THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SATt'ilIUY. JUNE 9 , 1894-TWELVE PAGES.
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Bworn to licforo mi' nml dtilmrrlbcil In my pres
ence this 2il day of .Mini' . 1SJI.
( Seal. ) N. 1' . KJ31U Notary I'ubllc.
Perhaps It would pay the county to dis
miss Its corps of Inexperienced paving Inspectors
specters and secure tliu services of one rca
paving expert.
The senate can't tlilnk of setting a day
for the close of the tariff discussion untl
after the last Installment of Senator Quay's
serial speech has conio In.
The religious crank who wanted to con
vert the president should be referred to the
senate as the Held where he can prosecute
his labors with advantage.
It begins to look as If Iho murderer of
Maud Rubel might be apprehended should
lie deliver himself up. Wo venture to say
that Omaha's alleged detective force is giv
ing the culprit no anxiety of mind.
The four councllmcn who have stood up
against the blandishments of Wiley and the
confederated franchlsed'corporatlons are en
titled to a good deal of credit and respect.
Their names are Ilurkley , Calm , Lemly and
Elsasscr.
That hall storm in Vienna cannot have
been a very serious affair. The hailstones
only reached the size of hazel nuts , and that
after crossing the Atlantic by special cablo.
They should have been at least the size of
grape fruit
The only way to Insure the purity of our
national legislature Is for the people to In
sist that none but men of the strictest In
tegrity bo sent as their representatives to
lie national capital. Once get a congress
composed of honest members and It will
require no legislation to keep them honest.
Senator Allen must , have been laboring
under a mistaken Idea when ho drew up
the tltlo of his new bill "to preserve the
purity of the national legislature. " How
can we preserve purity where It docs not
already exist ? Make it a bill "to prevent
the national legislature from becoming more
Impure. "
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
The Hawaiian government plainly retains
its hopes and expectations of accomplishing
its plan of annexation with the United
States and will probably provide for such
contingency In Us now constitution. But
it Is equally plain that the annoxallontsts
will haveto postpone their ambition until
after President Cleveland retires from the
whlto house.
It is highly Improbable that the redoubt
able Brecklnrldgo will inflict any of his
florid oratory upon Nebraska this Fourth of
July , and the talk that Is emanating from
certain quarters of a vigorous effort being
made to got him to accept an Invitation to
speak In this state Is doubtless Intended
chiefly to worry , and harrass the good people
of that particular community. No town In
Nebraska Is anxious to entertain the out
casts of Kentucky society.
Kansas republicans want congress to enact
a law Imposing a duty on the Importation of
foreign silver to protect the product of
American mines. So long as our monetary
legislation remains unchanged , as at pres
ent , such a law would bo altogether without
practical effect. While wo are producing a
surplus silver product foreign sliver Is In
no demand In this country. A tax on Im
portations of foreign sliver would bo the
next thing to a dead letter.
General O. 0. Howard In his address be
fore the Congregational Missionary conven
tion paid a brief tribute to Omaha that was
pleasing , and wo bellovo well merited. Tlio
general resided In Omaha seine yeara ago ,
and Is an authority on matters pertaining
to our physical and moral growth ns a city.
Ills remarks' tire all the more appreciable
because of the unfair and malicious attacks
upon this city and our people made by
roving evangelists who know uothlng about
Omaha , and care loss.
Wo have been asked why Mayor Bcnils
has not influence enough among republicans
in the council to control even two votes In
support of his veto. The question Is vary
easily answered. The mayor cannot cope
with the corporation combine that commands
favors of substantial value. He has no
passes to give away ; no fat to fry out ; no
insurance policies to take out ; no water or
gaa or electric lights to donate ; no commis
sions on Btono , asphalt or brick contracts to
offer ; no retainers for lawyers , and no inoiic ?
to loan for an Indefinite period.
Senator Voorliees' tribute to the late Sen
ator Stanford is rather a slur upon all the
other millionaires within the circle of Voor-
hoeV acquaintance. The Indiana senator la
quoted as saying that Lelsml Stanford was
the only very rich man ho had over known
whoso simplicity and sublimity of character
was not touched or debused by his wealth.
What do oil the mllllionalro colleagues of
Senator Voorhoes say to this ? Are they all
debased la character , by their wealth ? Kvcn
If'they are , does not tmnatorlal courtesy do-
maud that the fact be not thrown in their
faces on the floor of the senate ? Senator
Voorhoes might have eulogized Stanford in
a much less offensive manner.
O.V THK
Attorney General Olncy has finally pro'
scnted the claim of the United States gov
ernment against the Stanford estate for Iti
Bliaro of the money owing by the Centra !
I'.icinc railroad , and , If the reports are to be
believed , has made Intimation of hl.i Inten
tion to press the matter to a decision In the
courts. The theory of thin claim , which has
been explained In these columns before , Is In
brief this : Ily the peculiarities of the law
of the state of California the stockholder *
In any corporation are made responsible In
the ratio of their holdings for any loans con
tracted by the corporation for their benefit ,
This responsibility attaches not only lo the
stockholders at the time the debt was con
tracted , but also to their estates after their
death. Moreover , where the United States Is
party to a suit , It Is never barred by the
statute of limitations , so that the defendant
cannot set up that statute oa a defense.
The claim , then , Is not peculiar to Iho Stan
ford estate , but Is equally applicable to the
property of the other three Central Pacific
potentates , who became rich through their
dealings with the federal government.
