Nebraska Newspapers

    TIUS OMAHA DAIJjY IJEEi SATlTKDAY , MAY 38 , 1895.
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All communication * relnllnff to nMvs nnA ftl-
torlnl matter tliould IJQ udilrM-rcil ! To the Kdltor.
DUBININS I.KTTIJUS.
All butlnciu letters nd remittance * liould bo
uddreMed to The Dee IMIillililtiff cominny ,
Oinalm Drnfln. ctifcka and pi ) tolllcc orders to
t > made pnynlile to the otder of thcompany. .
Tin : mn IMJUMHUINO COMPANY.
STATHltnNT Of CHICOI.AT1ON.
George II. Tracliuck. secretary of Tlie lice Puli-
lUhlnjr company , l"ln duly s orn. nays lliat
the nptnal number of full and complete copies of
the Dally Morning , i\cnlnif .nnd Sunday llee
rrlnte during lli month of Tebruary. U'Jj , was
BIT follows :
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20.SM 17 . M.6M
20.190 H . D.7M
JflOlJ 19 . 19.78H
19.901 S ) . 19.68.1
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1 .SF9 21 . 19.671
10 . 2).l ) ) H . 20.410
11 . n.i m J3 . 19B17
11 . 16,811 !
13 . l'J.7VI , 27 . 19 HIS
14 . 19,700 21 . 19,633
Total OSCM ,
detluctluns for unsold and lelunicd
copies C.OM
Net salea Kl.Ml
Dally nvcrncn 19,701
Sunday.
QEOnOR H. TZSCIUJCIC.
Bworn to before mo and subscribed In my pres
ence this 2d day of March. 1S35.
( Seal. ) N , P. FKIL , Notary Public.
Tlio pavliiK contractors have nil laid
'down Blnco there is no money fii sight
In the pnvlug fund.
Scuntor Blackburn nnd Secretary Cfir-
tllsle will not speak na they pasw each
other In the lllihi Grass region of Ken
tucky. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The Salt Tjiikc congress ) H for honest
'money on the basis of CO cents worth
of Hllver exchangeable for 100 cents
.worth of gold.
The Cuban rebels still keep on Win
ning great victories , but they do not
appear to make much headway In driv
ing the Spaniards out of Cuba.
Last year's killing frost occurred May
18. This year we have been inert ! for
tunate. The temperature Is from -10 to
50 degrees above the freezing point.
Superintendent Hay still holds his
grip on thn Insane hospital nt Lincoln ,
but up to date he has not laid his hands
on the salary which is due Dr. Abbott.
The Sixteenth street viaduct was a
makeshift nnd abortion when It was
built , and no amount of repairing could
make it much * better than It was in the
first place.
Every dollar sent abroad for articles
that" can be bought at home is u dollar
taken olit of circulation among the
merchants and workmen who consti
tute the bacUbono of this city.
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±
OrT'tlie mVt'day of July u new mem
ber of the Board of Public Works Is io
ba.appolnted to succeed Major Bulcomb.
Is there anybody in Omaha willing io
sacrifice himself at $12,000 a year ?
Don't all speak at once.
Senator Allison declines to be drawn
Into the lU-yan-Hland free silver debate.
IIu proposes to reserve his currency
views till the Iowa campaign opens.
Senator Allison Is not In the habit of
slopping over at the wrong time and
In the wrong place.
If any Omaha capitalist would ven
ture upon building a public hall with
capacity for seating from IJ.OOO to 5,000
people and equipped for public concerts ,
state and national conventions ho would
confer a bcnclit upon Omaha that
would be appreciated.
According to I'rof. Nicholson of the
State university 10,000,000 pounds of
sugar tire handled annually by 'the
Lincoln Jobbers. We take It that that
estimate docs not Include the sugar
handled by Lincoln jobbers during
every legislative session.
There Is a fair prospect that the an-
- nunl convention of the lown State Fed
eration of Labor , which Is to convene
nt DCS Molncs next week , will end In n
split over the free silver question. Mem
bers of the federation are said to the
1 about equally divided on the Issue.
President Cleveland and Secretary
Ilerbert are said to be much provoked
because they cannot flml evidence upon
Which to convict Admiral Mcade before
a court martial. Hut they can make II
alltlrcdly unpleasant for the old nd
mlral all the same and are not llkelj
to miss au opportunity to prod him.
Another deep water convention Is
heaving In sight. This tlmo It Is to be
held In Cleveland , or some other Inkt
port. If the next deep water convert
tlon docs not accomplish any moii
than all the others that have precedei
It. the sum total of their efforts wll
be conrtued to u series of hlgh-soundlnt
resolutions.
Captain Palmer has the assurance ti
assure Chief lledell Uiat he Is the mai
that caused him to ho employed us lln
chief nnd who will also keep him li
his position. There is nothing snuil
about the czar's in. f. The next tlmi
wo hear from him he will claim that hi
located the city hall and kept the U
& M. headquarters fronf being moved t
Plattsmouth.
