Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 8, 1892, Page 4

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PPDDI‘IB‘UI‘S NT OF CIRCULATION, ate of Nebruska 3 County of Douglas. |5 Geo. 1. ‘Tzachuck, secrotary of The BER Jublishing compuny, does solemnly swear hat the actunl eireulation of THE DATLY Bk for the week ending March 5, 1802, was s follows: . iy 580 FWORN STATEN Eunday. | Mondsiy, duy, Maroh 1. Wednesday. Mar. Thursdng, March .. ¥riday. March Euturday. Average .. GEO. Eworn to Lefore me and subs Ftesence this dth day of \hm- pS—— Average Circutation for January a — e BINDING twine made from American hemp ought to be good enough for bind- ing American grain. IT WAS considerate indeed on the part of the domocrats in congress to arrango for the discussion of the tariff in Lent. Trk republicans of the house may complacently look on while the two fac- tions of the democratic party beat each other over the head with the freo coin- ago bill, e Now that the Now York World has come out for Boics for president the governor of lowa should prepare for o volley from the great mud swivel oper- ated by Charles A. Dana. THE men and officers of the United States army have no vote, and that may explain the libertics taken by the house committee on military affairs with the army appropriation bill. A WIGWAM iu the center of the city with a capacity of 15,000 can be erected at a cost not exceeding $20,000, Admis- slon to the great Fourth of July conven- tions alone will more than pay for the structure. Lot us see that 1t is con- rtructed. rates are essen- tial to an Omaha grain market ana the 1ailways should be given to understand definitely that Omaha proposes to be a grain center, Talk ‘will not bring the companies to time, but action will. Boies phenomenal luck that he failed to secure the republican nomination for district GOVERNOR may thank his attorney in Buffalo in 1866 against Grover Cleveland, now that Mr. Cleve- land has decided to help him secure the nomination on vthe democratic ticket for president. THE Manufacturers’ association has the refusal of the Coliseum for another week only. If the gentleman interested in working up the auditorium scheme do not have their plans materialized within that time one of the strongest attrac- tions of the season will be lost to their .enterprise. The industrial exhibit is cortain to be a success. HoON. JonN T. CLARKSON, whodied in Chicago from pnuemonia, Saturday, is well known in Nebraska. He resided for a number of years at Schuyler, was a state senator in 1879 and has been prominent in financial and political cir- cles for many years, IHe was a popular and respected citizen, a brother of the late Bishop Clarkson and of Postmnaster Clarkson. THE liquor question will consume the time of tho Iowa senate this week. The chaneces appear very favorable for the passage of the Gatch high license bill, with some amendments agreed upon by the. democratic caucus. Again M Perry Engle holds the key to the situa- tion, however, as he held it at the or- ganization of the senate. But nobody ever knows exactly what to expect from Mr, Engle. [ —— Dr. V. " M'GILLYCUDDY is never so hapoy as when he is offered an opportu- uity to explain something in connection with his administration as Indian agent at Pine Ridge. The doctor is not a yain man, but he is proud of the record made at the agoncy named, and therefore THE BrE was not surprised to receive a card from him in answer to the challenge Irom Washington to explain why he gave employment to an ex-confederate ut the agency. ‘I'he reply leaves noth- {ng more to be said either by Nebraska senators or the Indian oftice, He covers the entire ground. Tue secretary of the navy in his an- nual report recommended that provi- sion be made by the present congress for the construction of five more war vessels, but the house committee on naval affairs has decided on making an appropriation for only one more cruiser during the coming fiscal year. There was one democratic mem- ber of the committee who stood out ,against this parsimonious policy, but the demoeratic plan of economy, de- signed for special service in the presi- dential campaign, had to be regarded, and unless the senate insists on a more liberal policy we shadl build but one erulser during the next twelve-month. At this rate the provosed new navy ‘would never be completed, However, * the country is in no immediate danger and can safely wait for the republican pongress that will be chosen next No- vember to carry out the work of giving the nation an adequate naval establish- ment, THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST OMAHA. Another large envelope, headed *‘Sen- ate Chamber, Lincoln, Neb.,” marked 7 and directed to the editor in the familiar hand of the “pre secretary. has beon duly de- livered as directod. This time the pre- rious packet contains a copy of the Peru (zette with o likeness on the center of the front page, under which is printed