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Hiiiidny.
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Htvorn to lipfore mo nml mibucrlbcd In my pres
ence thin 3.1 day of April. 1st I.
N. I' . rim. , Notnry Public.
Now la the time to do your tree-planting
for tills year.
Senator Hll will not be the only drmo-
cratlc senator to punch holes In the proposed
tariff bill.
Senator IIII1 ought to repeat his tariff
speech by special request before the lower
house of congress.
There nro several lines out for the posi
tion of nisfstant district attorney , but un
fortunately only ono hook can catch the
fish.
The activity of petty thieves and burglars
docs not Indicate that the criminal classes
have cither respect or fear for our valiant
detective force.
Senator Morrlll of Vermont deserves a
place on the retired list as a birthday pres
ent from the government which ho has
served so long and faithfully.
April appears to bo trying to see how many
different kinds of weather It can produce In
different parts of the country at one and the
same time. Yet people In this vicinity have
no cause to complain of their treatment so
far.
Revivals after financial crises always go
by fits and starts. It Is the general ten
dency that tells. All competent observers
ngreo that the general tendency , despite
particular obstacles , Is now toward renewed
Industrial prosperity.
The salaried men of the Union Pacific
road have plausible grounds upon which to
base their claims for a restoration of pay.
There Is no reason why they should bo com
pelled to continue to bear the brunt of the
railroad's misfortunes.
The maximum rate law has been held up
In the federal courts nearly n year by mere
preliminary proceedings. At the present
rate of progress , how many decades v/111
elapse before the case Is finally decided by
the United States supreme court ?
Every few days brings reports of newly ap
pointed receivers for more Insolvent railroads.
If the courts continue to give the Insolvent
roads additional advantages over the solvent
roads the privately managed railroad will
soon bo the exception Instead of the rule.
The coming national convention of the
Ancient Order of Hibernians will make the
people of Omaha feel more than over the
need of a largo auditorium capable of accom
modating n great concourse of people. Such
a building would enable Omaha to bid suc
cessfully for dozens of national convorulons
each year. Omuha ought to have an audi
torium In the very near future.
Tlio Railway Employes association has
had nothing to say throughout the tempes
tuous days of the past month. The voices
of Its leaders have not oven been heard In
behalf of a restoration of pay of salaried
employes of the Union Pacific. A few of
Its leaders , however , are traveling over-the
state plugging up holes In railroad candi
dates for next fall's campaign.
About the time those New York million
aires are authorized by the state legislature
to open their proposed philanthropic pawn
shop people will havu ceased putting arti
cles In pawn and will begin to redeem the
pledges upon which they borrowed money
at ruinous rates of Interest. The million
aire pawnbrokers may possibly be ready
for business before the next great financial
depression arrives.
Senator Martin wants congress to pass n
bill providing for the retirement of federal
judges on full pay whenever they find thorn-
solves physically or mentally Incapacitated
for judicial duties. Very well ! Hut how
about senators who are Incapacitated from
senatorial duties ? Inaugurate a rule that
compels them to resign as boon aa they are
tinablo to attend to tholr legislative work ,
nnd some of them would have to resign the
moment they secure tholr certificates of elec
tion.
Encouraged by the example of Dank-
wrecker Mosher , Dankwrecker Ilaughoy of
Indianapolis , who almost equalled the for
mer's exploits so far as getting away with
other people's money U concerned , has like
wise pleaded guilty on a few of the counts
In the Indictment brought against him and
will rely upon the mercy of the court for a.
short sentence. As the minimum sentence
Is five years Imprisonment ho will not be
ublo to discount Mosher In the matter of
getting oft easy ,
The Jenkins Investigating committee- ought
to gtvo us the full factn at the bottom of
that famous Injunction. U It Is disclosed
that there weru undue Influences ut worker
or that the judge > \as led Into signing the
Injunctlonal order by any nrtlflcu or trick
such mutters ought to bo taken Into con
sideration by the court to which mi appeal
Is to bo taken In the case. The Investiga
tion has not been Instituted to persecute
Judge Jenkins , but to got at the real his
tory ot the proceedings In bis court.
T1IK HOAItD MffiT SHOW ITU HAND.
Right montliR after the time when the
transfer switch law was supposed to have
none Into operation and six months after the
filing ot petition ! for relief from the penal
ties provided by that law the State Hoard of
Transportation finally gives Its first decision
upon the questions thus raised. This 'deci
sion Is against the railroads and In favor ot
enforcing the law. Wo do not BCD how It
could possibly have been different under the
circumstances. Had It come months ago , or
oven within a reasonable period from the data
when the penalties for neglecting to con
struct the switches called for began nomin
ally to rccrue , the pcoplo might have been
Impressed with the Idea that the board was
doing all In Us power to bring the recusant
railroads to time. Out from the very begin
ning the board has conveniently played Into
the hands of the railroad attorneys and has
assisted them In every way In the policy of
dolay.