The proposition of Councilman Merce
to publish nil the pending approprln
( Ions and claims eacii month befor
they are acted upon would bo an cj
: eclleut check upon Jobs nnd Inllntci
, claims. It would moreover' kep th
taxpayers Informed about the munlclpo
expenses and leaks and put them I
position to remonstrate and cnforc
honesty nnd economy in the dlsburoi
ment of city funds. There Is nothln
BO effective as a check to tnunldp.i
extravagance and corruption as pul
llclty.
JiKOISLATlVa Al'lVlXTMKNTS.
The State Board of Irrigation ha astlgned
Stnte Engineer Itonelt rooms on the second
floor et the capltol , generally mod by the
speaker and chief clerk of tlie house. The
board met yesterday tor the flrst time ilnce
the election of a rUte engineer and two under
secretaries. In addition to formal organiza
tion and the giving ot instructions to the
state engineer , the two members present ,
Land Commissioner Iltnsell and Attorney
rjener.il Churchill , with Engineer Howell ,
selected Senator Akcrs of Seotts niuff county
as assistant secretary. The ofDco Is worth
$1,200 a year. Senator Akcrs was one ot
the most ardent supporters of the two Irri
gation bills parsed at the last session ot the
legislature. In fact , ha was largely Instru
mental In preparing the acts which bear bis
nnme. Lincoln Journal.
The selection of tlie speaker's room
for the Irrlgaton sinecures is In perfect
accord with the eternal fitness of
thing * . It will be a constant reminder
of the Bcnntlalous extravagance and
recklessness that characterized the late
legislature. It would be Interesting as
well as instructive to people of Ne
braska , who know their caliber to know
the nature of the Instructions which
Land Commissioner Hussell nnd At
torney General Chuiehlll have ventured
to Impart to the newly created state
engineer. What they don't know about
engineering and Irrigation would. 1111
hovt-rnl volumes.
This is neither hero nor thorp , how
ever. The main question Is , why has
the board gone out of Its way to select
.Senator Akcrs for a position on the
state pay roll In defiance of tlie constl-
itlonal provision which bars n mem-
er of the legislature from civil ap-
ointment within the state during the
erm for which he has been elected ?
o , the language of the constitution
s : "Any person who shall receive any
ivll appointment from the governor
nd senate , " but the intention of the
'miners ' manifestly included nil civil
ppolntmcnts within the gift of the
xecutlve.
In this instance the legislature has
ought to circumvent the executive and
ulllfy the constitution by nssoclating
vltli him upon the Board of Irrigation
wo other ollicers of the executive de-
artmeut Does any one contend that
his change in the mode of appoint
ment also changes the relation of the
member of the legislature so ap-
olnted , especially when he is the father
f the bill that created tlie position to
iVhleh ho has been appointed , and was
i member of the legislature that gave
: ho bill its vitality ?
Are there no other men In the state
ompetent to 1111 executive appointments
jxeept members of the legislature ? Are
hero no republicans entitled to recog
nition nt the hands of the board ex-
: ept men who have been chosen to
represent constituencies In tlie legisla-
.ure ? Are not nil such appointments
evidences , of bargains between them-
iclves and the appointing power ? Are
lot such legislative appointments at
arlnnco with the cardinal principles
hat draw the Hue between the co-
irdlnato branches of government ? The
'uiulainuntal ' idea of the constitution is
hat the representatives chosen to make
laws for the people shall continue in
.heir relations ns lawmakers during the
crni for which they were elected nnd
under 110 circumstances shall they be
n .position to create salaried ofllces for
hemselves or till any position under
. 'in state during their respective terms.
\Vhether these appointments are made
by the governor or any other executive
olllccr lb is wrong In principle nnd
A'rong in practice and should not he
louutcnauced.
TUB SILVKIt liUfiSTWN IN OMRMAXY.
The decisive majority by which the
mpper house of the Prussian Diet passed
: he resolution which was some time1 jigo
udopted by the Ileichstag , relating' to
ntcruatioual bimetallism , furnishes li
ilubltnble proof that the silver question
s of commanding interest In Germany.
The resolution urges that steps be' taken
for the prompt settlement of the cur
rency question by an agreement as to
ntcrnntlonal bimetallism , and calls
ipoii the German government to take
the Initiative in calling a conference
of the nations. An attempt was made ,
supported by the German chancellor ,
Prince Hohenlohe , to have stricken out
the portion of the resolution calling
.ipon the government to take the Initia
tive , and the fact that this was re
tained is not the least significant fea
ture of the action. It shows that those
who favov an International conference
believe It to bo incumbent upon Ger
many to take the initiative , probably
recognizing that unless that country
docs so there Is not likely to be a con
ference In the near future. Indeed ,
there Is haYdly a possibility of an In
ternational interchange of views re
garding silver unless the German gov
ernment invites it. France Is prepared
to be represented In a conference , but
she will not call one. nnd the same
Is true of Austria-Hungary. The lesser
European countries which are inter
ested In the subject will do "noth
Ing , and the United States will no
nmUa the first move , having taken the
In'tlatlve In the last two conferences
which had no practical result Ger
many , It Is believed , Is more deeply
concerned in the question of Interim
tlonal bimetallism than any other Euro
penn country , nnd , therefore , ought to
take the first step looking to that condl
lion.
