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THE OMAHA PATLY JVETCi MONDAY , APRIL 20. 1807. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE . UOSKWATKIl , IMIlor. fUllUStlKD KVKIIY MOUNIKO. TBIIMJ1 OK AUlliiCUtPTtON. Dally flco ( Without HunJay ) , Ons Year I * 0 ! Dally Dec nmt Sunday , Ono Vent. . . . . . . . . . . S W 8I Month * . . . . i 4 V Three Months , 4 ! W Bumlay Her , One Tear 3 < X BHtimlny lice , One Venr 1 t < Weekly lice , One Ynr > < 3 OFFICES ! Omntiaj The Use Hullitlng. Hoiith Omnhn : Slnser 1I1U. , Tor. N nnd 8 < lli St . Council ] | lur ( ! 10 1'enrt Street ChlcftRQ OHlc * : 31 ? Chamber at Commerce. New York : Jlnotno 13. II anil 15 , Tribune Bids. Wnihltigton : Ml 14th Street. OOUnKSl-ONDHNCC. All eominur.lcfillr > n rel.-.tlPK to news nnJ eill- tarlnl matter c'muM , a mMn/ivJ : To the Editor. JlUHINKSS W-nTKKS. All business teltvrn nd rrmlltan i should hs luldrpirnl to The lice I'uMlfllilnc Comiinny. UnialiH. Drafts , checkM , pxprcim nml tiostofllco money onlcr * to be maJe payable to the order or the company. Tin : uin puiiMstnxo COMPANY. STATKMENT OK CI11CI71.AT1ON. Btnte of Ntbrnnkn. Douglas Cotinty. s . Qcorite II. Tuiclmck , Secrt-lory of The ncc I'ul * Hulling company , l > elnff luly rn'nrn. nny tlmt the nctiinj numlirr of full and complete copies of The JJally MnroltiR , Kvcnlim nml Sunday lire printed during the niontii of March , 1SS7 , wus as fol lows ! i ij.o IT : : .M2 2 , . . . - , . . . . i'n.O'j ! ) 15 ? 24.S11 * l,91f ! > 13 M.S30 4. . . , 20.139 20 2UI ( ! r. si,97t 21 20 , 5 fi 2IJ.OS9 S2 J0.2I3 7 20.315 2J 20.272 B SO.OOr. S < 20.318 s is. JM n to.osa 10 10.113 20 20.217 II 2n.X)7 ( ) 57 C0.21S 12 20,112 IS 20.715 13 , 20.IO 25 20.210 14 20,307 30 20.2M 15 JO.1 ! ; 31 20.H7 10 20,237 Total 4 031.200 I.CF 'Inductions for utuuM nnd returned copies . ' 12 Tntal not sales f.27.191 Not dally nvcrngp 20.241 oRonon it. T/SCIHCK. ; Knhscrll.rd In my presence nnd sworn to before me this tth day of April. 1SD7. WII.MAll SIMHUAI , . ( Seal. ) Notary Public. TI1H 1113 H ON THAIXS. All rnllrnnil niMvxImyH arc fliittlillcilM \ \ cnotiKli llren ( < i iuMMMiiinmlntf every ] inn- Moiuvor ivlu M-IIII < H < < > ri-iiil n llfONIIIIIKT. IllMlNt lllflll llUV- IIIUT The ! ! ( < . If you ttimnot Kft iv HIM * on a train from Hie miuv < 'ii ( , iiloiixe rcntirt tin ; fni'l , Mtulliiur tin * train anil rallroitili to tin ; Circulation Di'liartiui'iit of Tin ; HIM * . The Itrc IM for Hale on all train * . INSIST HX IIAVIXR TUB IIBI The neoplo of Onuiliit iniulo no nilslnko when they .sent Duvo Mercer buck to from this district. 1C Pave Mercer writes a bonk on , "The IflrHt I'.attle , " a clear account of the preliminary skirmish on the location of the Indian supply depot may be looked for. The UnulitltiK ThomaspH are fewer and further between every day , as the exposition assumes more and more the aspect of magnificent success. Omaha can well afford to ; ; Ivc the government the free use of one or a dozen warehouses if such action will Insure- the location of that supply depot. . ' _ The sniiK of counterfeiters just un earthed In Oiniiha , by dividing their product between gold and silver , seem fo bo on the fence as regards the cur rency question. The proposition to oust Councllincn- eleet ; Hiirkley and Lobeek will not meet with general favor , flight does not make right , and a republican council is not a populist legislature. The interest of the people of Omaha In the success of ( lie Transmlsslssippi Ex position Is conclusively shown in ( lie overwhelming vote cast In favor of the Intersection paving bonds. Harold M. Bewail may be said to have secured the appointment to be min ister lo Ilawair In spite of the fact that his father played the part of left bower to the popwnitlc kite In the last presi dential campaign. That Indian supply depot Is not to bo had wlfhouli an effort , lint. It Is some thing worth trying for and no effort should bo spared by Omaha business men to reinforce the work of their repre sentatlves In congress. Universitysludents have taken to Rending niLWagos of sympathy to the struggling Greeks. It will be only turn about for the Greeks to send messages to the struggling university students about the time examinations heave in eight. Nobody questions the ability of that legislative Investigating committee to spend all the money that has been ap- proprjaled to defray the expenses of Its inquiry. The only thing In question Is whether ( ho taxpayers will got a full value equivalent for their money. The reorganization of the senate com mittees , Involving as It does the placing of the responsibility for the legislative work of ( he body. Is of , no little public importance. The reorganisation of the Bouafe employes , Involving chiefly the question whether one or two more or less republicans or democrats shall bo placi-d on the senate pay rolls , does not affect the general public to any alarming extent. The election Is over. If the editor of thu WorhMIorahl or Mr. llowell really want the proofs produced tlmt Mr , llowell was an A. r. A , they ean Inform themselves as to the documentary evl- , dcncrt on which the charge Is based by calling at the olllco of The Hee. In itho meantime the allhlavlt of the man who gave false testimony under oath before i the recent senate Investigating commit- t tee will pass for what It Is worth. And now It Is publicly whispered tlmt the nillromls are after the scalp of In terstate Commerce Commissioner Mor risen and arc demanding' that the place ho occupies bo assigned to a man to lie named by them. The law creating the Interstate Commerce commission , however , vests the appointment of Its members In the president and not In tlu ( railroads. Under thd circumstances the railroads are likely to discover tlmt their Influence over the- commission Is considerably smaller than the lullucnco of the commkttlou. over tiiouu or TW : r.iK. A London dispatch slutes tlmt the nm bassadors of three