THE OMAHA EMILY J\T5&t FRIDAY , MAJIOII 27 , 1800.
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comusroNnrNCE :
to n"Wi nnj r.1
All communlcatl-ms relallnr
torlal matter should be nclilr < " * M ! To th I. < l oi
IIUSINHSH unruns :
' ir-mllUnoea should t' '
mid
'All t-uslntM Hlora
uddr Mpd to The Ilee PnMlrtilnie tVimpani
Omaha. DrnflK , chock * and postoflico uweni I
bo made p.iyaM In the uril r of the
iJ niir : futu.i.siiiNQ
II. Txtchutk , ferrMary of Tin Her Pi" '
company , belntt 'luly swoni. eay * tliftt th
ncliial mnnic-r of full and ro'npUle coplM "f In
Dally , Morning. Kvenlnir and Sumlny Ilw * prlntri
dnrlnR th tnnnlli of IVbruary , IMS. wai ii * iol
\ Net wits . = >
Net dally nverniro . ' ; v/Jfl .
onntKir. n. T'/wniucK.
Bwmn to hefwc m < anil subscribed In my 1
enithis 2il Jay of Mnrch. 1EW. ! \
( Son I. ) N. 1' . I-'niU Xotmy I'uMlu.
f \Vlir > Hnld It wns ton Into to plnn
fI fresh tiri-sltli'iiUnl timber ? Arbor ( lit
I Is Just lionvliiK In
Wlno or wntor an tlm clirlatcnlnp ; bc
ornw. tlio now battlcslilj ) Town Is bnun
to be worthy of tlio sroal nnmo It bi-iir ;
rolltlclnns nntl bosses to the ren ;
Tliurston. Vcbstcr , Cnniifll , Wlipolc
ClmfTcc , Jim Allan and LMo Sclnven
to the front ! The people must ru !
tbcinsolrcs.
Arbor day will bo hero next week.- /
tbo Tree riantors' state Nobrasli
should celebrate ; the occasion In an a ]
pronrlato manner and maintain Its clali
to thn now name which It 1ms nssunim
riant trees. Don't wait for Arlx
day. A few trees and a prosentab
lawn In front of ovcry citizen's lion :
will contribute greatly to the miner ;
attractiveness of the city and the li :
prcsslon which It makes upon visitors.
.Tohn Ii. Webster has jiot himself ei
dorscd by one of the republican wai
to the S
clubs as a dclegate-at-larse
Louis convention. Isn't this a bit <
farce ? Hasn't it been foreordained 1
the great compact that Webster slioul
go ?
If not another street In the city
repavcd this year the property owne
nloiifj upper Farnam street ought
have Buftlcicnt public spirit and pride !
Omaha to put lu their petitions for
now and sightly pavejnent alouj ; tin
thoroughfare.
It's a wise child that knows Its ow
father. This explains many things tin
have been recently denied , Including tl
denial of the Lincoln Journal that an ;
body connected with the Burlingto
road ever owned any interest In It <
had any control over it.
Massachusetts republicans bold the
state convention today. As Massachi
eetta is supposed to bo representative <
tfie whole of Now England the dcllben
tlons and resolutions of this convei
tlon will bo watched by the rest of tl
country with unusual interest.
According to Congressman Cannon <
Illinois the average naval officer do <
not know any more about astrononi
than the average member of congres
Of course not. now many naval oil
ccrs were ever defeated for politic !
office and treated to an enforced vie
of political stars ?
Now let us see what use the Inte
state Commerce commission makes of II
power to require witnesses to give test
inony recently alllrmed by the feden
supreme court. The Interstate Con
merco commission has thus far had
peculiar faculty of running agalui
Bimgs that * serve as excuses for doln
nothing. , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Cuba Is paid to linvo cost Spain moi
in the last year than the whole Islnn
would sell for. Hut then it Is the prim :
plo of revolution against which Spal
is fighting and rather than set. an e :
ample for subjects nearer home to fo
low Spain will doubtless spend all tl
money It can raise until Its credit
exhausted.
It Is perfectly proper for the Hrltlfl
statesmen to bestow praise on Cam
dliuiH for their loyalty to the Imperil
government. If any of Her Majesty
subjectH were tempted by the examplt
of popular Independence , Canada , t
close to the United .States and In dall
communication with Its people , woul
bo under the spell.
It Is stated on good authority th ;
the uowly Imported expert who Is OIK
more checking up the books In the cli
treasurer's olllco In the Interest of II ;
ombcz/.llng treasurer's bondsmen cat
not possibly complete his work In let
tluw than two months. In the Inlervi
what are the city authorities going I
do ? Will they accept his version will
out checking him up ? If not , how Ion
will It take to verify his report ?
In his veto of the Ill-considered an
111-advlBcd curfew ordinance Mayc
Uroatch has only voiced the sentiment
of nine-tenths of the responsible clt
zens of Omaha. Had the mayor m
done so It Is sufo to say that populn
protests would have overwhelmed tli
council and forced a repeal of the al
surd measure. The city councllina
who recently said the council should b
more deliberate In Its consideration c
proposed ordinances Is now afforde
au opportunity to justify uls position.
HUUSK COfiFKtlKKS llKOKMi.
