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Watch Kcm extinguish hlmsolf as a legal
light when ho appears In behalf of the ar-
restcil Coxeyltes before the Washington
police magistrate.
Does "unprofessional conduct" offer a valid
reason for removing a member of the State
Boanl of Health' ' This Is the ticklish ques
tion with which Governor Crounso Is now
confronted. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
What does the Hoard of educational Lands
and Funds propose to do now ? Are the
moneys In the school fund to remain Idle as
heretofore simply to leave a free field for
the state warrant shavers ?
From the amount of talking In which Sen
ator llrlco Is Indulging with newspaper cor
respondents on the outside of the senate
people will begin to think that the new tariff
bill ought to be called the Urlco bill.
The people of Nebraska will patiently wait
for the next technical objection to be made
ngalnst the law requiring the Investment cf
the permanent school fund In state warrants.
The objectors at the capital are extremely
vers.itllo In their arguments against a law
designed to wipe out the Moating Indebtness
of the state.
Kansas City is getting after the election
day rioters who precipitated a bloody fight
at the polls during the last election. Sev
eral grand Jury Indictments promise to bo
followed by prompt convictions , which will
put a decided damper upon over-enthusiastic
political workers. Ballot box rudlans are
uot faring very well this year.
The members of congress are modestly
receiving the congratulations of an admiring
public ( or their sublime display of courage
upon the occasion of the Coxey Invasion of
the capltol grounds. Although there were
only COO special policemen to guard the build
ing against the assault of the 300 and odd
Invaders not a single" congressman ran away.
Street sweeping Is very desirable and In
fact absolutely necessary In every well reg
ulated city. It Is a question , however ,
whether sweeping of streets on hill slopes
Is necessary after a rainfall that washes the
street as clean as a * platter. Thcro Is no
usa of wasting money on such streets when
other thoroughfares on the dead level remain
unswept.
The state treasurer's victory In the man
damus ca o consists rather In naino than In
game. The decision points out a way for
the Investment of the school fund In Interest-
boarlng state warrants. It Is against this
that the state treasurer has been contend
ing. The refusal of the supreme court to
grant a mandamus docs not affect the real
Issue of the contest.
Latest reports from Washington have It
that Tobe Castor Is getting In his work put
ting good democrats In the places of hold-over
republicans , and at the same time seeing
that Brjan's recommendations before the
various departments go for naught. Tobo
has no greater pleasure than putting one of
his own men In ofilco unless It consists In
depriving ono of Bryan's friends of a pros
pective plum.
Senator Gorman's objection to the anti-
lottery bill Is that It might Interfere with
rallies and drawings at church fairs. As If
a lottery Is any the less a lottery because It
IB employed In the Interest of some clmrll-
ahlo Institution 1 Senator Gorman perhaps
would like to discriminate In favor of lot
teries that wear the garb of charity , al
though conducted upon the R uno plan as
those operated for revenue only.
The prospects for the state recovering the
money It lost In the Capital National bank
failure are becoming brighter. So far every
obstacle has been tin own In the way of the
prosecution of the case , but the supreme
oiurt has nnally brushed aside the c.loud of
technicalities that the lawyers have raided
around the provisions of ths constitution.
The case will bo tried upon Its merits In a
court that will tolerate no foolishness.
Any county oP.lclal can conduct his office
upon the appropriation made for that purpose -
pose If he only makes up his mind
so to do. The commissioners have
made reasonable allowances for the
economical administration of the pub
lic business. If an ofllclal who Is
aaliliiKor more help cannot persuade the
commissioners of the necessity ho must have
a poor claim against the county for services
rendered without authority of law.
As the result of the recent sheriff's levy
upon the street railway company's property
the company secures a deduction of moro
than $200 from the Judgment which It haste
to pay as damages to It by reason of the
Interference with Its business. The street
car company Is therefore at no loss from the
transaction and qultu possibly a gainer by It.
The public , however , secures no money
damagei ! for the Inconvonloiico which It was
forced to uCor. The tired warkliigmcii and
weary shop RlrU had to walk homo Jujl to
promote a BonsoUss contest between a
Uwyor'i nhruwdnods and a corporation's
obstinacy , The damages to the public receive -
coivo no consideration ,
Tire nr/'o/jr IJN r
The supreme court of Nebraska has Just
handed down two decisions of great Impor
tance to the taxpayers of the state. In the
case which the state la prosecuting against
ox-Treasurer Hill and his bondsmen to re
cover the money which vvns lost In the Capl
tel National bank disaster the court has
agreed to take original Jurisdiction over the
matter , thus pavlnf ? the way for a speedy
and at once authoritative determination Of
the Issues Involved. In th case In which
the governor nfked for a writ of mandamus
to compel the state treasurer to execute the
law requiring him to Invest the Idle moneys
of the school fund In Interest-bearing state
warrants the court has denied the petition ,
but has Indicated how the same result maybe
bo legally brought about.
The supreme court Is vested directly by
the constitution with Jurisdiction over civil
cases In which the state may be a party.
The constitution also provides that the Rtato
may sue and may be sued , leaving It to the
legislature to Hay In what manner and In
what courts suit shall bo brought. This or
iginal jurisdiction over thcso civil cases has
never up to this time been exercised by the
supreme court and the contention of Hill's
attorneys was that It could not bo exercised
until specific legislation should be enacted
to carry the constitutional provision Into
effect. The court holds otherwise. Admit
ting that the constitutional provision Is not
self executing , It nevertheless finds statu
tory authority to prescribe rules for carrying
out this original Jurisdiction and agrees to
adopt them so that the suit against Hill
may bo prosecuted before It. The effect of
this decision will bo to remove the chief ob
jections that were raised to the previous de
cision of the supreme court declaring that
the suit , If Instituted In the district court ,
must be brought In the court of that district
In which the transaction Is said to have token
place. The reason why the state feared to
sue In Lancaster county was that a Jury
drawn there would be prejudiced against It.
