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Sworn to foofoip mo nn l sul.Hprllicd In
mv prc-Piico this Gill 1nv of Ktln u.irv , ISDI.
< SIAF , ) N p. rniu Notmy public.
Oiinnims In tlio lower liouso ot congress
arc ijuotcil nt a prpmlum In tlicse days.
If biislnos In Oinalm hail not. KOHP demo
cratic tlio school lioird would limo not
found It nocpsKxiy to flKht for n 3'mlll
Hvcn nflcr tlio laso | St nearly a cenlmy
since Ills denth , GeoiRo Waahlnglon fitlll ro-
innlnH first In peace , first in war nnil first In
the hearts of his countrymen.
The rlxalry of the \arlotis aomtois for the
prlvllcso of reading George Washington's
farewell address In the senate today Is soino-
thlng that must mal o c\cry patriotic citi
zen's breast thrill with pride.
How can Congressman Ilryan be spared
for his well luheitlBcd leclnro tour when
free silver democrats are In such demand
In Washington to maUo up a quoruiii for the
consideration of the Uland selgnorlago bill1
Now whit lias become ot the electric
lighting bids' The first Thomson-Houston
contract expires In May , and If a new com
pany la to bo awarded a contract with the
right to string Its wires , it must have ample
tlmo for getting Its plant icady.
While the administration organs are ac
cusing the republicans In tlio senate of caus
ing the rejection of Ilornblower and I'ecK-
ham , why not also glvo them credit for tlio
continuation of Mr. White ? The i " .publi
can minority Is about as responsible for the
ono as for the other.
The mayor Is having almost as much
trouble In getting the council's consent to
his selection of a building Inspector as did
the president In securing the confirmation of
his nominations to the supreme court va
cancy. Try a thlul tlmo and see If the de
sired harmony Is restored.
It Is said that Justice Whlto will bo as
signed to the southern circuit because of his
Know ledge of the Napoleonic code. This is
probably all right , but wo hope that Uncle
Barn's cede v.111 rot be cntliely lost sight of.
It lias been n long tlmo since Napoleon
figured In the Jurisprudence of Louisiana.
Tlio stockholders of the World's fair who
put up a fabulous sum of money as the basis
of the great enterprise will blmro In a divi
dend amounting to $1,600,000. The hotels ,
car lines , shop Keepers and concessionaires
scooped In all other profits. Any way jou
figure U Chicago got the best of It by all
odda.
The legal salary ot u Douglas county com
missioner who devotes all his tlmo and at
tention to the duties ot the olllco is none
too high. But It Is too much for any man
vvlio plays commissioner dnd also draws n
government salary for Junketing ojiout the
country In observation cais and fcodlng out
of a well stored locker at the expense of
a railroad.
Wo are glad to see that the Commercial club
has lost no time in taking up the question of
celebrating the quarter-centennial onnlvoi-
sary of the completion of the Union Pacific ,
which occurs In May ne\t. The event Is
worthy an appropriate commemoration. A
creditable celebration will bo deslrablo even
when viewed solely from the commercial
standpoint
The official organ of the United States ,
which at this tlmo means the democratic
administration nt Washington , lampoons Mr.
Cleveland and kicks Mr Morton In n most
unmerciful fashion This would indicate that
the olllcinl advnrtlMng for this jcar Is about
all dona and the crumbs from the cabinet
table do not sot well on the Independent
ptomach ot the organ-grinder.
The people of South Omaha do not Know
today whether that prosperous suburb Is
n city of the first class or of the second
class A mass mooting was called to dis
cuss the question It would bo a good
plan to lay the whole matter over and di
rect all energies toward annexation with
Oinalm. In that event there would bo no
question about status. Everybody would
Know "whuro ho Is nt. "
A close corporation of high salaried and
overfed fire underwriters In Chicago has
ordered u sweeping nihanco of 25 per cent
In rates on morcantllo rlsUs. lly this action
ICO flro companies will rake In nn extra
J37G.OOO for the year. Nothing has been
done , however , looking to the reduction of
the salaries ot Insurance olllclals. under
writer association figureheads and super
numeraries The people pay the freight.
The Chicago Mould ts referring to the
domocrutlu aldermen who voted to ovcirldo
the major's veto of a fias franchise ordl-
nanco passed by the council In that city List
week as tramps , vagabonds , Irrt-Bponsibleti ,
bummers , disreputables and other names
which must bo equally delectublo to the
nverugo uldorinunlc ear. It assorts that the
honest man who guts Into the city council
on the democratic ticket in 'hlcago In
thoBO days Is a rarity. What an elevating
creed democracy Is becoming !
STATK DUI'OSlTOnr JiAII * LT1IKT.D.
Tlio decision of the supreme court of No-
braxkn granting the writ of mandamus to
comjiol the stale trramrpr to tnako n deposit
ot public nioncjs prn > cd for by a bank
which had qualified under the state de
pository taw overthrows almost every conten
tion made by the slate treasurer with regard
In his Interpretation of the term "current
funds. " The fltntc treasurer maintained that
the law required him to deposit only the
moneys that caiuo Into the general fund ot
the state and that It left him frco to deal
with nil other public moneys that might
tome. Into hln possession as had been the
citatum over since the Institution of the stnto
government. Mo therefore refused to hand
over to the depository banks the moneys In
all of the following fund)1 ! ) Sinking , relief ,
permanent school , temporary school , per
manent university , library , agricultural college -
lego endowment , normal school endowment ,
temporary university , normal school Interest
and online. The decision of the supreme
( .oiirt fxemptH from the operation of the law
only the porninnc.nl school and trust funds.
