THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY , TEBRUATIY 28 , 1891.
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floonsc Jl. TzschUdk. secretary of The Hoe
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aKonoK j , . T'/.SCIIUCIC.
Sworn to before me nnd Hilbserlbed In
my presence this fith day of February. IS'JI.
( SHAL. ) N. I' . I'Kltt. Notary Public.
Mr. Hurley may now quit selling pills
and take to licking postage stamps.
The people who arc suffering from the
bll/.znrds In the cnst are cordially Invited to
como west and enjoy our unexcelled winter
climate.
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H was a blizzard that passed between
Senator Hrlce and the southern brigadiers.
The atmosphere Is frigid when they meet
nowadays.
Nebraska democrats who have applications
for oIIIco on fllo In Washington may hold
their breath until the president returns
from his outing.
The country breathes easier since It has
been Informed of the safety of the presi
dent nnd his hunting expedition. Vice
President Stevenson no doubt feels greatly
relieved.
Whenever n lawyer has a liardcnod crim
inal In his hands to defend before Judge
Scott all he 1ms to do to enlist sympathy
for him Is to let him unfold a woeful tale
that ho was a victim of the gamblers.
The recent proposals for furnishing the
city with electric lighting show conclusively
that prices under the existing contract are
exorbitant and unreasonable. Cheaper lights
are within sight and must not be permitted
to elude the city's grasp.
Wo have been Informed that the idle
money In the permanent school nnd trust
funds of the state Idle so fnr as the state
Is concerned has been reduced to some
thing over n half million dollars. But wo
are waiting to hour where those half mil
lion dollars arc.
William Waldorf Astor's contribution of
$10,00(7 ( for the poor of New- York had to bo
sent from London by cable so as to attract
the greatest possible attention. Now York's
contribution to Mr. Astor's income goes to
London unobserved , although It figures
many times $10,000.
If Chief Soavoy really moans it there will
bo something of a commotion In this city
next week. There would have been a much
merrier tlmo , however , If the chlof had not
published his tip. There Is nothing Mn the
books that makes It his duty to notify law
breakers of Intended rnlds.
The Tammany government of Now York
finds Itself In difficult straits to devlso a
method of getting rid of the $1,000,000 which
the legislature authorized It to spend on. . Im
proving the public parks of the city. This
Is something unheard of In the annals of
American municipal government. A city
with moro money than It can spend ! What
are wo coming to next ?
Democrats In this vicinity nro praying that
Grover may return to the white house with
the biggest bag of game that over paid homage
age to a sportsman's gun. This Is the only
thing that will put him In n good humor
and persuade him to go cheerfully to the
work ot sending nominations to the senate.
Had luck with the ducks' will doubtless mean
bad luck for the ofllco seekers.
The machinery of the federal courts has
revolved again , nnd the program Is all ar
ranged for a conference between the Union
Pnclflo receivers mid representatives of em
ployes , whoso wages It Is proposed to re
duce. The circuit court has made President
Clark Uio arbiter ot the contention. The
contemplated reduction has been postponed ,
but there Is nothing In evidence to1 Indicate
that it can be averted.
If Omaha Is deprived of the opportunity
to secure a bs'ot sugar factory by reason of
the tariff tampering of the present eougress ,
It should bend Its energies toward securing
other Industrial undertakings that will give
llko employment of laborers and artisans.
Factories create both an outlet for labor
and an Increased demund for local markets ,
Every largo city must bo grounded on ox-
tonslvo manufacturing Interests.
Wo never know until now how many
different species of genus democrat are to
bo found among the products of this favored"
country of ours. They have now boon
authoritatively distinguished ns real demo
crats , cuckoo democrats and Tom Reed
lomocrats. Moro careful research may pos
sibly disclose a few moro varieties , all ot
jvhlch nre duty represented in congress ,
fortunately only onu class of democrats are
represented In the presidential chair and
they seem to bo rapidly passlig | Into an In-
ilgnincnnt minority.
A press , dispatch In the Lincoln Journal
ilundors the fair name nnd fame of Congress
man Hulnor ot the Fourth district. That
paper made Mr. I'cnco say that Ilnlner was
"fuller of beer than comprehension of Ideas , "
Now Mr. Ptinco enters a disclaimer nnd us-
lerta that ho was misquoted by the Wash
ington reporter. Ho insists that all ho
ittomptcd to say was that Mr. lUlnor had
boon talking through his whiskers. Up to
this writing Mr , Hainer has Bald nothing.
\Vo anxiously await his challenge. Ho cer
tainly cannot let the mutter pass without a
j r..v A nf hu uouetlte or his hirsute. >
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onosscci'fi nKi-istotr.
The effect of Judge Orosscup's decision
denying Iho authority of the federal govern *
incut to compel railroad officials to answer
questions propounded to thorn during a pranit
| Jury Investigation of alleged violations of
; the Interstate commerce law mi the ground
| that snclr testimony might tend to criminate
the witnesses will bo to Icavo thu Interstate
law Just us It wax Immediately before the re
cent amendment of ISM was passed by con-
gross. It docs not make * the law unenforce
able , but It practically makes It so , bocau o
It requires nil the evidence bpnrliiR upon vlo
latlons to be spruied from voluntary wit
nesses , or from witnesses wholly uncoTi
uncled wlh the Violations of the law. Up
(0 ( this time the Interaliito Commerce com
mission hail been wholly unsuccessful In
abolishing violations by such mrMns nnd It la
extremely doubtful that It will bo better fav
ored In future prosecutions. The commis
sion thought that It hail power to compel
witnesses to testify under the original net ,
but. was informed that It was mistaken by
the decision of the supreme court In the
Coimsolmnii case. It sought extended
power from congress through an amendment
to the law on the lines seemingly suggested
by the court In that decision only to' bo now
told that congrcsH had no constitutional
power to enact the iitnendmpnt.