Ily having the case heard originally In the
supreme court the state will be en
abled to secure a Jury Impanelled
from the whole state at large ,
a jury that promises to bo as unprejudiced
as would ono secured In Douglas county.
Another advantage to bo gained from the
supreme court's consent to take original
cognizance of the suit will be that Its de
cision will bo final. An appeal to the
higher tribunal would bo almost certain In
the district court , no matter which way
the controversy should bo determined. The
real Issue would have to come before the supreme
premo court at all events. Through Its
consent to hear the case In the first In
stance the people are brought Just so much
nearer learning where the responsibility of
making good to the state the missing $230-
000 rests.
As to the denial of the petition for a writ
of mandamus to compel the state treasurer
to buy ttatc warrants with the money In
the permanent school fund , while the nom
inal victory rests with the state treasurer
the substance of the decision Is practically
In favor of the people. The law of 1891 Is
declared to bs unconstitutional and void so
far ce It directs the state treasurer to In
vest the school funds In state warants , since
It seeks to transfer the responsibility for
the management of the school funds from
the board , which Is by the constitution
given control over them , to the state treas
urer , who Is but a member of that board.
That the state warrants are state securi
ties the court considers to bo too well Bottled
tled to require any detailed opinion on that
point , nut whllo it relieves the state
treasurer of the duty of buying warrants
with the school moneys of his own motion
It points out that the State Doard of Edu
cational Lands and Funds may legally
authorize him to do so. In other words
It becomes the duty of the
state board to Invest J.he Idle
money at Its command In Interest-
bearing securities as provided by the con
stitution , unless such securities cannot bo ob
tained upon reasonable terms. There Is
now over a half million dollars In the school
fund which can bo exchanged for state war
rants upon terms that will give the state the
benefit of the same or a higher rate of in
terest than la secured upon the other school
fund investments. The Individual mem
bers of that board can no longer hide be
hind technicalities of the law to shirk their
duties In this matter. The use of the
school moneys should Inure to the benefit
of the taxpayers and not to that of the spec
ulators Into whos ? possession It has passed.
The decision of the supreme court leaves
no alternative to the board but to authorize
and order the state treasurer to Invest the
school fund In state warrants without addi
tional loss to the state or further delay on
his part.
Tim 1MXDON
The cause of International bimetallism
will probably receive nn impetus from the
conference convened In London on Wednes
day. Although this meeting of the advo
cates of a wider use of silver as money has
no governmental recognition , being held un
der the auspices of the British Bimetallic
league , It will not fall to exert a very con
siderable Influence. The picscnco of 100
delegates attests the Interest that Is felt
In this subject , and the assurances given by
borne of those present leave na doubt that
thla Interest Is growing In the great com
mercial countries of Europe. The state
ment that bimetallism Is making progrcbs
In Germany Is unquestionably well founded ,
and It Is highly probable , us was said by
the Gciman delegate , that If an Interna
tional conference was held now It would not
result as the Urussells conference did. The
attitude of Germany had no llttlo to do with
the failure of that c-nference , the govern
ment having then ( Irmly announced that It
would make no change In Its monetary sys
tem , but there Is reason to believe that Jt
Is now disposed to consider plans looking
to the rehabilitation of silver. The appoint
ment of a currency commission , a majority
of whoso members are blmotalllsts , was sig
nificant of a modification of the govern
ment's position regarding silver and of a
willingness to give the advocates of bimet
allism a fair hearing.
The statement ot the governor of the
Dank of Franco that the whole world re
quires a solution of the silver question and
that It Is ultimately hound up In the com
mercial and Industrial prosperity of all na
tions Is of weighty importance , since It
shows that the best financial opinion ot that
country Is favorable to silver. The meat
valuable of the conference utterances , how
ever , are those of the English members ,
chief among them being Mr. Ilalfour , the
conservative leader In the House ot Com
mons. The brief press report of the re
marks of Mr. Ilalfour Indicates that his ar
gument for International bimetallism was
broad and unequivocal. Ho regarded such
a policy as absolutely necessary If business
Is to bo carried on upon a solid basin , and ho
Insisted that the dIUlcultloa of an Interna
tional agreement are merely as to details.
Hu declared that England ought to enter
Into an agreement with the countries of the
world tor A bimetallic Joint standard and ex
pressed the opinion that the lolutlon of the
problem Is easier now than It wilt bo five
years hence. Thn Importance ot these doc-
laratlonn by a man occupying the position
of Mr. Dalfour as a party leader Is obvious ,
and while they are not likely to make any
Impression upon the present government
they certainly will upon the commercial and
Industrial classes of Great Ilrltahi , perhaps
very much to the advantage of the conserv
ative party when the next general election
shall take place , for this question of Inter
national bimetallism will bo very likely to
bo made an Issue In such election. It was
anncunccd a few days ago that there la no
Intention to change the policy In India re
garding silver , showing that the Itosebery
government means to firmly adhere to the
position taken by Its predecessor. The ef
fect of this can only be to strengthen the
sentiment tor bimetallism , unless the In-
diutrlal Interests ot England should find re
lief from a greatly enlarged trade with the
United States under o'tr proposed tariff pol
icy. The realization of this , which Eng
lish manufacture ! s arc eagerly hoping for ,
would perhaps render them less clamorous
for a change of the policy regarding silver
that Is at present operating to their serious
disadvantage.
