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If Xcw York society Is now nvnzy oyoi- a cnt slinw , wo need not \w \ sniriirUwl to lu-nr Unit Us ne\t fnd will Inhoot - Jncks. Uodtjuoks nrovorbiully follow en Is. Ilnly Wdiild lllto inlslity nincli to linvo Undo Sain "nml some of his surplus bond bids over to It for the purpiiMof helping It out of Its llnnnchil predlusi- nu'iit. The ronenl of the diuise In the tariff law tlint provides for free alcohol in thr nrtn must not be expected to work : iny u In the sdilus of free drinks dur- the c'iiiipnit'ii. Have ynn ever notleed how ninny of tills year's presidential possibilities commence their niiines with the letter M ? Manderson , McKlnley. the two Mortons , Matthews , Morrison. It Is safe to say Unit the. New York minister who attacked the coal combine from lily pulpit has no coal barons In Ids congregation , or If he has ho will not keep them ninon his parishioners much longer. Ilnssell Sa o may as well settle now with Laldlaw , the man who stood be tween him nnd the bonib-tlirower. and thank his stars that lie .was' ablf to not oft with nothing more than a small fracture In Ids money pile. Dr. Nnnsen ml ht with propriety fol low the custom ! vojjiii' In college cane rushes nnd have the north pole sawed up Into small pieces for distribution amoiiK his friends , to be worn by tlic-m as souvenir watch charms. Strange that It Is Just the states in which the republicans accomplish the least for their party that they have the blRgest controversl'-s over representation In the national convention and the most numerous double-header delegations. No one will fully appreciate the possi bilities of the .new HoentRoii process of photography until It Is brought to bear upon those two stellar attractions of every well-ordered dinro museum the ossified 111:111 : and the India-rubber girl. "Will we meet the cometV" asks an Inquisitive writer In one of our worthy contemporaries. The answer must , we suppose , depend entirely upon which place wo expect to go to when the time for departure from this earth hliall ar rive. In assigning the various southern dele gations to the different candidates for presidential nominations It inny be well to remember that the choice of a south ern delegate at the time he Is chosen is not always the same us his choice at tbo time Ills voteIs cast In convention. If the Christian Urnsade and the Sal vation Army will only direct their lire ngalnst the common evils of our great cities and the pitfalls which beset-the poor instead of against one another tticy may 11 ml that there ! rf room for both of them to work without clashing. John L. Sullivan still claims to be champion of the world. Iy ! all means let his claim be allowed. The woild can't have too many champions , and if admitting thu1 claims of everybody will ( dint the mouths of the wordy bruisers no one should stop at ti little concession like that. President Cleveland still Insists that lie can do all his talking by himself ami that when he gets ready to express his views on thu Cuban situation ho will do so without tin Interpreter. Seven years of f jroyer ought lo have Impressed tills point on the public beyond the need of iteration and reiteration. Llko the massacre at Port Arthur , tlie slaughter of the Italians In Abyssinia becomes mote serious witli each sue- cesslvo report from -the bcene of carnage. In both instances the dis patch writers have acted on the theory that the publlo had to be prepared for the startling truth by being let ! up to it with partial Information. Colllti I' . Huntlngton asserts that the men who constructed the 1'acllle rail- TOadu got no more out of the job than tln > statutes allowed. They certainly g6t till there was to be got. The trouble Is that , according to Iluntlngton's in terpretation of the law , they were en titled to everything In sight and a morton - on posterity In the bargain. Ttii' ilcplslon rendered Inat week by lhi > xiiproinp court of Nebrnsfcn 'n tlm now funions cii. < o of tin.1 Stnlc ngnlnHt ex-Slate Trcnsm-cr Hill nnd IIH ! bondsmen , enmidiitp * HOIUO doc- trim's tlint threaten In the very Jienr futnro to jeopardize the safety of public fmuN , uhp.thcr Htate , county or city. Um'cr n former do- clslon of the court the pnymcmt of money In the Imtiils of 11 state or county treasurer at the termination of his term of otllce to his successor , could be t'ffectunled alone by the delivery of that which the law oC the limit reooK- Mined , as money. The mere delivery and acceptance of certificates ef deposit is sued by a bank , upon which no money bus been realized , was not. recognized as mieli a payment as would release the utitpnhiK olllcer. It Is now declined by Ihe court that this di'llnltlon of the law was abrogated when thu law providing for the deposit- In ; ; of the state and county funds in approved depositories * went Intn effect. It Irt furthermore held tlnit under ex isting law tbo word money may include not only legal tender coin and currency , bill any other circulating medium , In struments or tokens In general