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The sugar schedule wont down like a
homeopathic pill.
Hascall'a judiciary committee Is like
Aaron's serpent , rfmt swallowed all the other
enakes. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The Grand Army of the Republic Is still
being Industriously wprkrd by rival polltl-
cluns this year.
A few resignations from the police force
might possibly save some members the
humiliation and disgrace of dismissal.
The gold rcservo Is again declining , but
no apprehension seems to bo felt. The
country Is becoming used to the novelty of
being hard up.
Only two democratic senators In favor of
free sugar ! What becomes of all those ro-
Beata promises which were held aloft during
tJio lust presidential camprlgn ?
The new cruiser Minneapolis cannot be
expected , to arouse much enthusiasm In St.
Paul. Uncle Sam will have to build a twin
screw sister to the Minneapolis In order to
restore the wounded municipal pride of St.
Plul to Its original condition.
An overwhelming republican majority In
the new Oregon legislature Insures the re
tirement of Pennoycr to private life , at
least for a while. Oregon Is not yet ready
to bo represented In the senate by a man
who Is so assiduous In the cultivation of
notoriety. -
The latest Squth American revolution Is
dated from Chill. These South American
republics should form a league and tight
their revolutions according to n prearranged
schedule. Uy this means popular Interest
would bo Increased and the gate receipts
might pay the expenses.
Those members of the Sugar trust who
contributed BO lavishly to the democratic
campaign fund In 1892 are no doubt quite
well satisfied with the returns on their
money. If this Investment yields such speedy
profits they will not neglect the next op
portunity that offers equal advantages.
Sovcnty-flvo Commonwcalers were cap
tured at Ellis , Kan. , and hauled back to Den
ver by the United States marshals , only to
be discharged. This means that there
were sevcnty-flvo fees In the deal for the
marshal and soventy-flve full'fares In It for
the railroad. How much longer will this
tarco continue ?
The street sweeping Inspector made hlm-
uelf offcnnlve to the street sweeping con
tractor , and that made him offensive to Has-
call , and Hascall , as the head and front of
bogus retrenchment , decided that the services
of the Inspector wore no longer required. The
summary beheading Is notlca to all other
Inspectors that they must not offend the
contractors. Keep off the grass.
If anybody really tried to bribe Senators
Kyle nnd Hunton to vote In favor of the de
mands of the Sugar trust In the proposed
tariff , ho must now realize' the error of his
Ways. Both those senators put themselves
on record In support of the amended sugar
schedule. It would have been the height of
foolishness to pay senators for votes which
were already assured to the trust.
"General" Schefller and the other "gen
erals" of the Industrial army that was ap
prehended In Idaho for seizing a Union Pa-
clflo train have been sentenced to six
months' Imprisonment , while the ordinary
members of the rank and file got oft with
only thirty days. This Is ono of the privi
leges and Immunities that attaches to these
new-made titles. The same offense Is much
more reprehensible In n general than In a
high private.
In vlow of the decision of the supreme
court In the case In which Auditor Moore
declined topay to the treasurer of Scotts
IJluft county something Ilko $7,600 that had
been donated to that county , the next legla-
laturo will bo a llttlo chary of ifiaklng dona
tions to frontier counties. The decision
Ulntrea upon a technicality of the flimsiest
character , nnd the larger majority of people
of Nebraska will accept thu views of Chief
Justice Norval expressed In a dissenting
opinion. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
When It coiios to retrenchment anil
economy , commend us to the city council ,
The mayor very properly vetoed the Item In
the appropriation bill for the pay of an en-
Klncor In the library building on the ground
that the building did not require heating
during the summer Beaten , and therefore
ttio appointment of an englireer was prema
ture. The retrenchers of the council
promptly overruled the veto and saddled
the engineer upon the pay roll for the bal
ance of the season , although the library
building Is not occuplod , and will not require
the service * of an engineer for at lout four
months to come. There Is no englng In
the building , no elevator to run , no dynamo
to operate , and no steam or power required
tor any purpose. But the council Is ( or re
trenchment with a big1 R.
ll.m UVT TlIK tS
Tha "now Industry" of refunding count )
bonds held by the state In trust for the per
manent school fund at the expense ot thai
fund , which was recently exposed In The Dee
has fortunately not yet secured a very firm
foothold In our midst , and can be throttled In
Its Infancy It only energetic and decisive
measures are adopted. Tha plan of operation
of theio bond brokers , as previously outlined ,
Is simply this : The Interested brokers ascer
tain what counties have outstanding .bonds
already payable. The whole Issue , or at
least a largo portion ot It , Is held by the
state , which iniint reinvest the sum received
from the payment ot- those bonds , and which
Is limited In Its reinvestment to the securi
ties designated In the conutltutlon. The
brokers suggest to the ofllclals ot the county
thul they can easily float bonds at a lower
rate of Interest than tlmt which they are
now paying , and offer to tnko the now Issue
at par provided the old bonds arc called In
and paid with the proceeds. They then go to
the State Hoard of Educational Lands and
Funds and offer to dispose ot their pros
pective purchases at a good round premium.
If thqy succeed In their scheme they pocket
the difference between what they pay nnd
what they receive for the fmuling bonds , the
county saves the amount by which the an
nual Interest' charge Is reduced , the state
school fund finds that It Is out the premium
paid to the Intermcdlarlen and that It has
also merely exchanged a high rate bond for
a low rate bond , thus Impairing thu Income
of the temporary school fund.
