Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY JBER : SATURDAY , FEBRUARY 17 , 1801 ,
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February. 1831.
tny presence this Cth day of
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Mow appropriate to permit Congressman
Goodnight to close tlie debate on the Bland
BOlgnloragc bill at Thursday's session of the
llOUBC. _
"a judicial tem
Wanted , an attorney with
per. " Big reward. References required.
Apply to O. Cleveland , while house , Wash
ington , D. C. _
Local retail merchants who advertise are
getting the business these days. If you are
skeptical on this point , follow the crowds
and bo convinced.
A general railway ratd War might enliven
things a trine , but It would bo stretching It
a little to call It a measure for the protec
tion of the stockholders.
Proscribe the adoption of all political reso
lutions mid the frequent transmlsslsslppl
congresses will lose most of their attractive
ness for the men who usually attend them.
When the demand for a G-cent bridge
motor faro becomes a plank In a party plat
form there arc fair Indications that persist
ence will not bo relaxed until It Is an ac
complished fact. /
Why not a whale-back warship ? The
Monitor was moro of a curiosity when It
made Us first appearance than would bo an
armed whale-back today. The United States
la bound to have the latest and the best.
It Is the purpose of the Iowa legislature to
pass laws to effectually shut out all bond In
vestment lottery concerns that have been
preying upon the people. The next session
of the Nebraska legislature will also have
the same duty to perform.
The rejection of Mr. Peckham for the
supreme court vacancy emphasizes the de
mand for a full bench for that tribunal. It
Is time to expedite the Judicial business of
the country by the nomination of a man
whoso confirmation Is foregone.
If that federal grand Jury at Chicago can't
find a few Instances of violations of the
Interstate commerce law by the officials In
charge of the railroad systems centering In
that city It ought to bo sot to work to see If
It can discover the hole In a mill stone.
Hon. Charles II. Gere , who is watching
the waning days of his occupancy of the
Lincoln postolfice , has had his titles supple
mented with that of A. M. by the courtesy
of the State university. Mr. Gero Is proba
bly the only man In Nebraska who can lay
cllam to the honor of both A. M. and P. M.
Henry D. Kstabrook , who spoke at the
Lincoln memorial mooting in Now York ,
scored nn oratorical triumph. The Tribune
says "It was the best speech of the evening. "
Mr. Kstabrook is a product of the wild , woolly
west , but ho has evidently given the Knicker
bockers points and boa/en them out. Como
west , young man !
With the Eovc/nmont's bill for Infrequent
and scanty ca'/le advices from the United
States legatlc/a / at Illo Janeiro of over
$ IOOQ the t/jneral / public gets nn ink
ling ot the cxpcnso of the full Brazilian
cable reports which the press servos up to
Its readers daily. It will also probably ap
preciate the Brazilian news moro.
Nebraska la to bo congratulated over the
fact that Senator Allen does not agrco with
his dcmo-popullstlc brethren In the house In
regard to the policy ot striking down a
prominent Industry In his own stato. Ho
will Insist that the sugar Interests bo pro
tected , and In this ho will have the thanks
of all Ncbraakans without regard to party
umiliitiun.
Headsman Maxwell boasts that ho has
decapitated 2,000 moro first class postmas
ters during the past ten months than Heads
man ClurkBon did In the corresponding ten
months In the previous administration ,
Even this gives the Nebraska democrat but
llttlo comfort. The present headsman
scorns to have forgotten the existence of
Nebraska.
They say that Secretary Carlisle 1ms been
wishing that he had never given up his
seat In the senate to take hold ot the thankless -
loss task ot trying to make the government's
revenues approximate Us expenditures. Mr.
Carlisle Is not the first man who wished ho
hadn't. Ho ought , however , to find some
compensation In the thought that things
can't grow much worse than they are at
present. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The Paxton & VIorlliiR Iron works stand a
good chunce of getting contract work on the
new government building. This In a matter
upon which the city at largo may bo con
gratulated , for It will bo the means ot dis
tributing u very large sum of money among
the mechanics and tradesmen ot this city ,
U also means that one ot our Important
homo Industries la to receive the benefits
and prestige of n government contract and
that Undo Sam will c t value received. ,
A I'AHTISAN I'llOl'OSlTtOff.
The cdlclcncy of the railway mall service
Is threatened by a proposition which tint
been favorably acted upon by the democrats
of the IIOIIBO judiciary committee. This U
a measuto to restore 1,000 railway mail
clerks who we're dismissed from the service
In the spring ot 1S89 tn their former posi
tions. In the report submitted by the demo
cratic majority of the committee It Is said
that on December 1 , 1SSS , President Cleve
land Issued on order placing the railway
mall service under the regulations ot the
civil service law on and after March 1C ,
18S9. On March II , 1889 , President Harrison
Issued an order postponing the time until
May 1. The report states tlmt during the
Interim from March 15 ( o May 1 more than
1,000 removal ) ) were tnada In the railway
mall Bcrvlco and tlmt they were made for
political reasons. It lit also claimed that the
efficiency of the service was reduced In con
sequence.
