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T 22,122 31 22,077
1C 22,379
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Sunday
onouop it , TBseiitJCK.
fltvorn to lioforp m < > nnd milwrllwl In my pron-
rnro this 2d day of Junn , HOI.
( S < Ml. ) N. P. vr.llt. .Votary PuWlo.
Dcnvor Is an aHsurcil republican city alt
tlili ) week ,
Ttio loagno moctliiB was worth going many
leagues to see.
.Perhaps Doss Crokor tlilnlts It Is as well to
came back gracefully and voluntarily as to
wait for requisition papers.
People must not bo surprised to see Pren-
dcrgaat outlive Santo. They deal out justice
differently In the United States and Prance.
When that Income tax goes. Into effect con
gressmen may court the docking rule so as
to bring their salaries within the $1,000
limit.
After all the free pyrotechnics furnished
by congress the demand for fl oworks In
Washington this year cannot well get above
the hard times level.
If It bo true that the district court may nt
will brush aside and vacate an order of the
nuprcmo court at Lincoln there are many
law books In these parts that must undergo
radical revision.
JTwo prominent state democrats oftho
straight goods brand are now In Washington
In qulot quest of spoils , Mr. Bryan's lost
appearance In Omaha Is said to have
frightened them.
The county commissioners arc expected to
' revise and equalize the assessment rolls
wherever It Is within their power to do so.
This Is a very disagreeable task that theyj
cannot afford to shirk.
If those lawyers continue to plead their
own cases successfully with the most ac
complished and popular operatic artists on
the stage wo may as well discard all hopes of
developing opera In America.
Adlal must bo wishing that he was vice
president of the French republic just for a
little whllo In order that ho might have an
opportunity to show what ho could do If he
wore seated In a presidential chair.
The Now York police Investigating com
mitted says that It Is only beginning to get
In Its work. The metropolitan police began
to get In Us work a long while ago and Is
doubtless willing to make an end of It for
the tlmo being and call It square.
It the postmaster , general could only taboo
former candidates for postmastorshlps as
well as postmasters themselves from partici
pating In political conventions as delegates
democratic conventions this year might posi
filbly consist of representative men.
The chairman of the Douglas county re
publican committee Is still playing 'possum.
Ho has not yet heard of the call Issued by
the state committee for the election of dele
gates to the state convention and evidently
Intends to hold back the call for primaries
to the last minute.
Walt till the bill Is sent In to the tax
payers for the expenses of the Sugar trust
bribery Investigation. Ily the tlmo the sten
ographer and clerks have been paid and the
sugar schedule enacted Into law the people
will find that they have been bled at both
ends of the bargain.
Governor Hogg of Texas Is making a tri
umphal tour of the cast In company with
his daughter , Miss Ima , and twonty-ono
prominent Texans. Although the young Indy
Is just beginning her tosns , It la to be hoped
that she will not bo compelled to write her
noino Ima Ho g any longer than Is abso
lutely necessary.
The Chicago Ilccord Intimates that It Is
about tlmo for the Midwinter fair to change
Us name. This Is Injudicious , to say the
least. The name of the Midwinter fair Is
just as appropriate In midsummer us that
of the Columbian Quadro-contennlal exposi
tion was a year after the -100th anniversary
of tho. discovery of America by Christopher
Columbus , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Democratic newspapers are talking a great
deal about the next senate and are figuring
profusely to show that their party will con
tinue to hold Its own In that body. The
next house of representatives Is not so en-
ojuraulnB a topic for the democratic , press.
The constitution of the house changes all
at. once anil not by Installments. If the
entire sonata were to bo elected this coming
yiwr the democratic computation * would have
to undergo radical revision ,
" Thq rovlilon of the voting districts which
tli council hat under consideration should
) / * < fl < lu * noon a * poislblo. The expenses
tot nil eloellon In Omalm have become cx-
( r frill lir < < ! oma under the decisions of
(66 ( cynlHa which Allow judge * and decks
/rrfrt $9 $ l M& lof * 'to11 ' work- The time
frf n < Tt tftrtlftlMfll wln ! t > ' voting machine
Wit tufat / # < ( of ilm P P r ballot and
6f * < 6oll fl * IH l < JUl > unsed with.
< & .i < flw * * * ' " * * * " " 1U1 roJuca tUe
dt eie > rte/i / # 10 III * Minimum ,
T1IK Ql'KSTIUtt O
Senator Shcrnmn , In the course of the do-
ditto on the Income tax proposition , declared
that whatever may bo said by the miprcmo
rourt , anil however nice the distinctions
may bo made between direct and Indirect
taxation , the proposed tax Is In effect a direct
tux upon each Individual or upon n corpora
tion representing lndlvldii.il * . Senator IIII !
expressed the opinion that It would bo held
to be a direct tax , madn upon a wrong bad * ,
and therefore unconstitutional. The conitl
tutlon provides that "no capitation or
other direct tax shall bo laid , unless In pro
portion to the census or enumeration. " These
senators contend that this provision of the
constitution would be violated by the pro
posed Income tax. Senator Hilt said that
the Income tax proposed by the president , or
that Incorporated In the house bill , or any
other sort of federal Income tax , Is unsuit
able for apportionment among the several
states apcordlng lo the census of their popu
lations , and neither pretends to bo uniform ,
applied to all the net Income of each nnd
every citizen , nor can be. "Direct taxation , "
said the Now York senator , "by definition. Is
taxation not shifted , distributed and divided
by repercussion. " Although the supreme
court has decided an Income tax to be consti
tutional , It Is by no means to bo assumed
that It would reaffirm that decision , and
there can be no doubt It will be given the
opportunity to again pass upon the question
whether such a tax falls under the Inhibition
of the constitution referred to.