of the powers l > 0' llevo the Orcco-Turklsh war will bo ovei In three weeks. It may terminate even sooner than Uiat , though.the determined spirit still being manifested by the Greeks and the Indications of trouble brewing for the Turks In other quarters , make It probable that the war will not end so soon as ( he ambassadors arc salt ! to believe. The attitude of Bulgaria Is regarded ns menacing , the Insurgents In Macedonia are doing effective work against the Turk , and there are ominous nous signs elsewhere of a desire to gc to the assistance of Greece. It is yet possible that the Halkan provinces will he drawn Into the conflict. The prog ress of the war has not been altogethot encouraging for the Greeks. What they have gained In Kplriw 1:4 : more than off set by what they have- lost In Thessaly. Their abandonment of I.arlssa , where preparations had been made for a great battle , Is a discouraging circumstance and It Is easy to understand the ex citement and disquiet It Js reported to have caused In Athens. If the Greeks could not hold Lurlssa after all the preparation tlmt had been made for Its defense , what hope have they of checkIng - Ing the Tnrkl.sh invasion ? It Is said lo bo the plan of the successor of lid- bom Pasha In the command of the Turk ish forces to strengthen the army in Thessaly by uniting with It the forces In Kplrus. With this Increased army the Turks would probably have little difficulty In sweeping on to Athens. If it IH their purpose to carry the invasion beyond Thessnly. Manifestly the situ ation as It now appears Is most unfavor able for the Greeks. They arc showing splendid courage and determination , but they are largely outnumbered and Iho Turkish soldiers arc maintaining their reputation as tierce lighters. In the meanwhile the great powers nro giving no Indication of what they intend to do , if Indeed there is any understanding between them regarding n policy for the settlement of the con flict. If. appears to be the desire of the Russian government that there shall be no Intervention unless one of the com batants asks for It , while the Hritlsh government is understood to take the view that Intervention may become nec essary regardless of the wishes of the belligerents. It. will probably rest with these two powers to determine what course shall be pursued , since they have very much greater interests involved than the other powers. One thing seems to bo well assured amj that is the ultimate breaking up of the concert and the formation of new alliances. This Is plainly foreshadowed and it Is full of .significance. Whether such a change In the relations of the powers as sagacious observers believe to bo inevitable cau be effected without a more or less serious rupture is a prob lem the solution of which must bo left to time. The present concert , however , is not agreeable to some of the jvnvors and these will " " ' M'btcdly take the first opportunity that offers to withdraw from It I31l'HOVK3IKKTS TJT.lT MUST UK MADE. With the spring season xlroady upon ns the people of Omaha arc * admonished that they have no time to lose in plan ning and executing the various public Improvements whose completion before the date set for the opening of the great Transmlsslssippi Exposition is abso lutely necessary. First and foremost among these Im provements comes the paving and re- paviug of our public thoroughfares. Not only must the streets and avenues leading to the exposition grounds be lint in first-class condition so as to make the oupositlon perfectly accessible to every kind of vehicle , but the principal thoroughfares in the business and resi dence portions of ( lie city should be given u liberal amount of attention. Visitors to the exposition will want to see all the bettor parts of the city anil they will be entitled ) to the use of well- paved streets. As under our system of paving and repaving the consent of the owners of the abutting property Is re quired before the work can be con tracted for or the taxes levied to pay It , the first step must be the preparation r > f tlie necessary petitions. Every prop erty owner alonjs streets that need pav ing or repavjng should make It a matter n' patriotism and civic pride to do all In his power to expedite these improve ments. Another matter that , must be Imme- llately taken up Is ( he betterment and extension of our permaiiond sidewalks. .V . permanent sidewalk area has been leslgnated by ordinance , but the ordl- I'.ince has been most leniently enforced ind there are comparatively few blocks .n . the city that are well provided for In his direction. The plank sidewalk diould be a thing of the past except In ho remoter suburban districts , and iVhllo brick may bo tolerated on resl- lewis streets that are little used by odestrlans . the main thoroughfares should lie flanked on both sides with ontlnuous lines of natural or artificial itono sidewalks. The .effect of good > avcmonts and attractive buildings can u easily spoiled by wretched sidewalks > r no sidewalks at all. Our sewer system will also have to > o extended , If not enlarged. Whllo ) maha's sewers are to all intents apd lurposos practically sufllclont for present leeds , they will be taxed to a much frenter extent during the coming few ears. The extensions will have to bo miiln chlelly In the vicinity of the ox- losltlon grounds , where one or two new nnlns will bo needed and connections milt with many buildings In that part f town. Our parks and boulevards must , fur- hermore , bo put In condition to ba minted among the attractions for ox- lusltlou visitors. Many people base heir judgments of a city on the parks nil public squares , and Omaha cannot ffonl to allow strangers to leave with bad impression on this score. We nivo several parks that are beautiful y nature and well advanced In artl- .cial . landscaping that can bo put In xcellout condition with a small outlay f money. It should bi > our policy to evelop these parks