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A NOVHL SPROIAL FEA.TUIH3.
Tim OMAHA SUNDAY BEE.
WOMKN I V\VYKRS OF NEBRASKA :
Ono of the most marked changes Is
the composition of tlio Imr of Nebraska
IH that cnusetl by the admission of
women to practice In the courts The
woman lawyer , while by no means
numerous Is no longer unique There
nro ten women lawyers In Nebraska
Kvcry one ought to bo Interested In why
they decided to study law , how they
wcro admitted M the bar nnd what
their experiences have boon. In the legal
nrcim The symposium In The Sunday
Uce must attract universal attention.
TIIE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE.
UK SURE TO URAt ) IT.
Secretary Carlisle may be a candidate
for the democratic nomination to the
presidency , but ho him not yet attained
the position of being a favorite son.
If all the members of both house nnd
senate were only aspirants for presi
dential honors , .those statehood bills
for the remaining territories would slip
through congress like greased llghtjilng.
Ex-Governor Campbell of Ohio has
again declined to bo a candidate before
the democratic national convention. A
few more declinations and his boom
will be launched beyond putting back
to shore.
Contesting delegations are apparently
to be fashionable In all of this year's
national nominating conventions , with
the exception , perhaps , "of the prohibi
tion national convention to be held at
nttsburg.
Spain is llnally realizing what n job
It has on its hands to restore peaceful
dominion in Cuba. But there is hardly
n. war In history that did not last longer
than was anticipated by those who pre
cipitated It
Every day brings notice of new en
dorsements of the Trnnsmjsslsslppi ex
position project. The closer the Idea Is
brought home to the people of the
transmlsslssippl states the more ciithu-
filastlc for It they become.
If there Is no other way In which
payment of the viaduct assessment can
bo longer evaded the city treasury may
possibly soon be reimbursed for the
money expended by the city In making
the railroad crossings safe.
More than $100,000 was spent last
year In the betterment of the Omaha
"water works system. Hut the under
writers will not concede Omaha a cent's
reduction in Insurance rates , notwith
standing the great difference In fire
risk which this one Improvement has
made.
Another cut has been made In the
rates on nails nnd iron pipe to Utah
common points. This reduction , while
not sweeping , will be of considerable
advantage to Omaha jobbers as well as
to dealers throughout a territory di
rectly tributary to this great distrib
uting point.
The annexation fever will again be
come epidemic In Chicago so soon ns
Now York and Brooklyn are consoli
dated Into a single city. If there were
u few more towns within reaching dis
tance of the World's Fair city they
would have good grounds to suspect
Hurlous Intentions In that quarter.
It was foreordained two years ago
that two Nebraska delegations would
knock for admission at the door of the
democratic national convention. The
correspondence between Euclid Martin
nnd C. J. Smyth throws no new lighten
on the factional controversy between
the men who run with the machine nnd
the men who hold onto the ofllces.
I'p to date no one but lawyers and
.railroad men have appeared to give
testimony before the 1'ncllle ynllrond
commit lees at Washington on the sub
ject of Pacific railroad debt settlement.
And when It comes down to bedrock
facts , It Is the farmer and shipper along
the lines of 'the bond-aided roads that
are most Interested In debt settlement
and have most at stake In nn honest
reorganization of the systems.
Despite the scare Ice dealers are Bald
1o have suffered by reason of mild
weather In February the lee harvest
has proceeded during this month very
satisfactorily. While the Ice Is not
thick it Is good and will enable the
dealers to meet the demand. In short ,
there Is no excuse for advancing the
price of Ice to consumers J500 per cent
this year , and it could not bo done but
for u local trust , the existence of which
is upeelllcally prohibited by law. ,
TllK PKOPM3 VNlJhllSTAKD.
The Intelligent voters of the I'nltct
States know wlmt they want ns the re
milt of the presidential election this ycai
and they will not be diverted from th <
consideration of the one thing which the
hard lesson of three years of Industrln
nnd business depression has laugh
them Is essential to the country's ma
terlal progress and prosperity. Thcj
want a restoration of the condition ?
which before the ndvent of the demo
crntlc party to power gave activity In
the Industries of the country , furnisher
ample employment to labor at good
compensation , encouraged the Invest
ment of capital In new enterprises , In
creased domestic nnd foreign commerce
and supplied the national treasury with
sufficient revenue to meet the expendi
tures of government.
Tin. experience of the country under
democratic rule nnd policy has been dis
astrous. Depression Immediately fol
lowed the success of the democratic
parly In the last general election , nnd
it still continues. There has been In the
meantime a partial recovery , but there
has been during the last three years no
such general Industrial and business ac
tivity , no such universal prosperity , as
marked the years preceding the demo
crat lu advent , while nt this time the
business situation Is not very much bet
ter than nt the worst stage of the de
pression. Idle men arc still to bo
counted by hundreds of thousands , un
profitable capital Invested In various en
terprises by tens , of millions , the wages
of labor are far below the proceeding era
of prosperity , nnd reduced consumption
attests the enforced economy of the
masses of the people.
