Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BICE : MONDAY , APRIL 22 , 1805.
THE OMAHA DAILY
13. HOBK\VATin. IMItor
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THUMB Ol' SUIISCimTtON.
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Dally llo nnd BunJay , One Year 10 W
BU MonllM 52 ?
Three Month * Jf |
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Weekly Jlct , One Yfnr "
Ol'KICKS.
Omaha , Tlio 11 llulldlnff. .
Kotitli Omiilin , Slng'r llllt. , Corner X ana 31th Sl .
Council lllufTii , 12 I'enrl Slfcet.
ClilcftKo Oin . 517 Cliainli r of Commerce.
Now Yoilc. Iloorrei 1J , 11 nn.l 13. Tribune Utdf.
\Vnihlncton , HOT IStmit , N. W.
COItnMSI'ONDKNCK.
All communlciill.-n * iflHtlnis to new * nn.l edi
torial matter houM be niMreMied ! To the l.dltor.
1JUSINKSS I.KTTIJItS.
All lm ln"M Icllera nnd' remittances should be
nddrrmnl lo The lee ! 1'ubllBhliiR company ,
Omahn. Driiris , clicikii nnd pojlolllcn onlem to
be made imvnbln to tha onler of Ilic company.
TUB HBK 1'UHMaiIlNO COMl'ANi.
BTATIMINT : oi CUICUI.ATJOM.
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llnhlnK cninpniiy , In'lmt duly Bivoin , } thai
th. ) iiclnil number of full nid cwinplelo coplra
of the Dally Morning , Kvcnlng nnd Sunday llc
tirlntod during the iiiontli of Kebruaiy , 1835 , was
as follows :
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Sunday.
nKOIlOK I . TXSCIHIClv.
Hivnrn to licforo me nnd nulinpi Ibed In my pres
ence this Id day of March. 1SO.V
( Seal. ) N. P. KHIU Notary Public.
This si't'ins to be moving llino In Gill
cage ncwsiiaiior circles.
Now lut its Imvo our vliulni'ls Imme
diately nut In gooil repair.
The cnmpiilKti In Kentucky Is
ni > i > roiiching the Interesting stage.
The Income tax Is paradoxical so far
.is It slgnllk's Increased Incomes for the
lawyers.
Neliraska will take all the rain that
she can get at this season of the your
nnd no complaints will he forthcoming.
Hvcry showiT means PO much of a
contribution to one of thu largest crops
Nebraska will have ever raiml the crop
of
Hnssiu Is not quite satisfied with the
proposed terms of the Chliiese-.Tapanesi'
treaty. Hut then the treaty was not
Intended solely to satisfy Hussla.
The Tree Planters' state sends con
gratulations to the sage of Arbor Lodge
on the occasion of his birthday , which
she has appropriated for Arbor day.
Today has been de.slgnated as a legal
holiday known as Arbor day and
should be celebrated appropriately by
all who appreciate the Importance of
tree culture.
The attorney general at Lincoln thinks-
discretion thu better part of valor , and
hence has no disposition to enter the
lists against rncle Sam's agents at the
\Vlnnebago agency.
When It comes to credit that will en
able her to place large loans , China Is
still several stages In advance of some
of our unfortunate friends among the
South American republics.
The prospect Is good for putting an
end to the practice- soliciting money
through and from the children In the
public schools. The Bee claims the
credit of exposing this abuse.
The suggestion that the democrats
seek a presidential candidate In the
south meets the pertinent response thai
the northern democrats ought to fur
nish their own sacrificial lamb.
The district court bailiffs arc already
at work making the judicial shite for
the fall ticket. They will have nothing
to do from . .Inly1 to September lit lint
manage the politics of this county and
draw salaries during court vacations.
I'eople are unquestionably affected b.\
the atmosphere In which they live. Kot
example , men who hold positions In tin
state Insane asylums seem to develop ar
almost Insane desire to cling to theh
ofllces , even after their titles to then
have been extinguished.
The local advocates of an nnllmltei
supply of silver money are invited to
devote Hiie of their attention to the
complain' M'H there arc too man >
spurious In circulation. Perhaps
we can't he too much good money
but too much bad money is not only :
possibility but an actuality.
Kor more than a year the governnien
secret service has been pursuing a stll
hunt for counterfeiters who Infest tlds
region , presumably with headquarlen >
at or near Omaha. The efforts made
however , have not been crowned will
brilliant success. We suggest that SOIIIL
of thu helled detectives of tills city bt
put upon the scent.
A straight record on the Journals of
the house or senate is by no means ai
assurance of a straight legislative ca
reer. What a legislator did not do am
what he did do outside of the olllcia
roll call are equally important wit ]
his recorded votes. When he agali
seeks the confidence of his constituent
he will have to explain every act o
omission or commission.
Ambassador' Kustls made a prettj
diplomatic point at the London banqiit1
In Ills remarks upon the traditional pol
ley of the United Stales government h
Its diplomatic relations with other pow
urn. Conscious of its own strength , till
nation carries the principles of eterna
Justice Into every controversy will
other nations , he they weak or powei
fill. No higher encomium could bo pal
the intelligence and Integrity of our pee
pie. Mr. Kustls chose n most happj
means of conveying to Britons the con
Kcnsns of American opinion upon th
predisposition of the British lion t
pounce upon Impotent nations that uia >
or may not have glvcu offense.
