Nebraska Newspapers

    TIIE OMAIIA PAELY BEE : SATURDAY , APRIL 17 , 1897.
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
K. nOSEWATEI ! , Editor ,
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KASTKH NUJIIUCU.
.THE OMAIIA SUNDAY BEE.
EASTER FEATURES :
EASTRU STORIES.
1CASTEII 1'OKTKY.
KASTEll FASHIONS ,
KASTEU HISTORY ,
EASTER MUSIC ,
EASTER SPORTS ,
"EASTER CUSTOMS.
ALL. THE NEWS.
THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE.
UK AD IT KASTEU DAY.
A gambler In tlio Mooros following Is
BO lonely ns to be conspicuous.
IIowcll doubtless lost a { jood slmre of
that twenty pounds in tliu swcatbox of
the gambling bill Invt'.stitfation.
Tlio Kaster bonnet Is in bard Inclc
when it Is compelled to sbare public at
tention wltb politics and politicians.
With both Ilryan and the legislature
gone Lincoln will Have to devise some
new attraction to draw public attention
to It.
That denial over llowell's own signa
ture that he Is or was an A. 1' . A. has
not yet been forthcoming. Dare llowell
deny It ?
For a "drouth-stricken" state Ne
braska Is keeping bravely up with other
western communities In the matter of
moisture. i
And still nobody turns on the search
light , and there are now only six rol-
iinms loft on that editorial page just
enough lo last until nfter election.
, It is the duty of every patriotic citizen
to register and vote at ( lie clly election.
Saturday , April 17 , Is the only registra
tion day. Tuesday , April 20 , is election
day.
Lot us see now whether tlio new Ne
braska , anti-trust law will be enforced
nny moru effectively Ilian the law that
has been on the statute books for years
past
If It Is trno as charged that a certain
policy shop is the only gambling house
now running In Omaha , It would be
Instructive to learn when the others
closed.
llowell claims that ho never stele a
Collar , but he stands convicted of having
insisted a successful conspiracy to rob
thousands of citizens of the fruit of thulr
ballots. i
Considering the source from which the
municipal court bill sprang , and the
nature of Its main support In the son-
nlo , can anybody form a ruiuotu concep
tion as to who will be the new Judges ?
The oxposltlon , though apparently
swallowed tip temporarily by flood news
and burled under an avalanche of poll-
tlc.s , Is making excellent headway , as the
pnrndo next week will fully demonstrate.
The list of olllces at the disposal of the
president IH slowly but surely becoming
Hjmiller as apiwlntinonts are made from
clay to day , but tlio pressure of the plate-
hunters Is not becoming noticeably
weaker.
'What Is Iho matter with f'hlcago
charitable millionaires that a fuw of
them do not Join together and como to
the front with at least temporary as
sistance to the unfiirtiiiiato University
or Illinois ?
Ilocauso n few defaulters adlllated
with a certain political party have gone
thus far unwhlpped of Justice Is no
reason why would-be plunderers of any
parly should hope always Jo escape the
punishment that Ills their crimes.
The Inventor of that Vro ship may be
excused from keeping Ids own appoint
ment with Secretary WakelU'ld if ho
will bring his nmchlno back from con
vincing the scoffers of New York In time
to Join lu next week' * exposition parade.
TJ/K CUTTJ.RFiSi ! fUKDIDATE.
When the cuttlefish finds Itself liotlj
pursued It tries to make ltd cscnpo bj
shedding a dark fluid In Its wake to covet
Its track. Finding himself In close
quarters Kdwnrd 13. IIowcll , the gam
blers' and dlvekcopors' candidate for
mayor , la now resorting to cultletlsli
tactics. While pretending to clamor
for a searchlight , his organ Is shedding
an Immense amount of dark fluid to be
cloud the public and hldo from > lew
the vulnerable parts of the man with an
Indefensible record.
Instead of meeting the specific charges
of collusion with gamblers , of perjured
testimony before the legislative Investi
gating committee , of bartering away the
oxposltlon bill , of playing Into the hands
of contractors and franchlsed corpora
tions as councilman and state senator.
llowell's organ seeks to evade the Issue
by printing undjr sensational headlines
an alleged exposure of a policy shop
which Is said to have boon In operation
lu South Omaha nnd Omaha' ' for nearly
two years. Assume that policy shop
gambling has boon tolerated by the
mayor and police , how would that fact
vindicate iloweli or militate against
his opponent , Colonel Moores ? Does It
not rather confirm the position of The
Ileo that the present police force Is In-
olllclent and demoralized ?