The dispatches state that It Is not known
what .Mrs. Stanford , the executrix of her late
husband's estate , Intends to do In regard to
the government's claim , but that she will
probably reject it and fight It to the bitter
end. Of coursa It Is known what the bone-
flclarleb of the Stanford estate will do , and
It was known before the attorney general
made his demand upon them. The men who
defrauded the government of the security
which they had given for the payment ol the
Pacific railroad debt did not hesitate to re
sort to every means at their command to
augment their fortunes at the expense of
tho. people. Those who hope to reap the ben
efit of these frauds will hesitate no less to
avail themselves of every legal technicality
to keep their Ill-gotten gains. In fighting
for this claim the United States will be op
posed not alone by the representatives of the
Stanford estate , but also by these who have
an Interest In the fortunes accumulated by
the other members of the Central Pacific
syndicate. The claim against the Stanford
estate must bo regarded as a test case ) It Is
for $15.000,000 , or one-fourth of the govern
ment debt , the remainder to bo collected , If
It can bo collected In this way , by suits
against Mr. Huntlngton and the Hopkins and
Crocker estates. It Is this feature that gives
the present suit more than Its own Indi
vidual Importance.
The attorney general Is this tlmo moving
In the right direction. Ho Is simply doing
what his predecessors ought to have done
long ago and what any Individual who oc
cupied the government's position would
have done the moment the Central Pacific
defaulted on Its obligations. The govern
ment ought to use every measure of pro
tection to prevent the loss of the Immense
sums which It contributed In aid of the
construction of these roads and which were
adroitly transferred from the railroad to
the private pockets of Its chief manipu
lators. The people should encourage the
attorney general to push the claim against
the Stanford estate and to Institute similar
pioceedlngs to enforce the Individual re
sponsibility of the remaining stockholders.
377/7 QVKSTIOX UF CIRCULATION.
Commenting upon the discussion In con
gress of propositions for Increasing the
currency , the Louisville Courier-Journal re
marks that wo have had enough amateur
meddling with the circulation and that It Is
better to pjrocced safely than swiftly In a
matter of such Importance. Besides , says
that paper , we are in no- pressing need of
an Increase of circulation. There Is more
of It now tlmn business has any use for and
its redundancy Is doubtless one of the In
fluences aiding to drive gold , to Europe.
According to the last treasury report the
supply of currency was over $1,000,000,000 ,
or a little less than $23 per capita of the
population. On May 1 last the surplus la
the Now York banks seeking employment
was $83,000,000 and three months before that
tlmo It was considerably larger , having
been reduced principally by subscriptions
to the national loan. It is probably some
what larger now than a month ago. The
amount of idle money In the banks of the
rest of the country la perhaps at least
double that in the New York banks , and
at any rate It Is safe to say that
not less than $250,000,000 of cur
rency Is at this time lying Idle. Thcro Is
no legitimate demand for it. It Is not
wanted for the establishment of new enter
prises or the extension of those already
established. Anybody who has adequate se
curity to offer can get all the money ho re
quires , but such persons are not using money
to Increase their business operations. The
trouble Is a general lack of confidence and
not an Inadequate supply of currency. There
Is moro money In the country now than there
was two years ago , and yet the supply was
ample In 1892 , when the country realized
a greater Industrial activity and ji higher
degree of prosperity than In almost any
other year of Us history.
With between $200,000,000 and $300,000,000
of currency now unemployed juid no legiti
mate demand for It how would It help mat
ters to Increase the volume ? Would such a
policy bo likely to restore confidence and
Induce capital to enter Into now enter
prises and enlarge old ones ? Would It prob
ably have the effect to promote manufac
turing and give employment to more labor ?
It la not apparent that It would have any
such Influence , and If not an tnllatlon of the
currency would- simply Increase the stock of
Mlo money , unless In addition It should cn-
courugo forma of speculation that would
ultimately result in more harm than good
to the country. If more money would not
restore confidence and promote enterprise It
could bring no benefit to the masses of the
people , who can get money only by working
for It. The politicians who demand that the
circulation shall bo Increased to $10 or $50
per capita do not attempt to explain by what
legitimate and practicable method an addi
tional billion or more of money could bo got
Into the hands of the people. The truth Is
that all the talk about the country needing
moro currency Is purely demagogic. Infla
tion at this time would not only fall to re
store confidence , which is the condition precedent -
odont to a resumption of Industrial and busi
ness activity , but it would probably Increase
nnd Intensify distrust and thus put off the
.lino of recovery from depression. Its ef
fect would bo to create doubt as to the con
tinued soundness and stability of the cur
rency , for the country being once embarked
upon a policy of currency Inflation no one
could bo sure where It would end. When
ivo had reached a per capita of $10 or $50
the demand for a further lucrvasa would un-
loubtudly bo Just as strenuous aa It U today ,
'or ' there will always be a large element of
ho people wanting more money , no matter
low great Hie volume.
If the Board of Education la contemplating
i reorganization of the .school year , whereby
ho latter will extend ever a smaller number
> f wceka of actual Instruction than at pres
ent. It wilt do welt to elect the teachers for
the ensuing year with a distinct understanding -
standing that they will bo subject to a
modified salary schedule. The board can not
expect to pay present salarl * If It cuts
down the work. On the other hand , the
unconditional ro-clcctlon of the teachers
might possibly give them plausible grounds
for claiming that they are entitle ; ! to the
old rates of remuneration , notwlthstand ng
any shortening of the school year that may
be determined upon. This is a point upon
which the members of the board can not lay
too much stress.
ir//r H'K AHKMlSOOVKttNKD.
