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A full attendance Is desired , as the llmo and place for holding the next state conven tion will bo nt that tlmo decided upon. URAD J. SLAUGHTRR , Chairman. Seal fishing Is the latest Industry to betaken taken under government regulation. Chairman WiUon will get back to Wash ington before the tariff bill shall have been disposed of , and he won't have to cut his va cation short to do so. Why Is It that the hall storms demon strate such strong proclivities toward states like Iowa and Kansas , that are so largely given over to vagaries and "Isms ? " The man who shall devise some safe .and sure way of preserving specimens of heavenly hailstones will deserve a credit mark twice as long as that given to the other great bene factors of mankind. ' It Is to bo hoped that Americans will be 'more generous In their patronage of the International exposition at Antwerp than the Europeans were In their patronage of the World's Columbian exposition at Chicago. The republican Judges of the district court are wrestling with the problem whether they are to fill the vacancy In the park com mission or whether the park commission shall continue democratic by four to ono when It was presumed to bo non-partisan. Troubles are piling thick and heavy upon the Western Passenger association. Not one ot Its many schemes to Insure stability of rates has been carried through upon the lines originally laid down. The association must cither do something or quit business. What Is the use of providing penalties for contractors who fall to live up to their agreements In constructing our war vessels If congress Is to remit them by .special act whenever they are Imposed ? Contractors who Incur Ue ) penalties should expect to pay them. Minneapolis Is just now engaged In a rat tling gas fight very much the same as wo had In Omaha some' months ago. The only difference Is that In .Minneapolis the council stands up for the city and tlio consumers and Is holding out against all the allurements of the gas trust. There may not bo any money In a park along the river front for the real estate speculators , but that la no reason why the park board should not give this subject aomo attention. It Is not the solo duty ot the park board to supply lucrative real estate deals for the speculators. When the Princess Allx becomes the -wlfo ot the Russian czarewltch she will have the privilege of changing her entire name at once. It Is the privilege of royalty to bo' consulted upon the choice of their given names. Ordinary people must make the best ot the names that are given them. Editor Stead draws some rather startling pictures In his recent book when ho depicts the evils of to x shirking In Chicago. The city on the lake , however , Is not alone In iV respect to the presence of the tax shirker. I Ho abounds In every largo tlty In the coun try. Ho finds nn able and efficient co-worker In the assessor , and It Is sometimes difficult to decide which of the two Is'most culpable. The people of Nebraska will bo glad to accept the assurance that the members ot the Doard of Educational Lands and Funds propose to do their duty , now that the supreme court has placed them In a position where they cannot longer Ignore a good law. Every ono of the members of the board sub- icrlbod to a solemn oath to execute the laws and to do their duty. How have they ful filled their obligation ? Colorado populists threaten to attempt to Inflict Governor Walte upon the United States senate as representative from that state. As It the people ot Colorado had not yet had enough ot Walte in public life ! Even If the Colorado populists have still preserved their admiration Tor their gov ernor they ought to have some consideration for the people In other parts of the country. But then the populists are not to have U 11 their own way In the election of the next senator from Colorado , There Is now no good and sufficient rea- * > . . ton why Nebraska's floating Indebtedness hould not be wiped out within the next three or four months , The state has In the hands of Its treasurer sufficient money to pay off every outstanding warrant , mid a reserve large enoush to prevent the accum ulation of A new Issue ot warrants. The Interest charge * will be running for awhllo longer , but the Interest will go to the state. Had. the law been enforced two ycara ago Nebraska would have saved money enough to build several state Institutions. T1IK A7 ; " TltKATr 117/71 CHINA. The Pacific coast senators propose to make n determined fight ngatnst the' ratification of the now treaty with China , which they * nay would have the effect to reopen our ports to Chinese Immigration and nullify nil the legislation for the restriction ot such Immi gration. Whether they will be abto to tic- feat ratification or not Is a question , but they wilt spare no effort to bring about that result. As a matter ot fact the treaty distinctly recognizes the undeslrnblllty of Chinese Im migration to the United States nnd prac tically pledges the Chinese government to Its prohibition. Although Iti effect It abrogates the dcnry law It Is misleading to nay that It opens the door to Chinese Immigration. On the contrary , It provides that for llio next ten years the coming , except under condi tions specified , of Chinese laborers shall bo absolutely prohibited , and the Chinese gov ernment IR pledged to co-operato to this end. The conditions relate to the return to the United States of registered Chinamen now here nnd who may leave the country. This right Is restricted to those who have a law ful wife , child or parent In the United States , or who own property or owe debts In the country amounting to $1,000. The return of these Is very strictly guarddd , nnd It Is provided In the treaty that the subject may be further regulated by future legislation. There