Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAIT/T 011313 : TUUHSDAY , APHIL 29 , 185)7. )
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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 '
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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
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lotliil mtittrr : > ould I * adilinueil : To Ilio IMItor
IIOSINL'SM J.KTTKHS.
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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.
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nctiml nunilifr of full ami complete ro | > lcs of Tlir
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durlne the month of March. 1S9T. wns ns fol
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copies tl- ' " :
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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.
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to iici'oiiiiiinilnU * fvrrjim -
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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.
Along came- Joy , and pau.vil beside mo
where I s.ii ,
Saying , "I oiimo to PCO what you wcr
laughing at. "
TillIA7ti : ) I'llllK.VOI.OCIST.
Snm Waltiil'osi hi I'uck.
The Rival phrenologist was ilaxed
And lost bis usual suavity ;
He-M found a man who couldn't bo praised ,
lleciinso of bis depravity.
"You are a thief , " said he ; "I fear
You stcnl when not prevented. "
"Jiut William Slmkespcnre , ho stoledeer"
Raid bo : "I'm complimented , "
"Your tciniw-r's bud , you're full of bile ,
You rave and fume Intensely. "
"Ob , yes. " said ho ; "so did Carlyle ;
You honor me Immensely. "
"Ilut you , sir , you are very vain
And weakly efiollstlc. "
"Ob , yen , " wild he ; "Just like Montntgnc ;
You're very eulogistic. "
"You arc a cynic. " "So wns Swift. "
"A scoffer. " "So waa Shelley. " i
"For lying you've n mltfhty gift. "
"Well , BO had Maohliivclll.-
"Hut you're conceited , proiul and ham ,
A base of pride you're built on. "
"Well , so was Michael Aimvlo ,
And Diinte and John Milton. "
"Funds left with you would bo misused ,
Or I am much mistaken ;
llen'H trust In you would be abused"
"Why ! How like Francis linconl
Well , here's your fee ; you've ilono me proud ,
You've ransacked history's pages
To rank me with tlio Illustrious crowd
Of great men of all ages. "
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these statements can
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