Nebraska Newspapers

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( teal. ) N. P. FKII.1. Notary Public.
I low much longer will the South
Omaha city council play Into the liantlH
of blackmailers who 111-0 holding up
people who refuse to contribute lo their
mipport ?
Chief Scavey has inarched to Wash
ington lu great glory nntl will prasciitly
lu > marching home again to draw that
$100 which the police board allowed
him for his trip.
The Omaha National Guards have
innde a splendid record In the drill
tournament at Memphis. That fact Is
acknowledged whether they come home
brooms on their bayonets or not.
The damage from frost has been
averted In Nebraska by heavy clouds ,
which emphasizes the fact that every
cloud has Its silver lining , even where
the ratio of moisture In sight Is not
1C to 1.
Plttsburg dispatches announce the
voluntary advance In the wage scale
oC Carnegie's workmen. That Is another
sign that we have touched bottom and
arc on the up grade toward a resump
tion of prosperity.
California trades unions send greet
ing to craftsmen In the cast , warning
them to keep away from Los Angeles
and the garden of the Paclilc coast ,
where everything In the mechanical
Hue is overdone and the building trades
arc flatter than a pancake.
The Illinois legislature Is wrestling
with the problem of reforming the as
sessment system. The oppostlon en
countered by the pending measures Is
very much the same as has Invariably
been In the path of every assessment
reform measure that has ever been
introduced lu the Nebraska legislature.
The wholesale druggists of New York
are organizing a trust to stop the cut
ting of prices by department stores
and dry goods houses which sell soda
water with a stick In It. This Is n
trust that may do some good by headIng -
Ing off the Introduction of Schiedam
Hchnaps as a dyspepsia cure for ladles
of uncertain age.
Most commendable arc the objects
of the Boys and Olrls National Home
association , the state convention of
which is about to assemble In this city.
U'ltere Is no branch of philanthropic en
deavor more worthy of encouragement
than this. To rescue wnlfs and llnd
congenial abodes for homeless and
orphaned children Is work which ap
peals to the better nature of all good
citizens.
Whatever the street railway company
may conclude to do In the matter of ex
tending lines to the state fair grounds
there can be no doubt that ample
transportation facilities will be pro
vided. The grounds arc near the Kelt
line and the n. & M. Ashland cut-off
and It will be a small matter to build
Hpurs Into the grounds. Passengers
can then bo taken and landed both at
the Webster street and Tenth street
depots , and at South Omaha.
Because of the vicissitudes of the past
year there may be men in Nebraska In
whose minds lurks n desire to remove
to Home other clime , where nature Is
wont to smile upon the people , and
where protracted drouth , hot winds
and hull storms are unknown. To such
dlseonsolatcs let It be Raid that Ne
braska has not been slngled.out as the
special victim of a disorganized ethereal
system , but many other states , east
and west , north anil south , are strictly
lu It as well.
Chief Iledell has experienced some
dllllculty bj defects and derangements
of the lire alarm telegraph. The rela
tion which the lire alarm telegraph
bears to the tire department Is very
much the same as that of tlm nerve sys
tem to the human body. It Is all im
portant that the llro alarm telegraph
bo kept constantly lu perfect repair ami
in condition to sound the alarms Install-
tanoously from any point where n flre
breaks out. Otherwise there Is liabil
ity of misdirected turnouts and delays
that would give such headway to con
flagrations that would make the flre
department practically worthless. The
first effort of the reorganized flre ami
police commission should be directed
t6ward making the lire alarm telegraph
more elllclent The aid of the council
should bo Invoked to have the lire
alarm telegraph placed under the care
and supervision of the city electrician
and the flre chief should be given
charge of the llro alarm operators uni
ECO to it that they attend faithfully to
their duties.
lha St. liCttla piprn are congratulating
licm&olrcc. with Karen , upon the Inaiifura-
Icm of new line of fjut mall service tbat
nlll enable them to extend thrlr territory
i ml enforce the drde ot their readers. ly )
hi acrtlcv to the wet they reach Oinihn in
li afternoon and Sioux City hi the evening.