It Is an established fact that the cuttle-
llsli candidate Is n gambler and associate
of gamblers. Ho Is on record ns mem
ber of the council and of the legislature
as an advocate of licensed gambling
houses. It was proved beyond pprad-
venture before the senate committee that
$ . ' 1,000 was raised pas a boodle fund by
Omaha gamblers to put the llowell gam
bling bill through the legislature and
it Is a matter of notoriety that the gam
blers who raised this pot arc. contribut
ing the greater part ofthis money now
being usedto elect llowell mayor of
Omaha. If the policy shop men have not
subscribed to llowell's campaign they
will doubtless bo made to do so by the
effective use of llowell's police club and
the bulldozing of Iho World-Herald.
All the Ink in America can not cover
up the cuttlellsh candidate's record upon
which the searchlight of publicity has
been turned by The Heo. That record
shows Kdward K. llowell to bo a double-
dealing demagogue , utterly unsafe to bo
trusted with the responsible duties of
mayor.
While now campaigning on a platform
In favor of municipal ownership ,
llowell's record as councilman proves
him to be the subservient tool of fran-
clilsed corporations. . He is on record as
a supporter of the fifty-year 'gas fran
chise job , which was frustnitod by the
injunction procured by W. S. Poppleton
to prevent IIowcll and his accomplices
from overriding Mayor Bemis" veto and
thus making a present of 'over $1,000,000
to the gas trust.
The cuttlefish candidate Is on record ns
Ihe pliant catspaw of Solon L. Wiley ,
who used him at pleasure In pulling
electric lighting claims through the
council and In killing off propositions by
which the city would have acquired an
electric lighting plant of its own. i
The cuttlefish candidate made him
self equally useful to tiie water works
company , the telephone company and
the entire corporation combine. It has
not been denied either that lie was ele
vated to the position of president of the
council by the payment of money con
tributed by one of the contractors.
AVhlle the cutUolish candidate is try
ing lo cscapo the consequences of his
nvn acts by shouting policy , let him explain -
plain why he. absented himself when
Mayor Itomls was endeavoring to dis
place Holln as city treasurer Innnedl
ttely after the defalcation became
tnown and to fill Ihe. vacancy with a
Ttistworlhy man. Let him explain fur
ther why 'he ran away to
Spirit LnUo and remained there
throughout the controversy over
he approval of the bonds of the
Churchill-Kussoll police commissioners.
Lot him explain why ho voted for the
street ear vestibule bill and then pri
vately exerted his Influence to have it
lefeated in tlio house. Let him explain
ds double shuflio on the bill extending
the powers of the State Hoard of Trans-
mrtMtlou over express , telegraph and
otophone companies .when it was before
he senate , why he voted once for the
illl when 11 lacked the votes necessary
o carry , talked against It when Its
friends tried to rally to it support nnd
finally ran away and dodged when It
nine up for passage.
When the cuttlefish candidate shall
lave explained all these things The Hoe
vill supply more material to keep him
explaining the remainder of his cam-
lalgn. _ _ _ _ _ _
A Tiinr.ATKXiNn j.s.sr/w.
If the comments of the London press
on the action of this government look-
ng to an arrangement with the ttrltlsh
government for the belter protection of
ho seal In Hering sea correctly reflect
jfllelal sentiment there , not much Is to
> o expected from the efforts of Com-
nlssloner Foster. The. St. James ( ! a-
otto referred to the matter as quite
Kisslblo to become as serious as the
'encxuelan dispute and the toneof the
ther papers Is pretty much In the sanio
en , ono of them declaring lhat Lord
Salisbury will refuse to reopen the Hor-
ng sea question until the stipulated
ate and until Canada's claims are
aUsflcd , this referring ( o the damages
vhlch the United States shall pay for
lie Kol/.tiro of Canadian sealers , as re-
ulred by ( he terms of the 1'aris award.
'hero Is shown In these press utter-
uces that Canadian Interests and In-
uonei ! are potent with flip ItrlUsh 'gov-
inment In connection with this qtic-s- i
Ion and It Is this fact which gives tin ;
ssno a threatening aspect , for no con.
esslon Is to bo expected from the Cana-
Ian government ,
If Lord Salisbury shall refuse to re- ,
pun the question of the preservation of
lie seals , after the representations made
i.v this government , there Is very great
robabllliy of aggressive action on the
art of Hie United States fol- the , pro.
ectlon of Its Interests In llerlng .sea :
'lie dlhpatch of Secretary Sherman on
he .uthjcct Is said to Je ) couched In do-
Ided terms and It seems to bo under"
teed that the administration Is deter-
nlued not to trillo In the- matter ami
hero cau bo no doubt it would , have
the support of congress In whatever
course It shall doom wise nnd necessary-
The only Indicated policy , In the event
of failure to secure an arrangement , late
to use all the moans at command to sup
press pelagic scaling , but there may bo
something more than this done. As
Commissioner Foster says , the expressed
object of the I'nrls arbitration was to
preserve the seals from extinction and
both governments nro pledged to secure
that end by all needful measures. The
British government has failed to ftilllll
Its pledge and Is wholly responsible for
the existing situation.
