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THE OMAHA DAIT/T 011313 : TUUHSDAY , APHIL 29 , 185)7. ) THE OMAHA DAILY BEE E. ItOSUWATKIt , IMIlor. MOIININO. TF.HM3 OP SUllSCnil'TION. Pally nee ( Without Sunday ) , One Year . 55 C D.illy lice and Sunday , Ono Year . 2 0 BU .Month * . 40 Tlirte Mt/nl'ic ' . n . 2 ' { itiml.iy lice , One Te.ir . * \ . J " Biilurdny Hcf , One Yent- . 1 " iWickly Jlce. One Year . < * OKKICKS : Om.iha ! The lice liulldliiR. Fouth Omaha : Singer lill ( . , Cor. N and SUh Sta Cotiiirll Hltiffn : 10 J'onrl Slrrtt. UhlcAKu Ollloe. S17 Cliinntx-r at Commerce. New Vftrlc llooniM 12. 14 and 13 , Tribune llldg Wr.nl.hiKlnn : 601 14th Ktrtd. . . . All rninnimlcAtlona rclatliiR to n wf nn < l edl lotliil mtittrr : > ould I * adilinueil : To Ilio IMItor IIOSINL'SM J.KTTKHS. All fcuilr.ns letter * nn l rrmltlnncts fhould I" ftilitrwrcil to The Hoc 1'iibllnhlnic Company Onmlin. Dniftn. cliecte , cxprt-si nnd postofllc. ninnty nrilcrs to be mndc payable to the ordei of tlio conilmliy. TIIK inn : runusiiiNo COMPAJJV. BTA7KMKNT OP CIHOUI.ATION. flt.ilft ut Kc1irn > kn , Douslns County , P . ODIKI- . Vsieliucle , Bucrflnry > f The lice PnJ > IIMilriK romti'iy. tmlni ; duly * worn. says lliut th < nctiml nunilifr of full ami complete ro | > lcs of Tlir Hilly Morning , Evening nnd Sunday lite prlnlf , durlne the month of March. 1S9T. wns ns fol low * ! 1 . 10.021 17 " M.oo : 5 . . . . .4. . . 20,000 -is ; ; 24.1 : 3 . 19.0IO 13 20.SV 4 . 20.130 20,47 ! C B . . M.OT9 21.971 I : : : : : : : : : : . S0.3J 20.21 : ! 7 . M.SI5 S3 20,27 : 8 . 20.005 20.311 3 . 19.9CS 20.os : 10 . ID. I II 26 : : ; ; : ; : ; ; . . . . . . . 20.21 ; 11 . 0.0 7 17 20.21 ! 12 20,112 2 < 20.71 ! 13 20,1Q < ; 2'1 20.2K M 20..10T 30 20.261 i ; ro.isr. SI 20.111 10 2i,2n7 ) Totnl M7.S Jdfdiictlotis for unrnld nnd returned copies tl- ' " : Totnl r.ct . Mlc-n C27-1 ? , Net dnlly nvcrnKo 2"-2 < ! Or.OltOR R. T.SCHUCK. Biih crlliril In my t'ffoncu nnd RWOIII to before Vne llili Clli day of April. 1M7. WII.I.tAM RIltnnAI * ( Pi-iil. ) Notary Public. TIIH HUH ON TRAINS. A3I rnllrnnil ii < Mv:4l : > iiyn arc | | ! ! \vlh ( iMiouurli Horn to iici'oiiiiiinilnU * fvrrjim - NO n K PI * Ii i wmifH In ri'iiil n 1U-M | IMIIT. ItlMl.Hl Illll IlllV- \IIK The HOP. 1C you cnitiiot U < - ( n lire * 011 n < ri I " from tlio iiiiux nucnl , iili-nio rc"r' | ( Infurl. . HlntliiK flic trii I n n ml rnllrnnil , to the Cl rcnln I loll l ) < -iiirliilcnt | of Thi ! lli-r. Th Hoe Is for Halo nil all < I'M In * . INSIST ox iiAviNR i nn. Uneasy lies the lio.itl that wears Kins 'K fitnvn. It cnn hardly li- ) said thnt Evanixollst V.llly Sunday iiiadu a uafc hit dnrliiK hi ? ruccut uiifjiiKt'iiu'iit at llontricc. Those Holt county viuilantt-s wore ovl- 'doiitly of Ihi ! opinion it had lu-cn IOIIH GitouKli sinci ? that soution attracted pub- liu attention. It is Ki-atiryhif , " tn have tin- assurance that the retirement of the ( ! reek mill- later of the marine is In : io way to be .ascribed to seasickness. , Hurrah for Illinois ! A few more in creases and that appropriation will nqual the inaKiilllceiil sum set apart b'y ' Ne braska fur the exposition. Kvery day brings renewed encourage ment to the promoters of the exposition and adds to Ihu certainty of triumphant llnanclal and artistic success. The discovery of the remainy of a jrl.iut mastodon alonu tlie Lonp river In Nebraska is new evidence of the great tilings that are behind and in front of tlio state's career. With the withdrawal of the Hoods around the ice houses In the bottoms vanishes the lust legitimate excuse for dealers in congealation to put up the prlco of the product this summer. Thu Torrens land transfer scheme must be impulnr in Illinois to run the gauntlet of the legislature for a second tlmo after being knocked out by Die courts on tlio ground of unconstitution al ity. Thu question of precedence lictwcen the vice president and the Itrltlsh am bassador which agitated Washington circles previous to the (5ranl. monument dedication was evidently settled out of court. * The time ) of year Is at hand when the western farmer lakes a look at the sky , makes up his mind that it isn't going to be much of a wind , and then sets out a prulrlu lire which consumes his neigh bor's hay and outbuildings. The people of Hast Omaha wlwli to raise something besides tadpoles anil mosquitoes this Hummer and are lookIng - Ing for some way of disKislng ] of the Kiirplns water which remains from the ix'ceut overflow of the river. Some advance certainly must have been made In the spread of the art of clvlll/.ed warfare If the Turks have come to respect and observe thu rules laid down for combatants by the accepted nuthorltles on International law. Subscriptions to the fund In aid of the cinder bicycle path to Florence are re ported as coming in with undue slow ness. A trilling contribution from eaeli rider In the city would render this very desirable Improvement easily obtainable. Some of the counellmen profess to be nfruld to Jeopardize their rights by rccogniKlni ; the new charter. As they have all recognized It a dozen tinier , at least , the principal thing they are jeopardizing is their own reputations for consistency. An Hngllshman who was the head of a great publishing trust which fojled , leaving thousands of victims , has re turned to pay back their IOSSPS , amount- lug to about $1 , ° . , " > 0,00 < ) . There is little prospect he will have many Imitators either In Kugland or America. A new Western I'assonger association has inadtt Its appearance , with practi cally