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Sworn to brforx mc > nnil mili-wrilxHl In my prc -
enro this 2J day nf Mny. JS3I.
( Scnl. ) N. P. niU Notnry Puhlle.
No Blx-ycar democrats need apply for admission -
mission to the free silver democratic love
feast.
Don't attempt to make the patriotism dis
played on one day of the year cover n lack
of patriotism on the remaining 3C1 days.
Some of otir mossback money bags are
like the Cripple Creek strikers.They
won't do anything themselves and won't let
anybody else do anything.
If thcro Is a man In Omaha or out of
Omaha who can get up a practical device
that will do away with the overhead trolley
wire he Is the man wo have been looking
for.
A few years ego Hascall nnd hU gang
tried to starve the police into subjection.
Now ho proposes to starve out all "objec
tionable" employes of the city , which , of
course , means offensive partisans.
While congress Is trying to prohibit the
transmission of Indecent nnd obscene litera
ture by express , why not go on and stop the
transaction of lottery business by the aid
of the express and telegraph companies ?
Keith county's experience with Its IrrI *
f gallon and water power canal should teach
other communities to Insist upon definite
security for the fulfillment of all conditions
before giving aid to enterprises of this kind.
That Senator Hill of New York knows
upon which side his bread Is buttered Is
conclusively shown by his rush to the deft -
- _ -ft nso of the newspaper correspondents who
have boon declared" to bo In contempt of
the senate Investigating committee.
For n senator who Is having his first ex
perience with a regular session of congress ,
Senator Allen Is taking an unusually prom
inent part In the proceedings of the senate.
It has been evident for a long tlmo that
Senator Allen does not propose to bo a mere
voting dummy on the floor of the senate.
Postmaster General Blsscll's opposition to
the proposed government ownership of tele
graphs Is In complete accord with the re
actionary policy Inaugurated under demo
cratic bourbon rule. The attorney general
and the postmaster general can be relied
upon to uphold all the monopolies and
trusts.
The milk , dealers may appeal their toil
case on the milk dealers' license ordinance ,
but In the Interval they will have to comply
with the law. The defiant attitude which
the milk dealers association has on several
occasions assumed is not the move by which
It can hope to arouse popular sympathy for
Its methods.
Hascall proposes to starve out all objec-
tlonablo employes by refusing to vote appro
priations for thelr wagos. . Objectionable to
Whom and what for ? Objectionable to
Hascall because Ihey committed life un
pardonable offense of refusing him support
In the last election. ) That Is about the size
of It , Isn't It. judge' ?
General Weaver has finally succeeded In
securing that much desired populist nomina
tion for congress. This Is rather a come-
do\yn from the presidency , but then the
illustrious example of John Qulncy Adams
Is before u. . Only there are still certain
obstacles that may prevent General Weaver
from following this Illustrious example.
"Holland's" letters arc appearing regu
larly with the usual signature and Now
York date line In. the Philadelphia Press ,
while their author Is In Washington testify
ing before the senate bribery Investigating
committee. If any further evidence of that
correspondent's versatility were needed this
would certainly be accepted as nil-sufficient.
Six-year democrats have been ofllclally
notified that they must not expect to exert
even the slightest Influence upon tlm de
termination of the policy of their party.
In matters of this kind they must defer to
the editors of six-yoar-old mongrel news
papers. Mr. N. S. Harwood will please
lake notice and govern himself accordingly.
Why dooi the council vote { 5COO out of
tha general fund to pay a Judgment when
the general fund' lit presumed to be re
served for paying the current expenses of
the city government , and in the face of the
fact that a judgment Is presumed to ba paid
out at the judgment fund ? Is not this
scuttling of tha general fund part of Has-
call's scheme for starving and smoking out
objectionable and offenslva employes T
Patriotism In the public schools Is a good
thing ; but when children are compelled to
stand up huddled together In a small hall
to listen to Memorial day orations a time
limit ought to bo enforced against the too
enthusiastic orator. In at least one of
our public schools the Memorial day oration
was protracted to such a length that several
ot (1)0 little girls fainted and had to be
carried from tlie loom. There Is no news-
ally for making a patriotic celebration 'an
occasion for such barbarity , The school
board should take it'upon itself to see that
such a thing U not permitted to happen
STATK SVHOor , VUA'D FtK.tKCE8.
The article \rhleh wo print today uneor-
crlng some of the methods ct state school
financiering wilt be Interesting rc.nlIng for
all who have the prcxcrvatlon of the heritage
'given to our public schools at heart. The
permanent school fund of the stnto derived
front the grant by congress at thu time ol
thn organization ot th commonwealth ot Q
per cent nf the proceeds ot the sales of pub-
t lie lands within Us Jurisdiction to the state
has by the constitution been made a trual
fund not to be diminished , the Income there
from only to be applied to the support of the
pnbllc schools. All losses that may In nny man
ner accrue must be made good by the state by
money obtained by the taxation of the
people. U Is therefore R matter of tha high
est Importance to the people of Nebraska
that the constitutional guarantee shall ba
strictly observed , because every violation of
'It subjects them to n liability to be called
upon to pay In taxes the amount by which
the fund may have been encroached upon.
