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THE OMAHA DAILY WEDNESDAY. MARCH II. 1ft ) I. THE OMAHA DAILY HER i : . KoHinVATRtt. Kditor PUir.tKIIBt ) UvRHY IKIIMK OF Ht'IWCIUITION. IHltjr llf * ( iMIhutt ! flun < ly ) , On Ywir Dnllv " 'Hi Kumlny , Ono Year . . > 1 * HI * Month * . Three MoiilliM . J f < n < li\y Ilco ynv V tr. . . J Haiunlny Iw ! , One Vinr . . . . , . . , . i ' \ ViikljIA . una Year . . Omnlm , Tlm ll Inillillnr. Hotuli Uiniitm , i rn W nml TttMity-fourlh fir. In f ilinrll III M flfs U I'mrl Mrf * ! . ri > 1rnmi rifflcc. 317 rhnmfwr of rvrninwcf. . Js > w Artrti. fawn * 11. ll Hit'I U Tribune bllllillllf vv nihlnutmt r.ts I'mird nth street. rullUIMI'ONIMJNCB. All rnmmiiiiicitlnnii relntln * In noun nml oil- lorlnl iimttoi HliuttM lie ililrrawtlt TH the JMltur. HI'HIMS t.RTTKiti . All liunlnrn lulus nml rwnlUanuMi nhoulil l > o ml In mini i The < - > liiMI * nn mmnanj , OmuliH. Dritfl * , check * nml pn.'olll.n onlrra to bo iiinilo nn > al > lo l < 111" onlii nt Hi tomtmny _ fill ! JJKi ; I'UH.tSIIlXO rOMPANl _ _ 8TATKM ISN'T Ol' CIHCL'I.ATION' . OoniKe II raprliiirk , wcn-tniy "f 'I'm ' " o I'ubllnlilMH eoniimny , liolng Onlv nwmii , n > s lint tinIKtllnl millltXir Of full Bllll Cilllll l'l COplCH Of Ilie Dully M < i Mitt * . Kv nlnir unit HumHy HwS prlntitl during the rnontli of rpliriwr > , 1OTI. was n follow * : Tolnl for Hie mimtli Gli l Leas ivductloni fur unsold unil leturneii topic * , . . ' ' * Intnloil . . . .f. i 55 } . . . . J-I7l Dally uxcrni , ! ! tin circulation - Hunilil > aiMiuinii TSWUHVK. Sworn to I cfnrc mo nil HUbMrtkeil In my prcnino- thin Al ilnj of March , IS'il N V. mil , Nolnrv I'ubllc. Who wants Dr. Miller's place on Uio park comml'Bton ? Don't all speak nt onco. Tlio sennlo BconiB to prefer to have Uio Bcorecy of nn executive session drawn over those doubtful deals In sugar Htocls. The charge th.it nn attempt has 'been inndo by a city ofllcl.il to levy blackmail upon certain milk dealers In the city Is too Herlous to bo entertained without uub- Hlantlal foundation. The public must bo Informed or the details of thla affair. There Is a KurprlsliiK similarity In the regularly recurrlnR names upon the list of employes fmorcd with leaves of absence by the Hoard of Tire and Police Commis sioners. It seems as If all a policeman or flroman has to do to secure \acatlan Is to ask for It. And under this dispensa tion It la only the bashful mane \ \ gets left. So eager Is the new government In Eng land to proceed with the work before It that It.wlll not even allow the reconvened Parlia ment to take the usual Easter vacation The overworked statesmen In the American con gress m y be relied upon not to bo ( mite so modest. The Enstcr Intermission could not with safety bo dispensed with by the average congressman. The more plausible the charges made against the senator with stock Jobbing pro pensities the more unworthy of consideration do such babe charges as the perversion of. legislation In the Interest of stock exchange manipulators appear to the senate. The haste of that body to lay the Puffer invcstl- the suspicion that a searching Investigation might result In aomo undesirable disclosures. The city assessors should not bo allowed to forgot that a tax valuation bears at least some Blight resemblance to the real valuation of the real and personal property owned by residents of Omaha. A great In- crcaso In the assessment can bo secured by simply Including In the returns the largo ( mass of personal property held In this city that has hitherto escaped taxation alto gether. A stricter observance of the rule of. equality In taxation offers In Itself a vast and untrodden field for Improvement. Senator Porter's tariff bill has the one merit of being constructed upon a consistent principle. It alms to make everything a poor man uses free of duty or subject tea a comparatively small duty and to make everything a rich man uses pay all It can possibly bear. The graduated Income tat Is Incorporated Into the measure for the express purpose of reducing the Incomes of the rich for the benefit of the less fortunate if not less deserving. As a piece of social istic class legislation the bill proposed by Senator Pcffcr holds a unique placo. Governor Jackson's pronunclamento against the pugilists at Crcston ends In about as ridiculous a farce as Governor Mitchell's bluster In connection with the Jacksonville mill. Not only was the prlzo fighting permitted to proceed In Iova , as In riorlda , but In the latest case after the governor had been defied the participants wore permitted to escape without the slight est attempt being made to punish them for violating the law. Kor success In pro. venting prlzo lights neither Governor Jack son nor Governor Mitchell ilaro to claim the prlzo. Every ono Insists upon placing the re sponsibility for Dr. Miller's appointment as surveyor of customs upon the personal Initi ative of President Cleveland himself. The powers that are supposed to pull the strings of federal patronage for Nebraska all dis claim the credit of Inlluenclng the presi dent's choice and assort that they would Imvn been much better pleased had ho but accepted the men whom they had endorsed for the placo. Can It bo that Dr. Miller's backers for the Interstate Commerce com mission vacancy vvero playing for the gal lery ? Worn they willing to recommend him only for something which they know ho could not got ? The patronage dispensers for the Nebraska bailiwick find themselves In n peculiar position by reason of the recent appointment. That Is n grim bit of humor contained In Congressman Melklojohn'a bill to transfer the geologlcnl survey from the Interior do- partmcnt to the Agricultural