Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE
B. ItOSnWATGn , Editor.
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BTATKMHNT OP CIHCULATION.
Btnte of Nebraska , I i
Douglas County. |
OcorBo 11. Tzschuck , secretary of The IJec Til
llclilnir company , l > olnff duly rwcrn , enyn that t
actual number of full and complete copies of Tl
Dally Morning , Kvcnlnc ami Humliy Uee print
during the month of February , H37 , was as fc
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i Less deductions for unsold nnd returned
( copies . 8.4
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I Total net sales . 0496
i Net dally nvcrnRp . 19.6 :
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IXSIST OX IIAVIXrl T1IK 111315.
After tlilH week tin- legislature wll
ftprvt * tlip state and lllit { its battles with
out pay.
It will his noticed that Drive Morcc :
niul his pull are In this congress just 'n
strong ail In the last congress.
Business before pleasure and tarlf
legislation before patronage illstrlbutloi
appears lo be the motto of the MeKIti
ley administration.
President McKlnlcy takes daily walks
for health and exercise. Daily walks
will rentier quarterly duck hunts anr
monthly llshlng excursions unnecessarj
luxuries.
Congressman Mercer has got the $200 , '
000 exposition appropriation once more
through the house. Now let Scnatoi
Thurston see that the senate raises II
again to ? 27. > ,000.
If there lias been fraud In ( he recount
by all means let It be exposed and the
responsibility fixed upon the guilty par
ties. The legislature owes that inucli
to the people as well as to itself.
It Is hoped , for ( he well-being of the
public , ( hat the Apostle Peter , now that
his occupation is gone , may not follow
the example of the Apostle Paul In at
taching himself to the printer's trade.
The celerity with which the exposition
appropriation goes through congress In
this era of prosperity Is In marked con
trast to Its retarded course under an ad
ministration of doubt and depression.
What's the difference between a Ilryan
democrat , a silver republican and a
popujist , so long < as they all vote for
the same candidates , support the same
policies and feed at the- same trough ?
The city olllclals elected next month
will be the City olllclals during the entire
period of the Transmlsslssippl Exposi
tion. The occasion demands a sut of
candidates standing on a little higher
plane than usual.
The scheme to turn tlu > non-partisan
police board Into a partisan democratic
body sounds very pretty , but the people
Who elect the mayor as lift a member
will want to have something to say
about it.
Ono state normal school equipped with
competent Instructors and elliciently
managed ought to bo able to provide
the training for all the teachers that are
likely to be produced by Nebraska for
years to come.
There are some wealthy property own
ers right here In Omaha who will derive
largo benefits from the exposition , but
who have notyot como to time with their
stock subscriptions. Now Is the time to
wake up a few of these uiun with
Bentlo reminders.
Ex-Senator David H , Hill Is credited
with asserllng that successful politics
rcqulrcrt the undivided attention of a
man. This sounds very nicely , but
it Is nothing more than a dlll'erent way
of Baying that only one thing can be
well done at a time.
The proposed day of Jubilee to cele
brate the apparent prosperity of the ex
position Is an excellent Idea. It would
add lo the Joy of the occasion If the last
vestige of the ancient union depot ruin
might be removed with appropriate cere-
moiilea on the same day.
Just before the legislature was con
vened , Governor Holcomb expressed
himself forcibly and publicly against
the creation of any more stale boards
and In favor of wiping out. a few of our
prusent superfluous boards. The gov
ernor will apparently soon have a glo
rious opportunity to put his precepts Into
practice by vetoing a few legislative
bills , or place himself on record us huv-
Ju ; ; chunked lib wind oil the subject.
sAnttti
When tin exposition bill was up f
consideration before the house Its legl
latlve oppoiifuts declared that Omal
was to get the chief benefits and th ;
Omaha should , therefore , bear the who
bunion. When the bill anthorl/.li
Douglas county to raise ? -00,000 for o
position purposes by the Issue of bout
came up , the same men opposed the b !
and declared ( lint the people of Omal
and Doiigln.-t county should not 1
allowed to lax themselves for the e :
position.
The pretext for this Inexcusable ol
slrtictlon of the bill Is that the fnnnei
of Douglas county are to bo snddlr
with taxes without corrospriiullng lion
fits. In the first place Omnha nnd Soul
Omaha pay nine-tenths of all the tax *
In Douglas county. In Ihe next plat
nobody in Douglas county will derlx
greater benefits from the exposltlo
limn the farmers , for whoso products
special demand will be created , besldi
permanently enhancing the value <
theirlauds. . Ktirlhorinoro. there Is
suflleli'iil barrier In the bill to preclutl
snap Judgment , Inasmuch as the bon
proposition can be submitted only upo
a petition of 1,000 cltl/.ons and no boml
can bo Issued except by a two-third
vote. i
It is a sad commentary upon the li
conslstonry of the opponents of the e >
position that after Insisting on Dougla
county paying all thu expenses of till
great public enterprise , they are no\
exerting themselves to prevent Dougla
county from raising money to assure It
success. :
( IKKMAlfrti V1H8T KMl'KllOH.
All Germany will bo allamo with popi ;
lar enthusiasm today and for some day
after. This is the centenary of the blrtl
of KmperorVllllam I. the grandfathe
of the present emperor , and preparation
have been made for celebrating I
throughout Germany with great pom ]
and pageantry. A national moiiumen
to the memory of the old emperor wil
be unveiled today In P.erlin and for several
oral days there will be public demonstra
( Ions on an unprecedented pcalo in thi
capital of the empire. The German people
plo generally have a proper roverenci
for the memory of William I , who i
not a'very ' great man himself , either ai
soldier or statesman , had the wisdom t (
Kim-omul himself with great men a :
counsellors. Ho did not possess tin
statesmanship of 15Ismarck or the mas
terful military skill of. Von Moltko , bu
he knew how to avail himself of the su
perlor ability of these great men and ii
ibis ho showed a quality of Judgmen
most valuable In a ruler. Uut the oh
kaiser was by no means an Inferior man
measured by the standard of motion1
sovereigns. When ho became einperoi
ho was by far the strongest charactei
among thu European rulers and nont
who lias come after him measures up t <
his stature. Ills grandson certain ! }
comes far short of it.
