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Itus.scll i'age ' lu learning from experience
how not to net when threatened by the next
ambitious bomb thrower.
With the tnrlff debate In the Ksnntc WP are
brought one more step nearer to the long
sought for perpetual motion.
A man runs the risk of his life In per
mitting himself to dlo while he Is exercis
ing the presidency of Peru.
Aii'lrow Jjckson Is a name for democrats
to conjure with , nnil It still retains Its magic
Influence even when prefixed to the appel
lation Sawyer.
IJvcry cloud has n silver lining. The
district attorncyslilp will nfford Tobo Cas
tor some consolation for his disappointment
In connection with the surveyor of customs.
That cry of a bargain , between Mio presi
dent and the free silver tuoii by which the
Uland hill was to he approved In exchange
for votes for the tariff hill has proved to be
a false alarm.
The lionlHvllle- grand jury has just brought
In n largo batch of Indictments charging
city ofllclals with corruption. It Is setting
an example for the Brand jury that Omaha
is awaiting with patience.
Your Undo Hen Haker feels greatly re
lieved at the prospects lot unburdening the
great responsibilities of his ofllce upon a
democratic successor. Mr. Daker never did
like to hold ofllce under a democratic ad
ministration any way.
Speculation on the probable length of tlmo
necessary to carry 'tho tariff bill through the
senate Is now In order. The man who can
guess the closest to the day , hour and min
ute will ba entitled to a position as n
weather prophet under the Agricultural de
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partment.
The Chicago paperw assert that the sec
retary of the Intorlor merely "took pity
on Now York' ' ' In deciding to keep' n part
of the Indian supply depot In the metropolis.
New York will probably claim that the re
moval was Instigated solely out of pity
for Chicago.
The Jloxlcan congress Just convened has
nn opportunity to make an unexampled
record. Lot It only avoid the mistakes
of the American congress and It will have
assured to Itself a reputation for energy ,
sagacity and prudence possessed by no legis
lative body In the world.
The Philadelphia Itccord Is now discussing
the question of "harmony In Bering sen. " A
little whllo ago It was devoting most of Its
attention to harmony In the Pennsylvania
democracy. It seems to have como to the
conclusion that harmony , It It Isto bo found
at all , must be sought as fur away from home
as possible.
One trouble with our political economy Is
that In party conventions no attention Is paid
to the capacity or Integrity of men put up
for assessors. Hut when spring comes the
discovery Is Invariably made that the average
assessor Is totally Incapable of grasping the
duties of his important olllce , beyond the
privilege of getting his pay warrant cashed.
Although the ordinance requiring the
planting of trees under the supervision of
the park commission has been killed there
Is nothing to prevent property owners from
tutting out trees upon u uniform plan of
their own accord. We hope lo ECU a great
deal of systematic tree planting this year
without reference to compulsion by the city
authorities.
The Omaha council Is not the only munici
pal body that Is given to periodic junkets ,
and If they pay as they go nobody can Inter
pose an objection. It Is unfortunate , how
ever , that our own and only council should
desert this city at n time when preliminaries
for public works should bo arranged so that
actual work might bo begun 'at the earliest
possible day.
The Heo has In the past called attention to
Inequalities of appraisement and speclllcally
pointed out the Injustice done by assessors
to the great mass of holders of small prop-
pertles and the favoritism shown the rich
and powerful corporations doing business
In this city. We huvo cited the return
made on personal property In the Third
ward last year , which was ridiculously out
ot nit proportion to the actual value of the
property returned. AVe hope the assessors
will Htlclc a pin there.
A great ecclesiastical trial U booked for
Onmtm early In this month which will at
tract the attention of loading Call illcs
throughout the country. Illshop Hon.icum
ot the Lincoln diocese will submit his claims
as against those of hU priests who have
made an able and persistent tight for what
they believe to bo their rights. This case
Is all thu more Important because It will
make new ecclesiastical law on certain
vital points In dispute and will be tried be
fore Archbishop Hennessey , a noted prelate
at the Catholic cuurcli. ' '
1 nut ir w.mirnv ; sr.sw ; for.s .
, It M nlrcnlv n month sinre tin1 decision of
j Mi * "tiprvtn "in upon thp 'tale depository
I law wan given In the public. The people
vffTf Mien nmd. < r nndcrhmit Miati de-
clulfln wntild KOIIII b Imd upon the other
ami cmialiy fmptiridnt ( | ) ielon ( of the validity
of the law rctpilrlng Hie Inrqiitmtnt of Idle
ntntp school money * In oiitnamllni ; Interest *
bearing Rtuto warrant. * . These two cases.
Instituted at tli'j inline time , were expected
lo settle the eontroveray over the alleged
Inability of the state acliool board to convert
the $ . * > 00,000 lying In the school fund
Into securities Mint would bring pome return
to tint state treasury instead ot to the pri
vate Individuals who had ns-nimod control
of II. To get the matter bt'fore the supreme
court the governor presented u gener.il fund
warrant lo the state treasurer , and , upon
refusal of payment , Instructed the attorney
genei-Al to bring suit for n writ of inamlamuH
to compel him to do so.