The house conferees on the Cubiu
resolutions have agreed to the rcsolu
tlons passed by the senate. It was madi
apparent by the discussion In the Rcnati
that tlu > house- resolutions could no
pass ihal body , for while probably n ma
jorlly of senators favored them the op
position was pulllelently slrong nnd do
termliied to prevent a vote by maintain
Ing discussion. This was brought to ni
end by again referring the matter to j
conference , with the result noted. I
Is probable that the house will npprovi
the decision of Its conference commit
ten rather than take the rl.sk of havlnj
the whole matter fall. If the house doe ;
this it will cut the ground from undo
the foot of the opposition , as concur
rcnt/p In the- action of the senate woult
leave thht body notl'lng ' further to dn
It Is thus within the power of the IIOIIHI
to settle the contention without fur the
delay or deha to.
The senate resolutions simply doclan
that a state of w.ir exists lietwooi
.Spain and the yovernmont proolalmot
and for .some lime maintained by fore
of arms by the people of Culm , and tha
thn United States should maintain :
strict neutrality between the eonU'iidlitj
powers , according to each belllgeren
rights ; also expressing the opinion tha
the president should offer the frlemll ;
olllce.s of the United States lo the Span
Ish government for the recognition o
Cuban Independence. . The house resohi
tlons differed from this In one or twi
rather Important respects , one of It
declarations being that In consequent :
of Ihe great commercial losses entailei
by the war upon the people of th
United States this government shouli
be prepared to protect the legitimate In
tcrosts of our cltliwns by Intervention 1
necessaiy. II. was to the senate resolti
lion thai the Spanish government am
people most strongly objected , and I
the event of the house concurring in I
there may bo expected another vlgorou
exhibition of Spanish Indignation an
hatred of the United States. There ha
been a subsidence of mob demoustni
tlons. but the feeling In Spain Is stl
very bitter , and there Is evidently
strong sentiment In favor of war wit
this country. It is also obvious thn
the Spaniards believe they would nr
get the worst of such a conflict , an
they undoubtedly are confident thn
they would have Kuropean assistance.
The senate resolutions being coneu ;
rent will not , If pahsed. go to the pros
dent. It is merely an expression of tli
opinion of congress , which In nowlf
commits the executive branch of tli
government. The president will be ; ;
free after its adoption as he Is now t
take whatever course he shall thin
proper or expedient. There Is no defli
ite information as to the views of M
Cleveland on this subject , though thei
Is reason to believe ho does not thin
the Cuban insurgents arc In condltlo
to be accorded belligerent rights.
JVO T/JJ7J TU-JIK LOST.
Congress Is almost certain to adjour
within less than six weeks. The firs
steps looking toward an agreement upo
a day for adjournment have alread
been taken by the senate. It Is .simp ]
a question whether the date shall I
fixed for the first or second week <
May. It Is of vital concern to the pei
pie of Omaha and Nebraska and of 11
entire west that action shall be ha
upon the pending Transinississippl e :
position bill during the present .sossloi
If the measure Is laid over for anotlu
session It cannot become a law befoi
January , 1897 , at the earliest , and poss
bly not before the first part of Marc ]
That would not only mean a whole yer
wasted , but would also jeopardize tli
prospect of appropriations for cxlilbil
by the various sjates whose leglslatun
will be In session next winter.
While the Transinississippl exposltlo
project has been enthusiastically n
celved by the people of Iowa , Wyoinlnj
Utah and Colorado , not to speak of Ni
braska , everything now depends upo
the action of congress. We arc admoi
ished by telegram from the delegatlo
that Is now on its way back from th
west that every Influence that can poss
bly be brought to bear upon congres
should be exerted In behalf of th
prompt passage of the exposition bll
This appeal should by rights have bee
addressed directly to the senators an
representatives of Nebraska , upon whoi
the duty of expediting the measure d (
volves. They must realize by this thn
that they can render no greater servle
to their constituents than assure th
success of the exposition through time !
congressional recognition and assls
ance. Other measures may not be ser
ously affected by delay , but. time Is th
all-Important element In the promotlo
of this great enterprise which holds on
promise of Incalculable benefits to a
the transmisslsslppl states.
In a recent speech In the lions
Representative Grow of I'ennsylvanl
Indicated two points in a tariff ! whlc
are pertinent to" the collection of re >
enue. IIo said that , first , a tariff wit
reasonable protective duties Is the beef >
of any to raise revenue until the lioin
market Is supplied , or nearly so , b
the protected article. The question < i
rorcnun Is the great one in adjnstln
u tariff and next to that Is protectlo
to home Industries. The second point I
that as the amount of homo prodm
tlon of a protected article Increases th
Importation of a ! lle foreign art Id
decreases and the price lessens until tli
home market Is supplied by the hum
article , when the price will be less tha
at any former time.
