THIS ( XMAJIA DAILY WK1XNESPAV , APHTL 38. 1807.
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ,
B. Editor.
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Tin.M3 OP HUllSCIUl'TION.
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Three Month' . 2"
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. - II. Tz'cliuck , Bi-cretnty of The Wcc Pub-
! lhlng cointiniiy , ticlns duly sworn. i > nyii Hint tl
nctiinl number of full nnd complete copies nt Thi
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ilurlng llio inoiilh of Mnicli. U37 , was us M-
lotvni
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11 24.il !
3 19.SIO 19 50.351
4 10.139 BO S0.47I
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fi 2'C89 ' ) 22 I0.2V
7 20,315 23 10.27 :
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Total net ral 627.19'
Net dally nverapp 50.241
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Buhfcrlhcd In my pnpiicp nnd gwnrn to heforc
the this Glh day of April. 1WT.
WIU.IAM HlMMIlAU
( Peal. ) Notary Public.
TIIK IIKIS OX THAIXS.
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fmpiilli-il ivltli i-noiiKli Ilrt'K
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tinfillI. . NintltiKr lif trnln niul
rnllropil , to tinClrciiliilliui
Di-piirlincnt of Tins Ili-t' . The
lice IN for mile oil nil trill UN.
ixsivr ox IIAVIXC : run nun.
Tl t > sum-nil most prominently tVntnroil
Just now In tlu > < . ! iH-i'k Olsniitclius i
Oimcnil Kout.
Captain Anwm has at last won a
nml all ilonl ) ! . is re-move-tl as to the llnnl
oulcomo nf tins clmmiiionslilp si-uson.
Nolxxly has heanl any complaint from
th employes of congress that tills .ses
sion is transacting lee little business.
Tt Is nu-rllorloits to plant trees , but
trees will not prosper ami jrrow Into
permanent things of beauty without cart
and ttttf'iitlon.
Tlie session laws of 1S' > 7 will have In
1)is ) seareheil with a nilcrosroplc eye for
tlie laws enai'tetl by the legislature
favoralilc to thu I'lieonraKement of the
beot'suiar Industry.
Anxious IniMiirer is informed that the
United States supreme court lias appar
ently decided lo take its own time in ar
riving at a decision In ( he Nebraska
maximum Irel 'lit rate cases.
South Oakoia is just now troubled
with too many Hoards of Itt ents for it *
state educational institutions. In this
instance too many repents tire just
about as bad as too few repeats.
The statesmanlike course of Klnp Ak-
Sar-Beu in securinp the only penuiiie
ali-.slilp for tlie use of his subjects is al
ready bearlnp fruit In the number of
new recruits who are llockiup to his
standard.
The idea of mobilizing the militia of
thu ( lulled .States at this point diirlup
tlit ; summer of 1S11S means Incalculable
benollt to Omaha and the Iransmlssis-
slppl country and nothiup should be left
undone to accomplish it.
Another straw which shows the wind
blowlup toward prosperity Is the amount
oC buildliip , either projected or actually
bRpiin , In Omaha , which at the present
tlmq exceeds In volume that of any
period alnce boom times.
Under the new charter ollicers have
thu option of presiMitlup olllclal bonds
with either Individual sureties or
puarauty company sureties. In the
meanwhile the bond companies art1
actively canvassing for new business.
Kmperor William Is still of opinion
thiil a stronp army and navy Is IheSiest
guaranty of peace that he can plve his
subjects ami the prosiH'cts of a general
Kuiopean disarmament may be put off
as too remote to warrant consideration.
Tliero are still conspicuous vacancies
In the list of exposition Ntiickholders
which should bo tilled without delay by
subscriptions from resident ami non
resident property owners In proportion
to their means ami their Interest In
Omaha's welfare.
If the slate house defaulters have- not
yet been brought to justice. It Is not the
fault nf the republicans. There is not a
reputable republican paper In Nebraska
that has not demanded vigorous pro
ceedings against the offenders without
respect to their political professions.
It Isn't so much a mailer of concern
with the law-abiding peoplu of Omaha
whether the memburs of thu Hoard of
Klro ami 1'ollcu Commissioners .sub
scribe1 to the doctrine of so-called "bl-
mutalllsiu" as it Is whether they intend
to glvo us real police reform or sham
polleu reform ,
Ono thing seems to bo certain from
thu tone of Iho populist state piv.ss anil
that is that thu element of thu parly U
growing In strength that objects to bolng
inailu Iho tall of tin pupocratlu kite. Tliu
populists iiru reaching thu staguwri \
they want something morn than thu HUTU
privilege of raking out patronage for the
democrats to swallow.
< jF run UIIKKKS.
There swiiis to be no longer a reacon
able hoiu ! for the success of the Orepkn
With a tlemorally.oil army , the pooph
exasperated lo the point of revolt agalns
the government , the ling : and his niliiln
ters apparently powerless ami leaden
antagonizing one another this is a slat <
of affairs that can have but one resul
unless the powers Intervene tintittci
dufeat nnd humiliation by the Turk o :
the Hellenic kingdom. The events o
the last few dnys show that the Orcekt
hail greatly ovcretlmated their abllltj
to cope with Turkey nnd having tils
covered this fact they are filled with tils
may. Another fact di-m.tustrated Is Ilia
n grave mistake was made In not putthu
nu I'XiK'rlouccd soldier In command 01
tin ? army. The princes who were placet
In chief command had somu military
training , but evidently their knowledge li
not sufficient for such n lask ami more
over It may be doubted whether tlioj
have the fighting qualify that Inspire.1
soldiers and wins their confidence. /
change of commanders after the ills
asters the freeks ! have suffered wll
hardly Infuse fresh courage Info tin
army , thouuh It may serve to avert an
other such calamitous rout as that ni
l.arlssa.