lion.Tlie
Tlie indications are that the govern
ment will be forced by "the seutlmen
of the country to do this. The speed
of the Gi-rmtm chancellor to the Prus
flan Diet showed that the goverumen
Is still disposed to carry out the as
siiranco given to tlie Ilelchstag nt the
tlmo of the passage of the resolution
by that body favoring a conference
but It also Implied a disposition to pu
cff the peiTo'rmanco of this promise a
long as possible. The fact that th
Diet refused to nihend the. resolution
by striking out the demand that th
government take the Initiative In call
Ing a conference must bo regnVdcd ns a
manifestation of distrust , particularly
In view of the fact that the proposition
had the support of the chancellor. I
Js liardly necessary to nay that th
money power of Germany Is no
favorable to a conference , nnd thl
power exerts great Intluenco upoi
the government but there Is rea
sou to believe that public sent
ment will be found strong euoug
o overcome this Influence and compel
10 government to call a congress of
he nations to consider the question
f international bimetallism. At any
ate , the action of the upper house of
10 Prussian Diet Is reassuring. .
With regard to this subject In other
'moponn countries , not much has re-
ently been heard. In Great Britain
ic advocates of bimetallism are said
o be making gratifying progress with
ic people , while among the cotton
lanufacturcrs the question of a larger
ecognltton of silver Is being seriously
onsldered In view of the Increasing
ompetltlon of the cotton manufactur-
rs of China and .Inpan , the trade of
'rent Britain in cotton goods wltli
lose countries having greatly declined.
t Is believed that tlie conditions In
Europe were never more favorable
linn now for securing practical re-
tilts from a monetary conference.
WATKtt MIXKD WITH WHISKY.
The disclosures made by the receiver
or tlie Whisky trust In his report to
le United States circuit court concern-
iff the misappropriation of the funds
f the concern by its otllcers and dl-
ectors Is only another phase of the
arbunclc that has been sapping the
Itnls of commercial prosperity In tills
ountry. Less than three years ago the
Vlilsky trust was reputed to be a verl-
able gold mine. Tlie trust had cor-
ered every Important distillery In the
vest and south nnd was In position to
Ictntc prices of Its products In tlie
uirkets of the world. Its capital was
linost unlimited and Its credit was A 1
n the marts of finance. But even the
opper distilled Whisky trust octopus
vith its millions could not withstand
lie corroding Influence of tlie
ernlclous system of corporate
lock watering and fraudulent
ending. With limitless profits In
Ight , the men who engineered this
vhlsky distilling combine had no scru-
) les in capitalizing the concern for mll-
lens where the actual Investment rep-
esented thousands. The watered
Vhlsky trust stock was floated In the
milks and loan companies as gilt-edged
euurltles and constituted , with other
Imliar fiat issues of imaginary capi
tal , the basis for the panic and crash of
S93.
The excessive stock Issues were , how-
> ver , only one of the Incidental causes
of tlie Whisky trust failure , llecelver
McNulta accuses , tlie president of the
rust and some of his associates in the
> oard of directors of conspiracy In tlie
'raudulent conversion of funds derived
'mm bond Issues and the appropriation
o their own use of a large portion of
he proceeds of the bonds 1)3' collusion
vlth the purchasers. According to Mr.
cNulta $1,000,000 of Whisky trust
lends were at one time sold at 50 cents
on the dollar and $500,000 Is thus al-
eged to have percolated into the
pockets of tlie conspirators to make
; oed Individual losses Incurred by them
n outside speculation with Whisky
.rust funds. , .
These charges of conspiracy by otllcers
connected with tlie trust and their
fraudulent deals in bonds and stocks
are by no means fstilrtllug. Tliey are
only a repetition Of the stories with
vldch the court records have been
oaded down for years as tlie natural
sequence of corporate oyer-cnpltallza-
lon. Excessive stock and bond Issues
ire tlie tap root of the dry rot that has
shaken confidence In American sccurl-
.les and destroyed credit which forms
.he substratum of the entire commercial
fabric. The Whisky trust , like tlie Mil
waukee Street Uallroad company and
he scores of other corporate balloons ,
ms succumbed to the irresistible law
that strikes a balance sooner or later
n the commercial ledger and forces the
wringing out of the water by the process
of liquidation and foreclosure. Unfor
tunately the Iniquities practiced by cor
porate rogues do not merely affect their
partners , but they generate financial dis
aster and distress for all tlie people of
the United States. The most remark
able feature of tlie present stage of cor
porate liquidation is that no voice has
yet been raised by commercial bodies
against a system that Is chiefly re
sponsible for panics , failures nnd fore
closures , nnd no steps have been taken
to avert their recurrence in the future.
A MUItlBUKD UKPUBIAC.
The information that the so-called Ha
waiian republic is at the verge of disso
lution will cause little surprise to those
who have given close attention to the
conditions prevailing In that country.