W1IA , CUXTtNUH UVUHAT10XS.
The Joint Traflle association of east
ern railroads has decided to continue
operations under the existing arrange
ment , notwithstanding the recent de
cision of the supreme court of the United
States which clearly set forth that such
nn association Is In restraint of trade
ami violates the anti-trust law. The de
cision to go on was made upon tlio ad
vice of the counsel of the association ,
ex-Senator Kdmunds , cx-Mlnlstor I'holps
nnd Mr. James C. Carter , who after
careful deliberation reached the con
clusion that the association Is legal and
expressed the opinion that It will bo
sustained by the supreme court when Its
case Is heard by that tribunal next Oc
tober. The opinion of such eminent
lawyers is certainly entitled to very
great consideration , but It will be a
great surprise If the decision In the case
of the Transmlssourl association is not
applied tj the Eastern Joint Tralllc as
sociation. That decision was sweeping
ns to all railway associations and com
binations to regulate rates and It Is
most dilllcult to understand how the
Joint Trallic association , formed for tlio
distinct purjwse of regulating rato.3 , can
cscapo It. However , the decision of tlio
: iSMeiatlon not to surrender until Com
pelled to is perhaps natural and no harm
is to bo apprehended from it during
the period until the supreme court shall
detevmlne the question whether or not
it Is legal.
PUl'ULAH EljKCTtOF OF SKXATOHS.
The .senatorial contest in Kentucky
furnishes another and a forceful argu
ment in favor of the election of United
States senators by direct vote of tlio
people. The legislature of that stats
was called In extra session to choosi n
senator to succeed ex-Senator UlacUburn
and It has been engaged for a month
iu the effort to perform this duty. The
republicans have a majority on joint
ballot , but enough of them have per
sistently refused to support the caucus
nominee to prevent an election nnd It
appears probable that no choice will bo
made , so that Kentucky may continue tc
bo represented by but ono senator untl
another can bo elected by a now legisla
ture. Tlio .situation is further complt
cated by a charge of attempted bribery
on the part of the leading republic : ! ! '
candidate , who is alleged to have offerei
money for democratic votes.
Tills state of affairs is not unprece
dented. The federal constitution pro
vides that no state shall bo deprived of
its equal suffrage In the senate , bnt'a
number of states'havo from time to time
been deprived of equal senatorial rcpre
sentntion through the failure of legis
latures to elect and this must continue
to happen so long ns the present mode
of choosing United States senators pre
vails. Familiar Instances are Washing
ton , Wyoming , Montana and Oregon.
The case of Oregon is especially note
worthy , because the legislature of that
state met but did not organize and
after sitting through the constitutional
term the members went to their homes
without any formal adjournment. So
dominant was the senatorial question
that it prevented oven an attempt at
organization or normal legislative nc-
Hon. The governor appointed a. United
States senator , but It is questionable
whether ho will be permitted to take
tlio seat. If tlio same principle Is ap
plied In this case ns was applied to the
appointments of senators by the gov
ernors of Washington , Wyoming and
Montana , Oregon will bo represented by
but one senator for the next two years.
In his able speech in tlio senate a few
weeks ago advocating an amendment to
tlie. constitution providing for the elec
tion of I'nlted States senators by direct
Vote of the people , Senator Turpio said
thnt all these evils would disappear by
tills change 111 tiie method of electing
senators. "The election of senators by
a direct vote of the people of the sev
eral states , " said the Indiana senator ,
"is a reform much needed at this period
of our history to bring the whole scheme
of government into harmony with Its
several parts , so that senators , whether
serving at Washington or In the capital
of the state , shall bo the Immediate
agents and servants of the people and
bo personally answerable directly to tlio
people as such. The people in moro than
u hundred years of our history , In peace
and war , In prosperity and adversity ,
have shown themselves entirely worthy
of this trust , nnd confidence. "
The tendency of such n contest as has
been going on In Kentucky for the last
month must direct popular attention
more strongly to tlie question of electing
United States senators by direct vote of
the people and the moro Intelligently
uul carefully this question Is considered
the stronger will become the sentiment
favorable to a change. There ( s
reason to bellvo that If the proposed
[ ouslltutloiial amendment were sub
mitted to the country it would , bo over
whelmingly ratified.
No ono has over Impugned Judge Key-
ior's honesty nor doubted his clearness
> f vision. The fact that he unequivocally
nildMi's and supports Frank 10. Moores
in his candidacy , coupled with the other
fiifl that as one of tlie district Judges
lie had exceptional opportunities to ob <
-ei-vo tlio conduct of the clerk's ojlico
iluring Moores' term , will have great
weight with voters of all parties.
