Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAFLY. BEE : SATURDAY , MAY 4 , 1895.
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The free rolling advocates show a
'distinct pri-fori-iire tu tlit-lr inu.slcal
lasU-s for the silver cornet band.
Cli'na ' nnntnnifos that slio will mtify
'tho treatof peace with Japan. What
Is Itussla goIiiK to tlo about It. ?
Applicants for places on tlnj canal
commission will reserve thole anxiety
'to servo the pnlille for a little wliilc
loiifor.
Comptroller Kckcls doesn't need more
Ihan a hint from the president to spur
on his activity in the honest money
movement.
The scramble for prlnclpalshlps in the
public schools would be just as exciting
If the salaries paid the principals were
reduced to something like reasonable
figures.
An ortler in bankruptcy lias been Is-
fined against Oscar Wilde. The order
ought to be wide enough to cover a shipwreck -
{ wreck of both moral and material resources -
sources of the great author and play-
wight.
The butter bought for one of the Kan
sas state insane asylums Is so had that
one taste of it Is enough to make a per
son as sensitive as Mrs. Lease sick. "We
advise our Kansas friends to Invest in
Nebraska-made oleomargarine.
Japan didn't suppose she was en
gaging to fight all the powers of Europe
nvhen she commenced her little physical
contest with China , even if it is the
practice of successful prize lighters to
challenge the whole world to combat.
According to reliable authority Sue-
rotary Carlisle Is at last convinced that
his chances of becoming a presidential
nominee , if he ever had any , have gone
n-glimmerlng forever. Secretary Oar-
lisle was one of the few people who
"believed he had a chance of becoming
a presidential nominee.
Why did the Hoard of Education call
upon Its attorney for an opinion on the
legality of maintaining a teachers'
training school ? The opinion requested
lias been given and Is against Oie com
petency of the board to expend public
money for this purpose. What do the
members of the board propose to do
about It ?
And now comes a rumor that the Pull
man company Is to have a new presi
dent and perhaps a new name , because
of the 111 repute Into which the name
of Pullman has fallen. If It gets new
methods along with new olllcers It may
in time win its way back into the good
graces of its employes and the good
.will of Its patrons.
It Is said that Secretary Herbert
- would have accepted his Invitation to
participate In the naval review at Hull
were It not for the Interposition of the
president's objections. If this Is true
Secretary Herbert certainly has a just
grievance. The president had nothing
'to say when Secretary Morton went on
a little jaunt across the Atlantic. Why
shouldn't the head of the Navy depart
ment be as free to indulge In a Euro
pean excursion as the head of the Ag
riculture department ?
One by one the numerous cases
ingalnst the members of the American
Hallway union In different parts of thu
country , growing out of the great strike
of last year , are being dropped. Thorn
Is a disposition more and more manifest
To le [ these old sores heal , or at any
rate to look upon the ease against Debs
now pending In the supreme court ol
the United States as the test for all ,
The minor actors in the strike would
not serve as proper examples , even II
convicted of conspiracy or contempt.
IL'he discontinuance of these proceedings
must contribute to the restoration of a
better feeling among railway employes
.toward the railroad companies.
If real estate speculators who expecl
to trnlllc In land along the line of the
proposed Platte river canal want In
learn the tricks of the trade they nootl
only revert to the history of the Chi
cngo drainage canal. The owners ol
the land required for that undertaking
went to their wits' end to devU (
chemes for evading the law that re
rjuiivil them to sell at the real market
price. Hut the commissioners In charge
of its construction were equally sue
cessful In discovering ways to circuit ) '
rent the real estate speculator. Should
the Omaha canal project attain tangl
ble proportions the same care will liavt
to be exercised to prevent lletltioiu
.Tallies being placed upon the right ol
.way.
OrEltltWlXH TltK CONSTITUTION.
Senator Alters l an applicant for the posi
tion ot secretary of tbo Hoard ot Irrigation.
Thu law } > rovlde * that the tocretary iliall be
a competent , praitlcnl civil engineer , which
forever barn any overweening nmliltlon the
senator may luivo in that direction. Aa a
matter of homo prUlo wo might want to see
him receive the appointment , but In Justice
to the Irrigation Interests of the state we
must say that his appointment would bo a
wor a drawback to It than a hoavjr rainfall
for the nest ten years. Coring Homestead.
The candidacy of Slate Senator Akers
for the position of secretary of the
Hoard of Irrigation Involves not so
much the question of his competency
as a civil engineer as It does his right
to hold any olllcc created by the legis
lature of which he is a member or
the authority of the Hoard of Irrigation
to appoint him. The late legislature
has set a pernicious example In Its
llagrant attempts to override the consti
tution not only by delegating executive
appointing powers to state boards eon-
| trary to the letter of the constitution ,
' but In exercising such'powers as a iegls-
jlntlvo body In dellance of constitutional
prohibition.
Section 1H , article III. of the constitu
tion declares that no person elected to
the legislature shall receive a civil
ppolntment within this state from the
rovornor or senate during the term for
vhlch he has been elected , and all such
ppolatmcnts and all votes given for
my such member for any such olllco
r appointment shall be void.
