Nebraska Newspapers

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em-e Ilili 2.1 . day of Mnrcli. IS'Jil.
( Seal. ) N. P I'nilj. NVitnry I'ubllc.
Kranco Is convlncoil ( lint tlioro la a
dark-fllcimuul nittlvc lililtlun
in the African woodplla wlilch
Is trying to niako away with.
The winter Just closing IIIIH boon 1111
usually favorable to Ilvo slock on Ne
braska farms. The meat product of
the state outfit to bo In the very best
contllUon and when brontfit to the
market prove one of the most valuable
nasets of the Nebraska farmer.
Senator Mills now declares Ihat the
Monroe doctrine which ho Is so vigor
ously doniandliiK Is the doctrine of
protection. Hut Mr. Mills doea not
menu the snino kind of protection which
ho was laboring so hard to overthrow
n few years ago through a tariff bill
that bore his name.
Kx-confederate soldiers are now the
oretically eligible to serve in the mili
tary and naval forces of the United
States. Practically , however , they are
all long past the military age nnd the
chances of their being called upon for.
active service are so remote that they
nro not worth' computing.
The Interstate Commerce commis
sion's only excuse for not enforcing the
interstate commerce law has always
been that It was not vested with snfll-
clcnt power to do so. Now that its
power to enforce the law has been
atllrmcd it wlH take all Its ingenuity
to discover another excuse. v-
Nebraska , has had 0,000 acres planted
to sugar beets , the product being worked
up In two beet sugar factories. Ne
braska could easily raise sugar beets
enough to keep -00 beet sugar factories
going. Capitalists who want to invest
money in a promising Industry should
not overlook the production of sugar
from Nebraska-grown sugar beets.
The chief talk In trade circles jnst
now Is about the recent abundant snow
fall In this state. It has done more to
restore confidence In the outcome of this
year's crop than anything else could
have done. Adequate moisture nnd
the certainty of It this year Is the one
vital , overshadowing theme among mer
chants and trades people In Nebraska.
A good crop this year will place the
people on their f.ect again.
As did the legislative assembly of
Iowa , the Utah legislature has endorsed
the proposed Trnnsmlssisslppl exposi
tion and will doubtless vote an appro
priation at tlio next session. Under
the circumstances this Is all that could
nt this time be reasonably expected.
When congress shall have passed the
bill now pending there will bo little
( llfllculty In Inducing western states to
give aid and support to the great enter
prise.
If the supreme court should take It
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Into Its head to reverse the decision of '
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the circuit court In the Nebraska maxi
mum rate eases ami rescind the decree
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that prevents the state ollicers from
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putting the law Into effect. It would give
the State Hoard of Transportation 1c 1
enough work to keep It busy , If Its
members and secretartles really wanted I'll
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'to bo kept busy. None of the lutter llIi
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' will lose any sleep over this possibility Iis
until the Dual decision is rendered. And
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the railroad managers nro losing no
sleep over It , either. IIIi
In
Iih Iih
Judge linker saw fit ( o apply n modi h
cum of horse sense In the face of the tl
rubber stamp Hurry which an overzealous - 0
zealous nnd misguided newspaper raised 0ti
ns u pretext for liberating countless tif
prisoners. The Judge could not see the u
force of the contention nnd Insists that fi
cases appealed upon records In the fitl
police court bearing n rubber stamp tlt t !
signature of the judge Khali be tried ti
upon their merits. It Is not a very tia tig
Important matter , to be sure , but It Is g
n blow to the theory that a guilty man
can bo cleared by pleading a techni b
cality , If bis attorney bo sharp enough P
to carry his point. n
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Soufhern newspapers nro actively at 01
work" to secure reduced rates from the
railways for homesteaders seeking
homes In the south. Kvery Inducement
l being held out to attract prospective
settlers ami no stone Is left unturned
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that will facilitate the Immigration of tti
desirable newcomers. What the rail in
roads ; ire doing to help populate the
south they can certainly itfford to do to
bring new people Into the west. The \
west has contributed more to the rail
roads. In recent years than any other
Bcctlon of the country nnd should be
entitled to ns low rates as the most
favored part of the south.
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The report that the Hrltlsh ainbns-
flixdor hail Informally Intlinnteil lo our
government llmt It would have HIP no-
iinloMconei' of Great llrltnln should It
Intelposo to stop the war In Cuba N
not altogether Incredible , but should
not bo accepted with full conlldeiice.
U is not the way In which the Hellish
government would be likely to convey
to the government of the United State , *
n knowledge of Its position In regard
to such a matter , because there would
be no binding force In an Informal rep
resentation and It would give no war
rant to our government In taking any
step towatd bringing the conflict In
Cuba to nn end with the lda that It
could depend upon Hrltlsh countenance
nnd support. It is to be presumed that
the president and secretary of state
would give very little consideration to
nn Informal assurance from the Brit
ish minister In n matter of such grave
Importance , though It is not dltllciilt to
understand that an olllelal pledge of
support from the Hrltlsh government
might produce Immediate results.
There Is , however , little reason to
doubt that In the event of Interposi
tion by the United States to put a stop
to the Cuban war there would be no
objection made on the part of the Hrlt
lsh government , even If it did not give
aclual support to tills government.
