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N THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SATURDAY , MA110II 3 , 1891. THE OMAHA DAILYBRE. B. UOSBWATHH , Editor. ] 'fnriHiiir : > KVKHY MOIININO. TIIUMS O IMIly Itp - { without Hun. lay ) Ona Year. . . . . . < < Dnllx nn-1 HunJay , Ono iVcni- . I * Hix Montlig . , . i Tlirwj Month * . . . . . . * Ruinlny llrr. Olio Ywir . . . > f Hilunlny ISoc , Uni Yi-nr , . , .v . . . . < . . i Weekly tie * , Ona Y ir Ornatin , Tlir tlw lluflillng. . , , , , . . . Bts. Twcnlyfoulh H.IIIHI Ornnhti. cornpr N ntul Cnuntit IlliilTB. 1J IVnrl utrcet. nili'ncn Ollki317 Ctmmbor of rnmmerc * . . N"w York , rrionn 13. II nml 15. Tribune bulltllnj. WiUhlnKton , CM I'mirlei-ntli uteri , cortnnsi'ONnr.NCE. All communication * rclrtllnn to njw Ur.nl . mutter should lie uiMrwiili To nuHNiss ( : urrrnna. All InMlncM Idler * nn.l . remittance * H.WIOM.O.I to Tli - Boo 1'ul.llflilR Onmlm. I > rnfU , cliwk * nml poslomcp lie made payable to the onlcr of " " ' .S'J ' COM > STATnMKNT OF Goor. ; 1J. 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It Is Important that the sanitary condi tions of Rescue hall bo looked after by the Hoard of Health. i The Wilson tariff bill must find Itself In a peculiar situation 'when each of the demo cratic factions Imagines that It has outwitted the other. If President Cleveland didn't want the niand seigniorage bill to pass the house he should have remained In Washington to see that his wishes were carried out. Is there nobody among the Nebraska demo crats capable of filling the vacancy on the Interstate Commerce commission caused by the death of < Judge McDlll ? Here Is a plum worth looking after. The State Board of Transportation holds an adjourned meeting today to take up sev eral Important questions , as wo are told. May we suggest that the maximum freight rate law Injunction would be a very timely topic for discussion. The latest proposition of the State Doard of Transportation to compromise Its diffi culties with the Blkhorn over the hay rates , If It means anything at all , means that the board will surrender to the road and that the rates will be as high as ever. The statutes make few exemptions of property from assessment. The property of churches or benevolent socfetles that Is held for profit and not lor use and which Is bringing in a regular rental to the owners , cannot be exempted.from taxation under the law. The vote In favor of the Bland selgnlor- ngo bill was after all less than a majority of the whole house. Bland would have had to wait until'doomsday'for a quorum had he been unable to persuade some of his oppon ents to record their , votes against the measure. Congressman Kllgoro Is not one of those who would bo made poorer were the rule requiring a deduction In salary for every day a member of congress Is absent enforced. The frequency with which he objects to any deviation from the regular order of business attests to this. The best way to help the unemployed is to help them to secure omployment. En couraging Improvements , both public and private , Increases the demand for labor , gives an earning capacity to the Idle , pros pers trade and sots the whole community on the road to recovery. In Ohio 4,000 miners have quit work be cause the mine owners insisted that they should take out the coal for 50 cents per ton , Instead of 70 cents , which has been the ruling price. The man who pays all the way from ? 4 to $7.50 per ton for soft coal is pretty apt to wonder who gets the difference. A drive over the city will disclose the fact that many now buildings are being erected , even though the building season has not yet opened up. Building contractors expect to bo busy during the year. This may bo due to the fact that last year's money scaroMias Induced well-to-do people to Invest their surplus cash. The Grand Army of the Republic In Ne braska Is doubtless not a little surprised at the extraordinary Interest In Its welfare taken by the rival statesmen of Nemaha county. The organization Is In a fair way to bo talked to death before the ides of No vember bring them relief from the verbal bombardment now In progress. Two hundred dollars would be considered by most people to bo u pretty stcop price to pay for the fun of burning a pair of straw ImageHad the straw man been embel lished with a less distinguished name than that of a cabinet olllccr tbo price would probably have been fixed on a more popular schedule. A little Imago for 10 cents would have ffordeil Just as much fun. The suit brought by the Northwestern Grain Shippers association of Iowa to com pel the trunk llr.es In that state to refund largo overcharges Is serious enough to bo disquieting to the nerves of the railroad managers , who are compelled to turn some pretty sharp corners In order to keep afloat In these trying times. The claims run Into the millions of dollars , and a judgment against the railroads would practically bank rupt thorn at this time. . The prevalence of smallpox In eastern cities In direct communication with Omaha suggests thu possibility that this city Is al ways In danger of receiving the Infection. In Illinois and Iowa the state boards of health huvo ordered the vaccination of every school attendant In the states. The Ne braska Hoard of Health has no such power. U can refuse to allow a good physician to practice , but It cannot order or enforce pro * : auttous against the public health. KM'RCTX Of