TJF1E OMAHA DAILY KE& FRIDAY , JUNK 52. 1801.
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TIIIJ 1JKIJ I'L'llMHlllXp COMI'ANV.
BTATIJMI5NT Of CIHUtll.ATIOX.
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lld'tlnw compnny , lielnu July nworn , my * thnt tlio
actual nmnlxT of full nml complete rnples of
The Dully MornlnB. KvenlnB ntnl Runrtay ne
prlntcil ilurln the month of Mny , 1851 , was ns
follows :
1 . 21.209 17 22.3.1 * !
2 . 27 Id is ; : : : 22.217
3 . 22. TW 13 22.5M
4 . 22 , CH 2 , ) 'it.on
B . 22,4 ) 21 J2.307
B . Zl.fVtf 2J 22.122
1 . 22.415 2) ) 22.115
8 . 22.011 21 22.202
9 . 22.720 21 " 22.2H
10 . 2VW1 2,1" ; ; 22.711 '
11 . Z-.W 27 21,01'i
12 . 2U'I 21 22.311
12 . I.IW ) 29 22,141
H . 22.57.1 31) 22 , < m
15 . 22 , 2 31 22,077
1C , . . 22,279
Total . ;
ilfMiicllons for unsold nnd returned
on so . .
D.illy average net circulation . ! ,
* Hunilny
anonoK n. TJMCHUCIC.
Bworn to before mo and milm'Hbcd In my pres
ence this 2d ilay of June. 1TOI.
( Heal. ) N. r. ruin , Notary 1'ubllc.
Tlioso two-headed Rlks ought to bd
promptly corralled nnd landed In a dlmo mu-
leum without delay.
From the temperature reports from New
York It may bo caBlly Inferred that Mr.
CroHor wont to Kuropo simply to avoid the
heat. Why delve for other reasons ?
The advent of the cyclonic allvorltea has
made Otnaha the storm center , and the out
look Is that Omaha will continue to be the
storm center from now on until November.
When the State university wants to Invest
another $100 In a commencement day oration
tion , Its authorities ought to require some
assurance that they are to get their money's
worth.
Mr. Wiley Insists upon having his man 'as
city electrician or nobody. So far as the citi
zens are concerned they would rather have
the olHco vacant than have It filled by one
< of Wiley's dummies.
Governor Doyd was not present at the
Bryan free coinage love-feast. Doyd disa
grees most decidedly with Morton , but he
does not fuse with Uryan and his pet Ideas
to any extent , although ho Is heavily Inter
ested In silver mining.
When our friends , the enemy , ask for 1C to
1 Unlimited coinage , they are biting off
more than they can "chaw. " They might
Just as well ask thai the price of copper
shall be restored to what It was ten years
agoor that 1C ounces of Iron shall bo equal
to ona ounce ot nickel.
The senate , which devoted months to the
repeal of the Sherman silver purchase law ,
thinks that two days' discussion Is all that
the Income tax deserves. The senate ought
to bo placed under control of a guardian
with power to parcel out Its tlmo according
to some consistent plan.
The people of Nebraska are Just now a
great deal moro Interested In the question
whether the United States court ts going
to help the railroads of this state to defy
all law and override the ontlro state gov
ernment than they are In the tariff , free sil
ver , or the adjournment of congress.
Before the commissioners submit the canal
proposition they should make public Us pro
visions , and glvo the taxpayers an oppor
tunity to paint out any serious flaw or vital
omission. After once the proposition has
boon officially promulgated It cannot be al
tered. It must either bo ratified as a whole
or rejected.
The profits of the Now York pollco must
have taken a sudden drop since the pollco
Investigation began to uncover the corrup
tion In that city. The criminals and scml-
crlmlnals would bo foolish to continue the
divvy now that they can no longer bo sure
of getting the protection for which they
have been paying. For the first time In
long years they find themselves solo pos
sessors of the undivided booty.
Abolishing two of the live United States
depositories In Omaha Is no doubt little rel
ished by the two banks which are asked to
Close their accounts with Undo Sam , but
tt will , not affect the business transacted by
the federal government In this city. It
means simply that a consolidation of the
different accounts appears to bo desirable , and
What ono bank loses In the way of deposits ts
simply the gain of the others. National
banks frequently point to the fact that they
have been designated United States deposi
tories us ovldenco of their solidity and reli
ability. In this case the change Is not oc
casioned by any distrust In the soundness of
any of our banks. It ts maOo purely for ad
ministrative purposes. Omaha's * national
banks continue to bo of unquestioned sta
bility.
Some Ingenious commentator on the tariff
Interprets Senator Toller's amendment to the
tariff bill Increasing the fluty on diamonds
as a direct blow aimed by the free bllver
men at the Hothschllds , who have been so
active In behalf of the maintenance ot the
gold standard and who nro also largely In
terested In diamonds and bonds of the illa-
mend Industry , The diamond duty Is thus
held up as an example of retaliation upon
the monometAlllsts ot Kurope. The absurdity
ot this appears when wo Inquire what ad
vantage the silver men could hope for from
such a movement. Whether the duty on diamonds
mends Is raised or lowered Is absolutely Ir
relevant to the silver question and can neither
promote nor retard the frco coinage of sliver
In this country. As a matter ot fact , the
high duty on diamonds would prove a most
effective Incentive tor smuggling , and that
'means , of course , that legitimate dealers who
would make an honest Invoice of their diamonds
mends would bo scuttled by the shark that
bought his diamonds from the smuggler. On
general principles luxuries should bear the
highest tax , because the rich can afford to
pay tor them , but the articles ot luxury that
are taxed high should be such as cannot
eva/lo the customs officer. Of all the articles
on the dutiable list diamonds are most easily
concealed and most readily disposed ot with
out detection.
