Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAIJjY U1QJ8 : FRIDAY , APRIL 12 , 1805.
THE OMAHA DAILY
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ra n. TZSOIIUCK.
Bworn to lpfore me ami snlirrlbeil In my pres
ence thin 2il day of March. IVjS.
( f rnl ) N. P. FKII . Notary Public.
Nobody over snld thiit Ilia cnnnl pro-
rioters wuro not hustlers.
Moat In.opoctor Isrsicl Frank lias lint !
Ids pains niul labors for nothing after
all.
Governor McKlnlcy will probably bo
up In Maine tbo next time we hear from
him.
Miimc.'ipolls people won't be able to
'Intuit St. I'mil with having u namesake
.warship too slow to slide Into the water.
Mr. Gully will hnvo the advantage of
Mr. llffd in the risht to the title of
speaker for only a brief period of some
fight months.
Think of all the good champngue that
in regularly wasted in christening tlie
numerous new vessels that arc uimu-
ally launciied from the ship yards.
The < pu > sl for Judicial ermine in Lan
caster county will have to be confined
to a contest of the existing judge-ships
of the district court for Unit county.
Governor Ilolcomb vetoed only four
bills during the continuance of the leg
islative session , but lie has made up
for lost time since the legislature went
lioine.
It will now be In order for Johnston
nnd UlfUotts. the two eminent cbartei
tinkers , to explain to the citizens ol
Omaha who Induced them to imitllak
this charter.
If the people can be made to believe
that the services of the present city
oomph-oiler are Indispensable to then
they will have no hesitation In reelectIng
Ing him to olllce next fall.
That Arkansas grand jury Is certainlj
overstepping the limits of southern gal
lautry when it goes so far as to Indie
prominent society women for winninp
prlxes at progressive euchre.
Comptroller Olson's term hns nnt beei
extended "as agreed on , " and the cltl
SHMIS of Omaha will be under the din
necessity of finding somebody who cu :
run that olllce from and after nex
January.
When it comes to trapping the de
moeracy of Illinois into a declaratloi
for free sliver at 1(1 ( to 1 there are several
oral democratic statesmen In that stall
who will Insist on being heard on tin
other side.
The various members of the Douglas
legislative delegation have been bii'ij
over since the session closed standing
on the street corners walling for Uiel
friends to congratulate them on tbel
work as legislators. Most of them an
Btlll waiting.
Only three republican members of tin
city council who voted to endorse UK
retrenchment report of the finance com
inlttee were ready to vote for the re
trcnelinient ordinances when the tes
came. This is not a very creditable
showing for the republican majority li
.the council.
Under tbo benign legal theory tha
tbo supreme court can never be mis
taken In It.s Interpretation of the law
nnd the constitution , there can be noth
Ing In the recent Income tax declsloi
Inconsistent with or repugnant to anj
one o [ the numerous precedents whlel
.that court has set In cases affecting tin
power of congress to Impose federa
taxes.
There ought to be no dllllculty li
Securing the requisite 2f > 00 signature !
to the petition for a special election 01
the canal bond proposition. There I
nothing to prevent even an opponen
of the proposition from signing the pe
tlljon. If the question Is hound ti
come up , both friends iml opponent
should be glad to have the matter set
tied at the earliest possible moment.
Constant changes In the managemon
of an educational institution like tin
State university are not conducive t (
uteady progress In the work that li
lielng done by It. The necessity of re
placing Chancellor Canlleld by soiiu
one nut so familiar with the needs o
.the university , owing to the former'
resignation , Is therefore to be regretted
.Chancellor Canlleld has without tinea
lion donu a great deal to advance th
Interests of higher education , not onlj
among the students under him , bu
.throughout the whole state , and his de
partmv will be a distinct loss to Ne
bmska. At the same time we feel con
fldent that the university will contlnui
.to go forward , If not at the same pac
us ilurlntr the last few years , no les
uurely and steadily.
tr/m/f JUTHF 1XTFMKST1
Governor Ilolcomb hns signed the bill
. .jts.ied by tlio legislature with the
emergency clause reducing Uie rate of
Interest on outstanding state warrants
from 7 to 5 per cent. There had been
enacted previously during the session n ,
law to the same effect , but without the
emergency clause. The result of the
approval of the Bceond net with the
emergency clause will be to make the
reduced rate of Interest go into effect
at once.
That part of the law relating to state
warrants Is brief and to the point. It
reads : "All warrants Issued by the
iropi-r authorities of the state 8hn.ll
raw Interest at the rate of 5 per cent
er iiniium from the date of their
resentatlon for payment. " As to war-
ants Issued or presented for payment
ftcr the signature of the bill by Ihc
overnor , there can be no question of
lie rate of Interest they shall bear ,
hey will draw Interest nt the rate1 of
per cent. I'.ut what about the unpaid
nrrants already outstanding ? The
arrant brokers are maintaining tlin * .
liese draw Interest at the old rate of
per cent from the time of registration
Jilll they shall be called In for pay-
neat. They are pnrtlctilarly solicitous
bout the . 00,000 of relief upproprlu-
lon warrants which were promptly
Irawn and registered at the earliest
lo.'islble moment after they were
itilhorizcd. There are , however ,
[ rounds for the contention that all the
iiitstandtug state warrants ceased to
Iraw interest at more than 5 per cent
he moment the now law went Into
'orce. They are of course entitled to
per cent for the time between regls-
atiim and the day the emergency
clause became effective. But there Is
10 warrant of law for paying the old
ate of Interest after the operation of
lie new statute.
