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Is It to be a "petition In boats" Instead of
a "petition In boots ? "
If money Is a drug on the market the
druggists ought to bo wading In wealth.
Chinese registration certificates ought to
bo listed on the Stock exchange before very
long. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The home guard of the Industrial army
does not appear over anxious to be called
out for action In the field.
Dulldlng operations could not have moro
favorable weather. This ought to be some
Inducement for the people of the city to un
dertake moro building operations.
Ilcllca of ancient Greece ought to bo In
greater demand now that recent earthquakes
have crumbled still further the remaining
ruins of Its former glory. The moro crum
bling the greater rarity.
At Chicago , Sioux City and Kansas City
the railroads adjust their train schedules In
a way to observe the best Interests ot those
cities. If the railroads would treat Omaha
fairly the trade of this city would bo largely
Increased.
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The n. & M. railroad Is opening up a
vast territory rich In natural resources by
Its line to northern Wyoming and Montana.
The question Is , will Omaha derive the
benefits from this now line which are
clearly duo her as the commercial metropolis
.of this region ?
Councilman Hascall In his remarks at
Jefferson square Saturday faiil that ho was
too well known to the 'citizens of Omaha
to attempt any defense of his corporation
record. In this Hascall Is eminently correct.
An attempted defense won't wash with
people who know him.
When the Commercial club ' ot Kansas
City mada an excursion throughout northern
Missouri It could scarcely have anticipated
the good results now manifest. What can
Omaha do in the way ot scraping up closer
acquaintanceship with the merchants of the
northwest and of western Iowa ?
It Is whispered that If the railroad pas
senger men can bo Induced to suspend hos
tilities for a brief tlmo harvest excursion
rates will bo put In force to Nebraska com
mon points. What this state "needs Is Im
migration and a cheap excursion rate for
homo seekers la a matter of vital Importance
to the stato.
Now York congressmen are extremely
anxious that the barley schedule ot the tariff
bUl be adjusted so as to permit the Importa
tion of cheap barley from Canada. Hut the
prlco of beer will not bo affected by cheapen
ing the price of malt , The Tammany brew
ers will cobble up all the tax that they can
Induce the government to remit.
Chicago , too , Is getting after the perpetra
tors of election frauds In a way that bodes
no good to these who violated the election
laws during the last municipal contest.
After Now York's good example , Chicago
cannot bo backward In meting out punish
ment of election frauds. Local pride de
mands that some of the offenders bo made
to suffer , If only to keep even with New
York.
Mercantile agencies report that whllo
Omaha Jobbers have not expanded the vol
ume ot their business they have been open
ing a great many now accounts , thereby In
creasing the number of their patrons. This
moans that they are securing a broader
basis for their trade , which , as better times
are restored , must expand rapidly and add
strength to the volume. ' A firm foundation
laid now will bear a heavy superstructure In
the near future.
Ueforrrlng to the Now York constitutional
i convention that Is about to convene , the Chicago
cage Herald says that It will ho the only
body that has met In recent years In a
first class state for the purpose ot framing
an entirely now constitution. This Is de
cidedly complimentary to the two south
ern states and the four now western states
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that have within the past few years adopted
tholr present constitutions. Wo suppose
that In the estimation of the Herald Illi
nois and Now York are the only first class
states In the union ,
Nebraska has again taken another step In
advance of her ulster states. Her State
Board ot Health haa officially declared that
a physician who advertises himself Is not
guilty of "unprofessional conduct. " The
medical world may not accept as final this
opinion , but It would honor Itself It It would
- submit gracefully to the Inevitable. The
cede of medical othlcs has contained nothing
moro flimsy than the altogether senseless
provision that a physician who advertised
his business was a charlatan and not worthy
ot the respect ot his professional brethren.
The time has gene by when a , physician's
ability U measured entirely by his devotion
to medical ethics. A good physician Is a
Eood physician whether ho advertises himself
or not , and all the 'medical codes In thu
catalogue cannot change thU fact.
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The national convention ot tha Ancient
Order of Hibernians about to convcna In this
city gives Omaha another opportunity to dis
play her hospitality to visiting guests which
she will not Int pass unheeded. Already or-
ransemwita have been made for Ilia enter
tainment ot the visitors during their so
journ In our midst and a program has been
planned that will not only promote the con
sideration of the business for the transaction
of which the convention has been summoned ,
but also make the occasion one to bo long
nnd pleasantly remembered by these who
participate In It.
Omaha has had the privilege of entertain
ing quite a number of national conventions
of various kinds and has shown them all an
Imllscrlmiimtlng hospitality. U Is as much
on this account ai any other that Omaha
continues to stand high aa n convention city
and to compete successfully with oUior cities
for the location of various national assem
blies. That she will keep up her reputation
In connection with the Hibernians now here
goes without saying. Hospitality Is meas
ured by the Interest which the people take
In the proceedings of the delegates. It Is
shown by extending personal friendship and
attention to the visitors. It Is shown by
efforts to make their visit enjoyable as well
as Instructive. It Is shown by words and
works that make them feel that they are
wanted here and that their , presence
Is appreciated by the people who reside
In Omaha. This Is the kind ot hospitality
for which Omaha Is noted and which will be
extended to the Hibernian convention with a
sincerity not lo be doubted.