use In the commercial world. The acceptance by a treasurer of certlllcates of deposits , checks and drafts , although they may sitb-Jotiuently turn out lo be worthless. If mfide 111 good faith by both parties amounts u > a settlement within the iiieMiilnji of tli-j statutes which will , to the extent of the payment so made , relieve the retiring treasurer , since the slate Is not entitled to concurrent lemu- tiles upon the bonds of successive otll- cers to enforce the MI mo llaliHKy and whatever is In such ease MitllHenl In aw to charge the Incumbent , will iperate per s.e to discharge his prede cessor. Do the people of Nebraska compre- lend the full Import of this decision ? } o they realize the serious consequences which are almost certain to follow ? Under this decision , the state treasurer or county treasurers need not turn over o their successors the money presumed to be hi their rustody , providing they can induce them to accept cheeks , Irafts. certlllcates or any other kind of commercial paper Instead of legal teii- ler. A lid If their successors do like wise there need never to be an actual . ash settlement and therefore nobody will ever be able to trace up a defalea- lon or embezzlement until years after tin ; culprit shall have been out of olllce uul his bondsmen have gotten beyond each of execution. This decision also unices It easy and safe for treasurer. * o farm out public funds to shaky banks and palm oil their cats and dogs as so niich cash on their successors. The < only condition is that the incoming treasurer shall be as smooth a rascal ns he outgoing treasurer and that the new olllcer Is willing to continue to do bust- less at the same old stand and In the mime way. In other words , until some legislature .shall revise the law so as to require treasurers to turn over legal tender mpuey and nothing else , Is'ubijaska , wlll ilTer most favorable conditions for an 'iidless chain of defaulters , embezzlers ind Interest-shavers Th TTs" stllTO" a.ti county treasuries. This Is not an ovor- Irawn picture , but a sober forecast of what Is sure to come unless men of the highest integrity shall b'e selected as custodians of public funds by all our political conventions. Aff JKTKltESTlKO QUESTION. An Interesting point of constitutional law Is now under advisement In the judiciary committee of the United .States senafe , whlc.h has been called upon to formulate a rule of procedure for the several kinds of resolutions regularly presented for the action of- that body. In the usual course of legis lative business the senate has been ac customed to pass ordinary resolutions , Joint resolutions nnd concurrent resolu tions , without much regard to their contents or special care that the form ind mime be appropriate to thu purpose. The question , on Its face purely theo retical , assumes an Importance beyond mere formality when wo take account of the difference In the matter of se curing the president's approval. It has been precipitated at the present time through the resolutions adopted and pending upon the International rela tions of our government. AVIth n whole century of parliamentary practice be hind us , wo have as yet no authorita tive precedent which can be Appealed to for u solution of the perplexing point. Although most explicit upon the sub ject of pongresslonal action by bill the federal constitution lias only this to say as to congressional action by resolution : Every order , resolution or vote to which the concurrence of the senate and house of representatives may be necessary , except on n question of adjournment , sjiall bo presented to the president ot the United States ; and before the same shall take effect shall bo approved by him , or being disapproved by him , shall be repaspad by tuothlrds of the uenate and IIOUPB of representatives according to the same rules and limitations prescribed In tbo case of a bill , Under the liberal Interpretation which has always been put upon this provis ion , no resolutions have been presented for the ptvbldent's signature except those known as concurrent resolutions embodying matters that ordinarily might as well have been treated in the form of a bill. Everything has been fiiado to turn upon the reading oC the words "to which the concurrence of the senate and house of representatives may bo necessary , " and a distinction has been drawn between until resolu tions and joint resolutions In which the concurrence of the two houses Is desirable but not necessary. This line spun distinction has been carried so far that constitutional amendments have been submitted to the action of the leg- lulatures of the different states by reso Intlon without the president's approval and apparently sanctioned by the su preme court , notwithstanding the fact that according to thu constitution the concurrence of both houses of congress Is a necessary prerequisite , There Is no question that there has been altogether too much looseness Ii the formulation and adoption of reso- Intloim by the two IIOIIKOS of congress nnd ( lint greater prcnlsonuss IB nut