TttADK tKVHESSlON. The public has for months been hearing and rending of the disastrous effects of the recent depression In trade. livery Com munity has had evidence of these effects In ono form nr another , In the closing down of local factories , In the difficulty of collecting dcbti 'past due , In thd greatly Increased number of unemployed dependent to B greater or lesser extent upon charitable re lief. More than this , almost every Individ ual has felt the stringency of the times or has curtailed hla own expenditures In ant'o Ipatlon of possible misfortune. Hut while there havD been Isolated reports of the stop ping of particular factories , announcements that wages Imvo been cut so much hero anil to much there , censuses of the unemployed In two or three cltlei , there has been an un exampled dearth of statnttcal ! matter showIng - Ing the exact effects of Imrd times upon the different Industries of any defined territory , The annual report of the New York labor commissioner , Jint submitted to the legis lature , gives us the desired data for that state and furnishes some figures that cannot but attract general attention. The effects of trade depression upon manu facturing Industrie : ! may take on three dif ferent forms. It may result In a reduction of the working force , In a reduction of wages , or In a reduction bath of tha work ing force and ofvagcs. . Of the 2,011 firms who sent replies to the questions submitted by l ho labor commissioner , 470 , or 23 per cent , reported that they had not been affected at all. One hundred and nlnty-nlnc works closed down entirely , 1,087 closed down par tially , 255 closed and reopened Vlth re duced force or shorter hours. Most of those that closed remained so only a few weeks , although not a few were closed from six to eight months and OS are still closed. Of the establishments covered by the re port , 404 reduced wages owing to the busi ness depression , 1.4GQ'maintained wages for those employes which they retained , while 57 failed to give Information on this point. TlTe extent of wage rcductloni varied greatly , the prevailing cuts being of 10 , 20 and 25 per cent. Nine reduced wages 30 per cent , 5 reduced wages 331-3 per cent , 7 reduced wages 50 per cent , and ono clothing factory reduced wages CC 2-3 per cent. In the par tially closed establishments 25C simply shortened the hours without discharging any of the employes. The others retained only a portion of their working force , 15 of them keeping only 5 per cent employed , 65 of them 23 per cent , 285 of them 50 per cent , 151 of them 75 per cent. In 1,306 cases the Im mediate cause of closing , eUher partially or totally , was a deficiency In orders ahead. Only 92 firms reported that they had orders ahead , but were prevented from filling them by the refusal of the banks to accommodate them with discounts. The great majority of the reductions , both of working force and of wages , arc distinctly traceable to the ter rible contraction in the mercantile business of the country. Without demand for their products It was useless folly to keep on plllng up new wares at the same rate as before. Statistics such as these are not only In teresting in showing the extent to which the effects of the trade depression have been distributed , but they also afford a basis for further investigation and comparison , which may suggest remedies to prevent a re currence. While they relate only to the In dustries of a single state , they doubtless reflect the conditions In other parts of the country. The 'report is evidence of the practical nature of the work which the New York labor commissioner is accomplish ing , GLADSTONE'S IXTK&'DED The statement made by the private secre tary of Mr. Gladstone to the Associated press removes all doubt as to the Intention of the veteran statesman to resign the office of prime minister. That the decision to do this was reached most reluctantly may well bo supposed , for undoubtedly It has been the wish of Mr. Gladstone to "die in the har ness , " battling 'to the last for "the policies with which his name Is most prominently Identified. But the physical infirmities In cident to age have been making rapid ad vance with the great statesman during the last year or two and with eighty-four years upon Ills head he can have no hope of ob taining more than passing relief from the ef fects of these Infirmities. Restoration of physical health is Impossible. The afflic tions which cause Mr. Gladstone the greatest trouble arc said to bo falling eyesight and deafness , but he and his friends doubtless realize his liability to general physical collapse - lapse at any time , and feel that both per sonal and political duty require that ho shall unload upon younger shoulders the enormous burdens Imposed by his position at the head of a great empire and of a political party which stands pledged to accomplish a series of far-reaching reforms. Few can have any conception of tho. arduous character of the labors of Mr. Gladstone's position , and It Is wonderful that he has been able to perform thorn so long. In addressing the House of Commons on Thursday he is said to have spoken with marvelous energy and vigor and certainly his mental grasp seems to be as firm as over it was. Doubtless Mr. Gladstone would retire at once If ho could leave the liberal party under strong leadership , but this appears not to be possible at present , and therefore ho may hold on to the premiership , If his health 0.003 not utterly fall , until after the next general election. Ills one great ambition Is to pass the homo rule bill , and while the chances are against his attainment of that object ho may succeed In-gottlng Parliament ready to make the experiment.