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* - * * . , v THti OMAHA DAILY BEE ; MONDAY. MAY 11 , 1801. Til 12 OMAH.yDAILYjiEE. H. nOSKWATDtl , IMltor. I'U M8tRD KVfiRV MOIININ'O. fnllj-nee ( without Hunttny ) . One Yenr $ J 01 Jmlly nnd Kun.lny , Olio Yeflr ' ? j" 2 5) Tlif1"1 Month * fiinilay Ik * . OiuYrar. . . . . . 2 0) Fatnrilny line One \'mr 1 r , ) Vcehly Ik'c , On Year CI . Ornnlm. Til" ! ! DulMlntr. , . . . H. uth omnhn. c iner N ntvl Tnenly-tourlh Sis. ' "mmcll UtiilTa , 12 IVirl mrwt. rh'cairo Hilli-p , U7 t'lininlx-r nf romnnTCc. KMV York. u rn 13. II nn.l l'i. Tribune Hide- Washington , 14')7 ) P ulrft. N.V. . All Cf mmun cntlop * ri'lntlrs to njw * and toi-.nl matter uliould l > n < ldre. ed : To the 1. nt'HiNi.ssi : i.tTTrna. : All lUMn" Iftlen nnil rfinltlanwi lieuM u" nldn-iMPtl In The II o PuMliihlnir compiny , Omilm. nrnfld , clirclm nnd poilofflco opli-ra tote to innde ( mvnliln tn llio rmlor of HIP ' " " 'V.'V'X' , , nn : 111:1:1'crii.isuiNO CO.MI'AJ--Y. STATHSIKNT OP riflCULATION. OrorRp 11. 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PRIU Nolan' Public. \V'o liopo the llrat visit of tlio Hibernians to Omaha will not bo the last. South Omnha may bo a secoiul-class city , as contended by the Taxpayers league , but slio don't look It. It Is plain that 11 o'clock Is entirely too early In the morning for United States sen ators to commence their dally labors. Do the Nebraska democrats have to go all tlio way to Chicago for advlco to fttso with the popllsts In tlio campaign of 1891 ? If the tariff discussion In the senate Is so animated In relation to the schedule on chemicals , what will It bo when explosives nro readied ? If the council can get Mr. Wiley's consent It should force the D. & M. road to pay Us duo proportion of the cost of repairing the Sixteenth street viaduct. If the rates on anthracite coal come down a llttlo further people will bo strongly In duced to put In their next winter's coal sup ply before summer begins. Corbett may bo nblo to glvo the French people pointers upon the effective use of tlio arms , but the Frencn ballet can reclprocato with pointers on the effective use of the lower limbs. "My Illustrious ancestor , " writes the duke of Veragua In reference to the great Chris topher Columbus. But alas ! Were Chris topher again on earth ho would have to hesltato long before referring to the duke as "my Illustrious descendant. " The Jacksonlans have Issued a call for a meeting of the club at which members of the club who are officeholders are urgently re quested to bo present. Members of the club who are not officeholders , but who hope to bo sometime , do not need to bo urged to at tend. The Argentine republic has become so economical that It has resolved to abolish Us foreign legations , except those at Paris and London , in order to save the expense now Incurred. Argentine's economy comes rather late In the day , but certainly better late than never. Talking about tax exemptions , one thing ought to bo settled this spring for all time. That Is , shall the fair grounds property , owned by ono man who derives a constant revenue therefrom , bo permitted to cscapa the assessor on the shallow pretense that It Is reserved for the sole purpose of an annual cabbage show ? The out-of-door season Is now well begun. The various clubs .and associations of this city devoted to the cultivation of field and track athletics are showing commendable activity In Inaugurating the summer's sport. The work of the clubs contributes a great deal toward making lifo In Omaha attractive during the warmer months of the year. According to the usually accurate and re- llablo Washington correspondent of the Chicago cage Record the changes In the tariff bill proposed In the senate will number not less than 1,000. It scorns that the number In creases every day. People who voted for n change must feel that they are getting more changes than their wildest hopes antici pated. Senators > \ho are endeavoring to flnd excuses - cuses for hedging on the Income tax schedule of the tariff are claiming that the most objectionable features have boon ro- mqvod by the amendments offered by the senate finance committee. The most objec tionable fcaturo of the Income tax Is the tax. That has not been removed and the chances appear to bo against Its removal. The plan for n fusion of democrats and populists in Nebraska suggested by the Chicago cage Times Is just what the populists are looking for. It wants the populists to bo given a frco field for their state ticket , In return for which they are to help elect dohiocrats in every congressional district , also a democratic senator. The populists have been having too vivid an experience with democratic generosity In the matter of federal patronage to muko them jump very hurriedly at this chanco. There are several things which they much prefer to doing the democratic work und holding the populist sack , ' As was naturally to bo expected , Ger many is qulto pleased with Secretary Qrcsh- am's Samoan manifesto and Interprets It " to mean that the United States Is Intend ing to assist her lu perfecting her title to tbo Samoan Islands. It Is probably going too far to expect the United States to take any positive action In favor of cither of tho. other two powers that have joined In the existing protectorate , but should , the American government pursue only1a passive policy Germany's position would bo con- ulaerably strengthened. Wo ought not to bo compelled to wait long for Germany to take energetic action la Samoa , .WAI'nKTAT.IATK. The provision In the sugar nchedula of the tariff bill Imposing extra duty upon all sugars , yrup of cane Juice or of beet juice , and concrete or concentrated molasses , which are Imported from or are the proJuet of any country which nt the time the same are