THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SATUftpAY. MARCH 31 , 1891--TWELVE PAGES.
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N. I' . FUir. . Notary Public.
Speaker Crisp knows how to act as ar
bitrarily as his predecessor In the speaker's
chair , and can go him a little better If lie
only has the opportunity.
The circus performances dally given at the
capltol In Washington nro the only com
petitors of the great Bnrnum shows that
are worthy of the name.
Something decisive must be done without
delay to protect the water mains from the
effect of electrical decomposition. A general
collapse of water mains would bo a calamity.
That day In court for which the Union
Paclflo employes liavo been praying for
some time past promise ! ; to be protracted
Into a whole week In court. This is even
moru than they asked for.
The city council forgot to take tlie scr-
geant-at-arms along on Us outing to the
I'acinc coast. Merely an oversight , we sup
pose. Perhaps It Is not too late to have
him forwarded by telegraph.
As speaker of the house Mr. Crlsp'B salary
Is $8,000 per year. As the senator from
Georgia his salary would bo but $5,000 per
year. The question of accepting the prof
fered appointment resolves Itself Into a con
flict between dignity and ducats.
President Cleveland's veto has already
attained the status of "a crlmo" with the
most radical of the free silver advocates.
People who talk about "the crime of 1873"
are not very strict In drawing the line at
what a man must do to become a criminal.
Is tlioro to be n vacancy on the park com
mission when Dr. Miller steps Into the shoes
of Mr. Alexander In the customs house ?
Several gentlemen In Omaha are willing to
glvo the city the benefit of their experience
In the management and supervision of
parka.
A fight between the silver miners and
the silver smelters UH to a proper distribu
tion of the profits of the business must
bo taken as evidence that with all our
legislative tinkering the bottom has not
yet fallen out of the silver producing In
dustry of the country.
The Cass county bank wreckers prefer .to
bo tried In some county where their victims
are not so numerous as In the place where
their peculations were committed. A motion
for a change of venue has gotten to be one
of the regular steps In the proceedings
against bank wreckers everywhere.
What Is that from Dos Molnes ? Another
Insane asylum to bo established In Iowa !
"Wo thought that a prohibitory law was the
panicea to prevent poverty , Idiocy , Insanity
and every other 111 with which states In
which high license prevails la afilieted. It
looks as If the prohibition frenzy encourages
ii tlio increase of Insanity.
The recognitJon of organized labor In
the circuit court of the United States Is
no Inconsiderable gain for the labor or
ganizations involved in the Union Paclflo
wage schedule controversy. Looking back
a few decades upon tha tlmo when they
had no legal status whatever their progress
to this point Is certainly a wonderful
achievement.
The bogus bond Investment swindles came
In for another scoring at the hands of Judge
Woolson In his Instructions to the grand
Jury at Couucll Illuffs the other day. He
insisted that the chief Ingredient of what Is
commonly called the Investment company
Is nothing moro than the element of lot or
chance. The grand jury was , therefore ,
Instructed to return Indictments against all
individuals who , according to their findings ,
may have been engaged In promoting these
Institutions by means of the United States
malls. The use of the United States
malls In any way to defraud victims with
lottery schemes Is strictly prohibited by
law , and In this class are to bo Included the
bond investment swindles that offer prfzes
to bo determined by a similar uyslrm. If
the grand jury la alive to Its duty some of
the mou who liavo been Implicated In these
deals will bo brought before the federal
court to answer for their conduct.
A patrolman on South Tenth street has
finally discovered an Instance where the
electric lamps In his district have foiled to
burn the retpjlrcd number of hours nightly
and has reported tha same to the authorities ,
A resolution was passed by the city council
at least six months ago requiring the various
police officers to take notice of elcctrlo
l uips that were not emitting the light for
which the city was paying In order that
deductions might bo nude from the elcctrlo
lighting company's monthly bills to correspond
spend with tlio extent of the defective
service , Any one who has occasion to bo on
th streets at night nnd who keeps his eyes
open could not but liavo como upon lumps
that were extinguished during portions of the
night. Hut an yet not a single deduction
from the regularly recurring bills has over
bean made , U remains to bo seen whether
any such mluctlon will be mud * In the
lnilan.ce that has Just been reported.
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The king Is dead long llvo the king ! This
trite expression comes to us ns a souvenir
of the French monarchy. The doctrine that
the king never dies-applies not only to
monarchies but to republics , the only differ
ence being that monarchies have their
dynasties with an heir apparent ready to
ascend the throne , while In republics the
presidential succession Is not regulated
by blood relationship or even partisan kin
ship. There Is not an Instance on record
In the history of this country where any
president 1ms l > ccn able to perpetuate himself
by prearranging the line of succession , or , In
other words , by naming the heir apparent.
What IH true In national politics Is equally
applicable to state succession.
