TJIK OMAHA J3A3LY JHSIfo , . WJ3nNI3SI > A.Yr FIJJ1 Tim OMAHA DAILY BEE. K. IIOIKUATI II i.viiuv MOIINIHO. Of HUfKT UUTION ! e ( Without Sunday ) , On Year. . . . I J j I > nlly nr 1 Muiidaj. One Ye.ir. . 10 < W Hit it nlhi . . . &M T/ilx-l / Months . . f H Hull l y lie1 * On * YMF . . ' < FaliuiHv ! ! ' , Ono cir . . . . . 1 & > Urrklr IJi < ? . OnVir . * * Ori'ICi:3 ! Otmlii , T1i 11(0 ( ItullillUK. . Koulli Omtlin Sliutcr k , Corner N nna lltn SU. CYUnill Illurr * . K. Ni.ilh Mill ! Itrn-l CliliiiKi Ofllic 111 riinml > or of rntmnorro New Viirk , ll"nmi IT. II in I 1 % Trllune II illllnr. lljf r blrsct , If. W All minmimlrnllrnH tfhlliia l new * and till- toiM miller linul < J be mldrorMtJi To the K II tor. IIIBIMSS : M.TI IIS ; All linnliiPM lfllrrn nil I rcnUIUnc < > slimild ! * ait'lrrvpj in Tli * IVf 1'iilillrhinB ( ' ) inpmy , Omiln I'l iftn , chfrks inil puslolllco null f * tn l > a mule ( uiMililP to the onlor < if thfr c npiny. nn : nnu runt.t in-ici COMPANY" . BT\TIMIKT : or CIJU'III.ATION' ( lean. * It izKliutk , nvcrctari if Tlir llc < - 1'uli llfllilnic riiinpiny. llnu duly MV-IHI , fi Hint Ilio nittinl immlit-r of mil nnd puinrlf \ iniiln 'if Hi * nIv M irnln , ' . ntenlng 11 il Kumlij lw prlnlnl the ninnth of JcimiaijV6. . ns in Ml- onounr : u Tx > cnfci\ . Rwiirn lo Ixfnrtm nivmilvcillml \ In my plwrni * tills 3J ilnj nf I' , lirunrj. 1SJC ( hen ! ) ti. I' . PHI ! . . Natnry Public. Oliinlin N till' nnlv city 111 Ainnlcn Unit can litmst a dally jriiioi that tries lo K'KiihUi' the affsili of the dt'inot'i.illu party. tla > icpnlillrMii p.uly and the p.itly all al the sanii' tlinu. Why coiitlniii * to iol ) tfrau's lor nub- for the1 dlssi'1'tliiR mom uhi'ii by the ti'-e of the newly dKrovoit'd Knont- KCII ptocosM of iiholoKt'Hpliy Hit1 HvliiB hiiinnn body can hu made to servo all tlie loqnlioinoiiH of inedieal sclencu ? The Pi ouch Sonalo does not seem to have much Inlluoncu with the other do- pat'tinents of the rtench porcriiinont. Unt this Is not a pecnllailty of the ricnch Senate. The Amoilean senate will ( oinpatc lavoi.ilily with It In this respect. Another Ameiic.in mining syndicate him lust litH'ii oiK-inii'i'd to develoii the Kold mines of Vone/nel.i. And that , too. In the face of the iilhtiliif ; tales of untold wealth \\altiiifi to he gathered fuini the Cilpple Cieok liolew In tlic ground. The Hoatd of Health how raises the cry that It wants to he piotocted. It Hhotild hare been piotocted long ago against the folly and evtiavaganec of its own inemhet.s. Jimt now thu taxpayers are more unieeincd with ptotecting themselves against the Hoaid of Health. It loolc veiy inueh.as if Uev. Frank Cr.ine wote going , ito take his de- paitnio fiom Omallii and leave Police Commissioner Vandeivoott still waiting for those words of commendation from the pnlplt. As > ve lemaiKed hufoie , Mr. Ciane Knows a IiawU fiom a handsaw. Now the Knights of Pythias tin eaten to'dedaio their annual onc.tmpment off because of the tefnsal of the laibo.ids to giant the iisn.il concessions In the matter of i educed faies. When the ti.illlc managets have the matler placed befoie them as i educed rates or noth ing , they may possibly view It in a new light. Manager B.ibcock of the stock yards has at last sneceeded in getting sneh re duction in transportation rates fiom points to the south and west that after Maich 1 .stock sldppet.s In that terri tory can avail themselves of the higher pi ices to be seemed In this niaiket. Incessant hammeilng at i.ilhoad tate makeisvlll bilng Its ultimate reward , as Is nil own In this notable Instance. Senator Haw ley of Connecticut was quite coriect In his statement in the Hoimto the other day that the pievalent feeling thionghont the country is against enlarged pension o\penditnies. The. sentiment Is not against pensions to the deserving retui.ins of the war us Mich , but against nnnocessaiy increase of the bniden of pension payment at a time when the goveinment Is compelled to sell bonds to keep up with the cur rent expenses of goveinment. The Transmlssisslppl exposition Is not a political venture. It should not he peimltted to be diawn Into any political contention. It Is an undei taking en dorsed almost unanimously by the people ple of the entlie west without regaid to political cieed , and tis such demands the unbiased consldeiation of congie s on Its merits. With congiosslonal recog nition the cooperation of every state M'cst of the .Mississippi will be assured , no matter what political patty happens for the moment lo be dominant In them. Complaint Is made Hint rates have been talsed for the shipment of live Block between Nebraska points since iJnnnniy 1 of this year. If snih Is the rase theie Is ceitalnly no escnse for It. If thine are to be any changes In the ralhnad tailfls the change should be dovvnwaid fiom old latovwhoit pilce.s of very product and commodity me lower than ever before. It Is quite out of the question ftm the ralliouds to ex pect to continue to ImpoMt the same and lilgher charges for freight than founeily. One of the railroad attorneys who ap peared befoio the senate committee on I'aclllc lallioads suggested that the question of the Pacllle ialroud ! debt settlement should cmisldoiod us a business pioposlilon and as one be tween Individuals. In other wonts , hu Wants to eliminate the public ami the imtions of the load entliely fiom the liropOM'd adjustment. It Is just the fact that tht' question Is not one between In dividuals that has made it a subject for concessional action. The public In- Cereal will not and cannot be eliminated. mnxt'K ; : nittt , tx Another offoit was yeMoidny nlaih1 In ( ho senate lo hare the icveimc hill taken up , hut It was defeated lij the voles of live fiee Mhoi republicans nn I the six populists. The icMiltilion of the chad man of the tlnnnce commit It e. Mr. .Mot i 111. to take up the bill venm to