The whole proceedings have been ono grand
farce from start to finish. A careful reading
of the transfer switch law shows that the In
tention of the legislature was to compel the
railroads to construct switches at all common
points on their lines within this state , and to
enable shippers to send goods by the shortest
route between the points of destination on a
through way bill at rates no higher than the
sum of the two or more locals. Only In case
the construction ot such switches should bo
found to bo "unusually burdensome , " and
therefore unjust nnd unreasonable , was the
state board authorized to relieve the rail
roads from the performance ot their duty at
those particular points. A fair construction
of the statute would require the railroads to
prove by affirmative testimony that they were
entitled to relief. Hut what has been the
proceedings of the board In these cases ?
Instead of taking up ono case at a time nnd
promptly arriving at a decision on the llrst
one , It commenced by announcing that It
would secure testimony on all of the eighty
odd cases that were filed before It would con
sider the equities ot any ono case. Only after
having frittered away four or live months ot
precious time did it at last become convinced
that It had adopted a wrong plan and deter
mine to pursue two cases to a decision with
out delaying longer. But even In these cases
at Schuyler and at O'Neill It acted on the
theory that It was Incumbent upon the board
to prove that the construction of transfer
switches would not bo unjust and unreason
able. It thus accommodated the railroads by
shifting the burden of proof from their shoul
ders to Us own. Yet , oven laboring under
this disadvantage , It was forced to decide ad
versely to the claims of the railroads In
volved.
Now the railroads propose to prolong
the farce If they can. They wish to evade
the law , nnd If they cannot acccompllsh
their object ono way they are ready to
turn to another. Having accepted the
benefits of the law so far as It permitted
them to apply to the State Hoard of Trans
portation for relief from the burdens , they
now threaten to attack the constitutionality
of the law and to delay Its enforcement
still further by appealing to the courts.
There Is no provision of law authorising an
appeal from the decision of the board
just rendered , but there Is one way of
speedily terminating the farce. The law
indicts a penalty of not less than $50 nor
more than J500 for every day that any rail
road company neglects or refuses to com
ply with Its provisions , and authorizes the
suit to bo brought In any court of compe
tent jurisdiction. If the State Hoard of
Transportation Is In earnest In this matter
it should not lose a day in prosecuting the
law-defying railroad companies. The board
must now show Us hand and nt once force
the Issue before the supreme court. Let us
know whether the - laws or the railroads
govern the people ot this state.
ItAlSK TIIK TAX. VALUATION.
Everyone acknowledges that there Is ab
solutely no excuse for the fictitious valua
tions of real and personal property made by
assessors under our absurd system of taxa
tion. These ridiculously low valuations do
the city of Omaha Incalculable Injury. They
create a false Impression abroad. They
present a hugo obstacle to securing the In
vestment of foreign capital In this city. They
prevent the city from Incurring additional
municipal debts. They necessitate a tax
rate that unexplained would Indicate un
bearable burdens of taxation. They foster
Incesssant deception and perjury. They
keep every citizen of Omaha busy explaining
their purely fictitious character. They
servo to cover up tax shirking and Inequali
ties In the assessments , and above all they
are In direct violation of the law.
It has been suggested that the reason
thcso abuses arc tolerated Is because thereby
a limit Is bet to the amount of the tax levy
that can bo Imposed by the state , county
and city authorities ; that property Is al
ready bearing all the burdens "It can sup
port , nnd that the only way to have the
tax valuation raised Is to first limit the
power of taxation possessed by these authori
ties. "Say to the city council that tax levies
for city purposes shall be only one-half of
the present levy and you will soon see that
the assessors will double the valuation of
the property they assess. " As If such a
procedure would not effectually destroy the
very objects which It Is hoped to obtain
frfim an Increased tax valuation.
What are these objects ? First , to raise
the limit ot Indebtedness , and thus to enable
the city to undertake needed works of pub
lic Improvement. Hut how can wo Incur
additional Indebtedness without Imposing ad
ditional tuxes to defray the Interest upon the
money borrowed ? Second , to remove the
false Impression created by our absurd valu
ation , Hut how will a further restriction ot
the power of taxation persuade the assessors
to obey the law any better than they now
do ? What assurance does It offer that the
valuation will bo Increased 1 cent ? Third , to
give the city moro revenue Irani a smaller
tax rate. This Is ono ot the legitimate ob
jects ot raising the tax valuation. A pro
gressive city must have constantly In
creasing resources at Its command.
Cut the legal limit ot city taxes one-
half without providing a new system of
assessment and the great abuse ot our pres
ent system will only bo accentuated. As
things are now , the assessors hold the real
power of taxation. The city council Is
authorized to Impose specific taxes for spe
cific purposes , but the assessors assume to
themselves the power to say how much each
mill levy shall produce. According to the
plain letter ot the law , each mill culled for
by the council should bring ono one-thou
sandth of the real value of the taxable
property In the city. The assessors undcr-
tuko to make the levy bring but an arbitrary
fraction of the legal levy , The assessors
are Irresponsible , each acting for himself
and with no one to call theta to account.
The council on the other hand Is supposed
to bo responsible for the tax levy. The
levy which It determined on tula year and
for aomo years past U considerably less than
whut the limits fixed by the charter would
allow. There ls to much revenue needed
and the luvy ia adjusted to meet the re
quirements. The way to raise the tax valu
ation Is to enforce the present law , Ualso
the valuation , and the decrease In the tax
rate will quickly correspond.
A XK ' MAHKKT t'OII MtiVKIl.