There Is another constitutional point that
linn been raised against the proposed tax.
The essence of the Income tax provision of
the tariff bill Is that the collector may guess
at a citizen's Income and the citizen must
pay the sum demanded or submit to be
examined under oath as to his affairs and
expose to the collector his private books and
papers , under penalty of being charged with
an evasion of the revenue and being fined
therefor. The question Is whctffer the pro
duction of his private books and papers un
der such an alternative as this would be an
"unreasonable search and seizure" within the
prohibition of the fourth amendment to the
constitution. Decisions of the supreme court
c.ro cited In supoprt of the view that such
a proceeding would be In violation of the con
stitutional provision , which reads : "The
right of the people to be secure In their
persons , houses , papers and effects against
unreasonable searches and secures shall
not bo violated. " In one of these decisions
the court said that "any compulsory dis
covery by extorting the party's oath , or com
pelling the production of his private books
and papers to convict him of crime , or to
forfeit his property , Is contrary to the prin
ciples of n free government. It may suit
the purposes of despotic power , but It cannot
abide the pure atmosphere of political lib
erty and personal freedom. " It was further
declared that the seizure of a man's private
books and papers , * to be used In evidence
against him , was substantially not different
from compelling him to bo a witness against
jilmself.
It would seem that there can bo no ques
tion as to the applicability of the decision
to the requirements of the Income tax pro
vision of the tariff bill , , which distinctly
authorize the compulsory production of pri
vate books and papers , held by the supreme
court to bo tantamount to compelling a per
son to bo a witness against himself , wlthlu
the meaning of the fifth amendment to the
constitution , and the equivalent of a search
and seizure , within the meaning of the fourth
amendment. Obviously there Is substantial
ground In both these objections to the Income
tax for attacking It In the courts and there
can bo no doubt It will be subjected to a
test of constljutlonallty on one or both of
these objections as soon as It goes Into effect.
A HOT CAMPAIGN.
The cradle of nullification and secession ,
South Carolina , has probably never had a
hotter political campaign than the one now
In progress there , with Senator Duller and
Governor Tlllman as the leaders and rival
candidates for the United States senate.
The senatorial term of the former will ex
pire next year , and the governor aspires to
the succession. Duller represents the straight
democracy , while Tlllman , though claiming
to bo n democrat , Is Identified.wth . ( the popu
lists and owes his prominence In politics
largely to that element. Duller Is associated
with the class who adhere faithfully to the
doctrine of state rights , reverence the mem
ory of Calhoun , bellovo that secession was
right , and Is regarded ns an aristocrat and
a firm friend of the corporations. Tlllman ,
while not hostile to some parts of the long-
established political creed of South Carolinians
linians , poses as the champion of the farmers
and of the common people , and has done so
very successfully. That ho Is very much of
a demagogue will not bo questioned , but ho
has some ability and unlimited aggresslvo-
ncss , and has proved himself a sturdy It not
altogether wlso leader. Ills most notable
achievement was In securing the adoption
of legislation establishing state ll"or ] dis
pensaries , which was decided unconstitu
tional by the supreme court ot the stuto
after It had caused a great deal of trouble.
The campaign has been characterized by
great bitterness , and the feeling between
the followers of Duller and Tlllman Is so
strong as to have frequently threatened
bloodshed. In the joint debates of the sena
torial rivals personalities have been freely
Indulged In , such ierins as "liar , " "thief"
and "coward" being unsparingly applied ,
Duller being a worse offender In this respect
than Tlllman. The former Is understood to
have the friendship of the national adminis
tration , and refurrlng to ihls In a recent
speech Tlllman said : "Duller is the friend
of the corporations nnd Mr. Cleveland would
rather see Duller In the senate than to have
Den Tlllman go there. If I go there I prom-
Ice that I will use a pitchfork In his old fat
ribs , " Thla slightly Indicates the spirit that
pervades the contest.
There Is really not much to cheese be
tween the two men , though Duller Is per
haps a rather mbro respectable figure In the
uenuto than Tlllman would bo. Dul the suc
cess of the latter would be a blow to South
C'.irollna bourbonlsm from which It would not
soon recover , and on this account would be
a good thing. It. would bo a
very effective , step toward breaking the
soljd south , because it would have an en
couraging Influence upon the populist move
ment , ln other southern states where II Ima
attained strength.
The democrats who are active In pushing
the new tariff bill will probably attempt to
excuse ny defects that may bo brought to
light by the plea that they were so hurried
In Bocurlng Its passage that they were un-
ulilo to give It the careful consideration de
manded by BO Important a subject. They
are allowing a disposition to sacrifice every
thing to haste and It the result Is not a
bill full ot holes and misconstructions
It wlU bo a causa of geaulno
wonder. _ The proposition to omit the new
administrative features , and , to K'ava the ud-
mlnlstrullyu sections of the McKlnley bill
continue In force la defended ou the ground
tin I such notion will bajton the cnnctmrnt
of the measure. ThU is a confession cither
that the proponed changes are nnnccesiAry
or that the democrats do not care to give the
country A reasonably perfect bill so long ns
they can adjust the rates to suit themsiilvui.
