12 THE OMAHA DAILY HER : SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 18. ISOi-SIXTEEN" PAGES.
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Sworn to befoio mo anil mibscrlbed In
my presence this Bth day of Krbruary , 1831.
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King Lobcnguln really dead ! What will
the British soldier do now ?
Secretary Morton may console himself by
the thought that only truly great men are
hanged or burned In cfllgy.
The Whisky trust seems to bo In a fair
way to get what It wants from the senate
committee on nuance. A Hllle ; good whisky
is a powerful persuader.
Our Wellington dispatches Indicate that no
money will bo appropriated at this session
of congress for starting new public build
ings. It Is not oven likely that adequate
funds will be provided for carrying on Hjp
work on buldlngs now In process of con
struction.
The government has. Just paid out $23,000
among the Indian scouts who distinguished
tlfemsclvcs In the Indian wars In Minnesota
thirty years ago. There Is still some llttlo
hope for recognition of the friendly Indians
who assisted the government In the HIack
Hawk ? war.
Head the report of the proceedings of the
national woman suffrage convention and you
will bo led to believe that every ono who
has advocated or-contributed to the cause of
woman suffrage Is a great and good man ,
while nil who have opposed It are rascals
and knaves.
> Congressman Jerry Simpson says that ho
expects to retain his scat In the lower house
until his son , Jerry Simpson , jr. . Is ready to
supplant him. These monarchical Ideas of
handing down public offlco by Inheritance
cannot be the true products of the glorious
Kansas climate. Kansas should repudiate
them.
Every one , without regard to political
faith , must regret that Chairman Wilson
has so suffered In health from devotion to
what ho believed to bo Ills duty to the public
that ho must seek rest and recreation In
Mexico. Ills speedy recovery In time to
hold the chockrclns on his more extreme
follow democrats In congress is something
In which all conservative citizens would
rejoice.
The people In western Kansas are suffer
ing for the want of fuel , while thousands of
coal miners are Idle In Colorado. The rail
road companies are generously coming to
the assistance of the needy by promising
to haul supplies frco of cost. A llttlo more
liberal policy on the part of the railroads
before the cold snap sot In would have ob
viated the necessity for their charity at the
present lime.
The governor , secretary of state and at
torney general continue the good work of approving
proving- bonds for state depositories. While
there Is a remote possibility that the
supreme court may place nn Interpretation
upon the law that may limit the good effects ,
it Is gratifying to know that the state
ofllclals Interested are going ahead with the
effort to enforce the law as It stands. Their
zeal comes a llttlo late , but It Is nevertheless
welcome.
Electrical Inventors are still experiment
ing upon a system of propulsion which shall
obviate trolley wires for street cars. ANew
Now York company has offered $50,000 for
the attainment of the object In view. The
storage battery la a possibility , but operation
with it is too expensive to bo practicable.
It would seem that , with the wonderful
strides made In electrical science , the storage
battery could bo perfected to moot all rea
sonable requirements.
There Is a welcome significance in the fact
that the farmers of Nebraska not only ara not
Buffering from the hard times , but that they
are extending relict to the needy In the
cities. Threu years ago the state was called
upon to aid the farmers of western Ne
braska to the extent of $200,000. This winter -
tor the farmers are well supplied with all
that Is needed to make life comfortable.
After nil , the farmer Is the man who can
generally bo Independent if ho chooses.
The Now York Tribune devotes a half
column of Its editorial page to a commendatory -
, tory notice of the University of Nebraska ,
which It saya now ranks In size , equipment
ami scholarship among the three or four
chief colleges of the west , A recognition
of the educational progress of Nebraska In
the past twcnty-flvo years Is something of a
concession at the hands of the eastern proas.
The people of the east will BOOH have to
acknowledge that they are not alone In tholr
devotion to culture ulul knowledge.
The prospects for a revision of the Iowa
revenue laws are not Improving as the legis
lative session advances. The preceding
legislature Instituted n rovcnuu commission
which after full Investigation submitted a
lengthy report embodying numerous recom
mendations of changes which It deemed de
sirable In the system 'of taxation employed
in that state. The revenue commission was
no doubt In u position to give advlco based
upon a thorough knowledge of the facts.
Tbo present legislature might condescend to
profit by Itu work.
IIVJJM.V siwn.iaK \'M.\nnn. :
I3vcry winter when congress la In soailon
the grand army of lobbyists , office seekers
and snobocrallc Dwells at the national cap
ital Is reinforced by an aggregation of
long-haired men , short-haired spinsters and
hair-brained visionaries , who proclaim them-
nolves ai thii emancipators of American
womanhood. These good people usually an-
Bcmblo In n public hall , and after Indulging
In high-Hounding declamations and ilecla *
rations and ultidvip by complimenting each
other- . Individually and all the American
people , collectively upon the marvelous
utricles woman suffrage has made and Is
destined to make. * , .
Such n convention Is Just now Uelng held
at Washington and Its proceedings , as usual ,
have bean given wide publicity through Uio
press. Whlfo there has really nothing hap
pened that would Indicate ally Immediate or
remote tidal , wave In favor of woman suf
frage , the utterances of the.stalwart senator
from Wyoming , Mr. Corey , wllk doubtless bo
quoted by the suffrage agitators as moat con- ,
elusive proof that \\o arc oi the ovc of the
long-predicted polUlcal millennium. .
