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Tlio ministerial crisis In Glilll promises
n Rood opening for unemployed cabinet
makers
There Is at least one KOOI ! fcaluro In Gen
eral Coxoy's grand army. Us veterans will
be eligible for a pension nftur the war Is
over.
That roynl love feasl In progress at Vonlc3
Is about thn only cheerful diversion that
the Icing of It.ily has been able to Indulge
In for a considerable time past.
Tlio United States senate Is a deliberative
body , but It has Rcrlous objections to con
tinuing Its deliberations until G o'clock dally.
It prefers to bo dcllbctate with Its delibera
tions.
Governor Tlllm.in of South Carolina Is
not bashful about expressing Ills opinion of
himself. If everybody thought of him ns ho
docs of himself , his political future would be
an assured success.
The campaign for the desl ruction ot dan
gerous fire traps should be supplemented by
a general public demand for uniform perma
nent sidewalks on the principal streets , ns
defined by ordinance.
There are a great many things which the
people have a right to demand of the Judges
whom they choose to preside oxer their
courts. Unfortunately what they ha\o a
right to demand and what they get are not
always the game.
What kind of a public hall and market
house of dimensions not less than 2fil feet by
CO feet and two stories In height can be
built If two-thirds of the bond proceeds
must bo handed over to real eatate specula
tors In payment of n site one block in size ?
Senator Poffoi has wisely concluded to
deliver his tariff speech upon the Installment
plan. Ho might nlso ha\o It printed In in
stallments and distributed thiough the
coupon Bjstom were It not for the fear that
only the first numbers would.be applied for.
Artist St. Gaudens Is said to have recently
submitted n design for a figurehead for our
new naval \csscls which met the same fate
as his World's fair medal. Ills Improved
American eagle verged too far on the nude
to stand the rigors of the climate to which
our men-of-war must bo exposed.
We nro now told that President Cleveland
no\er seriously entertained the name of
Dr. Miller when considering the appointment
to the Interstate Commerce commission
vacancy. This puts the men who pushed
the doctor forward for the place on the In
terstate commission In nn attitude nil the
more 6pen to explanation.
The striking tailors need hnvo no fear of
the law so long as they refrain from the em
ployment of Uolcncc or other Illegal means
to accomplish their purpose. Ily glxlng us
nn example of n peaceful strike they will
controvert the assertion of Judge Jenkins
that there Is no such thing ns a strike free
from violence and Intimidations.
It U absolutely necessary to the continued
prosperity of Omaha that the assessed valu
ation of the property subject to taxation bo
raised to something In the neighborhood of
the real \uluu which competent men plico
upon It. For this reform all that Is needed
Is obedience to the plain mandate of the law.
Wo need not wait for additional legislation
on the subject.
There Is ns yet no urgent call for any
member of the senate to take advantage of
the tariff discussion In order to attempt lo
break the long distance speaking record
made by Senator Allen during the struggle
over the repeal of the Sherman sll\or pur
chase Inw. everybody la willing to let the
record stand ns It Is , at least during the
present session of congress.
President Claveland'H appointment of Mr.
Benedict as public printer Is not mooting
nlth the democratic enthusiasm which was
anticipated. If the reports of growing op
position to hlti Confirmation arc to ba
credited , the prcoldcnt may have In his ex
perience with the oftlco of public printer a
repetition ot his troubles In connection with
the hist siyircmo court \ncnncy.
The dictum of the district court In Its
i opinion on the Jefferson square Injunction
,
: aso leads logically to the ridiculous proposi
iJ tion that If any public spirited citizen should
offer to donate n market house situ to the
J city the city would not bo able to liuest any
of the money voted nt the last election to
trcct a building upon It. The mere state
ment Is u rcductlo ad nbsurdtim.
The ofllclals In charge of the now govern
ment building construction nro to bo commended
\
mended fur their efforts to muko absolutely
found th& foundation walls of the gremt
structure. To do an > thing less would
amount to a serious neglect of duty , which
would Inevitably be follow eel by a long chain
of damaging consequences. The report of
Inspector Clusa expressly justifies the state
ments made by The I3eo before the post-
oQlco site wai selected.
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The p ph of fletntor Illll of New York
on lli democratic re\emio policy has been
awalteil with very general Interest. Il has
been known for sereral weeks what the char-
nctcr of the p ecli would bo Hint II would
a itftgmilzc Iho pending tariff bill and tnkf
r.lronK ground * ngnlnit an Income tax lint
none the I dm ever ) body who l Intcresteel
In thla subject , and very few nro not , will
de-fire to read what the senior senator from
New York ealil , for his hublt Is to express
himself In plnln end unequivocal terms ,
going straight to the point , nnd ho speaks fern
n great constituency. Gcmtor Illll gives na
n reason for opposing the reduction of duties
contemplated by the pending tariff bill tint
It Is untimely. Such a reduction might have
been properly Instituted when the treasury
was abundantly ruppllcd with money nnd
the country wna projpcrous , but It Is n very
different matter now when iho trcnsury U
facing n heavy deficit nnd the country la
suffering from n severe business depression.
What would bo cafe and wise under the
former conditions It would bo criminal folly
to attempt now , Mr. Illll Is not hostile to
tariff reform , but ho believes that the
nncnucs of the Government should bo de
rived mainly from tariff duties. As ho him-
celt states his position , ho prefers Indirect
taxation and tariff reform above direct taxes
and tariff extinction ; prefers taxing foreign
products rather than taxing homo products.
Against the proposed Income tax the New
York senator spoke earnestly and vigorously.