Municipal reform Is the crying need of
every largo city and the larger the city the
greater the need of self-purification. The fact
Is that mlsgovcrnmcnt nnd boodlorlsm arc
chronic In alt American cities. Omaha Is
perhaps no worse In that respect than cities
of equal population In other sections of the
country. The cause Is at the very base
of our municipal systems. The adage that
the stream never rises above Its source finds
striking Illustration In the prevailing waste
fulness , Incompetcncy and dishonesty that
permeates city councils and the various
branches of city government having control
over public works , police force and lire and
health departments.
At the bottom of all our troubles Is the
political cesspool from which wo draw the
managers and custodians of the municipal
funds and property. The marked contrast
between city government In England , France ,
Germany or Canada Is cniclly due to the
difference In the standing of municipal coun
cils and officials. In the cities of England ,
Germany and Franco municipal officers are
chosen from among the most substantial and
reputable class of citizens , who consider
themselves highly honored In serving their
fellow citizens and who bring to the adminis
tration of the affairs of the municipal cor
poration business qualifications of the high
est order , coupled with unimpeachable In
tegrity. In our cities men of the highest
standing and business qualification habitu
ally rcfuso to servo 'In a munici
pal office and leave to the ward
heeler and politician the task of managing
the city's finances , nd supervision of its pub
lic works. As a natural result our city leg
islatures arc for the most part filled by men
who are discredited commercially , lacking In
business capacity and prone to promote Jobs
nnd schemes of plunder.
When ono set of boodlcrs has served Its
time and made Itself too obnoxious for re
election another set of boodlcrs Is almost sure
to take their place.
Primarily the responsibility for municipal
government Is with the taxpaylng and law-
abiding class of citizens. Although they are
In the majority In every city they allow the
hoodlums and vagabonds to pack their pri
mary elections and conventions and to foist
upon them candidates who are totally unfit for
any position of trust. When citizens who de-
nlre good government take an active part in
primary elections and men of Integrity and
ability agree to serve In a municipal office w&
shall strike the death-blow to Twecdlsm and
mlsgovernment In cities.
In Omaha the cause of mlsgovernment la
not merely duo to the Indifference of business
men In municipal campaigns and the refusal
of leading real estate owners to servo In the
city councils , but to the persistent tampering
of corporation managers and contractors with
councllmen. By combining their Influ
ence these corporate conspirators have
thwarted the will of the people , robbed the
taxpayers and thoroughly demoralized the
public service. This deplorable state of
affairs cannot bo tolerated much longer.
When the reaction sets in and public senti
ment Is thoroughly aroused'wo shall bo able
to redeem the city from misrule.
IN nnifALF or POOLIXO.
The New York Chamber of Commerce has
adopted a memorial to congress favoring
an amendment to the Interstate commerce
law permitting railroad companies to enter
Into pooling agreements , subject to the ap
proval of the Interstate commerce commis
sioners , the withdrawal of such approval at
any tlmo to Invalidate any such contract.
The memorial says that the chief object of
the Interstate commerce law was to prevent
unjust discriminations and that It has been
shown by experience that there was less
unjust discrimination when the east and
west trunk lines had a pooling arrange
ment than at any subsequent time. Irreg
ular and fluctuating rates , It Is averred , ore
Inevitably productive of unjust discrimina
tion , and stable and uniform rates cannot
be maintained unless railroad companies
maj legally enforce pooling agreements. It
Is also said that experience lias shown that
the popular fear that If pooling Is legalized
It might result In exorbitant charges Is un
founded , but If It wore well founded the pro
vision that pooling arrangements should bo
legal only when approved by the Interstate
commerce commissioners would act as a
controlling power to prevent exorbitant rates.
These views are understood to bo concurred
In by other largo commercial organizations.
A bill to legalize pooling has been reported
to the house of representatives , with the
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practically unanimous approval of the com
mittee on commerce. This measure provides
that the pooling contract must be In writing
and filed with the Interstate Commerce com
mission for twenty days before It can go
Into effect. If It Is not disapproved by the
commission "it goes Into effect twenty days
after It Is filed , but It Is made the duty of
the commission to disapprove It If It shall
appear on Inspection that It will result In
unreasonable rates , unjust discrimination , In
ferior service to the public , or otherwise
contravene the provisions of the act. After
a pooling contract has gone Into effect the
commission Is empowered to Investigate Its
operation and If It should appear to result
In unreasonable rales or unjust discrimina
tion the commission may make an order
disapproving the contract and terminating
It In not less than thirty days. The rail
road companies may appeal to the courts In
all cases of the disapproval of contracts for
a review of the action of the commission ,
but In the meantime the contract Is Illegal
nnd unenforceable until the court , of last
resort shall npprovo It. The practical ef
fect Is to place the contract under the ex
clusive control of the commission , subject
to final review by the supreme court of the
United States. This would lead the rail
roads entering into pooling contracts to com
ply fully and adhere strictly to the require
ments of the commission.
This measure seems to provide ample safe
guards for the protection of the public , as
suming , of course , that the commission
would perform Us duty wisely and faithfully.
