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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
E. nOSKWATCR , Editor.
I'OUUHHKD EVEHT MOIININO.
TntlMS Or BUIIgCHIPTtONi
I > nllr DM ( Without Sunday ) , One Year M M
Unity lire and Sunjajr. On * Year. . . . . . .800
Six Months ° 9
Thru. Month"
2 ° °
Hun.l-iy ! ( < < , One Ymr I J
Hutimlny live , One Year 1 W
Weekly liee. One Year >
Omntia : Tile Jteo Ilultlln ? .
Boulh Omalii : Sinner Illlt. , < ! or. N and Mlh 8t *
Council lllurts : 10 I'enrl Street.
ChlcMvu Olllce : SO ] Clmmlier of Commerce.
New York : Temple Court.
Waihlngtoni GUI Fourteenth Street.
COmtESl'ONDKNCK.
All communications relating to new anJ etlltJ-
rlal mutter should Le nildrcnueil : To the UJItor ,
UUStNKSS LHTTKUS.
All luilness lettct-s ami tcmlttances should be
ddrecxeil to Ttio Dee rubllelilng Coml ny ,
Omnlm. Drafts , checkr. eprei anil postottlco
money ordem to be nude payable to the order of
the company. _ . _
TUB BCt : I'UIILISHING COMPANY.
BTATKMKNT OI' CIUC'UI.ATION.
Et.tte of N'eljrnslin , DoiiKlia county , us. :
. . George II. Tzschnck , errantry of 'flio lice I'ub-
llfhlnK company , beln < luly suorn , tnyn thnt the
iictual number of full anJ completn coplei of The
Dally , Morning , Hxenlnit nn.l Sunday Ilee printed
dutlriK the month of February , IS'JS , wan as fol
lows :
15 Jl.MG
JO 21.M1
17 3I.M1
IS J1.813
19 I1.M1
21,0V ) B ) 21,03- ,
7 2D.- Bl 21,307
8 2I.O:4 2 21,421
10. ' . ' . ' . ' . ' ! . ' . ' . ' ! ! ! ! ! ! ' . 2o''ss3 23.II ' 21.C3J
11 21.12S ' " . : : : : : ; : : : : : ! ! ! 23n :
12 21.070 ( l 2.J.237
n 21.012 27 , 21.1 ! , )
11 20,803 23. . . . . 22.331
Totnl
returned and unnolJ coplei .8,0.0
Net total sales . SSJ.JM
Net dally a\eniRe . V:003 ? !
OKOHOn II. TS5SCHUCK.
Rnorn to before mo nnd BUh'crlbed In my
presence this 1st day of March , 1W.
( Seal. ) N. r. mir- .
Notify I'nMlc.
The reopening of the federal nssny
olHco In this c\ty \ Is nnothcr recognition
of Omaha's Importance by tliu national
government.
AVlicil wo sot a new police station the
next thins In order will l e to Ret a few
police olllcers worthy of the name to
direct the force.
The county attorney can earn further
Ill-will from the police board orffiin by
prosecuting the police-protected gamblers
Ji : t the same as other law violators.
As proof of the fact that the wild
west Is1 not whore It used to bo It mljjht
bo cited that a man was convicted of
gambling In Leadvllle only last week.
The gamblers who have come to un
expected Ktlot have also oome to the
conclusion that the "reliable man" Is
not so reliable as he thinks himself to be.
No one , not oven Uryan , has yet been
heard to wish Tom Watson the bad luck
of having two tails to the ticket on
which ho Is running for governor of
{ Georgia.
The military headquarters of the De
partment of the Missouri are safe at
Omahii for the present. Hut It must
not be forgotten that eternal vigilance
Is the price of liberty.
Is It not a little early'for Mr. Halley
of Texas to begin his campaign for the
.speakorshlp of the next house ? If the
present republican majority In that body
it maintained , as It promises to be , he
will stand a poor how of success.
The partiality of that leading Span In
ish newspaper , El Imparclal , shows
that there Is about as much harmony
between its name and Its character as
In tliu case of the popocratle news
papers that style themselves Independ
ent.
The announcement that there was a
warm contest for the peanut and pop
corn privileges at the exposition gives
ground for the hope that there will be
nothing half-baked about these necessary
tilde dishes of the greatest show on
by
earth.
The earlier the special railway rates
to the exposition are announced the more
people will plan to take advantage of
them. The railroads will be consulting
their own Interests by taking up and
settling this question without unneces
sary delay.
Acquisition of Hawaii by resolution or
otherwise means an Immediate demand est
for large sums for protection of the
Islands nnd Improvement of the liar-
bora. The United States has plehty of
places Inside Its boundary to take Its
surplus cash.