In arriving at thin conclusion the court
has gene with conslderahlo detail Into the
Intention which actuated the legislature In
otmptlng the state depository law and has
attempted to glvo It the full force which that
body cxpocti'd It to have. It was clearly the
purpose ot the law to Include more than a
ulnglo fund , othcrwlbo It would not have
spoken of the several current funds. To re-
qulro only a small portion of the state moneys
to be let out nt Interest , whllo the remain
der continued to Inure to the benefit of
private persons , would have been as scnso-
Icxs as It would bo Inconsistent. Prom this
It must bo Inferred that the act Is to bo
constiuod BO as to Include all the public
funds over the disposition of which the legls-
laluro can constitutionally e\en'lsp control
The reason why the permanent school funds
canpot have been affected by this law lies
In the provision of the constitution that de
clares such funds tiust funds , to be held
forever Inviolate nnd undlminlshcd and not
to bo Invested or loaned , except on United
States or state securities or registered county
bonds of this Mate. The deposit of monc\s
In n bank and the pa > incut of Interest
thereon the court holds to bo a loan , and
since loans of this Kind out of the perma
nent school fund are prohibited nnd beyond
the powci of the legislature , that fund cannot
bo subject to the doposltoiy law.
This reasoning of the court Is logical and
Indicative of i disposition to glvo the law
Its widest possible scope within the limits of
the state constitution. It m.iUcs clear the
duty of the state treasurer to Immediately
place on deposit all moiiejs which he has
withheld under a mistaken notion that they
arc not to be viewed as current funds.
Furthei willful violation of the law vvllb
leave him liable to the severe penalties pre
scribed in the fourth section. Into the validity
and legality of this section the court refuseb
to go until that question shall bo properly
brought before it. The reference to It ,
however , teems to throw some doubt on this
point , but even were the criminal character
ot Its violation removed it would afford no
excuse to the treasurer for not living up to
the plain intention of the law. With respect
to the permanent school funds the treasurer
Is In a greater dilemma than ever. The
court declares distinctly that those moneys
are not to bo loaned except on the securities
designated in the constitution. Further
more , that the ordinary deposit In any bank
Is a loan. If the treasurer continues to loan
out or to deposit this money he violates , not
nn enactment of the legislature , but the con
stitution , which ho has sworn to obey. A
decision authorizing Its Investment In state
warrants might prove a temporary relief , but
It will not solve the problem. The only
permanent solution Is to bo sought by con
stitutional amendment.
VALVED VOLIGY AND CO'IXSUttAXCE.
A few days ago The Dee contained an
editorial commenting upon the rights and
wiongs or Insurance companies and their
policy holders. Rxccption Is taken to our
comments , by Mr. Hobert L. Ueynolds , state
agent for a Now England Insurance com
pany. Mr. Ileynolds encloses v\lth \ his
letter o' exceptions a very lengthy docu
ment , from which ho makes the following
deduction concerning the valued policy law
and the Insurance companies' profit :
"Prom these articles , " declares Mr.
Ileynolds , "you will see that the Intention
of the SO per cent clause Is quite different
from the Idea conve > cd In your editorial ,
and that as a matter of fact Insurance men
do not dislike the valued policy law , but
for the reason that It makes a wager con
tract which Increases lost.es . that In turn
ni.uio necesp.iry an increased raio 01
picmlum , and the attendant labor and un
pleasantness.
"You will also permit mo to suggest that
the figures of Income In Iowa for 1890 , 1891
and 1S92 , as given In jour editorial , do not
foot ? n.70C,212 92 , instead they foot $11 , .
493,21. 92.
"This largo Income was not obtained
without expense In the shape of to.xes , com
missions , auditors' fees and management ex
pense , and If wo place them at the minimum
of 35 per cent ot Income wo find that the
outgo has been $9,079.83033 , and that the
profit of $6,739,707.11 , as jour editorial puta
It , is but $2,410,382.59 for three years upon
an Invested capital of over $150,000,000 , "
A study of the documents submitted by
Mr Reynolds does not bear out the con
struction which ho seeks to put upon them.
Thu ono , presumably , bearing on the valued
policy law and company profits Is nn argu
ment based on the assumption that when a
policy Is written the company has made a
contract to pay to the assured so much
money us may bo named on the face of the
policy , and must , theretoo ! , make provi
sions for Its payment. This Is not true ,
for the company only agrees to pay the
money , or such percentage of It as may bo
stipulated , In case the property covered by
the policy Is wholly or partially destroyed
by flio In this light every policy becomes
ii "wager contract. " Pur Instance , tlio
compiny undertakes , on payment of 70
cents , to return to the assured $100 In case
the property covered by the policy Is totally
destrotd. There Is no mutuality about
this. It fires coma so rapidly us to wlpa
out an Insurance company's assets , the pol
icy holders vsho have paid their premiums
and have not suffered loss have no re
course or protection beyond law suits. And
Mr. Ileynolds will hardly contend that no
Insurance company exceeds Its available as
sets In assuming risks on property.
