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N. 1' . KiiU Notnty Public.
Now , plcaso don't quarrel over tlio credit
of originating the quorum-counting rulo.
When the council gets rested from Its jun-
Icct wo may expect the resumption of busi
ness at tlio old stand.
What a great dirferenco It makes whether
the marriage license Is applied for \ > y mem
bers of a royal family or by the children of
tlio ordinary citizen !
Anything Is called an nrmy In thcso days
that can assemble a corporal's guard of un
disciplined men. Our real army will soon
have to assume another name.
If Van Alcn were not resurrected In the
house the other day he would not have been
heard of again until the next campaign con
tribution box was about to be passed ,
Members of the lower house of congress
have a wonderful faculty of making n dis
cussion of the consular and diplomatic ap
propriation bill cover an unlimited range of
subjects. Anything Is relevant when these
bills arc under consideration.
Who Is governor of Iowa. Ilubbard or
Jackson ? Is Iowa a Vanderbllt railroad
province or a sovereign state with a consti
tution and an executive limited to the cxcr-
clso of powers devolving upon him by Its
provisions and the laws enacted under It ?
A onc-mlmito speech that when reported
nils four columns of the Congressional
Record captures the pennant for short dis
tance talking , A congress which establishes
the record for both long distance and short
distance speeches la most certainly a rc-
markablo congress.
Pudd'nhead Wilson and the Wilson tariff
bill taken together have proved too much
for Mark Twain , who has been compelled
to make an assignment of his book pub
lishing business. The next time Mark
Twain starts a story ho will look for a
tltlo that will act less like a hoodoo.
The people arobnd O'Neill are very much
Interested In the transfer switch law , as
they claim It Is needed to enable them to
ship beets to the Norfolk factory. It Is safe
to assume that they will not bo able to use
the transfer switch the present season. Hall-
roads do not obey a state law In a hurry.
The only way to learn whether n bill for
coining the solgntorago has the approval of
President Cleveland Is to pass It and let It
run the gauntlet of a voto. A bill awaiting
his signature may be read In a different light
by the president than the same bill when
merely submitted for Introduction In the
house.
It may transpire that the city comptroller
? ias blundered In raising nn Issue between
city and county In relation to the distribu
tion of taxes and appropriations. In nur
opinion this city Is not paying for anything
In the way of maintaining local govern
ment that It can consistently shift upon the
shoulders of out-of-town taxpayers. Wo can
afford to lot well enough alone.
It has been Intimated that ono reason for
the rapid fall of telegraph poles In this city
during the last few weeks may bo traced to
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nn anxiety In certain quarters that every
thing possible bo done to prevent a now
electric lighting company from stringing Its
wires upon poles already planted. The Idla
telephone poles might have proved too tempt
ing n bait If left standing much longer.
Grow and Qulgg , the two republican con
gressmen who were elected at supplemental
elections this winter by majorities Indicat
ing on unexpected revulsion of democratic
voters , were the principal actors on the Iloor
of the house on Wednesday. These are the
two congressmen who , Major Handy declared
only a few days ago , had jnado a big furore
and then dropped completely out of sight.
The major's sight Is evidently falling.
If there was sudlclcnt extra work entnllod
by the prosecution of the Capital National
l > onk , swindles to retain a special attorney
for that purpose while the district attorney-
ship was occupied by n republican , why not
also now when a democrat has been ap
pointed to that place ? It looks llko a potty
discrimination to give Mr. Sawyer the rtls-
trlct attornoyshlp without giving the position
which ho vacates ro aomo other good demo
crat. Arp all the legal plums exclusively
for Mr , Sawyer's delectation ?
When men are driven to the point of
nooklng help from chattel mortgage sharks
they may as well leave all hopu behind.
Many persons borrow money of such agen
cies with full knowledge of the risk
they assume , yet they must have bread.
They are unable to protect themselves.
Kor this reason the city and county authori
ties should throw uround all micli unfortu
nate persons the protection the law con
templates. Chattel loans at a fair nud legal
rate of tntorcst are desirable , but the busi
ness has grown Into what may bo called
robbery under forma of law.
hH.t.IV ) MS .I/MM' / .
When Kelly's ( niluntrlnl urmy mad * ltd
npponranco In Pan Francisco and later In
Oakland the civil authorities there ran * the
flro belli ) , ordered the entire police force to
tlif citadel , and Implored the governor of
California to call out thd mllltla. For rmi-
FOIIH best known to hlmaolf the governor
declined to bo stampeded , and money was
rained to pay for ljan8portlnB the army to
Ogdcn. The Asiocl.lled press covertd the
ovcntii In Oakland fully , and the acts of the
municipal law ofllccrs there gave the Impres
sion that Kelly's followers were d * peradocs ,
arm'rd to the tc'th , seeking whom they might
doMroy. 1'coplo throughout the east re
garded the approach of the army as n threat
ened menace , and cltlronn of Omaha viewed
It with mtflglvlngs until closer acquaintance
dispelled their fears.
