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There will 1m a meeting of the republican state central committee Tuesday , August 21 , at 8 p. m. , at , the Mlllard hotel , Omaha. A full attendance Is desired. I1RAD I ) . SLAUQIITKR , Chairman. Tom Ochlltrco ought to run a race for con gress In u red heat. Prof. Kly can't bo an anarchist. All the real anarchists glory In proclaiming their devotion to their miscalled principles. Twelve hundred and thirty-six ballots In n congressional nominating convention Is a record-breaker as Is a record-breaker. The way records for fast cycling are being smashed at Denver shows that the possibili ties of the wheel are only beginning to bo realized. The great democratic principle of free raw- materials Is going about nowadays on a crutch , with ono eye bandaged and one arm In a sling. If the South Omaha strlko Is practically off , why put the state to the expense of maintaining a guard of mllltla there a mo ment longer than Is absolutely necessary ? Local merchants have not yet hoisted their "new tariff. " prices. Prices on staples have been at bed rock for some time , so that thojrxcannot drop much lower , new tariff or old tariff. What would the Whisky trust do with mil lions of gallons of whisky on Us hands In case President Cleveland vetoed the tariff bill ? But the Whlbky trust Is confident that It knows the president. Th'e pollcj court and the Justice courts are the only courts that grind day after day , year In and year out. These courts can got along without an annual vacation tor their officers. This Is why they are called Inferior courts. When It comes to jockeying on the water Ihe American yachtsmen can turn a trick or two themselves. The Vigilant can draw con solation for several of Its defeats from see ing the Britannia oiitraced by a yacht that cannot oven claim a royal pedigree. Mr. Pullman will have an opportunity to again give his version of the trouble with hla employes when called as a witness before fore- the strlko Investigating commission. It Is feared that by that time ho will have ex hausted himself with his many lengthy stato- Tnents to the public. The poor Louisiana senators are catching It all around. But why should they care ? They succeeded In getting everything they wanted out of the tariff. What they got , too , goes directly to the benefit of their own constituents and not In. payment ot someone ono olso's political debts. The Louisiana senators can stand the music. During a midnight Interview between Speaker Crisp and Congressman Brecklnrldgo ot Arkansas , In which the latter was plead ing with the former not to carry out his determination to have the house surrender to the senateon the tariff question , the speaker Is described as being In his night gown and Mr. Brecklnrldgo as being in tears. Now they are both In the soup. Omaha schools may possibly bo resting under a school debt considerably less than these of Kansas City and other western cities , but the running expenses are consid erably greater. U Is the burden which the taxpayers feel that must bo compared. In terest on schol debt Is not the best criterion of extravagance or economy In the manage ment of the public school system. The first bill to correct errors In the now tariff has already gone through the house. The prospects are good for the continued en actment of further remedial measures right along so long as the law may remain In force without n thorough revision. Kvery change lu tariff legislation costs the country thou sands upon thousands of dollars by reason ot the holes that are discovered by shrewd Importers. The park commission has Its hands nearly lull with developing the parks and boule vards already laid out. If it lias any more money at Its disposition for new parks the squatter territory along the river front ought to come In for first consideration before- any suburban tracts , far from the business and residence outers. The unsightly river front has an curly claim for embellishment and Improvement. Whllo the total volume of business of the country for last week , as Indicated by the clearing house reports compiled by Brad- street's , shows ft gala of 8 par cent over the corresponding time In 1893 , the returns from Omaha show an Increase of 47.6 per cent. Omaha's aggregate Is not so large as has HIV frequently been reported , but It shows a healthy \olume ot business done lu the ( ace IV at dlacuuraflut circumstances. Kx-Bpenkor Heed Bald In the house ot rrp- rcscntdtlvcs last Monday , nftsr the demo cratic caucus had decided to surrender to the donate mil the order for till * purpose had been niloptod by the democrats : "We ( hall not write your epltnpli. Thnt tins been done by a nearer and dearer personage That has boon done by Die man wlinse name must bo affixed to this bill before It can be n ills- credit to the statute book. He Jflls you thin bill Is an Instance of perfidy , Injustice and dishonor. We have nothing to do In the next campaign except to read the testimony of your chief magistrate. " Two d.iyn after the leader of the house republicans said this Senator Vest made the following declaration In the Henato : "Tho best caniptlgn docu ment furnished the republican party , of which wo will not hear the last until the approaching canvass Is ended , will be the letter of the president denouncing the sen ate , without exception , for having framed the bill the provisions of which are now necessary , according to the secretary of the treasury , to prevent the fsuue of Intcrpst- bearlng bonds to carry on the