Nebraska Newspapers

    TJ1I3 OMAHA DATLV JJEIUs FlUO.VY , JANUARY 21. 1800.
THE OMAIIA DAICV
IJ. ItGSKWATRll , KilUor.
Tl'.rtMH OP
Tlfllly fir * ( Without Hundftjr ) , One Year . t 8
n.illv Il nnd HunJny. One Y ir. . . . . 10 W
BIT Monflm . . . . 10
Tlttff MnntM . . . , 2 >
Sutvlnv Iiw , onY nr. . . . . . . . . . 10
Fnrurilnr He * . Oni > Yertr . 1 *
lite , Ona Yenr . 03
. .
Botilh Om.ihn. filncrr Illk . CTnir N unJ 2Hh St
Council limrfu , 12 IViul Slrwt.
OiIcniM onico , 317 ctminliT of Commerce.
Ni-w Yuri * rtoonn 13 , II nml 13 , Tribune nutlilliiR
Wimblniiton , HOT F Str rt. N.V. .
All rnmmunlcaiinni relnllr > R to new * nnd edi
torial matter mmuM b niMre n1 : To the IMItor.
I1USINBSS LBTTnUS !
All t.i'Miixn lMlei. nml K-n-mtnnefii ulionl.l he
I IF iMrM < w | in Th" Hoc I'tilillxlilnij Compiny ,
Omaha. Dmll * . cltcl. nml IW > M rtllci1 nrtfm lit
bo made p-ivnlilr t thn nnl r of the oomnnnr.
I Tun nrc rtiiiLisHixo COMPANY.
3TATt.'MiNT : OK CinctJl.ATION .
OcorKo II. Trsclnick. n"-rctnry of The ltor > p 1 > .
llBhlnc eonmant' , bnlni ? duly xwarn. > i.v < thnt Hie
nctnnl niinitier of full nn < \ enmptete cnplei of the
l > nlly Mornlnu. Ktenlnn and Huinlry ll-'o printed
iliirl/iB Iho month of iJecembor. 1S93 , n ns fol
lows :
1 r < VOM 17
2 19.001 13
3 * * * * . ( 13 . , . 51 411
4 20 . 21.471
4n. . 21 . 21 , rr
6 . . . . . . . . . . . '
7 ; . ij'.Yri 2iru
i 2 > iir 21 W
D 11,119 17.S5J
10 11.H7 20
n n.tto 27 . 21. 2
12 19.111 ! 1 . 21. Ml
13 11DV ) 9 . 19 , W
14 iocn 3il . 21.011
m * * * * * i 1111 2ft , OKI 31 . 20.9V )
1C 13.092
Total CIS. ; * )
ilfiluctloni for unol.l . and r"turn"d
luipers 7,713
Net Killer BloTM *
Wnlly nvornKU 19.703
oionnn n. TswcitnrK.
Sworn to toforf me nnd sutncrllied In my
prcncnco til la 3d dnv nf .Innnnry. ISO'S. '
( Hnnl. ) N. ] . rRIIi. Notary ruMlc.
Spiintnr Wolcott lias Icapod Into in
tcrnnllnnnl fninovldi lite speech 01
tile application of the Monroe tloctrlm
to the Vi'iic/.ui'lan controversy.
Tln > pailtliv-t pnrt oT the first prose
ciitlnn umler the new tine of cnnse.ii
law Is that it shows so much of .Imlp
Srolt's cooil ndvlee to liuvo lt'on uttorlj
wasted.
Th ( Te.xns steer , Senator Willis , pro
posus to ri'pwil thn specie resuintioi )
net. It sonnils rather othl to tall
nlwnt repealing re uinplion seventeei
years after we have resumed.
So It la to lo ) an early state fair tlili
year. But it matters not how enrli
the fair comes , Omaha will he ready foi
It anil prepared to entertain all visitor !
upon a scale uneiinalled in this or au >
other western state.
If the national government shoul <
ever again have a surplus in the treas
11 ry Avhleh it Is at a loss to get rid of
the nurkeo heir.s with tlieir little elaln
for ifUOO.OOO.OOO will bo ready to relieve
lievo thu situation.
The mere fact that the Internationa
relations between Great Urltaln and tin
United States arc a trltie strained tr
say tlie least , will not prevent th (
people on this side of the Atlantic from
prorfcrlnp'tliulr sympathy to the En lisl
royal family over the death of I'rlnec
Henry of
It Is rumored that the emperor ol
Germany and the emperor of Uusshi
have arranged to have a meeting soon ,
Why not extend the invitation to thr
fe queen of England , the president ol
Franco and the president of the United
States and let the executives of nil the
great clvillx.ed nations make an attempt
to get together ?
The charter provision prescribing the
qualifications which must be possessed
by the city boiler inspector was passed
nt the instance of the Stationary Engi
neers' union. That body may lie ex
pected to defend It and compel its en
forcement. In fact , there Is reason to
believe the mayor expects just such a
step on the part of the engineers.
B-
Modjeska has sot up the claim to have
"found" I'aderewski as a musical
genius and to have given the incentive
that brought him out on the concert
stage. From present appearances there
is no danger that the lltnl will be lost
Cor some time , unless some of the
numerous women 1'aderowskl worship
ers take advantage of their leap year
privileges. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Congressman Mercer succeeded In
turning to use some of the information
gained from his Japanese trip during
the debate on an appropriation of .flfl-
000 to purchase the site of the Ameri
can legation quarters at Toklo. Mr.
Mercer ought 'to have special recogni
tion IIH otllcial authority on ail matters
Japanese that are to coino up before
the present congress.
If we read rightly the names of the
delegates to the convention of the Na
tional Woman's Sufl'rage association ,
there have been few changes In the
membership of that great body of
women. The life tenure seems to be
a favorite with the women who serve
as delegates to these conventions , and
life tenure for many of thorn means a
pretty long term of service.
