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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 14, 1898)
THE OMAWA DAILY BEEt MONDAY. MARCH 14. IfiflR. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE S. I103KWATEH , Editor. I'UUMSHED UVKIIY MOHN1NQ. TERMS OP Dally n a ( Without Sunday ) , One Ycav . 11 M Dallr life and Sunday , One Year . S 00 Rlx Months . 400 Three Monllis . 200 Knndty Uef. One Year . 200 Haturdny lice , On ? Year . 1W Weekly Ute , One Ycnr . . .4 . W Omnha ! The IKe JlulMlnff. Kouth Onmha : Singer Ulk. , Cor. N and Ztth Bti. Council Ilium ! 10 1'earl Street. Chicago OlDce : 50J chamber of Com mere * . New York : Temple Court. Washington : Wl fourteenth Blreet. All communications relatlnR to news and edito rial matter thould lr adrlrc > i > ed : To the Kultor. IJUSINKSS LUTTiniS. All IjuMnci * letters and remlttancen rhould b addreiEcil to The Dec 1'uhllshlne Company , Omnha. Draft * , checks , exprers and poMofllco money order.1 to be made payable to the order of the company. . . COMPANY. _ _ Tin : nnn rum.i.qinKG STATEMtt.NT OP CIUCULATION. Btnto of Nebrnnkn , UotiRlas county , . : Oeorce II. Tznchuck , secretary of The I3cc Pub- Ituhlnx company , liolns duly swnrn , say * that the actual number of full and complete copies of The Dally , Morning , i\enlnn : and Kuml.ty Ilee printed during the month of Tebruary , JS3S , was as fol lows : 1 10,9V ! 15 . tt.Md ? 21,951 10 . 21.611 3 20.R3I 17 . 2I.CIK 4 ? 0.7M IS . 21,815 r : o,875 19 . 21,201 21,0-0 20 . 21.C93 7 20PO > 21 . 21,307 fl 21,051 22 . JU21 9 20.W2 23 . 21.C.T ! 10 2 , S < 2 2 . 21.0B 11 21,124 25 . 21.141 12 21,070 211 . 22.22T 11 21,012 II 20,903 h'.l. . . . ' . ' . . . . 22,332 Total , DST.D'J returned oml un. olil copies 9,326 Net total fnlo IWW Net dally average 21.00 ! ) cnouai : n. TZSCHUCK. Sv/orn to li fore me and nuhrcrlbPil In my prc'encc thli lit dny of March , HOR. ( Fcnl. ) N. p. mil. , Notary 1'ubllo. Cnu It lie Hint the "crlmo of ' 7.T' wns Mown into oblivion by the explosion of the Mil I nc ? Thi question of delusion tines not si'iMii to be an inviting one to thu parties who raised It. The merchant who catches tlio spring Irnilo will be thu niereliaut who ad- veitiscs In Tlie Ilee , A old mine In the Klilorn district of Colorado hus been named the 1'opullst. That speaks for Itself. For the news road The UPC. No sen- national ffiKfs perpetrated by this paper simply to impose on patrons and public. fiovernor Iloleomb seems to have caught the same spirit of law defiance that animates his outlaw police board appointees. Governor Holcomb's conception of n iion-pnrtlsan police board stilt consists of a board of commissioners all from one political party. If nil the largest stud horse typo Is to be used up by the yellow papers be fore war Is In sight , what will they do should actual lighting take place ? A bill to reduce and restrict the hours of labor of drug clerks has been passed by the New York senate. The sweat shop evil is not the only one of Its kind. Every effort of the city health to protect the public from injury from unclean or unsanitary bakeries will have general popular approval. The llltliy bake shop must go. Omaha has Its Intel-state lawn tennis tournament as a fixture on the schedule promulgated by the national association. Omaha is keeping right in the front in all liiKH of legitimate sport. The farmers hi due of the newer agri cultural counties of Washington , the county of Garlleld , paid off and canceled nearly $200,000 worth of mortgages in the last thirteen months. There lire also others. There are persons so desirous of hav ing 'their predictions of war verified that they cannot wait to examine the flrst locusts- the season to see If the mysterious "W" appears marked on their wings. Governor Iloleomb Is right In this he lias enough on his shoulders in his ad mltted connivance with Hartley's farm Ing of state funds without being un justly accused of borrowing the stolen money himself. Over 70 per cent of the exposition subscriptions have been paid. That speaks well for the subscribers and Is also a strong reason why those who arc reaping the benefits but have not sub scribed should step promptly forward. Pave Mercer has publicly expressed a willingness to servo another term in congress. The chances are good that the people of the Second district will at the proper time match this announce ment with an expression of their will ingness to have him do so. The organ of the bogus reform police board refers to the latest highwayman's episode as "the customary holdup. " The /"sad thing about It is that It threatens to remain "customary" so long as the government of the police department is committed to the political holdups now in control of It. When Governor Iloleomb first In fllcted lloliurt K. Lee Hcrdmaii as po llen commissioner upon the helpless people of Omaha he pretended that he was acting under political pressure and against his better Judgment. Ills re- apimlntinent of Ilerdmau can be ex cused by no such pretense. The gov ernor now knows Just what Herdman is. There is an old adage , If you go to bed with dogs you must not be sur- ' ot 1 > with fleas. The fact , that gold continues to come Into this country In the face of dis quieting rumors and threatening for eign complications shows thu remark' nblo strength of the American commer cial system and the unl > oundcd contl- deneo of the world's financiers In the permanent character of the recent busi ness revival in thin country. Within less than u month more than $10,000,00 < worth of cold has been brought to the .United States. American .credit has a ubstouUal foundation. tills year. OOVKHNOU HOLCUMB TOJIAS ODI7AfT. Dy the announcement of his determi nation to reappolnt Robert E. Lee Honl- man as member of the Board of Fire and Pollco Commissioners of Omaha Governor Iloleomb has publicly en dorsed the high-handed outlawry per petrated on this community by his bogus police reformers under the guid