This would not be due to any very
great Interest , commercial or otherwise ,
which Great Hrltaln has in Cuba. It
trade with that Island Is not of so mud
Importance as to cause particular concern
corn whether tlio Insurrection slial
continue for an Indellnlte time or I
brought to an early close. Hrltlsh mm
Interference with any course thN gov
ernment might decide to take regard
Ing the Cuban war would bo due tea
a desire to make stronger the frlendlj
relations between the two countries
and , perhaps , also , to recognize th
right of the United States to Interposu
In n conflict of this kind where Its In
terests are directly affected. It ma >
be regarded as absolutely certain thai
whatever sympathy or support Spah
might get from other European conn
tries in case of a conflict with the
United States , she would have none
from Great Hritnln. while the Unitet
States could undoubtedly safely count
upon British assistance should It. bi
iceded. It Is not likely , however , that
uiythlng of the kind will be proffered
mtll It is asked for , and hence the questionable
tionable character of the report of an
nformal offer of Hrltlsh support of
efforts to stop the war In Cuba.
Public men , no matter how sifted , art.
liable to be indiscreet. Henry Clay , the
most popular orator America ever pro
duced , once wrote a letter that lost
him the presidency. James G. Hlaine
failed of his life's ambition because he
accepted an Invitation to dine with the
Wall street nabobs at a gold plate din
nor. These historic incidents .should
have suggested themselves to Senator
Thurston before he ventured upon the
course which he Is pursuing in
the present presidential campaign.
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Senator Thurston has a host of
enthusiastic admirers , but this
man worship should not be mis
construed or abused. Like every other
mbllc man the senator has a right to
hnmpion his preferred candidate in any
egltimate way , provided always that
n so doing lie does not neglect his
olllelal duties to the public and does not
arrogate to himself the privileges and
> rcrogativcs that belong under a re-
mblican form of government to the
s
ank and file of the party.
No exception can be taken to Senator
Thnrston's efforts to promote the candidacy
c
dacy of ex-Governor McKinley through
ho medium of the press or from the plat-
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arm nnd banqueting board. It was
also his privilege to define bin position
fully before the republican state com-
nitteo as to the respective claims of
Ivnl candidates. The assurance which
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he senator gave on. that occasion that
10 had no desire or disposition to die-
ate the course of Nebraska republicans
s
cither as to presidential preferences or
: elegates to the national convention was
applauded and accepted In gooil faith
> y the party. Hut the subsequent iilti-
natum promulgated from Washington
over Senator T.hurston's name naturally
rented surprise even among his friends.
lore was a peremptory command ( hat
10 should be chosen ns one of the dele
gates to St. Ivouls and that ho should In
addition name two of the delegates-Jit-
large.
The return of the senator to Nebraska
after he had publicly announced that he
would not return , nnd that , too , after all
his unprecedented demands had been
conceded , and his utterances since his
return , are nqt calculated to strengthen
him In the public esteem. The senator ,
In view of his own career , creates a
suspicion of Insincerity when ho ar
raigns the politicians and denounces po
litical bosses and railroad Interference
politics. His constituents ought to
be credited with some Intelligence. And
he further Invites rebuke when ho takes
the business men and the newspapers of
Omaha to tank for their alleged at
tempts to barter presidential support
for congressional support of thn Trans-
mlsslssppl exposition bill. He goes so
far ns to ascribe his failure to secure
the pUKHiigo of thin bill In Hie senate to
the failure of the newspapers to sus
tain nnd uphold their senator and their
attempts to discredit him before con >
gress and the country.
ThW charge is not only puerile , but
baseless. The senator , like some other
public men , seems to forget that no
man la Infallible. He has -been gener
ously treated by the press and every
effort made by him In behalf of his
constituents has been commended. He [ >
has no right to expect the press of Ne
braska to bo so servile as to play the
hypocrite for any public man by prais
ing views at variance with Its honest : >
ituntlment. Such a thing Is unheard or [ >
American politics In our day.
On the other hand , the senator under '
rates the Intelligence of his constituents
\vhen ho seeks to make them bollcve
that his Inability to secure much-needed
legislation Is duo to Interference with >
Ills own plans'with respect to the Ne
braska delegation to St. Louis. The
business uicu actively interested iu LLo .
exposition Imvo endeavored
deavored so far n possible- dlvorci
the enterprise completely from politics
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Hut Senator Thurston Is too much of n
politician not to know that legislatures
nnd congresses are political bodies am !
people must not look for favors from
men whom they antagonize. If Senator
Thurstou had not projected himself so
far Into the front of the McKinley light
when there was no necessity for H , nml
had remained at his po t of duty , he
might have been more successful with
the legislative measures desired by the
pc-iple of Omaha nnd Nebraska.
IKA I > KUAT1 HKhWV.