Thu situation must be deplored bj
every friend of fh1 * cause of Greece , whc
will hope for the Intervention of the
powers to stop further Invasion by tin
Turkish forces. The latest ades arc
that this Is Hkoly to be done , but there
Is uncertainty as to whether the powers
can agree upon a plan of settlement
England and Hussla especially may have
dilllcully In reaching an undcrstaudiu ; :
and without that intervention Is Im
probable. It Is not to bo expected thai
Turkey will give Greece any time tr
recover , so that If the powers do not aci
promptly for terminating the coullicl
the almost helpless Greeks must sulTei
more defeat and disaster.
'j ; AXD run
It IH probable that the democratic
members of the semite finance commit
tee will Insist , upon the tariff bill belu
considered by the full committee be
fore being reported to the senate. It If
the desire of the republican members of
the committee that the measure shall pi
to tlie senate as now framed , their chief
object being to relieve the committee
from Importunities for changes. These
have been numerous , causing tlie re
publican members of the committee nc
little trouble and perplexlfuv , and they
are certain to be continued so long at-
the bill remains in the hands of the com
mittee. Jtut tills reason for wanting tc
report the bill to the senate without iti-
having been considered by the full com
mittee appears not to have much weight
with Iho democrats , judging from the1
statement of their position made by
Senator White. lie urges that the dem
ocratic members of the Ihvauco commit
tee ought to famlliari/e themselves with
the features of tlie tariff bill before it
goes to the senate and this can only hi1
done by considering thu measure In full
committee.
The balance of power in the commit
tee is held by Penalor .lones of Nevada
and Iho republicans are hopeful that
lie will side with them. If he should
not and Iho bill Is considered In full
committee It will cause delay , but it is
probable that In any evert its discus
sion will be prolonged unlll far hi .Tune
and II may not , uo into effect before the
beginning of the next fiscal year. July 1 ,
It appears that a great many change ; ;
have been made in thu measure as It
mine from the house , most of these be
ing reductions of duties , but it is to be
expected that numerous additional
amendments will be made in the senate.
While the house ways and means com
mittee had no ( rouble1 In framing a bill
at'cepllble to the majority , the task of
getting the measure Into a form that will
pass tlie senate is a dillictilt one , and
there Is reason to apprehend that the
result will not be altogether satisfac
tory to the friends of protection.
ChKVKlAXn Off I'HKSKXr I'KMIhfiMK
The address of ex-President Cleveland
ill thu dinner of the Id-form club In New
orU on last Saturday was a character
istic deliverance. Mr. Cleveland Is the
nraclt ) of distrust as lie has been in large
measure Iho architect of disaster. He
can see nothing reassuring in existing
political conditions. The fact dial the
republican party has not taken up the
question of currency reform and Is ad
dressing itself lo flic urgent and para
mount duly of providing the govern
ment wllh more revenue ami bettor
safeguarding the Industries of the coun
try CIUNCS the ex-president to take a
gloomy view of the future , lie sees the
"allied forces of calamity" active and
aggressive nnd he fears grave dangers
from them. Hut ht > tloes not hesitate to
help fho crusade of these forces which
lie professes to deplore by charging thai
the effort of file republican party to
enact legislation for putting n stop to
treasury deficits Is intended "lo repay
partisan support from llu > proceeds of
Increased burdens of taxation placed
tipun those already overladen. " Every
mombi'r of the forces of calamity will
upplaud this iiud vstmulaU ! > < l by it
to continue their crusade. The candi-
late of the Chicago convention could say
nothing more certain to pica so his fol
lowers.
> fr. f'levelandi Is one of those who in
sist that the republican party was
pledged to financial legislation to so
l-ailed currency reform. Where Is Mich
jiletlgo to be foundV It Is not In the
platform , which declares in part : "The
republican party is unreservedly for
< ouud money. * * * Wo aru unalft-r-
; ibly opposed to every measure calcu
lated to debase our currency or Impair
the credit of our country. * * * All
inr silver ami paper currency unist be
maintained at parity with gold. " The
, -audldato of the party stood stpiarely
m this platform. In his Inaugural ad-
Irt-ss , however , President .MeKiuU'y
< ald : "Our financial system needs some
revision ; our money is all good now ,
nit its value must mil further bu throat-
.Mietl. It should all 1m put upon ann -
lurlug basin , not subject to easy attack ,
nor Us Mabllliy to doubt or dispute. "
lie urged , howo'-er , that changes In our
lleancial system should not bo under-
Lakeii until udctjiuitu ruveiiuu has boon
What the president said wa :
not it pledge of financial legislation , bu
It has the approval of republicans generally
ally anil nt the proper time the partj
will take up the currency question am
.settle It as the Interests and welfare o
the government and thu people require
lint first it will , If permitted as I
would not bo If Mr. Cleveland am
those who think with him could havi
thulr way ptovldo the government will
stilllelont revenue to stop deficits ant
tesloro Industrial activity , which art
the prerequisites to prosperity.
