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Bnorn toirtnrs \ mo nnd Hiitmcrllied In my pres
ence thin 2d dny of May. R14.
( Senl. ) N. I' , I'KIU Notary Public.
If there Is any crank who lins not yet
hail his scheme for the social regeneration
of mankind presented to the Now York con
stitutional convention he should lose no time
In doing so.
Tlio millionaires' pawn shop In New York
Is n great disappointment to professional
frauds , who hoped to work It for all they
could. Dut so far they are the only class
that Is disappointed.
The chairman of the populist national
committee Is out with a proclamation advis
ing populists everywhere to name full
tickets with candidates of their own for
cvory ofllco to bo filled. This doesn't look
like fusion. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The milk dealers' combine will now have
to submit gracefully to the Inspection of
their cans and contents by the city milk
Inspector , and If any of their stock Is watered
or chalked they have to make their explana
tion to the police court.
Whist ! Did you read about the defeat
of the boasted whist players of Philadelphia
at the hands of the card pushers from the
Windy City ? The western card fiend gives
his eastern Brethren cards and spades , but
somehow manages to keep the Joker for
himself.
If the soft coal supply should be exhausted ,
thus compelling people to use oil or anthra-
cltn coal , the tunoko nuisance in Omaha
might possibly bo In some small degree
abated. Tim prospects of abating It by the
use of smoke consumers do not seem to bo
Improving.
The democratic senators doubtless want
to fix the day for a final vote on the tariff
EO that they can shut off debate on the In
come tax schedule , against which they must
expect the greatest opposition from within
their own ranks. It would notbe congenial
for them to spend much tlmo on that topic.
Jesse Scllgman's will makes no less than
forty-seven charitable institutions the bene
ficiaries of his estate. Mr. Scllgman's char
ities during his lifetime were equally wide
spread and Judiciously discriminating. Char
ity Is the one thing that wealth makes pos
sible that returns to the donor a credit that
persists after his decease.
The Springfield Republican talks about the
house of representatives voting In "execu
tive session. " Such an Intelligent news
paper ought to know better than this. The
only "executive session"- known to our form
of federal government Is that Indulged in by
the senate , nnd indulged in , alas , In the
majority of Instances , with but the slightest
Justification. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Before any proposition for a canal subsidy
Is submitted to the voters the county com
missioners will do well to Invite a full and
open discussion of all the provisions of the
proposition and the conditions under which
the subsidy Is to bo voted. Ucfore the citi
zens of Douglas county vote a million dollar
mortgage upon their property they will
want to know Just what they are to get for
their money.
Anxiety to purge. Itself of the bribery
charges docs not seem to bo affecting the
health of the senate Just at present. The
different senators are too accustomed to
rumors of bribery to bo disturbed by the
proving of bribery charges at the present
day. The Indiscretion In the present Instance -
stance consists In the foolish offer of a
monojN bribe. The bait should have dangled
on the hook In some other form.
Those now branch postofllces will certainly
bo a great convenience to people who reside
In the suburbs. They ought also to Increase
the volume of postal business transacted in
Omaha. Bringing postal facilities to the
homes of the people- uniformly results In an
Increased use of those facilities. The re
turns of Omaha's postal buslncos for next
rear ought to show the influence of the es
tablishment of the new branch offices.
Every general holiday tn this country la
made a day for sporting events In all the
larger cities. Memorial day Is no exception
to the rule , Thiro is no intention what
ever to desecrate a sacred holiday. On the
other hand , these events have come to bo a
part of the day's celebration , nnd those who
participate In them feel that they are con
tributing toward Its observance , it Is mani
festly impossible for every man , woman and
child to spend the day In a cemetery. What
ehill they do ?
Chicago Is moving for a now federal post-
office building , ten stories in height , to
coyer the square uow occupied for that pur
pose , and is told by the supervising archi
tect oC the treasury that the proposed buildIng -
Ing can be completed -within three years.
We presume that this is a possibility , but
we advlsp the people of Chicago not to count
I \ on it too surely. The plans for Omaha's
new poatotllco do not call for even one-half
of teu ntorles , and therefore do nut involve
pue-hulf the work of a ten-story structure ,
but Omaha will bo happy il twice three
rear * prove suflWent to got her building
ready ( or occupancy. Chicago may yet have
a new poafonice at her command before
Omah * Ba c her' * completed.
Tilt : 1XTKHSTATK IA\r. \
The dccUlon of the Untied Stale * supreme
court reversing the former decision of the
circuit court jiroilJed over by Judge
Grpslmm Anil upholding the constitutionality
of that part of the Inturatato commerce
low which In Intended to compel wltncssca
to appear and give testimony before the
commission will be hailed n * a timely prop
In nupport of the law , which lias ot late
been regards ! by the railroads as bolng
more" for show than for olnervnnce. Judge
Uroihnm'B ruling rcnlly proceeded upon the
theory that the twelfth section of the Inter
state commerce law nan unconstitutional
and void. That section empowers the com
mission , In case any person vln > should be
summoned to appear lie fore It should re
fuse to appear or1 to ntmwcr the questions
that might bo propounded , to apply to the
circuit court of the district tn which the
hearing takes place for compulsory process
to force the \\ltncsn to testify. The com
mission began to Investigate certain charges
against the management of certain Illinois
railroads , nml on refusal of the olllcers to
answer the qupstlons put to them they
were summoned to answer the Kiune ques
tions In the circuit court. They again
refused , alleging that the matter was not
only Irrelevant and Immaterial , but also
that the twelfth section of the Interstate
commerce law was unconstitutional. This
latter contention was upheld by Judge
Orcsham , who argued that congress had no
power to permit on administrative board to
make use of Judicial process to prosecute Jin
Investigations , and the witnesses were dis
charged.