Viewed from the standpoint of constitu
tional law , Judge Orosscup's opinion Is cer
tainly an able and Ingenious argument , He
tukes a stand for the broadest possible Inter
pretation of the fifth amondmcnt , to the fed
eral constitution , providing that no person
nliall be compelled In any criminal case to
be a witness against himself. Thlx prohi
bition , he says , was Intended by its framers
not only to protect the witness against the
prosecution and conviction that might be
expected to follow from any self-confessed
evidence of criminal action , but also to
protect him against the social and civil
consequences of the criminal notoriety that
must arise from such disclosures. Congress
can perhaps grant Immunity from the pains
and penalties Imposed by law upon the con
victed author of n crime , but It cannot prevent -
vent the social ostracism or the unfathom
able disgrace which society and his fellows
Inflict upon him. The constitutional amend
ment then , which Is Intended to guarantee
to every ono complete freedom from the
consequences of enforced self-accusation ,
cannot bo evaded by any enactment of congress -
gross which declares that the witness shall
not be prosecuted for or on account of any
matter of which ho has been compelled to
testify.
In coming lo this conclusion Judge Gross-
cup assumes to be following Uio ruling laid
down by the supreme court In the case of
Counsclman against Hitchcock , which he
cites as sustaining his position. The para
graph to.which ho refers Is tills : "It Is
qulto clear that legislation cannot abridge n
constitutional privilege and that It cannot
replace or supply one , at least unless It Is so
broad as to have the same extent and scope. "
Hut It Is equally clear that Justice Blatch-
ford , who delivered the opinion , had no Intention
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tention to extend the scope of the .fifth
amendment guarantee beyond the mere legal
consequences of nil admission of guilt. He
goes on to say that "no statute , which leaves
the party or witness subject to prosecution
after ho answers the criminating question
put to him cni have the effect of supplanting
the privilege conferred by the constitution of
the United States , " and that the then exist
ing law did not supply that complete protec
tion , nut when ho says that "In view iof the
constitutional provision , a statutory enact
ment , to be valid , must afford absolute im
munity against future prosecutions for the
offense to which the question relates , " ho
intimates that a valid enactment lsboth , pos
sible nnd constitutional. Congress acted
upon this hint when It amended the law to
obviate the defect that had been pointed out.
The sup mo court may finally agree with
Judge Urosscup , but the dictum In the Coun
sclman cuso Is plainly opposed to him. It Is
to bo hoped 'that some way may bo devised
to bring the question before the supreme
court. In the meanwhile.'tho railways will
become , more defiant of the ln crstate com
merce law than over before.
THK TKIllllTOlllKS AND STA'fKIIOOD.
It Is said that the democrats In congress
arc not nt present so anxious about ad
mitting the territories to statehood as they
were earlier in the session. The stumbling
block , It appears , Is Utah and the main
trouble Is with the Mormons' , but not In the
line of polygamy. The democrats having
promised the people of Utah that the terri
tory should be admitted n bill for this pur
pose was promptly put through the house
nnd sent over to the senate , since which
tlmo nothing has been heard of'It. It has
remained securely pigeon-holed' In the com
mittee room of the committee on territories.
It Is said that Senator Clormnn of Maryland
Is responsible for this. As the result of an
Investigation he found that the Mormons are
In favor of Uio protective policy , and upon
obtaining this Information ho and other
democratic senators , so It is given out , con
cluded that If Utah is admitted It means a
republican state , represented in the national
senate by two republicans who could be
depended upon to support the policy of pro
tection. The success of the republicans In
Salt Lake City , at the last election , was an
object lesson which It seems made an Im
pression upon the more sagacious demo
cratic politicians of the United States senate
nnd greatly diminished their faith In being
able to draw Utah Into the democratic net
and thus help to perpetuate their power In
the senate.
If Utah Is allowed to como In now there Is
hardly n doubt but what she would como as a
republican state on the tariff question , nnd
that would bo the only question at Issue
there. If the democrats keep the bill giving
her statehood hung up In the committee and
neglect to pass It , It will bo n distinct break
ing of a promise deliberately made to the
people of the territory , nnd will put the
democracy In bad odor there. The' proba
bility Is that the senate democrats will hold
the party promise In abeyance ) until the next
session , hoping that In the meantime the
operation of the democratic economic policy
will have results Justifying It , or which will
at any rate servo to modify the opposition to
It. If this hope should fall Utah might have
to wait several years for admission and per
haps the other territories also , for tlioro Is
almost equally good reason for believing that
Arizona nnd Now Mexico , If they come Into
the union at present , would come In na re
publican states. The Interests of those ter
ritories which lead their people to favor the
protective policy are for the jnost part the
same as those of Utah , and the Mormon
element In them , which Is considerable , Is
actuated by the samn sentiment regarding
protection as those of Utah.
