Nebraska Newspapers

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TH35 OMAJIA DAILY JJBE : WEDNESDAY , JANtTAUY 8 , 1800.
THE OMAHA DAILY DEUX
Dftllr TV"- ( Without 8undrtj > ) . Ono Tear t 8 M
J > Mly Iii-o nml Bundny , Ono Tear. . . ! . . . . . , 10 00
PI * Month * 601
Threi * Months 260
fiunrtly lire. On Ycnr 2 04
Bnturffay IKe , Oni > Vtnr 1 M
Weekly Dec , Ono Vnr O
on'icnss
Omnhn The rt'il HiilMlng.
Bouih omnlm. fiinfter Illk. , Cnrnfr N and 21th 8l .
Council liuidii , 12 IVnrl Btrfft.
ChlcnRr , onico , 317 Clmmlier of Commerce.
New York. Itnomn 13 , H nnd IS , Tribune nulldlng.
.Vrashlnglon , 1107 V Street , N. W.
All f immunlrntlonn relntlng to news nnd edi
torial tnallor nhould he nddrtMod : To the Editor.
IIUSINRSfl MTTTKRSl
All liu lifM intern nnd remlttnnccs fhould lie
ndrtrpmcd to Tim lloa rubllnhlni ? Company ,
Omaha. Drafts , checlti nnd po tofliee orders to
be made pit-nil * to the order of the company.
THR IJKES I'UnUBHINQ COMl'ANY.
or CIRCULATION *
II , Twichiick , necreUry of Tlia Ilee Pub.
mining ; rompnny , helnj ? duly aworn , nny thnt the
netunl number of full nnd complete copies of the
JJnlly Mnrnlnif. Hvenlnir nnd Hundny lice printed
during the month of December. 1S93 , wn as fol
lows :
J . . . . 24,010 17 . 19.n-,8
2 . 13,011 IB . 19.0C1
3. . . . , . 19.A1I ID . 21,413
4 . . . . . . . IJ.oso 20 . , . . 21,478
B . 1VS5 21 . 2lC2i
. 19.071 22 . 20,020
7 . , . 19.12 ? .1 . 21.G13
8 . 20.113 21 . 21. WJ
9 . 13.119 2 > . 17,851
10 . 19,187 21 ! . 21,440
11 . 19.110 27 . 21.432
12 19.113 2S 21Ml ,
13 19n.-o 29 13SO )
14 19.&H 20 21,011
15 20.CSO 31 20,9:9
JC 19,092
Total C1S.6S3
deductions for unsold nnd returned
papers 7.743
Not silos .510,848
JUnlljnvornse 19.703
ciKonan n. TZSCHUCK.
Hworti to I efore me nnd subscribed In my
Jircwiico this 3d dny of Jnnuary. 189C.
( Scnl. ) N. 1' . FEIL. Notary Public.
As n profuKHctl elininplon of the cniisu
of nrbltrutlon Grout Itrltnlii will now
liaro to tnko a Imclc Hunt.
A reiiiilillunii soiuitor from Kentucky
rljllit OR top of two now republican KUII-
ntors from Utah would come In right
Immly now.
Not loss than $11. ,0 < )0 ) .short nntl prob-
nbly from 910,000 to SL'0,000 In niltll-
tlon ! IJow duos this strike the tax
payers of Omaha ?
Calvin K. Brice , he ain't worrying.
Ills term In the United .States senate
lasts another year , even If his successor
should bo a republican.
If 817,028 people paid admission to the
'Atlanta ' exposition , a transmissLssippi
exposition at Omaha ought easily to at
tract a million In the snino period of
time.
There Is a rumor abroad that the Pull
man company will voluntarily lower the
rates on sleeping car berths. But that
Is ono of the- rumors that will have to bo
verified.
What difference Is there between
.Councilman F. .7. Kennard and ex-Coun-
clhnau Ike Hascall when It comes to
using the whitewash brush on derelict
olllcers ?
If one good turn deserves another , the
populist national convention ought to
be located In Omaha in recognition of
the hospitable treatment accorded the
populists In IS'JU.
The populists will probably hold their
national convention on July ! again this
year. The populists do not Intend to
drop any of the spectacular glamor from
their political nominations.
It may be uncharitable to ascribe the
elevation of Mr. Hhoades to the presi
dency of the Hoard of Kducatlon to his
vote turning down Dr. Marble. But It
squints very much that way.
According to Harold Frederic , Kng-
land wrtnts to fight Germany more pas
sionately than she has desired anything
else since the Georges. When ale meets
beer then surely will coine the tug of
Avar.
The senate is simply wasting time In
discussing free silver coinage. No free
sliver bill will over got through the
present house , and 1C It should by acci
dent slip by , President Cleveland's ob
jections are sure to be encountered.
Interest on county and school district
bonds held for the state school fund has
been defaulted to the extent of some
$15,000 , but the state treasurer thinks
It Is none of the taxpayers' business
what the public securities are on which
Interest payments have ceased.
The eulogy pronounced by that em
inent statesman , Paul Vandorvoort ,
upon the retirement of his colleague
from the police commission Is worthy to
bo framed and sold together with that
dollar chromo for the adornment of parlors -
' lors of members of the Industrial Le
gion.
A Brooklyn congressman Is said to
have tired of his job In Washington , al
though congress- has been In session
scarcely more than u month. If this
congressman Is already fired of his con
gressional career , what can be the feelIng -
Ing of his constituents In reference to
the same subject ?
