-Tim OMAHA DAILY
E. Editor.
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lorlal matter should b nddresceil : To the
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IJretfed tr The Dee 1'ulilHhlnn Compan ) .
Omaha. Drafts , check" . expreM anJ postomce
money onlors to be tnado payable to the onier
of in.
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Blftte of NruitiBkn , DoURlnn County , us :
decree II. TiKciuch ; , Secretary of The He Pub.
ll hlng company , being duly orn. sny thnl I no
actual number of full nJ comMeto cnle ot The
JJnlly Morning , nvenlw ? ami Sunday Dee printed
during the month of May , 3S97.vn na follows.
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fi 10,121 ! M' . 20.032
7 . 20,119 . . 20.108
8. . . . . . . . . . 20,211 21 . 19.0J7
a , 20,310 25. / . 20.154
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turncil copies . 9.KI
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auouan is. TZHCIUICU.
Bwom tn htforo mo nnd nubscrlbcd In my
presence this 1st day of June , ! S9i.
S9i.N.
N. P. M.II ,
Notary Public.
Til 13 1II3I3 0.TIl.UNS. .
All rnllronil nownliiiyH nrc
illiMl ivlth rinuiKli HIT"
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lU'coiiimoiliiiP rvi-ry
pr who TvnnlM * < > rml
Niiniivr. liinlut upon luiv-
U'lie lire. It you en mutt
it lice fin 11 ( rain from llio
H n m- lit , jilenwe report
< U flint. NtiUliiK tin- train nml
rnllronil. io ( lie Oil-dilution
Ilcpnrlnifiit of The Bee. Tin ;
live lit for Mile oil nil < r < ilnx.
INSIST OX HAVING T1IH 111313.
ron THIS SUMMHIS
I'artli'Ji lenvliiK < h < ; clly for
th * Hiiiiiiner cnii luivc The
Hee Ni-iit to them ppKiiliirly
hy iiollfyliiir The Hoe lmnl-
IIOXM olllce In IICPMOII or hy
mall. The nililreHM will he
ehaiiKfil UN often n ileslreil.
Rnllronil passcnsor iitfiMit.s tnllc n great
dt'iil about Impending rate wars , but
they stubbornly refuse to start tlio ll bt.
Competent snithorltles all semi to ngr
.tlmt tliu Kuropeau coucert Is utllb.lnj ; t
season for 1U positively lust farewell
tour.
The open summer season must bo here.
"Chronic Kicker" is again writing let
ters to the newspapers about abating
'
The rccuiit clcploreil dontli < ) f the ohlesl
Inlinlilttint of Nebraska has resiiltvd in
promotions all alona the line of oldest
inhabitant * ! .
Purchasers of excursion rate lailway
tickets will pretty soon be reiiuiretl to
submit to kinotoseoplc photography for
purposes of identification.
Tlio news tlmt a banker 1ms taken bis
own life Is always calculated to arouse
Inquiry as to what else he bad previously
taken -which was not his own.
Lieutenant Peary ought to be encour
aged to capture tlml north polo in time
to bring It down for exhibition at the
'l'raiisinisslsslil | ] Exposition next year.
Governor Ilolcomb deserves credit for
sending a few silver men as delegates to
the gold mining convention , notwlth-
'
.standlng the risk of conversion to tlio
yellow metal.
Senor Ganovas will be retained In of-
flce by the queen reginit of Spain , prob
ably on the theory that lie Is too liimdy
n man with his dukes to bo dispensed
with lit present.
Our amiable popocratle conlemporary
must have two calamity editors or at
least a substitute calam for occasional
service when thu only original Is tem
porarily off duty.
In spite of the report that the Nizam of
Ilydorlmd has been robbed of his Im-
porlal diamonds , It Is strenuously main
tained that that potentate has no Inten
tion of going on the stage.
Japan's credit is gilt-edgod since It
decried to como over to tlitr gold stand
ard. Its new bond issue of iJiM.OOO.MO
jvas subscribed several tlme.s over on
. thu Ixnidon money market.
, The defaulting state treasurer of Flor '
ida , who Is short only Ji'O.dOO , Is evi
dently not fitted to reign as n king of
lliuiiiLv. lie should count north and learn
how these things should be done.
With I ho Increase In the size and num
ber of pagtvs in house and senate Jour
nal , the price per page charged by tlio
printers ought to decrease If the state
printing bill Is to be kept within reason.
lly reading the dweriptlon of tlio gov
ernment exhibit at XashvilU- and multi
plying everything by two an approxi
mate estimate may be made of Uncle
Sam's part In the Trausmlsslssippi Kx-
position.
'Hie intelllTeneo | that Japan and
Hawaii are drifting apart Is to be taken
strictly as a diplomatic and not as a
Kfogrnphleal fact. The relative position
of the Islands on the map still remains
unchanged.
With two such representative bodies ns
tlio International postal congress and the
I'an-Amerlcan delegation touring the
United States nuu-h good Is certain to
accrue to both thu tourists and the coun
try through which they travel. It Is to
bo regretted that their route could not
Lave been so arranged as to Include the
reut
Sl'AXlSll 1'OI.ICl' TO UK MA.lATA.iyKD.
la reappolntlng the. Cnnovas ministry
the queen regent of Spaltv 1ms .slgnltlcd
hcp.niijrovnl | of the policy that has been
mrsttud lu Cilbrt nnd Indicated a willing
ness tlmt It shall be maintained. The de
cision of the queen Is disappointing nnd
It seems caused general surprise , yet
upon rellectlon It must appear altogether
natural that she should yield to the In-
liienee of thu statesmen In whose loyalty
nml devotion she has learned , from long
association , to have implicit coiilldence.