appears to bo no good reason to np- prchcnd that under thin provision of the treaty there may bo n misuse of registration papers or the smuggling In of pew Immi grants , ns the opponents of the treaty con fidently assert would happen. Other pro visions Of the treaty relate to tha registra tion nnd protection of Chinese In the United States nnd Americans In China. The pro visions of the Geary law are to bo enforced and the right of the Chinese government to enforce similar legislation Is recognized , Of course this provision amounts to nothing moro than u concession to the dignity and equal rights of the Chinese government , as there are no American laborers In China to speak of and probably never will be , It Is further stipulated that llio government of the United States shall furnish the government of China annually with a list of all Amer icans residing In China , other than laborers , giving the name , age , occupation nnd place of residence of each one , not Including diplo matic atld consular officers. It Is thought this provision might contribute ! to the safety and protection of Americans in China. It Is plain that Secretary Gresham was most careful In negotiating this treaty not to offend the sentiment which Is opposed to the coming of Chinese to this country , while at the' same tlmo recognizing the duty and policy of dealing fairly and Justly with a friendly nation with which It Is manifestly desirable to maintain and cultivate relations of amity and good will. The future of our commercial Intercourse with that great em pire , which ought to bo made of very great benefit to us , may largely depend upon our own policy toward the Cljlnese. Hitherto this has been a source of Irritation. The new treaty would undoubtedly correct this , and If so Its ratification Is demanded In the Interest ot our own welfare , In the promo tion of which the Pacific coast country would be the largest beneficiary. OA'B CnUMH O From the overwhelming tldo of election re sults adverse to the democracy there has floated out ono-crumb of comfort. This was the election of a' democrat to congress In the Third Ohio district. It is not very much of a. crumb because the majority of the successful candldato in this demo cratic district was largely reduced from that of his predecessor , but such as It Is the democrats are making the most of It. They claim It Is a distinct declaration In favor of the pending tariff bill and that It gives evidence of a reaction of popular sentiment In a state whoso people are among the staunchest supporters of the protective policy. Mr. Sorg , the now demo cratic congressman from the Third Ohio district , received a majority of a little over 1,700. His predecessor had about 4,000 , and the district gave nearly that majority to Cleveland In 1S92. It has always been demo cratic with the single exception of last year , when It was carried by McICInley , duo to the treachery of the Campbell' faction , to Nell , the democratic candidate for governor , many of whom did not vote. As a matter of fact the vote of last Tuesday shows a reduction from the normal .democratic ma jority ot the district of fully CO per cent. It Is true that" the campaign was made distinctly on the tariff Issue , and the effect was to considerably Increase the republican vote , but there is a much larger element there than In most of the Ohio districts which Is not materially affected by the tariff. Another point Is that Mr. Sorg is a very wealthy man , nnd It Is said that ho used money lavishly In the campaign. Dut at any rate It was not reasonably to bo expected that the republicans could overcome a normal democratic majority of about 4,000 in such a district , nnd the result was really a vic tory for them. Referring to the claim that the democrats held their own In the district , the New York Sun says : "Tho statement would bo comforting If it were true , but It Is untrue. The truth Is that the democratic majority In the district has fallen off from 4.31G to 1,721. It has been moro than cut In half. It has suffered a loss of CO per cent. Congressman Sorg Is a brand snatched from the burning. The result In the Third Ohio district Is hardly less lamentably signifi cant than was that In the Fourteenth and F.fleonth districts cf New York throe months ago. " And this Is the vlow which candor and an honest regard for the facts require. TilK lllVKll FllOXT. It Is easy enough to find excuses not to do a thing If you do not want to do It. Several of the park commissioners express the opinion that they cannot wxrry out our sug- gastlon for parking the river front. Ono reason given is that the board Is short of funds nnd the other moro significant reason Is the pretension that the river front park could not bo utilized as a. public resort because - cause of the railroad tracks passing across It. This -Is simply absurd. In the first place the main object of parking the river front would be to do 'away with n public nuisance and prevent cpldomlo contagion. Coupled with this Is the Idea of beautifying what Is now an unsightly spot and making the approach to Omaha from the two brMges presentable - sentablo to tourists and people who pass In and out of the city. Nobody contends that every grass plot In the city must bo a pub- lie resort for nursery maids and lovelorn swains. Wo can afford to have two or throe green spots within the city limits Just to please the eyo. The most ridiculous objec tion raised Is the fact that the railroad tracks would traverse and cut up the river front plot. Some of the most beautiful parks In Europe covering ground formerly occupied by walls and creat dltchos of feudal days are traversed by railroad trucks , The roads , of coursf , nro fenced , and the crossings are covered by little bridges. Dut we are not obliged to go to Europe for ex amples. The Pennsylvania railroad