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TUTS OMAHA DA1LST UJCIC : MOKDAY , JAJN UA.UY 1 , 1S ! > . Tim OMAHA DAILY BEE 15. nOSEWATEfl , Editor. runusiiKD Evnnt MORNING. OF SUDRCniPTIONt n < ! ( Without Sunday ) , Onu Tear. . . , . , } 8 ft Dally lira and Sunday , On * Year , . . . . 10 ( 81 * Months SI Thrift Month * , . . . . . . . 2 6 Sunday 1) * , One Y nr. . . . . . . . 2 ( Pnturdny tier , On Year. , . . . 1 & Weekly Dee , One Tear 6J omens : Omaha , Th Ili-l flulMlng. Bauth Omnhs. 8lner IMk , Orntr N and 21th SIR. Council IJturrx. 12 rcntl Btr ( > ot. CnlcnRo Onleo , 31" Chnmlcr of Commerce. New Yorlc. Ilnoms 11 , 1 nnd 15 , Trlljuno Building Wathlngton , 1107 P Htrfct , N.V. . COttUIMPONDRNCn : All rommunlratlnnn rclnllni ? to new and dl lorlal matter should lie niMriwd : To the Editor 1IU8INRSS I.KTTnnS : All luminous leltera nnd remittances should b nddre § cd to The live Publishing Company Omaha Draft * , chfckn nnd imstiflice orders t ba made tiivnMa to the nrtlir of the company. TUB HUE I'UllLISUINO COMPANY. STATRMKNT OP CUICUI.ATIOK > . Tnehuck , s'crrlnry of The Dee Pill * Jlfthlnit comnnny , iK-Ing duly vvorn , sn } that th nrtiipl number of full and complete coplM of tli Dally Momlnff , Kvenlns nnd Sunday lleo prlntei during the month of Decanter , 1895 , was as fol lows : 1 JO.OID 17 19,0- 2 10.001 IS 13.04 3 ia.0',4 19 21,41 4 , , , n.oso 1 21,47 fi ii.ow 21 21.62. I ! 19.074 22 20.02. 7 11,1:3 13 2I.C1 8 20,133 24 21.50 0. . 13,115 2" 17.S3 30 15,187 20 21,11 11 , . 19,111) 27 21,13 12. . . , 19,113 21 21.M 1.1 19.A.V ) 23 19.SO 14 is.su 30 21,01 15 20,030 31 20,92 1ft. . . . . in no- - Tolnl CISWO Ix > ss deductions for unsold nnd returned pnncrs , 7,74 Net imle * .C10.M Dally luernKc . . . 19.70 ononcin n. TZSCHUCK. Sworn to roforc mo iu l subscribed In my presence this 3d dnv of Jnnunry , 1890. ( Sent. ) N. P , I-RIU Notary Public. Now tlio tronsiiry exports will flntl prolltnblo employment ns witnesses Everything comes to lihn who wnlta. HP * r The trouble Is that Mr. Bryan's nil- vice to Ills fellow doinocrnts is even less likely to be lieotloil tlmn It wns when ho wns himself n member of the mi- tloiml Up to tluto tlie Venezuela lioiuulnry commission bill Is the only legislative measure of importance that has sue- ccetlctl In running the gauntlet of both houses of congress. r | c # In spite of all depression the Omaha clearings for the past week show a slight Increase over the corresponding period of last jenr. This shows that Omaha Is holding Us own. The principal obstacle to a nomina tion of President Cleveland for a third term seems to be the dllUciilty of llnd- Ing a suitable democrat willing to run for second place upon the same ticket .with Mr. Cleveland. Senator Allen predicted that the chief characteristic of the present con gress would bo talk and nothing but talk. If it Is to be a talking match Nebraska's senators will hold their own against any two men that can be named. The re-election of Charles P. Weller to the presidency of the Commercial club Is a merited compliment. Mr. [ \Veller not only possesses rare executive ability but hits proved himself on all occasions ccivnl to the task devolving upon lil in. Is * . Senator Voorhces' brief incumbency of the chairmanship of thu senate llnancc committee will go down in history nn- noticed except for the gross blunders lie committed In connection with pro posed linanclal legislation during two sessions of congress. George Stryker wants Judge Scott continued in charge of the criminal 'division of the district court. Judge Scott will doubtless reciprocate by mak ing Stryker the extra bailiff in case he should happen to lose his grip on the county poor farm superlntendency. Strykcr has a long head on him. Now it Is the linseed oil trust that Is being made the objective point of legal proceedings Instituted by.the at torney general of Illinois. The attorney general has apparently undertaken the laudable work of drawing the water from under the oil and thus knocking out , the greater part of the flctltlon ; > capitalization of the trust. The Elkhorn railroad has withdrawn from further participation In grain rates from points In Nebraska to Kansas City. These tariffs are the rankest discrimination ogalnst Omaha that shameless railroad rate sheet makers have ever made. Just think of it ! Grain is shipped from Norfolk to Chicago vJa , Kansas City nt n less rate . .than via Omaha. Against this pre posterous state of things the KIkhorii lias raised Its protest. It Is entitled to commendation for the nctlon. Hut Is there no means of redress nt the command of Omaha ? Local clgnr makers are enthusiastic over the possibilities of the little red imtronizc-home-lndustry label. The de mand for homo made cigars has In creased materially of Into and this Is ascribed to the agitation lu favor of keeping Nebraska money lu Nebraska. If smokers can only bo persuaded to realize the fact that us good .domestic cigars arc inado right hero In Omaha ns In any part of the United States , and that the red label on the box Insures the quality and workmanship , the local cigar making Industry will witness a revival thnt will give employment to two nnd three men whcro one only is now employed. The Chicago newspapers are unmerci fully roasting Senator Berry of 'Arkansas ' for dating to Inter pose an objection to the senate resolution appropriating $2.1,000 , for the employment of a special architect for the new Chicago postolllco building. They Insist that It la a piece of pro- s'mnptlou for n man who halls from llentonvllle , Beulon county , Arkansas , to Judge what Is fair pay for the architect of n great public building. This Is an outcropping of the old Idea that no man Is entitled to criticise another un less ho can himself perform the work In question better. Of course there Is no logical basts for such a complaint. A too of $25,000 would be n tempting mor sel of publicpationago. . ' ninitTs. It appears ( lint nt the meeting of tin senate foreign relations committee or Saturday tlio fnct wns developed tlmi tlio preponderating sentiment Is fnvor able to according to the Cuban Insur gents belligerent rights. A subcommittee tee , consisting or Senators Sherman IxMlgo and Morgan , was appointed tc consider