Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 2, 1892, Page 4

R BEE. mTon THE DAILY E E ROSEWATER, [ PUBLISHED EVERY MORNI} TERME OF SUBSCRIPTION, Dally Bee (mithout § One Year Dnily and Sunday, One Yeur £1x Months pgs Three Months 1 Eunduy Bee, One Year. Baturdny Bee. One Your Weokly Bee, One Year. 2800 10 00 200 15 100 OFFICES Building. ner N and 20th Streets. Ponrl Street Omaha, The Hee Fonth Omuhn, o¢ Councll Blufrs, | Chileago Office. 417 hamber of Commerce. New York, Rooms 1", 14und 15.Tribune Bullding Washington, 51 Fourtoenth Strect CORRESPONDENCT All commiinications relating editorinl matter should be addressed tc ¥ditoriul Depuriment. the BUSINESS LETTE I fttances shonld Ye addressed (o The blishing Company, Omaha. Drafts, ch d postofiice orders to be mude puyable to the order of the conm- pany. The Bee Publishing Company, Proprietors THE BEE BUILDING. All hus! BWORN STATENENT 10N Etate of Noliraskin County of Douzlas. o Geo. B, Tzschuck. etury of The Bur Jublishing compuny, does wolomnly swon hat the actuul cirealation of THE DAILY forthe week ending Dec follows: Funday. Dec Monday, Dec Tuesday, D Wednesduy. Dec Thuraday. Dec Eriduy, | Buturdi OFF CINCULAT The prowth of the averace daily ¢ire of Tur Bri: for six years is shown in vho fol- Jowin + table: January. ¥ ) 18,855 20,901 IBAS1 207 18.710(20. 1807 V0 22,180 1 X 2008 2471 e A e T powder likely to be burned in the Chilian war is altogether smoieless. It is also harmless, Augiat. ptemiver oter TrE Chilian governm having been now reorganized and put upon its official feet, the relations between Chili and the United States can be considered and discussed intelligentiy. THE six democratic members of the Board of Education can hardly lay claim to nonpartisanship if they should all agreo to support one republican for pres- ident who is willing o distribute the committees to their liking. GENTLEMEN hereabouts who do not believe in the grand jury system for per- sonal reasons will probably make win- ter trips to Cuba, Honduras and Mexico. The grand jury will be called for the February term of the district court. GENERAL 1GUROA has not engi- neered a revolution in the Central American states for many moons. He has, however, been solicited to go back into business by President Barrillas of Guatemala. Bnrrillas is laying up for himself the fato of Balmaceda. PERHAPS if the gringoes capture the greaser bandit Garza on this side the Rio Grande, the greasers on the other side will hate the gringoes on this side less cordially. The Garza disturbance may result in an ara of better foeling among the law abiding citizons on oppo- site sidos of the river. Wuar the American people need most from congress at this session is to be let alone. They are beginning to tasto prosperity and they want no financial tinkering to upset existing conditions. The presidential campaign will give us all the element of uncor- tainty the business community can en- dure. Ir T ew York great double decker #ho held his 810,000 governorship until the lust minute after accepting the seat in the senate reully thinks the demo- oratic party can afford to make the prosidental canvass on the single issue of the ‘‘billion-dollar congress” he is not tho skillful politician he is supposed to be. Another great democrat broke his overconfident neck by secking a contest upon a single issue, and David B. Hill ought to profit by his example, Tne Interstate Commerce commission has struck what appears on its face to be a hard blow at the free pass system. Ttis not aseflective as it looks, however, and will be far more useful to the rail- way companies as an excuse for rofusing passes than to the principlo it is pro- sumod to attack. A railway company operating through two or more states will be obliged to issue as many passes as states where it is ddemed desirable to favor an applicant. Where the com- pany’s representative sees nothing to be gained by granting a request for a pass oxtending beyond a state line he can simply fall back .upon the interstate commerce law with the usual regret: Jupae Bisnor W. PERKINS, who has been appointed United States senator to succeed the late Preston B. Plumb, isno stranger to the duties of a national leg- islator. He has served four terms in the lower house of congress and made a most creditable record there as a care- ful, industrious and conselentious vepro- sentative. Ho was renominated by ac- clamation in 1890, but went dowa with other good mon before the alliance cy- clone. The judge is a man of strong convictions and great force of character, There is nothing of the demagogue or political trimmer about him, and the re- publicans of Kansas will have no reason to blush at any position ho may take upon the floor of the senate. He will stand by his colors and principles un- sworved by elamor, if he may be judged by his record in the house. He i3 not so brilliant s Ingalls, and he is not so er ratie. Heo is not so well known or pug nacious us Plumb, but he is move toler- ant, more polished and wore careful in bis utte Governor Humphrey is to be congratulated upon his happy so- lution of the problem which the sudden deuth of Senator Plumb forced upon him. e 500 | 200 | to news and | OMAHA IN 18, It is the consensus of opinion among our best informed business men that Omaha is on the eve of better times Omaha hns passed safely through the trying ordeal that followed the collapse of the inflated real estate values and the eru of speculative building hooms, Sho has