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Allow us to tlml tlil Ik Rtil ! a re-
IMilillcnn year.
South Carolina's tin soldiery falls to obey
ordera with the alacrity which
its movements In I SCI.
Tlio national debt seems to be KOIIR | the
other \vny Just now. Anntbcr cni of rcpnbll-
nuiism will mcinl the forUmrs of ( bo rc-
jiubllc.
tliey can't wliuro In ( beef
of tlic Omaha city government , tlio people
of South Omnbn can Insist upon having an
economical , businesslike city Kovcrnincnt of
tlielr own.
The man \vliu Imiulrcd what bail bccomo
of the Omaha beet sugnr projijct .should be
rcMicclfnlly | referred to the democratic
KtatuHinon who framed the now tariff bill
nt Washington.
\ K"od many local democrats who entered
so enthusiastically In , the campaign In tills
mate two years ago are beginning to realize
that their game was hardly worth the roman
candles they burned.
To judge by the returns of the spring
elections throughout the different states
in the union tlio democratic experiment at
"Washington Is not meeting the popular suc
cess that was so confidently predicted for It.
The county commissioners arc doing the
right thing In limiting thu annual expendi
tures under the road supervisors. The
"only misfortune Is that the law prevents
them from doing away with the supervisor's
work altogether. *
\Ve arc told that Interest' In the tariff de
bate In thu senate \Vashlngton Is lagging.
There Is nothing surprising In this. It Is
quite possible to have too much of a good
tiling , to say nothing of n thing as unat
tractive as a prolonged tariff discussion.
The Hungarian custom Illustrated by thn
vamen kissing Maurice Jokai In evidence of
tholr appreciation ot his eloquence has not
yet reached this country. When It Is
adopted here oratory will become the most
highly stimulated Industry In the country.
Iowa managed to get the munlfl cnt sum
of ? 235 for her building at the World's fair ,
which Is yet considerable more than the re
turn received by Nebraska. Neither of
the states , however , will wallow In wealth
by reason of the pecuniary profits made on
their World's fair Investments.
While the members of the school board
Invlto their wives to a social session after
their regular meeting , the city council makes
its Junket to the Pacific coast a strictly stag
affair. lint then women have a right to
vote for members of the school board. Hero
Is a point for tlio woman suffragists.
I low appropriate In the German emperor
to present Bismarck with a cuirass on the
occasion of his birthday anniversary. Per
haps the doughty William Is attempting to
remind the aged statesman that ho can no
longer expect to wear an armor In the serv
ice of the country for which ho has done HO
much.
The Introduction of chicory as one of
the crops of Nebraska farmers Is evidence
of the constant tendency toward a dlversl-
llcatlon of agriculture. The prosperity of
the farmer Is to bo promoted by devoting
a part of the acreage to products that will
llnd a remunerative market for consumption
right at home.
Perhaps the republicans of Nebraska may
this full elect an attorney general who will
not forget to submit a case to the supreme
court Involving the constitutionality of a
law which means so many thousands of dollars
lars to the taxpayers of thu stato. Per
haps , too , they may elect a man who will
not bo compelled to leave the entire man-
ugement of his olllco to his deputy.
The bloody scenes which characterized the
municipal elections of Kansas City and Chicago
cage this week are becoming a feature of
city politics. The tendency Is dangerous and
should bo promptly frowned upon. The re-
milts at Troy , Chicago and other cities are
but thn natural sequence of the license ac
corded to the gangs of ward workers , who
are rapidly turning leanest elections Into
farces.
Although ono-half of the biennial fiscal
period has elapsed since the legislature ad
journed , none of the Btato Institutions have
been closed to the admission of patients ,
None of the Institutions are on short rations
nnd all ot them are still taking care of their
.Inmates. There Is no Intimation that the In
mates are receiving ; less care than they over *
did. Ami yet the state Is saving money
ovur nny former fiscal period of recent years.
Some of the contractors are having n hard
time of It , without doubt. Profits are not so
largo and alluring as they were In the good
old times when the State Hoard of Public
Lands and llulldlncs managed things with a
looser hand. If thu next legislature will keep
expenditures anil appropriations within bounds
Nebraska will have iio Halting Indebtedness.
ihi'i-nui.tx run.
Munlclp.ll elections iMtuixl nlways lie ac
cepted M Imll.-aHiiK thi xirttp ninl trend of
political feeling , tornURC commonly the re
sult * are di'iirntlned by locul luMies * and
thu perform ! character and Influence of can-
dlilrilc * . Hut tlu'rp am times when these
election ! ) hava n brnndnr nlgnlflintnco , and
the present year In such n lime. Very
'generally thin j'cur tinpwple urn largcfo
under the Influence of national nueillons.