in bold characters the following legend: ‘HON. T. J. MAJORS.” OUR CANDIDATE AND HIS PARTY'S CAN- DIDATE FOR INOR. OMAHA SHALL NO LONGER BE ALLOWED TO DI I GREAT 8 OoF CHOOS! THIS DAY WHOM YE WILL SERVE. This is another striking illustration of the adage that vaulting ambition oft o'erlenps itself. It may gratify the vanity of Mr. Majors to have his like- ness parnded before the Peruvians as the party’s candidate for governor, but wo venture the prediction that no re- publican convention will ever, either this year or any other year, dare to hazard defeat by placing him at the head of its ticket. The man who at this eritical juncturo would enter the lists as a sectional candidate must be bereft of reason, When did Omaha ever attempt to dic- tate to the grent state of Nebraska? Why of all men has Majors made Omaha the object of attack in the pres- ent campaign? Two years ago Majors was nominated lieutenant governor by the voto of Douglas county and Omuha gave him over 7,000 votes. . Mr. Majors is the first man who has ever sought the highest place within the gift of the people of Nebraska as a sectional candidate, and he will be the last. For months he has fanned the embers of discord through the litorary burenu orgauized by Walter Secloy. private sccretary, railrond pass d tributer and boodle man extraordinary. Venal editors and raiivoad organ grind- ers have heen singing his praises and hammering away at Omaha. Corpora- tion honehmen all over the state have taken up the refrain and declaimed against Omaha's alleged attempt to dic- tato to the great state of Nebraska. And yet Omahu has never had a re- publican stats officer except regent and judgos since Nobraska came into the union, and Omaha never attempted to dictato candidates, unless it was two vears ago, when Majors was nominated by her vote. But those who take the sword per- ish by the sword. Mr. Majors is the most vulnerable candidate that has ever pired to the governorship., Concede, il you please, that his record as contin- gent congressman is burred by the stat- ute of limitations, his record in the last legislature and his conduct since the session bars him effectually out of any position at the disposal of the people of Nebraska. PRESIDENTIAL GOS From now until the mesting of the re publican national convention there will be move or less gossip regarding presi- dential possibilities, and plans and intrigues respecting various persons thought of in that connection. It has already begun, and the Washington correspondents are sending out stories of combinations against President Hav- rison and of schemes in the interest of various individuals. Reference was made a few days ago to one of these stories, which stated that leading re- publicans at Washington had settled upon a ‘“dark horse” who it was pro- posed to trot into the national conven- tion at the opportune time and carry off the nomination with ahurrah that would arpuse the country. It wus not very difficult to guess who was meant, and while it is a man who would doubtless make a strong candidate, he is notin the race for the presidency this year, and will not be. As a member of the cabinet of President Harvison, who has dis- tinctly avowed himself in favor of the renomination of the president, this *‘dark horse” cannot be induced to stul- tify himself at the suggestion of any set of politicians. Features of the current gossip are that there 1s a strong sentiment agninst the renomination of Harrison in New York and Pennsylvania, that there is a latent McKinley boom in Ohio, that Minne- sota republicans are disposed to push forward Senator Washburn of that state as a presidential possibility, that a sentiment is developing in New England for ex-Speaker Reed, and that Illinois will be solid for Senator Cullom with some other man than the president as a second choice. Unquestionably thero is opposition to the renomination of President Harrison, but it does not come from any of the strong and influential men of the party. It has been given out that at the conference of New York re- publican leaders a fow diyys ago the gon- eral feeling was adverse to the presi- dent, but there is no good authority for this, So far as Pennsylvania is con- cerned it is undoubtedly a fact that Sen- ator Quay is doing, and will continue to do, all he can to create a sentiment there hostile to Harrison, but Mr. Quay has littie remaining power as a leador of re- publican politics in Pennsylyania. Ho is antagonized by the best men of tho pariy in that state, and nothing in poll tics can be predicted with greater cer tainty than that he will not control the delogation from Pennsylvania, in the re- publican national convention. He is of the same class of politicians as Mr, S, Clavkson, and neither of them, we con- fidently predict, will have any influence in determining the course of the dele- gations from their states at Minae- avolis, As to Ohio, s0 good an authority as Senator Shermin says that the republi- cans