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THE OMAHA DAlJjV JUfiEt HAT V17 DAY , XANMTAKY THE OMAHA DAILY BEE n , nosBWATEjvnditor. _ MOnNINCJ. TERMS or strnscnii'TioNi n < > * ( Without Sunday ) . One Y ir . t < M Dally m and Kuniluy , Ono Yrnr. . . . . . . . . . 10 00 Blx Montlm . > . (0) ) Thru * Month * . . . 2 M Hundny Jl c , One Y r . . . 20 BalurdAjr Dec , One Ypnr. . . 1 5 * Weekly lice , Ono Yenr. . . . M OFFICES I Omaha. Th n > n ItnlMlng. Bouth Oni.ilm. 8ln r > r Ulk. , Timer N nn-1 Jlth 81 * . Council IllufTn , 1Z 1'onll turret. Chlonro Ofllre. 317 Clmmlit-r nf Commerce. N'w York , lloom.i 1J , 14 nnd 15 , Tribune Ilulldlne. Washington , 1407 F Btrcet. N. W. COllHKSI'ONDENCnt All commnnlcnlloni rflMInc lo nrw nnd edi torial mailer nhould lie odd rented : To tlia K.lltnr. All liunlnnii Idle ! * nnd temltlnnccii nliouM lie ndrtrwijod to Tli ( > t ! o I'ulillntilns Company. Omahn , Drafts , cliockii nnd iwmtoilice orders to w made tHivnt.lo In the nnlpr of the ivimpanv. THE I1EE I'UIIMBIIINO COMPANY. OF CIUCU1.ATION. Oeorgp II. Tnulmck. secretory of The Iloo I'lil * ll hlnir company , belnK duly nworn. rny that the nctunl numW of full nnd romplcte copies of the l > ally Morning , Evening nnd Hunday lies printed lurl/ic the month of December , ! S3j , was ns fol- I own ! Loss deductions for uniold nnd returned papers . . . . . . 7,743 Net sale . Dally average . . i..t 19.703 or.onon it. T/.RCHUCK. Swnrn to before me nnd nulwrrllied In my presence thin 3d dnv nf Jnnunry. 1SOC. ( Seal. ) N. I' . KKIIj. Notary Public. Tlio antlirncltu cotil muu linvn boon holding SOUK ) more sessions. Watch tlio prices of coal for tlic al'tor cfTucts. If CnncroHsiium Momn1 succeeds now In pulling Ills ministry ncailoiny bill through tlio liotiso hu will put unotliur MR fcatlu.'i * In his cap. Senator Wolcott of Colonulo lias ralsuil his voice for peace. lie does not hall from a state Unit Is besetting con- KrosH for more liberal appropriations for Its coast defenses. The harbors of- Colorado are able to protect themselves. Like the boy who tries to avol.il a wltlpi'hiK by yelling before he Is hurt , the Manufacturers' convention Is mak ing lots of noise over cheap Japanese competition , when , as a matter of fact , wo nro still exporting goods to Japan. / Tlio mayor of St. Louis , the mayor of Kansas City and the mayor of Omaha have all got gubernatorial bees In their bonnets. Hut fortunately or unfor tunately there Is no Invariable line of succession leading from the chair of a mayor to thd chair of a governor. President Cleveland has authorized the statement that he does not approve the definition of the Monroe doctrine contained In the Davis resolution. The president apparently wants the exclu sive copyright on the ofllclal version of tlio doctrine enunciated by James Mon roe. The Sioux City Tribune has a lengthy editorial commenting upon the de cision of the Nebraska State Hoard of Transportation In the Omaha union de pot case. The Tribune confounds the 'Hrldge and Terminal company with the Union Depot company and gets things correspondingly mixed. The final evacuation of old Fort Omaha Is but a matter of a few months. The grounds and buildings will be prac tically useless to the government unless a military training .school can be lo cated there. It should be the aim and object of every Nebraskan to secure a military school for this city. Nebraska's delegation In congress of course fully appreciates the fact that western states cannot readily appropri ate funds for the Transmlssisslppl ex position until congress shall have done so. Let the national legislature put the stiiin ] ) of approval upon the under taking and the western states may bu expected to quickly fall In line. There seems to bo fair promise that High swliool cadets will soon be pro vided with rlllt'S for drill pur poses. Lieutenant I'onu , the Instructor , and Congressman Mercer have for a year been endeavoring to get the war ofllco to furnish the guns. The cadets will be happy to learn Unit such efforts will soon bo crowned with success. The temper of the people of Council muffs with respect to the proposed Traiismlsslsslppl exposition must be highly gratifying to the prime movers In the enterprise , which must have moral and substantial support from neighboring states. It Is reasonable to expect the Iowa legislature will appre ciate the Importance of the undertaking. The law creating the State Hoard of Irrigation contemplates that the secre tary employed at n salary of ? 