Omaha bids the Incoming delegates wel
come. She hopes that they will derive bene
fits from their acquaintance with her citi
zens. She Is sure thatjier citizens will de-
rlvo benefits from their acquaintance with
them. The Hibernian convention must be
made an occasion of mutual advantages to all
connected with It.
DOOKIXO COXOttKSSMBffS SALARIES.
The new order of the house of representa
tives requiring each member to flic a certifi
cate stating how many days he was absent
from congressional sessions during the pre
ceding month and devolving upon the ser-
geant-at-arms the duty of deducting a pro
rata sum from the salaries of those who con
fess to absenteeism Is apparently losing In
stead of gaining In popularity. While It Is
stated that almost the entire number of con
gressmen have handed In the required cer
tificates for the month of April , the number
of days on which they confess having been
absent without excuse Is comparatively In
significant and In some Instances not free
from suspicion as to correctness. The now
rule promises either lo arouse sufficient dis
satisfaction to secure Its early abolition or
to gradually lapse Into a mere meaningless
and Ineffective form.
This "docking" rule , while pretending only
to revive a long standing but unenforced
law relating to congressional salaries. Is as
a matter of fact a subterfuge to which the
democratic majority In the house has re
sorted In order to avoid the necessity of Im
posing specific fines upon those who refuse to
attend dally sessions. Having agreed to
permit the counting of members present
but not voting In order to secure a quorum
for the transaction of business , the necessity
for the amercement process has been largely
If not wholly done away with. It Is there
fore practically Impossible to determine what
effect the new rule has had or Is likely to
have , because there will be no occasion to
depend upon It to keep the desired quorum
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at hand. The member who loses his day's
salary when his presence In the house would
not make the slightest difference with the
legislation before It Is not apt to regard his
loss as a patriotic offering to party dis
cipline.
In effect , the "docking" rule operates
very unequally and very crudely. It Imposes
a penalty upon the conscientious congress
man , who scrupulously reports every day
that ho was absent , and It offers a tempting
bribe to these who can conveniently forget
to make note of tholr failures to bo In dally
attendance. It Is based on the theory that
congressmen are chosen for no other purpose
than to stand around the halls of the house
waiting to bo counted on a division like so
many oatUc. It argues that all the work
ho may do outside of congress not only deserves -
serves no compensation , but ought to subject
him to a financial loss. It tends to encour
age him to neglect all business that requires
his absence from the house. Perhaps It Is
desirable that congressmen should devote
moro of their tlmo to legislative matters
and less to matters of administrative busi
ness , but the latter has come to bo regarded
as a legitimate part of their work and so
long as It remains so It cannot well be neg
lected.
Another weakness of the "docking" rule
( s -the case with which It can bo evaded.
The law docs not specify what constitutes
presence at the sessions of the house. Pres
ence cannot'conslst In answering to a roll
call or getting one's , name inserted In the
record , for a whole week can clapso without
presenting such an opportunity. Neither Is
there anything' to say how long the con
gressman must bo present each day In order
to draw his salary. All ho need do Is to
put his head Inside- the door for a moment
dally and Immediately retire , and then ho
can truthfully subscribe to bis certificate for
a full month's pay. Dy the tlmo the end ot
the session rolls around the farce will have
so tar worn Itself out that a resolution will
doubtless bo passed without opposition re
storing to the "docked" members the
amounts ot their salaries which they have
not been permitted to draw.
UltaiXG TUK SKtf.lTE TO ACTION.
There was held In New York last week a
mass meeting to urge early action by the
senate on the tariff bill. It was not a meetIng -
Ing of manufacturers and worklngmcn , but
of Importers , lawyers and democratic politi
cians who favor free trade , or such a re
vision of the tariff as practically amounts to
that , though these pcoplo designate It as
"revenue reform. " It was a characteristic
democratic gathering , Illustrating the des
perate straits In which the party has con
trived to got and the almost hopeless differ
ences that divide It. It revealed very
strongly the utter demoralization of the
party , the cross purposes of ( Is leaders , and
their Inability to agree upon party policy.
U was a wholly unsuccessful attempt to
make a show ot public opinion which would
servo to Impress the senate and the country.
The two principal addresses to the meeting
were mada by the distinguished lawyers ,
James C. Carter and Frederic II. Coudert ,
one speaking In approval of the Income tax
proposition and the other denouncing It.
Hero It was that the meeting Illustrated the
discordant elements In the party. lloth
speakers bud uyinpathlzcrs and they mani
fested their sympathy In the moat bolstoroui
fashion , A trustworthy report states that at
ana time It seemed as If the meeting might
break up In disorder. Hut the prearranged
program was carried out and resolutions
adopted wblcli , whllo objecting to the Wilson
bill as not broad enough , and white denounce
Inp the Income tax , demanded the Immediate
passage of the bill , Income lax or no Income
lax. Mr. Condcrl declared the Income tax to
be bad , dishonest and undemocratic , yet this
meeting ot free traders and so-called tariff
reformers , In their eagerness to compass the
overthrow of protection , arc ready to accept
n confeiscdly bad and dishonest law rather
than lose the opportunity to crush a policy
under which the country achieved an un
paralleled material progress and prosperity.