No one will believe the report that
Justice Field will retire until It Is olll-
clally verllled. Justice Field has been
free to retire now for a number of years
past , but lias preferred to remain in
active seivlco for reasons that are of a
personal nature. Having held out
through three years of President Oleve-
land's term , partly at leastIn order to
prevent Mm from appointing his suc
cessor , It Is reasonable to expect him
to , hold out until a new president oc
cupies the white house.
What right have the electors of the
First ward to say w.ho shall till the
vacant chair of councllinaii-at-large ?
And upon what authority Is the pri
mary called to name the man ? If It be
understood the council will abide by the
result of the vote the taxpayers of
Omaha should demand the privilege of
voting on the proposition : Shall or
shall not two councllumulc vacancies he
filled at this time ? Kvt-ry elector Is
entitled to vote at sui'h primary repub
lican , democrat and populist. There
can be no bar put up against any legal
elector nor against the candidacy of
any man who may aspire to a place in
the council.
Vt'lKBT / ' ) IlOMK I'HOWVTs :
One of the resolutions adopted by the
convention of the Natlnn.it Association of
Amnrlcnn Manufacturers at ( lilcago de
clares for a home market for home
products , thnt Is , for nil economic pollcj
which will enable American Industries
to enjoy the largest share of the Aincr'
can market. Mr. Dolan , president of
the coinenllon and one of the most ex
tensive manufacturers of the country
voiced the sentiment of the conventloi
and nf millions of intelligent citizens
when hi > said thnt our own market Is
the ho t hi the world , belter probahl.\
than any other two or three markets
In cvNteiicP , the only market of whlcl
wo may hnvo absolute control , and lie
declared thai the mint ordinary con
siderations of bu lne. s prudence should
It fast , not sum-nder-
Indueus to hold
Ing any portion , of It to foreigners in
the vague hope that we may com
pensate ourselves for the lo < i'-i of Mich
folly by gaining entrance to the "mar
kets' of the world , " of which we hear so
much and know so little. Hi- ques
tioned If it could be proved that the
productive capacity of tin- manufac
turing Industries of thin country is nt
all In excess of the consuming capacity
of our people , and said It may even be
doubled If I lie requirements of the
home market can be met by the opera
tion of our manufacturing machinery
through all the working1 hours of the
year were alien manufacturers wholly
excluded from this country. In some
Hues of production there may be an
excess for export , due to natural ad
vantages not possessed by other coun
tries , but In other lines , as cottons and
woolens , for example , it Is not war
rnntablo to say that we produce mon
than our people can wear , in presenci
of ( lie fact thnt the imports to tldi
country in 1S04 of cotton and woolei
goods aggregated nearly $70,000,001
and In the first ten months of I.S'.K '
nearly ? Rl,000,000. ) Nor can there hi
reason , said Mr. Dolan , for declnrlii )
that our domestic production , upon tin
whole , Is excessive , when it Is jiereelvei
that , In the last tNciil year , wo Importei
of foreign fabrics , nearly all of whlcl
we could have made at home , $ ; US3MX ( ) ,
ODO worth.
The conservation of the home mar
ki-t Is not demanded In the Interest o
the manufacturers alone. It Is essen
Hal to the prosperity of American laboi
and Is equally necessary to the wel
fare of the agricultural producers ii
: i word , it is important to the whole
people. The highest rates of wages ii
the manufacturing industries as !
whole ever reached In this countrj
were under the last republican tariff
which created an unprecedented do
mcstlc prosperity until the election ol
a democratic president and congress
pledged to the overthrow of the policj
of protection , produced a general feel
lug of apprehension that culminated ii :
one of the severest Industrial and busl
ness depressions the country has evei
known. The losses of labor during tin
last three years , from idleness and re
duced wages , have amounted to an
enormous sum , enforcing reduced con
sumption in all directions- The masses
of the people have probably consumed
during the past three years nt least
one-fourth less than they did during
the preceding three years , and tills re
duced consumption affected the pro
ducts of the farm as well as those ol
the factory. No class of the people arc
more Interested in the preservation ot
the homo market for home products-
than the agricultural class , especially
in view of the fact that the latter arc
meeting with steadily increasing com
petition in the world's markets from
other countries which produce a sur
plus of agricultural products.
This subject cannot bo too earnestly
commended to the thoughtful attention
of the people at this time , a few month ?
before the opening of a presidential
campaign the result of which will de
termine whether the work of break
ing down the policy of protection is tc
be continued or there shall be a return
to the economic system which aimed
to preserve the home market for home
products.
.V/.S/.K.1/MAO AKD 311SC1HUVOUS.
The Hoard of Fire and Police Com
missioners has formulated a report to
the council which Is obviously designed
to Impress the public with the idea that
the board has effected great reforms in
both lire and police departments and tc
coddle the taxpayers into the belief
that the management of the depart
ments lias been all that could possibly
have been expected. In proof of this
pleasing liction figures are produced to
show that Omaha pays less for fire and
police protection than any other city of
. This com-
> qual area and population.
larisou is misleading and mischievous.
Wo are told that Kansas City appro
priates $07,000 a year more for Its police
: lmn Omaha , St. Paul $101,000 more ,
Louisville $1. 1,000 more , Minneapolis
? 157,000 ! more , and Denver $ . i9XX ( )
nore. Now , Omaha may have as large
in area as Minneapolis or Louisville.
15ut the aggregate assessed valuation
) f properly In those cities Is at least
ive times us large as that of Omaha.
It Is equally fallacious to Institute com-
Kirlsous with St. 1'aul , Kansas City and
Denver. The taxable property of each
of those cities is from -10 per cent to
00 per cent greater than that of Omaha.
Their personal property valuation Is al-
nest equal to Omaha's real property
valuation , while the proceeds from the
tax on perboiml property in Omaha Is
so trivial as to bo absurd. It Is not
v question of how many police olllcors
there are to the square mile , but of
low much tax the square mile yields
for maintaining state and local govern-
nents.
