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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 3, 1895)
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Kvery Mny day sliov.'or Is equal to n contribution of $1,000,000 to the people of Xi'bni.sktt. If the reports nf abnormal falls of hall continue wo may oxpeet another reduc tion In the price of Ice very soon. .Tapnn Is to have a taste of the ulti matum policy herself , merely Ihat she I may know how China recently felt. Ir I'crhntis Great Itrltaln will now add to her claim against Nicaragua the expense r Ir pense to which she has been put to en force Its payment. Chauncey Depcw now says It Is too r early to discuss national politics. ISut It Is to be noted that he has not arrived at this conclusion until after he has hail his say. "We are reminded that It Is only two years since the ceremonies attendant upon the opening of the World's fair at Chicago that now exist only In recollec tions and photographs. F There Is plenty of good timber avail able for the vacancy In the Hoard of Education. The board should be strengthened , not weakened , by the ad dition of a new member. The bill forbidding the appearance of women upon the stage unless attired In skirls failed to receive the necessary constitutional number of votes in the 1- New York legislative assembly. 'S'nont- If rngo. . . The canal law will no doubt be tested In the supreme court before the citizens IfI of Douglas county vote upon the canal bond proposition. There is no use voting bonds until nil uncertainty as to I their validity Is removed. VV VVp On the authority of Chauncey Depow c- every railroad president In the United k States Is as liable to prosecution for Illegally issuing free passes as 0. I * . Utinllnglon. Does this put Mr. Huntington - ington in any better position ? The Woman's Christian Temperance union should not overlook the city coun cil chamber In Its search for desirable locations for Its slot machine drinking fountains. The members of the council will certainly resent the neglect May day in Knrope tills year seems to have been unite generally a very tame affair. The labor demonstrations were , with but ono or two exceptions quiet anil orderly. These are welcome Indica tions of less discontent among the work- lug classes. The friends of William U. Morrison say that ex-Speaker Crisp meant Morri son , when be spoke about a western pvv'sldential candidate on the democratic ticket for 1SOG. The friends of A'iee President Stevenson say that ho meant Stevenson. In the Interval Mr. Crisp Is trying to discover just what he did mean. Two of the extinguished members of the late lamented legislature from Doug las have already betaken themselves to other parts and others are preparing to shake the dust of Omaha from their boots In the no dim and distant future. But Dr. lllckelts nnd lion. Jim Allan as sure their constituents that they do not propose to desert them without due notice. In planning the state fair week carnl val the committees In charge do not want to forget the bicyclists. If the present bicycle craze continues half the population of Omaha will be riding wheels before the summer closes. An Illuminated night parade of wheelmen nnd wheohvomen would bo a feature that would add Immensely to the at tractiveness of the festivities. The passenger representatives of the Central Tralllc association have once more refused the appeal ofThe different commercial traveling men's organiza tions for the issue of Interchangeable mileage. The traveling men have been working for Interchangeable mileage in season and out for several years now , but they have succeeded In thelrpuiposo lu only a comparatively few Instances. There Is no Question but what such tickets would be a great accommodation to regular passengers who are constantly - stantly circulating In a limited territory The railroads , however , apparently can not be brought to look with favor on the project and until they can be Inter changeable mileage must remain a sub- Jfct for nglttitloa , AKir ronrt run Assuming that Mr. rimnnccy Dcpow s authorized to speak for the rupubll- ans of New York , they are In favor of Onvernor Lovl 1' . Morton ns the cniull * late of the party In 1800 for president. This was said by Mr. Dcpew In an in- ervlew nt Cleveland , and as that gen- lenian Is n very warm friend of Mr. Morton and 1ms a wide acquaintance and great liillucnco with the repuhll- MIIH of the Kinplro state the remark s to be tnken seriously. There have ) cen Intimations from other sources of a strong feeling among New York re- nibllcaus favorable tn the nomination of Mr. Morton by the next republican mtlonal convention nnd after what hns ) eeu said by Mr. Dcpow there Is good eason to believe that the friends of Mr. Morton are Intending to put him In he race for the nominal Ion. There has ) ccn no Intimation that he Is offering any encouragement to a movement of his kind or oven that ho has any knowl edge of It , but It Is hardly to be doubted hat he knows something