the same membership among western railroads that Its predecessor had. It's a cold day In a warm month when the railroads fall to Hud a way to cvailo u statute or a court iludsiou. OHST.lCJ E TO INDVSTH1AI * UKCOVKR1 If those who complain of the tnrdlnes of Industrial recovery would look mor closely than they do Into conditions the would find n simple and conclusive ej nlanntlon. As was said by Mr. Dingle In n recent Interview , n business di presslon may occur In a day. but In : provomeiit never comes suddenly , and I cannot be expected that It will be so li this case when It Is remembered tha practically a year's stock of goods wll have been brought Into the country fron abroad before the new tarilT bill become u law. It Is this fact which li the chief eli slaclo to Industrial recovery and It wll grow with the delay in passing the tarlf bill. There has been an enormous 1m portntlon of iiiPivhantlise , dutiable am non-dutiable , during tlio past lev months. Last week the ininntlty oC dri goods Imported was double that of tin corresponding wo 'k of last year Foreign wool has come into Ihe conn try In vasl ( ] iiantltles. It helm ; estlmatet that there Is more than a year's supply now on hand. According to the oltlcia figures thu free Importations during las month were greater than in any otiiei month , with a single exception , slnci the early part of IS ! ) . ' ! , and the Importa tlons of articles on the free list for tin piesent month may exceed those 01 March. These facts , said the chairman oC tin ways and means committee , ought , tt show to people who stop to conslilei them the Impossibility of business im provement so far as relates to Incroaset activity In manufacturing and Its ) vellej Influence upon other lines of business until the new measure i not only upoi the statute books , hut has time to mala Itself felt , and until time Is given foi thn absorption of Ihe enormous ainouir of foreign goods now being forced upoi tiie market. This will be perfectly ob vlous to all Intelligent business men American manufacturers will not pin their mills and factories into full opera tion with the fact confronting them thai their goods must come into competitor with the products of cheaper foreigi capital and labor , the supply of whlcl Is snllicient to meet ; the demands ot' tin American market for at least a year There lias been industrial Improvement The situation is somewhat better than It was ii year ago , talcing all the maim faetnring industries together. Hm then is still necessity for conservatism am" this will continue to be so for , sonu time to come. The pn-sent conditions are disappoint Ing 10 many who thoughtlessly expceter that ireneral Industrial activity wouh Immediately follow the success of the re publican party and Its opponents arc making the most of the disappointment to discredit the party with the people. Ii : lids respect , the sound money democrats- and the free silver democrats are in ac cord. Itoth declare that republican tarifl policy will not give the country pros purity. The sufficient answer to this is that the country has enjoyed prosperity under this policy and may ; again , whili it has sut'l'eivd severely under the demo cratie tarilT. And that tariff is operating now , as It has done since the. day il went into effect , to stimulate the produc tion of European industries at the ex pense oi' the industries of the Unitei' States. / ; / / ; STVl'/'K / nKl'\ltTMKNT. \ Tlio appointment of Judge William R Day of Ohio assistant secretnry'ot' stall is highly commended and no one familial with Judgi > Day's attainments will ques tion the excellence of the selection. II is true that he has had no experience ii : pp.bllii affairs , but. lie is well equipped fo : % the duties of the State department , of which , according to a Washington dispatch to the New York Times , he may soon become the head and will in any event have devolved upon him most of the duties of the secretary of state , It is said that Secretary Sherman is not strong enough to perform ( lie arduous and exacting duties of his office and it Is well known that , he- has been com pelled to relinquish work several limes since lie took the state portfolio. The veteran statesman will soon be 74 yearM old and It Is not surprising that he should begin to show some of the in firmities of age and should find ( lie du ties of the State department , than which there are none move arduous In the ex ecutive branch of the government , with the exception of llios. of the president , a severe strain upon ills physical powers. The retirement of Secretary Sherman , In consequence of falling health and ( strength , would cause general regret , but should he find it necessary no better man could be found to succeed him than Judge Day. lie Is not only a lawyer of high rank , but a scho'.ar'of ' varied and fine attainments , and he has tin- warm friendship and Implicit confidence of President McKInley. It Is safe to pre dict thnt Judge Day will win distinction in the Ntate department. A hiwrw.Ki' itr.i'uiii.u'.ix .s The long senatorial fight in the Ken tucky legislature ended yesterday In the election of William J , Debou to tin * United States senate to succeed Black burn. Mr. lVbtnfwn.su memhw of th slate Semite ami was mmilnated by the republican caucus after Ihe withdrawn ! from the contest of Dr. Hunter. The now senator Is a physician by profession and has been Identified with politics only a few years. II is needless to say that hu Is a staunch republican and It wcinn safe to assume that he 14 a man who * * cai'uclty ' and character make him worthy of the distlngulshrd position to which he has been chosen , Senator Deboe in the first republican to represent Ken tucky In the national senate. 