OF A
The United Htates supreme court Is
spooled very BOOH to return nn annwer
0 thi ! petition which hnfl been ( lied a sli
ng for n rehearing In the Income lax
asc * . One reason advanced In the poti
on Is that n question of such grave
inportancu merlin before fliml adjudl-
atlon the careful and mature Consider-
tlon of the full bench of judges , where-
s in the former hearing one of the jus-
ices was prevented by illness from par-
Iclpatlng In thu proceedings. Another
cason Is that the recent decision is
llegcd to have been reached only by
1 tic vote , and still another that there
re many Important points Involved
ud requiring elucidation which are not
ouchcd upon nt all in the opinions In
ur possession. Kach of these reasons
loubtlcss has considerable force , hut
he purpose of each could be attained ,
lot so soon , of course , but eventually ,
y carrying new suits up to the supreme
ottrt as well ns by rehearing the ones
ilreatly brought.
This raises the distinction between a
ehcarlng nnd an entirely new case.
Vsldu from the economy of time , the re-
tearing lias its chief advantage in sav-
ng the dignity of the court In case of
rehearing the decision already pro-
nnlgateit is regarded as again under
ulvlxement , just as a parliamentary
ictlon is brought once more before a
eglslative body upon a motion of re
consideration. The decision Itself Is re-
ailed , and If , after the new consldera-
Ion , the result is the opposite , or even
lifferent In minor details , the final
udgmcnt Is the original and only Judg-
nent of the court.
On the other hand , If a question once
Iccldcd is again brought before the
ourt through subsequent litigation the
ccognlzcd Interpretation of the 'law
annot he changed without reversing
xpressly or Implledly the previous rui
ng of the court. All courts , and above
ill the United States supreme court ,
llslike exceedingly to reverse prece-
lents which they themselves have set.
\ large part of the opinion in almost
very case of more than ordinary mo-
nent Is devoted to an attempt to rccon-
- ile the decision with what has been de
cided in former cases and in proving
; hat it Is nol in conflict with the de
cision in any other similar case. The
najority opinion in the income tax
cases is no exception to tills rule , and
lie sensitiveness of the court to the
barge of reversing Its own position Is
ihown in those sentences which Insist
that never before has the court made
i contrary ruling In the matter of recog
nising taxes on the incomes from the
ivnt of real property as indirect taxes.
Let the recent decision become a part
of lite court record as its final judgment
thu cases and it will always be a
powerful obstacle in the path of every
L'fTort to have it changed. In a rehear
ing llils particular decision will have no
standing as a precedent to be followed
uid the court's dignity would be unim-
| ) iilrcd whether the revised Judgment
: > o the same or different from the first.
Till ; VIADUCT DKC1SWK.
iludge Ambrose's decision In the Klev-
cnth street viaduct case Is entirely in
favor of the contentions of the city and
alnst those of the Burlington rail
road. The city lias the Same authority
to compel the railroads to maintain the
viaducts erected over their tracks that
it has to compel them to erect the via-
tlucls In the lirst place. When this au
thority was originally exercised it was
with the co-operation of the railroads
concerned. At that tlmu tha Burlington
road bore the burden of the expense
tssessed upon it without contesting the
right of the city to net. It was to have
been supposed that , having invested its
money In an Improvement of tills kind ,
the road would prefer to have some
good come of it , even If for that pur
pose the additional expense of occa
sional repairs were to be met
This does not seem to have been the
attitude of the Burlington. Having
possession , practically free of cost , of
most valuable rights of way through
the streets belonging to the people of
Omaha , It has endeavored to evade
making any return even In the way of
making the passage over Its tracks safe
to the public. Kor nearly two years
Its obstinacy has forced the people
islng the Eleventh street viaduct to
|
use it at the risk of their lives. And
the chief support to Its position ad
duced in the court was the old worn-
out claim that the charier of the rail
road Is a contract precluding the public
from ever imposing any special burden
or regulation upon It
If the Burlington wants to carry this
case on appeal to the supreme court ,
that appeal ought not to be permitted
to further delay the work of restoring
the viaduct. Let the repairs be made
and the road light out the question of
paying for them afterward , If it Insists.
TUK SlLVKlt FIOIIT IX II.L1XO1S.
The storm center of the silver fight Is
In Illinois and the attention of the coun
try Is concentrated upon the conlllct for
supremacy soon to take place there be
tween the democratic advocates of the
free and unlimited coinage of silver by
the United States and those democrats
who are opposed to such a policy. Both
factions are actively organizing and
there Is every promise that the struggle
between them when they meet In con i-
vention In .Itine will be vigorous and
bitter. The sound money democrats ' ,
those who believe it would be a most
hazardous and dangerous experiment for
the United States , alone among the
great commercial nations of the world 1
to open Its mints to the free and un
limited coinage of silver , are preparing
for the contest with great earnestness.