A crude tariff bill will mean numerous
nincmlmimti to the new law so Bon as It
has been In operation long enough to display
ltd Incongruities.
Til AT tltail
The report mndo officially to the police
commission by the secretary of the Police
man's Dctievolcnt association shows that the
net Income from the late police picnic was
$1,738. To the uninitiated that Is n most
creditable and gratifying exhibit. No
other benevolent society In these parts could
by any possible combination of attractions ,
freaks , balloon ascensions , greased pole
pur/ics , bag races , or any conceivable diver
sion have raked In over $1,700 In one single
day. That the police picnic was such a
howling success from the financial stand
point is , however , readily explained and not
very creditable cither to the police force or
the police commission , which tolerates the
periodic levy of tribute by the pollco upon
pcpplo who ilaro not repel their Importuni
ties and on the business community at large.
It Is a matter of common notoriety that the
bulk ot the proceeds of the police picnic
came from the keepers and Inmates of dis
orderly houses and resorts that are "under
pollco surveillance. People who nro constantly
subject to arresl dare not refuse any demand
made on them by men who wear the star.
And nothing has cast such a glaring light
upon the pernicious practice as the late pic
nic.
Never In the history of this state has
there been such a scandalous orglo as was
witnessed at Dlalr last week. The Dlalr
authorities and papers describe It as the most
obscene and degrading exhibition. ( And
their statements are fully verified by dis
interested parties. A description of the
shameless and beastly conduct of the par
ticipants In this orgle would be unfit to print
oven In a pollco gazette. It was perfectly
natural that some of the dissolute creatures
who were Importuned Into buying tickets
would patronize the benevolent entertain
ment , but how any pollco officer could per
mit the disgusting exhibitions In the streets
and In the bar rooms of the town Invaded
by our police passes comprehension. Whether
off duty or on duty every officer of pollco
Is In duty bound to use his authority over
subordinates whose conduct tends to scan
dalize and disgrace the force. It seems ,
however , that the officers present took no
exception to the obscene revelry and some
of them are represented as giving It active
encouragement.
Now the question Is does the police com
mission propose to condone this scandal and
allow a repetition of the levy on the dive-
keepers and Inmates next year ? Nobody
objects to a police picnic decently conducted ,
but the forced levy of contributions from any
class of citizens and particularly from the
criminal class Is demoralizing and should
be forbidden ,
Another thing the police commission must
do In order to maintain discipline and that
Is hold every man under Its supervision tea
a strict accountability for misbehavior at
all times whether he Is on duty wearing the
uniform or oft duty In civilian's dress.
KLECTlbQ A FRKXQU //JKS/D/JAT.
The election of a new president of the
French republic to nil the vacancy caused
by the assassination of . President , Carnet
- > * ' '
must draw attention to the different kinds
ot electoral machinery used for filling the
highest office under the two greatest repub
lics In the world. The United States consti
tution provides expressly for a line of suc
cession through the vice president , a line
that his been extended to the cabinet offi
cers by statute enacted by congress. A pres
idential election with us cannot possibly oc
cur more often than once In four years , and
then the process cannot bo completed In less
than three months.
The only constitutional way for any one
to secure the presidency of France Is by
election to that particular office. The elec
tion In France , too. Is Indirect as with us ,
but It is through an electoral college made
up ot the members of both houses of the
legislature , not through one artificially
created for that purpose and endowed with ,
no other function. Members of the French
senate are themselves elected Indirectly and
the people vote for the deputies without
reference to the possibility or probability of
tholr participation In a presidential election.
The Immediate voice of the French people
In the selection of their president , then. Is
extremely circumscribed.
On the occasion of a vacancy In the French
presidency the two legislative houses are
required to meet Immediately as an electoral
college , with the president of the senate
presiding and the other officers ot the senate
acting as the officers of the body. Versailles
has been designated by law as the place
where the meeting Is to bo summoned , and
the rule Is to proceed at once with voting
without debate. The constitution requires
that to effect an election the successful
candidate must secure an absolute majority
of the college , that Is to say , a majority of
the whole legal number of senators and
deputies. As soon as the college has agreed
upon Its choice Its decision Is transmitted
to the newly elected president by the council
of ministers of the preceding president.
The peculiar feature ot the French presi
dency , as compared with the American , Is
that there can be no uncxplrcd terms. Every
Incumbent Is elected for the full period ot
seven years always providing that he Is
able to maintain his political ascendancy
that long. Presidential elections need not
recur In Franco more often than onca every
seven years , although It Is quite possible for
them to come one after another with but
four or five days' Intermission. The electoral
college being practically a permanent body ,
no unnecessary Inconvenience or expense Is
occasioned by this. President Carnet had
almost completed his term ot office , so that
the present extraordinary election antici
pates the regular constitutional election by
only a few months. With the exception of
President drevy , the French republic has
never had a president who has served
through a constitutional term. People every
where will watch with something moro than
mere Idle curiosity to see whether or not
seven years will elapse before another pres
idential election In France.