The State lloard of educational Lands and
Funds , laboring under a legislative Injunc
tion to keep the moneys at Its command
constantly Invested In Income-bearing prop
erty , finds It Impossible to obtain securities
of the kind to which It Is limited by the
state constitution without paying n pre
mium upon them. Under our system of bond
financiering the rate of Interest of bonds
Issued by the various governmental author
ities Is flxcd , so that competition among
purchasers takes the form not of offering to
accept the lowest rate of Interest , but of offer
ing to pay the highest lump sum as principal.
When , then , the state board Invests the
permanent school fund In securities at a
premium It really advances the difference
between the nominal and real rate of Inter
est to the credit ot the temporary school
fund , nnd when the bonds nro finally paid
the permanent school fund must find itself
the loser by Just so much. If this money
went directly Into the treasuries of the vari
ous local governmental agencies It would
simply mean a transfer of the premium
from the taxpayers of the whole state to the
taxpayers of that community. That would
bo bad enough. Dut the greater part of It
In the transactions already completed has
gene to Intelmedlorles nnd brokers , who
have been almost the solo benoficfarles of
this violation ot the constitution.
Governor Crounse , to whoso attention this
question had been brought , and who has
devoted no little thought to the matter , sug
gests that the-Invasion of the permanent
school fund for the benefit of the temporary
school fund Is merely a shifting of money
from ono pocket to the other , and that the
loss to the termer , If nny , should be made
good from the latter. H Is true , as Judge
Lake has pointed out In the opinion upon
a law since repealed , rendered In 1SS3 , that
every Investment of the permanent school
fund must Include a more or less consider
able risk of loss by default , but In these
cases the Investment In securities at a pre
mium Is made with ad absolute certainty of
.lo-s. The inlnlmnm amount which must be
repaid to the permanent school fund Is known
In advance. The governor would have this
Indemnity made either by paying the pre
mium by means of the Interest coupons or
by transferring a proportionate amount ot
the Interest as paid from the temporary to
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the permanent school fund. As the law
stands at present this Is of doubtful legality.
Wo understand , moreover , that some of the
bonds purchased at a premium may bo re
deemed by the county Issuing them at
any .time at Its'option , and on these there Is
a possibility of Interest being stopped by
repayment before the premium can bo re
couped. If the different county authorities
could and would Issue bonds with Interest
to be fixed by competition the state board
could bid without running any risk of deplet
ing the permanent school fund. A general
offer of a minimum rate ot Interest to the
various counties might possibly effect this
change. The hole already made In the per
manent school fund will have to be filled
from some source. The whole Intricate sit
uation only emphasizes the need of some
national constitutional revision which will
put the management of the state school
funds upon a sound business basts. Mean
time the state board should set Its face
firmly against buying any securities through
middlemen.
THE CONTHACTLAliOIl LAW.
The subcommittee of the house Immigra
tion committee , to whom was referred the
resolution asking for Information from the
Treasury department In relation to rules and
regulations adopted by the Immigration
bureau for the enforcement of the contract
labor law , submitted a favorable report on
the resolution. The report states that from
Information derived from the newspapers
and from other reliable sources It would
appear that the- authorities have In some
Instances returned persons to Europe without
proper proof that they were here In violation
ot law ; that Immigrants who have come to
the United States at the Instances of their
families have been returned for alleged viola
tion of law , while others who have come
under similar circumstances have been ad
mitted ; and that , although the law has been
generally enforced as to Immigrants arriv
ing. It appears that- little effort has been
made to enforce the penalties prescribed
against employers ot labor concerned In
bringing to this country Immigrants In
violation ot law.
It Is not to bo doubted that In enforcing
this law thcro have been numerous Instances
of persons returned to Europe who were not
violating the law. Accounts of several such
cases , well "authenticated , were given not
long since In eastern newspapers , and It Is
reasonable to assume that thoje were but a
few of what have occurred. On the other
hand , It Is equally certain , though It might
bo Impossible to secure poslttvo proof , that
many who came hero In violation , of the law
nro probably now carrying out their contract
to labor. The point In this report , however ,
which U deserving ot particular attention
by congress. If It Is proposed to take any
action regarding the matter , Is the. fact that
the penalties ot the law are not enforced
against the persons responsible for bringing
Immigrants here In violation of the law.
This Is tha weak spot } In the whole business.
Doubtless It Is a difficult matter to ascertain
who the persons are who contract for alien
labor , but It ought not to bo an altogether
Impossible task , and at any rate some more
adequate effort should bo made to enforce
the penalties than It locms , according to
the report of "the ( subcommittee , has been
made. It will obviously bo Impossible ) to
sccuro an absolutely thorough enforcement
ot the law so long as tha great corporations
and largo employers ot labor who may ba
disposed to Import , It are assured If Im
munity.
It Is probable that no effort Is now being
made to Import contract labor and there
may not ba for a long tlmo to come. Tha
employers of such labor have hud an expe
rience with It that ought to conrlncu them
of the mistake of bringing people here under
such conditions and then subjecting them tea
a servitude of the most debasing kind , and
It la to be presumed that many ot theta
fully realize thltt. The violence In the coke ra
glens , where contract labor lisa been larsclj
employed , has demonstrated , and not now
for the first time , what mischief these people
are capable of doing when cxatperatcd , at
they have been by tV * reduction of wages
to the starvation point and by tha despotic
treatment to which they have been subjected
by brutal bosses. The employer * ot this
labor , U Is to bo supposed , will not care to
have a repetition of recent experience , and II
they cannot wholly replace It with other
labor will at nny rate not bo disposed to
add to It. Out there must be no cessation
of vigilance In the enforcement of the alien
contract labor law , enacted to protect Amer
ican labor.