Tlio Hco was the first newspaper to tell
tlio reading public of the trim character of
this novel expedition , of the perfect dis
cipline maintained by Its commander , and of
the pledges made by the men tn obey thn
laws of the land. The Ileo published the
first Interview with General Kelly , which
did more to set the public mind at rest concerning -
corning thin unique Industrial movement
than anything that had previously been said
on the subject. The result was that the
closer the army came to us the bolter tlio
opinion of It. The perfect obedience of the
men to their commander gave evidence of
the fact that they nro not n band of worth
less tramps , but , on the contrary , are what
Gcticral Kelly claims them to be , a party of
unfortunate mechanics and laboring men
whoso real object Is to reach the section of
country where thsy believe employment maybe
bo secured.
No event In the history of Omaha has
created greater Interest among the people
than the coming of the Industrial army.
The Inoffensive conduct of the men , the
courtesy and forbearance of Ccinmander
Kelly under most trying circumstances ,
have won for them sympathy and aid on
both sides of the river. The army marched
out of the Chautauqtia grounds with pro
visions enough to last them until Sunday ,
and with over $1.000 In money. The gen
erosity accorded the Industrials hero was
duo largely to the signal ability and high
qualities of leadership shown by their com
mander. General Kelly Is In some respects
a remarkable man. Ho Is not n political
demagogue , nor a walking delegate.
Neither Is ho a frenzied reformer , with
denunciation for any political party , sect
or dogma. He Is a modest , active business
man of excellent Judgment and good taste.
The meeting at Jefferson square Wednes
day evening was taken In hand by local re
formers of popullstlc tendencies , whose
ardor caused thorn to attempt to turn the
discussions Into a. populist protest against
nil lawmakers and against both democratic
and republican parties. Prominent men In
national affairs were denounced and
maligned. Commander Kelly listened pa
tiently. Finally ho responded to calls for
a speech. IIo did not , however , enter Into
the spirit of the occasion. Ho was not
there to denouco the millionaires , statesmen
and lawmakers of the nation , and he said
so. Ills platform was , "Do unto others as
yo would that others do unto you. " He
appeared on behalf of his hapless followers ,
as their special champion. IIo blamed no
party for the deplorable condition his men
were In. It was a question of humanity ,
not of politics.
Whatever may be said of the folly and
futility of Kelly's expedition , it will bo
admitted by all that ho Is n capable leader
and a gentleman.
TllK XKX. ! ' CU.\(1 IlKSS.
The house of representatives of the Fifty-
fourth congress will undoubtedly bo republi
can by a very largo majority. Very few
well-Informed democrats , If any , question
that this will be the case , and all men who
are able to take an absolutely fair and Im
partial view of the situation freely concede
it. The south may return about the usual
number of democrats , though this Is by no
means certain , but from the states north of
the Mason and Dlxon line the probability Is
that the democratic party will send fewer
represrntatlvc3 to congress than In almost
any year since the war. The substantial
reasons for this opinion are to bo found In
the elections of last fall and of this spring ,
which clearly Indicated a widespread revul
sion of popular sentiment against demo
cratic policy. With as strong an emphasis
as was possible under the circumstances the
people have declared their utter dissatis
faction with the party In power and mani
fested their eagerness for an opportunity to
dislodge It from power.
Nobody U so blind or so stupid as not to
bo ublo to ECO and to understand why this Is
so. .The advent of the democratic party to
power , with full control of the legislative and
executive branches of the government , fol
lowed a period of almost unparalloUd na
tional prosperity. It brought with It a
change to almost unprecedented depression ,
which still continues , and the effects of
which will bo long felt. Two thlngj have
contributed , to produce this unfortunate con
dition the reckless determination of the de
mocracy to overthrow the policy of protec
tion and the persistent tendency of the con
trolling element of the party toward a finan
cial policy which would dcba&o the currency
and seriously Impair , If It did not destroy ,
the credit of the government. The party has
shown Itself both Incompetent and unwilling
to deal with national questions In a broad
and patriotic spirit. It has not been ublo to
rlsd above sectional Influences and ' -onsldcr
questions affecting the whole people from the ,
standpoint of the general welfare. In con
gress the committees arc dominated by the
south and southern sentiment and southern
wishes prevail , Hepresentntlvcs of the
south framed the Wilson bill and the mem
bers of the Henuto and the subcommittee ,
who revised that measure , are from the
south. It was southern votes that made po3-
tilblo the , passage of the silver seigniorage
bill , and It Is thu south which demands the
repeal of the 10 per cent tax on state bank
Issuoi , tn order , as Senator Morgan of Ala
bama says , that those states may have re
stored to them their sovereign right to Issue
currency , of which they are , according to
the same authority , unconstitutionally de
prived. In addition to all this the party Is
split Into warrlni ; factions. Its chosen leader
Is almost friendless and Is denounced more
bitterly by his fellow partisans , by men who
helped to put him In the executive chair ,
than ho has aver been by his political oppo
nents. Lifelong democrats , who have done
distinguished service for the party , are
charged with treachery because they refuse
to accede to the demands of the extremists
and depart , from the teachings and the ex
ample of the fathers of democracy ,
U Is because of tlieso things that the people
ple have lost confidence In the democratic
party and are anxious for tbo opportunity
to arrive when they can show their dissatis
faction In a way that can bo felt and as to
the meaning of which there can bo no mis
take. Conceding that under any circum
stances now conceivable the republicans will
have control of tbo next bouse of representa
tives by n majority , perhaps even larger
than that of the democrats In the present
house , what does mich a proml o nugfrest *
Obviously that the republican * everywhere
should nominate the best men they can
find willing to represent thsm men of abil
ity and character , whose course with respect
to legislation , even though they may be able
to accomplish but little against a politically
hostile senate and executive , wilt tend to
strengthen popular faith In the wisdom and
the patriotism of the republican party. The
election of a republican house of representa
tives this fall will be but ono step toward
reclaiming the government from democratic
control. The senate and the presidency must
bo secured before there can be a reiteration of
republican principles and policy In the ad
ministration of the government. A house of
mediocrity , composed mainly of small poli
ticians Incapable of making favorable Im
pression upon the country , might bo fatal
to the future of the party. There will not
bo lacking anywhere an abundant supply of
willing material. With republican success
almost certain In nearly every congressional
district of the north It will not generally
b necessary to drum up candidates. Repub
licans will therefore have , a most favorable
chance for careful selection , and this should
bo made on the score of ability and charac
ter. If that bo done the next housa of
representatives may exert great Influence for
the future good of the party.
