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Nebraska Is bound to bo at the front.
even whim nn cnrtluitmku comes
nroinnl on KM travels.
Tim lumliLrtlealurs 0:111 : form all tlio
trusts tlioy plciiHf , but they will never
Huc.ccotl In a corner on presi
dential timber.
It Is refreshing to know that now anil
then there Is a man who knows
enough to know when he has hail
enough of public olllue.
Economy ( lees not consist In ralslnp
money , but In spending It wlsply. Klx-
Ing the tax levy atII mills Is only the
first step In a policy of retrenchment.
It la a trlile early in the political
gnnio for earthquakes. Hut then there
is nothing like the candidates getting
accustomed to such surprises In time.
South Wales tinmakers arc disap
pointed In the results of tlio Wilson
tariff law. And they arc not the only
people who are disappointed in the
Wilson law.
You can't tell who will be next to
announce that ho prefers private lift-
to ipubllc life , especially when public
life depends upon the action of a politi
cal convention.
Increasing the police fund and abolishing
ishing the judgment fund Is a novel
way to retrench. But It is Just as con
sistent ns Increasing the-iwlice fund at
the expense of the school fund.
The seven useless detectives will con
tinue to draw ? 540 a month out of the
city treasury. Police Commissioner
Foster's appeal for business methods
nnd an appropriation was not In vain.
Chairman Konnard of the council
committee on finance is wasting hi ?
fragrance on the desert air when he
admonishes the school board and fire
nnd police board to attend to business
and let politics severely alone.
Strange , Isn't it , how many men
there are now who knew all along that
ex-President Harrison would not stand
for a republican ronomlnatlon , but who
neglected to mention It to a soul until
after Mr. Harrison's letter was made
public.
Unquestionably the school board has
a right to say the city Jail slmll not bo
put Into the city hall without the consent -
sent of the board. The petition for an
injunction Is primarily on behalf of
the teachers , and merits favorable con
sideration.
The call has been Issued for the
prohibition national convention to meet
in Plttsburg on May 27. The conven
tion might have met in St. Louis or
Milwaukee had it been assured that
the water supply of those cities would
uot give out.
Russell , Churchill & Co. nro advertis
ing for an electric lighting installation
at the penitentiary. Hero appears to
bo a chance for another thrifty firm
with the proper Introductions 'to work
off on the state another "second-hand
engine as good as new. "
Collls P. Huutlngton's anxiety to pay
off the Central Pacific Indebtedness to
the government Is doubtless Irrepressi
ble , but up to the hour of going to press
the amount of the outstanding Pacific
railroad debt and of the defaulted In
terest upon it Is undlnilnished.
The members of the Omalm Woman's
club have been speculating aloud as to
what they would do if they were Queen
Victoria. They would doubtless do Just
what the queen Is doing taking every
care possible to Increase the number
of remaining birthday anniversaries
eho shall celebrate.
The council finance committee expresses -
presses its belief that the police depart
ment can get along comfortably well
"with loss money , fewer employes , 100
per cent less politics and more service. "
So thcro has been and Is politics In the
, .police department notwithstanding pro.
testutlona of the police commissioners to
the contrary.
If members of the council hud back
bone enough to act upon their own con
victions they would taku the same view
of ( ho city Jail natter as does the city
attorney. It will bo well for members
of the council to consider that tlio pub
lic protest against putting the jail In
the city hall was not incited by the
press of this city , but was upoutaueous
anil is rapidly growing.
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Tlio bids iToolver by tlio Tri-rtMiry do
imrtmi'iit for the new ISMIO of S100,0X ) ,
000 of coin bonds , which aggregate
nearly seven times that amount , im
tinprccedeiilcd In the record of govern
nicnt lonns In this country , perhaps the
only parallel tn It'bring the poptilai
subscriptions to the French loan fet
paying the Indemnity to Cerinany aftei
the Franco-Prussian war. When a
month ago the secretary of the treasury
announced a new Issue of bonds and
Invited bids from our own people , there
wore many who hntl no fnllh In the suc
cess of the plan , anil confidently pre
dicted that the government would
ultimately bu compelled to again nego
tiate with a syndicate for the sale
of the bonds. This view was
not duo to a lack of faith In the will
ingness of the people to give fiunnelal
support to the government , but to a
belief that the large amount of gold
culled for could not be obtained through
popular subscriptions , it being assumed
that It was not. In the hands of the
people , ami would not be made available
to them by the banks. This view was
urged on the floors of congress and by
prominent llnanclers. the very general
opinion among the latter , undoubtedly ,
being that the popular plan of disposing
of the bonds would be a failure. On the
other hand , there were many who con-
llilt'iilly predicted Its success , though
It Is entirely safe to say that
not the mint sanguine expected
so remarkable a result , which Is
as gratifying and reassuring as It Is
unprecedented.
Two highly interesting facts are
whown by these bids. One Is that the
American people have Hit' most un
questioning confidence In the credit of
the government , and can be relied on in
imy and every emergency to give It what
ever fin'anclal support may bo required of
them. This ought to Mottle the question
forever , of the government looking to
any other source than the American
people for borrowing money. The other
fact Is that there Is n vast amount of
money in the country , either Idle or not
producing satisfactory returns , the
owners of which are glad to accept , for
a long investment , the low rate of In
terest which the government will pay.
It being manifestly the case that there
Is a redundancy rather than a lack of
money in the country , at least for the
uses of legitimate business , there is
no apparent'reason to apprehend that
the contraction which will result from
the transfer of $110,000,000 of gold to
the treasury will have any serious ef
fect. It will reduce the gold reserves
of the banks , possibly in the case of
some of the them below the legal
limit , and necessitate a curtailment of
discounts , but with the present con
ditions this ought not to cause any
trouble or disturbance. Indeed , the re
assuring influence , which the bond bid
ding cannot fail to have upon financial
confidence , may reasonably bo expected
to avert any 111 consequences from the
currency contraction. And this Influence
will not be confined to the United
States , but will extend to foreign finan
cial centers , and Is very likely to be
promptly manifested In an Improved de
mand for American securities and other
divestments. It may thus reasonably
be expected that the effect abroad of
this extraordinary subscription to the
new bonds , will be to Induce a flow of
foreign capital to the United States.