A Salt Lake newspaper suggests that
It might be a good Idea to have a reproduction - ' lem.
production of General Prosperity nt the and
rrransmlsslsslppl Exposition. No need Ing
of any special department for the gen-
to
era.1 the whole exposition .stands for
in
prosperity , present and future.
state
Chairman Itutler of the populist na
tional committee has publicly expressed
'
the belief that the rank and llle of the
republican party "Is as honest and sin
cere as any of us. " The compliment
would bo much more forceful If the
qualifying clause were left off. the
has
The Iowa legislature is going to fix of
Iho western boundary of the state with
out asking for co-operation from Ne
braska. If the boundary as fixed docs
not conform to the boundary recognized elded
by Nebrabka , another arbitration com and
mittee will haveto heave in sight. to
nro
Not all of the persons who travel west tions.
ward over the transcontinental railroads
siru bound for the Klondike. Many of been
them are seeking new homes in the little
western states , where land Is cheap could
and good crops Hie rule. Hetween the rative
Mlssl ljipl river and the I'acllle ocean by
there are millions of acres awaiting gates
the magic touch of the farmer to bring
forth riches. . night
of
Nebraska has demonstrated Its suitability -
ability for sugar beet culture. The beet
vumir Industry Is bound to become for
firmly established In the United States ceded
nnd If Nebraska only pursues n policy ing
that will attract rather than repel the
Investment of capital , It will soon see
ti dozen' great sugar factories follow the tbo
two that are now operating within Ite llgnro
borders and the ncreago devoted to
prolltuble sugar beet culture Increased the
tweuty-fold. could
f.tnrr
Where there's n will there's a way.
As soon ns the republicans of Nebraska
nro convinced that party success de
pends upon party regeneration and that
their political opponents can be dig *
lodged from control of the state gov
ernment only through united and ener
getic action they may be depended on
to commence preparations for the cam-
of 1S98 with the rigor and de
termination that springs from coull-
ilcncc In the cause.
What The Hoe lias sahl about tlic pre
requisites of republlcnn success being
complutc party harmony and clean , ca
pable candidates has received the
henrty approval mid cordial endorse
ment of the republican state press. Re
publicans everywhere recognize the
cogency of the demand that thu played-
out and discredited machine politicians
who have steered the party wagon Into
the ruts be relegated to the rear , and
they nlso see the necessity of keeping
clear of everything that might tend to
( . rente dissension or deprive the ticket
of the active support of any factiou or
leader. For this reason the suggestion
that the party make u nomination for
United States henator In state conven
tion has found llttlo support , because
such a course , would clearly weaken
the ticket more than It would strengthen
It. Sneb n course would be almost sill-
cldnl because It would deprive the party
of theacMve assistance of men of In-
lluonco who have a right to aspire to
thu senalorshlp. but who would Hud the
nvenuo fo It cut off In advance.
It Is worthy of note that while the ;
newspapers of popullstlo nnd demo-
crutlu persuasion ndnilt that harmony
and party regeneration would give the
republicans good hope of success lu
the coming campaign , they Insist that
the party cannot shako lt elf loose from
the old leaders responsible for Its down
fall. They refuse to believe that the
republicans of this state are In earnest
In their desire to reinstate their party
lu popular conlldence by making new
nnd trustworthy candidates their stand
ard-bearers. They Insist that repub
licans can neither harmonize factional
differences nor escape the odium of
party traitors long ago repudiated , but
that the party must continue Indellnltely
to suffer penalties for the sins of the
men who in the past proved themselves
unworthy of the honors bestowed upon
them at Its hands. The way to disap
point the e dlro predictions of their
enemies Is for the rank and 'file of the
republicans to bestir themselves early
and to begin the work of reorganization
from the bottom up.
ISKFUllMATlOX OF
A recent rebellion on the part of the
incorrlglbles In the Colorado Industrial
School for Girls , necessitating a change
of matrons and removal of the school
to a new location , has led to Inquiry as
to the treatment accorded the Incorrlgl
bles of other .states. Through this in
quiry many Interesting facts relating to
the care of Incorrigible * are brought to
light.
Nearly all the states provide reform
atories for girls over whom parents or
guardians have not sutllcient control or
who have developed vicious tendencies ,
but more attention Is paid to this In
northern than In southern states. In
deed , In Mississippi there Is no pro
vision for white girl Incorrlglbles and
twenty years but one white woman
has been sent to the Mississippi peni
tentiary. In Georgia dependence Is
placed on private Institutions and Texas
has no reformatory for girls. Minne
sota's incorrigible girls are sent to a
state training school or a private Insti-
tutlou , but results have not been satis- *
factory. The superinendent of the
school In Ohio Is not satisfied that the |
,
Institution works lasting reform. Dis-
ciplluo has been severe In California ,
where outbreaks of temper arc subdued , ]
use of the lash , nnd yet trouble ng
there Is still common. In Illinois , where list
harsh discipline was the rule formerly ,
bolter results have recently followed
milder methods. In New Jersey much
dependence Is placed on keeping the
girls busy nnd with success. In Penn
sylvania , Indiana , Iowa and many other
states disclpline-ls maintained
by a sys
tem of merits and rewards or time al-
lowances designed to Inspire the inter-
of tho. Inmates , nnd while they are
taught useful Industries nnd are given
opportunities for education , they are in
kept under rigid surveillance. In only ? ' °
rare cases Is
corporal punishment
resorted -
,
sorted to In any of the states.
The reformation of the Incorrlglbles *
j
therefore Is by no means nn easy prob-
. To avoid the rigors of prison life
nt the same time while maintain-
stringent discipline to encourage ef- b
forts for j t
self-regeneration
- Is the object
bo kept in view. We nro plainly still
thu experimental stage In all the
* * , but the improvement should bo
steady ami progressive.
I'KRMAXKNT STItKKV lllUMIXA110XS.