When the lieutenant governor of this state ,
Colonel Majors , addressed a letter to Gov
ernor Crounnc. to get an expression from
him as to whether ho was or wan not u can
didate for a second term , ho perpetrated
not only a piece of Impertinence , but dis
closed himself to the republicans of this state
In the role of an heir apparent , something
that nobody ever before had the presumption
to nttcmpt , Nebraska Is a free state and
not n monarchy. We have no political
dynasty and no political nobility with claims
to odlclal titles by descent. Governor Crounso
has a right to announce that he Intends to
retire from official life at the end of his
term. He has a right lo express a prefer
ence for his successor and ho has a right to
make any political tie-up that may servo his
ambition In the future. Uut It Is n very
cheeky thing , to call It by a mild name , for
the lieutenant governor to force his own
candidacy upon the republicans of this State
by soliciting an abdication from the governor
at this stage under any pretense.
Nebraska has never promoted the figure
head known as lieutenant governor to the
responsible position of chief executive , and
she Is not likely to make u departure In the
year 1S9I. Since 1S75 , when she elected
her first lieutenant governor , Nebraska has
had Abbott , Ageu , Cams and Shedd In the po
sition now occupied by Thomas Majors. It
would not bo lavishing much praise to say
that cither of these vlcu governors were
fully as deserving and capable as Mr.
Majors. Dut the republican party has
llrmly adhered to the established precedent
of relegating the lieutenant governor to
private life at the end of his first or second -
end term. The parts has set its face de
liberately and firmly against the Idea of
creating an heir apparent for the position
of governor , and we do not believe there
Is cither occasion or emergency for chang
ing the time-honored usage. If anything
there is more peril to the party In the am
bition of the would-be heir presumptive
than In the candidacy of any other man.
The mcro fact that he was elected to the
second place on the ticket two years ago
by a larger majority than was received
by Governor Croitnsc Is no criterion to go
by. Two years ago Judge Crounso was
pitted against General Van Wyck , the ablest
and best known populist In the state. He
hud to bear the brunt of attack and with
stand the bombardment of all the enemies'
batteries , as well as the fire In the rear
from the Majors contingent , who secretly
sought to push Majors ahead of him In order
to glvo color to his claim of extraordinary
popularity. There was no light made on
lieutenant governor , and the populist candi
date for the office was handicapped by his
foolish utterance , "U.unn tlio coiistittutlon. "
Had Majors been pitted against Van Wyck
ho would have been unhorsed and driven
from the Held before the campaign was half
over. Ho was vulnerable where Crounso
was unassailable. Ho was a man with an
unsavory record , as full of holes as a skim
mer. Those holes still remain unplugged and
a good many moro have appeared In Ills
perforated armor within the past two
years.
It Is-not at all probable that the party will
venture to Jeopardize Its success this year
by choosing u leader who would keep it on
the defensive from start to finish and drag
ovcry other candidate down with him In
a futile attempt to hold htm up. This year
of all othera the light faliould be aggressive ,
and the men who lend should have unblem
ished public records. This is no year for the
heir apparent.
y TltAMlVAYS , ,
Comptroller Olsen , writing from Little
Hock. , Ark. , enters a vigorous protest
against the suggestion made by The Bee
In favor of bonding the county for half a
million dollars to bo expended for grading
and' paving county roadways nnd establish
ing a system of suburban tramways. Mr.
Olsen regards tlio project as an attempt to
spend $1 where there Is only C cents in sight
as a return. He dwells especially upon the
Injustice of making property owners In the
city of Omaha pay for Improving the lands
outside of the city with no material benefit
to accrue to the city taxpayer , and calls
loudly for an absolute divorce of city and
county for the reason that the union of the
two has been a misfit In which the city Is
bearing threo-fourths of the burden and
getting , comparatively no return.
This is a very narrow and selfish vlow of
the relations subsisting between the city
and county. A man might as well com
plain that In the household he is paying all the
grocery and butcher bills whllo his wife Is
only taking care of the babies. The city
and county are necessarily part of the same
household , and the city , having the bulk of
the wealth , Is very naturally obliged to
assume the bulk of the burden of taxation.
There may a , time como when we shall have
the city and county of Omtilia under ono
government and the limits of this cor
poration extended at least ten miles beyond
the present city limits. Such a change would
result In the merging of tlio remainder of
Douglas county with Surpy or the curving
out of u now county by the name of Douglas
with u new county seat.
Whllo It U true that Omaha does pay
three-fourths of the cost of county roads
nnd bridges , the court expenses for Douglas
county are Incurred chiefly lor the benefit of
Omaha , and so are the expenses Incurred
for mailing out tax lists and the salaries of
the clerical force In and about the court
house , and last , but not least , the cost of
maintaining the jail and county hospital.
As to the benefits that the city would de
rive from paved roadways and suburban
tramways there may be u division of opinion.