A war HAXRtNo
It was the hope ot everybody who fools
that the party In control ot congress I * not
competent to deal wisely with the currency
question thai with the defeat of unconditional
repeal of the 10 per cent tax on state bank *
the agitation of the subject of a new bank *
Ing system would end. For month * the
house committee on banking and currency
had been wrangling over a variety ot propo
sitions without reaching an agreement on
any of them and the diversity of view *
shown In the committee , which reflected that
In the house , Indicated that it would bo well
nigh Impossible to effect an agreement and
suggested that the best thing to bo done , In
order to remove the disturbing and unset
tling Influence of the agitation , was to drop
the subject at least for the present session.
LIut the democrats are anxious to make a
record for currency legislation nnd ngltatlon
for a new banking' system U consequently
kept up , A subcommittee of the house
banking comtnlttco was appointed to frame
a bill , but It has done nothing and Is not
expected to , for the mi indent reason that Its
members are diametrically opposed In their
views. It was obviously absurd to suppose
that a part of the commlttoo would bo able
to accomplish something that the whole com-
mlttco could not do. It Is said that the more
conservative southern men will lie quite sat
isfied If they can obtain a conservative meas
ure which will permit the Issue of a more
clastic currency In their section , but the
trouble Is that the majority of the represent
atives from that section are not disposed to
bo satisfied with anything less than the res
toration to the state banks of the unre
stricted right to Issue currency , their con
tention being that this right belongs to the
states and cannot bo constitutionally denied
them. They have freely asserted this on
the floor of the house of representatives.
Said ono of the advocates of the repeal of the
tax , In the course of the discussion In the
house recently : "I cannot see how any
democrat can vote for the retention of this
tax. It Is an exercise of the taxing power
of this government , not for the purpose of
providing revenue , for not n cent Is derived
from this source , but for the sole , express
purpose of destroying rights and privileges
hitherto enjoyed by the states nnd people.
We claim that congress has no right to pros
titute Its taxing power for such unholy pur
poses. " This Is the position generally held
by the representatives of the south and It
precludes their agreement to any conserva
tive measure , such as two or three northern
democrats have proposed. The few men from
that section who may take n common sense
view of this question are powerless.
The proposition to authorize a currency
commission to sit during the recess of con
gress and frame a bill Is now being con
sidered by the banking and currency com
mittee , but nobody can tell what action they
will take on It In view ot their course on
other questions. Another thing being dis
cussed Is a party caucus , which , It Is sug
gested , might appoint a special committee
of prominent democratic members to deal
with the banking problem at onco. It Is
believed that united action can only bo ob
tained by a strong hint from the adminis
tration or from a party caucus. The pres
ident and the secretary of the treasury , It is
said , would llko to see the present currency
replaced by a currency Issued by the banks ,
but not , certainly , without some restric
tions , ono of which would probably be some
form of governmental supervision , and this
the majority ot the southern representatives
are not disposed to accept. A commission
'to sit during the recess of congress would
have the advantage of being able to care
fully consult the best financial opinion of
the country , and as Its members would give
their undivided attention to this subject a
bettor result might be attained than In any
other way. There Is , however , small reason
to hope for judicious legislation on this ques
tion by the present congress , whether It
act upon It at this session or pos'tpone It
to the next , and it would bo more satis
factory to the country If It should leave the
subject to be dealt with by a future congress ,
In which state rights views and sectional
feeling may bo less Influential 'than In the
present one , and sound Ideas as to a cur
rency system more general.
OHIO'S TAX IJXQUISlTOn LAW.
Under the tax Inquisitor law 'which ' the
United States circuit court for the district
of Ohio recently declared unconstitutional
Ohio was making an Interesting experiment
In tax legislation. The purpose ot the law
was to prevent the evasion of taxes by the
numerous tricks so well known to the tax-
shtrkcr. It was an attempt to make the
owners of personal property , particularly the
owners of stocks and bonds of corporations
In other states , pay taxes on the same In
Ohio according to the generally accepted prin
ciple that personality follows the owner. It
authorized each county auditor to employ
an Inquisitor to spy out property which was
evading taxation. This person was to receive
20 per cent ofTtho amount collected , Includ
ing the 50 per cent penalty exacted for tex
evasion , and the auditor received 4 per cent
for certifying the supplementary duplicate
to the county treasurer.
This law was originally enacted In 1885 ,
was amended In 1887 , and during the tlmo
that It was In force was fairly successful In
Increasing the amount of property listed for
taxation. The Incentive of a fat fco spurred
the Inquisitors on to thorough work so far
aa the untaxed property was accessible , and
resulted In no little profit to themselves.
The total revenue brought In Is said to have
averaged about $750,000 per year. The richest
field ot operations for the Inquisitors lay In
the estates of wealthy men. These wore
carefully Investigated whenever the executors
mailo public declaration of their amounts ,
nnd back taxes were promptly demanded
upon all personal property that had boon
concealed from the assessor In previous
yearn. In the case which gave rise to the
decision adverse to the law's constitution
ality these back taxes amounted to
$18,053.50 , because the deceased had failed
to list certain stocks and bonds for taxation
for the six years previous to his death. The
auditor's fee alone would have yielded $7,360.
