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TTTTn OMATTA DATT.Y UTORi TTRTDAY. APRTT , in. IflOB. THE OMAHA DAILY J. IlOSEWATElt , IMllor. I'Um.tSHBD UVKIlY MOIWINO. THIIMS OK fiUDHCnilTJON. Tally n i ( Without Sunday ) , One Yenr. . . . SM Dully Hep nml Hunday , On Year. . . . . . i 10 W HU ll'.ntlii . . 5 ? ' ( Thrr * Months . . * * > Kundny llr , One Yenr . . . . J { " > KntunJny lice. On * Yenr . .Weekly He" , One Year * ' Omalin , Tlte IJn > JlulldlnR. . . Bouili Ointilm , lnscr I > tk. , Corner H and 21th Bin. Council muff * . 12 I'inrI Blrecl. ChlexKO ( liileo , 317 Uhatnber of Commerce , New York. M'mi It , II nnJ 15. Till > un Bids. iWiuhliiBlun , HOT F Street , K. W. COHIlKSl'ONlJnNCU. All cxinmiinlrntloiu relating to ncw nn edl- lotlal manor uliould lit nddiesscd ! To the Ldltor. 1IUHINESH I.KTTiilS. All builncM letter * nnd ti-mlttnnccfl should l > e d liri L-d lr > The lice 1'uMHhln * company. Omalin. 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If you can't pltint lieos. at least plnnt jjras.s. ' Wonder Iiow many clly c-ouncllmen liii'tied In Ilielr IIIL-UIIIC ( soliedulcs as the law roitilru8 ( ? Atotrnoy ( U-iieral Olnoy has nskod for a complete reheiirhiK of the Income tax wises. The aiicstlon Is , Will he cet It ? I'orlmps some of otir free silver friends can explain the connection be tween the so-called "crime of 187JI" and the abnormal lluctnatlons of the price of oil. Having converted Colorado to the free silver cause , ex-Coiifiressman Sib- ley feels encouraged to carry his propa ganda. Into the other free sliver states of the west. Kx-Speaker Heed Is probably so busy wrestling with the problem of the com- inltteeshlps of the next congress that he lias no time to bestow on tne cultivation of his presidential boom. The county commissioners will have the whole community back of them In their determination to go slowly with the canal proposition and to first Investi gate every feature of the project. Tmlglng from the talk among the A. P. A. strikers , there must be several appointing boards under the Churchlll- iltusscll police commission bill , although only one Is expressly provided for by law. The suggestion of an electric tram way along the bank of the proposed canal deserves respectful consideration In connection with the proposition to submit the Issue of bonds to a vote of the people. If congress could Impose a tax on nil Josses Incurred by the people of the United States during the past few- years the proceeds might be almost as great as from a tax on all gains during the same period. New York might as well change the name of Broadway as of the Bowery. After the names of these thoroughfares have been Imitated In so many towns and villages In the country It would be unheard of cruelty to deprive the hnlta- tloua of their prototypes. Ex-President Harrison's declination of the Invitation to speak before the Republican league convention at Cleve land Is an announcement tlmt when bis party wants him It will know where to llnd him , and in the Interval he pro poses to remain right on that spot. The city council wants the street sweeping contractor to give preference to taxpayers In the employment of men. Perhaps it Is necessary to explain that It does not mean Income tax payers. Men with incomes In excess of $ 1,000 will be refused work on the streets of Omaha. The price of cattle and the price of dressed beef have not 'been keeping pace with one another. This Is what gives rise to suspicion of n meat trust. This one fact , however , Is not enough to establish the charge that the In creased prices are due exclusively to artificial causes. It Is easy to discern the shyster among a group of honorable lawyers , yet the disreputable , brlelless "attor ney" continues to lleece his victims. One of the interesting problems of these degenerate days Is : Why does the bar of this district tolerate these noi some excrescences ? Vegetable gardens within the city limits may not Improve the appearance of the city as much as would an eiiual number of handsome residences ily ild business blocks , but they cannot be any worse than the stretches of vacant land covered with n growth of rank weeds that we have previously had to endure. The people have not all discovered Just which laws enacted by the late legislature passed with the emergency clause and are already In force. It might not be a bad plan for the secre tary of state to promulgate a list of such laws In order that the people n- feeted by them may govern themselves accordingly. TUKXD ov VKWKS. Is thcro to be nn era of higher prices for commodities generally ? The Indi cations point that way. Wheat nnd cot ton , as well ns beet and petroleum , have dvanccd In price , nnd n sympathetic endeticy has been shown In other piod- cts. The Improvement In wheat Is ispcchilly noteworthy In view of the eneral understanding that the surplus large , while reports regarding crops re not unfavorable. The explanation s to be found In the fact that n male- lally Increased demand for Hour Is 'casonnbly anticipated as n result of he more general employment of labor. L'he resumption of Industrial activity us given employment to hundreds of eoplo who were long Idle nnd com- elletl to prat-lice the closest economy , 'lie Improved demand for the neces- aries from this source will bo felt In very line of trade , anil especially In he consumption of bread. The milling nterest of the country Is consequently nore active nnd has given strength to he wheat market. It may not last , but f it should not the prlco of wheat will uirdly recede to what It was before the advance begun. The improvement In otton may bo somewhat speculative , ) tit a stili.stnntial reason for It is In tlio vncriilly accepted fact of a reduction n acreage for tlie next crop. The very general sentiment among tlio cotton ilanters of tlio south seems to be Unit heiv should be no more fi-cent cotton mil tlio understanding is that they are llrcetlng their operations with this point n view. Beef lias gone up because of considerably reduced supply and a leficleiit production of petroleum , by vlintevor means brought about , explains he rise In price of oil. These are the most noteworthy evl- lences of the upward trend of prices , nit they are not the only ones. There ins been improvement lu the markets 'or wool , hides 'and leather , Iron oie , and he products of iron and steel. Indeed , here are few articles that do not com- uand a better price than a month ago ind lu every department oC trade a. Grouser and more conlldont fooling pre vails. Admitting that there may be some speculative influence nt work , the rue explanation of the Improvement Is 0 bo found In natural nnd legitimate conditions. In the Ilrst place there 'was ' 1 demand for the products of mnnufao- .uriiig industries which warranted a resumption - sumption of production , and in the see- end place the business of the country , win : ; relieved of tlio apprehension of lamaglng currency legislation , distrust ins given way to a feeling of confidence. Japitnlisls and business men are now iissurcd that there Is security against uiy radical change in the monetary sys- tc'in of the country for at least throe years and probably much longer , and they are disposed to start in and repair the damage done by the threat of revo- lutlonary financial legislation. A mod erate general advance In prices would doubtless be a good thing for the conn- try , since It would have the effect to stimulate activity and enterprise , for more than two years past held in check by shrinking values. TIIK For some time past there has been considerable discussion in the press of the country of the probable reorganiza tion of the senate upon the reconvening of congress. The senate as now consti tuted is under democratic organi/ation , although no longer under democratic control. The small majority which the democrats were able to muster on strict party votes during the last two years has been dissipated in the senatorial elections of the winter , and on a poll of members the democrats In the senate of the Fifty-fourth congress will bo able to show up even less than the repub licans. The republican senators , how ever , will not constitute a majority of the senate , the populists and free silver men who have cut loose from all parties being the ones who will hold the bal ance of power. Tills being the situation as regards party strength in the senate , and In view of the fact that so long as Prcsl- dent Cleveland remains in power the three factors In law-making cannot pos sibly bu controlled by one party pol icy , the question is natural , Why re organize the senate at all ? If no party is lu majority in the senate why should iv minority venture to assume the re sponsibility of shaping legislation In that body ? Kven with the chairman ships of the. Important committees and the olllcers of the senate the republicans will still be unequal In strength to the two other groups combined. Why not leave things as they tire if they cannot be materially bettered ? This reasoning neglects to take notice of the actual condition of the senate committees. The democratic senators who fulled to bu returned were mostly senators of long standing , occupying places on numerous committees and liohllng chairmanships of several im portant committees. The men who have been elected to take their seats have no [ ilacos on committees whatever. It Is absolutely necessary that the new sen- and in this assignment weight must bo given to the relative strength of the parties - ties on eacli committee. The chairman coniinitlees among the three parties similarly to the division of the senate. Hoorganlxation , therefore , becomes an absolute necessity. The disposition Heems to be to permit the republicans to undertake the reorganization with certain concessions to the third party senators , and , while reorganizing , there Is no reason why the work should not Include everything , chairmanships , com mit too places , and the officers of the senate as well. It Is most creditable to n portion of the democrats of Tennessee that they have not hesitated to condemn In un- qualified terms the usurpation by which Henry Clay Kvans. the republican can didate for governor at the election last November , was deprived of the olllce to which on the face of the returns he was clearly chosen and the democratic candidate Installed as governor. At Nashville last Saturday n mass meetIng - Ing of democrats was held to protest against the