JVOZ' A TKMITINO OW//f.
Another diversion In the electric lighting
contest has been attempted. The Western
Electric company ot Chicago , which , wo are
Informed , is a member ot the electrical
octopus that Includes also the Thomson-
Houston company , has submitted , In sub
stance , the following proposition : The com
pany will erect a plain but substantial brick
building In a suitable location , equip the
same with a plant of 300 arc light capacity ,
and deflate the building and plant to the
city nt the oifd of five years If the city will
contract to pay the company $150 per" year
per lamp for 300 lamps during the period ol
five years.
Thla would strike the uninitiated as a very
generous offer. H Is almost as terriptlng as
was the late J. M. Patteo's noble charity
gift enterprise , by which the city secured
5,000 volumes of second-hand books for a
public library on condition of granting 'tho
noble benefactor the privilege to run a
lottery In Omaha under the auspices of the
city government.
A liberal estimate of the proposed cost of
the donation of an electric lighting plant
would Include the following items :
Cost of lot | 3,000
Cost of building 15,000
Cost of dynamos 25,000
Engines and fixtures . ' . " 12,000
Boilers 6,000
Total JGO.OOO
This would bo the first cost of ground ,
building nnd plant. At the end ot five years
the wear nnd tear on the building nnd ma
chinery , nnd the shrinkage In pricoi by rea
son of expired patents , could not be less
than one-third of the total , or $20.000 In
round figures. That would leave the actual
value of the property donated to the city at
the expiration of the contract $10,000. Wo
do not compute the cost of wiring or the
value of the polo-lines for the reason that
underground conduits ore almost certain to
take the place of overhead lines by the
year 1900 , and furthermore , because the
company would recoup Itself In two years
for the first cost of overhead lines In the
profits derived upon a basis of the bid of
Pardee & Co.
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Now , computing the cost of lighting with
nominal 2,000-candlo power lamps at the
Pardee bid , $112 per lamp , which Is $25
more than the lowest bid recently received ,
and we would find , on the opposite side of
the ledger the following :
300 lamps at $38 excess for 5 years.$57,000
Interest at C per cent c,840
Total $63,840
In thla computation simple Interest Is fig
ured only for four years on each anuual pay
ment. At compound Interest the Interest
charge would bo considerably more ;
Summary : By paying $150 a year per lamp
for 300 lamps the ' city would pay In princi
pal andylnterest'1 $ C3,840 for a plant worth
$40,000. Computed on the basis of $90 per
lamp the city would bo paying $90,000
In excess , which , at G per cent. In five years ,
computed after the first year , would amount
to $10,800 , or an aggregate of $100,800. In
other words , a contract for 300 lamps at $90
for five years as compared with a contract
at $150 per lamp for the same period , with
$40,000 of plant thrown in at the expiration ,
would leave the city a margin of $60,800 ,
which would be sufficient to buy an entirely
new plant of larger capacity , with a saving
to the city of a clean $40,000.
It strikes us that the proposed Investment
of the electric company would be a very
profitable scheme for the company. Inferen-
tlally the fact also strikes us like a sledge
hanuner that the city of Omaha , by paying
Wiley's company $175 and $140 per lamp has
paid for a very respectable plant within the
last three years. We do not want to be un
derstood as saying that the Wiley plant only
represents $60,000 of Invested capital. Mr.
Wiley's first Investment was $16,000 for a
lot worth about $2,000 and a councilman
worth $14,000 , and his subsequent purchases
liave been on the same scale of reckless
liberality. But even with his well-worn ,
[ jack-number machinery and over-Inflated
capitalization ot grounds and building Mr.
Wiley Is said to bo willing to duplicate the
offer of the Western niectrlc company. In
fact , Mr. Wiley Is willing to do almost any
thing to prevent the letting < of the contract
to the lowest bidder.
Reversing Judge Qresham's decision ,
which declared the twelfth section of the
Interstate commerce act unconstitutional ,
and affirming the power of the jnterstato
commission to compel the attendance and
testimony of witnesses upon-matters per
tinent to Its Investigations , while strength
ening the commission considerably , docs
not restore * to it the authority 'with which
congress supposed It was Investing It.
Thcro is still the decision exempting wit
nesses from the necessity of testifying
whenever their evldenco might tend to
criminate themselves , 'and this will bo a
convenient loophole for unwilling railroad
officials. This obstacle , however , can bo
removed by making the penalties for viola
tions of the law consist for the most part
In fines to bo assessed against the corpora
tion conducting the road In default. There
Is much testimony to be had that can In
no way tend to criminate the witness. The
commission need not wait for work on ac
count of this limitation.
The Brazilian government Is going to
celebrate Independence dayIn order to glvo
a public demonstration * of Its gratitude to
the United States for the support received
from American people during the civil war
n Brazil. Such a celebration will bo re
ceived as a manifestation of the friendly
feeling and sympathy that ought to nnd
Iocs exist between two great republics of
lie western hemisphere , and will da much
o cement the friendship that already ex
tends between both the people and the gov
ernments. What the United States did in
connection with the Brazilian war , however ,
was done strictly In pursuance ot the duties
lemamleil of a neutral power. While the
Jnltoil States could doubtless have done
various things to encourage the rebellion
without overstepping the bounds prescribed
iy International law , U cannot expect grat-
tudo for simply doing Its duty.