They arc considering ihc claim * uf parties
to thf'lr support , with rcfcreiire to the atti
tude of the partleK regarding the tariff and
the nuances. The widespread depression ,
affputlng all coimnunltli's , the agricultural
us "nil as the manufacturing , the small
town as well ns thr > large city , has given
the great majority of voters an unusually
keen Interest In politics and led them to
study more carefully than for many years
the principles of the great parlies. For
this purpose "thuy linv had uml are still
having n most Impressive and Instructive
object lesson. They have seen 11 change
In n period of loss than a year froni a con
dition of almost .mparalloled prosperity to
ono of general distrust , ami depression , pro
ducing most calamitous cotwquences"to the
Invested capllnl and the labor uf the coun
try. I.col.lng back but little more than n
year they romcmber that everywhere was
business activity , the wheels of Industry In
motion , labor employed , and everything In
the catalogue of human needs In brisk de
mand. The sunshine of prosperity was
everywhere and the outlook was bright with
promise. More suddenly than ever before
In our history this happy and hopeful condi
tion was radically changed. A blight fell
upon the land , from the baleful effects of
which It has not yi-t fully recovered. There
are still hundreds of Idle mills and fac
tories , still tens of thousands of unemployed
men and women , stilt a vact sum of In
vested capital that Is earning nothing , still
an enforced economy on the part of millions
of our people III the midst of abundance.
This condition of affairs has not escaped
the attention of anybody In this broad land ,
because it has affected all classes of people
and all interests. Hence It Is that national
( Iiicstlons exorcise- > this year a more than
ordinary InflnMico In directing Urn course
of voters , oven In the municipal elections ,
thereby giving to the results of these elec
tions an extraordinary significance. What
this In no Intelligent man who will study the
returns can have any doubt. Republican
victories almost everywhere , In many cases
overturning democratic majorities which had
been maintained for yearn , have an Import
and meaning that cannot be mistaken. From
New York to Minnesota , In every state where
municipal elections have been held this
spring , the result In nearly every case Is n
protest against the principles and policy of
the democratic party as to national ques
tions. The popular expression of dissatisfac
tion with and want of confidence In that
party Is clear and unmistakable , and II gives
assurance of an overwhelming rejection of
the democracy when the people choose the
next national house of representatives under
the more direct and complete Inllucnco of
questions of national policy. These munici
pal elections , though but the skirmishes pre
ceding the battle of next November , very
plainly show what the outcome of that con
test will be.
Governor McKlnley , In his recent speech
to the republican league of Minnesota , said
that n KQiieral election was never so much
desired ns now and never so much needed.
This view of Ohio's governor Is justified by
the results ; of the spring municipal elections.
Never were the Intelligent voters of the
country more eager than now to record , their
dissent from democratic principles , and there
can be no doubt that a general election at
this time would give a sweeping victory to
the republican party from Maine to Califor
nia. Hut a few months will make no differ-
once. The desire to repudiate the party of
factions and false pretenses , of reaction and
destruction , will be no less earnest and gen
eral seven months hence than It is today.
On the contrary , It Is HUoly to grow mean
while lr. strength and In volume.
-ICT IX TIIK IJVlXd / '
Omaha needs more factories , more business
houses , moro opportunities for the employ
ment of worklngmen , who In turn will create
a demand for the commodities offered for
sale on our markets. Every ono concedes
this. The necessity not only of keeping the
people now residing hero steadily at work
earning their own livings , but also of offer
ing openings to others who may be Induced
to como hero and to make their homes In
Omaha must be apparent on a moment's re
flection. Thu city must go forward. It can
only go forward with a constantly Increasing
population. An Increasing population means
n call for moro now houses. It means a
larger field for retail stores of every descrip
tion. It means additional wealth for the
community anil additional strength to the
government , It means an expansion of
trade and Industry In every direction. Hut
the first condition of an Increasing popula
tion Is an Increased .employment of workingmen -
men and this can bo secured only through
now manufacturing enterprises.
It Is all very well to talk about cheap
power drawing Industries hero without any
other Inducemint. Cheap power will cer
tainly be a powerful Inducement for this
purpose and that alone Justifies the en
couragement of the Tlatto canal'scheme. .
Hut Home wan not built In a day and neither
will the Platte canal bo built In a year. It
Is doubtful whether It can bo built at all
until enabling legislation Is obtained. The
most favorable calculation would not put the
power plant In operation short of two years
hence. Is Omaha to remain stationary In
the Interval ? Is It to put all Its energy Into
the Platte canal without endeavoring to
promote a slnglo ether Interest ? Omaha
wants factories now. It will want more
factories two years from now. It wants all
the factories It can got all the tlmo , The
mere fact that , thu Platte canal schema Is
being agitated must not bo allowed to block
every effort to secure new Industries by
other means. No enterprise that gives the
least Indication of being willing to come to
Omaha should bu compelled to wait for en
couragement until the canal shall have been
built.
TIIK VKTO SUS
There were ZCO members of the house of
'representatives ' present yesterday when the
question was put on the bill to coin the silver
aelgulorago : "Shall the bill pass notwith
standing thu objections of the president ? "
On the flrst ballot there were 130 yeas and
4& nays , leas than a quorum , the republicans
having refrained from voting. On the second
vote the republicans , who It had bean under
stood Intended tq leave the matter entirely
In the hands of the democrats , It they had
so Intended , changed their minds and voted.