Other oases pending In the same county , nnd
Involving the same principles as this , af-
focteil the collection ot an aggregate ot $600-
000 In taxes.
In practice this law then worked as a pro-
vontatlvo ot tax shirking by threatening the
collection ot unpaid back taxes and heavy
penalties In addition thereto from the estate
of the offender at the tlmo ot his death. It
la similar In theory to the provisions of the
tax laws in some of the cantons of the Swiss
republic , where the public has a first claim
upon th property of any deceased citizen to
the extent of the taxes which ho ought to
have paid , but did not pay. In Switzerland ,
no sooner Is a man's death announced than
the tax authorities clap an official eoal upon
all his property , which Is later subjected to a
scrutinizing Inventory. This Inventory Is
compared with" the tax lists , and It there
la any material discrepancy by which the
publto treasury baa guttered the eaUto U
required to moke good the loss with added
penalties. This y tom has been accepted
without complaint In a tow canton * , but It
has not secured lufnclont approval to Insure
It * general adoption ,
The Ohio authorities announce their Inten
tion ot appealing tholr case , the decision
roiling upon the opinion of the court that
the failure of the law to provide for a hear
ing ot the parties taxed before the tax IB
Imposed by tlio auditor constitutes a vioU.
tlon of the fourteenth amendment to the red-
oral constitution In taking private property
without duo process of law. Even should
the unconatttutlonallty of the law bo affirmed
that will not prevent the legislature from
providing for a hearing that will obvlato the
objections urged by the court. The different
states are bound t try further experiments
In this direction before they will acknowledge
It to bo either a success or a failure.
RLECTKW ir/rtB IXSI'KCTION.
The tests recently made by the electrical
engineer In the employ of flro Insurance
underwriters have confirmed the suspicion
that many of our buildings that are electro
lighted are exposed to combustion from de
fective wiring. The Insurance managers are ,
It h said , seriously contemplating another
raise In Insurance rates unless the city
takes steps to enforce the ordinance regu
lating electric wiring. This threat It
carried out would seriously affect every
policy holder and particularly the mer
cantile class that Is compelled to carry heavy
risks on itocks of merchandise in order to
maintain Its credit.
The blame for the existing it'Ua of
anarchy by which the electrical Inspection has
been balked for the last two years Is with
tho-councll. It is notorious that evjry ordi
nance embodying strict regulations for the
Inspection of wires which the city electrician
was empowered to enforce was mutilated or
pigeon-holed by the Wiley contingent In the
council. It Is notorious also that after a
struggle of several years' duration the coun
cil finally did pass a fair electrical Inspec
tion ordinance , but Its enforcement has been
prevented by the effort to foist on elec
trician upon the city who would do the
bidding of Wiley and virtually nullify the
ordinance.
At the present tlmo the officeof city
electrician Is vacant and It will doubtless so
continue so long as the council persists In
Its policy of obstruction and usurpation ,
Inasmuch as several of the most ob
streperous obstructionists In the council are
fire Insurance agents. The Insurance com
panies have a remedy In their own hands.
Let them call off their dogs or drop them
from their agents' roll. That would bring
the Issue to a head on very short notice.
It Is somewhat singular that the Insurance
companies allowed their own agents to
tamper with the electrical Inspection ordi
nances for years. In all that time wo had
no Inspection.whatever and the blame for
defective wiring is as much with the In
surance companies as anybody.
The way out of the controversy It seems
to us Is not difficult. The insurance com
panies should either Ksue a mandate to tholr
councllmanlo agents to get out of Bell
wether Hascall's corral and do their duty or
they should employ a wlro expert of tholr
own to examine all buildings periodically
and make the owners thereof pay for In
spection Just as they now do for boiler
Inspection. That of course might leave
some buildings whoso owners do not Insure
In the underwriters' companies without In
spection , but the number or those buildings
is comparatively small.
It certainly would , be more desirable to
have the wires Inspected by"a first class
expert In whom the Insurance companies
have Implicit confidence than to depend
on the Inspection of Wiley's man Friday.
RETALIATION ALItEADT.
It Is announced that the Spanish govern
ment has ordered an Increase of 24 per cent
In the duty on all classes of shipments
from the United States to Cuba and that
this new rate will take effect on July 1.
It appears that shippers of flour from this
country to Cuba have been notified by their
correspondents In that Island to make no
moro shipments that cannot reach there by
July. Under the reciprocity agreement the
exports of flour to Cuba and Puerto Rico
have been enormously increased. Formerly ,
when there was a heavy duty , nearly all the
flour consumed In those Islands was shipped
there from Spain , but reciprocity practically
destroyed the trade of the Spanish millers
and transferred it to this country. With a
renewal of the duty on flour this market
will of course be taken away from our
millers and the people of the Islands will
again get their flour from Spain. Desldes
this a largo number ot articles exported
from this country to Cuba and Puerto Rico ,
which were made free of duty or the duty
greatly reduced when reciprocity was en
tered Into , will be In less demand when the
now duty goes Into effect , so that It is
entirely safe to say that under the opera
tion ot democratic policy- probably not less
than two-thirds of our export trade with
those. Islands will be lost. And this Is only
a part of what our foreign commerce will
suffer from this policy , for undoubtedly
every country with which wo havo'reciproc
ity agreements will renew the old , duties
upon our products which heretofore were In
the way of an extension of commerce with
such countries.