11 Is announced Unit the ne.w senator wilt go to Washington at once nnd un doubtedly lie will receive from tlio sen ate republicans a very cordial welcome , since his accession will enable them to proceed with much moro confidence In the work that Is before them. With Deboe seated ( ho republicans will have forty-three votes , which Is threu lews than a majority with a full senate of ninety members , but the probability Is that Oregon will have -only one senator during the extra session , so that the membership Avlll bi > eighty-nine. The republicans - publicans will thus need to secure only two votes outalJu of their ruuks lu : order to pass the tariff bill and there appean no reason to doubt that they will be nbli to do this. Senator Kyle Is confldentlj expected to aupitoH the tariff bill , Sen nlor Jones of Nevada Is pretty certain It do HO and there are one or two demo criits who are expected to vote for n new measure. This one addition to tin republican strength In the senate U therefore seen to bo Important , so fnt ns a new tariff law Is concerned. In regard to reorganization It will not mate rially , If at all , affect the situation , an understanding having been reached In till ? matter which It Is to be presumed will be carried out. The republicans of Kentucky are to lie congratulated uixm having a representa tive in the United States senate and republicans generally will be highly gratified. Tlio republicans of Omaha went Into the recent campaign' on the I.ssiio of the new charter. Accepting the situation as forced upon It by the fusion legislative delegation from Douglas county , the re publican city convention renomlnntetl with a few exceptions all the republican olllcials who were legislated out of office and api > ealed to the voters to show their confidence in tins mem they had once elected for full ( crins by re-electing them to serve under the new charter. In the face of the emphatic and favor able answer to that appeal registered at the polls a week ago , republicans must ask tlH'inselves what the party haste to gain by the continuance on the part of certain disgruntled olllcials who failed either of renomlnation or re-electloiv to plot and counterplot to upset the charter and resist the entrance of the olllccrs- eleet upon their duties. "While- the re publicans cannot claim the credit , or dis credit of passing HID new charter , they have the opportunity presented of con vincing the people that they made no mistake In giving preference to repub lican candidates over fusion nominees. Hy giving the citizens of Omaha an economical business administration dur ing the next three years , including as it will the Important period of the ex position , republicans can and will en trench their party more firmly in city and county and contribute materially to Its reinstatement in the control of the affairs of the state. The republican who places ids selfish interest in a minor ollice above the wel fare of the party to which he owes what ever position ho may hold adopts a peculiar method to prove ids gratitude for party honors. ' ' . CHAHAt'-TKHIS'TICAMjYMKtinACtOUS. It was characteristically republican that state warrants should be discounted and left floating to bear a high rate ot interest whllo the Btato hail thousands of dollars lying idle , so far as the state was concerned. World- Herald. It. is characteristically mendacious for the recognized organ of the late state house ring to attempt to mislead the public into the belief that it was Hart ley's republicanism that made him a rogue and a defaulter. While- repub lican papers have unanimously repudi ated Hartley , denounced his betrayal of public trust and party treachery and fearlessly voiced the demand of ail good citizens for his prompt and vigorous prosecution , tlio World-Herald has con tented itself with n few general remarks iTmut "republican methods" and passed over in silence the lenient treatment ac corded tlie embezzlers by fusion state officers. A resolution offered by a re publican member of the house calling for the vindication of the state's honor through the punishment of the derelict olllcials was voted down by the fusion majority in the legislature without one word of protest from any fusion organ. As Tlie Heohns iterated and reiterated , rascality and thievery know no party lines. The last democratic state treas urer of Illinois proved to be a defaulter In a sum nearly equal to the shortage in the Nebraska state treasury. It would be just aw sensible * to assert that thievery in Illinois Is characteristically lemoeratlc as to charge all the misdeeds tf the last republican treasurer of Ne- > raska to the republican party. In Illi nois the bondsmen of the de- 'anltlng treasurer were at once forced to make good his piiferings , and had lie tot. died the culprit would do'-btless have > een unceremoniously placed behind tlie lars. Mvery political parly may b ; > dis graced by men who receive favors at Its lands , but It takes courage and con scientious devotion to public duty to ring the offenders to strict justice. The Hoe is in receipt of a circular etter from H. W. I < "urnns , secretary of the State Kair board , disclaiming Ihe Slate I''nlr Hulletiiv ns its official organ , ind staling that the Hnlletln is a printed 'iiterpriso gotten out for1 the purpose of ibtaiulng advertising , upon which is tiiHed Its H