But there Is a strong feeling In the house
against permitting pooling under any terms ,
as being In the nature of a concession to the
corporations and against the Interest of
shippers , and doubt la expressed whether any
pooling bill can pass the house. It la probable -
able that a majority of small shippers are
opposed to pooling , believing that It would
result to their disadvantage In establishing
Higher rates , and these are likely to have
more Influence with congress than the com
mercial organ zati ns which represent the
largo shlpp.Tj . ' ( \voulil seem , however ,
that all classes qf * tappers would see that
inability In rates /itculd In the long run bo
better for everybody1 ' >
llnrkliiBT lf\ ( \VrongTroo. .
Ncwn VHk WorU.
. . . . meanest thlnsc on earth , " said the
late David Crockett.In one of his political
addresses , "Is a itiik-'earcd coon dojr bark
ing up liie wrong tr e. " This would be
more Just If the 'loif'oarod ' coon ( log ever
conducted a i\enntorlnl Investigation up
the wrong tree with careful deliberation
Instead of through a jnerct error Judgment.
of tliu I'ri'Mdrnt.
lu'tcr Ocean.
Politically the Jire'nldont'B mibservlonce
to the trust Is of no jnatter , for the presi
dent IIUM no political 'future ' ; his public life
etuis with bin tertn 'of ' oilice. But It It
beyond the limits ot decent partisanship
when his friends risk Unit he shall be ex
culpated of the Ignominy that has fallen
upjii the truHt-servIng senate. Us Icg'sln- '
tlon IH his leRlfllallon , so long nu he neither
piotcsts against It nor threatens to veto It.
A ( ii'oM hit ; ( Inform.
.SprhiKflclJ Hcimlillcnn.
The plan of popularizing the election of
United States senators by nomination miule
In state party conventions Rccma to be
growing In favor. The California populists
ndopteil It nt their recent convention , nnd
now the Michigan democrats Intend to take
It up. There will bo two vacancies to till
from the latter state by the next legis
lature , and by naming tlielr candidate * in
advance the iluntocrats will make their
election one of the Issues In the canvass
over the choice of a legislature.
Cult l'or ; ili'X ClilcitK '
Chicago Hccoril.
We understand that Prof. Andrew J.
Flshblndder has departed ftom Chicago and
will spend tliu .summer In Europe. The
old gentleman turned a good many pennies
heio lecturing our people on court eti
quette nnd breaking them of eating with
tlielr knives , lie leaves us with his wul-
lut full of sugar , his paunch full cf
victuals nnd his bosom full of pride. We
suppose that the dear , vain , fat old fraud
\vlll be here ngaln next season , or 0.1 soon
ns he has blown In all of his money among
the potentates , parvenus nnd parasites the
other side of the herring pond.
Content of Ulml nml Water.
New Yoik Bun.
We record with genuine Interest the fact
that General Thomas Lnuncelot Hosser ,
the great Vliglnla spouting geyser , Is in
perfect erupting form again. At Hlchmoint
on Wednesday he bunt Into the air a word
stream 220 feet long and two Inches broad
and BO hot that It tried his own adjectives.
Ooneral llosscr has taken the contract for
heating the state house next winter. His
next exhibition will be In a competition
with Kngle No. G. volunteer lire com
pany of Alexandria. It will e a con
test of wind against water. General Ros-
ser's friends are confident that he will wlir
the prize a silver-gilt spanner.
The Itiiln .Mukur ut Largo.
Now York Sun.
The rain maker Is abroad once more. Out
In Nebraska he has succeeded In convinc
ing some people that he brought the re
freshing showers tbat fell there and In
Kansas on Monday night. But if he claims
the cicdlt for that he will have to shoulder
the responsibility for the gruat Hoods In tlie
northwest , because all these meteorological
phenomena had their origin In the same
general atmospheric disturbance. A cyclonic
center has been hovering over British Co
lumbia and the 1'uget Sound country for
several days , recalling In some respects our
icccnt experience on the Atlantic coast ,
and It was an offshoot of this widespread
storm , and not the cloud-compelling devices
of the western professors of practical
meteorology , thati'brought the rain to Ne
braska. > i
Effect of the. Vuluc < l roller I.v. .
SprlngfleUjOktasp. ) Hopulillcan.
They are claiming .up . in Now Hampshire
that the valued policy law has now vindi
cated Itself beyond" the' question of the most
obdurate Insurance company. Taking the
eight years to liiSB , or before the valued
policy law was unacted , the ratio of losses
to premiums received averaged G5.4 per
cent ; during the lKhtyears since the ratio
1103 been only 1U7 per cent. Risks writ
ten Increased $210.910,100 In the second
period over the lirst. premiums received In
creased $2Go5.135.T while losses paid In
creased only } 59b24. So says the Insurant : ! '
commissioner In , hl3 annual report just
published. Ho thinks1 these figures ought to
close the mouths5 of those Insurance men
who are still runnlnfrion the ruinous valued
policy law. It will bo lemembered that all
the outsldo companies , left the state when
that law was enaclqd , but they went baclc
ngaln In two or ttj ci years.
Hunk Wrurlccra.
Chlcaso Trlhuno.
The wreckers of the Indianapolis National
bank have come to Krlef. P. A. Coflln Bee
to the penitentiary for ten years and P. U.
Cottln for live years. T. I' . Haughey , the
president of the bunk , will be sentenced
today. The fourth of the conspirators , A.
