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    THE OMAHA DAILY KKfr , TUESDAY , MAHCTI 13 , 189-J.
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Iowa Is a few miles nearer Washlngtoi
than Nebraska. It appears also lo bo ,
few miles nearer the Interstate Commerc
commission vacancy.
According to the Chicago Times the chle
merit of the senate tariff bill lies In th <
fact that it retains the Income tax feature
If that Is Itn chief merit Its sphere of use
fulness must bo extremely circumscribed.
Mr Tobo Castor was quick to dlsclain
&ny part In the appointment of Dr. Miller
This was doubtless for effect upon the othc
follows only. Tobo will square lilmsel
with the doctor when the proper time comes
It la announced that It Is quite likely thai
there will bo very little talk on the part o ;
the friends of the seigniorage bill In Its be
half In the senate. There is so llttlo to bi
aid In Its favor that the men who want tt
coin the vacuum would do well to saj
nothing at nil.
It Is human nature to leave every piece 01
work until the last possible minute. Thai
accounts for the Utah legislature crowding
the business of an entire session Into foui
days. It Is simply taking lessons from UK
example regularly set by congress at HE
short session.
" 9ho friendly Injunction suit .to keep Jeffer
son square as a posoy garden and let the
grass grow on the streets of Omaha should
not bo permuted to hang In ( he ciurts for
an Indefinite period. The city attorney
should make a vigorous effort to secure o
decision nt the earliest possible day.
The democrnts nro not deriving muoli en
couragement * trora the many spring elec
tions that' have been hold In the various
towns _ and cities of savcral different states ,
These spring elections are generally taker
to be a good Indication of the temper of the
pqoplc. Tlio tide is not running In democ
racy's way. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Are wo never to have nn end of the charge
that the Nebraska democracy already IIBE
moro than Its share of the limited supply ol
federal patronage at the disposal of the
president7 That place In the cabinet IB a
cloud that overshadows the laudable am-
bltlons of all the good Nebraska democrats
who would bo bettor satisfied with smaller
plums and moro of them.
Councilman Hascall has let the cit out of
the bag at last. In the latter which ap
peared over his name In the Sunday Hy
phenated ho tells us that there was no In
tention on the part of the council that any
one but the Thomson-Houston coirpany
should bid for the next three years' contract
for electric lighting. Mr. Hascall Is candid
lomotlmcs , If not often.
That estimated ddflclt In the federal finances
shrinks every time the figures are subjected
to a revised calculation. In the meanwhile
the estimated revenue from the proposed
tariff bill Increases every time It Is altered
by amendment. If the sonata will now cut
off the unpopular Income tax schedule , It
will just about restore the desired balance
between the governmental revenues and ex
penditures.
Lord Rosobery Is not allowing the fact
that ho Is himself a peer to interfere with
the adoption of a popular program of legis
lation. The custom of the Urltlsh constitu
tion requires the ministry to bo In harmony
with the majority of the Commons. In con
sequence the party program must bo con
structed with n view to pleasing the Com
mons. If It satisfies the peers well and
good. If the peers nro dissatisfied with the
program so much the worse for the peers.
The appointment of Dr. George L. Mlllor
to the position of survo or of customs Is
meeting with approval among the people of
this city. There can bo no question of the
doctor's fitness for the place , The appoint
ment has of course wrecked other ambi
tions hereabouts and comes to Dr. Miller
unsolicited as the easiest way out of a bitter
factional light In which he did not partici
pate. Taking this Instance , coupled with
the action of the president In the Lincoln
postmastorshlp , It Is fair to predict that the
uctlvo candidates for the district attorney-
ship will bo turned down and that the plum
will go to some democrat whoso name has
not been mentioned In connection with the
place.
The supreme court of Nebraska has very
properly sot the seal of Its disapproval upon
the business methods of the so-callrd collec
tion agencies of thU state , who threaten , to
blacklist the name of the unfortunate credi
tor who falls to liquidate A claim within a
certain specified time. The malls of the Btato
have been burdened within the past few
rears by the threatening letters of these
collection agencies. Many men who from
[ orco at circumstances have boon unable to
promptly pay their debts have boon publicly
ailvartlsed an de.idbeats , and unjustly BO.
The dcadboat has no sympathy ; but tbo
man who la simply the victim of hard time *
Is entitled to the protection ot the law , and
the court very properly extends It ,
run u-nnxa of IT
Ily rRrecment reached lait week- the flm
vote In the t'nltcd States senate on til
Rolgnlornge bill will bo taken next Thursda ;
The niipporters of this vlcloim and Indcfcnx
bio measure have nhown themselves to I
largely In the majority on every test vol
and th CTO appears to be no doubt that
will pnsn the senate its it went from tli
house. An effort wa made last week b
opponents of the bill to get nn opportunll
lo amend It , but the advocates of tli
measure gave the effort no cncouragctncn
because they do not wish lo hnvo It RIMI
hick to the house , vvhere it may bo furtllc
delayed. Their plan appears to be to rus
It to the prca'clent ' , and If ho vetoes It t
try to pass It over the veto , It Is Imrdl
posslblu that this could bo dona In the hous <
In vlcu of the oloso vote on the passag
of the bill , but It IB said that ( to friend
claim that the republican members will no
be enthusiastic about sustaining the veto c
n democratic president , nnd that Mr. Cleveland
land has n host of enemies In his own part
who will ghdly vote to override the veto li
order to show their spite. This Is un
doubted ! ) n mistaken view , so far as the re
publicans are concerned , with the oxcep
tlon , of course , of these from the sllvc
states. All other republicans , there can b
no doubt , would vote to sustain u veto , am
these , with the eastern democrats , wouli
be sufllclcnt to sustain It.
