. "
Ho has just affixed his signature to a pro
ject of law now being elaborated by the
council of the empire , which Is destined to
render Inalienable the landed allotments of
the peasants. The object of this measure
la , of course , to prevent the seizure of the
land for debt by the money lenders , whom
ho regards as thp principal cause of the
present distress and agricultural depression
in his dominions. For the peasants , when
once deprived of their land , lose every In
terest in the welfare of their "Mir , " or com
munity , and drift away to the towns nnd
cities In search of work , where they help
to swell the ranks of the unemployed , who
constitute a permanent source of embar
rassment to the authorities. This law , des
tined to supplement ono previously enacted
which rendered unsellable the agricultural
Implements of the peasant nnd small farmer ,
Is at best only a provisional measure In bo-
lialt of the moujlk , nnd may eventually
prove moro disadvantageous than beneficial ,
For while the inalienability of the land
will prevent its being forfeited for debt. It
will practically limit each family , no matter
how numerous It may become in course of
time , to its present folding. It Is therefore
Inevitable that Inasmuch ns oven under
present circumstances the allotments barely
suffice for the maintenance of tholr holders ,
a few years hence , when the family has
augmented In size , the land will no longer
yield adequate returns for the sustenance of
Its owners.
*
From the moment that Bismarck and his
emperor were reconciled , It became evident
that the party at the Berlin court favorable
to a renewal of the traditional friendship
between Germany nnd Russia would be
powerfully strengthened , and wo now see
that the czar , on his part , Is disposed to
welcome nnd oven stimulate such a change
of feeling. He could glvo no more cogent
proof of such a .disposition than by Insisting
in the admission of Gorman manufactures
Into Russia on extremely easy terms , not
withstanding tlio protests of the Russian
manufacturers , who will bo undersold. If
the overture embodied In this treaty Is
accepted and this Is likely to take place ,
now that Wllllnnu H. 1ms disclosed its full
significance a decided check will bo given
to the current of Inlluonccs which , slnco the
reception > of the French fleet at Cronatadt ,
Ima been tending to alienate the czar from
Germany and to connect him moro or less
closely with Franco. Should the old cor
dial relations of the Romanoffs and the Ho-
lionzollorns bo presently resumed , Franco
will not venture to provoke a contest with
Germany on thu assumption that , In nny
circumstances , she can rely on Russia's co
operation. It by no moans follows that the
czar , however glad he might bo to place
ilinself again upon a footing of good will
toward the Gorman sovereign , would toler
ate an aggroslvo movement of Germany
against Franco. That would bo obviously
counter to the Interests of the Russian em
pire.
Dlvldml Councils.
f jir/iij/I'M / / ( I'm * , ) ; t fmMfr < in.
The titumlpolnt makes all the difference
n the world , In politics as In anything elm- .
The passage of thu Income tax through
the housn has set the southern demoeratH
again rejoicing- , while It drives thu Now
York Sun Into an liyHtcrlcal condition. The
'allure of the house committee to report
favorably on thu repeal of the tax on state
mnk circulation put the Atlanta ( On. )
Constitution Into the dumps , whllu northern
organs accept thu Hltiiullon with contumpt ,
) lnce the house refused to put a duty on
sugar and repealed thu bounty , the Nuw
) rleans newspupern are cock wure that this
s not u democratic congress , while the
country at largo In well pleased to be re-
levcd of n needless burden. It Is plain
enough that the Income tax Is a Kreut card
n the Houth , and- will bo worth a Rood
iy votes to the democraU in the coming
u elections.
Ho Pur They llnvn Milda Mil In Imprr l0ll
on tin' Hrimto I'limnro Coiiiiullteii.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 0.Tho wool men.
vrho nro still nbout the cnpttol In force , Imvo
not by nny means given up Uio fight , not
withstanding ; thu fact they have received
very llttlo encouragement nt the hands of
the sennto committee. They nro organizing
their forces against tliu free wool schedule
nnd havu some hope of being able to secure
n cliango In the bill ntter It It. reported to
the sonata If not before. 'They have totind
the populist members of thu senate much
moro Inclined to favor them than they wcro
at first led to believe would bo the case ,
nnd nro of tlio opinion that If they can got
Romu support from .the democrats they can
force nt least n slight change In their In
terests.
Many scnntors of the democratic-party
will not ncreo to provide nny protection
whatever for wool. Senntor Faulkner , dis
cussing the situation this mornlnc. said :
"I don't sec how wo can do It.Vo have
talked no much for frcu wool , nnd wool Is so
Important nn Item of cost In
clothing that It would bo Incon
sistent for us to change the bill nt
this Binge. " He did not bollovo the omis
sion of n duty on wool would have the effect
of losing nny votes on the hill.
CIIAN < lirrN Tl7ljTAItiri' IIII , ! , .