Manifestly the constitution contem-
dittos that all executive appointments
hall bo made by the governor and that
10 member of the legislature shall re-
olve or hold any civil appointment
luring the term for which he was
looted.
The late legislature delegated the
> owcr of appointing irrigation otilcors
o a board composed of several state
illleors , but the legislature could not
ibrogato the constitutional provision
hat bars Senator Alters and every
ithor member of the legislature from
loldlng any civil appointment at their
lands even though the legislature did
vldp the devil around the stump by
aklng the appointment from the gov
ernor.
The appointment of members of the
eglslature during their terms of olllcc
o any state position is a very perni
cious practice and should bo dlscoun-
.onanced even where it does not con-
.raveno the constitution. In the llrst
ilaco , neither the governor nor any
state olllcor who has at his disposal any
ippolntment or employment has any
ight to create vacancies In the legisla-
.11 re. The people elect their representa
tives for a fixed term and have a right
o expect that they will serve to the
ml of tliL-Ir terms.
An emergency that may require the
convening of the legislature may arise
it any time and every district should
> o In condition to have its people ropre-
seifted. In the next place , the nppolnt-
nont of members of the legislature to
salaried state positions ts demoral
ising and tends to corrupt the fountains
of legislation. The constitution ox-
[ trossly prohibits members from being
interested directly or Indirectly In any
contract with the state , county or city
nithorlzed by any law passed dui'ing
the term for which they have boon
'looted ' or for one year after the expira
tion of such term. If members of the
eglslature cannot bo Interested in a
ontract under a law passed during their
terms they certainly have no right to
my olllco or employment to which a
salary Is attached.
The i > rlme object of the fminors of
the constitution evidently was to pre
vent members of the legislature from
becoming beneficiaries of laws enacted
l y themselves , and Senator Akors' case
certainly conies under that rule.
mi : Jixan SEXTIMKXT.
American statesmen are notoriously
lacking In that reserve , with respect to
International issues , which is character
istic of the statesmen of the loading na
tions of the old world. It would be
extremely dllllcult to Induce a member
of the llrltlsh Parliament or the French
Chambers , or the German Reichstag , to
unbosom himself to a newspaper re
porter regarding what the policy of his
government should be In an Interna
tional matter In which ids goverenment
hail a concern or might become involved.
Domestic questions they might discuss
In the form of interviews with the ut
most freedom , but they would decline to
express an opinion as to the foreign
policy of their countries. It is very
different , however , with American sena
tors and representatives. Hcgardless
of the fact that they may have to act
In their legislative capacity upon Inter
national questions they freely give to
the public , when asked , their opinions
respecting the course the government
should pursue , thus often In advance
of an olllclal and detailed knowledge ot
the facts committing themselves to a
policy which later circumstances may
show would be unwise and perilous ,
Partisan fooling is to no little extent
responsible for this , but whatever the
motive it is a fact that as a rule our
public men tire too free In their oplniom
upon questions affecting our Inter
national relations and the duty of out
government In respect of such relations
More reserve and discretion In this par
ticular would better comport with the
dignity and the duty of public men.
Senator Cullom of Illinois Is reported
as having declared In an Interview thai
England must get away from NIcaraguii
or there will l > e war between that coun
try and the United States. This I ?
foolish and reckless talk , which a seua >
tor us old in years and In service a ?
Mr. Cullom ought to be ashamed of , and
which perhaps he. will bo In view ol
the fact that the. British government
has shown that it lias no purpose li
Its dealings with Nicaragua except to ob
tain the Indemnity demanded nnd whlcl
our government has conceded Its right
to demand. It doi sn't want Niiwagnai
territory and that being the case tin
United States has no excuse or Justl
llcation for Interference. Senator Mor
gan of Alabama Is another who Is prepared
pared to Involve this country in a wai
with Great Itritnln on account of tin
Nicaragua dilllctilty. The Alabamr
senator arraigns England for a per
slstont course of aggression for a hundred
drod years In every quarter of the globe
which is all true , but which furnishes
no warrant for the United States inter
posing to prevent the collection of n
money Indemnity from Nicaragua In
curred by the violation of International
obligations. Is It not perfectly obvious
( hat If this country were to adopt the
< policy of interfering In matters of this
character It would Invite endless com-
Mentions with Kuroponn powers ? The
Connecticut senate a few days ago
idopted a resolution demanding of the
dmlnlstratlon at Washington "that
hey Insist upon the Immediate hauling
lown of the Hrltlsh ( lag ami the with-
Irawai of their troops from the ropnb-
Ic of Nicaragua , and that said demand
enforced , If necessary , by American
guns from an American licet. " This
nay have a patriotic ring to some , but
0 those who will calmly consider It
mist regard It as ridiculous. Such n
otirso on the part of this country would
jo tantamount to a declaration of war
igalnst Great Itritnln and that would
loubtless moan a long and costly con-
llct.
llct.Tlie
Tlie Jingo sentiment lias become too
trovtilent In this country. The Amorl-
i people do not want a war with any
nit Ion. The true policy of the United
States Is to maintain peace and friendly
olations with all the world. We have
1 woll-dellned policy regarding hide-
) endont American countries which
Juropeau powers fully understand and
ire disposed to respect , and there is no
onsen why we should go beyond this.
l.A\V \ DKMAXfK IX IstlU'lll DMMIA.
