10 THE OMAHA DATIAr SUNDAY , APRIL 4 , 3807.
THE- OMAHA SUNDAY BE&
E. nOSUWATCR. Editor.
PUBLISHED KVEHt
TEP.M8 OP
Hee ( Without Sundnr ) . One Tear 8 0
Unity Ilee nnd Sundnr. Una Ycnr. . . . . . 8 0
Kit Month * . ' . 404
Three Months , . . , . . . . . . 2 04
Buivdnr Itfc. One Year. . , ,
Bnlurdny Ike , One Yenr. . . . . .
"Weekly Ifet , One Year
OFflCCS :
Omaha ! The flee Ilultdlnff. . . . . . ,
RmilliOmntm : Singer Illc.'Cor. ! N nnd SUh St * .
tt Council Illurrn : 11 Ptnrl Htreet.
CMCHKO omcc : 217 clmmljer of Commerce
New York : Itooms 13. 14 nnd 15 , Tribune DldK.
IVaahlQRtoni 01 Utli Street.
coitnusroNDRXcu.
All cemmunlcatlons relntlni : to neT nnd ill
tortnl matter fhould be mWrefieJ : To the Ldltor.
llUSIN'l SS
All litialni-M letter * n < l remittance * rhould b
dilrccttil to The Ilee I'uMUhUm * ompany ,
Omaha. iJrnfti ! , check * , exiiren nnd postofflce
money order * to \ > e made pnynblc to the order
of the
8TATKMKNT OF cmCOLATION.
Btate of Nelirntkn , I >
nouirlnii County , I
Oeorsc II. Tmchuck. tf-.ntnry of The lleo Tub
llililiiR comtmnr , belnjr duly nvcim , ny thnt the
actual number of full nnd coincide cople * of The
Dully Mornlnft , Kvenlng nnil fiumlny I'ce printed
during Ihe month ot February , U97 , wna ns fol-
lowi :
1 19.706 1 ! . . . 19,912
Z 19,791 II . 19.S59
17 ! . 19.846
4 19.C75
C 19.C99 ID . n.
C 15.fs7 JO . 19,896
7 ! 0..tlO -1 . M.S20
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. . ! ! . . ! . . . . . . . . , IJ . 19.9C7
10 S0.003 21 . 19,841
11 19.778 23 . 19.792
12 19.K23 r < ! . 19.918
33 13.S30 : ; . 19.89S
II 20,300 S3 . 29.650
Totnl . . . . , C57.918
I ois deductions for unsold and returned
copies 8 , < 1J
Totnl net sales B49C03
Net dally average 1 .6J3
aconnn n. TSZCIIUCK.
Sworn to before me ami rubverlbcil In my
presence this l t day of March. VSfl ,
K. I' . FKIU
. ( Real. ) | Nolan' 1'ubllc.
Tim ncn o.v TIIAIXS.
All rnllrnnil titMvMioyn nrc
niMitlcil with enough IJecn
to nccniniiinilntc every iins-
"cn rrrltn TTIIIIK ( o rcnil n
iieivtt | > nii r. Iiinlnt upon linv-
lilK The' Ilpp , If you cniinnt
Ret ii Hro oil it train from the
ne n iiKeiit. iiloiiHc rpfiurt
tins Mot , Hinting the trnlu nnd
rnllrnnil , tn the Clreiilntloii
ncunrliiieiit of The flee. The
Hoc It tnr mile on nil trtilnx.
INSIST tllV UAVIXfi Tlin 1 EE.
As a spot for lingering the lap of win
ter could easily lie Improved upon.
Tlio trusts nntl tlie free Irndt ilomo-
craLs arc both dissatisfied with the now
tariff hill.
Cnn II ltd that the epistolary intor-
chtui } , ' ( > over the recount has really come
to an ontl ?
And to think that Hansom
himself to be cut out for tinsuccessor -
ship to DHVO Mercer !
_ are flonietlmps .remem
bered as much for Urn things they do not
do as for the things they do.
Texas has nwiln vluiljuatotl Its reputa
tion for belli ? ; a poor place for circus
people to tfo to start a row. The pro
prietor of the last one who tried it is
dead.
According to the latest figures , the railroads -
r roads of the United States represent
? 11,000,000,000. It is not stated , how
ever , whether thl.s Is with or without
water.
A few more Hansoms in the
delegation and there would have been
110 appropriation whatever for state
representation at the Transmississlppl
Exposition.
The now assistant postmaster general ,
who halls from Kansas and has charge
of foiirth-dass postotllces has
, com
menced work , a Kansas man belnj ; his
first victim.
No newspaper that courageously ex
poses and di'iiounci's boodlers and cor-
ruptionlsts can lu > hurt by a vote of cen
sure passed on It by the men besmirched
in the deal.
The legislative committees have had
practically uothlnjj to do for two weeks
past , yet the army of committee clerks
are kept on the pay roll. This Is all
Jn the name of reform. )
The Nebraska state senate says it is
composed .solely of honest and Incor
ruptible members. As a mutual ad
miration Mociuty the senate should throw
Itself a bunch of roses. i
All the blKKost political plums have
been distributed , yet there lias been no
visible diminution In the number of
people who arc willing to content them
selves with smaller favors.