A resolution Introduced In the United
States senate by Senator Wolcott of Col
orado , looking to providing n now market
for American silver , has passed that body ,
U proposes , with a view to encourage and
extend our commercial relations with China
nnd other Asiatic countries , that the prcn *
lilcnt bo requested to enter Into negotiations
with the republic of Mexico looking to the
coinage by the United States , at Its mints ,
of standard Mexican dollars , under
Komo proper agreement with Mexico as to
seigniorage , method and amount of said
coinage. In other words , the proposition Is
to accept silver from all who may offer It
and coin It Into Mexican dollars , the United
States making n charge for the cost of coinage -
ago and giving to Mexico the seigniorage.
The Mexican silver dollar Is preferred to
all other silver coins In China and other
eastern countries having the silver standard.
This government , the French government
and the Japanese government have all tried
to force their dollars on the Chinese with
out success. The trade dollars sent from the
United States 'Mo China did not
enter Into circulation there , but
were simply treated as so much
bullion. It has thus been abundantly
shown that China will have no other silver
dollar , or silver In any form , than the Mex
ican dollar , and , 'therefore , as was said by
Senator Teller In regard to this proposition.
It becomes a question whether , having put
our sliver In that form , wo cannot obtain anew
now market for It.
Of course these dollars would not obtain
currency In the United States nnd It would
rest with those who have them coined at
the mints to dispose of them. Mexico last
year coined 26,000,000 silver dollars , of which
25,000,000 wcro exported to China , who In
turn exported a largo number to the East
Indies. Thcso dollars remain In-tho , eastern
countries and pass current nt their mint
value. Wo settle our balances with China
In gold , and It Is urged that If the pro
posed treaty could bo niado a profitable
market would bo opened for the disposition
of a large quantity of American silver In the
form of Slcxlcan dollars , with corresponding
saving of gold. It appears that wo paid
last year to China $17,000,000 or $18,000,000
moro than she bought from us , and the Idea
Is that If wo can pay that Indebtedness
hereafter In silver we shall bo so much the-
belter off. It was also urged In support of
this proposition that we may find a market
for these Mexican silver dollars In India.
Among the advocates ot the resolution was
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts , who sug
gested that If wo can make nn arrange
ment by which wo can put our silver Into
the form acceptable In China wo facilitate
Its export. It would also enable us , ho
thought , to , make our payments directly
through San Francisco In our own com
modity for the teas and the silks or what
ever else It may be that wo Import from
China , Instead of making our payments , as
now , by way of London. Hut this Is not
all which , In the view of the Massachusetts
senator , makes the experiment worth a
trial. If wo can pay China direct
from San Francisco It will throw Into our
hands a certain amount of trade that now
passes by way of London , leaving there a
profit. "However we may differ , " said Mr.
Lodge , "as to what Is our domestic policy In
regard to silver , there Is ono thing I think
all arc agreed on , whether they favor Im
mediate free coinage or the effort to restore
sliver by means of nn International agree
ment , and that Is that It Is. England which Is
today the great enemy of any effort for the
restoration of silver to the world's currency. "
The mighty moneyed Interests of England
are responsible for this , and therefore It
seemed to the Massachusetts senator If there
Is any way In which wo can strike England's
trade or strlko her moneyed Interest It Is
our clear policy to do It In the Interest of
silver. "We want , If we can , " continued
the senator , "to force England to take the
view of the silver question which wo believe
Is not only for our interest , but for the Inter
est of trade , of gbod prices , of better wages
all over the world , " and he would go further
In the effort to do this than the experiment
contemplated In the resolution.
The proposition Is nn altogether novel one ,
and whether or not It would be found prac
ticable Is a question. As It would have no
bearing on our currency or financial system
there Is no objection to It on that score. Its
object Is simply to got a foreign outlet for
the silver product of the country. The ad
vocates ot the plan bellovo that Mexico
would agree to It , nnd there Is no reason to
suppose that China would decline to accept
Mexican dollars coined In this country. If
the proposition could bo carried out the re
sult would bo greatly to the advantage of
our sliver Interest , It Is not to bo doubted ,
and this would bo gratifying to everybody.
The Bee In recent Issues has shown that
there Is positively no justification for the
advance In fire insurance rates ns ordered
by the Chicago board of underwriters coverIng -
Ing this territory. Wo have reproduced an
expose of the Now York Times which Is
well worth the consideration of every busi
ness man. The false assumption by fire
Insurance companies that Increased rates
are necessary because they have been losing
money will not be accepted by any policy
holder who knows that good Insurance maybe
bo had at much less cost. When these
joint stock companies plead excessive ex
penses , Increased moral hazard , etc. , In ex
tenuation , they should bo required to glvo
a statement of the salaries paid their officers
and adjusters and explain the loose methods
of field agents In assuming risks. The
Times Instances ono company which pays
$400,000 a year In salaries. This Item , of
course , goes to swell the expense account
which In some cases reaches C'J per cent of
receipt/ : / . And the policy holder Is expected
to pay tribute to such pirate kings.
In nearly every county of the state there
nro agricultural societies that have estab
lished fair grounds nt the county seat upon
which the conventional annual fair Is held.