No more reckless disregard of the Inter
ests of tha people and of the efficiency of
n branch ot the public service was ever
shown than that which characterized the
course ot Postmaster General Dickinson In
the last year ot Mr. Cleveland's first admin
istration , In replacing republican with demo
cratic clerks In the railway mall service.
It was a bold and unscrupulous prostitution
of that service for political purposes. Hun
dreds of clerks who were thoroughly con
versant with their duties and had performed
them faithfully were dropped from the ser
vice because they were republicans and
their places filled with democrats. The
effect was necessarily demoralizing. The
efficiency of the service was destroyed and
complaint became universal. Taking hun
dreds of experienced men out of a service
where experience Is so essential and put
ting In their places others who had tiot the
least knowledge of the difficult duties
could not be otherwise than disastrous. This
highly Important branch of the postal ser-
vlco was utterly disorganized and got to be
so bad as to become a matter of congres
sional consideration. Yet notwithstanding
thla lamentable condition of affairs Mr.
Cleveland proposed to perpetuate It by
olgnlng an order near the close of his term
putting the service under the civil service
law.
law.When
When the Harrison administration came In
the railway mall service was In a moro de
moralized and Inefficient state than ever before -
fore since It had been organized. The now
administration had no more difficult or Im
portant , task than that of restoring the use
fulness and efficiency of this service. The
postmaster general addressed himself to this
task promptly and vigorously. The order
placing the service under the civil service
law was postponed nt the Instance of the
Civil Service commission , because it was ab
solutely Imposslblo for the commission to
complete the classification by the first date.
In the meantime the service was purged of
the Incompetents and many of the old and
experienced men put back. It was both a
proper and. a necessary thing to do , In the
Interest of the public , and U resulted In ele
vating the railway mall service to the highest
state of usefulness and efficiency It had ever
reached.
It ought to be Imposslblo for the proposed
measure to reinstate the clerks who were re
moved from the railway mall service be
tween March and May of 1889 to pass cither
branch of congress , but It Is to bo feared
that It may bo carried through both , so eager
Is the deslro of the democrats to sclzo upon
everything that Is In sight. The success of
this partisan proposition would again , de
moralize and disorganize the rallway' mall
service , now In excellent condition , and In
evitably work great Injury to the public.
AT THE CROSS ROADS.
The Union Pacific managers , or rather the
receivers , now find themselves at a point
that may bo termed the cross roads. The
railroad has been insolvent for several years
by reason of an enormous bonded debt and
fictitious capitalization. For several months
past It has been In the hands of receivers
to keep It from going Into the hands of
preferred creditors. This has only boon a
temporary makeshift. The earnings of the
road have fallen off nearly $200,000 a week ,
and there is nothing In sight to Justify ex
pectations of a material Improvement. The
tact that all but one of the Pacific roads are
Bankrupt and In the hands of receivers , by
reason ot over-capitalization , ruinous compo-
Ition-and a collapse of traffic , snows beyond
a doubt that there are too many overland
roads for the population and commerce of
the transmlssourl country.
The attempt to lighten Its burdens by
wage cutting has been frustrated by Judge
Caldwell's order , and the Union Pacific
managers must now grapple with the con-
lltlon which forces Itself upon them. If
they cannot cut the pay roll they must cut
the coupon-cutters. In other words. If wage
reduction la not practicable they must apply
the Interest on the first mortgage bonds ,
which has been sacredly held In reserve nil
these years , and use It to meet running
expenses. They have defaulted on the
; ovornmont bonds for twenty years because
Undo Sam had moro money than ho know
what to do with. When they default on
the first mortgage , as they must within the
next six months , the wrecked concern will
je foreclosed and put through the railroad
Keeley cure. The water will bo wrung out
and so will the stimulants that have been
Injected from time to tlmo to keep It on
Is legs. Once the road has gone through
that process it will become strong and
healthy again. Anything else would bo
quackery , with no material or permanent
relief. The problem Juat now Is whether
the receivers shall steer the wrecked con
cern Into foreclosure or whether they shall
make another desperate effort by getting
voluntary concessions of reductions from em
ployes or endeavoring to make reductions
through legal process , which at best , Is a
mestlonablo proceeding.
WELL.
It Is the disposition ot the house committee -
too on Immigration not to make any mala
rial changes In the statutes rotating to Im
migration , and It la believed that none will
Jo made. It appears to bo the opinion ot
the committee , according to the reported
statement ot Us chairman , that the existing
laws ought to bo given a full and fair trial
before any changes are made , and Inasmuch
as they are working satisfactorily there can
bo no question as to the soundness ot this
view. U Is announced that the house Im
migration committee will oppose the propo
sition to require a consular Inspection ot
persons coming to this country , on the
ground , In the first place , that there Is no
necessity for a departure from the system
now being pursued , and In the second place
lint It Is Impracticable to put this addi-
Innal work upon consuls without Increasing
their compensation so as to enable them to
employ whatever additional help might bo
required. Our understanding of this propo
sition U that It simply provides for an la-
realisation by consuls as to whether aliens
Coming to this country are under contract
,0 , labor , the Idea being to establish a
stronger safeguard agalnit violations of the
alien contract labor law. It Is Important to
the InlTcstB of American labor ( hat thla
law shall bo rigidly enforced , and It has been
charged that such Is not the case. It this
charge was unfounded there Is , of course ,
no necessity for consular Inspection , and It
thcro were necessity for It , obviously It
would bo Impracticable to have nn efficient
Inspection without Increasing the force , and
consequently the expense , at the principal
consulates. Thcro Is a very valid objection
lo doing thla nt present , and It could not
bo justified except as an absolute necessity.