It Is Impossible , of course , to say
what amount of the now bonds will gel
Into the hands of individual investors
Probably by far the larger part will gc
to the banks , lint It will be none tlu
less a vindication of the policy of tin
government offering Its bonds for pop
ular subscription.
THE DKMOCRAT1C OVTLOUK.
It must be apparent to every Intel
ligent democrat that the outlook foi
the party grows steadily more gloomy
and hopeless and that the course of ita
representatives in congress is surely
operating to bring upon the party the
most disastrous defeat it has ever ex
perienced. "What Is the attitude of the
democrats In congress in this emer
gency ? In the face of the fact that
month after month shows a deficit In
the revenues of the government , with
no Indication or promise that the re
ceipts will overtake the expenditures
under the present tariff , the democrats
arc arrayed solidly against any legisla
tion to Increase the revenues and are
prepared to resort to any expedient in
order to defeat the emergency bill
passed by the house of representative ! )
nearly two months ago. That measure
does not revise the tariff. It Is not a
protective measure. It simply pro
poses to Increase- duties to the extent of
15 per cent and to transfer a few arti
cles from the free to the dutiable list ,
tbla arrangement to remain In force
until the congress to be elected next
November can make a thorough re
vision of the tariff. It is estimated'
that If Uds bill become law It would
give the government between thirty
nnd forty millions of additional rev
enue. There can bo no reasonable
doubt that It would put an end to
deficits and to the necessity of periodi
cal loans for meeting the obligations of
the government and maintaining the
gold redemption reserve. The demo
crats admit that the revenues ought to
bu Increased , but they profess to be
lieve that this will comu In time under
the present laws , and rather than yield
something of their anti-protection policy
they arc willing to jeopardize the credit
of the nation and continue conditions
which Involve the necessity of a further
Increase of the public debt. It Is the
obvious design of the senate democrats
to defeat the emergency revenue bill
and there is every reason to expect
that they will succeed In doing so. As
to this purpose there is no division In
tlio party ; it Is united and harmonious.
It Is not surprising , under the circum
stances , that there Is much perplexity
among democrats In regard to a prosl-
dentlal candidate. According to an
eastern organ of the party , the ques
tion , "Whom can wo nominate for
president'/ constantly heard In politi
cal circles where democrats most do
congregate and more often than other
wise , says this organ , In a despairing
tone , "for the woods tire thick with
weak-kneed democrats. " These are the
uiou who huvo the intelligence to boo
and the candor In admit the true nature
of the conditions which make ( he out
look for the party HO gloomy ami hopeless -
loss and among thorn are men who
would bo prominent as presidential pos
sibilities but for this. Democrats like
William 0. Whltnoy of Now York , ox-
( lovernor llussell of Massachusetts and
ex-Oovornor Patllson of Pennsylvania
would not reject the chance of a presi
dential nomination or manifest IntllfTer-
once regarding It If they saw any hope
of success. Such men. however strong
their party fealty , are not willing to
be put up only to bo knocked down ,
anil as experienced politicians they
understand that this Is almost Inevl ;
tably the fate of the democratic candi
date for the presidency this year ,
even should there be but one , though It
Is extremely prob.iblo there will bo
two , one representing the honest
money element of the party and one
the free sliver element , In which cane
the latter will be likely to poll the
larger vote.
Looked at from a purely political
point of view , the republican party
could wish nothing better In Its Interest
than the course which is being pursued
by the democrats In congress.
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run voiii'iniA'1'iuxsAXnTnn
"Five corporations run the council.
If you want the tax levy reduced you
will have to get the malingers of these
corporations to let up. "
This Is In substance the declaration
made by a member of the city council
at one of the recent taxpayers' meet
ings.
And now comes the council finance
committee and depo.ses and says in Its
tax levy ordinance report : "Tlio city's
water bills are becoming a nightmare.
* * * The people pay Into the
coffers of this foreign corporation nearly
! ? 1X,0)0 ( ) ( ) per annum. Tills corporation
pays Into the coffers of the city for Its
franchise and all the blessings It re
ceives at the hands of this people the
magnificent sum of $2,787.40 personal
taxes. * * * The Nebraska Telephone
company , which practically enjoys an
absolute monopoly of the business in
Omaha , through our streets and through
alleys , underground and overhead this
monarch of the earth and sky over
twenty-four and one-fourth miles of
tills city of the metropolitan class pays
into the treasury annually for all the
benefits of exclusive right of way , police
and fire protection to its vast Interests ,
the crushing sum of $704.80. * * *
The Council Bluffs and Omalia Hrldge
and Railway company , with its $000,000
bridge , one end of which rests on one
of our principal streets , operates Hit
magnificent equipment over our streets ,
through the heart of the city , 'round the
loop , so to speak , and for all these splen
did privileges drops Into our treasury
the overwhelming sum of $880 personal
tax every year. * * * The Omaha
Street railway , with its twenty-four
and one-fourth square miles of terri
tory , free use of two mammoth via
ducts , is capitalized and bonded for mil
lions , nnd for nil these privileges pays
? : } , i:5S.OS : personal tax. The same ex
hilarating view may bo. taken o V1C
other large corporations doing business
in Omaha. "
This is botli pithy and pathetic. Our
hearts almost fall us when we reach
the end of the Indictment and find no
count against either the electric lightIng -
Ing company or the gas company , both
of which are generally included among
the live confederated corporations.
