Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SATURDAY" , MAY 25 ,
THE OMAHA DAILY
B. nOSDWATKIl , EDITOn.
rUIIUSIIKD nVEHY MOUNI.NO.
THUMB OV
Rally Ilee ( Without SunJny ) , One Year . 1800
Dully lice nnJ Sunday. One Year . W JJ
Hlx Mnntlm . * S
Three Months . j"
Kumlny Hoc. Onn Y ir . J J"
Hatunlny Ilec , One Year . . . > "
Weekly Ilcc , One Ymr .
OFl'ICKS.
Omnlm , The lice IhtllillnR , .
fioutli Omnha. Hlni ? r Jllk. , Corner N and 2llh Sts.
Council muffs , 12 1'i-nrl Btrnct.
Chlcnirn OHIw. 117 Chamber or Commerce.
New York , Hoomii 13. II and 15. Trluu-.o Ulilg.
Washington , l < i)7 P HtfMt , N. W.
All communication * renting to new nnd edi
torial matter should nddrrsneJ : To the Editor.
IIUSINKSS I.ITTI-IIS. :
All bunlneiM letters nnd remittance ! ' should b
nddr" ed to The leo ! PiibllahlnR company ,
Onialm. Drnftn. check * nnd | > o tolllce orders to
be made payable to tin- order of th * company.
Tin : UER PU1II.I31HNO COMPANY.
BTATKMENT OK CIHCUI.AT1ON.
Oeorpc II. Tzaobuck , secretary of The llo Pub-
IlsblnR company , belnif duly sworn , says Hint
the nctunl number of full ami complete copies ol
the Dally Morning , Uvenlnn nnd Hun-Jay lice
printed during the month of February , It'jj , wni
ait follows :
1 20. US 13 . 19,781
2 20.4M ! > , . 19.CW
3 20.SM .17 . 20.52' ' :
4 20.1W . S-
t. 20.Q12 13 . 15.78 (
19.M1 21 . 19.rSt
7 1D.CC9 21 . 1-J.77 !
S 19.813 22 . 13.0T1
9 19,799 23 . 1D.CC
10 2'I.C'M ' ' 21 . 204K
21 . 10C11
12 19.810 2S . lO.fill
13 19,750 27 . 1951"
II 19,700 2J . 19,03 !
Total 537,633
J-CSH deductions for unsold nnd returned
copies 6,021
Not Kites S5I.CI3
Dally average 13.701
Sunday.
OEonm ; n. TV.SCHUCK.
fiworn to btforo me and iulnrrlbed In my iircs-
cncx thin Id day of March. 1S)3. !
( Seal. ) N. P. FJ3IU Notary I'uhllc.
Where are the rnlntnnkcfH now ? II
they fall UH thlH tluiu they may lor-
over hold their puncc.
Hrynn will reply to
Carlisle , but Carlisle will not bo there
to hour Itryan'n reply.
The umpire In the penitentiary ap
praisement Is holding his breath , but
Hill Dorian Is losing no sleep over the
appraisement.
Wo can iimlor.stanil the spasm of
house clennhiK that has overtaken Chi-
KttKo. The Christian Scientists are to
meet In the Windy City next week.
The Lincoln Journal kindly advise *
Omaha papers to subside with their I\K\- \
latlon in favor of Improved postal facili
ties. Wo don't blame the Journal. II
knows a frond thins at sllit. (
Political slates that are made In the
HprliiK are usually broken Ions lie-fort ;
harvest sets in. These remarks will ap
ply to .republicans of Illinois who art
HluUiiK Mayor Swift for United States
senator In 181)7. )
Now that Secretary Carlisle has Riven
the people n liu e slice of his mind on
free coinage he will bo expected to de
vote the balance of the year to keeping
down the deficit and savin } ; the country
from another bond issue.
The sequel to the mysterious dlsnp
poarauco of Mrs. Ida Kemlnxloii Notsoi
makes It clear that her tragic endliif.
was the result of mental derangement
No rational person would have com
milted the terrible deed that engulfed
two innocent children In a preumUm
watery grave.
One of the great democratic loader *
of the Ituckoyo state makes' the an
nouncement that the only way to brlnjj
up the revenues of Uncle Sam within
the range of running expenses Is bj
quitting the Internal revenue tax on
tobacco , whisky and beer. Just let any
democratic convention endorse thai
scheme and wo shall hear something
drop.
It Is officially announced by telegrapli
that Governor Morton is not working
for the nomination of General Harri
son. It will now bo In order for some
body to Inform the country that Thoimu
11. Keed is not working for William
McKlnley and that William McICInlej
has no serious Intention of working
for the nomination of William 15. Al
llfioii.
Senator Allen can hold his breath foi
fifteen hours In succession without si
break , but when he comes to writing
open letters against George Ilenvan' '
Gibson his breath gives out on tin
home run. George Howard can wrlti
a fire-column editorial without spitting
on his hands. This is just where tin
populist editor has the populist benatoi
on the hip.