In the other article enclosed by Mr
Uejnolds a vlco president ot an eastern Insurance -
suranco company gheu hla uxplanatlon of
the SO per cent clause nnd tta object. Ho
sets forth nt length that It Is Intended to
require ono to "carry u fair amount of In
surance. " In Us working the 0 per cent
clause operates tlilu way. If > our property
ls worth $1,000 , Ml per cunt of which Is $800 ,
and jou liifcuro It for $500 , In case of loss
jour Insurance stands to > our loss In the
ratio ot 5 to 8 , That U , If jour loss U
$ SOO jou will get jour $500 , but If your loss
U $300 jou will only gut $312 , fho-elclits of
the policy , the company Insisting that you
hnvo become n co-Insurer by carrying n pol
icy for less than the full value of your prop
erty. That Is , you have paid the premium
on $500 , but jou only got $312 , having ptld
the Insurance company the premium
on the other $183 for the privilege
ot assumlne the risk jourself. This
U the ratio. You simply pay the In
surance company the premium nnd It will
glvo you the benefit ot assuming that portion
tion of the loss that falls to jour share
through the privilege of being n co-ln-
niircr , only attainable through the SO per
cent clause. It Is to protect the com
pany from the payment of the full face of
the policy unless the property Is totally dc-
strojcd. Under the valued policy law It n
$500 loss Is suffered on property covered by
a $500 policy , the full sum must bo paid ,
The supreme court of Nebraska held , In n
recent decision , that this could not be modi
fied by stipulations In policies , as any con
tract other than this was void for lack of
conxldor.itlon. Tills Is the weakness of
the SO per cent clause , It being In effect so
nearly allied to usury that a careful In
vestigation Is necessary to determine the
line of demarcation between the two methods
of extortion.
nxAr.rns vuu MSHOXIW HAXKUHS.
The decision of the Judiciary committee
of the house of representatives to report
favorably the bill Increasing the penalties for
dishonest national bank officials will be
generally approved. It Is expected that the
measure will be promptly passed and there
does not appear to be any good reason why
it should meet with opposition. It will cer
tainly not bu objected to by honest men en
gaged In banking , who It must be assumed
are not onlywllllng but desirous that ovcry
possible safeguard shall be thrown mound
the business which may bo necessary to pro
tect It ngalnst the dishonest , and assuredly
no representative of the people wilt oppose a
proposition which contemplates greater se
curity to the Interests of depositors In
national banks Of course the proposed
legislation will not prove an absolute remedy
foi dishonesty. Embezzlement nnd other
criminal practices by bank olllcials will not
stop altogether after this bill becomes law
But there can be no doubt that It would have
a dctcirent Influence , and this Is all that
can reasonably bo expected of any such
legislation. The present law Is undoublcdlj
too lenient In the matter of penalties , ns well
as In some other respects , and one feature
ot the proposed legislation which Is espe
cially to bo commended is that icqulrlng that
persons arrested under the act shall receive
no better consideration while In custody than
Is accorded to other violators of federal laws
Dishonesty In the banking business Is per
haps no moic general than In other branches
of business , but those engaged in It aie subJect -
Ject to greater temptations , while the possN
billty of widespread Injury from the dishon
esty of bank otllclals is also much greater
than In any other business. A bank ruined
by the embezzlement of its officials Invaria
bly carries down with It many people , who
arc left helpless and hopeless by the disister ,
such as the small depositors who have con *
fliled everything thej' possessed to the care
ot the bank. The deliberate robbery of
these people , ovcrjbody will agree , can
nuruiy ue 100 severely punisueu , wniio ino
men guilty of such robbery , whatever their
previous character or social position and in-
fiuenco may have been , should bo given no
better consideration than is accorded to any
other class of lobbers. It is a travesty on jus
tice when the genteel bank embezzler , whoso
criminal practices have wrecked the Instltu *
tlon of which ho was a trusted official and
brought disaster to hundreds , is allowed spo-
clal privileges because ho has wealthy friends
or social or political Influence. In other
countries such rascals when discovered take
their place with their kind and they should
do the same here.
It Is probable that the present congress
will make other provisions for the greater
security of the public doing business with
the national banks , such as Increasing the
responsibility of directors , prescribing more
stringent conditions under which bank offi
cials will bo allowed to borrow from the In
stitutions with which they are connected ,
and a stricter and more thorough system of
examination. These provisions have been
recommended by comptrollers of the cur
rency for years , and they are demanded not
from any prejudice against the banks , but
in the Interest both ot these Institutions
and the public. Honest bankers will not
object to them and the friends of the na
tional banking system will approve of them
as tending to strengthen the system In public
confidence.
nn :
The election In Pennsylvania on Tuesday
resulted as was expected , though some had
thought that the majority for the repub
lican congressman-at-large , Galusha A. Grow ,
would be oven larger than It is. It was
predicted that the veteran statesman would
bo chosen by a vote exceeding that of , his
democratic competitor by not less than 200-
000 , and It must bo admitted that there
was reason In the prevailing conditions for
such an opinion. Pennsylvania has suffered
severely from the business depression. Her
vast Industries have been seriously crippled
nnd tens of thousands of her wage earners
thrown out of emplojment. Capital has suf
fered heavy losses as well as labor. Perhaps
no state In the union has had a harder ex
perience , If so hard , and the situation has
but very little Improved from the worst.
Destitution prevails In the larger cities of
the state to an alarming extent , making an
extraordinary demand upon private charity
nnd public beneficence. The outlook , If less
dark than n tow months ago , Is still gloomy
for the great Industries of Pennsylvania ,
nnd jet the appeals of her working people
have fallen upon deaf cars at Washington.