Dy that to the oulu they arc xprc'd over
rcjr.js nrd Arkansas , I.auliUra and Mli-
tlrlppl. In tlni * lo lie read on tha diy of
sine. Ar.olhcr train plnccs them In southern
c\v.i and n portion ot central Illinois ulienJ
of Ui9 ChlcJco dalllu. Finally , a Bttll more
ccont Intnrovrmont brings them eastward
nnd r.orDitsBtvrnrJ , until they are fairly In
he competition over a largo part of the tcrrl-
ory hitherto belonging exclusively to Chi-
The arrangement ot Hi Is last mall service ,
with Its mniiy connections , Is xuch as to give
o the newspapers ot St. Lonls the largest
lotslble advantage for Increase of circulation
ly multiplying their ( acllltle * ( or dlstrlbu-
lon. The city has at last vrcstcd from the
postal authorities for her own use eoinc of
he prlvlUgCK that have BO long been the
exclusive possession of Chicago. She max
even become an Invader ot Chicago's jire-
etvas. And where this Is matched by corresponding
spending facilities for opening Bt. Iviuls
territory to Chicago , there Is no
ground for complaint. To tlio ncrtlnve.it n'tm
s justice denied In the arrangement of Us
so-culled fast mall system. This Is neither
more nor less than the running by the gov
ernment , at the public cost , ot a special train
o carry tl < c Chicago papers the greatest pos
sible distance westward and northwestward
n Hie shortest possible tlxo after they leave
he presses. There can be no defense of the
act mall from Chicago to St. Paul. There
s no excuse for U. It Is , on the face of It , an
open and flagrant act ot favoritism toward
Chicago , nml equally a blow at the business
ntcrcsts of the northwest. We shall not
cease exposing this shameful Injustice and
demanding a correction until the wrong Is
righted. In nil the splendid fast mall service
of the country this one line alone Is ar
ranged to help a private Interest at the ex
pense of Jhc people , St. Paul Glob- ' .
What is true of the discrimination
against St. Paul and Minneapolis ap
plies with greater force even to Omaha
and Sioux City. "While fast mall trains
run out of Chicago and St. Louis every
morning for the exclusive benefit of the
dally papers of those cities the mall
service east of the Missouri river Is
slower than the old stage coaches or
even an ox team. Chicago and St.
Louis dallies reach points within 100
nlles cast of Omaha before a .single
nail train over any of the seven roads
> etwoen these dtles and Omaha leave
the local depots on either Hide of the
Missouri vlvcr. The mail service west
. ) f the river Is equally wretched. Chicago
cage and Omaha dallies of the same
uornlng are carried on the same trains
up the Klkliorn valley and Into the
lilnck Hills. The pretense for
starting the fast mall service
it a great cost to the govern
ment was that it would facilitate com
mercial intercourse between Chicago
mnkors and merchants and those of
the cities and towns of Illinois , Iowa'
and Nebraska. As a matter of fact the
fast malls , which do not leave Chicago
until after 3 In the morning , carry little
or no mail for merchants or bankers.
Their correspondence Is all made up
and lu the Chicago postolllce before 10
p. in. and every westbound road out of
Chicago runs mall trains that accom
modate the mercantile evening letter
mall.
If Chicago and St. Louis papers are
entitled to the benefits of fast malls
why should not the papers on the upper
Mississippi and Missouri rivers be en
titled to ordinary mall facilities ? Kvl-
dontly there Is only one way that this
can be brought about and that is by
appeals nud remonstrances from com
mercial bodies which depend upon the
leading papers of their sections for the
promotion of their interests and en
largement of trade.
OF THEIR POWERS.
Councilman Taylor has a very ex
traordinary conception of the preroga
tives of a city council. In passing upon
the bonds of the new police commis
sioners he ventures to take the position
that whenever the duty devolves upon
the council to pass upon the bond of a
municipal ofllccr it may exercise that
power arbitrarily , and by so doing
block appointment * which In Its judg
ment are deemed objectionable or of
fensive. In other words , Mr. Taylor
would have us believe that the council
has the power to keep any ofllccr. whose
bond Is subject to Its approval from
qualifying by simply refusing to ap
prove his bond.
This Is decidedly preposterous. Under
the charter It Is the prerogative of the
council to pass upon the ofllclal bond of
the mayor and every other elective city
ofllccr. Now , suppose the mayor , comp
troller or police Judge elected by the
people should happen to be offensive ,
politically or personally , to a majority
of tlie > .councll , would the council have
the power to keep them out of olllce
by refusing to approve their bonds ?
If the council really had such powers
would not n republican council be able
to keep out a democratic mayor , or
vice versa ? If such power could be
exercised arbitrarily In the case of tlio
police commission would It not also ap
ply to the appointments of park com
missioners nud any other olllcora whose
bonds are to be passed on by the council ?
Again , If the council has the privilege
to reject bonds that are perfectly
good , doen It not follow that the county
commissioners would have the privilege
of rejecting the bonds of olllcers which
the statutes require them to pass UIKMI ,
Including the bonds of the district at
torney , county judge , clerk of the dis
trict court , register of deeds , etc ?
The courts have long since settled the
principle which governs bodies or
otllcers charged with the approval of
otllelal bonds. AVhen an onielal bond
Is presented for approval the only ques
tion at Issue is whether the sureties arc
ample for the amount guaranteed by
the bond. If the sureties arc known
to bo Urst class and their solvency for
the full amount beyond question their
approval becomea obligatory on the part
of the council , the commissioners or
other olllcers to whom they nro required
by law to be submitted. In case of re
jection or non-action on frivolous
grounds their approval can be readily
forced by writ of mandamus.
In reserving for himself and his A.