The celebration of the ono-hundredtl :
anniversary of the birthday of Emperoi
William I cannot fail to direct the at
tention of the world more closely than
ever to the characteristics of the present
emperor , AVilliam II. His whole course
since lie came to Imperial power has-
been marked by erratic judgment and
by singular fatuity In speech and act ,
lie has done or caused to bo done somi' '
meritorious tilings and It Is to his credll
that his Influence has been constantly
cast on the side of peace , but while un
doubtedly It is or has been his ambition
to appear as a statesman lie has not
shown any distinguished capacity for
statesmanship. Latterly his eccentric
'jharacterlstlcs seem to have grown
upon him and the statement Is seriously
made that his mind is affected and that
lie is alllicted physically. The events of
the next few days will be very likely to
illsclose something confirmatory or con
tradictory of these reports. One fact Is
L'lear and that is that the kaiser does
: iot have the Influence with his own peo-
> le that ho formerly had. This is shown
n the strong opposition to the naval
irogram of the government. Still it
mist be admitted that the German em-
) lro has made steady progress , Indus-
.rlally and commercially , under the rule
) f William II and perhaps it would bi >
uijust to deny him a share of the credit
'or this advance.
nRJi.\Y \ MK.INS LOSS.
The decision of tiio republicans to
imlt debate on the now tariff bill in
ho house to nine days , with night sea-
ilons , will be approved by all who
inderstand that delay in passing the
illl moans loss to the treasury. The
louse republicans very properly feel It
o be their imperative duty to expedite
ho measure so far as It Is in tlulr
ewer to do so. They understand that
ho discussion of the bill In the senate
n certain to be prolonged. The oppowl-
lon to it has already given assurance
if this. While saying that It does not
ntcnd to resort to obstruction , It. yet
iroposes to relinquish none of Its right
o unrestricted debate and It Is to lie ox-
icctod ( lint every democrat and popullut
vho Is opposed to thu now tariff bill
fill deslro to put his opinion of it on
ecord. Thus they will bo able to con-
umo at least two months and perhaps
uu'o time. It Is manifestly Important ,
herefore , that flio house should send
lie measiny to the senate as soon as
osslble with a fair regard for the right
f ( he opposition In the house to bo
card. The time allowed for discussion ,
I'llh the provision for night sessions ,
rill bo practically eighteen days and is
mplo for enabling the opponents of the
111 to put their views on record , for If
lioro bo any who desire to spi'ak on It
ho do not get the opportunity they will
ave the privilege of having Ilielr viewa
nbllshed at the public expense , which
111 bo just as useful ( o them with their
iinstltuents as If ( hey delhvrrd
[ leeches. The bill Is certain to pass tli
DIUSO and hence ( hero Is no good minon
> r extending the time of discussion be-
end such reasonable limit as will give
s opponents a fair opportunity ( o bo
It seems to be assured that pending ( hi
tixsugo of the new tariff bill thpre will
u heavy Importations , particularly of
eel and Its manufactures , In order to
ft ( ho bum-lit of the pivsont tariff , It
stated that cargoes of foreign wool ,
ilui'd at many millions of dollars , are
now on ( heir way ( o the fulled Stati
and Importations of wool have been <
a Inrge scale for the last three month
It has been estimated Hint there Is no
In the country enough foreign wool
supply ( ho demand for a year and
that Is ( ho case ( hcovool schedule wi
not yield for some time to come tl
revenue hoped for fioni It. The slot
of foreign-made woolen goods In tl
United States Is also largo and in
doubtedly will bo Increased durlni ; tl
next sixty days. Other articles on whk
It Is proposed to Increase duties may 1
expected to come In In largo voliiu
pending the passage of ( he new measur
There has been talk of legislation to cl
cumvont the Importers , but probabl
nothing of this kind will be found pra
tie-able. Anything which the horn
might tlo in tills direction would i ce
tain to encounter formidable opposlllu
in the senate , if not defeat. It Is pe
fectly obvious , therefore , that In ordt
to prevent loss to the treasury It Is necei
sary that the now tariff bill shall 1
passed at as early a day as possible. 1
It could go Into effect by May 1 , as pr <
v I tied In the bill , it would moan man
millions In the treasury , but It Is hard !
possible that that can be accompllshet
the danger being that the bill will in
bo passed In time to go Into effect bt
fore .Inly 1. In any event the repul
llcans of the house will have done thel
duty In expediting the measure as nine
as possible and whatever loss there ma
be from delay the opponents of the hi
In the senate will be responsible for.
A A' UVTLAW MAYOlt.
The career of William .7. Hroatch a
mayor of Omaha during the term fo
which ho was elected in 1887 was H
notoriously lawless that In spite of hi
desperate efforts and the use of th
double patronage of mayor and Missoui
river commissioner ho Avas repudlatoi
by his party and defeated for renomina
tlou. Ills last act as mayor was th
approval of a resolution directing th
city attorney to confess Judgment on i
disputed gas claim for over $ -10,00(1 (
which the present city attorney and tin
gas inspector pronounced excessive am
fraudulent. Ills nomination and elec
tion as mayor two years ago did no
voice the sentiment of the rank and llli
of the republican party , but was brough
about by the lawless use of the powo ;
exercised by him as police conimlssloue ;
and the Influence of fraiichisod corpora
lions and boodle.