The same applies to the figures re
nting to the comparative cost of tire
lepnrtmcnts. In that respect Omaha's
> xpenses are only $ .14,000 below those of
Denver and ? 'JO,000 below Kansas City ,
low does Omaha compare with Kansas
'tty la wealth and trallie ? The Interest-
> earlug debt of Omaha Is nearly three
lines as great as that of Kansas City ,
ind the debt of Kansas City represents
ho purchase price of Its recently ac-
inlred water works.
Assume , If you please , that Omaha ,
St. rani , Kansas City , Louisville , Mln-
leapolls and Denver are all on the
same footing cQmmcrclully and finan
cially , would that fact Justify the re
tentlou on the police pity rolls of elgh
teen special policemen , appointed for
son-Ice during slate fair week , for a
period of two month * ? Would It jus
tify the employment of seven detectives
nt $ . " 10 a month , when they are notori
ously Irrelevant , ami Immaterial ?
Does It Justify the employment of twt
lire alarm .superintendent ! * and needless
clerks ? If the police force Is ronll.\
short ami overworked , how does It conn
that from two to six policemen may lit
seen In uniform hanging around end
theater every time there Is a perform
mice ? Is Omaha to maintain a metro
polltiiu police force under Its preseni
Conditions jint because some larger am
wealthier cities Indulge In that luxury ?
IMMor . ,1 FIL\XCIIISH \ >
The royalty paid by the Omaha. Gas
Manufacturing company to the city foi
the year 1SD. , according to the require
ments of its new franchise , amounts to
$7,171. ' . 1. The aggregate royalty foi
this franchise for the first two years
amounts to over ? i.ooo. : ! which is equ.il
to the salary paid Mayor llcmls during
the entire four years of his term In the
mayor's oillce. The saving to the con-
sinners under the reduced scale of prices
is equal to $10,000 for tile same two
years. At that rate , even should the
consumption of gas remain stationary
for the next twenty-three years , the
royalty paid to the city will aggregate
within the life of the franchise not less
than $ irilooi ( ) without computing Interest -
terest , which would raise It to fully
$ " 00,000 , while the saving to the con
sumers wilt be not less than $ r > ( )0,0 ) < )0 )
without interest , and , with Interest
added , not less than $1,000,000. In
other words , the concession Corced by
the fight of The Uee and Mayor Hemis
will yield to the citizens of Omaha In
royalty and savings not less than
' the lowest basis of esti
$ l'jr > 0,000 on
mation.
Suppose the fifty-year gas franchise
ordinance originally voted by the coun
cil hud been allowed to stand. How
much would that have taken out of the
pockets of the people and the city treas
ury ? Taking the $ Il r > 0tX ) < ) as the min
imum basis at the end of the twenty-
five-year period , and figuring it as worth
. " > per cent simple Interest , it would
double in twenty years and at the end
of twenty-live years would exceed
$ : i)00,0)0. ( ) ( ) Add to this the royalty and
savings of the second twenty-live years
at tlie rate of the first twenty-five yearn
and we have the colossal sum ofl , ' - > 0-
000. If the population and consumption
of gas of Omaha should double In the
next twenty-live years a very moderate
growth the fifty-year franchise af
voted by the council would have robbed
the people of this city of from $12,000-
000 to $1 , " > ,000,000 without allowing any
thing for further reductions under the
sliding scale.- Tills Is not wild specula
tion , but substantial fact. With all this
the gas company , wo may bo sure , has
a very profitable contract with the city
which it would not part with for a
bonus of hundreds of thousands of del
lars.
lars.What
What is n franchise worth ?
ii' SUGdKSTIOlf.
It was not to bo expected that there
would be a unanimous Itrltlsh approval
of the suggestion of ( lie Venezuelan
commission , submitted to Secretary of
State Olney , that the Itrltish nnd Vene
zuelan governments might find a way
to aid the commission In its investiga
tion. 4t Is not surprising , therefore , to
llnd some of the English papers resent-
h'g the suggestion , even to tlie extent
of manifesting Indignation , although
communication of the commission Is
in the most friendly and conciliatory
terms. Jt [ was not proposed that any aid
rendered by either government should
in the least degree commit it to any
ibaudonment of Its position or any Im
pairment of Its claims , but simply that
each should help the commission to
whatever extent It pleased In perform
ing the task In hand Intelligently and
thoroughly. What the commission had
in view was to secure from each party
to tlie controversy all the available evi-
lenco 'and certainly this is an entirely
proper and legitimate object , to which
t would seem no reasonable objection
joultl be made. Undoubtedly Venezuela
will make none and it is perhaps well
lot to judge too hastily , on the strength
) f newspaper declarations , what , the
lirltish government will do , though it islet
lot to be expected that It will accord the
ommlssion any recognition or consid
eration. It was , however , manifestly
iidlclous to give that government an op-
jortunily to show Its feeling in the
mitt''r.
TIIK nun vnoss IN TUIIKKY.
Miss Clara Itnrton , president of the
American branch of the Hcd Cross so-
iety , undismayed by tlie opposition of
tlie Turkish sultan to having the society
to anything for the relief of llio suffer-
ng Christians In that empire , Is on her
way to Constantinople , determined to
nuke a personal effort to obtain an-
horlty to alleviate the hardships nnd
sufferings of the unfortunate Ar-
nenlans. Tlie Christian world will
nest earnestly hope for her success ,
hough there Is reason , to apprehend
hat tills bravo and philanthropic
vomaii will not bo able to overcome the
objections of the Turkish government ,
vhlch , It appears , is supported by popu-
ar sentiment. Our government has
nterestcd Itself In the matter , to the
extent of Inquiring as to the exact
policy of the sultan , nnd tlie latest In-
'ormatlon ' from the American minister
s to the effect that the Turkish govern-
uent still hesitates to accord permlshlon
o the American Hed Cross society to
listribiite relief to the sufferers In Ana-
olla. If It persists In this position the
only reasonable conclusion must he that
t Is due to the desire to conceal the
rue condition of affairs ,
The Ited Cross society is purely a
ihllantliroplc organization , created to
issist the wounded in war. Its right to
lo this was'secured by the treaty of
Geneva , In IStUI , which was signed by
sixteen leading nations. At present
forty nations are parties to It , one of
hem being Turkey. It Is said that no
government has ever Interposed any oh-
eetlon to the activity of the lied Crop's '
vlthln Its dominions whenever In tlie
udgment of the society there was an
mergeney requiring it to act In amell-
omtluy suffering. The Turkish govern
m.iy set n\t \ til technicality that
III" treaty ( jMig tloiis wltli respect to
tlie society ' apply only to an actua
state of wnyy' Irut this will not servt
to mitigate tfyf " ( jihumanlly of n refusa
to allow the society to supply relief o
remove tlie * bWf that the real pur
pose of the ' ; i | al Is to conceal tin
true state ofsnffnlrs In tlie sultan's do
< > f < '
minions.