Stubborn figures are sometimes more sug
gestive than the most florid rhetoric. For
Instance , a comparison between the consump
tion of wheat and sugar by the people of
the United State * Is wlthlu Itself a startling
revelation. During last year the consump
tion of sugar In this country amounted to
3,783,822,000 pounds. At an average of 5
cents a pound this sugar cost the consumers
J 163,191,100. Now the most careful estimates
made by the Agricultural department place
the aggregate ot domestic consumption of
wheat at 324,030,305 bushels. At CO cents
a bushel the coxt to the consumer * WA.I
thcreforn $104,420,819. In oilier words , the
people nf the jrics paM but 5M3 , .
719 more In 1893 Ucat than for sugar ,
It cost them almost1 i for sugar as for
bread. Sugar Is , thl ; arc , one of the meal
Important articles of < ot among the Amor-
lean people. Whllo ti i country exports nl-
moat as much whca is It consumes the
bulk of all our iiugar i Imported tram Ha
waii , Cuba , South America , Germany and
Austria. With a liberal policy toward the
sugar befit Industry we would within ten
years bo In n position to raise nil our own
sugar , and that wtmldMiut nl least $150,000-
000 Into the handslf | ) > 4ur farmers that now
goes abroad to pajlalr the sugar v& Im
port , Nebraska alone could raise from $21)- )
000,000 to $50,000,000 worth of beet sugar n
year without materially curtailing her crop
of corn nnd other small grain.
The democrats of ) Pennsylvania have a
hopeless fight before them this year , but
they seem disposed to select the best men
they can find to make the contest. Among
the possible gubernatorial candidates the
most prominent Is Colonel William M. Sing'
erly , the editor and proprietor of the Phila
delphia Kcoord , Colonel Slngcrly Is not
seeking the nomination , nnd perhaps would
not accept It It an election were assured ,
but If he should receive and nc
cept the compliment of a notnl
nation ho ought to make as strong a candi
date as his party could select. He Is a man
of wealth and public spirit , has been very
successful In business , and enjoys a large
mcasuro of popularity with the masses. In
whose welfare he has always shown n lively
and philanthropic Interest. He would un
doubtedly command the full support ot the
tariff reform democrats , having been long , a
consistent advocate of that policy , and there
Is the authority of one of his contemporaries
that ho would harmonize nil the discordant
democratic elements of the state. It Is pos
sible that Colonel Stngerly , as the advocates
of his candidacy believe , would reduce the
enormous republican majority of last Febru
ary , but republican success In the Keystone
state this year Is absolutely assured by a
majority sufficiently large to still further
emphasize the popular revolt against demo
cratic policy. '
The stories sprung every now and then
to the effect that come palpable fraud has
been worked upon the election machinery In
some particular city In splto of the Aus
tralian ballot system are not to bo taken as
proving the Inefficiency of that system or as
arguing for Its abolition In favor of n return
to the old regime. The Australian ballot has
been demonstrated to bs on Immense Im
provement on the old style election. Yet the
Australian ballot Itself ( lifters ) materially
from state to state , " In some being much
more liable to perversion and abuse than In
others. In Its most perfected form.
It Is an almost absolute guar
anty against frauds on the bal
lot box. If bribery , and corruption Is de
tected In one city jV mpans that the law Is
either poorly administered or poorly drawn.
The remedy Is to"lhiprove the law and Its
administration. A reUrpsa from the Aus
tralian system wlll < rnoV be countenanced In
any state where It fex
People In the enatj ore welcome to como
west and cool off.
r.ook.Out'jfprfsilvpr Itnckx.
Philadelphia Record ,
The league of republican clubs , which Is to
meet in Denver , ' I'lt/ * > e1mlUcod If possi
ble to adQpLsorrjpJdll'lrfli fre.c , silver coln-
nge plnnk 8UItea46Av3strirideas. rorturiatS-
ly the party Is not bound by what tht league
may do. The repub'llcntiH cannot afford to
turn their backs on sound money , oven tor
the sake of holding entire western states.
It Would o Worth the 1'rlco.
Knnbas City Star.
At their stnte convention the Vermont re
publicans declared that "we will hall with
enthusiasm nil efforts ot the govern
ment to obtnln an agreement with all other
commercial nations to secure the free coin
age of sliver on nny proper ratio. So will
most people. Dut It would be worth while
to put It through If only to see a Vermont
republican work himself up to a real wire !
burst of enthusiasm.
The Dcnio-1'op Uule.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
It happened that a tornado got to Omaha
one day in advance of Mr. Dryan , but this
was a mere coincidence. When Mr. Dryan
arrived he kept up the supply of wind to
the best of his ability- but the storm clearly
had the best of It. The character and pur.
pose of his address are best understood
by his statement that the populists had
taught reformers more than the democrats
had done In thirty years. No doubt such
declarations are very agrceuble to the ears
of the populists , but they are not calculated
to produce harmony In the democratic
ranks. _
A SuKKcntlon for llrynn.
Chicago Herald.
If Ignatius Donnelly's plan Is adopted tha
populist campaign In 'Minnesota , will ru-
semblo the triumphal march of a lly-by-
nlght circus or an Indian patent m illclna
outfit. The Daconlnn cryptosramlst proposes
to dlssenilnute the b ! iiitle. < of free silver
nnd government loans by means of a troupe
made up of singers , dancers , elocutionists ,
banjo players , oratois and a fife and drum
corps. These apostles nre to carry a big
tent with them and will sweep over thu
state preaching simon-pure populism. It IH
not stated whether Mr. Donnelly will no-
company the caravan or not. If he docs
he will probably blow the biggest horn in
the band an occupation for which ho has
peculiar quallllcutlons.