TllK IMMldllANT HATK SITUATION.
The Immigrant passenger business within
the Jurisdiction of the Western Passenger
association has for months been an open
sore In the railway rate situation , and unless
some agreement Is reached before the expira
tion of another week It promises to cause
the outbreak of a serious rate war , which ,
should It once bo commenced , rould scarcely
bo confined to the Immigrant traffic. Any
one who reads the accounts of the contro
versy given In the various newspapers which
devote attention to railway news could not
but gather the Impression that the whole
trouble has been needlessly raised by the
refusal of the Uulon Pacific to accept the
division offered by the other roads. IIo
would even bo led by some reports to be-
llovo that tlio Union Pacific officials had set
out deliberately with a fixed Intention of re
jecting every offer of compromise , however
reasonable It might bo , In order merely to
break up the Western Passenger association.
There may be some truth In this , but the
Union Pacific people tell a different story.
They contend that their road has secured
control of the great bulk of the Immigrant
passenger traffic by perfectly legitimate
means. It built up a business by paying
liberal commissions to agents for routing
Immigrants over its line , and naturally ob
jects to losing what has been gained at so
great an expense. The Union Pacific re
fused to become a party to the immigrant
clearing house agreement , which seeks to
apportion the business among the different
transcontinental roads. For months the
Western Passenger association has been en
deavoring to Induce the Union Pacific to
enter into an arrangement upon the disputed
points , but they have stubbornly refused to
concede the 20 per cent of Colorado traffic
for which the- latter has been holding out.
The crisis seems to have been reached last
week , when Chairman Caldwcll abruptly
dismissed the Immigration agent at New
York with a letter alleging that he was violating
lating his agreement by Irregular methods
that Inured to the benefit of the Union
Pacific , and accusing him of conspiring to
dcmorallzo the whole Immigrant business.
The Immigration agent gets back at Chair
man Caldwell with a letter In reply , which
has been given equal publicity , charging him
with attempting to shift the responsibility
for the Immigrant rate muddle upon the
shoulders of an Innocent party , and threat
ening suit In the courts unless the letter
of dismissal Is promptly withdrawn.
The tension having been brought to this
point , the roads upon different sides of the
controversy are reported to bo seeking alli
ances In the east , preparatory to waging a
relentless war upon ono another. One
authority has It that the Union Pacific has
persuaded the Northwestern to stand by It
to afford an outlet to Chicago , and that It
Is also making arrangements by promises
of larger shares of the traffic to secure ono
or two of the trunk lines as connections to
New York. The Western association Is tryIng -
Ing to hold Its members In line , and
threatens for the period of the war to go
back to the high commissions against the
principle of which It Is so bitterly opposed.
So alarming does the situation appear that
the presidents of the Trunk Line association
have been summoned to a meeting in Now
York next week to use their efforts to avert
the Impending conflict. Should the war be
finally precipitated It must Involve other
traffic besides the Immigrants. The out
come will decide the question who Is to con
trol the commissions paid for Immigration
traffic.
A I'HOJKCTKD COAL THUST.