'JKX ( ) u year sluill devote all of ills time to the duties of the ofllco. The Omaha city charter , which provides for the appoint ment of a city engineer at a salary of f'1,000 n year , Is explicit In requiring the engineer to be engaged in no other regular business. Yet one and the Hiuno man la now occupying the posi tions of secretary to the State Hoard of Irrigation and city engineer of Omaha and drawing two salaries which aggregate $5,000 a year. The Heo has shown at length wherein the new schedules Imvo raised the trans portation rates on live stock to the Omaha market. The statement has jilso been made by a man who thor oughly understands the situation that the-switching fee tacked on as an arbi trary works an Injury to this market. Now comes a heavy stock shipper at Tektimah , who has not only demon. Ktratcd the truth of these assertions , but has found It far cheaper to drive cattle between Omaha and Tekamab than to ship them under existing rates. It is u matter of regret that our great stock market must suffer Uiese drawbacks. noon If It be true that President Cleveland lias advised the president of Venezuela to rstnullsli diplomatic * relations wltl Great Itrltnln the ndvice Is good nnd ought to be favorably received by the government of the South American re public. Some time ago It was reported that Mr. Cleveland had suguested to prominent Venezuelans who called upon him that their government should care fully nvoid doing anything to aggravate the situation , especially by the commla sion of any overt net of n hostile na ture. There could be no Impropriety , certainly , In a simple suggestion , under existing circumstances , from the presi dent of the United States to the presi dent of Venezuela that It would bo well to restore diplomatic relations with Great Hrltnln , It being assumed , of course , that the latter country would be found willing to Imvo this done. The severance of diplomatic relations between the two countries was at tlio instance of Venezuela and It therefore devolves upon that country to take the initiative for restoring such relations. This suspension of diplomatic relations lias continued since 1887 , wien | Vene zueia protested "before her Hrltlsh ma JestyV government , before nil civilized nations and before the world In general against the acts of spoliation committed to her detriment by the government of Great Britain , which she at no time and on no account will recognize as capable of altering in the least tin ; rights which she has inherited from Spain and re specllng which she will ever bo willing to submit to the decision of a third power. " Since Unit time negotiations regarding the boundary dispute have been carried on indirectly in 1800 through the Venezuelan minister In Paris and a special envoy on that sub ject and in ISO ; ! through a confidential agent. In one of his notes to Secretary Olney on the A'enezuelan dispute Lord Salis bury said : "This controversy has un doubtedly been made more dillicult by the inconsiderate action of the Vene zuelan government in breaking off re lations with her majesty's government and its settlement has been corre spondingly delayed. " It Is fairly to be Inferred from this that the Hritlsh gov ernment would readily resume diplo matic relations If asked to do so by Venezuela and the latter country could take such action without In the least compromising Its position. That a re sumption of diplomatic relations be tweeu the two countries might help greatly toward an amicable solution of the controversy is altogether probable. WILL KUT UK The question as to how much the gov ernment of the United States should pay as damages for the seizure of Brit ish scaling vessels in Bering sea In 1SSO and 18S7 will be settled by a commis sion , congress having refused to ap propriate the sum agreed upon by tlio secretary of state aud the British min ister , on the ground that it is excessive , although greatly reduced from the amount originally claimed. The mat ter will now be settled in the way that should have been adopted at first and which would have averted a great deal of controversy not altogether creditable to this country. There Is a quite * gen eral misapprehension regarding this matter , it being assumed by many that the Paris tribunal of arbitration that passed upon the Bering sea dispute made a specific award of damages for the seizure of British sealers. What that tribunal decided was that the United States had no ownership of the open waters of Bering sea beyond the usual territorial limits and therefore the seizure of the'British sealers out side those limits was not justified. It loft the question of damages for the seizures to further negotiations. The late Secretary Gresham and the British ambassador agreed on ? 