S3. Reed , may escape. I3ank wrecking htn
been a favorite pa-stlmo this year. Indeed ,
there has not been a year In the last
twenty when so many banks have been
wrecked and so much money has been
stolen In various forms of embezzlement
and defalcation. If the losses of 18)4 ) should
continue to Its close In the same proportion
which has been maintained since Jaunary
the present year will far exceed any In tne
last quarter of a century In the annals of
business rascality and dishonesty. A few
more sentences , however , like those In the
cases of the Indianapolis bank officers
would BO far to dtscouraRe the scoundrels
In- their operations. Olllclals who know that
the penitentiary Is ready to receive and
keep them for several years are likely
to go slow In appropriating the money ot
depositors.
To Itccnvcr n Just Debt.
Chicago I'ost.
It Is almost too much to believe that
Attorney General Olney has filed a claim
against the Iceland Stanford estate for J15-
000,000 Stanford's proportionate share of
the debt owed by the Central Pacific roll-
way to the United States. We have not re-
Baiiled Mr. Olney as the kind of public of
ficial who was most serviceable In such ci
dliectlon , but the present report appearn
to be based on the truth.
The money has been due for years ajid
the attention of congress has been directed
to the debt repeatedly , but , strafe to say
r-or , recalling history , perhaps not strange
to say no attempt has ever been made to
collect , althouBh the palpable Intent of the
debtors was to cheat the government.
Successive administrations have appeared
afraid to measure strength with the pow
erful ring , and , on the whole , perhaps they
were right. It Is no news to learn Unit
Mrs. Stanford , although a childless widow
and alone In the world , will tight the claim
to the bitter end. Possibly the suit will
not get to a. hearing during her lifetime ,
but we presume It will bo defended by the
directors of the colleges , museums and hos-
'pltala to which the fortune may be be
queathed on the well settled theory that
money Is like water and becomes purified
If It only runs far enough.
Srj/1'TO.l/AI OP TllK ll'ATJSltr.OO.
Kansas City Journal : It , Is not surpris
ing to learn that Oregon has gene republican
by 10,000. Pennoyor ought to have boon
good for that largo a republican majority ,
without taking any account of Cleveland and
congress.
Kansas City Star : The returns from Oregon
gen are sufficiently explicit to make It plain
that the legislature will not bo favorable to
the election of Governor Pennoyer to the
United States senate ! and that Is a great deal
to bo thankful for. * ' '
Loulsvlllo CourleriJpilrnal : The demo
crats of the country wdn't shed many tears
If the Oregon electldnS 'yesterday ' resulted In
such republican vldtoflda as will keep Gov
ernor Pennoyer out'of'tho ' United States sen
ate. The fruits of.Ttiijlon" in the west are
of the Dead sea varidtyi Give us straight-
out democrats In the < scnato or give us
straight-out republicans ,
Chicago Tribune:1'rTho : actual cause of
his defeat la not t6 , bb looked for In the
superior merits of , his. opponent or In the
slight Irritation engendered by the contest
for the nomlnatlonri ifIs to bo found In
the Intense disgust'of ' thousands ot the dem
ocratic voters of thu district with the man
agement ot natlouuj , , a pair a by their party
leadera.
Chicago Herald : ftio election of the re
publican candidate for Justice of the su
preme court In the Fourth district Is a sur
prise even to republicans , and looks like a
political revolution. In tne counties com
posing the district Cleveland had nearly
r.OOO plurality over Harrison at the election
In 1892. The republican majority now Is
3,000 or 4,000. It la an event ot national
significance.
Chicago Record ; It Is likely that the ot-
Iclal canvass will show a large falling off
trom the democratic vote of 1893 ( In Fourth
ludlclal district , Illinois ) . The apathy dis
posed by the , reault la ilgnlflcant aa abow-
ng the disgust felt by utany democrats
jocauso of tlio grotesque failure of their
epresentatlvoa In Washington to effect the
egUlatlon which they \.ira pledged to
jrlug about.
OTltKItAKDS Til.Iff OVKS.
There .are n cootl many persons who do
not bollovo In the finality ot M. Carnot's re
solve not to be a candidate for re-election ,
8,1 Id to have been announced to novcrut of
his friends during the recent ministerial
crisis , The Incredulity Is likely to continue ,
unless some public declaration on the subject
Is forthcoming , and there la no doubt that ,
should M. Carnet change his mind he would
prove a formidable rival. In his favor Is
the fact that peace has been maintained
during his presidency , a sufficient proof ot
his wish for peace and of his power of sclt-
rcstralnt ; for ho must have been sorely
tempted by the traditions of his family to
turn to account an army supposed to bo tin-
equaled In the history of Krancc , Against
him Is his apparent willingness to stlllo the
Panama scandal nnd the lenity which he
exhibited toward these who were Indisputa
bly Implicated. Against him , also , Is the
distrust with which a largo section of
French republicans regard that feature ot
the constitution which makes the chief
magistrate eligible for a second term. They
contend that If the same man were to hold
for fourteen years the largo functions vested
In the presidency the republic would nc-
qulro the aspect of an elective monarchy.