A democratic representative , Mr. Ilortor
of Ohio , Is reported as saying that an easy
remedy for this kind of retaliation la to
attach to the tariff bill a provision doubling
the rate ot duty upon all articles coming
hero from any country which may Increase
existing rates ot duty upon articles produced
or manufactured In the United States. In
other words , wo should Institute a tariff
war against countries with whom we break
agreements made In good faith at our own
invitation In the event of such countries
taking steps to protect themselves In the
matter of revenue after the benefits which
wo persuaded them would accrue from such
agreements are withdrawn by our own ac
tion. What a policy this would be for a
great nation llko this to adopt , and Instead
of being an easy remedy , as the Ohio repre
sentative suggests , It would probably be
found a very hard and difficult one. It Is
Impossible to concolvo of any course that
would bo moro heartily welcomed by the
commercial nations ot Europe that are mak
ing every poslblo effort to Increase their
trade In this hemisphere. Great Urltaln ,
Germany and France regarded with jealous
apprehension the policy of reciprocity
Instituted by the republican party and they
have spared no effort to defeat It. They
sought to prevent Spain tram entering into
an agreement and their Influence has boon
constantly directed In Brazil and other
countries with which wa have reciprocity
arrangements In hostility with them. The
democratic policy ot abandoning these agree
ments will restore to the commercial nations
ot Europe all the advantages they possessed
before and we hava only to Inaugurate a
tariff war against countries which may In
crease existing rate * ot duty upon article *
produced or manufactured in the United
States In order to turn over wholly to
European * ( ha mnrkoof those countries ,
People who talk llko tb.Ohlo representative
seem not to reflect imi the United State *
are quite a * nnioU * At pendent upon other
countries as othcrjfcountrlc * , are upon us
In the matter of tAdo nnd , thnt we cannot
with Impunity make commercial war on the
least of them.
Th agitation which jas ) bcorj so unremit
tingly carried on by the different organiza
tions of commercial traveler * for nn Inter
changeable mileage ticket , good on all the
railroads In a dcslglintgH district , has finally
achieved a tanglblo' rliUlt. A bill drafted
(
with that object In view passed the lower
houno of congress tbJs jvcek , and according
to competent observer * has an excellent
prospect ot getting through the sonata and
securing the approval ot the president. As
passed , this bill , however , Is merely nega
tive nnd can operate only to clear the way
for the Issue ot Interchangeable mlloagc. It
Is drawn In the form ot an amendment to
the Interstate commerce act , nnd provides
that nothing In that act hall prevent the
Issunnco of joint Interchangeable G.OOO-mllo
tickets , with special privileges as to the
amount of frco baggage that may bo carried
under mileage tickets of 1,000 miles or moro.
It further requires railroads deciding to Issue
tickets of this kind to file with the commis
sion copies ot the joint tariffs ot rates , with
specifications of the amounts of free baggage
permitted to bo carried under such tickets ,
and makes the railroad subject to the same
penalties for falling to llvo up to thcso
tariffs as for falling to observe the regular
tariffs.
The bill. It will bo noticed , Is no moro
than permissive. Many authorities have
contended that the railroads already possess
ample power to Issue Interchangeable mile
age books If they were so Inclined. They
may be just as little Inclined to do so even
after their power to act Is clearly defined.
What the Commercial travelers ought to
have asked for Is a law to compel the roads
to Issue tickets recognizable on all lines be
longing to the different passenger associa
tions at a rate not to exceed a maximum
prescribed In the statute. Until that Is
done It will be most difficult to Induce the
railroad officials to negotiate the necessary
arrangements to put the new system Into
force. State legislation Is practlcallyspow-
erlcss to Interfere , because the chief advan
tage of the Interchangeable ticket Is its use
In Interstate traffic. It would be of In
calculable convenience not only to the great
number of commercial travelers , but also to
other classes ot people compelled to cover
a largo stretch of territory that must be
reached by different roads.
Upon the point of Increasing the amount
of free baggage wo have already expressed
our opinion that It ts class legislation , and
class legislation of the most objectionable
character. If the railroads carry excess
baggage frco for the holders of Interchange
able mileage tickets , ( t means that those
who travel without baggage are paying for
the transportation afj the ] baggage of others.
It Is much moro equitable to make each pas
senger pay for the jvervljo which ho himself
secures. Such a course would enable the
railroads to make lonver passenger rates and
to collect for all baggage In proportion to
the weight carried. There is no valid
reason why commercial "travelers should be
privileged to monopolize the baggage car
without paying for ! { . , { The Interchangeable
mlleago tlckot Is sure to come In the near
future , but the Incroapfd free baggage Is
no necessary part of the plan.
It cost Nebraska just J100to enable the
students of the stale university to listen to
the great Iowa professor dilate upon the
degeneracy ot our republican form of govern
ment. Governor Crounso didn't charge any
thing for the little answer which he made
to the orator of the day , and which de
molished the high-priced political version of
the Imported speaker. That $100 ought to
have been given to the governor.
I'urfoctlon of Nerve.
Chicago Herald.
"Representatives of the Pacific railroads
now in this city , " says a Washington dis
patch , "will not accept the bill providing
that Interest on the funded debt shall be 3
per cent. " Is there any other country on
earth where a combination of Impudent ,
thievish corporations could openly declare
that they "would , not accept" on enact
ment by the highest leglHlativo body In the
nation ? Have the Pacific railroads a Joint
ownership ot congress with the Sugar
trust ?
A Mlsclilarous Theorist Rebuked.
New York Evening Post.