- With Glad stone leading his party liberal victory In the next general election would bo assured ; It would not bo certain under another leader. That victory achieved , however , the question of leadership would become less dlfilcult. This question Is at present a very serious one. Lord Rosebcry Is the most available man so fur as qualifications are concerned , but ho la objectionable on the ground of his connection with the privileged house of hereditary legislators and the radical clp- mont of tbo liberal party could not bo In duced to accept him as a leader. Sir Wil liam Harcourt Is In Impaired health and for this reason disqualified for assuming the labors of leadership. There are other able men In the liberal party , as Mr. Morley and Mr. Boyoo , but they are believed not to Imvo the qualities essential to a leader at this Juncture. Thus It Is that there being no entirely available man whom Mr. Glad- Dtono can name to succeed him under exist ing conditions he may from a eonso of lolltlcal duty continue In the premiership , If Ills health holds out , until'after the people Imvo chosen a now Parliament , which will bo whenever Mr. Gladstone shall determine. The "grand old man" has boon sixty- two years In public life and In almost con tinuous parliamentary service during that tlnio. It Is an Interesting fact that twenty years ago ho thought of retiring , saying that after forty-two years ol a laborious public llfo retirement was dictated by his personal views as the best method of upend- UK the closing years of his life. It was not to be , however , and as a result the years since ho announced that Intention have furnished the most Illustrious part of Mr , Gladstone's great career. TOixvnsTtcM'i'K rut ; CAXAI , fuw.i.vr The resolution of Representative Oeary of California ratling for an Investigation of the Nicaragua Canal company Is a preliminary step In the movement which Is to bo made in congress looking to the Identification of the government In n financial way with this project. The proposed congressional Investi gation an to the condition of-tlio company , the amount of money received and expended , the progress that has been made and the company's ability to construct the canal Is perhaps proper enough , but nit this Informa- tlon Is easily accessible. It has been made public In statements of the company , by the receiver , and In speeches of the advocates of government assistance , The fact Is well known that the canal company Is bankrupt , that It cannot obtain any money from pri vate capitalists , and that It Is unable to go on with the construction of the enterprise. As to the progress made , It has not been very great , and while It Is claimed that proper care has been exercised In expend itures , the results as reported seem hardly to Justify the outlay. Whether the com pany would bo nblo to secure the capital necessary to carry the project to completion under more favorable financial conditions than now prevail Is altogether problematical. At any rate It Is absolutely certain this could not bo done within the time originally pro scribed for the completion of the canal. Mr. Geary urges that thn canal ought to be owned and managed "by the United States government and ho supports this view with the practical reasons which have been made familiar to the public by others. Nobody will deny that there Is some force in them , but the proposition that the federal govern ment shall go Into the business of canal construction and management , and thnt In foreign and remote territory , will not com mend Itself to the conservative judgment of the country. It Is not a proper function of such a government as ours , and conceding all that Is claimed as to the Importance , commercially and otherwise , of the Nicara gua canal , It Is entirely safe to say that a majority of the people of the country do not agree with the opinion of the California representative. It is equally safe to say that a majority of the people are not in favor of the proposition that the government shall guarantee the bonds of the canal company to the extent of $100,000,000. This phin , as formulated In a bill by Senator Morgan of Alabama , seems to provide sufficient protec tion to the government against loss , but ex perience with the subsidized railroads has shown that apparently the safest possible legislation can prove Inadequate to fully safeguard the Interests of the government. There Is reasonable ground for apprehending that if the national treasury became Identi fied In the way proposed with the Nicaragua canal It would ultimately have to pay off the entire obligation guaranteed. It may bo urged that even In that case the country would obtain full compensatory benefits from the enterprise , but such argument is alto gether speculative and at any rate does not furnish a justification for the government assuming any such responsibility. That the canal would afford very valuable commercial advantages is not questionable. U would effect a great saving of both time and transportation charges between the Atlantic and Pacific , with resultant benefits to the states on the Pacific of the highest Impor tance. But with a'll this