These grounds nro held and used for no
other purpose. They do not earn a dollar
In rentals for their owners. The law ex
empting such grounds from taxation Is gen
erally regarded with favor. Hut It was not
framed for the purpose ot exempting frcan
taxation fair grounds that are leased to
owners ot racing stables and to anybody
who may want the use of the grounds for
an exhibition , for which a money considera
tion Is paid the owner. What Is known
as the Douglas county fair grounds are now
practically owned by ono man and are not
controlled by the Fair association , The
property should not bo permitted to mcapo
the tax assessor.
If the State Hoard of Transportation U as
energetic In pushing the enforcement of Its
findings under the transfer switch law as It
was In r achlnK its first decision the ton-
fltructlon of transfer switches by Nebraska
ralliMRili will not afford employment to many
laborers this year , next year or the year
after.
It Is unfortunate that the legislature made
no appropriation to enforce the maximum
rate law. The men who paqscd the bill
seem to have taken It for granted that the
railroads would obey It without question or
delay , A little forethought would have con
vinced the Icglsl&iur } that the executive
power of the statoSTfeflld have to bo exerted
to compel the observance of the law , nnd
that the governor should Imvo been pro
vided with a contingent fund for just such
an emergency that now confronts the state ,
The law Is held up and n long nnd expen
sive lawsuit IH certain to follow. The nt-
torncys who nro representing the state nre
compelled to take the testimony of man )
witnesses residing In different parts of the
state nnd In eastern cities. In order to do
this they nro compelled to pay their ex-
ponoes out of their own pocket. U Is no
wonder that they have been somewhat dlla
tory.
The Iowa legislature took n sensible nnd
practical view of the Russian thistle ques
tion. "It made It the duty of every farmer
to keep his own land free of the pest. If
the law Is obeyed Iowa will bo free from
thistles and Undo Sam will not be out n
cent.
Up the Hinollltloil.
Kntisas City Star.
Last year the Rhode Island loglslnture
stood r > > to fil , a republican majority of 1
on Joint ballot. This year It stands 101 to
5 , u republican majority of 99. This Is one
of the lessons of rontfrosslojml Interpreta
tion of the platform of 183i.
Anil Thcrn'H Tronlilu Quito I'requi-iitly.
1'lalHmouth News.
The Omaha cltv council Is In San Frnn-
clsco Mtmlyliu ; the secrets of municipal
government nnd Imvlnqr a good tlmoon
the side. The llfo of an Omaha alderman
IH u very roseate nltalr unless he refuses
to divide , then there la trouble.
Tim Worm Will Turn.
ClevL'laml Leader.
A Columbus lawyer who Insulted n wlt-
nc = s he was examining wns knocked over
n heap of paving stones by the man nH he
wns leaving the court liouso. We do not
advocate a resort to fisticuffs ns n means
of lighting wioiiRM. but we arc Inclined to
believe In this instance that the Columbus
lawyer ( jot about what be deserved.
b < | iU'c/.liiK Out u Surplus.
I'hllmlclpliln Ledger.
Senator Voorhccs figures out that the In
come tax will amount -10,000.000. . and that
the Wilson bill will produce a .surplus of
$20,000,000. Thus , If the Income tax should
be wiped out , the revenue would be sulll-
clent for the needs of the government econ
omically administered , nnd , according to
democratic doctrine , the government tins
no right to collect more than may be sulll-
clcnt for that purpose.
A Kentucky Slmllo.
Courier-Journal.
The democrats of the national house of
representatives are aa hard to hold In their
places as a drove of mule colls. They
xccni to have a natural antipathy toward
attending to business unless they are
forced to , nnd their neglect of duty en
ables the republicans frequently to put the
party in the ridiculous attitude of belni ;
unable , In spite oX | lts large majority , to
transact any business. '
TcllliiR tlio Trutli , us Usual.
New -Y < jrk Sun.
It Is working1 magnificently , the Wilson
bill , to make states republican. It Is prov
ing its efficiency rtheriver It Is tried. We
do not concur In the conclusion of our es
teemed contemporary , the Cincinnati En
quirer , that If t hit-/iocs / ; on "the democratic
party might as well be disbanded. " There
will be no need of any formal process of.
dissolution. The Wilson bill , to make states
republican , will take care of that.
Not nn 'Aiiirrlcnn ,
_ Clilraf ! | ) jl'ost.
"There Is not an American among them , "
says a dispatch * cuncernlnft the arrest of
thu murderous rioters In the coke regions.
Not one. Huns und Slavs , poor In tiles ,
crazed this moment with anser and that
with fear , sodden , starved and half clothed.
Ignorant , debased and hopeless. Thank
God , there "Is not an American among
them. "
But how many Americans nre there
among the men who raked the sewers of
Austria for these wretched serfs ? Is
Henry C. Frlck an American ?
Don't Do It.
Chicago Herald.
A person Injured by accident of any kind ,
caused by a corporation or by nn In
dividual , should not be solicited and bull
dozed to make a settlement of bis claim
for damages before he can get out of the
mud or dust and brush' his clothes , before
be knows whether be la setlously hurt or
not , nnd In tie ) llrst nervousness which he
experiences In his Ignorance ns to whether
he Is safe from further Immediate consequences
quences of the disaster. Agreements made
under such circumstances , If Inequitable ,
will be set aside by the courts , and do not
estop a future suit for damages.