Ho protected ngilnst It , on behalf of the
people of his state , as unnecessary , Ill-timed
and mischievous. It was not demanded by
either of the two grctt political pirtles in
1802 It was approved only by the unformed
populht party , and ho roscnted the proposal
lo make the democratic parly a tall to the
populist kite. Mr. Illlt considered at length
the character of the proposed tax nnd pointed
out that the persons to bo affected by It nro
not limited to those whoso Incomes exceed
$1,000. The exposition given by the oonator
of the operation of this tax , though not
wholly new , lq worthy of attentive consider
ation , for ho clearly shows that to n largo
extent the tax would be ultimately paid by
people whom It Is not Intended to reach , us ,
for example , poor tomtits. Senator Hill said :
"Tho substitution of Internal or direct taxes
for customs house taxation means the reduc
tion of the wages of Amorlcm workmen to
the European standards ; It means the degra
dation of labor ; It means the deprivation of
our workmen of the comforts and luxuries
of life to which they have been accustomed , "
He bollevod that whatever the needs of the
government the necessary revenues therefor
should be supplied by tariff taxation and that
nlone. except the Internal taxes to which the
country has long been accustomed.
There are portions of this speech that
treit of other matters and these disclose
the fact that Senator Illll Is not an ad
mirer of the administration. There can bo
no doubt that ho Intends to vote against
the tarlrf bill and meanvvhjlo will un
doubtedly do all ho can to create opposition
to that measure , In v.hlch ho evidently finds
nothing meiltorlous. Ilia colleague , Sena
tor Murphy , will doubtless be with him
and It Is believed there nro boveral other
democratic senators at present In sympathy
v.lth Mr. Hill's views , though It.would not
bo quite safe to predict that they will be
found with him when brought to the final
test. The fact , however , that the two demo
cratic senators from the Empire state arc
uncompromisingly opposed to the revenue
policy of their party Is certainly of great
significance , for they have not taken this
position without having caiefully Investi
gated the sentiment of their democratic
constituents regarding that policy. Indeed
the result of the spring elections In the
state sufficiently Indicated how the people
feel and so shrewd a politician as Mr. Hill
would not fall to glvo It the correct Inter
pretation. Ho knows that the enactment of
the tariff bill In Its present form would
make New York a republican state for years
to come and In antagonizing that measure
ho serves warning , on the democratic party
that If It adopts the tariff bill with Its Income -
como tax attachment It must bo prepared
to abandon the Empire state to the re
publicans. It Is very probable that this
will have to bo done in any ovcnt , unless
the republicans waste tholr opportunity by
factional conflict , but It will be Inevitable
If the proposed democratic revenue policy
shall bo put Into effect.
The different states which derive some
portion of their state revenues fiom taxes
upon Inheritances and bequests nro finally
awakening to the danger that will threaten
their financial resources should the tariff bill
become a law with the Income tax schedule
Included. They are beginning to repeat the
objections to Mich a measure which wore
urged some time ago by The Bee against the
bill for n federal Inheritance ta\ , proposed
by Senator Hill , and later again against the
alteration In the Income tax schedule to make
the tax of 2 per cent extend to all Incomes
from Inheritance and bequest In excess of the
usual exemption of $4,000. Against the prin
ciple of the Inheritance tax there Is perhaps
little to bo said , but against the policy of
adding a federal Inheritance tax to the state
Inheritance taxes already In force there are
numerous and weighty arguments that should
not fall to make an Impression upon the rep
resentatives In congress.
The question Is such an Important one for
New York that Comptroller ritcli of New
York City last week made n special journey
to Washington to remonstrate with the
senate finance committee against the passage
jf the bill as It stands. Ho had previously
addressed a lengthy letter to the representa
tives oriils state In the senate , setting forth
In detail how Injuriously a federal Inheritance
tax would react upon the proceeds of the
state Inheritance tax. In this letter ho shows
that Now York would not suffer alone from
the enactment of the measure. The states
now collecting a tax upon collateral In
heritances are Maine. Massachusetts , Con
necticut , Pennsylvania , Now Jersey , West
Virginia , Delaware , Maryland , Tennessee ,
Ohio and Carolina. New York has a law taxIng -
Ing direct Inheritances ns well as these of
collateral relatives , and Illinois has a special
Etatute , passed for the purpose of making the
Cook county probate court self-sustaining ,
which charges a docket fco of one-tenth of
1 per cent on all estates , real and personal ,
to whomsoever the same may pass. The
usual rate of tax for collateral relatives and
strangers Is C per cent , but In Ohio It Is 3'-j ,
and In Malno , Maryland and West Virginia
-Vi per cent. Impose a federal tux In addi
tion to this and the tax systems of all these
stales will be general ! ) unbalanced.
The proceeds of these taxes are ot course
greatest In the larger and wealthier states.
In New York they amounted for the year
1S92 to $1.780,218 , being 20.6 per cent of the
total state taxes ; In 1S93 to ( J,075C87 , being
about 25 per cent ot all etutu taxes , and
two-nfths us much as the total state tax
levied directly upon the several counties.
The law has been In operation ulnca 1SS3 ,
and has , so ttia comptroller states , become a
fixed feature of nUc ( taxation The mm * Is
inia with regard to Ponn8)lvima , where the
law dnlra from I32d , and pro lure * nn aver
age annual revenue of about $1,009,000. Tl !
field of the Inheritance tax Is thus bring rapIdly -
Idly ocrupleil by the various stuto govern-
incuts. U Is not a MilTlcIcntly productive
field to contribute materially lo the support
of both federal nnd state governments. In
the system of ntatei taxation It already forms
a most Important resource nnd promises to
become more Important ns yean go on. In
the Rjstom of federal taxation It could novcr
cut more than nn Insignificant figure. A
federal inheritance tax Is but n wanton In
terference with the existing revenue systems
of the states.
or ovu TAX NJ'XT/.V.