of thut state have no other candi- date thau President Harrison, and there is not the slightest veason to expact that they will change their minds. Gov- ernor McKinley has not given the slight- est indication of a desire to be consid- ered among the presidential possibiii- ties, and he doubtless appreciates better than almost anybody else thut his time has not yet come, and that he could make no graver mistaike now than to allow himself to be made the iustrument of dissension in the party. Ho is young enough to wait, and his chances of at- taining the presidency will be improved by waiting. Senator Culiom is under- 'HE OMAHA stood to he a ably be the candidate and will prob- first choice of the illinois delegation, but thore is no apparent reason why the ropublicans of that state should prefer another man to Har- rison if they cannot secure the nomina- tion of their first choice. Investigation will show that the active opposition to the renomination of tho prosident comos from the class of self- seeking politicians who have not boeen able to induce the administration to con- form its conduct to their wishes, and these men will have little weight with the Minneapolis convention. Unless we very much mistake the presont temper of republicans generally, the influence of the Quays and Clarksons will bo far less potential in the future than in the past, and for the gaod of the party this is certainly to be desired. Meantime a cundid study of the administration of President Harrison cannot fail to com- mend it to the approval of all fair- minded republicans, DEMOCRATIC A rE SAULT S Nobody helieved that the assurance given by the democrats at the opening of the Rifty-second congress, that thoy did not propose to cut down pension ap- ON propriations, was sincere. In tho first place it was plain that the promise to re- duce the expenditures of the govern- ment $100,000,000 below the appropria- tions of the preceding congress could not be carried out and leave the pension ap- propriations intact. But apart from this it was well understood that this congress would not be allowed to expire without something being done to grati the democratic hostility to pension pay- ments. That is a government expend- iture which' the dominant element of the democracy rogards with unmiti- gated displeasure and would bo glad to wipe out entirely, or reduce to condi- tions that would leave thousands of worthy veterans without uny legal claim to the beneficence of the govern- ment, But this cannot’ bo done, and the democratic party must be content to manifest its hostility to pensions in whatever petty way it finds opportunity for. The last president of that party was most successful in this respect, and the democrats of the present house of representatives show a disposition to be equally 0. The pension appropriation bill reported to the house last weck attests the spirit in which the majority of that body regard this branch of the government’s expenditures. The meas- ure carries over $12,000,000 less than the estimates, and between $300,000 and $400,000 less than the appropriations for the current fiseal year. Of the total reduction in the estimate nearly $12,- 000,600 is in the item “for payment of pensions,” and the ameunt recom- mended for this purpose is less by $124,- 000 thun tho appropriation on the same account for the current year. This ro- duction is made in the face of the estub- lished fact that the demands for the next year must largely exceed the re- quirements of the current year. There is no valid excuse for this arbi- trary reduction of the estimates. The maximum of pension payments under existing laws will undoubtedly be reached in the coming year, after which there will be a steady decrease. It was estimated two years ago that the maxi- mum would reach $150,000,000, and this has been shown to have been too high by #5,000,000, although the democrats pro- fessed to believe that the maximum would exceed $200,000,000. The bill of the appropriations committee proposes to arbitrarily substract $12,000,000 from the reduced estimates, which would re- sult in .the postponement of payments due to pensioners, and a deficit to be provided for either by this congress or ifs successor. The last congress was compelled to appropriate about 330,000,- 000 to cover'pension deficiencies created by a preceding democratic congress on the eve of a prosidentist election, and the present democratic house of repre- sentatives is prepared to repeat the same performance. This attempt to make political capital by taking bread out of the mouths of union soldiers and their widows and orphans deserves the rebuke of every patriotic citizen. Sucheconomy shames the American character. A republican sonate will see that justice is done to the worthy véterans. PRIMARY ELECTION REFORM, The reforms introduced into our sys- tem of election by the Australian ballot law will accomplish very little unless we also have a radical reform in our pri- mary elections. If we want to do away with bribery and corrupt practices in our political machinery we must strike at the tap root, which is the primary election and nominating convention. With repeating and ballot box stuffing at'the primaries and traflicking in dele- gates at conventions theso-called choice of the party. is not only u farce and a fraud, but becomes a powerful incentive to bolting. The proposed primary election law, so-culled, which has been formulated by the Lincoln club is astep in the right direction. Its main features shouid commend themselves to the central com- mittees of all - parties. 