THE OMAHA DAILY B3BE : P1UDAY , HAY 10 ,
THE OMAHA DAILY BEK.
K. nosEWATnn. EDITOR.
r.vnnr MORNING.
TERMS OF StniSCIUPTION.
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OFFICES.
Omalm , The Off Building. . . . . „ ,
Bouth Omaha , Hlnjter lllk. , Corner N anil 21th St .
1'earl Street.
Council IJInfft , 11
Chicago omcc , 317 Chainlicr of Commerce.
* few Yojk , llonnn 13 , 1 nnJ 15 , Tribune Bldff.
Washington , JW7 1" Htreet , N. W.
CORRESl'DNDUNCE.
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torial matter uliuuld be nddres cd : To the Ldltor.
IIUBINK8S LETTERS.
nnd remittances nhould t
All bu lnes letters
Mdre-wd ti The Hco l'ulill tilns company ,
Omnha. Drnflu , checks nntl postnfllca orders to
lie made i.aynlile lo the order ot the company.
THE 11KE rUULlBHINO OOMl'ANY.
STATEMENT or CIRCULATION.
OeorRp 11. Tzschuck. secretary of The nee Pub-
Jlslilnff company , belni ? duly i-worn. sa > s that
the actual number of full nnd complete copies ot
the Dally Morning , i\enlntr nnd HunJiiy Ilco
printed during the month of February. ISOaatt
an folloua :
1 M.1JJ „ ' * . 15,787
S Ji,41i ) ) . 19.GCO
3 10,850 11 . . . . 20.MO
4 20,190 18 . " ,7M
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j 6 19,001 so" . is.css
7 19.CCT 21' . 11.7T9
| 8. . . J3.S53 22 . . 19.G71
9 10,713 14 . . . . 19 653
10 M.COO 51 . 50,400
11 I9.MO 23 . 1 ! > . 7
32 19.SI8 jfl . . 13611
13 19.750 . . 19.GH
14 19.700 23 ! ! . .19.033
Total .K7.G33
Ix > ss deductions for unvild and returned
copies C'Q
Net sales EM-li"
Dally averaso uui
Sunday.
ORonnn n. TZSCIIHCK.
Sworn In before me nnd subscribed In my prea-
nco this ! d day of March. 1S93.
( Seal. ) N P. FK1L , Notary Public.
Well , Addlcks had a long run for his
money nnywny.
Never mind about 17021 We want to
know more about 1803.
Japan evidently believes In learning
lu war to use peace wisely.
Walter Wellman sayu that Secretary
Gre.shain Is nil right. Very likely.
Hut Wellman was merely referring to
the secretary's physical condition.
Is the State Hoard of Irrigation really
trying to save money for the taxpay
ers by refusing to agree upon the em
ployes authorized by the new Irrigation
law ?
Delaware may be a small state , but
the prospects are good for her being
nt the bottom of a good sized row be
fore that little senatorial contest is
llnally settled.
The Sixteenth street viaduct has got
ten to that stage where It will be In
chronic need of repair. A new and
permanent structure iu its place will
Liive to come sooner or later.
The list of aspirants for the lucrative
sinecure known as the secretaryships
ot the Stale Hoard of Transportation
iwlll rival the great temperance petition
soon If the appointments are much
longer delayed.
Fiction travels faster than truth.
.There will be dozens of triplets named
after the different members of the Cleve
land family before the denial of the
9500 check episode has time to over
take the original story.
Men have very convenient memories
when they are put upon a witness
stand. This truth is being exemplified
once more in the testimony adduced lu
the trial of the suit against ex-Treas
urer III11 and his bondsmen' .
Income tax collectors might secure
a few pertinent hints If they examined
the sworn statements of some of the
Blgners of the ollicial bonds of state
nnd local olllcers as to the value of
their property five from debt
If Prof. Laughlln should finally de
cline to accept the Invitation of Mr.
llryjui to discuss the question of free
silver with him perhaps Mr. Bryan
can be induced to engage lu a debate
; wlth himself on his favorite topic.
If It Is time that Mr. Cleveland is
writing a treatise on political economy
lie cau't associate any more with Mr.
Choatie. Mr. Choate has just made
public announcement that he wants
nothing to do with political economists.
Dr. rarkhurst has been giving Phila
delphia a little talk on the conditions
necessary to improved city government.
Not that Philadelphia has not an abun
dance of local Parkhursts ! But there
Is nothing like an occasional inspiration
from the only original.
Nicaragua Is naturally not most hap
pily disposed toward the British gov
ernment and things British. If Ameri
can manufacturers and cxiwrters do
not take advantage of the opening to
extend their trade In Central America
they will be neglecting an opportunity
of rare occurrence.
What difference does it make whether
we had national freu coinage of both
gold and silver in the United States
In 1702 or not ? "We haven't free coin
age of both gold and silver anywhere
lu 1S05. In 1702 the market ratio of
silver to gold was approximately 15Vi
to 1 ; In 1895 It 'Is : ! 0 to 1.