The decision In the milk dealers license
case Is In accord with the decision In the
coal dealers license- case Insofar aa It denies
bo power ot the city to impose a license
tax except for the purpose of indemnifying
lUclf for the expense Incurred In regulating-
the particular busln. | ip licensed. The court
In the coal HccnRoUlpcUlon said that a $100
license won Imposv'll Mr purposes of raising
revenue and of ylejdjnjs moro than the c'i > (
of regulating thenbuilness , and thoretoro
was Illegal and unauthorized by .the charter.
In the judgment oftho court n $10 license Is
not moro than Is' necessary to defray the
expenses of regulating tfio milk business.
If It had been n- | tOO nillk license , It would
doubtless have libon'Meclaro : ! Invalid. In
other words , the * , cotrt ) assumes to draw
the dividing line between what Is a license
tax for regulation And what ls a license tax
for revenue. It prrtctfeally sets up a Judge-
made limit , bcyonjj'vjhich the council , al
though empowercilibyt the charter to "tax ,
llccnso and regulate" certain businesses ,
cannot go. Wo are still of the opinion that
under the act governing cities of the metro
politan class , the legislature Intended to
make the city council the sole Judge whether
license taxes should bo Imposed upon the
designated businesses , and It imposed ,
whether or not they should yield moro or
less than Is expended In Inspecting and su
pervising them.
Ono of the contracts for electric lighting
Is about to explro and the city council has
accomplished practically nothing In the dl
rectlon of making n new agreement. This
Is what The Bee predicted all along. Mr.
Wiley Is quite ns willing to exact extortion
ate prices for electric lighting without a con
tract as with a contract. So long ns he has
his claims honored by the city council It
Is Immaterial to him how long the matter
Is delayed ,
Proof of Ilryuii'g Amliltlon.
Washington Pout.
Congressman Brynn Is undoubtedly dcter-
rnlnetl to secure thnt senatorial seat. He
Is Imvlns himself Industriously chased by
the Wall street monsters.
Season of < It-out Opcnlncr.
Now York Sun.
This Is a great sprlns for the mouthers.
Mr. Voorhecs Is one. Mr. Vest Is another.
On every available occasion they mouth
their devotion to democratic principles nnd
call God to witness tlmt they nre doing
their duty as democrats.
btrlilon of Democracy.
New Yorli Recorder.
What Immense strides democracy Is mak
ing In England ! Think of n British premier
offering the labor representatives cabinet
plllces In exchange for their support ! It
It almost incredible , but that is what Lord
Hosebcry Is said to be doing.
Tlio Looting of thu Treasury.
Indlannriolli Journal. .
In splto of the fact that pension appropri
ations have been cut down and that no
new public buildings will be begun by the
present congress , the aggregate of Its ap
propriation hills , when tlnally passed , will
be as large as those of the billion-dollar
congress.
An UnnccmMary Move.
Globe-Democrat.
It Is all right , of course , for General
Weaver of Iowa to remove from Dos Molnes
to Council Blurts In order to become a
resilient of a dlstilct win-re tlio populists
wish to nominate him for congress : but
such a step It not npcessnry so fur ns the
question of eligibility is concerned. A mem
ber of congress Is'not required to be a resi
dent of the district thnti he represents , but
only an Inhabitant ot the state from which
he Is chosen.
Electing Senators by Direct Vote.
New1''York World.
The Idea which.thc'tnnkers of the consti
tution had that legislatures would exercise
fnn rJfS MaS.1 ? " , .0 _ People.Is . no
will do away with a vast amount of cor
ruption and intrigue.If will tend to secure
a er men In the senate. It will tend to
the honesty amipeace -of the legislature.
? "t Ua .proper advantage
over on y
Kansas City T/mesT / : As expected , the
senate Investigating committee , Instead of
locating the guilty members , 'has ' resolved
Itself Into a soul-searching Inquiry for the
fellow who peached.
Courier-Journal : Query : If a few weeks
ago the people who were offering United
States senators big sums''to'y6to against the
tariff bill had known that the tariff bill was
to evolve Into the Gorman bill , would they
have thought it worth while to organize a
bribery lobby ?
Boston Glebe : It was a great mistake for
the committee to adopt a star chamber
method of Inquiry when dealing with the
"boodle" accusations. It will bo a most
absurd procedure , nnd one calculated to
bring senatorial "dignity" Into greater dls-
repute than over. If any serious attempt Is
made to compel n 'paper ' correspondents
to divulge the sourt-J of their information
regarding attempts to buy votes In the
senate.
Now York Herald : The attempt to force
these witnesses to violate their pledges of
confidence Is needless , arid cannot servo to
divert public attention from the main Issue.
Let the committee call Secretary Carlisle.
Let It call every democratic member of the
senate finance committee. Let It call others
whose names have been mentioned In con
nection with the scandal. Such witnesses
should not only be called , but qestloned and
cross-questioned thoroughly and publicly.