The latest advices from Washington rela
tive to an International monetary confer
ence represented the administration ns tak
ing no special Interest in the matter , It be
ing still the determination of the president
to let some other country take the Initiative
In- calling n conference. The feeling Is that
the United States Is at this time In n strong
and safe position and can well afford to
wait until some of the Countries of Europe ,
and particularly Great Britain , are ready to
confer with a purpose to reach a satisfactory
settlement of this question. It Is believed
that the time Is not remote when a move
ment on the part of some ono of the Euro
pean governments , possibly Germany , looking
to this result , will be made , and the signs
certainly seem to Justify this view.
1'AItK TllK SQUATTKlt DISTlllCT.
The most unsightly spot In Omaha Is the
tract of land between the Union Pacific
bridge and Douglas street brldgo on the
river front. First impressions are nearly
always lasting Impressions. The traveler
coming from the cast Into Omaha gets his
first Impression of this city from the aggre
gation of tumble-down huts and dug-outs
that disfigure the river front and occupy the
front entrance of the city. Last year the
squatter district vvns partially cleared by the
city authorities as nuisances and breeding
spots of contagious disease. Some of the
squatters whose houses were removed or
demolished received slight compensation from
the council , others moved away voluntarily.
About 150 shanties still remain on the ground ,
which Is owned by private parties.
The only way to clear away the oye-soro
and make the approach to Omaha look at
tractive is to convert the squatter tract into
a public park. The park commission has a
right under the chaitcr to acquire this tract
of land either by purchase or condemnation
under the right of eminent domain. They
are in position to pay the squatters the
value of their improvements and pay the
owners of the land whatever It Is actually
worth. Such a procedure would bo Just
and equitable to all parties. It will not
Involve a very large outlay , because the land
is almost worthless and the Improvements
are not very extensive.
The river front park can bo laid out ,
beautified and maintained at a very small
expense. The railroads ought to voluntarily
contribute toward Its establishment and em
bellishment. It would be a relief to them
by removing a class of people who are con
stantly tempted to commit depredations and
who are liable to Injury on the tracks , for
which damages are periodically awarded in
the courts.
If there is any place where the park com
mission can plant the few thousand dollars
remaining In the treasury to Its credit It Is
on the unsightly river front.
swjv.trDEMOCRATS. .
The statement made by Senator Aldrlch
some days ago and dented by Senator Vest ,
that the tariff bill was being doctored In
order to satisfy the demands and secure the
support ot the democratic senators who had
Indicated their dissatisfaction with 'that
measure , proves to have been correct. The
Rhode Island republican senator was better
Informed as to what was going on In the
camp of the democints than was the demo
cratic senator from Missouri , or the latter
sought by prevarication to deceive. In
either case Mr. Vest was not placed in an
enviable position by his denial.
The Information is that forty-three dem
ocratic senators , or all but one > , have agreed
to support the tariff bill with the proposed
changes In the schedules , the Income tax
attachment to remain. The ono senator
who has not entered Into this agreement
Is Hill of New York , and there is good
authority for bollovlng that ho will not
vote for any tariff bill that carries with It
an Income tax. What changes have been
made In the measure to induce the dls- '
satisfied democratic senators to agree to
support It the country will probably learn
within a few days , and It can bo safely
said In advance that they are all n re
nunciation by the majority ot the policy
originally embodied In the bill. Never In
the history of tariff legislation In this coun
try has a bill undergone so much tinkering
as the present ono , and If It passes it will
be the most remarkable patchwork of In
consistencies over placed on the statute
book by any congress.
If there are forty-three democratic votes
secure for the bill It can bo passed. Hut
when ? That will depend upon the disposi
tion ot the republicans. The democrats are
predicting that It will bo disposed of before
Juno 1 , but It Is not tn their power to do
this without repullcan consent , and It Is far
from certain that they will obtain this con-
wnt. Efforts thus far made to fix a day
for the final vote on the bill have failed , and
whllo it Is probable that nn agreement will
bo reached It is not at all likely that the
republicans will accept so early a data as
the democrats appear to think they will.
They have repeatedly asserted their deter
mination 10 discuss the measure paragraph
by paragraph , and If they adhere to this It
will bo Impossible to complete the considera
tion within a month. A number of repub
lican senators have declared tholr purpose
to , keep up the fight against the bill Indefi
nitely , hoping thereby to defeat It , and If
halt of thorn are of this mind the disappoint
ment ot the democratic hope of an early
passage ot the bill U assured. As to the
talk about adopting a cloture rule It will
undoubtedly amount to nothing , because the
proposal of such a rule would start a dls-
cusjlon that could bo prolonged Indefinitely ,
and It would probably not receive the full
democratic support. It Is suggested that
bold action by Vice. President Slovenian ,
supported by all the democrats , would seouto
the adoption of cloture , but however am
bitious the vice president may bo to gain the
attention of the country ho will not bo
oaslly Induced to adjpt an arbitrary course
In this matter.
The country \vlll nvvalt with Interest the
announcement of the further changes In the
tariff bill and the .dlnolosuro ot the demo
cratic plan for pu < Rlng that measure to H ?
passage. It In said that the republican- )
also have a plan , and the development ol
this , too , will bo Injj'f tlng to the country.
It Is mifc to any that the tralff bAttlc In the
senate Is yet it long way front the end.