The people of thoio territories are very
anxious for statehood and the party In con
trol of congress will undoubtedly make
the best possibly usa of this solicitude. To
keep them In suspense , with the under
standing tlmt the price ot admission Into
the union U allegiance to the democracy , Is
an expedient , the adoption of which by the
I democrats of the senate Is by no means
Improbable. The democratic lenders have
no expectation of carrying the next house
! of representatives. They nro sure of the
i senate , ns the conditions now nre , for four
i years nt least , nnd probably longer , hhd they
will lake no chnnces Involving thn danger
of losing control of tlmt boil ) ' . H will not bo
surprising , therefore , If there Is no further
action nt the present session of congress
looking to the admission of new states.
TO NXCOUn.WK AMUttlCAN S
It wns to bo expected tlmt the net of con-
grcsH of. May 10 , 1892 , under which the
steamships New York nnd Paris were
admitted to American registry , would
furnish nn example to the present congress.
That net required that the International
Navigation company , to which the privilege
of rpglstry wns accorded , should build two or
more steamships nt least equal In all re
spects -to those to which the act applied and
this condition Is now being carried out by
tUc company , so that within n year It will
have sailing under the American flag steam
ships built In Amerldan shipyards perhaps
superior to the foreign constructed New York
nnd Paris. This act was cordially approved
by Secretary of the Navy Tracy , ns It was
by public sentiment generally , nnd It would
seem that the company In whose behalf It
wns passed has derived substantial advan
tages from It.
There Is new under consideration by the
house committee on merchant marine a bill
to extend the privilege of the act of 1S92 to
all American citizens who may bo disposed
to nvnll themselves of It. It authorizes any
cltl/cn of the United States or any corpora
tion created under United States laws , nine-
tenths nf whoso stock Is owned by American
citizens , to purchase a foreign vessel and ob
tain nn American registry , but before such
registry can bo had the citizen , citizens ,
or corporation applying for It must give n
bond to the United States In a penalty equal
to the value of the vessel so purchased that
the American owner or owners will build In
American shipyards n vessel or vessels of
an aggregate tonnage and value not less in
amount than that of the vessel so admitted
to registry. There is another bill before the
committee on merchant marine which pro
vides for free ships , but it Is believed that It
cannot-be passed nnd the more recent meas
ure Is intended as a substitute for It. What
Secretary Tracy'said of the act of 1892 , that
It was without doubt ono of the most bene
ficial measures _ for the encouragement of
American ship owning nnd'ship building that
had been brought forward , may safely be
applied to the proposition now under consid
eration by the house committed on merchant
marine.
The question of encouraging American
shipping and restoring the country's mer
chant marlno Is one of such vital and far-
reaching Importance that It should not be
longer neglected by congress. In his annual
report Secretary Carlisle makes only this
brief rcforenco to the condition of the mer
chant marlno : "Tho year 1893 also ex
hibited a further decline In the relative Im
portance of the American merchant marine
In the foreign carrying trade of the country.
Low as was the percentage of Imports and
exports carried In American vessels In 1892 ,
so low as to give foundation to a belief that
no lower point could bo reached , there was
an actual decrease In 1893 , and 12,2 per cent
must be recorded as the lowest point our
relative participation in this Industry has
yet touched. " There Is every reason to
expect that the record for 1894 will show a
still further decline , all' the conditions con
tributing to such a result. This situation
presents two facts which ought to bo suffi
cient to awaken a vigorous public sentiment
In favor of legislation that will enable the
United States to regain Its former position
In the foreign carrying trade. Ono of these
Is that our people nre annually paying to
foreign shipowners , according" to conserva
tive estimates , more than $200,000,000 , nearly
the whole of which goes dbroad , for these
shipowners spend as little money as possible
In this country. This Is a heavy drain and
It will steadily'Increase with the growth of
our foreign commerce. The other fact Is
that so long as wo arc dependent on foreign
shipowners for carrying on trade with the
rest of the world we will bo at a greater
or less disadvantage wherever wo como Into
commercial rivalry with lJuropean coun
tries. This Is conspicuously the case In re
gard to the South American trade. A great
commercial nation llko the United States
should possess ample facilities of its own for
the expeditious transportation of Us pro
ducts , nnd this- country will never attain
that position In the markets of the world
which Is possible until It has a merchant
marine equal to ovcry demand.
HOLD MKI"
"This court Is absolutely handicapped , "
roared Judge Scott , "It Is absolutely Im
possible to run the criminal court under
the order of things hero In the city. On
Saturday they brought n man In hero ar
rested for selling his wares without n 11-
cense In Omaha. That net was made a
crime by the same pen from which flowed
the ordinance allowing gamblers to run
gambling houses in consideration of $150 a
month.
"Yet , I am threatened and told that I
must not say' anything about It. I will
talk about that Iniquity until It Is wiped
from the face of this city. The more I
get Into the criminal calendar the more
I , see the futility of doing anything against
such high-handed outrages.
"I hope there Is a God In Israel who will
right this matter. I do not see that I can
do It.
"When the authorities of the city will
Incarcerate a man for soiling his own legit
imate wares , it Is no wonder the people
have no respect for the courts.