It Is to he presumed that the warrant
irokers will Immediately raise the cry
if contract rights which cannot be In.
validated. They will claim that the
eglstrntlon of a warrant creates a con-
ract binding the state to pay the then
. xlstlng rate of Interest upon it. They
will say that this rate cannot bo re-
incorl before payment without violating
i contract agreement. On the othet
mud , there are many of the element !
of contract wanting. These warrant !
would draw no Interest nt. all were 1
not for statutory enactment. The rate
[ if interest Is fixed by law. not agreed
- upon between two contracting parties.
If the legislature- undertook to raise the
rate of Interest paid we may he sure
every warrant holder would he quick
to attempt to take advantage of the
increased rate from the moment the law
went into operation. The state authoi-
Ities should bo no less watchful of the
state's resources. I'mlcr the law the
rnk > of interest on warrants from and
after April 10 Is 5 per cent. If the
holders of outstanding warrants think
themselves entitled to more let them
establish their claim by an appeal to
the supreme court.
F.llhl'ttK OF Atfll-TimST MfilSLATlON.
A dispatch from IMttsburg reports the
distribution of stock and the election
of ofilcers by the reorganized Plate
G'ass trust. The combination of man
ufacturers of plate glass Is made for the
distinct purpose of controlling produc
tion and regulating prices. Its well-
understood design IH to repress compe
tition , and with this done the price of
plate glass will be advanced to what
ever price the trust may decide upon
as expedient. The character of this
combination Is unquestionably hostile
to the anti-trust law
, which is still on
the federal statute books , lint there is
no doubt that the trust will be allowed
to carry put its plans without Interfer
ence , just as do the other combinations
which violate the law. Recently forty-
live companies that have been engaged
In the mining of coal In the Hocking
valley , Ohio , were formed Into one
great combination and will hereafter
do business iu the latter capacity. It
does not , of course , call Itself ,
but none the less It is one. Its ad
mitted object Is to force the price of
Its product higher and Its plans tr that
end have already been made and will
be put Into operation at once. This
combination , also , there Is every rea
son to expect , will be permitted to
carry out its purpose without Interfer
ence from those charged with the en
forcement of the law , although Its ex
istence is obviously against public policy
and In violation of the law. The
United Slates School Furniture com-
paity has been declared by an Illinois
court to be a trust. It was shown In
11 suit brought against the company
by the attorney general of Illinois that
It was organized to limit the output and
control the prices of practically all the
pchool furniture factories In the United
States. The combination , however , will
doubtless continue to do business ac
cording to the plans anil policy It has
laid out for itself , with the result of
compelling the people to pay a great
deal more for school furniture than If
there was free competition In Its man
ufacture.
The federal anti-trust law of 1SK ! )
was Intended to reach combinations of
this kind , but It has proved valueless ,
except In a single comparatively unim
portant Instance. In the case agt'inst
the Sugar trust it was virtually dis
credited by the supreme court of the
rnlted States , as It had been by the
lower courts. The present attorney gen
eral of the United States Is unfriendly
to the law and will make no effort to
give It a further test , although pro
fessedly In sympathy with the presi
dent In opposition to trusts and com
binations. Under these circumstances
the conditions are highly favorable to
the growth of trusts and additions to
their number . .re to be expected with
the revival of business. It will , per
haps , have to be admitted that the pres
ent law Is a dead letter. At any rate
It Is pretty well assured that It will be
during the term of the present admin
istration. Hut It cannot he admitted
that the government does not possess
the power to protect the people from
the exactions of monopolistic combina
tions , and , having the power , a way
must be found to exert It. There ought
to be a very vigorous demand upon the
ueit congress to earnestly consider this
subject with n view to providing legisla
tion that will not fall of Its purpose.
U Is not n party question , for men of
all parties agree that combinations or
ganized for the purpose of destroying
competition , limiting production nnd
controlling prices are Inimical to the
public Interests , nnd should be sup
pressed. Until the trade nml business
of the country Is freed from the opera-
ons and the Influence of trusts and of
11 forms of organized monopoly they
niiiiot'be placed on a sound , safe and
eallhy basis.
The fact that within the past two
veeks there has been a material ad-
mice In the price of meat and a further
icrease Is threatened Is n matter of
Hal Interest to almost every household
i the land. An addition of three or
our cents a pound to the price of meat
leans for many families a considerable
iicreaso In the cost of living , while tethers
thers It means the exclusion of
neat from their table or its
ise only occasionally. The aggregate
ddltlou to the living expenses of the
k'holc iK-ople from such an advance In
neat Is very large. The matter Is ,
herefore , manifestly of such impor-
ancc , broadly considered , as to war-
suit an Inquiry as to Its causes. There
s a. belief that the advance in the price
if meat is not due wholly to natural
: ondltlons.
