THE OMAHA DAILY ER ; FRIDAY. MAY 11 , 1801
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III'BINIHS I.ITTKIUJ :
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nrlilirswl to 'Hi ( UFO I'lil llalilni ; compar
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Hworn In l fore ini > nn I ( "uliacrll1' ! In my pre
cncB Ililn Zl day of Mn > , 1R1I .
( flcnl ) . N. I * , mil , . Notary Public.
Did any one say that there was a smol
nuisance ordinance on our statute bool
waiting In be enforced ?
Nebraska monopolized the list of pres
dcntlal appo'ntments ' Wednesday. This can
recur too often to suit the hungering dem
crats In this state.
The faith which the railroads obsen
In their relations with ono another canni
bo much better than that which they ol
servo In their relations with the public.
The Chicago , Burlington & Qulncy systc
paid a net dividend of C per cent last yea
In spite of the business depression. Fli
per cent dividends make watered stock
pretty good Investment.
Contractors who arc dissatisfied bccaus
they fall to bo the lowest bidders for clt
work should apply to Mr. Wiley If they wat
all bids rejected in order to give them a
opportunity to bid again.
The sole way by which Bryan succeeds 1
getting men appointed to federal ofTlco upo
his endorsement is by endorsing only the ;
mon whom he knows to have other bad
Ing nearer the administration.
The assessors arc still engaged In inakln
up the tax lists for the coming year. Th
law require ! ) them to list property at It
( air valuation. The assessors must live ute
to their oaths to execute the law.
how milckly the prospect of wall
Ing to a state convention dampens tli
ardor of 'ho average ward heeler.to bo si
lected as a delegate. Heeling It Is not tli
kind of work which the heelers most profe
Senator Mills Is the most easily satlsfle
maa In the democratic ranks. Ho says h
will favor any tariff bill that makes a re
ductlon of even 5 per cent. Senator Mill
appears to bi afraid that ho may bo unabl
to got oven the C per cent.
The sale of postage at the Omaha post
office this year has reached an amount ii
excess of that for a corresponding period las
year. This fact Is strangely out of tun
with the prevalent opinion of dopressci
business. It Is paradoxical , yet true.
n The visiting Hibernians are profuse ii
| t their acknowledgements of the courtesies ex
tended by the press and people of Omaha
So far as we are able to see no exceptloi
lias been made to the general rule of hos
pllaltty that Omaha has uniformly showi
to visitors at all times.
Several encouraging building permits havi
been taken out within the past week , vvhlcl
promise to afford work to men employed Ii
the building trades. With materials am
labor at bed rock prices , Omaha ought ti
have the benefit of numerous additions thli
-
| l summer to the number of her flno real
donees and business blocks.
It Is wonderful how the obnoxious spoclfli
duty has coma to supplant the good and enl ;
Just adalarem duty In the second ravlsloi
of tlio tariff bill. Hut why quibble nbou
specific and ad valorem duties when thi
harmony of the democratic members of thi
senate la at stake. . Principle bows befori
harmony every time In the dcmocratli
camp. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Dy all means let us have all the summei
excursions possible. There are thousand :
of people within a radius of 200 miles ol
Omaha who have never seen this city anil
will require but slight Inducements to vlall
this progressive metropolis. The manifold
advantages to accrue from closer acquaint
anceship nro mutual , Inestimable * nnd self-
evident.
Thrco of the great trunk lines from the
Missouri river to the Pacific coast go mar-
rlly on cutting and slashing rales , utterly
oblivious of the fact that thoao roads are In
the hands of receivers , struggling to make
both ends meet. If by legislative enactment
these roads uhould bo compelled to put In
force the rates they are now advertising
there would bo raised a wall that could bo
hoard from Kalamnzoo to Texas.
H 1ms been a long time , since the State
Hoard of Transportation , with a great deal
of ostentation , directed the nikhorn railroad
to put In a transfer switch nt O'Neill. The
Klkhorn nnd the other roads Included In the
order have Riven no Indication that they
proposed to comply with the order. There
U a well deHned suspicion that the road
officials thoroughly understood that the
board was simply bluffing for effect.
Co 11 ego politics seem to bo very much
Ilko any other kind of politics. Prejudice
seems to sway the minds ot students as well
a * the motives of voters. In the present dis
graceful controversy at the State university
the chancellor and faculty will b compelled
to resort to extreme measures In order to
prevent the Institution from meriting the
censure of the people of the state. Nebraska
does not maintain a State university for the
purpvao of educating her young men In the
methods ot pothouse politician ? .
OLXKV .1X1) THK
The charge has repeatedly been made m
never denied ( hat Attorney 0ncr.il OIni
maintains the same professional rclattoi
with one or more railroad campnnloa tli
he held wliei : ho entered Prealdont Cluv
land's cabinet. Mr. Olnoy has Icen durli
a large part of hla professional lite n co
porallon attorney , and this fact caused
good deal of criticism of his appointment
the ofllce of attorney general. It wan fc
that Mr. Cleveland had made n grave ml
take In selecting for the head of the I )
partment of Justice a man who had bc <
so long Identified with corporations and vvl
was reasonably presumed to bo In fi
sympathy with them , U was reasonably n
prehctidcd that Mr. Olnoy would not be nb
to free himself so entirely from corpora
Influence , oven though ho should vvlthdra
from all personal connection with the co
poratlcns , as to faithfully and Impattlal
represent and guard the Interests of tl
government and the people vhcnovcr thci
might conflict with the Interests of the co
poratlons. Dut It was supposed that at nt
rate Mr. Olney would , In becoming the a
lorncy general of the United States , dl
continue professional connection with co
porato bodies nnd no longer accept fees fro
them. This ho has not done , according
trustworthy testimony , but continues to a <
as a railroad attorney , nnd , of course , to r
celvo pay for his services.