government. " Tlili concurrence of representative men of the republican and democratic parties regard ing the value of Mr. Cleveland's letter to Mr. Wilson as a campaign document Is note worthy. There can bo no question as lo the charac ter of the arraignment which this letter makes of the senate democrats. It declares them to have been unfaithful to democratic principles and pledges , charges them with action Involving parjy perfidy and party dishonor , discredits their honesty and sin cerity tn connection with the policy of tar iff reform , Implies that they yielded lo cor rupting Influence * , and holds them up as proper objects of party condemnation and popuhr distrust. In every sentence of that letter It Is made apparent that Mr. Cleve land felt that the democratic senators had betrayed the party. It was so regarded by those senators. In his speech delivered la the senate July 23 , Senator Gorman expressed the general sentiment of the democrats of that body when he denounced the president's letter as designated to blacken the charac ters of senators In holding thcm up before ( the country as the advocates of trusts and guilty of dishonor and perfidy. They recog nized fully the meaning ot the president's Imputations , and they did not hesitate to resent them In language ns strong as the proprieties would admit of. The house demo crats were In full sympathy with all that Mr. Cleveland had written to discredit the , senate. They greeted the reading of his let ter with prolonged applause. Yet these house democrats finally accepted what the senate had done , and for which It was condemned by the president , thereby acquiescing In the betrayal of party principles and pledges and In the perfidy and dishonor which Mr. Cleve land had Imputed to the senate democrats. The fact that they afterwards -passed bills for free raw material does not help their case. There Is no vindication for them In such action. They cannot In this way escape equal responsibility with the senate demo crats for putting on the statute books a law that violates the principles and pledges of their party. They are equally amenable to the criticism , the rebuke and the condemna tion contained In the president's letter. There Is no plea that will relieve them from this. Hence It Is that the letter of Mr. Cleve land becomes the best of campaign documents for the republican party. It Is a character ization of democratic dealing with the tariff from the highest and most responsible demo cratic authority. It cannot be repudiated by any democrat who still accepts Mr. Cleve land as the head of the party. It will not bo denied by any democrat who acknowledges the president to be an exponent of democratic principles regarding- the tariff. No demo crat will refuse to accept It as a fair and Just , statement who .belleves that Mr. Cleve land Is a sincere advocate of tariff reform. With this Indictment , coming from the high est source In the party , what plausible plea can the democratic party present for a con tlnuanco of popular confidence and support ? TllK AKir OllltfKSK THKA.TT. Although the attention of the whole coun try Is fastened upon the final stage of the tariff bill which passed the house , of repre sentatives on Monday last , the Importance of another measure which became the law of the land on the same day must not bo overlooked. This 4s the now Chinese treaty , which has now been ratified by the senate and only auaits an exchange ot ratifications before taking effect. This treaty does not impose any radical change upon the legis lation already enacted upon the same sub ject , but It Indicates the acceptance on the part ot the Chinese government of the policy of Chinese exclusion which has been adapted In the United States. It distinctly recognizes the Geary law and the amend ment thereto , which at ono time created such u strained feeling between the two countries , and acknowledges the right of China to lay Ilka restrictions upon Ameri cans residing within Its jurldlctlon. The provisions of the treaty are , therefore , In harmony with the provisions ot American legislation. They absolutely prohibit the Im migration Into this country ot Chinese la borers , and even forbid those now here from returning after visiting China unless they liavo either a wife , child or parent In the United States' , or property therein of the value of $1,000 , or debts ot llko amount duo and pending settlement. Ono wishing to return , moreover , roust deposit with the collector of customs of the district from which ho departs a full description of his family or property or debts which entitle him to. return. The whole treaty stipu lation Is to continue until cither party gives notice ot termination to the other six months before the expiration of each ten-year period. The Interesting part of this new treaty Is the vista which It opens Into thu power of the president to legislate with the con sent ot the senate only ono of the two houses of congress. It was not so very long ago that the powers of almost all Europe would have been not only willing but anxious to enter Into negotiations of this kind , whereby the emigration ot their citizens to the United States would .either bo subjected to the most stringent regula tions or bo checked altogether. H Is qulto possible that some ot these powers may again adopt a policy hostile to emigration and seek to negotiate an arrangement that will Insure the enforcement of their laws through the co-operation of this country. In that case the president could by treaty shut out Immigrants ot various