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TlIE OMAILTSUNDAY BEE.
TALKS Ol GOVERNMENT CRIME.
UcBlniihiK v/lth next Sunday The I5eo
will publish u wrles of lettera from
FrnnU < . Carpenter entitled "Tales of
Government Crime , or How Uncle Sam
is nobbed. " Thlt series will ( 'lve the
details of the prcat crimps which have
been committed and arc belns committed
apnlnst the federal Bovcrnment , The
material for U In bclns Buljicrcd from
the fcreat departments at WnfhlnRton.
i The chief olllcers of the Kpvcrmncnt
have thrown open their records for this
purpose and the result Is a rnnsa of
Btiry and adventure which will bo In-
terc < fllnR In the extreme. The first of
iho prtlclci will deal with the Treasury
Unr'.o Sam baa
department. In whloh
toda" nioro than SSOO.W.WO worth of
Bold anti Pllvcr. bonds and liink notes ,
and Ihroush which the money flows In
and out at the nttn of a
million dollars a day. It shows
how Illicit dlstllllnK Is Increas
ing r-ml how the Rovcrnment l In this
way robbed of million * . SuecoedltiR let
ters will treat of smufrRltnc nnd opium
frauds , with national bank steals and
with roblKMles of the mint. The series
will maintain the hlsh standard by
which farppnter'u lctterf < have secured
reeosnltlpn from all the loartlnc news
papers of the country.
THE OMAIIA SUNDAY BEE.
ike Ilnscall ami ( JnnnliiKhnm U. Scott
arc a nice jialr to draw to.
Itpfniiding the Incoinc tnx will make
the hole hi tlio federal" treasury just so
much blsgor.
Lot SpanlslJ ships persist In
upon vessels flyiiK''tho ! ' American Hag
and the United States navy as well
as the United States army may have
something to keep It busy for a little
while : :
If Holmes , the man accused of many
murders , should bo convicted in every
place which Is asserting jurisdiction
I over him he will have to approximate
the proverbial nine lives of the feline
species. ;
General Allies admits that the Ban
nocks are likely to make serious trouble
before they get through. CJencral
Miles Is a soldier who has personally
engaged In Indian war faro and ho ap
preciates the lighting capabilities of the
red men.
Stock shippers who get a notion the
market has been set' up against their
shipments gain very little by forwardIng -
Ing their stock to the Chicago market.
Had there been any money In such
action Omaha could never have become
u greav live stock market.
The Fair will contest Is now being
enlivened with stories of attempted
bribery on the part of some of the per
sons Interested in the outcome. If the
late .millionaire only knew what was
coming after his death lie would have
been more loathe to die than ever.
A Chicago grand jury has actually
Indicted a go-between for councilmanle
boodlers for extortion. If the go-be
tween can be caught It will be hard for
the boodllng counellmen to escape. It
Is Impossible to have a go-between un
less there- arc several other parties also
Mexican bull-lighters can come Into
the United States under contract to
give exhibitions , but foreign artisans
can not come In under contract to en
gage In their occupations. The differ
ence , according to the treasury olllclals ,
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who have the decision , Is that between
art and labor.
Japan Is worrying over the problem of
what to do with the war Indemnity
which China Is to pay for Its rashness
In venturing Into hostilities with Its
neighbor. U Is seldom Unit any nation
has to study how to spend or Invest Its
money. The more common problem Is
how to get money to spend.
As the Iowa democratic state conven
tion approaches the reluctance of the
prominent Iowa democrat' to sacrltlcf
himself as the party gubernatorial
nominee becomes more and more ap
parent. It Is within the range of pos
sibility that In this Instance the nomina
tion may be forced to seek the man.
Mgn do not usually seek places that
they know In advance can'not possibly
bring them either honor or renown.
Captain ISeck has endeavored to carry
out the orders of his superiors In his
treatment of settlers on the Wlunebago
reservation. If It be wrong to evict
fanners who have growing crops the
captain kno > vs It , but would be the lust
man to declare Jt In the fuce of his or
ders * from the secretary of the Interior.
It Is reasonable to think the secretary
can 11 nd a way to settle this long-drawn
squabble and at the t > ume time let the
settlers harvest this year's crop.
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No correct Judgment can be formed
regarding the right and wrong of the
trouble In connection with the leanes
of I ml I mi lands In Tlitiraton comity ,
Nebraska , until there ! an absolutely
Impartial InvcHtlgatlon made by author
ity of the secretary of the Interior or
commissioner of Indian affairs. Only In
this way ran the complications be
straightened out and the real nature
of the machinations and the manipula
tions that have evidently been going
on be discovered and exposed. The
Washington authorities should , tliore-
fore , promptly Inslltuto an Investiga
tion , whatever else they may decide to
o or not to do , and they should be
lost careful to appoint for this duty a
; peelal agent or agents who can be do-
ended upon to make the Investigation
borough and Impartial.
In the meanwhllK perhaps , no Injury
r Injustice will bo done to anybody
> y stopping further evictions and allow-
tig settlers on the lands to harvest , their
rops. It Is easy to understand that it
night bo a serious hnrdship to these
oople to lose the results of their In
vestment and labor , and unless there
ire the most urgent reasons for din-
lossesslng them of the lands at once
t would be at least humane policy to
How them to remain In possession until
he crops aru harvested. Whatever
f truth there may bo In the charges
igainst the land company , and It islet
lot ( llfllcult to believe they have some
tilmtantial foundation , It Is only faire
o assume that the persons who leased
he lands are generally Innocent of any
ntentional wrong and took the lands
mil paid the rental to the lessors be-
loving the transaction to be proper and
egltimato. Their gravest mistake was
u following the ndvlco of reckless men
tint assuming an attitude of hostility
.o the authority of the government as
represented in Indian Agent Beck.