Thnro Is probably no way by which a
county can bo prevented from refunding at
a lower rate of Interest outstanding bonds
that have become payable If It so desires ,
and Its credit sufllccs to float the now Issue.
Uut there Is no necessity whatever that the
process should bo engineered by mediating
brokers , who rake off a fat commission
without risking a single dollar as an Invest
ment. The money which these brokers se
cure Is so much needlessly taken out of the
pockets ot the taxpayers. Part of It must
In reality bo made good by the taxpayers
of the whole state , that Is to say that part
to the extent of which the permanent school
fund U depleted , and part must be charged
to the county , which gets less for Its bonds
than It would If It dealt directly with the
state board Itself. These commissions are a
dead loss to the people , and there Is no
cxcuso for continuing to pay them. It Is en
tirely within the power ot the state board
to put an end to this vicious practice.- Lot
It refuse point blank to have any dealings
at all with tlio Intermeddling brokers. Let
It have It well understood by the ofllclals
of every county that their financial affairs
can bo moro economically transacted and
with better results through direct negotia
tions with the state board. Take away the
profit from the "new Industry" and It will
fall to the ground. Every county then that
llnds itself entitled to refund its indebted
ness will bo able to accomplish Its object
with the largest gains to Itself and the least
loss to the state. The Intermediaries must
bo barred out.
3lA.S.WELti OA THU MAXIMUM HATE CASK
The Interview with Judge Samuel Maxwell
on the maximum , freight rate law-Injunction
proceedings brings out n few points In con
nection with tho" conduct of that case which
show what nn Imposition has been practiced
upon the people of this state. For over ton
months the maximum freight rate law has
tbeen hung up In the federal court , while the
attorneys on both sides have repeatedly de
ceived the public as to the tlmovhen tiiey
expected to have the matter disposed of.
At first they were to be ready for trial in
September , then October , then January , then
March , and hero It Is Juno and the tem
porary Injunction remains Intact. This de-
Tay , In Judge Maxwell's opinion , has been al
most entirely needless and uncalled for.
As soon as the Injunction proceedings were
Instituted The Bee suggested that the federal
court was exceeding Its jurisdiction in Inter
fering with the execution of a state law.
Judge Maxwell takes the same position and
intimates that the restraining order might
long ago have been dissolved had the state's
attorneys but moved for Its dissolution qn
the ground of want of Jurisdiction ; Such a
motion could have been made at the first
sitting of the court after the law went Into
effect. It could have been argued without
bringing In a single dilatory deposition. The
question of jurisdiction Is Indopendqnt of all
the other questions that may possibly
bo Involved and It must bo decided
first when the case la finally taken
up. Wcro the point sustained there
would have been no occasion to consume -
sumo valuable tlmo In taking lengthy depo
sitions. Had It been decided against the
state It would not have prejudiced Its casa
In the least , nor would It have interfered a
particle with the work of securing testimony
upon the ether questions In dispute.
The progress of the maximum freight rate
Injunction proceedings up to this tlmo could
not well have been prearranged to suit the
recalcitrant railroads any better than It does.
They have boon loft absolute masters of
the situation. The law , which was enacted
by the legislature to bring relief to shippers
burdened by extravagant charges for the
transportation ot freight , has been unenforced
simply because no effort has been made to
secure Its enforcement. The railroads have
appealed to the federal courts , not to secure
a judicial Inquiry Into the reasonableness of
the rates fixed by law for they could have
secured such an Inquiry In the state court
under the provisions ot the act Itself but
In order to bo ublo to defy the law as u
whole. They have been singularly aided In
achieving their purpose by the attorneys
who have had charge of the conduct of the
state's case.
THB OHIO REVUUMOAKS.
The voters of Ohio elect this year only
three state olflcer * and a member of the supreme
premo court , but , judging from the en
thusiasm manifested at the republican state
convention , that party Is. just ns full of zcnl
nnd quite as earnest and harmonious as It
was last year , when It re-elected Governor
McKlnloy by the largest majority , with a
slnglo exception , over given a candidate for
governor of that state. There Is no reason
Indeed , why It should bo otherwise. The
conditions which favured the success of the
party last year still remain and In Intensi
fied form. There arc more people Idle In
Ohio now than there were last November
nnd the business depression there Is quite ai
severe as then. The great majority rolled
up by the people of Ohio last year In pro
test against the democratic policy that pro
duced these conditions needs to bo repeated
this year , and the probability Is that It will
be.