125,000 ns a. fair sum for damages , but congress re garded this amount ns excessive and refused to make the appropriation. It has beena somewhat irritating Issue and Its settlement will be welcome. TItK QUKSTHIN OF I'llKl'AIlATION Congress gives no sign of u purpose to make any preparation for the defense of the country. Karly In the session a bill was Introduced In the senate and referred to a committee which provides an appropriation for the con struction and armament of seacoast and lakecoast defenses. It Is still In the committee and so far as known has not received any consideration. There has been a good deal of talk , In and out of congress , about the necessity of Im proving our condition for defense In the event of a war , but nothing practical has been done , nor Is there any earnest promise Unit anything will be done. Senator Cnlloin said a few days ago Unit I lie time had come fou congress to take practical steps to * put the nation upon u war footing. He- referred to the ac tivity of lOngland's naval preparations and said It would not do for the United States to remain passive and console her K'-'lf with the Idea that England can not afford to go to war with thin coun try. "The best way to convince her , " said Senator Cullom , "that It will bo dangerous for her to attempt , any of her diplomatic tricks will be for the United States to go right ahead and make a practical di'inoustnitlon of Us ability and determination to protect it self against any intrusion or liny In fringement upon its rights. " There would bu no menace In pursuing this course. It would bo simply a prudent rec- ignition of our duty to provide for belf- iroservntlon , and the effect would nn- loubtedly be lo prevent rather than to cause war. There can be no doubt hut Kngltind'ti demonstration of her eadlnesa for war has had a pacificatory ntluence upon Ktiropc. Justice Alvey , one of the members > f the Venezuelan boundary commlH- slon , said in a recent Interview that if issues of this sort are pressed by the national conviction upon the govern ment It is useless to talk about per forming our part without adequate In strumentalities. Ho urged that we must it once attend to our defenses. Hear Ad- ulral CiherardI said In nn address u few lays ugo that lu the ovcut of ho. Ill- tlog with ICnglnnd our navy would be found Inadequate. "Today we have only a few ships , " ho said , "scarcely nny battleships. Cruisers arc only meant to net ns pickets. When l-'ng- land sends out a battleship It Is ac companied by four cruisers. We want battleships and until we get. them wo shall not bo prepared to light , " lie did not think nn Knglisli fleet would de stroy New York , but It might bottle us up. This fs intelligent testimony ns to what Is needed for the adequate de fense of the country and the matter Is of such paramount Importance that It Is most extraordinary the representatives of the people In congress should be apparently so Indifferent to It. It Is true that the financial condition of the government Is not favorable to large appropriations for strengthening our defenses , but this Is not a valid' or sulllcletnt reason for neglecting this Imperative duty. As Senator Cullom says , If there Is not enough money In the treasury there are various ways by which the required amount can be raised. in > i-'on UMAUA. U ouRlit not to be ncosssary to defend Omaha against an attack by nn Omaha news paper. There Is ns much taxable property In Omaha as there Is in St. Paul or Denver , nnd nearly ns much ns In Minneapolis or Kansas City. The nsserccd valuation , how ever , Is ridiculously low nnd absolutely worth less ns a guide. The Uco building , tor In stance , Is assessed nt one-tenth Its value , and Mr. Rosewater only reported his whole personal property for taxation at a valuation ot about $100 until last year. * In area Omaha Is larger than every ono ot the nbovo men tioned cities except St. Paul , and exceeds at least two of them In commerce , banking and manufactures. In the amount ot public Improvements Omaha surpasses at least three of those cities , and In actual amount of money raised by taxation only Minneapolis and Louisville exceed this city. World-Herald. It ought not to be necessary for The Bee to defend Itself against the charge of attacking Omaha. The Bee has done more toward building up Omaha than any other concern In Omaha. It has as much at stake In the future prosperity of Omaha as any other con cern lu Omaha. It Is passing strange , too , that no dis cussion with regard to public policy or municipal finances can be had without making the personality of Its editor the Issue. The Inference sought to be conveyed Is that The Bee bus been a tax shirker and its editor has made fraudulent returns of his personal prop erty. The most effective refutation of this may be found In the records of the county and city treasuries. The Bee building Is assessed at § 05,000. Tile taxes paid by The Bee Building com pany since tlio erection of its oflice building in 1SSO aggregate $27,7-10. The taxes paid by The Bee Publishing and TJuIldlng companies for the year 1S95 aggregate $5,050. Of this amount nearly four-fifths , or about $4,300 , a year , is borne by Rosewater. There has never been a time within twenty years that Hosewater has appeared be fore a board of equalization to get his taxes reduced or remitted. All this , however , is but an Impertinent side issue. The way to stand up for Omaha Is not by brag and bluster , nor by making claims for It that everybody knows to be extravagant and unfounded. Hon esty Is the best policy. A city has nothing to gain by magnifying Its re sources and inflating its own Impor-1 