The president has decided to Rive the
olllcesekors a much-needed rest from
their labors , it is reported that ho will
iaku ti llKlithoiiho tender and put to
sen for a few days beyond thel reach of
oven the strongest swimmers.
If the cxar is determined to visit
France apiln he may an well make up
Ills mind to visit Coi-many also. The
jealousy of Oernmny ami Franco of one
another will not permit such a courtesy
to the one without the same courtesy
Insisted on by the other. .
It In safe to predict that no more Span-
Jsh newspaper correspondents will call
on Oenoral fJomoss after reading the
eplstlo of the Cuban leader to the IS )
Liberal representative. Weylor'8 ready
tyjxwrlter will henceforth furnish
Cuban news for Madrid newspapers ,
. Jlolcomb does not seem to
bo keeping paeo with the veto record ho
eel "f6r himself two years a ; o. The
chances are ; however , that his Interposi
tion will IKS demanded to kill several
vicious measures before the work of the
legislative session Is entirely completed.
Poor old Cambridge. Oxford not only >
wins the Hold athletic ; events , but for
the eighth consecutive year captures the
'
Brent'aquatic event on the Thames.
CambrldKi ) may bo a fair place to ac
quire Uioso llttlo graces and accomplish -
ments to bu learned from Ixioks , but
for the essential * of a modern collegiate
education It Is becoming very pu&ae.
OUH mams IK TIIK
The blockade of Cretan ports Is soon
to be followed , according to the latcs
ndvlccfl , by the blockadn of the ports o ;
Greece. It Is a so-called "pacific block
rule , " but It Is none Uie less effective
nnd H has been stated by a member oi
the Hrltlsh government that Jt will ap
ply to vessels carrylnK the Amcrlcai
'
flaR. So lrtr"ns Crete Is concerned this
Is not a matter of material consequence
since we have no trade with that Island
our only concern , If wo can properly bo
nald to have any , being In the principle
Involved * Hut the blockade of the
ports of Greece will be a different affair
In the effect It may have upon our
rights and Interests and It Is being
uiRert that our government should pro
test against the action on the part of
the powers.
Unquestionably there Is a principle of
International law at stake and it In one
for which our government lias always
contended. We ought not to be silent If
this principle Is now to bn contravened ,
whether such contravention would 1m
mediately result to our disadvantage or
not As ono writer on the subject says ,
by our non-protest n dangerous precc
dent Is established and International
law consists mainly of precedents
which may be terribly employed against
us In flomn future emorgoiuy. Thin
government should not see a violation
of the doctrine of neutral rights , for
which It has always contended , with
out remonstrance , nnd to make this does
not necessarily Involve Interference.
Wo should simply enter our objection
to the " blockade5'
so-called "pacltlc as
being contrary to a principle we have
always maintained. We want no en
tanglement with tile European disturb
ance , but whatever rights belong to us
as neutrals we should llrmly demand
respect for. i
So far as the sentimental view of the
matter Is concerned , that should have no
consideration. The suggestion that a
protest by our government against the
course of the powers In shutting up the
Cretan ports might be helpful to the
canso In which Greece in enlisted Is not
one that should have any weight at
Washington. All Americans are most
heartily in sympathy with the efforts of
the Cretans to throw off Turkish domi
nation and the courage of the Hellenic
nation In cxiwuslug their cause Is no
where more admired than \n \ the United
States , lint the government must not
bo Inlluonced by this feeling In deter
mining Its policy. It is to consider only
what Is necessary to safeguard Ameri
can rights and Interests. One ardent
advocate of actionby our government
says : "If It Is cowardly and brutal for
one man to stand by unconcernedly
while six bullies are pounding a poor
stripling not half the size of any of his
tormentors. It is no less cowardly and
brutal for liberty-loving Americans , to
watch In mute inaction the process by
which Kus.sln , Germany , Austria. Italy ,
Franco and England seek to pummel
little Greece Into submission to the
Mohammedan barbarian. " This Is
hardly a fair pmsenta'tlou of the situa
tion. There h.s : been uo pounding of
Greece as yet and It Is probable there
will not be any. But In any event the
United States Is not called upon to
Interfere In the European Imbroglio any
further than may bo necessary to .secure
respect for Its rights and Interests that
may be put In Jeopardy by the course of
the powers. To this extent our govern
ment may go without departing from IN
established policy in regard to European
controversies and conflicts. Perhaps the
authorities at Washington may see no
good reason for any action , but we be
lieve it safe to say that the administra
tion will not bo found Indifferent to the
rights of the United States In the
Mediterranean.
Tllfi CASK Ul' ' GKNERAT IIIYKKA.
There Is a great deal of Interest In the
case of General Hlvera , the insurgent
commander who succeeded Maceo and
was recently wounded and capluicd by
the Spaniards in Cuba. Ho is to be
tried by court martial and it has been
ipprchendod that he would be sentenced
to death , that being the penalty natur
ally to be expected under the clrenm-
stances. Hut advices from Madrid state
that the death penalty is not likely to
bi > indicted and It appears that our gov
ernment lias In an Informal way Interceded -
coded in behalf of lllvera. It Is reported
that Secretary Sherman , by direction oi
the president , has represented to tlu %
Spanish minister at Washington that if
Hivera should be executed the cflVct
would be to Intensify public sentiment
u this country against Simln. Of courm >
this Is as far as our government could
properly go In the matter. A formal
in'otiwt would bo ( Offensive , since it
would bo In effect an assumption on our
part of the right to Interfere In such
cases and this we could not reasonably
expect the Spanish government to tel
erate. Hut that government cannot
reasonably offer any objection to such
i representation as the secretary of
state Is said to have made , because it
.s not at all In the nature of Interfer
ence , albeit It may have all the weight
if a formal protest.