The supreme court , with a dissenting min
ority' , takes a precisely opposite view of the
constitutional question Involved to that of
the Inferior tribunal. It states clearly that
congress has authority to pass n law to en
able an administrative body to obtain Information
mation necessary for legitimate governmental
purposes and to make refusal to appear and
testify an offense punishable by the courts.
It goes further to say that the provision
of the Interstate commerce law at IBSUC
a proper and constitutional exercise of this
power on the part of congress. It does not
lend the Judicial power of the court tn aid
of a nonjudlrlal body , but makes the viola
tion of that act a cause for an original case
brought at the Instance of the commission
and one to which Judicial , power extends
under the federal constitution. "Without
the aid of Judicial process of some kind , "
says the court , "tho regulations that con
gress may establish with respect to Inter
state commerce cannot be adequately or
efficiently enforced. "
Armed again with this power to secure
evidence upon questions which it may un
dertake to Investigate , the Interstate Commerce
*
merce commission ought to be able to once
more make Its waning authority over the
railroads of the country felt. It will have
the power to see that the law Is enforced
and will bo held responsible for Its exercise.
The railroads have for a long tlmo been
boldly and openly disregarding the law , con
vinced that they were secure from prosecu
tion by a commission which had been adju
dicated Impotent. They have thus furnished
ample material for the commission to work
upon. If the commission falls to bring these
railroads to tlmo the people will bo forced
to believe that It Is for want of a will and
not for want of a way.
AQA1XST TlIK INCOMU , TAX.
New York business men have organized
for the purpose of making a formal protest
against the income tax provision In the
pending tariff 'bill. ' The most prominent
merchants and bankers 'of that city are in
the movement and they propose to hold a
mass meeting at an early date to give ex
pression to their views. In the call for this
meeting the proposed income tax is de
nounced as an attack on the Industries of
the north and an attack without any ex
cuse on thrift wherever it may be. It ap
pears that the Insurance companies have
already begun their attack in the form of
petitions , In which they set fgrth that the
contemplated tax would bear so heavily upon
all mutual life Insurance companies as to
materially affect the surplus * from which
future dividends to policy holders are to
bo paid , and congress Is asked to exempt
from taxation the funds of mutual life In-
surarico companies and associations. These
companies will unite with other business
Interests in the movement against an In
come tax , which would fall more heavily
upon New York than upon any other .state.
It Is to TJB apprehended , however , that the
protest comes too late to have any effect.
The party In control of congress has known
from the outset what the sentiment of the
business Interests of the Empire state was
regarding an Income tax. It was made
plain' through the utterances of the press
of the state , In the speeches In congress
of Its representatives and Its senior senator ,
and In numberless Individual expressions.
Nothing which the business men of Now
York may now say , lnv mags meeting * > r by
petition or protest , can add to the impressiveness -
iveness or the Influence of what has already
'
been said. They will hardly bo able to
furnish any-new argument against the pro
posed tax or to state more strongly than
has been done the manifestly sectional char
acter of that proposition and the equally
Vital objection to It that It Is essentially
class legislation. The able discussion of this
question by Senator Hill und others pro
duced no effect upon the advocates of on
Income tax , and thcro Is not the slightest
probability that anything which may now
be said or done by the business men of New
York will have the slightest Influence. A
majority at the democrats In both branches
of congress" are fully and Irrevocably com
mitted In favor of this legislation and the
country may1 prepare Itself to see this tax
adopted with the tariff bill. The south
wants It and the doslro of that section will
be compiled with , The south demands
that the enterprise and thrift of the north
shall bo taxed and the democratic party
yields to the demanft , It Is useless to
plead that It is an unnecessary tax , that It
la not required for any legitimate purpose
of the government , nnd that the $30.000,000
which It Is estimated would be derived from
It would cocitltuto a surplus In excess of
the needs of the government. Such argu
ment goes for nothing with the politicians
who are determined that the people of the
north shall contribute unduly to the sup
port ot the government.
That the imposition of this tax will oper
ate unfairly upon the north It Is presumed
no one will deny. Under the former in
come tax the eastern and middle states to
gether paid 71 per cent of the total collected
from 1S63 to 1873. It la not believed that
under the proposed tax' the result would bo
materially different. At any rate It Is cer
tain that the south
would pay but a very
iniall percentage of the tax , for otherwise
that section would not bo found supporting
It. It la this which condemns It as a thor
oughly Hellish and sectional proposition. But
all thti has boon said again and again , and
repetition of It now will have no effect.
What the builness men of New York might
have accomplUhed ( f they had an organ
ized movement again it an Income tax three
month * ago It la Impossible to say. Th > r3
can bo no doubt that the protett ( hey nrs
now making will be futile to far n csngrct *
Is concerned. It may have Influence with
the people.
run twrtAii .srw.mv , K.