It is presumed there will be no , fur
ther trouble and there need not bo if
.ho authorities at Washington will act
: u the matter as the circumstances
ilalnly suggest and do so promptly.
The advocates of specific instead of
ad valorem duties are having their ar
guments justified by the experience of
the government with the pie.senr tariff
law , a distinguishing feature of which
Is the preference It gives to the plan of
levying duties according to value. An
eastern financial paper whichIs , friendly
to the present law recently estimated
that the loss to the treasury annually
from undervaluations Is $ r > ,00M ( ) ( > U , but
It Is likely the amount Is much more
than this , perhaps double. It is only
natural that the supporters of the demo
cratic tariff should endeavor to conceal
as much as possible one of Its most
serious defects , but the simple truth Is
that the government , being largely at
the mercy of the foreign manufacturers
under the ad valorem system , Is de
frauded of revenue to a greater extent
than It Is possible to ascertain , with all
the means at the command of the gov
ernment to detect undervaluations.
There Is not a reasonable doubt that the
loss to the treasury under the presenl
tariff has been at the rate of at least
$10,000,000 a year.
A Washington dispatch says that the
effort to perfect a complete system foi
checking undervaluations Is still going
on at the Treasury department , and It
is stated that facts discovered from
time to time somewhat modify early
impressions as to the magnitude of tills
form of fraud upon the treasury. The
treasury revenue olllclals have 'been
engaged In this task for nearly a yeai
and as yet they have not been able to
devise a system that will protect the
treasury from undervaluation frauds
There Is a small army of appraisers
special "agents and experts engaged In
the work and still It Is admitted that
the frauds go on. Could any stronger
argument be asked against the ad va
lorcm system ? Are not such facts con
elusive proof in favor of specific duties
about which there can lie no misrepre
sentatlon and which do not reiiulre foi
their collection a force of special agents
and experts ? The nd valorem system
not only robs the treasury , but It gives
the foreign exporters an unfair ad
vantage over the American nmnnfac
turer. There is nothing to commend It
but It will doubtless have to stand at
least during the present administration
HESKNTINO IllllTlSIt 1'OHSKSSinX.
The protest of the Brazilian govern
ment against the British occupation ol
the Island of Trinidad has been followed
by an outburst of popular resentment
lit Itio which according to the dls
patches appears to bo of a ratliei
threatening character. The little Island
about which this controversy has arlsei
Is the southernmost Island of the Wes
Indies and Is opposite the mouth of
the river Orinoco. It contains onlj
1,7. > 4 square miles , but has a fcrtlk
soil , which produces sugar , cotton , cof
fee and cocoa In considerable qnautl
ties. It is asserted by the British gov
eminent that Great Britain's claim t <
the Island dates back to the year 1700
when It was taken possession of by tha
country without objection from 1'ortu
gal , to which kingdom Brazil at that
time belonged. It Is also said tha
Brazil has not hitherto advanced any
claim to tile Island.
It is uinjuestlonably true that iiutl
now Trinidad has been regarded as a
IMissession of Great Britain. It Is so
described In the geograpbles and the
encyclopedias and the Statesman's Veai
Book , a British publication , names tin.
Island of Trinidad among the colonla
possessions of Great Britain. But not
withstanding all this , which seems to
clearly and conclusively justify tin
claim of the British government and Its
right to occupy the Island , It is maul
festly the Intention of the Bnu.Illai
government , In which it evidently has
the popular support , to contest the Brit
Ish claim , relying , it appears , upon tin
allegation that more than a c-vuturj
ago Trinidad was evacuated by th
KngllMh and rcstoivd to Portugal. The
British government Is understood to b
willing to tllMHis * the mutter In :
friendly spirit , doubtless confident tha
it will have no dlfllculty In establishing
Its claim , but the .Brazilian people do
ot socm disposed to lot the Issue be
cttled In thin way ,
If the Braxlllan government is In
ympathy with the evident popular
enllment the controversy may easily
ecomo n source of serious trouble bo-
ween the two countries , for It Is not to
10 supposed that Great Britain will re-
Imiulsh her claim unless forced to do
o. In the event of ( rouble arising an
( tempt would undoubtedly bo made to
nvolve the Vnlted Stales. It was re-
lorled from Washington u short time
go that the view was held there that
his question was practically the same
s the boundary controversy between
Great Britain and Venezuela , In which
ur government Interested Itself to the
stunt of trying to have the Issue sub-
nllted to arbitration. Obviously , how-
ver , there can bo no valid resaoii given
vhy the United States government
hotild concern Itself In the Trinidad
ase to any extent. The plain fact Is
hat the British government Is occupy-
ng what has been an acknowledged pos-
esslon of Great Britain for nearly two
enturles , and however important and
aluablo that Island might be to Brazil ,
t can show no Just claim to It , or cor-
alnly none that would warrant any
nterfercnco on the part of this country.
POLITICS IX Tllfi SCHOOL ItOAIW. '
For many years the best class of our
citizens has acted upon the conviction
hat our public school system could not
each the highest stage of elllclency so
eng as members of the school board
re creatures of party caucuses and
onventlons. In consonance with tills
lew The Bee has for many years ad
vocated the election of nonpartlsan
school boards and the divorcement of
lolilic.s and education.
It goes without saying that the worst
evils from which our public schools
ave suffered in recent years have
sprung from political scheming and
lolltlcal contention within the board.