Unless the street car tracks are ex
tended to the state fair grounds Omaha
will lose n largo portion of the tralllc
which would naturally lloxv Into the
city from visitors to the fair grounds.
It Is not merely a question of expense
over the suburban railroad tracks but
the Inconvenience of changing cars that
will deter thousands of people from
coming Into town to do their shopping.
Pressure Is being brought to Induce
the Board of Kducutlon to continue the
teachers' training school despite the
largo deficit In the funds at Its dis
posal. The training school has fur
nished desirable berths to several spe
cial favorites who are loath to retire or
to return to the work of teaching the
regular grades. The question before
luo board , however. Is not whether
particular persons shall be given em
ployment , but whether the taxpayers'
jnem-y shall be expended lu support of
an educational luxury of doubtful util
ity and sUIl more doubtful legality.
rm ; aioxKTAnr UNIT ,
The free silver advocates persist In
the claim that from 1702 to 1873 the
monetary unit Iu this country was the
sliver dollar nnd they attach much Im
portance to It Because the silver dollar
lar was coined before the gold dollar
was they assert that the former was
necessarily the monetary unit , ignoring
or allowing no significance to the fact
that the act of 171)2 ) distinctly provided
for the coinage of Uie ten dollar gold
piece or eagle and expressed the mone
tary unit in either gold or silver. A
controversy over this question between
two prominent citizens of Chicago was
referred to Judge Vincent of that city
for decision , and after a careful inves
tigation he has decided that under the
aet of 1702 the unit was to be the dollar
lar ami tluit the value of the unit waste
to be measured both In gold and silver.
As reported , Judge Vincent's conclusion
Is that "the value of both gold and
silver are expressed In the aet of 17)2 ! ) ,
so we had two units of value , " and this
was necessary to establish bimetal
lism. In other words , the unit was
from the beginning a certain weight of
gold as truly as it was a certain weight
of sliver , though the single unit was
not struck from gold till 1810 , when
the coinage of the gold dollar was au
thorized. Kven If It were true that the
coinage of a silver dollar and
not a gold dollar established
the silver standard It would still be
untrue that the silver dollar remained
the standard until 187 , for the gold
dollar was coined twenty-four years
earlier and was not abolished until
seventeen years later.
But after all. what real Importance
has this question of the monetary unit
of a century ago in relation to the free
silver Issue now before the country ?
Suppose It be admitted , for argument
sake , that by the mint act of 1792 7iy ,
grains of pure silver was made the
monetary unit , what has that fact got
to do with the present question , with
the conditions most radically changed ?
When the first mint act was passed the
relative value of silver and gold , as
computed by Alexander Hamilton and
other financiers of the time , was 15 to 1.
They were not exactly correct , having
slightly undervalued gold , but they
deemed that ratio the most practicable
upon which to create and main
tain a bimetallic currency. Now
the relative value of gold and
silver Is about 32 to 1 , presenting
a Very different state of affairs from
which the question of the free coinage
oC silver must be considered. It was
possible under the old conditions of
supply of the precious metals to keep
the relative value of gold and silver
almost uniform , but that Is not the
case now when those conditions have
utterly disappeared , Forty-two years
after the first ratio was adopted it was
found necessary to change It , owing to
changed conditions. We of today , when
the conditions are still more radically
changed , are asked to open the mints
to the five coinage of silver at a ratio
established sixty years ago. Such a
proposition Is manifestly absurd and
wholly Indefensible. AVe of today must
deal with this question from the stand
point of prevailing conditions , without
reference or regard to what was done
one hundred years ago or at any subse
quent time. The free sllverltes will
gain nothing for their cause by appealIng -
Ing to ancient history , any more than
they will by persistently claiming , In
the face of an indisputable record , that
the silver dollar was surreptitiously de
monetized In 1S73.
COKSIDKRISO llMAJ
The government of Nicaragua has
obtained the money , through popular
contributions , necessary to pay the In
demnity to Great Britain , and It is
said that the money will be paid in a
few days , the arrangement being that
the liquidation shall be made in Lon
don. It is creditable to the patriotism
of the people of Nicaragua that they
thus came to the relief ! of the govern
ment and relieved the country of the
humiliation of having its principal
port occupied by a foreign force , and
they will gain In the good opinion of
the world by this action. It Is evi
dence that the people of the little re
public are not without a strong
national spirit Not only have they
by this patriotic course brought to an
end a very disagreeable affair , but they
have probably also prevented what
threatened to be a serious disturbance
of the domestic peace. A strong popu
lar feeling was developed against the
government for having acceded to the
demand of Great Britain and there
was danscr of a revolt , but this will
doubtless be allayed. It Is to be pre
sumed that no considerable number of
the people will now be disposed to
make trouble at home , after a portion
of their countrymen have with most
creditable patriotism satisfied the de
mand of the. foreigner and sent away
his warships. Such action makes an
appeal to the patriotic sentiment of the
country which It must bo believed as
sures peace within Its borders.