The Idea of presenting the name ol
General Scholleld for president on i :
free silver platter to the next natiomi
democratic convention Is scouted by tin
Richmond State as "an Impertinent , dls
honoring and Impious attempt to trafllt
with a sacred cause. " This shows thai
the love of the ex-confed. for the tiiilui
Boldler Is only skin deep. There Is IK
danger , however , that any delegate h
the national democratic convention wll
have the temerity to present Genera
Scholluld's inline on any platform.
In the Jangle and wrangle over execu
tlvo appointments the supreme coin-
will have its hands full for some tlmi
to come. Governor Iloleomb has re
fused to approve the bowl of a trustei
for the slate asylum for the blind win
had boon elected by the latt- legislature
The governor evidently based his actioi
on the ground that the constitution pro
hlblts the legislature from making ap
polntments. This Is not a very dllllcul
qnoHtlon to decide and the suprenu
court will doubtless reach a eonclusloi
on very short notice.
Now It Is reported that Senator Alton
of Scotts HlulT county will refuse to ac
t-ept the assistant secretaryship of tin
State Hoard of Irrigation. It Is to b
hoped the report Is well founded
It Is the proper thing for Senator Akor
to do. Ills example should also bo fol
lowed by every other member of tin
legislature who has been tendered ap
potntments or is already tilling an ap
polntment In tlie gift of state execntlvi
olllccrs. The framers of our constltu
tlon did not contemplate that member
of the legislature shouldtill state mi
polutments during the terms for whlc !
tbey aits elected.
MOIW COtlN AXD AKSS StIKOt , .
COUNCIL m-.UI'TS , May 21. To the Edl
tor of The Uce : I have read TheIloo care
fully for many years. H seems now tin
you are unwilling Hint money should Incroasi
except through the Instrumentality of th
national hanks ( golJ being bought up In bar ,
by the Rothdilld syndicate ) . As the bank
are charging 12 per cent besides drawing In
terest on bonds , please Inform me how busl
ncis can revive. J. I. FEUIION.
Our constant reader over In Iowa luu
evidently not road this paper as care
fully as he should have done , else hi
would not assert that The Hoc Is mi
willing that money should Increase ex
cept through the Instrumentality of na
tlonal hanks. The leo ! has never taughi
such doctrine. Money Is not a thin ; :
to be created by national banks. Money
Is crystallised wealth embodied It
chunks of metal which for convenleiiei
are made of llxed weights and fineness
certified by stamp of tiie mint. Tin
national banks have never coined si
dollar of money. They have simply
Issued I. O. Us with the Imprint ol
the United States treasury to certify
that their redemption in money liiu
been secured by a deposit of Unitei
States bonds to the amount of 10 pel
cent over and above their face. li
other words , the national bank simply
enjoys a privilege of circulating Itt
notes secured by a bond deposit. These
notes are not a loan from the govern
inont , as some men assert. On the eon
trary , the capitalists who organize na
tlonal banks loan tin- gold or Its oqniv
aleut to tlie government on a bond pay
able at a llxed time , say ten , twenty
thirty or forty years.
When the national banks were first
chartered , under Lincoln and Chase
the moneyed capitalists of tlie country
fought shy of them , because bonds wort
a drug In the market and they had m
confidence In the ability of Uncle San
to redeem them. The Wall utroe
bankers were more scary than tin
bankers of the west. The llrst ban !
that took a charter under the nationa
banking act was the First Nationa
bank of Davenport , la. , and the firs
bank with $1,000,000 capital was chat
tered at Cincinnati , which goes to sho\\ \
that there was no rush among mono. )
lending shylocks of New York and Bos
ton to get their grip on the nationa
bunking business. The national bank !
over In Iowa may bo charging 12 pel
cent interest on loans and they maj
even refuse to loan at any rate of interest
torest , as many are doing In Nebraska
lint It Is passing strange that the na
tlonal banks should refuse to aval
themselves of the privilege to make 1'
per cent besides interest on the bond :
when they are In position to Issue al
the bank notes they could loan out bj
simply depositing : ? 1,000 of governmen
bonds In the vaults of the treasury ant
getting back $1)00 ) to loan out. I
money can bo made band over fist bi
these national bank sbylocks It does
seem singular that they should sur
render their bank notes and take theii
bonds out of the treasury. And ye
those sliylocks have done that ver >
thing. In 1875 , Just twenty years ago
the national banks had ? " . . " ) 1,000,000 o
bank note circulation. In " 1800 the ;
only had $180,000,000 of circulation
and at the beginning of the present yea
$17,000,000. ( !
Why did the national banks volun
tarily turn $17-1,000,000 of national cur
rency back Into the treasury when the :
could have loaned It out at 12 per cent
10 per cent , or even 0 per cent , beside ;
drawing interest on the bonds ? Sureli
those bankers are not fools , nor an
they In the banking business for thol :
health. They gave up their nationa
bank currency because they could sol
the bonds at a premium for gold ant
loan out the gold just as well ; and , fur
thermore , because they did not want t <
pay the 1 per cent tax Imposed 01
every dollar of national bank issues
1'erhaps our Inquisitive friend over li
Iowa , does not know that this ta :
amounts to over $ -10,000,000 since tin
national banks wore chartered.