The latest report regarding the con
dlllon of the Armenians stali-M that
the relief supplied Is wholly imulo *
quato to the demand nnd a most ur
gent appeal Is made for more liberal
contributions to the relief fund. All
the Information coming from trust
worthy sources represents the eoudl
tlon of the Armenians as still most de
plorable. Great numbers are dying of
starvation nnd lh < > masses of these un
fortunate people are subsisting on one-
fourth of what Is required to sustain
life. Yet while the piteous accounts
of misery , hunger and death nre sent
out almost dally , there appears to be
very little attention paid lo them by
those who should feel mtwt deeply con
cerned. Are the 'Christian people of
America doing their duty in tills mat
ter ? Are the churches Interesting them
selves In behalf of the starving Arme
nians as fully as they should do ? Are
philanthropists giving to the question
of relieving those sorely stricken people
ple , the helpless victims of fanatical
l"He , the consideration It merits ? It
\\ould SIMM n that these questions must
lie answered in tile negative and that In
terest In the unhappy Armenians lias al
most died out , both In this country and
In England. At any rate the condition
of these people is not receiving the at
tention it demands , if those who have
escaped the sword of the Turk are not
to be left to perish from want .and bun-
gev. There ought to be n revival of
Interest In their behalf and it is the
duty of tile Christian people to bring
tills about.
iCK' AND JtATTLlWOHK.
And still the game of shuttlecock and
battledore goes on. On the ISth day
ofoJune , 1S)5 ! ) , Henry Bolln was a self-
confessed defaulter. Every attempt to
vindicate the law has boon st-ived off
under all f.orts of pretexts. First , the
city attorney was out of town. Then
the acting city attorney did not tliin'f
that any crime had been committed.
Then the county attorney was out of
town. Then the excuse was offered
that the $20-a-day experts had not fin
ished checking up the treasurer's books.
Then a scapegoat was run down at
Now Orleans , upon whose head all tin
treasury sins were to be unloaded
Thus seven mouths elapsed before anj
attempt was made to make exTroasurer
Bolln answer charges llled in court.
And now that the county attorney h
ready to prosecute we are told Hint hi
w.ill be unable to bring up the treasury
embezzlement ' case on the day for whicl
it was set , "because Attorney MacFar-
land. one of Kolln's attorneys , is absent
from the city. " This is a revelation.
Attorney MacFarhuid Is not known to
be a. great criminal lawyer. lie Is sup
posed to be a collection and real estate
lawyer ' with tax title appendages. Why
has MnuFurland been retained to defend -
fond Rolln in the criminal court ? Ask
his law partner , President Saunders. of
the city council , who has at every stage
since the treasury thefts have been un
covered exerted his Influence to pro
tract Investigation and delay prose
cution , rut this and that together ,
and it does not take a Philadelphia
lawyer ' to comprehend the true Inward
ness of the rotten mess.
Nothing has done so much to Impair
the credit of Omaha In the east as this
treasury embezzlement and the failure w
of the city to bring the offenders to
justice and expedite ( lie .recovery of
thu stolen funds. In no other city or
state has there boon in recent years
such an exhibition of blunted public s
nonscieiice and indifference. In no ai
other city has there been such manifest
collusion on the part of olllcinls In duly
"
bound to uphold the law and protect
the public credit.
Tlio New York republican state con
vention endorsed Governor Morton for
the presidency , as It was expected to °
do. It adopted a platform to which ?
republicans generally can subscribe.
There is unqualified endorsement of
the policy of protection of a , tariff that to
will supply the government with sutlln
clout revenue ami safeguard the in-
dustrles and the labor of the country "
against unequal foreign competition. hi
There Is a declaration In favor of reci
procity. In regard to the currency the "
republicans of New York are In favor
of maintaining the gold standard , but
while deprecating thp agitation for the
free coinage of silver at the existing
legal ratio as injurious to all Industrial
ind commercial Interests , they do not
p.
propose to abandon silver as a part
of the currency and look forward to r
in International agreement that will In
restore silver to Its former place. In the on
currency of the commercial world. In
this respect the platform of the Now p
York republicans may bo somewhat In
nore explicit than the currency utter-
inces of the republican platforms that [ 3
receded It , but in effect It is In hur- by
noiiy with all of them. All are for
lonest money , though they vary In tlio af
terms by which this Is expressed.
When Texas was annexed to the
it
union the Idea of the annexatlonlsts is
was to cut it up ovi'Jitually Into four
r live states. Thu proposition to dl- jjj ;
rlilo the state has been regularly re
peated over since. Now , however , that
the supreme court hns declared a strip
f land formerly supposed to have been
art of Texas Is really part of the
wiioral domain of the United States ,
I'exas Is before congress with a request
that thu territory bo ceded hack to It ,
rile state division plan Is evidently
not in great favor with the Lone Star
eoplo.
The South Oiiinji'a horse market at- ,
.ructs buyers from New York and the
south nnd l jconslantly growing In Im
portance. There Is a quality In the
wosturn gro n , iorso which commends
the nnlmal tp li rso buyers , and while
the horse niLilng industry In the west
has not yetT oirvereU from serious re
Verses whlcll'Wi'rtook ' ' It In years past
It Is galnlng 'hrf ' ) ! must within n short
' '
time hoconiti , uiln prolltablo to the
ranch owners ! wf this region. Good
horses will WWW < command fair prices ,
notwithstanding | in.ailvcnt of the motor
car nml the
The Journal AaJJpen nccroJIted with bo'ns
n tool of the IJr M. railroad. The Hoe has
HkowUo bocn accredited with belnc a sworn
cnomy of Hint corporation. Senator Mnndcr-
non Is the attorney for that corporation nml
Is 1) lng boosted , by It for the presidency.
The Journal strongly opposes Mnmlerson. The
Iloo strongly supports him. Will tlicra great
newspaper I'glits kindly shed n few rays on
this complication for the benefit of a be
nighted country editor. Wood Illvor In-
tor'sts.