nationalities exactly as congress his by legislation shut out the Chinese. Another point ot execu tive legislation contained In this document la the prevision excepting frcin the moot favored natltii clause the right ot Chinese subjects to brcomo naturalized citizens at the United Status. This U equivalent to an amendment to cur naturalization laws ex cluding Chinese from the benefits ot their provision * . To ba accurate , It must be stated that our naturalization laws already make that dlscrlmluiitUn against the Chinese , but the president , with the can- I sent of the semte , might further modify | them by treaty to deprive Italian * , Rus- j slans or Immigrants from any other country ntioso Rjvcrnment favored the project of the right of naturalization which they now possess. In the Chinese treaty Itself there Is no'th- Ing lo which serious chjecllcns can be raised. If It wilt settle the Chinese ques tion and abate the continual agitation against the Cnliicse even fur ten years It will be j welcomed by all classes of our people with out regard to color , nationality or politics. ir Tin : MII.ITIA. From the outset The Dec has been Inclined to question the necessity for a state mllltla i guard ut South Omaha during the butchers' strike. It Is doubtless true that the rougher clement among the strikers becSmo at times somewhat boisterous If not unruly , but n firm stand upon the part of the civil authorities would have held them In con trol. At no time In the history of this local strike was there any demonstration that assumed the proportions of a riot. Isolated cases of Intimidation and personal violence were reported , but had the police fcrco of South Omaha and sheriff's deputies dona their duty and met such exigences promptly the packing house people would have had little reason for the alarm mani fested. Slnco the occupation of the packing house district by the mllltla nothing has occurred to Justify Its presence. In fact , If there was at any time the slightest excuse for calling upon the state for assistance such excuse no longer obtains. Ucports agree that the strike Is practically at an end. The coopers and hog butchers have declared the strlko oft and have signified their willing ness to resume work. The beef butchers still hold out , but declared at a public meetIng - Ing that they had never demanded that the hog butchers and coopers quit work. There appears to bo no objection to the latter going back to their old placss , which has been done to such an extent that new men will not have to be Imported. The fact that the beef butchers are still out does not Justify the continuance of the mllltla for guard duty at South Omaha. The mllltla Is simply usurping the functions of the police force of South Omaha and the sheriff of Douglas county. There Is nothing In the situation to warrant the state In a further expenditure of money for the al leged purpose of preserving order In this community. Governor Crounso has returned to the state and has had ample timeto look Into this matter. The time has come for him to assert his authority In the premises and withdraw the mllltla from Douglas county. DIlOl' SAhUA. It appears that Senator Gray of Delaware , who Is a member of the senate committee on foreign relations , has been making a very thorough Investigation of the relations of the United States with the Samoan Is lands , under the tripartite arrangement en tered Into several years ago with Great Britain and Ge'rmany. As. the result of this Investigation It Is stated that lie Jias reached the conclusion that this country is paying too much for the candle and that consequently quently It should abandon all connection with the political affairs of those Islands. As reported , the Delaware senator says the United States Is paying out a great deal of money to maintain and carry out the tri partite agreement , which results In protect ing a German mercantile post , from which this country does not derive any benefit whatever. It Is his opinion that the harbor privileges obtained by the United States , and which furnish the only reason for our "en tangling alliance" with the European powers regarding Samoa , will never be of any great benefit to this country and that It would be well If we could annul the tripartite ar rangement and allow the harbor to go. In all this Senator Gray concurs In the ( statement and views some time ago sub mitted by Secretary Gresham In connection with the Samoan correspondence sent to the senate. In that communication the secretary of state plainly pointed out that our con nection with Samoa had not only been un profitable , but very expensive , and he was unable to see wherein we could expect to get any benefit from It In the future. Wo have hardly any business with the Islands and are not likely to have , at any rate for many years to come , we have no use for the harbor which some have thought to beef of so great Importance , and wo get no return worth considering-for the expenditure this government Is put to In maintaining the tri partite agreement. In these circumstances the secretary suggested that ho could f.ee no good reason for continuing an arrangement that Is clearly Inconsistent with the long- established policy of the United States. It Is not to ba doubted that this view would be found to be the popular view It the people could have an opportunity to be heard on the subject. This government en tered Into the tripartite agreement under the mistaken notion that we were In some way bound to preserve the political autonomy of Samoa , but If there