Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 27, 1892, Page 4

DATLY ROS BEE. . Ep1ToR. THE _ PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION Ditly Ree (withov Tinily and Sunda: Eix M onths Three Months, fundny wturdn \'(Hv{l ©Omahe, The Beo Bullding. EouthOmahn, ¢ N Counell Biuf: Chicaco Offi New York, Ros Washington 0th Streots »f Commerce. Tribune Bullding Fourteenth Street. CORRE DENCE, i Al communications relating to news and ditorial matter should be sddrossed tc the ditoriul Department. LETTERS. A1l business lettors and_romittances shonld tenddressed to The Bee Publishing Company. Omaha. Drafts, checks and postoffice orders 10 be mudo piyable to the order of the com- pany. [he Beo Publishing Company, P[‘U]]NETOI‘ = EWORN ‘TI\TF\‘ T Ul crreu I‘ATIDV ’t'!l('”f \fillrx;ilkyll 1 ‘ll. Sounty of Douglas, Geo. 1. Trschuck, secretary of Tho BER Jublishing company, does solemnly swear 1hat the actunl eircuiation of Tuk DAILY Ber for the weck ending FPebruary 20, 1562, was as follows: Eundny. 1' Monday, Thcadig Wednostiay 28,150 AVOrage ..., .ouies e me and_ subscribed In m h day of February. A. D. 1802 N. P. FEIL, \m‘uv Pu Bworn to | yresence this BEALL s Average Circulation for January 2. — . TrE motor and cable companies will discover when the spring opens that public sentiment demandsa more liberal system of transfor checks than is now in vogue. FREE binder twine will not cheapen the product to the consumer in Nebras- ka, but it will put an end to hemp grow- ing and binder twine manufacturing in the state. A GUARANTY for ten years on paving which is paid for in ten annual install- ments 18 reasonable and proper. The paving should certainly last until it is paid for atleast. —_—— THE business of a democratic caucus in the Fifty-second congress is to meet, talk, agroe t| any action taken shall not bo binding and then adjourn with- out doing anything. By~NuM of Indiana is at heart opposed to free silver, but Bynum is aiso an In- diana democratic politician, and there- fore he will *'go with his state’ in favor of free colnage, regardless of his own convictions, Jupage Woob’s chief offense in demo- cratic eyes is that he was instrumental in convicting Sim Coy, the noted Indiana ballot-box stuffer, and in send- ing him to the penitentiary. An offense 50 grave as this cannot bo readily for- given. GENERAL COLE should have left enough money in the military treasury t0 keaep up the adjutant gencral’s office if nothing more. Without money that department of the state government, which should always keep itself on dress parade, wust necessarily languish. Five two-mile limit saloonkeepers have each eetiled their little legal con- troversy with the county by the pay- ment of $500 license. The other thirty- five road house keeners will either do likewiso or go out of business. The pro- hibitory law as applied to the two-mile belt has been repealed and free whisky is a thing of the past in that district. GENERAL VIFQUAIN mukes a bad showing for General Cole’s administra- *tion of the military department. Ac- cording to the fiery Cretan’s story, there are hardly funds enough to main- tain the dignity of the institution, in view of which his friends can approci- ate his foelings, We do not see what alternative is left General Cole after entering a general denial but a settle- ment according to the code duello. BisHor JouN P. NEWMAN, who ranks second to very few of the great preach- ors of his generation, will preach in the First Preshyterian church tomorrow morning. His friendship for Omaha as well as his strength as an ecclesiastic orator entitle him to a large audience. Tae BEEis a secular newspaper, but also an admiver of finished oratory, and therefore feels sufe in promising the ¢ congregation an intellectual treat. — THE importance from an economical standpoint of changing the jury law so that a two-thirds or three-fourths vote of a jury shall be sufficient to bring in a verdict is again illustrated in the trial of Actor Curtis in San Francisco for murder. The case is n very clear one againsy Curtis, yet after a long drawn out trial the jury disagreed, standing ten for conviction and two for acquittal, Another expensive trial, with a possibly similar result, will follow. YOUNG Mi. RUSSELL is suill pump- ing away at his presidential nursing bottle of a boom, oblivious to the fact that Bland, Crisp, Bynum and the other president makers in the lower house are determined to put a free coinage plank into the national democratic platform which the ablest demagogue in Americn will not be able to straddle. Mr. Rus- soll is facing fearful odds with his adolescent ambition and no republican will be 8o cruel as to urge him on to a humiliating defeat. —— Tue somewhat lurid lady politicians of thealliance, Lease of Kansas, Diggs of the District of Columbia and Debbs of ‘Pexas, have concluded to stay in the people’s purty band wagon., Miss Wil- lard will flock back to tho prohiuition party and she and her *million voters” will continue in business at the old stand. Miss Curtis and her Gains- borough hat won the only semblance of victory accorded to the feminine flatists at St. Louis. Miss