, t itrK ' Hit iwix rourr.
The free silver'senators are not dolnj ,
their cause Sjiij5 jjood by the perversi
ami obstructive icourse they are pur
suing. The plea thnt those who an
opposed to the free coinage of sllvei
have offered no monetary system does
not Justify their course or even palllati
If. Tlie present need of the treumirj
Is not a change of the monetary sys
teiu. but more revenue , so that It maj
be enabled to maintain the gold reservi
without borrowing , as was done durlii ! .
all the years when tin ? receipts of tin.
government were ill excess of tlie ex
pi-udltures. The free silver republicans
know tills perfectly well , but their de
votion to their hobby Is stronger thai
their concern for relieving the treasnr.v
and making more secure the credit of
the government. They know , also , that
It Is Impossible for the free coinage
1)111 ) to become law , and even If it could
It would afford no help to the treasury.
Its effect would he to bring the couutrj
within a week after its pasage , if not
sooner , to a silver standard , with dis
astrous consequences to the public
'credit and to the financial and business
Interests of the country. If there was
any danger of this bill becoming la\\
there would be a most calamitous dis
turbance of financial affairs generally.
The rule or ruin policy of the free sli
ver senators In the present emergency
is the most decisive evidence they havi
ever given of tlieir willingness to sacri
fice the most vital public interests to
their scheme for debasing tlie currencj
and placing the United States on a
monetary basis with Mexico and othei
silver-standard countries.
The retail merchants have determined
to put into force and effect their long-
cherished plan , of organizing an associa
tion or bureau for advancing tlieir com
mon Interests , While many of them
have been active members of the Com
mercial club they perceived that it must
necessarily devote much attention to
the jobbers whose interests liaVe heretofore -
toforo been considered paramount. Asa
retailers can bo de
a matter of Tact the
pended upon to' ' light the battles of
Omaha as agaiiist all comers , while
the Jobbers sire often willing to sacrifice
Omaha to their private advantage. The
retail hierchnnt looks to Omaha almost
exclusively fjir. Ills patronage. The job
ber has other fields to work and Ills
trade In Omn'lia Is but a small' fraction
of his aggregate Imslness. .Omaha has
more at stake. In building up a lucra
tive retail trade than in extending its
jobbing trade , ' ) 'he reUill dealers give
employment-to an army of clerks who
spend their c'arnlngs at home , while the
Jpb'niqr ' qiiun'py1) { ' > jit a limited itnnihcr of
' '
people'and'j-jiuuiy-of ; thesot ao- not see
Omaha niorethan once a month. Tills
comparison is not made with a
view to disparaging the jobbing trade ,
nor does Tlie 15ee desire to foster any
spirit of contention. Quite the con
trary , It is essential to Omaha , that all
its mercantile interests act In concert
for the promotion of every enterprise
that promises to contribute toward the
enlargement of its commerce. It Is a
lealthy sign of reviving confidence when
the retail dealers unite with the jobbers
ind manufacturers In making the work
) C the Commercial club more effective.
Congressman Mercer is to bo con
gratulated upon securing the tacit ap-
iroval of Secretary Lnmont to the pro-
josed transfer of the Fort Omaha site
: o the state of Nebraska for tlie pur
pose of a military training school. That
s by all odds the most Important
nciisnre lie has championed for his
nunediato constituency and tlie state.
An Appropriation for a federal building
ilTords u great deal of popular satis
faction , but the establishment of a great
ditcational Institution will confer more
enduring benefits and be remembered
onger. _ _
Put it down in your date book that
the state fair this year will be held
VugHRt 111 to September , two weeks
earlier than usual. The reason assigned
'or the change is that a greater number
> f exhibits can be secured thereby.
Omaha will not object. AVhat we want
uid have every reason to expect is that
he state fair this year shall eclipse any
'ormer exposition of the' products and
csources of Nebraska. No doubt it
will. _
Monroi-'H Irrltntliii ; Ni-nlrct.
Chlt-flBa Hi'cord.
If President Monroe could have foreseen
ill tills lie would probably liavo drawn up
i dlnsram to accompany jlils culubrntod
: octrlno.
A AViiriiliiKT < < > HiMiln.
, Naw York Sun.
If tlie succMof I'or Martinez Campos In
3uba shall piirfc'u6 ° a "policy of butchery"
Ike that wlifcir fendersd Valmaseda Infa-
nous , It will hot. " Hi our opinion , bo to the
of Qatn. | ( '
Impi-rliil INinin ami SIOTV.
Philadelphia Tlim 9.
William has Jwjfn , parading his army again
nnd Krandmaiiima ls parading her fleet , but
here does nofV i > 5Rn | to be nny Immediate
chnnco of thjiw ; .pmlng together. Cousin
Alexander mcatitVmo la not saying much ,
but he Is looUnur&nwIth lively Interest.
'I'll i- l > ( ( > vii/nll > f ( 'million ,
ImU.iniyiolls Journal.