The latest census bulletin dealing with the
finances of municipalities having more than
1,000 population gives some figures fo'r the
census > ear that better than any nrgument
prove the litter absurdity of our system of
tax valuation. Selecting from the detailed
statistics there set forth those relating only
to cities whoso population Is npproxlmnt"ly
close to that ot Omaha wo have the following
table for the total valuation of real and per
sonal property listed for taxation and the
valuation per capita of Iho population :
City | I'e > ptilntlon | VnluitlonTl'er Capita
1CI 73 ? t 137 102 171V $ 832 24
lot * " } City. j ; s 121 > 46700
Oni i'i i . . 11)412 ) 19.ISJ.7I1 HJ1J
Hoc ira'or . 1 ! 1 8 O U'ilUI '
st I1 ml I'd 121 3D 930 912.11
Knniai Clt > 13. 710 i2 4 SS 7 C.'I rtl
I'luv UlttiOQ 1 2 H'i ' HO Cli.OM lOlil II
Ponvr . . 1)0713 ) GH.O.M.7'0 G.I 31
Omaha , as might haw < been expected from
the methods cmplojed by our assessors ,
makes the poorest showing of any of the
cities , although but few of them would be
content to rest their claims to wealth upon
the returns made for taxation. If wo were
to believe the sworn statements of our as
sessors the real and personal property per
capita subject to taxation In Omaha Is ,
roughly speaking , only one-third that of
Jersey City , one-fourth that of Den
ver , Kansas City , Rochester , one-sixth
that of St. Paul and Minneapolis , nnd one-
seventh that of Providence. No one who
has the slightest knowledge of the rqlatlvo
wealth of these different cities would for a
moment give credence lo ratios of this kind.
Turning to the census estimates of the true
value of the real estate taxed , as compircd
with the assessed value of the real estate
ta\cd , wo find that Omaha ngaln occupies
the same unenviable position. The assessed
value of real estile laxcd In Omaha during
the census > car was $16,313,043 , while the
estimated true value Is given at $39,018573 ,
or six times as great. Tills means that our
assessors , Instead of doing their duty as the
law comininds , list real property at but one-
sixth of its attml value Personal pioperty
coes almost en lrlv pxpmnt.tliTn hnlnKcnrro
53,000,000 returned at all With the exception
of Denver , which nlso claims that Its ical
estate Is worth six times as much as what
It Is listed for , no other city assumes to pre
sent such absurd figures. The atsessed value
In Rochester Is within one-twentieth of the
true value. In Kansas City and Providence
the true value ! a estimated at but one-third
moro than the assessed value ; St. Paul , at
one-halt again as much ; In Minneapolis , at
two-thirds again as much. The assessors In
these cities may , with some faint degree of
plausibility , claim that they attempt to get
at the actual value of the property which
they list ; In Omnhi they would not dare to
even mike the pretense
The statistics furnished by the census sup
ply us v.lth jet another evidence of the ex
treme absurdity of our system of tax valua
tion by permitting us to compare the figures
for 1890 with those for 1880. At the time
the tenth census was taken Omaha had a
population of 30,518 , the assessed valuation
of both real and personal property was
$7,512,083 , or $216 per ciplta. In 1S90 , with
a population of 140,452 , the assessed valua
tion was only $13,089,715 , or $142 per capita.
While the population Increased moro than
fourfold the assessors had been able to dis
cover an Increase of property less than two
fold , and vvo are given the piradoxlcal ab
surdity of the per capita wealth actually
decreasing by almost one-half. Local pride ,
If nothing else , ought to force a complete
reorganization of our taxing system.
"When that close corporation of high-
salaried officials , known ns the Underwrit
ers' Association of Chicago , ordered an advance -
vance In premium rates on fire Insurance
of from 20 to 40 per cent on Nebraska risks ,
there was resentment expressed all along
the lino. Many merchants of this city ser
iously considered a proposition to form
a mutual company among themselves , all
agreeing to Indemnify each other from loss
by fire. About that tlmo similar com
panies doing a somewhat exclusive and
very conservative business In other largo
cities expressed n willingness to admit some
of our leading business men , nnd the agita
tion for a local mutual company waj per
mitted to dlo down. By means of these
so-called Lloyd companies the cost of as
surance Is reduced CO per cent , the moral
hazard Is almost wholly wiped out , and In
case of loss the slanderous toncuo of tlio
pestiferous aeljuster Is silenced. When the
best business men of Omaha are found
among the patrons of these mutual com
panies It Is safe to conclude that they are
not altogether unworthy of onfldenco and
support. If It bo true that they are now
technically violating n state law by doing
business In Nebraska , the sooner that law-
is amended the bettor for our business men.
One thing is certain , our people are not
bound to submit to the decrees of the Chicago
cage underwriters.
As a direct rssult of the Cornell chlorine
fatality , the Now York legislature has en
acted a special law
for the express purpose
of punishing hazing nnd rowdyism In general
by college students This law of COUMO may
have some slight temporary effect , but how
can It bo expected to put nn end to these
outrages If | t is no better enforced -
forced than laws long on the
statute book which cover the same
ground ? So far ns hazing Is reprehensible
It Is because It is n violation of already
existing laws. It la not new legislation
that Is needed but
, an umllscrlmlimtlng en
forcement of the old laws that have come
to bo neglected.
The people of Nebraska are anxiously
awaiting the announcement of the name of
iho next prominent citizen of Lincoln who
became Involved In the Capital National
bank scandal. No man who ever disgraced
Iho state of Nebraska has dragged down so
many men of high standing as C. W.
Mosher. Ho mined his depositors , betrayed
his business associates and smirched the
character of men who sought to aid him
And yet the efforts to secure his pardon are
countenanced by many good men.