department. Wo hnvo heard a great deal of the New England fauns whcro the crop of rocks oxceedu annually the crop of agricultural products , \Vo lm\o also heard fiequontly of farmers all over the country striking rocks or striking oil. Hut theuo few In stances < .ro hardly enough to establish the agricultural character of the geological sur vey.'u further mote Indignantly resent the aspersion that Uio farmeru us u class canxtltiUo a larger collection of old fossils than people of other occupations , Hesldea this , the goologlcally Inclined farmer Is a species rare to IIml , The Agricultural de partment Is welcome to the weather bureau , meteorology and all , but to hang the weight of the geological survey to It , Isn't thla practically tjlng a mill utouo around Ha Jicckl t MHtnii \ IOMHII ( A The representatives of the tnijti Pacific feinployi- < ripkliy Ruth' rln ? IP Ihii rtj | to be on hnml .it Mm opening of the propone ! wage * conference that Is to begin on Thurs day. U will be no fault of their * If their In- tcrrats nre not prenetitad In that uonf rene in th'lf strongest pornlbta light. bn-auM the mn who rtte to rnprwenl lh labor orgnnlw tli ni art fhoruUKFi tabor lenders In the belt nnriM of thit MI , They recognise the fnct Unit the crlfln In the hlntorj of the Union Piei'ic U not yet wifely iwifwed and that the qticitlon cf eqtm bed WRRO sclielnlos In one to be ftettlad by amicnlile adjustment between the receivers mid themselves. The great ttlKiiincancti of the coming con- fcrtnco er sei from IhlH , that It Is bused iipnn u full rctupnfllon of labor In UK organised capacity. It Is nut to be a lonforpnuc bo- ttt i'n rtnpliycr nml omplose. It In to be n ronfercnre between Uio receiver * , represent ing the stockholders of a largo railway cor poration on the ono nldo , ami the labor lead ers , representing the different labor orgrtnba- tlona whose members nro t'tnplcived upon I ho Union Pacific , o.n the other It Is to be organized capital versus organist labor , the t\vo parties standing tip ni nn equal footing. The claims of inch < ngilnci the other IIIB to bo explained , argued mid nrbltiated by moans of miitiiiit concessions If possible-to demonstrate to ill iho world that labor and capital can Le brought to n satisfactory agree ment If onlv the proper molhnl is pursued. Of nlmost equal Importance li the relation which tin- conference Is to bear to the re ceivership proceedings In the federal courts. The conference and Its work nru not only to be recognised by the court , but have In fact been iimlartal.cn at Its btiggcstlon Judge Cnldwoll , In refusing to approve the orders for an equalized wage schedule until after the proposed changes hail been submitted to the different labor organizations affected and at least mi attempt made at securing an amltnble arrangement , practically declines to take part In the controversy except as a court of appeal upon points upon which the conference may fall to como to an understand ing It Is to bo hoped that Judge CaldweH'o aorvlcfs will not need to be cillod Into requi sition If both receivers and employes go Into the conference with a determination to adjust their differences , the further Intel- forenco of the court will become altogether unnece&siry. i.AKr S7vioor Tin : JIIUXII.MX iri ; ? . If the latest reports from Itlo de Janeiro are true , anil thoio Is no reason to expect that thcj will be contradicted by fuller dis patches , the so-called Urazlllanvar Is In the last stages of Its existence Admiral da Gama , who for several months has boon the soul and body of the insurrectionary forces , Is said to h ivo taken lefugo upon a Portu guese war vessel and to have offered to sur render , to the Diazlllin government upon condition that ho and his followers bo guar anteed against punishment for theii disloyal acts. He was evidently forced to this by the extremity In which he has found himself since the arrival of the government fleet Notified tint firing from the vessels and forts was about to begin , ho has sought , by offerIng - Ing to surrender , to place the blame for any possible destruction In Hlo harbor upon the commander of the opposing forces Con trary to the general expectation , President Peixoto , Instead of accepting the conditions offered by Da Gama , has peremptorily re jected them and has ordered the firing to begin as originally announced Unless the vaunted superiorly of the gov eminent arim- mcnt Is a myth , the doom of the Insurgent vessels Is sealed and the Insurrectionists will soon bo compelled to yield upon the terms that President PcKoto may cheese to dic tate. tate.Up Up to this time the Dra7lllan rebellion has been nothing moro than the defection of a few men-of-war , under able loidershlp to bo sure , but without that support on land neces sary to overthrow a government so thor oughly Intrenched as tha { . of lira ? ! ! . Neither Admiral do Mollo , nor later Admiral di Gama , have Inflicted any very serious loss upon their enemies. On the other hand , the slow movement of the government , at times resolving Into stagnant Inaction , has enabled Da Gama and his followers to hold out for months without exerting themselves to any great extent. Not havlrfg had an exhibition of the actual strength of either party , It Is possible that the present collision may re sult In some surprises. Yet the very fact that Da Gama had offered to surrender must bo taken as a confession of weakness on his part pointing to his probable defeat. Pres ident Pelxoto'B rejection of his offer Is like wise ani Indication of confidence In the ability of the government to put an end to the Insurrection without making any con cessions. In the exact terms to which the belligerents