Besides these results of democratic
policy the public debt has been
Increased nearly ? : t)0,000,000 ( ) , while
a heavy treasury deficit has
been created. The public credit ,
higher than ever before in our history
when the Cleveland administration
came Into power , has been Impaired
nnd twice within three years there has
been Imminent danger of the govern
ment being compelled to suspend gold
payments , this danger- having been
averted a year ago only through the
secret negotiation of a sale of bonds tea
a syndicate of bankers. The failure of
the democratic tariff act to provide
adequate revenue , although stimulating
Imports to the .detriment of American
manufacturers and American labor ,
has subjected the treasury to periodical
drains of gold , with the effect of seri
ously disturbing financial confidence
nnd maintaining a feeling of distrust
at home nnd abroad.
The Intelligent and thoughtful voters
of the country , fully aware of these
things and knowing that there can be
no Improvement while iho policy re
sponsible for them continues , want a
change that will bring a return of the
conditions which produced prosperity.
J'hey want an economic policy that will
it once judiciously protect the industries
and labor of the country , having an
equitable regard for all interests , and
provide the govern in ejjt with ample
revenue , so that It shall not bo com
pelled to borrow money either to inain-
; alu the gold reserve , which Is essential
to the soundness nnd stability of the
currency , or to meet the current cx-
) endltures of the government. This
: hon , Is the first and most Important
matter which the great body of Ameri
can voters have in mind and it will
control their action at the polls next
November. They are not heedless of
the currency question , but they regard
It ns secondary to that of restoring ) the
conditions which they have learned by
severe experience are absolutely nqces-
sary to national progress mid prosperity.
The cause of honest money Is not In
peril , while the general welfare Is suf
fering now from the operation of a
pernicious economic policy. '
AN OllJKOT LESSON.
One of the most extensive" cotton nnd
woolen manufacturers of Philadelphia
failed a few days ago after a successful
business career of many years. In ) ex
planation of the failure one of his at
torneys said that ever since the new
tariff schedule went Into effect the man
ufacturer has not been nble to compete
successfully against the foreign manu
facturers of woolen nnd cotton fabrics.
Ho wns unable to make ready sales of
lis goods and finally found himself with
a heavy stock on hand for which there
was no market and whicli ho could not
carry , his financial resources having
) oen used up In the struggle with the
foreign competition , possessing the ad
vantages of cheaper capital and labor.
Four hundred working people were
idded to the already large army of un
employed.
This Is but one object lesson out of
nany that could bo presented If the rec
ord of failures of manufacturers wore
ooked up , and doubtless the number
s large who are having a hard struggle
o keep In operation against the for-
nhhiblo competition they have to en
counter under the operation of the dem
ocratic tariff. If they could get labor
is cheaply as the foreign manufactur
e's they would have no trouble , but
his they cannot do , or have not done so
far , and consequently they nro at a dls-
idvnntage. The record of failures In
his brunch of our Industries will be
nuch larger than it Is before there can
) o relief through a change in tariff
tollcy ,
TJ/E CKNSUHH OF IIAl'AJW ,
By a very largo majority the house
of representatives passed the resolution
eensurhlg Ambassador Bayard for ut-
erances In his address before a philo
sophical society at Edinburgh dcnuncla-
ory of the American policy of protec-
Ion , A few democrats voted foi4 the
esolntlon and several republicans voted
against It. Those who have taken the
rouble to read the discussion will agree ,
Wo venture to think , that the time de
voted to it might have been moro use
fully employed , and that the matter
was given unmerited Importance.
It is not questionable that Mr. Bay-
mi committed nn Impropriety In inulc-
ng the remarks to which exception Is
aken In the house resolution. lie might
lave leferred to the policy of protec
tion In this country , If it were necessary -
sary to the completeness of his address
o make any reference to It , In less of-
fenslvo terms. It is true that his Ian-
uugo indicates the prompting of atroug
partisan feeling , which under the cir
cumstances should have been repressed
It Is also to be said of the objectionable
utterances that they arcof questionable
fairness , not to say voracity. But the
offense Is hardly so serious as to de
serve congressional censure , though II
might very properly have been rebuked
by the administration which Is respon
sible for the appointment of our repre
sentative at the cmtrt of St. James ,
Moreover , the house dallied so long wltii
the matter that Its action will have little
weight , certainly far less thai ! If the
resolution had been passed Immediately
after the offense. It Is not likely that
Mr. Bayard will give up his position on
account of It , however much hurt he
may feel nt having ills public record
thus marred , It will not affect his stand *
Ing at the British court , and his politi
cal partisans will think no less and
probably more of him , for they will re
gard the action as partisan persecution.
Looking at the matter from nil points of
view we are unable to see any good
purpose that will be served by this vote
of censure.
sr/ucusB AMI OMAHA.