This cafciliaj been hanging fire now for
these many weeks and at Inst reports the
prospects for a speedy decision were no
butter than when the petition wns first filed.
Of course the stale treasurer cannot be ex
pected to push It to u finish , because ho In
rpiltn satisfied with the present state of
affairs , which permit him to leave the law
nncnforcod on the plea of Its tmconstltn-
Monallty. Delay to him Is as good as a
decision In hi * favor. It leaves the half million
dollars In the school fund at his disposal , to
bo placed at his discretion without reference
lo the Rtute depository law. This halt
million dollars , moreover , remains unpro
ductive so far aa the utate Is concerned ,
while the money In the various current
funds is contributing 3 per cent Interest to
the revenues of the treasury. The bene
ficiaries of the school fund are therefore
quite content to bo let alone.
On the other hand. It Is the duty of the
attorney general to have this qustlon settled
without further delay , and without playing
Into the hands of the defendant In the suit.
Wo do not say that there Is no plausible
ground for the contention that the law of
IS'Jl Is unconstitutional. There Is always
room to argue both sides of a question of
this kind. Hut we have been witnessing the
violation of that law long enough. Wo should
bo told now whether the remedy for the
school fund abuses is to be secured only by
constitutional amendment or whether the
present constitution gives the legislature
power to deal with the subject. Further
delay In the mandamus proceedings must
nrouso the suspicion that the attorneys for
both plaintiff and defendant arc acting In
concert.
MC'l'VAT. Fin
The state auditor recently Issued a circu
lar condemning In extravagant language the
so-called Lloyd , mutual or Individual under
writers associations doing flro Insurance
business In this slate. The assertion that
these companies are operating without
having coi-plied with the statute relating !
to Insurance companies Is doubtless true.
But su far aa we have been able to get at the
facts there Is nothing in the methods or
business of these mutual lire insurance com
panies to warrant the sweeping condemna
tion heaped upon them. The oniclal circular
warns all Insurance companies to comply
with the law , and , of course , on that point
Is Incontestable. Failure to do so will sub
ject the mutual companies to considerable
annoyance and -severe penalties.
That the Lloyd or mutual companies have
come to stay there Is little doubt. They
solicit and will accept none but high class
moral and physical risks ; they pay their
losses promptly and tholr premium rates are
CO per cent lower than those of the old line
fire Insurance companies. Ten of the largest
and wealthiest business houses of Omaha
arc subscribers or patrons of one or more of
these mutual companies. The heads of these
houses are inch of rare Intelligence and
know exactly what they are doing. They
rebelled against the excessive premium rates
ot Mie old line companies , which claim that
40 per cent ot total receipts is spent In
securing business and paying expenses.
These Omaha merchants repudiate the SO
per cent co-Insurance clause sought to be
forced upon them by the leading fire In
surance companies doing business here.
Under Mils rule our merchants are compelled
to Insure to the extent of SO per cent , or
falling to do so , become co-Insurers for the
difference. In any event the assured Is re
quired to pay for Indemnity which ho does
not and cannot enjoy.
There may ba a law prohibiting ton or
fifty honest property owners' pooling and
entering Into a close compact to Insure the
property of each other. This Is the principle
upon which the so-called Lloyd companies
are now operating and It Is safe to predict
that our laws will not long bo technically
violated by them , but will soon bo amended
for their especial benefit and protection.
These Lloyd companies discriminate with
reference to a moral hazard before a policy
Is Issued covering the risk. Their patrons
are therefore the strongest and best men In
any community where they can be Induced
to do business. It will bo u long time be
fore such Institutions can be sandbagged
out of existence.
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This measure will probably reach the
calendar of the house of representatives this
week and It will be taken up as soon us the
appropriation bills are out of the way. It Is
the opinion of Intelligent observers that It
will pass the house , but not without a
vigorous and probably prolonged struggle.
As the bill Is In the form of a revenue
measure It Is privileged to bo called up at
any time and the only way In which Its
early consideration may be headed oft is to
Keep the house crowded with other business.
Thcro are still several appropriation bills to
be disposed of and at least two important
measures which the speaker has promised
shall receive consideration. One of these Is
the bill suspending the state bank tax on
notes and certlllcates Issued during the panic
ot last summer , and the other Is the free
ship bill. When the former measure Is
taken up an amendment to It will bo offered
providing for the unconditional repeal ot the
10 pur cent tax on the notes of state banks ,
which will open up a debate that may ex
tend over several weeks. The free ship bill
will also Involve a long discussion. It Is
suggested that the opponents ot the anti-
option bill may bo able to arrange to huvo
these measures alternate with the appro
priation bills so as to consume the time
until June , when It will be too late for the
Eonato to pass the anti-option bill during the
present session. These and some other
measures are entitled to precedence , and It
Is said Uiat the plan of keeping them before
the housa In order to exclude the anti-
option bill will probably bo adopted. It the
measure should pass the housa within the
next tew weeks the probabilities are all In
favor of Its passing the senate , but If It can
bo hold back In the house until the summer
months action on It by the senate might
have to bo deferred until the second session
of congress. The statement U confidently
tnndo In some quartern that the bill will I
\flood by the president If It renclici him.