The decorative street illuminations In
connection' with thu successive1 gala
festivities of Ak-Snr4jen week have been
most impressive attractions Omaha
ever held forth for the entertainment
out-of-town visitors and It is safe to
count them among the most potent ele
ments In the success of the Ak-Sar-13cn
demonstrations. It has already boiui do
to repeat this year upon a" larger
grander scale the weekof carnival
which so many people In this vicinity
looking forward with great expecta
.
Growing out of this , the suggestion has
offered that with comparatively
additional expense arrangements
be perfected by which the deco
street lights could be put In placu
the time for opening thu exposition
and the streets Illuminated on a
limited schedule of hours two or three
n each week for the whole period
the exposition. That this , supplemented - ° r
mented ns It would be by general private
Illuminations , would be a great feature
the city's guest.s will be readily con Se
by nil and Ita usefulness In bring
visitors Into the
business center on
regular occasions requires no argument.
The open questions are , llrat , whether
expense could be kept down to u
commensurate wlththeadvantages
expected to accrue , and , second , whether
city authorities and business met :
agree upon some plan by wlilcl
o'
bo
for
Is
at
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for
P(1 , cent
GQ\Q \
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0 want
, ago
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for
more
than to
ever :
-
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help single
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plete
, long
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, , It
m < 0,300
supply.
So
navy
, the
given
with
admiral
colonel
mander
tenant
end
to
tirely
lotte
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fore
Iniuilre
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war
thp
are
started
as
way
our
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lean
a
mlral
li'an
the
Urazillan
clcnt
peace.
and
mimed
answer
] makers.
certain
were
12-Icich
pounds
nary
pounds
of
other
bills
$219,725
that
can
up $
Spain. Just Bojtfic 60.000 will bo It the )
undertake to cvpvkn tdo war In tbo field.
IK.
Yftfk Mall and Kupresu.
Evidently noWti& can chock tdo etcady In
flow of gold IffWtbo treasury reserve , the
amount now on hand having risen nbovo
$170.000,000 , wrth-112,000,000 or $15,000,000
note already Jji./Ugbt. The money powct
s undoubtcdlx-Jiamng up Its abode In the
Lfnlted States emu to bo on iho safe Bid *
In ttio event of trouble.
SlntiKlit nf tin * Innocent * .
| CtllcnKO Test
Unless wo mistake the American people ,
the speech of ttiator Proctor will arouse
such a scene at. popular responsibility forte
( to perishing thousands of Cuba that all
the Test of the --World In arms "Could not re
tain Spanish rglo on this hemisphere o
nonth aft"r the report on ttie Malno Is
made public. The blood of Innocents la on
our dooisteps and It must bo wiped away.
in < Mnntnnn.
Minneapolis Tribune.
Another proof of the revival of prosperity
n Montana , which some of Its citizens a few
rears ago believed to be hopelessly stranded
j cause the price of sliver went down , Is
found In Its demand for Increased space In
the Transmlsslsslppl Exposition to moro
fully exhibit Iti vast and varied resources.
It la a remarkable fact , In view of the claims
of certain political leaders during the laat
few years , that two of the most prosperous
states in the union are Montana and Colollr
raJo.
OMAHA'S 1IUIUX OK THUUOH.
Police IiiffllflviifjKorccM CKUenn to
Holy Upon Tlu-lr Owlii ItfNouruvM.
Omaha Hxcelslor.
The felonious transfer or conveyance of
personal property has reached euch a volume
Of late In Omaha aa to entitle It to rank as
an Industry and to take Its place very near
the head , of the commercial pursuits of this
favored city. It Is an exceedingly bright
night which has not Us hold-up , and there
Is scarce a household , howsoe'cr defended ,
but has Us vacant Jewel box. Scores of men ,
who have not heretofore cultivated overmuch
the domestic virtues , are staying at homo
' nights for the very best of reasons , nnd
many who know full well the perils that'
environ the man who meddles with cold
Iron are carrying artillery offensive and de
fensive In their noctrlnal walks abroad.
The footpad lias It all its own way Just
now. He slugs , and robs , and runs awayj
and lives unscathed to do his vlllanles an
other day or night , for ho has thus far con
fined bis operations to the hours of dark
ness , though It Is hard to assign a reason
why ko should not go about his business In
the full blaze of noon. He has not , thus far ,
Invited the police. In set terms , to witness
his transactions , and they , with the true
delicacy of great minds , refrain scrupulously
from Intruding where their presence would
malapropos. If , perchance , they do so
misdirect their efforts as to happen upon the
scene of one of these merry events , they are
more than likely to drag away the victim ,
wounded and bereft , to the bastlle. or to
threaten him with the vengeance of the law
for disturbing the peace and Interrupting u
policeman lu the discharge of his pedestrian
duties.
In a word , Omaha Is In the midst of a ver
itable reign of terror. It Is positively unsafe
any man to walk alone upon the streets
after dark. No part of the city , however
populous and central , Is exempt from an al-
mcst .nightly experience of this species of
crime. Highway' robberies occur with ap
palling frequency , the terror of "the Ions
nnd the short man" is as heavy upon man
kind as was that of Jack the nipper and
other historic marauders , and no guilty marl
ever Imprisoned , ' . killed or otherwise
brought to Justice. Public sentiment Is fast
attaining to suclTa pitch of exasperation that
decisive measures will soon be token , Inde
pendent of the police , to stamp out this
shameful Iniquity , root and branch. Mean
while , every man should practice dally to
Improve his marksmanship , should go armed
all times and.should not wait for an Invi
tation to hold tip his hands , to take tbe
worthless life of a'robber
with as little com ?
punction as hetwould feel in crushing a
worm under hta beel.
