THE OMAHA DAILY BEE
_ Ell , Keillor. _
_ Pt llI.lSUr.U EVKHY MQUNINO.
THUMB OP BUIISCIIH'TION.
Dully l > j. ( Without Sunday ) , One Year . Jt >
Pully Vte und Sunday , One Vtnr . S
PI i Month * . , . : , . . 4
, 1'hrtn Monllis . 2
BuniMy lice , Onf Year . . . . ' . ? . 2
HAlunlar H e , One Ycnr. . . . . . . . . 1
Weekly Dec , One Yfar. , . . . . .
OKKICKS !
Omaha ! The lire UulMlng.
Eoulh Omnlia : Singer Illk. . C r. N nl ] ( fi S' '
Cmni'-il Itluffn : 10 1'cnt I Street.
CliloiRo OIHw : 317 Chamber at Commerce.
New York : llnemt II , II and IS. Tribune Hid
Washington ! Ml llth 8trret.
COtlimSl'ONUKNCK.
All rommunlcntluns relating to new * ami er
torlal matter ahoulJ be mldrcswtl ! To the Ell.t
IlU'BINKaS f.UITKtlS.
All biwIr.CFn letters niul remittances pliouM '
luMrcmi to The Iee ! I'ulillfhliiR Cnnjpjii
O.nilia. UMtU. ehsekn. exiuesn nml posioin
mr.n y nnlfr to be made payable to the tnl
of the comiinny.
. Till : UfiWPUUMHUINO COMPANY.
ro CHICU N
Plate of NfhrasUa , I .
Doug Ian County. I
lleoree 11. TMiihuolc , * crftnry of Thn Her T"u' '
ItahlnR company , belt > f ? duly Rwcrn , Mfa that t
actual number of full .met eomolct ? coi > to * of Tl
Dally Maritime , llvr-nlnn nnt Semclny Hcc prlnli
< 1uiln the month of Fcbiuary. 1S07 , was as fa
lows :
Less deductions for unsoM nnd rclurncJ
copies . 6,4
I L -
Total net sales . . . . . .5I9R ;
Net dally average . 19.C1
OKonnn n. TSZCHUCK.
Sworn to before me an.l nuliEcrllicil In m
presence this 1st day of March , 1897.
, . . N. P. ITU. .
( Bfnl. ) _ | Notary public.
TUB IIRK 0 > TRAINS.
All rnllrnml tK-iVMlmyn nre
miiptlcil Tvlth oiioimrli Hi-en
to itccciinnioilntc evrry | in -
HciiKpr nltitnan I * ( < i rcnil n
> i MVNinier. InxlNt itiion linv-
IKK The live. If you ciinunt
K ' < n Ilcp on n < rnln from tlip
n < M\s nnrciit , plrnuo report .
tlie fact , ntntltiK lliu ( ruin usul
rnllrmtil , in tlif UlriMilutloii
Doiuirtiiic-iit oC The Her. Tlie
Itee IN for NU | > n all ( ruins.
INSIST ON HA VINO TIIK HUB.
f _
The Iriocknilt * of Greek ports bids fti :
to become rallior n blockade of all Kuro
pcnn powers.
A Kn-nt deal of politic-ill medicine male
lu can and doubtless will bu crowdoc
Into a two-weeks' campaign.
What kind of n reform mayor woule
the reform senator make who stood spon
eor for the open gambling bill ?
If Senator Ilowell wants to .stand tipoi
bis record bo will have a hard time li
llndlng anything substantial enough t (
Bland upon.
Prospects for crops everywhere Ir
Nebraska are reported to be most en
couraglng. Well begun Is half done
runs tlie old saying.
And now the wolf bounty law is In Im
minent danger of Obstruction. To ; :
legislature that will repeal the Uussiar
thistle law. nothing Is Impossible.
If the Iltintlngton syndicate lobbyist ;
nre getting In their work on the pres
ent congress , they are certainly keep
Ing their movements very quiet.
Members of the legislature are again
reminded that the constitution disquali
flea them from appointment to otHcct
created under laws which they help k
pass.
Speaker Iteed will apjwint those missIng -
Ing committees when he feels so dis
posed , but he Is not likely to feel sc
disposed untllthe _ regular session ar
rives.
Tlie various elements of opposition te
the republican party , having ostensibly
fused , will Mirely be refused by a
majoi Ity of the voters at the spring
election.
The recent notable Increase in the al
ready active burgling industry Is re
garded as evidence of a determination
on the part of the criminal element to
make hay while the .sun shines.
Senator Hansom has begun to explain
his record before even the session has
closed , air. Hansom will also be ex
plaining his record for a good while
after the session shall have terminated.
Under the new dinner the council will
Iwvo new and Increased responsibilities
nnd the necebslty for the election of
capable and experienced men as mem
bers of that Ixnly becomes correspond
ingly reinforced.
It Is hoped that klneloscope pictures
may be made of the scrap between the
'Methodist church and Its recalcitrant
member , John J. Ingalls. who attended
thu recent prl/.e light and Is subject to
discipline therefor.
We shall eon see whether or not the
now Hoard of fc'lre and Police Connnls-
Bloiiers Is really In earnest In Its pro
fessed determination to keep the ( Ire
and police departments divorced ab.so-
lutely from politics.
Mel Hedtleld Is paving his way to Join
the sllverlte party. That fusion con
gressional nomination Is a tempting
plum , but as Cunningham It. .Scott and
Frank Hansom Jumped the track before
uo did , his chances are very slim.
Hancld Hansom says ho did not back-
cap thu exposition appropriation. lie
kouly got It cut down from ii.r : > 0,000 to
$100,000 and tied up for six months , lie
is undoubtedly entitled to any benellt he
'may derive from this explanation.