weathered the depression that fol- lowed in the wike of a distressing crop failure and the agitation in favor of debased currency and partial repudia- tion of deht With the new year we are gradually emorging from the shadows that have boclouded our commercial and indus- trial prosperity into a brighter and more promising era. The opening of the new year finds our hankers on sound busis with an ampio money serve to meet all emergencies and a line | of deposits that enables them to give | ommodation to their patrons. Omaha is brisk It has felt the which the garnering al ac ing trade of and steadily improving. tmpulse of the rich harvest farmers of this state through an abundant crop marketed at remunerative prices, Our manufacturers have received a heavy stimulant by the agitation favor of putronage for home industries, and their output during the past year are hus materially increased in volume and | value, T'he coming yeur is destined ness the enlacgement of many of our and elevators and the es- tablishment of a number of new fuctor- ies, mills and grain elevators that have been projected by local and foreign cap- italists. The marvelous growth of oyr cattle yards and meat packing estub- lishrments has not only maintained for Omaha her standing as the third great- est stock yard and puacking center in Amorica, but places it within the range of probubilities that Omaha will within the coming twelve months rank next to Chieago as a pork packing center, To mees this increased demand upon their capacity the Omaha Stock Yards ny has set aside $100,000 for im- provements and extensions in the early spring and several hundred thousand doilars will probably be expended in the enlargement of the South Omaha pack- ing houses, The railroad situation, which has been a serious drawback to Omaha's commercial supremacy for years, has amore promising aspeet than it has had for some time past. Soveral very important railway projects that have been dormant for want of capital are about to take practical shape, and m even materialize into important traffic counections before the year is out. Among these is a divect line to Duluth and the long-talked-of railroad to South Dalkota operated in conjunction with a short line into the heart of Kausas and extending to the Texas panhandie. These railway connections, if suceess- fully carrvied out, will be of infinitely more value to Omaha than the com- pletion of the miniature union depot that was put into winter quarters some- thing over a yeas ago. 1t is move than probable, however, that the year will see the completion of the union depot with all the outside trimming It goes without saying thatv 1892 will witness many striking and substantial improvements in Omaha, both public and private. Quite apart from the com- plotion of the city hall, which is to be ready for occupancy by the Ist of Ju a number of buildings of the first magni- tude are planned already to be erected that will make a very active business season almost certain, Taking all in all, Omaha’s outlook for 1892 is very encouraging, anda gradual revival of activity in city real estate cannot fail to follow the marked im- provement in all branches of business. is to wit- factories, mill ay HILI'S PARTING COUNSEL, David Bennett Hill signalized his re- tirement from the office of governor of New York by delivering a speech in which he advised the democratic party, and particularly its vepresentatives in congress, as to the course that should be pursued in the immediate future. Mr. Hill will take his seat in the senate of the United States when that body re- assembles next weel, and it is safe to predict that he will in a short time drop out of public attention and interest. He may be able for a few months longer to keep his grip upon the democratic ma- chine in New York and theveby over- throw Mr. Cleveland, but he will ecut no figure in the senate that will give him any claim to popular consideration, Should he venture to proclaim his views thero he will find men fully prepared to show up the demagogy which is his most salient chavactevistic as a poli- ticlan and to mevcilessly lay ve his tricky and unserupulous political record. Perhaps Mr. Hill has the shrewdness to understand this, and therefore took the best opportunity he will have for some time to tell the democratic party what he thinks it ought to do. There is nothing new in this latest counsel of Mr, Hill. Itis in the same line with his speech a short time ago at Elmira, which failed to make a favora- ble impression on his own party and sub- jected him to the just ridicule of polit- ical opponents. Denunciation of the “billion-dollar congress’ is not original with Mr. Hill, It has been the loudest ory of the democrats for more than a year past, but two diliculties now con- front them. They have no evidence that the people are dissatisfied with the work of that congress, and they do not seo thoir way clear to undo that work. Republicans admit that the last con- gress might have been somewhat loss imprudent in expenditures, but there is no inteliigent populur complaint be causo pensions were increased, that pro- viston was made for rendering the pos- tal servico move efficient, that the use- fulness of the Agricultural department was extended, and that the navy was strengthencd, The present will not be required to malke as large appropriations for any of these purposes, except pensions, but the democrats mis judge public sentiment if they suppose it to be favorable to economy