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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 18, 1899)
n TITF. OAF ATT A T > ATT.T C V TTMm A V At MniT IS 1 nn. Tins OMAHA DAILY BEE. B. UOS13WATRH , Kdltor. PUllLlSHKD UVIiHY MOHNINCl. T13HMS OF Dully Ui'e ( Without Sunday ) , 0110 Yoar.Jfl.M 1'ii.y He mid dumlity , Una Venr . 8.W bix Months . 4.10 liitx-e .Months . 2.M Hundsy life. On * YCHI . Z- ( Hn'urilny Use , Olio Your . 3.50 Vt-pkly Doe , one Tear . w OKI'ICISS. amaha : Tlio lice Ilnlldlnff. South Oirmhu : City Hall building , Twenty- fifth uml X Rlrficls. council Hlunn : 10 I'cnrl Strott. rhicaKo ; Stork MxclianRQ Hulldlng , Nfw York : Ternplo Court. Washington : Wi Fourteenth Street. c'ommunicntloiiH rolnllns to news ntul edi torial matter should bo addressed ; EdU t 'Hal ' Uop.irlm nt , The Utnnha Hee. UL'SINKSS I.BTTHKS. Huslnoss letters ntul remittances should bo addressed to Thu ! ' < 1'ubilHhltiK Compnny , umiihii. iJrafts , checks , exprotH mid posl- Omaha. Iletnlt by drnft , express or po.'tat order payable to Thu lice Publishing com- l > any. Only two-con t stamps accented In luiyinent of mall accounts , Personal checks , i x'-opt on Otnuhu or eastern exchange , not accepted , TUB UBB punLismNa COMPANY. 8TATKAIKNT OF CIUCULAT1ON. ji-iti' of Nebraska , Douglas Counly , ss. : deornc H. Tzsehuclt , st'cretury of The Hoe Publishing company , bcliiK duly s > vorn , s.iy thnt the actual number of full nnd complete copies of Thu Dally , MorntiiK , Bvenlnu nnd Bundny Hee , prlnled during the month of February , l&M , was as follows : : M , < MW 15 2I1I)0 ! ) 2 . lit , MO 18 SI,5-10 3 . J ! 1,170 17 SIJ , | 0 4 . SM.USO IS SIHIO : 6 . 1:1,10.- , 10 si.uin n . : iu,8ii ( SO SIIIHO 7 . : iir.o : 21 ' , - ; * ! ! : ! ' 8 . uii.i-to n . uiti : ( ! ' . ! ! ! ! ! ! ! . ! . - 30 . : : iifo 21 SI.B10 25 SM'SO 32 28 SI.HSB . 33 27 SI.H70 34 28 S.-OIO , Total 70 Less unsold nnd returned copies. . . . lloil , : Net total sales ! MIWS ! Net dally avcniKo SI.S70 OKOUOH H. TXSCHUCK. Slibserlbed and sworn to before mo this Gth day of March , 1S99. ( Seal. ) OBO. M. nKBD. Notary Public In and for Douslas County , Neb. Oiiuilia wants no experiments iu Its now school buildings. It cannot afford to run a Iclndurpartcn training school for Incipient architects. Douglas county got two members of the house sifting committee , one of them the chalrnian. They can't keep Doug las county In the background. The attention of the government Is earnestly called to the urgent necessity of supplying Arkansas with smokeless powder for municipal campaigns. The Navy department is said to Mil- template the raising of a mosquito lleet. There .should not be much dltllculty In doing this provided the Tersey product has not gone into the trust. The .sultan Is now working overtime on a sni'dkeless ' powder plant and as it Is largely 1'or the bencht of the Mace donians their present attitude of revolt is little short of posl'tlvu ' ingratitude. The name "brief , " as applied to the 800-page argument In the Venezuela ni- ' bltratlon case , Is somewhat of a mis nomer , though doubtless 'Iho lawyers who compiled It could have written more. The two Tcxans who submitted their differences to the arbitration of the six shooter leave no doubt that there Is nothing more Impressive to the under taker than an argument in the Lone Star state. fiovernor Hoosovelt has shut the yel low kids out from the scene of Mrs. Place's execution and In consequence the full page Illustrations of the death agonies In colors will bo something frightful to behold. General Otis has cabled for several llsht butteries with which It is hoped the process of benevolent assimilation ean be expedited. "When 'they get into ai-tlon the ratio of good Filipinos Is ex pected to Increase rapidly. From latest advices King Mataafa WHH still wearing a razor In his boots , which induces King Tamasese to pre fer the cramped quarters of a Itrltlsh war ship to attempting a royal cakewalk - walk to the disputed throne. If Senator Hay ward imagined his troubles were over when the long Ught for the olllco ended he Is doomed to dls- appointment. Turning over to him the naming of postmasters In 'three ' con gressional districts only opens up a new skirmish line , The citizens of Omaha In mass meetIng - Ing assembled have unanimously voted their opposition to the Crow paving bill. If'the ' Douglas delegation wants to rep resent the wishes of their constituents they will see that the Crow bill Is promptly burled. From the reports which periodically come up from Hot Springs , Ark. , one Is led to the conclusion ( hat however benellclal the waters may be to Invalids the climate Is not as conducive to longevity In olllceseekers as the seat of the pie distribution. The Agricultural department Is send Ing a man to Alaska to continue tlm study of the agricultural possibilities of that country , but the probability that he will discover any Incentive to the 'thrifty farmer to pass by the great corn belt when looking for a locution is remote. During the two yearn that the present charter has been In force the taxpayers of Omaha have been paying half < ho taxes which the railroads paid before and which they should pt'jperly pay now. This Is the most striking example of the saving Indicted by the fusion gang that manipulated the charter In 1S97. While standing P for economy and against extravagant or unnecessarj salaries , the representatives of the tax payers' league might turn attention to the county attorney's ojllce , where , al though there Is less work , two more persons are