TUB OMAHA DAILY BEE : TUFSDAY , MA11CH 20. 1891 ,
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Kworn to before inn nnd HUbHorlbcd In my
presence thH 3d day of March. ISM.
N. I' . l'iit. . Notary I'ubllc.
Omaha must cither forgo ahead or go
backwards. In our progressive ago a city
cannot Bland atlll.
If the national treasury had to wall on
the fncllltlcn of the mints for Its revenues
It would bo running up a deficit every day
In the year.
Hoodlcrlsm In the council must bo re
pressed and the mon who have been tam
pering with councilman had better stand
from under.
Tobo Castor's Influence works on at
Washington , even after his departure. What
will Tobo do to occupy his tlmo after all
the plums shall have been distributed ?
"What the people of Omaha want , " said
Virtuous O. Strlcklor , "Is purity In politics. "
Nothing but the young man's Innate mod
esty doubtless prevented him from adding
"and less demagogy. "
Progress with the tarltt bill In the senate
lags from the lack of Inspiration from Con
gressman Bryan's presence. Walt till
Bryan takes a hand anew and watch things
hum. The house , the senate and the whole
government waits on Bryan.
The Thomson-Houston company under Mr.
Wiley has been a loan agency for the es
pecial accommodation of councilman who
are hard up and conscientiously dlsllko to
pay Interest nnd do not expect to pay the
principal If they can make themselves use
ful.
* _ Tho' secretary of the navy is reported to
bo very much annoyed over the Introduction
of the Mclklejohn resolution demanding an
Investigation of the Carnoglo contracts. If
the facts as hinted at In the preamble to
the resolution nro true there Is room for a
searching Investigation.
All that is necessary to organize a now
Tammany hall In California is to socura the
recruits. The olllcers and leaders of the
original Tammany are already on the
ground. Now York would not shed many
tears If they decided to take up their per
manent residence on the other side of the
continent.
Members of the United States senate who
have had their plumes singed on the stock
exchange In Wall street might recoup their
fortunes by a venture in Columbian postage
stamp speculation. They ought to order an
additional Issue of these stamps for distri
bution among themselves and then hold
them for a rise. At prevailing prices they
would soon bo rich.
Reports of the mercantile agencies only
conflrm what every merchant knows as re
gards his own business , that local trade ,
both wholesale ) and retail , showed a marked
Improvement during the past week. But It
Is always encouraging to bo told that the
revival extends to all the different kinds of
business In the community. The prosperity
of ono depends upon the prosperity of all.
All things coino to him who waits. The
removal of the western headquarters of the
United States secret service to Omaha Is
only another Instance of the growing power
of this metropolis. The reasons which
moved the government to make this transfer
will eventually bring about the location of
the Indian supply depot hero. The fact Is ,
Omaha is In It and proposes to stay in It.
The small bore editors at the state capital
can lend their columns to potty gossip about
tlio alleged boorlshness of the deputy labor
commissioner , who by the way Is always
a gentleman , but they have nothing
but commendation and pleadings In ex
tenuation of the conduct of higher
otllclals who have violated their of
ficial oaths and disgraced the stato.
The labor commissioner needs no defense ,
but the men who are camping on his trail
uro In dcaporato noeil of it.
The reports which wo have been printing
from day to day of the contemplated public
and private Improvements ) In the various
towns and cities throughout the state are
gratifying Indications of rapid recovery
from the recent depression. Faith In the
future Is at the bottom of every enterprise
that calls for any considerable permanent
investment. The general activity in all
parts of Nebraska will In Itself Inspire con
fidence In outside capitalists and encourage
investments In Nebraska enterprises.
K the representatives of the Union Pa
cific employes , now in conference , contend
that the contracts made by and between
them and the Union Pacific must bo hold
Inviolate by the receivers of the road , are
they not wasting tlmo in discussing the
question of wage reductions at this tlmo ?
Are they not getting at the case backwards ?
Once the federal court has decided the point
as to whether the old wage contracts are
now binding'tho fight of the men Is won.
Should the court decree otherwise , however ,
It would then bo in order for the employes ,
through their representatives here , to show
to the arbiters or the receivers that their
wages should not bo reduced. It would
Boom to a man up a tree that the train
men have hitched the locomotive on to too
wrong end of the train. . . .
AX mniri.iTtox sr/M7v ;
The bill Introduce ! In the t'nllcd States
senate by Senator Allen , t ) pro\ido for an
Irrigation survey of the great plains end
scml-nrli ) land * of the United Ltatiti , oug'.it
to pasr. The tnonsiire provide * that from and
after Us pae nga It shall be the duty of t > io
secretary uf the Interior to cause an Irriga
tion survey to bo made of tlio great plain *
nnd aaml-arld lands of Die United Stated
which are mnJe nonproductive by reason of
too small an amount of rainfall , under such
rules and regulations as J\o \ may prescribe.
It also provides that accurate field notes of
such survey , map * and other data shall be
made and preserved , nnd when the survey Is
complete a detailed report of thu same In
writing , with accompanying data , shall bo
made to congress. FIve hundred thousand
dollars , or no much thereof as may bo nec
essary , Is appropriated by the act to carry
its purposes Into execution.