The payment of the Indemnity will
dispose of the most serious phase of
the trouble between Great Britain and
Nicaragua , There Is something more
to be settled by arbitration , which will
be adjusted without any Irritating and
humiliating demonstration of force In
tills matter a demonstration more hu
miliating to Great Britain than to
Nicaragua. But while the payment of
the indemnity money will practically
end the international Issue it will not
restore the good will that the Nlt-am-
guan people formerly felt toward Eng
land. All the advices declare that the
popular sentiment In Nicaragua Is'very
bitter toward Kngland and that It Is
shared by the people of the other Cen
tral American states. A- policy of com
mercial retaliation Is said to be freely
proposed , In which all those states will
be asked to unite. The plan Is to do
everything possible to exclude British
goods from Central America and it Is
suggested that existing feeling will
probably result lu commercial gain to
the United States.
If such n union as Is talked of wore
formed and Its purpose faithfully car
ried out by all the parties to It British
Interests would pay dearly for the
course of the eovernuient toward Ni
caragua , and undoubtedly the commer
cial Interests of this country would
profit thereby. Hut there nro good
reasons for believing that uo such
union or combination of the Central
American states as Is said to be pro
posed can bo effected. In the first
place feeling or sentiment play a very
small part In the affairs of trade. People
ple will buy where they can do so to
the best advantage. In the second
place British financial nnd commercial
Interests in Central America have so
firm a foothold that It would be ex
tremely dllllciilt to dislodge them. The
1'nlted States ought to have more of
the Central American trade , but It will
hardly obtain any great additional
amount of this commerce as a it-suit
of discrimination on the part of the
people of Central America against
British goods.
QUmtlKS AHLtm' MVNH'll'Ah
A student of municipal government at
one of the AVIsconsln colleges requests
the editor of The Bee to favor him Avllh
answers to the following questions :
1. What Is the present status of His ring
and bass system In Omaha ?
2. Docs legislative action. Influenced by In
terested parties , hinder good city government
In the state and to what degree ?
3. What do you think Is th ? fundamental
cause of bad municipal government In the
United States ?
These questions cover a very wide
range. They reach to the very core of
the entire fabric of local self-govern
ment. To diagnose the causes of bad
government and discuss the factors that
generate corruption and undermine the
foundation of municipal and state gov
ernments would exceed the limits of an
editorial article. Our answer to the
questions propounded must necessarily
be brief.
1. The present status of the ring and
boss system lu Omaha is the same as
that of all other American cities where
opportunities for spoilsmen and boodlers
are at their minimum. Omaha Is by
no means lu position to boast a model
municipal government , but at this day
the boodle element and the bosses have
less sway than they ever had and
Omaha may truthfully claim a lower-
average of jobs , steals and frauds upon
taxpayers than any city of equal popu
lation in the country. This is due
chiefly to the unquestioned Integrity of
her mayor ami the effective exercise of
the veto power , backed by strong pub-
lie sentiment. It must also be ascribed
to the dread of exposure through the
glaring searchlight of a fearless press ,
and lastly , perhaps , to the pressure of
hard times which liave forced econo
mies in the prosecution of public works
and consequent curtailment of con
tractors' profits. Previous experience
has shown that In Omaha , as elsewhere ,
contractors nnd franchlsed corporations
are the most prolific sources of munici
pal corruption.
2. There Is no doubt that the Inter
ference with legislation by parties in
terested in preventing the enactment of
laws that curtail their privileges or re
strict their opportunities for enriching
themselves at the expense of the gen
eral public has contributed largely to
the inefficiency of municipal govern
ment and the general demoralization of
municipal and state governments. This
Interference has gone so far In many
Instances as to absolutely abrogate the
taxing powers of city and shite and
shift the burdens which should bo borne
equally by all property from the shoul
ders of wealth upon the backs of the
producing classes.
3. The fundamental cause of bad mu
nicipal government In the United States
Is the lamentable lack of moral stamina ,
Integrity and self-assertion upon the
part of the great mass of citizens. You
cannot expect the stream to rise above
Its source. You cannot : expect or h6pe
for purer and more honest municipal gov-
erninoiit so long as the mass -of voters
Is corruptible or subservient to corrupt
Influences. Dr. Parkhurst never thrust
a more caustic barb Into the corrupt
body politic than when he declared on
his recent visit to Chicago : "If your
city was to purge the avenues of cor
ruption and elect unpurchasable men
to the city council , your richest men
would act like a hen with her head
chopped off. " There would be no
bribery in city government If It were
not profitable for the franchlsed corpo
rations and contractors on public works
to Invest their money lu municipal law
makers and city ofliclals.
The keynote of reform should be
sounded in the great club houses , where
the corporate managers , lawyers and
their mercantile favorites most congre
gate. So long as they are allowed to
conspire against the honest taxpayer
and conscientious citizen there is little
hope for real reform.
By the law creating the present
Board of Fire and Police Commission
ers the appointment of its members is
vested exclusively in the governor.