The Hryanltes have announced their
intention , In case the democratic Candi
da to for mayor of Chicago succeeds In
JiU campaign , to claim his success as tin
uchlovcmciit of bimetallism. .Of course
bimetallism has not had any more to
do with the city election In Chicago
Hum it has with the choice of ollleern of
Any private corporation. The lirytuiltra
were always of. Uio claim-all vailety of
jolltidaiw ,
TltK MlSSlSSII'l't
It Is Impossible to estimate with ai
degree of accuracy thu losses from tl
Mississippi Hoods , but they are cue
inous and the work of devastation
still going on. Thousands of sqtia
miles of farm lands have been ovr
flowed , hundreds of thousands of dc
lars worth of property has been swci
away and destroyed , there has be (
loss of life and an army of people hm
been rendered hoiwlcfis and desUtut
It Is one of the severest calamities th
country has ever known already ar
the end of the destruction and deswl ;
tlon Is not In sight. It Is tp.'ltc Impo
slblc for any one not n witness of th
work of devastation to hnvc any ad
MHitu conception of Its nwftil charade
or to realize the hardships of those wli
sun" " ! ' from It , but It IH Impossible I
read , the accounts of the dlsasU
wrought by the floods without fcelln
a profound sympathy for the unfo
tunnte people who arc the -victims of it
resistless fury. These people will hnv
to be eared for and wlicnuvor they IIP
for asslstanco the response of the com
try should be prompt and generou :
They have behaved heroically In thel
efforts to avert the calamity and the
must not be permitted to suffer an
hardships which It Is possible to n
lleve.
It Hcoms almost a mockery to talk o
causes nnd remedies In the presence o
such a calamity and yet It Is well t
remember that forest destruction. Is in i
very large measure responsible for II
That fact should Impress the cotintr ;
rt-lth the necessity of preserving the for
'sts nnd It ought to have an Inllnene
upoiii the determination of the question
low being considered by the president
if revoking or modifying the order o
Mr. Cleveland establishing forest resev
atlons. i
IIAKSUM'S SFIIOUI , T.tX JJlIiL.
The most vicious measure affecting tin
: axpayers of Omaha that has been In
.reduced Into the present legislature ii
.he HaiiHom-riovell school tax bill Urn
lassed the senate Saturday. The bll
proposes to clothe the Hoard of Kduca
.Ion with absolute power to fix tin
school lax rate and requires the cotincl
, o Include it In the city levy. Under tin
imposed law the school board Is em
lowered to make an estimate.of all tin
nriney it desires to have raised for the
nalnteiiance of the schools , for new
urnltiire , school hooks , construction am
vconstnictlon of buildings and force
ho taxpajers to contribute the ful
Linount In taxes without regard to the
ilher burdens they are called on to bear
The effect of nuch a change lr the
: iw would be to stimulate wastefulness
xlravagance and jobbery and pile up r
iiountain of taxes on the people wlthoul
xcuse or justllkation. It would leave
he door wide open for- pillage unel plnn-
ler , under the pn-text of promoting the
ause of popular education. It is scarcely
ivdlble that such a measure can be
inssert through the. house , especially hi
lew of the notorious fact that Its in-
piratlon comes from Hansom's brother-
n-law. Covell , who agreed to have this
illl put through the legislature If he
rero retained as the paid attorney of
lie Hoard of Kducation.
A IIKI'DHI OAN J//1I1' .
The e who charge that the republican
tarty has favored the trusts lose sight
f the fact Unit the anti-trust law of
800 , which applies to every comblna-
ion and contract in restraint of trade ,
s declared by the supreme court of the
Tinted States , is a republican law. As
is Kiid : by Hepresentative Grosvenov
f Ohio In the house during the tariff
ebate , this net was recommended by
. republican president , enacted by a re-
lubllcuu congress and approved by a
: > publlcan president. It encountered the
Igorous opposition of tlie democrats In
ongress and MrT Gluey as attorney
eneral in the Cleveland administration
> ok the earliest opportunity to discredit
lie law , his flrst annual report pro-
ounclng It defective and Inadequate.
ret up to that time no effort had been
mde by that olllelal to enforce the law ,
Uhough Mr. Cleveland entered upon
presidency with a promise to use
II the authority given the executive de-
artment ; to relieve tlie people from the
suctions of the trusts and similar com-
Inatlons. Attorney ( Jeneral Harmon
III no better than ills predecessor. He1.
) o , professed to Und the law defective
nd Insutllelent , and although he told
[ ingress , In response to a request for
iformatlon as to what steps had been
ikon to enforce the anti-trust law , that
10 Department of Justice had endeav-
retl to Investigate complaints regarding
usts and combinations , nothing was
. ally done toward enforcing the law.
he only proceedings under the law dur-
ig the last administration wore insti
lled by its predecessor.
The decision of the supreme court that
its anti-trust law is valid and can be
iforced , and that It Is sweeping in its
lipllcatlon to every form of comhlnn-
on and contract In restraint of trade ,
lows how shallow was the a.ssump-
on of these democratic olllelahi In re-
urtl to the InsulllcItMicy of the law and
nw derelict In duty they were In not
inking adequate effort to enforce It.
istead of contenting themselve's with a
rfunetory Investigation of complaints ,
he trusts steadily grew In number and
i power during the Cleveland admlnlH-
atlon , yet ( hero was no attempt at re-
resslon , either by endeavoring to e > n-
irce tlie law or by new legislation the
Ul-tniht provision of the existing tariff
[ t being designed to apply to only one
imblnatlon. Why did not the tlenio-
'ata ' when In control of congress remedy
te then alleged defects In tin * anti-trust
iwVVliy did they not show , when
it\y had the power , that they were sin-
M'o in their professions of hostility to
10 monopolistic combinations':1 :
Tlio republican party manifested It. ?
ipasltlon to trusts by enacting a com-
chenslve and drastic law against them
a law which met with ili'termlned dem-
iratlc opposition. Thu republican party
ilds thu same position now that it held
i 181H ) In regard to tho.'o combinations.