It was shown by the statistics of In
porta'tions during the last fiscal yea
of the Mc'Klnloy tariff and the first yea
of the present tariff that n protocliv
tariff is the host for raising rovonm
Taking articles from twelve schedule
It appears that the valuation In 180
was greater than In 1804 by nearly $111
000,000 , while the revenue collocte
on these articles In 1805 was about S7
r.00,000 less. The entire dutiable in
ports In the fiscal year ISO'.1 , a year o
extraordinary business activity , amount
ed to $ : < ( jtVJOSOI : and the revenue
lected In customs was $17-lltilli70. Th
amount of dutiable imports In 1805 wa
$ : ittVr0,170 ( ! , being almost the sain
amount au In 1802 , but the revenue col
looted from customs In 181)5 ) was $1-17 ,
001.21S-$20,000,000 less than In 1802
These figures demonstrate the superior
Ity of the last republican tariff law as r
revenue measure over the present law
With a difference In thot valuation ol
importations of less than K million dollars
lars , the former tariff law yielded ni
oxcrss of revenue over the present Inw
of $ -0,000,000. Is It not reasonable tt
conclude that if the republican law
had remained In force there would hav <
been no treasury deficit ?
The fact that the effect of protective
tariffs , Intend , of enhancing prices , is t <
reduce them In all cases whore natural
facilities exist for the production of the
protected article , so as eventually U
supply the home market. Is proven by n
comparison of the selling prices for a
series of years of pig Iron , steel rails
tin plati ; and almost any other pro
tected product. There lias been r
steady decline In prices following Hit
increase of homo production. At tin
same lime , under the policy which fos
tered homo Industries , the wages ol
labor advanced , because there was n
pretty constant market for it.
For more than a. quarter of n ecu
tury the republican economic poltcj
furnished revenue not only sulllclent tc
meet the current expenses of the gov-
eminent , but for a steady reduction ol
the public debt , which between JSO :
and ] S ! was reduced from ? 281,000 : ! ,
Oof ) to : ? r > 8r.X)0,000. ( ) Under the present
administration , with It.s dcllclt-makliu
tariff , the public debt has increase * '
? 2.2,000,000 ( , involving an Interes
charge on the country which wil
amount to an equal sum by the Him
the principal falls due. Furthermore
under , republican policy there were do
volopinont , progress and prosperity
whereas under democratic policy then
has been depression and stagnation.
The people are thinking of thesi
tilings and they will boar them con
stantly In mind during the cotnhu
presidential campaign , making then
paramount to all other consideration !
In connection with the election of i
president and congress. The hard experience
porionce of the past three years hat
taught a large majority of ( lie America !
people that a reasonable and cquitabli
system of protection Is essential U
their welfare and the progress am
prosperity of the nation.
WHAT O3LIIIA MUST DO.
Omaha Is beginning to learn what sh
ought to have learned long ago , that incr
chants and money changers never build up
largo city. We must furnish cctistant an
remunerative employment for worklngmen I
wo want to become a great commercial ceil
ter. This can only bo done by the establish
nicnt of manufactories. The Omaha Smcltln
works employ more men than do all ou
wholesale houses , and Simpson's carriage fac
tory puts more money In circulation than d
all the banks In Omaha.
Unless Omaha can become a manufacturln
center she must resign her claims to su
premacy. At no time In her history has till
fact been more apparent than just .now. Ou
wholesale houses are doing a very fair busl
ness , but our retail trade la almost pros
trated. Some of our Inflation financiers woul
ascribe the want of currency as the chic
cause of this stagnation , but The Bee trace
It to a want of employment. If Omahaicoul
furnish every Idle mechanic and laborer no'
'n our midst steady employment at reason
able wages there would be a plenty of cui
rency In circulation. The chief obstacle 1
our way today Is not so much the want e
cheap fuel and cheap lumber , but the war
of confidence In manufacturing enterprise
among our capitalists. Many of them stl !
prefer to risk their means In wildcat mlnln
claims and corner lots In Imaginary towns
but wo Imagine It would not bo very dlfflciil
to convince them that their money woul
have bean more profitably Invested In
woolen mill or starch factory. If anybod
has any doubts about the profits of manufac
turlng In Omaha let him Inquire at our foun
dries , wagon shops , oil mill and soap factor }
Every manufacturing enterprise undertake
hero by practical men with the necessar
capital has proved a success.
This editorial appeared in The Been
on the 20th day of June , 1874. It wa
written within a few months after th
great panic of 1873 , when Omaha wa
still suffering from the business dc
prosslon that aillicted the whole conn
try.
try.The
The views expressed so tersely twenty
two years ago might have been wrlttci
for the first time today. They appl ;
to onr present condition with as mucl
force as they did to the Omaha of 20.001
population. To be sure , wo have man ;
advantages now which we did not po.s
sess in 1874. AVe have cheaper fnc
and cheaper lumber and we also linn
lower rentals and lower rates of in
terest. Now , as then , men who ban
the necessary capital for mauufacturini
enterprises can make the venture profit
able in Omaha. The few failure ;
among our manufacturers are ncnrl ;
all traceable to the fact that the partlc
Involved had little or no capital of thei
own to start with. Now , as then , wild
cat mining schemes apivear to hav <
greater attractions for local moneyei
men than legitimate productive enter
prises. Now , as then , there is n prom
ising Held for investors who will under
take to convert our corn and wheat Inti
starch and flour , our wool Into yarn
blankets and cloth , our boots Into sugar
onr pelts and hides Into leather , am
these again into the more llnlshci
products , .