With the greatest of pleasure. The
Boo stands up at all times for what It
believes to be the real Interests of tlio
proplo. The Hoe's support Is freely
given to candidates without price or
promise because It bellove.t their elec
tion over their opponents will bo of
greatest benefit to the public. Its editor
Is seeking no lucrative ollice either elec
tive or appointive , at home or abroad ,
lie is controlled by neither clique nor
boss , but Is free to defend the rights of
the people from attacks of every de
scription. Its endorsement of Mandor-
was unsought and unboiiglit. It was
Inspired solely "by a desire to see Ne
braska honored and recognized In the-
irena of natloinU politics. Tlio Lincoln
Tournal can speak for Itself.
The overworked phrase , "Stand Up
'or Omaha , " has an empty- sound when
it Is voiced by n newspaper which
sought to defend or to shield a default-
ng oily treasurer , whoso peculations
lid great Injury to the credit of this
city in the money centers of the east.
Not long ago The Hoe appealed to the
people of Omaha to purge the city gov-
> rnment of meii whose loose methods
n public affairs had cost the city thou
sands of dollars. The time is near at
land when the taxpayers of Omaha
will concede the necessity for reforms
vhich The Bee advocated in the niunicl-
nil campaign last fall.
Mr. Connell's observations concerning
he union depot situation , in an address
oforo the Sautlp Side Improvement
lub. wore wlljill.v ,111 , line with the facts
if the case. , , Thyro can be no doubt ,
lowovor. that -tlio proposed depot at
\lnth and Farjimu will be built , for the
ogle of the v ilriiid situation will of
U own weight" w rk out the problem
m lines now 'nuu ' od out. Were this
lot true there might be some question
as to the eont'si ' ) which the Milwaukee
and Ilock Islam ! rounds will pursue after
the bridge case Khali have been decided'
by ' tile federal supreme court.
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IivrN ClirjMlfiilnu IlraktT. ,
f-'prl'JHUelel .Republican.
-ThaIowais ) \jlll up3wlno _ In Christening
the battf | ) Ml > r > jpivat. ut Kmj.vit THOUIU
be remembered , . Is. ho longer a yjirohlbltlou
state , although tiiorc/ls a prohibitory law on
tha statute bsoks.
Good.Vliiti Three N of 11.
riilcoRO Tribune- .
When a nusabii rear admiral 'says the
disposition of the guns of the ne.s.Massa
chusetts as regards the eacurlns of iang
Is the host he has sean on any ship , It does
not mean thnt there's a plenty of our new-
navy , such as It Is. but that's it very good
what there is o ! it.
First , Civilization After.
Denver .News.
There will not be any European war over
the British incuralcn. Into the Soudan. The
s
powers will get together and make a fresh
division of epoll , BO that each will have a
shaio , and the division will be at the ex
ppnse of peoples too weak to resist. Kach
of the land pirates will get a chunk ot
booty , and pcaco and civilization will con
tinue their triumphant march.
1,1 tth 11 n : r Dp
Chlbnen Neivs.
Edison's application of the cathode ray ,
whereby the physician or any curious person
having the prlco can sco through and through
the human body wth | the naked eye and ex
amine all Its organs at leluurc , will not , par > -
happ , be ontlrcly welcome to the Interne.
Heretofore one of the deare t delights of
the study of medicine has consisted In the
student's < liberty to cut holes in such , persons
as fell Into his hands and to pry around
ninonR their Innards ns a child prlon among
the contents of a forbidden drawer. Under
the Edison sysicin this , of course , will not be to
ncccwary. ' The patient will be stood up and to
examined from the outflde , as the jeweler
examines the works of a watch. of
1'nrcclliiK Iiiillnu l.niulH.
The senate committee on Indian affairs has
endorsed j the Dawea commission bill to the
extent of recommending an appropriation of
SO,0 ( to provide for the enrollment of all
lu.rsoiiH entitled to citizenship In the Indian
Territory , preparatory to an allotment of the
lands In the territory. This Is the first step
be taken under the recommendation of the
Dawes commission. It io necessary to begin
uy . determining the property rights of all
cltlzeno , and not merely of the handful of
"head men , " who not only "want the earth , "
but foem to have taken possession of it aa of
far as the Indian Territory Is concerned.
Equal rights and justice to all will bo a
"new thing" In the , Indian Territory.
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IOVTU'M Ilrillny l > i > lririlUon. in
iVnsli'ngton Corio p'nCenl Clilcneo Times Iferald.
The Iowa delosatlo-u ts strongIn oratory
slid etrons In Bfcd-iaenge and in Influence.
Hero Is Cousins rivaling Dolllver as a spsaker ,
and . between thomlhey are the likeliest
pair possessed hjiearif state In the union.
Dave Hendorsonii ifn orator of no small
renown , and on otothe cleverest debaters
the house , jiacey Is a man everyone
likes to hear. Unjiburn Is as strong a man af
eerlous uubjeciH as any on the floor , nnd ?