Two years ago the work of the schools
s seriously Impaired by the ambition
of the president of the Board of Kduca-
tlon to become a Judge of the supreme
court. To further this ambition mem-
Liors of the board , ollico employes ,
teachers and janitors werc enlisted In
the ranks of his active political workers
ind the patronage of the schools was
used as a lever for the attainment of
political ends. The failure of the cam
liaign for judicial honors did not lessen
the demoralizing effect. The seed of
political contention bore Its dead sea
fruit.
The perjilclons example of two years
ago Is again to be repeated this year
In the ambition of the present president
ol' the board for political preferment.
The schools are already being manipu
lated for use as a political stepladder ,
and no effort is being spared to concen
trail ! the Influence and patronage of
the board for the benellt of machine
politicians. The recent outrage In con
nection with the superintendeircy of
our public schools is only one of the in
cldental deals that spring from the In
trusion of partisanship into our educa
tlonal system. This fact must by , this
time be obvious even to the dullest
mind. -
Manifestly no relief from periodiq bar
gains and deals and trading and traf
ficking in school patronage can bo hoped
for so long as members of the school
board owe their positions fo ward heelers
and street corner loafers , with whom
they unblushingly associate and to
whom they look for Instructions.
Members of the Board of Education
who were so anxious to oust Superin
tendent Marble without giving a mo
ment's notice of their intentions now In
sist that ample time bo given for ii
Bible candidates to file their applica
tions for the Impending vacancy In the
olllce of superintendent. They had no
compunction about sandbagging Dr.
Marble , but now the election of anothci
man muse await a field of applicants
The hand of the star-chamber combine
Is altogether too plain.
That the free silver advocates are
alarmed at the popular Indifference to
their appeals Is evidenced by the re
newal of their frantic efforts to get the
people Interested In the monetary ques
tion. In this , however , they seem to
be disappointed. Free silver has al
most been done to death and a slight
Interruption of the deafening noise Is
what the people will appreciate. Con
verts arc not to be won by tiring everyone
ono out.
Wanted A superintendent of schools
who will transform the public school
system Into an engine of sectarian pros
cription and make It subservient it
every respect to the gang of hoodlums
and roustabouts who In secret meetings
direct the actions of the majority of
the members of the school board. Ap
ply at the headquarters of the dark
lantern brigade.
It Is plainly the purpose of a majoritj
of the city council to discredit and
cripple the present police commlsslor
and chief. Anything that will aid then
In this reprehensible business will hi
taken up and pushed with vigor. Theh
program Is fairly well delined. It was
formulated behind the screen and wll
not be openly discussed.
CIIIIHO ami ICfTi-et.
Olobc-Deinocrat.
The latest Information from the moon
that 132,856 craters have been counted 01
Its surface , all dead. Our neighboring nrb
must have been snuffed out by something
resembling a Beneralsllver discussion.
Mirl > - till * Dfiitli Throi'x ,
ImlUumpolls News.
The A. P. A. is more aggressive in
Omiln than In any other city just now
The organization took a prominent part In
ths state campaign In Nebraska last fall , ani
yesterday a long flght resulted In the re
moval of the Omaha superintendent o
schools by a new A. P. A. school baird.
llt-vlvnl at rroNiirrHy.
1'rmlitcnce Journal.
Incomplete as niii't nocotsarlly ha any
statement of the numb ? , ' rf worklngmen
* ho8 wages the revival of limlncja has In
creased , the omission of thoia to wham em
ployment has been Rh'Ti of late by the start
in ? up of manufacturing establishment
uiakes illll more Incomplete our kno vltdg
of the extent to which the \\tea workers liav
profited by the better times. The New York
Commercial Uulletin It vrobibly well within
the limits of safety In estimating at 300.09
the number ot thoie who. Idle five month
ago , hive since that lime secured work
Evea if their wages averaged not more 'lia
{ S a week , here wou.d b a sum ot nearly
2.DOO.OOO ndiT-il fo the weekly purchasing
power of the'llilrtry With auch fads in
ilnd , we nceiVlikl marvel that better demand
ur goods at bolter prices Is the report from
( most All claucj at producers. That moans ,
f course , s'lll morn opportunity for employ-
icnl , and no'tiie levlral of prosperity goes
urnulatlvely on.
The 1'c.rnlclonx Gout Triinl.
New York World.
The coal combination that Is being formed
t the south to "regulate production and fix
irlces" In soft coal as the anthracite kings
o for Ihi ! Pennsylvania product , gets Its
Icenso In part from the successful "hold-
lp" of the senate by Gorman & Co. The 40
ents a ton duty saved for coal Is enough to
llscourage the free competition In fuel
vlilch the Interests of consumers require.
I'liNxltiK of Ilic I ml I a II.
ClilctiKO TImps-HcrulJ.
While we are sometimes constrained by the
nstlncts of humanity to lament the inevitable
obllterntlnu of the red man , our grlct la
omcwhat molllAedhen e re'tcct that If
11 the Indiana were wiped oft the face of the
ti.rth tomorrow they would ! 'avs no monuments
ments , no buildings , no written language
save one. no llter.itur ? . no Inventions In
fact , absolutely nothing for the benefit of
icuklnd.
M'lic llooni lit Iron ,
rhlluilelphla ledger.
The Iron business Is booming , which Is
good news for Pennsylvania. The hard
limes and the marrow margin of profit
showed the manufacturers the Importance of
giving thorough attention In all the details of
heir business , In order that IciiUs ml'jlu be
stopped and antiquated and expensive
nethods superseded. Now that prldit rro
rising and that trade Is uncommonly active ,
tin ! manufacturers will bo In a position to
afford labor a fair WBRO and constant work ,
ind at the same time permil'oi earnings on
nvostment.