When The Hoe gave publicity to the
corrupt deals between South Omaha
gamblers and South Omaha city otllclals
ho parties implicated started an inves-
igatlon which , ns naturally was ex-
> cctcd , terminated In a whitewash. To
ub the thing In more deeply the South
Omaha council dipped Its hands into the
: lty treasury and paid $200 for the pub-
Icatlon of the farcical Investigation.
Tills was really hush money , paid to
an ex-reporter of tills paper who had
jcen discharged for playing Into the
lands of the gang. Inasmuch as this
ilgh-haiidod piece of olliclal looting only
concerned the imbecile taxpayers who
lad not gumption enough to assort their
rights In the courts , The Hoe allowed
he incident to pass without comment.
The same is true regarding more recent
appropriations for the benefit of the
blackleg boodle organ which the South
Omaha council has made its "otllcial"
mouthpiece.
Hut The Hoe does not propose to sub
mit tamely to any attempt on the part
of the South Omaha municipal combine
to punish this paper for exposing its
rottenness. Tills Is whore the line will
> c drawn pretty sharply , just as It was
n 1SOI when another South Omaha
council undertook to negative the Slo-
cunib law. The performances of the
South Omaha council at their last two
neetings afford abundant ground for in
voking the power of the courts , and In
this instance , as was done four years
ago , we propose not only to test the
right of the South Omaha council to
nullify the plain letter of the law , but
ulso to raise and determine all the In
cidental issues Involved.
- . IXCIIEASIXO U1HCUI.AT1UX.
Ono of the surest indications of Im
provement In the Industrial condition of
the country is iho demand for Increased
bank note circulation. During April
tire .bonds on deposit in the treasury
to secure circulating notes were In
creased about ? : if)00.000 ) , indicating an
addition to the bank note circulation for
that month of about $ .1.700.000. It Is
stated by treasury officials that the
most marked change was In the new -1
per cent bonds , which Increased $ l,50i-
000 during April , anil In the 5 per cent
bonds , widen Increased nearly $1,000- ,
000 in the , same time. Another evi
dence of the revival of business activity
Is afforded by the applications for au
thority to establish new national banks.
The number of national banks organized
in the United States , which ran as high
as 307 in 1SOO , fell to a minimum during
the panic , and many applications for
charters In the spring of 1SD2 were
withdrawn or abandoned. The whole
number of banks organized during the
year covered by the last report of the
comptroller of Hie currency , ending Oc
tober 31 , 1SO-1 , was only llfty , a smaller
number than In any year since 1S79.
The banks organized during the six
months since the last report have num
bered fourteen and the applications
pending number thirty-one. It is thus
practically assured that that there will
be more new national banks organized
this year than last It Is noteworthy
that the southern states make a good
showing in the applications.
From the figures of increased bank
circulation Indicated for April and the
number of applications for now banks
pending it appears probable that In the
current year there will be an addition
to the circulation In the form of bank
currency to the amount of at least
$2n,000,000 , and it is more than likely
to exceed this. Whether such an In
crease would keep pace with the grow
ing demands of business It is Impossible
to say. Much will depend upon the
extent of the crops. Hut It Is to be ex
pected that the banks will respond to
whatever the demand may bo. Ono of
the objections , and perhaps fho chief
one , urged against the national bank
ing system Is that It does not provide
nn elastic currency Increasing and di
minishing according to the condition of
business. Hut national bankers are not
as a rule blind to their opportunities ,
and It has not of ten'happened that they
have boon found neglecting a chance to
profit by Increasing their circulation.
It Is apparent that they discern such an
opportunity In the near future and that
they are getting ready to improve It.
There could be no better evidence of
returning confidence.
Two now appointments to hlx ojflci.
force Just made by Land Commlsslonei
Uussell give a. glimpse of the Insidi
workings of practical partisan politics
Of three cliangos made In the list of
employes one Is for the benefit of tin.
son of M. J. Abbott , a prominent can
dldate before the last republican state
convention for the nomination for com
mlssloncr of public lands and buildings
the other for the benefit of the daughter
of Jacob Blgler , the man who sacrl
Ilccd himself as a candidate for the
same position on. hjjo ticket put tip by
ho rump convention of alleged straight
lomocrats. Of-course no one will Im-
glno for n moniniit that either of those
ppolntmonts arolino results of political
ratios. No republican so dcop'dycd
vlth partlsanshlrrns Mr. Hussell claims
o bo would bjy guilty of putting a
lomocrat In olllco in return for the can-
lldacy of a straw "man to divide Ids
tpponent's strength.