The HOP lias no means of knowlii )
to what extent the national banks an
mixed up with the Hotheliild syndlcati
that buys bars of gold and turns then
loose upon us for bonds. That conun
drum should bo answered by somebod ;
near the throne of Grover I. One thliij
Is certain , It takes money to buy bond :
Just as It takes money Invested h
bonds to start national banks.
The Iteo has no patent prescriptioi
for a revival of business. Kxpressed li
terse English , we would say when tin
American people raise more corn , porl
and beef and less sheol a revival o
business will follow.
, AUU1TOH1U.M AND MAHKflT.
Omaha should have an armory fo
her volunteer 'national guard. Kvcr :
city of any Importance boasts of com
modlous structures for military tlril
and storage of arms and accoutrement
for volunteers who enroll thomselve ;
under the state militia laws and holt
themselves ready to suppress riots am
uphold law and order. Such armorle
should by rights be owned by the state
but since the state Is not In condltloi
financially to erect such buildings , thoj
must be built by voluntary contrlbu
tlon. In the present state of trade 1
Is very doubtful whether any consider
able sum could be raised for the ereetloi
of an armory , unless , Indeed , one of on
capitalists makes a munificent donatloi
Unit would constitute a monument ti
Ids public spirit and local patriotism.
The plans of the market house am
auditorium designed for JelTersoi
square embodied also a spacious ar
mory hall largo enough to drill tw <
companies of infantry. This hall wa
I to have been located on the grouiii
floor In rear of tlie space sot apart fo
niarket purposes , while the auditorlun
hall itself , on occasions , could hav
been used for exhibition battalion drill
anil public receptions , such as wo nr
now called upon to tender to the vk
torious guards anil rifles. Unfortti
nately , the controversy over the right t
use Jefferson square for a market hous
and auditorium Is still pending In th
courts , and may not reach a final di
elsion for a year. There Is also an Ini
pediment in the way of Issuing th
bonds out of which the money for th
projected btructnro was to bo raised.
When all obstacles are out of the wa ;
we still believe our citizens can lie con
vlncetl that a structure combining i
market house , armory and auditorlun
will prove a most beneilclal Investment ,
Tin- market house alone would pay In
terest on the investment , and a sinking
fund to pay the principal In twenty
years. The auditorium would make
Oiimlin a convention city and draw
thousands of visitors during opera fes
tivals , denominational conferences , gath
erings of benevolent orders , commercial
bodies and social reunions. The armory
in combination with the auditorium
would be a unique feature , alike desira
ble for Its utility and Its adaptability
for military demonstrations.
It does not necessarily follow that
Jefferson square Is the only place In
Omaha fitted for such a public building.
Its primary advantage Is the fact that
It belongs to the city and the entire
proceeds of the bonds could be Invested
In an Imposing nnd monumental struc
ture. If any citizen or combination of
property owners were public spirited
enough to donate to the city a square
equally accessible for a market house ,
auditorium and armory , the enterprise
could be undertaken regardless of thu
outcome of the Jefferson square Injunc
tion suit. Tlie St. Mary's avenue trian
gle , for Instance , would be equally as
desirable as Jefferson square , and if
the owners of the square and the lot
owners adjacent thereto could get to
gether and see their advantages in ten
dering the square to the city they would
reclaim that part of town from dry rot
and confer a lasting benefit upon the
city.
A OllKAT FlXAKl'IKll DKAt ) .
Tlio name of Hugh McCnlloeh Is con
spicuously and honorably Identified
with the financial history t f the United
States during the period when there
was demand for the highest wisdom
and the clearest Judgment In the ad
ministration of the national finances ,
Among the men of the war time upon
whom was devolved the extremely dif
ficult duty of devising measures foi
providing the government with the
"sinews of war" perhaps none , witli
the possible exception of Salmon I' ,
Chase , did more to solve the hard anil
perplexing problems of finance thai
were presented than the Indiana bankoi
whom Mr. Chase Invited , In 18(53 ( , tu
become comptroller of the currency , anil
Who fortunately for the country ac
cepted that position , though a year be
fore he had opposed the proposition tt :
ere-.ito the national banking system. In
that capacity the distinguished man
whom President Lincoln had placed al
the head of the Treasury department
found in Mr. McCulloch a most abk
counsellor and the relations between
Secretary Chase and the comptrollei
wore always of the most cordial char-
actor. In his "Men and Measures ol
Half a Century" Mr. McCulloch says
"My labors were severe and Incessant
but I look back with satisfaction upoi :
the two years which were spent In tin
organization of the national currency
bureau on a basis which should only
need extension for Its Increasing bus
Iiu-ss , and in putting into operation si
banking system admirably adapted tt
our republican Institutions and which
by the security which It gives the bank
note circulation , Is the best that has
over been devised. "
Twice secretary of the treasury , re
eelvIng his first appointment three days
after the second inauguration of 1'resi
dent Lincoln and serving a few month.
at the close of the administration ol
President Arthur. Mr. McCulloch pel-
formed the duties of this great olliei
with marked ability. Ills appointment
by Mr. Lincoln came to him nnex
pectedly and was distinguished testl
mony to the respect and confidence hi
had won as a financier. For ten years
Mr. McCulloch had been enjoying tlu
quiet and comforts of private lifo at his
home in Maryland , though ho had oc
caslonally contributed to the press his
views on financial questions. He hai
attained the great ago of nearly 81
years.