How much of a fight the senate republi
cans will make on the migar schedule ,
which will be reached this week , Is uncer
tain , but the probability Is that the re
ported democratic expectation that the
schedule will be disposed ot In t\\o day *
will be disappointed. Mora Interest at
taches to the sugar provision ot the tariff
hill than to any other , not only because It
proposes a policy that must Increase the
cost of sugar to the consumer and at the
Mine time abrogate what nearly nil fair-
minded men regard as a contract between
the government nnd the people who have
Invested capital In the sugar Industry , but
for the reason also that It gives ample pro
tection to the Sugar trust without showing
equal consideration to producers. The
pending bill makes the duty on raw sugar
(0 ( per cent ad valorem , and on refined one-
eighth of a cent n pound. Senator Gor
man , In his recent speech on the bill , which
was a carefully prepared and adroit defense
of the measure , asserted with regard to
the sugar schedule that it Is not In the1 In
terest ot the trust , his specious claim be
ing that the monopoly would be protected
to the extent of only one-eighth of n cent u
pound. The fact Is , however , as has been
frequently shown , that the actual protec- ,
tlon to the trust I * 40 per cent ot the
difference between the prices of raw and
refined sugar , w.th one-eighth of a cent a
pound In addition. Moreover the ad va
lorem duty will be levied upon fore.lgn valu
ation. , less the cost of transportation and
other charges , to the advantage of the. trust
and the disadvantage of the treasury.
The Philadelphia Record , a democratic.
paper , says In regard to the sugar scheduler
"Senator Gorman Justly Insists that the
sugar planters of Louisiana , Nebraska and
California are entitled "to some considera
tion and that In suddenly withdrawing the
bounties they should not bo stripped wholly
of protection. Why not. then , put a spe
cific duty of 1 cent a pound on raw * " sugar ,
of which the 40 per cent duty In the bill is as
nearly as may be the equivalent ? The'speclflc
duty , fixed and certain , levied upon the
amount of importation's would be In the In
terest of producers , of consumers , of inde
pendent refiners and of the public treasury.
The -10 per cent duty , on the other hand ,
levied upon foreign valuations of sugar ,
would afford a precarious protection to
planters and nn uncertain public revenue.
What Is the reason for clinging with so
much tenacity to an ad valorem duty on
raw sugar and a specific duty on refined
sugar If this be not for the peculiar advan
tage of the trust ? " Further the Ilccord says ,
that so far from meeting with the approval
of the democratic party the bill , If passed
in Its present form , with Its palpable favor
itism to the Sugar trust , would be greeted
with a storm of Indignation. Representative
Warner of New York , a demo
crat , has announced his opposition
to the sugar schedule because ho
regards it as clearly in the Interest of
the trust , and undoubtedly there are other
democrats who feel the same way. There
is strong- reason to believe that the demands
of the trust In the framing of the sugar
schedulBjWere complied with. The fact that
the representatives of the' * Loulsana sugar
Interest have accepted he schedule as per
haps the best concession to , the domestic
sugar Indjistrythat can ba obtained should
not deter republican senators from making
a strenuous effort , to secure a modification
that will be more In the Interest of the pro
ducers and less to the advantage of the
monopoly. The value of the bounty system
In stimulating sugar production has been
most satisfactorily demonstrated , but , of
course , any attempt to retain that system
would be hopeless. What may be accom
plished is to have the duty both on raw and
refined sugars made specific. The proba
bility is , however , that the schedule will
stand as It Is In the senate. . Whether the
house or a conference committee can be In
duced to change it for the benefit of the
producers is problematical.
HOW TO ItKAUTIVY A OltEAT CITY.
There is butane step from the sublime
to the ridiculous , but ittakes , several steps
and stages to pass from homely utility to
cultured taste and artistic beauty In munici
pal architecture. A week ago the Chicago
Herald Invited suggestions for beautifying
Chicago. The Invitation Is responsible for
a upontaneous outburst trom cranks , artists ,
architects and eccentrics , " "whoso sugges
tions are as striking nnd variegated as Chicago
cage itself , with its unsightly skyscrapers
and more unsightly Underdoses and shan
ties. , .
Among the numerous' prescriptions for
beautifying Chicago the most pungent and
original Is the following'contributed from
the town of Elgin , 111. : "Uny two of your
largest lake steamers.- Load them down
with your anarchists , cut-throats , thugs , ul
cers put In a few of your aldermen and Jus
tices ; cut loose and make for the center of
Lake Michigan , nnd scuttleHhe ship. He-
peat every two weeks for a 'year ' , and you
will do much toward beautifying Chicago. ' "
Hero Is another original' suggestion : "Ono
great help'for beautifying Chicago would bo
to adopt the single tax : when dog-ln-the-
manger land speculators would flnd It more
profitable to adorn thelr holdings with permanent
*
manent Improvements and of a character
that would possibly be more restful to the
eye than flaming advertisements which now
disfigure some of our otherwise beautiful
streets. " Hero is still another very pointed
Idea ; "Abolish the corner gang which
stands for hours
expectorating until one
needs rubbers to wade through It. If your
stomach Is weak you ore lost. If you are
fortunate enough without getting a cud of
tobacco stuck on your back or n mud ball
In your ear you nro Indeed lucky. And
when nil the cigarette smokers are trans
ported , when a lady can walk the streets
ot Chicago with shopping bag In hand with
out bolngr Insulted or robbed , when a man
can go to bed nt night without I'rearms ' un
der his hood , then wo can truly jay , Oh ,
Chicago ! Thou art a beautiful city ! "
These suggestions may appeal m-ro to the
vulgar five senses than they do to the aes
thetic sixth sense of artistic culture. Uut
they make a good starting point. Coming
down to the moro practical measures to be
adopted , we note that a Frenchman , who Is
presumed to possess the artistic Idea ,
strikes at the weakest spot us follows : "Get
away with wooden sidewalks. Got rid of
ton-story buildings next to two-story build-
Inga and ash boxes on the nldcwalka. Don't
let the people throw banana and orange
peels or papers on the sidewalks. Have the
streets cleaned throe times a week and you
will have a nice a city as I ever saw. " An
anonymous patron who claims to have trav
eled all the world over gives this advleu ;
'Teach the chimneys some manners whereby
they will thoroughly understand that they
ought not to umiike when tbare are laities
prctent. It WM < I , litticrd. be n refreshing
sight to encounter on your business streets
Indies with clean faces and hands and gpn *
tlcmcn whose llteinct * not colled. "
rertlnetit ni 'fiJln8 suggestive to Omaha
Is the following : " \Vo must clean out the
city hall. We must eject those boodlcra
and pltco honcstJTnciJ In their places. It ( s
true wo have at least n conscientious , liberal
minded mayor , but liu Is Ilka nn Island In a
swamp. " It goW 'without ' saying that If
Chicago can ba li'c'-iullfiod ' by such drastic
and Inexpensive \ilcaus \ Omaha ought to have
no difficulty In filling herself n thing of
beauty nnd n Joy forever.