I.uw mill MornlH.
Washington 1'osU
The- supreme court of Pennsylvania has
leclded that a man or woman who murders
ils or her father may Inherit the father's
estates. We will not presume to qusstton
the correctness of the decision. Doubtless
t Is good law. At all events It must be
accepted as such , for It comes from the
court of last resort. All tne same , It sur
prises many Intelligent and honest citizens
if Pennsylvania , because they know that It
s bad in Its moral aspect * , and they bad
supposed that a thing bad In morals must
ie unlawful.
The case on which this decision was ren
dered was that of a father who died Intes
tate at the hand of his son. Tire law pro
vides that the estate shall go to the son , and
docs not consider the manner ot
ils father's death. The Philadelphia
Bulletin explains tli'at the crime of
larrlcldc is so rare anJ so licrriblo
that the law has not deemed It necessary
to provide against the Inheritance , by the
murderer , of his parent's estate , especially
since It is the aim of the law to punish
him so promptly that he will have lltte )
opportunity to enjoy It.
lltit the law la , nevertheless , defective.
If an estate pass Into the ownership of
the murderer ho can dlposc of It , no mat
ter how prompt may be his detection , trial ,
conviction and execution. It Is true that the
crime of parricide is rare , as compared with
other murders , but It is committed occa
sionally In every part of the country , and
the object la almost Invariably to get property
erty- There aru wicked sons and heartless
daughters In ovcryiicommunlty , and the law
should not open up. a way for the diversion
of estates through .their crimes. Law , mor
als and public iiKillcy should always coincide.
TIM : 01 IIA.UF.III < : MIO\ .
Boston Qlobl : Some Spanish commanders
In Cubi evidently think they can put down
the rebellion by sending out reports' that the
leaders of the rebellion are dead. Hut the
Cuban rebellion is too big an Insurrection to
be put down by ; tellUig lies about it.
Globe-Democrat : , The public Is assured
that the news from .Cuba "Is filtered through
the government censors before It Is sent
abroad. " In .view of the liquid mud dis
tributed It seems probable that the Havana
authorities are , ualng a brick machine for a
filter .
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Denver Republican : The Cuban patridti
seem to be not only holding their own , but
gaining decided advantages from day to day
over their Spanish masters. Every good
American will heartily wish that the patriots
may win in their great fight for Cuban In
dependence.
New York World : Yesterday's dispatches
confirm the reports that Spain Is about to
send 20,000 Infantry. 1,250 cavalry , 1,200
artillerymen and 1,000 engineers as rein
forcements to Cuba. This is acknowledg
ing' the belligerency of the Cuban patriot in
a way that hardly leaves room for doubt at
Washington or elsewhere.
Chicago Times-Herald : It Is costing Spanish
pride a pretty penny to crush out another
Cuban rebellion. That the press of Spain
should begin to protest against sending back
butchers as soldiers to massacre their fel
low countrymen In the Island Is a hopeful
sign of a possible dawn of reason. Three
Insurrections a generation are too many to
ba encouraged Indefinitely. The Spaniards
of earlier days were shrewder about Ameri
can possessions. They bartered while- they
could get a price.
Chicago Tribune : From the standpoint of
economy It would be cheaper lu the long run
for Spain to let Cuba go , but national pride
forbids that , and the struggle will continue ,
nut whllo the Insurgents seem to be stronger
than they were , the United States Is not
justified as yet in abandoning the policy It
has been pursuing , which is to do all In Its
powei to keep American citizens , or resi
dents of this country , from aiding men who
have no status as yet beyond that of mere
Insurrectionists. The sympathies of the
American people are with them , but they
must do more than they have done before
that sympathy can bo allowed to take a
practical shape. Dut they will be rccog ;
nlzed gladly as belligerents as soon as they
can establish a substantial claim to such
recognition.
1M3IISONAIJ AM ) OTIIIJHWISH.
W. F. Sapp , who was able to Indulge In the
luxury of a democratic nomination for con
gress In the Third Kansas district last fall ,
went to Galena In 1ST9 with a linen duster
and a hot Iron , Ho ironed his way until he
was able to hire a law ofllce , and since then
ho has divided his time between the courts
mid the mines until now ho has $100,000.
Sapp Is on the democratic state central com
mittee.
When Prof. Huxley visited the United
States a few years ago he Intended to go to
Chicago , but the Intense heat of an unusually
hot summer prevented him. He wrote to a
Chicago friend at the time that he had
"never even Imagined the possibility of
such extreme heat. " According to London
newspapers June was a remarkably hot
month In England , ' yet the thermometer
rarely went above 83 ;
St. Paul and1 Minneapolis have begun a
crusade against unclean bakeries. An Inves
tigation showed thdf'most ' bakeries were lo
cated in basement ! * ! with rotten floors and
other unwholesoln'e surroundings , and a vigor
ous demand for doanllness has been made by
the press and tlftfUw1 officers. Similar condi
tions obtain In otlur cities , and a little
wholesome reform fh'that line would Improve
tbe general beaUhsbtul appetite.
Hash Impulses open up a world of troubb.
Dr. Hoarne of St. Joe married his second
wife In Los Angelpsa few years ago , and a
San Francisco ipDor. detailing the event ,
connected the doctor's name with the Still-
well murder myrteryfcf Missouri. The doctor
sued the publishers for $200,000 damages.