exported therefrom pays directly or In directly n bounty on the export thcrof , w.ll bo very likely to hud to retaliatory legisla tion by Germany anil France , The effect of thh extra duty would bo to uxcudo ! the bott sugar of those countries from the United Staled , and an this Is a considerable Item In their trade with us they cannot bo ex pected to view Its loss with complacency , The rclmposltloM of discriminating duties ogalnst American pork products Is therefore lo bo looked for If the proposed sugar ached- ub Is adopted. The removal of the discrimination by Ger many and Franco against our pork was se cured only after years of effort. That It would not finally have been obtained but for the reciprocity principle of the existing tariff law It Is presumed no well Informed person tvlinicny. The discrimination ogalnst Am-r- lean pork was established In the Interest of German and French farmers , although the ostensible reason was that our meats wcro not healthy. This had been clearly shown for years to bo a more subterfuge , because vigilant Investigations by the olllclals of those countries uniformly failed to discover dlscaso In the pork shipped from this coun try. But notwithstanding this fact the per sistent efforts of our ministers during a period of ten or twelve years to persttada the German and French governments to re move the restrictions ngilnst our pork ac complished nothing. When those govern ments realized , however , that this govern ment was In a position to shut off their sugar trade with the United States It be came a question whether their pork miners or their sugar producers should bo protected , and It was _ decided In favor of the latter. This government made no threat of retaliation. Thcro was no. attempt to coerce compliance with our request for the removal of discriminating regulations. It was not necessary. Dut the governments of Germany and Franco understood very well what they might reasonably expect It they maintained their hostile policy respecting ono of our most Important products and they yielded. This concession was hailed as one of very great Importance and value , and It has proved to be. Perhaps the In creased European demand for our hog products has not boon quite so great ns was hoped for , but It has been considerable , and our farmers have realized a benefit from It which they would dislike to part with. Dut It seems hardly possible that It will bo continued If the proposed legislation affecting the sugar trade of Ger many and France with the United States shall be enacted. If there Is any hope that those countries will abandon the bounty to their sugar exporters It may as well bo dis missed , because It Is by means of that policy largely that the sugar Industry of tlioso nations has been developed and It will undoubtedly be adhered to so long ns there Is further room for the extension of their trade In sugar. Nor will the concessions which the pending tariff bill makes to foreign manufacturers necessarily operate as a bar to retaliatory legislation. The loss of the German and French markets for our hog products would bo a serious matter , but the democrats In congress are not consider ing the welfare of the farming Interest In arranging their tariff scheme , and so far as sugar Is concerned it Is the trust they are endeavoring to satisfy. TIIK CHIKKSK 11KG1STKAT10N. The statement made public lact week by Commissioner Miller of the Internal revenue bureau , giving the exact figures of the Chinese registration under the extended Chinese exclusion law , shows that the pur pose of that law has been jiractlcally ac complished so far as the registration Is con cerned by Its observance by almost all the Chinese residents In the country. The law therefore has operated even better than many of Its most hopeful supporters anticipated , and In spite of several unfavorable cir cumstances. The extension act contemplated giving tlio Chinese an additional six months for securing their certificates , but delays In the Treasury department In preparing the blanks and In the courts by failure of their officials to begin the work of registration cut off a considerable portion of the time allotted. The Chinese , moreover , were rather slow In making up their minds whether the law this time was meant to bo enforced In earnest. They were also to a great extent scattered In places which were of dilllcult acces's to the courts where the certi ficates were Issued , and as Is unusually the case , lo'ft this Important duty to tlio _ last moment , when there was a general scramble to take out the papers. With" these condi tions It Is only to bo wondered that so few of them remain In default. The figures of the Chinese registration give a total of 105,312 as having compiled with the law , while , according to the census of 1890 , there wcVo 107,485 Chinese resi dents In the United States , If , then , there has been no considerable Illegal Immigra tion during the last three years and If there has been no duplication of certificates there can bo but 2,000 Chinese who have failed to register. A comparison of the census statistics of the Chinese population of this country with these of the registration re turns discloses some very Interesting facts , The number of Chlnoso In this country In 18GO was 34,933 ; In 1870 , 63,109 ; In 18SO , 105,405 ; In 1S90 , 107,483. There was scarcely any Increase during the last decennial period. On the other hand , all through the various censuses we see a steady movement of the Chinese from the Pacific coast , where In 18CO they were alone to be found , to the eastern portions of the country. Much of this was of cour.'o at the expense of the now Im migration , but during the period between 1SSO and 1890 the number of Chinese In California decreased absolutely by 3,000 and In Nevada by 2,500 , while the number In Now York Increased by 2,000 and In Pennsyl vania by 1,000. The phenomenon which now presents Itself is that this eastward scattering of the Chinese has gone on during the three years that have elapsed elnco 1890 at a rate greater than over before. California and Nevada , which together were accredited with 75,305 In 1890 , have regis tered only 67,977. Oregon and Washington , which by the census wore given 12,800 Chi nese Inhabitants , registered only 10,885. On the other hand , Nebraska and the two Dakotas - kotas , to which the census ascribes 32G Chinese , registered 407. Pennsylvania , with a Chinese population of 1,140 In 1890 , reg istered 1,875 ; Now York , with 2,935 In 1890 , registered 6,247 ; Texas , with 710 in 1890 , registered 1.021 ; Virginia , with 55 In 1890 , registered 111 ; and so on through more than halt the states In the list. If the figures are accurate , their significance is not to bo undervalued. They mean that the concentration of Chinese on the Pacific coast will soon bo a. thing of the past. The number admitted to this country cannot b3 materially Increased , while those already here must In time Ito gradually dissipated by death. One hundred thousand CMheso scattered over the whole country cannot bo n rnenaco to any portion of the 03,003,000 of American people. The Chinese Appear to bo solving the Chinese question for them selves , TltK STATK IIAKIC TAX AllAtb. It la expected that this week the house of representatives will bo given on opportunity to consider the question of repealing the 10 per cent tax on n'ato bank Issues , It Is stated that Speaker Crisp has Intimated to those Interested In the subject that ho will obey the mandate of the democratic caucus nnd will re"ognlzo the leaders on the' differ ent sides of the question If they will reach an agreement as to the order of recognition. As to the prospect for the repeal of the tax no recent estimate of the strength of the re pealers has been made , but there will prob- ; tbly be a test vote during this week , and It need hardly bo said that the country will await such a vote with great Interest , M One of the newest measures to bo pre sented Is a compromise bill , permitting state Issues when the state laws require designated guarantees. The author of this measure , Representative Swanson of Vir ginia , takes the view held by all the south ern democratic representatives that state charters are preferable to charters Issued under a national system. Ho maintains that state supervision of banks Is much less subject to political Inlluences and abuses than federal supervision , because the states differ among themselves politically and state officials are constantly responsive to local criticism and cannot show favoritism with out Its being manifest. He thinks that a largo proportion of the states would re quire the deposit of securities with the state government , nnd ho does not fear suspen sion of specie payments so long as any note holder has the power , as provided for In his bill , to go Into court and shut up the bank. In order to secure his lien , the moment that the bank refuses to pay specie. Mr. Swanson has figured out a possible cir culation of over $230,000,000 on the existing capital stock and surplus fund of the state banks , which amounted In 1893 to about $351,000,000. Seventy-five per cent of this amount would give a circulation of $260- 000,000 , or about $1 per capita. The national banks , with a capital stock and surplus fund In 1893 of over $900,000,000 , would bo able to Issue a circulation of nearly $700,000,000 , or more than $10 per capita. This Increase In the existing circulation , even aftet deduct ing the $200,000,000 In national bank notes now outstanding , Mr. Swanson thinks , would bo adequate for the demands of the future for some time to come. The full circulation would not , of course , be taken out at once , but It is assumed that Its issue would keep pace with the demands of business and that more capital would be Invested In banking as the demand for currency and for banking privileges Increased. It would seem hardly possible that any measure providing for the unconditional re peal of the bank tax can be passed In either branch of congress. Few northern democrats In the house favor unconditional repeal and the republicans are understood to be unani mously opposed to It , so that a union of of the republican and democratic opposition could safely bo counted on to defeat repeal without conditions. The difficulty Is to agree upon a compromise measure and the failure of the banking and currency committee to do this Is very likely to bo repeated In the house. A number of bills fo ? conditional re peal have been considered in committee , but none of them have satisfied the conflicting demands , and It Is quite possible that none of them will be more fortunate in the house. The measure that appears to be best thought of Is that of Representative Warner of Now York , to which refercnece has heretofore been made , but that Is much too conservative to satisfy the south. MOIIE WILY WORK. The absolute subserviency of the city council to the Influence of Wiley and his as sociates In the Thomson-Houston Electric Lighting company becomes moro manifest every day. There Is moro at the bottom of Us decision to refuse to complete the contract with Pardeo & Co. to supply elec tric lighting at a greatly reduced price and to readvertlso for new proposals than the public has hitherto been aware. Attention has been called to the conditions laid down In the advertisement calling for new bids conditions that have been clirafully ar ranged for no other purpose than to ex clude all bidders except the Thomson-Hous ton company , at the same time leaving ; the latter at liberty to put In a bid or not , as It may choose. The first of