Willard should note the moral and bring the Gainsborough hat into intimate relations with the pro- hibitionists. A LEADING ISSU Men of both parties admit that recl- procity will be a leading issue in thena- tional campaign of this year, and 1 is already apparent that the democratic | lenders will make a most determined offort to disparage that policy. When- ever this question has been presented in any form in congross some democrat has been found to vehemently denounce re- ciprocity, as provided for in the tariff act, as a delusion and a humbug. It has been so declared in a number of demo cratic state platforms. The democrats who proclaim this view profess that they are not hostile to the principle, but to the present application of it, by which they mean that thoy are not sat- isfied with having it applied to countries whose products do not compete with but would extend it to any country h might be disposod to make an ar= rangement with the United States, re- gardless of the possiblo effect upon our industries. Tn other words the demo- cratic assailants of reciprocity are not satisfied with the principle of fair tra‘e embodied in that policy, “but demana that its application shall be so extended as 1o practically accomplish free trade. The spirit of the democracy with re- gara to this question was shown in the discussion of the resolution in the sen- ate calling upon the executive depart- ments for information regarding reci- procity agreements, These were as- sailed by a democratic senator as being of no value to the American farmer and the assertion was made that the agri- cultural interests of this country could derive no benofits from reciprocity with the countries south of us. The facts show that these interests have been di- rectly benelited, and there is every rea- jon to expect that they will continue to be. But nobody over protended that reciprocity is in the interest of agriculture alone. It will give larger markets for our manufy and this meaus a greater amount of labor em- ployed and a better home n etfor the products of the farm. It is probable, indeed, that in this way the advantages to American farmers will be groater than those directly realized, valuable ns the latter may be. The fault with the policy from tho democratic point of view is that 1t insures a steady growth of our foreign commerce without the necessity of sacrificing the policy of pro- tection. Kor the sugar and coffee and hides which we admit free we get con- cessions favorable to numerous indus- tries which are still guarded against damaging competition in the homo mar- ket. There is an absolute gain without the slightest visk to any domestic in- terest. Reciproeity is the policy distinctively of the republican party. The lust demo- cratic administration had an opportu- nity to promote the policy and did noth- ing. Now that a republican congress and administration have put it into effect, with results which every fair- minded man must acknowledge to be valuable, the democrats assail it asa sham and » humbug. The unprejudiced judgment of the country, however, has already decided in its favor, and the re- publican party could desire no better issue on which to make a campaign. SOUTH OMAHA PROSPERITY. There is more activity in the South Omahareal estate market at the present time than there has been before within two years. The contemplated improve- ments at the yards and packing houses have stimulated an activity in real estate which is perfectly rational. These new entorprises will not result in & boom, but they will incrense the por- manent population of the city and add to 1t3 permanent business strength. Mr. A. C. Foster, the affable manager of Swift & Co.’s immense packing estab- lishment at South Omahn, coroborates the story of the real estato agent and adds that the early prospect of securing favorable rates over the railways lead- ing into Texas and the northwest make it cortain that the business of the yards and all the packers will be better for the coming year than ever before. He is a flrm believer in the future of this stock and packing center. The South Omaha Board of Trade is also giving direction to some enter- prises which promise good returns in the way of new industries. The fact is that this promising suburb which it is admitted is the most important elemeont in Omaha’s prosperity, is entering upon a year of remarkable growth. The 5,000 men now earning wages at the various establishments will certainly be in- creused in number by 50 per cent within ayear. The population of the city will grow in proportion and the business de- velopment will keep pice with the growth of the city in other directions. South Omaha deserves congratulations upon the outlook for the season of 1892 THE REE SILVER CAUCUS. The efforts of the anti-silver demo- crats in the house of ropresentatives to got a caucus expression as to the co urse thatought to be pursued regarding silver have thus far resulted in failura. The fivst attempt to submit the question to a cau cus was abandoned, owing to the general indifference that was manifested and the fact that very fow would agree to bo bound by the action of a