'HE Bek ventures to suggest some essentinl modifications, The registration of all persons en- titled to vote at the respective primarics under supervision of the county com- mittee is eminently proper, but the registration should be surroundned with safeguards that will prevent fraud. The registration should in every respect be catried on in the same munner us is tho rogistration of voters before each regu- lar election. No name should be placed on the list unless the voter uppears in person before ut least three registrars, and under oath makes unswer regarding his citizenship and vignt to take part in the vrimary election. The list should be revised, completed and made public at least five duys before the primary election, but voters who for good reasons were unable to register shouid be given the privilege of swearing in their votes at the primary. Ward caucuses should be done away with entirely. Primary elections are de- signed to give untrammelled expression to tho will of the members of the party. A caucus is an attempt to forestall that expressiun and substitute the rule of or- ganized winorities over unorgunized DAILY majoritios, e packing of caucuses with promiseuous voters has been a com- mon practico, nm or sixty mon get together and,y in ajority of that number names a deldfte ticket, which five or six hundred “nembors of the party are bulldozed into, supporting, under the pretense thatshey must vote the “regu- lar caucus tidket.” Tha result isthat twenty-fivo or thirty voters, recrnited often from various parts of the city and from all parties, practically dietate the nominations, In other words' A very small minority handled by hiréd ward hoeeloers domin- ates the caucuses and the caucuses usually name tho delegates chosen at the primary election, Thero can boe no primary reform so long as the ward cau- cus 18 countenanced. The most effective way to reform pri- mary elections is to apply to them such features of the Australian ballot law as are practicable. The tickets should be uniform and judges of election should supply tickets to every voter. The names of delegates proposed to be voted for should be furnished to the central committee at least threo days before the primary oloctions and theso namos should be printed on the ballot alpha- betically with directions as to the num ber to be voted for. Blank space for names to be writton by any voter should also be provided on every ballot. This would enable vbters to insert names not already on the published list of dele- gates. This method would do away with trickery practised in printing tickets of different color and size gotten up as a check on purchased voters and employes that are bulldozed by corporation bosses into voting at primaries for their partic- ular candidates. It would also prevent the judges of election from detecting how anybody voted. The Australinh ballot applied to the primary election would also do away with the ticket ped- dling nuisance and the disgraceful squabbles and fights at the polling places. In other respects the provisions of the proposed primary election law are com mendable, HE CITY . Next Tuesday, ac »mamg to law, the assessors of Douglas county will meet to consult in regard to the value of the various kinds and classes of property to be by them assessed. On the first of Avpril, a little more than three weeks from this time, the assessors are ex- pected to enter Ypon their duties. It is tobe hoped they will carefully read the venue laws of ‘the state and familiar- o themseives with the eame so. that the farce of last year and years preced- ing will not be re-enicted. The'time has certainly come when illegal tax ex- emptions and favoritism must stop. There are at loast five millions of real estato and personal property in Omaha, whose owners have either evaded taxa- tion entirely ot been virtually exempt from taxatiof. '“Thére are miltions of dollars invested by franchised corpora- tions that are appraised at only two or three percent®of their actual value. Such rank violatjons of the revenue laws should not be altowed: to continue. - We must havea fair and Gniform assessment of all property and an equal distribution of the burdens of government. Omaha is at a great disndvantage by comparison of the percentage of munici- pal indebtedness to ussessed valuation with bther citics of this country. Capi- talists