Such a survey as this measure contem
plates Is desirable and It Is remarkable that
It was not provided for long ago. A great
deal of public money has been expanded
on geological surveys In the region referred
to In 'Senator Allen's bill , the value of which
Is somewhat doubtful , but a careful survey
of the great plains and semi-arid lands ,
which will furnish an accurate' showing of
the topography of thcso lands and afford an
Intelligible Idea of the possibilities of Irriga
tion , Is yet wanting , Until this Is supplied
no trustworthy judgment can bo formed as
to how much of the vast arid nnd semi-arid
region can bo made productive by means of
Irrigation. It Is known that this territory
Is extensive enough for the seat of an
empire ami It Is not doubted that a great
part of It can bo reclaimed , but It Is mani
festly desirable to ascertain , as nearly as
possible , how much can bo made available
for agriculture , and In order to obtain this
knowledge there will have to bo such a sur
vey as the bill referred to contemplates.
Under proper direction the sum proposed to
be appropriated for this purpose ought to be
ampb , and congress ought to bo entirely
witling to secura the desired Information at
no greater cost than this. The duty of the
government to make the proposed survey is
of course unquestionable and there docs not
seem to bo any valid reason why the per
formance of this duty should bo longer post
poned , unless It bo the condition of the
treasury , but as the proposed survey would
probably extend over several years the ex
pense of It annually would not bo a serious
additional strain upon the treasury. Senator
Allen's bill Is In charge of the committee
on public lands , of which ho Is n member ,
and a favorable report on It Is to bo ex
pected.
Tim TituN Axn Tin : FALSK. .
The Bee has always been conducted on the
broad-gauge principle that Its columns are
open to all parties who take exception to
any comment It has made or statement It
may have published. In other words The
Bee Is always willing to give everybody an
opportunity to set himself right before the
public. If ho claims that he has been mis
quoted or misrepresented. In pursuing this
liberal policy The Bee does not necessarily
retract or crawfish. It does not even con
cede that It has misquoted or misrepresented ,
although In some Instances the corrections
show that It has been Imposed upon by
somebody.
For Instance , wo have recently given two
columns to an insurance agent , who asserts
that The Bee's views as to the valued policy
law ore unsound. The fact that wo have
published this article can by no means be
construed into an admission that wo are
wrong and the companies are right. Wo
take It that the intelligent public will dis
count the fact that an agent is more inter
ested In tlio Insurance companies than ho
is in the policy holders.
Another case In point Is the correction
which the surveyor of this port has
seen fit to make concerning the In
come of his office. This official de
clares that The Bco has overrated the
Income , when in fact our estimate was
based on treasury department reports. As
a matter of courtesy wo have given the
gentleman the privilege of his own ver
sion , but that docs not disprove the figures
wo have cited , with possibly the single ex
ception for the prospective commission In
handling the now federal building appro
priation.
A more striking Instance still is the card
of the county attorney , who assorted over
his name that certain court reports were
baseless fabrications. This card was given
publicity not only as a matter of cour
tesy , but also to show that The Bee had no
disposition to misrepresent cither the county
attorney or Judge. But Mr. Kalcy's ver
sion Is not the version of that case as given
by the court reporter and up to this time
wo have no Information that would In any
material way gainsay the facts published ,
although the comments of the reporter may
have been out of place.
The reliability of The Bee as a news
paper will stand favorable comparison with
that of any of the great dallies In the land.
No paper is Infallible , but there Is a dif
ference between a paper liberal enough to
keep its columns open to correction and
even criticism of Its own conduct and papers
that fabricate sensational stories and pur
posely color or suppress facts for personal
or partisan ends.
TIM JKFFKllSOX SQUAltK INJUNCTION.
Can Jefferson square bo converted Into a
market place or must It forovcr remain as
part of the park system , because the park
commission has expended n few thousand
dollars for sidewalks , music stand , shrub
bery and posies ? The charter says
that the mayor and council shall
have power to erect and establish mar
ket houses and market places anil they may
locate such market houses and market places
and public buildings on any street , alloy or
public grounds. Is Jefferson square public
ground or Is It exempted from the sweeping
provision of the charter concerning the use
of public grounds for market places and
public buildings ? .
This Is the pivotal point upon which the
test case , brought by Mr. Tukey of the park
commission , hinges. On this point and on
this point only the injunction suit should bo
discussed. The attempt to ring In the
validity of the proposed bond Issue for mar
ket places simply befogs the real question-
can Jefferson equaro bo used for any purpose
except as a park ? Is there any such thing
as perpetual use of any public grounds to
which tlio city has a clear tlUo for ono
purpose only ?
Now , inasmuch as the decision to bo ren
dered on this point Is liable to result In a
lone-drawn contest through the supreme
court that will retard for an Indefinite period
a public Improvement that the citizens of
Omaha have decreed by an overwhelming
majority , would It not bo desirable that the
case bo argued before three or moro of
our district Judges and their judgment ac
cepted as final ? We make this sugges
tion with no dlsrepect to Judge Ferguson ,
but merely with a view to a speedy settle
ment of a question In which the taxpayers ,
btiilncas men nnd wofhlngmen of Omaha
nro Interested.
nmahii Is badly In need of n market
hou.io nnd auditorium hall. This structure
should bo monumental and Impressive.
Such n building must occupy a whole square
with streets on all ldw and nccesslblo to
every part of the olty by street railway.