TIIK MHMl'UIS I'LATFOIiM.
The platform adopted by the Mem
phis monetary convention Is a straight
forward declaration against the fre <
and unlimited coinage of silver at tlu
ratio of 1(1 to 1 by the United Statei
alone. The men who composed tin
convention , representing the buslncs !
Interests of the south of all kinds , un
equivocally declared that they are li
favor of maintaining the existing monetary
tary system of tills country , so far m
the metals are concerned , In the absence
senco of International co-operation , ami
they offer most cogent and convincing
reasons for that position , not the least
important of which Is the undeniable
statement that there is not a silvei
country on the globe whore the wages
of labor are suliielent to sustain tin
working classes In comfort and hide
pendonco. These southern friends ol
a sound currency have no wish to ills
pease with silver. They are not hostllt
to the white metal. They want It re
tallied as a part of the currency , ant ;
as an earnest of their desire In this re
spect they suggest a plan for its largci
use. They are In favor of an Interim
tlonal arrangement looking to the adop
tlon of true bimetallism.
On this platform the southern souiu
money men Intend to Inaugurate al
once an aggressive and vigorous cam
paign of education In their section
and there is good reason for expecting
gratifying results. It has been matli
evident that the impression which hat
obtained that the southern people wort
practically unanimous for free sllvei
was the result of misinformation. Tlu
largo attendance of delegates at tlu
Memphis convention , the popular inter
est in the addresses of Secretary Car
lisle , the position of the leading news
papers of the south , with two or three
exceptions , are facts which show thai
a very considerable element of the
southern people and by no means tlu
least Influential element Is uncom
promisingly opposed to the propositloi
that this country shall independent ! )
open its mints to tlie free , and un
limited coinage of sliver at the old ratio
Thus the campaign In behalf of BOUIH
money started at Memphis lias behlnt
It a strong , substantial and eleter
mined support , anil that the cause wll
make progress is not to bt > doubted.
The plank In the platform referrln ;
to the national banking system am
sugge-K Ing legislation that will provldi
a more elastic bank currency lias lltllt
1C any relevancy to the pending con
troversy. 7113 perfectly obvious that
the silver question mint IIP disposed
of before anything else can be done re
lating to the currency , and therefore
whatever does not hare Intimate con
nection with that question can safely
and expediently bo left out of present
consideration. The Memphis conven
tion was Judiciously conceived , and the
result of Its deliberations will be satis
factory to the sound money sentiment
of the country Now let the cam
paign thus tl\iHjflcIously \ begun be vigor
ously piislie a1\d \ there can bo no doubt
great good will be accomplished.
Oifr amiable contemporary , whoso
tendencies are. as its name Implies , to
be on both sides of all Issues , has dis
covered a mare's nest In an alleged con
spiracy to counteract the work of the
star chamber gang that has for Its lead
ers such patriots as George Stryker.
Israel Frank , Jim Allen , Jake Van Al-
stein and George Covell. So far as wo
know tin-re is no need of any of this
gentry to spy on citizens who desire to
rid the town of mlsgovernment by such
horned cattle. In the impending city
campaign the issues will be clearly de-
lined , and ample opportunity will be
had for their discussion. If our amiable
contemporary desires to cast Its lot
with tlie political pot rustlers who roam
about the back alleys and the howling
dervishes who are using the pope as a
straw man In the political cabbage
patch to be knocked down and blown
up , they will have abundant oppor
tunities to do so. In the meantime the
citizens who pay taxes and citizens
who want good government will not
be sidetracked from their purpose to
put an end to municipal misrule. Tills
Is an off year , and Omaha Is getting
ready for a thorough hoiisocleanlng.
The cockroaches , blind mice and hun
gry rodents will have to stand from
under.
An anonymous person , wielding a
woman's qnlll , and using strong mascu
line I'.djeclives , directs a long epistle to
The leo ? over the name of "O. L.
Kicker , " the sum and substance of
which Is a rehearsal of the recent oper
ations of crooks and footpads in this
city , and a hot roast of the police in
general and tlie detectives In particular.
On general principles-any person that
wants to rake somebody down through
the newspapers without being courage
ous enough to confide his , her or its
Identity does not deserve public notice.
In this Instance the complainant maybe
bo excused for a lack of moral stamina
on the ground that there is more truth
than poetry in the complaint. There is
need of more ollleiimt police protection
and bettor detective service In the city.
The causes * for i this condition are not
dlflieult to trace to the internal conten
tions and ilfssoiiMlons generated by sec
tarian agitation , and also to the lack of
a chief wlio Is not afraid to suspend a
subordinate when ho finds him to be
indolent , Incompetent or dishonest.