It Is gratifying to learn from an author
itative source that the Immigration laws are
accomplishing the desired und of keeping
out undesirable Immigrants and Increasing
the number of desirable Immigrants , for the
probability Is that for the next few years
the addition to our population from this
Kourco will bo small , and It Is to bo desired
that these who come shall bo of the best
class. The Industrial conditions which are
likely to prevail In this country for a time
how long It would bo hazardous to predict
will not encourage Immigration. As n mat
ter ot fact , the probability Is that the gain
and loss will pretty nearly balance , as has
been the case for some months past. It Is
nn Interesting fact that the steamship lines
report that for a considerable ) tlmo they
have been taking back to Europe about as
many of the class coming under the general
designation of Immigrants as they have
brought over , and the continuance of this
movement for a tlmo Is to bo expected.
Manifestly , If the Industries of Kurope are
to bo stimulated Into greater activity by
our new economic policy , the surplus labor
here will be drawn In that dlrcctto.n and
this Is what Is already taking place. It Is
obviously , therefore , not a tlmo for chang
ing our Immigration laws with a view to
rendering them moro rigid or for Imposing
nny new restrictions. There need be no
apprehension of an excessive Influx of people
from Europe during the next year or two ,
and wo shall be fortunate If wo acquire nny
Increase of population from this source.
iAXCK ix ; oir.i.
Insurance men in Iowa are In a fair way
to gather the crop that Is the natural result
of their Injudicious seeding. Having sown
the wind of advance In rates and the 80 per
cent clause with a lapse of ninety
days between the occurrence of a fire and
the settlement of the policy , they are now
reaping the whirlwind of legislation. Dills
are pending In the legislature which pro
pose many alterations In the present Insur
ance laws. Ono of these Is to Increase the
tax levied on the gross business transacted
by the companies In the stato. Another
prposes lo reduce to thirty days the time In
which losses from fire must bo settled by
the companies carrying risks on the property
destroyed. Another bill , and the one which
the Insurance men find the most distasteful ,
Istho valued policy bill , similar In many
respects to that now In force In Nebraska.
There has gathered at Des Molnes n lobby
of Insurance men , said to bo the most power
ful of any over assembled In the state. Its
avowed purpose being to influence members
of the legislature In favor of the companies
and to secure the defeat ot the measures
which tend to any restriction of the priv
ileges now accorded the companies.
For months the Insurance companies have
been putting the screws on the Iowa property
owners , the evident Intention being to make
the rate "all 'the traffic would boar. " .Pro
tests loud and long have been sent up from
the business communities affected by the ad
vances , bu < no relief has been given. In
variably the answer from the insurance com
panies , through the manager of the Iowa
'
pool , has been that rates were too low ; that
the companies were not securing the proper
returns for the risks assumed , and other
equally cogent reasons. In addition the SO
per cent , clause was Insisted upon. This
simply provides that no matter how great
the sum named In the policy , the assured
shall not be entitled to recover In a greater
amount than 80 per cent of the proportion
; ho value "of the goods destroyed bear to
the total value of the goods Insured , without
regard to the amount on which premium
was paid. It was this that roused the re
sentment of the Iowa business men. Their
demand for the valued policy law , which
requires that the sum named on the face of
the policy shall bo the basis ot settlement ,
s just and reasonable , and In all human
probability will bo granted by the legisla
te.
te.As to whether the companies are doing
justness at a loss in Iowa , the figures gath
ered from the books In the state auditor's
office afford the best answer. In 1890 the
premiums collected In tha state amounted to
13,175,910.60 ; In 1891 to ? 3,7GO,302.77 , and In
1892 to $4,208,999.55. a total for the three
years of $11,798,212.92. During this time
osscs were Incurred as follows : In 1890 ,
$1,170G7I.S2 ; ; In 1891 , $1.798,501.47 , and In
1892 , $1,698,47-1.94 ; a total of $5.067,701.23.
Losses paid were : In 1890 , $1,580,719.23 ;
n 1891 , $1,711,474.19 ; In 1892 , $1,734,312.39 ; a
total ot $5,056,505,81. In thcso three years
the Insurance companies have collected In
Iowa premiums In excess of the losses paid
n the state money to the amount of $6,739-
707.11. That Is , the gross profit from as
suming the risks has been greater by
| 1,633,201.30 than the entire sum of
all losses paid In the state. In the light of
.hpso figures It will bo difficult to convince
an Iowa man that the Insurance companies
mvo not had a pretty good thing of It In
the stale.