If wo are to divert half of the money voted
for a market house and auditorium for
the situ we shall only bo able to build n
moro shell that will require patching and
repairing every few years nnd would become
nn eveaoro In a short period Inntead of n-
superb pleco of architecture.
In planting Itself In thu way of this Im
provement the park commission has struck
a bny.at ! the growth nnd prosperity of
Omaha. For this , however , the council Is
as much to blame ns the commission. There
was no rational cxcuso fdr voting (300 out
of the city treasury to pay a lawyer to de
feat an Improvement which It had decided
to undertake. In any event , however , we
would urge that Judge. Ferguson bo Induced
to call upon two or moro judges of the
district court to join him In Ircarlng the
case argued and rendering the decision.
xo c'o.vt'/.s'.s/oxs raav CANADA.
The speech of the governor general of Can
ada at the opening of Parliament last week
Indicated that It Is not proposed to offer
any commercial concessions to the United
States. The governor general announced
that a measure will bo laid before Parlia
ment having for Its object the revision of
the duties of customs , with a view to meet
the changes which tlmo has effected in
business operations of all kinds throughout
the Dominion , but ho was careful to say that
It was not proposed to change the principles
on which existing enactments on this sub
ject are based. That Is to say , the tariff
policy which discriminates In favor of Eng
land nnd against ' . .10 ' United States Is to bs
maintained , the governor general pointing
out that a largo proportion of the Increase
of trade during last year was due to the ox-
tcnslon of commerce with Great Britain.
Thus It appears that while certain infiuencas
in this country nro at work endeavoring
to secure the admission of Canadian coal nnd
farm products free of duty the Canadian
government Is determined to adhere to Its
tariff , except , perhaps , ns It may be found
expedient to make changes In the Interest
of enlarging trade with Great Britain.
The obvious fact Is that the Canadian
government dees not Intend to grant any
reciprocal trade advantages to the United
States , nnd there Is really no good reason
why It should. If wo offer the Canadians
this great market without any considera
tion , as It Is proposed to do , they would be
foolish to make any concessions. They
have been for years seeking to make an ar
rangement with us that would open free to
their natural products the American market
and wo have told them that In order to
secure this most valuable privilege It/would
bo necessary for them to concede something
In the Interest of our manufactured products.
There was promise that In tlmo an arrange
ment of this kind could bo made , because
the farmers of Canada were vehemently de
manding It , but now that they are assured
of getting all they sought without giving
anything in return , they can bo depended
upon to make the most of their advantage.
The accession of the democratic party to
power was a good thing for Canada nnd
her statesmen and people have given abund
ant evidence that thpy appreciate It.
AXOTlliil OliJUCT LKSSON.
It Is well to note and remember the
record made In the United States senate on
the passage of the Bland seigniorage bill , so
that the responsibility for that legislation
shall bo placed where It belongs. This
record shows that the affirmative was made
up of thirty-two democrats , eight repub
licans and four populists , and the negative
of eleven democrats and twenty republicans.
It thus appears that the democratic sup
porters of the measure were In the pro
portion of nearly three to ono , while the
proportion of republicans who voted against
the measure was as two and one-half to
ono of the party. Thus the democrats
gave a party majority of 21 for the bill
to "coin a vacuum , " whllo the republicans
gave a party majority of 12 against this
vicious measure.
It may be Interesting In this connection
to recall the record made by the two par
ties In the senate at the extra session.
On the proposition for the free colnago of
sliver twenty-three democrats voted for free
colnago and twenty-two ngalnst It , whllo
the republican vote was ten for nnd twenty-
six against. Thus there was a clear ma
jority of the democrats for free colnago ,
whllo the republicans were against It nearly
three to one. On the final passage of the
bill terminating the purchase of silver ,
twenty-two democrats voted for the mpas-
uro nnd twenty-threo against it , whllo the
republicans gave twenty-six votes for re
peal nnd ten ngalnst. A majority of the
democrats in the senate were opposed to
stopping silver purchases by the govern
ment and the success of the bill was duo
to the consistent support of the repub
lican friends of a sound and stable cur
rency. Ono or two republicans who voted
for that policy caused some surprise by
giving their support to the seigniorage
bill , but the two parties stand practically
now where they have always stood regardIng -
Ing silver the republicans favoring its re
stricted use in the currency and the demo
crats as a party advocating Its unlimited
use. The whole history of-financial legis
lation during the last quarter of a century
shows that the democratic party has uni
formly gene on record ngalnst sound nnd
honest finance , whllo the republican party
has been as uniformly consistent In Insist
ing upon keeping faith and maintaining
the national credit. During all the years
of struggle against Inflationists and ropmlla-
.tora against the advocates of Irredeemable
greenbacks , the putting forth of fiat money ,
and the free and unlimited colnago of sil
ver the republican party has never wavered
In its devotion to a sound and stable cur
rency. Perhaps It made a mistake In passIng -
Ing the act of 1890 which made the govern
ment a purchaser of silver , but that was
done to head off worse legislation that was
threatened and really attested the concern
of the republicans for keeping the cur
rency on a. sound basis. There was an
exigency to bo mot and this was the moat
practicable way of meeting It. The fact
la undeniable that whenever the Issue lias
been clearly made ns between sound and
unsound llnanco there has been an over
whelming preponderance of republican votes
on the right side and of democratic votes
on the wrong side.