Had it been intended to make his ap
pointees subject to confirmation by the
city council It would have been thus
provided in the statute. As a matter
of fact , a proposition of this kind was
brought before the recent charter re
vision committee as a charter amend
ment , but failed to be received with
the least favor. If the council by virtue -
tuo of Its authority to approve thn
bonds of members of the commission
already had a veto on the governor's
appointments to the board such a pro
posed amendment would never have
been thought of.
AVhen the crop of 1S05 shall have
been harvested and the farmers , cattle
raisers and dairymen have products
that can be marketed for cash , Omaha
will experience a marked Improvement
lu all branches of trade.Jn ether
words , the reaction from hard times
will set In when the people of Nebraska
have something to sell. But people
who Insist that we must push ahead
crops or no crops are simply wasting
their energy. They should remember
that a fellow cannot pull himself over
the fence by his bootstraps.
In arguing the lucome tax cases be
fore the supreme court the counsel
for the government announced that In
his discussion of taxes ho would not
go further back than the twelfth century
tury , aud the opposing counsel agreed
to stop a few centuries suort of that.
Some similar agreement seems Im
minently nhees ry between the par
ties who ai % ofcltedly discussing the
question oCWEeef'sUrcr coinage.
If a tlocl on its reached In the In
come tax. rencarlng by May 20 , or with
less than two weeks of advisement by
the Justices -of-the court , the court will
bo expediting matters much more than
Is Its wont ItMiok n longer time than
that for the first decision , and then
It was supposed to be hurrying In order
that the1 revenue olllcials might know
just how thplaw was to stand before
the limit set * for the penalty for de
linquency should arrive. The more
important the case the more slowly
and more carefully Is It the custom of
the court to consider all Us phases.
It Is true that tills being a rehearing
the Justices have merely to revise their
opinions already formed. Nevertheless
the public must not .bo surprised If the
court on May 20 announces that It will
take still more time to consider the
Income tax cases.
Ist Wull ICnoiiRh Alone.
Globe-Democrat.
The United Statc.s Is crowlnff faster and
minding Its own business better than any
othtr llrst class nation In the world.
no Ills llniltli Uli Uooil ,
Kansas City Journal.
The Colorado man who became angry In
debate and exterminated a school board
was Co years old and tin Invalid. If he had
been younj ; mul vigorous there would prob
ably have been game serious damage done.
1'oricr'rt ' .
'IVrrtn Opinion.
Cleveland WorlJ.
The treasury deficit after ten months of
business under the Wilson bill Is JI5,000,000.
Tha tinkering Bonlua which evolved that
tomfool measure bears about the same rela
tion to statesmanship that a hole lu the
ground does to architecture.
] > irnlng Ills Snlnry.
Denver Republican ,
Secretary Morton has once more diverted
his irlant Intellect from the study of en
tomology long enough to write a letter , this
Ume to Mr. J. A. Cherry of Denver.Ve
can state flrmly , though not officially , that
Mr. Morton U making a noble effort to earn
Ills salary.
o-
SpiTilflh UitrlMrlsin.
New York Sun.
In the Spanish Cortes the committee on
Cuba has reported In favor of the Infliction
upon captured Insurgents of penalties simi
lar to those suffered by convicted anarch
ists. In the lust Cuban Insurrection death
was the doom of all prisoners taken by the
Spanish troops , and , us may be leained
from the official records , the victims num
bered 43.503 ! No wonder that , at this time
ngatn , the news Is withheld by the Havana
authorities.
The Itrlcliloiiliie Outlook.
SprlnsIleM Republican.
Halns throughout the west brighten the
crop outlook. Wheat holds the recent ad
vance and other staples are firm with
sugar , leather and a long line of products
joining the upward movement , some on
speculative manipulation , but ninny on
more legitimate factors. The over-enger-
ness of labor , .particularly In woolen manufacturing
facturingto get" buck the old rates ot
wages Is not helping the situation through
strikes , but on the whole the prospects of
business are very bright.
The KoUi\'r tit Natlnmil 1'oetrr.
friw York Sun.
After taking { ttnpther retrospect of the
native poetry of recent years worthy of
contrast with ihe works of genius of other
ages we conclwle that to the two poems men
tioned by Mr. Dana In hlH recent address at
Cornell University , "High Tide at Gettys
burg" nnd 'The Modern1 Homans , " there
should be luni'U "another poem , probably
more popularly known than either of those.
entitled "Casey at the Uat. " That poem was
originally printed in the Sun as "Kelly
at the nat , ' referring to the famous
Mike Kelly , -who rosj to fame In the
right Held of , the ball grounds In
Chicago. IJm. Itwns Immediately recog
nized ns a work af quality too lUgh to be
reft subordinate' to uny Individual player ,
so the name of Casey was substituted as
a more universal cognomen. "Casey at
the Bat" is a tiuly line poem.
Unless some new peril to national traditions
springs up the jingoes wilt be forced to give
their mouths a rest.
A ehrewd Boston merchant Is turlng the
Jingo sentiment Into cold cash by advertis
ing American made goods.