It may be that Mr. Olney has the leg ;
right to do this ; that there Is nothing In tl
law relating to the duties of attorney gcnen
of the United States to which such a practli
la obnoxious , but the Impropriety of h
course , assuming the charge to be true , doi
not admit of question. If ho Is ncccptln
private practice Involving or likely to Invoh
dual Interests ho Is blameworthy and tl
fault Is not mitigated by the fact that BOM ;
of his predecessors pursued a Ilko course c
that the practice docs not Interfere with h
public duties. The office of attorney gener :
ought to be absolutely free from all or
tanglements which might Influ nee tli
judgment or action of tli- incumbent In
matter Involving the Interests of the coven
ment , and an attorney general who Is I
the service of corporations may at any tlm
have presented to him an Issue that woul
create a conflict between his private Intei
esta and his public duty. Moreover , It I
necessary to complete public confidence 1
this official that he should devote hlmse
wholly to the business of hla ofllco Instead c
cultivating private business , even admll
ting that ho has the legal rlgli
to do the latter , and that It Is no vlolatto
of professional ethics. Public knowledg
of the fact that the attorney general of tli
United States is at the same time the com
sel of corporate bodies and receiving pa
from them must Inevitably create towar
him a feeling of distrust. If he will d
this for the sake of revenue It Is not un
reasonable to assume that his opinion Is n
the command of any trust or comblnatlo
that will pay him well for It. If h
serves one sort of corporation why not r.n
other ? If Attorney General Olney c
properly act as counsel of a railroad cum
pany why may ho not just as properly Se !
his opinion to the Sugar or Whisky trust
His duties and services should bo confine
to the government , and If ho IB not wlllln
to do this he ought to glvo place to a ma
who will bo willing to devote his time nn
attention wholly to the duties of the ofllct
Mr. Olney has given some Indications c
his sympathy with what Mr. Clevelan
termed "aggregations of kindred buslncs
Interests. " Ho found the anti-trust law
which has been approved by some of th
ablest lawjers In the country , defective am
Inadequate , and although the present ad
ministration was unequivocally pledged t
the enforcement of the law , the Departmen
of Justice has made no earnest attempt ti
enforce It.Vhllo Attorney General Olne ;
could Hnd fault with the law he offerci
no suggestion for Improving It so that i
could bo made effective for the suppressloi
of the trusts. Ho is evidently quite wlllliij
that It shall remain a dead letter. Mr
Olney Is unquestionably a good lawyer. Hi
Is entirely competent to discharge the du
ties of attorney general. Dut owing to hi :
corporation connections he does not posses :
the public conndenco , and his retirement
from the ofllco would bo very gonerallj
received with approval.
A I'KIIKICIOUS
The supreme court' of Kansas rendered i
decision last week in a case Involving tin
relative rights of a railroad and of the com
munltles through which It runs that by it :
novelty and apparent Injustice Is attractlnj
considerable attention. Parties from New
York and Chicago proposed to build a roac
from Dodge City , Kan. , to Trinidad , Cole
Tlio road was built from Dodge City tc
Montczuma , a distance of twenty-eight miles
the aid voted along the route being almost
snough to pay for the construction. The
projectors failed to carry the schema an >
further , and the road was operated as c
branch of the Rock Island , the projectors
having failed In their efforts to unload tht
iffalr on some of the largo systems at a bit
? ront. The line was recently sold upon
foreclosure , the purchaser being a dummy ol
Lho original promoters , who , having fouml
mother community In Colorado which he
: oud ! Induce to vote money In aid of a
railroad which he proposed to bulia , undor-
; ook to remove the road thus purchased
The people naturally protested , and secured
njunctlonal orders , which , upon appeal to
ho supreme court , wcro dissolved , and the
Mjultlea of the case held to bo with the
nirchaser of the road.
We have hero another example of the old ,
> ld game by which the railroad speculators
mild a road with the people's money and
hen exploit it to the laat dollar that they
ian wring from a downtrodden community ,
n this case the game seems to have been
carried ono step further , and after getting
ho people's money In exchange for the
iromlso of a railroad the manipulators un-
lortako to dig the railroad up and carry It
iway , leaving the people nothing but the
nomory ot a costly and bitter experience ,
rho railroad men , of course , set up the
imoworn plea that , burdened by taxes and
infavorablo legislation , and with the rates
.s regulated by the statu" railroad cominls-
lon , the business was InsiiOlcent to
uatlfy them In continuing to operate the
oad. The people maintained that the con-
Idoratlon of the bonds which they had
oted was the benefits they were to enjoy
rout the operation of a railroad and not the
nero expenditure ot their money In Ita con-
truotlon , only to ha\o It torn up and car-
led away. There could bo no connscatlon
f property In compelling a road to operate
/Uh the rates fixed by the state commission
fhen almost the ontlro cost of the road
ad been defrayed by the bonus they had
: lven.
H the decision of the Kansas supreme
ourt should prevail generally communities
hlch have given aid to railroad companies
n order to secure transportation facilities
fill find themselves without a legal remedy
3 enforce the contracts which they have
been led to mnlto A way Is opened to c :
dilating spccuhtora to Impose upon mm
peeling people who may not be aware th
railroad promoters are privileged to lc
their agreements or break them as th
may choose. The plea that the operatl
of the road under the rates fixed by t
Kansas slate commission would bo nt
positive loss and that to Insist upon
would be n confiscation of property Is ,
course , the veriest rot. It the rates we
really connscatory they could readily be s
nsldo In thi ! courts. Do awayxwlth the ob
gallon ot a railroad ( o continue to opera
Its line and Us owners secure a club 1
which they become- absolute masters of t
realm.
realm.'M
'M lltU SMOKK AUISAKCK.