"I hope the papers will abuse mo as long
ns there Is a place on my body uncolored
by abuse. I want people to know just
wh'ero I stand on this question. I say It Is
nn out and out shame that this continues. "
Now , where Is the court handicapped In
dealing out justice to criminals ? Where Is
the logic of connecting the occupation tax
with the Gambling ordinances ? What ex
cuse Is there for the judge to prance and
bellow llko a bull In the Mexican arena
nt the sight of thu red cloak ot the matador
every tlmo that a criminal pretends to have
lost money In a gambling house ? "Some
body hold mo ! " cries the judge , "or some
thing terrible may happen ! " Well , why
don't this righteous Judge break loose and
do something to suppress gambling ? If ho
knows that gambling Is rampant nnd men
arc liable to turn road agents and highway
men to get oven after they huvo staked
and lost at faro , why don't ho Instruct the
county attorney to fllo an Information
against the gamblers and keepers ot gam
bling houses and the owners of the bulldlngu
In which gambling Is going on ? Wouldn't
that close the gambling houses quicker
than Stickler's buncombe resolutions ? nut
the Judge likes to hear himself talk Instead
of acting , and ho delights in playjng to
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the grand stand and asking the God of Israel
to right n matter \Vhtc'h In In his own hands.
1 The twelve markcjthouscs of Now York
' city yield n revoimtinof $303,892 n yenr.
, There Is every prukptic't that n central mar
ket building sucll ' ' 'U projected for Jef
ferson squnro will Contain nt least 200 stalls
j At n rentnl of $ A"n"'weck ' for each stall
which Is n' very o 'J ' nvcrngo , the Income
would bo $30,000 yenr. A fair estimate
of the expense to jio pity of n market mas
ter , special pollcQjaml ( janitors would bo
$10,000 n year. Computing the Interest on
$200,000 nt G per cent , would leave the city
n not Income of nt'lo.tst $10,000 n year , am'
j It that revenue ( B& nsldo ns n sinking
fund the bonds would bo paid nt the cm'
of the twenty years'When they mnture. If
the sinking fund Is deposited nt 2 per cent
It would pay off thoentire debt at the end ol
seventeen years , or three yenrs before the
bonds mature. The auditorium should not
only pay running expenses for. heating ,
lighting and janitors , but ought to yield
enough rcvcnuo to keep the building In ro-
pur ! : ind oinnmcnt HHJ Interior. If between
| now nnd the end of twenty years ono or
moro market houses arc added , the revenue
from the central market Is not likely to
decrease because the growth of the city
will enlarge the traffic nnd make the stalls
more valuable.
Ex-Speaker Heed Is entitled to feel him
self complimented on being referred to as
the leader of two political parties on the
floor of the house. Most men have con
tented themselves with trying to manage the
members of their own party , many of them
having difficulty In doing oven that. Mr.
Heed appears to bo running the whole house.
In this achievement he stands uncqualcd
and alone.
No ono begrudges "Kansas her prospective
Influx ot short-haired woman suffragists.
Kansas Is to sncraflco herself temporarily
for the good of her sister states.
I > iingi > ra of I'ronmtiirn Grooming.
iiliilie-Democrat
Governor McKlnley ways his visit to New
York at this time has no political signifi
cance. ' He is right. Nothing that McKln
ley , Harrison , Heed or any other presiden
tial aspirant can do or say at thin Hinge of
the game Is of nny especial political slK-
niflcunuc. A good many things cnn happen
In the two and a quarter years between the
present time nnd the mooting of the na-
tlonnl convention.
Surly and Aliiur.t Ilenst.
Jjiutfvtllc ( 'intrler-Joiirnal.
The British lion Is a very surly and ab
surd beast. Instead of thanking our ad
miral at Hlo for protecting a Urltlr.h mer
chant vessel from Interference by the In
surgents , after protection had been refused
by the commnmler of the British squadron ,
the unmannerly brute 'sayn we have in
sulted him ana that Karl Itoscliory must
demand an explanation. To accept pro
tection from the American Hag may be n
little Ralllntf to Urltish pride , but British
merchantmen at Uio will not be so squeam
ish about It. Admiral Benhnm continues to
be boss of lUo harbor.
Ruvoliitloiuiry I , and Murl < .
Acuvrcr/r If'urhl.
Senator Sherman has Introduced a bill
providing for the , appointment of a com
missioner by the president to determine
the site of military works and battlefield *
of the revolutionary war , and for the markIng -
Ing of such places with suitable tablets or
other indications. Tlilp is a bill that ought
to become a law.promptly. It Is annually
becoming more dlfllctilt to determine these
places definitely , -fin some states there are
local organizations , which do at good work
of this sort. "A national commissioner
would not make1 these unnecessary , but
work in harmony with them. In some
places , ho would -peed inlmost to create the
necessary aid andjpupport. , But It Is worth
doing1. , _ ,
A Un'nenrops Mnutli.
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The Knights b't Xa'bor or their leade'rs
at least who once disclaimed any connec
tion with politics , 'no' longer make any pre
tense of neutrality.The organization Is
avowedly run as a tender to the populist
party. The members of the executive
board arc all populists , and no secret Is
made of the fnct that Master Workman
Sovereign's action in seeking nn Injunction
against the Issuance government bonds
was In the Interest of the populist organ
ization. It will be Interesting to see how
far trades unionism and party politics will
mix. Mr. Powderly was a shrewd manip
ulator of men , yet when he wns at the head ;
of the Knights he never dared to try the
experiment. Perhaps Mr. Sovereign can
make It work.