U Is possible that the action ot this gatherIng -
Ing will have some Influence with democratic
senators. Some ot them may feel that It was
, an expression ot public opinion which ought
lo bo respected. Certain democratic papers
have taken this view of It. The truth Is ,
however , that It possessed not a single claim
to such consideration. It was In no sense n
meeting of representative New York business
men. There Is not a man who was con
nected with bringing It about who has any
Interest In the great Industrial enterprises of
the Empire State , at which the proposed
tariff ivould strike a. deadly blow. There Is
not a man who had anything to do with this
discordant gathering who Is directly con
cerned In the welfare of the Industrial classes
of New York , which have suffered and are
threatened with still more suffering as a con
sequence of the proposed democratic tariff
policy. But whatever Inftucnea this meeting
of free traders may have with democratic
senators Its probable effect upon the republi
cans of the s.enato will bo to strengthen their
determination to discuss every part and para
graph ot the pending tariff bill fully. In
order that the unfair and destructive char
acter of that measure shall bo clearly set
forth to the Intelligent Judgment ot the
country. Republican senators will see their
duty only the more plainly after this action
of the New York Importers and their free
trade allies among the democratic politi
cians. There are some democratic senators ,
also , who will not bo disturbed In their con
victions by this action , but will continue to
demand that the wage earners among their
constituents shall bo given Just considera
tion , and that the dishonest ami unnecessary
class legislation which their party proposes
In the form of an Income tax shall be
abandoned. The Now York free traders have
done nothing except to add their testimony
In evidence of the demoralization ot the dem
ocratic party.
JIKDVGKD IM3HORATION.
The population of the United States Is not
growing much from foreign accessions. In
deed It Is probable that very nearly as many
people have returned to Europe during the
four months of the present year as have
como to this country from the old world.
There are no statistics showing the number
who have gene back to their native lands , but
it Is known from the reports of the steam
ship companies to bo largo. As to Immigra
tion there has been a marked decline every
month this year as compared with the cor
responding month of 1893. The changes
wore relatively large In January and Feb
ruary , but the winter Inflow Is never very
great and It was not until the opening of
spring that the full significance of the de
crease became apparent.
The number of Immigrants who landed
at the ports of the United States In
the month of March was 19,468 , against
42,639 In the corresponding month of last
year , the decrease being 23,171 , or at the
rate of over 50 per cent. If this decline
should bo maintained throughout the rest
of the year the total Immigration of 1894
will not exceed abbui'200,000 , which would
bo below the number of Immigrants In any
year slnco 1S79 , and but llttlo more than
one-fourth of the number In the year of
greatest Immigration , 1882 , when the number
was 783,992. It Is Interesting to note , also ,
that the decrease has been general , every
country of the old world contributing fewer
of Its people to this country the present
year than last. The Immigration from Ger
many and from Sweden and Norway was
less by moro than one-half In March of this
year than It was In the corresponding month
of 1893 , whllo from the United Kingdom the
decrease was fully two-thirds. The decline
from Italy was moro than 50 per cent and
from some other countries the porccntago
of decrease was very much greater than that.
Only In Russian Immigration was there no
very marked decline.
These facts show that Europeans are well
Informed regarding the Industrial conditions
In the United States and that this knowledge
Is qulto as effective" additional restrictive
legislation could bo In keeping them away
from this country. It Is not at all Improb
able that more than one-halt ot the immi
grants who came here during the first quar-
ler of Iho current year have returned and
that of those who had previously cotno
enough have gene back to make the aggre
gate number returned the present year ot
least balance the number ot arrivals , so
that very likely the population has not been
Increased at all this ye'ar from Immigration.
Nor Is It probable that It will gain materi
ally from this source during the retraining
months of the year , because , granting that
the business depression will bo relieved later
on , It Is not reasonably to bo expected thq |
the recovery will be so complete as to glvo
employment to the largo army of pcoplo
who are Idle and make a demand for addi
tional labor. It Is the general hope that
the present conditions will not last much
longer , and that at any rate before the close
of the year there will bo a pretty general
resumption of business activity , but nobody
who is capable ot taking an Intelligent
view of the situation can seriously expect
that this year will witness a return ot the
high tide ot enterprise and prosperity which
prevailed two years ago. Doubtless the
country will experience such a time again ,
but It will not be until democratic policy Is
turned down , and the prospect Is that wo
shall have to wait at least four years for
the accomplishment of that. In the mean
time there will bo very llttlo Inducement to
foreign labor to como to lha United States ,
and It Is safe to say that for several years
the addition to our population from this
source will be very small. From this view
of the situation there Is obviously no urgent
necessity for additional legislation looking
to the restriction ot Immigration , unless It
bo to render more effective the law exclud
ing contract labor , but oven as to this the
demand for such legislation Is not so urgent
as formerly , tor the corporations that have
Imported this labor have learned that It Is
not In the end profitable , and the lesson ,
there Is reason to believe , will bo generally
heeded hereafter , regardless ot legal Inhi
bition and penalties.