Three Sinlu Flirts Ahout Siignr.
New York Hun.
Naked and ugly , the main facts about the
suear schedule arc these :
The administration proposed It. The sec
retary of state framed It. He iiHktnl a little
more for the trust than the trust llnully ob
tained. Then Mr. Carlisle announced the
new sugar schedule to the country ns one
of the concessions necessary to be nuulo In
order to pass any sort of a tariff bill.
A majority of the senators voted for It.
Some of them denounced It nnd yet voted
for It. Some voted and kept their mouths
shut tight. Some of them were gambling In
Sugar. Some have denied under oath that
they were gambling In Sutrnr , Dut not one
of them has testified or will testify that the
adoption of the trust's sugar schedule was
desired by him , much less required by him ,
us a concession necessary to be made in
onler to obtnln his vatp for the tariff bill.
The pretended investigation of this gigan
tic scandal has bcon 'conducted under the
management of Gepni ? Gray of Delaware.
Renerully recognlzejj as the administration's
spokesman In the1 AemSte. and It has been
conducted , from hu Uming to end , with the
appparent Intention ( of concealing rather
than discovering the truth.
That Is all. It IS.fiuffe enough. What nro
the honest democrats' ' In the house of rep
resentatives going Ha do about It ?
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Ttiroir OutT h'o Indictmeiitii.
LONDON , Juno'2j.-jiAt ( the Old Dalley
today the grand jury throw out the Indict
ment of munslaughioVWalnst General Hows.-
ton of California , foViiu by a coroner's Jury
on Juno & for the killing ot burton , the mu
sician , by thrusting ! an umbrella tip Into
his eye. a-a , ,
tire irttsmtttr itnif
A Washington corrcRpondent ot th
Olobe-Dernocrnt , reviewing the rmrrow mhr-
Klm between thn old parties In the sonnl *
nays the political complexion of the ncx
senate mny depend upon the result of th
coming elections In Montana nnd Wyoming
Owlim to the deadlock In the legislature
of both nlntcn no election wnn hml to fil
cenntorliil vacancies , and the nmiolnteoH o
the governors were refused seats , leaving
ench stnto with but ono roprospntntlvu li
the ccnnte. The Wyoming Ifglslftturo tvhlcl
will be chosen by the people thin fHll wll
elect two United Statcx senator * . Sennto
Carey Is a republican chosen to rpr. " * on
the Mnte when first admitted Into the union
In recognition of his effort * in behnlf o
xtntchood , innilc while serving ns R ilelcitnt
from the territory. The present representn
live , Mr. Coffecn , Is n dumocrnt , who I
not very rangulne of being returned.
Montana linn only one senator , und he
Is n republican , but to all Intents nnd pur
poses the democrats of the silver-producing
state hnvo a senator her ? . He Is no IPS
a pcrnonnrcc thnn Major Mnrtln MnclnntH
who makes his hcndqunrterfl In Washington
nt the Metropolltnn club. Mnjor Mnglnnl
represented the territory of Montana IIH a
democrat In the house from 1S72 until 1SSI
nnd In 1889 was a contestant for the son
now held bv Senator 1'ower. Montnna
democrats look upon the major nn the !
senator dc fncto , nnd all the pntrotiiw ni
lotted to Montana Is conscientiously lookec
after by him In the Interest of his Inrgc
constituency. _
AXAitviir's rioTi.it.
Kansas City Star : The assassin of Prcsl
dent Carnet will doubtless be gibbeted , bu
the life ot such n worthless whelp can In no
wise ntono for the loss ot the wise and
patriotic servant of the people whom he
slew ,
Minneapolis Journal : The assassination
of President Carnet by n crazy anarchls
suggests the necessity of shutting up lhcs <
mad dogs whenever they begin to bark am
froth at the mouth. They ought to be con
fined where they cannot do any harm ,
St. Paul Olobe : One great good will ro
suit from the deplorable tragedy. Annrchlxn
will bo exterminated from the face of ICu
rope , If It shall bo necessary In order to dose
so to destroy tens ot thousands oF lives
For , In view of this event , the lives of none
ot the sovereigns of the continent nro safe.
Chicago Record : Meantime and In the
hour of her calamity France has the sym
pathy of all people throughout the clvl.lzci
world. In the death of her president she
loses an honest and singularly sincere nm
straightforward official and a man who wa :
a credit to the country which he governed
with prudence nnd patriotic devotion.
Kansas City Journal : President Carnet
was In every sense a statesman. Ho was
given his high ofllco because ot his rrcog-
nlzed fitness , under constitutional rcgula
tlons , to provide over the destinies of a grea
nnd progressive nation. The world wll
mourn at his loss and will take heed ol
the manner of his going. The deed of via
Icnce Is a lesson for all nations.
Chicago Herald : The people of every na
tion In which even a gleam of civilization Is
visible must view this causeless atrocity
with grief and horror. In the presence of
this awful crlmo the people of every nation
must take a firmer hold on the fundamentals
of law and order and highly resolve that a
heritage obtained at such fearful cost ) shall
not be lightly assailed nor flippantly men
aced. There Is security for all under the
law. There Is no safety , there can be no
prosress , there can bo no remedy for any
wrong , outsldo ot the law.