The city of Syracuse. In ti'o state of
New Yorlc , has furnished a counter
part to the attempt of the Douglas
county republican committee to bar out
from the icpubllcnn primaries repub
licans who had supported a citizens' nonpartisan -
partisan ticket in last year's local elec
tion. This high-handed attempt to
establish a different test of republican
ism from that prescribed by the na
tional organization has naturally drawn
out a protest and an appeal to the re
publican national committee for a doll-
nltlon of Us call. A certified copy of
the reply , signed by Senator Thomas II.
Carter , chairman , and Joseph II. Man-
ley , secretary , has been transmitted to
The Bee In view of the contention that
Is liable to arise In Omaha. That
document roads as follows :
WASHINGTON. D. C. . March 17 , 18DC.
Mr. William A. Jcnoa , Syracuse , N. Y. Dear
Sir ; Wo are In receipt of your esteemed
favor of recent date , announcing that those
In charge of the regular party organization
have within the last few days adopted a rule
prescribing tests for enrollment at the cmlng
republican primaries called to Initiate the se
lection of delegates to the natlcnal convention
at St. Louis ; that under the tests prescribed
all persons unable to clearly t-liow that they
oupported the entire republican ticket at the
last election will be deprived of the privilege
of voting at the primaries. Your letter ccn-
cludes with the following request :
"Will you kindly advlso mo as to whether
or not in your Judgment the rule suggested
docs not conflict with the call of the repub
lican national committee ? "
In reply wo beg leave to say that the test
in question or any similar test Is clearly in
conflict with the call for the national conven
tion , which reads In that behalf aa follows :
"Tho republican electors In the several
states and territories , and voters without re
gard to past political affiliations , who believe-
n republican principles and endorse the republican
publican policy , are cordially Invited to unite
under this call in the formation of a national
ticket. "
This clauaa has been Inserted In every in
vitation Issued to the electors of the country
by the national republican committee from
the organization of the party do\yn to the
present time. Every voter , without reference
Lo past party1 affiliations , who now believes
n republican principles and endorses the re
publican policy , has been cordially invited
to unite under the call in the formatlc-n of a
natlcnal ticket. The only legitimate test
therefore which can properly be applied to
any voter offering his vote at a republican
primary would bo embodied In the question :
"Do you believe In republican principles and
endorse the republican policy ? " It Is the
manifest purpose and Interest of the party
to extend rather than contract Its member
ship. Hules in conflict with the broad , cor
dial Invitation extended to all voters , who
honestly believe In republican principles and
endorse the republican policy , should be In
the party interest discountenanced and con
demned. Yours respectfully ,
THOMAS H. CARTER. Chairman.
J. H. MANLBY , Secretary.
This Is certainly explicit enough to
prevent misconception of the powers of
ocal committees under the national call.
The questions and the only questions
that any judge of election at next Fri-
lay's primaries has a right to require
any person offering his vote to answer ,
are :
First , Are you a citizen of Nebraska
and a resident of the ward or precinct ?
Second , Do you believe In republican
principles and endorse the republican
. > ollcy ?
The policy of the republican party Is
that declared In Its last national plat
form. Tested by that , nml that alone ,
each voter must determine whether he
) ollevcB In republican principles and Is
vllllng to commit himself to the support
of the republican national ticket. If
10 answers In the affirmative he Is en-
itlcd to vote for delegates to all con
ventions to select delegates to the iia-
lonal convention.
It stands to reason , furthermore , that
f converts to republicanism from other
) olltlcal parties have a right to partlcl-
late in republican primaries , voters who
mve always avowed republican prlncl-
) les nnd supported republican policies
cannot bo disfranchised by prescriptive
edicts of subordinate party managers
) ecnuso they have seen fit to exercise
heir inalienable right to refuse support
o mint candidates In city , county or
state elections. The republican national
convention of 1880 even went so far ns
o admit the right of delegates In Its
own body to decline to pledge them
selves in advance to support its noml-
tces. And the man who advocated
his freedom of individual political con
science and action wns the man who
vas nominated as the party's standard
) earcr.
The chairman of the national commit-
co very properly emphasizes the fact
hut it Is the manifest purpose nnd in-
crest of the party to extend rather
ban to contract Its membership. This
ipplles as much If not more to No-
iraska as it docs to New York. In the
mpendlng campaign republicans of Nc-
iraska have a smaller margin to count
on than those of Now York. Bui even
f Nebraska republicans could depend
ipon their old-time majorities , the nt-
empted proscription of republicans
'rom ' the primaries would bo Just as
ll-advlsed uiul revolutionary. If the
est of supporting every republican can-
lltlata on local tickets wcro strictly ap-
> llcd , nine-tenths of the so-called stul-
warts , from senator down to council
man , wonld c. barred out ,
nH-4r- >
Sugar prodtrtMon Is at nn end for some
time In Cubrfp aftfl there ought to be room
In this country * Wr the extensive culture ol
' *
the sugar bccifj.\ | business which pays * o
well In Franyc. and Germany should nol
be beyond tUnnrange of American brains
and enterprIs H Rt. Louis Olobc-Uemocrnt.