the two con tracts now held by that company expires at the end of the present month. Bids for supplying the lights now furnished under that agreement may bo received up to and Including May 22. If promptly acted urjon , a contract might possibly bo concluded by the end of the week , but if Ihcro should bo several bids requiring consideration by a committee of the council. . Its conclusion could not bo had until a week later. The successful bidder , then. Is to have at most only ten days , and most probably only two or thrco days , to put his Installation In op eration. Could there bo any moro effective way of announcing that no bids will bo ro- colvcd from any ono but the company that now enjoys an electric lighting monopoly under the protection of the council In this city ? ' This , however. Is not all. When the bids wore Invited last January there was some attempt at precision In designating the kind and power of the lamp to bo used. The advertisement called for lamps "each to have a lighting capacity of forty-five volts and ten amperes , or equal to 450 watts. " This Is what the electricians claim Is a nominal 2,000-candlo power lamp. It U the light which the city has been supposed to bo getting under Its contract calling for an actual 2,000-candlo power lampTho now advertisement for electric lighting does not call for .oven a nominal 2,000-candlo power lamp. It says : "Each lamp must have a lighting capaplty of forty- five volts'and 9.5 amperes , " Dy some hook or crook the volume of the light has thus been reduced C per cent. A con tract under the J < ew advertisement will per mit the company to furnish a current less by 5 per cent than It now claims to be giv ing. Even supposing a bid bo received at the $112 limit of price , 'It will not be for a lamp of equal capacity to that which Pardeo & Co. was bound to furnish for the same sum. Just oa the decision to readvertlso was reached at Wiley's behest , so the conditions under which the new bids are to be received were framed , If not by Wiley himself , at least at his dictation. Perhaps Mr , Wiley can explain the juggling that has taken place with the specification for lighting ca pacity. Has the capacity of a nominal 2,000-candlo power commercial light been mysteriously changed since last January ? Has the necessity ot de fining it by both watts and am peres disappeared inJthcua Mtort months ? Won't Mr , Wiley fc. .saturtort with the monopoly of the electric lighting field with out resorting to underweight methods In order to cheat the city ? The twenty-flrat national conference nf Charities and Correction will be held In Nashville from May 23 to 28. As the name Implies this U a gathering of people In terested In all kinds of charitable and re formatory work , that which la carried on by private benevolence as well as that which Is supported by public funds , These confer ences have performed a very Important nnd valuable work In the past , which gives assurance ot a continuance of such work. Its membership Is largely practical , cm- bracing' members ot the state boards of charities and correction , delegates from charity organization societies , officers and ox-officers of public and private charitable and correctional Institutions , official dele gates appointed by the governors of states , and all other persons directly or Indirectly connected with charitable work. The pro gram for the coming conference Includes the presentation nnd discussion of n great variety of subjects relating to the objects of the conference , some of these who will present papjrs being of world-wide repute In connection with this work , Ono of the vice presidents of the conference Is Mrs. John M. Thurston of this city , and among these who will contribute subjects are Mr. John P. Mallallcii , superintendent ot the Industrial school at Kearney , and Mr. J. Adam Snider of that city. It has been the history of this city the past ten or fifteen years that one or another Jobber or contractor has been able to con trol the action ot the city council In all matters pertaining to public contracts and franchises. It matters little who the man was or may bo today willing to stand the brunt of censure and criticism upon the part of citizens and newspapers for his brazen manipulations and utter disregard of decency , Just now It happens to be Wiley. Dut back of Wiley there Is an Influence moro powerful than the moral sentiment of this community and before which a majority ot the councilmen - men seem to fall an easy prey. Some years ago City Engineer Ilosewatcr said at a ban quet that municipal ownership ot electnc light plants and franchises , as well as other franchises within the city's power to grant , would put a stop to much of the corruption known to have existed In this city. The fu ture of Omaha will see the wisdom of that statement. The freight rate war now being waged by trunk HUPS traversing this territory Is seri ously affecting the business of jobbers and shippers In this section , who have been de nied a share in the tariff reductions made on through shipments. The Iowa State Hoard of Transportation has taken the matter up on behalf of shippers of that state and will doubtless cite the railroads to appear before it and show cause why shippers at Inter mediate points shall not be given the benefit of proportionate reductions In order that they may compete vith eastern jobbers. Omaha merchantsf/'iirb / ] ! complaining bitterly at the conditions forced upon them by the rate war. They hTvtva right to demand an equitable reduction that will place them upon a level with eastern shippers who sell goods In this territory * The Nebraska State Board of Transportation could render some assistance In the matter If so disposed. The organization. of"a national school of electricity with all the leading electricians of