When The Dee reported that public senti
ment in Holt county was almost entirely
against IJarrett Scott it was accused In many
quarters of misrepresenting the facts. Scott's
case has now been transferred to Antclojiu
county , where the trlnl Is about to tnko
plaro on Die groun 1 that by reason of local
prejudice ho could not have a fair nnd Im-
p.ullnl irlol In the county where the pecu
| lations occurred. If Holt county sentiment
I were In favor of Scott's Innocence , or even
j divided on that po"lnt , there would have been
no occasion to ask for n change of venue.
The market hou $ | bond proposition carried
n clause authorizing bids for a new site.
Nobody will , however dispute the right of
the city to reject nuyir all bids. There maybe
bo among the proposals made a site In every
way acceptable imo the price. In that event
the city can condemn It , have It appraised
and take posoessloil erf It under the exorcise
ot Its right of eminent domain. Our charter
was amended BO that such n course might bo
followed In order to circumvent speculators
who seek to tet two prices for their lands
nnd lots. The city hns suffered enough from
excessive prices paid for park tracts which
might have been possessed by Iho city under
condemnation proceedings for much less
money than wna paid for them. There nro
men In the city council who expect to profit
through the purchase of a site for n market
house. These men will oppose nny honest
effort to nppralso nnd condemn property for
such purpose. It will bo tlio duty of every
olllccr of the city government who his the
best Interests of the city nt heart to oppose
nny attempt at jobbery and to take advan
tage of the charter provision by which a con-
sldorablo sum of money can bo saved to the
taxpayers. Every dollar needlessly expomlc 1
upon the site will bo so much taken from the
wages of the laborers who may bo employed
In the construction of the market house
building.
Judge Scott seems to have finally recog
nized the Improprlct ) of acting the role of
prosecutor , witness , Judge and jury In the
1'e.rclval contempt case and has appointed an
attorney to take charge of the prosecution
Would It not be equally In conformity with
the demands of justice nnd good tisto ,
especially In view of the fact that ho has
already expressed himself as convinced of
the defendant's gulli , for him to otcp down
likewise from the position of judge nnd con
fine his part In the procsedlngi to .appearing
as witness before one of his associates on the
bench ?
L'on and I nr liilvxrn.
Chicago Tribune
Rhode Island Is Mnall , but democrats can
move freely about the state now mil ) s
without coming In sight of each othei.
Ci it Itlnir u ( lirstniit
Kniifas City Journal.
Secretary Motion useel to be a ncws-
pipei man , but he musm't think he has
rcooped nnybodv on the discovery that
aitlllclal rulnmukln- n failure
No Ntd of Comment.
X ortc 'I'lmaa
Paul Vnndoivoort Is writing scunons now
to the populists. It wan our intention to
follow this statement up with some com
ment , but It Is * un.iecessaiy. Anjbody
who knows Paul can add the comment.
Tliundmltjg , All 'Kotiml.
New' Yorft Tribune.
It Is thundering all mound the horizon.
The leeent local elections In this state
have resulted almost uniformly in favor of
the icpubllcans. HoportH to the same eflPt't
have been coming from a number of we it
em states lids vvecki and now comes the
news of a trem'cnrtrtua vlctoiy for the re
publicans of Khode Island. No one can fall
to perceive the meaning of these deinon-
stiatlons It Is fts plain as the handwilt-
ing on the wall whleh caused the ancient
king to tremble rind turn pile.
AJudhlil illast Agilnst Trinu.
Occasional ! ) a Ju lire U found who Is ible
to eli&tover preti'dents for declining trusts
Illegal , but Judpe Gibbons of Chicago Is
one who Is ready to make a piccedent If
none exists. In a decision agaliiot the
Whisky trust on Thursday he bald : "We
.should hardly tequho the aid of n pucu-
dent for n court to deUdo as a mallei of
law that any syndicate 01 combination
which owns and controls eight ) -one dls-
tillciles Is a dangerous combination , nnd
that it should fal | undei the ban of out
lawry and contiary to sound public policy. "
An Income Tux for 11 Surplus.
New York Sun.
Senntor Voorhees estimates that the Wil
son bill with the income tax will ) leld icve-
nue sufficient to inecl the expenses of the
government , and furnish , besides , an an
nual buiplus of $29,000,000
Ho estimates that the Income tax v.111
produce $30,000,000 annually.
By economy the government could cer
tainly save $1,000,000 a yenr In Its cxpendl-
tuies , and then every cent of the taxes on
incomes could be devoted to the accumula
tion of a .surplus.
Here , then , In nutshell space , Is the pro-
poseel outiage :
An un-democrallc , un-American , damna
ble tax on a few for the purpose of piling
up In the treasury a surplus which the
many do not need.
Unfaithful Congressmen.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Candor tompels the admission that many
elemocrnllc congiessmen ate contiUniting
all they can to the destinctlon of the party
which they to nnwoithlly icpresent. Elect
ed with an cxpicbs mandate lo leforni the
taiiff on revenue lines they have made
themselves the attoineys of selfish Inte't-
ests nnd have threatened the defeat of any
tuiiff measuie that eloes not meet the de
mands of the cormoianls whom the > have
tinltoiou'-ly undcitaken lo protect. By un
reasonable delays , by absenteeism , by Inac
tion nt a time when prompt and decisive
action Is desired b" the country , they have
cieated vvldespiend dissatisfaction nnd Im
pel lied the success of the party in the
coining elections.
Senator Vooihees estimates Hint the Wil
son bill with the income inx will yield rev
enue biilllclcnt to meet the expenses of the
govemment nnd fninlsh besides an annual
surplus of $29,000,000.