employed than under pre vlous county attorney- * . The same tax payers pay the freight for both city am county , r.i.v DUSKX mt.i. in : i'uii.utn nn.i.i The I'nllard revenue bill passed thf lion p ten dnys rtRo , but still slumbers lit the . eunto commlltee pigeonhole. The Van Dnsen revenue bill has been kept In another pigeonhole by the same committee for six weeks. Senator Van Ditsen asserts that ho Is In tlead earnest to pass his bill. Under the rules no bill can remain tinroportcd In the hands of a committee for more than four days without the foiiHCMt of the Introducer. Accepting all the excuses offered for Hie failure of Hie committee to act and accepting also the assurance of Senator Van Dtisen that ho Is In good faith , what excuse Is there for further delay ? It Is not a question with the people of Nebraska , and especially the repub lican ! * who have pledged revenue re form , whether'the ' name Pollard or Van Dusen attaches to the bill. What they demand and have a right to expect Is legislation that will remedy abuses from vhlch they have been suffering for nany years , It Is asserted by Senator Van Ditsen hut the Pollard bill Is too radical and contains .some provisions that would be lamaglng to the taxpayers. If this be rue , why not take up the bill at once ind amend It ? If there Is any pro- Islon In It that 'threatens ' Injury to the nass of the taxpayers let It be stricken ut. If , however , the objections are simply In the Interest of a particular lass of taxpayers as against that of the great body of the taxpayers , no change hould be made. The Pollard bill has passed the house , vhllo the Van Dusen bill has not passed Ither house and has little chance for iassage nt this stage when it cannot see he llglrt of day without the aid and onsent of the sifting committee. With- nit violating any conlldence The P.eo epeats that the attempt 'to ' sidetrack ho Pollard bill and substitute the Van SPU bill Is being engineered by the orporallon lobby , which Is paid to tie- eat all revenue reform legislation , jona'lor Van Dusen may not bo aware f the fact that his bill is being used or this purpose , but nearly every one Ise around the capltol sees through the ; ame the lobby Is playing. The ses- lon Is drawing to an end and further lelay by the senate In acting on the ovemie bill Is almost sure to prove fatale o all revenue reform legislation. TilU TllKATY ftlOA'ED. The queen regent of Spain has signed ho troa'ty ' of ; peace and Hie Until act In mling the war between tlio United states anil Spain will take place in Vashlngton In the exchange of ratlllca- lons. This formality will be ell'oeted , s the dispatches aniwnnee , by Sec-re- nry of .State Hay on behalC of the jnlted States and. Ambassador Cam ion of France acting for the Spanish government. There will , consequently , ie no delay in carrying out the roiiulro- nent of the treaty In this respect and t Is to be presumed Unit very so'oii ifter this is done our government will my to Spain the ? 120,000,000 agreed upon or the cession of the Philippines and ppropriated by congress. Immediate layment Is not necessary under the u-ovlsl'on ' of the treaty , but 'the money s on hand , Spain lias use for It and It s safe to say that this government will leclde to close the matter up at once , luce nothing could be gained by post- toning paymen'ti ' This resumption of diplomatic rein- lens between the two countries will 'ollow promptly the exchange of rati- Icatlons , the report being that the Span- sh government has already selected a ninltftcr to Washington. At the same line commercial relations will be re sumed and full Intercourse between the wo nations be re-established , perhaps never again to bo broken or seriously llsturbed. Meanwhile as to Spain herself it Is n'obable that her troubles will not end with the consuminatl'jii of peace with ho United States. The political eon- lltlons In the monarchy are such as ironilso grave domestic disturbances mil dllllcultlcs in "the " near future. This ivas clearly shown In the bitter fae- : lonal conflicts In the Cortes , the dlsso- nlloii < aC which 1ms been decreed , and t is far from certain that the 1'arlia- nent which has been convolved , will bo more favorable to the preservation of domestic peace. A 1'IKCK ( JF7M.V/C No valid argument can be urged \galnst \ the proposed amendment doing : nvay with 'the ? exemption of railroad property from city taxation which the railroads worked Into this charter with the help of the reform fusion legisla ture two years ago , The injustice done Omaha taxpayers by this exempt Ion is plainly apparent from the fact that while taxes on private property have been Increased under the tax commis sioner system , railroad taxes have been reduced more than fit ) per cent below what 'they were under the old charter. Portrayed in dollars and cents the reason for the demand for the proposed charter amendment Is illustrated by the following ( Igures compiled from the rec ords of the tax commissioner's otllce : City taxes levied ngnliiBt various railroads on valuations returned by State Hoard of Equalization : 3S97. 1S9S. 1S9D. Northwestern . .Jl. 50.81 $ 7S0.30 $ SIJ.SO M. I' . ' , . . Uy L',609,49 1.19S.SO 1,032.50 llurllngton 1.821.53 S1T.OS S1D.52 U. 1' . Hy 3,159.18 1,037.41 1.G52.02 Totals $0.7PC.01 ? I,333.0S fl.jIl.S City taxes levied ngiilnst four private en tcrprUes : 1897. 1898. 1S99. Boston Store . . $ 1,436.91 $ 3,312.00 $ 3,575.00 Hayden Hros. . . 