thoroughly rather him to make a poor attempt to cover jo much t'rouud. While Uw exposition grounds themselves will constitute f park of. the first magnitude , the parks In other parts of the city should not IM neglected. In addition to these imperative 1m provcMiientfi , other public work will IK required to make- Omaha a creditable exposition city , but these arc of prinu Importance. The fraiichlsed corpora tlons will bo expected to do their slum at the same time In the extension am ; Improvement of street railways , watei works , cleclrlo lighting , gas plant ami telephone system. The twelve months remaining to the exposition opening will have to be busy ones for Omaha. KO UXl'LAtiATlON AT A hi , . Ill attempting to offer an explanation of her recent magaxlne story which coiv stitutes H wanton slander of Nebraska , the author of "The Spellbinder" makes things worse by asserting that , every Incident portrayed In that fantastic lit erary production has been paralleled over ami over again In the history of the frontier counties of tl-lo slate. AF It Is Idle to bandy words vlth any one so perverse , obtuse and Ill-informed , suillee If to say that while many Ne braska communities were hard struck by the misfortunes of drouth nnd crop failure , none of them were over the scenes of the wholesale murders , sui cides and Insanities pictured as realities In the distorted piece of fiction pub lished In the April McClure's. So far as Nebraska is concerned , it courts the fullest publicity of the con dition of Its people financially , Indus trially and socially , anil fears no com parison with any other newly settled agricultural state. The truth will be the best refutation of the slanders given currency In that widely read magazine. /A' riOL.tTJUX OP Xll The project of organizing a Greek regi ment In the United States , If under taken , would be promptly stopped by the authorities at Washington as In viola tion of the neutrality laws. There is a wide distinction , recognized not only In international law , but by our own statutes , between permitting military expeditions to leave our ports to engage in hostilities against a country with which wo are at peace , and permitting shipments of arms and military sup plies in time of Avar. the. risk of which the shippers necessarily take upon them selves1. Military expeditions , as well as the enlistment or recruiting of men to serve against a country with which wo are at peace , are strictly forbidden by federal statute , under heavy penalties of line and Imprisonment. . Any attempt , therefore , to organize Greeks In this country for the purpose of joining in the war against Turkey would subject the promoters to arrest and punishment and it is needless to say that'the government would proceed against them as the law directs. Of course tills applies only to organized bodies of men and r.nt to the move ments of individuals , although with the avowed purpose of entering the Greek army. It Is a principle of International law that a neutral state must not per mit the organization of troops or the fitting out of any military expedition in favor of a belligerent party within its borders , but it caivnot be charged with violating its neutrality in case some of Its members , without Its authority , join the belligerent forces ) as soldiers or oth erwise. A Washington dispatch says that arms ind munitions of war may be" sold to Ither side , they taking the risk of get ting them to their destination. The right of our people to sell arms and munitions of war to belligerents was leclared at the beginning of the govern ment. In 170. ! , when England and France were at war , Thomas Jefferson , then secretary of state , in a note to the ministers of those countries , said : "Our citizens have always been free to make , vend and export arms. " In the same year Alexander Hamilton , who was secretary - rotary of the treasury , said in a cir cular letter to customs officials : "The purchasing within and exporting from the United States , by way of merchan dise , articles common- ! called contra band , being generally warlike Instrn- moiitf ) nnd military stores , Is free to all the parties at war and is not to bo In terfered with. " This principle was re- iifllrmed during the C'rlmean war , In 18" , and during the Franco-Prussian war our government sold largo quanti ties of unused arms to ( lie French gov ernment. A question was raised as to whether this did not Involve a viola tion of neutrality on the part of the United Slates toward Germany and a jommlttee of the senate reported after investigation that the transaction wan lot a violation of the obligations of neu rallly. Greeks may freely , jis Individuals , re- urn to their native hind from the United Uates , even wlieiv avowing their luten- lon to enter the war. They may also my here nnd have shipped to Greece irms and ammunition , without violating ) ur neutrality laws , But they will con- rnve.no those laws If they undertake o recruit and organize men hero to servo in the Greco-Turkish war. Every member-elpct of the new city ; overnmenl should familiarize himself horoughly with the provisions of the lew city charter. Ignorance , coupled at lines with willful disregard of charter irovlslons , hav.e In the past been the : auso of too much lawlessness on the tart of city ofllcluls , An honest effort ihould bo made to live up strictly lo 1m letter and spirit of the new charter ind If after that It Is found defective , a itrong case can bo made for revision or uuendmeiit. Whether committed by desperadoes or minks , the attempted cutting of the I > VIH\H In the southern flood districts alls for tint utmost vigilance on the iart of the people who are guarding the Iver banks and the severest punhdi- nent of the offenders when apprehended ml identified. Any one who would nmlonly endanger the lives and prop- rty of hundreds of families already ere pressed can have IJttlo claim to silent treatment from the