In his inaugural message llfteei
monthH'vago William , T. Uroatch prom
Ised the taxpayers an economic busl
ness administration. Uut the Iroptm'
cannot change his spots , though thej
may be painted with a brush. The vorj
first acts of Mayor Hroatch were an ex
hibition of reckless law defiance. Tin
charter expressly requires the mayor' *
appointvo for boiler inspector to be ai
experienced stationary engineer 01
boiler maker. In open disregard of tliif
provision Mayor Hroateh appointed nf
boiler inspector a mini whom lie knew
fo bo disqualified under the charter ami
thhi man has been kept in a position foi
which ho has no capacity and which he
has no right to fill.
The charter requires the mayor to ap
point a. city electrician , but Mayor
Broatch has defiantly Ignored the law In
order to hold a club over the head of
the present Incumbent.
The law requires the mayor to ap
point u member of the Hoard of Public
Works each July. Mayor Broafch
named John T. Clarke , a man whom
lie knew the council would not con
firm , and has refvwod to comply with
Ihe law by sending In another name.
tills action non-action he has
By or - con
tinued in oflico .Tames II. Wlnspear , a
man whom William .T. Broatch pub
licly denounced as a corrupt olliclal ,
igalnst whom he intended to institute
jnpeachnieiit proceedings. Not only
las ho continued this man In oflico , but
10 has also approved his salary warrants
from month to month , although hoi has
< \M \ that his term had expired under
: ho charter on July 1 , 1S ! ) < > .
The charter prohibits the mayor and
'ouncll from Increasing or diminishing
ho salary of any city oflicer or employe
luring the term for which he Is ap-
) olnted. In defiance of the law Mayor
: ? roatch lias sanclloned the Increase of
ho salaries of several city employes
LIHI notably that of his own private
lecretary.
The law does not empower ( lie mayor
0 grant licenses or permits. Yet ( he
nayor lias repeatedly violated ( he law
y granting for political purposes free
toddlers' permits to parties who have
mplo means to pay ( ho prescribed fee.
The same disregard of law was shown
i.v Mayor Uroatch when he permitted
ho clly engineer , who , while drawing a
alary of $ . ' 1,1)00 ) from the city , was also
eceivlng a salary o'f ? 'J,000 as secretary
'f ' ( ho Slate Hoard of Irrigation at Lin-
oln , to Import a substitute from In-
iianapolls and have him paid out of ( ho
lly ( reasury at $ ir 0 a month , and that
fter ( he council had refused to concur
1 his appointment , as required by law.
These are only a few of the many
lUlaw acts of William J. Hroatch since
Is ro-ontranco Info the mayor's olllco in
Sl. ! ) ( Can republicans afford to re-
omlnatea man with such a record and
Ink the defeat of their entire city ticket
i order to gratify the Insatiate ambl-
! on of a man who by his misconduct
as forfeited all claim upon the re-
ubllcan party ?
Certain United Slates senators seem
utormlned ( o got their hands once moro
u the Union Pacific foreclosure matter ,
onbdess for ( ho purpose of heading off
10 proposed receivers' sale ami open-
ig ( ho way for another funding propo-
( Ion. The Union Pacific has been tied
p In ( ho courts quite long enough for
10 people who are dependent upon It
) r travel and tnuiBi > ortatlon , anil the
joner the ixmtl Id placed on a solvent
dkstantlal basis by foreclosure and re-
rganlHallon , the sooner will a satis-
iclory solution of ( his perplexing
roblem bu rr.iclied.
In the st.ito convention of 1801 It was
10 Lincoln contingent that forced Tom
ajors upon thu republican party
'iilnst Us butter Judgment. To vlndl-
LO Majors ( ho Lincoln contingent of
10 legislature of 1895 forced the
liurchllMtusscll police commission law
) oii Omahu. The dragon's teeth which
the Lincoln mrelcrs planted hnve spnn
Into llfo , | = iiji j. prolltlng by their o ;
ample1. thr ftiJ ) on legislature of 1S07 hi
forced upon Lincoln a charier wll
police commission attachments and li
*
oldentals that arc nauseating for evt
Lincoln rotmbllcans to swallow. Curse
like chlcftt'iifv come homo to roost
only given
Kvory < ; anOdatc ) for the council th
year will have.'to ' run ( he gauntlet of tl
vote of tliti wjiolo city. The moro fai
that a mim..ovan trade himself Into tl
good grati'S' ' rtf ( ho delegates from hewn
own ward Is'no * assurance- that ho ca
secure ( he support of the people of a
( lie wards. If wo must cut down tl
present council from eighteen to nlr
members the nine ought to be ( hose wli
have made ( lie best records In that bed ;
Under the now charier the olllee f
mayor Is so created as ( o make ( li
mayor dominate ( lie on tire city goveri
meiit. Powers ( lint were former )
vested In seml-indepeinlent boards ai
centralized and the mayor nnd his aj.
polntees are given practical control c
municipal affairs. The necessity for
good , clean , honest , man of sound bus
ness souse at the head of the city go\
eminent was never greater.
So the sugar trusts ( hrcntcns to flgl :
the tariff unless the sugar schedule I
revised to meet Its approval. How Ion
Is It .since the duty of framing the ( aril
was delegated to ( he sugar ( rust ? Th
fact that the sugar schedule Is not satis
factory to the trust Is the best proo
that its authors have viewed ( lie suli
ject from the broad standpoint of ( h
general public rather than from that o
the Importers and refiners.
The new tariff law Is not to bo expected
pectod to satisfy all nor are Its advocate
expected lo be completely satisfied will
every detail. Every revenue law in us
be adjusted , moro or less , to the oxlstiiii
conditions and duties needed now fo ;
revenue may be acquiesced In wlthou
admitting the necessity for keeping then
permanently as high as are proposed.