It Is reported that the bituminous coal
operators are proposing to turn the strike
of the miners to account by the formation of
a gigantic coal trust. The output of the HockIng -
Ing valley , Ohio , Is now controlled by an or
ganization of operators , and similar arrange
ments exist among operators In Indiana , Illi
nois and the Plttsburg district. On account
of the strike It Is expected that a national
con for en co of coal operators will bo held
early In May. advantage of which Is to be
taken to effect an organization of all the
operators. 'It will bo seen from the facl
that local organizations already exist that
there need be little difficulty In carrying out
the scheme for creating a trust , and the
wonder Is that this has not been done be
fore. There Is nothing in the way of Its ac
complishment , so far as any legal Interfer
ence Is concerned , for the federal anti-trust
law Is a dead letter , and If the coal opera
tors will Incorporate In some state , New
Jersey , for Instance , where combinations of
this kind are favored , the coal trust may
enjoy a prolonged existence and vastly Increase -
crease the wealth of the men connected
with It.
A combination to regulate the production of
bituminous coal tn the United States ,
amounting annually to not far from 120,000-
000 tons , and also to regulate the price ,
would be a more serious matter to the Amer
ican people than any other combination that
now exists. It would bo capable of oppress
ing consumers far more severely than the
Sugar trust ever has done , with Its annual
dividends of $20,000,000. or about dollar for
dollar of Us actual capital. Coal Is one of
the necessities In the use of which It Is not
possible to practice so close an economy as
with every other necessity. The poor family
may cut down the dally or weekly allowance
of sugar or Hour according to the exigency
that compels curtailment , but whan the de
mand comes for coal with which to keep
warm It must be met or there Is suffering.
To tons of thousands of families In this coun
try the question of a sufficient supply of
coal to make homo comfortable In winter Is
always a serious ono and an Increase In the
cost of that article which would make It
mora difficult lo obtain wjiiM Wjrk unloM
hardnhlp. Yet thK undoubtedly , would be
ono of the objects ot the combination , tn In
crease the gnlna ot the opirators by making
coal danrer , ns has been done for years by
the anthracite combine. Uut there may bo
Roma practical dllllcultlps In the way of the
proposed combination. The production of bl *
luminous coal extend * over nearly the entire
country. It U mined In thirty Mates and
territories , and while the great sources of
supply arc In Pennsylvania , Ohio , Illinois
and West Virginia , a number of other states
proJuco sufficient for the home demand and
to spare. It may not bj on altogether sim
ple matter to organized trust that will bo
able to control and regulate the production
of this vast field , although to the modern
method of capitalistic combination almost
anything seems possible.
In spite of law and of public opinion the
trusts continue to flourish , growing stronger
and more exacting by reason of the toler
ation they receive. The Intrenched forces
of monopoly were never so strong as now ,
and yet the representatives of the people
propose nothing for their suppression , and
the executive servants of the people make no
adequate effort to reach them by existing
law. It Is a condition ot affairs that Is not
creditable to the nation , nor Is It to the
advantage of republican Institutions.
IIV7.IT n'lU , TIIKY nO
The second contract of the Now Thom
son-Houston company for electric street
lamps will expire a week from next Monday.
Under that contract the city Is paying nt
the rate of $110 per annum for all the lamps
In excess of the first 100 , which were con
tracted for at $173 each per annum for the
period ending November next. The bids
for electric lighting for three years from
May 1 , 18D1 , were opened more than sixty
days ago. The lowest bidder agrees to
furnish electric arc lights of the required
standard for $112 a year each , or $28 less
than we are paying under the contract
about to expire. The parties making the
bid have filed a bond for $25,000 as a guar
anty of the performance of their agreement.
The Thomson-Houston company , which
has enjoyed the monopoly of electric lightIng -
Ing In this city for many years , has Inter
posed all sorts of obstacles through Its sub
servient tools In the council to prevent the
consummation of the contract with Pardcc &
Co. , the lowest bidders. One of the condi
tions under which Pardeo & Co. agreed to
contract for electric lighting at the reduced
rate was that they be granted a franchise
for a number 'of ' years that would enable
them to become an'active competitor for
electric lighting , both commercial and
municipal.
Under the charter no franchise can bo
granted to any corporation by the council
until after the ordinance embodying tlio
same has been published for two weeks
previous. Two ordinances had been framed
with a view to granting franchises under
certain restrictions to companies that would
accept their conditions. It was expected
that these ordlnancfStWfculd be ordered pub
lished during the absence of the council on
Its tour of the coast. JDut on the night be
fore the council started"on Its tour Coun
cilman Wheeler adroitly managed to side
track the ordinances by a resolution to de
fer publication until after the council re
turned.
And now ivo arc'-wlthln-ten days of the
expiration of the Thomson-Houston con
tract and still no action taken. Will the
council do Its duty now at the eleventh
hour , or will the majority continue to dance
to the dulcet music of Mr. Wiley and de
liberately conspire * to rob the taxpayers by
throttling competition ?
The city this year has a surplus fund on
hand for purposes of paving street Intersec
tions which It Is unable to expend because It
lacks petitions from property owners asking
for paving In front of their premises.
Without the petitions the council has no
jurisdiction to act. No ono will contend
that paving should bo extended broadcast
throughout the suburbs Just at this time ,
but there are a number of unpavcd streets
In the heart of the city which are waiting
for such Improvement and which might as
well bo Improved this year as later. Unless
something be done soon to secure petitions for
paving on those streets that need It our rec
ord of street paving during the coming year
will not bo In any way creditable. Thfs Is a
matter which rests with the property owners.