It Is ve.y easy to understand why Matle
Christine should IIP In sympathy with
he I'omerratlve pnrty , which ha * always
loyally supported the throne ami upon
which she depends to conserve the inter
ests of her son , the boy king , Alphoiu o
XIII. She may not seriously doubt the
loyalty and the patriotism of the liberals ,
mt she knows absolutely where Canovas
and his adherents can always be found
whenever the welfare of the monarchy
is to be considered. She thi'iel'on > clings
to thu party whose fidelity to her con and
; o herself Is unquestionable and whether
or not her doing so shall prove to lw
a mistake , It Is an entirely natural pref
erence.
If It. shall be shown tlmt the rcappolnt-
meiit of the Canovas ministry really
means the retention ofVcyler in Cuba
and the imilnleimnco of the barbarous
policy he Is pursuing their , Spain will
lose much of whatever of the world's ie-
spi-ct ami sympathy she now lias. A new
contribution lias Just been made to the
torrlble recital of AV-eyler's cruelly and
brutality In the appeal of starving Cu
bans to the people of the United States
for relief. No one can road the state
ment of privation -and suffering made by
these unfortunate nnd helpless people
without a feeling of resentment toward
a clvlll/.ed government which permits
such a state of affairs. It Is a stigma
upon the Spinish nation. There is some
reason to think , however , that AVeyler
will lie replaced and that a less Inhuman
policy will be adopted in respect to the
unoffending people of Cuba. Hut what
of Spain ? AVIll there he popular sub
mission to the queen's decision ? "Will
the liberals accept thu situation , and
again take part In legislation ? Will the
conditions that pr.'vailed belor1 the e.I Is
be restored and all parties rally to the
support of the government ? These ques
tions will be speedily answered. Mean
while there is reason to regatd the situa
tion in Spain as still grave.
J'ltl > ] ' ( > $ KI )
A member of the French Chamber of
Deputies lias submitted to that body a
motion to raise the duties on American
products if the United States llxed pro
hibitive duties upon French products.
This is undoubtedly intended to supple
ment the protest presented by the
French government sigalust the proposed
duties on wines and brandies. It is not
to be doubted tlmt there is a very strong
sentiment in France favorable to tariff
retaliation In the event of the duties on
wines and brandies In the house bill
bolng adopted. These were reduced by
the senate finance committee , it Is under
stood by reason of the French protest ,
but there will be a very earnest effort
to restore the house rales as necessary to
ttic fair protection of California wines
and it ought to be .successful. The wine
producers of tlio United Stales are en-
The fact is that the higher duties pro
posed would probably not operate to
materially reduce the importations of
French or other foreign wines. They
are far from being prohibitive. Hut if
they should do so , especially If they
should have the effect of lessening
quantity of adulterated wines imported ,
particularly from Fiance , thare would b
no barm done , while American wine pro
ducers would bo the gainers. As to the
throat of retaliation it need cause m
alarm , since France cannot go much
farther In discriminating against Ameri
can products.
.1 TAIUI'I" CUMMINSlOtf.
Representative Fowler of New Jersey ,
who is the author of a bill now In UI
hands of the house ways and mcnm
committee to establish a permanent tar-
HY commission , has sent out to the pres >
a statement of reasons in support of lii ;
proposition. .Mr. Fowler's measure pro
vides for a commission of seven mem
bers , to by appointed by the president
with the advice and consent of the1 sen
ate. The lerm of olllce Is fixed at
twvnty-one years and the annual salary
of the commlssloni'ivi is to be $7r flO ,
except the chief commissioner , who shall
reciilvo j.iS.UOO. It Is provided that the
duty of the commission shall be to In-
vestlgatn all questions of iVderal taxa-
tlon and annually make a loport to the
president a month before the regular
lllcuting Of C01WOSS , niCOinniDlldlnK.SIlOll
changes III import tltitk's and Internal
revenue taxes as they deem wl.su
ami proper. Authority Is fjiveii tliu
commission , wllli tliu tipproval of tlio
president , to suspend any \r\n \ \ or tliu
whole of any lux upon imports or of any
Internal tax which may hnvo been lin-
l ost'il by congress.
In support of this measure its author
ui'Ki's tlmt tin- people , of all parties ,
'classes mill callings , are sick of larifi'
tinkering anil desire "an oiinortiinlty in
imL'iiKo in luinlnass with tin assirninw
tliat tbi'i'o will bu no .sncli nul.'cal
I'liaiiKos asvlll ilostniy or oven
crlpplu any dopartnu'iit of trailf nr
coininuivu , " . llo says taxes nbpiiUl
bt > abatfil fi-oiii year to your nnd
talicn from oni > Kilu ! > dulu at a tlni1-1 ,
"ht'iice Hit' pivsident , wbo Is n > -
spunsiblu for tlu > iiropur admlnlstra-
tlon of ihf Kovi'rninont , with HID ivuoin-
ini'iidatlon of tliu tariff commission ,
ought lo lmvi the
power m saspi'inl any
portion of ilu- taxes and llm country
not bo boinpi'llt'il to wait until the ox-
ccutlve , the lieu o of roinv.-it'iitatlves and
tlio rtonato wort ) In political conjunction ,
which miuht not happi-n for si voral
yoars. " .Mr. Fowler thinks the estab i.-li-
niont of such n commission cannot do
any harm , whllo it may prove the great
est possible blossliif ? to the Aniuiiciin
people hi .secnriiitf stnblllly to our varied
business' Interests ,
If will readily bu seen that this metis-
ur * > involves a considerable surrender
to tint pn\sidt'iit and a commission of tlio
power devolved by the constitution upon
congress in respect to Inylug taxes nnd
duties , imports and excises. It may bo
that cou rosa has tlio right to conIVr
upon a commission ami tbt president
such authority a * Mr. Fowler's bill pro-
poses , but It Is a perfectly fair Inference
that no such tiling was contemplated
> y the framcrs of the constitution.