Army gossips 'in Washington are al-
eatly figuring oir1 thf > promotion of Gen-
nil linger .over General Miles to the
acaney In the lieutenant generalship
) f the army 'o ' be created by the re-
Irement of General Seholleld In Sop-
ember , In case congress gives the neces-
ary authority for the continuance of
hat rank. Hut congress Is likely to do
10 such thing. The next congress will
> o overwhelmingly republican and If
mother lieutenant general Is to bo ap-
minted the appointment will more prob-
tbly fall to President Cleveland's sue-
essor.
The local tire insurance agents have
mnouncod that their olllces will bo
closed a half day each Saturday during
ho summer. Inasmuch as their busl-
loss seeks them rather than they wok
heir business , the Inconvenience , If
my , will be wholly that of the public.
Tim \Viiy it Uurln.
New Ynrtt Sun.
The Indians used to burn the iiralrles to
Ret a good big crop of grass at the next
Browth. The llrcs of free silver seem to
alse a tremendous crop of votes on the
other side.
Tit r.iUiiK tcir Vnrlnty.
Minneapolis Times.
Why can we not have a mosaic dollar
with detachable pieces , so that chunks may
> u taken out ns ono or the other metal
luctuates ? " The Interrogatory Is respect
fully referred to the 1'erfer brand ot statea-
nen.
In II H Cull lor llfiiirl ?
Washington Post.
When Mr. Crisp demands the nomlna-
.lon of a western man with a war record ,
ho undoubtedly has In mind that critical
occasion when Colonel Wattcrson proposed
.o move on Washington with UO.OW ) armed
Kentucklans.
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Clovnt.mcl and Third Ttrin.
Ken- York Tribune.
No man who truly loves Grovcr Cleveland
or the enemies he has made will take any
> art In the effort to nominate him for n
third term. None but an enemy could de
sire that Mr. Clovrlaml should IIP chosen to
face the cyclonic storm of popular wrath
which awaits the democratic nominee In
1S9G.
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rinytiil Them lrnl e.
UufTnlo Express.
A leadlnR NIcarnRuan statesman Is quoted
In n dispatch to the New York Herald us
snylnfr : "Weak and small as our nation la ,
we have shown more couraco than the
United States , who encouraged ti.s , only to
desert us at the last moment. " There's the
rub. The United States encouraged the
NIcaraRunns only to desert them when the
critical moment ciuno. If the administra
tion had assumed Its Dresent policy of non-
Intorfcrenco at the ; outset and stuck to it ,
It would have been all right.
Marvelous llnck llnno
rhllaiHphla
Whether It Is to Japan's best Interests
to refuse to submit to Russian Interference
In her dealings with China may be open to
question , but no one can help admiring1 the
pluck nnd self-relinncO she ( llaplayH In dar-
iiiR to risk i ven the jpossibllltv of a war
with so powerful. a nation ns Hussla. Her
action In this matter Is the most potent
Indication we have yet had of Japan's rlss
in importance ns a nation and a belligerent
power. A year ago for her to do anything
iiut meekly ncquleyc ? would have been con
sidered nothing short of suicidal.
The S.Ti-i't of the Itiild.
Washington Toct.
It now appears that IIP ( Ambassador Bay
ard ) favors the acquisition by KiiRluml of n
rlRht of joint ownership and control In that
Ki'eat commercial highway , and we are
Justified In assuming that the administra
tion approves his plan. In that view of the
matter , therefore , it Is easy to understand
our government's amiable flcaulefcence in
the seizure of Connto , for that Is only a
step In the direction both Kovernments in
tend to pursue. As nilqht havu been expected ,
with Mr. Haynrd In charge of American
Interests , England lias the advantage ,
for if she continues to hold the western
end of the canal she can nt any moment ,
from her base In Hrltlsh Honduras , seize
and control the eastern end also , thus mak
ing her possession complete.
I'KOl'LK AXI ) TtttXCH.
All Kuropo seems to be Interested In tha
revival of the Olympic games near Athens
nfcxt year. Recently a wealthy Greek of
Alexandria has offered GOO.OOO drachmas
( about $100,000) ) for the restoration of the
ancient race course. Cornell , which alms at
International athletic prowess , should send a
competing team.
Mrs. Jouet J. Underbill , now an Inmate of
a Home for Destitute Women and Children
at Drooklyn. was left $100,000 In 1S71 , and
t that tlmo was a recognized society leader.
She lost heavily In the panic of 1873 , and ,
being forced Into the boarding house bu l-
ness , lost all sha had left In the Hotel Re
gent fire last May.
A great many people are laboring under a
grievous delusion as to the real cause of
hard times. In silver circles the cause Is
traced to the "crime of ' 73 , " while others
point to the drouth ot ' 94. Roth' ' are mis
taken. Two eminent clergymen of this sec
tion , possessing the gift of superior hind
sight , trace all the Ills that afflict us to the
circumstance that the World's fair was kept
open on Sundays. That ends the argument.
Repent and be saved.