of It. The leclaratlon of Mr. Depew Is the llrst llstlnct statement , so far as we have ) bserved , that New York republicans seriously contemplated presenting Gov ernor Merion as a presidential candi date , but his authority will everywhere jo accepted as sulllclent to place Mr. Morton In the list of possibilities. Unquestionably the friends of Gov ernor Morton can offer some cogent rea sons why he would be an available can- lidato and also why , If nominated and elected , ho would make a good chief executive of the nation , lie Is thor oughly In accord with the principles of tlie republican party , believing In the iiullclous protection of American Indus- : rles and In a sound and stable cur- eney. He has had much experience In public life and has judiciously aud crcd- tably discharged every duty and re sponsibility. He Is a patriotic , public spirited citizen , whose private life Is tbove reproach. Ho has not been long enough , perhaps , In an executive posi tion to warrant a positive expression of opinion as to his administrative abil ity , but he has done well thus far as governor of New York and there ap- > ears good reason to expect that he will maintain his excellent record as a pub ic man. Ills efforts and Inllueuce have been directed to securing those reforms which the republican party promised the people of the state and In this he ms been signally successful. These arc strong recommendations and give Mr. Morton a very substantial claim to con- ( deration as a possible presidential candidate. But there are other republicans who have equally strong recommendations tud who enjoy an advantage over New York's governor In'being younger men nnd therefore hi closer touch with n i-ery large element of republican voters. Mr. Morton will be 72 years old when the next republican national convcn- lon is held and while he may still be a vigorous man ho will have far passed the time of life for a presidential can didate. William Henry Harrison was tlie oldest man ever nominated for tlie presidency , he having been OS when Inaugurated , and all but five of the presidents were under 00 when Inaugu rated. It Is not at all probable that tlie next republican national convention will innko so extreme a departure from tlie practice of the past as to nominate a candidate 'l years old , and such being the case it would seem to be a waste of time for the New York republicans to make an effort to secure the nomina tion for the presidency of Governor Morton. MONKTAUY COyFKHHXUH 1'ROSrECTS. It Is now several months since con gress took action looking toward the representation of the United States in the International monetary conference which at that time Germany seemed on the point of convening. President Cleve land has not yet undertaken to name the delegates left to his selection , but he has given It to bo understood that he will not bo wanting in his part so soon as the time for action shall have arrived. The point at which all seem to be battling Is the delay of the German government to carry out the spirit of the resolution adopted by the Heichstag and to issue the Invitation requesting tlie different powers to send delegates to a conference for the purpose of dis cussing and framing recommendations for an Increased use of silver as money. This delay is being utilized in certain quarters to spread tlie impression that there Is no possible hope for an Interna tional monetary conference and that further expectations in that direction are altogether unwarranted. This view Is not shared by those who are In a position to form an authorita tive view of the European monetary situation. Mr. Edward O. Leech , direc tor of the mint during President Har rison's administration and at present vice president of one of the principal national banks In New York City , In a recent interview expressed himself as confident that the conference would be held. Germany , he says , will call the conference and England has decided to participate In It If called. Krauce nnd the other states of the old I.atln union will naturally take kindly to It on ac count of the largo part which silver plays In their currency. The United States Is strongly In favor of Interna tional bimetallism , as was evidenced by the prompt action of congress In provid ing for representation. Mr. L ech goes on to say that Germany , after having summoned the conference , will be under obligations to propose something defi nite , and as the German delegates to all previous conferences have looked With disfavor upon every proposition to enlarge the use of silver the change will be of considerable signlllcance. As to the probable results of the con ference there Is , of course , much differ ence of opinion. The key to tha situa tion will as usual be Ireld by England. Mr. Leech , In the Interview already re ferred to , professes to bo doubtful whether England will go further than to make a few minor concessions , such as the reopening of the Indian mints , a small Increase In the legal tender limit of silver