THE OMA1IA DATIiY JTEE : MONDAY , MAY 24. 1807.
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I.VSIST ON IIAVINO Tlin IlKR.
Onmliii wants nil thi ? wri'tit nntloiwl
coiivi'titlons for 1SOS Unit It can ti > t and
tl > only way to sot them Is to o after
them In earnest.
Democratic senators do not tnlsi- kindly
to the liuur tax , notwithstanding tin-
fact that iinni ! of them are In any dan
ger of puyliiK much oC It.
It Is hoped that the artesian well at
thu exposition ground" ) may lie so treated
ns to combine with other architectural
features into a Hynnm > lrlcnl hole.
Turkey may liu slow at diplomatic ne
gotiations , hut no far as the Greeks are
concerned no objection can be raised
on their slowness -iroseeutin war.
. Now that thu orpinixathm of the cav
alry brlfjndo to serve as escort to the
distinguished visitors , at the exposition
Js an accomplished fact , why would not
ft uniformed bicycle corps also be a
novel tuul picturesque auxiliary ?
Nearly .fl.OOO.OOO paid out for live
clock at South Omaha In one week. A
carload of good cattle or hogs'just now
Is worth more than a whole batch of
silver mining stocks. The farmer has
liuen keeping his eyes wide- open , too.
The. fact that the consulting exposition
architects found the Individual plans to
Imrinoni/.c. so wull that only a few minor
changes will bo necessary to the attain
ment of an artistic general result speaks
well for the prospective beauty of the all-
embracing design.
A local flrin of attorneys who sued a
client for i-ilO.OOO for legal services has
secured a Judgment for if , " 11. What a
fortune- could be made by buying these
services at the appraised valuation and
celling them at the price llx-cd by the
lawyers themselves.
Comparison is invited between The
Ilee and would-be rival
I ; - newspapers pub
: . lished In its territory. The .Sunday IH-e
yesterday contained more special cable
and telegraphic news than all other Ne
braska , newspapers combined printed
during ( lie entire week.
In enforcement of the laws asralnst
smuggling there should be no discrimi
nation between persons. The million
aire merchant who Is detected In the
evasion of the revenue laws should be
as amenable to their penalties as the
flteerago passenger who violates them
through Ignorance.
The Oennan Itelchstag seems to be
nnxlous to assist the American Immigra
tion restriction movement by putting
obstacles In the. way of Hermans emi
grating to the United States. This ,
however , will bo viewed as a very ques
tionable favor by t'.ie liberal-minded
people of this country , who have little
imtlenco with demagogues who try to
build themselves up on the cry of Amer
ica exclusive for Americans.
Rifted down to bedrock , the attack on
tht city charter rests on two legs one
the taxeaters who want to get buck on
thu payroll from which they have been
tihakcii loose , and theotticr thu taxshlrk-
ors who am afraid of the new tax com-
inlssloner.slilp. Fortunately these two
elements constitute an almost inilnitPK-
Imal part of the community. The mass
of taxpaylng citizens are ( jiille willing
to give tbu new charter a fair trial 'JB-
fore passing final Judgment on It
New York's experiment with an anti-
scalper hill will be watched with Inter
val by railroad men and public every
where. The railroads have malntalnei
that Hiieh legislation would put an end
to tin * greater part of thu demoralization
In passenger fares and Justify frequent
excursion rates , while the scalpi'rs per
sist that It will have no other effect
than to ilrlvu them out of business.
Actual results will have much more In
fluence on the public mind than all
thu hypothetical arb'umi'uta that have
becu udvaucud.
rrntiirnr rm : n
Tlio fnlltirc of another slate dppoci-
tory tiniik last weejk , carrying wJtli It
ijtiitii fund ! ; In excess of the amount
poverrd hy It. liontl , calls attention nnnw
to tlio reckless management of the state's
finances imdc'r tlio Hartley regime , uiiil
to the fact that the vicious tronsnry
melhodsi liitrodiiccel hy Hartley have mil
yi-t been entirely roiitidlated and dis
card od.
Tlii > doctrine that the state funds are
to ho usoil ns physic for sick hunks Is
not l be roimtoiianre'd for a moment.
There are plenty of strong and healthy
hunks In Nebraska for the safekeeping
of ail tlie money in flutreasury. . The
mere fact that a bond has been tiled for
the purpose of making n hank : i state
depository entails nei legal or moral
obligation on the tivasmer to plae.-e pub-
lie immey at Its disposal contrary te his
be-st judgment , and the faet that a
hank had been unable or unwilling to
produce the cash when Hartley tried
to turn over might to have given ample
excuse feir promptly withdrawing the
state's deposits.
Willie all e > f tlie depository hanks now
em the list , with a few except Ions , are
sahl to be In semnd condition , and the
prospects are that the end of the bank
failures lias about been reached , there
Is still a elcmamt for further reform of
the slate's finances. None of the in
stances in wlile-li state money has been
tied up In broken banks can Justly I > L >
laid nt the doors of the depository laws ,
but are to be ascribed rather lo ai viola
tion eif their plain provisions and tt
flagrant disregard of ( lie rules of safe
hanking. If full publicity were given to
till eitir treasury transactions no slate
treasurer would he able to keep money
In any deposltetry In excess of the sum
guaranteed by Its bond without a vigor-
ems protest frenn the taxpayers. There
is no valid reason whatever why the
public should not be taken inlet the con
fidence of ( he state treasurer and kept
Informed e > f thu disposition of the public
money. So long as uuder-the-liat. bank
ing of state funds is permitted , so long
will the taxpayers rim the risk of being
victimized in the dark.
mirt
The tariff bill will bo taken up for
consideration in the senate tomorrow ,
the democrats having decided In caucus
not to make any opposition to Imme
diately proceeding with its discussion.