The result was 144 yeas to 116 nays , and
there balng leas than two-thirds of those
voting In favor of passing the bill the veto
was sustained , The total vote was less than
that recorded on the passage of the bill In
the house , which was 297 the yeas at that
tlmo being 163 and the uaya 129. Had the
silver men ncen able In rsmnuml y * xlenlay
ho btrctiRth tln-y showed on " ' pas-agp of
th" bill and the republicans had refrained
from \otliiR , It would have been powlblp to
overrule the veto , but this could not have
born done in any event with the republican *
voting as tiny did. The credit of nnothcr
victory In the Interest of sound flnaticp must
therefore be given the republican ! ' , or at any
ruti > a large share nf It. |
It would be forlutmTc ] f this action of
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tlii ! house sustaining Mr."Cleveland's veto
of Uiu ci'tgnloragc bill should terminate the
tllvi-r .igltallon. at least for the present con-
prow , but such will probably not bo the
rase. The fanatical r.cal of the silver men
will undoubtedly reassert Itself In nomc other
form , nml as they constitute n majority of
Iim party In control of congress they will
bo nltlo to bring forward another measure
If they are determined to do so. Stewart
In Ihn Fcnatr- and Illand In the house have
already declared II to be their purpose to
do this and they have a following whose
allegiance they can depend on to the
furthest limit.
There la , however , little reason to ap
prehend further danger In this direction.
Fly his veto message President Cleveland
bound .himself Mill more firmly to the cause
of a Bound and stable currency and In op
position to any scheme of silver Inflation.
It has been suggested that by way of
Hanking the president the silver men may
attach to the tariff bill a provision for the
free coinage of silver or the coinage of the
so-cnllcd seigniorage , thus forcing upon him
the nltonmtlvo of accepting this legislation
or allowing tariff reform to fall. It Is
quite possible thai they are not unwilling
to go to this extreme , but 11 Is questionable
whether even this desperate coercive ex
pedient would lead the president to change
his position regarding silver. There Is
reason to believe that his solicitude for
tariff reform Is no greater than his anxiety
to keep the financial system sound and
stable. Almost anything may bu expected
from the silver advocates , but whllo they
will doubtless continue to bo an annoyance
In congress and a nuisance to the country
they are less dangerous than they were a
week ago , before being scotched by the
president's'veto. .
.t CtlMK-nOll'X IiV ( ' . ! / , .
It Is gratifying to note the marked change
that the past year has witnessed In the prices
paid for coal for use In the various state
Institutions of Nebraska. The revelations
made In The Uee last January of the cost of
heating buildings where the expense was
charged against the state showed that the
coal bills were being cleverly manipulated
In the interest of contractors. The figures
which wo then presented wore for the last
quarter of the year 1802 and the first quarter
of the year 1893. In brief , they showed that
not only were extravagant prices being paid
for coal for these state Institutions , but also
that extravagant amounts of coal were being
charged up to the state. Some of the Insti
tutions were , according to their own records ,
consuming enough coal to heat all outdoors
In the Immediate locality. A comparison of
the expenses for heating tlio largo office
buildings In Omaha with those for heating
tlio state institutions disclosed the fact that
the latter were In some Instances twice what
they might reisonably have been expected to
be.
The Dee has heretofore had occasion to
call attention to the fact that since Its ex
posure of the extravagance of the state
coal bills one or two of the worst offend
ing Institutions had contracted the num
ber of tons of- coal used. This byftself
ought to result In some little saving to the
people. Nbw we find that the contracts
just awarded by the State Hoard of Pur
chase and Supplies are generally much lower
than the prices that prevailed during the
period referred to. The lowest price then
paid was $2.74 per ton ; the lowest prjce
for the next ensuing quarter will be $2.29.
The Hospital for the Insane at Lincoln was
paying $3.20 per ton and the Homo for the
Friendless In the same city Insisted on coal
costing $5.05 per ton , while now the new
contractor Is to supply coal at the flrst
named place at $2.29. The Asylum for the
Incurable Insane at Hastings was using
coal costing $3.38 per ton. The new con
tract demands only $2.75. The Home for
Veteran Soldiers and Sailors at. Grand Island
burned coal at $3.20 per ton and Is to got
It during the next quarter for $2.75. At
the Industrial School at Geneva alone , BO
far as the published figures go. Is there
an Increase In price from $3.45 per ton to
$3.75 per ton. There are said to have been
mor6 bidders this tlmo than ever before ,
some of whom were doubtless drawn Into
the field by the disclosures made In The Bee.
There Is no reason why the state should
pay more for heating the public Institu
tions than private and public corporations
pay for the same service. Of course every
thing docs not , depend on the contract
price. There can bo an extravagant use
of low-priced coal as well as of high-priced
coal. Economy In the contracts must bo fol
lowed up with economy In the consump
tion of coal. There Is room for a consid
erable saving In both these ways.
The people of Nebraska will have to make
up their minds to ono thing. The consti
tutional provisions which now restrict the
investment of the people's money will have
to beamended. . They cannot bo amended
for three years yet , but they will have to bo
amended none the less surely. The present
law Is entirely too narrow In Its provisions.
It enables the state treasurer to constantly
keep In his possession sums of money
amounting at some periods to nearly $2,000-
000 , upon which the state derives no Inter
est. Under present conditions the way Is
open to fraud and evasion. The people are
the ones who are wronged , and they must
themselves change- their own constitution ,
They cannot expect state treasurers to make
the laws. It might bo possible to elect a
state treasurer who would lose sight of his
own Interests to serve the Interests of the
people , but such a probability Is too remote
for present contemplation.