There was organized in Chicago on Sat l"
urday "The Honest Money League of '
Illinois , " pledged to unalterable opposi '
tion to the establishment , without In
ternational co-operation , of the unlim
ited coinage of silver at a ratio of 10 to
1. It Is distinctively a democratic or
ganization and invites to membership
all democratic voters who believe in the
policy for which it stands. The purpose
of the league is to inaugurate a cam
paign of education against free silver
and undoubtedly its work will be of
very great service to the sound money
cause. Meanwhile the free silver advo
cates are by no means Idle.
Thus the silver fight assumes special
Interest and Importance In Illinois at
tills time , for there cnn bo no doubt tluit
( ho oppression of the monetary conven
! tion Hint bns been called will exert some
Influence , not connned to tluit Hlate ,
upon the democracy. It would benz \ \ -
nrdouu to predict now \vlmt the otitcotno
of the convention will be. There Is n
great deal of free sliver sentiment
among the democrats of Illinois , as there
Is In the party In every state west of
the Allegheny mountains , and this ele
ment of the party Is the more aggres
sive one. It would therefore bo no
great surprise to ( hid n democratic con
vention there declaring for the free and
unlimited coinage of silver , notwith
standing the faet that Illinois Is having
n higher measure If Industrial and busi
ness activity and of general prosperity
than most of the states of the union.
Hut In any event the silver light that Is
going on there within the democratic
party Is commanding the attention and
interest of the country , because every
body realizes that the result cannot fall
to have a more or less Important Influ
ence upon the future attitude of the
democracy toward silver.
Ot/tt KOKTltKllX NKWHHOa.
Serious dllllcultles confront the Cana
dian people. The Dominion Parliament
bcjian Its session last week and It Is
quite probable that before It ends there
will be developed a political crisis which
may eventuate in giving the control of
the government to the liberals. The ad
ministration of afTalrs by the lory party
has certainly not been successful. The
national debt of Canada Is very large
for a country of not more than 5,000,000
population and It Is steadily growing.
There will be a large deficit for the
fiscal year which ends June KO , mid In
addition to this the public debt will be
Increased by extraordinary expendi
tures. How to remedy this situation
is one of the problems , for the people
are not disposed to stand any more tax
ation In any form , so that if the party
in power Increases the tux burden It
will Invite defeat at the general election
to follow the dissolution of Parliament.
Another Issue which is causing no llt-
the trouble relates to the school ques
tion in Manitoba. One hundred thou
sand Protestants in that province pro
pose to force the 20,000 Catholics to
pay tax to a common system of nonsectarian -
sectarian schools , instead of being at
liberty to pay taxes for Catholic schools
as formerly. The Catholics resist and
the highest legal tribunal lias sustained
thorn In their position , while they have
many Protestant sympathizers. The
urgent question Is. shall the Dominion
government force the province of Mani
toba to restore to the Catholics their
right to a share of the public taxes to
support Catholic schools ? The majority
of the people of the province stoutly re
sent Interference with their local self-
government and threats are freely
m\de : of secession in the event of the
general government persisting In Its
position. The issue has been injected
Into polities , and the Indications seem
to be that the government is likely to
ese rather than gain by its interference.
It is said that the school issue will
make or mar parties during the session
of Parliament and In the general elec
tion.
iVs the political situation now appears
It is favorable to the success of the
liberal parly , but the'conservatives are
well Intrenched and will make a vigor
ous contest to retain power. The man
ufacturing interest , the railroad inter
est , and every interest Unit partakes of
the character of monopoly , is with the
government , and with the powerful sup
port of these various Interests , together
with the favor of the British govern
ment , It will be no easy matter to dis
lodge the conservatives from power ,
albeit the record the party has made
Is about as bad as It well could be. The
contest that Is going on has some inter
est for the American people , since In
the event of liberal success the commer
cial relations between the United States
and Canada would probably be Im
proved.
According to the secretary of the
State Belief commission several counties
are still experiencing dillieulty In dls
posing of the relief appropriation war
rants allotted them pursuant to the
emergency act passed by the legislature ,
and many of those which have found
purchasers had to accept offers of 2
per cent discount. This Is an outrage
upon the people who contributed the
money for the relief of the drouth suf
ferers. It was tin ; intention of the legis
lature , and In this it had the support
of citizens of all classes , to furnish Im
mediate and timely aid to the destitute
farmers In the way ot seed grain foi
spring planting. Hvery cent of the ap
propriation could have been trans
formed into cash had the State Hoard
of Educational Lands and Funds boon
disposed to follow out the letter of the
law , which requires It to Invest the idle
money In the school fund In such regis
tered state warrants as are ottered foi
sale. At the very moment when needj
counties are hawking their Interest-bear
Ing warrants about without takers or at
discount there arc hundreds of thou
sands of dollars of state money idle It :
the school fund on which the state Is
getting no return of Interest whatever
There is no excuse for this state of af
fairs.
The falsity of the report of a week or
more ago , given out upon olllclai author
ity , tluit the Cuban Insurrection hai
been suppressed Is shown by subsequent
quont events. Not only are the insur
gents still active , but there is no hull
cation that they are any less deter
mined than nt the beginning to carry 01
the contest , though they arc said to
have met with serious reverses. The ar
rival of Campos lias , It appears , hat
the expected effect of inspiring the
Spanish forces and a more vigorous
campaign Is being prosecuted. The
odds against the patriots , ns their sup
porters term them , Is very great , and I
is not to be doubted that their cause IB
hopeless , hut It would seem they nn
still capable of giving the Spaniards a
great deal of trouble.