the country connectpd with It , cither as Instructors or as lecturers , Is one of the first outgrowths ot the World's fair of last year. It proposes to offer to the young men who expect to embark In the field of electricity In any of Its forms an opportunity to pre pare themselves for their work by special study. Wo have In this country a number of universities that devote attention to elec trical departments , some of which have become recognized as schools of authority. The new Institution will have to' compete with these , but by centering Itself upon this ono branch of science may become a sort of finishing school for students who have se cured on elementary education. It Is a new evidence of the drift toward specialization In every department of Industry , science and art. I'atlrncc , Henry , Patience. Ixiulsvlllo Courier-Journal. There should be nn end of this disgrace ful imbecility ( In congress ) . A Muemimp I'lintograph , Springfield ( Mass. ) nenubllcan. Incompetcncy Inconceivable continues to mark the Hteps of the democratic turlft re visers in the senate. An Odlniia OimlUlvntion. Cedar RapUs ( la. ) Gazette. Cleveland Insists that Iowa shall trot out the best available man for the pension olllco or the place will go to Omaha. This thingof making merit a qualification for olilce Is likely to discourage olllce hunters In some Instances. The ABO of Progress. lloston Post. In the march of modern Improvements It will not bo long before builders will equip houses with telephones , messenger calls , police nnd lire calls exactly as they now do with gas fixtures and running water. After that It la to be hoped It will not be a Ions step tojmtomatlc bervants. Piping Cries of the Cuckoos. New York Sun , Considered broadly , the Income tax scheme which Mr. Cleveland Is pushing at the behest of the Boclallsta nnd the sectlon- allHts , la nn abominable device to rob the few for thu benefit of the many. Considered minutely and In Its technical aspects. It IH ono of the moat amazingly muddled and stupidly Inchoate pieces of legislative work manship produced at Washington for many yeunt. "Put It through , no matter what It Is ! " Is the word from the white house. "Hush It through we must ! " Is the piping1 cry from nil cuckoodom. l , . ) SllllllOIM. St. I'auJ Pioneer Proas. The tendency 'to f\in \ to legislation ns a euro for a sore llnKcr comes to perfection In a bill beforo'f the Ohio leglHlature to prevent lynching Now lynching Is. notti- intr less than thei forcible setting- aside of laws on statute l > eel < .4 and the substitution for them of the exciclso ot private ven- Kcunce. Every ono 'engaged In It Is al ready , by that act'ot lawbreaker. To pass a law making Iti Illegal to break another law la the climate qfj absurdity. The next thing wu shall li ir nf Is a solemn propo sition In congress malting It a misdemeanor for the Coxeyltesvtpr'steal railroad trains. The Ilofurciiiluni'lii MiMHiirlutsottg , Phllfi&lpMa Ledger. The Massachusetts' ' house of representa tives has agreed Mo 'submit to the people a constitutional ( amendment providing for the referendum ana Initiative , The vote In favor of the submission ot the amend ment was very decided 150 to 2. Another leKlslature must join In this action , however - over , before the amendment goes to the people. Though working radical clmngc.i in the American method of enacting laws. und although Massachusetts U the llrst Htate to give the proposition formal con sideration In Us legislature , the subject was not debated more than two hours. This brief consideration ot the measure , uiul the vote which followed , were no doubt In view of the fact that there will bo further opportunity to discuss the toplo carefully and exhaustively in the legislature befoie the Massachusetts voters pass upon It ilnully. liotli of the leading parties In the state have declared for thu referendum , It this demand is renewed In the next conventions' held by these parties the probability Is that the referendum will be adopted , I'f.Ol'l.li .I Governor Pcnnoycr has touched the but'on ami get his senatorial \\ho.l In motion. Senator Allen rivals Senator Quay In com manding the undivided attention ot the sen- nlo reporters. The convalescence of Illll Wilson seems to bo In proportion to the Increasing paralysis of Wilson 11111. When 200 pounds of muscular humanity sits on the horizontal brend basket of n cabman the desire to collect overdue fare vanishes In a sonorous gasp , The American Coffin Manufacturers asso ciation complains of hard times. Having n dead sure tiling th ? members pilmly and hopefully await a stiffening prospect. Mourning friends nnd weeping kin must fp'l highly edified and consoled by the an nouncement of the Lincoln Journal that It prints obituary notices "with great pleas ure , " Chicago Is moving for 'O-cent gas while the state'rt attorney general Is ntrlvlng to break up the pas trust. The front and rear attack will enable the trust attorneys to earn their salaries. Two giddy Hooslers , aged SG and 88 , ran a half mile race at Lognnsport , the junior winning In live minutes and olnht seconds. This ought to encourage an eminent elderly Ohloan to take a little run say In ' 90. London papers have discovered tint Gen eral Coxey commanded the Minnesota re cruits In the Kiel rebellion and was re warded with the appointment of congress man from the district of Ohio In the state of Indiana. The reported arrangement between Hus- tlan petroleum kings and the Standard Oil company disproves tha notion that the Stand- ami company wants the earth. The distri bution In question only gives the company this country , the British Isles , Trance and a part of Oermany. The "Society for the Education nnd Reform of Husbands , " recently organized In New York , proposes to do the reforming by n series of comprehensive