Tlirsr conditions with regard to the pro
poned legislation should stimulate Mm frl'iidx
of the anti-option bill throughout the coun
try to renewed efforts In Its behalf. .Its oppo
iients nrtnotlre and vigilant , and while they
now seem to bo In the minority the strength of
their Influence should not be underestimated.
The great commcrc'nl exchanges , to the ex
istence of which the maintenance of the
forms of speculation attacked by this meas
ure Ecems to bo vital , are able to bring a
tremendous Inlluenca to bear upon congress
and no effort will be lacking on their part.
If the agricultural producers of the country
arc still as strongly and unanimously In
favor of this legislation as In the pant they
should make It known through their organi
zations and by further petitions , lest their
failure to do so be regarded ns evidence of
Indifference. The bill In Its present form
hai been modified In Important respects , so
that Micro arc fewer objectionable features
than In the original measure , but none the
less the speculators are making a fight on
.It. A strong expression of the agricultural
Interests in support of the bill at this time
would have a good effect upon congress and
the president.
r.iitVK or niK VETO.
The slgnincnncc and value of the veto of
the seigniorage bill may not become apparent
at once , but time will certainly demonstrate
the wisdom of the president's action in a
way not to be mistaken. The conlldence that
was felt In the president by the friends of
sound money averted any serious financial
disturbance following the pnssago ot the bill
through congress , and this confidence being
shared abroad there was nothing from that
direction to Interfere with the oven course
of financial affairs In this country. Hud It
been otherwise had there been a general
apprehension In financial circles here and in
Europe that Sir. Cleveland would approve
the measure It Is not to bo doubted that
there would have been experienced a sharp
Intensification of distrust , the effect ot which
would have been to Increase business de
pression and to put off Indefinitely the return
of confidence nnd prosperity.
This danger having been averted MID ef
fect must be to strengthen financial confi
dence , "and with the growth of that will
come recovery from business depression.
There Is no substantial reason for any fur
ther doubt regarding the soundness and sta
bility of the currency , so far r.s the relations
of sliver to It are concerned , during Mie
term of the present administration , and It
Is entirely safe to predict that the succeed
ing administration will not be less opposed
to a larger Infusion ot silver into the cur
rency. Mr. Cleveland has said as plainly
as possible that he will not approve any
measure for Increasing the volume of coined
sliver , unless It be accompanied by adequate
provision for maintaining a safe gold re
serve , and this condition the silver men
will not accept. They are not concerned
about gold , but desire , rather , that silver
shall be allowed to take care of Itself , Inde
pendent of the yellow metal. This is quite
enough to keep the president and the silver
men apart and thus Insure the defeat of
any legislation which Mie latter may pro
pose looking to a larger Infusion of silver
Into the currency. That they will attempt
such legislation is well assured , but the
country may now rest secure In the convic
tion that It will be futile. There Is every
reason to believe , then , that there Is no
danger to bo apprehended from the agitation
in behalf of silver for at least three years ,
or during the remainder of the term of
the present administration , and very likely
for a much longer period , since In Mie prob
able event of the election of a republican
president In 1S96 silver would have no bet
tor chance of larger recognition than at
present , except as the result of International
agreement.
Being convinced that the stability of
the currency Is not to ho disturbed , It would
seem that capital must soon shake off the
timidity that has controlled It for a year
past and seek avenues of investment , In
stead of continuing in unprofitable idleness.
To be sure the proposed changes In the
tariff and the uncertainty as to their ulti
mate effects naturally check invest
ments In enterprises affected by the tariff ,
but there are certainly other directions In
which profitable Investment may be found.
This country has not yet reached the limit
of Its capabilities , and , although Its progress
has been checked , the possibilities ot the
future arc Immeasurable.
T/fK TAIllt't' DKll.lTK ltKL\\ .
The tnrlff bill was taken up in the senate
yesterday and the debate on It was begun
by the chairman of the finance committee ,
Senator Voorlices of Indiana , who by virtue
of his position as the head of that com
mittee Is assumed to be the leader of the
majority In that body. In the case of the
Indiana senator this assumption is largely a
matter of courtesy , since In the qualifica
tions for leadership there are at least half
a dozen democratic senators who arc much
better equipped than Mr. Voorhees , and
this Is particularly true with regard to the
tariff. Therefore nobody at all familiar
with the capabilities ot that gentleman will
be surprised that his speech , although pre
pared with care and deliberation , Is little
else than empty rhetoric and rodomontade
such a speech as ho might make to a demo
cratic meeting In Indiana , but far below the
demands of such an occasion as the opening
of a great tariff debate In the United States
senate. In high sounding terms Mr. Veer
hees denounced the existing tariff law and
boastfully proclaimed the benefits that will
como to the pcoplo from the passage of the
pending bill. Protection ho declared to be
robbery , extortion and Injustice. The enact
ment of thu McKlnloy law was a crime
both against the worklngman and the
manufacturer. But the enactment of the
pending bill will give relief to the pcoplo by
reducing tariff taxes more Minn $76,000,000
per annum , and while this Is not all that Mr.
Voarhees desires , he halls It as a long stride ,
though not a final one , . "toward the approaching
preaching day of perfect deliverance" the
day , ot course , of absolute free trade.