That was a well deserved rebuke which
the governor of Nebraska administered
to one of the new "ethical school , " Prof.
George Herron of Iowa college , nt the
commencement exercises of thu University
of NebraHkn. "A New Political Vision , "
was the professor's subject , and the qual
ity ot his eyeslsht may be judged from
his declaration that "all know that there
Is no justice In the courts , " and that "If
there Is anarchy everywhere , It had li
origin In the courts. " Governor Crounse
denounced this sort of talk ns Inappropri
ate , misleading , and uncalled for , unwar
ranted In fact , and damaging and discourag
ing to the youth Just entering upon the
battle of life ; repudiated the charges
against the courto and ridiculed the Idea
that Coxey and his followers are the high
est types of American citizenship. This Is
the right way to treat the Ilerrons , who
are more mischievous than the Coxeys so
loner as they are allowed to go unrebuked.
Governor Crounse may not be a scholar ,
but he would make a much better teacher
of ethics than a good many of the queer
people who are getting Into such chairs m
our colleges.
A llla\r at Womun Suffrage.
Philadelphia Press.
When Susan B. Anthony and Rev. Anna
Shaw stepped to the platform In the Kan
sas populist state convention yesterday and
pinned irapullst badgen to their bosoinH they
dealt woman suffrage the worst blow It
has received In twenty years. The act was
performed In return for the adoption of a
plank favoring woman suffrage and ns a
sign that the woman suffragists will labor
for the success of the populist party In
Kansas.
No more unwise step could have been
taken by the advocates of equal suffrnKo
In Kansas. Thu stuto Is to vote In No
vember on nn nmqidtucnt ) to the consti
tution grantingwomen' the sumo suffrage
privileges as men. K adopted It will double
the Ignorant vote In. .Kansas and Increase
the dlltlculty of Klvlnfr the state a clean ,
elllclent. stable government at least 50 per
cent. The political altuutlon In Kansas 13
already of a most JWjicouraglniT character.
The success of the nqimllsts In 1890 and
1SS2 was the first AerTous check the pros
perity of that state 'has had. It lessened
the value of everyi-pleco of property nnd
stopped the ( low glncppltnl and .emigra
tion to the state. , , A ; condition of semi-
lawlessness has slncd .prevailed . , the gov
ernor himself glvlnfl encouragement to the
law breakers. The.pcenes that were cn %
acted last winter lnuie ; Capitol of the state ,
whun a populist inllibrlty , unstained by the
executive , tried to/usurp the control of
the legislature , sh//wa / / how dangerous to
civil order the ponullut ? are. Similar evi
dences have been gfvan In other states of
the peril any community Is In from the
supremacy of this uarty , nd these proofs
have nerved to unite all law-abiding people
ple opposition to , < populism.
And yet It U this socialistic organization
that the woman HUffraulsts In Kansas have
agreed to support In return for an en
dorsement ot equal voting privileges. This
ought to end all prufpect of the adoption
of the woman siifTrtive amendment In Kan
sas. The harm will not end there , however.
The woman nuffrnge cause will bo Injured
In every state. The progress It has made
during the few year * past will be lost and !
the ground will not soon b recovered. The
great majority of women are as much op
posed to civil disorder as the men , and
It Is their misfortune that the cause many
of them have at heart should be Injured
by the Indiscretion of these Kansas fa.
natlca.
Severe Kurtluiuake la Algeria.
MARSEILLES , June 21. A dispatch from
Oran , Algeria , s ys that a severe earthquake
baa occurred there ,
n t.\n
Drop n Insurance order In the slot Ami
MO the bwnlcd lady no round.
Senators nml tt extremely difficult to evade
speaking to the sugar question.
Unless Promlergast prove * Ms. Insanity by
July 3 the poor boy will lose Ills hand.
Speaking of sugar stock. Suiutor rirteo
tragically nxclalma , "Never touched me , "
Congressman Dhnd's presidential boomers
are struggling to got a Ufa line to shore.
Louisville threatens to put Kelly on the
rock pile. That's Kelly's fnd. Ho Is emo
tionally fond of rook * .
Senator Murphy ot New York h going
to Saratoga to recuperate from his exhausting
labor * In cuffing the tariff bill ,
Mr. Crokor's preference for French neil
Is not so strange as It appears. There I *
conHldarablo gall In Richard's makitp. .
Bx-Oovernor St. John itonomtco * &
falsehood the story that hn has joined the
populists. Thopaps repudiate his terms ,
The common squealers camping In the
suburbs of Washington are planning an extensive -
tensive attack on free lunch routes on the
homownrd march.
An Italian named Gasiouno , having cor
nered the wheat crop of Argentine , U
anxious to gaze on other worlds for the
purpose of extending his cinch.
The revival ot .Napoleonic- literature Is
well 'calculated to prove- the Corslcan pos
sessed a vast and varied assortment of
affections nnd lavished them with blue grass
prodigality.
There Is something In a namo. Muloy
Aslz , son ot the late sultan , Is determined
to kick In the royal traces. Usually a com
bination of the kind U exceedingly dangerous
at the breach.
Oscar Wltdc now dresses , a * ho Imagines ,
In tin do slccle fashion. Ho wears n .long
sack coat of gray Scotch cloth. It reaches
nearly to Ills knees. His cravat Is enormous.
His hair Is long and parted on the side. His
cuffs are many sizes too largo for him and
are fastened with links.