The rejection ot Iho nomination of Mr.
Wheeler II. Peckham for associate Justice ot
ho supreme court of the United States In
ho senate yesterday by the decisive vote of
40 to 31 a majority against con/lrmatlon /
even greater than had been claimed by the
actlvo opponents of the nominee Is a sting-
ng rebuke to President Cleveland , view it In
vhutovcr light wo will. It would no doubt
bo wrong to Interpret the decision ot the
senate solely as nn endorsement of the post-
Ion of Senator Hill In his personal warfare
vtth the president , although the senator's
lartlsans may bo expected to regard It as
such.
There wore several objections urged
against the fitness of Mr. Peckham for the
ilaco to which ho had been nominated , the
most wolglity being his advanced ago. It
vns reported not long ago that there was a
nutuul understanding among the members
ot the senate that no one who had passed
Us COth year should bo elevated to the
supreme bench. The practice of over a
century baa been found to conform to
ho principle upon which thla agreement was
lased , but four appointments In the whole
ony list having been made of men older
ban CO years , The greatest names In that
; alaxy that has graced the bench ot our
ilghcst tribunal are those ot men who as
sumed the robe when still , comparatively
young and who were thus enabled to give
liolr country the advantages ot a long career
n Its service. A man who has turned his
COtU year U In danger ot soon having his
faculties Impaired and cuu at best
remain on the bench but a short tlmo. This
Argument must II , VQ Appealed strongly tc
these republican kriittoni who viewed the
situation Impartial ! } * nrtd to whoso Votes the
decision adverse toV | ( ! > flrmallon was due.
The populists vot.ftl/lp . a body to reject the
nomination of Mr.el'ioklmtn. Their deter
mination to act ln"cViyiinctlon | with Senator
1IUI and against tip , \vjnlies of the president
are duo doubtless --to , the representations
made to them Uihf'Mn Peckham wan In
close touch with corporation Interests and
backed by the drcndraoncy power of Wall
street. It Is also llrlw noticed that nearly
all the free sllvcf1' ' Senators ranged them
selves In line wltti the populists and with
Senator Hill , Whether they were In
fluenced In their attitudes by thu recollection
ot the president's fight for the unconditional
repeal of the Qhcrman sliver purchase law
Is n point upon which the curious arc free
to speculate.
As for Senator Hill and his democratic
compatriots they have been actuated by
nothing moro than a desire to Rccuro n
volco In the distribution of federal patronage
within their respective stales. Hide It as
they may behind Iho gulso ot "scnalorlnl
courtesy" or the charge that the nominee
lacks "a judicial temper , " they have" been
fighting foi the spoils and the spoils nlonc.
Emboldened by their victories over Horn-
blower and Peckham Ihey will probably
stand ready lo continue Die fight so long as
they can command the assistance of the
necessary majority of their fellow scnntors.
The well known stubbornness of President
Cleveland precludes the assumption that ho
will yield easily to the show of force on the
part of the scnale. The rcjccllon of Mr.
Peckham can only deepen the chasm be
tween Hie Hill and Cleveland factions and
leave the final outcome of the controversy
flllll In doubt.
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A dispatch from South Sioux City stales
that the short-haired fraternity of Sioux
City , la. , nro making of Covlngton , a little
Nebraska hamlet , n rendezvous for thugs
and would-be prlzo fighters. It Is Implied
that while Sioux City will not tolerate this
social excrement the law officers on the west
bank of the river nro not averse to their
contesls. However this may be , the laws
of Nebraska speak In no uncertain terms on
the subject. Chapter HI , section 5,583 , ot the
criminal code provides a penalty of Impris
onment In the penitentiary for not less than
one year nor more tluvi len years for any
one convicted of prize fighting. This law
has been rigidly enforced and there Is no
reason to think that It will not be hereafter.
If the Covlngton nuthorllles will not do their
duty the sheriff of Dakota county may step
In and clear the deck. Should he Ignore the
law and neglect his duty he can be removed
and a man appointed to his place who will
slamp oul the human vermin that has here
tofore disgraced and debauched the little
town of Covlngton.
There have been 'altogether too many at-
lempls at jury fixing discovered In this dis
trict of late and how .many such attempts
have been successfully'kept secret no one
will ever bo able'to ' know. Nothing short
of radical measures' wjll suffice to repress
this flagrant abuseIt ( Is to be feared that
the professional jury fixers In attendance
upon the courts are becoming bold In their
operations , which .In some , Instances may
possibly bo Invited by Individual jurors who
are not averse to turning a dishonest penny
now and then. The latest Instance of al
leged Jury fixing should bo made the oc
casion of a thorough and searching Investi
gation. Not only''should any ono found to
bo Implicated In the practice bo subjected
to severe penalties under the law , but any
attorney who connives at the work should
be promptly disbarred. The right of every
citizen to have strict Justice meted out to
him must not be endangered by the con
tinuance of this abuse.