Soon 1'In * on this measure In the senate
Senator Sherman expressed the opinion tha
HIP KnlKitlorage bill Is a violation of the pub
lie faith contained in the act of July , 1803
which pledged the entlro silver purchase !
to the redemption of treasury notes Issuet
In payment. Ho pointed out that the plalr
meaning and Intent of that net was that tin
silver bullion purchased under It shouli
bo only coined Into dollars ns needed tc
redeem the treasury notes The wordi
"seigniorage" and "gain" used In the net o
1890 were copied from the old law of 1878
and clearly mean , said Senator Sherman
"that the difference between the cost of tin
silver bullion and its coinage value shouli
bo utilized from time to time , but undei
this act that discretion was practically llm
Itcd. There Is no authority , " continued Mr
Sherman , "and every lawjer hero who ex
amines this law will cay tli.it theie Is no au
thorlty whatever to coin this silver bullloi
except for the purpose of paying the note :
which may bo presented " Ho went on tc
say that what this bill proposes Is a plalr
and palpable violation of the public faith
That proposition Is to take $55,000,000 of the
colnago value of this bullion , every ounce ol
which Is pledged to the redemption of treas
ury notes , not for the purpobo of rcdccmlnc
these notes nor to maintain the par value
of the notes with gold , but ns nn addition
to the currency , which would plainly violate
the obligations of public faith. Noi is this
all , for the bill provides fuither that upon
the security of this $55,000,000 of bullion
taken out of the fund provided for the re
demption oC treasury notes the secretary
of the treasury shall issue silver certificates ,
"thus robbing the holders of the treasury
notes of the benefit of the stipulation
made by the government when these notes
were Issued. " Uy the language of the bill
the secretary of the treasury may Issue such
certificates to the full amount of the so-
called seigniorage , so that this bill contem
plates a possible addition of $110,000,000 to
the currency , and this Is proposed notwith
standing the fact that the silver bullion on
hand , which cost the government
$125,000-
000 , has n present market value of only
$82.000,000 , a loss to the government of
$ -13,000,000. Is It not manifestly absurd to
talk about seigniorage In view of these
figures , nnd equally obvious Is the dishon
esty of the proposition to coin any part oj
this depreciated sliver evcept to redeem
treasury notes as already authorized by law.
There can bo no doubt that the success ol
the Bland seigniorage bill would tend to de
base the currency and Impair the public
credit , because It
would create an appre
hension of further legislation , already
threatened , In the satno direction. With
$958,000,000 of demand obligations now out
standing , every dollar of which must bo kept
at parity with gold In order to maintain the
public credit , nnd with a gold r6servo of
only about $107,000,000 , the danger of largely
Increasing the demand obligations without
at the same time Increasing at least pro
portionately the gold reserve must bo ap
parent to everybody who knows anything
about financial affairs. Senator Sherman
was correct In declaring that whether the
proposition before the senate Is intended to
Introduce Irredeemable money or to force the
circulation of silver It Is equally vicious ,
and that If silver should bo paid for the
certificates authorized by the bill then the
whole superstructure of our financial system
based upon gold and silver at par with each
other would fall and wo should go down step
by step to the single silver standard.
iiosKnmir ox ur wamxtrs LINKS.
There will bo no departure by Lord Roso-
Jery from the lines of policy laid down by
ils Illustrious predecessor. Such Is the ns-
surunco given In an address ot the now
premier to a meeting of liberals yesterday ,
and given in such plain and unqualified terms
that there can bo no doubt regarding Its
sincerity. Ho declared that ho nnd these
associated with him In the ministry stood
where they did before there was n change
of premiers nnd that they are all pledged
to the same policy. The same measures that
constituted the program of the liberal party
under the leadership of Gladstone that party
will continue to battle for under the lender-
ship of Rosebery.
First In Importance among the liberal
> ollcles Is that relating to home rule In Iro-
and. nnd to thla
ns great question the now
iromler spoke In no uncertain or ambiguous
onus. Ho declared that the government la
) ouml to the Irish question by the cause of
loner nnd affection uml that the policy of
lomo rule will not bo less definitely pursued
jy reason of the change of prime ministers.
The pledge of this was In the continuance ot
fohn Morley na chief secretary for Ireland ,
hat staunch champion of Irish homo tulo
laving declined a higher position from n
sense of duty to that cause. Irlshmnn and
all sympathizers of .home rule will dnd In
ho utterances of Lord Rosobery no reason
for other than hope. In referring to what
iromlnes to become nn Isauo ot hardly lesa
tnportanco than the Irish question , namely ,
ho "ending or mending" of the JIouso of
Lords , the premier said the present
government hud fully Identified Itself \uth
ho declaration made by Mr. Gladstone In
ils last speech In the House of Commons.
lo had himself long felt that with demo.
era tic suffrage the House ot Lords U an
anomaly , and ho pointed out whoroln tha
> ow'or exorcised by the hereditary leglslctorn
s a danger to the constitution. Being him.
celt a peer , Lord Rosebery spoke In no harsher
or disrespectful terms of thif Lordi , He did
tot think the peerage should be considered
R itlgnm or a bar to opportunities of serving
ho state , but , as a liberal , none would bo
more steadfast In doing his duty lo Mio party
Vhat was said by the premier on this ques.