3,709.04 3,816.00 4.1&2.GO 1'axton & a. Co. 3,698.15 2,088.00 S.102.SO Om. Natl. Hank 9.239.61 7,269.07 7ur.J.OO Totals Jl 1,343.6' $10,485.07 fl7.S22.20 City taxes levied against four pieces o improved real estate : 1S97. 1898. 1899. N. Y. I * Hide. . ? 5.100.00 ? 6.4SO.OO J 6,750.0' Dee Dldg 3,240.00 3,590.40 4,150.00 1'nxtoit Hotel. . 2,538.00 J.SSS.Oi 3.037.5C rnxtonlllockand Merchants1 hotel 3,510.00 3,900.00 4.175.00 Totals . . . .J14.6SS.OO 510,018.41 $18.112.50 The trick turned by the rallroai manipulators of the charter has alreadj saved them $10.000 to $ - O.UH ) at the ex pense of other taxpayers and the imposition will bo continued unless tin loophole is plugged up. All the tax payers demand Ix that railroad property be treated precisely the same as other properly and the prevent rank discrimi nation In favor of the railroads be abel ished. TAXIM T1I.\T \ WILL ruder the war revenue net , passed last June , the receipts up to the begin ning of the present year were over ; ? . " ' ,000,000. Of this niirjtint the stamp lux yielded over . < 1" > .0H.IH' ( ( ) and the beer tux over i ? 18,000.000 , or together nearly fonr-llfths of the total. It Is probable that the luxes Imposed by this aet will continue for al least the next three years , for while sonic If nv > t nil of them were Itriended to lie temporary , the results , from u revenue1 point of view , are so satisfactory that there Is likely to bo a strong popular demand for their retention. That : i portion of ( hem will ho permanent Is hardly to be doubted. It Is very generally admitted that tariff duties as n whole will re main ns they are for some years and unless the revenue from this source nuterlally Increases , which growing > rosperlty will make possible , none of ho war taxes can bo dispensed with so eng as the present standard of expend- ! tire Is maintained There appears to bo a growing eonvlc- lon that In fulure > lho government must ely moro largely for revenue upon in- ernal taxes than hitherto and there are cry g-ood reasons for believing that his will be found necessary , whether ho scale of national expenditure shall > e materially reduced or no1 * . At all events It can be said with great conii- lence that there will be no relief from axatlon for several years and the next generation la likely to see some of the axes now collected for war purposes | till contributing to the support of the government. AUK MUIIK 1IAXKS AKKDKD } In portions of the country there is a emand for better banking facilities nil In the last two congresses this do- land has received attention , a bill hav- ng passed the house of the 1'Mfty-fourth engross providing for the organization f national banks In small towns with a apltal of JL'ii.OOO , or one-half the mini- mini capital with which a national mnk can now be organized. The pres ent secretary of 'tlie ' treasury , in both is annual reports , recommended this oglslutlon , while the currency plan of he monetary commission and the bill eyorleil to the last congress from the IOHSO banking and currency committee onlained provisions intended lo extend j milking- facilities to the sections where hero is a demand for them , either by hu organization of new banks or the stablishment of branches by existing mtlonal banks. This matter will be tressed upon 'the attention of the next onjjrpss nnd it is very probable that here will bo action on the lines already H'.iposed. The number of national banks in the 'nited States last October was 'l.iiS'S. vhlch has -been somewhat Increased luce , and according to the last report f 'the comptroller of the currency the lumber of state banks Is : > ,05 ( , making i total > of 7r > < 5' ' . Incorporated banks In he whole country. It Is contended by ionic ( hat there Is already an over- iiipply of banks and that the wiser tolley Is to reduce the number by con- olldatlon or otherwise and ad'jpt the > ranch system of the United Kingdom ml Canada , which has worked most sat- sfaetorlly. It is urged that a bank with is small a capital as $ UIOCO , located Huong people who have no nvoney of heir own and who would therefore lie orrowors only and not depositors , t-juld lot , from any legitimate banking busl- less , earn Its expenses and enough more o pay dividends which would recom- lenso capitalists for establishing It. I'hls would undoubtedly be the case mless such banks were allowed to Issue lotos without other security than their insets. On 'the ' other hand , under the ranch system , as operated in Canada , "or example , the parent Institutions vould supply currency to the branches is needed at an expense that would cave a margin for protlt. In Canada ho cvmipotltlon is such Hurt the rates ) f Interest where there are branch banks ire as a rule not materially higher Imii lu the financial centers. lint whether one or both of these' Inns shall bo adopted , there is no lonbt that legislation Is needed which Will enable portions of the west and south lo obtain better banking facili ties. The report of the nvonetary comMission - Mission recommended both plans and hero appears to be no good reason why ; ) oth should not bo adopted , since they j. would not conlllet. It Is not generally j realized how important this matter Is felt to be In certain communities and It may bo remarked that where the de mand for banking facilities Is must urgent the free silver sentiment has its strongest hold. While the Douglas county delegation In the legislature is deliberating over charter amendments it should not over- ooU the proposed amendment of the school law embodied In H. It. UK ) , mak ing It mandatory on the city council to levy any tax up to 20 mills that may be demanded by the Hoard