the Cuban question nnd a ! all of these senators have expressed n hearty sympathy with the Cuban cause there Is reason to expect from them a. report * In favor of recognizing the belligerency of the Insurgents , thougli perhaps not immediately. Indeed , the dispatches state that tlio opinion was expressed by the most pronounced friends of the Insurgents that prcclpl Into nctlon might do them more harm than good and It Is noteworthy that their representatives In this country are not now urging that they be ac corded belligerent rights as zealously as they were a few months ago. They may have concluded that there Is not KO much advantage to bo derived from such a 'recognition , under existing con ditions , as they formerly thought. It Is doubtless true that according to all the rules and tests laid down In the definition of the rights of Insur gents to a status as belliger ents tlm Cuban imtrlots arc entitled to be regarded as more than a mere band of rebels. The rules laid down by nearly nil authoiitlus In relation to this matter would unquestionably jus tify our government , as the situation Is now understood to be , In declaring the Cuban Insurgents to be belligerents. One such rule Is that there shall be a do facto political organization , suf ficient In character , population and re sources to constitute It , If left to Itself , a state among nations , reasonably ca pable of discharging the duties of n state. It Is claimed that these require ments are fully met by the Cuban In surgent ! } , who have also "actually ex ercised the powers and rights of war. " Hut there Is a weak point In their claim to recognition as belligerents In the fact that they have no seaport and no naval force. The general rule , It Is pointed out , requires the "employment at sea by the Insurgents of commis sioned cruisers , " and this requirement the Cubans have not complied with. It Is urged , however , that the de ficiency Is more than overbalanced by the possession of a do facto political organization according to the forms of in established government. This is a mutter , however , which must be deter mined by Investigation nnd It Is to be presumed that the sub-committee of the senate foreign relations connnlttoo will institute such an Inquiry before mak ing Its report In the event of favorable action by congress on the proposal to recognize the Cuban Insurgents ns belligerents It would undoubtedly be approved with practical unanimity by the people , but those who understand how llttlo real benefit to the Cubans such a recogni tion would be will agree that there is no necessity for haste In the matter. It would In no way * Involve the recog nition of their Independence , as many people doubtless suppose. It would be simply an oflicial recdgnltion of the fact : hut they have si regularly organized nllltary force nnd are prosecuting n war according to the laws of war. and that the Spanish government has had to csnrt to warlike methods In order to ruoll the Insurrection. Having taken IJIM action the United States would be is fully bound as it now Is to main tain a neutral position toward the con testants. PLAfJKQ TlltS PEOl'Lll FUR SUCKEHS The clamor raised for the selection of Herman Kountze and Charles blander- son to fill the vacancies in the city council is an impudent piece of chicanery concocted in the Interest of the tnxcntcrs. Neither Mr. Kountzc lor ( icnc-rnl Mnnderson could be ox- icctod to accept places In the city coun cil. They could not act if they would uul would not act if they could. They voulil not voluntarily make themselves subject to a call from the council wr- gonnt-at-anns and would not hold their obs two weeks without resigning , riien we would have two vacancies again and the same farce to play over. The taxpayers of Omaha do not want nore councllnii'ii. They want less tax- itlon. They'can be saved ? 100 ( ! this ear by leaving the two seats in the ouncil vacant. Sixteen conncllmcn an transact till the business ol1 the city or the present year. The tnxcatcrs or whom the World-Herald is masqucr- idlng want these places filled. The nxoaters prefer to have the council Jill ho vacancies because they have already ( lugged the holes for their particular avorites. In order to carry out their irogrimi nnd relieve Mayor Bronteh of he odium of playing Into their hands hey shout for Kountze and Mandernon n the plea that they will serve without my , so an to Induce the mayor to up. mn'o the ordinance that vests the ipimlntment to council vacancies In lie city council. When lliu cards an1 In-own down It will be found that Insoill and Wheeler hold the trump ? lint will entitle them to the reserved oats. This Is the true inwardness of lie game , nnd the ostrich organ Is slm- ly trying to play the people of Omaha or suckers. VllOJKO A DUTY ON TKA. A committee representing tlio tea trade f the United States has recommended u conirross thu iinnoKlllon of n ilittv nn ea , urging this on the ground that it voultl correct certain evils which can > ot be avoided under present regulations , 'here are some Interesting facts set orth by this committee , one of which s that In all countries Unit impose a ix on tea the consumers get better nine for the sumo money than here , the utility of the tea being higher. It is sserted that the removal of the duty n tea by this country has been a posl- Ivo hi jury to the consumer , because f the poorer quality which has been mported since then. The consumer , It s said , pays the retailer nearly as much oday for n pound of tea us was paid n 187. ! , when there was a duty , nnd ccclvcs a much Inferior quality , which ccounts for the fulling off In conmunp- lou. In contrast with tills it Is found that In nil countries where there Is n tnx on tea the consumption has In- creased. England Imposes a duty of 8 cents per pound on ton , collecting from this source about $17,000,000 annually. The United Stntes could collect nn equal or larger amount from a duty of not more than 5 cents per pound nnd It Is urged that this would not be felt by the consumers , while 11 would Insure the Im portation of a bettor quality of tea. The representatives of the tea trade make out a. fairly plausible case , but they will hardly be able to persuade the present congress