Agriculturists predict an abnormally
largo crop In Nebraska this year with n
favoring season. They point to the fac
that the soli , having had a year's res
pile , will be more than ordinarily pro
lific. It ID also urcod that much of the
fed grain , cvjulng as It does from other
tales , will prove more productive thnn
'obraska HjjciL These theories may bo
ccepted for what they are worth. Yet
o claim hils'lltei ! made heretofore thnt
lie soil of'.Nebraska ' needed n rest or
: iat Nebraska , wed was not highly pro-
ucttve under , proper cultivation mid
ropltlous weather.
The Hoard f Public \Vorks Is Inspect-
ng piivcmuiMft In order to ascertain
eeded repairs Omaha has maintained
laved streets i long enough to have
earned thaj. the Item of repairs Is of
tmost Importance. Eastern cities have
eng since provided for pavement re-
airs at the least possible cost to the
Ity. In New York ,10 per cent of the
ontract price Is withheld under a ( If-
ecu years' guaranty and paid'out after
he expiration of the first five years at
lie rate of ! 1 per cent per annum pro-
Idlng the pavement Is kept In repair.
* pen failure of the contractor to keep
p necessary repairs the city pays for
U'-'h work out of the 10 ! per cent re-
erve. Even under these conditions It is
ound that the fund thus maintained Is
nadequate to pay for necessary repairs
n streets that must bear heavy t radio ,
n Omaha the per cent of contract price
( served for the repair fund has never
> oen fixed at so high a figure , yet there
ire reasons for advancing It. The time
ins come when Omaha must lay as
nuch stress upon pavement repairs as
tjion provisions for a perfect system of
lavements.
Two manufacturing establishments
lave abandoned Omaha and propose to
nuisport their business elsewhere. They
lave heretofore employed over 200 op-
'ratives. ' Various reasons are given for
heir removal. One is the unfavorable
ittitude of organized labor In tills city.
Tills may be faet or fancy , but It is a
subject that might legitimately claim
he attention of the Central Labor
inlon. If untrue , organized labor will
lot hesitate to proclaim It untrue.
The law committee of the Central
Labor union has not yet made a public
eport upon the causes of its failure to
iccomplisli anything at Lincoln. Nor
uis any member of the Douglas deloga-
lon explained to the friends of organ-
zed labor why the delegation ignored
into-eleetion promises and sat still while
imposed labor laws were choked to
loath.
Live stock receipts in tlds market con-
Intie light , with little prospect of Im-
ni'dlale revival. The stock raising In-
lustry must improve from tills time on ,
for the year's demand will be
nneh greater than the supply. Stock
alsers of the west are certain of lin-
nensc prol.U's before the curtain falls
ipon the yijar 181)5. )
Logic. Imt , > ot ! 'oltlc : < .
SprlnsfleM Ilcpubllcnn.
Mr. Olney'a rfusBestlon to the supreme
court that the fiovernmont ouslit to refund
he many inlll'.uns of Oollnrs collected in
ncome taxes under past laws Is loprlc and
ustlce , but not | ractlcal politics. Imagine
any congress' appropriating the money.
Kcyi-mlnir lnn'n Stlc.
.Kloux CJlty Tribune.
Nebraska prohibits the sale of oleomar
garine , but permits Us manufacture a di
rect reversal of Iowa's attitude toward
spirits. It might , however , furnish a valu
able siiRBcstldn for the republican p-irty's
lext experiment in liquor legislation If It
should ever c < ? t a chance to make another.
1'xpril'Micn Troves Iti I'olly.
Minneapolis Journal.
The Utah constitutional convention has
adopted a woman suifraRO clause niul nil
women who crave the ballot have now
Wyoming- , Colorado and Utah as objective
points. In Colorado they have already
wearied of the ballot and If women could
vote all over the country one or two elec
tions would Rive them enough of It.
The Tcolloj'M IrresUtihlo March.
New York World.
The railroad committee of the Connecti
cut leslslature has done well In deciding to
consider applications for charters for clec-
; rle roads without regard to the possible re
sult from paralleling steam roads. It would
: ie both absurd and criminal to deny the
world the greatest possible benefit of scien
tific progress because It may decrease the.
iroflts of those who have Investments de-
lending on olJer methods. That Yay of
doing things would have kept steam rail
roads from paralleling stage coach lines.
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H Itletita nf Corporations.
Denver ItcpuMlcan.
The decision rendered In Chicago In re
gard to the power of a municipality to re
strain or prohibit a telegraph company
From using Its streets Is rather sweeping
In Its effect , If It goes as far as the Asso
ciated press report Indicates. The right of
an Interstate telegraph company to use the
oost roads of the United States may not be
questioned , but It cannot b8 said that every
street In a city ts a post road. A tele
graph company might Insist upon and es
tablish a right to enter a city. If It were
engaged In Interstate business , but that
would not entitle It to construct Its lines on
all the streets of that city. The most that
It could claim In justice Is the right to
Tallow the street leading most directly to
its ofllce.
A Thraklilnc : Good for thu Thntaheil ,
Chicago Tribune.