authorities. So the free high school law has now > i < en adjudged unconstitutional and void iy decision of the supreme court. In heso days of busty and crude legisla this l.tupt , particularly surprising , The fact wjJjitDi ! of note In the decision , however , Is the point upon which Its unconstltutloiiallly Is cstublishcd- namely , tlio omission of a specific re pealing cloi tudcslgiiatlng the existing statutes of Htm Sh It was clearly amend' alory. This Is.the same point that Is being urged.ngalnst the new municipal court law , which also seeks to amend part of the .existing code without speci fying the sebl'qns ' repealed. In knocking out the frec.l | ) li school law the court plainly foreshadows the Inevitable fate of the munlclpnl court law. As a result of the employment of po litical street cleaners for primary and election purposes the money available for street cleaning Is likely to run short long before the season closes , when such work Is necessary. While the oc casion for such abuses will not In all probability room ; for some time precau tions ought to be taken to prevent the expenditure of more than a certain per centage of the funds provided in any on week except fo meet special emergei cles. The interests of the taxpayers ai entitled to tills much protection. It Is denied that there has been an dispute In the diplomatic corps at Was ] ingtoti over precedence In the pn cession at the Grant monumen ceremonies. There will therefore be u occasion to call In an arbitration con mission to decide whether the mlnl.ile from Spain walks Spanish according t approved diplomatic etiquette or whethe tlio Gorman ambassador spenks big German or low Dutch. One Europca war at one time Is enough. The local organ of the populists as serin that after the Inauguration o Mayor Mooros Dr. Peabody , the popu list member of the Board of Fire ant 1'ollce Commissioners , will hold the bu : mice of power on the board and vh tually control the department. Shouli this provo to be the case Dr. Peabodj will have a great responsibility upon hi shoulders and an opportunity lo show that his part.v stands , for true reform. Senator Forakor is said to have agreet to work for the confirmation of the appointment pointmont of Bellamy Storer to the Kel gian ministry on the ground that tin further away from the United Slate ho should be sent and thu longer hi should be kept there the better wouh the senior senator from Ohio bo pleased If Theodora Uoosevelt maintains hi. reputation fpr'iilnklng things hum in his new position in. the Navy department the new filslr- cruisers added to 1'nck Sam's ileetJ ) during his ndmlnlstratloi may bo expected , to put on a few extr ; knots of speed' "Just to keep up will him. v i ; I iiiiinttint ! \ < > t Complete. JMUlmoro Ajnerlciin. Considering the natlonal drew of tlio Orcel soldiers. It eeems a 'palpable defiance of the fitness of things * that their army Is no equipped with a1 lilcycle corps. Tlio Foot Hall View. t'j Detroit Join n a I.1 Tfio Greek ita'cltle s'eeiri's' to' bo strong iind sturdy , but there 'IS a suspicion of weakness In the center , vhenco the revolving wedge would be more effective than bucking the Hfle , notwithstanding the fact that the Greeks have scored the only touch-'dowu ou mass rushes. - ; IluNNla ai Favored 'IMirrliiiMer. Son Francisco Chronicle. Russia wants more armor plate from the Carneglo truat , and will probably be able to get It at the old price ot $225 per ton , The czar has a most favored nation treaty will the trust , .and has made money by It. As a buyer of American armor plate It would be cash In Uncle Sam's pocket to go to Europe - rope and bs naturalized. HimI.UIVN DlNaiifif Itoston Ilernlil. The Connecticut lawmakers havo. voted to amend the Sunday law of that state so as to permit recreation ou the Lord's day. They appear to have yielded to the Inevitable , Just as our Massachusetts lawmakers havcl recently done In legalizing the running of Sunday steamboatq. Gradually our statutes are being brought Into conformity with tin. customs of the people. A Doubtful CliMiNO Stricken Out. Minneapolis Journal. The republican members of the senate finance committee have decided that the re troactive provision of the Dlngley tariff bill should bo stricken , out. This ! o a very wise conclusion and It In to bo hoped that the clause will disappear , as the constitutionality of such clause Is , to say the least , very doubtful , and It Is evidently absurd to make c. law operate on Us subject before the Jaw has been enacted and In the face of a pre existing tariff law which haa never been re pealed and will not be , until the now tariff la enacted some weeks from now. Tlie Tear * of Washington Times. But when will It have gone far enough ? Will the Judge have to es tablish a precedent that a lawyer must not cry more than one quart , for Instance ? Sup pose bo gets to crying BO that ho cannot stop himself , which might possibly happen If ho were very much Interested In his case ? This contingency must be taken Into account , for the whole theory of this emotional bual- noM Is that the lawyer really lias his client's Interests at heart , and IB overcome by emotion , The Jury Is not K ° IHG to be moved by any crocodile tears. It will not do to cast tbo slightest doubt upon the genuineness of the briny fluid. And It It Is genuine , there Is no knowing wliero It will stop this shed ding of tcars % On lue whole , tlio safe t course for a young lawvdr , oven In Tennessee , to pursue , woulill' & $ tb try to Inlluence the Jury by some otucHnq'i'ris. "A strong man's tears" arc extreinely-'tfathetle ' in a book , but not when they are'iriiiflo ' n show of for money , SHU'S THAI * ' PASS I.V THE NHSIIT. K Ol I'hlladephIa0Tlniea ! : Some allege that tlio best thno to' sW'thojo western alrshlpu is when they are1 Iralt seas over. Chicago TlinSi-fterald ; That airship Idea Isn't BO bad , Hn C all. It comes na u wel come relief to tnbso who