ance of this Irresponsible ringleader. The renppolntmcnt of Ilcrdman will mean that the governor brands with his own trade-mark every act of the gang of political bandits to whom ho has turned over the government of the po lice department of this city. The governor's Ignorance of the law which requires htm to wait until the last Tuesday In March before making the formal appointment of police com missioner might be overlooked. The Intense - tense partisanship which leads him to disregard the plain Intent of the stat ute to create a non-partisan board , and to take his police commissioners all fibin one and the same political party might bo tolerated If the men chosen were above reproach. In hunting out for this responsible position , however , from all the reputable and respected members of his party the one man who has done most to bring the community Into disgrace and the party Into disre pute with lawabiding citizens Governor Iloleomb simply overrides public senti ment and defies common decency. During the last legislature Robert E. Lee Ilcrdman was to bo found day and night among the corridor leeches , plying the vocation of boodle lobbyist. Hut his bcsmlrchment In the famous gambling bill scandal seems only to have commended him to Governor Ilol eomb as his kind of a reformer. Since his investment with official power as police commissioner Ilerdmim has had respect for neither the law nor his ofllclal oath. lie has stood In with ( ill the lawless resorts that require po lice protection to carry on their nefari ous trade. In violation of his sworn obligation he has prostituted his posi tion for tlie promotion of political ends and the payment of political debts. The example of outlawry set by the police board ut Ilerdman's direction has dis sipated all discipline among their sub ordinates and brought on a state of po lice demoralization and inetllcleiicy against which the citizens are crying out aloud. With men held up nightly by armed highwaymen , women and children in fear of'assault if they venture from their homes after dark , burglars , thieves and confidence men holding high carnival under the very noses of the police and vice and licentiousness flaunting forth confident of assured Immunity the continuance of the police board In Its present make-up means that unless the citizens resort to radical measures they must continue indefi nitely the victims of police Inelllclency and the prey of professional criminals. For this Governor Iloleomb cannot escape responsibility. TllK FKKLlKO IN KUKOPK. The report that the Washington ad ministration has .sounded European gov ernments' ns to what would bo their at- tltudo in case the United States should consider 'Itself compelled to enter upon a policy of Intervention In Cuba , or In case Spain committed some act resulting In an outbreak of hostilities between the two countries , while without ofllclal au thority , ila not Incredible , since It Is the course usually pursued by nations under such circumstances. Spain , also , It ap pears , has been endeavoring to ascertain the feeling of European governments. According to a Washington report the replies received by our government to Its Inquiries have been with two exceptions satisfactory and sympathetic , that of Great Britain being especially so. The exceptions arc the answers given by Germany and Austria , which while not hostile In tone are said to be noncommittal mittal and therefore disappointing to this government. So far ns Great Britain Is concerned there Is no doubt that the United States will have the full sym pathy and moral support of that na tion In the event of war , but the feelIng - Ing Is that hostilities should be avoided If possible. There Is every reason to believe that the recent call of the Brit ish ambassador upon President McKln- ley was for the purpose of conveying to the president the assurance that while Great Britain Is deeply Interested In the preservation of peace between Spain and the United States , If war shall become Inevitable that power will bo found In sympathy with this coun try. As to Germany , If the report Is true that the foreign ofllcc instructed tho. Inspired press to deny emphatically that that country will aid Spain in case of war , It removes all apprehension of danger In that quarter. The commer cial unfriendliness of Germany toward the United States Is well understood , but that country would have nothing to gain by aiding Spain. Possibly the sympathy of the emperor would bo with tlie .Spanish , but it Is not at all prob able that he would attempt to carry this to the excnt of Involving the na tion In n war against the United States. Austria need not be considered , having l'iltci enough of domestic trouble , while there Is not the least reason to fear that Ilussla , always the friend of this country , would turn nualnst us in a conflict with Spain. The doubtful fac tor Is 1'Vance. but It Is hardly conceiv able that that country , notwithstanding the large financial Interest it has In Spain , would at this time make an enemy of the United States. The statement coming from Madrid , that all the European powers favor the continuance of Spanish rule In Cuba.Is not to be accepted unquestioning ! ) ' . It Is perhaps true as to some of the Euro- pea n rulers , but It may reasonably be assumed that others are quite Indiffer ent In the matter. At all events , there seems to bo no reason to think that any of them are so solicitous In regard to It as to take an active part for the maintenance of Spanish rule In that island. As to the suggestion of collectIve Ivo pacific action by the European powers to avert a conflict , It Is not practicable. The nations of Europe could not unite for any such purpose. But reports emanating from the Euro pean correspondents of the Madrid press are entitled to very little consid eration QO more , Indeed , than the state ment * of the correspondents of the sen sational newspapers of this country. It appears to bo