only ndvlfiftble , but Imperative , If wo nro to nrold unpleasant complications in en PCS where the different departments of KOV- eminent hold divergent opinions on public question * . A deilnltlon by n enntn committee , or by the senate tself , will , of course , have no binding 'fleet on the president or house , but It vlll afford a rule of action at lenst until he supreme court shall have occasion o decide the points at Issue once and or nil tlnip. AH TO HKI A .correspondent desires Information is to "the extent of the meaning of lelllgorency. " An accepted American authority on Internatlonl law says that li parties to a war- are called bclllger- nts and their operations must lie car- led on In accordance with certain ac- opted usages , which nro sanctioned by ill nations under the name of the laws of war. The parties to an Interim ! war no also belligerents. They , acquire lelllgerent rights' so soon as the central government decides to resort to war- Ike methods In order to quell the Insur- Tctlriu. The recognition of Huch rights > y the central government , or by for eign powers , only Implies that the laws of war are to prevail In the military operations undertaken for the purpose of suppressing the rebellion , enforcing he laws and restoring the supremacy if the national government. The grant- ng of belligerent rights Is a declaration of. the onlulon of the government mak- iig II that a state of public war exists mil that the parties to It are entitled to ill the rights of war. The effect-of a ecognltlon of belligerency Is to endow he belligerents with all the rights and ill the obligations of an Independent state so far ns the war Is converned , but 10 further. Should our government accord bel- Igerent rights to the Cuban Insurgents I would still have to observe the ob- ( gallons of neutrality. We should be loiind to icstraiii enlistments by the lolllgerents , prevent the forming of irined expeditions , or the lilting out ind selling of armed vessels to the bel- Igcrents. We should be bound not to lermlt our teirltory to be made the base of belligerent operations. Our > eople could trade with the belligerents , even selling them munitions of war , nit the shipment of war material would 10 made at the risk of their seizure. Vs belligerents the Cuban Insurgents would enjoy equal rights with Spain in their relations to this government. On the other hand , the Spanish government would be ri'i'ovod ' from responsibility for acts done In the insurgent territory. Is blockade of Its own ports would nivo to be respected , and it would ac- l\Ure a right to exert against neutral commerce all the powers of a party to a narltlme war. There is a great deal of misapprehen sion , regarding the advantages which the Cuban Insurgents would derive i-oni beln accorded belligerent rights. Beyond giving them a status entitling them to the rights _ of war , certainly rery Important , they would not bo greatly benefited. A peed deal of Interest is fell regard- tig the position of the president toward the Cuban question , for with him rests the authority to deteimlne what action if any , the government of the United States shall take in reference to the conflict In Cuba. lie may acquiesce In the opinion expressed by congress that a state of public war exists in Cuba , the parties to which should be accorded belligerent rights , or he may ignore that expression of the legislative branch of the government nnd simply adhere to the policy thus far pursued. The con current resolutions passed by congress devolve no duty or responsibility upon the chief executive , except as ho him self may see in them a direction from the people through their representatives for executive action. Nor is the presi dent restricted to acquiescence in the declaration of congress favorable to the granting of belligerent rights. lie may ? o beyond this and recognize the inde pendence of the Cuban insurgents , thus committing the government to what would be tantamount to a declaration of war against Spain. The authority of the presldent.lu this matter being thus supreme , requiring for Its exercise neither the direction nor the concurrence of congress , makes the question of his position one of the greatest Interest nnd Importance. If he should decide to disregard the dec laration of congress favorable to nc cording belligerent rights , as the Span ish government and people appear to conlldently believe he will , It would leave the government of the United States , as was said by Senator Mo.rgan In the course of the debate on the Cuban resolutions , In a position to bo severely crltlclhed by our people nnd by jlio other powers of the world. If bo should go further than the declaration of congress ami reorganize the Inde pendence of the insurgents It would pos sibly lead to war between the United States ami Spain , In which event con gress , although not participating In the action , would feel bound to pwlde the means necessary to carry on war. No Kuropenn ruler possesses more absolute power In this respect than the president of the United Stntes. It was stated In a Washington ills- patch a few days afco , upon what wns said to bo good authority , Unit the presi dent and his cabinet were strongly op posed to recognizing the belligerency of the Cuban Insurgents and to any declaration concerning their Independ ence ns embodied In the congressional resolutions. It was said that while KympathlzIrK with the Cubans the president would not depart from the well settled principles which were-fol lowed by former presidents nnd secre taries of state during other Insurrec tions In Cuba. The administration , It was stated , did not regard the present state of affairs.In Culm as justifying any change In the attltndu of the gov ernment. 