. believes they are hostile ) to the public
itcrcst : ! and should bu suppressed ,
resident McKinley Is unrpialllleelly
munlttcd to this view and there Is
rery reason to expect that in due time
le administration will take steps to cn <
irce thu autl-trunt law whorevw it up
piles , If the combinations do not forcsti
such action by dissolving or puttl
themselves In a position , If that lie pt
slble , where they will not be ameiial
to thu law.
A/7ir
The commercial supremacy of Nc
York Is said to be threatened and t
business Interests of that metropolis a
seriously considering the question
what Is necessary to maintain nnd I
craise the city's fore-lgn commerc
There IB no apprehension of any serloi
rivalry with an other Atlantic port f
Kuropean passenger tnilllc , but It Is sa
that the great grain export business hi
slowly but surely been diverted to Dull
more and Philadelphia , and to n r
mnrknhlc extent to New Orleans ,
appears to be the opinion of son
familiar wiUi the export business tin
New Orleans , by reason of Its natur ;
situation , Is going to command moi
and more of the grain and provision an
cotton export trade of the south an
southwest. It Is a fact that the con
murce of New Orleans has been steadll
growing and the projects for better fi
cilltle > s of transportation to that poi
iiertalnly warrant the expectation tin
It will continue to grow and the li
urenso must of course be at the c :
liense of the Atlantic ports and pai
Llcularly New York. It may not be
very long time when Texas ports nln
tvlll command a considerable share c
[ he exports of the southwest.
It Is hardly possible , however , thn
Vow York will ever cease to be th
commercial metropolis of the natioi
jut It would seem from the great cor
In the fat
! ern being manifested there
if her declining export trade that he
jommerclal Interests are confronted b ,
i real danger , to avert which prpmii
emedlal measures are necessary. 1
ippears that the export trade of Plilln
lelphla and Baltimore. Is favored b ,
ailroad differentials at the expense o
s"o\v York , but It is suggested that th
entoval of these , which the exporters o
he latter city have long been unavall
ugly endeavoring to have done , woub
ie only a partial remedy for the situa
Ion. It having been found that tin
treat steamship lines do not have to gi
o New York to secure freights the ex
ledleney of a more liberal polle\y towart
hem is being considered. Hut in an ;
vent New York will maintain her com
norclal supremacy. All conditions as
tire this.
On matters affecting local interest !
inly , tliu legislature professes to accenli
o the requests of the members whosi
onstituoncy Is Immediately concernee
in the principle of allowing the wides
ititude of home rule. The bill permit
Ing Douglas county to bond itself foi
he purpose of promoting tlie cxpositior
onu'S strictly within tills class of law
unking , yet some of the rural repre
cutativos insist on telling the people oi
) e > uglas county that they ought not t <
, -ant the privilege they have asked. In
sinuch as the bill alms merely to lei
he voters decide at the polls on the
ne'stlou of exposition , bonds it passw
ompreheuslon why anyone who > cannot
o concerned In the remotest degree
hould enter objections or put up ob
trt'ctlons.
The Hee has always upheld the doc-
rlno that institutions supported out ol
he public funds should be under pub
c management. For this reason it hat
ivored state control of the two or thrcf
tate-siipportod institutions that liaVe
ecu under private management. The
nly way to secure strict accounlabil-
y for the expenditure of public money
? to Imvo the money spent by otlicers
, -hose duty Is solely to tlie public ant !
, 'ho are sworn to perform that duty.
That the republicans recognize nr
liver issue in the municipal campaign
i established by the fact that It ha ?
ion on the ticket who are advocates ol
ree coinage. The issue Is good city
nverninent and tlie republican can-
Idates taken all together give the best
romlse of an honest , elllclent and
. onomlcal administration of the city
ffalrs for the next three years.
Hx-Treasurer Hartley , when arrested ,
serted that he was calling In his
loney and would make good his entire
lorlage if only given tlm ? . The weeks
iv being prolonged Into months , but
urtley's money has not been produced.
* It not high time that di > faultt r '
I'omlses be discounted and the culprits
. alt with as they deserve ?
The charter amendment validating the
newal bonds Issued by the city has
> nc through the legislature , but as It
without the emergency clause It can-
it become effective ) for three month : ) ,
his amendment , however , ought to set
ie city's credit right and remove an
nlmrrasslng obstacle In the manage-
out of the city's finances.
The railroads coulel not make the antl-
'iilplng ' bill into law at the last con-
ess , but they scorn to have' Ilmitlcs
intldence In their abilities to push th
lollng bill through this time , Thores
no general demand for legalized pool-
g so far as the public is thus far
With Gladstone1 learning the bicycle
id fieneral Kcholleld , Henjamln Harrl-
in and Andrew Carnegie sturdily main
lining the Increase In the country's
ipulatlon , the end of the century would
em te > be a period of hope for thoao
ho are well advanced in years.
Employes eif the ) lower house of th ?
glslature > will be paid only for the
me actually put Into the service of the
ate1 , Hven thru , oini of them will
: a\v more emt of the state treasury for
ID session than the men elected as
nators and rcpresi-ntatlves.