lectures. It the lectures are to bt continued on the present familiar plan the outlook for reform Is not sunset tinted , Hut should the lectures change places or swing around the circle ot reform , why then something will drop. General John Gibbon ot the United States army , who has seen much service In the far western co.untry , lectured In Baltimore upon the American Indian a few nights ago. The Indian , he thinks , must , like the buffalo , eventually .disappear , except , probably , a small remnant of the race , which wilt take on the civilization ot the whites. The only thliiK left to do In the settlement of the Indian question , he said. Is to educate the Indian. Chaska , the Santee Indian , who was once the husband of Cora Belle Fellows , has been given the following podlgren by n South Dakota paper : "Chaska wears long hair which gives his aquiline face an Oscar Wlldlsh expression , but otherwise ho Is a plain , unadulterated soap-hating , dog-loving seml-clvlllzed , foxy son of the wild aid woo'ly west. He speaks fair English , brags of being Chaska and toes In with an abandon which Is only begotten of a canine lined Interior and a cordial distaste for work. " A canvass of the Kelly army while camped at DCS Molnes showed 7C3 men , of whom 549 were American born and 214 foreign born. Of the foreigners fifty-eight are Ger man , thirty are English , twenty-eight are Irish , eighteen are Swedes , twelve are Scotch , eleven are Danes and eleven or Canadians. Politically , the army con tains 240 populists , 21S republicans , 196 democrats , the remainder being attached tone no party. The band contains 358 Protest ants and 280 Roman Catholics , the rest hav ing no religious opinions. There are 66 : single men , nlnety-ono married men and several widowers. 1..1HOK SOTJSS. St. Louis coopers Won their strike. Hushvlllc , Ind. , people co-operated on a telephone system. The Baltimore labor people had a big cele bration on May day. The miners of Maryland , numbering about 4,000 , will probably strike. The Bethlehem Iron company , at Bethle hem , Pa. , Is relighting Its furnaces. Mobile & Ohio locomotive engineers have accepted a cut of 8 per cent In wages. A free employment bureau has been es tablished by the municipal authorities of Baltimore. Carpenters of Montreal have been victori ous In their agitation for a nine-hour day at 20 cents an hour. ItIs stated that the millers of the coun try are organizing and will soon make a demand upon the owners. 'Unless the coal miners' strike Is settled soon St. Joseph , Mo , , will bo without lighter or transportation facilities. ( The people now on strike and forced to Idleness by the strikers In Paterson , N. J. , number about S.'OOO all told. The American Federation of Labor Is preparing - paring to send out organizers and lecturers through the summer months. The striking miners of Whltowell , Tenn. , have been given notice to vacate their prop erty , and some are leaving the city. Bakers union No. 75 has succeeded in In ducing Buffalo Bill to use none but Union made bread at his "Wild West" show. The Chapln mine at Iron Mountain , Mich. , has resumed operations after a year's Idle ness and Is giving employment to 500 men. The nonunion puddlers at the Sllgo mill , Plttsburg , returned to work at $4 a ton , The co-operative arrangement fell through. Twelve hundred of the Mount Ollvo and Staunton , and 300 of the Edwardsvlllo and Glen Carbon , 111. , miners are expected to go out. out.The The national convention of the United Mine Workers endorsed the entire political program submitted by the American Feder ation of Labor. Representative Magulro's bill In the house to prevent the discharge of letter carriers for partisan reasons Is receiving very gen eral commendation. The Journeymen Horscshoers National union Is making arrangements for Its an nual convention , which Is to assemble In Washington May 21. Wages of the employes of the Star Pin company at Alison , Conn. , have been cut 10 per cent , this being the second reduction within a short time. The Peabody mills at Nowburyport , Mass. , have iRlven nn Increase iOf wages. This order restores a 10 per cent cut down made about two months ago. Henry II. Miller , organizer of the Na tional Brotherhood of Electrical Workers , has been expelled from local union No. 3 , for alleged misconduct. The Lambert & Bishop wire mill at Jollet , 111. , a branch ot the Consolidated Steel and "Wlro Trust , has Increased wages of wire drawers 10 per cent. For the first time slnco Now Year's all of the departments of the Pennsylvania steel works at Steclton are running , and over 4,000 men are at work. The United Laborers' association of Cleveland - land starts out with almost 2,500 men , prob ably the largest union ever organized In so short a tlmo In this country. Tlio JUnlct I.mv In Inirit , New York Uinilng 1'ost. The proceedings under the new liquor law In Iowa are bringing homo to people ple the necessity of a local public senti ment In favor ot a law In order to secure Its enforcement. In Uoone. for example , 1.450 votes wcro cast nt the last state election. Last week a citizen circulated a petition for the establishment of n saloon under the now system , anil In two days had secured over SOU signatures , nearly every business man In the town olgnlng. A ma jority being Biilllclent , the work was not carried further , but it Is said that 200 moro signatures could easily have been obtained , In other words , while there has been a prohibitory law applying to the whole stale on the statute books , fully two-thlrds of the voters In Boone have been opposed to Its enforcement. No wonder that under such circumstances piohlbltlon has not pro hibited In many towns and cities of Iowa. Cleveland Plain Dealer. With a hideous yell , He reeled and fell , As he clutched at the atmosphere , And he writhed und screamed Till It surely seemed That death was hovering near. Then the doctors came , With a Latin numo For the cause of his frantic fit Which was all from joy , For his favorite boy Hail batted a three-basic hit , or .1 Washington Star : The friends ct munic ipal reform everywhere have reason for re joicing over the turn affairs are taking In Tammany. Throats of dlslntem-nilon have often been made of late and many nf the utrong men , notably llourko Cochran and Uiinphy , have not hesitated to assail Croker. 