AN'lth the United .States supreme court
bench once more completely tilled It
ought not to take very long for the Ne
braska maximum freight rjite law to se
cure an audience. The decision In this
ono case will do more to Inform the people
ple of the federal court's existence than
any ono thing possibly could.
Commissioner Jenkins' demurrer
ngainst the payment of witness fees to a
county ofllcer who testified In an arbi
tration court seems to be well grounded.
A parallel case not long ago arose with
reference to police olliccrs wro drew
Witness fees In the district court. The
practice was stopped , as it should have
been , anil it Is as reprehensible In ono
placu as In another.
"Tho city's credit abroad Is being seri
ously Injured by reports being circu
lated that Its finances art ) In a deplor-
nblo condition and I deem It proper to
correct any erroneous Impression by a
llimnelnl statement of facts. At
the close of the year the various funds
except as stated will be in us good condi
tion as heretofore. " Comptroller Olsen
to the City Council , September 24 , 1805.
CllKDJT AHIIOAD.
The opinions of some of the principal
European financial houses regarding
the chances of American bonds being
purchased by foreign capitalists should
receive the serious attention of the
American people , because they Indicate
the present standing of American credit
In Europe nnd the reasons for It It will
bo noted that the uniform expression of
those who give an opinion Is that the
chief obstacle in the way of selling our
government bonds abroad Is the uncer
tainty respecting the outcome of the
Issue between England and the United
States. The fact that the new loan Is
made payable In coin , Instead of specif
ically In gold , Is referred to as n draw
back to Its acceptance by foreign capi
talists as an Investment , but It Is per
fectly obvious that but for the political
crisis the character of the bond -would
make little difference and there would
be nn abundance of European capital
that would eagerly seize an opportunity
to Invest In American bonds to almost
any amount.
The Inference Is that European capi
talists do not doubt the credit of the
United States , either as to Its ability to
pay all Its obligations or Its willingness
to pay them In the best money , but in
the presence of the possibility , however
remote , of a conflict between Great Brit
ain and the United States they are ap-
[ irehenslve and are not disposed to take
any risks. Especially Is this the case
with British capitalists , but the feeling
Is shared by those of the continental
countries , although they do not explic
itly express It. This sentiment abroad
ought to produce two good results. In
the first place It should more strongly
Impress upon the American people the
duty as well as the necessity of promptly
taking the new loan and fortifying the
national treasury. The government Is
not seeking to sell bonds to foreign cap-
tallsts. It asks our own people to take
them and there should be no doubt
ibout the response , for manifestly If It
s not what Is hoped for the situation
mist become more embarrassing and the
lunger that threatens the national treas
ury more serious. Another good result
should be In strengthening that conserv-
Ulve sentiment which , while most so-
icltous to maintain the rights and the
loner of the nation , demands that all
lonorablc means for preserving peacea-
) le relations be exhausted before there
s resort to war. Those who would in
cite the great English-speaking nation ! )
o hostilities are the enemies of Ameri
can credit.
TllK AKTI-TllUST LA II'S.
The house of representatives yestcr-
lay adopted a resolution calling upon
Vttorney General Harmon for Informa-
ion as to what steps had been taken to
enforce the laws against trusts and
combinations and what further legisla
tion , if any , Is needed in his opinion to
irotect the people against the same. A
U'onipt response to this request Is to be
expected , for so far as the public Is
iwarc the attorney general has taken
10 steps whatever to enforce the antirust -
rust laws , If Indeed ho has given them
he least attention. Ills predecessor in
lie olllce of head of the Department
of .lustlce , who took the first opportunity
to discredit the act passed In 1S90 , did
Institute proceedings against one trust
under that act and being defeated In the
courts went no further , although In the
meantime there was incorporated in the
now tariff law an anti-trust provision
which was supposed to represent what
the Department of Justice at the time
thought to be necessary to protect tin-
people against trusts and combinations.
Attorney General Harmon has , .so far as
known , entirely ignored this law. The
present administration came into power
pledged to use all Its authority to sup
press trusts , which Mr. Cleveland
strongly denounced In his Inaugural ad
dress. The pledge has not been kept.
An explanation from Mr. Harmon will
be read with very general interest.
os vinuiins.
Kennard offered a resolution , which was
adopted , reciting that Comptroller Olsen had
been In office four years and handled millions
of dollars , accounting" for them with the
greatest accuracy. That In the matter of
the Molln shortage Olsen had refuEcd to
check the $77,700 Item , and that his estimate
of the shortage as about or not under $100-
000 had been verified. The resolu
tion concluded :
"Tho cd I inn that has been sought to bo
thrown upon Mr. Olsen through the defalca
tion of Bolln and the effort to malto htm a
scapegoat for the shortcomings of others
have made him a greater sufferer than the
guilty parties. Therefore , bo It further
"Hcsolved , That It la but right and
proper that wo as members of the city
council , who have been connected with Mr.
Olsen In an olllclnl way for the last year ,
should express anil do hereby express our
belief In his honesty and Integrity , and t-o
tar as his responsibility In the matter of the
defalcation of Dolln Is concerned It Is the
sense of this council that he Is not by con
tributory negligence , nor any other woy , re
sponsible for such defalcation. " OHlclal
Ccmblno Organ.