Under these crcumstar"'cs ( It was not un ,
natural to expect n republican majority on
last Tuesday not only unprecedented In the
history of Pennsylvania , but exceeding any
over given for an elective ofllco In any stnto
of the union That this expectation was not
fully realized Is by no means Inexplicable ,
The season undoubtedly kept inanj- repub
lican voters from the polls , confidence In
nn overwhelming majority for the republican
candidate deterred others from voting , and
some wore perhaps Influenced by the thought
that the result would have no effect nt Wash
ington. It Is not at nil unreasonable to as
sume that nt least 50.000 voters who would
have cast tholr votes for Mr. Grow remained
awuj from the polls for ono of the reasons
cited. Hut the republican candidate's major
ity , which will approximate ICO,000 , Is the
largest over given In Pennsjlvanla , and Is
qutlo double what the democrats professed
to htdlova possible before the election. It
shows that stnco last November there has
been an accession to the republican vota In
that state of about 25,000. The result of last
fall's election was supposed by many to es
tablish the high-water mark ot republican
achievement In tlio Kejstone utute , but It Is
now apparent that these who assumed this to
bu the case had not fully measured the popu
lar discontent v.lth the democratic economic
pollcj' . They did naf kn w how v\ll r id
nnd Intense Is HIP J > futcst of tlio in lu trial
classe < against tfm ilolermlnatlon of Iho
party In control of Uho government to Inflict
n most damaging ll6 ! i upon American en
terprise nnd AtuerlcjJin'Jabor. ' '
The lesson of Tu'spiiay's i lection hi Pcnn-
sjlvanla will prolubly have no effect nl
Washington , but U wilt not bi < lost upon the
country. The npponl 6 [ the Industrial hosts
of the Kej stone stao ( tp bo henid In defense
of tholr Interests and their welfare was only
last week denied bj1'democratic ' aemtors nnd
Ihoy will imdoubtcfljy'ljo ' heedless of the un
mistakable message convcj-od In the over
whelming republican triumph of Tuesday.
Hut not so the countrjj. The voice of Penn
sylvania , leading 'in ' ( he elections ot the
jear , will bo heard In every state of the
north nnd will nrotisc the people to a livelier
sense of the dutj that Is before them to
record nt the ballot box their protest against
a pollcythat contemplates the destruction of
American Industries nnd the degiadatlon ot
American labor. I'lifortunntoly this proles
can have no Immediate practical results , bu
It Is none tnc less necessary that It bo made
The election of n republican house of rcpro
sotitatlves tills > car will at least check the
democratic movement toward free trado.
This Is the one hundred nnd nlxty-socom
nnnlveisary of the birthday of Gcorgft Wash
Ington. The natal day of the "Pather o
Ills Country" Is no longei gc'nerally celc
brated , ns It was thirty jears ngo , and wo
have not observed that propcratlon ha
been made anywhere for Its popular obscrv
nnco this jear. Associations will meo
to do honor to the memory of the Illustrl
ouii patriot and In many ot the schools
throughout the land there will bo comment
oratlvo exercises , but no public demonstra
tlons. It must not bo Inferred , how over
from the fact that the old method of cole
urntlng Washington's birthday has become
almost obsolete that the American people
arc less appreciative now than formerly o
that incomparably Illustrious character , or
that they do not feel as profound n rever
ence for the lofty patriotism and the un
equalled civic example of George Washing
ton as was felt by the people of piecedlng
generations. The memory of that su
premely great man Is cherished by everj
true American of todajas fondly as ever
In the past , and It will continue to bo cher
ished so long ns free Institutions survive
with undlminlshcd love nnd reverence
There are many names In American annals
which command the honor nnd affection ol
every patriotic citizen of the republic the
names of great political leaders , of splendid
soldiers , of earnest patriots but before them
all is that of George Washington , now ns
over "first in the hearts of his country
men. "
The Midwinter fait nt San Fianoisco Is no
doubt a disappointment to glebe trotters who
saw the Chicago fair. Hut few people west
of the Rockies were able to visit the World's
fair and to them the great state exposition
will be a revelation nnd a Joy forever. The
Midwinter fair maiks n , distinctive advance
in state shows ; It is far superior to the time-
honored , conventional state fair whose
decadence has been w.atched for the past
ton jears. Callfornians have caught the
spirit of the times and appreciate the fact
that quite as much attention must be paid
to the architecture of fair buildings as to
the exhibits. Certain it is that if the gate
receipts are to bo swelled to acceptable pro
portions some real and genuine attractions
must bo provided at the Nebraska state fair.
Congressman Uiynn's proposed bill for in
creasing the penalties for embezzlement of
national bank funds provides that pcisons
arrested under that act shall receive no other
or better treatment or greater privileges
while In custody than Is accorded to persons
in custody for the violation of other laws of
the United States. Mr. Drjan evidently as
sumes that existing laws authorize greater
privileges to such prisoners than is allowed
other prisoners pending or after conviction.
There Is no color of legal authority for dis
crimination between pilsoners accused of violating
lating different laws of the United States.
Although such privileges were enjoyed by
Hank Wrecker Mosher , this provision is
entirely superfluous wherever the officials
perform their duties.