hn\e been unexpected , nnd theio was a quite shaip debate as a lestilt , in which some Mtong feeling was ex-- hlblted. .Mr. Teller , who voted against taking the nieasnie up. dechucil ( hat the bill was never piesented wilh an.v piliioso | of passing It , asseillng that the sliam effoil to pass a tin in * bill was degiadlug to the euate and those who took pait in It. .Mr. Monill said he would not ask further time on this nuMsure , v > that II may bo icgntdod as dead , am ) ptolmhl.v tlieie will be no fur ther attempt to piovlde moie revenue for tlie goveinment , since It SOOIIIB to be ali'siilnli'ly coilaln that nothing can III' llllllL' . The H'piilillcan house1 passed a love line bill In good lailh. No one has ever qiieslioned this. Theie lk ; evoiy icason to licllcve that meastiie would have given ( he govetnmeiU sulllclent ie\e- line to at leas ! stop tlte monthly dellelts If not supplying a Miiplu > : . It was framed for an emergency and eveiy re publican In congress should have felt il to lie his duly to snppoit it icg.iid- loss of tlie question whether or not It could become a law. It was Intended lo save the goveinment fiom i mining moie deeply Into debt and no tepiib Mean can justify himself foi opposing such a measnte. Poi Innately for the Integilty of the parly , Iheie aio but live republican senators who put them selves In opposition nnd It will be sin- pilslng If the rocoid they have made does not pi ore to be the beginning of the end of their political caieeis. JlOKlt ItHUh'XrMHXT. The bitter feeling of the people of the Soufh A Mean republic tow aid Eng land his been unmistakably manifested since the Jameson i.ild , but it lemalned for a political a'sochilion which Is s.ihl to be in high lav or with Piesident Id tiger to give expression to this feelIng - Ing in tlie form of resolutions denonne * ing Gloat , Itiltaln as the arch-enemy ol tlie lopublle nnd declaring that theie lionld be no frateinlty between the Hoers and the English. H appeals fiom this onundalion that tlie Hoeis believe that the end of stiife has not been reached , thus showing that they have no confidence In the conciliatoiy atti tude of tlie Htitlsh colonial secretary , Mr. Chambeilain , or In the apparent disposition of tlie Ililtlsh government lo respect the Independence and the rights of the South Afiican lepubllc. In this they may be light and ceitalnly the wisdom of being piepaied for a possible exigency is unquestionable , but at the same time they should bo caieful not to give cause for the tumble they apprehend. It Is not at all piobable that the British government has now in contemplation anything inoic than In sistence upon maintaining such lela- tions to the Tiansvaul republic as weie established by thMrohty of 1881 , which gives tliat goveinment iiuthoiity over the foioign policy of the republic. It is undoubtedly the desite and the de termination ot the Hoeis to annual this i elation and be absolutely independent of lliitish authoiity or Influence , but they may not llnd it easy to do this at once because other countiles will baldly lie disposed to aid or uphold them in hi caking faith in this particular. Kven Oeimany , notwithstanding tlie con gratulatory dispatch of Emperor Wil liam to Piesident Kiuger , would hesi tate -to enter Into relations with the South Aft lean republic without the ap proval of the Itiltish goveinment , and that is tlie only power which would ba at all likely to take a course Inimical to the paitial protecloiate of ICngland In the Tiansvaal. It Is possible that the Hiitlsh goveinment will be found willing to sin render this , rather than Intensify the enmity of the Hoeis , but It has shown that It Is piepared to 10- slst any efforts to force concession. It would seem that the true policy of the South Afilcau republic1 Is to Institute such leasonabh ; and ptacticable re forms as the Ulthuuleis ask for mm which would make the goveinment more republican than It now Is , hav ing done which It could appeal moie strongly to ( lie woild for support In maintaining Its' Independence and for protection against any aggression. The HOOKS should recognize the fact that they aie no longer Isolated and that they cannot safely Ignore the demands of political piogiess. CARLJSl.H AMMftt TllK UNAKGIKIIS. Secretaiy Carlisle has been in confer ence with New Yoik financiers and men of commerce. It was Informal and had for its object , as appeals from the monger Information given out , discus sion of the best means of keeping the gold leseiro Intact , a policy to icstoie business confidence , and a talk over the silver question. All these aie Inleiest- Ing mattois and It Is lather to be ie- givtted that the country has not been made acquainted with the sentiment and foiling that pievalled at the confeienco. What was sulHoqucntly said by Mr. Out lisle , however , vvai rants ( hi1 infer ence that ho heaid nothing fiom the men whom he talked with hut what was encouraging. The secietary was us- Hiuod that no heavy shipments of gold to llmope aio expected and In view of tlio Impiovcmcnt In the oxpoits of mer chandise and a butter feeling ahioad to ward Ameilcan secmitles them Is good reason to believe that the outwaul movement of gold will for a time be comparatively Inconsiderable. Mr. Car lisle also lenmed. It seems , that thoio Is an Impioved outlook for business and hee.xpiessed the opinion that "with good oiops for the coming season and a strong milted movement for sound cuneney business prospeilty would be assuied. " rmiuestlonably theie aie some Milld icasons for this view , but for a full icstoiatlon of business confidence and loturn of piosperlty something moie Is needed than the conditions suggested by thu Hoetetary of the treasury. A complete ) lestorutlou of confidence cannot icnxonahly 1u < hoped for so long as ( ln > loveiiues of the government con tinue to fall behind the