When nn ostrich Is hotly pursued on
the dtvsort , he is said to stick his head
Into the sand and leave his posterior
exposed. This Is exactly the position
assumed by the outgoing city council
when It adopted these extraordinary
resolutions.
Do the councllmanle ostriches imagine
that such a brazen attempt to white
wash the utter Ineflleiency and gross
negligence of the ox-comptroller will
deceive my Intelligent person ? Where
and when did this comptroller handle
millions of dollars , accounting for them
with the greatest accuracy ? The comp
troller Is not a disbursing otllcer nor Is
ho legally entitled to receive money.
Ills business is to audit the accounts
of all ofllcors who do handle municipal
money and to verify their receipts and
expenditures. When the Bolln embcz-
jsk'ineiit was made public by The Bee ,
Mr. Olseu assured Thomas Swobe that
the treasurer's books were till right and
that the bondsmen would not be called
upon to make good u dollar's shortage.
If ho know about that $77,700 item why
did he not say something about It ? If
ho did not know It at that time , ho
should have known It.
If Olhon was nn efllck'iit comptroller
why did ho fall to chuck up Bolln's accounts -
counts for the Urst term at the be
ginning of the second term Instead of
letting mutters drift uloug for two
months after that time ? How could any
of Bolln's shortage date from his first
term If Olsen had attended strictly to
business ?
The councllmanle ostriches , with Mr.
Kennard ns their spokesman , declare
that the efforts to make Olsen a scape
goat for the shortcomings of others
have made him n greater sufferer than
the guilty parties. That may be liter
ally true so far as "tho others" arc
concerned. But whose fault is It that
the guilty parties have not been made
to suffer and that no attempt has boon
made to bring them to justice ? The
finance committee , of which Mr. Ken
nard was the tail nud Cadet Taylor the
head , went Into the scapegoat business
just before election to throw dust Into
the eyes of the people. They Instituted
proceedings for the arrest of ex-Deputy
Coulter. But did they ever take any
steps against his principal ? Did their
last report , stating 'that the deficit
would exceed $115,000 , contain ono
word recommending legal proceedings
against the guilty parties ? Is not their
attempt to exonerate the comptroller
the most severe Indictment against
themselves ?
AN KXU11MOVS K3ntKZZlfMnXT.
After more than six mouths of checkIng -
Ing and counterchecklng the experts em
ployed at an expense of about ? 2r > 00
have submitted their findings relating
to the defalcation In the city treasury.
They certify that the shortage in the
accounts of ex-Treasurer Bolln exceeds
? lin,000 and may run up to ? ir > 0,0)0 ( ) If
interest due to the city and school fund
Is added.
For moro than four months repented
assurances have been given by the coun
cil committee on finance Hint the defal
cation was comparatively trivial and the
city would not lose a dollar. Now the
members of the committee publicly ac
knowledge that they have for months
played a game of duplicity. They ad
mit that as far back as July , lSr ! ) , they
were apprised of the fact that one dis
crepancy of $77,700 was unaccounted
In addition to the $ : ! . > .UOO originally
missing from the cash drawer.
While these startling disclosures have
been , In part at least , anticipated by
investigations and exposures made by
The Bee , the enormity of the embezzle
ment Is no\\- for the first time forced
upon the taxpayers of Omaha. For the
first time they realize that they have
been systematically deceived by the
council combine and the organs of
boodlerism that championed its cause
In the last municipal campaign.
Whether the whole or any part of the
huge sum stolen from the people can be
recovered Is still problematical. With a
debased standard of official morals al
most sanctioned by a demoralized and
blunted public conscience which has
ceased to rebel against rascality and
downright thievery , the restoration of
honest government and the vigorous
prosecution of the city's claims are
scarcely to be looked for. Like other
cities that have gone through a similar
ordeal , Omaha must , be rudely roused
from the lethargy and Indifference
which its people have manifested when
their most vital interests have been
sacrificed by corrupt combinations of
dishonest ofliclals.
TllK FAllMUHS AND Till ! TARIFF.
The revenue bill passed by the houpo
provides for an increase of ] . " per cent
in the duties on agricultural products.
The republican members of the senate
finance committee are said to be con
sidering an Increase of 1 > 0 or 5 pol
ecat. It is the policy of the republican
party , as embodied In the tariff law of
1SIJO , f < > protect the farmer as well an
the manufacturer , but the democrats ,
while retaining some agricultural prod
ucts on the dutiable list , reduced ( lie
duties to such an extent that they af
forded no protection to the American
farmer , and the result is shown in
largely Increased importations of agri
cultural products under the operation
of the present tariff. The democrats
were warned by the republicans that
they were opening- American markets
to the agricultural products of other
countries by the reduction in duties and
that no adequate compensation would
come in any Increase In exports , but
the tariff reformers urged their favorite
theory tlr.it the opening of our markets
to the products of the world would
cai'so a larger demand abroad for
American productions. Flow mistaken
and delusive this theory is the experi
ence ) of the last sixteen months , during
which imports have largely Increased
and exports declined to almost an equal
extent , has conclusively demonstrated.