The republican party has always beet
the party of sound money and It wll
continue to be. That party taught tin
people the value of a sound ami stable
currency , overcoming democratic lulln
tloulsts and flutists , and It will not nov
depart from its traditional policy
Neither will It be Induced to depart frou
the course It has marked out by tin
criticisms of those who are rosponsihh
for existing conditions , chief anionj.
whom Is Grover Clceland , whoso lasi
administration Is chiefly memorable foi
having brought disaster to tlie Indtiu
trios of the country , enormous loss tt
labor , Impairment of the national crod1 !
and a great Increase of the public : debt
The recent legislature , In Its anxletj
to promote partisan advantage , sooiw
to have overlooked entirely ncces arj
leglslatlou relating lo the supreme court
As a result that body Is likely to be con
fronted with an embarrassing situation
within another year.
The terms of the three supreme courl
commissioners expire next March by the
limitations of the law creating them , ant1
after that time the court will bu com
pelled to handle the constantly Increas
ing litigation alone. Kven with the as
slstance of the three commissioners the
courl is still far behind with its work ,
This legislature , dazed by the failure of
the recount commission to find the bal
lots needed to add two judges perma
nently to the bench , neglected to enact
any legislation designed to relieve tin
congested condition of the supreme courl
docket. While nothing can be done until
another legislature convenes , and even
then nothing more than to re-enact the
clumsy expedient providing for a tem
porary commission , the popular interest
created by the action of tlie legislature1
in locounting the amendment ballots ban
served to awaken the people of Nebraska
to the defective condition of thu law
upon which their highest court is
established.
At no time In tlie history of the state
would there have boon a more favorable
opportunity for submitting a constitu
tional amendment to : i vote of the
people , and it is safe to say that such
an amendment , had Its submission IK-CD
provided for by the recent legislature ,
would have received the votes necessary
to make it a part of the constitution.
Thu neglect of this important duty by
thu late legislature may not make Itself
felt for a year to come , but it throat ens
later to cripple seriously fho administra
tion of justice in our state courts.
A local newspaper whoso capacity for
miMul'ormatiou is very generally con-
ceiled has repeatedly slated that the
newspapers of Kansas City are antag
onistic to the Traiihintsslssippl lOxiwsl-
lion. In justice to our neighbors down
the river , The lleo is pleased to correct
thu erroneous statement anil to commend
the Kansas City press for its liberal
treatment of the exposition. To be sure
Kansas City jobbers and live stock ship
pers regard Omaha as an active com
petitor , but the newspaper editors there
reeogni'/.o the fact that the exposition
must be of very great benefit to tin.1
whole trausiiiKsisslppi region , of which
Kansas Oily is one Of tlie important
commercial centers.
American moats are prepared to stand
all fair competition for the Kiiropoan
markets , but they cannot bu expected
to overcome unfair competition. The
circulation of false rumors that horse
meat is being shipped abroad and sold
( hero as salted beef Is unfair in every
respect , especially as all moat for export
is examined and stamped by Agricul
tural department olliolals. The govern
ment ought not only take decisive meas
ures to contradict this story , but also to
locate the authors and make them ac
count for tlr-ir misdeeds.
That Indian supply depot Is not
beyond reach. Nothing of ( his kind ,
however , 5s to bu had without an effort
to fetch It , and a strong effort at that.
Nebraska's representatives in Washing
ton may be rolled on to do all they can
and with proper reinforcements from
Omaha their work will have fair pros
pect of giving tangible results.
It Is not always a good tiling for a
man. to look young-1 ! than ho really In.
Kx-1'resldont Cleveland looked so youth
ful nt file Reform club dinner last week
that ho was not Immediately recognized
by the guests when ho rose to sp-ak. 11
may transpire that a term In the white
house Is In reality the much-fabled
fountain of perennial youth.
The proposed concentration of troops
in Omaha during the period of the exposition -
position would attract hundreds of thou
sands of people who would hnve such
in opportunity to observe the move
ments of armies as ha.s not been af-
rorde-d in tills country since the close of
111'- civil war.
There Is only 0110 way to put Iho police
force on a basis of ellK-ienc-y and
illsclpllno. That is to divorce Jt
iiliMilutcly from politics and make All
iippointnu'iits solely with reference to
- ami fltnesti for polleu work.
N'o imiio round pegs In sijtiiiro holes.
Ono of HK pertinent queries of the
lines inV1II fhu twin dufauUutv , Hurt'ey
mil Monre , be. tried at the May term of
Iho district court In Lancaster county ,
ir will that court follow Its hislorlu
irocodont of granting an indtllnlto nirn-
lit'r of continuances ?
Thu national domm-ruey insists that it
s still a political factor that will have to
: > ; reckoned with In national politics.
N'ext fall's elections and the doc-
Lions a yt-ar later will jlvo th. > public a
pretty good Idea of how great a swntl
the natlomti/dtiuocruts / can cut and clea
the political atmosphere for the ma
nouvoriug thut-iJiust necessarily preced
the next presidential contest.
The rcpn1/II1n / ) ' ; party made severa
pledges In tho-natlonal platform iipol
which Its prp.stdentlal ticket was oleetci
and It may Ve 'rolled on to do what I
can to carry'Otlt those pledges as full ;
ns the olroifms1 neo.s of ihe governmeii
Will . - "
The proiiir'nnd | ( politic action of lr
Dopow In offering to escort the Hrltlsl
ambassador Immediately after the presl
dent of the United States In the ( Iran
proce.ssion has once liloro relieved tin
diplomatic tension between two grca
nations.