Princess Colonna Is now In America with
her children , and rumor has It that her
highness will emigrate to South Dakota
and reside there long enough to enable tlfo
courts to cut asunder the bonds that tie her
to a titled rake. The prince deimus and has
followed her , not that he wants his wlfo
Franco decreed him $ -100,000 ot his wife's
prospective Inheritance and he wants the
dust. Wo speak of this case as a warning
to nil Nebraska marriageable heiresses who
may have shown a weakness for titled hus
bands for revenue only.
nnd I.ITt'it.
Denvet liciwliltcnti.
Prof. Wilson made himself sick workIng -
Ing for fiee trade nnil bus gone to Mexico
In u Hpeclal car to recuperate , but the un-
fortunnto worklngmen who have boon made
sick by the Wilson bill must look to the
fiee dUnensarj * nnd the soup house at home
for medicine and food.
liijiin'8 Slurring lour.
fitu < Ynih SHU.
Hon. Willlnn Jennings Urynn , the boy
orator of the Plutte , has packed his bag
nnd bought his ticket mid got ready to por-
vnde the west from Indiana to Colorado.
Ho will speak , addiesi , lecture , Imianguo
on ninny HUbJects nnd In many towns No
bllzzaid will dare to face him The eagles
fiotn the SlerinH uvvnlt with bilious cnvj *
his eomlng , nnd fur out In the golden bays
of thc 1'uelflo the non-tow loiirs nnd the
seix-horso laughs Hea-hoislly.
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n'M Itruj.
McKelghan of Ntbrnska made n speech
In the house n few dajs IIKO In favor of
free silver nnd frco tinde He claimed that
a gold bush nnd high tariff weio dlscrlm-
Innttng HKninnl thu wpst In the Interest of
the enst Ho said ; "If I had the power I
would strike down till ; tariff thnt protectH
the east nnd force It Into competition with
the west The east forceH us Into competi
tion " And he pleaded for what he vallH
"the equality of gold nnd silver *
Doth the pioposltlons mndu by Mc-
Kelghnn are utter nonsense. They lire BO
cotniilotclj' absurd thnt only a "man" on
the intellectual level of n donkey would lay
them down In tuv , uhyMnbluge supposed to
Includu the liiw-nuilnni ; wisdom of the
great American pcpjile. No one who IK not
nn entire iBiiorninpH'ln questions of pollt-
'
lonl economy nnd Jm'Hncu could pretend to
nrgue thnt his ntnt < J v.iould be vastly bene
fited by Increased competition from the
enst , or that any hivv-makliiK power can
legislate M cents' worth of silver up to
"equality" with JOQ cents' worth of gold.
rnr IIITI : rr. ta
Si Paul Globe Jiuticc Whltn In n sterling
democrat , nnd pcrjonally Is nbovo reproach
, Mo will bo nn honor to Iho bench
ChlcrtRo Tlmcft The happj tnrmlnntlou of
the Incident will grently strengthen the
[ president before the cottntrj' , nhmvlnfc , ns
. It deed , Hint when he's v\hipped he's not too
proud to run nway
[ ( ilobo-lemocrnf The selection of Sen-
I nlorVhlle ot Louisiana for associate Jus
tice will be ( , enernlly approved , nnd his
1 appointment Implies n happy solution of a
i dllUcuIty thnt threatened to tacoino chronic.
I Chicago Tribune Whatever his iiuillfica-
, tlons nmy be , or however his nomination tuny
bo regarded , the country will breathe more
freely now thnt ( lie disgraceful squabble bo-
I twoon Mill and Cleveland la nt nn end , so
j far nti the supreme court appointment Is con
cerned.
St. Paul Pioneer Press The country U In
n mind , however , to bo satisfied with any
reasonably good man , since thereby the dis
graceful fight o\cr this appointment Is ended
Wo hope It may not bo ntcessnry ultimately
to name only u member of the senate to
n supreme jiidgeshlp In order to secure con
firmation.
St. Iouls Republic Judge Whlto Is one
of the very tow masterly speakers In the
senate. Ills appointment takes nwny fiom
Hint assembly nn example which might have
shamed Stewart , Peffer nnd the other prosj
fellows Into brevity , It not silence. Hut wo
need a few great democratic Justler-s worse.
than we need senatorial orators. There Is
very little to mar the excellence of the np-
polntmcnt.
Minneapolis JournalIt Is gratifying to
know thnt Senator Whlto Is a man of no
second rate ability nnd experience Louis
iana was selected , doubtless , ns the favored
state , because the president wants to
strengthen himself In that state ns ho Is
aiming to do now In Virginia by liberal ap
pointments. It is well tint the disgraceful
contest is over It Is only to bo regretted
thnt Senator Hill remains victor.
Chicago Record Apparently the new ns-
soclalo justice of the supiemo court Is n most
worthy man and will make an admirable
member of the supreme bench But anyone
ono who has heard republican statesmen
of tlio Hoar stripe descant on the perils of
consigning the constitution to the keeping of
southern ex-confcdcratos muni bo Impressed
by the celerity nnd ease with which these
same statesmen have swallowed a fair-sized
camel after straining vainly at n gnat
Chicago Post Anj comparison bas--d upon
ifltncss for the supreme bench between
Ilornblower or Peckhnm and White Is Incal
culably to the lattor's advantage Mr
White has had the benefit of varied prac
tice In n state noted for Its excellent law
yers. Ho lias had experience on the bench
He has served his state In the senate with
dignity and abllitj. He Is a gentleman of
courteous and conservative speech , and at
48 ho gives promise "of a career of much
usefulness.