li > support , because of Its fiee llstrlbutlon , This Is only affirming what he press of the entire wtnto has said ill along. Merchants cannot get value eceived from any medium that Is dls- rlhntrd fr < v > because no one H Influence 1 > y advertisements In a free-distribution mhllcntlon. The hoard should sov-er all onnectlon with the Hiilletln and refuse o pay out the slate's money for postage for thu distribution of private publlcu- ions. Tlio city council does not appear to be very fortunate in thn matter of penalty lauses attached to the contracts it naki-s. Tlio contractor for tlie new city ail , on which work lias not yet com uenccil , asserts tlie council , by Us own lets , has relieved him of any penalty for mt completing thu building on tlm < > . They evidently wanted to make a com- ' ilete job of the matter after they hud .started In , The Chicago lalo ; front cases are once nero up for decision before the com- n'.ssloner of tlio general land office. 1 hey Involved property valued at only ! ir ,000 instead of property valued at vpir , ( XV.otH ) they would probably have > oen KUtiled long ago. As soon as the distribution of relief slopM In the tlood districts of tlie south he cry of distress Is bound to lie re- iu\vcd. When so many people are- left lelpless and deprived of house and home uul their opportunity to till the fields destroyedi they cannot be expected U make theVtisPlves 'self-supporting agalr without ifi | cli'ort. The cessation of re lief measure. * should not be sudden , bin gradual , niid/the tuifortunate flood suf ferers she J 'W t'l"ght ' to rely on them selves agniiK > The effects of the flood ? cannot bedhdkcti off In n moment. The efforts-of Dr. Talmage and Dr , Klopscht'he ' ! ' Christian Herald to raise funds for'jUn1 relief of starving people In India ought , t.o meet with generous re sponse fronuiNebraskn. Through thr same agency nearly ? : ; o,000 was raised three years ago In contributions for the drouth sufferers of this nnd surrounding slates and co-operation with them now In their present laudable undertaking would ! be a snlwtantlal way of showing gratitude. The local committee having In charge the receipt of subscriptions nnd donations should lie enabled by our citizens to make a good report to , the proprietor of tlio Christian Herald and that without unnecessary delay. And now another batch of railway officials has been Indicted by n United States grand jury for violating the Inter state commerce law by giving discrimi nating rates and rebates , the Southern Taclfic furnishing the quota for this occasion. Indictments galore have been brought by federal grand juries for violations lations of tlm Interstate commerce law , but convictions have been so few and far between that prosecution has come to be regarded largely as an advertise ment for the Interested roads. A few convictions , followed by severe sen tences , would be Ihe ounce of preventa- tlvo and pound of cure all in one. There will In all probability be a spe cial election , not later than September , to submit to the voters a proposition to issue exposition bonds under the now bond law. It becomes , therefore , simply a matter of expense and convenience whether the election booths shall be stored or left standing in tlie streets during the intervening period. Other things being equal , the people would prefer to have the unsightly structures kept out of sight as much of the time as possible. Tlie people of Nebraska are not dis tressed over the politics of the account ants employed by the legislative In vestigating committee , but they do want nn assurance that they are experts in their business mul that their work may be relied on. ' Tf any of these experts are incompetent the Investigation will not progress far1 without disclosing tlio fact. Generous , donations to the India suf ferers of large quantities of corn by citizens no't 'heretofore ' suspected of n fondness for the cereal in its natural state give iis6 ; to the suspicion that they have beeu''a'cuimilatiiig ) a secret hoard. No Iceri , iiNi lu roinli-roult y. 'Indianapolis Journal. Grover 'Cleveland , private citizen , has , If anything , ajnorrv.laborcd and- ponderous slj'le of oratory than J(5rover ( Cleveland , president , AVliy Slicli CrulOty ? Kansas City Star. Whnt was the use In springing on the pub lic all of those outlandish Greek and Turk ish names If the powers are now going to intervene to stop the war ? A ml tinAViiUfil I'lirsucdi. Kansas.Clty Journal. The Intolerance of the goldbug press Is shown In the fact that It Is criticising a populist reformer for paying off a $1,200 mortgage with the $150 ho earned us member of tlio Kanee.i legislature and receiving sulll- clcnt change back to lay in a stock of goo-Is. But the persecution of the righteous by the wicked Is nothing new In this sinful world. An KnooiirnrrliiKT OutlooU. I ul3vlllc CourierJournal. . Viewed from nearly every standpoint the outlook for tlio fanner Is becoming more en couraging.Vo have divine assurance that sce.l time and harvest fihall not fall nnd If our crops do not continue in overabundance wo arc sure of enough and to spare.The mis fortunes of India and of the Levant will inure to our bjnolit. Unquestionably a bettor day ecems dawning for our great agricultural Interests. Improvement. GlobeDemocrat. . , The resumption of operations by several Iron worlts In different parts of the country last week la an encouraging Indication. The business Improvement is slow , but there M uomo Improvement. In parts of the Mln- sUislppl valley