It la said that the renewal of gold ship
ments Is creating some uneasiness at the
Treasury department. The gold fund , which
was Increased a short time ago by tho. sale
ot bonds to the amount of { 50,000,000 , has
again fallen below the minimum fixed for
the reserve , and as the customs and Inter
nal revenue receipts continue to decline tbe
renewal ot gold shipments Is naturally re
garded with apprehension by the secretary
ot the treasury. Before the bond Issue In
February lost thcirfold reserve fell to less
than $66,000,000. The passage of the tariff
bill would doubtless Tiring an Improvement
In receipts , but IholratlDOk for the early pas
sage ot this measure .l not favorable , and It
Is at least possible that the gold reserve may
again bo reduced to trio point reached at the
tlmo of the bond Mno bcfcrc the tariff bill
becomes a law. The senate republicans have
Indlcatnd a willingness to agree upon a date
for taking a final y'qto on that measure , but
It Is questionable whether they will accept
a date a few weeks hence , as the democrats
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desire.
Mr. Gladstone makes an admission ot no
llttlo Importance when' . ' In his totter to the
president of the 1'oHtlcal Economy ulub on
the question ot free trade fie acknowledges
that free trade has lost ground during the
past thirty years. The cxtrcmo free traders
have been reluctant lo recognize this fact.
Free trade was much nearer realization
when the Cobdcn club was at the height of
Its power than It Is today. It was thought
at ono tlmo that nothing could prevent every
nation of any commercial consequence from
rushing aftur England to share In the prom
ised benefits of her policy. Free trade , how
ever , Is as much of an Ideal now as It over
was. The tarlft reformers In the United
States are no les careful In asserting their
opposition to free trade than are tholr pro
tectionist opponents. If free trade la to be
the Industrial mlllonlum , Its advance- has not
been perceptible to the eye of the ob
server. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Elizabeth Cady Stanton Is out with a call
to the friends ot woman suffrage to observe
Decoration day by decorating the graves of
the soldiers who have died In Ilia great moral
warfare In behalf of woman's right to vote.
She proposes Ih'at this bo made a regular
feature of Decoration day for all tlmo to
como , and ventures that If the members of
Iho constitutional convention In Now York
had the assurance that they In their turn
would be thus honored by their country
women the word male would no doubt be
speedily expunged from the constitution.
Mrs. Stnnton can hardly expect the members
of that convention to bo bribed by any cheap
promise to see that their graves are kept
green. Any man who would enlist In the
great "moral warfare" In order to have his
tomb decorated annually after his death
would scarcely bo a fit subject for an army
engaged In fighting any kind of a "moral"
battle.
Some of the councilmcn profess to fear
that It they complete their contract with
the Pardco company for 300 electric lights
at $112 whllo the flrst contract with the
Thomson-Houston company for 100 lights at
$175 remains In force until November next ,
the city will bo compelled for the time being
to use moro electric lights than It needs.
.There are plenty of places where the city
can use electric llghls provided It can get
them at roasonablciprlcos. If wo can secure
the 300 lights under the contract at but a
trifle more than we are now paying under
the old contract < lt Is i clearly to our ad
vantage to do so. "
We have no censorship of the press
In the United " ' "States , but wo have
a censorship ot tii'o Itialls. The postoffico
Is now engaged , ln determining whether
a report of the proceedings In the
Brecklnrldgo trial contravenes the rule
against obscene mall matter. As some of
the testimony was even too bad for publica
tion In the dally > press there ought to bo
llttla difficulty in flrawlng4 the lino. Unfor-
lunalcly , however , exclusion from Ihe malls
does not mean exclusion from the class of
people who constltuto the demand for liter
ature of this kind.
Appalling Courage.
ChlcnBO Kecord.
Coxey swears to "stay In Washington un
til congress acts. " Does he realize what
a rash oath he Is taking ?
Stand from Under.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Hailstones "twelve Inches In circumfer
ence" fell on Kansas farmers Friday. These
are molecules as compared with the Ice
bergs that fell on democratic candidates
In Indiana last week.
It Tickles the Infants.
Qlobe-Democrat.
The crowing of the democrats over the
election of their man Sorg to congress
sounds very silly when the fact la con
sidered that If all Ohio had voted on Tues
day as the Third district voted. In compari
son with the election at which Sorg's pre
decessor was chosen , the republicans would
have carried the state by over 40,000 ma
jority.
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Oil with the Fight.
New York Sun.
Away with the contemptible spirit of sur
render at the behest of treachery ! At any
difficulty and at any sacrlllcc the demo
crats must hold their party ground , now the
United States , against the populists striving
to plant the flrst seeds of socialism , the In
come tax. The light for equal taxation and
American Institutions must be fought un
compromisingly If it takes all summer.
Taxing Intrrstnto Commerce.
Philadelphia Recorrl.