caucus. The second attempt w s successful so far as getting a discussion of that subject was concerned, but failed to result in any definite action. There was one very significant -circumstanco in connection with Thursday’s caucus and that was the disregard by democratic senators of the invitation to bs present. Oaly one attended, and it does uot appear in the report of the proceedings that he took any active part. Such apparent indif- ference on the part of thirty-eight sena- tors to the determination of a question manifestly of vital importance to their party is somewhat surprising. The discussion in the ecaucus was pro- longed, and if the result can be said to have had any meaning it was in favor of the advocates of free coinage legisla- tion. Practically the situation 18 un- changed, it remaining with the commit- tee on rules to decide whether or not it will recommend a special order for the consideration of the free silver bill. It has boen understood for more than a woelc past that it was the intention of the committee to do this, Speaker Crisp having promised to favor such a recom- mendation. Al the indications are thut the free silver men are so far masters of THE OMAHA DAILY BEE the situation that nothing can dono by the opposition to defer action on a froo coinage measure, but a test of strength will be committee on rulesshall report a special order for the consideration of that meas- ure, Whether or not the republicans of the house would accept such aa opportunity to unite with the anti-silver democrats is a question about which it would not be safe to ventura an opinion at this time. There is an impression that tho republicans are disposed to throw tho whole responsibility for silver legisla- tion upon the democrats, as a matter of party tactics. but this may do them in- justica. Their duty in this matter1s pluin, and they will serve their party best by manfully porforming it. SCUTTLING THEIR OWN SHIP. While the republicans of this state aro counstantly hammering away ot Omaha and doing all they can to insult, slander, vilify and belittle her citizens, tho demoorats and indopendents are bending all their energies to capture Omaha. When the ropublicans of Omaha ask for a state convention, or even seek representation in o conven- tion on the basis of the vote by which the republicans carried the staté in 1891 against heavy odds, they are struck in the face with a rawhide. The Richards jackass battery of Fre- mont goes 8o far as to delare that ‘‘the republicans of the state have nothing against honest Omaha, but when from 3,000 to 5,000 fraudulent votes are cast and counted and Omaha’s representation to republican conventions is based on this fraudulent vote it is ‘time to call a halt,” and in such a tone of voice as not to be misunderstood.” This political booby actually has the temerity of charging Omaha with cast- ing several thousand fraudulent votes for a repubiican candidate and wants to castignte her for saving the ticket. ‘When such a spirit is manifested by self-styled loyal republicans outside of Omaha, those who are oxpected to boar the brunt of battle in the metropolis of Nebraska naturally foel an inexprossi- ble resentment, especially in view of the fact that Omaha is to be the battle ground on which the fate of the party is to be decided in the coming THE COMING CON Omaha has been designated by the conference of tho farmers alliance ana industrial unions as the place for hold- ing the national convention of the new party that was launched into the politi- cal arena a4 St, Louis. This will be the first national convention of any political party held in this city. In point of numbers the convention proper will be as large a body as the democratic and republican national con- ventions combined. The old parties have always taken as their basis of rep- resentation double the number of presi- dential electors to which any state is en- titled. Tae people’s party will assign toeach state four delegates for every vote to which it is entitled in the electoral col- lege. This will make the number of delegatos 1,776, and with one alternate for onch delegate the convention will number 38,552, 1If two-thirds of the states are fully represented by delegntes and alternates there will be nearly” 2,500 active participants in the convention. It is safe to anticipate an attendance of from 27,000 to 50,000 people from all parts of the country, but more especially from the section within a radius of 500 miles of Omaha. While the great mass of these people will be farmers aud workingmen, who intend to identify themselves with the new movement, there will be several thousand visito drawn hither by the same impulse as always has drawn thousands of visitors to every national political gathering. The convention will begin on Monday, July 4, and continue for three or.four days at least. It goes without saying that Omaha will prove herself equal to the emer- She will convince the country that she is in a position 1o entertain any greatnational gathering, whether social, political or religious. THE COMING GREAT EVENTS, Omaha has made herself known through her newspapers and business