currency , and perhaps the transformation of a fourth of the bank reserve from gold to silver. It will then bu for the other powers to determine how far they can go with safety and on what conditions their mints shall be thrown open more freely to the coinage of silver. Certainly the prospect was lover better since 1873 for some kind of in International monetary agreement In the near future. MUST STAND TUOKTllKtl. The Omaha Jobbers nnd packers hare made n strong presentment of their grievances to thu Interstate commission. J'hey have cited facts thnt cannot be controverted nnd presenli-d figures that afford conclusive proof of the righteous- less of their demands. They have shown thnt Omaha has been a victim of arbitrary discrimination on the part of the railroad trnfllc managers for years and has suffered Incalculable damage jy this unfair nnd lawless treatment. The submission to these wrongs has jceu n drawback to the material pros perity of this city and Its continuance will check Its growth nnd the develop ment of the whole region tributary to Omaha. The only wonder Is that the Jobbers nnd packers of this city have mtlontly submitted to this rank dis crimination for years and allowed themselves to be distanced by their competitors nnd rivals without offering- any resistance. On this score , however , they really liavo themselves to blame. They com mand the situation and could by united action have long since brought the Iralllc managers to time. Instead of acting In concert on the principle of one for all and all for ono they have allowed the railroads to dominate them l > y di versions and divisions created through so-called special favors , secret rebates , drawbacks , passes and side partnership with railroad olllcers who dabble In all sorts of speculative enterprises outside of their legitimate business. It Is this [ lernlclous system of Individual favorit ism that Is chiefly responsible for the lack of harmony nnd self-assertion iimong our business men , and notably iimoiig the jobbers nnd packers. In stead of asserting their rights nnd In sisting upon fair treatment and no favors they have allowed themselves to bo placated by sops thrown from rail road headquarters that have demoral ized their organizations and made It easy for the tralllc managers to keep up a policy that Is adverse to Omaha as a distributing nnd Jobbing center. Whatever the Interstate commission may decide Omaha merchants and manufacturers should stand together from now on , assert their rights and work in harmony for the promotion of their collective Interests , which are also" the Interests of the whole community. Any other course will leave them open fo constant attack from within and without and make It Impossible either to extend their territory or to even hold what they have now got. It Is tlie solidarity of the commercial people of other cities that has given them ad vantage over Omaha , and It Is high time for Omaha to profit by their ex ample. VERY LITTLU 1MPHO\'KMKXT , But two mouths remain of the gov ernment fiscal year and It Is possible to make a pretty close estimate of what the treasury situation will bo at the close of the year , June 80. According to the public debt statement for April the deficit for that month was $8,7-12,810 and for the ten months of the fiscal year it was ? -15'J)0UO ! ) ; { , a monthly average of a little over ? 1,500,000. It Is not prob able that this average will be reduced for the remaining two months of the year , so that it may be regarded as reasonably certain that the addition to the deficit for May and June will not bo less than $9,000,000 , nnd It is more than likely to exceed this amount It is entirely safe , therefore , to estimate the deficit for the fiscal year at about $55,000,000. This Is a very much larger deficit than wns estimated by Secretary Carlisle In his last annual report and In his various communications to con gress , but there long ago ceased to be any surprise at the wide discrepancy between the secretary's estimates of revenue and the results. The condition also shows what very poor calculators those democrats were who assured the country that under the new tariff policy there would be abundant revenue to meet expenditures aud something over. The treasury statement for April shows little Improvement In receipts as compared with the corresponding months of 1S04 , when tlie business de pression was at Its height There was a moderate gain In the revenue from cus toms , but a loss In receipts from Inter nal revenue , so that the treasury re ceived only $1,555,000 more last month than it did hi April of 1S111. The re ceipts from customs , however , do not Indicate that there was a reduction of Imports in the former month as com pared with the latter. On the contrary , the Importations of foreign merchan dise during April of this year were con siderably heavier than for the corresponding spending month of last year. We have imported sfnce January 1 , 1895 , at least 50 per cent more foreign goods than came Into