I . A. associates in the council the right
to refuse to act upon the ofllclal bond
of any police commissioner who In their
Judgment would be uuflt for the place. ,
Mr. Taylor virtually nnscrt that If the
council wore compoRcd of an nntl-A. P.
A. majiirlty they could nullify the
Churchlll-Hussell net and hold the
present commission In their places for
an Indefinite period. Such n condition
of things is Improbable , but It points
n moral to the talc and goes to nhoxv
how Mr. Taylor's contention might re
act and prove n boomerang.
THK C'OTTOiA * PROIUKM.
The problem that Is uppermost In the
minds of a large proportion of the south
ern people Is how to regulate the acre
age and production of cotton BO as tn
prevent glutting the markets every year
and reducing the price below the profit
mark. It has ! > cen suggested that nil
the planters pledge themselves to re
duce their production J 5 per cent , but
this has been found Impracticable be
cause It was found Impossible to secure
the unanimous consent of the large
growers. It Is ebtlnmted'that this year's
crop will be from 7,000,000 to 7f > 00,000
bales , and If only the smaller of these
estimates Is realized the new crop , with
the stock on hand , will considerably ex
ceed the consumption of last year. In
view of this the recent advance In the
price of cotton , due to an Increased de
mand , has not been maintained , and
there is reason to expect n drop back to
the unprofitable prices of last year.
The cotton of the south , like the wheat
of the northwest , Is being subjected
every year to Increasing competition
*
and there appears no reason to believe
that the price will ever be restored to
the figures of a few years ago so long
as there Is no reduction In the amount
produced. The low price of cotton Is
used to make converts lu the south to
the free sliver cause , just ns the low
price of wheat Is used In the northwest
for a like purpose , but nothing could be
plainer than the fact that the cause of
the low price in both cases is overpro
duction and that the remedy is not to
be found In tlio free coinage of sliver.
T1IK CASK OF ADMIHAL MEADK.
It seems probable Hint the Issue be
tween the Navy department and Ad
miral Monde , growing out of remarks
of the latter in n public interview re
flecting upon the administration , will
become n celebrated case In our naval
annals. The admiral has been retired
from command , with n year's leave of
absence , at his own request , and it
was subsequent to the granting of this
that the Interview containing the ob
jectionable remarks was published.
This showed that Admiral Monde felt
ho had a serious grievance and also
that his feeling toward the administra
tion was exceedingly unfriendly. The
most offensive part of the Interview Is
that In which he is reported to have
said that he retired because he was
ns much disgusted with the present
administration ns tlio people at large
In this country arc , and that he pre
ferred to quit the service rather than
continue his connection with It because
ho was "an American and a union man ,
two things that this administration
cannot stand. " Another of his reported
romaiks was : "I am a republican and
a. man who lives on the ocean is apt
to imbibe patriotism and loyalty. I
find these articles at a discount with
the present regime. " The entire lan
guage and spirit of the Interview dis
played a strongly hostile sentiment
toward the president and the secretary
of the navy.
The naval regulations expressly for
bid officers from discussing public mat
ters through the press or from criticis
ing or commenting upon the acts and
policy of those In authority. The duty
of olllcers , both In the navy and the
army , Is to obey orders unquestlou-
Ingly and to refrain from criticism
upon their superiors. It would seem
perfectly clear that these regulations
were violated by Admiral Meade and
great surprise lias been expressed In
naval circles that an officer of Admiral
Meado's rank and experience , entirely
familiar , of course , with the regula
tions , should have committed so grave
un infraction of them and manifested
sucli a spirit of insubordination. It Is
pointed out that the question of the
justness of his arraignment of the for
eign policy of the government nnd the
bins of the administration does not
properly enter into the discussion of
the case , but is entirely outside of the
Issue involved. It is the gross breach
of discipline that is the matter for con
sideration , nnd with respect to this
there Is said to be a general sentiment
In naval circles that Admiral Meade
ought to bo called to account. This
can be done although he Is not in ac
tive command.
The official statement made by the
secretary of the navy shows that Ad
miral Mcade has been asked to say
whether or not he had authorized the
published Interview and that he had
declined to answer the questions sub
mitted. There Is no Intimation in this
statement as to what action , if any ,
Is contemplated , but the general Im
pression nt Washington appears to be
that Admiral Meade will be court
martlaled If he does not disavow the
Interview , which It Is not at nil prob
able ho will do. Meade has a record
for excellent service nnd Is unques
tionably n nest capable officer. It Is
to be pres'umed that he will In due
time give his side of the dllllculty , but
lie will hardly be able to Justify his
palpable violation of the naval regula
tions.
TJIK TROVHLK IX SOV11I CAROLINA.
The state of South Carolina Is In a
ferment over the decisions of the
United States court declaring the regis
tration law and the dispensary law
unconstitutional. The chief cause of
the dissatisfaction of the bourbon cle
ment , as shown by the address of the
governor of the state. Is with the de
cision against the registration law.