The failed appropriation bills repasset
by the present congress cannot bo klllei
by pocket vetoes at all events. If PresIdent
Idont McKlnley should conclude lo with
hold his approval something unlikely li
occur ho will at least state his reason *
so that the objectionable Items may hi
struck out if desirable.
Congressman Maxwell of Nebraska
has introduced a bill Into the house foi
a beet sugar bounty to bo paid out of tin
national treasury. Judge .Maxwell was-
elected to congress on the fusion ticket
and may be taken to be a representative
of the populists'of his district and state.
FrleiulMhlit UHcful In n I'liivh.
Glqbc-Democrnt.
Spain may yeUneed the friendly services
of the United States to assist her In arrans-
ing a treaty with Cuba , nnd to Iccep this fact
courteously Jn mind Is better 'than making
faces at Undo Sam.
The I.iuuli niul the Wolf.
'hllnilijlplila Hecord.
Vrom the . .thrc'alcnlns attitude of ' tbe
English at homo and In South Africa It looka
as if , despite the. Jameson raid scandal , there
Is to bo a desperate effort to provo. that the
Transvaal Iamb fa muddying the brook and
should bo gobbled up anyway and anyhow.
Millions Sivopt Awny.
Indianapolis Journal.
The Mississippi floods again provo that It
la impossible- make any provision by the
expenditure of money which will prevent
these serious overflows. At least , all the
expenditure which hao been made for that
purpose the past ten years seems to bo of
no avail.
Crovrilliiw Into ( hi * I'l-ofi-.sHlons.
I'lillailelnhla Times.
Our professions are overcrowded by young
men because many of them seem to think
It moro genteel to steal OT starve than to
earn a good living ; 'by ' nonprofesslonal labor.
Even successful mechanics disparage their
: ionest and respacted industries with their
: wn sons by encouraging them to climb or
: rawl Into professions , and they do it In the
taco of the known fact that many of them
must steal or starve.
Kit lei ! for Tliclr
New York Sun ,
John Hay , the new nmbassndor to Eng-
and : n competent man nnd n sound Amer-
cnn ; wo believe , also , nn original McKIn-
eyttc.
Horace Porter , the new ambassador to
Vance : a shrewd observer of things , and
lot tainted with the mugwump love for
iomo other country than his own ; can tnik
Branch like a native , and does not talk nou-
.
Each may bo expected to do squarely and
ully the duty of his post.
I'lHil for AiiirrliMin Inireiiullj- .
I'lilladelphla ledger.
One of the gravest problems that confront
ho government Is the control of the lower
Ifsslsslppl. Its present condition shows the
roblom Jn its fulltat force. Levees arc
roken. towns Inundated , miles ot country
nder water , hundreds of families homeless ,
lany lives lost , and all destructible property
vor an carca of hundreds of miles destroyed ,
'his tj a condition likely to occur any year ,
nd It must keep a largo section of the most
reductive land In the OnlteJ States from
cing developed , so long ns It remains un-
cmcdlcd , Few people will care to settle in
territory where they are liable to be
rowned and certain to have their stock and
wolllngs warned away whenever there Li an
xtraordlnary rlie In the river. It Is n prob-
: ni not easily solved , for oven the oxpen-
Ivo operation of building levees affords only
jmporary relief. .This plan , pursued on the
'cllow river , of plllna. has had the effect of
Using the level rf the river above that of
10 surrounJIus country , so that when the
ivoes brcnk'j.isnhoy do every once In a
bllo , a vast tract is Inundated and the
BStructlon of Jir and property Is enormous ,
an American j ingenuity find any hotter
shoine for cu' in the Mississippi ?
TIII'J.fjllJlKJiMV IS miOMHI )
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Illlil OI ; ( | ; | Urwccl li > - flit' SinnII
liny' * Illtr .SII IT ,
tC5W7ork Tribune.
Tlio curfew jliuv , recently enacted In many
eatern townn. Is hot solving the problem ,
What shall \vo do with cur boya ? " csprclally
3twcen 9 o'clock p. rn. and badtlme. A
Jung womanfnwHb evidently speaks from
10 blttotncfiSjOf.personal experience , says
iat tha "curffwmw merely calls the small
> y off the wttof t'Ho pester his sister , when
IB ia trying to. entertain company. " The
irking fear that the terrible "small boy"
eomewhcre about Is certainly calculated to
ist a ( Inmper on the courtship of the Bitter
ul her best young man. Looking under
19 sofa l.i not a guarantee that his terrible
mckio will not be heard In the midst of the
est Interesting and 'Idyllic sc-ne , for he Is
xssraccd of "a merry devil of 111-tlmcd
errlment , " and his Ingenuity Is moro than
Jinan , The "flntertalnment of company"
idcr such conditions Is Impossible. Then
.are Is a public side to th * question. The
ipairmcnt of the leading Industry of some
tliMo western towns which have th cur-
\v law Is Indirectly threatened through Its
icratlons , flow'a \ the great dlvorc-j In-
: ntry to flouftsh , If any obstacle Is put In
9 way of matrimony and It * preliminary ?
arrlage Is the Indispensable condition
ecedeut to divorce. The "entertainment
company" must go on. The curfew Is
'OIU9d. '
W.\H AM ) UVMOHS OP WAI
OlobiDemocrnt : The czar mint bo ft r
former. Ho wants to Appoint n ruler fi
Crcto Irfitrnd of submitting the question
a vote of the Inhabiting of the Island.
St. Louis rtepubllc : Old Gomez must hni
sung n Cuban version of "Sweet Spirit , He !