tance. Omaha has suffered incalculable damage from the blatherskites who claim everything and do nothing. The best way to stand up for Omaha and to build up Omaha Is to claim nothing for It that it has not got and to deceive no one concerning Its true condition. The assertion that there is as much taxable property In Omaha as there Is in St. Paul , and nearly as much ns there is in Kansas City or Louisville , either shows lamentable ignorance of the facts or a. downright perversion of the truth. St. Paul is an older and a wealthier city. It has a dozen men who can buy all Omaha. The milling Industry of Minneapolis represents a larger Investment of capital than all the Omaha Industries combined. Min neapolis has fully double the popula tion of Omaha and covers fifty-three square miles , as against Omaha's twen ty-four square miles. The net bonded debt of Minneapolis Is $5,228,700. The net bonded debt of Omaha is $5,710,50(1. ( Kansas City carries $250,7115 in Its sinkIng - Ing fund ; St. Paul , $281iOO : ; Minneapo lis , $1,00000. ; { Omaha's sinking fund Is in debt to the banks for current interest payments. The figures for Louisville are not at hand , but Louis- vlllo has a larger population than Min neapolis and is noted for Its wealth. Any attempt to Institute comparisons letween the lire and police departments of Omaha and these cities Is therefore iilKleading and mischievous , because It s designed to uphold a top-heavy sys- cm which this city is not able to main tain under present conditions. Nebraska has more presidential tlm- > cr to tile acre just now ) than the most Icitsoly timbered state in the union. Nebraska has Senator Alien , the tall > oplar of the populists , General Man- lerson , the apple blossom republican , William .1 , Bryan , the silver-leaved iiuplo of the free coinage party , and J. Sterling Morton , the golden rod king ) f the cottonwoods. And the Nebraska mderbrush contains no end of vice H'csldcntlal timber and cabinet ma- erlal. See what Arbor day has doue for a treeless state. There Is nothing small about No- n-askii , cither territorially or polltl- ally. According to advices from Omaha by way of Cincinnati , Ne- br.isln ; Is now grooming n dark horse and a llghl horse for vice president , nnd what. Inmost remarkable Is that they lire b.nth said to be working for each other.trtvhen each knows Unit the success of nt lip other must be fatal to his own nmblfion , H may bp1 / government of lawyers , Mr , Dcpew , buMt Isn't n government ot railroad presidents. bhlcago Chronicle. Well. If ] t Vre true It wouldn't make any dlfferyieo,1 to Mr. Depew , because he could , Cuuo lu under either cate gory. It wouldn't make much differ ence with 'Tihp railroads In general cither , because they would either elect lawyers as'-ijrtsldents ' , or continue- their present poncy of hiring nil the legal talent they need. If It were a govern ment of physicians or dancing masters , the railroads would manage to have representation In the governing class. Another Investigation Into alleged misconduct of a state university has ended In a report upholding existing methods of educational work. A know ing county superintendent preferred charges against President Charles Ken dall Adams of the University of Wis consin , accusing him of attempting to mala ; tiic Institution aristocratic In spirit. Tlio Investigating committee seems , to have been unable to discover the aristocratic tendency and the result is an endorsement of the president's policy. Members of the state banking board make the announcement that Inasmuch as the new law governing Insolvent banks vests the appointment of re ceivers In the district courts , they can no longer entertain applications for re ceivership positions. This Is nn easy way to get rid of a bad job , especially as the board remains free to exert Its influence upon the district Judges for the appointment of particular men as bank receivers whenever It happens to have a preferred candidate. The stationary engineers are proceed ing along legal lines to prevent the new appointee of the boiler inspector's olllco from attempting to perform the duties of said olllce. They will have nodlfll - cutty lu maintaining their ground in any court The engineers should lu- sist upon an early decision , in order that Mayor Broatch may have no excuse for delay In appointing a man qualified for the work. A PolKlL-lll AVnterlon. ChlcnRo Trllmne. Wellington defeated Bonaparte In the battle for th'b Maryland scnntorshlp. Night and Bluclier-mual have been up to their old tricks. MoiiroclxinStlllViiiH tlic Spine. n Glibc-Democrnt. The Spanish-American republics will grow In stablllty-and enlightened freedom as soon as they feel that their territorial rights are not to be1 wrested from them by more powerful nations' Their sense of an uncer tain future | ms had much to do with their frequent revolutions. nt * Hut llliixt nt Coiiirc.sM. I . DufTalo Express. General Flagloi ; , chief of tha Ordnance