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Dally l > e and Sunday , One Yfar . 10 W
8li Months . . . J JJ
Three Mon'hs . 2 M
Rumlfiy IN ! > , OnYenr . J 22
Hnluruay Hto , One Yr . . . 1 m
.Weekly lice , On8 Year .
Omnlm , The Dee IlulMlnir. . .
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Council lllurr , I North Mnln Btretl.
ChlcaRO Ofnc < - , 317 Clmmlxr of Commirce.
New York , Itnonm 13 , II nrnl 15. Tribune mas.
Washington , HOT K Street , N. W.
connnsi'ONDKNCK ;
All communication * tilntlns to new * find edi
torial mnllor ihould bo addrrasnl : To the Kdltor.
llUBINnSfl IETTEI18 :
All hudnws letters nml rrmltUnees MmuM l > < >
mldroMdl tn Tli * llee I'libllnhlns Company ,
Omnhn. Draft * , chccka nnJ poilolllc * orderto
bo made payable to the ouler of Ihn compnny.
Tin : nnn 1'iim/fcinNO COMPANY.
STATEMENT OF CtHCULATION.
Oeonro n. Tzschuck. secretary of Tim llee rub-
llBliInK company , liclnir duly sworn. * ay thai inc
nctunl number of full nml complelo copies ot llie
Dally Mornlns. Evening Rnd Sumlny Il ptlntod
during the monlh of Kcbruiry , ISM , wn ns rol-
lowi :
1 . 11.129 , „ 19.18.1
17 1S.007
3 . 18,083
4 . 18,1I < ! 19. , 18.177
6 . 18,215 } 1S.05W
. 51,107 21 19.2M
7 . IS. 152 22 19.1M
. , . IS , 1ST 21 19.100
9 . 19,139 21 11.003
30 . M.IJ7S 21. . 18.0SO
11. . . , 1S.H7 20 I'.tm
27 17.917
13 . , . 17. an 23. 18.030
11 . 19.0:0 20 18.010
J5 . IS.8S
Total . > . W1 , < SO
Ixssi deductions Tor unnolJ nnd returned
copies . . .
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Not unlen .
Net dally nvernfie. . . . H.100
ciEonan n. TZSCHUCK.
Sworn to before me nnd ulncrlbed In my prcs-
cnco thlx 2d day of Mnrcli. 1RWJ.
( Bent. ) N. I' , mil. , Notary Public.
The democrats of Ncbrnslm linvo tills
much consolation , ( lint tliu democrats of
Missouri nro ImntlnK for hnrmony with
nlmut as little prospect of Ilntllng ItH
they.
Throe moves nro ns bail ns n flre.
One scheme to move the police court and
Jail will cost Omaha about ns much ns
It would 1C the whole concern had
burned out.
Omaha has built a Rrcat many nlr-
castles and paper railroads. The time
1ms now arrived when Its capitalists
must do something more than merely
make plans.
They have thirteen candidates down
nt Lincoln for the republican nomina
tion for "the office of water commis
sioner. The number thirteen Is bound
to bring bad luck to at least twelve of
them.
St. Louis announces that It looks fern
n record of 1,000,000 population on the
face of the next census returns. This
alone ought to be enough to make Chicago
cage raise the notch of Its year 1900
ambition at least a million higher.
Nebraska populists seem Inclined to
go Nebraska republicans one better nnd
put forth two favorite sons for the
honors of their national convention. As
wo have said before , for a prairie state
Nebraska is pretty well overgrown , with
presidential timber.
The republican primaries have been
Bet for the 27th. Thai leaves nearly
two weeks yet for local presldent-
inakcrs to get In their work , and If
they can't make anil unmake a dozen
presidents In that time their ability has
been overestimated.
The nominee of the democratic na
tional convention will in all probability
bo a man who will have had greatness
thrust upon him. At any rate no demo
crat seems to have been born for the
honor and the scramble to achieve Is
not intense enough to be painful.
The federal district Judge who wrote
to congress urging the abolition of the
fee system for clerks and marshals of
United States courts 'deserves promotion
to a higher judicial position the flrst
time an opening occurs on the circuit
bunch or bench of the court of appeals.
The steamship companies threaten to
raise steerage rates materially on the
pretext that the demand for accommoda
tions promises to be unprecedented.
They doubtless do this to discourage
Immigration nnd ngaln reduce the
traflic down to the point where they
will have to lower rates to get any
business at all.
Local trade reports show continued
Improvement In business , especially In
Jobbing circles. The Jobber , to be sure ,
Is the flrst to fool the Impulse of quick
ening trade which' Is but the precursor
of a better retail trade. Comparisons
with last year may not give much
Bolacu to the average merchant , but the
gradual Increase In the volume of busi
ness Is certainly a most hopeful sign.
It Is to be hoped the Heal Estate ex
change can bo rejuvenated If for no
other purpose than to take up the fight
for reduced Insurancerates. . Condi
tions are such that an association of
merclmnts cannot well take up the
cudgels against the Insurance people.
Property owners , however , are In posi
tion to do so In a most effective way.
They ought to organize for the purpose
without delay.
If the free silver democrats of Ne
braska want to submit to their followers
the question of the 10 to 1 wlthout-the-
nld or consent of any - other nation
frenzy , there Is nothing1 that can pre
vent them from so doing. Hut to get
an expression from the other faction of
the democracy Is a very different thing.