hesitato to inyest money in a city owing in interest-bearing bonds a sum equal to one-eighth of her valuation, ‘especially when investigation shows that her nssessed valuation has not increased, but has actually decreased within five years. The valuation of Omaha should be not less than $30,000,000. If the franchised corporations and individual tax-shirkers are made to pay their due proportion of taxes, the assessment is made equitably against large property owners as well as small ones and the personalty hitherto overlooked is properly listed, this sum, -or very near it, will appear ns theaggre- gate. THE BEE would suggest that the several city organizations devoted to discussing municival mattors appoint committees to meot with the assessors prior to next Tucsday or at that time in order that the inconsistencies of previ- ous assessments may not be repeated and the city may be relieved from the evils consequent upon our ridiculously low appraisal of our,own property. OMAHA has gained 46,000 hogs 1n the four months pack of the season while the returns show that Kansas City has fallen behind by uearly 22,000, as com- pared with last year’s packing record. This moves us once more to remark that Omaha is making rapid strides for sec- ond place as a hog packing cente — ‘Where, O Where ? Globe-Demaoerat, By the way, what has bocome of the Algor boom? Ao L And Henry Came Wes Loisville Courier-Jowrna If westward tha stur of empire takes its way, why shouldu’t the presidential nomina- tien take the same youte! Cause fo St. Palt Pioneer-Press, Tho news that Congrossman Springer is out of dangor is gratoful to repablican ears. They can’t sperg tho eminent democratic tariff votoher at thid" tntorssting junciure. ——— A Sturifiiz Confession, Chieago Tribune, Prof. Dete Malio¥, whoso animated per- sonal discussion with Hon. Bob Fitzsimmons at New Orleans tho'tther night rosulted in a greud deal of mongy ghanging hands, offers & moet astounding and unbeard-of reason for his dofeat. Ho sgyy o, Bob is the beter mun, tuck Eye, New York Tribune, 14ill got & blow squarely betwaen the eyes n the kimira election. Waile he was still seeing stars from the offects of it he was in- formed tbat the Tilden club of Jamestown, N. Y., has passcd resolutions bitterly de. nouncing him, aodturned his picture to the wall. Misfortunes do not eome singly. Soon there will bo 0o one 80 poor as to do him rev- erence. Extond the Exalusion Act, Harper's Weekly, The laws excluding Chiuese have con- tinued, ana undoubtedly with general ap- oro! But for what reason should one of the most eficient and least troublesoms pio- ple have been probibiied from cntrance into the country which dues not apply equally to thoso who are as absolutely alien! The muss of foreign bauperisw, crime, iguorance, iu | 1892 every kind and degree, which is “Gumped" upon this country cannot but have an injurl- offect, and it is cortainiy an ovil which we aro not bound to tolerato. It is not a moral, political or social duty to imporil our insti- tutlons and our welfare. As trustoes of lib- erty in the truost sense, we must protect our trast. - FOLDING THE DEADLY RED, Kansas City Journal Matrimony has its verils, but no intending Benediet shoutd be deterted by the accident that shut up a man and his wife in a folding bed at Siater, Mo, "he moral is, “Don’t uso folding beds” and New York Advertisor: This gives us the folding bed in its most terrible aspeot. Herotoforo it has not always been pleasant to look upon this baso deception as it masque- raded in the housenold as a grand piano or valuablo library, and now we must shrink from itas 1t looms up bofore us as a living tomb, Chicago Tribune: Tho hoeretoforo harm less. folding bed has bocome a deadly man- trap and an instrument of destruction. Aside from the natural horror of the discov- ery it 18 some satisfaction to note that any fatality resulting from the use of a folding bed cannot be charged upon any kind of bacillus, SHORT AND CHEERY. wshington Star: A wolghty consideration —the salary of the side-show fat lady. Brooklyn Ll playwrigh rtand—- “One star part? Sixtoon, my dear sir. 20t to toll you—this play is for amntours turned the man iger. ow lov's seo.” sald tho &tar U want a play wiih one Now York Truth a man of misdivoe 1 should day clock every “Ho 18 clover onough, but d offort.” Ho wound up an elght- for five yoars." Smith, Gray & Snooper ~Why aro yor ? Have ho m nt? ©e8; unfortunas Mr. huve conm- He paid so is—Y cured piotely’ Seaads. promptly, two! CUTTING THE CADS, New York Mercury. A stage door drear, u chuppie nenr; A swish of skirts, u vision; A bow. n smile, then after awhile A supper, u petition. Another night, same vision brigh Same smile, same groeting hippy Sanie costly grab, same ceful snub; But—to another chupul Tutor Harper's ~Raymond, how do you pronoun v Raymond—bo you mesn to deeline some- thin Tator—No; the noun. Sunpose, at the con- clusion of myllmm-. shoulu 1ot of ave | stufl on n