that might have the effect to impair the public ser- vice in any department and to unduly postpone such provision for public de- fonse experionce has clearly essentiul. As to the sug gestion of Mr. Hill that the dewocracy congress as recont shown to be va- | in THE OMAHA DA [ shoutd seek o put the tarift back where | {t stood in 1888, it will receive little con- | sideration, hecause that would involve the restoration of tha duties on sugar, and the wiser leadors know that this would subject the party to overwhelm- ing defeat. Mr. Hill will not make any presidential canital from his latest man- | ifesto, It will simply serve to confirm | the very general opinion that whatever credit may 1 to him as an adroit and not overserupulous politician he is very far from being n statesman. AGREEMENT, between the Britain estab of the long A VALUABLE The agreement made United States and Great lishing reciprocity with most British West Indies is a very valuable one, Under it the British government will admit to its West Indian islands a Iarge number of articles entirely freo, and on a smaller number will reduce the duties by 25 por cent or by 50 per ce The free schedule includes only limited number of agricultural produc but among the articles that will be ad- mitted at a 50 per cent reduction of the | existing duty are bacon and bacon hams, and lard and its compounds, while the following articles will d- mitted at a reduction of 25 per cent from existing duty: Beef saited or pickledy corn, corn meal, flour of wheat, petro- leum and its products, pork salted or pickled, wheat. In the free list as ap plicable to most of the islandsal number of manufactured articles embraced, us clocks, wateh movements, watches not in or gold case sewing machines, locomotives ard rail- rond materials and applinnces, steam engines of ali sorts, fence wire, india rubber goods, printing paper, shipbuild- ing materiuls, imp'ements, utensils and tools for agriculture, exclusive of cut cheese b silver lasses and forks. The concessions mado hy the British government in this agreement cannot fail to have very valuable results to the trade of this country with the British West Indies. The United States affords by lur tho best market for the products of those islands, as is shown by the fact that our West Indian imports have in- creased in ten years from $6,000,000 to $16.000,000. During the same time, nowever, there has been little increase in our exnorts to the istands, and tho balanco for some years has been steadily against us. This has been due, of course, to the duties which discriminate against the manufactured products of the United States, while those of Great Britain are favor This will be largely changed by the agreement just ‘consummated and it will undoubtedly bring a very material gain in our ex- ports to the British West Indies. This is o noteworthy victory for reciprocity when it is considered with what ten- acily the British government holdson to its commercinl advantages, especially in the case of its own dependenc STATE OF THE TREASURY. According to the trustworthy corre- spondent in Washington of a leading financial journal, the steady shrinkage of the available cash in the treasury is causing anxiety at the depurtment, and it is said that if itcontinues much longer the secretary of the treasury will sot about devising new methods for raising money. It is believed that the figurss for January 1, showing the net cash bal- unce in the treasury, will not exceed #36,000,000, and may fall below that amount. The receipts for Docember, it is estimated, did not equal the expendi- tures, and they will doubtiess ba still less for Janua It appears that every means to in- crease the resources actually available has been nearly oxhausted, and the fact that the treasury now has a cash balance outside of the gold certificates is due to the skill and foresight of Sec- retary Foster. The bank deposits have been reduced to almost as low « point as the convenience of the government will permit, the approoriation for recoining subsidiary silver into forms which will permit its circulation has been nearly exhausted, and all of the trade dollar bullion has been coined and put into cir- culation. There are gold certificates which the department might pay out, but to do so would reduce the naveow margin of $30,000,000 in frec gold held by the treasury outside of the $100,000,- 000 which is a guarantee for the integ- rity of the legal tender notes, Treasury oflicials, it is said, are hoping for an improvement in customs receipts during the next few months, and this is not an unveasonable expectation. The heavy importations in anticipation of the pussage of the present tariff law must be pretty well worked off, -so that there is room for new importations. Obviously, however, this is not an alto- zether safe thing to rely upou, because there must be a revival of prosperity to justify large importations, and while there is evory reason to believe that this is coming, it may not arrive in time to help the traasury over the difficulties that now confront it. One plan of velief suggested is a temporary loan upon snort term bonds, but the plain ohjec- tion to this is that it would be a bad precedent to mike in a time of profound pence. [n his annual report the soere- tary of the treasury gave assurance to the country that the department had amplo resources to meet all demands upon it, and hence the statement now made that the treasury officials are anxious regarding the