It Is not lli\Vinl { the range of Ameri
can brains Mntf enterprise. The Itool
sugar Industry-.lias become intrenched
In NebraskartaiVd the outlook Is excel
lent for Its'further development and
extension , T io. ulaplabUlly of the Ne
braska soil ittoTtho cultivation of the
sugar beet W nfl established fact. Let
sulllclcnt capital be turned to Invest
ment In beet sugar factories and the
United States will soon be able to pro
duce the greater part of the sugar con
sumed In American households.
The supreme court decision nfllrmlng
the right of the eliy to assess the cost
of viaduct repairs against railroads
'whose tracks are spanned by the struc
ture Is one of great Importance to
Omaha and South Omaha. Both cities
have claims pending against the rail
roads for'repairs made which can now
bo collected. A fairer proposition wns
never sustained by the courts of this
state. Compared with the benefits de
rived by the railroads by reason of the
viaducts the equitable proportion of cost
of necessary repairs which each by law
Is compelled to pay Is a mere bagatelle.
The old contention between the county
and city over the cost of feeding city
prisoners has been revived. The plea
is made that a counter claim must llrst
be paid before the ejly will settle the
bill. Tills is moro pettifogging. Did
not Mayor Broatch just turn down a
resolution based on the same principle
when ho put his veto upon the proposi
tion to withhold payment from any and
nil claimants owing taxes ? It Is a
poor rule that will not work both ways.
Senator Sherman says that ox-Gov
ernor McKInley entertiilus the same
views on silver as does he himself.
Everybody knows just where Senator
Sherman stands. If Mr. McKInley
igrees with him ho can do his candidacy
no harm by saying so.
The democratic factions of Missouri
seem to have tied themselves up In
about as hard a knot as have the demo
cratic factions of Nebraska. No one
will be surprised if the Chicago conven
tion has to face a double-header from
each of thesostates. .
The IIoim > , J > iirotutKC Principle.
( ( ChlCAKP Post.
Unrestricted Jltnmlgratlon Is said to be n
menace to this country. The leaat we can
do In that caspJls..lb bar out the rcadymado
politicians andjitry .to manufacture our own
exclusively.
fn. "Scran. "
jpaeo Iteconl.
Palsied be the "deck of cards that would
mar the tout pnswnblo of the Dlcklnsonlan
'ace. And woebo to him , Senator Pugh or
any other mann ho. would attempt to change
the map of thorDicklnaonlan whiskers.
A * , Vr < l'fn THclc.
'llaltimore ' Sun.
There U meffipa'in the JlngxS madness at
Wnsnlngtrn. If 19a trick borrowed from the
statecraft of Europe , whoso rulers and statcs-
neu have so often stirred up foreign quco.
.Ions , and sametluiep plunged their .countries
nto war. for the .srakq. of diverting attention
from domestic affairs and avoiding the duty
of legislating against home evils.
K the I IITI-M of Money.
Chicago Times -Herald.
It is commerce , not politicians , that dlc-
: ates the laws of money. A few politicians
n Great Britain , In Belgium , In Germany , In
France , as In the United States , are stirring
up agitation for another International mone
tary conference , but the government of each
of thesa countries , actlns steadfastly for the
labor and capital , the intelligence and the
commerce of all of them , declares that net
ono of the great group of producers will even
consider the question of resumption of free
coinage of silver for itself. Nor will the
United States.
_ _
The Metric SJ-HIOIII.
I'lilladelplila Ledger.
Among the objections to the general adop-
lon of the metric system in the United
States Is the unwillingness of the people to
jecomo familiar1 with Us terms. They know
; helr own weights and measures , nnd do not
: are to learn these of other nations.
It Is the same feeling that prompts French
diplomats to Insist In the use of their own
anguage in International discussions , to the
exclusion of all others. Since , however , the
metric system U based en the decimal plan ,
of which the United States Is a leading
iliamplon , since It has been on the statute
books of this country for thirty years , and
since It has been adopted by almost all the
est of the world. It Is time for the United
3tatea also to overcome the dlfflculty of Its
ntroductlon and adopt It universally. If It
ook only two years to accomplish the change
n Germany and three In Austria , It should
to easy to dd as much in the United States
n the uarno length of time , and then the
substitution of the metric system In the
school text-books , In place of the present
clumsy and unscientific tables , would Insure
ts use for the future.
Yi-ll < MVN < oiic Park.
New York Bun.