Major HaltjomUc falls in with the sug
gestions mauju by The I5eo to pull down
'
the Sixteenth 'street viaduct and lot
the railroads take care of the crossing.
That will bring them to time sooner
than tinkering with the rotten old tim
bers of the trestle called a viaduct for
short.
Capstone of the e'liluinlty 1'yrnuiltl.
WashltiRton 1'ost.
The nullification of the income tax adda
another largo chunk of material to Hon. nil
IJryaa's complaint column.
C'liu't llo Held Duwti.
Kansas City Star.
Railroad reports this year , as a rule , show
a most encouraging Increase In earnings over
last year. No kind of agitation will avail to
keep this country from resuming Its grand
march In the forefront of all nations.
Thn Hcii Htlon l linrliin.
Sprlncfldd ( Mass. ) Republican.
Justice Harlan's sensational dissenting opin
ion in the Income tax case , taken with his de
cision as circuit judge overthrowing Judge
Jenkins' extreme application of the Injunction
against strikers , will tend to make him a
marked man among the federal Judges.
The Turning Dnwn of Jackun.
Washington Stnr.
For the supreme court to announce Justice
Jackson as final arbiter of the fate of the In
come tax , and then , when ho had made up bis
mind , to depose him as arbiter and turn him
down among the dissenting minority , was a
Jeering , judicial joke on Justice Jackson.
Tlio rhiRiip of Shoddy.
Olohtf-Dcntotrat.
A plague of foreign shoddy Is upon- this
country as ono of the results of the nw tariff
law. This shoddy , now arriving by shiploads.
Is the woolen refuse of tlie world , raked up
from the hospitals , slums , alms houses and
pest houses of Europe , and the seaports of
other continents ,
ApponM llnsoil on Irnl4 rrntciise * .
Minneapolis Times.
It Is the custom of a class of political orators
tors and writers , in their appeals for the
votes of workingmen , to rank them with
what they call "tho debtor class. " llut
workingmen do not belong to the debtor
class. When a r.-orklngman sells his labor
for a stipulated wage per day , per week or
per month , he Is required to do Ills work
before he gets his pay. He Is therefore a
perpetual creditor , When he gets his pay It
Is of the first Importance that he shall get
it In honest mqhoy. every dollar of which
will buy a dqljar's worth. It Is manifest
that there Is no other man In the country
so deeply Ints'rcstjd in having the money
question settled pp. h sound and honest basis
as Is the man ' \ylio depends for his dally
bread upon hlsaH , $ toll.
Jntcru tloiiU | Illmetiilllam.
rtecorJ.
Germany has j'nsaed through a period of
depression as sfvor as that experienced by
the United Stntssami ( , whatever the cause
may have been < ( he-- people are clamoring for
a restoration o | , pjjver. Tha Prussian Parlia
ment has passajj , * resolution calling for an
international cpuf ncnce for the purpose of
restoring silver , to , the coinage , and has asked
France and thqJLfnlted , States to Join In the
call. The Hcidli ' > | ap of the German empire
will take up , 't.he ubject this week , and
enough of Its .members are pledged to an
Issuance of su b'.a , call and conference as to
insure the adoptlpn of the Prussian resolu
tion. If France , Germany and the United
States are In harmony on the subject an In
ternational ratio may be selected that will
admit sliver to ill former position as a money
metal , at least among those powerful coun
tries.
orinit r.t\j > x T//.I.V ovits.
It seems ovl-.li.snt th.it tlie lU.pr.il ministry
In Great Britain H apnrcAohlng its taking-
off. The government majority In the House
of Commons Is reduced to ten , ; uul thu lib
erals are threatened v/lth dttB-nslons In their
ranks. It la thought that the first vnto ol
want of confidence will bp on th ? local veto
bill. Sir William llarcourt , in Fcbrmry , 1893 ,
Introduced the bill establishing local control
over the liquor tMflle. which wns , In gen
eral , similar to locnl option as understood In
the United States , except that retail licenses
werenlone affected. It provided that one-
third of the electors for n district might
petition for a vote nn tlie question of license ,
pnd on n two-thirds majority by vote no li
cense could be Isjunl except In correspond
ence with the provisions of the act , which
permitted sales to iruvelrM , hutol guests nnd
persons taking liquor with tho.r meals. "The
bill was directed against the bar , ( he gin
palace and the tap-room. " Th ? government
Ktibgnquently withdrew the bill , but ha * again
Introduced it. Mr. Gladstone's attitude to
ward thr- bill li considered somewhat equiv
ocal , as he has endorzvd its general features ,
\\hllo expressing the opinion that , to obtain
on a more general scale the benefits that
would result from such a bill , sale under
public authority would be prefcrnblc. The
local option , the local veto or local control
bill , as It Is variously called , Is manned ! by
the fact that some persons object to It as
unduly Interfering with the liquor trafllc ,
while others oppose It as not going far
enough. Should the government be com
pelled to go to the country as n result oi
the defeat of Its measures , Indications point
to tlie return of n conservative ministry by
moans of a coalition of the torlcs nnd liberal
unionists.