The platform Is an uncompromising decla
ration for protection ai Embodied In the Mc-
Klnley law. That ct Is commended as the
ablest expression ot the principle ot protec
tion yet enacted , nnd the pending tariff bill
Is denounced * without qualification. The
weak fcaturo of the platform Is the silver
plank. 80 fir na the declaration In favor
of bimetallism I * concerned republicans
everywhere will concur In It , but In advcat-
Ing "such a policy as will , by discriminating
legislation or otherwise , most tpeedlly restore -
store to silver Its rightful plnco M a money
metal , " the Ohio republicans have made a
mistake. What they mean by discriminat
ing legislation Is that this country ahull
adopt n policy designed to force the coun
tries ot Europe , and particularly Great
Ilrltnln , to larger rcccE'nltlon of silver In
their currency syitemn. The plan , but re
cently promulgated , Is to levy dltcrlmlnatlng
duties upon the products of gold standard
countries which may decline to coma Into
a monetary union for the larger use of sil
ver. The scheme Is 'utterly Impracticable ,
It would Involve u commercial warfare , In
which this country , ns n debtor nat on , would
faro badly , nnd the outcome could only bo
defeat and n worse situation thin that from
which we sought to escape. Probably no
body , not oven Senator Lodge , who was
among the flnl to suggest this plan , or ex-
Speaker Reed , who has fallen In with It. Is
foolish enough to suppose that In the event
of the United States adopting discriminating
tariff duties against Great Britain that coun
try would not totallatc , She Is our largest
customer , buying annually vastly mora of
our products than any ether country , but
she Is not wholly dependent upon us , and
there are growing competitors for our trade
with Great Britain. Were wo to adopt the
policy propoicd the vast wealth of that coun
try would bo applied to whatever extent
ncccssiry to stimulate that compel tlon. The
conflict would bo waged against oiir agricul
tural Interests , and It Is absurd to suppose
that the loss which these Would sustain In
th'o European markets would be made up
by gains In the markets of the silver stand
ard countries. The Idea which certain re
publican loaders have unfortunately given
-countenance to , that we can force Europe
Into adopting bimetallism by a discriminat
ing tariff , Is essentially unsound and It would
bo a great misfortune to the republican party
If It should become a part of Its political
creed. The republicans of Ohio did not need
to adopt this Idea In order to Insure their
.success In xhls year's election , and In doing
so they did not show their usual wisdom
and sound judgment. It Is to bo hoped that
succeeding republican conventions In other
states will not be misled by their action. '
1'IMK TO CALL A HALT.
The pernicious Interference of S. L. Wiley
with the city council has reached a stage
that calls for action on the part of taxpaylng
citizens. For several years past Mr. Wiley's
grip upon the council has emboldened him to
such defiance as to brave law and violate
his contracts with the city with reckless Im
punity. He contracted for 2,000-candIe power
lights nt $175 a year , and furnished lamps
of less than 1,200-candle power. He has
managed to collect this exorbitant charge
for lights from month to month through his
tools In the council despite the mayor's ve
toes. Ho has sought to make the electrical
Inspection a farce and a fraud by tampering
with council committees , and when foiled In
his efforts by an unpurchasablo electrician ,
had the man ejected by his cappers by repealing - <
pealing the ordinance that created the office.
Nearly four months ago the council adver
tised for bids for electric lighting to be
begun at the expiration of Wiley's second
contract last month. When the bids were
opened Wiley found himself the higher bld-
'der ' by $20 . Ills
a lamp per year. competi
tors , Pardoo & Co. , were declared entitled to
the contract , if they would furnish a good
and sufficient bond In the sum of. $25,000.
Meantime Wiley and his stool-pigeons soug'ht
In'every way to discredit Pardee & Co. , nnd
the general electrical octopus put In Its oar
in the east with the'company for whtch'Mr.
Pardee was agent. In spite'of all under
handed machinations Pardee & Co. flled a
bond which the council could not well re
ject , Thereupon Wiley's man Friday , Has
call , sought to fence out the competing com
pany by a general ordinance which embodied
restrictions which were almost as much of n ,
barrier as the Chinese wall. Before this or
dinance was acted on the council took a
Junket to Oregon , thus giving Wiley ample
time for further scheming and making It
Impossible tor Pardee & Co. to carry out
their proposal for want ot tlmo to got a plant
and place Its wires.
When tue council returned from Its Junket
another tack was taken. The council ordered
the comptroller to rcadvortlso for bids for
lamps of n lower voltage than Pardee & Co.
had offered to supply. Why was this change
made In the quality of the lamps ? Mani
festly It was a pleco of jugglery to make sure
that Wiley would have the Insldo track.
When the bids , were opened , lo and behold !
Wiley was distanced again by a bidder that
offered to furnish the lights for $87.50 a
year where Wiley's bid was $111 and the bid
of Wiley's straw man , Baker , $95 per lamp.
The only condition asked by the lowest bid
der , the Citizens company , Is that the city
shall confer upon It the privileges embodied
In the general elcctrlo ordinance. '
This general ordinance grants no special
franchise for any time , but merely gives
any company willing to comply with Its re
strictions the right of way for Its wires ,
always under the direction of the council
and city electrician. Now what Is the duty
of the council ? Is It not In honor bound to
pass the general ordinance and award the
contract to the lowest bidder ? But the au
dacious Wiley refuses to allow his cat's-paws
to do their duty ,
Thrco hours before the council mot It was ,
unanimously agreed by the Joint committee
In n conference that the general ordinance
should bo passed last night. But > vhen the
council mot Wlloy cried "Thumbs up ! " and
the abject sorts of the boss cowered In tholr
seats and postponed action once moro.
It strikes us that wo have reached a stage
In this outrageous skullduggery that calls
for decisive action. Omaha must not allow
herself to ba dominated by boodlcrs nnd cor
porate bosses. Wo can no longer tamely
submit to the subversion of our municipal
government and the reckless disregard ot
the Interests of taxpaylng citizens. The
Municipal league or some organized repre
sentative body must take action nnd grapple
with the public plunderers. The council
must either bo made to do its duty or "mid ole
lo answer to Its constituents before tin
proper tribunal.