Fiivonib'.i ) Trailo Itiilniiccs.
Clitcaao rnst.
The balance of trade is now largely In
favor of this country. If things continue ns
they arc there must soon again be a largo
Influx of gold from England to this country.
Official statistics of the foreign trade of the
United States for January show exports to
have been $86,784,114 , while Imports were
but $ J2-197,428. This leaves a balance for
the month In our favor of $31,280,686 , which
If settled for In money would bring that
much European gold Into this country.
This improvement in conditions Is all the
moro satisfactory when It Is compared with
the state of things a year ago. ISxports In
January , 1893 , amounted to but $67,673,669 ,
or $19.110,44. > less than" for the opening month
of this year , while Imports for that month
last year amounted to $75,168.267 , or $22,670-
839 moro than they were for that month
this year. There waa a balance of trade
against us for the month hint year of $7-l9l-
598 , which has been changed Into one In our
favor of $31,280,688 this yenr.
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V03IIV SHOUTS.
Dallas News : The barber Is the only man
whose pull la bad for him.
Qalveston News : Sometimes ono lias to
toll under dlflicultles. In order to get over
them. ,
Rochester Post : Mnny think that Mrs.
Lease's claim to bo a Mason Is not made
on the square.
Plain Dealer : It Is n human-like , trait
that the rooster always thinks he knows
most about cackling.
Indianapolis Journal : "I have noticed , "
said Mr , Jnson , "that It Is In the nntur' of
man to worship some'lin. Ef It ain't the
Almighty , or a Imago , he glnerly worships
lilssclf. "
Philadelphia Record : An uptown man
calls his dog "Miser" because he Is quick
to catch the sccntt
Washington Star : There are1 men wlio
say that the pretty bicycle girl should not
be unrecognized us a daughter of the revo
lution.
Philadelphia Ledger ; A. local amusement
resort advertises TOP next week "tho only
living Ringing donkeys , " which will strike
some OH being antiun arrnntnblo claim.
Boston Globe : Sh.e f-And would you marry
me if I had no wpjiltbj ? He Would I ? Just
mnko your monejVMver to me and see If I
w6uldn't , poor anJt would leave you !
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Judge : Brown My.barber used to ask n
thousand questions 'xvhlle shaving me , but
now he hurrii-s uri , ( he Job in silence ,
Jones Indeed ! how do you mnnaKO it ?
Brown I eat heartily of raw onions Just
before going to hit ! shop.
The Boston Transcript gives the following
four rules for the gulilniica of spring poets :
1 Write plainly on ono side of sheet ,
3 Now read It Jiud ndmlrc.
3 Now add this1 fihfnse , "Declined with
thanks. "
4 Now chuck ItJ'-ln the flre.
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AMtMVS IttTIXtt m..tT.
Wnshlngton Stnr ! Rx-Mnyor Hewitt of
New York Is the latest victim of the Insid
ious subtleties of the nfter-dlnncr speech.
New York World : Whnt Mr , Hoivltt
ftnld of the southern senators wns true , but
It falls short of the whole truth. The do-
cadcnco of the senate U not sectional.
Cincinnati Commercial : lly the way , tlmt
speech of ox-Mnyor Hewitt nt the meeting
of the Southern society In Now York has
nttracted much attention , Inrgely because It
was truthful , nnd on this account It Is espe
cially valuable to our southern fellow' cltl-
. zcn ,
Philadelphia Press : The southerners col
onized In Now York nnd their brethren
.on southcrh plantations hswr ns a rule too
much flattery nnd too little fnct. A sllco
; of frozen truth nt times , though chilling ,
Is wholesome. Wo trust that the southerner
wherever located will benefit by Mr. Hewitt's
dose of medicine. It may be drastic , but
It Is badly needed.
Philadelphia North American : If Mr. Hew
itt will look around him ho Will find that the
nverngo Now York democrat Is not n whit
moro sound on public policy than the states
men ho so sharply assailed. Ho will seek long
and In vain before ho finds In the Now York
congressional delegation any Marcyn or Van
llurens , but the absence of such men In the
delegation Is not duo to their nonuxlntoncc.
but to the policy that pushes mediocrity lethe
the front , there nnd everywhere.
Atlanta Constitution : The southern pcoplo
know Mr. Hewitt nnd his now school of
statesmen only too well , nnd they are not
looking to them for advice and Instruction.
It Is simply brazen audacity for the repre
sentatives of the eastern democracy to talk
down to us In this fashion after utilizing our
votes , They pat us on our backs In n jolly
way when n national election Is held nnd
after wo have placed them In power they
coolly Inform us that wo nro pigmies nnd
fools hccinisa the 128 demoorntlo congress
men from the west nnd south do not surren
der their convictions nnd yield to the hand
ful of eastern democrats who stubbornly refuse -
fuse to net with the majority. Hut wo do
not propose to treat Mr. Hewitt's scold seri
ously. There Is no glory In a tilt with n
windmill.
Now York Tribune : It wns a very whole
some , breezy talk by n man who preferred
saying something that had the moat of sound
truth In It to bandying commonplace com
pliments with his hosts. There could be
no moro doubt of the kindliness of his feel
ing toward the southerners whom ho was
nddrcsslng and all their kin than of the
strnlghtfarwnrd sincerity of his utterances.