The > downfall iPftflcneraJ Campos In Cuba
s not as coniphittecflB was that of General
Cornwallls In the American colonies , Cam
pos has fallertrprar Cornwallls surrendered ,
ind with him TetlMho Kngllsh cause In Ainer-
ca , Yet ho hoPomy escaped censure , but ,
.en years later , received a decoration from
tlie Urltlsh government and was appointed
: overnor general , of India. In that country
10 retrieved his military reputation and after
its return to England years later he became
n member of the cabinet and received other
lonors. It Is doubtful If Spain will treat
General Campos as generously as England
lid Cornwallls.
.Sfiir hln r < li
/ I'lilluilelplila ledger.
A casual paragraph in the cable dispatches
mentions that a llrlttsh olllclal has been
searching the archives In Madrid for sev
eral weeks to secure evidence on the Von-
ezuslan case , The paragraph adds that what
10 found was unfavorable to England's claim ,
which suggests that , when the American
commissioners go In search of the same
nformatlon , they may not bo able to nnd
t , but the main fact Is nioro Important ,
t shows that the British government U
prompt and uhrewd , and where time Is of
Importance It ROfj straight to work nnd I
rendy for notion while other nations nn
debating the advisability of preparing to iti
iirythlnK. If there l to bo arbitration Ii
the Venezuelan bnHlics. , doubtless Orca
ruitaln will have n mess of favorable cvl
dencu foady before the American commls
slou begins to look for nny.
TinI1.xir nml Their 1'tiMli.
C'hl < flBo News.
A colleRC professor has 'll cover l lha
only 2 per cent of his host pupils use to
li.icco. whllo C7 per cent' of the poorest mi
it. A cynic observes IJtat this iirobiblj
accounts for Slip ncll known fact tint ihn (
who slant ! highest at college accumpllnl
least In the world , while the great men coim
from the loot of lht > class.
Hn nt-il's CiiiifoMHcd Imllirrcilnn.
St. 1'jnl rime r 1'rc-sx.
Mr. I ) ay aril waa Guilty ot a grave ! n.Uscrr >
tlon In arraigning the republican party be *
fnro the Kngllfh public ns ailvoc.itlnc ; a font
of noclnllsm which lias ilnno more to cor
rupt public life limn anything clso In Amer
ica. Called to account for this singular iltr. .
parture from the proprlctlew ut lilt
position , ho takes refuse behind Ihc
pretext thnt his remarks were ol
an Impromptu nnd unpremeditated c'-iMcter ,
nnd that ho didn't know that .1 rauortor wnt
present. Why doesn't Iiu say rlthl ; out tlm
ho said Just what ho thought , ; md docsn'
propose to bp rent win fit In' the free expres
f'.on of his opinions by the conventional do
coruni of a diplomatic position. This wouli
be at once more credible and nioro candid.
An liiipcrtliicnl It rill I ml or.
SlirlnRllptd ( M.i < . ) llcpulillcnn.
Mexico unkindly rises up nt this nmmon
to remind the United States that hind-grih
blng Is not entirely n Urltlsh tr.ilt. The
Mexican Uriah ! also tells us that If the
Monroe doctrine Is to gain force In America
outside of the United States It must bo made
to mean something mori > than n declaration
purely In the selfish Interests ot the Unltec
States. That paper would have It mean nn
alliance of American icpubllcs ngalns
nnropcan aggression upon any one of them
and also n compact by which the big mcmbui
of the league shall ngre-o to abstain , on Its
part , from terrltorltl acquisitions on the
mainland of this hemisphere. Our neighbor's
memory In 103 porsU-tent. Klfty yiars Is
n long tlmu. It may oven change n nation's
character.
of Drlny.
Now York Sun.
In the me.intlmc what havu we been lining'
How much iii-re ready arc we today for d < :
fcnso or for ngsresplon than wo were 01
December 17 ? WlHt has congress nccom
pllsheil to make good by deeds- the spli-ndk
outburst ot patriotic ardor with which It sm'
tallied the president ? What has It done will
thu mllltaiy and naval bills framed to on
nblo u t to carry out the lofty tutelary role
for which events have ripened UP , and t (
which In the eyes of the world wo are hence
forth committed ? How will congress Justlf )
Its stewardship to the American people , If
nmld party rivalries and bickerings , It shal
lese plght cf the grave contingency , which
inevitably will confront us , should the com
mission named by Mr. Cleveland report It
fiver cf Venezuela's tltlo"'to the tcrrltorj
In dispute ?
\\'o repeat that , should such 'a report be
niiido. thcro Is not n. particle of evidence
that Lord Salisbury will not persist In his
truculent preference for war with the
United States over a submission of thn main
.
part of Urltish Guiana's claims to an Im-
inrtlal tribunal. Wo shall then have n
great war upon our hands , and wo pity the
! .i3tiitor or the representative whom tin- -
people slnll hold responsible for wasting the
precious months , every hour of which shotili ]
have been E-pent In strenuous preparation.
rroimilurc Ciiiiiiiiciiiliitlon.
Phll.iilclphla Times.
The Importance of having men of first class
ability and wldo experience In affairs In city
councils is recognized by the taxpayers ot
Omaha , M-b. , where , a movement Is on foot
tj secure the election of ox-United States
Senator Manderson and Herman Konntze , a
prominent property owner , to fill two va
cancies , the plan involving the selection of
.Manderson for the head of the judiciary and
Kountza for the head of the- finance commit
tee. As-the vacancies are caused by denth
or resignation they will bo filled by the
other sixteen members of that body anil a poll
already made Indicates that both Manderson
and Kountze will be chosen. .
The conditions requiring the presence of
mon of this class In municipal legislatures
exlot In every city , and fortunately surh men
are to bo found In every city. It Is not for
the lack of men fully the equals In cvory
particular cf Manderson and Kount/.c
: lut the city councils of Philadelphia are
composed of men of an entirely different class.
Neither do we believe that thess mon wouli
refuse to serve. If asked. They are not In
councils ! because the political leaders do not
want them there , and the great mass of
voters hive failed to Invite them to become
candidates.