All that China has lost will In the future
seem small when compared with HH ulti
mate gain and the development of Its vast
territory and Immense resources. All civil
ized nations will owe a debt of gratitude to
little Japan , for what all their diplomacy
could not effect has been secured by the
lira very and skill of Its aimles and the
astuteness of Its government. There can be
little doubt that. If the. truth were known ,
It would be found that Id Hung Chang.
whom General Grant pronounced one of
the greatest living statesmen and who sym
pathizes with modern progress and feels
Its necessity for his country , not alone cor
dially sympathizes with this particular part
of the treaty , but had a hand In urging Its
adoption. It marks the beginning of n new
Industrial and commercial epoch for China.
A 1'artyVltlicmt H I.rnilor.
i Globe-Democrat.
There Is manifest force In the declaration
of a prominent statesman that the supreme
misfortune of the democratic party at the
present time Is the want of a leader. The
members of the' organization are like an
army that hns 'lost ' Its commander and
scattered In all 'directions for lack of a
master spirit ( o unite the various fragments
and moke them practically effective. In
the nature of things , President Cleveland
should be hla rarty'w leader , lint he la not
recognized as such. On the contrary , he
Is regarded by the majority of democratic
voters as a man who has abandoned the
principles upoii which he was elected and
forfeited his claims to confidence and sup
port. He Is Strong with a certain element
of the party , but It Is not the element that
counts for moat -at the ballot box. Almost
all of the conspicuous democrats of the
country are against him for one reason and
another , and lie gets more praise from re
publican than'from democratic newspapers.
It Is obviously Impossible for him to bring
about coherence and harmony In the broken
ranks of his party. He Is more of a dis
turber than a coalescer , so to speak , and
every step that he takes tends to Increase
the discord and uncertainty.
OF TltR STATX I'HKSlt ,
Nollxh Tribune ! The Stntc Journal clftlmi
that the lait legislature w i "crcttltubU to
Ncbmkn. " And hns the Tree I'lmiter Btnte
fntlen so low that or n the legislature of 1895
Is A credit to liorT
Cedar llnplda Commercial : Governor Ilol-
comb has vetoed the bill repealing the state
deposit cry law. We are Rind of II , and we
nre also glad our Doone county representative
Old not vote for the bill.
Kearney Hub : The State Hoard of Agri
culture and the business men of Omaha have
commenc il curly to work up the state fair
and Itn attractions , and there Is no reason to
doubt the success of the fair next fall.
Central City Nonpareil : The Omaha people -
plo seem to be determined to make the state
fair a success. They will leave no Kone un
turned to have the fair superior to any ever
held In the state. Their pride Is nt stake.
Valley Enterprise : County Judge Ilaxter Is
a rustler when It comes to nettling estates
and paying up the costs. The judge , although
a young man , has made a very able public
clllcl.il and his administration lias been a
very popular one.
Illalr Pilot : Every time The Omaha Dee
gets In a good hard whack at the 11. ft M.
state political syndicate the Slate Journal
groans In agony , and at once produces Its
stereotyped editorial attack on llosewater
personally , under the old familiar beading ,
"Symptoms of Insanity. "
Cedar Ilaplds Republican : Tha depository
law , which was repealed by the late repub
lican legislature , was vetoed by Governor Hoi-
comb. All honor to the governor and ever
lasting disgrace and shame upon a set of leg
islators who would undertake to cover up and
perpetuate a method of using public money
so plainly dishonest.
Schuyler Herald : In the passage of the A.
I1. A. Fire and Police Commission bill the
short-sighted republicans have given Nebraska
democrats a surer foothold In the state than
they have had for twenty years. It Is a bill
framed to keep foreigners from holding ofllce
In the stale , and It is destined to prove the
greatest political boomerang ever Hung from
the hands of a partisan political body.
Wakcflcld Republican : The year 1894 was
probably the hardest year Nebraska has ever
known. It may be many years before another
occurs equally as hard. Dut for the most
pait our people have bravely met the Issue ,
although for a time we have to l > fr slow. Ne
braska Is a good state , all the same , and with
patience and perseverance her people are
bound to get to the front. There are other
states worse off than Nebraska auj without
our good prospects.
Central City Nonpareil : J. 11. Huclianan ,
general pawcnger agent for the Fremont.
Klkhorn & Missouri Valley railway , has writ
ten a letter In which he predicts that the con
servatives of the cast will nominate Cleveland
and that the east and south will elc-ct him.
and that the west will go pop. Mr. Ilu
chnnan should let politics alone and predict
about the weather , something that he might
hit once In a while. Evidently he docs not
consider the republicans will be In It. The
recent legislature must have pawej some bill
that hurt the gentleman's feelings , or else his
butcher Is a republican and he wants to set
oven.
IMatto Center Signal : The state fair at
Omaha this year will undoubtedly be one of
the greatest and grandest affairs of the kind
ever held In the state. Arrangements have
already been made to secure the parapher
nalia which was used In the M.inll Gras fes
tival at New Orleans. Ample hotel accommo
dations Is another and a very Important thing
for the comfort of visitors , and trains will
bo run for the accommodation of people within
a hundred miles of the metropolis , so they
can go In the morning and return In the
evening. Every man , woman and child liv
ing In the slate ho can possibly spare the
time and cash will undoubtedly spe-iid one day
at least at the state fair at Omaha.