Now York World : It Is probable that before - .
fore the week is out sundry newspaper cor
respondents will bo "In the custody of the
sergeant-at-nrms of the senate" for refusing
to furnish Senator Gray's committee with
the names of certain persons from whom
they claim to have got the Information used
In their published dispatches. It Is per
fectly well known that tlieso names are
qulto unnecessary to the committee's pur
poses It Its object Is tp roach facts , and not
simply to worry and discredit the corre
spondents. The truth or falsity ot the pub
lished charges can be proved by witnesses
whoso names are known to the committee ,
and who are within easy reach of Its sum
mons. This being true , why force an Issue
with the newspaper men that has no bearIng -
Ing upon the success or failure of the com
mittee's investigation , and that Is sura to
exasperate , feeling ? _
r Kit VLB .IN it ruiA'as.
The martyrdom ot Mr. Buttz has not yet
provoked a nomination for congress.
Bullet-proof clothing would not protect
lie senate from shots of contempt.
Governor Walto's consuming deslro to
wade In gore Is limited to agitated brcath-
ngs at a safe distance.
Editor Mcdlll of the Chicago Tribune Is
being strongly urged to enter the race for
the United States , oiuto.
Genral Kelly's Arrival In St. Louis has
not provoked a surfeit of enthusiasm. NaIve -
Ivo colonels strenuously object to the per
nicious purloining' At unearned titles.
Doctors are novyjwra.ngllng over the proper
manner of treating , . M.rs. Lease. The rumor
that the femlnln ? cyglono was pursued by
cranks seems to have some foundation.
Mr. Bland ot Missouri was presented the
other day with tf b'uitch or roses addressed
'To the next president. " Tha ( lowers that
bloom in the sprlngf two years before the
national convention , jrarely have anything to
do with the case/ , j
The Impendingmepaco to Kentucky morals
has reached a poJnbiUihore organizations for
the detente of 8ccllrPurlty are deemed nec
essary. The flrsti'dijty ot those organizations
Is the protection ofJCentncky's public men
from the wiles omie-'opposlte sex.
Lillian Russell acquaints the public of her
sad matrimonial experiences , She. married
No. 1 at 1C , but ho proved an Intellectual
millstone and was discarded. No. 2 was
outwardly an Ideal. Inwardly a wretch of
darkest hue and two wives. After his ar
rest for bigamy Lillian cast him off. Then
followed eight years otIngle ' repose , when
Slg. Peruglnl touched. the chords ot her
heart , and marriage followed. The slgnor
was out for stuff. Ho began bossing the
ranch the morning after the wedding , bounc
ing favorite servant * and- working the blue
pencil on heriy ( siting list , From a domes
tic tyrant ho. descended to pugilism. Separa
tion was thelonly alternative. Notwith
standing her discouraging experience , Miss
Russell Insinuates between the lines of her
recital that operatic art is not incompatible
with a happy borne and wifely devotion.
J1KXM.V J.V/I JIM SILl'KH JIOOSTKHS.
Aurora Sun : Bryan , ns a candidate for
governor , would rally all the blmotnlllst
votes In tlm state , democratic , republican ,
populist nml prohibition.
Tlldcn Cltlatm Nebraska is a free silver
stain ami the democratic p.irty had better go
out of bushier * altogether than to sail under
false colors nt the behest ot a tow mercenary
leaders.
Hustings Nebraskan : For n man who Is
extremely anxious to retire to prlvato life
Mr. Bryan Is stirring up qulto n fuss nmong
the democrats and populists. Bryan Is not
going to retire unless ho has to.
Norfolk News : Every1 democrat Who signed
the call for the silver league convention nt
Omaha on the 21st of Juno Indirectly con
demned the administration ot Orovcr Clove-
land. They were the tariff reformers of
two years ago , but Just at present nro not
troubling themselves abotlt the promises
their party made which have never been
fulfilled. It Is the political future of Mr.
Ilryan that Is engaging their attention now.
Platte County Argus : The formal dissolu
tion of CongrcKsman Bryan from the demo
cratic party , published' clsewhcro In this
paper. Is tantamount to declaring himself
a populist , BO far ns openly advocating the
principles of the new party. In due course
of tlmo the brilliant young congressman will
take the pains to formally announce him
self n populist In name as well as In works.
The flower of the two old worn-out polit
ical organizations will In duo course of time
rally under the populist banner.
Albion Argus : Hon. W , J. Bryan has an
nounced that he will not be a candidate for
re-election to congress again this year , nnd
the tiresome young man who edits the
Omaha World-Herald from a populist stand
point while'clinging to the democratic party
by his prehensile fcot moans and groans
about Tobe Castorlsm and the lack ot ap
preciation of Mr. Bryan's peculiar Interpreta
tion of democracy. Mr. Hitchcock made n
speech nt the Jacksonlan club banquet held
In Omaha last January and chose for his
subject "Democracy nnd the Dragon. " He
was given n respectful hearing , but everyone
ono knew the dragon that democracy Is suf
fering from Is the half-baked class of mug
wumps like the World-Herald rdltor who
would do democracy better service wcro they
In the populist party.
Crete Democrat : Bryan has declined to be
n candidate for rc-clcctlon to congress In his
district. But we have not sized up the people
ple of this state correctly If thny permit
him to remain long In prlvato life. The
First district will now be misrepresented
by a protectionist , a gold bug nnd an advo
cate of about nny or everything that Is ot
Interest to the eastern wing of that party
nnd antagonistic to the people of the west.