How feeble and foolish such talk as that
of the Indiana senator appears when con
fronted by solid facts. The democratic
party was elected to the control ot the
legislative and executive departments of Mm
government In November , 1892 ? when the
present tariff law had been In effect two
years. It was chosen on a platform which
declared protection to be robbery and the
principle unconstitutional. What was the
situation at that time ! Ono of unpre
cedented prosperity. For two years , under
the operation of the McKlnloy tariff , domestic
and foreign commerce experienced u growth
unparalleled In thu same length of tlmo.
Industrial enterprises sprang Into being ,
capital was seeking Investment' and labor
was In demand. In every avenue of trade
and commerce there was busy life and eager
activity. Capital was earning legitimate
profits and labor was receiving good wages.
The revenues of the government were
sufficient to meet Its obligations. Everybody
looked with confidence to the future1 , amid
pathK n prolong'-d era of prosperity. Hut
there was n sudden rhatiRO following thn
surceM of the democratic parly will ) ltd
avoweil nntl-prolcctlon policy. Capital be
came distrustful , Industrial enterprise wo *
checked , and before three months had paused
the pall of commercial depression as yet
but partially dissipated , had overspread -
spread the country , bringing ca
lamity to evcrv hUcrcst. Mills and fac
tories were clOffd/fjcapltat / Was withdrawn
from Investments possible , nnd n
great army of unemployed wns created , for
the subsistence f which the charity of the
people has bconMnwd as never before In
our history. Thus In the period of n few
months the menace of the reactionary and
destructive policy fit the democratic party
had overthrown tlie prosperity which had
been built up during two years of the opera
tion of the existing tariff law nml brought
about a condition of distress and disaster
which the country has not yet-fully recov
ered from , and Is not likely to for sevcMl
years to come , unless , Indeed , which la
hardly probable , Mm pending tariff bill
should full lo become law. Where , then ,
was the crime against the worklngman and
the manufacturer In the enactment of the
McKlnley law or In the avowed hostility Of
the democratic party to the principle of
protection ? No fair-minded man , Intimate
with the facts , will hesitate to answer.
Nothing Is more certain than that repub
lican success In 1S92 , with the assurance It
would have given that the tariff policy of
the country would remain nndlsturbjd for
at least four more years , would have In
sured a continuance of prosperity and that
there would bo now no deficiency In the
revenues of the government.
It would not bo profitable to follow In
detail the argument , if It may be so called ,
of Senator Voorhees. It Is vulnerable at
every point. The debate being on It will
probably continue for at least two months
and possibly even longer.It Is understood
that only a few of the democrats will make
speeches on the tariff , but nearly all of the
thirty-seven republican senators are ex
pected to do so.
In extending the area for free delivery
the express companies are showing that they
are awakening more and more to their own
Interests. The delivery of express pack
ages Is one ot the chief advantages of the
express service over Its slow competitors
and It Is unjust to confine this advantage
to the very few who happen to be located
In the very center of Mo city. The time
ought not to be far distant when the ex
press companies will undertake to deliver
packages transmitted to any place within
the populated districts of the entire city.
The Omaha Driving Park association tract ,
comprising thirty-eight nnd one-halt acres ,
worth at a fair valuation $231,000 , has escaped
taxation under 169 flimsy pretext that the
Douglas county fair is held annually on the
grounds.v This property Is held for specula
tion. The owner''escapes taxes , although he
derives revenue 'fron this property. It
should no longer be permitted to escape the
assessor because It Is used once a year for
a few duys for anMjxhlbltion of Poland-China
pigs , huge pumpkins and overgrown cabbage
heads. . -rt -
The Departmentj .ol-Agrlculture has finally
had Its staff enlarged by the appointment
ot an ngrostologfeti' ' It may be Interest-
Ing to know that the "duty of the new
officer Is to make'a study of the various
grasses grown' ln"vlEh'V" United States and
that the government had to go all the. way to
Tennessee to flndva'-man able to fill the
place. The next thing we hear of Is the
appointment of an astrologlst on the staff
of the Arbor Lodge statesman.
Forcing ISImctiilllsm.
1'hllnilclphla Lodger.
Charles Francis Adams believes that If
the government of this country continues
In Its present attitude towards silver Eng
land will be driven to enter Into nn Inter
national agreement to restore sliver Inside
of three years. In this connection It maybe
bo noted that a conference of bimetallic
nations is probable , to be held In Mexico ,
and In this event a general International
monetary conference may follow , as Sir.
Adams predicts.
Doomud by the .Senate ,
St. Paul Globe.
Mr. Bryan's proposed constitutional
amendment for the election of United
States senators by a direct vote of the people
ple Is tt very proper one , nnd will receive
the cordial approval of n majority of the
voters of both parties. But It will never
receive the approval of the senate. The
members of that body are not disposed to
run any risk of defeat at a popular elec
tion when they hre sure of their ability to
buy their seats from the legislatures ,
A Suru Winner.
Chlcnso Inter Ocean.