expeinllluies , necessitating peilodlcal boiiowlng. The fad Hint the goveinmpnt Indebtedness Is steadily giowing and that under our picsonl lineal sjslem theio Is no likeli hood of a change for tin1 better has a tendency to keep nllro a feel ing of dish list and this Is iciilly ( ho only thing that Is operating against I he lostoiatiou of confidence. The ques tion of maintaining a sound cuneney Is not dlsiuibliig. because everybody tin- doistaiids that Iheio Is no piesent danger to the llnances of the country. ' 1 lu > mhoeatoi of the fiee coinage of silver have Just met with another most decisive defeat nnd while some of them In the national semite petstst In keeping up the agitation they are poweile.ss ex cept us obstinctlonlHts. it has moie- over been cloaily demonstialed that the admlnlstiatlon nollc.v legardlng the cur- loncy , which contemplates an eiiounous > onlr.icllou of the cuuency by the ie- Iliomenl of gteenbacks and tiensury notes , will not receive any consldeiation from the pieseiit congress. In shoit , theic Is lo be no Inteifeieiice wilh the existing sound and safe cutroncy , so that the llnanelal question , of which the adminlstiatlon Is evidently most anxious to make an Issue In the coming cam paign , Is not having any appieclable In fluence. unfaMnablo to tlie lestoiatlon of conildence and the relnm of business piospeilly. The leal icason for continued distrust and for business dopiesslon Is to be found In the economic policy of the domocialie paily. under the opetation of which the government does not get sutliclent revenue to meet expenditures , tlie balance of tiatle ngalnsl this coun try lias been hugely Increased , and home Industries have been seriously In jured. If the Indnstilal Interests of the country weie ceitain that the general election next November would place the icpnhllcan paity In full contiol of the goveinment there can bo no doubt that a great levival of business would be inaugiitatcd at once. Some linpiove- iiH'iit In the meantime Is piobable , but the icstoratlon of confidence and pros- polity will not be complete until tlie vet diet of the people has again enti listed the lepubllcaii party with tlie executive and legislative power. DIltKCl' I'AlllT XOMIXATIOXS. The experiment which Is about to be made at Lincoln by the lepublicans of that city to do away with the nomi nating convention and have each candi date chosen by diiect vote at the pil- mnrles will be watched with Inteiest. The scheme Is by no means original. It was intioduced Into Pennsylvania polities years ago and Is known as the Ciawford county system. Theie is a gieat deal to be said In its favor , al though it may prove disappointing in Its icstilt. Its etlicncy ns a lefoim moasiuo depends upon the character of the men who are put up as candidates and finally upon the character of the people who participate In the piimaiies. Where two or Unco unfit men pit them selves against one another and the icspoclnblo and modest men do not crowd to tlie front the voteis will be confined to llobson's choice. They must cither choose between two e ls or tlnow their votes away. In a conven tion it Is possible to bring forwaid good men who aie not open aspirants and get them nominated after playing the bad men oil against each other. After all , the stieam never rises above Its so nice In politics as In all pnisults of life. When caucuses aie abolished and primalies aie pmiflod so that every body votes his honest convictions , nn- trammeled by threats and uninfluenced by piomlses or bilbos , and when every intelligent partisan voices his sentiments and wishes at the prlmaiy election , the party nominees will be truly lepresonta- tlVe-of the party , and the party that sets the highest slandaid of good clti- yenship will cairy the day. A ItNAliONAHIH H The consensus of opinion among Omaha business men of all classes and conditions Is that Ihe Insurance rates exacted In this city aie excessive If not exoibltant. No representative of tlie Insurance companies has rentuied to dispute the fact that rates aie much higher In Omaha than they aie in other cities situated no more favorably In re spect to Ilio risks. No representative of the underwriters can give any valid icason why Inmiiance rates should not bo reduced In Omaha In rlevv of the im provements that hare been made within the last year in the water works sys tem and the Incieased eflldcucy of the lire department , Giant that there was some excuse for raising the rates two years ago , there is more reason now for loweilng them to the level Unit ob tains In other western cities. In demanding a material lediictlon of lire insuiuncc intes The Itec Is Insplicd by o hostility to the Insurance compa nies and it him no gilevance which Is not common to propcity owners in gen eral. It Is not it captious demand , but one well gionnded oil the equities of the case. The Iloo only expi esses the Just demands of the community for fair tieatment In tlic matter of lire insur ance intos , nnd It hopes that the man- ugeis of these companies will meet these demands without waiting for a formal piotost or organized opposition. And up to date nothing has been heard of the lesolutlon Intioduced by Goveinor Ilolcomb In the State liquid of IMuratloiial Lands and Funds pio- vldlng for the Investment of the Idle money In the pcimuncnt school fund In leglsteied state waiiants. In the Interval no less than .fr.00,000 Is lying In the school fund without yielding thu state a penny in leturn , while some thing like $ SOOKH ( ) of state wairants aie outstanding drawing 5 per cent Inteiest fiom tlie pockets of the la.xpayeis. Central Pacllle stock , which was wotth nothing when the road was built and which Is now quoted at 15 , was once w 01 tli SO and UO. That seems to be the chief icason why the Huntington - ton syndicate , which Is the chief owner , thinks the government