Our belief U that halt a million could not
bo more profitably expended for any public
Improvement. U would give Omaha pres
tige UH tlio pioneer city In building substan
tial roadways and would be pointed to all
ovur the United States as an evidence of ad
vanced western civilization , lly Increasing
the facilities for coming In and getting out
of town the lands along the proposed tram
ways and the lands on adjacent roads within
several miles on cither side of the tramway
would bo cultivated in small tracts for gar
den truck and other products that could be
marketed In Omaha either for homo con-
tiumptlon or for export. It would stimulate
diversified Industry , Including the raisins of
t > ugar beets , and afford an opportunity for
broad winners who are employed In the
city oil m ll Y , ge to got homes on which
they can raise enough vegetables nnd fruit
In the summer scuson for the mere time put
In during odd hours and when work If
scarce.
What Omalm needs a.i much as she need *
anything Is mi Increase of local trade for
the reta't merchants who pay heavier rent ) )
tlmn the Jobbers and yet get no benefit from
railway extension. Our county Is sparsely
settled. There U land enough within a
radius of twenty miles to support ten times
the rural population wo now have , and In
our judgment nothing will do so much to
ward Increasing this population as the build-
Ins of paved toad ways nnd the establish
ment of tramways.
it m maun Hums' .
In hla veto message President Cleveland
urged tha desirability of granting to the
secretary of the treasury better power than
now exists to Issue bonds to protect the gold
reserve when for any reason It should be
come necessary. "Our currency Is In such
a confused condition , " Bald the president ,
"and our financial affairs are apt to assume
at any tlmo tie critical a position that It
seems to mo such a course Is dictated by
ordinary prudence. " The existing power of
the secretary of the treaeury to Issue bonds
Is conferred by the act to provide for the
resumption of specie payments , the third
section of which provides as follows : "To
enable the secretary of the treasury to pre
pare and provide for the redemption In this
act authorized or required , he Is authorized
to use any surplus revenues from time to
time In the treasury not otherwise appro
priated , and to Issue , sell and dispose of at
not lesa than par In coin cither of the
descriptions of bonds of the United States
described In the act of congress approved
July U , 1870 , entitled 'an act to authorize
the refunding of the national debt. ' " Under
this net the secretary may Issue bonds not
exceeding In the aggregate $200,000.000 , re
deemable in coin at the pleasure of the
United States after ten years from the date
of their Issue , and bearing Interest In coin
at the rate of 5 per cent per annum ; or he
may Issue bonds to an amount not exceeding
$300,000,000 $ , payable ut the pleasure of the
United States after fifteen years from the
date of Issue , and bearing Interest at the
rate of 4' , per cent per annum ; or he may
Issue bonds not exceeding In the aggregate
? 1,000,000,000 , payable at the pleasure of the
United States after thirty years from the
time of Issue , and bearing Interest at the
rate of 4 per cent per annum.
In his annual report the secretary of the
treasury recommended that the section of
the resumption net of 187G , whlcli confers
authority upon the secretary to Issue and
Fell certain descriptions of United States
bonds , be so amended as to authorize him
to Ibsuo and hell , at not less than par in
coin , bonds to an amount not exceeding
$200,000,000 , bearing a lower rate of Interest
and having a shorter time to run than those
now provided for. Secretary Carlisle ex
pressed the opinion that a bond bearing In
terest at the rate of 3 per cent , payable
quarterly , and redeemable at the option of
the government afer ( live years , could be
readily so4 at par In our own country.
The bonds recently Issued by the secretary
of the treasury were sold at a rate which
makes the interest equivalent to about 3 per
cent. Obviously the secretary of the treas
ury has ample power under existing law to
Ibsun and sell bonds for the purpose of re
demption , provided for In the resumption
act , but since the passage of that act there
has b9on a largo addition jto the currency
obligations of the government , redeemable
In coin , and this is thought to bo a valid
reason why the secretary of the treasury
should bo given better power than now ex
ists to Issue bonds to protect the gold re
serve.
There does not appear to be any serious
objection to such a modification of the law
as the changed conditions seem to warrant ,
and possibly there might be some advantage
In doing so , though this Is not entirely clear.
The question that naturally presents Itself
In connection with the president's sugges
tion Is , what Is the cause of the apprehended
danger which it is deemed necessary to pro
vide against by giving the secretdry of the
treasury bettor power than now exists for
Issuing bonds to protect the gold reserve ?
Talk about the confused condition of the cur
rency is superficial and unsatisfactory. There
was no apprehension from this cause under
the preceding administration , when the con
dition of the currency was practically the
, same as It Is now. There was no fear then
of tlio possible Inability of the government
to maintain the parity of all forms of the
currency and no one thought of making any
different provision from that existing for
protecting the gold reserve. The explanation
of the apprehension at this tlmo Is to bo
found In the policy regarding the tariff , ,
which , if It prevail , will reduce the revenue
of the government from this source and thus
endanger the maintenance of an adequate
gold reserve. It Is this contingency that the
president Is anxious to provide against. It
Is the proposed radical change In the fiscal
policy of the government rather than the
"confused condition" of the currency that
loads the president to look forward to the
possible necessity of Issuing more bonds
In order to protect the gold reserve.
WlOilOTIA U I'UIILWITY.