hitherto have been [ iccustomcd twst. . * : Japaness dragon ) In the ilr with Brectj'talis and pink cyea. Chicago I'6U < . ! " * * < I'rotty drunk this time , jln't you ? " saljjBaldwin , as hU friend , llambo , lurchf/I-lieavlly / against him. "Well , f I hain't riiiuAij'any nlrahlp yet ! " mum- liled Uambo.drawing ( himself up with of- ' v tended dignity Chicago Tribune : Now the public ! In formed on high authority that there wasn't iny airship. Mr. ISdlson has taken the iroublo to expJaliii-Berlouflly that ell thcw rlalors In the weal have been delusions , This s timely end kind on the part of Mr. fiMI- ion. and savca nfany million people from icing the victims any longer of the evidence } ( their misguided senses. Until this oracle ipolto everybody thought , of course , that : here wan not only an alrohlp , but probably i Hock of them or a fleet or a galaxy. The > articular cnift whcae navigator relieved ( lie ici'lnl monotony by llsblng for suckers was lommonly looked t on as the llagdhlp , and maglnatlon hail attributed a variety of In- .cresting iiiUslona to the ship that exploded , ho other ship thfet devoted Itself to the mtertalnment of Qvauolon , and the Hovcral ililps that divided up among themselves the jtlier quartcru of the heavens. Hut now hat It nppeani tbeeo are not flliljxj at all , vhat are they ? They cannot all be Etora ir ballcona. They must be "blrdn. " S OX 1 HKTIM T TOIMCS ICparncy Sun ! The transfer of the Inilln supply warehouse from Chicago lo Omaha as contemplated by ( ho amendment tackei on to tlu > Indian appropriation bill , U ngl tntlng the city by the Inkcs. H would In ft good thing for Nebraska , and ovcry toya citizen of the atato wilt push tlio projcc along. Schuyli-r Quill : Some ot our democratli friends have made up their minds tlmt the : have the populist party so well In Phargi that they cnn read out any who do not sul them. The follow who don't fall In will the Idea of linvlng the populist party a side show for democracy Is at once denounced i traitor. 1'apllllon Times : Plant trees ! Yc , by nl means let Ntbrnskans plant trees. Tlioj cnn't do us much good now , but when tlie ; grow great nnd strong they will look beun tlful to the eye when decorated with met who follow In the footsteps of the Moorcs Hartleys , HlltonR , Moshcrs and other pub'.li thieves. Plant trees ! Aurora Sun : It is proposed to locate at Indian supply agency nt Oinahn , nmt Chlcag ( and New Yotk have Jolnrd toami to prevent U. The whole coutitrj west of the Mississippi should Jolr hands in urging wrotcrn roprc seiitatlvea to bc > alert to their Interests Millions ot supplies will bo purchased fron Nebraska and surrounding states , It Onuhi sccuros the supply depot. It is wort ! striving for. Congressman Stark telegraph ! that lie will do nil In his power for tin Omaha location. P.ipllllon Times : Last fall one Ilrlgham was elected assessor for South Omaha. Im mediately ho created a sensation by declar ing ho would strictly nbldo by hla official oath and assess nil property nt full value , The corporations were lerrorstrlcken. Such an assessment would wake them pay taxes proportionately with the small homo owner. A few days since the Oinnha papers announced that this game UrlRhnm had decided to resign , In order lo accept a fat Job with some cistern coriwrntlon. Does any man dare say that the great corporations In South Omaha had nnythlng to do with getting that fat Job for lirlgham and sending him , out of Nebraska ? Perish the thought. Columbus Telegram : Up to the niljourn- nicut of the legislature no one could have known from reading the World-Herald alone that Joe Hartley nnd Eugcno Moore had robbed the slate In the sum of more than $500,000 between them. While almost every paper In tlia state even republican organs denounced the thieves the contemptible World-Herald said never a word about the matter. It was mum for fear It might offend sonio republican member of the legislature , on whom It depended to assist In robbing the state for the benefit of a lot of schemers In Omaha. Hut now that the legislature lias ad journed , and there Is no more chance to milk the state through Its corrupt members , the World-Herald all at once assumes a highly virtuous attitude In regard to the wholesale robbery of the state by republican ofllclalM nnd vehemently cries In double loaded bre vier for the punishment of the thieves. The course and policy If It can be called ix policy of the World-Herald during the past few months has been cowardly and disgusting and richly merits the contempt we hear expressed for It on every hand. Til 13 FAMOUS OHJI3CTOK. Kansas City Star : Mr. Holmnn was an honest man , but Ills Integrity was no greater than that of many another congressman whenever never acquired a reputation as an objector. Chicago Inter Ocean : It may bo written upon his graveatono that lie was honest to thu core , and that be was a Judge and a leg islator who made and Interpreted laws with out fear or favor to any created man or tblng. (5lilcago ( Chronicle : Judge Holman was the oldest member of the house as regards ago and bis term of public service. He was among the most distinguished statesmen by whom Indiana will be represented on the pages of American history. Chicago News : Unquestionably ho was an expert In all the arts of the American politician , ho thoroughly understood human nature and. ho was a fair stump speaker. Hut other men , without his reputation for integrity , have been Ills peers In politics and have failed. He followed closely the precept laid down by Mr. Lincoln , when ha advised one to "keep very close to the pee ple. " This Mr. Holman did In a public career covering almost the entire period of fifty-four years and It rarely failed him. Detroit Free Press : His taking off Is a positive loss to the nation , for it is Im possible to think at this time of the name at one member of the lower bouse who has the courage and strong sense of duty