The green-eyed crowd of "straights" ' will
now find great pleasure , as they have In the
past , of running as candidates for the fun
nnd honor of being on the ticket , while the
machine continues to grind nnd the cuckoos
to announce the election of republicans , get
their feed and retire for use again. But
for the treachery and well known perfidy
of the ambitious little crowd of political
bushwhackers , Mr. Bryan might have been
kept In congress. The people will now have
a chance to size up the fellows who , when
the wheels ttrrn to a certain point , pop out
their little heads and sing out "cuokoo. "
Lincoln Courier : Mr. Bryan's letter was
the first move toward the formation of the
projected new party In this state , a party
to be composed of believers In free trade ,
free silver and Mr. Bryan , and which , It Is
hoped , will be recruited from all three par
ties. Mr. Bryan's future Is closely con
nected with the condition of the barometer.
Favorable atmospheric conditions will de
press populist enthusiasm and the congress
man will find his adherents greatly ro-Juccd
In number. On the other hand , unfavor
able manifestations , dry weather and hot
Winds will marshal the Bryan cohorts , and
It Is possible that under these circum
stances further success may yet await the
boy orator of the Platto. If Mr. Bryan's
letter was the first move In the new party
scheme tbo call Issued from Omaha
Wednesday by C. J. Smyth , for a state con
ference of free silver democrats , was the
second. The people back of this confer
ence scheme nre determined to give Mr.
Bryan an opportunity to run for something
on a distinctly free silver platform.
TEADIfO 'JL'O A Jl VOJI ,
Plain Denier : Farmer Why don't you
fellers do aumtliln' ? Commonweal General
Lack of a workln' majority.
Washington Star : It Is announced that
In the June graduation exercises Miss Polly
Syllable will play a conspicuous part.
Detroit Free Press : BIxe Whv did you
naino thnt horse "Pepper Sauce ? "
Jack Because he is a hot favorite.
Philadelphia Record : A Kensington
woman who Buffers from kleptomania says
sue has taken about everything for U.
Somervllle Journal : Considering how low
the price of collar buttons Is , it Is aston
ishing how high a value a man seems to
sot on one at times.
Philadelphia Ledger : A squad ot police
In San Francisco will try bicycles as an
article of department equipment. The om-
cers and wheels will make their rounds
together.
Atlanta Constitution : "Bright boy o'
yours ? " "You bet ! " "Bo president some
day. " "Shouldn't be surprised he's mighty
good nt llshln' .
Chicago Tribune : Businesslike Young
Man : "Is this where you issue licenses ? "
Oniclnl : "It Is. " "How much will I have
to pay for n peddler's license ? " "Five del
lars. " "Seems to mo that's pretty steep.
What does a marriage license cost ? " "Two
dollars. " "That's moro like It. Give me a
marriage license. "
THE OLD STORY.
Judge.
Tonight I met Rose ,
So It's all up with Polly.
She bewitches the beaux ,
And tonight I met Rose ;
Now , would you suppose
I'd be caught by such folly ?
But tonight I met Rose ,
So It's all up with Polly.
Judicial Interpretation of Libel.
ChlcnRO Journal.
In his opinion granting a new trial In
the case of Smith against the Chicago Her
ald , Judge Dunne has rendered a distinct
service In the interpretation of the law of
libel as applied 'to the modern newspaper.
He recognizes that the rule of responsibility
and the Implication of malice that formerly
attached to the publication of a false and
scandalous statement must be modified by
a consideration of the circumstances sur
rounding the Issue of a great dally news
paper.
"That It Is absolutely Impossible , " says
Judge Dunne , "for this modern engine of
Information to do the- work which the
times nnd the people expect and demand ,
nnd at the same time to verify every Item
and explore for possible faltilty In what
seems true , " Is Information common to all
Intelligent persons. And persons wronged
by the publication of llbelous statements
nre bound to suek Its contradiction to the
end that Its further circulation may be
stopped and the evil resulting from Its
publication diminished. .If they fall to do
this they fall to > exerclso ordinary vigilance
to protect themselves from the effects of
defamatory publication. Such neglect does
not relieve the newspaper from responsibil
ity for the original wrontj , but It should
lie considered In limiting the exemplary or
punitive damages.
A Iliicky Itoail In Illinois.
ChlcnRO HerulJ.
Democracy hns u hard fight ahead In
Illinois. Petty blckeilnics nmnng faction
captains , together with popular disgust over
the failure of n democratic congress to
carry out the promises of the party to the
country , constitute a mixed political out-
ook which Is not on Its fucn enuotirnBlng.
JtJi.tr.rnxr ,
Clilcnuo Journal.
O , writers realistic.
Won't you , just to please a friend ,
Bo not so pessimistic
In the way your stories end ?
And can't you now and then contrive
To let the lovers wed ;
Nor nave the heroine arrive
To llnd the hero dead ?
The fair appearing things of life
Are not forever bad ; .
And even In this vale of strife
Are moments that nre glad.
O , can't you to your world of doubt
Admit a little Hash
Of sunshine now and then , without
It's going all to smash ?
Quit blasting1 every happy bud ,
Quit cloudiiur every hour.