Before Mayor Boody was retired from
Brooklyn's chief magistracy last fall with
a resounding Mind an Ineffectual attempt
was made to sell some city bonds. Cap
italists would have none of them. Hard
limes alone were not lo blame. Investors
saw the city's business badly administered
and fought shy of its securities. But con
lldence began to revive under the repub
lican regime of Mayor Sehleren , nml the
other day nearly half a million of bonds
were sold above par. Other tilings equal ,
put your money on the republican boss.
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Itiilldlng Up tint Xuvy.
San Francisco U-xninlner.
Congress will have to wake np to the
fact that there Is something lacking In the
navy. We are getting together n respecta
ble collection of ships , and now we have
not the sailors to man them. It has been
pointed out by the Navy department and
the naval ofllcers for several years past
that the limit of 8,250 men Is Insufilclent
for the navy. Ships must be kept In condi
tion , nnd If they are to be effective lighting
machines they must always have a trained
force that known how to use them. The
nuvy has been running shorthanded for
some time , and ships have been sent to
sea without their full complement of men.
1'nHHlng ( if thu Canal Mnlo.
Kunan.i City Jouinal.
The supremacy of the canal horse , and of
that yet more Interesting nnd antique relic ,
the canal driver. Is threatened by the In
troduction of electricity. For many years
It was' confidently predicted that steam
would ba 8ubstltutud , for horse power on
the Krle nnd other great canals , lint every
move In that dlrei'tlon proved a failure , It
liclng found Impossible to obviate Mm wash
ing of the canal Imn.kft. So the old horses ,
the plctnresiut ( ) drrvur'und the slow moving ,
clumsy old boats havu held their own. It
Is now proposed ty' ' t/avlKUte / the Krle by
electric power furnlslied by a company at
Niagara Falls the company to furnish the
power to the boatmen , at certain maximum
rates , and to the state froci for the opera
tion of the locks' ' . The company Is to
have three years.ip > which to Introduce the
new power. A cannl operated by electricity
seems something , out uf the due course of
nature. KlectrlcUy is the emblem of
swiftness ; while there Is nothing slower
than "tho dull en/mil1' / dammed with locks
and chains. A "union and combination of
thu two seems quite "Impossible , but tlmo
will show. , 't ) , a
THIS i irr f , ir ntitt.
R' ' Loulu Hvpiihl'C ' idem. ) No doubt he
\vlll Mill be imptilar In MMorn New York
mid nortlurn New Jersey.
| C'lilcngn Herald ( dcm > ) - There l.i In this
message nliuKPthor too- much concession to
- ( he chpflp money families whs have brought
pr nt discredit upon the democratic parly
andvgrcat danger lo the country.
; Chicago Inter Ocean ( rep. ) : The veto Is a
finality. It U n declaration by thn presl-
| dent that , so long n < he has power to pre-
I vent It. no net looking toxMtrtt the extension
, of silver coinage shall become a law.
I Olobo Democrat ( rep. ) : The message will
bo endorsed by nil who are In favor of
honest money nnd a sound financial pulley :
; and there Is good reason to believe that such
persons constitute u decided majority ot the
American people.
Now York Sun ( dem. ) : Altogether , the
mousago will meet with the approval of con
servative financiers In this section of the
country , though It Is not likely that tt will
satisfy the advocates of free silver coinage
or other currency Inflationists here or else
where.
Atlanta Constitution ( dem. ) : Mr. Cleveland -
land has put his eastern foot on the solgnlor-
axp bill and smashed It. He has vetoed the
measure supported by seven-eights of his
party In congress and by an overwhelming
majority of the people who gave htm their
voles in 1802.
Now York Times ( dem. ) : The tone of
the message la also admirable , simple , di
rect and calm. It Is In no sense needlessly
offensive to those from whom the president
finds himself forced lo differ , but on the con
trary Is frankly respectful nml candid and
even conciliatory ,
Philadelphia Times ( dem. ) : The presi
dent's message IK so sound nnd so clear
that It could leave iu > doubt , even had any
real doubt ever existed , as lo his Inflexible
determination to maintain the financial
credit of the United States , ? o far as It can
rest upon the power and discretion ot the
executive.
Denver News ( pop. ) : The policy Involved
In the veto Is fraught with ruin to the pro
ductive forces of the nation and more es.-
peclally and Imminently to MIC south and
west. The president's conclusion should
hasten ( he political unification of those sec
tions and will certainly facilitate that essen
tial result.
Buffalo Express ( rep. ) : The message Is
not a particularly able document. Hut It
answers the purpose. It serves notice on
the free sliver cranks that they cannot
force their Ideas upon the government dur
ing this administration. It strengthens Mr.
Cleveland's reputation , already established ,
as nn uncompromising advocate of sound
money.
Kansas City Journal ( rep. ) : Mr. Cleve
land has disappointed hope , but not expecta
tion , in his veto of MIC silver coinage bill.
Its reading will dispel any doubts as to
Mie president's attitude. Ho Is a slnglo gold
standard advocate and his whole mental
make-up Is that way. Ho looks , sees and
reasons from that standpoint Is , in fact ,
an enemy of sliver.