Kopmllutlng tlio AilnilnlHtrntlon.
Cincinnati Enquirer ( ilem. ) .
We do not say that the party should
unload the president , but we do say that It
should unload Ills vagaries , bis nntl-dtmo-
cr.itlc policies , bis autocratic methods , Ills
nubservloncy to the gold kings , and bis ap
parent contempt for the rightful authority
of congress and for the will of the people.
It will be uai-lebs to ask the president to
change. He knows how to change. He has
undergone many changes since 1SS1 , but
every change lias been for self-aggiandlze-
ment. An elephant wns taught the trick
of receiving money and placing it In a
small box UH high us his trunk could reach.
A countryman , who had loaned him $5 for
that purpose , asked the keeper of the ani
mal to have him take it down again. The
keeper said : "We have never taught him
that trick. " Mr. Cleveland lias never taught
himself to change In the direction of giving
effect to the people's will when ho can as
well have bis own way. Party leaders
will do well to waste none of their energy
In efforts to make this a democratic ad
ministration. Let the party wagon bo thor
oughly overhauled nnd painted ; loaded up
with viands for a democratic feast : llx tha
place for the banquet , and mime the hour
tor starting. Let It be free for all , from
piesldent to hodearrler , and If either of
them gets behind let him catch up with the
procession as best he can.
jioaatiT jroit TiiK"Q. "
Worlil'H I'll I r llnllillngN to Ho Used forlCnll-
roiiil IH'potH nml Car Slic'iU.
ST. LOUIS , April 10. The purchase by
L. C. Cnrrett of the remaining World's
fnlr buildings wns something of n mystery
here until today , when It wns learned that
Air. Garrctt acted on behalf of the Chicago ,
Burlington & Qulncy road , which will use
the Iron nnd steel In tlio construction of
Hhcds , etc. , for which Its prcsant form ren
ders It admirably adapted , and for which
the rallroml hns great meed In the system
of terminals nnd deuqticonHtiuctlon In nnd
near this city , which It hns entered upon.
The fnct that Mr. G.irrott has also been
connected with recent real estate deals In
the city on behalf ot the "Q" road IH taken
as confirming the theory that part of the
material will bo aweil In building , ulti
mately , an Independent station at Twen
tieth and Washington avenue.
liiillini Klllrtj'liy it JSnrU'mlcr ,
FOHT SMITH , Ark. , April lO.-Jesso
Pldgeon , ono of tlio most prominent nnd
wealthy Creek Indians living , nt Muskogee ,
L T. , was killed hero last night by Jack
Moore , a bnrtender. Pldgeon resented a
demand for pay before ho drunk liquor
culled for by him , and Moore beat his
brains out with u wagon spoke , Moore
then robbed the corpse and the bnr till
and fled.
/.i : iA/ >
The ullenco of Governor '
I'cnnoycr , mys
terious nnd continued , excites wldcjproud
commendation.
i Said the governor of South Carolina to the
governor of Colorado , "It's n darn long tlmo
between wars. "
It Is raid the Cominonwitllcrj gave I'Hts-
burg the nilttcn. At Ic&st they did not smllo
on Pittsburgh soot.
Senator Morrlll will celebrate his 81th
birthday In Washington on the 14th Inst. by
giving ii large reception.
If Eomo despondent friend ihould strike
1 Judge Jenkins for n ten , would the act bo
classed ns nn Illegal strike ?
Archibald Forbes thinks the European war
will not occur before 1S9D. Tlllman nnd
Wnlto must have postponed their foreign
tour.
It U generally agreed that n largo number
of democratic congressmen will bo spared ,
next fall , the cxpcnso of applying to the
courts to change their names to Mttdd ,
Congressman Morso'B lugubrious speeches
might Improved with liberal coatings ot
steve polish. There Is n chance for him to
shine If he applies his own material nnd
muscle.
Fine baronial estates nnd castlr.t galore
are n drug In the market In England. The
business of Inducing American heiresses to
recoup titled wrecks abroad seems to bo
wofully depressed.
The oldest men In the United States sen-
nto nro Morrlll of Vermont , who Is SI ; Pal
mer of Illinois , 77 ; Harris of Tennessee , 70 ;
Piigh of Alabama , 71 ; Sherman of Ohio nnd
Huiiton of Virginia , 71.
"Baby" Bliss Is the name of n young man
In Uloomlngton , III. , who weighs -152 pounds.
Ho wears n 19 > , collar , n 7 % hat and No. 12
shoes. Ho Is ono of the best wnltzers nnd
foot racers In that part of the country.
The supreme court of Pennsylvania hns de
cided In the Masonic Homo cane that chari
table Institutions which nro not open to nil
persons are not public charltle" ; and there
fore not exempt from taxation. Thu decision
Is far-rcarhlng in effect and n reversal of
former rulings.
Lo Caron , the British government spy ,
who died on Sunday , enlisted In 1SG2 , In
Philadelphia , ns n bugler In Anderson's ( Fif
teenth Pennsylvania ) cavalry , became chief
bugler , and held this -position until 1SGS ,
when he became a lieutenant In the Thir
teenth regiment United States colored troops.