Quit plastering our gods with mud ,
Quit maklnK sweet things sour.
We're tired of replnera who
Embitter every cup.
Ring oft ! ye blllou * wtiisers , deFer
For pity's sake lot uj4
HTATK VOMTWAT
It Is evident that Hon. Sam Wollnelr of
Grand Island has determined to withdraw
from politics , llo la learning to ride n til-
cycle ,
The latest can-lldato In the field for the
nomination ot nuperintemlont ot public In *
Btructlon by the roqiibllcnns is Prof. Charles
S. Coney of Stanton ,
Tflblo Uock Argus : The state central com
mittee meeting nl Omaha was harmonious
nnd onthuntntm high , Indicating that nest
fall Nebraska will go republican by an In
crease over the cld-Umo majorities.
D.iwcs county will again present the Mma
of F. M. Uorrlngton to the Sixth district
congrp'Blcnal convention , Fred was n candi
date two years ago , but his passes for delegates -
gates ran out nt the critical period.
Lincoln News : Htm.V. . 1C. Andrews np-
pcars to have already started hl campaign
In the rifth. Mr. Andrews mndu matters
very uncomfortable for McKelghan two yearn
ago , and his friends have every confidence
of his ability to defeat him this year.
Two Slid nun county niun want to go to
congress In plnco of Kern and will make
an effort to I.nvo the rcpubllciiu place them
on the track. Aaron Wall Is training hard
for the place , but A. P. Culley , cjshlnr of
the First bank of Loup City , thinks he will
bo the winner.
Wnhoo New Era : There Is n nentlmont
throughout the state strongly In favor of J.
N. Gnllln ns the people's party nominee for
governor. The Now Kra has studied this
matter over carefully and thoughtfully. The
publishers wcro ntrald their personal friend
ship for Mr. Caffln might overshadow their
better Judgment , nnd they would , by sup
porting him for the nominee , do something
that would caiieo dissension or tend to
weaken the cause In this county. In view
of this we have taken the trouble to question
leading populists In the county , we h.ivc
watched the state press and we have come
to the conclusion that the time has arrived
to declare our position. Wo know Mr.
Gaflln as n neighbor , wo know him ns n cit
izen nnd ns a public servant , wo know how
ho stands In the estimation of Saunders
county people and wo do not hesitate to
unqualifiedly assert that our > choice for gov
ernor Is Hon. J. N. Gaffln.
Norfolk Journal : Personally thin paper
has the kindest feelings In the world for
Tom Major.Ho Is n man calculated to
win friendship wherever ho goes by his
genial and off-hand manner * . . And when
It comes to political debts , Norfolk owes
to Tom Majors more than to any man who
has baen mentioned In connection with the
republican nomination for governor. This
much Is true , and the Journal meant to
say as much last week , but fear that the
visit of the lieutenant governor on publica
tion day might bo taken ns the Inspiration
for saying so cniucd the article to bo with
held nt the tlmo. This paper Is not given
to dishing up taffy to people simply because
they call around , Incidentally , of courso. In
a political campaign , nnd it doesn't care to
acquire a reputation for doing so. It wants
to deal honestly with Its readers and look
every question fairly In the race. It remem
bers with gratitude the efforts of Tom Ma
jors In behalf of Norfolk tit the tlmo the
appropriation for the two wings and the
subsidiary buildings at the asylum was se
cured In the legislature of 1887 , and If that
were the only question to bo considered In
the selection of a candidate for governor It
would say to the republicans of Norfolk :
"Give your votes to Tom Majors and pay
your political debt . " But mere Is a larger
and deeper question back of all this , and
that is the question of the welfare and fu
ture success ot the republican party. Can
the piirty afford to nomln.ite Tom Majors ?
Will not his nomination Inevitably bring on
n defensive campaign that may end in disas
ter ? Would his nomination glvo any promise
of reform In party methods and manage
ment ? These nre the questions that every
republican must answer for himself , and
the Journal believes that tne answer must ,
bo unfavorable to Tom Majors' candidacy. ,1
And when they nre thus answered , Norfolk
republicans must further decide whether
they can afford to pay political debts at the
expense of the future welfare of the republi
can party. This is a very large question ,
worthy of a good deal of thought.
IfKIlltASKA AXD AlSllKAHKAXS ,
John Baughn of Randolph Is about to
erect a 00,000 bushel elevator.
The clsar makers employed .by..Wobor &
Kroechler of Plattsmouth have struck , nnd
are out of a Job for the present at least.
The annual meeting of the Women's
Christian Temperance union of Gnge county
was held at Blue Springs with a largo at
tendance.
A Massachusetts man has been at Norfolk
looking over the ground with the Idea of
building a paper mill. Ho was favorably
impressed with the available water power
A youthful Superior hunter named Gulp
cocked his gun so as to bo ready for
emergencies nnd then walked rapidly be
hind Will Homo. The emergency arose
and now Home Is laid up with a bullet In
through his hip.
Oscar Calialmn and L. Morse , of the
Duntly County Irrigation company , have
served an Injunction upon parties using
water for. Irrigation purposes out of Rock
creek , a tributary ot the Republican , which
empties into the latter stream just above
the big ditch , situated west of Benkelman.
This lessoned their water supply and the
question Involved the right of parties to
use water out of tributaries that empty
Into streams above and near whore ditches
are taken out when the use of such water
Interferes with the operation ot the ditch.