It also appears that they are not dis
posed to unnecessarily prolong debate ,
being content , according to Senator ( ! or-
man , with a fair discussion of the meas
ure. It is impossible to say what the
democrats will regard as fair , but they
are certainly manifesting a better dis
position than had been expected. If
they continue in this mood it ought to
bo ( tosslble to get a vote on the bill
within thirty days and It seems probable
that this will bo done.
The democrats will vigorously antago
nize the proposed increased + nx on beer ,
tobacco aud cigars , on the ground that
It is not necessary and that the burdens
on those articles should not be increased.
The real motive of this opposition , how
ever , is political. The democrats see
in the Increased tax on beer especially
an opportunity to make political capital
with the brewing Interest and of course
they will Improve it. The probability
Is , therefore , that the proposed increase
In Internal revenue taxes will not be
made , since there are some republicans
who are not favorable to it. The demo
cratic ! senators arts to be commended for
their recognition of the fact that the
business interests of the country are
anxious to have the taHff bill speedily
disposed of and it 'is to be hoped those
senators will keep this fact constantly In
mind.
1HJ.1T IT Will ! hi )
A great many people are Inclined to
look upon the attempt that is being
made to e > verlhrow the new charter in
tlie courts with comparative unconcern
because they elo not know what its suc I
cess would nvan. While the charter
may contain minor flefee-ts and could
uneniestioiiahly be improved upon in
many respects , its overthrow now that
it has been accepted and th ? municipal
governine'in has IHTMI adjusted te > its
provisions would entail positive Injury
uprm both the city ami the taxpayers.
First and fnivmosl. a return te > the
old charter weiulel make the entire cost
of the recent city election a wastes of
memey pure and simple * , without any
thing whatever to show feir the ex
penditure Involved. The cost of this
cIPi'Uoii Is ne > t c'onfhied to the JS.OOf ? > e > r
$10.01)0 ) elrawn emt of the city treasury
to pay for clerks , judges , printing ,
booths , ami so forth. It includes the
e'nmpalgn expenses eif all purth's , tlie
loss of tlmei of participants in the can
vass , the Interruption ef business ami
trade. Elections would bo expensive
luxuries If Ihey were to be indulged hi
friveilously without object ami without
re'sult.
A return to tlu > old charter would
mean the invalidation of tlie $50,000 re-
paving bonds that were voted at I lie
tlmn the prest-nt city ollleers were elec
ted. It is absolutely necessary to have
the proceeds of the sale of these bonds
available before tin * city can do any
rppaving or our streets can he put lute )
passable ) condition , With the exposition
emly a year off this work can not be
comnu'iiced too soon. To put all public
work at a standstill for a whole .season
at thi' present time would cripple ) the J' '
expeisltion almost Inveoverably.
Another elllemma In which thu city
would find Itself fhemld tlie new charter
bo declnreil void wemld arise from its
embarrassim-nt with respect to Its ru. j
newel bonds. To preserves tliei city's
credit it will bu necessary to renew a ,
great many district Improvement bonds
that nro now falling due. While the city
him claimed the right to issue these
bonds , several sales have bi eu declared
off because Its authority to do .BO under
the old charter was questioned. The
mnv charter expressly atllrms thu power
of tint city to issue renewal bonds and
places the validity of such bonds beyond
the possibility of doubt. Ilevoko this
express authority and the city would
llnd It most dllliuult if uut | Impossible ti >
i
| secure purchasers for 1L < renewal
bonds.
i Tlieso are all points where the new
charter torn-lies the taxpaylng citizen
vitally and where the overthrow' the
charter at this time would mean per
sonal and pecuniary loss to him. In ad
j dition there are numerous good features
! In the charter which were pointed out
by TheHeo when It was pending In the
legislature and which are improvements
on the old order. Its defects , on the
oilier hand , can , If necessary , be en
dured and remedied later.
The state of New York will give a
bonus of $2r > , < XJfl a year to manufactur
ers of beet sugar , the purpose being to
encourage thu prod ' % tlon of the sugar
beet In that stale. ' 1 he farmers of New
York are manifesting a great deal of In
terest In the matter and there IH reason
to believe that the cultivation of sugar
beets will In the near future become an
Important Industry there , to the material
benefit of the farmers. It Is said that
the soli of the western portion of New
York Is well adapted to beet raising
and if this Is the case there Is likely
to bu n large production within the next
few years and the establishment of a
number of factories.
The Philadelphia Ledger suggests that
there seems to be no good reason why
tlie Individual slates should not encourage -
courage manufacturers and producers
by offering cash bonuses nnd In other
ways , Instead of depending on the na
tional government for everything of the
hind. There can be no doubt that it
would be good policy for tlie states In
which the sugar beet can be successfully
cultivated ' to encourage their cultivation
anil it is highly probable that the exam
ple of New York In this matter will be
extensively followed. There Is no longer
a question ( hut the United Stales can
produce all the sugar consumed here
and tints keep in ( lie country the enor
mous sum of money annually paid to
foreign sugar producers. Such being
the ease there is no conceivable reason
why this industry should not be fos
tered and extended as rapidly as prac
ticable. The distribution of more than
! ? 100,000,000 a year among our agricul
tural producers and to t.n ? labor that
would be employed In manufacturiii' :
sugar would be a most material biMiellt
to a very large number of our peopl. ' .
Indeed , all the people would be bene
fited , for when we should be Independent
of other countri s for our sugar supply
and there was unrestricted competition
in the manufacture of sugar , that article
would be permanently cheapened to
tlii > consumer.