IKU-IIHI ] < tvldl tillKIOIUKMll'C. .
Ki-.nsas City Jouinnl.
The scnnto Is n hlgli-clnss debating so
clcty , but there arc times when the countrj
needs legislation , not eloquence. This Is oni
of the times.
lildlf. lint Oil My !
Minneapolis Trltmne.
The Ilrynn papers In Omnha are still try-
IHR to weaken the cITcct of the recent Re
publican victory In that town by snyltiK thai
H was only a little ono. but It was blf
enough to explode populist claims of a gen
eral political reaction.
A rcrtlnciil ' IiKtnlrj- .
Cincinnati Tribune.
How it Is that American armor plate man
ufnctttrers can sell armor plate to Husslc
at $225 n ton , anil at the satno time find 11
Impossible /supply / the United States will :
the same product .for less than $500 a ton
Is one of the dlincult problems of contempo
raneous history.
K' of tinOinnliii Klrc-llon.
Uulimjup Tlniea.
Ono of the most determined political
battles that has been fought in the west for
some years was the municipal election at
Oinahn last week. Last fall the ftislonlsts
carried Douglas county Omaha being
practically the county but the republican- !
carried the city by an average of about
1,000. The candidate for treasurer , Mr ,
Kdwardg , had 1,900 majority. The sig
nificance of the Omaha contest la that 11
shows a decided tendency on the part of
the stale to return to the republican fold ,
for Omaha has a powerful Influence on the
common wealth.
MoliHIrliiK til'1 MllUla.
Ilrooklyn Uafilc.
At the TransmlssUslppl Inhibition there
will bo a mobilization of regular troops of
the Department of the Platte and the
militia. This- will bo the llrst time that
such a gathering has boon effected since the
war , and It will work for the good of both
branches of the service. The mlllta will
gain technical points from the regulars and
the regular * will learn to respect the
material and the earnestness and adaptabil
ity of the militia. , And It will be uncom
monly Inlcrtstlhp to the natives and
visitors. Wo1' ' liavo too little show for the
money that we spend on our armament.
Till- Si'imttmill Uu- Tar I IT.
Globe-Democrat.
According tb tut } latest report the repub
lican members , ot the finance committee ,
while "refusing t6 make public any of the
details of thelj- work on the Dlngley bill , ad
mit that their , alterations are numerous and
reaching in effect. " The republican party
of the country has ! great confidence In the
wisdom of the extfcrleiiml men who consti
tute the majority _ of the finance committee.
Tlio aim of th ( $ committee Is not only to shape
the bill so that It will bo calculated to help
the country and boneflt the party , but to fix
It so th.it It will Oass the senate. The * last-
mentioned requirement Is of considerable im
portance , and1 tho" committee has a better
knowledge of what is .needed hqre than the
house possesses , i . , , - '
' ' - - 11111.
1'luNIINIIII IllililviuiHcj11111.
Philadelphia Times.
The Nelson bankruptcy bill , which passed
the senate by a vote of 49 to S and
in a substitute for the more elaborate and
comprehensive Torrey 1)111 ) , reported by
the judlcltry committee , it at least simple
and easily understood. Whether It contains
effective safeguards against an old and once
popular practice known as going Into bank
ruptcy to make money is not quite as clear
as would be dralrable.
In view of the long and heretofore un-
cuccessful efforts to pass a bill of this kind
there will be general acquiescence In Its final
passage by the senate and n desire that the
IIOUUB shall concur. The principle ot the bill
Is correct , for those who have been unfor
tunate In business from any cause and have
surrendered all their property for the bene
fit of creditors should not be compelled to
pass the rest of their lives with a burden of
i > ld indebtedness hanging like a mlilslone
about their necks ; Those who have surren
dered their all to their creditors should he
permitted to make a new start in life if
they can. I
The substitution of the Nelson bill for the
Torrey bill shows that the new senates : are
making themselves felt in the senate.
Senator Nelson is an experienced legisla
tor , but he Is now to the senate , llo
recms to have convinced his a&ioclatra tliut
lie knows something about bankruptcy.
SI'AI.VS Dll.HM.UA.
Xatliinal Cri-illl riiriilyycil liy AVnr
! ' ' % : > i * n ill I u I-I-M.
St , I iiils ( jlolic-Ucnioc-mt.
An event which lias served to enlighten
Spain concerning Its real condition Is the
re-volution In the Philippines , which Is
probably ns threatenng now as it haa ever
bcon. As long as Cuba was its only revolted
colony Spain nursed Its wrath against tlilij
country , and Insisted that but for tlio med-
illlng Yankees the trouble would end. Hut
tlio outbreak In the islands of tlio Malay
[ \rchlpolago , to which the American Influence
tins never reached , warns Spain that Its
colonies on both t > ldei > of the world are
equally determined to change their political
condition , Spanish troops to the number of
1S5.750 have bson gent to Cuba , and 25.500 to
the Philippines , without bringing the In
surgents to terir.H. Cuba has been dovaytutej ,
End can never pay the Intercut on the war
: Icbt piled up against It , Bui the Philippines
liave u small debt 2,111 ! a low rate of taxation ,
and may yet be preserved aa a source of
Spanish profit.A change of policy accord-
Incly Is fortohadovvod at Madrid.