passes through the middle ot one ot the most lovely parks In this country at Allegheny , and wo could cite scores cf parks In other towns througlT which railroads have been built. It there Is any real obstruction to parking the river front U may bo the want ot money , but where there Is a will there Is a way. It the park commission favored the project It would soon find n way to raise the means , And why should not It find n way when It Is demanded by the people whom the commissioners nre pre sumed to serve and represent. COST OFlttrtXO KXlfAXD AXD How much value Is lo bo given to com parisons of the cost ot living In particular districts ot England and the United States depends upon several conditions , as the relative proportions of the populations , their character the proximity of such districts to the supply markets , and the extent to which they produce what the people con sume , Dut at any rate such comparisons are moro or less Instructive nnd suggestive , and those furnished by two contributions to the April number of consular reports , made by different consuls nt Tunstall , In Staffordshire , England , which is the seat of the pottery manufacture In that country , are Interesting. One of these reports was made more than a year ago , and ns Its com parisons wore for the most part favorable to this country It seems to have been held back until a report could be made by the consul appointed by the present administra tion , and which bears date In 'February of this year. If It was expected that this later report would overthrow the statements of the earlier ono the expectation was dis appointed , for the present consul was able to make no changes of any consequence from the facts and comparisons presented by his predecessor , so that the report of Consul Durgess made last year may be ac cepted ns pretty accurately showing the cost of worklngmen's living at this time In the English pottery district , though his fig ures for the Trenton , N. J. , pottery dis trict should be reduced as to a number of articles. The comparisons made by Mr. Durgcsa show that while many necessary articles cost moro In this country than In England there Is an equally' great number which cost less hero. Ho gives , far example , a comparative table of prices of furniture , embracing every article necessary to fur nish a workingman's house , from parlor to kitchen , the total cost In England amount ing to $201 and In the United States to | 14S. Of course Uic price of only one article of a kind Is given , so that these sums are not to bo taken as representing the actual cost of furnishing a house In cither country , but they show that the American workingman - man can furnish his homo for less money than the Englishman with the sanio quality of furniture. With regard to the compara tive cost of articles of daily consumption the difference between the two countries Is not so great as to bo material , the advan tage being somewhat on the aide ot the American workingman , taking all the articles named , but some of these are not necessities. As to clothing the report of Mr. Durgcss says it Is difllcult to make a comparison with any satisfactory degree of certainty , but when one takes Into con sideration the quality of the material , the fit , and the general finish , one finds very llttlo difference In the cost of the same article In the different countries. Cotton clothing is generally cheaper in the United States than In England , but woolen clothes cost less In the latter country. The com- , paratlvo prices ot a complete outfit , Includ ing working suit , Sunday suit and overcoat , ono garment of a kind , show that an Eng lishman would pay $39. IT for what -would cost the American | 44.30. The English woman pays $33.84 for what costs the American woman $40.42. The report of the present consul asserts that the greatest advantage the English workman enjoys over his American brother Is In the line of clothing , the advantage being in the quality rather than the cost. The English workman has an advantage In rents , which are only about one-half what the American workman pays , but generally the latter has much better accommodations and conveni ences. Dcsldes the Englishman must pay all rates , taxes , church tithes and water rates on the property , nnd must keep the house In repair , so that the difference Is really not so great as It appears. The .wage comparisons between Stafford shire and Trenton are decidedly In favor of the latter , the average wages In the American pottery district being fully BO per cent higher than In the English. It is thus shown that It costs but little less for worklngmcn to llvo In free trade Eng land than In protected America , while wages In the former are much lower , nnd that If a balance were struck It would bo found that the advantage Is on the side ot the American worklngmon , who unquestionably get a moro liberal share of the necessities and the comforts ot llfo. COUNTl' HOA110 KXBGUTirt ! SKSSIOR'S. The present Doard of County Commis sioners has done very well In introducing business methods -into the affairs of the county and holding officials to n strict ac countability as custodians of public funds and public property. Ono feature of the pro ceedings of the board Is , however , open to serious objection and should bo abolished. Wo refer to the executive sessions. The board of commissioners Is to the county what the council is to the city , the only difference being that the action of the coun cil In all things affecting the treasury Is subject to revision by the mayor. It would bo regarded as decidedly out of place for the city council to do Its business In oxecutlvo session or to discuss and detormlno what course It shall pursue concerning any public rnoasuro or pending question behind closed doors. Such action would bo resented as a star chamber