qulto generally thought In Europe that war Is prob able , If not Inevitable. Outside of Eng land and particularly In Germany the Impression seems to bo that the United States wants war a view that cer tainly finds no warrant In the course of this government COA'N VLA It ItEOnaAMi'A T10N , A bill providing for the creation of a commission to reorganize the consular service wns favorably , reported to the house of representatives a f w days ngo from the committee on foreign affairs and the supporters of the measure are hopeful of Its passage at the present ses sion. The proposed commission , to bo appointed by the president , Is to consist of two members of the senate , three members of the house and one olllclal of the State department. It U to assist the president In reorganizing the con sular service and tire work of reorgan ization , to cover all olllucrs of the serv ice , Is to bo effected within two years from the date of the passage of the bill. In a general way the bill lays down the lines upon which the organization shall bo made. It provides that the solo com pensation for consular olllcers shall bo their salaries , limits the ago of admission to the service to persons from 21 to 50 years of age and requires n. civil .service examination. The bill also provides for promotion. i ' Tlio author of this measure , Itoprosout- atlve Adams of Pennsylvania , was min ister to Brazil during the Harrison ad ministration and has given tlie subject of consular reorganization much atten tion. There Is no doubt that the twrvlee needs reforming and the plan proposed In this bill , of a commission to assist the president In carrying out tlio needed reformation , is judicious. Many recom mendations have been made to congress on the subject , but the obstacle in the. way of getting action by congress baa' ' been the fact that any such legislation would dlsurl ( ) to some extent men in of- flee who obtained tholr places through the .recommendation of congressmen. Under the operation of the Adams bill some consular otllclals would have to retire , but only those who failed to pasa the examination or are beyond the max imum age limit The proposal that consular olliclals shall be compensated by unlnry only and that all fees shall be turned Into the treasury Is sound. The fee system has ' been abnsod and It cannot bo Justified on good business principles. The com pensation proposed by tlie bill Is believed to be sufficiently liberal to attract com petent men to outer the service and make It a professional pursuit Another good provision is that requiring that consuls shall be citizens of the United States. The practice of appointing for eigners to consular positions has been .condemned by all who have carefully studied the service. Tlie consular service will grow with the extension of our commerce and the wisdom of putting It upon the best pos sible basis will not bo questioned. The service has been greatly Improved In re cent years and lias attained a high de gree of efficiency and usefulness , but there Is room for further improvement TIIK OKK OBJECT IX VIKW. The different business , commercial and social organizations must keep constantly before them the fact that they nil Imvo one and the same object in view , namely , the advancement of Omaha and Ne braska ns compared with other cities f and states. While these various clubs and associations have been formed for the purpose of enlisting the strength of different classes of business , professional and- laboring men and directing their contributions to the common effort along lines that promise most effective results , they are all expected to work together toward the same goal. Never before In the history of Omaha has the necessity for harmonious co operation of nil elements In the com munity been so pressing. With the great TransmlsslssippI Exposition and the en tertainment of exposition visitors de manding the unremitting energies of nil public-spirited citizens , a division of la bor along lines of availability becomes Imperative. The shirking of duty by one class of citizens or the evasion of responsibility by one organization mnns simply added burdens for others who arc a doing more than their shares. The numerous national and state con ventions that arc to b o held In connec tion with the exposition , for example , will impose a special obligation upon the local representatives of each association or order to provide entertainment and reinforcement that will Insure success. The Commercial club will doubtless have Its hands full looking after the commer cial side of the visiting delegations , but It should at the same time extend as sistance In every other possible way. The Woman's club will devote Itself ) j largely to the women visitors and the Ed ucational congresses , but It should hold Itself ready to be called on In other emergencies also. The Ak-Sar-Ben , while straining to outdo all former efforts In providing a week of unexampled gala festivities , cannot well obstruct the work i of the exposition management and Its ft adjuncts by refusing to contribute the It assistance expected of that organization. On the contrary , by consenting to the a use of the Coliseum for the big conven tions booked for Omaha during the com ing summer the Ak-Sar-Ben will bo only performing part of Its own mission , which Is proclaimed to bo promotion of Omaha's business Interests by attracting | 01 largo throngs of visitors on special fes tive occasions. The Heal Estate ex change , the fraternal Insurance societies , the labor unions , the social clubs should all fit themselves Into the larger organ ization that Is keeping Omaha to the fore | ° and laboring constantly to lift it higher lu the scale of progressive cities. ritl tl tlc The last letter of ex-Governor Boles " of Iowa , declining positively to be a 0 candidate for congress , leaves no doubt that he has burned all the bridges be tween himself and the Chicago plat form on which he supitorted