to 3tand In his place , and to the best of bis iblllty balk every tainted bill or extravagant appropriation. It requires a sturdy nnd uonsecrated spirit a man who is willing lo suffer unpopularity , if not ostracism to thus represent the whole people ns igalnst a thousand and one selflsb local or Dorsonnl schemes of legislation and -expen- liture. St. Paul Globe : He was the terror of all ; ho numerous clan of jobbers wbo cultivate ilnlms upon the treasury , nurse them along o the final moments , and then. In the rush if a closing session , try to crowd ; hora through In the melee of jllls. U was then , when a single objec tion would be fatal , that Holman , the faltli- ! ul , who had been keeping watch ou the ichemefl , would rtso and Interpose the fatal 'I object. " Nor was It alone these jobs .hat he antagonized. Ho set himself In op- losltlon to every extravagant use of public iioney , and numerous are the victories ho icored. Sometimes the house "turned him " discouraged or dlsbeart- lown , but , never > ned , ho stood by his self-appointed post mil renewed his obstructions. Such a char- icter Is not a popular one. I'KIISO.VAI * AND OTIIISHWISB. The library of the late , secretary of the roasury William Wlndom , has been pro fited by his widow to the free library of iVInona , Minn. Lieutenant Totten sayo that he predicted ho present Griico-Tnrklah war some time igo from data In the bible , and he adds that ho two crucial days of the conflict will be ( uno 22 and September 23. In this country the hard timed have pre- ented many a man from marrying , und In erola the hard times have caused the shah 0 reduce his line of wives to sixty-three. Hon. S , P. Smith , recently elected mayor if Davenport , la. , la the eldest son of the ate Dr. S. F. Smith , the author of "Amor , ca. " Ho lias for many years been a dla 1 n iu killed lawyer In that city , a prominent epubllcan and a gentleman greatly respected iy his fellow citizens. lilily Hlrch , nn old-time minstrel , whose ! enth Is announced In New York City at ho ago of C6 , won one of the best known icgro Impersonators In the country. Ills ; reatest success was In San Francisco ilur- ng Iho gold fever days , where for ten yearn ho yearly proflta of his company averaged 50,000. It seems odd to hear of the Bourbons , who lave the bluest blood in the world , which has lescended in lines of kings from the time of ho crusades , going Into trade , but it Is a act that Augusta nnd Charles Do Bourbon , , 'ho are hereditary French princes , have aken up the wlno business In southern 'ranee , A waggish grand Jury formally Indicted os'stant ' DlHtrlct Attorney Morltz Hosen- hal , a prospective benedict of New York , or "aiding and abetting cupld. " When the oung prosecutor wus Informed that a crim- nal Indictment had been found against him o turned palu and bit bis Up , until ho read lie document containing the cordial con- ratiilatlonu of all the grand Jurors , Jamoa Verner Long , who lo seeking the edition of consul to Florence or Koine , lian resented an application which la a work f art. It li bound In genuine parchment nd each letter of Indorsement Is briefed on zure-tlnted paper , Kach parchment supcr- irlptlon Is artistically lettered In old ICn- lish text and Illuminated In scarlet and old. The whole la bound with red , white nd blue rbbon | , Admiral Canovaro , commander of the llcets f the powero hi the blockade of Crete , la a atlvo of I'oru , but of Italian parents , and as worked bin way up In the Italian navy , hlcli ho entered UH a boy. HLs father and 11 the rial of the family are I'eruvlans , lough one brother Is an exile because of 10 I'lcrola revolution , three years ago. The Jmlral la Bald to sympathize with Crete and rcece , notwithstanding his position. .10V OVKll TIIIJ O.MAII.V KI.KCTIO.N Hastings Tvlbuno ( rrp. ) : Omnha'fl nl irlsht ! She didn't do * thing but elect nlmos every man on the republican ticket , llttrral j for Omaha nnd The Heo. I Central City Democrat : We Intended tc ; 1mve vtrltton AH editorial oil tlio Omali.i j election , but have concluded not to do st > | Tlu > blamed old town went republican. ! Lincoln Call ( rep. ) : Tlio republicans 01 ! Omaha should appreciate The Hre In Kc . fight for republican siiprmncy under ht populist charier. The Hco won the victory. Friend Telegraph ( rep. ) : Moores was eloetcd mayor of Omaha despite the demo-pop-fieo silver combine against him. As is usual the romuinp promised great chunks of reform , but promises coming from this tourco are like idle Inlt-s that are told and the people have no faith In them. York.Times ( rep. ) : Again -tho popoor.itlc combination has been rebuked. The rlly of Omaha , tha g.tve thorn n handsome mnjo'rlly nut tall , has gene republican this spring They have sowed thu wind with rookies- pr .dlgnllty , and are miplng the whirlwind iNflxt Mil they will reap a cyclone. Sidney Telegraph ( rep. ) : The World-Hc-r- nld s Howell lu the Omaha mayoralty light docs not seem to hnvo boon of much avail , for Iho battle was won by Frank Moorcs , re publican. The entire rrimblle.au city tlehet. with the exception of two councllmoti , wns elpcloJ. The Hee made a gallant fight , of which It feels Justly proud. Tlldeii Citizen ( rep. ) : To The Hoe bolonga a liberal share of credit for assisting to bring nbctu the elortlou of a republican mayor und council for Omahn. Its cotiimni for several days teemed with evidence against the gamblers' candidate ! ) , which must have been nn Important factor In bring ing about this satisfactory result. Schtiyler 'Herald ' ( rep. ) : Why is It and what excuse can the popocrats iiiako for Omnha going republican , Mtuatcd as It Is In tint heart of the great populist stamping ground of the west ? Some of the oRstcrn cities may liavc elected dcmocintlc majors , but It does eoem na thousli Nebraska Is repudiating the popocratlc roglme of tlie last few years. Vcrdon VIdotto ( rep. ) : The fusion legis lature