Nebraska Newspapers

    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.
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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
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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