Tha Louisville Courier-Journal quoted
scripture against certain mannish costumes
affected by advanced women , but the par
ticular passage was vague and unsatisfactory
In theapplication. . Much more explicit Is
the following from Ezeklel xlll , 18-20 : "Thus
sayeth the Lord God : Woe to the women
that sew pillows to their armholes.
Behold I am against your pillows , and will
tear them from your arms. " H Is held
In theological circled that when Greklel
wrote this he saw In the dim future the
craze 'for puffed sleeves.
iuri I'lii'.tis t-o.iMfK.vr.
Sioux City Times : The Omaha Jobbers
have been trying to convince the Interstate
Commerce commission that Omaha ought tc
be considered , for business purposes , an
Iowa city. The trouble with Omaha la that
It was built on the' wrong side of the river.
Sioux City Tribune : Governor Holconib ol
Nebraska la pullluK Superintendent Hay ol
the Insane asylum over the coals. Hay U |
liable to be flred"Tf It Is made much hotter
for him. , .
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The Avoca Heratd , 'having launched out as
a dally , plants Itself on the following unique
platform :
Our Aim Tell thqlrityth ; though the heavens
take a tumble.
Our Paper Of the people , for the people and
to be paid for br the pjoplc.
Our Religion Orthodox , wltli a firm bellel
in a hell.
Our Motto Talto all In sight and rustle for
more.
Our Policy To love our friends and brim
stone our enemies.-If thine enemy smite
thee on ths clfeek , swipe him with haste
and dexterity at the butt end of the most
convenient ear. - -
What We Advocaie- One country , one flag
and one wife at a time.
Our Object To live In pomp and oriental
splendor.
OTIIKH f..lXl > 3 T1LIX OVHH.
Much surprise lias been created by the
result of the general election that has just
taken place In Denmark. A year ago the
old radical party , which for more than two
score years had been In constant opposition
to the crown and to thnl government which
King Christian persisted In keeping In office ,
although It possessed no majority In the
Folkthlng , teemed to have definitely broken
up. H wns everywhere announced that the
constitutional conflict waa at an end nnd
that the country had finally come to the con
clusion that It was the parliament which
wns wrong nnd the monarch right. The re
joicings Instituted la connection with this
alleged victory now appear to have been
somewhat premature , for the general election
has returned no less than slxty-oiio radicals
and socialists , twenty-eight moderate liberals
and only twenty-four conservatives , the lat
ter party being , therefore , practically snowed
under. In view of the fact that King Chris
tian Is the sovereign In Europe most closely
wedded to old-time doctrines of th "right
divine , " as well as the most determined
toe of parliamentary Institutions , a conflict
of a serious character may be anticipated ,
since It Is scarcely probable that the over
whelming radical majority In the national
legislature will submit any longer to the
dellance by the Icing of all the rights and
prerogatives conceded to the people by the
national constitution.
It Is said to be the Turkish sultan's Inten
tion to construct a railroad which , starting
from Tripoli , Is to bo prolonged gradually
to the Soudan , passing through Gadames
and other great trading centers ot the desert
which owe their Importance to being situ
ated at the meeting place of converging
caravan routes. Abdul Hamcd's Idea In con
nection with the line of railroad Is not so
much commercial as religious nnd political ,
since ho looks to being enabled thereby to
exercise a more potent influence than hith
erto upon all that fanatic clement of Ma-
homctanlsm which In central Africa takes
the form of Mahdlsm. The religious revival
first started by the Senoussl and then con
tinued by the late Mahdl and by his successor
ser cannot any longer bs Ignored by the
spiritual and temporal chief of the faith ;
and Inasmuch as the headquarters and cen
ter of that revival arc. In the Soudan It Is
all Imprtant that the padlshah at Constanti
nople should place himself In direct and
rapid communication therewith , even If ho t
compelled to use the Iron steed of the giaour
In lieu of the dromedary of the true believer.
Surveys are now being rapidly pushed for
ward for the construction of the road and
steps are also being taken for deepening
the approaches to the port of Tripoli.
* * *
Many of the Central and South American
states owe large sums In Europe. Nicaragua
owes $1,425,000 to English creditors. The
bonds for this loan were Issued In 1SSC and
draw G per cent Interest. Honduras owes
$10,000,000 In England and $11,000,000 In
France , and no Interest has been paid on her
bonds since. 1872. The arrears of Interest
on Honduras' foreign debt amount to $40-
000.000. Guatemala owes a foreign debt of
more than $5,000,000 , Costa Rica of $10,000.-
000 , and little San Salvador of $1,350,000.
Passing to South America , the Argentine
Republic has a foreign debt of $203,000,000 ,
Brazil of $154,000,000 , Chile $54,000,000 , nnd
so on through the list. These statements Include -
cludo only foreign debts , and all the states
named have domestic debts , some ot them
very large. Their foreign bonds bear 4 and
5 per cent Interest and ore held In England ,
Germany and France. No doubt the holders
of them would be very glad to get their
governments to undertake to enforce their
payment with arrears of Interest , but Inter
national law would not permit that to be
done.