or I'Mueatton. While iho bill does not specify the max imum of school levy the existing law , which was based upon a fast and loo.su assessment of from one-sixth to one- tenth of the actual value , will remain In force. In other words , while the tax valu ations have been doubled by the tax com missioner system , 'the maximum has not been reduced. While we doubt the ne cessity of this legislation , If the bill Is to pa * * a limit should bo put upon the aggregate amount to bo raised by tax ation by the school board , Just as thu charter now limits the aggregate for other purposes. The Ilerdman gang organ gloats over the fact that it has succeeded In de stroying the supreme court commission. It Is ono thing to destroy and another to build up. Ten years ago the same concern in a combine with a legislative boodle gang helped to mutilate the Omaha charter and thereby destroyed the then projected park system and uther provisions that have since cost the people ple of Omaha several million dillars , Hy inciting the fusion governor and leg islators to destroy the supreme c.mrt commission in order to be avenged on the court for drstroyluc the sources of blackmail by which the Ilerdmanltes maintained themselves , theirorgan , has succeeded only In setting back the busi ness of the supreme court by several years without nay remedy In sight. Hut curses like chickens come home to roost and the policy of destruction Is sure to destroy the destroyers when the day of reckoning comes. And that day Is not far off. Congressman Mercer's attempt to In duce the government to name one of the new battleships for Nebraska deserves to succeed. Xo sta'te ' In the union Is more loyal or responded with greater promptitude to the president's call for troops in the last war. No state sent braver or better soldiers to the national defense und In recognition of this fact , If for no other reason , thei state de serves the compliment of having a "Ne braska" enrolled In the navy as one of 'the defenders of the country. So far there are only two battleships allo.it bearing the names of western states and even the addition of the Wisconsin and Missouri will not give us as many as we should have. According to the spokesman of Iho taxpayers' league the services of the most ellicient men required for the po sitions of comptroller and city clerk can bo * se-i'urod for the salaries of ? 1SOO j I now ] attaching to those olllces. A dozen | i perfectly j competent and trustworthy | ! men , for clerk of the district court must j then , be available for a salary of ? ' . : , > 00. The taxpayers' league could save tax payers a neat sum by pushing the measure - ure , fo do away with the 'J.I.OOO corrup tion spring In the ? district court clerk's olllce. Why strain at a gnatV Apparently there is no person or cor poration In the state which ean com pare with' the railroads in disinterested and prodigal generosity. They not only furnlsheiS all the fusion ollU-lals with passes , but honored the draft of one of them for if'JO.OOO worth of trans portation just out of the goodness of their hearts , with no hope or expecta- tlon f recompense. Charity covers a multitude of sins , but whether the mantle Is of sulllclent area for this case remains to be seen. The "leading citizens" of South Carolina lina having displayed symptoms of en gaging again in the pleasing diversion of < shooting republican postmasters the latter 1 have taken to the woods and Uov ernor < .Ellerbeo to proclamations , but if these I .malefactors know what Is good for 1 them they will either resign their commissions i or trus. * " to the fastnesses of > the forest for safety rather than to the I benevolent pulchritudes of guber natorial i essays. Undo .SIIIII'N I'l-rilli-iiiuciit. Philadelphia Ledger. In this Phfllpjiinu business Uncle Sam Is beginning , to realize the possibilities of the gentleman who had n tiger by the tall and could neither hold on nor lot go. The Ivliul < < > Ciiltlviifr. New York Mail and Express. ( American builders now have orders for. nearly COO locomotives for railroads In for eign countries. This Is ono form of expan sion to which not o en the most fluent ene mies of "Imperialism" offer the slightest objection. llai'kivaril In OniImliirUry. . Philadelphia. Ledger. Orders for American locomotives are com ing from abroad in constantly Increasing volume , but orders for American ships are few and far between. Yet there was a time when wo could build ships to beat the world. Why can't we do It now ? I'rosjKTll.v'N KinlU'N * Chain. Cincinnati Tribune. Consumption is the result of ability to purchase , and the ability to purchase de pends In a great measure upon wages. Hence Increased wages make the producer not only a producer but a consumer. That la why advanced wages arc not only an evidence of good times , but a factor also in making them. H with Money. Springfield IttpubUcnn. Of the .r)4,000 adult Immigrants admitted to the United States during the last thrno months of 1S)8 ! ) , about 41,000 brought money with them , .hut less than 9,000 brought ? . " .0 or over. Most of these appear to have boon In the United Slates before. At least the number Included in the Immigration for the thrco mouths who had been In this country previously exceeded by several hundred the number who brought In ? 30 or more. \VIIITI3 HACM IX 'I'llH THOI'ICS. Kit In I niV ' 'lH of < Inriliiinle on tin- Dutch ill < ! I' " " ' IiKlli-x. . The following letter addressed to John J. Valentino of San Francisco , signed ! by Joseph 51. Denkers. 51. 