1'rohldent Cleveland bus pro nounced tlil * statement as being with out authority BO far as he Is concerned. He stated to u representative of the As sociated press that Me did. not know vhetlicr tliviviriillnitlon referred to rop- escnted tlUUluwH of the administration in the Cuban question or not , nnd nig- iltlcnntly ndTTed that ho Imd "never found nnyHdlllJcuHy In communlcnlliiR with the 4V1"U(1 ! ( 'll ' n mnmior which ouves no ( UnMitJis to the authenticity of ' nny statoinrnl'purportlng to represent ny vIowH/Tr-Vhig Is vague , but may It lot bo plniwlbly Inferred from It that lie unantlij\r \ | d statement which the M-osldeiit ( UscUlmcd nny responsibility for nilsroiwjueiited him ? If not. why should Mr. OU'telnml hnvo cared to dis credit It. UJsfairly to be presumed hat If It coiTectly stated his position 10 would bnvo said nothing about II , or at nny rate would not have referred to t In the way he did. The Cuban resolutions agreed on In conference will come np In the senate omorrow nnd the expectation Is that ho action of the senate conferees will ) o appi'ovgd. In that event the conn * ry may not have to wait long for a lellulte knowledge of the president's losltloii on this very Important ques- fon. TO All ) MIXIXO S A bill Is pending In congress which iroposes to apply a portion of the pro- eeibi of the public lands to the endow- nent and support of mining schools In the several .states and territories. It mivldos for the payment by the federal government of certain sums for the nalntoimneo of schools of mines , thus extending to the state.s and territories the aid now received from the federal government by agricultural colleges. The report which acompanles the bill link's that the magnitude of the mining nterests of the nation renders this class ) f schools proper subjects for federal lid and encoiJragement. The object of schools of mines and metallurgy is to furnish the student the means of ac- litlrlng a thorough and practical knowl- 'dge of those branches of science which elate to mining and the development if the mining resources of the country , mil lo supply those engaged In mining ind metallurgical development with icrsons competent to take charge of large mining operations and conduct them on thoroughly .scientific princi ples. ples.There There are independent mining schools > r mining departments of state uni versities in nineteen states , and t is stated that in a number of them serious lltllcnlty 'lias been expe rienced in piqvhjling proper funds for their maintenance. It is urged that the proposed aifl to such schools is entirely egltlmate , ( jiuthe principle of assisting ndiistrial education , and the advocates if the bill Rjty.tlyil If adopted it would ; > e of great 'ajup to such education In the westernlntatos , not less than ten of which have Schools that would be bene fited by the 'proposed appropriation. When it is understood thatvthe annual value of th 'hiilicral pi'odncts ' of the United Stato. exceeds ? tiOO,000,000 , there s force In tiie argument , that this vtist product addett trf'the wealth of the un ion annnallj cohstltutes a bVanch of in dustry wortliyj-jofc -recognition mV enco'nragenietJt"'Uy the federal govern ment. . , The bill provides for an appropilntion , beginning with the current fiscal year , TiT C"1QO ! to each state and territory , from money arlsfnfr-f * fti the sale of public lands , for the endowment and maintenance of schools of mines , the appropriation to be annually Increased for ten years"by an additional sum of $1,000 over the preceding year , and the annual amount to be paid thereafter to each state and territory shall be $ 5,000. There can bo no question that- the object of this measure Is meritorious and wo can see Ho valid reason why It should not be adopted. If every state In the union "xhould-establish a mining school , the diversion of money from the sale of public.lands to this object would never amount to much over , U,000,000 annually , which would not Liu nn extravagant sum for the govern ment to devote to this branch of educa tion. Information .is herewith given in reply to a request from Columbus -that the main cause of Hie Insurrection In Cuba Is the intolerable tyranny and oppres sion of the Spanish government , from which there w s no promise of relief. The Cuban people have always been subjected to a more or less despotic military