Senator Stewart comes to the rescue of
many of his republican friends when he
announced again and olllclally that ho'no
longer claimed membership In the republi
can party. He Is especially kind In In
forming the public that he left that party
more than two years ago , Sonio of the
democratic newspapers have persistently
Insisted upon classing Stewart with the re
publicans , despite his repeated exhibitions
of loyalty to the populist cause. There
were few tears shed at the original parting ,
and no remorse baa since been suffered by
the republicans on account of that porten
tous event.
The supreme court will today listen to the
arguments In the mandamus case brought
by Governor Crounso to compel tlio. gtata
treasurer to carry out the law requiring
him to Invest the school funds In Interest
bearing state warrants. The people wilt expect
the attorney general to place the case before
the court In Its Mrdhgcat light , alm-a tha
(
attorney ropresct yig. the Mnto lrcn-iirer ; ,
may be rclk-il upon to make every effort to
secure n decision ? \vjilch will assure lili
client ih : > . i control of the half
million dollars comprltt-d' In that .fund. Bo
far us the court I * cmy-crneil , Its'only Intsr-
Ml l. to give the tmntlliitlon Its proper ,
construction. The court was very prompt
In handing down QK ittjclfilon with regard to
the constitutionality of the state depository
law. Kqttdl prcdfiptness In the present i
case will be appreciated whether or not II
determines to Ifsiia tfie' writ ot mandamus
requested by the governor.
The town elections In Nebraska were
not characterized Ty any' extraordinary In
cidents. In some , of . them the contests
were perhaps' little hotter than usual ,
but quite generally they are reported to
have passed off quietly. There- were re
publican gains In many of the towns , the
most notable victory for the republicans
being at Plattsmoiitli. which for some years
has been a democratic city. On the whole
the results of these elections arc encourag
ing to republicans. . In'most of those towns
the Issue "was license and a majority of
them voted to allow the sale of liquors. In
deed , the ratio of license to non-license
towns Is nlinost three to one. This has
no especial significance except , perhaps.as
Indicating the pretty general satisfaction ot
the people with the system of regulating
the liquor tralllc In this state. It Is not
to be doubted that many voters were more
or less Influenced by national questions and
so for as this was the case republicans un
doubtedly prollted by It.
Senator Pettlgrcw , after having waited
three weeks for the secretary of agriculture
to reply to his resolution Inquiring for the
statistics of wheat production , Impatiently
calls upon the secretary to send his answer
to the senate within three days. Mr. Mor
ton will very likely respond that the com
pilation of wlieat statistics should bo under
taken only by governments conducted upon
paternalistic principles. Another lecture
upon the nselessncss of the Department of
Agriculture will bo Incorder.
( letting llliinkFil I'limilinoiis. '
OlulDemocrat. .
If things political keep moving In the
direction In which they have been goltitf
for some time past , tbe republicans will
bo able by next November to elect mi
Indian clgnr sign to congress from tbe
very heart of Texas.
OptillllHflo.
New A'ork Sun.
There Is n silver lining , however , for the
darkest nnd most lowering cloud. The
democratic party has never faltered In Its
iluty to the people of the United States In
hours of stress and exigency. A bad be
ginning may precede a good ending.
Tlio KKHPIICO of DUgtist.
LouUvllle Courier-Journal.
If the democratic } majority In congress
bus any wisdom left.H will now dispose of
the tariff bill and adjourn. If It Is deter
mined to still furlhViW weaken Its position
before the country lMU-111 send a free coin
age bill to thu president for another veto.
Tally Omi for llryiui.
Orand Icl.uiil Tlmi > s.
One measure Introftuced Into congress by
Representativelirynn will meet with tbe
hearty endorsement of the people of Ne
braska. That mr.ji.sure Is his bill giving
thu people the privilege of voting direct
for United States senators. Give credit to
whom credit Is due.
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Howclls Journal.
No one has as pet offered nny good
reason why the State Hoard of Transporta
tion should not her 'Swept 'off the face of
the globe by the next legislature. Their
principal occupation seems to con.tlst In
making excuses for.vthe railroad corpora
tions they are Hupp < * it > < i to regulate.
Lot th Ilorini Itcjlii.
Cliloago Herald.
Secretary Morton lias finally appointed
an agrostologlst and business will begin to
pick up at once. This country has simply
been waiting until an agrostologlst was
selected. It will now take off Its coat ,
spit on Its bands and proceed to boom. It
Is remarkable that no one has had sense
enough to see that an agrostologlst was
the only thing necessary for a complete
revival of Industry.
Denver
Ilocky Mountain Xews.
The announcement that Judge Caldwell
has decided the Tnlon Pacific nnd Gulf
case In favor of the Union 1'acllle is some
what of a surprise , but will hnvo to be
accepted. The decision holds that tbe
Union Pacific la not compelled to operate.
the Julesburtr line ; that the Interest dis
pute must be referred to a special master
In chancery to determine certain facts , and
that In mutters relating to the Union
Pacific , Receiver Trumbull must apply to
Judge Dundy as the court of primary
jurisdiction. This Is very sweeping , but
the full Import of the decision can better
be determined when the text of the opinion
Is received.
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Itottcn anil Impotent.
New York Sun.