* *
The French peoolo number 38,000,000 , but
statistics show that whatever may be the
cause , the number Is not Increasing , and that
$200,000,000 interest money is being annually
paid on the national debt. It Is , of course ,
true that nearly everybody In France has
something thus invested , so that the Interest
received helps to reconcile him 'to the pay
ment of the taxes which are Imposed upon
him. Hut those taxes are constantly In
creasing , and the project of expenditures for
the coming year Is such that there is likely
to be n strong protest against any additional
burden. The expenditures ror next year will ,
it is estimated , rcac.h $700,000,000 , at least
$10,000,000 In excess of revenue already pro
vided. It Is therefore proposed to Increase
the succession duties and the utamp taxes on
the bonds of foreign countries , to place n tax
on servants and on playing cards and to In
crease the hcrse and carriage tax. Such a
policy of keeping expenses above Income can
have but one natural result , that of bank
ruptcy. Tlie sole reason for its contlmvince
Is simply because the French people still
cherish their love of national "glory" and
love of conquest. They dream of the day
when they will bo able not only to recover
the provinces that were seized by Germany ,
but make war against England.
*
The naval strength of Japan Is shown to
be considerable , and will be greatly Increased
in the future. Exclusive of the vessels taken
from the Chinese , the navy consists of thlr-
ty-threo ships of all classes and forty-one
torpendo boats. Twenty-nine of the thirty-
three warships are of Iron or Kteol , as fol
lows : One armor-clad , three belted cruisers ,
seven fast steel cruisers of modern construc
tion , protected by deck armor , six steel un
protected cruisers , ouo torpedo gunboat and
ten composite sloops and gun vessels. All
are armed with the most modern weapons
and carry large numbers of quick-firing and
machine- guns In addition to their main
armament. The addition made to the Japa
nese navy by captures from the Chinese
consists of ten vessels taken at Wel-Hal-
Wel , one taken in the action of July 25 , nnd
a gunboat take at NMeuchwang. Among the
number are the armor-clads Chen-Yuen and
Tsl-Yuen , the coast-defense armor-clad
Ping-Yuen , the deck-protected cruiser Kwang-
Tlng and six gunboats. When repaired
these vessels would materially Increase
Japan's strength at sea. Besides the ships
with which Japan emerges from the war ,
there arc others of a formidable character
now under construction and soon to be com
pleted. Mention has been made of three
fast cruisers now building In Japan. There
are also two largo battleships building in
England , which will be much inoro powerful
than any foreign man-of-war in the cast ,
and will rank among the first-class battle
ships of the world. When the aggregate ol
the vessels building and those already in
possession is footed up It will be seen that
the Japanese navy Is soon to be one ol
great power. H is likely to increase In
power , in furtherance of the policy imposed
upon Japan by recent events. It Is doubt
ful whether Russia Is now a match for the
Island kingdom In the Sea of Japan , and It
Is Improbable that the St. Petersburg gov
ernment will ever hereafter be able to main
tain in the far-off Pacific a squadron superior
to the Japanese sea power. The world will
have to make up its mind , perhaps , to the
naval predominance of Japan In the west
Pacific.
* * *
The great war which has broken out In
south Africa and has led the president of the
Transvaal Republic to call Into the field an
army of 20,000 men , at least half of whom arc
those Doer sharpshooters who did such terri
ble havoc in the English ranks on Majuba
Hill sixteen years ago , Is not merely due , as
might appear from the dispatches , to an In
surrection of the warlike Makatese trlbw , butte
to the dissatisfaction which reigns in the Doer
republic against England. The latter has re
cently annexed the Email strip of territory
that separates Swaziland from Amatongaland.
Consequently , the Transvaal is now completely
Inclosed in a ring fence of British and Portu
guese territory , and all Its hopes of access to
tlP sea bores that were fostered by England
have been shattered. It Is therefore by no
means Improbable that the Boer war against
the Makatese , who are more or less under
British protection , may develop Into a con-
Ilict with England , the Dutch in Africa being
of tlie opinion that the welfare ana prosperity
of the Transvaal are entirely dependent upon
Its obtaining access to the coast and a seaport
of Its own. This is Just what England wishes
to prevent. As the English press cynically
puts It , "Wo wish the Boers no harm. All
we want Is to prevent them from harming u. ,
which they might do had they the means of
Importing their necessaries through a port of
their own. "
The sympathy which Germany Is showing
for Sweden has assumed such a phase that
the Berlin newspapers are discussing the pc < j-
olblllty of a German squadron having to bo
cent Into the bay of Chrlstlanta , whllo the St.
Petersburg press Is talking of the probability
of a Hussion fleet being dispatched to Stock
holm. Sweden undoubtedly fears that If she
consented to a separation with Norway. Rus
sia would soon acquire a powerful Influence
over that country ; while , on tlie other hand ,
Norway longs for complete Indepedenco , being
convinced that Sweden is anxious for an of
fensive and defensive alliance , as well as a
commercial union with Germany. H Is now
evident that all possibility of a friendly un
derstanding between Norway and Sweden is at
an end , and this last move at Stockholm Is a
very significant one. The Swedish army has
a nominal strength of 40,000 men. while that
of Norway numbers 30,000 men. The navies
of the two countries are small and are main
tained solely for coast defense , so that war
could not bo waged on a great scale. The
gravity of the situation lies , however , in the
fact that the quarrel of the two little king
doms Is likely to develop dangerous friction
between Germany and Russia.