In selecting n i)6W county physician the
county commissioners should see to It that
they tecure n man who will give the county
charges the benefit of real medical as
sistance. If the county wants to hire medi
cal students let It make Its agreement with
the students themselves. Uut when the
county pays for the service of nn experi
enced physician the county patients have a
right to demand that they bo attended with
the same consideration that Is paid to prl-
MUo patients. Any physician who accepts
the position under the county should bo re
quired to give his entire tlmo to the county
patients , If necessary , and to make his pri
vate practice n secondary matter. Because
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anmn must appeal to the county for medi
cal aid Is no reason nhy ho should be
forced to submit himself as a subject for
experiment at the hands of Inexperienced
students.
Tim linprnilliiK Him * .
BnrliiRllolil ( Mass. ) Republican.
Nebraska Democrats nrc organizing a
free silver league , which will convene next
month nnd capture life state democratic
paily ft urn Becietmy Morton nnd the
ImndH of the administration , If U can.
The IMiilT < if Air. Itutt/ .
Mlnncnpolla Tilbuno.
Mr. Uuttz of Huttzvlllc has been con
victed by the senate Investigating1 commit
tee of iittcmptlnB to bribe Senators Kyle
and Hunton , but as he hud no money of
his own and represented no capital , why
did lie make thu bluff ? The theory that
he simply represented the pluggera for
the crazy quilt tariff bill , nnd wns pent
upon his errund for political effect. Is con-
llrmed.
' Wreck of n < irinul Opportunity.
Boston 1'ost ( Jem. ) .
In the senate It Is not only the shame of
weak delay which goes to the account of
those recreant democrats , It IH the scandal
of dickering with monopolies which has
even shaken belief In thu honesty of the
men themselves. And the public are the
readier to listen to strnnge tales of cor
ruption because they see the senate dlare-
Kardful of Its duty In the broader sense , .
The people are right when they condemn
the men who have placed the democracy
In this position. It. Is the most shameful
wreck of a grand opportunity.
MHimgcd tn Dentil.
Iouls\Mle Courtor-Journnl.
The democratic cause In congress has
been "managed" to death. Some of Its
lenders have been too smart by half. There
hnve been too many strategists and too
few lighters , too 'mucli ' couilesy and lee
little Krnpo nmlicanlster. Too many men
have left the ranks to look afler the com
missary. At limy L rate the democrats
have learned n lo.ss > qn , although nt grievous
cost. They b it -learned that no posi
tion la so safe As 'an honest one ami that
victory Is not to bc'purchased nt the sacri
fice of a principle" br 'of ' any part of It.
Colorado's tpplirililo Condition.
Denver republican.
Poor Colorado fiaa been compelled to take
n grent deal of bitter medicine since the
populists came Into' power. Just now It Is
swallowing n very' bitter dose. AH of this
hurts the stuudlna of uhe stale In
quarters where ItIwi desirable to maintain
a good ieputntonBut ! It Is to be hoped
that It will teacncthq voters of Colorado a
lesson that they will profit by next fall.
TliQro would not lie one-tenth of this
trouble if me 'repifUllcans ' had been suc
cessful In the .fnll of 1832/- The only way
to avoid a icpetltlon of It next year und
the following year IH , to elect the entire
republican state ticket at the coming elec
tion.
Tuo rartlcft Only.
New York Sun.
There Is room for only two great political
parties In the United States. There has
never been room for moro. There Is the
republican party , representing principles of
which protection Is for the moment the
chief , nnd there Is the democratic party ,
representing what ? At present , principally
protection , which Is republican , nnd the
Income tax , which Is populist. Is there to
continue to be a democratic party to op
pose republicanism , or Is the democratic
party to be icsolved Into republican nnd
populist elements ? Are the two great par-
tics to be the republicans and the pop
ulists ?
In the white house. In congress. In the
south and the west , democracy Is , for the
time at least , practically merged In pop
ulism. Is this fusion or transfusion to
lost ? Or will the democratic party recover
Its senses nnd Its courage , put by the
wavering counselors of disgrace , nnd be
come truly democratic again ?
Electric Light Wiring.