Being In control of congress the demo
cratic party has taken advantage of its op
portunity to again show the country that
It Is ready to debase the currency und Im
pair the national credit In order to satisfy
the demand for moro money , regardless of
tlio fact that the country has a larger reh-
tlve supply of currency nt this tlmo than
over before In its history and that there
Is n greater nnKfiMBot Idle and unproductive
money now tlmn ever before. Will Mr.
Cleveland go wtttShe majority of his party
In regard to this policy or will bo bo con-
nlslont with his pant coursennd put a
check to the Inflation tendency of his party ?
lie has the sclgnlorago bill In Ma hands
nnd the questioniy\ what ho will do with
It Is seriously 'aiketl In financial circles. If
he veto It , as he must do In order to avoid
noir-stultlllc.Ulon. . ( ho effect upon flnnnclal
confidence will bo most wholesome , because
It will reassure the country that the presi
dent Is still to bo depended on to prevent
legislation Inimical to a sound nnd stable
currency. Faith Is strong that Mr. Cleve
land will return the silver seigniorage bill
to the house with reasons for withholding
his signature , and should ho do this It would
bo the end of tho-measure , na there Is not
the slightest likelihood that a veto could beset
sot aside in the house , but In case It should
bo the scnata would certainly sustain a veto.
There Is still ground for hope , therefore ,
that the scheme for" "coining n vacuum"
will fall. In any event , however , It will
remain ns an object lesson of democratic
Indifference to the maintenance of a sound
currency and an unimpaired public credit.
Pollco Commissioner Strlcklcr takes oc
casion to bewail the fact that his efforts
nt bogus social reform are not backed up
by n general public sentiment In their favor.
Ho Is walling for the moral sensibilities of
the people to catch up with his advanced
Ideas upon the duty of the citizen to sco
that the laws are strictly enforced. Yet
In another breath he tells about n most
tcrriblo shock sustained by his nerves not
long ago when on passing n particular street
corner on a Sabbath morning ho saw a
saloon actually open ; Ho even saw men
Inside , but that did not aroiibe his curiosity
ns to whether or not they were violating
the liquor laws of the state. Ho turned
his face away for fear ho might become n
witness to the violation of those laws. It
Is fortunate that the general public senti
ment has not yut adopted Mr. Strlckler's
Idea of public duty. Mr. Strlcklcr Is a mem
ber of the police commission. Hither In
that capacity or In his capacity as citizen
ho had a right to make a complaint against
the saloon keeper who was violating the law.
lie might have Informed the policeman upon
the beat , and had the policeman neglected
to net he could have had him summoned
before the police commission nnd dismissed.
Did Mr. Strlcklcr do cither of these things ?
No , ho turned away his face In order not
to see . Mr. Strlckler Is waiting for the
morals of the community to rlso to the
plane of his praiseworthy actions.
The order transferring the Indian supply
depot from New York to Chicago Is nrous-
Ing no little opposition among the merchants
of the former city , who are busily circulat
ing petitions vigorously protesting ngalnst
the proposed change. They think that Chicago
cage Is altogether too far west for the
station and fear that'the government may
lose by removing the seat of competitive
proposals for furnishing the supplies so far
from the place of manufacture or Importa
tion. This merely allows that the Indian
supply depot is something worth having or
else the metropolis would not bo so reluctant
to letting It go. Had It gone so far west as
Omaha the noise would doubtless have been
doubled. But It also Indicates what wo
may expect from the people of Chicago when
the effort Is made la.ter to remove the
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station from Chicago to Omaha.
Dm Is ami His Clilokcii Team.
New York Sun.
There Is no reaHOti for laughing nt the
Nebraska ! ! who has trained twelve leghorn
chickens for a long-distance tramp from
Omaha to Sun Francisco. It Is a good thins
to do. The trainer may settle questions
that have always been in dispute : Is the
leghorn chicken long-winded ? Can any out-
of the breed hold out on a pedestrian match
of 1,000 miles ? Is the biped merely a
sprinter ? There Is no way of getting at all
the facts but by experiment , and Mr. Davis
of Omaha la the experimenter In the inter
est of science , nnd sport. Ho himself will
accompany the twelve leghorns from the
Missouri river across the plains , over the
mountains and on to the 1'aclflc. The bet-
tini : men will await the start with interest ,
keiip time durlns the peregrination anil
watch for dispatches from the telegraph
stations along the route. We commend Mr.
Davis for his pluck. Every man who
throws light upon a disputed question is a
benefactor.
The Irrigation Convention.
Denver Republican.
It is evident that the Irrigation question
Is one of growing Interest all over the
transmlssourl country. Especially has it
fastened Itself on the attention of the people
ple of western Kansas and Nebraska within
the last two or three years. Investigations
have shown a largo uiulertlow In all of thu
streams , nnd vast underlying sheets of
water which It Is proposed to utilize and
thus render an annual crop certain , In plnce
of the uncertain returns with which the
labors of the farmers In the Kreat region
between the Irrigated limit of Colorado and
the rain bolt of the Missouri valley have
been rewarded. The direction that these
lirlgatlon developments will assume Is Indi
cated by a remarkable enterprise at Great
Uend , Ivnn. , where it is proposed , to turn
the waters of two or three large creeks and
the overflow of the Atkansas Into what Is
known as the Cheyenne basin and thus cre
ate a lake of llfty square miles In. extent.