AVIth steady employment for men am
women in mills and factories the prc
vailing complaint about the scarcity o
money would soon bo heard no more
AVliat Omaha must do to revive busl
ness prosperity completely is to bulli
up its manufacturing interests.
The mall carriers of Omaha have fllci
u claim with Uncle Sam for overtlim
pay aggregating about ? 18,000. Tin
justness of the claim will not be questioned
tioned , as the extra service rcndorci
Is a matter of record , but the depart
menl Is .short on money just now am
will not , It is safe to predict , look wlt.1
favor upon applications for pay foi
extra service rendered. The time Is po
far distant , however , when moans wll
bo provided for raising In u logltlmat *
way the revenues of the governmon
and the chances are the mall carrion
must bide their time.
Thi ! Honorable Doctor Illcketts , whos <
unsavory record in the last legislatim
has kept him in discreet retirement foi
the last twelve months , Is to reappeai
on the political platform at Lincoln nox
week In n douMqjs.tnr engagement. AA'hy
a , man of thlsfi wtamp should bo given
this great prominence na a representa
tive republicanta , not explained In the
bills. Why slroiiin the other members of
the star comijfylon \ ! that represented
Douglas county In the last legislature ,
Including thee whiV migrated to other
parts , bo thuf $ lghtod ?
- in < j
"Unusual ivmcautlons were taken to
Insure secrecy , " ,1s the way the press re
port of the AJul'A. conference at AVash-
Inglon conclude * ? This conference is
supposed to lyUyjieen dnlled to discuss
the national political situation and to
determine the extent to which the order
should Interfere In the ante-convention
campaign. But why so much secrecy ?
If the A. P. A. organization Is animated
solely by patriotic motives In the In
terest of good government , why should
It not take llu > entire public Into Ita
confidence ?
It Is to lie hoped the Heal Kstato ex
change will not drop the subject of re
form In real estate appraisements ,
Its Inquiry so far has been confined
only to the matter of uniformity In
valuations place'd upon property In a
given district. It should go further
and present a true bill as to the meth
ods employed by certain attorneys In
securing appraisements on property in
foreclosure cases. Something ought to
be done for the protection of the rights
of the man compelled to mortgage Ills-
property. . _
Inasmuch a.t all the members of the
Shite Board of Irrigation are supposed
to be in dally attendance at the state
house , It ought not to lie difficult foi
them ( o SQjjure a special meeting of the
board at once and accept the resignation
of Its secret a Fy without walling Iwt
weol s for the regular meeting. Tin
slate has been paying a salary of ? 2.00C
to a man who. for three months Inu
been unable to give half his time to Itt
service. This abuse should not be tel
era ted a day Iqugbr.
Intelligence that there will be little 01
no appropriation for river Improvements
passed by the present session of congress
gross is only what might have been
expected. Evojrybbrty knows the gov
eminent has no money for such pur
poses , nor will it have as long as tin
existing order of things shall prevail
The river at this point , happily , has noi
cut unseemly capers for a year past
but no man ( can t say what the June
freshets mayhave in store for our rlvei
front. '
If the lowii legislature should pass
the bill regulating jury duty rccoin
mended by its senate judiciary commit
tee , Iowa wlltsoqji become the para ( list
of jury dutyslUrkcrs. . The proposct
law accords exemption to every one wiu
is conscientlnsyj'opposed | | to"tfcting as
a juror becajjqq/iOC his religious faith
AVIth such ai lawi on the statute books
the number pf Jpwa people who wil
suddenly discover- that they have con
sciences will ) bo. amazing.
. City Attorney ; Connell has pointed 0111
the u'tiHty .ot"ifnrappear6f ! the1 viaduct
cases to the 'federal supreme court
Chicago has compelled the railroads ol
that city to elevate their tracks and
abolish grade crossings. If that can be
done , certainly the railroads of Omahsi
can be made to pay their due proportion
of the cost of viaducts' constructed
solely to do away with grade crossings
and protect the public from the dangers
attending them.
Once more the World-IIcrnld flashes
on the public what It said about Henry
Bolln when he was a candidate for re
election , as city treasurer , when no one
questioned his integrity. But it does
not enlighten the people why It said
lie was an honest man after the treasury
embezzlement -was made public , and
why it has ever since maintained a
suspicious silence on the subject ol
bringing the treasury looters to justice ,
The Chicago Times-Herald calls on
congress to adjourn so soon as it shall
have passed the 'necessary appropria
tion bills. Not so fast. The bill glvins
national recognition to the Transmlssls-
slppl exposition Is still pending in both
linnso nnd senate. It Is of the utmost
Importance that It bo passed at this ses
sion of congress and the session , should
bo prolonged If necessary just Ions
enough to permit of action upon it.
IH VHalHy ItoHlorlf
Indianapolis Journal ,
At last the interstate commerce law fs tt
have a chance of being enforced. Kvaslon o
Its provlylons has been the rule these man\
years ,
Nnval Hiiiirvmncy lit 1'crll.
Chicago Record.
The people of Iowa want the war ship ol
that name chrlntcnod with water Instead ol
wine and It Is thought that upon the declslor
of this grave niiesdon hangs the fate of navn
supremacy In the future.
Out Well.