The State Hoard of Transportation has
requested Justice * llrevver to participate In
thn hearing of the maximum freight rate
law Injunction cases In the circuit court at
the earliest possible day on account of the
magnitude ot the Interests Involved ,
Justice Ilrower's presence on the bench
would doubtless add great w eight to the
authority of the decision handed down , and
If It can bo secured without subjecting the
people to unnecessary delay will bo highly
desirable. It Is of the greatest Importance
that the state should win Its case In the
llrst Instance HO that the Injunction
may bo dissolved and the law put Into exe
cution. The railroads are pretty certain
to appeal to higher courts If they are not
favored with a permanent Injunction
whether ono of the supreme court Justices
Participates In the hearing or not. The
request of the State Hoard of Transporta
tion can do no harm and may possibly
do some good ,
More large and substantial buildings are
In the course of construction In New York
now than at any one time In the whole his
tory of the city. This Is accounted for by
the low rates of Interest at which money can
bo secured and by the fact that the cost of
materials necessary for fireproof construc
tion has decreased by not less than a fifth
from what It was a few years ago. This
decrease In the cost of erecting buildings Is
not confined to any one part of the coun
try. Hotter buildings can be put up In
Omaha today for a given sum of money than
over before. People who are In a position
to avail themselves ot the present favorable
condition for building should not hesitate
long about doing It. An Impetus In buildIng -
Ing will go far toward restoring general
prosperity. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
iill : < iii'y of I'roteatf ) ,
Philadelphia Ledger.
Fortunately there Is no disposition at
Washington to tux the societies , and lend
ers on both sides in the senate hnve agreed
to amend the exemption clause In the
manner suggested b > building society ex
perts.
SlUrr'rt Upvviiril Ti'inlrllcj.
Globe-Democrat
Wheat , corn , pork , lard and oilier things
have been falling In price recently , but
silver holds Its own well , and has made
u handsome advance over the quotation
of two or tin ye weeks ngo. The tendency
In silver In the next few vveekw , ut lenst , Is
likely to bo upward , us Asia la incieasing
its purchases.
Improved Iliinmn Armor.
Indianapolis Journal.
Doesn't the Invention of bullet-proof
coats , following immediately after the In-
tieduction In all ai titles ) ot deadly machine
guns , add a new and unusual complica
tion to the art of war ? The new contriv
ances sUKBCSt thu old conundiutn us to
what Is likely to happen when an Itreslst-
idle force meets aniiminbvable body.
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Horne of Allot her Color.
Denver Itepubllcnn.
Would It not be rpmiwkablc If those se
date nnd wealthy senators and congress
men who jeered uU.Jero' Simpson's piopu-
sltlon to have the government loan money
to fanners at 2 fi cent should now ad
vocate the loaning bf nn Immense sum on
second mortgage at 2 per cent for 100 years
to the benellclnrles' of Ihe old Union l\i-
cillc Credit MoblllcrY
The Olllrj Itcol'K.inl/ixtiiHl Sclifine.
San rranclaco Chronicle , u
I3x-Govemor Hondley says the hill pre
pared by Olnev for the settlement of the
debts ot the Union Paclllc railroad will
sntlsty thu KOV eminent. As Olney Is the
United States attorney geneial and a mem
ber of Cleveland's cabinet , the presump
tion is that the mc.isuie is satisfactoiy
to the adminlstintion Hut that Is not the
question. What Mr. Hondley should UI-
lect his attention to ascertaining Is
whether the pecple are satisfied with
Olney'a arrangement.
Oprrsitum of tint .Mulct I.iur. :
New York Hvenlng Post.
Roth the friends and opponents of pro
hibition In Iowa are surprised ut the ease
with which signatures me secured to the
"statements ol consent" which are required
before the new Invv can be put Into effect
which suspends the operation of the piu-
hlhitory law In any locality , In two or
three places of over 5,000 people the sig
natures of a majority of the voters at tlie
last election were secured within u fort
night after the leRlslatuie adjoin nod , and In
n number of othei cltlos it Is already plain
that no trouble will be encountered 13en
m counties which have no pluto with us
many us G.OOO Inhabitants , nnd where GJ per
cent of hist > ear's voters must " -i n , tne
entet prise Is not so dilllcult us both sides
expected It would prove. The utt-niit oC
radical prohibitionists to bulldoze the people
ple Into withholding their signatures proves
an uttci fnlluie.
DriiKicnits , lin deed !
Cincinnati Enquire ! Mom )
It hns shocked the piesldont's moral
nuture to obseive nil occasional desliu on
the part of democrats to hold olllce. under
his udmlnlstiatlon. To him this seems
low How much better If every democrat
would stilve for principles only , ns he ul-
vvu > s luiH , Instead oC olllce , for which he
cures nothing. With u heart full of com
passion , ho would lift evpiy de-mocint
high above the common ntmospbere , where ,
" Fields of light and liquid ether flow ,
1'uigcd from the ponderous dregs of earth
below. "
There In his company democrnts might
enjoy themselves In btilving for pilnciples
"Instead ot spoils "
Theio Is a utilltnrlnn element In this
pleasant exhortation by the president. If
democrats will only 1111 themselves with
pilnciples , the spoils run bo left to bo
otherwise used by the president. Ho
might , for Instance * require to aid In s > e-
curlnir unwilling votes In congiess In favor
of Borne hill , or for the continuation to
some olllce. _
PKOl'LK vl. > / > TUIXtlti.
Des Molncs shouts In vain , "On , Kelly ,
On. "
Corbott Is a prince among pugs and a pug
among princes ,
Washington Is tempted to hold-up George
Francis Train.
General Kelly shows symptoms of sour
ing on the good road movement.