Chicago lleynml Kpcognltlon.
Chlcaero IlecorJ.
With gambling abolished , the all-night sa
loon closed and the streets cleaned , Chicago
will have to secure sworn aflldavlts to Iden
tify lien elf.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
TIIK OltK Ul'
Chicago Record : Governor Holes Is
Another gentleman who lins mounted a
pedestal where the ( sliver wlnp e > f the
democracy can't overlook him In 1SOO.
Chicago Tribune : X-'ncle Horace Boles
roused himself the other day nnd made Borne
remarks pertaining , If we remember rightly ,
to the subject of silver. Jt Is gratifying to
leurn that Uncle Horace Is still In good
healtli.
Buffalo HxpreMi Ex-Governor Boles of
low.i ilpclares himself n 10 to 1 free coinage
man. Boles Is n political corpse. Ho his
come Into the silver movement too late to
resurrect hlm elf. even If n new life wcro to
be found In the ndvcfcacy of cheap money.
Springfield Ilcpiibllcan : Ex-Oovcriior
Doles of Iowa Invites the consideration of
the soft-mo-u-y wlnp of the democracy ns a
presidential candidate by coming out
squarely for free silver colndgo nt 1G to 1
Independent of all oilier nations. Holes wns
a presidential possibility In 1S02. It Is now
time for Vice President Stevenson to speak
up.
DPS Molnca Leader : The nows-papers who
say that the letter of Horace Boles was
born of a desire to be president and that It
rrally does not represent his sentiments
show that they little know the man. Boles
may be mistaken , but he Is not dishonest.
The effect of his letter has been lo make
lilin a most prominent candidate for the
presidency , but such It is safe to assert was
not his purpose In giving It out.
Ccdur Rapids Republican : It Is generally
bfllrvcd that with Boles out for free silver
the administration men will be defeated at
Marliilltown ; and that an out-and-out
declaration In favor of the white metal
will bo made. Horace Boles Is a dead duck ,
but IIP stl 1 has considerable Influence with
his p.uty. and he. together with the Butlers ,
Whites , Qulgloys and Stuarts , can , and doubt
less will , control tlie convention.
Dubuqne Telegraph : Governor Boles may
bo ri-garded as n new accession to tlie ranks
of the 10 to 1 advocates. A very belated
follower , ho can hardly become a leader
such ns ho was In the nntl-prohlbltlon and
anti-tarlft contests , but his supportj "will
nevertheless bo helpful to the cause. Horace
Boles missed the opportunity of his life
when he failed to pronounce for free coinage
at Denver and he missed another splendid
opportunity when Jie neglected to remedy
his Denver mistake nt Omaha.
1'KltSUXAL AX1) OTllKltlflSK.
Notwithstanding the crlmo of 1S73 , a
large number of Colorado silver mines have
been reopened this year.
The New York legislature retired from bus
iness "unwept , unhonorcd and unsung. "
CbmliiK Into existence on the crest of a re
form wave , It utterly failed to come up to
expectations , and Its decease Is halleJ with
Joy and condemnation by the press of the
state.
Major Heros von Borcke , who died re
cently In Berlin , fought with General J. E , B.
Stuart , tlie confederate cavalry leader , dur
ing the civil \\ar , being one of the most
trusted members of his staff. Von Borcke
was a giant in stature and his cavalry
sword , which he presented to the state of
Virginia at the close of the war , was an
Immenss weapon which the ordinary man
cuuld only handle with difficulty.
Now look out for a flood of presidential
rumors and speculations. Governor McKInley -
ley will be In New York Memorial day. Ex-
President Harrison Is camped in Gotham for
a two weeks' stay. Ex-Speaker Reed has re
turned from abroad and Is liable to roll Into
the metropolis , accidentally as It were. If
the planet does not show a tendency to tip
up under this weight of presidential timber
the country Is reasonably safe.
The city council of Jolict , 111. , has adopted
a resolution declaring that "after a careful
Investigation of the etymology of the word
Juliet and Its origin , It Is ordained that the
only official , correct and proper pronuncia
tion nnd spelling of the name of this city
shall be Jo-li-et , the accent on the first syl
lable , with the 'o' In such first syllable pro
nounced In Its long Eound , as In the words
' ' ' ' ' ' " "it shall bo the
'so , 'no' and 'foe , and that
duty of the olllcers of our public schools to
prepare and enforce such rules as will be
best calculated to secure . . . the proper
training of the young. "
In nn article entitled , "Why Should Not
Men Ho Beautiful ? " Miss Frances E. Wlllard
takes the ground that men have set a high
standard of beauty and morality for women ,
and they have had PO much power to Insist
on this standard that women are pre-eminent
In these respects. "To my mind , " she says ,
"tho key and core of the woman question
consist In this : That when , without taking
away men's power , women are In possession
of the same power over them that men have
over women ( which is what I s-hould like to
see , no moro and no less ) , then with the
growth of centuries women will set such a
standard for men that they will become as
beautiful as women , and as pure , to the in
calculable Increase of man's happiness and
well being and of woman's Joy and peace. "
Tlio I'nrfoctloM of lmiiulenco. |
Minneapolis Tribune.