There were probably very few nt the tnblo
who wore not In perfect ngrcument with
htm , nnd possibly none who would not
in tho. true spirit of chivalry thank him for
saying frankly and courageously what he
thought. The contrast ho suggested be
tween southern statesmen of an earlier
period and the southerners of today who
have turned their attention to politics because -
cause they are fit for nothing else contains
food for reflection.
o
-Y/iH/M.S/iM _ IA7 > A'lUIItASlfAXS.
A Grand Island city official passed a coun
terfeit half-dollar , but ho Is not suspected of
being a shovcr of the queer.
Burglars managed to get away with $100
worth of cigars and tobacco from Cook
nros. ' restaurant at Edgar.
Palisade people bellevo they have discov
ered a vein of coal 500 feet beneath the sur
face. A shaft is being sunk.
Dundy county has only four physicians
nnd none of them llvo In gullded palaces.
It's a pretty healthy country.
C. W. Daggett , ex-treasurer of Washington
township. Franklin county , has been arrested' '
and taken to Hloomlngton for trial on a
charge of embezzlement. The warrant was
Issued by Judge Heale , district court being
now In session. The township , Including the
school district , Is short In an amount aggre
gating $500. Daggett is editor of the local
newspaper , the Franklin County Guard , Is a
deacon In the church and superintendent of
a Sunday school.
Says the Red Cloud Golden Belt : Allow
us to prophesy just once. There will be as
fine a crop'1 of winter wheat harvested In the
Republican valley this year as has ever been
garnered. While the recent fall of the "poor
man's manure" has drifted some. It covers
the ground everywhere and renders it certain
that" the crop will be In fine condition until
well toward harvest. Think of it ; a good
crop predicted by us , and $1.25 per bushel ,
predicted by you know who. Wo shall need
to bo lariated to keep us from going upward.
The people of this valley are Interested in
the building of a railroad and the time is
ripe for action , says the Hayard Transcript.
Every farmer is In a position to take hold
and do good work , and if they were properly
organized could grade a line from North
Platte to the Wyoming line In ono season.
There would not bo as much labor In grnd-
Ing as has already boon accomplished In
building the numerous canals now completed.
An organization , should bo formed , a charter
secured and a push made In this direction at
once. A plan similar to that of the Gulf &
Interstate organization could bo adopted.
First organize , secure a charter and have a
survey made. The immediate cash expense
would bo In a survey. The right of way
could bo secured without expense , and the
grading could be done without very much
cash outlay. By the time this was done
there would be plenty of capital advanced
for Iron and rolling stock. If an organiza
tion was formed upon some plan It would
demonstrate that wo were In earnest in our
desire for a railroad -and show to the world
that our people are not clams , shut In their
shells. Let our wideawake , progressive cit
izens got together nt once and mnko a united
effort In this direction.
HKltK AA'Jt III Kit K.
The unemployed of Philadelphia are not
sufficiently anxious for work to break the
eight-hour rule.
Daron Munchauscn Is stopping In Now
York. Several wlerd tnles have been
traced to that section lately.
The manifest necessity of counting a quo
rum in the house of representatives Is a
czarful prospect for the democrats.
Justice White's hair Is red and a little
thin In spots , but enough remains to warm
his bruin to a working temperature.
Congressman Simpson Is nominating ovcry
populist In sight for the presidency , but
strange to say the Ingrates fall to tickle
Jerry by reciprocating.
The Now York Evening Post enlightens
Its mutual friend , the Sun , on the genesis
of the cuckoo. The Post Is a conceded
authority on the question ,
The Ledger of Philadelphia notes , with
characteristic solemnity , that It rained and
snowed next day and. the night after a
brilliant cross in the heavens was scon by
Ponnsylvnnlans. And tbo returns arc not
all In.
In view of the onr-rondtng friction of party
Wheels , it Is suggested that a supply of the
Whitney soap , so efficacious In Chicago ,
should bo distributed at once. Pending the
shipment , a distribution of federal fodder
would check the discord for n time.
The Grow landslide In Pennsylvania has
reached a magnitude that threatens to
smash the record. Democrats are obliged to
go back forty years to find anything equal
LO It , but the comparison Is an obvious buck
number , nnd Philadelphia organs wisely con-
.0111 themselves with learned discourses on
the Wlssahlckon"
The statue ot Treasurer Spinner , the oxV
loiiBd of which Is berne by the women clerks
if the Treasury department at Washington ,
1ms been cast In Philadelphia. It Is eight
foot high , ot "enduring bronze" and a line
piece of work. Hut General Spinner's most
enduring moment will bo that extraordinary
signature of his , which waa unique In the
annals of chlrography.
Take no Substitute for
Royal Powder.
is Absolutely Pure ,
All others contain alum or ammonia.
PENCE IS SORRY HE SPOKE
( Jolornclo'a Young KoproscntAlivo Expresses
Much Regret for His Assnult on Hainer.
HE APOLOGIZES HUMBLY FOR HIS WORDS
IVrlir * I.cillor anil Horn 111 * Vlrtlni In
1'criuiii Opinions of Otlirp Mom *
hers mi tbo Affair Alton
ami the Tariff.
WASHINGTON nutiEAU OF THE IIEE ,
513 Fourteenth Street ,
WASHINGTON , Fob. 27.