1) . , of Llvennorc , Cal. , Is self-explanatory : "I iwnnt to express my admiration of the Interesting lecture delivered by you on ' 1m- porlal democracy * ( Dutch colonizers In .Malaysia ) , of which I read n resume In last night's Hulk-tin , llelng born nnd reared In Holland , where eight years ago 1 grad uated as a physician at the University of Leiden , I claim to bo a good and competent Judge of ono of the most striking features of your lecture , namely , the disastrous ef fect of a tropical cllmato on the white race. "As a physician I could corroborate you by my own experience In the years I was a student at I cldenwliero existed also a college for the education of olllcers for our colonies In the Dutch Kast Indies. How many of my friends at that university , splendid specimens of manhood , Iho llowor of the country , the pride of their parents and professors , tvltli a brilliant future before - fore them , favored by the most auspicious olllciiil positions In the gift of the colonial government , came back after a lapse of llvo years from our 'Insullndo' as moro wrecks , .broken . down In health , ruined for life and many times victims of the accursed morphine habit ! "I could write about many , many girls In Holland who , strong , healthy nnd beau tiful , left for Java to Join their future husbands , and after two or thrco years of life vudor the equator , came- homo weak , debilitated and Buffering from the bail ef fects that a tropical cllmato can cause on members of the fair BOX. In the Dutch Kast Indies Kuropcans only survive to the second generation. A third generation Is unknown. "A common saying In Holland Is , 'If you had murdered your father and mother you arc yet too good to bo sent to the Kast Indies. ' 1 conclude with the fervent hope that your efforts and those of many others all over this grand and liberty-loving coun try , to stir up the people , will check the Imperial aspirations of my adopted country and that the eyes of our govt'rnmt'nt in Washington will ibo ipeiieJ lu time 10 see the abys threatening , " 1IUIKT. Utah ami Delaware have concluded to struggle nlonp 'With ' ono senator. The celebrated political cnop of Carter against Carter Is now on trial In Chicago. The late Senator David Hennelt 11111 Improves - proves the few opportunities given him to deny that he Is n political wnll Hotter. Pennsylvania's legislature has tint been able , owing to the senatorial flshl , to grind out moro than end law a month. Naturally the people regard the deadlock ns a sub- stnnllnl blessing. llccently , In the city of Chicago , thcro wns a civil service examination for typewriters - writers to fill two vacancies arising In the Chicago school department. The competitors Included thirty women and only ten men. Ux-Scnator Hill's hair trigger mouth hns painfully offended Hess Croker and as n punishment Pavld Is not to bo Invited to Croker's Jcffersonlnn blowout on April II. If 11. 11. ehorlslua nny hope of the future It behooves him to coddle Iho tiger curly and often. The first nf the states to hold a general lection In 1SP9 will bo HlioJo Island , which will choose a governor on April 15. _ At the election of last year , when Kllsha D'y'cr wns elected governor of Hhode Island , ho polled 24,000 votes , against 111,000 for his demo- cratlc opponent. When the hour came for the Kansas legis lature to close the other day the executive council stationed detectives nt every exit of the Btato house , with Instructions to see thnt no public property was carried away. It has 'been the custom In the past , It seems , for n vast number of articles , ranging from typewriters down to Inkstands , to disappear at the end of every session. The detectives found plenty to do and dozens of would-bo'v thieves wore forced to disgorge. The dopru- daters were chlolly legislative employes who seemed to have put their own meaning on the phrase "public property. " James W. Tapp is a name lo conjure by. The owner of H Is running for mayor of Wichita , Kan. , on the democratic ticket and on a platform that knocks the props from under the Chicago variety. This is what Tapp promises to do It elected : "Ton dollars fine for any girl wearing bloomers on the street. Any policeman heard swear- j ing will bo discharged and all will bo required - quired to carry bibles , llcllglous tervlccs will bo held twlco dally in the city building. Krco street car service will bo given on Sunday morning to all church-goers. Sunday - | day theaters and base ball games will bo forbidden. Spitting on the sidewalks will bu | a finable offense. " CO.MMUXT FROM MjllHA.SIC.l I'llKSS. Hastings Hocord ( rep. ) : The legislature has very wisely , we think , killed the propo sition to glvo nil county ofllcers a four-years term. The plan was for those now In olllco to hold over for nnother'ycar nnd mix county affairs up with the presidential election. Aubuni Granger ( pop. ) : Xow If the legls- Inliiro can do no better because of the fact that the time for the Introduction of bills is past this much may be done. The Items In the appropriation bill'for salary for sec retaries of the iboard of railroad comnils- ( "loners can be dropped out nnd that amount saved to the stale. It Is probable that the publicity that has been given to the Insurance oamlnlng business will bring about linger ing death nnd the farce will bo heard of nC moro. Kearney Hub ( rep. ) : Senator Allen steps out of his seat In the senate Into the district Judgeshlp and will warm the chair lhat ho occupied before ho was elected to the senate. The appointment to the vacancy created by ho election of Judge Hoblnson