the floods disturb trade , and the Graeco-Turltlsh war and the tariff un certainty have an unsettling effect , but un questionably there Is a gradual brightening of the llnanclal ( .fries. SlmH , Slini'ii mill Ili-i'lslvi- . New York Tribune. Modern campalsny are quickly fought to a finish. A few weeks , sometimes a few days , or rapid , tremendous fighting brings them to ati end , Thu combatants of the peninsula have loiU no time since they began , but have rained blow on blow upon each oilier with out pause or Intermission. It l.s not likely that the decisive battle of the campaign will be long delayed , adding to the calendar of Greece another day of grief or glory never to bo forgotten by her. , Con iil4 flu * IKccoril * Nuw York S-n. People like Mr , Cleveland , who accuse the republican party of had faith In fulfilling Its pledges hi regard { o the cunency and tha tariff , had betrcr consult the record , That many democrats 'vote J the republican ticket , blindly , as ? J-jt-t ) evil thaa vollng for the Chicago nomn.ce.i. | and without aaklng what ttio republleaffr ttould do , beyond opp.alng free silver , U very probable , but they have no right to say now that the republicans have disappointed them or that they are acting in bad.falth. i.v moo. IlcnrjAVfjiJrHi ] > ii'H OlixcTvnll nil on ( irovrr'M ri.llllfiil Aellvlty. ! < < | 4 Ue Courier-Journal. It U dlscotmtgliig to the frlendrj of reform In the south and.wcst that thus prematurely the movemcnl'fW" honest politico nnd sound money ehould be freighted down by a name which Is patjn t.qply for evil. Hut tt Is Pllll moro dlfCGUpKjr.K to reflect that the man behind this 'nQnlo la tm indefatigable as he li : mlaohlevcrJvhat ' ( he Is the author of the lax party dtltiirttab of which ho complains ; that ho Is thcvVtiVttior of Ihu protection glb- liorlsh which tlte national convention In 1892 rofiucd to adopt ; that elected on a pledge of tariff reform ho oem the tariff to the rear and , advancing ilia , money Issue to the front , lout both ; that.no Js very much richer than over ho was and much more ambitions thaa ever ho was ; that his removal to Now Jersry w&s the flrH adroit step In his new plan of campaign ; lhat every day of ha ! life In that line , effeminate Italian hand , ho will write from two to fifty letters , addnescd to per sons In every pm of the- country ; that , pea- Ing as a retired statesman and phllotopher , mil playing upon the credulity of the nlmple- inliiiicd and easily flatteredho will leave no string untouched ! cr stimulating thu activity uf the expectant ; and that day and night Ihl-i lleJorm club , having In charge the circu lation of democratic literature , will ho si lently , surely working to the onu end , which ho nnd they have fjefore them hla nomina tion. In 1900. f IfMr. . Cleveland were possessed of the faculty for conceiving any public affair apart from his own Interest even If Jit hftJ any real sense of personal dignity he would rltl the great questions at Issiu from tuo embarrassment of n prrsi-iict which Is not a help , but a hindrance. Ire stead of playing the part of n phllasophci ami statesman , whilst exhausting rvcvj artlflco to regain tlio presidency , he would perceive the grandeur of being such In point ot fact , and of enjoying , like a states man and a philosopher. Ill" repose of Ma old BRO and his honors. Ilut he would not 1-c himself If ho considered anything else than Ids own desire and will. Tlio ex ecutive office represents both. He likes the power , the emoluments nnd Hie employ ment. Ho has n talent for Industry. He Is dominant nnd experienced. To lilm the presidency has become , what ituleo.l he nindo It whilst ho had It , n personal nffnlr , held regardless of party ol-llK.Mlons. Destitute alike of Imagination nnd of sympathy , he subjrcted everything nil everybody to ills unbounded and unquenchable ableegotism. . This egotism Indeed became so sincere that lie grew at last to believing that ho did actually know something of the questions of his lime and had some policy other than tton gratification of Ids love of power and display. H Is Just as well that democrat who seel ; the rehabilitation of the party nn sound political lli-er of action and thought should knniv , to begin on. what lies across their path , nnd that they should begin to cas1 about them hew lo shake from their shoul ders this veritable Old Man of the Moun tnlns. He Is with us only for what It will bring him. Nothing could have induced him to appear In public exrept to kt-rp himself before the public , and thrro (3 ( not a word uttered by him to deprecate the IJ > 'a of another candidacy. All his llfo an oillce Rceker and an olllceholdur. ho differs fron the riff-raff of his class only In his high pre tensions and profound duplicity. lie hope In the hurly-burly of aff.ilrs to force him pplf first upon the party nnd then upon ti ! country as the representative of clean poll ties and the public order. He represents neither. Ho represents only his own Ins for oillce. A great mid noble principle mufi not ho thus desecrated. A possible part ) rehabilitation of the greatest moment mils not bi > obstructed by such n denth's-hPiid a the feast. If Mr. Cleveland has not the \vls dom to nee his duty and the grare to ntc | down and out he should be compelled by the decent opinions ot decent people to step dowi nnd out , for the elimination of his ambitions Is Indispensable to any progress In the ill rectlon of reform , which , whilst he stood as Its oinelal chief , encountered nothing bu obloquy nnd defeat. l HKIM'S SllMCltltm AltMS. Moilol-ll lti > | ii-u4i > rN Aurnliist tin ; Llllllll'l-N. New York Hun. A German olllcer , who apparently speaks b > the book , has made somu Interesting com paHsons lately between the Greek and Turk Ish military armaments. Probably IIP Is one of the many Germans who have been n > organizing nnd drilling the Turkish arm > since the Hnsso-Turhlsh war. At all events his statements have been/ quoted on tlio con tlnent as authoritative. The Turkish Infantry , he says , carries a firearm decidedly superior to that of the Gleck fioldler. The best ot the Infantry has the small caliber (7.05 ( millimeters ) Mauser rifle , model of 1800 , whose magazine holds five cartridges. In ISO.'i more than 100,000 o the.