DAril ) AXIt JIIN HHKT1I11KX.
Phlladelphla.Inqulrer : From the view point
of the white house'DavId D. Hill may be an
Iceberg , but on tbo Income tax business. It
occurs to us , ho can give the stmcon points.
New York World : Senator Hill can go as
far wrong as most men , but he Is not going
wrong when he forces the cowards , the shuf
flers and the tricksters of the senate to go
on record.
Qlobe-Democrat : Hill says that the Income
tax will drive New York , New Jersey and
Connecticut Into the republican column ,
there to permanently remain ; and that la
really the only good thing that can bo said
of It.
Philadelphia Times : Senator Hill Is said ,
by some of the papers , to have "repudiated
his party. " Which party , republican or pop
ulist ? His Income tax speech seems like a
repudiation ofTils rfffeent populist associates ,
but then Hill never ) vas regarded as a popu
list In earnest His real affiliation has long
been with the republicans , and there arc as
yet no sure signs of his repudiating them.
XUIl'-LKS LltlllT AXJ > JlllIUlIT.
" it Is that Good-
Truth : "I wonder how -
fellow keeps his friends so long ? " "He
doesn't wear them out. "
Waslngton Star : "Don't you consider
Miss Donby rather dull ? " said one society
man. "Well , " replied another , "after the
manner In which she cut you this morning
I can't say that I do. "
Good News : First Boy I wish wo lived
In South America. Second Boy Why do
you ? First Uoy The schools down there
always close every time the town Is bom
barded. *
_
Indianapolis Journal : Tommy Maw , the
teacher wants us to give the difference be
tween "hope" and "expect. "
Mrs. PlBB Well. I hope to meet your
father In the next world , but I hardly ex
pect to.
Judge : "What Is the cause of the com
motion In the house across the way ? " "The
son of the Bold bug that lives there has
swallowed a 10-oent silver piece and the
old man Is nearly wild about It. "
Life : Evelyn Do you think Mr. Blake
could be so base as to propose to me for
the sake of my money ? Phyllis Heaven
only knows. It Is Incredible what necessity
will sometimes drive men to do.
Washington Star : This is the season of
revenge. The young man who was laughed
at when he slipped on the banana peel
watches the RlgKlcsome young woman
when the hammock breaks.
Harper's Bazar : Tramp ( entering taxider
mist's ) Do you stuff nil kinds of animals
here ? Taxidermist Why. yes. Tramp-
Well , I wish you would stuff mo with a
good dinner. _
THE SIZE OF HIM.
Detroit Free Press. ,
"How big was Alexander , pa ,
That people call htm great ?
Was he like old Gollah , tall.
His spear n hundred weight ? "
"Oh , no. my son ; not quite so large ,
I think It's safe to say ,
As was the umpire that wo saw
Conduct the game today. "
it A r.
It , K. Munklttrlck In Truth.
Her sash Is pink , her gown Is white ,
Her golden locks hang loose and free ;
She smiles with Infinite delight
Upon the audience , while she
Is thrilled with pride and ecstasy ,
Anil from a manuscript that s gay
With ribbons rends In queenly glee
Her essay on commencement day.
First with her left , then with her right
She makes cute gestures gracefully. ,
Her eyes , as dark as darkest night ,
Are sparkling as the moments llee.
Her subject , "llomnn Art. " ah me !
She handles In a. classlu way ,
Till all declare way up In "U"
Her essay on commencement day.
What stacks of llowera , dewy bright ,
Surround her when she bends the knee ,
Acknowledging the shouts that quite
O'erbrlm. her with felicity.
The sweet girl graduates agree
Her eloquence o'er all holds sway ,
Yet they regard , most enviously
Her essuy on commencement day.
ENVOI.
O Princess Mamie Maud Mngeol
Of her wo can sincerely Hay ,
In characters of gold should be
Her essay on commencement day.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
Bakin
A&SOll/TELY PURE
MAY POSTPONE THE VOTE
Democrats in No Hurry to Got a Html Test
on the Tariff Bill.
J1
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TEMPER OF THE SENATE IS IN DOUBT
Mnnusrers of iho Majority Itnthcr 1'onr the
Minority Count Three Pops nnd
Thrco llourlinns Agnhiftt
thn tllll.
WASHINGTON BUHRAU OF THU I1KU.
HOT V Street , N. W. ,
WASHINGTON , Juno 20.
There seems to be some doubt tonight
whether the democratic managers will per.
mlt the tariff to como to a vote this week.
Senators Jones of Arkansas , Cockroll ot
Missouri nnd Oornmn of Maryland were
In conference In Senator Cockrell'e private
committee room for three hours this nftcr
noon. Since the conclusion of that confer ,
enco leading democratic senators nre any.
Ing that there Is no need "for undue haste
In pressing the bill to a vote. " This 1110,111
that the democratic managers reatlzo that
they have no positive assurance that they
have n majority for the passage of tholr
conglomerate concessionary coniproml
niri.Miro. As n matter of fact , Indlc.itloiH
tonight point to the almost certain defeat
of the Wilson bill If It comes to a vote.