It nppcara that the only departments that
do not submit their vouchers nnd claims
for service nnd material to the comptroller
are the library board and park commission.
Wo find that the Board ot Pollco and Flro
Commissioners have all their orders , for
supplies pass through the comptroller's
hands before they are honored , ' and' every
claim filed for supplies furnished to the flro
and police departments is examined by the
flnanco committee of the board , and then
audited by the comptrollnr. Although the
school district of Omaha Is Identical with
the city ot Omaha In Us boundaries , and
practically Is part of the municipality , It Is
In law a separate corporation , nnd therefore
managed without rofercnco to municipal
checks. This empire within an empire will
iloubtloss bo abrogated In the due course of
tlmo just us the two tax collectors for city
and county will havo. to bo. mcrgod. Tha
tendency ot rcform n ocal self-government
Is toward coiltrnllxniiiresponslbll ty , unifi
cation of arcountlng mdthods nnd systematic
checks upon disbursements.
No ono doubts -llajcall's ability ns n
worker. He has'i ' i n running the city
council with such success that ho yearns for
other fields to coiKfjicj ; . Not content with
exerting the legal powers of the council , he
has reached out t $ gVasp the > appointing
power from the mayor. He pretends to
undo the work of ijib1 legislature and to set
up his Interpretation of > the constitution nnd
the charter against f'fiosp of the courts. Now
ho asserts that ho misperform the duties of
the whole Board oJ'Jl'Abllc ' Works nnd Its
clerks In addition to his present duties and
have tlmo to "spare for further plotting nnd
law-defying scheming. Doubtless ho could
do so In his own way , but pity the taxpayers
If he should be given the chance. I ( Is his
fertility ot resources that makes Hascall DO
dangerous. Moro power with him means
greater abuse of power. Hascall Is doing
enough mischief where he la. Save the
Board ot Public Works from him.
It the council wants to throw out some of
the electric lighting bids because they do
not conform to the terms of the advertise
ment , there Is just one bid that ought to" be
excluded. It Is the bid of Mr. Wiley's com
pany for the three-year term. That bid has
been tendered and received without being
backed by the requisite certified check of
$500 as a guarantee of the good faith of the
party making the bid. The check accompany
ing Mr. Wiley's bid * Is expressly given as a
guarantee of the bid for the short tlmo
period only. Mr. Wiley apparently Intends
to keep this question open until the cxplra- '
tlon of his still existing contract , when ho
hopes to bo In an even better condition to
dictate his own terms than he now Is. By
having his council break faith with every
bidder who has dared Invade his territory ,
ho appears to bo on the high road to success
In his designs.
Omaha must maintain her reputation for
cordial hospitality by giving the dftlegates to
the Congregational Home Missionary conven
tion a welcome which will make them under
stand that' their presence among us Is
wanted and appreciated. Everything should
bo done to expedite the transaction ot the
business that has called them hero 'and to
render their visit pleasant and enjoyable.
With the arrangements for tholr entertain
ment in the hands of the different commit
tees that have been appointed there Is no
fear that this will not bo 'done. In extend
ing her hospitality Omaha recognizes neither
creed , denomination nor faction.
When the council usurped the appointing
power for the purpose of filling the office of
city electrician , some ot the councilman who
were necessary to make up the number re
quired to override the mayor's veto sought
to excuse their action by saying that they
would vote to confirm any new nomination
the mayor might inako. Their.eagerness
scorns to have dlsappt&re ? the moment the
opportunity presented ; SJomo excuses won't
wash. ii i
Lincoln Journal.
It Is reported , and on very good author
ity , that an attempt will be made , to in
troduce and pass 'a silver resolution' In the
Republican State league meeting which con
venes in Lincoln on1 * June 12. Feelers have
already been sent'iokit to fmd out how the
thing Is likely to be received. Not much
progress ban been fli.idOj.so far , but It Is
claimed that the .plan. 1st endorsed by some
prominent republlcaflsV'niiu' that even John
M. Thurstori Is In ntvor of a silver "resolu
tion of some kind ) 'Those' who are working-
up the matter think of Introducing- teso-
lutlon In substance like this : "Whereas ,
the republican party Is pledged to protec
tion , resolved , that this convention is In
favor of the further protection and en
couragement of the silver Industry in
America by the coinage of the product of
the United States. "
To this will be added the ratlojyhlch the
meeting may agree upon. In support of
such a movement It Is urged that it will be
at least "good politics" and result In tak
ing the wind out of Bryan's sails. On. the
other hand prominent republicans say the
state league ought to consider well its ob
jects and power , whether the league Is a
worker and promulgator of republican doctrine -
, trine or whether It is a writer of platforms.
If the league adopts a certain resolution
and then the state convention takes nn op
posite course the members of the league
will begin to wonder If they haven't made
a holy show of themselves. It Is safe to
say that If the matter is pressed It will
make a disturbance reminding- one of a
democratic convention.
The Old Clrnvol Trnln Itackot.
Lincoln News.