The city stands ready to defray its share of
the expense.
In wrestling with the problem of unem
ployed labor the country Is confronted by a
condition , not a theory. The army of Idle
workmen has to bo fed at the expense of
people who have means or people who nro In
position to spuro a portion of their earnings.
The question Is whether It would pay bettor
to open avenues for employment by setting
on foot public works that are needed or leave
the army of unemployed to work out Its
own salvation. In pursuing the former
policy the surplus of labor would bo ab
sorbed and the earnings of the army of non-
producers would circulate among the mercantile - .
tile class. In pursuing the let-alone policy
wo would stimulate anarchy and depreda
tions upon property under the plea of neces
sity , which knows no low.
It nothing else Is done this year in the
way ot street paving the section of Capitol
avenue between Sixteenth and Twentieth
streets should bo repavcd. Its present con
dition Is a disgrace to the city. The width
of the street and Its location In the face of
the High school square admits of parking
for three blocks , and hence the cost of re-
paving would be comparatively small. The
property owners ought to petition for It as
a matter of pride as well as of comfort.
The Commercial club lias postponed In
definitely the dlscU'bVn ot the question of
charges for banlr-jculloctlona and credits.
This does not m < $ \i \ ' ( hat the existing r.r-
rangemonts have bacmno any moro satisfac
tory to the merchants' and Jobbers , but that
they prefer to dron.Vbematter / for the pres
ent. A voluntary return to their former and
moro liberal pollcy'on tlia part of the banks
would Increase their ' prestlgo with their
patrons to no Incoiuflijerablu extent.
Injun.
Kuiuaa City Times.
The Samoset cliiU.'af Omuha Is n m
Hhy on name , biir Ir Ms all right In food
democrat principles. I
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Now York Tribune * ( rep , ) ' Mr. Ilrod Is
entitled to ft ? > l some llttto satisfaction In the
final nurrondiT of the democrats at Washing
ton.
Olobo-Di-mocrat ( rep. ) : The new nystun
will meet a long-felt want. No legislative
assembly anywhere will bo without It much
longer ,
Kansas City Journal ( rep. ) : Mr , Thomas
II. Hood's light for business methods In
legislation liaj been long and arduous , but
It hns won. Mr. Uecd Is to ho heartily
congratulated.
Indianapolis Journal ( rep. ) : The Heed
method of counting n quorum Is the only ra
tional , logical way , and the democrat * will
Imvo to adopt It substantially whether they
want to or not.
Courier-Journal ( dent. ) : For a man who
despises the democratic party ns much as ho
professes to do Mr. lleed has worked very
hard for an endorsement of himself and his
rules from that source.
Kansas City Times ( dem. ) : If the new
rule was analagous lo the Heed rule what
was the use In such a motion ? At this
distance It looks as If there was very little
comfort for Mr. Heed In the rule adopted.
St , Louis llepubllc ( dem. ) : The rule docs
not vindicate Hood's methods , and IH to that
extent a defeat of that Incarnation of small
vanity. H Is lomcthlng to crush Heed's
filibuster without following his vicious ex-
u tuple.
Chicago Post ( dent. ) : The adoption of
the ciuorum counting rule Is not n personal
triumph for Mr. Heed unless the Maine
statesman glories In the discomfiture of
congress. It marks the return of congress
to reason.
Now York Sun ( dent. ) : It seems to us
that the democrats In the house of repre
sentatives should give lion. Thomas Urark-
ott Heed a silver service or n gold gavel , or
some other tangible and permanent memorial
for their Indebtedness to that eminent col
lector of quorums. Undoubtedly Mr. Heed
himself Is entirely satisfied with the trib
ute that ho has received at the hands of
his opponents , but surely their gratitude
to the man who hns saved them from them
selves , so to speak , will not be satisfied so
easily.
KKHIIAHKA AS It XKllHASKAXS.
The Seward postoffico will bo moved the
1st of May.
Evangelist McKalg Is holding revival meetIngs -
Ings at Seward and sinners are being saved.
The Seward County Teachers association
will hold Its next meeting May 12 at Seward.
The Columbus planing mill Is again In ac
tive operation. Business Is picking up every
where.
A successful revivalist Is about to test his
skill on Nebraska City people. His name Is
Drown and he will open his campaign on the
1st of May.
III health caused George Covel , an old
settler of Keya Paha.county , to commit sui
cide by cutting his throat. Ho was at onetime
time quite well off.
The capital stock of the Exchange bank
of Franklin has been Increased 50 per cent
and Jacob Hernhard of Hastings has been
elected president ot the Institution.
The Young Men's Christian association of
the Fremont district will hold Its fifth annual
conference nt Norfolk April 27 to 29. A
large attendance of workers is expected.
Unscrupulous tree agents have loaded up
several residents of Weeping Water with
hazel brush that was labeled "flowering
shrubs" when It arrived from the "nur
series. "
An enraged dog attacked a child of James
Wlsda of Ord , and before the animal could
bo driven off from the little one It so ter
ribly mutilated the face of the child that It
Is believed the sight of both eyes was de
stroyed.