Clark and Iiagercftml. : Hull and Curtis and in
Perkins can all give good account of them
selves. Hull of JevMones ! is a handy man
any sort of debate ) ell Is the general cpln-
lon In WashlngtonsUiet the Iowa delegation
the strongest inn tlio house. No other It
state , no matter witnt ; its size , Is represented .
such a large ivimbbr of able and Influen
tial men , This iHittUft In part to the policy
the Iowa republicans of keeping their
men here as lone -IB ) they are useful , Hut
lomethlng must il > One to the soil or the jy
climate of the grqwV ) l.tuto between the two jy
big rivers. At ai yyr to , tha Iowa men are
the very front In. the house , and It looks
If they were goingto stay there. The
icxt thing they will want Is the > speaker- t
ship , and the chances are they will get It
joforo the country U many years older. if
WIIV CIIK'AOO
IllniiUrl of Stioir it
for .liilillnllnii.
ciitcaRa ro t , i3 < \ .
Chicago and Ncbrnika nro mutually Jubl-
Innt over the repeated bounteous nnd even
downfall of snow which hn covered the
great corn slnto from end to end with A
protective blanket , putting nn effective end
t ) the threatened calamity of a general crop
failure In that extensive section.
Neither figures nor arguments nro needed
to show that short crops In this rich corn
belt would be almost an great a blow to
Chicago ns to the agricultural region Imme
diately affected. The lo < < s would Imvo been
keenly felt by the public , and would have
had great Influence In creating n broad nnd
general feeling of discouragement nnd de
pression In all lines ot business , but most
particularly , of course , with those Industrie *
connected with the core-\l nnd cattle Inter
ests nnd with the transportation traffic.
It Is not too much to say that the whole
sl.uo ot Nebraska and nil who more or less
directly share In nnd benefit by her pros
perity nre In n state of Joyful cxhllnratlon.
During the latter part of February mid the
early part of March the lack of snow caused
a general feeling of apprehension , which
dospencd Into a profound fear for next
season's- crops ns day nfter day passed with
out the longed for general snowfall.
Kvcry twinge oC doubt nnd fear which as
sailed the long-suffcfliiK Nebraska ngrl-
ciuturlst found a sympathetic response. In
the business heart of Chicago. Hut both
Siatl-ered as much hope nnd courage as was
possible under the circumstances from the
reports of I'rof , Willis J. Moore , chief of
the national weather bureau.
The distinguished ! weather expert gave
prophetic consolation by Insisting that the
records ot his bureau show that the severe
drouth visits the corn bolt but once In from
njno to fifteen years , lasts but one or two
years and Is followed by at least nlno years
of normal moisture and abundant crops.
Nebraska has certainly had her period of
drouth , argued Prof. Moore , nnd ho was
constrained to point to the cheerful conclu
sion that she was duo to enter , with this
season , the happy era of bountiful produc
tion. His sanguine prophecy wao received
on trust and Its fulfillment awaited , with
anxious Interest.
The latter came In the big snowfall of
March It , and has boon , since ro-enforccd
jy another copious storm. Had every man
n the state been elected Its governor the
commonwealth would scarcely have experi
enced a rnoro sweeping , Impartial and uni
versal joy. Reports ot the general blessing
wore telegraphed to the newspapers from
all quartern of the state.
Not a section , a country or scarcely a farm
In the state was slighted nnd the depth of
the fall averaged from live to twenty Inches
and was laid evenly and without drifts , fol
lowed by mild weather.
The storm began In the extreme northwest
corner of the state , and within thirty hours
from Its advent had blanketed the entire
commonwealth. Altogether the snowfall
was pronounced one of the most satisfactory
and beneficial In the history of the corn belt
and Immediately raised the crop prospectc ?
to as promising an outlook as was ever
known. A strong- demand for land was the
immediate result. The depth nnd distribu
tion of the snowfall are Indicated by the re
ports from the various sections.
Curtis , Neb. , reported n four days' fall of
the beautiful to a depth ot twenty Inches ,
putting the ground In the best condition for
eight years. The fall at Fnrnam and nt
KImwood was eighteen Inches and without
drlfto. The LUchfleld section was coated
will n level blanket ten Inches deep and
Wllcox reported the beat snowfall In eighteen
ytars.
At Imperial. Junlata and Hardy the depth
of the fall ranged from ten to fifteen Inches , [
and ground In these sections Is said to have
never been In batter working condition ,
being mellow and moist.
Red Cloud. Madrid , Eustls , Gothenburg.
Weston , Fullerton , I'lattsmouth nnd scores
of other towns situated In rich agricultural
ponntles arc rejoicing In the most propitious
conditions that nave ever promised enor
mous crops and swelling the general volume
ot testimonials to the effect that at this
scis-on of the year conditions for an un
bounded yield could not bo Improved.
Frcrn Loup City comes the report that
winter wheat In Sherman county Is In per-
fe.pt condition and that the demand for crop
lands Is stronger than ( n many years. The
ground Is wet for two feet below the sur-
fcce , am ) each plant Is thrifty and vigorous.
The last snowfall , which began March 18 ,
was as general nnd even as that of March
14 , and the jubilation of the agriculturists
and cattlemen of Nebraska Is heartily seconded
ended by Chicago and the whole country.