With a reasonable proteetlo'iv to sugar
in the tariff , supplemented by some such
eiicouragoment to its production as New
York has given , In a few years Ameri
can beet sugar would supplant the for
eign product In our market find , in the
course of no very long time we tiliould
be in a position to export sugar. The
upbuilding of the sugar Industry of the
I'ldted States is a duty of the highest
Importance. Kvery consideration of self-
interest demands It.
ciAhvA'B / . ' < ; r.
The enerua" shown by German mer
chants and manufacturers , in pushing
for trade in every quarter of the world ,
Is notable and they are meeting with
nvirked success. The latest volume of
couwlar reports records the progress
that Germany Is making In extending
her trade in South America , specillc ref
erence being made to the Argentine lie-
public. It appeal's that while Ungland
is still ahead In the trad- with that re
public , Germany is rapidly reducing the
distance between them. It Is stated that
in certain products of Iron Germany has
nut only gained the lead , but has forced
Knglai'd ' almost out of the Argentine
markets.
The American consul at Chemnitz says
the reasons for this are to be found In
the German's willingness to work for
modest profits , in the thoroughness with
which he studies other people's wants
aud wishes , in the care he takes to fill ,
In the bs'st , ( mlck-est nurt cheapest way.
even very small orders , and , last but
not least. In the easy but long credits
granted. These factors are making Ger
many ti great industrial state and the
coiuul suggests that they cannot bu neg
lected by any country that hopes to con
duct profitable commeicu in South Amer
ica or In any foieigu country.
It would seem that the example of
German merchants and nmnufactuivrs.
In the mattiMof extending their foreign
trade , might well lia carefully < -on.sideri > il
l\y \ the merchants and manufacturers of
the United Status. AYIth the advantage
which the latter enjoy in being much
nearer than Germany to the South
American markets , It Is something of a
reflection upon their business energy
and enterprise to find that European
country steadily Increasing Its trade
the.re , while American trade with fhosu
markets Is not growing , If Indeed U be
not declining. So far us iroMthm Is con
cerned the United States Is more favor
ably situated than any othur country for
commanding South American trade , hut
something more than that is necessary
and this seems to ba lacking. However ,
American manufacturers , havn within
the last year or two shown a livelier In
terest in this southern trade and .they
may In the near future put forth
stronger efforts to obtain their share of
It. Manifestly unless they can accom
plish this our Industrial development
must come to a halt , for our productive
capacity is now very greatly In excess of
thu requirements of the home marKut ,
oven if foreign competition should be en
tirely shut olf.
Thu Imported experts * employed by the
Uoliii bondsmen to chuck up the books
lu the city trcasurer'a ollicu have bts > ii
heard from again and lira saying jimt the
things they were hired to say. They
Insist now as before thai the shortage | j
comparatively nominal , and more par
ticularly that the missing money was
stolen , not from thu city , lint from the
school board. Their discoveries , they Intimate -
timate further , ought to nil-Utah grounds
for a new trial for Holln or at least a
shortening of his sentence. This would
bu Important If true , but In what posi
tion does it leave the hired experts ?
They were present nt the trial of Holln
aud had then completed their work on
the books , but they declined to offer any
testimony liMiN favor nml calmly stood
by while . sentenced to nineteen
If1 , ? , , } . ,
years' Inipri'soimieiit If they knew any
thing to his advantage why did they not
speak ? l nr'not manifest that their
ominous Interviews given out from
Cleveland at this Into dny arc only part
of the play ttJi bolster up tlie proposed
defense of 1iV bondsmen who want to
shift upon jie taxpayers the loss they
theniselvosisiitrced to bear ?
With Its' ( 'harac-terlstlc ' antediluvian
enterprise , * uui amiable contemixmiry
rehashes as something new and startling
the rumored decision of the United
States supreme court in the Nebraska
maximum freight rate cases favorable
to the railroads Which The Heo printed
nearly two weeks ago. The Information
then given publicity In The Hoe came
from reliable sources that Is to say. as
reliable as Is available In advance of
the court's decision , and -the Idea that
the state' * attorney should now express
astonishment at having the report re
peated is too preposterous oven for one
of our contemporary's customary fakes.
II. was originally expected that the
foreclosure of the Union Pacllk * rail
road would ho completed before the ex
piration of Mr. Cleveland's presidential
term. Nearly three months of Presi
dent McKluley's term has expired and
the foreclosure Is not perceptibly nearer.
If tlie representatives of the govern
ment In the foreclosure suit want to win
popular approval , they will push the
proceedings to ns speedy n close as pos
sible , so that the reorganization of this
great railroad system on a solvent basis
may lake place without factious delay.
Good Londoners are said to be being
terribly annoyed and inconvenienced by
the preparations In progress for the
( ( noon's diamond jubilee. Hut a Jubilee
would not bo worth mentioning without
the host of foreign visitors In attend
ance on the fetes. The experience of all
great cities is that celebrations that at
tract largo crowds always call forth
complaints from people who think their
rights have been invaded , but as a rule
and as n whole they are worth all that Is
spent on entertaining guests.
Under the now charter no unadjusted
ohilm against the city handed down
from a preceding administration can lie
settled by the , council until it has b.'cn
adjudicated lu the courts. As there are
a. number of sticli claims of disputed val
idity or amount , it ought not to be long
before the qity js presented with a few
new lawsuits. The sooner those claims
are judicially determined and the people
are apprised of. the precise nature of
their ontsUuidiiBT Indebtedness the bet
ter for all 'concerned.
It is not flu- \ > \t\ca \ of the slate treas
urer to bolster rap tottering banks with
deposits of 'st'iittfunds. ' . If any of the
state deposjlors ! ( | are in a shaky con
dition si due 'regard for the safety of
tlie taxpayers' Jjnom y would demand
that the public funds be withdrawn be
fore they are to. f. ' ; y
' - . /
The annual convention-of the National
Educational association , if it shall be se
cured to Omaha for 38 ! > S. will be onei of
the largest ami most beneficial to the
city of all the national gatherings which
are sought for the exposition year. The
steps now being taken to secure it
should receive general and 'hearty sup
port.