immediate future is somewhat surprising.” Nevertheless, it is doubtless true, and congress may have to be asked to provide a measure of relief. NOBODY ABOVE LAW, Mr. Rosewater's attempt to block the li ry enterprise hus been summarily disposed of by Judge Irvine's refusal to grant an in- junction restraining the purchase of the ad- aitional lot. The vutcome of the mattor wiil be hailed witn delight by the people of Omaba who have so emphatically expressed their desire for a library building. Law and public opinion are iu uccord and no selfish obstructionist can long succeed in iatorfer- ing to prevent the carryiug out of the popu 1ar will. — W rld-Horald, With all due deference to the disteict court which has biushed aside tha wise wnd wholesome provisions of the charter that prohibit the mayor and from contracting any debt or ny appropriation above the wmount in the in the spocifie fund from which the appropriation is voted, | council maki clty treasury prohibition wo still insist that we cannot have ILY BEL municipal reform unless every city clal from th8"fighest to the lowe kent steictly, within the limits of the charter. !t We repel #s mean and contemptible the innuendoithnt the editor of this paper has any selfisli’motive to subserve in appealing to..the eourts to check the reckless disregard of the charter o) the put of the mayor and goancil and the library board, in attempting to purchase a lot for $18,000 when'there are only $11,000 in the library fund and that money rep- vesonts a tax 18¥ied for the purchase of books and maintenance of the public libray The plea that only 84000 ix to be paid now and notes are to be given for the remainder payable in one, two and three year installments may satisf Judge [rvine but we do not bel it will satisfy the supreme court of braska, which will have to pass upon this case. Who is authorized to sign these notes? Surely not the library board, which is simply ated to supe vise and mana the public library. Where is there any provision in the cliarter authorizing the mayor or any other official of the city to issue notes secured by mortgage or without mort- The only power to incur future linbility for the city of Omaha i3 vested in the mayor and council through the issue of bonds authorized by a vote of the people for a specific purpose. The bonds voted in November for the library building can be used for that purpose only and eannot be diverted for the pur- chase of a lot. Incidentally the injunction has aiso been brought with a view to compeiling the mayor and council to pursue business methods in the wrection of the proposed library building by securing the waiver of all claims for reversion from the heirs of the late Byron Reed. Members of the library board de that this waiver can be procuged at any time. Then why have they not procured it? Have they not had‘time enough to do 80? They have had assurance time and again that if the strings tied to the Byron Reed bequest were detached and adeed was filed in escrow giving the city a clear title to the property when the #100,000 voted for a library building shall havo been expended, the injunc- tion suit would nov be pressed. But these gentlemen think they are a law unto themselves because of their social posi- tion and wealth. This is precisely where, in our otiinion, the intervention of the courts should be invoked. If ono branch of the city government, known to be composed of gilt-odged gentlemen, is to be allowed to manage the city's af- fairs intrusted tortheiv eare according to their own sweet will, in defiance of char- ter limitations and with a disregard of business methods, how can we hold other city officials to strict, obedience to the law and the ehservance of Dbusiness methods? Men who want law and ovder must obey the law themselves. The citizens of Omaha have decreed in the last election that they want reform and vhey never will get thorough reform so long as any one branch of tho govern- ment 1s permitted to ignore the limita- tions imposed by the charter for the pro- tection of taxpayers. are Tue wooden shell out on the open prairie near the Deaf and Dumb insti- tute with the %2,100 heating plant hith- erto known as the Hitcheock school has been rvechristened. Whether the owner of the addition w ashamed of the structure and the extravagance attached to it or the board thought a change of name wouid relieve it of some of its un- canny features is not stuted. Be that as it may the new name is Clifton Hill school. Of course it is not within gun shot of the populous addition bearing the same name, but it is a good name and the hoard is to be commended for the change. OMAMNA'S street car company did not wenken in its faith or permit its enter- prise to slacken last yoar, notwithstand- ing the general depression in business. It expended $200,000 on its plant and added two and three-quarters miles of | electric railway to the system. As this is a strietly Omuha organization, oparat- ing ninety miles of railway and employ- ing 500 men, its energy in the face of discouragements is descrving of especiul commendation, COLORADO’S total output of silver, gold, lead and copper for 1891 amounts to $38,548,954 Nebraska’s corn crop alone, at the low average price of 5 conts per bushel, represents $40,000,- 000. In other word’s Nebraska’s corn- fields ave worth more to the country than Colorado ous metal product, 1d Nebraska's wheat, oats, barley, po- tutoes and hay are worth fully as much more, Tue half-baked editor of the Foke