It Is a biting commentary upon the work
of the Jelly-llvered statesmen at Washing
ton that even the partisans of the cul
minating atrocity llnd that work rotten
with favoritism and Inequality , and Im
potent for revenues. Unjustir tluin pro
tection , more unequal , tlmn thu Inequality ,
and useless as n provider of revenue , It Is
a false measure considered from nny
honest point of view. The cowards nnd
llhrs must feel that the protectionists have-
exposed them. That thu friends of tlio
old system of atrocity should describe ,
and be Justllled In describing , the now
makeshift as "Inimical to tlio public
morals of the country" must make every
constitutional tariff man hang hU head.
A Timely SugRCNtlon Without Copyright.
New York Tribune.
Some Interesting nnd valuable articles
have been published of Into In various
papers showing the advantages of gas
stoves over coal ranges , grates and stoves.
If the 'gas companies were reasonable and
moderate In their prices , and would reduce
the rate for gas to a dollar a thousand ,
their business would bo Increased enor
mously. and their prollts would not be
lessoned materially , because tlu > vast ex
pansion of demand would enable' them to
pay big dividends and to lay aside n hugu
surplus In the future ns In the past. It
would be a matter of wisdom and policy
for the gas companies to' reduce the price-
to $1 per thousand , and In that way expand
prodigiously the use of gas for heating nnd
cooking.
_ _
An Ilonomto thu Hunch.
Judge Caldwell of 'the United States cir
cuit court Is not The kind of man the re
ceivers of the UnliMvPnclllc Railroad com
pany can foot wlttv.He Is determined to
protect , the employe of that company
against aggression , , nnd ho will not allow
thu receivers to Cut , their wages without
giving the men airopportunlty to bo heard.
Ho was especially severe when ho con
demned the actlonj'pffthe receivers In ask
ing this court to dii.for them what tlwy
knew they could nnr'do without Its aid In
reducing wages. Ifitill judges would ad
here to this rule In. determining cases
there would be lesit'clangcr of Conflict with
the men and mtich" 'less dissatisfaction.
Judges should recngnlzu always that there
nru two sides to every- dispute , whether It
concerns tbe wagesjot laborers or any other
matter. In this particular Judge Cnld-
well has set his astjoclutea a good example.
nhsn i , / 7' nu n nt'x ,
Minneapolis Times Madeline , yon should
thank your lucky stern that yon did not
marry nny one of the lot.
Chicago Mall : The average American will
soon be ashamed tu Wear HoiiBurs If Krn- !
tucky gentlemen InM/u / upon clinging to that i
' garnwft.
Chicago Post : Poor old Hrccklnrldge ! Is
there no Homo for Krrlng Men In this broad
land ? Is there no law whereby n wrak man
betrayed can compel Justice from the mother
of his children ?
Globe-Democrat : The extent to which pub
lic xcntlircnt Is running against Hrecklnrldgo
Can be strikingly seen In thu fact that It Is
even being Insisted that he Isn't lit to remain
In the democratic party.
New York Tribune : Colonel Hrccklnrldgo
does not blush as he tells his shameful
story. On the contrary , he Is calm , cool
nnd defiant. At times there Is n note of
triumph In his words. Is It of such stuff
that Kentucky chivalry Is made ?
St. Louis Republic : The portraits of Madeline -
line Pollard taken In 18SI do not Indicate n
"woman of p.i.snlrtn" such ns Colonel Hreok-
Inrldge describes her to have been at that
time. Hut perhaps Colonel Hreeklnrldgo was
not In the neighborhood when the negative
was taken.
Indianapolis Journal : A man of Colonel
llrccklnrldge's fascinations and susceptibil
ity should not be exposed to tho.temptations
of Washington. His constituents nhould take
pity on him and retire him to the shades of
private life , where he will bo safe from the
pursuit of wily young women.
Atlanta Constitution : What a fall Is here !
What a pity It Is that a man In whom the
people reposed such nn absolute trust nhould
have lived to sec his honors trailing In the
dust , nnd "to be baited with the rabble's
curse ! " The moral of his life shines like a
beacon of warning to others. And n terrible
moral It Is !
Courier Journal : H might be a good Idea
while these nauseating reports of the Pol-
lard-Hrecklnrldge case are being published
for the head of the house to carefully edit
his newspaper with n pair of shears. Ho
can then allow the expurgated edition to go
Into his family nnd take the clippings away
with him to his olllcc.
HOUXK.
Atlanta Constitution t Governor Tlllman
seems to have forgotten that .he Is the
chief magistrate of the people of South
Carolina , and assumed that ho Is their dic
tator.
Philadelphia Press : Your South Carolina
gentleman from time Immemorial has ac
customed himself to the etiquette which
turns Its back while n friend or guest tilts
the stone Jug over n half-pint glass. When
a state olllccr not only demands to see the
size of the drink , but the quality of the
"llckcr" as well , your South Carolinian
rebels.
Philadelphia Times : Wo have the spec
tacle of sworn officers of the state conducting
themselves and being hunted down Ilku hired
bravos ; we have the governor calling out
the mllltla , which disbands rather than obey
him ; we have him attempting to seize the
railroads and telegraph llnua. which turn to
him a callous front , and wo have both sides
arming for a struggle. Where Is the govern
ment of South Carolina at this Juncture ?