The statistics show that our agricul
tural producers , who constitute prac
tically one-half the population of the
country , have suffered seriously from
the competition of foreign products
since the present tariff law wont Into
effect. The chief agricultural Imports
are llvo animals , breadsttitrs , eggs , flax ,
feathers , fruits , hay , hemp , hides , hops ,
piovlslons , rice , seeds , tobacco , vegeta
bles and wool. In every ono of these
commodities the Importations of the
first twelve months under the demo
cratic tariff are greater than during the
preceding twelve months under the re
publican tariff. On the other hand , the
exports of farm products fell off and
were less In the first year of the pros-
out tariff than In the last year of the
McKlnley law. Of the foreign products
which came Into direct competition with
our own , it appears that the Increased
importation is from DO toUK ) per cunt ,
wlilln the falling off In exports Is al
most as strongly marked. According to
figures obtained fiom the records of the
Treasury department , the Imports of
agricultural products during tiio first
year of the present tariff were to the
value of $107,000,000 , while during the
last year of the republican tariff the
value of such Imports was only $51,000-
000 , and the value of the exports of
agricultural products in those years wan
respectively $801,000,000 and JjWl ,000-
000. Canada was the chief beneficiary
of tlio democratic policy , under which
the Importations of agricultural prod
ucts increased about -0 per cent with
out any compensating advantage to any
American Interest , for thnt country buys
no moro than formerly of the United
States and has made no tariff conces
sion whatever to tills country , Ou the
contrary , wlicu the Canadian govern
ment last rovlKed the tariff some of the
discriminatingAnljlcfl ngainst American
products were Increased.
The Intelligent 'and ' Industrious farm
ers of the United States arc certainly
entitled to bettor consideration than
they received from the democratic con
gress. They arc encountering a steadily
Increasing competition In the foreign
markets , reducing1 from year to year
the demand abroad for their products ,
while they nls suffer from the discrim
inating decree of foreign governments.
If In addition fb ; this they are to be
denied a reasonable measure of pro
tection against damaging competition
in their home market , what hope is
there for their future prosperity ? Wo
do not think It probable that they will
get fair consideration from this con-
giess , but they ought to bear In mind
that it is the policy of the republican
party to guard their interests equally
with those of other industries.
A HAD
The new Board of Education has made
n bad beginning. Almost its first olll
clnl action after organization was the'
repudiation of the resolution by which
the outgoing board had given notice
that the ofllec of attorney for the board
would bo abolished and the legal busi
ness of * the board would be transacted
through the legal department of the
city. This was a measure In the Inter
est of economy. There is no need what
ever of a special salaried attorney for
the school board and the board Is at this
time lu no condition to squander $ .r > 00 a
year for the maintenance of a sinecure.
George W. Covell may be competent
to fill the bill and he may need thee
o nolumeiits of the useless olllce , but
that affords no excuse for the board's
action. If the new board has any dis
position to listen to universal demand
for retrenchment It will retrace Its steps
and recall the appointment which it has
so hastily made.
A very pretty contest is rapidly shap
ing Itself In the municipal arena.
Heavy property owners are undertak
ing to show the Incoming council that
public expenditures must be reduced
and supernumerary clerkships abolished.
On the oilier hand , there Is u horde of
hungry applicants for place , demanding
reward for campaign services rendered
the victorious crew. It is to be hoped
the taxpayers will succeed in convinc
ing the new st.lh'smcn of the Imperative
need of retrenchment in municipal af
fairs , i
The election of three directors of the
Board of Trade' ' filnged on the Issue ,
whether or not the board shall resume
the usual functions of n board of trade ,
or simply con\ent \ Itself with the busl-
ness of a rentaj agency. The result
shows n majority of niembprs to be
favorable to lhe , plan heretofore pur
sued of depending .upon the Commercial
club to perform tlje active work In be
half of the commercial interests 6f the
city. Under th < circumstances this was
doubtless , the.j\\lseCiiu-.sejo , ! ( , pursue.
' " . * - i
Headers of juvonllo literature lose ono
of'their ' recognized patrons In the death
of Colonel Thomas W. Knox. The num
ber of young people who have been
made happy by Colonel Knox' stories
is almost Innumerable. Ho was very
active in the movement for an Internii-
tional copyright law and possessed re
markable Influence over his own circle
of frlonds. Both
young people and par
ents will regret his demise.
I.lHt < < > TIilH Driiiaiiil.
Des Molnes Lender.
If Nebraska wantr. . the support of Iowa
In securing the Intsrrtstc exposition of 1896
for Omaha , the Mantlorson vice presidential
baam must bj punctured without further
A SIimlcMvy IIuiii ! .
Indlnnnpcllx Journal.
The Rnsllsh-spesklns band Is not so strong
In this country os to
prevent a larg' ma
jority cf tils American paonU- from talcing
nrTta'n ' GcrmallJ' ln anr nuarril with Great
UitlvrrNnlly Coiiit ! > inu-il.
Denver News.
The action of Jndgs Scott the mndpm
Jeffreys of Omaha. In the case of CTItor
V l/e ? < ! ! ! vj"S , the universal condcmnj-
Mn " the '
, ,1f , pl'e3t' a" ovcr tl10 'est. Scott
should bs Impcnclied If ha dou. not resign
In time to save the disgrace
Tin- Corn Croj > .
Gl < he-I < en : < > crat.
i-J' ' , ! , cSrncrcp ! . Qf 1V-J ls J10W Put at 2 151 -
ISa.COO biishelt. by tlu Department of Agri
culture. This It , 200,000,000 below the cil -
matsa of themMJle of the year , n ? , a
record-breaking yield , however. The only
crous which came r.car It were thasn nf ms'i
? , ; i2S92tOO Lus els. amiI of1E01 2030 ISl'flOj'
Iho aggregate cereal yl-ld of Igor also hints
al KcanlB. This mean * cheap fooj and
Plenty of It until the next harvest , at least.