That there Is a reduced supply is
ihown by the best available statistics ,
but it Is thought not to be so great us to
ivarrant. the large Increase In the price.
t Is estimated that there arc about
U.000,000 less beef cattle and 0,000,000
ess sheep in the country now than a
rear ago , the reduction in the former
lelng about oyt per cent and In the
alter about 1 ! > per cent. The advance
n the price of meat is from 15 to L'"i
) er cent , which is out of proportion to
he reduced supply. It Is alleged that
here Is a beef trust whose manlpula-
ions are responsible for the excessive
idvance , ami it is quite possible then1
s ground for this charge. The cattle
aisers say that such a combination ex-
sts and that It Is getting all the benefit
from the advance. It Is easy to under
itand that the great packers might
unite under existing conditions to forci
up prices , for It Is rarely that they have
so favorable an opportunity to exact
tribute from the meat consumers of the
country. At any rate It appears to be
he impression at Washington Unit there
is something of this kind and the sec
retary of agriculture has Instructed the
chief of the bureau of animal industry
to obtain data regarding the supply and
prices of cattle at the leading packing
points for the first three months of the
present year , from which it may be de
termined how far the increased price of
meat Is to be ascribed to a diminished
supply. Agents of the bureau are also
to make thorough inquiry as to whether
there Is any combination for putting up
the price of beef products while putting
down the per capita price of cattle.
The Investigation thus ordered is timely
and will probably be productive of good
results. If there , is a cattle trust It
would be well for the people to know
it.
One effect of the advance In the price
of meat will probably be to Induce the
farmers of the country to raise more
cattle and sheep than before , though
of course this will depend upon whether
the advance la maintained. At this
season of the year the consumption of
meat falls off and the reduction will
be much greater than usual because of
the increase In price , so that It is possi
ble the advance will not be long main
tained.
nisoirxixa
Tlio Journal has no means of knowing
whether the "A. P. A. " orRanlzatlon was In
favor or opposed to the net amending the
law for the appointment of the Omaha Board
of Police and Fire Commissioners , but It
they favored It , It was a , proof of wisdom.
State Journal.
There is none so blind as he who will
not see and there Is none so deaf as
he who will not hear. The Iturllngton
organ may have no means of knowing
whether the A. P. A organization was
In favor of the police commission bill ,
but It had ample means of knowing that
every active A. P. A. agitator was
working for It and doing his level best
to have It passed. It may he a proof
of wisdom on the part of the legisla
ture to do the bidding of George W.
Coveil , ex-captain of the confederate
states army and law partner of A. S.
Churchill , ex-prohibition agitator , rein
forced by Johnny Thompson , ,11m Win-
spear , George H. Stryker , Israel Frank ,
Dr. Savllle , Peter Schwenck , Henry
Khronpfort , L. M. Anderson W. R. Gib
son and other dark lantern patriots , lint
we venture the prediction that when the
citizens of Omaha shall at the next city
election pass upon this conspiracy to
use the police and lire department for
partisan and sectarian ends It will prove
to have been an egregious blunder ,
which may cost the republican parly
thousands of votes.
It was to have been expected , how
ever , that the organ of the Iturllngton
czar would commend the action by
which the republican party was com
mitted to sectarianism in politics against
the best Judgment of men whose loyalty
to republican principles has never been
called In question. If any proof was
wanting to show that the pernicious
police commission bill has not met with
popular favor In this city the fact that
Its progenitors are trying to disown
the paternity of their offspring affords
an Index of what Is sure to happen
when the day of reckoning comes.
Kven Johnny Thompson , who Is pre
sumed to voice the sentiment of the
clique that hypnotized the Douglas dele-
gallon , dlsclaliiiM that the police bill was
engineered in Hie Interest of the A. P.
A. All such disclaimers are simply
attempts to hoodwink men who resent
the high-handed attempt to centralize
the executive powei' In the hands of the
dark lantern junta by cutting off the
mayor from connection with the police
and making the police and flro depart
ments hotbeds of political activity.
The failure of the South Dakota leg
islature to make appropriation for the
maintenance of the militia leaves that
state In a very unfortunate predica
ment. The governor had made an ap
peal to the militia to ivlaln their organi
zation at tln'r ' expeime of the Individual
members , bfl | he Idea prevails that
they will neb consent to this additional
burden. TII § ' ( { mergency Is liable to
arise at anyuionient in any state when
the aid of Jewell equipped militia be-
omes of tin * 'utmost Importance. The
se of military force should be the last
sort In cnfo'rclhg the law , but It is note
o be denlei 'tl t occasions may arise
fhen the useoTi such force becomes an
bsolute necessity. Without a mllltla
governor of South Dakota would
0011 exhaust.KIs power to call upon the
'itlzens ' for assistance and would bo
irced to appeal to federal authority
vliere perhaps all that Is needed Is a
ew companies of state troops. For the
ext two years It will behoove the peo-
le of that state to get along without
ny serious Instances of resistance to
he state authority.