When the attorneys representing the Gulf
receiver In the controversy with the Union
Pacific receivers stated In the federal cir
cuit court that they wore unable to verify
their allegations concerning' the status of
the * last mentioned railroad because access
to the accounts of Us receivers was closed
to them they gave voice to a very general
complaint that the affairs of the Union Pa
cific receivership wore not being admin
istered sufficiently above cover. In support
of this statement the fact was adduced that
although the petition | u the Union Pacific
receivership case had been granted by the
court on October 13 lost , not a single report
had been offered or filed by the receivers
slnco they had assumed control. Almost six
months have elapsed under the receivership
regime without taking the court or the pub
lic Into the slightest confidence In the man
agement of the road's affairs , although , In
theory at least , the receivers are olllcers of
the court and acting by Its authority.
If the receivers of the Union Pacific rail
road are acting * ad the agents of a court of
public record there Is no reason why their
acts should not also bo of public record.
It bt an this principle , therefore , that the
circuit court lias appointed a special mauler
for the original case and has ordered the
receivers to make monthly reports to the
special master , who after checking them up
Is to file them with , the clerk of the court.
Another six months will not bo permitted
to go by without a single statement from
the receivers to tell what they have been
doing to carry out the trust that has been
conferred upon them. It will be the busi
ness of the special master to examine the
reports made to him and to call the atten
tion of the court to anything' of & question
able or unusual character that ho may dis
cover. For this purpose lie Is empowered
to rinploy accountants nnd such assistance
m ho may require.
All this , oK ruurse , means an additional
bunt en upon flUit flmnce9 | of the road , ulnco
the special nwWr and his corpi of account
ants will have to bo paid from the funds at
the disposition of the receivers. But It wilt
lot the public Ijwow what funds are at the
disposition of 4 0 receivers and what de
mands are being made upon them from
month to month ) It will Inform the public
whcthcpttho camluct of the road under the
receivers Is ijrinclng It nearer to solvency
or whether It is urngglfiK It deeper Into the
depths of bankruptcy. It will make the
management of the road through the courts
a public management In fact as well as In
name. Promoting publicity must necessarily
ctpedltc the solution of the Union Pacific
problem. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Asldo from the' vicious lack" , of judgment
displayed by Governor Walto In the recent
troubles at Denver , there Is ono phase of the
case that should not bo lost sight of. The
law giving the governor of Colorado the con
trol of the flro , , and police commission
had been tested In the supreme court of that
slate and declared constitutional. The dis
trict court assumed jurisdiction over the
exscutlve In order to prevent him from
changing the complexion of the board. The
right of the Judicial branch of the stale
government to Interfere with the executive
branch In the enforcement of the law Is
seriously to be questioned , Wo have had
too many Instances of such Interference here
In Nebraska. The height of absurdity was
reached In Lancaster county , In this state ,
when a county Judge Issued an Injunction
restraining the chief"of police from raiding
a notorious gambling den. Of course the
Injunction was disregarded and the judge
was so thankful to escape from a serious
predicament that'tio failed , to cite the chief
of pollco before him for contempt.
In the death of George Tlcknor Curtis the
United States loses ono of Its most eminent
constitutional lawyers and ono who lui.s
taken active part In the various movements
for political reform slnco the war. Mr.
Curtis' great legal ability was doubtless
traceable to a legal bent In the Curtis fam
ily , his brother Uenjamln having attained a
place upon the supreme court of the United
States , while he himself held several posi
tions requiring n high order of legal talent.
Fortunately he has left a considerable liter
ary legacy to perpetuate the work which
secured for him his extensive reputation as
an expounder of constitutional law.
It was a rather crisp atmosphere In the
house on Thursday during the proceedings
on the contested elections cases.
ItojonU Hcdruiptlon.
Atl.inj.i Constitution.
A cold wave-ilA coming' In from the west.
But It Is no t ( ) be compared with the
bllzr.ard that wUi ptrlke those who are try
ing to twist the , Chtuago platform around
to lit Koldbug ildeiia. v. '
Now YoulScij It i JJowYou Don't.
'
s ixju'ls Republic. . -
The prohibition law In Iowa la now In
the flx of lift ' famous Illinois measure
whlcb Lincoln ' { > nce moved to amend by
lidding- clause that It should not be en
forced except { > y .unanimous . consent.
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Tlio Courts „ us l.nw Itreukerg.
Tribune.
When judgesjjjyerlurn verdicts of Juries ,
overrule suprefnescourts alu' ' usurp tlie pre
rogatives of governors , bow qan citizens be
expected tosvt much respect for vcr-
illcttl or for , JfidRfcs'ii If u judtro. "does npt
bold , the la Vgtni honor. JimL'ifjihe.seeing
wllllngvto bemuti lo" erve hsrl6no ! > . can
common people lie expected to be faithful
observers of the law ?
The Crack of Doom.
Chicago Tribune.
In November a new bouse of representa
tives will be elected to replace the one
which passed the Wilson bill. The voters ,
thoroughly acquainted by that time with
that measure and Its worklngsL will substi
tute for the democratic house a republican
one , which will see to It that no further
step towards free trade Is taken during1 the
remainder of Cleveland's administration.