thought when It passed the new charter bill for Omnhn last winter tlmt It had things fixed so It would rule that oily for the next tlireu years sure , but It wns sadly disappointed. At the olty election Inst Tuesday the entire republican ticket wns elected , with the exception of two council- men. lied Cloud Argus ( rep , ) : The republicans carried Omaha at Tuesday's election. The governor should Immediately call an extra Resslon of the legislature to recount the vote. That the republicans should go In nnd scoop the entire platter after the populists had EC carefully prepared the feast with thslr pet special charter Is an outrage that should not go unrebuked. Denver City Tribune ( rep. ) : Although the republican candidate for mayor of Omnha had the combined forces of the democrats , free silver republicans , populists , nnd the gamblers arrayed against him , he wns elected Tuesday by a small majority. H wns a desperate fight , and the republicans hardly dared hope to win , nnd the victory Is therefore all the sweeter nnd more glorious. Kearney Sun ( rep. ) : The election of Moores as mayor of Omaha and the entire city ticket Is quite n victory for the republicans nnd may bo taken as an Indication of the sen timent crystallizing In' ' all parts of the state that Nebraska has hail quite enough ot pop ulist supremacy. Populism thoroughly tried has been populism rejected by the people who tried It , not only In Nebraska but In every state. Fremont Tribune ( rep. ) : The election In Omaha went republican from the top to th bottom of the ticket , with the exception o two aldermen out of the nine. The contca for mayor wns a neck-anif-neck race , Moores republican , winning by n. little moro thar 200. The republicans won out handsomely against the combination of all political Ism under the sun. It was a decisive victory and shows the republicans are. lu good fight * ing trim , Wahoo Wasp ( rep. ) : Hy the election of ( ho republican ticket In Omaha and Lincoln a well merited rebuke was administered to the late populist legislature. In Its zeal to further the cause of the populist politicians n new charter bill wns passec that the better clement of tho.so cities did not want nnd the fact that both cities elected republican olllcials shows that the people did not approve of the conduct of that outfit. Norfolk Journal ( rep. ) : In the face of the combined opposition of the democrats , popu- Hats and free silver republicans , the repub licans of Omaha won a notable victory 01 Tuesday. Colonel Frank E. Moores was elected mayor by 200 majority and the balance - anco of the republican ticket , except two councllmeii , went in by about the .sime vote Tile fuslonlsts thought the new charter they liad forced ou the people' of Omaha Just plugged the city to about their size , but they will have to wait a few years. Nlobrara Tribune ( rep. ) : The popocratlo losts of Omaha , headed by the World-Herald , .timed on their searchlight and the result ivas a sweeping republican victory , headed jy the gallant Frank 15 , 'Moorcs. ' The pop- jcrats and fuslonlsts saved two councilman jut of nine , and one of them was U > bock , who sneaked In with a nar- mw margin of votes. Yes , the "searchlight" tvas turned on. and the gallant republican irgnnlzatlon headed by the veterans and The lieo won a magnificent victory. Hail to Drnaha ! She has not been Chicagolzed ! Ilattlo Creek Republican : The people if Omaha turned down the llowell gang Tuesday and did It right. Jloores , the re publican candidate for mayor , was elected ) y a good majority , while all the repub- ican councllmcn , excepting two , which the 'unionists got , were victorious. The election , vas the most hotly contested of any that has jcen held in that city for a number of years , ind the republicans have reason to rejolco ivor their victory , as they won against the : omblned free silver forces known as the lopulists , democrats and free silver repub- leans , Sterling Knglo ( rep. ) : On Tuesday an ilectlon was held at Omaha under the new iharior passed by the last legislature. A blt- , or fight was waged by the supporters of the .wo tickets. The cntlro republican ticket , leaded ty Colonel Frank B , Moores for nnyor , was elected , with possibly two c.tcep- Ions , The republican ticket was especially ihamploned by The Omaha Bee. while the iVorld-Hcrald supported tlio fuslonlst ticket ust as hard as It know how , The victory s a great ono for Thu Ifeo , considering the ilrcuniBtances , Hlalr Pilot ( rep. ) : The election of Frank 5. Moores to the olllco of mayor of Omaha s a signal victory for the party whoso uluml- ird bearer ho was. Howell was backed up by ivcry element in Omaha except the out-and- lut republicans , which Included democrats , icoplo's Independent , silver republicans , gam- ders , thugs , bums and by petition , In the ace of all these odds Moores has won out vith a majority as large In proportion to the otu cast as that given the republican can- Illatci for governor last fall. The victory In ) inaha Is ono that gives relief and Joy to ho taxpayers and business men. Beatrice Democrat ( dom , ) : The repub- icans carried the municipal election In Imaha on Tuesday , and elected Frank IS. loort's as mayor , nnd the entlro ticket , ox- ept two councllmcn. The election was held nder tlio new charter that was Intended to lace the fusion gang ( the reform forces ) ii charge of the political machinery of the lotropolls. H was expected that Howell , rho represented the gamblers and toughs , . ould ride Into olllco an Carter Harrison Id at Chicago , but the people concluded that hero should bo seine rcatralnt placed upon lie tough element during the exposition ear. It Isn't likely that the populists will olnt to Omaha aa a straw showing the Irectlon of the political wind lu Nu- ruska. Pcndor Republic ( rep ) : Hon. Frank H. [ cores , republican , was on Tmtday elected myor of Omaha over ( Senator Howell , the jslon