TllK MiW STA'l'U.
Kanius City Star : One nag and one wife
will ba tljo future motto of Utah.
Cincinnati Commercial : Utah Is nu'V a
state the forty-fifth In tha conaiellatlon on
the flag. It Is to bo hoped tbat hho will
never again dlmllie- luster of the star Rho
represent : ! by lapsing into multitudinous
matrimony.
Washington Stnn As a territory this new
comer liati bert prosperous and Its history
unique. The Mbrmdh question \\ni Rt ne
tlmo thought to Inlfl-poso lnsuprable obsta-
cloa to statehood' ' , ) j'Jt with the downfall of
p.Jygamy Mprnftmlprn has ceasjd to b. viewed
as a menacn lo'tlip institutions of the land.
The pe : > plo wbnHonn the new stall are en
terprising and Vigorous , tvpea of their sur-
jrundliiKt1 , anctr < 1frdrS the point of view of
wealth , population1 arid general enlightenment
fleoarvo the righttb 'contribute a inw otar to
Old Glory. > ' '
Chicago TlmW-HcVsld : Four slates be-
slJoi Utah bcstfnorHpmbers , of the union In
the month of.Jjhuary. Georgia was the
f urth state tel > ratuy the constitution , which
It did January 2J-17SS. and the fifth was Con-
nectlcut , which cameIn a.week Uer. ! Michi
gan , the twentyUlsth state , wan admitted
January 20 , 1SJ7.J'Kansas , thirty-fourth ,
January 23 , ISGl.wirtnow w * have Utah , thf
forty-fifth etata.'iipnatlalmed a member of th
uulsn January 4 > ii 'It Js a very cowl -month In
this reppsct , though1' December can hoist uf
moro than any other month , having nine
stitei to Ita credit.
Indianapolis Journal ; Utah makes the forty-
fifth fitto In the union. When the constitu
tion was adopted there were but thirteen.
Vermont wan the first on * admitted after the
adoption of the constitution. The delay In
litr admission was owing to a ' / be
tween th ) people of the colony nnd the stats
.of New York a to its ounei < hlp , New York
claiming It under grants from tha Drltlsh
government. This controversy lasted from
17C3 to 1791 , and gave riseto a great deal of
had blcod. Kentucky followed In 1792 , Ten-
H05J3D In 1796 , Ohio In 1S02 , Louisiana In
1S12 , au3 after that other ytales rapidly.
Utah makes the thlrUcnth state admitted
Elnce ISD'J. viz : Oregon In 1853 , Kansas In
3801 , West Virclnla In 1863 , Nevada In 18G1 ,
Nebraska In 1SC7. Colorado In 1S7C , North
Dakota , South Dakota , Montana and Wach-
Jngton in 18S9 , Idaho and Wyoming la IS'JO ,
ami now Utah.
BOLLN'S TREASURY SHORTAGE NOT LESS THAN $115,000
World-Herald , Juno 19 , 1855. World-Herald , June 20 , 1S93. World-Herald , June 21 , 1S05.
1IUOLM IS IIONEST HIS SHORTAGE NOT GROWING THEY CLAIM IF TO BE FALSE
Henry Bolln's Books do Not Show The Bondsmen and Examiners of
Him to bo Very Far Henry Bolln's Books so Pronounce
The Bondsmen of the City Treasurer
Back. nounce Evil Inference.
urer do Not Question His
Integrity.
The Amount Still Appears to Be Sensational Stories Implying Theft
Confined to the Salaries Ad of Funds Are Declared to bo
vanced in His Good Nature. Utterly Without Foundation.
"While There is an Overdraft and
a Shortage in Salaries , They Ooultor Is Not Yet Suspended Despite the The Man Is Short Just the Amounts Ad
Are Not Alarmed. Statements Thnt Ho Has Been vanced in Unearned Salaries nnd
Permanently Lot Out. Thus Par Nothing Moro.
The Former They Assert to Bo World-Herald , June 23 , 1S93. Worlil-Hornlil , Jnnuary 7. 1S96.
Quite Natural and the Latter WILL SERVE OUT HIS TERM GROWN TO BE A MOUNTAIN
is According to Precedent.
Bondsmen of Treasurer Bolln Deficit in ex-Treasurer Bolln's
Come to that Conclusion Accounts May Roach $125-
A Full Examination of the Books After Investigating. 000 to $135,000. ,
is Deemed Necessary to Bring
Things Up to the Mark. Are Not at all Pleased with the Expert Accountants Solve All thg
Manner in "Which Comptroller Financial Puzzles and Make
Olsen Has Been Acting. Their Final Report-
Thomas Swobo Likely to Look After Things Facts About tbo Oondition of tbo Office Comptroller Olson Is Exonerated Prom All
Till Election Tinio A Suioido Have Been Reserved for a Oboson Eesponsibility by the Oounoil Last
That Did Not Mntorializo. Tow-Toll-Talo Slips. Mooting of the Tear.
A M30AI. Aiisimuirr.
I.lbfl Law SiiKKCNdon of it Llnooli
.IiirlNt St'rloiiHly CoiiHlilerciI.