' Sam Jones says his , favorite prescription
for biliousness Is one pri > er and thrco pills
at bedtime , i , , n
Serial tariff speeches are delivered to an
Imposing array of o pt54 chairs In the sen
ate. The chairs are spiked.
There seems to b nojdlsposltlon to work
off the liquid surplus of , South Carolina on
the governor of North Carolina.
J. Adam Bode , ho of the birch bark
nether garment , proved lo bo a solemn Joke
In the armor of Un/ttd / ; States marshal of
Minnesota. ,
The upheaval of $0 , ancient ruins of
Grecco Is In marked , contrast with the sol
emn serenity and > melancholy bolldlty of
Omaha's union depot ) i
Governor I'ennoyer is so busy pursuing
the illusive hope of re-election that ho neg
lects to hurl hot Becrhlng wrath at "tho co
horts of the money ' power" surrounding
Coxey.
Thu death Is announced of Dlrdslll Holly ,
Inventor of the renowned Holly system of
water works and collaborator of the GushIng -
Ing manual of direct pressure of Omaha
memory.
A man was acquitted In Chicago recently
for Killing an alderman. The Jury was
doubtless convinced that newspaper opinion
ot the Chicago alderman Justified heroic
remedies
Mrs , Hanna Chard , nearly all of whose
forty-eight grandchildren and 142 great
grandchildren helped to celebrate her 103th
birthday last week at Furrell , N. J. , take *
great comfort In her pipe , but she. does not
over-Indulge In It. She allows herself Just
tour smokes a day.
M U" IT I't.K I K Tltlt COl'llT.
Sioux City Journal Editor Kosovvalur Is
now tr > Ing Judge Scott In moro gemma than
one.
one.Sioux
Sioux City Trlbitn- That Judge Scott
of Onmhii will find life n burden from this
time err goes without saying nmonR those
who know Editor Hoacvvater , who spent six
hours In Jail by Scott's unwarrantable order.
ilnrl.in ( In ) American The editor o
Thu Omaha lice appears to be a bigger mai
than Judge (2. ( U. Scott , who smilcnced hln
to thirty days In Jail for contempt of court
The supreme court relented him at once
Scotl ij.more than eccentric ho Is n chuini
to attempt to buck the power of the press.
Chicago Scandinavian There Is n pos
Mblllty that Judge Scott may lenrn before
Hosevvnter gets through with him that Judges
cannot claim exemption from Just public
criticism ot their conduct on the bench , am
that a fearless and free press Is a hotter
guardian of Justice than arc the \\lilinslc-i
conceits of judges suffering from nbnorma
development of the hump of self-esteem.
Springfield ( Mass ) Republican- After Edl
tor Hoiewater of The Omaha Dec had beci
clapped Into jail by it local Judge for vcntur
Ing to crltlcUc the judgment of the court It
a criminal case , an Oklahoma City ( OKI.
Jtldgo was encouraged to put two editors It
jail for the same offense. This Is a pace a
little too hot for even the Judiciary to keei
up. If public criticism of Judicial conduc
Is to pass as contempt of court and to be
punished accordingly by the party aggrieved
wo have fallen upon a situation of some
concern to the pomtlnr liberties.
Atchlson Globe The judges arc taking to
themselves the powers of kings. Mr. Hose
water of The Omaha Ileo was sent to jail to
contempt of court. His crime was thnt a
reporter cmplojcd on The llee cited a case
ot Inequality In the administration of jus
tlce. Two men were ciught robbing a rail
way station. One , a poor matt , was sent to
Jail. The other , the son of wealthy parents
was given his liberty without the case com
Ing to trial. Dccuuse The Dee called attcn
tlon to the Injustice , the judge held thnt slid
fair criticism was "contempt of court , " nm
the editor and reporter were thrown Into
jail. It was an outrage , pure and simple.
St. Louis Republic An Omaha judge has
sentenced the editor of The Omaha Jico to
thirty days' Imprisonment and the payment
of a fine of | 500 for contempt of court The
alleged contempt consisted In the publlcatlor
of an article charging that there had been
discrimination In the treatment of two pris
oners arrested for the same offense Tin.
fine and imprisonment wore for the publica
tion of the charge. It Is becoming a serious
question In this country as to whether the
courts are not arrogating to themselves , In too
many Instances , attributes ot prerogative
and Infallibility which must surely destro >
their sense ot responsibility to the peopli
The elevation of a man to the bench does not
necessarily elevate him to a point where ho
Is beyond public criticism. The wisdom of
the law In most of the states , which make
judges elective by the people , Is made clearly
apparent In the frequency with which citi
zens arc visited with heavy penalties for
exercising thd right of free speech. With
out the restraint ot definite tenure and di
rect responsibility to the people wo wouli
bo In peril of a judicial tyranny which would
go far toward the destruction of our Insti
tutions. A judiciary Is ntvor so much In
contempt as when it assumes Immunities
and privileges never Intended to be enjoyed
and attempts to exalt Itself above the people
who created it.
Jancsvllle ( Wls ) Gazette' The Omaha
Dee's stenographic report of the trial of the
Hosewater contempt case before Judge Scotl
of Omaha presents an Interesting story of
judicial assumption and Insolence Through
out the taking of testimony Judge Scott bris
tled with malicious interpolations nnd a re-
rnaiknble feature vvns the fact that ho hail
prevloubly prepared an order of commltmenl
nnd could hardly wait for the conclusion of
the testimony , which was favonble to Editor
Hosewater. before he blurted out a tirade of
abuse of that gentleman , nnd , without asking
the prlsonet If ho had nn > thing to bay , as is
customary , hastened to deliver Judgment for
the defendant's Imprisonment for thirty
days for criticising In his paper the action of
the judge In a cabe which had been adjudi
cated. It was proven , however , that Ilobe-
water did not write the local article or order
It to be written Such ostentatious malevo
lence by n judge on a district court bench
and biich penetrability to criticism rather
seems to confirm the Justice of the nose water
charge that Scott had shown unlawful par
tiality In the disposition of certain cases.