-sc rltles had been delivered' ' to the troops At present the number In use is hardly below 230.000. About 200,000 of the Turkish troops however , still carry tlio Mausors of the 18S7 model (9.5 ( millimeters caliber ) , but evei three are repeaters. The rest of the troops with few exceptions , have the Martlnl-Henrj rltle , a single-loader. However , all the troops now at the front cany repeaters. Tht Greeks , on the other hand , have the old- fashioned large-caliber Gras single-loader What the difference means on the battlefield ono has only to read the history of 'Prussia's IJoliemlan campaign against Austria to learn lAs regards artillery , the Greeks and Turks- are adjudged to bo more nearly cental , each army having a largo number of Krupp guns for Hold and mountain batteries , besides a nondescript collection of old guns. As to cavalry , an Austrian officer writes to the Xcuo , F elo ,1'rerae , in Vienna that the Turks Have 'tilt advantage , slncij most of the" " Greek Horses have been bought In great haste and are too young to endure the hardships of active campaigning. The Turkish supply of ammunition was said by the German olllcer to be ample 1,000 rounds each for the Martini-Henry rlllesJlis each for the Mausers , model of 'S7 , nnd 200 each for the .Mausers , model of 'BO. To this supply large additions doubtlci-u have been made In the layt fnw wei > ls. : At the beginning of the campaign , the offi cer estimates , Turkey can mobilize -100,000 men ; In tlio following three months 400,000 more. Greece's full war footing he places as Ugli as 21fi,000. Ilather uncomplimentary oplnlonu are held by him regarding the olll- ctrs * corps of the two armies. The Greek olflcers are too old ; the Turkish too Ignorant. The ago limit in Greece Is 70 for colonels , C5 for captain , M for major , and 52 for lieu tenants. 12von at these ages , he says , the olllcers may not bo forced to retire unless they are completely broken phytlcally or aie guilty of crimes. Of the Turkish olllcers the German officer writes : "Their educational qualifications are small and few In a largo number ot cases. There are generals who can neither read nor write , In fact , among tlio cominl.-slcned officers of all branches of the service there are 2,000 Illit erates. To be sure , many ollicers have been Bent to foreign lands , notably Ger many , to study lactlcs and strategy In the best armies In the world , and upon their re turn have been made Instructors or have been assigned to staff duty , but In the gen eral shlftlessness much of the usefulness of tl.'ls ' system has been lost to the troops. " The officer finds tlio transportation facili ties of the Turkish army to bo deplorable , and the lack of system1 In the distribution of ammunition and In the comniU-sariat to be appalling. Nevertheless , His review of the situation on both fides nf the bonier gives the impression that Turkey is enormously superior to Greece as a fighting power. The same authority seems tobcllevo that current reports of mobilization among the Balkan armlcii nro Highly significant , and he gives new statistics regarding the strength of Mulgarla , Koumania and Scrvla. lie sayy that Sorvia has been advanced under the young king to tlio position of a eecond class military power , little If any inferior on land to England hertelf , The regular army on a war footing" Is 148,000 strong ; first vesorvo , 123,000 ; mlHtlfl. 64,000. Tills army has 7,000 cavalry and 3DC Held guns. Outside of the mllltlp. It la well officered , Houmanla , says' tlm officer , Hasa war footIng - Ing of 175,000 , including r > ,000 cavalry and 230 field guns. Under King Charles , a German prince of high military education , the ofllcers and privates have been well trained 'In tlio modern principles ot war ; fn fact , are far better acquainted -with - Iho demand of warfare - faro today y > " 9 are the Spanish or English troop * . Hurfcarla can put 175,000 men In the field , with 4,000 cavalry and 432 field Buns , all of approved modern type. Thus the Ilalkan countries can boast a total of 650,000 troops , with moro than 1,100 guns and 18,000 cavalry , STATI-MI\T OK IIO\VIAM > Iiuli-lili'ilni'NH II.xiM-i'ilH Capital .Sloe-It u Qiiurd-r Million. NBW IlBDFOJll ) . Mass. , April 28. The Itst deflnlto information of the looses of tlm .hrec 1 lowland corporations , with figures ns .lio } > ns\a \ , U contained In a letter to creditors .vlilch has just been Iszued. From this letter It appears that the total Indebtedness r/ill reach probably $2,500,000 , although it nay fall slightly below that figure. The letter Is as folloun : The discovery of unexpected Indebted- 10S8 In th < KP corporations WOH inudo on Krl- lay , the ld. Kxpert accountiinU uro now it work on tlio hooka. SU' | t have In'un lukon for the appointment of receivers for iho protection of ( ill Interests. An effort IH now being made to Im-renst * thu capital ine-hnlf fuftnr corresponding reduction * ) lhat thn ImlubtcdricHH may be reduced to i suitable basils. In the present stnta of > ur Informiitlon the total Indebtedm-H.