There can be no doubt tlmt those wsv >
nen had no thought tlmt the congress ,
mvlng laid taxes and duties , nilghl dele
gate to another body the authority to
suspend thorn in whole or In part ,
or to change them In any way.
They left tills wholly in the hands
of the people's representatives , un-
loubtcdiy feeling tlmt they would nl-
svtiyn be competent to deal with the mat
ter wisely and judiciously. This con
sideration , it seems to us , Is sulllclent
objection to the Fowler plan of a per
manent tariff commission.
to the advantages which It is as-
sumcd would result from a permanent
tariff commission , we have heretofore
expressed the opinion that it is very
doubtful whether any of them would b ?
realized and certainly a commission pos
sessing the power proposed to be given
it by the Fowler bill would .afford no
assurance to the business of the country
against radical change * In tariff duties
'Hid ' taxes. Wo do not apprehend , however -
ever , that this proposition Is likely to
receive serious consideration In congress.
It has few advocates In any party.
I'A TttWTIO .SB/iK-S.
It was Artemus Ward who patriotic
ally aiinoiinced his willingness to sacri
fice all his wlfVs relations In the war
for the preservation of iho union. The
readiness of solne of the eastern press
to encourage Governor Loedy's scheme
for public construction and operation of
n north and south railway system savors
very much of the same kind of unselfish
patriotism. On no other plausible theory
can the comment be explained that has
been elicited by the Kansas governor's
proposal for a tiile-bullt railroad.
'Plie Philadelphia Lodger , for example ,
expresses the hope that Governor
Ijeedy's scheme for a populist railroad
in Kansas and neighboring states maybe
bo realized. "There are many useful
lessons to be learned from such an < en *
terprlse , " It goes on to say. "It will
demonstrate the feasibility , or otherwise ,
of co-operative railroading , and should
throw valuable light on the subject of
government control of railroads. The
scheme seems to contemplate a railroad
corporation on much the same plan as a
state legislature. A majority of the
stock is to 1 > 4 > hold by ( lie states and mu
nicipalities Interested In the road , and
those are to have the controlling voice in
its affairs. Of course , they will manage
It by means of directors elected as legis
lators are elected , and similarly qualified
for railroad business as the legislators
are for lawinnkiiig. If they make a suc
cess of It other communities will bis en
couraged to try similar experiments and
tliu railway problem in this country will
bo in a fair way of solution. "
Kven the vein of
half-suppressed sar
casm does not conceal the fact that our
eastern friends would interpose no ob
jections to such an experiment "so long
as they are not called on to stand any
part , of the expense. In truth , if the
experiment is ever to be tried , they would
like to have it take place in ainin-
developed field and under most unfavor
able circumstances. But so far as No
liraska Is coiicerneijl , it cannot participate
In any state railroad building project
until its constitution is changed , and ,
judging from recent experience , the pros
pect for changing its constitution with
this end in view is not overly bright
irofiA run MUKK C'OA i > jvi ZOAS.
Omaha has alieady boon designated as
the tS'JS ' meeting place for a score or
more state and national conventions.
Hut we want more great gatherings for
tbo exposition year. The more conven
tions we secure , the idrgor will be th ?
attendance of outside visitors at tUe- ex
position , the more widespread its in
fluence ns an advertisement of the re
sources and capabilities of the west and
the more pronounced the success of tin
enterprise from every point of view.
To Mucure those conventions no stout1
should be left unturned. There is
scarcely a person in Omaha and Nebraska -
braska who can not If he will exert some
Influence upon , one or more of thu bodies
that have the selection of Iho location of
the meetings for the coming year.
Hvery ono can join in a correspondence
campaign to bring the claims of Omaha
as the 38)8 ! ) convention city before the
sessions held this year in various part.-
of tile country. The list of organiza
tions for which Omaha is working just
now includes the Shrhiers , the Klks , the
National Educational association , th < >
National better Curriers' associa
tion , , the National Electric 1-ight
association and a dozen other : !
of greater or leaser magnitude.
Every one Interested In the exposition
who has. influential friends In any of
these organizations .should communicate
with them at once and persuade them
to exert themselves actively In Omaha's
bi'lmlf.
An esteemed contemporary's Idea of n pub
lic library Is that It should ho a publla
educator. On tlmt barU an unabridged illc
lionary , a blbe ! and a World-Herald almanac
would make an excellent library. World-
Herald.
The almanac might bu readily dl.s
pensed with , but tin- public library Unit ,
pretends to do business without an 1111
abridged dictionary and a bible might
as well never have come Into existence.
A public library should bo so ad
ministered as to luad and not follow
public tnsfe. Uke all Institutions nnp-
ported by the taxing of all classes of
citizens , It should furnish the greatest
permanent good to the greatest number ,
it .should not bu allowed to degenerate
into a dispensary of either Intellectual
poisons or Intellectual opiates.