Is a very Hting cue , and while to some It may seem Iko a great come-down from the senate to he district bench , It Is not exactly so. There s no more honorable position , it Is well paid ven In Nebraska , and there should be more udges than there are who would prefer a eng and honorable career on the bench to ny short-lived political ofllcc. Schuyler Sun ( rep. ) : Don't talk to us any nore , please , about reform and the fusion inrty In Nebraska. The pass grabbing ofll- lals at Lincoln and the corruption In the state auditor's olllceiwo enough to disgust any Ilizeii with the whole outfit. If there was iver as rotten n record made by a party in is short a period It has never been heard of hero never wns n tlmo during the thirty oars of the republican party's administration i if the state's affairs when without exception' ' .hero were ns brazen n set of rascals nnd j i K.litlcal . liaks , as disgraces the state house j t Lincoln 'today. If the people do not lurn hem out , bag and baggage , In 1900 , they ihould never bo allowed to vote again. HAWAIIAN I.AIIOR IMIO1II.BM. Poor Outlook for AIIUT ! < MIII AVorUloK- Hntrriirlm- . IIM-II or Aincrlrmi Philadelphia IlccorU. The situation in the Hawaiian Islands , which came Into the possession of the United States In 'August last , discloses an overplus of trained talent seeking oppor- unltk's for employment , and a constant scarcity cf contract laborers who arc practically slaves on tlio sugar plantations. Nearly 13,000 laborers were brought Into the port of Honolulu last year , moro than one-half of whom arrived after August 12 , the dale of annexation. In view of the np- larcnt impossibility of Inducing congress o apply the federal contrast labor laws to .Hawaii , it may bo fairly presumed that the sugar- planters will bo permitted to recruit their army of unskilled laborers under con ditions similar to those -which have pre vailed In the Islands heretofore. A constant Influx of cheap and servile illcn labor would naturally tend to mlnl- nlzo the now of outgoing adventurers Imunil for Hawaii to seek their fortunes. Rxcept In the lilghor walks of Industrial and professional effort , there * could bo no ilaco in Hawaii for American enterprise. What nro Ihu chances on Iho upper rounds of Ihe ladder ? An answer Is afforded In the warnings gent out several months ago jy the societies of Odd Fellows and of the .Masonic order In Honolulu , In which the lack of business opportunity for Americans coming to the Islands In search of nn inde pendent career Is clearly set forth. The [ irofesslons are overcrowded ; there Is n argo surplus of sldllcd mechanics , clerks , stenographers , etc. , nnd for the ruder forms of Industrial occupation neither cllmato nor pay Is adapted to the white man. "Tho man coming to our port without means nnd without employment. " says Iho .Masonic order's circular , "would soon find himself stranded In n country from which hn could not return on foot , a distressed stranger In a strange land. " If the policy of exempting our tropical Islands from the provisions of the federal contract labor law should bo continued In definitely. In accordance with tlio precedent set 1n the refusal of iho lust congress lo Interfere with the importation Into Hawaii of Aslallo serfs. Ihe-se now territories would romaln absolutely closed to further devel opment on now lines of American civiliza tion. The task of "duty and destiny" which has been dwelt upon with so much palrlotlo unction by open and covert advocates of Imperialism would ho resolved , In the last , analysis. Into a national effort to perpetuate what Is practically a slava system In Hawaii and , siib.-ic'iueiuly , in other of our tropical possessions. Bronchitis , Ho&rscne&s , Sore Throat Effectively Relieved. Joliii I. Drown 4 Son , Dotton. Ollinil IAMIS TllAV < MUS The rejection of the army Wll l < y the Hclchstnp nt llerlln was not tinexprripd The Introduction of the mensura wn T ] ftufprljto i to the legislator * and a most i1l - ' nftrooable ' one , and It was evident from the outset ' that there would bo strain ; oppoii- ! , lion ' to H and only lukewarm support. \ | | ye.tr ago the minister of wnr told the Helrlii > | | ' tag that nothing wns wanted above or.ll nary , appropriations for the maintenance of j ' the ( existing force , and the hope nroso that | ' > there- , would bo no further Increase of the army , or of the military budget unless some extraordinary t need occurred. Xo such need Is | this year apparent. Profound peace prevails - vails < , nnd the czar la summoning the pow ers < Into council to make- that peace perma- nont. i Yet the government asks for n spo- olal nrmy grant of moro than $33,000,000 nnd nn ' increase of nnnual appropriations of nearly ' $7,000.000. It asks , inoreovcr , for nn Increase ' of the army by more than 23.ooo. mid ' proposes to create Ihrro new army i corps. j And this measure Is put forward In the speech from the throne ns oC paramount nnd vital Importance to the empire. The answer , of the UolchMng 13 a decisive re- fusal j lo canctlon suirli an Increase of the burden Q of militarism , nnd the vole Is so emphatic ns to banish all hope of a recon- sldoratloii or of compromise. The next move of ( the government will ( bo watched with In terest. i H appears from Sllnlster Ooschen's re- porls 1 that within seven years the llrltlsh admiralty has put In service not less than twenty-four ' battleships of the llrst class. seventeen of them having a displacement of 11.000 ' to 15,000 tons. In a Iltllo while ton moro ' will be ready for sea , and