The United States supreme court has
again decided that "no state can levy a
tax on Interstate commerce In any form ,
whether by duties laid on transportation of
the subjects of that commerce or on the
receipts derived from that transportation
or on the occupation of carrying It on. "
The latest device of state legislation to
reach railroad business by taxation with
out running counter to the dictum of the
supreme court Is to lay the tax on the
value of the franchise and to measure
value by Income.
Woman SufTragn In Wyoming.
Chicago Record.
Some efforts have been made recently to
ascertain what has been the result of the
iidmlMslon of women to thu full rights of
suffrage In Wyoming1 , where the experiment
has hecn tried long enough to Indicate
whether It Is a success or failure. The
Omaha Bee has been carrying on the In
vestigation with something- like system anil
has dealt with It according to recognized
facts rather than disputed theories.
The llrut effect h - born to considerably
Increase the vote cast , with a large Increase
In the election expentfeii to the state. The
men have not been Induced to take a greater
Interest In political results than form
erly , while party expenses , In getting car
riages to take woincnl to the polls , have
been multiplied maoy times.
It Is admitted thatj the presence of women
at the polls has Uecn conducive to good
order , but It Is ohjifgpd that women are
more easily Induced , to stay away from
the polls , for u consideration , than male
voters aro. '
The correspondent makes one charge that
will raise the Ira oto , advocates of un
limited suffrage , alq pays ; "Tho experi
ence of every onn , , > vli/j has had a clear
Insight Into the wordings of practical poli
tics will bear me out In the [ insertion that ,
taking women ot tliaAiimq relative educa
tion and social graileMUiey | have much less
appreciation of the moral responsibility of
a vote than men. ' * This charge Is equiva
lent to saying that among men and women
of the name educatlo.ll.und social standing
the moral perception * * of the former are
moro acute than those of the latter , n dec
laration that It Is Impossible to substan
tiate.
It way bo true , ns the correspondent
charges , that as to the success or failure
of a particular ticket an appreciable pro
portion of the women euro nothing , but
there Is no purttoular virtue In pnrtlaanlam
and a disregard of It could hardly be called
a reflection on their moral perceptions.
At the capital city of the state gambling
houses are abundant and open saloons are
as frequent ns any other kind of stores ,
and the charge Is made that "not a single
act of legislation aimed at the betterment
of the. human race has been passed through
woman' * tntlucnce. " unlimited woman suf
frage has lieenVIn vogue In that state for
twenty-tlvo years , and It would seem that ,
It U were productive of the many advan
tages claimed for It , eorna of them would
be at leoat beyond dispute after no lone a
trial.
VKUVIK .tun
Reports from Pennsylvania thow a market !
advance of woman's riot * .
It Is not tn evidence that Liberty shrieked
when Coxcy was hustled oft the grass.
Tha reported appearance t the distin
guished BUI Dallon on a Missouri train re
cently Is unfounded. The train escaped.
riiaiincey M. Uepcw says that rcnatorlal
chatter has caused Coxeylsm. It Is very nurd
to tell nowadays uhcn Dr. Depew Is joking.
The cat ihow seems to tlcklo Uothnm Im
mensely. Although no Kilkenny tendencies
have developed , It U a back-up show. And
thereby hangs n tall.
How can Kelly rest calmly In the fringes
ot DCS Maine * whllo the llfo and liberty of
Christopher Columbus Jones Is In peril ?
Slide , Kelly , slide to Washington.
An Item In the society gossip of a Wash
ington newspaper says : "The well known
Coxcy family of Mnailllon , o. , Is In the city
nnd has received marked atlentlon from
thos } high In office "
The proprietor ! ) at hotels In Attleborough ,
Mass. , having been denied licenses , have
closrd their houses , leaving the town without
hotel accommodations. They think estab
lishments without licenses are but spiritless
affairs.
The prince of Wales Is the owner of one ol
the worst slum districts of London. Ho re
fuses to purify It. There are sixteen other
slums , and the city council estimates thai
lo renovate and purify them would cost
$10,000,000.
Harold Magontglo of New York , a nephew
of the Into Edwin Booth , and a student of
architecture , has won the traveling scholar
ship annually offered by Mr. Retch , a Bos
ton architect. This entitles the winner to
$1,000 a year for two years , yhleh tlmo he
Is required to spend abroad In architectural
Investigations.
The women advocates of suffrage , regard
less of sex , In New York might have over
come the opposition of men , but now they
fxro confronted with a rival organization ot
women opposed to universal suffrage. A
lively campaign Is now certain when the
constitutional convention meets , and a dis
arrangement of bangs and back hair seems
Inevitable.
The Involuntary departure of Prof. C. V.