A memorial before congress from the leg-
elaturo of Wyoming contains some Intercut-
ng Information and deserves attention :
"That the region embraced between town
ships 42 and -17 north and ranges 113 and
119 west of the sixth principal meridian
contains the most noble and Inspiring moun-
aln scsnery to bo found on this continent ,
t Is the Switzerland of America , In which
bo Mattorhorn finds a worthy counterpart
n the grand Tetjn , whoso majestic and In
accessible heights are reflected In the clear
lepths , and whose rugged grandeur la In
narvollous contrast to the placid beauty
of the mountalirlakt's which Jlo at Its luno.
n Immediate pfpiUnlty to the national
*
park , its attractions ore cf a wholly different
character. Togatberr they afford a panorama
vhlch In its beauty and diversity of attrac-
lens Is without an counterpart. The grand
Peton is the culihlnatlon of this region , the
Ittlng and appropriate landmark of this na-
lonal pleasure ground , "
It Is further drged that this region Is a
great game preserve.-iand "the winter feeding
; round of the gumo which finds a summer
lomo In Yellowstctio park ; " and , further ,
hat this wlntei * homo ought to be pro-
ectod , For this ! reason the Wyoming leg-
slaturo asks congress to muko the tract In
question a public iWrk , or pleasure ground ,
vlth Its ownership' ' vested In that state ,
'erhapa that would "not " bo the best way of
naurlng proper jca'ro for It. Experience
uggosts that | Eonictlmes It is wiser to
etaln national oftuership of such parks.
Meanwhile , the military guard of Yellow-
tone park might perhaps look after It.
OTIIKIl LANDS THAN Ol'tl.4.
The preponderance ot Russian Influence nl
Constantinople nnd the possibility that It
may soon be extended over the whole Halkan
peninsula hive caused grave fears nt Vi
enna and Iludnpcst. The mere fact , how
ever , that the Russian minister nt Con-
fttnntlnoplo had xucceecdcd In enormously
Increailng hlo prestige with Iho sultan could
nit bo nindo the basis for n protest. Yet
the proposal of the Porte with regard to
Ilgypt ftirnlrticd an excellent opportunity
to notify the sultnn that even his shadowy
claim of suzerainty over the Nile valley
was a thing ot the past , nnd to signify to
the cr.nr that there were other powers In
Kuropo whoso wlshw must needs bo con
sulted In the distribution ot the Sick Man's
estate , lloth of these purposes could have
been accomplished through a feint nt the
reconmtent r > f the Soudan by the khpdlvo ,
Under the direction and with the help of
Great Ilrltaln and the approval of n majority
of the powers. The PUltnn would thus have
received an answer to his demand through
n contpmptiimio disregard of Ills right to
bo consulted In anything pertaining to Kgypt ,
and Hussla would have been warned not to
depend too much upon the apparent dis
agreements between her rivals In the cast.
The Anglo-Kgyptlan expedition would thus
have become merely a phase nf the multi
plex eastern question. The position of France
In the complication cannot yet bo deter
mined ; but apparently she will IIP obliged
to choose whether flio shall march with
Ruropo or with Hursla ,
*
Within the last seven or eight years the
German navy has Increarcd considerably.
On April 1 , 1888 , the fleet numbered soventy-
nlno vosDcls , nnd on April 1 , 1805 , ninety-
ono vessels , not Including torpedo boats ,
of which there are moro than. 100. The In
crease In the number of chips was accom
panied by a correiiiondlng Increase In their
lonnago nnd horse-power and In the strength
of their crows. In 1888 the aggregate tonnage -
nago of the navy wns 182,470 tons , while In
1895 It uas 266,237 tons. In the former
year the aggregate horse power was 182,470 ,
while In the latter year It had reached
305,220. In the name way the strength of
the crews rose from 16,095 men In 1888 to
22,818 men In 1895. The Increase In expen
diture , both current and extraordinary , has
naturally kept pace with this material In
crease. For the financial year 1888-1889 the
current expenditure lu the naval estimate ?
amounted to 37,000,000 marks , while at the
present tlmo It amomittt to 55,000,000 ntarkf.
As for non-recurrent expenditure , the esti
mates for 18S8-18S9 demanded 14,000,000
marks , while In IS9C-1R97 this Item amounts
to 32,000,000 marks. The total expenditure
for extraordinary purposes during these
eight years amounts to 233,000,000 marks ,
and the value of the fleet is estimated at
307,000,000 marks.