partisan Investigation of the gubernatorial election and resolutions were adopted denouncing In unmeasured terms the course that had been pursued by the majority. The Investigation was declared to have been utterly unfair and the democrats In the legislature were appealed to "not to sustain or jipprovo the unfair nnd partisan ucllon of the committee. " There Is not the slightest probability , however , that any heed will lie given to the appeal. The demot'ratle majority lu the legislature Is fully committed to sustaining the usurpation. The supporters of the frauduleut governor are bound together by a common interest. There Is no Imnie- dlato remedy for the wrong that has been committed against a majority of the people of Tennessee. But they will not forget It , and we are greatly mis taken If they do not at the earliest op portunity severely rebuke the unscrup ulous partisans who have brought reproach preach upon the slate. Such utterances as those of the Nashville meeting must make many republican votes In Ten nessee. IMl'llll'lS. It was noted a short time since that till Importations of the first three months of the current year wore consid erably hi oxceps of those of the corresponding spending period of last year , and that tin exports showing at the same time itItu falling off we were steadily Increas ing our Indebtedness to Europe. The March statement of Imports and exports adds ( [ another to the interesting developments - ments regarding the working of the now tariff law. It Is shown that the im- pollution of merchandise which conies lu free has fallen off , while the dutiable Importations have largely increased. Tims . from September 1 , 1S91 , to April i. 1895 , the value of the free importa- ttons was $7,000,000 less than for the corresponding months of 1S9JJ-1 , while tire value of the Importations of dtitla- ble < merchandise during the former period - riod exceeded that of the latter period to the amount of $ ( S,000,000. This is a very largo increase for seven months , and unfortunately there was for the same time a decrease In exports , com pared with the corresponding months of 1SO--1 : ? , of over ? 52,000,000. The ex ports for the seven months to April 1 , IS ! ) , " , exceeded the imports by only ? Si- ; 000,000 , while for the seven months to April 1 , ISI ! ) , the excess of exports over imports was $10(5,000,000 ( a. ( inference In the trade balance of the two periods , under the operation of the MeKinloy and the present tariff laws , of ? lia,000jt 000 against this country. It ] la very evident tlmt If this state of tilings t lmll continue It is a question of only it short time when what Is called the balance of trade will be turned against the United States , causing an enlarged demand upon our gold re sources. And what is to prevent It con tinuing so long as there Is a market here for foreign merchandise ? Encour aged by the new tariff , European manu facturers Imve sent an enormous amount of . their products , particularly those which belong under the head of dry goods , to the American markets , and there is no reason to suppose that they will not go on doing so. It Is their great opportunity and they naturally propose to make the most of it If these heavy Importations furnished the treasury with sufliciont revenue to meet the ex penditures of the government they might bo favorably regarded , but they dt not do this , whereas a much less quantity of dutiable foreign merchan dise brought in under the McKinley tar iff did provide the necessary revenue. At the same time the tendency of these largely Increased Importations is to re duce domestic manufacture , to the det riment of both American labor and cap- Itb I . It .may be urged that the great body ( of consumers is benefited by the effect lu keeping down prices , but the prosperity of the American people will big found in abundant employment at good < wages rather than iu the cheapen ing of what they have to buy through foreign competition with home Indus tries. The country can stand the In creased Importations of the last seven 01n months : , but it is a condition of affairs the continuance of which cannot be re garded with satisfaction. JA" OIUKC'J LhSSOX , Omaha is not nlone In her consistent demand for reduced fire Insurance premium rates. Property owners and business men of Denver have made an organized protest against excessive premium charges. They have brought pressure to bear upon Insurance agents that must result in lower rales. AVhile water pressure and efficiency in the fire department in Denver are admitted by the Insurance people to bo all that could be desired , yet' premium rates arc higher than In any other city In the country. In Omaha the underwriters sought to justify advanced rates by alleging In adequate water pressure and Inefficient lire fighting. It will be noted , however , that In Denver extortionate rates were Imposed where no such excuse could be offered. Tlie merchants of Denver have given notice to the Board of Underwriters that unless premium rates bo immediately reduced they will pool and send every dollar of premium money to other states where the companies now doing busi ness In Denver are writing policies upon the same classes of property at rates much lower