SHJ.NS OF TUB TI.MKS.
Q1 _
A hot time Is "assured whatever befalls ,
eastern firm has'1 delivered to the gov-
ernment 18,000 frying pro ? for use In the
regular army. w
Demand for summer cottages along the
ocean front has fallen off. It Is expected
bomb-proof hotels will be the proper gaper
the dog days. of
Let us put things rightly as wo slide along.
Affording ' to authorities that Chilian war
ship's name Is " "
pronounced 0-ee-geena
, ac
on the second syllable. bo
The Indiana division of tbe League ol
American Wheelmen talks of raising five
companies of 230 men each the moment
U declared. If Spain hears this , the
evacuation of Cuba will follow. bo
Governor dough of Minnesota has been so
overwhelmed with letters from people who
to fight Spain that he said not long
: "If I had known how many foals thcro
In this state I would never have run
the governorship. " [ s
No lees than sixty-three vessels belonging the
the merchant marine , but capable of
mounting an aggregate of 1,000 suns , wcro '
placed at the disposal of tbo government for and
purposes by their patriotic owners , lu a las
day , last Monday. ho
New York paper gives a detailed account
the placing of submarine mint's In Sundy sion
channel under the direction of govern on
engineers , and adds : "The greatest
secrecy has been maintained by the officers that
in on In charge of the work. " >
The yacht Mayflower , purchased by the
government for $100.000 , was built for the
Ogden Goelot. and Is the most com ago
pleasure craft afloat. It la 275 feel
at tbe water line , tblrty-eeven feel
and draws seventeen feet of water.
la rated a 20-knot boat and can travel us
knots without replenishing its coa !
. :
much Interest la at present being
manifested In tbo United States army ant rate
that tbe relative rank of officers In never
two branches of service Is herewith be
, lineal rank only being considered :
General with admiral , lieutenant genera ! and
vice admiral , major general with rear enact
, brigadier general with commodore for
with captain , lieutenant colcnel with For
commander , major with lieutenant com The
, captain with lieutenant , first lieu
with lieutenant ( Junior grade ) , sec
lieutenant with eoslgn , until
Mrs. Martha A. Shuto of Denver proposes
organize a troop of ravalry composed en ani
of unmarried women , cad ilra. Char
Smith of Boston contemplates heading ba by
Infantry regiment of tbe same class
la patriotism with a capital I' , but be
the shooting begins It la pertinent to
why preference Is shown for un-
' d women ? ft ccnliot bo flald the un- '
. " ' ] possess greater experience in the
lice than the married. The 'fact that
tivo leaders of tho. movement are widows
Inllcatc.i that they appreciate liberty and
willing to tight for it. deeds
Commander Drdwnson , who has Jus heroes
for Europe tp 'inspect ' ouch war ships uctlvo
may ba available.for purchase , 1s the only that
American officer who ' ever ordered , In the
of business , 'the firing of a gun from like
"now navy. " Ho was In Illo harbor dur thorn
the Urazlllanrevolution when an Amer
merchant captain wanted to approacl valor
wharf to unload bis cargo. The rebel , Ad tact
Mcllo , objected , and when tbe Amer In
captain pcrste | < ) Mcllo opened fire on the
merchantman. , Instantly Hiownson , wh oti-ng
commanded the Defrdlt , sent a shot at th do
Ho mlised , but the hint waa euffi giving
and tbo merchantman unloaded In their
. trying
What war coitd' n money alone for sbo rcault.
shell , which is only one Item of ex Let
pcndlture- " evidenced In the figures sub but
to" tbo War department Monday In shower
to Its call for bids from tbe ordnaiv : of
. The bidders agreed on prices fo home
classcu of projectiles. Thus all bid paper
on the basis of $1S7 for each of th lag
deck-piercing shells weighing SO a
apiece , and $235 for each of the crdl altar
service 12-Inch shells weighing 1,00 tlvlty
apiece , The proposal called for 1,24 li
the dcck-ple-rclag shells and ! )3S ) of th raise
kind , and at the figures submitted th
for tbo two would be , respective ! ) to
and $232.067. When we couslJe leaves
the proposal Includes also 1,209 othe that
projectiles and 12,000,000 rifle cartridges , w and
easily sea bow fast c. nation arming mca eel
$1,000,000. triotism
* ICXTICV SKS.IIOX TALK.
Kentney New Km : The Wahoo New Era
dvocatcc the calling of a special etalon of
le Nebraska legislature to draft and pass a
allroaj law that eliminated the objections
f the United Stated supreme court. A good
uggcfltlon. Then other needed legislation ,
uch as amending the present ballot law and
DX'IIR revenue- laws might bo attended
a at this session.