may como the American people are not greatly Interested , but they will bo glad to learn that the curtain has been rung down on this long-drawn drama In Ulo harbor rr run Senator Cockroll of Missouri Is chairman of the benato committee on appropriations. Ills long experience In congress has made him familiar with the practice of the house of representatives of paring down appropria tions to the lowest point , very generally under the estimate of the departments , and throwing upon the senate the responsibility of Increasing appropriations so as to moot the requirements of the public service This has been the practice of every democratic house for jears , Samuel J Handall and William S. Ilolman , as chairmen of the IIOUBO committee on appropriations , having made their reputation as public men largely from the fact of their success In pursuing this course Appropriation bills would bo sent to the senate with the full knowledge , taking the department estimates as a basis , that the amounts they carried vould have to bo Increased by the senate , but notwithstand ing this the hoiibo appropriation committee would got credit for endeavoring to bo eco nomical and the responsibility for extrava gance would bo placed on the senate. When the senate was republican and the hotibo domociatlo this sort of thing was per haps pardon tblo from the political point of view. There might be some party ad vantage to bo R.-ilned from the practice of a democratic house making a republican senate responsible for largo appropriations , but no such excuse can bo urged In defense of the practice when both houses of congress are In control of the same political party , us nt present. Yet , It deems that the same thing Is being done now. At any rate , thla Is the Inference to be drann from the Htatcmont of the chairman of the sonata appropriation committee that ho proposes to make the house assume full responsibility for the ap propriations of the government. Senator Cockrell bald that ho had Informed the heads of departments that they must got their appropriations In the houso. "In the past the hou8o has compelled the senate , " said the senator , "to add great sums to the various appropriation bills , money that was absolutely essential to the welfare of the government , and then upbraldol ua at the and of the session because wo have Increased niiioprtatl . > < , when , ns n matter of fact the bills were nut hrsv im > ugh In the Imnse Thin praitln having been peciillni to democratic IIOURPH. the frank * l tomnnl of the .Missouri senator I * nn nrr.iiitnrupnl of his own part ) , and It Is fully justified b > the rncord. It has been n subject of crit icism moro tlmn once In the putt. Appropriation hill * originate In the house and ilumltl RO tufhe en te ctrryttiR amount' | sufficient for the requirements of the public service The houxe appropriations commit- ti'u lm every tnonnn of ascertaining what these amounts should be , the senate enjoy' ln < no advantage fn this respect. Tour lilll- : ) have panned the present house , and It li stated that the aggregate amount they ap propriate Is J25.000.UOO less than the present law mid $23,000 000 less than the estimates Kent to congress. Those estimates were kept down ns close ns possible and the secre tary of the tren ury ban urged the necessity of appropriating up to them , but without effect upon the house If the senate should pursue the course proposed by the chairman of tin , ' appropriations committee of that body , and the ratio of reductions to fir made by the house should continue , It Is said that the secretary of the treasuri will find himself fully $ r.0,000.000 behind his estimates. The effect of this would bo to seriously cripple the public service * and Impair Its efficiency. 'The motive of the house ikmocrntH In this matter Is , of course , to make party capital vv Ith the people on the score of economy In running the government , but they ought to understand that no such object can bo at tained at the cost of an Impaired public son- Ice The conditions certainly demand a wise prudence mid n Judicious economy In the expenditures of the government. Such a policy will be approved by men of all paitlcs. Hut the American people do not nsk a Kjstem of economy that will cause the deterioration of the public service or reduce the einclency of nnj branch of it. dAiinr.r.n It Is In accord with the eternal fitness of things ns It Is with the policy of Its chief wrecker for the Omaha Take factory to per sistently garble the testimony taken In the Ucnnctt libel -mlt. Tor Instance , the Pake Mill makes Honnctt testify that ho never had any Ill-will toward the editor of The Dee until after the publication of his open letter to the voters of Douglas county , which ap peared the day before the election. As a mitter of fact Dennett testified that he had entertained Ill-feeling toward the editor over since ho knew him , and when asked whether ho had this feeling when The Dee supported him for election In 1891 he answered In the affirmative. Wo Interject hero a verbatim report of .Mr. Bennett's testimony on this point , which will scarcely bo gainsaid * Cross-examination by Mr. Slmeral. Q. You didn't have very kindly feelings toward Mr. Hosewater , did jou ? A. I couldn't have , very well Q Well , did you have ? A. No , sir. Q Have you "vcr had9 A. No , sir. Q You have always had very hard feol- IngJi against him , haven't jou ? A. No , not so very Q. When did jou commence having hard feelings against him1' A. Ever since I have had anything to do with politics Q. When did that begin ? A. I guess about 1880. 