The arrest of four men charged with ob
taining money under false representations
that they were arranging for a charity ball
for the benefit of a fictitious lodge empha
sizes the necessity of having all relief move
ments under the control of responsible or
ganizations. Indiscriminate purchases of
charity entertainment tickets Is almost as
dangerous as the Indiscriminate giving of
alms. Every dollar diverted to the use of
responsible swindlers means just so much
taken from "tho funds devoted to the de
serving poor.
Wo do not pretend to be the keeper of the
democratic conscience , but we can glvo the
alleged leaders of that benighted party a tip
that may bo taken for what It is worth ,
owit : That the long-delayed federal appoint
ments will all go to men who have
rendered the party lllllo or no service unless
opposing factions get together and agree
upon men who are really deserving of the
official plums.
Itctlrlnji thu
JJuffalit Courier
I3ven the bosses are gradually dlmln-
shltiK their Indulgence In pooh-poohing us
to the strength and importance of the Inde
pendent elements In both partlen In this
slate. The American spirit of rcalslanco
tn dictation IH ussertlnK itself ull along the
line. Keep the ball rolling.
The Krn of Cnncllliitlon.
> ( . Lout * /.cjmM/c. /
When Mr. Cleveland conclllnles lie con-
dilutes In earnest. The kaiser sent lls-
marck a botllu of wine , but. the president
HcndH Senator Cockrell an attorneybhlp and
Senator Vent a muriihal.slilp. Bismarck Is
thoroughly conciliated with a bottle. Do
the uenalorsvniU a hogshead ?
T1IOSK II.IAr.OMA" Ht.KKrK8 ,
Arhaninw Traveler.
Women are nngclH the poets have said It
Over and over and over again ;
Fashion's In league with them much to her
credit-
So Insist nil but the horrible men.
Look at a fashion "plate , all yo who doubt
Guz'o at the sleeves which are growing
Immense ; .3 -
Then think of fashion , and murmur about
It ;
Look at Its future , and cry out , "Oh ,
whence ? " #
Half of the gas , that la said to deride
. .
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them
These mammoth sleeves that to fashion
are boons r-i \
If 'twere lnsteadwwerely prisoned Inside
them , Jl
Wouldn't they make most exquisite bal
loons ? t\
Then when the women who wore them
came ambling 'O
Falryllko round us , before our dazed
eyes , ifl I.
We would Imagine that angels were ram
bling
Far from their , domldlca tip In the skies.
OTIllill.IA7 > .S rfM.VUr/JRX.
Thcro are good business reasons why Ger
man manufactures should go Into Russia
and Ilusslan wheat come Into Germany un-
hlitdcrcd by tariff barriers. German manu
facturers demand the wider market , and
llusslan consumers ot German goods clamor
for Iho lower prices which the new reci
procity treaty will make possible. What Is
true ot German goods In Russia Is true ot
Hufislati food products in Germany. German
workmen need them , and are likely to got
them In spite of the Intense ? opposition of
Iho agrarian party and largo land owners
itul the farmers to this treaty. These
agrarians have gone to the extreme of oppo
sition In antagonizing this treaty , and re
fused to bo moved by the appeal of the Ger
man emperor for llielr nssonl. Novcrlhe-
lees , Ihey musl give way , for Cnprlvl has
announced Hint If the present Reichstag re
fuses to confirm It , dissolution and an tip-
peal to the counlry will follow nt once.
Emperor Wllllnm goes further and gives the
trealy Iho highest political Importance. At
the dinner to Cnprlvt ha Bald that the rejec
tion of this trealy would lead lo a war with
Russia , while Us rallllcallon would curnent
a bond of friendship between Ihe t\Vo coun
tries. Czar Alexander , William said , wanted
peace , and to that end urged the treaty.
William alau wauls peace , and so he. loo.
urges Iho treaty. This Is an Interesting
statement , and gives warrant for French
uneasiness. If it be true that there Is
promise of a closer understanding between
Germany and Russia1 , what becomes of
French hopes of Russian assistance to re
possess Alsace and Lorraine ? Or how Is the
power of the Triple Alliance to bo broken ?
To every country In Europe but Franco
these signs of amity between Germany and
Russia will bo welcome. To Italy , with her
tremendous burdens of debt , and her Inter
nal disturbances , Ihe prospect of prolonged
peace Is worth everything. So with Austria ,
and so with Germany lierpelf , which Is In
poor condition for war. In splto of her enor
mous armament. If Emperor William Is
right In his Inlerpiclnllon of the czar's
motives In urging this treaty , the menace ot
war Is lifted for a while , and all Europe
will breathe easier.
*
Franco 1ms met at Tlmbuctoo the reverse
which has always been confidently antici
pated whenever the French advance either
south from Algeria or east from Senegal
mot the great Touarcg tribes of Berger
origin who extend for 1,000 miles along the
comparatively elevated region which con-
stltulcs Iho southern edge of whul 'is still
called on our maps the Sahara. Yet Franco
must hold and occupy Tlmbuctoo and the
region for 600 miles beyond If the ambitious
project of making northwest Africa French
Is carried out. This plan looks to a
great band of French terrllory extending
south from Algeria until It meets another
coming cast from Senegal , and Tlmbuctoo
Is near the angle where these will join.