The Idea that a Judge Is above criticism in
n matter adjudicated Is nn assumption ot
which the Judicial mind everywhere should
be relieved A Judge , as a public official. Is
lawfully subject to criticism , not only as to
adjudicated cases , but as to his rulings pending
ing the determination of a case Of Into
there have been several cases of judicial as
sumption of sacred and Inviolable attributes
throughout the country , which cannot bo too
severely condemned A Judge on the bench
exuding malice and personal hostility toward
a defendant In a case on trial before him Is
not competent to hold such position.
lTATK rULlTiU.tr. AOTJiA.
Dawos County JournalTho name of
Hon. M. P. Klnkald would bo heard , hon
ored and respected at Washington , and In
him the Big Sixth would have a representa
tive worthy of it.
Sidney Telegtaph : The people of western
Nebraska are cismorlng for St. Ilayner to
make the race for congrebs from the lilg
Sixth. If Huyncr should consent his elec
tion Is assured nnd this district would bo
represented by a man who could bo of bene
fit to the country.
Ord Qul/i : Our esteemed populist contem
porary says that Representative Porter of
Merrlck county brings out the name ot Hon.
T Rhodes of this county for state secretary ,
and our new nelghb r also avers thnt the
goiitlemau from Merrlck knows what kind
of stuff the "representative from Vulley" Is
made of.
Stunton Register : What the republicans
want y > do Is to nominate good , clean men
for the state offices. There are plenty of
that kind of men In the paity nnd they can
be elected. Let us have no machine work
In the next campaign. The people deslro a
hand in Governmental affairs and they will
have It.
Hastings Ncbraskan : The indications are
that Judge Allen W. Field , who ran Dryan
such a close rnco for congress two years ngo ,
will receive the nomination for congrobs on
the republican ticket In the First district
this year. Judge Field Is an able man , and
from what wo nro able to learn of the feelIng -
Ing In this district , believe that his nomina
tion would mean success for the republican
ticket.
Aurora Republican- Nebraska must elect
a republican legislature to elect a republi
can United States senator. To Insure a re
publican legislature means that every leg
islative district must bo thoroughly can
vassed. The demo-pops can bo relied upon
to fuse In the legislature- not in the cam
paign , so It Is well to enter the canvass with
thu understanding tl.at their combined
forcea are to bo overcome.
Gerhig CourierAs the retirement of
Kcm Is accepted as sure ns the
election this fall , there Is naturally
some little Interest tn the republican
nomlnco out , and a number of well
known names are already prominently men
tioned. John T Mallnlleu of Kearney is re
ceiving high encomiums from the press and
may surprise us with his strength. Ho Is
a prime good fellow , able and honest , and
would bo a strong nominee.
Howells JournalA. . ! ' Cady of St. Paul
Is an avowed candidate for tha republican
nomination for governor. This being his
old homo , ho should bu given the delegation
from this county , but the chances are that
he will not receive It , as Colonel Russell Is
salt ! to bo an out-and-out Tom Majors man ,
and will no doubt make a strong effort to
secure a delegation favorable to him. In
point of ability Cady Is head and shoulders
above Majors , and Is In every way a much
cleaner and batter man.
A ilnc-lliinillit hrliomo ,
Denver NUWH.
The measure drawn by the attorney gen
eral for the reorganization ot the Union
1'uclflo Is uvlduntly too much In the In
terest of the Boston mnnngemcnt and too
llttlo In the Interest of the peoplu. The
News wants u bill In the Inturc-sl of tna
load Itself , nnd which will consequently
bu in thu Intelest of the country vvhoho
trnlllc Is tributary to Us lines. In the
creation ot such a measure , let the repro-
Hentutlveq ot the trunsmlssourl states bu
consulted. Tim road must not hu handi
capped with fixed charges which will pre
vent the payment of Its debt to the govern
ment , which can bu extended any titty
years.
HOLDING BACK THEIR MONEY
Application of the Old Rule of No Work No
Fay to Oongretsmetii
MEMBERS OF THE LOWER HOUSE SUFFER
Hcprevntnlhc * Mint Sign Ortllloatr * or
Cut .No .Siilitrj-ltcrd of Miiltto VUI1
Itefusn and llrlug Suit Toho
C'mtor's Lufctt \ Ictltni.
WASHINGTON I1UREAU OF THE DEE.
HOT I' Street. N.W.
WASHINGTON' . May 3.
The ancient and obsolete law requiting
the sergonnl-at-arms ofthe house nnd the
secretary of the senate , as disbursing of
ficers , to deduct the pay of absent senators
and representatives for such dajs as they
may not bo In their scats during sessions
of conuiess. Is construed by the house to bo
In force , while the senate regards the law
as null nnd void.