If the Spanlbh government shall give
o this statement of Secretary Sherman
the consideration hoped for Jt will be
further evidence of Its desire to respect
he. wishes of the United States and to
ivold anything which might strengthen
lore the popular hostility to Spain. It
ms already been shown that the present
ulmlnlstratlom has a great deal more
ntliienco with the Spanish government
ban did Its predecessor. The release
of Americans from Cuban prisons nlnce
he advent of the Mclvlnloy iidnUnlstni-
Ion Is conclusive evidence of this. We
rthiill now see whether this Inlluence
will MIVO the llfc < of a man who made
var upon Spain and whom that govern-
mmt may Justifiably condemn to death.
Ml people of humane feeling will sin (
cerely liopo that General Itlvera will
lot bo executed nnd all such will ap-
rove thti course of the president and
xocrctary of stale as In the cause of
uuuaulty. It would bo a Mhock to civil-
zed mankind to summarily put to death
his bravo man , who was lighting in the
L-auso of ifroedom , and Secretary Slier-
nan was quite right In .saying that It
would arouse the Indignation of the
Viuorlcan people to the hlgheat pitch.
Spain has something to gain and noth
Ing to lose by sparing the life of Gci >
oral lllvera.
LKOISLA TION.
The closing days of the legislature are
liable to witness the enactment of a
mass of Ill-digested legislation whlcl
calls for the exerciseof dispassionate
and deliberative judgment on the part
of Uic executive. It Is at this juncture
that the veto jwwer should be unspar
ingly used to prevent the encumbering
of the statute books with laws of ques
tionable validity and doubtful expcdl
cucy.
Two years ago Governor Ilolcomb
rendered the state Invaluable service by
withholding his approval from several
measures that were passed during the
closing' hours of the legislature under
whip nnd spur. During the present
week It will again become his I in pern
live duty to Interpose his executive dirt-
approval whenever any bill Is presented
for his signature which In his judgment
will operate to the detilment of the people
ple either by Impairing the state's credit
or Imposing upon them burdens or re
strictions that are needless. It will be
equally his duty to veto every bill that
Is liable to misconstruction or designed
simply to assist lawyers hi readjusting
existing laws to suit special cases In
which they are interested professionally.
These pernicious bills are usually hold
back until the last days of the legisla
tive session , when It Is Impossible-
them to receive careful scrutiny- com
mittee or in the legislative halls. The
highest service the governor can render
the state Is to negative all vicious
KchemcM that are thrust upon the legis
lature either through design or Ig
norance.
H'J/O Ul'l'DSH TIIK Til K ATI' .
There Is still uncertainty as to the fate
of the Anglo-American arbitration
treaty In the .senate and If It should be
ratilled It will have been so emascu
lated that Its acceptance by the Hrltlsh
government will bo doubtful. It Is not
surprising to learn that the friends of
the treaty have become disgusted with
the treatment it has received and are
comparatively indifferent whether It la
ratlliod or not. The Washington corre
spondent of the Springfield Uopubllcan
says the causes for the emasculation of
the treaty are found In the jingo spirit
which lias boon fostered by the building
up of the navy. There Is a. fooling , ho
says , which is especially strong In
navy circles and among the great ship
ping contractors , that the United State. *
might as well have a war a.s not , and
that tlie adoption of an arbitration
treaty with Great Britain would not
only diminish the prospect of real war ,
but would restrain the disposition of
congress to enlarge the navy. While
the naval oflicors have not made any
concerted opivosltion to the treaty , It ap
pears that their influence has binni
quietly exerted against it. This Is very
ilkoly true and If so these olllcors have
made a grievous mistake In putting
themselves in- hostility to the over
whelming popular demand for an arbi
tration treaty betw'bou the Engllsli-
spcaklng nations. Such a course on
their part would be more effective than
anything else In creating a public sentl-
uent against further enlargement of tin
mvy. The American people Avant peace
ir.d they are not constructing a navy
with a view to war , but rather as a
means of preventing it. If tluu1 shall
find , however , that this naval establlsh-
nent Is a nursery of war sentiment they
will not bo likely to increase it.
But there is an influence against the
treaty more potent than that of navy
otlleers. It is the view of certain son-
itors that war would bo a national bone-
lit These gentlemen believe , It is said ,
that war would quicken the pulses of
trade , result In big conducts for ships ,
supplies and munitions , and would af-
'ord an outlet for the unemployed energy
of thousands of Idle men. Doubtless
war would have such effects , but It Is
dlfllcult tix believe that men who would
bo considered statesmen could seriously
hlnk It would bo beneficial to the United
Stales to engage in a war , for whatever
the immediate effect upon trade the' til-
tlmato consequences could not but be
hurtful. War would mean a larger
burden of debt and more taxation nnd
the American people need n lightening
of both. It Is not patriotism that
prompts those who talk of war.