Ar indfiTi\
Gothenburg Star : Judge Scott , ono of the
district Judges In the Omaha district , Is re
ceiving a merited drubbing by the state
press for charging and punishing a Dee re
porter for contempt. Scott's actions on the
bench have been unworthy , even though It
has been condoned under the plea of eccen
tricity.
Nebraska City Press : If Judge Scott of
Omaha over troubled himself with precedents
wo would certainly expect him to follow
the example of a Sioux City judge , who had
trouble with a member of the bar Ho pro
nounced and executed the flno at once took
his cane nnd piimincled the unruly attorney
Into submission ,
West Point Republican Judge Scott of
Omaha Is just n6w venting his spleen upon
a reporter for having wiltten up some of
the judge's shortcomings. In the trlnl the
reporter was denied the privilege of Intro
ducing any testimony , and the right of being
defended by an attorney. The Judge took
advantage of his position , nnd constituted
himself judge , jury and dictator of his own
r
trial
1
Elkhorn Exchange : If Jndgo Scott Is
really desirous of maintaining the respect
nnd dignity of the bench , why does ho not
take a tumble to himself His court has
been In some Instances called a show. People
ple of Omaha , together with many lavvois ,
have baen heard to say , you should go early
and secure a seat , nnd that reserved seats
wcro selling high. Tor a judge through the
management of his court to tiling about such
criticism It Is simply ridiculous.
t > r ITU vourwit. .
I Ncbrnskn Pity Press The World-Iter.al <
suggests vYllllnm Jennings Ilryan as the
democratic candidate for governor. It Is
, considerate In Mr. Ilrynn'ft Omnhn friends
to rescue him from the Ignominy of defeat ID
his own district.
, York Times : The republican state conven
| lion should not bo handicapped with any
borrowed Issues. It should leave the qucs
t lion of electing a United States senator to
the legislature. Our candidates for Hie leg
| tslaturo will have enough to contend wttl
without having any unnecessary obstacles
i placet In their way.
I Auburn Granger Jncob S. Dow , It np
pears , has begun planting the seed fron
which ho desires to reap nn official harvest
Each ono of the three papers In which his
advertisement hns been planted tells that
I | "ho Is being extensively nnd favorably men-
i Honed ns n probable candidate , etc. , " before
thu next republican convention for commis
sioner of public lands nnd buildings If wt
remember correctly Jnkc didn't put hlmscli
1 on record to any considerable extent as
I ngalnst the crookedness of state oltlclals
j during the he.islon of ' 93. Ho Is therefore
j possibly eligible to a nomination In the eyes
I of the republican bosses.
I | Koirney Journal : Hon. Matt Daugherty
visited Hon. Jack McColl at Lexington. The
I | purpose of his visit was to tuge upon thai
gentleman the Importance of giving his
friends an answer us to his willingness to
allow his mine used for governor. Upon
a presentation of Hie earnest demand of his
friends Mr McColl announced that ho would
enter the rncu for the nomination for gov
ernor and authorized Hie use of ills name as
such candidate. Tills Is the beat of news to
his hoMa of friends , who are sangulno that
Jack McColl nt the head of the republic in
state ticket means nn overwhelming tcpub-
llcan victory this fnll Ills licuts of Kcarne )
friends are jubilant over his decision to
enter the race.
Pierce County Call1 Governor Crounsc
states thai he will not bo n candidate for rc-
nomlnatlon before the republican state con
vention this ) car. Now let all the mossbacks -
backs and professional ring politicians , who
are lajlng the wires for iho nomination , step
down nnd out. It Is tlmo the ) wore rele
gated to the icar In other words , given n
black co. Put up u ) oung man or n newman
man , one not n professional wire puller and
politician , one who Is a staunch , loyal re
public in because ho believes In that parly's
principles , not ono who Is selfish ! ) after Ihc
ollicc Such mm as Unjniond of Lincoln ,
Gcorgo W Llnlnger of Omaha , John 11
Hays of Norfolk , and many moro we might
name. We have noticed lately that In the
stales where the young men art- put to the
front largo majoiltles are rolled up for thai
ticket. 'l.aKo Iowa , for Instance , with the
) oung man , Tranlc D. Jackson , for governor
Iowa rolled up 30,000 plurality for him
With a clean , new man heading the tlcl.et
next fall Nebraska will not stratch through
with a paltry 7,000 or 8,000 plurnllt ) , but
loll up nt least 18,000 or 20,000. Put up a
new man'
North Platte Telegraph : The republi
cans of the eastern part of Ncbiask.i ore
bringing out the names of their tholco for
candidates for btate olllces , and , as has been
the cubtom for ) cars , the central and west
ern portions of Hie state are completely Ig
nored. Hero In Lincoln county we have as
true blue , .stalwart republicans as can be
fnunil In llm rrlorlnus rcnuhllcan state of Ne
braska , and dining former ycnis our dele
gates to the rcpubllc.au state conventions
Iiavc been the pivot upon which some candi
date's destiny depended , and by the change
ot their vote the matter was setlled and
piomlnent men received the nomination
Now the republican wheel horses of this sec
tion have become ! tired of playing second
fiddle to the cabtern settlon of the state ,
and this ) car they propose to have a say as ,
to who shall be the candidate for at least
one state office. We bellevo that we are en
titled lo a candldale on the btatc ticket , and
the leaders of the paity In this section want
to see western Nebraska represented In the
state house , and by n stalwarl republican ,
and for this reason we propose to send a
delegation to the nexl Btalo convention that
will see to It that one of our leading 10-
publlcans Is nominated for secretary of
stato.
1111 : rAU
Philadelphia Press : Tor practical pur-
po'es , however , Iho silver question In this
countiy will now enjoy a season of rest ,
considered as n llvo issue.