Tim abstract of the new laws enacted
I ) } ' the Nebraska' legislature , just ad-
lonnied , which Is printed in today's
[ tee , should serve as a valuable Indux to
the changes and additions that have
; > oen made to tlio statutes. This abstract
is the first complete review of tlio ae.lual
nviiilts of the legislative session that
; ias appeared , and it bhould bo not only
carefully read , but also filed away foi
reference. Hyjhto compilation The Hoc
gives Us reatletj SlI the essential points
of their now laws nnd anticipates the
publication of the volume of session
laws by several months.
The latest trick of the Howellltos I ?
the preparation of n fake endorsement
of the gamblers' candidate for publlcn-
tlon In their organ , the World-Herald ,
on Monday next. The endorsement Is
to bo padded out with the mimes of sev
eral hundred persons who nro to bo ad
vertised as republicans who have re
pudiated tlielr party nominees nnd have
expressed theTr Bitcntlon to vote for
llowell. Publication Is to be. held back
until Monday In order that no time be
left for people whoso mimes are fraudu
lently allixed to deny their signatures or
for any counter endorsement to bo pre
pared. The whole scheme , of course. Is
one grand fake , so palpably an Imposture
that It will deceive none who do not
want to bo deceived. Wntch for this
spurious endorsement of the gamblers'
candidate for mayor.
One of the largest railway corporations
In the country Is making arrangements
for the refunding of Its outstanding
bonds to the extent of over $100,000-
000 , at a saving of $2.000,000 annually
through the reduced Interest charge.
The question Immediately arises whether
the stockholders of tlio road nrc going
to pocket all of this money or whether
they will share It with their patrons and
tlio public generally. The Interest paid
on railroad bonds , where Interest is paid
at all , is unquestionably higher Ihan it
ought to bo and tlio refunding process
may bo expected to be taken up by
nearly till the largo roads within the next
few years.
ThoaWostern militia will bo chiefly con
spicuous by its absence from the Grant
parade in New York. In view of tlio
fact that the silent general was a west
ern man , it would seem that a full rep
resentation of troops from Ills own sec
tion of tlio countiy would have been
especially desirable on this occasion.
Tlio wool growers and the wool manu
facturers liavo common as well as diverg
ent interests in the wool and woolens
tariff. Tlio best thing they can do Is to
get together on tlie points on which they
are In agreement and trust to congress
to settle their differences fairly if not
to their complete satisfaction.
Saturday , April 17 , Is the only day
when voters wJQ ) failed to register last
fall , or who have moved from one pro
duct to another "since that time , may
have their names'/filtered upon the poll
books. Tlie lasfrcgistration will suflicc
except > ln case of removals.
The latest Is arpromlso of a line of
ocean steamer/ ! / * that ! will cross the
Atlantic in fonj ( and one-half days.
Pretty soon tho4tlme , will be so reduced
that the steamship1 companies will under
take to insnromssengers against sea
sickness. . . ;
Now that the lIpwcll--Ilansom-CoveH
school tax- bill liijs Tieen vetoed , the
Omaha WomanV club can realize Into
what foolishness it was betrayed by
dancing to the string ! ) .pulled by the
school board on Its school teaching mem
bers. L x *
' 1'erlnli Iho ThoHKlit.
Indianapolis News.
Suppose Senator Wolcott and brethren ad
dress a collective note to the powers ?
CIiiiiiK ' > t Time.
Globe-Democrat.
If Thomas Jefferson believed all that recent
orators claim he had a singular way when
allvo of saying and writing things that he
did not believe.
Till- Foul ICIlU-r fill Vnc'iilltiii ,
New York Moll nnd Exprefia.
Clearly , the fools'are not all dead yet. On
the contrary , the lengthening list ot persons
vlctlmteed by the big Arm of blind pool
swindlers In this city proves that they are
a very large and nourishing family.
FlooilH nn l Fort-tit IlcMlnictloii.
Cincinnati Times.
.Tho promptness with which water runs
from ; clear-d lands is Illustrated In the Adi.
rondacks this year. On those mountains
wherever the trees have been removed there
. It has all been
Is not even a flake of snow.
malted and rushed down to swell the rising
streams. On the mountains where the trees
are still left there Is yet snow to a deptll
of eighteen Inches which will gradually melt
is the weather becomes warm , sink Into the
ground and through trie springs of the adja
cent valleys feed streams when they will
iced feeding.
TinSlliinll" " I" Oiil > i > t
Phllndclplilft Press.
The Cubans have recently worked the
elc-graph wires until they were hot with ro-
lorts of battles won for their cause. . The
Spaniards now seem to have their Innings.