The Burlington railroad Is In high dis
favor In Ashland nt present. Friday the
people of that city were called upon to
vote on a proposition to build an addition
to the High school , and as all loynl Ash-
landers are strongly In favor of good edu
cational facilities , no one dreamed of any
formidable opposition. The Burlington ,
however , was opposed to the raising- the
tax rate on Its possessions In Ashland and
played the old gravel train racket on the
simple villagers , besides giving Its Instruc
tions to Its resident employes , Just an It
does In Lincoln when It hn.s any object to
gain. The ruse was successful In defeating
the bonds , nnd the good people down there
are redhot over the action of the railroad
politicians. Some tlmo In the next 100 yours
the owners of the Burlington railroad will
select as olllclnls business men Instead of
politicians , nnd It will then reap the re
ward of the pure In heart.
XlSltHASK.l AX1 >
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The question ot Irrigation Is being agi
tated In Dawson county.
Clmppcll Is to have a grist mill If the
crops turn out well this year.
A rainmaker Is at work nt Pawnee City.
Ho wns furnished by the Rock Island road.
A Yankton man has been granted a fran
chise to put In an electric light plant at
Ulooin field.
Lightning struck the Aurora telephone line
and burned out the spring Jacks , rendering
nearly nil of the line useless.
Antelope county voted on n proposition to
levy a special tax of 10 mills to create a
fund with which to build a court house.
Canned sardines very nearly caused the
death of John C. Alton and wife of Grand
Island. Timely arrival of a physician saved
them. %
George Frank of Pl'attsmouth , who was
thrown from his buggy-by a runaway team
a week ago , died as the result , of his In
juries. ' -
A Kansas rain maker Is negotiating with
the people of Utlcai to furnlah rain and only
wants thlrty-flvo day or. doing the prelim
inary work. v ' -
Quito a number of pralrlo schooners hava
been returning from tbs Yfstern and drouth-
stricken part ot the talp\ - They will soon
bo coming back when-typy hear of the recent -
cent rain. ' * ' '
Broken Bow Is toihnve a ladles' negro
minstrel show by locit talent. The enter
tainment will be glvon > Uyftwolvo ladles , and
tlio ether sox wlU haru to conflno tholr
parts to the role of Mfljet purchasers.
The boys working In.onb . of the beet Holds
near Plorco utruclc fqq ( higher wages. They
were receiving 25 cents n row , but do-
nlanded moro. The matter was finally com
promised , and the strikers returned to work
at 30 cents a row. ' "
John Boomgarn , a wealthy Richardson
county farmer , was probably fatally Injured
by being thrown from a load of lumber by'
i runaway team. The wngon passed over
Ills hips and crushed them so severely that
ihcro Is llttlo prospect of his recovery.
Dick Beswlck , who owns ono of the finest
orchards In the state , a few miles cast of
Norfolk , reports that none of his fruit was
injured by tl.o late frost , except cherries.
Ills cpplo trees art ! loaded down > lth young
'rutt , and unless tipmo accident , befalls the
uou he will bo obliged to knock off some of
ho apples to prevent them from breaking
Icwu the trees ,
Kcnrney Journal : MacColl's Iraolu
Inarches steadily on , and all InJIcattdn *
point to his successful nomination ,
Sidney Telegraph : Hon. Henry St. Hay-
tter Is receiving letters from prominent republicans -
publicans nil over the district encouraging
Ills candidacy far the congressional .lutnlna-
tlon.
Crclgliton Courier : Hon. ( lenrtto D.
Melkli'Juhn has mndo the Third the best
congressman It ever had. Ilu U wldc-
awake and energetic nnd always working
for the best Interests ot his constituents.
Beatrice Express. Judge Uroady In now
talked of by the democrats tor congress ,
The Jtldge Is a good fellow , and there are
many republicans who will be sorry to sco
him sacrlflcul. They ought to hunt
another victim.
Lincoln News : Hrasmtis Marcallus Cor-
roll Is still running for lieutenant governor
In splto of the fact that the World-Herald
has given the nomination to Thomas Dodge-
It Crane of Douglas county. Correll's per
sistence Is worthy of a batter cause.
Kearney Hub : The withdrawal of Allen
\Vi Field from the congressional race In
the First district Is quite unexpected , us
thcro will bo no doubt of tlio election of the
nominee this year. There are several can
didates , but the Hub has no hesitancy In
asserting that Church Howe Is the strongest
man that can bo put up , and no possible
candidate In the district has stronger claims
upon his party.
Dawcs County Journal : Colonel Towlo ,
who Is n candidate for the congressional
nomination In the Sixth district , has dial-
lot ged Judge KlnknliMo a public discussion
of the question , "Why shall the republicans
of Holt poilnty support mo for congress ? "
It Is1 difficult to see how Colonel Towlo can
offer anything upon that subject. The rc-
pilbllcans of Holt county already have
enough reasons for supporting Judge Kln-
kald. %
Howells Journal : The Sun man thinks
that wo have done him an Injustice- stat
ing that he wns not for Cady for governor.
Ho says that the Sun has not yet expressed
n preference. Just so. Willie Ims prob *
ably been told In no uncertain language not
to express himself. The ring Is making a
still hunt for Majors and they don't want
Howard to glvo them nway. We believe
tlmt a majority of the republicans of the
county arc for Cady , but notwithstanding
that fact a Majors delegation will be sent
to the > state convention.
Tl'lf.tA'N T.IKKOF WOK.
DufTalo Kxpross : Whether Tynan is work-
ins for revenge or a more sordid considera
tion , he Is a bungling artisan. Ills story
is self-contradictory In many particulars.
Does It stand to reason that Parnell , even
If ha approved of the methods of the Invln-
clbles , would trust his plans lo such cattle
as this Number Ono and his associates , one
of whom , a member of the Dublin Council of
Four , was the Informer Carey ?