A jug of raw alcohol caused Gebbard Meln-
her of Cordova to attempt the destruction of
his whole family. He shot at his daughter ,
but she was too quick for the old man and
knpcked his gun In the air just as It was
discharged. A neighbor was called in and
Ifclped the family to entertain the Jaggard
during the night , and In the morning his
spirits had effervesced enough to allow him
to retire and give the women a chance to
rest.
The Colonel HIIH tlio I'loor.
Globc-Domocrnt.
There Is now nn opportunity for Colonel
Watterson to repent his observation about
the democratic party marching through a
slaughter house to an open grave without
any danger of having his prediction dis
credited. "
Tllliimn Scorcs.u I'olnt.
Cincinnati Commercial.
Governor Tlllmnn of South Carolina is
now eligible to membership In any mug
wump society. He declares that Cleveland
is a sham and Intimates that a microscope
would not discover a particle of respect for
him concealed anywhere about his guber
natorial person.
A Wrockrd Opportunity.
YnslllnBton Star.
Senator Hill has been securing the warm
est praise and the bitterest condemnation
from the ranks of both republicans and
democrats. If he had not committed him
self so unreservedly to the "I am a demo
crat" motto , he might so ahead and form
a party of his own.
AVnr Among T.ulior Unions.
Detroit Free Press.
The strike on the Great Northern Is
developing a novel state of affairs in the
fact that the strikers are opposed In their
undertaking by some of the most powerful
labor organizations connected with railroad
operators. It Is a new factor In the labor
problem , and It would be a strange thins If
the opposition should prove strong enough
to win for the company what It could not
accomplish through Its own strength.
Si"rnl | of tint ItriiveH.
Chicago Journal
Nebraska has been beard from. The
Samoset club of Omaha , the leading demo
cratic organization of the state , met and
adopted resolutions In which Senator David
U Hill waa "n traitor , who , having hitherto
skulked behind the watchword , 'I am a
democrat , ' 1ms dealt n treacherous blow at
the vitals of his party'at the time of Its
freatCBt not II. " The SamoHPt club evi
dently appreciates the position of the party-
before the people.
I'rlrmlly Itfc'dvcr Sriimlitl ,
ChlniRO 1'ost.
The case of the Northern Pacific suggests
the iipce-ii'ltv of congressional action IIH to
the appointment of filundly receivers. That
the books and papers of a plundered Mid
way should IP Inti tutted to the care of nc-
comi > IIea ot the plunderers , the aotn that
brought about ilt.s.ihler concealed ami nil
chance for punishment and lostoratlon de
stroyed Is olfenslvo to Justice. It would not
bo too much to ask OOIIKIL-SS to en.iet a law
barring the appointment of any otllrei of n
crippled railway to n position as receiver.
The scandal has grown to a size , tliiuugli
the weakness and folly of United Slates
judges , that demands radical treatment.
1'iiclllo Uiillroud Dulitx ,
Chicago Record.
The ( Union Pacific ) road can be operated
and pay Us ilebtH to the government If It
Is forced to do so. Hut the clement of
private speculation must be eliminated from
Its mumiBoment and It must bo c-imductcd
with regard to tlio government as It Is with
regard to other creditors. The roads have
too lonir played fast and loosu with the
government. They have . .leaded the baby
act and used strong and powerful lubby.
The chairman of the I'nclllo railroads com
mittee has usually , If not always , been a
riiilroiiil manipulator , 1 ko llrlce , who Is
now at Its head. Tlio result Is Unit the
covcrnment finds Its demands ngulnst the
toads constantly Increasing , until now Its
Interest account is larger than the principal
of the debt and rapidly growing. In the
rntiirii to economy the Pacific railroad
leeches ought to bu lopped oft first.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
n Kin : Ann TIIKKW.
In the revised lexicon of the democratic
press there la no such word as czar.
Kx-Speakcr Heed's smllo Is .lomcwlmt
cznrdonlo nowaday * , minus tha Imperial
sash.
Governor Walto Isn't saying n word , yet
the reflection of hi * smllo provoke * hysteria
In th * sheriff' * olMc # .
Senator George thinks Sil.OOO Is too much
salary for n congressman , The salary of
senators but that's a horse of another color.
The Kaunas City Journal's frequent refer
ence to rattle nttd hogs lends support to the
ulalm that the town U holding Its own In
population.
If the Pacific contingent of the Common
weal army subscribes to Coxoy's good road
platform , It Is difficult to understand tholr
aversion for walking.
Major General 0. 0. Howard has boon
writing n book about Isabella of Castllo ,
based largely upon studies made during his
recent Journey lit Spain.
The town of Kvanston resolutely refused
to annex Itself to Chlc.igo. Kvanstonlans
portress a wholesome disrespect for the
Koohlsaat femlnlno duffer.
David Dudley Field left his homo In thu
Dorkshlro Hills and arrived In New York
City with n blblo and $10. Ho died full of
honors and of years , and leaving an estate
of $1,000,000.