\s sure as night follows day. a batch of
Juban triumphs Is Invariably succeeded by
i group of Spanish victories , and vice versa ,
n epito of all the pother , the situation In
jiiba doe * not materially Improve for either
rnrty to the conflict , and neither of them Is
: ovcrlng Itself with glory. The failure of
Spain to crush her enemies with her over-
vhelmlngly superior force Is becoming
Idlculous , while the Insurgents are proving
hemsslves pitiable muffs In not achieving
iny Important victory over such contemptible
itrategista as the Spaniards are reported
o bo.
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The Crayc for iXi w OlIlceH.
Atlanta Constitution.
The creation of new ofllc ( seems to have
lecome a craze which must bo met sooner or
ater and squelched , This desire to Increase
ho odlceholdlng claus makes Itself manifest
u the numerous proposals to add new de-
lartmenta to the national administration ,
kliuoat every bureau of any Importance In
ny ono of the present departments lirn
rnwn to bo so self-sulllclcnt that they
maglno they should bo represented at the
incident's council table. Thla would caller
or a new cabinet oftlcer , for an assistant ,
or a first and second assistant , ami directly
or several thousand subordinate officers In
rder to add proper dignity to the hlg man
i/ha lias succeeded in having his name
dded to the eight who now sit with the
iresldcnt.
\\tiv\\truM\yf \ \ trhli Mi-ilt'O.
ThlluttilJpl a Ledger ,
Mexico Is one < iuiu countries with which
he United States 8 | > eoUlly ! desires to bo on
mleable terms. It Is a next-door neighbor
nd hostility between neighbors Is alwayu
Istresslng , besides \vhch | BO many citizens
f the United States are engaged In business
n Mexico that endless complications are biiro
o arise If the two countries are on any but
ho incst friendly terms. The Information ,
heroforp. that Mexico Is contemplating a
otallatory tariff , In paso the Dlngley bill
iears hard upon the products of that coun-
ry , Is peculiarly unwelcome. It may not be
osslble to exempt Mexico from the provisions
f the act , but Why not resume the reciprocity
rraiiBomontg which worked so well a few
ears ago and were so unjustly broken off ?
Vt > should have reciprocity with Mexico , If
/Illl any nation , not merely for the sake
f Interchanging products , but particularly be-
auto of the lutlmate relations of the citlzcnn
f the two countries ,
I/OOAI < OAMPAlHJf OHATTr.IU
Today will bo the first nnd only dny o !
registration. All voters who have change *
their residences elnco the InBt election sliouli
sco thnt they nro correctly entered on UN
booka. If they wcro rcRlstcrcd last fall nni
have since changed their adilross thy shoult
RO to the registrars In tlio old district atu
obtain a certificate of registration , Thcj
mny tnko that to the registrars In the
district In which they now live and the qntrj
will then bo properly mado. Voters who have
changed their residence without moving oul
of the district should see that the mldrcM
Is corrected lit ord r to avoid a inlsunder
standing when they come to vote ,
"Did you over notice thnt Immlsomo dla >
tnond nln thnt IIowcll wears ? " asked Udpai
Zabrlsklo In the presence ot a luimlier ol
well known men the other day.
"Yoil haven't. Well , It Is n gift from Solon
L. Wiley nnd IIowcll wears It most of the
tlmo. " Wiley la anything but ungrateful , nnd
the diamond pin which ho presented to How.
ell Is a token of regard as well as recogni
tion fof numerous friendly services. "
Wllpy , It might be added. . Is now worUlnR
actively In behalf of HowelPs candidacy.
It Is possible , with the blrcslng of good
eyesight , to road between the lines of that
ever expanding extract from the fusion
platform ,
A crowd of about fifty voters wcro highly
entertained nenr the fusion , headquarters the
other clay by nn animated debate between W.
S. Shoemaker and Andy Wiggins. Shoe
maker was attempting to deny that Howell
was nn A. V. A. , and Wiggins made bold to
differ with him. Shoemaker got wild and
wanted tu bet $100 that Howell had never
belonged to the order.
"I can't ' bet , " replied Wiggins , "as I am n
poor man , but I was ono of fifty men who
stood by nnd saw Ed Howell Initiated Into
the order , nnd If my word ain't good I can
nroduco the other forty-nine , " The crowd
yelled and Shoemaker quit the game.
George E. Gibson , the nopocratlc candidate
for tax commissioner , Is solt-confesscdly one
of the greatest men this country ever pro
duced. Ho dropped Into the comptroller's
omeo In the city hall one day and chipped
Into a discussion of the money question. He
made one of his characteristic wild argu
ments In favor ot silver , nnd when ono ot
the bystanders attempted to dispute some ot
his assertions he went clear up In the air.