Senator Carey stated that women In
Wyoming not only vote for presidential
blectors. but all federal , state , county , muni
cipal anil s6hool officers , and the same will
now lie t'ruo of Colorado also. "Colorado and
Wyoming" said the senator , "have Incor
porated the doctrlno of political rights of
both sexes In their organic law , because
It Is just to woman and It Is best for man , tx
principle so true tha't the tlmo la near at
hand when no man .will have the courage to
deny It. "
Every politician that halls from Wyoming
may bo depended on to laud woman ouf-
frago to the skies In order to keep him
self In the political saddle. But neither
Senator Carey nor anybody _ who subscribes
lo the vagaries of' the woman suffragists
has ever been able to point oilt wherein
the people of Wyoming have been benefited
by woman suffrage , morally , socially , po
litically or financially. Woman suffrage
was Introduced In Wyoming" so much
as matter of sentiment as to lay the foun
dation for claims to a larger population
than other territories that had mnlo suf
frage and hence a smaller number of regis
tered voters. It was engrafted on the or
ganic law of Wyoming as n matter of
cowardice an'd also for the reason above
namcd--to make as big a showing as pos
sible In the aggregate vote.
What has Wyoming to show from the
moral reform standpoint ? Have politics been
purified by giving women the right to vote ,
hold office and servo on juries ? Most assur
edly not. The cesspool of politics is , If any
thing , dirtier than It over was. The success
ful candidate must not only strike bargains
with the bad men , but also with the bad
women. Have crime and vice decreased
perceptibly ? Not at all. The towns of
Wyoming are no less Infected with vice and
crime than the towns of Dakota or Nebraska.
In his exultation Senator Carey sees
visions of the political paradise over in Utah
just an soon as she shall bo admitted to the
sisterhood of states. This Is about as ra
tional as his prediction that Nebraska will
adopt woman suffrage within a few years.
Did not Utah have woman suffrage during
the whole reign of Brlgham Young ? And
what good did It do for Utah women ? They
had live votes to one In the territory and
yet they did not got rid of polygamy until
after equal suffrage was abolished and poly
gamy 4iad been wiped out by act of con
gress. Why should the woman suffrage Is
sue be resurrected In Nebraska ? It was
submitted , debated and snowed under by an
overwhelming majority only a few years ago.
Any party that would load up with female
suffrage now , or in the next flvo years , would
bo swamped out of sight ,
Kl' AIlfiinTKOTURB.
A law passed by the Fifty-second congress
authorized the secretary of the treasury to
invlto competition for the design of public
buildings. A committee of the American In
stitute of Architects has asked the secretary
to use the authority thus conferred on him.
The purpose of the enactment was to bring
about an Improvement in the quality of the
government architecture , which was gener
ally conceded to bo most desirable , but there
was Inserted , Into the law a provision that
no competing architect should receive pay
for his work except these whoso designs
were accepted , and it seems that In con-
scqucnco of this provision no attempt has
been made to carry out the object of the
law. The secretary of the treasury. It ap
pears , has not been disposed to use the
authority conferred upon him , possibly in
the belief that the better class of architects
would not care to compete under the con
ditions and that consequently the work sub
mitted would not bo of the highest quality.
This may bo a mistaken view , but It cannot
bo thought an unreasonable one. Architects of
standing can no moro bo expected than other
professional men of standing to consent to
work for nothing , or to work on the chance
of obtaining professional employment.
The fact , however , that a committee of
the American Institute of Architects has
urged the secretary of the treasury to use
the authority given him to Invlto competi
tion for the design of public build
ings will probably Induce that of
ficial to comply with the law.
It Is fairly to be regarded as Indicating , so
*
far as the Institute may bo presumed to
represent the higher class' of architects in
the country , a disposition on their part to
give tho' government thd benefit of tholr
attainments even without the assurance of
being reimbursed , and It would bo a mis
take for the government to dccllno to con
sider the request of the Institute committee.
It will not bo questioned that there Is room
for Improvement In the architectural quality
nf our public buildings. Most of them are
absolutely unsightly and very few of them
meet strictly artistic 'requirements. ' Ono
reason for this Is that as n rule the super
vising architects of the treasury have not
been of the highest standing In tholr profes
sion , their selection being duo to tholr
political rather than tholr professional
Ability , and another reason Is In the fact
that the puy.tn this branch of the public ser
vice iloea not enable the government to ob
tain tlio best talent and attainment for It.
The federal buildings al'iould bo at once
artistic In design and substantial In con
struction , representing the best Ideals In
architecture of an Advanced civilization and
the solidity nnd permanence of the govern
ment. The demand Is not for merely onmto
buildings at the expense of substantial
qualities , nor for piles of stone , brick and
iron In which art Is Ignored , but for struc
tures that will properly combine both and
bo at once pleasing to the sight am ) satisfy
ing to the practical sense , Experience has
demonstrated that under existing conditions
such buildings will bo the rare exceptions
and It was this ibat led congress to pass
the law which will unable the secretary of
the treasury to avail himself of the best
architectural talent and attainment lu tbe
country. Whatever the reason or motive
that baa prevented the use of thla authority ,
It woull BPfin there.can bo no longer excuse
for not exercising It now that a committee
of the American Inrtltuto o { Architects has
naked that It bo used.