Oregon democrats In state convention
vigorously spurned Ponnoyerlsm. The re
fusal of the executive to permit the use of
Rtuto cannon for a Cleveland celebration Is
thus avenged.
A candidate for congress In Ohio Illus
trates his speeches with nn nnglliih-nmdo
pocketknlfe. This Is a commendable de
parture from the discredited eloquence of
the Wlro nail.
Governor Tlllmnn of South Carolina figures
out a profit of $41,103.19 from his stnto bar
for three months , but he dors not Include In
the expense account thn cost of the military
force required to suppress Insurrections.
Diogenes has forsaken Chicago , and the
reasons therefor nmaze Chicago as much as
Diogenes. An honest man bearing the
humble and unromantlc nnmo of James Glib-
bins has been discovered. Ho picked up on
the streets a wad ot $15,000 In greenbacks
and returned It to the owner.
Mrs. Kva Illackman , secretary of the Doard
of Police Commissioners of LcavenWorth ,
has not only elevated her husband among
the finest , but has locked the city's gates
against variety shows. Lofty "pcdalotry"
and abbreviated garments are strictly out
lawed In that burg. As a reform kicker
Mrs. DIackman Is a success.
CO3I31OXWKAT AXIt H'OK.
Chicago Times : Kelly's nrmy of Com-
monwoalers ask for trains while the Coxey
army Is stealing marches. Doth branches
demand good roads , too.
St. 'Louis Republic : Governor Jackson of
Iowa ordered the mllltla to the border to
meet the western division of Coxey's army.
This action was not needed to mark n dif
ference between Governor Jackson and Gov
ernor Hogg.
Denver News : Iowa will be everlastingly
disgraced If her citizens allow Kelly's nrmy
to suffer for food. All the men ask Is to
bo allowed to go forward and have an oc-
easlonal square meal. They are peacefully
Inclined and are In the midst of plenty.
Hungry men may become desperate.
Detroit Free Press : General Kelly Is
showing himself quite a tactician In leadIng -
Ing his army by easy stages toward Wash
ington. Ho shows his contempt for cor
porate power by seizing cars whenever they
are available , and falling In this he takes
to walking ns naturally as a company of
barn stormers In a hard season.
SO3IK of nn : joi's OF f.n-'K.
ITnrper's Dnzar
I love to watch a subterfuge while fusing
on Its way.
I love to look at dadoes and their doings all
the day. .
It suits my soul to sit and see a hypo
chondriac
Indulging In his hypos as he chondcrs on
his back.
I do not care for theaters , yet state It for a
fact.
It gives mo joy to go and see a first-class
eater-act ; <
And drinking , 'twist us two , I deem a very
sinful sin ,
Although I love to climb on high and drink
a landscape In.
I like lo ponder when I've time on questions
deep and great ,
Like , "la the past before us or behind us as
they state ? "
For If It Is behind us , and we see It , as I've
said ,
We must Indeed have optics , on the hind
Hide of the head.
I love to solve great problems like , was
Hamlet nuul or sanu ?
Are germs derived from Germany ? are seal-
rings on the wane ?
And If the Dlnotherlutn still dined as once
he did.
Would Harnum's tents be largo enough to
keep the mammoth hid ?
Indeed , all things considered , In reflection
lies real life.
It lightens every sorrow ; 'tis the antidote
to strife ;
And when there's nothing else to do but sit
and cogitate ,
I hie mo to my roomy room and there I
ruminate.
But If you'd go and do likewise , beware of
one mistake
Most folks who think they're thinking
thoughts are very apt to make :
Don't ever reach conclusions ; 'tis a fatal
thing to do ; ,
And no man's ever yet gone wrong who to
that motto's true.
n'ti.r. t.iKKi.r ir/x
I'Mllan'tr Will Not lut rri < rn In tlio Domic
rrutlr llmtn In Month Dukoln ,
WASHINGTON 1IUHBAU 01THU HUB ,
1407 V Street , N. W. ,
WASHINGTON. April 19.
It look * now ns It Senator PeltlRrow
Avould lut the democrats of South Dakota
fight out their own battles. Ho hns been
appealed to from tlmo to time to tnko a
hand lit the efforts of certain disgruntled
democrats to defeat the confirmation of Mr
Tlnslcy , nominated for postmaster nt Sioux
Falls , nml Dr. Turner nt Yanklon , but It
Is learned tonight that ho hns decided to
keep "hands off. " B. M. O'llrlen Is still
In the city nml Is putting up a stiff light te
defeat the confirmation of his successful
rival , Dr. Turner. O'llrlen Is very sore.
Ho has learned since reaching Washington
that his appointment \sns actually made
out by Postmaster General Hlsscll and sent
lo the white house , was there 0 K'd bj
the president , but waa later recalled by
lllsscll because ho had received n bundle of
protests from prominent business men of
Ynnklnit. Senator ICylo Is on the side ot
Dr , Turner and he says the nomination
will bo confirmed. O'llrlen In making n
strong effort to enlist the sympathy of
Senator Hill and other leading senators
against the doctor , but Is not apparently
making much hcaduay.