It ccotH about $10,000,000 n month to carry
DH the war iifOubd , and $2,003,000 a month
In the I'hlllppliiMr-a total of $111,000,000 a
t'car. This utmostjabsorba the total annual
revenue of Spain..wJilch is $151,000,000. Army
[ aymcuts , pcr.iilcniv , and olllclal salaried are
In arrears , and tlui credit of the country Is
I'ery low. In the early titngos of the Cuban
rebellion armyi. expenses were met by the
ialo of $140,00.0,000 G-per-coat Cuban bonu'u.
: \t iliu beginning uf last summer the minis
ter of the colonies" was authorized to raise
noucy for the'Cubali war with the guarantee
} f the oourco : ? ' br 'revoniie ' of tfie Spanish
: rea.3ury , and aubui $80,000,000 was'obtained
n this way. T wydiolo amount hcu'been cx-
jcmlcd or Is i ceded to pay accumulated
lehts. Jiiterttitfhirge3 $ are larger by ? li-
100,000 than they were a year ago , and the
evcnue for th ja nlng year must be In-
ircaiud by fon.-1)iil'H > ans and a heavier taxa-
lon of the Sprint , people. Ily neither
'
nctliod can tlitj'iiil > ney bo easily obtained.
'
Under these lrSu'msUncro Spain hay tin-
.iiestlcnalily reached a financial crises. After
wonty-flve tneiitha of war In Cuba the rebel-
1'n Is more fcrniidublo than It was at the
tart , and aevpn montlifl oi hostilities In the
'hlllpplncd haa lad ) no belter results. Cuba
an never agcln bo a profitable colony. Jta
luccraslon of revolts prove that aubiulralon
s nothing mere t'"m ' temporary exhaustion ,
ind that the Inhabitants of the island will
icy IT willingly pay tribute to Kurope. Meau-
vhllo thu Spanish people are growing tired
if color.lal relations that add to heavy home
mrdcna , with no pnupect of relief In eight ,
tumora are multiplying of republican move-
ncnta at Daicelana and elsewhere In Spain ,
t la Impesslble to luy what changes In col-
inlal affairs are contemplated at Madrid , but
ho old order of things U passing away ,
mil Spain tnuet udjut't Itself to tlio new.
ts effort tu find an ally in Europe failed ,
ind IU present search for a banker looka
mproinlsliiK , The SpanUh financial problem
3 cue cf extreme difficulty ,
ci.nx iiAM : ) n.vixii'iJ'r TALK.
Chicago Hecofd ( Ind. ) : Orovcr Cli-velar
Lr not going to I MO Ms reputation ax a
epigrammatic maker of phrases so long a t
talks nl > out "ruthlMs agitators. " "imwhol
* cm paternalism" and "tho crtuade of dl
( .intent and passion. "
Globe-Democrat ( rep. ) : In his speech i
the Ilcform club dinner Mr. Cleveland sal
that the party placed In power by the e-lei
tlon laet year "has failed to meet the obi
Rations of the people's trust. " This Is
curious judgment to pass In view of the fni
that the new administration is not clgl
weeks old.
Minneapolis Tribune ( rep. ) : Kx-1'resldci
Cleveland Is now In a position where he ca
criticise his political opponents on both sldt
with Impartial freedom , and yet there w
not so very much accomplished along tli
line ot paving the country lit either of It I
distinguished administrations to give hit
llcensn. to bear down too hafd.
Chicago Times-Herald ( rep. ) : Kver sine
the failure of the Income tax It has bcc
conceded that there must be additional legli
latlon to supply the revenue that It failed t
produce , and , by placing McKlnley In tli
presidency and the republican party In powci
those who contributed to that result km-
that the needed revenue legislation woul
ho along .lie lines ot a protective tarlf
Therefore , to speak of "wallowing In tli
mlro of extreme protccMcn" la , to say th
least , unwarranted and In very bad taste.
Kansas City Star ( Ind. dem. ) : Mr. Clove
loud Is correct in his estimate of the issue
of tlie recent campaign and the betrayal o
faith by those who were placed In power "a
the result of splendid democratic patriot
Ism. " Instead of addressing themselves ti
tlio task of adjusting the nation's finance !
to the needs of the country upon n safe am
sure basis , they have gone to "wallowing It
the mlro of extreme protection , " In ordci
that they may reward partisan supper
with the- proceeds of the increased burdciii
ot taxation. The more than 1,000,000 demo
crats who accepted the pledges made bj
John Sherman and other party leaders tha (
such a policy would not bo attempted am
voted for McKlnley share with Mr. Cleveland
land the feeling of resentment so polntedlj
expressed In his address on Saturday night
Minneapolis Journal ( rep. ) : Mr. Clove
laud is n little too fast In saying that r
tariff law Is "doomed" to condemnation bj
the people before it ts completed In com
mittee. He is mistaken. In nothing has
the re-publican party "failed to meet the
obligations of the people's trust. " Thr
revenue needs supplied , and the process ol
Itself restores public confidence , disturbed
by democratic deficits , the republican partj
will proceed In good time to banking and
currency re-form. Let Mr. Cleveland asl <
himself why he didn't proceed to hanking
and currency reform when his party was In
power ! He knows that the senate obstructed
such reform. The senate Is still un obstacle
and will be until March 4 , 1S98. In the
meantime it will be well for Mr. Cleveland
to explain why his party , during the last
four years , failed to do anything for the
relief of the country , for the repeal ot the
compulsory silver bullion purchasing clause
of the- act of 1S90 was only accomplished by
the aid of republican sound money votes.