1880.Q Q And ever since then you have had per- sonil ill-will toward Mr. Ilosewater ? A. No not personal Ill-wlIiT but I didn't like his style CJ In what respect' A. Well , ho wanted to be Rosewater , and anybody else didn't want to bo anybody. Q Ho supported joif , didn't he ? A. I guess he did. Q And you didn't find any fault with that ? A. No. Q When you were asking for his support ? A. I didn't nsk him for his support. Q. Didn't you go up and ask him for his support ? A. No , sir. Q Ilo volunteered It , did ho ? A. Yes , Mr. Mr.Q Q Did that show any 111 will on his part ? A. Ilo claimed not to know mo before that. Q. Yon didn't know him very well before that , did you ? Did you have a speaking ac quaintance with him' A. I had spoke to him years ago ; I guess he had forgot me. Q. So you. could not say that jou were ac quainted with him ? A. No , sir. Q And ho could not say ho was ac quainted with jou' A. No , sir. Q. You were virtually strangers ? A. Yes , sir. The above literal quotation Is given simply to emphasize the fact that from day to day that sheet has purposely perverted the testi mony adduced at the trial. A prominent citizen who asked ono of the men presumed to run the mill why they gave unfavorable coloring to their reports , received this reply : "We have got to do It ; wo have to help down Hosevvater. " _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ A ii'.isrw or TIMK. The consideration of the tariff bill by thn full finance committee of the senate will undoubtedly bo a mere waste of time. It Is a wholly perfunctory proceeding , because the democratic majority will make no concession , or at any rate none of any value , to the republicans of the committee. The latter endeavored nt the outset to get hearings for several Interests which had sent representa tives to Washington , but n resolution to bet apart five days to hear worklngmen , farmers , manufacturers and others Interested In the tariff was defeated by a strict party vote The democrats had before decided that , they did not doslro any Information or sugges tions from the people most concerned In this Important mliter and they do not Intend to recede from this decision. Those who con stitute the majority of the finance committee appear to bo very well satisfied with the work of revision as It has been done by the subcommittee of senators from Texas , Arkansas and Missouri and are disposed to let It stand Hence , every Item so far con sidered has been left unchanged , and It Is pretty safe to predict that this will bo the case to the end of ho measure , though it Is possible that a few unimportant changes may bo made on republican sugges tion. At the rate of progress so far made It would require n full month or longer to got through the bill , but that much time for Its consideration In committee will hardly bo allowed , since the republicans have announced their determination to de bate the measure to the fullest extent when It gets before the senate. The democrats of the finance committee can dictate the time that shall bo occupied with the consideration of the bill In the com mittee , but once It Is before the senate the republicans may take what tlmo they please In Its discussion. The republicans of the IInance committee have an unquestionable right to ask to bo allowed to go through the bill paragraph by paragraph and Item bj Item , but In view of the certainty that they will not bo able to obtain any changes of substantial value , It Is at least n debatable question whether It Is vvlso to waste tlmo In thla way. If to do so would tend to defeat the measure and there are nome who re gard Its defeat us quite possible by reason of the opposition to it of certain democratic senators the republicans would fall In their duty to the country If they did not Insist upon their right , but It Is not apparent that it would bo helpful In thla direction. It can anly effect delay , which may or may not bo iloslrublo , depending upon how many demo crats there are who will not support the men tire In Its present firm If Ihoro Is r nifllcicnt mnnbcEfof these united with the re publicans to K { & ( it the sooner a vote li reaciud the bctlM. Some disclosures on tlili IMjInt nro to boWxpected toon. It has lieei announced that Semtor Hill Is carefully pre paring a tariff rprrch which will state hit position , and tlfihfindor.standlnK Is that II will nnl ! 0iil7e S'w ' Inrlff bill as agreed on by the democrat * wt the finance committee and take strongjSiSmicl for a revenue ineas- tire that shall rFcifciil'-p the difference be tween the vvnRc HJAmOTlcan and Europan labor. Senator f ( faints given ample mani festation of his J Untlefnctlon with the Wil son bill ns It cnincjffiom iho house and as It has been rovlxnd by the senate , and ho has also shown an earnest desire to secure for hie constituent ! affected by the tariff nn oppor tunity to present their views to the senate finance conmltteo regarding proposed changes. His feeling toward the bill was plainly shown In the reMlutlon which ho In troduced a week ngo Instructing the finance committee to itmeml the bill o ns to prov Ide for sufficient revenue by tariff on foreign Im ports. Ills colleague from Now York Is In full Bjmpnthy with his position , but ho\\ many other democratic senators , If nny , nro so Is nt present only a mntter of conjecture. The fnct Is to bo recognized , however , that Senntor Hill evrts an Influence not to be dcsplkcd , nnd he takes no step without care fully calculating the consequences The nssuranc1 from present Indications Is that tl o tariff battle In the senate will bo one of the most prolonged In the hlstoiy of contests over this Issue , nml after It Is over. If It Bhnll not result In the defeat of the tariff bill , there will bo another sharp fight In the house , some of the democrats In the latter body having nlready declared they Will not accept nnny of the senntc amendments. In the meantime the biulncss of the country will continue to suffer from the uncertainty regarding the outcome The revenue ! ) In fees of the Omaha cus toms ofT.co Is nbout $ S,000 a jear. Out of this bum Is pall the silarlcs of the sur- vejor , his deputies and clerks. The sur- vevor's sil-try Is limited to ? 