Taxpayers who read tills scathing ar
ralgnmont of the franchlsod corpora
Jlons will naturally ask : What does tlU (
mean ? Is It tragedy , comedy or farce'
The finance committee of the council
denounces the methods by which the
franchlsed corporations evade taxation ,
The council unanimously endorses thr
report. Is the millennium at hand' :
Have the corporations lost their grlpi
Hardly.
Who Is responsible for this corporate
tax-shirking ? The corporations may
make their own returns to the assessor
of their real and personal property. The
assessor may undervalue the real es
tate , and under our present system the
council cannot raise the valuation with
out lowering that of other real property.
Hut no such limitation exists as regards
personal property returns. The coun
cil sitting as a board of equalization
has the power and is in duty bound to
raise the valuation of all personal
property that in comparison with other
tax returns Is less than it .should bo.
Inasmuch as nearly all the taxable
property of the franchlsed corporations
Is classed as personal property the coun
cil Is now and 1ms always been In po
sition to readjust the assessments and
place them on the same basis of valua
tion that governs the assessment _ of
other property. Furthermore , ' under
the constitution nnd laws of this state ,
a franchise that has value Is taxable.
The council has never taken the first
step toward taxing a franchise.
If tlio council Is In earnest In its ar
raignment of corporate tax-shirking , It
will have an opportunity to show its
hand when it meets as a board of
equalization. If , as has been asserted ,
five corporations run the council , it is
scarcely conceivable that there is any
serious Intention to do away with the
abuses that the finance committee has
so graphically portrayed.
Foreign Investors should rest assured
that If they don't want to participate In
the now American loan they are at per
fect liberty to let It severely alone.
They usually place their money whore
It gives promise of giving tlio best
financial returns , and if they can make
any money by purchasing United
States bonds they will not neglect the
opportunity.
The politicians persist In speaking of
it as General Harrison's letter of with
drawal. Mr , Harrison , however , as
serts that ho has never boon In the
race for the presidential nomination of
18W Instead of being n letter of withdrawal -
drawal , i Is a letter declining to bo
drawn In.
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The county commissioners also have
their troubles. Their worthy constit
uents are now calling for the grading
of four principal roadways leading out
of Omaha. The work will requlro the
removal of 040,000 cubic yards of earth
nt nil outlay or nlmtil ? " > | , < HX ) . And yd
there will \ > l ( otfly $ ' . > o.X)0 ( ) In ( lie ronrt
'
fitnil this jWiU l niumrcnt Hint
sunn * uiu > mn.HL.1io ( llmiiipotntiMl ,
The propijijfp'f , the city council to
put n cpccUlc jjtx of $ ' . ! upon every
bicycle was ( ipfoatcd | on reasonable
grounds. What .tIIP : iMM , ( ) wheelmen of
Omaha want . | H ! that every wheel shall
bo required to1'be listed as personal
property , Jujj asj wagons or sowing ma-
chlni * are li'u < d , They also want the
proceeds of Atuli tax to go Into the
county roiuj' fti'ml. It ought to be an
easy nintterMo sycure the passage of a
law at the uoxl session of the legisla
ture to givetjio wheelmen Just what
they want In Mils' regard.
The meeting In the Interest of good
roads was highly successful. One of
the most Important suggestions made
was thai the option given a properly
owner to work out his poll tax should
be withdrawn and the cash collected of
him. One ie.-mlt of this would bo that
the county would get double the work
done In Improving country roads for the
money devoted to that purpose. However -
over , the universal Interest manifested
In the subject of good roads will bring
about radical reforms In that direc
tion.
Vitliic of I.iixt Yonr' Crop.
Clhibe-Deinocnit.
Last year the United States took out of
tlio soil In grain nlono tlio sum of $ l,4S9-
437,000. Coinparo this prodigious stun with
the $40,000,000 annual product of sold which
Imo constituted the Imsls ot tlio ICadlr
speculative excitement , nnd what Is called the
gtcat boom of 1S95 sinks Into Insignificance
The CiiiupnlKU of Illonil anil Fire.
Philadelphia Ledger.
General Weylor'u announcement that when
ho reaches Cuba ho will "Inaugurate a cam
paign ot blood and flro against the rebels
and their abettors" Is partly explained by his
remark , tnado a day cr two previously , that
ho was nol surprised at the number ot
people leaving Havana when hla coming
\MB announced , but expected that a great
many more would leave after his arrival.
U Is evident that Ho Intends to live up to
his reputation ns u sanguinary despot and to
persecute with terrible severity the Cubans
who may fall Into his hands , ills campaign
of blood and flro will not terrify the In
surgents In the 'field. It Is what they ex
pect and are prepared for , but It will be
hard on their "abettors , " or these suspected
of abetting them.
Combine nt Anllirni-Ite llaroiiH.
New York World.
The combination Is substantially the same
as the one McLeod tried to effect a few
years ago , but vastly greater. It represents
a capital stock of over $1,800,000,000 about
two and one-half times ths total bonded debt
of the United States , nearly twice as much
as the wbole national debt , Including the
currency , and mere than the stock of all the
trusts In the country combined.
Its purpose 'Is' to monopolize anthracite
coal mining and tha Interstate distribution of
coal for the oppression of the people. It
b9gns ! business by an advance In coal prices
which will cost the p coplo $15,000,000 a
year , and other.iadvainces areto follow.