S Fjto.u TIIK vovsntv.
WBHE HIS INTENTIONS HONORABLE ?
Contra ! City Democrat.
We met II. Olsen on the street Thursday
morning. He didn't say n word , but handed
us a silver dollar. What did he mean ? Was
It a charitable offering because we were
seedy and looked hungry , or was It to be
credited on subscription account ? It
amounts to about the same thing In either
event , and therefore we gave him credit
for the money.
SHE'S A HHID.
Cambridge Kaleidoscope.
Like a bird on the wing ,
Is that beautiful thins.
This month will bring
The lovely girl of spring.
TOO SLOW FOU ST. JOE.
llasHnfra Tilbune.
A man went over to Jack's depot ,
To lake n train to old St. Jot ;
Hut he Rot there a little too lelqht
And had to take a slaw-going freight.
JUST LIKE THE OLD MAN.
Ilulbrook Herald.
Mr. and Mrs. Strong nre the proud par
ents or o. boy baby. Its Just like Its ua no
hair , no teeth.
NEXT !
Chase County Champion.
The already happy household of N. T.
Calvin was made doubly so last week by
the arrival of a pair of twin boy babies.
Mother and babies nre doing well , but Nate
will have to be looked after for a few days
yet. That makes two pair of twins in Lin-
coin so far this year of grace , 1893. Who
will be the next ? It may possibly be
LOOK OUT FOH TANNED HIDE.
Ilrolten How lleacaii.
The Deacon is here to tell the truth and
expos ? falsehoods , and If this thingIsn't
done we'll take the hide right off the hypo
crite und stretch. It up to dry.
YE EDITOR HAS AN OUTING.
Cordova. Proc-esJ.
Ye editor spent Sunday at Utlca with his
parents.
milGIIT SIDE OF THE DROUTH.
Custer County Ilc.icuri.
And for all their quarreling and Hlckln' ,
The long and short of It nil
Is as long as the east Is so liberal
A drouth is not so bad after all.
THERE'S A SKELETON IN THE CLOSET
Auburn Granger.
You have heard of the man who thought
so much of his wife when he lirst married
her that he could cat her up , und a short
time after marriage he wished to God he
had eaten her. That ts the condition of
some i if our London pJople. Take your
medicine.
AFHAID HE WILL RECOVER.
lllnlr Courier.
We are sorry to learn that the venerable
father Is very low , and fears are entertained
of his recovery.
PAINFUL DUTY WELL PERFORMED.
Pawnee- City I'refa.
The pqt-belllcd kangaroo that loafs on the
streets and passes his time principally In
belittling and scowling at his superior Is
not only un object of sympathy but of the
utmost commiseration. His disjointed and
elongated nose Is always iiointed in the
direction of other people's affairs , and per
haps principally for this reason he Is the
most noted character In the city for dis
gruntled egotism and effervescent bom
bast. Really these are not pleasant re
flections for the writer of this paragraph to
.make , but the city and society should
know , and most of our people do know , of
the material composing- offensive anat
omy of the disagreeable character of whom
we write.
The Silvery Flctlnnlit.
Minneapolis Journal.
In Ills desire to show that more money Is
needed to do the business of the country ,
Schoolmaster Coin Harvey was obliged to
show In his lecture how enormously the
commerce and trade of the country had In
creased during the last twenty years up to
the time free trade demociay undertook to
suddenly reverse the wheels of commerce
a-J set them running the other way but he
failed to call attention to the fact that this
was all done after the net of 1873. The
country seemed to have been getting on
splendidly , despite "the crime of ' 73 , " until
the free traders and the free silver men be
gan to tinker with the machinery , and It
la only since the tariff and llnuticlal tinker
ing was stopped that It has bsgun to recover -
cover again.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
ARSOUJTEIY PURE
stt.rr.it
Minneapolis Journnt : Advances liavo been
recorded In prices of corn , wheat , < otton ,
coffee , leather , petroleum , provision * , silver
nnd Iron. Moforo silver advanced n point
the tendency of the other commodities to
advance was manifest. Some of the commo
dities nro scarcer and for others there ts
ntoro nctlvo demand by consumers , who are
beginning to 1 > uy more thnn for Immediate
uso. Silver's alight rise Is speculative , grow
ing out of the supposed larger demand by
China for Indemnity purposes , chiefly.
Minneapolis Tribune : Without any In
crease. In the volume of money , without nny
"romonetlzatlon" ot silver , prices nro rising.
Cotton , ono of the staples , has Advanced 2
cents a pound , or CO per cent upon the low
est prlco reached ; petroleum has more thnn
doubled In value ; boot has jumped until
prices are almost "out of Bight ; " potatoes
are so high as to make tbo consumers
squirm ; wheat Is up 7 cents , and corn and
other cereals arc advancing. Hides nro 125
per cent higher than they wcro some tlmo
ago , and leather has risen from 30 to 70
per cent. Silver Itself , without anything
being done for It by law , has advanced from
7 to 10 cents per ounce. What lias caused
all these advances ? Simply tho'operation of
commercial causes.