Norfolk Journal : . There Is no necessity
or Governor Holcomb to call a apJclal res-
I en of the- legislature to enact a new maxi
mum rate law and thus Inflict a heavy biv- :
ca of expense on the state. The decision of
ic federal supreme court plainly stated that
ho State Board of Transportation could fix
ratu that would stick , and that unusually
sclces appendage of tbo state government
hould bo made to act.
Crete Democrat : We are opposed to nn
xtra session of the legislature to oas3 any
maximum rate law , license law or any other
tnd of a law regulating the charges made
y corporations. There Is no use of 1L Any
aw passed would be held up again for five
r six ' years and the people would have to
valt till the court banded dona Its declslcci ,
vhlch . ' any event would not be detrimental
o the corporations. Let the people submit
o whatever rate the corporations may ca-
ablls ! , till they get together and elect a
ongresa and president that will change the
crsonncl of tbo supreme court. Till this Is
ono It b a waste of time and money to at-
empt to regulate rates. Tbo heavier the
loau the eooner the people will vote to change
llr courts. < Till that Is done no relief can
10 obtained ,
Stantcu. . Hcglster : There are some who
would have the governor call an extra ses-
Ion of the legislature to ( W's another maxi
mum rate law. Wo believe It would be folly
o do so. We have nn election coming on
ind wo want to win , not that we are fearful
but what the present lawmakers would try
o pass : a Just law , but consider the result
houli they make a mistake. All chance of
gcttln the reform that the next legislature
vould certainly enact , and wo might pull
own the firm structure of economical qtato
overament wo have and allow the same cltss
t corruption ! ' to secure control that nearly
ulnei our state prior to 1S97. No , we do
lot want am extra session of the legislature.
Jon do i things or. the spur of the moment
hat they t would not do after a sober second
bought. We are Justly Indignant ovei- the
decision aod should our lawmakers taieet In
a few days they are a great deal more liable
o make a blunder than If they waited until
ho p bad spoken at the polls and do-
ared what their representatives nhould do.
jOt us calmly discuss the subject. Wo have
valtci a generation for a law regulating
railroads and to wait a year longer will done
no harm. Wo need no extra session of the
cglslaturc.
Hebron , Kepubllcan ; The supreme court of
ho United States having on Monday ren-
lered an opinion In tbo Nebraska maximum .
freight rate case , holding the law to be contrary
rary to the fourteenth amendment , and
hcreforo Invalid , the matter of calling an
extra session of tbo legislature to enact a
lew freight rate law has already been
sprung , lly populist leaders It Is argued that
U would be a good ipolltlcnl move to call an
extra session for this purpose. It would tend
to make the party solid with the farmers
of the state , llut here a question Interjects
, selfc How can the populists hope to continue
tlntlo In favor with the railroads by reenacting
acting a law that roads don't want and they
would fight In the legislature and In the
court : ? U will bo remembered that the pres
ent li , when it was In session , let
the railroads alone , and the populist managers
asers are i'tlll ' under the same pledge to the
railroads as they were then. So there Is
division In populist counseling some favor-
lug and the main guys opposing an extra
sesslc . ( Pop this reason , no doubt. Governor
Holcomb Is undecided. "I cannot say , " he Is
reported as replying when asked if ho would
callSch a special cession , In
Schuylcr Quill : The decision of the United
State : supreme court , which declared In
favor of the railroads , was not a surprise ,
as that was to bo expected. However , It Is
moro of a complete knock-out for the people
pie than was anticipated , oven by the cor
porations. The decision does not declare the
act unconstitutional , but nullifies It by set It
ting It aside on the grounds tbat It Is too
radical a reduction. Had the decision declared
claret -the act unconstitutional In any way , In
the governor could call an extra session of
the legislature 1 to re-enact a new law and
avoid the mistakes of the previous legisla
tion , but that decision makes any such
work unnecessary 133 It says the law Is valid ,
but seta aside tbo law ojj the grounds of
being too much of a reduction , hence auy
act passed by the legislature regulating rates
corporations must pass inspection fcy the
federal court and tbe outcome of such a for
procoea is too well known to be tried over ) .
The rates In this state under1 this bill would
much more than the rates In Iowa and '
yet they are eat aside as too sweeping on Ills
the grounds tbat the rallrcad earnings under
the law would not pay dividends on the the
Investment. As to that , let the water be 3Ion.
wrung out of the stock and tbo people would
satisfied wltb such a ruling , but with
every dollar ' cost to have several dollar's the
stock Iss'uedj against It , and then to pay In
tercut on the fictitious valuation , to say the
nothing of the enormous salaries paid their
head officials , Is putting It on too thick. It ono
no wonder the people occasionally ! "damn that
supreme court. "
Auburn Granger : Well , the maximum
'roght ) 'law ' bos finally been declared void nor's
tbe decision of the court -Is Just what
been looked for and expected , and now
question la being asked as to the proba
bility of the governor calling an extra ses
of 'the legislature to enact another law
the same line , and the Granger , without cause
waiting to 'phono to the governor , states' If
no extra session will bo called for this the
urpose. There Is at present a comparative fully
cessation df hostilities In the matter of
freight rates. iMany of those who five years done
wcro loudest In demanding legislation ?
against railroads have since attuned their
larps to free silver melody and have for lianu's
gotten all about tbe wrongs they used to tell U
the railroads were heaping on the people. or
Again It is remembered that there wcro would
hose who professed to bo In dead earnest an
while working to secure the passage of a to
bill who have since 'declared that they tician
believed' ' tbo law of ' 9p would or could or
enforced. Either the law was radically
wrong or our courts are radically wrong ,
In cither case It would bo sheer folly to lloves
, a similar law only to have It In court who
years 'while the taxpayers foot the bills llttlo
Attorney "Webster to do a little fiddling. Judge
governor certainly will not bo so Incon this
siderate as to convene the legislature at tlvc
present , and as It Is only1 about ten months ficial
the twenty-sixth session will convcno.lt the
hardly worth while to call an extra session ,
at the rate the people have been for
getting the wrongs the railroads have done
excessive freight rates , tbo matter will
about forgotten before the dawn of ' 3S.