It Is announced that all of the rail-
oads operating west of Chicago hav < >
llscarded the American plan of serving
noals on their dining oars and adopted
what Is known us the European plan.
We take it that this action will be the
occasion for another outcry against the
nvaslon of America by foreign customs
uid denunciation as a base snrrendur
o the dictation of European masters ,
low can the silver enthusiasts who pro-
e.st against the foreign gold standard
nit up tamely with a la carlo menus on a
he dining car ? Ought It not to bo a
natter of patriotism for the railroads V
o stick to the American plan , regardless - f
$
less of financial loss ? Wo ilo not see j
tow a consistent free sllvorlto ran con- l
lescend henceforth to oat In any rail- 1I
I
vay dining car west of Chicago. 1t
The JleKlnley administration IB talcing f
ill * the question of forest reserves in n t
manner which Indicates that the rights
and IntiMvsl.s of all will l > u carefully
guarded. The order made hy President
Cleveland In the closing days of his
administration will not lie rescinded at
once , but a careful Investigation will
lin Instituted Immediately. It Is given
out that as llttlo Inconvenience as pos
sible will he Imposed on the people of the >
*
sections Interested , consistent with the.
t'utiro ( welfare of the country. The
people of the entire northwest are In o
terested In thn correct solution of thisa
question , lint It Is very evident that
hi ) demands of some of the lilt ; mining
and railroad corporations , made under ft
the cover of n plea for the HeltleM , have
lot had the desired effect.
The railroads imi determined not to
ivco ulzo the anti-trust law lU'chslon aa
final .In Its application to them until
the auprome court Klves them n second
Interpretation of the points In dispute.
In the interval , however , they nro ixs
discretion as the better jiart s i
of valor ammrtrnominally at least , liv
ing up to the new rule laid downby
the court. This Ja something new In
railroad tactics , as the railroads usually
proceed to Ignore objectionable laws
until observance Is enforced.
Several Important municipal elections
are scheduled for this week. Jti each
of those clttVsfctlio campaign has been
waged upon 6)il Issues , and neither the
question of ffftver' nor free trade nor any
other inattviiof.national policy has had
any porcoptinle' Jnlluence on the align
ment of v < rs. The politician who
Imagines.he can keep control of munici
pal government by. appeals to loyalty or
opposition to the federal administration
reckons entirely without his host
Ilcports from the French capital arc
to the effect that the prospective enact
ment of the Dlngley tariff bill has .con
vinced the people of that country that
fair treatment , of American products
would not bo so bad after all. and ) that
the French are likely to bo among the
first to avail themselves of the recipro
city provision of that act.
Iowa people do not propose to bo be
hind the times. Though they cannot
compete with Nebraska and Kansas people -
plo In seeing nlrshlps floating around
in the heavensf they have succeeded In
finding a Hloito way down In the bowels
of the earth wjilch is carved In a won
derful manner. :
Humors of ii probable settlement of
the Cuban question by the acceptance
of autonomy by the people of that Is
land are again current In Madrid. Up
to date , however , none of them have
been detected emanating from the camp
of Maximo Gomez.
A physician 'is said to have invented
a machine by which he has boon en
abled to wash off with a sponge the con-
tenth of the human stomach. lie Is
mistaken , however , If ho thinks It Is a
new thing for people to sponge what
they eat and drink.
UtiiPi-Ii'iit'u TellN.
Somervllle Journal.
A motormati 1ms to be qulto experienced
joforu ho can miinngo always to stop li'.a car
with the rear platform directly opposite a
mud puddle. '
TlitPol. . . IJvlI.
ChlcaBO I'oft ,
I'caryIs eatl Jled that he can roach the
north polo \\lth iiloga and sleds , Androe Is
latlsfled that it can only bo done by sail
ing overhead with a ballcon , and wo are
now aualtlng for some one to demonstrate
that success can be achieved only by tun
neling.
Till * CJlll'lHIllOll lit SjKlllH.
Kdmjai city Star.
Senator Allen commlts himself to the spoils
system in the flghtr which ho Id making
against an educational tent in equipping the
civil servfos , and by this act ho also asserts
the hope and expectation that the populist
party will some day obtaiii control of the
'ederat ' patronage. *
' - '
HlH'-IIltllll.
Cincinnati Tribune.
A member of the Nebraska legislature
has Introduce ! ! a bill In that body making
It a inlsdsmeanor for any man'In the state
to have in hip 'iiojsesslon a clock of carda
containing more 'thnn , four aces or kings.
The "Honorable' gentlcm'an , "should bo more' '
careful with whom he playa In.the future.
I'OMNlIlly M IMllO 'HriMUII.
InOlannpolla Journal.
"Sleep , " says Tcsla , the famous obctrlcal
genius , "Is a sort of .cumulative atorago bat
tery for human energy. " Ho adds that If a
person should sleep eighteen of the twenty-
four hours h.i would live to bo 200 years of
ago. Would It not bo better to sleep nine
hours a day and live to bo n hundred ? i
century of oicep docs not count.
Iliivf u Cure , William.
I oulsvlllc Courier-Journal.