that It would bo expedient to place tea In the list of dutiable articles. Against n proposal to do this the plea for a "free breakfast table" would be urged with great vigor nnd effect. ix ntu LJAD. They do things up In Lincoln much more open nnd above board than they do In Omaha. In Omaha a bombastic resolution was adopted by the new po lice commission on its ndvcnt Into power by which notice was served on all whom It might concern that the boarfl pro posed to enforce strictly all the laws and ordinances against gambling , the social evil and disorderly houses. Like the pope's bull against the comet , this resolution was a dead letter from the start , but the board discreetly allows It to remain on Its records ns evidence of Its high regard for law , order and public morals. Such duplicity Is not tolerated at the state capital. The mayor of Lincoln was elected on pledges to throw the throttle wldb open. One night last week ho was seized with a sudden spasm of reform and Issued an order to one of the police captains to sec that all gambling houses were forthwith closed. The order wns promptly obeyed , al though the chief of police had not been taken Into the secret. Within twenty- four hours the mayor of Lincoln ex perienced a relapse and the order to keep gambling houses closed wns re voked. The whys and wherefores of this sin gular performance have not been di vulged. It becomes all the more Inex plicable In view of the side light throw n upon the transaction by the mayor's or gan on the morning following the raid. That truly pious and strictly voracious sheet , the Lincoln Journal , innde the following commet : Gambling In Lincoln lias not proven as prcductlvo as was expected by Its follow ers. Last spring wven houses opened up , but they did not last long. Patronage was light and there were few highflyers to keep the houses up. They gradually dwindled aown to four , the number closed last nlglu. Some surprise was occasioned that the order was given to the night captain Instead of the chief , as tbo latter was arcund the station all evening. In Its Sunday Issue the mayor's organ ventures to enlighten' the public fur ther. It says : The gambling houses have be2n permltteJ to cpen up again. The mayor has not given any explanation of his action. In closing them temporarily , but It Is presumed that some of the operators became too Independ ent about closing and when they \vere kicked against they Informed the klchors that they did not have to close until they g3t good and ready. Here's a how-dc-do ! If standing In with the .tiger did not prove as pro ductive as was expected we should like to know whether the raid on the gamblers proved ns productive ns wn1 ; expected. The fact that the closing order was revoked the next day leave. ? n big gap in the Lincoln reform record. One thing we feel sure of that emi nent Omaha reformer , Tolico Commis sioner Paul Vandervoort , would feel deeply Interested In this information AH communications to him on this subject will be treated as btrlctly con fidential. 37//J AllKtlST Ol' 110LLK. In response to the Irresistible public sentiment , which found expression In nil circles and among nil classes of citizens , Henry Bollu lias been arrested , on charges of embezzling public funds In his custody as city treasurer of Omnhn. Why this action was not taken mouths ago will never be satisfactorily ex plained. Had Mr. Holln appropriated to Ills own use funds belonging to a private firm or corporation while in Its employment he would have been placed under arrest within forty-eight Tiotirs after the discovery of the embezzle ment. Jitit In the case of Mr , Uolln some mysterious , powerful Influence was nt work to shield him from thi- consequences of his Illegal acts. Had he been an embezzler of a small sum In an unimportant position he would doubt less have been tried , convicted and sen tenced months ago. This we say , not In any spirit of vlndlctivcnesfl , but as an exponent of prevailing public opinion. It Is doubtful whether an Instance of such concerted olliclal leniency toward a sulf-admltted defaulter has n parallel In this country. It will naturally be asked , why charges against Bolln were not promptly filed by Mayor Hemis Immediately nfler tlio shortage In the treasury was estab lished ? It Is but Justice to ex-Mayor IJemls to say that he showed no dis position to shirk Ills duty In the prem ise * ! . His failure to act must be charged up to the city attorney's oltlce. When lie asked his legal adviser , the city attorney , as to his duty to cause the arrest of the embezzling city treas urer , he was told It was none of his business nnd advised to keep his hands off. off.Now Now that public sentiment has reached a high pitch of Indignation the city attorney concedes It to be the duty of Mayor IJroatch to demand the arrest of Uolln. This Is the difference b > - tween June and January. In June t'ie ' shortage was estimated nt "only" ? 2- ( ) 000 to $ . ' 10,000 , in Januijry It has reached the sum of not less than ? 3ir , - 000. For our part we are unable to distinguish the difference in criminality between embezzling $1,000 , $10.000 or $100,000 , If It is the duty of the present mayor to hnvo criminal pro ceedings Instituted , It wns equally the duty of the last mayor to hare done go. That ho would have done so , l.uil It not been for his legal advisers , there can bo no doubt , Tlio thing that has attracted the must ttnfnvornbTFt-oinmcnt nnd has scandal- Izcd the cltyjxovcrnment most wns the arrest , nt tire ! Instance of the council finance coityr/rttteb / , of Deputy .Tciomo Coulter ihjp.ij'ln Now Orleans Just be fore the recent * municipal election , for the purpose of making political capital , while his yrlnl-lpal , llollu , wn nllowcd to go free , t lic members of the finance committee , n\ust have known then , ns they do now' , that the treasurer was nt least equally4 'guilty ' wltli his deputy. If they thought It their duty to cause the nrrcrft of Coulter It wns equally their duty to cause the arrest of Uolln. On this pollit1 the nctlon of the com mittee will ndmlt of neither palliation nor cxplannntlon. Incidentally the question arises how long Mr. Uolln would have remained entirely unmolested If public sentiment had not