It Is not likely tlmt l.afo Pence will bo
qulto no fresh again , nor so reckless In the
use of language In referring to members of
the lower house of congress. After saying
In his speech yesti-rdny afternoon that Mr.
Hnlnor of Nebraska was fuller of board than
comprehension of Ideas , which the regular
press reports reported ns "full of beer , " nnd
the hoilso took him off the floor nnd re
fused lo nllow him lo proceed , ho felt very
much nslmmod of himself , nnd wrote a letter
of npology to Mr. Unlner , nnd then came to
him In person nnd made a very nbject
npology. saying that his whole course
toward the Nobrnsknn was uncalled for and
without reason , nnd would do himself moro
harm than Mr. Halncr. The Nebraska inciu-
iber has n large black board , nnd while ho Is
not at all sensitive about It ho does object
having tlmt beard being referred to ns
'boor , " because Mr. Halnc-r Is not n tippler.
There was a good deal of Indignation In
the house over the attack upon Hainer by
Pence , and some of the members did not
mince words In commenting upon it. A num
ber of the oldest and most prominent mem
bers of the house requested The lleo corre
spondent to quote them In their expressions
of Indignation toward the Colorado mem
ber's course.
WHAT TUB MKMHEHS THINK.
Representative Hepburn of Iowa said : "Tho
attack upon Mr. Halncr wns a most unjust
and unworthy ono. No one member on the
republican sldo of the house stands better
with his colleagues than does Air. Hnlncr.
Ho Is diligent , always In his plnco , Indus
trious nnd Intelligent. No gentleman Is
moro courteous or less frequently by his con
duct gives justification to such an attack as
the ono made upon him. "
Ex-Speaker Thomas R. Reed of Maine
said : "Mr. Hniner .did not even need to
notlco the report. His standing hero is too
high to require It. Mr , Pence's haste , n very
commendable haste , to write to him , shows
that. "
Representative Dolllvor of Iowa says : "Mr.
Hainer rendered the house n very siibslnn-
tlnl service yesterday In bringing young
Pence of Colorado to his senses. Debate In
the house Is degraded when personalities of
a cheap and unimportant character take the
place of argument. It wns n rather sevens
lesson for our populist friend , but Hainer did
the business In the most approved way and
won the gratitude of both sides' of the
house. "
This evening's Star and News have eif-
Itorlals upon the lengthy local accounts of
the Incident. This , from the Star's account ,
will be read with Interest :
"Tho congressmen with whiskers nro In
dignant today. They say that the remarks
of Mr. Pence about ono of their number ,
Mr. Hnlncr , who Is Ornately adorned with a
liberal growth of glossy sablo-hued whiskers ,
constitutes a reflection upon the class
which should bo resented. The fact that
Mr. Pence Is beardless , they sny , seems to
lend additional sting to the inference to be
drawn that because a man Is bowhlskored
he Is lacking In Ideas. They say that Mr.
Pence was not modest , being beardless him
self , to Intimate that because a bearded
man Is not full of Ideas n beardless man
must logically bo overflowing with them. "
PUTTING THE KICKERS IN LINE.
Nearly every one of the democratic kickers
In the senate against provisions In the tariff
bill has already boon convicted of a. species
of duplicity nnd deception. With the possl-
ble exception of CalTery of Louisiana and
Hrlco of Ohio every ono of the democrats
who have been denouncing tho' free list nnd
who have secured the caucuses now In
progress have , when catechised by Chair
man Voorhees behind closed doors nnd in the
presence of tholr colleagues , admitted that
they Intended to vote for the Wilson bill on
Its final passage , although none of the
changes demanded by them were made. It
is oven doubted whether Senator Rrico Will
Have the nerve to vote against the bill If
the alterations which he has demanded at
the point of voting adversely are not con
ceded.
Chairman Voorhees characterizes the ac
tion of the Gorman-Drico combination as amore
moro "bluff , " and says that they will all vote
for the bill As It stands nnd tlmt the only
thing he hopes to accomplish by the caucuses
Is harmony In the debate and as little talk
on the democratic side as possible when the
bill is under consideration. It looks now ns
though the kickers would nearly all bo
placed and the bill passed with few amend
ments.
ments.AU.EN
AU.EN ANNOUNCCS HIMSELF.
Senator Allen may yet refuse to vote for
the Wilson tariff bill If there Is no protection
given the sugar Industry. Ho has been re
ported both ways. Today's Post quotes him
thus :
"I cannot answer for the views of my col
leagues , Mr. I'offcr nnd Mr. Kyle , " said Sflji'
ntor Allrin , "but 1 certainly know \vher6 I
stand. 1 am ng.iliiKt bounties nnd subsi
dies , but In this case the congress of th
t'nltcd Stales pnssed a Inw , which w 1 r
signed by the president , pledging cortnln
bounties on augnr. Under Urn pro ml Re ol
the government n Inrgo number of men
wore Induced to Invest their cnnllnl nnd
enter upon the buslncs of making sugar ,
nnd It seems to me tlmt the government Imi
no right to iilmiulon Its pledges. There It i
certainly n high moral right , If not n legal /
ono , which hinds us to observe this obllgnf
lion , t shall vote against tlm bill If tin
bounty Is not In II. "
"Will It mnko nny difference If tin
Income tux feature la Incorporated ? "
"Not In the lenst. I should still vote In
the negative If the bounty wns left out. "
IDAHO AT TUB CUIII ,
Chairman llcnn of the democratic contra )
committee of Idaho Is hero trying ( o get po
sitions for n low of the faithful In his ntato.