than those exacted of Den ver merchants. The Denver people find that at least -0 per cent of the premium money now ami heretofore exacted can bo saved by Insuring with com panies having no agents In Colorado. This declaration Is said to have precipi tated a panic among the insurance men , who have promised substantial conces sions. They agree to so reduce their rates that the aggregate saving to Den ver will be $52,000 per annum. This offer , however , has not been accepted. The merchants who have the past year gone outside of Colorado for their In surance have shown to their neighbors the great saving of such a course. It has resulted In the formation of a pool which embraces the heaviest property owners of Denver These men have car- rlcd about $85,000,000 of Insurance In recent years. The threatened loss of the greater part of this business has forced local agents to make common cause with members of the pool and they are demanding of their companies such reductions as will make it for them to hold the business. Thus we have nu object lessou of what orgnulwl ; | ttfort can do to compel fire InsiiraudbiciUnpaiilcs to treat their patrons fairly. The question Is , will Omaha inerentuiTs profit by the example of the buslmhsirioii of Denver ? Everythlugdepcnds _ _ upon the men se lected ns appraisers of the property which the pVWfti contractor wants to turn over to Uio-state. If the apprais ers do their ijuj and recognize the va rious claims , l < j se.t off which the state has n IgU.t to assert the dimen sions of . thejpyu.ltentlury job may bo kept within bounds. Let the peniten tiary ring conlrol the appraisers , how ever , and not only will the appropria tion made by the legislature for the purchase of this property be entirely exhausted , but also a deficiency claim given the contractor to bo lobbied through the next legislative session. The suit of a secretary of a Wyoming x-congressman for salary withhold Is ringing out some of the abuses of the ystom of congressional private score- tami . It is not to bo thought for a lomcnt that ( lie case of the Wyoming x-cnngrespinan Is an exception. It is otorious around Washington that the nomi lonoy allowed representatives for clerk hide . does not all go to the person who oes the clerical work. The allowance or clerk hire lias come to bo vlowcjl . s a perquisite of the congressman to o kept for himself or given fo friends r relatives , as ho sees fit. The abuses . 3 In tlio system Itself. Central Texas Is crying for more rain . . nd unless rain Is had there Is fear that lion * will be an almost total failure of reps in a large section of tlio state. Nebraska sincerely hopes tlmt Texas vill secure the much needed rain in nl mplo | time. Nebraska's experience vith ! crop failure has been such that he does not wish nny other community o have u similar one. So long as her 'arms are accorded the moisture they 'cquire ' she is willing and much pro- ors that every other stale shall be qually well treated. The example of the successful home ndustry banquets of the Nebraska Man- .ifiicturers and Consumers association Islet lot going unheeded. The mauuiac- .urers of Iowa are quite willing to take essons ! from tholr associates west of he j , Missouri river , as Is evidenced by he , banquet just held at Council Bluffs. The ) affair seqnis to luiyo been entirely atisfactory to'all concerned and the Tenure . ure will doubtless find the same favor j u Iowa that it bus in Nebraska. The expansion of building and loan associations In 'this city is of itself ovi- ilence of a determination among men of moderate means to acquire homes of heir , own. Tlifs ts the laudable nmbl- ion of every , true American. A man with n homestead nil his own Is a better citizen than he' Who has not thus an chored himself. The more lusuraueo rates are studied , as applied to the various states of the west , the firmer must be the conviction that fire Insurance companies have no fixed standards by which rates arc es tablished. On the contrary , such rates are arbitrarily made "as high as the traffic will bear. " We again remind the assessors of Douglas comity that there are hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of per sonal properly in the various wards and precincts that has never mot the with ering gaze of their predecessors. Monroe Iloturlno I't-llneil. Washlnston Star. The Monroe illrtrinc practically Insists that the South American countries shall tlo all their lighting among themselves. For Thrnnhliisr I'urpoies. Chicago Tribune. Among the democrats of the west there Is a growing disposition to let the presidential nomination next year go to some eastein man. A I'lnn tn Snvo Soinn Northern. Globe-Democrat. Before the democrats fully make up their minds to nominate a southern man for president. It would be well for them to as certain If there Is one who would consent to play such a part merely to save some northern man the humiliation of being the worst beaten candidate of the csntury. Ton Alurli Niipffrvlnloti. Mlnncnpnlls Times. The growing ills-position of politicians to put every Industry or cnterpilse In the country under the supervision of a. fat nnd lordly commissioner and thus to provide room and comfort for all the whoopcra , friends