and every other claim conceded-popular oplnlon'wlll not ap prove the proposal that the government shall become financially Identified with this enterprise. T/B ATTACK UPON JUDGE SCOTT. The vicious attacks made by a local news paper upon District Judge Scott are uncalled for and extremely unfair. Judge Scott's offense Is that he took occasion to severely criticise the present city administration for its defense of the gambling evil. That Judge Scott used severe language In making this criticism Is not to bo denied , and it is true that the occasion Justified severe lan guage. Undoubtedly the closing of the gambling houses Is to be largely credited to the vigorous manner in which Judge Scott assailed this evil from the bench. It cannot bo denied that Judge Scott made many warm friends In this community by the vigorous manner In which he directed public attention to this disgrace. If the purpose ofthese , attacks upon this judge are to punish him for the effective work ho has accomplished In the way of enforcement of the law against gambling , these assaults ? will tend to Increase the number of Judge Scott's friends In this city. World-Herald. The attacks upon Judge Scott , If such they may be termed , were called out by his mountebank performances from the bench. They were not vicious , but In the nature of a reprimand of methods that are bringing our courts Into contempt and ridicule. It Is an open secret that certain lawyers have made a mockery of Justice by getting clients charged with crime toplead _ that they had lost money In gambling , because they expected Judge Scott to turn loose and rant and rave about Mayor Bemis and the gam blers and Incidentally to consider this plea In mitigation of the sentence If the jury brought In a verdict of guilty. It is also an open secret that there Is a political clique In Omaha that has made use of Judge Scott's erratic outbursts to blackwash - wash the mayor. His wild utterances from the bench have not only been given publicity locally , but have been telegraphed all over the country for the evident purpose of ( smirching the mayor and advertising Omaha as a hotbed of crime and deviltry. Judge Scott apparently delights In having his name paraded In print at homo and abroad as a pulverizer of the vicious and criminal classes. In fact , ho Is the only Judge who has sought notoriety and popu larity by such undignified methods. Now where has the judge any rightful claim to the credit of breaking up gambling In Omaha , excepting with his tonguo-lash- Ho has been on the criminal bench for several months. Ho had It In his power on the first day ho took the criminal docket tostrll ( < o n blow at gi/mbtlng that would Imvo gone far toward Its suppression. Ho could have called before him the prosecuting attorney and directed him to file an Informa- 'tlon against the keepers , owners , attaches and cappers of known gambling houses and had them prosecuted ai * the taw directs. Did ho * do It ? No. Ire simply kept on bellowing and raving about the city authori ties and the Vlctlms oMho gambling mania. And why has this Rrcat Judge been worked up so terribly over thojv' olatlon of the nntl- gambling laws and said nothlng about the violation of the lottery' ' 1 iws ? Is It because the victims of the slana lottery send their money out of the s ate , and the money won at faro Is spent In Omaha ? Or Is this significant Indulgence toward ono species of gambling to bu ascribed to the fact that the organ of the Louisiana gamblers has con stituted itself his champion and defender ? Theso'thlngs suggest thonibclvcs naturally. There Is no disposition to assail the motives of this judge , but his conduct lays him liable to the criticism that he has overreached himself and slopped o'vtf. " * The Judge has a right to his views and sentiments Just as much as anybody , but there Is 'a manifest Impropriety In delivering harangues from the bench and expressing bitter feelings toward any member of the oxccutlvo branch of government who may brought before him for trial. The Brazilian elections now being held offer a possible solution for the Insurrec tionary troubles with which that country has been allllctcd for months past. Should the victorious candidates be chosen by a de cisive majority , Indicating that the country stands behind them ready to ratify whatever arrangements they may make , a powerful Inducement will be held out to the warring parties to settle their differences and ngrco to live In peace. It wilt probably bo con tended that the government party , whose prospects all agree are In the ascendant , has the advantage of government influence In Its favor , but oven this would simply bo a sign of strength on the part of the gov ernment. Unless the Insurrectionary leaders can muster a respectable following at the polls , refusal 'to accept reasonable terms from the government will bo taken to mean that they are fighting for personal advan tage rather than for what they believe to be the welfare of the whole country. The railroads have won their case In the federal court , which has decided that the city cannot assess railroad property outside of right-of-way for taxation. The city at torney has expressed his determination to appeal the case and make a strong effort to bring about a reversal of the decision. It is tobe _ hoped that the city's right to tax such property may ultimately bo established. A portion of it is earning a revenue for the railway