Mr. Gladstone haja that he has now
horoughly mastered the bicycle. That la
Ills best evidence that Mr. Gladstone la a
novice nt , wheeling. The bicycle doesn't
vant an easier victim than the man who
hlnks be lir.j thoroughly mastered It. The
Grand Old Man's admirers should substitute
a few bottles of llnament for the axes they
are in the habit of sending him.
Why the GcriiiuiiH Arc Winning.
Now York World.
The English have at last recognized the
act that the Germans are becoming their
nrmldablc rivals , to say the least of it , for
he manufacturing trade of the world. The
mpartial observer has no difficulty in under
loading why. The Germans have carried
both the theory and the practice of scientific
ducation further than any ether nation in
he world. They have grasped the ad-
antagcs to bo got by applying science to
11 departments of material development. In
England , on the other hand , sclonttflc edu-
atlon Is nlrrost unknown. Oxford and Cam-
> ridge are still so wedded to the classical
dens that It is practically Impcsalble to get
an education In the broad senss there. The
same "conservative'1 spirit obtains every
where in England.
ll.VWI.HI9 1IIOM3VOLH.VCI- : .
Tht- Open lliiiKl Should Hiiulilcil liy
u Cool Hcml.
riillnilclplilo. I'rcss.
A great many people who hug themselves
for their philanthropy and -who would on
no account consciously do what Is wrong
are engaged In the flagitious business of
manufacturing tramps and paupers , the raw
material of criminals. The excellent people
who will not aend a beggar hungry from
the door are the very people who make
the tramp poa&lblo , and not only possible
but flourishing. Ja ther-u no way of putting
s-top to this malevolent branch of In
dustry ? j.
In England amillionaire named Hoolcy ,
who has mado.ji ( jrijat fortuneby the manu
facture of bl ycJe .jtlrca , propcaea to give
$2,000,000 , the-iAucputo to bo distributed an
nually , to the ittor In the districts surround
ing ! liLs country residence In Derbyshire.
The announcement of hla design has made
Ita way Into 14juppers on both sides of
the Atlantic , , ( Jand | probably throughout
Europe , and byvfJig | time no doubt tramps
from every auarer'Eof } Christendom are aet- to
tlng their face , toward Derbyshire ; for i
every loaf whjplj , ] ( lie fund provides the.ro
will bo two improbably ten mouths. So
long act thfBe .vlimora are fed they -will if
linger. They wf\\ \ \ Infest Derbyshire like the
froxa of Kgyp } , xlstence will bo a bur
den to th. ; bo.U8pi , lfe , Presently , grown
bold by Indulgence , , the trampa will make :
the life of oye/.y . , womaii and child Inse In
cure , and wll\jial \ p the murder rate of
, .11B | aroaied anil intlamed | ,
community Ehttjj , drjvo them out by law or
force. Has not , haJ < tatt > a right to Interfere
and protect community from such an
Infliction ?
The late Gcrrlt Smith , one of the kindest
of men , was , po-wised fit large property ,
and was animated by a elucfre though un-
oiillBhtoned dczlre for tlia welfare of his fel
low men. Ho gave everything to every
body Bchoolhouuea to towns , food and
clothing to all who asked ; the result was it
that his benevoknco became a curio to
tbo town of Peterborough , N , Y , , In which
he lived. Deggara came -from every quar
ter , drawn by tbo irrcnlatlblo magnet of free
bread. Tha towuu for which ho erected
schools Io.it the habit of tclf-dependenco
and lay down cntheir benefactor , All these In
facts are brought out by Octavlm I ) . Froth-
tugham In the biography of. Mr. Smith ,
which was afterward suppressed by the -
family. The open hand hai not only to be
Inspired by tho'warm heart , but to lie
guided by the ccol bead , or It will become ;
curco , <
THAT VOTI5 OK ClStUU. .
Clint-Ren Mmto liy TIip , Her Sitntnlncil
! > the Uvlilciipp In the Cnftc.
Speech of Senator O. A , Murphy of OARO
county In opposing1 the resolution of censure
offered by Senator Schnal , censuring th
editor of The Omaha Dec In the state eonat
Thursday , April 1 :
'Mr. President : I dcetro to say In ox
planatlon ot my position that I am oppose *
to voting a vote of censure on the editor o
The Omaha Uco for that ctlltorl&l. I an
Invited by this resolution to pass n vote o
cetwuro against Mr. Kosewatcr , ( or what
For having the courngo editorially to un
cover tlis foulest and most damnable plo
over conceived In the womb of corruption In
thl.s Mate. For tearing off the mask o
secrecy In a foul plot hatched In the gam
bllng dens of Omaha to corrupt this leglsla
turo In securing legislation favorable to thos-
pirates. I nm nshcd to censure the man tha
made It public and that throttled the con
aummatlon or that Vila conspiracy.
"Mr. Hopowater was In possession ot ovl
donco that was Indubitable and Irrefutable
that ho submitted to our committee to the
effect that a corruption fund was raised to
place senate flic 331 on the statute books
of this state. An act that should , have been
*
entitled 'An act to license gambling tn Nc
braska. ' Ho had ovldcnco that would lead
any prudent man to the conclusion which
Mr. Kosewatcr reached .that 'something was
rotten In Denmark * with reference to senate
flic 331 , He uncovered and exposed to
public view before our committee that
Charles Ulbblna , the prlnco ot gamblers tn
Omaha , had employed corrupt means to secure -
cure the passage of a law that would make
every honest moral man In this state blush
for nlmnic , and with the use of that fund
had his agents at work to carry his devilish
plot Into execution. And the evidence dls
closes that this brazen bill found Its way
Into this senate with that corruption fund
behind It.