should extend Us loan to the ( Vnltal Pacllle ( or 100 years nt li percent and giro them time tn manipulate the sunk maiKot again. J " As the season advances the Knights of Ak-Sar-Itotj are Instilling them selves ( o piovlde and Invent a program for the lomliiv festivities which shall not only ilx'aj but eclipse any effoits heietofore made by them. With last year's exppiionce and unqitalillcd sue- ess the peoiilo of this city and region ' 'louiid nhourvIU | ) expect a gorgeous dis play by the knights , and they aie note ( o be dlsappjiilited. No ontoitalnmont ' piosonted by'this city or any other city in the notthwost has ever equalled that of the knights last year , both In tlio attuictlons nffoided and the Immense ciowds diawn heie to witness the fes tivities. The ontoipilse Is entitled to the enthusiastic snppoit which It will unquestionably lecelve. A blunder was made In tuinlng the body of l > rn P.bilght over lo the medi cal college bi'foie the dead man's fi lends had been notified uecoidlng to requests made. The sensational f on tines of this case , however , will doubtless cause the comity commlsslonets lo exetcise moie caic In similar cases that may ailso. Tlie disposition of the remains of a county , wnid is n seilmis matter and should he attended to by the hos pltal committee and county physician under such regulations as will lender Impossible such piotests as were made by the fi lends and nelghbois of P.lnight , who had pmchased a lot In a cemetery In Union pioelnct and had requested that ho be burled therein. According to Senator David 13. II1I1 there Is a decided difference between an olllclal Inquliy and an olllclal Investiga tion. An Investigation is undei stood to signify that ( here Is a sdong suspicion of Irrogulailty , while an Inquiry does not necossailly disparage the ollice or olllcer Involved. So far as the public Is concerned , however , It does not care whether It gets Its information through an inquiry or an investigation. What it wants is that all ofllcial action he open and above boaul and the full facts furnished with icference to evoiy questionable pioceedlng. The street commissioner has put the foico of men under his charge at woik cleaning the principal stieets. The mild weather 'lenders such action im- peiatlrely necessa'ry as a s.uiltaiy mo.is- uie , and piopeity owners will appio- ciate the effmt td make the stieets and alleys as clean aS can be done with the funds at the disposal of the commis sioner. ' ! ' The supeilnk'uclent of Forest Lawn cemetery expresses the opinion that grave robbery coilld readily be stamped out by conceal .toil * action upon the part of the sheriff and police chief. Theie Is no doubt1 of this and an outraged community vilt 'jook ' to these legally constituted champions of peace and good order to do thefr duty. Ilnrtrr niul Sound Mnner. Imllnnaiiolls Journiil The late Hon. AI. D. Hartor of Ohio was a man of honest convictions , and had the courage of thorn. Though a democrat , he criticised his party severely for Its short comings , especially Its financial vagaries Just after the campaign of 1S94 he said tea a reporter : "I am weary of the a pretended democrats , who have attempted to commit the party to fanaticism and fraud , and whose leadership has resulted In a merited defeat. The party has been betrayed by a lot of selfish politi cians in New York and a set of befuddled cranks In the west. There is no speedier way to oblivion for democracy than to fol low the dictation of traitors In ono part of the country and the counsel of fools In an other. Here In Ohio we permitted ourselves to sanction the folly of free silver , and the only wonder. In my mind , Is how1 the re publican plurality was kept down to 138,000. " Now York I Springfield ( Mass ) Republican. New York is the first state to retaliate upon Germany In the Insurance Imbroglio. The act which Governor Morton has Just signed provides that If any foreign government shall refuse to permit any insurance corporations of New York state to do business In Its ter ritory , the state Insurance superintendent shall refuse to allow the companies of such foreign country to do any business In Now York. It appears that the German prohibi tion applies to the two largest life com panies of New York ; but the act of retalia tion will apply to German fire companies now doing business in New York as well as the life companies. If there are any. The practical effect of the measure will be to drlvo out of the state or Into the bands of domestic companies a considerable volume of fire and marine business now being done by German companies. The retaliatory measure Is a sweeping one , and will prob ably bring out a warm protest from the German government. I'ulillc OIIIcin Private Snail. Chicago Tribune. The revision of the Iowa laws , which the legislature of that state Is now considering , provides for Including private banks among the Institutions which must report their cap ital to the auditor of tbe state. The senate committee on banks and banking lias voted , 5 to 4 , to recommend the striking out of that clause. Three of the five are private bank ers. The legislature should overrule the committee and allow _ the clause to stand. There Is no good icason why u private banker should not bo compelled to report the amount of his capital and why the cor rectness of his statements should not be Investigated officially.1' He should not bo given opportunities 'for making ifalso state ments and deceHInt ! 