Not many such Inkes would be required tu
put u new face on the country between the
mountains and the Missouri and render. It
the richest and most productive In agricul
tural wealth of any section of the United
States. Enterprises of this kind will be fos
tered and promoted by the Interstate asso
ciation , whose coming session at Omaha
ought to be made u great success ,
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.lXA T/O.V.
Washington Stnr.
The sunshine's on the river" an. ' the fly Is
on the book ,
The bait Is In the basket , an * the minnow's
In the brook.
Things Is lazy ,
Sort o * hrfzy
' Like the misty mountain top ,
An' nowil wish
Thet Itcould fish
An' llsh ,
An' never stop ,
, ( |
Oh , weather , April weather , how ye put the
world In tune , . ,
Ye've wet tlio s&asnns all confused ycr
name Is surely 'June ,
An' Hm'ilicamln'
Of tliuiClenmln'
Where tlio mlll-v-iccl , ) illamon's drop
An' niutf 1 wish
Thet I'could llsh
An' fish
An' never stop. '
in I
Mankind wus mndc'fur labor. Hut , let me
tell ye , work ' & > "
Wht'ii nrlnKtlmc-Inottle.s o'er the land was
made fur me lei- shirk ,
An' I'.ll I frivol
An' 1'i.revel
Whilst I liarvcBV pleasure's crop ;
The llmJ'MI ' swlHh ,
I'll IKIi',1 an' fish ,
An' flslin
An' never stop. .
/ ; ixn
Taking Ihe reports at par , those Texas
hailstones'were Impressively rocky.
Take courage. Patricians ! No one dared
rcfuto the claim that St. Patrick "was n
gentleman. "
Governor Walto's masterly retreat Is an
exhibition of discretion worthy of our west
ern da Oatmt.
The lynching of a vile criminal In Penn
sylvania somewhat softens rellcctlons on the
lynching abilities of the south.
The vociferous malerlal afloat In that
section doubtless accounts for the revival
of the claim that Washington Is a literary
seen tor.
A Kansas sharp lias It down fine , The
sun will expire In 15,000,000 years. What
will become of the favorite son In the mean
time remains nn Impenetrable mystery.
Colonel Ingorsoll has gone on n brief lec
ture tour south of the Potomac for the first
tlmo In .his life , and there Is noino curiosity
to see how the southern people will tnko to
him , - -s
Richard Latter of London has a beard
ten feet In length , and Lcgrand Larow of
Missouri has ono over seven f ! ct long. The
Mlssourlan Is not troubled with senatorial
aspirations.
Although coached by a cowboy fiercely
spurred , Commander Coxey of the Common
weal army Is a genuine tenderfoot. Ho pro
poses to ride In chaises whllo the privates
walk , bejabnrs.
Judge Woods was called a liar by one
Olson a few days ago , during the proceed
ings In his court In South Dakota , and
promptly descended from Iho bench with a
cane , with which ho raised lumps all over
Olson's head. Justice may be blind or myopic
epic In South Dakota , but nho Is muscular.
Much feeling has been kicked up by the
annual "fast" proclamation of the governor
of Connecticut. Ho makes a prayerful ap
peal to have light conferred upon those
"who , groping In dnrkncss , are unable to
see the truth when presented to them. "
This IH regarded as a partisan reflection , nnd
Is being resented as such by democrats.
Four years ngo Stale Treasurer Heming
way of Mississippi was convlcled of em
bezzling several hundred Ihousand dollars of
slate funds nnd sent to Iho penllonllary.
It was proven at the trial that when his
term expired the vaults were empty and that
ho alone knew the combination. None of
the lost money could bo traced to the
treasurer. There had been no Increase In
his living expenses and no change In his
habits. Ho supplemented bis denial of the
charge by turning over to the stale every
dollar ho possessed lo make good the loss.
In splto of nil this ho was convicted and
sentenced by a friendly judge. Recently
conclusive evidence was discovered thai
Ihlcvcs had stolen Iho combinations of the
safes from the treasurer and made away
with Iho money. Efforls nro now being
made lo secure the pardon of Heming
way.
/j.s.s ir.i/f.
Globe-Democrat : Governor Walto of Colorado
rado finds moro ways of making an ass of
himself than any other public olllclal in this
country.
Philadelphia Times : As a warrior Walto is
oven a moro brilliant failure than as a civil
ruler. When ho gets through 'he can
count on an advantageous offer from any
dime museum In the country.
Denver News : A dark pall of awful gloom
has enshrouded great and beautiful Denver.
God grant that It Is nearly lifted and thai
before loclay's sun shall set It will bo swept
away by the sweet breezes of human reason
and brolherly love.
Kansas City Times : Governor Wnlto of
Colorado , who appears to desire the reputa-
llon of a perpetual fire-brand , fortunately
lacks the nerve to carry out his wild-horse
policies. Ho once threatened to ride In
blood to his charger's bits , but It proved
more Inviting and much safer to forego that
trip.
Chicago Tribune : It Is barely possible that
the members of the police board whom he
Is trying to oust ought to bo removed. It
may be they are making a vexatious and un
justifiable light to stay where Ihey are , but
lhat does not excuse Governor Wallo for Ihls
last mad acl. The. only excuse which can
bo made for him'is that he is menially Irre
sponsible.