forced the city otllcers to urge the county attorney to file a criminal complaint. Under the law thnt has done nwny with the grand Jury system the county attorney is presumed to file Informations where In his Judgment In dictments would He. The defalcation In the city treasury was a matter of public notoriety and wo cannot com prehend why It was persistently Ig nored , unless the county attorney takes the position that he Is not expected to protecuto criminals until some one else swears out a complaint. IMl'OltT VltAUDS. It would be Interesting to know to what extent the national treasury has been defrauded by undervaluations un der the operation of the present tariff law , but it has certainly lost many mil lions of dollars , perhaps not less than half the deficit since the law went Into effect The house ways and means committee has had this matter nude consideration and among the rccom mcndntlons siHmilttcd to it was one from Mr. Hamlin , .assistant secretary o the treasury , that the penal duties be not allowed to exceed BO per cent am that In cases of undervaluations exceeding ingthnt per cent that the authorities be allowed to seize the goods , the secre tary of the treasury to be authorizci to remit penal duties. The committee requested Mr. Hnmlin to frame n bll embodying this and other suggestions made by him , so that it Is probable : measure of this kind will be reported from the ways and means committee. What seems strange , hi view of tht experience in the matter of undervnlun lions , Is that tjo consideration has been given either. byr the ways and means committee oi4 bythe senate finance com mittee to the ; question of changing fi-on nil valorem "to .specific duties. Perhaps it is not prncticnblo to do this without making a gener.ll revision of the tariff yet it would j'jJeu'i ' that it might be done with some o tin * more Important schcd ules1 , which 'oltcr ' the best.opportunity for undervaluations. It has been cs tlmated thatj a ypeclfic duty on sugar equivalent to thu-10 ) per cent nd valorem duty , would1 yield from $12,000,000 to . 15,000,000 moru revenue than is derived rived from the present system , and It seems not iriirensonablo to ns- jiume , tlint as/ / . great " .nu A1anjount has 'been rlost . "to the treasury from undervnluntlbns in other schedules. Whether any penalty , even so drastic a one ns that of the confiscation or goods suggested by Assistant Secretary llninlln , would remedy this evl ! Is problematic , but some such legislation is obviously necessary If ad valorem duties are to be re tained until a general . /revision / of the tariff can be had. That system has been so completely condemned by the experience of the last .sixteen .months that it i.s .safe to say no party will here after adhere to It. The program of the Venezuelan bound ary commission will in all likelihood be promulgated this week. It Is scarcely to be believed that the members of the commission , with an appropriation of $100,000 to draw upon , will refrain fiom seizing the opportunity and making an extended tour of Europe , if not also of South America , for the purpose of securing the needed information. The people arc sure to ba disappointed if they look for the report of the commis sion at any time Insideof several months to come. There seems to be a well-rooted opin ion that because the charter specifically provides for certain municipal olllces and mimes the salaries therefor , It is' Imperative that s.uch ollice be filled and the salary paid. Will some emi nent lawyer toll this community what would happen if this city government resolved riot to fill certain offices that have come to be useless and expensive ? What Is the penalty ? What Judge or Jury In this district or at Lincoln would fall to find that retrenchment In Omaha Is now of greatest public concern ? HIIHU Chicago Record. One-half of the tory press of London Is 1m- movubly convinced that Wllhelm was put up 10 It by drover Cleve/nml. / III'N Confidence. i < exy'Yurk Bun. ' It Gomez had'Twfrven us ihe best of rea sons for conlldng | 'in his generalship , we ' should regard tji'oJtr days as perilous ones for Cuba. Ho ha > ; pover yet made a blunder In his military ojjerajlons. " " I H LKIIv ( i lMf > ' I" thu Job. ' Tribune. For a general jwliQi a few months ago an nounced that thej trouble In Cuba was merely a riot Instead of i volutlon , Campos does not seem to have dad as easy a time as he really ought toU4VP | | ad. II MV Ilio CJ jjU.jluine IN Worked. New Yuij i lall nnd Kxprfsu. Great Britain' geylus for land grabbing finds its highest i/pr / ? ) ssion In what Is called the "chartered cpnnjauy , " Hy creatlr.p such organizations an4 ( v tlns them wliw eeml- oflicial powers , England reaches out for de sirable territory wkerpver she finds It , sure of the profits If the expcdltlcns succeed , and quick to disclaim all responsibility If they fall. It Is a system of land piracy by proxy , but It loolcu as thqugh It was about to bo permanently Muiiluliutl Itefilriii Philadelphia HecorJ. Thirty-two cities In Massachusetts and five In Ilhode Island Inaugurated new city gov ernments on Monday last , and nearly all of the mayors in their fnaueural addreaaes urged that a cluck be put upon municipal ex penditure , and that thu pay-as-you-go policy be adopted. The fallacy that a public debt Is a public blessing la clearly losing Its hold upon the New England wind ; and Inaugura tion day In that section of the country has suggested a sort of New Year leaf turnhig which Is commended to the Imitation of the people of the other sections. ft-i , ir run roi.iTioAi. riKt , . Holdrtgs Citizen ( rep. ) : U Is reported that Tom Majors wants to run for governor again. If ho don't know that he got badly licked trylnn to do that &ame thing , someone ono ought to let him know about It. HoldreRo Citizen ( rep. ) : It Is now sen- orally supposed that Auditor Moore will enter the race for the governorship. There Is no doubt that he has served the state well In his present position and Is worthy ot considera tion along with tho.other worthy men , who have a hankering for that place. Elwood Republican : The republican state press Is almost unanimous In the selection of aeorgo 1) . MelWoJohn to succeed Silas A. Holcomb as