Thirty-eight republican senators , three popu.
lists nnd three democrats , making In all
forty-four votes , are believed to be pledged
against the final passage nf the bill. Forty ,
three negative votes would kill the bill.
Allen , Kyle nnd Pcffer are the populists
and Hill , Irby and Murphy are the demo ,
crats who arc expected to assist In killing
the bill. e
PROTECTION FOR PLAYWRIGHTS.
There Is little doubt that the bill for moro
strict dramatic copyright laws , which Is
being pushed by the play writers of the
country , will receive favorable action by the
house committee on patents , and Its friends
nro hopeful that It will pass congress. It
Is to be voted upon In committee on Wednes
day. From the tenor of the discussion In
committee on the mcasuro It Is apparent
that a majority of the members arc friendly
to It. The only ground ot objection which
has been raised Is against the clause provid
ing Imprisonment not exceeding ono year ,
which emanates from members who are op
posed on general principles to extending the
powers of the federal courts. Representa
tive Covert , the chairman of the committee ,
made a strong plea for the , hlll last week In
the course ot his speech on the anti-option
bill , In which ho pointed out that the men
hostile to the dramatic copyright law were
supporters of the Hatch anti-option bill ,
which greatly Increases the jurisdiction of
the federal courts and provides greater pen
alties.
Supporters of the copyright bill argue that
the theft of the product of nn author's brains
Is as much theft as the larceny of his coat ,
and should bo punished with commensurate
severity. The criminal clause is made nec
essary by the nomadic habits ot the dramatic
pirates. Pirating publishers have prepared
and ll.xod places ot business , have financial
responsibility , and In some degree can bo
made to answer by civil processes. Play pi
rates can always evade a Judgment , and
when an Injunction Is served upon them In
ono Jurisdiction of a court they merely take '
their companies Into another circuit. Moreover - i
over , they damage the reputation and comi i
.
merclal value of the plays they present by )
f
staging them poorly and presenting them by I
inferior companies. i
Speaker Crisp has promised the committee | 1
on patents a day for the consideration of Its
business by the house and that the bill will .
be brought up on Monday. Chairman Covert
Is sanguine of Its success.
NATIONAL PARK AT SHILOH.
One of the plans of this congress In which
war veterans are interested is the bill Intro
duced by Representative Henderson for a
national park on the battlefield of Shlloh ,
which was favorably reported by Represen
tative Outhwalte of Ohio from the committee
on military affairs. Nearly 100,000 men par
ticipated In the two days' lighting at Shlloh.
The battleground embraces 2,000 acres , over
which the state of Tennessee will grant
Jurisdiction to the United States. The bill
gives the government authority to institute
condemnation proceedings , but to avoid entailing -
tailing hardships upon the residents who do-
slro to retain their homes they will be per
mitted to lease their lands at a nominal
rent on condition that they keep the grounds
In good order. Land can bo acquired for
f2 an acre , the report states. The roads
are unchanged since the battle was fought ,
and It Is proposed to restore the field as
nearly as possible to Its former condition ,
the states co-operating by erecting tablets
to mark die stands ot their regiments. It
is proposed to have the work done by a com
mittee of three veterans , ono of whom
served In the army of the Tennessee under
General Grant ; one from the army of Ohio
commanded by General Duoll , and ono from
General Johnston's confederate army of Mis
sissippi.
IN A GENERAL WAY.
In the adjustment of salaries of presi
dential postmasters for the year beginning
July 1 , prox. . It transpires that the offices
at Falrbury , Norfolk and Plattsmouth ore
reduced from the second to the third class.
Soiih Omohd Is roductd from first to stconit
.
.Miss Jennie Fuller of Ynnkton wn * erf-
corted through HIP ctpltol building today by
the wife of Senator Davis of Minnesota.
Ml * Fuller \\lll sail for Vlennn on Mon
day , to bo absent n your wltli the family
of Hon. Dartletl Trlpp , United Stales mln
Ister to Austria. Judge Trlpp left last nlfiht
for his old homo In New England. He Will
return to New York nml mill on Monday.
Reproeentmlvo Plcklcr today culled 0
nnd Bi-ciired the p-i ngo of Ms bill providing
that In the t-Mnbllshtneirt of rlnlms ilhdcr
the pension laws of the United Stales thfl
oath of n private or noncommissioned nicer
shall hnvo the H.IIUO weight nnd effect ns th
oath of a commissioned officer. The bill pro
vides that In cane n commissioned officer
cannot be found who can testify Ihcn th
testimony of a comrade or noncommissioned
officer will bo considered as strong nnd na V
weighty as the testimony of n commissioned
officer.
C. H. Collins ot Omaha la vlsUlnit Mri
Mercer. w
Postmasters have been appointed an fol
lows1
Nebraska Compton , Cherry county. Susl
J. Trusnell , vice Mrs. Arulmnl Cn.ly. ro-
slgnpd ; Sartorln , Durfnlo county. W. a.
Spoonor , vice Mrs. E. J. Swclison. removed.
Iowa Agency. Wapello county , John Ful *
Ion. vlco E. T. Sagp. ile.ul ; Church vllle ,
\\nrron county , Michael GraBsmnn , vlco J.
M. Llnnon , resinned.
A postoftlco has been established nl Sum-
ter. Valley county. Neb. , with Dryon II.