performance. The Doard of County Commissioners as well as the council and In fact all elective officers , whether oxecutlvo or legislative , are exercising delegated powers and In the dis charge of their functions are expected to take the taxpayers Into tholr confldonco by holding tholr sessions In public , so that no member of the board can shirk responsibil ity for what ho says and how ho votes on any pending measure. The exocutlvo session Is a screen behind which trimmers and dodgers can with Im punity piny fast nnd loose. They may talk anil vote on the wrong side In exocutlvo ses sion and when they nro outvoted come Into the public session and go on record with the majority. If It Is a commendable act they claim credit with the majority and pose as reformers , when In fact they had done their worct In oxocutlvo session to defeat the re form. If the measure adopted by the ma jority Is odious and unpopular the trimmer and dodger will loudly proclaim that ho had done all ho could In exocutlvo session against the act , but was forced Into supporting It against his will. This Is only ono of the many objections that can bo urged against executive session The fact Is oxocutlvo sessions are wrong In principle. The ucopla have a right to know not only what action the commissioners h re taken us a Jjpdy on any proposition before them , but how each member of the board talks nnd t-otetl on the proposition. This does not tmp < Hnt committees should hold conference In , public on every project or matter referred ; to. them , but that the board , acting as a' oVihl , Is expected lo dis cuss In public nfi , ' , projects nnd measures pending before It , Htd [ Uho whatever action It deems proper In'bpcn session. Aa n result ot the recent discussion of the problem of Irrigation In Nebraska the move ment has received n decided Impetus In the western nnd northwuslMn part of the stale. In Lincoln county aloho , according to the statements of the N'ort'li Platte papers , over 100 miles of Irrigating ditches arc under construction. The work ot constructing a system of Irrigating ditches Is necessarily slow In n state In which the problem Is com paratively new. The necessary capital Is re luctant to embark In an enterprise which has not yet been demonstrated to be successful - ful In a prairie state , but In spite of the difficulties In the way Nebraska la bound to reap the benefits of a vast Irrigation system within a few years. Tharo Is no question as to the extent ot the results. Irrigation will quadruple the population of the western and northwestern parts of the slalo. Sioux Clly Is making active efforts lo or ganize nn Industrial exposition In connection with Its annual corn palace attraction and proposes to Interest the surrounding states In the enterprise. If successful , as It gives every promise of being , this exposition will draw great crowds of visitors to Sioux City and materially Improve the trade of Its busi ness men , besides benefiting the city In a hundred other ways. Omaha has nn oppor tunity to develop Its exhibition of home manufactures Into something more than a mcro local affair. Omaha should bestir her self before her neighbors have too great a start. Omaha should encourage the efforts of Its delegates to the biennial meeting of the Switchmen's Mutual Dcncfit and Aid asso ciation to have this city designated as the next meeting place of the convention. Every occasion that brings ppoplo to Omaha from different parts of the country advertises tills city abroad and Increases its weight in the public estimation , not to spt'ak of the Im pression which It must make upon the vis itors themselves. Omaha should strive to bucomo the convention city of the western half of the continent. Postmaster General Dlssell has Intimated that henceforth no one who has been con ducting a llqucr business will bo able to se cure a postmastershlp while ha Is head ot the department. There Is nothing , however , to prevent ex-postmasters from embarking In the liquor business If they choose. Promo tion must be from postofficc to saloon instead of from saloon to postoffice. This Is tha real Import of the policy enunciated by the post master general. * , i Absorbing Common Facto. Chlc.-iRp Intpr Ocean. "Tho Democratic club" of New York city at Its late meeting declared that "the democrata at Wa'ahlrigton had made fools of themselves. " Hut ( people who read had discovered that fact longngo. . ' ; . A Worthy r luinorlnl. Chicago Record. . The highest of compliments should be paid to those responsible for making tne monument to the motller of George Wash ington n simple'stnt'ely obell.sk. Else where the surface of- this fair land will continue to be dottjvliby sculptured freaks and .statues that. If iporaonate and impart that tired feeling. Outsider * Mould Appreciate It , riattsmouth News. The tough looking houses and ragged river front In Omaha as you enter the city on the train Is an eye sore to visitors , as well as residents. The Bet- favors turning the flat Into a park and \vc must say It Is a most sensible thing to do and would be appreciated by many people .who are not residents. The Light of Patriotic Fires. New York Sun. Instead of the lire of patriotism growing feeble as the result of the great Immigra tion of the last generation , it Is now burn ing1 with an Intensity never before reached In this country. The observation that does not discover the truth Is defective , and the Imagination which does not discern Its im portance Is torpid. The political party that does not take It Into account In moulding Its policy Is blind and Incapable of Inter preting public sentiment. Au Unprecedented Triumph. Indianapolis Journal. The overturns In Indiana Tuesday have nowhere u parallel this year of democratic reverses except In New Jersey. More than sixty cities , usually more than half democratic , held elections Tuesday und not over a half dozen of them show demo cratic ascendency. Local issues and con troversies entered Into some ot tlio con tests , but these usually nltect one party as much as the other ; but on Tuesday It wafl the democratic policy which has paralyzed business , ilestioyed employment and brought loss or want to many thou sands that the people were determined to condemn , and they did It. Yonkers Statesman : The base ball umpire should , be u good judge of diamonds. Cleveland Plain Denier : Husband Sup pose the legislature should give you the bal lot , what would you do with It ? Wife- Make a dress pattern out of it , unless the size bo changed. _ Galveston News : One must first learn to think to stop before ho can stop to think. Tld Hits : Some one who believes that "brevity Is the soul of wit" writes : "Don't cat stale Q-cumbers. They'll W up. " Yonkers Gazette : Ycnst Did Church dlo a natural ilenthV Crltnsonbeak Oh , yes : you know ho was living in Brooklyn and was struck by a trolley car. Spare Moments : The happy father of twins In I.lveriiool telegraphed to his brother nt Manchester as follows : "Im mense Joy ; we've got twins. More later on. " _ Philadelphia Record : Editor Fix up n. good half-column obituary pf Dr. Heavy- tome. Reporter Shnll I say anything about Ills poetry ? Editor Poetry ! Did ho write noutry ? Rcporter-A'es ! he strung It out by the yard. Edltor-MNever inlnil that half- column. I'll put hlniiln , the "other deaths" column. . . ii i AVnKh'lngton StnrV "This In a cold , creel world. " said McanaiitliiK Mike. "Folks ain't satisfied weth turrrtn-a man down ; they Koes an' does It disagreeable. " "What's the matter ? " "I Jes' made a rail nt the farm house. Madam , ' says I , 'I'm hungry , I am , ' " "An * what illd sruiTW " 8ho jea * looked at mo significant-like an' says , 'so's tny o. " THE UStW.i WAY. New * York I'reas. Ho woved serenely/ . fashion's whirl , Extracting the pest/ from life ; Ho flirted with niliiipretty girl , Hut avoided tap * a wife. At last with a ymthrtil widow ho met , Quiet , sedate anj imm , And , ere ho knev Xhe was In her net And the widow1 Tyul married him. St. I-ouU Republic. He was a pious man. And ne'er forgot to pray : Ho scorned all games ref chance Was never known to play ; Ho didn't know n. thlnb' About the use of illce , Anil shunned them us he did All other tools ov vice. Hut Agues came alorfg , , Chilled htm through ut first , . , n Then left the wretcheil man With fever's awful thirst , And said In going ; hence : "What a talk 'twill cause , niethlnks , When brethren nnd out how 1 shook him for the Urtnkst" SCOTT VERSUS THE PRESS A Pew Mora Scorching Words Touching t\n Unjust Judge. HE SHOULD-BE IN THE ASYLUM NOW illlt IK I.OIIB ni lie lMi'1 , III * Itrroril Should Jlo Aired ami III * I'uiirno Do- nminrrtl liy All Lot urn of Liberty. Oreshnm Onzette : We think that Judge Scott's untnc will bo DennU hereafter from the way tlio leading state papers express tliumsolvcs In regard to sentencing IMItor Kosowntor f < r contempt of court. West Point Progress : There nre saner men In the Asylums at Lincoln and Norfolk than Judge Scott of Otnnhn , And this , wo take It , Is a Christian charitable view of hla action In the Uoaewatcr cane. I'enclcr 'llopubllc : The Hoard of Insanity has not yet passed 0:1 Judge Scott of the Omaha district , nor has the fool de.troyer yet opened operations on him , but one of these should loxe no time In doing a little business on thu cranial notary. West Point Republican : The Omaha Hoc Is now running Its stinger deep Into the cuti cle of Judge Scott by reproducing several hundreds of comments' from other papers upon the judicial farce. The Douglas county bar * nhould attempt to eject Jmlgo Scott from the bench. Valley Enterprise : Judge Scott lias had his Inning with Mr. lloscwatcr. He has also had Mr. Rosewatcr placed In the county jail by his malicious decision. When this man Scott bobs up for olllce again , long be fore the end of the campaign his old dry hide will rattle on The Ilec's back fence. Tccumseh Chieftnln : Krom two to three columns In each day's Dee attest the fact that Hoscwater hasn't forgotten Judge Scott , the judge who sentenced the editor to jail for alleged contempt of court. If Scott 1 fond of personal mention the current num bers of The Heo will certainly satisfy him. O'Neill Krontlcrj We must have a free and iintrammeled press or jeopardize Uic life and liberty of our citizens. If corruption In high places Is to be allowed to go unre linked simply because the offender has the power to arbitrarily punish , then Indeed has the time arrived when common people should get off of the earth. 1'latte Center Signal : For the past week The Dee has reproduced all the way from two to four columns each day from papers condemning Judge Scott for his Imposition on Editor Hoaewater. Scott has had more space In newspapers than any other man ever before on the bench , and It Is all on the one side condemnation. Central City Nonpareil : The state press Is airing Judge Scott's record In great shape. While many of the papers do not have as much love for Mr. Hosewater as the Lord commanded , yet they desire a spirit of fair ness. They recognize In Judge Scott brute force Instead of ability , oppression Instead of justice. The judge has had his Inning It will be Uosey's turn next. Emerson Enterprise : Judge Scott of Omaha , who Is so scnsativo about newspaper criticism , cannot take much pleasure In read ing the numerous newspaper comments upon his action In fining and Imprisoning Editor Uosexvater of The Hee. Most of the editors express more contempt than did the pub lisher of The Dee. and if Judge Scott hauls them all up he will have the Omaha jail full. "Atkinson Graphic : The action of Judge Scott In sentencing Edward Hosewater to prison for