governor of this great state ; and It Is perfectly safe to aver Hut ho will bo the unanimous choice of the convention and elected by an overwhelming majority. AMiland Gazette ( rep. ) : W. J. Droatch of Omaha , who belongs to the same clique as the notorious Cunningham H. Scott , wants to be governor ot Nebraska. We would advise the gentleman not to press his claim just at present. Scott Is a sufficient disgrace to Ne braska. Mr. Uroitch had better remain where ho Is for n while. I'onca Journal ( pop. ) : Hon. Eugene Moore , the present efficient state auditor , la being favorably mentioned In all sections of tlio state .ns a suitable person for Nebraska's next governor. Mr. Moore has won wlde- spiead popularity from the able manner In which ho has conducted the affairs of the auditor's ofllco , and It would be a most likely result for him to bo raised to the position of chief executive. Iteil Cloud Nation ( pop. ) : The re publicans seem to have no lack of gubernatorial timber , and seem also to bi positive of the elctlon of their convention's cholc ? . Nearly every re publican organ In the state has some friend to suggeit for governor , and slnco his ex cellency I ? seeking congressional lionors a great obstacle Is removed from their pathway. However , Silas A. Holcomb can be governor again If he wants to make the race. Crolghton Courier ( rep. ) : Some of tlio press I'nat arc opposing Mclklejolm. for gov ernor say that his name was cprung too early In the campaign. Don't you think that the name of George D. Melklcjohn will ever be lost sight of between now and the day of the state convention ; It Is tool precious to bo forgotten. George Is In sympathy with the [ icoplo of his state and the country press will see to It that every household will bo practically acquainted with him before con vention day. Hebron Republican : The- strong personality of Speaker lllchards , his unflinching repub licanism and his legislative record for cour age and honesty will commend lilm as a candidate for governor to a very largo and appreciative element In the party throughout the. slate. The republicans will need for the head of their state ticket a man of not only proven ability and Illness for public station , but on of such sturdlncss of purpose and such manliness and frankness as are char acteristic and well known of Mr. Richards. I'lalnvlew News ( pop. ) : George D. Melklc john lias announced himself as a candidate for the nomination for governor on the re publican state tlckM next fall. Tom Majors also says ho wouldn't object. That's the trouble with Tom hs never objects. No mat ter how hard ho Is sat down upon ho always bobs up serenely every two years as a can- dldnto for gubernatorial honors. Ton to one he's ransacking the garret for that old hick ory SiTiIrl of his , preparatory to going forth "clad In his right ( ? ) mind" to hustle for the nomination. It's too bad Tom can't have an ollice. Dlalr Pilot ( rep. ) : W. J. Droatch of Omaha la also a candidate for governor In his mind , but when the delegations are made up IIP will hardly be In It. Attorney Gen eral Churchill will most assuredly have the Douglas county delegation for a renom- ( nation , and It's a dead open and shut prop osition that It w'll ' not be put up for two Omaha men for state offices. So It may be taken for granted that the Droatch talk Is simply a lullaby to the winds and will have no cfffct. Melklejohn Is the popular can didate who Is most likely to be Nebraska's next governor , and the Douglas county dele gation will undoubtedly be for him In the convention. Kearney Huh ( rep. ) : The Dawson County Pioneer reminds the republican newspapers of the state that while they are introducing" their favorite candidates for the guberna torial nomination next fall they should not forget Hon. J. H. MacColl , whom the Pioneer neer considers as strong as any man In the state , and adds that If-he had been nom inated In ' 94 Nebraska would now have a republican governor. True enough , Dut Mr. MocCnll has made no sign , and It Is not piolublo that he will. If his Daw con county fi lends want to have him counted In they will have to get to the front at an early day and organize a campaign In his Interest. Seward Reporter ( rep. ) : The Hebron Re publican brings out C. L. Richards of that place 33 a candidate for governor. Mr. Richards was speaker of the last house of representatives , and In that capacity madfr a i'icrd that commends him to republicans everywhere. Ho Is a man of flno ability , a thorough-going republican , and having such a genial nature that he makes friends every where. He has a clean record and as a candidate for governor would command the respect of ths whole state. It Is still early to say who will or who should b the winner In the racj for the nomination , but If It should be Richards the state will be well served. Grand Island Independent ( rep. ) : The ; > apors are giving it out that Tom Majors s now an avowed candidate for governor. Hut wo do not believe that Tom cares for another vindication. * Neither do we believe that the elements that make governors and who took such an active part In bis support before and after the convention of two years ago care to Indulge In any such chances again. Tom has , hosta of friends yet ever the stfitc who will not advlso him to again enter the race and It an old soldier Is chosen to take the pirty to victory we make the HEdlctlon thnt this nnino will bo Claire Adams , the present commander of the Grand Aimy of the Republic. Seward Reporter ( rep. ) : Discussion of men 'or delegates to the national republican con vention has begun. John L. Webster of Dniaha and Peter Jansea of Falrbury are so ! ar the only names mentioned for delegates at large , but other candidates will doubtless comci to the front in a short time. There art- plenty of good men In the state , and no doubt the republicans will select from the best of them. The Reporter at this time simply oflcrs ono suggestion : Don't elect any congressmen or other ofllco holders as k'jrates. They have glory enough for the iresent , and the distinction of being delo- ; atC3 can be just as well conferred upon some otticr good men , Atkinson Graphic ( rep. ) : W. M. Geddes , chief clerk of the last