Stralclili-iiliig llin Kinks.
d 1 obo-Democra t.
It woulJ bo well If the supreme court
3UM pet at all the legislation of the Fifty-
lilrd congress.
lliu Sprlntr '
Ni-iv Ynrlc Tribune.
"Spring medicine" of the blllcresl f-orl Is
elng administered lo Hi p or ol'l democracy
: i copious doses IhlH sonsun. II IH aboul ns
groeulile lo llio patient ns bonsset tea is lo
fever and ague sufferer in a malarious
elghborhood ,
a
Doe * tin AViuit tlio Knrtli ?
Detroit 1'rff Press.
Senator Vryc has won a tlllo ns the wild
man from Jlnlne , and there Is a fear thai
le will Ulck a muss In tlie universe by In-
Istlng that this country annex some of tin ?
utlyhiR planets. There Is no Idea llial III *
iianla would be appeased by a glfl of. Ihe
arlh.
A I'orUuniKOlrrmintnnco. .
Dubuque Tolesrnph.
It Is fortunate for Nebraska that so hon-
sl , able and fearless a man as Ilolcomb Is
Is governor. Olherwlse many bills rushed
hrouKh Ihe leglslalure al the recent session
n corporate inli'rest and by means of
bribery would become laws. As it Is they
vlll fall.
Tint VRiilnliIng Clmiils.
Kansas City Star.
The atmospheric clouds which have re
cently brought rain and nnow to Nebraska
'armers have caused the flnnnclal clouds to
> o partially dissipated , nnd the aRHcultur-
Ists arc nlmo t ns hopeful ns th'y were be
fore misfortune came. Oo.-'d . crops this year
may not make the fnrmers rich , but they
will BO a Ions way toward making them In-
ilependent once more.
Tlmn for .Mlnsloimry Work.
Philadelphia Times.
The only safety to the republicans for ISM
s In Immediate nnd earnest efforts to rally
the party on the platform of sound imney.
If they wliall fall to do so , and the demo-
. rats shall have the \vl. = dom to prollt by re-
[ inblloan error , the election of a democratic
president would be regarded as nmons the
possibilities In the next national Inttle.
This Is the time for missionary work In
both parties. '
Cnninron'M Crip In IitiiK < ir.
Imllanapol's Journal.
The report comes from Pennsylvania that
ex-Postmaster .General Wnnamaker Is lay-
Ins the wiresto , succeed Don Cameron as
United StateH .senator , and that he and Gov
ernor Hastings are working together to rele-
pute both Cameron and Quay to the rear.
Governor Hastings Is said to be tin aspirant
for the presidential nomination. If Mr.
Wnnamaker sets out to get Cameron's place
the latter will have nn opponent such as he
has never met.ln the past.
I'orvortPil tor Jlnrrminry I'lirposcs.
riill.iclelphla Times.
Judge White of Indiana , In n decision
from the bench , declares the opinion that
the oleomargarine law "Is of no benefit to
the farmer or dairyman. " He Insists that
"tho multitudinous lawsuits are not Insti
tuted for their prott-ctlon , " and that "like
all similar acts > \vhbre the Infor'mer gets' '
share of the line , It Is pr-tty frequently per
verted for mercenary purposes and to the
encouragement of disreputable practices. "
The position taken .by Judg * White Is em
inently sound and one that the farming In
terests will some endorse when they cease
to make the sale of butter a political Issue.
Must I'rovr : i lldiiinrrnnff ,
Ilc.itrlrp Tribune.
The American of Omalui comes out thlf
week with exclamations of adoration and
praise for tb" exhibition of partisan wisdom
shown bv the legislature In passing the
Omaha Fire and t'ollce Commission bill
over the populist governor's veto. II
praises nil the legislators who voted for It
and , of courae , cries "Abrec" before Toir
Malors , who l ft hH farm to lead a powerful
lobby to light the governor. The spiteful
nnd revengeful disposition of Tom Is , ol
course , commendable ( ? ) It Is republican
you know ; but we may suggest to tin
American that Its attitude on this questlor
Is rather too suggestive : the partisan gin
which it handles may shoot both ways.
A l.lltlo C.ooil vllli tlin llnil.
Kenrnoy Hub.
The work of the late Nebraska legislature
presents a. peculiar combination of the good
had and Indifferent. The really good wort
of Mie session was the passage of the Irri
gation bills , the re-enactment of a becl
sugar bounty law , the making of n largi
relief nnd seed grain donation , nnd the sub
mission of n iiumbFr of greatly needed con-
ntltutlonal amendments. Another good en-
nctment Is the nmi'iided township organiza
tion law , which provides for a board ol
seven , to be chosen from districts , bul
otherwise retaining the principal features ol
township organization. The HL-ssion was un
necessarily prolonged , nnd both houses were
s'vnmped with bills proposing new laws , nm
it is a wonder , considering everything , thai
as much good came out of the session as
finally appears.