Rlley from the government bureau of bug-
elegy will create a joyous commotion among
creeping things. Mr. Rlley possessed n
mighty grasp for opportunities. When the
grasshopper plague overspioad the land ho
came with It. Ho know all about It. Every
measly hopper was his chum , The length
of their whiskers , the capacity of their
mouths and the strength of their kick were
duly recorded , analyzed and transferred to
print. Such depths of bugoglc lore as wa
laid bare amazed the country and Rlloy
grow In Importance In proportion to the ad
vance of his salary. Then the cockroach
and the tumblebug , the army worm , the
nhlloxcra and the odoriferous bedbug were
plucked from their respective lairs by the
Inquisitive Rlley and forced lo reveal fam
ily affairs and traditions. The sanctity of
their homes was ruthlessly Invaded , their
secrets exposed to the merciless glare of
publicity and their humble , plodding lives
heaped with contumely. But there Is an
end to all Buffering. Mr. Rlley goes hence
and peace reigns In bugdom once more.
JfEUItASKA AXIt lfJKHlt.tSK.iyS.
A district fair association has been formed
at Arapahoc.
A hundred citizens of 'Franklin have
banded themselves together lo form a re
publican league.
A tennis club Is Iho latest organization at
Syracuse and the devotees of the game have
prepared a fine court.
The town of Ansley went for license this
spring , but the wets arc forced to go dry
because the man who owns the saloon re
fuses lo pay the Jl.OOO tax imposed by the
city trustees.
There Is great complaint at Norfolk again
over unjust freight rales , which have caused
anolher heavy wholesaler to leave the city
for a field that Is not discriminated agalnsl
by Ihe railroads.
A llttlo child of Thomas McDonald of Til-
den had a narrow escape from a terrible
death the other day. A lamp was over
turned In the little one's lap and she was
Instantly enveloped In flames. Quick action
saved her llfo , but she was frightfully
burned and will probably lose the sight of
ono eye.
M. II. Weiss , late chairman of the Thayer
county democratic committee , has sued
George II. Clark of Dlller , Jefferson county ,
for J150. Clark was the democratic nom
inee for state senator from the senatorial
district composed of Jefferson nnd Thayer
counlics and was defeated by the republican
nominee. Ono of the somewhat novel feat
ures of this funny suit Is lhat Mr. Clark has
employed the chairman of the republican
county central committee. Attorney C. L.
Richards , to defend him against the suit
brought by the chairman of the central com
mittee of his own party. The claim Is for
alleged election expenses.
Says the Norfolk News : About the mld-
dlo of last June as G. S. Martin was passing
the residence of W. H. Wldaman the latler
was oul among the fruit trees on his prop
erty. Mr. Martin stopped for a chat , and
In the course of the conversation Wldaman
remarked that some of his apple trees ,
planted several years ago , had not borne
any fruit. Mr. Martin said ho would fix
that limb so that It would be full of fruit
next year. He was told to go ahead. Tak
ing out his knife Mr. Martin proceeded to
make a quarter-Inch girdle around the limb ,
cutting away the bark only. This spring
the girdled limb Is the only one. on Ihe tree
.containing blossoms. Mr. Martin says ho
has seen this remedy tried many times and
always with success. It was a Douglas
county farmer who flrst discovered this
remedy. Ho had tied a calf to an apple
tree which had never produced an ounce of
fruit. The rope around the tree wore away
the bark , and the following year the tree
was welghled down with fruit.
TllK 1H31ETAI.T.W COJil'KRBXCB. .
Buffalo Express : A few Englishmen , with
seine silver men ot other nationalities , are
amusing themselves with a discussion of
International bimetallism. It will do no
harm , but it cannot change the Inexorable
laws of commerce and of nature , which have
made silver cheaper than gold.
Louisville Courier-Journal : The refusal ot
the United States to serve Europe any longer
as Iho pack horse for the world's silver Is
having Its effect. After they have carried
their own share of the load a lltllo longer
Ihe Europeans will bo ripe for the inter
national agreement about which they have
heretofore been so Indifferent.
Minneapolis Times : International bimet
allism Is bound to come. Ex-President Harrison
risen may bo mistaken In the opinion thai ?
an International money conference will meet
In Europe within a year to fix the relations
belwecn gold and silver , but It Is only a
question of lime , If wo can keep our silver
cranks In Ihls country quiet for a reason
able tlmo. Such a meeting Is sure to bo
held.
Philadelphia Ledger : Fifteen United States
senators republicans and democrats , have
united In a sympathetic letter to the bi
metallic congress of Ixindon. The western
silver republicans did not sign It because
they want free colnngo of silver without
waiting for an International agreement on
the subject. It would bo a long road to
such an agreement , oven though everybody
should bo willing to follow it ,
Globo-Domocrat : Probably no direct or
Immediate benefit will como to the causa of
International bimetallism from the London
convention , but as It seems to reveal a
growth of the sentiment of the British
Islands In favor ot the larger use of silver , It
may ultimately result In good. So many
prominent public men tn the United King
dom are committed to this policy now that
persons can advocate It without rendering
themselves subject to the Imputation of being
cranks or charlatans ,
Atlanta Constitution : In all European dis
cussion of bimetallism but ono note Is
sounded : "England holds the key to the
situation. " Why ? Because the other gold
standard countries ot Europe know very well
that England Is not likely ( o surrender the
Immense the overwhelming advantage
which the situation gives her. It Is not
likely that England will como to the con
clusion to make a present ot $250,000,000 or
{ 500,000,000 to Iho rest of the world. As
Mr. Gladstone remarked some time ago , U
would bo a display of philanthropy , but there
would bo grave misgivings as to England's
sanity. The question , therefore , arises , at
what , ttmo In the near or distant future
will England consent to earn the gratllude
ot the nation * by making this exhibition ot i
benevolence ? '
JUDGE TOURGEE'S OPINION
"Resistance to Tyrannical Usa of Power the
Highest Test of Manhood. "
A LETTER FROM THE EMINENT AUniOR
I'crioiml I'l-lnuM of the IMItor of The Hco
Drnoiinco thn IVi'Mon of Judge
U. It. Smlt In the Alleged
Onto.