We have laws forbidding conspiracies of
this oppressive character , but the corpora
tion lawyers In1publlc office rcfusts tu enforce ,
them. } u. A
Lender of ftHtMCubnii
.Ncnr York Sun. . .i'
The leader of the Cuban revolution Is a
man of laree IHtblllftence. , , Not many days
ago a company ot , Spanish soldiers , who
must have been brave men , captured his
cook , \yho wns"ti > ld sthat ; ho would bo shot
next morning as.a ) rebel. It was news of 'an
unpleasant kind..to Gomez , who prized hlgh'y
his fateful cooR , on.ynble to cdtch chickens
while 'o'h the'raarch > 'an.d"ccp.K'.thp.rn'duTJng. ;
a battle. tho'revplutlonary Napbleon. net
at all disheartened , .determln-M to prsvent
the tragedy. He charged upon J a Spanish
camp , captured two of their 'leutenunU ,
carried them to bis headquarters In the "ad
dle. and immediately forwarded a note .to
the Spatilrh ofllcer , Colcnol Galbls , In pos
session' of his cook , notifying him that un
less the cook were returnee ! to hl picket
lines by diwn of next morni'JK lhe-.two
lieutenants who were his iirhonws would lie
snot at sunrise. it was -nrjiy ynt itawi
when the ccok rode UD to the ravolutlonatj
headquarter ? , whereupon the two Spanlsl
lieutenants were released , with orders t'
report to Colonel Qalbls. Dy a justifiable
menace , by tbo offer cf a fair exchange ,
Gomez had ransomed his esteemed ccok , ant
wo would not bo surprised to learn that he
had an unusually tender chicken , curried tt
perfection , for breakfast that morning. The
coffee , too , you may be sure , was prlmi > ,
stronger than any ever grown In Gomez't
own Dominica.
Tlio Con ! Sfiu-py.o.
New York World.
The agreement of the coal kings to restrict
the production of anthracite 0,000,000 tons
thlo year la promptly followed by an agree
ment of the dealers to advance prices.
The combination works perfectly. First ,
create an artificial under-supply , then estab
lish an artificial and arbitrary over-price.
Of course it Is the people who are squeezed.
The consumers pay It all An extra dollar
a ton means coldness and sometimes death
to the poor. To ihe well-to-do it Is simply
one more tribute from helplessness to hold
ups. To productive industry It Is only
another burden Imposed by licensed or law
less robbery. But to the railroad ring It
means $40,000,000 a year.
The public will grumbleas usual , but
what Is the use ? Will the public elect men
who will see that the lawa against such con
spiracies of extortion are enforced ? Appar
ently not.
Meanwhile the tribute wrung from the
people will go toward paying $500,000 fees to
the reorganizes of bankrupt railroads. It
will swell by a Ilttlo the dividends of
watered Block. It will help to pay the
princely salaries of railway officials. It will
build pleasure palaces and yachts and per
haps endow libraries or old lin fashionable
charities.
Yet why complain ? Is It not "business ? "
Is it supposed that Napoleons ot finance are
cornering tlio treasury or operating coal
roads for their health ?
TUB HOOT OP TUB EVIL.
Mnnlcliuil MliHKoyiTiinii'iit True oil to
ItH .Source.
ChlmpoTimesHerald , '
Dr. WaslihiKton.Oladflen , the distinguished
sociologist and rciacrner , could not have
selected a morordpportuno time than the
pics.ent for the delivering In Chicago his
scholarly lectures pqn municipal government.
Dr. Gladden's prominence as a deep student
of social conditions , and governmental prob
lems la many clltnts-Invests his utterances
with the weight fofa'uthorlty. ( As the Civlo
Federation and the .Municipal Voters' league
arp making a delenrilhed ' effort to organize
the best forces of our 'cltlzonshlp in on ag
gressive movement fpr cleaner municipal
government , the doctor's observations on an
"Ideal municipality" ; are peculiarly pertinent
and timely. " ' "
Dr. Gladden tolJU'hY hearers In his talk on
Wednesday night Uub-responsibility for nils-
government of cftlt'sL'ind ' for corruption In
legislative bodies , ; . Jfcjs , with the well-to-do
citizens who refusetliq offices that are quickly
sel7od by the IlllterUte and the unworthy
for the trifling cinulumMits attached to them.
This Is a declaratloU 'often made , but It cannot
to be made too often. Tbo men who grumble
at the mismanagement of municipal affairs
and make thJ loudest protests against venal
aldermen are the , ones who peralBtcntly
decline to serve the city In any official
capacity ,
In England , Scotland and Germany men
of wide learning and business experience are
elected to municipal councils and legislative
bodies. It is no uncommon thing for a man
distinguished In science or letters to sit In
the London county council , In many
Canadian cities the most prominent business
and professional men esteem It an honor to
serve the people as alderman , although there
la no salary attached to the position.
If Dr. Gladden's lectures furnish an Impetuy
toward a higher grade of representation In
the Ghlcago council that will have an effect
on the coming municipal struggle lie will
place the people of thli city under lasting
obligation.
1'IIINCIl IIK.VUV * ItOYAIi IMJMlUAt ,
- * _ _ *
Ut-innliin of tinlttrcit' l.'nvnrlU
Klimlll.ntil Ami- .
COWKS , Fob. fi.-ln uplto of damp uml
wMlhcr C'owos nnd this nelshborhood
were crowded with visitors this morn'.ng ,
Dullness wns riiqicmtod and the HUM oi
Inhabitant * Hocked toward this port ot the
Island In older to pay A last tribute of re
aped to the remains ot 1'rlnco Henry ol
nsttonburft , husband of 1'rlnccsa IJeatrlec ,
who died January 20. while on Ills way
from Cape Coast castle to the Island ot Ma
deira.
The remclns were landed nt Portsmouth
yesterday and were transferred to the roy l
yacht Alberta. On board the last named
vessel they were conveyed to Cowos , escorted
by the prince of Wales , 1'rlncesa llcitrlce ,
the duke cf Connaiight and Princes Louis
and Francis of Hattenburg. Upon arrival t
Trinity pier tbe body \uis met by Queen
Victoria and the Ilattcnburg children. The
remains rested nil baard the Alberta all
night.