"Do you know anything about the money
question ? " Inquired his listener. "Do I ? "
yelled Gibson , "why , I know all there Is to
know nbout , It. I know more about flnnncos
than nialno nnd McKlnley nnd John Sher
man together. " And the crowd wondered
why the country had overlooked such a prom
ising genius.
Dill Husband , the colored janitor of the
police court , draws a salary from the city
for which ho Is supposed to put In his tlmo
keeping the Jail In a cleanly condition. But
during the past week Husband has left the
Jail by the middle of the forenoon and spent
the remainder of the day working up votes
for Ilouell. If Husband's services prove as
profitable to Howell as they did to Ilroatclt
a couple of weeks ago he might as well stick
to cleaning spittoons. Husband had the col
ored voters of the Third ward fixed for
Broatch , so he said. So he got them together
0119 night and Broach came down to make a
speech nnd receive their expressions of sup
port , Broatch made the speech according to
program , but when the resolution endorsing
his candidacy for mayor was Introduced it
was laid on the table by an almost unani
mous vote.
' 'TUKMSII ox OMAHA ?
IVill tlif McirnimllM Honor n. Rnmlilcr
wldi tlie-OIIH-c of Mayor ?
Sewnrd Hoporter.
The eyes of the whole state are turned
toward Omaha , and great Interest Is felt
in the city election , which takes jilarc next
Tuesday. The candidate of the fuslonlsts
for mayor Is Senator E. E. Howell , who
came out of the recent cession of the legis
lature with a rather malodorous record. He
was heralded nil over the state as a gam
bler nnd a friend of the gambling fraternity ,
and the people of Nebraska are waiting to
sec whether the city of Omaha wants such
a man as Its executive , especially during the
exposition year. Republicans of Omaha and
all other reputable citizens who are Inter
ested In clean city government should re
member their responsibilities In this mat
ter nnd see that the city has a mayor who
Is not quoted and known as the spokes
man and friend of the gambling fraternity.
The state has a right to demand of Omaha
that her government shall be decently nnd
properly administered during the exposition
jcar , when people of the whole country are
expected to be the guests of the Nebraska
metropolis. _
l'I3U.SOVAI ! < AX ! ) OT1II3IIWJSI3.
Railroads which carry congressmen to nnd
from Washington are beginning to take a
deep Interest In the bl-wcekly sessions of the
house.
A collateral Inheritance tax bill passed by
the Michigan house applies to personal prop
erty alone. It taxes Inheritances above | 6.000
5 per cent.
Brooklyn became a city In 183-1. when Its
Inhabitants numbered 1,500 , nnd It Is about
to end Its separate history as n municipality
with n population of 1,140,000 ,
Ilev , Eugenlo St , John of Kansas , a well
known woman clergyman nnd advocate of
woman suffrage. . Is going to Europe to study
the problem of municipal government.
Gold Is more plentiful than flour among
the 2.00U destitute miners of Alaska. Wheat
Is $1 a pound , although nobody lias a corner
In It , It Is an example , by tlio way , of
uliat Bonio people choosu to > call the "Intrin
sic value of gold. "
John I' . Cuddy , a farmer of Baltimore
county , Maryland , who died the other day ,
mailu the first trip on Peter Cooper's loco
motive over the Baltimore & Ohio on August
2 : ; , 1S30. He was also present when I'rof
Morse sent the first telegraphic message over
the Baltimore & Ohio wires between Balti
more and Washington ,
The California branch of the Lincoln
Monument National league Is raising money
by popular subscription for a monument to
Lincoln , to be placed In Golden Gate park ,
San Francisco , May 28 Is to ba observed as
Lincoln day In the public schools of the
jtato , and addresses appropriate to the
jccaslou will bo made In them ,
Thomas N. Hooker , the noted foreman of
the Now York Tribune and protcgo of Horace
Qreclcy , has Just passed his 81st birthday ,
ind Is still hale and , hearty. As a' mark of
appreciation for his fifty-six years service
In the Tribune composing room , th.o tru tecs
of the Trlbuno have retired , him from active
luty , with half pay for the balance of his
life.
life.U
U any doubt existed as to Mr. Kltzshn-
nons' sensitive nature It was removed by an
.ncldont at St. I ouls. The champion was In-
died to a confabulation of doctors In an
lospltal where an operation for cancer was
icrformcd on a patient. The sight of blood
\-as Eiich a chock to htm that ho grew faint
ind liad to bo assisted from the room , As
i background for the sixth round at Carson
his will do.
Tlio chief pushcra of the collapsed Globe
Savings bank of Chicago not only apprecl-
itcd the value of printer's Ink as a busi
ness promoter , but were , also , unique In
phrasing their advertising matter , Jlcro Is
> no of their adds : "Money Is a queer thing.