companies--in rentals and leases about it ty the municipal government. The exemption of this large property from city taxation will only make'tho burden greater upon the majority of property owners throughout the city. No one need entertain any fears that Georgetown , Colo. , Is atjout to sccedo from the union , nor that the * jvbo'le 'state of Colorado rado or anyo'ther state jor number of states are on the verge of repudiating their allegi ance to the stars and stripes. There may have been a tlmo when such a thing was considered possible , but that time has now been passed for nearly thirty years. The United States cannot be dismembered ex cept by an act of rebellion and people have learned the lesson of what rebellion means. The wild proclamation of the Georgetown cranks Is too ridiculous for serious criticism. How prize fighting and Its attendant evils tend to demoralize the public sentiment of a community is once more aptly illustrated by the promptness with which Bruiser Corbett was adjudged to be innocent by the Jury to which his case at Jacksonville was referred. The prize fighters Under this verdict become human benefactors and philanthropists In the eyes of the law. 'All that we can say is that the law Is very bad if It falls to pro vide * for a conviction where the evidence ot prize fighting is so clear. Ex-Senator Moody now asserts that the life of a politician never suited him and that ho is glad to get out of. It. Numerous other shelved politicians have expressed their sen timents in similar strain , but most of them have tussled pretty hard to keep In and when out Imvo never stopped trying to got back. Ex-Senator Moody must bo made of sterner stuff than the average office holder if he knows when ho has hail enough. The Bee Is Indebted to Congressman Mercer - cor for the advertisement which he has given It in his report" on the bill for the erection of a public building at South Omaha. Mr. Mercer knows where to go when ho wants trustworthy statistics of the industrial development and present status of this thriving business center. The Bee has become established upon its reputa tion for accuracy and reliability. Editor Stead Is going to leave us because ho thinks ho will bo needed to assist In straightening out the tangled affairs of Eng land. England's safety Is now assured. Harrow Ing from Kansas. Kama * City Journal , Mr. Hewitt's idea of coining vacuums Is not ns original us die jnay suppose. Kor several years past , Kinsas has been coining vacuums and stamping them statesmen. OTIlKIl /.I.VJ.S T/M.V OIW.V. The Issue between the Lords and Commons Is elo'wly taking on definite shape. It U ! practically settled that the next election will turn on the mending or ending of the Lords , or , what Is the same'thing , whether or no I the power of the people slmll bo supreme In 'Great ' Britain ; but It Is not quite settled In 'Just what form this Issue will bo presented. Mr. Acland nnd Sir William Harcourt have been making speeches the last week as rep resentatives of the cabinet , the liberal fed eration has spoken plainly In condemnation ot the obstructive policy ot the Lords , and the liberal newspapers are just ns outspoken , ' From all these sources It IH easy to gather that the people will bo called upon In the next election to deny the right of the Lords to veto any legislation of the Commons. This seems to be the point at which all the oppo sition to the Lords unite. Radicals demand the abolition ot the upper house off-hund , but moderates and conservatives are not ready to go so far , while practically all nro ready to assert the supremacy of the people through the Commons. The traditional reverence - erenco of the true-born Briton for a lord Is also to be taken Into account , nnd Is n reason for preserving the form nnd show of the peers , while leaving them practically powerless. However the Issue may bo brought before the people , It Is conceded on all hands that they nro nearly ready for It. The lib erals show their confidence In this readiness by their willingness to press the fighting ; the unionists by their anxiety to postpone the contest , and now It Is said that the queen herself reads the signs ot the times In Ilka manner. * ' * Tlio balnnco of Europe will bo visibly altered If the report thnt the czar Is to make a visit to the south of Franco proves to bo true. However explained by the needs of health'and decorously deprived of the pageant ot a .royal progress , no recent event * for a decade will equal this In Importance. The czar Is Russia. Its millions march at his will and peace and war are In his hands. Nineteen years ago , In 1S75 , his fattier pro tected Franco from meditated German as sault , but the present czar , like his father , has shrunk from any action which looked like personal . contact with elected men who wield power In Franco. Even his telegram to President Carnet at the time of the visit of the Russian fleet was cool civility Itself. The conditions of rule being what they are In Europe , this has meant weakness for Franco. The solitary argument left In Europe against a republic today Is that Its chiefs cannot enter Into those direct and personal relations with other rulers possible only to hereditary monarchs and Indispensable conduct of International ble to the far-reaching tional affairs. A visit by the czar to any part of Franco would Instantly alter this. It would more than balance the German treaty by which Russia