Arthur O. Brand , liberal , who was elected
to Parliament from Cambridgeshire this
week , was sung into his seat by Mrs. Brand.
A speech from the candidate and n song from
his wife wcro the drawing features ot his
election meetings , and it appears to bo con
ceded that her singing Is what did the busi
ness. Brand new Idea over there.
Mr. Charles II. .T. Taylor , the colored
gentleman from Kansas City who Is travelIng -
Ing a rocky road to a federal job , is a farmer
by profession nnd nn office seeker from
necessity. Mr. Taylor means well. In an
unguarded moment , either In n dream or a
burst of passion , ho called Cleveland "tho
man of destiny. " The senate rcbents the
Imputation by rejecting Taylor.
Moses P. Handy , whose stately lambre-
qnlita-carolled an unbroken welcome to the
press during the World's fair , U tlated for
the vacmicy created by the death ot
Librarian Poolc In Chicago. Moses Is the
right man for. the place. Before ndopting
whiskers for n living his face wore the
"pale caste ot thought" so much affected In
Chicago , and so desirable In the presiding ,
elder of a convention ot leather-bound
authors.
nin i.oimn xiw IDEAS.
Spring has come. Let's open a keg ot nails
and paw dust up over our heads.
Louis Hlakciley and Hal Blakesley , the
raw and unlettered jays of the Otto Courier ,
broke for the high weeds and pumpkin vines
when our scathing article appeared. As they
pulled for tall timber In the Big Horn canon
each had the ashy hue of death stamped upon
his mug.
Hon. Lafo Pence , the Colorado congress
man , has a voice like the rumbling Intona
tions of n Kansas tornado and could talk u
wild Nebraska cyclone Into a gentle and
tranquil Rocky mountain zephyr. Ponce ac
quired his oratory punching burros In the
Centennial state.
C. G. Coutant , the big. Ignorant hoosier of
the Lander Clipper , Is frightened almost to
death of us nnd wants to back down the
durn old slwash poltroon. Wo will let him
back down when we get through with him
and not before. Wo knocked the old yap
out of the Christmas tree the very first shot
and the Kansas Jayhawker asks for mercy.
- It sdcms that the moro the country bp-
comcs civilized and cultured and educated
and refined and good , the moro chilly nnd
rigorous and beastly the weather Is In Mon
tana. In the old-time history of Montana ,
when the plnkfoot pilgrim was bleeping on
feather beds and eating custard pie , wo had
weather that was as amiable and mild nnd
tender nnd suave and debonair as the charm
ing Madeline Pollard , The old-time days of
the banana belt of this grand common
wealth have gone flitting down the corridors
of time like a snowbird's tail In a tornado.
VOMSTEU I'LEASAXTlllES.
Philadelphia Times : The man who la
scared at ghosts la afraid of nothing.
Somervlllo Journal : Tommy Pa. what Is
a pessimist ?
Pa A pessimist , Tommy , Is a man whom
you want Invariably to avlod.
Ram's Horn : A poor way for a Christian
to let his light shine Is to occupy two scats
In a crowded railway car.
Fiee Press : Senator Did you sny your
friend had a plaee In Washington ? Politi
cian Yes. Senator By thi > clay or job ?
Politician Oh , by the job ; he's a lobbyist.
Oalvcston News : Some men seem to think
that to become angels It Is only necessary
to plead guilty.
New York World- Wife My milliner
wns here today to see you , nnd I told her
you were out. Husband What did she
say ? Wife She paid that when she had
seen you you would be out still more.
Philadelphia Record : nastus Latherwell
Our club done gib a ball last night In
honah of man burfday.
Patsey Mulligan So ye wor blackballed ,
wor ye ? Well , thol's too bad.
Washington Star : "Miss Twllklns has
gone to Europe to cultivate her voice. "
"Dear mel I didn't know she could
afford It. "
"The nelghbois subscribed the money. "
Indianapolis Journal First Populist Lead
er Ain't you takln' a good deal of risk In
shavln1 off your whlskeis ?
Second Populist Leader I guess I'll resk
It , I ain't nshamed to let no man sec thu
marks of honest toll on my jaw.
Philadelphia Record : Muggins Burglars
robbed mo last night of $1,000 worth of diamonds
mends , but they didn't get my cash. Bug-
gins How wns that ? Muggins Thu diamonds
mends were In the burglar-proof safe and
my money was In my wife's pocket.
Detroit Tribune : The dusky daughter of
the forest was sad.
"No , " she mused , "I cannot cultivate the
Introspective habit. "
She shook her head.
"If only "
Her eyes grew moist.
" I had as clear u complexion as some
people. "
PREMATURE PIPING.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Robin , robin , on that tree ,
Dost thou cariol thus to mo ?
Seo'st thou violets , answering
To thy medley song of spring
Blushing rose , or Illy fnlr ,
] lathed In soft and balmy nlr ?
Yea ? Thou "soes't the nnplo bloom
Through the shadow ana the gloom ? "
Already crystal snowllnkeH lly
Robin , sweet , I fear you lie ,
Substitute
Absolutely
others contain alum or ammonia
DAKOTA DEMOCRATS SPLIT
Cleveland's Pasjing of tlio Plums DJOS Not
Suit These Who Wow Loft ,
WOODS' ' CHOICE NOT LIKED BY WARD'S MEN
Klotix Fult , YnnUtou nml Clmtiilirrlnln
Local Orgitiilrittlonit tip In Arm *
Agiilimt the ruMimntor nml Other
Appointee * of tlio 1'rcsldiMit.