Bryan less than two years ago. He declares em-1 { ; phatleally that ho cannot bring himself Into Hue with the majority faction of his party on the currency question , nor , Is for that matter , with the minority fac- tlon , but prcfcra to stand nlouo with n platform nmdeto. please himself alone. But for his advanced age the ex-gov ernor might y 'tifccotno ' a lender of his party when fJio'lilundors of the past few years nre-soen by others as plainly ns by himself , , The last loaffTjt Immigrants brought over by the Kiiisur Wilhclin der Grosse , from Bremen , * consisted of Monuonltes from Bessarabia , 'who ' were unusually' desirable ns Ihimlgrants from the fact that every head of n family was well supplied with money. Not all of those who seek new'ioiiies In America do so because they liaye been crowded out of' the old world. A large proportion of the Immigrants who have come from central and northern Europe within re cent years have been both good citizens In their native countries and good citl-1 zens of the United States. 1 . A referendum vote Is being taken In' the populist party of the United States f on various questions , among others the choice of a date for holding the na tional convention to nominate candi dates for president and vice president The voters are given a choice of three dates , namely : July 4 , ' 1S98 ; May 2(5 ( , 18 ! ) ! ) ; February 22 , 11)00. ) How could the populists consistently choose the flrst named date , after having so often declared that there is too much politics In this country , too much partisanship , too * much of olllce seeking ? In the matter of sidewalks as In the matter of paving , experience lias proved that the best Is the cheapest. There ought to be more permanent walks of stone or artificial stone laid In Omaha within the next three months than In any previous period of twelve months. The greater number of exposition visitors will use their feet for purposes of loco motion and it will not take them long to appreciate good sidewalks if they have the opportunity. , , , The city authorities should come down heavily upon any combination of bond brokers that attempts to manipulate its bond sales. Every bidder who enters Into such a conspiracy to defraud the city should be not only barred from all future competition in city bond sales , but shown up In his true light for the bene fit of other cities. Jit ; Alny Mow. Wu-hlnton Star. If the UnlteJ States government Is really after 'tlio ' Chilian cruder O'lllggtns It ts to bo hoped she can be secured in time to be put In commission on St. Patrick's day. Hurroo for Ould Glory ! > Anotlicr 'I UcoviTy 1'rubnlilc. Uoston Globe. Spain must bo almost sorry today that she ever gave Coluiflbua money 'to ' discover the United States. If , slio ever declares war against us she will make another discovery that will dwarfthat , ot 1492. On the ItlKlit Slilr for Once. Sprfnyjlldjl Republican. When the Lqiidon , Times praises McKln- loy and the LoUdoiuDally News prays that In case the United Slates engages In another war the English' government may not re peat any of Us "historic mistakes , " It looks d3 if John Bull were prepared to jump down tnls time on th6 right side of the fence. , mul 'Jlolcomb. ' I'hlhdcltfhla' llecord. Governor Plngree , has called a special ses sion of the legislature of Michigan to con sider the taxatlton of railways , and Gov- ei nor Holcomb of Nebraska thinks of taking . similar action to secure the passage of another - ' other maximum freight rate law. It is plain that the west titlll holds an unreasoning grudge against the railways an ihe ; causes of Its poverty at the very time that its wealth Is being attested , not by statistics only , but by offers of help to the government and of food to the Cubans. Sympathy and Trade. New York Tribune. Exclusive privileges are what Germany and Russia are working for and claiming 16 China. That marks the difference between their policy and that ot Great Britain and Japan. When Great Britain secured the opening ot the West river it was to the commcrco of all the world on equal terms. Wlten Japan made the 'treaty of Slmon- osokl she Insisted that China should be open to the Importation of machinery from all countries on equal terms. Uut Germany de mands that she alone shall have the right to develop Shan-Tung , and Russia wants to make Klrln and Leao-Tong as exclusively Russian as St. Petersburg useif. Wherever liriton and Jap may go all the world is welcome to follow , but nhere Teuton and Slav go only Teuton and Slav may follow. That is why American sympathy la with Briton and Jap. Jap.'U The Oriental Game of Grab. Chlraeo Record. The occupation ot Port Arthur and Tallen Wan does not Invalidate any claims made by Great Britain or Germany , but la direct menace to Japan , which temporarily occupies Wel-Hal-Wel. The renunciation of the war Indemnity and retention of Wel- Hal-Wol by Jarun. finding ample Justification In the acts of the other powerr , has been threatened and would bring affairs In the Pacific to a crlaia too acute { or further par ley , i In tbo play for commercial advantage and territorial aggrandizement Russia has so far gained moi't and Japan least. The su premacy o ! > the northern Pacific has been yielded to the czar without an attempt at opposition and Corea now seems to bo vir tually under a Rueslan protectorate. London financial markets -within the last few days ; have reflected a eonievjhat belter feeling , which may Indicate the amicable bettloment of the controversy between Russia and Japan. | THE USK 01' "TH'S. " How Jleiuliem of Conitrrxi Arc Trapped ! > > ' Stock 'Manipulator ' * . Chicago Tribune. When senator ' 'and representatives go to Washington for the first time the J5.000 a " par salary thoy'Vedolvo ' seems large to most or them. But It dots not take them long to nil out that expenses are heavy and that U hard to rnako' ' both enda meet 1C they put on any style'.J If , Instead of living quietly