3,000 a jear. If there be any oxc"-s after pajlng the b.ilarles of the office the amount must be tinned Into the United States trcasuij- . The receipts of the olllce the past jear have en abled the survevor to draw the maximum salarjor nearly so The Wilson bill , how ever , If It shall bccomo a law and be put In force , ns ut present contemplated , will reduce the revenues of the office from 30 to GO per cent , In which event the office will not be regarded as a very desirable ono In point of remuneration. The survejor Is now disbursing agent of government build ing funds. It Is thought that the postofflco building will bo completed within the next thrco years There will bo at least ? COO- 000 disbursed on this work during that time , possibly nt the ratp of ? 200,000 a jear. The surveyor Is allowed 2 per cent commission for handling the government's money , which may net the survojor something like $1,000 n jear during the next three years. If the office Is to run hereafter as heretofore , In respect to the number of clerks , the surveyor will realize n very com fortable Income and not be greatly over worked. Dr. Mllr knows n good thing when ho sees it. According to the * forecast of the Indian appropriation bill \ured In the press report from AVashlngton , ono plan for curtailing the expenses of the department , suggested by the'committee which has had the bill In charge. Is through a general consolidation of the warehouses and supply depots for In dian rations and supplies. Dut while the plant at Now York Is to bo abolished , Chicago Is to become the main and only depot for supplies We suppose that this puts an end to Omaha's candidacy for n branch station , at least for the present. The movement toward the west , however , Is well under wajTho jump from New York to Chicago leaves room for hope for a still further westward jump from Chicago to Omaha. The Indian supply depot must be brought as near the points of direct dis tribution as possible. Omaha's advantages" of situation and of access to the great markets from which these supplies are drawn are recognized as real. Should the business of the department require expan sion Omaha will be able to press her claims for the establishment of a branch depot at this point. The decision of the German government to order the coinage of a considerable additional amount of silver money to bring the circula tion up to the legal limit will only whet the appetite of the silver men Instead of satls- fjlng them. The demand for a few million marks of sliver will not cut a perceptible figure on the silver markets of the world. A Dnsh of Conlcnipt. Courier-Journal. Should the United Slates senate become much moru unpopulai the people of this country won't care n dnsli what happens so It hnppena to the hcnnte. - o A Ithetcil Chilli. dlobe-Domotiat. There will be no doubtful fnctors this vear to complicate election calculations. The republicans nre hure to cmrv every Northern htate , nnd the only question Is that of the size of the majorities. It IK NoHopeless. . Lincoln Courier Ilio people who vveio going to start n dally papei at Omaha have- evidently wisely decided to let some one else do It. Next to tunning un Ice cieam counter In Spltz- bcigen , there Is nothing more hopeless than establishing a dnlly paper In Omaha. Ilnnlcerliig for Votorloty. Detroit free Press The attack whlcli'Oencinl ' Frederick Krof- filer of Imlluiiiuiolla is making upon the war record of General Grcshnm might cnny gientei v.elcht If the world had more spe cific knowledge ns.U > the Identity of this Hooslot wnirlor nnd ns to lust what 7 ur- tleular bittlcs hu'on during the recent unpleasantness , Th lltiRlncM Sllmitluii. L'nllcil frillies Investor The present hopeful feeling In trade cir cles Is tu.secl upon \i \ number of factH In thi ! llrst place , pilcH-H hnvo fallen to u point bejond which they will bo hnidly likely to KO In any contliiKeucj Iliivlni ; , therefoio , nothing moro to real on tliln store , manu facturers nml miirchnntH will bo likclv to see their vvnv clan' to brunch out moru widely Agnln , stucjki of staple commodi ties btivo been reitiieed to n uivv pmnr , nml the lestoiklng wlitim must of nei-'fsitv fol low IB expected to initial t n bettoi tone' to gent-nil business Hi * fnct , In nlioilv U gin ning , to do .HOl'he early uppiouh of HprliiK has ulso hmliu good deal to do with stalling up business. / / ; in t\n Ttu.itr t , uln'iuin at-UpKincn nro rewrdfil ns mis- tcrs of the sugarcane movement Mr Stond exhibited commendable diaoro- tlon in leaving the country before Issuing hla Chicago book. "Olvo the Indian a show , " exclaims mi eastern publication What's the matter with the Wild West. i The office seeker with n petition im\y now , be regarded nn a conscious victim ff n It- placed confidence | Governor levelling of Kansas Is hunting i for new Ideas In Iowa The novelty has worn off the Kinsan nrtlc'e' . I The assertion of the beardless thnt Mile i whlskero nn reared to nmsk abnormal cheek Is prompted evidently by envy. The proposition to tnx cats in Chicago Is e'vldoneeof the poetic tendencies of the town. An appeal to the mows , as It were. Tom Ochlltren dennnds sitlsfactlon fiom n New York attorney on the Hold of honor As both possess halr-\trlggcr mouths , the shooting cm bsgln without the formalities of the code. The Denver News halls William Jennings Hrj-an as "tho representative In ci uros1 ? a the poplulsts of the First Nebraska district. This will bo Interesting to democrats of tli Castor stripe. Hvangcllst Moodj'M health Is such that hoI I- obliged to cancel his proposed visit to London this year. Brother Moody recently Invnded Wnshlngton without weighing th" prodigious character of his tnsk. When General 0 O Howard tetlrcs It the fall ho will It Is undeistood , go to live nt Hurllngton. Vt , where his son , Captilt Guy Howard , Is engaged In building Kor IJthan Allen , n future cavalry post. A Texas court veiy properly dlnml'sed i complaint charging a till-.en with hulnt , fired four shots , "with Intnnt to kill " The quoted words were the tavlng chuso Tcxans never lire more than one .hot whei their Intentions are serious. Hobert 13 L < o son of the confederate general , though nomlmillj a citizen of Itoan oho , Vu , where ho Ins lived In the historic Washington and Icc mansion. Is In uuslnc * nnd Is practle.illy a lesldent of Washington Miss Juliette Carter , who became his wife on Thursdaj , Is n distant cousin of his There Is a very profound phjxlcil change In tlio appearance of Warner Miller of late- He Ins little coloi and the former nlr o ulertncs3 nml vlgoi which chnmeteibed bin has given place to n hoavj and depressei manner and n carriage thnt Indicates a lack of health. It Is said that the Nlcaragtu matter , of whleh ho his made light com ments on one or two occiHions In public , Is the caiue of moat of his melancholj. .v nitjncifr. . Ualtlmore American' In the attempt to please all the bill will probably please none New Yolk Tiibuno As It stands , the bill docs not appear bj any means certain tc ralso revenue enough for the needs of the Government even with the Income tax which Is retained Philadelphia Inquirer Ono thing Is cer tain It Is not a protection measure neither Is It a revenue bill It means de struction not onlj to many an Industry , butte to the revenues. Such a hjbrld measure ought to bo beaten Now York Recorder What state wants this bill' Now York ? No' Pennsylvania' No ! Ohio' No' Alabama' No' ' Maryland' Noi Louisiana ? No' Massachusetts' No' ' New Jersej' No ! Wo might call the roll of nearly all the states , and thundering "noes" will come from every ono of the four and forty great commonwealths that go to make up this union. Philadelphia Times ; Taken as a whole. It Is a very satisfactory- , mid the business interests of the county imperatively demand that the settlement of the tariff shall not bo needlessly delayed for n single day. Too much tlmo has been lost nlready , nnd the majority of the finance committee have now the plain duty to press the bill to a prompt report and Immediate action. New York Times. Now that the bill Is before fore the finance committee , no effort should bo bpared to press Its passage with the greatest possible energy. Discussion there must be and should be. If for no other rea- s > on than thoroughly to expose the nature and effect of the privileges granted to rich and powerful Interests by the changes from the house bill nut this need not take any great amount of time , and there is no rea son why the bill , If properly pushed , bhould not go to the president by the 1st of Maj- . New York Herald : It Is because the bill now made public Is calculated to work de lay In the senate and arouse inlbchlovous opposition in the house that Its presenta tion Is a party blunder and a Tllbappolnt- ment to the country. If the democratic majority In the senate wore equal to the occasion they would waste no tlmo over It , but take up the Wilson bill , cut off Its ob noxious rider , and pass the measure , with such few Judicious changes as would receive the prompt concurrence of the house. Hut this may bo too much to expect in a body where efficient party leadership has been conspicuously lacking. A7ji/MMCl .lA' The Johnson county fair will be held October 3 , 4 and 5. . There are only two vacant houses In Su perior and ono of those Is engaged. Mr. and Mrs John Yoarnshaw of Carleton celebrated their golden wedding last week. The Central Nebraska bummer school will bo held at Broken Dow from Juno IS to July 27. Ijlght horses and sixteen hogs perished in the Ilio that destroyed Carraway Bros' barn near Curtlb. John L. Davis , a leading business man of Stolln , ( 'led at the homo of his father after a short Illness. The York boap factory Is about ready to commence operations and will put a man on the road shoi'tly. J. C. Orr has resigned as principal of the schools at Alexandria and has been suc ceeded by Prof , Wolford. The docket of the coming term of the dis trict court for Hurt county Is the largest In the history of the county. The annual meeting of the Nebraska City presbytery of the Presbyterian church will bo held at Auburn , April " . Pawnee City had two fires In two days , re sulting In the destruction of the City laundry and the Burlington coal chute and eight cats. John Barsby of Fairmont , accompanied by his wife and son , will sail for Glasgow April 2G. Ho will make a four months' tour of I3uropo. Ono of the nominees for mayor of Superior was found to bo Ineligible for the office be cause ho had not lived In the city a sufficient length of tlmo J. C. Parish , ono of the pioneer home- hteadcn * of Pawnee county , died at the hemp of his daughter In Table Hock , In his 71th jear. Ho was burled on the homestead ho took up from the government twenty-bovcn years ngo H C Hockcnbergcr , who lias been found short In his accounts ns treasurer of the Grand Island school board , has gonn to Cali fornia , nnd there Is