Ail Kxit.NKlviIleltt. .
Chicago Post.
Cuba never will bo able to repay us for
allvo litiV2 had to endure tn the line of
oratory on her account.
.John J. .SCOTCH 11 III ( .
Rt.-I/Ul3 Ilcpubllc.
"Iridescent" ItiKalls makca a neat verbal
bit worthy of his old days when he speaks
of Washington justice tn the Sugar Schedule
case as being " .sustained and soothed by an
unfaltering Trust. " .
lloiiKlii.IrnloiiHy. .
Imllnnnpolls News.
It ccvts $ H for a flvo minutes' talk from
New York to Omahi by the new telephone
line. Th'n it gelling off easily. For a man
who would want tn talk to Omaha it ought
to bo $110 and thirty daya.
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Dacti Niiinlicr llill'i ; Illl'n.
ChlcnKO TlmfB-IIenilil.
Out In Iowa the other day some fellowo
tried to rnb a Lank In the oM-fsshtcned
way and failed completely. It served them
right , too. lu tvils ago of progress , when a.
pretty typawrltlcr can be hlrpil for $ ! ! > a
wc-ok , anyone who ui-ts dynamite , drills nnd
rovoU'cra dU'ervca to fall.
illH Sanity
Minneapolis Tribune.
Iowa Uaa produced an anomaly In the
shape of n legislator who refused his per
diem because he bad not been regular In
his attendance * on the sessions ot the im-
crul assembly. If It were not that ho Is a i
republican in politics , wo should be tempted
to suspect hla sanity.
TinIJ - i'illii ? Flood. i
Now Orleans Tlmcs-Deinocrnt.
The river is now falling at Now Orleans
and at nearly ell points ; and wo can cay
wlt'i the greatest confidence that the flood
of 1S97 U over , hivlnjr 'done far less damage
In Louisiana , particularly In the southern
half of the state , than wo had reason to hope
for. The rlvt-r' ' roao high enough In all
truth brcalctafrj irfoorfls overy.vhero but II
did not get $ ( } lllli | | as the oncluopra gen
erally expected , AIIU tlie extreme filch water
has not remained : with us as long as pre
dicted. " , ' * .
ll'lll !
Tinlliivin < > ' 1'iirr Di'iiiourno ) ' .
* Inv York Bun.
American el&lpcraoy , that la , Jefferson's
Ideas of equal rlujit , equal laws , a mail's
rltfit to life , libefty and the property he lias i
earned , are sljllljajive , aa thesy always will' '
l e ; but they * nre > . elcael to tlie democratic
pirty an It cxfsl * ' today. As a. rcnult of the
leplorablo loflutuco exerted on the demo
cratic party by Drover Cleveland anil his ells-
clplos , IlryaiiiHIJHfr ! , Altneld nnd Tlllman ,
the JffTersoiilsn prlnclplt-i of elcniocratlo
Kovernmont find their hope In the ropuh-
llcan party , air'oi ifnlr.atlnn which , for all Its
pcciouB vaprJi'l i'/iliaa always been American
at heart. n y/nii
.Snnilnr-I.ii > v lii ( ' 1111111111 , i
Phlln'lelphla Itecnnl.
My a vote * of 16.433 agaimt 15,951 the citi
zens of Toronto , Canielii. rterlde > d on Saturday
laat thu question 6t Sunday street c-arn. 'flipre I
wea a majority of 479 In favor of running tbo
earn. The quratlon. has been voted upon
three times during the pa t ten yeara. The " 'i
caminlirti was mainly between the clenjy |
and the. buflntris iutorests of thecity. . ThcTei
was uomo conservative oppenltlon to Sunday
cars on the ground that It would compel
men to labor seren days In the wrek. The i
clnlcal party talk e > f applying for an Injunc- i
tlon on the ground that the running of the
nir.j conlllct ) with the Dominion lawn for tbo
general c'taervance of the Sabbath , anil Is
therefore unconstitutional ; but It 1s mora i
than probable that an experience ) of the coni i
vcnlrnco of Sunday railway transit , especially I
for the poorer people , and for saints aa wol )
as Mnners , will reconcile all opposition to the
Innovation.
SKTS A VAMIAIlI.n IMtKCnClir.XT.
Kmerson Tlmrnt The ) supreme court has
amrmeel the decision of the- lower court Mid
Holln , the elefault'ng treasurer of Omaha ,
wilt get nineteen years In the pcnltentUry.
Now Moore nnd Hartley should bo Rlmllarly
dealt with.
nestings Itcinibllcan : The decision/ the
nupreme court \a \ that Henry IJolln , Omaha's
elefAUltlng treasurer , must do ncrvlco In the
state pen for nineteen years at hard labor.
This la another lewson that U don't pay to
steal money by the banket load.
Valley Enterprise : The honest people , of
Nebraska take a lone breath of relict and
have cxprrsrrd1 n new ) hope In the courts ot
our state hi protecting the tax payers ngtiln.n
public thieves since Henry Uolln , cx-clty
treasure'of Omaha , has been e curcly
placed behind the bars In the ? state peniten
tiary.
Fremont Tribune : The decision of the su
preme court uen.llng Henry Ilolln , Omaha's
defaulting treasurer , to the pcntentlary for
nineteen years , shows that It 1 not safe to
embezzle fuiidii by the ha kelfiil with the
expectation of escaping punishment. It Is
not right , to do wrong and It requires an
occasional opinion of this Itlnd to confirm
the rutuor.