nnd relatives of the powers that be , is becoming more apparent every clay. I.otn of limn tn Thlnlr. Cincinnati Justice Jackson will not b ; able to sit In the present term of the supreme court of the united States , and the Income tax case cannot have a rehearing before October. , A heap of thinking can be kept up , though ; nnd If the supreme court cannot Bee Its wuv clear to overthrowing- tax , congress will convene a little later. The South Fights Shy , New Yoik Sun. The proposition to put n southern demo crat at the head gf the presidential ticket In 18 % appears to meet with favor every where , except lrTth south. The proposition to nominate n vftsitorn democrat , too , --cems to ba favorably rcgnrded everywhere , ex cept In the west , Krom thes regions thtro $ comes a widespread. , almost universal de mand by democrats for the nomination of a at candidate resident In some other region than of their own. Unfnrttiimto mill Ill-.Jml cil. I.tilrnfo fnxpres3 , al . .Mr-Cleveland' ' on ? unfortunate nnd a Ill-judged remark lu his letter to the Chi cage committee. He , raidif : our people were Isolated from u'l others , and the ques tion of our currency , could be treated with out regard to our rations with other coun tries. Its character would be a matter of comparatively mtte Importance. " That Is view which tfiidsj , to strengthen the tlon of the Inllatjdnlss | , rather than to com bat their arguments. It Is untrue , if the United Stntes nevcr aw a foreign ship nnd never heard of a foreign nation , It could not afford to maintain nnunsound financial sys tem. The Ftory Jpld liy John Bach McMnsP tsr In the April nunilifr ' of the l-'oium of the V early attempts of Kentucky and Ohio to , , put out a Hat up currency might be cited ns , proof. These states were nt that time prac5 5 tcally Isolated. They banned none but themselves. But they hint tlumtelvea badly. run svoiT.h or ir.tu. Chicago Malt : H all means Hint China as an empire disappears ( ram the map and Ja pan becomes the leading Asiatic power. Kansas Cltr Tlnicii The Chinese-Japan i > cace convention has been signed , and the dope U created that the hostilities which llBV been so disastrous to the flowery king don will be brought to an end. The official statement of the treaty shows that In the matter of territory Japan has exacted more than was Indicated tn the advance reports , but the money Indemnity Is leis , only J100- 000,000 In gold being required to settle the claims. clnlC Chicago Tribune : In the end the war will be an advantage to China by awakening Its government to a realizing scnso of Its rela tions to the outside werld , of the defects of Its own methods , and of the v/ants of Its people. It has been a war between progress and conservatism , and not the least of the results of the victory of the former , bril liant and unexpected as It has be n , will bo the future development of the conquered power | under the Influences of western civili zation , Minneapolis Journal : A defensive and of fensive alliance between Japan and China would . mean certainly the uplifting of China to the highway ot progress along which Japan ] has been traveling so successfully. Such < an alliance means no more Russian aggression from the north ; no more Hrltlih and French steals west and south. A Japan- China alliance means the rlso of a great self- asserting power In the Orient , civilized , devel oping the vast resources of each country , and It means vast trade for the western nations who have the diplomacy to keep on the right sldo of the combination. Springfield Republican : Analysis of the briefest sort Is bulllclcnt to demonstrate that Japan cannot claim , as the result of such a conflict , a position among the great military powers of tha earth. She has simply proved herself to be far above the rank ot barbar ian nations slio formerly belonged to , and that , as we have already stated , Is Indeed a great achievement. Hut to seriously regard Japan In the light of her campaign In Asia as having been shown to bo a formidable rival of England , Hussla or the United States Is a delusion. Her strength would very prob ably be found to be greatly overrated If she were to be pitted , cither on land or sea , against any of these great powers. riuxas. It Is not In evidence that Japan took the cue from China. The advance In oil Is viewed with consider able suppressed joy In the Chicago university. Could ( Juno equal the rare charm of these April days ? Lot June speak out or forever hold Its peace. Tlu ? advance In the prlco of various com modltles Is playing havoc with serial argu ments of the Coin variety. The Arkansas legislature closed a session of eighty-seven days devoted largely to In vestigations that did not Investlgats and gun plays. The police census of New York has been withdrawn for revision. Unless It foots up a fraud. There Is a pollllcal screw loose somewhere. The lofty tendencies of meat and oil have not been traced to the malign Influence of the administration. That large , varied and humorously-tinted crop of Inanimate William goats on walls and windows Is suggestive of advancing art In Interior decorations. Wyoming oil does not appear disturbed by tin Pennsylvania flurry. The Mlcawbsrs of that section