Minneapolis Journal : The Tynan book. If
It accomplishes nothing else , will show very
emphatically the real foe to Irish autonomy
to bu the thug element which would actualize
a policy of dynamite and terror In place of
constitutional agitation , by which alone Ire
land can secure homo rule. Every success
ful step taken by the dynamite party means
a further adjournment of home rule. It has
been so In the past and It will bo so In the
future.
New York Advertiser : If Mr. P. J.
Tynan , the self-styled "Number One" of the
, Irish National Invlnclblcs , knows all about
the Phoenix park murders , the advance
sheets of his book given to the press fall
utterly to make the fact clear. Tbere Is no
doubt much In the charge that this book ,
which was to lay bare a lot of bloody se
crets. Is no more nor. less than a somewhat
elaborately planned piece of campaign liter
ature , which is not likely to servo Its pur
pose. Mr. Tynan's book lacks even the
plausibility of the Morey letter.
Chicago Post : P. J. Tynan , the Num
ber One of the Phoenix park con
spiracy. Is reported . .to bo printing
a book on that affair. It Is to
glvo full "facts" ( all of which are as
common as the street to newspaper readers ) ,
and It will "sustain the allegations" of the
London Times against Pnrnell. Poor Parnell
In his grave cannot reply , and we' ' have no
doubt the warmest assistance will be given
'to the 'exploitation of Tynan's "facts" by
those high-minded gentlemen In Ireland and
America who have not been content to let
even a dead man rest In his grave.
Kansas City Times : In a temperate frame
of mind It would seem Impossible that the
word of such a self-confessed villain ns this
man Tynan would be accepted even In n
matter In which nothing but his own turpi
tude was Involved. If what he says Is true
he himself Is not only a traitor , but an atro
cious murderer. That fact Itself ought to
condemn him to Infamy nnd brand him as
a liar. But In times of political excitement
Improbable falsehoods have potent effect on
tho-publlc mind , and It Is to be feared that
this palpable betrayal of the Irish cause
will have a bad effect on the ensuing elec
tions. The purpose of the author no doubt
Is to supplement the prlco ho has already
received for his treachery by the profits
from sales of the book , and the best way to
disappoint him Is not to buy the book.
11V It It AIIH fOIl HILT .
Kansas City Star : Senator Hill Is re
celvlng his reward. A republican club li
Brooklyn has just tendered him a vote o
thanks and confidence. Scarcely n day passe
that republican gratitude to Hill does no
take the form of eulogistic resolutions. He
has not been so useful to the republican
party since 1888.
Now York Herald : Senator Hill will have
the sentiment of the country on his side In
moving tlmt the sugar scandal Investigating
committee bo ordered to throw open Its
doors. Star chamber proceedings are un-
amerlcan and contrary to our Institutions
The senate Is given to holding them , bu !
unless there are Imperative reasons to Jus
tify them they are never approved by the
peoplo.
Philadelphia Ilocord : Senator Hill has
never voiced public sentiment moro surely
than In the demand which ho made yesterday
for open sessions of the Sugar trust Investi
gating committee. The people have a right
to know , and they will know , the whole
truth of the matter ; and the arguments ol
"precedent" and "usage" will not avail
against them. It was a blunder In the first
plnco to hold the sessions with closed doors.
It would bo something worse than a blunder
now to attempt to bar the doors with a lot
of musty precedents.
Now York Trlbuno : The central figure In
the United States senate beyond any ques
tion at the present moment Is the senator
from Now York. No man on either side Is
listened to with moro attention and Interest.
And It must bo said , too , tlmt when Senator
David n. Hill takes the lloor ho Is extremely
liable to say something worth staying to
hoar. This , not alone because ho Is at odds
with the president or lu opposition to pretty
nearly all his party nssoclates In the senate
on the tariff , but because ho IB Independent ,
aggressive , original , reckless of tradition
and unhampered by precedent , and a cool ,
wary , hard fighter. In the calmness with
which on Saturday ho availed himself of the
practice of the senate to continue his speech
on. the isugar Investigation when the tariff
bill wns nomlnnlly before the sennto ho
showed the readiness of a skilled parlia
mentarian. No man In the senate Is today
so well worth watching as Hon. David IJon-
nett IJIIJ. f
Dnmorrncy In tlin Hmip.
Chicago Post ( clem. ) .
If the result In the Fourth Judicial dis
trict can be taken an n test thu various
uiiHcasonnblc democratic candidate ! ) for
United States senator -would do well to lay
away tholr booms In lavender. 1 < rom all
' bo elected
appearances a democrat can't
Job' catcher In Illinois this fall.
ADVIVR tilt IT1S.
Detrqlt Free Frew.
Girl number one I railed upon
Ono balmy summer eye.
And begged of her single ) kiss
IJeforo I took my leave.
To a Jolly party I bad been
With number two that night.
And .nt her door I asked.a kiss
Uellevilib' It but right.
Now number three was sweet on me ,
And I thought- that sure a go ;
Hut -when I naked her for a klsa
I gpt the- same old No I
I asked my sister bow It was
Such hard luck I bad led.