candidate , on'a very close voto. The publicans aUo elected all tlio other city illcora and seven out of ninecouncllmen , lilch places the complete control of mu. Iclpal affairs for the next thrud yeara , en- rely In their hands. ' The Howell support 's made a very desperate light , and wore > nlKted by the gamblers , and lower element f the city , but the superb flght which The ee waged against this combine assisted by jc'i men as Judge Koysor and Judge Faw-- : tt and others of equal prominence In thu ty won the flght for the candidate rcpro- ntlng the hotter cla ; of society and who amis for good government und eqnaro lu public places. That thin tlckot : won In this contest. Is not only an lionof nnd a er-dll to Oinnlm , but to the cntlro state ns well , for the runnlnR of municipal affnlra under thn newly elected ticket will continue * during thrco ye.irs and licncc whllo the Trnnsmlsslsslppl Exposition Is In prog ress. ress.Sutton Sutton Advertiser ( reO : Some two or thrroeeks ngo In an attempt to forecast the results of the mayoralty contest In Omaha hy tome Inadvertence wo seem to hnvo atiited thnt Moores. the republican can didate , wus elected Instead of prophesying that ho would ho. At Iho city election on Tuesday of this week our forccnst wns veri fied by Mr. Moores' election ns mayor and with him nearly the entire republican ticket. The people of Omnhn nro to bo congratu lated on having defeated the fusion effort to "throw things wide open" during Ihn ex position period by electing Howell , the gamblers' nlly. ns mayor. O'Neill Frontier ( rep. ) : The result of the mayoralty election In Omnlm uns n great victory for the republicans , and convinced thn most skeptical thnt IMwnrd Itosowntor Is ' In U. " politically. In Douglas county. Frank K. Moores wa.i elected innyur , The opposing candidate , Mr , llowell , wns hacked by the democrats , populists , free silver re publicans and a few disgruntled repub licans , who continually shout republicanism nnd then go nnd vote for the opposition. This wns n great victory , nnd clearly demonstrates Hint Tlie Omnha Heo Is n grent factor In Nebraska politic ? , nnd the noonor republicans throughout the stnto compre hend thai foot , nnd quit venting thnlr spleen upon Its editor , to the detriment of thu party , the sooner NebrnUfn will ngaln bo numbered mming the safe republican states. Lincoln Call ( rep. ) : The election of the republican tlcliut In Omnhn Is another re buke ID populism nnd corrupt legislation. It Is gratifying , too , that the victory Is so sweeping nnd decisive. It Is complimentary to the people of Omahn thnt they had suf ficient cnro and togard for thotr political standing nt thh time to rohuko with vigor the gambling populist statesmen who built so ntrongly lu thu legislature for their political supromncy tinder the Omaha charter. A victory at Omiilm under thcsu circumstances Is slRiilficnnt ; U means the beginning of Iho loturn of republican rule In Nebraska. It shows that In Iho very fnco of Iho effort of the llrynn-Holcomb combine to legislate thn rupubllcnn party out of power , on the heels of the greatest demo- pop victory Nubrnslai 1ms yet recorded , the republican party Is capnblo of rcnssnrt- Ing Itself nml that the great body of the people nro with it. Howell may continue to howl populism , nud Jrffcnatinny hold on to Ills fraudulently acquired nent ( In the ncnnto , but as for thu people ot Omaha , they have 5 sot the seal of dishonor upon every member of the Douglas county deltgntlon that helped to dishonor the state In the Into rat-legisla ture. Hurrah for Omnhn ! Krarn.-y Hub ( rep ) : The result of tlio Omaha city election on Tuesday Is a sore dl nppoliitmpiil to the populists nnd fualon- Ists of the stato. All elements had combined In Omaha ngalnst the republican ticket , nnd the fight made ngalnst Frank K. .Moores , the republican candidate for mayor , wns one of the worst campaigns of personal detrac tion ever witnessed In the state. Notwith standing , Mooros was elected by more than two hundred majority , which Is a great vic tory under the circumstances , nnd all the balance of the republican city ticket was elected except two councllmoti. This Is the answer of Omaha , doubtless , to the fraud practiced by n populist legislature In un seating the regularly elected republican members from Douglas county , and the do- llbernte Judgment of that city on populism In general. The same verdict had previously lieon rendered by South Omaha , likewise t > y the capital city of Lincoln , by Beatrice , l > y York nnd by the towns of the state al most without exception. The fuslonlsts hail isod great hopes of getting municipal con trol In Nebraska at the April elections , but : helr rout has been complete nnd final. The Hub believes that these results mny bo safely taken ns nn Indication of the scntl- nont of the state , ns It will bo manifested it tto polls at the next general election. Xrr 11007.12. IX IOWA. Davenport Republican : Tlio best thing ibout thu manufacturing bill Is that It akes the liquor question out of politics , and hat Is where it pinches the democrats , who vere obliged to line up and vote for It igalnst their will. Dubuque Times : Now for the first tlmo n fifty years will it bo legal to manufacture vhisky In Iowa. The original prohibitory aw , which was a democratic measure , wna \ PLAIN TALEs - s best Here it is in ) lack and white it re- ates to the best possi ble clothing that can be- * * ' nade In inviting you o examine our new ines of suits for this Spring , we do so in he firm confidence hat whatever claims ve have made are fully ustified by the gar- nents themselves A s manufacturers ve stake everything ipon the perfection of ! > ur work and mat- : rials This Spring's offer- ngs are far in advance > f anything that we lave ever put on the uarket before W e mly wish that all lothing buyers were Xpert judges of lothes Ms of every description at sry reasonable figures. )