haven't energy enough to grab a good thing when It turns up. Meredith H. Kldd , an Indiana man , has be come chairman of the Ute commission , where , It Is expected , bo will conduct himself with that friskluess which his name Implies. The legislature of Minnesota Is one of the few lawinaklng bodies which believes In prac ticing as well as preaching economy. It has cut In two the estimates of state expanses. It Is a subject of general remark that the author of the Income tax , since the supreme court decision , displays unbroken ( lashes of silence that makes his surroundings perfectly delightful to onlookers. Like many others similarly afflicted , Mrs. Hetty Greeu1 complains that her fortune makes her life miserable. Yet there are but she evinces no desire to be happy. When the ofllclal executioner of Paris heard of the exploits of Chicago's reform mayor decapitating 1,500 employes In eight hours he handed In his resignation and re tired to private life with a shattered record. Miss Ellen Collins , whom Mayor Strong has appointed school Inspector for the Fifth New York district , has not been connected directly with educational work , but Is one of the most experienced women In the city In the matter of tenement house reform. Governor Matthews of Indiana was asked bj a reporter : "Aro you a candidate for president ? " And this was his reply : "Of course , If the nomination were tendered tome mo I would conceive It to bo my duty to accept It. I am not working for the nomina. tlon , however. " Nathan Sanders , king of the fakirs , died In New York on Good Friday. He had over . 200 assistants , and was known all over the United States. He was. at the time of his death , the head of a syndicate , the operations of which extend all over the country , with branches In this city , Chicago and San Fran Cisco. Its object was to supply small fakirs with stock , which was sold outright or on commission. The famous Iowa calf case Is threatened with a rival , If not In duration of lltl- gatlcn , at least in the novelty of legal paints Involved. A Lyon county man sold his son- In-law a half Interest In a cow and then re fused to dividethe milk , claiming that he only sold the front half of the animal. The buyer was also required to provide tlio feeO the cow consumed , and was compelled to carry water to her thre ? tlmss a day. He cently the cow hooked the old man and he Ii ths son-in-law for damages. AXU A lawn tennis club has been organized at Wllber and Is now ready for business. Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Laughlln , residing near Craig , have Just celebrated their silver wed ding. There are 700 cases on the docket ot the Custcr county district court for trial at the April term. The Saline County Woman's Christian Tem perance union will hold a convention al Wllber May 1 nnd 2. 13 , H. Sherman hag been appointed re ceiver for the Ileatrlcc Building association on application of the creditors. Syracuse Is to have a new mill and clc- vato.The mill will have a capacity o ] Ecventy-flvo barrels a day and will cost $15.000. Representative Barry was welcomed home Greeley Center with a brass band In honor his appointment au adjutant general ol the state militia. Mrs. John Hosncr of Columbus has bean adjudged insane and sent to the Norfolk asylum. ! Several years ago her son dlsap- pearel and It was belle\eJ that lie was drowned. Since that time she has beer gradually losing her mind. Whllo Ncls Jolmbon and family were driv ing acroM n bridge near Craig their horses became frightened and plungeJ Into the ra vine below. The occupants of the buggy Jumped In time to save their lives , but the carriage was smashed Into a thousand frag ments. Mall Agent Goltard of Kearney has beer playing In hard luck for the past few weeks First his horse ran away and smashed thing * generally. Then a thief came along am stole his harness and a coat. The next day his wife was severely burned , and to cap the climax another t.Mef put In an appearance pearanco and carried off all his provisions. Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report TIIK UlCAttAUVAJl INCIDENT. Cleveland Plain Dealer : It set-ms Great Britain Is not tat lulled wltli Nicaragua's "toft answer. " Uut It does not follow that John Bull will think It nocenury to punch the Nlcarnguan head with a cannon ball. At before remarked , Undo Bam will hnvo a mttleshlp handy to warn John to "bo Ucer- ul. " Chicago Post : Trick or no trick , however , ho American government has the highest ntcrcsts ol stnko with rofpect to the sug- ; cstlon that Corn Island bo ceded to KIIK- and. The question Involved ta far above any dispute ever Nlcantguan 'treatment of Irltlsh consuls or Nlcaraguan Inability to > ay n cash Indemnity for what seems n wan- on act. Any attempt of Great Britain to ilaco the foot of proprietorship upon Corn stand would bo resisted , must bo resisted , by the United States as a flagrant violation of the Monroe doctrlno , Detroit Free Press : International usages do not permit the Interference of a dlslntcr- sstcd nation to protect a llttlp power from a ) lg one , but duo notice has been served upon England that she cannot absorb Nicaragua or nny part of It ns payment for damages claimed. Any extension of