organizations by an aggressive demand for recognition. We have secured for this season the pan-republic com- mittee meeting, tho interstate military drill, the general conferenco of the Methodist Episcopal church and the national convention of the people’s party. It is to bea red-letter year for Omaha, and if we are equal to the emer- gencies incident to these events Omaha’s reputation us a convention city will be established, Do our citizens appreciate the indi- vidual and collective responsibilities which ave thus imposed upon us by our suggestion and invitation? This is the great question now confronting the more active and public-spirited of our people. The pan-republic committee will bo entertained handsomely and without difficulty. It is important to the city more as a recognivion of her metropoli- tan character than by reason of the aumber of persons to be our guests. The pan-republic congress of 1803 is the game we are hunting after and this preliminary meeting is therefore especi- ally interesting. The interstate drill will be of great profit to the community if it is properly managed, and Omaha must see to it that there is nothing left undone to make the drill a grand success. The general conference and the peo- ple’s party convention are the two meet- ings which will tax our ability to enter- tain large numbers of people to the ut- most. To these twoevents wemust look for whatever of reputation as a convention city we are to gain by the year’s experi- ences. If we should, through indolence or indifference, fall short of our promises 10 the people connected with the confer- ence und conveution, it will cost us a deep humiliation and blacken the good name we have fought so hard to main- tain. Every individual Omaban must appreciate his duty in connection with these two great occasions, or there is danger of neglect somewhere which shall mar the pleasure of our visitors and causo thewm to carry away with them bud impressions of Omaha. —— THE people who advocate the free and unlimited coinage of silver and a fiat e made whenever the | currency as Tomodies for business de- | prossion arolstdgularly blind to the fact that the ineftble tendency of such agi- tation is tosiproduce dopression. The demand for fres silver coinage has had more to do With retarding a revival of businoss in tha United Statos than any other one thing It has impaired confi dence in thi financial future of the country, with the effect of keeping out foroign capital'hnd curtailing home in- vestments. Solong as the danger ex- ists that the currency may be brought to tho single §ilver standard there will be uncortainty and apprehension, and all lezitimate enterprises will bo eon- ducted with the utmost caution. When 10 this is ndded the fact that a numerous body of responsible citizens demand the issuo by the government of a vast sum of practically irredeemable paper cur- rency—an amount more than double the present volume of the circulation—it is not difMicalt to understand why enter- prise is checkod and business recovery 18 slow. Confidence is indispensible to financial and cpommercial activity, and it can exist only in connection with public opinion favorable to the conserva- tion of sound principles of finance. Tie supervising architect and his ex- pertassistant are convinced that piling will ba unnecessary for the foundation of the federal building. There is no doubt that Portland cement can be sub- stituted for the piling as a basis for the foundation, but coment will cut & larger slico out of the appropriation. By the way, why has nobody ventured to ex- plain the mysterious bursting of a water main and the flooding of the federal building square at midnight, Wednes- day, just the night before Mr. Edbrooke wits expected to arrive? And how could Mr. Edbrooke or any other architect form any rational conclusion about the condition of the soil beneath the exc tion while it was covered with several feet of water? There is cerlainly a darkey in the wood pile somewero. Mr. MiLToN E. FREE'S suggestion for the creation of a fund to be used in pay- ing for the treatment of dipsomania in cases where the victims of the disease are in veduced circumstances is practi- cal and worthy of consideration. No nobler charity is possible than oune which will help men stricken down with the aleohol habit to their feet and self- respectingmanhood. Temperance work of this character will produce immedi- ate and lastingly beneficial results. SUPERVISING ARCHITECT EDBROOKE spent a part of a day in Omaha, and after looking-over block 86 announced his belief thit inside of two years the new postoftice can be opened and ready for business. Thanks, Mr. IEdbrooke. This is the fifst suggestion that has eve come from theoffice of the supervising architect of 'thie treasury which indi- cated that the people in that branch of the public service have any conception of the value of time. THE bronze medals which were pre- sented to the miembers of the Nebrask National guard to commemorate thei bloodless services on the Indian frontier last winter were paid for after all out of the militia fund. This thing looks too much like the good wife’s Christmas present to her husband, bought with money abstracted from his pocketbook, or a banquet at which the honored guest pays for his plate. JUDGE SHIELDS had forgotten the case of State vs Seary, reported in 22 Nebraska 454, when he remarked that the appointments by the governor to fill the board office of police commis- sioners must be confirmed by the senate. The decision cited holds unequivocally that their appointments are not subject to confirmation by the senate. T industrial exposition to be keld under the uuspices of the Nobraska Manufacturers und Consumers usso tion is certain to bo one of the most im- portant events of the year. 