My Prayer , " when ho sailed In and llckt
tht > stiiinnR out of 2,000 Spaniards near SAIIC
Splrltus.
nuffalo Express : Wcyler has been ordcre
to send 15,000 troops to the I'hllllpplnc
Spain Is evidently at the end of her r
sources , Thcro Is nothing In the sttuntk
la Cuba which could Justify the withdraw ;
of troops from that island If It wcro posslh
to raise the needed reinforcements for tl
riillllpplncs In Spain.
Minneapolis Journal : Qrceco la either
great bluffer , or else Mio must have seen
assurances of support -from France , Knglau
or Hussln. If the powers are acting In KOC
faith resistance to their will might Icn
to the destruction of the modern ( Irccln
kingdom. It was the creation of the i > owci
nnd they can disrupt It provided the inasst
of their population do not rlso In revolt t
BD wanton nn exercise of brute force ft
the benefit of Turkey.
Philadelphia Ledger : While the Tram
vaal government seems anxious tt > avoid an
trouble with Qrent Hrltnln , the cvldenc
that Great Hrltnln Intends to force a wn
which will afford an excuse for seizing th
Hocr llepublle continues to accumulate. Th
latest Item U a dispatch from Capo Towr
reporting that the Urlttsh troops there 1mv
been ordered to hold themselves In rcadl
ness for any emergency. Hut this la not s
convincing as the boldness with which Cec !
llhodcs an.l his confederates testified on th
witness stand In London their dcllbcrat
scheme to seize the Transvaal nnd the apath
with which the English public received the !
confession of bid fnlth and treachery. 1
Is clear that manifest destiny will prcscntl
cause the British flag to wave over th
Transvaal unless the German emperor utters
tors c dctermlucU protest.
Philadelphia Hecord : It may well b
doubted whether Greerc will assume th
awful responsibility of a declaration of wa
against Turkey , and thus light the llame
which might Involve all Europe In a confln
gratlnn , until every effort shall have beel
exhausted by her to obtain from the powen
the rccognitln of the just aspirations of Pan
Hellenism. The situation on the Tlicssalo
Macedonian frontier , however , Is most dangerous
gorous , and a chance fracas between Turk'lsl
baahl-bazouks nnd Thessnllan goatherds ma ;
cause the Greeks and Turks , who are con
fronting one another across the border , ti
fly at each other's throats. The storm centei
in Europe has certainly t-hllted from Crete
where the admirals scorn to 1 > e In a. rldlc
ulous quandary n , < to the proper methods foi
" " blockade. AI
the enforcement of a "pacific"
tlia ministries of Europe arc now lioldliif
their breath lest an explosion occur on the
Grneco-Turklsh frontier.
12DITOUIAI. I'UXCIIKS.
Chicago Journal : Alas poor Corbctt , we
knew him well.
Chicago Hecord : Corbett's superiority Ir
the use of the typewriter does not seem tc
have done him the slightest good.
St. Louts He-public : It Mrs. Fltzslmmons
had been allowed to reach Corbett juut aftet
the latter's post-knockout attack upon hci
husband , that pugilist's claim to the title
at Pompadour Jim would likely have van
ished Into very thin hair.
Chicago News : John L. Sullivan has ex
plained the whole affair. He says the reason
Corbett met defeat wag that ho went into
the ring once too often. The startling flood
jf light this throws on the vexed question
iv111 provo an immense relief to the country
U largo.
Chicago Tlmca-Hcrald : Just as soon as
Mr. Corbett announced that ho had "discov
ered a new knockout blow , " a week ago ,
.ye . warned him that ho would better hire
in express company to deliver It. In the
> xcltemcnt Mr. Corbett's now blow , it ap-
icars , was delivered to the wrong man , after
ill.
Philadelphia Record : The excitement on the
itreets of the Quaker City Wednesday aftcr-
loon was so great as to- block travel on the
nibllc thoroughfares In the neighborhood of
; elegraphlc bulletin boards. We are farther
iff from tho'millennium'that the friends of
nternatlonal arbitration are willing to ad-
nlt.
New York Sun : As Corbett retreats Into ob
icurlty Fltzalmmons remains alone for us t
vendor at. Truly he Is a most remorkabl
> ereon. Ho has strength In no degree In
Heated by his muscles , a tiger's spirit , an
he mcst extraordinary professional pro
Iclency. Contrary to thg usual way of th
Ing , Ills right hand is like Ills left , an
iach is terrible. Probably in him we actuall
lave the enigmatical affair with which hi
Mtish forerunner , John Milton , when Ji
et his Imagination run upon the theme o
jycldas bewildered the critics for nil time tome
: omo between hU and ours. Fltzpiminon
nust have been foreseen in these- lines :
'That ' two-handed engine at the door ,
' 'lands ready to smite once nnd smite n
more. ' '
The mystery Is solved. Robert Fltzslm
nous , the Australian blacksmith , Is tli
; nocker-out here depleted. Today he stand
n high relief , not only as the final material
zatlon ofMilton's fancy , but as the oul
nan of his class In sight.