Although In debate the socialists In the
French chamber opposed the government bill
for superannuation pensions for working
men , It Is noteworthy that they all voted for
It. The main point of the scheme Is the pay
ment of a small annuity to members of ben
efit societies C3 years old whose total Income
is below n certain amount. Commenting
upon the course adopted by the socialists ,
the correspondent of the London Times in
Paris writes : "Tho bill passed with only
two dissentients , the socialists finally having
accepted what throughout they had called a
compromise and contrary to their principles.
The argument of the government that their
plan and tint ot M. Bourgeois tended to cul
tivate In the masses the virtue of thrift was
repudiated by M. Leydet and M. Jaures. The
socialists also argued that the mere fact of
a workman's having succeeded In .laying by
money for a rainy day was no gauge ot his
merit , for the great mass of laborers , they
maintained , work In conditions which render
saving Impossible. Thus , It was held , the
government bill cast suspicion on a majority
of the indigent but hard-working masses.
In a word , the socialists urged that society
Is bound to support the whole working class
when they have reached the limit of activity
and are physically superannuated. A posi
tion so theoretical was evidently beyond the
bounds of practical politics. But the socialists
no doubt stretched the bow further than was
needed to carry the arrow to the mark nt
which In reality they aimed. It Is their prac
tice to ask for the whole in order that they
may receive the half , with which they will ,
In reality , bo content. Hence the fact that ,
In the end , they wore found voting almost tea
a man for the clauses against which they
had so strenuously pleaded. "
*
An Interesting experiment In the govern
ment of a native state Is about to be made
by the British government In the case of My
sore , whose maliarajah died recently , after
reigning with conspicuous ability for some
years. Ills representative assembly carried
tha elective principle In local self-govern
ment further In certain respects than has
been found expedient In other Indian terri
tories. The prl.ivo minister , Sir Shesradl
Iyer , belloves that It will bo possible during
the long minority of the child heir to con
tinue the government of Mysore on the lib-
era ! lines which the late prince laid down.
The government of India has accordingly In *
stltuted for Mysore a government that re
produces on a small scale some ot the fea
tures of the system of a governor general In
council. By a proclamation Issued at Banga
lore the administration of the state Is vested
In the qu en regent and the prime minister ,
assisted by an executive council of three
members , of which the prime minister Is
president. The practical government will
rest with the president In council. His au
thority In regard to the executive council
will correspond to that of the governor gen
eral In thu supreme council of India. He
will distribute the work of the state govern
ment , assigning to each of hU three coun
cillors a special branch , and he will regu
late the business at meetings of the council.
All questions ot difficulty or of policy will
be referred to him , and he will decide them
personally or refer them to the full coun
cil , as he may deem best.
* *
The German emperor , wilful as he Is , Is
not altogether Incapable of learning a lesson.
It Is evident that the bitter feeling1 mani
fested after the opening of the new Reichs
tag building at the omission of the super
scription to "ihe German People" made a
lasting Impression upon him. It Is reported
that during hla recent visit to Kiel In con
nection with the opening of the Baltic ship
canal , he remarked repeatedly that he wished
the opening ceremony to bo a popular fes
tival. In the widest sense of the term , with
especial consideration for all classes of his
subjects. The tribunes and pavilions which
had been erected for th ? reception of the
spectators did not appear to him to bo suffi
ciently large , and ho expressed the wish
that more commodious accommodation
should bo provided for the massed , and. It
posslbl ? , that there should b ? no lack of op
portunities for obtaining refreshment. In ac
cordance with his desire , it was determined
to extend the area originally allotted for the
accommodation of the public.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U.S. Gov't Report
O
ninns AUK rut it. * ns in- ' run fAii3iitn
( lood Work tlmt lliurki nnct TriMTl Do In
Di-Mrojlnc tmticU ,
WASHINGTON , May 3.Dr. . C. Hart Mcr-
rlam , chief of the division ot ornithology uf
the department , has been for Severn ! ycnrs
engaged In examining and analyzing the con
tents of the stomachs of hawks , owls , crows ,
blackbirds , mendow larks nnd other hlrdj
of North America which are gurposoi to bo
specially beneficial or Injurious to the ciops
of farmers. The stomachs of over 7,000 birds
tukcn at different FCUSOI-.S of the year have
been alre.idy analyzed nnd the contents dcd'r-
mined , whllo 12,000 arc still uncxamlni'J. The
rosulu In Nome cases have been remarkable ,
showing In several notable Instances that
popular Ideas regarding the Injurious effects
of certain birds were wholly mistaken , nnd
that they have been the victims ot an un
just persecution. Thli has been found to bo
especially the case with haw Its and owls , for
the slaughter of which many states give
bounties. Ponnsylvpiila In two yo.us g.ive
over $100,000 In hawk and owl bounties Ex
aminations of the stomachs of those birds
prove conclusively that 05 per cent of their
food was field mice , grasshoppers , crickets ,
etc. , which were Infinitely more1 Injurious to
farm crops than they. It \\a * fcuml that
only flvo klnJs of hawk * or onl.i over touched
poultry and then only to a very limited ex
tent. A bulletin now about going to press
on the crow also shows thnl bird not so
hlack as ho has been palntol by the f.irmen' .