* *
According to a summary published In La
Spoca of Madrid nine expeditions , comprls-
ng 117,795 Spanish troops , have been sent
to Cuba since the beginning of the Insur
rection , In February , 1895. The Spanish
forces In the Island nt the outbreak of the
revolt numbered 15,000 men , bringing the
otal employed In the war up to nearly
33,000. The deaths from casualties Incl-
lent to warfare are stated to have been
405 , whllo 3,472 are admitted to have died
of yellow fever nnd other diseases. There
should , therefore , be now In Cuba about
29,000 Spanish soldiers ; but according to
ho same statement the number Is only
00,000 men. What has become of the
9,000 who nre unaccounted for ? Again ,
ho expense of the war from Its beginning
o January 1 , 1896 , Is stated to have been
; 50,000,000. The available funds , according
o La Rpoca , were $100,000,000 : so only
60,000,000 remains for the further prose-
: utlon of the campaign. In General Wey-
er's estimation two years will bo required
o suppress the Insurrection , at a cost of
75,000,000 per year for military operations ;
nit It Is more than probable that his esti
mate Is too optimistic , and that this war ,
Ike Its predecessor of 1868-1878 , may con-
lime ten years , and involve an annual out-
ay of $100,000,000. It should be remem
bered that the ten-years' war might have
ontlnued Indefinitely but for the compro
mise arranged between General Campos and
the rebels and the promise of administra
tive reforms.
Last year about 60,000 European Immi
grants entered the Argentine Republic.
In view of the fact that the native popu
lation of the Argentine Republic Is not
strong or rich , the enormous Importance
of such a tide of immigration may readily
ho guessed. It Is enough to make the coun
try more European than American and to
transform Its social and Industrial struc
ture In a few years. Already the great
Increase In the Argentine Immigration dur
ing the past decade has resulted In a won
derful expansion of exports and marvelous
Increase In the value of property of the
country. No other part of the world , of
equal extent and natural resources , has
been developing so rapidly as the Argen
tina Republic , and it is certain that Europe
and North America will soon have to rec-
ognlzo the fact that a great nation of the
most mixed origin and cosmopolitan char
acteristics will be built up In the La Plata
valley before a quarter of a century shall
pass. The natural advantages are there ,
and the people are fast coming.
*
The effect of Russian unfriendliness to
Italy will bo to fasten that country moro
firmly than ever to the Triple Alliance. Noth
ing would bo moro Imprudent than for Italy
to withdraw from that agreement now , and
but few things could harpen that would ce
ment that ibond more firmly than such an
evidence of Russian aggressiveness as this
aiub to Italy. It may bo Germany's turn
next , or sonio now evidence of the promi
nence of Russian encroachments In the Bal
kan statCD may set Austria on tondcrhookp ,
so that the necessities ot mutual defense
against Russia , which were the occasion of
the alliance , exist today as thrc&itiilng as
ever. The effect of this Russian approval
of Italian defeat on the British relations to
the Triple Alliance will bo well worth looking
for. There apparently must bo a coming together -
gethor , for Great Ilrltaln needs friends In
Europe as i'lio has not ncoded them for
yearo. On the other hand , Germany , Italy
rod Austria are none too strong to welcome
the aid of so powerful an ally as John Dull ,
and the pressure of events promises to bring
all these powers closer together.
A very bitter controversy Is being waged
In the French Chamber of Deputies , It Is
proposed to hold another International ex
position In Paris in 1900 , and to make It
greater than all Ite predecessors. How to
do this Is what Is troubl'ng the Chamber ,
and the discussion of the question of ways
and moans has provoked considerable opposi
tion to the scheme. It IB argued that the
Champ do Mars , while It was equal to the
exposition of 1889 , would net be sufficient for
a display which Is intended to commemorate
the end of the century , and It has been pro
posed to utilize the Champs Elyrcea as ex
position grounds. It Is hardly po3lblo that
Paris will permit the desacratlcn of this
beautiful park which stretches along the
Seine. It Is true that the memories of fierce
and bUody times are connected with It , ntlll
It U rich In historical associations , nnd In Its
connection with events that brought about
the birth of liberty In France. The I'arts-
laua are not Iconoclasts.
Spoiled ( lie ( iiiliic.
Chicago Chronicle.
Kentucky poker and Kentucky politics are
much alike. The republicans in the house
gained a member by unseating1 n democrat.
The democrats In the senate "saw" the
"raleo" nnd "wont ono better" by unseating
two republicans , There the bluff stood when
the mllltla broke up the game.
Highest of nil in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
Baking
Powder
AB&OUJTJEE.Y
IMtOIt OIi * KAINTUCIC' .
New York Tribune : The suij doesn't hlnc
very bright on the old Kentucky homo Jus
nt present.
Detroit Free Tress : Kentucky's hip-pocket
legislature was ns full of blood and thunder
as n dime novel until the Plat ? troops put In
an appearance. That knocked all Uic fight
out of the colonels and they only remained to
make a whin ? nt the. governor before tncak-
Ing home.
Chicago Test : As a sporting event the
KjNituckjrJtKlrlatlvQ affair must be cona'dercO
a fizzle , nnd It certainly was not a success
from a legislative point of view. It Is really
hard to classify It.