Philadelphia Ledger : On the face of th
eturns It Icoks as though strength and en
urnnco had triumphed over skill an ;
lertncas , associated with comparative !
peaking deficient stamina. To th
lajorlty probably who are keenly
iterested in these matters the trl
mpli of Fitzslmmons will give satisfaction
t. la a change , and the fickle populace pro
all sorts. Cor
ers a rotation in honors of
ett , too , though rspe.ctcd for his prowesn
nd succrnses , did not , like iHulIlvaii , enjoy
high degree of personal popularity. Ho
ow will bo nn ex-champion , a dethrone !
ing , and the Interest which for seven
ears has centered In him will be traniiforra
3 Ills adversary. HI ? fate has been plcturcc
nd described by that all-around reporter o
mnanlty. Mr. Shakespeare , who has this to
ly of Mr. Corbett nnd other ex-champions
Tlio p.ilnfnl . warrior , fnmoused for fight
After n'thousand victories , once foiled
i from the Hook of Honor razed quite-
And nil the rest forgot for which , he
toll'il. "
I'KHSOKAI , AND OTIII3HWISI8.
rioston's now railway terminal will require
10 tearing away of moro than 200 buildings
The trouble with the concert of Europe is
IB belief of the performers that they are al"
ars ,
This Is a great country. The- present reve-
10 of the New York customs house for aboul
ra hours would sutllce an unambitious man
T Hfo ,
In the light of the oratory dlsplnved nrecnd-
g the late argument In Nevada , Mr. Insalls'
portion that pugilism Is not a learned pro
salon requires explanation.
Thlint , E ys a medical Journal , is caused by
i lesion of the tcmpcrosphonoldal lobo of the
ain. " This explains why several glasses
o necessary to smother It.
The power of the Lebel rifle was exhibited
Bcrcy , In France , recently , where a soldier
33 called on to t-boot an escaping bull , The
illot from thu rifle penetrated the animal's
till and left the body near the tall.
The municipal budget of Chicago atnountn
$10,07,110. ! That there Is considerable
: h picking In disbursing the money la cvl
ncoi by the four tickets In the field for city
Ices.
Calculations on the duration nf the tariff
bate In the senate are withheld until It is
lown whether Senator Quay Will enter the
lifest. The scimtor'n last clfort In the
riff line was distributed over ten days.
The Hon. Squinch Curd of Kentucky and
0 Hon. Kl Gudger of North Carolina uro
ndldalea for government appointment ,
hcthcr successful or not , their names are
Etlncd to fill a romi.ilcuous nlcha In Colonel
na's temple of honor.
Certain iltecoverlss which are being made
out Ilia Hook of Jonah recall the fact that
ion Voltaire first read the Hook of Isaiah
InaUted on trying to Introduce It to public
tontlon In ParU as one of the most nub-
10 poems ever written.
: t was Dr. Samuel Qrldley Howe of Doaton
ia many years ago uttered the prophecy :
ho sultan must go acres * the 'Hellespont. "
nuncntlng on hU part In the story of mod-
1 Greece , the Boston Transcript tells how ,
pi red by the example of Ilyron , the gallant
unu anun , fresh from his studies In Ilrown
Ive-rElty , and with his now Harvard degree
M , I ) . , not forth to fight for Greece. In
! C ha took part In an Invasion of Crete and
crword , In thU country , raised money for
i Greek caueo.
SX.U * SHOTS AT TUB I.KWSIi.VTOI
Kohiiylcr Quill : The legislature should i
member tint the ptpullut party can nev
btcoine Rival and he unlawful nor mis
chUtle. A trim tcgnrd for all law Is the fli
mark of atfltesmrcnshlp.
Friend Telegraph : The stock yards b
has passed both branches of the Icglslatui
It * most twngulno friends assort that I
provisions will bo of no benefit to farmc
nnd shippers In this or nay other state.
Exeter Democrat : The Nehranka legl
l.i t tire deserves ono credit mark , anywn
It has saved the women of the state li
demoralizing Influence ot the ixillth'nl nvei
nnd for to dohiK we owe It our hoartfc
gratltud ? .
Nellgh I * dor : Tht > dccref * of the pop
llrt caucus of the sl.itc legislature are I
revocable , and nmendmc" ' " however d
slrablc , to nil bills nro vok'd down with
clockwork regularity Ihnt Is both stnrtlli
and astonishing.
Hotdrcss Cltlren : The state legislate
arc bsslcnltig to have thoughts of golr
homo and becoming private citizens on
more. It seems to be the plan of many
the leaders of the majority to adjourn Aho
the first of next month. U Is to be hop ;
that many nf these will be kept at home I
Ihclr constituents after they get home on
more.
Ponca Journal : When elected to go to I
legislature , the populists undoubtedly 1
tended to electrify the state with rcfori
and improved Inws , hut evidently they hn
forgotten tliclr Intentions , and partisan pr
Judlco and selfishness scent to rule .he
minds to nn extent that they will have n
compllshcd little. If anything , that can
pointed to with commomlatlcm after the se
Dion has closed.
Clarks Lender : Last wcet ! It was open
charged by the president of the Lincoln Gi
company , a Mr. Thompson , that members
this legislature were being bought nnd BO !
And fnrlhor he said that he could give nami
nnd circumstances. Mind Hint. Yet th
great legislature of reform refused by vote
to Investigate the charge was afraid to sul
mil to nn Investigation of the fncts ni
would not ntniid for a vindication.
UnldrpRo Progress : Among numerous oth' '
nonoanslcal measures before the leglslnttn
which should bo consigned to the wnsi
basket by the sifting commute ? la n bill pr <
vldlng for the construction at conslderab !
cc-jt of n llrd nnd burglar proof vault In tl :
state treasurer's otllce for the safe dcpos
ot nil state funds , the same to bo guard *
dny nnd night. In the flist place , if ou
standing obligations against the state ai
redeemed ns fnflt us funds are received wit
which to redcm thr-m , Instead of the mono
ijolng hoarded and deposited In the vnrloi
banks dcslgnnted ns state depositories , th
lenessity of state depositories will be r-
luced to a minimum ; the state's credit wl
jo materially conserved , and there will li
10 practical need of an expensive vault nn
the maintenance of n guard.
OOSSIP AIIOUT XOTKI ) rKOl'MO.