for seven more ' the money has been appropriated. At the same time the fleet has been strength ened by twenty-three cruisers of the llrst class ! and by fourteen of the second class , having n speed of Iwenty or more knots per i hour , llesldes the small gunboats the 1I Hrltlsh 1 licet contains well nigh 100 torpedo boat destroyers ready for service , whatever may be their utility In actual war. Hut lo Rrunt I Hrltalii's modern navy Franco and Hussla 1 can oppose no equal power. To the present I naval superiority of Great llrltaln must bo Joined the consideration thai should war comu I'rlllsh shipyards would distance Russian I nnd French competition In renew ing ' the means of naval contlict. in strong contrast with Oreat Uritaln's unrivaled might ' on the sea Is Its pitiful weakness ns a : military nation on land. While In Its Hoots ' Is a stiro defense against Invasion from any quarter , It Is incapable of making successful J | warfare upon an enemy like Hus sla or France without the aid of nn nrmy such ns It does not possess nnd cannot mus ter. It is this weakness la military power which compels the llrltlsh government and people to Impress the world as strongly as possible with their naval superiority. * * * The Italian ambassador to London , Gen eral Ferrero , speaking before Ihe Kalian Chamber of Commerce In that city the other evening , spoke In optimistic terms of ll'o financial condition of Italy. While admitting the great burden of taxation ho donlod that the country was sinking be neath it. He declared that the depoHlts In Iho savings banks and on current ac- counl , with banks throughout Italy amount to three milliards of lire , or 120,000- COO. Italy , he said , now constructs the whole of the material for her navy , and , what Is murii more significant , her private docks compete successfully for foreign or- derswllh _ the great shipbuilding yards of the world. She makes all the rolling stock for her railways ; the number of her me chanics has doubled between 1871 nnd 1S95 ; mineral exports and silk production have Irebled , while the figures of arrivals nnd departures of steamers have risen from 21,000 to 60,000 In the same period. As nn Instance of the confidence reposed In Italy's commercial stability he pointed to the foundation oC banks and factories In Milan by the Germans , the recent Influx of Trench capital , the reorganization of the sulphur industry by English aid and Lord Armstrong's works near Naples. All these points ho endeavored to establish by the aid of olllclnl sttilislics. * * * The autocratic form of government to which Austria has been reduced does not Fcein to have any perceptible effect upon the bitterness existing between the oppos ing nationalities. A little while ago the Czechs ( issued nn aggressive manifesto and this has provoked an equally vigorous re- ply from the Germans. It la published In J the Tngespost of Gratz. Us aulhor is understood to bo Count Sturgh , ono of Iho leaders of the German party In th Itelchs- [ rath belonging to the group of largo land ' owners and ono of the most distinguished politicians in Austria. In this document all Idea of further negotiations regarding a compromise with the Czechs under Count Thun's government Is scouted. It de clares that the opposition rannot be Induced by nny means whatever to open negotia tions with the Thun cabinet , which IH reproached preached with being completely under Czech Influence and , therefore. Incapable of giving the Germans satisfaction for the wrongs which have been done them or of fering them any security for the future. Any concessions on the part of Uio Ger mans nt t/ho present moment , It says , would bo a serious blunder. There must bo no moro pourparlers so long as the present political system IK maintained and the men who represent that system nro In oillco. * * * These nro usually regarded as dark and perilous days for royalty. Many of Its rep resentatives , making a virtue of necessity , moro or less good-naturedly admit that they are out of harmony with the tendencies of the tliniH , and walk softly in titralght paths In order lo attract OH little attention aj poFHlbU1. Others do some ungraceful I fighting with Iho Inevitable , ami so hasten the coming of the cracker of crowns , who is to deal with them all sooner or later. Hut tlio kings nnd kinglets , oven If they cannot bo exactly happy , may well congrat ulate themselves that things are no worse. Tnkn , for Instance , Prince Gustaf , the ro- ( font of Norway nnd Sweden. A * largo part of his subjects driest the young man , chiefly , It would seem , because ho dolcstH them , and thin Is a condition of affairs thai I ' In nlhcr ages usually hud moat tragical roI ] I BiillH. What happens now ? Why , nothing. I or almost nothing. The lioalllo mihjccts find i It a sufficient dcnunstratlon of their feel- t IngH to snowball the prince as ho parees < i Baking Powder i Made from pure j cream of tartar. , ! i Safeguards the food ( i against alum. < Alum bakinp powders arc tfic incnaccrs to health of the present day. NO f-owotnco. , fitw VODK. j ' through the streets. That , of course. Is an- ' noylitg for King Oscar's mrlerstildy , but the I people who do the pelting will ho sure to laugh as they do It , and no thecrlsla will most likely turn Into a joke. * * * A suiUcIent reason for ( Treat llrltaht'swip- pert of Italy's do.nand ; * upon China may lia discovered lu the fart that the region Bought j to bo brought under Italian Intluelicu hns I boon selected for n Hold of exploitation by a. syndicate organized In Home , but really 1 