The same- Interest manifested by the tax-
layers of Omnhi In securing rouncilmen
nf the first rank would. If shown by the tnx-
payers of Philadelphia , In all probability fco-
cure the sameresults. . There Is no salary
attached tp the position of a councilman , and
ts duticy are exacting and onerous , but a
sense of duty to the public would induce
almost any prominent citizen with the
necessary leisure to servo If nominated and
elected.
IOWA rmsss COMMUNT.
Des Molnes Capital : John P. Irish lias
been In Washington lately rounding the
praises of Grovcr Cleveland In Interviews
with the press. Mr. Irish compares h'm to
Andrew Jackson , and says that , though ho
nay not bo his own successor , ho will vir
tually dictate tlie nominee cf his party this
year. Irlrh Is the naval oflicer at the port
of San FranclEco.
Sioux City Times : Liy th'a away for
reference. The exact vole of the fitnto of
Iowa , ns ascertained by the count of the
general assembly , Is as follows. : Governor
) rake , republican , 208,711 ; Daub , democrat ,
. ,42S ; Crane , populist , 32.-I1S ; Ilncon , pro-
ilbltlonlst , 11,014. Lieutenant governor
I'arrott , republican , 211,201 ; Bestow , demo
crat. 1I5,7S'J ; Starrett , populist , 21,700 ; Atwood -
wood , prohlb'tlonlst , 10,222.
Slonx City Journal : The meeting of the
Association of Pioneer Lawmakers of Iowa , tea
) a held at the RUto capital next month , will
jo an event of historic Interest. The first
meeting cf this assoclat'on was one of the
) leasantcst gatherings ever held by the pioneers
neers , and quite a number who weio then
irosent havu since passed away. The pro
gram Includea speeches or papers by such
i\on ns John A. Kasson , C. C. Cole , Huron
1. Sherman , L. W. Itoas , Klijah Sells , Al-
irln Saunders and Washington Galland.
Sioux City Tribune : The bridge IB greatest
f all In Its sources of Inspiration , as cities
ro great In their men and not In the walls
vhlch guard thorn about , nut It Is rich tii
ho suggestion of material possibilities also ,
n heritage for those to come nftor , the.
ulue of which will grow ns the rjco In-
ieases nnd multiplies nnd Its wants and
leasures are to bo inlnUiured to. It will
pparcntly eland for all tlmu , a highway
ml nn Invitation to all who would ilo Sioux
3lty good and n ruad over which the undo-
Irablo may depart. Sioux City hopoB for
ii'ch from It and she feels that It olTurs
inch to people who possess the lanJ upon
ho other side.
Stuart Locomotive : The storage warehouse
imposition that Is now being dlECUssc < l In
owa receives the endorsement all over the
late In the action of capitalists of this and
> thor stales putting money Into tlie prff'iit
ow priced corn , to holJ for better prlcoi.
f It will pay for thu P. D. Armours nnd
tl > era to Invest money now It will always
ay for the Iowa farmer to do so until the
nunediato rush of early winter Is over. With
varehouses managed under Judicious state
aws , so that the producer can cafely r-toro
its corn or other grain and receive ware-
lousu certificates for it , ne will have the
most practical thing that can bo done to In-
reato the wealth of Iowa farmers ,
Davenport Republican : No more rldlcu-
ous bill has been 'ntroJuced In any leglala-
uro In recent times than that which wan
ntroduced Into the Iowa senate for the
Icenslng of the drinker ; the Idcd that any
man \vllh Kelt-respect would procure a licence
rom the county auditor at a cost of J'J In
order to exercise the right which would
Bcem to belong to every Individual who IB
of sound mind to enter a saloon and purchase.
Iquor. There is , of coune , an exception
n the cases of the young and of the habitual
drinker , who certainly need protection of
society ; but the zcheme to remove thu license
( rom .tho ealoon keeper and place It on the
citizen lo go objectionable that there Is not
ho least pcsslhle chance for It to secure
even serious consideration.
TIIII PIIHSWKM'Y.
ClilcngO necofd : Mr. Tcr.iKer nlisc.1 ti
remark thnt no ninn has n monopoly of thi
; favorite Eonshlp prtvlllpe * in th ; stute c
Ohio.
Slonx City Tribune : Nebraska i1cm' rnt !
did not support Hoii3 ! In the l * t nitloni
convention as tlicre Is miielt ovMenco tha
thn repulilli-ncn do not Intend to siipporl
Allison. Thurston s MeKlnley intetvlew Is
of n piece with thoup Governor Hayd usei' '
to glvu out against Holes. What' * thn mat
ter with Nebraska ?
Detroit Kreo 1'r.nsThough Uefd , Mil
ton nnd Motion thouht fall of n presidential
nomination they uauld ftlll hold Important
rinllUc.il ofllcc ? . lint if MeKlnley encounters
ilcfent lie will bo completely out cf the pub
lic service and would h.ne to full back on
the law practice which has bcon compelled tc
get along without him for so latin.
New York M.ill and Kxpms : G > ntlonien
who Indulge the notion tli.U Hie Mortor
benin is not an earnest one , nnd that tht :
governor Is In the race ? merely for lh ox-
crclso It will afford , are building n I.II'KC
and mniMlve disappointment for tlicmsolvofi.
They will discover after awhile thnt tlm
Motion movement contains 10 innoh force
nnd o.-miostncss that the governor himself
couldn't stop Us headway even If he wanted
to Ou . n.
Globe-Democrat : Mr. Koralsw Is nn ob
ject of considerable Intelrt > t to several
presidency kcekfis nl this moment. McKln-
Icy apparently lt < ahead of nil the other
nsp'ronta ' at this lime , but his fate. In : i
Inrga degree. Is In Knrnker's hands , and n
good many of MoKlnloy'a frlfads are sus
picious uf Kornkcr. TIu bi-tra > al of McKln-
ley by his own delegation would be n politi
cal crime nf a paitlcnl.nly heinous character -
actor , but he would not be the llrst Ohloan
who was Blaunhteral In the liauso ot his
friends.