After a few more Omaha churcho *
are broken Into by burglars In ipie.it of
communion wlno and .silver service an
other ministerial petition may bu ex
pected , this time praying for police re
organization that will afford pulico pro ,
lection.
The Nobles of the Mystic Shrine , mm
la national convention at Detroit , Keen
to have found that oasis too moist oven
for their arid constitutions , Th-y
should by all menus come to Omaha li
185)8 , where the weather will bu ordorot
to suit. '
The Kansas legislative bribery Inves
tlgatlon has been practically termlnatei
by thu failure of the supreme court to
iold for cohtenipt the witnesses who
cfused tofctsflfy. This will only result
u anolher.j'asp of whitewash because
lot provenPvMle tile fnct of attempted
irlliory Iscwijjh n moral certainty that
10 amoiiHtfof exoneration will clear the
bcsmlrched yli'lclals lu the public mind.
Onmha will itake care of nil the na
tional conventions It can get for 3S ! > 3.
Preparation * ' f r one convention can in
argo l irt' serVe for others , provided
only they tH"fttit eonie nt the same time.
A wim-flsltfyy OlJ coiiveiitlous from .Tune
to November 015 the whole period of Hie
exposition la what we should strive for ,
Commercial travelers ought to feel
Inted over tin * rapidly increasing use of
ntprciiangeable mileage books oiv the
n-lnclpal railroads of the country. They
ire thus obtaining from the railway
nanugors tilrecl what they have been
unable to force out of them by leals-
ntlve enactment.
The delayed action of congress may be
partially explained on the theory that
many great national Issues are bjlng
lellnltely settled on the commencement
stage and that It Is folly to waste- the
line of a legislative body with questions
ilready answered.
A French deputy was suspended and
ejected from the chamber last week. In
hese days of legislative turmoil the
' 'tench Chamber of Deputies feels it In
cumbent upon itself to do something to
< eep in the class to which that republic
should belong.
If Congressman Hnlley of Texas has
ndeed come out "llatfooted" In favor of
Iryun for presidential candidate In 1X ! ) ( ) .
.IB will have something like three years
> efore the nominations are ically made
to acquire at least an arch to his Instep.
The death by starvation of the healer
. Sclilatter goes to show that lie resembled
. is ' predrc'J-sorrf at least in Unit , although
h ' ; > .saved others , himself he could not
save. Ills Omaha dupes hud their eyes
opened long ago.
Under the new charter every bill for
supplies furnished the city must be
. .worn . to as correct by the party render
ing it. No wonder there Is a boom In
the , iiotniial seal market.
The ( thl liclliihlc Metal.
Glebe-Democrat.
Japaa'a nejv 5 t > er cent loan of $21,000,000
was subscribed several times over in London
last week. Of course It Is payable lu KOld ,
or It would tyave gone bogging at 50 cents oil
tlio dollar.
Illiril 'to I'lt-nne ' ISvorylmily.
' Si. r-buls Hcpubllc. r
Chicago gamblers bitterly , , , denounce the
newspapers Cor having brought about the
closing of all Iho Chicago'-gambling houses.
It'tj mighty b. rd _ for even the meat con
scientious newspaper .man to please every
body , f ,
'
: *
One ofl ( Inlnli > n > r'M Dutlcn.
i-l'ijrtljinil OreRonlan.
The laborer's road to prosperity Is not
through opposition1 to machinery or through
blind hostility to capital ; It lies in the equip
ment of the coming generation so that its
workers may be able to control machinery
to. .their advnnUge'and work out .the problem
oj-earning ( livelihood all thorabre"Teaillly
through its assistance ) in teaching them to
make friends with capital through the- ability
to servo' Us interests Intelligently wblle hon
estly and faltulully serving- their own.
The l.lm'oln Km i IT.-i I Car.
St. 1'ntil Pioneer 1'ress.
The car built for President Lincoln In 18GJ
at Alexandria , and used by him from that
tlmo until his death , is said to be standing
In ' the car shew at Omaha , dilapidated nnd
abandoned , the property or the Union I'acllle
Hallway company. On account of its asso
ciations , and especially by reason of the fact
that It was used as the funeral car when
the body of the martyred president was trans
ported to Springfield , It ought to be secured
by tho. government and preserved lu good
condition as a relic.
Multifile } * ' * IniliiHtrliil Optinilnni.
Chicago Tlmra-IIernl'l.
The admirable address of the president at
the celebration of the tenth anniversary of
the Manufacturers' club of Philadelphia was
characteristic In Its optimism , and its felic
itous comprehension of the needs of the vast
industrial interests , represented.
The president in his entire public career
was never known to deliver a. pessimistic
utterance. Whether addressing the peaplr
on the .political issues of the hour , wjiclhvr
'rooking to the
representatives of any com
mercial j , Industrial or educational Intcrosto ,
he has always preached the radiant doctrine
of ho.ne. Tlio '
. president's political career
has brought him lu closer touch with the
world . of commprcB and industry than Is en
joyed by most nubile men because of his
championship of the great American doc
trine that has developed domestic Indus
try.
try.Tho
The best years of his llfo have been dedi
cated to the study and elucidation of Mils
economic theory , and it la because of his
conspicuous , identification with ft that his
utterances , are alwajs Invested with especial
significance ! to do iurn who own iho looms
nnd the funiapes or who trade In their
P rod u eta ,
THIS SAOI3 OK fiUMIIO KI.VrS.
Some MurlitiiliiK CJIiuiiKON of Clio .SouHi
DvUollj .Sciinlor ,
New Yoih Sun.