The suit has not been brought to trial , but
it was the means of directing suspicion
toward the doctor and resulted In his Indict
ment tor murder. *
That gay and silly son of the marquli ol
Queensberry rules , who made a show of
himself In CalUornJaJs about to give a
second exhibition. He has entered suit for
damages against the publisher of a news
paper which referred to "Lord Sholto's
phli" and the "noble lord's mug , " which he
claims caused him great pain and menta
anguish. The publisher Intimates that llbe
suits are sometimes useful lu mortising
skulls and Illuminating vacancies.
The America's cup , for which the Valkyrie
HI , and Defender will contest , would be worth
about 135 aa silver bullion. U Is estimated
that JJ.000,000 have been spent on It , how
ever. The figures show that Americans have
used 1900.000 to keep tbo medi ! on this side
while the English bave spent considerably
more to take It from us. That's a lot a
money to spend on something worth only
43S , but Amerlcins are perfectly satisfied with
tha Investment better sitUfled , probably
than ara the yachtsmen oa tbe othr side.
I.OCAI. OAMI'AHJN CIIATTHH.
The ox-pollccmon'a section of the howling
Arvlshcs has opened Itcndqunrtors far from
ho maddening throng. The men met at
rst with the general herd on the corners of
Seventeenth and Farnani streets , but the
meeting place was too conspicuous for the
; rave purposes ( or which the men were In
ally consultation , and It was decided to
cek a place where their gatherings would
( tract' less attention. Dr. Hcrtzman , a
amous blood purifier , who has an ofllce on
4orlh Sixteenth street , extended an tnvlla-
lon to the boys to make his place their
tome , and they did so for several days. Dut
ho doctor wanted to hog the business and
o all the talking , so his place was deserted
or nn ofllce fixed up for the special accom-
lodatlon of the gang In the block at the corner
t Fourteenth street and Capitol avenue.
The gang also has a Hose chapter , In which
ho graver matters are considered. Hose
hapter meets at the residence of one of the
ox's on Hurt street. It Is in those head
quarters that the plans for the future mnn-
Agement of the politics of Omaha and Doug-
as county are laid.
"I want It distinctly understood that I'm
not looking for no olllce , " said Israel Frank
csterday , "but If the Hoard of Education
can't get some other good man for superln-
endent of schools I'll takn the place myself
*
athcr than see Dr. Marble re-elected. " Me
and Marble couldn't never get along , and
hero's no use tryln' . "
Superintendent Stryker didn't know how the
ypholl fever patients were getting along at
the county hospital yesterday. He had In
tended to ask 'hem , but he had an early ap
pointment with Frank Crawford and 1'yburn
on a matter of Importance to the county and
city government , and so he hurried down
own as soon as ho got his breakfast. If he
can think of It on Sunday he will Inquire
nto the condition of his patients and be
ready for a report on Monday.
"I want that case to be brought before me , "
said Judge Scott In talking with his friend ,
John T. Clarke , "and If It was not for one
thing I would roast them to a finish. " "You
leed not let that stand In the way , " replied
Ur. Clarke. "If the cose comes before you
et them have It good and hard , " and the
udge who Is free from all prejudice went out
.o put up the pins to get a certain case
brought for trial in his court.
"I see that Judge Scott offered to give The
Dee $20 to print his speech before the
Swedish-American club , " bald a well known
local Job printer. "My advlco Is that If
The Dee thinks of accepting the proposition
you had better collect your money In ad
vance. I did a llttlo job of printing cam
paign cards for the Judge four years ago ,
and will sell the bill cheap. I don't want It
any longer and Scott seems to care less
about it than I do. His offer to pay any
thing strikes me as very funny. "
Halfdan Jacobsen is having honors thrust
upon him. Ho had an Idea that he wanted
to be city treasurer and then changed his
mind and decided that he would run for
county commissioner. Now his plans have
been upset again. John Lewis , Billy Sboup
and some of the ex-policemen have prepared
the list of the men who are to be appointed
on the police force when the dervish com
mission gets Into power , and have put Half-
dan at the head of the list as chief of police.
There Is to bo an entire force appointed and
Jacobsen will have the work of putting the
force in fighting order. Mr. Jacobsen wss
a policeman once himself , but his memory
Is treacherous when It comes to recalling his
deeds of valor whllo on the force.
Hiram Savage , the mild-mannered bailiff of
Judge Cunningham It. Scott's court , brclte
Into politics the other night and undo himself
conspicuous and obnoxious as a memb r of
the Young Men's Republican club for ,1 little
time and was then called down so ImrJ that
It la doubtful if his retlrlne and .tiodcjt na
ture will allow him to make anoi'ier effort
this year. Hiram Joined the rads , who wore
going to elect young Mr. Ratlin as president
of the club to succeed Mr. Dovics. Th ?
flght came up on parliamentary practice and
Hiram' . ! long suit In a contest of 'hit 1-luJ
Is to demand a roll call. That.uropojHIan
Is alurys safe when there Is a vote in sight
ar.d Ilfrun's training under a very careful and
cautious judge had taught him to alwava been
on the safe side. So ho yelled "Iloll call"
at every provocation , but he was in the
minority and the voting was Jono by word
of mouth. At last : one of the Doylcs crowd ,
with a cruel sense of humor , asked that the
roll be called at Savage's request , just to
pacify him. The question under discussion
was submitted to a roll call and when the
secretary had completed the call Savage's
name had not been heard. Then ho was
Informed that his name did not appear on
the club rolls. This was something of a
stumper , but Hham was equal to the emer
gency. Wllh tears In his voice he arose to
make an explanation : "Mr. President , " he
said , "If it is true that my name Is not on
the list , and If It Is true that I am not a
member of this club I want to know what
Mr. Dattlu and his friends meant by asking
mo to come up hero and help them out ? "
Hiram's efforts had gone for naught. He
Is still waiting for Mr. Dattln's explanation.