I'KKSOXAl. AXI ) OTIIICirVVISK.
It ts not necessary to wear smoked glasses
In the presence of spring bonnets. They an.
loud enough to be heard.
The Pennsylvania legislature Is seriously
considering a bill creating a commission ol
barbers to regulate the trade. Next !
Sarah Bernhardt has always had a morblc
dread of fire , and this has led her to dlrec
that all her stage dresses shall be made o :
fireproof material.
Fllz Green Halleck's poetic picture of the
Turk "dreaming of the hour when Greece ,
her knee in suppllance bent , should tremble
at his power , " Is rapidly approaching realiza
tion.
Tlio Idea of England getting mixed up In
othe-r people's troubles while jubilee wludowe
coin fortuacs Is a blooming Impertinence ,
A bird In the hand Is better than a whole
flock.on the bushes of Thessaly.
When the sultan of Turkey attends a play
he often hands the comedian of the company
some original joke of his own , which the
actor gets off In the course of the perform
ance. Thesa naturally create great laughter
A will case which originated In 1SG4 has
reached the Ohio supreme court again afU-i
several journeys between that tribunal and
the county courts. It Involved at the start
only a few thousand dollars , and how It
happens that after thirty-three yeais a
single dollar remains out of the > hands of
the lawyers must forever be a mystery.
The Wisconsin legislators , after wrestling
with the department store problem for three
months , concluded that It was too deep tot
them and turned it over to the
alderman of the cities. This Is one of the
most delicate compliments of the season , and
the Badger aldermen have added a section
10 their hatbands In consequence.
Druggists' blunders nre costly both to the
compoundcr and the consumer. One drug
gist in Chicago has been assensed $1,500 by
11 Jury for destroying the sight of a child's
jye by putting carbolic acid In a prescription
where something else was ordered. Another
shemlst will pay $ S,000 because ho subBUtu-
ted corrosive sublimate for a harmless drug.
\ portion of the damage ought to bo taxed
up to the doctors who affect the Gre-e-U-y
style of penmanship.
Colonel Ilrnry Addlson Fletcher , formally
leutenant governor of Vermont , wlmse death
s announced , wan the son of Ilylaud Fletcher ,
the first republican governor of Vermont.
His uncle , Richard Fletcher of Iloston , waa
i member of congress and clili-f justice of
Massachusetts , Colonel Fletcher was a near
kinsman nf Senator Redflcld I'roctor. lie
.vau a gallant soldier In the Ute war , cnliat-
Ing Ini 1SC2 under General Whcelock G. Ve-a-
sey.
Judge Lovl Davis , who died the other day
it Alton III. , wan In early life the best
tnown lawyer In Illinois. Ho was prominent
in politics as a whig leader , and served two
Lorius i > s state auditor just before and after
ilio capital was moved front Vnndalla to
Springlleld , ono term under a whig atwl ono
mder a democratic admlnifltralloii , the office
icing appointive at that time. He- was H
'rlend and associate of Lincoln , Douglas am )
I'rumhull , and wao a comrade of the former
in the niack Hawk war , In 1832.
When the cruiser Ilrooklyn scraped its bottom
tom on Schooner ledge last January tlio
tramps telegraphed that they would repair
the vessel free , because they wore the build-
3rd and were Interested In the cruiser's suc-
: ess , The offer wr.s subsoiiuoutly changed
to make all repairs at cost , which was es
timated at from $8,000 to $10,000 , The
tramps got the Job and a few days ago put
in a bill for $188,000. The Navy depart-
nent breathes with difllculty slnco the bill
irrlved. _ _
IOWA I'KKSM C ( IMI3.Vr. I
Floyd County Advocate : Ilefore many
'cars the Iowa people will make their own
itigar. Wo have the finest cream to bu
ound anywhere , raise bushels of strawber-
lea , and with uugar of our own manu-
'acturo what more lo needed to maku un
lappy ?
DtlbuqiiB Telegraph : Scott county Is tlio
iloncer In the Inauguration nf practical geol
oads making. The board of supervisors of
hat county has bought a gravel pit , going
nto the adjoining county nf Clinton to sc-
uiro tlio property , and will at once begin to
irlng the surface of tlio country wagon ways
mar enough the top of ground that both
lorse-H and vehicles can In the muddy ne-a-
oils wend their way to market.
Atlantic Telegraph : When the people of
owa como to thoroughly understand what
ho extra ecwlon lias accoinpllshe l for the
iBiioflt of the people of the Htate much of
hit adverse crltlcl in on account of tlio pro-
jnged nefiiloti will disappear. Thu e-xpen-
Itneti done away wltti are not only for this
car , but for tno years to come , and will
nako a heavy saving to the people of tlie
tate while the extra expense Is for but
nee.
Slutix CUy Journil : The lestrlctionH
lirown around manufacture In Iowa , 01-
orlally while the memory of experience )
m Inn the prohibition era IK freed , amount
[ > a consUtrable dltii riMilniitlon In favor of
rowcrlcs and distilleries In other etatos ,
lea aru likely to bo apprehensive for a
lire. Howuver. this wl.'l pi'ibably not last
) tig. The new law will bo found to operate ,
radically to create opportunity for ouch In-
esunrnt , and It will bo fou'ld > lut public
ciitlmi-ut in le-wa la pretty well settled In
ivor of tlio general policy implied la tlio
One that is spreading and constantly pushing our
shoe trade on to greater glories. Special sale the year
round on low priced shoes , the most shoe for the money.