The administration num will no more
vote on a question like that than they
will fly and It Is pretty well established
that noiie of them have us yet sprouted
Wings.
Iowa Is to rn I so the ago of consent In
ita criminal statutes , but the age will
Htlll bo several years below that In
force In Nebraska. It seems , however ,
that a great deal moro ado has been
made over this matter than It really
merits. The new Nebraska law lint
bcuii on the statute hooka now for jus !
about a your , but sa far as people arc
nwaro not a single prosecution has been
carried through under Its provisions
Its Influence , If any , Jrna bccu nroveiitivi
father thau punitive.
T/K nniTisn CASK. I
The British compilation of evidence in
relation to the illaputcd hounilary be
tween Venezuela anil British Oulnnu Is
regarded by the English newspapers ,
with one or two exceptions , as conclu
sively establishing the clnlin of the
Ilrltlsh government , nnd they ilcclnre
that the United States will bo surprised
nt the completeness with which the
Ilrltlsh cnse Is sustained by this evi
dence. The very able men who have
been engaged , with great zeal and In
dustry , In collecting the material for
the British blue book upon the Ven
ezuelan boundary dispute have un
doubtedly performed their task well ,
but It Is somewhat rnsh to assume that
the result of their.labors Is absolutely
conclusive ns tn the Urjtlsli claim. One
London journal , which 1ms gone ns
deeply into the Investigation of the
matter as nny of them , asserts that the
evidence presented by tlic Irltlnh ! com
mission Is far from being conclusive ,
and It is possible that upon further In
vestigation some of the others may llml
It necessary to modify their opinion
that Venezuela'has no case.
It is understood that the Urltlsh evl-
dice will be laid before the Amcrl-
an commission and It that body shitll
nil it to be what Is claimed for it by
he English papers our government will
e most willing to make the acknowl-
dgment and act accordingly. It is
o be borne In mind that the United
States has never assumed that either
ountry had the stronger or better
hilm to the territory in controversy.
L'hls is attested by the fact that con-
ress authorized , in the recoinincndn-
lon of the president , the appointment
f n commission to Investigate the
iQiindary question for the Information
f the government , Involving a consldcr-
hlo expenditure of money. The con
dition of our government has simply
eon that the matter Is one which ought
o be submitted to arbitration and that
'enczuoln being willing to have it set-
led In that way , Great Britain should
.ssent. When the American comnils-
lou shall have reached a conclusion If
t shall be found that the Urltlsh claim
s sustained by the evidence our gov-
rnmcnt will undoubtedly advise Veil
zuela to submit , and certainly It will not
ntcrfero with any proper effort on the
> nrt of Great Urltnln to enforce Its
lalm. The only aim or desire of the
Jnltert States is to see that justice is
onscrvcd in the settlement of the con-
roversy.
In the meanwhile nothing will be
gained by Urltlsh expressions , which
xro calculated to resuscitate ill feeling
mil cause Irritation. Arrogant declara
Ions regarding the maintenance of
irltlsh rights arc unwise and Juoppor-
une. They frighten nobody , they do
lot benefit the British case , and their
Duly effect can be to Intensify uu-
'rlendly ' sentiment toward England.
UUIl DISADVANTAGE.
There Is no question that the people
if South America very generally arc de-
Irous of establishing closer commer-
lal relations with the United States.
They realize that there are common In-
.crest between their countries and this
republic , which should he subserved by
i more Intimate Commercial Intercourse.
ovcral of the South American states ,
lave extended Invitations to chambers
C commerce In the United States to
rlslt those countries for the purpose of
Becoming familiar with their resources ,
ivIth a view of increasing trade rela-
Ions. It is an Invitation that ought to
bo accepted , for It could hardly fail to
uive good "results.
We arc at one serious disadvantage In
competing with European countries for.
South American trade. We have no
steamship lines , as those countries have.
The English , Germans , French nnd
Italians not only have hanks and ex-
: cnslve mercantile establishments in the
South American countries , but each of
these nations has one or more direct
lues of steamships running regularly
to the principal ports of those countries.
They receive no tralff favors that the
United States docs not enjoy , but they
uivo a decided advantage In their steam
ship lines. This disadvantage we shall
overcome , there can bo no doubt , In time ,
and until we do we cannot hope to get
that share of the great and steadily in-
raising commerce of South America ,
which our manufacturers and merchants
ought to have. When the republican
party Is again In control of the gov
ernment there will be a renewal of reci
procity , and associated with that policy
will probably be one to encourage the
establishment of steamship lines and
the building up of a merchant marine.
ASIATIC IKDUSTK1AIMKNACR.
Sentiment on the Pacific coast Is very
strong for sonic legislation that will
curtail the Importation of Japanese
manufactured articles , which Is said to
bo steadily growing , A great deal of
Interest Is felt In that quarter In the
proposed congressional Investigation of
the Asiatic Industrial problem In Its
relation to competition with American
labor nnd American productive Indus
tries , and undoubtedly the support or
the Pacific coast can ho relied upon for
any measure looking to the restriction
of this competition. There has been
sotno exaggeration regarding this Asi
atic trade , but the San Francisco Chron
icle says it Is utter Ignorance to pretend -
tend that the Japanese arc not exportIng -
Ing manufactured articles in largo
quantities and selling them nt prices
commensurate with low wages and fa
vorable exchange resulting from the ex
istence of the two monetary standards.