'the people which are denied to others The * private bankers ought to bo the first td a ilk to bo regulated to omo extent by law. It will benefit tboso who are deserving of confidence and will Interfere only with tliAso who are not. N 'lirnnUf ' , ; SiMV I'a i1 j- . Nch' York Sun. New national piiM In Nebraska. Re nounces democrats , republicans and popu lists , and proposes tp b ° party of labor , There can't bo much prospect of good days for a new party' which , Ilka tills one , lias 200 members. Too mRnyj mJl < ea the party unwleldly. Why , 200 members are enough for 200 new parties.Vlion a man finds that them Is a vacuum Itii his heart not to bo tilled by iepubllcahlm | democracy , populism , prohibition , or silver , and looks about for a party of his own , Ilio wants a party that will really be hla own. He wants a machine that ho can be sure of , Ishmael doesn't spur his came ! Into the desert for tbe purpose or In the hope of finding an cauls hotel full of guoatu Alone In tbe desert he lovea to ride. No caravans , no personally conducted drome dary parties for him , He Isn't going to make Ida camel bump Itself for the uako of getting society. So the man who wants a new party wantH to have It to himself , unless be Is a discharged politician , who hopes to get bis Job back. The Ideal party for a person who simply vvanta to express himself , and has no fevered yearning to ac complish anything pr engrave hinwelf upon public opinion or the time ? , consists cf ono porton only , and that pcrfon lias u comfort- clilo monopoly and Is In no danger of bolng crowded , The now party season , by thn way , opened on February 1 , and entrjk& will continue to ba received uii'll thq jtvtililnt ; ot too first MouJay In November. TIII : rt .MIIMI mii , . llrniiir ItriinniiN \\liy ( lie Mrnsurr .Hlintilil .Ni > l ! , , , C MriRi Trllplllic Ile-iiK'otiUtlvf How crs ot Callfornn told * oni ( > stinging truths the other dny In his roinin Itco * p-ccli on ( hf 1'aclflc r.illroid funding bill , He quoted from oinchl re- I > orti to show tlat the avetage net receipts of the Union I'aciflc line for Ilio list ten years hive been nearlv $1.000,00. ) and flio'ie of the Central I'iclflc nearly * lr 00.000 the anmnl Intcre't on the fir t mortgage bonds being Included In the exiund'turM ' In each caie. Thf coiniunlei line tamed nearly f. | icr cent per annum on the entire amount the government Ins pild and would piy If It vtre compelled to cleir off the flrpt mortgage bonds , \ tlic e and the original government bonds are about due they can b paid off at their face value , and as a government .1 per cent bond now Is worth more than pir , there should bs no difficulty In utilising a new 3 per cent bond to piy off and call In both of the other Issues. The figures cited ari made to prove rtmt If the property averaged the same n t profit that It has made for the last ten yeais the net receipt ot the two roads would be Milllclent to pay the whole d bt. besides the res'oratloli of more than 10,000.000 acre * of land , worth nt leant 425,000,000. to the public domain Mr. llovvers says there Is no question that tl.o net earning" of the Pacific lines , Including tho- of tbe Southern Pacific to whli.1i all possible trade has bwn diverted , amount tenet not less than $300.000.000 e'nce ' their construction. He holds thcv could have pild every cent of the debt and Ml. a hand some surplus , Ho bellev&s thoio IP no doubt that not less than $100000.000 was cleared up by the directors during tits first fifteen ycj , pirtly through the excessive lolls charged for freights and fJres. Yet they have refused to piy one penny of Interest on the bonds. 'The whole transaction was deliberately planned by cunning la\vycis to swindle the people , and that the scheme should pass the scrutiny of = o many great lawyers and statesmen then in congreM puts In question cither their honesty as represen tatives , their capacity as lawyers , or their abajnco at the tlmo the scheme vas put t'nroiigli congress " Yet In the fiee of the undeniable ficts mined the men who favor tbe funding bill say the roads are rot worth halt the amount of the debt they owe to the United State * , though along with this they have the au dacity to propox to extend the time of pay ment and give this same property as se curity for the whole debt , claiming tbat It Is good security for Its payment Mi. Hewers took the unequivocal position tint no funding bill gives any piomlso of recov ering any part of the debt : that It woull Do far better to surrender all claims and nnko the whole debt a present to the pai- ties at once than to entertain their proposi tions for extending the time He also stated that ths plan of the companies for the future Is to force all business over the Southern Pacific at such rates as the road may chargs and bf able to pay the Pacific Mall Steam ship company ton empty space He savs all the people Know that theie companies charge one firm one rate and another firm amther rate for the same freight for the same place , and pleads that tbe government has no right to give tin-so companies such an enormous advantage over others as a funding bill would give them. "The people of the Pacific coast have the common rights of all the people of the other states , and protest against the government continuing to supp .t this monopoly. " He further made the sig nificant point that "the passage of any fund ing bill will be an ofllcial notification to the people by congre that theie hereafter Is to be one law for the great corporations and another for the common citizen. " IT WILL HOT DOWN. Tlic Rliunt of Third Term IltiuiilN tin- DiMiiocruoy. New YorU 5 > uii In a signed communication to the editor of the New York Journal , Mr. Frederic R. Coudert , one of the members ot Atr. Cleve land's Venezuelan commission , expresses these sentiments concerning the possibility and desirability of a third term : " 89 far as Mr. Cleveland personally Is concerned - corned , I have no doubt that he vould pre fer the peace and quiet of home life to the oxactloin and cares of the presidency. He has ejijoyed the honors and baa suffered the Inevitable anr.nyTiiceo and disappointments of that most Important nlllce , hut at the name time I am convinced that