David McCoy of San Bernardino cnunty ,
California , a prisoner of the war of 1812 , was
104 years old a few days ago. Ho fought In
the battle 6f Thames Rlvor , where ho wlt
nessod the death of Tccumspli , the Indian
ally of the British. The old gentleman Is as
well and hearty as most men nt 70.
Reform Is steadily overcoming nnd con
founding the wicked In Chicago. A batch
ot city employes who plunged Into a recent
county convention and attempted to mastl-
cato the thumbs , noses and oars of opponents
were dismissed In disgrace. The mayor In
sists on strict observance of Quconsbury
rules.
George Ernest Noyes , the 2V6-yoar-old
child ot E. C. Noycs of Charlcstown , Mass. ,
never asks for confectionery , his mother
says , but prefers a cigarette , or sometimes
a good chow of tobacco will satisfy him.
He has two large brothers , and ho Insists
upon sharing their package of cigarettes
with them.
Mrs. Philip Sheridan Is said to bo almost
the only widow of a great war chief who
has absolutely declined purses , funds and
any such testimonials after his death , nnd
to have resolutely opposed all offers from'
military societies and others who wished to
erect his monument. She said she wished
no other provision than General Sheridan
had himself made for his family , and that
the erection of his tombstone was too prec
ious a duty to bo assigned to any one else.
THE GOrKKXttlt AXlt TUB IIlittlHUf.
Now York Sun : As Governor Crounse
has a proper confidence jn his own country ,
ho must feel Instinctively that for so ex
pressing himself at such a moment he has
the admiration and respect of every true
American citizen who hears nn echo of his
words. If Prof. Herron should leave the
country , though It might not bring pleasure
to him In his Irredeemable pessimism , It
would at least be for the country's good.
And all llko him had better go , too , oven If
they don't know where to go.
Buffalo Express : At the commencement
exercises at the University of Nebraska Prof.
George Herron of Iowa college took advan
tage of the privilege given him to make a
speech and launched Into n general denuncia
tion of the government and of American In
stitutions after' the usual popullstlc fashion.
Governor Lorenzo Crounse , who was on the
platform , Immediately arose and replied.
Here Is "a p aragrap h ot what he said : "I
do not believe that this country is wholly
bad and tottering on , the verge of destruc
tion. I do not agree that our courts are
bad ; that they are cesspools of corruption
and the founts of anarchy. Neither do I
bellevo that Coxey and his followers are the
highest types of American citizenship. I
believe our Institutions arc the grandest and
best system ot government , the best ever
known or devised. " This Is not the first
tlmo Lorenzo Crounso has poured a bucket
of cold water on a socialistic fire.
New York Tribune : The Incident forcibly
calls attention to a typo ot dangerous an
archism that is becoming very prevalent
today. Wo refer to the speculative and
doctrinaire anarchism of a few men of educa
tion chiefly clergymen , college professors
and social reformers. These men are really
far moro dangerous than the criminal
fanatics who throw loaded dynamite bombs
Into a crowd of Innocent men and women.
For they are men of character , standing
and good Impulses , whoso Incitements to
anarchy and lawlessness are for that very
reason listened to and followed by men who
would turn away In horror and disgust from
the ravings of a Most. In someof his
books Prof. Herron declares that the present
social system Is built on Injustice , and that
In all likelihood It will have to be reformed
by a bloody revolution. This Is ono ot those
halt-truths that In sociology are unspeakably
moro harmful than out-and-out falsehoods.
For In the first place , It enables the crim
inal anarchists and enemies of society to
assert that some of the most eminent leaders
of thought are with them ; and In the second
place , It tends to make anarchists of all
these In every community who for whatever
reason find themselves seriously handicapped
in the struggle of life.
XJUIItASlfAXS.
Webster county papers are discussing the
wisdom of going back to the commissioner
system. Petitions are now out.
The enrollment nt the Fremont Normal
school for the summer term Is already
about 400 and Is Increasing dally.
The canal project Is going along In a very
encouraging way at Columbus and over $30-
000 worth ot stack has been subscribed.
Alnsworth has on "All-Can-Lle-Flshlng-
club , " which says the prairie grass In the
hills Is literally covered with fish tales.
A boom In window glass In Holdrogo Is
the result of a hall storm that spread
desolation In the western part of the state.
Mrs. McDonald , nee Alinena Parker , se
cured a verdict for $000 against the Wesleyan -
leyan university on a contract for teaching.
Mayor Matrau ot Norfolk has ordered all
the bawdy houses In the city and within the
thrco-mlle limit outside of the city closed
up.
Cass county reports crops In flno condi
tion , especially Is this true ot the earn crop ,
which farmers say never was more promis
ing.
Copious rains seem to have been general
all over the state and reports place Ne
braska In the lead of all the grain producing
states.
David Thomas caught a fish In Tllnm'a
pond at David City that was two feet and
five Inches long and weighed fourteen
and one-half pounds.
Warrants ifavo * been Issued for the arrest
of the riders and owners of the four horses
that died from the fearful exertion In the
100-mile race at Chadron.
An Albion man comes to the front with a
perpetual motion machine. The Idea of per
petual motion at least Is perpetually being
operated by a perpetual crank.
The beat crop In Dodge county la In ex
cellent condition. The root Is reported a *
welt started and the tops are largo and
strong. It Is growing at an amazing rate.
Paul Krause ot Albion put some part *
green mixture ho had left over In a crevice
between the cow yard fence and an outhouse.