Ion was largely In the nature of a warning ,
as , Indeed , was that which Mr. Qladatone
said before * ttiring from the ironihrshl ]
Lord Uoeettery , Ilka his predecessor , dr.cs m
neck n conflict with thu Lords , nut If It I
forced upon him the assurance ho gives I
that ho will not mike any effort 'o avoid 1
That It In very likely to bo forced upon hit
there seenm to bo no doubt. U may come o
any one of several measures that nro prom
nent In the liberal program on the 1)111 ) fc
the reinstatement of evicted tenants In Ire
land , on the measures dealing with th
ecclesiastical cstabllnhmcnts of Wales nn
Scotland , or on the proposed cquall/atlon c
the poor rates In London. The latter li'ca ;
nro Is peculiarly Lord Rosebory's and Him
trntes his broad democratic views. STtlon
of London now provide for their own pee
nnd" In some of these , where piupcrlsm I
large In proportion to the population , tavnbl
property Is much more heavily taxed thn
In these portions where the wealthier classe
live It Is proposed to make all ( ho pauper
In London a common charge upon llio cntlr
metropolis , nnd It Is expected that this wll
bo bitterly opposed by the great proper !
owners , with whom the Lords will nndonbt
edly bo In sympathy. It la apparent thn
-there will not bo lacking opportunities for
conflict between the Commons uid th
hereditary legislator : ) , and If It imall arts
It will command an Interest surpassing tl'n '
of any other IHSUO In British politics.
The so-called speech of the queen dellvcrc
nt the opening of Parliament , which , as every
body knows , Is prepared by the prlmo minis
turcontains llttlu beyond a mere outline of th
proposed measures of thu government. Th
only reference to this country is the nn
nouncement that negotiations are In progres
looking to the execution of the award of th
court of arbitration as to the neal fishurlo
In the Bering sea. The progress of legls
latlon under iSnglnnd'a new piemler will b *
'
watched with a good deal of Interest.
'iiKKLin rs miKNtnu.
riic blb'o ' ttlls IH ' .at 11 man can servi
two masters. On this point nil sects am
all preachers are agreed. And yet there nn
men constantly trying to do the two-horsi
act. A striking example Is furnished b ;
Councilman Wheeler In his attempt to unit I
late the electric Inspection ordinance. As :
number of a fire Insurance firm Mr. Wheelei
represents not only several of the most sub
stnntlal insurance companies In the country
but also their patrons , the merchants , ninnu
facturers and owners of buildings and stock !
of merchandise. In his relation to the In
surance companies nnd their policy holder
Mr. Wheeler Is expected to exert his In
lluonco In the council In favor of every safe
guard that will protect property and life
from flren generated by electileal wires
t > trung on the outside or inside of buildings
As the beneficiary of Mr. Wiley and the
Thomson-Houston company Mr. Wheeler IE
expected to exert his Influence In the coun
cil for the prevention of any regulation bj
oidlnanco that will hamper the company it
doing just about as it pleases , and particu
larly in making the Inspection n mere farce
As between the Insurance companies and
the Insured on one side and the electric
lighting monopoly on the other , whom die !
Mr. Wheeler represent in mutilating the
electric Inspection ordinance ? As originally
drafted , the ordinance was satisfactory tc
the Insurance companies and their patrons
who , are deeply Interested In preventlnp
spontaneous fires. Who was It that cut out
certain essential features of this ordinance ?
Surely not Mr. Wheeler , who does not know
any more about electric science ns applied tc
lighting and motor power than he does about
the Hindoo language.
Is not Mr. Wheeler serving the wrong
master when ho seeks to lessen public safety
and Increase the risks which his employers ,
the Insurance companies , have to carry ? la
ho not also fastening upon his Omaha In
surance patrons excessive rates by reason ol
Increased risk ? Is It not about time for Mr.
Wheeler to discard one of hla masters anil
servo his constituents as well as his em
ployers and patrons In the Insurance busi
ness ?
Custer Is the banner populist county In
Nebraska. In the .stato elections of 1892
and 1893 that county gave the people's ticket
a larger proportionate plurality than any
other county gave. Every Important county
office Is hold by a populist. The chances nro ,
however , that the populists will lose their
grip there as a consequence of the recent
disclosures attending the peculations of the
county treasurer , to which reference has
been made In the news columns of The
Dee nnd newspapers of the big SKtli dis
trict. Evidence Is also forthcoming of the
participation of Hon. Omer Madison Kern In
the soft snap of the treasurer. A letter
was recently received from him In which
ho admitted having used $1,500 of the county
funds , which ho subsequently returned. Ho
has again been reminded of an additional
sum of $3,000 secured by him from the same
source , but ho hns not yet stated whether
ho turned that amount back Into the pub
lic treasury of Custer county. Meantime
the county treasurer has hypothecated all
his goods , chattels nnd realty In a vain
effort to make the county whole , but re
port has It that ho la still $5,000 short. Wo
suggest that If Congressman Kom still holds
any of this money ho ought to return It at
once , lest there may come a slump In the
populist vote of Ouster county In particular
and the big Sixth In general.
Another conference Is to bo held In Phila
delphia for the promotion of municipal re
form. Americana nro beginning to realize to
what nn "extent abuses have been carried
In the larger cities and what can be gained
by the suppression of such abuses. The sub
ject la attracting the attention not merely
of theorists , but also of men of affairs who
have had practical experience In the efforts
niado from tlmo to tlmo to rescue the
government of their respective cities from
the hands of professional politicians who look
upon the city revenues as legitimate spoils.