: 7 H'HfiTr-t'ii-'Tii .W//.H rosr.
In these days of centennials , quartcr-ccn-
tcnnlals and quailroentcnnlal.i the people
of 6maha must not forget that they too are
BOOH to be overtaken by the twenty-fifth nn-
nlvoraary of the ono event that marked the
most Important turning point In the , history
of tl'clr city. On May 10 , 1SC9 , the goMcn
spko ; tlrlv.n byn _ ill\or hnmin.r Into Ilia last
tlo laid nt Promontory ,1'olnt signaled to the
world the' completion of the railway which
joined the Atlantic nnd the Pacific and Rava
Omaha a direct connection lth the 1'aclflo
c.o'a'st. The completion of the Union Pacific
railroad In 1KCU meant moro to Omaha than
nny other single enterprise undertaken be
fore or after. It was an event In the history
or Omaha celebrated nt the tlmo by n gen
eral public demonstration. The twenty-fifth
anniversary of this great day must not bo
allowed to pass without fitting commemora
tion.
tion.U
U , Is Indeed unfortunate that the great
railway corporation which controls and con
ducts the'system whoso quarter-centennial
approaches has been forced Into the hands
of receivers. Were Its affairs In a prosper
ous and promising condition Its officers nnd
ninnngomcntould no doubt take the lead
In nny proposed celebration. That they will
all co-operate to the extent that circum
stances permit may be assumed as a matter
of course. The completion of the Union Pa
cific rally-ay , however , Is not merely a turnIng -
Ing point In the railway development of the
United States. It Is the beginning of a new
epoch for Omaha , and the celebration should
'bo made Omaha's celebration Just as It wan
on the 10th day of May twenty-live years
ago.
ago.It
It Is none too early for the various com
mercial organizations to take this matter
up nnd to commence the necessary arrange
ments. Many of these who participated
prominently In the ceremonies In Omaha on
the occasion of the driving of that golden
spike are no moro , but quite a few are still
among us nnd should bo Invited to figure In
'
a new celebration. Make the day n gala
event for all the country tributary to Omaha.
-Make the commemorative ceremonies im
pressive and attractive. Begin preparations
In tlmo nnd let the quarter-centennial of
Omaha's connection by rail with the west
ern half of the continent bo one to bo re
membered for all time to come.
MuriNrt TO NKHItASKA.
There was rcpubllshed In The Dee of yes
terday an article from the Sioux City Jour
nal noting the fact of a considerable exodus
from eastern and. southern Iowa to north
eastern Nebraska. Most of the people who
are emigrating from Iowa to this state have
been , It appears , renters of farms , and they
have been successful In accumulating enough
capital to become purchasers. As they can
buy good land in Nebraska very much
cheaper than In Iowa they are coming to
this state , and being practical and experi
enced agriculturists they are most welcome.
Very likely the example 'of these .people will
become contagious and there will be wit
nessed a moro extensive emigration from
Iowa of farmers living on rented lands who ,
having the means to buy , will invest
In the cheaper and equally desir
able lands of Nebraska. A considerable
accession to our farming population from
Kansas Is also promised , If reported in
quiries mean anything , and there is every
reason to look for a movement In this direc
tion from Illinois and Missouri , the railroad
companies , as recently noted , having re
ceived numerous applications for Information
from farmers In these states. It will not bo
at all surprising If with the opening of
spring the Immigration Into Nebraska shall
assume marked proportions.
As the agricultural capabilities and oppor
tunities of this state become moro widely
understood Its rapid growth In population
wjll be assured. It may bo assumed that
everybody knows of Its superior soil and
climate , but this Is not so. A very small
percentage of the farmers of Ohio , Indiana
and the states further cast , it Is safe to
say , know anything about It , and It is not
to bo doubted that If more of them had this
knowledge It would be greatly to Nebraska's
advantage. A wider nnd more thorough
dissemination of Information regarding the
agricultural capabilities of the state Is un
questionably to bo desired , and this is a
matter which the next legislature ought to
give some attention to. For the next few
years there Is likely to bo an actlvo demand
for cheap farming lands and no state can
offer equally dcslrablo lands at lower prices
than they can bo bought for In Nebraska.
The present year ought to witness a
vigorous movement , by commercial organ
izations and other agencies , to advance the
material prosperity of this state , and the
obvious way to do this Is by u liberal and
judicious dissemination of facts and Informa
tion that will Impress those elsewhere who
are seeking to Improve their condition. Ne
braska Is growing and will continue to grow.
There Is no doubt about that. But no harm
can come from well devised measures to
urge progress.
G LHTTUll CAllltlKllS.