This law was admittedly passed to dis
franchise negro voters and leave the
control of the state In the hands of the
whites , who nro lu the minority. It
was hold by the federal circuit court
that the court had Jurisdiction ; that no
official , state or national , Is above the
law ; that as to the constitutionality ot
the registration law that citizens of n
state nro citizens of the United States
residing in that state. The conten
tion was upheld that the registration
n IIJLI-.LL J mi
law's requirement of ccrtlflcntcs 1st not
warranted byMftV nnd that the circuit
court la a cojjfV of the state of South
Carolina nn.j.or the I'nlted States.
Therefore , tl i Injunction against the
enforcement "of1 the South Carolina
registration nnd. lecUon laws was made
permanent. b > < !
It Is ngalns 'Jnls ' decision that Gov
ernor Kvans Inyelghs in his frothy ad
dress denouncing the judges nud ap
pealing to tlifj' people "to protect their
iiomes and llJievUes " It Is reassuring
to learn fronfrthu redoubtable chief ex
ecutive of thjy'fjl te that cradled seces
sion that he nnd his fellow bourbons
liave no desire.to . resort to arms to re
sist the decreo. It Is an Indication
that the element which Governor
Kvnus represents has learned some
thing. Unt n sturdy effort Is to bo
made to maintain white supremacy ,
and the governor says It must be "a
free , open fight. " If It Is there Is very
great probability that the colored race ,
which bus a majority of the voters ,
will not l > e wholly excluded from n
voice In the administration of public
affairs , and It may come about that
even Mr. Kvans , who Is so solicitous
about the danger to civilization In
volved lu the judicial decisions , will
linve to consult with some of his col
ored fellow-cltfzens regarding the con
duct of the affairs of state. The effect
to be expected from the position of
Kvans and those who think with him
Is the Inauguration of a bitter race
conflict In South Carolina which may
have serious consequences to the peace
nnd order of that state. That the chief
executive of the commonwealth should
assume the grave responsibility of
counseling such a conflict Is striking
evidence of the relentless antipathy to
the colored voters of the white bourbons
bens of the south.
As to the decision regarding the dis
pensary law , It Is of no very great con
sequence. Under that law a citizen
was forbidden to purchase In other
states and Import Into South Carolina
alcoholic liquors for his own use and
consumption , the product of other
states. This the court decided was a
discrimination against the product of
other states , and such discrimination
can not be made under the guise of the
police power. The most odious feature
of the law , which authorizes the con
stabulary to search private residences
and confiscate contraband liquor , was
declared unconstitutional by the de
cision , which , as a whole , is heartily
approved by a very large number of the
people. It Is not to be doubted that
both decisions will be sustained by the
supreme court of | the United States If
appeal Is taken tq that tribunal.
In approving the bonds of Messrs.
Charles II. Bj-own and Clem Deavcr as
members of the < firc and police commis
sion the council jnsertcd In Us resolu
tion the proviso tliat these bonds are
approved only' until the now law goes
Into effect. JVlidt right had the coun
cil to attach any strings to Its approval
of these bonds ? * rAny sane man ought
to know tha ) lljcse bonds will hold
Talld during ithe : jtcrm for which these
members of the''commission Bllall retain
thotr positions. " * The council had no
right to alter these conditions or lessen
the responsibilities of the sureties ou
the bond within the period covered by
the terms of the commission , which ,
under the statutes now governing , Is
for four years. The new law goes Into
effect in August , but even if Its validity
Is not contested the new commissioners
may not be appointed until September.
In that case the present commissioners'
bonds would have to be in force for
thirty days after the law goes into
effect. It is not only possible but de
cidedly probable that the new law will
be set aside by the courts ns void for
good and sufficient reasons. In such
an event ; the release of the bonds
"when the law goes Into effect" would
never come. '
The rise In the price of coffee has
sent up the price of chicory. Tally one
for Nebraska.
Alurch or I > ro ; > crltr.
Philadelphia Times.
All the Indications of business are In a
high degree encouraging. The only dis
quieting clouds are those of the silver lunacy ,
and even they may be scattered by the clear
rays ot common sense.
< ! rniit Mlmlii
New Vork Tribune. *
Simultaneously with Mr. Cleveland's readIng -
Ing of the riot act to office holders who dis
sent from his policy , the Prussian government
sent out an almost exactly tdmllar notice to
alll Its subordinates. Great minds run In
parallel channels.
WuttnrAon on I > ry n.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Of course young Mr. Bryan ot Nebraska
will hire a hall and run his voice In competi
tion with the sound money convention at
Memphis next week. The effrontery and
Impudence of this chap are only equaled by
his Ignorance. It Is a. paradox of nature
that a man all mouth can be at the same
time all cheek. He possesses in a marked
degree that characteristic of the flat money
orator to fill the vacuum of his knowledge
with the volume of his voice. Since he be
gan orating In congress a few years ago be
has made moro noise and said less than any
man In public lifer i
Coniummptlcm of n Crime.