at a boarding house , they hire and furnish dwelling and do a little entertaining and ke.ep a carriage , $5,000 la not enough. But the temptation to put on a little style or to "live more _ comfortably" is strong. The men who jmTCcslegod by this tempta tion are the ones who yield most easily to the seductlvo "tip , " and thus become the tools the magnates of the stock market. When the powers that be ot Wall otreet deslro to get colltrol of a congressman they do not approach him with a rude , vulgar offer of money. They glvo Win a "tip. " They let him Unowtliat some stock is going up or down and .that he can make a little money by buying' ' or celling and run no risk ol loss. When a congressman has become familiar ized with this easy way of adding to his revenues the next step is to hint to him that the pateago or defeat ot a bill will have an effect. on the market price ot some particular "Insecurity. " Then he becomes enlisted for or against that bill. He votes on that meas " ure not as duly dictates but as his stock speculations dictate. Finally he ceases to represent his constituents and becomes the la pliant tool of the great stock speculators. Once enmeshed he seldom escapes. The rulers ot the stock market feel It Is essential .to the success of their business to have influence at Washington and be able to control legislation and affect the policy ot the government. They have discovered no more useful Instrument than the "tip. " It unseen and unheard , and U does its work to perfection , 9TATR TOtRSS 0 ! RATH DKCISIOlVi Genoa leader : The United State * iu- promo court haa handed down a decision declaring the maximum freight law ot Ne braska to bo unconstitutional. No ono la surprised at the result , as It wag passed only for campaign thunder. Not one In a dozen of the legislature that passed It be lieved it to bo constitutional. They had ( t to do something and not wishing to barm the railroads the leaders fixed up a bill that they knew would not "hold water. " then 'began ' to "damn the constitution" and rushed It through , Wahoo Now Era : The long expected has happened. The United States supreme court , after banging up the Nebraska maximum freight rate bill for five long years In the Interest of the railroad corporations of thla ' state , IMS finally handed down Its decision , which doclJca , as all expected It would , that the law la unconstitutional. The court | | has j been packed with corporation attorneys who have been looking through corporation goggles so long that their eyre cannot stand Iho rays of truth , law and equity as It ' ' affects the people ; In fact , they cannot see the people on the other sldo of the cor poration mountain that obstructs their vi sion. sion.Broken Broken Bow Beacon : The supreme court has at last handed down Us decision In the celebrated freight rate case , passed by the legislature of 1893 , and the decision has the effect of annulling the Jaw , on the ground of Its being contrary to the fourteenth amendment to the federal constitution. The rates fixed by tbo law ore declared to be so low as to amount to confiscation ot rail road property. The opinion Is given , among other things , that when In the Judgment of the Board of Transportation the business of the railroads will tear It the rates fixed by the law nwy be put In operation by ap plication to the courts. This Is a round about course for relief and It Is patent now that no relief will come. The long-drawn- out battle for railroad regulation has been fought nnd the railroads have won. Tckaniah Burtonlan : The maximum freight rate case as decided last Monday by the United States supreme court In favor of the railroads. This caio has been hung up for the hst four years , but the people of Nebraska have always believed that the fed eral court would decide against the masses of the people , for It would be degrading to ( ( the nation's honor , In the eyes of the supreme court , to decide against the blg- grst blood-sucking corporation that the world ever knew. It has always been known that the people of th's country had no say In the highest tribunal of the land , that It was created expressly for the pro tection of the giant corporations of the country | , where they could have cases de cided In their favor when the lower courts would decide against them. Central City Democrat : The supreme court of the United Stftteo held up the Ne braska maximum rate bill for four ycvirs and then killed It deader than fbo goldbug wing of the democratic party. The decision wit useless , for everybody knew before the court heard the argument what the finding would be. A railroad , on ono side and the people on the other make the decree of the court as easy to forecast as the changes o ! the moon or the decisions ef Tom Reed. Has the decision left any loophole where local self-government can creep In ? If It has , tlio governor ought to call the legislature to gether and let It puss a freight law that will avoid the so-called defects pointed out by the court. I don't believe , however , that we can passs any freight law that will stand 'tho ' test , so long us the court of final arbit rament is constituted as It now Is. That tribunal should bo abolished altogether , but so long as that can't be dene , then let us abolish the Judges ono at a time and put the friends of the people and the constitu tion In their places. This will take some time , but not as long as you think , because Gcd la merciful and Ho may permit' the gentlc.nipn In hooJs ' and old women's dresses to die In a hurry. O'Neill Independent : The UnlteJ States supreme court on Monday decided that the Nebraska maximum freight rate law wis invalid. The court holds that It U contrary to the fourteenth amendment to the consti tution ; that It authorizes the taking of property - erty without duo process of law. Monopoly and corporate wealth .have again triumphed. The courts are Impregnated with the In fluence of their o.yarlce and greed and