IVItliout vocal organs It always talks and
t ran change hands without oven having
inns , and fly without wings. A savings
it-count wilt clip your money's wlngu and
< eep It within reach , A dollar will do to
H-t'ln. " Kesults show that the managers
lot only clipped the wings , but got away
vlth the bide and the bone * .
Not how cheap
but how good can
a shoe be made
after it's made we
can fix the price
low enough. & Our
ladies' 20th Cen
tury shoe is the
most desirable shoe
made in browner
or red Russia calf
or tanned kid
fashionable toes
$4.00.
Kl.KCTIOX OP SKXATOUS.
Louisville Coininciclnl : The waste of tlnn
caused by UIP election of senators by the legIslature
Islaturo la 0110 excellent reason for clccllni
Ilium by n popular vet < .
Globe-Democrat : Kentucky's legislature li
strengthening the lOca that United State ;
senators should bo elected by the people
The Instances In which legislatures niovi
themselves unequal to the tasn Incroasi
every year.
Haltlraoro American ; Tlirro have been vcrj
few elections of United States senators litho
the past several years that have not fnrnlshw
unanswerable arguments shotting that tin
system should be changed. Kentucky fur
nlshcs a peculiarly acuteIllustration. . Tin
conical has so far cost the state over $100,000
It has demoralized the business of the logis
laturc , has embittered and embroiled the
people and has hung like an Incubus ovci
the state. And Saturday there was a cul-
initiation In Indictments on the charge ol
bribery.
Sioux City Journal : The legislature of Ken.
lucky la In session. The republicans have
goodly majority on Joint ballot. There Is t
vacancy In the United Slates scnato. by ex-
plrallon of the term ot J. S. C. Blackburn ,
Yet week after .ivoek and month after montli
the Kentucky republicans fall to- elect the
icpnbltcan senator who Is so sorely needed
by the republican partj of the nation. Thej1
leav'o the vacancy unfilled simply because
they are quarreling among themselves slm-
ply because , as It appears , of personal and
factional ambitions and rivalries. It Is mod-
crate lo characlcrlre the course of Iho Ken-
lucky republicans as an outrage.
nUIKTIVOOl ) .
Minneapolis Times : The.Missouri river is
trying hard to land Omaha In Iowa and Iowa
is making strenuous efforts to mandamus
the river.
Sioux City Tribune : llclwcen municipal
politics ami the Hood Omaha is having about
nil she can attend to with any prospects of
doing the work well.
Buffalo Commercial : Now the Missouri
river Is on the rampage , and threatens lo
make n new channel for Itself sufficient lo
annex East Omaha to Ihe slate of Iowa. And
the Mississippi continues to demolish the
IcVees along its banks. Financial and en
gineering problems of vast Importance to
the government will bo among the results ot
these unpiecedentcd floods.
Davenport Democrat : The Missouri river
is Inclined to add a slice of Nebraska to the
territory of Iowa. This Is done without the
asking and Iowa will hava to take what the
itfuddy Missouri cjipjpses to leave ; but If the
chance ofa choice were offered the Democrat ,
for one , would be disposed to decline will
thanks anything offered. Nebraska Is , o
course , all right , but some pestiferous no
ttong have taken root I in that soil ot late
years , and It will bo hard to get rid o
them.
POMTICAL IJH1FT.
Hon. Sky Olds Is making a high old name
for himself In Michigan politics.
The Massachusetts legislature voted an ap
proprlatlon of $ SOO,000 lo eonllnue road build
Ing.
Ing.Tho
The legislature of Kentucky costs the alalc
$1.000 a day , and the stale Ircasury Is
empty ,
Tha legislatures of Minnesota , Illinois and
Wisconsin , as well ns Nebraska's late la
mented , killed Iho bills designed to dlsmem
ber department stores.
The legislature ot Tennessee has enaclcd
a law Imposing ecvere penalties on officers
of corporations who permit Ihe use of cor
poration funds to influence pollllcal aclion.
Cuyler Teneyck , a democratic member o ,
the New York legislature , reports Iho receipt
of a lellcr from W. J. Ilryan endorsing his
( Tenejck's ) action in reading David Hennott
Hill oul of Ihe democratic party. That sst-
tles It , Mr. Hill begging for rcadmlsslon
Into the party will be a future spectacle
worth living lo ceo.
Attorney General John P. Stockton of Now
Jersey relinquished the ofllca last week , hav
ing served Just twenty years. Previously ho
had been United Stales senalor and Unllcd
Slates minister to Koine. A Trenton corre
spondent recalls that hla family has had a
practically unlnlerrupled career of public
son-Ice. In. Ihe state and the nation through
flvo generations , extending over 150 years.