Kunsai CUy Star : The re-election of Sen
ator William 11. Allison by the unanimous
vote of his party In the legislature of lown
deserved compliment to a
yesterday was a
worthy public servant. Senntoi Allison
owes no part of his populaiity to the tricks
of the politician or the nrts of the donm-
throughout his public
KOgu'u. Ho has punned
lic llfo a manly and patriotic course , and the
confidence of the people which took the form
of n fifth election to tha high u'lllce ho adorns
U the Just reward of an liunest and Intelli
gent service.
St. Louis Itcpubllc : It Is not Improbable ,
and certainly not Impossible , that the story
of Forakcr's candidacy for the presidency
Is true. Or , perhaps , the word candidacy
should not bo u 'd in o.innectlon with
Kornkcr If another can be found more ac
curately tleserib'ng a man who , In politics ,
la wh.it the den wns > In the manger. Korakcr ,
Is not Ihu remotest
ot course , rtallzcd that there
motest piospect of his own nomination. Ills
candidacy will bn announced , not In the
hope of nomination , but In the liopo of dc-
fcat'nc : McKlnloy Instructions In Ohio nnd
sending unlnstructed or Foraker-lnstrnctcd
delegates from pome of the districts In that
state to St. Louis , a part of whom , ot least ,
Foraker will be able to use for trading nnd
combination purposes.
TII 14 I1OCTHINU.
Indianapolis Journal ( rep. ) : It the reso
lution reported by Senator Davis Khali bo
adopted by congress an the opinion of the
American people- the status of the Monroe ,
or , rather , the American doctrine will bo
understood abroad as well as at homo.
'
'
Chicago Post ( Ind. rep. ) : Mr. Oln'ey's
statement of the best policy to pursue IB
the most rational presentment of the ca o :
Aj.ply the prlnclplo to each case on Its
merits as It arises. For the time being ,
at all events , the government has nothing
to gain from an academic affirmation so
sweeping nnd radical , ami likely to be so
offensive , to Rurope , as Mr. Davis' resolu
tions.
Ch'cago Tribune ( rep. ) : No fault can be
found by any true American with the spirit
and Intent of this patriotic resolution. This
country should not submit to the ocqu'sltlon
of a foot of territory on this hemisphere by
any European power when the. Interests of
the United States will bo affected injuriously
thereby or its polltle.il doctrines set at de
fiance. I5ut foreign powers \vlll pay Ultle at-
tontlnn to this declaration ot the. United
States thnt II will defend the doctrine when
they sr.e plainly that It has not In Its hands
those- Implements which nat'onal defense re
quires.
Buffalo Kxpresg ( rsp. ) : Wo regard the
Davis reeilut'on. however , as going farther
than there is any need for going. A vor-
lutlm repetlllon In the form of a congress
resolution of the words of President Monroe
would bo .stronp ; enough. The senate would
not then be touching on any new or untried
ground. It would bo taking a position with
regard to which the Amcr'oan people are
and always will be unanimous. In striving to
go farther than President Monroe did , It Is
likely to break this solid front , the preserva
tion of which Is so Important and so grati
fying.
Now York Times ( dcm. ) : Thcro Is no
irce&slly for passing this resolution. The
Alorroe doctrine may safely be left to be
Icclared and applied by the executive and
congress as occasions may arise. We have
got along very well for three-quarters of n
ccr.tnry without any congressional definition
of tlie Monroe doctrlno , although many
resolutions attempting lo define It have been
iffcrod , and some of them have been passed
. It would bo
jy one house or the other.
idler if Senator Davis' resolution should
'ail ' In passage. Hut If congress must have
U say , the resolution as reported Is harm-
ess enough.
Kansas City Star ( Ind. dcm. ) : The destiny
of the wcttorn hemisphere l.s one destiny ;
tnat of Europe nnd that of Asia , and that of
Africa are separate- and distinct. The United
States as Hie predominant power of the wort-
cm hcmlbplieio Is more vitally Interested
.han any ctiicr country. It Insists upon
the right to proceed toward the realization
of Its destiny along the lines marked out for
t. Those lines do not "nrludo foreign In
tervention of nny : crt. The United States
won that right by winning its tremendous
struggle for national cxisU-nco In the face of
the combined cppcbttion of moat of the great
powers of Europe.
lM3ll.SO.VAIj AMI OT 11 lilt WISH.
The now commander of the Spanish forces
n Cuba Is \\Yylcr In name , at least.
What the senate should do is to appoint
i commission to dcllne the boundary of the
lonroo doctrine- .
Hoston'g Ancient and Honorable Artillery
will visit London In July with all the trap
pings of war. Sliuotlnc , however , will bo
/onllned to corks.
The de-ath Is announced of Hon. John I ) .
Mlay , one of ( he foundem of the republican
larty In Massachusetts , and onn of the build-
ira of the Union Paddy railroad.
Frcitarlclc Becker of New Jersey fell heir
.0 $3.000. Ills relatives needed It , at least
hey believed they could use It , BO lie wan
leclarcd to bo dead. When ho went to the
: ourt to protest the Judge muilo him get
up on tne slant ! ami swear to the Ualemont
that h was nllvc.
Thr bill to .il'Gl ! < .li tipping on sleeping cars
Is .1 cruel ( hint't at the vested rights ot
Pullman. Think for n moment what might
happen If Duke O-rrso was obliged to pay
the porters. Perish Uio thought.
Hen , Oeirgc L , Wellington. Maryland's
new senator. Is n natlvo born , 41 years old ,
iind ot Unman descent. He Is flnanc or
by profession n politician from choice , and
wa elected to congress In 1SS1. I.
A brace of pnllnnt sneaks Invaded a *
woman's room In St. Louis , forcibly yet
g'titly closed her face while- extracting $113
from her stocking , And. tendering profits *
apologies for their intrusion , departed.
So gt-p.it Is the vigilance of the Denver po-
licet In capturing bicyclists who wheel at
night without Innipii that ft gang ot burglars
carted off a l.oOO-pound safe from n building
\\lthlii sixty feet of the police headquarters.
Contrasting the lORtlmotiy In the second
trial of Duoslrow for murder with the testi
mony given nt the first trial convinces St.