'The succ of the enterprise is already assur Every manufacturer in Nebraska should be and probably will be represented. AN ADJOURNMENT of the grand jury for a few weeks might keep a fow boodlers on the anxious seat that much longer, and e produetive of definite re- suits in certain directions on the return of the jury to duty. So long as the trail is reasonably hot the scent should not be entirely sbandoned. THE members of lhe Nebraska delega- tion to the St. Louis conference are to be congratulated on the suceessful fight they made in favor of Omaha as a na- tional convention cit; Atlanta Constitution, Democrats und democratic alliancomen — let us get together and pull together. Wo can win with these watchwords—*'Financial ralief and tariff roform—Hiil uud vietory." Globe-Democrat, Will ex-President Cleveland bolt in 1802 as bis great prototy po, ex-President Van Buren, virwally did in 1548, when ho ran for prosi dent on the f#édlsoil ticket? A goyd many auti-Hill men are‘feady for a bolt, Butte (Mont.) ) To Russell A, Alger: Dear Friond—Ac- copt my most peofound sympathy, I have collided with faries Aader Dana myself. “Phe records alsg;show that Guneral David B. Hill as recommeaded my dishonorable dis- charge. Yoursiu the gloaming, G. CLEVELAND, . Bawl Ploneer Press. Last year the Parisians ate 21,201 horses, 220 donkeys und forty mules, and many of them protest that yhoy like this sort of fiesh better than any other, Before snow flies next fall the aemocratic oppoients of Lave Hill will have eaten 1,500,00) crows, 41,144 buzzards and an unknown quantity of val'd bay and won't eveu pretend that they like it, either. Louisville Cowrier-Jowrnal. Whatever else wo do, let us not mistake the 1ssue. It is squarely before us. M Cleveland Is no louger possivility. His so- lection as the democrativ standard bearer, it such @ thing were under the circumstances conceivable, would bo on the part of the na- tional democracy an act of deliberate suicide, He could not be elected, and we are so suro of his good sense, as well as of bis dignity of character, Lhat we bave no iies that hs will | allow his nwwe to go before the uational democratic couventioz, i pminuc? ATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27 OTHER LANDS THAN OURS. Emperor William appoars to have made another grave mistake. His adaross at the Brandenburg banquet, 1n which he showed a ®ood deal of irritation at the criticisms of the government and made tho rather purile remark that those who aro not satisfied with the existing order of things would botter leave Giermany, has croated a popular com- motion which throatens togive the govern- ment a great deal of trouvle, The uprisings of the last two days h ot plain that public discontent is intense. When a mob assnils the vory gates of tho imperial palace and offers formidablo resistance to the au- thorities the situation 1s extremely grave, for German temper is not easily aroused to such an extremo, and being aroused it is plucated with diffficulty. It would doubtless be unjust to Emperor William to question the sincerity of his concern for the interest and welfare of the peoplo, but there can be no reasonabls doubt of tho unwisdom of his mauner of impressing this upon the people, Ho makes his paternalism unnecessarily offensive, and in the assertion of his prerogatives he ropols the people instend of attracting them. It would seem that he bas grown tired of a policy of sympathy and propitiation and pro- POses to try what aggressivoness can uccom- plish, The world will wateh tho progross of the trial with great interest. * B The minis terial crisis in Franco continues but without any throatening foatures, What- ever may be thought of the justice and wis- dom of the proposed law that is responsible for the crisis, there seems now to be no ques- tion that springing it upon the reprosenta- tives of the peoplo at this timo was an act singularly nopportune. The address just previously sent by the pope to the French bishops, and of which our readers have boen duly apprised, wasas conciliatory in tone as could possibly bo asked. It in effect ex- horted the faithful throughout the republic to at once and forever give up all antagonism to the existing form ot government and to bo loyal, loving citizens. The letter could not be construed otherwise than as a severo re- buke to the misdirocted zeal of men who had forgotten that they were Frenchmen in ther zeal to prove thamselyes chnrehmen. Even cool-headed enemies of the church felt that it was