NewfTwk Tribune.
The Inauguratl6ir 4f Peter Turney as gov
ernor of Tennessee tnarks the final triumph
of an Infamous and Insolent democratic con
spiracy against the'ballot box. Turney was
defeated at the roll * by a decisive majority.
He had not the thaJow of a legal title to the
offlce , and thousandsiof the decent democrats
who voted for'llilra urged a patriotic
acquiescence Inr the will of the people as
expressed In the ( election of Mr. Kvans. the
republican candidate ) This , however , did not
suit the jobbers and plunderers , who Im
mediately orgatilZftT'a bold and criminal plot
to nullify the reSUlf'of the voting. To ac
complish their IfuYpose It was necessary to
vitiate more thaniUO/600 ballots honestly cast
at the election. TMB wholesale outrage upon
the franchise > v i upblushlngly perpetrated ,
and as Its beneficiary , Governor Turney holds
his office by a lltta reeking with fraud ,
forgery and theft. The success of the con
spiracy Is the one distinct democratic victory
of the year , anfl time will prove It to have
been the costliest the party has ever
achieved. v
nr TUX
Globe-Democrat The story Hist the ad
ministration U getting mad at Great lUltiln
Is not to bo credited , ot conrre. It Is "well
known that the administration never g is
mad at & foreign country except in the case
of an attempt to substitute a republic tor n
monarchy.
Philadelphia Times : We wonder thftt the
fighting edltoro have not aroused the country
to the perndloiu designs of England In buyIng -
Ing American stocks. They should call upon
Gresham to assert tlic Monroe doctrine
against thcso Ilrltlsh Investors , They will
be taking our wheat next and trr Minll
be liable to an Invasion ot Urltlsh gold.
New York Sun : Spoken like an officer
and a patriot ! That will be the verdict of
every American worthy of the name who
reads those bracing and retrejhlng won ! * .
It was thus men thought and acted , "when to
b ? citizen rang Itoman yet. " Our navy , thank
God ! Is full of officers who respond lu every
fibre ot their frames to the manly and high-
hearted rentlmenta to which Admiral J.I'aJ ?
has given boll expression.
Philadelphia Record : Don DIckliUDn liat.
opened flre upou Kngland without having
actually declared war. Dan nilgai have
left such a gross violation of the Inter
national code and the laws of humanity
to the Ulalnelacs and jingoes. The Amer
ican heart doesn't stand In need of any firing
In such hot weather , and Uir.'s ptrfervld
eloquence can only have the effect of .scaring
Canada nnd making things unco.ntcrtably
warm for Ambassador Bayard In Cnglanil.
AVashlngton Post : Somebody khoiiH , In
simple composslon. write to Mr. Hiyard rnd
tell him of the change that has fallen upon
high places within the past few wreki. Hi
should not be left to continue that Innocent
toady prattle In London while : nt close
friends of the administration , rtoponJIi-g to
the mighty national thrill that James II.
Hustlsi set In motion , art pitching thci" music
to the people's key. It Is not fair to him.
There he Is In England , chirruping away
as busily as ever about the superiority , tlie
sweetness , etc. , of London and the English
public , and here Is Hon. Don M. Dickinson ,
fresh from an Intimate visit at the white
house , electrifying and enthusing a Detroit
audience with a flcry speech , full of stalwart
Americanism and stirring admonition. Mr.
Dayard should have been wanud. He should
have been advised that Anglomania Is no
longer In season , that a gigantic murmur
has been heard , that the handwriting on the
wall has silenced the toady chorus , and that
It Is fashionable once more for Americans
to speak well of their native land , their
Institutions and the forefathers who bought
those Institutions with their blood.
AND OTIIKIIWISK.
Joseph Smith , jr. , son of the Mormon
prophet , and one of the chiefs of the church.
Is a man of G5 , with a fine physique and
an agreeable voice.
A Detroit millionaire has declined to servo
on Mayor 1'lngree's agricultural commission ,
saying "unostentatious seclusion and obscur
ity has been his heaven on earth. "
Senator Peffer says hewill not be a candi
date again. Even though true , the state
ment Is not ot Importance to anybody or to
anything , unless It Is the senator's pocket-
book.
Gladstone said recently to an Interviewer
that he was too old a man to have an opinion
of any kind on the "new woman , " and that
"his ideal woman had not altered In the
past threescore years and ten. "
Major von Wlssmann , the famous German
Africa explorer , has been appointed governor
of the German possessions In the Dark Con
tinent. His young wife , It Is said , will
accompany him to his new post.
M. Eugene de Ilobesplerre , grand nephew
of the famous revolutionist , was summoned
before a Paris tribunal a few days ago ,
charged with selling coal under weight. Do
Robespierre being a coal merchant. Ho was
acquitted.