The National Association of Letter Car
riers has asked congress for legislation to
regulate tlio mode of removal of letter car
riers and a bill for this purpose has boon
Introduced Into the house. It provides that
no letter carrier shall bo recommended for
removal until the charges against him have
been examined , with reasonable notice to
him , In such manner of examination as the
regulations of the department may pro
scribe ; also , that the record of this examin
ation shall bo reviewed by such a board as
the postmaster general shall prescribe. When
these conditions have been fulfilled the post
master may exercise full discretion as to
recommending , and the department as to
ordering , a removal. There does not appear
to bo anything unreasonable or objectionable
lu this measure ,
Letter carriers are appointed after com- '
potltlvo examination and what they aim to
attain by the proposed legislation Is protec
tion from removal on secret charges. They
do not seek to place any limitation on the
power of removal , but simply ask that It
shall bo exorcised openly , grMg | them a fair
opportunity for a hearing , to which they are
unquestionably justly entitled. Existing law
gives a measure of protection to these very
lueful public servants , but evidently not suffi
cient to fully guard them against the surrepti
tious schemes of spoilsmen. As a contem
porary states the case , It a postmaster Is a
spoilsman and a partisan , ho will bo tempted
to make places for his party friends by re
movals. The places once vacant , applicants
for them , even under tha civil service rules ,
will be mostly of the partisan postmaster's
party , and from these , with a llttlo Injen'ilty ,
ho will got the men ho wants. Tbo service
will necessarily suffer , an Injustice will bo
done the old carriers , and the now men will
have to learn their business at great ex
pense of time and trouble and money , the
patrons of the &flfc6 { In the meantime suiter-
Ing Injury and fyijnvenlcncM
The reasons livtfu'pport of the proposed leg
islation are numerous nnd conclusive , but It
Is not possible to feel much confidence In 11 To
enactment of such legislation by the present
congress. The party In power does not pro
pose tp do anything to put n restraint upon
partisan spoilsmen. On the contrary It dis
position'scorns rftftio to give nil possible en-
couingcnuMit tojjjio spoilsmen , the common
complaint hclnglfumt democrats are not re
placing rapidly enough In the
public sTV oj. H w 11 Ii the democrats CTO
for the Interests ofttho public In connection
with the postal service U shown In the prop-
os'tlon to relr.stata.l.OOJ clerks ror.ovcd : from
that service 'five years ngi | . Hut the letter
carriers have a. strong casjj. and ought lo
siiccecd Jri-s5ciirlng the legislation they ask
i , \imit \ onriANizAfiuxs AXD TIIK,4ur
The great advance which organized labor
has made In this country during the past
few months In Impressing -themselves upon
the attention of the lawmakers nnd the law
Interpreters deserves more than a , passing
notice. The prominence that has been given
to labor controversies and the recognition
that 1ms been secured by labor organizations
would have astounded oven the labor loaders
of n few decades ago. The changes In the
relations 'df these organizations to the law
have , almost all been In favor of the contentions
'
tions of Uio worklngman. They have re
sulted In giving him n standing In court nnd
In aomo Instances In' securing for him the
aolf-asscrtcd protection ' of the court ns
against the dcmanda of the employers.
The rise of labor organizations Is itself n
moro history of sucacsslvo victories over re
pressive legislation. Between the craft guilds
and the merchant' guilds nnd the modern
trades union It hna been shown that there
has been no direct catlsal connection. The
trades unions sprang up in England during
the latter part of'the last century as secret
fraternal societies. To avoid the penalties
of the apprenticeship and Journeymen's laws
they were forced to act for tholr mutual ad
vantage In utmost-secrecy. So soon as their
powo- began to bo perceptibly felt they were
made the targets of a series of combination
laws , beginning In 1SOO nnd repeatedly reenacted
acted and amplified. Not until 1821 was the
combination act repealed by Parliament ,
leaving the worklngmcn free to combine
"for Improving wages and reducing the hours
of labor , " but still subject to many legal
disabilities. From the passage of that act
trades unionism In England took a new Im
petus. Its progress was steady and contin
uous and In 1871 was crowned with the en
actment of the trades union act , aimed to
afford the legal recognition which the work
lngmcn had long been demanding. In Ger
many labor organizations were rigidly re
pressed by the government previous to 1SG9 ,
since which tlmo they have received a sparIng -
Ing encouragement. France and Austria have
only given them a legal status since the
later SO's. The removal of legal obstacles
has in every Insta'nce ' been followed by a
rapid growth of the labor organizations.
The principles of the common law so de
structive of labor combinations In England
prevailed also In this country with similar
effects upon our worklngmen. Although
numerous authorities have claimed to have
discovered the existence of trades unions In
the United States during the first decade of
this century and even before 1SOO these
Isolated Instances -were for the most part
temporary and formed for particular pur
poses. Labor organizations did not be
come common until ma'ny years later and
only secured a permanent and established
footlwld with their extension Into all
branches of Industry just after the close of
the lati war. The Knights of Labor origin
ated In 1869 , the different federations of
trades unions trace their histories only a
( w years back. Each' year has seen
additional legislation placed on our statute
books In pursuance of programs promul
gated by labor organizations. Of the laws
against combinations of worklngmen , few
remain except these relating to conspiracy
nnd the employment of violence or force.