would th ealled? Ruymond-—1 should eall 1t . miraclo. Kate FFle'd’s Washington: He—Do you think that the H Islunds ouzht to by an- nexed to tho United Stives: e—Not for the world! of thom, Phil ot the are thirteen There lelph juali 1 says that the m wren’t what they G who claims that lectures used to be must be a widower. wpers the next morning. Union County Standard: A man's hand and his fist ure identical. yot it mukes consider- able difference which is shaken. exeept in th New Orleans Pioayu loarn his business. ~ He ho gots his hand i, A plekpocket must van not succeed until Boston Transcript: Itis o mistaken ldou that loud talk gives tone to socioty. s ey TRACY SEES A CLOUD, ) Ho Talks About a War i on the Political rizon. New York, March 7.—In an interview with Secretary of tho Navy Tracy, published here, these passages occur: *Does 1t ever occur to you, Mr. Secretary, that on our groat lakes, where we nave so many tatge and growiug cities, wo are next to defenseless {’ “That is in accordance with treaty regula- tions which prohivit either the Unitea States or Cazada from keeping mora than oue war vessel on the lakes, und that is or very little account in these days. I donot know that it would be necessary to aiter the state of things. Hitherto it has worked very Wwell for poth countries. If we were to increase our armanent on the lakes the other side would ¢othesame. I think, however, that the treaty should be extended to embrace the St. Lawrence river, as well as the lakes, for now British war ships come into the St. Law- rence, ana they can lie close to the entranco of the Welland canal, and then might pass through suddenly in case of a quick spring- ing up of war, as wars in these days happen, It the British, under treaty, would keep the lower St. Lawrence clear of their war ships, wo would buve less upprenonsicn about the es.” ecrotary, what do “ou see hnumnz over this country'to give us apprehension ee nothing but a disputed presidential clection to inspire us with alarm, 1f we ever come to that timo we tind ourselves instaatly in the situation of South American republics whose rock of shipwreck has been dispated presidential elections.” “What'is the remedy in this country against such disputed elections ! “Nothing but public opinion s\lslnlning the sanctity of the suffrage.” ““The sanctity of thesuffrage hns Jboeen blas- phemed a gocd deal in all directions of late!” . ','J\'el. aud we are already South American- zed.” —— She Was the Belle of Wilmington. WiLmisaroy, Del,, March 7.—The wife of Zieutenant James Hetherington of the United Statos ship Marion, who killed Banker Rob- inson at Yokohama, is & native of this city and the oldest daughter of Emlin Hughes, a leaging gltizen of Delaware’s metropolis. Her maiden name was Bessie Hughes. She is about 20 years old, while the lieutenant is past 40, The wuple were married here De- cembor 10, 1889, the occurrence being the so- cial event of the season. ‘They bave one child about 11 monthsold. Mrs, Heth- erington was the reigniog belle at the time of her marriage and tho scandal that resuited in tho tragedy has cast a gloom over tnis community. s Manlac Causes s Charch Panle, AxpEsoN, Ind., March 7.—*1 am the king and every one of you must pay tribute to me,” shouted s crank as ho ontered kst Lyune church, one of the most fashionable congrogations in tho citv, strode up tho main aislo, brandishing a six-shooter pnd a butehor knife, The proacher’s prayer was cut short, womou screamed and faintod and some of thé men jumped out of the windows. Six men overpowered the maniac and took bim to jail. He is believed to be Heury G. Lawrance, a wall-to do tarmpr, whoso mind has been un- valanced by the grip and by the desertion of his wife. ————— A HUNTER'S SONG. Furest and When tho loy broeze thre Whistles and And hreaks thel And | Then it tream. b tho leafloss troos i DOISLOFOUS rout w AL LR ISRTORN A thp bines. There Is And the pheasant's wiirr mikes the cold blood stir As i spouds from the brook Byt ivs oh! o hear the echovs ¢ Turouzh the fors gled Linos, When the rifle rin d tho bullet sings Whero the deer le under the pines. usic 10 some in the reol's aheidl hum no cuts the Hnp d tide, s side; Whon the morning breakso'er the frozen lakes Ang tho stars shine pale 1 eold, When the moon In the wost sinks down to rest And the night zrows Thon (¢'s up und uw To the barreos' di With pulses stoady and rifles ready, Wiiere the deer lle undoer the piues. Let them sing wh. ek llowers foroy troples gay, Ufor the land where the Norways ough thickets nud Langled vines, Tio norh wind howls sud the zray wolf prowls | Aud the deer Lle uuder tho piuvs. | SMALL MEN IN WASHINGTON Political Giants at Home Dwindle to Par- liamentary Pigmios in Congross. AIMLESS NEBRASKA'S " DELEGATION W Dramutic But Unol Wanderings urbation Over the ublie Building Bl Wasmixarox, D, C., March 7.—|Special to Tur Bee, ) —Pat O. Hawes sat in tho houso wallery tho othor day., “Isu't it a puddin bo remarked to a friend, “this congross?’ Thirty new membors woro trying to make tiiomselves conspiouous at one failing becauso the ola mombors had ar- ranged for rocognitions beforohand. Joo Holman was spitting vigorously and muaking parabolicand economic curves in the air with his hands fn the attempt to knock &4. off some mppropriation. Tho republican and signally { under Tom Reed's quiet management, wore proddiog the appropriations committee and bringing out a fow facts as to the sham economy dodge. On the domocratic sido thero was neither leadership, purpose or con- sistency. On the othor there was organiza- tion, discipline and stoady movement on lines of attack. “Tsn'tita puddim’,” said vat Hawes. The quory was slangy and somewhat ungrammatical, unouphonions, and what Charley Squires uséd to call “aot do riggure, but it had a largo kernel of truth concealed in its thin shell. P The house is swamped by an onormous and unruly majority which, up to dato, has not been brought into suvjection and will not be. It is split upon every question of policy excopt that of cutting down appropriations, The rent on tho tariff 1s wido enougn to sink the white house in, The dissension over freo colnage bids certain to 10so the domocraty New York’s electoral vole and twenty-throo castern seats in the Iifty-third congress, The plan of cutting down appropriations £65,000,000 this year and making it up next vear, after tho presidential cleotion 1s' over, is already being denounced as hurtful bun- combo by many levei hoaded aud prowmiucut democrats who doubt whether the people will bo long fooled by such very. transparent moonshines, But the new. membors think iv all fine and statosmanliko und good poiitics, “Tam not biero to reprosent Nobraska,” snid ono-of these gentlemon the other day. I am nere to represcnt the United States, If No brasku-1s hurt by my dovotion to great economic principles, that is not my. fault.” Lbis is of course vory sentimental and charming, but thereas no particular reason after ull why, until the millenium arrives, Nebraska should not be first in the hearts of men raised from obscurity by Nebraska votes. And constituents in the longrun o uot readily give up local claims for porsonal consideration 1n order that their reprosenta- tives may be slapped on the back by associ- ates 1,000 miles away. “Who are the Nebraska democratic lead erst” asked Governor Hill the other day, and when several names were mentioned ho smiled tioughtfully and queried with o quizzical look: ‘*“Aren’t they the have- beens? I declar: the thought hadn't struck me be- fore, but the senator was correct, and when the question as to democratic leaders was re- peated tho party questioned could ot reply. And some one suggésted that young Bryan was in & position from which it was only a step to lendership. I can't see it. Mr. Bryan is still 0 s swaddling clothos of political knowledge, oither av home or in Washington, He is not vet sotting congress on fire, and | is doing a good deal of ~unovserved pos- ing. This is naturally distressing to Mr. Bryan, but the Fifty-second con- gress is a big boly, and there are S0 many posers that some have to be lost more orless in the crush. Mr. Bryan has hung very tightly to Bill & tails and i consequence got dragged inton chair in the ways and means committee room, where he is a source of great amusement to some of his coll2agues. -has the gift of eab. But so huve so many others that this trait is not particularly dis tinguishing. T was thinking the other day that if Bryan is anxious to a: 0 leader- snip at an early day he might practice a littlo on Kem and McKeighan, Thero is o large field there for the exercise of executive tal- ent. After Bryan has succeeded in leading either or both to uny line of consistent action, he would be in better *hosition to har- monize the dhcordunt. Nebraska democracy. Kem somehow scems lost n the shuflle. He turns up regularly euough on pay days, but ho wanders aimlessiy at other times, Ho 18 beginniug to seo that Washington is a big place and that congress is a_large body and bo doesn’t look at home in eithor. M- Keighan and Ko board at ttre same house and think togother as far'as possible. e McKeighan, however, does most of tho thinking. He thinks perhaps more about tho Hastings public building bili than any- thing else nowadays. It is over in the houso committoe on pubiic buildings and occupizs a noat pigeon hole from which it has not boen dislodged up to dato. ‘There is goine wo be trouole about public building bills this session, ana u dozen democratic clubs are already boing staffed for use in knocking out anpropriations of this character. Republican states and districts are likely to have to run o lively gauntlet in the matter of reaching for tho pork barrels. cbraska especially will have their folly in filling up the lower house with Neither ono has now Kansas and cause to groan ovar their delegations in now and untriod men. any 1nfluence in