Almost n jear has passed since the nglt
tlon against the smoke nuisance evil In th
city took definite slnpo , but the clouds
black smoke still continue to belch for !
from the chimneys ot n number of the lari
buildings and factories In tlio very center
the town. With the ordinance against tl
smoke nuisance , as with most ordlnanc
ot that character , the attempts to enforce 1
provisions hue been 'altogether tc
spasmodic nnd Ineffective. Other cltl
have been able to put a stop to the pollittlc
of their atmospheres and the blacKenli
of their streets and bull lings by smok
and Omaha can do the same If the effort
once made. New York treated the fir
offender In this direction so summarily tin
ho has had no Imitators. Chicago has kei
up the anti-smoke crusailo with but lltt
Intermission for several jcars past. Om.il
must not admit that It In unable to do ;
successfully with the problem.
It Is against Inequality , partiality an
discrimination that the citizen naturally pn
tests. A few of the owners of larttj bulli
Ings conscientiously deferred to the spirit i
the smoke nulsnncc ordinance and cqulppc
their furnaces with , smoke consuming di
vices within n reasonable llmo after the
wcro properly notified to do so. Other
however , have neglected to do so ami tin
far entirely with Impunity. Do vvo ha\
ordinances to bo enforced against som
people and to bo safely violated by others
Is It not an Injustice to compel the ownei
of certain buildings to Incur the expense c
securing a smoke consumer while the ownei
of other buildings are left to do as the
please ?
The value of the smoke nuisance ordlnanc
depends upon Its general enforcement. Ur
less all furnaces burning large quantities t
coal are equipped with smoke consumtn
devices little can be accomplished by thos
who comply with the law. The offender
against the smoke nuisance ordinance hav
been given ample notice and sufflcIeE
leniency. Let the building Inspector enforc
the ordinance without discrimination.
T H'lA'r ItKT.l
A representative of the Canadian Paclf
railroad a few days ago made an argunier
before the house committee on Intcrstat
and foreign commerce against the bill Intrc
duced some time ago by Representatlv
Chlckerlng ot New York , which provides fc
retaliation through commercial regulation
upon Canada for the discriminating tolls th
latter Is charging American shippers on th
Welland canal. The plan ot retaliation pn
posed In this bill Is directed against th
Canadian railroads and proposes to deprlv
them of the highly -valuable bonding prlvi
lege which they now enjoy. In case the Car.
adlnn government continues Its policy ot dls
fc
crimination.
Iho Flfty-Hrst congress enacted a la'
giving the president the power to rctallat
by levying higher tolls upon Canadian \es
sels passing through St. Mary's canal. Unt :
the enactment of that law Canada , In utte
disregard of treaty stipulations , had prac
tlced discrimination against American shir
pers that was greatly to their disadvantage
paying no attention whatever to the remon
strances and the requests of our govern
ment that treaty obligations be respected
Very soon atter the law was put In force
however , by President Harrison , the Cann
llan government abandoned Us unw arrant
iblo position and the retaliatory policy wa
given up. Since then the Canadian's hav
built their own canal at Sault Ste. Marie
ind having thus made themselves Indcpcnd
jnt of the American canal , rcimposed th
nld tolls on American shippers through tlv
Welland. In doing this the Canadian gov
ernment again violates treaty obligations
iut this Is a matter about which It ha ;
lover troubled Itself , and will not do so nov
f this government will tolerate the unfal
.reatment of American shippers. It wouh
seem that the Dominion authorities havi
cckoned upon such toleration from this ad
nlnlstratlon , for which they have wurran
n the leniency that was shown to Canadi
jy the nrst Cleveland administration , whei
.he government of that country was per
nltted to have pretty much Its own way Ii
iverythlng and was accorded nearly over ;
xjiieesslon R asked.
If It bo admitted that it is the duty of am
; overnment to protect American shipper'
igalnst the unjust and damaging dlscrlmlna
tons Imposed by the government ot Can
ula , nnd that wo may properly have ro.
: ourao to retaliation , the only practlcabli
vay of applying this remedy Is the plar
proposed in the Chlckering bill of deprlv.
ng the Canadian railroads of the privilege
f carrying merchandise In bond througli
ho United States. This privilege Is ot greal
aluo to these roads , and It Is highly prob-
bio that If the alternative wcro presented tc
ho Canadian government of a loss of this
rlvllego or the abandonment ot the canal
oils It would not hesitate long In accepting
ho latter. American railroads that suffer
rom tlio competition of the Canadian roada
I'ould welcome tlio proposed policy ot re-
nllatlon , and doubtless tholr Influence will
o vigorously exerted for the passage ot the
Ihlckerlng bill. It is said to bo a matter
f general remark and comment at Washing-
on that the house committee should have
Ivon a hearing to the representative of
liat great monopolistic and military corpora-
Ion , the Canadian Paclllc , In opposition to a
leasuro wholly In the Interest of Amcr-
; ans. Dut there ought to tie no great sur-
rlso at this , for the party In power at
Washington has manifested a disposition to
how Canadian Interests the most friendly
Qiislderatlon , ns the removal of duties from
lie agricultural products ot Canada attests.