monstrous to meet sucha hand of blessing with the clenchad hand of cursing, or even with a repellent and re- pressive hand. he prevailing sentimert , and naturally, that at least a fair chance should bo given to tost the sincerity of these new professions before proceediag to any more harsh mweasures. Unless M. de Irey- cinet manages to pull his former supporters together again, which is by no means un- likely, especially on condition of his yielding the point in dispute, there is likely to be a succession of short and feeble administra- tions. No otber individual following seems to be greater than that of the ex-premier, ‘The royalists had a good deal to do with the startling denouement of Tnursday. They ard strong enough to help pull down a minis- try, but incapable of building one up alone, and thewr aliance is the deadly peril of any group to which they ally themsolves, as the Boulangists learned to their cost. " The English government is making & strong offort to imitate the liberals by bring- ing forward measures that will be likely to win the support of the agricultural classes. Of such a character is the agricultural hold- ings bill, which was introduced in the House of Commons on Monday last. The schemne is that a public works loan commis- sion be empowered to lend money at 3 per cent to local authorities, who could vorrow from the commission or elsewhere money to acquire iand in order to provide smail hold- ings for persons resident in the county in which the land may be acauired. The amount borrowed is not o exceed a sum in- volving a charge uvon the rates of over a penny in the pound forany year. The county councils will bave the authority to acquire 1and. Purchasers will be required to pay one-fourth of the purchase money down, and 10 leave one-fourth as secured by a perpetual rent charge, paying the romaining half by installments or terminable annuities; and the fioldings are not to exceed ten acres each. It is worthy of note, as showing the discrimina- tion practiced against Ireland, that instead & such a plan in that country the government has put into operation there a complicated laud purchase scheme which has alienated the owners, borne heavily on the taxpayers, and failed entirely to help the small agriculturists. A good deal of friction has marked the re- lations of France and Spain since the break- ing off of the negotiatious for a commercial reaty. As the case was stated by Minister Ribot in the preamble of the decree putting the new French tariff in foree on iebraary 1, Spain 1sjmade out the aggressor, sho having collected sur-taxes on many articles of French production since Decewber, 1890, and having iately put into effect a new goneral tariff much much more heavily taxing French imports than the old one. The result was to make the mutusl application of the “mini mum” tariff undesirable for I'rance, since the Spanish minimum was much higher than the French, and since, morcover, Spain baa extendea till June her commer- cial treaties with several countries, notabl Ingland, thus securing to their product rates below tho tarf minimum. Irance would consent to give her minimum only in exchange for the lowest rates given to any country by treaty, and as Span would not agree to this, the rupture was inevitablo, The Spanish account of tho affair, howaver, as given in the semi-oinial organ of the gov- ernment, brings out tii: lengths to which the Spanish negotiators went in making concilia- tory offers, all of which were rejected. Among them was the proposition to extend the old treaty for one month or two mouths, in order to give time for further negotiations, but the Frerchmen would not bear to this thinking, apparently, thatthey haa a weapon i thew high rates upon Spanish wines, which would be sure to bring their neighbors to terms in the end, All that they have ac- complished is, for the present, to arouse & strong anti-1'rench feelinz in Spain, which threatens uo ¥ 1o lead to the repeal of the treaty, so important for France, protecting tue rights of her literary and artistic pro- ducers in the peninsula, This is what comes of playlng with edged tarifls. e Westinghouse Will Fight Agaln, Prrrssvng, Pa., Feb. 20, —~There will be another fight to secure control of the Union Switch aad Signal company at the coming | annuul meeting of the stockholders in March, A year ago tho Boston 1ntorests sucoeeded in rthrowing the Wostingbouse regime, and yoar the iatter will mako an effort to | regaio their lost power. It 1s said Wosting- house already has proxies for more than half | the entire capital stock. S'JACOBS O], COVERNOR OF MARYLAND saYs: IT EXECUTIVE CHAMBER. dnnapolis, Jd., Jan. 6,90, ¥ have often used ST, JACORBS OIL, and find it @ good Liniment,”’ ELiHU E. JACKSON, THE Cov. of Md. BEST. JOHN M. THURSTON'S POSITION. e Declares That for Three Years He Has Been Out of Politios, Osamy, ¥ob, 2, ~To the Kditor of Tue Bre: On the morning of February 20 published the following (quoting a United Pross dispateh) : “Cricaco, TIL, Feb, 24.