considerable talk that ho may not como back As ho bought a re- tuin ticket , Ills friends nro confident that ho will show up when the time arrives. Mitkit Short Work ( if It. Cincinnati Commercial If the tariff hill , ns foiinulnted In tlm house under tlm tltlo of thu Wilson bill , and nfi amended In tlio Honnto umlei vvliat title wo do not know , IH to become n luw , the pooner the bettor There should be no prolonged discussion In the Hennte nbout It If the worst IB to como let It eomo at once ra I fiS All others contain alum or ammonia. HAY SPARE THE POOR HAN Effort * Being Mtttlo to Exempt Building nml Lonn Stock from Income Taxes. TO CORRECT A COMMITTEE BLUNDER 4 Voorlieos surprlsi'il nt tlm Olninio .Millie III ( ho Hill 1 ( < public mi .M.'inlirM lUpett tn ( lit tlm .Mutter Adjusted ut Oilglnnllj Putin ! . WASHINGTONnUURAU OFTItn UHR , fill roiirte'onlh Street. WASHINGTON , Mnrch I. ) . When Chalmiin Voorhoes' attention was called to the fuel tliat-his finance committee had slrlclte-n out of the Inrlff bill the reft Ion exempting ! nilMlii mi I loan nssoclnttons from thti payment of Income tnx , he ex pressed a great Hurnrlno , and inld that ho had not notlcpd that action of the committee. A democratic1 member of the finance com mittee said to The Bee man todnv that Ohalrm.an Voorhees would doubtless express surprise at nny other specific action of his committee , ns the senator hftl ; .loer taken nny p.att In the work In revising the tnrlff bill nnd ktmw no more nbout the tnrlff ipiestlon thin ho did about the Interior of Siberian prisons. Heprescntatlvoitdvvcll ( , the republican candidate for major at Clnclniiitl , who has been heie n conplo of dajs working to have the exemption of building mid loin associa tions from tlio pajment of Income taxes restored In the bill , told The Bee corienpond- ont todnv thnt ho was confident of HIICC.ss , thnt nil the lepublleins of the Ilmtnco com mittee had nssureit him thoj would work nnd votu for ( he rtstoratlon , and thnt nt least two democratic members of the committee had promised him to vote for n motion to restore the exemption , so that the laboring men and mechanics nnd the working women , who me saving their earnings In these asso ciations , or vho hnvo borrowed money with which to buy them little homos , may not hnvo to piy J per rent oxlia upon tholi loans or ntnnd n cut of 2 per cent In the In terest upon their lainlngs POPULISTS SflKL RNIOMATICAlj Semtor Stewart of Nevada , the free all vorlto nnd populist , formeily a lepubllc.an , stated today that In eonsideiatlon of a promise thnt the president would either sign the blhcr seigniorage bill or permit It to bccomo law without his Mgnaturo ho In tended to vote , for the Wilson tariff bill ' 1 ho refusal of Semtor Allen of Nebreskn , who Is the lendci of populists , to lommlt himself upon the \VlKon bill an amended by the senate finance committee aroused suspicions , mid upon Inquiry nnd Investigation of repub lic in henators they have concluded that he nnd Kjle of South Dakota and Peffe-r and Martin of Kansas populists , intend to vote for the Wilson tariff bill upon Its final pas , sage , principal ! } because It provides Income taxes and Is a long step In the direction of free trade Without the support of popu lists the final defeat of the tariff bill Is next to an Imposslbllltj 13\cn with their sup port three demociatlc votes in the senate will bo necesbirj to defeat the measure , and that makes the chances for defeat verj remote. INDIAN CLAIMS GO OVHIl Chairman Lindsay of tenato committee on Indian dcpreditlon claims said today that there would bo no appropriation made at this bcbsion of congress to Mtisfj the Judg ments obtained In the court of claims ) for Indian depredations Ho said the low con dition of the treasury and the sentiment against making any moro appronrl itlons than were necessary to carry on the affairs of the government , suggested the deferring of appropriations to meet these Judgments until the Kobslon beginning next December , when the new tariff would bo in operation and the revenues of government larger than at present The Indian depredation Judg ments certified to congress for appropria tion aggregate only about $ .200 003 As many of claimants have expended hard cash In securing this judgment , there Is a feeling among the minority that It Ib a greit In justice to postpone action MANDnilSOX OPRNS A TAIIl. Senator Manderson attended the opening at the fair and bazaai of the O.d Guard nt the Washington Light Infantry annory last night and made a speech in which he said "I was wondering If the bugle calls wo have Just htard means anything to the jounger generation of the daj Probably to It there was nothing thrilling , the past w.a not re called ; but to us how much does each ono mean' When reveille sounded I fancied I could see my old comrades here nibbing their eyes , as though awakening In the brlsK morning air. At sick call , I Imagined I could See the faces that I used to make after swallowing mj quinine , and at as sembly , I thought 1 heard again that hharp 'fall In boys ' I am glad the manager of thla fulr started with reveille , and I hope when tnps Is sounded at the end of two weeks It will bo upon the grandest success that has ever taken place here. "I was thinking today what anniversary It marked , and I lemembcred thnt on March 12. 