Importance must bo attached to the recent
decisions affecting labor organizations for
two reasons. In the first place , they are
Indications that .these organizations have at
last attained a complete standing In court.
The Judges have shown a disposition to
regard the Interests of the worklngmen In
the light of the Interests of the labor organi
zation and to allow them representation In
tholr organized capacity. They grant hc'ar-
ings to attorneys retained by the labor or
ganizations nnd they toll receivers to treat
with the labor representatives before ven
turing to apply for Judicial orders. They
furthermore open a Crevice , small though It
now Is. through which the wages con
troversies may bo brought Into couit for
final adjustment -and determination. Where
they forbid the stilko ns a weapon of labor
they offer In Its place an opportunity to
present the claims of the organization In
court nnd to submit their grievances for
judicial redress. Whatever has been lost
to the cause of labor organizations by these
decisions has been moro than counter
balanced by the gains thus secured.
The decision of Judge Bradley of the Dis
trict of Columbia supreme court , refusing to
entertain an application for a mandamus to
compel Secretary Carlisle to acept Mr.
Hiker's bid for the $50,000,000 bond Issue ,
offers a pleasing contrast to the Kaiser
liquor license case , In which Judge Scott
seeks to usurp the powers of the license
board In this city. Judge Bradley holds that
the power of the secretary of the treasury
to accept or reject .proposals for bonds Is a
discretionary power. No court has authority
to Interfere with the duo exorcise of the dis
cretion vested In a"ny administrative officer
or , board. This Is sound law , and will un
doubtedly bo uphold should the decision bo
appealed from. Juilgo Scott , on the other
hand , has attempted to reverse a decision of
the license board based upon Its discretion
ary power to Issue liquor licenses. It ho can
lawfully do this the1 license board must be
come a mere automaton , subject to the con
trol of the judges of the district court. The
board should see trial Its legal powers are
properly defended.
The outlook for the Brazilian Insurgents
seems far from hopeful , The fatal wounding
of Admiral da Gama deprives them of tholr
ablesl leader , for , while Admiral do Mollo
was first In the field and Is In fact the head
of the rebellion , ho has as yet given no evi
dence of marked ability. He seems to belong
to the Fabian class of fighters. At any rate
ho appears to have taken no advantage of
the opportunities ho has had , and to possess
none of that quality which Inaf makes op-
portunltlcb , for U can hardly bo doubted that
an nggresslvo and fearless naval commander
a Farragut for example would have made
a great deal more trouble for the Brazilian
forces at Itlo than they have yel experi
enced. Tbo truth ) s there Booms to bo very
llttlo of the genius for war on either side ,
none of Palxoio'a commanders having done
anything lu render his name Illustrious In
military annals , Undoubtedly the Insurrec
tion la a very serious matter for Dinzll , but
the rest of the world Is beginning to regard
It as something of a comedy In warfare.
Chinamen In Dcadwood are being photo
graphed preparatory to full compliance with
the provisions of the- Geary exclusion net.
It In n significant fact , however , that the
Mongolians Ignored the law until the grand
mogul of the Six Companies Instructed them
to obey Its mandate. It Is an accepted fact
thai Chinamen In thin country have far
more respect for Ihe decrees of the Six Com
panies than they have for the federal stat
utes or orders of the courts. To disobey
the former Is to Invlto certain death ; to Ig
nore the latter In the case In point would
moan banishment. Had It suited the pur
poses of tlio Six Companies lo order nan-
compliance with' the Geary law , Its pro
visions would have been a dead loiter. The
.question Is , can the Unlto.l Slates govcrn <
mcnt longer tolerate the rrlgn of the Six
Companies , which , as far ns the Chinese are
concerned , Is an absolute oligarchy ?
Within Uio pasl year no less than four In-
Htancca have arisen In which Irresponsible
parties have swindled the public by the sale
Of admission tickets for alleged charity
entertainments of ono kind or another. It
has heretofore been suggested thai nn
ordinance bo passed forbidding nny person lo
sell tickets fur a public entertainment with
out u license or n special permit from the
mayor. Purchasers could require peddlers
to show such permits before parting with
tholr mqney. Failure to show permits
would cause suspicion of fraud and the ped
dlers could readily be run down by the
police. This is n subject which merits con
sideration at the hands of our clly fathers.
When the ten lamest cllles are given Iho
practical management of their own postofilces
Iho postofllco officials will bo relieved of a
great deal of detail work that at present
devolves upon them. But they will also be
cxpccled lo pay moro attention lo Iho per-
fccllon of Ihe working arrangemenls of Ihe
poslolficcs In Ihe remaining cllles. Take
away the pica of overwork and hold the
Poslofilco department to n strict nccoitnt-
nblllty for the efficiency of .Iho Important
business confided to Its care.
The Grand Army encampment Is booked
for Lincoln during the coming week. Singu
larly enough , a largo number of the old
guard of political veterans will assemble nt
the slate capital al the same time ; but ,
then , of course , no ono will have the hardi
hood lo suggest Ihal there will bo any con
nection between tli6 lwo galherlngs. The
Grand Army men will bo Ihero for a laud
able purpose. The old guard will simply
vlsll Lincoln o'n a foraging expedition.