Ch.ilrmnn llenn snys there Is not n bannfldn
resident of Idaho employed In the govern-
nicnt- service In Washington , although tlioro
nre n fo\v persons In the service hero who
claim Idaho ns their residence. The admin
istration Is HO deeply disgusted nt the nttl-
tudo of Idaho upon the silver question Umt
It. would no doubt bo very Kind to forgot
that ( hero lit such n state In the distribu
tion of federal patronage.
Representative Hnlncr will bo H'VCII ' n
hearing bv the house committee on post *
olllces nnd poslronds on next Tuesday In
support of his bill' to ndmlt its second class
mall matter all publications of benevolent
organizations , nlthouuh the committee the
other day Imllrnled hostlllly to this measure ,
probably becattso 1'nstmaKtor ( iencrnl Ills-
sell has approved It. Mr. Hniner bellovoa
that ho can gut n favorable report upon It.
PfcllSONAl , MENTION.
Mrs. Van Wyck , wlfo of ox-Senator
Charles Van Wyck of Nebraska , gave nn
elegnnt luncheon today In the largo dining
room at the Portland In honor ot Miss Mor
ton , sister of the secretary of agriculture.
The tnblo , oval shape , hnd covers for
twenty-five. The contcrpleco wns of Ameri
can Uenuly roses nnd corsage boquots ot
the snme roses were nt each plate. Each
bunch was tied with n broad satin bow of
Iho same color. On ono streamer was the
monogram of the hostess nnd on the other
the imiiio of the guest nnd date proltlly
stamped In silver. There were beautiful
souvenir baskets In gilt for the ladles to
carry nwny with them and. . the Human punch
was served In them. The tnpors burned
under silver shades that had llttlo bows and
streamers of satin ribbon in the rose color.
The Ices In the shnpe of strnwborrles were
served In green candy hats. The guests
at the tnblo wore : Miss Morton , Mrs. Cul- i
lorn , Mrs. Teller , Mrs. White , Mrs. Iiolph , -
Mrs. Faulkner , Mrs. Murphy. Mrs , Unto ,
Mrs. Allen , wives of senators ; Mrs. Condlt
Smith , Mrs. Tnlom , Mrs , Hrondhead , Mrs.
Huff , Mrs. Hallliluy , Mrs. Johnson , .Mrs.
Weber , Mrs. Savllle , Mrs. Cabell , Mrs. Up.
shlro , Mrs. Perry Heath , Mrs. l.efevro , Mrs.
W. J. Hryan nnd Mrs. J. Thompson Swan.
Hon. George W. E. Dorsey of Fremont la
In the city on business before the War and
Interior departments and is stopping at
Chamberlln's.
Mrs. J. L. Tale of Omaha Is In the city
visiting Mrs. II. U. Harrington , formerly of
Harrington.
J. N. H. Patrick of Omaha Is In the city
for a visit and Is Uio guest of Senator and
Mrs. Manderson.
W. H. Day and wlfo of Dtibuquo , la. , are
at the Norniandle , and J. M. Ilurko of Idaho
is at the Ulggs.
POSTMASTEKS AND PATENTS.
C. L. McKlnley was today appointed post
master' ' at Fulton. Hanson county , S. D. ,
vice K. D. Wright , resigned , nnd Edmund
Gerber nt Lorottn , Bon Hommo county , vlco
Phillip Pfnltzgraff , removed.
Patents were granted to Inventors today
as follows : v
'Nebraska William Rlkonbary , Union ,
draft equalizer ; Ilcnjamln F. Morgan , Strang ,
ndjustlble. draft for roof and brace mcas-
urcmonts.
Iowa John W. Drennor , Delolt , tongue
support ; Frnnk E. Lyon , Dulmque , machlna
for covering piano strings ; Frederick1 W.
Miller , DCS Molnus , liuno tug ; Charles 1) ,
Putnam , Marlon , windmill ; John F. Wil
liams , assignor , of ono half to P. E. John
son , Atlantic , lock.
PEIUIY S. HEATH.
Economy tliu Vital ISHUII.
( Intention Aruvt.
Economy In public expenditures Is going
to be a vital Issue In the next campaign ,
In spile of the eagerness of congressmen to
prevent It by mixing the vole , on unlawful
grabs of mileage and by suppressing Urn
yens nnd nays on senatorial donations to
dependents and relatives.
fnmtrvtlle Journal *
We're out adrift In nn open boat ,
Just you and I ;
On the ocean of llfo wo now must float ,
And live or die.
The waters nro dancing In wild delight ,
The ripples gleam ;
The shimmering sea , in beauty bright ,
Seems like n dream.
Where arc wo drifting , oh , tell mo , pray-
To harbor clear ,
Or Into Iho shadows , grim nnd gray ,
Where death Is neitr ?
Loose not the clasp of your hand , my dear ,
Keep close to me ;
The darkness deepens , the rocks are near ,
I cannot see ,
But I feel your kiss , nnd I hear your voice ;
I trust you , my dear ;
Though the storm-king rages , I still rejoice.
For you nro near.
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