Tuesday evening there was a political meet
ing in the fag end of the Seventh ward. The
crowd was chlctly composed of Polandem
who reside in the neighborhood. Just about
the time the keg had been emptied Judge
Scott appeared and some ono asked him to
speak. He did to. With what rare judi
cial grace he had shifted the Polish church
case upon the shoulders of another judge was
clearly set forth and then came a flood of
vituperation and abuse of The Bee and its
editor. The funny part of It Is , the editor
Is not running for ofllce while tbe judge Is.
E. E. Zimmerman , ono of the depu
ties of the county treasurer , and
a candidate for promotion , Is tagging
along with Israel Frank , George B. Stryker ,
Charley Unltt and other taxeatera who are
making night hideous In the different wards
of the city under prctensa of campaigning
for the republican party. Men are judged
by the company they keep.
Among the highly honored political trainbearers -
bearers of the redoubtabla colonel from
Anamosa who performed at the Narodnl Sin
In tbe Second ward was Henry Knodell , late
decoy duck of railway employes. It Is amus
ing to note that Knodell or Knoedcl Is
merely the German name for dumpling , but
Mr. Henry Dumpling doesn't like to own
up to his Teutonic lineage.
It Is difficult for the average man to see
why thb people of this city can night after
night to listen to the stereotyped harangue of
ex-Copperhead and Jayhawker Ike Hascall ,
who ran for mayor In the recent campaign
as a populist for the sole purpose of defeating
the republican candidate , who was offensive
to boodlers and rlngsten.
The declination of Prof. Cooper of Des
Molnes has greatly disconcerted the howling
dervishes. U Is difficult to find a good man ,
one capable of filling the place , who will
agree to carry out the ukase of proscription
which the gang wants the superintendent to
enforce.
One reason why Israel Frank was per
mitted to draw S110 out of the city treasury ,
payable In futures , Is that there was a wide
spread rumnr that he Intended to resign his
meat Inspectorship and the treasurer wanted
to make cure that the city should not loss
tha services of a man who baa become to
Indispensable.
OTIlim I.ANhS THAN OtltS.
lcsii than A year hai p j ? d under Nicholas
It. The Internal troubles ot Auitrla-Hun-
iary lisvo weakened ( ho Triple Alliance And
Germany lias boon driven to n policy ot con
ciliation toward Russia. Italy Is again weak.
Servian administration Is In the hands ot
Rusulan sympathizers. Bulgaria IH passing
under Russian Influence. The rising In
Macedonia Rives the Russian foreign olTlco
n new opportunity by Intrigue nnd agitation
to make Hit Ilalkan peninsula the scene of
such turmoil as will render Russian In
terference necessary. Turkey , In tlio anxiety
of the sultan to avoid making concessions In
Armenia , has pasted under Russian Influence.
Allkq at Constantinople and Peking , Russia
has all the resources mid Influence of France
at command. At Teheran , Russia Is again
becoming powerful , The outbreak In Chltral
has forced the AngtoImnn ! ! government to
push Its frontier within a few miles of the
Russian outposts. Japan has been forced to
retreat at the behest of Russia , and \vlth tlio
aid of French money lenders , the Uhlncxo
loan has enabled Russia to establish an. In
fluence and authority at Peking never before
exercised by n European power. These
changes have altered the position of Russia
before the world. It Is scarcely nu exaggera
tion to say that one must go back to the
days of Nicholas I to find the government
of St. Petersburg occupying a position as
commanding. T"1 thcso numerous aJvantagcs
Stambuloff's death has apparently added ,
Wo Bay apparently. If It arouses widespread
Indignation centering at Ilerlln and London ,
nioro may bo lost than gained by tlio death
of the most powerful enemy Russia had In
the east for half a century. Llko the kid'
naplng of Alexander , this assassination may
provoke a reaction which will save Bulgaria.
Nor Is It necessary to accept the scandalous
charge that the assassination Is Russian In
UB orlg\ji. \ H Is altogether probable that the-
assault wan due to n personal feud ; but H Is
also probable that the advantage derived by
Russia will bo sufficiently obvious to arouse
resentment throughout Europe.
*
The French do not propose to bo left be-
l.lnd In tlio struggle for commercial advan
tages In China If they can help It. Some time
ago the Lyons Chamber of Commerce , with
the full approval of the government , resolved
to send a special commission to China In
order to ascertain the best methods of estab
lishing business relations between France and
the Chinese empire. The commission has
been organized nnd Is about to start. The
ministry of foreign affairs and Hie ministry
of commerce have given special privileges to
the party , which will have an official status ,
and bo under Hie direction and co'itrol of a
French official who has spent several years In
China , and Is known to be appreciated by the
Chinese authorities. The government will
also appoint a physician to attend the com
missioners. The working members are young
men who have passed with credit through
the higher commercial schools and have
gained borne practical experience In what the
Temps calls the politics of commerce. The
commission will proceed the
up Yang-tzc-
Klang to Tshuns-Klng , where It will estab
lish headquarters and send out detachments
to explore the neighboring provinces. The
Lyons Chamber of Commerce has provided
funds to support the mission for two years
and has sent a circular to all the other prin
cipal Chambers of Commerce , Inviting co
operation. It Is probable that the expedition
has quite as much political as commercial
significance.