M.Vi ; PATRIOTISM.
1'otent Influence In Upholding the
Nntlon'M Honor.
Philadelphia Times. e
Women have ever punctuated history wltti
that would have emphasized the-m us
had not their sex debarred them from
participation In the htlrrlng event *
have been the rushing panorama of the
nation's upbuilding. Though they cannot all ,
Joan of Arc , lead on the battlefield ,
Is born la t tie in the potent Inspiring
characteristic that stimulates cowardice to
In tdo men who are brought in con
with them.
the present crisis It Is noticeable that master
women of our land are particular ) ;
In their sentiments , and are ready to stor
to the extremity all that wcinen can do ,
up these they love to the needs of
country and then serve It In that in ait
of all forms , In patiently waiting the says
. the
ivi not disparage masculine patriotism , ;
in It not far easier to march into a
of the enemies' bullets , to the strains proc
uiartl.il music , than to quietly abide at
tormented by rumors , racked by news
narrative * ) and tortured by tfio obld ers.
thought tbat at any hour or any minute
very precious life may bo sacrificed on the toge
of her country ? To fight means ac
that Is tb man's allotment ; to wait and
tbo woman's duty , and though nho may
her voice loude.it In "Tho Star Spangled
Banner" and bravely wave tier handkerchlel
tbo departing eoldlcr laddie , the girl ho
bcdlcd him must meet the reaction
follows all the hurrah of Impending war
learn that patience , after all , In tbo hard'
yet ono of the truest form * of pa
,
MC1III.\.1K.1 C.tMim i.\ Ol > % 1SIIS.
MlnuVn Onretto ( rep. ) : It nrcnm to bo
plwuant tMsttae for the nonspapcr boys to
suggest ttio names of good timber < ia cafldl *
datew for Itie various offices which are to bh
filled at the fall Flection. The Gazette- would
Ilka to know what would bo Uio matter with
Norrls Ilrown of Kearney as a good eamllor
date for governor ?
Kcarncey Hub frcp. ) : There Is talk of
Peter Jensen as a republican candidate for
ccxigress In the Fourth district. The misgwi-
tlon Is all right , beciuso Peter Jensen Is all
right. N'o belter man could be sent from any
district of Nebraska , Hope he gets the nom
ination , became , If lie Joes , ho will surely bo
elected.
Schtiyler Suit ( rep. ) : It's Just as wo ex
pected. Some of the dye.litdcwool ! dem
ocratic and popullit sCieets arc trying li.ird
to disown Judge Irvlno ami
Judge Kagan , the '
two supreme court commissioners.
. do con-
curred In the opinion that ex-Auditor Mooco' 1
could uot bo hold ( or embezzlement of state i
funds. If that Isn't a cowardly way of shirk-1
Ing political affinity we never heard of one.
It bea In the old hen which would not outi
the duck she had hatched.
Hcldrcgo Citizen ( rep. ) : Mr. ttdmlaten , who
Is oil Inspector as well as the head of the
popullat bc-aiK-h of the so-called reform for
In this state , has been rather quiet of late. I
Uver * Jnco h ! miserable failure to get tlit '
IIMII Simon out to Daw son county on a
charge of criminal libel at the time that thu i
grand Jury was anxious to Investigate thbiran
charges ngalnst Rilmlsten a < id his ccnncctlcn i ,
with the recount , Kdmlsten < uis kept as quiet
as If he felt ho had been caught In a dirty
trick. Meantime his llttlo boomlct fo ? governor -
ornor seems to bo languishing.
Wahoo Now Kra ( pop. ) : All the reform
xipern of the state are alllgnlng themaelvua. .
n favor of Senator Allen's re-election. That
' is perfectly proper. lu fact , a reform m
'tea silver paper could not do otherwise.
Senator Allen hns proven to be ttio best ,
jbleat and brainiest senator
ever sent frcin
Nebiaska and , best fit all , his heurt beats
In sympathy with the common people ; ho
docs not look through corporation gogglei.
Thoio never wan a doubt where tbo No *
I3ra stood upon this , or any other question
: or that matter. It is for Senator Allen firat ,
last and all the time.
Tobias Gazette ( rep. ) : A largo number of
the papera over the state nro trotting out
their
preferred candidate for governor. Thla
la all right , but there need be no haato about t i
It. Wlthliii the j
ranks of all parties are good
honest capable men , these who ecu bo rolled } 1 !
upon to do what Is rliht. Wo make the i
statement that the party which places a man
at the bead of the ticket for governor who i
has not an lianoU record will be so far
handicapped that defeat la certain. This ap
plies to all parties. It remains to be seen
whether the republicans or any other party
will profit by what has gone down en the
.records as a matter of history , The day of
the political shjster end demagogue Is past.