The industrial menace from the far
east , says that paper , la peculiar and
results from the cheapest of cheap
labor , a newly awakened Industrial ac
tivity and the Immense advantage of
being able to produce on a Oliver basin
and to sell to America and Europe for
gold.
The statistics of manufactured arti
cles imported into this country from
Japan do not warrant American iniuui-
facturers In becoming alurmeil at pres
ent. Last year wo Imported from that
country silk goods to the valuoof about
$1,000,000 , and the value of nil other
manufactured goods did not exceed
$1,000,000. Wo Imported raw silk from
Japan to the value of over $13,000,000
and tea to the value of $5,000,000. It
will thus ho Been that Japanese uiuuu
facturers nro not yet flooding this
country with their goods , ns has botfn
assorted , nml while it Is true that coun
try Is making vigorous progress Indus
trially , there docs not apponr to bo any
very good reason to apprehend that
Its competition with American manu
facturers In their home market Is likely
to become serious for some yonrs to
come , If It over shall. The advantage
Japanese manufacturers now have In
the matter of cheap labor will not bo
perpetual. With Industrial growth will
como a demand for better wages that
will have to be compiled with. The
other advantage of favorable exchange ,
resulting from the existence of the two
monetary standards , It may safely be
assumed will not alwnys continue , the
extent of this advantage being even
now exaggerated.
But If It bo granted that there ought
to bo legislation to restrict this compe
tition , what forni ohotihl It fake ? Shall
we make discriminating duties against
the products of Japan nnd thereby Im
pair friendly relations with that coun
try ? It Is manifestly to our Interest to
e on good terms with this vigorous and
rowing power lu the Orient , but we
ould not expect to maintain existing
elatlons if wo were to adopt a policy
f special discrimination ngainst Japan
vlth n view to shutting her manufac-
ured products out of the American
mrkct. There are Important American
nterests In that country , also , which
i-ould doubtless suffer from such a
lollcy. The suggestion that we should
dept free silver coinage as n measure
f protection against this competition Is
o obviously absurd as to be unworthy
f consideration. It Is not apparent
ow that could help us unless It Is con-
emplnted to reduce American wages
o the Japanese standard at the same
line that wo made our monetary stand-
rd the same as that of Japan.
The proposed congressional Investlga-
ion Is well enough. It will give the
lountry accurate Information as to the
eal extent of the Asiatic Industrial
nenace. But the conclusion undoubt-
idly will bo that we cannot wisely or
xpedlently adopt any different policy
ovrard Japan from that which we ap-
) ly to the products of all other conn-
ries.
EQUALJKIl THK liUltDKNA
The most glaring defect of our entire
lystem of local taxation arises out of
he partiality and discrimination shown
jy assessors and so-called boards of
quallzation. While the law expressly
llrects assessors to return the true valu-
itlon of property listed for taxation and
requires every assessor to certify under
h to the correctness of his appraise
nent , the practice of assessing property
it figures below market value Is so gen
eral as to bo accepted as a substantial
ompllanco wltii the law. Whether
) roperty is assessed at one-fourth , one-
sixth , one-tenth or even one-twentieth
of Its real value would be compara-
Ively immaterial were It not for the
'act that the city and county must raise
ho revenue necessary to maintain local
government and that a low valuation al
ways means a high tax rate and high
: ax rates tend to discourage Investors
and Impair the public credit.
What is most objectionable In our
ncthod of assessment is the unequal
llstribulion of the burdens of taxation.
When one man's property is assessed at
one-fourth Its value and another man's
it one-tenth the tax levied is a robbery
of the one for the benefit of the other.
When franchisee ! corporations are al-
owed to evade their proper shares of
the expense of government by an as
sessment that lists property bonded fet
nilllons at so many thousands It Is to
ill practical intents and purposes an ex
emption from taxation. The ordinary
taxpayer cannot own an assessor , but
the giant corporation can afford to en
roll the assessor among its most favored
retainers. And if , perchance , an as
sessor happens to be headstrong and
lonest the corporate influence Is usually
able to make itself felt with the boards
of equalization. Until these abuses can
bo remedied all efforts at tax reform
must prove abortive.
Omaha Is by no means the only city
In the country that Is suffering by
*
reason of unequal assessments. The
subject Is one that Is engaging public ,
attention in nearly every city of magni
tude In the United1 States. Various
schemes to equalize the burdens of taxa
tion have been proposed and discussed
The consensus of opinion favors the
selection of a higher grade of assess
incut officers under the direction of one
well-paid supervising assessor , who shal
bo accessible to the public all the yeai
round nnd be held responsible for the
assessment rolls of the whole city or
county , or both , as the case may be
\nother plan specially designed to read
tax evas.on by franchlsed corporations
contemplates the Imposition of royalties
on gross receipts for franchise privileges
In other words , a special franchise
tax , gauged according to the earning
capacity of the corporation. This , It is
argued , would be only n fair return foi
the privileges enjoyed through the UKL
of public ; highways and the monopollz
Ing of public necessities
All these suggestions can ho cnrrlei
Into effect only through a legislative
revision of our revenue laws. So long
however , au the corporations are ullowei
to dictate legislative candidates am
are able to manipulate state leglsla
turcs as they do city councils , no re
lief can bo hoped for. The blame fo
this condition of affairs as well as the
remedy lies largely with the people
In the first place It is they who have
elected and re-elected assessors who
notoriously discriminate ngainst pee
home-owners and In favor of the powei
ful corporations , and In the second phic
they have submitted to vote for men a
members of the legislature known t
stand in with the same forces that law
distorted nnd destroyed our asscssmcn
system. If they will but awaken to a
realization of the situation they will ilnd
that they have the power to qquallz
the burdens , of taxation. To do this
however , they must send a leglslatlv
delegation to Lincoln that will rovls
the revenue laws lu the interest of th
taxpayiug masses and then choose as
sessors who will faithfully live up t
the statutory provisions.