bureau , tells , Uia senate committee on coast defenses that ; Itwill require $39,000,000 to furnish the 'guns , mortars , etc. , for coast- defensa projectstthat have been approved. If that Is. oe Cfiso no further projects should be entered upon at present. The country is In more danger of disaster from cxtravacant expenditures bv connress than from au attack by a hostile power. \VoIi-ott at Homo. Denver Ilcpulillcan. Senator Wolcott seems to differ with a vast majority of the plain people ol this country regarding the Monroe doctrine and the existing relations between the United States nnd Great Britain. Did he fall under the spell while abroad , we wonder ? Denver News. The News does not Impeach the honesty of the senator's motives nor accuse him of taking the standpoint of a partisan and at tacking Mr. Cleveland's attitude because It Is that of Mr. Cleveland. Wo simply hold that ho Is gravely mistaken in the view which he has taken of the matter nnd we regret that the first speech of his now term as a senator from Colorado has been made aloiii : such lines. CIliiMiKO Yellow I'nck. Chicago Times-Herald. "Yellow dog is the word all along the line with the machine men. A yellow dog state ticket , a yellow dog county ticket , yellow dog congressmen , yellow dog national con vention delegates. A list of the "prominent candidates" for the Cook county offices has been printed. The pack has heard the cry. They como from under the house , from the woodshed , from vacant lots and alleys. Most of them were once In ofllco and were kicked out by the people. They havd lived off the off scourings of politics for three or four years , holding little , inconspicuous political jobs , signing assessment rolls , acting as tip staves nnd deputy sheriffs or serving on grand juries. They are < hungry. They scent food. M Way for the yellow dogs. , A Cable Sulmlily Job. Chicago Tribune. It IB stated in the Washington dispatches' that the house committee on commerce will report a bill authorizing the laying of.a . telegraph - graph cable from the Pacific coast to Hawaii and Japan and granting a subsidy for twenty years to the company which does the work. In return for this grant all government busi ness Is to be done free of charge. As It Is estimated that the telegraph bills of the gov ernment cannot amount to moru than $20,000 to $30,000 a year , and as the lowest rate of subsidy asked for Is $180,000 , this scheme would not be a profitable ono for the govern ment , though It would be for the promoters and exploiters Interested In the company , Nor If a cable were laid would the commer cial classes of this country use It enough to justify congress in paying ? ISO , 000 ( nor the tenth part of ( hat sum ) to .secure Its con struction. This , Is not a good time for sub sidy bills. Wli'at ' money there late spare must bo expehiio'4 'for ' steel armored vcssela and coai't defenses , battorlos and high- power guns , rather than to enable specula tors to mako'vmoney In laying the eccan cable proposed.11 ' The -lj"Vri DDK III I'nltlicH. ClUgo / , Tlmea-HeralJ , "Rally flgfllnai .the yallow dog In politics. " This was the 6UV'tanco of Mr , Seegor'a speech before the Mar'queUo club , and we are mire none of the gentlemen who hoard It failed to bo Imprcsiwd wlth the force ot the homely speech. ' ' e The yelloiv dog1 year Is the ruin of parties. Every tlmo a party becomes so strong that a yellow dog .can ; bo elected , It is at the be ginning of the Rqrlpd when It cannot elect an archangel. Th > . , yfllow dog Is a persistent beast. He Is uot to be- shoved off In daya of prosperity , although In times of mourning ho Is usually under tha houaj or In the coal Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U.S. Gov't Report aking Powder 4B&OUJirEEY PURE shod , Not prottjr or BRfoenblo , ho rcpcU nmnclntlon Men of position and Relf-respecl decline to go on * yellow dog ticket. When RUth a ticket bear * ont > yellow dog It li yellow dog all the way through. The experience ot both parties In this matter - tor Is frcih. The democrat ! ! hav had their yellow dog years with disastrous cense quences. Ulnnclic , Tray , Sweetheart nnd all the other yellow dogs of low degree nro In full cry In the republican party of this coun try at present. It they continue to rule It they will ruin It. There ought to be a political pound for the political yellow dogs. And U should not bo the. oipltol at Springfield or the hotiso of representatives at Washington. The Snnti ! 