\IIH.\C TIM :
Indlanapollo Journal : " If the British move
ment In Egypt la Intended merely as a diver
sion In favor of Italy It may bo carried out
without much difficulty , but If , as Is more
llksly , It looks to the capture of the Soudan ,
It will probably lead to a bloody and expen :
sive war. it
Minneapolis Journal : When Abyss'nla ofid <
.
the dervishes get their Monroe doctrine fully .0
worked out , even the British may be ns sur
prised as the civic federation man who goes :
Into the saloon to get an apolllnarls lemonade .
nnd finds the good government candidate for
:
mayor lined up aga'nst the bar. : !
Globe-Democrat : Eastern Soudan , against
which the English army In Egypt is moving ,
has an area of nearly 1,000,000 square miles
and a population of 10,000,000. If the Kng-
llsli tthould advance as far as New Dongola
the lower end cf the Nile for a distance of 900
miles will bo In their possession. France
might ns well drop the Idea that the occupa \
tion la not to bo permanent unless British
fleets can be driven from the Mediterranean.
Chicago Post : Russia is a thorn in the
flesh lo the lion , not a dangerous adveivxiry pa
as yet so far as Egypt Is concerned. Musco paM
vite diplomacy , whoso cardinal maxim Is tli
checkmate England , will naturally seek
embarrass the Chamberlain program by
advising Menelok to delay the conclusion
peare with Italy and by urging the sultan
to protest against the Nile expedition. Dut
these tactics will not arrest the British
advance. Only armed Intervention will do
that. Neither Rue la , Franco nor both
combined w'll ' lightly assume such risks
against the quadruple alliance.
Philadelphia Record : Italy's little war In
Abyssinia may prove to have bean merely
the first act In e. stupendous historical
drama. Thn appearance of Russia on the
Bceno as the friend of King Mcnelek will
tend ( o further complicate a situation which
has already become portentouu through the
proposal of Great iBrltaln , with the approval
the Drelbund , to create a diversion In the
Soudan avowedly Intended to aid the Italians.
Should the prognostications of Sir Charles
Dllko provo correct , and the ulterior purpose-
the projected British expedition turn oul
bo the establishment of a great kingdom
Darfur , on the 001101103 of French Centra !
Africa , the Italo-Abyaalnlan Imbroglio might
develop into a European complication of the
flMt magnitude and Involve all of the
powers.
Detroit Free Pr M7 Some Idea of the
Force to be encountered may be gathered
rrcm the fact that the dervlshoa threatening
Kassala alone number 300,000 , Bade of
those and now being aroused are the myriads
the fanatical and farocloua Mahdlsts that
an sweep northward through Rgypt with
Irresistible force. The combined English
uul native forces that enter upon , the ex
pedition do not exceed 1",000 In all. They
will have at least 1,200 miles to march , ox-
loscd on the Hank1 along the entire route.
will rest with the Mahdlsts to choose
.liu time- and place of an engagement. Tbu
idvanpng | army inuot encounter the nlckly
ieasoi > , and ( hen when the hospltalx are
Hied and > when communication Is rendered
lllilcult , they nro llablu to an attack nude
the AhyBslnlans and Mahdlsts , guided
the military "kill of French and Rus-
ilan officers. There could bo but one torml-
mtlon to euch a conflict , and It looks aa
hough the peoplewliom the gods have had
In rnlrvl for some time to destroy had
icon worked up to the necetaary degree
preliminary madness.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U.S. Gov't Report
w. o. T , v , MKIT.I i.\ T , I.OMS.
l'rn ' < criinl DclcKitlrn
SrM lo Ilic llni ?
Unit
CIMCAdU , March 2S.Ml g Frances I
WlllnrO nulhorlfe * the Hfltonicnt thnt th
national convention of tha Woinon'n Chrlstla
Tompernneo union for 189(1 ( will bo huld n
SI. Louis , almost wjthout n doubt. The nml
tor was ilincusscd at n conference toJny In th
rooms of the association nt the Tomplp nn
nt which the managers recognized thnl th
scntlnipnt In favor of St. Louis ai prnctl
cally unanimous , The roincntlon will bo hoi
In September or October ,
In addition It was decided to hold thro
conferences on the I'nclflo coast nl Seattle
Portland nnd San Francisco during the win
tor. Fraternal delegates were appointed t
the annual convention of thn lit Ills
Woman's Temperance association , to be hot
In London the last week In May. Mis
Wlllard , president of the World's union , Ml *
Anna Gordon , asshtant secretary of th
World's Woinnn > Christian Temp rauc
union ; Mrs. L. M. N. Stevens of Maine , vice
prcsldent-at-largo of the national nnd prcsl
dent of the Main * union ; Mrs. Knthcrln
Lento Stevenson of Massachusetts , corre
spending secretnry of the .National Woman'
Christian Temperance union j Mrs. Frances K
Ucauchamp of Kentucky , nsslrtnnt recording
secretary of the national union , and presl
dent of Kentucky Onion ; Mrs. Mary H. Hun
of Mnssachusetls , world's superintendent o
scientific temperance Instruction ; Mrs , linn
unh J. llalley ot Maine , world'n miporliv
lendent of peace nnd arbitration , nnd Mrs
J. K. Dnrnoy of Rhode Island , prison ovnngcl
1st , were appointed.
xiaw .MK'rnu KOU run x HAYS
I'rof. I < V use mini I'orfopln
for MciiNtirliiK lic Ij
PITTSBUIIO , Mnrch 25. Plttsburg can
claim at least one distinction with tha new
X rays. Prof. R. A. Fe.wcmlfi ! of the West' '
or university , who has been working In
conjunction with Prof. James * Kceler In
making developments with them , has In
vented a motor whereby they can bs meas
ured. The Invention \vlll assist greatly In
studying the effect of the new discovery.