However strong the sympathy of
the friends of free Instltu
Uons with the efforts to estab
llsh popular government In Hawaii
they must have seen that the attempt
as conducted by the men who formet
the provisional government nnd after
ward proclaimed the republic gave
small promise of permanent results
The combination that overthrew the
monarchy was a cabal which did no
liavo the confidence of a majority of the
people and had not sought to secure it
On the contrary , its policy was to Ig
nore the popular will and set up a gov
ernment regardless of It. It was no
devotion to free Institutions or to the
principles of republican government
that led these men to seek to cstablisl
a republic. There was no real patriot
Ism In their undertaking. Their motive
was personal power and aggrandize
ment They hoped that by overthrow
Ing the monarchy they would get siiol
sympathy from the American people
that there would bo no difficulty in an
ncxlng the islands to this country and
tills accomplished their possessions
would be enormously enhanced in value
and they would bo in a position to com
maud every post of power in Hawaii
They did get the sympathy of a large
portion of the people Of this country
but the scheme of annexation failed be
cause It was repugnant to the es
tablished policy of the United States
and from the hour that the an
ncxatlon plan failed the chances o
maintaining the republic declined. Th
now government , Instituted without th
approval of a majority of the people
was unable to win the popular confl
deuce. , and now It Is said , upon wlm
must bo regarded as trustworthy au
thorlty , that there is a reign of terre
In the islands and a serious revolution
ary outbreak , having for Its purpos
he restoration Jif the monarchy , Is
H'obnblc nt niiyJinK The government ,
t appears , Is llPpii'pnrcd for such an
xlgeiicy nnd the belief of those best
nformcd regardtnr ; the situation Is that
f a well organjri'd revolution shall bo
muguratod It wlli'be successful. It Is.
veil said that cthvv ex-minister to the
tnlted States. MrrTliurston , favors a
hnnge , thougli.lhls report Is open to
oubt
The Amcrlcau i nle sympathize with
very IcgitlnmtircfYort t6 establish free
rovernmcnt nndthey have hoped that
lie Hawaiian republic would bo per-
lanent , while recognizing that the con-
Itions under which it was formed were
ot such us to mmiro permanence and
vliile having no great faith In the In-
egrlty or the patriotism of the men at
he head of It. CL'hey very generally
vlll regret that the condition of affairs
n those Islands , In the future of which
lie United States lias some Interest ,
lireatens n restoration of the old order
f things , or nt any rate a return to the
lonarchlcal form of government But
liey will not be surprised that Mich IH
he case , nor will they have dllllculty
n understanding why It Is so. With so
leterogeiieous a population as that of
ho Hawaiian Islands , a large majority
f them Incapable of self-government ,
t Is doubtful whether a republican sys-
om could be maintained , however
viscly nnd Justly administered , without
he support of a powerful nation like
he United States.
The World-Herald takes occasion to
east Mayor Bonds for the alleged
ireaeh of decorum in his address of
velcnmc to the convention of the Boys
uul Girls Home association. This is
nly one of the many Instances In which
our amiable contemporary has dellber-
itely misquoted the mayor and then
nken him to task for words put Into
ds mouth by its reporters. Mayor
icinls is eccentric , rather blunt of
speech , nnd given to saying things that
grate harshly upon the ears of some
) coplc. He is withal not disposed to
.urn his left check to the man who
smote him on the right cheek. Those
'aults , however , are more than offset
> y his honesty of purpose and his un
flinching loyalty to the public interests
m any and every occasion. lie maj *
err In judgment , but he means to do
Ight , and endeavors , so far as lies
vlthln his power , to protect the public
ntcrests against the schemes of boodle
combines , and rapacity of contractors
uul corporations. The mayor most em-
ihatically disclaims the language at-
.rlbuted to hlnxi but even If lie had
said what hasubeen published as his
talk , the people of < Vninha could readily
condone eccentricities and even vain
glorious boastfifg , 'jn ' view of the in
valuable servicq.which , he has rendered
o Omaha hit checking corruption ,
cnocklng out gigantic jobs and steals
uul forcing piHvoi'ful corporations to
'ulfill their contract obligations. Mayor
[ icmls has Incurred the ill-will of the
'
World-Herald , jbiu o long as he enjoys
the confidence of the great massif his
constituent's ' li.s''i'nlllcloils ' : distortion of
Ills talk can do llni | iio harm.
Tlie ptoprlctoft df the American Iron1
works at Plttsburg , whp carry 4,000
nen on their pay roll , have fallen In
hie wllh their greatest rival , tlie Car
negie Steel company , with a volun
tary advance of 10 per cent in the
wages of skilled operators. This Is a
Very substantial proof of the gradual
resumption of industrial activity and
prosperity. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Tim llnlr TrlscBf I't ckct.
Washington Tost.
How would Dickinson and Mead ? on a
"glvo 'em - " platform strike the counlry ?
stratocy , Mo liny.
Philadelphia Press.
It looks very much as If the Cleveland ad
ministration may find Its "open markets" In
China and Japan and thus put In a claim that
the eastern war was In reality not an orig
inal concept of Japan's , but a piece ot demo
cratic strategy.
Anuox nnd Kwlpn the Map.
Chicago Tribune.