. congress that will discriminate against
lie American farmer , at a time when ho
eods all the protection for hla homo mar-
et that can reasonably bo given , Is qulto
npablo of listening to an argument In the
itorost of an alien corporation that but for
s American trade could not oxlst.
The New York Sun kindly takes the pains
> show by "precise mathematical computn-
on the exact significance of the election ot
10 democratic candidate , Sorg , In the Third
hlo district last week. Figuring on a basis
t decreased democratic majority for the
hole state In the same ratio as that dls-
layod In Sort's election , It finds ( hat the
irty which carried Ohio for Harrison In
1802 by only 1,072 would have swept tl
date on TneaJgt | by 41,799 had the co :
grcjs elections been general. Instead
being represented In coiiRrcss as at presci
by eleven democrats and ten republicans , tl
people of Ohio would be represented by foil
lecn republicans and seven democrats. A
this on the assumption that the democrn
would everywhere run candidates "as rl <
and personally as popular as Mr. Sorg , wll
the desperate effort to elect at any co
which characterized the campaign In tl
Third , " The election of Sorg Is not tl
cause for elation which some of the otln
democratic organs would have the people b
Hove.
There Is nothing In the recent decision i
the supreme court to justify the Hoard i
Hducatlonal Lands and Tiinds In nttcmptln
to use the permanent school fund for tli
benefit ot warrant brokers , cither In tl :
Unto house or out of It. The board clcarl
has the power under the decision to plac
any sum at tlio disposal ot the state treai
urer It may deem proper. The money one
set nsldo then becomes available for tli
specific payment of certain numbered wai
rants. It Is barely possible that the warrai
speculators will make a nght to cither n
tain their warrants fet the sake of the Ir
tcrosl they may hope to receive or to hoi
them for a premium. If they do make sue
a nght the board and the treasurer can we
afford to await the result. The people wl
not hold the board responsible for contrc
versles started by outsiders. They wl
hold the board responslblo for technlcalltle
raised by the members of the board their
selves. If further delays are to be cncoin
tcrcd they must not bo advanced by men
bers of the board.
When President Cleveland told the low
patronage brokers that Omaha would male
a desirable headquarters the wester
pension ofllce ho stated the fncontrovertlbl
truth. From that offlcc pensioners resldln
In the west nro paid. The jurisdiction c
the ofllco covers a vast territory , reachlm
as far west as Coloiado , ami the ofllce fore
embraces nearly fifty clerks. Years ag
there may have been some excuse for local
Ing the ofllco In Iowa , but the rapid settlement
mont of the western states and the gradtia
migration ofeterans thereto has changei
these conditions. u Is essential that till
Important office bo removed to Omaha If tone
no other reason than to facilitate the pen
slon business. We have no doubt that ou
representatives In congress will be quick t
act upon the tip which the pre-ldent ha
given , as there are many good reasons rli ;
Omaha should have the western pensloi
office.
In Inviting bids for electric lighting , tin
city council sets the limit of price at $11
per light per year. Hut as it proposes ti
let the contract only for the romaliilni
months of the present fiscal year. It can no
expect any one to bid who would have ti
set up a new plant here and take hi
chances on securing any city patronagi
whatever after January 1 next. No respon
slble bidder not already In the neld wouli
risk an investment upon such conditions
On the other hand , there Is nothing to com
pel the Thomson-Houston company , whlcl
now has the contracts for supplying electrli
lights at much Wilier ngures , to bid at al
under the new pr pasals. In the Interval tin
existing monopoly continues to milk the cov
whllo thOj taxp-jVqrs ' ' ' eed It and the clt ;
councljiliolds
The St. Louts Industrial army proposec
to exercise the rights of American citizen
ship by paying Its faro to Washington am
riding with the best in the land. Its mem
bers may be out of work , but they are no
yet out of money.
ns for IlnlRc.
Philadelphia llccon !
There seems to be n definite connectlor
between HIP sugar hesitations in the sen
ate nnd the sugar speculations In tin
street. How much longer can the game bi
played with safety to the players ?
Iho Cimvlctlon of Ooxoy.
Denver News.
The Insignificance of the charge brand-
the whole proceeding with Infamy. It vvll
make heioes of the Commonweal leader *
and render ridiculous In the eves of al
benslble men the national administration
at Washington.
A I'lnfltiiblu Chnngo.
Clilcnso Inter Ocean.
Hnvemeyer and the Sugar trusts arc
credited with only $1,000OW given for "n
change In liifl. , " but the generciis re
cipients under "the new tariff reform"
bill glvu them "ID pei cent nd valorem , "
and one-eighth of 1 pet cent on siigat
Let's see : was it the Chicago platform
which so roundly denounced "tiusts" and
mourned over 'the poor man's little tin
dinner pall ? " _
Dignifying the Klillriiloiis.
Sin rrnnclsico Chionlcle.
It Is nlvvajs unwise to make a martyr
o an extremist. If a democratic president
nnd a democratic congress In theli united
wisdom could find no vvav to keep Coxei
mil his forces out of Washington , the
authorities of that city should have let
them have theli Hay and be done with It ,
jspeclally as the crusade had dwindled
lown to such proportions ns to be not only
imintless , but ridiculous. If anything more
s heard from Coxoy the Washington
jfllclals and the president and conrress
will have to answer for It. It Is they who
tavo galvanUcd a boily which was manl-
'Ostly In the veiy throes of dissolution.
A Corner on Gull.
C.ilcaito Herald.