the decisions of the courts are subverted to the wishes of such corporate monopoly Instead of being In touch with the masses and agrl. cultural _ Interests of the country. Governor 'Holcomb might call on extra ses sion of the legislature for the purpose of passing another freight rate law. As some senators and representatives have rerignvd , removed from the districts In which "they wore elected or possibly died , elections would have to bo held to fill such vacancies. An extra session of the legislature would cost at least $200,000. In view of those facts , and as we are right on the eve of a legisla tive campaign , we bellove It would bo better to wait until the next session of the legis lature to pass another freight rate law. It will be but a few short months until wo Bhall hold county and senatorial conventions for the purpose of nominating representa tives and senators , and an extra session Is therefore an unnecessary expense. Legisla tive candidates must , therefore , be pledged and make their campaign on a platform favoring a Just maximum freight rate lav\ ' that shall stand the test of the courts. , PKRSOXAL A.V1) OTHERWISES. Among 'the moat original of recent Ameri can Inventions are the current .war . stories. Senor Campos Salles , the new president of Brazil , la an eminent lawyer , CO years old and Is a native of Brazil. There are fifty-seven frog farms In the United States , but in enothcr month dwellers near rural lowlands will think there are five million. I Just by way of memorandum U may bo noted that the fighting strength of the United States la 10,726,203. That's what keeps us so peaceful. , Mrs. Hetty Green , the richest woman In America , stated in a recent lawsuit In Mas sachusetts that ohc and her son would BOOH be residents of that state. | , "Jim" Orr , one of the brilliant , versatile and Independent reformers iu Kansas , Is working for the passage .of a law which "will compel every man 16 refrain from going on another man's note without flrst getting his wife's consent. " Governor Renfrow of Oklahoma got his start In life by exhibiting a petrified child In Arkansas twenty years ago. He says that he recognized the child tbo other day , but that it bos grown some and Is now being ex hibited a/3 a petrified woman. In selecting representatives to temporarily act as presiding officers of the house Speaker Reed shows a marked preference for thcwo hailing from Iowa. Out of the eleven men usually chosen six are from the Hawkcjo state Hepburn , Henderson , Lacey , Hull , Dolllver and Cousins. Princess Kalulanl when she left her Hawaiian homo end went to Europe for a "finishing" was Inexpressibly shocked by her first view of art nudes , yet all her life she has had , without a quaver , seen native girls dance the hulu-hulu a pprrorraance which would make- hardened New York tender- lolncr blush his beard off. Colonel Michael C. Murphy , recently ap pointed president ot the New York Health board , has for nearly eight years had his meals poured Into his ntomacb through a hole cut In the wall ot that organ. In 18SO he suffered from cancer of the stomach. Whrn that had been cured stricture of the oesophagus had developed and ho could only swallow liquids with the greatest difficulty. An opening wo * cut In his stomach end through thin aperture ho has been fed ever since by means of a silver tube. Ho enjoys good health. Both religious and secular papers are giv ing much attention to General Sherman's famous description of 'war In three words and nine letters. [ Another description equally forceful , but not so concise. Is con tained In the hitherto unpublished letter from General Sherman to Charles A. Dana , written in 18C4 , and now published In the latter'a remlnlucencea in McClurc' * Magazine : "In peace there is a beautiful harmony In all tlio departments ot life they all Kit to gether llko the Chinese puzzle ; but In war all ajar. 'Nothing fits , and it Is the struggle between the stronger and 'weaker ; and the latter , however it may appeal to the bettor feelings of our nature , must kick the beam. To make war , wo must and will harJen our hearts. Therefore , when preachers clamor and the sariltarlea wall , don't join In , but know that war , llko the thunderbolt , follows Its laws , and turns not aside even If the beautiful , the virtuous and charitable stand Its path. " NEBtlASKVB dAttfAIGiV or 1808. Rg Tribune : When J. E. Hill WAS re- letted from liability M treMuror the pop * ocraU charged that b.q wta not properly prosecuted and that the then attorney gen eral WM his friend. What about Attorney General Smyth and his prosecution ot Moore and Bartloy ? Is he tbclr friend ? I'lattsmouth Journal : la the event of the resignation of State Railway Commissioner Uahlman , which rumor sayt will soon take place , the friends ot Hon. William Nevlllo of this place will urge his appointment by the governor. Mr. Nevlllo Is a man admi rably qualified for the place , and ono whoso llfe-lcog devotion to the cause of the people and unceasing battle against monopoly and plutocracy Is worthy ot recognition. It Gov. cnuor Holcomb should see fit to.appoint htm to the place , the railroads , the shippers and all other Interested parties would bo abso lutely certain that the duties would be per formed conscientiously and with the view ot doing absolute justice to all , Seward Reporter : State politics Is begin ning to attract some attention , and repub licans nil over the state arc figuring to find the best man to head the state ticket. No doubt the man who Is favored by the great est number of people Is Judge M. L. Hayward of Nebraska City. Ho Is clean , able , and in every respect qualified to make nn ideal KOV- oiuor. Several other good men have boao suggested , such as James Whltchead of Glis ter county , A , R. Cady of Howard and Judge Klnkald of Holt. Any ono of thcsi men would make a good candidate and a good governor. It Is early In the season yet amd still none- too