Schuyler Quill : Henry Ilolln. the dcfat.'lnc ! ;
ox-treasurer e > f Omaha , who got away with
$103,000 of the city's caeh , gets nineteen
years In the penitentiary nnd la fined n
double sum. Thl Is a proper thing and
should caisc : ex-Treasurer Hartley nnd cx-
Audltor Moore to tremble n little. Hoth
should go thi're.
West Point Hepubllcnn : Much surprise Is
manifested by nearly eve-ryhody that at Inst
nno big Nebraska defaulter Is going to get
his Just dcierta nt the bauds of our stale
court. The aupreme court of Nebraska has
just decided that Henry Ilolln. the default
ing trcnsurci of Ouulia , must be1 Imprisoned
for nineteen years nt d pay n fine ot $ 225,000.
Such sentence ! ) will lend to make embezzling
of public funds odious , Instead of popular
aa ctx-iiiicd lo have been the case of lato.
Schuyler Sun : Henry Uolln. the defaultIng -
Ing otllclal of Douglas county , has received
n sentence of nineteen years hi the peni
tentiary. While thlsmay scorn hard , nml no
doubt Is to bo deplored not the si-ntone-e- ,
but the fact that the opulence was neces
sary yet It Is no more than wimple Justice.
U Is not right that one in.in should rcnp
wealth and nfllucnce at the hands of hn !
followmnn. When placed In the position of
public triit.l , that trust should be he-Id raored.
Wo know of two more defaulting olllclals
that dciK-rvo the fame sentence. Tlicse two
olccte-d te ) the petition on their reprcsenta-
lion of hnnruty and Integrity should suffer
for the wilful violation of the trust reposed
In them.
Auburn Granger : Possibly there has been
a turn In the attains of men who have been
recreant to their trusts aud have gotten away
with the people's money and then laughed
at the attempts of the courts to place them
behind prison , bars. The cx-clty treasurer
of Omaha lias becu sentenced for a term
of nineteen years. The county treasurer
of Ilarlan county has been sentenced for a
few years , while ! the fellow who collude , !
with him aud borrowed ( ? ) the people's
money also gets a sentence to a term of
several yeatii. Who knows but what ex-
State Trcasincr Hartley and ex-Auditor
Moore will find that their shortages have
been discovered at the wrong time of the
moon ? Who knows but the ! tide has turned
and that these men will bo obliged to cough
up or go to prison ?
I'apilllon Times : Nineteen years for Henry
Uolln. That Is the judgment of the suprepie
court. Kor many years public thieves have
been able to defy the law's stern call In
Nebraska. Millions have been stolen , but
never a thief has paid the penalty , nave
only the paltry penalty paid by Mosher. The
people have believed the ; escape of public
criminals was due to the sympathy of the
courts with thieves In high places , nnd the
people , or many of thorn at least , have not
been slow to fipealc their opinions In public
places. Perhaps the supreme court has had
Its ear pressed against the public pulse. At
any rate , the high court yesterday affirmed
the decision of the lower court , which said
Henry Holln. the Omaha treasury thief , must
disgorge $100,000 of his stealings and wear
prison strlpci-J for nineteen years. It Is an
Inspiring decision. Wo do not gloat over
the wooi of poor Holln. We do rejoice that
our supreme court has at last been led to
declare that there can be no aristocracy
among criminals In Nebraska. The decision
gives hope that there In punishment in
store for the Hartleys , Moorej and other
public plunderers. Hy thLj one decision the
Nebraska supreme court has done much to
check the fast-spreading sentiment that our
courtfi are not as pure aa They ought to be.
Wo congratulate the court , not because It
has meted out punlEhment to ono depraved
nnd unfortunate man , but rather because
Its decision is an earnest" that hereafter pub
lic stealing la to be made odious in Ne
braska.
Lincoln. News : It li now announced that
the attorneys for Holln , who to-k $103,000
from the city of Omaha while acting as its
treasurer , and whoso conviction and ncntcnce
of nineteen years in the penitentiary has just
been afllrmeel by the
supreme court , pro
pose to take the cci-e on appeal to the 011-
preme court of the United States , claiming
that there Is no warrant In law or In the
constitution for arraigning nnd trying a man
for n grave offense upon simply the infor-
maticn of the state's attorney , but that bo
must lx > Indicted by a grand Jury. This is
an r.ttcmpt to escape- punishment upon the
baldest sort of technicality , and attorneys
nre > mailing the most serious mii-taka when
they stretch the law to such line points.
Bolln was guilty of embezzlement , of that
there can be no doubt , nnd be ought to be
punished for It. The majc-sty of the law
nnd the iutrrcota rf Justice demand that.
If any -emrt should turn him loose on the
tf-rlinleal point evolved by the defaulter's
Rttorncya the court will deserve the obloquy
that will bo poured upon | t. As a matter
of fact the people liava become very weary
of the repeated Instancrn In the history of I
this Mate where men who have stolen public I f
funds or plundered the taxpayers In MIIIO j
mamicr or nnothr have escaped punlah-
iiiewt because with part of the stolen money
they were able to hire shrewd lawyers who
could pick flav.ii In the Indictment If they
couldn't buy Juries to acquit thorn. There
Is no des'lro to unjustly punish anyone nor
to deny to all ncrT.icd the right of a fair
and impartial trial , but nutters have reached
such a pass that It Is very nearly danger-
oi , i for the courts to eontlnuo week after
\\cek releasing guilty men on technicalities.
Dangerous becauao It Inoplrc. * contempt for
the courts and glvr ground for Impugning
their Integrity , and when this point Is
reaoheil the foundation t tone of our govern
ment is being Dhaken.
IOAVA rilHSS COM.MI2XT.
Sioux City Journal : The wild roae of
Inwn had tlio misfortune to get Into the
hands of a poet 11m first week of lt olllclul
existence as slate ( lower. The poor rose In
almost extinct anyway.