The voters demand good , honest men and are
bound to have them.
Silver Creek Times ( sliver .
rep. ) : All this
talk about running Governor Holcomb for 3I
third term should be dropped for once and
nil. Whether for good 111
or , Holcomb has
made his record and he must abide by It. If .
attacked , ho
and his 'friends may make
answer as they see fit , but he has no right
to ask for a vindication at the hands of his
party In the form of a third term nomina
tion. There are plenty of men among the
free silver people , only a few of who.so names
liavo ever been nicntloneJ In connection with
the governorship , who are thoroughly com
petent to jlll that position with credit to
themselves and honorto , the stjte. The
thing to do Is to select some one"of them
and make him the candidate
, and for our
part wo care not whether ho bo a populist ,
democrat or sliver republican.
Exeter Democrat ( rep. ) : If the repub
licans of Nebraska use a little common otaae
naming their ticket this fall they need
have cio fcarj of defeat. The
popocratlo
camp bj In an uproar ; there la dissatisfaction Is
all through the ranks and It will probably
end In each wing1 of the party putting
up a
ticket of Its
own. The popullat party Is not
nearly so strong as it waa two veavs
and if wo have another ago
good
crop this year
will go still harder with It. It's
crop
failure , ) that makes .
pops. The thing for the
republican party to do is to get its momborn
line now and when the conventions ave
held later on see that the everlasting
office-
seeker la cast Into outer darkness rnd that
th6 ticket is made up of men who have the
respect of all parties and will bo true to
their trusts. Everything points toward a
good year for
republicans If
no grave mil-
takes are made by the leaders of the party.
Ewlng Advocate ( pop. ) : While the pop
ulist party of Nebraska Is looking around
gubernatorial timber we would most re
spectfully present the name of Holt county's
favorite son , the Hon. II. P. Harrington of
O'iNelll. Mr. ( Harrington is a eelf-mado man.
legal ability 'being ' so well known that his
services are frequently requested- outside
state. The Advocate , therefore , Is for
. lit. F. 'Harrington ' of O'Neill for gov ono
ernor first , last and all the time , and rever
ently and respectfully presents his name for
earnest consideration of populists \ \ nnd
reform .people generally , notwithstanding' A
fact that Ir. Harrington declines the
nomination for this or any other office. It Is A
of tbe principles of the populist party
the office seeks tbe man , and In this
particular instance thp populists have the
opportunity ' of placing & man lu the gover Tlic I
chair who is not a chronic office-seeker ,
FuHorton Post ( dcra. ) : Tlie Grand Island
Democrat nominates John A. ( Crelghton of Oh
Omaha for governor. This Is an Ideal sug
gestion If Mr. Crolghton could be Induced to The
accept. Ho has
spent more money for the
than any other man In the state , and
ho were governor would bo governor of all
people of the state. The Democrat truth
saya : "Jn all the great state of Ne
braska there Is not another man that has When
so much , financially , to assist the
roat cause of bimetallism , as Mr. Crelghton. Whnr
Should ' bo accept the nomination at the She
of the silver conventions for governor
would not be because he wanted an office "
the salary attached to the office ; but It t
bo to ht'lp along the great cause of '
oppressed people and to show his fidelity When
that cause. Ho never having been
a poli An'
he would have no enemies to punish
ward heclors to reward ; but would bo the She
governor of all the people of Nebraska.
Dakota City Eagle ( rep. ) : The Eagle bo- "Dear
there Is no man In the Third district
can carry tba party to success with c.a Now
labor as Hon. W. F. Norris of Wayno.
Norrls was for eight years Judge of I kin
Judicial district , a man clean , conaerva-
and hcacdt , always sincere In his of nut
end personal acts , a man away above
"
average among professional men , a dlg- "Dear
nincd and rci peel til nentloman , an orator
nd debater with fewr rquati , tvl * person
who would do honor and credit to hi * con
stituents hi thp halla of congress. Uraldea
all thU , tiU character Id rrr-o from any
stigma that may arlsij from being connected
with any of the rings , cllqtits or railroad
Infltuucfs ' , never at any time catering to any
or them , always following hi * own dictation ,
lie h n firm believer that the olTlcc should
seek the man and not the menthe olllco.
As a vote getter ho Is a terror , for ho baa n
way of reaching out ami winning the tuartii
of Ilia countrymen. Voters of the Tlitrd
dl'itvlct , make the politician eland asldo and
cccislder the name of Hon. W. F. Norrls.
( lt'iio.1 Leader ( rep. ) : There begin * to b
considerable discussion amoiiK tbo republi
can newspaper bo ) over caivlldates for tha
coming campaign , as well as the chances of
success , and candidates galore are belnif
groomed for the various positions. This U
harmless
„ amusement and may result In sonid
congeed ' ; but the Leader arises to remark that
before the republicans can over hope to win
in a state elcctjon again they have got to doa
n largo amount of vigorous hoiuo cleaning.
Ttm old party hacks who hang like a mill
3(0110 ( around the party's neck must be-
shaken off and relegated to the rear and It
should be done with a Jolt that will make
their teeth rattle and men | > lact-J In the
lead wliciu the people will trust , and who
have at least ft semblance of political honor.
llut wo fear that will not bo done this year.