Half inis ted flat ; 3 and other emblems of
mourning \\crc displayed on alt sides. Nearly
nil those present from tu ; different towns
on the Island or from the mainland were
dressed la mourning or half mourning and
the roadstead , rthoro rode at anchor a mag
nificent squadron ot war ships , was grandly
picturesque , "Uio effect being aiMitl to In-
cteiul of lessoned by the frowning skies nnd
vaporish atmosphere. The vessels there as
sembled were the Ducat of their class In
the navy of Great llrlUln , comprising thn
flying squadron which was equipped with
so much expedition last month ,
During the early morning the staff officers
of the fleet came n'lhorc nnd tbe marines
and blue jackets were landed to take part
In the procession and all tbe final prepara
tions for the funeialicro concluded , On
board the Alberta , beneath n catnas can
opy , thu casket , containing tbo remains of
the prince rested upon a bier covered with
tlio UiltUh ensign and surrounded by a guard
cf marines. Owing to the misty atmosphere
flag olgnalllng between Osborn house and
the flagship of thu squadron , the Hovcnge ,
KMT Admiral Alfred T. Dale commanding ,
was Impossible , and 50 communication be
tween the queen's residence and tbe fleet
had to be kept ui > by fog signals and by
steam launches.
At about 10 o'clock Iho dulio of Counaught
and the duchess of Albany , anil later Princess
lleatrlco , her children and Princess Louise
drove from Osborn house to Cowes and cm-
barked on board tlio Alberta. There the
children placed a handsome wreath on the
coffin. Then there were brief religion ? cere
monies over the remains and the funeral
cortege proceeded to Whlpplnghain church.
The route thither from Trinity p'.er was
lined with guards from the fleet , behind which
were thronged slght-seeis and sympathisers
witb the royal mourners. Admission to the
church was only granted to those provided
with invitations.
Only a few cabinet ministers were able
to be present. They Included Mr. Joseph
Chamberlain , secretary of the blate for the
colonies ; Mr. George Q. Goscheu , first lord
of the admiralty ; Mr. A. J. Halfour , first
lord of the treasury , and Viscount Cross , lord
privy seal. The marquis of Salisbury and the
other ministers at the same hour were at
tending a special funeral service In honor
of the late Prince Henry In Westminster
abbey. Lieutenant Commander W. S.
Cowlos , the naval attache ot tbe United
States embassy , represented the United
States amabssador , and Mrs. Thomas F.
Bayard , who were present at the service at
Westminster abbey.
Shortly before noon a. gun carriage drawn
by six horses arrived at the nicr. Beyond
it was Prince Henry's charger In mourning
trappings , riding boots hanging reversed In
the stirrups. Prominent among those at
the pier were the prince of Wales , In a
field marshal's uniform ; the duke ot York , In
a naval uniform , and the duke ot Connaught ,
Prince Edward of Saxe-Welmar , Prince
Christian of Schleswlg-Holsteln , Prince
Francis of Battenburg , Prince- Louis of Bat-
tcnburg , the commander-ln-clilef , Viscount
Wolseley , General Sir Henry Evelyn Wood ,
the quartermaster general. Sir Uoverse
Duller , the adjutant general , and other
distinguished officers , all in the brilliant
full idreSs uniforms of their respective ranks.
' A few minutes after tlio officers had as
sembled the queen's carriage , preceded by an
outrider , was driven on the pier. It con
tained her majesty. Princess Beatrice and
two of tbo la tier's children , all In deep
mourning. The casket was then shouldered
by eight petty naval officers and was slowly
conveyed from the Alberta to the gun car
riage in waiting at the end of the gang
way.
way.A
A nowing union jacx ma tne comn , upon
which rested the busby , star and ribbon
of the Garter , formerly worn by life de
ceased. On the casket also were floral
wreathes , Including the tribute from the
quern , which her majesty placed upon the
coffin yesterday after the body arrived
there.
The funeral procession started for Whlp-
plngham church at 12:30 : p. in. It was
beaded by a detachment of the Isle of Wight
volunteers , followed by a detachment ot
Scots guards. After the guards came the
gun carriage , upon which the casket rested.
Eight military officers of high rank walked
beside the gun carriage , four on each side ,
acting nt pall bearers. Behind the gun car
riage was led the charger of the deceased.
Following the charger marched the prince
of Wales , the duke of York a'lid ' other mem
bers of the royal family , all on foot
Alter tno princess came the queens car
riage , drawn by a pair of gray horsas. Her
majesty , although much distressed , seemed
to be enjoying good health. Seated beside
her majesty was Princess Beatrice , and
facing them In the carriage were two ot the
deceased's children. The eldest son of the
prince and princess followed the coffin behind -
hind the prince of Wales and the duke of
York and between Prince Louis and Prince
Joseph of Battenburg , holding a hand of
each of his uncles.
After the queen's carriage was that of
the princess of Wales and It was followed
by the carriages of the other princesses. Im
mediately after the carriage of the princesses
came the queen's naval and military at
taches , the representatives of the various
embassies , a deputation from the Prussian
garde corps , the court officials , lords ot the
admiralty , the commander-ln-chlef. Lord
Wolseley and bis staff and the army and
navy officials closed the procession.
While the body was on Its way to Whlp-
plngbam church the war ships In the road
stead fired minute guns , the bells of all
the churches were tolled , the bands which
headed the troops played a "dead march , "
and throughout there was the Incessant rollIng -
Ing of muffled drums. All the spectators
uncovered their heads as the procession
passad. The body arrived at tbe church at
1:30 : p. in. , whore It was received by the
lord chamberlain , Lord Latham , and by the
deans of Winchester and Windsor. The
clergy preceded the coffin up the aisle to
the chancel.