Factory has probably discovered that he cannot use the county asa catspaw to pull his advertising ehestnuts out of the fire. If he wants satisfuction out of Tue Bee let him bring his action for civil damages ke & man and pay his own ghare of tha ‘expenses of asuit in- of attempting by a cowardiy charge of eriminal libel to compel the people to meet the costs of prosecution, stead MEMBERS of the new city government should vecord and keep one vow: Not to accept a street v pass, a free tolephone, froe water, froe fas, free electric lights, or any other vyluable thing or favor from nny corporgbion, fivm or individual whose interests, oan by nay possibility clush with those of the municipality. OMAlS received and passed through her custom house during the fiscal ye; 1801, goods valued at $477,864. The valus of those received in the year pre- ceding wus $160,552 The immense in- crease in twelve months speaks volumes for the growth and importance of Omaha us a commereial center. Prugars the fault found with the heuating plant in the Walnut Hill school is merely the ground work g of a scheme for placing a Smead system in that buiiding, 1. B, dwin PoND's exp of Arnold misery is to the people who bought ti to hear the English inution not veassuring kots at high rates poet read JANUARY | Chiti or 9 2, 1892, “Light of Asin.” Neither does it re liove Sir Edwin and his manager from blame for the disgraceful fiasco in Omana, ——————ee DErosiTs aggregating $22,500,000 in | the banks of Omunha show that the busi- ness men of the city are not by means on the verge of bankruptey. E——— A Family Affair Chicago Tribune I3, M. Field, New York’s monumental ras cal, having been declared insane, his wife bas been made committee of his person and prop erty and will take him “In custody.” This seams to be a nice littie family arvangement in which his swindled creditors appoar to bo left out in the cold bl Annexation Grip, New Yorl Sun Tory sentiment is as strong in Toronto as in any town in Canada, yet wo learn from the Toronto Giloba that at a debato of the Young Libersl club there, concerning polit- ical unicn with the United States, a motion favoring the roturn to colonial independence was carriod by a baro majority. The “logic of tho situation” works stead i Sigr Philodelphia: Reeond, The active preparations of Chili for par- ticipating in the Chicago exposition indicato anything butan unfriendly disposition towara the United States or a desire to interrupt peaceful relations between the two countries Much of the talk of Chili's hostility to tho American people is Inspired by the hope of dragging this couniry into an unnecessary war, any - egavding Mr. Mills, Deneer News ( Mr. Mills has done many foolish things since he was defeated for the speakership - n fact his first foolish act was going back on freo silver in the Ohio campaign —but we can hardly credit the rumor that comes from Washingron that ho and his friends propos to presont a tariff bill and bave it referred to the committee on commareo, of which he is chairman, Mr. Mills cannot certainly con- template political suicide. B s 1 alls® St ngth at Home, Ko City St Kansas statesmen who have beeu reading John J. Ingalls out of the republican party on an verage of once a week sinco last win ter have had their pains for nothing, He has a larger following among the Kansas repub- licans than any other man who has been mentioned for the Plumb succession. (iov- ernor Humphrey has been deluged with let- ters, telegrams and resolutions asking that the ex-senator be appointed. As Dungerous as u Ib Philadetphia Record. The sound views of Senator Carlisle on the question of free silver colnage can not fail to have a soboring influence upon the radical advocates of that measure. Apart from the disastrous financial effacts that would follow the {ree comage of silver, the inevitable polit- ical result would be the return of a repub- lican majority to the next house. Every considoration, financial and political, warns the democrats of the house to keep their hands off free silver cotnage. 77 8w, Thero is soro trouble in Harvard college bocause & secrot sociaty brands its novitiatas on the arm with lightod cigars. “Six deep and savage burns from olbow to shouldor the way in which a voung gentleman recently initiated into this organization of educated youth characterizes the ordeal. Uuder tho prosent theories of highor education tho parent who sends a sou to college should cultivate the same spirit of resignation to possible disaster manifested by him who sends his tirstborn to the war. - YORK DECISION, THE N New York World (d great and a complete victor Denver Republican: The decision of tho court of appeals of New York yesterday soems to give the domocrats coutrol of both branches of the incoming legislature. That is rather rougn on New York. Philadelphia Record (dem.): Governor Hill can now assume his senatorial honors with the laurels of victory fresh upon him, and with the pleasing prospect of having a democratic collengue after Senator Hiscock's term shall have expired. Chicago Times (dem.): Tom Platt fras sustmnod an exemplary defeat in his attempt to steal the state of Now York and perpet- uate mivority rule in that commonwealth, His plans were cleverly laid, but were over- turned by the court of uppeals, the highest authority in the suate, Chicago Tribune (rep.): Under the appor- tionments which this new legislatare will make, the Tammanyites will bave full con- trol of the state polincally aud