Hot weather and an aching dcsiro
ir u morn rapid distribution of patron
; u aio the two Incentive's that will
go the senate to get through with tlu
i\v tariff bill Just as quickly as pa < sl-
c under the circumstances.
The men rcnomlnated by tiie repub-
[ an city convention have all bt'e-n
eotod to terms that have been cut short
f the Ilowell charter that legislate-
them out _ i _ pfllce. Inasmuch ns no e
ccptlon nrfiTfcen to the manner In will
they lia\'flfJ'tn | performing their oflle
duties , tlf jraro entitled to re-election
An It Aiiprnm In Mlnnrftnln.
U MMInnfnpolls Times.
The Ucpartsn nt store evidently cannot
hit wlthoul some ono eleo being wounded
A Hint.nil Cuoil nx n Kick.
D"VraiufTn\o \ Bxprcvi.
A quiet ( jitlmatlon by Secrotarr Sherm
to the Spanish minister that the executl *
of ( leneraP KIT era -would bo apt to rest
In a recognltldn ot Cuban belligerency
the United.Spates would probably bo
more practical value to the Insurgents Jn
now than hbt'ual recognition would bo.
AVnUrrnnu 1'nJoj-H Himself.
tioillsvlllc Courier-Journal.
The dccldlon of Japan to discard the nllv
ntnndsrd nml adopt the gold standard el
prlvcs the American free sllverltcs of o
ot their last props. Indeed , It leaves Moxl
n about the only remaining natloa with ai
recognized pretensions to civilization th
still cllngj to the obsolete silver atandat
And Mexico would noon get rid of It It si
wcro not hi the position ot the man holdh
the bear's tall.
Itoiinillntrn Illn Pnrnlc.
Chicago Chronicle.
The alleged American , SangulUy. ov <
whom so much trouble occurred , and upc
whoso release by Spain the jingoes i
plumed themselves , has proved his grnt
tudo by returning secretly to Cuba. He hi
gone , the dispatches tell us , "to strike a bio
for Cuba llbre. " The next tlmo ho flm
himself In Morro castle his admirers i
Washington may have moro dllflculty I
securing his freedom.
Ooiil IlnroiiN l-Mt
Olobc-Dcmocrnt.
The "combine" of railroads constituting tl
Hard Coal trust doubtlees feels a little sluili
slnco that decision agalnet the Transmh
eourl Freight ttFsoclfttlon was rcndsrcd. Tli
sins of the latter are mild compared wit
the outrages perpetrated by the coal pee
Some trusts have done good for a tlnv
illretHly or Indirectly , but the hard coi
combination Is not amonu thorn. An attac
on this monopoly at this tlmo would plcae
the country.
Senator IMnlt'N IMriiMnutrj- .
"Washington Post.
It will be remembered that some days ag
Senator Platt of New York , while passln
aut of the senate , was struck on 'tho fore
liead by ono of the heavy mahogany doot
ind had lila head badly cut.
"How did you hurt your head , senator ?
isked a friend the ether day.
"I waa passing hurriedly out ot a door ,
ivns the reply , "anl I was struck by It. Dii
It wasn't the white house door , " added th
senator with a Einlle.
lUlllloiiH lo 1C i- | > tlie IV-noc.
Kansas City Star.
The French government proposes to oj
lend 80,000.000 francs for additional wa
ihlps. The European "concert" Is so liar
nonious that each nation embraced In I
s compelled to Increase Us army and nav ;
o protect Itself from the others. If I
voro not for friends and allies France and
ndeed , each ; of 'the great powers , mlgh
educn Its armyc and navy. Peace cc < n
learly as much as war , when , In order t
nalntaln It , Itla deemed necessary to sup
> ort enormous armies and navies , am
ivon Increasi ! them from time to time
rhere Is danger .of national bankruptcy li
Europe , arising from the great mllltal- '
ixpenso to which. i the nations arc subjects
n keeping eaeh..o\lier \ from nghtlng.
1
Oooil put of nrnrnrcth.
, New , Yorlt World.
Candidate Bryan's homo , B tat oof Nebraska
s largely iiopullstlc In every department o
ta Bovernmtnt , Jbut In passing the bll
irohlbltltiK corporations from , making cou
rlbutlons ta > the ) campaign fund of an ;
iplltlcal party It has rendered a service ti
ho .cause of apolitical morality which mlgh
fell bo followed by > s states with a bcttei
. . i. j ,
A co'rporatlan , . which U wholly th <
reature of la\V.has , no natural right to d (
.nythlng that Is nott specified In the law bj
fhlih It Is created. And we bellove that m
orpoi-.itlon has ever avowed that the con
rlbutlng to cnmrjalgn funds was among th <
lurposes for which. It was established. I
las no moral right to make such a contrlbu
Ion , because It U not a moral being. As
corpoiatlon It can have no Interest Ir
olltlcs rxcept a mercenary one.
If the Nebraska law should be adopted Ir
very state and enforced In every campaign
great n any of the difficulties In the patl
f honest politics would disappear.
Uncle Stint IIolilx tlie Slick.
Philadelphia ledger.
The statement that the government ha-
aid nearly $300,000 In settlement of clalmi
y aliens who have mlTercd from mob vlolenci
nd that In no case lias restitution beer
iado by the otnto In which the outragt
cctirred , indicates a weak point In our ma
hlnery of government. As the several states
ave no olllcial relations with foreign powers
lie national government must hear and ad-
Mt all complaints made by the latter agalnsl
Itlzens of this country , and thua It Is
bilged to pay damages for acts which II
ould not prevent , and for which it can
ollcct no indemnity In Its turn. On tin
ther hand , the states feel no particular ob-
Isatlon to restrain their citizens from st
icking foreigners who may bo among thorn ,
Inco the national government pays the bills
nd they have no trouble on that score
omo arrangsmcnt by which this particular
> rm of mob violence , which Is specially tc
a deprecated since It may plunge us Into
ar , can bo suppressed , or , at least , dfo.