Dr. Rush was the only physician who
signed the Declaration of Independence.
Eleven years ago a fund to erect a monument
to his memory was started In Washington.
Only $3OD4.39 has been contributed of the
$20,000 needed.
, Commodore Potter , the ranking officer of
his grade In the navy , has Just been placed
on the retired list of the navy upon reaching
the ago limit of C2 years. He has been
In the navy since February , 1850 , having
been appointed from Illinois , though a na
tive of New York.
Eddie Thompson of Clarksvllle , Ind. , Is a
little more than 4 years of age , and weighs
121 pounds. He measures three feet six
Inches In height , and measures forty Inches
around the waist. It takes a shoe about
the length of a No. 3 to fit him , and he
wears a man's hat a 6 % In size.
Mrs. Lucy Evans of Independence , Mo. ,
In 112 years of age , and no affidavits are
necessary to prove It. Her father was a
captain In the American army under General
Washington , her husband fought the British
In the war of 1812 , and her grandsons fought
In the contests between the states In the
60s.
Emanuel J. Erlsman ot Lancaster , Pa. ,
who lost his life the other day by falling
downstairs , was for many years one of the
most prominent Odd Fellows In Pennsyl
vania. He was closely identified with the
best Interests of Lancaster , and his death
Is mourned by every class In the com
munity.
Rear Admiral Meade , who Is to retire from
active service June 11 , was born In New
York tn 1837. Ho entered the United States
navy as a midshipman from California Oc
tober 2 , 1850. He served during the civil
war on the Mississippi river and In the
South Atlantic and Gulf blockading squad
rons.
rons.Rabbi
Rabbi Voorsangcr of Los Angeles says the
new "woman is "a rampant , rebellious
woman , who gathers In conventions and talks
much ; a reformer who seeks to lay bare
the rotten foundations of society ; an evolved
species of discontented Roman matron with
a tongue like a lash and a rod ot chastise
ment in her fair fist. "
Henry A. Dupont , the new United States
senator from Delaware , will add one more to
the number of millionaires in that body , and
will be the first really rich man to sit for
Delaware. He Is not an Idle or a luxurious
man , as It has been the way of the Duponts
for a century to learn the powder-making
business and towork at it , nt first with their
hands and later In the executive department
of the office. _
Opportunities In tha Orient.
New York Bun.
If American commerce Is to be benefited
by the changes brought about tn Japan and
China , American merchants ought to take
advantage as promptly as possible of the ex
isting and approaching opportunities. A good
number ot Japanese m-rchantB have come to
this country and are introducing Japanese
wares In our markets. Enterprising Ameri
cans ought to take advantage of this cir
cumstance In promoting the advancement of
desirable exchanges.
Youth and Ac In C'loio Comrnnj.
Philadelphia Ilccotil.
Japan U not such a youngster , after all.
The city of Kioto is now celebrating the
eleventh century of Its founding. What
Home Is to Italy , Klota is Eald to be to Japan.
It is not a city of seven hills , but an ancient
capital ot thirty-six peaks. Among her relics
Is the giant skull of an old emperor. To
this she might now add the gall of Russia's
czar. _
Wlifro U lirynii'H CommlnlonT
LoutivUlo Courier-Journal.
Young Mr * . Bryan of Nebraska Is - whooping
ing around over the country , orating to
democrats and denouncing the president for
protecting the credit of government ard
the money of th ! pople. Where does young
Mr. Bryan set his authority to upeok as a
democrat ? U was only last year that he
lifted up that mighty voice of his , formally
proclaimed his abandonment of the demo
cratic party , and took up hla dollies nnd
moved over into the yard of the popullstu.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U.S. Gov't Report
jt. . . : r - * - - _ A
X FIT fVOD FUR VATTT.R
Speclnl fomnilltro In llltnoli Itrxirt |
Airnlnut nUMIIrry Klnn.
Rl'tUNaftnLD. III. , May 1C.-Senator Mor-
rlioti. chairman ot the tpcclal committee M
five IlllnoU legislator * appointed to Investi
gate the feeding ot catUe tn distillery 1 pa ,
submitted a report today signed by aI ! ( he
members of the commute * .