If patriotic considerations satisfied him that the path of his duty lay In the acceptance of a candidacy- tor another term , he would postpone lili psrsoiial prefeiences , however strong they might be , In another direction. Othorvvlss he would , I presume , make his w lilies very plainly and emphatically known. "It Is my belief that If In the next few mciitbs the treasury be found to be in a healthy condition , and all our foreign rela tions amicable , Mr. Cleveland will positively refus)3 to allow his name to go before the nominating convention. In the event of cer tain exigencies arising , however. It may be deemed necesiary that the president accept a fourth nomination at the bands of his party. " It Is talk ot this sort which keep * alive ths suspicions of those w ho hav e been Inclined to regard the Venezuelan message of De cember as the first move of a political plot deliberately contrived In order to force Air. Cleveland upon tbo country for another term J > president. Considering Air. Coudert's personal rela tions with the president , and his ofllcial position as a member of the tribunal which practically lias the power to shape the Ven ezuela investigation In the direction either of peace or war. the above utterances are more than Injudicious ; they are positively Indecent. The associates of Mr. Coudert will do well to see to It that the findings of the Venezuela commission ore not made public until after tli& adjournment of the demo cratic national convention , which Is to meet In Chicago on Tuesday , July 7. That is the only sure method of protecting the reputation of the commission against the reproich which Air. Coudert'a foolish third-term talk Invites. IMMSOXAI. AMI oTiinuwisn. The late Air. Alaber admits that Air. FIU- slmmons' argument was unanswerable. The Darwin monument fund lacks several links to connect the prospectus with the sum reallzeJ. General Weyler's triumphs as a press censor ser are exemplified in a. monotonous round of Spanish victories Considerable pressure Is being exerted on Mr. Perrlno to delay the arrival of his camet until after Alarch 17. Tlio heir presumptive- the Austrian throne , Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Kste , la slowly dying of cancer of the throat. The grim reaper respects neither rank nor condi tion. tion.When When this hale and halcyon year becomes a leaf In the tomes of tlmo nnd wraps Itself - self with the moss and romance of memory , then will spring up the "Daughters of the Favorite Sons of Ninety-Six. " M. Htnllo Duclaux , who was recently ap pointed director of the I'asteur Institute In Paris , was Pasteur's oldest collaborator , and hid held the post of sulxl I rector under him since the foundation of the Institute Bt. Louis weather prophets are figuring on June temperature. It is not necessary to bo a prophet or a son of ono to predict considerable beat along about the 22d , with scattered areas of frost about thu S4th , The community of Mascoutah , 111. , having a keen appreciation of the fitness of things , held a short , Impressive seance with a wife- beater and admlnUteicd to him a copious dose of his own medicine. It was a cutlc- Hah affair and quite swell. The sultan of Turkey Is bolng assallcl by revolutionary pamphlets. One of them re cently disseminated In Constantinople says "What need has the khallf of 200 wives ? The law of the Sheri allows only four. Tour , then , let him have , and drlvo out the rest. Why should ho have 200 aides-de-camp- young men full of > lgor held In Idleness ? Leave him twenty. " The premier of Austria , Caslmlr Felix lla- denl , Is the son of a cook. His father was chef to the king of Poland and was nude a count. Undent's aunt , the famous German actress , Anna \Vlerer , left him half of her fortune. The premier Is said to be worth about $2,500,000. In 1888 he was made gov ernor of Gallcia , and held the ofllco until his recent promotion to the premiership. H n. T. C. Platt of New York writes tea a Detroit club declining an Invitation to a banquet , because , he says , "I have made an asa of myself by assuming certain po litical burdens which I must carry out. " Mr. Platt is not very felicitous In his sim iles. A mule of the Kentucky variety would have been much happier and would Illus trate without words the fervor displayed In throwing bis opponeuti. APPEAL TO SALVATIONISTS Colonel Nicoll Soiul Semis Out a Oircula Letter to All DeUrhmouU , EXPECTS THEM TO REMMN FA1THFU llmu-li ltd r\ CPU tinllfKUh nn AllUTlCHII rill-llltllx Siml | > \\llll-ll- mill OIHMI ltiiitnro | I.IUcl ) t < lie Prt-lniTil Mum. NK\V YOIUC , Pel ) 25-It Is though by sevenl members of tbe army vvh were witling to express an opln Ion tint llnlllngton niul Mrs llooth wei out of the Salvation army for Rood , but tlia tlioy would soon bs a * worK , with many o the present army cnitrrs aiul privates , li organizing n nev. ami ) , with the liotp o prominent Christian workers of tills clt > In a clrculir letter , dated IVbru.iry 22 , felgnei by Colonel Xlcull , which wns mailed to of fleers throughout lite connlrj tonight , It I said Comnmtulcr and Mrs. Hootb bail SMI In a letter of resignation to the general ns far back ai January It A pi eminent staff ofllcor stated tonight that Commander Nil llngton Booth hid had continually In mini and heart his duty to tlic American people tint he had felt all along during the nine years of his residence here- tint ( lie strlc military rules of his father would not worl Mtccestfully tn the United States , nnd that I.e had been successful because he. had made the people love him. The same nuthorlt ) said that $5,000 a jear bad been contrib uted b ) the United States branch to assist the nncllsh brai cli. following Is the appeal lued bv Colonc Nicoll of the Sihatlou army now being sent out thioiigh tbe country by irall and \\lro to cillccrs nnd snldlcts : "It Is