Tie Pin. Hie'iard Franklin rcttlgrcw , acn-
ator lu cotigitiis from Soulli Dakota , but
batter knowu as the Sage of Gumbo Klnts ,
has emerged frcm tile cool caverr.a of thought ,
bringing treasure * with him , his third gieal
trctouro of ttie , yc-ar. > The flrot was hVi bill
to create forty new executive dejiartmuuta
Including a Dapartmcnt of Public Laundries ,
The sccoDd wa ? Ilia 'bill to set up tbo gov
eminent In thoiland mortgage and agricul
tural product.jDaj.y.n , shop bU3liiM3 , facilitate
borrowing , furnish Illimitable acre * of irre-
drcmablo moiifey.f-ediice the rate of luterrot
aad iiulverl/o thylocl ; , Tbo third WM re'
vealcJ in the surala lust Tuesday. Turoday
1 Mr. rcttlKnTfrB K'Kiilat treasure day. The
third trrtmircrti < l uill providing for the sub.
mission of tU f vlnqulrlrn to a discriminating
public nt tbeC/iiifr | } < Cii clcotloii.i of 1S93 :
"Shall couincru at once enact a law pro ,
vldlug for Hift"Mmedlato ) fre'u and iinimtci : ! |
coinage uf tiilvttrtliud gold at the ratio ol
10 to 1 ? „ , - . . „
"Shall the rtrtitnutlon of tbu United Statoi
bo pi ) uiiiotir-.U-H ) ! - to prnvldo for the oleo
tlon of Unltjyfoiljl1" ' Beiialow ami of tbo
puuldnit anil vfco pritnldcat by dlrrct vote
of tlio peopla ? "
Mr. I'fttlgrow's
llghtnliiK ctmiiKfs In re-
sard to ll\W'MVn ' not m reconiiuondt'd
him lo thu li'iwlJillcmiH of lij ! tiiile that
the uluctloii ( j [ , f.cijutora by dlrrct votu of
the ppoplu w.iilil . bull ] out any hope of re
daction to htm. Hit Li purely Mutuaman-
UK ! ; lu bU lovti uf lilu drcond llujulry. So
ha Li lu bin pnllt'nln | ' ui fur unuthtr opinion
from tht > people HU | u allycr. After having
promlsfil lo ftlrk to thu riiiuihtlr.ii ) platform
liwt ycur , lie Wi-iil on i fruu uml unlimited
oxGUfBloii Into frfi > Hlitl ilnllailti',1 Mllver. As
a tliutthtful Btatiiiiiun , lu > nuturnlly wants
to Know If the country ) mn prutltM | by
OJiUltlplC.
Yet It would ho uujuut | t > dwell upon tliu
porooual ucsldonlo u ( a crfil , ulijot-tlvi' , HUI !
ftssriillul Mlntem ut. It will brhiK ward *
of jo/ lo many ulnrcru uopuiut tnii ! In
Kuriilii , Nulirjnliu , unit ay tulloiui ti
know thui llit'-i'i > Hii ot lluiubu KiaiM h n
iintnrlttil Ihu ifiri'inhini uml U wivliiK tl
Itr the oytii uf u iU li | nation , lu ( art.
both I'l ttlh'i'nw HU'l tliu I'uft'iuniluin uru now
finally mid lUTiURUitiitly uuliiiUnl Cun
South Ualiota full In | .t . > ufK-cMi'tl liy thi >
Blglit ? Will ( Uuiibu I > ' | uin il Uy lu rttU , , u
Btituo to her "JU" wb Urluu * tliu
iluiuf
IlKD MK.V AS SOM11KUS.
Hltitorjof nil IJxiicrlinrnt Hint Did
Not Co in o Up In ICxirrtntloi\n.
New York Sun.
Tlio ordcro lo disband the last of the reg-
liar companies of Indiann serving as snl-
llors recalls the profircss of an experiment
vhlch was founded on worthy alms and
somnwh t Justified , perhaps , 'by theoretical
considerations , yet which demonstrated Its
'allure ID practice.
The project of organizing companies of
ndl.in ? . to bo attached to existing regiment *
if cavalry and Infantry , was 'begun under
Secretary 1'toetor , who wna a strong advo.
cato of It , General Schofleld , then com
manding the army , considered , after a trial
of the plan for a tlmo , that It had been nuc-
ccffiful In Its principal object , that ot fur
nishing n eafo outlet for the natural milt-
ary bent of as many as practicable of the
ndlan youth , who might otherwise become
liostllo from the lack of such on outlet. Up-
sided , It was de lred to see how far In-
liana could bo relied upon lo do n share
of the .military wervlco In need , although ,
as to that , said General ScholloUl. "It is yet
oo early to reach a final coticltulon. * '
Hut probably the War department now
knows very well about haw much could be
expected. The red men have shown that
: hey arc amenable- discipline , are excel-
ent skirmishers and scouts when properly
commanded , have a natural aptltudo for mil
itary service , and can bo well drilled. Thus
: hcy might , in time of Btrcts , when the
joiintry wanted to put Itv the field every
available man , do good service oven when
organized at > companies.
On the other baud , the drawbacks to so
imploylng them , Instead of as scouts , have
been more nud more manifest with experi
ence. When the novelty of military life
we.irs awny some of tht > red men find It
rltsomo. An objection of tlm greatest ino-
ncnt is that the proportion of them allowed
o have their wives nnd children with them
s far below what they desire. Then , absence
lot only from their tribes , but from the
cglon in which they were b'irii Is a trial
o them. Some of tlut habits of ilfe required
of soldiers , such as living In houses lustrpd
) f tepees and the
, Inflexible rontlno of sorv-
ce , Including its labors , contr.ist unfavor
ably , In their view , with th'.1 lounging frte-
dom of reservation life.