> urageJ , seems eminently desirable.
I'KIISO.VAIj AM ) OTHiaiMVISH.
The late"Oliver Optic" once wrote a play
> r hh son-in-law , Sol Smith nussell , but
didn't eem to strike the popular fancy.
Signs spring" are becoming visible down
ut. Tlie Board of Health of a Jersey town
as recommended Ice cream as a euro for
Iccotighs.
The now Carneglo babIs solo heiress to
fcTtuno estltnatr-d at from $25,000000 to
M.000,000. BIr. Carnegln Is 62 years of age
nd has been married Just ten years.
When the governors of New York and
Ichlgan talk over the long-distance tolc-
hone , the burden of their romar'cs has
nhlng to do with perpendicular Irrigation.
The klnetoscopo pictures of the Caraon af-
.ir are said to bo chock-full of 6leranboi !
id may provo a failure. The negatlvco
xvo boon sent to Edison's laboratory * for
ivelopment. '
Amons the a'nVcarlors of Dr. Nansen was
Haufj NanseiiMborn In 1538 , who explored
10 Whites sea.KJH&H \ many years In the
eland trade alnl wrote a geography which
'scribed Arrtldlroutea so well that a copy
tue book WEB' tti tile as late as 18-11.
Louis F. PosJ , , pijltor ot the Cleveland
ecordcr. waa sentenced to ten days In the
> unty Jail ami to pay a nn ? of $200 for
mtempt of cduh In publishing & crltl-
sm of Judge tiDattoon of the court of
unmon picas. < n ( Tile summary cctlon of
19 offended conrtuhus made > the e lltor thom
m of the IONIUM Public meetings have
: en held to nWe\arprorHlori to the Indlgna-
BII of tliu pecpio aad brass band serenades
eak lu upoa-thtr-roverlea of the editor
ory ovonhiK. "WPeal baa been taken
id that will probably bo the end of It. The
cldcnt sened a useful purpose In uhowlne
) pularcontpmpt for those who , clothed with
lot authority , abuse their power for pur-
) ica of rove UK * ? " J
Lcuiia U. Wlnslow of Kansas City appears
i court with a tqle of woo and a demand
ir $2,500 damage from a lojgo of the Mac-
ibces. Winalow avers that ho was Induced
i rlili I traditional goat end as a conae-
icnce nt-ciunuluted various palim au'l ochca
lat refuse to yield to medical skill. The
Iftccubco "gcat" appears to be really a
bird" of ita kind. Wlnslow says ho waj
d Into I ho IO.IL'O blindfolded and Blioclc.sa.
0 hobbled around on gravel ; the carpet
Id from bcnrath his feet ; ho turned n
imcraiult over saudbags ; several persons
punched him In the dials ; " h was Jerked
1 llio celling , swam on clr , dioppcd Into u
icct and was loosed r.round quite gaily.
I we * pretty tlrcrt , " says Vi'lnsljw. "but
didn't kick. " Tlio last degree , that of
alklng a slanting plank , broke him up.
ha Jump also broke hU leg. For the no
canons the victim of tUo goat Insists that
lese who danced with glee over bin antic *
lould pay for the inutile.
ALL EQUAL BEFORE THE LA
Senator Allen Declines Request of Amoru
Protective Association ,
RELIGION IS NOT A TEST FOR OFFI
Ho AV111 i\n ( Prniuliic io > Vote Aanti
llottiiiu CathoIlcH Who Mny llo
Xontlniitcil fur ( Joverie-
i incut 1'onltluiin.
WASHINQTON , April 5. Senator W.
Allen la In receipt of a resolution passed i
contly" by Iloscuo council No. 1 , Amerlc
Protective association , requesting him
vote against the confirmation to public ofTl
of Roman Catholics appointed by the pro
dent. The resolution has stirred the sc
ator , as the following open letter to t
president and recording secretaty of'llcsc
council will testify :
WASHINGTON. D. C , April 2 , 1807
Cleorgu lillctt , 1'rcsldent , nml O. V. Shru
Sccrutnry. lloseuo Council No. 1 , Arm-rlc ;
Protective Association , Omiitin , Nel
Oontlemen t have the honor to ncknuv
rdge the receipt of the scaleel resolution
Ilescne council No. 1 , American I'rolfOtl
Association ot Nebruska , dated March I
1S97 , which Is us follows :
OMAHA. Neb. . March 29 , 19S7.-lIon. W
Ham V. Allen , Setmto Chamber , Washln
ton , D. C. : Dear Sir At a meeting
Uescuo council No. 1 of Nebraska Amc
lean Protective association , held on tl
above < 1ate , the following resolution wi
adopted :
"Ho It re-solved , That a communlcallc
under seal of this council , signed by tl
president nnd secretary , bo Kent to 01
senators at Washington , requesting the
to oppose the confirmation of any know
Homan Catholic who may bo appointed I
President Mi-lClnley. " Most respectfully ,
G13OIU1U ELLIOTT , President.
O. P. SHUUM , Secretary.
I cannot comply with your request ,
will not vote to reject liny competent an
worthy man because of his religious faltl
It I should do so I would violate my oat
of olllco and Ibu express language of tl :
i-onstltutlon of the United States and (
the state of Nebraska. This no constltuci
lias a right to ask me to do.