It Is u question of Importance , and Its final
decision will be awaited with much Interest
by Irrlgationlsts In Nebraska.
CEREMONIES AT THE CAPITAL1
FrinoSjnl Exorchc ? Hold nt tbo National
(
Cemetery at ArlirgV.n ,
CLEVELAND AND HIS CABINET PRESENT
Coxrylliui Tnko AtUiiulngu of tlio Locution
of u Miimimrnt on llin < : pltnl
tlrmmdn to ( inlii HII Kitlntnro
to tlm rorliliMcuHiHtloii.
WASHINGTON , May 3d. Klabowto
preparations had been innilo hero for the
celebration of Memorial tiny , and In splto
of advejsecntliot ihe observance of the
tlay WAS general.
At ArlliiKton , tlic great national. cemetery ,
ill tlio various private cemeteries , nntl wherever -
over In ono of tlio parks stands a inurblo
or bronze representative of ono of the heroes -
rees of our civil war , thcro wcro beautiful
Ilornl Occoratlons ami displays of the na
tional colors. The lloral display was par-
tlcularly striking , for in addition to the
contributions of Individuals nml soclctlcB by
order of President Cleveland the whole of
the lloral wealth of the whlto house Grounds
wore culled by the pardoners and used for
the decorations of soldlcis' graves. Colonel
Wilson , the superintendent of public build
ings and grounds , had also done his part
In selecting thu choicest blossoms In the
parks for the bcautlficatlon of the soldiers *
monuments , with which the city abounds.
The public ceremonies , as In the past ,
were entrusted to the Grand Army of the
llopubllc , and \\eio at once Impressive and
successful at nil points.
The Coxcyltes seized the opportunity to
exploit themselves In public under cover of
a patriotic desire to decorate the monuments
on the western edge of that forbidden spot.
the cnpltol grounds. Last evening they
\ \ r > j Mlnforce.il by Galvln's army , MGO
strong , and after formal welcome * by Okla
homa Sam , representing the leader Of the
movement who Is now In prison , the new
comers , who were very hungry and forlorn
after their long tramp from Lansdalc , near
Baltimore , found quarters In some rude
shelters on the extreme right of the Coxcy
camp. Yesterday evening the men spent
their tlmo In gathering evergreen nnd wild
( lowers , and today they marched to town and
deposited their offerings on the peace menu
ment.
The chief event of the day about Washing
ton was the celebration at Arlington , whore
countless thousands of the nation's defend
ers llo at rest , some bcricath marble slabs
and very many In the shadow of the monument
ment to the "Unknown Dead. " To thla
great cemetery the Grand Army repaired In
force. They formed near their hall on
Pennsylvania avenue about 10:30 : under a
threatening sky. They started on their march
for Arlington , headed by a conslderablq
body of the district mllltla. The old vet
erans stepped out bravely to the notes of the
bugles on tlio march that Is getting to bo
more arduous as tlio years roll by.
President Cleveland arrived shortly after
12 o'clock , accompanied by Secretaries
Gresham and Morton. Tlio party took seats
at the front of the speakers' stand and was
applauded. General Ulack and Corporal
Tanner , both ox-commlsblonera of thu pen-
slon bureau , were In the stand , and later
Secretaries Carlisle and Hoko Smith arrived.
Hon. A. L. .Martin of Indiana , chairman
of the committee on pensions , delivered an
eloquent oration , and Colonel John A.
Joyce read a poem.
Representative Ilryan aroused much en
thusiasm by his speech. Ho began : "Tho
only excuse one of my generation can offer
for speaking hero Is to assure the veterans
that this day shall not dlo with thorn. When
the nation has forgotten the battlefields
where wcro won Its greatest victories It
will not forget the burial places where Its
greatest dead rest. " Speaking of the re
sults of the war , ho said : "It would have
been defeat to have hold together In Iron
bands two estranged sections , but It Is
glorious victory to have- been able to bring
back an unwilling brother and make him a
happy brother. "
President Cleveland sat through the entlro
program , which lasted several hours , but
did not speak.
There were also ceremonies at the Soldiers
Home , where an oration was delivered by
Representative Cousins of Iowa and a poem
was read by Representative English of Now
Jersey. Representative Lare Pence of Col
orado was the orator at the Congressional
cemetery. Colonel Thomas Calver delivered
the poem and Past Grand Commander S. 8.
Yoder of the Union Veterans union delivered
the address.
At Graceland cemetery the ceremonies
comprised an oration by Representative
Plcklpr of South Dakota , poem by Comrade-
A. N.
and addresses by
\V W. Granger
'
Do'dson of the Sons of Veterans and Chap
lain W. II. Honn of Thomas post. The
Union Veterans union conducted services at
Battle Creek cemetery , the first tlmo they
have so acted as on Independent organlza-
1 " Broslus of Pennsylvania
and Assistant Secretary Reynolds of the
Department of the Interior delivered ap-
nroorlate addresses. Many soldiers of the
llo Interred at St. Elizabeth Insane
war asylum , nnd they were not forgotten by
the Grand Army , for at that place the oration
Department Commander
tion was delivered by Past
mander S. E. Parenco. the poem uy Pro .
Nelson and an address by Comrade Robert
Alton.
Down to
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