rule , while they have been mercilessly taxed oy the Spanish gov ernment. When the hist Insurrection was ended Spain promised certain re forms In Cuba , but phe failed to carry out the promise , except In n few re spects , and repented appeals to the ( Spanish government to keep faith with the Cuban people were futile. Besides these Incentives to rebellion- there Is a very strong republican sentiment. In the Island , which Will be satisfied with nothing short of self-government. The ChicagoTimes-Herald * sees In the Baltimore & . .jQJi'iwreek a culmination of dofanltlngiirallroad management that shows how nWfesnVy it Is to extend the scope of thoghjlcjiyttate. commerce com mission. If "the "commission were cm- poweted to pVjiti tj nml did protect the Investors of rullroads from reckless mismanagement "Af1 tljelr property , there Is no questi$5itlit ! railway receiver ships would Iwnfai'wor. Kvery HankrnpT railroad Is n ujflHlffnent to either waste ful conHtrnctlttftjjrtXtravngant operation or manipulation that could have been prevented Ifjl'y'r $ ' < 9 Interfere were lodged in fenjvipttexecutive ( officers of the genera ! grtWriltncnr. Tlieiv will IHM * Brent deal of paper and a great many pencils used up be tween now and unw figuring out Avnnt will by shown oui the. "first ballot In the republican national convention. As tin-re Is mathematically a practically In definite number of combinations possi ble , it Is safe to say that the man who had It till figured oit | will nono1 the less be n mighty senice quantity , f'ougu snian Mercer has been given a place on the executive committee of HID congressional campaign committee which will bo expected to exerclso a gen eral supervision over republican for tunes In the dlfYcj-cnt congressional dis tricts. Mr. Merccr'u position ou this committee , where he can be of no Insignificant - significant benefit to nearly nil of his associates who may slnnd for ro-eliic- lion , ought to help him materially In promoting his legislative bills affecting the peculiar Interests of his constituents. Comptroller Kckels believes In fre quent statements of the condition of our national banks. Publicity Is mi- luestlonnhly the best safeguard against deception and fraud In every business of n publlo or , semi-public nature. The greater confidence which our national hanks Inspire compared with the state and private banks Is to bo largely as cribed to this very publicity. Monthly alls for statements of assets nnd liabili ties from every banking Institution would not be too much. There nro many more women than men in New Ungland. The Nebraska club should roach out for these lonely women and toll them of the social con ditions in Cnster county , where there tire forty bachelors who are only too willing to wed. ruder such conditions It ought to be an easy matter to or ganize n woman's colony anil locale It In the vicinity of Broken Bow , the classic homo of Omar Madison ICem. M. 0. Nebraska wants more women is well as more men. The bill to convert Fort Omaha Into a 'late military training school now pending ing In the senate committee on military affairs , having passed the house , must not be lost sight of by the Nebraska delegation In congress. The great west needs jus such an Institution where Its youth can secure Instruction in mili tary discipline and tactics and there Is no fitter site for n military training school In the whole United States. Coitifortliiiv | lie Opiu-cNMcd Chlc.iRO Ilccord. It ought to bo an Immense boon to a thousand Armenians now threatened with slaughter to learn that the House of Com mons lias passed some more resolutions of sympathy and condolence. l.pt Him Monopollrc the Simp. Somer\llle .luurn.il. When a stranger comes to you with n Echemp by which ho assures you you can make a lot of money , It Is generally safe to tell htm that you cannot bring yourself to ik'l.rlvo him of the opportunity of making It lilmsjelf. 311ml Yi ir Indlannpolla Journal. The United States senate finds plenty of tlmo to attend to the affairs of other nations , but sioms Incompetent to deal with our own. Strong as popular feeling Is concerning the Armenian outrages and the Insurrection In Cuba , the people would be far better pleased If the senate had legislated to Increase the icvenues of the government Instead of'adopt ing resolutlona of sympathy on the other subjects. Goeminent Onnerililp. S.in Finnclfco Chronicle. The telephone , monopoly lias struck hands with the Western Union , and the latter com pany refuses to afford facilities to rival telephone - phone companies. This vlll produce a tem- poiary Inconvenience In some sections , but will also accomplish a great deal of goo3 by directing public attention to the desirability of the government controlling and operating the telegraph lines In the United States. Such an acquisition la doubly desirable be cause the successful operation of the tele graph by the government would educate pub- 1'c ' opinion so that It would roon favor govern ment ownership of railroads , Imv. lull \nt E Chicago Tilbune. The supreme court