1'e UclintcM. Chicago Tlmcii-llcrntil. Judge Qrospcup has dismissed the Indict ments against tlio packers accused of con spiring with officers of the Santa Ko system to tocuro rebates. This action was taken on technical grounds , the court's principal rea son being that no proof was alleged that money or other valualilo thing was paid to procure discrimination and that the Indict ments were Imperfect from failure to specify the names of any persons who had been dis criminated against. Therefore the packers go free , while the railway officials must stand trial. trial.U Is to some degree gratifying that action lite been taken to clean up the cloud titular which 1110:13 Indictments nave rested for fifteen months , and a upccily trial of the accused would now bo advisable. The public Is not very well informed as to the otlonrss. It only knows what has boon charged In the press nnd from the platform namely , that certain dealers enjoyed Illegal rates by means of which they were able to crush the llfo out .of competition , nnd that the Santa Ko system lost about $13,000,000 through re bates , and from a prosperous position was brought to earth with a crash unparalleled In the history of criminal railway manage ment. Who was responsible for this crime ? The Tlmes-Hornld Is not at nil disposed to pre- JirJgo the cace , but the reply Is obvious. The chief beneficiaries of IWs roguery arc ap parently protected , and they may thank their stars for the lucky technicalities. But eomo of the men who engineered the "re bate" may bo brought to Justice. The sooner the bettor. There have been too few suc cessful prosecutions under the Interstate commerce act , nnd by a course of reasoning which Is none the less deplorable because It Is Inconsistent the people have come to re gard this statute as a net strong enough to hold little men but not he-ivy enough to withstand the rich and powerful. LAIIIIY'S HOT 11LAST. He PltclicN Into ( he Clinrtorod Grali- IICTH of South Africa. London Truth. It Is a shameful and abominable business all around , out of which no Englishman can extract a grain of satisfaction. But If ever men died with their blood on their own heads , they are the men who fell In this raid ; and If ever prisoners of war deserved' scant mercy , Jameson and Ills comrades are those prisoners. They may thank their stars that they have fallen into the hands of men who are not likely to treat them as they them selves treated the Matabglo wounded and prisoners. It Is , not two years yet since poor old Lo Ben was hunted to death. He has been well and speedily avenged. With Jameson , or any who act like him , I have no sympathy. But nothing will con vince me that he acted In this business with out the knowledge or tha approval of his chief and patron , Mr. Cecil Rhodes. Though I have no regard for heroes of this pattern , It Is obvious that Jameson Is a popular man , with the faculty of Inspiring unbounded trust and confidence In those around and under him. I suspect the truth to lie- that it la for these and other qualities that ho has been selected for his position by Hhodcs , and ho will add one more to the many who have served that ambitious and crafty Individual to their own ruin. For such unscrupulous treachery , whether hatched with the complicity of the dummy directors at homo or not , the company must pay the penalty. The history of the com pany is disgraceful from- beginning to end It began by tricking Lobengula out of half his dominions ; it went on to rob him by violence of the other half. Its recent policy has been to hire ruffians for filibustering raids nnd 'to ' manipulate the results for stock exchange purposes. Such operations are a mere adaptation of the methods and morals of Captain Kldd to the requirements of modern civilization. That the British gov- urrmeni siioum ever nave countenanced such doings Is a disgrace to us , and we arc reap ing tlio result now in the unconcealed aver sion or contempt of ail other nations. At the head of this company are two dukes one of them a relative of the queen and thc-lr professions of Ignorance of the plot sprung last week show them to bo mere or namental figure-heads who have hired them selves to a financing gang , like he show directors of humbler companies. In order to cover the designs of the real principals , and secure Influence In the right quarter. That the thing has been profitable to them must b& assumed ; and there can bo no doubt that it has been adventageaus to yio hirers. To make money has been the ono object of all. and all have doubtless succeeded. But every farthing that has been made has come out of the pockets of British Investors , and has been titalned with the blood of African na tives. To all this Is now added that , in the pursuit of their designs , this crow are ready to defy every national obligation and every principle c.f International law , to drag the national honor through the mire , and to jeopardize 'tho safety of the empire oven at a most critical moment In the International . history. Chicago Test ! It Is positively nnniuncoi that llnrrlnon la In the race , nnd we w 1 now have a chance to too what ho can do In double harness , Chicago llocord : Mr. Benjamin llnrrl- son's friends and neighbor * have not re * Itnqiilshoil by nny mentis the theory thai B.iinc good man from Indiana Is the Impera tive need of the hour. Philadelphia Tluics : McKlnlcy Is said to be Using Ills Iclsurd holding his hand to his car. It may