DBS MolncH Leader : The railroads of No- '
brnika grant to the Nebraska state fair a i
flat rate of $5 from any part of the state. In j '
vloiv of the fact that Iho Iowa mlleago to f
Jui Molnefl Is not as grent AS the pos-
slhlo mlleago to Omaha ur Lincoln , and In
view of the further fact that Iowa l much
more thickly settled , tbo request of ( ho Iowa
fair management for a J3 Hat rate U In .
comparison not unreasonable. . "
"
Waterloo Courier : The Dubuiiiio Telegraph -
graph U pretty near the whole thing when
It cornea to n mouthpiece ) for the free ) silver
democracy of the stale ) , aud If the Telegraph It
has Its way thu gold democrats of last full a
will ho for nil tlmo ahulcas , hopele-ss wan-
durers ou the facet of the earth. They are
not oven worthy In buckle the shoes of thu
ellvcrltes i , and , unllku the vilest sinner , they
may not return ei'eu though ( hey como
do I lied In uckclolh aud silvery ashes a foot
thick. Hut for all thu It U hardly bclleve-l
tlio gold democrats are worrying to any great
extent.
Sioux City Tribune : There- are not enough
"republican ullver men In Iowa to crowd one
polling place , and yet lu the meet In : , ' of
fuilon boss atIM Molum they have had
one-third to say about who shall coriatltuUt
the democratic ticket and what shall con
stitute democratic principles. It should bo
remembered In this connection that the only
oxcuae a "Oliver republican" lias for keeping
his name U that he favors a MuKlnley It
tariff. If be agrera with the body of demo
craU on thu tariff Issue then he ha no right
to masquerade as a republican , white or yel
low , silver or gold , by affiliating with them.
The democratic bcwses at present in charge { .
evidently entertain the thought that they
will make democrats ot ttiuie protectionist. ! .
THU IOWA ( ll'\im AT OM.YUA.
l'roH | > pil Mnltlllmitlnn SelieMm11ml
CtMiililt-riitlnii.
Davenport tU > ptt : > llMn.
Adjutant General Wright linn taken a commendable -
mendable position In regard to accepting the
Invitation for nu encampment ot the Iowa
National Guard at Council IllulTEi during the
Tr nsmlRtlslppl Kxpcwltlon at Omaha nex
year. Qnvctnor Drake U In receipt of a
cnniiiniiilcBtlon conrornlug not only an en
rampmont of the Iowa guard but a miVMIIz.i
tlon of the IOWA Nalionat Guard nnd regular
army organizations , nml General Wright It
answering nays that It hn ? be-on eonslderei
among the Nntlonnl guard omcers that ai
least a brigade should be encamped lu Conn
ell muffs' , under the military cods of Iowa
during the ceremonies contemplated by the
exixviltloii authnrlllett , r.nd with tvime ns
slstaii'-e In addition to the statenpproprla
tlon for camp * of Instiuctlnn , It might be ap
piled to apficmhllug thp entire force of the
Iowa gxinid. four regiments , with nn aggre
gale of 2.BOO men , for n ten days' encamp'
ment. floveruor Drake Is very favorably Im
pressed with tlie Idea ot assembling tlio cn <
tire force , nnd the matter will bo fully ells
cusscil during the tour of encampments thU
Tlio Transmlsslsslppl Exposition will be
the greatest exhibition elticu the World's
f fair , and will bo of great consequence to al
the trnnsmlsslsslppl states , nnd especially so
to Iowa , since Omaha Is on our border. Man >
visitors will bo attracted hero , not only fron
different parts of the United Stales , but fron
the old world ns well. The national govern
ment lias made a considerable appropriation
Numberless Maleil are following with gener
oils sums. The state of Illinois , althoufil
not west of the river , \ > taking nn actlvt
In t crcat and will expend a largo npproprla
llou. The slate of Iowa Is more vitally In
forested tlmn any other , excepting Nebraska
braska , and the encampment of the gnnri
will be a most fitting recognition of the
Importance ot the event , besldos giving tin
members ot the guard the benefit of at
tendance at ( he exposition. The moblllzal'loi
of the largo force made by the regular nrm >
will also furnish an exhibition of great In
toropt and value to the guard of any single
state.
Iowa Stnto Cnpllnl.
General Wright thit > is : tlio claims of the
Omaha expedition people1 that they will have
100,000 soldlcis at their fair an- absurd
cause that would Include all the rogulni
army and all the national guard. The ROV
eminent will never permit any considerable
number of soldiers to go ou such an oxpodl
tlon as that again. They had enough ot It ai
the World's fair , when the Fifteenth rcgl
mont was nearly demoralize. ] by being placed
nn duty nt Chicago so long. The newspaper * ,
were full of it-ports of court martinis and va
rious kinds of scrnpra that the soldiers gel
Into there and ns soon as they could bo gel
away after the fair they were sent away oul
west inmc\vhcre to brace up. General Wright
says that such mobilizing nf troops ns file
Omaha people propose would cost $7,500,000
and the expense of even a fourth of that num
ber would bo so great as to be nut of the
qucntlon. He thinks It would bo a good Ideate
to get as many ns possible together , nnd that
It. would bo gooJ Instiuctlon for the guard ?
nirn to sen a lrsc body of noldlfTs ny
10.000 or 12,000 men maneuver together. Ho ,
therefore , favors taking th" two western reg
iments for n brigade encampment next sum
mer at Council Illuffs. He thinks the ox-
pc-nso of taking the entire guard to Council
Dlufffl would be too great , but he thought
that city Is entitled to have a brigade en
campment because It has not had a national
guard encampment for many years , If ever ,
while nearly all the other cities ot the state
have boon visited by the soldiers In their
summer camps.