WASHINGTON BUURAU OF T1II2 HUB.
fin Fourteenth Street ,
WASHINGTON , April 10.
The democratic party In. the state of
South Dakota Is anything but n harmonious
organization. War hns been declared all
nlong the line and It Is nil on account ot
recent presidential nominations. ICvery
mall brings to certain senators a batch of
protests against the confirmation of recent
nominations. Today Senator Pettlgrcw re
ceived n letter signed by sixteen leading
democrats of Sioux Fnlls , asking him to
vote against Mr. Tlnslry for postmaster 6f
tlmt thriving tijwn. These gentlemen bnso
tholr opposition to Tlnsley on the ground
that he Is not n property holder In the city
nnd hns only been a tcsldcnt about three
years.
A letter received from the chairman of
the county democratic committee of Ynnlc-
ton requests Senator Pottlgrew to vote
ngnlnst Dr. S. S. Turner , nominated to be
postmaster at Ynnkton. Mr. Ward , chair
man of the state democratic committee , Who
Is now In the city , wrote this endorsement :
"Turner Is no more to the democratic party
of South Dakota than faraway Moses. "
The knife has also been drawn on Clark
A. Howe , nominated last week to bo regis
ter of the land office at Chamberlain.
Charges have been preferred agnlnst him.
They nllcgo that he Is a land attorney nnd
wns dismissed from the service of Undo
Sam during Cleveland's first term because
of certain transactions of doubtful char
acter.
The Uee correspondent asked Senator Pot
tlgrew what his course would bo touching
the cnscs of the parties referred to. "That
Is problematical , " said 'the senator. "I
shall wait until nil the returns nre In before
making up my mind. The gentlemen who
are up In arms against Mr. Cleveland's
appointees nro for the most part known tome
mo and I must glvo the matter the most
serious consideration before taking final
action. "
It Is the general Impression hero that
no matter what the fate of the gentlemen
whoso nominations nro hung up the outcome
of the matter will be a disastrous split in
the ranks of the democratic party of South
Dakota which It will take years to heal.
TO COMMEMORATE MOUSE.
Mr. Uosewater today had a conference
with Senator Gorman relative to the proper
commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary
of the sending of the first public telegraph
message. It was sent from this city to
Baltimore May 24 , 1814 , by Miss Ellsworth ,
daughter of the then commissioner of thu
general land office , and was In these words :
"What hath God wrought ? " Miss nils-
worth Is still living , a resident of Now
York City. Mr. Hosowater's idea Is that
congress should appropriate sufficient money
to erect In front of the new library building
In this city a stntuo to Samuel FInley
Brceso Morse , Inventor of the electric tele
graph , or a sultnble telegraphic monument.
If congress will not do this Mr. Hosewntcr
thinks the telegraphers of the country
would themselves contribute n sufficient
sum to achieve the purpose. Senator Gor
man enters cnthusljstlcally Into Mr. Rose-
water's Idea , and promised to bring , the
matter before Senator Voorhecs of the
library committee. Senator Gorman Is n
member of the npproprlatlons committee ,
and can do much to secure the necessary
appropriation.
PATENTS AND POSTMASTERS.
Patents were Issued as follows today :
Charles D. Brown , Ames , In. , clock striking
apparatus ; Joel B. Edmunds. Manchester ,
la. , barbers' bottle ; Alexis F. Glllott , as
signor to himself , G. W. and J. D. Wln-
tcaker , Kearney , Neb , , steam gener.itor ;
Otto Jlagenan , Fremont , Ncb.i display rack ;
Frank P. McElfrcsh. Klmballton , In. , boat
propeller ; David Neale , Fort Calhoun , Neb. ,
mattress for riprap ; David Nealo , Fort Cal
houn , Neb. , pUo point and permanent
anchor for piles or cables ; August Schnell ,
Clinton , la. , spirit level attachment ; August
Scberg nnd D. Connor , Mnrshalltown , la. ,
lamp shade ; William Smith , Clarlmla , la. ,
assignor of one-half to A. D. Smith , Chicago ,
rotary engine ; William Smith , Clarlnda , la. ,
assignor of one-half to A. D. Smith , Chicago
cage , rotary steam engine ; Jacob A. Steln-
Inger , Creston , la. , brake cylinder pressure
graduating nnd maintaining triple valve ;
Theodore Tobias , Plerpont , S. D. , school
scat and desk.
The following postmasters for Iowa were
appointed today : J. S. Knowles , Delaware ,
Delaware county , vlco Martin Klngsley , re
moved ; E. K. McKogy. Leila , Benton county ,
vice W. W. Norwood , resigned ; John Van
Kooycn , Newklrk , Sioux county , vice N.
Balkena , resigned.
AK/IH I UK t A\l > .VJC
U L. Johnson has boon elected president
of the Clay county nlllnncc ,
The Broken Bow llt-publlcan somctlrnoi
Issues n morning as well n an evonlnp
edition.