bo he's waiting for his coun try's call , or It may bo he's nfr.tld Hoed or somebody may put n flea In It. Buffalo Express : U Is doubtful If Faraker In yet the open presidential candidate that Boinc political correspondents represent htm to bo. It Is not Ms style to bo courageous even In his treachery. He will probably ROte to St. I.oula as u , McKlnoy ! man nnd awall his opportunities. Springfield Republican : Some people think they see the hand of John Sherman In this Monroe doctrine resolution pushing Davis forward AS a presidential candidate to crowd out Allison , In payment of Allison's frequcnl services In crowding uut Sherman. If that Is not m , tactics equally petty are back nl the resolution. It offers Internal evidence ol this. I'hlladolphla llecorJ : Tlio Allison boom seems to be gathering shape nnd substance In the bounding west. The republicans of Iowa Insist that they have no second choice. Mr. Alllpon is a favorite with that Urge body of republican voters who are not violent pro tectionists , nor radical friends ot sound money , nor so wedded to any political prin ciple that they could not see the way to compromise If occasion offered. Mr. Allison Is cautious , conservative , decent and able. Ho would make another such a president as Benjamin Harrison. WAYAltn'S 1'IiUA. Indianapolis Journal : Ambnreador Bay ard attaches no Importance to his speeches , and , perhaps , after all , ho Is the best judge. Chicago Tribune : Mr. Bayard does not seem yet to be aware that he has committed a gross Impropriety and has offended nearly all Americans. His defense Is that he has done nothing Englishmen can complain of. It la their good will ho Is concerned about. The president docs not scorn to have cen sured Mr. Bayard yet. Then congress should do so , and do It emphatically. Springfield Ilcpubllcan : Ambassador Bay ard's case Is now In the handa of congress. The defense offered Is not' ' very strong. As for that Boston ( Bug , ) speech Mr. Bayard certainly ought to know whether the senti ments attributed to him wore or were not what he Intended to utter , If he cannot tell whether he was accurately reported or not. But In any case a warning from the execu tive ought to suffice. H Is a matter which looks small In the light of subsequent events. Philadelphia Record : Mr. Bayard has very obligingly sent , for Information of congress , copies of his Edinburgh speech nnd his ex temporaneous remarks In assisting at a High school function nt Boston , England. The president has transmitted Mr. Bayard's In- closures to the house , with tlio Information that ho has done nothing In the matter which 19 equivalent to saying that in his opinion nothing needs to be done. There Is not a truer American In America than Tom Bayard. If his speeches should be pub lished he would nce-,1 no further vindication From the gnats and galllnlppcrs that have been buzzing about his ears. Boston Advertiser : It Is a moderate state , mont to pay that the ambassador's efforts to make out a defense fall completely. It would not be an exaggeration to add that they leave htm in a worse plight than before. He pleads , for Instance , In extenuation of his talk about his countrymen being a sometimes violent people who need n strong man to rule over them , that the speech in question was made in connection with the graduating exercises of a grammar school aud that he fpoko without notes and without any prepa ration. Surely , at such a tlmo and under such circumstances , ho ought to have been particularly careful to bridle his tongue. Ho [ urthcr urges that what ho said nbout the president and the American people on that occasion was spoken In response to an after- dinner toast. Wo have , Indeed , heard that there Is a rule in vogue In England In cer tain convivial circles that no gentleman Is to jo held responsible for anything- says after dinner , but we do not understand that the somewhat strict Instructions which have been formulated by the United States State department for the guidance1 of diplomatic representatives , rules whose pplrlt If uot whoso letter Mr. Bayard violated In his Edinburgh address , contain any such saving clause. VUShA'S HEALTH HI2XOVATOU. Chicago Tost. When Tesln gets Ills battery , and winks the other eye , The mnn who gets his treatment , sir , will never , never < lle. No matter what , his Ills mny.be , or whence or how they come This man will cure a fever or reset a broken thumb. Ho'll gently jar your liver when Its labors it would hlrk ; He'll exercise your muscle nnd relieve you from all work ; Ho'll freshen up your tissue and renew the worn out parts ; He'll give you health and vigor with his mystifying urts. He'll renovate your system with a half a dozen sparks ; He'll brighten your complexion in the mornIng - Ing after "larks ; " He'll keep you nlwnys healthy , nnd , though dangers may be rife. You're safe , because , If dying1 , he could shock you back to life. Mnitnv .mm/ns , CMenso Tribune. * V "IM like to