It was borne by non-commissioned officers
of the Scotch guards and was deposited In
the center of the church. In the meanwhile
the choristers were singing the opening sen
tences ot the burial services. In the church
the chief mourners stood at the head of the
coffin during the service. The dean of Win
chester officiated. At the conclusion of the
services the coffin was temporarily placed
tn a sarcophagus , erected In the houpaliold
pew , and earth 'and flowers were placed upon
It. Sir Walter Parrott was the organist for
the occasion. When all the ceremonies In
the church were ended , the volunteers out
side fired three volleys.
The queen was able to walk In and out ot
the church , although It was noticed she
leaned heavily on the arm of her attendant * .
A special funeral service In honor of the
late Prince Henry of Battenburg took place
at noon today In Westminster abbey , which
was thronged with members of the aris
tocracy and others. Among those present
were the marquis of Salisbury , Lord Hals-
bury , the lord chancellor ; the duke ot Dev
onshire , lord provost ot the council ; the
archbishop of Canterbury , Sir William Vernon -
non Harcourt and Lady Harcourt , Mr , and
Mrs. Henry Asquith and all the cabinet min
isters except Mcwra. Chamberlain , Goschen ,
Balfour and Crcts. who had gone to Cowes
In order to attend the funeral there. Most
of tbe members of Parliament were also
present , UH were numbers of peers and all
the ambassadors , Including the United States
ambassador , Mm. Thomas F , Bayard and
Mru. Bayard.
HHiillatory Inniiriiiiee Hill ,
ALBANY , N. Y. , Fob. 5. Tbe "retaliatory
Inturanco bill , " pasaeJ by the house yester
day , was today ordered to be reported favor
ably by the uonato committee of the wbole
by an overwhelming viva voce votu.
OMAHA AMI TIII1 STATi : ,
Co > ( lipi-nllon | M'ppKHiirf for ( tic I'rii-
iniitliin of Tln-lr .tluiiinl liilrronli.
It li A Rood sign when the merchant *
bankers and manufjc Hirers of Omaha orRntilto
to keep Nebraska farmers from leaving the
stntc. For the Inst fifteen or twenty years
these sumo Omalm business men have pre
sented nearly n solid front of opposition to
every effort of the furmer * In the Interior
of the state to necuro rasonable treatment
and the protection of their rights. During
all ihcsc ymrs It has apparently been the
preferted Intention of Omaha business men
tn secure the good \vlll of foreign corpora
tions and money lenders rather than
that of the farmers of their own state whoso
Industry 1ms boon the foundation rock ol
On-nha's prosperity. Two years ago this
opposition took the form of municipal mad
ness. The Omaha business men's organiza
tions arrayed themselves as a political combi
nation ugalust the tanning sections ot the
stele. They tried to organize the whole
business community of Nebraska with them
against the farming class. One of their
frci-zled appeals for that purpose lies on the
desk before uj ns wovrlto. .
The prosperity of Omaha and every other
city In thp state depends directly on the
piosperlty of every farmer and stock raiser
In Xebrask.1. This Is a very trite saying , but
apparently It haw required the migration ot
thr.itsands of farmers from the state In the
past few years to bring a realizing tense of It
hcmo. Now the prosperity of tbo farming
class dovs not depend upon growing big
cirps. II depends on getting fair prices
for these crops and reasonable rates
for hauling them to markst. The busi
ness men of Omaha nnd the cities
must expect to co-operate with the
farming portions of the state In securing
tlu-so privileges If they expect to keep the
agricultural population we have and secure
1,000,000 more by 1000. And their members
of the legislature should remember this. For
example. In the last two sessions of the Ne
braska legislature members from the western
part of the state have tried to secure very
small appropriations to sink artesian wells
In this region and settle the question whether
an arte&'an flow could be secured on the
\\estcrn table lands , yet the opposition of
the cast side of the state has uniformly de
feated those bills. In the last session the
Omaha members voted solidly for n measure
to cripple western Nebraska schools and
which would In fact have closed many coun
try school houses. Docs the Omalm Com
mercial club or the Nebraska club think these
acts tend to keep farmers In Nebraska or
Induce more to move In ?
These things are not written with a fac
tional , partisan or hostile spirit toward
Omaha. They are said because there Is
good definite purpose In saying them , and ,
bitter lumps us they ore for Omaha to chow ,
tbo country press of the state can do no
more timely act than to remind Omaha' ' ot
thorn In her hour of distress and depression.
Let there bo an end of doings like this.
Rvery fanner and every citizen In western
Nebraska feels an honest pride In Omaha ,
Lincoln , Fremont and the other cities In the
eastern part of this state. Ho would rather
buy his goods and ehlp his products there
than elsewhere. He would be glad to sco
them prosper. But ho asks In return that
they take a genuine Interest In securing his
prosperity. Let us have 1,000,000 more
people In Nebraska. And to that end let
us try to secure real co-opcratlon between
the cities and country of Nebraska. Let us
work together for a Just financial and trans
portation system nnd make the first aim of
a Ncbraskan to protect the true interests of
his own state rather than pander to the
prejudice or promote the profits of people
thousands of miles away.
PKHSOJfAL , AND OTHKHWIS12.
In accordance with the decree of the
groundhog It Is safe to look for six weeks
of fair or foul weather.
Notwithstanding his florid denials and de
nunciations , Senator Ben Tlllman iwlnks at
the doings of the administration.
As an evidence of affinity It Is worth not
ing that the senatorial silver men mustered
their forces when the moon was full.
The esteemed Congressional Record of re
cent date will .find it extremely .difficult to
Improve Its circulation In the Turkish em
pire ,
A constitutional amendment submitted to
the voters of Illinois starts off In this style :
"But the general assembly shall not have
no power , " etc.