No ill-fitting , nor carelessly made shoes. There's a
great difference in shoes bought here and not here. Ours
are as perfect at $3.00 as at $6.
IGl.h and Douglas.
new law. The now breweries will like ) ;
prosper , thus pustlng to BOIIIU extent th
ouUldo breweries in supplying tlie trade
The former will steadily grow and broadoi
their Held. If they prove profitable , as the ;
probably will , wo may expect a conldcrabl <
brewing Industry within a few years , llu
there will be no sudden change , no Industrla
resolution , no notable ushering In of an en
of prosperity merely on this account.
Dubuque Times : The ground has beei
broken and the work of getting ready foi
the TransmlssUslppl Exposition at Omahi
Is now under full headway. The govcrnmen
appropriated $200,000 for this laudable eu
terprlse , which will bo available within i
week. Tlie staid Appropriation will bo read ;
by the first of July , so that the bulldlnt
can bo pushed right along. The Omaha llei
Is sustaining the exposition with Its char
acteriHtlc energy , which will prove a grca
factor In its success.
DCS Molncs Leader : The demand for re
trenchment has reached the state house. Tin
will of the people Is being respected. Foi
washing tlie towels , used by the $ lr > 00 clerks
SB they remove from their callous hands
the marks of arduous toll , a washerwoman
i widow of a soldle r of the late war , ha ;
lcen paid CO cents per dozen. The price has
e-en cut to 35 cents. When the woman pro
tected she was told that Chinamen on Mul
berry street were willing to do the worli
Tor the lower price , and that the state musl
lop off this extravagance.
Davenport Republican : Attorney Genera
Ueniley has gtiumlttcd. an Important decl io-
on a question relative to the mulct law
This question Is a new one. It Is to the
effect that when a petition of consent U
once revoked a new otic must be obtained , biv
'oro the mulct saloon can be again put It
operation. It seeMiis that tlm people ol
Gowrie , after a petition of consent had beoii
subscribed , signed a petition ot rotno.i-
"strence , BO that tlie petition of consent was
evoked. Hut now , after a lapse of a year
.hey have changed their minds and agalr
want to grant a petition of consent. At-
orney General Remley thinks that an en-
.Irely now petition of consent inu&t be signed
anJ the law otherwise compiled with.
THIS FIIU12
Strung : * ' MlnKllnKT of 'IViiipcriim-i' mill
Crnli , AloriilK mill Minimum.
Springfield ( Mass. ) Itcimbllcnn.
As an aid to Intemperance- saloon lunch
ms received legislative attention. The
Raines law of New York , as enacted a year
ago , contained an anti-free lunch provision.
This was to promote temperance. Now the
Connecticut senate has passed an anti-free
mich bill ; but on the other hand , the New
Tork le-glslature has just stricken out o (
hiRaines law the anti-free lunch clause
mil this with the help of the.country mem-
) ers who last year were opposed to the free
unch , at least in far-away saloons.
The reascna for this sudden change o ]
rent are not far to seek. The abolition of
he free lunch has reduced the conaumptloi
of Now York state cheese. To be sure , many
of the saloons maintained a lunch counter
mder the Raines law by charging u nomina
> rico. Hut the consumption of cheese never-
hele-ss fell off enormously. It Is estimated
hat abolition of the free lunch reduced the
sales or consumption of cheeseIn New York
} lty and Ilrooklyn alone from 2.000,000 to
2nOO,000 pounds a month. And thp trade in
canned meats , bolognas , hams , sardines , etc. ,
ufferod also.
Hut It was the cheese which the country
nembers looked to. Their temperance Ideas
costing them a n.arket for 25,000.000 pounds
of cheese a year In Now York and Hrc-k-
yn alone ! That settled It. The lc 3 from
ho saloon : ! was not niado up at the home.
Jheese not eaten In the saloon , would nol
if e > aten at all. It was a dead lo. = u to the
heese-maker. Hut the capacity of the hunan -
nan stomach Is supposed to bo limited.
Might It not be , then , that thu vacuum left
by tin- doing away with free saloon cheese
would bo filled by other farm prolucts and
the popular digestion at the same time Improved -
proved ? No. The belly of the average beer
guzzler ha an expansive capacity above the
normal ranging from 50 to liO ! pei cent.
With appetite embittered and Inflamed by
hop juice , the consumptive rapacity of the
beer soak enlarges In the proportion stated ,
and the market for cliee-ae , bolognas am )
hums IK expanded In equal degree and to
the loss of nu other part of the market for
bri'.tdstnffs and provisions. Hero , then , Is a
great Bcluitlllu truths for the first time , wo
believe , established. The rum tralllc actu
ally increases the consumption of farm
products among the tipplers CO per cent at
least above what the human ny tum needs
or what Is good for It.
What , then , does the cause of temperance
amount to In the face of this enlarged mar
ket for cheese and hams ? This Is the ques
tion raised by the country members of the
Now York legislature , and they have made
short work of It. So tin ; free lunch which
they put down for temperance sake last year
Is re-established this year for the sake of
chee-Mo and 1-ams. The saloons don't want
It ; It Is a costly thing for thnm , even though
It enhances the demand for beer , and beer
in turn for cheese , and cheosci In turn for
beer up to 150 per cent above the- normal
limits of the belly. Hut tlie free lunch must
return because the farmers want It.