Chicago Record : Although the silver ques
tion threatens to bo especially troublesome
( o the democrats It must bo kept In mind
that the republican party has n mlro of dllll
cultles tovado through In the next session
of congress. The now congress Is In the
hands of the republicans. The friends of sil
ver have manifested tholr Intention already
to ask for silver legislation from that body.
There are plenty of republican free silver
men In both houses , and In case the ques
tion Is brought to an Issue during the session
they are likely to make a powerful showing.
If Indeed they do not adopt silver legislation.
In cnso a republican congrc&s takes this
course It would not bo an easy thing for the
party convention a year hence to overlook
the fact. Pending the action of thu now
congress , the republican politicians need not
feel too much elated over the prospective
split In the democracy. They are likely to
have troubles of their own.
1'KOl'I.K ASIt 3'lliXVS.
Washington has entered the race for the
national political conventions.
Spain's apology for the Alllanca affair Is
evidently afflicted with that tired fellng.
There U nothing strange about the advance
In oil. That Is Its natural tendency under
nre.
nre.Mr.
Mr. Croker won two victories last week.
Ills horse won In England and his friends
fixed the Tammany election for him. Rich
ard Is boss again.
A man named Jones fathered the proporal
to make Chicago on irrJwnd-iiit state. 11.-
like his Dlnghamton namusake. ha is some
what dlflldcnt about paying the freight.
Notwithstanding his public professions In
favor of tha cartwheel dollar , Schoolmaster
Harvey makes no distinction In the legal
tender that Is handed In at the box ofllce.
Frederick Douglass , who was born a slave ,
achieved all that any white man could. He
acquired an education , lived by the work of
his brains , and has his last will contested In
the courts.
Hear Admiral Daniel Ammcn , now resid
ing In Ammcndale , Md. , has been elected a
member of the San Francisco Chamber of
Commerce In recognition of services he ren
dered to California whllo ho was stationed
on the Pacific coast.
The pension roll of the revolutionary war
closed last week with the death of Mary
llrown of Knoxvllle , Tenn. , at the age of 91.
She was the widow of Joe Drown , a revolu
tionary soldier , whom she married In 1S24 ,
at the ago of 20 years.
Historian McMasters knocks the stufllng
out of the Jackcon cotton bale story , but that
does not dim the glory of New Orleans. Not
by a jugful. IlcalJcs the Omaha disciples of
Old Hickory long ago discarded cotton as
an element of enthusiasm at the annual jolli
fication.
After wrestling with the living picture
question for several days , a New York court
maintains , In the Interest of art , of course ,
that a suit of bronze paint is preferable to
tights. That's what the managers thought
when the box office receipts materially In
creased ns a result of their advancsd enter
prise.
Recent events Justify the claim that things
are picking up In old Missouri. Two bloods
of St. Joe fought with bare fists for the
smiles of a local belle , and two Kansas
women fit and clawed for the love of one
man. These Incidents give a Miade of truth
fulness to other evidence of returning life
among the Pukes.
Dr. Antonln Dvorak , director of the Na
tional Conservatory of Music of America ,
sailed from Now York for Europe on Tues
day by the Saale. As to his plans for the
summer , he said it was his Intention to con
tinue his work on the American opera , "Hia
watha. " which he hopes to have produced In
New York next year. .
A significant feature of current political life
Is the general , hearty rejoicing that Is mani
fested In the mulcted states over the ad
journment of the legislatures. Wisconsin
emulates Nebraska In hailing with unfeigned
pleasure the death of a legislature which
harassed public and private Interests for a
period of 101 days. "It Is fortunate for Wis
consin , " says the Milwaukee Evening Wis
consin , "that the legislature meets only bi
ennially , and therefore It cannot perpetrate
as much mischief as could bo done by annual
sessions. Some think It would be better for
the state If the legislature met only once In
three years. "
fl.V/M.YO l.tHKH.
Life : Jat'gers ( wonkly fncetlmnOTh
think I was n burglar , nv ilcnr ? Mrs , Jng-
gen -No ! A burglar wouldn't have taken
liulf the time to get Inl
DeMon Transcript : Wlfc-Mra. Aller Imi
jrone abroad to be treated by n Parisian
. Husband--9o ? She
physician. - - nlwnjs had
11 predilection for Ficnuh hi'Cls.
Yonkcrs dinette : YenM Is Oolillirlclc nt-
tontlve to Unit > oung Imly he used to go
with ? Crlmsonbcnk Not now ; he's mar
ried to her.
Philadelphia Record : Wigwag-That dys
peptic BWi'ctheurt of Farley's reminds mo
of my fnvorlti ; ilrlnl : . Hobson What's
that ? Wigwag Sour innMi.
Chicago Heoord : First College Man Did
Singer get Into the glee club ?
Second College Mnn-1 should cay not.
Why , he parts his hair on one side.
Harper's Dnzar : "I can understand his
marrying her ; she's worth n million , but
how she can marry him puzzles me. He's
n. blockhead. "
"H'ml His Koldcn nnd her wooden wed
ding , eh ? "
Los Angeles Herald : Ootitran burst llko
n whirlwind In upon his friend llnston "Will
you be my witness ? " "Going to light ? "
"No , to got married. " daston ( after a
pause ) Can't you apologize ?