"If you re-elect me. " shouts Colonel
Urecklnrldgc to his constituents , "there
vlll be but ono master for your icpicsenta-
Ive , und that my own conscience. " This
s a pretty dark outlook foi the Ashland
llstrlct , for If there Is one thing more than
mother upon which Colonel Hrecklnrldgo
s weak It Is In the mutter of conscience
V. close scrutiny ot his actions for the last
en jenis , ns acknowledged by himself ,
: an lead to no other conclusion than that
he man doesn't Know what conscience Is
OfTrontciy , impudence , supreme hardihood
10 has In abuniHnce , but If ho possesses
ilther shame or VonHclence he ban con
lealetl tlm fact with perfect success.
W. II. nilor hay /sold the Ulalr Courier
0 J. L. Grccnlcat of Blue Hill. The papoi
1 111 continue to bft democratic.
Because ho vva9 discharged from the dls-
Illery , Link Ilooton of Nebraska City hit
iiipcrlntendent Coin ! a swipe in the mouth
t cost the man out of a job just $15 and
he usual police < ! o > irt trimmings.
A Tecumseh maW Investigated an egg that
Id not hatch after the usual time and found
itsldo the shell o * monstrosity with four
2gs and the body otn horse , with no bill to
Ick Its way to liberty. The vvhat-ls-lt lias
een preserved In the Interest of science.
Frank Adams , licj young man who was
lown up by dynamite near St. Paul , nnd
the wns supposedMo have lost both oycs
nd both hands , Is on the road to recovery.
lo can see a little -out of ono eye and can
so the stumps of the fingers on ono ot his
anils.
The 15-year-old daughter of Frank Lain-
ert of Plorco county was thrown from n
uggy by a runaway horse and her foot
aught In the wheel of the buggy , llefore
lie frightened animal could bo stopped the
Irl'a ankle was so badly splintered that It
i feared amputation ot the foot will bo nee-
saury.
Hov. A. W. Putney of Palisade , who was
[ ported to have been In such dlro distress
t Sedalla because of ,111s desire to wed a
Ilssourt girl , denies the stories told by the
'Icked ' newspapers ot his escapade and closes
Is cplstlo with a request to "please Insert
ly Denial In the Dayley Hee. " The Pall-
aJo Times also helps out Mr. Putney by re-
larking : "Andy I * all right If the Missouri
porter couldn't catch bU curves. "
ViAH TIIK r/.vio.v r.iciTirx
New York Recorder Attorney General C
ney thinks the Union Pacific should ha
100 years In which to pur lt debt * . Ho
about giving the western holders
mortgaged farms the same leeway ? Not
Ing could bo more popular than debts pn ,
able a century hence. What Is sauce fi
the goose really ought to bo sauce for tl
gander.
lluffalo Express : Speaking of the dlspon
of the Union Pacific railroad the WashliiRti
Post , which usually Is able to glvo a rcase
for what It thinks , na > s "It would bo In tl
nature ot n national calamity were the go
eminent to bo put In permanent charge i
the road. The country Is not yet ready fi
such nn experiment In paternalism. " Tl
I'press docs not claim to bo convinced <
the advisability of government control i
this or any other railroad , but wo won
like to ask why such n step would be at
more dangerous nn experiment In pitcrnn
Ism than Is the government control ot tl
postofilce , or the stnto control of the I2r
canal , or the ownership of a railroad by tl
state of Georgia , not to mention foreign m
lions where railroads are owned and ope
atcd by the government the same as othi
public works ? There may bo excellent re ;
sons why this may not bo advisable for tl
United States , but we want to hear a bctu
one than tlio statement that It would bo n
experiment In paternalism. Wo do nut bi
Hove In arguing by bugaboos.
Chicago Tribune- The plin for rcorganlzi
tlon ns prepared by Attorney General O
ney Is far more likely to bo objpctlonab
to the public than to the holders of the si
curltles. It Is reported that default lit
been made on the May coupons of the Km
sas Pacific's first consols , of which there ai
$11,723,000 , the receivers saying there
no money available to pay them , and tin
the default Is permanent. If this Un
which Is part ot the Union Pacific syst n
cannot pay the Interest on Us first nior
gage preference bonds , which rank ahead <
United State , second lien bonds , what
the use of haggling about the terms of
reorganisation under which the governmei
would have to stand all the responslbllit
nnd got little or none of the prccccds ? An
if , as there Is reason to believe , the otlu
members of the s > stem are In a similar !
low way , having been milked past the pa > ln
point by the suckers , what Is to be galnc
by further temporizing with the system i
which they are a. part ? Would It not t
well to Insist upon far more radical mca ;
ures than seem to be proposed by the ai
tcrnoy general , who Is. a friend of the trusl
and apologist for their methods ?
1'i.oi'u :
Gx-Presldent Harrison will deliver an ai
dress at Columbus , O. , Memorial day.
Omaha presents to the assembled Hlbei
nlans a slice of Incomparable weather.
The present congress has already talke
20,000,000 words , yet the record Is a blank.
The constitutional guarantee of "life , 111
erty and the pursuit of happiness , " as trans
latcd by Washington courts , means , "Kee
off the grabs. "
Mr. nnd Mrs John D. Uockefeller arc on
for woman suffrage In New York. Thel
support of the movement promises to Ion
considerable gaycty to the campaign fund.
The "human ostrich , " whose death Is re
ported In New York , achieved museum fain
bv eating newspapers. His untimely takln
off Is a great misfortune to Colonel Brec' ' <
Inrldge.
Private Secretary Thurber's hands nr
said to be the coldest in Washington. Notli
Ing strange about that. Many person
further removed from the administrate
liavo been chilled by a single contact.