was any obligation to this effect It was certainly not of a nature to bind us to a perpetual arrangement which Is expensive and brings us no benefits. No government can reasonably bo asked or ex pected to Indefinitely continue an arrange ment of this kind. If It could be clearly shown that there Is probability of some future advantage In maintaining this rela tion the expense of doing so might bo Justi fied , but no ono has given any practical rea son for expecting benefits commensurate with the cost. That wo ought to drop Samoa , for various reasons , Is a proposition that can easily be maintained , but there seems to be a sentiment In congress favorable to continu ing existing relations strong enough to de feat any effort to annul them and leave the management of Samoan affairs to Ore.it Britain and Germany , the countries chlelly Interested In the Islands. cjj The transfer ot mllltla companies from Lincoln lo South Omaha and from South Omaha to Lincoln merely to relieve one an other In performing the exhausting duty of seeing that the different packing houses do not run away Is a military maneuver thu utility of which wo are at ajoss to compre hend. We know , ot courio , . that the needless transportation of these men will give the railroads a chance to Increase the already largo bills which they are preparing to bring In against the state for their services In as sisting to mobilize the troops. Dut aside from the railroads and the commissary contractor , there ueoni to bo no other beneficiaries. The mllltla companies can get the same experi ence from field nervlco In South Omaha that they can In Lincoln. Thin transfer simply means additional and unnecessary expense to the people. The Increasing number ot frightful acci dents from gasoline explosions In Omaha sug gests that there ought to be name way In which the public might bo protected from defective ) gasoline stoves. Many ot the acci dents are doubtless due to gross carelessness , but the ehanccy.pi crplonlon even when tli oil U carelessly handled ought to bo mntert ally reduced. If every one who sells n Rasa Una stove , wTiftipr new or second-hand uould bo compiSIUI to make- some reasonable test of the same by which the fact of II safety would be established It might be th means of prMMnHng many n catastrophe Several ot the recent gatollno explosion have been ascribed to Imperfect repttrlng n second-hand stoVt % .whlcli It true would dc maud cxtraonjltitib" precautions In those cases. SotnethlmJ toug it' to be done to dc crease the nunlWr1 Wvictims annually ortorct up at the altar of the gasoline stove. The appointment of Aldaco P. Walker chairman of O'oiWeslcrn Traffic association and formerly otic , of the original Interstate commerce commission , to ( he vacancy In the Atchlson rcce.\ershlp Is Intended to quiet the fears of the foreign holders of Atchison securities , and cannot but tend to produce the desired result. Mr. Walker Is a prac tical railroad man who has had n long am : varied experience with the management o railroad properties , and , what Is moat Im portant , will Inspire the confidence cf these whom he will represent In his new ca pacity. He has an unenviable task before him In straightening out the tangled Atchlson accounts and arranging a now basis for re organization proceedings. Ho ought , however - over , to bo equal to the task It any rail road man Is equal to It , The creditors must esteem themselves fortunate tn having been ublo to unite with substantial unanimity upon a man for this most Important place who Is satisfactory to sll. Speaking about the decline and fall of po litical parties , the fact Is recalled that James E. Iloyd , a democrat , received over 70,00 ( votes for governor In ISflO. Two years later J. Sterling Morton , democrat , ran for gov ernor , receiving 44,000 votes. Last year Frank Irvine headed the democratic ticket for supreme Judge and received 37,000 votes. And now the Chicago Tribune admits that there are 15,000 democrats at large In Ne braska. Tom Reed must feel sorry that the tariff fight Is over. He had so much sport over the tariff bill while It was In the house that he can retain nothing but pleasant recol lections ot It , Heed's recollections are more pleasant than \YHson's anticipations. Ton l.utr , Too lintel New York Sun. God preserve the party that goes to the people with sucli a record ot perlldy , such u confession of dishonor ! I'roHprctivti I'limnclnl Alllnnrc. ChlcnRo Tilbune. George Gould and the prince of Wales arc Betting" to be > chummy. Albert Edward will be borrowing money of George pres ently. Scimtnrlitl 1'ln .Money. Detroit-Tree Pre . The wives of several well known senators are said to have'made ' from $1,000 to $ . " ,000 each In sugar .speculations. Probably they stood la with the servant girls , or with a son with a keen eycr for easy money. I'lendlnc fur U oHtvrn Support. Clc + elniid Plain Denier. It is by no means graceful In western newspapers to sneer at the efforts ot the eastern states to restrict Immigration. An excess of foreigners may have a tendency to greater envelopment of the western states , for only" "the better element of the Immigrants Hither through to the west. But In the cities of the past this Hood of foreign paupers means ; quite a different thills' . Republican. ) Can Hiullo. IniJlanapjills Journal. From a purel'y'partlsan ' standpoint repub licans can afford , to smile nt the predica ment the democracy has got Itself Into on account of tariff legislation , but from the point of American citizenship the shameful fact