know why It If , " The | ioor tnnn rrled tvlth n frown , "When conl ROCS up It nlwnya inccu The mercury going down I" Detroit 1'rto Trcus. Of war we np'cr will sec n trace , unheard will lie Its minors , When the new woman tnkcs her plac6 To light the foe In bloomers. New York Herald. I Snmo people pay tlmt she Is clew , , I know that cniinot be ! lint I would not object n bit If she were cloyo to me. -4 \ Clilcngu llccord. | A youth by the name of Cnrllsle T Was known for his blnml , hnjipy rinls ) * . m' tt Is Konn nnd they nny T Thnt ho lost It ono day * While chasing his tlsle'lmlf n mlslo. Detroit Tribune. Though Fho nsiirns onr trousers , \Ve do not crcutlv cure , Since plie ran now no longer pay She hasn't a thins to wear. Ycnowlnt'n Xewn. t The nlprloiig chnrBo of the light brlsnK lly Tennyson famously sunj ; , Is notlilnir to thnt which my dor.tor madf tor taking a look at my toilRiio. \Vn hlnKUin Star. Why do you hasten thus lo pull Your lighting Mormonts on ? ? Why not bi- jolly Johnny Hull , limit-ad ot Jlully John' ? Atlanta Constitution , Slltln' hero 'neatli wintry skies Pellcr falls to wlshln' ( | He wns where the rivers rise Klshln'I 'Y. ' ll | New York Tribune. II My neighbor's a maiden of forty ; al ' She's cnllod n new woman , 'tis tnip , > But , even though dyed nnd nmdo over , ,1 She 11 never be equal to newt Now York Truth. If lovely silence Is iroldcn , As wo nro often told , Oh , how can lovely woman Ho worth her weight In coldT LKADING SPKCIAIi FKATUUES. THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE. It LACK HEAHT AND WHITE HEART : Conclusion of Hiigpard's now story of love and righting and mlventurc ntnonir the Zulus , one of the most thrilling ro mances which this writer lian aver pro duced , Illustrated by Dan Benrd. MAINE'S POLITICAL GIANTS : Mnlne , as tliu home of political clants. Is a most Interesting subject for study , ami the writer who signs himself "Danlnl Strong" has In this article trcateil this subject In a really master ful manner. , It will bo read with Interest by men of all parties , anil. Its pcrsuni cannot hut throw new light upon the re lationship of the state to the rest of the public. TELLS OF TERRITORIAL TIMES : Ex-Oovernbr Alvln SnundprH relates n number of Interesting Incidents from his recollection of the early day ? . In Ne braska nnd lown A chapter In the ven erable ex-governor's boyhood An Inter view exclusively 'for readers of The Sun day Bee. RAILROADING IN FRANCE : Pertinent points from the pen of Cy Wurman on the peculiar condition of tlio French railways Extent to which ROV- oriimeitt Interference has been pushed System of guaranteed prollts Condition of French railway employes , their wages and protective associations. IN WOMAN'S DOMAIN : The very latest novelties In Parisian costumes that distinguish the smart woman from the more vulgar throng- Flower combinations employed by clever hostesses Good old qulltlmr parties nualn becoming- popular In fashionable circles Shop window figures must now ba made to resemble well known actresses- Serious problem of proper literature for young- girls Latest fashion notes Gos sip about famous women. THE WEEK IN SOCIETY : Weddings past nnd to come the features oC the social calendar Brilliant matrimonial events in sight Receptions and kenslngtons , card parties and similar entertainments Out of town visitors in- crenelnfr in number Movements and whereabouts of Omaha society 'lo'M. TO THE THEATER GOERS : A review of the past week Strons at tractions and light business Some in quiry Into the cause Why pntrons of the play arc to be congratulated What Is coming- the local houses In the near future General gossip of the stage. THE COMING GENERATION : "Overalls , jr. , or How Ho Lost the Race. " a story of a boy bicyclist that will mnlso Its readers dunca with joy- Champion boy printer but 5V4 ycnrs.old How Indian boys nnd girls used to write letters Prattle of the youngsters. THE WORLD OF SPORT : Review of the week's sportingevents - Prospectus of the llstlc tournament booked for the Mexican border next month Activity with the gun and rod- Gossip about the base ball players- Timely nuws for sportsmen of all kinds. UNEXCELLED NEWS SERVICE : Full Associated press foreign cable and domestic telegraph service The Noxr York World's special foreign correspond ence Unrivalled , special news nervlco from Nebraska , Iowa und the western states Well written nnd accurate local news reports. Tim OMAHA SUNDAY BEE. TII13 BEST NBWSPAPKK. Raymond's The finest line of Jewelry ever offered at auction , nothing reserved. A fine line of Solid Silverware suit able for wedding presents , will be sold to the highest bidder , Interest in sale increases each day , A line of small novelties in gold and silver offered at each sale going - * ing at ridiculously low prices. Sale 2 p. m , and 7:30 : p. m. Patek Phillippi watch , value $800,00 will be offered Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock. it- ! Raymond :