Amorlrun Ili-nf In London.
London Nc\vi.
Knormous quantities of United States
beef nre now In the London markets nnd
In the shops of the retail butchers. The
prices at whltili wholesale dealers pur
chased It were very low , owing to - the
heavy supplies. A dull salfi for Kngllsh
and Scotch beef wax a natural cense
quence. The excellent New Zealand lam I ) ,
now sells at the same price as the best
Scotch mutton.
Klcctloii of Senators.
St. Louis Republic.
Mr. Bryan's Joint resolution for changing
the mode of electing United States sen
ators has the great merit that It Is more
likely to be adopted than a more impera
tive measure. The constitutional amend
ment which will bo presented to the nation
If his resolution Is succe.ssful permits each
state to choose whether It will elect sen
ators hy direct vote of the people or by
the present legislative method.
IVnttrnuni n a I'roihnt.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
When they have lied Inglorlously from a
victorious Held , leaving guns that were
shotted with the ball-cartridges of truth ,
to be spiked by an enemy we had driven
before us and when , bringing with them
only the white feathers of the coward , or
the black plumes of the mercenary , thev
come home for their reward , what shall
they encounter , what have they a right tc >
look for , except political damnation and
death ?
The Soniito nnd tlio Tariff.
New York World.
The fate of the bill In the senate Is uncer
tain. While the business of the country Is
pleading for action senators are planning
for delay. The measure Is not to bo called
up until the 1M of April. It will then lie at
the mercy of the tireless talkers nnd the
unprincipled loffrollera. The final shaping
of the bill , 1C It shall pass the senate , will
bo done In conference committee , it Is to
be hoped that the representatives of thu
people will be able to secure a better TOCOK-
nltlon of democratic principles and of the
needs of consumers than the senate com
mittee has given.
Itxctlf ,
Philadelphia Record.
upon tfte rulings of the United
States supreme 'cotirt ' that the states could
not lawfully tax the Interstate business of
railways , the state of New York has
paid rebates amounting to Jl , 000,000 to rail
way companies unit ho volume of Interstatu
tralllc. But it appears that In Its latest
decision upon this point the supreme court
baa reversed Its 'former ruling , holding
that the franchltatgranted by the state to
corporations within the statu to transact
interstate buslnnytf Is In itself of intrinsic
value , according , U > the amount of such
business transaqtnl and therefpie taxable.
A suit will be bro&tht by the state of New
York to reeovei'"ii 'part of the money paid
to the railway ( 'O panlus.
The ItcpuhUrim Outlook.
Chairman Carter iW North Amrilcun Review.
With n manlfbut misinterpretation of
public sentiment. * presented through the
Wilson bill ; with ' current history verifying1
to an unfortunaW degree all predictions
made by the rn6st urdent protectionist
with reference , to the destructive evils to
follow the abandonment of the protective
policy ; with closed factories and open soup
houses : with disorganized business and or
ganized charity ; -with bread lew homes In
the midst of the world's greatest granary ;
with the Increase of the ( locks of Australia
and of South America simultaneously ; with
the disappearance of the flocks from our
own paaiures ; with New Kngland Idle anil
Old Knglaml active ; with assignees and re-
celverH prominent business factors through
out the land ; with organized labor seeking ,
not higher wages , but tiny wages ; with Uc-
creasoil exports and Increased imports ;
with cheap Ihlnica and no chance to earn
a dollar to buy them ; with Idle miners ami
Hooded mines ; with Increasing- farm pro
ducts thrown Into decreasing , markets ;
with our foreign policy tovcrsed , to the
humiliation of the nation , and with rontl-
ilencti nnd hope supplanted by doubt and
uncertainty who can question that the
contrast of woruo with better days will re
sult In the overwhelming triumph In 189 ]
of the party of progiess , patriotism and
prosperity !
t i.viw T/M.V otrna.
Thoje who nMtimoil that the emperor 01
Germany WAI no more than n hot-hcndci
youth who was bound on dragging his coun
try Into war have had occasion to revlsf
their estimate. Already there Is n illnpo-
kltlon to speak of him as a particularly long
headed statesmen , Possibly the second call-
mate may have as much exaggeration at
the first , but It la at least clear tlmt Wil
liam Is nobody's fool , and tlmt he In gradu
ally developing a broad and far-sighted In
ternational policy. The Importance that he
has attached to the commercial treaty with
Russia Is In Itself a recognition that In
these days the Interests of commerce are
stronger than merely mllltary > luteresls , and
that freedom of Intercourse Is n truer bom !
of peace than standing armies. Ho has al
ready made plain to the world the military
strength of his empire and his own readi
ness to fight upon occasion. Having done
this , ho Is the bettor able to throw his In
fluence , as he seems now to be doing , on the
sldo of peace and tin1 reduction of mil
itary expenditure. Germany Is Indeed the
only power from which tlio movement for
disarmament can come. She occupies the
cchtral place and the foremost , place. No
ono ran attribute such n movement on her
part to timidity. Austria and Italy can both
lie counted upon to follow hur lead , and she
stands between Uussla nnd France , now upon
terms of friendship. Germany cannot pro
pose disarmament directly to Frayce. but If
Russia will agree I'ranco will bo brought
to the agreement a I so. Kvory nation In
Kuropo recognizes the truth that the burden
of ( ho military establishments has become
Intolerable , nnd there is not one of them
that would not gladly reduce Its offensive
and defensive equipment If It could bo sure
that Its neighbors would do likewise. The
power that can lead In this movement
would be more than over the dominant
power , and such an ambition Is worthy of
the emperor of Germany.