has decided the Stan ford case In favor of the defendant. There fore the government will not recover from the Stanford estate nor from the estate of any of Ms associates a solitary cent toward the payment of the bonds Issued In aid of the Central Pacific. The court holds that there Is no Individual liability on the part of the stockholders. This must be the law , for the court pays so. But It Is not equity. These stockholders milked the road to accumulate fortunes for themselves. They drained It so dry that It could not pay Its debls to the government. Therefore they should have been compelled to disgorge. But the supreme court fays otherwise , and that ends the mat ter. Our New York Letter to I/wdon Engineering. It has always seemed a strange thing to the writer that those- alarmists who locate a hostile fleet at Sandy Hook leisurely shelling New York seem to predicate this assault on the assumed position that the Americans are simply lying Idle and watching the bombard ment , and this In the face of numerous heroic actions In our late war on both sides. It Is true the * country neeSa more fortifications along ito coast , but It Is also true that ( he real reliance of any government , and espe cially of a republic , U In the patriotism of lie citizen ? ; and In that respect the United States can put Into the field , In a less tlmo than any other nation , a larger and more enthusiastic body of citizen soldiers. No ono who saw the uprising of the people In 1SGI can doubt thta , and today the conditions are oven more favorable , TinI'oni'P of tinWord. . lit. Hon. W. 13. GlnilxUme In'N'oith American Hclew. . The sceptical mind may frame questions as It will. Death sternly refuses to glv'o It any satisfaction. The lore of money may heap around us. mountain ! ) of gold ; all this Is butte to lower the ratio of that which a man Is , to that which he posjesses. The tc\er of self- indulgence may multiply our enjoyment * ; but eacfi now enjoyment Is , for the common run of men , a new want , and each now want la 3. new link In the chain of moral servitude , anew deduction from our high prerogative of freedom , Schemes of negation may each for a while trot and fume upon the atagu of human affairs. It la Death , the great auditor of accounts , that reduces them , one and all , to their natural and small dimensions. The present la louder than over hi Its Imperious ) demands ; but Injured nature takes It upon her to reply that the present IB the life of animals , and the future the life of man , In the development of luxury , wo arc Immeasjr- ably ahead of the ancient Greek , and wo might have Iiecn proportlonably more success ful In shutting ott the questionings of the pou | respecting that which U to come , had not a new volco uoundoJ forth In the world to proclaim the word Heiurrectloii , since which It haa become Impassible , by any procoaa within our resources , to stlllo the longings of the human spirit to obtain the command of tame Instrument for measuring the , future which expands beforu It. Walt ham Watches Made by theAmerican Waltham Watch Company are the best and most reliable timekeepers made in this or any other country. Asli to see the name "River- sick" cr "Royal" engraved on the plates , ami always the word "Waltham , " TIIH HTAM'OIU ) IM'.CISIO.N. Sluntllciinoe of lir > Fhnll iof the 1'rilcrnl Mniirnm * Court. I < oiil rllle Courier-Journal. The drcUlon ot the supreme routt tli.it IM > Stanford estate I * not responsible ( or the debt of the Pacific railroads to the govern * input puts an end to ono phase of the contro versy lo which the government subsidy to those reads has Riven rlso. Stripped ot technicalities the c.uo 1 tallicr simple. The government Ixaucd bonds to Uio amount ot nearly $65,000,000 $ for the construc tion of the Tactile roads , besides moM munifi cent land grants. When the game MAH over the government owrd the money , \\ltli no teciirlty except a second mortK'K . of doubt ful value If of any , and Stanford and til ? Icul- Ing associates ! had private tot tunes ot nn equal or greater amount. The government hatt paid Interest on the bonds , and now tup prlnclpil is falling due , and the government Is 1'iyliiK that nlro. Vnilnnj schemes are proposed to try to Rscura the government claim , but none of them Is frea from objcc tloti ? , or gives nny cheerful promise ot stir- CP9J. CP9J.Ot course , this transfer of money from the treasury to Individuals uas not made all at once. The tr.incnctlun required rome y wir for Itn completion , and many Intermediate agenclc ! ) , tuch as construction companies , bribery , lobbying , literary bureaus to deceive thrt p.