Among quite a number of personal let *
tcrs received by the editor of The lleo slnco
the now famous contempt decision of Judge
Scott are the following : The letter of Judge
Tourgce , the eminent author ami stalwart
republican , will bo ri'ad with special Inter
cut , ns It touches upon the Commonweal
movement an well as judicial usurpation.
MAUYV1LLE , N. Y. April 2SMy Dear
Mr. Hosowuter : May I congratulate you on
a rare capacity for telling the truth 1 Re
sistance to the tyrannical use of power Is
the highest test of manhood because 11 must
naturally bo made lit anoilicr'3 behalf. U
was that which m.nlo the cause uf the union
glorious beyond nil the warlike Impulses.
Our soldiers fought not for themselves , but
for others.
Today the tyranny of wealth Is a prime
danger of our national Ufa. It Is not the
fact of wealth , but tha fact that wealth Is
nbovo the law and controls legislation , ad
ministration , and , to an Incredible extent , the
judicial power also. Humanity , right ,
justice how Is It they have become of so
little esteem and all are willing to worship
Mammon ? Knowing your sentiments I have
Ions wondered at your conservatism. I
shudder when I look forward. It seems tome
mo that the cause of liberty and justice ,
which are always the cause of man and
truly regarded also the cause of prosperity ,
lias a much darker outlook even than It had
during the period of slavery. Of course , the
mono fact that an editor should be in- con
tempt Is not of any great consequence. Ho
might get there from a variety of considera
tions. The significant fact Is that you were
Imprisoned for resenting severity to the weak
and poor as compared with exemption from
the Influential. Personally , tha poor man
may have deserved the penalty , but even
the fact of personal desert Is lost sight of
lu the evident Injustice Involved In the con
trast.
Is It any wonder that wo are gravitating
toward a crystallization of sentiment and
society which Is always the most perilous to
peace and prosperity ? Is It strange that our
people arc separating Into two sections , the
rich and those who cling to them , with
whom Is power , and the poor , driven by
anger and resentment to needless wrongs ?
What does the Commonweal mean ? In It
self U Is nothing. Its leaders are no doubt
fakirs. Its rank and file more or less
"bums , " no doubt. I speak only from re
ports , for I have seen none of them.
Bui two thing are notable :
First. They appeal only to order and pro
fess good Intentions. They may have wild
Ideas , but they claim good purposes.
Second A very large poitlon of the people
sympathize with them. The line of demar
cation between approval and disapproval
seems to bo drawn pretty sharply between
the wage-earning and the wage-paying
classes. The farmers , who are the chief
element of the self-employing class the
men who work for themselves strange as It
may seem appear to Incline very strongly
toward the wage-earning class. Let thi.s
separation of Interest an sentiment proceed
a llttlo further and It scorns to me that the
anarchistic sentiment of the old world states
will confront us , without the central power ,
"the man on horseback , " to save us from the
consequences.
Already every branch of our government
has lost touch and sympathy of the people.
The Idea Is almost universal that money
rules. Wo have a millionaire senate , a mil
lionaire supreme court , the executive Is
wholly under the control of the rich men of
the country , no matter which party Is In
power , and the general Impression Is that
the enactment of law , Its administration and
enforcement , are also controlled by the
power of money. Whether It be true or not
makes llttlo difference so long as this Im
pression prevails. How shall It be cured ?
Can nothing be done to save the republican
party , which was once esteemed the party
of liberty and the people , from posing in the
public eye as the party of the rich and the
enemy of the poor ?
I enclose my address on the Issues of the
day and duty of republicans.
It Is hardly likely that I will get the
nomination In this district , which Is a
genuine republican Tammany ; but my action
may encourage some ono else to act , and so ,
by and by , good may como.
So I think your Imprisonment for Insist
ing upon equal and exact Justice to all may
cause many to think and result In good.
Yours very truly , ALBION W. TOURGEE.
BREATHES MALICE AND HATRED.
SCHUYLER , Neb. , April 25. Dear Mr.