New York Tribune.
Utah baa done < AyeJ | In adopting the Aus
trallan ballot ay stem at the outset of It !
career as a BtffTC fWlth some modifications
this system /iDft'ln use In nearly all the
ttatoa of the unlonj- The rapidity with whlcl
tt has boon ndonladhla phenomenal , for It Ii
Icsa than ton yofrp. jjlnco U was first brougbl
to the general attentlcn of the people of tuli
country- . . . rn
frAHUTlrnii Influence.
nuffntb K Ixprfss.
A wall lias rfniJ up from the nrltlsh mor-
chants over the 'Hrrtterlchnlzlng of the Hand
In South Africa J"rho ownero of the South
African mines Voimd that Americans had
Invented and * roc manufacturing machinery
vhlch they needed In their business and thai
American englrreenr were best qualified to
superintend theVmiiiing operations. Hence ,
the socalledAarvrtlcanlzlng. . The IJtltUh
merchants may protest , but the time passed
loug ago whenjany ; > avUloii could compel Ite
colonies to t radii diily with their mother
country. Moreover , the Hand Is not a Brit
ish colony , but a , part of the independent
Transvaal republic.
TaylnK with ( lie Sdiclc TJfrcr.
lUlilmoro Bun.
The part that senators and representatives
nt Washington are reported to be taking In
Wall street speculations Is not at all to their
credit. A very large proportion of the recent
business In stocks affected by war scares
Is credlteJ to congressmen. Ona brokerage
II rni in Wall street Is said to have made
! 200,000 In commissions on orders from con
gressmen during the present session. It Is
not beneath the popular estimate of the
personnel of the present congress to aaiuino
that a jingo senator who has tnld "short"
In expectation of a decline would make a
warlike speech or report a bellicose resolu
tion merely In order to put down prices
and make his speculation successful. This
theory 'Vtould explain a great deal.
I'OMTICAI. COMMKXT.
Chicago Times-Herald ( rop.i Thi substi
tution of platitudes for principles In a pifly
platform la an old trick that will no longer
deceive the voters.
Chicago Inter Ocean ( rfp. ) . The two hard
est thlngi Major McKlnle ; lift ? to mrct are
the sneering at and ridicule of all other
candidates by many ot his organs anil the
praiseho Is receiving front democratic
sonfcen.
Kansas City Journal ( rep. ) : Democratic
Journals are consuming a great donl ot space
In discussing tho'troiibtes which are sure to
happen at the St. Louis convention. Some
how they don't seem to consider the Chicago
affair worth talking about.
Olobe-DomocMt ( rep. ) : Kx-OovornorCnmp-
hell gives notice- that he U not and will not
be a candidate for the democratic nomination
for the presidency , and certainly he has a
right of exemption , from further duty In
the way of being beaten for his party.
Washington Star ( rep. ) : The only doubt
that presents Itself In connection with Mr.
Cleveland's reported preference for Mr Car
lisle ns lils successor Is a feeling of surprise
ever tbo selection of a gentleman who Is ab
solutely without prestige as a duck-hunter ,
St. Paul 1'lonecr Proas ( rep. ) : The demo
crats have ono great advantage for the forth
coming campaign there Is plenty of re
publican timber for them to make handles
of. When the rc-publlcan paragrapher trlei
to- look up a Joke on the democratic s'de ' he
finds only on etching void. They have neither
candidates nor principle ! .
Indianapolis Journal ( rep. ) : Senator Sher
man uns dclegato to the whg ) conventions
that nominated General * Zachary Taylor , In
ISIS , and General Wlnflcld Scott In 1852 ,
but lie has not been a delegate y'nco
his election to congress In 1851. Ho Mys :
"I never believed It was proper for members
ot congress to be delegates to conventions ,
nml 1 stopped going after I was elected to
congress. "
Iloston Traveler ( rep. ) : The howl of de
light with which the democratic papers com
mented on the alleged meeting of Philadel
phia manufacturers with the silver senators
nt Washington Is now considerably modified
by the declaration of Charles H. Harding ,
one of the business men present , that the
Phlladelphlans were not at all hnpreswd by
I ho free sliver doctrines advanced , and that
most of them caino auay opposed to un
limited coinage.
Philadelphia Inquirer ( rep. ) : The boom for
Secretary Carlisle for president does not
meet with any marked favor In the east ,
The people ot this section nro still a bit old-
fashioned. They do not look upon a man's
capacity to pile up debts during an era ol
peace as a presidential qualification , and
while Carlisle Is now known to be right or
the money question lie Is nlso known to be
wrong on the tariff from which our revenue
to pay debts must be raised. Moro caps
will bo lotsed Into Iho air for him when he
recants on that point ,
A.V IMl'OllTAXT 1JI2CISION.
Chicago Tribune : The decision Is a highly
Important one , as under It the Interstate
Commerce commission will be able to force
witnesses to testify In cases where othet
evidence would not bo strong enough to con
vict of breaches of the Interstate commerce
law. Up to date It could not do this , for
\\hlch lenson the law was practically a dead
'ettpr. ' railroad officials discriminating In
fHVor of certain persona and places nnd
laughing In their sleeves al the futile char
acter ot the efforts made to compel them tc
< leal Justly wltiriho public.