has opened a market for the overflowing granaries of southern Russia. It would make tbo Rus sian fleet In the Mediterranean and the Russian naval station on French soil seem to all southern Europe a real and close mani festation of Russian might. The position of the Italian and Spanish governments would be profoundly altered by this visible suggestion that Russia stood by France In her policy In western Europe , just as France stands by Russian policy In all the phases of the eastern question. Such a visit , on the surface of things , seems extremely Im probable. The personal risks would be great. The czar Is scarcely safe in Russia. Abroad ho would bo the- target of every bomb-throwing anarchist. But if the czar goes , If Colossus sets out on this march , his steps will shako half Europe and his return will bring perceptibly nearer the next great war. * Some time or other , when Russia gets good and ready , she is going beyond the shadow ot a doubt. About ten years ago , during Mr. Gladstone's last previous lease of extended power , there was much greater reason than there Is now to think that the thing was to be done at once. Many signs pointed that way. It was during the period of diplomatic convulsion then brought about that a little book appeared In Eng land entitled "Russia at the Gates of Herat. " It immensely intensified the strain. It opened the eyes of Great Britain. It showed how , for years -before1 ; the czar had been stealthily and steadily maneuvering to get a foothold in British India , bow his emis saries had , by means so well understood and skillfully practiced by Russian agents , won over one semi-barbaric tribe after an other , how British Influence over the tribes men had been weakened and supplanted by Muscovite influence , how great lines of military railways were In process of com pletion through Asiatic deserts , railways all leading eastward , and how permanent bases of supplies were already established , from which men and munitions could be hurried forward on short notice. For a time affairs were in 'such a state that war between Great Britain and Russia seemed immediately Inevitable. But Great Brit ain's angry protest produced profuse dis avowals on Russia's part , together with such pledges and withdrawals as sufficed to avert the catastrophe for the time being. Russia Is now seeking to establish closer and more cordial relations with Germany. That fact alone proves that the czar Is not ready to go to war for the purpose of terri torial aggrandizement In Asia. * * * According to M. do Blowltz , the agitation in France over the condition of the navy was almost purely political , and had Its origin In a radical scheme for the overthrow of the cabinet. Ho says : "The recent agitation in England has been for an Increase in the navy , and nobody has pretended that the present government Is Incapable of Increas ing It. But hero In France , when M , Brls- son demands a parliamentary committee to supersede the commission of Inquiry , when the taking of evidence on oath Is demanded , when defects and malversation are alleged , the manifest object Is to overthrow the cabi net. Those who manufactured the agitation of which M. Lockroy Is the apparent promoter meter wished to persuade the Chamber that the appointment of a government commis sion was an encroachment on Its preroga tive , and thus to Induce the Chamber to overthrow the cabinet. Had 'this been effected , M. Lockroy or M. Brlsson could not have carried out naval reforms , for their speeches showed their incompetence. It Is not surprising , therefore , that Admiral Ger- vals , the head of the staff , and consequently considered ono of the highest authorities on naval matters , should feel irritated at seeing M. Lockroy dispense pralso and blame , criticise the ministry ot marine nnd the arsenals , and , hi short , try to discredit navy management at the risk of discouraging the brave sailors and Impairing the prestige of the navy. " * * Whether or not Slg. Crlspl can contrive to lesson the gross tax levy of Italy , ho cer tainly should bo able to make its burdens rest more equitably upon the various prov inces of the kingdom. The Sicilians have good reason to complain of the Injustice done to them In this regard. WhlJo Piedmont ROYAL Bakinf1 Powder is re ported by the ( SES. Government , after official tests , highest of all in leavening ; power. It is the best and most economical ; a pure cream of tartar Baking ; Powder. pay * only $1,200,000 In taxes ot consumption Hlolly , with allghtly tower Inhabitants , pays $2,200,000 , and.whlle In the Uaslllcatn only If cents n bend It p.i'd In such taxation , mid It Umbrla 30 ccnU , In Sicily the rate Is nearly 70 cents. For several yenrs deputies at Homo , hnvo been calling attention In this outrageous Inequality , and predicting that It would lend to rcveliitUu | but the answer given to them has been that the fault la ) with the local tctf-iwornmotit. Perhaps such In the rase. Hut sn lout ; HI there Is n general government U snrely Is fitting that It should Intervene to correct such manifest Mi- Justice. Local self-government that lends to such a condition h n hopeless failure , nml should bo reformed altogether. The lira of OrKiinl/iitlon , Gnvfrnnr ( ireen'mlat ' In Xurlh 'mcrfrdii Ittvlcw , This IM the day of organization , of united , collccllvp notion In every line nml branch ol human Industry , effort , notion ntul thought. Tlio world Is