It Is soon that what Is needed Is a change
In both men ami methods. These confer
ences serve to bring proposals for now
methods before the public and to Impress
upon the people the necessity of constant
watchfulness and care. If the better ele
ments In all the large cities will only Interest
themselves actively In the reform of muni
cipal government the Improvement In our
American cities-willsoon , become visible oven
lo the most casual observer.
The scheme of the electric lighting monopoly
ely and Its * tools In the council now Is to
rescind the contract which has been awarded
to Pardeo & Co. as the lowest bidders and
to rendvcrtUo for now bids. This Is n
lirazon subterfuge concocted for the evident
purpose to prolong the grip of the Wiley
joncern upon the taxpayers and upon private
consumers. What excuse Is there for read-
r'ortlslnR at this tlmo when delay manifestly
niikos It Impossible for any competitor to
mpply the lights by the 30th of April ? The
iretense under which Wiley's catspnvvn In
.ho council propose to rescind the contract Is
, hat they do not propose to grant a fran-
: hlse for thirty years. Didn't these earno
wuncllmon cheerfully vote a flfty-yoar fran
chise lo the gasnvmpany without redticliif
the price ot gn Bi4 the public br the city'
How Is anybody to bid against the Thomson
Houston company unless they are given thi
privilege of putting up the wires ? The jol
la lee patent on Its face and can only ter
minate In a scandal.
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A locluror upo j Ureas reform for women
In Now York the other day admonished
every young mattiittcvcr to marry a girl
whoso waist measures less than twenty-five
Inches. Wo may " expect the women to
forthwith change their tactics and Instead
of attempting lo reduce the slzb of their
waists to take measures for expanding them.
Ono Important point , however , seems to have
been overlooked In the discussion on this
subject , nnd that Is , how Is any joung man
to know whether llio girl's wnlst comes up
to the required standard ? Wo presume that
no method Is more accurate than actual
measurement. The young Indy might , to bo
sure , object to the process of winding a
Inpo line about her. It the young man
who adopts this advlco is wise ho will pre
pare for llio ordeal by uecsrlalnlng the exact
length of his coat sleeve. If ho Is apt lo be
forgelful ho might put a chalk mark at the
twcnty-fivo-lnch point. When you see a
young man with n chalk mark on his coat
aleevo you may bo sure that ho Is looking
for a girl with n twcnty-fivo-lnch wnlst.
A railroad employe nt Lincoln has set
about to correct one the abuses of the Ne
braska statutes that has sprung up within
the past year or so. The law In this slale
makes It a misdemeanor for a merchant or
creditor to assign a claim lo parties outside
of the state for the purpose of evading the
garntshco law The law has been persist
ently Ignored and ns n result several thriving
syndicates have grown up In Council Blurts
and Sioux City They purchase Nebiaska
claims against railway employes , secure Ju IB
mont In n Justice court and garnlshce the
railway company In Iowa. The practice has
resulted In no little hardship and the rail
road companlea have never made the effort
to prevent the abuse The Lincoln employe ,
however , has Instituted a test case and has
sued a merchant for frau lulently Iransforrlng
a claim lo an Iowa syndicate. The progress
of the case will bo watched with no little
Interest.
The rapid growth of sentiment favorable
to the promotion of Irrigation in Nebraska
Is duo largely to the persistent efforts of
the press to disseminate Information point
ing out the Incalculable advantage ! of Irriga
tion wherever It has been tried , this side
nnd beyond the Rockies. Within llio past
few years publications exclusively devoted
to the subject of Irrigation have sprung up
In leading trans.nlssourl cities. The latest
output has just made1 Its advent In Omaha
under the heudlng'-'of ' ' "Irrigation. " The
Initial number coined to us In the shape of
a handsomely-prlntfll twenty-page pamph
let , with several photogravure Illustrallons
nnd an enclosure ofj the topographical map
ot the projected Platte river canal. There
Is much Interestingffnd Valuable Information
embodied In this number Ihat will commend
Itself to our business men and people Inter
ested In the extension of the area ot Irri
gation. jSSU
These Iowa cities" protesting a'galnst legis
lation Intended to .deprive them ot their
special charters lal a sight novel to most
legislatures of reco'nl'yoars The usual course
for different cltics Q pursue Is todemand ,
changes In the statutes under which they are
organized , and they generally have dlOlculty
In securing the legislation which they want.
They are compelled to bo governed by char
ters which they have oulgrown and which
restrict their freedom of action unlll It shall
please the legislature lo grant relief. Here
these Iowa cities prefer lo keep Iholr old
privileges for fear that they will bo cur-
lulled rolher lhan enlarged by Ihe proposed
enactment. They claim to bo sallsfled with
the charters that they have and nsk to bo
allowed lo remain ns Ihoy aro. Wo should
doubtless have lo look far for other cities
that are entirely satisfied with tlie state
statutes Ihat govern their organization.
Limestone macadam bus proved Itself lo
bo a cosily failure In tills city and will
again prove Itself a cosily failure It used on
country rpads. A , bed of limestone nnd
cement tovered with broken sandslone ,
granite and gravel would make a first class
permanent roadway. But crushed llmestono
will pulverize nnd dlslntegralo within n very
short lime. A limestone macadam roadway
Ihat remains unsprlnklud In the summer
would bo avoided by light travel , because
llio lime dust would make It almost Insup
portable , nnd dirt roads would bo preferred
In spite of ruts and heavy grades.
TliiinliH fur Urn 1'rolio.
Inillnnni > ulla Journal.
Senator Peffer deserves the thanks of the
country for introducing n lesolullon to in
vestigate the rumoiH regarding sugar pec-
nlalloim by senators. The hubject should
be probed to the bottom.