Important evidence has been found tn
Hawaii. It IS said , In the shape of old docu
ments and maps , completely upsetting the
British claim In the matter of the dispute
with Venezuela. Obviously the only thing foi
Great Britain to do la annex Hawaii and se
cure those documents.
Greetings to Cuban Rebel * .
Now York Sun.
To the brave men In arms for the Inde
pendence and tha liberties of Cuba ; to the
patriots who would give their country a dem
ocratic-republican government In the place ol
royalty ; to the liberators who defy the powei
of Spain upon the' battlefield , we send Greet
ings !
The American republic watches them lr
hope , and sympathizes with them. The
seventeen republics ot the Three America ;
desire their success.
Let foreign domination upon this side ol
the Atlantic be brought to an end forever
America for the Americana !
The Dtftli Conitltutlou.
GIobe-Dcmqcnxt.
The new state constitution to be submitted
to the voters of Utah Is an unusually con
servatlve document In many respects. It lira
Us the number of state officials as much at
possible , dispensing with a lieutenant gov
ernor , and the legislature will consist of sixty ,
throe members. One. clause prohibits th <
state from contracting a debt ot over 1100,000
and the state , county or municipality will no *
be permitted to lend Its credit to any enter
prise. Women ate to have exactly the sami
political privileges aa 'men. There can bi
but little doubt of. the adoption of the con
stltutlon , and Ulim , wilt probably be a full
fledged state early In the winter.
A Genuine Ii'slit ? to the Flnlih.
Loulsvllta Courler-Jorunal.
That was a small band of Iowa democrat
which gathered atD , 3 Molnes In the Interes
ot free sliver , bu fhey recognized the naturi
of the situationas they showed when the ]
said in their callj , "Lot ft bo a fight to i
finish. This Is no time for shirking , no Urn
for silly or disgraceful compromises on vita
Issues tha welfare , ot the party for years I
at stake. " The , fight Is. Indeed , going to b
to a finish. Thcjq , wlll bo no compromise
now that the Issqa of the honesty and well
being ot the people has been raised. It wll
be a fight not .ojily for the. welfare of th
democratic party if or years to come , but fo
the welfare ot a great nation , which was neve
assailed by a more direful lee than that of ,
dishonest currency.
Or/I Kit I.ANltt THAN OUHS.
Eighty-one years ago , May 17 , 1814 , Norway
adopted what Is called the free constitution.
There ore few more Interesting histories than
that ot the Scandinavian race. Norway , Swe
den and Denmark have been called the
cradle ot the Aryan race In Europe , and It
was from this center that the blonde fam
ilies were developed. Their historic period
goes back to the ninth century , when , In
872 , Ilarald Falrhalr , after a desperate- strug
gle , united rtmler his sway all the petty
Norse kingdoms. This Is the period ot ro
mance In Norwegian history , and the sagas
arc full of the daring feats at arms and the
bravery of the Norse heroes. They were n
great sea power , and It was the Norwegians
more than any other ot the Scandinavians ,
that made that power most dreaded. In the
latter part of the fourteenth century Ita
whole Scandinavian race was under one scep
ter. In 1633 came the revolt ot Sweden , but
Denmark and Norway remained united until
1811. Then Norway revolted agalntt Den
mark , which had sought to reduce her In
the condition of a province. H was at this
tlmo that the separate constitution which Is
celebrated today was adopted. But the great
powers of Europe would not suffer Norway
to remain as an Independent nation. The
close ot the Napoleonic \\nrs was at hand ,
and Bernadotte , king ot Sweden , demanded
that ho should have Norway under his rule
as compensation for his aid to the allies In
overcoming Napoleon. From that day to this
Norway has boon under the dominion of the
king ot Sweden , but with an Independent
parliament , called the Storthing , and a min
istry for Its local government. But she has
had many a struggle with the king In de
fense of her constitutional rights , and at
this very moment the relations between Swe
den and Norway are greatly strained. This
grons out of their divergent commercial In
terests , as welt as their natural difference
In temper and national alms. These compli
cations are grave , nnd It will not be surpris
ing If In the near future we see In Norway
on Independent kingdom or an Independent
republic.
According to the official program , BO far
ns It Is completed , for the opening of the
Baltic and North sea canal , foreign powers
\\lll bo represented by about fifty war ships ,
with twelve admirals , 7DO other officers and
10,000 sailors. They will meet there twenty-
eight German \\ar ships , \\lth 361 officers and
9.407 men. The projected grand review at
Kcndsburg has been abandoned for want of
time. The grand procession through the
canal will bo led by the Gorman dispatch
boat Grille , followed liy the emperor's steam
yacht Hohenzollcrn , with his majesty on
board. Then will follow the Kalsoradlor ,
with the emperor's chief guests , the German
kings and grand dukes. The North German
Lloyd steamer Emperor William II will fol-
lo\v with the other German sovereigns. After
this \\lll comu some sixteen foreign war
ships and four steamers belonging to the
North German Lloyd , and the Hamburg and
American Steam Navigation company's
Heels , conveying the members ot the Ketch-
stag and the Prussian Landtag. The Iron
clad Worth , commanded by I'rlnco Henry of
Ptusslo. the emperor's brother , will close the
procession. The vessels will leave Brun-
shauson at 3 In the morning on the 21st of
June , and will begin to pass through Bruns-
buttel lock , the mouth ot the canal , twcnty-
seven knots further down the Elbe , a little
after 4 , following each other through the
lock at Intervals of about ten minutes , BO
that the last will not be through till after 8.