0 hers- will now no longer hesitate to follow their good example. Now York Poit : A mall who has passed from the gutter through street ruffianism , prize fighting nnd political blackmail to a mllllomlro's residence In Fifth nvviiuo rnrcs lltlla nbout the hardships of anybody who has been ICKJ masterful In the struggle for supremacy than ho has. There Is a Rood deal written upon Croker'H striking counto- nnnco , but human sympathy la not conspicu ous there. Chicago Tribune : Hats desert the sink ing ship , Crokcr Is a wise rat. tie has deserted In time not only to save himself , but to save alt that he has made us captain of the craft. The crew now will have to look after Itself for a time , Some of the sailors already arc In the penitentiary. Others may go there when the final oxpoiuro takes place , but the captain Is safe nnd so is his plunder. Chicago Post : Crnkcr has shown hlc usual craft In getting out of the way bafore the burst uf the uioud now hanging over Tammany hall. "Beware Uio falling ruins. " Ho has the "swag" and ho Is content to let his trailers enjoy the glory of martyrdom , But It Is a disgrace to New York City and a scandalous example to the youth of the coun try Unit this man should permitted to escape with his plunder unscourtad by the law. Globe-Democrat : Whcto hcCrokorsucceeded ( ) John Kelly eight years ago ho was a poor man , nnd now he Is reported to bo worth at least a nillllo.i. Ho has made politics pay In a degree that shows him to have been a close student nnd Imitator of the methods ot his predecessors. If he has missed any op portunities of levying tribute on corpora tions and other interests for legislative nnd other assistance there Is no sign of It In the schedule of his assets. KrnrgunliMtlim of tint'nliiu 1'iiclMc , Indlnnnpolli .Iputnnl. The plan of Attornrv General Olncy for the reorganization ot the ITnlon Pacific rail way system , now In the hands ot the house commlttre , is a very Important and sweep ing measure. If It had been proposed under republican rule the democratic press gen erally would have denounced 1' . The United Slates , at life time of 'the construction , guaranteed ? 27,23Jfil2 ( of Union Pacific bonds und Sfi.SM.OOO of the Kansas Pnclllc. On those bomH thu I'nltcd States has paid over $51.000.000 , anil has been paid In service SIS.TOO.OOO. There H a .sinking fund of $13- 119,721. That Is , the Union P.iclllc company owes the government over $30,000,000 exclu sive ot the Central Pacific and other Pacific roads. The bonded debt of the Union Pacific at the outset was $0(1,000,000 ( , which has been swelled by the Goulds and the Adamses for branch rends and other forms of suspicious capitalization to J1S2.00)COO. ) Now , Mr. Olney proposes to take all the outstanding bonds , overdue Interest , floating debt , etc. , aggre gating $230.000,000 , of the 8,000 miles ot line of the Union Pacific and have It covered bv three blanket mortgages , ot which the United States shall guarantee the principal and the Interest at the rate of ! ! per cent for 100 years. To pay off these mortgages fixed charges , amounting to S8.500.00n a year , will be levied upon the trafllc of the road. That Is , ostensibly to secure a debt ot $ jl- 000,000 when the sinking runtl la deducted , the attorney general ot the United Slates recommends that the government guarantee the piinclpal and Interest ot $230,000,01)0 of 2 per cent 100-yeur bonds the bare In terest on which would be $100,000.000 ! Al- really In the hands of receivers to protect It against Its creditors , the attorney gcncr.il recommends that , to secure a speoml mort gage upon the doubtful property ot the Union Pacific , the government shall make Itself liable for three times ns murh ns Its own claim amounts to , with the certainly that the government will pay principal and Interest of the Increased debt , ns It may bs forced to do In regard to the present liability. If this proposition had been made by the attorney of the Union Pacific , It might have been excused on the ground that n representative of such a corporation could not be expected to have nny regatd for the Interests of the government , but what can be said to explain the conduct of Attoiney General Olney , except that he was so long of the counsel of the Union Pacific that lie Is unable. In his new position , to look at the matter In the light of the government , which he now represents ? The Crack nf Doom , New York Sun. We have long known that In Grovcr Cleveland , a platform unto himself and a crank at that , was the seed of political incoherency and disorder. Ills fate has made him for Uie moment populist. But we deny the right of responsible democ racy to turn somersaults after an eccentric und Irresponsible executive , and to make Itself doubly anarchist by adopting the wealth-plundering principles of ntinrcny without the popular sanction of a national election. While the mugwump has already hurt us more than he knew , the passage ot nn Income tax after the country has just repudiated the populists and elected the democrats instead , would be damage be yond the power of any American states man to measuie- It doesn't require a formal tearing up ot the constitution to shako our political order and stability. Glto tlio Tn-amiry n Chance. Iloldrego