Washington Post.
llecont events In Nebraska have occa
sloned In 'hat stntc nn animated discus
slon of the law of libel and the constltu
tior.nl principles Involved therein. As a
rule , the newspapers taking part In this
discussion show a proper appreciation o
the responsibilities of th ? press , but ob
jsut to a strained construction of th : law
for the purpose of Inflicting what they be
llcvo to be an unwarranted sentence upon
an editor. There Is one exception , how
ever , to this rule of temperate conserva
tism. The Lincoln Journal propounds a
theory that Is altogether unique In the litera
ture of criminal Jurisdiction. It Is a theory
that would invoke all the pains and panal-
tlca known to criminal law , from the small
est flue to hanging. It would , ft adopted ,
subject ona convjctcd llbelcr to the pay
ment of $1 and costs ; another to thirty days
In jail ; another to ten years In the peni
tentiary , and EO on up to llfo Imprisonment ,
and finally to the death penalty. The Lin
coln Journal lays down this simple rule as
a fundamental doctrine :
"If n newspaper accuses a citizen of fel
ony qr of a misdemeanor that. If credited ,
would render him Infamous In the eyes ol
lila neighbors and degrade and disgrace Ills
feir.lly , and IB not able to substantiate the
charge , the liberty of the people can only
bo vindicated by subjecting the utterer of
the charges to something Ilka the punish
ment that the accused would have received
had ho been found guilty of the ofCcnsea
charged. "
No lespectable newspaper deprecates the
offenbe of malicious libel or deplics Immunity
for the editor who designedly makes his
columns the vehicle of calumny. Self-re-
Gpcct , not less than self-interest , impels tliu
management of a respectable journal to take
evtry possible preventive against the pub
lication of false accusations. liut the rule
enunciated by our Lincoln contemporary is
viclatlve alike of common sense and consti
tutional principles. The Mosaic law , "an
eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth , " 1ms
long been obsolete In all civilized countries ,
eminent Jurists have characterized It as
barbarous. " But tills rule goes much
further than that In the es-
tcntlal elements of savagery. The Post has
no apology to make fr the man or the news
paper that unjustly "accusaa a citizen of a
felony or a misdemeanor that , if credited ,
wwild render him Infamsus in the cya of his
neighbors. " Uut a false accusation of a crime
Is not necessarily as heinous ao the crime
Itself. Suppose the accusation be murder In
the first degre ? . Would the hanging of the
llbsler bo an Improvement on , the statutory
penalties now provided ? Suppose the accusa
tion , to bs arson , burglary , forgery , r high
way robbery.Vonld it bo conducive to ths
Interests of poclety to give the llbaler the
penalty prescribed for the commission of the
act ? We think not , and the lawmakers and
courts of the country are ao inhospitable as
we are tt > the theory of the Lincoln editor.
The same principle of the law of libel that
arpiles to the prefcs cavers all defamation of
character , Including that of tongue and pen.
It a\ai \ lticliul.il both sexes. Under this new
dlBpeiitullon from Nebraska a woman accus
ing a neighbor's wife of inildellty would take
the psnalty.for that offenre anil also furnish
her husband with a valid ground fcr a di
vorce.
Itvoulrt be better policy , wo think , to en
force existing laws than to st up a code that
v.'C'.ild Immediately demand the creation of
new courts and the erection of new prisons
In every state. The libel lawa In sme states
mod amendment , for they nre Inapplicable
to the present condition of Journalism In that
they do not properly discriminate between
the unintentional and the premeditated libel.
But any change In the direction Indicated In
the Lincoln Journal's declaration Is scarcely
a possibility.
JJ.ASIKK SAID THAN DO.M3.
Sonic Very Airy AMNorllniiM Alinut
I'orrlliK ; Hit * DanlaiicllcN.
The report that the entire North American
squadron IB to be pent to Turkey to enforce
the demand of the United States for Indem
nity for lofaEii suffered by AmerlcaiiH In
Asia Minor has stiffened the national splno
and caused a large output of nonsensical
clatter. In many quarters it is gravely HS-
pertcd that the Amcilcan fleet will do that
which the allied powers do net attempt ,
namely force the passage of the Dardanelles
and Ut the eagle bcrMm dcflnaco in the
pilaco of Hit- sultan , nut talk \u \ cheaper
than powder and ball , and Imagination can
surmount barriers impassable to the > modern
man-of-war.
Suppose the American fleet should attempt
to force the passage , It would llml the task
an exceedingly dllllcult. In fact a hopeless ,
one. The stiongeH of tha forUllcat-'ons along
this btralt are- erected whcro the strait nar
rows down to a little loiu than ' 1,009 fH In
width ; ou the ono Bids U Fort Bultaiie-Kaleh
( Sultan'E. Csttl' ) , and on the other Kllld-
mbr ( L-.ck of the Sea ) .
The Dardanelles proper ore protected by
thrca line * of defense , an outer , a center and
an Inner lln ? , Tne batteries of thes : forts
are piovlded with Krupp guns nf larga oill-
ber , there be'ng SH cf those cunt1 distribute !
along the lines of fortification , The points of
defence have bien so well i/clecleJ that pass
ing vessels , who liavo to pay full attention
to the rapid currant and the frequjnt turns
In the channel , may bo taken Into cross-flro
at alnnst any point within a stretch of more
than thre ? miles , The greatest weakness of
the fortifications along the Dardanelles con-
s'tu ' In that they ar ? almost dcrens.-leci from
the land side , and , during , the Kugso-Turklsh
war of 1877-78 , they were In danger of being
taken by the- Russians , Slnco the Darda
nelles were fortllled they were forced but
once , In 1S07 , by tha English udnUral , Dalk-
worth , and then only on account of the
intserabla armament In UN. At the present
tlmo these1 forts are positively Impauabh for
no matter what man-of-war , according to tbo
Judgment of experienced German artillery of
ficers who are now In the Turkish military
service.