The Impatient "on-to-Ulchmond" poopl
wcro dissatisfied with the slowness of Gldeo
Wellts , Lincoln's secretary of the navy. Onci
vhen Mr. Welles was ill with an attack c
nalarla , some ono remarked In the prcsonc
of ono of these critics that the secretary , c
lie navy wns down with a slow fevei
Slow ! " was the comment. "You bet it'
slow. That's the only kind of fever ol
Wolles could over catch ! "
One day Gounod , on entering the room o
losslnl , found him thumping the piano will
11 his might , but drawing the most discord
intt nolt'3 fioni the Instrument. "What li
he name of all that is good are you play
ns ? " njkecf the Frenchman. "I am trylnj
o play that new score ot Wagner's , " re
illed the Italian. "But ths score is upsidi
own. " "That1 true , " was the retort- "
iad it the other way up at first , but couldn'
irnko head or tall ot It , BO I thought I mlgh
ucceed in this way. "
Lieutenant Governor Northcott , while pro
Idlng in the upper house of the Illlnol :
eglslaturo , addresses each senator by narm
nutead of b } > county ns is customary. Hi
as also cut through the old rule of attrlbut
ng ail h3 | own acts as being those of thi
lialr ho ia sitting In. Instead of saying
the chair will hear the senator , " he says
wait a minute and I will hear you , " or " ]
hlnk the point of order Is well taken. " In-
; tead of saying "the chair Is In doubt , " he
iays , "I hardly know whether that is so 01
lot. "
General Thomas A. Huguenln , who died the
ilnei * dny In Charleston , S. C. , was the last
ipiiimander of Fort Sumter. When Governor
rillman ordered the Chcrlcston troops"
Jarllngton In the spring of 1SJI1 , General
lugiienln consulted with his officers. They
old him their men would not go to Darling-
on to protect a lot of whisky spies who had
; ot themselves in trouble. The general then
aklng upon his own shoulders the entire
rsponslbillty. sent word that the Fourth
irigado would not go. As ho expected , and
11 feared , this caused , a complete change in
lie brigade , and the name of General
luguclnln was not on the now muster roll.
The Chicago Times-Herald thinks Unit Paul
u Challlu IP Hkcly to bo the new mlnsitcr
o Sweden nnd Norway , nnd It adds : "His
ppointment would bo n very popular ono
? lth all the Scandinavians In America. It
, -as Du Challlu's book. 'The Lnnd of the
Ildnight Sun. ' that made Sweden nnd Nor-
, -ay well known to the remainder of the
orld. His enthusiastic descriptions of the
cautiful scenery nnd the simple hospitality
f the people of the rugged peninsula of the
orth started the tide of summer travel flow-
ig along the coast of Norway , Into the
onderful fiords and across Into Sweden , and
11 the Scandinavians have held him in
ratcful remembrance , "
In a recent Iccturo Admiral George E
elknap thus contrasted Nelson and Farra
ut : "As sea kings and dauntless fighters
'clison and Fnrragut were the greatest nava
iptalns of modern times ; but Nelson lacked
10 moral fiber which rounds out the full-
ulted man , which Farragut possessed In
11 eminent degroa. Look to the cabin of
10 Hartford on th- ? night before the battle
' . Mobile Hay and note what our grcai
illor wrote : 'My Dearest Wife : I write and
ave this letter for you. I am going Into
obllo In the morning. If God is my leader ,
j I hope Ho In , nnd in Him I place my
ust ; If Ho thinks It Is the proper place for
0 to die , I am ready to mibmlt to His will
that as In all other things. God bless
id preserve you , my darling , and my dear
> y , If anything whould happen to me. Your
ivotcd and affectionate husband , who never
r ono moment forgot his love , duty or
lellty to you , his devoted and best of wives ,
, G. Farragut. ' "
The late Judge * Asa Packer believed that
rich man ought to he In debt , because It
ilped him to maintain his credit. Ho hlm-
If lived iip to this principle , and oven
day there In an Indebtedness on the Packer
tale , deliberately contracted by him. One
y , while ho was in the Lehlgh Valley oflico ,
conversation with ono ot his officials , the
IJect of conversation turned upon his largo
debtedness , and the latter questioned him
to why ho maintained such a largo In-
btedness when he could so ca/illy wipe It
t. Taking his cigar out ot his mouth , the
ilio replied that he did it to maintain his
fdlt. "Wcro II" Bald ho , "to wipe out my
ilchtcdness and at tome future time eeo
opportunity to make a largo sum of
> noy and attempt to borrow , everybody
mid marvnl and say Judge Packer la bor-
wing money. AB It la ; I can borrow nl-
ist any amount and no questions are
ked or com men In made. "
Mthough General Deauregard allowed the
D of his name to a lottery company , he
in't think much of lotteries , according to
ivrltcr In The Chicago Tlmen-IIorald , Ono
y ho received a long letter and a dollar
ma man Mvlng In Mississippi , who wanted
ticket that would bo certain to win. Ho
n I nd cd the general that ho had faithfully
veil the confederacy four yearn , and that
times ho had fought inder | him. He
ted , moreover , that when ho returned to
1 homo offer the war ho didn't have
tlicu enough to wad a shotgun , General
aurcgard sent his confederate friend a
ket , and In the came envelope Inclosed the
lowing letter : "I trust that you may win
i capital prize. Ono tut poor us you day
i arc certainly duiorvca a d'lfforent sort
luck from thu kind that you say you Imvo
in having , Hut mark my words : If you
: k to the lottery aa faithfully and as long
you tay you did the confederacy , when you
. through with It you won't have clothes
lUb'h to wad a popgun. "
OVKII TUB
Mlnden Courier ( rep. ) : The court has
stopped the recount nnd the only way out
Is for the legislature to do the counting ,
That Is n eo-nnllnixtc branch of the st.ito
government and out of the courts' Jurisdic
tion.