People who think there Is no further call
for relief for the poor are laboring under
a delusion. There are numbers of worthy
families whoso heads are without employ
ment and who require assistance until some
thing shall bo provided for them lo do. The
regularly organized charitable soclelles are
In a poslllon to prosecute this work. The
best way to insure the effectiveness of a
contribution Is to cnlrust II lo these so
cieties for distribution.
The reckless daring of Iho California
bandits who deliberately wrecked a passen
ger train , and thus endangered the lives of
the people on board , seems to call for some
Immediate action upon the part , not only of
the express and railroad people , but upon the
part of the state and federal olllclals. The
train robbers nro becoming cnllrely lee
numerous and lee reckless.
" 'Love nnu money both gono" Is the wtvy
the ( light of Cashier John W. Love , with
$110,000 belonging to the national bank In
which ho was employed , Is significantly
chronicled.
Glimpses of Ilnyllght ,
irns/if7ifii / ! ! ) Tost.
All these things go to show Hint the
movement of trade is In the right direction ;
that It Is not rotrogrndrng ; that cnpltul is
less fearful and money less Ughlly boarded.
No phenomenal recuperation Is looked for
or under exlsllng conditions possible , but
the glimpses of daylight that we see are
those of a coming dawn , and the long night
is gradually approaching an end.
Iiidlcliil Variations.
It will be seen Hint .fudges Caldwell and
Dundy ngrcc suliHtnnllally upon the main
polnl nl Issue , but that they nre both
wide npnrt from Judge Jenkins , who gives
to the employes no standing whatever In
his court. Of the three opinions , that of
Judge Caldwell is the clearest nnd most
comprehensive , and would probably be sus
tained by the court of last resort.
Thrco Yrnri Too JMiifll.
( } li > lr-Hcmi > crat.
If Ihe Wilson net turns oul lo be ns bad
ns Ihe country expects , It will be on the
stnlulo book only three years , for Ihe re
publican president who tuki'S his seat on
March 4. 1837 , will cull the it-publican con-
giess which comes Into existence nt the
Hume time In extra session to lepoal the
law. But If It should not be as bad ns
this It may live four years nnd be killed In
regular session.
A Now Complication.
Sprlngflehl ( M M. ) llejnilillcan
Judge Caldwell'u declaration that such
railroad employes nre Kovernmenl employes
Klvcs further force to the contention that
the eight-hour law applies to such railroad
men. If this point could be established , Its
effect would be wide-reaching , for there
lire thousands of miles of rnllrond In differ
ent parts of the country now being oper
ated by receivers. If the employes of
these receivers can only be compelled to
work eight hours each day.lnstead of the ten
or sixteen hours Ihoy nro now working , Ihe
labor cost of operallng thte.su roads will lit )
heavily Increased , If not nearly doubled.
Two sets of men must be hired to do the
work one set Is now doing , and wages can
not be correspondingly reduced , for the
Htntuto of ISM forbids nny reduction of
wages lo u government employe on uo-
count of reducing the hours of labor to
eight.
_
Homo nation nfChiirlty ,
The prcvntllng distress ninong the poor Is
Bomcthlmr to be faced resolutely and with
action. The first charily thai confront. ) us
Is toward Ihe people who Imvi * served our
humbler needs. No ono should think of
saving money for general charily by dlb
missing a servant. Kvcn If one's own In
come Is Impaired , the wage-earners whom
we employ oiiKlit to be the last to suffer.
This Is charity of the noblest tort.
Next , the accustomed luxuries should bo
maintained mi long ns possible for the sake
of thobu whoso livelihood depends upon
furnishing them. Most of all , It Is our duty
to enjoy to the lust moment the timusi'-
ments that both please nnd cultivate , not
only for the welfare of those whoso voca
tion Is to provide them , but for our own
sukcs. Books , pictures , muslo und the
drama are not incro KraUHcntlons that may
be dispensed with without tplrltunl harm ;
they nro stimulants to right living1 , clear
thinking , and to a cheerful disposition ,
without which there Is not likely to be
much charity In the world. Therefore the
men nnd women who Uuvu money for the
relief of others owe It to themselves to do
all In their power to keep the community
cheerful.
Finally , when the question qomes between
reducing thn customary expenditures for
luxuries and nmustttnuntH , or tint amount
that Is usually put aside from savings. It Is
best to take the additional sums for churlty
from our savings. It may be said that Ihls
does nol Involve so much sacrlllcu us the
other course Mould , but thai Is not true to
tha person who habitually saves. Keeping
up expenditure and giving from the savlngn
fund simply Increases the sum devotee ! to
charily. If we reduce our expenditure *
some onu iiuint MUffer for II , ami that U
not comiiK-ndabli' i harlty which tak s
wagon or 111 re of nny kind from one to be
stow u llttlt ; broaJ upon another ,
viuH't.i : .ixn TIIIIX. .
It la evident the liberal * of Great Britain
are tired of being tried by Ihe pours.
Counterfeit silver coin afloat In Cincinnati
contains morn pure silver than ( ho legal coin.
the oldest O.iii Fellow dlpd In Indiana lust
week. The oldest Mason continues at largo.