looms up that the truckling of congress to the sugar and coal speculators has in volved that body In the most disgraceful scandal known to the history of the country. AVnlt of tin' Sorrowful. Louisville Courier-Journal. One thing alone has the appearance , of being certain , and that Is that the men now in public life on the democratic side seem wholly Incapable ot dealing- adequately with the monster of protection , and that until we get a new set of Paladins , the cas tle of the Robber Barons , girt round about by the moats and dikes of corruption , Is safe against the assaults of an army le l by noodles and streaked with treason. Advocitto of the uiir Combine. ChlcBKO Times. Secretary Carlisle's letter to Senator Har ris , In which he deprecates the Introduction of a new free sugar bill , alleging that the revenues of the nation necessitate a , tax on sugar , Is but another proof of his In timate connection with the linn of Brlce , Gorman , Havnmeyer & Co. all through this sugar steal. The Income tax , properly ap plied , together with the Internal revenues and Imposts on tobacco , wines , liquors and other luxuries , would bring In ample rev enue to meet the expenses of the govern ment properly administered , and Mr. Car lisle knows It ns well as anybody els > e. AVcuvcr MnkrH ThriiiYeary. . Ohlf.iKO llernM. If a man like Weaver , who Is known to everybody as the head and front of the cheap money party , Is sent to congress as a democrat , or by the votes of democrats , the party will be held responsible , justly or unjustly , for his financial vagaries and heresies. The national democratic pnrtv wants no such Incubus. It Is committed to sound finance as It Is to tailff for leventio only. It must take no step backward. It must not be weighed down and sunk by protec tionist Germans or lint money Weavers. It Is to be hoped that the sound demo crats of the Ninth Iowa dlstilct will see to It that the national democrac-y shall have no such load us Weaver to carry. The I'rohlmn of Irrigation. ChlciKo Trlbun" . While the general government ought not to attempt the Irrigation of these lands , single Individuals cannot , The construction of canals and ditches , to irrigate a single quarter-section generally costs far more than one man can nay , and It is dllllcult to get a body of settlers to combine harmon iously to build Irrigation works. But the states may be able to do without undue ox- nenhe what settlers cannot and the general government should not do. It the. states can make anything out of the lands they reclaim let them do so. It Is not likely that their prollts will he large , even though they get the lands' for nothing. Their gain will bo In the increased acreage , produc tivity and population' . . . . . There Is not water' ' enough In the west to Irrigate all the demTt lands that the gov ernment -owns. , lovvi | large a proportion of them can be ni.viiu cultivable Is a mere matter of conjectuiens , yet. But If the ex periment which congress has determined to nmko proves to 1)6 A success , then further grants can be inutile" to the states on the same terms until > ull the land which can bo utilized has been Improved and Is settled on. o.v ott.v.i.v. Kansas City Stub : The revolt against Mr. Gorman In MMrVland continues to grow , but the devotion11 < o ? him In the senate re mains unimpaired. .Verily , a "profit" Is not without honor sayo In Its own country. St. Paul Globe' ; .We honestly hcpo that Arthur Puo Gorirhart will get the Maryland delegation to pre's.enthls ? name to the next national conventtbd' ns a presidential can didate. There are several million demo crats In this country who would Immenbely enjoy the sittingdswn on ho would get. Denver Hepubllcan : It Is not often that the senate comes olT victorious In a contest with the president , but It did so In the bat tle over the tariff bill. Mr. Cleveland has been completely defeated , and the victory belongs to the senators. It has been a good lesson to him , but probably Ita effect will bo merely to make htm more stubborn and mwo vindictive. Indianapolis Journal : Mr. Gorman , aided and abetted by Senator Mill , has "done up" the administration In the most complete and comprehensive manner , Gorman openly stuck a knife Into the president's ribs , und Mr. Hill , In the guise ot defending him , rubbed salt Into the wound and held him up before the country as a fit object to bo laughed at derisively. It was an artUtlc Jjb altogether , / ; i.v/i.i m ly ointx. Iresld nt Caslmlr-rcrlrr proposes not to pTinlt the rights which the eoinlUutUn con fers upon him to be disregarded or to be come obsolete These- rights are \cry com prehensive. The French president hai the light to dispose of the army nml navy ; he can conclude treaties and control the for- I'lgn relations of the republic by requiring the- submission to him of every note to be addressed to any other power , and by pro hibiting any dispatch leaving the foreign of- flee until It shajl have received his official sanction. He has the power of temo\al ami appointment over the entire civil service ; and thus he controls all the prefects of tie- inrtmont.i and the entire machinery of thr > police1. There U absolutely no limit to hu choice of n ministry. He can choose his cabinet from the Chamber nf Deputies or from the Senate Indiscriminately , or ho can entirely Ignore the members or the political complexion of either body In selecting his ministers. There1 Is no Inhibition In the con stitution that prevents him from looking to mold public opinion by addressing