foreign control on this hemisphere Is Interdicted nnd Kng- and must deal In this matter with n full understanding of the limit placed upon her rights on this side of the water. When she rangrcsses the Monroe doctrlno she must deal with the United States. New York Sun : Yet thn nrnve problem nvolved appears to ho only postponed , not Inally solved. The Royal Arthur and her : onsort arc understood to liavo boon ready o proceed to Corlnto this week to collect England's claim by force should their In structions so warrant. The recent proposal of Franco In regard to collecting her debit rom San Domingo will be recalled. In thai case , too , n resort to the law of Iho slronger was nverled. Bui Iho question still remains ns to the possible seizure of the territory of American republics by Kuropean powers , In order to enforce the payment of debts. Springfield Republican : The setllemcnt of the trouble between Great Britain vnd Mlcaragua makes very much less difference o the United States lhan Iho Jingoes would mve us ibnlleve , for there never has been my serious danger thai wo should be brought nto the dispute. Wo could not have cliam- iloned a refusal by Nicaragua to pay Great llrllaln such indemnity as was properly her luHi because of Iho expulsion of Consul Hatch and injulrlcs to other British citizens , nor could wo have denied to Great Britain tin right to collect thai Indemnity In such way ns seemed best. We have established precedents thai would forbid such defense of Nicaragua. Ton Many Option , Clilcnjjo Mull. Thcrp Is nn odor of fish In the story that . 'iS'iVi.J' ' s > . CMiirkHon of lowu and other politicians nnd capitalists have organized n company with KWO.OOO.OuO of capital to oper- nto n , new patent telephone. It Is cenpinlly a safe jilaii Jo chop off three of the tight- hand figures in estimating the actual capital of the numerous million-dollar corporation * which nre being continually organized. If. however , It Is true that n substantial com panyhas been foimed which will lie able to supply a telephone superior to the Hell In- strumcnt nt an annual rental of ? 25 , the patient and loiig-stilTcrlng Amorlcan people will rejoice with exceeding gladness and bid the new telephone men godspeed. 7 , HKMAltK.1. Boston Transcript : Fuddy-The vllllan ! But you made him swallow his words ? Buddy How could I when they wcro so Detroit Tribune : "I don't understand how you nre going to marry your client If she Is being prosecuted for bigamy. " "Oh , I'm going to move the court to np- , polnt ( > me receiver of the property In dls- Philadelphia Inquirer : Mrs. Klcksey why do you suppose the high hat Is males Ing so much trouble ? - Klcksey Because there's a woman at the bottom of It , of course. Detroit Free Press : Teacher What Is the gender of "money ? " Scholar Feminine. Teacher ( severely ) Why ? Scholar Uecaus > o money talks. Somervllle Journal : First Tramp How did you manage to get such a line lot of stuff from that woman nt the last house ? Second Tramp Asked her for work the first thing I said. She fainted with sur prise , and I dragged the whole collection I here before she came to again. , Brooklyn Eagle : Mrs. nichley Please , Mr. Burglar , don't take that diamond pin ; 1 ' It's n keepsake ! i Uurglur Uat's all right , ma'am ; I glyp / yer me woyd ns a gentleman dat I'll send yer de pawn tlckcl be mall de foysl ting in 1 ' dc mornln' . I I f Boston Courier : The quickest nnd best way to end a quarrel Is for both to play the martyr and give In. Indianapolis Journal : Tommy Paw , , why Is It that the heathens always gets 1 i licked by the Christian soldiers ? I I Mr. Flpg I guess It Is mostly due to thoj 1 fact that they have too many gods and not ; enough . guns. j Puck : "Why , " thundered the king 61 c T Dahomey , lowering his field glass , "Is the 1 left wing of the nmazons firing without i orders nnd breaking Into retreat ? " i "Sire , " answered the chief of staff , "a I / courier announces that n cow has appeared | 1 in front of the lines nt that point. " IN MEMORIAM. j New York Press. Hero lies the body of Income Tax , Who , after several awful whax Just where Qupcn Mary caught the nx. Tipped up his toes and turned to wax. Illume not his ghost for what he lax , For his ancestors were all quax. SIBEHIA IN A JEW LIGHT A Wonderful Ohango in the Lnat Ton Years , HARRY DE V/INDT / DIFFERS FROM KENNAN Think * the Celebrated Ituialnu Writer \Vn Often Deceived nnd tlmt Horror * llnvo llroti ( Itciitly Mltlffntoil In Iteccnt Ycnrn The Czur Too Liberal. NEW YORK. April 18. Harry Do Wind ! , U at the Waldorf hotel , Is a well known tro\cler nnd correspondent of ttic Tall Mall Onzttte of London. Mr. De Wlutll writes of Hiissla and ( lie prisoners of Siberia. Speak ing of Siberia , lie said : "Of course 7011 Know I am diametrically opposed to Ocorgo Kennan , tlio Htisslan writer. Mr. Kciimm ha * written on the horrors of Siberian prisons and his writings have been widely commented upon. Mr. Kennan Is writing and talking at the Siberia of ten years ago. What Mr. Kcniinn says of Siberia Is today nil wrong. I wish to pay tlio tribute to Mr. Kennan of saying tlmt his lectures and writings liavo donu mura to secure good treatment for Htisslan convicts In Siberia than