Chicago Record : When the present dis
graceful contest has subsided the lesson It
will liavo for Colorado voters Is one teach
ing the prime necessity of. selecting candi
dates for high places with a view to their
personal responsibility and fitness. It
should also teach the monstrous folly of car
rying a comparatively Insignificant political
quarrel to the verge of civil war.
New York World : Governor Walto Is a
man who thinks that ho has been elected
to bo a dictator. He Is unreasonable , of
fensive , lawless. Ho Is the man who
threatened thai the people of Colorado
would "wado In blood to their horses'
bridles" If a ready market for their silver
was denied them. Ho appears lo bo anxious
lo signalize his reign by precipitating a
slaughter.
Washington Star : Colorado has never had
any reason for being proud of Governor
Walte. From the beginning of his term of
office ho has been a disturber of the entirely
unreasonable sort , a nuisance of moro than
ordinary dimensions , a mischievous crank ,
whose principal object in life seemed lo bo
the atlalnment of cheap notoriety. Now ho
has succeeded In creating a disturbance
which will do the city of Denver and the
stale of Colorado Incalculable damage.
WITTY ir/.v.v
Inlcr Ocean : When the bill colleclor
goes 'round It's a sign he wants to get
square.
Texas Slftlngs : Many a man who Is n
good shot la this world hopes to miss fire
In tbo next.
New Orleans Picayune : Be generous to
an olllce holder whose olllce you want. Put
yourself In his place.
Philadelphia Times : News comes thnt a
Providence youth was fined $3 for kissing n
girl on the street. This Is another argu
ment In favor of the old method of kissing
them on the lips.
Boston Transcript : It Is nothing to brag
about v'bt > n a homely nerson savs with nn
air of self-approval , "I'll be plain with
you. "
Indianapolis Journal : "H'm , " said the
burglar , after ho lind found that the safu
was empty , "this thing lacks n whole lot of
what It was cracked up to be. "
Somervllle Journal : It will never do to
have women servo on the Jury. They
might get to talking about fashions In the
jury room some day , anil In that case Judge , "
counsel and prisoner might die of old age
before the verdict was brought In.
Atlnnla Constitution : "Have you votrd ,
today. Undo Jim ? " "No sub. " "Ain't
you goln' to ? " "No , suli ; 1 been a-knoekln'
oroun' tu sec of nnv gentleman want me ,
but all ( lev's n-offcrln' Is a side er whllo
meat an' a Jug er morlusses. Dey don't
'predate freedom 'roun' heali ! "
Chicago Tribune : Attorney I'm not ask
ing vou for your olllcu address. Where Is
your home ?
Conscientious Witness I haven't any
home. 1 reside In a suburban Mat ,
Sittings : Don't be a clam , If you've got
to be anything of the kind be a mud turtle.
Then you may have some snap In you ,
Boston Transcript : Fogg refers to his
glasses aa an oversight.
THU FATE OF TRUTH.
Indhin.ipolli ) Journal ,
"Oh , prithee , father , can you tell
Why Truth should bide within a well ? "
The old man hcrntchod bis chin and said ,
"She's had such mighty poor success
In fighting Hi's. I rather guess
She went to soak her head , "
Highest of all in LeaveningPowef , Latest U. S. Gov't Report.
MISSOURI MONEY LIMITED
House Votes to Restrict Improvements on
the Big Muddy Next Summer ,
OMAHA WATER FRONT LEFT EXPOSED
Dclrgntlon .Malic * n Oiilliint right
fur an Appropriation tii tin IUi > riutud
Here , lint li Dnfrutod by u
Small Votn.
WASHINGTON IJURKAU OF TUB HER.
G13 Fourteenth Slrcct ,
WASHINGTON , March 10.
Upon the resumption of consideration of
the sundry civil appropriation bill In the
house this afternoon the Nebraska delega
tion , led by Mr. Mercer , resumed Ihclr fight
In favor of the expenditure of $150,000 of
the amount appropriated by the bill for con
tinuing Improvements of the Missouri river
from Sioux City to Its mouth. Mr. Halncr
made the principal speech In support of the
proposed amendment. Ho reviewed the ob
jects of the Missouri river commission and
observed that the work being done by It
scorned to bo on the old theory thnt It
was to promote navigation from Sioux City
to the mouth , when In point of fact the com
mission was crcalcd and Is maintained with
a view to broadening and encouraging com
merce over ns well ns upon the rlvor. Ho
stntcd that moro commerce passed over the
Missouri between Omaha and Council Bluffs
every year than floated upon the bosoms
of both tin ; Missouri and Mississippi rivers.
Ho'sald that It was certainly ns much the
duty of the commission to look nftcr com
merce passing over the river by Improving
the approaches to 11 , preserving the banks
nnd encouraging Improvements In tlio direc
tion of commerce over the rlvor , ns It waste
to Improve tlio navigation. Ho elaborated
tills point , making a splendid argument In
favor of preserving the banks about Omaha
and Council Bluffs.
Mr. Hnlner showed that of the expendi
tures of moro than $2,000,000 under tlio com
mission upon the upper reach of the Mis
souri not n dollar had been expended upon
the banks about Omaha , and while over
$100,000 had been expended on the Council
Bluffs side , no thought seemed to have been
entertained about a similar expenditure upon
the Omaha side , although this latter was
of the greater Importance.