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A Slgiilflnnit Clrrnmxtiinco.
New York Sun.
It Is a significant circumstance Hint Ihe
business condition of thu country has Im
proved steadily since the Wilson bill passed
from the mob of the liousu Into thu con
servative hands of the Henate.
Tlio niiin for tlio Kimirgcncy.
St. Paul Clob- .
Admiral Benham , commander of the
American fleet at lilo. Is a hcio In moro
senses than one. While nil the other for
eigners hnve lied from the yellow fever , ho
remains ut his post , nnd , when necessity
requires , nurses the sick and comfoits the
dying. He Is made of the right sort of
Bluff. _ _
Viitn of tlipTurlfT Hill.
1'lilluileJpSlii Ledger.
Early roportH frjy WnHhlnslon of the
manner In which tha.hlll IWH been received
Indicate that It may get full democratic
Hiipport In some slyino ! but It Is nlmost cer
tain tn be ihrown Imh conference commil-
tee and to bo so altered them nB to amount
to n now bill. Tliiu lepubllcnim should nn-
tngonlzo It at every point , for its ilnal pus-
nago Is by no meniufcupsured ,
Admiration I'otuijril with ( Irlitf.
I'lillailoiltuti | Ileconl
Admiration for Iho quick-witted nctlon of
a Hock Island railway ) engineer , who nuved
his train from the b udlts nn Kililav night
ivhlle passing throughji cut near St Joseph ,
Mo. , by turning onJA full head of Hteuni ,
will bo mingled vvitJ"regrot ) that tha des
peradoes could not hul captured. The iall-
ways of the cotintiiyiHhould make common
cause In hunting ; jiovvn these outlaws
What the Adams .UxpreB.s company has
ilono In the way of'rihnlng Its train crews
with buckshot iltle gliould be clone by the
railroad companies 'nrencrally for the pro
tection of passenger trains.
111:111 : : , I
A sweeping change on the surface of thi
streets would be nn nKrceablo one.
The gcnliil Influence of the weather wll
prsscntly bring Irecs Inio bold re-leaf.
It la possible to turn down cheap clcc
trie light , but It cannot bo blown out.
Hx-Hoss McKano has been found $200,00 (
short. In addition to his moral deficiencies.
The shnh of Persia Is a kodak fiend. Ni
wonder European royalty dreads his coming
visit.
Aneiit her Masonic Inlllallon. Mrs. Leasr
positively declines to reveal her exact post
In riding the goat.
Thorp are occasions after all when , the
olllco seeks the man. Some Omaha demo1
cr.its can tesllfy to the fact.
"Anxious Inquirer" Is Informed that the
Mosquito country referred lo In tlio Washing
Ion dlspalches Is not a part ot Now Jersuy.
Whatever were the shortcomings of Gen
eral Jubal Marly , ho was n blurt brlgndlel
whose picturesque swearing oft sot tin
camps ablaze ,
Although Miss Kate Field did nol Hallsfj
her early ambition lo shine on the operntli
states , the clrrjimslunco does nol diminish
Ihe value of her Lalter Day noles.
A coterie of local sports persistently dis
cuss nn alleged scrap at Jacksonville , not
withstanding the solemn declaration of n
local Jury that Corbott did not fight Mitchell.
Phil Thompson , loading lawyer for the de
fense In Iho Hrccklnrldgu case , U old llghl-
nlng Itself wllh a r.un , and Is said to have
expedited no less than five Kentucky
funerals.
There Is to bo a sliver convention In Den
Moincs on the 20th lust. Colorado proposes
sending a delegation in favor of "honest
money " Prospects of nn animated discus
sion are Increased thereby.
Louisiana's new senator has a full crop of
modern whiskers The growing popularity of
cheek and chin adornments lo statesmanship
lends plausibility to thu report that Dan
Dickinson contemplates hanging his portieres
on u presidential nomination
John Kcndrlck Hangs , the democratic
mayor of Yonkers , N Y , Is editor of the
humorous department of Harper's Harar and
has charge of the "Drawer" In Harper's
Magazine The dominant party Is nllllclcd
with u mania for political funny business.
Strong evidence of the financial revival In
Denvci Is furnished by the February stnlo-
ment of the KIrst National bank , of which
1) H Moffatt is president. On Decembei
19 the depuslla amounted to $1I93SIO 34 , on
February 28 $5,185,974 , an Increase of
$692,131 14 in two und a half months. This
Is gratifying evidence of reluming confi
dence.
President Cleveland has promised to re
view the Knights of Pylhlis nt tholr triennial
encampment at Washington In August , and
General Scholleld has consented to inspect
them This is the first time the president uiul
the commanding general of the army luve so
honored similar organizations The en
campment will begin August 27 and last
three days.
.Itidlcliil Niillllliutlmi.