Ills cow got It and now ho ls minus a cow ,
Simon Pearce , the forger , who twice
pierced the walls of the Jefferson county Jail ,
and forged ahead among the outside world ,
ha * again been captured : and Is now taking
bin meals at the- old stand In Kalrbury.
Young Frank Mrkvlchka recently drove
his ttpan of goata , attached to a toy express
wagon , from Ravenna to Creto. a distance
of not less than 150 mile * . The trip was
made in six day * . The turnout attracted
much attention along tha route and hi *
reception- Cr t amounted to en ovation.
rim /ivir.vf.tr.A or IC/.IM.V ,
Washington Post There U much In hi *
history to seivo IIH a wholesome example ;
there U that In Its tnol.incholy termination
thnt should xtnnd ns n perennial warning to
meit of llko bald nnd rorlle character IM Irs
exposed to llko strains upon tholr moral
Judgment.
New York Recorder : It there over wn * a
case In the court wherein Mr , Wlnian has
been found guilty In which Justice should
bo tpmpcrcd with jnorcy It is that of this
mo t unhappy man , who but n short tlmo
ago was so great n factor In the Industrial
life ot the motroHllH. |
Chicago Times ; Much a * the downfall of
KraMus Wlman will bo regretted for Itsi'lr ,
the strict application of the criminal Inw In
the case ot this millionaire forger Is not to
bo roRrotted In the liMst , but applauded anil
commended ns nn oM < iiiilllr.itloii | ( of the dig-
nlty and Immutability of American justice.
Detroit Free l'rts : The conviction of
Hnxslus Wlmnn of a penitentiary offens
ought to convince those who are constant ! }
speaking of the partiality uf Uir law , that It
li MinctlmM , nt least no respecter of per
sons. Mr. Wlmnn baa stood very high In the
community and enjoyed distinguished honors ;
but ho Is a convicted felon all the name ,
and likely , so far ns can be judged , to have
a term In Sing Sing ,
Chicago Post : The Jury could not fall to
convict , nor , considering the public services
of the prisoner and the nature of the prose.
cutlon , to offer n recommendation for mercy.
Although a felon , no ono will bollavo Wlman
to be Inherently dishonest. In fact , ho cornea
out of the trial bettor In the cyea of the pub
lic than the man whose fortune ho made ,
and who , apparently , In mere jealousy of his
reputation , ima hounded him without pity to
the doors of the penitentiary.
Chicago Record : It Is not easy to b.Mlcvo
that Erastus Wlman possesses the Inherent
Instincts of the felon. It seems moro prob
able that his criminal blunder wis the mult
of a moment of weakness and aberration of
the moral vision , and for this rtssiti the
public will bo Inclined to regard the lo'-iH-
Icssness of his prosecution as Inspired by
something other thnn a mere * Imp'rsct.al de
sire for justice. Had his speculation boon
the result ot a deliberate purpose a ma'i
of such largo general capacities wtuld j rcb-
ably have arranged to 'iiako off with some
thing more than $5,000. Th rlti3tlar p.ut
of It Is that , having those e.ipiclties and
being a man of judgment and discernment
withal , ho could stoop to such fatal 'oily.
Now York Tribune : Ho was a man of
splendid energy and. remarkable power as nn
organizer , competent to deal with largo
affairs and to play nn Important part In
public affairs , but with a credulous faith In
his own resources and Judgment , nnd with
an overmastering ambition not only to an. ass
a great fortune , but also to create an Inter
national reputation. He was drawn Into n
whirlpool of speculative activity outside his
legitimate business , and , like a drowning
man , caught at straws overdrafts of his
accounts and finally criminal forgery. If his
speculations had not proved ruinous all his
business Irregularities would have bsuil con
doned and concealed , but disasters over
whelmed htm , and ho Is now where ho Is an
unhappy , broken-down man , a pathetic and
melancholy figure. The law makes an ex
ample of the forger. But his career tolls the
story of an overmastering ambition without
restraints of Judgment or knowledge of limi
tations.
_
Richmond Dispatch : It Is a difficult
matter to fence In a bow-legged man he
always has an open gait of his own.
Detroit Free Press : "So Job on Is
married ? " "Yes , nnd he has married n
woman with a quarrelsome disposition. "
"How do you know that ? " "How do I
know It ? Why , she belongs to the church
choir. "
Buffalo Courier : He ( philosophically )
Do you approve of going to the theater ?
She ( practically ) Oh , thank you , any
night you like.
Harvard Lampoon : Miss Buddc And
have you often hypnotized people ?
Young Psychologist Often. I have known
persons whom I have sent Into a sound
sleep by merely gazing at them and talking
serioliHly.
Sittings : Three years' undisturbed pos
session of a setter dog will destroy the
veracity of the best man In America.
Washington Star : "There's one good
thing about living In these times. We
don't have any highwaymen. "
"That's true. IJut my Ice man Is Just ns
bad. He's a low-weigh man. "
Indianapolis Journal : Mrs. Wlckwlre
Wasn't it Shakespeare who said that "tho
apparel oft proclaims the man , " or some
thing of the sort ?
Mr. Wlckwlre I don't remember , but
probably you are right. I suppose they
had clothes loud enough to make proclama
tions In his day the same as now.
Detroit Free Press : Woman Suffragist
Are you , sir. In favor of women voting ?
Mr. Man Madam , you should not nsk mo
such a question and expect an answer when
you know I am unarmed.
APRIL AND NOVEMBER.
Truth.
Last night I hold her on my knee ,
The girl that I love best ;
That little head so dear to me
Was pillowed on my breast.