"Tho committee recommends fegUtjlton
which \\lll prohibit the feeding ot wet refmo
from breweries , distilleries or factories to nnl-
msli. U recommends tl.lt , having In view
the public health. Wet refuse taken from
browjrlcs , loaded on freight cars and shipped
In hot weather , sours and ferments , and In
that condition IP not a foc\l which should be
fed to cattle , giving colic. Uacllll rapidly
form. The principal secretion , milk , rcuit bs
and Is effected. That milk Ic then brought
to crntcrs of population and a very large pro
portion fed to the most delicate humin or
ganism , th' ' Infant , and sets up patholoi fnl
conditions uhlch largely Increase the ilrnth
rate.
rate."The
"The committee also recommends Icglila-
tlon which will absolutely prohibit the feed
ing of animals In large numbers on the prem
ises of distilleries. The practice Is Inhuman
and should never be tolerated In ft elvillzeJ
community. Crowded in foul sheds , without
prop'r air , chained lor a period cf B'X month ; ,
absolutely helpless and compelled to subj.'st '
on a material which contains little or no
nutrition , the animal deteriorates , the flesh
brcomes soft , the Intestines relax and full in
the proper performance of their legitimate
functions , the hair falls out , Infection by
tuberculae and other bacilli takes place ,
and further hastens the decline of
the already diseased animal. Then , fresh
from stalls of high temperature , packed In
open cars , through which the winds from
the north and east freely blow , having
served every possible need to which base
commercial Instincts can put them , diseased ,
sick and dying , they are scattered over the
entire country , where a merciful hammer
soon ends their lives of misery and suHer-
tng.
"Thankful might one be. however , were
this the end , but man's Inhumanity docs not
stop at the Infliction of misery and suffering
on the lower animals. The milk from the
diseased and suffering brutes Is drawn , as the
testimony shows. In filthy , germ-laden places
nnd becomes Infected by the drippings and
the foul breathing of the tuberculocal and
pneumonic cattle. Is ladled out to the
children of neighboring and distant cities , to
produce all the complaints which Insufficient
and poisoned food can bring about In the
budding life and delicate tissues of innocent
children.
"All possible evil being done In this
manner , the animal Is sold nnd slaughtered ,
nnd In order that none may escape diseased
meal Is spread out over a healthy com
munity , bringing pestilence and possibly
death. "
When the secretary finished the reading of
the report Morrison moved it be made n
special order for consideration next Tuesday.
Kichaus ot Peorla objected to this. Ho said
the matter affected large Interests In his
district and he thought that the senate
Rhould have ample time to study the report.
He therefore moved as a substitute that It
be presented and made a special order for
one week from today ,
Morrison agreed to this and It was so
ordered.
KEUK.ISKA A.\I > XKltllASKAXS
Farmers In the vicinity of Beatrice will
establish a co-operative chlckory factory.
Cheyenne county citizens are Involved In
a controversy over the division of the county.
The Norfolk sugar factory has contracts
for enough beets this season to enable It to
run to Its full capacity.
George Irwln , who claims to be an Omaha
citizen , Is under arrest at Fremont , charged
with passing counterfeit money.
The village of Monroe has a celery farm
embracing thirty-five acres with the crop
advanced to the transplanting stage.
E. P. Warren will Immediately erect a large
brick business block upon the site of his
property recently burned at Nebraska City.
A tramp lost a foot while attempting to
board a moving train at Ames. He is now
convalescing slowly at Dodge county's ex
pense.
An Industrious young firmer In Lincoln
county Is cultivating forty acres of'potatoes ,
and expects to realize 12,000 bushels from
the venture.
One hundred and fifty-five acres of beets
have been planted at Arlington for the Nor
folk factory. Seed and tools are furnished
gratis by the factory.
Wilson Schupp of Nebraska City received
a telegram Tuesday night bringing the news
of the sudden death of his son , James , who
was run down by a Rock Island engine at
Dsnver.
Farmers around Grand Island are taking
another bold upon the beet sugar Industry
and are so enthusiastic that the Oxnard com
pany has orders for moro cultivators than , It
can supply.
The twenty-five delegates from Nebraska
recently appointed by Governor Holcomb to
represent this state at the cotton exposition
at Atlanta will hold a preliminary session
at Lincoln next Tuesday.
A company has been formed to cultivate
100 acrej of sugar beets at Valley , Neb.
Twelve German families have been engaged
to do the work. There are about fifty per
sons In the twelve 'families ' , and they have
contracted to cultivate the beets for $13 per
acre. They will live in tents furnished by
the company.
err TIIK CVT.OH r.i.vk.
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Globe-Democrat : A United Btttci court lias
nullified the law pisvd In South Carolina
virtually dlifranchlslng colored voters nd
Interfering with goncra ! rnllnray transporta
tion , and stilt all remains quiet on the .Ash
ler and the COCICT. Tha impmalon that tha
national government Is a substantial fact
! n stronger in that vicinity than It uncd to
b ? .
New York Trlbttn ? : Scuth Carolina has
trucUlcd anil dfluutluxl hrrjflt no cmnpHcl ;
nlth reference to the liquor quextlon and
the dUpcnsary feature of It that she hai
at hU hen brought up sijuarcly against tin
authority of the fcJer.il coicrnmcnt and
wartiod to bflmvo hcrtclf or take the con-
tcuuencss. The decision of Judge Qoff ol
the United States circuit court , enjoining
( he state Iron holding a constitutional con
vention , simply serves nntlco on poor old
South Carolina that unless she sobers up
and ceases her disorderly conduct * ho will
bo nr.nlshed for contfmpt.