The meter is n very simple arrangement.
Two wires nro placed half an Inch apart In a
tube which Is filled with parafllno. The
wlre-9 are connected with a volt meter that
has ) been charged with electricity. Parafllno
being a non-conductor , the electricity Is
discharged and the volt meter registers the
amount of electricity passing. No unit has
yet been adopted for thu X rays , but It Is
probable that one soon will be.
NEW YORK , Mnrch 25. Nicola Tesla.
the well known electrician , sold today that
he. was Fatlsflcd thntjio had n rnnchlno which ,
when perfected , would cnnble him to. make
practical experiments In distributing electric
waves about the earth so that messages might
be conducted to nil parts of the globe
simultaneously. He believed thnt electric
waves might be propagated through the
atmosphere , and even the ether beyond , n
disturbance of the wavou at any point be-lng
Instantly felt nt every point along them.
He declared that he believed that the trans
mission of news about the earth by electric
waves In the place of wires was no longer a
dream.
_
.11 AD 13 MfiHT OK iujTI.nil'S CAU14KH.
Slroiin I'rotcHtH Aunltixt nil Aliproprl-
iitloii for HIM Stlltlli- .
BOSTON , March 25. General Butler's
military career was severely scored today ,
when the bill providing for the erection of
nn equestrian or military flatuc of Butler
cnmo up before the committee on ways and
means at the state house. The remonstrants
were called upon today , nnd Colonel Thomas
Li. Llvermore epoho. Ho declared Butler's
exploits were dwarfed by thousands of acts
performed by other Massachusetts men. But
ler did not lead the regiment through Balti
more he was In Philadelphia. He did not
solzo Annapolis until so ordered. From April ,
1SG1 , to May , 1804 , General Butler never di
rected the movements of a man In the face-
of the enemy. After that ho directed the
army In but on battle Drury's Bluff and
then he was compelled to retire. The reason
he never again attempted to direct troops
was because1 he saw ha was not fit to do It.
Colonel Llvermoro also said the Idea of coui-
momoratlng exploits ot this sort by eques-
tiian statues borders on the ridiculous. A
thousand of men in the army would have i
been just as good military commanders at
New Orleans , nnd as efficient a provost
marshal at New York. Among the other
remonstrants wore : J. Malcom Forbes , General -
oral Francis A. Walker , John C. Ropes ,
Major Henry Hlgglnson and Moorelleld
Storey.
Klrni Test of ilic llnlln'M l.inv.
NEW YORK , March 25. Judge Roger
Pryor In special terms today dismissed the
irder to show cause why a writ of mandamus
should not Issue against the board of excise
ommlssioners of New York City In the case
F. G. Einsfeld. The petitioner , n saloon
eeper , nske < l that the board be compelled
grant him a license for one year , but
ho board held thnt It had authority only
o Issue a license up to the date on which
ho Raines law goes Into effect. The case ,
.vhlch it is intended shall be made a test
ase of the constitutionality of the new cx-
EO law , will bo taken to the appellate di
vision.
Arn.iillte l of
MADISON , Conn. , March 25. Rev. W. H.
Irown has been acquitted of the charge of
icresy by the Congregational churches of
ho district of New Haven , before which hens
\ns put on trial yesterday.
Ohio Knvorn Klcolroutiilon.
COLUMBUS , March 25. The senate has
lassod a bill Introduced by Senator Jones of
Jadlson county providing for the substltu-
lon of electrocution for hanging In Ohio.
lMJIt.10.V\t < ASI > OTIIK11AV1U ! ,
AntliorlllM now DR C that X r y rcnltf
Impotent nil effort * to conceal thn family
skoltiton ,
Although M'rlnR ' poetry I * luimlly chilled
with contumely , tlit-ro In no doubt of tlio l > op
ularlty of the Knetcr Inyn of Mr . Poultry.
Th report llmt Ainbn M < lor llnynrd's denf-
rc la incrc.nlnR accounts for lilt Innblltly
to hoar the commotion In the national capl
tcl.
Tlio auprMiincy of cult In nil professions
In Iloston Is shown In the recent arrest Of
n lixlontM'btirKlar , whose dcprrdntldns In tlio
Hack Il y district overshadow Ills literary
attainments.
Tlio extent to which homo rule dominate * 1
the Now York legislature Is Illustrated lijr
n pending Mil granting pcanuttlng privi
leges to n political servitor In City Hall
lurk , Now York City ,
f4
A broiuo statue of General ( Irani of heroic
slro Is to bo nnvclleil In front tif the Union ii
I.or.guo club In Hrooklyn. April 25. Master
U. S. Ormit , Kr.in.ljon of the general , hai
o unvcllb stntur "
Although the lfiNaturo im * mVjoiirned.
Kentucky Insists on n front tent In current
political Activity. A father , mother find son
ore running for office In the town of Car
thage. Ohio must look to Its laurels ,
When nn abstract of the official report
of the War department , showing that the
United States has ! ) , IG7C9I able-bodied men
eligible for military service , reached the
other side of the Atlantic , a sentiment In fa
vor of a peaceful settlement of the Vcn-
ela ( llfllculty gicw us rapidly ns Nebraska
corn In July.