Florida strawberries would be exceedingly
popular out west to look at. Down cast
they are freely coined on the ratio of 10
stiawberrlos- $1.
One ot the plumes In the chapeau of De
troit's mayor , the Irrepressible Plngree , Is
a saving of $75,000 a year on the city's
electric light bill. Similar action here
abouts would give the gargoyles on the city
hall a dose of mel-de-mer.
Speaker Heed Is the victim ot a crank
who is In the habit of writing long com
munications to him on postal cards. The
crank begins on ono card and continues his
writing on others until a single letter some
times covers a dozen cards , which ho malls
separately ,
John Hays Hammond , the American en
gineer captured with Jameson and Impris
oned by the Boers , went to tbo South Afri
can mines for a salary of $60,000 a year.
If he drew his salary with reasonable reg
ularity he ought to be In condition to take
care of himself.
Annie May Abbott , the Georgia "electric
magnet , " whose feats of strength created a
sensation In this country some years ago , Is
amusing herself now with the strong men
of China and Japan , The Japanese wrestlers ,
whose physical strength Is celebrated the
world over , wore unable to raise Miss Abbott
from the floor , whllo with the tips ot her
flnpors she neutralized their most strenuous
effc'rts to lift oven light objects such as a
cano from a table.
Having had a few months' experience with
a venerable husband , Nellie Bly drops this
chunk of matrimonial wisdom , anent the
Vanderbllt-Belmont marrlago : "In married
life it Is a blessed thing to have ono common
subject that both husband and wife steer
clear of. It la a comfort , though uncon-
fb ced , to know there Is ono thing upon
which both are equally sensitive and equally
guilty. It saves so much breath and so many
senseless arguments , such as arc peculiar
to married people. " It seems Nellie sounded
otery note In the .matrimonial keyboard and
then whacked the strings with an ax.
Maine folk are almost In despair because
of the continued lack of snow. Such a > con
dition of affairs has not been known In very
many years. There are CO.000.000 feet of
logs tn the Pcnobscot lumbering district
which cannot be moved because of the ab-
Boi.oa of snow , and fully as much more In
ott'cr districts , as well as 50,000 cords of
hemlock bark for tanning , and all the lumber
arid milling Industries are suffering severely.
The unique experience of putting wheels on
sleds has been tried In some districts.
Every previous winter when Ice has been
cut It has been hauled to the houses on sleds.
This year there Is no snow , and the Ice
Imj been cut and wheeled away.
The conviction of Dr. Arthur Duestrow , the
St , Louis millionaire , of the murder of his
wife and child , was generally unexpected ,
not that there was the faintest justification
for the brutal crime , but because he had an
abundance of means with which to defeat
Jl'fctlco. ' This was the second trial for a
crime committed two years ago this month.
Ono day that month Duostrow came homo
drunk , began to abuse his- wife and finally
shot her In cold blood. Ho then picked
up his 3-year-old boy , and holding It at
arm's length , killed It with a pistol shot
tl.rcugh the head , The jury disagreed at
the first trial. Following this were ffirclcal
picceedlngg respecting the murderer's al
leged Insanity the common dodge of crimi
nals In a tight tlx , A significant feature
of the second trial was the amazing lapses nf
memory displayed by the state's wltnessei.
Time and persuasion of the right kind devel
oped an array ot three-word negatives
"I don't remember. "
TltlJ I'ltr.MII'.ll'fl ; J
YMrk.M" " Anrt Kl > re n American
T
TorlM will rtoiibtlf-s rennnl Lord Sulliburr' *
declaration in favor of thn Monro * noctrlna
ns .1 iicrxonnl affront to them lvc * . It lonvog
Senator Wolcott high and dry en the beach ,
nv . Pf0'1661 ! ° ' We itrong enough to
float him luck Into public favor.
Indianapolis Journal ; Lord Salisbury's
rccenl speech has raised a Morm of wruth In
I'.nglaml , even dU warmest itipportcra nnd
friends admitting that its. . apologetic tone was.
humiliating and Indefensible. From ( hi *
distance It scorns to hvo been bad politics
for the pr Imp minister to dvertlio British
failure- and Impotence In the cast.
Philadelphia Times Thcro are , of course.
two ways cf Interpreting Lord Salisbury's
remark thnt ho believed In the Monroe doc-
trlnp ns President Monroe stated It , An It
glands It Icnvnj him s free as before" to
dellno what President Monroe did moan ,
nnd to quarrel with us over the definition
It he chooscp. But nobody In England or
America will take the reference for any
thing but an agreeable hint that ho does
not want to quarrel over the definition , nnd
that an entente with Washington Is doslr-
nblo.
_ _
UKACIII.VR rou Tim i'itisuii3\cr.
New York World : Governor Morton hopes
to sco Alabama cotton to his boom.
Washington Post ; Had Mr , Morton jumped
Into that Louisiana' ' gameho might have
bc-en able to pick up ono or two ot those
delegates Mr. Heed overlooked.
Chicago Tribune ! Major McKlnley Is five
rears younger than Speaker Heed. Thnt
[ act will bo some consolation to him If Mr.
Hoed should bo an ex-president first.
Globe-Domccrat : Chairman Harrlly of the
Icmooratlc national committee thinks the situ
ation for hti party In the presidential can
vass Is not as gloomy as It seemed a few
nonths ago to bo. To a. certain extent
thcie Is some justification for his view. The
mischievous folly of , the republican sllverltes
in attempting to thrust the 1 < ! to 1 Issue Into
politics has caused some thoughtful repub
licans to look for a serious contest In the
national convention on that question.