financiaily. The taxpayers will find out'in aue time the disndvantages of their subjection to the thioves of New York oit Chicago News (ind. With the whole stato machinery given over to Tammany's interests it is nov diMcult to forecast tho future, ‘'he ring that bas nearly pauperized New York city may soon be able to enlargo its fleld of operations. But ther: is also the possibility that too much power may work its downfall; ow York Herald (md.): The decision presents two siguificant aspects. First, in most of the cases the lower courts uro oves ruled, which shows t eir action was unwatranted. Second, the will of the re- publican majority is set usido 1u at least two districts—in _ono on account of the candi date's ineligibility and in the other on count of marked ballots. Philadelphia Leader (rep.): All partios in New York seemed to be satistied, before the decision was rendered, to leave the ques tion as to cortain disputed senatorial certifi- cates to the court of aoveals. There is noth- ing to do, thercfore, but to submit to that decision as the decision of the electosal com- mission was submitted to in L though it eppears to defeat the will of the voters on technical grounds. New York Sun (dem.): of this result to the democ y in the state of Now York canuot casily ve overesti- muted. The democrats will now assume con- trol of the stito govarnment, not by any doubtrul title, but with tho sanction of tho highest court—and o court which has showu itself abie to rise above partisan considora- tions—for tho decisions renaered yesterday are in part favorable to tha republicans. Chicago Herald (dem.): Chiel among those who are to be praised for this special vesult is David B. Hill, who, in spite of factious opposition and no littia calumny, has held the goveraorship ana with it the power to force the issue. He has stood like & man and u democrat for the vights of a majority of 50,000 and the maintenance of law, This is the sort of servico which even republicans are not sufticiently ungrateful to forget. New York Tribune (rep.): Well, the court of appeals has pussed upon the four disputed cases. The opinions have been rendored. We file no appeal: we bow Lo the court of 1ast resort,in the rectitude of whose inteu- tlons we have enuve confidenco, That v aro disappointed goes without saying: tha wo are firmly convineed that the outeame of the decisions, conceding that it is good law, is nevertheloss fraught with flagrant injus- tice to the voters of the districts in question also goes without saying. St. Paul Ploneor-Press (rop.): We do not think that the republican party will have any reason 1o regror, in the end, the triumph of fraud and evime 1o the state of Now York. Fraud and orime have triumphed under the inspiration of their protector und patrou, Governor Hill, and democratic leaders everywhare are throwing off tho mask. and casting crowns at the t of the archeon- spirator. New York is loat to the repub. Licans; but it remains to bo seen what wili & tho ¢ f 1ts capture, by methods fitter for Brazil than for u state of tho Amer- ican republic, upon i publie opinion that has never yet shown itself insensibie to outrages 1pon the ballot. Ttis indeed o ot ce OTHER LANDS THIN OURS. The restloss spirit manifested in France toward China is diMcult to understand ex | copt upon the thoory that I'rance feels that | an Asiatic ompire is necessary to the round | ing of hor greatnoss. India sho lost to Kng land. Her once imperial North American empire is English and American. She is taking her part of Africa and nhas already won the respect of mankind by the succose- ful colonization of Algeria. China seoms to bo her special prey in Asia, A fow yoars ago sho mado war upon China to obtain some southern provinces, aud although the result was not creditable and cost Jules Ierry his political supremacy, the desire to renew the strife remains. Krance hoves to find her Asiatic empire in the Middle King dom. France can have no interest in China but aggrandizement. And itis a serious ques tion how far the United States should en- courage this yearning and permit an attack upon the autonomy of these castern coun- tries, The destruction of the Chinese ampire and its assimilation as n series of provincoes by either Russia, France or Great Britain would mean the closing up of China to American enterprise. Upon the ultimato development of that trado depends the co mercial prosperity of our Pactfic coast. A wise and firm policy in Washington might putan end to theso foreign intrigues and, while providing for our own interests with commendablo foresight, cnablo us to rotain among the Chineso that respect and good will which at one time made the influence of America paramount in the counsels of their government. Roumania, s long as Turkish troops ocen pind the upnosite bauk of the Danube, was | stroogly pro-Russian. Her troops saved the day for Russia at Plevna, and hor policy was guided by Russian influences. With pan Slavism, however, Koumania, which is Latin, and not Slay, has no sympathy; and the past ten years have shown a steady drift toward Germany and Austria. ‘This has had its obstacles in tho unfriendly tariff estab- lished by Hungary against Roumanau pro- duets, in tho frontier policy of the Austria- Hungarian empire, and in the existence of very serious land gclovances amoug tho peasantry, who look to Russia as a possiblo friend. These causes havo been adroitly used by Russian agonts to unsettle the poli- tics of Roumanin, to shorten