SprlnRllolil ( M ISM ) Hi publican
Attorney Ocneial Olney Is not u innn of
Impha/aiil opinions , and when lie bneakH
of Judge Giossciip's decision In the Inter
state commeiLe tase ns about na "bio.ul"
as niiv thing ho ever noted , his judgment
has weight The iittltude of the conrl is
certainv ! lemuikablo It Is to be remem-
boi ed that the Interstate law does not ro-
[ ] ulre witnesses to testify ngalnst them
selves , on the contrary , It uxpiessly ex-
DinptH them from piosecntlon In such cnscs
Hut Judge diosscup practleally holds that
any oliiccr 01 agent of a rulhond company
winch Is being prnscc-utcd foi violation of
the law cannot be compelled to testify
igulnst the company nt nil. And such IH
the law now thai when nnv federal judge *
lecides aguliiHl the government the latter
juiinot appeal , while the railroad companv
3.111. In case the judgment Is against Itself
The rota nl which the courts are now
openly nullifying legislative acts or prac
tically tendering them void Is n stilklntr
feature of the present exercise of Judicial
liower. It Is not confined to the federal
? outs | , which are Kianleil such jurlsdlcllon
uy the constitution , but to state com Is ,
many of which ate not. Hut many high
luthorltlcs , such as Judge Coolev of Mich
gun , und n. great number of eminent
ludges. hnvo held even In the case of tin.
fodeial ootiits that n legislative act Is not
le > be nullified except In the cleaiest nml
most emphatic cases of constltullonnl vlo-
allon. That Judge Giosscup has undiilv
Uretched Iho power.s of his tribunal would
: hus appear to be evident. And when wo
loin to this willingness of the federal courts
; o stielcli n poinl lo save lullroadu fiom
lusl punishment tlio fuither willingness of
: he oanie coiiita , as In the decision of Judgf
tonkins , to take an unheard-of step against
: he generally iccognl/ecl ilslitH of i.illwnv
mip'oyes , we have an assumption of judicial
lower of rather suipilslng piopnrtions
"Whoever hath an absolute uuthoilty lo
nterpret any vvrltlen or spoken laws , It
s ho who IH truly the law-giver , to all In-
.ents and purposes , nnd not the person
, vho first \vioto or snake them" So said
.ho English Illshup Hoadley In 1717 In n
icrmon before Ihe king It seems lo be a
: rue saying , nnd It seems also to be tine
hul our judiciary Is inpldly taking lo It-
iplf nrerognlives which nrc making it prac-
Ically the law-River of the nation and of
.ho stales within certain broad nnd en-
nrging bounds. Jefferson saw in Ibis
lower of the federal ludlclnry a menace
o the government. Itoarer Sherman of
Connecticut , tit another political school , op-
> osed Ihe granting of It In the constltu-
lonal convention of 1787. But It has been
issumed , nml theiobv hns nrlsen n doe-
rlne of con.stltntlonnl law wholly unique
imong the nations. It is a power , liow-
iver , never Intended for unlimited judicial
exercise. The federal Judpes will do well
'Vldentlv ' to be occasionally icmlmled of
his fact.
( ioirrmncllt OnnrrBlilp of ItnllroailH.
Prof niy In North Amorlcin IleUiw
In proportion to the number tiuvellns ,
here are thirteen times as many accidents *
n the United States ns In Oeimany , wheca
; oveinmont ovvneinhlp of lallwnys obtains ,
mil six or seven times ns many nceliUnlh
o employes In pioportlmi to tlio tntnl nuui-
> er. And no wonder ! The llrst tiling which
ittincts attention In ( lennnny Is the careful
iiotectlon to life nnd limb. Accidents of
Lilly occurrence In Chlc.iKO nro an Impossl-
) lllty in Ueilln a oily of iqual sl/o Oon-
uisl tlio effoits of the United States to
lave llfo as seen In our tiulv ndmlr.ible
Ifo-Huvlng seivlcu on our roasls with the
onduct of these railway presidents who
ush to Washington and to our Btnte rnp-
tulH to prevent the pnswige of laws to ontn-
lul the lallwnys to use well known and ap-
noved safety appliances ! It Is claimed
hat there Is greater freedom In the nerv U'e
if KOVeminent than In the s-eivlce of the
ast corporations which manage natural
nonopolles. And tlio freedom of the cm-
iloyeil may bo still further Increased by
letter civil seivlre regulations The nobll-
ty1 of public service IH of Importance to the
vnge euiner of every ginde. The uniform
if government Is nn honor , while the llverv
if private bervlce Is considered a badge of
nferlorlty. It Is public service which hns
leveloped the great leaders of our clvlllza-
lon Private service could never give us a
.Vnshlngton . or n Lincoln. Government own
ership Implies use for general social pur-
IOHPS. and not merely exploitation for dlv-
dcnds.
SnperllniiH srlf-Import unco
1'hll ulcliilili Itcconl
Senator Sherman Hnys the United States
enate Is "tlio greatest deliberative body In
IIP worldIn a ceitaln sense hiIs right
Vhllst the semite "deliberates" the bns-
ness of the country goes to wreck Sen-
itorlal deliberation IH the grandiose phi use
vlth which senatorial fllibusteilng , tten-
itoilnl speculation nnd senatorial cilsiciranl
or the public Interest Is migut-conti I to
ildo Its bitterness nnd vIlencHs from thu
lopulur apprehension.
< 1OUI > IllClt ,
Judil Mnmn In riilenicci Tlnu-n.
I found a horse's cast-off shoo
And snatched It from the cobblestones ,
"flood luck , my boy , good luck to you I"
It seemed to say In ringing tones.
Thoughtlessly I stood and laughed ,
With future bright within my iMiiteh ,
Till 1 got n jab with a wagon hhnft ,
And now I travel on a crutch.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U.S. Gov't Report.
CROVER DID IT ALL ALONE
President Olovoland Personally Eosponsiblt
for the Appointment of Dr. Miller.
WHY HE TURNED DOWN THE MACHINE
AgiiltiM thr Cotiililno'x Cmiilldiilc
Mini sulllrlint UVIKht In Turn HIM Srnlo
nml Miller CIUHO an i lluppy
WASHINGTON ttUKKAir OKTHI3 linn ,
fin Fourteenth Strcot ,
WASHINGTON , .March 12.