Now Yorlc Sun : Meteorologists nnd other
natural philosophers are worrying- themselves
In vain wonder over a ball of fire , variously
described and of n magnitude somewhat
larger than a bushel basket and somewhat
smaller than the Great Pyramid , that fell to
llio ground from the center of heaven last
Saturday night at Nirvana , Mich. , jumped up
again , took the center of heaven once more ,
nnd resumed Its (18111111 ? journey. It was a
portent rather than a phenomenon. It Is
well known that Nirvana Is the lieadquartera
of the Algcr boom , nnd when the boom fall ? ,
'tis but to rise again , sparing nothing of
glory or expense.
Cincinnati Enquirer : The recently pub
lished Intcrvjow with Senator-elect Kornker ,
In which bo Indicates that ho Is getting
tired of taking the oath of allegiance , Is
deeply significant ta these who can "read
between tlio lines. " Ho makes , of course ,
tlio usual assertion of party harmony , nnd
says that "Governor McKlnloy will have the
solid support of tlio state. " He adds , though ,
that ho has not sought to have , nnd does
not desire to have , anything to do with the
management of Governor McKlnley's cam
paign , though ho Is anxious to do all In
bis power to secure to lilm the enthusiastic
support of the state delegation. Then fol
low these words , which burn : "I do not
propose , however , to put myself In an atti
tude of being crucified again , as I was In 1888 ,
when , notwithstanding tlic fact that I sup
ported John Sherman with the utmost fldcl'ty ,
and , as It has como to bo known , at great
self-sacrifice. I had for my reward only
charges and Insinuations of Infidelity ,
treachery and so on. Nobody has
a right to expect ot me or to
requlro ot me anything of the kind. And I
shall not subject myself lo liability to any
such disagreeable experience to accommodate
anybody. " In other words , Mr. Foraker
will not strain himself to keep the Ohio dele
gation from leaving McKlnley when they
think the time for such a movement baa
come.
VVTi.
Chicago necord : "Papa , .what Is embon
point ? ' ! '
"Well , Bobby , when I have It , I'm fat ;
when vour mother has It she la only a trifle
stout. "
Indianapolis 'journnl : Watts Tough tlmo
they nro having with , the St. Paul.
Potts Yes. Seems to be harder to pu'.l
off than a prize light.
llopton Courier : Mr. Miichmoney I love
you for nil that T am worth , darling. Miss
Hudd That's Just what I love you for.
Washing-ton Star : "I mus * sny , " re
marked IJnclo Kben. "dat I aln' got a
highly ndmlrnclous feelln' foil do white
folks dat Is so busy , wlf dnh social obllpn-
tlons dat dcy fohglts dab llnanclal obliga
tions. "
Cincinnati Enquirer : "I want to nay. "
liantcd the fnt man , "thnt the fellow who
Invented the proverb about the best way to
get a thing done Is to do It yourself , either
was a. good deal thinner than I um , or else ' tl
his back never needed scratching. "
Texas SiftingAn Austin youth whose
Income Is not quite ns extensive no Hint of |
Vnndcrbllt's got a large Ink spot on bis
coat. Ho asked a , friend how the stain .jv
could bo removed. I
"You can get a chemical preparation for q
25 cents. Just soak the spot with It , and It
will como out. "
"I guess I had bolter soak the whole coat.
I can get $4 that way. "
Detroit Tribune : "You pccm to bo very
blue. " observed the IIOISP.
"Oh , yes , " rejoined the cow. "Tho now
art. don't you know. "
Thereupon the horse hastily turned green
with envy.
InOlnnnpo'ls Journal : "It Is getting lo bo
a common experience , " Fad ! the pntrlotlo
bonnier , "for Great Britain to go out nfter
wool and como back shorn. "
"In other words , " said the Cheerful Idiot ,
"she tries to do some absorbing nnd sets
Eoukcd. "
ST. PAUL TO THE LAUHEATE.
New Voile Mull nnd Kxprpss.
Stuck ! Are we stuck ? Well , miiybe ;
We've beaten them , nil the ciune.
They may cnll me n Blimp and n t-'nby ,
What matter what's In n name ?
Grounded ? Of cour. o we're grounded.
You don't sopin to understand
That you ml ht hnvn been lying drowndci *
If it weren't for IhlH Htrcak o' Hand.
SAMS1IDUY ASH MONHOK.
New Yrtilc Bun.
"Hut when I Htaled In thnt dispatch , nnd
reiterate now , Hint UH tt lulu of policy , wo
nr the entiru advocates of the Munron doc
trine , we moan the Monroe dootrlno us
President Monroe understood It. " Lord
Salisbury.
How did bo understand It , pray ?
'That British should extend her sway
To every quarter of the earth ,
Where Liberty had taken birth ?
That she should clutch her greedy band
On every rich , productive mud.
Too young or weak lo muko uofonco
ARiilnKt her brute omnipotence ?
That f > ho nhoiild claim by right of might
J'osseHslon of all things In Hlght.
And If n protest Hhould be made ,
Hoply to , It liy gun and blade ?
Did Jiunui Monroe HO undorntund
The doctrine that preserves thin land
llflyond thu ronch of monarchies ,
The crndlo of our liberties ?
Hy what nuthorlty do you
The doctrine of Monroe construe
Bo thnt it slnll become the creed
Of Jirlllsli Kmbbury nnd grpc-d ?
You may tmve power lo overthrow
This good old doctrine of Monroe
( Your lordchlp here , will please permit
Us to expreos li doubt of 10.
Hut all the power on earth can't twist
Thnt doctrine no It will consist
With HrlllHh nolloy ; ami what I
You bay , you know In tommyrot. <
If Jumes Momoo wore hero today ,
llln folo reply to what you suy
Would bo ( the poem you have read ) ,
What Marmlon to Lord Aiifrus nald.
Anil now , your lordship , pray that wo
Do not adopt your policy
Of twisting thlnen , for If wo do
And twist your lion's tall n you
Have twisted this , you understand , i ,
You'll have u bob-tall lion on hand.
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