Pictured Cupids minus patitalflttert nre ox-
rludcd from olllclal circles In Ho.tton nnd
Now York. .
A judicial house divided against llnolt
might promote harmony by going Into the
hands of n receiver.
The ( scant amount of pie doled out In
Washington compels the hungry horde to
levy contributions on pcdcslrlahs.
Several Colorado legislators accused of
trying to pass bad bills might be brought
to book on the charge of pushing the queer.
Notwithstanding the curtailment of pass
privileges by railroads , many companion
show an ungovernable weakness for passing
dividends.
The holding up of n train within a few
blocks of the union depot In Chicago shows
how firmly rooted Is the Rtand-nnd-dcllvcr
policy of last year.
In view of the action of the renato art
committee on the St. Gnudcns medal , bare
majorities \\llt bo tolerated no longer In
thai nugusl assembly.
There Is good ground for the suspicion
Dial the anarchist manifesto tacked on
Ohnuncoy Depcw's door originated In Chi
cago. It abounded with hog I.iitln plirafcs.
Boston makes a great deal of noise about
a follow who started out In the world naked ,
ns though Ihoro was KOIUO novelty In the In
cident. Perhaps Bostonlans are born with
duds on.
Business In the west Is not ns black ns It
Is painted. Managers of Iho Uio Grande
Western railroad restored the wages of nil
employes reduced n few months ngo. In-
crenslng business justified It.
With a delicacy characterlsllc of western
legislators , Colorado lawmakers Intlmalo
their readiness to visit the Midwinter fair
"If satisfactory rates can bo obtained from
the railroads. " The tender of their dls-
llngulshcd company Is lee much for re
ceivers lo resist.
W. J. Brady , Corbctt's backer and busi
ness manager , began his career ns n rail
road newsboy. Ho was discovered by
"Billy" Thompson , Iho aelor , nnd given a
position as dresser at $10 n week. Since
then ho has seen ninny knocks and blows ,
and is now wealthy.
London's Thirteen club , nt n recent dinner ,
had thirteen dishes on the menu , salt cel
lars were emptied about on Iho tablecloth
with studied carelessness , the chairman
broke n large mirror and each guest a small
ono , and , to cap the climax , only cross-eyed
waiters were employed.
Judge Reagan , who , after going through
Ihe whole gamut of congressman , senator ,
postmasler general of Ihe confederacy nnd
railroad commissioner , was supposed to have
been heard of for the last llmo In pollllcs ,
may come lo Iho surface again this year as
a candidate of the Texas democracy for gov-
nor.
nor.The "grand old man" of the British- navy
Is Admiral Sir Lewis Tobias Jones , who re
cently completed his 91th year. Ho Is a na
tive of Sllgo , Ireland ; entered the service
when he was 8 years old , and was a mid
shipman when ho took part In the bombard
ment of Algiers In 181G. Ho succeeded In
seniority Admiral Sir Provo Wallace of Hall-
fax , N. S. , who was more than 100 years old
when he died a short tlmo ago.
TICKLIXtt TESTS.
Yonkers Statesman : The mnn who Is
waiting for his ship to come In usually
llnds It n tug.
Cleveland Plain Dealer : The man didn't
know how It sounded when he snld : "I'll
believe there's a hell when I see It. "
Boston Courier ; Poetlcus . ( breathlessly )
I have Just dashed off these few lines nnd
. Editor Well , er , suppose you das.h
off yourself. '
Philadelphia Record : "How did you
manage to got your Job ? " asked the bony
cart horse of n blK horse attached to a
crowded cnr. "Oh , " replied the latter , "I
have u strong pull. "
Chicago Tribune : "Miss IIIprKlnnpikn
Boeme to be singularly unimpressionable. "
"Unimpressionable ? She's adamant.
That woman could sit with a barrel of
sliced onions under her nose and henr
Clara Morris play for n whole evening and
nol shed a lear. "
Wnshlnglon Star : "Are you fond of
skating ? " naked Hie girl who was trylnij to
be entertaining1.
' "No"replled the man who kicks about
household expenses.
"You miss a great deal of fun. "
"I'M haps , but when I think of how much
Ice Is going to cost next Hummer skating
seems like sacrilege. "
Now York Weekly : Agitator Do you
ever stop to reflect , sir , on the condition of
this country ?
Citizen I have thought much upon the
subject ; thought long and deeply ,
Agitator Ah. I nm glml to find there Is
one besides myself who has given Ihls
Brent subject uttenllon. What , In your
opinion , does this country most need at the
present lime ?
Citizen A fool killer.
PREMATURE.
A'niiKti Cllu .Tiitininl
He seized her hand cstnllcally :
"Fnlr mnld whom I ndore ,
Queen of my soul , my life , my hnpc ,
Be mine forever more ! "
She Riizcil Inlo his humid ; eyes ,
So soon lo 1111 with bonow ;
"I'll nslc my husband , sir , " she said
"We'll let you know tomorrow. "
i/f.i.sfill : : nut ft
Tlmt Iho licit I * MMIIJ-H thn ChrnprU U
I'rmrn liy I Igurcn ,
The Boo has made .1 compilation of the re
sult of the dally comparison ? published durIng -
Ing the past , > " ! < showing the amount of
matter printed by ( he three loading papers
of Nebraska The Boo. the World-Horahl
nnd ( ho Lincoln Journal oxcliuilvo of com
mercial news nnd advertisements. Even
wore ( ho column * of these papers of the
same width and length , nnd were the mat
ter printed In ( ho Name type , the patrons of
The Bee would have a great advantage.