- Iliti three corporations rxci'iida llw-lr com- lilned capital by about 510S.IVO , The uc- ount.4 payable not yet mated will In- : riuse tills to 100,000 , or li-ns. n wi > think. MO1U5AN HOTPH , President of tlio Corporation. Uy the lost certificate of the corporations , filed December 2 , 1&9C , the capital of tha [ lowland mill was $1,000,000 ; of the notch Spinning corporation , (760,000 , and of tlio Mew Dcdford Manufacturing company , } 500 , . )00 ) , giving a combined capital of $2,250,000. It thus appears , if the Indebtedness shall exceed this amount by $300,000 $ , UH the letter lo creditors Intimates , thu total will reach (2,050.000. ( , , t TUP. TO MM IV THE III 1 > .HO\ . Kansas Oily Star ; The gre.tt donuinstratlo In N n' York , In Its every pha c and feature Is A contradiction of the nnclont nnd ofl repeated saying that "republics nro migrate fill" ntid also of a hundred other provcrt concerning lhi < Indifference , forRclfutnes and Ingratitude of men and nation * . I i Chicago Tlmes-Horald : Itenrcforth In nl years lo eomo that tomb by the- Hudson equally with Mount VeniOn And wlUi Spring field , will bo a sacroil ehrlnc from wlienc new Inspiration of patriotism will bo drawn ' Anil not of patriotism only , but of encour agemrnt to notion and falllifn'nc.s to duty. St. Louis lie-public : lu all HIP pomp nn ceremony surrounding ; tlio removal of th gr < Mt soldier of the union to tils lust rust In plnoo ono ilonvinant lioto rises above tli praises of the victorious rotnuundcr. nm that la the man. Honors arc paid lo th fxiltller , but the deep and surviving inlcft-i of tha people Is In the man utiilur Iho tint form. Chlcr.no 1'0't : And when tlio incvltr.bli victory was wrought , what woiMa of swrc magnanimity i-amo from thor.o silent lips Hushing tlio salutes of his rejoicing soldloti \vlth n wave of his lianil , ho snlil : "Tin War Is over ; the rebels are nKftlu on : countrymen , and llio best Blfjn of u-joli'lui after the victory will bo to abstain fron all demoiiElratlons In the llclil. " Here wai speech that wns better than gold. Globe-Democrat : What all American honor In Grant was Ills inanllncd , " . It mail friends of these who were arrayed analns him In Mp ; war. Hi-hind tlio stern ilevotloi to duty entailed upon him as a mllltar ; leader wai a thoughtful consideration o others that waft iinlfonnly n trait of hi : llfo. Ho never heedlessly wounded tin feelings of any one. Simplicity stamped lib thoughts ami ilft-ds , anil hla slncerlly wa : absolutely clear. Chicago Chronlclo : Great as were Genera' Grant's merits and his ( services to the country. It Is not probable that his memory la cherished lu the hearts nf the pcopK with greater devotion than they feel foi other great American soldiers , patriots ami statesmen whose names nro embalmed In tin initials ot the country. Hu ! It va his portion whllo living ami hns been his lot slnco death to bo made Iho cause of spoc'af'ilar ' displays oxroi-diim In extent and splendor ihoso held in honor of any other man , IVrlipps the coiemoiiies cloao the long series of national exhibitions In honor of his name nnd fame. Chicago Hccord : The central fact In thr 'grand pageant of today In Now York Is not the tomb , the miles of procession iiml Ihe military and rlvlo display , but It lies lu the character and achievements of the man whom thus a nation honors. It is now thirty-six years since that fatal morning when thn llrst gun was tired upon Kort Slimier , beginning the greatest war of modern times. Those thirty-six years have been crowded with great events , bill groatnst and grandest of these--an event toward which Grant the president and statesman contributed almost as much as Grant the victorious general of the union armies Is tlio completed reunion of the two sections of our country again under a com mon flag nnd with a common destiny. Grant's magnanimous treatment of his late foes In arms and his famous words , "Let us have peace , " did moro. perhaps , Ihan anything else to heal the wounds left , by the clII war. _ _ ri2HSO.\AI. A\l > OTIIHHWISE. The city clerk of Leavenworth , Kan. , Is M. A. Prz > ulowlez. The abbreviated bloomers of thn Greek soldiers appear to facilitate homo runs. The weather clerk might increase his popularity materially by caulking the leaks. Carter Harrison's popularity is explained. Ho Is a bicycle crank and something of a scorcher , too. The Berlin treaty gave to Greece all the country she Is now lighting for. but the llerlln treaty was not a Momoe doctrine. Having a surplus of time on his hands. Iho young prince of Sweden l.as taken to painting. These royal bloods nro quite efficient In town coloring. Jenny Lind's 'daughter , Mrs. Ilaymond Maude of London , has much of her niothcr'n brilliancy of voice , but has always refused to cultivate It for the stage. "I suppose there was too much music at home , " she explained to a friend. Mrs. Maiido has three children , none of whom Is musical. Prof Lawrence Ilrumer of the University -Michigan lias just sailed for the Argentine Republic , where ho will investigate and re port upon the best methods to bo employed there In order to exterminate the grass hoppers which have become a serious pest to the agriculturists of the republic. Five of General Grant's classmates at West Toint wore at tlie