learning every tiny the value nml elllclcnov of union , of rnnsoltdatlon , of HIP marshaling ntul tmlsslng of forros for the attainment of ntiy given object , for the preservation of ntiy right or iiclvutitiiia' . \Vc have organization , united nctlon , In every direction. Kverywlipru wi > Unit or- tfmlmtlon In hu.slncsM , of capital , mani fested In trusts , syndicates , corporation * , pools , comblimtlmiH , ninny of them benefi cial , and muny oppressive and ItlcKul ; or ganizations of labor , forming nil kinds of combinations tinder all xortu of name * , trades milotix. Unl > ; htH , brotherhoods , orders , federations , leagues , lodgcH , guilds , fruti-r- nltles. "Tho butcher , tbo bakpr , the candle- Htlclc maker , " the doctor , the lawyer , the plumber , thu railroad 'man , the grocer , the soldlur , HIP Hallor all of them , rich and poor , grpat ami umall , appear to have de cided to "got together" and to move , not Independently and Individually , but In masses , by hundreds and thoimandx , and In very much larger numberx. Wo have also an Infinite vnrlpty nntl number of social and political , n n well IIH bushiest , organizations , Olty solicitors , bar association * , county commissioner * ) , mayors and cx-mayor.s , alumni and nlurmmf of xchool , college and academy , boards of trade of city , county and states , agricultural societies of county , state , New England and the rutted Slat.es. Senator Munilrrxon'H Military 11111. Sf.xi < < KfjiliWfc. Archibald KotbPH , In an article In the North American Itevlcw. conclude * that the Inefficiency of the Austrian nrmy Is ilup to the fact thnt the officers have for more than a century been selected from and limited tea a privileged clans. Archibald Korbes IB piteemod u military authority , but Senator Alanderson bus u dlf- fereneo of opinion with him The senator Instuta that It Is necessary to the discipline of nn nrmy that ItH olllccrs be limited to a class. Ills bill to make graduation at a mll- lltarv ncndcmv a necessary prerequisite to eritranco nt West Point Is nn ilfott to es tablish as great a class privilege as exists in Austria. The MamJerson bill , If It should become n law , would exclude from military service men of the Grant , Sheridan , Hooker and other patterns now generally admired , but It would give the military acjuli'mle.s n boom. Senator Mnnderson Is quoted ns denying that FiicH a law would be ilestruotlve of the eJllclency of the army , TSxpert testimony Is hardly needed to prove thnt It would be. However , If It Is expert testimony that Senator Mnnderson wants , we refer him to Mr. Forbes. Srniitor Allen itiul thn Sugar Itomitj- . Waililnolon I'ust. There Is no doubt ns to the position of Senator Allen of Nebraska on the tariff bill. He Is against the measure if it does not contain a bounty'on sugar. "I cannot njiswpr for thp views of my colleagues , Mr. Peffer and Mr. Kyle , " paid Senator Allen to the Post yesterday , "but I certainly know where I Rtund. I am against bounties and subsidies , but In this case the congress of the United States passed a law , which wan signed by the president , pledging- certain bounties on sugar. Under the promise of the govern ment a large number of men were induced to Invest their capital and enter upon the business of niaklnir suirar , and It seems to me that the government 1ms no rlgbt to abandon its pledges. There Is certainly a high ifloral right , if not a 'legal one , which binds us to olraerve this obligation. I shall vote against the bill If the bounty Is not In "Will It make any difference If the Income tax feature Is Incorporated ? " "Not In the least. I should still vote In the negative if the bounty was left out. " Too lllniikcd Unanimous. Washington Star. One of the peculiar things In connection with elections which took place In Jolm Y. McKanc's district was their unanimity. When arrangements had been in.ade for u democratic success MY. McKnne promptly delivered nn overwhelming democratic ma jority , and when republican victory had been arranged for there was always a tre mendous surplus of republican votes , there being In both cases only a few scattering ballots In opposition. IMoro scrupulous "bosses" would have divided the thing a little nearer the center , but Mr. McKane's election motto was "the whole bog or none. " Ills career was truly remarkable and seems to' liave reached a highly appro priate termination. Iowa's Chronic "Trouble. " /Cancan City Star. The bill which has been Introduced In the house at Des Molnos Imposing a tax -of JCOO upon persons engaged In the liquor traffic raises the suspicion thnt prohibition Is not a glittering success In Iowa. The demo crats never had any use for It , the republi cans have learned to be afraid of It , and it is doubtful whether it 1ms enough friends left in the state to form a third party to make a stand for sumptuary legislation. It Is an issue which has made a "heap of trouble" In Iowa politics. Worldly Knrrusm. New Yurlt ITorM. If the secretary of agriculture cannot re duce the Russian thistle to Inocuous de suetude without help ho would better get the attorney general to oppose it with the same energy he is showing in trying to crush the trusts. Tltr. NVtWAV HKN , Among the noteworthy features of Tlit Sunday Bee wo mention the following ! "Young .Men In Public -Life , " by Major General O. O. Howard. This Is ono of series of papers on economic topics , nntl la well worth the attention of