The Bcrgeant-at-arms of the house will
decline to pay tholr salaries to members
of the house- who refuse to sign certificates
concerning their dally attendance or ab
sence from their seats This decision hns
been reached , an ultimatum has been pro
mulgated by Speaker Crisp , certificates have
been Issued by the sergennt-at-nrms , and
under duress of this threat a democratic
quorum Is constantly on duty. In no other
way could the big democratic majority produce -
duce nnd maintain n quorum to do business
Thcro Is a democrntlc majority In the sen
ate , but the majority In that body has not
gene stark mad with desperation. The
secretary ot the senate Is acting under thu
law of January 20 , 1874 , which repealed the
salary grab law of March 3 , 187,1 , requiring
certificates of attendance upon the senate ami
house. There Is no later law nnd the secre
tary of the senate will continue to pay sen
ators their salaries , Just as he has done dur
ing the past twenty > eurs.
Pay day comes to congressmen on the 4th
day of each month , The two branches of
the law making parliament of the republic-
arc at variance on this matter. The house
will not pay members who do not have cer
tificates of attendance. The disbursing
officer cf the senate Is paying the senators
In greenbacks , silver or gold , according to
their expressed preferences Ex-Speaker
Reed says that ho will sign no certificate
nor give any account of his doings to n
subordinate officer of the house. He says
that his Individual presence In the house
has been recognized often enough during the
prcbcnt session to warrant the assumption
on the part ot the cntlra house thnt he has
boon present , and rather active In legislation
Ho says that the record shows that upon
every call of the house a quorum hns besn
manifested by the responses of republicans
to their names. If his pay Is stupped ho
will collect his pay through the courts.
Nearly all of the. republicans express the
same opinion. It Is slmplj a question of n
few weeks when the supreme court of the
District of Columbia , nnd possibly the supreme
premo court of the United States , will pass
on the matter Involved
TOUE CASTOR'S FIIUIT.
Fourth class postmnbters hnvc l > e n ap
pointed as follows Nebraska L ° ioy , Ariams
county , John Marshall , vice W. 1) . Wll-
loughby , resigned , Llnvvood , Duller ccunly ,
J. T. Tjndall , vice G. E , Rlcharlson , re
moved , Loimix , Glister county , W. A Dick-
man , v-lco J. F Short , resigned , Longvvood ,
Custer county , C. W. Fuller , vice J. A.
Willis , resigned ; Loretta , lioono county , S.
A. Morgan , vlco J. It. McCartney , resigned ;
Mitchell , Scotts Dluff county. J tt. tlodbey ,
Vice Elijah Beers , dead , Nimbcrg , Uutler
county , J. J. Marnshak , Oconco , Plitto
county , W II. Mtirdock. vlco W D. Wilson ,
resigned ; Omega , McPherson county , John
Sonnaband , vlca Jay Smith , resigned , Ough ,
Dundy county , J It Dot , vice J C. Ough ,
resigned ; Palestine , Platte county , J N.
lleilln , vlco W D. Hanchctt , resigned ; Paxton -
ton , Keith county , A J Sheridan , vice J. R.
Lucas , resigned ; Pfkln , Keya Pnha county ,
C. J. Cnda , vice W. II White , resigned ;
Portal , Snrpy county , John Dugan , vice J F
Hlldebraml , removed , Raj , Holt county , Url
Lord , vice Edward Frost , resigned , Smithfield -
field , Gospcr county , Anderson , vlco G I ) ,
Chabo , resigned ; Spragg , Rock count j ,
George Spragg , % lco A. 13. White , resigned ,
Spring Ilanche , Clay county , R E Terrey ,
vice A. J Orcndorff , removed , Wullaca , Lin
coln county , A. J Motheisead , vlco N. L
Renter , removed ; Watottovvn , EuTalo cunty ,
Alva L , Fitch , vlco J. S. Veal , resigned.
Iowa Nassau , Keokiik county , W. W. Lay
man , vlca Asa Hrnnson , removed.
Senator Poltlgrew appeared before the
senate committee on postofilces anil post-
roids this morning nnd made the statement
that all pending nominations to presidential
postofilces in South Dakota were sitlsfac-
tory to him , The committee unanimously
reported all pending nominations favorably ,
and they are now before the senate in ex
ecutive session , and will be confirmed at an
early date. Senator Pettlgrew this after
noon received several telegraphic protests
ngalnst some of the noinlnoes , but the pro
tests came too late for consideration in the
committee
Among the campaign documents sent out
by the democratic congressional committee
to the Third Ohio district , where the demo
crats recently elected P J. Soig , were 16,000
of Representative Ilryan's upocch on lh
Income tax fcnturo of the Wilson bill
Represcntntlvo Ilryan today said thnt he
would not oppose the confirmation of Wil
liam K 1'ox as | > ostmnftter nt I'htttttnoutti.
Rtpresentntlve Morwr nnd Representative
llAKcr nf town nro preparing an amendment
to the river and harbor hill , to appropriate )
$50000 for the Improvement of the banks
of the Missouri nt Omnhu nnd Council niulTn.
The niupiidment will bo offered ns soon as
thp river and harbor hill Is ready for
amendments , and will probably bo offered
by Gear of Iowa.
Dr. R. E. Grllfin of Lincoln Is In WashIngton -
Ington for a few d y , attending the con
vention uf thu visiting mirgcons.