Detroit Krce Press : H Is an Interesting
fact that thp very rock on which the South
Carolina law has split Is the one on which
so many of the earlier prohibition craft
were wrecked. It was the "spy" system In
one form or another which made the flrst
prohibition laws In Now England so obnox
ious and turned against them a great many
who would otherwise have remained neutral
If they had not positively aided the
prohibitionists. It only Illustrates anew the
Impolicy of passing enactments or attempting
to enforce them upon the principle that "tho
end Justifies the moans. "
y is nit. i .SAM , i.v ? > smut , i , s it. i .vs.
A big flsh pond Is to be built at Norfolk
by private parties.
The statement that an Ice wagon ran
away at Beatrice Is now denied by the Ex
press.
A Uaptlst church has been organized at
Caldwell. Scotts Illuff county , with twelve
members.
William Stewart , for many years a resi
dent of Pawnee City , died at DeWItt after n
short Illness.
York county ought to have a poor farm
If the Times knows what It is talking
about nnd it usually does.
There were nlnety-flvo tramps sheltered
In the York lockup during the month of
March , beating all former records.
Hurglars entered tno residence of M. J.
Ferris at Red Cloud and secured a gold
watch and some other valuables.
Uurglars secured $50 In cash to reward
them for blowing the safe of Andre & Calk-
Ins at Petersburg the other night.
Protracted meetings are In progress at
Hayard and there will bo regular services
hehPthero every Sunday hereafter.
Thomas L. Sloan and his grandmother
have been admitted to the Omaha tribe
of Indian by a council vote of 6 to 7.
Mike Murphy , the veteran who was nearly
frozen to death whllo an Inmate of the
soldiers' homo at Grand Island , has had
all of his lingers amputated.
A revival has been In progress In Lincoln
county , near Wellfleet , for four months , and ,
as a result , fifteen converts were baptized In
Little Medicine creek last Sunday. Still
thero'll bo more to follow.
Seth P. Mobley , late World's fair commis
sioner , has purchased the Wood Ulvor
Gazette and will combine the practice of
law with the newspaper business at that
place. The flrst paper under his con
trol will bo Issued next week.
While Sirs. Anton Gelst , wife of a farmer
near Elgin , was out of tlio house for a short
tlmo her three little children started a fire
In thu oven , which soon spread and wrapped
the building In flames. The children ran out
doors , but the youngest child , aged 4 , went
back after something and was burned to
death.
I'EOl'I.M AX1 > TlllXttS.
The democracy In South Omaha escaped
the general wreck.
Preparations are being made all over the
country for the celebration of Grant's birth
day. April 27.
The democratic weather bureau carefully
omitted mention of the snow that foil In
various sections yesterday.
Returns from' ' town elections throughout
the country arc not likely to check the per
nicious activity of Cleveland's rheumatism ,
The agitation for a crematory In Wash
ington Is timely. The supply of garbage
visible calls for prompt , etllcuclous methods
of disposal.
There Is altogether too much attention
paid to the whisky rebellion In South Care
lina. Whisky rows are not unusual there
or olsowhero.
The clerical crusade for municipal reform
In Minneapolis Is cavorting merrily In the
suburbs and hurling what the mayor calls
"caloric bubbles" at the ramparts of sin.
The desperate struggle for a seat In the
common council of Chicago tends to give
substance to the suspicion that there Is some
thing moro than the regulation salary of $3
a week In the olllco.
The cooking schools of Pennsylvania will
demoralize the Coxoy common wallers If
they attempt to ladle the output among
the hungry. Perhaps the paving loaves
and granolithic pie are a delicate compli
ment to the good roads movement.
Louis Morris , who was drowned a few
days ago at Mayvlllo. Pa. , had his llfo In
sured for $205,000 the largest amount of In
surance ever carried by a man of his means ,
Morris possessed great physical strength and
size and was active and self-reliant.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
ABSOlUTEl * PURE
1'i.rtnitMi rtn ; w.on
Chicago Mull' The Carnegie Steel com
pany Is apparently n more important mem
ber of the cabinet tlmn Secretary Herbert ,
and the chances now nn that wo will have-
a man nt thu head of the Navy department
who w II ( dint his eye * and open his hlps
nnd take such armor pluli > as Mr. t'nrncglc
prefers to Rlvo him.
Philadelphia Itcconl : Protmbly It will al
ways remain nn unsolved riddle why imrtlrs
who apparently did not profit by cht'.UIrtg
the government should have taken Mich
pains to carry forward their rascality , nnd
why , having brnn I'.xpotu'd , the company
wh'ch suffered from their default should retain -
tain any of them In Us rvlce In nny ca
pacity whatever.
Philadelphia Presi : Secretary Heibrrfu
report makes out a pretty good easy for the
Carnegie company ? The one unpleasant fea
ture of the case which the secretary of the
navy does not explain or dispose uf Is Car
negie's letter for the Wilson bill following
President Cleveland's , reduction of the line
Imposed by the secretary. It Is to nay the
least an unfortunate sequence.
Chicago Inter Ocean : The question sub
mitted to the Jury of the whole country Is
Just this : Is there reasonable grounds of
suspicion of connection between Carnegie's
letter , Krlck's aggravation of the Home-
ste.nl trouble , nnd the pretddenl's favorable
decision. In defiance of that of his * cerotary
of war. In , a matter nffcrtlng men who liavu
rendered service to the democratic party.
Now York World ; Nobody wm ! nn-tld hnvo
made something by cheating the government
was awnro of what wus being dono. The
cunning , elaborate and c.vtemlvo wronp was
concocted nnd executed by persons who
would profit not a cent by Us success and
risked their situations by attempting It.