Wimt thn KeimUi ( 'otninltten on I'liiiinro
IntriulH to Do ulllt It.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 9. Members of the
house who have been most active In tnrlff
legislation Imvo learned with dctlnltonosa the
purpose of Senntor Voorhecs nnd the Kcnnto
committee on finance on the Wilson bill.
They say that Mr. Voorhees Intends to re
port tlio bill back to the senate on next
Thursday. The few days Intervening will
of course glvo no time for reconstructing the
bill , nor Is there nny purpose on the part of
Mr. Voorhees to accomplish nny such recon
struction. On the contrary , he has stated
'
posltlvcly'thnt the bill will reach the Bcnntu
In substantially the Bamo form ns paused by
the house. There will bo the exception , however -
over , that sugar. Iron and coal will bo put
back on the dutiable list. Othe'r changes
will bo comparatively Immaterial. The pur-
.poso of Mr. Voorhees , ns thus made known
to friends of the bill , puts an end to the re
port that n plan was on foot to construct an
entirely now bill.
UUVIIANI : > iir.M-s KKNNII : > Y.
SeiiU'iivu of tlio Oiimliu lliinlc Clerk Com
muted l > y tliu Pri-Hlilont.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 'A The president
has commuted the setneneo of S. K. Ken
nedy , convicted of falsifying the records of
thuOmnhn National bank , to two years and
six months.
Pottlisrow'd TH iff Aiiu-iulments.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 9. Senator Petti-
grew of South Dakota says ho Is going to
test the senate upon one feature of the tariff
bill , which he believes will carry. .He In
tends first to move'for a duty on wool , nnd
If this Is not carried he will offer an amend
ment placing nil woolens nnd manufactures
of wooleni ) on the free list. Ho thinks the
latter proposition will carry , because It will
probably receive the support of all the
northwestern men In the republican party
as well as all the populists and many demo
crats. The South Uakotn senator said ho
would like to secure protection for wool ,
barley , flax and some other agricultural
products of his state , but ho does not an
ticipate that the amendments ho proposes
to offer will receive any consideration.
Called on thu Oreiit Father.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 9. CLIcf Ignaclo of
the Southern Ute Indians In Colorado Is In
the city with his Interpreter. He has called
at the bureau of Indian affairs and discussed'
reservation matters with Commissioner
Browning and Assistant Commissioner Arm
strong. The object of his trip Is to appear
before the house committee on Indian nffalrs
nnd argue the question of the removal of
his tribe from the present quarters to a new
reservation In Utah , as provided for in a
trcialy made between the Indians' und the
'commission appointed for the purpose five
or six years ago.
Another I'cmlim Killing.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 9. Assistant Secre
tary Reynolds has rendered a decision holding
that In claims for pensions us a dependent
father under section 1 of the dependent and
disability act of June 27 , 1S90 , where It ap
pears that at the tlmo of filing his applica
tion the claimant Is shown not
to bo In need of support ,
but , on the contrary , Is enabled by
his manual labor to earn more than is neces
sary for an adequate support , ho Is not pen
sionable under the provisions of the first sec
tion of that act.
Testimony In tlio Hawaiian Affair.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 9. The last of the
testimony On the Hawaiian Investigation will
be printed today and the full rep'ort of the
testimony will 'bo laid before the committee
on foreign relations. It Is not believed that
there will be any haste on the part of the
commltteo to make a report , largely because
the senators constituting the committee are
likely to bo engaged on other subjects.
Furthermore , they may not wish to bring In
the report until the tariff question shall bo
disposed of In the senate.
H'llKlti : TO f'l.Mt IltK XKWti.
C'ompurNon Itnturcn 1'itprr * Printed \Mt ii
< li < y hyThn HIT and W < uitilUn Itlvnls ,
The dally comparison brtwncn tiio amount
of reading mutter , exclusive of commercial
news anil mlvcrtlocmcnta , printed In Tim
Itco. Wet Id-Herald and Lincoln Journal ,
Rives the following figures for yesterday :
Morning ttcc , In UK. wide column * . , > 37
Morning W.-II. , Nhort , narrow columns , , rs
Lincoln Jnurnnl , short , narrow columns. SO
Kvenlng Itec , long , wide column ! ! 3I' , |
Hvenlng W.-H. , short , narrow columns. S3
IMiinillon for ( lie 1'nrni.