Captain Cornelius Nye of Lynn , Mass
who was 9f years old last week , Is a pen
sloner ot the war of 1S12. Nye was ono c
the Maine soldiers who guirdcd the Kenne
bee when the British men-of-war were hov
Bring on that coast. He afterwards serve
is captain of a militia company.
Some ono got away with about $34 wort' '
Df wines and cigars , with which e\-Pres
illont Harrison stocked his quarters at th
Stanford university , and the students flat !
refused to stand an assessment to mnk
good the loss till they learned that Presl
ilcnt Jordan had gone into his own pocket
[ or the amount , , and they then made
"camptown" of that amount.
A convention of dress reformers In Ne\
York resolved that the skirt must go jus
is soon as an artistic substitute can b
levlsed. The masculine trousers were no
looked upon favorably as a feminine gar
nent. Tlio more advanced reformers hav
ilrcady appropiiated the masculine vest
shirt and collar. It Is not unlikely the ;
, vlll presently appropriate the remainder
.reases and all.
Occasionally a court and Jury Is founi
* lth courage sufficient to Invade the Innei
sanctums of n railroad directory and yanl
lecoptlon by the topknot. One of tin
ordly directors of the Grand Trunk roai
ook It upon himself to vindicate his as
loclates from the charge of Issuing and clr
iiilatlng delusive and deceptive reports. Oi
tppeallng to an English court and jury hi !
njurcd feelings were salivated with a ver
Hot for half a cent damage * .
WIT Af'
Philadelphia Record : The wealthiest
vomen sometimes don't own their ages.
Truth : Customer Are jou sure this art- !
ile will cure my iheumatlsm ?
Cleik Oh , yes ; all the doctors refuse ti :
ecommend It.
Chicago Inter Ocean : "I don't believe thai
101 rid Miss Holton would stop at anything. "
lob Did you ever try her with a soda
ountnln ?
Tevas SittingsA chemist says wood can
ie made palatable nnd nourishing. 'Tlsn't
he kind of boaul we are hankering utter ,
lovvever.
Philadelphia Ledgei : A T'lenthnian has
nvented nn appliance for the clcctiociiUon
f mosqultopH a curient piece of news
, 'hlch Is hardly liable to shook the latter.
Salem Garette : Speaking of bereavement ,
ones nlllrms that no death over affected
1m HO sadly as that of bis wife's first
usband.
Qalvcston News : The heavier n man's
cad becomes the more It swims.
Philadelphia Times ; Letter carriers may
o scon collecting letters at midnight , but
ills doesn't explain why some late males
on't arrive till near morning.
Detroit Tree Press : The dude was making
ie gill dead tired by his long and vapid
ilk on the advancement of women.
"Don't you ever wish you were n man ? "
e asked as a kind of a clincher.
"No , " responded In the sweetest , most
omanly way ; "do > ou ? "
Buffalo Courier : Jlllson , who Is pietty
ell up on colors , snys It Is only nntuial for
man to feel blue when ho hasn't a led.
A I'OHM OP PASSION.
Ruperloi Lciuli r
rink , and the gang thinks with you.
Swear off and joii go It alone :
nr the bni-ioom bum who dilnks your rum
Has a quenchless thlist of hit own.
eiist. nnd your friends nro many ,
Fast , and they cut sou dead ;
hey'll not get mad If you use them bad ,
Ho long us theli stomnch'u fed.
leal , If you get a million ,
For then you can furnish ball ;
' 8 the great big thief gets out on leave ,
Whllo the little one goes to Jail.
AT TIIK 'I'lIONl ! .
Cincinnati Tribune.
There are Rounds that necm to soothe us
There are sounds that seem to move us
s tlm cradle * Kong in opeia , or the roo.Htei'H
early crow ;
There are times ) when nothing pleases
And tormenting thoughts will tcaso us
lien | t does me good to listen to her musi
cal "Hello. "
'Tin HO nicely regulated
And so Hwcelly modulated
tint I oft would linger longer , If I did not
jealous grow.
For some fellow'H Hiiro to break In
With a Honnil that 1 must take In
'bile I'm patiently awaiting to hear one
moro "Hello. "
"Walt a moment , " says she sweetly ,
And she switches him off neatly :
lien , uninterrupted , tells me what she
knows I want to know
Vet there nro no honeyed phrases.
Tor "tho chief" Is "keeping cases ; "
it she managed to call me something mere
than mere "Hello , "
Although I've never Been her ,
Curiosity's no keener
mil when first I heard her voice repeat a
call , distinct ami Hlovv ;
For In my mind I've pbolo-cd her ,
Anil In my. heart I've voted her
10 loveliest and the brightest girl that ever
Bald " .Hello. "
MAY MOVE A PENSION OFFICI
Distributing Center for Iowa and Nobrnski
to Oomo to Omaha.
DIRECT RESULT OF A RICHARDSON ROV
I'ntriiimgo llrokcr * < lr ( Into
Over Citndlibttr * anil Clnr tlio
\Vujr for it NrlmnUu
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WASHINGTON IIUUIUU OP THH IICD