I'l'.Ol'Lr. AXlt 21Il.\US.
The consensus of opinion Is to the clTecl
that Doston's Lansing Is a crude , Intemper
ate spouter.
Mayor Swift of Chicago swings the axe will
all the grace and effectiveness of a Chines
executioner.
It Is soothing to the humbled pride of St
Paul to know that her Philadelphia natnesakt
has slipped Into the swim.
Spaaker Gully commands a salary of ? 25.00
a year , a residence and the title of "Tin
first commoner In England. "
A call on Central for connection with tin
Standard Telephone company elicits the suggestive
gostivo reply , "They're talking. "
The persistent , noisy advocacy of "frci
and unlimited coinage" tends to dlsprovi
the charge that sliver is not "sound" money
The bills proposing a tax on bachelors In
traduced In several legislatures show tha
the single tax dotiUine has broken out In i
fresh spot. 'i\ !
The survlvora of Uio Third Army corpi
will hold their Clinton this year on Mil ;
G , at Hadlcy , M p5tjtho blrthplaco of Oen
era ! Hooker , first commander of the corps.
Under the benign Influence of civil servlei
the weather Is so eminently satisfactory tha
the mere suggestion of placing the bureai
under political control Is a menace to peaci
and order.
Since the Inauguration of reform In Clil
cage an agfirtevM ; { person may readily ob
tain Judgment against neighboring heavens
A verdict for $5ijlW9 Jias already been rea
dered , yet the angvls'are not alarmed eve
the prospect of new attachments.
The Cedar Uaplds rta. ) Gazette Is publish
Ing a series of pictures of railroad depots
Illustrating the uWulles of ancient archltec
ture. It Is prabiT : > tfk tl.o Omaha relic o
forgotten mound tnVPi'tM will presently graci
the Gazette's gallery , of.art. It would be In
complete without It.
The legislature of Wisconsin some week :
ago voted with great unanimity In favor o
free passes , coupled with an Intimation to tin
effect that the movement for their aholltloi
was not sanctioned by the people. In thl
they were neatfy fooled. An advocate of tin
reform quietly polled the voters at the towi
elections , and petition ! containing 70.001
names have already bombarded thefeglsla
ture In favor of pay or walk.
Colorado lit about to give a grand reccptloi
to the lilg four of the silver crusade , and In
cldentally push the 1C to 1 Issue to the front
Kor the present , however , the effort I
doomed to failure. Another Issue looms U |
In the fore-ground and overshadows all others
That Is , which of the rival newspapers ac
cumulated a scoop on the Income tax de
clslon ? A dozen claim the honor. Until tin
question U Bellied there Is no ro-m for ex
traneoua discussion ,
nr rovu tnrxa.
Washington Post : Meanwhile ve licpo that
both Nicaragua ami Venezuela will Ma ml
upon their dignity and their rights and re-
me > T.-bcr tliat the United 3UtM Is to bo
reckoned with at some stage of the proceed
ings not a very advanced one , either , by
the way.
Buffalo Express : Our Interest In prevent
ing European aggression on tills sldo of the
glebe Is much tlie s.nne as the British Inter
est In opposing Russian or French advances
on the borders of India. U Is both senti
mental nnd practical , It would seem that
Minister Uayard ought easily to convince the
British foreign olllce of this It he can do
nothing more.
Hoston Transcript : Thcie are considera
tions which should make us careful to FO ;
that the Monroe doctrine fits the case before
application of It Is attempted. Kor Instance ,
If a swindling South American government
set up by some military adventurer commits
a gross outrage on the rights and property
of a European living peaceably within Its
Jurisdiction , It Is not the place nor the obliga
tion of the United States to say tint the
country of which the sufferer Is a subject
shall not be permitted to exact compensation
for the wrongs be has sustained. President
Monroe's declaration of the famous doctrine
was never Intended to mean that the United
States took upon Its shoulders the responsi
bilities of all the governments of the > two
Americas.
I ) > nver Republican : Our government
awaits with deep Interest the answer that
Nicaragua will make to England In response
to the demand of the latter for the payment
of nn Indemnity on account of the expulsion
of the Urltlsh consul. In the event that
Nicaragua should refuse to concede to the
English demand. It might become necessary
for the f nltcil States to Interfere for the pro
tection of Nicaragua against the oppression
of a European power. This would b ? In Hue
with the Monroe doctrine. That doctrine
might compel the United States to assume n
modified protectorate over nil the nations ol
South and Central America , but even In that
case It should be adhered to. National honor
is involved In its .maintenance , nnd the loss
of prestige which Its abandonment would In
volve would cost more than a war with Eng
land.
IOWA 1'HKSS CU31MKXT ,
Cedar Itaplds Gazette : Iowa farmers are
said to bo looking for land In the southeast
ern part of North Carolina. There Is land
there , but a man who has boon used to tlie
fertile soil of Iowa might not recognize It ns
such.