The overwhelming silver sentiment which
was supposed lo exist In Chicago developed
4,200 votes when put to the ballot test.
If Mr. Bryan shoots his conundrums at the
agricultural division of the administration he
will not bo obliged to pause for a reply very
long.
long.The
The matrimonial annexation of the house
of Hanover to the ttomnnoffa taught the lat
ter how to ring In a cold bluff on a weaker
nation.
A New Orleans lady Is trying to start a
conversation class among the ladles ot Chicago
cage , but finds the task of getting aword
of explanation In edgewise exceoJlngly dlfu-
cult.
cult.A
A college education again proves Its value
In an emergency. REV. Richard Cobden , aNew
Now York minister , gave a fleeing thief a
football trip and laid him out , much to the
delight of the crowd and the pursuing police.
The Coloradoar who objected to the meth
ods of the Tarryall school board and em
phasized his objection by killing the three
members , Is C5 years ot age and an InvaJIJ.
If his physical condition had be-cn normal
there Is no telling t'jo extent of hU bull
movement In cofilns.
A charter has been granted at Albany to
the East Newport Farmers' Produce Manu
facturing Company , Limited , of Huiittngton ,
I * I. , which proposes to enter upn "ths
manufacture of cabbages and other farm
products. " Another rival to Connecticut's
woolen nutmeg Industry ,
The chief of the New York penitentiary
where Bill Cook has taken a suiteof rooms
for forty-five years regards the Oklahoma
terror as a mere novlco In villainy , a "crim
inal slob" who is much less dangerous than
some of his companions. But Dill Is un
armed and his range is restricted.
Jabcz Balfotir , the British swindler recently
extradited from Argentine , Is the Napoleon
of his clas . His chief characteristic wai a
religious philanthropic fervor with which he
wormed himself into the good graces ot pious
people and then robbed them of their surplus
cash. In the fifteen years of his swindling
career he made away with 7,000,000 and de
spoiled thousands of families of their savings.
The polled census of Buffalo show.i a
marktd gain ovoc the federal returns of 1890.
The total Is 335.TDS , against 2C5.GG4 five years
ago. Several cauj s havf contributed to this
substantial gain j Hit population , chirt ot
which ara maihmoth rallrcud shops and the
stimulus of electrical development at Niagara
falls. The cost of buildings now In course
of construction In the city aggregates
$11,000.000.
William Ogden Giles , who lives at Kings-
bridge , N. Y. , has a copy of the message of
President Monrue containing the famous Mon
roe doctrine. U flavin the form of a supple
ment to the fcatoaal Intelligencer of De
cember 5. 182it aua was sent by President
Monroe to Mr. Glle-a' grandfather , General
Aqnlla Giles , who was on General Washing
ton's rtaff. The wrapper bears the auto
graph James Monroe.
Never was a state put to a greater test
than that which now confronts Mauachu-
setts. Shall pilrlWBm yield to art , or vice
versa ? The decorator of the new house of
representatives declares that the sacred cod-
nsh , which hangs above the speaker's desk , is
out of hannony with the surroundings and
should b9 removed. The Issue thus raised
promises to create a tempest unequalled since
the tea party of long ago.
THK JtVSHlAtf SQVKKZK.
Chicago Tribune : It Japan wa * about one-
fourth the size of Russia the latter wouldn't
be offering It any ndvlre.
New York Advertiser : Japan , like Cuba ,
may not have the sympathy of the United
Statel government , but both have the cordial
sympathy and good will ot the American poo-
pie.
Kansas City Star : niuila Is Inclined to
crow over what It regards ns a diplomatic
victory In forcing Japan to ugrre not to de
mand any of the Chinese malnUnd. U Is
hard to see wherein the victory lies , for
Japan was clearly made the victim of bull
dozing by tlirco of the most powerful nations
of the world.
New York Times : Kurela'a tender regard
for "those principles on which rests thp con
cert ot civilized nations , " and her agonized
fear lest Japan , by violating tjiem , should
Imperil the progress of civilization In the
cast , almost make one forgot the part Hussla
took In the dUmcmbcrmpiit of Poland and
her more recent treatment of the Jews ,
Chicago Times-Herald : Irritating , poss.bly
alarming as It may bo to the rest of the world
nnd cruel and humiliating to Japan , the inon-
t'mental fact of the International situation
today Is that Hussla rules the east. The
late Prof , Sceley wrote that "the Kngllsh
empire has two gigantic neighbors , llussla
In the- east and the United States In the
west. " The neighbor In the cast Is a mov
ing enemy , bent on aggression. The neigh
bor In the WMt has had little reason to be a
friend. What is to be the outcome for
England ?
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JO II'A I'JtKSS VUM31R\T.
Des Molnes Leader : To the making of de
cisions upon the liquor laws ot Iowa there
seems no end , and the confusion Is getting
worse and worse. A short time ago there
was a decision In the western part of the
state that an Omaha firm could not recover
for liquor sold by sample In Iowa , and now
comes Judge Branan , at Davenport , will a
decision to the effect that a Louisville firm
could recover under much the same state
of facts.