After the Dardanelles are passed , the Sea
of Marmora may be passed without interrup
tion ; at the entrance Into the Dosphorus
strong forts on rocky cliffs guard the gate
way. Altogether , this narrow strait , which
winds in seven sharp serpentines , Is but flf-
teen miles long. Eleven forts and nineteen
batteries , with C33 gutiu and flfty-ono mor
tars , protect this northern gate of Constanti
nople. Upon the land side this city Is en
closed by a wall , varying from twenty to
forty-two feet In height. In the southwestern
part of the city the citadel of the "Seven
Toworn" lo erected , and near the point of the
peninsula , which forms the city proper , the
Seraglio is alsj protected by batteries , and
the so-called Leander tower , which Is about
seventy-flvo fort high. This tower stands at
the furthest seaward point of the peninsula ,
and just across the Golden Horn Is the Ma
rino Arsenal Tophanc.
From the land side Constantinople Is amply
protected by Its walls , and an attack upon
tbs city cwild not possibly be successful with
out a simultaneous attack from the sea. The
most Brloua defect in the defense of the
Turkish capital Is the absolute absence of
outlying forts and works , and the fact that
there Is no source of fresh water within the
city walls. In former years when dldlculty
of communication on the land side arose ,
Constantinople hau always been supplied with
water from Scutari , on the Asiatic side of
the" Bosphorus. The current in the Dos-
phorug Is very rapid and trea'cheroiis ; there
are many well-pools and eddies , so that the
Turks themselves have named It the "Devil's
current. " All things considered , It must bo ,
admitted that it would be a dllllcult matte
to take Constantinople by force , and ovei
thj combined navies of several European
[ lowers could not force an entrance througl
the Dardanelles , nor Is It likely that Kusslai
men-of-war could enter the Dosphorus from
the north with success.
OPES FOR 1'1101'OSALS.
Washington Star : H lg a pleasure to note
Lhat Governor Morton so highly esteems
Washington as n place of residence.
Ohio State Journal : The name of Justice
Brewer as a presidential possibility Is men
tloncd. Ho will probably bo nominated by
.ho prohibitionists.
Globe-Democrat : It Is one of the peculiari
ties cf our politics that not every man who
would make a good president would also
nake a god candidate.
Fort Worth Gazette : The boundary line
jetween McKlnley nnd the presidency la o :
more Interest to Speaker Heed than the
Schomburgk line Just at pre9nt.
Kansas City Star : When Governor Mor
on comes to St. t/uls with a large slice of
Ur. Iloed's eastern support , the McKlnley
people will undoubtedly give him a cord la
welcome.
New York Journal : Governor IJradley's
rlends In Kentucky are working determinedly
o got him a place on the republican national
Ickct. Hut he says h ? has achieved the
crowning ambition cf his life.
Philadelphia Ledger : The Ledger does not
icsitato to tuy that Levl P. Morton cf New
York would make nn excellent president of
ho United States , and , therefore , would bo a
good candidate for the head of the republican
Icket.
Chicago Tribune : The Idea of electing a
man to th ? presidency who would bo nearly
77 years eld at the end of his term Is so pre-
icsterous that I don't care to talk about It.
I-rl-n.
I fully endorsa the foregoing. McK-l-y.
Expresses niy views exactly. K-d.
Mlpo tso. Alg-r.
Indianapolis News : It has long been under
stood In a mild sort of way that Hon. Levl
> . Morton had presidential esplratlons , but so
far little has been heard thereof In comparison
with the clamor arising from the promoters of
ths booms of Messrs. Heed , McKlnley and
Allison , or with the dlgnlfled utterances of
Mr , Harrison's friends. But from now on wo
may expect to hear more about the Now Ycrk
govrnor and his qualities and claims , Mr.
Tm Platt , the able mechanician , who engi
neered Mr. Morton's campaign for the gov
ernorship , makes formal announcement that
ho Is In the field.
I'ICltSOXAlAM ) OTIIKHtt'ISr : .
"Abo" Buzzard , the notorious Pennsylvania
utlaw , now serving a term In prison , has
leccmo totally blind.
Governor Hastings of Pennsylvania has
Mid by thu cares of state and gene south
In search of the fountain of youth ,
"Healer" Bchlatter may bo as big n hum
bug as the pugilists , but ho certainly Is not
as big a milrunco. Up to data ho has not
ask-d the papers for a line of ejiauu In which
to make a "personal explanation , "
Dr. Mary Walker Ij now living on a farm
about three milts west of Oswego , N. Y.
She Is a familiar figure on tha streets of the
town , to which the drives nearly every day.
She always wears a full suit of black broad
cloth , with I'rince Albert coat and silk hit ,
and walk * with a cane.
Governor-elect Hrtggs of New Jersey Is
having a remarkable experience. Although
ho Is the drat republican governor thu state
lias had In nearly thirty years , nobody Is
worrying him for appointment to olllce.