"But for the Integrity and honor of mem
bers of this rcnato this corruption fund
would have accomplished Its fiendish work
and Omaha would have became 'a den ol
thieves , ' After the first agents employed
under this fund hadi failed to place senate
file 331 before this body , thus the evidence
offered to the committee shows these gamblers
struck another lead , and ono Louis J , Plattl ,
an employe of this senate , clerk of the com
mittee on municipal affairs , was enlisted to
procure the papsago of this Iniquitous bill.
And the evidence offered by Mr. Ilosewatcr
bcforo our committee shows that this gam
biers' corruption fund was the Inspiration be
hind Mr. Plattl.
"Consider thus the manner In which the
bill was rushed through the senate without
explanation or consideration , anil does any
senator feel surprised at the statement by
the editor of The iBee , that tba gamblers
boodle had influenced the passage of the
bill ? No , from the evidence In hip possslon
and the fact that the bill passed as It did.
any one must have logically reached that
conclusion. The evidence falls to show any
complicity on the part of the senate or any
members therosf , and both reports of the
committee exonerate the senate even of
any knowledge of the plot behind the bill. I
say that from the evidence In possession of
Mr. Rosewater the president of this senate or
any other member of the senate must have
reached the same conclusion that ho did.
"Tlie minority report shows why all the
evidence desired by Mr. Rosewater to be
produced before the committee was not given.
Ho might have madea stronger case had
not these conspirators at Omaha taken like
rats ' t ° their hoes | when they were wanted
'before-the committee. They scattered from
their haunts of sin and Iniquity as
soon aa this investigation was fairly
begun nnd left the state at the
approach of the officer In pursuit of them.
Does this not show their guilt ? The guilty
fteo when no man pursucth. ' This Is tanta
mount to a confession of their guilt. These
witnesses might have divulged the whole plot
and turned the calcium lights on the- whole
conspiracy.
"Yet I am asked to pass a vote of censure
on the editor of a paper who Is fearless
enough to uncover and unmask so damnable
a plot as thla. No , never. The purity of
public ' llfo Is preserved by a vigilant and fear-
lees ' public press. U Is the great safeguard
of the people against dishonesty In official
station and it were better that tba liberty
of the press might' aomellmej be abused
rather than conspiracies like the ono ex
posed by The Dee should contaminate our
legislatures.
"Because the editor of The Bee- had the
courage to choke the conspiracy to death
before It consummated Its damnable work In
otrlklng from the statutes the only barrier
between these plunderers and conscienceless
thieves ami their easy victims , and , per
chance , has been a little too severe ou the
senate , I am asked to censure him ,
"I answer , and I vote. No. "
IMOIt.SO.VAI , AND OTHEHWISK.
The corner In onions In Missouri and the
doubling of prices In consequence is suf
ficient to make consumers wcap without cut
ting the raw material.
The campaign has iiocome so warm In
Chicago that one of tbo fly co > ) s ran In an
inoffensive preacher as a eusplcious character
and detained him over i-.lpht.
Nearly 300 men quartered In the alms-
housu at Hartford , Conn. , during the winter ,
wcro ordered to work out their board. They .
rebelled and actually deserted the poor-
houso.
U la said that Has Alula , the great
AbysBlanlan chief , whoso death may en .
courage Italy to another Abyssinian cam
paign , began life as a groom. He ended tt '
(
by freeing hit ; country , . ,
As a contribution to the revived controversy
the of the "Tout
versy over authorship song ,
ing On tha Old Camp Ground , " a correspond
ent of the Boston Transcript claims the honor
for Mr. Klttredge , who Is now living In Reeds
Ferry , N , H.
The United States has not yet accepted the
Invitation of the French government to par
ticipate In the Paris exposition of 1900. The >
Failure Is In keeping with that of the World's
Fair management In shelving a bill of 170,000
due French exhibitors whoso displays were
dcctroyed by fire and smoke In Chicago , if
The LouUvlllo Courhr-Journul lg poach
ing on Dr. Dana's preserves. It threatens , -
start an opposition temple of fame , and a-i
starter , has assigned to conspicuous niches
such statesmen as PotUey Orubbj of I.ou's-
vlllo , B , Ciuin of Tenuessee , J'.aluua Corktall
North Carolina , Grubu .Slnkenyoojicr of
Missouri and Jump Squlzzir of South Care
lina.
lina.The
The Augusta ( Ga. ) News gays that the
olony town of Fitzgerald , which was rounded
southwest Georgia two years ago by Grand
iVrmy men from the north , U not prosper- i
Ing. It attributes tl.o failure of the experi
ment to the bad location of the town , and' to i
the fact that the colonists depr-n ed too mush
upon their pensions , and , therefore , Uid network
work enougii.