Indianapolis Journal : For years the Inter
state Commeice commission bus been pre
vented from performing Its most Impoitanl
duties to the public because officials have
pleaded the constitutional provision that t' '
man cannot bo compelled to testify when his
testimony may Incriminate him. This pie :
has been sustained under general principle ;
until congress , In 1893. passed an act de
signed to obviate that objection In the case :
of employes acting under orders. Since the
passage of that law a suit has been broughi
and an employe has refused to testify , plead
ing the protection of the constitution. Tlic
matter was can-led to the supreme court
and a majority has decided that employes
must testify. Hereafter when the Interstate
commission undertakes to ascertain If the :
merchandise of ono man jias been shipped
at a lower rate than the merchandise ol
others It can compel employes lo testify as
to contracts- and requlio them to exhibit
the same. It Is now within the power of the
commission to break up the favoritism whle-h
the exposure ot tbo affairs ot the Santa Fe
railway brought to light about two year ?
ago.
Chicago Post : This is the second time
the question has been before the supreme
court. In the Counselman case Judge Hlod-
gett ruled that the witnesses were obliged
to answer Incriminating questions. The late
Judge Qresham upset that ruling , holding
that the law , as It then stood , did not afford
the witness sufficient protection , and the-
supreme court sustained that view. An
amendment to the law was paswl granting
Immunity to any witness who testified. The
supreme court has now decided that that
Immunity is eufilclent to secure for the wit
ness all his constitutional rights and privi
leges. The decision of the supreme court is
in effect that while a conspirator cannot be
forced to convict himself by bis own
testimony , the constitution does not provl.lo
that ho shall be permitted to screen and
cover up the Illegal practice of his oo-cor.-
splratoro. Under this ruling It will now bo
possible for the Interstate Commerce com
mission and the federal criminal courts to
obtain evidence , both oral and documentary ,
of every Illegal act done. Kvery transac
tion which takes place between the roads
and the shippers using them may be made
public. The officials who commit the Ille
gal acts , or some of them , may escape pun
ishment , but the companies on whoso be
half they are committed must pay the pen
alty.
LIVK , PUSIIIXO l EOI IjI3.
The. CIiiHK of Now Settlern SutiKUt I '
The far wertern states on both sides ol
the Rocky mountains are quite as desirous
to promote as any of the eastern states are
to chock any Immigration ; but the Immigra
tion desired In the west la decidedly not
the kind the caut wants to shut out. Oregon
has millions of acres of untllled land , and 1 ;
making a strong effort to Induce eastern peo.
plo to como out there and toke up farms ,
The Portland Orogonlan says there Is a wide
field In Oregon , with reasonable certainty
of present plenty and future prosperity foi
active , onercotlc , fann-bre > d men who have
each a few hundred dollars to begin with
that the cllmato Is of unexampled mildness
and healthfulness , the soil Is productive , no-
rial and educational facilities are good , and
farming landu can bo secured at moderate
and even low prices.
California Is still more- actively movlnp
than Oregon to secure additions to her pop
ulation. The San Francisco Call shows that
this work U being systematically carried on ,
It appears that there Is a atato Improvement
committee which is engages ! In disseminating
general knowledge at largo and particular
Information concerning any part of the state
when desired , but It Is proposed to make
the work moro effective , by organizing local
committees to operate through a central
body , The Call suggests that the hard times
prevalent In the east should bo regarded
as a providential opportunity fen securing
Immigrants , and It urges active efforts In
this direction. Wo are assured that other
utatos west or the Rocky mountains are aim
seeking Immigration and are working ener
getically to Increase- their population In thla
way.
way.The Omaha Dee calls attention to the
Immigration schemes on the Pacific In
order to suggest that Nebraska and other
states east of the mountains that -w ant moro
population must bo alive to the opportunity
or they will ba left In the race by tbo far
western states which have entered upon
the work of securing Immigrants very seri
ously and earnestly. The Dee thinks that
whllo a very largo movement of pcoplo from
the cast to the wojt appears to bo Imminent ,
It Is not to be doubted that there are thou
sands In the east who -would go west If they
were chown where they could Improve their
condition ,
Settlers from the eastern states , not Immi
grants of the kind that are pouring- Into our
cistern cltloj , are wanted In the wect and
south. We notice no demand In , any quarter
for Immigrants who are not able to buy
land and subsist themselves till they can
raleo a crop , The Influx of undesirable Im
migration In the cast does not In any way
contribute to supplying the western de
mand.
I'AVOK.VIIM- T1IIJ
Ilnnnc Committee Will llrconiltlpr It *
Voro on Arlnonn rtiiil \ < - < v Mexico.
WASHINGTON , March 20. The elatohcwl
bills ( or the .i > lml len ot thn territories ot
Arizona and New Mexico will bo ngala
pniird upon by the house committee oa terri
tories At its meeting uext Tiio Jay. Today
the committee decided to take the bills up
next week nnd vote them a second time. The
Now Mexico bill has been repr.rUil favorably
to the senate , but the house committee by
a close vote taken several weeks ago de
cided not to report them to the house. It Is
now asserted by the advocate * of statehood
that two commlttocmen who voted against
reporting the bills have como to the opinion
Hint the best plan will be to lay them before -
fore tha liouw nm ! let the whole house take
the responsibility of p.isHng or rejecting
them. This course has been ndvocvtted by
some of the parly leaders In the hoti. c.