the country during the llrst four months of ISM , but have received less revenue from this source this year than last. This is not wholly duo to lower duties , but partly to undervalu ations , made possible by the nd valorem system under which the treasury Is undoubtedly constantly defrauded of revenue. A leading trade paper in re ferring to the practice of undervalu ations says-that "this enormous evil has only Just begun to be felt , because until business revived the Importations were small. They have recently been rapidly Increasing , nnd not only Is the Treas ury department distressed over the un expected sniallnesB of revenue and the undoubted frauds In the Invoices , but It Is now an every day experience In till the commercial cities that foreign fab rics are offered at prices that could not bo met here , even with all profits sacri ficed aud wages cut 25 per cent below the present average. " Thus under the nd valorem system not only Is the gov- oriuiHMit cheated of revenue , but a most unjustifiable advantage Is given foreign over American manufacturers. Tlie treasury still has a safe cash bal ance and a good feature of the situa tion Is the fact that the gold reserve Is being well maintained , showing a resto ration of confidence In the treasury. The presentation of government paper money for redemption In gold has been comparatively small for several months and the promise Is thnt this will con- tlnue to be the case for some time , the tendency of the tldo of gold shipments having turned } o\ynrd HIP t'nltcil State * for the first Uinai In several years. There Is really very little Improvement In the treasury. . ydltlon , but the Indi cations are soimi.whnt more favorable than a few mo'nl , ! ) ago. After the contracts for legislative printing just l k ( limit have been ful filled the state vrlll find Itself with 2,000 copies of the senate journal on Its hands nnd only 1,00 $ f/oples of the house journal. Thesq' Journals of course are only demanded hi nets , so that when the 1,000 sets are disposed of there will be 1,000 odd senrtfp Journals left. This printing was ordered by separate resolu tions of the two houses of the legis lature and owing to the usual bungling failed to provide for equal numbers of both Journals. Another result of the discrepancy Is that the two pieces of work will bo done by different printers , the difference In the number of copies ordered leaving opportunity for differ ences In the bids that have thrown one Journal to one bidder nnd the other to another. Ono thing the suit against ex-Treas- irer Hill Is accomplishing for the benefit of the taxpayers If It results In nothing else and that Is an exposure of ( ho methods of bookkeeping and accounting In vogue In the ofllce of the state treas urer. It Is safe to say that no private corporation with financial Interests of equal Importance would for a moment permit such loose methods to be cm- [ iloyed In Its affairs as were employed | jy the treasurers of the slate of Ne braska. The testimony in this case does not show whether or not the lesson of tlie Hill shortage has been learned. It Is an experience altogether too ex pensive to be indulged in more than once. Notice has been given that the Adams county relief committee which had been co-operating with the State Hellef com mission has fulfilled Its object and has been dissolved. The relief work Is prac tically at an end all over Nebraska and In few counties are there any farmers who will" not be able to care for them selves until the next crop Is harvested. Neither county nor state relief commit tees have anything to do further than to dispose of tlie supplies on hand and to prepare reports of the work per formed. The relief organizations will disappear one after the other as rapidly as they made their original appearance. Bill Dorgan 1ms selected his man to represent him ln'thonppralseiiiont ; of the penitentiary property which he wants the state to buy of him. Some people professed for i\ \ ' while to bo In doubt whether Dorgan would avail himself of the opportunity offered by the new peni tentiary law tounload / his old utensils upon the state ata handsome price. Dorgau himself never suffered any doubt. lie has been waiting for the chance. He stands ready at all times to relieve the 'slate ' of the money ap propriated by , 'the. legislature for the purchase of his claims. Lively Tlmfw In Prmpcct , WiyifrinBton Star. ' Those persons Vho'dellght to witness an exhibition of political gouging , biting and kicking1 will make a great mistake If they fall to keep their eyes on the state of Ohio for the next four weeks. ICeutuclcyM l loa of I'rolilb'.tlon. Louisville Times. After studying the practical results of pro hibition in Kansas , Iowa and Maine , the Canadian commission has arrived at the conclusion that the effort to legislate the masses Into total abstainers Is either an Ingalls "Iridescent dream" or a 13111 Allen "d barren Ideality. " I'littln : Jiipiiii on the Itnck. Indlftnapollx Journal. While It would be