Sioux City Times : Council muffs wants
Sioux City's help In opposing the aggressive
ness of Omaha In Iowa. Hut Omaha has been
about as good a friend of Sioux City as has
Council Hluffs.
Des Molnes Leader : The Council Bluffs
Globe makes a strong statement when it says
"tho most corrupt legislature- Nebraska has
ever known , had Just closed Its session. "
Nebraska has done pretty well as regards
corruption In times past.
Cedar Hapids Republican : Doth parties In
Iowa should declare for state control of build
ing and locn associations , for good roads , for
pure food and for revenue reform , and then
each should be willing to wager the entire
. campaign fund that It Is more in. earnest
than the other.
Sioux City Tribune : The Hon. WHllom
Jennings Bryan lets go of the Income tax
law with as little show of regret as any
man In the west. The Nebraska statesman
- has changed his base since the last congress
and Is now fighting upon a new line , but his
last proposition Is worse than the one the
- supreme court has passed upon , and the fate
. of the first one will put tlie country on Its
guard.
.
Cedar Rapids Gazette : The supreme court
of Iowa has reversed Judge Gaynor of the
Woodbury district In the case of Mary A.
Follls against the United States Mutual Acci
dent association. This case wag brought to
recover on a policy for $5.000 held by the
plaintiff on the- life of her husband , William
I'ollls. The evidence In the case showed that
Kollls had attempted to walk across a narrow
railway bridge on which the ties were wide
enough apart to allow the body of a man
to pass between them. Follls knew the con
n dition of the bridge and was aware of the
danger incurred in attempting to walk over
It on a dark night , lie fell to the ground
p.nJ was killed. ThP Woodbury court gave
a verdict In favor of the plaintiff policy holder
but the supreme court holds that she cannot
. recover. This establishes the precedent In
Iowa law that when the Insured , even In
an accident association , exposes himself tc
needless risks , or perhaps any risk greater
than those for which he was rated , his heirs
or executors cannot recover the valueof hi :
policy. As a mat'er of state law the mar
had no right on the railway bridge nt any
time nnd this may have been contributory tc
, the opinion In the case. If the extra rlsli
was the solo point at Issue , accident policies
will be of little value and the point should
bo determined a.t the earliest possible mo
ment , because millions of dollars are Involved
In the state. If nothing bul the- actual occu
patlon of the Insured Is to betaken Into con
alteration , then the Insurance would nol
cover one-half the time nor be a protectlor
In a. great many of his movements. Such i
construction of law may be eminently sound
for the wording of many policies affords sucl
an avenue of escape to the Insurance com 'I '
panies , but If It Is , such Insurance Is no
a good Investment unless sold at a price ti
correspond with its effectiveness.
Dratli of .Maurice Crcnn ,
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- CHICAGO , April It. Maurice Crean
" widely known as a woiker for the promotloi
of the Gaelic language , Is dead.
WAS A SURPRISE TO HAWAII
Newspapers Get the News Before the Honolulu
lulu Officials Are Advised ,
NOTHING KNOWN OF THE TROUBLE HERE
MlnUter TliurMon ll.ul I.rft Washington
llufuro Ills ( lovoriuiieiit Know of tlio
Dllllculty with ( Irnilinm-lhey
Want \Vlllls Itorulloil.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 11. The steamer
Marietta arrived today , bringing the follow
ing Hawaiian advices , dated April -t : The
first news brought hero ot the troubles exist
ing between Minister Thunton and Secretary
Grc.iham was received by the China twc
days ago , ItTwas a great surprise In omdal
circles ns well as to the community. Minis
ter Willis states that the flrst and only In
formation he had received was through the
press dispatches that reached hero on the 2d.
The only notice received by the government
was a telegram from Mr. Thurston stating
ho was on his way homo. His letters writ
ten March 20 allude to the rumors , but In a
private letter h ? stated he Intended remain
ing In Washington for the present. Minister
Hatch said today : "We have received abso
lutely nothing of the matter. Six weeks have
clnpsd since the newsp.ipera stated Secretary
Grcshnm's notice was served on this govern
ment , and It Is forty-eight hours slnco the
arrival of the press dispatches , but Minister
Willis has given no notification oC any action
on the part ot the American secretary of
state. "
Notwithstanding this , the reports are gen
erally credited to ba true with the excep
tion of Thurston's reported verbal apology.
The government Is quietly awalllng develop
ments. If Thurston returns permanently to
Honolulu , Minister Hatch of the foreign de
partment will succeed him If Hatch will ac
cept the position. Thurston will bo given his
position In the bureau. Attorney General
Smith has been mentioned by some members
of the American league to succeed Thurston ,
but his appointment Is Improbable. A move
ment may be made to have Thurston go Into
the legislature In a position made vacant
by C. L. Carter's death. Important legisla
tion Is to come up. for which he Is regarded
as an able champion.
I'roJldent Dole Is at present on a trip to
other Islands , having left Just after the ar
rival of the China dispatches.