In section 3 , article vl , of the constlti
tlon of the United States , It Is provide
that "No religious test ahull ever bo n
Itilreil as a qualification to any olllco t
imblie trust under tlvu United States. "
This became the supreme law of on
jountry In 17S7. It has not been changed c
inodllled nnd remains a part of our funcli
mental law to this day. Tlie first nmoiu
ncnt to the constitution , adopted Septen
> cr 2 , " . . 17MI , provides that "Congress sha
mikeno law lespectlng the ; establlshmer
3f rsllirlon or prohibiting the free exurcli
Lhureot' . "
Section I , article t , of the constitution c
S'ebraska , provides , "All persons IMVO
i.'Uural and indefeasible right to worshl
\lmlghly Oed according to the dictates c
.heir own consciences. No person shall b
sompelled to attend , erect or support an
> : nco of worship noulnst bis consent , an
10 preference shall be given by law to an
cllglous society , nor shall any liiterfet
Jiico with the rights ot conscience be per
nltLcd. No religious test shall be require
us a qualltlcatlon lor olllce , nor shall an
jeraon be InromiHJtunt to bo a witness o
iccount of his religious belief. "
You will observe by the several coustltu
lonal provisions that this govenimenl
itate and federal. Is completely and forovc
llvorcpil fiom the church , and all ritlzons
oKJirdless of their religious beliefs are , I
ithcrwiso qualified , eligible to hold olllce.
lave taken nn oath to support the constl
ution of the United States , as well Us Ilia
if the state of Nclir.tskn , and that oatl
mist biobserved. . 1 could not , if so in
dined , vote to reject a competent am
vorthy man for a public position to whlcl
ic might he appointed by tlie president , be
ause ot his church connection or his par
Icular religious belief , nor would I do si
inder any circumstances. I am n firm be
lever In the clllcncy of all churches. The ;
rn designed to benefit tlie human race
.nd wo cannot Ignore tlie fact that tin
i-orld is madeIiillnitely better by tin
eachlnps of the scriptures. 1 do not fes
ustllled in controverting thu precepts laic
own by thp Apostle Peter In Acts x. 3
.nd 35 verses : "Of a truth I percelvo tha
! od Is no respecter of persons. But In. over'
; ation ho that feareth Him and work-oil
lKhteousnc. = s Is accepted with Him. "
AD a public servant it Is not for mo ti
'lolate either tlie language or spirit of tin
> lblo , the great charters of our liberty , no
he decencies or proprieties of public life , b ;
lursuing the course you request. I urn thi
dn of a Protestant minister and a Pro
estant motucr , who , for * sixty years of he
Ife , was singularly devoted to one of tin
; reat Protestant churches of the Unltec
itates. Her religious convictions wen
trong and her perceptions of duty clear
They made an Impression oil mo that I wll
lever forget and I have a natural sympatlr
vlth that church that comes to mo as ai
iiherltance. I cannot be sala , therefore , t (
lossess a natural leaning- any other , am
would count myself as unworthy o
eprpsentlnrr a great and groAins state Hki
Nebraska If I should suffer a man's rellsloi
0 enter Into my mind in determining 'Mi
lrht of citizenship , or his riht. If other
dse qualified , to hold any position to whlcl
10 might be appointed by competent au
liorlty.
Let me suppose that ono of the Catholic
ocletles should request or Instruct me tt
oto against the confirmation of Protestan
ppolntres because of their church aflllla
Ions. Do you think 1 could discharge mj
uty by obeying such Instruction ? And yei
L would bo just as proper for mo to volt
gainst a Ptotestant appointee , or a mem-
er of the American Protective assoclatlor
ecaiifo of his religious belief. With cquu ;
roprlety a Jlason could Instruct rre to vet <
Biilnst tin Odd Fellow , an Odd Fellow
gainst a member of the Grand Army ol
in Republic , or any llko organization. 1
lilnk you will see. without my entering Intc
lengthy discussion , that such a eourst-
fould breed endless confusion and woulci
ring- Into politics questions hnvltiK nc
roper plrtoo there , and if ipcrslsted In , would
csult in dimensions ami dUorirnnlzatlon
nd mlsht ill time materially weaken. If not
In-eaten , the safety of the government It-
flf.
flf.Tho
The American people ousht to congratu-
ito themselves on the foro.slijht and wls-
om of Washington and bis compitrlots
'ho laid tnu foundations of this governnient
3 broadly and so deeply tll.it questions like
ila are taken out of the domain of party
olltles. They were possessed of a lil h or-
iir of statesmanship and a rare rone-option
t public duty. The liberties of tha people
f this country nre broad ami must bo main
lined. All , whether members of churched
r not , who rntaln citizenship , must bii per-
iltted to enjoy , unmolested and unqucs-
oned , the rich I * guaranteed tiicm by the
institution , and no man who permits him-
ilf to antagonize these rlBbtn can have a
ear und accurate conception of public
uty.
If your communication hail been of a prl-
: ito nature. I would not notice It further
lan to acknowledge Its receipt , but It
jmes under the seal of thn counell and In
10 nature of n public instruction , and
icrcfore I feel ut liberty to consider It In
public way. Permit me to say in coiiclei-
on that I shall treat nil citizens and all
Uglons with profund respect. ' I will treat
U men havlnir no churoi connection 'With
Itml respect , for all In the eyes of the law
and alike , and so far us the civil K'overn-
ent Is concerned , must bu treated juf ; y
f Its public servants. I have thu honor to
3 very truly yours.
yours.WILLIAM V. ALLKN.
Dully Trrnxury Statement.
WASHINGTON , April 5. Today's ' etatc-
ont of the cnnditloa of Iho treasury shows :
vailablo cash balance , $225,339,839 ; gold
aorvo , 1151,782,085.