Washington Htnr : "Mr. Tyllns ilocsn't
employ a servant for his wife , " said ona
roiini ; woman.
"How do you know ?
"She told im > herself. She tolj me she
was mistress In her own house. "
Chicago Record : "I suppose you nre lookIng - .
Ing forward to the base ball season with iff
Cloasiiri ? ? " said Hobbvs to his friend , tha
nip ball crnnk.
" 1 don't know , " said the crnnk , pathet
ically , "You Ki-e , my vocal chorda ure In
wretched condition. "
Chicago Tribune : "Who Is this man ? "
pd the visitor.
He Is the author of n book advocating
free coinage , " replied the attendant.
"Is ho violent ? "
"O , no. He Is perfectly harmless. "
"What Is the peculiar form of his lunacy ,
aside from Ills book ? "
"He thinks he's sixteen men. Does the
talking1 for the whole sixteen. "
Tloston Transcript : Stern Parent You
tell me that you love my daughter nnd wish
to tnarrv her. Dut how do you expect to
live on JSOO a year ?
Loving Swain Oh come , now ; your Income -
come must be more than that I
Life : "Will yon love me when I'm Keno ? "
asked Mr. Linger of his sweetheart. "If
you'll go soon , " replied the faithful girl
with a yawn.
A NIOUX ONE.
St. Lnnla Itciuilillr.
They repaired to the falls of the Sioux ,
There was nothing else for them to dlour
Dul what they had done.
For they wished , who were one ,
To be with all expedition made tloux.
Aecr < ' < > r and Opprtmnr ,
St. Paul Pioneer Press.
Great Britain Is true to her record In
her dealing with Nicaragua. It Is an
nounced that the proposition of the latter
country for a settlement by arbitration la
not satisfactory nnd there cnn bo llttlo
question that England will proceed to en
force her demands by main force unless
the Intervention of the United States , or
fear of It , should stay her hand. There Is
no country In the whole world that baa
acted the bullv as consistently ns Great
Britain. It strikes the student of history
n.H n singular thing that n nation with so
many admirable characteristics should
have been from first to last the npgressor
and oppressor wherever she came In con
tact with an Inferior force. If there la n
difference between her nnd this country she
Is always ready to arbitrate. This , Bay her
representatives , Is only to set nn exnmplo
to the world of how disputes should bo
settled between civilized nations. Dut let
It be a little power like Nicaragua or
Venezuela that has a grievance nnd John
Hull is the most Insolent und blustering
creature on the globe.
Sam Walter FOBS In New Yorlc Sun.
He stood before the church committee
In calm , complacent bravorv ,
Though charged with many heinous crime *
And various kinds of knavery ,
"Now , Sambo Washington , " they snld ,
"You're charged with great obliquities ,
With sundry crimes nt various times
And many grave Iniquities. "
"Yes , nab , " said Sambo Washington ,
"Ise done some frauds pjrdlglous ,
But. bress de Lnwil ! for ebtry fraud.
Was pious nn1 religious.
"Ise done kcrmltted var'ons crimes
An' sins er great variety ,
Hut ebery sin dat I hast done
I done for troof an" piety. "
"Hut how about John Gray's gold pen ?
Also his gold penholder ? "
Then Sain bo grew th ? size of two
And answered frank and bolder :
"A pious feslin * tuk me , Jedge ,
An' 1 could not control It.
Wlf dat pen , Jedge , I signed de pledge ,
An' dat was why 1 stole It. "
"But Enoch Hardy's watch and
"I stole um , Jedge. Turn Hardy.
Befo' dat date Ise allus late
To Sunday school , an' tardy.
Dut. lirohs de Lawd. dat ur goP watch
Am bury nkkerlt , bcry ;
No mo' Ise late an1 after date
In Hit ) great sanctuary.
I reach In time de house ob pra'r ,
No mo' Is 1 bJlatrd ,
An' brcss my soul , dat watch I stole
To troof am consecrated. "
"Hut how about that suit of clothes ? "
"Dat soot. " said Sarnbo , rising1 ,
"I Btole dut soot to serve de Luwd
An" wear nt my baptlzln' . "
"Dut how about those two- fat fowUiT"
" 1 tuk tlem fowls , yo' lionah ,
Fum ol' John Dell , a Infidel ,
A scoff ah , an" a scornah ;
Fum dat bad , unbellevln' man ,
Dat iinregenerlt sinner ,
Dem fowls I ntolo fum dat lost soul ,
For Elder Putnam's dinner. "
With an Umbrella Over Town
Saturday night we would have been surprised and de
lighted with our after dinner business , Coming through
the rain as you did was simply astonishing. Surely
there's no pull for business like the pull of right goods
at right prices. Suits as you would have them. We
haven't heaped up suits as a scow might be leaded
You're tired of that way mass without meaning , bulk
without beauty nothing here simply for show , but not a
shape or color skipped that cuts any figure. The best
values in the world are our $10 and $12,50 sack and cut
away suits , black , blue and fancy cheviots better than
$25 tailor made suits that you'll be satisfied with till you
can patch them , Your boy would be tickled to death
with a pair of our blue Brownie overalls ; got suspenders ;
cost 50 cents.
Reliable Clothiers. S.W. Cor. 15th and Douslns Sts.