AVnshlnston Star.
The burning of the Brooklyn tabernacle ,
which Dr. Talmage unhesitatingly nttilb-
utes to electricity from an unsulflclcntly
guarded wire , calls attention anew to the
necessity for rigorous and vigorous laws
by which individuals and corporations sup
plying the subtle Huhl for lighting or power
purposes will be compelled to make Its dis
tribution harmless , to both property nnd
life. The additional expense incurred In
placing electric wires underground should
not be considered , , by legislative bodies
when engaged In perfecting legislation to
make such a system" compulsory , for the
enoimous profits of telegraph , telephone
and electric railway : companies can easily
stand the Increased cont. Common sense ,
to say nothing of .the motives of humanity ,
demands that the death-dealing1 wlrea of
every description , which now gridiron the
air of cities nnd towns , should ba placed ,
underground wherever feasible , and so pro
tected when In exposed positions as to
make them Incapable of exerting a de
structive Influence.
FJIAOKAXCK OP
Syracuse. Couriers : -Some people never get
higher than a lowering rage.
Harvard Lampoon : A. Hello , Charlie !
Mustache cut off , I see. "What did you
nave that done for ?
U. Fifteen cents.
Chicago Inter Ocean : "Look here. Stag
gers , I don't believe you can look an honest
man In the face. "
"Well , I won't deny It until I'm brought
face to face with onq , "
"Philadelphia Record : "No , Maude , you
cannot sharpen syi , qd ! saw with a news
paper file , but muni * a newspaper file Is
made dull by thtS'-ola ' saws thut are found
In It. " iab o
Boston Trnnsclmii She And so you
have been to VtUfcMnKton and actually
stepped upon thoftnojqred floor of the house
of representatives. Were you not Hred
with enthusiasm !
He No ; by theldoorkeepcr.
New York W < $ { lyY Husband-Do you
think my full uettW Is an Improvement ?
Wife How muchridoes jt bftvo ypu n
week ? iti.lrt
"About a dollar 1 , >
"Yes , It's nn lm | > rovcment. "
Galveston News : "Every man should try
to live so thut thli'Whrld will not bo made
very much bcttep.'liymls getting out of It.
Chicago Tribune : "This , " groaned the
wretched young fnThtr , shifting the wide-
uwulco baby to thur.pthcriirm nnd making
the turn nt thwlrforthwest corner of the
rpom for the 457th time , "Is one of the
hardships that pas.a In the night. "
Harper's Bnxari "How's business ? "
nsked Jlmson of the furniture man. "Bad.
Our advertising agent made a fool of him-
Holf , " bald the dealer. ' 'How was that ? "
"Oh. he bniKKcd too much. In dwelling
nn the furnlturo of oun make ho said that
It was always In the van , and iieoplo who
have had experience in moving didn't want
that kind of furniture. "
TOO PUOUD TO WORK.
Now York Journal.
Thcro was a snubbed snob from Dunkirk ,
Who was dunned till It drove him to work ;
Dut U tarnUhed his family 'scutcheon ,
Which nuver till then hud a touch on ;
Bo he got hla quietus
With appendicitis.
And ha' gone where his ancestors lurk.
J'JtUlT.K Att'J ) TJIIXUM.
France reverses the old saw. Few of her
ofllce holders die , but many rcslRii.
Ilcsscmer. the Inventor , accumulated a
fortune of 110,000,000 by hl steel process.
Senator Hill's vociferous dcolro for nn en
larged free list Is not believed to Include
collars and cuffs.
Mr. llrccklnrldgo docs not experience much
difficulty In driving n close carrla o through
Mr. Owens' fences.
The khcdlvc ot Kgypt will move on Franco
by way of Marseilles Juno 20. A war scare
In Kngland la probable.
The American consul at St. Thomas , Can
ada , In patronizing a saloon drug store ,
was probably fitting himself for citizenship
In Kansas.
Yes , Old Subscriber , wo observed the sub
stitution of Curtis for Custls In the Arling
ton article. The funeral ot the culprit \\iil
occur later.
The arrival of Commodore Kelly's navy at
St. Louis will enable the city at the end of
the bridge to rival Iloston In exchanging In
ternational courtesies. "
Henry Uarncs of Lawrcnre , Mass. , Is be
lieved to bo the oldest Odd Fellow In the
United States. Hosis Initiated In 18G2 ,
when the order was only n few years old In
this country , and Is now In his 00th year.
The barber attached to the Massachusetts
state house declined to shave Mr. Toamoli ,
n colored representative , unless the latter
would procure a private mug. Evidently
the colored mug Is out of fashion In the Bay
state.
Governor Wnllc's thirst for gore to the
bridle bits oozed out nt the heels whun
Cripple Crock tendered the gory opportunity.
Interest In the career of Benedict Arnold
has been aroused In certain quarters by the
frequent mention In party organs of the
B. A.'s In the majority sldo of the senate.
Judge Chctlaln , 'the Scott of Chicago ,
whoso interference tn behalf of Assassin
Prondergast evoked general condemnation ,
has been turned down by his associates on
the bench. The now assignment of Judges
for Cook county puts the Prendergast and
other Important cases out of the reach of
Chotlaln.
General D. II. Hastings , republican candi
date for governor of Pennsylvania , Is as
popular a man as there Is In the state. As
adjutant general ho was In command at
Johnstown after the flood of 1SS9. He
brought order out of chaos and ruled the
stricken community with a hand that was us
gentle as It was firm. His tltlo of "General"
comes from his militia office , as he was
only 1C years old when the war broke out.