In short , It was less the white men tlinii
ho Indians themselves that solved the pi-ub-
em. It was found that , when their terms
Jxplred , they were rarely eager to re-enlist
nnd sometimes. It Is said , they even paid
the purchase money ie < | ttlred to seciiro tholr
llscharge before the time. Recruilliif ! became -
came dlfllctilt and the companies began to
Uvlndle so ns to make It advisable to con
solidate or oftcncr to disband thr.ii. Thus
tno after another dropped out. Thr
oilglual order. Issued In the spring of ISUl ,
ircecrlbcd tbo recruiting of troop L In each
of ' the first eight cavalry rcglmento with
'Ifty-flvo men each , nnd of company I in
nineteen infantry regiments with the same
number. That would have brought nearly
l.fiOO Indians Into the Hue , and accordingly
iho number of Indian scouts was reduced to
150. It decs not appear , however , that the
proposed maximum was ever secured. Somr >
tlmo'later , under Secretary Lament. It wna
shown that there had not been enlisted an
"Kgrcgato of a thousand Indians , and the
number actually hi the ranks on June 30 of
that year was 771 , divided into six troops of
cavalry and nine companies of Infantry. One
sltcr another these organizations dropped off.
The last one has held cu quite tenaciously.
Hut now It follows the rest.
Ono fact which we must , not lose sight of
is that the aborigines In our country are
less favorably situated for army uses than
the Indian or other tribes that England and
Krance employ In their colonies , because
our force of eiillated men Is limited to 25-
000. In a people numbering so many mill
ions , and with the pay eo high , there Is no
diniculty whatever in getting plenty of white
nnd colored recruits. There Is sometimes
even a rsharp competition for admission Into
the t ranks. It is natural , therefore , that
sluco every Indian admitted keeps out one
other . possible soldier , army ofllcers should In
general prefer other troops than Indians ,
although fully recognizing the value of the
latter as scouts.
TUB MtSIC CUIII3. |
llcllrf fur Iho AllllcU-d nnd a Jli-nt for
„ . , 4thi .Dot'tor . . , .
Minneapolis Times.
The Germans have ) found a now use for
music. They employ It ns a curative ag.jncy.
A "music cure" hospital has been established
In Munich , and the unique Idea Is said to
have alieady a large following.
Dr. Paul Ilivlerra Is the discoverer of ths.
"cure. " The empress of Austria was some
time ago treated for neuralgia of long standIng -
Ing , and is said to have been entirely cured.
The treatment consisted simply of certa'n '
strains of tound , repeated at very freiiueut
Intervals. Since her recovery the fad , If the
lerm may be allowed , has spread rapidly.
"This 'music cure' hcopital Idea , " eaya Dr.
Hlvlcrra , "la not a German delusion very
far from It. Only a very few years since
the reality of hypnotism was regarded In thi
United States as an Imposition , a fraud , bu'i '
today liellevuo hospital , New York , Is con
sldcring with great favor the idea of Intro
ducing a chair of hypnotism ; one hospital
hero In Munich alieady lies such a chair and
In constant use. The next thing , hi ray
'
opinion , wLlch thi same Hellcvue hosplta'l
will provide for will be a chair of music ,
though I hardly think New York will have
at least for some tlmo to come , a hospital
devoted entirely to the 'music cure , ' "
The eminent physician is undoubtedly cor
rect In his lest statement , at least. It wii :
probably be some time before Oellevue hos
pital oper.n a concert hall.
However , the new euro may bo warnilj
welcomed on tills side of the water. It offers
a r.olutlon of the pioblem , what to do with
our amateur musicians.
There Is thb to be said for the now treat
ment , it Is certainly more Inviting nnd plc-
turcaquo than the old treatment , with lancet
and flask. Padercwskl should bo secured as
tile phynlclan-ln-chlef.
The "music euro" U probably after all but
another phase of mind rure. So long as UK
mind wlalds the powerful Influence over the
body , which it 0 often cxo.ts In disease ,
miHlc or any other chozcn agency will effect
marvels. Certainly there could bo no fitter
medium for hypnotic suggestion than melody
which soothes the Jangling nerves and
strengthens the falling aplrlta.
1 > BISA1 < AN1 > OTIIISHWISR.
Katxuo Hatoyama , a graduate of Yale , In
the class of ' 78 , has been elected speaker of
the Japanese Parliament.
The legislature of Illinois has appropriated
11.000 , for the painting of a portrait of for-
iner Governor Altgeld. A legislative com-
mltteo penned another portrait of him for
future reference.
The statute unveiled hi memory of Robert
in Troy , N. Y. , the other day , Ja of
bronze and Is about , fifteen feet high. It rep
resents a determined man with hia coat wide
Ten. ilrfrndli'i' tlio ballot box wlfi hit rleht
hand and grasping an American flag with the
other.
Prof. II. Hflm Clayton , wUo Is In charge
of the Uluo 1III1 meteorological observatory
at Milton , Mass. , a world-famoim olwerva-
tory , and particularly BO of loto on account
of Its records , contemplates higher aacenta iji
the air ( ban ever. "With a steam engine to
hold and wind the kite wire , Prof. Clayton
expects to send up a new eel of kites to
heights over 10,000 feet. The record so far
at Uluo Hill Is 9.37C feet , which U the world
record.