-ypc ! , nnd all the Intricate and compli cated tascallty by which private grocdnKO" successful \var against the public treasury. The government had orlqlnally a flrst mort gage on the roads , which would have Mctired the dobt. Then It was protcndc.1 that unless thp government surrendered this mortgage , and took a second mortgage , the roads could not bo built. By misrepresentation , corrup tion and ether agencies the government , \v htch ! m already furnished ample means to build the 10iils. was induced In exchange n llrsl inortKniro for a eecond. This was a vir tual gift nf the rnadg to n tow men. II Is only fair to say that a part of the In- lerojt paid by Iho United States has boon re ceived back , mostly in tbo way of transporta- lion Fervlco. The account for the various Pacific roads nt the beginning of the present calendar year wag as follown : Principal ontstn'mllns S CI.C21.CI2 CO InliTMt ncmieil hut not jot pabl S3.707.r.C interest pnM by United St it" lOT.SIT.STMS Infrosl rciuld by companies In tinnxportntlon. . . ! 7r.S.219.i3 ( In null 1.10.1G13.7S This leaves a balance of $78,455,732.7 J ot In terest not repaid thn United States , besides what Is still to accrue. This , with the princi pal , gives a total of $1 in,000,000 , principal anil Interest , with more of the latter to fol low. It Is a very striking exemplification of the ability of the federal government to con duct the railroad business at a profit. It Is not necessary to discuss the decision of the supreme coint refusing to hold the estate of Stanford liable for any part of the great sum which ho obtained from the gov- einment In UICRO transactions. Au a matter of law , by which the court must be con trolled , the Judgment may be perfectly cor rect. The court assumes that congress was building the roads and used the different railroad companies as Its Instruments. This may he tbo way the law views It , but U suggests the remark's ot Dickens' hen-pecked husband , who , \\hcn told that the law re garded his wife as under his coercion , sen- tentlously remarked : "If the law s.ays that , then the law Is an ass. " In fact , congress was the Instrument which the builders of the road employed for transferring money from the treasury to their own pockets. This was not done entirely without consideration on the part of many members of congress. Having got tbo government's money the con spirators emptoyed so much of It as was necessary to persuade congress to surrender Its security. The Pacific railways furnish a long , com plicated and most disgraceful chapter of our history , much of which Is probably yet to be written. It It has any-moral It shows the utter Incompetence ot congress to protect the Interests of the government when It goes Into partnership with Individuals. I , A.\D OTIIEHWISK. A vigorous foreign policy Is a handy thing to divert attention from domestic short comings , Joel Lumen of nurtonvlll ? , Ky. , Is six feet fonr and -weighs , 354 p'ounlls. But his'wait Is not as great as that of Blackburn. Perhaps the Spaniards who are barking at Uncle Sam at long range Imagine that bucli conduct qualifies them for the prize ring. The Fourth congressional district of Ala bama sends n double-headed delegation to St. Louis , one set for McKlnley , the other for ficod and Morion. The Dloomlngton ( III. ) man who purloined a genuine hot stove , together with a break fast partially cooked , deserves a permanent Job in local politics. Some of the modern mariners would bo pleased If there was more of New Jersey under water. The natives prefer It on the side , as a matter of custom. Competition for furnishing light Is Ueen in St. Paul. The local gas company agrees to supply private consumers at $1.30 per 1,000 feet. No objection has been heard , The eminent Mr. Addlcks , late metallc candidate for senator In Delaware , has spurned a host of Eves , who sought to tempt him with favorite son pippins. Sylvester Dlxon , the grain king of Kan sas , Is accumulating a large store of corn at Wichita , and proposes sending two trains of forty cars each , one to Chicago , and om > to St. Louis , about the time of the national conventions. As the trains run from Kan- i > as on express time , there will be no chance to reduce the cargo to liquid form. SKltl.VH SHOTS , VT TIII3 PI'M'IT. Sommllte JoutiwUi Kven when R minister lo writing a sermon ui th virtue ot per * I toney , h comes near loilnt : hist Umper sometimes because A hand orcan man will not go nway , Qlobe-Democrat Seme New York clergy men tire advocating the abolition ot burial service at the graveside , on tha ground that the Imrlng of Iho head In all sorts ot weather has been the cause of many deaths. Thai this opinion Is correct could bu connnncd In every community. St. 1'aul Pioneer Trees : A tfow York fj ,1 clcrgjman has ubandoncd hla Held of labori'JJI atid untcreil Wall street. Ito pays bo can nuke more money Uitre , tthlch Is pr&bibly true , and nlso that tin can give points to any other operator , \\hlch I * hardly l.kcly. nut the church should neither pretest nor lament. Men \\ho prefer MtockbroMKR to preaching should bo personae'rvon grataa ta all well rcg- ulnlcd pulpits Chicago I'ost ! The drift of thought on Uio editorial p. go of our eslitemed contem porary , the War Cry , it entirely In favor of "kue < \\orli , " the Pa I va lion nrmy phrase tor pi.nyor. nt a euro tor Ihc Ills now anilctlng- that estimable body. Alter urgent nppcals to the veteran * nnd the rccniltt to put lit as much lincc work an possible , the War Cry continues : "Tho contingency \ \ lilchs \ , arisen In the ranks should be regarded ai an opportunity one of a deplorable nature , U In true to Salvationist to ntand by the principles he has espoused and tile lias to which ho has snora allegiance. " This Is excellent advleo , but \\hat Is the flag for \\hlch devotion Is Imploicd ? It seem ? to bo a question ot flag inoro than anything else , but there IK little doubt ax lo the proposition tlint the principles and the flag are rolled up In the habiliments ot General Dooth. What IH the use of knee work If one man Is to decide all Important questions ? Why ask the Almighty for guidance It General Booth exacts Implicit obedience ? 