The report that Colonel Cockerlll of the
Now York Advertiser had been reduced tea
a peace Footing through the. persuasive In
fluence of a Georgia barbecue Is manifestly
premature. The shedding of Innocent Ink
goes on undtmlnshed. Here Is the colonel's
latest snort ot defiance : "The editor of the
Memphis Commercial lives In n pig pen ,
and when not so drunk that his vision Is
obscured ho looks at the universe through
a ragged knot-hole. Naturally his range is
limited , but whllo this feeble porclno bar
barian sees very little of the world. It Is
gratifying to know that the world sees but
llttlo of him. "
XEllltASKA. AND AJK1IHASKAXS.
A scientific and historical association has
been organized at Klobrara.
James Vail , a veteran of the late war ,
dropped dead at Crab Orchard of heart dis
ease.
ease.A
A blooded colt belonging to H. R. Travis
of Wallace had Its Jugular vein cut by n
barb wire fence and bled to death.
The Epworth leagues of the Norfolk dis
trict will hold a convention at Pender June
18 to 20. About fifty delegates will attend.
Dr. W. S. Burdette , formerly a well
known physician at Nelson , died recently at
Huntlngton , AV. Va. , where he had gone for
his health. *
Mrs. David Adams , whoso husband Is In
exile because of his connection with the fail
ure of the Holt County bank , of which he
was president , died Saturday at O'Neill.
The board of trustees of Bertrand Is talkIng -
Ing of borrowing the money necessary to
build .water works , as the people recently
voted down a proposition to Issue the nec
essary bonds.
Ellas Bean , nn aged resident of Exeter ,
had his leg amputated between the ankle
and knee because of a diseased bone and Is
now recovering from the operation , though
ho is over 75 years of age.
Lightning rod peddlers tried the old game
on Jesse Brown , a Thayer county farmer ,
and had proceeded as far as to put the rods
on the house. Then they made the demand
for money and threatened to sue , but Mr.
Brown defied them and they finally gave up
the game and took down the rods.
Whllo attempting to repair his
windmill during a heavy storm , J.
B. Burdlck of Berwln had his
hand caught in the gearing and the
flesh and bones were crushed into a shape
less mass. Before ho could extricate him
self from the machinery Mr. Burdlck was
forced to amputate his hand with a com
mon Jackknlfe. Ho then climbed down to
the ground and summoned help. A doctor
was sent for , and It was found necessary
to perform another amputation of the limb
above the wrist.
SHOOT III" OX THE Sl'OT.
Buffalo Express : The tearing down ot
American flags has become altogether too
popular a pastime In Canada. It Is about
tlmo the hot-headed idiots of the Dominion
were taught better1 manners.
St. Paul Globe : An apology Is not nil
that should bo required of Canada for the
outrage to the American flag at St. Thomas
on the queen's birthday. The Incident was
a manifestation of the hatred of every
thing American that prevails throughout
Canada , and should call for the exemplary
punlihment of the offenders.
Denver Republican : The tearing down
of nn American flag In front of the United
States consulate at St. Thomas , Canada ,
was the net of men under the influence of
liquor , nnd as such It will be regarded by
our government. It Is to be regretted
mnrtf as un Indication of secret Ill-will to
ward the United States than for any other
reason.
Minneapolis Trlbune , : The Queen's Own
should choose some- other method of cele
brating the queen's birthday than hauling
down the American flag from the American
consulate In Canada. To bo Euro , this la a
very favorable time for Indulgence In llttlo
freaks like that , but It Is In bad taste
nevertheless. The queen could make par
tial reparation by disowning the Queen's
Own , but she Is not likely to do so.
Chicago Inter Ocean : The Indignity
heaped upon the American flag n It waved
over the American consulate at St. Thomas ,
Canada , Is one of these International out
rages which no self-respecting national gov
ernment could afford to overlook or palliate.
If the facts were as stated Consul Willis
did perfectly right In refusing to accept
the personal apologies said to have been
tendered by these directly and Indirectly
Implicated. The flag ot a nation mutt not
bo Insulted with any such Impunity.
Now York Recorder : A government can
not Justly be held responsible for the acts
if hoodlum mobs In matters of this kind ,
jut when the nggroisors wear military unl-
'orms the offeree assumes an entirely dlf-
'crent color and complexion. Our govern-
nent should demand ample apology from
.ho ' Dominion government , and thut apol
ogy 'should take the form of drawing up
the "Queen's Own Rifles" In front of the
consulate at St. Thomas and make them
present arms to the stars and strlpos.
LOUD OF 'J'llK 1IKAHTII.
Cleveland Plain Dualcr.
Kycs with mischief brimming o'er
Mischief HOWH from every pore :
Trouble In his checks' red glow
Uvery dimple frniiKht with woe-
Wild , and rough , nnd free ,
Filled with llerce , demoniac Joy , i
Thus ho stands , my darling boy
Stands nnd grins ut me.
Vain , to him , advlco of age.
He alone the learned HHRU ;
"Lot old Time his Journey run
This bright worm was made- for funl"
Ah , who shall deny
The wisdom of this little man
Who howls hla way across life's span ?
Not I , alas ) Not II
I only pray that bitter tears
May not attend his later years ;
Thnt when the shafts of battle fall.