"Why you should tnko them , silly goose , "
Was ull my slater said ,
OJIAIIA'S ' PUBLIC BOILDINC
Slmky Ground on Which it Has Eoeu Lc-
cfitcd Again Exflminod ,
REPORT OF THE SPECIAL INSPECTCR
I'liictlntl llfiUllrnmlliin of the nulling *
Miiilit tlin J'lrU :
mi i\iiiiilimtlon--Coii-
HilMoin A/lur .Muldni ; Cnrcful
mill ittcii : l\u Kx
WASHINGTON' llUltnAC OF Tim IU3K ,
1407 P Street N. W.
WASHINGTON , Juno C.
Special Inspector Adolph Cluss of the
Trrasury department , who went to Omaha
some lime ARO to conduct n test of the
foundation mid olto of tlio new fcder.il build
ing there , has returned to the capital and
nled his icport In the olllco of Supervising
Architect O'Hourke. The report Is prac
tically n roaninnatlon of the repoit filed by
Inspector Cluss after his first examination
of the elli ! and which has already been gvcn |
to the public. This last report does not
spuik any more hopefully of the existing
conditions than did the other. It U set
forth that the tests revealed a very unsatis
factory condition of affairs and that It is
Impossible ? to account for some of the phe
nomena Hint -manifested thonnelvrs. The
results were very Irregular , both settlings
ujid upheavals being noted , in speaking of
the strata the report says that It Is Im
possible to count with any cer
tainty on what will happen
with such compressible soil as la found on
this site , us Its dangers are more lo be
fcarud because of Its slow and Invlo'ble '
workings than because of startling rliittic4. ;
Thb inspector calls particular attention to
the urgent need of careful supervision and
attention on the part of the superintendent
and supervising force , and saya that It Is
of the utmost Importance that l-.U firmer
recommendations relative to the 'Icing of
the various floors and the Inside nnd out
side walla be strictly carried out. He does
not consider that heroic treatment or ac
tion Is necessary at this time , but nay. * that
'the slightest derangement will bo attended
with serious consequences. " Ho carufuly
refrains from stating positively tlmt the
building can be made secure , merely avert
ing that If all the proposed safeguards are
faithfully carried out It may be posillilo to
avoid unsightly cracks in thu walls of the
structure. The report sny.s that the re
sults wcro not nt all satisfactory , as they
were constantly shifting . .nd v. ry Irregular.
Comparison Is made with the tests con
ducted under the former architect , and the
results are commented on at length. In
speaking of the flow of water on the slto the
measurements are given , and It Is shown
that the flow exceeds 1,300 gallons every
twenty-four hours. While no serious consequences
quences are anticipated from this llo - , It Is
stated that It Is very much Increased at the
time of rains , and the How washes out solid
matter to such an extent that the casket haste
to be cleaned out every two weeks. The
special precautions necessary are carefully
treated of , but no estimate Is
made of the extra cost that will
be entailed In making , the founda
tion secure. The tests are still going on
and will be persistently followed by the
superintendent of the structure , who , the re
port says , will from time to time report to
the department the result of his observations
as to changes made by the various piers
under the extra weight of pig lead that has
been placed upon them.
MERCER-ABBOTT WEDDING.
Representative David L. Mercer was at
C:30 : o'clock this afternoon united In mar
riage to Miss Birdie M. Abbott of Minne
apolis. The marriage took place at St.
John's Episcopal church In this city , and the
services were read by Ilev. Dr. McKIm ,
pastor of the Church ot the Epiphany. St.
John's Is ono of the oldest edifices In this
city , nnd numbers among Its congregation
many of the wealthiest citizens , of the na
tional capital. , The affair was ns plain and
simple as could bo , which was according to
the wishes of both Mr. and Mrs. Mercer.
There were no bridesmaids , but Hon. Robert
Q. Cousins of the Fifth congressional dis
trict of lown acted as best man. The
bride entered and marched up the main aisle
of the church , supported on the arm of
Commissioner of Pensions Lochrcn , the hus
band of her sister. A beautiful wedding
march was played by the organist of the
church , and this was continued In a low
tone during the services. The bride was
attired In a handsome white muslin dress
trimmed will ) Valenciennes lace. Her dress
was short with no train , cut a little at the
neck nnd back , and the sleeves were large
and flowing. In her hand she carried a
beautiful bunch of white carnations. The
entire Nebraska congressional delegation
was present with the exception of Mr. Kern ,
who was unable to attend. Representatives
Hull , Perkins , Hager , Cousins , Carey and
Dolllver of the Iowa delegation were present.
Among the others present were Secretary of
Agriculture Morton , Senator Manderson and
wife , and Representatives Sweet of Idaho
and Doollttlo of Washington , both of whom
were formerly residents of Nebraska. Mr.
and Mrs. Mercer , when the ceremonies
were over , were driven to the Hotel
Normandle , whore dinner was served. The
wedded couple left on the 7 o'clock boat
this evening for Virginia Beach , on the
, vhcri * they" will spend n few
flays visiting tie historic landmark * of that
lnto They win return to Washington and
reside at th Normitmtlo.
nONC'IOUN'lNO INDIANS OlIIKPUY ,
The bill Introduced In the nenato by Sena
tor Allen ami In the house by Mr. Mclkle-
john , granting n right of way over the
Omaha and \Vlnnrlugo Indian reservation
i to the Kuslcru Ncliraoka & Oult railway
company , pasird In the Kcnntc today. The
amendment * providing that the railroad
! hnll bo conntnicted within three years
from the passage of Hie act. and that the
right of way should bo limited to 100 feet
and tlmt station grounds be limited to 200
( oet In width and 3.000 feet In length , were
adopted. The bill will probably bo reported -
ported by the committee on Indian affairs
to the house tomorrow , and will bo called
up for passage In the near future by Mr.