11I.ASTS FROM HAM'S I1OII.V. Whoa anger relmo mercy dies. The life spn.ikj loudest \\l > on the tonguA Is dumb. Whenever the devil ts about to strike to kill , ho puts nn his Sunday coat. The man \\ho Is not reunions at homo often trlys haul to be so 'considered In church. It U not those who have the best oppor tunities who make the hc&t UKQ of them. 1 Some of the worst pits ot misfortune Into which wo fall are these we dig for our selves. It takes some men a long tlmo to nnd out that they can r.over become rich by keeping ftll they got. It ts hard to convince a. stingy man that he Is robbing himself by keeping his money In his pocket. The preacher ft ho wants sinners awak ened should see to It thai his church docs not go to elcop. Whenever the preacher calls tbo devil by his right name somebody In thu congrega tion lias his feelings hurt. UO.1U3STIC IOY1.S. Somervlllo Journal : Maile When nte you goliiR to be married at hlRn noon ? Kstelle No , GeortfQ said he thought It would bo better for us to bo murrled nt high 8 t > . nir Washington Star : "nvcrj- man should give his wife a ragulrir and .Ibortil allow ance , " ho Mid. righteously. "Yes. " wns the reply. "It plvcs a man some place to go and boirow between salary days. " Detroit Tribune : "Can I ever wear It out ? " he faltered. Ills cyc filled with tears. "No ! " lie sighed , "Ah , no ! " Thus It chanced that ho Rave his wife a great talk to the effect that the necktie she had , Klvon him was too scared to be worn any- \\hero except In the privacy of their home. Judge : Mr. Hardtack Well , what we want IS .t nltfht watchman that'll watch. Alert and on the qut vivo for the slightest noise , or Indication" of bursars. Somebody that can sleep with one eyu and both cars open , and nut be afraid to tackle anything1 , Moso Jackson ( tremulously ) I see , boss , I'll send mah wife' around. NATUItn AND Detroit Kree Tress. "How beautiful Is nature , " She murmured as they stood And watched the glowing sunset In sentimental mood. "Yes , love , " he softly aiiKwercd , In tones that thrilled her through While scanning1 her complexion ; "Hut art la lovely tool" THE -KA.SlIIOXI'i > KIM ) . Clilcaso Ilecord. Wo have ethical societies. Pink tens nnd dreus soirees , And several vailetles Of social matinees. Where cultured people congregate And ta'Jc about the "mind ; " Hut wherfe nro all the functions of The good old-fashioned kind ? We have ladles decUeU with ostrich plumes , Lorgnettes and old point lace , And tome parade our drawing-rooms Whose clothes eeem out of place. They all look young and beautiful ; And jet , we hardly llnil The quiet , charming ladles of The good old-fashioned kind , Among our polltlcans there Are many worthy men , Who wou'.d not steal n dollar where They could as well steal ten ; Rut. still we long to see the days When bribes will be declined , And all our statesmen will bo of The good old-fashioned kind. * l It don't worry us Var If the mercury pees down wo eun keep you warm , and if it shoots up wo huvo sea - \l ponablc and appropriate garments for the occasion. Still , at this tlmo of the year , would rather BOO you leaving out1 ntoro with bund box mid bundle than ureas tin < j u Nebraska blizzard. You are tired of that heavy winter over coat and ill no doubt ranho u change as soon U3 you dare. Wo huvo got one of the smoothest stocks of spring top coats over shown in this town , The "Covert" Top Coat with tape Beams is the boy lor ginger. They are full lined and skeleton and modest Hprlng shades ; then thoso' grays , browns and blacks are rich , genteel appearing * coats , full silk lined and some silk faced. Wo havd many stylus to show you In all lengths , materials and colors , So before you purchase plousa look us over. If the coat idea don't ' moot with your approval and you want to tone up a little buy a new hat. Nothing that changes , the whole exterior so "Old men inado young , homely men made handsome" with our new spring YOUMAN HATS. They run in all dimensions for mot ) , big or little. There uro others , also that are all right and cost loss , Wo have about llfty styles to show 4 you and ran go in price fmin $1,50 to $5,00 each. WB are sole agenta for Ue Celebrated Ypunian Hr.t . Bfowninj King (5 ( Co , IHiablo Oloti lore , Hattera and Furnishers , U the Spring lllou * . S. W. Cor. 15th and Douglas. A , . ,