And sorrow spreads her Kloomy pall ,
And Rolden locks turn gray
Amid the struggling cares of meu
My untamed darling shall bo the *
As happy aa today.
TALK WITH SENATOR OAREY.
Any r gUlntlonVoulil Itollnvo tlm Country
IiuliiittrluUiiml Irrigation.
Senator John M. Carey ot Wyoming , as
big ns the prnlrle country which lie repre
sents , n representative product of un Irriga
tion state , Is In Omaha onreuto cast to
anslst In framing u tariff bill. To a repre
sentative of The Boo Senator Carey aald yoA-
terday : "It Is not Uio measure ot legisla
tion but legislation which the country de
mands from congress , for nny legislation
will servo to quiet the unrest Hint Is su
premely noticeable In the marts ot trade
and commerce. The tnrlff bill will probably
pass about the second week In Juno , the
sugar schedule occupying the attention of the
senate this week. By the last of next week
I anticipate matters will have taken miqh a
course that nn expression may bo had when
the final vote Is likely to bo reached. If the
free sugar schedule Is adopted It will give us
two additional senators against the bill from
the south , but will have n tendency to put
Senator Allen In ix rather unpleasant pre
dicament. "
Upon the question of the Commonwcalcrs
Judge Carey Bald : "Tho movement repre
sents collective Instead of Individual tramp
ing. It Is a fact that many , In fact hundreds ,
ot these men have been offered work at liv
ing wages , but they have refused on the
ground that It would prejudice their cause
In the public mind. Since Judge Rlncr'a de
cision the Commonweal will keep clear of
Wyoming , In fact n number of the bodlei
have so expressed themselves , nnd I look
for llttlo trouble from this source In the
future. Judge Hullctt ot Colorado has fol
lowed In much the same line as Judge Rlncr
of the federal court , and In a conversation
I had with Judge Rlncr ho stated that ho
had great sympathy for the men out of work ,
but none for train stcnlers and lawless
tramps. "
Irrigation then came In for a moment's
consideration , Mr. Orr of the executive de
partment of the Union Pacific having pre
sented Judge Carey with the latest Over
land publication , entitled , "Irrigation , Its
History , Methods , Statistics nnd Results. "
Senator Carey , speaking of the question ,
said : "Irrigation Is one ot the strong prob
lems of the hour , and will bo the salvation
of the great plains of the west. Wo have
demonstrated Its practicability , wo think , In
the wheat field district which lies some
seventy miles from Cheyenne , nnd with n
good colony along the ditch there Is no
reason to doubt Its ultimata success. To
get water Into , n dried up creek bed the
Whcatland company had to tunnel through
a mountain of granlto almost u mile long ,
to tap n stream higher up , but the work
Is done , nnd the land looks llko a garden ,
watered , as It Is , artificially. It needs only
the planting of crops to demonstrate the
advantages ot Irrigation to reclaim desert
wastes. "
Judge Carey left In the afternoon for
Washington , where he will remain until the
settlement of the tnrlff discussion.
JIAXK irilKCKKUS IWUXlt UU1T.TY.
Jury In the Inillnnnpolls Cn o Unanimous
nn tlic Firm lliillnc.
INDIANAPOLIS , May 28. "Wo , the Jury ,
find the defendants , Francis A. Cofiln and
Pcrslval B. Coffin , guilty as charged In all
the counts of the Indictment , and Albert S.
Reed guilty as charged In the counts from
37 to 4C inclusive. "
These three defendants have been on trial
for wrecking the Indianapolis National bank ,
which Institution suspended payment la't
July. Ex-Attorney General Miller immedi
ately moved a new trial and Federal Judge
Baker will hear arguments Monday next.
As Foreman Trotter handed the sealed ver
dict to the clerk the visages of the defendants
gave no sign of Interest or emotion. The
Indianapolis Cabinet company , with branches
In the cast and In London , has through the
men Just convicted secured from the Indian
apolis National bank about $375,000 on prac
tically worthless paper. The Jury was out
eighteen hours from 3 o'clock Saturday
afternoon until 9 o'clock Sunday morning.
The verdict wns , In the public mind , antici
pated , except In the case of Reed , who ,
though considered technically guilty , had In
his favor extenuating circumstances which It
was thought might lead the Jury to acquit
him. His position with the Cabinet com
pany , which so mercilessly and systematic
ally looted the bank , was purely clerical ,
and for so comparative a short time that
his Ignorance of the company's methods was
not regarded as wholly possible.
The defendants were required to furnish
bonds ns follows : A. S. Reed , $5,000 ( old
bond satisfactory ) ; Francis A. Cofiln , $25,000 ;
Percival A. Coffin , $12,500.
Foreman Trotter said that the Jury was
unanimous for the conviction of the Coffins
from the first. The first ballot showed , for
Reed , eight for conviction nnd four for ac
quittal. After three ballots had been taken
and eleven votes declared Reed guilty , Juror
James Good , who had held out against Reed's
conviction , gave In. Five years wns regarded
by the Jury as proper punishment for Reed.
The Coffins furnished bond nt noon in
$25,000 and $12,500 respectively and were
allowed their freedom until Monday.
Court llntiso Jlofumllng Itoncls.
The county clerk and Chairman Stenborg
of the Board of County Commissioners yes
terday begin the task of affixing their
signatures to the 110 court house refunding
bonds , which become duo In 1914. The
bcr.ds aggregate $119,000 nnd draw interest
al the rnto of < 4 per c n , payable oml-
annually , and hro Issued In place ot the
old 0 per cent bonds , which would have been
duo In 1901. In affixing thalr signatures
the officials have to sign 4,870 times each.