The Hohenzollern Is expected to reach
Holtcnau at 1 o'clock. The ceremony of
laying the keystone of the canal there will
begin at 2 o'clock , but It will be six before
the last vessel In the procession will have
arrived at the spot.
A report comes from London to the effect
that Queen Victoria has decided to abdicate
the throne on May 24 , her 7Cth birthday.
If such a thing should happen , It would bo
the flrst Instanca of a British sovereign giv
ing up the crown voluntarily. Jame-s. . of
England ndblcatcd , but ho was forced to dose
so , and Charles Iaa not only compalled to
glvo up the crown , but to lay his head on
the block. There hove. In fact , been more
than forty .abdications of the world's rulers
since the beginning ot the Christian era , but
only ono that was voluntary during all that
time that of Charles V , emperor of Ger
many and king of Spain , In the middle , of
the sixteenth century. Germany had not
then baen desolated by the thirty years' war ,
while Spain was a great nation and In the
full vigor of Its power , \\lth the wealth of
the new world being poured Into Its Ian. and
yet with this vast empire and splendid king-
( loin , ho retired to a monastery. Queen Vic
toria has reigned longer than any other sov
ereign of this century , and a bright lustre
will always hang around her era. No ruler
has bean more beloved by her people , no ono
ever won so largely the admiration of the
\\orUl.
Now that the complete Independence of
*
Corea has been secured by the treaty between
China and Japan It will bo Interesting to
watch what effect the changed conditions are
likely to have upon the Hermit kingdom.
The soil Is fertlla and rich In mineral re
sources , Including gold , but the people have
ah\ays been poor , are totally deficient In
energy and without aspirations. It was in
187C that Corea waa by treaty with Japan
proclaimed an Independent state with the
same sovereign rights as are enjoyed by
Japan. In 1882 treaties were negotiated with
this country and China , and later with the
great European nations. The Chinese- gov
ernment encouraged Corea to enter Into
treaty relations with the western powers , rec
ognizing that this would make It moro se
cure against the Influence of Japan. A cir
cular note was , however , sent to all the
treaty powera except Japan , In which Corea
acknowledged Itsalf to bo a tributary to
China , although Indepedent In Internal ad
ministration and foreign Intercourse. Corea
was alyvays satisfied with the anomalous po
sition which she held. For a whole genera
tion she suffered under the most barefaced
corruption .and seemed to be Indifferent to
evarythlng that was transpiring. Each year
China drew the conls ot serfdom tighter ,
and every one , from the king to the poorest
In the land , fully acknowledged the sovereignty
eignty of China. That power has now been
shattered and the people seem to bo helpless
In their new-found freedom. It locks as If
Japan would ba compelled to take In hand
tho'work of reconstruction , and the task
will doubtless bo a heavy one.
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It Is evident that the House of Lords ques
tion 1s not a spent firecracker with the liberal -
oral party of Great Britain. At the annual
rooeptlon ot the National Liberal club re
cently , Earl Ilosebery declared that liberal
progress was Impossible wlille the hereditary
chamber stood In the way. There can be
but one Interpretation put upon this state
ment. H Is a tacit announcement by the
titular chieftain ot the liberal party that the
House of Lords must bo "mended or ended"
before a succeeful attempt can bo made to
carry out the rest ot the liberal proeiam.
At the name time the sincerity of the British
premier's menace to the chamber of which
ho Is a member , Is open to question. The
wily earl has toyed with the Lords Issue so
often and his sympathy and associations are
so clearly aristocratic that many will be
Inclined to doubt his earnestness at the pres
ent time. It Is probable that his reference
to the House of Lords was Intended as an
excuse for the failure of his ministry to
redeem liberal pledges rather than a new
declaration ot war against the peers. But
whatever Hosebery's feelings and purpose
are , the liberal masses evlnco no sign o
lessened hostility to the hereditary chamber
and the day Is not tar off when that body
must show cause for Its existence.
An Old Tlmo Winner.
CUveland World.
They say In New Jersey that George Gould
who recently acquired a residence there. Is a
democratic candidate for United States tcnator
He undoubtedly has the price , and that Is
what goes with New Jersey democracy.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
Baking
Powder
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TOtCK OtTIIR STATK 1'JtnsS.
Craig Times : The farmers who stood by
Nebratka are being rewarded by the old girl ,
Fremont Leader : The stnte fair at Omaha
s creating an enthusiasm that waa never
before felt toward thxt show ,
Wayne Herald : The people In the cast
and eltenhere may ba calling on Nebraska
or assistance this year and this grand old
tale will repay kindnesses bestowed upon
her people In time of need.