messages directly to the people. lie can twice during a legl&bllvc session adjourn the sittings of the legislature for a period of thirty days. If the ministries selected by him should be de feated , he can dissolve the Chamber of Deputies , with the assent of the Senate , and make an appeal to thu country to return a body of legislators who will act In accord with his policy. The president's sanction ID required In the enactment of any law which may be passed by the national legislature. A most Important political campaign Is on tn Sweden and Norway , the dominant Issue being whether or not the act of union be tween the countries shall be maintained. That was the chief question before the late Storthing , which was elected In 1891. There was n radical majority In that body , and at first the administration was also radical. In Norway radical docs not mean socialist , as in England and France , but republican and anti-Swedish. Accordingly , open attacks were made again and again upon the sys tem of Joint diplomatic and consular service for the two kingdoms , and upon the authority of the crown Itself. Relations between the ChrlstlanU and Stockholm governments were seriously strained , even to the extent ot talk about actual force. An open collision seemed Imminent. Then the radical ministry resigned. So far as the radical campaign 'flgalnst Sweden was concerned , this \\as a great tactical mistake. For the rrowti , and for the temporary peace of the dual realm , It was a good thing. Thenceforth the radicals were Impotent. They passed votes ot censure - sure against the conservative ministry , which the latter calmly Ignored. They passed vari ous acts of legislation hostile to the crown , which the crown vetoed. They could not compel the ministry to resign , although It was In the minority , and without the execu tive as well as the legislative power they were helpless beyond more agitation. Tin1 sessions were , therefore , singularly barren of tangible results. The veto of the crown Is , however , not final , but merely suspensive , And while It was possible to keep a minority administration In olllce for a year , that procedure ceduro could not be repeated with the new Storthing should It contain a radical ma jority. The result of the balloting Is there' fore awaited with the keenest Interest , botl at Chrlstlanla and Stockholm. It the radicals win by a good majority they aie morally cer tain to renew at once their battle for disso lution of the union. And , with legislative and executive both In their hands. It Is dif ficult to see how they can bo restrained , un less by actual military force. They are Ir reconcilable. There Is no possible compro mise that would satisfy them , no concession that would for a moment check their ardor for Independence. They mean to be free from Sweden , and to have a republic Instead of a monarchy ; and If they carry the elec tions , as they are straining every nerve to do , a formal legislative decree to that effect may be expected. * < The revised edition of the political cate chism Issued recently by the central organ ization In Berlin ot the German conserva tives shows the growing coolness between that party and the throne. The chapter de voted to "Monarchy" contained In all the former editions two dogmatic passages lay ing down "as an Inherited prerogative of the crown the unquestionable right of the sovereign to assert his authority even by the exercise of his own personal \vlll. " To try to assign any limits to the absolute power of the monarch was described as an impertinence of which only the vanity ot an overweening opposition , stimulated by dema gogues , could be guilty. Further on con servatives were taught "never to forget that the sovereign Is surrounded by coun cillors who represent , as It were , the quintes sence of the political wisdom and adminis trative ability of the whole nation , and whose voices are heard In every utterance which falls from ths sovereign's lips. " Both these passages have been expunged from the new and revised edition. A correspondent of a London newspaper remarks that "these omissions , deliberately made under the of ficial Imprimatur ot the conservative party , are mcro significant than the most violent articles uliich the Kreuz Zcltung has pub lished. Unless one fully realizes the grim earnestness of the German mind , It Is dllll cult always to treat seriously the grotesque charges brought from day to day against the present chancellor. They Indicate a pro found change In the attitude and In the methcds of the old conservative party , which las hitherto. In unwavering devotion to the Hohenzollern dynasty , steadily controlled for generations past the destinies of Prussia , und : hrough her moulded those of Germany. A permanent estrangement between the throne ind those who have hitherto considered ; hemselves Its chartered champions cannot fall to have the most far-reaching Inlluence upon the whole political life of the nation. " # * The bill to make eight hours a legal day's work in British mines may pass the Commons nt this session. A few years ago it passed the second reading , but was shelved because of the strong opposition t : t which developed among the m tiers them selves. If 1' fails again the same cause will be responsible , for the minors in North- imberland have voted In their unions against ts compulsory features. The law , If one s enacted. Is moro likely to bo an optional one , requiring the consent of the men be- 'oro It goes Into operation , than a manda- : ory fixing of forty-eight