Rosewater : I was shocked and grieved to
read In The Dee ot your conviction and
take this opportunity to express to you my
deepest sympathy. It Is a sad state of
n flairs to have a Judge In this state who
uses his power to satisfy personal vengeance ,
In whoso eyes it Is a crime to bo horn a
foreigner , who prefers seditious doctrines to
the law of the land a judge In uhoao mouth
the very word "justice" sounds like
blasphemy. Every ono of his rulings
breathes malice nml hatred , If thorn could
be anything moro conlcinnilblo than Ills
rulings It was the denial of your rights an a
cltlxcn. I nm sure there Is not a monarchical
country on Ute face o ( Europe and Asia
Persia not cxccpted wheie such u Judiciary
would b # tolerated. Whore are our boasted
liberties If n Jmlgo can Jail a mnn when
ever ho Imagines himself offended ?
Is that man crazy or lmply seeking
notoriety : Why not have him Impeached
or cent to an asylum T
Thank heaven there la still A hi cr court
In Nebraska , which will doubtless protect
you from such rank prosecution , although It
Is only a poor consolation and n still poorer
compensation for the Indignities heaped upon
you. U Ith the best wishes for your success
I remain , very truly yours.
EDWARD LAMHOFHR.
CO.YKm.ir . .t.vT ; ; ; ; rur.ii'K.
Louisville Courier-Journal : The authorities
\\ashlngton should beuaro of giving Coxcy
a crown of martyrdom.
Indianapolis Journal : If the sacred right
of petition Includes the right to camp on th *
? o ° A nLlho M > 'lt0' ' ' nt Washington , then th
12.000.000 voters of the United Slates have
the came right to do It that the few
hundred Common woalors have.
New York World : When our officials begin
to treat Coxeyltea as dangerous and to deny
them equal rights under the law all this
may bo revolutionized. The denial of money
ball In Coxoy's case by the Washington
magistrate was extremely foolish , to say the
Minneapolis Tribune : The Washington
authorities are making a mountain out of a
mole hill , if they got crazy over Coxor'a
present llttlo handful of Washington strac-
glers. what will they do when the 10,000
Coxeyltcs from n score of different states
arrive on the grounds ? A senseless display
of brute i force by the Washington author-
ties is the most serious mistake which can
bo made.
Ji.tr
New Orleans Picayune : It
Buffalo Courier : Judgo-Ignornnco of
the law excuses no ono. I'rlsoner-Humphl
ul"ty SUr ° lo llnj my lawy"
Washington Star : -De great trouble 'bout
conveiwitlon , " remarked Undo Ebon. , "am
"ft ' hit's onposslble ter show cz much
rlg'nnllty n tulkln' 'bout dovcddoh e
yon kin talkln' 'bout yon neighbors. "
Detroit Tribune : "Justice , " remarked
Jupiter , after ho had read the morning
paper , "you seem to be falling down pretty
often those days. " " \ 'careplied the
goddess addressed , regretfully , "I keen
losing my balance. "
Puck : Tourist ( In Oklahoma ) What Is
the population of this town ?
Alkali Ike ( promptly-Elght ) hundred and
sixty-seven souls , and thlrty-ono real es
tate ngcnts.
Washington Stnr : "You don't moan to
say that you have challenged Klnklns to a
duel ! "
"Yep. You know the law's ngnlnst duelIng -
Ing , nnd that was the only safe way for
me to resent the Insult. "
Detroit Free Press : She Why la It
everybody says Chicago girls have such
largo feet ?
He Heally. I can't say , unless It Is that
truth Is mighty and will prevail.
Judge : Parent Aren't you ashamed.
daughter , to be seen In such a low dress ?
Daughter Why. papa , you said yourself
that you wanted mo to cut down In my
clothes while the times were so hard.
Chlcapro Trlhuno : Young Wife ( In tears )
O Oernld ! What do you think ? The canary
has pone to laying eggs ! "
Unfeeling Husband I don't see anything-
hcarthreaklng In that , Klsle. It's a perfectly
proper thing for a canary to do.
Young Wife Yes , but I've' always called
It Hen !
Unfeeling Husband Well , you can call It
Ben Hur now.
THE MILLENNIUM.
New York Tribune.
When lovely woman stoops to folly ,
And finds too late the polls a horc ,
What charm can soothe her melancholyt
What art her ruined frocks restore ?
'
The only art her grief to cover ,
To show the men they've found theu ;
mutch , '
To square accounts with brutes who uhov *
licr
And spoil their prospects Is to scratch. . ,
FLEETING JOYS.
New York I'rrsa.
They vowed eternal constancy
In love's soft , tender glow ;
TJicy never more would parted bo.
And earth was heaven below.
Alas ! the Joys of life are fleet ;
Theirs all too quickly fled ; .
They had a spat now when they meet
They cut each other dead.
TllK MO11K KXVKT.I.KST TlllffOS.
Wllltnm Watson.
To hug the wealth yo cannot use
And lack the riches all may gain-
O blind and wanting wit to choose.
Who house the chart and burn the gralnl
And still doth life with starry towers
Lure to the bright divine ascent-
Be yours the things yo would ; bo ours
The things that arc more excellent.
The irrace of friendship , mind and heart ,
Linked with their fel ow heart and mind }
The gains of science , gifts of art.
The sense of oneness with our kind ,
Tin- thirst to know and undcrstand-
A large and liberal mscontent :
Those ira the goods In life's rich hand ,
The things that are moro excellent.
& CO.
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