house- , and at present one of the editors of the Grand Island Daily ndepcndent , Is a candidate for state auditor , dr. Geddes U perfectly competent and re- lable , and a young man of prompt , prudent and temperate habits. Ho Is a representative of the- young element In t"ne republican party of Nebraska , and wo predict for him a , solid support from thnt source. Ho Is also a ncws- > apcr man of marked ability , and In the past ms devoted a good deal Ot space to heaping loners upon other men. Now let them re ciprocate. Here Is a chance for Uho newspaper nen of the state to help a worthy member obtain the honors of'a state office , Papllllon Times ( dem. ) : It Is almost a sure Cling that Mayor Droatch of Omaha will be he republican nominee for governor next all , There are a score of active candidates already in the Held , and the flght promises o b hasty and hot , Just now Rcprescnta- Ivo Melklejohn Is bslng boomed by a splendid ollowlng , but w'o believe ho Is stronger today han ho will bo when convention day arrives , lo will undoubtedly bo econd to Droatch t the finish , but he cannot win. The A. P. A. controls the republican party In Nebraska , > ody and breeches , and next to Juilgo Scott n Ilio eyes of the order stands Mayor ) roitchand eo wo pronounce him a euro win ter. As to his election we cannot be BO posl- Ive , but we must admit that chances favcr ill success all the way through. If Ncv raslta republicans wore not now bound hand nd foot by the A , P. A , wo might entertain Jiopo that as bad a man as Droatch could tot bo elected , but when we remember how ho order voted Us men like cattle for a e-upcrately bad ticket In Omaha last fall hero Is little room for Slope. Ilrvr VcMl' Courier-Journal. Drer Vest cavorts around denouncing the reposition to get gold from a syndicate and lavorts again denouncing the Idea that any- jocly has gold In his stockings. Prom Ilrer Vest's capers It begins to look as If Instead f hoarding gold he hoards his brains In Ills lockings. ON Comment of tlio Snc Prcuft oh the linker Sentence. York Times : Do you think the supreme court of Nebraska will over Mlow the tyrannical sentence of Judge Scott to bo executed on Mr. Raker ? It would bo an Insult to the court to harbor such a thought. Grand Island Independent : If Jtulgo Scott slioulJ sentence every Nebraska quill driver who has criticised his unjust actions to the penitentiary an annex for the accommodation of the press would bo a pressing necessity. Howclls Jonrnal : The conviction of Editor Raker ot libel and the Immediate suspension of sentence by the supreme court brings up the thought that the decision will be re verse 1 when the case reaches that court. And It should , No decision for years so nfTects publishers as did this. Wo as writers know that such travesties on justice should never be allowed and should the decision bo sustained our work as public cxposers of crime and corruption would ccaso and all we could do would be to merely report such tMngs as would not offend the dignity of the men mentioned. Raker was right ; the court was entirely wrong. We will continue to tcl ! ono truth , ba free from malice and doing Justice to the people that are honest and hot'orable and always unearthing fraud and thief , Droken Dow Republican : The sentencing of W. S. Raker , editor ot the Oretna Re porter , to ono year In the penitentiary on the charge ot criminal libel by Judge Scott of Oivaha Is nn outrage that will bring lasting disgrace to the judge who so far forgot his dignity nnd oflicial position ns to allow his personal prejudices to cause him lo do an act that In his more thoughtful kindly moods ho will regret. If It Is criminal libel for n newspaper to publish the truth about a public oflicial , and the editor must bo branded a felon to vindicate the law , there Is something wrong with the law and It should be nmomlpil. If In tlm r i nf n < f < . paper exposure that keeps many an ofllclal honest anil faithful In the discharge of his duties , and they have a wholosom ? respect for the active , energetic reporter , and to con strue the criminal libel law so that the re porter must suffer for protecting the In- tottsts of society and good government by exposing truthfully rottenness and corruption Is n dangerous precedent to establish. A public olliclal who so conducts himself ns to merit censure or exposure of his acts should have no standing In court to maintain an action for criminal libel. TAMt OK AVAH. Denver News : Emperor William of Gernviny Is ono of the honorary high ad mlrals of the English navy. Wo have posi tive Information as to what happens to a housa divided against Itself. Kansas City Star : Germany does not want to go to war with England , but It will iac- rlflco Its Inclinations In the case rather than permit Great Britain to act the hog In South Africa , lla attitude toward that country Is very similar to that of the United State ? . Chicago Pos't : If the kaiser hao stated that he will not recognize Drltlsh suzerainty In th ? Transvaal , ho hao either spoken with a , care ful calculation of all the- consequences or has been guilty of the most amazing diplomatic Indiscretion. If he epolto with deliberation ho virtually throws down the glove to Eng land In the very heart of Drltlsh Influence In South Africa. If he ppoke thoughtlcssy he will be compelled to make an explanation little short of abject apology. If the peace of Europe hangs upon the probability of an apology from the German emperur , It hangs upon a slender thread. Minneapolis Tlmea : A report comes from English sources that Great Britain has acquired Delagoa bay by purchase from Portugal. If this report Is true and It is In line with English methods the situation In South Africa will immediately become strained almost to the breaking point. Delagoa bay Is a harbor commanding the south African states. Its possession Is ar.alogot's to commanding the Gulf of Mexhc , If various nations lay along Us shores or back on the rivers. The question now arises , will Germany draw on England some modified form -of- the Monroe doctrine ? Franco Is also deeply Interested , as Madagascar lieu directly off the bay. Chicago Chronicle : The young emperor of Germany commands the finest army In Eu rope. He has mido