Phil ulelphla Record : No other measure
of Inflation Is likely to command so largo an
affirmative stiength as the proposlllon which
put the issue of more silvci certificates in
Its most seductive form.
St Paul Glebe : The house has enstalned
Ihc president's veto of the seigniorage bill ,
and anolhei attempt to depreciate the cur
rency has failed. Perhaps after a few more
unsuccessful effoits Iho silver cranks will
conclude that there is some honor lefl In
congress after all.
Chicago Herald : The country may rest
well assured that the Dland crowd will not
succeed in doing much harm so long as Mr.
Cleveland Is president. The business men of
the country can pioteed with their plans
and enterprises without fear that free sliver
coinage will tome In to wreck trade and In
dustry In Hie midst of a panic to which thai
of last summer was as u 7ephyr lo a Cclone.
Chicago Times : II Is entirely fitting that
the period of Grover Cleveland's decline
should find him dependent upon the republi
cans for support. He Is a republican at
licait. His sympathies lla with the class
which enjoys pilvilegcs and is Intent upon
defending them. The democrats blundered
when they gave him office , and can best re
pair their blunder by lolling him support
himself therein.
Philadelphia Ledger : The counlry Is well
salistltd with the presidents veto. Mr.
Bland , however , still harps upon free coinage
and , It Is asset ted , will shortly Intioducc
fiom his committee some such measure.
Willi Mr. Cleveland In Iho way Ihero will bo
no free sliver act during Iho term of the
present congress , nnd the next congicsj Is
certain lo bo less favorable lo cheap money
than Iho present Is.
Tld-Blts ; 1'rofcssoi Why does the earth
move. ' Ilaidup ( absently ) Can t pay the
rent , I suppose.
Philadelphia Recoid : Ulobbs Is vv Igwrtg
lucky. ' Slobbs ( u bowling entliusliisl ) I
should sn ) ho was. Why , if lie tolled his
ecs he'd make u lem-slilke.
Judge : Cholly I told Miss Lonoz thai I
was "out of fdf.lit "
Dlclt Wlmt elltt Him way ?
ChollyThat I verllle-d un old adage.
Washing ! ' n Slnr It vvns the meny peich
crop that wniblul foi Hi Hie song 'The
more that I um ruined the better 1 get
along. "
Life : Mis. Blown ( nudging Mr. Hi own ,
who Hiioics with his mouth open ) -William !
) on'trniuUo itss noise If ) ou'd Keep ) oui
mouth iihut !
Mt. Uiown ( only half nwaUc ) So'd you.
Haiper's llasar Boy Evening paplea ;
heio y'nre. any jiaple ye want.
Man with Cliiysaiilhimum-ael oul !
Man In Mlddlii An ) news In 'em tonight ?
Hey All ) newsWtll , luthet. JJudu losl.
Man In Middle \Vhei of
Boy 'Hind u cabbage.
Buffalo Courier : U Is odd lint true that
ono can best judge of u woman's tuirluge
when she la walking.
_
Vice Press. Customer What eloe'i thai
pletuio represent/
Ai list Two bundled dollaru ; bill > on can
have U foi 15 plunks , spot.
Fashion Review : " 1 cnn't make these
mutches strike , " bald llloobumptr , afltr
two 01 Ihreo Incffi-etiiiil efforts
"That's because ) on are not a walking
deleijiite , " wild Airs. Bloobumper.
Highest 6f all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
roHAFIREISSURASCKTHUSl
Joint Stock fomprtnlos Seek to Smoke Out
Individual Underwriters ,
GROSS INJURY TO BUSINESS MEN
lion Old l.lmtCotiiputilr * Him * Ititlml Itntoi
llM , ( > Per Cent-'I ho Olmoxliiiit l.tght )
IVr Cent Oiiitgoiir to HID
Illlt Inuiilurnt.
The Now York Hoard of Tire t'ndcrwrlt-
crs , representing nil IMo regular flrc Insur
ance companies doing business In tills city ,
says the New York Times , has , It Is
charged , started a fight for the establish
ment of one of Iho greatest trusts o\cr
formed In this country.
As a preliminary step , the underwriters
have Inspired legislation at Albany , which ,
If successfully paiscd , will \\lpo out their
only competitors , the Uoyd Insurance com
panies of IndlUdual underwriters , organ-
17. 1 and controlled by the business men of
N'cw York. The underwriters nro accused
of having prc\ ailed on Superintendent
Pierce of the state Insurance department
to have a bill Introduced In the legislature
which will force all the Llo > ds companies
Into lliiuldatlon.
"Air. 1'lerco does not realize what this
measure menus , " said William 1) Chase of
the Guarantee and Accident I > lo > d to a
reporter fur the Times "If ho did , 1
am sure ho would not force the matter ,
which will do an Incalculable amount , of
harm to the business communU ) Mr
Pierce Is naturnll } desirous of maMng hla
department as Important ns possible , nnd
this deslro probably accounts fur the fict
that lie has lent his name to this measure.
"The bill as presented looks very simple
nnd Innocent. It merely amends section 07
of the Ilisuranco codeb > striking out that
paragraph which exempts the Llojds com
panies from Iho opciatlon of the Insurance
law as It applies to Joint stock companies.
No Ll. ) > ds ( . .in exist If the measure Is
pabsed , and the joint stock compinlcs can
put rates where they pleaho The New
York Hoard of Tire Undoiultcrs prepared
the way for the measure nnd the ultimate
formation of n 'ring' or 'trust' some jears
ago by smiee lng out nil the little com
panies , 'iho board succeeded In doing thla
bj putting down rates to such n low point
that weaker concerns had to go. Now ,
then , If the board tan clean us out , It will
have the field without opposition nnd the
people can make up their minds to see In-
Miranco rales go up lo figure that will
fnlrly piraljzo the business community.