the life of its ministry, and to interrupt tho plans for na- tional defense and fortification against Russia. Tho educated sentiment of Buch- arestis opposed to Russia, and favors a closer alliance with Germany and Austria; but disaffection among the peasantry is con- tidently expected by Russian agents to lead | to insp | Lincoln LATEST INSPECTION SNARL. State Auditor Benton Inquiring Into Re- cent Developments in the Grain Trouble. ONE DEFUTY INSPECTOR IN THE COLD, Faski's Smull Gea ten Tnspector St Lonis, I'he State Inspection Buroau bogan opera. tions five months ago, and it has been the center of a series of contentions ever since, Auditor Benton came up from Lincoln yes terday and eailed on Inspector Branchard i an offort to get light upon thoe Iatest snark When, a short time awo, a public ware- house was establishea at Lancoln, Mr. Blanchard, supposiug himself to be chief in speotor for the entiro state, sent ono of his deputies, S, I, Anderson, to the Capital City ot the grain stored by the new house, Governor Thayer interpreted tho law to mean that there should ve a chiof inspector ateach point having public warebouses, and appointed General J. C. Meliride to that position in Lincoln. Mr. Anderson then bo came attacbed to the Lincolu department. as a deputy inspector, When Mr. Andorson was transferred to . L. Watrous was appointed to his pluce in Omaba, Last Tuesday General McHride appointed Joseph Morgan his dep uty, and Mr. Anderson bas been askug, “Whero am [ Ho went to tho Board of Transportation with that query, and the board ordered [n spector Blanchard to put him on the Omaha pay roll. Mr. Blanchard rofused to do so Heé claimod tho right to appoint his own dep utics, and, furthermore, he raised the objec tion that e already had'all the assistants ho noedod, . Thero also seoms to be a mattar of finance involved in this contention, the board haviug directed the Omaha office to pay Mr. Ander son's salary while in Lincolu, Mr. Blanch ard’s objection to this wili be better under stood when it is explainea that the fees from tbe Owaba 1mspection have not paid ex- penses and arios by about 00, It took ne ime to get the burcau under way, and soon aftor 1t was fairly start- od tho car ' blockade veduced the business about 25 per cent. Auditor Benton got the Omaha side of tho case, but says the board probably another view of it He was ot informed as to the latter because ko was absent from the receut meeting. In this connection a few facts indicative the success of the Nobrasia inspection will bo of interest. Deputy Inspector R. I Thompson, who, by the way, was the only to the return of & Russian Chamber. The present Catargi ministry, therefore, in the main under Russian influence, has dissolved tho Cha mber, in which it enjoved only tho support of a coalition, and appealed to the electors. The result will deciae the position of Roumania, and, what 1s more important, of the Roumanian army, the strongest of the smaller armies of Burope. Tho only interest of Iussia in European affairs is an interest inthe eastern question. The political 1gnorance and apathy of the | Russian people, and the nature of their gov- | erument, undoubtedly, give stoadiness to the Russian foreign policy. Tho conquest of Constantinople is tho chiof desire of the Russian dynasty, and has been so for many wonerations. It will not be abandoned until either tha object is attainad or olso tho gov- ernment of Russia is popularized and liberal- ized, so that national take the place of dynastic purposes. In the meantime, Turkey 15 her horeditary enemy, and her wholo interost in Iuropean politics consists in the chances they afford for the Lumiliation and despoilment of Turkey. It is likely that less resistanco would bo offored now than at any previous stage of tho ecastern question for tho fulfillment o this purpose. Forty years ago the woestern powers wero arrayed azalnst ner, while she has latoly browbeaten | ‘Purkey. on the question of the passaga of the Dardavelles, without exciting any effective remonstrance. Germany, iudeed, us good as announced that she would not look upon the buliying of the sultan by the czar as a cause of war. The secular rela- tions of Iussia and Turkey and iho recent relations of Russia and Irance may thus give an importance to the expulsion of a I'rench journalist from Bulgaria, which in- it1s vory far from possessing, | ‘The new European treaties are, of course, basod on mutual concessions. Austria will principally profit by the lower German duties on wheat and rye and wood, on cheap jew- elry and manufactures of leather, and on live animals. On the other hand, Germany will find her advantage in the reduced Austrian duties upon textiles, piiron and many manufactures of iron, glass and chemcals. Italy has made sumilar concessions to ( man exporters, and in exchange gains an ad- vantage in the (ierman reductions on wines —the new rates being but five-sixths the old on drinking wines and loss than one-naif on wines for mixing purposes. Bolgium's tarifr | is already so low that she could bo expecied to make but slight veductions: these mainly affect Gierman beor, and in roturn for them she secures important reductions on machine w and electrical apparatus and cotton goods. One valuablo feature of the new treaties is thestability they secure for for- cign trade; in all that concerus the countries entering into them, merchants may plan for twelve years ahead without danger of having theiwr undertakings wrecked by suddon