Governor Hustings of Pennsylvania will
tale part In the Aibor day observances at
the University of Pennsylvania on April 10.
A tree will be planted on the university
campus which will bo n uprout of the Penn
Treaty olrn , nml will bo presented by Gen
eral Pan ! A. Oliver of Wllkcsbarre , who has
n trco imy-slx yearn old from n branch of
: ho original tro < \
Tlio biggest tip ever bestowed In any
hotel In tlio land , so far as known , wan
gl\un Thursday to Herbert W. Young , a
clerk In the Holland bouse , New York , by
C. W. Mayer , a capitalist of Philadelphia ,
who wat expsctlng n telegram from WashIngton - ,
Ington as to the success or failure of an
Important negotiation. Young knew this
and when the message came took It to Mr.
Maypr himself. H . told of success and r >
$5.000 tip was the result.
I1UII.T POll 1.-WX.
Philadelphia Ledpjjr : A swell nffalr dried
apples and wnter.
Yonkori Statesman : Crlia'onbenlc Do you
know I'lickorton. the eornotlst ?
Ypn.st YPS , bo lives within gun-shot of mo.
Crlmsonbeak Well , you must be n fright
fully bad shot.
Tiuth : Medium The spirit of 'yo'ur ' wlfo
wishes lo spcnlc with you.
Widower You're n fnklr ; my wlfo never
would nsk permission to speak lo me.
Chicago Post : "They don't seem to
understand the theory of this government
In some localities. "
"What makes you think co ? "
"Why. everv tlmo they get hold of a ,
coed pair of bellows they think they Imvo
discovered material for a congressman. "
Cincinnati Enquirer : Ferry Here's n
clever trick. A fellow hn i been going-
about dlFKUl. ed us a worklnRman nnd car
rying a tin dinner pall to enable him to get
a chance to steal.
HnrKraves It may be a clever trick , but
It ain't new. Thn politicians have been
working that game for years.
Texas Sifter : She You came homo very-
oar ly last nlpht , didn't vou ?
He I wasn't so late. It was a quarter of
twelve.
She How dare you tell me such a He ! I
was awake when you came horni ? , and It
was not a quarter of twelve. It was 3
o'clock.
He Well , ain't three a quarter of
twelve ?
A CALUMNY.
WnHhlnKtcvi Slnr.
Sack cloth she wore all during Lent ,
In penllfnco complete.
How somber stirh habiliment ,
For ono so blithely sweet !
Hut 'twas her duty , nnd It grieves
Her heart that some should smile
And whisper that her sack cloth sleeves
Wore large as Is the style.
NO CA1IIM3T HIKES.
New York Sun.
The Indies of the cabinet
Ah > weenlnjy briny tears ,
And sounds llko those of martyrs' cries J
Fall on thu nation's cars.
A shadow as of blasted hopes
Has fallen on their lives.
And they regret with might nnd mala
That they are cabinet wives.
Because , forsooth , the president
Has stated Ihat he feels
It's not the proper thing for them
To ( ly around on wheels.
And anything he says must bo
The law In Washington ;
A slnglo word from hlm's the Ten
Commandments bunched In one.
Ho knows the streets of Washington
Have power to entice
The blkesters , till they think they're on
The streets of Paradise.
And yet , despite this charm , he rays
They must not ride. Alack !
Are women cowards , not to lilt
The tyrant In the back ?
They do not ralfe n hand to strike !
Their courage Is n clam !
Yo cods ! arid do our women think
"Sic semper" la a sham ?
It must be so. We only heir I
These ladles weep nnd wall ,
AH every woman tamely hangs
Her bloomers on u nail.
YOUMANS YOUMANS
HAT HAT
AGENTS AGENTS'
M. .
THE BEST CLOTHING' 1
Bonrs tlio iinino of HrownlnK. Kliitf & Co. on thu lnuiKor. Not bccmiRO i'
wo say no , but bceniiHo wo iniiUo It HO. Tlio llttlo tiling tliut BO to
innko iij ) tlio t'xcL'llcneo of a milt of clothes nro Midi IIH don't 8liow on
the surface. What ilocn the nvuniKO punum Icuow of Htuyu , linings nnd
thread ? They arc component pnrlB of cvury wilt thu vliunp and the
costly. If wo were content to Hell thu OUDINAUV CJIHA1' Korts of
clothing It would bo Ions oxpcnslvo to close up our factories nnd buy of
Jobbers , as KKAItLY ALL retailers do. Nobody supposes that when
wo say , for example , $15.00 for u KOitli'iniin'B suit and some one else
advertises HoniethliiK of similar deKerlptlon ut $10.00 or $12.00 that you
are KohiK to dccldo on thu rulatlvo merits of the two suits on mieli ninvs *
paper statements. Wu mention prices usually not so much for com *
pnrlson with others as to t'lvo you an Idea of the raiiK'o of our prices ,
If wo can't show you a good reason for dealing here , of course wo cau'l
expect you to come. Itcxpectfully ,
Browning , King & Co. ,
Reliable Clothiers , F.uniishers and Hatters ,
S. W. Cor. 15th mid DougliiH Sta.