POIXTKHS < > .V I'KIITISIENT TOPICS.
Hastings Tribune : Nebraska Is standing
up for herself this year , and prosperity will
conio in spite of the calamity howlers.
Lincoln News : The friends of Judge Kcy-
ser of Douglas county should , by all means ,
bo engineering a t.pontancous booming im a
candidate for Mipremo judge. He has the
rare felicity , In the Bee-Workl-Herald case ,
of having given a decision that satisfies both
parties to the suit and which each lies
proven iiicontostably Is In Its favor.
Grand Island Independent : Tlio olllclaa ! of
Omaha , who have been knocked out by the
new charter , that is , the old members of
the council and the old Hoard of Klro and
Police commissioners , and the old mayor ,
who was defeated In the election , have ap
plied to the supreme court , hoping to oust
the now olOcers , who as a general thing
seem to bo better men than the old ones
were. Tlio old councllmcn and fire and po
lice commissioners are troubled with ten
der law .scruplro about the validity ot thp
mnv charter that suddenly aud unceremoni
ously ended their otllclal existence and
robbed the city ot Omaha of their valuable
services. And ex-Mayor Broatch experiences
violent qualms of conscience over the er
rors of the Omaha voters , whose majority
defeated him nnd elected a man who , ac
cording to Rroatch'a Idea , was not eligible ,
though the council , tbo fire and police board
and Judge Keyeor recognized him as mayor.
They hope now for relief from their troubles
through the prescription of the supreme
court.
I'lORSO.VAI. AM ) OTIIISILWISIS.
The modern maid of Athens pays little heed
to the pleadings of tbo poei just now. The
pressure of the Turk gives her greater con
cern.
cern.At
At the coming democratic primaries In
Ohio no ono will be permitted to vote who
did not support the Chicago platform lu Its
entirety.
The committee on waya and means of the.
Massachusetts house of representatives
rrcommciieta 'the appropriation of $20,000 for
a statue of General Danko.
Quo of the reasons wliy the lower house of
congress Is not as anxious for a brush with
Spain as the oenate Is that most of the mem.
bem are under the maximum military ago ,
A clew to the rrnato's haste In fomenting
war muy be found In the announced dopar-
tine of Kraomus libencrcr Kphralm McJlnaoy
of Kansas for Washington In search of olllce.
Momontoiw rcuulta oft spring from trifles.
General Henjamln PreiHUs , ( ho "hero of
Shlloh , " who refused to accept any office
from President Harrison but the poatmnator-
flhlp at ItethanyMo. . , a position which he has
filled for many years. Is tald to bo In meager
circumstances. Ho was at one -tlmo ono of
the wealthiest men In Illinois ,
The late A. J. Davis of flutto. over whose
millions his heirs have been fighting for sev
eral years paft , muit have been a great
favorite wltb the women durlnu llftr. Tlio
number of his alleged wives discovered slnco
hU death threatens to cast a shadow over the
pro-emlnonco of rirlgbam Young.
The universities of Gottlngcn and Jena are
IB clreo competition for the doubtful honor
of being the center of German student duel-
Ing. In Gcittlngen not a day paases that a
duel ! IH not fought. Not long since twelve
duels wltlt more > or less serious results worn
fought there within twenty-four hours ; the
rce-ord at Jena Is twenty-Dim within the same
length of time ,
TIIH BKN'ATH AMI OUIIA.
Indianapolis Journal : How ncrloiwly In
dustry and commerce have been affected was
made clear In the business men'o memorial ,
presented * to the government the other day.
Conditions might arise -which would make
direct Intervention justifiable * . Hut even tUen
would have to bo decided whether such
TKilley would bo wteu from the American
point of view.
Indianapolis Journal : It Is duu the Cleveland -
land administration to gay that thu ofllclal
documents read In the aenato by tnator Kor-
aker nhowed that more than a year ago
the secretary of state wrote a long letter to
the Spanish government tendering the good
eitnccs of the United States In the direc
tion of Bscuring a cessation of liostllltlra , and
that the offer was promptly declined.
Chicago I'mt : Here , then , i the situation :
The ncuato IH done with the Cuban question
for the present , -uhllo thu bouse IH prepar
ing to shrive or defeat the lAllgcreucy reso
lution. Theprculdent will not bo con
fronted with any uncomfortable dilemma ,
and ho will have nothing more to fear freira
the pestiferous Jingofit. As for the senate ,
will have Ita handw full and IU atten
tion engaged by thu tariff.
Minneapolis Tribune : A traniplrrti that
thu position of Spain ai regards accepting
the good offices of the United States to bring
.bout peacu la In no wise altered. It U an
firmly determined ai over to suppress the
rebellion aud to permit uo Interference from
an outMdo power Such belns the CJUP , there
Is only ono of two courxes for our govern
ment to pureue. We must either adopt thp
cringing ami Mibml.oslve pollry of the laal
.idmlnlttratlon , or wo must take oomo radical
and dfetalvti action , such ns the according
cf bclllge-rrnl rights to I tie Insurgent * , or
armed Intervention In the name of Immunity
Kansas City Star : The pnssnge by the
senat" of the Morgan resolution recognizing
the Cuban Insurgenta as belligerents Is
slKii'flrant ' mainly Iwiaitfio U Is discourteous
to the president. A majority of those who
voted In the nfllrnutlvo nro political op-
ponenls of the ehlpf magistrate , and In tbe. o
df-Rftiprate days the to t of pnrty fidelity It
niit.igonl m to the lo.ider of the opposition ,
rlnht orvroup. . Hut of the forty-one sem-
tors who o'llchlty di > rl.irod n w nt of eon-
MPIICP In the iirosldfiit eighteen were of bli
own party. Thrso rrp-.llillrntm followed th
livid of n pnlitip.il enemy In laying down tlio
lines of a foreign policy for their party ,
notwithstanding the obvious fact that it
Implied dIMr.ist of the president who Is if
the'lr own political faith mid a rebuke to
the spprotary of talo.