Congress Is going to try to pass th
Arizona echool land bill over the prcs
ent's \ , 'fft Just to let Mr. Cleveland
now that jnujor the constitution his
cfusal to slgin a bill Is not final. To
nve his vctt > Mllft'rogarded by both house
ml senate , jb ever , would bo a novel
xperlencc fx > r 'President Cleveland.
The city idw , department gives It out
mt a dividing line has been discovered
liowlng uoybnjl1 dispute the record of
ie end of Btilhi's first term and the be-
Innlug of hih ! Second term. On this
howlng the 1jabllty of different sets of
ondholders\vll , ( ( he apportioned. We
11 learn by vxpftrlence , and this matter
caches tlmtJili | | > ro should bo a formal
ml nctual transfer of funds and records
t the cud of'tlrt ' * term of every city and
ouuty treasurer , . whether that olilclal
hall succeed himself or not. The
ecords of his olllcc and those of the
Ity clerk should plainly show the trans-
or , as must the monthly report of the
comptroller. In 'short , the public de
mands that n very close tab shall for
all time be kept upon the treasury.
The state auditor was not permitted
> y the court to Intervene In the matter
f appointment of a receiver for the
Omaha Fire Insurance company. Ills
nterference , however , as a public ofll-
lal on behalf of policy holders who had
aid for more than they received was In
11 respects commendable. If It did
tothing else It slopped the unseemly
cramble of hungry agents for what
vn left of the crippled company.
Vudltor r.ioero was criticised and his
notlves Impugned. lie ' simply at-
empted to piotect the rights of policy
elders who are today holding the sack ,
'his is not a very grave offense on the
mrt of 11 state official.
A comparison of the bank clearings In
he larger western towns proves that
Omaha is enjoying a fair share of bind-
less nnd that the per cent of Increase
n this city Is fully up to the average
> f competing points. This proves that
he recuperating powers of Omaha are
treatur than those of other western
iltiea.
. IHIIclitl Kxtortiiui.
Qlobe-D mocntt.
The housj has voted 'to abolish the fco
oystem In the cases of United States attor-
ieyo nnd ntarolialu. and It Is to bo hoped
.hat the senate will promptly concur , thus
Hitting a stop to ono of the worst existing
forms of official extortion and corruption.
Chicago Tribune.
The fact that the Venezuela blue book of
Sng'and welghg over five pounds haa nerved
.ho American commission to extra efforts
An historical specialist has ? been added to
the staff , nnd between them they will get
out a heavier book
than the English or per
ish In the attempt.
A'JMbtv for ItiiliiN.
Plillmlulphla Itecord.
neprcsentatr ? , ! Urulcsraff of Iowa says that
the clerks of the "United States courts will
be ruined unlefcf they , too , nhall bo put on
tularle-j. alomrlftltl'tho ! marshals whoso fees
nro to be cut to. 'There Is always some In
dustry to bo "ruInM" whenever an attempt
U made to put < an end to legalized spoliation
of the people. ' ' < Th foreigners who complain
that wo have no'ruins in this country plainly
know not what'thc-jr tay.
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Wlicrfe ! C.tiullilnU'N llooin.
JNewl York Sun.
Nebraska Is as fertile In point of candi
dates as HcmoUohn Milton Thurston Is in
point of metaphorm The state prohibition
convention has .Instructed for Hon. C , E
Bentley , of litncoln as the dry mari for
president. Hon > Charles Francis Manderson
Is a republican candidate , and Hon. Tobias
Castor will be a powerful and moving demo
cratic candidate , and every lover of silver
wheels and cartwheels will shout for Hon.
William Jennings Bryan , the Boy Orator
of the I'latto , as the fittest and hlghcst-
sounding chap for the populist nomination.
Candidates ara as thick In Nebraska now
as grasshoppers were In unhappler days.
And speaking of grasshoppers , lion. Julius
Sterling Morton may be a candidate for
something himself.
WlNc Itiillnir of 11 Court.
Olobc-Dsmocrat.
Wo hope the country has seen the last of
these decisions by stats supreme courts In
criminal cases , In which reversals and new
trials are granted because of undotted
" 1's" or uncrossed "t's" In indictments or
trilling errors In trials. The Illinois tmpremo
court , In the anarchist cases , admitted that
many errors had been committed by the trial
court , but that not ono of them was
prejudicial to the defendants , and It therefore
affirmed tha judgment , of the lower court.
And now the supreme court of Pennsylvania.
In passing upon the case of the notorious
murderer Holmes , Is content to wy that no
substantial error has been committed. This
Is good sense and It ought to bo good law.