The old 'barnacles ' are lu the saddle and It
will tjko still more defeats to aroiuo the
rank nnd Illo sulllelont to uuhorso them ,
Hut until It Is done thcro Is mighty little
hope for republican success In Nebraska.
Blair Pilot ( rep. ) ; Wo observe with no
llttlo satisfaction the desire of republican *
leaders and editors to put only the best men
forward this fall for olllce. A- few fcllona
will not make a slate this year end force
. the , state convention to accept It. The matt
who receives a republican nomination In
Nebraska In 1S93 will be of clenr.i record nnd
ample ability. People demand thM and must
have It. Republicans aJmlt the dishonesty
of at least t\\o men they hcnored with olllco
and regtet It. In the abstract the party It
self Is not to blame , nor can It bo held by
opponents that because two men betrayed
tlielr trusts the party and Its adherents are
all dishonest. For a time the outlook for the
republican party In Nebraska wad a little
cloudy , but within a few mrnths the skies
have cleared wonderfully. Kvery day things
look betler. Now all the party needs to Oo
In its nominate the right men ill order to win
a victory. What holds good In the state
campaign Is of equal force In a local ucnso.
It Is oven of more Importance to have bar-
mony In the party at homo , os local dlu-
satisfactions arc always dangerous. No falth-
fill republican can afford to open a way for
local divisions for private gulu. It la al
ways wheat to let well enough alone ,
F1.0.YT1MJ l.'U.V.
Chicago Tribune : "Whnt makes you so
nn.sloua " to jjot lira. Kllfrnty Into your
church ?
"dbu would probably glvo lu six memorial
"
windows.
Brooklyn Life : "I luive Just taken my
newly graduated grandson Into
with me. "
"How nro you getting on with him ? "
"Well , I seem to'jilcaso him. "
Chicago Tribune ; "Don't the merchants
you work tar uver observe a public holi
day tit ullV"
"O.X yea , sort o' . Itwe got down to the
storu bait an hour earlier In the morning
they'll let us oil' half an hour earlier In thu
"
afternoon.
New York Journal : Visiting Minister-
Ami you say you were brought to thin by
criminal carelessness ?
Convict liurelar Yvs. I forgot to chloro
form the dog.
Detroit Journal : "There Is something
queer , " rom.lrked the observer of men anil
Utility , "about tbe patriotism of a man who
always tukliiK off lila hat to thu Hair ,
while paying u lawyer a UK salary to toil
him liow to evade the laws of the land. "
Yonker'a Statesman : "Now , my soil , "
bepan the father tliu next morning.
"Never mind the lecttiro , pop ; didn't you
ever paint the town ? "
"Well , my boy. ll'a a great many years
ago at least lllty. "
"Fifty yeaia , pop ! Don't you think the
town needed another coat ? "
Washington Star ; "I think. " said tha
fond mother , "that Algernon will be a very
long-headed boy after ho completes hit
"
StlllllCH.
"Well , " replied the severe father , "If the
length of his hair la any Indication of the
length of bis head we. won't have any
cause to complain. "
Chicago Post : "What la needed now , "
said tbe now woman , "Is the lilglicr educa
tion of man. "
Her auditor ! ) looked puzzled ,
"Of what value is It to a woman , " ah
continued , "to speak three or four lan
guages " if her husband understands only
?
Then thcro was tumultuous applause.
OVERWHELMINGUNCEUTAINTY ,
Wnuhlnton Stnr ,
llttlo king- with manners nlco
Jiore as ho trudged through Spanish teg
banner with this strange device ,
"J. O. U. "
Quoth he , "No matter where I look
gaze on that. It won't lie shook ,
ilrst line In my copy book
Waa 'I. O. IV"
, how can life have many charms
When , In the midst of war's alarms ,
motto on one's coat of arms
Is "I. O. U ? "
A WOMA.VS WAV.
Atlanta * Constitution ,
I talks ter her of flghtlii' In case wo
has ter go
the cruisers ntr a-crulflln' on tha
ocean fcr the foe
throws her arms uroun * me her eyes
with tears air dim
"Dear John , plonse toll the Buv'ment that
you can't can't swim ! "
I tell her cf they needs me I will'
have ter show my hand.
help 'em on the water , like I use tor ou
the land ,
'pears to think
my chances on a
cruiser 'ud bo slim
John , plenso tell the guv'ment that
you Jest can't swim ! "
, ain't these women cur'ous ? Fer she
known ns well as me
swim the widest river * '
, an could liol'
my own at sea !
ever' time It's mentioned her oycu with
tears olr dim
John , pit-line tell the guv'ment that
you Jest can't swim ! "
The only thing of
ionsequence < is
vhat we
It is not of so much matter what we may think , or what we
ly intend to do , or what we say ; What we DO tells the whole
iry after all.
In the matter of fine clothing , it is not enough that some one
ps that he makes the best or that his prices are the lowest for
values. What about the goods themselves ? That is the
Def of the boast.
Our claim is that we make good clothing. There are oth-
But we make the best
that
garments we know how to put
jether , and we guarantee them to be as represented. We make
sell more clothing than any other concern in the country ,