80.1113 HHCK.Vr Al'I'OINTMKNTS ,
Indlanapolfl ! Journal : Without being
iked I'rtaldent McKlnloy apjxilnted the 17-
> ar-old son of the late Oenoral Sheridan
cadet In the Military academy , while Mr.
eve ] a ml refused when requested to do so.
Chicago Chronicle : The appointment of
ndruw I ) , Whiteas ambassador to Oer-
any la creditable to tha administration ,
r. Whlto li a man of largo education , Is
alned in International law and has had
perlcnco as a diplomat Ho has little of
e jingo about htm , Is not offensive as a
irtlrian and bed the reputation of being a
vel-beaded man ,
Sioux City Journal : Major Conger of
-va , who U to bs United States minister to
raiil , waa Instrumental while a congresi-
aii In having the weather bureau trans-
rrcd from the War department to the
Krlcultural department and separating It
itlroly from the signal service. Hut he > Is
it responsible for any of the weather the
ircau has dealt out.
Philadelphia Hecoril : Measured by all-
ound ability and experience the appoint-
cut of Andrew D , Whlto of Now York
1 our ambassador to Germany lu certainly
e ritroiKt'3t yet made by Prcaldent Mo-
Inley lit selecting diplomats to reprrnmit
a country at the capitals of the creaUr
> wur > . Mr. White U a man ot high
arocUv and accomprshnwnt , who la suru
rcutler the republic creditable service.
mmmmnmmy
and Reels
Ours is an unusually large
line of sporting footwear of a
first class charactcr * Heffelfin-
gerj * the Yale athlctc made
our entire line , the North Star
line & Bicycle Shoes and Leg-
gins in all colors of leather and cloth , * all styles
all & prices to suit the taste of all kinds of cyclists ,
'flllS UHTUOACTlVn
Chicago Record : As no ono knows
yet what will bo the duties after the sena
s through with the bill , the "anticipator :
amendment practically says that duties slu
w levied from April 1 at rates hureafti
o be determined a kind ot leglslatk
ridiculous In Itself , whatever may be clalnu
or Its constitutionality ,
Brooklyn Eagle : It Is unfortunate In ot
ense that Importers are so generally taltlr
advantage of their opportunity to boat tl
low tariff , but wo fall to aeo how they ca
10 prevented from so doing short of tt
Imo when the bill Is passed and slgnoi
'ho proposition of the ways nnd meat
ommltted Is not only rctrpspcctlvo an
ctroactlvc. It is ridiculous.
Philadelphia Times : Apologies for tl :
ctroactlvo clause of the Dlngley bill do IK
tuprove It. Tlio most that can be said 1
hat some lawyers percelvo grounds o
vhtch to defend It , or at least to malntal
hat It has not yet been judicially rot
cinued and that there Is a chance that til
upreme court might not overturn It. Th !
t very unsubstantial ground on which t
mo legislation BO Intimately affecting th
ommerce ot the country. One would thin
tiat oven a congressional lawyer would Ilk
o feel a little moro certain before undei
aklng an experiment like this.
Chicago Chronicle : Though the f-ongro !
f the United States may have power I
ass a retroactive revenue statute ) Imposln
o penalties , It ought to hesitate to use tbr
ewer , because retroactive legislation Is 01
lasod to the genius of all modern clvlllzatloi
radically It Is forbidden by the Urltls
omitltutton. If the Grouvonor umendmcr
s In the tariff bill aa It shall be peifcctc
omo tlmo next summer the government ca
ake no penal action on Importations uftc
10 1st of April ; It must , if It would re
over the amount of the dutlca , bring u civ !
ult , and It will have great dimculty In main
alnliig Its case before juries of tlie people
Philadelphia Record : The question as t
ie constitutionality of retroactive taxatlo
as not been decided by the supreme com
f the United States. In the cass arlsln
nder the Wlltvjn tariff act , where the dat
xed for it to becoma operative ( August 1
S04) ) wa-s four weeks earlier than the dat
when it actually became a law ( August 2f
1894) ) , the court decided that the manlfcs
Intent of congress was that the new ta
duties should bo levied only after the pass
age of the act. The Grosrvonor amondmen
to the Dlngley bill leaves no room for doub
as to Its Intent. If it should become a laIn \
In Its present form and go before the cour
for constructlbn , the question ot constltu
tlonallty would be clearly raised.
Indianapolis Journal : To call It nn ex pos
facto law Is a misnomer. That term as usei
In the constitution applies only to crlmlnn
legislation , or laws creating and punishlni
criminal offenses after the acta have beei
committed. Congress has repeatedly passei
retroactive or retrospective laws relating ti
the tariff and other matters. The constltu
tlonallty of the provision is beyond question
It can only be criticised , If at all , on th
ground of Impolicy as a disturbing clcmcn
In business , but it cannot be any more dte
turblng than flooding the country with for
elgn goods at a low rate of duties and < lt
prlvlng the government of needed revenue
The Interests ot the government oliould b
considered as well as those of importers
If the government cau realize. $12,000,000 ti
$15,000,000 of revenue by the provision no
body need care If the Importers and specu
latora are pinched.
1IUI < :11TIV HUA.1IING.
Philadelphia. Record : "Tlio woman wbr
i a sluvo to bargains , " says the Mannyunl' '
Philosopher , "must expect to be sold occa
ilonally.
New York Town Topics. Urown Do yoi
: hlnlt you can iiidge a man by the kind ol
shoes hi' wears. ?
De Klyppo I always Judge u girl's fiithoi
: hat way.