The rommltto finished Its illnousMon ot the
house bill , amended by tbo se-n&tn to vali
date the bonds Issued by the territory of
Now Mexico for building a capltol. U wag
decided to accept the sonata amendment
secured by Senator Ilrlce to Include bonds
lc > the amount of $172.000 issued by S.inU
I-V county to aid the Santa Fc railroad an.l
ttio committee also noMe-l nmeudmpnts to In
clude In the provlMoiiH of the bills $250,000
of Santa Fe liquidating bonds and $50,000
Ismied by Silver City. The Interest upon ttm
bonds was ) reduced from C to1 per cent.
The bill In Its present form validates all
bonds ot the territory.
I.OOKl.NT. IVl'O COl'VUKSHT J..VAV.
AVItolc Synlem ItlUcly in He Tlinr-
otiulily OvrrliiKilctl ,
WASHINGTON , March 20 , The Investiga
tion of copyright laws , which ban been
carried on for several years by the house
committee oa patents , will probably lead tea
a moro or less comprehensive revision of
the copyright system. Ono of the principal
changes "likely to result will bo tbo estab
lishment of a bureau ot copyrights In con
nection with the contjrr-sslonal library , which
now has charge of all the copyright busi
ness , but which has not a sufficiently largo
clerical force to properly handle the work.
Mr. Spofforl , the librarian of" congress , has
been asked to report to the committee the
amendments to the present law , which be
considers desirable , and when the committee
has discussed his recommendations there will
bo drawn a substitute for the Trcloar bill ,
embodying such Improvements as meet the
approval of the members. After this has
been done General Draper , the chairman of
the committee. Intend ! ) to submit the bill to
all the copyright leagues and other organiza
tions which might have a legitimate Interest -
torest In the subject and elicit their opinions.
Moro hearings before the committee may bo
made necessary and the program outlined
will probably take most eif the remainder of
this session , so that there Is llttlo proba
bility that nny new law will bo enacted
before the next session.
llociom May Iluy theIloolc. .
WASHINGTON , March 2C. Mr. Broderlck
of Kansas has presented In the house a reso
lution directing the superintendent ot docu
ments to receive subscriptions for the med
ical and surgical history of the Into war , and
for the Index catalogue of the surgeon gen
eral's office , at the estimated cost of repro
ducing these volumes from the stereotyped
plates. Whenever the number of subscrib
ers for either of the works amounts to not
leoa than 400 the ptibllo printer Is to reprint
and deliver them to the superintendent ot
documents for sale to the subscribers.
IlaU'x IlrNlemttloii noes < o .
WASHINGTON , March 26 , The resigna
tion of John I , Hnll as assistant attorney
general for the Interior department was pre
sented to thfc president this afternoon , to take
effect May 1. Judge Hall resigns to accept
the general counselshlp of the Georgia
Southern & Florida Railway company. His
buccessor as assistant will bo W. A. Little
of Columbus , Ga. , who was formerly attorney
general of the state , speaker of the Georgia
house of representatives and a member of
Its last constitutional convention.
For llic Relief of Iloiucntenil Settler * ) .
WASHINGTON , March 20. Representative
Stephenson of Michigan has reported to the
house from the committee on public lands a
bill calculated to rellovo homestead settlers
on tbo Crow Indian lands In Montana from
paying to the government $1.CO per aero , for
railway lands , which the committee says may-
very properly be considered a discrimination
against the settlers. The bill was reported
on adversely by the secretary of the Interior ,
to whom It was referred for an opinion.
DlHitilNHeil from the
WASHINGTON , March 20. The result of
the general court-martial In the case of
Medical Inspector Edward Kershner , U. S.
N. , convicted of violating a la ful regulation
Issued by the secretary of the navy , and also
of scandalous conduct tending to the destruc
tion of good morals , was made public In
orders Issued from tbo Navy department
today. . The officer was dismissed from the
service. _
Mull Itoiite to the Ilnliniiuui.
WASHINGTON , March 20. All malls for
Bahama Islands , after April 8 next , will
be sent from Now York alone. Part of
the service during the past winter months
has been performed by a contract with the
steamer Northumberland , plying between
Nassau and Palm Beach , Fla. , but the ar
rangement terminates on the date mentioned.
U 15M50TIOX OISKXATOHS. . i |
Tribune ; While the committee has
reported In favor ot ttila constitutional
amendment , It Is doubtful whether the sen-
Ale will concur. The resolution will go on
Iho calendar. Kvcry now and then some ,
senator will call It up md make A sot speech v
on It , but It Is not like ) } that a vote will bo , r
taken , and If ono Is , moro tlmn third of the "
senators will vole ngn1m > t It. They under-
Mnnd ntvl prefer the prcieut mode of elec
tion , U got them Into the senate and they
think It will keep them there.