Sioux City Tribune : After the naxt legis
lature shall have voted to rcsubmlt tlie ques
tion putting prohibition Into the constitution
of Iowa , those republican newspapers which
are now maintaining a deathly stillness
about prohibition will generally bo found
urging Its adoption. This Is not nn assur
ance without foundation. The record of
former action on a former similar occasion
Is conclusive evidence to any man capable
of discerning his own Interests.
Davenport Democrat : Iowa Is In the ad
vance guard of all progressive movements ,
and Iowa women arc , of course. Included In
the front rank. The women of thh state
have not made their Influence felt to the
full extent , for the reason that their effort
has been scattered rather than consolidated.
Their clubs have worked Independently
rather than In unison , except In a few In
stances. They demonstrated what united ef
fort can accomplish when they enlisted in
the Russian famine movement three years
ago , and again when they prepared for n
special exhibit at the World's fair. More
Important In some respects than either of
these efforts , Is the convention ot women's
clubs which meets at Cedar Kaplds this
week.
r/IJJ MUZZLED PIE-SIKH.
Cincinnati Enquirer : -The purpose of the
administration to discipline the officeholders
on the money question Is now apparent. How
will they be disposed of ? Will belief In bi
metallism be trolled as offensive partisanship ?
Cincinnati Commercial : Federal olllce-
holders may talk all they cheese to about and
for sound money , but If they dare to open
their mouths about free silvsr , and to advo
cate It , they will lose their heads. Tills Is
civil service reform with a vengeance.
Springfield Republican : This ( letter to
Governor Stone ) 1s held to convey a note of
warning. It Is construed to mean that federal
olllclala who devote thtlr energies to advo
cating the free coinage ot silver and other
financial schemes , under an administration
which Is doing all in Its power to maintain
the country on a sound money basis anJ ccun
teract the work of depreciated money advo
cates , ara In some danger. They "mu t not
bo surprised If they are seriously dealt with. "
Evidently Governor Stone has entered com
plaint against somebody.
Baltimore Sun : People have long notlcsd
these things and have commented upon the
president's singular patience and long suffer
ing under Ingratitude and Injustlcs. The pub
lic In Maryland , as well as In Mississippi and
elsewhere , will learn with pleasure from the
president's letter to Governor Stone , that
while he regards the question ot "decent be
havior" on tha part of federal ofliclals toward
the administration largely "a matter of lasts
and breeding , " there Is a limit to his for-
bsarance. There Is a wholesome suggestion
here that the same Jacksonlan firmness which
has distinguished the president In his treat
ment of Improper measures may soon find
appropriate and useful scope In dealing with
treacherous and unworthy officeholders.
KK1UIASKA AM ) yK
The First National bank of Columbus has
Increased Its capital stock to $100,000.
The Cumlng County Sunday School asso
ciation will meet at Beemer May 17 , 13
and 19.
The annual meeting of the Epworth league
ot the state will convene at Grace church ,
Lincoln , May 14.
The broken Bank of Verdlgre will de
clare a 40 per cent dividend as soon as the
supreme court makes the necessary order.
While the B. & M. agent at Grctna was at
dinner a sneak thief entered the depot and
carrleJ off about $12 In cash from the money
drawer.
A bolt of lightning struck the house ot
W. H. Beckett at Pllger , but the only damage -
ago In evidence was the melting of the run
ning gear of the family sewing machine.
Because there was one cste of scarlet fever
In town the schools at Sterling were closed
for a week. Now the scare Is over and
the children have returned to their studies.
A man named Anderson , charged with
cattle and horse stealing In Thomas county ,
who jumped his bail , has been arrested near
Wcsterville and taken back to Thedford to
stand trial for his crimes.
A mad dog bit a valuable horse and a dog
on the farm of John Ackerman. near West
Point , and the animals wore attaclfed with
hydrophobia. Both were killed , but the
j dog that did the damage U still at large.
I The annual convention of the Nebraska
| State Sunday School association will be hold
at Beatrice June 11 , 12 and 13. Every Sun
day school In the slate Is entitled to one delegate -
! gate , besides Us superintendent and pastor.
i Lightning struck the house' of P. H. Mc
Carthy , near Greeley Center , and shattered a
bedstead Into splinters. Mrs. McCarthy was
struck by some of the Hying pieces and
slightly Injured , but no other damage was
done.
The little daughter of Henry Brolhorst , rc-
aldlng near DeWItt , climbed upon a wagon
loaded with cornstalks just as the flames
from a burning straw pile were driven by the
wind Into the' stalks. The horses ran away
and the girl was given a wild rldo for half a
mile In the midst of burning stalks. When
the team was stopped by a neighbor the little
girl was already burned on the hands , face
and throat. She may die.
lillly llrynn'H firenc Enap.
Chicago Tribune.