1407 V street. N. W.
WASHINGTON , May 10
The pension agency for low a and No
braska. now localod nt DCS Molnes , appear
to bo coming to Oinnlm unless all BOOI ! sign ,
fall. Tlio Iowa democratic leaders ha\i
been unable to agree upon a man for thi
position of pension agent. Ex-Congrcssmni
Prod Wlilto of Oskaloosa was tlio orlglim
candidate , but ho was turned dawn by Con
Kreisman Hayes , and National Committee
man Hlchardaon recommended Ilrlcp of Do1
Molnos , because bis relative. Senator llrlci
of Ohio , requested him to do so. One montt
ago the president Informed Mr. Ulclmrdsoi
that Ilrlce could not have the position , am
adMsed him to select some other nun. Mr
Ulclmrdson still sticks to Ilrlce. On Satur
day laat Sir. Ulclmrdson and Judge Haye-
called on the president and \\ero Informed
that unless they soon selected n sultabli
man tor the pension agency hoould re
move the office to Omaha nnd appoint t
Nebraska democrat. Judge Crawford of Wosi
Point being the choice. On Monday Mr
Hlchardson and Hajes left for Iowa. The ]
have not agreed upon a compromise man
and Hlchardson Is known to be determine ! '
not to glvo up his man Urlce
Congressman Dave- Mercer has been nwari
of the condition of affairs for 80.1110 time , nni
has boon quietly urging the selection of i
Nebraska democrat and the transfer of tin
punslon agency to Omaha The commls
sloner of pensions Is In favor of the tranafci
and It Is llkoly to be made In the very neai
future The secretary of the Interior favors
the transfer , because Omaha Is centrallj
located , and Is ono of the great mall ills ,
trlbutlng points. The presfdent Is Inclined tc
order the transfer , because of the polltlc.1
complications Indicated Tlio DCS Molne-
pension agency Is the sixth largest In a list
of eighteen , being preceded only by Columbus
Topelta , Washington , Chicago and Indian ,
apolls There arc between fifty and sKtj
clerks employed , nnd the salary of the pen-
slon agent Is $3,500 per annum For the
fiscal year ending June 30 , 1893 , this olllcc
dlsbuised to CG.231 pensioners In tlio states
of Iowa and Nebraska $9,210,332 OJ. The
number of pensioners In Nebraska nt the
end of the last fiscal jear was 18,119 and In
Iowa 38,100. Although the only democratic
member from Iowa , Judge Hayes , and Na
tional Commlttcemnn Hlchardson are unable
to agrco upon a candidate for the pension
agency , the other Iowa members and both ol
the Iowa senators arc aroused and are dolns
their le\el best to retain the agency nt Dos
Molnes. They may succeed , but tonight II
looks like Omaha.
DOINGS OF NEBRASKA'S DELEGATION ,
Congressman Melklcjohn has been Invited
to speak at the Fourth of July celebration
at Lltltz Springs , a summer resort In Penn
sylvania. Ho has declined the Invitation be
cause ho Intends to attend the annual meet
ing of the Nebraska Republican league at
Lincoln on June 12.
Senator Manderson today presented the
petition of the Overton Building and Loan
association of Overton and the Mutual
Building and Loan association of North
Platte against a tax on the Incomes of build
ing associations.
Senator Manderson today favorably re
ported from the committee on military af
fairs Ills bill for the relief of W. D. Mack ,
who lost both feet in an accident while re
turning from the celebration at Gettysburg
on July 4 last. The senator thinks he should
bo paid so much of his salary as was with
held because of his absence from the War
department.
Representative Kem today called up and
secured the passage of his bill directing the
Interior department to make a resurvey of
Srj.nl and Hooker counties.
Senator Allen today Introduced a bill to
repeal the act regulating the use of the
capltol grounds. The bill provides that
nothing contained In It shall bo so construed
is to prevent the % lce president and speaker
jf the house from making such rules and
regulations for the government of the capl
tel building and grounds as will protect the
same from violence or Injury and pre\ent
: ho disturbance of the public business. Also
Jiat they shall not possess or exercise any
jovver calculated in Its nature to Interfere
ivlth the proper exercise of the constltu-
.lonal rights of citizens of the United States
o peaceably assemble on said grounds and
ictltlon the government for redress of their
; rlevances.
IN A GENERAL WAY.
Indian Commissioner Drowning and a
'orco of clerks will go to Chicago on May
5 , and will receive bids for supplies for the
ndlan department. The bids will bo for
icarly $3,000,000 worth of supplies. Com-
nlssioner Browning will remain In Chicago
mill nearly the 1st of June , when he will
; o to Now York nnd there rccelvo bids for
ho same supplies , The bids of all mer-
ihants will be accepted for supplies.
The comptroller of the currency has Issued
ft certificate atithorlxlnj : the First National
bank of Itolfo , la , to begin business. The
capital of the now bank I * JRO.OOO. J. I * .
Kanim Is 1 president and J. W. Wrtrrctt
cashier ,
J. A. Ilrubakcr has been appointed post
master nt Klrkvvood. Uock comity. Neb ,
vlco A. 0. Kclton , resigned.
Patents have been Issued as follows , Ne
braska Charles K. StrasburR , Uncoln , trol
ley vvlro hauler , lown IMwIn W , Cralno.
Missouri Valley , rein support , Hobarl C.
Mlddlebrooke , Uock llaplds. banjo ; Truman
K. Nlckrrson , Man.uokc.la , hydrocarbon
burner ; William A. Sclbol , Independence ,
lubricator ; Arne S Tragcthon , Kensott , brace
and guldo for windmill pump rods South
Dakota Alexander M. Lockhart , Mitchell ,
threshing machine.
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Contra * linn CIIIHO * I'aiilci.
HASTINO3 , Neb , May 2 To the ttdltor
of The Hoe : It Is an old theory , but true
on this occasion , history repeats Itself once
In twenty > rnrx , but ofttlmes It seems to
lenulio many events to bring It about. In
the yeat ISCi , in congress assembled , an act
was passed , known as the exception clausu
In the greenback > stem of money , said ta
have been cngliipeied b > English syndicate *
and become a law by Ainrrlcun site-lilies.
rre ldent Lincoln presiding , but he should
not be censured In the least. Ills cabinet
and congress forced him ti > do many lhlng-4
he would have acornd Theic vvoio tedhoc
lighting men t a dlntance , and he wan
tompeltid to give It his signature , robbery
or no robbety , at a time when the govern
ment vva In its greatest despondency anil
In tluoes of banktuptc ) Those robben
don't conllni- themselves to time or place
or party after the national banking l.ivv wat
passeil The contraction law of ISfu followed.