They r'otnuniljer , too , that the provisions of
the constitution relating to the chief magis
tracy were Inserted by the monarchical ma
jority of the Versailles asvmbly , for the
scarcely disguised purpose facilitating n
transition to monarchical Institutions. Under
these circumstances , a strong current of
opinion could bo excited on behalf ot a can
didate who would proclaim himself favorable
to an Immediate revision of the organic law
making a president Ineligible for a second
term. On this point M. Caslmlr-Perler has
not declared himself , but It Is a card which
ho may piny nt any hour , nnd which , what
ever may be the course of the late premier ,
will unquestionably be put forward by M.
Ilonrl Urlsson , who also Is a candidate.
*
Another Important controversy Is hp-
proachlng a crisis between Franco and the
king of the Belgians. That monarch owns
the Congo state In his private capacity.
Belgium has nothing to do with It. And If
over ho wants to get rid of It , Franco has
the first right to purchase It. Tluat Is In
disputable. The king , who has sunk most of
his fortune In the African venture , now
finds himself facing a deficit of about $2,000-
000. To cover this ho thought of borrowing
the money from Belgium , and In return , eras
as security , bequeathing the Congo state to
that nation In his will. But France vigor
ously objected to his doing so , and much
diplomatic correspondence on the subject
passed between Purls and Brussels , with
what result Is not yet known. The king ,
however , has not yet raised the needed
funds ; there seems no probability of his
being able to do so except by bequeathing
or mortgaging the Congo state to Belgium
or some other power ; and to that France ab
solutely objects , unless the bargain be made
with herself. In case the king should see
fit to defy Franco and transgress his obliga
tions , It would be Interesting to see what
means France would employ In dealing with
him. She could not call Belgium to account ,
but only King Leopold personally. On the
other hand , If he should sell , bequeath or
mortgage the territory to Franco , there
would become complicated problems to set
tle In the near future with England and Ger
many , whoso empires In Africa abut upon
the Congo.
* * *
It Is well known to those who have fol
lowed the course ot things at Sofia since the
kidnaping of the late Prince Alexander of
Battenburg and his subsequent resignation
of the Bulgarian crown , that Mr. Stambouloff ,
while ostensibly upholding a constitutional
regime , lias virtually been a dictator. Ho
prevailed on the Sobranje , or Bulgarian Par
liament , to make Prince Ferdinand of
Coburg the ruler of the country , In the be
lief that the latter would content himself
with the merely decorative functions of
sovereignty , leaving the real power to his
prime minister. This arrangement was car
ried out for a time , and might have been
lasting but for the prince's mother , Princess
Clementine , who has tlio reputation ot being
the most clever and ambitious member of
the Orleans family. Desirous of seeing her
son a genuine sovereign , and thinking that if
ho exercised the power of political Initiative he
might manage to propitiate the czar , she
Induced htm to dismiss Mr. Stambouloff and
form a new cabinet made up ot the enemies
of that minister. This act of self-assertion
gave rlso to riots at Sofia and elsewhere In
Bulgaria , the police of the capital and a
part of the standing army siding with the
deposed premier. If we may trust the tele
grams , which are subject to a rigorous cen
sorship , the prince and his partisans seem
for the moment to have the upper hand , but
there Is reason to doubt their ability to re
tain It without the more or less overt sup
port of ono of the neighboring powers. The
first step In this direction , however , on the
part either of Russia or Turkey , would at
once revive the eastern question In a highly
acute form.
*
Slg. Crlspl's adroitness and alternative
bullying and cajoling of the Chamber of
Deputies have not availed to pass his budgeter
or avert a ministerial crisis In Italy. The
resignation ot the ministry was the result
of the practical defeat ot the government on
Saturday last upon a motloa to temporarily
suspend the Interminable debate upon the
finances. The fall of Crlspl , however , Is not
probable. The setback sustained by the
ministry did not result from a division of
Italian parties upon momentous questions of
policy. The Issue between the prime minister
and the deputies Is merely a question of
spoils. While Slg. Crlspl Is bent upon
wringing moro taxes from the Impoverished
people In order to maintain the hugo military
establishment of the Italian monarchy , the
"patriotic" majority in the Chamber of Dep
uties , In the face of Imminent national bank
ruptcy , are opposed to the budget mUlnly be
cause the measure proposes economies In
the civil service which would deprive some
of the political henchmen of the deputies of
their olllces. Current politics In Italy pre
sents n humiliating spectacle.
*
A dispatch from Yokohama announcing
that the Mikado had dissolved the Japanese
Parliament probably Indicates that the repre
sentatives recently elected to that body have
proved no moro tractable than were the
members of the almost equally short-lived
house which was dissolved In January last.
Thn point ut Issue between the Mikado and
his ministry on the ono hand and the elected
representatives ot the Japanese people on
the other , relates to the treatment of for
eigners. The previous Parliament was dis
missed because of Its determination to adopt
measures restrictive of the treaty rights of
the foreign residents of Japan. It was even
stated that when attending the Hessians of
the Parliament the ministers carried In their
pockets the decreeof the Mikado dissolving
the body , to bo used If peradventure any
measure hostile to Europeans should como
dangerously near to enactment. The recur
rence ot anti-foreign demonstrations In
Korea and China surprise nobody , but that
the people of Japan should be similarly af
fected proves that the task of Europeanlzlng
the Orient la a long way from accomplish
ment.