contbmpt of court , when no con tempt had been committed other than that felt by the general public for the erratic judge , was an outrage on common justice , a disgrace to the judiciary and a travesty on the guaranteed freedom of press and speech. If this modern Jeffrey Is not speedily Im peached , then has the judiciary of .Nebraska become a moloch more detestable than that which cursed the valley of Topliet. Wayne Democrat : Rosewater may have been In contempt of court , but he was In all human probability the only newspaper in the state that was , but since Judge Scott has showed his hand It is hard to And a paper In northeast Nebraska , no matter lion' much they may dislike Rosey and his methods , that docs not entertain a contempt for the Insane Judge and his contemptible court. But wo are of the opinion that before Scott gets through with It Rosey will hava his political hide on the barbed wire fence and his carcass In an Insane asylum. Stuart Ledger : Clothed with a little transitory power. Judge Scott of Omaha is attempting to make his ofllclal position sub serve the base use of paying off an old grudge lie owes Editor Rosewater of The Omaha Dee. He recently had him arrested for contempt of court , found him guilty and sentenced him to jail for thirty days and to pay a dim of $500 on a trumped up charge. The editor only lay In the bastllo six hours till he was released on a writ of habeas corpus Issued by Judge Post. Judge Scott will find that ho has bit off more than he can chew when ho attempts to muzzle the press or even a small portion of It. Silver Creek Times : If Judge Cunning ham R. Scott had a sort of Charles J. Gult- teau Itching for notoriety , which Is more than likely , he ought now to be enjoying himself Immensely , for the newspapers , from one end of the land to the other , have been denouncing him In unmeasured terms for his malicious and arbitrary attack on the free dom of the press in his proceedings for con tempt of court against Edward Rosewatcr , editor of The Omaha Dee. If Judge Scott's vanity were not Inordinate and his hide thicker than the hide of a rhinoceros , ho would now feel like crawling Into his hole and taking the hole in after htm. St. Paul Phonograph : Judge Scott of the1 Omaha district is a disgrace to any court and should bo Impeached. Ills latest , and prob ably greatest , outrage on justice was his sen tencing Editor Rosewater of The Omaha Dee to $500 fine and thirty days in jail for con tempt of court. The sentence is a misnomer on Justice , and evidently grow out of personal prejudice , caused from an article published In The Dee criticising Scott's general way of doing business on tha bsnch. Even thu reporter who wrote up the article was given but a farciul hearing , and was fined and sen tenced without having oven so much as a chance to offer a defense. Uosewuttr was not oven given an opportunity to furnish ball cr prepare for a now trial. Chuppcll Register : Tha manner In which Judge Scott of Omaha acted In his case against Rosewater makes one's mind revert back to the time when gladiators existed. Judge 'Scott Is the greatest freak on the bench of Nebraska , and if ever a man needed public castlg.Uion Scott Is surely the man. When a public ofllclal proclaims that ho U greater than the power which created him his constituents time Is at hand when lie should bo kicked from the bench by public censure. There Is no wonder that ho Is held In contempt by all with whom ho docs busi ness. Rosewater la bclug grandly upheld by the bar of the state , as well as by every newspaper almost that Is published In the commonwealth of Nebraska. Esthorvlllo ( la. ) Vindicator : Editor Iloso- water of the Omaha Dee spent a few hours behind the bars a few days ago. Ho was charged with the > heinous crime of being In contempt of Judge Scott's court. An article In The Dee claimed that partiality had been shown by the judge , since those convicted of the lessor crimes were given the heavier sentence. Decauae this article appeared In his paper Mr , Rosewater was both fined and Imprisoned , This Judge seems to have acted on the theory that a public servant acting In the capacity of a judge cannot bo criticised. This vlow Is surely wrong. Although serving the people on the bench Is an exalted and dignified duty , It Is folly to hold that a judge should not bo honestly criticised when ho errs through Ignorance , or when ho wilfully acts In the wrong , Mlndon Gazette : Are we the subjects of the czar of Russia , and has the press no rights which the courts uro bound to respect ? A stranger from Ilohemla or any other place where a censorship has been established by law would very naturally Inquire In what respect free America differs from other countries. And well they might venture such an Inquiry when they see the proprietor of a public journal like The Omaha Dee arrested , tried and sentenced to thirty days Imprison ment In jail and to pay a flno of $500 for contempt of court without considering any evidence In mitigation of sentence , but hurrlod off to jail to serve hla sentence , seemingly for fear the dignity of the court might auffer by a halt hour's delay. If the object of Judge Scott was to punish Mr. flOJowoter for an Injury which he had con ceived to haver been Inflicted upon him per sonally nt this or nt ny other time , It seem * to ntivo boon In bad Inntc to have otercl eil his power by n decree of his own court To outsiders It apppar.i to be n matter of per sonal enmity between mm inch as belittle * nnd Impairs the dignity of n court of Justice by nufferliiK Itself to become n party to It. Knlr piny li a Jewel. Long Pine Journal : HJwnrd lto. ewiit T , editor of The Omaha lice , uai eentenwd to thirty days Imprlxonmcnt In the c'tinty ' Jail and to pay n flno of JSOO for contempt of court by an Onmha judge. Rosewatcr may IIAVA been