—Johin M. Thurston of Omaha will loave Chicago for Now York tonight, where he will advise easturn repub- lican lenders that the alliance is as strong as ever in iKansns and Nobraska, and somethi | must be done to check it.” In what fake factory this dispatch origi- nated 1 do not know; cortain 1t is that 1 loft Chicago on the aftornoon of February 24 for Omaba, where I arrived on tho morning of Thursday, the 25th, and 1t is equally certain that T had no intontion of leaving Chicago for tho east, cither to interviow ropublican leaders or for any othier purpose, nor did I so stato to any ono. S0 common a mattér as a newspaper fabri- cation would not induco mo to call attention to_it, were it not for tho fact that this dis- | pateh was made the excuse of your editorial, in which among other things, you say : *Will Mr. Thurston prevail upon the rail- road magnates to lot go their grip upon the republicans of Nobraska, and give them n chance to breathe once moro!” For more than three years and a half last past I have not attended a committoo or club meeting; I have not participated iu a caucus or conveution of any kind in tho state of Ne- braska, nor have I in any manner attempted to influence the action of the republican party of this state in its selection of candi* dates, or its formulation of principles, I have oniy participated in Nebraska politics by the delivery of a few campaign speschos after nominations were made, in support of the entire republican ticket, at the soliciia- tion of the proper committees, For these three and one-half yeurs I have refrained from waking that part in the re- publican politics of Nebraska which 1 am entitled to take as 8 American citizou, and from which the fact that I am intrusted with tho legal affaivs of the groatest railway svs- tem in the world, does not exclude me, or my own part, L have beon very glad to re- lieve myself from the labor and responsivil- 1ty which must rest upon overy mau who takes an active part in preliminary party work. Iam not a candidate for any oftice, [ would not consent to become a delegate to any convention, and I have no desire to coun sel, advise or participate in the preliminary woric of the Nooraska campaign. No matter what ticket s nominated, I am prepared to support it with mv wholo heart, without reservation or modification. If 1 had any counsel to give to the republicans of Douglas county it would be that they should bring to the front, and if necessary insist upon the leadership of that young, vigorous, able aud stalwart cloment fn the ropublican party, represented by such magnificent republicans as John L. Webster, Charles J. Greene, William . Gurley, Henry D. stabrook, Charles H. Marple, Frank Ransom, David H. Mercer, and a hosu of others who have never scratehed a republican ticket or failed to stand squarely for republican priuciples. If 1 were disposed to counsel the republicans of Nebraska I would urga thom to bring forth from the ranks of the young men of this stato those who can take the place of James Lalrd, Auvarew J. Weaver and E K. Valen- tine; and I would further advise that in order to securo republicanism in Nebraska,or in any other state in the union, that republi- can leaders reservo thoir power for the com- mon enemy, aud not use it in attempting to exterminate each other. Joux M. TRURSTON. oo B INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE. Bimetalists Sure That Socretary Foster's European Trip 1s Significant, New Yok, Feb, The Tribune has the tollowing: The departure of Secretary Foster on his European visit revived consid- crable gossip in financial circles in this city and interest is sustained on the subjoct by the continued movement of gold to Europe. It was said yesterday by men who aro in a position to be well informed in the matter that the probability of a bimetaliic interna- tional conference was stronger than it has been in along time. The friends of honest finance have not been idle 1u the last fow months, and a vast amount of work, 1018 said, hus been done to pavo the way for a confer- once of Buropean governments with tho United States looking towara a satisfactory arrangement which will avert all possibie | danger that might be bred from the present depression in the price of suver bullion. The financial iuterests of the country are looking 1o congress to take prompt action on the reso- lution now in committee in the senate which contemplates negotiations for an intarna- tional coulorenw on the silver question. Its passage by congress, it is belioved, will be thoroughly satisfactory to the business world, It was asserted yesterday by well informed financial men that 1f this resolution passes congress there is littie or no doubt | that the ! Lused to say “Hello that a bimetallic conference is assured. Correspondence has passed between tho principal authorities on finunce in this coun- try and England which sulted in a thorough conviction that Great Britain will favorabl spond to any invita- | tion from this country to discuss the question of establishing an international ratio botween | zold and silver, Bankers who have persou- flly conferred with men of finance on tne other side of the Atlantic testify una mously to the change in the attitude of many | Enghsh baunkers and practical business men | said w