18CI , General U. S Giant went to take I the command of the nrmlcs of the United States This Is , Indeed , n most nusplcious anniversary for opening yotit fair It means good luck. "I like the name of Old Guard It iccalls the Old Guard at Waterloo under Napoleon. I see before mo men who beived undei Shei- lilnn Mindo , Logan , Sherman , no ocrnnfl nml Tliuinns but I must r < asp I now declare this fair opm Now opi n up your uunimlgn , nnd may vlitorj be jotirn " Senator Mimlerson Ims received n loiter from Minister Hint is nt Parln Anting In rr- spoiido ( o his re < | iiMt of wmie tlmo ago for plnsler cnsts for the Western Art nisoilntlon of Omaha , thnt IIP cnlled upon the mlnlxtcia of finp nrt nnd nuked tlmt they be fnriiUh. tl nnd lie think * HIP WeMorn Art nxRociutiiiii I will linve mi reason lo complain HB ti ) Ills clfioleupy APPKOPIUATIO.V I-'OIt SAtUNR P\SS. Ueprosontatlvca Halner , Mereei , Mollclo- John , Kein nml MeKelRlmn nnd Itoproitontn- llves Gonr. linger and I.neey of Iowa. Pick lor of South Dakota Curtis nnd Simpson of Kalians and Raw linn of Udtli appealed ( odnv liofuro the committee on rivers nnd harboix on bi'lmlf of nn Inorpniod nppioprlathm fin Sitblnc PIIM ImrhoMii Texas. HepresentatUo Mnlnpi mndo the pniulpnl iipe'oeli urging tlu > npeodj completion of the work on behalf of northwestern arHoiilturnl interests , and wns followed bj terrj Simpson of Kmimisnm ! Dt-l egato Huwllns of Utah It was at itod that the entire work ooiild bo finished and n depth 'of thlrtv fool In n mncnnictnt harbor eould b obtained for n less mini than had boon npont olsowhtro In beeurlng half that depth. I'lK'ircs ' were produpod Nlumuig Hint a saving of I eent n bushel In freight on the exportable eiops of Nobrankn Iowa nnd Kansas would finish the work \ ergr < al IntuiiMt vvns shown l > > ( lie commlu . wh > agreed lo Inert use the appropriation l > \ at least $50OOU ovoi what had bion lm ii < t d IN' A GRN'mt vL \ \ \Y At the ollleo of the comptroller of ntrrn v today the reports of nine nilloml banks of Omaha showing their o uidltlon on IMiriurv 2 < , ISliI , were sjnopHlslzed The bank li t I nn nvtrigo resolve' of IJ.OI per evil on liuil their loans nnd discounts nggr.'gatod JMII Gil , overdrafts. $ SSKri * > . duo fiom bunks n 1 ngentH , JJ.OI..iai , cash Items and pxihmi. ? MI ) ! SI , specie , Jl.l.lB.Ot.l ; legal ten I. i $77i ; % , total resources , , < 192 lfiJJ , lapi'nl , $ lir.P)00 ( ) , surplus $ I"7r.OO ; undivided profits , $ lls.79 ! , circulation , J701 w. iluo banks $ - > . ,2Hr > 7. Indlvidilil deposits $ s OS7 - 7)7 ! The average reserve of four national banks of Dos Molnos was .1171 " * " Pitents we re ginnied Inventors todaj ns follows Nebraska -George M Hull ns- slKiioi of one-hilf lo r M Hull , Keariiiv , rotnry engine , Nordlll N Vroman \ \ inslili > wind wheel lovvn I'rnnU f Almoni " slgnor of one hnlf to W II Steuns sibl-v grain cvenoi for self binding hniMhtii- , Thomas C , Duller , assignor of one-half to \ Oir , Mjstlo nut leek , Joseph I' Tiv , Weaver vehicle running gem , Thomas I * Martin Priest loj and L D Plerson Majili ton , rotarv engine , LevIs II Meetor nnd \ \ I ) . McClmo , Havvunion plow shovel John MT Shiiek and P. R. Martin , Dos MolnoH bilck kiln , William Smith. Mjhtle take 11,1 fet ropes , George 'lliajer , Ottumwa ionl drill R. W. Jnnoi of Cedar Baplds , la , Is nt the Biggs ( i 11 Stephen of Dmllngton h nt the Randall. Mavis Tujlor , foimorly elitor of tin llur n Ito of Huron , S I ) , Is hoio. He would 1 lie to be public pi Inter , Representative Sweet h.aH Introduced a bill appropiluting $ l7'l ! to pay the hal.imt if expenses for holding the constitutional eon- vontlan of Idaho In ISOd ISOdPRHHY PRHHY S IIRATII Truth' About the onlv thing thnt veil x- tois bccin to be able to puss Is the1 wink Plain Dt.iloi "Aftei nil , fieo SUKUI'H a bore1' ' " us the funnel said ns he tapped the- maple. D illni News : Bo nding house coffee Is omolliiKS like the timlltjof moioj H Is not stilined Cliie'ngo llocord. Noddors Wlmt'H a I n V mot' Slowltr Something jou nlwnjs think " " of aftei It's too Into to Haj II , Jioston TiniiMoilpt "It Is us otisy to wilte shoithand , " Togg savf , "ni It Is to inn Into debt In eltlici case It Is the noteu tlmt bothei u lullovv. " Lowell Courier- The mutter Is now dropped , bald the. sheilff ns he spuing the tup " " AN OPPORTUNITY. Tlillll Young ladles , when ; , u cli meed to weep If nil the little tenrs . Should tin n to pom Is , now would jou keep Them nil , my piottv deais' ' Oi would vou give them to the man You pioniNcd to obov fIn I\n If jou would , ill of jou call Wed mo , and vuop nil tiny. / / / : > 3in : 110011111:1.1 , in.i < i. SoimiMllo Journal If vou eould only always know , When thedooi bell rlligu , , Tu t who It Is who stands below , Making tlio door bell jingle HO. Quite fmiuently jou wouldn't go , When the dooi bell lings. It Isn't sure to bo a friend , When the dooi bell rings ; It may bo "Uniluellaa to mend ? " Oi home ono with line shoes to vend , Whose flow of luiiRimKC has no end , When the door bell rings. [ t'B always ut your busiest time , When the door bell rliiKH : Your hands , may be , me lilnck with grime ; In such a ciso your language' I'm gillie sure I'd ncvei put In ilijmc , When the dooi bell ilnga - - * [ Jut to the dooi jou nlwiijs go , When the door bell lings fou HOC , jou'ie cut lout to know hist who Is on tlio poitleo , \nd so the' oiltsldeis get n nbow , When the door boll rings. Tlio larcost mnUeru ami millorj ot lluu clothes on eat tli , ' worth h-ipr. Your iiinnoy'B or your inonoy Out in a New Suit- Another spring time has come at least so nearly _ _ - -.a. = . come that we are enl - : - j - -l - abletl to announce the arrival of our new . , Spring Suits for men's and boys' wear. All the newoot ideas in the lh 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 been in for some time and are gems of style and beauty. " All colors , all prices. BROWNING , KING & CO. , ihf c ncmif you send i i : \\i nnd lJ . ami ' } RrllUwoilfuirnioro I " "