New York Tribune ( rep. ) : The president's
veto of the seigniorage bill lias saved the
country from great disgrace and great dis
aster. The financial world expected no less
of President Cleveland , and h.is perhaps
been not quite ready enough to give him us
much credit as ha really deserves for an act
which required extraordinary poxver of re
sistance to the demands ot ills own party.
New York Recorder ( rep. ) : Tills Is n plain
notice to the friends of silver In congress
that If they will give Secretary Carlisle
elastic power to Increase the national debt
at his own discretion by buying gold In In
stallments ot fifty , a hundred , or a hundred
and fifty millions , Mr. Cleveland Is ready to
sign a bill for the coining of the seigniorage.
The bait Is two small for the fish proposed
to be caught.
Chicago Times ( dem. ) : President Cleveland -
land will receive the plaudits of the re
publican press for his action. lie will en
joy the golden opinion and profitable friend
ship of the national bank Interest the whole
country over. Hut the rank and tile of the
democracy and the main body of the people
In the west and south arc almost a unit In
condemnation of the policy which rivets
more closely the fetters of the money power
upon an already enslaved Industrial popula
tion.
Cincinnati Commercial ( rep. ) ; The pres
ident grasped the situation thoroughly In
refusingIlls' signature to a measure that
would have- destroyed financial confidence
and led to the most disastrous results. It
Is well that the president has developed n
vast degree of courage In this direction and
his message shows that he would veto a free
and unlimited silver coinage bill. This ac
tion is well calculated to restore confidence ,
and this Is precisely what the country needs
at this time.
I'EOl'I.K , I.Y7 > rif/.VfiS.
Denver has two fire departments , yet
neither one can put the other out.
It Is a significant fact that 1)111 ) Goat Is
right up to date In thu cut ot his bccrd.
Congressman Uland will hit the buliseyc
if he directs his silver coinage bills to
Omaha's private mint.
Richard Watson Gilder Is" reading poems
to Cleveland. Afflictions never come singly.
They come In droves.
On Memorial day the grave of John Boyle
O'Reilly at Holyhood , near Boston , will be
marked by a stone brought from his native
place In Ireland.
Kentucky had a little lamb ,
With hair as white as snow ,
And everywhere that Muddle went
That lamb was sure to go.
Should the common wall army grow weary
on Its pins , a mere reversing of the per
pendicular and pumping the wheels secures
recreation and transit at the same time.
M. Carnet will complete his term as presi
dent of the French republic on December .1
next. Ills salary for the last seven years
has been $2f > 0,000 a year , besides allowances.
The coal barons have ordered a reduction
In the price of coal. Trusts are uncom
monly generous when the public Is in posi
tion to safely press thumbs and olfactories
and wlgglo the fingers.
Andrew Carneglo has rented a castle In
England. The Information acquired during
Ills stay In this country concerning blow
holes in naval armor will glvo him the en
tree In high circles ! In his native land.
When n Chicago , judge grinds out SCO
naturalized citizens In four hours , or at the
rate of seventeen a second. It Ix manifest
that the purification of municipal politics Is
progressing at a more or less rapid paca.
General Neal Dow was once captured
whllo asleep In a house In the south and sent
to a confederate prison. After some months
ho was exchanged for an olficcr of equal
rank , who was no less a person than Gen
eral Kltzhugh Lee.
Jake Kendrlck Bangs realizes the farce of
the warning , "O , that mine enemy should
wrlto poetry. " Political enemies papered
Yonkers with his vcrfclcts and the voters
enthusiastically buried the mayoralty hope >
of Bungs. Moral ; Don't get gay.
Congressman Coffeen of Wyoming Is a
genuine plains gallant , as becomes one whodo
political health Is Bomowhat precarious.
From the rotunda ot the capital he sends
abroad this apostrophe : ' "ino best quality
of voters wo have In Wyoming are women. "
A woman who brought suit against a rail
road company In Kentucky was awarded n
few days ago $150 fur the killing of her
horse and I cent for her husband , who had
received fatal injuries In the tmmu accident.
The connection of the awards gives them uir
Invidious aspect.
The New York legislature Is considering a
bill designed to clip one ot Tammany's
profitable claws. It proposes to pay the
sheriff of New York a fixed salary and turn
the foes Into the public treasury. The of-
flco IH worth u moderate fortune u year , es
timated at $125,000.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
Powder
ABSOLUTELY PURE
XKItll.tflK I , I.VIfl W I.S/f I.V.V.
( 'helps cntinly pr'ip ' ! ! ) will bo nMriuoil it
i one-filth of It * i'c i v.tluc
| An Ancient Orlci uf I'nllod Woikmcn
lodge Is la be nrKanUr 1 at llpriranil
Deiii'l county rarmam nrs lln'il of liuntnni
nnil are ( touting up nntlrMarnliix sports
men to Ucpp oft ilifir uiut.
A burjilar was tllsicovor-jil unlng M'rotiRl
the house of T. M. Wrkht nl I'Mlnnonl niul
lied after having secured only 10 cents from
M chilli's bunk.
Itnv. Mr. Miuo uf t'.illaw.iyont to rliurch
( no soon lifter ifonv i-liiK fr''in nn attack ol
Illness nnil unrrvrcd u relapse. Ho In now
threatened with n long run of typhoid fever.