No new trial should be granted unless tha
accused has been deprived of justice during
his trial In the lower court.
1'rlvnte OiviiorHlilp of AViitpr Supply.
New York Tribune.
There Is not an atom of encouragement
for the advocates of private ownership of
tha water eupply of cities In the experience
of London , which Is now , after long depend
ence on private companies , making arrange
ments for providing Its own supply. The
lesion of the past has been a costly one ,
It Is now proposed to tap a number of
streams In Wales , and a double line of
aqueducts Is planned , with reservoirs having
a capacity of nearly 100,000,000,000 gallons.
The dally supply to ho furnished Is 416,000.-
000 gallons , and the nctual cost of the works
Is estimated at , fl03,861,230. The chief
engineer , of the London county council be
lieves that this will bo the cheapest way In
which the metropolis can obtain Its 'water. '
The history of water supply | n that city
ought not to bo lost on those American mu
nicipalities which are depending on or co
quetting with private water companies.
Culouul CUM tor Clearly OuteliiHNeil.
New York Sun.
Some man of peace In Nebraska , who evi
dently believes that there Is a majority of
silver shouters In the democracy of that
state , proposes that primaries ehall bo bnlil
for the purpose of' .deciding whether the
delegation to bo sent to the Chicago conven
tion shall bo foror.against silver. The oppo
nents oi silver liuvd declined the offer. They
know perfectly well , that Hon. Tobias Castor ,
though ono of tip * most respectable nnd
worthy of democrats , and a master band at
picking out postmasters , would bo no match
for the Hon. Wllllani Jennings- Bryan , the Boy
Orator of the Platte. Any convention into
which Mr. Bryan penetrates has to become.
a silver convention , no matter how ecuud
were Its original pflnclples. Ills words are
bar silver. * o big and bright and falling so
fast that the delegates are dazzled ; and It
they stand upon the order of their coins
they arc cure to bo brushed. The Iloy Orator
ot the I'latto U jth greatest living producer
of bar silver aid ) ylyor ( wash ; and If ho were
nolned at the rotl < i. of 16 to 1 ho would ' "
enough to pay rH .H'o ' national debts of the
world , all the pensions , and give every man ,
woman and child In existence a solid silver
'
eet of 500 pieces , .and every horse , ass , mule ,
camel , drpmedary and elephant a harness ot
the same material.
OX MISSION WOIUC.
Chicago Tlmei-Horald : President Clove-
Inml should como weal nnd permit his Idcna
of the people to grow broader.
Iln > < ton Traveler ; Men may differ with
President Cleveland on finance nnd the
tariff , but nil will unite In supporting his
declaration ot the Uanscondant Importance
of the work of the home missions for the
salvation of souls.
Washington Star : President Cleveland la
happily nblo , through the medium ot the
Now York meeting , to express hta Interest
In , xympathy with and appreciation ot
American Christian missions , an expression
which la timely and ndvlsablo as an offset
to the administration's anti-missionary
policy In Hawaii nnd some other parts ot
the world ,
Detroit Free Press ! For once I'resUlent
Cleveland hna dcllvcro.l an address that
even the bitterest and most relentless of his
political enemies will not attempt to attack
with rldlculo or denial. The broadest Chris
tian charity nnd the deepest love of humanity
were apparent In what ho Imcl to nay whllo
'HtcuftslnR the homo mission movement ot
the Presbyterian church.
New York Commercial : A touch of humor
may be found In his references to the nohlo
work done by the homo missions on "our
distant frontiers , where the process of form
ing new states Is going on so rapidly , " and ,
Incidentally , filling up the senate of the
United States with financial heretics. Is It
possible that no Instrumentality short of the
efforts of the homo board can. In Mr. Clove-
land'R opinion , enlighten tlia people ot these
remote regions nnd bring them to n true
sens * of their duty as good citizens ? The
subject Is worth considering.
SprlngDold Republican : Ills remarks about
the Importance ot missions In the west to
overcome rowdyism and drunkenness , said
to bo prevailing there , has given serious
offenya to a great many people. A senator
from a state which Is ns far west ns a person
can get on this continent says there Is noth
ing like the necessity for moral regeneration
there that there H In the tenderloin district
of Now York , n few blocltn from where Mr.
Cleveland was speaking. There Is some cx-
ctS3 ! for Mr , Cleveland , though. Ho has
never1 bcon west. He haa probably gathered
his Iniprcsulona of the country of the setting
sun from the cowboy nnd dialect stories ot
the space wrltets , who do not find the plain
facts marketable.
Till ! MAIUlUISTTtt STATUE.
Chicago Chronicle : IJlgotry , Intolerance
evpfi to savagery , ran go no farther this side ,
of htinmn daughter than the proposition tant
the great atnto of Wisconsin shall be dis
honored because- has dnred to send n graven
Jeault In a Jesuit's robe to adorn the ro
tunda of the national capital.
St. Paul Pioneer Prosa : The great state ot
Wisconsin has presented this statue to the
United States as an honor duo to the mem-
orof n man who was Its first explorer. To
desecrate It would not only be an Insult to
that commonwealth , which holds his name
In veneration , but a blot on the alleged en
lightenment of the nineteenth century.