*
British feeling regarding Bulgaria Is well
defined and strongly anti-Russian , and Salis
bury has long been committed to the opposi
tion to Russian advance In the Balkans. Be
hind him is the general British jealousy of
Russia , a Jealousy which Is shared to the full
by Austria and Italy , and Is strongly sym
pathized with in Germany. Europe has coun
tenanced Bulgaria's attempt at independence ,
and lias understood very plainly that Russian
greed was Its great obstacle , and It has been
this avowed sympathy that has kept Russia
from more open aggressiveness toward Bul
garia. Stambuloff has served his country
well by cultivating this sympathy In Europe ,
keeping British fears awake and stimulating
the uneasiness of the Triple Alliance. The
future of Bulgaria , as well as the peace of
Europe , rests largely In Russia's hands , and
apparently depends upon whether or not that
power is ready to press on with Its plans
for lUiEslani/.Inc the Balkans nnd Central
Asia. The Indications are that she Is not
yet ready , and that for the present will con
tinue the recent policy of intrigue and prep
aration. Prince Ferdinand Is likely to bo
compelled to retire , as much by Russia Inllu
ence as by the convincing evidence he has
given of hlg entire incompetence for the
throne he occupies. Ferdinand only ruled
wisely when Stambuloff governed ; ho could
not stand alone. In the choice , of his successor
ser will como another of Russia's oppor
tunities , the acceptance of which may lead to
war.
* * *
Russia entered too late to secure any valu
able African territory bjr settlement , as the
other powers have done , but If Hie czar has
made an alliance with the king of Abyssinia ,
as Is surmised , he has only gained by wait
ing. The 'errltory which separates Abyssinia
from the sea Is held by tbe Italians on the
east and by the English on the north. The
Italians have claimed a practical protectorate
over the country. By a treaty made In 188D
the Abyssinian king agreed to hold no rela
tions with foreign powers except through
Italy. Russia never formally recognized this
treaty. So If any understanding has been
reached between Russia and Abyssinia now , it
Is only Abyssinia which has been guilty of
bad faith , ana the offense Is excusable in the
circumstances. The Abyssinluns are nomi
nally Christians , having a religion somewhat
similar tu that of the Greek church , and they
belong to the Caucasian race. The most sug
gestive thought in connection with the re
ported alliance Is , however , the menace to
England , rather than to Italy. England prac
tically holds Egypt and Hie Red sea. Except
for a Mnall strip of German territory , and the
revolted Soudan provinces , she now has an
unbroken line from the capo to the Mediter
ranean. If the time ever should como when
England and Russla.sliould go to war , a Rus
sian dependency close to the entrance of the1
Red sea and In tlio rear of Egypt would beef
of serious consequence to the British empire.
The Abysslnians are a warrior nation. The
Novoo Vreynui , the Russian official organ , re
cently noted that they have an army ot 120-
000 naturally bravo and well-armed men.
With Russian officers to drill and Instruct
them , the presence of such a power on the
flank of England In Africa would bo almost
as Important as the presence of Russia Itself
on the Hank of England In Asia.
* *
A company has been formed In London to
develop the resources of the Island of St.
Helena , which is not. and never has been ,
self-supporting since It has been In British
possession. Its population Is small and di
minishing , and It contains all tola only about
8,000 acres of land Jit for cultivation. Not
withstanding its limited area and ctpabllltlos
of production. Its possession is Important to
England , and the effort to make It pay KB
way Is thought to be worth while , however It
may turn out as an investment. Its fisheries
are said to be capable of development , and
so are Its resources In general , making the
Island adequate to the maintenance of its
scanty population. It lias been rather a
costly possession during the two centuries
and moro In which It has Mown the British
flag , and In of diminished consequence since
the Suez canal opened a new route to India.
But It still retains Importance as an Island
fortress and place of call fur the fleets of the
South Atlantic , so that the effort to renovate
Its Industries reduce Its charge upon the
homo government is a wholesome measure
of economic policy and well worth the try-
Ing. |
The prospects of Liberia , according to Dr.
Blyden. the minister from that country to
Great Britain , are bright , and there Is much
In the condition of the negroes who have
gone thither from.thla country to encourage
others to follow. Some of those who went
from Savannah four months ago desire to
return , but the rest nfo doing well nnd are
pleased with the cotmldr-rntlon nndvldo drops
they find In the land of tholr ancestor * . Tha
fact that some with to return signifies noth
ing , It U held , AS ncilnat Liberia , since many
n Ocrmnn or nnnll mnnn who comes to Amer
ica aflor a whllo destrci to return. The Im
portant fact la thnt the great majority prefer
to stny. Liberia has n future ns n coffee-pro
ducing country , and Immigrants with skill
and capital have n chance to become prosper
ous farmers. _
N miir.iii\U ! ) .
Indianapolis NewsIf hnlf tlio charges
and Insinuation * ! against It , H , Holmes are
true ho Is ono of the most depraved scoun
drels In recent criminal history.
Boston Traveler : The cnjo of Holmes ,
or Mmlgctt , whichever his name may be ,
now given so much spacA In the privs , Is ono
of the most extraordinary In the nnnals of
crime. If ho has been guilty of one-halt
the deeds allege. ! against him scarcely any
punishment that man could devuc would bn
too eovere. It seems A fresh Illustration ot
the endless danger that lurks In training to
efficiency nil of any man's qualities except
the moral.
Chicago Record : If the man Holmes ,
who&o many crimes are again called con-
cplcuously to public nutlro , hnd deliberately
xct out In his youth with an ambition to
win distinction for villainy ho could scarcely
have gone farther. The record of his career
teems hardly credible , and unless a very
largo part of the gory evidences now piling
around him are misleading ho must be set
down ns ono of the most extraordinary
criminals of the ccntuiy.
Kansas City Star : It ucems Incredible
tliat a human being could commit the crimes
charged to this man , and from motives so
meanly trivial nnd mercenary. It Indi
cates a want of feeling that argues against
his sanity yet ho appears perfectly sane.