Kansas City Star : Kentucky will bo bet
ter off wltli one representative In the United
Stales senate who Is sound on the currency
question , ns Senator Lindsay ls ( than with two
If the other had happened to bo of the stamp
of Joe Dlackburn. Hut even that does not
excuse the legislature at Frankfort for falling
to transact the business- which It was elected
to perform and for which It drew pay ,
Washington Star : The situation li wholly
discreditable to Kentucky and to the United
Slates , That troops should occasionally Imvo
to take the field naglnst lawless people Is not
surprising , even In this land of the free , but
It Is astonishing that the mllltla should ever
bo called upon to quell n disturbance arising
from the Intimidation of a state legislature
by outside bruisers. Small wonder that
Europs sometimes laughs at our boasted civili
zation.
Philadelphia Times : The people of Ken
tucky owe It to themselves nnd to the whola
country , as well , to rebuke the shameful law
lessness which has characterized the ncsslon
of Its legislature Just closed by retiring Its
revolutionary members of both parties nnd
electing n legislature composed of men who
have n decent respect for the opinions of
civilized mankind.
Philadelphia Ledger : Episodes like thlo
are enough to make n pessimist despair of
the success of a republican form of govern
ment , and ypt. in spite of them , the govern
ments of the nation nnd of the Individual
states exist and thrive. It Is because , though
the people are to blame In electing such men
to represent them , they yet hold the reins of
power , and do not permit such lawless pro
ceedings to run their course Into cither nn-
archy or dwpotlsm.
Chicago Chronicle : The scenes at the Ken
tucky capital for the last several days have
been a disgrace to American civilization and
to the system of free constitutional govern
ment , The clash of Implicnble factions , par
tisan lawlessness nnd desperation and mili
tary usurpation have Interfered with the free
action of the legislature In t'r.f election of
a United States senator. There Is not a single
redeeming feature to the disgraceful record !
Chicago Ileoord : Perhaps , however , this
long struggle , with Ito waste of money , pro
fanity and whisky , Is worth all It has como
to because of the defeat of Dlackburn.
Blatherskites of his stripe are n disgrace to
the national legislature. Their perfervld
tropical oratory and swaggering style have
made us a laughing stock wherever the Eng
lish language Is spoken , and their gradual
disappearance from the scene Is ono of the
most fortunate things In our recent history.
May the others soon follow Joseph.
DISMOCIIA'I'IC STHAWS.
The Denver Hocky Mountain News , which
shows a distinct leaning1 toward frpo sil
ver , would hall with delight the nomination
of Carlisle by the democrats and Sherman
by the republicans. The News has accumu
lated a pile of silver rocks to hurl at the
goldbugs.
Hon. David Dennett Hill persistently re
fuses to dlcloso his Intentions toward the
democratic nomination. John W. Daniel
nnd Henry Wattcrson , who raised their
voices in eulogy for the New York senator
In the Chicago wigwam , now preserve a
silence calculated to provoke vexation of
spirit.
Democrats around the national capital re
fuse to consider the Carlisle boom seriously.
Those outside the administration breast
works ridicule the claim that he Is the
administration candidate , and assert that ho
Is a decoy for a later move to place the
inantlo of Grover on the shoulders of Rich
ard Olney.
It is claimed the democratic leadersin
New York City are solid for the nomlna.
tlon of William C. Whitney for president.
Democrats of all factions favor his nom
ination , and they are of the belief that
he would lead the party to victory. The
popular ticket Is Whitney for president ,
Governor Matthews of Indiana for vice
president and Perry Belmont for governor.
If the Chicago Chronicle's estimate of
the strength of the financial factions In
the democratic national convention turns out
to bo approximately correct , It Insures a
lively contest for the nomination. The
Chronicle figures out 400 votes for sound
money , 272 for free silver and 234 doubt
ful. With the two-thirds rule In force COi
will bo necessary to nominate , nnd the sound
money men must do some lively hustling ,
to win.
EVOLUTION.
Judge.
No more I see my darling maid
Whom once I loved to see
A thing all laces nnd perfume
And gentle coquetry.
No more I eo as once I used
That gracious form , of hcra
Arrayed in harmless finery ,
Or dignity of furs.
No more In coaxing witcheries
She bangs about my chair ,
Gone ! with the falrc.st dream of borne
A man held anywhere.
No more nil halo&d with TO ft curls
Her woman-gentle brow ;
Her hnlr Is cropped in mannish wise-
She's wearing bloomers now.
LKADINQ BPKCIAT * I < M3ATUHI 3 ,
THE OMAHA SUNDAY BER
AAIION , T1IR SON OF URN AM :
Next but last of Joel Chandler HnrrK
new serial story Mr. Harris tells thin
story of llfo ns It wns lived In mlddlo
( leorgln , "before the war , " In the enmo
nil u I nt style that plonwd his renders
BO much when he wns telling of Hr'or
llnbblt nnd tint other denizens of Mr.
Thlmblcllnger'fl queer country.