Chicago Herald Hy thus allowing his
resentment to determine a Judicial appoint
ment tlio picsldcnt has punished , not the
senators from New York , but the people of
that state who have had no part In the con-
tnncrsj. The greatest commonwealth In
the union the Umplro stale ono that Is en
titled to and has had u representative upon
the Biipicmo bench ever since the founditlon
of that tribunal , Is passed over because of a
contioverwy between the president nnd two
senators n controversy In which the presi
dent , unfoi tunalely , docs not appear to ad
vantage.
1'iMi'T.i : .i\n
Mr. McKanc affirms ho Is n democrat of
the right stripe.
The countrjis not particular whether
Willis or Dole has the last say If both agree
to quit.
Massachusetts has abolished the fast day.
Annient ruatoin niraln Riiriemlnrs to the as
sertive bean.
Dr. Cvrus Edson of the Now York Doard
of Health says the grippe Is likely soon to
disappear for n generation or so.
The consecrated spinal column may not
unbend , but the owner shows commendable
discretion In running up the White flag
Henrik Ibsen , the Norwegian author , loves
to wear his hair in the chrysanthemum
fashion. Whenever n stray hair shows a
tendency to combllncss it Is Immediately
thrown into confusion.
Boston aldermen receive salaries of $1,500
a jear , and are convinced that $5,000 would
be the proper compensation. Chicago alder
men receive $3 a week , but this meagre
sum has such cumulative powers that
povertj-stricken members have been kpown
to acquire $30,000 flats in less than n year.
Cato may have accomplished n grcnt fent
In learning Greek at SO , but Mr , Gladstone
has outdone him in attempting at Si to ac
quire the language of the Basques n dialect
that has long been a puzzle to philologists
It Is alleged that Voltnlro once said' "The
Basques nay that when they talk together
Ihoy understand each other , but I do not
jellevo It. "
A lame man with a gun Induced a United
Slates commissioner , a United States dis-
.rlct attorney and two United States Inspcc-
ors to elevate their plains in a room in the
Jnlted States court house In Buffalo. He
then backed out of the loom , locked the door
and reached Canada before his pursuers.
The western desperado Is not sufficiently
advanced to give lessons to his eastern com
petitor.
Mis Mary H. Schenley of. London , Hng-
auil. has given $10,000 toward the fund of
iUO.OOO needed to purchase land for a public
urk in Alleghany , Pa , and this nearly
Hindieds of acres in Pittshurg and has pro-
vlouslv given to that city 279 acres for
Schenley park , and sites for a newsboy's
mine nnd an Institute for the blind She
las also recently added $1,000 to the charity
und and made n voluntary reduction of rent
o nil her tenants.
When Cardinal Manning was dying three
eais ngo ho spoke n few words for postci-
ty Into n phonograph , which wns kept carc-
ully preserved bj' Caidlnal Vaughn until
ast Prldaj. A small company of distin
guished persons , Including Ambassador Hay-
aril , met In London on that day , by Invlta-
lon of the cardinal , at the aichblshop's
esldencc , to listen to this revival of a volco
hat Is still. The voice was very distinct nnd
clear. There were long pauses between the
\ords. The message was as follows1
"To All Who May Come After Mo I
lope that no word of mine , written or
poken In my life , will bo found to have
one harm to any ono after I am dead
"HGNRY HOWARD MANNING ,
"Caidlnal Aichblshop. "
MHtlt.lSJi.l A.Mi * JJllt ISKAXS ,
A local Irrigation society Is to bo organized
at Lexington.
Kearney poultry raisers ship chickens and
urkejs to the Pacific const bj the carload.
There Is talk of bridging Hex Kliler creek
at Georgetown it the times are not too hard.
The Maccabees of York have completed
heir organization , with over fifty members
Parties at Clinks have signed contracts to
raise beets for the Grand Island sugar fae-
ory.
ory.York
York proposes to have a farmers Institute
March 1 und 2. It is hoped to make the
nstltutlon permanent.
Over 100.000 sheep have been fed at Sliel-
on this winter and $200,000 In cash has been
ilabursed In the town by the feeders
Miles Asher nnd Harry McCannon , IC-jear-
old 1'leasanton bojs , have run away from
ionic and no traeo of them can be found
The Hay Springs Democrat is about to
hange Us politics. Its name and Its owner.
J. n Humphreys will make the paper
lopullst and will call it the Leader.
Highest of all in LeaveningPovSfLatest U. S. Gov't Report.
VHhl'KV VIIII'S.
Texas Blflnga The hos IM nn cnsy rtnl-
mill to cultivate Ho take * root In mij soil
lUiftnlo Courier Though n drunken tiuin'H
argument H ummlly wenk It In ulwu.vs de
livered with full force.
Rochester Post. Chlcnuonni ntt- awfully
iniKO lwamt the wind did lliu blowing
theie lUuliiR the lecent storm.
Dotton Trnii'prlpt : Lutindrj' mnphlncrv
really seems to hnvo lenehed the singe of
perfection It tan dcMtroj u collar in 11
single vvntth.
Chicago Tribune : "Remedies for loolh-
iiehe , my boy , " mild Unele Allen Hpnrks ,
'v. Ill be found lo afford Instant icllcf In
every case bul youm. "
Ulinlrn. Olivette JIIRHOU - < nys his neigh
bor's dnughtgr. who N leiunltiR the- piano ,
cannot be nc-eused of fraudulent pinctlce
H'M all sciind.