There Is but little doubt that , for the sake
of assuring the tranqulllty of central and
western Kurope , the Berlin and Vienna gov
ernments would cheerfully agree to leave
England's Interests In India at the mercy
of the c/ar. Whether they would also con
sent to glvo him a free hand south of tlio
Danube Is much more questionable. Kaiser
William II. may concur with Ulsmarck In
thinking Bulgaria not worth the- bones of
ono Ponicrunlnii grenadier , but Francis
Joseph , as kins of Hungary , cannot pro
fess a like Indlffercnra. The Magyars liavo
already trouble enough to control the Slavic
constituents of the translcltlian kingdom ,
and they deem It a matter of vital Import
to shut the great Slavic empire out of the
Balkan peninsula. Their national policy ,
personified In Count Knlnoky , the Imperial
minister of foreign affairs , has hitherto
dictated the Hnpsburg program. This
sjems Irreconcilable with Uussla's designs
upon Constantinople. The absorption of
Bulgaria would bo the first and Indispensa
ble step toward the czar's acquirement of
the territory still held by the Turks In
Kurope ; but , fur from viewing with ap
proval such a Ktcp , the Magyars , speaking
through Count Kalnoky , are likely to urge
on Hussla a formal recognition of Prince
Ferdinand as an Independent ruler. So long
as Hungarian Influence Is dominant at Vi
enna the Hapsburg emperor cannot bo ex
pected to ncqulosco in the aggrandizement of
Russia In southeastern Europe. If , then ,
the league of the three emperors U revived
It will probably be at the expense of Eng
land. 'V.
Inasmuch as the holy cities of Medina
and Mecca have always been regarded as
the hotbeds of .cholera , and as the point of
departure of these terrible visitations that
have scourged not only Europe , but even the
United States , It must be a matter of uni
versal relief and congratulation to learn that
the sultan of Turkey has at length yielded
to the urgent solicitations of the last Inter
national sanitary conference and is now
taking steps for the Improvement of thu
cities where the prophet was born and bur
ied. He has sent out a special mission to
the "Yemen.jmder Marshal Assaf Pacha , to
superintend the construction of various cs-
jXaliHslnnenta for the accommodation , board
ing and medical treatment of pilgrims at
the holy places. Asylums , hospitals and dis
pensaries are now being built , the wells are
being disinfected and cleansed , the tanks In
creased In number , and a largo and compe
tent staff of doctors stationed at Mecca ,
Medina , El Thor , ami at the Hod sea ports
where the pilgrims land. The sultan Is re
ported to take a keen Interest In everything
connected with cholera , and Is sufficiently up
to datu to abandon those fatalist ways of the
old-fashioned Mahometans , who would re
fuse to administer medicine to the sick for
fear of running counter to divine wishes , or
even to remove the flics that settled on the
eyes of the poor little Infants , because "they
had been placed there by Allah. "
* *
The exhibition at Antwerp , which is to bo
opened by the king of the Belgians on the
5th of May , promises to be a most successful
affair. The necessary buildings have been
erected with great rapidity and are said to
present a most imposing and beautiful ap
pearance. Although the * space Is double
tlmt of the exhibition of 1885 , all of It wllli
be occupied. Belgian manufacturers have
retained a space of 330,000 square feet , and
the United States comes next with 175,000.
Franco and Germany , who are brisk com
petitors for Belgian trade , have bespoken
110 000 square feet each , whllo Great Britain
has GO.OOO. Italy , Russia , Spain , Portugal ,
Norway , Sweden , Canada and Peru also will
bo well represented. An extensive space in
the park has been set aside for eastern coun
tries. Here will be found streets In Cairo
and Constantinople , dancing and howling
Dervishes , priests , caravans and "fantasias , "
not to mention the Congo section , which
will be remarkable not only for the products
exhibited In a separate palace and dioramas
showing the country , but also for the pres
ence of a large number of natives chosen
from the principal tribes of the future Bel
gian colony and living In their habitual
fashion , the crowning attractlpn of the ex
hibition will bo the reproduction In fac slmllo
of old Antwerp In the sixteenth century ,
which Is to bo a marvel of picturesque
fidelity.
ttt
The correspondent of the London Standard
at Shanghai Insists upon the truth of his
story that the Chinese have agreed to with
draw their opposition to Russia's claims In
the Pamirs nnd to Icavo tlio whole matter
for settlement by Russia and England ,
Count Casslnl , the Russian ambassador at
Pekln , according to the same authority , has
won this diplomatic victory In return for
several favors shown to the Chinese govern
ment. In the first place he refrained from
making trouble over the audience question ,
although ho refused to bo received by the
emperor outsldo the walls of the palace. A
little later ho was the chief moans of Intro
ducing China to the benefits of tlio Interna
tional telegraph convention , by allowing
her land lines to bo connected with those of
Russia by a private arrangement , whllo
China stood outsldo the convention , despite
the efforts of the Eastern Extension and
Danish company ( Great Northern ) to pre
vent her from getting a share of the Inter
national trafilc by fair competition.