nil classes of renders. Tin ; general argues thnt'tho publld service does'not offer the rownrds attainable In business and professional llfo. Ills ndvlca to young men Is to seek fortune and position In the business world , "Quaint Llfo In Monterey , " a Mexican letter written by n former resident ol Omaha. U treats of the curious character istics of the people of Mexico and embraces entertaining Information of Hint country. "The Swedes of Ncbwska" treats ot two prosperous settlements of Hamilton county , with n historical review of pioneer work and what was achieved In twcnty-ono years of Industry and thrift. "Insurance and Its Cost" Is n paper tlrnl- Ing In figures from official reports of re ceipts and losses paid by flro Insurance com panies , It Is an argument proving baseless the claim that Insurance' companies nro forced to rnlse premium rates. "Machines for Type-setting , " nn Illus trated article descriptive ot the tlnotypo machines now exclusively used In setting typo for Thu Boo. These wonderful ma chines have created n sensation among members of the craft In this city and state , The Bee being the first to Introduce them Into Nebraska. The woman's p.igp , thp sporting depart ment , the society budget , the labor column , will bo full of Interest , conVjlnlng the latest Hews and gossip of the week. The special cablegrams from foreign lands , the unrivaled press reports , The Beo's spe cial telegraphic sorvlco and complete local news reports all go to make up The Sunday Bee. A Uangrroui I'lTrcdont. . t. J'diil Planter /'iri A man In Nebraska Cltv bus been found KUllty of criminally libeling J. Sterling Mor ton by hanging him In elllsy. It Is not easy to see where the libel comes In. If the etllgy WHS n ball one , as It probably was. It deserved to be hunt ; . If It was a good ono It was no discredit to Mr. Morion. In any case , as be was not IUIMR himself , h < ! was not hint by hanging a bundle of stuffed old clothe * . It people are to bo mulcted for criminal libel for holding others up to ridicule through the medium of bad pictures Home of our contemporaries would go to the penitentiary every day In the year. Puck : The modern servant < topn > 't know her place. She can't ; she changes It too often. Oalvcston News : The suspicious mortal takes the world for a rogues' gallery. Florida Times : Thoughts that burn , ar the editor Bald when be lit his cigar with a rejected poem. Grip : Teacher What Is n tangent ? You may answer , James. James A gent who runs a ian-yuiu. Puck : He Didn't you nee me on the street today ? 1 saw you twice. She I never notice people In that condition. Yonkers Statesman : Professor In what way do we llnd thp circumference of tha earth ? Student Looking around for It. Buffalo Courier : Jllson says he has no ticed that .so long as a man has the dust lliere Is llttlp liability of his name becom- ng mud , even If he doesn't know enough to come In when It rains. Gnlvciiton News : Man has been so cruel : o woman that It Is certainly remarkable that he has never boned her for his rib. Washington Star : "Don't you think Mls Tawklna has speaking eyes ? " he said. "I don't know , I'm sure , " replied thr young woman. "If she had , there Isn't anfj losslblllty that her mouth would ever elv& hem a chance to be beard. " Atlanta Constitution : "What's John dot , nir now ? " "College. " ' And Bill ? " "Lawyer. " "And Dick ? " " ' " "Preachln' . "And the old man ? " "Well , he ain't n-doln' ofnuthln' much , cept supportln' of John , an' 1)111 , an' Dick. " VIVA PATTL Kew I'fir/f / Pmc , Long may 't be ere her race Is run , Or she ceases our hearts to thrill ! What tho' she has gone beyond fifty-one ? She can sing like sixty still. OFFICE SKKKKK'S K.IMKNT. Atlanta CniutUutfori. Put on the kettle , Molly , an' make the flro burn. ' * nn' tryln' forte While I'm a-studyln politics to learn Vhnt makes "em so attractive , with tha llghtln' and Uic strife Vhy the man runs fer the office , an' the office runs fer life ! The old man's sold the oxen , nn' mortgaged half the mule ; le's give up his religion , an1 the children's took from school ; An' he's fordln' of the rivers , an' he's run- nln * roundabout. An' a-chasln' of the office , an * the offlca htdln' out ! ' Put on the kettle , Molly though all th { coffee's out , t's still a comfort Jos' to see the steam come out the spout ; There ain't no bread for breakfast , an' there's little hope o' bread While the old man keeps n-rt'iinln' an' the ofllcc keeps uhcad ! CO. The largest mmkorH and sellers of UuuclothcH ou earth , four mouoy'a worth or your munoy Our Side of it Is that we always aim to please our customer with whatever we sell him , and our aim being- pretty sure , wo always hit the mark. Just now we are hav ing a special run on our New Spring _ _ Overcoats In very nobby styles and colors. They are gems of the tailor's art , and coupled with their usefulness , they make a very necessary garment for spring. We are going to sell our own shirts hereafter shirts made for us expressly , and we will in consequence quence close out all the plain white Wilson Bros. shirts , some open back and Iront , some open back , that we and everybody sell at $1.25 and $1.50 ; wo- close them for $1 a shirt. . A special drive in hose at 25o a pair or six pairs forl..See 15th street window. BROWNING , KING & CO. , N Will UNIhof sprees If you send C \V Ur.lJlH Cnr 1 311(1 ( Pjr > nr lo y for 110 worth or more " ' IVOUgmS