Phllndelphln Ledger : A mall vvho Is drlv-
Inir n her o oar In Iliookljii claims to have
been n tlmmt ( .peHnllst In Vienna. Hu
doesn't lee It ns much down In the mouth ns
ho used to
IndliinnpollH Jniiinal. Willis I understand -
stand Hint LuOifnrlh tins the Impudence 10
cull himself n peilodlenl ill Inker
Potts So ho Is Ho KetM full oneo every
tvv out j-four nouis.
New York Pross"I wonder what the ef
fect would bo on MOSPM If be i mild hear
Hob liuieranll lectuie on hl'i mistakes/ "
"The lectiiie would piobiblj give him an
enraene
"Well , lnce ho cannot hear It , he mls-vs
thnt Infliction , nnd tlmt'.i a mlsied nchc
that Robert doesn't mention. "
PHR n
I Irvclnwl rintii Healer
He wlldlj1)110011 the nttlp ,
With mamiei quite dramatic ,
As one who never knew llfe-'s sweetest
ehniins ;
With "voop" nnd " > o\v" nnd wtnngle
Ah , how ho longed to stiniiKlo
That spuuvlliiK , squilllng joung one In his
arms.
Hut In the parlor sitting ,
Her brows in linger knitting ,
And drenmy c > es juit peeping 'neath their
lids ,
His wife. In nil her glorj' ,
Was wilting up u Htoiv
Kor svndlcatcs , on "How to llrlng Up
Kids. "
A Suits iMmilrlp.il liufoini ,
l'litlfiiliti > ! iui l.elgn
The city government of Ilnveihlll , Mass ,
has formally petitioned the legislature to
amend the city's charter so that It may
apply the Swiss lull lath o and referendum
sjstpm to local legislation As Hnverhtll
Is the first city In this country which Is
about to adopt the sjstcin , nnd as the 10-
publlcan and democratic parties of Massa
chusetts have endorsed the system as a
promising method of reforming municipal
government , the pioneer cNpeiliuent in this
line will attract attention
The Havcrhlll plan provides that all
ordinances passed by the council shall bo
classified as "urgent" and "non-urgent "
The m gent ordinances are those refetring
to public health and peace and those which
appropriate funds In any department greater
than the average sum nppropilnted lor Iho
preceding Ihreo years In that department
Such measures do not fall within the opcia-
tlon of the referendum and lake effect al
once.
All other ordinances " "
arc "non-urgent ,
and become operative In thirty dajs , unless
in the meantime , a petition , signed by in
per cent of Iho voters of the city who voted
at the preceding annual election shall bo
filed with the clly clerk asking for Iho sub
mission of the measure to a popular vote for
adoption or rejection. If adopted It is
thereafter n municipal law. The Australian
voting sjstcm Is In use in Massachusetts ,
and the tlllo of the proposed measure will
bo Inserted In the official billot. The major
cannot veto a measure thus submitted , and
ho Is thus shorn of an ancient prerogative.
To avoid frcmicnt socclal elections all thn
non-urgent ordinances are voted upon at the
annual election. An ordinance passed by
the council Immediately after the annual
election must therefoio await the action of
the people for an entire year This
would be a tardy method ot municipal
legislation for n great citj- . In Hie
course of n year Iho ordinances passed by
the councils of a city like Philadelphia would
accumulate until their titles would swell the
size of the official ballot to very unwieldy
dimensions , while numerous special elections
to dispose of ordinances would entail vast ex
pense.
Harverhlll has n population of about 30-
000. The referendum may work satisfac
torily In a town of th.it sl7o , but its suc
cess there would not Justify its Introduc
tion In the greater city communities. As a
phase of municipal reform Iho sjstem de
serves a trial under the most fnvornblo con
ditions. Tl o groit parties In ono of our most
enlightened and progressive Hates have com
mitted themselves to the adoption of the
plan , and that of Itself may win favor for It
in other parts of Iho counlrj' .
A'ew York Joitnial mitt I'atitottc
rch J.5 , r,02.
Ye bells ! be Uiifh'd ! lliou voice of flaltery
ceafe ;
Can jou applaud our chief In vvnr nnd
peace ?
E'en be the cannon's thunder henrd no
more ;
Hut let ench hcnrt with Rintttudo ndore
That powci , who goveins nir , nnd earth ,
nnd fen
Ho gave us WnfIllusion , who"mnilo us free !
Such bo the ftrnlns on this aufplclons daj %
As maj evince , with reafon we obej ;
And let this truth the folemn , page adorn ,
That Washington for nil the world wns
boi n !
PKFHffl AND SUGAR liOUffl
Kansns1 Populist Senator in Favor of Govern
ment Encouragement ,
HIS REPORT ON THE NEEDS OF THE WEST
Suriirlur * the Semite , I > p rlully tlin l'rc <
Trudorii , hj thu Arriij of I'lUlHoil
VVlileli 111 * t'omitmlons
UVro Itascd.
WASHINGTON HUKI2AU OP TIII3 111313 ,
GUI Fourteenth Street ,
WASHINGTON , Peb 21.