Revere In hla criticisms , but ( lip HCtlon of such a judge us the nno who PPM- to n red him Is an outrage nKaln.it American citizenship nnd American freedom. Some judgcD nro altogether too free , U defend the honor of the "bench" when n lawyer ur court In criticised , yet "professional eti quette" allowg 11 lawyer to go unpunished for committing crimes that would stud nn ordi nary man to the penitentiary. Rorownter In jail occupied a pent of honor compared with a Judge who would disgrace his office by taking advantage of olllclal position to get revenge for an offend1. Duller County Press : Judge Scott of Omaha Is another ot that class of small gimlets who Is trying to bore nn nilgur hole with n very small bit. Hosewater took him out of obscurity and put him on the bench. A llttli ! brief ot authority seemed to de velop moro vanity and petty tyranny In him than , Hr. Rosowater'n court reporters could itnnd , nnd one of them , resented the court's discourtesies to attorneys , and every ono else , unfortunate enough to cross hlz'onor when hla billions moods were on. He had Mr. Rosewater arrested , refused to hear his at torney , refused to grant him any exceptions , refused to entertain an appeal , nnd fined him $300 , with thirty day * In Jail , even when there was positive testimony to show that Mr. Rosewatcr knew nothing of the article until after It was , published. Tha court was clearly In the wrong , but the tendency with a certain class of Judges , who usually merit more contempt than ever finds expression , Is to encroach on the guaranteed rights of n free press to protect their sacred personages from Just and honest censure. Los Angeles ( Gal. ) Times : The episode which occurred In an Omaha court was not one which la likely to Increase the respect that Is felt for the law In this country. That Is to say , supposing that the account of the affair that is telegraphed Is correct * * * There has been an Increasing ten dcncy among Judges of this country during the past few years to enforce the punish ment of what they regard as contempt , of court on the part of newspapers In com menting upon court proceedings. While It Is proper that there should be a reasonable degree of restriction In the matter and a proper respect shown to the courts ot the country , those courts should remember that they are only respected BO long as they re spect themselves. When a judge so fur forgets - gets the dignity and responsibility ot his position .as to truckle with politicians or toady with wealth he must not be surprised if the people fall to regard him with that respect which a man of his Important po sition might naturally bo expected to re ceive. Wo have seen enough of this sort of thing here In California enough of the In solence of the jud clal office In csrtaln classes where legal and political accidents have been elevated to the bench by the deceived and too complaisant electors. Furthermore , when such Is the case , the press of the country not only have the right to expose and criticise such ecring officials , but It Is a sacred duty which they owe to the public to do so. In these days , when superior judges often receive their seats as presents from party bosses , with the Implied under standing that they will do something in re turn for the favor , it would. Indeed , be a dangerous thing for the country If the press were to be muzzled and forbidden to com ment upon anything that , goes forward in the courts. Dut It will not bo muzzled. Oakland ( Gal. ) Tribune : The relations be tween thu Judiciary and the press seem to be considerably strained these days In vari ous parts of the country. The proceedings In the Omaha case are somewhat out of the usual line of contempt proceedings. Tha offense which roused the Ire of Judge Scott , who presided over the district court , con sisted of the publication in The Omaha Dee of an Item commenting upon the difference In treatment accorded by him In the admin istering of justice to two men caught rob bing a railroad depot. * where st > much vlndlctivenesj , ignqrance and prejudice was displayed by the Judge It was nothing strange that one of the Justice : ) of the supreme premo court should have promptly released Rosewater on a nominal bond pending a re view of the contempt proceedings. Almost at the same time that these extraordinary proceedings were transpiring at Omaha , something very similar was occurring at Oklahoma City , where Judge Henry W. Scott of the district court sentenced the two pub lishers of the Dally Times-Journal of that city each to ten days' Imprisonment and a fine of $200 for contempt of court , because the paper hud commented upon his judicial character. The Scott of Oklahoma City was. like the Scott ot Omaha , disposed to stretch his judicial powers , for ho refused to allow an appeal. Something similar to these two cases happened at San Jose about a year ago , when Judge Spencer attempted to pun ish Charles Shortrldgo of the San Jose Mer cury for contempt. The supreme court , in that case put a curb on the. judicial powers to punhh for contempt , and defended the rights of a free press. It will no doubt re sult the same way In Omaha and Oklahoma City. It has surely come to a pretty pass If the judiciary shall bo exempt from criti cism when deserving It. Short mill to the Taint. New York Sun. Down with the red Hag ! No Income tax for freemen's bnclfs ! r ITI : I'ur.iTiCArnorna. Phttsmouth llernlilLet's turn In nnd eject Henry Rstnbrook for governor this fnll. Ho Is a good man for the place , nn < l that Is a place for n good man. Inillnnolit Courier : We hnvo It from a person who claim * to know whereof ho ( speaks thai certnln McCoolc politicians nro grooming Hon. John C. Allen nnd Rolling him ready ns a dark horse to cntor into the congressional race. They had better Knp Johnny In the background nt