Itlch and poor will feel It alll.o. "
Gcorpo A Stanton , the manager of the
Amornan Uods , said that the board of
lire underwriters , feeling certain , appar-
cntlj , tint It would nutceod In Albany ,
had already begun to show Its hand
1NOUMOUS ADVANCE IN HATES
" \\Ithln thn.o months , " said Mi. Stnnton ,
the iimieiwiltorH lia\e quietly lulv.inced
lates fiom M to 1,000 pel iunt Thej b.ue
made nn aduitiLp of 1,000 per cent , 01 ten
tlmca tlio original i.uc , on apartment house
il-iKi , and they mo now at woik on dwell
ing homo ilsks ho that people who own
theli own houses will feul the VtclRht of
the tiust In u few weeks Hoiu .ire two
Instances that will pru\e wliat I say re-
g.ndliiK the liemendous advance.
"The r ejlOLk iip.utment house , nt Scven-
tj-fotiith Klrttt and Columbus iiverimfor -
merlj paid 5300 foi u thioe-jear Hie pollej.
Now the nndtiwliters demand J 1,150 for the
snme pollcv , which Is just ten nnd a half
times as much ua the old lute. The St
C.itlicilnc npirtmcnt house paid J37" for u
tlueccnr pollej. Now the underwrlteis
\\.int 11.01.
"As an excuse for this outrageous In
crease the joint Block companies way they
luuo been losing inonev. This Is true
enough , but the tioublc lies with the coin-
l > xnlcH them'-ehts , not with the i.ites the >
charged Aetordlng to the olllclal statistics
LompllcJ b > the Insurance department , It
Is shown that the expense aceoiint of some
of the big block Hie Insui.ince companies
raiififs u i high ns D'l per cent of their totiil
picmium leceipts. They pny enormous s il-
ni les to mtsldents and vice piesldents , to
secrelailca and iisslstnnt beerctailcH I just
heard of one company which p lys out SIOO.-
000 a j em foi salaries alone. What wonder ,
then , that the companies lost money ! What
business house could lUe If one-halt Its
total leceipts went for c\penscs ? Hut the
olIlLers of the big companies won't Fee a so
lution of their tiouble In putting their nf-
fnhs on u business basis. To do this they
would have to cut their own enormouH sal-
niles down to one-fourth what they get
now , and this Is bo exceedingly unpleasant
th.it they prefer to continue their H.ilaiica
ns they "arc , and trust to their strength to
get at the public tin oat.
"Hut there wo are In the v\ay , and there
fore they want to wipe us out of cxl tence.
Our expenses are confined to " 0 per cent or
our receipts , and on thla basis , which pro
vides amply for nil legitimate needs , we
can , ot course , do business -where the joint
stock companies lose it.
roucno INTO I.LOYDS.
"The sjstem of Lloyds Insurant Is over
2M yeaia old , but It was not employed In
this country until the heavy Insurers wen-
compelled lo resoit to It ns a relief meas
ure against the oppression of the stock
companies. The Insurance law of this state
wnb to framed ns to prohibit the foimatlon
of new stock companies under It. This Is
conclusively shown by the fact that since
Its passage nearly ten years ngo only one
new lire company hns been formed , nnd
this was forced Into liquidation after a
veiy short existence. No one has had the
temerity to solicit capital for the purpose
ICOTliis law gave the fire companies In ex-
' " " ' ' '
f I. . . li " " ' ' nnnopol ,
. , i , "M Prompllv pro
u . r.K""blnntlon. . .
, r l'
tlomry. TlmilHnii.l . of l.usln . , , , ' r
e " . id
not rover IhPlr t.ks , no mime"
wtll
prrmlums Uipy orrprnd "
"The1 ( .oinpanlex. whrn Ihiv renllz il thla
| ) lnvwl n vejv pffoctlvp II I He jol. T cy
jiiide n condition In Iholr polleleM tint a
Ijtiilncvfl tnnn numt cniry insurant up ID
nt Ititnl M ) iirr tint of his stock < nni > r
\\Se ! llp woll' ' ' I'cooinc n ui-ltiHtitir for the
tlllTeifiK'e' , That
inpnnt Hint n man oirry
UK fl , ( < iO,000 worth of Ntook mimt bine nt
east fioo.000 woith of inxuianoo In firco
in older to jrol full paunt-nt on his Inmew.
If IIP hail tUMiQi ) wotth of Inmiram p nnd
Jt lriJ < It""r" , > ei1 * "iOO.Ooti worth of his jl owl -
. Mod : , ) oii wnii | , | naturally mippnso ho
nJiV1'1ib ' ( ' . | mlltl .V"00'000- ' " " ' " ' w iiMi"l
his totnl ' ' i'"i ' IOH- wo * . ll iioinK | l t rnmpcllod only llvp-plRhtlm to curry of
the Uirop-plRhtlm lilinrplf. beoatisp IIP wns
a co-lnsnipr for the dllTcrrnce betwe.n no
| lc.LMnt , nmli. ? 1 > pr 0 < 1lt | of lllH " ' " 'I *
imi lmill"V" ' ul'l ' ' ' 1 "I'll ' I" f r ,
ol utM > - /or < < } -11 of UJS % "rilhlllw Iti'iimine "lllll ° Hut ' " n ' * s > , * ,
liapp-ned that HIPV rioqupntl ) ' lotild n t. . t
M >
per cent Iniuiaiiui- There WPIP i t
I'liongh pompaiiles In \lntetuo to fr , , , , , ,
i''i'"l.u'w ' ' ! ' 'Limpanles ( oul l
, . , . < not PIIKI t >
Held Tin.