improper and uncalled for for the United States to take any active part In the settlement of the Japanese-Chi nese controversy , Japan should be given to understand that the government and people of this country hope she will Insist on carryIng - Ing- out the terms of her treaty with China , regardless of the protests of European powers. _ Stlmulntlmi or AloUtnrc. Cincinnati Commercial. Copious rains have fallen the past three days In the west and northwest , where badly needed , brightening the prospects for the growing crops. Prospective earnings of the railroads traversing that part of the country , commonly called the grangers , also brightened , and this led to an unusual buoy ancy among holders of railway securities in this city. Iludil Out for lilooil , Courier-Journal. Pennoyer and Wnlte are no longer at the helm , but In Uudd California has a povernor who is ready to se that the earth shall not wabble. He lias already Issued his proclamation defining- what the United States should have done and should do In the Nicaragua matter , and It Is not too much to say that ho Is even ready to pre scribe the cut of Dr. Walker's trousers. Go It , IJuddy. _ r < > ? iill < ni ; tint Icnnrant. Phll.iclelphla Record. Kx-Congressman llryan of Nebraska talks glibly of "the gold and sliver coinage of the constitution. " With such phrases as this the demagogues of cheap money seek to bs- gulle the unwary and the Ig-norant. What clause of the constitution can be perverted or stretched so as to warrant the free coin age of sliver dollars at the preposterous ratio tie of 1C to 1 with gold ? Hut it Is Impos sible to brlnff the champions of free silver vvlthln rille ranpe of the truth when advocating vocating- their extravagant money theories. The fact that they habitually resort to the most reckless assertions ought to put the most confiding proselytes to cheap money on their guard. The constitution of the United States hns often been wantonly abused , but It has never been no grossly belittled as when cited.In favor of the mis chievous humbU , ,0r free silver coinage. Tronroii Atfahut Silver. Clilc d News. We hope the fre.e silver men will not fall to read the accounts In the morning papers of the llnal nlghl of the opera season In New York. The box olllee took In } U,000 , but that was onlyia < fraction of the offering- . Something- like ailcanload of costly flowers were Hungon thfl stage , and an one after another the principal singers were called out processions of ushera staggered to the footlights bearing-felfra a solid gold wreath for Melba. a sola' rtatch studded with diamonds mends for Hauermdster. an armful of Jew eled gewgaws for .the Delleszkes. The singers "waded lltfough roses. " and weak- minded women went Into a debauch of sen timental grief at.lhe parting. Altogether the exhibition may''have cost New York J50.000 , or twice that .much nobody knows. There Is no scarcity of money when a pop ular singer , male or female , can walk a path strewn with * double eagles from one coast to another ; The money la unequally distributed. The ( diets have much more than their thaie. titK OI.I.VT AND Tim Now York Tribune ! Krldcntlr the presi dent b hacked down from Ms former posi tion on tlio NIcaraRimn question. That Is just what might have been expected from a cFawflah administration , InJInnnpoll.i News : We think that the government lias so far acted with wisdom nnd discretion In the Nlcnragunn Incident. Qut wo must nay thnt the patronlilng ap proval of the Urltlsh press Is , as the Jour- nil's dramatic critic says , " ( airly excruciat ing. " Globe-Democrat : Nicaragua Is not as largo In nrca as Missouri and lias about halt tlio population of St. Louts. U Is In bullying a midget like this that English arrogance comes to the surface nnd Indicates to larger nations what tholr fate would bo 'tmdor sim ilar conditions. Washington Star : U Is rather strange that many of the American newspapers that nro now engaged In praising a real Britain for Its firmness tn dealing with "an Insignificant country like Nicaragua" should bo the very Journals that yelled "coward , " "bully" and such-llko epithets nt their own government when President Harrison talked In n bust- nesi-llko manner to Impertinent Chile. Philadelphia Press : The administration Is placed In a worse and worse light ns addi tional details arc brought to light In the Nicaragua blunder , flreat Britain put the administration In a ( also position on one side and Nicaragua seems from the last London dispatches on the othnr. The government at Washington lacked the foresight to see In what direction Orcat llrltaln was moving and It lacked the force to compel Nicaragua to the early and honorable settlement which was once possible. The responsibility for the Ungllsh occupation of a point on the Isthmus , which Is taken under Just as ex plicit n pledge to retire ns was the occupa tion of Kgypt twelve years ago , rests at Washington. THE FU'flSllX DAY UIllTIC. Chicago Post : The Marquis de Castellane talks of