have re- & S, W, Corner 15th and Douglas Sts. day price $1. Open 8itu; Other evenin Tuys till 10 p. m. s bl G20, ~ BROWNING, KING Facts about G. Washington--- George Washington was born Monday Feb. 22,1732, and ever since that, Monday’s been Wash . When George was 6 he Choppul a chunk out of his pa’s cherry tree. If he'd had on one of our suits for 6 year old boys he wouldn’t have done it, pa died. Our 12-yr old boys’ suits are the talk of the city. sthmg tons of dirt out of old shirt waists is wasted labo when you can get new ones of us that Wash and don’t fade for 75c, old Last week of cut prices on our boys” and children’s clothing. Spring goods for boys and men will arrive soon now. Browmng, King & Co S. W. Cor. 13t11 and Doutrlas Sts toward the silver problem, Ntrong confi- dence 1s felt that Mr. Goschen, the British chancelior of the exchequer, is evan more fa. vorably disprsod foward the rocognition of silver in the monoys of the world than even his public utterunce would indicate, It is assorted that England would entor any in- ternational conforence with far more cordi- ality than was shown at tho last conforence. It is said that there are strong grounds for believing that as full powers as possible wouid be given to any commissioner which that government might appoint, and it s nlso believed that assurances have boen recoivod French and German governments would hoartily co-operate in any congross of uations to consider tho silver question. - Mo ? COAL COMBINE. tHoUT 1 Anot Propositio Turie Made to Anthracite, New Youk, Feb. 20.—It was stated in Wall street on semi-official authority that President McLood of ¢ho Philadelphia & Reading bad mado a proposition to the in- dividual operators producing coal on the lines of the Jersoy Central and Lohigh Valloy to market their tonnage on the [fol- lowing basis: At#f por ton or less, tho oporator is to receive 60 por cont and the railroad 40 per cont of the price; above $4 ond loss than $4.50 per ton, the operator is to receive 40 por cont and the railroad 00 por ;Any excess above #4.50 a ton is to bo divided at tho rato of 80 por cent for the operator and 70 per cont for the railroad. This proposition of tho Reading yirtually guaranteos a minimum price of $ per ton freo on board for stove coal, which 1s a higher uverage than has ruled in yoars, Tho seitlonient price is 10 be based on th ayerage monthly selling prices of the Lehig Valiey, Lackawanoa and Wyoming coals. systom of imspection and o record of arbi- tration is embraced in the proposition. It is said that the overators who have already assented produce 3,000,000 tons of the apnual product of 40,000,000 tons. This arrange ment, if carried out, will add generally to the strength of the new coal combination. rut Up s o ASSORTED SMIL ribune: “lello, Pickway! Where 0s? Huve ‘you got catirely wof that railway aceident ab Chiea are yo overthe effc Sr—yes. By the way. the company settled With mo last week for #4000, Washinzton Star: very strong. Noi but ne has a magnificont tion What makes you think so? “He has smoked eigarettes for three and isn't dead yet, Your son doesn't look constitu- years Kyte Fiold's Washington: Gentieman—Does miko you tired? o Sir. 0 ramp—1 neve thought of it m But the Joster: “Why, Mabel, whats the You look as hiue as an owl.” “Blue! Tshonld think I might!’ You member what a bad eough Mr.” Oldeash 1 gov caguged to lilm? Boston matter ro- hud 1, now thut the wedding Is only a woek soems us 1f it grow better every day." She frowned on all my She smiled when I was & 1od to 11ke most other folks. Butall Ldid was bad. Uatil one day, tles it.” s| yes! Of e No one wis over more aston'shed in this world thun the drunken man who touched 1 mateh to i Romun candio 1o light his way upstairs to bed. Up in bigh stations wo think ourselves— A capt or, 1 colonel— But to General Publie we must bow, Or there'll be a row in Somerville Journn! Was Mrs. Tocker, drink?” Nearly aly there i or drinking. I have thought of that,” shesaid pensively, “when I read the speeches in the paper. " was the reply. ou see, s when u man muy Do ex- “Do you believe fn woman's rizhts?" guid he, “Only in one of then, sin” suid sh “And pray, will you teil ‘me t he “The murringe rite, oh one?" suld said she. Lowoll Courlor: A lawyer often xalns time se by making minutes of the evidence given, man who is in s Hable to tako a Milwaukee Journal: Th “the hands of 's friends” fall at any moment. Boston Post: When you are betting on an absolutely surc thing, suve out s cents for eur fare home. Ttis the risinz young man down to business. Boston Courie who generally buekl “orle Pr to her along the tele- New phone. “Hello!” vhe used to answor in asoft and flute-llke tone. I thouzht sho wust be rarely fair and for 8 meoting planned One night to offer her mysolf and ask her for bor hand. ¢ o tho appaintment sto_ agroed, and I, with hope aglow. lluwnl\ll' I that when I met her I would greot with “Hello!" common salutation e ton I used whene'er L e phonc. We met and Tatonee forgot the part I had and employ the self- lied to her along the tele- Tsiw her faceT folt the syllablos reversod. co. When he was 12 his