Hasting ? Tribune ( rep ) : If Nebraska la
forced to take two Additional supreme Judgci
Hint the people didn't elect nnd said they
dldn'l want , wo may ns well ndmlt lhal elec-
lions do not count nnd voting Is nothing
but n fnrce. The men who will tnko Judicial
positions thus eocurcd arc not the right men
to sit ns Judges hcuccn mnii and man ,
Kearney Hub ( rep. ) : Populism In Ne
braska la to all appearances no better than
populism In Kansas , when It has n free
hand. It begnn Its c/irccr / In Nebraska b ;
damning iho constitution. U closes Its en-
rcor In Nebraska by a dollbpratit attempt to
override the law. Now h Ihe time. If ever ,
for law-abiding pcpullMs to eland up nnd A t
ho counted.
Stilton Advertiser ( rep. ) : To defeat the
Injunction proceedings against the nmcnd-
mi'iitet rccnnvnsslng board the domlnntlng
fusion olcnienl of our Icgtaiatm-c 1ms again
violated law , decency nnd all respect for
courts nnd stolen the ballots from the ran-
vaaslng board nnd propose to do the count
ing themselves. If this Isn't "nmirchy" It
Is too dangerously near It for the good of
our commonwealth.
Norfolk Journal ( rep. ) : The forcible si lz-
u ro of the amendment ballots by n com-
mlttoo of the lower 110110 of the legislature
Is but another disgraceful step In the crim
inal procedure thnt 1ms been undertaken to
declare the Judicial nniendmcnt carried nnd
thus place two populist Judges on the supreme
premo bench. Thu whole thing Is n rape of
the constitution nnd a disgrace to the people
of Nebraska. The Journnl wanted to see
the judicial tmendmcnt adopted , hut it
wanted It adopted In the manner provided
by ( ho constitution.
Mmerson Enterprise ( rep ) : The governor
and the legislature are determined to re
count the hnllola on the amendments voted
on at the last election notwithstanding the
courts hnvo permanently enjoined them from
doing M. The ballots are now In possession
of thu house of representatives and n commit
tee from that body will finish tha count.
The legislature had belter finish Its work nnd
adjourn. No one cares much about the
nmendments. Not more than ono half the
voters paid any attention to-them Insl fall.
David City Press ( Demo pop ) : The republi
can lenders of Lincoln haVe gone to extremes
on tlic question of recounting the ballots cast
at the late election on constitutional amend
ments. The determined nnd pettifogging
methods adopted , would Indicate that they
are afraid to trust a decision of the mipromo
court , should Itj bo found that a majority of
votes were cast for nn incrcnoj of Judges. As
they had the people vote In separate ballot
boxes , wo know It was done on advice of
the Judges , but their men were not elected.
That Is the rub ,
Tccumsch Chlefaln ( rep. ) : Last Wednes
day afternoon the popocratlc majority In
the legislature rudely Ignored the Injunc
tion of the courts nnd authorized the sor-
geatit-at-arms to forcibly take posse&slon ot
the amendment ballots. The act was in
direct violation of law , but Is In keeping
with the desperate methods employed by
the popocratic leaders nil along In behalf
of house roll No. 5 and the Infamous deal
which It authorizes. This last act of the
populists has robbed the amendment bal
lots of what little purity they possessed
when In the hands of the recount commis
sion. They have been hawked , nbout by the
hired strikers around the state house and ,
we believe , have lost all value ns evidence.
If tills move of the populists Isn't anarchy ,
pure and unadulterated , wo would like to
Imvo some one name It correctly.
Fremont Tribune ( rep. ) : Ole Hodlund'a
expose of the bold plot of the popocrats ( n
their attempt to capture two Judges of the
supreme court by increasing the court to
five members. Is a bombshell In the camp
of the conspirators. Mr. Hedlund might
! iavo been regarded by Governor Holcomb
and Secretary Maret ns n mnn of putty when
4 Loud Suit
iKCOMES A LOUD JIANTIIK KI3ST
OHHSSKD MAN AVOIDS KWECTS
,
'HAT AUI3 TOO STIUKING.
WE rUEKIOIt , IN CIIOOSINO
mOTIIES , TO CONSIDER THE
IOHIO CON8EKVATIVE TASTES.
UJT IF YOU THINK THAT YOU
VANT SOMETIIIXC1 STIUKINO ,
'HAT IS ONLY ANOTHER REASON
VITV YOU SHOULD COMB TO US.
S'E HAVE EVERVTIHNa-AVE
IAKE IT A POINT TO HE I'RE-
ARED FOR WHATEVER CALL
I AY HE MADE UPON US-HUT AVE
> 'ANT TO MAKE SPECIAL MEN-
'ION ' OF OUR $15.00 SUITS-AHOUT
'WENTY ' STVLES-TIIAT TAKE IN
LL THE CHOICE PATTERNS FOR
PRINO WEAR. THEY ARE MADE
F CHEVIOTS , WORSTEDS AND
ASS1MERES AND ARE IN STRIPES ,
HECKS , HROKEN PLAIDS AND
LAIN COLORS-IN FACT , YOU
AN'T HELP HUT FIND JUST
'HAT YOU WANT IN THIS SUPERH
ELECTION. WE ASK YOU TO
OME AND LOOK AT THEM-
'HETIIER YOU WANT TO HUY OR
OT. SHOULD YOU WANT SOME-
HING HBTTER-WE HAVE IT-
IIOULD YOU WANT SOMETHING
OT SO fJOOD-WE HAVE IT Oil ,
f YOU DON'T WANT A SUIT , PER.
APS OUR LIGHT MEDIUM
'EIGHT TOP COATS MKJ1IT IN.
I5REST YOU.
Kconomy will lead your footsteps
hither If you nro ready for a
oprlng hat.
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