CRKATKD A GENERAL FURORE.
Mr. Mercer nmdo n spirited speech In be
half of Iho Omaha expenditure. Producing
the resolutions by the clly council nnd Doard
of Trade of Omaha , nnd resolutions by Iho
leglslalurcs of Iowa nnd Nebraska recom
mending Ihe Improvements , ho ahowcd the
great necessity of the Improvement of the
Omaha side , not to preserve private property ,
but In the general Inlercst of commerce.
He showed that unless Ihls Improvement was
inaJe the commercial Interests In which the
public Is Interested would nut only cease ,
bul be greatly damaged.
The attack of the Nebraska delegation
upon the general character of the work of
the commission caused a furore , and for some
llmo Ihere was great confusion. Finally
Mr. llryan got the floor and appealed to
the house to stand by the Nebraska amend
ment , saying that in every effort made to
confine the channel of the Missouri to cer
tain limits other commercial inlcrests In
certain localities were Impaired ; that unques-
tlonably the work had been so done nt
Omaha ns to greatly damage prlvalo prop ,
erly and local commercial Interests , and
lhat the government owed that slate the 1m-
provemcnt.
In splto of the gallant fight made by the
Nebraskans , their amendment was finally de
feated by a vote of 91 nays to 02 yeas.
Other amendments appropriating $75.000 to
be expended at Atchlson , Kan. ; $100000 on
the banks of the Missouri at Sioux City , and
$100,000 on the Missouri north of Sioux City
\vcro voted down , but the Omaha proposi
tion received the greatest support of any of
the amendments.
TO RESURVEY DISPUTED LANDS.
Senator Manderson today proposed nn
amendment to the sundry civil appropria
tion bill , making an appropriation of $18,000
with which to make a survey of townships
21. 22. 23 and 21. north of range ,11 lo 40 ,
Inclusive , west of the Sixth principal merid
ian , and those portions of townships 21 ,
22 and 23 north of range 41 , west of the
Sixth principal meridian , comprising land in
Grant and Hooker counties , Nebraska. Ac
companying the amendment were loiters
from the commissioner of the general land
office recommending the survey as a means
of settling disputes over boundaries. He
stales lhat Inasmuch as Ihere is no surveyor
general In Nebraska the work must be done
directly under the supervision of Ihe general
land office. Ho menllons Mr. Durrlll of Fre
mont In connection with the work , as If ho
were to get the contract for the resurvoys.
Senator Manderson also Introduced a bill
appropriating $1,200 for paving around the
federal building at Nebraska City.
ALLEN'S IRRIGATION DILL.
Senator Alien Introduced the following
1)111 , which was read twlco and referred lo
the committee on public lands , to provide
for an Irrigallon survey of Iho great plains
and semi-arid lands of the United Stales :
"no It enacted by the senate and house
of represenlallvcs of Iho Unlled States of
America in congress assembled , that from
and after the passage and approval of this
act It shall bo the duty of the secretary of
the Interior to cause an Irrigation survey to
bo nude of the great plains and semi-arid
Inuds of the United States , which are nmla
nonproductive by reason of too umall an
amount of rainfall , under such rules and
regulations as ho mny proscribe. Accurate
fled notes of suoh survey , maps and other
uala shall bo made nnd preserved , nnd wlion
said survey Is complete n detailed report of
the same In writing , with said accompany.
Ing data , shall bo made to congress.
"Sec. 2. That to carry Into execution the
purposes of this act the sum of $ , ' ,00.000 , erne
no much thereof nn may bo necessary , h
hereby appropriated , out of any money in
the treasury not otherwise appropriated , to
be expended under the direction of the tet
rotary of the Interior. "
NEBRASKA FARM STATISTICS
Two special census bulletins were Issur i
this evening giving statistics of nKtlruituro
nnd wealth of thu United States in ISM
From the first ono It Is seen that there * er < >
In Nebraska a lotal of 113,608 farms com
prising 116,217,705 Improved acres nn-i
0,315,730 acres unimproved , the value f
which was $102,358,913 , , while the lntpleini < n i
and machinery on It were valued nt $ <
46S.977 , nnd Iho live stock nl $92 97t 'i '
The estimated value of farm prndti , ,
In the census year was $6i > sn , r ,
There were 626,789 horses , 4(1,512 ( miilr" a , \
asses , 2,142,597 oxen , cows and other e.itiie ,
! )15CI7 ) swine , 209,213 sheep nnd 118.361 wm l
llceccs.
The tolnl number of farms In Iowa u . .
201,903 , comprising 30,491,541 acres. r
which 25,42S , ! > 99 were Improved mid ( i ni , ; > ( , ,
unimproved Their lolal valuation was $ Ss >
5SI,022 nnd upon them were Implements an l
machinery valued al $36,065,315 and i \
slock worth $206,436,242. The estimate t
value of farm products that yc.ir w.is $ ir > 'i
317,811 ; horses. 1,312,079 ; mules and nsaes
41.018 ; other cattle , 4,893,550 ; swine. S.aiiiJ
779 ; sheep , 517,394 ; number of llceccs shorn
In 1S90. 3C1.0I2.