Y. M. 0 , A. EXPLAINS.
Ti-U Why n Hall ( Inmn Will Not lie
I'liijrrd on .Mcinorlnl Dny.
In view of the recent discussion of the
subject of ball games on Memorial day , the
officers of the Young Men's Christian asso
ciation have prepared the following stnto-
mcnt :
The proposed game of bno ball nt the Y.
M. C. A. athletic park on the afternoon ot
Memorial day wns arranged with others of
the series for the reason that healthful pas-
tlmo tinder proper control nnd conditions , to
occupy the hours of leisure , after the appro
priate exercises of the day were past , nccmod
to bo called for nnd could not well bo ob
noxious to intelligent criticism.
The Y. M. C. A. management , In harmony
with n suggestion from the memorial com
mittee , fixed the tlmo for the game at an
hour subsequent to that nt which the exer
cises nt Hanicom park would bo concluded.
The secretary of the memorial committee ,
Mr. Jenkins , expressed himself ns entirely
satisfied with the action of the Y. M. 0. A.
committee. Hut In view of the fact that the
giving of thu game on Memorial dny may
still bo an occasion of offense to some the
management of thn Y. M. C. A. beg to an
nounce the entire withdrawal of the game ,
hoping that the hours subsequent to the
memorial exercises nt Ilanarotn park may
not see anything moro offensive to the spirit
nnd memories of the occasion , Certainly
no organisation can hold Memorial day In
higher honor than the "Y. M. C. A. , nor bo
moro ready to develop the Interest and cher
ish the virtues ot good citizenship which ,
after the duo nml sacred honor to bo paid to
the dead heroes of the war for the union ,
Is the chlcfcst purpose of this national holi
'
day. AV. J. FISCHER , Presldont.
FRANK W. OI1KR , General Secretary.
WOMAN'S ' CLUB MEETING.
Onicern Klcctrd ami Kcportu from Depart
inenli Itrrnlvoil.
Th annual meeting of the Woman's club
wns held yesterday afternoon nt Myrtle
hall , and the fight that ensued on the elec
tion of officers wns spirited. The election
resulted as followsMrs. . F. P. Ford ,
president ; Mrs. Z. T. Lindsay , first vice
president ; Mrs. W. W. JCcysor , second vloo
president ; Mrs. Frank Cross , recording
secretary ; Mrs. Frank Heller , corresponding
secretary ; Mrs. William Fleming , treasurer.
Reports were read by the retiring officers
nnd by the heads of the departments of the
club. They were all encouraging nnd In
dicated a prosperous condition. Interest In
the educational features Is increasing nnd
the membership of the club has been
materially augmented during the year.
A committee wns appointed to Investigate
the university extension system , with the
object of arranging a course of lectures for
next year , nnd is to report at the next
meeting ot the board of directors. The
committee consists of Dr. Augusta Chapln ,
Mrs. Grace Sudborough. Mlas Mcllugh , Mrs.
Dr. Duryca and Miss Cook.
During the course of the meeting Mrs.
Towne , one of the delegates to the federa
tion of women's clubs lately held at Phila
delphia , presented to the president a gavel
made of wood from Ford's theater , Wash
ington.
The president announced that on each
Thursday morning from 10 to 12 o'clock
some olllcers of the club would meet at 120
South Twenty-fifth street to consider nny
business relative to the work of the club.
NEW METHODIST OHUROH.
Congregation l West Onmhn Decides to
Krect mi Kdlllro.
For over eighteen years there has stood
on the corner of Thirty-seventh and Marcy
streets a small building called the West
Omaha Methodist Episcopal chapel. During
part pt the lime It has been used for pubtlo
school purposes , Sunday school nnd preach
ing having been maintained moit of the
time , with a small and fluctuating society.
Llko a Rip Van Winkle the church has sud
denly awakened Into n new Hfo and made
rapid growth during the past few months.
Many have been rescued from sin and soveril
have bid ndleu to their cups and cords and
Joined the little company.
The store room occupied nt Thirty-fifth
nnd Leavenworth streets must soon bo va
cated. Tha little chapel Is too small , so
the only remedy is to quit or build. As
Methodists seldom quit a field they hnvo de
cided to build.
West Omaha Is one of the finest resldenca
parts of the city nnd there Is not a church
of any kind within three-fourths of a mlle ot
the one now under way.
JJnrnuil IJoforo TJioIr Kycs.
BONHAM , Tex. . May 28. The ColumbUn
hotel at Latonla was burned today Just before -
fore dawn. All but one of the guests
escaped with but llttlo less than their
nlcht robes. Charles Lewis was burned to
death In sight and hearing of frightened
spectators who were unnblo to do anytUln
to old him.
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r Never take the horse shoe from the door ;
Never throw away leafed clover four ;
Never fail to look our counters o'er ;
Never were such garments made before ; *
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Never were styles so elegant nor our assortment
so great. They are all new and fresh and come in
all sorts of colors and in the very latest styles. Wo
sell some of thorn as low as $8.50 and never much
r more than half a tailor's price , with all the other
C good qualities of a mado-to-your-own-ordor auit.
We'll fit you as well , give you as good material , that
will wear as long and look as well as any tailor can
make it. A boy's nice suit $2.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
n S , W. Cor , Fifteenth and Douglas Streets ,
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