The ncform club of Now York Cily will
give a banquet on the 21th Inst. . at which
cx-Presldcnt Cleveland , Hon. John G. Carlisle
and Hon. William L. Wilson will bo guests
of ronor. In connection with tilts gathering
It Is proposed to bold a conference of sound
money democrats In Now York City , Invita
tions are being sent out to leaders of the
cold faction In tha various states , and Ihe
conference , It Is expected , will last for two
days It will bo held In Chlckerliis hall ,
April 23 and 24 being considered aa most
desirable ,
Hoboken , In the stnto of Jersey , furnishes
i model of official Integrity and scrupulous
jonesty worthy of'Widespread ' emulation. His
immo Is Uugan and ho has been county col
lector for eleven years. In that time ho has
received and paid out $21,521,320.01 , without
i discrepancy of a cont. His salary during
that tlmo has not exceeded $4.600 a year ,
nid , though under n law passed during his
Incumbency he was entitled to retain " per
; ent of all his collections , ho has refused to
retain any of It , maintaining lhat ths ! law
ivas a sleal lo which he would not bo a
iarty. AH thu perquisites thus relinquished
> vould have amounted to more than J130,000 ,
> r nearly ten times the whole amount ho
lias received as salary. It Is small wonder
: hut the people ot Hudson county gave Mr.
: iugan a complimentary dinner.
Absolutely Pure
Celebrated for Us great leavening strength
ind healthfullness. A as urea the food agalnat
ilum and all forms of adulteration commor
o the cheap brands
IlAKlNd I'OWDEB CO. , NEW TOIUC.
Detroit Tree
Now bluebird pipes ill * music mild ;
We love him to be frnnU
DCPIUIBO Ills notes nrc never lllcil
Against us in the bnnk.
Washington .Star.
As patlont wns his I.cnicn mood
AH nny man could hope to iiniko It.
Ho might lm\o kept this fortitude
11 ml Kaster bills not'come lo shnko It.
r noli. i
We often spi-nk of lights no mills ;
I wonder If It's owing
To thla fuel : It tnkea much wind
To sel them both n-golng
Cincinnati Trllimie.
As the daffodil rained Its prctly bend
And Into the Fiinllplit .slid ,
A parsing crow cawed loud mid long- ;
"Get on to dc yellcr kid ! "
Chlcaco Itecoid.
Hf-r form is like Diana's ;
Slio's the staluc's counterpart ,
With df-epor semblance al.no ,
For she has a mnibli > heart.
I *
Indianapolis Journnl.
Detroit Kri-tf Press.
Whnn Lent IH o'er my heart will bo
Left sadly rearward In the lurch ;
For after Hauler Maude will see
Those chupn who never go * lo church.
Washington Stnr.
"Insomnia ? " 'TlH but n name
Formed through 1110 * doctor's habit
Of striving ! myatlo words to frame.
It merely means "Welsh rabbit. "
Chlcaco HecorJ. .
No wonder each little stream
Is acting a trlllo wild.
Wlioii the Father of Waters himself got *
What can you hope from the child ?
I'uck.
The youth In every ago appears
To have the self-same aim ,
Which is to make the wild oats of
His anceslor.i seem lame.
110.VT KICK.
TIe tea Globe.
When to tie telephone
You iso. /
And ring Iho bell. '
And any i "Hello J
Please give me number
So and HO"
And central answers , i
Soft and low :
They're busy now. "
Don't kick.
When to lie barber shop
"Kou speed ,
lo { jot a sliavtv -
You badly need " ' f *
And on the curtained door
You rend ,
What Iho barbers' unloa "
Hath decreed :
"ClosoH S p. in. "
Don't kick.
When from your work ,
At close of day.
Homeward you wearily
Wend your in uy ; .
And on the couch
Exhausted lie ;
Should lovlngl wife then.
Sweetly say :
"The Ktovo needs filling John. "
Don't kick.
Easter Lii ! 2
fiiwen Away.
HAS been our custom to
IT
do this every Easter , and
this year will be no exception.
Our Children's department is
one grand mass of beautiful
illies. Saturday we give you
one of them ( lily and pot )
free with every suit purchased
n our Children's department
This is an excellent opportun-
ty to secure a new suit for
the boy and also receive an
elegant Easter Souvenir. Take
a look , anyway , at our Chil
dren's department just now if
you are interested in beautiful
wearables for the little ones.
Wo with you knew as well aa wo do how
horoughly good are the clothea and mater *
als used and bow thorough thu workmanship
f you will consider the values. You will
[ Ind that nothing Is high priced hero.
Clothing without character Is costly at anjr
irlco. Wo haven't anything of that sort.
Co mo In the morning It possible , au wo
can glvo you more attention and avoid th
rush.
GO ,
8. W. Cor.
16th and
Doubles Eta