In the table below Is given the actual
measurement of the matter .In the Ihroc
papers by columns , nnd In the last line U
presented n statement of how Iho papers
compared when inon. ured by Iho standard
column ! ! of TinBco. . II Is easy to see Unit
the boat IH Iho cheapest. The figures arc ns
follous :
bicin..ut tutor * .IT mi : I'VLVIT.
St. Paul Oloho : The Salvation Arm } la
conducting a trial of the devil In Chicago.
It Is not usual to bring n great criminal up
for Irlnl In a community where his friends
are most numerous.
Indianapolis Journal. The scheme of Iho
pastor of one of the rich churches In No.4
York to loan money upon household furnllnro
to these who nro In need because of nonom-
ployment has proved successful. The rate
uhnrgod for the money Is but B per conl ,
and the pastor finds \\oaliliy men In his
church who furnish an abundance of money
for Iho purpose.
Boslon Herald : Sorosls has been dis
cussing women's occupation again , and Hov.
Phocbo Hannafortl stood up and main
tained Ihal Die men , Instead of the women ,
ought to wash dishes. Shu quotes the
scriptures to sustain her position , turning
lo where II Is written : "And they spread u
line over Samaria nnd wiped out Jerusalem
as a mnn wlpoth a dish , turning It upsldo
down. " This looks like another proof of
the saying that you can find justification
for almost everything In the good book.
Kansas Clly Star : The beatification of
Joan of Arc is evidence thai , however
skeptical historians may bo as to the cx-
Islenco of lh.it able young woman , Ihero Is
no doubt In tin- minds of Iho authorities of
the Roman church. The ceremony of
beullficallon Is often confused with that of
canonization , while In point of fact II Is
many degrees removed. II Is an acl by
which n deceased person is declared lo bo
bcallflcd or bles&ed , nnd a proper subject
of a certain degree of religious honor. But
canonization Is the last step of many stages ,
and Joan must wait many years before she
becomes a recognized saint.
Philadelphia Times : Hero Is. Samuel
Gompers , president of Iho American Fcdera-
llon of Labor , preaching from Iho pulpit of
the Unlversallst Church of the Divine Pa
ternity In Now York , where the late Dr.
Chapln stood so many years with Greoley
as one of his hearers. Andrew Carncglo
has at times also ministered to Now Yorlo
church congregations. It remains to bo
seen now what New York church , In the
struggle for attractions , will Invite Governor
Walte , Senator Hill , Richard Crocker .and
James J. Corbott lo pulpll privileges. Chicago
cage may not be aware of these new de
signs In cards since Mlln took to the stage.
Tin ; Transforiimllim Act.
.Vfio l"o/-/c / Sun.
The accommodating colored man who
changes his skin from black to whlto
every year , usually nt the full of :
tbe moon and when the dew Is on
tlio rye , has been found atraln. Wh.nl of
It ? What -Is n trifling' elinngo like that to
the grent transformation net shown by the
bouse democrats In swallowing the sign
"Tariff for Revenue Only , " nnd causing the
sign "Tariff for Deficiency" to appear nt
the same time , In full Bight of the audi
ence , while the performers nre revolving
rapidly In a vacuum ?
i'I KXOtr XOT. "
IngersolU
I know not If I lived before
I came to dwell on Mother Earth ;
Or If I'll go forevonnore
To be n part of dcnlh or birth.
I know not If the billions none
Are living In Home other sphere ,
I only know thai one by one
They left us to our sorrows hero.
I know not If beyond the grave
I'll live ngaln In nny form :
I only believe that lie can save
These little mites in sun or storm.
I know not If the truth shnll die
And vanish like the. morning mist ;
I only know that you and I
Have met and parted , loved and kissed ,
I know not If the soul shall reign
In realms of bliss beyond thu skies ;
I only hope thai once again
We'll look Into each other's eyes !
JOHN A. JOYCE.
* " * S GO.
The largest mnlicrs and Hollers ot
line clotliOH on cnrtli ,
Your iiionoy'd worth or your money bno'r.
My Mamma told meTe
To never g-et out of style , and
I've boon in it over since. I didn't
got this outfit at B. K. & Co.'s be
cause their man insisted upon selling
ingme clothes that lit , and when I
got something- picked out two sizes
too long- for mo ho wouldn't lot mo
have it , because they never let anything
thingg'o out ol' the- store unless it
fits perfectly. They are cutting1
and slashing- the prices to boat all
this month. That suit they sell for
$8.50 is a darling1 , [ stood my tailor
cfT for one like it not longago and
he's been trying- collect a bill for $35 fcom mo
over since. They out like that all over the store.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
I S. W. Cor.b'th and Douglas Sts.