CIIUHHV IMIAT.
Yonkers Statesman : Mrs. V. "My daugh
ter Is n promlshiK musician. "
Mr. C1. "Well , got her to promise that
she won't slug siiiy more1. "
Imllnnnpolls Journal : "I surely bnJ n
reiyal tills' . nnd noble timenald he , rocnplUilut- \
" 1 hud four kings , nml in the row that
oiinut-il I imd to put up my ilukos , nnd the
upshot of It nil wn thiit. 1 was Indicted on
three counts. "
riillndplpliln Iteeanl : Kvrn the
llHhermnn inny imve Hues under his i-yen.
Chli-iifto llpconl : "My ilnuiihter bus
rnrni-il 11 big ronnnlRslon , but I mippoHp sbo
e-iin t e'Olloct It. "
"How did slip onrn It ? "
'Htii-o she hepin her vocal lesson * i-vr-rv
neighbor on Hie block hns bought a wheel. "
.tournnl : "Yea , " she ntisnorod.
I hrit little word. " he exelnlmed , "ralMPM
me to the HPvenlh lipnvoh of h1l t ! "
blio looked Into hU nuuiire-llt eyes.
"
"Only the Hpvcnth ? " sinmused. . "And It
Is nlivaily the middle of June ? Does he Ui"
'
oolvo me ?
She shivered and the ocean robbed nt her
feet.
Chlcngo Tribune : Sporting Man-Doctor.
( V"r.r ! < .ntm.1'1 biHii't ' 'onemo ' any t'ood.
I ! ie Jii 1 pa Id you for ndvioo and proscrip
tions w-is thrown away.
I'liyslMan-Woll. 1 : nit Hint jr , ou Dint
horse you ndvlsnl mo to bi-t on thr- other
ilay. and I lo t every e-oiit of It. 1 think we
are about even. Flno day. Isn't It ?
Cincinnati ISminlrer : "And you promised
me. she Mobbnl "
Intotwoly. "that when wo
\M-fc oin-c m.irrled you would he as Hteaily
an clock. ' J
Well , liullv jroo ! " wax hla Impassioned
. . . er , "ain't 1 ? Dnn'l 1 keep runnlii'
around allerltme ? "
Yet , ns women are notoriously without n
sense of humor , uoltlior his Innnrent utter
ance nor bis play upon words struck her a i
the least lilt amusing.
WHKN' IT IS l.OVBLY.
e lovolainl 1-ailt-r ,
I lovelo hoar the rnttlo
Of the mowi-r ou the lawn ,
As It HlrUs awny the verdant blades
I Mo ili-wdrnps rest npnnl
It comi-s as swei-lesl music.
I'l'om ' every Htrete-h and turn
J nut Is. of conns' , when Homo ono clso
Is puahliur tbo concern.
Tin : I'lrTiTniTTv mv IIKAUT.
i'nmiiel Mlntutn I'pck.
Ii : enrli man's soul t he-re llves ; a elream
Ml by ! i wonmn'p e'ye-s ,
Whoso claneo IB Ilk.- the tender cleam
That U-rlKs the evening skies.
It Is a dream that never faints
Though weal or we > o befalls ,
Hut haunts the heart , ami softly paints
A picture on Its walls.
It la my dream nt midnight ,
And in tlin rreiweloe ] mart ,
That darling faoo
With gentle graoe >
The plt-turo in my heart !
In en oh man's heart thorp floats a voice ,
That speaks to him aloiio.
The voice of lie'r , his spirit's choice ,
He longs to call his own.
Th < ! d.iys may hasti-n llko the ! wind ,
Or lag with sullen foot.
Some day bin wondering- heart shall find
Tlie face ho longs to meet.
It Is my dream at midnight ,
Its ilear eyes no'or depart.
Oh. where Is she ,
My bride to be
The pic-lure In my heart ?
Oh. some lioartH range the wldo worlJ
throug'h
And through lo find tholr mate ,
Ami some amid the- darkness rue
Thnt they Imvo met too late ;
A ulstful dance bolrays to each
What neither < laros to slph :
V wedded bond forbids the speech
That's uttered by the oyo.
It Is my dream nt mldnlffht , V
It mnKPH my pulses Blurt.
Oh , Kale , be kind
And let mo llnd
The Dlcturo In my heart !
is our line of course but we
don't want you to forget our
line of Furnishings among
other merits , our furnishings
lave that novelty and exclusiveness -
siveness what we show in
Negligee shirts and other ar-
tic'es ' of summer wear and
underwear is not at all of the
sort that you find displayed in
every shop window. Take for
nstance those elegant Leno
Cloth Negligee shirts that
are worn with white collar and
cuffs they arc beautiful in
color , and superior in comfort
the material while a very
sheer fabric contains great
merit as to wearing qualities
and the price is one dollar.
Should you want tho' a
colored shirt with collar and
cuffs to match we have some
Gamer percales that , no doubt ,
would suit in all requirements
and are the same price , one
dollar.
In underwear you can get
: hat high grade French Bal-
Ki'ggan underwear at 501 ; a
garment , or that excellent honey
comh HalbriKKiin in reel and \vhltv ,
mil blue and white eee > l and Her-
viccnblu and tlie price 5iS ( a nar
nent plenty of better grades in
xith shirts anu underwear hut
we mention these as reminders ,
There is no part of a man's dress
hat is so si(4iiilient ( ( ) as to his taste
is his neckwear and linen. J'er
nit ns to show von the latest things
n tics and fancy shirts.
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