Minneapolis Times. Judge Ooff of the
United States district court for the district
cf South Carolina has dccMed that the regis
tration law ot South Carolina , recently in-
acted , Is unconstitutional , and that It un
lawfully abridges find Impedes the right rf
citizens of that state to exercise the voting
franchise on several grounds , the most Im
portant of which are : First , the re
quirement of a certificate from the regis
trar for the voter to present at the polls ;
second , the requirement that the voter mov
ing from cne place to another In the sains
precinct must surrender hla old nnd secure
a r.ew certificate , and , third , Jbp unreasonable
tlmo that the registration of voters closes
before the elections ( the registration closus
on July 1 , while elections are at the be
ginning of November four montln ) .
I'ASSIXO
Philadelphia Times : "nid you ever think , "
snys the Manayunlc I'lillo&opher , "that
when a would-be suicide's sun misses flro no
"
does lie"
Tammany Times : Lndy How nice rou re
moved that bunion. Chiropodist Yes , I
Imvo had considerable experience. I used to
hotel's' ' ' ° nC ° f th ° "lBBCSt
_ _
New York Herald : Lady ( In Central park.
to baby In carriage ) Why , you pretty Jlttlo
Nurse ( prouclly-Ycs ; It's n peed thing.
1'ollceman ( approaclilniO-Wfcll , push It
nlong , then. You're blocking the sidewalk.
Boston Courier : We Insist on the follow
ing two rules of this olllce : "Please wlpo
off your feet before you come In. " and
" \\lpe oft your buck subscription mark before -
fore you go out. "
New York World : Madge-Have you * een
much of Mrs. Glddlwun of late , dencon ?
Deacon Well , what I haven't seen of her
nt the opera I saw when Bhe was bicycling1
< lown the avenue against a stilt breeze yes
terday.
Indlnnn ] > oll3 Journal : "You ought to be
ashamed of yourself , " said the fenther-
legBCd hen to the game one. "The Idea of
you tryingto crow. "
"Anyway. " retorted the game lien , with
a scornful jrlance at the other's exliernltles ,
"anyway. 1 have not begun wearing-
bloomers ! "
Washington Star : "Did you say , " said
.Mrs. Sharpe , "that woman's one consistent
trait -was her perpetual perversity ? "
"No , " replied her husband ; "that Is the
language of another. All 1 said was that
the later the theater season grows the
smaller their hats get. "
Minneapolis Times : City Kdltor I am
afraid , Mr. Smarty , that you are noRle
your work. Here you bring In a statement
that Mr. WlndygatT bad nothing to say.
How do you account for It ?
Reporter In this way : When I arrived
at the house he had just died.
Chicago Tribune : The new proprietor was
Inspecting the premises.
"who looks after these walks and flower
beds ? " he Inquired.
"I do , sir , " answered the man -with the
hoe.
hoe."What
"What Is your name ? "
"Bumgardner. "
"Well , that's what you are. "
Washington Star : 'That girl In front of
us Is very fond of opera , " said the young
waman at the theater.
"She must be , " replied the young- man ,
"From the size of her hat you'll think * ho
was afraid some of Jt might get past her. "
A SLIGHT DIFFERENCE.
New York World.
A plumber and poet show different types
Of man In pecullnr ways.
The plumber we often find laylnc Ills nlpei-
While the poet Is piping his fays ;
'T rou irEA
New York World.
Aren't you weary , stranger , weary
Ot the "ComingWoman" fail.
And the woman who la naughty
For the fcaltiof being bad ?
Aren't you tired , sick nnd tired
Of thj. London high-life scnnflala ,
Anil the new rrotlu rantlngs
Of these literary vnmlnls ?
Yes , Inclccdy !
Aren't you weary , comrade , weary.
Of this mania for counts.
Anil this gushing over titles
That are soli ! for large amounts ?
Aren't you tired , norefy tlreil
Of this question. Who t > hnll lead
In the ranks of the Four Hundred ,
Who shall follow , who precede ?
I should smile !
Aren't you we.ary , friend , most weary
Of the Bcarilfiley craze In art ?
Of the kntckert'ocker bloomers
That are thought lo be so "smart ? *
Aren't you tiled , tired , tired
Of ten thousand other crazes
That the faddist hounds us tlll-we
Feel like yelllncr. "Go to blazes1 !
Well , I guess !
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FOUR-IN-HANDS--
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Club band bows , tecks , flowing-
ends and a whole lot of other styles
of the finest neckwear you ever saw
in qualities 500 and 750 are dis
played in rur Fifteenth street window.
They go on sale today at QGo a tie.
Nearly 250 neckties in all the popular colors , neck
ties that were - 'd for 500 and 750 not a thing die
matter with them go on sale Thursday and not be
fore at 250 apiece.
Reliable Clotlilcrrf , S.W. Cor. 15th and Douglas Sts.