hours as a week's work. The other eight-hour bill , which was 'or the benefit of the cotton mill workers , ms been withdrawn by the member who ntroducod It. This member Is a Lancashire nlll owner who thought It would bo well o have the opinion of the operatives In ils own mill before ho pressed the olght- lour bill lo a vote. Ho ordered the change at home , therefore , but found It so un- lopular among the workpeople , after a two- nonths' trial , that ho ent back to the old hours. The principal opposition to the change ) came from the piece workers , who could not earn as much In eight hours as before. This seems to bo the rule through out the mill districts , the piece workers are opposed to the eight-hour day , aiM .their op- losltlon will probably defeat the bill In the Commons. * However anxious Russia may bo to fish n the troubled waters of the Corean war , no overt step like the occupation of Corean errltory can be taken without Involving Jreat Britain , whoso complete command of ha sea renders a Ilusslan movement on Jorea dangerous , H Is altogether probable , herefore , that thu present war will ba fought out by China and Japan , with England be- ilnd China nml Russia In sympathy with Japan , without passing beyond the orlglml cause of difference. To the north Japan lus nuch to ftar from Russia , but her Insular losltlon saves her from the Irritating con- act between Russia and China. To the lat er Russia ceded In the treaty of ISS1 the only territory , 111 , from which the czar's ( lag has retreated tn Central Asia In 200 years of conquest. At the other extremity it the long boundary between Russia and Milna there Is another cause of difference n the steady How of Chinese Immigrants nto Usurla und along the Amur from Man- hurla , which U fast displacing Hustslin olonlas. From England China has nothing o fuar , from Unsaid much , and when the truggla over Asia nt length conies between lussla and England , China Is th only \slatlc power which could force Russia to ofend Us frontiers , a sufficient reason for ho pains England Is taking to aid China and eatrlct Japanuo operations. A movement similar to that among the lorthern Slavs Is beginning to attract at- entlon In the southern provinces of Austria. A short time ago the Slavonian delegates In IT ij Shall the Party Commit Itself to a Tattooed ijJ Standard Bearer ? The candidacy of Thomas J. Majors con the following bill , certified to by T. J. fronts the republican party of Nebraska as Majors as president of the senate , was placed a menace to Its success tn the Impending In the hands ot the auditor and n warrant campaign. To elevate him to the position ol for J75 was Issued to W. M. Taylor ns bat- standard bearer will place the party on the nice due for alleged scrvfcca In the senate defensive and subject It to a galling fire that for the last fifteen days ot the month : TI1H TULL-TALi : CURTll'lCATQ. lr Services a * > , . . . Mileagef .mUetutlOeenl permltc , ' / . . . . ! ? / JL Deduct amount ifYuirM , _ . - , < Jtolanecttne , Lincoln , . . .S/tfsfa . / I3J1. f hereby ce > tlfy that the Move account It correct un < Miuf , ami hat not been ; xilit , 2 < reMfn7 jjv i-vf t _ _ - i/ / &erelarv , Krainlned r ciuy. Xccchfil nf T.Il.IuXjroxA Mhlvrof \\\immtXo.(2.f/u7.Amonntt \ \ > It could not withstand. Every candidate and every party leader on the stump would bo compelled to champion the candidacy of a man who Is tattooed with a record of In- delllulo Infamy. They would bo confronted at every crossroad with the story of the forged census returns that scandalized the state at the national capital und placed a stigma upon the man whom tha people of this commonwealth had honored with a place In the halls of congress as their representa tive. They would bo confronted with the moro recent misbehavior of that same ex- congressman while acting In capacity of president of the state senate. During two sessions of the legislature IP which he occupied the responsible and honor able position ot presiding olficer.of the upper house by virtue of his election as lieutenant governor , Mr. Majors was notoriously a tool and capper for the corporation lobby , and exerted all his power and Influence during each session ot the legislature to promote jobbery and assist boodle schemes and ob struct , sidetrack and defeat all railway reg ulation bills and measures to curb the rapac ity cf corporate monopoly. SCANDALIZED THE STATE. During the session ot 1S9I the state was scandalized by the abduction ot Senator Taylor , a populist , who had been elected on the anti-monopoly platform , which pledged him to support a maximum rate law. It Is notorious that Taylor was on confidential terms with Lieutenant Governor Majors , and especially with his private sec retary , Walt M. Seely. There Is no doubt whatever that Majors and Secly must have known of the plot to abduct Taylor In order to keep him from casting his vote for the Nowberry maximum rate bill. Taylor's abduction created such a sensa tion that even If Majors had not been ad vised about the plot he could not have been Ignorant of the fact that Taylor had disap peared. The fact that Majors directed the sergeant-at-arms to have Taylor arrested shows absolute knowledge on the part of Majors of the disappearance of Taylor. The records of the auditor's office show that Taylor had drawn $2G2.40 as his pay and mileage for the session up to the time of his abrupt departure In the middle of March , On March 31 , when the session closed. The above Is a fac simile of the ccrtlficatt signed by Lieutenant