Finally ho was Instrumental In securing the
agreement by which Russia abandoned her
pretensions to Korea. If nil this bo true
It does not appear that China has the worst
of the bargain , but she has England yet
to settle with ,
*
The kingdom of Italy Is constitutional.
Agony is annoyance
'concentrated. '
Beecham's
/Worth \
I a Guinea I
k\a Box , /
( Tasteless )
'are ' concentrated
remedies for the
'annoyance ' of
Indigestion or the
Agony of Dyspepsia.
33 cents a bus.
Crlspl Is seconding his master , with every
expedient of secret nnd iiiiHcrupulous mis
management , Inlmt can only be construed
nit an nlm to establish despotic rule. Thn
misery already entailed linn been enormous.
The re.-pcimlblllty for It Is fastened easily
enough , by the government nnd It * corrupt
supporters , upon anarchy , but that Is no
moro than all evasion. Thu Sicilian deputy ,
Oluffrlda , whoso case has been exciting vast
attention , Is not an anarchist. Ho I * simply
a republican , who sees no Issue from the
present frightful crisis save nn appeal to the
patriotic lmpulHO.i of a nation which pro
duced Mnz7.ini and Garibaldi , nnd may be
expected to produce their prototypes. When
thcso prototypes arise the situation for the
king , for Crlspl and for the slothful nobles
who are battening upon what h left ot pros
perity In Italy , will bo critical.
TIIK NKHIXJOlt.HIK llll.l. .
OMAHA , March 30. To ( ho Editor of The
I tec : I read this morning with genuine
pleasure the very clear and iiblo message
of President Cleveland vetoing the Hland
seigniorage bill , nnd even apart from the
round principles enunciated the message
may bo commended to tha public as n clear
and forcible sample of good HnglUh.
I may say that I was delighted upon
turning to your editorial page to nnd your
warm words ot commendation of the
president's course.Vhilo no one who Is
familiar with your record can justly ques
tion your republicanism , yet In local mat
ters I have always noticed with pleasure
your marked opposition when for any rea
son poor men were nominated for office.
1 congratulate you nnd the public on the
fnct tlmt you are also nblo to lenvo party
politics naldo oven In national matters when
men and measures arc , as In the present
case , worthy of support.
As bearing somewhat on the .seigniorage
bill , permit mo to state the following prob
lem : My wlfo bos recently purchased
what Is known as the "Miami Patent J10
chair. " It Is a very comfortable and con
venient chair , but wcro It not for the patent ,
I think it could bo produced , so far as the
material and labor are concerned , for per
haps $3 or $4. My wife , as I have said ,
bought ono of thcso $10 chairs lately for
$ G , and told mo with much pride that she
had saved $4 ; and In these days , when pru
dent economy Is the rule of life , she natur
ally felt quite proud of what she had done.
As n matter of curiosity I called a few
days afterwards nt all the principal furni
ture stores where the chair Is offered for sale ,
nnd I found the chair in each case marked
$10 , for that Is , Indeed , the established
price made by the manufacturer , but I
found upon further Inquiry that In each case
I could buy the chair for $ G , and now I
nm greatly puzzled to know whether my
wlfo saved $4 or lost $1.
Hy the tlmo your readers have solved this
problem , they will probably understand bet
ter what Is meant by the "flland sclgnlor-
n o bill. " THOMAS KIU'ATUICIC.
M'OIXrKH 1'l.n.lS. I XTJtlliS.
_ _ _ _
Detroit Tribune : "Old ho get Into socletv
wry much ? " "About 5,000 , us report has
IIurrter'8 Haznr : "When I look Into your
pyes , Jennie , dear , " lie said , "It surprises
me to remember tlmt you nre n tencber of
a primary class. " "Why. Oeorgo , " she
asked , "liecuuse , clear , your pupils nro so
lurjje. "
Chicago Tribune : "It pains me very
much to spank you , Johnny , " suld Mt
mother with deep feeling , "and I shall
have to turn you over to your father. Ills
hands nre harder. "
Atlanta Constitution : Subscriber ( to edi
tor ) How's thu newspaper business now ?
Editor Splendid ! Just'got JuO out of the
railroad for cutting off my left leg1.