sentiment. It Is a pleasure to know just how he classifies that $2,000,000. Chicago Uccord : The father of young Count Castellane criticises American society with the natural severity of n foreigner whoso family has just married Into It. Washington Star : Miss Gould's father-in- law In his puhllhed Impressions of America gently Intimates that there are n great many punctiliously honest American citizens whenever never succeed In getting to bs United States senators. Chicago Herald : Whera did the marquis of Castellane gain BO much and so exact knowledge as to the selling price of American legislators and courts ? Is ho In communion with the shade of his new daughter-in-law's late father ? Chicago News : The Marquis de Castellane , father-in-law of Jay Gould's daughter , says the American nation Is a "reunion of people without ancestors. " The marquis will doubt less admit , h'owever , that It Is better to have money than ancestors. Minneapolis Journal : Count Caslellanc , who married a largo slice of the Gould for tune the other day , has written an article severely condemning America and everything American. Perhaps his American wife Is not shelling out the money as fast as he had ex pected. Philadelphia Inquirer : The new husband of Anna Gould has written a paper about America , In which he suggests that Ameri can men are only Interested In the pursuit of the Almighty dollar. The Marquis do Cas tellane ought to be able to recognize this in stinct when ho sees It. Boston Globe : The father of the Count de Sastellane , who married Anna Gould , has written a long article for a French review , In which he paints the reeking corruption of the American congress. We , hero In Amer ica , were not aware that corruption had been carried to the extreme' In congress which this writer asserts , but as he was In this country for the space of fifteen entire days , of course ha knows. Indianapolis Journal : "The American man , " says the count , "does not much care for the society of women , " and "gallantry In the honest sense of the word Is unknown to him. " Considering that this young person saw nothing of the United States except a little bit of New York City , and nothing of Its people except on Illiterate sot of rich up starts and snobs , one can hardly wondr at his Impressions of the country and people. 1'lMPI.K.lXn TlllXGS. The Impression Is growing In Colorado and contiguous territory that President Cleveland was bzrn with a golden spoon In hiswnouth. The coal barons threaten a war of rates. Their winter victims will have the satisfac tion of sEelng them sweat without paying for it. Mrs. Belva Lockwood will not be permitted to practice before the Virginia supreme court. Masculine tyranny seems to cling to the Old Dominion. The Parkhurst testimonial fund amounts to $29,000. Ths form of the testimonial has not been decided upon , but It Is presumed tiger hldo will figure In It. Her name Is Jane Addams and she Is garb age Inspector of a Chicago ward. The re markable thing- about her work Is that she attends strictly to business Instead of fixing up political deals or caucusslng on the cor ners. ners.The The public has done some effective high kicking at the theatrical box offices In New York , with the result of kicking a hole In the salaries of the kickers who disport at the footlights , A Chicago paper speaks of Henry D. Esta- brook as a resident of "Ottawa , Kan. " In view of the succession of Journalistic earth quakes there , It would be unfair to hold the newspapers responsible for what they say. If the coming wman should fall to come' up to expectations , the records of some of her receding sisters will supply the defi ciency. A New York wcman , now on trial , demonstrated her ability to manage two hus bands at the same time. She divided her time half and half between them. The Butte disaster In which flfty-olght lives were lost has gone through nn exhaus tive Investigation and the Investigators pro nounce U nn accident. The tons of dyna mite which scattered buildings and humanity over acres of adjacent territory evidently sneaked Into the buildings without the own ers' permission. As a conclusive test of his powers In that line a Chicago mind-reader was challenged to tell how much an alderman received for his last vote. Tha alderman demurred , waxed red In the fac ? , passing from that tea a stage of Indignation. "You are too blanked gay , " he remarked , as ho moved outside the circle of the mind reader's power. A new woman's club In Baltimore has named Itself the "Quadriga. " This Is the Latin name for a four-horse chariot , and the suggestion of handling the reins Is obvi ous. There Is opportunity for an Interesting treatise on the fanciful nomenclature of women's clubs , us the Washington " \Vlmo- daughsls , " the Indianapolis "Propylaeum" and others of equally unattractive name would Indicate. Mrs. Potts , a noted suffrage leader of Kan sas , looks upon her husband as a cracked kettle , and has applied for a divorce. BIr. Potts Is a gallant old duffer with a peculiar appreciation of the fitness of things. FindIng - Ing Mrs. P. determined to wear the bloomers , ho showed his great loveby permitting her to earn her dally bread by the sweat of her mouth. Hencs the commotion among the Kansas Potts. In order that ancient history might dove- tall with the Ideas of advanced women , a London colony of the opposite sex have un dertaken a revision of the bible with a view to disabusing the popular mind on the rib story. That will te put down as the com panion fiction , of Jonah .swallowing ( the whale , while the mastication of the Edeulc pippin will undoubtedly prove to bo a C o'clock pink tea. The revision promises to bo perfectly lovely. Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U.S. Gov't Report PUKE JH/S.V * uo > truatKif OF TIIK a , A. n , Convention * for Colorado mid Wyoming : Heine Hold nt Denver. DENVER , May 2. Before th * Grand Army of the Republic encampment of Colorado and Wyoming convened today there wa * much discussion among the veterans In attendance of the recommendation made by Department Commander Kolllns for the appointment of a committee to prepare a memorial to the next national encampment In favor of extending fraternal aid to confederate veterans , The suggestion w.is generally received with favor and lending members expressed the- opinion that the principle advocated by General Rol lins will receive the endorsement of the en campment , which resumed Its secret session at 10 o'clock today. A delegation from the encampment waited upon the ladles of tlie Grand Army of the Republic In convention this forenoon and as sured them that the veterans recognized their organization and accorded them the place to which they arc entitled as co-workers and helpers of the veteran soldiers. The ladles' organization then elected the following ofll- cers : President , Mrs. Theresa M. Porter , Aspen ; senior vice president , Mrs. Kuth B. Foote , Denver ; Junior vice president. Mrs. Caroline Keoler , Pueblo ; treasurer. Mrs. Jen nie 11. Hanks , Leadvllle ; chnp'.aln , Mrs. Kstlicr McDonald , Denver. The Impression that has got abroad that General Holllns favored extending pensions to confederate veterans Is Incorrect. What ho proposed was to establish a home for In digent and suffering southern veterans. His exact words were as follows : "There remains ono other subject of which I wish to speak. The war Is over. Wo arc , I may also say , for the llrst time u united people. This nation is great enough , Intelli gent enough , inimclently advanced In all that goes to inako up what we call civiliza tion when victorious to bu generous and even liberal to the vanquished. The south , or nt least many parts of It , Is not the homo but rather the stopping place of many poor , crip pled , broken down old men. They were bravo soldiers , not the loaders , but In the ranks of an army whose record for bravery and soldierly conduct cast no stain upon our fame as a nation among nations. True , they were not our comrades In the Grand Army sense , but they are our brothers In the American sense. "A homo somewhere In the sunny south , where these old soldiers can be cared for , sheltered , fed , clothed , and In sickness nursed , will cost but little , comparatively speaking. There Is but one place where n movement of this kind can start , and that Is In the Grand Army pf the Republic. " This forenoon's session of the encampment was spent in routine work. So far as learned there was no discussion of General Rollins' recommendation , and no recommendation was taken in regard thereto. "Tho morning papers misquoted what I said about brothers In the south , " declared General Rollins to an Associated press re porter today. "I never suggested a pension for the men against whom we of the Grand Army fought. The Idea I wished to convey was that the north and south arc reunited and that we are all equally children of the great republic. I dfl not see how I could have been so misrepresented , but my words are on the record. " KEItll.lSK.l AXD A'lSllllASXAXS. Wausa has a feminine ball club called the "Bloomers. " The Keep school house near Hendley was completely wrecked by lightning. The Red Willow County Teachers associa tion will meet at Danbury May 11. A. Ileald of Talmago fell from the top of the pumping station and broke his leg. Homer's new creamery has been completed and butter making lias been commenced. There Is a call for the organization of a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals at York. The Ministerial association and the Epworth league of the West Nebraska conference will hold a joint convention at Curtis , May 1 to 10. Thirty-five men are at work for the sirup company , a new industry at Hastings. The company will plant 1,700 acres of sugar cano and It Is expected that work will be furnished for 100 men from six to eight months out of the _ year. State Senator Rathbun of Cambridge was the victim of a runaway accident the other day that nearly cost him his life. A team of colts ho