* *
Lord Roschory's recent utterances In the
House of Lords , and the determination of
the British government to send a commis
sioner and an adequate military force to
Uganda , leave no doubt that the territory
In central Africa that has been ceded to
Qreat Britain by King Leopold of Belgium
will bo held against all comers. Those per-
ions who expected that Germany would Join
b'nuico In protesting against this action as
i violation ot the agreement arrived at by
: ho Berlin conference whereby the Congo
'reo state was established , ncom to bo
Icstlncd to disappointment , Germany may
lot be averse to seeing England and FrUnco
mgagod In a squabble over Africa , Inasmuch
is a serious difficulty with Franco would
Iraw Great Britain moro closely toward the
rlplo alliance. At any rate , the disturbed
condition at affairs In Hungary and In the
lalkan atatea has given Gorman statesmen
lomothlng of moro immediate Intercut to
hlnk about than remote contra ! Africa.
vourif.tr.
Lincoln News * U Will co t Congressman
Bfyan $13 per day to visit Omaha and help
disrupt the democratic party ; but Billy don't
seem to care for expense.
Pawnco Press : Now that Allen W. Field
Is out of the way , Church Howe can toke
the republican nomination , for congress from
this district and repeat his experience with
McShnne. Poor Church will never go to
congress.
Kearney Hub : The long range efforts of
the Chicago Times to make n governor or
senator of our own Billy Boy Bryan , to the
extent of devoting whole pages to lint sub
ject , have a very peculiar look. For Instance
like this : $ $ $ .
Soword Blade ; A desperalo effort Is being
made to steer the democrat party Into the
populist camp In this state , with W. J. Bryan
as high priest. There Is plenty of fun nhvatl
when the various democratic factions teethe
the scratch. Walt for It.
Central City Democrat : W. J. Bryan and
the silver convention are Btlrrliig up great
commotion In the family of the cuckoos.
Morton , Castor and Ilnruood are flying
around In great distress for fear the silver
boys will rob the nest nnd steal all the eggs ,
and In fear and trepidation "one files cast
and ono files west and ono files over the
cuckoos' nest. "
Weeping Water Republican : Now that
Field and Watson are out of the congres
sional race , the most prominent canill latea
are Chapman , HOHO nnd Strode. These
gentlemen are all able , progressive republi
cans and any ono ot their number uould
represent the district In a manner that
would do credit to this , the grandest agri
cultural district on the continent.
Wealth Maker : The blue shlrted states
man from Nemaha will probably sit n ilttlo
longer In the little political poker gnmo now
going on around the republican table , but
the hand ho now holds will never be Im
proved. Jack MacCoIl undoubtedly has the
"ago" and will , In the end , " /also him out. "
Tom Is holding pretty fairly , but ho can't
beat a "full" with railroads nt the top nnd
Jacks nt the bottom. And sad as It Is to
contemplate , he won't even bo tendered this
time the second place. But ho will aluays
ho dubbed as Governor Majors , and future
generations will never know or stop to en
quire about the prefixes that now belong or
may hereafter attach to his title ; and for
fear his political tltlo may be entirely lost In
the "shufilo" wo will say In parenthesis , It
will soon forever bo ex-L'.cuteimnt Governor
Tom Majors. Peace to his political ashes.
' . SXAl * IslWTti.
Sittings : Hope Is the dream of these who
are awake.
Puck : Whenever a man makes a good
guess he begins to talk about his good
Judgment.
Indianapolis Journal : "Sir , " said the In
dignant constituent , "I am compelled to
say that you have acted the part of a
knave. "
"Great Jonah ! " replied the astonished
congressman , "would you have me be a
foolV"
Chicago Tribune : The cycler picked him
self up , lirushod the illrt from his clothes ,
nml readjusted his cap.
"I could wish , " he said , rubbing the place
where the carriage pole had struck him ,
"that the driver ot that go-cart would
keep a more civil tongue In It. "
Yonkers Statesman : Bacon What's that
thread tied about your little finger for ?
Egbert Oh , that's Just to remind my wife
to ask me If I forgot something she tow
to remember.
Washington Star : Jack I heard a man
who Is worth $10,000,000 say today that he
was much happier when he hadn't a del
lar.
lar.Tom Just the same , he prefers the dollars
lars to the happiness , nnd If you don't be
lieve It , you try to separate him from one
of his dollars.
Chicago Tribune : First boarder What
alls Dumback's appetite ? He has hardly
eaten enough for two days to keep him
Second boarder It's love or policy I
don't know which. He's courting the land
lady's daughter.
Atlanta Constitution : "Young man , " the
old man sternly asked , after the youth had
asked for the daughter's hand , "do you
play poker ? "
"Y-es-er , that } s I" blurted the suitor ,
"That's all right , " blandly Interrupted
the parent. "Can you put me on to a quiet
game ? "
Somervllle Journal : When a man asks
you for a candid opinion of his novel , or
his picture , or his new baby , he generally
means a candled opinion , and , If you want
to be popular. It won't be wise for you to
forget this little fact.
Texas Sittings : Doctor I ordered you
to rub your chest with brandy , and , In
stead of doing so , you drank up nil tne
brandy , so your wife tells me.
Sufferer The truth Ish , doctor , I've got
no confldensh in thcsh external applies-
shuns.
Detroit Free Press : Small Boy Pop , this
book I'm readln * says something about the
"wild wind : " what's a tame wind ?
Father The blowing that never spems to
stop In the halls of national legislation , my
son.
ELECTION IN GEORGIA.
Atlanta Conntltutlon.