York county farmers say Milhl himl.s
linvo done considerable damage to the wheat
crop by blowing It out of tinground. . Some
say Mint half of the crop lias been di'&iroyed
In this way.
Otto Semko. living south of Superior. white
engaged In filling a wi'll , drove too nc-.ir the
hole nntl his ten m of iniilos fell to the lioltotu
of thp sixty-foot writ. It was Impoidlhlo to
rescue the iitifortunale anlnul.i ,
Propartilloim jirp already bolnn made for
the holding of the ct lit nil Nebraska vet
erans' reunion the coming summer. HUls
for the locution of thp reunion will be re
ceived by the council of administration np
to Juno lo.
Itaril Plilor J.IKS put up liy Clmvllo RkagKn
of Deshler ro.sultod In the arrest of the dis
penser nml his bulng pl.iceil niuKr bund * for
trial on the charge of selling Intoxicating
liquors. Witnesses swore that four drinks
of the beverage would guarantee a drunk.
ritiih fiii.riiit ro/.v.u/ ; .
Globe-Democrat : The Oinnliu coiners prob
ably think they have as Rood a right to
defraud the people nn the government has.
for the dollar Is IntrJiiHlcally worth Just the
sameIK cents In each enso ; hut they will
llnd out when they pet tit-fore the courts
that the government holds a monopoly In
this Illand swindling.
Indianapolis Journal : When Senator Sher
man offered a resolution for an InxcstlKallon
of HIP reports that persona In Omaha were
coining Hllver dollars. Senator Stewart of
Nevada objected. Perhaps the. senator be-
lle\es In the right of Individuals to stamp
50 cents' worth of silver one dollar , hut
there Is a penalty attached to the selling of
twelve ounces of butter for a pound.
New York Independent : The difference be
tween the mint at Philadelphia and the
Umali.i counterfeiter Is. then , that thu one
protects Its deficiency , whllo the other docs
not ; the one acts In wood faith , while the
other does not ; the one Is. honest , the other
a fraud. Kx-Senntor Karwell has not the
.slightest conception of the first principles
'of finance , and It Is aiich financial heresy as
ho has propounded that makes the silly
stock In trade of the populists.
l'lirriitr I'OIXTS.
Detroit Tribune : "How do yon know she
voted you n boroV" "The eyes ami nose. "
LI Co : She I wonder If ho has n ghost of
: i show now. lie \Vlio ? Slm-1' . T. linr-
uiini.
Boston Gazelle : " \Vliy do yon call that
man nn Illicit still ? " "Because lie ivfuses
to testify. "
St. Ijouls Post : The young man whose
mustache doesn't come Is apt to g l down
In the mouth.
Philadelphia Kecord : When si man has
Ills head chopped oft It seems natural that
his countenance should fall.
Brooklyn Life : Father Is the girl vou
are going to marry economical ? Son ( en
thusiastically ) I should say HO. Last year
she spent $000 In bargains.
Plain Healer : There Is no row In the com
monweal procosHlon , though there la a
good deal of falling out.
Boston fourler : "Why do yon call that
man un Illicit still ? "
"Because he refuses to testify.
Chicago Tribune : "The advantage of be
ing an alderman , " snM ( he honorable gen
tleman from the 'Steenth ward In lellectlve
mood , "Is that you do a good business ] and
don't have to advertise. "
UP WITH JOHNNY'S KIT 13.
Atlnntn Constitution.
AVIiore'H that spool o' thread o' mother's ?
Not n living soul can gupss !
Where's that pretty paper pattern
That wns cut from slster'n dross ?
Whoiv an ; nil the silken tassels
Of the curtains ? Out of sight !
And we fan not hope to llnd them.
For they're up with Johnny's kite !
Wbcro are father's ne\v suspenders
That he hasn't worn a week ?
Where's the saddle girth and bridle ?
Let the household stand anil speak !
Where's the Hour WP bought tor breakfast ?
In a scattered paste of white !
All the household's topsy-turvy.
And gone np with Johnny's kite !
'Jllli FATAL 3llSTAltK.
Soniorvillo Journal.
He stole n kiss. With Hashing eyes
Thu maiden nslied him how he dared
To take n. girl so by surprise.
For such an Insult unprepared.
So wroth Hho seemed , the young- man
thought
Ills hasty net had not been wise.
And , thinking to appease her wrath ,
lie hastened to apologize.
Fatal mistake ! For Imrdly had
The girl his llrst excuses heard ,
Than , really angry now , she turned ,
And left him there , without a word.
So all young men , bear this In mind ;
In sight of maidens worldly-wise.
It's sometimes wrong to steal n kiss ,
Jlut always to apologize.
S.\\V\KI \ \ \ ( TO SUCCEED BAKER
Cleveland Ut * His Olioico Host on the Onu
illtlntrt of Secretary Moitoti ,
EFFECT OF APPLYING THROUGH FRIENDS
o
Ogdcn Hint an Imputing Army of llneki r *
\Vlilln , S. \ vjnllnd Nut Ktni Aliulo
formal Application for the
l'lirc : Vooiimn'n l.nrlc.