wns driving dumped him out on the prairie and he was rendered unconscious. When he recovered his senses ho wandered around over the country for some time before ho was discovered. Ho Is now on the road to recovery , although still somewhat dazed. Ju tlrn .TiickHon ( iulng tn NASHVILLK , Tenn. , May 2. Justice Jack son of the supreme court of the United States will leave hero Saturday morning for Wabliliigton to sit on the supreme bench during the rehearing of the Income tax case. o IHHHt.lY , ' Minneapolis Tribune. Pound now the tocsin ; beat the drum , Loud let the trumpet bray ! The merry rooting tfing has come Base ball begins today ! Bn-athes there a man with soul so dead Who ne'er hath known or felt Ills lieart uprise , his cheeks grow red , When with a mighty belt Some husky hero at the bat Deals to the ball a swat Thnt knocks It cold and out , and flat. And clear across the lot ? If such a man there be , let him Go s > oak his cranium And flee unto the forest dim. For rooting tlma has come ! JllllUIlT JIK/1.VA. Hoston Courier ! Wo cannot nco why a iloff should l > o no much , moro foml of the sent of a tnnn'n troutcrti than any other t > nrt of his wardrobe , Onlveston News : Mnn mnila Justice blind so thnt hl cscupo would be easy. Harper's llnznr : "They nay that Miser Mendel Is nick. Wlmt Is the trouble ? " "Iternorve. He gnvo u tramp n counterfeit dollar and the fellow passed it nt his store. " Philadelphia Times ! It I * often com plained that love itrows cold. Considering the amount of clothes the pictures show he doesn't wear , It Is no wonder. New York World : Wife ( rending paper } Just see the frightful effects of rum , John : here's n young- mini got drunlc nnd walked right Into church. . . . Husband ( drowsily ) Yes , yes ; rum's liable to land n man most anywhere. Philadelphia Record ; There Is ono chop house the tramps do not like , and that Is the woodshed. I Somervllle Journal : Jloslonlans find the unabridged dictionary a very useful book. They cvt'ii use It for the children to sit on nt the table when they outgrow the In- fnntlln high chair. Chicago Record : First Legislator Didn't you succeed In convincing your collcaguo thnt his argument was fallacious ? Second legislator No , I underestimated his reach. Minneapolis Journal : "Well , Mnceo , " said General Joachim Maria , "I'm afraid our revolution won't wash. " "I'm afraid not , " said Mnceo , with u sigh ; "but we're making the other fellows put up a good deal of Castile soap. " Indianapolis Journal : "It Is not nil of n woman's life mission to get a husband nnd a home , " the new woman averred with great emphasis. "No. " assented the old woman , "It ain't all of It by much. After she has irqt the husband nnd homo she still has to devote earnest efforts to getting new clothes. " The Presidential Possibility : I've boon In vited to make a speech before a citizen a club. Will my health permit of the oxer- The Physician What's the subject of the . . .v Presidential Possibility-Silver. The I'hyslclnii ( who knows n fe\v things ) * * Certainly not. I foibid you to leave tha house for a month. SPUING DDK. MlniU'apollB Tribune. Tlie bump-eyed frog- begins to sins' His bruk-ke-ke-kel ; ko-nx , The schoolboy In Ills father's chair , Places the noisome tacks The maiden with the bulbous sleeve Smllos at her diamond ring And nil things Join the general Josh To welcome In the spring. Begins Monday , May 6. A Story by "THE DUCHESS. " Every one knows -what that means. It means as good a story as was ever penned of the good , old-fashioned sort. Even "The Duchess" never wrote a better story than "Storm Driven , " whose pub lication will be begun by THE DAILY BEE Monday , May 6. The scene is English , the characters are human and understandable , the heroine is a suffering and over wrought woman who is re leased from a marriage with an unscrupulous villain by a happy chance , just as she has succeeded in rescuing from him another innocent girl upon whom he has designs. It is a tale thrilling in its incident and happy in its termination , as all stories should be. . * Opening Chapter May 6 While It's Hot That's the time to strike for a new suit especially a light weight suit You know where to strike out for , to get it. You know that we strike out all features that are not exactly up to date in finish or material. This week we are making quite a striking sensa tion with our $10 and $12.50 Spring Suits that tailors get not less than $25 for. Oh , we'll cure you of your tailor- made notion , if you give us just one chance. There are a lot of styles on the ten and twelve fifty tables for to morrow sacks , cutaways , in all the newest fabrics new blues , blacks , tans , gray mixed , and so on , in cheviots and cassimeres. Of course the style is the very latest and we'll guaranree to fit you perfectly with a suit that will wear and hold its shape as long as any tailored to- order suit for twenty-five dollars. ( rt Reliable Clothiers , S.W. 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