Hugh MtOullooh , secrttniy anil treasurer ,
In his ofllclal leport to congress December
4 , lM > Ti. salil the people weru comparatively
fioe f i oni debt lie also told the peoplu
that the expansion of money had now
reached a point nn to bo absolutely oppres
sive anil subversive to good morals. I lour
the raHC.illtv ! Who wns ever opprenseil
with money1' Now note the remedy. Tlm
ri'incdv , and only remcilv within the control
of congrocs , Is In the se r.'tniy's opinion to bq
found In the reduction of the currency. This !
Is the seeretniv's own language Now come1 *
the strengthening or oiedlt act of 18GO. and
then comes the refunding act of IbTO. Then
comes the climax. It was n caper , too , long1
to bo rememboicd by the American peoplo.
The yciu 1ST. ! congress convened , as In ( ho
darkness of night , and passed the bill that
Is too well known , demoni-tlrlng the silver
money , the money of am fathcis and gi ami-
fathers , legal money for llft > yearn. The
darkness of the hour In which It was duna
fullv represents the blackness of the crime.
At the time It was done no one had Urn
gall or lemeilty to defend the not Demo
crats pronounced It a steal and a robbery
for personal gain to cnhnnic the \alue of :
gold , but we find In the yo.ir ot 1S33 , the
twentieth anniversary , a large peicetttnaa
of both parties endoislng their act of 187.J.
Wo well remember the panic of that year
and je.ir ? after. This IH history nnd cannot
be Ignored. All the while since 18CJ that the
government 1ms been tinkering with our
inono > s > stem It vvim playing Into the haiuH
of the national banks , ns well tus Individuals.
I have the best of reasons for saying so ,
Chauncey M Depew tells us that less than
100 men of this nation , by coming together
n. single twcntv-four hours , on account ot
tholr vast wealth and control of the cir
culating medium of money , can block all
wheels of tiadc. Haul ciovvJ for the Ameri
can people to be at the mercy of , with all
her paupers and unemploj ed men and
starving families. 1 told joti that 1 halt
reasons to believe that the national bankii
were Interested in bringing on the present
p.inlc. On the nth of Maich , 189J , the bank-
cis' association of national bankers met
and passed resolutions that were Intended
for nil to receive , whether any of them
iccclved them nnd acted accordingly belnR
mote than I want to stay. I will give tlio
Instructions and the communities In differ
ent localities where national banks arc lo
cated nnd form their own conclusions !
whether their banks had received and nctcit
under such Instructions or not. It Is somet _ *
thing none of them would want to admit :
"To All National Hanks : Dear Sli The In
terests of all national bankers require Im
mediate flninclal legislation by congress.
Silver certificates and treasury notes must
bo retired and the national bank notes put
on a gold basis and made the only inonoy.
This will icqulre the authority of ( iOO.000.000
of new government bonds a a bajils oC
circulation You will at once ictlre one-
third of vour loans , lie careful to make n.
money stringency felt among your patrons ,
especially among the Influential ones. They
are also required or requested to advflcato
nn extra session ot congiess to repeal tlio
purchasing clause of the Sherman law anil
act with other banks oC > our city In se
curing largo petltlmiM to oongiess for its
unconditional repeal , at per nccompnnjlnff
form. Use personal Influence with congress
men , and jnitlculaily let your wishes bo
known to jour senators. For the safety
and prosperity of all national banks as
things stand now we want Immediate legis
lation , for there Is some pi aspect of legal
tender notes being made by the government
and some prospect of free silver. "
You have the cause of the p inlc of 1893 ami
the present hard times in a nutshell. The
republican paity laid the trap , the national
banks sprung the trigger and caught the
contingent of the Tom Keed anil John
Sherman wing of the democratic party. I
have always voted the demociatlc ticket ,
state nnd national , commencing at Jamcq
1C. Polk , 1811 , but I have no promises td
make from this on.
WILLIAM J. HAMMONDS.
T , < lifting KuMTYrttloii Land * .
PRNDER , Neb , May 10 To the Editor of
The Bee : The letter by n. W. Brpckenrldgo
In regard to the Indians leasing their lands
Is an Injustice to the people of Thurston.
county. Inasmuch as It creates a doubt In
the minds of the land seekers who come
here to secure farming lands , and the
people of Ponder keenly feel the wrong1
done them He certainly knows that lili
letter Is a mlsiepresentatlon of facts. If
he docs not , ho only has to refer to Judge
Sanboin's decision to convince him that lift
Is wiong. The Injunction secured by the
rioumny comp.uiv bus not. or Is not to
lie , dissolved , nnd the Intimation ta tlm
: ontiary Is made without foundation. D.
The largest nuilcers and nollon of
,
line dollies on cii tli
Your motioy's worth or your money b ic'c
Stilts Saturday.
A pair of stilts t'reo to every boy purchasing1 $2
worth or moro in our children's department Saturday
a new lot just in Boy's elegant 2-pioco suits as i
low as $2 The finest long1 out , long- pant suits in the ii
world for $9 Endless variety ol boys' furnishings , -i
including hais.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
S. W. Cor , Fifteenth anil Douglas Streets ,