Senator Pottlgrow today favorably re
ported from the commuter on Indian affairs
the nmendmcnt offered recently by Senator
Mnndorson to the. sundry civil bill , onil > llnn
the secretary of the Interior to revise nnd
adjust , the sales of lands of the late reser
vation of th Otoo and Missouri tribes In
Nebraska nnd Kansas This amendment
will probably bo ngrecd to by the senatu.
v.ii'ir.ii. 1'tn.in :
Detroit Free Pi ess- The nffnlr precipi
tated ut Washington when General Coxey
attempted to miike his piomlned speech
from the sU > p of the cnpltol , dom not up-
pe.ir to hnve lioun managed with the pin-
deuce nnd ( .onstilerntlon which Hbnuld MOV-
oln a well tpmimtrd pollre foice H vvns
light to enrol i o Ilii' nidlnamoliUli vvitrf
being vlolnteil , but It was a SIM Inns mistake
to UHO ininoi ennui > fnroo nnil to In ex
cited liv the hunting of iinloukeis to ut-
( ink them. Nothing thnt will iiimiso MS in
pathv for u inltiKiililed man Ilko tbe lender
3t the ( 'oxevltet should bo toletiitod He
will bo poiCoolly hntmlcss unless made
iv innrtjr of
riiliMgo Record' H Is Impossible to oon-
tend In fuvor of cither Co\e > H uileuvor
or his plans Hut nelthei Is U possible
to fimdnnc the lemiiiKnlile lihnnli-i , , f trie
Washington police , who lot the army"
pui ndo , allow in ! It to got within n stone's
thiovv of Its objective point , nnd then
failed to ptoteu that point milll. I , nth to
prevent the two lendeis tioin mulling n
Mturt toward fullllllug their avowed inten
tion Theie Is lonsun to think that with
pi.iper tnct and dimness , the whole episode
might hnve been mnde mild nnd lompai i-
tlvely Inoffensive. Ac It Is , It hns been
made i lotions , nml In the ej es of some
excitable pet sons may take on an appear-
unco of oppression.
JM.SA/.V ; t'l.K I.S I.\T111ICS ,
Olons Tails Itrpuhllcan : The vvoik of the
otdlnnry chef IOVIMH u wide range.
O ilveston Jfi'vvs : Ustmllv when a
woman's our 1 > ciln < i to burn she Is talking
ahout somebody.
1'laln Dealer : "The colonel Is a very re-
nerved man. " "Yes. Always was-all
through the war. "
Atchlson Ololie- Cupid Is ntvvios icpro-
st-ntcd us n bnby , because love seldom liven
to glowup. .
Syracuse News : Always InUKh at vour
OVMI JolteH , If jou want unj tliliiB well done ,
do It youistlf.
Harpers Hazar : " 1 want to t-eo the lions
of the- house , " suld the peddler to Mis
Dai lev , who hnd nnsvvuipd the rlmr "I in
soii > , " she tppllod , us she gently closed the
dooi , "but bat > > Is asleep just now "
Washington Star : ' What do > ou think of
tinfiult clop ( his yeiuV" said the man In
till1 CUIS.
"Tlu > fruit crop ! " rrpenteil the b iso bill
pla > i'i , whom ho tiddiosscd "That don't
vvouv me. H'H HIP tcnlblp KOOHC-OBK crop
just beginning to loom up that's on my
mind. "
Tiuth : Sally Gay What n cunning llttlo
fellow Mi ( "alllppiH Is !
Dolly Swift : Cunning ? Why , he's dread
fully bow logged
Sally Gaj Ye8 , but that given lilm such
an aicli look , you know.
Indianapolis Join mil : "That Wardvvell
woman needn't put on so much ulrs with
her diamonds , " said one Chicago lady to
another one "They ain't hois to Keep.
"Whoso are they , then'/ / "
"Her husband'H and ho put It In the mar
riage contract that she was only to have
the light to wear them as long as she vvus
his wife. He always ll\es It that way"
BOIL , IT bOWN.
ChlcHRo Ttllmne
The woodman taps the maple tieo.
The snp iidown It cieeps
"How cmU1" wished Penelope , ,
' See how tl c pool thing vviej.nl" . {
"Its tears I'll trcasme , Kentlo maid , f1
And some da > jou Hhall scv
How svvei't the IIM-S me , " he said ,
"Of Its advcislty "
I'llSslllIlt ( ilHld Hf'lllltH.
1
Spilngfleld Republican1 It will have to
he admitted that the Cotey movement
develops n possibility of good In one dliee-
tlon It Is uw.iUIng congiosH to the ad
visability of dealing mote prompt ! } with
the pressing business question of the tariff
now befoio It There Is no doubt that
congress hns been pioCotindlv stlned to
that end by the "petitions with boots on , "
ns Coxev puts It , moving toward the ca ; > -
Ital ftom vailous parts of the countiy.
lrooUl > n Life.
Tell me not In mournful ncconta
That sweet modesty's no moie.
That the mnldeiiH of the present
Are not like the nmlds of jore.
" 1'ls a slander false nnd cruel ;
Ne'er could mnld more modest be
Than u damsel thnt I lately
At a dinner chanced to see.
"Which pail of this chicken , " quoth I ,
"Will > our hunger heat nppe.ise' "
And she hung hoi head and answered )
" 1 will take an ankle , please. "
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Can You Walk on Stilts ?
Any
l
Boy who
ii -
I s = can or wants to
M
learn to walk on stilts n
good hard wood stilts
not too big but just big
eno"ugh--with patent adjustable
foot rests to suit the size or ago of
the boy , can got a
r Pair of Stilts Free
'f by buying $2 worlh of goods or more in our boys'
department Saturday.
Boy's Suits ,
T
Single breasted light colored cassimoros $2.00
2 pieces ; ages 5 to 14 years .
Double breasted , all colors , cheviots and $3.50
oassimeros , ages 4 to 14 years .
f : Double breasted cheviots , blue , brown and $5.00
$ gray mixtures , ages 4 to 14 years .
Single breasted long coats , gray mixtures , $9.00
.
i1 14 to 18 years
i1i
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
S. W , Cor. Fifteenth and Douglas Streets ,
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