The second bulletin on the true valuation
of real and other property shows that the
total valuation In Nebraska was $1,275
CS5.514 , of which the real cstnlo nnd Improve
ments thereon was $703,413,098 ; live stock
on farms nnd ranges , farm Implements nnd
machinery , $109,140,897 ; mines and quarries'
nnd products on hand$2,089,177 ; sold nnd sll
vcr , coin nnd bullion , $18,961,494 , machinery
of mills and product on hand , $11.910,653 ,
railroads and equipments , including street
railroads , $272,129,695 ; telegraphs.telcphonos ,
shipping and canals , $ 1,292,110 ; miscellaneous ,
$145,211,330. Per capita valuation IS'JU ,
$1,205 ; 1SSO , $ S51 ; 1870 , $563 ; I860 , $1117
In Iowa the total valuation was $2,2S7 .IIS
333 ; real estate nnd Improvements , $ l.2fit -
701,010 ; live stock and farm Implements ,
$213,101,557 ; mines nnd quarries , $7.676-
126 ; gold nnd silver , coin and bullion , $30.-
981,325 ; machinery and product on hand
$29,938,530 ; railroads and equipments. In
eluding Btieel railroads , $142,691,783 , tele
graphs and telephones , $ S,21S,2SI ; mlscolla
neons , $263,036,718. Per capita valuatlmi :
1890 , $1,196 ; 1SSO , $1,059 ; 1870 , $601 , ISiGO ,
$366 ; 1850. $125.
IN A GENERAL WAY.
The comptroller of currency has boon ad
vised during the past week of changes In
Nebraska's national bank olllcers as follows
The First National of Falrfleld , W. T. New-
comb president In place of J , Shlvcly , the
Commercial National of Fremont , no as
sistant cashier In place of S. J. Dunn ,
Nebraska fourth class postmasters wore to
day appointed as follows : Amelia , Holt
county , O. C. Summons vlco F. A. Austin ,
resigned ; U.ing , Dodge county , Emma J.
Schow vlco Trena Thomson , resigned ; Ilolvl-
doro , Thaycr county , A. P. Hazard vlco N F.
House , removed ; dishing , Howard county W ,
K. Fretlman vice Ltzzlo Glass , resigned ;
Kllgore , Cherry counly , Augustus Davis vlco
H. L. Gllgcre , resigned ; Savage , Antclopu
counly , William Baltsch vlco G. W. Fannon ,
resigned.
Also M. II. Ryan at Spencer , MeCook
counly , 8. D. , vlco I ) , n. Rabbins , resigned.
--V
Today was Iho thirty-fourth anniversary of
the birth of Representative William Jen
nings Bryan of Lincoln , and ho was not only
heartily congratulated by his friends on the
floor of the house , but ho was given n sur
prise party at his residence tonight. Mrs.
Bryan fixed up the latlcr feature whllo Mr.
Bryan was absent In the west. She Issued
Invitations to quite a number of "Mr. Bryan's
friends , and his house on Capitol hill was
overflown by men and women from almost
every slalo In Iho union , and especially from
Nebraska. The occasion was ono of grqat
enjoyment , and was a splendid tribute to
Mr. Bryan's personal popularity. It must
have been alt that Mrs. Bryan could have
hoped for In the way of a compliment from
her friends. There was music and a beauti
ful collation.
The comptroller of Iho currency has de
clared a first dividend of 25 per cent to the
creditors of the Citizens National bank of
Grand Island on claims proved amounting to
$174,219. PERRY S. HEATH.
Taxing Incnmnn of the 1'oor.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Members of the building societies all over
the United States should bombard the sen
ate with petitions for the reslorallon of
: he clause In Ihe Wilson bill that exempted
these societies from Hie Income lax. The
senate lias struck out the exempting clause ,
thus laying a tax of 2 per cent on the bard
earned savings of all the tbrlfly poor of
: ho counlry. The Department of Labor
recently csllmated that there were 5,800
building associations In. the United Stales
represened In thirty or moro states. The
number of shareholders was estimated to
be 1C55,45G , and Ihe net assets $ 190,928,10 $ . * '
which would represent pavings of about
; COO for each shareholder. And according
o the wretched Income tax proposition
is amended in the senate , these tlirlfly
people whose Incomes arc so small Hint in
a series of years they can save only $300
ipleco are to be taxed because of their
irovldence !
COL
Tlio laruo-it makers and HOlloiM of
line clothes oueartli ,
Your money's worth or your money bac'c.
If it rains
On Easter Sunday they say it will rain for seven
succeeding- Sundays but , we
hope it won't rain , for it will seri
ously interfere with the sale of our
new spring- suits a grand display
of which we are now showing- .
We never had a finer collection ,
and we never felt so confident ol
pleasing- everybody as now , for the
styles are so varied , and yet within
the pale of the height of fashion , that all can bo
satisfied. Ten dollars will buy ono of these newly-
fashioned suits , while an investment of a little moro
will g-ivo you the finest in the land. Our windows
are full of Easter nocktes" all specially designed for
this , our opening1 spring1 display. lake everything-
wo show , their quality cannot bo questioned , while
the actual prloo is so low that they will bo taken as
fast as our salesmen can hand them out. It will bo
a great pleasure to us to show those nowg-ood3 oven
if you do not care to purchase just now.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
I S. \ \ . Cor.blh and Douglas Sts.