linn need lu London and Including member * I of 'both ' houses of Parliament. A concession lo work iho coal and Iron mines of the In land province "f Klang SI having 'been ' ob tained by Iho promoters In quentlon , It became - came necessary lo obtain a right-of-way from tlio mineral deposits to the sea through the coast province of Clio Klaiig. Italy would thus appear to bo merely a stalklng- horse for ttroat llrltaln. Incidentally , of course , Iho appearance of Its Italian navid ally as a party lu the game of far eastern politics would bo welcomed by Oreat llrttalu. M.NKS TO A Ml ILK. Cleveland Plain Dealer : "What did Adam say when ho iiwoko and caught his Hrst vlaxv of ISvi'7" "What a chump I wns to come away anil forsct my iiunera. " Chicago Tribune : "This Is what you got , " exclaimed the butcher , whipping- section oC the hog1 Into the brine , "for being lee fresh ! " Ah , if it wore only possible to euro the fitaco ham by t > inc such process ! " Boston Transcript : Customer Wlmt la the prlcis of this calico ? Salesman Sixteen fcnt.n a yard. Customer Sixteen cents ? I'll give you 35. Salesman You misunderstood inc. I saltl C fonts , not 10. Customer Six cents a yard ? ] l'm ! I'll glvo you C. Cleveland Plain Dealer : "Thoy claim lhat. Huilynrd " Kipling buys n now bicycle every season. "Sn.v , Iho world can't afford to lose n. man llko thai ! " Somervllln Journii' : Young women havi > one advantage over young men. They can be howloKgcd , nd ns lontf < ij ! they don't wear rainy nay skirts or try to ride thu bicycle , nobody will ever know It. Imllium polls Journal : Witt , * : I want tn > say thut magician was simply wonderful. Fancy milling a rabbit out of a thimble , will you ? Liishforlh Oncci I gel a snake cljrhloon. feel lonp , wllh a Ilg1ilp < l gnu Jet In hl mouth , out of u quart botllo. Chlenpo Post : "At any rate.1' said tha trirl In blue , softly , "the gossips never have busied themselves about me. "Of course not. " answered the g-lrl lix plnlc swtn-tly. "There musl be oecsi.-lon for envy or jealousy before the gossips busy themselves about anyone. " Detroit Journal : "I have rome to pny my court ! " exclaimed the prince , bowing1 low. "Have you puld your'wijHhurwomnn ? " asked Iho princess , courteously , bill firmly" Manifestly , If all girls were ns sensible UK Fbo , there would bo fewer unhappy mtiv- rliiBO. ' . or fewer marriages , which Is much" the same thlnu. Chicago Tribune : "You will find this to be rare old wlnf , sir , " said the olllulouri waiter , bustling ubout Iho table. "How docs tin1 .itonk suit you , sir ? " "U'ell. " replied the old ( renlleman , who was never known lo kick , "It is what you might call rare old beef. " fPocm by R. II. LaiiRford , rend by , setitiitlvo Thompson of .Mcrrlek county at theItuywaril banquet at Nebraska City , .March l&.J From every pirl : of llils great state , Men 1m ve come up to legislate ; They fain would banlsli nil our ills ly ! introdurlnv divers bills , UN's on Insurance and on law. lillls wrlttni up without n flaw Throw in the grist nnd grind them through , Those which will pass are very fow. Illllfi that are short , blllw that arc long- , Ilills IH the burden of our coup. Men rack their minds gond bills In frams , Well to protect nnr "fish and Kimie , " AVhl'p others toll from morn till nleht. To make luxation's burdens light. \ While many f -l their hopi'.i ' have flown , For their bills " - " on appears "postpone- . nllls to kill the railroad pass , Are Introduced , but lust , alas ! MakM honest DOIIS a'l vote to hold What unto them Is good as gold , For when they quit the hulls of state , Twnuhl be tlm Jrnny of fate Along the railroad track to roam , Counting lies as Ihoy e home * . As lo Iho men who mnke the laws , ( tiizo on the handsome mnn from Da UTS , Taylor , who comes from Ilroken Jtow , Ami Kfistorllnir of liufTulo , Who talks and lalks , nnd "chcwH the rag , " And plays at leglF iitlve ItiK , And heavenward rn'l hU mllk-wlilto eyes , As 'guln.U oppression loud ho cries. Now , turn and look on William Mann , And tell us , 'if ' you think you cnn , The K"oil which to the Htnto occurs , When lie kills nil HIP coekle-liurrB. Nov.- , view Ibo man who bribery spurns , The ( jri-iil Hibernian Joseph Hums , Who with IliH poor sheds copious lcur None , but McCarthy , Joseph fuars , Hut tlmo wIl' fall us to relate Of all Iho thing' wo legislate. Hills of various kinds am read , And then nro numbered wllh the d art. Friend Jnnseii with one. Bwoepliif ? breath * Bemls all grasshoppers lo their death , While Wllcox with n silver toiiuuo , The change * * on Ilia liousu has runt ; . Hill , as we promised thnt wo would , W nil have done the best wo cou'd. We'll try to please our foes and friend t'nlll this Icclslaturc emit Wo sup Jv did one phasing IhlnK1 Whii-li will 10 us a lilosslii ! . ' brine , An ai't the stnto Is thankful for , Wo made Juilno Jlaywnrd acnator. The Wearing of the Green Was in abundant evidence yesterday today "Vestee , " "Sailor" and ' "Junior" suits will be in abundant 1 evidence in our special department for the boys and children. This is our first offering of advance Easter novel ties for the little ones , The mixtures , shadings and styles we show this season are out of the ordinary. Jjjrlrtwnlinuru ln faot. in all imrtluulars and ( / / ( ( / ' / ' / . ' / en In tlio way of prlco. "AV/rrt- / ttrdinufii fan-- * - , { ti.M * . } ' * , $ ' * . * JOunU BOOH up to $10.00 nnd tlnn't fi'f'oi { ho IB tflvltitf J'oim cliiinuo of uek't'tiiig buch biijicrlor floods ut &uch low prices. RS'WlLCOX.MAHASE