the house of representatives compared with sister states. Thelr membbrs | know no ono and aro known by none. The prestigo which comes trom experience And acquaintance, from knowlodge of mothods and information gained as to short cuts to eficient action are lacking and their con stituencu are bound to suffer in conse Tho fact that strangers in the gal have cortain men pointed out they have attained oithor reputation or notorjety, The fact that de pnrtment officials know them often counts for wuch in forwarding matters of grave interest to some poor homestender or noedy applicant for relief. quence, leries ask to only means that Neoraska's next door neighbor, Wyoming, has a clean cut and able delegation of which it may be proud. All its members are well known in Omaba. Judge Carey and Senator Warren, both from Cheyenne, have man friends i our city. Mr. Clark, the ropre- sentative, is a brothor of D, O, Clark, for merly of the Union Pacitic. This little dole- gation of three, cach of whom is a porsonal feiond of the ether, work togethor for Wy- oming with a persistency which achioves suc- Judgo Larey’s lonig congrossional ser- vice and vernor Warrea's longer businesg und oxecutive career make a strong combina uon when joined to a personal popularity which assures them a contidential hearing at any time from their colleagues and associatds, * e Character counts for quito as much 1n con ross as olsowhere, and men find theirlove in the senate and house just as they do out side it. 1 hoard an ox-senator tho'other day complaiuing, with real tears in his eyes, that his senatorial career had been ruined in. ad. vanco by the stories circulated regarding him before he reached Washington. *My col leagues looked askanco at mo," ho said, “and I never was able to convinee them ,that |1 wasn't aninfornal scoundrel.” To be fair, tho ox-senator nevor aid anything to show that ho was not a mere political nceldont or 10 disprove the rumors which made him so- claily unwelcomo. LW, EA Lives of Eight New Yok, March 7. to burn a crowded tenement houss ocourred last night. At 0:15 smoke issuing from tho crovices of the rooms of S. C. Muttall, an Italian shoemaker, oceupying throe basement rooms of the five-story tenement, 424 Wost [ifty-third street, induced the jauitor of tho premisos to forco tho door. Ho found fires burning briskly in each of the rooms and kerosene oil copiously sprinkled upon the woodwork, The firemen made short work of the flames. Mattall and bis family Joft: the house ut 2p. m., but ono of tho tonouts says ho saw the itallan twenty minutes bo foro tho fire broke out. Upward of eighty peovlo live in” the house. The polico” aro looking for Mutall -A anstardly attempt POLICE PULL A PREACHER. Rev. Mr. Conway Ejocted from His Pulpit While Preaching. Yoskers, I. Y., March Rev. Mr. Con- way, while attempting to preach 1n this city last nigut, was dragged from the platform by . the police and’ put out of the building. The police came iuto the hall at the request of O: Carpenter, who claimed that Conway was about to make a speach which wonld cause trouble. When Carpenter ordered Con wyay to stop he refused and Roundsman Woodrufl and vwo officers then caught hold of Conway ! who made a desperate struggle. Much.cx citement prevailed and benches and chairs 1 were overturned by tho spectators making dash for the door. When the preacher, lad been ejected the lights in tho hall were put out. GAVE HIM AN AWFUL DOSE. ~ Farmer Tarred, ¥ red, Rode on a Rall and Then Juiled, MixNgAPOLIS, Minn, March 7. —Intelli gence from Elgin, Minn., has been received that Saturday night a band of whitecaps visited the farm house of John Reed,draggod Sidnoy Groon, a farm hand, from his bed,and gavo him a coat of tar and foathers, rode Lium on a rail aod ordered him to leave tne county. He returued to Reed's house, but was ordered away. Refusing to go a warraut was today sworn out for bis arrest and ho is now in jail. The whitecapping grow out of an olopemont in which Green and Farmer Crawfcrd’s wife were the principals. e Riot Among Italian Laborers. Trxeno, N. Y., March 7.—Between 5 and ¢ o'clock lust ovening there was a Fiot among & large number of sltalian laborers employed A dispute arose petween a couple of hoi headed men which led to blows. The friends of each of the fighters came to their assist- ance and soon the fight vecame general Pistols and knives were used by the rioturs who shot and slashed in a reciless manner. One of the bullets struck and killed Mitchell Demott, Five others whose names are nov known were terribly cut at the hatds of assailants. Captain Burnes with a force of ofivers made a hard battle quelling :the disturbance. BROWNING, KING ; 8, W. Coradr L5th ing, the coat $10 and up 4 ! year. fill mail orders. Browning, | Open Saturdays til1 10 p. m. | Otherovenings Ul 6:30 | Grand 4 - Spring Opening--- § spring our ‘spring goods | i on you tomorrow morn- | |S. W. 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