early for prospecting. The best men In the party must Lo nom'nati'd for every state ofllco and It is not too BOOH to commence looking for them. Pawnco Republican : Some facts alarming to populist state ofHclals arc gradually com ing to light. It will be remembered that at the close of the lost legislature the popullat press pointed with prldo to the cutting down of expenses by shaving appropriations for I state Institutions. It was known at the time that the 1S95 appropriations would leave a surplus and the populists banked en this to bo used In helping out the 1S97 appropria tions. The surplus in the 1895 appropriations has gone back into the treasury tnl now money li needed nr > l the next legislature will fud a deficiency hole to nil up. They were penny wl.io and pounl foolish. They plnnned on a leverage for the 1S97 and IS'JS ' campaign. The lover worke-d In 1S97 , but the glaring facts of deficiency will reflect sadly on their economy cvy In 1S9S. Not a single populist paper in the state will publish thesa facts , however , Tobias Gazette : The republican party In the state of Nebraska has within Its ranks men who arc brainy enough to handle ita affairs In a manner that would bo a credit , men who have made a success In life , whose ability and honesty no one will ques tion. It lo this class of men that the people ple demand and must have. Will those who have the interest of the party at heart and the welfare of the state use every means at their command to see to it that such , and only such , are placed in nomination this fall ? If the political shyster and renegade - gado Is to control the affairs of the party wo might as well llo down without a strug gle. But there Is no need of this. There are clean , honest men who will servo the people and the republican party Is the ono that expects to put a winning ticket In the field this fall. The nominees will not be handicapped with a record that Is not a good one , neither will they bo the ones who are KUilty ot political treachery. With candi dates whoso records are clean the repub licans will have an easy time to victory this fall. York Times : The people of Nebraska are fully Impressed with the fact that it is not enough for the populists to do as well as the republicans did in the management ot state affairs. They alleged great wrongs were being done the people In every de partment and they professed a burning do- slro to remedy those wrongs. They were elected to office upon the representations they made. The people will not be satisfied with mere changes , freaks and oddities as reforms. They expected , and had a right to expect , that the populists would make the burden of taxation lighter , would make railroad charges lower and would make the condition of the citizen tetter. Else why put them In office ? * The Brad- shaw Republican saya : "Your fellows done the same thing , " fa the adopted battlecry of the demo-pops now set up when accused of misappropriating funds , pass-grabbing and hundred * other llttlo things that the republicans were accused of and which the demo-pops promised the people that they would reform If they could only get the chance. The people have given them the chance and what have they done ? Have they redeemed a single pledge ? If so , whore and when ? "Let the truth be known. " A.VEXT THE HARTLEY UO.MJ VERDICT 'ReJ ' Cloud Argus : The ways of juries are past finding out. The same evidence which convicted Hartley of embezzlement and sen tenced him to a twenty-year term in the penitentiary failed to hold his bondsmen lia ble in the bond suit. The verdict Is rotten and a fraud and outrage upon the people of Nebraska. Sutton Advertiser : The Jury In the case of the State against ex-Treasurer Bartley'o bondsmen found a verdict for the defendants and Attorney General Smith , who spells his name with a "y , " has taken another legal somersault , landing on his head Instead ot his feet. Through the laches ot Governor Holcomb the jury let the bondsmeci out. PenderRepublican : iThe Jurymen who heard the case of the State against Hartley's bonds men and after hearing absolute and positive ; and convicting evidence , which likewise was backed up by positive Instructions by the court , and then decided for the defense , must have galvanized consciences. Possibly some ot the funds of fraud were used In tbo galvanizing process. Wood 'River Interests : In the suit by the state against the bondsmen ot 'Hartley ' for some $400,000 , the jury brought In a verdict for -Uio defendants , though the law and the evidence were clearly In favor of tbo state. It Is believed that the Jury was bribed. The matter should be most carefully Investigated and If the jury Is guilty of taking a bribe , every mother's son of 'em should bo sent to the penitentiary as long as the law will permit. , Bloomlngton Echo : The Jury In the case wherein the" bondsmen ot J. S. Hartley were being tried for the recovery of the shortage caused by the defalcation ot the ex-stato official haa brought In a verdict declaring that the bcndsmen are not responsible for the mcoey stolen from the state by Bartley. As the case now stands the state will lese every cent of the money stolen by Bartley. There are twit theorlM M to who l rwponalbl * for the ( allure ot the state to r oovor any * thing. Ono Is the neglect ot duty on th part ot the governor to approTo the bond ot Bartley within the time prescribed by law and the Inability ot the attorney KOieral to prodccuto the cato In such a man nor that it would bring conviction , On ( ho other hand It will bo claimed by many that It wat th fault of the republican party or Its officials. Uloldrcftn Cltlicn. The jury In the Earlier bond cnse brought In a verdict for the defendants - fondants after belnr In the jury room for about forty hours. The verdict was a com plete surprise to all who heard or read the judge's charge to the jury. .The cato wat qulto a complicated ono and according to the decision ot the jury