Mi'lklrjoliri.
Representative Mclklcjohn today called up
und ssctirrd the passage of his bill extend
ing the time of payment to purchasers t > t
lands of the Omaha tribe of Indlanx In Ne
braska. The committee on Indian affairs
amended the bill so as to provide that "tho
Interest ot the purchaser In lands on which
the payment of thu purchase money Is extended -
tended rhall bo subject to taxation In the
utato In which tuny aic situated , but any
11 HI created thereby shall be subject to the
lien of the United States .for thu unpaid
purchase money , and tlmt this act shall beef
of no forcu until the consent thereto ot the
Omaha Indians shall be obtained In such
manner and under such legulatlons as the
hccrelary of the interior may proscribe. "
The bill provides fcr nn uxtcnslon of thrco
y'ears from December 1 , 1891. .
Representative .Mercur was today not I HIM 1
by Klrst Assistant Postmaster General
Krank Jones that the postolllco at llhtlr had
been located In the Perry Solden building.
T. A. Fisher of Omaha Is In Washington
for a fovr days. Mr. Fisher was at the
capital building oday and called upon the
congressional delegation.
Congress man Plckler of South Dakota
ladiy called on thu Ush commissioner to
ninku arrangements for the shipment ot ono
carload of Im to be distributed In the
Iluion il\cr and the laka at Unry , S. D.
The request will bo complied with and the
fish sent Immediately.
Mr. PluUler called tcday on the commis
sioner of Indian affairs In toganUto the set
tlement uf the Indian Useful Heart. This
Indian do Ires to be allowed to settle an the
Rosebud reservation. He was driven off the
government Island at Chamberlain , S. t ) .
The department has decided that ho can take
up his abode on the Rosebud reservation , and
hasi so Instructed him.
MR. MATTHEWS * MISTAKE.
George W. Matthews , who was recently
nominated to bo postmaster at Armour , S.
D. , Is not now likely to be confirmed. In
1SS1 he was a republican and printed some
scandalous articles concerning Orover Clove-
land. Copies ot his paper , the Armour
Chronicle , are now on file with Postmaster
General Dlsscll , and It seems likely that the
name of Matthews will be withdrawn from
the senate.
Postmasters have been appointed ns fol
lows : Iowa I.eney , Plymouth county , C. A.
Rodolf , vice J. T. March , removed. Soutli
Dakota Beulah , Douglas county , D. 13.
Harsh , vlco Ellsha Godfrey , removed ; We.'t-
ovcr , Pratt county , It. G. Gage , vlco T. II.
Powers , resigned ; Rowena , Mlnnehnlm
county , Frank Wright , vlco F K. Marshall ,
removed.
Chancellor Canfleld has written Represent
ative Mercer Informing him that the uni
versity authorities have named the camp at
Ileatrlce where the university cadets are so
journing "Camp Mercer , " In honor of Mr.
Mercer and In consideration of the Interest
taken by him In the military training and
discipline of the university.
C.tNTIXO I'LK.IS.IXT LIXKS.
Galvcston Nbws : The tongue Is mightier
than the sword , when It comes to cultlnirt
remarks.
I ynn Item : If the wheelmen toll not ,
neither do they ppln.
New York Hemld : "Is that ix new TUB
your mamma has , Hobble ? "
"No , that's ono Bho brought In from the
other room. Hut you mustn't take It up. "
"Why not ? "
"Cause there's a hole In the cnrpet. "
Phllp.Jelphla Record : No. Mntid. dear , tho' '
tnxldermlst IH not a collector of taxes , al
though he does work a skin came.
Yonlccrs Statesman : Crlmsonbealc Don't
you see that very red spot over there ?
Bacon You evidently can't sec any
further than your nose.
Chicago Inter Ocean : Whenever the ther
mometer shown evidences of trying to get
up In the world then nil creation acts as If
they are warm about It.
Washington Star : "I never saw such n
fellow ns Banx. " remarked n man about
town. "lie Is always challenging some ono
to play poker. "
"Yes. He goes about , so to speak , with a
stack of chips on his shoulder. "
Indianapolis Journal : Grandma I sea
tlmt the locusts with a "W" on their wings
are out again. It means war whenever they
appear.
Miss Laura Not this time , grandma. It
means "Woman. " This Is the era of her
emancipation.
THE GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT.
New York Standard.
She doesn't sing , she doesn't play ,
She doesn't paint , alasl
She never works at molding clay ,
She never hammers brass.
And yet 'twould be a joy for meTe
To make her mine for life ,
For doing none of these , you see ,
Would give her lots of tlmo to bu
A good home-keeping wife.
Is lie a
Mission ary.
> _ t - '
/\(0 / ( , HE IS NOT He's just a funny little man put
J . in there to attract the missionary's attention
to the fact that we are holding1 a special sale of $18
to $20 suits for $1O Elegant goods a tailor
would charge $35. We extend a hearty Invitation
to all strangers to visit our store the finest in the
west. You needn't buy just look around.
Browning , King & Co. ,
. SW. , Corner 15th and Ioiiflu8.
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