Citizen. The state lost a large amount of money In the past because their money was unin vested and lay In the banks and helped to swell the Income of the state treasurer. It Is to be hoped that the board will go ahead and Invest the money as they ought , nnd we believe they will , for they act ns It they knew It was tlmo for them to act , now that the court bus said that It was their duty to go ahead. XKIlllAliK.l At l.OXO It.tXdit , Pollllrnl nnil Oilier Crop * Vlimrd from tlio Mute of llriltrlcn , "Nebraska will wise a booming crop of everything this year , " said ox-Unltcd Stnte * Senator A. S , Paddock of Beatrice , Neb. , to the Washington News man , "Everything has been favorable nnd satisfactory to hus bandry this spring. The section of No- brask-i from which I hall Is a veritable garden. The beet sugar Industry In Ne braska has passed the experimental stage. The factory nt Grand Island has tiirneil out as line sugar ns you ever saw , The Im proved process of extracting the sugar from the beet Is wonderful. All ot Nebraska Is adapted to the culture of the sugar beet , nnd If congress will retain the bounty on sugar the Industry In Nebraska will become extensive. 1 read that Senators Cattery and Blanchiird of Louisiana desire the re tention of the sugnr bounty , preferring the bounty to the levying of duties. All sugar manufacturi-rs , I hcllovo , will prefer the bounty , ns this is n certain thing , while the effect of tariff lUr'Irs Is um-crtaln and cannot bo definitely determined. "I believe the republican party will pull through In Nebraska , even If the democrats nnd populists do fuse , " continued Senator Paddock. "The republicans will not take anything for granted In the coming cam paign , and they fully realize the strength ot fusion in Nebraska nnd will bo prepared to meet It. " IA r itinr.ttr.ns. Youth's Companion : A western mnn de clares that his house was cnirletl away by a cyclone Just because he was so foolish ns to put ulngs on the building. Chicago Ilrcard : Tutor Under what nnmo do you designate the selcnco of legislation ns cnirled on , say. In eongicss ? Student ( promptly ) Pneumatics. Atrhlson Globe : No dlffeicncc how bad a man Is , the people arc bound to find some thing good In him after ho Is dead. New York Journal : Wife Why , dear , you don't play poker , do you ? Husband ( sadly ) These who ought to know say that i don't. Buffalo Cornier : Many a man who howls loudly about the "wrongs of society" ami the "Inequalities of our social system" al ways lets his wife carry the baby. Philadelphia Record : The fat man who fell through the bleachers nt the ball game yesterday literally burst Into tiers. Plttsburg Chronicle : Miss IJeUefleld I al ways turn down the gas when Mr. Sappy calls. Miss Uloomllold Why Is that ? Are you engaged to him ? "Oh , no ; but wo don't need the gas. Mr. Happy Is light headed himself. " Chicago Record : Tommy Why do they pay that the pen Is mightier than the sword , pa ? IBs Pa Because no one can sign checks with a sword. Detroit Tribune : First Lawyer Will you take something with me ? Second Lawyer No , thanks. You've been In llie business so long Hint 5-011 would bo suspected the moment it was misled. Indianapolis Journal : "What are the colors of our team ? " asked the man who has not been to a game. "Grayish suits , red stockings and yellow ball playing , " answered the other man , whenever never misses a game. RKAL DISTRESS. New York Press. Today upon the street he's seen , And ns We pass him by We mark depression In his mien And sonow In his eye. Why docs ho sigh nnd drop a tear While passing up to town ? Alas ! Alas ! spring cleaning's here , His home's turned upside down. The Might or IVrsmi.il Petition. Cincinnati Commercial. If the right ot personal petition U at war with constitutional goveinmcnt , ns has been alleged , there should be no admission of the public to the halls of congress ex cept to those \\lio BO to listen or to re port the proceedings , Ix > bbvlsts ot every kind should be rigidly excluded. Not being done , against whom shall the line ba drawn ? VIIAUOB Or TtlK W1HTU JlltlQAVU. For The Deo. Half a page ! half a page ! Half a pagu onward i How shall wu ever fill The other .six hundred ? "Forward the write brigade ! More copy quick , " he said ; "Why don't you hurry up That promised six hundred ? " "Forward the write brigade , Why are wo thus delayed ? " Anil not a whit dismayed Still the voice thundered : "Send out your copy there ; " Where are our wits , oh where ? Then flashed the scissors tare , O'er that six hundred. Papers to right of them ; Papers to left of them ; Papers in front of tliem ; Cut nnd dismembered i Flashes ot native wit ; With many a startling hit ; By llres of genius lit ; Long wcro remembered. Honor the wilto brigade ! Yet when our charge we made. Our chief In olllco said Some one hail blundered ; "Honor the charge you made ? Such price was never paid. Here Is the pi oof , " ho said , You cull'd that six hunilreil. AIE JAY. & ca r Tlio largest makers and nailer. ) of line clothes on earth , IL ILTr Youp money's worth or your munoy luo ' Tr t Tr f ? * , t Negligee Shirts. 'Not an old one in the store all new and beautiful styles in fancy stripes You size chocks and solid ool- r up our Hats ' lors every size A nice We'll size line of Percales and up your head , Linens for a dollar a with shirt some have col just lars attached and some your havn't The Oxford t- Size , Cloth negligee shirts for a dollar less for $1.25 and $1,50 , are than hatters just as fine as they can be and so are the get , IF Madras shirts for $1.50 Ifr $1.75 $2 and $2.50 Every onoe in a while wo fill Ifr up our 15th street window with now styles in shirts When passing look at them. It f r BROWNING , KING & CO. , fr S , W , Cor. Fifteenth and Douglas Streets , uSJO 3-1 -