A novel argument against cheap gaa Is
icrlously made in Boston. It It alleged
that the rate of $1 Is so low tlu companies '
ire obliged to use noxious chemicals , Jii.l ;
that lost year forty-five per.ioiu lost their
lives by Inhaling It. The atumliii feature
the "argument" Is that Uie gag Is the
water variety manufactured an-I sold in a
najorlty of the cllea | of tt country
Mayor Strong of Now York hag provoked
nuch advereo criticism by asserting that the
late Bill Tweed draervcd a monument for
Ills work In belulf of parks and boule/anla
Now York City , He think * the
loot's of the famous boas outweigh his
wickedness , Waihlogton City took a similar
k-ltnv of tome large juicy municipal jobs of
thirty yearn ago. An the retulu excet'Jrd
the antlcipatlora of tl-,3 re'jellloui taxpayers ,
hey banqueted leal yuir the man they huutrd if
jut of tawu. in the ' 70s.
IlliASTS FIIOM IIA.M'S IMIUX.
Great people always have small enemies.
Habits are the ruts worn In a road habit
ually traveled.
The secret of a secret Is to know how and
when to tell It.
Grief Is na outcast , nnd no man graspa
lib hand cordially.
The knack of easy travel Is In knowing
how to keep ready all the time.
A thick tongue and a thin purse are HUely
to be the property of the same man ,
The man who gets up In this world by
putting another man down , loses more Umi
ho call's. '
SHCUI.AK SHOTS AT TIII3 I'UMMT.
Chicago Journal : Men who have devoted
their liveto the cause of Christianity In
Chicago have duties to perform and they are
not performing them. Mr. Moody would be
stow on this town ono of the greatest benefits
It oauld receive If he would convert its
preachers.
Philadelphia Press : A Chicago preacher
advertised for Ills last Sunday's service the
attraction of a reformed gambler who would
perform certain card tricks In the pulpit for
the unification of the congregation. This
practical demonstration of the evils of
gambling must have had a startling if not
p. salutary effect.
Philadelphia Times : The Rev. Lyman Ab-
! ) ott braved a storm of questions la.st evening
at the conclusion of his .talk at Horticultural
tiall on the "Message of God. " Ono question
was , of course , as to hit belief In miracles.
"I bellovo in the miracles that are well at-
tented , " said Dr. Abbott , and "I do not be-
llcvo , however , the miracle of Jonah and the
whale. The people of Nlnevnh had only
Jonah's word for It , and Jonah may not have
told the truth about the matter. "
New York Times : The cry of Oambutta
.hat twenty-five years ago electrified France ,
'Clericalism that is our enemy , " losses its
power to arouse the- people under I'ho influence -
once of the popo's policy. But this policy de
manded a complete change ot attitude , both
n opinion and action , on the -part of the
Catholic clergy , which was extremely dim-
cult to bring about. Archbishop Ireland may
well admlro the work of the pope In France ,
for It is In complete harmony with that
which ho has himself undertaken lu our ov.ii
country.
Minneapolis Tribune : A bright young man
who has been preaching to a CongregatlonaJ
church in the town of St. Cloud and has done
some effective aud wholesome work , has been
den-led ordination by a council ot clergy and
aymon because ho was honest enough to ad-
nit that there were soiuo theological tenets
of the church to which ho could not sub
scribe. But as he seems to be a persevering
and progressive young preacher ho will
doubtless continue his work of saving sould
and elevating humanity under some other
auspices , and leave theological halrapllttkig
o men whose reputations are maJe and their
> oalt-lons assured.
NO l'I12 ITIIF.IHS. .
\VuNliliiKloii Ainnzoil liy Uic
Xtfrve nt TwioliriiNkiiuM. .
Rocky Mountain Nuwg
There are at least two citizens of the re-
lubllc who have no longing for adrulntstra
Ion pic , and strange as it may seem they
are both residents of Nebraska. It appeam
o bo a fact vouched for by both Omaha
papers that , on the urgent recommendation
of Senator Thurston , President McKlnley
offered the position of assistant secretary of
var first to J. L. WeUitor and later -to J.
3. Cowln , and both gentlemen declined.
Mr. Cowln appears to have be-en especially
urged to take the place. It was first ten-
ored him by Senator Thurston , then It was
> rcosed on him by the president anil then
Secretary Alger attempted to have him ro-
onslder his declination to no avail. Mr.
Cowln Insisted that ho wanted to practice
aw , that his large clientage- demanded his
line and attention and that ho could not
fford to throw up his business and go to
Vashlngton no , not for all the honor in-
olvcd or even to please the president , the
ecretary or Senator Thurston , There was
no place at th ? pie counter that had any
harm for the sturdy Nebraskan.
All Washington Is aghest , and the wliolo
le-eatlng , plo-huntlng brigade Is stirred to
Is Inmost depths. They have not yet ro-
oived that Mr. Cowln should exhibit hlni-
elf In a dlmo museum , hut there Is no tell-
ng how soon they may do KO , as they regard
im as the most remarkable freak that has
ecn at the national capital In modern , days
t least. To decline an ass'stant secrctury-
hlp that was not only offered but urged
ipon him by the president himself Is somo-
.hlrig so unsuual as to constitute an actual
ihenomonon In Washington politics.