Smith ns postmaster.
WHAT THI : i-uni.s AUK woimi.
I'rlce Hot nn Presldi'iitlnl rinlnlllrei by the
I.iitmt idli't : of lUg Ills.
WASHINGTON , June 26. ( Special Telegram -
gram to The Doe. ) The mutual revision
of the salaries of presidential postmaster * I
was promulgated today. The feature ot
these changes Is the great number of re
ductions where there have heretofore boon
Increases In the postal revenues , the amount
of salary being regulated by the Income ot
the office. Thcsp changes go Into effect
July 1. The Iowa nnd South Dnkotn office *
In which changes will be > made are ns fol
lows : .
IO\VA OKI'irKS.
Towns. old. New.
Arliley , Jl.OiW (1,409
Adrl | , 11) ) . ) 1,201)
Aflon , , , . . . I.M ) 1,21k )
Am 1,70) ) iSIM
Anita lli J,2i)0
Auilubon l.tvx ) lr.
Avoeii i.ioo tMO
"fil II1 * ) l.nno
JI'Hino . ' s U.ZM B.100
llrllt i,2iH i.3M (
II rook I ) ii ' . 1,1. . ) , ] 1,30)
rimrles rity t .1 i.smi l.suM
dinner Onlc , . . } I.ODO i.iuo
Clnir lil < i- , , 1,4' ) . ) 1,300
Coon ItiipUli iio < ) l.OM
Correetlonvlllo 1,2 ) 1,10(1 (
Davenport 3.200 S.1W
Dornrilll 2,1' ' ) < ) 2,400
IVmilmm 1,700 is
IH'\\IU 1,400 1.3 } )
nunlnp l.l.M . 1,500
Knlillelil 2.m . 2.140
I'ayetto , 1.2DO l.lOil
rnnila 1,100 1,240
I'urt DiulKC 2,31)1) ) ) 2,400
( llenwimd 1..VM 1.000
firninl 'Junction 1,100 1.000
( IrlnnHl 2,100 2.200
Onin.ly Center 1M ) 1,400
IlnNti'ln , 1,000 ' 1,100
Illlliiliol.lt . 1,4)0 l.mo
Independence 2,200 2.100
loua ratlH 1,700 1.SOO
K.'iiUllk 2SOO 2.900
Uike nty L.IOO 1,400
I.onmi-H ' . ' , . 2,300
I.OKUII 1.3DO 1 , H )
Malvern 1.4 W ,1,300
Mnrcus 1,200 1,100
MaroiiKO lr > 00 l.GOO
Marlon 1,700 1,800
Mount I'lensant 2,000 2.100
Museatlnc , 2.MO 2,600
NcMidn 1.M1 1,000
New Hampton M'M ' 1,000
Odi'lmlt T 1,500 1,400
OelWfln 1,300 1,400
Oxilcn . , , 1,200 1,100
Onana 1,300 1,400
I'anora 1,100 1,200
roxlvlllp 1,100 1,200
PrlUKhenr 1,000 1,100
lied Onk 2,100 2,300
Itulnlieck l.OOi ) 1,100
Hock Vnllev , 1,000 1,100
Hock KapIdH , l.MO l.GOO
Hulliven 1,100 1.000
Seymour 1,000 1,100
Hhennndoah 1,800 1,1)00
Hponccr ( 1,800 1.7CO
Siimm-r 1,000 1,2)0 )
Tarna ir > oo 1,400
Weil Union 1.600 l.CO )
What Cheer l.&M 1,40 *
Wliitpraot , _ 1,000 1,700
Woodbine 1,100 1,21/0
SOUTH DAKOTA OrFICnS.
Aberdeen JJ.WM JZ.400
llrltlnn 1,100 1,000
Coster 1,000 4 cl.s.i
Kureki 1,300 1,200
riandrenu 1,2 1.300
1(111 ( City 1,000 4cl8
Huron 2,2)0 ) 2.000
Ipswich 1,100 1,000
Mllllmnk 1,1100 1,400
1'ierru 1.040 2.000
Itapl.l City \ 1,300 1.700
Sioux Knlls 2.600 2.700
Spenrflnh 1,000 1,100
SIlifKla 1,10) 1,000
Wutcrtown , 2,100 3,000
Ileut Too ( Iroitt fur Scnntnr rainier.
WASHINGTON , June 2G.-Senator Palmer
was overcome by the heat thin nfternooa
nud was forced to relro from the senate
chamber , but declnred ho expects to be on ,
hand again tomorrow.
Ilnnil Tax l'r | Misi l on Foreigners.
WASHINGTON , June 26. Senator Peffor
today gave notice of nn nincndment to the
tnrlff bill levying n duty ot $ T 0 per head on
every nllen arriving In the United Stuted.
1'iitentH tlnit lluvo ICxplreil.
WASHINGTON , Juno 26. An aggregate
of 234 patents on various Inventions expire
by limitation today.
Going to the
Bottom
Going1 to the bottom in price now going1 to
take inventory next -week your last ohanco to
g-et suits for $7.50 and $8.50 worth lots moro.
Boys' suits $2.50 $3 worth 50 per oent more-
stilts given away to boys in boys' department .
See the $4.50 combination suit with another pair
or pants and cap to match.
Browning , King & Co. ,
S. W. Corner 15th and Dunging.