D , M. nttlcimin wan today appointed post
master at MoPaul , Fremont county , town ,
vice W. L. Forney , resigned.
Itlll tn Itrtlrr ifctriino STiTrlne Olllrers.
WASHINGTON. April ID.-llepresentntlve
Military has reported from the commerce
committee a bill to place on waiting orders
and pvrmniipntly remove from the netlve
list such officers of the revenue cutler serv
ice ns bernmeM su Incapacitated by reason
of the Infirmities uf age or physical or
mental ( Usability as to bo una
ble to clllclcntly perform the duties
of their olllees. The vacancies In the
tietlvo list occntloned by the removal of
Incapacitated officers are to be filled by
promotion. In order of seniority , after writ
ten examinations ns to their professional
qualifications. Heretofore accompanying re
ports show then- have been no moans
whereby the Incapacitated ofllccrs could bo
removed from the service , and the govern
ment has been obliged to retain them on
that list , thus burring Indefinitely the pro
motion of capable and elllelent Junior olll-
rers , or eteo re.'ort to the eiuel and Inhuman
rourse of discharging them In their old age ,
broken In health , and In many eases desti
tute of means of earning a livelihood. Tha
ofllccrs of tlio revenue cutter 'ervlce aru
appointed for life , and their duties arc not
less arduous and exacting than those ot
naval officers.
_
No Duel for .Tore.
WASHINGTON , April 19. Judge Jcro
Wilson was found today at the Interior
department engaged In a contested land
case. "Judge , " said the reporter , "Is It
true that you and Attorney Stall are going
to light a duel ? "
"Tut. tut , " said Judge Wilson , "don't talk
to me about such nonsense. "
"Itut you have received a letter from Mr.
Stoll In which he seems to almost threaten
your life. "
"I don't know anything about It , " said the
judge In a way that Indicated that he did
not care much about the matter. The re
porter tvot the Idea that the letter had been
received , but that Judge Wilson hardly con
sidered It seriously , and did not Intend to
answer , apologize or light. He did not even
seem disposed lo be mad about It. When
shown the printed reports of the letter ho
said he had heard nothing of It and read
nothing about It and hud no time to talk
about It. _
Xrlinitliti ii : Its nml llnlTiilo.
WASHINGTON , April 19. The Agricul
tural department jhas been notified that two
herds of domesticated buffalo and elk are
to be found In Otoe eoitnty. Nebraska. There
are nine animals In the former and eight
In the latter. The owner collected 'the ani
mals and Is caring for them In the hope of
being able to preserve the breeds from ex- '
Unction.
AXIt
Buffalo Courier : It Is the boarding house
chicken that has a really tough time of It.
American Industries : "Thero Is at least
ono place , " said the statesman , who looked
very weary , "where men of all parties
must stand together. "
" \Vhero Is that ? "
"In a crowded horse car. "
Lowell Courier : Blest Is the man who
has music In his soul , except him who
walks up the church aisle with crcaklnir
shoes.
Washington Star : She was a very llttlo
girl , yet strong men fled In fright , because ,
you see , that little girl was going to recite.
Chicago Record : "And what Is your oc
cupation ? " Inquired the Judge , severely.
"Your honor , " replied the pilsoner with
the accent of pride , "I nm an active and
hardworking member of the United Order
of Veterans of the Commonweal armies. "
Buffalo Courier : If you will notice , the
experienced waiter Is seldom upset , no mat
ter how big a tip he gets.
New York Tribune : Smith Don't you
think there are very good people In the
world ?
Brown No ; they are nil dead.
"Gracious ! You must have been walkIng -
Ing through a cemetery. "
Indianapolis Journal : "Uncle. " asked ths
little boy. "why do they call Irons to Iron ,
clothes with sad Irons ? " X
"They are sad , " replied the bachelor uncle ,
"because they are generally managed by
"
some woman.
HER SLEEVES.
Detroit Kieo 1'rcss.
She-laughed In her sleeve ,
With Intent to deceive.
But the gown she was wearing that day
Had sleeves of such size
That to her surprise
They gave the dear damsel away.
DO
YOU
WANT
A
Latest Fedora Hat ,
Popular Tourist Hat.
Nobby Derby Hat ,
Latest Spring Hat.
V -
less than
hat stores get.
The biggest stock and the
finest in Omaha , all legit
imate goods , not bought
to make a run , but the
best goods obtainable.
Neliee Shirts ,
The Oxfords and percales , in fancy'"colors " , wo
show at this price , are elegant bargains.
Fine Oxfords half laundered a beauty for
the price , bettor than any shirt at any price
anywhere else.
madras cloth laundered collars and cuffs
The very finest shirt made and often sold a3
high as $2,50.
We are having a big run on real a garment , be
Mace Balbriggan shirts and draw cause they should
ers ; at sell for lots moro.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
I S. W. COF.tfth 30(1 ( DOUghlS StS ,