The ministers of the- government would
avowedly like to retuse to appoint n successor
to Thurston , thus necessitating the recall ol
Minister Willis. He has made himself ob
noxious to the republic In many ways of laU
nnd wore It not for a desire to keep on
friendly terms with the United States , his
recall would liavo been demanded long ago
also that of Consul General Mills. I'ollcj
nlone keeps them here.
To the body politic of Hawaii they are
said to be persona lion grata In every sense
of the word , but President Dole will do
his utmost for a reconciliation before en
tering upon a policy savoring1 to retaliatory
measures.
WILT piojir IT OUT.
Determined Illinois Democracy Mmll No t
Dorlwro for Irre Sllvi'i * .
SPRINGFIELD. III. , April II. From the
present Indications United States Senator
John M. Palmer proposes to fight the so-
called "free silver" democrats to a finish.
The venerable senator has made such a
declaration. "I ami In this fight to stay and
I will nol be beaten ellher.
"Some members of the commltteo were In
Ihe secret , others were not. Some of the
committee , attaching but little importance
lo the meeting of tha state committee , gave
their proxies Ihoughllcssly and others who
appeared In person are reporlcd to have ask"d
some delay In Ihe measure which was In-
lended by Ihe managers to separate Iho
democracy of Illinois from Ihe democratic
party elsewhere.
"I had no notice , formal or otherwise , ot
the meeting of the state committee , nor do
I understand that the democracy of the state
was better Informed than I was. When the
committee assembled , I am told , a call for a
convention to meet In Juno was produced , of
which Mr. Ulnrichsen was the putative au
thor , In this call the democracy of the stale
was lold by Ihe slate committee that the only
question before the people Is that of silver.
There are oilier statements in the call to
which I only revert for a moment. One of
them Is lhal the federal eleclion laws are re
pealed , never lo bo re-enacted , when inert
are good reasons for believing that upon a
return oC the republican party to power Ihcy
will enact laws still more vigorous In charac
ter.
"It la further declared In the call that no
general tariff legislation will be attempted
for many years , while It Is known that upon
a return of tlie republican party to power
they will attempt to apply and extend the
system of protection to the foreign coa-merce
of the United States. Protection with all
of its socialistic features Is republicanism. I
repeat that In my opinion tlie call for a state
convention was Issued as a means of entrap
ping the democratic party Into the sliver
movement. *
"Tlio call U without precedent , not only
n tlio history ot tlio democratic party In
Illinois , but ol nny other parly In othu
slatei. "
ri < nixrns tnsttn iroiiSTr.n ,
One Mnn Whom ThryMicd to i\lln : Tired
nml lil | irnril tlin Unitril.
FRESNO , Cal. , April It. News was re-
'olvcd ' here last night from Vlsalla of the
shooting of c-x-SupcrvUur John C , Kills of
Tularc county anil Martin Smith by Frank
'otter. About fifteen or twenty ot the farm-
TJ In the neighborhood of Vlsalla nnd Por-
crvlllc organized themselves Into vigilance
committee for the uurnoso ot ridding that
section of n worthless character , Frank Pot- .
tcr , who is living in a bunk house on the
ranch of Captain Hayes. About 1 o'clock i
n tlie morning the vigilantes approached the
: iunk house where Potter was asleep and
demanded that lie leave that section , never
to return. Their command was answered by
n volley of bullets from n Winchester which
Potter flrcd Into the crowd. The vigilantes
scattered In all directions. Ellis wni shot
through the leg , and while his wound U
very painful , It Is not serious. Smith was
shot through the hip , the ball tearing through
the Intestines , nnd the wound will probably
: irovo fatal. Potter decamped on a horse and
escaped.
AXI > SKIlU.lSK.lStt.
Pawnee City now owns Its own electrlo
lighting plant.
The Beatrice Oatmeal mill will start up
ng.iln next week after having been Idle for
some time.
There are Ifl3 people In Madison county
who have applied for aid from the stale ap
propriation ,
Hastings again hns an evening paper , the
Republican. Isaac LeDloyt , the veteran
Journalist , Is at the head of the now paper ,
which promises well for Its success.
A local telephone company Is being organ
ized at Tccumsch nnd the citizens propose
to patronize it exclusively. One hundred
men will take Ihc stock at $30 a share.
Auburn Is another Nebraska town with n
local telephone exchange owned by resident
capitalists. The line Is not yet In operation ,
but It Is expected that the plant will bo In
working order by May 15. The company
hns an authorized capital stock of $5,000 , of
which $2,000 Is paid In.
Anton Flllp , n Saline county farmer , wont
to Jail rather than pay $ .10.35 for the privi
lege of resisting an officer who had at
tempted to levy on some ot his goods. But
after ho had spent several hours In the
bastllo nt Wllbcr he changed his mind and nt
10 o'clock at night he called the Jailer , paid
the assessment , and was given his liberty.
Doc MIddleton , the old-tlmo terror of the
Elkhorn valley , who Is now a resident of
Chadron , where he was recently converted
and Joined the church , has begun negotia
tions to go on a lecturing tour In conjunc
tion with Frank James , the cx-handlt. They
propose to first tour this country and then
visit England. Doc thinks there arc mil
lions In It.