"Kearney , " tny the Hub , "can and must
bo mndo the gtVnt manufacturing city ol
Nebraska. "
Gambling will be a thine of the pnxt at
Lotip City If the orders ot the village board
nro cnrrlcd out.
Three hundred dollars worth ot hardware
wns the haul made by burglars who entered
the Btoro ot George Scheldcl nt Platte
Center.
As the result of being thrown from a
wagon by a runaway team , Alexander Mc
Millan of Alnaworth , a prominent stockman ,
Is laid up with a broken leg.
The two men who robbed the depot nt
Crawford of $35 In cnsh have been found
guilty of petty Inrreny nnd sentenced to
thirty days In the county Jail.
Mrs. Catherine Kpp , n well known Beatrice
woman , hns boon declared Insnno ns the
result of religious excitement and lias been
sent to the asylum nt Lincoln.
J. L. Mcl'hcely , chairman of the republi
can central committee of the Fifth congres
sional district , has recommended tlmt the
committee meet nt Holdreuo May 1 for ( ho
purpose of fixing the time nnd place for
holding the congressional convention.
Len , the 3-year-old son of J. T. Wood , a
Spencer hotel keeper , nwoko nt midnight to
find that his father nnd mother had gene
out to n party some distance from homo ,
nnd , although there was a nurse In charge
of him , ho succeeded In stealing out of the
house unseen for the purpose of finding his
mother. It wns a bitter cold night , nnd
the child only had on n night gown. A
man who wan nwnko heard a child's cry on
the street nnd Investigation showed It to
emanate from poor little Lcn , who had
wandered three blorks from homo nnd waa
nearly frozen to death.
.SprnUIng of tlin Sotmto.
Chicago Times.
Silver hns been slnughtcred In tlmt nest
of aiisnsslns. Honest tin Iff reform has been
stabbed In thu back. In no wise has the
admirable platfoim upon which Cleveland
and an overwhelming democratic congres
sional majority were elected been lived up
to. Under such conditions there Is no rea
son to repine at th < reproof administered
the democracy by the people at the late
elections. The patty needed a licking and
got It. Perhaps It will stimulate the people
down at Washington to bestir themselves
for the avoidance of a like chastisement
this fall. _
mass oi- '
Hoston Transcript.
Kqulpped with basket , bait and rod ,
II ( > to the trout brook hies.
You'll hear him little later on
Rehearsing last year's lies.
* *
Chlontfo Inter Ocein.
When he told his tlshlng stories
She listened in despair ,
lint she evened up the matter
When at the next church fair.
* *
Detroit Kree I'losi.
The corkscrew spouts In a modest way ,
The bait jug stalls to climb
The llsh pole tree on the grassy lea
'Twill soon be fishing time.
* * *
Atlnntn Constitution.
Ills hope was high , his faith was firm ,
For grace nnd glory wlshln' ;
He never trod upon a worm
When bait wns scarce for flshln' !
APRIL'S NEED OF SLEEP.
Jluiliu-ss BIi-ii , Ovrr-Tlr 'il MlMiltiMiporn , ' i
TfiK'lirrx , .Students anil Alcn unit Women
in thu Whirl of Society I.nck Kent.
Sweet sleep Is nature's soft nurse.
Unit the fretfulness , sickness nnd com
plaining might bo laid at the door of lack of
sleep.
There Is not one man or woman In ten
thousand who can afford to do without seven
or eight hours' sleep. All the stories about
great men and women who Mopt three or
four hours a night make very Interesting
reading , but no ono ever kept healthy In
body and mind with less than seven hours'
sound sleep.
Americans need moro sleep than they are
getting. This luck makes them thin and
nervous , weak nnd complaining.
But ono can not will one's self to sleep.
It sleep will not come , there Is nn evident
derangement of the nervous system. The
tired , worn out nerves need better nutrition
to restore them to their healthy action. The
rapid building up of nerve tissues Is what
makes Palne's celery compound so preeminently
nently the great modern nerve and blood
remedy.
Sleep Is the tlmo of lowered expendlturo
of nerve force nnd of Increased repair all
over the body. Palno's celery compound
quiets the disturbed nervous system , feeds
Its Impoverished tissues and robs them of
all Irritability ; sound , refreshing Bleep en
sues , nnd the tired , despairing Invalid starts
at once on the way to assured health and
strength.
A freshness In the countenance and an absence - , , ,
senco of that pained , worn expression comes
after a short tlmo taking Palne's celery com-
pound. Neuralgia , rheumatism , palpitation ref
of the heart , headaches and the host of dla--- '
couraglng signs of shattered nerves nro ban
ished by this great remedy. It mnkes pco-
plo well. Students and teachers stand the
fearful strain of preparation for spring ex
aminations by building up the body ,
strengthening the nerves nnd purifying the
blood with Pnlno's celery compound. It
gives vigor to mind nnd body.
The InrKcat makers anil sellers ot
line clolhoa on earth.
THE COMING MAN.
THE COMING MAN is the man who clothes himself in a
befitting1 manner that is.his , clothes lit him clothes that
are made up in the latest stylos. The now styles wo are
showing1 in Spring- Suits are nobby creations of the tailors'
art and never Tail to please. Ask to see the $10 suits.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
I S. W. Cor.Utli and Douglas Sts.