Minneapolis Journal : "Charlie , " said
Oenevleve , "I can never take you for a
hub. You have a wheel. You tire me. I
shall have to another " " '
got felloe. "That's
all right , " replied Charlie , "but you ought
to have spoke sooner. "
Washington Star : In the spring the gay
campaltaier sharpens his rhetoric fanw , and
proceeds to make thliiRS lively with re
marks about " "
the "saiiK.
Chicago Tribune : "Madam. " said the
conductor , politely , "this Is the smoking
car. "
"Yes , sir , " replied the resolute matron
from bound Ninoty'nlnth street , sittlnK
ilown with a sigh of relief , "I know It.
Tlmt other car , I reckon , Is the hog car.
There's llf.to.cn women standing up In the
aisle. "
SHE HAD BURN TIIKUE.
New Yolk I'rcaa.
"Just one , " he said nt midnight's noon
" .lust one , " ho said In accents wild ,
While overhead tin ; sliver moon
Peeped out between the clouds and
smiled.
She laid her head upon his breast ,
While blushes bright her fair cheeks
wore ,
"I think , " she said , "you're Ilko the rest
when you get one you'll nsk for moro. "
IllK XAItlil' F&V.
Clilcapo Tribune.
Behold the lly !
Tlio early fly of spring !
Forth from some mysleilous hiding' place
Where it hath slept the dreary months
away
It buzzcth
On the tlrst warm day.
A little wabbly In the legs , mnyhup.
But full of business.
Inglorious insect ! Test cantankerous !
Vexatious , troublesome , annoying1 bore ,
Sample or spring's tlrst crop.
Bud , blossom , fruit and harvest , all In one ,
Sure promise of a billion Hies to come ,
Calamity-buzzer most calamitous ,
Where didst tliou come from ,
And what art
Thou here for.
Anyhow ?
"Wlillo the republican party failed to carry
the Inst election tlio enuso for which It contended -
tended did not fall. U survived the nwful
d sastor nnd shines more brilliantly nnd
gloriously tlmn over before. "
"Tho past year tins been a long one.
Labor , moro than nil , nnd dearer to us than
nil , has succumbed to the listing blunts
ofthe ( great change by which Industry has
been cheated of its Just rewards. "
"Everything has been blighted but repub
lican principles , "
"Tho democratic party has suffered -n
calamity wo could bear with resignation ,
If It had not also carried In Its train the vast
nnd sacred Interests of the people. "
"Who would strike from the republican
banner n single star or Btrlpo 7"
"Tho democratic party won by a campaign
of profuse and glittering promises. "
"Tho democratic party has signally failed
to redeem a single promise It made to tha
people. "
"What devastation and distress have been
wrought In a single year. "
"It has relieved the people of employment ,
of work , of prosperity and of plenty , and
omo of them of their homes , "
"Is the national distress , the business de
pression and the universal poverty of the
people , which have relentlessly followed tha
enactment of every revenue tnrlff mensuro
In all our history , to bo lost upon us In the
calm consideration of this economic sub
ject ? "
"Tlio Wilson bill Is a narrow , sectional
nnd provincial measure , unworthy thn great
party which proposes It , and wholly unsulted
to the needs of the people. "
"Tho Wilson bill Is for the plantation , u
for tlio farm and factory. "
"They ( democracy ) look to the Interests
of the Importer , Ignoring the farmer , and ob
livious to the fact that the agriculturist la
everywhere. "
"Changes In tariff schedules must ever bo
governed by the protective principle. "
"A revenue tariff encourages no home en
terprises ; It supplies employment to no
American worklngnmn. "
"A revenue tariff Is a sure precursor to na
tional poverty , national bankruptcy ijnd In
dividual distress , "
"A revenue tariff Is an enemy to the
American shop , tlio American workltigman ,
to American prosperity and American In
dustrial Independence. "
"Tho democratic victory was the outcome
of misguided judgment , pique , passion and
prejudice. "
"Tho administration and congress arc without -
out compass or rudder. "
KNOWLEDGE
Brings comfort nnd improvement nntj
( ends to personal enjoyment when
riglitlyiusca. The miuiy. who live bet
ter tlmn others nnd enjoy mo moro , with
less expenditure , by moro promptly
hdAptiag the world's Lest products to
the needs of physical being , will attest
thevaluo to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy , Syrup of Figs.
Its oxccllctieo is duo to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste , tlio refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of n perfect laxative -
ativo ; effectually demising the system ,
dispelling colds , headaches Mid fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
It haa given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the incdical _ _
profession , because it acts on the Kidi
ncys , Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every objectionable substance. - *
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in C0cand $1 bottles , but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only , whose name is printed on every
package , also the name , Syrup of Figs ,
aiid being well informed , you will not
accept nny substitute if ofletod.
The larenst makers unit
,
line vlotliox on earth
Not Much
A-head-of-Time
After All.
Wo called the turn It's gettingSpringlike and
bland and you will want that Spring suit. Our styles
are exclusive , for wo make every suit we sell. The
usual excellence goes without saying. Wo have no
competitors but tailors and they are twice as high
priced.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
I S. W. Cor.l5th and Douglas Sta ,