Chicago Record : Even looking at the-mat
ter from the point of view of these who are
now objecting , there Is no reasonable ground
for their course. The pimo arguments brought
against the Marquette statue might bo brought
with equal force against the public display of
statues ot Columbus and Lafayette. Yet no
one supposes for a minute that the great
navigator and the early friend ot the
struggling American colonies are not proper
subjects for national honors and respect.
Dea Molnes Leader : According to this line
of proscription Dos Molnes Itself should be
compelled to make a change , for Its Gallic
name. In an indirect way. Is a monument to
the early monks who patrolled the western
rivers and helped to open up an untrodden
wilderness to the forces of civilization and
progress. People of DOS Molnes do not think
that they get an Itoinnnlst taint because
living In a city with a French Catholic name ,
nor will the capltol get any taint of Roman-
tmn from the fact that the flguro of Mar-
qucttc Is to stand In the national capltol.
Chicago Tribune : And why should Mar-
quctte not bo in Statuary hall "In church
habiliments" It Wisconsin chaoses to put him
there Instead of rane second class local
worthy ? Ho waa n foreigner and a priest ,
but he was one of that remarkable body of
men whose names are so closely connected
with the discovery nnd exploration of the
Great Lakes , nnd the Mississippi valley coun-
tlca and cities have been called after him
without remonstrance. Why cannot one of
them , who had many recorded virtues but
no recorded vlcea , have his stntuo at Wash
ington ?
Minneapolis Journol The A. P. A. takes
tlilw Marquettc statue Incident as a text to
harangue the country on Its alleged "sur
render to the pope nnd Satolll. " This rabid
oiganlzatlon is a. good deal more to be feared
an a disturbing element than Satolll and hla
friend the bishop of Rome. It Is a secret
combination with a political purpose and Its
animadversions are not always directed
against the Latin church. They aim at con
trolling municipal nnd other elections and
getting control of offices. Under the pre
tense of great zeal for the safety osf religion ,
they care not ho\v many crimes they commit
In the name of liberty.
Kansas City Star : The state of "Wisconsin ,
desiring to place a memorial of their state ,
something speaking ot Its history In the capl
tel , fixed upon a statue of James Marqucite ,
the herald of civilization. And now It ap-
peara that the ylatuo must be hurried to Its
pedestal to ovoid an Injunction from the
American congress. This is disgraceful. Re
ligious bigotry , especially when combined
with political purposes , has done some grotesque -
tesquo ua well as frightfully wicked things
in this world , but nothing , It Is believed ,
smaller or meaner than this , to object to the
raising of a statue In the American capltol
because the Insensate marble or bronze was
dressed in the garb of a particular religion ,
and were a cro Indicating that the figure
represented a follower of Jesus Christ.
AM } OTHERWISE.
Prof. Max Muller can convcrso In eighteen
dlffere-nt languages.
It is evident Spain regards Undo Sam as
the Fitzslmmons of western nations.
A Bostonlan writes homo from Cairo
"The duke and duchess ot Marlborough are
staying In the same hotel with us. The
duchess has three rooms ono for herseli
and two lor her clothes. "
The supreme court of Ohio declares Urn
the enactment of the pure food law was
clearly within the constitutional rights ot the
legislature. There Isn't a trace of adul-
tcratlon In that decision.
The Courier-Journal Intimates that thcro
Is an abundance of money nt the state capi
tal to buy the Kentucky senatorslilp. The
difficulty Is not to find takers , but to se
cure delivery of the goods.
Mr. Webb , the chief locomotive engineer
of the London & Northwestern railway , pro
diets that a few years hence electric trains
will be run to all the great centers at a
speed we can hardly now realize.
Frederick Lelghton'u peerage was the
shortest lived In the history ot England. Ho
died on the day following that upon whicl
the patent of nobility was Issued , and as
ho loft no holr the title- died with him.
President Homer T. Fuller of Drury college
lego , Springfield , 0. , has received a letter
from a Massachusetts man , who offers i
largo sum of money for the verification ' o
a war episode. The story Is that'In the
early duy& of the war a detachment of con
federate troops In Missouri took about 40 (
union prisoners. Twelve of these prisoners
were lined up and shot without provocation
by the confederate officers. Upon hearing o
this act , the commander of the federal regl
ment drafted twelve confederate prisoners to
bo shot tn retaliation. As the line was being
formed a young man named William Lear
stepped forward and asked to take the place
of ono of the condemned men , who was his
friend. The request was granted , and Lear
was shot In place ot his friend.
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TAKIXO I'lOIMSM INTO POUT1CS.
Joint li , Snlivaii nt < ltc Honil at n New
SAN FRANCISCO , March 9.-John I , . Sul-
Ivftn and I'ron Davloa nro preparing to
icad a movement to place pugilism on a
> jylng basis again. Sullivan believes sport *
ng men should organize and refuse to cast
heir ballots for legislators or congressmen
who would acrco to let prlzo Heaters go
unmolested.
"Over In England last year the sporting
eaguo beat 113 candidates for Parliament
bcciuss their views on sporting did not tatlsfy
the Icaguo , " said Sulllvnn , " \\'o want to nsk
candidates for the legislature or for congress
or tor the ecnato what they think of boxing ,
torso racing or any kind of sports , and tf
heir views coincide with ours wo will vote
or them. Hut It they don't we'll beat them. "
'eoplo have got n bad view ot boxing. It
a horse gets killed or a Jockey , the race
goes on Juot the same , but If two men box
and ono gets killed a lot of ministers get
up and call It an outrage , That nln't fair.