There may be some .besides Secretary Her
bert who will believe tills , but .they cannot
be numerous. Frauds arc not committed
for the sake of committing them. They arc
committed or Instigated by those who expect
to profit by them.
New York Tribune : There may be loyal
friends of Mr. Carnegie who will persist In
believing that he had no thought of In
fluencing the President when ho wrote his
letter In favor of the Wilson tariff , and that
it was an entirely spontaneous , disinterested
contribution of economic controversy. There
may bo zealots kneeling In rapturous ccstacy
before thu shrine of the Consecrated One ,
who wilt sprinkle themselves with holy
water when the suggestion Is made that thu
president granted to Mr. Carnegie n special
Indulgence and remission of penalties on
receiving evidence of his change of economic
faith. Hut this Is , In the main , an Incredu
lous and common-sense world. The great
majority of Americans who read Secretary
Herbert's report will put the tariff letter
and the president's decision together , where
they belong. Their conclusion will be that j
it Is n very shady business all around , and
that It Is discreditable alike to Mr. Carneglo
and to the president.
o
MSSOJIK I.KI'ITi :
Philadelphia Record : Xo muter how con
tented thu blacksmith's helper may be hu
Is always on strike.
I'lttsburg lliilli-lln : Klrst Uanislormer--
And may 1 ask , me boy , what Is your
tavorlte role ? Second I'lirnstornu'i1 Iy ! my
faith , I will freely tell you. 'TIs tin- pay
loll.
Detroit Kree Press : TliouKlilso-Smlth Is
quite an ardent llri rmnn. Isn't be ? Nuso
Well yes ; he always takus some of ( be
indent with him.
Harper's Young People : "What sort of
a collection have you , Will ? " asked tbe vis
itor. "Perhaps t can help you. "
"Well , sir , " said Will "I'm collecting
American coins. "
Yonkers Gazette : The angler is so ah-
sorbed In bis hobby that he generally ilnhes
with baited breath.
Atlanta Constitution : "What's your rep
resentative In Washington doing for the
country now ? " "He's n-layln' eroun1 an'
a-drawln' of his salary. " "Nothing else ? "
"Oh , yes ; he's a-blowln' ot It In. "
Lowell Courier : A blind man who de
sires to build a house has an Insurmount
able obstacle to encounter : ho can't get his
site.
Tld-nits : "What an easy time you men
have , " she said , "I only wish 1 had been
born a man. "
"I wish you had , " replied her husband.
Washington Star : "Well , well ! " ex
claimed tins editor. "If that wasn't a
queer experience ! " "What was thatV" said
the foreman. "There was a man.In Iicro
just now who doesn't seem to' know ativ
more how a newspaper should be run than
I do. "
Washlncton Star : "Don't you think so
ciety In New York In Improving ? "
" 1 don't know about that , " was thu re
ply. "Hut I have certainly noticed a
marked and steady elevation In the social
tone of Sing Sing. "
Harper's Bazar : "Well , Charles , " said the
proud father , "you are to be graduated In
June. What are your ideas ai * to select
ing your profession ? "
"I think I'll be a lawyer , fntlu > r. I am
fond of ease. "
"Kase ? Do you consider the lawyer's
profession one of ease ? "
"It certainly Is at thu start. Young law
yers never have much to do. "
SPRING.
Minneapolis .Tuiunal.
Our.boarding house ! Tbe tow-head wait
ress deals !
Adown the passage way there softly steals
Tbe lang'rous odor of th1 eternal pnuv > ;
While the roast beef comes on a rubber
band
At It In vain I try to take a hand ;
i only dull the knife.
it II.T. T.I-T run r//.s'r//.s tnton1
I'ncli' SHIII'H Itonni.t Nut til ltd Ktpcndcl
In \lormlniiHiit I : Mircp Podilrr
WASIMNtlTO.V , April t. ( Special Tele
grain to The Her.Thehonso ) coinniltteo on
agriculture lotlay voted to loporl unfavor
ably the bill appropriating II OOO.MOil ID rx
terminate I lie lltir > daii ilitmiu. Alm > the bill
npprnprlallnR ) | ntiino ) to exlermln.lie hi !
gypsy moth , an Insect which has found lodn
inenl In pails of Mnsswrhn.tettn. lleprcscnta
the Haliinr'N ' bill unnsferr'tiK ' the fluli com
minion .tml geological survey tthe Agrl
cultural department was nmdo n .special com
inltlco order for next Monday.
Senator t'ultlitrow .stated to The llec corre
spondent tonight Hint hu had been appealed
to by people In South Pakotn nnd other
pl.iccx to tight the nomination of Dr. Turner
for postmaster nt Vankton , The senator said
he had mil determined what course to pur
sue , but Intimated that Turner' * nomination
iiii-iiiil the disruption of the democratic parly
In Vankton.
' 1'lie following fourth-clans prHtnmMcrs
\\erc appuinted today : Nebraska - Axtell ,
Kearney county , K. 11. Sellen. vice C I ,
Carlson , removed ; DcHhlcr , Thayer county ,
Susie A. IloycB. vice Anton N'elgert , dead.