tariff changes, Thus, though the terms of the treaties are not ideal, they are at least se- cure, It seoms incredible that England, which had the lavgest share in drawing up the Horlin treaty, would fight to avert the displacement of Prince Ferdinaud by a rulor acceptable to Russia, for the treaty distinctiy contem- [ plated such acceptability. That wus to be, indeed, the czar's chief compensation for all the outpour of blood and treasure in the Russo-Turkish war. Neither can we sce bow the British government could with an consistency oppose the restoration of cast eru Roumelia to Turkoy, seeing that the province was awarded to her at the congross of Berlin. It was, in fact, just the disposi- tion made of eastern Roumelia on which Lord Beaconsfield and Lord Salisbury plumed themsolvos, when they told the British peoplo that they brought them tpoace with honor. Lord Salisbury’s in- genuity would be taxed to dgscribe as other thau “war with dishonor” a contest under taken to assure impunity to violators of a treaty which he helped to framo. Itis undoubtedly the truth that the czar bas beon wronged in this Bulgarian busi- ness, and that in helpiog to rod ress the in- jury, I'rance will deserve tho sympathy of fair-minded onlookers, Yal i operations, has tuken exporienced man in the bureau when it began pains to compare bis inspection with that of other points. A con- siderablo share of the grain he graded for the Omaba Elevator company was sent to the Chicago market, and of course it was there reinspectod. The Chicago buresu re turned the Omaha Blevator company certifi es showing the ouality ~of its grain. By taking the car numbers it was not a difficult task to make & comparison between the Omabn and the Chicago inspections. Mr Thompson reports that of 108 cars of oats only four failed to come up to grade in Chicago, ana of 220 cars of wheat not ono niled to stand the test. [ this connection it should be remembered that the Nebraska inspection was patterned arter tha St. Louis system, which is not as rigid as that of Chi- cago. About 150,000 busheis of Nebraska ryo were graded as No. 2 and afterwards sold in St. Louis, Baltimore, Toledo, Louisville and \cinnatl, Mr. Thompson usserts that not to exceed 2,000 bushels failed to hold the grade on reinspection at those points. ““There has been more or less talk 1n somo quarters,” said Mr. Thompson yesterda, “about the advisability of our bureau grad ing grain low. For example, it is argue that if we recewve a lot of poor No. 2 grain and grade 1t No. # it will bo sure to stand the test at Chicago aud St. Louis and 50 redound to the glory of the Nebraska in spection. I don't Jook at it in that way. Suppos St. Louis dealer buys that lot of grain of our gradng. Whon' 1t reaches his market it will be reinspected without, regar 1o our judgment and given the grado it properly entitled to, which would bo No. What 18 the effect! The Nebraska sellc loses u cout or two a bushel and the St Louis buver is just that much gainer. ‘I believe in giving Nebraska high grading as 1t will stand and tako chances on its reiospection, If it fails to stand the test it may refiect on our bureau, but the Nebraska seller will not lose by it, and if our experience thus faris a fair indi- cation for the future I shull not worry about the possibility of dimming the glory of tho Nebraska bureau. rain s e BALM FOR SWELLED HEADS. Browning, Kinz & Co.'s Monthly: Old Souk ing atagirafe in the zoo'ogical gardon) —Whata lucky beast! I wish I hud its neck New York Herald: Jimly—Bimly came near goinz lnsane the other night. but nis wifo 1 him by jumping up on the table. 1y —[ow conld that be Ay —Hie suw o rat and thought he had 'em v, buthis wife jumped up on the table il he knew it was roal, Kate Ileld's W, nton: fiery speoch that w His red hot nith Jones—What « arguments wero Yet I notfeed that he dealt in cold Bullzon—Whut do you oW story they'vo sprunz on the L that Washington didn't cross the Delaware at Trenton in bouts at all, but on u raft? Buyres—1t sounds lke a ¢ rafter thought. Chiengo Tribuno: this sy kind of-er Washinzton Star: “What mukes you stay down south? " he asked of a friend ho wet Ly nee, “Eeonomy tut you haven't any employment.” No; but there iso't any sleizhing down there.” Ind this wifc A anapolis Journal: Mrs. Wiekwire—Just Drs. Bragas' husoand accompunies his whencver sho goes shopplug. Isn't o 17 Wickwire-1'mh! dence In my wite than U, I've t gOL more confi- suv. Hrown, ject.' But it requires o Libink I may try that Hurper's Bazur: that's n zood thing and a fine § “Oh, yes; o fine subje great wrtist Lo troat it nyselt some tin Yankeo Blade: Tramp (boginning)“I'vo soen better duays. Cillzen--Yos, indoetl. 8o huve [ tsn't 17 Hope It will gJear off soon. Nusty day, Washinaton Star: A steer,” snid the west- 0 man to his inguiring son, *is something thiat makes aship co straight, but sends i 1 of cattlo in seven different directions at onee Statesman: [s 1t not a futle strunge that Sintis Cluus tUrns up overy your notwithstandin: the popuiar bollef thut ho goes “up the flue?” Yonkers hicago reporter wroto Just because o tramp Columbus Post: A up o great landsiid 00K i bath, New York Heral Jnnson, you to swoaring 5o much of Into? “Because my Wife I8 always referring to her first husbind 15 w wan of eminent piety.” hat has got Yankes Blade: Friend—How did thut trinl on your book come out? Writer (dolotully) - Tho against It Friond—Agalnst 1t? 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