Congressman James Hamilton Lewis of
Washington , who lies been getting BO much
lu tbo public cyo lately , lu described na look
ing llko a fazhlcii-plate. Ho wears a long
frock coat that reaches almost to his ankles ,
brown trousera , patent-leather shoes , ex
tremely hlsli collar , flowing necktie and
bright yellow glove * . His hair U long , and
tossed about with "carclers prec-lalon. " and
lite whiskers spread out as If parted In the
middle ) , Doth hair and whiskers are of a
yellow shade and harmonize with his gloves.
A pathetic outburst of wifely Indignation
echoes through the frosted air of Minnesota.
A man with on impediment In his gray mat
ter was cared for and cured by tbo state
and aunt to thu bosom of Ills rejoicing family.
Hut the rejoicing was of short duration
1IU wife discovered that liet was not lakh *
loniibly attlrod by the state. His linen was
scant and not Immaculate. As the wUt'ly
luupiu'llein of bis wardrobe progressed , her
wrath rose and finally burst Into print
Ili'i-miBO thu Htuto did not proviso him wltt
half u iliwn pleated white shirts , launderet
tiuit Hod with bluu paper bauds , his beloved
bi'Ut'r-liidt motapliorlcally grabbed the top.
limit * uf thu asylum trustees and curloi
llmlr Imlr with hut u * | > I tlvcs. Nothing
liort of u ftrnliikln BMCIU | ) , with a shirt
\vuUl front will ri'Bluro Imrmony between
the Utt > ivud the ri'Juvcuttted fuiully ,
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exquisite , exclusive effects * * fresh
from the world's famous shoe build-
ersi products controlled in Omaha
by us thc new toes and lasts
everything new and novel and
substantial . < footwear , of a high
degree , < Chic and choice - small
in price & We urgently request our
patrons to have their
P shoes polished at our free
* shoe shining stands.
16th and Douglas Sts.
THU I'llllAXA THAtiUllY.
New York Sum Friday's event In tJrbaim
lotltlrs that town and the people of Ohio
lint they might ns well disband their na
tional guard nnd turn the control of affairs
over to the mob and let It rule undisputed.
Shame on the people of Urbana nud their
mayor !
St. Ix > us ! llepubllc : The disgrace of tbo
outbreak In a measure is shared by the
whole country because It represents so com-
plcto n breakdown of clvlll/atlon , but It Is
tetter that It should have happened at Ur-
jaim than In some community where past
slavery would have given a color of truth
.0 the charges that A negro cannot get Jus
tice ,
Springfield ( Mass. ) Republican : It Is tlmo
: hat somebody In authority fought oneof
thcso mobs to the death , either ot himself
or the mob. Give us a martyr. If need be ,
o law nnd order , and build his monument
lilgb. This affair Is true anarchy the mob
spirit.And It Is growing more unrestrained.
There have been other lyuchlngs In Ohio
within recent yc.ars , and what happens In
Ohio may easily happen In New Kiit-land.
Hcspect the Uw , or we shall need u Uona-
[ tarto to teach us to obey.
Indianapolis News : The authorities at Ur-
Jana , O. , know tholr business. The company
of militiamen called out to protect fiom n
mob a negro convicted of rape did their duty
by opening lire , after repeated warnings ,
with the result of killing two people and
wounding several others. If mobs every
where met that kind of reception we should
very speodlly come upon the time when we
wondered that there ever prevailed a state
of noclcty in which we had so llttlo respect
for law as to organize mobs.
Chicago Times-Herald : What can be sold
when such people , perhaps the quietest ,
most law-abiding , least excitable In the
world , break out Into a bloodthirsty fury
and commit deeds that would almost put to
blush cowboys on the lllver Trinity or
planters' sons In central Mississippi ? The
phenomenon can only be explained on the
theory adopted by the cynical , that no
amount of education , refinement , good deeds
or calm living can < iuito obliterate the
traces of the brute creation from which
they tell us we are all descended.
Indianapolis Journal : In every way thu
Urbana affair Is lamentable ; In the pur
pose of a mob to violate the law which
had already been vindicated In sentence
of its extreme penalty , anil in the panic of
the commruder of the militia company lu
lnB upon the crowd when there aeemed to
bo no occasion for It. A few steady men
with fixed bayonets' or even with the clubs
of policemen could hnvo reslnted the mob
at tlio time of the firing. In yielding later
Iho militia , or whoever was responsible
for their action , showed a lack of nerve
and ordinary discipline.
Globe-Democrat : The lynching of 'Mitch
ell , the Ohio negro assailant of the white
woman , was a bad affair , but the crime for
which ho was punished was hideous. In
condemning the mob for taking the law Into
Its own bands let us not forget the provo
cation which It had. Some crimes arc so
horrible and revolting that In dealing with
them the ordinary processes of the law ap
pear to many law-abiding men to be too
slow and uncertain. ( Mitchell's was' ono of
that class of crimes. In cases of this sort ,
where thu guilt Is clearly proven , the mob's
violation of the law Is only technical.
Detroit Free Press : It Is no credit to the
Ohio city that sentiment Is against the mil
itia rather than against those who by seek
ing to break down all authority and promoting
meting mob rule made the Intervention of
firmed force necessary. The militiamen did
their duty as men sworn to uphold the law
and protect society from the attacks of the
enemies of good order. It may bo said that
they were too ready to use their rifles , but
this docs not relieve the lynchcrs of the re
sponsibility of the deadly tire. They Invited
the fate that befell them in arraying tbem-
solvcs against the .authority of the sheriff.