His wife nn 3 her parents , who seem not to
have been aware of his ovll doings , credit
him with uniform kindness to them whllo
carrying on these heartless butcheries. Wo
must class him as a uionstronlty or lose all
faith In humanity. Ho seems to have been
such a cre.tturc as Stevenson pictured In
his story nf Ur. Jekyll and Henry Hyde.
The latest developments go to show that his
Chicago residence was arranged with secret
traps nnd openings for the purposes ot com
mitting murder nnd secreting the bodies.
SMII.KS.
Detroit Frco Pros.H : Atjent Mndnm , I
would like to wrlto u policy on your luis-
bMiid's life.
Mrs. Dlnsmoro It Is entirely unnecessary.
He's an olllceholdcr.
Philadelphia Ilerord : First Flsherrnnn
Something ulli my lino. Sscond Ditto Well ,
whatever the nllment IH , It isn't catching.
.Tudgo : Fond Parent She's got a lot of
music In her.
Haicastle Neighbor Yes. What n pity It'a
allowed to escape.
Philadelphia Ttecord : First Sportln' Guy
What yer so tlum nbout ? " Second Ditto
Oh , that new trotter o' mine's slow aa
m'huses In February. "Why don't yer stop
his feed ; Hint's bound tcr make Mm fust. "
Indianapolis Journal : "Our man who sup-
pllei us with vogetibl's , " said Mia. Hnsli-
croft , "actually wrltPi poetry for the
papers. Isn't Hint odd ? "
"Not so very , " said the Cheerful Idiot.
"Why should not a gaulener bo a man of
lettuce ? "
FROM THE ClALLUUY.
riillailrlphla Tlin < " < .
"Friends , Romans , countrymen , lend mo
your enm ! "
The nctor spnko In trnglc tones , the nudl-
once moved to tears.
They brought no pnrs of corn with them ,
but cabbage bonds had they.
And thcso In showers they lent him am ) ,
straightway stopped the play.
TOO HOT.
Atlnntn Conntltutlon.
It'n too hot for thlnklu'
It's too hot to write :
It's too hot to quarrel-
It's too hot tu light.
It's too hot for talkln' .
For rlilln' or wnlkln'r
But the world's out o1 sight out o * filghtt
It'a too hot for dreamln'
Hy day or by night. ;
It's too hot for Rchcmtn'
For wrong or for right.
It'a too hot for slghln' .
For llvln' or dyln" :
But the world's out o' sight out o' slg'utl
Slmr , slnjr , all together
And sweet l > e the com ; ;
In uplte o' the weather
Wo worry nlong !
The jIad bells are rlngln" .
An' sweet birds nre slnsln' .
An' life Is a song Is u sonj ; !
KHATUUKS.
THE OMAIIA SUNDAY BEE/
TALES OF GOVERNMENT
The first of n scries of letters bv the
famous newspaper correspondent , Frnnlc
G. Carpenter , den lint , ' with crimes against
the federal government How the tie.iH-
ury IH robbed by moonshlnera MlllloiiH
nmdo by clover people out of Illicit Htllls.
MEN OF THE MOSS HAGS :
Additional clmpters In S. R. Crockett's
quaint story with nrtlntlo illustrations.
THE SMALLKY LETTERS :
A new feature ndded to The. IJeo'3
alrtany unexcelled forelsjn r.cws service
The latest news of European cnpltnla
explained by the veteran Journnllst ,
George W. Smulley , long the lx > niloii
correspondent of the New York Tribune
and now American representative of the
London Times Mr. Smal'ey will iivull
hlmrelf of HIP latest cnblis clispntchOH
nnd rearrange and explain HIP reports of
European events for American renders.
WORKMEN OF GREAT HRIT'TV-
ClinrncterlstlcH of the EnpllBh laborer
as Illustrated by bis political activity
John Burns ns an open nlr speaker
Condition and complaints of tbo tolk-rH
of Great Britain A sympathetic de crp- !
tion by Henry Ttickley.
FAMOUS FIELD FOR WARFARE :
The Bcene of the present Bannock
uprising ono that IIUH witnessed many
noted skirmishes with the Indians
Reminiscences of General Crook's expe
dition of 1876 Daring deeds of famous
Indian lighters.
STREETS OF COPENHAGEN :
Pen pictures of the passing thronsr on
the busy thoroughfares of Denmark's
beautiful capital Contrasts and refwm-
blanpes as compared with American
cities.
_
THE WHEELMAN'S WORLD :
Fresh news of bicyclists' doings all the
world over Rules of etiquette for rid
ers of the wheel Now Inventions to
make bicycling mnrn comfortable unit
more economical Doings of all the local
wheel club. * .
THE COMING GENERATION :
A Green Mountain Boy , or How Fort
Tlcondc-roga Was Taken In Revolution
ary Times Stories that will plcaso the
llttlo onc.i.
IN WOMAN'S DOMAIN :
A special fashion letter , explaining-
tbo latest styles In woman's dress-
Woman at the Atlanta exposition-News
notes about noted women A whole IHIKO
of attractive articles for women read
ers.
_
OUR SPOUTINO DEPARTMENT :
Opening of the upland plover nenpon
Chat of the busc ! ball diamond Sports
of every variety nnd description.
MIDSUMMER SOCIETY :
How the member * of the swell set nro
spending their summer season News
of Omuhtt people at summer re ort -
Goln H and comings of well known so
ciety folks.
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SPECIAL NEWS SERVICE :
All HIB news of the old world and ol
the now world , of the state , und of thu
city fully and attractively presented.
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