Once Joined Morocco and the region about it
will bo hemmed In by French territory. The
progress from Iho coast of Senegal Inland
has been hitherto comparatively easy be
cause there are only negro tribes. The pro
gress south from Algeria Is harder because
the Touaregs are met earlier. In neither
direction has France desired to bring on a
conlllrt , but the pralso lavished on Lieu
tenant Cnron when ho ran his gunboat up
to Tlmbuctoo six years ago has rendered
every French officer willing to risk much to
enter the city. Now that It Is entered It
will be held and the river Niger makes this
easy. Hut tha city Itself is not what it once
was. Dismantled In 1826 , when it was
captured by the Touaregs , It has since been
not a capital , but a trading city , through
which pass the most important caravan
routes of the western Soudan.
* * *
Glowing accounts are given ot the destruc
tive capabilities of the new Salavator mi
trailleuse which has been adopted by the
Austrian military authorities. The weapon
Is not Intended for use In the field , as In the
case of the English Mnxlm and Nordentelt
machine gun , but will bo mounted on the
outworks encircling Important fortresses. It
is only half the weight of the Maxim , and
Its average rate of discharge Is about the
same ; 300 rounds per minute , with n maxi
mum of 320. The diameter of the bore Is
eight millimetres , being similar to that ot
the Mannllchcr repeating rlflo now In use In
the Austrian service. Tha barrel Is not en
cased In a water jacket , but It Is said that
1,200 continuous rounds can bo fired before
It shows the effects ot excessive heat. The
cartridges are supplied as In the Nordenfelt ,
from a largo "hopper" fixed above the firing
chamber. The piece is fired by moans ot
an ordinary trigger with trigger-grip , and a
recoil spring supplies the automatic action.
But the principal point of Interest , In which
the new gun differs entirely from similar
weapons In use In other countries , Is an os
cillating pendulum regulating the speed ot
fire. By this device a moderately heavy dis
charge of thirty , fifty , to 100 rounds per min
ute can be maintained to 300 and Increased
at will. The saving of ammunition is enor
mous , and the mechanism is said to be very
simple. Altogether It seems to make a long
forward stride In the gentle art of wholesale
slaughter.
A law , the Influence of which may be felt
far beyond the dominions of the emperor of
China , Is now under consldoratln by the offi
cials ot the Celestial empire. It Is nothing
less than a repeal ot the old statute which
forbids the Chinese to emigrate under pain
of decapitation. Although * obsclctc , this an
cient enactment Is used by informers and
the local mandarins as a means of extorting
lie..vy tribute from returned emigrants in
order that they may secure Immunity from
Its penalties. The exactions and blackmail
levied on these returning Chinese seem al
most Incredible , but there nro several well
attested Instances In which wealthy Chinese
from Singapore have been stripped of their
entire personal possessions before having
reached their homes. It is estimated by the
Chinese consul general at Singapore that of
the 1,000,000 Chinese residing at the Straits
Settlement at least one-halt of them would
Immediately return homo but for fear of
these exactions. The now law might go far
toward solving the Chinese Immigration
question , It Is the wish of every Chinaman
to go homo to die , and many would doubt
less depart each year It they could bo pro
tected ngalnst the official rapacity which la
fostered by the existing law.
* *
According to a report In a Russian mili
tary paper the Gorman military authorities
liavo decided upon n now smokeless powder ,
which will bo furnished to the troops as
quickly as possible. The existing brand
will bo discarded and the cartridges already
n store will cither bo used In maneuvers or
sold to less particular nations. The same
authority declares that machinery for the
manufacture ot the now powder la now In
process of construction at Spandau and that
i sufficient supply cannot be madu In less
: han two years. The story Is important , If
: rue , aa such a condition of affairs would bo
conducive to pcaco. It Is also reported that
an excellent typo of smokeless powder , nplr-
to , has been perfected at Stockholm ; It
evolves but llttlo heat and no flame , and can
jo transported without risk , and It Is not
susceptible of damp or heat. Comparative
; rlals between ton rounds of a nltro powder
and fifteen each of ordinary Swedish powder
and ) aplrlto , fired from a small calibre
nagazlno rlfio , showed that iiplrito heated
; ho barrel less than cither of the others.
3lght hundred rounds of aplrlto wore fired
'rom a rlflo loft unclcaned for a week , after
which the bore so It Is said was found to
bo as clean and fit for use as It Just prepared -
pared for firing.
Highest of all in Leavening Power.Latest U. S. Gov't Report ,
iwwui r
ABSOULTTELY PURE
TIlVtXH TO I'ATI'II ' VI' I'I'.ACli.
Mbcrnl-t'iilanUt * Hope tit Stay ihn Htorn
AguliMt thn Lord * .