"President Cleveland assumes all of tlio re
sponsibility for tlio nomination of Dr. George
t.i. Miller of Onmlm to ho surveyor of CUB-
loins at tliat port , " said n high oniclnl In tlic
Treasury department to Tlio Ueo correspondent -
ont Into this nftcrnoon. "Thero Is not a
pnper on nio In this department In favor of
Dr. Miller for any placd. I will tell you
the circumstances under which I'roHtdent
Cleveland dropped the tlirco or four candi
dates for the surve.vorshlp and arbitrarily
named Dr. Miller.
"When the friends of Mr. Ijjina filed papers
for his appointment to the position they
cntoriHl charges against Mr. Jnmcs McShane ,
and the fact Is the president made up his
mind some weeks DKO that under no circum
stances would he nouilnnto McShnne. He
came to the conclusion that McShanc was
unfit for the place
"Tho first real evidence that the president
Intended to nominate r Miller came to this
department on Saturday , " continued the olll-
cl.il , "when n messenger c.ime o\cr from tlio
white house and naked that Information be
sent to the president bearing upon thu
financial benefit to be derl\ed from the olllco
of suncor of customs at Omuha. Thu
matter was looked up and the president
was Informed that the emoluments mudu the
office worth between $ i.r ; 00 ami $7,000 per
annum or nearly as much as the position
of Interstate commissioner , which Dr. Mil
ler bought throui'h lil.i friends.
UILIMD OPT 01A HOLE
"When Secretary Morton and Committee ,
man Castor presented tlio name of lr ) Mlllei
for the Intcistate Commerce commission -
c.mcy they no doubt unwittingly sealed thu
fate of all abplrants to the Omaha suvoyor.
ship. The president did not Intend to ap
point Mr McShane , and ho did not want to
appoint either Cunningham or Ijams. Ho win
given to understand that c\-Go\truer Uoyd
did not cire for the place , and It was under ,
stood that Messrs. Morton ami Castor weie
unwilling that he should be appointed to it
Under the rlrciimbtnncos the president wan
at a loss to know what hu bhotild do about
the Miuojorshlp until Ir Miller's name
was pressed for the vacancy on tlio Interstate
Commrrcu commission. Almost Instantly
the president saw his way clear out of his >
dilemma Ho did not want to give the Inter ,
state Commerce commission vacancy to No.
biauka , because ho feels that ho has already
glvon that state more than It Is entitled to
and because he wants a luwyci for the posi
tion. Ho wanted to provide for Dr Miller ,
and \vjicn the Idea suggested Itself to him
to appoint the doctor to the sunujorshlp the
question of compensation was the only thing
In the way Learning tluit the olllco was
worth nearly as much as the one sought by
the doctor , lie made up his mind to send hia
name to the Senate today. While I do not
doubt that Dr Miller Knew that his iianiu
was to go to the senate for the sui veyorship.
I do not know that hu was advised of the
fact. It Is not known at this dopaitmont
what Secretary Morton and Mr. Castor think
of the nomination of Dr. Miller , but after
their appeal for his appointment to the oilier
place , neither can outer objeclion. "
MORTON AND CASTOR ARK SILENT.
IJotli Secrelary Morton and Commltloeman
Castor refused to be Interviewed upon the
nomination of Dr Miller. They both declare
allegiance to James McShane , and wiy that
they deeply regret that the preolilpiit could
not see his way to nominate him. Doth say
they uiged the president with all their
power to appoint Dr , Miller on the Inter
state Commerce commission and are sorry
ho was not glvon that place. At the name
time both arc quoted an saying that they
were aware of the futility of further pressIng -
Ing tlio name of Di. Miller for the Inteistatc
Commerce commission at the eiul of last
wool ; However , Messrs. Morton and Castor
knew on Saturday Di. Sillier would bo nom
inated today. The nomination was no sur
prise to them.
Mr. McShana and his friends In Omaha
liavo President Cleveland more than any
body else to blame for losing the light
which they made for this olllce The prosi-
Icnt Is naturally of a suspicious turn of mind ,
jtcept in a few Instances , where , to employ
i vulgarity , he Is "dead stuck on" t.ome
; > eisonal friend. His cars are always open
: o charges and he Is even ready to find an
? \cuso for turning down an applicant who
s endorsed by a largo number of the people.
Secretary Carlisle did everything ho could to
irlng about Mr. McShano's appointment.
Now that the Morton-Castor machine has
irokcn down on the Omaha suivcyorshlp ,
.ho Nebraska contingent In Washington c\-
iccts to sec it knocked nut In the selection
if n United States district nttoiney. At-
orney General Olney has recommended tlio
ippolntmnnt of some one who Is objecllon-
iblc to the machine and It remains to bo
seen whether ho can have Ills way. Rcpiu-
, onlatlvo Hryun still claims a victory In the
of n postmaster nt Lincoln nml as
the Munition Mantis the mnrhlno has thrc
black eyes at this early stage In the fllllnfl
of the largo federal offlpes In Nebraska ,
counting thu district ullorneyMilp.
i'iinjn8 AND Tim INDIAN LANDS ,
W H. I'rchlrs of I'cndor , TlmrMon county.
Arrived In the city last evening Mr.
Peebles special mission on this occasion l tc
try nml secure the allotment of thn Oni.thn
Indian tribal lands at once , in conformity
with n. bill Senator Mandcraon Introduced
nml passed nt his request over n > enr ago.