Has thrifty Connecticut considered well this
point ? Is the old Yankee oplrlt to stand by
and deliberately support a bill to rodtico the
oherso market for temperance sake or the
sake of anything else 'Ods blood ! When
Turkish bonds In the pockets of Christian
ICuropn uphold Mohammedan government by
massacre , nro the yeomanry of America to
RCO their cliecno market cut down by this
babble about intemperance ? Never In Now
York state at least. And the stallof wooden
[ he-uses must not bo found wanting in this
time of great commercial crisis.
.TAISS 01. ' Till' ; .lOIUIUH.
Detroit Free Press : "How do you stand
3D this Irrepressible financial iiuoHtloii ,
Jhumploy ? "
"Sorry , old man , but I can't Hpa.-o you u
: i > nt today. "
Ilrooklyn Life : Ho For the pfufect e-n-
loyniunt of love there must lie complete
; onfldc-nce.
Sim ( of Chicago ) I bavu heanl pa Fay
de-ntle-ally tint muno thing about
Chicago Tribune : "I'rUoiiar. tb0 chivrgf-
igulnsl you is that you w ro buastly drmit. "
"Jt uln't wo , y'r honor ! i waa out wutcliln'
ho alrshl ? when "
"Ten dollars und con's. Call tbu next
! a e. "
Indlamipolls Journal ; "How Htm ( lloi us
) iio K tH olde-r ? "
"Yi > ; when I waa 11 clfik on p.-xlary the
line did not puss half iiu r.ipldiy ua it doc.i
low I am In business with autc-n to incut. "
Chicago Re-cord : "AnJ you never ii'ivs hid
L tamfuin collision ? " '
"No. "
"Well , that shows you never liavo had a
rury pretty ulrl on In front , "
St. Louis nepubllo ; "Yesterday , " said
ab.son , "I refused u poor woman u rcnuoHt
or u tmuill sum ot money , und In conac-
nuetico of my ncl I passed a slreplesa night ,
The tones af her voice were ilnglng 'u ' m > '
ours the wholetime. . "
"Your softnes.1 of heart does you credit , "
said Mubson. "Who wns the woman ? "
" . "
"Aly wife.
Washington Star ; "I'm sure , " said the
girl who is engaged , "that Herbert Is a
prize. "
"Yes , " replied Miss Cayenne , "but Iti n
cr 8o of this kind It's so illlllcult to tell
whether you've won a llrst prize or iv booby
prize. "
Philadelphia Amerle-.ui : OuUMa n p.tlo
rugeil. liisliU the debate waxed warm.
Lung the contest was wanrod ; but Mitlly : tliu
\vlml g-nve It up. "Ag.iliw a congro sicnal
de-bate- am nowhere , ' ' .t murmured. And
It swept ou to other oarts.
Indianapolis Journal : "Woman ! " said ho ,
bitterly , "you liavo n heart of Ice. "
" 1 think It vi-ry bad taste , " said the flip
pant girl , poulmg-ly , "to e-ompare onu'B T
thorax to n refrigerator. " Ti
T1I1-5 ILLUSTRIOUS J. 13.
ClilciiBo Trllmi.e.
O , unspeakable John Hull !
Hi- nun trail That's your size !
Pray , whal's the odds how small you loolt
In oilier people's e > .ves ?
l.i-t othri-M pinto of what the world
Owes Greooe. Stuff ! That won't world
'Twill ne-vi-r pay tin- notes you hold
Against the bloody Turk.
Lot MoHlom Kfi-asors overwhelm '
llravo Hollas If they will.
To stay" them now might jeopardize
The payment of your bill !
Rather than that let Turkish boml > 3
151o\v up the' Parthenon.
You've lent no money on that gray
Old ruin , thrifty John !
Til 1-5 - IlliTI'lt.V OK S1MU.VO. \
Ilaynnl Tnylor.
liavo I passed through death's unconsclou
birth ,
In a dream the midnight bare ?
I look on another and fairer earth ;
1 breathe a wondrous air ! %
A spirit of beauty walks Ihe hills ,
A spirit of love the plain ;
The shadows are bright und the sunshlnr
fllls
The air with a diamond rain !
Ilefore my vision tlie glories swim ,
To the dunce of a tuuo unheard ;
Is un angel sliming1 wbero woods' ' are dim ,
Or Is It un amorous bird ?
Is it a splko of azure flowers ,
Deep In the meadows soon ,
. . . . ' neck , that
Or Is It the towers
'i in ll int. peacock's iie i\
Out of the spangled green ?
Is It a wbllo dove Klnnrlng across the blue ,
Or an opal taking wing ?
For my .soul Is dazzled through and through
With the splendor of the spring- .
Is It she that shlnoH , as never before ,
The tremulous bills above
Or the heart within me- , awake once more.
To the dawning light of love ?
A PLAIN TALE-
is best PI ere it is in
black and white it re
lates to the best possi
ble clothing that can be
made In inviting you
lo examine our new
lines of suits for this
Spring , we do , so in
the firm confidence
that whatever claims
we have made are fully
justified by the gar
ments themselves
A s manufacturers
we stake everything
upon the perfection of
our work and mat
erials
This Spring's offer
ings are far in advance
sf anything that we
have ever put on the
market before W e
3nly wish that all
Nothing buyers were
expert judges of
: lothes
Hats of every description at
rery reasonable figures. )
S. W. Cor.
16th and
Dougla * 6t