Ftruiimt tit tier ,
The old snylng tlmt "compnrlsonfl nr
odious" will not hold good In regard to
farmers' Institutes , for It Is there where
comparisons nre made to be of great ben
efit. Kvory county In the Htate should hold
a fnrmcrs Institute , because they nre prof
itable and Instructive , ns well as being a
source of Introducing farmers to ench other ,
nnd Is a means of creating 11 friendly feelIng -
Ing among neighbors , At the recent meet
ing nt Valley there was not a farmer In
attendance but was Instructed as well an
bctielltted by the lectures that were given
In nn Intelligent manner. They were prac
tical lesions by practical men , THe dlHcus-
slons that followed each lecture were good ,
bringing out many farts that can only ba
acquired by expei lence. The Valley neleh *
horhood has taken great Interest In the Im
provement of stock , and the farmern have
utilized much of the bottom lands that
were nt one time considered oiilv wasta
land. The I'lutte nnd Klkhnrn bottoms
have a magnificent future before them , and
by discussion nnd oxehntiKU of opinions thn
progress win be innde more rapidly , for In
the discussions tunny of the ways em
ployed to Improve farms nre brought out.
There can be no doubt hut1 the Htate should
held In the state , for the bencllt It Is not
are men of large experience. Thin year
there nre but few Institutes being held
( about six ) , when theie ought to be 100
held In the Htate , for the benefit It Is not
only to the uxpcl Icneeil farmer , but for the
benefit It Is to new eoiners and Inexperi
enced men who take up farming within our
borders. Many new romern full In their
profession of farming for want of experi
ence , when nn Institute Instruction every
year would help them * to suceeed. Man/
men believe that all a mnn ban to do Is to
buy a far in nnd plow the land and ROW the
seed , nnd Nebraska soil will do the bal
ance. This has been so In the older coun
ties nnd | the snme In the new counties
now , luit we must hold Institutes , and edu
cate our people tlmt ( here Is such u thing
as piofesslon.il farming ,
M. < tiiiiKs or
nimlra Gazette : An honest enemy la
oftcif the noblest friend of man.
Yonkcrs Onzette : You are always mire
to find foot notes In a Bhoe dealer's adver
tisement.
Atchlson Globe : Ask n man how to define
Injustice and he will tell how others are
treating him.
New Orleans Picayune : The mystery
about "the letter that never camu has
been solved. It was never sent.
Milwaukee Journal : There la nothing like
bad luck to net n man about making a men
tal Inventory of his friends.
Boston Journal : "How do you know she
IH plain-looking ? You haven't seen her. "
"I wrote to her In praise of her Intellectu
ality nnd she didn't get miffed. "
Philadelphia Hecord : "People don't dlo
very often over here , do they ? " Inquired the
smart Now Yorker. "No. only once , " re
plied the Philadelphia ! ! , And there was an
Intense silence.
IndlnnnpollH Journal : Mrs. Wlckwlrt ;
What Is that story you arc rending ? Mr.
Wlekwlre "Thu Mad Hrldo. " Mrs. Wick-
wire What was the matter ? Wasn't her
veil on straight ?
Chicago Tribune : KIderly Maiden This
Is so unexpected , Mr. Wollnlong , that you
must glvo me time !
KIderly I-over Time , Miss Rebecca ? Do
you think there Is any to spare ?
Washington Star : "Is It proper to wear
gloves when you attend a box party ? "
asked the young man who proposes to do
society.
"Certainly , " replied hlH friend "Six-
ounces Is the proper weight. "
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Boston Transcript : Western Maid They
tell , me there nre ever no many more women
than men In Massachusetts. The chances
tor getting a husband In your Htate must
be rather slim.
n Bay State Girl Yes , ibut then | ha paucity
of men makes the search after a IiUslanJ |
exceedingly interesting1.
A LONG FELT WANT.
When Aunt Jemima came to town
In nil her Sunday clothes ,
Upon n fence she Knw an ad.
Of rubber gaiden hose.
'That's just the thing for me , " .she cried ,
"A pair or two I'll get ;
For when 'I weed my posy bed
My ankle ; ) get so wet. "
WHAT , H7//2.V , H'HO , KTC.
CMcti'jn Triliunt.
Pray , what did T. Buchanan Read ?
At whnt did K. A. Poe ?
What volumes did Kllzur Wright ?
And where did IS. P. Roe ?
t
Is Thomas Hardy nowadays ?
Is JUder Haggard pale ?
Is Mlnot Savage ? Oscar Wilde
And Edward Everett Hule ?
Was Laurence 'Sterne ? , Was Hermann
Grimm ?
Was Edward Young , John Gny ?
Jonnthnn Swift and old John Bright ?
And why was Thomas Gray ?
Wns Francis Bacon lean In streaks ?
John Sucking venly ? Pray ,
Was Hogg much given to the pen ?
Are Lamb's Tales told today ?
THE BOY'S MOTHER
Will be interested to know that we
have just received a large invoice of
Spring Patterns in boys' Star Shirt
Waists , and now while the styles are so
complete wouldn't it be well to select one
or more ? Among the new styles are the
Star Waists with a regular collar like the
men wear. Another new line of yacht"
ing caps for boys and girls , Boys' short
pants suits from $2.50 up. The reduc
tion in price all over the store is immense ,
but is particularly noticeable in Men's
Suits.
BROWNING , KING & CO.
S. W. Cor. 18th and Douglas.