Chicago Chronicle : The negro was killed
Irregularly , but Justifiably. He committed
an offense far more heinous than simple
murder. True , It Is not so clfftsed In crim
inal codes calmly and deliberately enacted ,
and it may seem therefore to bo the sober
sonsfi of the community that the offense Is
not In fact as bad as murder. Hut when the
outraged victim of a negro's lust and brntu
strength bus just sufllcient stamina left to
rise from her bed and denounce tbo scoun
drel , who thereupon admits his guilt , h'n
sudden and violent death at the hands of an
outraged community la a matter of course.
The community at Urbana would bo lers than
human , Indeed , It would be llly-Hvon'd and
lacking in gall , were It to allow this ravlaher
to live.
i\i ! < ; inHAS. .
Chicago Ilocord : "Tho HiirdcnHh girls
have rulljiciiilfhal their ambition to bo
society leaders , "
"Tired of It already ? "
"No , but they couldn't get their father
and mother to ' ' ' ' "
Bay 'eythor' nnd 'neyther.
Fllegende Dlaetter : "How do you llko the
new professor's lectures ? "
"They seem extraordinarily dry , conttlder-
Ing bow many founta or knowledge ho lmn. "
Harper's I3azar. "A
clean-Hlmvcn face Is
o strongest , " said Itollvnr.
"Not by a long shot , " retorted Mlllllcen ,
who wears a mustache , "The man with a
truoath upper lip Is the only one who lets
n barber tweak 'him ' by the nose. "
Cleveland I euder : Sirs. Qulgley So your
husband lu working on u Hying machine. ?
Don't you think be IH ulmply wasting time ?
MM. Henley Ob , I don't know. He's sot
tils life pretty well i nun rod.
Wttwhlngton Star ; "Young man , " said
Senator Horshum , "bo mire to luy by Home-
tiling for a rainy day. "
" 1 intend to BUVU something every year. "
Koyal ru keo the food pure ,
wholesome and delicious.
Absolutely Pure
noru BAxixa POWDCD co. , new YORK.
"Tlmt's right. Only , If you ever get to In
a United Stiites senator , don't boast of lny <
lug by lee much , all In the siimc year , a a It
may create comment , "
Indianapolis Journal : "When a woman , "
said the Cornfed Philosopher , "says tlmt fh
really bellevwi she Is getting fat nnd her hus
band retorts that It Is because she eutH ton
{ much nnd ilooin'l do enough worc , It IH saf
to presume Unit the honeymoon baa censed
to be. " ,
Chicago .Post . : "Man ot ucrvo ! " ho ex
claimed. "Well , I should any he was ! "
"Una ho over done anything to show It ? "
"Done nuytlilngl Say ! That man has i
Htnndlug offer to umpire amateur base ball
games to u llnlsh. "
Detroit Free Press : "Hero's nu account o |
n Colorado girl who climbed to the top ol
Mount Popociitnpotl and sang 'Tho Stnl
. ' "
Spangled llanner.
"She Imd xotne t ense. didn't Mio ? It's toe
bad some other girls are nut us thoughtful
when they want to sing. "
AQUATIC PHILOSOPHY.
Waolilnglon Slnv.
Alas , how oft it Is that honest toll must fal
to llml
Such happlnCKi ns greeta the less ilosorvlni
of mankind.
Twnh not the youth that rowed the boat
who won. the charmer dear ,
Hut the Idler who sat gnlly whispering
nothings In her ear.
PIGTIONS. i i
ImU.iniipollB Journal.
A fool there was and 1m drew for a pair
( Kven as you and I ) ,
To an acu and a ten and "a hank of hair.1
( \Ve thought we detected a look of care ) ,
Put the fool he snld It was only fair
( \Ve know ho could not lie. )
Oh , the years we iwnste nud the fears wi
taste
In trying lo guess the hand
That belonged to the fool who did not knOM
( And now we know what we couldn't thej )
know ) ,
And did not understand.
A fool there was and our coin he spent ;
( Slacks of red and blue ) .
Tens and twenties and everything went ,
( And nobody "called" till ho had every cent ) ,
liut a fool must follow his natural bent
( Just like me nnd you. )
Oh , the toll wo lost and the spoil wo lost.
And the lovely things we planned
Belong to the fool who didn't know why
( And now we know that he never knew why )
Ho "ketehed" such a beautiful band.
The fool stripped us all to our foolish hide.
( Even .both , you and me ) , . , , t
And now wo know tlmt he surely tried
To niakp us think tlmt lilft hand/ was "snide , "
For he draw n. "royal flush" when he lied
( Kven to you and me. )
And It Isn't tbo shame nnd It Isn't tha
blame
That stings like a white-hot brand.
It's , coming to know liow that foo' could Its
( Seeing at last that we know 'he could lie ) ,
When he had such a rpfl-hot band.
'
Or a lost collar buttoner
or any other such trifle ,
may cause any amount
of trouble to a man who
is in a hurry. It is
much better to have an
extra supply of such"
little fixings. These
are but details , how
ever , and we mention
them only because it
gives us a chance to
say that we have every
thing that a man may
want in Furnishings as
well as in Clothing.
Our clothing this
season is , beyond comparison ,
finer than any we have evef
shown before. It is because
we are always trying to im
prove that this is so. If you
want the best in clothing- , and
know our store , you know
where to go ,
KING & GO ,
8. W. Cor.
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