"Marso John , he's do canerdate
An' I'se de man to vote ,
So I'll call dar In de mornln'
An' strike him for a shote.
An" Urudder Samuel , you Jes' wait ,
I'll be back In 'bout er hour ;
Den you call erouiid , you see ,
Kn strike him fer some Hour. "
SAID GOODBYE AT WINDSOR
Last Tceucs of the Gtent Jubilco Convention
of Oliristinn Workers.
Y , M , C , A , CONFERENCE HAS ADJOURNED
l r. Ciijrlrr' * UonliiK Atlclri-M trnilcr Iho
Wnll * of UIUM-II Victoria' * Cmtln Dclo-
RtitiVUlt itiin : l.'iillrKr-A He-
nmrkiihlo 1'nrtlnir.
LONDON' , Juno S. The delegates to the
International conference and Jubilee celebra
tion df the Young Men's Christian associa
tion vUltcil Windsor and were received
nt the station by thu mayor nnd municipal
authorities. Thu farewell meeting of the
delegates took place In Windsor park. Dur
ing the afternoon a number of the dole-
Kates visited Uton college and viewed the
ancient school rooms , chapel nnd library.
Subsequently the convention re-assembled ,
and , after passing a resolution expressing
gratitude to the queen for the hearty recep
tion accorded the delegates , llov. Dr. Cuylor
pronounced n benediction and the conference
was declared dissolved.
Before pronouncing the benediction Dr.
Cuyler made a speech , In which he spoke of
the glorious love feast the delegates had had
during the last tew days. It.is. . ho said ,
n forctasto of the New Jerusalem , The
memory of the conference would warm the
coldest winter night In Scandinavia. The
tale would bo told far hejond the Rocky
mountains and In distant New Zealand.
They said goodby under the walls ot
Britain's royal lioincste.nl , where dwelt that
ncble , pure , loving , gracious lady , the queen ,
who was the Queen of Hearts , even of ro-
publlcnn Americans. ( Applause. ) But by
nnd ly under the walls of the palace of the
King of Kings they would meet and grasp
hands , and sing the song "Hallelujah and
the Limb. ' They were going home to the
work of saving the world for God and then
after a while home to eternal rest for over
and over.
A Dally News correspondent , describing
the scene , says It was surely the most remarkable -
markablo meeting that over awoke the
echoes of the royal forts and the sleepy
hollows beneath It.
six HKA/.r.us .i
Hail Now * from tlui .Inpum-in Coast Many
I.ltcM In PniiKiir.
SAN FRANCISCO , Juno 8. The latest
news from the Japanese coast la anything
but encouraging to the sealers. In addition
to the four vessels known to have bosn lost ,
It Is reported that six other scaling
schooners are still missing. They are the
schooners Marie II. Thomas , Alton , Rat
tler , San Diego , Unga and the ICato and
Ann. Not only have they not touched at Hakl-
date or Yokohama , but they h.ivo not been
Been by any of the vessels which have put
In there. The missing coalers nil sailed
from San Francisco and carry about a hun
dred men.
Arid Liintl Minoy.
Denver Kcimbllcan ,
A survey of the arid region by the na
tional government for the purpose of ascer
taining the amount of land susceptible of
reclamation would be a desirable thing.
The making of Biich a survey would not
Iminy that the government would under
take the construction nf the canals , ditches
and reservoirs * needed to bring the land
under cultivation , but It would show Just
what land Is available , and thus It would
open the way for the construction of
ditches nnd reservoirs by either private
capital or the state governments. It ap
pears that It Is proposed to appropriate
$25,000 for the work In each state Included
within the scope of the survey. The sum
would hardly bo enough , but If It were
found to be Insufficient another appropria
tion could be made next year.
Cnnt thn Company Hlg Mnnny.
SIOUX CITY , Juno 8. ( Special Telegram
to The Bee. ) Jeannlc Campbell got a ver
dict for $11,000 damages ngnlnst the Pull
man Palace Car company today. She was
enroute to this city to Join her husband.
Comliiff Into this city she was the only pas
senger In ono of the defendant's sleepers ,
when she was asbaulted by the porter of th
car , named A. Carascr.
llrhlRo Kill U Signed.
WASHINGTON , Juno 8. The president
has signed the New York and New Jersey
bridge bill.
WllES SfA WAX XKAll ,
Atlanta Constitution.
I didn't have ono bit o' fear
Bout nuthln' 'tall , when nut was near ;
The clouds could bank up In the sky ,
Or 'fore the wind In white streaks fly ,
Hut somehow 'nuther I didn't keer
A snap for them when ma was near.
Goblins that sneak at night to skeer
Us little folks when ma was near
Jes' fairly Hew , and wouldn't stay
'Round there one bit , but runned away ;
An' didn't seem to be one bit queer
They couldn't help It , when ma was neat.
It wasn't bad to be sick , where
You felt the Joy that ma was near ;
The thiobs o' pain couldn't stay much
Under the cooling of her touch ,
But seemed to stand In mortal fear
Of ever'thlng1 , when rim was near.
well
ND gives the best of satisfaction does our
great sale of suits at $10 So many speak of
it as T such a novelty to got really and truly $18
and $20 suits for $10 they're new customers of
course our old customers know us and expect it
A nice , soft , cool , negligee shirt for a dollar , now.
Browning , King & Co. ,
S. W. Corner 15th and Douglas.