of the navy of Germany , before his tlmo a power not commensurate with the military strength of the empire , a strong arm not wholly Incompetent to cone with Britannia , the- ruler of the seas. Shall ho who has the tools not use them ? Shall the three years' military service exacted of every citizen of Germany be given over only to inconclusive drilling on parade grounds nnd sham battlog In the autumn maneuvers ? Can army budgets be forced through the Reichstag year after year In the face cf a groulng socialist party unless It be proved that an army Is needed for purros-cs ether than the mere gracing of pageants ? Philadelphia Ledger : Perhaps the most dangerous feature of the sudden change In the European situation Is the clinno ? It gives the ambitious German emperor to aggrandize him self. He was astute enough to s.'lze a golden opportunity by sending the Boer president a cllnpatch congratulating him on his victory , which Ignored England's protectorate , anil practically promised Iho republic the support of the German empire ; and now he finds him self at the head of a great movement , which lu heartily supported by all the G-srman statea , and haw the sympathy of Franco and Russia , as well as of his associates of the Triple Alliance. Virtually , the whole of con tinental Europe Is behind the kaiser In Ills defiance of England , and h ? has every reason to believe that It will follow him against that country In case of actual war. A less ambitious monarch that Emperor William might ba tempted to open hostilities by such an alluring prospect as tbo situation offers to him. I > I2IISON'AI < AXI ) OTIIUHAVISn. It Is charged that President Krucgcr sports whlshors of the vintage of ' 61. To say that ho shoots like sixty Is superfluous. J. Adam Bedo and Tarns Blgsby , civilian wairlors of Minnesota , are Irreconcilably op posed to war. Evidently their views have net been cJblcd to Europe. The activity ot the Insurgents In the to bacco piovlnco of Cuba Indicates a determina tion to mnolie out the enemy. At the thres hold of such a peril , General Campos should not hesitate to make a speech. Senator Hill acknowledges that ho Is a "crusty old bachelor. " This , taken In con nection with his expressed desire for an exodus of Washington women , suggests that ho dallied with hair renovators In vain. Milwaukee announces Its readlne 9 to pirtlc- Ipalo In the International row , and doesn't care how soon It begins. There may bo some doubt about the town's fighting qualities ; Its ability to brew trouble Is beyond question , The oldest Mason is abroad once more. His name la Gale , ho halls , from Newport , Ky , , and exercises the Inalienable right of kicking up a brcezo In support of his claim. As ho la 95 past ho will blow out presently. There Is a Smith family In Ohio with pe culiar given names. The /other Is Hov. Jeremiah Prophet Elijah Smith , Ills sons uro named Moat Noble Kcstua tfml Sir Walter Scott Bart , and his daughters Juan Fernandez Island and Terra Del Kuego. General Wat Hardln ot Kentucky has Just recovered from a bad attack of malaria , In speaking the entire day of bis defeat In the last election , he paid : "I am too proud to whine , and too good lo curse ; and as my remarks would have to como under these hoadH , I pass. " Next to President Kruoger's ability a a receiver for discredited raiders , the greatest turprlfo given Great llrltaln was the dis covery that a large , nervy allco of the United States lay outside the boundary ot New York City. Come to think of it , thai allco furnished G. D. an eyeopenor before. The report that the Oklahoma statehood convention broke up In a , row in which blows wore exchanged Is discredited by the furthoi statement that an ex-prlzo fighter acted as sergeant-at-arma. It Is barely possible , however , that the ex-pug failed to compre hend the revised ethics of the profession , The 100th anniversary of the blrlh of the famous German historian , Leopold von Ranko , was celebrated ttio other day In Jena , the old university town where Schiller was ones professor of history. Ilanke died In 188C. He was a greal admirer of America , married an English woman , and was a particular friend of George Dancroft. He never missed an opportunity to sound the latter'a praises. Mayor Plngreo of Detroit , the distinguished potato virtuoso , clings with painful affection lo the wool of Tom Johnson , professor of trolley dynamics. Mr. Johason expressed profound solicitude for the welfare ot Plngre . vlllo. coupled with a hearty longing for a * treat railway franchise. The council < * qulosced. ringrco vetocJ nml won. Then en mo Thomas pleading to learn what the town wanted. "Threo-ccnt fares or no fran- chlso , " answered the mayor. Doing In the position of Davey Crocket's coon , Johnson can scarcely escape coming down , John L. Sullivan , the big fellow , received another knockout the other day. It was nt lasalle , III. , and the victor was an Inoffoiislvo William goat. William' * patience had been sorely tried by the- banter ing of the cx-champlon , but he pocketed the Insults , meekly curried Ills whiskers and awaited his opportunity. It came. While John was putting on his shoes In the theater dressing room Uncle Dilly ducked and landed on the pug's curve. It came with the force of n trolley car , and drove Sullivan Into a corner. Members ot the troupe * came to the cbnmplc-n's rescue In time to save his wind. Wh.U a Mil , my countrymen 1 The manly art a butt for billy goats. An Item Is colng Iho rounds ot responsi ble newspapers , credited to Charles Crowley , business manager ot the Phoenix ( Ariz. ) Gazetlp , and purporting to give the true rea son why General Crook retired from the Arizona department. In substance the Crowley - ley explanation Is that Crook and his troopers , exhausted from long marches and Insuffi cient supplies , were surrounded by Gcrontmo and his band , and that Crook was obliged to promise , on pain of annihilation , not to make war upon the Indians any more. The pledge was given , the troopers escaped , nnd Crook asked to be relieved , Uoshl Crowley Is talking through his sombrero. General Crook asked to be relieved because the terms of surrender offered the Apaches were not ap proved by the government. Yet the Indians surrendered to Crook's successor , later on , on practically the snmo terms. i > ADvinirisixo i.v mn.i. TIMHS. Viilutililc SiiKurritloiii to tinItetnll Morcliiitil for All SOIIMOIIH. 