WASHINGTON HIIIIHAU OK TUB I1RK ,
r.1,1 Fourteenth Street ,
WASHINGTON , April 2.
The president today ended the long drawn
out agony In Nebraska by appointing Andrew
Juckpon Hawycr of Lincoln us United States
district attorney to succeed Hen Baker.
Other Important nominations were these
of Thomas K. Benedict of Now York to bo
publlu printer , and James I ) . Ycomans of.
Iowa to bo Interslaln commerce commis
sioner.
It It was the Intention of Sawyer to have
the preldcnt hand him the district attorney-
ship on a silver plaller , ho has certainly got
his wish , He was Mio only ono of Mm six
candidates who did not make formal applica
tion for tli'i place , simply allowing his
friends "to file certain papers , telling
of his legal attainments , " etc. , and even
this w.is not done until after the expiration
of Mr. Haker's term In January last. The
president was strongly Inclined to glvo Mr
Ogdcn the olllce , as that gentleman had
the Indorsement of the attorney general and
u small army ot democratic United States
senators , but on Saturday last he suddenly
changed hla mind nnd Informed Secretary
Morton that he had determined to end the
matter at once by appointing Mr. Sawyer.
Maybe some of the defeated applicants
whh now that they had followed Sawyer's
plan nnd had allowed friends to look after
their Intel ests.
The nomination of J. I ) . Ycomans to be a
member ot the Interstate Commerce com
mission , ns foreshadowed In The Bee's dis
patches of Saturday last , Is met with uni
versal approv.il by western men. Ho Is ro-
Kurdcd as In every way lilted for the Im
portant olllce. Mr. Yeomans Is the only
man who has over been appointed a member
of the commission who Is not a lawyer. Ho
wns recommended by the four great packing
houses nnd hundreds ot other shippers , an
well ns National Commlttceman Richardson
and other leading Iowa democrats.
TO SOLVR THK SILVKR PROHLK.M.
Senator Wolcott today Introduced a resolu
tion directing the president to enter Into
negotiations with Mm republic of Moxlcn
looking to an extension of our trade with
China and other Pacific countries , which hu
will call up tomorrow. The negotiations
sought to bo arranged with Mexico have for
their purpose the obtaining of the con
sent of that republic to the coining ot Mexi
can sliver dollars In American mints under
such seigniorage quantity and regulations as
Mexico may be willing to allow. It seems
that this resolution is the outcome of a
conference among the senators who bollevo
as these Mexican dollars are exported to
Asia and other countries and never comeback
back that Mexico will agree to It. If this
arrangement with Mexico can bo made the
silver men In Mils country will coin tholr
sliver Into Mexican dollars at the American
mints and load them on the Asiatic coun \
tries.
IN A OKNRRAL WAY. - * '
The commissioner of the land olfico today
stated to Congressman Mclklejohn that the
survey of the boundary line between No- *
liraska and South Dakota will certainly bo
coinplctcd the last of Juno and filed for
approval , at which time contracts will ba
made for the survey of the nnsurveycd lands
In Hoyd county , Neb.
J. D. Bloom was today appointed post
master at Northboro , Page county , la. , to
succeed J. W. Gibson , resigned , and G. W.
[ lean at Udell , Appanooso county , same state ,
: o succeed J. II. Ketchum , resigned.
The chief of engineers. War department. ,
ms reported favorably on Senator Pettlgrow's
illl for a bridge over the Missouri river at
Yankton , S. D.
W. J. Courtwrlght of Fremont , Neb. , Is In
Mio city.
In appointing A. D. Tulsloy postmaster at
Sioux Falls , S. D. , the president again breaks
through the rule ho laid down last spring of
int. appointing to olllce men who served
mder his first administration. Tuisloy was
uu-tniastcr at Slbloy , la. , from 1SS5' to 1889.
There was a hot triangular light over Mia
iloux Falls postolllce , Tulslcy's contestants
) cing Stephen Donohuo nnd George Burn-
sldo. The former was backed by Senator
Cyle , and the latter by Mr. Ward , chair-
nan of the democratic state central com-
nlttee. Senator Pettlgrcw also urged the
selection of Hurnsldc. Tulsley had the In-
lorsement of National Commlttcemaa
Woods , who Just now appears to bo in high y _
aver at the whtto house. *
On Her Muldcn Yoyugn.
PHILADELPHIA , April 2. The
the first steel ship ever built In this coun-
ry , haa reached this port on her maiden
rip from Bath , Me. , where she was con
structed. She Is 312 feet long , forty-ilva
feet beam , twenty-five feet draught nml
US ! * tons register. The Dlrlgo will load
icre with 132,000 gallons of oil for Japan.
The lareeat makers nl : Hisllera ot
Hue clullius oa o.irlli.
The first of April , some do say ,
Is set apart for All-Fool's Day.
Poor Robin's Almanac *
But as it happened on Sunday , ami as wo go to
ohuroh wo didn't see any but wo did see a whole
lot of nioely dressed gentlemen Some tailor-made
olothos , but , most of them wore made by our tailors.
The styles are very neat and attraotivo. Have you
seen them ?
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
I S. W. Cor.loth and "Douglas Sta.