Senator 1'cffor , a mumbor of the ituncom *
mltteo of the senate committee on agri
culture * appointed lo Investigate the causes
of depression In agriculture , etc. , has sub
mitted a report to iho full committee Sen-
ntor PC-HITS report Is verj exhaustive and
Is confined l.irgolj to the uirn. wheat and
sugar inteiostj ot the eountrj. lieduvotoi
n great deal of attention to the question ot
sorghum nnd beet sugiiis. mid shows that
the practical effecl of tlio bounty has boon
to cheapen sugar to consumers In the aggre
gate of over JJUO.OOO.OOO lu thrcn vc.us. that
it Is wlso to diversify funning Indusiirlea
and thnt Ihu sugar ludusti ) Incuasca the
valueof the lands The great populist fully
endorses the sug.u bounty systim nnd ad
vocates federal encouragement to our sugor
Industry which will bu sulllclent to fully
develop II
Senator Pcffer tre.als the sugar question
from n purely agricultural nnd business
standpoint nnd fullj emloises the vle-WJ ot
Senator Alljn as expressed recently In Thu
Dee. Senator Pcfter visited Nebraska nnd
other sugar pioduclng state * during iho recess -
cess of congress last summer , called upon
the farmeis nnd siw the factories , and his
leport Is based IIIKIH Information secured by
himself In person.
SOUTH OMAHA'S PUBLIC HL'ILUINO
The house committee on public buildings
and grounds , which reported with fuvoinblo
recommendation today Mr Mercer s bill up-
proptKiting ? _ ' 0l > ,000 for the pmchnso of u
site nnd the erection of n federal building
in South Omaha , pajs the thriving nnnex to
the metropolis ot Nebraska n splendid
tribute. The committee sajs that South
Omaha Is the third largest city In Nebraska ,
that ten yeara ngo not n town lot was In
sight In it , while today It has 10,000
souls und is tlio third largest ntock
market In the world 'Iho packing
house cmplojs n.OOO persons , paying them
? 1,000,000 aniiuallj Over 1,000,000 hogs and
COO.OOO cattle were Mlled In ISil.i Tlio stock
janls cover an nrcn of sevcntj-lHe acres.
South Omalii continually grows , she never
stands still , within a few jcirs she will bo
vastly Iniger than nt present The commit
tee quotes n column of statistics recently
given In The Ileo as to the interests and In
vestments in South Omaha and also the
response In behalf of South Omuha de
livered by John S Knox ut the roci nt Com
mercial club banquet The committee also
inserts In the leport the postolllco statistics
furnished by Postmaster J M. Glasgnv under
date of September 'M last AltugUhc-t the
lepoit is n most laudable ono nnd there Is
every prospect of tally favorable action upon
the bill at the hands ot Iho houso.
PERSONAL MRNT10N.
Mrs Plcklcr , v.ifo of Representative John
A Plcklcr of South Dakota , was among the
women who addressed tlio house Judiciary
committee todaj In favor of an amendment
to the federal constitution granting woman
suffrage Mrs Plcklcr declared that the only
opposition to woman suffiage in the norlhwest
came from foreign-born citizens , nnd lhat the
only hope the eountiy had of moral reforma-
1 fnfl It HO It ! Mnittntiu liillnt IVtnr. ltt tln
showed wonderful familialIty with the land
laws , nnd proved herself n great friend to
the rugged settler upon the public domain.
If repiescntatlvc Jolm A. Caldwell Is next
week nominated by the republicans of Cin
cinnati to bo mayor of that city , ns Is gener
ally expected , ho will Immedlatelj resign Iho
chairmanship of llie * republican congres
sional campilgn committee nnd Representa
tive Joseph W. Habcock ot the Third Wis
consin districl , ono of Iho largest lumber
men of the country , will bo chosen chairman
In his place.
C. W. Thomas , Deadwood , S. D , , is nt the
Oxford.
Grll H. McPall of Oslmloosn , In. , Is ut the
Normnndlo.
Mr. Hamilton , manager of the Oxnard
sugar Interests nt Grand Island , Is In the
city.
city.Prank
Prank Bjrno wns today appointed post
master nt Piedmont , Ulnta county , Wyo. ,
nnd James Henderson nt Onclda , Hannoclc
county , Idaho.
The funeral services over tlio remains of
Mrs. Anna Schrader , wlfo of Krod F.
Schrnder , formerly of Omaha , were con
ducted by Rev J. O. Duller , pastor of the
Memorial Lutheran church. The pall bearers
were a number of well known newspaper
correspondents , professional and personal
fi lends of Mr. Schrader.
Second Lieutenant II. R. Wllklns , Second
Infantry , has been ordered to duty In con
nection with Iho national guard ot Iowa.
Mr. John Hyde of Nebraska , who has forever
over three years been In charge of Iho farm
ing statlsllcal division of llio census bureau ,
has completed his work and Is now a private
citizen. Ho has considerable work In his
line to do for private Individuals nnd after
this ts completed ho will return to No-
braska. Ho has made a splendid record
here. PRRRY S. HEATH.
'Iho largest mnUerH and HI llcra of
line elotheuoui.il Hi ,
Your inonoy'H worth ot-your inunoy
A man or a woman
Enjoys a becoming' hat , and rig-lit hero we want lo
spring- our spring- hat
stook on the reader.
It's coming1 in daily
now. There's a nice
stylish hat ibr $1.50 ,
and now spring' Fedo
ras at $2.50 and $3 , both black and brown , hat stores
get $4 and $4,50 for them. Then there are Yachting-
caps. ( These will be worn a great deal during- the
next two months , ) They are in blues and light
shades , and the prices are 50c , 75c and $1 , The first
lot of the Stetson ' 94 styles in soNr-and stifT hats have
just come in.
We'll save you $1 or $1.50 on a hat ,
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
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