Hayes Republican : "There Is no such
hlDg at an honest dollar , " said Mr. tlryan
n a spsech nt Chicago the other day. This
recalls a remark of Josh Hillings , who said :
'It's belter to be Ignorant than to know a
ot that ain't so. "
Nlobrara Tribune : The fellow who now sits
ibout whittling n dry goods box and talks
reft silver through his hat , whllo ho lets his
'arm ' grow to weeds and the other fellow
i.ivo his job , will next fall descant on the
nlaerles of the poor and the opulence ot the
rich , whllo he gocth straightway to vote the
straight populist ticket.
1'awneo I'rest : The latest farcical trans
action In a court of justice comes from
Omaha , whore the notorious Judge Scott sen-
cnced a lad to the leform school wltfiout n
trial. It becomes more and moro apparent
that the most pleasing paragraph in the
Omaha papers will beone giving with
graphic terseness the details of the rctlre-
ncnt ot Judge Scott ot that judicial district.
Grctim Reporter : When honesty and not
enlty to party are made essential to succeJi
lolltlcally , then , and not until then , will the
ootlng of treasuries cease. Of what use are
londsmen , anyway ? Witness tha futile at
tempts to recover what belongs to the state
either from an ex-state treasurer or an oil
nspector. Why longer continue on our stat
ute books a law which Is a dead letter ? Put
a man on his honor and he seldom deceives
you , but watch him and he robs you.
Mlllli.lttltA . ! > / > XlClllt.lSK.lZS.
The city treasurer of Ponca Is short In his
accounts $1,073 , and his bndsmen have caused
his arrest.
Springfield will hold a special election on
June 4 to accept or reject a proposition to veto
bonds for a system of water works.
William Barr , a bachelor millionaire of Lin
coln , slapped a Mrs. Post In the face. A jury
has just a\\ardecl her $3,000 damages.
Sarpy county has Joined the summer pro
cession by organizing a county base ball
league , with J. Edgar Howard as president.
W. F. Meyer nnd Ed Welchback , two bank
clerks , walked from Lincoln to Omaha for the
tun of It. They covered the fifty-five miles
In seventeen hours.
Norfolk citizens ore Interested In the re
port that a Chicago firm Is to locate n blcy-
clo factory at that place with a capacity of
fifty whojls per day.
Peter Wendell , living near Keane In Kear
ney county , has been convicted ot arson , hav
ing twice burned a school house erected on
Ills land against his protests.
Oscar Haven , a Fremont lad , attempted to
climb upon a moving freight train. lie fell
between the cars and was so badly mangled
that he died a few hours later.
Chadron citizens are Indignant over the dis
covery that a numbsr cf paupers have been
burled In pine boxes , while the county has
been paying for orthodox coffins.
A Lincoln doctor walked a man around the
streets all night Thursday under the Impres
sion that ho was warding oft the effects of a
dose of poison. The man was suffering only
from an abnormal jag.
JOJIVt I'JIKSS COMJIKNT.
Sioux City Journal : Iowa democrats are
talking of Horace Boles far president , but
they do not seem to be talking of any onu for
governor.
Des Molnes Leader : On May a special
election will be held In Kcokuk to dctorptlno
whether the municipality shall erect an elec
tric light plant. Dubuque Is taking steps
toward putting In a municipal water plant.
Municipal ownership of those things which
ought to belong to the city scorns likely to
take a long step forward1 In Iowa In the good
year 1895.
Davenport Democrat : It Is feared that the
worst effect of late frosts In Iowa nnd the
northwest generally will bo to encourage the
frce-colnage-of-9llver men. They embrace
every ad\erso wind as a friend. They know
It Is easier to find converts among the dls-
jontonteil than In the ranks of the employed.
This Is because a man In an uncertain posi
tion Is willing to take the chances .of doing
worse.
Cedar Rapids Gazette : The prohibitionists
ot Iowa will meet In state convention on Juno
13. There will probably not bo a largo or
enthusiastic convention. There Is not much
of a chance for them to Inaugurate a telling
campaign. Prohibition has been tried In
Iowa and It was found to be Ineffectual. The
mulct law , bad as It I ? , is a measure of relief
: rom the free whisky condition that prevailed
for so long. At the same time It will be well
not to overlook the fact that the legislature
elected this fall bo asked to submit prohibi
tion to a vote of the people.
Aunt her Sore Spot.
Indianapolis Newa ,
The Bering sea question bobs up again.
Perhaps It will be best for the peace and
quietness of life to let the poor seals bo ex
terminated. First , we know wo shall be
flooded with "mare clausu.-n" again , and havtf
to weary ourselves with discussions of pela
gic sealing and ferao naturae and , all the
other old forgotten things and quarrels long
ago. Probably If congress had paid the Brit
ish claims , as the president and Secretary
Gresham recommended , things might have
gone on the came as last year.
irKtnn no A it.
Chicago Tribune : At this Juncture It li f .
the boundcn duty ot the governor ot North '
Carolina to nay to the governor of South
Carolina that It l too short a tlmo between
nullifications.
Indianapolis News : It South Carolina' *
registration law Is carried to the supreme
court ot the United States Governor Evans
Is likely to declare open rebellion If th
decision does not come his way. But th
governor may cool off.