The charges against the crow wore .that he
ate corn nnd dcMro > rd the rggs of'poultry
and wild birds. Examinations of their stomachs
achs showed that they i at noxious Insects
and other animals , and that although 25 per
cent of their food Is corn. It Is mostly waste
corn picked up In the fall nnd winter. With
regard to O KS , It was foiml that the shells
were eaten to a very limited extent for the
Ilmo. They eat nnts , beetles , caterpillars ,
hugs , butterflies , etc. , which do much dam
age. Bulletins are also being prepared on
the cuckoo and other blachbirJs , king birds ,
meadow larks , cedar birds , thrushes , cat
birds , sparrows , etc. In mnny cases popular
Ideas are found to be untrue. In the case ot
the king bird , killed by the farmer under the
impression tlmt It eats bees. It was found
that ho ate only drones and robber files ,
which themselves feed on bees nnd which
dwtroy more bees In a day than the king
bird does In a year. The king bird , therefore ,
Is to be encouraged rather than slaughtered.
The cuckoos are- also found to be very useful
birds In this country. Because the European
cuckoo robbed nests and laid therein Its own
eggs , popular fancy attributes the same vlc-
ous habit to our own cuckoo. Ho Is , lion-over ,
not depraved llko his European namesake ,
but a very decent fellow , who docs much
good In the destruction of Insects.
The result of this work , Dr. Merrlam says ,
will Inure to the protection of beneficial birds
and the destruction of the Injurious ones.
Dr. Merrlam Is also preparing a map showIng -
Ing the llfo zones of the United States for
birds , reptiles nnd plants , a work In which ho
has boon engaged for years.
Ac-quitted the Mllluimti of Murder.
CHICAGO , May 3. Henry C. Hastings , tha
milkman who has been on trial for the
murder of Edward P. Hllllard , was ac
quitted today. While the finding was that
he had killed the lawyer , yet the Jury de
clared that the prisoner was not guilty of
murder , that ho was Insane when ho shot
Hllllard and has not recovered from his
Insanity. Hastings claimed that Hllllard had
driven him to desperation because of money
he owed the lawyer.
T/1K TllKVl' O * ' TKXXKSSKK ,
Chicago Tribune : Having his title to the
governorship of Tennessee duly confirmed
Hon. Peter Turney lacks nothing now but
the respect of his fellow citizens.
New York ( Independent : Robbery , bold
shameless robbery , Is the act by which the
democratic legislature of Tennessee has se
cured for Peter Turney the governorship of
that state.
Philadelphia Times : This will bo a costly
victory to the democrats of Tennessee. It
Is not an honest one , nor was It obtained by
honest methods. There Is little or no pretense -
tense that fraud swelled the vote of Evans ,
but a technical , plea Is seized upon nnd
manipulated by the majority committee to
make It produce the results desired and a
tainted democratic victory Is thus
achieved.
New York Tribune : A more Impudent
piece of political deviltry nnd a mort malign
attack upon constitutional law and repub
lican Institutions never has been mndo In
this country , not even by Mnynard , the
Thief. H will , however , probably succeed for
the time being , and Peter Turney will be
the fraudulent governor of Tennessee for a
couple of years. But we made ono mistake
above. Wo said the final settlement of the
case will be made today. The final settle
ment will bo made at the next election and
it will take the form of a republican ma-
orlty too big for oven Peter Turney and his
rascally backers to override.
Cincinnati Commercial : Tennessee has
disgraced Itself by declaring Turney elected
governor by a plurality of 2,3.rS. The name
of the state Is tarnished by this unjust and
partisan net of tha democratic legislature.
It was what was expected , but there has all
along been a hope , a faint one , to ba sure ,
that good sense nnd honesty would prevail.
It seems that the democratic party of the
state , In spite of the advlco of some of the
cnoro reputable members ot Its organization ,
has been drunk with a deslra for continuance
In power. There can be only one result
of such Injustice , and that the election of a
republcan , governor and legislature next
tlms.
Htnxtxn r.ixr.s.
> ! 1 Tilhune ! "She uni'cri tnn3s met
perfectly. " "She ought to nftcr tending i
fountain three seasons. "
Milwaukee Journal : The surest way tfl
be hnppy la tu luniiufncUira your own sun.
shine.
New York Wf kly : Jncl ( Horrowlt I
invoke last night nnd found a burglar In
my room.
llfoi-Ko Uonruf-Wrll ! Well ! Did you
succeed In botruwliiir anything from him ?
The Orcat Divide : Ou . y Why do you
so prrslatuntlyvenr the hair of another
woman on your bend ?
Hen I lice For the < ttme reason that you
wear the skin of another cult on youc
feet.
Harper's * linear : Hurrying Stranger ( Ir
Sqiii'ehnwkct ) Is there time to catch tin
train ?
Languid N'ntlve Wnnl. stranger , ye-vo got
time enough , I reckon , but I'm dead sun
ye hain't got the p ed !