Iowa Ilurr Oak , Wlnncshlfk county. Jerry
Wolcnbarger , vlco W. II. Honck , resigned
MNUIIAVIMI AMI PltlNTIMl.
iconoinlciil : SHicinctiloplrd hj the 4 > ot-
criiiiirnt Ilim-nu In At nny MUCH
WASHINOTON' . April I. - - The govern
ment llnrenn of Knglneerlng nnd Printing
IM n compnratlvcly new one. nnd Klnce
lt beginning In n small way In 1862 , liu *
linil n hard light with the three or four
bank note companies which hnd pievlouxly
In-Ill the government contract * nnd tlielr
successors.
When the contrnct for furnishing the
postage- stamps was nwnrded to Hie bureau
re-ently it marked the clone of this long
wnrfiu-f nml placed under government con
trol tbe last class of cerurltles Issued by
the nnthorlty of rongress. Now the bureau
Is the only establishment which ban any
thing to do with the printing of govern
ment bonds , national currency. Interim !
revenue stamps and postage stamps. Whllo
the light In congress over the new depar
ture Is not yet ciiilcil. It HCCIIIH probable
" 'at ' none of tin- government engravings
will be done by private concerns In the
TlK > new rhirf of the bureau , f'limdu
.lohiiHon of Kentucky , has worked hard to
bring all the public worlc which could be
done there. Into the bureau , believing that
greater clllclcncy and economy would tie
attained in the end by. the consolidation.
Jo effect this result Home Important In
novations In the policy of the establish
ment have been necessary. It has been
argued In past times that tin- govern
ment could not attract the best talent from
the ranks of nlcillei ! engravers and de
signers , because it would not pay the rates
offered by private linns. Mr. Johnson hast
been trying to obviate this dllllculty by
i educing the force of engravers somewhat
nnd securing more of the highest clasn
workmen without spending more money ,
and In this way has raised the ellh'leiipy
of the designing and engraving depart
ment. Wlillt ? tin- New York bank notu
companies are still able to pay higher
salanes than the government can offer ,
the bureau , on the other hand , can holit
out other Inducements In the way of leave
of absence and shoitcr hours.
Tlieie arc now I.3S2 employes In the
Ilnreiiu of Printing and Kngravlng. One
receives $0HX ( ) and another $ r > ,000 a year ,
forty ate engravers whose salaries range
from J'.DOO to W.IHK ) and : : S7 arc plate
printers ; 2H ! presses nro running and they
arc turning out an average of L'OG.GOO sbeclH *
a day.
Ily the printing of stamps by the bureau
Mr. Johnson expects to save tht govern \
ment J-MMHW-a' year , and a saving of $ ij,000 ,
lias been effected In the methods of print
ing cigarette stamps , which are cancelled
as soon as they are alllxed to tbe pack
ages and for counttrfelllng which there
is little opportunity.
The great saving which the government
makes In doing Its worlc lies In the fact
that there are no dividends to pay on the
Investments , that no one receives profits ,
so that with equally skillful management
and elllclent business methods It must
necessarily produce the government se
curities at lower rates.
Kor some time after HIP government be
gins to print .postage stamps the old plates
used by the bank note company will do
scrvlco. but It IH expected that new de
signs will lie made in the near future ! -Tho
addition of thu' postage stamp l > UHlne.i
will make necessary the employment of
UK ) more men In the bureau , though thin
Is not KO large as n private llrm- would
require to do thu worlc. The government
will not be obliged to ime more watchmen
nor laborers than arc now employed in tlio
bureau nor pay more rent.
I'att'iits I bat llitvo l < xilri < il.
WASHINGTON' , April I. Patents on
several bnndcrd Inventions expired by
limitation yesterday. Among them were
Itreech-loadlng llrearms , L. SI. Karlc ,
Pella , la. ; paper boxes , L. P. Heath ,
Sprlnglleld , Mans. , assignor to Powers
Paper company ; center and bracket lumps ,
O. Sherwln and 10. lloople , Urooklyn , N.
V. ; elcctrlu magnetic boiler feed regulators ,
It. A. llnyneH. ICIgln , III. ; dynamo clectrlo
machines , I ) . F. J. I.onton. Paris , Trance ;
cotton presses , Cl. C. MoKee , Jackson ,
Miss. ; harvesters , O. N. Skanrnsm , Hale ,
Wis. , assignor of one-hair his right to *
Louis Hugger & Co. , Washington , U. O. ; * .
steam nnd air brakes , H. II , Taylor ,
Warsaw , and A. MoCornlsh , KaHt St.
Louis , assignors to J , K Dcgmm , St. Loulu ,
Mo. , and C. 13 , Seet , Sprlnglleld. Mass. ;
grain binders. C. n. Wltblngton , Jnnes-
vllle. WIs. , assignor to C. II. and H. C.
McCormlck , Chicago ; grain binders , P. K.
Hodges and 1 \ S. IJIIm , Mnsslllon , O. , nnd
steam eimlno governors , S. A. West. San
Francisco , assignor of one-halt to P.
Hlnkle.
gpWNJNGKI
The larireBl inakei-H and sulleri ot
line ulotlieu on oartli.
No style no cloth on earth but whut is repre
sented In this spring's make of suits , which wo pre
sent. Wo know them to bo perfect goods , because wo
make them ourselves , Almost any price , , from $10
up.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
sW. . Cor.blh and Douglas Sts ,