Nebraska must hold the a.ick. It a republican attorney general had tried the case wo could expect to hear a mighty howl go up about an Incompetent or rotten attorney general , McCook Tribune : The finding of the Omn'ia jury for the defense In the Mate suit against the bondsmen ot cx-Stato Treasurer Hartley Is another jar to the people of the state of Nebraska , who had reason to bcllcvo that the state would win the case against the .bondsmen of the late defaulting state treas urer. It Is no Ics disappointing to the pcn- plo than It U alleged to have been to the < X- torney general. In faet the people of this state are having moro evidence than they deslro or appreciate of the weakness ot the jury system and the miscarriages of justice and equity. Blair Pilot : Without looking at the Mibject from a political standpoint the fact must surely strike any thinking man that Gov ernor Holcnmb's connection with the Hartley steal cither shows an olllclal carelessness or an understanding between Nebraska's chief executive and the defaulting state treasurer when ho submitted his ban Is , uhlcli a court decided cannot bt > collected , If there U a popullat In tbo state who nays the conduct of the governor wns right or Intelligent ho is too blinded by party to eta anything cor rectly. It looks to nn outsider as if the gov- cnor : ts gutting the worst of the deal every time Hartley's case Is brought Kite coii'-t. Kdgar I'cst : The decision of the Jury In the Hartley bondsmen cine has caused qulto n stir ( letipttu other matters that arc on tha public iniaj. The jury , In finding for the bondsmcoi have given the popullxt statesmen another chance to howl , although how they can find any comfort In the outcome of tlie affair Is hard to sea. The judge la his In structions practically toM them that If they found that Governor Holqoml ) hnd dona hl duty In settling with Hartley nt the explin- lloa ofl lila flist term of olllce , that they must fold the bondsmen liable. Hut if the facts showed that Holcomb had not done hl.i duty properly then they should dlscharga the bondsmen , As they found for the bonds men , the conclusion cannrt bo escaped that Holcomb grcssly neglected his plain duty. The verdict of the jury shows nothing else. SMlliS IIV THE DO/.UY. Tankers Statesman : He Do you know when you Kcl a bad coin ? She Cert.ilnly I do. He IIow do you know ? She Why , the man loiter it to refuses to tnlto It. Detroit Free Press : "What Is u Jlnso , , " papa ? f "He's a ninn , my son , that shouts till ho sets the country Into war ami then hires a substitute ! or form-4 business * connections In Canada that require his presence there. " Chicago Record : "She said I was the most provoking man on earth. " "That wns your time to propose. " Hoston Traveler : Wife ( enthusiastically ) How4 much da you think we took In at the bazaar ? Husband ( quietly ) How many , you mean. Detroit Journal : In the Klondike. Miner Say , old man , I'll glvo you a gold brlclt for a can of tomatoes. "Not much ! Termnters ts rlz. " Chicago Tribune : "Doctor , you torture " me ! "Why , I haven't touched the tooth yet , " rrndam. "I know It. but I don't like the flavor t the gum you chew. " Indlanapoll. " Journal : The Earnest Woman Then you do not believe that woman should be the Intollectural peer of man ? The Savage Bachelor iMnuam , I do not , because I think It Is not for mortals to find fault with the decrees of Divine Providenco. Cleveland Plain Dealer : "No. I'm not particularly proud of my ancestry. In true- Ing It up I ran nsralnst a precious pair who were ejected by their landlord. " "Who werf they ? " "Adam and Eve. " Boston Transcript : Bertha ( reading ) 'He. had a liyaclnthlnc coronation that was n rich and rare as the cfllorcscencp of some opulent growth.1 Isn't that beautiful ! Edith Exquisite ! But what does It mean , I wonder ? Bertha Who Fhall be table to say ? That is the most beautiful thine1 about It. Detroit Journal : Ho pressed a fervid kiss upon her dewy lips. "O. mister ! " slip exclaimed , as soon as her lips were at liberty. "Bo not thus formal ! " he Implored. "Call mft George ! " The way of true love Is ever fraught with misunderstandings. Chicago Tribune : County Officer ( newly elected ) You'll co on my ofllclal bond. I suppose ? The dinged law makes It neces sary , but you understand It's only a form. " Friend O , that's nil right. I've got my property flxed so the blamed scoundrels ct n't touch It , anyhow. ly'ina bond ) . nEFORE A FI.\E OAK FIHE. Atlanta Constitution. ( Who's talkln' ' 'bout the Hummer time When all thp skies perqilre ? Jest give mo 'winter , brotherin' , An' a fine oak fire ! \ The sleety rain n-comln' down The wind n-howlln' higher- Than all the Hteeples In the town , An' me before a flre. With "cider" ecttln1 on the ehelf- Tlie brand I most desire ; The blaze u-talkln' ter Itself The language o' the flro. That's when the coldest winter night A rcg'lar plcnlo se.ems , The sparks n-llyln' left an * right , i An' mo a-dreamln' dreams ! That's when I'm comfortnbler than I am on summer days When buds an' blos-swnn bre-shf ycr ban' An' vl'lets crowd the -ways * . An' when a feller's dreamln' HO His ol' sweotheurtfl come nlslier. Love take * a seat an' warms his feet He-fore a fine osk fire ! "I am a man , and nothing that con cerns a man do I deem a matter of indifference to me , " Terence J Everything that concerns a man , in the way of dress , is here ; that is , everything but shoes , The superiority of ihz clothing ws make is dus to ths fact that nothing that we oo is a matter of ir.di : srence to us. We take as much paina with a. low priced garmsnt as with the higher priced when it comes to a matter of cut and fit. The material in the costlier clothing are of greater cost. The trimmings are finer and more expensive. But the cut is the same * We undertake to see that you are fitted. And we are always ready to make any alterations that you may want. W % Cor * lath anet Uouglam