There In Rome Interest money due tin )
Omahas , which ho Is Interested In xeeinu
paid an soon us poaslblo , as they nerd It tc
tiny seed wheat and Implements for fnrmlns
operations this spring. Tills Interest mono )
Is paid annually under the provisions of an
act secured by Mr Peebles In 181H ) , The
Indian land tax bill , which hns attracted
such widespread attention , owes Its origin
to the Thurston county gentleman. Thla
measure pissed the senate last session , but
failed to go through the house. The allo.tliiH
of the vast tract of tribal lands ndjo U R
Ponder , heretofore used for gracing purpo * . s ,
will result In a big boom for that tow as
allotted lands can lit- leased for iiKrlcnlt ral
purposes , while tribal lands cannot Mr.
Peebles exprcm-os tin- belief that ho will lu
fntlrely successful In securing what he cama
after.
Prof 11 , M. Jester , who was removed from
the Hiipcrlutcndency of the Lower Itrula
Indian schools In South Dakota some weeks
ago for having written n political letter to n
friend In Iowa giving evidence of pleasure at
democratic defeat In recent elections anil
advocating the nomination of McKlnlej in
'III ! , has been reinstated In the bnrvlro and
will be assigned with his wife to tin- charge
of an Indian school In Idaho Prof Jt-slor
has an enviable record as an Indian tuuli < T
Representative Mercer called upon Set ro
tary Hoke Smith and Indian CommUMum > r
Drowning today and presented facts and
figures upon the ndvlsahllltv of establishing
a brunch of the Indian supply depot at
Omaha , with a view to securing their en
dorsement to congress Mr Mercer believes
that the Indian appropriation bill will pro
vide for the branch depot at Omaha.
IN A GENERAL WAY.
Representative Melklejohn introduced a bill
today prov Idlng for the transfer of the llsh
commission and the geological survo } to thu
Agricultural department
With a view to picturing Information do-
slred b > n number of residents of Nebraska
us to the condition of business before the court
of clilms affci'tlng Indian deprecation claims.
The lleo correspondent today called at the
court rooms anil was Informed by the clerk
that the Indian depredation claims are being
disposed of as rapldlv us they ore made com
plete upon the docket and the claimants are
roidy to proceed but th.it the trouble or de-
lav Is with congress , which must appropriate !
mono to pay llio Judgmenls obtained against
the United States government before the
claimants can got their money. A judgment
against the government is of no avail with
out an appropriation to pay It. All llio
Indian depredation judgments obtained In thu
conit of claim * , have been refunod to the
house committee on claims , which has taken
fuvorublo action upon them and will en
deavor to have them placed In tlio goncral
deficiency uppropilutlon bill , which Is ex
pected lo appeal in tlio house before many
weeks.
C A. O'Hrlpn was today appointed post
master nt llondurant. Polk county , la. vice
M P MrClung , resigned , and J. O. Johnson
at Westorvlllo , Clay county , S. I ) . , vice Ole
Westro , resigned
Hon. Patilck Egun of Lincoln is nt the
Nonnnndle
Ex-Senator Warren of Wyoming spoilt most
of today on the floor of the senate.
PERRY S. HEATH.
Texas Sittings- The only way to get fi
hen uut of the gnulen Is to o slow , But
uhoo'er.
liuffalo Couiier : The tuinlng-polnt In the
lives of most farmer boys Is at the end of n
furiovv.
Philadelphia Record : A movn for cheaper
Kns Is something that should ! ! ' } be tunleil
ilow n. l
Yonkers Statesman : If It IH a fact tliaf
"everything comes lo liltn who waits. " ilia
Phllndelphluns will eventually get every
thing.
Chicago Trlbtino : Winter npiitmrs to bo
Tolng. and tliiovmh Hie tree-lops tile twlng
scphyrs soon will be bieathlng n sigh of
: u-lenf.
Sp.iro Momints : Beggar Have yon a
vjpper yon can spare , sli / .Cailotan > es :
ion will find him In tliu kllchen making
, eve to the cook.
Tl.irper's Tlarar"I'll never Invite an
> illtor to mv home again. " said Ihe voung
iuthor. "I had llliiepencll up over Sunday ,
mil mv boy bi ought out the mucilage ' pot
mil bald. 'Dat's what my pupa vv'ltea
itoivvles vv Id. ' "
Washington Slav : "It's a queer thing , "
laid the man who observes closely , "that
roil novel IIml a bniber who Is an un-
irchist. "
"I should say not. You wouldn't expect
L man to work against Ills own business
vould you ? "
THE LADY , on Tim TIGER.
HiwiUjn I.lfo
She gets two lotleis In llio mall ,
The envelopes nro scanned ;
A gill's hnmlvviltlng Is on one ,
A man's the other hand.
She lays them down : Mie picks one up ;
Its neul IK ( pikMtly bui.st
Now , who In wlsii enough to say
WIilcli one slio opens 111 si ?
Tholarcost innlteM nnd
. ,
M uu ( .arlli
Your ninnoy'i * worth or youi * imiiioy
Out in a New Suit-
Another spring-time has come at least so nearly
corne that we are en-
.
, - _ . , - . i- - - - - - - - j -i
" ? = ± . [ t .Jabled to announce the
" arrival of our new
Spring Suits for men's
, and boys' wear. All
the newest ideas in the
tailor's art are repre
sented in our new goods.
The styles are elegant ,
the cloths are beautiful ,
while the designs for
spring are far beyond
those of a year ago in
point of comfort and general usefulness. Wo
would like to have you look at them , whether you
wish to purchase or not just now. Our spring over
coats have boon in for some time and are gems of
style and beauty. All colors , all prices.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
S. \ \ ' . Cor. 15th and Douglas Sts.