I held her little hand In mine ,
And kissed her o'er and o'er ;
But then , you see , she's barely nine.
And I am sixty-four.
And If It happens that I bo
A gran'dad that adores
The grandchild that takes after me ,
It a no concern of yours.
ALLEN AND CHANDLER SPAT
Wordy Wnrfiuo Onuses Qrcnt Exoitflinont Jn
the Soimto Chamber ,
END HAS NOT YET BEEN REACHED
Senator Allen T.nngrd for n I'lnro Wlier *
llo Could iTirr : s III * Vlturs In the
Manner llo Drnlrrd Untinntporoil
by the Itulot of the Hoimtp.
WASHINGTON BUREAU OK THK HUB.
1107 F. Street N. W.
WASHINGTON , Juno 21.
There was n scene ot trcmcmlaus excite
ment In the senate this afternoon and for a
few moment * It seemed a * though n per
sonal encounter might occur In that august
legislative chamber. Smmtor Chandler ot
Now Hampshire reiterated the charge * and
Insinuations which ho made concerning
Allen of Nebraska and hi * alleged bargain
with the democratic leaders for hi * vote , nnd
concluded with the statement that ho has :
learned no much recently In regard to the
character of the Nebraska senator , his
former associations nnd habits that lie could
not expect Senator Allen to bo prepared to
conduct himself ns n gentleman nml In a
manner becoming to n man selected to ou-
cupy n seat In the United Slates senate.
Senator Allen replied to this assault In a
firm , but apparently dignified manner , but
Intimated that ho would llko to meet tli9
senator from New Hampshire In some placs
other than the senate chamber , where b
might express his views In a manner sultabla
to his desire.
This challenge from Senator Allen evoked
from Senator Chandler the retort that such
language merely emphasized the truth of
the assertion recently made by Senator
Chandler that the senator from Nebraska waa
not fit to occupy a position on the floor of
the senate and conduct himself there as a
gentleman. The Incident closed without fur *
tlier violence , but It I * not believed that tha
end has yet been reached In the controversy
between those two statesmen.
WILL STAY ON THE FREE LIST.
Senator Manderson has been workIng -
Ing very hnrd for some tlmo to
get the duty Increased on beef extract and
to have albumen taken from the frco list.
His efforts have been In response to numer
ous letters received from prominent manu
facturers In Nebraska. The senator today
sent the following letter to the Cudahy
Pharmaceutical company at South Omahat
"I appealed again this morning to Senators
Vest and JoncJ , In charge of the tariff bill ,
to Increase the duty on beef extract from
15 to 25 per cent , or nt least to 20 per cent ,
where It was left In the house bill. I also
urged upon them to take albumen from tha
free list nnd glvo It a fair duty so that
the Industry might continue. It was of no
avail. They said they proitoscd to leave al
bumen , and bone ash upon the frco list , and
would not consent to an Increase of duty on
beef extract. I will offer amendments In
the senate. They will not consent to a
change for fear of demoralizing the demo
cratic side. It looks as though the only
remedy for existing conditions Is a repub
lican congress , nnd I hope that you and
others will work for that end. "
The house committee on public buildings
and grounds , by a unanimous vote , today
decided to make a favorable report on th
bill of Congressman Mercer Increasing from
$1,200,000 to $2,000,000 the appropriation for
the purchase of site and erection of n publlo
building at Omaha. This puts the Omaha
building on the same footing with that ot
Milwaukee , and gives $800,000 moro than ,
Kansas City.
Senator Manderson has written Secretary
Roy Stone , resigning his position as pres
ident of the National League for Good Roads.
He gives as his reason lack of tlmo on ac
count of official business.
THE vi-K WITH THK non'xa.
fit. I'aul Dispatch.
"Say , pa , will you tell me what makes all
this trouble ? "
Snld my little son Jimmy to me.
"I skinned both my feet as I walked o'er
the stubble.
An' the thorns arc still stlckln' In mo.
There's the long , tiresome hill where we
carry the water ,
An" drive down the cattle to drink ;
It would save lots o' work , an' It seems
that you oughter
Well , Jimmy , jny son , since you proffer the
Query ,
Philosophy's guidance Is non ;
Ef your work is so light that you never
grow weary ,
'TIs work Just as well not begun ;
To have a high hill we must have a deep
hollow ,
An * the ups always go with the downs ;
From the clouds of today there Is sunshine
to follow-
An" smiles travel tandem with frowns.
Ef you never had a pain or nervous de
pression
You would not know the blessing o *
health ;
An' It's only by hunger an' gaunt depriva
tion
Thet we learn o' the value o' wealth.
The troubles an' trials , my son , you com
plain of
Are blessings to you an' to me.
For we must get a prod from the brad o
oppression
In order to know that we're free.
"If ® Way.
We're going to look down to the bottom of things ;
sort o' see where we're ut , as it wore. In other
words we're going" to take an inventory in a few
days. Cash is easier to oouni than clothes ; so wo
cut the clothes way down , to save ourselves the
time , and to keep from carrying the summer stuff
over. Suits will be sold for $7.50 $8.50 , $10 and
$12.50 , that are worth lots more money.
Boys' suits same way. $2,50. $3 and $3.50 , will
buy suits that you can't buy elsewhere for less
than $1.00 to $2.50 more. A splendid boys combin
ation suit with two pairs of pants and cap to
match for only $4.50.
Straw hats and summer furnishings at clearing
out prices.
Browning , King & Co. ,
S , W. Corner 15th und Douglas.