One of the greatest pieces of Impudence on
record Is the Marquis do Castellane sending
his son over hero to marry a fortune and
then writing a book on America , in which he
says that the great peculiarity- the
American people Is their greediness for
money. It will be remembered that when
tlie young man announced to his parents his
engagement to Miss Anna Gould they
straightway kept the Atlantic cable red hot
making Inquiries about the settlement and
refusing their consent until they were as
sured that their eon would get a good lump
of money with his wife.
I \Klllt.tSltA.\S. .
St. 1'aul recently turned out to n blcyclo
race In which fifty local wheelmen partici
pated ,
Ilurglarsi cracked two safes In the store
of Chris Johnson at Nebraska City , but only
$15 ta silver was taken.
The Fanner * ixnd Merchants Insnranco
company of Lincoln has divided up $50,000
In dividends among Its stockholders.
It In estimated that the expenses of the
St. Paul village government will bo $4.i3
during the coming year , while the available
resources amount to only Jt.SOO.
The Missouri river ls cobblnlg up soil on
the Ncbriski file near Nebraska City. Miyor
Hurtling has lost nearly forty acres of ground ,
with a fair prospect of losing It all ,
A stone monument has been placed over
the first grave- ever dug In Red Willow
county. The stone marks the resting place ot
a Pawnee squaw who was killed by the Sioux
In 1ST3.
The 2-year-old daughter of I ) . J. Cashing ,
postmaster nt Del Rosa. In Otoo county , wan
dered Into a stable and was trampled to
death. Us mother was severely Injured while
trying to rescue It.
The executive committee of the Nebraska
Loigue of Republican Clubs will meet at Lin
coln May 31 to select delegates to the na
tional convention , which meets at Cleveland
June 19. Nebraska Is entitled to thirty dele
gates and thirty alternates , exclusive of Uaguj
officers and members of the college league.
Mrs. Estcs , living In Nlobrara , while enjoy
ing n horwb.ick ride , sprang to the ground ,
but thoughtlessly neglected to remove her
foot from the stirrup. The horse draggd her
for some distance , but she finally managed
to reach up and grasp tlu tall of the temporarily
rily festive animal and this advantage iwr-
mltted her to remove her foot from the
stirrup. She only dislocated three ribs.
A Nlobrara woman wrote a letter to a
friend In California telling how destitute her
family was and severely criticised the local
relief committee. The letter was returned to
the state relief committee and nn Investiga
tion followed. The Nlobrara committee pro-
iluoail receipts to prove that the woman had
from January R to May 8 received 700 pounds
of ftour , 75 pounds of corn meal , 130 pounds
of potatoes , wheat , oats and corn enough to
seed her husband's farm , lo Bay nothing
about meat , groceries , syrup , fruits , shoe ? ,
and garden seed.
llosldli Globe.
Tho' In words she never told It
Tho' she dreams not I have K
That she loves me , yut my lady
Her sweet secret 1ms confessed.
Tlio' In words she never told me ,
There are others , nnd , good sooth ,
Tho' 'tis true tlmt they we-rc traitors ,
Those dear traltora to ld the truth 1
There are swifter , surer bearers
Of Love's tender messages
Than the tongue ; and fond hearts heetf
them
Sooner far than aught 11 says.
And I know my lady loves me ;
For , wlmte'cr her tongue doilies' ,
With her volet- she linn caressed me ,
She has kissed me with her eyes !
Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken ; it ia pleasant
and refreshing to the taste , and acta
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys ,
Liver and Uowels , cleanses the sys
tem effectually , dispois colds , headaches -
aches and fevers and curcH habitual
onstipatioii. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duccd , pleasing to the taste and ac-
ccptablo to the stomach , prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects , prepared only from the most
heal thy and agreeable substances , its
many excellent epialitics commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in CO
cent bottles by all leading drug-
gists. Ar.y reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro
cure it promptly for any ono who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
inibstitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP C0a
SAN FHAHOISCO. CAL
LOUISVILLE. M , NEW I04K. N.Y
Great Guns ! What a Winning We Made !
The Thurston Rifles and the Omaha Guards can
have the town the rest of this week. They have cov
ered themselves and this city all over with glory.
They can wear their uniforms till Sunday , but then
watch them. They are all going to church. Some of
the suits look fresh from the tailors' hands. Well they
are we made them. Wouldn't dare toll how much
they cost because some of the boys are liable to claim
their value at $40 or $50 but then , you know we
make a specialty of $12.50 und $15 suits ,
Reliable Clothiers , S.V. . Cor. 15th and Duiu'liis.