with great nnguU'h and n deep "jne of the consequences ln\ol\ed that I have to conUrtn the telegrim regarding the lamentable - able and deplorable resignation of jour com manders. Their resignations were sent In a letter dated an far back as January ill. "The reasons glxcn for their unexpected action are alleged personal differences of some months standing with our beloved Ren- er.U and what will , I believe , occasion } our Intent surprise , a lack of confidence In our International sv'ein of administration. WAS A HUIU'UISn. "As > ou will readily Imagine , this letter of resignation came upon our leaders ns a b > H from a blue sky. The chief of staff , Mr. Hramwell Booth , to whom the tetter hail to bo sent , owing to the general's absence In India , was amazed beyond measure , and the other members of the general'n family within reach were crushed with Indescribable &or- rovv. That such i step should be taken by any territorial commander must bo a great glef , bill the - > jrrow In this case Is Intensi fied a hundredfold by tbe fact that your com mander li one of the general's own children and an officer whose long devotion to the vvir and pledge ? of undoing and unflinching fidel ity to our glorious flag had given him more thin a warm place In the confidence of his brother officers' ' In all parts of the world. "Whatever may bo the final Issue of this terrlblo step , I am glad to be In a position In the midst of this dark hour to Inform jou that International headquarters acted on the first Indication of the commander's Intention with rare consideration , love and sacrifice. A special representative of International headquarters was dispatched at a few hours' notice to New York to confer with your com- nnndcr upon the whole situation and to pre vail upon him to at least see. his , father be fore finally persisting in his course. Ills brother , Commandant Herbert Ilooth , was also urged and ordered to bring the pressure of filial regard to bear upon the commander as well as to endeavor to throw light upon his difficulties. His sluter , Field Commis sioner Eva Booth , who was In the midst of her London farewell and tbe arrangements for the general's return , was , likewise 01- ijered to New York v > ltb the Pcxlspeed and prayera of Die international headquarters Tor days and nights these three mediators omplojed every powilble argument , appeal and entreaty to beseech the commnnderb to return to England Their efiorts were ably supported by long cablegrams from the gen eral and correuondence from the Interna tional headquarters. Hut , to our great and Irraparablo sorrow , they failed , and the com manders retired last Prida > morning from the direction of attain WILL BE INVESTIGATED. "As neither the commandant nor the field commissioner nor myself possess the power to accept your commander's resignation , we at once disowned responsibility for the corn- mander'b step , communicated the facts to In ternational headquarters and threw ourselves with the overwhelming burden created by the sad event upon tbe never falling strong hold of our glorious arm } the presence and the promise of help of Jehovah. "It Is needless for mo to tell you , dear comrades , that tbe whole circumstances will at once become the subject of Investigation on the part of international headquarters. The action of the commanders , as well as our own , will be brought before the general , and I am authorized to state that hl verdict upon the circumstances will be communi cated to sou hi due course. "Ono word more. The genera' ' and , In deed , the whole army relics upon > ou In this hour ot trial , and I am sure the future will show tbat nmong all the countries of the globe there are no more faithful , devoted , reliable or lojal officers and ojldlcrs than those who have carried the stars and strlpej Into the very van of the army's world-wide battle for God. "Yours In bonds of sorrow , and yet faith and confidence , ALEXANDER M. NICOLL , " Colonel nnd General's Representative. " The Proas this morning prints the follow ing : "K. C. Alexander , attorney for Bal- llngton Ilootb , ex-commander of the Salva tion army In the United States , declared jester Jay that his client would not turn over the American propert ) of the army to Ilooth- lucker , tbe new chief now coming from London to take charge of the American army. Mr. Alexander said further that Mr. Booth might proceed to reorganize the army on an Independent and distinctly Ameri can basis. "Tbe Salvation urmy Is not organized an a corporation , " sa'd Mr. Alex ander , "and cannot hold property In Its own name. Nor can a foreigner bold real es tate in this country unless he has declared his Intention to become a citizen , and so the army property all the real estate prop erty , at any rate has been acquired In his name. Legally , he Is the absolute owner of property valued at more than $700,000. There ore no restilctlng clauses about hold ing In trust or as trustee In any of the title deeds. The War Cry belongs to him also Ho may do with It exactly us bo pleases. Neither his father nor any one else bas a rlRhl to Interfere vvlth It * manage ment or to claim ftny of Its earnings. "Ilillliigton Ilooth realljM where hl obll- Cation * lie lint he knows what Is In Jimtlco duo to him well and he will bo guided , ns well i his wife , by the Interests of the army In this country. The revill of th trouble will be good. 