Indlanaroll. " Jouinal : Mr. Wlokwlrc
Il'm. Wheat Is still coming up.
Mrs. Wlohwlu1 Well , goodness graclou
what of It ? Isn't every glowing thing do
ing the same sit Mi I * tluu1 of the your ?
Chicago Tribune : "I like your mlnlstct
vi-ry w ll , but It seems to me hh sermoni
lark lire.1
"Why. great Scott ! Of course they do ,
Hi ! doesn't believe tn lit"
Judge : Friend And how la It you ilon'l
get marrlcilV
HH LudMilp Mo ilenli fi'llah , you would
bo most oonfuittuli'dly surprised If you wcr
to honh of the dlseiiMllncly low offers l'v
had. Not met I'm waiting till Ihesi
blaw.Mted times blow ovnh.
Detroit Free Press : He Everything
soiins to be on the move.
Blip Yea ; even the trees nrc leaving foi
the summer.
New York World : linrncs Tormer flreat
henvcns mo hey ! Is It possible tlmt I find
you carrying the hod ?
llosc-lus do llnmni" Don't put It that
way , old innn ; I prithee. 1 nin nn under
study to the worthy bilcklaycr you may see.
on yon wall above.
Now York WorlJ.
A shining hat with curling rim
And such n face beneath Its brim ,
Lithe figure , cnsoM in hnblt trim ;
A tiny boot , wltn silver spur
Of course 1 fell In love with her.
Quakeress , demure nnd staid ,
A modest , sweet , old-fashioned maid.
( I mot her nt n masquerade ! )
So different from the giddy throng.
To lose my heart did not take long.
A siren , on the yellow sands , V'
Bewitching nil upon those strands ;
Strung)1 spells she wove with her whit/ I
hands.
No stronger I thnn other men ,
I straightway lost my heart ngnin.
But , oh , nt the Casino ball ,
That blonde , the most observed of nil ,
Sn graceful , elegant nnd lull ,
Superbly gownt'd , HO witty , keen ;
1 crowned her then and there my queen.
You've dubbed mo nYkl , I'm nfrnld ;
But fearless rider. Quaker staid ,
Fair Hlren , lln-de-sleplt' maid-
Are nil Miss , no , I will not "peak.
She marries sumo one else next week.
N Society
women often feel
the c3ect of too
much B'lyety
balls , theatres , and
tens in rapid
succession find
them worn out , or
"run-down" by
the end of the sea
son. They suffer
. from nervousness ,
i sleeplessness and
irregularities. The
smile nnd good
spirits take flight. It is time to nccept
the help offered in Doctor Tierce's 1'a-
vorilc Prescription. It's a medicine which
was discovered and used by a prominent
physician for many years in all cases of
female complaint" and the nervous dis
orders which arise from it. _ The "Prc-
scription " is a powerful uterine tonic and
nervine , especially adapted to woman's
delicate wants for it rcrjulatea and promotes
all the natural functions , builds up , invig
orates and cures.
Many women suffer from nervous pros
tration , or exhaustion , owing to congestion
or to disorder of the special functions. The
waste products should be quickly got rid
of , the local source of irritation relieved
and the system invigorated with the "Pro
scription. " Do not take the so-called
celery compounds , and nervines which
only put the nerves to sleep , but get a
lasting cure with Dr. Picrce's I'avorita
Prescription.
"FEAIALE WEAKNESS. "
Mrs. WILLIAM HOOVER , of Bcllvillet
KicMand Co. , Ohio ,
writes : "I had been
a great sufferer from
1 female weakness ; '
I tried three doc
tors ; they did me/j
no good ; M thought
I was an invalid for
ever. But I heard
Tierce's Favorite
of Dr.
vorite Trescription ,
nnd then I wrote to
him and he told me
just bow to take it. .
I took eight bottles. * " . ) .
I now feel entirely " 1
well. I could stand MRS. HOOVER.
on my feet only a short time , nnd now I do
all my work for my family of five. "
Underwear Day.
For Saturday we place on sale a large list of special
bargains in men's furnishings , that we
alone can duplicate at the prices. Now
listen A fine tan colored balbriggan shirt
or drawers for 500. A nobby Egyptian
pique woven balbriggan also soc ; and an
extra quality French bon bon balbriggan
shirt or drawer at
Blue mixed summer shirts or drawers 250.
A special line of black and tan hose at i5c , 2 pairs
for 250. Fancy printed balbriggan sox , blue , blaclc or
tan , 25c. Very fine imported lisle thread sox , light
weight blues or tans , worth soc a pair , at 350 , or 3 pairs
$1.00.
Negligee shirts in soft finish cheviot or outing flan
nel , special price 500 ; fancy percale negligees , with
collars attached and detached , Si.oo , and a very fine
French Flannel shirt at $1.50.
Just in A new invoice of men's bicycle bloomers
and sweaters.
The straw hats of every conceivable shape are here.
Reliable Clotliicr.-i , S.\V. Cur. 15th aiul Douglas St3.