LONDON. Feb. 1CTho iluko of Devon
shire , Sir Henry James. Mr. Jcssn Colling !
and Mr. Joseph Chamberlain were the prliv
elpal speakers at n meeting held last tilghl
Sir Henry Jnmos and Mr. Codings botl
Insisted strongly against any action willed
would prove n conflict between the House
ot Lords and the House of Commons. They
said that It must not bo lakwi for granted
that the House of Lords will acquiesce Ir
the rejection of their amendments to the
parish councils bill , and added that as fat
as could bo ascertained the bill would again
bo returned tn the House of Commons , ot
that n confnrcneo bel\\crm the representa
tives of the two houses uould be held to
settle the terms of a compromise.
The Post Hay.i : At n meeting at the real ,
deuce of the duke of Devonshire recently ,
the duke and other people present agreed
In the opinion that the House of Lords had
gone too far In their ninondincntH to the
parish council * bill. The duke of Devonshire
promised that he would communicate with
Lurd Salisbury on the subject. Other gentle
men at the confi-rcnco expressed the hope
that the peers would net consistently In re
gard to tlm employers' liability bill , and
would firmly support the carl of Dudley's con >
tractlng-out amendment.
The Times siysVn : do not undertake to
anticipate the notion ot the House of Lords
when the p.irlsh councils bill Is returned to
them from the Hnuso of Commons , but It
is probable that they will offer Important
modifications of the changes which they
originally Insisted ujxin.Vo doubt very
much whether thu amendments to which
they will adhere can be so misrepresented
as to furnish any plausible grounds for
manufacturing an outcry against the upper
house.
In the division by which the Commonn
rejected the amendment1 of the Lords lust
night Mr. Chamberlain abstained from
voting.
Arthur J. Half our did not challenge a
division on the proposal to disagree to tha
House of Lord's amendment , requiring par
Ish councilors to be personally related to
the poor rate , which , according to the llbcr
nls , means disfranchteomcnt ot the agri
cultural laborers. The government party
attaches Importance to Mr. Dalfour's nttl-
tude as nn Indication the peers will yield
on compounding the question.
It Is expected Parliament will bo
prorogued February 23 , and a new session
begin February 27.
AUK ON Tllinit GUARD.
Further Outrnsrs In Turin IVarrd Anarch
ists Called to Mrot In llitnlc.
LONDON , Feb. 16. A dispatch to the
Standard from Paris says : The Roths
child's bank In this city Is guarded by nn
extra force of police as the result of an an
archist placard that was posted upon the
door of the bank announcing that a meeting
of the society would bo held Insldo the
building and requesting the brethren who
were skilful In the locksmith trade to bring
with them skeleton keys and crowbars In
case of the safes being locked.
A dispatch to the Chronicle from Paris
says : The palace of the Elysce was. well
guarded last night. The guests who at
tended the president's ball had to show their
tickets twice before they could gain admit
tance.
The anarchists of a certain group , upon
hearing of the arrest of Henry , the bomb
thrower ot the Hotel Terminus , raided his
lodgings nt Belleville the same night ,
burned all his papers and departed , taking
with them , It is believed , ono or more bombs.
The police , It would seem , were very negli
gent In the matter of the arrest of Henry ,
as their search of his lodgings seems only
to have been an afterthought. They only
found some chlorate powder , picric acid and
some copper tubes , evidently intended for
use In the manufacture of bombs similar to
those used by Valllant and Henry himself.
\t the anarchist's lodgings the people of
the house said that they recognized the
[ ihotograph of Henry as that of a man whom
they know as IJUDOIS.
Examining Magistrate Meyer has elicited
statements from Henry , the bomb thrower ,
which will lead to serious raids upon houses
In which anarchists are supposed to reside
and to many arrests , both In Paris and the
provinces.
The Gaulols says that a well known and
desperate anarchist has left London for
Paris on a mission which Involves the per
petration of another outrage.
HOIST I Y IMS OWN nTARD. :
Ono Suspected Anarchist Succeeded In Illow
Ing Himself Up.
LONDON , Feb. 16. A Frenchman , who Is
supposed to have been an anarchist , was
blown almost to pieces last night in Green
wich park. Near by were found fragments
of a bottle which evidently had contained
explosive material. His hand and wrist
were blown away , his face and body were
covered with wounds and there was a gaping
wound In his stomach , a portion of the In
testines protruding. When found he was
only able to say , "Take me home. "
Ho died within half an hour after reachIng -
Ing the hospital. His Identity Is unknown.
The conjecture is that he stumbled and fell ,
thus causing the explosion. The man was
about 30 years old.
According to a report current hero the
man has been a trusted leader of the an
archists. Judging from documents written
In French and English which were found on
him this supposition appears to be justified.
n/i : JW.V/M r JIKK.
\\'o announce a scries of articles on tin
political problems of the day that for brlt *
llancy and genuine value eclipse * anything
heretofore prescnlod by The Sunday Boo.