I'ltO V'OKlXn L.t VCillTl'.lt.
Atlanta Journal : "Is your editor n man
of letters ? "Don't know , stranger , but you
kin llnd out by nxln' the postmaster. "
Boston Transcript : Tnllor ( to apprentice )
What should you do if a man came to you
with one leg shorter than the other ? Ap
prentice I should pull bis leg for him.
Life : The Pool-When you talked with
your falher , did h seem pleased with the
Idea , of our marriage ?
The Girl Oh , yrs ! He said be bad al
ways been nfrald that I might leave him.
Chicago Record : Footpad Jim So you'so
held up ilnt guy I Just saw comln' down
Hits daik slreot , did you ? Who was he ?
Sandbag- Charlie He was a wnrd poll-
Footpad Jim ( promptly ) How much did
he take from you ?
Chicago Tribune : Hrltlsb Writer Really ,
some of our later society scandals are so
bad that I can't write nbout them.
His British Editor Well , then , use the
space In roasting those confounded Ameri
cans for their Infamous social barbarisms.
Indianapolis Journal : "The llrat thing you
want to pit Into your bead as soon as the
.swelling lias gone down. " said the bald-
headed philosopher to the newly ele'ted
young man , " Is that your election didn't
happen so much from a desire of the people
to get you In ns from n desire to get Iho
oilier fellow out. "
SIIB WAS WIM-INd.
Cincinnati Knciulrer.
He clasped her band , gazed In her eye *
With tcndercst devotion ;
"Oh , darling , will you share my lot ?
IIu said with marked emotion.
She looked him sweetly In the face ,
Then lingered wllb her bonnet ,
And answered : "Ves. liulted , I will ,
If there's no mortgage on It. "
coxci. usi VK r. n naxois.
Yonkcru Onzctte.
I had not beard the bluebirds sing
Nor had I heard the crocus croak ;
But yet I knew full well 'twas spring
The Instant I awoke ;
For the sunbeams sent me greeting
And nil was wnrmth nnd H ht ,
And Ihc man next door was beating
A rug- with all his might.
I have nol wandered In Ihe wood ,
Nor have I snen HIP violets blow ;
But that spring's In the neighborhood
I iioslllvoly know ;
For Ihe air is mild nnd hazy.
And filled with odors sweet.
And I feel much too lazy
To go down stairs and cat.
Easter Bonnets Easter Wear
FOR MEN.
FOR ALL
Our Bi'owninrj-Ktiiff Special Is $3.50
Our Stetson Spucinl is 4.50 Special iinportntlonsoflilph grade ncclc dressing.
Our Dunlnp block Is 4.00 Tartan plaids , small checks and neat effects in 4-in-
Our Whist Club in bluclc nnd brown is a wlilo
brim llsui'ie , fedora , and ia 3.00 hands , tccksr club ends , Windsors and bows , 50c each
Our pearl and pearl inixuil Whist Club is 3.50
. Arrived.
New Handhcrchicfa llnvc .lust
! Hxtrn Help In Hat * tills week.
Boyfl' long pant sin
Boys' all-wool 2 gle breasted suits
pleco sui's ' dou all wool , black
( ble breasted otic- ohoviot.olegantlj
viet , dnvlc gray niiulo inland solid ,
mtxluros jtj/5.00 and a Lily .r , , .
Lily I'Yeo Free
' Boys' single and
double
Boys' double breasted
breasted 2- piece
long pant suits ,
suits in dark
gray
mixed cheviots
mixtures , tans Easter Lilies gray
viots ; coat out
and brnwiisJJ 2'BO
' long and a
LilvFrco Lily Free.
our custom we will
o breast one day Saturday Boys' single breast-
ed 2-piecn suits , oil long pant suits
gray mixtures in gray mixed
The finest fin- the to every suit choviot.s , coat cut
prli'o in ton uud long and a
a Lily free purchaser in our chil Lily Froa 50
dren's department alive Hoys' long pants
Boys Music nud
: milts in black
double breasted live Easter ohovlots and
Lily clay
' pot
sal's in gray , worsteds Iiand-
brown and ml.\uil
trimmed
cheviot , Satur and all This and Houioly a Lily .Q 80 ,
day and a 1' Free 'TO
Lily Free. offer good only for
Boys' long pant
Boys' novelties in Saturday and ehoviot.eiiHsimoro
llocfor Zutive and nnd clay worsted
Sailor suits all nio-ht. suits , most phe
extra good val Saturday . nomenal value In
ues A Lily Free ti > wnr.ml aairi ' 00
aa low In a , Lily tVoo $10'
„ „
price as..ip S
Has tor novelties
Enstnr novelties in in beyri' hats and
bo ' neckwear
y and in Turn
caps
and Shirt Waists ,
Sucli us you'll msy mn O'Shanters , Yaoht
II n d nowhere Caps , W.ifihiug-
oltio. Ask to BCO tons and
them .ao fflprf Napol
eons.