1)1 y Gwd Chronicle. How to advertise successfully In dull times for n general retail store Is a dlfllcult subject to decide. H Is , at the samci time , a subject upon which thurc Is a gicat diversity of opln- Ion. Dy dull times wo mean the seasons of the year when trade Is not usually so brisk as It Is at other times. At these times some merchants largely Increase their advertise- Ing expenditures. Others continue about the SAIIIO as In busy times. Duslncss discretion should , ot course , bo used by all , but as a rule wo bellevo tfhat those who do the most advertising at these times have the best of the argument and can bring up moru good reasons to support their sldo than the others. If the purpose Is to draw trade , then why not advertise when you need trade the most ? Of course , this rule Is subject to the tnir- rcundlngs and the circumstances. Wo real ize thnt In dull times It Is much harder to bring people to the store , but that Is ono reason why more advertising should be used , or better advertisements should bo used , for It Is not alwayo necessary lo extjnd one's space where the simo result may be accom plished by using the same space In making the advertisement attractive. If possible , lu dull seasons more Induce ments shculd be held out to the customer than In brisk seasons. More care should bo used in selecting articles to bo advertised. and more thought should be given to adver- tls3ments to bring trade to your stare ; but , however you may view this subject , do not. In any circumstances , drop your advertising entirely. Advertising , to a large extent , Is cumulative In Its benefits , for thd value of present ad vertising depends largely upon what has been done before. If you discontinue advertising entirely you are leaving * out some of the bricks In the wall which you arc. construct ing , and will lose a largo portion of the bene fits of accumulative advertisements when you begin again , there having been a disconnec tion In what you did before and that which you now Intend to do. The benefits to be derived from advertising are In the future , ns well as what you may get at the present. Advertising Is some thing like making a snowball the further you go the bigger It grows. If , after you have rolled your snowball n llttlo distance you stop rolling It and begin , another one , you are expending nn extra labor Instead of accumulating , \\hllo If you had kept on rollIng - Ing the old ball It would soon grow to much larger proportions than any new ono you < * > nlt 111 * f 11 * ( It Is poor pol'cy over to stop advertising altogether. In dull times , as wo have said , If the amount expended must be decreased , moru cars than ever should be used In the preparation of the advertisements. When the fish Is harder to catch bo more careful In selecting your bait. The way to advertise la an Important point to consider. In dull times make your offerIngs - Ings just as attractive as you know how , and advertise seasonable goods such as will bo of Immediate use. It is hard enough to sell un- scayonable goods when people buy freely , but It Is much harder to push them In unfavor able times. _ _ _ joicnuv u Yonkers Statesman : Yeast I never knew a tramp to work In my life. Crimsonbeak Well , I hnve. You ought to See- them work on my wife's sympathies. Ontury : Discouraged Artist I ilon't think I paint ns well as I did ten yenra ago. Critical Friend O , yes you do ; but your taste Is Improving. Chicago Trlbuno : "Look here , Hopkins , you Fiila you were golnir to Now York on Kal bublncss , und you went and got miu- "Woll , Isn't getting married legal busi ness ? " Cincinnati Knqulrer : "Yea. brethren , " s.ild tlio conveit , "I nm a humble Christian now , but In my unregeneruto dnys 1 llallcr myself llml you wouldn't meet n finer or more Ihorougiibrcd sinner In u day's walk. " ImllininpoliH Jouinal : "Mr , Bllllss IH such a nice youni ; man , " said the elderly nunt. "That'w nil you know nbont It , " said the y oung nioce. "llo IH nothing of tlio nort. H o Is Just the Jolllest company Imaginable. " Philadelphia Record : Mrs. Wlgwng-I hope you ITUed the clgiirs 1 iavo you , ilenr. And , by the v ny , I had them charged. WIgwng-Wliat with ? Washington Star : "Don't you think. Joslar , " said Airs , Corntosscl , "Ihet we orler help Culiy some ? " "No , " WHH HIP reply. "I dunne ez we ort. Ez fur cz I kin tee , Cuby ain't Iho one thet'H needln' the help Jest at present. " Delroit Free Press : Wife Amos , why tlon't you spend moro of your lime with Hiihbaml Mv nngel , I Just counl the hours Unit keep me from your side ! \Vlfe Then there la somclhlng' wrong wltli your arithmetic. Puck : llttlo MTB. Jnslwcd ( sobblngly ) Ju-ju-just think. Harold ! The cue-cue- oat hn eaten nil of the angel cnke I bub- baked this m-m-mornlngl And , oh boo ! "jSr. ' jiusTweil ( Boothlnuiy ) There , there , darling ! Uon't cry about It I I'll get you another cat tomonow. New Yorlc World : landlady To the pure all things are pure. . . . Guest Yes , but not to the extent of oleomargarine and rhalked milk , madam ! ( He got his bill and thu g , b. the uuin9 day. ) _ THE OLD SURPRISE : . Wimlilnntnn KUr. Again It conicH. that northern blast , To make us think It queer TJoxt summer , an wo did Iho last , That Ice ohould bo BO dear. 'run CIIIM/Y Htnr. It la nice to rrml of Ingle-nooks wliera crackling llres leap high - And to hear Ihem rhyme of twinkling slaru thnt llulit frosly fiky. nut. except you re made of leather , joy la dealt In imltry wims. For you've got to mind the weather when Hie Cold WaveComes. Comes. It'H no use singing chcer-'cm-upa uiicl tcraplng on the string And drawing fancy pictures of the happy ilayn of Mirlim. Unlo folk of drooping feather the mistaken mlriHtrel strums , For you've got to mind the weather when Iho CoM WaveCornea. Cornea. Old liorcaii does the singing and the frost la on the pane ; It's hard to keep your spirits where the toHslnjf trees complain. So In mlwy together wo must scratch for comfort crumba. For you've got to mind ths weather whe the Cold WaveComes. Comes.