WOMKN L.AWYI3U8 OK NRI1UASKA :
A symposium for every on interested
In the progress of the legal profession
Timely Information us to thrntlvcnt
of women before the bar of Nebraska ,
how she came there , nml wlmt she Is
doing A bunch of original contribu
tions which no ono should fall to rend ,
ai2NI5UAI , MANAOKU AND GHOST
TltAIN :
Cy Wnrmnn's skill In Avrltlnu rail
road sketches h well known , mid In
thl * rnso he hna almost outdone htm *
Belt Tin- sketch Is llluitrnlcd nnd will bo
rend with peculiar nurrc t nnd cnjoy-
motit by railroad men who nrc fn *
ml'lar with the locality whcto It la
placed.
AUT IN TIII3 MIDDU3 WEST :
Few people understnnd how much
American art owes to the men of the
middle west. From It have come ninny
men who have given American art n.
standing. Among tliosu nrc Chase ,
Knrny , Moslcr , nnd others now living ,
besides snob men of the pnst n T.
lluchnnnn Head Heard , the painter , and
Hiram Powers.
FUTUIIK OF T1IH TUOTTINO IIOUSHi
J. Macom ! Forbes , owner of Nancy
Hunks the fastest trotting horse In the
world , answers the question , "Has the
limit of trotting speed boon reached ? "
In the negntlvi' , gives bli reasons , nml
makes predictions which will bo very
Interesting to nil who cnro for the trot
ting hoi so.
HOUND AI1OUT ON WHEELS :
A batch of useful hints for bcginnern
and i > roHpcetlve wheeler * Mastering the
curves of the machine Tips for the
benefit of wheelmen nnd wheel rncors
A puncture-proof tire Doings In local
circles.
IN THE WOHKU OF SPOUT :
Continuation of the narrative of the
sporting editor's experience during his
recent vNIt to the Mexican borderland
itoview of the EPO ting osenia at thee > *
Gossip uboilt the hall plnyetR News
of the huntsmen' Interesting Items from
every Held of sport.
SOCIETY AT A STANDSTILL :
Lenten observance everywhere notice
able Entertainments KG tie rally of a
modest clmraclqr A few weddings and
other functions here nnd there out-of-
town visitors In Omaha households
MovemcntH and whereabouts of the
members of the society set.
THE COMING GENERATION :
"Alonzo , the llravo , " a story of a llttlo
city boy of 10 years of nge who BUC-
ceeded in supporting Ills sister and crip
pled mother" by his own efforts Tnlo of
the stork Prattle of the youngsters
Urlght reading for young and old.
IN WOMAN'S DOMAIN :
French fashions nnd experiments In
novel styles of spring wardrobes Won
derful work of n woman'R hospital In
ternational popularity of Airs. Ixnilso * < M I
Chandler Moulton Decorations In elec
tric lights G'ove fnds and fancies Fash
ion notes from the fashion makers-
News about well known women.
UNEXCELLED NEWS SERVICE :
Full associated press foreign cnbie and
domestic telegraph sen-Ice The New
York World's special foreign corre
spondence Unrivalled special news serv
ice from Nebraska , Iowa and the west
ern states Well written nnd accuralo
local news reports.
THE OMAHA SUNDAY BER'
THE BEST NEWSPAPKK.
MIKT1I IUIY.ME.
Tribune.
And now Freddy Feathers undoubtedly Is
The most milled young- man in the town
Tor when ho mudc up to the teaming
Quiz
She maliciously called , him down.
'
, H „ .Philadelphia Record.
A Kansas woman ran for judge.
And she had1 coal-black hair ;
But when she iwon she bleached It , for
She wanted to be fair.
> Knnsns City Journal.
'TIs wrong- for nny maid to bo
Abroad at night alone.
A chaperon Bho needs till she
Can call some chap 'er own.
Chlcngo Itecord.
"Let me wear you on my heart
And ward oft all disaster. "
"No. sir , " replied the damsel tarf ,
"I'm not a porous piaster. "
Philadelphia Bulletin.
The family with a skeleton
Is now in dlro dismay
For fear that it may be exposed
By use of the Koentgen ruy.
New York Herald.
He can't pay hla board , for his star of euo-
CCEfl
Beneath the horizon ha sunk ;
He's nn elephant now on his landlady's
hnndu.
And Hint's why slic'a holding his trunk.
Yonkcrs Statesman.
"There's only one girl In this world for mo , "
Is the song he wns oft henrd to holler ;
And. como to find out. the ono bo ndorcd
Wns the girl on the olmlghty doKnr ,
Philadelphia IlccorJ.
- On the ball now keep your eye ;
In a month or more
You will henr HIP same old cry :
"Mister , wot'B de score ? "
Sl
WAITING
If you arc waiting for a good thing , here it is : $12.50
$15.00 , $18.00 and $20.00 suits ,
$3.50 - $5.00 - $7.50
FOR A FULL SUIT.
These are a lot of odd suits'we want to close out quick.
Also a lot of odd coats and vests at the same prices.
See window at isth street entrance ,
Browning , King 6c Co. ,
Reliable Clothiers , Furnishers and Hatters ,
S. W. Cur. 15th and Douglas Sts.