Governor Majors and approved by the- auditor , as now on file In the office of the auditor of stato. The warrant for $75 was cashed by Wall M. Seely , private secretary of the lieutenant governor , and pocketed by him. Taylor never received a penny of this money fraudu lently procured by the connivance of the lieutenant governor. This act alone stamps Thomas J. Majors as a dangerous man In any public office. When he certified that Taylor had served through the entire term ho knowingly and wit tingly committed a grave crime that laid him liable not only to Impeachment , but to prosecution In the criminal courts. Had Majors certified to a fraudulent voucher In the army , or duplicated Jils own pay in the army pay roll , ho would have been court martlaled and cashiered In dis grace. Where the offense was as flagrant as the Taylor voucher fraud , ho would have been made to servo a sentence In a military prison. Is this the kind of a man the re publicans of Nebraska are asked to mnko chief executive of state and commandor-ln- chtct of the military forces of the common * wealth ? THE SENATE OIL ROOM. The climax of Infamy on the part of the lieutenant governor was the conversion of his private office adjoining the senate cham ber Into a legislative oil room , tn which liquor was dispensed freely to members of the senate who were addicted to drink , and to lobbyists , male and female , who resorted to the room for debauching the law makers. Every fellow who belonged to the gang carried a Yale lock key lu his pocket so as to have access at all times , night or day , when the senate was In session or at recess , to the demijohns and decanters filled with choice brands of liquor , with which the lieu tenant governor's room was generously sup plied regardless of cxpcnso by tUo corporate ! concerns whoso bills wore to bo logrolled throuch and whoso Interests wcro to ba protected by the bland , affable and accom modating lieutenant governor. Can republicans stultify themselves and Jeopardize their cause by placing a man with such a record at the head of the ticket ? THE TELL-TALE TAYLOR ORDER. HSU. UWKHUCOUUVf. GHuunte. ? r cfHlff ? < / ltl . / * ! > / l 4J < < ry The above Is a fac simile of the order of the abducted ox-senator authorizing Walt Seely to receipt the vouchers and warrants for his unearned salary. It will bo noted that the order Is In the handwriting' of Walt M. Seely , private secretary of Lieutenant the Rolchsrath demanded of government the establishment of public schools at the cost of the state for the benefit of the Slave nians and Creations resident In Trieste. A demand Is now made for the separation of the territory of Trieste from the harbor and the Introduction of a system of local self-government in the separated district. Thu recent declaration of Kmporor Francis Jo seph , that he would never consent to a divi sion of Tyrol , shows that there It little pros pect that the deslies of the Slavonian In habitants of Trieste will bo attained , but It Is notice iblo that both In northern and bouth- ern Austria the efforts ot the Slavic ele ments are directed to a division of the mon archy. rOKTIV JVHTH3K , H. JlrklKCs. In Mfo. Wo vo heaid of the summer girl too much , We aru tlruil of the modes and HlylOH Uy which she endeavors to lure und clutch Unwary youth In her wiles. Why hasn't thu poet extolled In rhyrnu The girl who dlsciectly KOCH Away from town for a quiet time , And to get a rest from her beaux ? Why doesn't ho sing of the maid whoso soul U attuned to nature's tone , Who prufeis , by hut self , through the woods to stioll , . And to gaze t the moon alone ? Why cannot he chant of those girls that tnko Two gowns and a sailor hat , And hlu away to some loudly luke Which never a limn Ib ut ? Why shouldn't thn poet adopt thlx plan Vur u. change ? I will tell you whys llecauxi ) IIB'H , In general , a truthful man , And lie doesn't llko to llu , Governor Majors. It purports to bo dated at Portland , Ore. , but Is written on an of ficial blank , headed with the name of the lieutenant governor , at the senate chamber , Lincoln , Neb. , with the data line left blank , except the figures 1891 , MIllTIl Iff NIHHIT MKTHIt. Judge : Jones I believe all the olectilo cars In thin country me controlled by for- clgneis. Urown What makort you think so ? Jones Because they are run by poles. Truth : Husband What ? Another new ilrpsH ? You say Unit tlrt'HS In worn out ? Wife You , my darling , I've WIIIH It out twice , und to receptions both tlmeH. Atchlson Globe : Homo one should devise a new style of nlKht shirts for the men. The-y ( ire so ugly they nro enough to muke a brldu sit up ull night. Richmond Dispatch : It IH nut the woman who fires up thu quickest that makes thu best match. AtchlHon aiohe : What has berntnn of the old-fashioned chinch member who wouldn't go to u circus ? Buffalo Courier : Don't expect too much of thu young housi-kcupor. For Instance , mi wumun i.vcr made good bread until she got her hand In , Indlutiupolls Journal : "I presume you funny men aim to deul with questions of the hour , < lu you not ? " "Oh , yes. I calculate that there hnvo been written no II-HH thun G.WX ) Jokes about thu young man who does not know when It la time for him to go home. " LOOKING FORWARD. WuHlilnulon Htar. Coal and sugar and Iron ; Iron and xugur and coal ; Your cuse-s wo'H try In ( ho MWtnit by am ) by , fin rust uhlle thu ugeH roll. When we heat with electric : currents When aluminum rnlln wu sue , And wo gather our nwecta From now-fannied bcclH , You will probably all be fre