present. Cozad Tribune : The contest for the n pub lican nomination for congress from this dis trict seems to bo narrowing down to H. M , Sullivan of Urokcn How nnd John T. Mnl- lallcu of Kearney. While the latter Is cer tainly n very estimable gentleman , In our Judgment Mr. Sullivan Is the man best fitted to make the canvass. O'Neill Frontier : After carefully search ing for a solution of the congressional prob lem that has presented Itself , we hnvo nr- rived nt the conclusion that Holt county republicans can do nothing but support the candidacy of Judge KlnKald nnd nt the same time keep unbroken the present pence nnd harmony within their runku. York Republican : It there Is anybody In Nebraska Hint Is not sick of this Tom Majors racket that haa been going on n whole lifetime he must be made of stern stuff. What has Tom ever done for Ne braska , except to run for mllco ? What nro his qualifications , aside from working Hose- water Into a frenzy ? Theio questions are honestly asked. Whence comuth all this wherefore about Tom Majors ? We have plenty of Just ns good material right In York county. Ashland Kazettc : Our fellow citizen , lion. T. J. Plekett , stale senator from thin dis trict In ' 89 nnd ' 00 , will bo a candidate this year for secretary tif stnte. After measur ing up probabilities for some time It has been decided that the locality Is very favorable , that his friends arc strong ones and that his chances are good. The endorsement and sup port already accorded him have been very lUttcrlng. Ho will therefore bo a candldato In earnest , using every honest means to win the nomination und election. Holdrego Citizen : The western part of the state Is just flllc.l with men who feel from the crown of their head to the sole of their feet that Jack MncColl Is the man who should be the next governor. The governor ship has gone to the eastern part of the state for years and years and they think It Is about time that the uost had a chance , especially when they present s.ich a good man as Jack MncColl. The sentiment seems to be growing In this direction and as the convention time is quite n. ways off It is probable that the cry will bo much louder when that time arrives. Bayard Transcript : The newspapers throughout the "Dig Sixth" nro discussing ttu > question as to who shall fill the vacancy now existing In this district In congress. J. T. Mnllallcu of Kearney Is n popular republican with a clean record. Matt Dougherty of Ogalnlla Is 'In the field. Henry St. Rayncr of this county could bo Induced to accept and would make an ex cellent candidate. Hon. I.P. . Ktnknld has been urged for the place , but the man near est the heart of the people In this western end of the district Is Captain Fred H. Uor- rlngton of Alliance. Mr. Dorrlngton Is In , . . , every way capable of representing the dls- Y trlct and should he become the candldato ' he would receive hearty support from a largo majority ot the people. Surely the republicans do not lack for excellent timber , and If a judicious nomination Is made , a united pull together will casllly nil the vacuum now existing In our congressional representation. Wayne Herald : It remains for the republi can party to act wisely nnd Judiciously on the money question. It Is the party that has ever been ready to meet any Issue and dis pose of It In a manner that Is universally satisfactory. Conservatism Is considered much safer than ultralsm , and It Is the party that will find a tenable position between the extremes of free coinage of silver nnd monometallism. It Is the party- that will bring about an International conference from which will result a moro extended use of silver , the only logical sequence of the money question. The republican Is the only true American party and -the ono that has made other nations gaze with admiration on the United States , but they now look at us in a short year and a half burled in shame , with men marching to Washington in armies and people almost starving amid plenty. This Is the product of democratic statesmanship. Shall this kind of thing continue ? The republican - , publican state convention will do well to wisely construct the platform this year on the living Issues. Ainsworth Journal : The time for holding the primaries for the purpose ot choosing Is convention republican delegates to the ronWly approaching , and It behooves every hem. Hcan In Nebraska to attend ropu It will soon bo time , too , for them to beg n to consider who the men nro they lies re , to have servo them In the capacity of public servants for the ensuing terms. Th IB ma or should not bo loft unattended to until after to delegates are selected and the nomina tions made , nnd then set up a howl for the some other kind ot alliance or democrat , or convention to nominate other candidates n of good true plenty Wo believe there are . nub fcan In the state will make It a point tea the primaries nnd vote for men as tend a out delegates whom ho knows will carry the wishes of tlio people , there Is no doubt shall have a ticket nominated but what wo that wlU raV to its support every repub lican elector In the stato. fEEEBES SOME STILTS STIL Buy ing so many stilti , \vo couldn't give them all away in a day , so , as long as they last , we'll ir give away stilts that is , every boy can have a the boy , can got a PAIR OF STILTS FREE r by buying $2 v/orth of goods or moro in our boys' r department. r BOYS' SUITS. r Single breasted light colored oassimorea ( TO AA 2 pieces ; ages 5 to 14 years - Double breasted , all colors , cheviots and < O CA cassimeres , ages 4 to 14 years vpU.UU Double breasted cheviots , blue , brown and ( h JZ [ \ ( \ ; r gray mixtures , ages 4 to 14 years vJU.UU r Single breasted long outs , gray mixtures , < TQ nn r 14 to 18 years vjW.UU BROWNING , KING & CO. , ir" S , W , Cor , Fifteenth and Douglas Streets , 1&3