St. Louis Republic : Senators1 who nr
nfrald of their ccci < * tltuents will endeavor to
kill by numerotn amendment * the resolution
imbmlttlng to the pctple the propoiltloit to
elect by a direct vote. They will propos * to
m n lo alt ofllccia of the government , from
president to post master , clcctlvn , In the same
way. This la the favorite legislative method
nt killing popular mcrtsurcs. Any serious
argument concerning the proposed amend
ment ! ! will only tend to contuse the public
mlud. H should be enough for the law
makers to know that nlnc-tcntlm ot the
proplc want to vote nt the polls for .tcnatorlnl
candidates.
lo < Um Advertiser : The plan of chooalnR
United States senators by direct popular vote
has long been urged na a remedy for thei tin-
fortunate condition of things existing In that
body. It has been fixvorod by the houseof
rcprn > icntatlve' , but heretofoto rejected by
the pcnnte. Now that It comes before the
semle with the ondorwment of tlie committee
teeon privileges and elections. It Is hoped
that It will receive final favorable action.
"H will , " tnys the report of this committee ,
"removo prejudices mnv existing which nro
rapidly becoming deeply and danqer-
ous > ly fastened upen the public mind.
H wilt Inxoke a pplrlt of mutual forbearance
and respect au between the senate and the
people1 , which does not now exist to that de -
gree that Is desirable. It will restore con
fidence. H will tend to elevate the character ,
advance the dignity , Increase the usefulness ,
extend the Influence and Justly magnify tbo
power of the senate , nnd at the sximo time
promote tbo welfare of all the people of the
republic. " _
iOIII.US OK SlMUXn.
1
ThlrnKn Tilbune : "There's n tailors'
strlko on bere , Isn't thine ? " asked the
stranger.
"Sow It seams , " leplled the other man.
Brooklyn Life : Hlg les-Old nilnon called
In four doctors In consultation ever him
tbo day be died
MlRRles Thero'3 no ilunger of bis being-
burled nllve.
Atchlirm Globe.- : There comes a time In
every mnn1 ? life when bo is never well ,
nnd n llttlo later n lime when be has be-
roiuo used lo U nnd doesn't mention It.
Woon'ocUr-t Hcportor : "l-'nnnle , I haw
tolil you ngnin nml 'ngatn not to Fpenk
when older persons nre talking , but wnlt
until they stop. "
"t'vo tried that already , mamma. They
never stop. "
Chicago Post : "Maud bus a keen senseot
humor , hasn't sbeV"
"YM. Indend ; oven when she catches a
had rold It gives her n tickling cough. "
Philadelphia Record : Muggins Did you
i > it'r attend n. box pally nt the- opera ?
rtiBiins ; ; Xo ; I'm too fond of muclc
Uetro't Flue Press : Miss Passec I nsstira
> u-j I io not wear thine glasses bectuiso I
them : I ran SEC to te.-xd the finest print. + i
itfinmkablo ! Second - *
Old'lv ' Girl-How
slirbt. 'Isn't It ?
Statesman : Mis. Yeabt My hus
h-Mid woke up tbo other night nnd thought
be- smelt tiro.
Mrs. rilmsonbeak Ho probably bad been
thot be was dead.
Teixns Sifter : "Try not tbo pass. " the o'.tl
man said , but tbo old man wasn't n legis
lator.
1
Cincinnati Knrjulrer : "What have you to
say ? What ran you say ? " Mic n ked , as ho
cume In nt 2.rKJ : a. m ,
"My dear. " paid bo , In an aggrieved tone ,
"you oufiht not to a k me nny such tnies- !
tlon ns that. You neve-r bear mo asking
jou If you aic going' ( o say anything , do
you ? "
_
THE JOYOUS TIME.
Chicago llcconl.
Same old robin , same old song :
Snmo old rold wind blowing sliong ;
Si me old cloudlet ! ! : gnmo old Ucy ;
Same old brooklet babbling by.
Kamo o'.O violets , Fame old blue :
Same old class-plat , same old line ;
S.i mo old look In everything ;
S.i mo old reason ; name old spring.
THIS SI'IU.VG.
Rcrlbncr's Magazine.
Oycz ! Oyex ! a girl has run away !
She's truantliiK from Winter's convent
halls ;
Stampeding all the world with flcldward
calls ,
And breeding- mischief In tbo Bcnernl clay ,
She romps along the lanes and mimics
May ;
The savor or her blown , soft hair en
thralls
Thd air. The snows melt where her foot
print falls.
On greening meads whoso startled fiowera
betray
The coaxingluno her fleet vagary hums.
The leaves look out to watch her where
Ebo come ! ! ,
And pell-mell brooks break Jail to scamper
after ;
And bill-homed cattle frisk that nho Is
near.
She teases even the towns with fetching
laughter.
Oyez ! Who's seen tbo tom-boy of the
year ?
KEEP OFF THE
--35BF * "
of spring-will soon appear , and
SIGNS they do it's time for you to ap
pear in a Spring Suit. We are already
prepared.
ARE YOU ?
If not take a look at our windows. Our
spring and summer productions on exhi
bition there in endless variety.
Spring opening Saturday and will con
tinue till after Easter. Everybody invited
to look them over.
Browning , King & Co. ,
Reliable Clothiers , Furnishers and Hatters ,
S. W. Cor. 15th anil Dunging Sts ,