Hut Mr. Cowln Is entitled to honor. Ho
ias , with Mr. Webster , demonstrated that
.hero are two Americans who have no hank-
TlnEH for ofllcljl position. Men who pro-
; r the honors of their profession and the
ileasuroa of private llfo to the rospoiul-
illltles of official llfo with Its cares and Ita
utriguea and Its degrading tendencies , are
lot HO numerous but that' their namoi are
rntltled to bo mentioned with distinction.
IDYLS.
Harlem Life : "This noxv soup , " nld the
arber , "Is very nice. It is inuile -
if ereum. with Just a dash of alcohol In It. "
"Well , remember I'm u temperance man , "
eturneil Dobbors , "nnd don't put uny more
It la my mouth than you can help. "
Chicago Tribune : "Laura , dear , I want
-ou to moot my cousin. I think you -will
Iko him. "
"WCint'B bis name ? "
. . , , ,
"O , Irene , I'm afraid !
Indianapolis Journal : "Why on earth
hpuld HO brlKht and coming u lrl na Muir.e
liivr. married tliat lOiiK'lMfroi ] poet ? " t
"It WI H tbo only wiy Hio ooulil > top him
roni rending his poems : o hur. "
Cincinnati Enqulrfri "Would you sorpaia
1 Httrmiitcil to kiss you"Alas , I cm-
lot , " Hho nld. For , bo It known , nho M.IJJ
lady baritone , unl couM only IOJT.
Chicago nocorJ : "Oeargo , Iipforo we
narrletl you were plt-assd If I bat In your
an. "
"Yen , dearest , "
"Hut , now. If I ilo , you fny : 'Ontcloua ,
'ulla you'ro forever loosllng on my larno
nee. "
Detroit Journal : "And are the divorce
UWH o very liberal In your section ? " "Lib-
rat ? 8ay ! They are BO liberal tluit nobody
ver heard of a woman crying at a wedding
iut there. "
- I
Cincinnati Enquirer. Shc-What Is the
llfferenco between a trust and a ring ?
Ho Mlas dc.ir Mabel. If you can only
rust me , I wilt get ( ho ring tomorrow mont-
ng.
_
Wauhlngton Time * ; "I am sure Tom
neans to propose to me , " inuned the flrai
w et slrl. "Perhaps he'H afraid , "
"Perhaps ho In. " ns.scntcd the second
nvet Blrl. "Ho ought to feel tjulto sure
your answer. "
"You mean thing , "
A MAIDIi.VS ISIMTAPII.
\Vllllnm Wateon.
She dwelt among us till the flowers , 'tis
said ,
Orevv Jealous of her with precipitate
A"'nlh. ' . to wro"ff them unawares , she
Earth 'is less fragrant now , and heaven
moru Bweot.
A SOXC ! .
Ella Wlioclor Wllcox ,
In niy life's morn , when my heart was
fired
With that bold courng-o of Ignorant
By the wild , warm ttdo In my veins In
spired ,
T r " ' " ' > ' . "f love , of Its strength and truth.
I snld I would suffer add tlaro ami bo
fearless
For love , which was only a word to mo
( Yet a word that seemed holy , and grajid ,
and peerless.
And much misused by the speech of men ) .
And now , as I stand In the noonday of
splendor
And cTowned with the regal crown of
wife ,
Thosu passlonnto songs , ns wild as tender.
Seem nil too tame for the love of my
I would rather walk by your side In
trouble.
Than to sit on the throne of the mlghtl-
And the love that I give you today is
The worth of the love that I used to
sing.
I may not prove It by deeds of daring
In the reckless spirit that young verso
shows ;
B 'l ' true courage Is needed for sharing
\ \ Ith patient sweetness
your cares and
woes.
O. not In sinning , and not In dying
1-or tliosi whom wo love Is love's strength
>
The tr8.1 ! ° .f our Btre"Sth "es In living and
To lighten tholr burdens and laugh at
our own.
The truest courage Is needed dally
In facing life's worries and smiling them
And he who can carry Ills crosses Bayly
is greater than ho who can take a town.
And the smallest word that your lips may
Of praisu or approval Is dearer to mo
limn all the plaudits the world might
proffer
Or princes utter on bended Unec.
All that was noble , or sweet , or tfndor ,
Whatever within mo was strong and truo.
Merged Into the perfect , complete sur
render
I made of my llfo and soul to you.
And , had I the gift , I would wrlto one
And deathless song < the song of the
wlfo
Who finds her glory In being loyal
And worthy the love that has crowned
her llfo.
The King
of Beasts
Maintaines his supremacy large
ly by roaring ; . In the circles in
which he moves that goes.
Roaring doesn't go with us
however. We have an impres
sion that not many persons arc
impressed by that sort of thing.
They want simple assurences
that they can rely upon , and
straightforward represeniations
as to the exact value of goods.
and that is what we try to give ,
them.
them.The
The handsomest stock of
Spring and Summer clothing
that it has ever been our lot or
that of anyone else to show is
now in our store ready for your
inspection. This includes bi
cycle fixings and furnishings oj [
every kind ,
Our great Collar and Cuff ealewill coni
tlnuo this week. Baturtlay'u uncertain
weather kept many awny. and wewanl
you all to enjoy the privilege of wearing
ono of the bt-st collars made In < Cu > worl4
for 10 cenU. ,
BROWNING ,
KING & 00 ,
8. W. Cor.
15th uad t
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