There are applicant1) , of course , but the
governor-elect fays "so far all have acted
with grwt courtesy. "
Inscilptlon on the blade of Kaiser WII-
lielm'i sword : "Trust In God ! He cour
ageous In battle , In order that you may pre
serve your honor and your gloryl The one
who relics courageously on the aid of God
is never beaten. Your strength belongs lethe
the fatherland. To my dear son , Wllhelm.
May 0 , 1892. Wllholm , R. "
Italian literature has suffered a great Iota
In the death of Prof , dl L"va. Ills fame
rests chiefly upon hU well known history
of Charles V. , a work of eight volumes.
Ho was the drat Italian writer of emlnenco
to follow the method of historical Investiga
tion which has been brought to such per
fection In Germany by Mommscn and Von
Sybcl.
Charles II. Hulkley of Cleveland , who
died the other day , was for many years ono
of Cleveland's foremost capitalists , and was
the father of Its park system. Ho was
born In Albany. N. Y. , fifty-two years ago ,
was a direct descendant of Peter Uulklcy ,
the first Congregailonal minister of Concord ,
Mass. . and the giver of the flrst library to
Harvard college.
Henry Cavllng , a Copenhagen Journalist
visiting this country , said to a Boston re
porter : "Journalism In Dsnmark Is de
cidedly different from the American. For
Instance , wo have on our paper about forty
editorial writers and five reporters. We
have no need for moro reporters , because
nothing ever happens. Why , wo do not
have a murder once In ten years. So , of
course , the papers there are more devoted
to literary articles than to news. "
Heber M. Wells , the flrst governor of the
state of Utah , was born In Salt Lake City
thirty-seven years ago , and was 'educated
at the University of Utah. Ho was a
member of the Mast two constitutional con
ventions and was } the republican nominee
for mayor of Salt Lake City In 1892 , but
was defeated by U. N. Baskln , the present
Incumbent. He has- been for five years
cashier of the State bank of Utah. Ho I
a member of the Mormon church.
SHOUT AM > ciiuisnv.
Washington Star : "Ono of do 'Bcourasln *
bout dlEfhero earf , " said Uncle Klien.
am clnt when er man wishes yer "Happy
Nuw Year , ' 'tnln' no 'surance 'tnll dat he
aln' gwlne ter tu'n roun' nn1 cheat ycr In a
mule trade. "
Harper's Bazar : "Pleapo look hero a
moment , Jllss Grogan , " suld the gentleman
whose mission in life wns to hourly cnter-
tnln the admiring public by dislocating his
ncclc
"Phwat Is It , "Mr. Smith ? " returned the
beautiful Clrcnsslnn prlncsss , pleasantly.
"Is my head on straight ? "
Brooklyn Life : She Poor unclel And to
be oaten by undlscoveicd savages !
"Yes. but ho gave them their llrst taste
of religion !
Cincinnati Knqulrcr : Miss Pasnc Dear
me ! Ono cannot cross the street without a
lot of horrid men staling at one.
Maud Kthel They don't look more than
once , do they , dear ? ?
Indianapolis Journal : Tbo frog looked at
tbo tadpole kindly nnd tolerantly. " } os , "
he remarked , " 1 remember when I was your
uge I bad u swelled head myself , "
Detroit Free Press : "You peom to Imvn
something weighing- your mind , Harold. "
"Well , I haven't. Do you think my mind
is a pair of pcales ? "
"Oh , no ; scales arc evenly balanced. "
Philadelphia Record : Hoax Why da you
call Colonel Warbluffs wife a peach ? She's
not handsome.
Joax No ; but fOio gets around the kernel
so easily and naturally.
New York Hornld : "Charley ! " called tbn
blind man to the deaf nnd dumb man , "I
want to HCO you. " "Well. " replied the donf
nnd dumb man , "you needn't speak BO loud. "
Chicago Tribune : "It's the meanest trick
Banks ever played mo ! " exclaimed ItlvciB.
"What is ? " asked the sympathizing1 fileml.
"He's sent me twenty-live boxes of the
finest wax taper matches , nn umber and
meerschaum cigar-holder , nnd a bcx of 1'cr-
foctos. nnd the brute knows I've Just aworn
off smoking ! "
THE USUAL EPISODE.
Ban 1'YnnclHco Ilxnmlner ,
"An estate worth many millions Is awaiting
your command. "
So lo u verdant person wrote a lawyer
shrewd and bland.
Hut ho added this brief postscript : "You
will have to Bend a fee-
Please forward draft for dollars 'steen made
payable to me. "
The verdant person told his luck to every
one ho owed
And sent the draft without delay. Thus
closed the episode.
TllK WAY IT ST1IIICIC HKfl ,
Mmsnrct riyllnce.
A little ragged orphan girl who no'er
Had hud n. homo nor known a parent's care ,
And who , with Hhoeless feet and hatlcia
Newspapers sold lo earn her scanty bread ,
Was tnlcen from the city far away ,
With others of her kind , one summer day ,
To look upon Iho ocean. At the Bight
Her thin , ehuip face was filled with great
And Home ono nald : "I wonder what can bo
Her thoughts , poor child , about this mighty
Hca. "
She heard the words , and quickly turned
And , In low tones , " 1'ge thlnkln' , inu'am , "
tine t-ald ,
"I'oe Kind 1 corned , becnu e I never eor
Knuugh of anything before , "
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and constipation is th most
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