Uoxlng ain't brutal and wo'ro going to try
and show that It Is Just as legitimate as any
other sporting1 proclivity. If n man wants
to go to church , let him ; If ho wants to go tea
a fight , he's got a right to.
"Wo want to educate and tone tip the pco-
ilo to understand boxing. Of course , It a
nan don't want to sco boxing he don't have
.0 , hut he's got no business to Interfere with
hosts who do. Take a minister. His graft
s to tell how to go. to lioavon. Let htm
stick : to that.Vtint business tins ho got to
ntcrforo with legitimate sport ? "
CIIIG.VGO ITALIANS AlllJ liNI.ISTINO.
An.vloilH to AitRlNt Tlu > lr Cnutitr-
CHICAGO , March 9. Forty members ot
ho Italia club offered themselves to the
service ot the country ot their birth last
night. While the room rang with cries ot
'Vlvat Ilex" pnd "Vlvot Crlspl" the red ,
\hlto and green colors of Italy were tossed
n the nlr and the members ot the club
iledged their services to the king. Tlioy
signed a memorial addrcssad to their min
ster of war ot their willingness to leave
heir adopted country at the pleasure of the
ting and proceed to Home , where they will
oln the Italian army and take part In the
Abyssinian campaign ,
The action was not the Impulse of the
nomeiit , but has been In contemplation Blnco
ho first news of the Italian crisis arrived.
Count Ilasvtadoncsk , the Italian consul , has
cabled the following cablegram to his gov
ernment :
"J. Sangrando has enlisted n company of
'orty members of the Italia club , who offer
their services to the government for military
duty In Abyssinia for the disposal of the
minister of war. They will proceed at their
own cost to Homo and only ask to bo
allowed to preserve their company organiza
tion. "
The club also adopted resolutions upholding
the Itnllnn government's colonial policy and
eulogizing the services of Minister Crlspl.
The resolutions were ordered cabled 1m-
nedlatoly to the government.
STUONO "XVOUnS FOR KHIQKDOM.
New Yorlc I'reiu-lior DciiiniulN Kiill nnil
I'ViiHocoKitllloii for Culm.
NEW YORK , March 9. Thomas Dlxon ,
Ir. , In the prcludo to his sermon last night
spoke of the duty of this country to Cuba.
He said : "I want to congratulate the house
of representatives at Washington and the
United States senate on the noble stand
they have taken In behalf of the oppressed
in the Island of Cuba. Congress has risen
to Its duty as the representative of the
people , but has not gone far enough.
"I bellevo that the time has come 16
recognize the Independence of the island ot
Cuba. This nation owes such an act to
Its history. Its cardinal principle has been
liberty , and upon liberty this nation Is
founded. I believe that the mass of Amer
ican people believe the Independence of
Cuba should bo recognized by this nation. "
Mr. Dlxon closed by saying that ho would
like to hear Patrick Henry epeak on the
seizure of fllibusterers by the order of the
State department , and to hear Daniel Web
ster on the constitutional questions raised.
Mori- Money for tlic Armenian * .
NEW YORK , March 9. Today the Na
tional Armenian Relief committee will send
$10,000 to Constantinople. It Is stated by
the committee that the distribution of money
Is now being made among the Armenians
and that at present the greatest obstacle
to the work of relief is the lack of funds
rather than opposition on the part of the
sultan. Mr. Stephen E. Darton of West
erly , R. I. , received a cable from Mlsa Clara
liar ton , at Constantinople , saying that the
Red Cross society shipped on Saturday a
largo quantity of relief supplies to the
Interior of Armenia , to go by caravan by
way ot Alexandretta , on the Mediterranean.
Miss Darton has forwarded funds to Harput ,
Slvas and Marash , and the reports from the
Interior Indicate that the needs of the Ar
menians are Increasing.
Miirilcrrr linn HIM Grave Robbed.
UELLEFONTAINE , Pa. , March 9. The
body of William Etllngor , the Canter county
desperado , who murdered Constable John
Barnes on last Thursday rather than sub
mit to arrest and then blew his brains out
In his own house , which had been fired by
order of the sheriff In order to drive Et-
llnger out , was stolen from the grave last
night. It is supposed It was removed by
students.
TUB 1'IIK.SIDKNTIAI. FIRM ) .
Washington Capital ; It looks now ns It Mr.
1'latt would trad the singing at the St.
Louis convention.
Washington Post ! With Mr. Quay on the
republican tlckot , and Mr , Dries on the demo
cratic ticket , there ( would bo some tall
screaming In the Immediate vicinity ot the
mugwump grand stand.
Detroit Free Press : Again we rail attention
to the depressing modesty ot Michigan's fa
vorite sons. There Is going to bo a puzzling
uncertainty to nettle nt St. Louis , and , as In
many a raffle , the man with ono chance may
win against the fellow who has bought up
fifty.
fifty.Chicago
Chicago Chronicle ! Oovernor Holes of
Iowa , having published a new free silver
letter , has taken himself out ot the list ot
possible democratic presidential candidates ,
U5il Is proposed by Weaver , the silver leader ,
as a proper man for the sllverltca and popu
lists to nominate as their candidate for presi
dent at their nomination , which will bo held
In St. Louis after the republicans leave that
city. The democratic party can spare Mr.