'Ihe t'nlted Slates may hive Its own nrmy , an American nrmy , the best In the world. " orrminu AN INUKPHNDKNT COMMAND. The World todi > sa > s : llalllngton Booth was offered the leadership of nn Independent An erlean Salvation nrmy yesterday. The brigadier ! ) , adjutants and majors whom he had created In nil parts of the country bo ( ought him to become their general. Hal- Ingtun llootli retired for a short time to bit private quirtcri , nccomp.inlid by bis wife , who had been by his sldo during all tha evcltlng scenes. They locked the door. They Knelt down nnd prayed for strength. Tb emissaries c.imc again with their tempting offer. He met thtm calmly and firmly ; bo ll'tened to their nddress , the plcturcj gldrles of future Independence nnd great re sult for the canro of religion. "It cannot IK ? , " be said. "I thank you , deir friend * , for the honor you bnvo ten dered me , the confidence nnd thu trust you Imvp shown me , but I must decline. Mr.i. Booth ami I will quietly rcllto fiom the nrmy In which wp have labored so long , Good bye and God's blessing rest upon you.1' TAIilC AWM'T ' MOUTO.V Globe-Democrat' Secretary Morton enjoy a tlio distinction ot having had more speeches made against him than any other member ot the eablnot. Detiolt Preo Tress : If Secretory Morton Ind no views except ns to farm crops ami stock talslni ; bo would bo ncccptcd ns ono at thp most capable men ever called to the lirail of the Agricultural department. But ho Is gulltv of thinking nnd talking about all the vital ISMICS before the people of the : ountry. Hence the fierce attacks to which lie I" subjected by those vvhu cannot thinker or talk as well. Minneapolis Tribune' The members of congress ate carrying their giudge against Secretary Morton tn undignified and unwar ranted lengths when they cripple the Im- icitanl blanch of the service devoted to neat Inspection simply to embarrass him. t Is peifectly proper to Instinct the secre- nry to obey the laws governing his dcpart- upnt , but to try to cut HIT his salary and odnee his appropriation for needed public vork Is puerile In the extreme. Itdlanapolls News : We fear Secretaiy Moiton has no realising sense of his parlous state. Ono would suppose , after his heinous conduct In lefuslng to squander public uriioy In valueless seeds had been held up o tbe contumely and scorn of the nation by ; irat oratois In both houses of congress , hat be would bo cast down and dismayed. lut not bo. Jiiht after the house had been ebuklng him ami arraigning him , and dear : nm\s what , be actually entertained at Infer the president nnd the members of the ablnct ! Did ono ever sco such Inscnsl- Itlty to virtuous congressional criticism ? Louisville Comiei-Jotirnal : The truth Is bis elToit , which will ptobably be success- ill , to force the secretary of agriculture to Istribiitu old nnd worthless seed In the ame of the members of cangress simply mean little salary grab They w Ish thcso eed for their own use and they seek ; t * cpcal the law which confines the dlstrlbu- lon to seeds that nro of some value. They re raising a ro-v ubout the conduct of Secrc- ary Morton In order to conceal the mean- C&S of their own action In the matter. They are simply raiding the treasury In liclr own Interest and crying "stop thlof ! " n the hope of averting attention from hemselves. But the men who vote for this lean little grab will be remembered. IILIIMSIIKI ) HITS. Chicago necord : "How's the bicycle busl- ess ? " "Oilr buyers ore fallingoft. . " IIouochoM Words : Architect Have you ny susrsottloim for tbe &tuiy | , Mr. Vory- Ich ? Mr Vorv rich Only that It must be brown. 5reit thinkers , I understand , are generally ounil in u brown btudy. Brooklyn Life : "You nslc me to jiut von lass Inger on do Hblatc untyou diunk til rec glasses iilu't It ? " That's all light ; It only proves there's 101 o In me than you gave me credit for " Washington Star : "Some folks , " paid I'liLle Kben , "doun * 'pear tor take no prldo In t-peaUIn' de tioof 'ccppln' when It gwlneter hubt somebody's feclln's. " Boston TiniiPcrlpt : "On this head , " snld thu li'Lturoi , "tbeic IH nothing left to be < le- slied" The bald-patu-U man In the front row Immediately aiose to call the speaker to order. Delro't 1'iee Pre a : Landlady Do you Ilk * your steak nite , Air. ligaidlong/ Air. 13 No rarer than It Is , madam. Hnrpet's Bani : "Why did they lynch that pool old mini ? " "Why ? Great Scott , man , why. ' Ho was guilty Ho wnH about to celebrate bin golden wedding' right hero In a silver state , too ! " Town Topics- Hunker Staggers has a pretty easy time of It. Spntts In what way ? Hunker His wife drives him to dilnk nnd a cabman drives him home. Indianapolis Jo'uriml : "Tbat last load of coil you punt , " said Mr. Slopiy , with a most Impressive manner , "was more than half slate. " "I'erlmps you may remember , " retorted the coal mm , with much spirit , "Unit you slid , after you bad oidereu It , 'just slatu this , will you. ' " Spare Aloment4 * : Itomantlc Miss Have thete not been momcnlH In your experience when life seemed full of unsatisfied wants ? Air. Hardhead Y-q-s , that's so At such times I always lly to music for relief. What Uo you do , Air , Haidhead ? " "I advertise. " Chicago Tribune : Pupa ( busy with ac counts ) I wl h you wouldn't read uloud , Itachel. You dlHturb me. AIlss Hiitlicl This Is the morning paper , papa. I'm leading1 'Noten on Society. ' Pnpa So am I , child , and I've got som hero that are awfully hard to collect. Till : HADKHiHAI'lI. London I'untli. O Roentgen , thru tbo news la true , And nut n trick of Idle rumoi. That bids us t-ath bc > wuro of you And of your gilm mid graveyard humor. WP do not vvnnt , like 1)1. Swift. To tnUu out Ilesli off nnd to poic In Our bom-s. or show each little rift And Joint for you to poke your nose IDL We only crave to contemplate Hitch otlui'H usual full-dress photo ; Your vvoixo than "altogether" btato Of poitrulturo wo bar in totol Tlio fondest swain would scarcely prlzo A picture of his lady's framework ; To gaze on this with yearning ejPH Would probably be voted tumo work. No , keep them for your epitaph , 'Hit-he tombstone hoiUPiilrx unpleasant ; Or K < > away and i > hotauni | > n MuhatmtiH , t-pooka and Airs , licsant. PIPE SEN ! 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