The series \\lll begin In our Issue of tomor
row. Dr. Kdwnrd Kverett Halo contribute ]
an article under the caption , "The Coming
Kitty Years Signs of Promlio In Our Po
litical future. " Dr. Halo has devoted his
Ufa to a close and thorough study ot Amer
ican lite and Institution ! ! , and no ono It
better qualified to upcak Impartially and
dispassionately on the subject. This ex
clusive and attractive feature will bo fol
lowed a week later by a paper by Major
Ooneral O. 0. Howard of the army , person
ally well known In Omaha , on "Young Men
In tire Public Service , " The general Is
deeply Interested In all that pertains to
America and Americans , and the advice ho
has to give to young men who aspire to
positions In the public fcorvlco Is worthy of
careful consideration. Other notable papers
In this extraordinary series will bo an
nounced later.
A no less Important literary feature of
I'he Sunday Bee will bo the concluding
chapters of Bret Harto's thrilling story ,
"The Sheriff of Slsklyou , " the opening chap
ters of which created so much favorable
comment early this week.
An artlclo prepared by Mr. Hrlc Johnson
on "Tho Swedes of Nebraska" Is not only
Interesting but very Instructive , weighted ns
It Is with facts about one of the most In
dustrious and thrifty classes of Immigrants
that have assisted In the development ot Ne
braska.
A puzzle , contributed by one of the editors
of Harper's Young People , will prove attrac
tive to the younger readers , along with
which Is presented a department of reading
designed especially for the ladles. It Is
fresh and up to date. Head it.
The special foreign cable service of The '
Sunday Bco Is a standard feature. It Is
excelled nowhere In the west. As to Asso
ciated press news , wo simply cover every
Important news event of the world. Com
parisons Invited.
Above are noted but a few of the attrac
tive features it Tl.o Sunday Bee. The Issua
will bo a newspaper In the strictest sense.
wnuiiK TO j-'j.vi * Tin : xiiirs.
Cuiniinrlion llrtwron I'upord Printed Vi" tor-
illiy liyThn Urn mid AYnulil-llu Ithuls.
The dally comparison between the amount
of reading matter , exclusive of commercial
news and advertisements , printed In The
Bee , World-Herald and Lincoln Journal ,
gives the following figures for yesterday :
Morning Bee , long , wide columns rfl',4 '
Morning WH. . , short , narrow columns 18 !
Lincoln Journal , short , narrow columns 32V4
COMICS mow Tin : i > itii'"ra.
Sittings : To enjoy a warm spring sit on
a hot Hut-iron placed on a chair by your
wife.
Brooklyn Life : "I always did enjoy an
Intellectual feast , " said the cannibal as ho
ate the Yale man.
Philadelphia Hecord : Nell What are you
reading ? Belie "A Model Man. " It's
dreadfully stupid. Nell Yes ; they usually
are.
Lowell Courier : One reason why It Is
often difficult to find a runaway team la
that the horse usually takes the traces
with him.
New Orleans Picayune : The whole
money-getting : world Is running a race for
ii dollar ivhlclr may be counterfeit when U
Is caught.
Milwaukee Journal : People who think
funny things without expressing them are
unconscious enemies of the human race.
Washington Star : "You look pale this
morning. "
"Yes , " replied the young man ; "I feel
very much out of condition. You see ,
there's a girl living In our house who
practices her vocal lesson continually , and.
t Btiess I've gotten high C sick. "
Good News : Mrs. Oldtlmo I do think
Ihese colleges might teach boyn a llttlo
< eni > Q. Neighbor Don't they ? Mrs , Old-
time No , they don't. I sent my grandson
i nice , big , Koft , warm feather lied for him
lo use this winter , nnd what do you think
lie wrote back ? He said he was much
jbllged for that foot ball suit , but it didn't
lulto fit.
Philadelphia Record : Hoax The doctor
lold young Saphead that he had Incipient
laresls. Joax Of course. Saphead toole
ihat ns a compliment. Hoax No. Why.
mould he ? Joax Woll. a man must have
iome brains to bo aflltctcd with paresis.
Town Topics : AVidow Sir , I want to col-
ect the Insurance upon my husband's pol-
cy.
Manager L. I. Company Is IIP dead ? .
Widow No , but he has moved to Phlm-
Mannger Step up to the next window
ind get your check , madam.
IIRVISRD EDITION.
'It snows ! " cried the widow , though she
wept not a weep.
But smiled In a satisfied way ,
"or the widow was wealthy and handsomei.
you see ,
nd she knew , when It onowcd , 'twas a
sure thing that "ho"
Would soon come around with a sleigh.
< & ea
The largest makers and . ncllern of
Una elotUcH on c.'irlli ,
Your inonoy'ti worth or your umnoy back.
Good old stock
Is all very well in everything but clothing.
Others can carry all
they want to of it , but
as for us we'll have
none of it not any ,
at least , if prices will
bo apy inducement to
the wearorsf of goocTclbthes to buy. It is imperative
that we get rid of our present stock and wo have
made some astonishing cuts all over the store. Tha
out is awful in the children's department and In the
furnishing goods , and the hats , but nowhere is the
out so deep as it is on the suits. A whole suit of
clothes for $8.50 of our own make , Is something you
can't duplicate for nearly twice the money , Just
like that all the way through.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
S. W. Cor.blh and Douglas Sts ,