Chlcaso Tribune : "Invers , how can yet
ilways afford to smoke so much bettei
ilgars than I do ? "
"Uccauso I always beg my matches
3lve mo a match , lirooks. "
Hoiton Transcript "Trust me , dearest ,
laid he "and ho my bride. "
"I am oposcd to trusts and combines , "
vaa the chilling reply ,
Detroit Journal : The Colonel Every mar
jarrles a gun where I live.
The Maid Oh , colonel ! Aren't they
ifrald of getting er the other half shot ?
Forest and Stream : Thlnjrs will have to
: ome to such a pass by and by that a man
/III hnvc'to show a civil service cortllicatc
lefore ho can tell a llsh story ,
Chicago Tribune : Young Husband You'll
vrlto to mo darling , won't you , very soon.
Young Wife Why , yes , Henry. I'll bavc
o .write. I haven't money enough to last
no more than about six days ,
Chicago Record : "Hopkins carries n
ialm leaf fan winter and summer , "
"What's that for ? "
"Ho can't tell when he starts out In the
iiornlng whether ho will need It to cool
its fevered brow or knock Icicles oft his
hln. "
Philadelphia North American : Crane
llmpers suums all hrakim up. I wonder
that's the trouble ?
Polk His wlfo lias engaged In double
leallng.
Crane Double dealing ?
Polk Yea ; she presented him with twins
his morning.
Detroit Free Press : "How In the world
Ira. Wisely , do you manage to have ull
our threfl daughters In so early when thuy
rmiicl the ewnlngs out ? "
"The last one homu has to got breakfast
ext morning. "
Indianapolis Journal ; "Oh , yaas , " uald
Absolutely Pure
'elobrated ' for Ita great leavening strength
nd hvalthfulncss. Anaurt-a the food uuulimt
lum and nil forms of adulteration common
i the cheap brands.
IJAKINO I'OWDEU CO , , NEW VOIUC.
the old maji to the young craps dovotrc
who wna exhibiting a rabbit's foot , "oh ,
yaas , niliblt foot mighty line , mighty fine ;
but full Binmvliip usefulness be nln't up
wld da plu's foot by a mile. "
TWO JI1ND9 WITH ONE THOUGHT.
The winter's moon man clear and still
Above the high ntul distant Mil.
Whllo "Weary Will" with tiled feet
WHS looking n round for a blto to e-at.
Over the fcnoo , on the opposite side.
Fanner nrown's big bulldog- was tied :
Hn was big and Hcrco and ready to light ,
And he , too , was wishing that he had a
bite.
Over the fence poor Willy Jumped ,
Then Ills nnd the canine's head
bumped.
I ht > aril n scramble , a wild , weird yell-
It was really worse than 1 can tell.E.
E. P.
MICH Sl.VTV.
N'cw York Homo Journal.
Sixty ! How can 1 believe It ?
Sixty years old lodav !
And , saying It over , T wander
About lu sammimhuUc way.
Sixty ! Why , that means the summit.
The peak , the very tip-top.
From aere , am I an old woman ?
No more of life's hlppi-ty-bop ?
I look In the shop wf.ilo'W mirror-
Is that an old lady ? Say true.
Spectacles , gray b-alr. yest , and wrinkle-
Her "elderly bat" nil nskew.
Ah , bore comes a friend of mv girlhood ,
Just one year my Junior ah mel
Do 1 look so old and so faded ?
Oh , no ! That never can be.
"Yp < ) , this is your birthday. " slip prattles !
"How young you nro looking ! Don't say
That > ou are a day over llfty.
For no one woulci dream U today. "
( Sweet fibber ! And her face before me
Those weary nnd faded-out eyps
Tr-nt white hair under brown frlszcs
O , Katie , you cannot disguise
What time has written so plainly
All over your face and my own ) .
"A woman must never reach sixty :
At least , not let It be known ;
For sixty , you know , means that eighty
Is over and over so near.
Wo thought wo were so old at forty :
How young now the fifties appear !
"Onco sixty meant ngr > d , but now , dear ,
Youth keeps up to elghtv , you know'1- ,
And she lauchs , but not llko the Kntlo
I knew In the. long years ago.
SOP , here comes my friend who Is elghtyl
How erect , and dapacr. and trim !
Rather stiff , rather slow In bis gait , but
There's nothing decrepit In him.
"Mj | child , you are still but a youngling ;
It's nil In the heart , getting old-
If one Is alert at the crossings ,
And bundles up well from the cold ,
And keeps clear of croakers and mummers.
Rheumatics , high-pressure why. then ,
At eighty , llko me , It's quite cany
To be just the youngest of men' "
And prayly we bop off together.
"Let's pretend n\e are twenty todav :
What Is It those youngsters are saving ? "
"For old folks they're really quite gay. "
*
I
MTaintaineshis supremacy large-
y by roaring. In the circles in
which he moves that goes.
Roaring doesn't go with us
lowever. We have an impres
sion that not many persons are
mpressed by that sort of thing.
Fhey want simple assurences
hat they can rely upon , and
; traightforward represeniations
is to the exact value of goods ,
md that is what we try to give
hem.
hem.The
The handsomest stock of
Jpring and Summer clothing
hat it has ever been our lot or
hat of anyone else to show is
iow in our store ready for your
ispection. This includes bi-
ycle fixings and furnishings of
very kind.
Our great Collar and Cuff gala will con-
nuo this week. Saturday1 ! * uncertain
outlier kept many away , und wo wurit
ou all to enjoy the privilege of wearing
lie of the best collars mudu In tftu world
> r 10 cents.
KING & GO.
8. W. Cor.
15th and (
6t 1