Billy Bryan's harangue to the followers
of "Coin" and Hokklns nnd his ex-ofllce-
holders at the North Side Turner hall Sat
urday last , after blowing off Its froth and
Belting down to the beer In his mup ,
amounted to this and no more : Ho wants
the government to change the monetary
unit from 100-cent dollars to W-centers and
to expel the gold standard and substitute
sliver monometallism. He ald In one place
that "democracy was not a. name but a
principle , " and 16 to 1 was its principle
I , e. : W-cent silver dollars in lieu of 100-
cent gold ones. This Is Billy's Idea of the
rejuvenated democracy who are "trumping
to victory. "
Highest of all in Leavcmng Power. Latest U.S. Gov't Report
MASTERS AND MEN COMBINE
Experiment in tlio Labor "World Which Will
Be Watched with Interest ,
JOINT MOVE FOR BETTER CONDITIONS
Higher Wngca tor the Kmployei mul 1'nlror
Competition for tlia lto M Novel
I'xperlinout In the Inilui *
trial World ,
PITTSBURG. May 0. The Amalgamated
Association of Tin , Iron and Steel Workers
and the Merchant Bar Iron Manufacturers
National association has entered Into a com
bination to secure for the Iron workers of
the country betler rates of wages nnd for
the manufacturers fair competitive condi
tions against the mill operators of the Pitts-
burg district , who have been working their
employes at low wages. An association of
manufacturers has been formed , principally
outside of the Plttsburg district , to secure
remunerative prices for iron products , and
Incidentally to give the workmen better
wages than are now paid , which are admit-
edly too low.
At the Youngstown conference between
the Amalgamated association and tha valley
Iron manufacturers an agreement was en
tered Into by the Merchant Bar Iron asso
ciation and the Amalgamated association to
advance the puddling scale 10 conls , provided
the nonunion and underscale mills of this
clly could bo forced to pay the same price.
The strike In six mills of this city nt the
present time Is the result of this agreement.
The Pittsburg puddlcrs are not only striking
for the present scale rates , but It successful
will make It possible for all the Iron workers
In the country to secure an advance of 10
par cent on the $4 puddling rate.
The manufacturers may bo willing to grant
a much higher advance It they can secure
a uniformity of labor cost throughout the
country. The Cleveland convention will
probably propose a puddling rate of $4.7fi
per ton , and possibly $5. The finishers are
to be advanced also , but not In proportion
to the puddlera. Should the plan succeed
upward of 50.000 Iron workers will be bene-
flled.
flled.President
President William J. Smith of the Ameri
can Flint Glass Workers union , In discussing
the Industrial situation , said : "The move
ment to secure better wages will not be con
fined to any one trade , but will bo made by
all. The tlmo has como and the worker
will have an Inning , The restoration should
be made , and It will be the best thing that
can happen to this country at the present
time. "
MOKUAX8 JlUr UV JlOltE JSUXHS
MiiiitmUnn Rnllwnjr Mort ngo fauri
llnmlril Over to ttint llriti.
NEW YORK. May 9. The Central Trust
compsny , trustee of the consolidated mortgage
of the Manhattan railway , has dcllvsred to
Messrs. J. P. Morgan & Co. all of the 4 per
cent bonds issued under that mortgage to re
tire the New York Elevated 7's.
The last of the block of $8,925,000 has been
dellverd to the banking flrm. Negotiations
for the sale ot these bonds In the London
market were completed some days ago. The
exact amount of American bonds sent abroad
by this firm since the sale In Europe ot a
largs amount of government 4's taken by the
bond syndicate cannot be ascertained , ns they
naturally refuse to disclose the extent of their
operations. The sale of the Manhattan rail
road bonds Is the only transaction of which
the street has had detail ? Information.
It Is known that large blocks of the south
ern railway securities , both bonds and stocks ,
have been placed In London , and also that
considerably over ? 1,000,000 of the Chesapeake
& Ohio 4'/'s ( , on which the flrm has had an
option , are destined for the foreign markets.
The $3,500,000 debenture 4 per cent bonds
of the New York Central & Hudson River
Railroad company , recently listed on tlie New
York Stock cxchang ? . are understood to have
been sold Jn London by J. P. Morgan & Co.
Cable advices also announce the sale In the
same market of the $3,250,000 New York City
3 per cent gold bonds , for which J. P. Mor
gan & Co. and August Belmont & Co. were
the successful bidders last February.
Al'1'T.IKJ ) TO T11K ( iltAM ) JUKI'
Senator Gocbol l.lkoly to i : Indicted fur
Slaying Hnmlfortl.
CINCINNATI , May 9. There is
considerable excitement today at Cov-
Ington , Ky. , over the Sanford-
Goebet trgedy ot last month. The
friends ot Sanford made no efforts at the
coroner's Inquest or the preliminary hear
ing , both of which exonerated Senator Goebet.
and It was generally thought the mailer was
dropped. Today Sanford's friends produced
all available evidence to the grand jury and
it Is generally conceded that Senator Goobet
will be Indicted , The direct cause ot the
shcotlng was a vicious urtlclo In the Coving-
ton Ledger. Senator Goebet was believed to
be the author of the article.