Chicago Ihtcr-Occan : The fact Is that
South Carolina Is today what from the be
ginning It has been , a pestiferous oligarchy.
It Is n state In which a truly republican form
ot government never has had existence. It
Is today , as It always has been , an Irritant
ot the body politic.
Globe-Democrat : South Carolina's governor
Is quite fiery on the subject of the de
cisions ot the United States supreme courts ,
but the remarks are not tendered with mor
tar , palxlmn and petard as In 1861. The
tun ot Jumping on Uncle Sam In that year
was wonderfully sobered down four years
later.
Kansas City Star : Governor Evans of
South Carolina Indignantly denies that ha
proposes to lead a rebellion ns his fiery mani
festo would Indicate. He proposes , on the
contrary , merely to annihilate the federal
judiciary It It should dare to affront the
sovereignty of his state. The boy governor
Is certainty no Improvement over his prede
cessor , but ho Is young enough to Irarn that
the states rights Issue was settled many
years ago.
o
Cloning thn Account.
Indianapolis Journal.
The governor of Nebraska authorize * the
statement that the wantq of the people Ji > ' * *
the ilrouth-Btrlrkcn portion * of Hint Milto " * ,
have been Milllclently Hiippllcil , and that
with the return of xiirliiK1 there It every 1
prospect of iibundiint croiw. He thunltH the 1
people of other states for their Keneroui \
donations , nnd pays Hint "In the return of
prosperity the people of Nebraska will not
forget the generosity of their friends , anil %
they will again become donors Instead of *
recipients of uld. " ; .
Philadelphia Times : A Into novel tpeaks
of a lover feeding his hungry Raze on his
sweetheart's face. A kind of eye browse.
Cincinnati Tribune : Ford Your lawyer
mndii some pretty severe charges ngalnst
the other fellow , didn't he ? " Smallwoit
Y-e-e-s , but you ought to see how ha ,
clmigcd me. <
Washington Star : "Kb'ry cloud , " said
Uncle ii > en , "nab cr silver llnln' . Do
trouble nm dat er heap ob men aln' Rot i
energy 'nuff ter hustle an' tu'hn de cloud
wrong side out. " *
Tammany Times : Simpson How do you * jj
know your rival and her father will fall out 1
nnd fight ? i
Jlmpson They've both joined the Bamo 1
church choir. '
New York Tribune : Gadzooks If the
people of the viking age could have foie-
Hccn this ago , what do you suppose they
would have said about It ?
Hounds Well , I guess they would hnvo
called It the biking nge. ,
Buffalo Express : Male Innulsltor What
page of the womcti'R pniwr did the women
read llrst ? Female Philosopher The men's
page.
Life : "This hasn't a sign of n clnm In
It , " said the guest who had ordered a clam „
chowder. "It's a swindle : that's what It Is. "
"Excuse me , sir , " responded the waiter ,
who Is too good for that business , "but wo
only undertake to serve a chowder , not an
aquarium. "
Chicago Record : "I'd have you under
stand , " paid his wife , sharply , "that 'Bllcpco
Is golden. ' "
"Of course , " said the perpetual talker ,
cheerily , an he unbuttoned his collar and
prepared for another hour of debate with ,
his neighbor , "but I'm an advocate of sil
ver. "
Boston Transcript : Kdltor-ln-Chlef In
your leader today , Mr. , Grlndcr , you say ,
" 'In the multitude of counselors there la
safety , ' as we learn from a certain book. "
Why did you not say , "jVs we learn from
the bible ? "
Kdltorlal Wilier You forget , sir , that It la
our rule never to mention the nameof t ,
rival publication.
MAN'S LAST PtllVILEGE. |
llostnn Courier. , -o
The maid has dresses of every Idncli
For home and for outside wear ,
And a happier girl 'twero hard lo find
ISxcept for one irltllng care ;
She says , with a reasoning keen and cutp. ,
As she looks at her person trim.
Until she's possessed of a bathing suit -t
She won't be In the swim.
KKl'VlHA-TttU.
Judge
Fired by the long accounts so lately read i
Of birthday honors heaped on Bismarck'1
head ,
I seized a smiling Teuton by the hand.
"Wlcgntes ! " I cried , "von Bismarck , vater-
land ,
Think of that army , dragoon , Uhlan ,
Yager ! "
"Dot's all right , " he said , "come trlnk soma
lager. "
The grand old Iron Chancellor I praised
Until that German looked on me amazed.
"United Germany1 beneatln his hand
nigh In the scroll of nations took her stand ,
'Twas Bismarck's genius put her In such a.
case. "
"Ish dot so ? Yoost pass dot Swltzerkaso. "
"Hase Ingratel hast no patriotic pride '
In that fair land where heroes bled and 1
died ,
The land of song and art beyond the sea ? "
"Younk man , " he said , "you vhas mistook
In mo.
I vhas a Yankee porn" my senses reeled- *
"Undt Ulsmatck und der Dutch ; vnus oush
tjasphield. "
BROWNING , KING & GO.
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