Lruls papers 'that the number of wrecked
memories displayed Is sufllclont to slnrt a
flr.it-cl.Ks ntyluin.
The now woman Is steadily pushing to the
front In Kansas City , despite the depressing
effect of environment. Ono ot 'cm roundly
trounced her huchaml , and was fined $15 far
the exercise. Similar treatment of a wife
would co t the husband $00.
A celebrated criminal case on trial In Mls-
url llltlctralc.i how Judicial delays wreck
the memories of state witnesses , especially
when tha pilsoncr possesses the requisite
mean * of persuasion. The other day the
stain's chief witness , while on the fctand ,
suffeied a relapse of memory and failed to re-
cull any nmtcrhl fact testified to nt the first
dial. Hlu condition wn charitably ascribed
to nlcoliullsm.
An Incident Is reported from New York
which Is- probably without n parallel. A
ci ttcmcr In that city weighed all the bonus
sent ill in with Ills chops and steaks during
the month and when the month's bill came
ftcm his butcher deluded the total weight
of the bones from the sum of hla supplies ,
paying only for the actual meat he had re
ceived. The butcher went to law , but the
court sustained the defendant , ordering pay-
irent for the pounds of meat with n small
into of Interest.
Among the recent dead Is George W. Tee-
noy of Wilmington , Del. , for folly yo.ir.t a
locomotive engineer on the Philnlolph'n ,
Wilmington & lialtlmoro railroad. He was
the engineer of the locomotive tha * i ! e > w
Abraham Lincoln to Washington for his In
auguration in 1SQ1 , and established the fast
est record made up to that dale. When
President Garflald was shot. Engineer Tcency
was nM'lgncd to run from Philadelphia the
train that bore Mrs. Garlleld from Elbcron ,
N. J. , to Washington. Ho received orders
to make fast time , nnd made the ru , ; to the
capital , a distance of 13S mile : . ' . In US min
utes.
.Il'ST ' KOIl 1C UN.
Philadelphia Ileconl : She Do people dlo
often from taking poison ?
Doctor No ; only once.
Judge : Papa ( on the top of the slnlrs )
Is that young- mini gone , Mamie ?
Manila Yes , p.ipti ; awfully !
Yonkera Statesman : "Can't I interest you
In accident Insurance today ? " "No , sir ,
I'm not In nod of It. " "Kxcusome , 1 un
derstood you were learning' to piuy the
violin. "
Detroit Free Press : She Does my new
dress give me a good fit ?
He 1 think it will when you sec It In the
Chicago Tribune : Kersuson I don't like
to see a full grown mnn like you carrying a
rmlr of tkutes ulong the slrect.s down town.
Hnnklnson You'd rather see me carrying
them than hnvlng them on , wouldn't you ?
Harper'sBaznr : Mrs. C'nwker It Is paid
thnt tlie fulls ut Niagara are wearing away
rapidly.
Mr , Cawker T don't wonder at that. A
great many people take a hack at Niagara
falls.
Somervllle Journal : The man who keeps
v.-lshlng wo could have u heavy fall of Hnow
s pflen the man who complains the loudest
when he hns to shovel iMrt ot It oft the
sidewalk n round bis house.
Household New ? : Theie was a good deal
of KOimd human nntuie In the unexpected
reply of the dying old woman to her minis
ter's lending question : "Here , at Uio end
of a lout : life , which of the Lord's ) mercies
are you the most thankful for ? " Her eyes
bilghtoned as she answered , "My victuals. "
Chicago Port : The mendicant htoo.l before -
fore the wavfnrcr with oiil > tretclicd li'inil.
"Plpass. sir , " he said , " 1 have seen better
dnjv. "
"Well , Hint's no affair of mine , " said the
wayfarer. "Make your kick to tlie weather
man If you don't like this kind of a day. "
Philadelphia Ticcord : Pnt was dragging
across tin- pavement a truck laden with
bags of specie from the express wagon to
the otllce. "I see money' * coming your
way , Pat. " said a friend. "Yes , " replied
Pat. as he shoved the truck throiifli thf
olllce door , "Ol'm Just rollln' In wealth. "
niSCKIVINO.
Atlnnta Constitution.
Ue not deceived , frail violets.
When sunshine streameth bright.
And coal bills cease to placiio our pcacs.
And wraps uro out of sight.
t <
'Tli but a scheme Uio weather hath
To wake your wintry dream ;
The sun nuiv ( flow , but well we know
A blizzard's In each beam !
nr.ow ov , YH wi.vns.
By nn Unknown ICnnpns
In Uio words of Hint immortal Jingo ,
William Tell :
"IJlow on , yo winds ; this Is Hie land of
Ilbcrtv ! "
Rlow and be blowed !
Wverjbody lias the right to blow hero.
l.ikowltc everything.
IVIndH Included.
I'liercfore , ye winds , enjoy the privileges
crantcd yo nnd titanic Oed that yo have
them.
Blow for all you're worth !
The Iniillennblo right to blow was secured
for all lhlngi American by the blood of
oyr ancestors shed at Hunker Hill nnd
on other hills and plains too nur.iorou
to mention.
Die latter-day assertion of the Monroe doc
trine IKIH cllnchc'd that light.
Jut blow fair !
) on't be toj reckleps in your blowing ,
fou may cuusn trouble.
now back that hat cf ml no that you blew
away ;
\li-o , that garbage bairel ;
\fo ; , those missing Heetlons of my roof ;
Vlso , those brunches that you wrested from
my trees ;
\no ! , thnt night shirt that my careless
warherwoman hung out on the clothes
line.
fa w'nds , what need have yo for nlght-
Millls ?
) r for garbage- barrels ?
3r for derby lints ?
: , lee , am it jiatrlnt.
: blow a lltt'o myself on occasions.
In oilier occimlons I blow myseir n lltlln ,
lo lust , O winds , to one of your own kind I
> ni't bit HO Indiscriminate In your cussed
blowing ! '
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