Cull fnr a Nntloiml Itnnk Stntmnant.
WASHINGTON , May 3. The comptroller
of the currency 1ms Issued a call on national
banks for a statement of their condition at
the close ot business May 7.
THTFJ.KS LI < 1 It t AMI
Detroit Free Proas : "Mlw Oldfltrt carrlci
her yenra well , doesn't she ? "
"You must bear In mind that she has
thrown nearly half uf tlitm nway. "
Judge : Mr. Fosdlck I want good lea.
Is Hint genuine llolieii ? Honest , newT
Mr. I'eck ( as lie wel liH. It out ) Yes , nlrj
I will guarantee It. 1 believe that honest
tea Is the best policy.
Life : Miss Summit Mr. Jngwny called
on me last night , and I think lie had bucn
drinking.
Miss I'nllsade He told me tills morning
Unit you looked beautiful.
* * u O (
Detroit Tilbune ; Mnnnger Whnt Is the
character . uf the piny you have written ?
1'laywrlRht Very bail . I made U to meet
the taste of the times.
Chicago Record : Weary Wiggins ( hand
ing dipper ) You look dry. Here's n drink
of water.
Wiiyslde Husks ( waving the dipper away )
What's the use of spoiling a good thirst
like I've got ?
Tnmmnny Times : Texas Justice You nd-
mil you stole the pig out of the pen ? Col
ored 1'ilsoner Yns , I admits 1 stole do pig.
bill I wus hongry , an' I didn't luive nutlln1
ler cat. " 1'ork readier , " snld the Judge ,
with tears In his eyes , as he chalked him
down for two years.
Atlanta Constitution : "Kdllor mnde nny
collections lately ? " "No , poor fellow ! Ho
borrowed n photgun , but nobody would
credit him for buckshot. "
Washington Star : "You seem very un-
comt'orliible. " said Mrs. Cayenne.
" 1 nin exceedingly uncomfortable. I liave
something on my mind . "
"Ah ? Then It's no wonder. "
Philadelphia Record : J'hunnlmnn Why
Is n. man with lots of relatives quick at
rt'imrtee ?
Wigwag dive It up.
I'hunnlninn Well , you sec , ho Is always
ready with an aunt , sir.
Chicago Tribune : "Caroline ! " roared Mr.
Lainperjaw , nt the lop of the stairway ,
"this Phlrt you've laid out for me Isn't lit
for a Iranipl"
"You ure right , Jnmrsl" screamed Mrs.
Lamperjaw from the back put lor , "I've of
fered It lo three and they wouldn't take it ! "
Indianapolis Journal : "Paw , " asked
Tommy , "Is It swearing for a man to say
by irian ? ' "
"Whom did you hear saying It ? " asked
Mr. Kips.
"Old Mr. CJotrox. "
"I hardly know In his ens : . It looks n
good deal like profanity when a man swear *
by Ills religion. "
SHE COMES.
Syracuse Post.
With broad-brimmed hat ,
And parasol ;
With tanned gloves that
Would fit a doll ;
With laugh nnd Kinllca
And pouts and tears ;
On meadow stiles ,
On ocean pleis ;
"Who loves to write
On ream nnd ream ;
With appetite
For rich ice cream
Hey , give a cheer.
You lusty clown ;
Your summer girl
Has come to town !
. _ HI/U.V ; LUI'K tiOXO.
Harper's Itarnr.
Oh , come , my love , and bike with me' , '
The moon Is In the sky.
We'll wheel through ull elernlly ;
Together let us fly.
We'll tnke the steep hills hand In hpud.
And on the thank-you-marm
Your lovur true , pray understand ,
Will keep you far fiom harm.
But If perchance you tumble off ,
And blacken your sweet eyes ,
Though nil the world shall Juer and scoff ,
I'll tumble off likewise.
I'll smash my head for your sweet sake ,
I'll break my neck lor thee ,
I'll take a header In the lake ,
No mutter how muddoe.
If you will only take your wheel
Out on life's rough turnpike ,
And , come what may , of woo or weai ,
With me , > our lover , bike.
What ! no appetite for break
fast ? Try a dish of Quaker
Oats and cream. You'll
like that.
Sold only In 2 Ib. PacknRcs.
Having Hats to Sell-
It is but natural that we should like to have you
wear one of our hats We ask you to wear our hats ,
with the assurance that there are no better hats for
style or wear , and certainly none at the prices we make ,
Black and Brown Hroml Brim Flancjos $3.00
Pearl uno" i'carl Mlxod Broad Brim Plnngcs. 3.50
They are tlio latest thing out.
Otir Browning-Kin ' Special U ' 3.50
Our Stetson Special , best on earth , Is . . /J.'so.
The Dunlap block , regular So.OO hatour ; pvlco 4.0o"
That's tlie way we sell hats Biggest Hat Store in Omaha
Reliable Clothiers , S.W. Cor. ISth uutl Dousla3