the combined efforts of nil the political societies In Husula. "I have been everywhere In Russia and Siberia. " added Mr. Do Windl , "that Mr. Kennan was. I visited nil the spots wlicro hu wrote that there \vcro flagrant outrages. In several places I found the very people who had given him his Information. I found that In many Instances ho was deceived by clever criminals , who borrowed money from him and then told hint pathetic stories of un fortunate political entanglements tlmt led to their Imprisonment. I believe Mr. Kennan Is honest and sincere , but times arc different now. " Mr. Do Wlntlt had a personal conversation with the new czar recently. "I found him a clever man , " ho said. "I found that ho has broad and liberal views almost too broad for HiiEsla. The rumor has been current In Ittissln for some time that the system of banishment to Siberia was to be done away with. From what I learned whllo there , I think I can safely say that nt the end ot three years this punishment by exile will ba obsolete. Steps nro being taUon now to do away with the system , nml Jnus are being formulated to icplnco It. There is no capital punishment In Russia. Exile to Siberia U the severest penalty. The new czar Is In favor of giving freedom to the press and to public speakers. Indeed , ho Is too democratic to suit his ministry. " ir/ooir jr.ia Tiitrnr uiuTttruz Knelt Down In Court nml Tlmnlcoct ( ! oil for Scnlcnrn on llrr lliulmiut'fl Shifer. CHICAGO , April IS. A dramatic scene occurred In Judge Stein's court when Mrs. I'arcnto , an Italian woman , knelt In the court room and thanked God that her hus band's slayer had been condemned to death. Sllverlo Ilarclll had been on trial for the killing last November of Dominic I'arcnto , the evidence showing that the shooting oc curred because 1'arento kicked Barelll out of his house after the latter had struck Mrs. 1'arento with his fist. The jury returned n verdict of guilty today , recommending the death penalty. Mrs. I'arenlowho had been a constant attendant at the ttlal , fell upon her knees and poured out a fervent prayer of thanks , that her husband's murderer was to meet death. She called down blessings upon the heads of the jurors , and then tiirnlng tu the judge , passionately pleaded that ho would sco that the sentcnco be carried out. HKKl'TWAK. I'uck. I used to think that llggerln' was the finest thing about Wa'n't nothing In my 'rltlunctlc I couldn't cipher out. An' I had a ttort of Idee , nt the time I quit the school , Thct In mathematics , anyhow , I wa'n't no body's fool. Uut cf what Lyme Trnslc was tcllln' mo abeout his son Is true guess I must 'a' graduated 'fore I got quite through. Lyme's boy Is situated In some big con cern , he said : He's Actuary that's a place requires a bend. Accorde-lng to Lyme , you couldn't stick the little cuss. Them nlr miscellaneous stumpers , scch ns uscil to bother us , At the back end of the book , would be like n , b , c to him Gits the right answer over' time. I swan , he must ho trim ! Chalk n hundred thousand flggers on your barn and' , dum it , squire , He'll foot It up so sudJent It'll set the hay a-tlre. Yc let him know your birth date , nn' Lyma says , beyond a doubt Ho'll tell within a fortnl't of your final droppln' out. Ho knows Just what your life's worth , Lymo sajs. nn' I'll bo sworn , He says thct he kin cut-late what It costa ye to bo born. A hundred years ahead he knows what cost of coal'll be. An' p'nps he's figgered out the odds 'twlxt twoedle-dum and dee. P'nps he ain't too all-fired anyhow , - smart ness must i He ruther tryln" on your mind for fear yep ' hcail ti'il bust. i Our eddlcatlon , like enough , was limited , but , squire. I It's a easy rule to work by when ye flggcr Lyme a ll'r. j Boys' and Young Men's Suits- Occupying 4COO , square fcot of space on the second door by far the largest Boys' Cloth ing Department of any In the country is filled to overflowing1 with the choicest cutest daintiest and best made Boys' Clothing that human hands have over put together , and to give you an inkling of how tow our prices are we mention Childreiis' 2-piece Suits . . Double breasted dark gray mixed , all wool , a , 5 to M years tft&.w Q Double brciibtcd gray , brown and tan mix * . . - tnroj , 6 to 14 years ,2 Single breasted gray mixed Cassltnoro , 5 to'tfc. . . 14 years ipo.tnj Q .2 Brown and gray cheviots , all wool , single and ttn e-r\ < . double breasted , 6 to 14 years tpcJ.OU (5 The "Knockomair'all wool , blito black cheviot , If ) ' double knco and double teat , never , ® never tear , 5 to 14 yeard Jp4UU 1 4 a Boys' LOUR Pants Suits , All wool black Thibet cheviot suits , 11 to , - * IS years , sint'lo breasted ipO.UU Q 10 O All wool gray mixed cheviot , single breasted , < ! , , , - > Q 11 to 18 yours JpO.UU ra -j Junior and Eton Suits * § { Strictly all wool fabrics In sixes. ! l to 0 years fn V > t < blue tind brov/n ipjS.OU O Fancy trimmed cheviot , gray and br-iwn mix- , _ . > turc.3 , II to 0 years .good value at SO ; onr , Q O prlco rpii.OU Fancy Lawn Blouses o\ \ > , Ages 2 } to 7 years the prcttlont patterns of the 50c O Spring season made with rufiled collars , , 1 fQ culls and fronts ? OC U3 Kcliahlc Clothiers , H.W. Cor. IStli and Douglas St.s.