nicicliant would agueto aln -t
anv ratp lo POVPIlilniKeir. . and thepM t , ;
Blcnl " ' " " ' "
. Ill's ' stale of affairs KIPW M. oppr. s
? Vi i .llt lhS bu < ! | n Ki e-ommnnll > was , m
pellpd lo Kppk ledle f m bergar Itself to K , . . n
the ( he Insinancc ollleeis In fat berth So
tliipp > pnii ago the IliHt llo\ds \Uin
HtnrlPd by ImsliipMs men parrMng h < a\v
lines of Insiiiance The Idea was bon i\\ . . |
fiom nnglnnd. wheiethp plan has h , , n in
o\lstpnce _ o\pr two cintuiles Thr I li.\ Is
plan Hiihstltiites unlimited poisonul linbillu
for limited corporate- liability HfU bnil
I'/k'l ' / lnt'M Kot ' "Wilier and UKIVC lo nxsiiina
S WAX ) of il k against Iho on an > pla , . -
They are Indhlduallv liable for onli JJ O'W
each. As no imwill lake a polle\ unless
all HIP llflv members of Hie eonipinor
the 'underwilleiV an thpy are known me
responsible men llnnnclallv. Hie poll , les
issued bj Ihem aie absolutely safe They
engage nn experienced liiKinancc man as
manngpr and delegalo lo him a power of
attorney lo nlgn policies In Iheli name The
operating p\pcnsen , ns I have Htnled , are
limited lo M pei pent. No one has e\pr
he.ud of one of Ilioe Mo > ds falling , lliongh
Ihere nie now Iwenlj-three of them In the
slate On the oilier hand , thie'e of Hies
Joint stock comp mips , operating under xtato
pontiol In this PltIIIM | failed within six
months. Inutlvlng heu\y losses lo Iho pub-
lln.
NOT T1I13 FIRST ATTACK
"Tho present attack on the Lloyds In the
legnlar ceimpanles Is not the Hist attempt
they ! m\e made to foice hs out of tluir
way. In 180J they had a bill Inlrodiired
lust like the picscnt one , but we fonMit
them so hard thej propose-d a compromise ,
| > roUdlng that no morp Llo\ds shnuM be
foimed We agreed to that , though It was
a haidshlp to the Insuilng public , as it lim
ited the opportunities to get Inxniaiue To
da\ there Is millions of dollars' woith of
unlnsiiied juopeilx In Ibis illy heetn IP Iho
owneis , lespoiihlblo business men , rannot
got policies "
The Llojds compinles ha\e combined
against the proposed hosllle legislation
Thev have Hooded the slate with einuliis ,
.11 w hlch they say , among other things
"I'oi o\er two ctntnrlcs the right to con-
traet In vailons clauses of Insuiaiue his
existed In Kurupe Ne\er before In this
state have the lights of one person lo niiko
i contr.ict with anolhei foi Insiiiance erin
incommodllj been < | iieslloncd
"These bills emanate from the joint stock
flip Insuinnci1 eominnles , whleli , hy eonibl-
latlin aic stiKIng to thiottlu nil ntlempts
o nlford fair and Just i.xtcs of Insiiiance to
.he puollc , mid nlso pre\entlng laige In-
smers fiom obtaining a siilllcUnt amount
of Insurance The public has ne\oi de-
nandtil , not has It asked for such legis
lation
'The best Intciesls of HIP Insuring publlo
me In pel II , as the p issngc of these bills
nenns exorbitant rates of insurance and
ndellnlte continuance of them , as It will
eive the situation enthelv In the control
of the slock company combinations "
in icsponse to Hie cliculars the meichnnts
of this and othei cities of the state have
sent appeals to their senators nnd assem
blymen asking them to vote against the
pioposed mensuies.
1 liri n of a Kind.
Ion1s\lllo Coin li'i-J out nnl
Tlllman , Walte and I'enno\er should geoff
off together and foi m an oligarchy They
would Inevitably declare w.u against earh
other , with the piobible tcsiilt that the
craziest and meanest of the thiee would
o\tei initiate the other two Then the world
at large would tnjoy an object le&son la
tjovemment. _
2 UK < / , / > yos7.i/
I'rnnk lj Rt inton In Atlanta Constitution.
lieen innnin' of the ollire
Ter Ilfteen jeu an' mole ;
Beat all the othei e-andllatts
Walked In an' locked the doorl
lie wears two pair o' spectacles ,
Ills sight Is glow In' dim ;
He knows each man that ever
Had a letter writ to him.
He sas"Illll Hrown , hero's somethln'
Handwrltln's kinder slant ;
I guess It's from your daddy ,
Or a letter from jcr aunt ! "
He strikes n jailer envelope
With prlntln' on one end ;
He ban's it to the groterymnn :
"About them goods , my friend ! "
Knows evcryboelj 's business ,
An' tolls 'em of It , too ;
"A letter from join sweetheart"
Or "Another bill for you ! "
No politics kin hurt him ,
No innttei who may win ;
He hccs the pn sldents go out
While ho keeps stayln' In.
But the truth about the matter
To nil Is mighty clear ;
He's had the blamed olu thing so long ,
They've done fergot he's there !
Iho 1 iruest makers ami sellersoC
line clollios ou e irtli.
THE COMING MAN.
THE COMING MAN is the man who ololhos himself in a
befitting1 manner that is , his clothes Jit him clothes that
are made up in the latest styles. The now styles wo are
showing- Spring- Suits are nobby creations of the tailors'
art and never fail to please. Ask to see the $10 suits.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
S. W. Cor.l5th and Doulas Sfc