dedication Generals C. Augur , William If. Franklin , Joseph J. Reynolds , Samuel C. French and tlov. Father Deshon. The four first named are on the retired list of the army. llev. Father Deshon Is a member of the 1'aulist brotherhood. Sam Stevenson of MePhorson county , Kan sas , wont away to Cuba and joined the In surgents. He was captured by the Spanish , and , after remaining- prison for Home tlmo , was given the choice of being shot or swearing allegiance to Spain. He naively wrote to his friends In McPhcrson that "Whllo I was a patriot , I was not a fool. " Truly thcso are troublous times for the nlllcitieokcrs in Washington. Having- borne with patriotic humility a succession of frosts where they hoped to toast their shins , they are now confronted with an order forbidding spitting in the public conveyances and public buildings of Iho District of Columbia. So cruel a blow at liberty harbors germs of revolution. i \ v.rnuss COMMUNT. Dnmiquo Telegraph : The Iowa senate Is broad In tome things and narrow In others. For Instance , after paKslug a bill legalizing tlio manufacture and wholesaling of liquors It now proposes to pass n measure prohibit ing base ball games on Sunday. Davenport Republican : And now the won- "orful news that the special session of tlio legislature will ho able to complete- Its work ivlt'ain two weeks , making n total length of fifteen weeks , or ninety working days. The -ode when completed will number over 'MO liages. There baa been a largo dccreaHo In xpondltiires and It Is expected that more ivlll follow before the legislators return to ; liflr homes. Sioux City Journal : l'r the public good 10 pains should ) bo spared to rolcgato liquor legislation In Iowa to the field ot non-pir- ilaan action , to the end that our law may to brought as rapidly ns possible to repro- iciit the best Judgment of the good men of ill parties. The great mass of democrats ipprovo the action of their representatives n the legislature , and no do all republicans vho Blnce-rely and Intelligently dcslro a ihaugo of the law regarding manufacture. Dubuque Times : An Important question las boon brought forward by the Icglwlatlvo ictlon relative fo Incorporated cities. It IB lalmcd that the law which has Just passed ho legislature governing Incorporated towns mil cities annuls the manufacturing bill , irovcntlng the manufacture of aplrltuoua Iquors within said corporations. The dls- alch Is not clear In showing how this last ict Invalldati'o the former ono , but such a ilalm Is madf. If thin Interpretation proves o bo correct then the legislature will have Tito Jloyul M'litto nml I'nre ua the Vriveit Snow. /Ibnolutcly pure HOVU DiKINQ POWPCR CO. , N ( YORK. to da tame of Its wor ! " over RHln or leave the liquor question open , lo become once a aln n foot ball to be kicked over tha political tiel'l of the state. Ditbuqur Telegraph : Fur the present Mr- John 3. Kmery hns deckled to abandon the pioject of building a btet sugar factory at DCS Moliics. It as nccrrusar } , to atari tie ! fuctory , to have a guaranty of BOO to 1,000 , trms of beets per day. This quantity would be required to keep the Industry In opera tion The farmers , fearing failure and loss In Ihu experiment of beet growing , would not flve ; ( he guaranty , hence the factory will not be built. If In the meantimeIho farmers shall give attention to licet raising and produce n sufficient quantity. Mr. Kmery will rear the factory In 1S9S. rill.NTIill ItlVMAHKS. IJufTnlo Courier ; H used to be , "Ho hns wheels In lili heml. " Now It Is , "Ho has sotn nn airship. " riiu'l'iimtl Knnuirer : "Ha ! " snul the Inundrcii , "Wlmt's this ? " "I,1 * sih ; ! the hole in the stonV.liif : "nm Mr lmt Is fometlinori referred to us n dnriifil site. " Uccord : "The rcnl cftii.it > of-Omt trouble In the Kitrdeu of Kileit 1ms oomo out . it Innt. " " \\rmt wist It ? " "Admit wouldn't help Kvo rot out the sweet peas. " Xow York I1rf"i ! : Starting upvlclit in hctl Hi" minVror from innnlii n pom fought tli'Hpei-niely , nnlOK in bin dclli-lum. "Wl.nl . Is It ? " lln-y asked. "Snakes ? " "Altshlpfll" Ingnspeil. . The Insidious bowl brought' ' Indeed fright ful Imaginations. Indl.tnnnoll * Jotniml : "Whnt Is th ! * nii".i iTptitntliin for truth and voracity ? " Iii- qulicd the Invvyir. "Tho best In our township. " "Hnvw you c\er iicnid II discussed. " "YVt < . Wo compntvd iiotc.s anil found he wns the onlj ; nmii there who confessed thnt He hndn't seen nn airship. " Cleveland ! Lender : StrolirldKcVhy ilon't you get a shave , old man ? Voit look llkt > n fright. HonslowDon't jjlvo It awny. My wife's mother Is visiting uc nnd she says it .u-tu- ally tmikofi her Mick lo sro n m.in nom around with \\eck'H growth of stubble on his face. rtnelnnnll Tribune : "There Is one thlnr to be st.ild of IH , " remarked the n.itlvpol Knsliiuil ; "wo certainly do not worship iho 'alinlcbly dollar' , IH some Amnrlcanx do " "No " ic illicit thevriung man \\IKMO I unity Is going 10 llu > Ju'oilpc , "mil until I : haa been changed Into shillings . 'lid piincf. ' \YnNiihiRton St.ir : "Do you lhlnUthnt lawyer iiiiilerstnndu his imnln. " ? " "Certainly. lie Is getting tich. " "I thoiighl you ( mil tvprcajc-l Mime doubts. " "No. I have nlw.ivn lvc'i him credit Tor und n'lUaiiillnj ! bU IPIIH ! UMM. : ' ' | ' I have sometimes thought ho didn't Know much about his profession. " Illla Winder \Vllcox. F.ito fervid me meanly ! but t looked id her nml laughed , That none might know bow iiiiter wns the cup 1 quaffed. 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