Doles for that purpose.
Duffalo Kxpross : The Hon. Boy-Governor
Ilussell ot Massachusetts rlsoa to protest that
ho Is not dead , the Hon. Richard Olncy to
the contrary notwithstanding. He purposes
going to the democratic national convention
as a delcgate-at-large and his friends say
they Intend to vote for him as the favorlto
son ot Massachusetts , oven It Joslah Qulncy
did appropriate that honor for Olncy. How
ever , It can do no harm tor Massachusetts
to have two favorlto democratic eons.
Philadelphia Dullctln : There Is no moro
untortunato place that a presidential candi
date can occupy four mouths In advance ot
a national convention than to bo In the lead.
That la the position which William McKlnley
occupies today. Ho can count on more dele
gates with reasonable certainty than any
two of his competitors In the race. Even his
enemies admit that ho will be In the van on
first ballot at St. Louis. That It * the reason
why every other candidate Is now directing
his special attention to heading oft McKlnloy.
It looks as It the Uuckeyo statesman would
be a wiser politician If ho held back his
tables of "estimates. "
CUHUKNT VVX.
Chlcngo Record : "Pnpn , what's n philos
opher1'
"Ho's a man who bears other people's
troubles with fortitude , my son. "
Adams Freeman : "Mary , " nskcd the old
man , "whoso picture Is that on the front
of the paper you have ? "
"That Is a picture of President Cleveland , "
she said.
"Qreat Cn.esar'8 ghost ! " exclaimed the
old man ; "lias ho been cured oC something
too ? "
Chicago' Tribune : "I notice , " said Mor-
conib , "they mil It the X ray , but Y they
do It I can't ' K. "
"Perhaps , " suggested Hulslzcr , "you
haven't got the Q. "
Cincinnati Enquirer : Mr. WnKnce Well I
They say it Is now. possible to photograph
thought Itself.
Mrs. Wallace The very Idea.
"Exactly. "
Harper's Bnznr : "I thought you Bald the
doctor told you to diet. "
"Well I . "
, am dieting. ,
"Hut you go to these cimflng-ulsli parties. "
"I know It. If I wasn't dieting , I
\vouldn't dare. "
Ilrooklyn Life : JinkWhat's the cause-
this twaddle about elevating the stage , I'd.
llko to know ?
Fllklns Want to get It above the level ot I. ,
the women's hatR. 1 suppose.
CHEER UP.
Clilcnpo Heconl.
Don't malign this style of weather-
Greet the seasons ,13 they go ;
For the world still hangs together ,
When the Mnrch winds blow.
Don't believe that life Is cheerless-
There are charts you do not know ,
And green blades are pointing upward ,
When the March winds blow.
AN UNFORTUNATE E.YPI3UIMENT.
Harper's Bazar.
She filled her lump with X Uny oil that
night when Wlllo ! called ;
And oh the sight that met her eyas ! It
very much appalled 1
For as she Unshed It on his heart , and gazed ,
Intent wl'.hln ,
So frightful to hrr lit-pcs was It , It mada
her ] > oor huaJ spltr.
Within Its left-hand curvature she saw the
face oC Jane ,
The maid lio'd said lie loved no more , and
ne'er would love ngaln ;
And still that face remained therein , and
lo. 'twas smiling yotl
And just beneath It , smirking , too , she saw
the lips of llctto !
Oft to the left was Mollie Jones , nnd with
patrlcinn pride
The vlsago of Miss Vanderbrow was beam
ing at her tide ;
And lower down was Polly Wllkes , nnd
Alice Perkins , too.
And Ethel Hrown , and Hattle IIIclCB. and
pouting llltlo Pruo.
Some sixteen other maidens of the neighbor
hood were there ,
And yet ho told her softly , yester-ovo , out
on the stair ,
That In his heart shrlno thcro was but ono
Queen upon the throne ,
Whose face and grace and charms ho loved ,
and they were all her own !
Ah , girls , beware of X Ray lamps ; avoid
this poor girl's woo :
Don't gaze Into your lover's heart , nor
seek too much to know ;
For since Bho turned that searching1 lighten
on Willie oa he snt.
She's been so madly jealous that she knows
not where she's at !
It don't worry us
for if the mercury goo3 down wo can keep
you warm , and If It Hhoots up wo have sea-
ponablo and appropriate garments for the
occasion. Still , at this tlrao of the year ,
would rather BOO you loavinpr our ntoro
with hand hex and bundle than broasttng a
Nebraska bliz/.arVl.
You are tired of that heavy winter over
coat and will no doubt rnako a change as
soon as you dare. Wo have got ono of the
smoothest stocks of spring top coats ever
shown in thlfl town.
The "Covort" Top Coat with tape seams
is the boy lor ginger. They are full lined
and skeleton and modest spring shades
then these grays , browns nnd blacks are
rich , genteel appearing coats , full
silk lined and sotno silk faced. Wo
have many styles to nhow you in
all lengths , materials find colors.
So before you purchase please
look us ovor.
If the coat idea don't ' moot with
your approval and you want to tone
up a llttlo buy a now hat. Nothing
that changes the whole oxtoricr so
'Old men made young , homely man
made handsome" with our now
spring
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also that are all right and cost loss.
Wo have about ilfty styles to show
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